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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13
WHY NEW ORLEANS
CITY is LOGICAL POINT FOR
WORLDS PANAMA EXPOSITION.
Its Geographical Position and Many
Cther Considerations Mark II az
Most Suitable Spot for Dedl.
cation Of Great Wcrk.

Public sentiment has decided that
She completion OF the Panama Canal
In 1915 shall be celebrated with a
great International Exposition in
which all the nations Of the world
may participate; and the question OF
where this Exposition is to be held
will be settled by Congress at its ap'
rroaching session.
New Orleans and San Francisco
are contesting for the honor OF hold
ing this Exposition. and both cities
have guaranteed immense sums of
money as an evidence OF their ability
20 finance so great an enterprise
An Exposition worthy of the term
''World's Fair such as New Orleans
proposes to build will he a great ed.
ucational movement It's success as
such. however will depend entirely
upon the percentage OF our popula-
tion who can secure it's educational
advantages. this In turn, depends up
on its location, as the time In travel.
ing 20 and from the Exposition, and
the cost in railroad and Pullman
fares. are the most important factors.
Considering these matters, New
Orleans claims to being the "Logi.
cal Point" for this Panama Exposi.
tion. seem to be fully substantiated
BY the following facts:-
New Orleans is 500 miles from the
senter OF population In the United
States. San Francisco Is $500 miles
distant there'rom
Within a radius OF 500 miles from
New Orleans there are 17,500,000
people. Within the same radius from
San Francisco there are only 100000
Within a radius Of 900 miles from
New Orleans, there are 65.O00,000
Within the same radius from San
Francisco there are only 100000
At an average OF 900 miles from
New Orleans, there are 70 of our
principal cities with combined
population of 2O.OOO,0OO. Averaging
500 miles from San Francisco there
are only large cities, with a com
binei population of just 100000
The average distance of all these
cities to New Orleans is 1872 miles,
10 San Francisco 2,407 miles.
over 40 per cent. OF tne people o.
the United States could go to ar
Exposition there at an average ex
pense for railroad fare of s12.50. as
against an average OF $3.50 to tht
Pacific Coast; and for several mil
lions Of our people. the Pullman
fare and Dining Car expenses alone
for trip to San Francisco, woult
amount to more than all their trans
portation expenses for trip to New
Orleans.
This is an important puLlic ques
tion to be settled by Congress at th'
session which conyenes in December
Many OF our readers will wish Il
visit this Worlds Panama Exposi
tion. and II held In New Orleans
great many more could spare tn
time and money for the trip thai
could &c to San Francisco. There
fore, we urge our readers to write Il
the two senators from this State an,
the congressman from this district
requesting them TO support New OI
leans .n the contest.
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Appeal Treasurer's Case.

An appeal to the Supreme Court
from the decision OF the Dauphir
County Court that 1t is legal to elecl
q State Treasurer at the November
election was taken by the petitioner
George f. Etter. of Harrisburg. JUS
before the appeal was taken eigh
specifications OF error against the de
cision OF the Court were filed by at
torneys for the petitioner for th'
mandamus. 1t is understood efforti
will be made to have the case argued
at once.
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swee. Bells tangled Out Of Tune.

"Ah, kind lady. / ask your pity.
l should not be In this plight had 1t
not been for an unfortunate love af-
fair"
Love affair? Then you were"
Once l was in love with woman
who had ten million dollars. but she
loved another and married him"
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The Arithmetic Of God.

The lad with the ioaves and fishes
was willing to give up his lunch
"Subtracting' 1T from himself he
added" II to The reaources of Jesus.
Iesus divided the gft, that It might
be distributed. and In the division II
vas multiplied" until the great throng
was fed SO there IL divine arith.
metic. Some OF its rules may be hint
ed at here. ~
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He Came by II Honestly.

