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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
WISE WORDS.

A duck of a girl can make a goose
out of any man.
A contented heart is a cash register
full OF gold coin.
When extremes meet they don't
always recognize each other.
Ever notice how many friends you
have when you don't need them?
There are three kinds of lies
white lies, black lies and society lies.
Because Life hands you lemon,
don't try to corner the Vinegar Trust.
A literary editor knows that the
whole world is trying to do fancy
work"
Typewrlters tell no tales, but an
uncommunicatiye stenographer would
be curiosity,
With summer coming in such
strides, spring poetry will soon be
too pithy to print.
The famous shot herd round the
world is a toy pistol compared to
the modern chorus gi' is kiss.
A man who has money to throw at
the birds can hardly see the sky for
the fiocks that hover over him.
If lots of people were portioned
out the kind OF cake they deserve
life would give them sponge cake.
Opportunity, like repartee. hath a
feminine way of ringing her bells
when she turns the corner out OF
| sight.
Beauty may be only skin deep, bur
the ugly old world is appreciative
enough to adore even attractive We
neering.
A woman when she puts her money
In bank has the same feeling as
when she leaves her best friend in
the graveyard.
Consider the ways of the diligent
man. my son; he standeth in the
presence OF princes. Observe the
methods of the diplomat; he sits
right along up beside heml-From
"Epigrams." In the pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORNOTEs
MAY TwENTY.FoURTH.

Being a Christian. III. At the Bal
lot Box. Ps. 20: 1.9.
God the supreme Ruler. Sam.
16: 6-12.
Righteousness paramount. Prov
IA: 1884
Rulers are of God. Mum. 81: 21.
49,
Obeying rulers. Rom. 10: II.
The consent OF the people. Elk.
"a: 1-3.
Bearing false witness. Prov. IA:
So
Voting associates your closely with
those that vote the same way; you
become their partner.
A nations strength is not in It's
lands, money, ships, army, but In It's
God.
A nations safety lies in its being
not It's own, but Gods.
A nation is literally fed by God; all
its prosperity depends upon factors
that never appear in the financial re-
ports.
Thoughts.
A vote is never meaningless or
useless; even If it means nothing for
any one else, it means much for you.
Voting is one of the highest human
acts, and yet we expect to do 1t with
out study, knowledge, or planning.
The only wise course is to suppose
that upon your one vote hangs the
result of the entire election.
Your responsibility for your vote
carries with 1t a responsibility for all
the voters you can influence.
Illustrations.
The ballot box Is the nations Pan.
dora's box OF ills or treasure box of
blessings.
Voting in the dark is as II men
came together to build house, and
only the foreman-the boss-had his
eyes open!
Parties are as necessary as are or
ganized armies in war; only. be sure
that you are in the right army.
Liberty's throne is on the ballot box,
and every evil vote shakes its foun-
dations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Champ olark,s Story on Arkansas.

Champ Clark, Representative
from Missouri, dearly loves a good
story at the expense of the State of
Arkansas.
"One day" said Mr.. Clark, in the
course of political conversation,
and branching off from the main
subject, "as a train from. the East
pulled up at the dinky little station
of a most depressing town in the
fever-and-ague district of Arkansas,
passenger, thrusting his head out
of the car window, demanded. in
bitter tones, of a dejected-looking
citizen who was leaning against the
station door: Tell me, what do you
call this dried up, dreary, God-for-
saken placer That's near enough, :
replied the native in a melancholy
voice, let 1t go at that. Washing.
ton Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Bound to Go Right.

