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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
The Home-Maling Saloon.

Hear this parable of how the saloon
helps make a home. One Oline Pet
ers was last week sent to the work.
house to serve thirty-day sentence
for being beastly drunk. II appears
to have been continuous perform
ance. He left behind wife and five
little children to drink the cup of
sorrow. His two oldest children, "a
girl of nine and boy of seven. were
down with scarlet fever. With her
two children sick with contagious
disease and her three other little
ones also subject to contagion, the
little mother could not leave her
home. She waited until the last mo-
ment before calling upon charitable
folks for aid; when the nurse from
the Salvation Army entered the bare
little house. she found that the fami-
ly had neither fuel nor provisions.
In the same city, on the same day,
the Humane Society found four chill
dren under five years old, and their
mother so Ill with quinsy the neigh
bors feared she would die during the
night, and no fire in the two little
rooms in which they live. The hus-
band was being kept gloriously drunk
In a saloon.
Yes, Brother Voter, this is para
BILE of the saloon and how 1t makes a
home-a hell.-Central Christian Ad-
vocate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
Temperance Notes.


South Dakota has been made one
third "dry." North Dakota Is who'll
ly @dry."
California and Colorado are almost
wholly local option. and Oregon par
TALLY so.
General Won Moltke: Beer Is
far more dangerous enemy to Ger
many than all the armies OF France"
New Hampshire is nominally a pro-
hibition State, but liquor is sold in
about forty per cent. OF its terri
tory.
About half of Rhode Island is
dry"
Massachusetts, has moro then $50
towns where liquor selling Is illegal.
II isn't question OF what you
think at the ballot bor, but OF what
you do; not a question of what you
have In your heart at the polls. but OF
what you have In your hand.--Wat-
kins at Monarch Park.
The Presbyterian utters tnis timely
warning: THE Army Canteen Assoc
ciation, reported as being disbanded.
is. on the contrary. hard at work to
secure the passage OF bill by Con-
gress to restore tss cantcen to army
posts"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
Fence Cenairinr Time,

Il is customary to do all repairing
OF fences in the spring, but why not
repair them in winter, when one can
spare the time? The winds of winter
may displace a board or rail here and
here, but few hours labor will re-
pair mile of fence in the spring
when 1t is put in good order in the
all. New fences may be built in the
!all as we'll as in the spring. In
brief, hundreds of dollars may be
saved on farms by doing work in the
winter that is usually left till spring
and then but half done for want OF
ime.-Weekly Witness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07

Fruit ripens fast when it Is placed
in cool, dark cellars. When fruit is
thoroughly ripe on the trees It should
not be exposed to sunlight.
Get the apples into the boxes or
barrels as soon as possible after they
are picked.
A Pennsylvania man who has a
large orchard keeps about twenty
fiye cats during the summer months.
He fills a trough in the centre OF the
orchard with new milk each morning
and pays no further attention to the
cats. He says there are no mice,
squirrels, rabbits or rats on the farm.
II you allow the grass and weeds
to grow UP around the young trees
this summer the rabbits and mice
will girdle them next winter, II you
don't watch out.
A Missouri man complains that he
cannot kill sweet clover in his or
chard. 1t Is not so hard. Plow the
ground and give your orchard clean
cultivation two or three seasons. or
II you NOW the clover frequently dur
ing the summer and let It lie on the
ground It will die out.
Whenever a large limb OF any kind
IL removed from the tree never fail
TO cover the wound with paint or wax
Pack your finest apples in boxes
holding about three-fourths OF a
bushel.
For 81 you can have a neat stencil
made; containing the name OF your
farm, your own name and address
These on the corner Of your boxes
give people TO understand that you
know your business. -Drovsrs' Jour,
nal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
Mutton Sheep.

Mutton sheep make greater gain
Of, flesh than steers. according to ex-
periments made. At the Wisconsin
station food required to produce 100
pounds OF wether lamb was 1854
pounds OF corn. 296 pounds of corn
silage, 15S pounds of corn fodder and
twenty-five pounds of potatoes. To
produce 100 pounds Of steer required
394 pounds of corn. Isl pounds of
bran and G54 pounds of silage. The
results showed that silage was also
an excellent food for the sheep as
wei as for the steer.--Epitomist
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
Nutritious Food.