Lend me your pencil, Johnny" The
small boy handed it over and teacher
continued to correct the exercises oil
the class. When she finished she SUI
fered a sudden lapse OF memory and
laid the pencil away in her desk As
she stood up to excuse the class she
encountered the scornful gaze OF John
nys eyes. Rising in his seat he fixed
her with an accusing forefinger and
uttered the single word Craft"
Johnny's father writes for cur
rent magazine.
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Il Bothered Him.

do your old friends drop in to see
you once In a while and ask you II
you are making plenty OF money!
asked the first business man.
Yes, and half the time don't know
what TO tell them. can't decide
whether they are looking for place
to make an Investment or touch"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13

The greatest need today Is not more
nen. but more man. Not more women,
but more woman. To be rich in deed
snd IN truth Is ultimately conscious
iiess zRey James Montgomery. Meth
odist. Denver.
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Blacksmith Party Too Late.

Two nomination papers too late
to be entered for the November cleo
ton were received at the State Capt.
tai from John w Blake. Pennsyl-
vania Blacksmith party candidate for
Congress in the Nineteenth district,
aud James P. Flynn, Millvale, Allie
gheny county.
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curbIno the AppstItes.

If,the biceps require the dumb'bells.
II this intellect require mathematics.
,ogid and classic. so the appetites and
lesifes require careful disciplining Il
he fullest life IL to, be obtained -Rey,
A. A, Brown. Episcopalian. Akron
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Sunbury, - After young girl
using a go-cart in Philadelphia from
lnfantile paralysis the cart was sent
here. Christine Bateman rode in II
and died from the same complaint
1t is thought the cart was infected
and the local child was inoculated
with the paralytic germs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13

Namma--Wby. Herbert. what In the
world is the matter with sister,
Herbert--Aw. we was Just a-playin'
haunted house, an she was the ghost.
an give her the little chain to swai.
Ter SOS she could clank ever time she
moved. an now she's cryin' an says
she don't want to be the ghost any
,morel"
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At the Masked Ball,

What do you represent? A stair
case?"
mo. I'm snow maiden. What is
your disguise?"
why. came as simple gentle
man"
Perfect"
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Ealtorlai Favor.

"A month ago you rejected story
OF mine"
Il remember. Thought II was rot
ten"
Il had offered 1t for ". and you
turned il down"
80 did"
well. sold that story ior $40,
Here's another story, May J ask the
favor OF one more rejections II seems
20 help
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II. w. MITCHELL, Box 3, Sabattus, Me.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, vt was passing
throughthe Change of Life andsuffered
from nervousness and other annoyinp
symptoms. Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound restoredmy health and
strength, and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For the sake of other
suffering women / am willing yoI
should publish my letter." - Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RED, Granite
vile, VT.
Women who are passing through
this critical period or who are suffer
ing from any of those distressing ills
peculiar to their sex should not lose
sight Of the fact that for thirty years
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which is made from roots and
herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills. In almost every CON-
munity you will find women who
have been restored to health by Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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The United States produced g..
078,988 gallons OF commercial de-
natured alcohol In the fiscal yeaI
ended with June. an increase OF 2,'
622.569 gallons over the previous
fiscal year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13

How can woman be expected to
have any regard for the truth when
she is obliged to promise to obey in
the marriage ceremony?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13
Consulting the Playwright.

my star can wiggle his ears and
whistle through his teeth"
"Um"
Now, can you build me firstclass
comedy around that?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13

German and Swiss manufacturers
control the large watch and clock i'm
port trade OF Russia, together selling
about $2.300.000 worth year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13

A yalise with folding sides and
logs, which convert It Into, table,
has been patented for the use of trav'
ding salasmen or picnicSers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13

Norristown. - De Kalb street
School, OF Bridgeport. Is closed on
account Of an outbreak OF diphtheria.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13
ror HEADAOHE-HIclk., CAPnnINR

Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous Troubles, Capudine will relieve you.
ately. Try it, i0c., s5c.. and so cents at drug
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-10-13

II growing plant thrives In .
room in which there 10 o piano there
IS sufiiciont moisture Ia the air Of
tho room 70 keep the instrument u
good condition.
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The pritish parcels post forward.

