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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Austrian Crisis Rumor.

London (Specian A circumstan-
tial rumor flashed through the Stock
Exchange just before the closing,
that Baron Won LeKa Aehrenthal had
resigned the portfolio of the min
istry of foreign affairs in Austria
Confirmation was lacking, and it
could not be obtained in time to
have any serious effect on the stock
markets. Otherwise there had been
sharp rally.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10

Chicago (speciaD Two robbers
walked into the house OF A. Wander
llloot. in the North Shore suburb of
Lake Bluff, and beat and kicked Mrs.
Vanderkloot, a frail woman OF 65
wears, into insensibility, and then
ransacked the house for diamonds
which they supposed to be there.
Failing to find the diamonds the men
appropriated $65 in money and sew
eral pieces OF silyerware and walked
away. leaving their victim uncon-
qcioug
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Roelkecper Lowden senteneed.

Cincinnati. o. (speciaD Edmond
c. Lowden, former boekkeeper of the
Proyident Savings Bank, Of this city,
who was arrested in Baltimore on
charge of embezzling $4,000 from
tbat institution, was sentenced to the
reformatory on an indeterminate
senteEee.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Cnrrlc Nation Abroad.

Dundee, Scotland Especially Car.
rie Nation, of saloon-wrecking fame,
began her antiliquor crusade here,
making visits to several drinking re-
orts. She has left her hatchet home,
and merely approaches the barman
and demands to see the license. At
ter she has perused IL, she points her
index finger at him and speaks
against the drink evil.
Mrs. Nation expects TO make a
systematic campaign OF the cities OF
Scotland
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
steel Mills Reopen.

Chicago Especially After an idle
ness of 13 months, the old open
hearth department of the Illinois
Steel Company plant at South Chioa-
go was reopened and 1000 men re-
sumed work. Preparations are max
ing to open five other blast furnaces.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10

Pittsburg Especially Isaac Care,
25 years old. is in a critical condi-
tion at d McISeesport hospital. suf-
fering from heat exhaustion, He
was prostrated Monday. and about
midnight became unconscious
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
Dead Number fan Now.

Mariana, Pa. Especially The
death list at the Inflated Mariana
mine now numbers 1876 victims, IL
bodies having been brought to the
surface. Both the recovery OF bodies
and their Identification are proceed
ing very slowly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10

rne government Of Bombay is urs
ing the natives to plant tapioca y
place OF rice TO prevent she famine'
due 70 drouth.
The Press., 1908-11-25
Our ThankfuIest Thanks.
By ROBERTus LOVE.

rCeggEight. 1908. by American Press Association. 0H. we are thankful for manifold
 blessings, " Thankful for life and for home and
 for health, Thankful for turkeys with savory dress
 tngs,
 Thasbkful for progress and wisdom and
 wealth. Thankful for corn and alfalfa and clover. Thankful for money and faith in the
 banks, Thankful. so thankful election is over That Is the source of our thankfuIest
 thanks! One year in four is a leap year, remember This is one of 'em and many a man Sworn to stay single if this were Decem.
 Der
 Now would give thanks to be freed of
 the ban. Yet there's a bother that's still more dis One year in four-all the rest it out Namely. election. which keeps us a-guess-
 ing.
 Now that it's over, our thankfulest Man can escape from the maiden pursu
 ing;
 Man can resist the importunate miss; Simply a system of shunting and shoo.
 
 That will avoid matrimonial bliss But there is never a man so evasive He can escape the political tanks Always a-drip with palaver persuasive. Now that they're quiet our thankfulest
 thanks! Season of roaring and ranting and raviux. Period when it is perfectly plain Every mans uppermost duty is saving Washington's country from bondages
 chain: Time when your friend or your father or
 brother
 For his opinions you class with the
 cranks. Now for four years we cannot have an
 other,
 So let us offer our thankfulest thanks. Maybe twas tariff and maybe twas labor, Maybe twas courts that so split us
 apart; Maybe the trusts so affected your neigh That he discovered himself from your
 heart; Maybe injunctions or guaranteed banking Any or all of the partisan blanks. Well. it Is over, so now for the thanking Now for reunion. our thankfulest thanks! Oh, we are thankful the nation is living. Thankful the dear old republic is still Sure of hand to proclaim a Thanksgiv-
 ing.
 Thankful, so thankful. his front name is
 Bill! Thankful are we that Columbia is leaping Four years away from political pranks Such a relief is occasion for heaping Thus on Thanksgiving our thankfulest
 thanks.
The Press., 1908-11-25
THE REV. IRL R. HICKS ALMANAC