Brood sows should always have
sufficient nutritious food to keep them
in good condition. At narrowing
time the sow should not be too fat.
II she has had plenty of exercise and
Is in fair condition she will be better
prepared to care for her offspring
She should not be fed corn every day
of the year. This grain should be
given most sparingly just before far
rowing, and in its place a ration of
two quarts of oats. one quart OF
soaked corn with one quart of wheat.
This will prove an excellent ration
z mist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
Care Of Orchards.

The farmer must take up spraying
and other measures for the care OF his
orchards to much greater degree
than In the past. Apples will go
much higher In price until this lesson
Is learned. The abandon9d apple tree.
beside the cellar walls OF the house
that burned down generation ago.
has been yielding q crop for any one
who came along 70 gather II. but its
day is abou' over. Tne San Jose
scale VIII Dr ~ send out OF exlct-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
NOTHING IN IT.

"A man got wife as the result Of
an election bet"
What OF it?'
"Did he win or lose?"
"A.y good man, never indulge In
unproftable argument. ~ Washing
ton Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
Depends Upon the Motive.

The morality OF an action depends
upon the motive from which we act.
II fling half-a-crown to a beggar with
intention to break his head. and he
picks 1t up and buys victuals with it.
the physical effect is good; but. with
respect to me. the action Is very
wrong.-Johnscn
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
The Highest Product.

Man is the highest product OF his
own history. The discoverer finds
lothing SO grand or tall as himself.
nothing so valuable to him. The
greatest star is at the small end of
the telescope, the star that is looking,
lot looked after nor locked at
rheofiys Barker
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07

The town authorities In Uruguay
have been authorized by the National
Government to solicit the aid of the
military forces in exterminating 10.
custs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-01-07
Only -Four Counties.

Tennessee allows the sale OF liquor
In only four counties.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
Embroidery Sale
35c to Csc Embroideries at -loc
Csc to SIPS Embroideries az 27c

Look for them in east aisle, main floor. Best
all round assortment you ever saw at the prices.
Not a couple of pieces of extra good ones and the
balance just average, but a whole lot of extra
values in narrow wide embroidery of every
sort and style.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
MEMS
PANTS

Heavy Winter Pants, worth $3.50
here or anywhere, some $500
Dark Worsted Pants, well fitting
$500 and $3.50 ones, a lot at. .$2.35
Fine Dress Pants, stylish and
correctly cut, dark patterns in $500
and $3.50 values, very special
Saturday at. 1885
Boys $3.50 to $1,000 overcoats,
$5.30-Sizes 81 to SO, to At boys Is
to 20 years of age, some larger
sizes in cravenette coats,
Mems $12.50 and $500 Suits,
$8.35--Sizes 80 to so, standard
made, good suits of reliable ma
terials in dark patterns. -. sass
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

have read with deep interest
the logical criticism of Mr.. Sunday
by Jessie Shirley, published in
Tuesdays Press, and she deserved
the highest commentator for the
effor,.
1t may be true, as Adolph Ca
meron says. that Miss Shirley
keeps her show open on Sunday.
So do the street cars run on Sun
day, and all the great railway
trains, and all the mines and smell
ters and thousand other kinds of
enterprises run on Sunday. The
people want 1t that way. The Sun
day of a hundred years ago has
been changed to Sunday of
recreation to those who do not
have to work, because the people
want it that way. Even the base
ball teams play on Sunday, and not
even the evangelical Billy has been
able to reform his associates on the
diamond. The people want II and
all the preachers in Christiandom
cannot prevent it. One might as
well expect good general to de-
lay battle with an enemy because
the opportunity happened to come
on Sunday. ..... ......
There may be some immoral in
fluences connected with theaters,
but the reverse Is the rule. And
there are many plays. like the
"Sign of the Cross" which con-
tains more moral sentiment than
all the sermons Billy Sunday ever
preached
To listen to the rantings of Billy
Sunday one might be led to be-
lieve that local option and tenn
perence are synonymous terms.
But they are not Excessive drink
ing can only be cured by personal
resolution. medical treatment or
moral suasion. People who wish
to drink liquor will do so in spite
of constitutions and statutes.
For eight years | resided in
Benton county. Arkansas, and
there was not a saloon In the
county nor could anyone buy a
drink of liquor at drug store. And
yet there was whisky everywhere.
II it was not shipped in from an
other state In cases. it was made
at home. And strange as 1t may
seem. the principal ''moonshiners'
of Benton county We're the pillars
of the local churches and all very
ardent advocates of prohibition.
Whisky is one of the simplest
beverages in the world to make. |
have seen a housewife In Arkan-
sas sitting In the kitchen knitting
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

