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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10
FORT LITTLETON.

Mrs. D. +. Fraker who has
been visiting friends IN Pitts
burgh, returned home Wednes-
day, she was accompanied by her
daughter in law, Mrs. Eel d a
Keith and her little daughter, OF
the "Smoky City," who will
spend some time here.
James j. Patterson, and broth
er, Of Pitcairn, autoed TO this
place Saturday, remaining until
Monday and taking home with
them the formers son George,
who spent the summer here with
his aunts, the Cromer girls.
William Orth and sister Sue
spent Saturday and Sunday, Wis
ting their sister, Mrs. Lavina
Early, and other friends IN Wells
Valley.
Milo Peck returned Sunday
from visit to his parents at
Honey Grove.
Rev. Wesley Cline made a trip
to lower end of County last week,
preaching several times for the
good people down there.
Mrs. Elijah Baldwin visited
friends at Dublin Mills last week.
BALDWIN Fraker made trip to
Franklin county last Friday.
Mrs. Margaret Henry, Of Clear
Ridge, was in town Monday.
Miss Pead Taylor who is en-
ployed in the home of Mrs. Em
ma Mills, visited relatives at Dub
lin Mills last week.
Miss Emma Grove, OF Clear
Ridge, is visiting her auLt, Mrs.
Mac Richardson. y
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WEST DUBLIN.

