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To "a EpI1NE OF THE SCS-Sir. l
wish 10 ask some questions Cor two
reasons, one to gain information and
the other to make q suggestion" to the
American public.
Is Theodore Roosevelt, a safe man to
vote for this coming election"
l. not his arbitrary temperament n
dangerous one ~ so vital and critical
a time as this. because he realizes this
is the psychological time TO get Theo-
dorc Roosevelt across" by the method Of
stirring up America to m~ilitarisn paral-
lei to GermanS's militarism?
! want information. also want people
10 think pro and con for the good OF
the country, j. :.
tHARLEsrUN. :. G. April s.
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TIC THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: l
get THE SUS away out here In wash
ington. ! get II because I like II. but ! DO
not always like its treatment OF wilson.
Isn't n true that Wilson has had many
more difficult problems to solve than
most Of our Presidents, and isn't 1t =
fact that he has done remarkably well
in solving them?
] used to play poker In my younger
days, and one particular associate In
the game made a speciality Of criticislng
the plays Of his fellows after the cards
were all down in sight. Sometimes THE
SrN and a Teller named Roosevelt. a
celebrated "wind jammer' from oyster
Bay, remind me OF this old associate.
I'll forgive you for your sometimes
unjust criticism Of Wilson II you Will
use your best efforts toward inventing
a husher for Roosevelt. Get him to
shut up some way.
W. A. HARRISON.
SrNNrsipE. Wash. April 4.
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THEODORE AND THE AMER.
ICAN REPUBLIC.
Candid Expressions on the ColoneFs
Renppparnnce In Politics.

To THE EDITOR or TIVE St'N-Str: "Old
Republican finds forCeful words IN
Pope's essay with which to rebuke those
tTHE SuN included) whom he SUSPECTS
of willingness to see the Incompatible
Teddy return to the White House.
Ear be il fran me To dispute the apt.
ness of the quotation The frightfuI
,nien and the endurance are pat enough.
though pity seems misplaced and an
embrace would he like eating crow.
But I too read poetry. Some or IL
is equal to Pope's. And considering
present conditions. I am led to wonder
II. when we had Roosevelt. IT would
not have been better to bear the Ills
we had than NY to others that we
knew not Of"
DISCUSSED DEMOCRAT.
NEW York, April 10.
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The Elk Herd In the AdlP0ndacks.
We trust that the elk brought in
prosaic freight cars from the Yellow
stone National Park and liberated IN
the Adirondack wilderness will soon
feel at home there. An elk. like a
human being. IL a creature Of habit
and Ia attached to locality. These
strangers may not like their new feed.
ing grounds at frst and cannot get
back to the rocky and spacious high.
lands Of Wyoming.
II an elk suffers from nostalgia
there will be yearning for the Yellow.
stone ranges. Still in the spring Of
the year. when the buds are coming
out and things begin to grow. there
should be good foraging In the Adj.
rondack woods for the deer family.
and with the now still lying about in
sunless places these Wyoming elk
should soon be frisking their tails
with the Joy Of life. They will he
able to get their bearings before the
greenery of June IL hung out in the
forest aisles.
1t seems rather curious that the
Adirondacks Of the long settled State
Of New York are becoming a refuge
for elk menaced by the increase Of
population in the new West. but this
could not be the case II a sentiment
did not exist in the East for the per.
petuation Of wild creatures under the
sanction Of carefully drawn game
laws. Such laws can be enforced here
with II fair degree Of success.
Elk released In the Adirondacks AZ,
teen years ago multiplied and thrived
There Is no doubt that the latest con.
signment will do fairly we'll. and the
time may come when the antlered elk
will be seen in the forest depths by
summer visitors who watch and wait,
The elk will have no enemies hui
ponchcrs, for the panther Is now n neg
ligible factor in the North Woods.
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CAN GET $50, 900. 900 TRADE.
Mr.. Chu shows How L. =. Can sup
ply China with Hardware

