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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-17


woods, September 3rd.
Frank Sinner, of this places is
visiting his aunt Mary, Mrs. F.
M. Sherman, in Auburn, N. Y,
and having the time Of his life.
Will you see the wedding in
Washabaugh's field at the Bridge
west Of town, tomorrow evening
at TAT? Must be there on time.
Miss Annie Doyle went to
Chambersburg last Monday to
nurse in the home of her nephew
Charlie Doyle, whose daughter is
sick.
On Monday, Rev. Yearick ac-
companied the Boy Scouts to Ju-
niata Crossings where camp
was established and fitted up for
a weeks fun for the boys.
Miss Olive Pittman's night
blooming cereus was in flower
Tuesday evening and attracted
much attention by its wax-like
bloom of matchless purity.
Rev. and Mrs. Hartman, of
Littlestown, Pa, were guests of
Rev. and Mrs. ]. L. Yearick, at
the. Reformed Parsonage, Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
A post card from Mr.. Andrew
Washabaugh party who are tour
ing the West in a big auto says
when we struck the Minnesota
line we encountered dust axle
Deep"
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Keith and
daughter, George Heeter and M.
G. Alloway, all Of New Grenada,
in Alloway's car, were early
shoppers in McConells-
burg yesterday.
H. e. Sipes, formerly Of Full
ton County, but now located in
Chadwick, ILL.,, is visiting his
Mrs. Angelina Sipes and
his sister Miss Myrtle Sipes of
West Walnut Street.
Rev. and Mrs. David P. Draw
baugh, of Altoona, passed
McConnellsburg last
Monday on their way to their
new home in Camden, Ind, and
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Comerer.
Light frosts were reported on
the mountains near Hagerstown
on the morning of August 14th.
At McConnellsburg, the ther-
registered 81 degrees,
and ten hours later the Doctors
reported a lot of bad colds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira W. Hays and
their daughter Vernie, of Hag-
erstown, spent a few days
this week visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Hays's son and daughter-in-law,
Rev. and Mrs. Clifford Hays who
are boarding at Ahimaaz Clev-
west Market street.
Ex-Postmaster and Mrs. S. B.
Woollet, Mrs. J. W. Mosser and
Fred Wilds, with Guy Reed at
the wheel of the Woollet Over
land, went to Chambersburg
yesterday. Fred went along to
have his eyes treated prepara-
tory to starting to school.
Mrs. Marshall McKibbin, of
Washington, d. c., brought her
car with her when she came to
McConnellsbnrg last week, and
yesterday she took her hostess,
Miss Mollie Seylar, and her
friends Mrs. B. Frank Henry, and
Miss Mary Hoke to Chambers
burg for days shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Gress and
their daughter Elizabeth return
ed to their home in Pittsburgh
on Wednesday. They were ac-
companied by Miss Ada Rexroth
and her sister Mrs. James Van
Dyke in one of Max Sheet cars.
Miss Ada and Mrs. Van Dyke
will return with Max on Friday.
nAK GpnUE
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-08-17
SMITH BROTHERS
Mercersburg, Pa.
Farm Goods--Used Every Day.

We have the largest
stock ofHarness, Gears
and Collars, In south
ern Pennsylvania.
Single Driving Har-
ness from $40 to S25.
Double Driving Har-
uess for $50 and up
wards. Yankee Bri-
dies 81 so, 81 75, 81 90,
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aud SO Hates all leather at 50 CENTS 70 CENTS $00
II 20 Collars 81 25 S425 Collar Pads 25 3d. so
Yankee Front Gears $15 p Yankee Breeding $S $40
pair Pow Gears $3.50 per pair Riding Saddles from
IS to S19 Wagon Saddles $3.50 S2 Russet leather Rid
ing Brides from $25 $3.50 Cow chans Halter Chains Chm
Chains Trace Chains Harness oils CO. rs gallon
Caster Machine Oil 40 cents gallon.
Repairing all kinds promptly neatly executed goods
sold NJ lowest passihle Prices
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are! It's only weakness, Ann. Too
much books. Too much grind. A
week in the mountains will fix me up
tip-top. Worked like a beaver-like
a school of beavers. or don't they come
that way?-for those mid-term tests.
When can we start?"
