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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-01-11
Local Institute.

The third local institute of
Thompson was held at Indepen-
dence Dec. %, 1916. The meet
ing was called to order by the
teacher, Jessie Yeakle. The fol-
lowing questions were discussed:
l. Civil Government. how taught
to intermediate Grades? 2. Val
ue of an Education. The school,
room was nicely decorated with
flowers and evergreens, and an
excellent literary program was
rendered by the school. The
teachers present were Alice
Brewer, Jessie Yeakle, Thomas
Truax and Oliver Winters-all of
Thompson; Eta Waltz, of Bel
fast, and ex-teachers Anna Hy-
att, Denver Evans, Mrs. Ora
Douglas and John Simpson, and
director Erby Booth. oliver
Winter, Sec.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-01-11
Farm for Sale or Rent.

This farm Is under good state
of cultivation, good buildings,
and IN good repair. Running
water in house and barn. All
kinds Of fruit. Write or call on
H. h. SPANGLER,
l II At Wells Tannery, Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-01-11

town January 18th and 10th.
Calvin P. Tritle slaughtered
two hogs for David Woodal last
Thursday that dressed S42t lbs.
HIDES.-Frank B. Sipes
pays the highest market price
Tor beef hides at their butcher
shop In McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf skins
sneepsklns and tallow.
Advertisement.
There will not be preaching
services in the Presbyterian
church in town next Sunday
morning; none at Greenhill Pres
byterian church Sunday after
noon, but there will be, at the
Reformed church in the evening.
DR.. Charles Mclaughlin, aged
55 years, a well known physician
and surgeon of Greencastle, Pa,
died at his home in that town
last Saturday afternoon. He had
been ill for some time, and his
death was not unexpected. Heart
trouble was the cause of his
death.
Mr.. R. H. Gale, of Mt. Gilead,
O., called at the NEWS office
Tuesday while in town on a
business mission. He expresses
himself as much pleased with the
appearance of our little town.
He is staying temporarily with
his friend C. A. Runyan near
Warfordsburg.
While ]. w. Linn, proprietor
of the West End garage was in
Chambersburg last Thursday
afternoon, he stepped into a
dentists office and had several
teeth extracted. The drugs he
took Ito keep it from hurtin"
affected his heart about three or
our hours after the extraction,
md he became very sick for a
Few hours.
Those who visited in the home
of Elmer Ham during the past
week were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Souders and two children, Mr..
and Mrs. G. B. Paylor and baby,
Job Everts, Mr.. and Mrs. R. c.
Paylor and baby, Mrs. Lizzie
Tolbert; Mrs. VIM. Mellott, Mrs.
John Truax and two children,
VIM. Paylor, S. S. Ham and son
Rush, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Pay
lor and Mrs. Henry Carbaugh.
During the past IL years the
annual expenditures on the rural
roads and bridges in the United
States have increased from about
$50, 000,0 to about 2S2, 900, 900,
or an increase of more than 250
per cent. During this same
period the annual expenditures
from State funds for road and
bridge construction and main
tenance have increased from 81,
$50, 600 to $59, 492, 600, or almost
1000 per cent.
Garageman James W. Linn
and son Lewis, Wilson L. Mace,
B. W. Peck and wife, and Miss
Mary K. Hoke, went to Cham
bersburg last Thursday afternoon
to see Civilization" at the
Orpheum. The trip was made
in a Studebaker-Six, of which
Mr.. Linn is the agent in this
County. 1t may be true that
among other makes there are
rattling good cars, but the
Studebaker-Six is surely a hum
mer."
A great many people fondly
imagine that if they are honest,
pay their debts and do not speak
disparagingly of other people
they are among the mainstays of
the town. But such is not always
the case. Honesty and a careful
mouth are much to be commend
ed but this town needs more than
that. 1t needs citizens who will
get out of their way to do some-
thing for the town, who will
labor to better local conditions,
who will 60 their length to bring
new industries and new people
to our community. Such people
rs these are in reality the main
.,4,..o 80 N &o,x,, Al - l
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-01-11

The fifth Local Institute of
Dublin township was he'd at Ft.
Littleton, Friday evening Jan. 5.
The meeting was called to order
by the teacher, Miss Cromer.
The topics for discussion were as
follows; /. The Value of Scholar
ship. 2 History, How taught?
3. Assignment of lessons. The
questions were discussed by the
following teachers: Eta Snyder
Esther Welch, Jane Cromer, Ger
trude Gelvin, Roy Mathias-all
of Dublin. and Rush Wagner of
Todd. A complete program was
rendered by the school, which
speaks well for both teacher and
pupils. The next institute will
be held at Burnt Cabins, January
19th. Gertrude Gelvin, Sec.
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MARKET REPORT.
EVERY WEDNESDAY.

