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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-07-15

The Iron Trade Review" will say
today: 1.-The United States Steel
Corporation has decided to build Q
fifty-mill tin plate plant and q
fifty-miil sheet plant at Gary These
plants will be the largest OF
their kind In the world. An
advance OF 81 per ton In bars,
plates and shapes by the Carnegie
Steel Company has not been follow
ed by the Illinois Steel Company.
This is an important step toward
abandoning the time honored custom
of making Pittsburg the basing point
for these products
The Press., 1909-02-17
How Washington Looked.

Washington was six feet two inches in height. His hair was brown, his eyes blue and rather cold, his skin clear and ruddy. His nose was promi- nent. In youth he was slender, but during his service in the army he weighed POO pounds. His hands and feet were enormous. His boots were No. 13. He was broad, though not deep chested, and exceedingly strong He could lift with one hand a tent folded about the tent poles which usu- ally took two men to put it into bag gage wagon. He could hold a musket In one hand and fire it. His taste fin clothes was plain, but fastidious. He was very careful about his personal ap- pearance. He never wore beard or mustache and acted as his own barber. In his old age he wore false teeth, which gave to his face in the later por- Eraits severity of expression absent In the earlier and probably more truth Pul nkenesses. StUart's portraits of Washington are somewhat idealized. Portraits by Trumbull and Sharpless are considered faithful in most re- epects, while that painted by Joseph Wright in 17S2 was highly approved by Washington himself The Houdon stat he at Richmond has generally been ac- eepted as the most accurate image of Ehe first president
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THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items Of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years agO.l
T'bruary aO. 1879.

Johu Brown has sold his block of stores, known as the Brown block. to Dr O. Eat n, aud hJs bought of G. M Ives and others the front portion otsthe lot lying next east of that block the lot once designed as the site of the Epist opal church. MT Brown will probably build upon his newly purchased lot. which has 50 feet front, and suffi isnt depth for making good stores
 Fl ga R Winter died the 14tn on StS ford Street at the ege f 55. Her twin sister, Miss Emily R. Winter, died two weeks before on the same day of the week, and about the same hour. Their sicknesses were very similar, both dying with the same disease, pneumonia. They had lived and kept house together most of their life, and shared each others joys and sorrows in 8 remarkable degree.
 Harmony Lodge, No. 30, Temple of Honor, recently instituted in this village, started with g charter mem- bers, and is rapidly adding to the number by initiation. Meetings are held on Wednesday evenings, in rooms fitted for their use On the upper floor of Ool. Warren's block. The follow ing is the list of officers, the post office address of the worthy chief and worthy recorder being Stafford Springs: Joshua Hinchcliffe, W. O. T.; Charles Holbruok, W. V. T. c. 0. Parkess, w. R Frank Smith. W. A. R.; John o. Cleaveland, W. F. R Austin l.. Burdon, W. T i; Thom- as Gordon, W. George Howes, W. D. U Arthur Crane, W. C.. Charles Carder, w. s L E. Dimock, P. W. 0 T.. Amos Nichols. W. O.
 Born. In WillinRton, 18th. Q daughter to Origen Hall.
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Could Do lt.

It was q mean trick, but, then, that Is the kind that's usually successful.
 That dog," said the owner, twill bring me anything I send him for, and am willing to bet on it.''
 Straightway a bet was arranged, and then the manager of the billiard hall suggested that he would like to have the pool table brought to him.
 Certainly" answered the owner of the dog, and he pointed to the table and said, Fetch it!'
 The dog raced around it once or twice and then grabbed a pocket and tore it off
 "Hold onr' cried the billiard man. Hell ruin the table,"
 ''Of course" answered the owner of the dog, but if you give him time he'll get it all over here. You didn't suppose he could bring it in one trip, did you?"
 But the billiard man paid the bet
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A CAREFUL JUDGE.
The Way the Law Is Administered lm
 Merrie EnuIand,

