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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
HARRY ALLER AND PIERCE KELSO.
Two Dublin Township Boys Tell Of Their
Journey to Kansas-They Like
the Looks Of the Country.

tne LOOKS OF the I0untry.
Here's what the boys write of
their trip: eve left our homes
In Dublin township, Fulton coun-
ty at o'clock In the morning of
st. Valentines Day, and were at
Three Springs five minutes be.
fore s. Gong down TO the sta
ton we exchanged some filthy
lucre with the genial agent, John
Cohick, for tickets that insured
our transportation in frst-class
style over the East Broadtop Rail.
road. We boarded the Northern
Flyer, and at 10 o'clock we were
IN the hustling towr of Mount
Union. Here we changed cars
and soon found ourselves beng
whirled across the Alleghenles In
one of the Pennsy's comfortable
trains, and reached Plttsburg
without IN incident worth men.
tlonlng at 2 o'clock in the after
noon. In Plttsburg, we remain.
ed over night in the home of Geo.
Bard, Plerce's uncle, and at quar-
ter before nine the next morning
we boarded a train on the Wabash
Railroad for st. Joe, Mo. AS we
were carried on across the coun-
try toward the Mississippi, we
very much enjoyed the ride and
the scenery. The Mississippi
river was frozen over, but the
Missouri was not. We also cross
ed the Cedar River in Iowa
When we reached st. Joseph, we
changed to the Grand Island rail
road, which carried US to Leora,
Kansas, the objective point in our
trip, at which place we arrived al
II o'clock A. NJ, on the morning
of the 18th.
We were very tired after oui
long ride. The land here is very
level and very fertile, but we saw
some land as we came along tina
looked very much like that IL
Sheep-skln Hollow.
The farms here look like grea
gardens, We have not gone tC
workyet, but expect tohave plenty
of 1T as soon as the weather be
comes settled.
Yours truly,
HARRY ALLER,
PIERCE KELSO.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their comings and Goings
Here for q Vacation, or Away
for Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED

Mac Litton was z business WIS.,
itor to the County Seat last Sat
urday.
Jacob Yeakle, of Thompson
township, was In town attending
to business Tuesday.
Mr.. Edward Bratton, of Dub
lin Mills, was business caller at
the News office while IN town last
Friday.
Mr.. Reed Irvine, of Bedford,
was here day or two this week
in the interest of the Odd Fellows
Insurance Organization.
MIR. and Mrs. John D. Motter,
of Altoona, were here this week
attending the funeral of the form
er's sister, Miss Ada Motter.
J. H. H. Lewis, of Bethel, and
W. L. Mckee, of Brush Greek,
came In and swapped yarns with
the editor while in town attend
ing the Directors Convention last
week.
Mr.. Allen M. Grlsslnger, of
Three Springs, spent Sunday In
the home of his brother-ln-law
John W. OFT in Ayr township.
Mr.. Grlssinger, has bought the
Kerllng mill at Du blin Mills, and
will have a sale of his stock and
farming implements at his home
neal Three Springs on the 18th
of this month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
Birthday Surprise Party.

Last Wednesday was the elgh-
teenth anniversary of the birth of
James Sherman Garland, of Clto;
and to properly celebrated the
occasion, and to congratulate
James, a number of his friends
assembled at his home on We'd
nesday evening, and very pleas
ant time was had. Those present
were; G. III. Unger and sister
Miss Jane; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Spade and little sons Earl and
Guy, ana daughter Sadie; AL
Ham, Andrew and David Helm
baugh, Russell Carbaugh, Mich
ael Peck, William Buterbaugh,
Miss Lizzie Unger, Mrs. Seth
Mellott and son Norman, Bennle
Bqterbaugh, Elmer Carbaugh,
VIM. Snider, Paul Houck, Edith
and Cam Mellott. James recelv-
ed many pretty and useful gifts.
Everybody there had a nice time,
and all departed about II o'clock.
wishing Jimmy many more re-
turns.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
FORGING AHEAD.
Nathan Everts Equal to the Civil Service
Examination, and Lands a Nice Pc.
sitiOn in the Railroad Mail
Service
I ours truly,
HARRY ALLER,
PIERCE KELSO.