The grain markets are taken from the Cham
ersburg daily newspaper; IIe Pnnaiis.
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All Points of the Compass
An Adventure in the Unchanging

THERE are some things so horribly un-
L altered! A room, a street, some scene
Of daily workings picture here some mis-
efable gutter; a bathroom with the towels
and the soap; a dog who's lost his way a
stray cat in an alley where boys are play.
ing marbles; a blind man with a cane who
goes a-tap-tap-tapping child of three, all
open-eyed with wonder; burglar or a
thief who's guarded by policemen an am
bulance. with changing bell, goes with
gruesome burden toward the doctors-and
the ether.
Such things get on ones nerves
Two years and more ago there came a
war-as wars have come since God made
little apples. Yet it left US cold. We had
no sympathy which could have been ex-
pressed however violent endeavor might
have been.
Valiant Death was rampant and Tragaa,,
lurked everywhere about. but in our hear
1ay Peace and Gentle Visitation: "Wbat
ever comes" we said, will come. There
Is no change. It's only one straight xya,,
which leads to the ilimitable end wha,
dreams may come are dreams of nassin,,
days which bring us joy.--or. possibly, some
sorrow"
We had slept neglectfully, and in nm,
sleeping dreamed of wars---of battIe 49,
der too. and sudden death, and gbast,,
scenes of horror which may come. W.,
when We walked we heard a robin sinv,no
in the rain. upon the topmost branches -,
an ancient sycamore. "
Then came the dawn, and with IL can,.
the sun. The clouds were swept away amS
came day all blue and gold-just as o tho
robin said. 'ne
The robin sings his faith. Goa bs,p :.
'[Ssi,is - 49, "a y 4. y, a
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WE RENEW OUR PLEDGE TO
THE WORLD

TT is no new doctrine that will be voiced
today at thesworld's most sacred shrine
of liberty-Independe Hail. More than
q century has left unsullied and unchal-
lengeable>the elemental principles OF 177e'
The alignment of enemies has changed.
Our ancient foe, England our ancient
friend, France, are now exponents OF
those very concepts of freedom for which
the Revolution was fought. Renewal Of
our immortal pledges awakens in them
hope, not fear.
But today reaflirmation of our fore.
fathers deathless vows is supremely fit.
ting in order that the last bulwark OF
tyranny within the world may be de.
stroyed The spontaneity of the Declara-
ton of independence, the immortal in
spiration ringing through every phrase,
adds, of course, to it's abiding power 1t
is doubtful, indeed, whether in the swift
surge of history the signers of the docu-
ment realized the full measure of their
achievement The issue of their act was
ir doubt. It was possible for the Declara.
ton to become either a beacon of free.
dom or a mere quxotic, chivaric expert.
ment, crushed in failure.
In 1917 the very self.conscousness of
our acts augments their force. We dc
not wish to proclaim a new and untried
creed of liberty and manhood We seek
to be worthy of the old. The trainers of
the Declaration felt the sense of rectitude
in their own souls. our modern souls
respond, too; but every thrill which fills
them is intrenched by mighty fortresses
of attested fact. We know not merely
what liberty might he, out what it
actually is.
1t is. therefore, the firm ground under
government tested in the fire of expe-
rence, triumphant over perils, means,
thPt auuS luster to "h"t we w 'ou"s E
Germany is fighting Tor tyranny without
knowing what freedom is. We wear ar
armor forged of old. Our conscious and
solemn pride in its possession is the pride
of humility and reverence. But we are
surely right in believing that against it
not all the forces Of darkness can finally
prevail
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THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
The Parade of the Paciiists in
Washington-"Doing'
and Dying"
THE PACIFISTS' PARADE
TO the Editor Of the EUCning Ledger:

10 tHc EuUOr OJ the ECCHlHy Lcuye''
Sir-To the casual observer it would seem
to be n harmless proceeding for the pacihsts
to parade in Washington on Sunday next
in order to influence Congress and the Presi-
dent in their consideration of the grave
crisis which confronts the country, put is
it a proper thing to do?
Surely if only those parade who are con-
scientiously opposed to war under all CIR
substances and under all proyocations.
most of whom are women would not
much matter, but if the larger proportion
of the paraders should be pro-German and
not really opposed to war at all, but simply
opposed to war against Kaiserism, and not
adverse to taking sides against our coun-
try, then it is emnently improper to allow
such u demonstration in the shadow OF the
Capitol on Sunday next. How ,pro-Ger-
man can be distinguished from a pro-Amer-
lean in the line of parade would be hard to
tell
a lady writing from Washington few
days ago to a friend of mine said, Incl
dentaly. that the city is full of spies,
and if the lady is correct in her statement,
such characters are likely to form part Oh
the procession. Obviously the persons OF
real pacific purposes ought not to get INTO
such company, otherwise they may 90 thelr
cause more harm than good.
Suppose at the critical moment when the
South resolved to quit the Union and state
after State was passing ordinances of seces-
sion a parade formed of Marylanders and
Virginians in large numbers should have
| appeared in the streets of Washington; {; they
might have done infinite mischief; but, of
course, such thing would not have been
allowed.
1t seems to me that parades to influence
| Congress and the President should never be
| allowed in the District of Columbia at all
| for the reason that only people from nearby
cities can fully participate, and this would
| not be fair to the people of distant States
| The President and Congress should be free
| to represent their constituents at home and
| uninfluenced by paraders, who rush &c
| Washington from nearby cities, overilowing
| with zeal for their cause and not knowing
just where they are at.
| WILMER ATKINSON.
| Philadelphia, March 30.
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"HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF"

NOR the second time in history there
l. is gathered today in this city de.
termined group of patriots who will make
clear the challenge which this nation
once more throws at the feet of a Ger
man king.
A mad German sat on the throne of
Britain in 1776 The majority of Eng
to his tyrannical policy. In England the
great Burke had appealed to servile
Parliament for conciliation with America.
In America Washington had written,
October 9, 1774, to Captain Mackenzie
about the movement for setting up for
independency": "I am well satisfied that
no such thing is desired by any thinking
man in all North America; on the con-
trary, that it is the ardent wish of the
warmest advocates for liberty that peace
and tranquility, upon constitutional
grounds, may be restored and the horrors
of civil discord prevented" These are
words that would satisfy the most ardent
paciflst of today.
What, then. turned Washington from
-Wfat we WOulu CAN pdcihSii " pSi'
ligerency? The fact that the German
king of England, in his madness, had done
the very thing which all good Americans
had hoped to avoid. He had made in
evitable an armed conflict in which the
king fought to deprive America of an
independence which her isolated position
was making more and more a reality
I E.nOlicltyppp ,knapy
that Americas independence could not be
qualified save by the mere formal recog'
milton of the British throne as its suzerain
and protector, a recognition which Ameri'
cans were willing to perpetuate. Let us
never forget that our forefathers de-
manded the substance Of liberty and not
its mere outward form, that they fought
tyranny and not kingship.
In substance we stand today at the
same point Of departure. A mad German
king, opposed by the Liberals of Germany
who day by day grow more bold. would
make our independence scrap of paper
We do not believe in emperors. But we
have given our loyal friendship to the
Liberal forces of great Germany, which
seeing the substance of liberty in the work
Of those forces in doing more than any
other nation has ever done toward abolish
ing poverty, toward conserving health
toward progress. We did not shrink
from the word "emperor," for 1t was the
actual substance of liberty and progress
that we hailed, regardless of forms and
pageantry. Many of us have German
ancestors. We strove for peace. Bu
now, in a few months. we have been com
pslled to see that the. doctrine of "th'
divine right OF kings" to be tyrants Il
|>prociaimsd with as much danger to oul
/ future liberties by William IT as it wal
BY George III.
what less can we do than to Join hand
n sparit With ne Liberals Of Germany
! - oslcs - 1rApeo Aapds With ths Lberal'
61 > esnuaaal ~
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COMMENDS THE RALLY