Rev. Mark Guy Pearse says that
many years ago he sat with Rev.
Charles Spurgeon on the platform at
Surgeons Tabernacle, and in an in.
teryal during the meeting he whis-
pered to Mr.. Spurgecn, when / was
a young fellow in London, used to
sit right over there and hear YOU
preach, and you will never know how
much good you did me. / cannot for
get, says Mr.. Pearse, "the bright
light that came into his face as he
turned to me and said, You did?'"
Yes" replied Pearse, land am
so glad to have the chance of telling
you Of it. You used to wind me up
like an eight-day clock; | was bound
to 80 right for a week after hearing
you He put out his hand and took
that of Mr.. Pearse, and the tears
brimmed to his eyes as he said. God
bless you! l never knew that"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
The Story OF an Ancient Mine.
BY HERBERr W. HoRwnI, N. A.

| scrutiny. and that his energy and
skill are rewarded by the discovery
of the riches he seeks.
The whole passage is thus strlk-
ing poetical representation of the art
of mining as practicel in early times,
and, except for the absence OF elab-
crate machinery and powerful ex-
ploslves, as still carried on to-day.
And 1t is a picture with purpose
to impress us with the wonders
wrought by human enterprise so far
exceeding the utmost marvels OF ami
NAL instinct. AS we read further on
In the chapter, we find that this ex-
ulting tribute to the achievements of
man is introduced into the poem that
1t may emphasize the limitations of
even his intelligence. The close of
the above description is Immediately
followed by the question: "But where
shall wisdom be found? And where
is the place of Understandings" There
are some darknesses of which man
cannot make an end; some priceless
treasures that battle even his re-
search. Wisdom and understanding,
OF far greater worth than rubies,
are neither to be purchased by the
gold the miner discovers, nor are they
to be attained by the exercise of his
most penetrating ingenuity.
The date of the book in which this
remarkable passage occurs is by no
means settled question among Bib
lical scholars. The traditional view
which ascribed its authorship to
Moses is now generally abandoned,
The majority of modern critics place
it somewhere between the seventh
and the fourth century B. c., SO it
may be accepted as of a sufficiently
remote period to make its description
of the mine one of the earliest, IL not
absolutely the earliest, to be found
in any literature. The four metals
mentioned in the beginning of the
chapter-silver, gold, iron and brass
(or rather copper, as a more exact
translation would render it)-are
those which were discovered and
worked in the first ages of which we
have a record. 1t is thought that the
writer of this book was best ac-
quainted with the mining operations
OF the Egyptians, who worked gold
and silver mines in upper Egypt, and
copper and turquoise mines in Arabia
Petraea or the Siniatic peninsula.
There were no mines in Palestine it.
self, which explains the fact that this
is the only reference to them in the
Old Testament. The Egyptian copper
mines in the Sinaitic mountains are
known to have been carried on sue
cessfully as far back as the times of
the early Pharaohs. Shafts, slag-
heaps, smelting-places and ether dis
tinct relics of the working of these
mines may be seen to this day in
some of the "wadis," or channels of
dried watercourses. Many of them
appear to be in the same condition
in which they were left by the Egyp-
tian workmen four or five thousand
years ago; "the very marks of their
tools, it is said, "being so fresh and
sharp in that pure, dry atmosphere,
that more than one traveller has felt,
while looking at them, as though the
men had but knocked off work for
spell and might come back to 1t at
any moment. "-Scientifi American.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Learning to Swim.

Persistence in undertaking Is q
laudable virtue, but 1t can be bit
overdone sometimes, as in a case de-
scribed by Mr.. Y. L. Molloy in "Our
Autumn Holiday on French Rivers"
Mr.. Molloy and his friend, longing
for good dive, went to a swimming
school on an island in the Seine. They
donned their rented costumes and
were preparing for the plunge, when
a man with ropes came along and in
sisted on tying them about their
waists. 1t was according to police
regulations, and although they made
an indignant protest, they were
obliged to submit.
While we were dressing, says Mr..
Molloy, we asked the two swimming
masters for an extra towei.
Pardon" they replied. "we must
attend to our monsieur.
Then we saw that there had come
upon the platform a short and alb
surdly fat man, dressed in bathing
costume, swimming sandals and oiled
cap.
Lets see him go in" said we.
"What splash he'll make!"
The swimming masters received the
new arrival at the middle of the plat
form. There he balanced himself on
his stomach on a wooden stump two
feet high. The masters seized him
by his hands and feet, and with slow
and deliberate movements made him
strike out with the action of swim
ming. They kept this up for quar-
ter Of an hour, and the perspiration
rolled off him in great drops.
He'll be awfully hot to go into
the water after that, said /.
But he did not go into the water.
The swimming lesson over, he moved
toward the dressing rooE, saying:
"I have done better to-day"
"Ah, yes,' answered one OF the
masters, Your progress is admira-
ble."
The fat man beamed with com.
plaisance, and went into dress.
called the swimming masters
aside.
docs our monsieur practice often
like that? He must have great per-
severance.
Perseverance,! He haG worked
like this for five years, and he has
never been in the water!"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Our First "Comic Paper. t.