AT LEAST NOBODY OVER
THERE KNOWS ANYTHING
ABOUT PROJECTED CAPTURE
OF CITY HALL.

E. K Erwin, who retired from
the county treasurer's Office Janu-
airy II, has no ambition to be the
next mayor of Spokane. Mr. Erwin
says that he is out of politics for
the present, and any mention of
his name in connection with the
mayoralty is without his consent.
Asked about the report that the
courthouse cohorts were trying to
break into the city hall, Mr.. Erwin
said he had no knowledge of such
a raid being planned, at least 1t
was not true as to- his having any
connection with it.
The only courthouse politicians
mentioned in connection with the
city offices at this stage of the
game are R. A. Kuntz and J. Oscar
Peterson, both of whom have just
retired from the couRty clerks
office, and are spoken of as having
serious designs on the office of city
treasurer. 1t is believed that others
of the county crowd are ready to
launch into the fight if they see
any encouragement in sight.
1t is generally admitted that D.
T. Ham, who managed the last re-
publican campaign in the county,
can get the republican nomination
for mayor if he wants it, but Mr.
Ham does not want it. When ne
goes after an Office it will be for
something better-United Stairs
senator. governor or something
like that. r.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

rienced miner, having managed the
Rambler ariboo during the period
1t was paying dividends, and under
his control Wonder would seem to
be attractive at the present low
price. Considerable inquiry for
Alhambra is noticed is noticed but
so little of the stock is offered for
sale that only small amounts are
traded in. Snowstorm was consid-
erably weaker while Reindeer was
active around .05A to .O6B.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
HUNGRY LIKE A HORSE

A robber with the appetite of a
horse or some other quadraped
pastured about the Great Northern
depot yesterday evening. Ed
Sheehy, an expressman, reported to
the police this morning that while
his wagon and team stood near the
Great Northern depot yesterday
evening someone stole a bale .of
hay from 1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
WOnEN'S CLOTH COATS
$6.48 and $9.49

January clearance of dozen different styles in
dozen different colors. including black. The
prices marked on these coats run from $1,000 up
to $500; that is a genuine fact and the coats
practically new; choose a good stylish one
for yourself Saturday at ......... $6.48 or $948
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

two hours, that he might hug an
other mans wife until dawn.
My advice to Sunday Is to re-
frain from his smutty hot air and
devote some time to a change OF
economic conditions, not overlook
ing robbing system that permits
100 millionaires to control the
destinies of 80,O00,000 people.
]. r. Sovereign. -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
STILL BUYING WONDER

West Hecla was the principal
stock traded in on the curb today
and several blocks were picked up.
There seems to be some market
for these shares in the east at
present which will probably result
in an active market soon. Ac-
emulation in Wonder continues,
presumably for the account of w.
HASTE Adams, who controls the
company. Mr.. Adams Is an expe-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
PEARSON HAPPY
II q HIS GOAT LIVES