The many friends of Nathan d.
Everts, a McConnellsburg boy,
will extend hearty congratula-
tious, when they learn that he
has received an appointment to a
position IN the Railroad Mail Ser.
wee with a run between New
York and Plttsburg, and Is now
engaged In the work.
Nathan Is one of the boys that
believe that it Is possible for one
to take hold of his bootstraps and
lift himself over the fence. When
a mere lad, he apprentlced him.
self to A. U. Mace, of this place;
and while some other boys were
fooling away their time, he was
becoming master of good trade.
His am bitlon was not satisfied
with this achievement, however,
and while working on the table,
lhe was employing his spare mo,
ments IN acquiring knowledge
that would enable him to pass
the Civil Service examination auG
hold down job in the Railway
Mail Service. When the proper
time came he appeared before
the Board. showed the "wls'
men that he could solve their rid
dies, and at once found a plac,
waiting for the right man.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
KeIlar-Lamberson.

On Wednesday, February "a,
1909, IN York, Pa, by Rev. Harry
Daniels, Miss Hazel La berson,
daughter of Jacob and Agnes
ANDERSON, was united in mar
riage to Allison Kellar. son of
John and Sarah Kellar, all of Hus-
tontown, this county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
loving mother and kind neigh
Mrs. ELIZA TAYLOR.

Mrs. Eliza Taylor, one of Tay-
lor townships aged and loved
residents died at her home in
Hustontown, on Monday, Febru
airy %, 1909, at the advanced age
of 85 years and 8 months. Her
funeral took place on Thursday,
25th, and her remains were land
to rest IN the Ashton buryiDg
ground in Huntingdon county.
Mrs. Taylor was twice married;
the first time TO Mr.. King,
from which union was born son
e B. King, of Spring Run,
Franklin county; the last time to
a Mr.. Taylor, from which union
two sons and three daughters
survive, namely, William Taylor,
residing In Nebraska; George, on
Clear Ridge; Mrs. Reuben Brown
near Maddensville: Mrs. Ephralm
Mead, Clear Ridge, and Miss Rs
chel at home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04

that Grant had his harness lock-
ed up so securely that they could
not get it, and they led the horse
and pulled the buggy along to
the lane leading down TO Woodall's
when they went down to the lat
ters barn, got a set Of harness,
and while they We're at 1t, just
tookoue Of Woodall's shorses along.
Nothing has been heard of the
thieves.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
MRS. BARTON WINTER DEAD.
She Was a Daughter OF the Late iona
than Peck, and Lived Near Need.
more. This County.

Between l and 2 o'clock, Tues
day morning, February Is, 1909,
Mrs. Mary Jane Winter, wife of
Barton A. =. Winter, died at her
home near Olpe, Kansas, aged
about 81 years.
Mrs. Winters maiden name
was Mary Jane Peck, and she
was a daughter, of Jonathan Peck
deceased, who, quite a number
of years ago, owned and lived on
what is now known as the How
ard Hill farm, near Needmore.
On the 18th of August, 1874 she
was married to Barton A. O..
Winter, son of the late John II.
Winter of Whips Cove, and &C.
companied her hus band to Kan.
sas in 1888, settled at Olpe, and
she resided IN that com munity up
to the time of her death. From
the Optlmist, newspaper pub.
hshe in Olpe, we clip the follow
ing:
"The deceased leaves her hus-
band, four sons, and one daugh
ter to mourn her death. The
sons are Eugene and ALVIN OF
Emporla, and Ivanhoe and Milton.
The daughter S name Is lea. She
and the last two brothers named
have been living with their par
ents about three quarters of a
mile southwest of town on the
Rosenstock. farm. Ivanhoe had
just secured position in the
round house at Emporia and his
mother appearing better, he had
gone up on the freight Monday
evening so as to be ready to be
gin work Tuesday morning"
Mrs. Winter is also survived BY
three brothers and two sisters
David L. Peck, residing in Nun
Gle, Ind; Dennis, IN Darke coun-
ty, O.; Daniel, Caldwell, Kan, De
borah, Mrs. Stillwell Palmer, a
Rlngwood, Okla. and Ellen, Mrs
Solomon Plessinger, Hyndman
Pa.
Mrs. Winter took sick in Janu
ary, 1908, and was confined t,
her bed until the following Au-
gust, when she was able to be VI
a little, but she did not regain he
former strength, and death cam'
as before stated. She was a con
sistent member of the Methods
Episcopal church, and her funer
al was conducted by her pastor
Rev. Hopkins, of Olpe, on the Fri
day following her death, and he
remains were laid to rest in Plea
ant Ridge cemetery, west of Olpe
The bereaved family have tn
deepest sympathy of their rela
tives and friends in Fulton coun
ty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
MERIT SYSTEM BASIS.
Important Bill Introduced by the Civil
Service Reform Association.

