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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
WHAT OF ENGLAND?
When All Nations Equal Her i'm Pos
session of the High Seas?


What of England, the country
which of all has most to lose and
least to gain? How is she contem-
plating the era when all nations equal
her in possession of the atmospheric
ocean, the higher seas? When the
aerial fleets of the world can pass as
readily as her own not into, but over,
the Cinque ports; over st. Paul's,
and Lombard street, and Bucking-
ham Palace; over Windsor, over Man
chester, and Birmingham, and Shelf
field; over the length of the fairest,
strongest, securest, most historic and
richest of argosied realms, from
Lands End to John O. Groat's-from
her new naval base at Rosyth to the
borders of the Mersey?
Major F. s. Baden-Powell, late of
the Scotch Guards, summed up the
whole matter, last year, with so
quiet a significance that one would
think there could be no other sub
ject so occupying the mind of his
countrymen. IF in the future all
nations adopt airships for war, much
of our insularity will be gone, and
we must make due preparation.
But in the event Of Englands loss
of insularity, what preparation, or
equality of aerial equipment, can
restore to her specific supremacy
like that-with all it Includes
which is possessed by her, so long as
sea power is the sovereign power,
and Britannia rules the waves?"
Recalling the past, it is typical to
say the least, that all England is not
at this moment evincing for once a
just apprehension; not of defeat in
war or even of violence at alien
hands, but of the falling-in of that
concession of specific immunity which
has been sound warrant for the
guide conceit of hersel" so little rel
ished by the envious. A like apathy,
however, prevails in other countries
most concerned, in some of which
the people at large express a full re-
alization of what Is soon to affect
modes of life and international lib
critics and restrictions. The subju-
cation of the atmosphere has not
come impressively like the steamboat
of Fulton, or the What hath God
wrought" over Morse's wire, but has
crept slowly from the diversion stage
to the utilization of advanced engi-
neering and equipment.
Who can doubt that the actual con-
dition is understood in the clancel-
ries of Europe--it must be that cab
inets and rulers have an inkling of
it, that British statesmen know what
1t means. else why are they watching
so intently the efforts made by one
another? England, as usual, is let
ting others pull the chestnuts out of
the fire, ready to profit in imitation
of what others may produce; al
though, even she, at last, has tested,
rather unsuccessfully, a dirigible air
ship of her own.
And yet, II the statesmen of the
great powers really appreciate what
is coming. why do they insist so on
the increase of their navies?-From
Edmund Clarence Stedmans "The
Prince of the Power of the Air." in
the Century.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
THIS AND THAT.

The average woman carries SO
miles of hair on her head.
The wife in Abyssinia always owns
the house and contents.
A mans hair turns gray about five
years earlier than a woman's.
An international congress on polat
exploration will be held at Brussels
May 80. 1t Is proposed to establish
an international polar bureau to cen,
trallze all available information on
the polar regions.
Roumania supports only 80 daily
newspapers.
Women of the ivory coast In Afri.
ca lengthen their necks by wearing
iron rings. Every year they put a
new ring round the neck, which they
can stretch so far that II is nothing
unusual to find 1t as long as the face
In this country the death rate
among the miners is ga to every
thousand employed In Belgium IN
1906 the number was 0.94, in Great
Britain 1t was 1.29. IN France It waa
0.S4 in 1906, and In Prussia It wai
I1.s in 1904.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
STATE ITEMS.

William Showers, of West Milton,
p. & r. brakeman, fell between
the cars of his train at Tamaqua and
was killed.
James Conway was killed by an ex-
plosion of gas in the Otto Colliery,
near Pottsville. The mans naked
lamp fired a pocket of gas.
Mrs. William Mcdonald, at Selin's
Grove, snatched a baby from the path
of an approaching locomotive and
saved the child's life.
Postmaster Addison Eppebimer
made the announcement of the fol-
lowing mail carriers for Royersford:
Isaac Shelly, Alfred S. Ayres, Will
bert Buzby and Edgar l.. Strang,
substitute.
Rev. Normine II. Kaltenbach, of
Royersford, who has just been grad
uated from the Nashota, Wis,
Theological Seminary with honors,
has accepted a call to become curate
TO Rev. William II. Burbank, rector
OF st. Peters Parish. Phoenixville,
and will also have charge of st.
Andrews Mission, at West Vincent.
pa
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
EPW0RTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, JUNE ?.
The Promise Of the Father--(Luks
"a. 444o; lea. a.. 1-a.)