For 1909. ready Nov. 15. 1908. best. ever sent out. beautiful covers in oolors. fine portrait of Prof. Hicks in colors, all the old features and several new ones in the book. The best as. tronomical year book and the only one containing the original Hicks Weather Forecasts. '' By mail 35c, on news stands 800. One copy free with Word and Works, the best $l Monthly in America. Discounts on almanacs in quantities. Agents wanted. Word and Works Pub. Co.,, 22O1 Locust street. St. Louis, Mo. Every person owes it to himself, to his fellows and to Prof Hicks to possess the 'Hicks" forecasts, only reliable.
The Press., 1908-11-25
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
iItepns of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.l
November es. 1878.

The consecration of Grace church, Stafford Springs. by Bishop Williams, will take place D. V on Tuesday. Decemb ber 3d, at II o'clock a. ID.
 The exhibition exercises in con- nection with the closing of the fall term of Miss Ellery's school, appoint ed for last Friday evening, were be- cause of bad weather postponed until Saturday evening. and by request repeated on Monday evening. "The Casket'' was sold during the evening. The Casket is periodical production of the school, edited by the scholars in turn, and usually published in manuscript. The issue of last week is volume 2, No. 9. and is edited by Misses A. Chamberlin and G. Gaston. It's contributors, besides those men, tioned, areas we decipher the initial signatures, Misses A. M. Chamb Der. lin, Mary l. Newton, Grace w. Gas. ton, Edith Baker. Grace Medbe1y, Imogene l.. Mclaughlin and Mabel Ellis, and Masters Lewie 5. Converse and Ernest A. Cleaveland. A very fitting closing address by Miss A. M. Ohamberlin, alluded to the object of the entertainment. expressing 8 hope that new clock might soon ring out the hours from the new church tower, and that it and the edifice it sur mounted might escape so sad fate as had recently befallen their predeces sors.
 Born. In West Stafford, daugh- ter to Frank B. Pease.
 In Willington, 22d. daughter to Wm. F. and Diantha O. Essex.
 In Stafford Springs, 18th, son to ". H. Cooley.
The Press., 1908-11-25

k% he don ak possum meat, an him O mine! honey all folks knowledge lyin Nick out tug es hl joke to aggervate yo ma
 Dr. goodness Ans @ bOun' to whup yO till yO raw speak trufe, yo' lT imp! Den wha's yO don heah A-settin' up wifi niggah folks to mek yosef appeah
 nggah when eby kan tell, in spite yOuah black way posum yo' ain't de homes fack' XAYELL dere yo az nebbah min bekaze yOs such a me
 Dat an youah fault yo umays missed yOuah nachul appetite Hop out yo plate plenty mo to fill chile lak yO' good Lawd mek yo suhtan Ah dats do But lan Ans feared yo grow an mebbe be shame To all de culahd circle an de speced family Fo' ebbah Ans or enough to stan upon feet Ans spshoned any niggah would tuhn fun meat
The Press., 1908-11-25
2hAWIs.

An Indian or q Persian shawl used to be considered one of the finest femi nine possessions in the world. and they were handed down from mother to daughter as prized heirlooms. But now If you gave a young woman even a very elegant shawl. costing possibly hundreds of dollars, as many did, she would turn up her beautiful nose at it and if she used it at all would make a portiere out of 1t for her cozy corner She would never think of wearing it even if 1t were the only thing she had
 Don't take cold, but If you do, don't fail to take Kemp's Balsam to prevent serious consequences. Nothing else is so in treating coughs and colds.
The Press., 1908-11-25
Bridqe Builders.