We would gladly welcome some
rain. Streams are very low.
Some OF our folks attended the
picnic of the Ladies' TEN pie at
Wells Tannery on last Saturday
and were well pleased with the
picnic.
A social picnic is being planned
to be held IN the grove near Fair
view M. e church on September
10 Come to enjoy yourselves.
Myrtle AllOway who had been
employed at Casper Brant's dur
ing the summer has gone to the
home of her sister, Mrs. Roy
Witter at Waterfall.
John Dillon, Of Pittsburgh,
spent Tuesday night at the home
of his uncle, James Lyon. Mr..
Dillon was accompanied by some
friends, They were travelling by
auto.
Daniel Lander, wife, and little
daughter were at David Hersh-
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Number Five.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con.
stitution of this Commonwealth il
accordance with provisions Of the
eighteenth (XVIlI) article thereof
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the
Senate and House OF Representatives
of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, and it is
hereby enacted by the authority Of
the same, That the following is pro.
posed as an amendment to the Con.
stitution of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, in accordance with the
provisions Of the eighteenth (XVIID
article thereof
AMENDMENT.
Laws may be passed providing for
a system Of registering, transferring,
insuring of and guaranteeing land
titles by the State, or by the counties
thereof, and for settling and determin.
ing adverse or other claims to andNn'
terests in lands the titles to which
are so registered, transferred, insured,
and guaranteed; and for the creation
and collection OF indemnity funds;
and for carrying the system and
powers hereby provided for into effect
by such existing courts as may be
designated by the Legislature, and by
the establishment of such new courts
as may be deemed necessary In mat
ters arising in and under the opera
ton of such system, judicial powers,
with right of appeal, may be confer
red by the Legislature upon county
recorders and upon other officers by
1t designated. Such laws may provide
for continuing the registering, trans
ferring, insuring, and guaranteeing
such titles after the first or original
registration has been perfected by the
court, and provision may be made for
raising the necessary funds for ex'
penses and salaries of officers, which
shall be paid out Of the treasury OF
the several counties.
A true copy Of Joint Resolution No. S
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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provided by law; but any city, the
debt of which on the first day OF Jan
uary, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four, exceeded seven per cen.
tum of such assessed valuation, and
has not since been reduced to less
than such per centum, may be author'
lied by law to increase the same three
per centum in the aggregate, at any
one time, upon such valuation. The
city of Philadelphia, upon the condt
lions hereinafter set forth, may in
crease its indebtedness to the extent
Of three per centum in excess OF seven
per centum upon such assessed yalua-
ton for the specific purpose Of pro
viding for all or any of the following
purposes For the construc.
tion and improvement Of subways,
tunnels, railways, elevated railways,
and other transit facilities; for the
construction and Improvement Of
wharves and docks and for the recla'
nation of land to be used in the con
struction Of wharves and docks, owned
or to be owned by said city. Such
increase, however, shall only be made
with the assent of the electors thereof
at a public election, to be held in such
manner as shall be provided by law
In ascertaining the borrowing capacity
of said city Of Philadelphia, at any
time, there shall be excluded from the
calculation a credit, where the work
resulting from any previous expendi.
ture, for any one or more of the spe.
cifc purposes hereinabove enumerated
shall be yielding to said city an an
nual current net revenue; the amount
of which credit shall be ascertained
by capitalizing the annual net revenue
during the year Immediately preceding
the time OF such ascertainment. Such
capitalization shall be accomplished
by ascertaining the principal amount
which would yield such annual, cur
rent net revenue, at the average rate
of interest, and sinking-fund charges
payable upon the Indebtedness incur
red by said city for such purposes,
up to the time of such ascertainment.
The method of determining such
amount, so to be excluded or allowed
as a credit may be prescribed by the
General Assembly.
In incurring indebtedness, for any
one, or more Of said purposes OF
construction, Improvement, or recla.
nation, the city of Philadelphia may
issue its obligations maturing not
later than fifty years from the date
thereof, with provision for sinking
fund sufficient to retire said obliga.
tion at maturity, the payments to
such sinking-fund to be in equal or
graded annual installments. Such oh.
legations may be in an amount sufli-
cient to provide for and may include
the amount of the interest and sink
ing-fund charges accruing and which
may accrue thereon throughout the
period of construction and until the
expiration OF one year after the com.
pletion of the work for which said
indebtedness shall have been incurred;
and said city shall not be required
to levy a tax to pay said interest and
sinking-fund charges, as required by
section ten of article nine of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the
expiration of said period of one year
after the completion of such work.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Number Three. q
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to section
twenty-one of article three Of the
Constitution of Pennsylvania.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met, That the
following amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth of PENN
sylvania be, and the same is hereby,
proposed, in accordance with the eigh.
teenth article thereof
Amend section twenty-one, article
three of the Constitution of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, which
reads as follows:
mo act of the General Assembly
shall limit the amount to be recovered
for injuries resulting in death, or for
injuries to persons or property, and
in case Of death from such injuries,
the right Of action shall survive, and
the General Assembly shall prescribe
for whose benefit such actions shall
be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe
any limitations of time within which
suits may be brought against corpora
tions for injuries to persons or prop
erty, or for other causes different
from those fixed by general laws reg.
ulating actions against natural per.
sons, and such acts now existing are
avoided" so that it shall read as
follows:
The General Assembly may enact
laws requiring the payment by EN-.
ployers, or employers and employees
Joint1u oP raooonohla nnanootiop
for injuries to employees arising in
the course of their employment, and
for occupational diseases of employees,
whether or not such injuries or dis
eases result in death, and regardless
of fault of employer or employee, and
fixing the basis of ascertainment Of
such compensation and the maximum
and minimum limits thereof, and pro-
viding special or general remedies for
the collection thereof; but in no other
cases shall the General Assembly limit
the amount to be recovered for in
juries resulting in death, or for in
juries to persons or property, and in
case of death from such injuries, the
right Of action shall survive, and the
General Assembly shall prescribe for
whose benefit such actions shall be
prosecuted No act shall prescribe any
limitations of time within which suits
may be brought against corporations
for injuries to persons or property,
or for other causes, different from
those fixed by general laws regulating
actions against natural persons, and
such acts now existing are avoided.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No 8.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth
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BRUSH CREEK.

