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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

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Humming birds are disappearing
rom Trinidad. In 1866 there were
eighteen species; now there are only
Eve.
More than half Of Frances tobacco
imports come from the United States.
John Alcorn, OF Princeton, Ind,
sued William Riley for alternating his
wife's affections, and got one cent
damages.
Most OF the tobacco used in So
called Russian cigarettes--the far
famed brands of Turkey and Cairo.
too--is grown less than one hundred
miles from Louisville, KY. or within
a like radius OF Raleigh, N. c.
A tunnel mora than a mile IN
length, said to be the longest in ex-
istence for use by municipal electric
surface car lines, has lust been
opened by the Genoa Street Railway
Company; It shortens the time to Ri
varolo by fifteen minutes.
Herbert p. Guy, of Brockton, Mass,
is the owner OF what is claimed to
be the smallest Shetland pony in the
State. The little fellow stand Just
twenty-one inches in height and is
only twenty-three inches long.
Blasting marble is impracticable.
those who quarry IT having to split
off blocks in the same method in
vogue when the Parthenon was built,
more than 1900 years ago.
There is a marriage each eight
minutes in New York City.
The United States Government has
property in the city of New York
valued on the basis of the tax assess
ment at $65,oO0.0OO.
A New Yorker of broad travelling
experience says that he finds it an
economy not to register from the
metropolis when he visits the sum-
mer resorts. He uses little up
State town for this purpose.
John Wax, a farmer living near
Newport, Perry County, Pa, missed
metal frog, painted green, weigh
ing four pounds, used to hold a door
open, and a few days later killed a
black snake seven feet long, near the
house, inside of which he found the
frog, and two half grown rabbits.
The only book that is with any
certainty known to have been ham
died by Shakespeare is copy of Flo
rios translation of Montaigne's es-
says. 1t contains the poets auto
graph and was bought by the British
Museum for 100 guineas. A second
copy of the same translation in the
museum has Ben Johson's name on
the fly-leaf.
A combination of lump of soap
of the size of hickory nut, pint
of boiling water and four tablespoon
fuls of turpentine is the familiar so.
luton used to transfer newspaper
cuts to another piece of paper or to
cloth.
A cheap yet durable pavement has
been laid by the city of Manketo,
Mich, consisting of a mixture Of
crushed fine stone, gravel and tar.
top-dressed with cement and sand.
1t cost but eighty cents linear foot,
thirty feet wide.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT.
Dcpositors OF Closed Bank Going To
Washington,

Waynesburg Especially. II The de-
posltors of the closed Farmers &
Drovers' National Bank are to be
granted an audience by President
Roosevelt, according to an announce
ment made by Norman w. Sayres.
president OF the Greene County Tax
nayers' League, who has been active
IN pushing the suits against J. b. +.
Rinehart, former cashier of the
wrecked bank.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22
rabbits Plentiful In schuylkill.

Pottsville Especially Not in many
years have rabbits been so plentiful
in Schuylkill County as this year.
The opening Of the season was pro-
ductive OF good results Hunters
ound objection on The part Of farm
ars about crossing their lands be-
Hause the corn husking season is
now In progress,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Who finds fault, finds trouble, too.
American Cultivator.
What we think about the things
that are greatest will determine how
we do the things that are least
Scottish Reformer.
Another of the advantages Of being
good is the pleasure derived from
being shocked.-Puck.
None know what it is to live till
they redeem life from monotony by
sacrifice.-Scottish Reformer.
When a man has not good reason
for doing thing he has very good
reason for letting 1t alone.--Scott.
The average young man worries
too much about getting his salary,
and not enough about earning it.
Atchison Globe.
To make an end of selfishness is
happiness. This Is the greatest hap
piness-to subdue the selfish thoughts
of I."-Buddha.
A man can't very we'll lose all his
money and retain all his confidence
| in mankind. New York Times.
Some people are not satisfied to
kill two birds with one stone, but
they want the stone back.--New York
Times.
Religion is not department of hui
man life. Religion is spirit per-
vading all departments of human life.
Mary Emily Case.
A religion of clean clothes needs
to be preached to the world as well
as a religion of clean hearts.-Indi.
ana Farmer.
When a thing you wish for cannot
be had, ever wish for that which may.
Terrence.
The wise man profits by the exper.
ience of others-and at the same time
mixes it with a little originality
Chicago News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