The United States has an oppu'tg'
10 a X the hardware trade Of a. I.'
formerly practically m~onopoljaed
Germany. according to y - t..
HongkonG merchant, stopping al IN. Il
more.
Mr.. Chu is in this county represent
Ing the china Agency and Trading CON
pany. Inc. an association OF a Fran
cisco. HonEkong. Shangha. ard C,n'"'
merchants who deal in hardware HI"
left San Francisco on March = ana s!.c'
then has visited a dozen cities on h
way East. Later he will go to- Wash-
'nEton. Pittsburg n other cities On ht
way home.
Germany supplied China with ~.
bulk OF the hardware used in ina co|a-
try" said Mr.. Gnu last nigh; re
amount has steadily been gro" Hc i''
1t is worth about SSo,O 0o. 600 , ''r
confined principally To- hu.ldu- or-
machine tools. GERMANY no .nrg.' ,,"i
us these goods. and :hc n"" H'a''-'
10 do II now is the United stat
am here In this coIrtry nov 80 l-:a o.
your manufacturers m tho rr . +
! am very much pleased a. 'G' y.,.
your business men are SN.
we'll as yuur Government
"All seem anxious ~ aclutr. '.. '.'
and show a disposition Ia %. SO
necessary to retain Il r.,r, s. '. .'
son whatsoever why thry .tf'n' $50 -
trade nov and keep H. VIZ ~.c "m
hcrs of Your hardware j'dUs''' rF-
the week | am here and then S. '''
other cities"
Ar Chu was confident 'hat 'r',.
remain "A republic,
THE revolution i0 y". 'tt Co.,. .
ern China, which 'e ,.,Hnr''.'
terahly to "A republican 'rru - %
ment, continues 80 grow. .,
believe that Yuan Shth-k.t n..
resign under pressure. ava q.
ccssur Will be ~ Nu,' ..u'-
ont President. c1r.t
awakened now, and Vll
stens hAckWArd."
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A Fifth Question Suggested.

To THE EDITOR Oh " SrN-Str: In
to the four questions ~propoundsc
by THE y In its leading editorial
article OF to-day. for solution by Colo
mel Roosevelt. | respectfully suggest a
fifth question, which THE SrN has
apparently overlooked. namely
). What would he have done in re-
gard to the outrageous violation of all
International Law by England in APP
propriating our mails. holding up our
merchant ships and arresting and i'm
prisoning the passengers and crews OF
such vessels? +. J. MAHoNEr.
NEWPORT, Il J., April 3.
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son. lecturer on transportation in
Johns Hopkins University, in a book
Oublished In tO1O aald.

pupiiSIIeu III I"IV, bdlu.
In France. Belgium and Italy. where
socialistic influences are strong In the
Government. the number of employees OF
the Government railways has been In
creased beyond all reason to make places
for political %henchmen. with the result
that expenses are going up. revenue Is
going down and the quality OF service.
from all accounts. Is badly deteriorating
Federal Incorporation. however,
would be a continuation OF the present
good service and conservatism. and a
Federal railroad board would he better
than the present inside cliques which
u the railroads.
Deficit in Operdtion-Government
ownership would probably result In a
large deficit. Such deficit would have
to be paid by taxes. Mr.. Mcpherson
says as to this:
In switzerland. where the Government
has sought to please all the people by low
ening rates. Increasing facilities and rails
Ing wages. the railways. which were DOING
well under corporate management. snow
a dencit after ten years OF governmental
administration In switzerland.
II anywhere. II might be supposed the
operation ~ railways oueh, 10 he attended
with proHt. Under a state administration
they show n loss.
Federal incorporation. with a guar
antee Of only 3 per cent. dividends and
any kind OF management. would avoid
a deficit.
Lotrer Ratcs-The argument here
is peculiar. Government ownership
would give lower rates with a deficit
To be paid by taxation. Such has been
the experience in Europe. Politics
would enable particular localities tn
get low rates. especially in such a vast
country as this. where different rates
prevail in different sections. and
through rates are sometimes lower
than local rates. Lower rates cannot
be- looked for now. with wages mate
rial and expenses going up. Federal
incorporation would not reduce rates,
but there would be no deficit.
National Debt-A $4,000. 900 debt
would he incurred by the Government
in purchasing the railroads. The
amount Is staggering. Under Federal
incorporation no debt would he in
Cured. There would be a 3 per cent,
guaranty. but that guaranty under
any kllu Oh idH Hih'dSehiVh' N'"'"
be earned by the railroads. The Gov
eminent would not be called on to pay
a dollar.
In a few days I will SEND YOU a pro-
posed act Of Congress embodytnC tint
plan Of Federal Incorporation; direc-
tors named by a Federal railroad
board; prohibition of State regula
tom: 3 per cent. on the capital stock
to he guaranteed by the Government
with a possible extra 3 per cent. to the
| stockholders IL earned, all over s per
cent. to go to the Government.
NEW York, April 10. ClvfTAs.
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Can those estimabie citizens who
persist in the endeavor 10 stop prize
nGhting understand the ge%ntleness and
gentility Of present day h%sticuffs?
They might better accuse the boxers
and their managers Of obtaining
money under false p%retences than to
assail them for brutality.
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According to Constantinople bulle-
tins the Turks have killed so many Of
the enemy in Mesopotamia that not
many Of the Britains and Indians can
be left. General TowNsHEND. however.
still plays his gramophone and Sir
PERCY LAKE reports progress. Some
times we fear that the bulletin makers
are what the Psalmist said in his haste
all men are.
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DIR. EDMUND Won MACH Of Boston is
a great admir~r Of Germany. and as
often as his ~utterances are forced on
attention We md ourselves infu-
rated against the Allies because they
maintain a so-called blockade which
prevents him from transferring him
self TO the land OF his admiration.
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The Wisconsin primaries we're less
disastrous for the Irritated Pompadour
than the early returns indicated. In
stead Of being overwhelmed. he won
fourteen Of the twenty-six delegates.
Battle Boz energies with q black eye
instead Of a broken head. The victory
Is not what the old days would have
shown, but II will serve a politician
who has been lacking in perse-
verance and tenacity.
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Successful Prophecy a. to the Four
Questions.

