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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
A CHINESE STRATAGEM.
Legend Of How . Projected invasion
Was Averted.


Was Averted.
Rajah Suran, who was one of the
earliest rulers Of India, overran the
entire east with the exception Of Chi.
ma, killed innumerable sultans with his
own hand and married all their daugh.
ters. II Is said that when the Chinese
heard Of his triumphant progress and
learned that he had reached their
frontier they became much alarmed.
The emperor called a council Of his
generals and mandarins. and upon the
advice Of crafty old mandarin the
following strategem was carried out:
A large ship was loaded with rusty
nails, trees were planted on the deck.
the vessel was manned by a numerous
crew of old men and dispatched to the
rajah's capital. When 1t arrived-the
most wonderful part of the story is
that II did arrive-the rajah sent an
officer to as'' how long it had taken
The Cinnamon answered that they had
all been young men when they set sail
and that on the voyage they had plant
ed the seeds from which the great
trees had grown. In corroboration Of
their story they pointed to the rusty
nails which. they said. had been stout
iron bars as thick as a mans arm when
they started. You can see," they
concluded. that China must be very
long distance away"
The rajah was so much impressed
by these plausible arguments that he
concluded he would not live long
enough to reach China and abandoned
his projected invasion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
WELLS TANNERY.

Mr.. B. G. Awkerman, of Mount
Union, spent last Tuesday even.
ing with j. B. Horton.
Mrs. A. S. Greenland went to
Saxton Sunday to spend a week
with her niece Mrs. }. g. Kirk.
John Showalter left last week
Ralph Horton, of Barberton, U.
spent part of last week with his
cousin J. B. Horton 8 family.
j. N. Duvall went to Saxton
last Tuesday to attend the funer.
al of his neice Mrs. Geo. Poss.
Mr.. John Shaffer took charge
of the boarding last week at
Reichley's. We wish you sue
cess, John.
Mary and Estella Horton spent
last Tuesday afternoon with Zola
Barnett.
Clyde Austin, OF Saluvla, pass
ed through here last Tuesday on
his way to Kearney.
Daniel Warsing spent Satur-
day in Everett.
j. G. Kirk, Of Saxton, spent
Saturday and Sunday in the Val.
ley.
D. L. Barnett, of Robertsdale,
spent Sunday with his par
ents ]. w. Barnett and wife.
Howard Warsing spent Sun
day afternoon at James B. Hor-
tons and entertained them with
some fine music on the phono-
graph.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
TYPHOID FEVER.
George nusIer Died at His Home st Fort
LlttIston Last Sunday Morning.

George HusIer Died at His Home ct Fort
LIttIston Last Sunday Morning.
After an illnesss of several
days, George Husler, aged 81
years, 4 months and 8 days, died
at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Husler, at Ft.
Llttleton, last Sunday morning.
While the immediate cause of his
death was typhoid fever, he was
affected with pulmonary tubercu.
losis, which made him an easy
victim of fever. George was pop
ular among his friends, and the
afflicted family have the sympa-
thy of the community. Besides
his parents, he Is survived by
brother, Charles, residing at Lees
burg, Cum berland county, Pa,
and by two sisters, Jennie, wife
of William Neck, of Kearpey, Pa,
and Blanche, wife of George Shet
field, Of Fort Littleton.
HIS remains were laid to rest
in the cemetery at Fort Littleton
Tuesday, services beng conduct.
ed by Rev. @. w. Bryner, of Nc.
Connellsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
A BIT OF CHALK.
What II Shows When Placed Under q
Powerful Miorosoope.

Powerful Microscope.
Few people know what wonderful
object a bit Of chalk is when examined
under a microscope. Take your knife
blade and scrape of little Of the
loose powder. catch 1t on clean glass
slide and place this on the stage OF a
good table microscope. Use a quarter
inch objective lens and illuminate the
field with a cone Of light from the
cancave side of the reflector. The DOW.
der will be seen to consist of a con-
fused mass Of beautiful tiny shells.
many of them of the most curious
form.
A better way, however. is to rub
down a portion of chalk with an old
toothbrush In a tumbler half oiled
with water. IL you desire to prepare
several slides rub on about teaspoon.
full Of the powder. Shake the tumbler
allow the sediment to settle
for a moment and then carefully pour
OF the milky looking water.
Repeat this until the water remains
clear, and you will then have left In
the bottom only perfect shells or large
parts OF shells. Take up a small pinch
Of this deposit and spread 1t carefully
over the center Of a glass slide. Dry
over a lamp and If you wish to pre-
serve the slide for future use mount II
In Canada balsam, pressing out the
bubbles Of air beneath the cover glass.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
NEHDM0Rp.