Sir-The doings at Independence Hall
today will tend to stamp Philadelphia not
only the 'home and cradle of liberty" but
the foremost in the act and desire to be
known as the "Protectress of Liberty" The
Mayor and the editor of the EVENING
LEDGER. who suggested the idea, should be
commended for giving vent to the call of
their patriotic hearts. Let the world gaze
upon our city with eyes not bedimmed with
tears. but with a feeling that Philadelphia,
the city of Brotherly Love-" is ready
in the emergency to shoulder arms, If need
be, and withstand as it has done before,
the advance of the foe.
Nothing would be more appropriate than
to assign an enlistment corps in the shadow
of the shrine of Freedom and make urgent
call to the thousands present willing to
assist the President in his dire need, that
they sign "A pledge to be ready at one days
notice. | would wish to be the first to sign
such a document.
a. LINCOLN MEYERS
Philadelphia, March so.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

Learn TO do with diligence what you would
do with ease.
Love Of a good woman is the best pro-
lection man can have.
In silence danger is concealed. Women
are seldom really dangerous.
Many "a man has won out because of his
inability to realize that he was whipped.
Though the under dog gets a lot of SYM
pathy, the upper canine gets the gate re-
ceipts.
We usually know what is best for us to
do, but the trouble is to persuade ourselves
to do it,
If a girl works hard to obtain a husband,
that is no sign she will work hard for him
afterward.
Not every widow calls for help when a
man attempts to kiss her. Sometimes it is
the man who needs help.
There is an element of success in every
man, yet he seldom utlizes it until some
smart woman takes him in hand-Cincln-
natl Times-Star.
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DOING AND DYING
To the Editor Of the Euenin1 Ledger

To the Editor OF The Evening LedgcT
Sr-In your issue of March 20 Henry
r. Zelley, writing on "Peary and Prepar-
ing" says: "rhese men are not preaching
and crying aloud that we are unprepared
and would be annhilated in case of war.
No, they are calmly and coolly polishing
their swords and cleaning their rifles, ready
when the call comes to do or die"
They would be prepared to die but cer-
tainy not to do" They would be ready
to do effectively only such work as in a
country prepared for modern war would
be assigned to women or to- men beyond the
military age or otherwise incapacitated.
The truth should be told, retold and per-
petually hammered in, that unframed men,
no matter how numerous or patriotic are
not an army; they are only mob OF
rockies. Opposing such to modern, WELL
trained troops would be simply useless
slaughter. Far better, in such case, would
il be to 'lie down" without struggle. This
has always been true, but it is doubly and
trebly so in modern warfare, in which every
campaign brings new methods of attack
and defense requiring new techncalities and
difficulties of knowledge and of physical
training. Whether or not we should be "an.
initiated in case of war would at presen,
depend as with England three years ago
almost entirely upon our navy. Could ouI
navy hold off the enemy from our shores
for a year or more so that a real army
of a million or more might be made then
we should have even chances as to the ult
mate outcome. At the close of this wa,
Great Britain will have a navy more thar
three times as powerful as ours and ar
army (real army-trained men) of more thar
| 4, ,OO0, 900 men.
In the pathology of nations there ar,
| two kins of mania, both generally fatal
| megalomania, the delusion that one car
! conquer the world; mania grandiosa, tn,
| delusion that one is immune from attack O,
| invincible Germany had case of tn,
| first England of the second. How woult
| YOU diagnose our case?
| CHARLES WILLING.
| Philadelphia, March 80.
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SpringpOme

Now spring Is breaking through!
Cuckoo jug-jug, pu.we to-witta.woo"
'Lhude sing cuccu"
Now bricks are oozing mud between their
toes,
And skirts are shorter made as March
wind blows;
Now redwing sings where ice-freed river
flows,
bage CLOVIS.
But watch your step, young man, for 10!
who knows
But that the morn may bring waist-deep
March SHOWS!
An, when will spring break through?
Cuckoo, jug-jug. pu-we. to-witta-woo."
"Lhude sing cuccu!'
HORACE HOOK.
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Tom DAILY 9 Column
SAITH THE WINDOW SILL

