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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09
Children of the Army.

The conditions confronting officers
and men who have children to edu-
cate are simply pitiful. Many an Off
Ger is at this moment In debt and paw
ing interest on borrowed money so
that he may send his son or his
daughter to good school, or keep
them in some city where their educa-
tion will be continuous and uninter-
rupted. No matter of domestic econ
omy touches officers more deeply than
tnls OF the chfldren's education.
1t is true that the public schools of
: city, II the post be near city, are
generous in taking boys and girls in,
and some do so for a tuition fee, but
1t Is, nevertheless. fact that an army
oficer cannot demand local school
service as a right, because of his pro-
fession and his residence on a milf
tary reservation. Even when near a
city, the post is outside of it, and the
children spend from two TO four
hours daily travelling behind army
mules to and from the sehoolhouse.
The so-called post schools" now
established, and to which children
are sometimes sent through absolute
necessity because OF isolation, are a
farce, for the officer having the high
sounding title of Superintendent of
Post Schools" is generally so fully oc-
cupied with other engaging military
duties that he can give little or no
attention to the school development
and system, while the man who Is
teacher has usually never acted in
that capacity before. Army and
Navy Life.
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SHOT HIS SWEETHEART.

York, Pa Especially Because his
sweet heart. Miss Stivin Kenish
threatened to desert him. Antonio
Pologovitch fired four bullets into her
body and then fed. The shooting
took place at Saginaw, about I3
miles north OF this city. Rather than
have his sweetheart join rival,
Pologovitch decided to kill her
The shooting took place at lone
ly spot, and the woman dragged her
self for several miles over a rough
country road before she could sum-
mon assistance. A physician who
was summoned, seeing that her con-
dition was critical. ordered her sent
TO the York Hospital, where she is
now in n critical condition. Detec-
tiyes are searching for the man. One
OF the bullets entered the woman's
breast near the heart. two lodged in
the right arm and another struck her
right hand.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09
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JURORS roR CAPITOL rRrAL.

= Harrisburg. SpeciaD-sh Sheriff
Dunkie and Jury Commissioners
hiugh and Smith drew the jurymen
from whom will be selected the Jury
10 try the next Capitol conspiracy
case. The men were drawn from the
names put In the wheel on December
8. Seventy-two were drawn. and
from these men will be selected
Juries for the contract cases. Those
not required in Capitol trials will be
used in regular Common Pleas trials.
The Capitol trials will begin May IL.
The list drawn contains the names
OF some well-known men, the bulk
being men of good order of intell-
gence. Among them are John X.
Royal, former City Treasurer and
former Prothonotary; Henry c. Orth,
former president of the Harrisburg
school Board, and +. G. Frasch,
prominent Ice cream manufacturer.
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CHAPTER III

So Edith Murray remained In ig-
norance OF the sacrifice which Sydney
Anstruther had made for the purpose
OF saving her from the consequences
of her fathers foolish speculation.
Each quarter sho received her in
come regularly, and as the days went
on time assauged her grief. She be-
ueved In keeping herself always busy,
and what leisure she had to spare
from household duties she devoted to
charitable and church work.
A little place like Dunthorpe is all
ways full of gossips; but the greatest
gossip OF the place was Miss Barbara
Spence, an old and angular spinster
OF uncertain temper, who meddled
with everything with the utmost inn
partiality. 1t was the distant pros
pect OF church bazaar, and the i'm
mediate prospect OF a cup of tea
which led her to The Laurels one at
ternoon In the early spring.
That's very fine tea, Miss Muir
ray" she said. putting down her cup
and wiping her lips as though she
had finished, though she only wanted
little pressing to take third cur:
that's as good as / get anywhers.
even at the Laird's. ] was up there
last week seeing my cousin--she's
housekeeper, you know-~and / met
Mr.. Anatruthers the lawyer. as was
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09
Shooting Stars.