The Civil Service Reform As
sociatlop has introduced a bill
putting the civil service of the
commonwealth, and of such coun.
ties and cities as elect to accept
it's provisions, on the "merit sys-
TEN" basis of competitive exami.
nation for appointment to ali non-
elective public offices. 1t was in.
troduced February 9 in the Sem
ate by General W. j. Hullngs, of
Venango County, and IN the
House by Representative w. s..
Reynolds, of Lawrence County.
In the Senate the bill was refe' =
red to the Judiciary SPECIAL Com,
mittee, and in the House it went
to the Committee on Municipal
Corporations.
This measure is one of great
significance. 1t includes at less 81
5000 State officers, and fully as
many again IN case the larger
counties and the third class cities
should elect to accept Its provls
ions. The ''local option" provlsC
offers two alternatives: counties
and cities may adopt the "merlt
system" either through the ac
ton of the corporate authorities
Il. e., county commissioners ol
city councils) or by the popular
vote (the referendum). The bill
does not come into conflict with
the proposed educational code
lnasmuch as school districts arr
not included within the scope o
the Act, which excepts also al
elective offices AID higher execu
tive officials, and eXempts from
examination certain other conf
dental positions. The admins
tration of the law is to be in the
hands of com mission of three
members to be appointed by th'
Governor, and this com mission il
to appoint examiners at it's dis
cretion, keeping their eXpendi
ture within the appropriation
Honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors IF the War OF the Re
belllon are to receive the prefer
ence in appointment as among
candidates of equal qualifications
The bill is a step III advance
and it is in line with the enlight
ened recommendation of Govern
or Stuart's inaugural address
and recent message to the Legis
lature. 1t represents a reform
which has come to stay, ant
which, as 1t operates in the ma
tional administration, has result
ed IN a notable increase IN etfici
ency and economy in carrying OF
the business of the government
The Act of March 5, 1906, which
covers the city service of Phila
delphia. and that of May %, 1907
according to which the city EN-
ployees of Pittsburg and Scran
ton are appointed, were develop
ments of great significance to al
advocates of business'like anc
efficient municipal admlnistra
ton, and 1t is to be hoped that the
year 1909 will be rendered nota
BILE in The political annals of Penn
sylvania by the passage of this
comprehensive civil service, meas
ure for the benefit of the entire
commonwealth.
loving mother and a kind neigh
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S. j. Strait, of Saluvia, was a
business caller at the News Office
Monday morning.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19
PUT TWAIN At TOP
HUMORlST DECLARED LATEST
MAN IN NEWSPAPER GAME.
Printing Office Cub" Relates How
Forty Years Ago the Popular
Writer Would Brbe Him Not
to Be Disturbed.