ANY time you say, dear. In the
morning, If you feel up to it."
"Oh, I feel up to it all right. Lots
better than I was two days ago.
We'll start in the morning."
The next morning early, Ann
phoned to Scott, telling of her sis
ter's arrival, and their intended trip.
Wont you Gomez" she asked.
Rather risky, don't you think?
Likely to cause talk.
you won't have to come with us.
Listen. You come over this morning
as soon as you can. I'll tell Bess I've
invited you to a little informal break
fast in honor of her homecoming,
and you can meet her. You may
speak of your proposed trip, for to-
morrow, say, up to the mountains,
and then we'll be surprised and tell
you we're going today. Won't that
be jolly? It's scneming, know, but
it's the only way out if we're to keep
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tracted prodigious debts), real estate
had rapidly deprecated in value, and
the returns on his holdings were I'M
usually small. This fact, combined
with the fact that his outstanding
debts were unusually large, and his
creditors unusually active, had made
him cast about for an avenue Of escape
that would clear his every path of dun
ming tradespeople and at the same
time allow him to continue his life of
luxurious extravaganza in the accus-
toned way. Marriage seemed the
only way out, and the eligible list, that
is, the people of any (bank book) ac-
count, was markedly limited. In fact,
there was only one in town whose for
tune was reassuring enough to COM
pensate for the disadvantages of re-
stricted hours and life half taken up
in leaving and receiving cards. He
had decided to risk it." as he pre-
sumptuously phrased it to himself, and
accordingly, few months before. had
started to make frequent calls at the
Logan mansion, in an effort to become
better acquainted"
His calls were received Hospitality
at first, and as they continued, gra-
ciously. He was of the best stock in
that part of the country, and as the
only surviving member of a family
whose ancestors were traced back to
the Landing of the Pilgrims, he was
assured reception and respect from
Anita Logan chat worshiper at the
shrine of aristocracy) his accomplish
ments would never have entitled him
to.
Scott had decided that the time was
ripe for protesting his love" and
called the day after Paul and his IA
Their had been at the Logan mansion.
Anita looked up quickly as he ap-
preached, her face frightening at the
sight of his well-groomed appearance,
and utter lack of the self-conscious-
ness so evident in people of less breed
ing.
He dropped gracefully into the seat
beside her, and gently led the talk to
personal matters. Miss Logan" he
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pulse wildly, and fought for expression
on his feverish lips.
Ann" softly, intensely.
Yes, Paul"
Il love you, Ann Love you, and
thought you must know. Tomorrow
leave for the mountains. Tomor-
row! And want to know now. There
will be plenty for us two; we won't
need any more. Oh! Ann, will your"
She was by this time so confused,
so torn between her desire to say
Eyes" and her conviction that she
must not, that she welcomed the in
terruption made by Paurs father.
He had arisen, unable to bear the
dignified magnificence of it any long
er, and without a word of explana-
ton or an excuse me-" had shuff1ed
over to French window and, opening
it, stepped out into the garden.
Paul, distracted for moment by
his fathers unmannerly exit, but cas-
lily accounting for it, turned to Anita
and laughed indulgently. But her
struggling soul only needed this show
of unmannerliness, this patent lack
of culture, this stiff, clumsy uneasi-
ness in his father, to bolster its fast
slipping conviction of class distinc-
ton. She was herself again in a
moment, and when he turned to her
for an answer. said:
I'm not sure, Paul can't say,
now. You must give me time. I'll
tell you when"
Alfred Scott, blue-blooded aristocrat,
and last surviving member of the
noted Josephus Scott family, was
blase at thirty. His father, Rankin
Scott, had died when Alfred was just
twenty-one, and had left his only son
in care of his large estate. Alfred
was no more fitted for handling
a large fortune Tor a small one, for
that matter) than for building a
bridge. He had placed the property
in the hands of large real estate firm,
and was content to sit back and take
what profits they saw fit to give him,
unquestioningly. However, although
he was not capable of handling large
estate, he was capable of handling
ready cash.