Shooting stars are not real stars at
all, but are small bodies which the
earth runs into and which are made
SO bot by friction in the atmosphere
that they are burned up. The real
stars, as those of the dipper, are very.
very far away, SO far that no one
knows the distance. They are bright
bodies like our sun, but seem like
points of light because they are so far
of. AS the earth moves about the
sun 1t frequently meets little bodies.
It is moving SO fast that when 1t
strikes them the friction in the air is
very great and usually they are
burned up. They seem like moving
stars, but are really only few miles
above us in our atmosphere. Some-
times one is SO large that it comes
through the air, without being wholly
burned up, and falls on the ground
From Mature and Science" in st.
Nicholas.
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sudden relief when the papers were
signed and the transaction con-
cluded.
Il don't pretend to know anything
of business" she said; "but 1 leave
everything In confidence in your
hands, Sydney; If I couldn't trust
you, couldn't trust anybody; you
have always been good friend to
my father and me-"
Her voice trembled as she men
toned her father. Sydney's heart
throbbed at her words of gratitude;
he shook her hand impulsively;
gathered up his papers and departed.
He had done a good stroke of
business that day, and he was glad;
but all the same he felt like Grim
inal, for he had deceived Edith MUIR
ray. His only excuse was that he
had done 1t for her good. But was
1t after all for her good, or was 1t
only that he might keep her in Dun
thorpe? But how could he reveal
to her the real facts--that the shares
her father had purchased were worth
less than nothing, since the company
had become bankrupt and there was
large liability attaching to them
which he would have. to make good?
In fact. he stood to lose two thou
sand pounds altogether over that
transaction; which was not quite all
the money he had in the world, but
near 1t. But what of that so long as
Edith was happy and did not need
to so out into cold world and
make her living! And as for him
self BIS business was increasing
every year, and brought him in twice
as much as he could spend. And SO
It was with light heart that he
marched back to his office.
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THIS AND THAT.

The United States ranks first in
the matter of copper production and
Japan second.
The curious fact is noted by Pro-
iessor Lamdain, of Breslau, that
careful measurements OF the inten
sity OF gravitation in different parts
of the globe show this to be greater
on islands than on continents.
Lieutenant General Baden-Powell
speaking at a meeting In Connection
with crusade against cigarette
smoking, said that fI5.OOO 900
($75, 5,000,000) year was spent ON
cigarettes. He thought this could
be easily saved.
In Europe house cars or caravans
are rapidly passing from experiment
tai to practical use. One popular
car contains a completely eGripped
kitchen and sleeping berths for six
persons, and has seats on top like the
old London buses.
The gold mine owners In South
Africa have in three years spent over
Sl,0O0.0 900 recruiting laborers from
Central Africa. They only got IT.
600 negroes, and few of them couId
stand the winter. Then $1,000 Chit
nese were brought, starting the labor
troubles.
The Hidden Secret mine in Aus
tralia yielded 100000 of gold In n
few days and was sold for 80 50o
600. 1t was then called the Golden
Hole. The entrance was sealed and
a stock company formed with S3.-
$50, 900 capital. When It was re-
opened the mine proved to be a pock-
ct. All the gold was gone.
The worlds production of gold
was $4,000 900 last year and CON
tinues TO climb. A hundred wears
ago the yield was $12 100000. Eight
years ago ii was 1852, 100000. The
worlds stock of gold has doubled
since 1888. In recent years the line
OF profit In working gold ores has
been lowered from $14 to $12.
There is to be an underground
railway across busy, crowded Toxic
The distance is to be 12 miles. and
the cost of construction will not be
less than $625,0 mile. The rail-
way company will have $37,50O. 900
capital. A uniform fare OF ~ cents
cent. for the shareholders.
When In 1883 IIadji Mira Akast
hen prime minister. ceded the sole
right to navigate the Caspian Sea
10 the Russians, he fiippantly re-
marked: mot being water fowl.
What need have we of salt waterg
Nor Tor n few drops of It should we
the palate of a friend"
Korean railway laborers in japan
get 80 cents a day. from which the
contractors may deduct IL cents for
ood
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TO GUST MITCHELL MEN.

