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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
WHIPS COVE.

~. y. ttart, or camden, N. D.,
and Miss Letitia Peck, of Mon
roevllle, N. j., are visiting friends
and relatives IN tho Cove.
Martha Stern and daughter
Miss Ava, of New Castle, Pa, ar
rived at the home of h A. Hoop.
engardner and N. w. Mellott,
Sunday evening. They will spend
some time at the home of her
parents Mr. and Mrs Denton
Hoopengardner after which they
will return home by way of Ev.
erett.
Emma Hixson and little daugh
ter near King Fisher, Okla, are
visiting her mother and friends
in the Cove.
j. M. Kaufman was through
the Cove Monday.
Emory Dlehl, Fannie Diehl, ,aLd
Edamey Dlehl, expect to leave for
Johnstown Saturday-by car.
rage. Emory will leave his car
riage and load of occupants there
and go to Plttsburg and other
points west.
DR.. j. NJ. McKlbben made a
professional call at Ed Dlehl's
Sunday. Their little daughter
Rentha and Mss Harriet Spade
are quite Ill. Leslie Hart is not
improving very fast.
Mrs. Frank Plesslnger is quite
Ill at this writing.
D. G. Mellott and II. M. Spang
Ter of Altoona upset one night
last week somewhere near Sal.
tillo. Fortunately but slight dam
age was done to either buggy or
occupants.
Things begin to look pigglsh
around Nathan w. Mellott's place
of residence. When we take a
stroll around and size up the con
tents of each pen we find total
of thirty seven young porkers.
A large copperhead snake had
the misfortune to hang Its self IN
Bob Diehl's spl ing house. Rath
er unlucky for his snakeship.
Quite number of our people
attended camp meeting at Crys-
tai Springs last Sunday.
D. g. Mellott and family visited
IN the home of George Dlehl's
last Sunday.
Owing to campmeeting, preach
ing at the Whips Cove church
was not so we'll attended, but
nevertheless an excellent sermon
was delivered by the pastor Rev.
Kaufman from the subject, Sted-
fast, I'm movable. Pity there were
not more there to hear it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

The value of hickory lumber at
this time is $50 a thousand. and
the high grades are selling at
$50. The total value of hickory
production is not less than S12,
100000 annually. At the present
time 1t constitutes not more than
8 per cent of the standing tim Der
of the United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
WEST DUBLlN.

A number of our young people
and some of our older folks at
tended the CRYSTAL Springs camp
meeting last Sunday.
Ruth and Clara Lyon spent sev
eral days last week with the fam
lily of Joseph Laidig, at Miners.
vile. They returned to their
home here on Monday, accompa.
MED by Mrs. Laldig.
Maynard Unger, wife and
daughter Pearl, of Ayr township,
spent Saturday and Sunday al
Frank Prices.
Edna GIIliland and Janet Pat.
terson have returned to their
home IN Allegheny after a ten
days vacation at the home OF
their uncle James K. Lyon.
Those at Ross Kings on Sun
day we're Henry Hewitt, wife and
daughter Maud, of Altoona; Al.
bert King and family, and William
Shaw and wife, of Gracey.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Staggers Skeptics.

That clean, nice, fragrant com
pound like Bucklen's Arnlca
Salve will instantly relieve a bad
burn, cut, scald, wound or piles,
staggers skeptlcs. But great
cures prove it's wonderful heal
er of the worst sores, ulcers, bolls
felons, eczema, skin eruptions, as
also chapped hands, sprains and
corns. Try 1t. 25c at Trout S
drug store.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Under the conditions of the
S3, prize offer of the Pulitzer
papers for an aeroplane race from
New York TO st. Louis. the con.
test was opened Monday and the
big purse Will go to the first avia.
tor to make the thousand mile
trip between now and January l.,
when the offer expires.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
TERMS OF COURT,

The first term of the Courts of Ful.
ton county in the year shall commence
on the Tuesday following the second
Monday of January, at 10 o'clock a. IN,
The second term commences on the
third Monday of March, at 2 O'Clock
p. m,
The third term on the Tuesday next
following the second Monday of June,
at 10 O'Clock a. m.
The fourth term on the first Monday
October, at 2 O'Clock p. IN.
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Western Maryland Railway Company
In Effect May 2e. 1910.