The sleet which fell a few days
ago made fine sleighlng, but it
was great inconvenience for
many who had to carry water to
their stock.
ED. Funk will preach at Anti.
och next Sunday at IL o'clock, in
stead of the reg ular meeting at
Tonoloway.
Our village blacksmith made
his rounds last week shoeing
horses IN the stables, as the ice
prevented people from taking
them to the shop.
A number of our young people
have been attending the protract
ed meeting at Cedar Grove.
Miss AIDA Snyder spent sever
al days with her sister, Mrs. S
L. Wink, at Sipes Mill.
Wilson Peck, of McConnells.
burg, spent several days visiting
among his many friends about
here.
The case that was tried before
the Justice of the Peace in Nc
Connellsburg last Saturday morn
ing, of the disorderly conduct at
the Necdmore Sunday school en-
tertainment proved a farce, and
the costs put on the county. II
is an outrage that the people of
Fulton county must pay cost to
permit such couduct as was wit
messed at the entertainment at
Needmore. 1t is certainly the
duty of every parent, teacher
in fact, every body, to set an ex
ample In general to the younger
people wherever they go. What
Will our future generations be If
their character depends upon
such examples? All the witness
es on the commonwealth's side
were not heard. We fail to see
how such strong testimony could
be so totally ignored as to justify
a dismissal of the case. Must
the churches, institutes, enter
tainments and ali public places
submit to such conduct. We are
becoming weary of this thing,
and if the officials of the county
will not help US out, who will?
We cite an incident at McCon-
nelisburg, institute week, when
a young man "from the country"
spit on the floor of the school,
building and was fined $3.50. You
can squirt tobacco juice by the
mouthtul on the floor of the Hall
at Needmore, and it doesn't cost
a cent, except what the Squirt"
pays for his plug. 1t looks like
the law had one Interpretation
for McConnellsburg, and another
for Needmore.
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THOMPSON.
Listen for wedding bells!

Listen for wedding bells!
Those who spent New Years
day with Mr., and Mrs. George
Bishop were: Dennis Gordon and
wife, and master Charles Plnge;
G.. w. Bishop, MISS Mary Blsh-
op; VIM. Funk, Of Republic, OHIO;
Albert Peck, and Miss Hill, r.
G. Gordon and Willard Snyder.
In the evening music was rend-
cred by Messrs. Snyder, Gordon
and Peck.
Mrs. Shade Truax and daugh.
ter Lena are visiting the former 3
sister Mrs. George Weaver at
Hancock.
John Yeakle spent last Sunday
evening at Thomas Truax's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lauehart
and family spent Sunday at
Charles Bishops.
Bertha Layton has returned to
her home at McKibbin.
Shade Truax, wife and daugh.
ter Lena; Miss Jennie Funk, and
j. e. Yeakle, were guests OF Geo.
Bishop and wife last Sunday.
Mrs. N. III. Evans, Lemuel Hill,
and Mr.. Burnett are on the sick
list.
Nellie Bishop extends many
thanks to those Who were go
thoughtful in remembering her
on her 18th birthday by a card
shower.
John and Elwood Yeakle are
visiting relatives In Hagerstown,
Mercersburg, and other points.
Mrs. Georgia Truax entertain
ed quite number Of young folks
ON New ears eves
MISS Goldie Sharpe, of Covaltt
has gone TO Hancock.
Quite . largo number OF peo.
pie attended the funeral Of War.
ner Stacker ct Antioch last Tues.
day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
Making Life Safer.

Everywhere lite Is being made
more safe through the work of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills IN con
stipation, billousness, dyspepsia,
indigestion, liver troubles, kid
ney diseases and bowel disor-
ders. They're easy, but sure,
and perfectly build up the health.
25c. at Trout's drug store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
The Kind CaddIe.