Scranton Especially 1t is declared
that all Mitchell men who have been
prominent in the local mine workers
union will be ousted by the new
president, Thomas l.. Lewis, and
that men especially devoted to his
Interests will be installed in their
places.
Among those who. it is declared
are slated to go are Adam Ryscavagc,
vice president of District No. I who
receives no salary, but is paid "a a
day for expenses as national organ
lzer. Martin Memlo. T. r. Watkins
and John B. Walsh, other national
organizers, are said to have received
notice of their dismissal
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DOCTOR FINDS POISON

Pottsville Especially. - Testimony
was taken before Orphans Court
Judge Wilhelm on the contest of the
VIII OF Mrs. Elizabeth Holland, of
Mahanoy City, to show that Mrs.
Holland was told that her son was
poisoning her, and that she therefore
changed her will, cutting out the SON.
lt is the second will which is con-
tested, as Mrs. Hollands son claims
that DR.. George w. Reese exercised
undue influence over his mother. DR..
Reese testified that he found symp-
toms of poisoning in Mrs. Holland s
Illness. On investigation, he said,
box of arsenic was found.
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CHAPTER II.

I have been looking into your
aAtner's affairs, Miss Murray" said
syoney Anstrnther. They were sit
ung together in THE Laurels." the
C'd Dominies cottage. a week after
sne funeral. HE left no will. hut
mat doesn't matter, for, of course.
you inherit everything. Did he tell
you anything about his affairs? His
haps--"
He couldn't say-very much
ABOUT these things" she said; "but
ne told me that he had left enough
ior me to live on comfortably; about
: hundred and twenty year, he said
1 might reckon on, and that will be
quite sufficient. What would like
would be II you would lust take
Snarse OF it all for me. and pay me
.ne income quarterly"
here?" ''"' on
res; and I'm very thankful I'm
apie 70 do that. have lived here ali
ny iiIe, with the exception OF the
snort time / was In Edinbureb AZ
scnool, and all my friends are here
ana 1 couldn't bear to leave the
i am glad of that" he said. COR
ulaiiy; but you'll need somebody N
Aeep you company. Have you cen
Eidered that?" 's1 Gu
.ns On, yes. I've thought 1t all over
.s snu nave had several offers already:
me neighbors are all very kind: and
mink III arrange to have Mrs
hvoertson ha, in to live with me and
nrst-rate plan." he said. I'm,
=. nc avoided her gaze, and toyed win
@ .ns papers before him on the table
anu drew long breath like one Who
SSeMed Ts embarrassed and iii at ease
saas nsn IN hesitating and diaicu,t
-asnlop ne went on:
Dd Your father tell You that
s,s. oms months ago he withdrew twelve
Aanud AIed pounda from bank stock ma
ps pesnt shares in the Mexican Cold
.'ss' mining Company"
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CHARGE DISCRIMINATION.

Dubois (SpeciaD Attorneys be-
gan action at Clearfield against the
pennsylvania Railroad Company on
a charge of discrimination. The dam
ages claimed by the prosecution ag-
gregate $330,O0O.
There are five cases in all. The
Walnut Coal Company, prosecutors
in the first case, claim they were re-
fused the right to place individual
cars on the road. They ask 100000
damages. The ether suits are
brought for discrimination in the dis
tribution of cars The prosecutors
are Puritan Coal Company, damages
$4,000; Steinman Coal Company,
damages 100000; Hillman Coal K
Coke Company, damages $4,000;
Clark Brothers Coal Mining Com
pany, damages $4,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09
ENDS LIFE IN RIVER.

Lock Haven Especially Mrs. Will
liam w. Weaver, of Hyner, wife of
a president of the Karthaus Fire
Brick Company, committed suicide bv
drowning In the river.
She arose at an early hour, pre-
pared breakfast for the family and
then went to the river nearby. Az
ter tying one end of a rope about
her body and the other to a clump of
bushes she plunged into the water.
Searchers found the rope and had no
difficulty in receiving the body. The
act was due to melancholy.
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FORGED TO GET PASS.

