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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02

When dnsting or cleaning the new
tungsten lamps the lamp should be
burning to prevent accidents to the
delicate filament.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02
Loyalty to Church

Loyalty to church should not be
contingent upon petty human likes
and Gk1iikaA
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-12-02

succeed without Him?
A traveller in a mountainous coun-
try asked a fellow traveller to give
him a description OF a road, which he
did. But fearing that he would not
remember it he wrote 1t down, and as
he took the chart and started he
looked up the rugged rocks and be-
gan to despair, and folding the paper
he started back, when a voice was
heard, BE Of good cheer. Don't
despair. Follow me,
We had oral descriptions at first of
the heavenly way. And they we're
afterward put In writing, the Bible
being given us. But better than this,
which of Itself alone is Inadequate.
Christ came Himself and calls to us
In our bewilderment, Don't be dis
couraged. Follow Me-
And We can follow Him, as the
easlets do their mother. from the
cradle, the base of the spiral, to
heaven, our final home.
She also caught them when about
to fall. which suggests timely as
sistance.
Not as many Rabbinical writer's
have said, actually carrying them on
her wings and shoulders to give them
ideas OF flight, and to please them.
for OF this we have no evidence, but
touching their breasts with her wings
and ever catching them when about
to fall to inspire them with confidence
and to rest them II tired and save
them II In danger, as one observed
the mother eagle do in one OF the
deep gorges OF the Himilayas.
Neither does God give us aerial or
other pleasure excurRionr through
this world. but designs that We shall
secure our pleasure, as lie did, by
me faithful discharge of every knowa
Aaty.
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ton Of Cretan independence gave An
noyance to Turkey at very critical
moment. King George is one OF the
most interesting figures OF Southern
Europe. His government has been
wise and sober, and he and Queen
Olga are immensely popular.
King Peter of Servia has been called
the boycotted monarch" because,
with the exception of Emperor Francis
Joseph, all the rulers of Europe have
refused to visit him or to accept visits
from him. This because King Peter
has refused to associate himself from
the assassin of King Alexander and
Queen Draga. The assassins, indeed.
In spite of the protests of foreign pow
ers, are among those who still hold
high Office In the kingdom, fact that
lends some color to the rumor that
the present king was privy to the hor-
rible crime of the palace. Neverthe-
less, Servia has had the support Of
the western powers in her claims for
compensation from Austria The
Crown Prince George is wild, harum-
scarum youth, whose chief faculty is
that of getting into scrapes which dis
tress the Servian authorities.
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro sue
ceeded to the throne In 1850, after
the murder of Danilo |. His court Is
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with Austria's recent concession to
Turkey.
There are critics who trace the orr
gin Of the present European trouble
mainly to the aspirations of Francis
Joseph's heir, the Archduke Franz
Ferdinand, whose aim is believed to
be partly Federalist-the change of
the dual monarchy into a federal sys-
tenn, of which Slav state will form
an important constituent-partly Cler-
ical at home and abroad. This would
mean pushing Austrian rule forward
into the Balkans in the spirit and
with the aim of twentieth century
Catholic crusade. Other critics con-
clude that while the act of Bulgaria
In putting her foot through the treaty
of Berlin when she declared her indie
pendence in October last and Austria s
formal incorporation Of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, may have been dramatic,
nobody in Europe considered Bulgaria
or Bosnia and Herzegovina parts
of the Turkish empire except
in name. Austria created order
In the two provinces and admin
istered and civilized them for 80 years
and probably no historian ever will
say that Europe contemplated their
being handed back to Turkey with
out protest For all practical pur-
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Giants Secure College Star.

Another young infielder has beer
added to the list of Giants who, will
meet John McGraw in Marlin, Tex
The youngsters name is A. j. Schaef
er. and he is a college player from
California. Schaefer halls from Los
Angeles and has been a student al
leland Stanford university for three
years. Schaefer IS a shortstop and in
the college games last season he had
a batting average of over 500. He is
said to be a 'ten-second" man and a
fine base runner. He probably will
remain with the Giants all season
even If he doesn't participate in many
games.
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INDIANS FAIL In BIG LEAGUES
Chief Bender of Philadelphia Athletics
Only Exception to Rule.