We read of the heroes of the bHttle field, the ocean and various other call ings, but there is another class of men whose work is also heroic. but who are seldom heard of-men who face death high in the air. They are what the engineer calls "riggers'' and are the creators of the worlds big bridges and the huge skyscrapers of American cities Without their bravery and skill the towering structures which span the worlds great rivers and gorges could not be put together -- Wide World Magazine.
The Press., 1908-11-25
WEAK LUNGS

When the lungs are sore and inflamed, the germs of pneumonia and consumption find Judgement and multiply Foley's Honey and Tar kills the cough germs, cures the most obstinate racking coughs, heals the lungs, and prevents serious re. suits. The genuine Ia in the yellow pack age. A, Jaoobaan.
The Press., 1908-11-25
HExAMETHYlENETETRAMINE

The above is the name of German chemical, which Is one of the many valu- able ingredients of Foley's Kidney Rene dy. Hexamethylenetetram is recog- nized by medical text books and authori- ties as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley 8 Kidney Rem edy as soon as you notice any irregulari- ties. and avoid serious malady. A. Ja- onhson
The Press., 1908-11-25
IF YOU ARE OVER FIFTY

Real This. Most people past middle age suffer from kidney and bladder disorders which Foley's Kidney Remedy would cure. Stop the drain on the vitality and restore needed strength and vigor. Com menee taking Foley's Kidney Remedy to- day. A. Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-11-25
SeedIess Eruits

Science so far has failed to furnish any explanation of the mystery of seedless fruits They are not the out come of the work of man Man per petuates them. He does no more The seedIess orange was found in a state of seedleSsneSs.- Vegetarian
The Press., 1908-11-25
WALES,
DANGER IN DELAY.

Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
 for Stafford Springs People to Neg lect.
 The great danger of kidney troubles is that they get a firm hold before the sufferer recognizes them. Health is gradually undermined Backache, headache, nervousness, lameness, soreness, lum bago, urinary troubles, dropsy, diabetes and Brights disease follow in merciless succession. Don't neglect your kidneys Cure the kid neys with the certain and safe remedy. Doan's Kidney Pills, which has cured people right here in Stafford Springs
 Mrs. Michael Corcoran, living on Center St., Stafford Springs, Conn. says: My nephew had kidney disease for number of years, and al though he tried many different kinds of medicines he obtained no relief He complained gr, at deal of dull, dragging pain in the small of his back, and it was impossible for him to dol any heavy lifting on this ac. count. The action of the kidney secretions was also very irregular and wren we saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised at Eaton's drug store we procured a box. My nephew had taken but few doses of this prepara. tion W when he said he felt mue h better The pains grew less severe and the kidney action became normal Doan's Kidney Pills did him more good than any medicine he ever took. ''
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-a take no other.
The Press., 1908-11-25
HOw's This !?

We ofTer One Hundred Iollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY 6 CO.,, Toledo, o. We, the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 ears, and believe him pc fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by this firm.
 WALDTND, KINNAN & MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggista, Toledo, o. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1908-11-25

Winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleurisy and consumption. will soon be here. Cure your cough now, and strength en your lungs with Foley's Honey and Tar. Do not risk starting the winter with weak lungs, when Foley's Honey and Tar will cure the most obstir ate co ghs and colds, and prevent serious re- suits. A. Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-11-25

Not until we know all that God knows can We estimate to the full the power and the sacredness of some one life which may seem the humblest in the world.-John Ruskin.
The Press., 1908-11-25
Queer Auctions

A Dutch auction at Cape Town is frequently exciting. If a house is to be sold, the auctioneer offers $50 gold en sovereigns for the man who first bids f5,000." Nobody bids A pause, and then "50 golden sovereigns for the man who first bids f4,9OO." This is kept up until bid is secured. But 1t by no means follows that the house is sold to this bidder No. the auctioneer Is then at 1t again. Say that f4,4OO is the first bid. The auctioneer cries. "There are 9 golden sovereigns for the first man who has the courage to bid f4.6O0." Perhaps no one has 1t. Then f25 is offered for E4,55O bid If there is eventually no bid above the E4,4OO, the man who made that bid is saddled with the house. Otherwise he pockets his bonus and gets Off free of 1t an.-Westminster Gazette
The Press., 1908-11-25
se t Is.