The Promise Of the Father--(Luks
"a. 444e; lea. a.. 1-s.)
Luke "a. 44-49. It would have been
calamity beyond compare II, when
Jesus had left his disciples, he had
made no provision for giving them the
guidance and help which hitherto had
been supplied by his presence among
them. But In every record OF his
last days with the twelve, there Is in
some form or other. the promise of
One who should comfort and lead
them after he had left the earth. So.
when he said, Il send the promise OF
the Father upon you," they did not
know what he meant until afterward,
although the Old Testament abounds
In forms of that promise, realized on
the day Of Pentecost. They were to
wait for It; they were to attempt no
aggressive service in behalf of the
church whics Jesus had commissioned
them to establish. until this promise
was flfilled and the power OF this Com.
ing One was felt.
lisa. A. 1-S. This Is one of the
foreshadowings Of tho coming OF the
Holy Spirit. IN one OF these great
visions, which are found scattered
through the writings of the prophets.
Isaiah sees time when Gods spiritual
Israel shall be refreshed and newly
empowered to do larger things In the
world than Israel after the flesh had
ever even dreamed When the Spir.
1t is poured out, the increase of the
new Israel is 10 be great and wonder.
full This. too. was realized when
the day of Pentecost was fully come,
and the Holy Spirit, the Comforter
whom Jesus had promised filled the
hearts OF those in the upper room
with unspeakable JOY and power. The
day of the Kingdoms enlargement be
gan in splendor.
How shall we get the promise of
the Father? First, believe. Believe
that the Holy Spirit is; accept at its
fun value Christs promise of the real
and personal Comforter. Believe in
his personal relation to you Then
desire. He who really desires to live
the Spirit-filled life will pray for it per.
sistently. absorbingly, believingly
The coming Of the Spirit will mean
not merely joyful experience but
new equipment for service This
must be reckoned with, and then II
1t seems worth the cost. desire for
the new power will grow stronger and
more definite. Then consecrate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
ENDEiVOR NOTES
JUNE SEVENTH.
Penltence7 Ps. 51--(consecra-
ton MeetinuO


Penltence? Ps. 51--(consecra-
ton Meeting.)
Repentance is sorrow Acts 2: 81.
3S.
Repentance is humility. Jas. 4: s.
10.
It involves confession. Lev &c:
40-42
1t bears fruit. Matt. 3: 40
1t is turning from sin. 2 Chron.
C: 24-27.
1t leads to God. Acts 3: 1919.
Conviction" before conversion.
True penitence begins with knowing
sin and acknowledging It,
Our sins toward man are great, but
God is so much greater than man that
the wrong we do Him swallows up
the thought of the other wrong.
The only cure for sin is the heart
that has no more desire for sin.
The proof of conversion is the mis-
sionary spirit the longing to bring
others to the same healing.
Suggestions.
Would you commit your sin again IL
there were no God, and no hereafter.
and no man knew?
Do you fear sin, or its conse-
quences?
One that is truly penitent is will
ing to suffer the penalty, rejoices in
Gods justice, is finally on Gods side
against his baser self.
The penitent not only find confes-
sion no hardship, but counts it a
privilege.
Illustrations.
Repentance" said the little girl,
'is being sorry enough to quit"
A man sold farm, but reserved a
distant corner and the right of way
to 1t. Thus too often, when we yield
to Christ, we allow Satan to reserve
a corner of our hearts, and the right
OF way to 1t.
The undylng effects of sin have been
illustrated by the holes by nails, even
after the nails have been pulled out.
Such are the nail-holes of the Cross;
but we are glad to have them, as
memorials of Gods mercy and warn
ings against our weakness.
Are our penitentiaries well named
places for arousing repentance?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
CAPTURES A BURGLAR.

Shamokin Spec George
John, prominent resident of this
place, was awakened early by a burg
lar down stairs.
John armed himself with a stove
litter and after a brief struggle
knocked the intruder down, after
which he surrendered John dress
ed the mans wounds and telephoned
the police, who locked the man up
He gave his name as James Peck.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
is "DEvIL CHASER" INSANE?

Easton Especially. - Juoge Scott
appointed DR.. A. r. Moulton, of
Kirkbride's, Philadelphia; DR.. w. w.
State Hospital at Norristown, and
Hugh b. Eastburn, an attorney at
law, of Doylestown, Pa, a commits
sion to inquire into the mental con-
dition of Robert Bachman, of Naza-
reth, charged with the Staying of his
little niece, Irene May Smith, while
in a religious frenzy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
ROBBED AND MURDERED.