ed 2.sOs,O51 parcels in 1909. BY
this means about 25,000.000 worth
OF goods are exported yearly and
about $7,O00,OO0 worth imported.
Extensions were made In 1909 to
Russia in Asia and to Northern Man
churia and Japan. by way OF Siberia.
The total number of parcels for
warded and received in 1909 was
4,342,093.
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HER
PHYSICIAN
APPROVES
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's s
Vegetable Compound
Sabattus, Maine told me IN
take Lydia 4. Pinkham's VepetahIs

Go m pound and
Liver Pills before
childbirth, and wa
are all surprised to
see how much good
1t did. My physi.
clan said Without
doubt it was the
|C o m pound that
b @ lpe d you.' /
thank you for your
kindness in advising
me and give you full
permission to use
testimonials. Mrs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-03-11
DOUBLE REWARD OF VIRTUE
Love Story Written by Small Boy at
Least Brought Things to
Happy Conclusion.

Apropos of love stories in general.
Jerome S. McWade, the well-knoy1
Duluth connoisseur, said at recent
dinner:
cat the approach of Valentine day
last year I offered a prize of five dol
lars to the little boys of my Sunday
school class for the best short love
story. 1 have one of the stories here,
and I am going to read it to you"
Mr.. McWade then read:
"a poor man fell in love with lady
whose mother was rich toy dealer.
"The poor man could not marry the
rich lady, because he had no money.
"a villain then offered him $50 if he
would become a drunkard.
"The poor man wanted the money to
get married with, so he agreed, but
when he got to the beer saloon he
said:
"'No, will not become drunkard,
even for great riches
con the way home he found bag
of gold So the young lady married
him. 1t was splendid wedding, and
the next day they had twins.
"Moral-Virtue is its own reward"
IN. Y. Times.
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manders even in American waters Great brlIan III LOW
declared blockade of the European coast between
and the river Elbe. Napoleon answered ny ueoiee
bockadng the coasts of England Ireland Scotland ana
Wales alter on he ordered the conscation OF all neu
trail ships accepting British protection or paying BRUSH
duties.
These were paralyzing blows to American snlpplng'
President jefferson the wholesale seizure or
ships and sailors by persuadng congress to forbid
can vessels to engage in foreign trade
In 1872 when the United States at last responded TO
British ourages on shipping by declaring war, the
policy Of jefferson had allowed the American navy to
shrink to % carrying $50 This small force
captured 254 ships valued with their cargoes at
$6,6OO,000.
But the debt which America to her merchant ma
rne In that for independence can be partly
estimated by that the armed American prvaeers
numbered ST. with 1888 and captured 1900 of the
enemy's ships and cargoes, valued at $39,000,0O0.
In spite of the vexatous efforts of Great Britain to in
jure maritime interests American shipping contn
increase 1t not only the magnificent packet
ships Of the North Atlantic and the wonderful clipper
ships of later day that renown to the American
shpyard aid sailor but the swness Of American ships
and the and initiative of their merchant owners
in every in the rich Asiac trade-gave such
impetus to American enterprise that in 1861 our
shipping tonnage almost exactly equaled the whole tom
mage of Great Britain
To-day entire tonnage, including coastwise
trade from which all foreign ships excluded is only
one-thrd the British tonnage although foreign
trade has increased from in 1861 to $685.
27203 in 1907 foreign trade has increased to
than six times its size in 1861, while ships in for
eign trade have shrunk from 2496S94 tons 940086
tons.
American shpowners to-day frankly acknowledge that
it the high price of American labor both in
ton and operation of ships that has driven still
driving flag from foreign trade.
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STOMACH CENTER
OF HUMAN LIFE
ALL ELSE SECONDARY