W. Lardsittel is the grizzled fore
man of the Lyons Republican, which
is the Republican organ of Wayne
county, New York.
I've been in this business for 80
years now," he said to q reporter as
he stroked his gray mustache, "and
| have seen some lazy people in my
time Yes sir, while the newspaper
business is exacting and telling on the
nerves, it does harbor some real lazy
folks from time to time"
Whom do you consider the cham
pion lazy man of the newspaper
game?" he was asked.
THAT is so easy to answer" was his
reply, with wan smile. Almost any
of the real old-timers in this bu1iness
would give you his name right off the
bat. Why. Mark Twain holds the
belt"
The Republicans foreman reflected.
81 was a rrir ter's devil on the R'lf-
falo Express 40 years ago." he said,
"and one of my duties was to sweep
the room where re"Or+ers and editors
worked. Every day during the time
that Mark was a partner in TIE pub
lica ion of the Fxpr"s Sc I was b~'Ned by
him in the cause Of rest ard ease. |
would sweep every corner of that
room, ard WREN | cane to Marks
desk. on which his feet re0ose1. he
would look me over ard ask me to go
away y don't want my rart of the
Office cleaned up' he would say.
please don't make ne Move. I'm so
comfortable Then he would rive me
a nickel to get away from him and
leave him in his own corner without
anv of TIE debris of the business
cleared away. He would ralNn- die
there in the dust ard truck than un-
cross his legs or tilt his chair back so
that | could sweep IN"
Brother 7 a"dcit+el stopred the press
long enouoh to find out what was chip
ping the corners Of his races as they
were swept downward from the big
rollers.
Eyes. SIR he ruminated, "he was
certainly lazy One 'av he pave me a
nickel to dot an Il in his cony for him
He die certainly enjoy life, that man
did"
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19
Won1en and the Sta re.

David Belasco was in his best mood
at dinner at the st. Regis preceding
his vacation-his first vacation in 20
long, hard years.
Mr. Belasco, in the course of
learned review of barefoot dancing,
Prob plays and such like outcrop-
pings of stage history, smiled and
said:
1T may be true, as some have
claimed, that immoral plays are due
to the immoral taste of woman. Yes,
that may be true; but, gent emen, did
you ever watch at the theater an ell
der'y, staid, perhaps somewhat unrre-
possessing wife breeding over bus
band little younger than herself?
These wives, surely are no supporters
of the immoral stage spectacle.
Such a wife sat in one of my thea
ters during the production of drama.
The heroine, beautiful girl, said at
a dramatic moment:
"'Merciful heavens, I am undOne!
The wife rose hurriedly.
"'Come, Clarence she murmured,
sternly, We've had enough of this.
Pm not going to have you drinkin' in
any Salome dance or disrobin' act. -
II. Y Times
Comprehensive Blessing.
The father of family being absent
at dinner, the mother called on little
five-year-old Ernest to say the bless
ing. Folding his hands and bending
his head, he said: Dear Lord, some
times we have more and sometimes
less, but we're very thankful"
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19
Summons.

In the Justice Court, Winslow
Precinct, County of Navajo,
Territory of Arizona
K. W Higgins. plaintiff, VS. How
ard Smith & A. T. & 5. F. Rail
way Co, Coast lines a Corpora
ton, defendant.
Action brought in the justice
Court of Winslow Precinct, in
and for the County of Navajo, in
the Territory of Arizona.
In the name of the Territory Of
Arizona:
To Howard Smith, defendant
greetings.
You are hereby summoned and
required to appear in action
brought against you by the
above-named plaintiff in the JUS
tice Court of Winslow Precinct,
in and for the County of Navajo
in the Territory of Arizona, and
answer to the Complaint filed in
said Justice Court, at Winslow,
in said County, within five days
exclusive Cf the day Of ser
vice, after the service upon you
of this Summons, if served with
in this Precinct; but if served
out of the County, fifteen days;
in all other cases, twenty days,
or Judgment by default will be
taken against you.
Given under my hand at Wins
low, this 10th day of June, 1909
Geo c. Reed,
Justice of the Peace of said Pre-
cinct.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19