For some reason or other Indian
ball players do not last long as big
leaguers. Chief Bender is about the
only exception to the rule.
When Sockalexis joined the Cleve-
land club he was unknown, but in a
few short weeks, by his wonderful
all-around work. he was regarded as
the baseball sensation of the year.
Inability to stand prosperity and love
for firewater brought ruin to the Pc
nobscot Indian. Sox slowly drifted
backwards until now he has not the
ability to retain position in the
Maine State league.
Frank Jude, who jumped into the
limelight at Toledo and was the SEN
sation of the American association
for a time, is now in the bush league
class, and will probably never again
play in even a class A organization
Jude was sold to Cincinnati, but just
as soon as he struck the big league
he seemed to forget all he ever knew.
He was dropped and since then has
changed clubs five or six times, hav-
ing played engagements in both the
Ohio State and o. & p. leagues.
Jude wasn't very strong on the fire.
water, but he certainly did like to
eat, and once while Ed Grillo had
charge Of the team Jude put away
such a big meal one evening that in
digestion kept him from playing for
three days.
Muggsy McGraw is to try catcher
by the name Of Myers this year, Sc
cured by the Giants from the st. Paul
club of the American association. He
is said to be full-blooded Indian. 1t
will be interesting to watch what hap
pens to Mr.. Myers.
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MAILER HAS PROMISING
PLAYER In SCHWEITZER
ST. Louis Youngster a Splendid Fielder
and Knows How to Hit
the Ball.