Things had taken turn for the bad,
lately. Following an unnatural boom
Con the strength of which he had con-
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the word hideously-"if she would
protect her reputation"
Ann stood back, appalled,, unable to
conceal her knowledge that she was
powerless. She knew he would 90 to
any lengths to compromise Bess, in
nocent as she was, in the eyes of the
world, and realized how easy that
would be. She would rather have
suffered anything than have exposed
.Bess' fair name to this SANDER, and
fhe worlds contempt, and realized
With resigned despair that he was
aware of her nature, and was playing
on it-realized that she must live out
her days with a man she loathed-
realized it and was helpless to
avoid it.
She had paid dearly for her wor-
ship of class" and would pay and
pay and pay-endlessly.
Bess' young dream of love had do
generated to hideous nightmare.
Paul stood by, the bright air castles
Of his youth burying ia their tumbled
debris his aspiring sou:.
The Family Tree had borne its fruit.
WHO PAYS?
End of Seventh, Story.
The next story Is To-day and To
morrow"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-04
COFFEE WAS IT.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

All my life have been a slave -
coffee. l kept gradually losing my
health, but I used to say nonsense, IL
don't hurt me-
Slowly / was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
nervous force was shattered.
my heart became weak and uncer-
tain in its action and that frightened
me. Then my physician told me that
I must stop drinking coffee or could
never expect to be well again.
Il thought of Postum but could
hardly bring myself to give up the
coffee.
Finally I concluded that owed It
to myself to give Postum q trial. got
q package and carefully followed the
directions, and what delicious, nour-
fishing, rich drink it was! Do you
know, l found it very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum.
Almost Immediately after I made
the change found myself better, and
rs the days went by kept on improv-
Ing. My nerves grew steady, I slept
well and felt strong and well-balanced.
Now the old nervousness is gone and
I am well once more"
1t pays to give up the drink that
acts on some like a poison, for health
is the greatest fortune one can have.
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc pack
ages.
instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in q cup Of hot va
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
Q delicious beverage Instantly. soc ana
Soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious ana
cost about the same per cup. - /.
There's Q Reason for Postum.
sold by Grocsrs.
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Preludiced.

Whitney Warren was talking at the
Metropolitan club in New York about
the central empires submarine policy.
ANY American who supports that
policy" he said, ANY champion Of the
Binkers Of the Lusitania and Ancona.
must have taste like the old Scots.
can old Scot was once boasting that
Scottish apples were better than our
splendid Oregon ones-our sweet.
Juicy, enormous, red-cheeked Oregon
apples that sell in the restaurants Of
Europe for forty or fifty cents apiece.
YES said the Scot, our Scottish
apples are the best
"'Come now,' said fruit farmer.
you can't mean that
Eyes, l do mean IT, said the Scot;
but maybe I'd better tell We, laddies.
that for my ain taste l prefer them
sour and hard"
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of the SCOTS. Paul followed behlnG
keeping her ever in sight and was
surprised when at a turn in the road,
she stopped suddenly, her whole body
tense. He came up with her and saw
what had caused her to stop SO
shortly.
This trail ended abruptly at the
back porch of the hotel; and from
where they stood they could see quite
plainly, Bess, seated in a large easy
chair, on the broad arm of which
Scott had perched himself AS they
watched he fondly kissed his wife's
sister
Anita watched but for a moment;
then, running forward swiftly, fol-
lowed by Paul, she dashed up the
steps of the porch. and stood, a torch
of, wrath, confronting Scott
"You most contemplate" The
sentence remained unfinished, her
scorn for the vile thing before her
making words futile. ia
"Bess," she said, turning suddenly
and trying to make her tense voice
soft, I'm married to this"-with a
wave of her hand Eve kept it Sc
cret, because the fortune left us would
be forfeited, were 1 to marry before
l reached the age of twenty-five. You
received like notice, so you know"
She spoke quickly, anxious to get the
preliminary explanation over with, so
as to execute the action she had in
mind "Why did it, God only
knows, but l was blinded by the light
of his ancestry"
"You might have done worse, YOU
know" Scott sneered. There weren't
many opportunities left, you know,
after your well-known intimacy with"
here he looked toward Paul-"the
bricklayer's son."
Paul had been standing silently by.
his face heavy and dull with despair,
his heart unutterably sad within him.
as the "queerness'' of all the last few
days became understandable.