Pottsyille Especially In order to
get transportation over the Philadel-
phia &c Reading lines from Potts
vile to Catawissa Michael O'Brien
forged the name of George E. Fink,
fireman, to a telegram and for
warded it to superintendent J. T..
Turk. of the Shamokfn division, ask
ing for a pass.
Fink was found to be at work.
When O'Brien inquired as to whether
an answer had come to his message
an officer placed him under arrest.
Justice McCool committed him to
prison.
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EXPECT TWENTY BANDS.

Shamokin Especially. - Tho com
mittee on the twenty-fourth annual
session of the Odd Fellows Ami
yersary Association. to be held here
Tuesday, April 2S. announced that
ten bands had already been contract
ed for by different lodges through
out the State and that at least twice
that number will be here for a big
parade to comprise fully 10000 men.
Eight special trains have so far
been chartered from different towns
and the railroads will run excursion
trains,
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bring an action of breach of promise
against him."
Edith's eyes blazed. She rose to
ner feet. Il would rather not hear
any more of this" she said. "AIr.
Anstruther is my friend"
oh, but it's true as gospe!, I as
sure you. wouldn't utter a word
OF gossip or scandal about any man
for the world If weren't sure that II
was absolute truth. And I'm very
sorry to hear that poor Mr.. Anstruth-
er's very badly off. He's been specu-
iating and losing money heavily
Ay, l knew you would be sorry to
hear 1t, as l was, Miss Murray. II
was that Mexican Mining Company
that turned out such fraud. you
know. Fancy business man like
Mr.. Anstruther not knowing anv bat-
ter than to put his money into a rot
ten concern like that! They tell me
ne has lost some thousands of pounds
over It,"
MISS Spence paused with satisfac-
tion, for she saw she had made an
impression at last. Edith's face was
a study.
IT'S a good thing your father had
no shares in the concern" she con-
tinued; "or you would have. been
ruined this day. Miss Murray, and
your furniture probably sold off. Or
was 1t possible that he had any
shares?"
He had; but Mr.. Anstruther
bought them, and paid me more for
them than my father paid" said
Edith.
What" shrieked Miss Spence.
Upon my word. didn't think he
was such fool"
How Edith Murray got her guest
to the door she never remembered;
but as soon as she was alone in the
house she sat down at her desk and
wrote letter to Sydney, asking him
10 come and see her. And then she
sat a long time in silence thinking.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09

The PaSsees Of to-day are the d.
rece descendants, religiousiy. OF the
ancient -oroastrians OF Persia. They
still maintain the fundamental beliefs
and ceremonies OF the old faith. The
sodern Parsees number about 15O..
600. the greater part of them being
found in British India. Their moral
and intellectual standing is high, ac-
cording to the statements OF all who
have dealings with them. New rors
American
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09

1t is estimated that New Zealand
has an available coal supply OF ,2O0.-
100000 tons, of which not more than
20,000,000 tons have been touched.
This was the first of the British colo
nies to try the experiment OF State
ownership of colliery property. En-
gineer.
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I.ost Job; nIcs IIcnrlhrnkrn.

Pottsville Especially .-IIeartbroken
because he was thrown out OF work
In his old age and had no means of
caring for his family, Frank Daubert
died suddenly at Cressona lie was
laid of at the Reading ear shops at
Schuylkill Haven, after forty-eight
years of service, went home and cast
himself upon his bed, where he re-
jected all efforts to cheer him. death
soon following
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09

II Is sometimes good to be content
with doing little; the great and splen-
did occasions in which a man can
bsnsnt his country are few; the hum
bio duties by which her benefit may
DO advanced are OF daily occurrence.
Sydney Smith.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09
Caught BY I,ostmnstcr.

Williamsport Especially. - Several
attempts having been made recently
to rob the post office at unityyille.
this county. Postmaster Seward took
to sleeping In the office, aud says he
surprised Leroy Smith. Ia years old.
In the act OF unlocking the door.
Smith was arrested and lodged In iall
here TO await action by the postal
authorities,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09
PIow Turned Up Ills Match

Hamburg (Special) - One year
ago farmer John Schaner. Sr., OF near
Strause, this county, lost his watch
on one of his fields. While plowing
several days ago the timepieco was
recovered by his son. II was I'M
harmed by the long exposure to the
elements OF the weather. and Is again
running as before Il wna lost
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>C. "
Altering 1a ura1s.