To THE EDITOR OF TuE SuS-Sir: Does
the editor Of u SrN or II other
thinking American believe that Thee
dore Roosevelt will or dare reply pub
licly TO all or to any n OF the four
questions ~propounded In your editorial
article in to-day's issue"
CHARLES BARNETT.
GREAT HARRINGTON. Mass. April 8.
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Mexico. But could there be any better
proof Of the good faith Of the United
States than the frightening line Of
communications. now extending 400
miles into Chihuahua? II General CAR
RANxA has any competent military men
In his household they should tell him
not to worry.
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The Hon. JOHN BARRsrrs optimistic
remarks about Mexican evolution and
. future Of peace and power for the
most troubled Of republics were made
in the auditorium Of Washington Irv-
ing High School.
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When JAMES II. MAvRER cried ITO
hell with the American nag" at the
Washington Irving High School on
Sunday night did he clarity the issue
upon which the coming Presidential
Is to be fought?
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In intimating that q Few more notes
from President WILSON would be ac-
ceptable the German Government dis
plays high appreciation Of ar cpl
grammatic literary style that doesn't
let its left hand know what it's right
hand says.
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blow Up Annoy Police Chiefs Home

Annoy. April lO.-A bomb was hyr,,
through a window of the res!dcua, u'
the chief of the military police here e."
day. Although the building was Nrc ,,
no n was injured. The bomb thiuV.r
He'd Il the hills. The United : a,ss
cruiser Cincinnati arrived here iu-lt.
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The. VS..

The vs..
To THE Enron o. THE tuN-SW'
W. W.
Watchful waiting
Woful wabb'ing
Wayward warfare; o.
Weak withdrawal;
Worse worry!
W'ighty warning
Waning win power;
Wild"rrd wisdom:
Wearisome waverinG,
Words Words Words
We van r, II.
so1nNEcrASs, April 10. L. 4. n.
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Again ONE the news that YUAN
SHIH-K'M Is to resign as President
Of China. A habit once formed is hard
to overcome.
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Eternal Vigilance.

stella Ia YOU believe IN preparednossr
Belia-Nca. I'm going to learn to swim
again this summer.
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r it he objected that the book is not
wei. balanced. | reply that | am not a
professional, y Yea. book maSer would
want the public To put up 500 ON Rose
Welt against the books 81. and would
allow the public To write its own tickets
on rs other candidates.
RICHARD T.. READ.
NEW YoEk, April ..
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London crowds psit Panidhurst pacl-
hsts.-Netcspoper heodNwe.
A Initiating ALTERATION. Delightful
onomatop1ia, . sound O Of spanking
we'll done. .
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ment grows more concerned rs PERsiI.
INo psnetrates deeper and deeper into
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II cannot tell a lie, father" says
young THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Jr. II stole
your thunder"
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Patriotic GeOgrnphy.