"once In a game" said the golfer.
II had the good fortune to be SIX
holes up on my opponent by the time
the eigth hole was reached. At the
eighth green something went wrong
with our reckoning Of the strokes.
and claimed that had won that
hole. too. while my opponent claimed
that 1t was halved. After a mild dis
pute yielded.
But as I moved on with my caddie
] couldn't help grumbling:
"'Weli. you know. Joseph. I gave In
But still think won that hole after
all
The boy. with n frown. turned
shocked and reproving eyes on me.
Disguised with my greed for holes. no
whispered hurriedly, so that my op-
ponent should not overhear;
"'Shut up. can't your Do 20 want
to break the mans hearth" - Ex-
change.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
CLEAR RIDGE.

Miss nellie Baker on her return
from Weyers Cave, Va, last Sat
urday stopped off here and after
q weeks visit to her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Baker, will go to
Altoona.
Chas. D. Henry accompanied
his brother Smith to Decorum on
Friday, where Smith will remain
for a couple weeks with his sister
Jennie, Mrs. ]. @. Appleby, who
Is very much impaired in health.
Jess Bloom was a County Seat
visitor on Saturday.
Geo. Gabert veterinary surgeon
from Hill Valley, made two pro.
fessional visits to this place last
week to see Prose, B. s. Wine-
gardner driving horse, which Is
now on fair way to recovery.
James Appleby called at N. B.
Henry's last Thursday.
Lloyd Kerlin, of Fort Littleton,
visited his aunt Sarah @. Ander-
son over Sunday.
Andrew Fraker spent part OF
Sunday in the home of Mrs.
Katharyn Fraker OF Fort Little
ton and reports her son Hunter
Fraker poorly with typhoid fever.
Mrs. William Robinson, OF Ne.
braska, and Elijah BALDWIN, of
Fort Llttleton, were Sunday call.
ers ut the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. e. Fleming.
Those who called at Bert
Browns on Sunday were MIR.
and Mrs. jacob Winegardner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Winegardner
and sons Clarence and Donald,
Master OTIS Kerlin, Mayme
Fields. and Inez Wlnegardner.
Gibson Kerlin traded horses
again last week.
The Collins family moved from
the Woodcock house last week to
Wells Valley.
Mrs. Mary Stnaon and Mira
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13

The coat Of a red setter normally
stands out fairly clear against heath
er OF the ordinary hue. When. how
ever. It gets soaked with rain It dark
ems very much and blends very close
ly with the heather. The Gordon set
ters are perhaps the worst In this re-
gard OF assimilating with the color Of
heather and 80 being liable to get a
charge Of shot, Country Life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13

Don't trifle with Kidney and
Bladder trouble. Take DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills as d.
rected and you will at once notice
satisfactory results. DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills are an
tlseptic, healing aud soothing.
Be sure To get DeWitt's Kidney
and bladder Pills when you ask
for them. Refuse substitutes
and limitations. Look for the
Dame on the package. Sold by
Trout drug store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
M, prso,,o., Mind.

Sculptor ito his friend,--w Wen. what
do you think Of my busti Fine piece
OF marble. isn't III Friend--Magnifi-
cent? What pity TO make bust OF
1t! II would have made a lovely
washstand.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13

-why DO % many otherwise clever
women write silly letters to meny''
They're probably making collections
Of the answers they gst."-C Cleveland
Leader.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
RACKET STORE PRICES
Ae JANUARY 1910 *
MANN DOUBLE-BIT AXE FOR 65 CENTS.

What do you think of that? We have just bought four
dozen Robert Mann that you at that price
The way we happened this The men at the
factory told their employers that than to be laid off in
the midst of winter they would two weeks at the wages
formerly received for little hard on the fac
tory hands, but it you money you want an axe
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-01-13
PROGRAM.


PROGRAM.
MORNING SESSION, 1890.
Roll Call.
Appointment of Committees.
Discussion: ECONOMY In the
Book Problem without Injury tc
the Schools. "A. NJ. Hixson,
Brush Creek township; j. v. Dea
vor, Taylor township; S. G. Lash
ley, Union township; Geo. Hum.
bert, Ayr township, and Oliver
Hill, Bethel township.
Address: 'The Needs of Our
Schools" Hon r. B. Teitrick.
AFTERNOON SESSION, lis.
Discussion: "a Good Teacher,
from a Directors Viewpoint. -
DR.. r. B. Campbell, Wells town
ship; Clark McGovern, Todd town
ship; Edward Strait, Belfast town
ship; R. r. Sipes, Licking Creek
township; Glenn Chestnut, Dublin
township.
Address: ''The Directors Op.
portunlty," Hon. r. B. Teitrick.
All topics will be open for gen.
eral discussion.
Election of Officers for 1910.
Election of Delegate to Direc.
tors Convention, Harrisburg,
February 10, 1910.
Report of Committees.
EVENING SESSION, 7:3O.
Lecture: "E ucatlon and
Achievement" Hon. R. B. Tel.
trick.
The lecture is open and free to
everybody.
JOHN CoMERER, Pres,
GLEN CHEsNUT, Sec.,
CLARK MCGovERN, Treas,
Committee.
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ROY G. CROMWELL & BRO.
PRoPRIETORS OF
S TAGE LIN E
-BRTwEEN-
M'ConnellSburS 4 MerCerSburg
Good Teams. Careful Drivers.