SAITH THE WINDOW SILL
lin Independence HalD
L icds an dshldt netciy set,
Some myriad da,ons ago.
When first felt tchdt thrills me pet
When totonsmen. as today. are met
In council there belo,o.
That earlier day, I mind it tUcI,
wan cloudless sunshine came;
And from the heights above me fell
The brozen cldmor Of bell
That shoob this easement frame.
Beloo nerc tongues, deep. solemn. shrill.
Whose chorus rose TO me;
One read aloud, the cro,od 1oas stHi;
Then leaned across the granite sill
The Miracle and Shel
She tods as loreIy as a day
When ,oinds are IN the ,oest;
Her breath ,oas bolmy as the May,
And rosy 'oas the babe that lag
And suckled at her breast.
As one to other tCorlds ,cithdratCn,
She ntused above me there:
The Uoice beloio read on and on,
And In her cyes began to da,Un
A look that gods might Ucdr.
She held her child far ont on high,
Beyond mn granite brink.
"Oh. hdrk, ny SOM" heard her SIGH,
'For these arc tcords that shall not die,
And more than meat and dr'inkr
Her breast ,oas pressed against my broto;
I shared her motherhood;
And 10! mn heart Of stone. roU.
Was thrilled, as 10 Is thrilling notr,
IVith todr1nth Of patriot blood!
Beyond cGrths utmost pdropet
She passed long, long ago,
But her ,odrm bosom, thrills me net
When tornsmen, as TO-DAY, are met
In council there belo,o.
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HEROES OF THE AIR

With the death Of James r. Mcconnell,
American aviator with the French flying
corps, last week, the original American
Escadrille that has. been doing such splen-
aid work for the Allies lost its fourth men,
Der in battle. Norman Prince, of Boston;
Victor Chapman. of New York Kiffin Rock
well, of Asheville, IN. c., and now McCon-
nell-these are the names of Americans
that have been added to that long list Of
killed in action"
Mcconnell chroHicled the career Of these
men in his little book, 'Flying for France"
Just published by Doubleday Page Co.,
one of the most intimate and remarkable
BOOKS of its kind that the war has brought
forth, book full of optimism and which
touches IN ''the fear of death" in but
airmans daily routine. At the close OF the
day, when the aviators begin to retire NC
Council wrote that a few Of the number
would be inclined to remain behind.
Then" said Mcconnell. 'the talk be-
comes more personal and more sincere. Only
on such intimate occasions, I think have
ever heard death discussed, Certainly we
are not Indifferent to 1t. Not many nights
ago one of the pilots remarked in tired
way:
Know what want? Just six months OF
freedom to go where and do what like. In
that time I'd get everything wanted out OF
life and be perfectly willing to come back
and be killed
Then another, who was about to receive
1000 francs from the American committee
that aids US, az reward for his many
citations, chimedin.
"Well. / didn't care much before,' hs
confessed, but now with this money COM
ing In don't want to die until I've had the
fun Of spending it,
bed"
Mcconnell was born in Chicago. He was
In Carthage, NJ c.. as industrial agent for
the Randolph and Cumberland Railroad be-
fore sailing in 1915 to ambulance duty
abroad. Although his book tells little OF
his personal achievements Mcconnell was
awarded the much-coveted Croix de Guerre'
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penalty added to it for people receiving
liquor in a prohibited county. (Signed) j.
T. Williams
81 most certainly will support local
option or any other temperance measure
brought before the Legislature IL | should
be fortunate enough to be elected to that
body, and / hope to get the full indorse-
ment of all people in favor Of county local
option and other measures that tend to the
betterment of mankind. These have always
been my sentiments, and my life and actions
along this line have been in full accord
with these sentiments. (Sgned) Frederick
J. Shattuck." HARRY NJ. CHALFANT
Philadelphia, March 20.
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

I. Rear Admiral James II. Oliver IL the new
Governor of the Danish West Indies.
2. A sea-sled Is q fast mOtorboat with o fat
bottom that enables IL to skim over the
surface.
8. 1.-THE Man without n Country" was written
.l, by Edward Everett Hale and published
4. The reported German "news quarantine
for detaining Americans in Begium for
four weeks is to prevent military infoF.
nation from leaking out.
3. Calico. a cotton cloth, derived its name
from Calicut. India. y
9. The "Champagne sector" In war new.
lying in the Champagne region, Frspcs.
!. "A sea urchin In n marine animal (6lhlno.
derm), with spiny shell and tube feet.
thai nsnaiiy are bnrneS Ts S' M nv fricfin:; 5fi;
before they strike the earth.
y. Havana tobacco In that grown In Cuba.
10. Pindar was "a Greek lyric poet, born In the
sixth century B. G.
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THINK THIS OVER

TT THE United States had possessed
the mightiest navy in the world, army
or no army, the reply of Germany or
any other nation to a demand that our
rights be respected would have been a
quick compliance.
The cost of the building and main
tenance of such a navy would represent
an absurdly low insurance premium in
proportion to the enormous wealth of the
nation. We can build such navy now