To THE ENRON ov rus SrS->T: I
wouldn't be hell" II our Tag was there
NEW YORK. April 10. AN AMEnIcAN,
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So. The Herr Kapitan Franz Won
PAPEN Is In. Holland, on a 'secret mis-
sion.' Studying a new variety Of
bloedsinnigkeit, perhaps.
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N orr frieNds pho faror M Nth manu-
OeVJDss and Illustrations for publication irish
% Aete rejected articles s~efsrned hsv must
10 oH cdses send stamps for that purpose.
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Reduced Ia the BOokmaker's Formula

To TI'E tnlrNr ~ THE SUN-Sir: II
! Vera a houNlc and the law permitted
| should offer on thu Pres dental race
the ollo me- odds
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slashed with razor. nays friend did
it.-NeWspaper headline.
Friends do sometimes act that way.
and then say COP bless you!"
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Nassau street.
London once. 4O-A8 Fleet street.
Paris once. d Rue dc Ia Michodiere, on
Rue du QuAtrc Septembre.
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Brooklyn ONCE. 100 Livingston street.
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SALIVA SUMMARIZINGS.

Well, the rainy weather of the
past two weeks did not come IN
haylng time. The warm showers
are making the backward corn
boom.
Auto travel Is great All seem
to want to get on the Lincoln
Highway since the township
are so horribly bad.
L. G. Mann, of Everett, was In
this section last week buying and
inspecting lumber and planning
on his farm.
j. A. Stewart has on his farm
some red clover 3 feet 2 inches
tall.
A party of Andover folks char.
tered Miss Marie Hams car
with MISS Ham at the wheel, to
take them to Gettysburg last
Sunday.
Quite a number of Licking
Creek folks have purchased autos
this summer and others will
follow.
The general health of Licking
Creek Valley is exceptionally
good. Mrs. Baltzer Deshong's
health is gradually improving,
Squire Chas. W. Mellott's rheu-
mahsm is gone, Mrs. Geo. Fix is
much better, Mrs. King Mellott
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OH Friday from the Altoona Hos
pltal. She is better but after
the X.Ray was taken no opera
tion was decided on.
Miss Bessie Willett has been
re elec ed to her position Id the
Akron, Ooio, primary schools at
su increased salary.
Miss Marian Eiwards having
inlshed her school at Defiance is
NJ home for the summer.
Mrs Il o Anderson and chill
dren, of Kearney, spent last week
With her parents.
s]Miss Mary Stunkard is visiting
her sister, Mrs Edgar Warslng,
IN Altoona.
Mr.. Scott and sister, of Trough
Greek Valley spent Sunday with
the family of W, r Foster.
The continued wet weather is
lniurlng the strawberry and ear
ley cherry crops.
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KNOBSyILLE.

Mail carrier r B. Regi took
Mr.. and Mrs Grover Peck and
their children Merrill and Kath-
ryn to the home of J P. Peck,
near Cham bersburg, last Sunday
returning same day. Stella Regi
accompanied them.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Baker and
son Norman, accompanied by
Mrs. James Appleby and her lit
tie son Bruce, with Ira Diehl at
the wheel, took a spin to Cham
bersburg last Saturday.
Eta Snyder spent the week
end at her home IN this place.
Miss Virgin Regl is spendiI g
the summer vacation with her
sister Stella IN the Cove.
John Kelso recently returned
home after having spent some
time with friends and relatives
In Altoona,
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GRAcEY.

Recent down-pours of rain
greatly retarded work on farms.
Social events last Sunday were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Rinehart at
W. r. Berkstresser's; Miss Mae
Malone at Miss Bessie Blacks;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Black, son
Harper and daughter Silva, at S.
S. Straits; Aaron Knepper, wife
and daughter Fannie at John
Knepper's; Daniel Landers and
family at David Hershey's; and
Ross King and family at his
brother Albert's.
Mrs. Harriet ettBarnett and Miss
Bessie Black spent a day last
week in the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Jesse B. Heefner. They
also visited Miss Mary Wolf a
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NOT The ONLY one.
There are Other McCOnnellsburg People
Similarly Situated.