Teacher-If vehicle with two wheels is bicycle and one with three wheels a tricycle., what is one with only one wheel?
 Scholar-A wheelbarrow. ted Bits.
The Press., 1908-11-25
NEW, FULL STOCK OF American Seal Paint.

This and last have sold paint enough for sixty seventy houses, and can refer you to lot of satisfied customers. Get color card and let me tell you about the goods and the company who make them
The Press., 1908-11-25

One should not sell his principles for kindness or for compliments any soon- CT than be would sell them for cash Dallas News
The Press., 1908-11-25
Cynical.

Sillicus- What do you consider is the proper time for q man to marry? Cyni- cus-Oh. suppose when he hasn't any thing else to worry him.-Philadelphi Record.
The Press., 1908-11-25

The dull feeling in the head which is not quite an ache, but bad enough to make one miserable, can be driven away by Lanes Family Medicine, the best cure for headache.
The Press., 1908-11-25

Pains in the back and side may come from the kidneys or liver Lanes Family Medicine, the tonic laxative. and a great kidney and liver remedy, will give relief.
The Press., 1908-11-25
MoNSoN,

Tree Warden Charles Stacy is trim. ming up the trees along Main street. and has removed several limbs which were menace to passers- by
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Macdonald have returned from their wedding trip to New York and have begun housekeeping on Harrison avenue.
 J. H. Priestly has taken a position with s. F. Cushman x Sons, and will act as superintendent of the Langwald plant. which Cushman & Sons are running.
 The town treasurer has received amounting to $3785 9, and the street railway tax of $2614 IS. The latter exceeds last years railway tax by $S5O.
 All resident hunters will be obliged to take out license of $l after Janu. ary 1 before they can hunt, and ali aliens UT non residents will have to secure license costing $1O by the same date. This law will exclude some foreigners and youthful sports men and will more thoroughly protect the game.
 WALES.
 J. H. Loudon has his mill again in operation.
 Abraham Taylor has resigned his position as boss carder in the Golden Rod mill. Thomas Fletcher will take his place.
The Press., 1908-11-25

No medicine has ever done more to- wards warding off grip and pneumonia and relieving the distressing grip cough, than Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure.
The Press., 1908-11-25
RED NOES.

Do you suffer the embarrassment of carrvirg around an extremely red nose? or are you tortured with red, hlotchy or pimply face? if s1 you are foolish to stand it long; it is the ii np'est ani eai st thing in the 20 ld to grl rid of. No matter ~ hat migl 'rva heen tllt cause. II 2 tollrw. II, 2 Ia ml ss and iLtxpensiye treat ment will positively remove all traces of embarrass nent in from two to four weeks. Get this prescription filled at any Drug Store Clearola one. half ounce, Ether one ounce, AL cohol seven ounces.
 Mix and apply to the parts affe ted as often as p"ssible, but morning and night anyway, allowing it to re- main OH as long as possible, never less than ten minutes. the longer the better, then you can wipe off the powdery film deposited on the skin. You can get this put up at any Drug Store. For any skin troubles this has no equal.
The Press., 1908-11-25
Foley's Honey and Tar clears the

Foley's Honey and Tar clears the air passages, stops the irritation in the throat, soothes the infiamed membranes, and the most obstinate cough disappears Sore and inflamed lungs are healed and strengthened, and the cold Is expelled from the system. Refuse any but the genuine in the yellow package. A. Ja- cobsen.
The Press., 1908-11-25

''Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil is the best remedy for that often fatal disease croup. Has been used with success in our family for eight years. Mrs L. Whiteacre Buffalo, N. Y.
The Press., 1908-11-25

For mild. easy action of the bowels, a single dose of Doan's Regulets is enough. Treat ent cures habitual constipation. 9 cents box. Ask your druggist for them.
The Press., 1908-11-25

Stops itching instantly. Cures piles, eczema, salt rheum, letter, itch. hives, herpts, scabies-DOan's Ointment. At any drug store.
The Press., 1908-11-25
The First Golf Linkn.