Clark Colby. OF Newport. N. H..
has conceived the idea OF woman
scarecrow" 1t holds broom aloft.
and Mr.. Colby finds that hawks ara
much more afraid OF It than they are
OF the usual scarecrow.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

The starfish, netted. commits sui
side. 1t disolves itself into many
pieces. which escape through the
nieahes of the net Then a kind OF
resurrection takes place, each piece
erowing into a perfect startish-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

It has been frequently noted BIZ
aeronauts that the barking OF iol
Is always the last sound that they
hear from earth, and 1t has been die
covered that this can be heard unde,
favorable circvni'5ances at "a olsye<
tlon Of four n1ilea.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22
Droppcd Dead Paying Taxes.

Reading Especially While paying
her taxes at City Hall. Mrs Hen
rietta Adams fell dead. She was S5
years old.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

Another of the advantages of being
good is the pleasure derived from
being shocked.-Puck.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

None know what it is to live till
they redeem life from monotony by
acrifce.--Scottish Reformer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

John Alcorn, OF Princeton, Ind,
sued William Riley for alternating his
wife's affections, and got one cent
damages.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

More than half Of Frances tobacco
imports come from the United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

Most of the tobacco used in So
called Russian cigarettes--the far
famed brands of Turkey and Cairo.
too-is grown less than one hundred
miles from Louisville, KY. or within
like radius OF Raleigh, N. C.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

Humming birds are disappearing
rom Trinidad In 1866 there were
eighteen species; now there are only
Eve.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

When a man has not good reason
for doing thing he has a very good
reason for letting 1t alone.--Scott.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

A tunnel mora than a mile IN
length, said to be the longest in ex-
istence for use by municipal electric
surface car lines, has lust been
opened by the Genoa Street Railway
Company; II shortens the time to RI
varolo by fifteen minutes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

A combination of lump of soap
of the size of a hickory nut, a pint
of boiling water and four tablespoon
fuls of turpentine is the familiar So
luton used to transfer newspaper
cuts to another piece of paper or to
cloth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

A cheap yet durable pavement has
been laid by the city of Manketo.
Mich, consisting of a mixture Of
crushed fine stone gravel and tar.
top-dressed with cement and sand.
1t cost but eighty cents linear foot,
thirty feet wide.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

What we think about the thing
that are greatest will determine how
we do the things that are least
Scottish Reformer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

Herbert p. Guy, of Brockton, Mass.
is the owner Of what is claimed to
be the smallest Shetland pony in the
State. The little fellow stand Just
twenty-one inches in height and is
only twenty-three inches long.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

Who finds fault, finds trouble, too.
Cultivator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

Blasting marble is impracticable,
those who quarry IT having to split
off blocks in the same method in
vogue when the Parthenon was built,
more than 1900 years ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

A New Yorker of broad travelling
experience says that he finds it an
economy not to register from the
metropolis when he visits the sum-
mer resorts. He uses little up
State town for this purpose.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

The average young man worries
too much about getting his salary,
and not enough about earning it.
Atchison Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

John Wax, a farmer living near
Newport, Perry County, Pa, missed
a metal frog, painted green, weigh
ing four pounds, used to hold door
open, and few days later killed
black snake seven feet long. near the
house, inside of which he found the
frog, and two half grown rabbits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

The United States Government has
property in the city of New York
valued on the basis of the tax assess
ment at 65,oOO.0OO.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-10-22