The immense success which has fol-
lowed L. T. Cooper during the past
year with his new preparation has ex-
ceeded anything of the kind ever be-
fore Witnessed in most of the leading
cities where the young man has intro
duced the medicine. Cooper has a
novel theory. He believes that the
human stomach is directly responsible
for most disease. To quote his own
words from an interview upon his ar
rival in an eastern city: "The average
man or woman cannot be sick If the
stomach is working properly. To be
sure, there are diseases of virulent
nature, such as cancer, tuberculosis,
diabetes, etc., which are organic, and
are not traceable to the stomach, but
even fevers can, in nine cases out of
ten, be traced to something taken into
the stomach. All of this half-sick.
nervous exhaustion that is now so
common, is caused by stomachic con-
ditions, and it is because my rem
edy will and does regulate the stom-
ach that I am meeting with such sue
cess.
ITO sum the matter up-a sound d.
gestive apparatus that is doing its
full duty, getting every particle of vi
tally out of the food by transferring
1t to the bowels in perfectly digest
ed state-this above all else brings
health"
Mr.. A. c. Brock, chef of the Brock
Restaurant, Market District, Boston,
Mass, who is a staunch believer in
Mr.. Cooper's theory and medicine, has
this to say: 81 had chronic indiges-
ton for over three years. 1 suffered
terribly, and lost about thirty pounds.
l was a physical wreck when started
this Cooper medicine, a month or so
ago. To-day am as well as 1 ever
was in my life. I am no longer nerv-
Gus, my food does not distress me
In the least, and have splendid ap-
petite. I am gaining flesh very rap
idly-in fact, at the rate of pound
a day. would pot believe any medi-
cine on earth could have done for me
what this has done. 1t is a remark
able preparation, and Mr.. Cooper de-
serves all his success"
Cooper's New Discovery is sold by
all druggists. If your druggist cannot
supply you, we will forward you the
name of a druggist in your city who
will Don't accept something just as
good." The Cooper Medicine Co., Day.
ton, Ohio.
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Do farmers eat the proper sort of food 2