Leave McConnellsburg, daily except
Sunday, at 500 q. M, 1880 a. m, and
l2:l5 p. m, and arrive at Mercersburg
at 1880 a. M, 1000 q. m. and 2:45 p. m.
Leave Mercersburg, daily except
Sunday, on receipt OF mail from trains
due at 1865 q. m; l0;3S q. m. and 5:56
p. m. and arrive In McConneilsburg in
three hours. Carries Mail and Express
Fare For Passenger, 90 Cts.
Office and residence on Market St.,
east of the Court House, where there
is always a good warm room for wait
ing passengers.
Have your Express sent in care OF
Roy c. Cromwell d Bro.
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SCHOOL DIRECTORS CONVENTION.

To Be Held In the Court House, Friday,
January zIst.
Tho annual convention Of the
School Directors of Fulton coun
ty, will be held IN the Court
House, McConneilsburg, Pa, be.
ginning Friday, January 2l, 1910,
at 1890 o'clock, and having a
morning, an afternoon, and an
evening session.
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Another article that W have great bargain is
II OR Sc BL A N K ETS

We have sold more this than why9 Because
we never had a better line.
We have the ga. They all full slzeeven the 65-
cent See s25 sl.4S slS 81 co. 81 25 and $780,
See our Stable Blankets, 81 25 and sl4s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04

ter being i'll several days with an at
tack OF the grip.
Miss Beulah Curry of williamsburg
Kan, came here yesterday to spend
several days visiting relatives and
friends.
Miss Mildred Morgan of North To-
peka, is spending several days in
Oakland visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
Cole on Oakland avenue.
Miss Hazel Cox is improving after
being sick two weeks with an attack
of rheuma tisfn.
Roy Higgins of Lawrence is here
spending several days on business
trip. While in the city he is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Higgins on Win
field avenue
Mrs. Minnie Wesch of Topeka spent
Friday visiting friends in Oakland.
Miss Bessie Miller of North Topeka
has returned home after spending
several days here visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Clark.
Miss Myrtle Klein of Coffeyville is
here spending two weeks visiting
friends and relatives.
The Oakland club of old soldiers
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
NJ. W. Goodwin on Winfield avenue
Thursday, June 2, and celebrated the
65th birthday anniversary. Mr.
Goodwin was born June 2. 1915 and
served in Company e. 14o Indiana
Infantry. The guests present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Busby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Judge Tillman, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Jones, Mr.. and-Mrs. C. c. vandeven-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Potter, Mr..
and Mra Woodwork. Mr.. and Mrs.
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money enough for q. club house. With
what was collected in former admin
istrations and what we have earned
in the past year, we have approx
mately $1,000 in the treasury for the
fund. While working for a club house
we have carried on just the same
our interests in everything pertaining
to the welfare of Topeka. We have
kept up our Washburn scholarship
fund; we have created two new de-
partments-the department of fores-
try and the department of Justice; we
have helped the Oakland library; We
have voted to aid the Foster Humane
society, have reaffirmed our sympathy
with all temperance legislation, voted
to give moral support to our Garment
Makers union; declared our interest
in the public school and for women
held the National Civic association, es-
pecially for uniform divorce laws,
against white slave traffic, and in it's
fight against bill boards. We have
aided the general federation where pos
sible in its work, especially the pres
ervation of Hetch-Hetchy valley, play
ground work, pure food laws, and
child labor laws. Our civic department
and our whole body have take up the
matter of the eradication of bill boards
and paved the way for their extermi-
nation later. Our forestry department
took up the river drive and boulevard
work. We have shown our apprecia-
ton and sympathy with many good
works and have condemned that class
OF advertising which pictures the well
dressed man as either smoking or seat
ed with pipe and bottle playing the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04