The Way the Law Is Administered Im
 Merrie England.
 A friend of mine, wishing to make a present of a ring to an acquaintance who was on the eve of being married, bought the article and handed it to the jeweler, with instructions to have a suitable inscription engraved upon it, making a stipulation that it should be finished and returned by a certain late, otherwise it would be useless. Months elapsed before the ring was delivered. It was sent back to the jeweler. The tradesman took out a summons, and my friend had to come back to town and sit in a stuffy court all day without the case being called. Next morning he bribed the usher to let him know when the case was called. He was sent for at lunchtime and sat till quarter past listening to anything but edifying matters which had to be disposed of first. By this time the old gentleman on the bench was fast asleep. The jewellers case was called, and my friends so- ncitor stated the defense. At it's close the legal functionary slowly disentan- gled himself from the embrace of Morpheus, opened one eye, grunted, Verdict for plaintiff" and numbered heavily out of court My friend was furious and addressed the judTe in terms the reverse of polite. The usher endeavored to pacify him and eventu- ally led him out of court, and after pocketing another half sovereign he remarked: ''Yes, sir; it's very 'ard, I know. But, you know, sir, he alters gives verdict for the plaintiff after 4 o'clockv'-London Strand Magazine.
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with tremendous consequences to themselves, to George Washington and to America. For the mission with which they were intrusting the lad from the Rappahannock was exactly that best calculated to develop in him the sterling qualities of self control, energy, pluck and determination and to 1t him for the great task of his life the conduct of an epoch making war waged in field and forest, on steep mountain side and by swiftly flowing stream. In the widest section of Vir- ginia-then but a British colony-lay vast holdings which Lord Fairfax had decided to sell. They had never been surveyed, and 1t was to plat them out that George Washington had been chosen.
 Truly a formidable undertaking to traverse the almost painless wilder ness. to explore a region in which the redskin lurked and to do this at a time of year when nature was in her an griest mood. A man, and much more boy, might we'll have faltered. But George Washington was no ordinary boy. Physically he was we'll developed for his age. Though little more than midway through his teens he was al- ready famed as the finest rider in a section that was celebrated for its hOrsemen. At fencing, running, jump Ing, he could worst any lad of his years, and mentally he was, as William Fairfax had suggested, exceptionally equipped.
 Consequently it is easier to imagine than describe the elation he felt when
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THE CHYSANTHEMUM.
Japanese Legend of the Origin of the
 Many PetaIed Flower.

"ANy TSIdISO TIOb%GFs
 The Japanese have an interesting legend in connection with the origin of the chrysanthemum. In garden bath ed in the soft moonlight a young girl plucked a flower and commenced to strip the petals to see if her f1ance loved her truly. Of a sudden a little god appeared before her and assured her that her f1ance loved her passion ately. Your husband will live, he add ed, as many years as the flower which will let you choose has petals. With these words he disappeared. The young girl hastenGd to search the gar den for flower which should have an abundance of petals, but each one ap- peared to promise but brief future tor her beloved.
 At length she picked up a Persian carnation, and. with the aid of a gold pin taken from her hair, she separated each of the petals of the flower so as to increase the number of folioles and of the number of years accorded by the god to her fiance. Soon under her delft fingers one, two. three hundred petals, thin, pliant and beautifully curved, had been evolved, and the young girl cried for joy to think of the happy future which her ruse had assured her fiance. So, runs the leg end, was the chrysanthemum created one moonlight night in a Japanese garden where silvery brooks murlnur- ed softly as they ran beneath the little bamboo bridges.-London Globe.
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chew gum and the teachers can carry a bottle of water to school with them
 Considerable talk has been heard of late as to the wisest policy for the town to pursue next year in regard to exterminating elm tree beetles. The pest was serious last summer, but nothing was done by tho selectmen, as they had no money at their disposal for such work. A special appropri- ation will be asked for at the annual town meeting. It has been suggested that trees ought to be sprayed three times each season, and in this con- nection a letter received by J. P. Herlihy of the board of selectmen is of much interest. It is from R. S.. Gaylord. tree warden in Hadley. He has had considerable experience in fighting the pest and has been very successful. He finds that it is not necessary to spray more than once during the year, and that the work is attended by the best results if begun about June 15.
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Whistler's Grocery Bill.