Miss Bessie Brum oaugh, OF
Altoona, is spending a few days
with Miss Sadie Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs James Mckee
spent Sunday IN the home of Mr..
and Mrs. II. N. Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hoop, of
Andover, spent Sunday and Mon
day with relatives near Crystal
Springs.
Ross Barton spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends near Sa
luvia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Deshong
Of Everett, and Mr.. Snd Mrs.
John Mellott, of Gapsville, spent
Sunday with the latter's brother
and sister, Bruce and Sadie Bar
ton.
Mr.. J. w. Hoop and daughter
Miss Sallie, of McConnellsburg,
took dinner in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. M. E Barton.
Rev. George A. Duvall who had
been visiting IN the home of the
late John N Hlxson, returned to
his home at Gordon, Pa, last
Thursday.
MISS Bessie Brumbaugh and
Sadie Barton spent on day last
week In the home of IL. N. Bar
ton.
Adam Mellott and daughters
Belle aud Marie, of Gapsvllle, Wis
tied in the home of M. p. Barton
and family on Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

Rev. r. E. Peterman offered
seats in his Ford car to Mrs.
Henry Comerer, Mrs. Lizzie Bald
win, and the local Editor of the
NEWS, and took them with him
to attend preaching services and
Sunday school at the Lutheran
church, Big Cove Tannery, last
Sunday. 1t was a great treat to
all of them. They found a live
Sunday school under the efficient
supervision of Justice of the
Peace, George E. Clouser, and
they heard an excellent sermon
by the pastor. The Organist,
Miss Theresa Duffy, is an accom-
plished musician, and led choir
Of good voices. We can sincere
ly compliment the congregation
for good singing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Pittman
of Williamsburg, Pa. are spend
ing a two weeks vacation in the
home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. K. Pittman, near Car
Isle, Pa. Mr.. Pittman is Assis-
tant Cashier at the Williamsburg
office of the Peoples Natural Gas
Co., a subsidiary Of the Standard
Oil Company.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

Mr.. David Knepper, of Dublin
Mills, and his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Harry Zern, of Wells Valley,
were in town a few hours Mon
day, and made the NEWS office a
pleasant and profitable call. Mrs
Zern (Verda Woodcock) was one
of the students in the Summer
Normal schools that the Editor
conducted way back in the eigh-
ties.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

A joint meeting of the Reform
ed and the Presbyterian congre-
cations of McConnellsburg will
be held in the Reformed church,
Wednesday evening, September
10th. at 7:30 o'clock. The Fed
Grated Board has prepared g
special program and a specia
surprise for the meeting which
will be in the interest of the fal
and winter work in the two con.
gregations. All are urged to at
tend.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

mother Mrs. Susan King spent
Sunday at George Kings.
James Lyon cut part of his
corn last week.
Casper Brant with the aid of
some of Dupont's manufactures
has reduced some rocks not to
atoms and molecules exactly but
to smaller particles and has haul.
ed them from the fields.
Thos. Cromer, of Fort Little.
ton, agent for Chrlsty's extracts
was In this vicinity last Friday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

ey's on Sunday.
Harvey Cltvenger a n d his
mother Mrs. AllceClevenger, and
Martin Laldig and wife visited
relatives in Trough Creek Valley,
Huntingdon county the first Of
this week
Pryor Witter, of Pittsburgh,
visited his sister Mrs Ross King
last week.
Mrs. George King spent part
of last week with relatives in
Licking Creek township.
Ross King and wife and Ross's
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. While, near
Fort Littleton, spent several days
during the beginning of this
week in the home of their son
David, in Ayr township. AL
though having long passed the
three score and ten years allot-
ted to man, Mr.. and Mrs. While
are remarkably well preserved,
and they are in reasonably good
health.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

DROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLr
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THR CON.
STITUTION.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

The News office had a very
pleasant call Monday morning
from Mrs: Martha P. Smith, Mrs
Calvin Morgret, and the latter's
son Earl-all of Whips Cove, and
Mrs. Lizzie Kuhn, near McCon-
nellsburg. The party from the
Cove, accompanied by Mr.. An
drew Mellott, came over Sunday
and spent the night in the home
of John and Mrs. Kuhn, who re-
side on the Lincoln Highway on
the Ridge west Of McConnells-
burg. Mrs. Kuhn says that 13C
automobiles passed her door last
Sunday and that the dust was
just something awful"
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Shinn,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Greer, and
Master Charles Shinn, in one car
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Staley,
and Mrs. James Russell in anoth-
er car, and all of Carnegie, Pa,
came Saturday to visit Mrs. An
geline Sipe and her daughter Miss
Myrtle. on Sunday the party,
with the addition of Miss Myrtle,
went to Gettysburg, and return
ed to this place same day. Mon
day was spent overhauling the
cars, and in calling on acquaint-
ances, and on Tuesday the party
left for Carnegie, Mrs. Staley
is a daughter of Mrs. Angeline
Sipes, of this place.
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Number -Four.