Trains leave Hancock as follows:
No. 1865 20 a. m. (Sunday only for Baltimore
and intermediate points.
No. $500 a m. tweek days. for Hagerstown,
Baltimore Waynesboro, ,Chambersburg,
and intermediate.
No. is so a. m. (week days. Cumberland, and
intermediate.
No. 40 OS a. IN. tweek days. Baltimore, Get
tysburg York and intermediate.
No. 3-12.h0 p m. (weel days. Little Orleans,
Old Town, Cumberland EllSins and
west. VestIbule train with observation
buffet car.
No. 2-3.00 p m. (week days. Baltimore and In
termediate stations. Vestibule train
with observation buffet car.
No. 500 p m (week days. leaves Baltimore
O5 p. m. Hagerstown $40 p. m.
No. l05 10. % p. m. Sunday only leaves Balti-
more b.lb p, m
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Church Notices.

Announcements tor Sunday, Aug
81, 1910.
HUsToNTowN, U. b. CHARGE,
S. b. Hoffman, pastor.
romwell-Preaching Saturday eve
ming, Aug. Goth, at 7.45.
MISUNDERSTANDING 7:45.
Bethlehem-Sunday school l:30.
Preaching 2;30.
Notwithstanding l0:30.
Bush Meeting in the Dublin Mills
Grove beginning Tuesday evening,
Aug. 23d and closing the 28th.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Unwilling to violate the State
law prohibiting the wearing of a
religious garb by a school teach.
er, Miss Lydia Miller, of Waynes
boro, has resigned as teacher at
the Harrison school. Washing
ton township, Franklin county,
and her resignation has been &C
cepted.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
GENERAL DIRECTORY.

President Judge-Hon, s. Nc. Swope.
Associate Judges-D. Il. Humbert. I W
Hoop. ~ ",
Prothonotary, &c.-George A. Harris.
District Attorney--Erank p. Lynch.
Tressurer-Charles B. Stevens
Sherif-Jeff Harris
Deputy Sherif--A. ID. Holman
Truax. NJ
=, Auditors-wm. Wink, D. H. Myers, C.
Rotz. '' w.
Co. Observation-Disclosures Keefer. i D
Sharp Daniel W. Cromer. -
Clerk-B. Frank Henry
County Superintendent-B. C. Lamberson
Attorneys-W. Scott Alexander, j, NeISor
Sipes Thomas +. Sloan, +. Mon. Johnston. M
Lynch, H. N. Sipes, L. IL. While. .
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Florence, daughter of M. o.
Dunmire, near Scotland, while
driving some cattle from a field,
was attacked by a bull of the herd
and was vlciously tossed sustain
ing a dislocation of the left arm
and was otherwise injured. For
tunately a brother was at work
IN an adjoining field and he arriv
ed on the scene, preventing more
serious injuries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

The demand for good roads is
growing more urgent every day.
Farmers are learning that good
roads are not only economical for
their transportation necessities,
but are cheaper to maintain. In
proved machinery really makes
good roads cheaper than those
that are poor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
Number -Four.

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section eight
article nine. OF the Constitution OF Penn
sylvania.
Section /. BE II resolved by the senat,
and House of Representatives OF the Com
monweaith OF Pennsylvania In Genera
Assembly met. That the following is pro
posed as an amendment to the Constitu
tion OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
MIA. In accordance with the provisions o.
the eighteenth article thereof
Amendment to Article Nine. Section
Eight.
Section 2 Amend section eight. artici.
nine, OF the Constitution OF Pennsylvania
which reads as follows:--
Section 3. The debt Of any county
,ity. borough, township, school district o,
other municipality or Incorporated dis
trict. except as herein provided, shall new
er exceed seven per centum upon the as
sessed value OF the taxable property there
In. nor shall any such municipality ol
district ir.cur any new debt, or increase
Its indebtedness to an amount exceeding
two per centum upon such assessed val
uauon OF property. without the assent OF
the electors thereof az a public election Ia
such manner as shall be provided by law
but any city. the debt OF which now ex.
ceeds seven per centum OF such assessed
valuation, may be authorized by law Il
Increase the same three per centum. ir
the aegregate. at any one time upon such
valuation" 30 as 10 read as follows:--
Section .. The debt Of any county, city
borough township, school district, or 9th,
z municipality 0r lpa9Eporsiaa aIktylet
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Within few miles of the village
of Greene, New York. during a
recent storm ten farm barns were
burned by lightning. Most of
them we're on the sides of hill
and were in plain view of the vii
lage. Several buildings in the
village were struck.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