He sprang at Scott, his face distort-
ed horribly, his teeth barred, low
animal sound coming from his throat,
and his hands shaking fearfully as
they found their way to the others
throat. For the length of half min
ute he held him thus-then, a sudden
loathing for the resistless creature be-
fore him took the place of his fury,
and he flung him, choking, to the
ground.
When Scott recovered, a few min
utes after, he learned, from the hotel
proprietor, that Ann, Bess and Paul
had hastily left for town. He started
Immediately in pursuit, sure that Ann
had for her destination the Office of
her attorney.
He arrived at Rodgers Office just
in time to hear Ann, through the
closed door of the private Office, fin
ishing her story to the astounded at
torney.
my fortune is gone. Now want
divorce from that yellow thing
called blue blood
Scott came in as she finished.
"One moment, please" he said. you
travel fast. Too fast. True, your
declaration of our marriage has for
feited your part of the fortune"-here
cunning, insolent smile shaped his
mouth-"but if you dare to push this
divorce suit''-hiS voice became en-
phatically slow and intense-"I'll drag
in your sisters name, and blacken it
in the eyes of the whole world-ut-
terly. Do you understand? Utterly!
Yes, I know that your fortune has
been forfeited; rather stupid of you,
don't you think? But we'll manage
1 know your sister will gladly shars
her part with us"-he accumulated
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and the shirts gray backs with large
metal buttons. Our outer clothes are
thrown at us, and We dress and rush
out to go to house and buy coffee,
and gradually all assemble outside
and march back whistling. We get
this about once in three weeks. This
happens always during a three days
rest. 1t is really only partial rest.
as we have constant inspection of
rifles, feet, clothes, and ammunition.
The inspections are very minute. and,
of course. necessary, but very harass-
ing. We live in stables. dingy and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-04
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK ''CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get q 10-cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzf
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines, instead of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes CON
gestion and that dull. throbbing, sick
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the LIVER and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10cent Do1
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your ivef
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
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for the commanding officer, two
motorcycles with sideears. on which
vickers light machine guns are mount.
ed; two reserve machines, which are
fitted with all the necessary arrange
ments to have guns mounted on them.
and two sidecars loade8 with ammuni.
ton. In addition to she six motor.
cycles, there are usually three large
touring cars, loaded Nth additional
ammunition, rifles, provisions and
equipment. The battery is accom-
panied by lieutenant on a very fast
racing motorcycle. ~
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and throw them at a ma7 who passes
them up to another place, where, be-
lieve, they are baked. Then we scram-
BILE into the watts, 20 or more in a vat
of hot water with paraffin in it,. As
soon as one lot is washed others
scramble into the same water, and so
on. About fifty can wash at a time.
We get out, seize our boots and caps,
and walk into another place, where
we get clean shirts, socks, vests, and
drawers. Our dirty ones are at once
boiled and got ready for other men
The vests and drawers are scrubby,
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"If Either You or Your Sister Marry
Before You Reach the Age of Twenty
Five, You Lose Your Share in the
Fortune"
silent. you know. And l must be with
you
"All right, dear. understand per-
fectly. Be right over. Good-by.'
Scott came, languid, lackadaisical,
correct to the last detail-his express
sionless face making great impress
sion on Bess, who accepted his air
of quiet authority as indicative of
the proverbial "still waters"
The breakfast was a complete sue
cess in both food and talk, and Ann
felt with pleasure that her surprise
at his announcement that he was 60
ing up to the mountains was as gen.
uine as could be desired by the most
exacting critic-which Bess wasn't.
In another hour Bess and Ann,
mounted on two rangy western ponies,
had started their long ascent up the
mountainside, their point of destina-
ton being half mile from where Paul
Reed, in his observatory, nightly
watched the heavens and saw In each
glowing star the image of his loved
one.
Scott arrived late the night of the
same day. The next morning ne
proposed walk over the mountain.
side, and was eagerly seconded by
Ann Roce bowoyor oar;od opd
sore with the previous days ride, an
nounced that she was all "in,,' and
would await their return at the hotel.
Ann noted with keen displeasure
Scott's disappointment at Bess' an
nouncement, and was further vexed
when he proposed that they stay and
keep Bess company. His attention, his
solicitude for Bess was, she felt, pass
ing the confines of an effort to be
agreeable.