that you were entering the contest"
II know! / know" cried Betty
She's not to blame to meddle like
that! You're not to blame to take
my title--and not to tell mel I'm to
blame for 1t all, perhaps, because ]
didn't stamp that envelope-because
they threw my story into the waste
basket instead of sending it back
because / didn't know it was reject
ed I'm to blame that 1 thought I'd
won the prize--that I've told every
body--that I've made fool OF my
self"
She stopped, terrified at the sigh.
of her mothers stricken face. She
could not speak sanely yet, but at
least she could he silent. Shesnatched
up her coat and ran out of the house.
All that afternoon Betty Wetherell
walked. Clear to the reservoir she
tramped, and out beyond the railway
tracks and the brickyards and the
great waste fields. Through frozen
mud and snow she tramped till the
sun had sunk redly and by that time
she had tramped the demon down.
Something Of the youth OF which the
graduate student had complained Bet
ty lost In that hour of her bitter hu-
initiation. But in its place she gained
her first real knowledge OF herself.
So In the early evening Betty came
home, white and chilled and weary,
but mistress OF herself as she had
never been in her short life. She
went straight to her mothers fireside.
| Dear" she said, frankly and hum
bly,. I'm sorry. Please forgive me
for what I said---and for other
things"
''lt was my fault" said Betty's
mother, with her arms about her. =
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03

less and anointe,.. Tie Suggestion
wss carried cat. according 10 this
witness. by other friends Of Bryan,
If none oi item have lold him hoR
easi,x The thing can he done. ADD
If he has ntger read CT heard of
the independence record. then be
mav rezl!s believe that sneh s law
- he wants Congress 10 fass could
moi be e.alea and untitled Ii Be
il honest ia such L aelusloD has
nasiiion is ore to command oar re
spec, If noi .ouT admiration, bu.
no nau il In position IN knoE better
than Bryan tbat, with men In con
iroi If party committee wbo
have reasons ol motives for coD>
trolling ihe sonfce Of money sup
! plies. The, need Dol lock long 5o1
u way. The Way has iseen fonnd.
Missouri. which neariy a3ways has
10 be shown. sometimes DOES 1T
tie sl,ewins herself ana she tai
shown she tataa1ry bow to work
this trick 81 h3t4lag earla'railf'a
campaign conifsisat5 'sas under ~
siis>. Sc lobe .,esg5,st1a.-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03

IN sizs4! ap tie harm uiou. a.t
sn,3e oi the Missouri Democrats
LEADERS a'aolaf li2ist. TbeE ste Il
foe lo; 4. aas:4t ax nl4nipa1a.0rS
sDo each one i ready 10 Iake a
aback ST he oiaeT 1te moment hg
droIs Ais ga4l3- Aissa HIST is oo.
ait, In ,he exiaubetanee II 1De5r
''loge feast 81 Jstie.=aa City 1e-
Gently 1Le Democrats Il The o3d
Gasr,; have actually begun to bng
I'D Dare Francis. The better anl
traitor. ana have hoBorea han
will, 1.lace ID the delegation a1tl
iusrea ,3awa o3A st.ajsht gt.c43s
Moses II go more: ap3 - lep II s,li
his we are beg .uusa. to >ev so4ss
Of onr Dtn,5.csa:ic tx.-lange-.
which have tseea ca-s5n- ii 5.,r Il
rebe!ilons. tra5tota1.e sheet E.,
years. tossing q aaTiie1eisis Ia l-r
s.. Louis i,t,slj...e - iba Is-a,3.n :
organ of 1lse parry la atea Il rS'-
W -ness a3l st9l~ a3ss-1 a,sean i3as-
nsgEr: lie l-:st j. .ter al4,i .l:s
Miss s.f. l,4.s,.'t..ssa-A isa> -7a1e-a:asls-
RI! IL, tie & aamos,ii8 = sHis.Es--s-.
Tie '.l.ia elar.4- - 8. / ,ai,- tap
resented il p&f= Esassrs-, als..ri
iaara,,.ssszas, fraitsssizes. aa.. :,sss-
.i2e.s sasls .4sr zh4t share = il i
4 f.. i4-1lf MAI Aage s4-gs sisaTe Z
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03