BILLY Pearson, Detective Fred
Pearson's mascot, is just recover
ing from the effects of an icy
plunge in the river that threaten
ed to render him stump" fast
with pneumonia, hydrophobia or
some other terrible affection.
Billy is a goat who, except
when afflicted with some serious
bronchial trouble Ike that from
which he is just recovering, keeps
people for a square and a half
around from sleeping as long as
he is himself awake.
He nibbles paper wrappings from
oyster cans around the Lynne
block and when occasionally a
piece of linen or a fancy sock is
missing, trouble is not taken to
call his master into consultation
over the mystery. The loss is
charged up against the bewhisker-
ed quadraped's abandoned ap-
petite.
The philanthropic detective took
pity On Billy some months ago
and bought him from native of
the Old sod when poor Billy was
still squeemish and half starved
after long voyage across the
briny. Fred couldn't have been
more proud of his protege had he
been assured that Billy was the
first of his tribe that ever partici-
pated in a Masonic initiation.
He gave him a soft bed in a shed,
but there was nothing doing. Billy
kept up his incessant "ma-ha-ha-
hal" all the first night in his new
home. Fred was worried when he
reported at the station next day
and it seemed to him that every
wind waited to his ears that
mournful blat of his lamb" Billy
had enough wrapping paper, tin
cans and mop rags to make him
happy for life, but he wouldn't be
reconciled to bed.
Finally his master stumbled
upon the answer. He searched the
works of eminent authorities on
natural history and there learned
of goats fondness for mother
nature, fallen logs. rail fences, red
shirts, etc. Billy has not wanted
fbr a proper sort of bunk since.
dor that night his master sought
dut the biggest, hardest stump he
dould find at the sawmill Phoenix,
across the street, and carried and
kicked it by degrees till he land
Cd it on top of the rocky dome
where Billy dwells.
Billy is responsible for more
than one verbal battle between his
benefactor and Detective Bob Bri-
ley, another one of the city's keen
eyed sleuths. Briley has developed
such a fondness for the goat that
he leads him home for his chill
dren to play with every once in a
while. Then Billy chews his rope
in two and comes trotting home. 1t
keeps Fred busy buying new ropes
for him.
Except for eating his masters
silk handkerchiefs and smokeless
cartridges, Billy behaved angelicly
till the other day when, against his
masters admonitions, he went
scampering over saw logs in the
river and was precipitated into the
icy water.
Joy was in the hearts of many,
for they thought Billy dead, but
no such luck-Billy was merely
suffering from a cold and couldn't
blat.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

and at the same time making
whisky on the cook stove. 1t is
no wonder that Mark Twain some
time ago advised a company of
prohibitionists to give up their
fight for the reason that a process
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

had just been discovered whereby
high grade of brandy could be
made from sawdust, and he said
he did not think prohibition could
win when a man could get up in
the morning, take ripsaw and get
drunk on a fence rail, or die of
delirium tremens from the legs of
his kitchen chairs.
Why does not Billy roast
President-elect Taft for dancing
until the wee short hours of the
morning with the wife of an aristo-
cratic mayor in Georgia? Taft
must like a hugging match set to
music, for he held his special train
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29

With Carnegie, Roosevelt and
Rockefeller all in the game. the
humble professional writer will
have to step lively.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
THE PUBLIC SQUARE

edcated to free speech everything except personal
qusats and family fights Otherwise say you
ah@z< 90 words and sign your
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
School Handkerchief &c

15c white swiss handkerchief finished soft
as linen. just the thing for school children;
special price here. Observation-Disclosures. 7c
VElLINGS A cleanup lot of mesh veilings %
black and colors all are new. being odd pieces
and remnants from our 15c to Csc goods we are
now selling; Saturdays price, per yard .. &c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-01-29
$500 Waists CSC

One big lot. variety of white and fancy
waists for women. tailored styles in linene white
vestings, colored percales black mohair and nov
city materials. All $3.50, sl.75 or $500 originally,
grouped together for Saturday at only,
each Observation-Disclosures, o8c
Fancy and White Wasts-A large collection of
tailored linen, colored nunsveiling and mohair
and black wool waists; values $500 to $3.50
in this lot at, each. $1.98
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-02
A COunty's Opportunity.