With hundreds of acres of land
waving In light blue, seemingly
rejecting the color of the heavens
overhead, the South Mountain
slope of Cum berland county are
growing huckleberries to the
number of thousands upon thous
ands of bushels, and a sufficient
quanty to almost supply this ma.
ton, and give to the delicate ap.
pente the toothsome huckleberry
pie that mother used to make.
On account of the forest fires
last spring the crop IN this coun-
ty is practically ME.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Little Floella Finiff, of Cham
bersburg, whose lllness was re.
ferred to in the NEWS, was much
gratitied on her birthday In re-
celvlng so many pretty birthday
cards. More than eig hty of her
friends thus remem bered her,
and this little bit of thoughtful
ness did the little sick girl much
good. She Is still confined to her
bed and has been for four weeks,
but she is improving nicely and
gradually gaming strength and
vigor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Justice OF the Peace-Jno. p. Conrad
Constable-Charles Steak,
Burgess-W. Ii. Nesbit.
Councilmen-Thomas Ham Paul Wagner
John Sheets, Michael Black, Harry HammIl
IL. U. Mace, Albert Stoner.
Clerk-C. w. Peck.
School Directors-John Comerer, d L, Cris.
singer, Harry Bamil, Ed. ID. Sinner n
Woollet, M. w. Mace. % d.
Board Of Health-John p. Slpes pres; ]. A.
Irwin, v; p; George w. Hays. sec'y; i, P
Lynch John w. Mosser M. d. -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

Tuesdays Harrisburg Telegraph
says: "Mr, and Mrs. William N.
Stewart, of Trenton, n. j., were guests
last night Of the family of their broth
er-in-law, L. H While, 424 South Fiji
teenth street. They are enroute to
Green Hill, Fulton county, to spend
their vacation with the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Stewart, OF
that place. Mr.. Stewart was former
ly assistant supervisor of the New
York division of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad, but is now manag-
er of the Stoll stores at Trenton"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-08-18