IS Aai4aign fund 1a> - yei beea aa-
Dm}1rel. there 4 10 doubt that II
Wit Re forthcoming ~ that the
Francis crowd w5!l n<t get fall
yaine e,eive53 for ali ihey put NJ
sl,H They ges tile;:- innings. Ii
nlli be interest to watch how
all :ais barfnoar : going 10 sci
win tbs through tAjcik and Thin
bryanites oGs N lie brush. Hho
have a3~4ss believed th4t party
frasersne9,s should he III HE
falths-i anl 1ot for traitors
What joy shr,.as Il nai'y u
feeling sle1e roa>t DE beiwt.t1 L
(1agera1r Folk aa3 Seoato: >,osse-
aas3 llz f-g4jaa- # eass8- he Old
(ss4a1tl ana i1se Sew t4s2yei, g14t:
ae4 reform. ssat.sz5tsE ses-eet1e. il
Iyylns t,.1s1,rssce ansi o,a sI5., Dem
t.etacg A4,.1e,a ia ex14ilc 5ag 81 tie
@ais.- Is bound Ia l.f5s- back tbs
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lao<lsf n .li4 i3.sei..
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03
BLOCkAnED-
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aGea HOW 10 Resist IL.

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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03
CASEY g. GUYTON.

t3e fran eIise. All says she
ssiissoalj Democracy 10 Mayor T.
] Nr.taeH3an- The propoGeat II
t.St:a:.,ii5,Je eaent. wait unlil ue
5saye soeaiBtxl car grip sa tbe
-taia sad csn tx j. so s..as We shall
l74re .s"1i1j:a3 ID tla4ce, an then
el, lj~3tant!li~e iise ,isger.
.tana Al!a there are negroes vo:-
'o1 lie Democratic siche. fo- lL.e
Id gang IN many ci;ies and coun-
t.ae- .5lstraathl~e the negro.
.st5e- iise Democracy No; yet
'ai 5000 M@yor I. I. Crif.en-
s-e4 II hst~as City nas ere :one
tee M5s~aaari> a1,laman. or lill-
2.4a ur ]ed D4sis II. Disfran
chi~neni : nothing 10 The Did gang
Dem .c-&cy. 1t ,l.strsnchise4a
ty@ry orI.saeni IN St. Loais with
7,..}ic2 rlQn~ an2 ge3,esters tp1,
years satii Governor Fu}k gave as
5ais ais. ~,.ssa3'e elections l>a: tie
s.1a gang back IN power and ai1=
.svero voter will have ia oo.-S;-
l..#sl~ N.rraI la3pea>len;.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03
How Sweetly Sleep The Dead.

At. tos sset1ls ~ssp ,4te s,ae g. al.
:ots> bright T!3atGs 81 II than ra+se@r i-4ls
Itt4y have u0 IhuGgtfq og care III lht LI,I4a@.
TlfF heed sigh they heed bui car eG1ruA.
Sep On bou Dutie dea5. g2ii4n. ana tfAs-,
For paatt an1 freedom ro-r hf+ ga gaze
Cherished in haafls shall 1slEt4,
Your lie fol fse. ar coaaIsE- and foT 11=
" ,trln huge na loud aEaIa l. a awab4u.
>t-ey ra6e> >irtp Qnfi1 !Ae "lf1 = .taAra.
Nheu Christ S1ali COME. lhe @1ft1 - -41z,
A5d raise Tie DEAD AID The soldiers hrAfa
Yes lis scsaae tort years E00r-
>4ucA sold ars 1rsaded hati4tEal1> II : t1@.
They PASS Aaay. vaS! nuut7"S saaG - $Azr
our tocss afe groa ing E1At. 12t ~ h+'- - la.
IL this nallawe3 spot II gIoaaa Fol 49, .l=r-.
Lies u8auy q srilaitr Inat ~susr fria -e-'
Wen scatter c3olct 1ewers upon thejT
because faT their capnIrg ih=5t fH~ tha} @a*-
Comrades. i1-aaf fsw q us asseaar:e ia=fe
.Ar1.Bd US aff friends and hose u!I 1raIs
Wheu sre gre AID laid s.ar to 'e>i
Man have haTpe amongst i3.1 t-e>i-
~ young When we al seDf agat-
= old Flag IN bat.e aftas.
Noa ncks with gaapr years are ceiling aAif-,
ADD I6iieE Gg footsteps are leading L lie aleilf
.4lr ~a1I> af xeferaua-SonS 3t ol -f@ai HA54u-.
And ali ye nen II God ya>I creai3aa-
Nespr lei your tsr be irsiled III iha da>I.
MI t01 soch your SWORDS IL Ibei: ~cattal7s Ta>f
a teH more fiuse--a few Iotre Years
(tGr friends will z BIZ ftt:e = ia Lear
n 4en ali those q; taa b ue lave gone h. s14s
And nole Isti that ~ars tAs 80,
Kfitien aud read al the uarsarl )eatnaf-ft - a..
r Isea Go l. 9th MINI Inf. A+InasI4i Day Mae
Ssh. 1sr-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03