Women love dress because they enjoy the admiration
OF men and the chagrin of other
Life without love deep,
Where songbrds wake sleep,
Where all is silence, shadow, gloom,
That makes of life soulless
People who out fol greater
rarely have enough those
Girs-'Tis better
Than have
woman may not reason; but she decisions
that would put Supreme justice business
Many like walking phonograph
attachments
angel who CHANGED to alight on the
When man is rank failure. he always blames
woman; when he succeeds he forgets to.
1t would soap and silver sand tc
wash out some peoples pass
II some people could not have their say they would
either explode choke. -" " ~
When thinks that understands woman he
gets awful jars.
Some people go through life if driven by blind Bride
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CHApTER Tv


So far gossip was correct. In his
foolish student days in Edinburgh
Sydney Anstruther had been en-
trapped into an engagement with his
landiady's daughter. When he found
out her true character he bitterly re-
-pented. He declined to marry her.
but she vowed at least she would
prevent him marrying anybody else.
and she had never failed to send him
an annual letter to keep him in mind
OF the action for damages which she
held in terrorism over his head. And
now he had hopelessly lost his heart
70 Edith Murray. But the bitter
drop in his cup was that he could
not tell her his love. for he could
not endure the idea OF dragging her
fair name into any scandal.
But his patient waiting was re-
warded at last. One memorable
morning In February letter reached
him In the handwriting he had
learned to fear. He opened 1t trem-
tlinsiy, but when he read its con-
tents q fervent Thank God!'' es-
capped his lips. AT last be was free,
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Those who are constrained to So
licit for assistance are really to be
pitied' those who receive it without,
are TO be envied; but those who be-
stow II unasked. are to be admired.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09

Asbestos sheets are being institut.
ed under the mattresses oftsleeping
cars on some OF the railways OF the
United States to shut out tho heat
from the radiators underneath.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09
VandcIs Wreck A Cburch

Mahanoy City Especially . - Vandals
broke into the new Catholic Church
at Maizeville smashed costly statues.
siashed valuable paintings
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09

The first Chinese School OF For
estry has Just been opened in Muk-|
den. Tho Chinese Empire paid no
attention IN the past 10 the deatruc-
tion Of Ms forests
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-04-09

John Hackenburg. while clcaulne
a revolver at Portland mills. Elk
County, accidentally shot and Killed
his 5-year-osd daughter
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-11

For prompt relief in cases Of weak
back, backache, Inflammation Of the
bladder, urinary disorders, kidney
troubles and rheumatic pains, there is
nothing as good as DeWitt's Kidney
and Bladder Pills. The effect Of these
pills is shown in a very little while
In fact, you will feel better the next
morning, as they act promptly. They
are antiseptic. Be sure you get De-
Wits. We sell and recommend them.
Sold by Tallahassee Drug Co.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-11
II Can't Be Beat

The best Of all teachers is expe-
rience. c. M. Harden of Silver City,
North Carolina, says: II find Electric
Bitters does all that's claimed for it.
For stomach, Liver and Kidney trou-
bles, 1t can't be beat. l have tried II
and find II a most excellent medicine. q"
Mr.. Harden is right; it's the best Of
all medicines also for weakness, lame
back, and all run down conditions.
Best, too, for chills and malaria. Sold
under guarantee at all druggists.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-11
Lost His Position

On account of drink, is what you
frequently hear about some very smart
men. The drink or drug habit can be
cured permanently and good men saved
to their families. Write at once for
confidential information to
THE KELLEY INSTITUTE,
"a jacksonville, Fla.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-11

Foley's Orino Laxative is a new
remedy, an improvement on the laxa~
tives of former years, as 1t does not
grippe OF nauseate and is pleasant to
take. II is guaranteed. Sold by all
druggists.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-09-11

Rubber Stamps made to order al
this office.