A JOINT RFSOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of Pennsylvania abollshing
the Office Of Secretary of Internal
Affairs.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, That article
four of the Constitution of Pennsylva-
mia shall be amended by adding there
to section twenty-three, which shall
read as follows:-
The office Of Secretary Of Internal
Affairs be, and the same is hereby,
abolished; and the powers and duties
now vested in, or appertaining or be-
longing to, that branch Of the execu-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

William Black and John Gress
walked to Needmore last Friday
to attend the Soldiers Reunion.
On Sunday they walked as far as
Big Cove Tannery on their re-
turn trip, and from that point
they were given a ride to McCon-
nellsburg in Rev. Peterman's au-
to.
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tive department. office. or officer, shall
be transferred tc such other depart
ments, Offices, or officers of the Stale.
now or hereafter created, as may be
directed by law.
A true copy of Joint Resolution No. A..
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary oe the Commonwealth
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MCElWain'S Farm List

"a ACRES Gravel SOIL miles north of Newve Price SOO
10 ACRES SOIL miles north of Newvile Price 200
% ACRES Mountain gravel miles north of Neville
26 ACRES-Llmestone SOIL miles of Carlisle. Price
II ACESSate and gravel SOIL Al miles from Neville sg
20 ACRESLmestone land mile of Mechancsburg
81 ACIESLmestone land 81 miles south OF Newvle Price $
"a ACES-Lmestone land miles of Newvie Price $500
40 ACES-Slate SOIL ~ miles northwest of Newve Price M
40 ACRES-Slate SOIL miles northwest Of Carlisle $500
81 ACRES SOIL miles Newyie
S2SOO
GA ACRES Gravel and slate soil miles south Doubling ap
Hotel. Price $1,000.
70 ACRES SOIL miles northwest Newvle. Price
% ACRES-Slate soil, miles north of Neville Price $1,000
SO ACRES SOIL 2! miles of Newvie SlO
81 ACRES-Mounain gravel SOIL q miles north Blosery
$780,
"a ACRES-G SOIL miles Newve Price 1900
ACRES-Limestone SOIL miles Carlisle Price s
100 ACRESSlate SOIL ~ miles northwest of Newville $780,
100 ACESLmestone SOIL 81 miles south of Newve s0
l02 ACRES-Slate SOIL miles of Bloservie
lOt ACRESGrave soil AZ miles of Shippensburg Price
Ia ACRESLmestone SOIL mile of Newve 500 %
l26 ACRES State land miles north of Newvle, Price $780,
1876 ACRES-Lmesone SOIL miles from Carlisle SlSOM
l6 ACRESSate SOIL miles northwest of Newvile
lao ACS5O imestone balance slatestone;
Price $4,000.
Isl ACRES-Sate SOIL 2mles OF Newvlle S6OOO
1853 ACES-Grave SOIL miles of Neville. Price $780,
l53 ACRSSate SOIL 6mles of Newve. Price So 800
1872 ACRES-Appe farm SOIL miles of Shippnbrg
reasonable
2S6 ACRES-Lmesone land miles Carlisle slM
complete description of all of the above mentioned %
be furnished request This list is only the
idea the size quality of and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-10