Ridgway (Special) Three boys
out rowing in the Clarion River dis
covered the remains of a man near
the northern boundary of this bor-
ough. The body was later identified
as that of a Greek, George Pondele-
vegas who disappeared about two
weeks ago from Johnsonburg, a bor-
ough nine miles up the river.
The mans throat was cut from
ear to ear, and large sum Of money
was gone which 1t was known he
had when last heard of. His disap-
pearance dates from the time he Wis
tied tough section of Johnsonburg
in company with a couple of Italians.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Sent To Jail For Dynamiting.

West Chester Especially Charged
with dynamiting fish in the Brandy
wine, near this place, Vincenzo Or
lando, of West Chester, was commit
ted to jail for six months and had
fine of 500 imposed on him here
by Magistrate S. NJ. Paxson. Wit
nesses detected Orlando in the act,
and chased him a mile before they
caught him
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
FAVOR ANrI.sALooN LEAGUE.

York (SpeciaD The York Coun-
ty Lutherans, who have been in ses-
sion here for the past few days, put
themselves on record as favoring the
Anti-Saloon League. The movement
was led by Rev. Dr. Adam Stump.
who presented a series of resolutions
indorsing the Anti-Saloon League
and its effort to elect legislative can
didates.
All Lutherans were urged to take
a prominent part in the campaign
in York County. Nearly all of the
Lutheran ministers of the town gave
some expression favoring the Anti
Saloon League.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Dates Fixed For Murder Trials.

Reading Especially District At
torney Schaeffer has set June 10 as
the date of the trial of Abraham
Rosenthal, charged with the murder
of his brother-in-law, Lewis B. Claw
son. On the following day Rowland
7. Stokes, charged with the murder
of his father-in-law, former City
Treasurer Hoffman, will be placed on
trial.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Railroad Official In Wreck.

Oil City Especially A locomotive
hauling the private car of D. T. Muir
ray, of Youngstown, o., division su.
perintendent OF the Lake Shore Rail-
road, crashed into the rear of a
freight train at Renova, three miles
west of here. Engineer Malone, of
Ashtabula, had his collar bone bro
ken. The occupants of the private
car, including several women, were
badly shaken up, but not injured
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
AN EVER YDAY CREED.

J believe that work is the best
panacea for ills, especially those
of the mind.
believe in fun and laughter.
believe in the beauty of flow
ers, sunsets and mountains; in
the music of birds and brooks.
/ believe there is a bright side
to everything.
believe that an ounce of
frankness and explanation is
worth pound of repentance and
forgiveness.
believe in The hearty hand
shake, in hospitality, comrade-
ship, friendship and love.-Bos-
ton Brown Book.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Appropriation For Airships.

The French Government Is so well
pleased with the aeronautic expert
ments conducted by the War Depart
ment that 1t proposes to appropriate
$1,000, 900 to increase its production
OF dirigible alrships.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Murderer Gets Light Sentence.

Altoona Especially Following his
refusal for new trial, Judge Bell
sentenced Tony Michaels, who muir
dered George Johns last Fall, to one
year and six months in the peniten-
tiary, Michaels counsel will appeal
on the ground that a juror was pre-
JUDGED.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
One Point in His Favor.

A witty priest was once visiting q
"self-made" millionaire. who took
him to see his seldom used library
There said the millionaire.
pointing to table covered with
books. there are my best friends.
"Ah," replied the wit az be glanced
at the leaves, I'm glad you don't GU.
them - Sacred Heart Review.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
rIothcr,s penth KiIls Som.

Reading Especially - When the
news that Mrs. Daniel Rapp had died
of heart troable and dropsy reached
Charles ID. Rapp a son, living at
Kepner, who was i'll with the same
disease, he collapsed from shock and
died thirty hours after his mother
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04

Rev. Henry Alike. pastor OF the
Parkerford Baptist Church, has ten
tered his resignation and accepted a
call to the Cedarville. N. j., Baptist
Church. He win enter the pastorate
there about June is.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Fell Dead Returning From Church

Reading Especially. - While re-
turning from church, Michael j.
Collier, state chaplain of the Order
of Knights of Friendship, fell dead
on the street, and his body was not
found until morning, He was 81
wears old
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Tight SHOES Canse Neath.