An excerpt from the Philadelphia
Ledger in your last nights issue says
that John Donkey was the first comic
sheet published in the United States.
In this instChce, and maybe only this
Instance, Philadelphia is a little too
previous, In the year 1877 wasn't
alive then, but the record shows it.
a comic paper with the name of the
Pictorial Wag was published in New
York City, whereas John Donkey did
not see the light till 1S48. The pro-
prietor of the Pictorial Wag was one
X. II. Elton, a manufactures OF val
entines, the editor being Thomas
Nichols. The publication didn't last
long, Elton finding that the marufac-
ture OF valentines was a trlhe more
profitable. He afterward built up
Morrisania, and gave his name to the
adjacent village OF Eltonia.
1t is a curious thing that, though
we have the reputation OF being a
witty nation, the history of our comic
papers is being marked by no less
than half a hundred tombstones.- La
Touchs Hancock, in the New York
Evening Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Newspapers as "Personaln Organs.

In Leslie's Weekly Charles J. Bon
aparte, Attorney-General of the Uni
ted States, writes an article on this
subject. Mr.. Bonaparte states his
views as follows:
LAS soon as paper is recognized
as somebody's organ as expressing
the views and wishes and opinions OF
any particular man or set of men, its
healthful influence as q newspaper is
gone; 1t may, indeed, have another
kind of influence, for those who con-
troll or conduct it may be powerful
men, but its editorial utterances are
simply their open letters. In my
Judgment, this is a matter of very Sc.
rious and urgent concern to the Amer.
lean people to-day. Certain of our
newspapers, including some whose in
iuence within my memory-indeed
within a comparatively few years
was a power, and a power for good,
in the community, are now firmly and
widely believed to be virtually, or
even literally, owned by well known
'interests'-or, in other words. by
wealthy men engaged in far-reaching
enterprises. This widespread and
very confident belief as to such own
ership makes them virtually trade
organs, with but little more influence
than the papers published avowedly
as such.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
The Strength of Strong Families.

Sundry divorce suits and remar-
riage propositions that take up space
in the papers just now illustrate that
1t makes less difference how much
money a man leaves behind him than
In what hands he leaves 1t. To leave
abounding means in foolish hands is
failure. To leave wise children in
the world is success, and II they can
be left in a position of fiscal advan-
tage, so much the better. To found
a good family, or give good human
stock lift, and put it in position
Of enlarged opportunity and increased
power, is a work that is legitimately
attractive. But 1t is the human stuf
that is important. What every coun-
try needs is families that will breed
true to high standards and give SUI
perior individuals to the service OF
the world. We have such families
that generation after generation turn
out high-class men and women,
Every progressive country has. and
must have, such families. Whether
at given time they are rich or not
is a matter of secondary Importance.
II the human material is strong and
good, money in sufficient quantity
will come to 1t first or last. II the
human stock is inferior, immoral or
i'll trained, money dumped upon II
will merely advertise its inferlority.
---Harper's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Doctors Most DANGEROUS
Carriers Of Infection
in Modern Life