The JOURNAL has been trying to
avoid taking part in the politics of this
campaign that is, taking Sides for or
against any nominee, but it cannot re-
sist the temptation to say that one OF
the best things the people of Garrett
county can do is-elect the democratic
nominee for the State Senate, and thus
place in that body a direct descendant
of the first constitutional governor of
observation-disclosures Johnson.
Not only so-the first governor ably
represented Maryland in the Continental
Congress during the trying period be-
tween 1774 and 1777, and later as JUS
tiee of the Supreme Court of the United
States for two years, he helped lay the
foundations of the country's system OF
Jurisprudence.
And during all that epoch making
periodic years, more than probably
any other man he enjoyed the intimate
fellowship and confidence of George
Washington.
The name-Thomas johnson, again
spoken in representative diction at An
napolls, would be a musical echo from
humanity smost illustrious Revolutionary
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-02

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hitchins, Mr.
and Mrs. w. Arthur Hitchins, DIR. 7.
+. DeNaouley and Charles Gross, all of
this place, attended the Hudson Fulton
celebration in New York this week
Miss Eleanor Murphy and Mr.. George
Murphy, of Lakewood, Pa, were here
last week attending the funeral of their
aunt-Mrs. William Donahue.
William H. Koch, jr., of Wheeling,
w. Va, visited his mother, east Union
street, several days, including last
Sunday.
William A. Scally, of Marshall, Texas
is the guest of his venerable father.
James Scally, Bowery street-his first
visit to his old home in II years.
Mrs. John N. Layman and daughter
Miss Susan, went to Damascus, w. Va,
last Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr.
John Fazenbaker-Mrs. Layman' S
brother.
Mrs. E. L. Betz and daughter-Miss
Elizabeth, are away upon tour which
comprises visits to friends in West
minister, Hagerstown and Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forman H. Schneider,
married in the Cathedral of ST. John
the Divine, New York, Wednesday,
September 10Th, by Rev. E. Voorhees,,
reached Frostburg early this week and
have been enjoying the deserved con-
CALCULATIONS of many friends, to whom,
after 10th inst, they will be formally
Eat home"
Mark Bean, an old resident, accom-
panied by two daughters, has removed
to Illinois.
William M. Thomas, formerly of this
place, later of Cumberland. has removed
from the latter city to Cleveland, Ohio.
Floyd Wamsley, lately married here
while on skip from under bond of
$500 for horse-stealing, was one of nine
prisoners who busted out of Jail at
Beverly, w. Va, Tuesday night. 1t is
no excuse for Floyd that he is probably
akin to the author of the 2-line poem:
In all yO trubbles did We nebber come across
A SlOO-saddle!on a Si0hoss?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-02
COMING EVENTS

To-day Saturday the home boys
will play booster game with Midland
in the latter's Park-the last for 1909.
jenkins and Carroll will do the bat
terry act for Frostburg.
MATRIMONIAL
"wednesday evening the Frostburg
PLAYERS and a number of their friends
were rendered banquet by Thornton
S. Cooper, the popular and talented left
fielder, who lately joined the United.
Patriotic and Affectionate Order of
Benedicts. Plates were laid for p and
the company entertained in short but
brilliant speeches upon The Horrors of
Bachelordom" by George J. Wittig, J.
Fred. McCulloh, J. b. Salb and J. +.
Finn. In more jubilant strain p. j.
Brophy descanted upon The Delights
of Matrimony."
After the cigars were served the COM
panv, without regard to current fortunes
of double blessedness, or misfortunes of
single-cussedness united in wishing Mr..
and Mrs. Cooper a long and happy life.
The affair was entirely extemporane
Gus, AS no one harbored even a suspicion
of the revolutionary step Mr.. Cooper had
taken. '-Keno.
The Fats made it 3 straight against the
Leans Thursday by the one-Slded score
Of 10 to 9.
The Fats out batted, out -fielded and
out pitched their opponents. The Leans
fell before Taylor's curves like flies be-
fore a sudden zero wave. He struck out
Is and allowed only hits.
1.-The heavy stlck-work of Hanna,
Hohing, Kretzburg and Pearce was
dominant feature.
"Pearce made a grand one handed
catch in the 4th, saving runs.
"Ex manager Lininger, NJ, D., says
1T is time for the Leans to disband, as
he, himself, struck out 4 times, and
the new manager, George ID. Hamill.
did no worse.
Captain Hanna should be congratu
lated upon the grand success of the FATS
during their first season and at once
sign all the 1909 players for next season. y"
- Eut Fam