Whistler's financial affairs were the mingled joy and terror of his friends, and the Pencils, in their Life of Whistler" give a most amusing glimpse into this side of his life. On one occasion he had actually run up bill of E6OO with Chelsea green grocer, who at last called to insist upon payment. Whistler came out strong on that occasion:
 "How-what-why- of course, you have sent these things-most ex- cellent things-and they have been eaten, you know, by most excellent people. Think what a splendid adver- tfsement! And sometimes, you know, the salads are not quite up to the mark-the fruit, you know, not quite fresh. And if you go into these un- seemly discussions about the bill well, you know, shall have to go into discussions about all this, and think how 1t would hurt your reputation with all these extraordinary people. think the best thing is not to refer to the past-TH let 1t go. And in the fu- ture we'll have weekly account wiser, you know!"
 The greengrocer left without his money, but received in payment two nocturnes, one the blue upright Val raralso.
 Where He Was Slow.
 Alexander the Great conquered the entire world"
 "Yes," answered Mr. Dustin Stax. "He conquered 1t, but some of us moderns could have shown him a thing or two about making 1t pay dividends.''- Washington Star.
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bIe type. The first night the party slept at an inn, where George, as he tells us in the Journal a happy fortune has preserved for posterity. found in way of a bed only heap of straw covered with but one thread Bear blanket with double it's weight of Yer min such as Lice, Pleas, etc.
 But nothing could daunt his spirit, and, despite the continued rains, the swollen streams and the terrific winds that more than once leveled his tent to the ground, he was constantly in the field, because, to quote his own words, tour time was too precious to lose" Out bright and early with chains and instruments, he worked till night and then sought what repose he could find. Occasionally when the par ty reached some remote settlement there were feasting and merrymaking, but this was an exception to the gen. eral rule of hard and prolonged toll. We find him writing to a chum:
 Dear Richard-Yours gave me pleas Gre, as received it among barbarians and an uncouth set of people. Since
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stern hut inval- NO MATCH FOR HIM.
 hable apprenticeship, and 1t is good to be able to record that he acquitted him. self SO creditably that, his first mission accomplished, Lord Fairfax found Oth- or work for him to do, retaining him fin his employ until his surveying days were at an end. Now, too. he was given opportunity to indulge in the manly sports 50 dear to his vlrile na- ture, for his duties became such that he was able to reside in one place for months at a time. At Frederick, for example, he boarded in the house of widow named Stlnson, who had ssv- on sons, each a v0ritable Hercules if tradition is to be accepted. Near by was another family of 1usty youths, Crawford by name. Every evening when the days work was done the EtinSOnS, the Crawfords and George would meet in a large open space before the St1nson house and en- gage in trials of strength and skill. The others were far heavier than Washington, and in wrestling he was no match for them. As Hugh Stin- son when an old man used to recall, "Often have I laid the cOnqueror of England on his back" But he was always quick to add, ''Yet in running and leaping I and the rest were no match for him."
 It is pleasant to note that, twenty i've years after the bouts at Frederick, when he was called on to lead the Con- tinental army against King Georges host, Washington's thoughts went back to the friends of his hard but happy youth. and, knowing their worth, ke lost no time in offering them commits sionS. Several among them accepted his offer, and one, William Crawford, won his way to the rank of colonel and would doubtless have been still further promoted had he not fallen into the hands of hostile Indians and been burned at the stake.
 In such wise, meeting and overcom- mg the difficulties of the wilderness, 3Id George Washington prove his met tie and gain knowledge that stood him A the best of stead in his after life as military commander. Only till 1751, his twentieth year, did he follow the profession of surveyor. Then, on news of trouble with the Indians along the frontier, he laid aside the compass for the sword and entered on the career that was to enshrine him forever in the hearts of his fellow cOuntrymen.
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CATARRH MUST Go.
And Hawking, Splitting SnuffIes Must
 Go Too.