Mortisa and set in between the cross
pieces, which are II inches apart. the
board, a, and faste1 a cap to the to-
of the frame. TIE gate is Is fee
lCng, IL feet being for tie ga eva.
ard four lee for The W, h to ba
ance it. The frame is OF 2Xls. Cove
t. e 4-foot end with boards and fill witA
enough stones to balance il when
hung Cover the gate with wire fenc-
ing and harg by chain. Put boi;
;hrcIgh h rart of the frame
into the Sc a
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19
Additional Locals

For Sale-A very good, new
steel range Apply at the resi-
dence of Mrs A. H. Gain, (Ma-
honey's house,
c. J. Spellmire, seturned from
the SpeIlmire. Lyons & Sawyer
sheep camps Friday afternoon.
Fred French is busy this week
gathering his crop of alfalfa
which is quite abundant.
Julius Wetzler, the we'll known
BUSINESS man Of Holbrook, was
among us again this week.
c. J. Spellmire started for the
mountains and the sheep camps
where he will make a brief visit.
T. A. Baker has resigned his
position as captain and player
on the WinslOw Baseball Team.
Lost-A gold locket chain.
Finder please return to the Mail
office.
Mrs. A E Henning, of Pinta,
was Winslow visitor the early
part of the week.
Mrs J. ] Collins was among
the "rooters" accompanying the
ballteam last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Burr Williams
are in town this week from their
ranch.
Rabbit Bros. received a car
load OF flour this week.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19
s. - FED.
c.re Are Vcr,oGi Feds That Car
&c Pre-sr re, Eut Indian
Ccrl l. TT.

Tie s.1O.rg Of led con- ares favor
} With the canning OF f. T. 5 an>
ssetGbles. There aYe various iec1
nat can be Sliced. but it h s heel
efnite y determined that InG4an corr
best adapted to the purpose. How
ier, alfalfa and cowpeas or sCy baan:
:e being sliced a. the present tlMC
5th great sCccCss, says writer i
le NOrthweo. Pac.dc Farmer. A nliv
ne O afc-a and corn or soy bean
I'd com is preferable to either ii t.
'anco' triments which thes
3eds contain.
The g0s Of si'os are nunc'
IS. TIE s eneb IS the fa.-~er Il
reserve a ia-go ontlty OF tic 1ooc
laterial Of tie oy.g nal fodder FOR the
Z ding OF farm animals than is ros
;hle by any other system Of rreseT
ation now '-nown. p7eture g. ass i.
lie ideal feed for i've stock. but is no
VailGble more than Il few ron is ir
1e year The same is true of a
.iloing crops. When made into hqy
he grasses. and all other green crops
ose some Of the food material con
aimed in them, on account of the los
leaves and other tender parts, az
n account of fermentation that take ,
ace While the plant is drying ont CT
1eing cured.
In the case of Indian corn, the loss
rom the latter source is considerable, e,
wing to the coarse stock of the plant
md the large number OF air Cs'ls in
he pith Under the best cslditions
cured fodder corn would lose at least
en- per cent. of it's food value when
cured in Shocks Such a low percent
: ge of loss can only be obtained when
he shocks are cared for on the cut.
-er and put in the field under ideal
weather conditions. In ordinary farm
Nractice the loss in nutritive value will
srproach 25 per cent. and will even
Xceed this figure unless special pre-
cautions are taken in handling the
fodder
Comparing these large losses in FOOD
in field-cured Indian corn,
there is a comparatively small loss in
The si'o, caused by fermentation OF
decomposition of the living plant cells
as they are dying off. 1t has been
frequently determined that the aver,
age loss of dry matter in the fodder
corn during the silo season does not
exceed four per cent.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19
There Are Others.

We should not be too herd on that
Atlanta party who traded bis wife for
a keg of beer, however. Remember,
there may be men in Atlanta who
would trade their wives for near-beer.
Washington Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19
GATE NEVER StGS.
Farm Essential That Can Be Chea
ly Conssruc c ard Keeps IN
Re air.