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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03

The sincerity Of Mr.. Bryan ia
his attitude ioneiaing Il publicity
bill is open IN some Question be
cause of the company lie keeps
He 10 familiar with ali ii the de-
tails of snbierraBean Democratic
politics 10 Missouri. He 81! at
,ha. dinner 10 Clinton presided
over by the hf'si. Maj. Harvey T.
Salmon, when and where the plan
was formulated to force C4'ckreli
into the presidential running Mr.
BRYAN was not then aware Of The
most interior object at tha. confer
ence and that plan, but not step
was taken nntil after he haa bern
consulted. and 10 ali the move
ments hf The men who engineer
iha, meeting. and who psashea
Cockreil into the rsce against ilis
wish. and without caring Wlasi
might befall him As result OF ihe
noy yement, he was party.
These same men could tell him.
api doubtless have told him. bow
| law compelling publication OF ihe
receipts of all campaign funds can
be made dead letter by an eva
sion which will nullifT it as COM
ple,ely IS if it had never been
enacted. The year 1896 was The
first of a presidential campaign IN
Missoari in which the Missouri
corrupt practices sct vas given lis
6rsi application. One of the first
contributions made 10 the Demo
cratic campaign fand that year wss
by Col. Wm. Fl. Phelps Of the
Missouri Pacific Railway. This
contribution. instead Of being put
Into the Official report as having
been contributed BY Col. Phelps,
a corporation man. Wss obciaiiy
reported as having been oontrloai-
ed by another person.
1t Mr.. Bryans personal and
political friends in Missouri have
not advised him of bow easily sncd
a Law can be evsded. he can easily
6nd bow they essded i, ty reading
the depo=itions taken at lndepen'
denoe in November. 1901, raeodsne
The trial of the suit FOR ia mage:
brought hy Wm- H. tsrslwei
sssainst the 81. Losais Republic A
promineo, Misspuri Deraacra'. sne
Inre Who has fought saalnsfiIs f''i
bryan aad EryaaasGs. iian sn'
" there sunre that ahe suggest H'a IL
credit the Phelps c1'nisataa'oa Il
.fsouse one aiher ihsn Phelps. as /
means Of concealias Iiss fact O
coroora.ion contributions In Dens'
cratic campaign funds. Eas mad
p By William ]. Stose, then add DO"
IL chief il BsyEnism ana ons whs
7 1its st ID. ri9hi kssa nt lid rsss
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03
The leading political parties 10

The leading political parties 10
Missouri Will make no rretense as
favoring state prohibition. bn' will
s,rsddle the question as well a
they can bv declaring 10 favor OF
local option. The sentiment OF The
people Of Missouri is fairly es'ab'
iished as favorable to prohibition,
bat the Iiqnor element is still a
strong voting power, and party
politics plays for votes before re-
formA When it becomes sppar'
On, to party leaders that the people
are in earnest in The eradication OF
the liquor evil BY radical methods
the politicians will become ardent
prohibitioaistA.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03

Wbsn Byan teaegraphed to Mr..
Taft to End out where the latter
stood on the question Of publicity
for campaign contributions hs
fpcnd that Mr.. Taft had got il
ahesd Of him by 4 week or nor'
with q Recommendation that con
sreas should pass sach bill. Thus
it will be seen that Mr.. Bryan i
not The originator or even the frs
proposer of matters relating i0
public welfare, although be hs'
imhneti q lot of people With tbt
notion that ihat 10 bis mission.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03

Every little while m item oc
rurs in the press to the effect that
Mr.. Brvaa has notified the minori-
ty party in e<'azress that be wants
It to support this bill or cppos'
that. In olher words his conduct
n that of 4 n,sn who has N idea
that hs u q Dictator aud q boss.
whose behes1z must be obeyed.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-06-03
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