Worldwide attention has been
given an article which appeared IN
La Revue by DIR. j. Hericourt, accus.
ing doctors of being the most dan.
gerous carriers of infection in modern
life. The French physician said:
"The medical profession Is so loud
In its protestations of zeal in the
war against the spread of disease by
contagion, they have dwelt SO on the
necessity of instructing the public
In the theory of germs and the mod.
ern system of antiseptic prevention
of infection, that Il is curious to OBJ
serve that the doctors themselves
are the worst offenders in this re.
gard, the carelessness of the average
physician being amazing, except that
we are so accustomed to 1t. We are
not shocked at the sight of family
doctor visiting a case of scarletina,
or even diphtheria, and leaving the
house on his way to other patients,
having taken no precaution except
the very elementary one of washing
his hands. DR.. Remlinger has recent
ly observed several cases, especially
eruptive fevers, which could be at
trIbuted to no other cause than a
visit from the doctor who called to
prescribe for trifling indisposition
and left behind him the seeds Of a
dangerous disease"
The Review of Reviews, comment
ing on this article and the world
wide discussion of it, says: "The
statement of conditions applies quito
as accurately to the American gen
eral practitioner as the European,
and there is the same need here, as
in Europe, to insist on reform"
1t is the part Of wisdom to insist
that your family doctor disinfect him.
self thoroughly before coming to
your house. II he doesn't care
about your health, except for the
fees he can get out of you when you
are sick, 1t is time to get another
doctor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
How Very Radical

They order some things with a
sterner sense of justice in France. In
Paris a Professor having been run
over and killed by taxicab, the
chauffeur was sentenced to three
months Imprisonment and damages
OF $4,000 were awarded to the vic-
tins widow, together with $4,000 to
an unmarried daughter. Four other
children received $1400 each. The
total cost OF the accident to the COM
pany was $25, 5,000.-New York
World
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
pisseminatlng EnthusIa sm.

when you feel yourself so en-.
thusiastic about the good points Of
your business that you must write
some one and tell them about Il,
you're going to put out letter that
will be business bringer the minute
1t gets in prospects hands," says
Bucks Shot. Letter? When you
feel that way it's the time to write .
newspaper advertisement rather than
a letter. The enthusiastic letter IN
spires confidence In the breast OF ons
man---its recipient. The enthusiastic
newspaper "ad" awakens a respon'
sive chord In hundreds OF thousane1s.
But 1t must be printed in the rign'
medium. m.--Philadelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
The Sure Refuge.

The historian, Guizot, set out as a
free-thinker. He said, Reason will
solve all" But as his years increased
he found himself in a whirlwind of
conflicting doubts and perplexitles,
and finally, with unspeakable joy, he
fled to the authority OF the Scriptures
as the Word of God Home Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
: Parlsians' Now Auto Law. y

Paris has added to It's automobile
regulations law requiring automo-
biles to stop after causing an acci-
dent and imposing both imprisonment
and hne as The penalty Of an attempt
to escape.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Suicidal Rusiness.

That business, however remunera-
tive ii may be. which takes all ones
time. and leaves no opportunity for
the culture and growth of the soul, ia
eternally suicidal.-The Rev. Charles
Bayard Mitchell, Cleveland.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21

No horses are TO be seen on tn'
farms OF Bolivia. buiiocks ny ozs'
being universally emp,ayads ~
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-12
PACKING HOUSE PROJECT
George A. Lorg and Associates Plan to Establs', Concern Near Cal exico to Handle Valley Meat
 Products

George A. Long, of Imperial has secured associates with capital to es- tablish large meat packing con cern near the international boundary line, in the immediate vicinity of Cal eXico Such location is sought so that the stock from both sides of the boundary line can be handled to ad- vantage. It is proposed to slaughter and cure meats for valley use and for general supply for this southwest ern territory.
 It is expected that the plant will be completed so as to handle stock dur ing the early spring months, and that this local demand will be of great benefit to the stock raisers of the I'm perial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-12