keepers by sending to our city com
missioners aplea that the garbage be
cared for, a plea for sane Fourth,
and an expression that We believe a
city market would reduce the cost of
living and add to the beauty of Topeka
by making market gardens more prof
table and numerous We have, upon
request of the Anti-Tuberculosis as
ISOLATION, once more laid aside our an
tipathy to begging and canvassed the
city for membership and funds.
1--WE have established a department
of justice which has the help of the
Washburn law cshool. It is estab-
lished to protect the rights of help
less women and girls, to be first aid
to the injured in all ways, to stand
for right and justice to any woman,
to be present help in time of trouble,
wherever or whenever trouble comes
to one of our kind.
From a social standpoint, we have
filed our place. We entertained the
women of the medical association at
the Country club; gave a musicale at
the opera house and another at the
high school. and I have held recep-
tions at my house. We aided in a pic
mic for the children and have helped
Chautauqua meetings.
This is an abridged account of the
work of the past year. and does not
include Mrs. Monroe's suggestion to
the coming officers, nor her thanks to
the federation and her executive board
for their loyalty and support
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). w: Harris. Mr.. and p. Smelser. =
and Mrs. b. F. Van Cleve, Mr. snS
Mrs. c. r. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. II
Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Swain
Mr. and Mrs. Fish of Quinton Heiehts
M: and Mrs. GaIleger of Ouinto1
Heights, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Goodwin
Mr. Jno. Reaugh, Mr.. Henry Sorthar'
Mr.. w M. Long, Mr.. Chas. McCartv
Miss Allie Thornburg, Miss MiIdrsS
Morgan, Miss Mildred Goodwin ana
MISS Beuiah Goodwin. The evening
was spent in singing war songs ans
the making of speeches by the vetar-
ans A dainty lunch was served hv
Mrs Goodwin, who was assisted ~
Mrs. VIM. Goodwin and Mrs. Charles
Cole All enjoyed a fine time.
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role of the alleged real man. We have
planned to work for our girls in the
Beloit school, we worked for the half
holiday for clerks in stores, for seats
for girls who must work behind coun-
ers. We took an interest in munich
pal affairs that we might ask and re-
ceive benefits in the management of
our civic household, that we might bet
ter respond to the call of the house
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For the benefit of Topeka women
who were unable to attend the meet
ing Thursday, and for clubs over the
state who are interested in knowing
what the Topeka Federation is do
ing, the following excerpts are taken
from the report of Mrs. Lee Monroe:
"At our first meeting of the year,
it was unanimously decided that our
main line of effort would be to raise
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lOAkl.AND GOSSIP
|
] la.IIJ5G55EII55l-aEcaaaj

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clarkson and
son Ralph, of Little Rock, Ark, ar
rived here Friday morning to spend
several days visiting relatives and
friends.
Hubert Long is improving after be-
ing sick several days with an attack
OF the measles.
Miss Jessie Miller is improving af-
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HAND
SAPOLIO

FOR TOILET AND BATH
u makes the toilet something to be euiov.s
u removes all stains and roughness. pr.y.,,.
prscky heat and chafing. and leaves IN. -
white, soft, healthy. In the bath i, -.
GO" ana exhilaration which no common a..
can equal ifuparting the vigor ana IN, -.
sssica Of mild Turkish bath.
Al daocERs AND pkuoc,sza
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04

Mrs. Ida M. Ferris of Usage CITY.
who read some poems at the Fedora
ton meeting Thursday, is still in To-
peka, and is preparing an article for
the next state historical book
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WOMEN;SlN
9Sssa1 JRS;l

The Minerva club will have a bust
Eess and social meeting next Monday at
the home of Mrs. George Moore, 1882
Lincoln street.
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DR.. VIM. H. Fighters ONCE Is now
at s07 Kansas avenue.
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The picnic of the w. T. K. club is
postponed from June until June IL
on account of the aviation meet. The
picnic will be given June q in Gar
field mark.
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Upon the return of Mrs. A. A. God
ard from the east, a meeting of the
new officers of the federation and the
officers of last year will be held at
the home of Mrs. Lee Monroe, and the
papers and reports will be turned over
to the new administration. All unflnish-
ed business will be discussed, and fed
Grafton matters in general will be gone
over