Reading Especially On the day
after his wedding to Miss Helen
Reinert, on May 8, Edwin F. Pauley.
of Topton, injured his left foot by
wearing a pair of tight shoes. Gan
creme resulted and he died.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04

Hongkong imports annually about
1000 .oco feet board measure OF Ore
gon pine.
The Washington times., 1908-04-17
CHILD LABOR BILL
WANTED BY WOMEN
Deluge of Petitions From
Clubs Pours in Upon
Senate.

A deluge OF petitions in favor Of the
Beverage child labor bill is pouring in
on Congress. These petitions are com
irg from women's clubs all over the
COUNTRY
Senators are the special objects Of
the bonlbardment by the club women.
The plan that is being followed IL to
have as many womens clubs as pos
sible In a State send in petitions TO the
Senators from that State, urging them
to give their support TO the Beverage
bill. These petitions are signed with
formidable lists Of the most prominent
women in each locality. Naturally,
when a Senator finds a large percent
age of the women of his State camped
on his trail and inferentiaily threat
ening his political scalp unless he dOes
the right thing by the child labor plan
OF the gentleman from Indiana he sits
up and takes notice.
1t Is expected an early test Of sentl-
Beverage bill. IL viii be had in con-
nection with the consideration OF the
District child labor bill Then, judg-
ing by the number and length OF the
petitions before them, many Senators
viii vote for the Beverage bill or will
hasten 30 the tail timber. that is, 20
the cloak room and the Senate refec-
tory.
The Washington times., 1908-04-17
CANNED MUSIC" WAR
DRAGS TO NEXT SESSION

No copyright legislation viii be enact
ed this session OF Congress. This means
that the momentOus problem Of canned
music" involving the question whether
copyright protection is to be extended
70 the composers and publishers Of
music against the manufacturers Of
mechanical Instruments for the repro
ductiOn Of compositions, viii remain
unsolved for another year
Representative Currier Of New EIamp-
shire, chairman Of the House Patents
Committee, said today his committee
would take up the hearings in a short
time and endeavor TO frame a report
on a bill He added that there was no
prospect Of getting anv legislation this
session All that be hopes 10 accom-
plish is TO set a bill reported TO the
House.
In the meantime, efforts are OeIng
made by the music publishers a I'D the
manufacturers OF perforated rolls. talk
ing machines. and the like. 10 come 10
an understanding II this should be
done. a great burden would be lifted
from the shoulders Of the Patents Com
.lttees.
The Washington times., 1908-04-17
Was Deserted After
Working to Aid Man
to Be Minister.

On the anniversary Of the day her
husband left Der, a year ago. 10 so 10
the bedside Of his dying father. at
Trontman, y c., Mrs Charles NJ
Caldwell. formerly Of Washington, is
advertising in half a dozen cities with
the hope Of finding him. For a year
Mrs. Caldwell has been unable to oh
tain trace of her husband.
His disappearance. she says. is due
10 the Interference Of the Caldwell
family in Trontman. According 10
statements made by Mrs Caldwell,
her letters to her husband were I'M
delivered, and he was finally persuaded
that his love had been misplaced. Now
Mrs CaldweITs mother is dying with
tuberculosis and she is herself In poor
health as a result OF worry and sor-
row. and, through the medium Of the
newspapers, she is pathetically plead
ing with her husband to return to her
al Salisbury, n c.
After years Of hard work during her
married life, performed for the purpose
Of assisting her husband financially
and 10 prepare him for the ministry.
Mrs. Caldwell now finds herself without
help in caring and providing for her
dying mother
a year ago Mrs. Caldwell lived with
her husband at SD Tenth street north
east. Her husband conducted a small
grocery store and she gave private mu-
sic lessons When Caldwell was called
TO North Carolina by the illness Of
his father. his wife continued her mu-
steal work. ana. in addition. took
charge Of the store, thereby working
from early in the morning until late
at night.
For two weeks Caldwell wrote to his
The Washington times., 1908-04-17
ARMY GRAF TIERS
HIT BY FRANCE
Conviction of Meat Con-
tractor Opens Startling
Scandal.