All things considered, AL Schweitzer
Is McAleer's second best outfielder,
and IL the youth keeps improving as
he did during the 1908 campaign he
will be more valuable to the st. Louis
American league team than George
Stone this time year hence.
Schweitzer made good from the
lump. McAleer got him by draft from
the Newark 20. and p. leage) club.
First day out in training quarters in
Shreveport last spring Schweitzer
showed that he was a juvenile OF rare
good promise.
AS soon as Charley Jones and Dan
ny Hoffman tipped their mitts,
Schweitzer went to the outfield. He
only got in GA games, but would have
played clear through but for injuring
one of his limbs.
The accident happened in June and
Schweitzer was cripple more or less
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~. ton for the annexation Of Bosnia
and Herzegovina cleared the air for a
Itime. but already difficulties have
arisen concerning the actual amount
Rto be paid in cash, the terms of pay
Iment and the refusal of Turkey to
Iutop the boycott of Austrian trade I'M
It'll the final signatures TO the financial
settlement have been written down.
iIThat is only part of the trouble any
{way. Servia and Montenegro are
tmore defiant than ever The recent
(speech of the Servian minister for
I<oreign affairs in his own parliament
Twas a fat defiance of Austrian de-
|mands.
N. Milovanovitch, the Servian for
Ign minister, practically said Hands
fo6i" to Austria. He bluntly declared
hbat the balance of power and the lib
Ierties of the Balkan peoples could be
safeguarded only by Austria ceasing
IN be. a Balkan power. Further, he
formulated a demand for the autoS-
bmy ofBosnia and Herzegovina under
l1uropean control and for the recogni-
lion of the Save and the Danube rivers
Il the frontier between the dual mon
Archy and the Balkans.
A great power like Austria Hungary
iould afford to remain passive urder
irovocation from minor state, and
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in 1908, and it was largely through his
efforts that Bloomington won the only
pennant In its history. TRULY was Sc
cured to play second base and his
knowledge of inside baseball" and
success in coaching the local team was
largely responsible for the champion
ship. After leaving Bloomington he
became an umpire and met with con-
siderable success in the South Allan
tic. Cotton States and Virginia leagues
and was also with the Ohio State
league portion Of last season.
Many great batters are spoiled by
being forced to play in a sunfield,"
says Addie Joss, pitcher in summer
and sporting editor in winter In most
major league parks Old Sol is bad only
early and late in the season, at the
times when he gets low earlier in the
day. To anyone who has never expert
enced the sensation of trying to catch
ball which scars directly into the
sun this would not seem such diff
cult task, but when tried il soon be-
comes apparent that it is matter Of
no small moment. The sunfield that
Willie Keller has been forced to play
In in New York is probably one of the
worst of its kind in the country. Bib
attributes his falling off in batting to-
the suns glare, and when IL Is con-
sidered that he usually hits well on
the road, II is evident that there is
something in his complaint. The
smoked glasses worn by outfielders
who play sunflelds help somewhat, but
the pasture who is required to work i'm
a field of this kind right along is
bound to sooner or later slump in his
hitting. Every one knows how hard
ii is to see anything after emerging
from a dark room into the binding
rays of the SUM-. The constant playing
on sunfield is a good deal like that.
Even though batters may not hit
ball into the sun during an inning. the
fly chaser is constantly forced to-
look into the rays in order that when
a drive ~ Fit at him he will know
just how to play II. The only chance
the fielder has to get any relief is to.
look dow1 at the green grass. and
while this eases the binding effect
somewhat, IL far from leaves the eye
sight as CHAR as IL should be- It's a
mighty tcagA proposition this playing
on a sund.;c. ard the wonder is that
the men VINO toll in the glare of Old.
Sol are ale 10 bit the ball at ALL"
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hopes to force her way southwark.
Through that same territory, inhab-
tied by the men of his own race and
tongue, and largely of his own re.
ligion, the Slav intends to find his way
to the sea, and thereby to unite those
kindred racial elements which are ami,
mated by the most intense hatred and
jealousy of Teutonic ambitions.
1t would seem as If. In the presence
OF these two tremendous opposing
forces, the petty details of interna.
tional politics from day to day have
only that Importance which belongs
to them in their relation to those
forces. Yet II Is in the petty details
of political strife that the kindling
wood is found.
Disagree as to M,tlves.
There seems to be no doubt that che
personal influence of the Emperor
Francis Joseph had great deal TO do
with the avoidance of rupture a few
months ago. The emperor. sometimes
called the "father-in-law or Europe "
is the oldest OF European sovereigns.
He is rs years old. and he has reigned
for 81 years. And IL is fairly certain
that the emperor's desire for peace
and his anxiety to see a quiet sunset
OF a reign that had such a cycIonic
sunrise in 1S4S has had much to do
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throughout the remainder of the sea
son. While in the game he empha-
sized the fact that he can do every.
thing.
He had the distinction Of winding
up with .291 sticking percentage
topping Stone and all the rest of the
Brownies. His work on the pillows
was @. X. On the defense he's al
ready finished.
Schweitzer is splendid Judge OF a
fly rap; sure catch and possesses q
whip of steel. McAleer most properly
considers him one of his regulars fol
the coming season. The Browns pen
nant chances will be greatly enhanced
IL Schewitzer is able to get in all the
154 games
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STAGE SEEMS TO BE
SET FOR EUROPEAN
WAR IN THE SPRING