Hyomei (pronounced HiRh-o-me) will give the suff Ter from tatarrh joyful relief in five minutes.
 It is tuoh a remarkable cure, and so 20 tive in its action, that AndeIs Jacobsen go SO far as to guarantee it to cure catarrh or money back.
 A complete outfit, which consists of hard rubber pocket inhaler, bottle of Fly omei, and a unique dropper for filling the inhaler, only costs one dollar, and if an extra bottle is after wards needed the price is only 50 cents.
 Hyomei is 8 healing, antiseptic balsam, taken from the mighty eucaly ptus trees in the health giving forests of Australia, where diseases of the respiratory tract are unknown.
 All the sufferer has to do is to in- hale the antiseptic air of Hyomei over the inf1amed parts where the germs are entrenched, three or four times a day.
 It cures coughs, colds, asthma, hay fever and croup without stomach d sing.
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quietly. But a chance word brought up a serious subject.
 Yes, yes, William" said one, with a shade of annoyance in his tone, "I know that the matter must be ar- ranged speedily, but where are we to find a competent mana man of the necessary executive ability and whom we may trustT''
 Near at hand, Thomas" And quizzical smile accompanied the reply. "I fancy he's visiting Mount Vernon now"
 Not young George Washington
 "Preclsely-yOung George Washing ton, warrant you the boy has the makings of fine man. He's strong, active, tireless. and has a brain to match his body"
 "But he Is only boy-not yet six teen, l belicve-and this Is work for a man, not for boy. Besides, what ex- perlence can he boast?"
 Experiences" the other laughed. "Why, bless you, Thomas, if you had seen as much of him as I have you'd grant he had experience. He's forever at work, measuring here, calculating there, The lad Is a born surveyor. Only the other day" and the speaker ehuckled. ''I found him busily engaged In Surveying-never can you guess it. In surveying Lawrence's turnip field.
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Christening the Baby.

A north country parson thought 1t absurd that a working class woman should wish to christen her child Laura Winifred Gwendolyn Gene. vieve.'
 My good woman, what ridicu- lously long and fanciful name!' he pro tested. ''Why not choose something simpler Sarah, for instance? That Is my own wife's name.''
 '"Ah, yes, Sarah's all very well for a parsons wife, but hope my little gal will look bit higher than that" an- ewered the woman readily.
 The astonished parson thereupon performed the ceremony without fur ther comment.-London Telegraph.
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What They Said.

Did the girls say anything when they heard of my engagementY" she asked, with a little curiosity.
 every little," was the reply of her dearest friend.
 "But they said something2"
 "Oh, yes; they said something"
 "Well, what was it?''
 "Well, most of them merely ex- claimed, At lasty"
 There was a pause, and then she asked:
 "Well, what did some of the others say?'
 "One of them said, Who'd have thought itT Another, will wonders never ceaseY And a third"-
 "Oh, never mind the rest" inter rupted the f1ancee. "I never did have much curiosity"
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An4Iotostsd cause For Sorrow.

Ina came ih from the country on her fifth birthday to visit her cousin May At night they were put to bed early An hour passed when heartbreaking sobs were heard from the children's bedroom.
 What is the matter. childrenY ask ed Mays mother. entering the dark room.
 "From under the bedclothes Ina sob bed out. "May won't give me any of her peanuts"
 "But May has no peanuts" replied her aunt.
 'T know that" sobbed Ina, "but she said if she did have peanuts she wouldn't give me any."-Delineator.
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WHY so WEAK?
Kidney Troubles May be sapping Your Life Away. Stafford Springs People Have Learned This Fact.

Kidney Troubles May be sapping
 Your Life Away. Stafford Springs
 People Have Learned This Fact.
 When 8 healthy man or woman be- gins to run down without apparent cause, becomes weak, lanRuid, de- pressed, suffers backache, headache, dizzy spells and urinary disorders, look to the kidneys for the cause of it all Keep the kidneys we'll and they will keep you we'll. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidreVs and keep tLem we'll Here is Stafford Springs testi mony to prove it.
 Mrs. Henry Allore, living on West Main street, Stafford Springs, Conn [, says: 1T suffered so severely from kidney diseases that my whole system was affected and in a run down con- dition was bothered mostly with a weak and aching back, especially in the morning, when I would be so lame I could scarcely get about. l had frequent headaches and was often so dizzy I could not stand My father used Doan's Kidney Pills with such good results that I decided to give this remedy a trial. and procured box from Eaton's drug store. I never knew a medicine to act so quickly I had heen using it hut short time when the pains ceased and 1 grew stronger. I took the contents of jrst one b1x, and by that time was with out a symptom of kidney disease Doan's Kidney Pills cured me and gladly testify in their favor.''
 For sale by all dealers Price 50 cents Foster Milburn Go, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States
 Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other
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he heard of his appointment. Ea- gerly he made all preparations and
 early in March,
 174S, struck out from B elvo1r, William Fairfax's
 magnificent coun- try place, to cross the Blue Ridge and begin his la bors in the val leys of the Ale ghenies. He start ed in a pouring rain, and the far ther he went the harder 1t rained. And he 8 oon found other iK- cOnVenienceS of a more diSa 0reoa-
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A NoissIess City In FriesIand.