Bess wouldn't hear of their stay
ing behind, SO they started for their
stroll together. Alfred, disappointed
at Bess' absence, and Ann anxious
and trying mentally to laugh away
the fears that played shadowlike but
persistent in her mind. They took
narrow footpath that wound it's way
around the mountainside, hugging
tightly the wall to their left, for in
some places on their right the path
stopped abruptly and the cliff side
fell sheer away into sickening space.
Anita had come up close behind
him painting, but supple and eager,
her fine young frame moving in quick
graceful strides along the trail. Sud-
denly he was aware of the sound of
loosened pebbles rolling down the
cliff behind him-heard her startled
cry-felt her tense, desperate grip on
his arm as she lost her footing.
vi.
Turning half way around, he saw
that she was hanging half over the
cliffside, her face pale and horror
stricken, her only hope for life, out
side of misunderstanding itself in
her grip on his arm. He saw at a
glance the almost sheer declivity of
the mountain side, and sickening
dread overcame him as he thought of
what it would mean, should his
strength be not great enough to hold
out. He would be carried over the
side of the cliff with the one clinging
to him! His foot slipped slightly,
dislodging a pebble that bounced its
echoing way down the mountain
side. A horrible, cold dread was on
him. His feet were slipping! With
quick, fearful, desperate stroke he
struck her hand from his arm, and,
shrinking back against the wall,
watched her start on her downward
slide, dragging host Of rafting peb-
bles in her wake.
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bicycle as had to fly back to relieve
a man at the telephone after the bath,
and let him go for one. 1t is getting
light at a. m. now, and IL the wealth.
er is fine 1t is rather jolly. We sing
and whistle, and the Frnech women
come out and look at US and laugh.
We are very draggled.loking lot
now. The baths are big watts in fac
tory. We leave our arms and equip
ments in an old house and march into
the factory, tear of our clothes as
best we can, tie up our coats and
trousers with our Identification disks,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-04
HOW SOLDIER TAKES A BATH
Would Seem to Be Little Comfort In
Il, but Il Is Better Than
Nothing.

A soldier thus describes the army
bath. as INDUCED in, in Flanders.
Today we had bath. This is how
we do It. One company parades at 6
a. m, and we signalers with it; also
the "Emmagees" (machine-guns) of
this half battalion. We have to carry
our rifles and ammunition ! took q
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-02-04
new Treatment FOR
SWOLLEN veins

Swollen veins are dangerous ana
eet oriei are botfs 70
Emerald Oil (full strength) at any
pharmacist and start to reduce the
veins and punches at once.
Physicians recommend Emerald Oh:
II is used in hospital practice and q
small bottle will last long time, be-
cause 1t is very concentrated. Apply
rs directed until the swelling is re.
duced to normal
It is SO marvelously powerful that
Bwollen glands, and even goitre disap.
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dirty, WITHOUT light or fire, barring
what candles we have, and sometimes
a smoky brazier, when we can get
fuel; but we have the cafe where we
can buy bread and butter and coffee,
and this club, run by our chaplain,
Father Conran
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Retort Courteous.

He was an estinable young man.
whose life happily had not intimately
acquainted him with the etiquette Of
the barroom, but he had evidently
picked up some knowledge Of this
from hearsay and reading.
Here" said his fellow worker, In
reaction against the toll of the holi
day rush." rs to hell with Chris
mas!"
The young man bowed graveiy, and
clicked his glass. Perhaps the din
of the place bit confused him.
Same to you" he said in a polite
voice.
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A Ringer.

Ernest P. Bicknell, national director
of the American Red Cross, said on
his return from Belgium to a Wash
ington reporter:
IF peace is to come each side must
do its share Advances must be made
like the girl, you know.
"A young millionaire said to beau
tiful girl on a moonlit beach between
two dances:
Don't you like that Shakespear-
can quotation:
""The friends thou hast and their
adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops
of steel."'
"The girl sighed.
Beautiful she said. Beautiful.
But wouldn't hoops of gold be bet
terri"
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Motorcycle Batteries In War.
The present war in Europe is the
first opportunity which motorcycles
have had to show their worth as
light artillery. A British machine gun
battery is composed of a touring car
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It is better to hit the bull's-eye In
o short sermon than to tire the sin
ner into repentance with long one.