Do farmers eat the proper sort of food?
The farmer of today buys much
larger proportion of the food that goes
on the table than he did ten years ago.
It's good thing that this is so because
he has a great variety to select from.
He should, however, use great care
in selecting for the best results in
health and strength.
The widespread tendency in the city
to increase the amount of Quaker Oats
eaten is due very largely to the recent
demonstrations by scientific men that
the Quaker Oats fed man is the man
with greatest physical endurance and
greatest mental vigor.
Farmers should give this subject
careful thought and should increase
the quantity of Quaker Oats eaten by
themselves, their children and the
farm hands. 81
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seamanshp; but what is that the continuous vic
tories OF throughout the world to the
pride OF American ships that could outsai all rivals
lead in all sea trade and when turned into OF
war make the American flag terror in all waters?
1t was armed American merchant ships that para
pendence.
1t was armed American merchant ships that humbled
the pride of England in the Of 1912.
In the beginning it only natural that civilized
Americans should become ship builders and sailors The
colonists set the shores of the Atlantic with
the great beyond which lay the civilization and
markets of Europe, were, out Of the nature OF
things, drawn to the
They had forests of the finest timber growing down
to the edge of the salt water and they ener
getic and practical people. after the Puritan
coonsts settled at Salem and Boston the armed trading
ship Blessing of the Bay the deep vessel of
Massachusetts,. built at Medford.
In 1740 New England had at least thousand sail in
the fishing trade. Commerce with Europe grew. In
1869 the coloniss built 3S9 vessels with total tonnage
aggregatng 10000 TONS And there shipyards in
New Hampshire Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connect
cut, New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Maryland
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
The British shipyards could not compete with Amer
ica The British forests largely depleted while the
Americans had glorious supply of white oak live oak
white pine yellow pine and all the materials metal
fastenngs for the construction of ships
ing right at the margin of the ocean.
English shipwrights swarmed to the colonies
shipbuders of the Thames uttered public
cutlery against the departure of their most skilled work
to America.
The mother country steadily worked to break the
American shipbuilding industry. But all in vain.
At the time of the revolution the tonnage OF Amert
ships 1898 900 almost third Of the entire
British tonnage and American trade with the British
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ton that have sunk to such Insignificant rank on
salt water to-day?
The colonies let loose their seamen upon the COM
merce Of their naughty enemy. Their merchant ships
had long carried cannon and gunners. Fighting was
part of commercial seamanshp in those piratcal days
dwindled down to nine while the American prvateers
amounted to 449, with 6735 guns all manned by mer
chant sailors and directed by private
These armed merchant ships not only secured the
in all directions, sweeping British commerce away
but they hung the British coast and captured
the linen vessels The linen feet passing between
Ireland England had to be, for the first time
voyed by menofwar
So CALAMITY did the American privateers outwit
outrun the kings cruisers and prey the kings
before the of the they had captured
destroyed something like 100000 worth of British
property say nothing of the terrific loss occasioned
by the general interruption Of British And
it is not difficult to understand, aside from all other
things that the merchant ships built Of American trees
in American shipyards and manned by American Sailors
made the purse-senstve British all the eager to
abandon the struggle with America.
What could the United States do to-day under SINH
circumstances with practically deep merchant
unusual effort foreign ships and foreign crews
to secure adequate coal supply?
1t Is not a fact that the American members of The
Hague international conference continue to plead with
other great nations to goods carried in neutral
ships during war? And why? because only 10 per cent
of American international commerce goes under the
American flag and must depend upon the flags Of
other nations to protect the other 80 per cent
In 1894 the tariff weapon used to protect Ameri
ships, when congress abandoned the 10 per cent
reduction in duties carried in American ships
and, instead added 10 per cent. to the duties
chandise imported in foreign ships.
American shipbulding and ocean commerce grew by
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eraticn similarly agreed to support
Smith or Jones as the case might be.
The pair were married, the man voted
according to instructions, and then he
and his wife, standing on either side
of tombstone, said Death us do
part" With this literal fulfillment
Of the matrimonial vow they regarded
their marriage dissolved. At the last
election in Bristol before 1882 hun
dred women gave votes to men.
Soldiers have even been used to
provide artificial majorities in Eng
lish elections. In 1884 $50 OF the
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man o. the people" ran and won.
Abraham Lincoln was only "the ILL
nois baboon," and "a third-rate, slang
whanging lawyer"
Marrying for votes was device of
oldtime British election agents. AS
the law stood before the reform act
of 1882 widows of freemen on marry
ing again made their second husbands
freemen and therefore voters. At
election times widows were conse-
quently paid handsomely to go
through formal marriage with a
voteless bachelor. who for a consid-
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guards were sent to vote as house
holders against Fox in the Westmin-
ster election. Upon that occasion the
device failed, but it succeeded in an
Irish election. The patron of large
Irish borough, finding that there was
some uncertainty as to the return Of
his nominee, marched in a regiment
of soldiers from their quarters at
Loughrea and had them all elected
freemen. Their vote put the victory
of his candidate beyond doubt.
Presidential cabinets are apt to
have too many secret drawers.
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ELECTIONS OF OTHER DAYS

only the bravery of q rufian and the
warlike cunning Of an Indian chief"
adding: Constantine was violent,
uxorious, and gambler; Jackson is
all this besides duelist and MUIR
derer.'"i He was denounced as "the
man of the pistol and the dirk, the
f1reside hyena of character, the Ten
nessee slanderer, the great western
iBluebeard." Language had become a
little milder by the time the next
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the DdrD6IOuS COlodll PO"OA VI SAAS
emperor of Morocco and the hey OF
Tunis, leaving the waters of the Med
iterranean safe for American ships.
At first the conflict between Napo-
leon and Great Britain compelled the
transfer of European ships to the
American flag. The carrying trade OF
Europe was in American hands.
Then the American sugar trade was
killed by a British blockade of the
French and Dutch West Indies. The
British also searched our ships at sea
and impressed our sailors into their
navy under the claim that natural
lied citizen of British birth was still
Briton. In 1906 and 1907 there were
5000 Americans serving unwilllngly
in the British navy. American mer-
chant ships were confiscated on all
sorts of pretexts. They were stopped
and searched by British naval COM