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED TO
THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMON
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
REJECTION. BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
or PENNSYLVANIA. AND PUBLISH
ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO section twen-
ty-six of article five of the Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Resolved az the Senate concur) That
the following amendment to section twen-
ty-six of article FIVE of the Constitution
OF Pennsylvania be, and the same Is here
by, proposed, in accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof
That section % OF Article ", which
reads as follows: "Section &c. All laws re-
lating to courts shall be general and of
uniform operation. and the organization,
Jurisdiction, and powers Of all courts Of
the same class or grade, so far as regu-
lated by law. and the force and effect OF
the process and judgments of such courts,
shall be uniform; and the General Assem-
bly, Is hereby prohibited from creating
other courts to exercise the powers vested
by THIS Constitution In the judges Of the
Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans
Courts" be amended so that the same
shall read as folows:-
Section 26 All laws relating to courts
shall be general and of uniform opera
tion. and the organization. Jurisdiction,
and powers of all courts of the same class
or grade, so far as regulated by law. and
the force and effect of the process and
judgments of such courts shall be uni
form; but, Notwithstanding any provi-
sions OF this Constitution. the General
Assembly shall have full power to estab-
lish new courts, from time to time. as the
same may be needed in any city or coun-
ty. and to prescribe the powers and ju-
risdiction thereof, and to Increase the
number OF judges in any courts now ex-
isting or hereafter created. or to reorgan-
lie the same. or to vest in other courts
the jurisdiction heretofore exercised by
courts not OF record. and to abolish the
same wherever It may be deemed neces-
sary for the orderly and efficient admins
tration of justice.
A true copy of Resolution No. 1.
ROBERT McAFEE
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
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NUMBER Ihree.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania. so as to consolidate the
courts OF common pleas of Allegheny
County
Section 1. BE II resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen.
eral Assembly met That the following
amendment to the Constitution OF Penn
sylvania be- and the same is hereby. pro-
posed. in accordance with the eighteenth
article thereof
That section six OF article five be
amended, by striking out the said sec.
tion and inserting In place thereof the
following:
Section G. In the county OF Ph,ladeI-
phia all the jurisdiction and powers now
vested In the district courts and courts of
common pleas. subject to such changes
as may be made by this Constitution or
by law. shall be In Philadelphia vested in
five distinct and separate courts of equal
and coordinate jurisdiction. composed
OF three judges each. The said courts in
Philadelphia shall be designated respect
lively as the court OF common pleas num-
Der one. number two. number three
number four. and number five, but the
number CT said courts may be by law
increased. from time to time, and shall be
In like manner designated by successive
numbers. The number OF judges IN any
OF said courts. or in any county where
the establishment of an additional court
may be authorized by law, may be in
creased. from time to time and when
ever such increase shall amount I'm the
whole to three. such three Judges shall
compose "A distinct and separate court as
aforesaid. which shall he numbered as
aforesaid. In Philadelphia all suits shall
be instituted in the said courts of com.
mon pleas without designating the num-
ber of the said court. and the several
courts shall distribute and apportion the
business among them In such manner as
shall be provided by rules OF court and
each court to which any suit shall be
thus assigned. shall have exclusive juris.
diction thereof. subject to change OF
venue. as shall be provided by law.
In the county OF Allegheny all the
Jurisdiction and powers now vested in
the several numbered courts OF common
pleas shall be vested In one court OF com
mon pleas. composed of all the Judges In
commission in said courts. Such juris-
diction and powers shall extend to all
proceedings at law and In equity which
shall have been instituted in the several
numbered courts. and shall be subject to
such changes as may be made by law,
and subject TO change of venue as pro-
vided by law. The president Judge OF
said court shall be selected as provided
by law. The number of judges In said
court may be by law Increased from
time to time, This amendment shall take
effect on the first day of January sue
ceeding its adoption.
A true copy of Resolution No. g.
ROBERT McATEE,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
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AUGUST iS, 1910

Alllegal bus ness and collections entrusted
will eceive careful and prompt attention.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-08

seven miles from there and about
the same distance from Miami. is
a corner Of the Forest Reserve
which it is said offers most excel
lent opportunity for amusement
grounds. where there are trees and
water handy. permitting the place
to be made beautiful and pleasant
There picnic and play grounds could
be easily built for Sunday excur-
sions and camping grounds could
be provided where the families of
the miners and of the other men
in the camp could stay during the.
hot months at small expense. Pic
mic grounds could be built and
equipped and then maintained with
the income from what was left of
a $4,000 fund Yet while the sa-
looms of Globe and Miami viii de-
post far more than that amount
in the banks as profit each month,
such a sum cannot be raised to
aid in sn attempt to make life con
genial in these two mining camps
in spite Of the uninyiting surround
ings.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-08
CHILDREN IN MINING CAMPS MUST
Be GIVEN THEIR PLAY GROUNDS