The orthodox number of eighteen holes, 1t seems. was fixed by pure chance. There were originally twenty two holes on St. Andrews links. and so 1t continued till 1764, when the first four holes were converted into two. Thenceforward every full course has been laid out to correspond with alma mater.-LOndon Saturday Review.
The Press., 1908-11-25

About the only thing a man can dc without trying is to fail.-Chicago Rec. Ord-Herald.
The Press., 1908-11-25

Before accepting q favor look for the string that may be tied to it, Atchison Globe,
The Press., 1908-11-25

Courage. like cowardice. is undoubt- edly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it.-George D. Pren ice
The Press., 1908-11-25

If you suffer from constipation and liver trouble Foley's OIino Laxative will cure you permanently by stimulating the di- gestive organs SO they will act naturally. Foley's Orino Laxative does not gripe, is pleasant to take, and you do not have to take laxaJives continually after taking Orino. Why continue to be the slave of pills and tablets? A Jacobsen
The Press., 1908-11-25
Yellow Fever.

The first appearance of yellow fever Is said to have been among the sol diers of Columbus in 1495.
The Press., 1908-11-25
Remindera.

The enterprising manager of a little lyric theater in northern Pennsylvania believes in pro6ting by the misfortunes of others- One day he displayed the following sign in his house: Do Not Smoke Remember the Iroquois Fire" So great was the efficacy of this that before the end of the week he put up another: "DO Not Spit Rem0mbee the IohnGfown Flo0NW
The Press., 1908-11-25

Heavy, impure blood makes a muddy pimply complexion, headaches, nausea, indigestion. Thin blood makes you weak, pale, sickly. Burdock Blood Bitters makes the blood rich, red, pure-restnr perfect health.
The Press., 1908-11-25

Is that heater all ready to start fire when you want it 7? Now is the time for repairs, pipe connecting up that other room, getting fixed cosey and comfortable for zero weather.
 If you mean to put in new one don't wait too long. Get plan and price.
The Press., 1908-11-25

Bits.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-18
The Cowpea and Southern Farming: A Retrospect.

seed out with a aaii. But hand-picking and fail
ing could not keep up with the demand. and the
price for peas has scared. and the inventive
genius of the South has been called into use. and
ao~ there will soon be- put on the marke, n ma
chine that will ,kresh them from the mown vines
at any leisure time in winter and will clean them
out perfectly a; The rate of half a bushel a min
uta. for | hav. seen IL do IL. / have not n
cents worth Of financial interest in this machine
and ~til not tell you where 10 get II. for it
will be advertised In The southern Farm Gazette
in tim. for this years crop. So plant the peas both
for hay and seed. and you can have good feed in
either event.
Southern agriculture In awake and the cospea
has helped 10 arouse IL w. r. MASSEY
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-18

nary tenant system OF the South is simply land
robbery.
Grass in Orchard.-Why should people imagine
mat 1t is necessary to keep some animal to pas
ture an orchard? Mr.. Himel's orchard would be
lar better of IL he will NOW the grass several
times during the season and let IL lie and rot on
The land for the benefit Of the trees. An orchard
10 give fruit needs to be grown for fruit alone,
and the trees will be far better IL all the grass
that grows Is let die on the land, and is helped to
make more by applications OF bone meal and pot
ash. | would try TO have all the growth OF grass
possible in an orchard so that I would have ali
The more TO cut and mulch the trees with.
Where Pcrcherons Pay.-Mr. Clarendon Davis
has n beautiful stock and wheat farm In a pretty
valley near Huntsville. Ala. He does not. or did
not when I visited his place some years ago. grow
any cotton. and in his case 3 big horse is more
appreciated than on the level light soils of the
greater part Of the cotton country. There is
money in raising the big Percherons on a farm
ike his. W. r. MASSEY.