Can there be any stronger proof
offered than the evidence Of Nc
Connellsburg residents? After
you have read the following,
quietly answer the question.
John P. Conrad, deputy post
master, Main St, McConnells-
burg, says; 81 bad terrible pains
across my back and l didn't
sleep we'll at night. l was very
nervous and when got up IN the
morning, l was more tired than
when l went to bed. Doan's
Kidney Pills soon freed my back
from pain"
Over four years later, Mr.. Con
rad SAID: 81 haven't needed any
medicine for backache or kidney
trout BILE since used Doan's Kid
ney Pills"
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don I
simply ask tor a kidney remedy
get Doau's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mr. Conrad has twice
publicly recommended. Fos'
ter-Mllburn Co, Props, Buf'
falo, N. Y.
Advertisement.
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BROOKSIDE casio

The pedigree of the stallion, Perch
eron, name, "Brookside Casio" own
ed by Burnt Cabins Horse Co, de-
scribed as follows: Weight 1850
pounds. height l6 hands, color Roam,
is certified TO be registered In Perch
on Stud Book OF America, No. 6l,-
249. Foaled in 1906, has been exam
ined, is improved and licensed TO
stand for service in Pennsylvania.
The said Stallion is certified by ---
- Vetsrinarian, Stud Book re-
cognized in the U. s. Department of
Agriculture, Dated at Harrisburg
this 18th day of April 1915. State Ii
cense, No. 40l.
c. j MARSHALL,
Sec. State Live Stock San. Bd.
The above described stallion is GER
titled as free from herditary conta-
gious or transmissible unsoundness,
or disease by Carl W. Gay, IN charge
OF Horse Breeding.
This horse will stand for service
during the season OF 1916 as follows:
At Burnt Cabins Monday, May lst
until Thursday evening and every al
ternate week thereafter; at David Nor
toms In Ayr township, Monday and
Tuesday, May 8th and 9th and every
alternate week thereafter, and az John
Nesbit's the remainder Of the time.
TERMS-Irsnrance $l0 90. Colt to
stand ard suck. 1t is made part of
these terms, which are accepted by
anyone whose mares are served, that
when mare is parted with, either be-
fore, or after she Is known to be with
foal; or having been once served and
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-22
MAJOR.

Is beautiful, black Percheron
Stallion, standing Is hands, 2 inches
high, and weight In breeding condi-
tion about 1850 lbs. He is symmetric-
ally and solidly built, and presents a
most handsome appearance. He is
broken to be very gentle and willing
worker and possesses q most tract.
able and kindly disposition.
MAJOR
will stand for service during the sea-
son of 1916, at the barn of Harry Hoh-
man, in Ayr township, three days of
each alternate week, beginning May O.,
and three days of each alternate week
in vicinity OF Knobsville and McCon-
nellsburg, beginning Monday, May Is.
Balance OF time at home OF owner, d.
j. Miller, In Taylor township.
TERMS. Ten dollars for colt that
will stand and suck. Persons parting
with a mare before she Is known to be
with foal forfeit the insurance price.
While all care possible will be tak-
en-, the owner will not be responsible
should any accidents occur.
d. ]. MILLER,
Owner and Keeper.
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not with foal and not returned for
further service shall pay the full in
surance money, the same as IL living
colt had been foaled. Due care will
be taken to prevent accidents, but we
will not be responsible for such should
they occur.
s. E. GILLILAND, Pres.
]. G. MCGOWAN, Sec.
Burnt Cabins, Pa.
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is improving, and Bud" Mellott
Is able to work in his shop-oth-
ers are recuperating.
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few days.
Albert King, who works on the
mountain, spent few days last
week at home with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs Jesse B. Heetner
and daughter Olive, motored to
McConnellsburg recently, spent
three hours IN town and returned
home IN time for dlnner-a good
run.
About fifty of John Shaw's
neighbors raised new barn fol
him on June 10th, without an &C
cldent.