Fancy a city of 35.O0O inhabitants, guiltlesS of street cars and omnibuses (the steam tram line from Franeker halts discreetly without the town), easily encompassed in an hour, for its singel, it's old moat which it has not yet greatly overstepped, is not three miles in extent; a city without great noise or confusion, save upon market days. and clean, quiet streets, lined by low houses with shining windows. peopled by rosy checked serving wom- en. capped with gold and lace, and demurely dressed. grave faced citizens. Send red sailed boats to its very heart until masts are jumbled with electric light poles and church towers; plant densely foliaged trees beside its quays and few iron rallied flower beds in its open squares; give it a water gir- dle throngel with hundreds of boats, crossed by a few bridges and many little hand ferries-and you will sec Leeuwarden.-Scri Magazine.
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MONSON.

MoNsoN.
 Bill Cahill, the local catcher, will try out with Springfield.
 Mr and Mrs. A. D Ellis and MT and Mrs E D. Cushing have gone to Palm Beach, Fla, where they will spend month.
 The new Ellis plant, which is rapidly nearing completion, is to he a five.seE mill There will be 32 looms, and it will employ about 70 hands It is handsome structure, both ornamental and useful The machinery is arriving every day and is being placed In a short time the plant will be ready for operation.
 Monson school teachers and scholars are placed in the same department with horses and oxen as regards water. It has been shut if from the fountains and from the school houses. AS soon as the supply is adequate for proper fire protection the fountains should be connected. The pupils can
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A one sided comnIaint.

'~This is the seventeenth time I've seen you before me in the dock" said a magistrate. looking at a prisoner sternly.
 "Yes. For eight years now I've seen you sitting in the chair, but I've never thought of complaining about ftp re- piled the prisoner reproachfully.-LOn- don Telegraph.
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Insisted on g Change.

London Coster (meeting village fdiot-Oo are yer a-larfin' at2 Idiot Oi Eean't a-larfin'. Coster-Well, put your face straight. Idiot-It is straight. Coster (exasperated) - Well, then. bloomin well bend it.-LOndOn Tatler.
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SnoiIed bv the Cook,

Cardinal Manning, the famous Eng fish churchman, was gaunt of face. The great ecclesiastic's appearance was so ascetic that he seemed to have been almost starved. Once in Liver pool he visited q convent and the cook knelt to him for blessing, which she got.
 May the Lord preserve your emil nence" said she. and then, looking at his thin face, she added, 'and, oh. may God forgive your cook"
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Witty Sayings.

w. s. Gilbert said of Beerbohm Trees Hamlet that it was funny without being coarse"
 During an Englishman's lecture in New Haven the usher said to a late conner: Please, sir, take your seat as quietly as possible. The audience is asleep"
 A Philadelphia woman said: ''Of course there will be no marriage in heaven. There will be plenty of wo- men there and a few men, but none any one would care to marry"
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Broke the Rula.

Creditor-Sa~. sent you my bin a month ago. Editor-Yes, but you wrote across the back of it, Please call and settle" We make it rule to pay no attention to manuscripts written on both sides.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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you received my letter l have not slept above three or four nights in a bed, but after walking a great deal all the day I have lain down before the fire upon a little hay, straw, fodder or a bears kin, whichever W as to be had, with men, wife and children, like dogs and cats, and happy is he who gets tho berth nearest the fire"
 H nRn Vn0 Q
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Mixed Praise.

Customer-Why, thought you call ed him ''the colt?" Ostler-Sure, yer honor, and that's the name he's had for the last twenty years, and he sticks to 1t like a respectable haste, the same as yourself.-London Punch.