the children as playground. while
about three miles below Park City
several acres Of land were par
chased by one OF two Of the men
who had MADE considerable money
from mining operations in the Park
who equipped It for a play aud
picnic ground ard gave it TO the
town Apparently Park City is the
only mining camp in tae west that
considers its children worthy OF
solicitude as 20 their welfare. The
truth is that throughout the whole
Of the United States far too littls
thought mean collective thought
lis given 10 Che welfare Of the
children. Conmercislism Is ram
pant throughout the country. and
nowhere more SO than in The min
ing camps. where every one in the
bottom Of his heart considers him
self merely q soiourner there await
ing the lime when he can hasten
away 20 some more congenlal spot
than is the ordinary mining camp.
even after IL has grown into a city
and become pretentious
Mining is one of the leading in
dustries in the United states. Indi'
rectly the bulk of the business OF
this country depends upon mining
over sixty per cent Of the railroad
traffic comes directly from mining
as a gamble.
Mining is the pioneer industry.
the one that impels the building Of
railroads and the settling of new
country. Mining has made the old
er California. Mining has made
the newer Nevada. but in time as
it is opened up more. Nevada will
increase in agricultural importance
as did California Mining. as II is
a pioneering industry. Is most hon.
orable. although now it Is befouled
by fakirs both high and low-be-
smirohed because of the fact that
mining men have so little regard
for the nobility of the art in which
they are engaged that they care
not enough. or what seems more
probable. dare not protest against
those that bring dishonor upon Il.
Yet no industry, no matter how
honorable it may be intrinsicatly,
can remain honored that does not
honor itself No industry can be
great that does not offer induce
mant to the ordinary workman st,ch
Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-08

the only love that mining has ever
begot in any strain Of the Anglo
Saxon race. so that father follows
after father. proud Of the family
trade u Is this that has resulted
IN the Cornishman being. il spite
Of his clannishness. the miner par
excellence OF all the world.
Many a time has q Cornish part
ner OF mine told me stories OF
Cornish mines. Many a day has
he told me OF his youth and the
good times he had as a boy In
Cornwall around The Cornish mines.
But where is the American who
can recall with especial pleasure a
youth spent around American
mines? Where is the miner that
has grown TO manhood in American
mining camps who can look with
anything but half-hearted Joy back
At his youth2 The few that can are
few indeed.
The children Of Butte are motor
iously tough; the children Of Lead
vile are also as are those in most
OF the Western mining camps. Why?
Because they have no place to play;
no place to vent their exuberant
youthful enthusiasm. other than in
the streets. The fiat ground that
might have served for a ball
ground Is filled up by a store and
ten saloons. The money that might
be better spent in buying out the
saloons and letting the boys and
girls have it for Fairgrounds goes
to the saloons, that must apparently
be placed in the most accessible
part of the town. The saloon would
lose some business-but probably
not much-if II had TO move e
rougher. more uneven ground.
Bat business must prosper, nc
matter of what nature. and ever
If at the expense of the child. Mex
lean towns can provide plazas FOL
bands to play in and flowers to
grow on, but American mining
towns can not give up ground fol
it's children to play on. so that they
can grow up into healthy. sane
minded men and women.
Near Globe. Arizona, i'm fact only
Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-08

that he desires his son % follow
the trade that be is following him.
self No industry In which the
ever day workman rs yearuing Tor
other occupation can advance TO
IFS greatest development.
20 the average miner, especially
the one wit hch.ldren, after a few
years Of labor in the mines, comes
the yearnins. the hope some day
TO own farm. some day no longer
to have to ride the cnge. but In
stead 10 own a horse. Few miners
attain this goal for with strikes
aud labor troubles. shutdos1Is due
to mine litigation. high prices of
provisions. OF water, Of light and
of rents. the miner with a fau,ilS
has littls left from his check at
the end If the month. and THAI
little TOO frequently goes for The
drink that amidst the dismal SUR
rOundugs brings an artificial cheer.
The married miner. partly
through his own faust. but largely
through the present conditions III
mining. rarely attains the Ioneed.
for fields. but be and his wife do
make up their minds that their
children viii not follow the life
that they have led. And. whether
to their advantage or not. know
not but unquestiinably { 1.-THE dlsad.
vantage Of mining. the children do
not.
The knowledge gained by the
father is therefore not impaired
TO the son. and seldom In a mine
does one see the son working along
side his father learning the trade
from his best instructor. Instead
in American mining. unfortunately.
the recruits are coming from those
who know nothing about mining.
except that the wages are high.
The causes for this state of AZ
fairs must be studied and be re
moved.
To the COrnishmen the mines OF
Cornwall are full of happy memo.
ries and cheerful stories. Wherever
he goes the Cornish miner takes
with him a piece OF tin stone until
finally he has given the last frsg.
ment OF It away to some friend 20
whom he has been telling the
glories OF the Cornish mines, that
the friend may marvel at the rocky
looking ore whose mining begot