The Board of Supervisors of Imper- ial County met at the Court House at Fl Centro. in regular session. Decem. Der z. all members being present.
 The report of the Live Stock Inspec. tor was received and placed on file. c. A. Dawdy, County Live Stock In. spector, was directed to go to Los . Angeles on December 16 at the coun- tvs expense to confer with the State Live Stock Inspector concerning the tick situation.
 A refund of taxes was granted P B. Carr on lands which the records show were owned by E. R. Elliott and V. E. Kinnin.
 The map of c. T. Golfers Orange Acres subdivision of the northwest quarter of section 6, township Is south range 14 east, was accepted. A refund of taxes was granted to the Southwell Brothers on property which was doublY assessed.
 The County Treasurer was directed to transfer S1O,0O0 of unapportioned money On hand to the contingent fund
 Reports of the County Treasurer. County Auditor and Counting Board were received and filed. The requisition of the County As sessor was allowed.
 The Board ordered that the hear ing on petition to regulate the wa ter rates, set for this time, be con- tinued to December q, and that the attorneys be notified and a subpoena issued to the General Manager of the California Development Company to appear and produce data showing the valuation, earning capacity re- ceipts and disbursements of the irri- gation system.
 A petition for a bridge across New River, north of Brawley, was accepted.
 The petition, bond and easement for the Salton Sea Boulevard road in
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-12
CHANGE IN GOODRICH FIRM

The w. H. Goodrich Furniture Com pany has experienced some changes during the past two weeks. w. H. Goodrich has disposed of the balance of his stock in the concern at Red lands, taking in partial exchange for his equity tract of 800 acres of land in the Palo Verde Valley. Tn the deal, the Fl Centro store goes out of the corporation and becomes the exclusive property of w. H. Goodrich. MT. Good rich remains with the concern at Red lands until the first of the year, af- ter which he will give considerable of his personal attentiono to his Fl CentrO business.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-12
Beware of Frequent Colds.

ted cold is almost certain to end in chronic catarrah, from which few per sons aver wholly recover. Give every cold the attention 1t deserves and you may avoid this disagreeable disease. How can you cure a cold? Why not try Chamberlains Cough remedy? It is highly recommended. Mrs. M. White, of Butler, Tenn. says: Sever al years ago l was bothered with my throat and lungs Someone told me of mberlains Cough Remedy. l be- gan usiDg it and 1t relieved me at once. Now my throat and lungs are sound and yell" For sale by Sam w. Dunaway Druggist
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-12
WILL PLANT OLIVE TREES

C.. N. Clifford, the San Diego olive man. was in Holtville on Monday He purchased the NE. quarter of secs. 25-14-15, and has put men to work getting the land in shape for planting olives. Mir Clifford is enthusiastic in regard to the possibilities for olive culture in the Imperial Valley and he will immediately plant 40 acres of the Arkanards variety. He thinks this is the most profitable variety to plant and is endeavoring to get the ranch CTS throughout the valley to plant on ly this variety of tree-Holtville Fri bune
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-12
FINE ROASTING EARS.

Isaac Mayfeld brought to The Press office this week a fine lot of green corn for display in the products ex- hibit. This corn was planted August 20, and is now producing fine roast ing ears. Samples will be served to the San Francisco visitors today, and another lot from MT. Mayfield's place, which is on the B. P. Mayor ranch, three and half miles south of Fl Centro, will be sent to the Los An geles Chamber of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-12
PosToFFIcE BUSINESS GROWS.

A story of constant progression is told by the records of the Fl Centro postoffice. Last month shows a sub stantial increase over the previous month. This office fn November is sued 476 money orders, amounting to S6183, and paid PAT money orders amounting to $3,386. The postage stamps cancelled amounted to $428O3 and the stamps sold had value of S552.S6. The office dispatched 225 registered packages and received 159 such packages.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-12
EARLY ASPARAGUS.

F. H. Stanley, of Brawley holds the record for production of early as paragus It is believed that his ship ments of this vegetable now being sent to Los Angeles markets form the only movement of the kind at present in California. It is from a month to six weeks ahead of the earliest as paragus production heretofore attained in the Imperial Valley, Mir Stanley has twenty acres, ten of which are now producing