In order to build gate that vii
never sag and requires very little re
pairing counte1sink two pieces anc
Din them together. Then set up twc
2x4 PIECES two feet higher than the
gate SO it can be raised in winter
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19
FIND OLD QUARnIES
SAID TO HAVE BEEN "BIRTti-
PLACE OF MASONRY"
spot Was Mentioned by Josephus ana
Store from There is Believed to
Have Been Used in Build
ing Temple.

AS a result of the effort of the de
IarIment OF state to learn all tnat is
oss-ble of the birthplace of Mason
ry,' Thomas r. Wallace, American
consul at Jerusalem, has made an ex-
tenslVe investigation of Solomon S
quarlies' in the Holy city. His repor,
10 the state depar ment is OF interes,
to Masonic bodies, and particularly to
American Mascns, because an Ameri
can, Ro.la Floyd, became senior war
den Of tie Royal Solomon Mother
lodge, ins ,ituted in Jeru -alem in 1917.
"Solomon's qua. res were M n
toned by Josephus in the writings OF
the ancient historian. They were
lost throu, b the A-iddle Ages ana un-
til NEST recent times. A chan Der is
pointed out in the quarries as the
original meeting place of the a-.Diant
body of Masons. The cha nber is the
so-called Chamber of Brotherly Cove
nant."
Mr.. Wallace said that his inves-iga
tons led him to believe that the quar-
ry became lest when the Romans Ge-
stroyed Jerusalem. 1t is believed that
the stone with which the ancient tenn
pie was built was taken from the quar-
ry. The bass of this belief is that
JOsephus described the temple as hav-
ng been white, like a mountain of
snow" The stone in the quarry is
white aNd soft, hardening with expos
IRE to the air
The quarries were discovered by ac-
cident. According to the story told
Mr. Wallace. a Dr. Barclay was out
bunting. His dog disappeared in a
hole near the north wall of the city
The dog failed to reapDear. Dr. Bar
'av tore away the earth and weeds
about the hole until he had enlarged it
to the quarries.
A Chamber is ro1nted out in which
It is said the first meetings of Mason
ry were held It is a sN7ll semi cir
cular place with seats about it formed
Of shelves OF stone. Crumbled into a
9haneless mass at one end of the semi
circle is what once was a pillar of
re and is said 10 have been the
chanel of the lodge 1t is in the same
corditiCn now as when discovered, Mr..
Wallace said.
An Amer can named Page. accord
in" to Nr Wallace, gave the best indi-
cation of the time which passed since
TIE quarries were lest A small pot
terry lamp such as thcse used by the
carly Jews was found in the quarries
by Mr. Page It was filled with the
minute particles of dirt which float in
The air. These particle would remain
in the vessel after fal 'ng in. because
protected from air currents by the rim
of the vessel. The pottery lamp had
a bowl one inch deep. 1t contained
only these atoms of dust, showing that
t required ages to fill
The supposed connection of Solo
mon with these ouarries toeether with
the traditional idea that associates him
with the early history of the Masonic
fraternity, is RESPONSIBLE for the in
terest with which Masons regard
these caves, and especially the partic
ular chamber where lodge meetings
are sometimes held. Gavels and pa
per weights made from the white
stone OF the quarry, and on which Ma
sonic emblems are carved, are to be
had in some Of the stores of Jerusa-
lem, and are much priced by Masons.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19

{. ] Spellmire started for the
mountains and the sheep camps
where he will make brief visit.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19

Julius Wetzler, the we'll known
businesss man of Holbrook, was
among us again this week.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19

Fred French is busy this week
gathering his crop of alfalfa
which is quite abundant.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19

T. A. Baker has resigned hi
position as captain and plave
on the WinslOw Baseball Team
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19

c. J. Spellmire, seturned from
the Spellmire. Lyons & Sawyer
sheep camps Friday afternoon.
The Winslow mail., 1909-06-19

Babbitt Bros. received a car
load Oi flour this week.