might well tolerate from a Servian
tongue what she could not possibly
tolerate from Russia, France or Ger
many, for instance a little more CON
sideration for the exingencies of the
Servian minister's surroundings might
have led the government of Vienna to
regard the Servian minister's speech
as intended less for foreign than for
home consumption. But Austria is not
inclined to be lenient. AS a matter of
fact, consideration for the weaker ma
ton In general never has been a char
acteristic of the policy OF Vienna. The
whole trend of events during the past
few weeks points to this fact-that
the ties which maintain certain of the
European powers in state of peace
are of the very slenderest nature and
that the slightest indiscretion of word
or deed may precipitate struggle the
end of which no living man can for
see.
10 Contest of Races.
The fundamental, basic fact back OF
all the negotiations between the vari-
Gus powers, principally Austria and
Turkey, Russia and the Balkan prov
inces proper, is the collision of two
opposing forces, whose natural trend,
respectively, is east and west, north
and south. Kinglake in his mastery
analysis of the Crimean war has noted
the inevitable tendency of the north
ern peoples to the south and the
warm water. At the present moment
two great races are obeying that in
stinct-the Teuton and the Slav.
From west to east, or southeast, the
Teuton, represented by Austria, with
the driving power of Germany behind
her. is heading for Salonika. From
north to south, or southwest, the Slav
Is equally bent upon linking up the
dismembered fragments of his race
and making his way down to the
Adriatic. And the geographical and
political point at which the lines of
these movements intersect lies in the
two provinces which form the present
bone of contention.
Through Bosnia and Herzegovina,
also through Servia herself, Austria
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- ONDON, Eng.-If Europe is
to be saved from a general
international convulsion In
the coming spring, her
- chief statesmen will de-
serve the praise Of history
and the thanks Of the whole world. II is
dn the spring that things happen in the
Balkan region-that present center of
the continent wherein may be struck
the vital spark of European flame. The
Balkans are extremely mountainous,
and the country, difficult of communi.
cation In most parts at any time, Is
impossible In the winter, when snow
and drift and glacier block the rugged
way, writes A. Francis Walker in the
New York Press.
1t is a country OF unrest, Of strife
and turmoil. Year after year the
world has been told each winter
There will be war in the Balkans in
the spring" The world has been
fooled SO many times by this rumor
that 1t has become skeptical, but the
Eime for skepticism is past. III ever
the rumor is going to find develop
ment in actual fact, IL surely will find
vt in the spring of 1909. According
to Sir Edward Grey, the British min
lister for foreign affairs, the present
Balkan troubles have caused the
greatest diplomatic complications of
modern history" Never were so many
international interests involved, nor
dill SO many territorial complications
ever arise at one juncture. The Serb
states seem bent upon fight Bulgaria,
I'm her ambitions toward Macedonia,
no longer feels her interests bound up
with Austria; Russia cannot afford to
disregard Slav feeling, however much
she may cry peace; and whichever
way the pendulum swings, If an out
break should occur, Austria and Tur-
key mRst find themselves involved.
Germany has promised to stand by
Austria and France and England are
busy safeguarding their status quo
All Signs Point to War.
The announcement that Austria had
decided to pay the sum of 100000 900
or Whereabouts TO Turkey as compen-
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Rudderham Is the southern.

President Kavauaugh of the South
I'm league has appointed Frank Rud-
1erham, last year with the National
league, ID the Southern staff for the
soming season.
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The appointment of Harry TRULY
as National league umpire by Presi-
dent Pulliam was of especial interest
to the Three T. league circuit, as the
veteran made his first appearance ac-
lively on the diamond as a player with
the Bloomington (Ill.) club. This was
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About This Time Every Year Young
Players Drafted b, he Big Leagues
Find ThsIr Hopes biast-d by Being
Canned" and Sent Back to the
LessSr Organizations.
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G0SNST4

Steve Kane, who umpired with sue
year and who is slated to work for
Pulliam the coming season, has fund
or interesting stories. According TO
Kane, one of the funniest triple plays
he ever saw was made possible by an
error Of judgment on the part Of
Grover Land of Toledo, now a member
OF the Maps catching staff. While 1
was umpiring a game between Carr's
bunch and the gang from Toledo at In
dianapolis triple play came up in the
following fashion," relates Kane.
With man on second and third, and
no one out, the, batter at the plate
walloped the ball on line fly to CEN
ter field. Immediately after the ball
was caught Grover Land, who was on
third base, started to run for the plate.
Grover saw he was beaten by the ball
before he had covered half the dis
lance to the counting station and
started back to the offside corner of
the diamond. Carley Carr ran over
toward the pitchers slab and caught
Davidson's throw and then whipped
the ball to Hopke, who tagged Land.
Hopke then threw to Williams at Sec
ond and put the runner out at that
bag. This completed the triple play,
which was made possible on an error
of judgment by Land. If Grover had
remained at third instead of trying
for home, the chances are he could
easily have scored after the ball had
been caught by Davidson, as the throw
to the plate was wide. At any rate
Toledo won the game. Had they lost
| would like to have been present and
to have listened to what Armour would
have said to Grover"
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poverty stricken, partly owing to the
princes own extravagances and mania
for gambling. One of his daughters
is the present queen of Italy.
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ONDON, Eng.-If Europe is
to be saved from a general
international convulsion in
the coming spring. her
chief statesmen will de-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27
HER JUST SUSPICION.
She Has Then Justified BY the Pint
and tbe Pill.