PARIS, April 1.-THE investigation
War Minister Picquart is making into
the frauds army contractors have been
practicing upon the government threat
ems to develop a scandal.
The attack on Contractor Levy, OF
Barbecue. accused of supplying the
soldiers with poor meat, is generally ac-
ceOted as being a mere test BY PicqUart
of the strength he would have to antag-
onize in pressing his inquiry. Having
convicted Levy and secured the tmposi-
zion OF a sentence against hirl 10 a
years imprisonment at hard labor, poll
tcians take IL for granted that the war
minister viii lift the lid entirely.
II has long been an open secret that
the business Of army contracting was
the high road 20 wealth. but few per
sons suspected the extent 10 which the
Levy trial makes st appear that the
plundering Of the government was car
ried
Starting as a small butcher, Levy has
become immensely wealthy in between
three and four years. His contracts
were at first unimportant, but grew
steadily larger
He threw every possible OBSTACLE in
the way Of investigation, aided, e seems
certain. by other contractors, who
feared the implication Of men higher
up
The supplies Levy furnished. the testi-
mony indicated, were practically worth
less. and the large sums he received
from the government were nearly all
profit.
Prospects are that not only many
more contractors. but military and civil
officials in important places will be in
volved.
The Washington times., 1908-04-17
NIGHT SCHOOL
PROMOTES z PUPILS

The list OF promotions Of pupils at the
Franklin Night School has just been
announced. Il shows a total Of seventy
two students 20 have successfully
passed their final examinations. Twen-
ly-fve have concluded their studies in
the eighth grade of the night school
and viii enter the Business Night High
School next session. This is one OF the
largest classes TO have completed a
term in the eighth grade OF the institu-
ton in a number OF years.
Following Is a list Of promotions from
the sixth. seventh and eighth grades;
From the eighth grade 20 business
Night High-Leslie Altman. William
Baninger, Joseph Batch, Walter But
Ter. JohE Germany. Frank Eckert, Ray
mond Escherisch, Harvey Fetzer. Harry
Frazier. Charles Hoffman, Samuel
Jones, jerome May, Leon MalsOn. Ed
ward Mccormack, William Moran,
william OckersCnauseu, Walter Rice,
ISadOTe TurOfI, Ruth ClarkEon' Mar
gareu Hidden. Stella Mondyr Marie
Rebel. Anita Rosenthal, Marie Rodier,
ard May Wolf Margaret a McMahOn.
teacher.
From seventh to eighth grade-Abram
Angel. Francis Batch Hamilton Bland
ford. Earl Castle. Abe COrdoyer. Simon
braude. Carroll Nicholson, Milton Red
man, David Rosenberg, Nathan Rosen-
blot Lee Sartain, John Simmons, JO-
sepR Smith, Ernest Souders, Fred
StrinEer. Louis Wasser, Frank Welty.
Leslie SCHNEIDER. Nay Beavers, Ger
trude Beavers, EIfeda MuenCh. Louise
Rogers, Katherine Ryder, Sarah Ster-
ling
Sixth TO seventh grade-Solomon B-ot-
ski. Joseph Cotturo. Louis Gurovitch,
William Hamlin. Wayland y. Jones.
Gerald Hennessey, John Koenig, Bert
LarComb. Russell Larcomb. John Null
vihill. John Nobel. John Wolff. Joseph
Wood. Helen Bailey. Agnes Black. Rose
Brown Marie HOrenburg. Katherine
koenig. Ruth Ohver, Annie Lyman.
Josephine Poore
IN the list Of promoted pupils published
yesterday the name Of George Robert
son was inadvertently omitted George
- a pupil OF the c Ales Night School and
was promo ted from the sixth to the sew
enth grade
The Washington times., 1908-04-17
DISTRICT MONEY BILL
COMING OUT TOMORROW

That the District appropriation bill
will be reported 70 the Senate tomorrow
is now the expectation The District
subcommittee Of the Senate Appropria-
tiOns Committee continued its work on
the bill yesterday and worked further
upon it today. A meeting Of the main
committee viii be held tomorrow morn
ing. and following that the bill will
doubtless be reported. Senator GalIinger,
chairman Of the subcommittee. said he
expected the bill to go to the Senate
Saturday
Talk about the Capitol is that the
Senate committee viii not make any
large Increases in the House bill Va
riOus increases and additions will be
made, but they are not expected 10
make a heavy aggregate.
The subcommittee action on the mat
ter Of 75-cent gas for the use Of the
District government has not yet been
made public. Chief interest in the bill
attaches TO the report or the Senate
committee as it affects the gas ques-
ton and the public schools.