Entered at the Postonlce at McConnsllsburg
Pa as second class mail matter.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-29

has passed a resolution requesting the
Florida Senators and Representatives
in Congress Co vote against the Aldrich
monetary commission plan. This action
is reported TO have been practically
unanimous. and since it represents the
bankers of Florida. who are probably
about in the same position of the aver
age banker Of the United States, the
action taken cnn be fairly construed
as distinct reputation so far as the
bankers OF that State are concerned,
of the New Orleans Endorsement.
The Financier states that "it will
not be surprising to find that more than
one of the coming 1912 State Conven-
tions will resciDd the action taken in
Endorsement of the Aldrich plan 1t
is very evident that the last word hns
not been said vet, even from the bank.
ers' standpoint, upon what seemed such
clear sailing on the Aldrich currency
plan. 1t looks as though the bankers
had acted first and thought the mat
ter over afterwards. and this thinking
has resulted already in the bankers oil
one State absolutely repudiating and
putting themselves in opposition to the
action recorded at New Orleans.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-29
BANKERS IN OPPOSITION.

The National Bankers Association.
at It's meeting in New Orleans last fall.
passed resolutions almost unanimously
supporting the Aldrich currency plan.
TINS gave the plan a mighty prestige
which Heretofore il had lacked. II
seems, however, that the Endorsement
was oy no means as general or as un.
reserved as one might have supposed.
As explained in The Financier, "the
actual voting was done by less than
4oo members out of total of some
thing between 1000 and l2.ooo bsrts
and bankers II is evident from .bis
that only about one in thirty of the 70.
tai of banking men in the country voted
on the proposition. Accordingly. those
who did not vote DO not feel them.
selves bound.
IT need cause no surprise. therefore
that the Florida Bankers Association
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-29
THE RULE OF LANGUAGE.

The U. S. Bureau of Education sends
out notes on the educational progress
Of the world, the following being found
in the most recent collection received
Following the italian invasion OF TrI-
poll, II rs announced that the Arabic
language is TO be taught in the techni-
cal schools OF Genoa, Leghorn Nanles
Palermo. and Caltanlssetta.
This probably means that the ItaI.
ians intend 10 continue the use Of the
Arabic language within their jurisdic.
tion in Tripoli, which is a surprise. One
would suppose that the example of the
French in Algiers in this respect would
be conclusive against any such official
recognition OF Arabic
The French, on their conquest of AL.
glers, continued the use OF the Arabic
language, which they found to be the
speech Of the people. The result was
that the people did not consider them.
selves conquered by the French. but
tnat the French were simply in occu.
pancy and that the old order would
prevail SO much trouble has this
given in the way Of translations, ex.
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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 30 1912.

pensive labor, but above all in retaining
the spirit of opposition among the
Arabic-speakinng people against the
French dominance, that now order
has prevailed within year or two
past, and the French arc abohshiug
the use OF the Arabic in all of their
official dealings with the Algerians.
substituting French. The Arabic. so far
as Algiers is concerned under the
French occupation and domination,
Will henceforth be dead language;
everything will he French, from the
rule to the language.
1t would seem as though this ought
TO be a lesson to the Italians, and as
though they would profit by it, I'm
doubtedly. il thew continue the use
of Arabic, they will find themselves
in precisely the same position In Trip
oil that the French found themselves
in Algiers that is, the natives will be
cocksure of their own superiority, and
the supremacy of their language VIII
confirm them in this opinion II it
were merely that sufficient number
of Italians. in order to communicate
with the Arabs, should learn the
Arabic language. that would he one
thing; but to allow the Arabic to be
the official language of Tripoh un
der Italian domination, would be to
the natives a sign that they We're not
subiugated, and the cost of occupation
would be immensely increased. The
only way to conquer in Tripoli rs to
make n clean Job of it, not only chang
hands, but the language of the coun'
try to the Italian tongue.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-29

Philadelphia Record: "Theodore
Roosevelt has eaten his own words on
the tariff in his life of Benton, on
the independence of the judiciary in
his life of Marshall, on the Supreme
Court 8 decision on the income tax in
q magazine article, on representative
government in his American Ideals, d
and in his announcement to the coun.
try regarding a third term. He has be.
traved his friend. whom he made his
successor. and his party, which he is
now engaged in dividing. Yet he poses
As the champion of the simple truth
and the square dealin