Sense Prohibition broke out in
GeorSy State said the Old Lady, I'D
be suplciOus after the O man eff he
should come home with q big seal
ring on his finger, for Id think it had
some connection With drammin', an
that thar WIZ a secret pipe lipe rum
nlng from it to some picket whar he
had a flask hid. an thai YOU lest
pressed the button an the fax done
the rest.
4 thought it wuz bad enough
when the OF man Wuz carryin q book
aroun marked New Testament an
10 an behol'. it WIZ as ho1Ier on the
inside as the OF mans head is. With
Just room enough fer a fiat pint flask.
An what was the worst of it the pint
1lask WuZ thar. an hit plumb full!
But now I'm a coming to what
Wuz wussn that: Deacon Jones spent
the night with us las Tuesday wUz a
week, an after supper waz TUX away
an we Wuz q settin' roun' the table
the OF man smokin' an me knit
TN the deacon lowed that he had
a ragin' headache. Now it so han
pened that once when the OF man
come nome fuI an / had a Favorable
opportunity 70 sarch his pocke I
found q purity big box with a label
on 1t, sayin' thar WIZ
Pills inside.
'Si put 1t IN the medicine
chlst an forgot about it till then when
! gets It u an tells the deacon bout
It. III Jest try one O. them pills he
says, mebbe it'll ease the pain, As
tne deacon o the box in his han
! notlced that the OF man looked
inighty intelligent an said that he
nhe"ise had the misery in his head
heu jest try the remedy hisse'f.
An now I'm acomin' to. the story.
bo,n hlm an the deacon tool one
apiece; then the deacon said that he
one ne O. only eased one side Of
lls head an he reckoned he'd take
ahotner' Same here says the OF
man an down went. two more mills.
iney re mighty big ones says the
ueacon' an bust in Yer mouth an
sIlde down Yer throat like they w,,z
CREASED! They do says the OF man
S"allerln two more-thats the
beauty Of EN- "
well IN less time than it takes to
te,i, the deacon riz uD and hit the
,aoie with his fist. sayin' he was .
letter man than the preacher: the al.
man knocked the lamp over an said
ne "uz q better man than the dea-
al 70 my eVerlastin' horror, both
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27

bear true faith and allegiance to
the United States" and TO serve
THEM honestly Can Miss Boyson, or
even "a Philadelphia lawyer" prove
that General Lee was guilty of "trea-
because he sided with a part Of
them when they We're invaded by
the other part? / think not: and [
feel confident that the unbiased fu-
ture viii not be misIed by such reason-
ing as hers to agree that Lee and,the
Confederate soldiers were '~enenies Of
their country
Respectfully yours, etc,
b. T. GRADY.
Clinton, n. c., February 5, 1909.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-27
\ Protesting Standpatter'

They've left the tax on julepa
Without ~cOnsultin' me,
Or Joey, or Pilduzer,
Yet they call this country 1".
Necessities are burdened
And Injuries let off light;
We're victims Of oppression,
And We're mad enough to IT.
They've left the tax on ju1ep5,
And mint so good and greer
Down there with every patrh u
And the tansy in between!
The Associations nettled,
And Freczer's fighting mao
This c%Ountry's goin' to ruin
And our hearts I might -.
They've left the tax on ju.eo."
And julep times at hand
No tellin' what will happen
When Congress rules the 10
We offer an amendments.
Pile up the tax on tea,
But when it comes to 1u-eQ4-
My country tbs Of thee.
-BentZtOWn Bard, in Baum