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    F ULTON COUNTY NEWS.
Local Correspondence.
NEEDMOKE.
News is source, and work plenty.
Tlio preaehlnur services at tlio Hup
list church Monday and Tuesday lust
wero not well attended owing to the
stormy wenther. The meetings were
conducted by Klders Alderton, Palmer
and Funk.
Quite a number of our people start
ed to Trough Creek last week to at
tend the annual iiuptlut Association.
Some of our young folks attended
the big meeting at Oakley last week.
Mr. and Mr. I). It. Myers, of Knobs
vllle, spent axl Saturday In our vil
lage. Dennis Hart, wife and daughter
Glenna, of Hartford City, Indiana,
spent a part of last week visiting
friends in this community.
Mrs. Mollie liege, of Franklin coun
ty and Mrs. Duffy, of Webster Mills,
were visiting hew.
Mr. W. F. Hart and family of this
place spent Sunday with Mrs. Hart's
sister, Mrs. .1. (!. Mellott.
Aaron Garland will soon huve his
new house completed.
Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Hart are both
on the sick list.
Those without "The Fulton County
News'' are without half their lives.
COVALT.
Acorns ure fulling and tho hogs are
growing fat: cheap pork this fall.
Howard Martin and Elwood Lane
hart are cutting timber for Tol. Bridg
es this week.
Mr. Harvey Sharp was In our midst
Frlduy evening, after his first week of
school.
W. V. Peek, who has been at
Waynesboro, Pu., came home last
Sunday.
Treasurer John II. Brewer, of Plum
Hun, was around last week In his offic
ial capacity to see his friends.
Itev. Yost is conducting a protract
ed meeting at Oakley, at present.
Kev. Joseph Burney preached at
Antioch Saturday evening, and at Oak
ley, Sunday forenoon.
Miss Laura Struit, who is yet critic
ally 111, we are pleased to say, Is Im
proving. We hope for her early re
covery. BACK RUN.
Butternut parties are the fud of the
day. Chestnuts come next.
Miss Lizzie Detrlch, of Waynesboro,
Penna., was visiting the family of H.
N. Fryman.
Master Runnel Nelson, of Tod town
ship, spent last Saturday as the guest
of Clarence Conrad, of Ayr township.
Mr. Samuel Bender. Thomastown's
most enterprising citizen, is now build
ing quite an ornamental fence along
Main street. During the few years of
Mr. Bender's residence In our vicinity
he has built one house, repaired and
remodeled one, dug two wells and
planted fruit trees, galore, A few
men of his spirit soon build up a com
munity. Mrs. James Truax and two children,
of Lower Tod, spent Saturday night
. with Mrs. Truax's father-in-law, Mr.
John Truax of the Meadow Grounds.
Prof. Wm. N. Stewart, of Green
Hill, was traversing our thoroughfares
SeptemlHT 24th, on his way to Webster
Mills.
AKERSVILLE.
Our farmers are now busy harves
ting their corn and buckwheat. Some
grain has been sown but none of any
consequence.
Dr. E. D. Akers has recently paint
ed his barn. This adds greatly to the
appearance as well as to the value of
his property.
Amos Duvall's new barn is about
completed.
Nelson Simpson, of this pluce,
moved to Emberry Barton's house
last week.
Postmaster James Akers took his
wife to the Methodist hospital of
Philadelphia last week. Wo hope she
may soon be well again.
Jesse Akers, while picking at some
small object which ho found, had tho
misfortune to have his thumb and one
linger blown off. The object, he after
wards found, was a dynamite cap.
Preaching next Sunday at Akers
vllle by Rev. W. W. Reese.
TAYLOR.
Mrs. Tillle Akers, of Sipes Mills,
spent part of last week visiting the
family of her uncle, County Treasurer
Theopholis Sipes. She attended tho
services of the Salvation Army camp
meeting people, near Hustontown on
Sunday.
George Laldig, is slowly recovering
from a severe attuck of typhoid fever.
James Hollenshead, it is suid, has
typhoid fever.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.
The heirs have sold the house and
lot situate near Wrebster Mills, the
property of the lute Mrs. Rosanna
Myers to Mr. Jefferson Harris for
ti'jO.OO
Mr. Aaron Richards has recently
purchased the house and lot of Mr.
John Bechtel, of Ayr township. We
have not been informed as to the con
sideration.
Mr. David Montgomery has sold his
fbouHe, lot and blacksmith shop at
lHVebster Mills, to ('rouse and IVck.
al"' Tr. Max II. Sheets, has purchased
'2 Wilt property perhaps more fa
ojiarly known us the Boerner Row,
"yhis place. The purchase was made
- A-am Mr. M. S. Wilt, of Fort Little
ton, and the consideration was, we un
derstund, $800.00
Goldsmith the Taylor.
Mr. Christian Aller, near Huston
town has been quite poorly for several
days.
All kinds of stoves at W. II. Nes
bit's Special prices for court week.
Call and examine.
P. Fred Black with his corps of able
assistants lust week, added a very con
venient porch to Albert Stoner's new
store.
MillerWashingMuohinesat Malloy 's
Rudyard Kipling says that the linrd-
est work he ever did and the hardest
he ever saw done Is Hint of a newspa
per olllce.
The most industrious man in Ayr
township is Joe. Mellott. He cuts corn
all duy and hunts coons all night.
And he gets coons, all right!
The work on Mr. Adam Lauver's
new roller mill below Webster Mills,
is progressing finely. He will be ready
for the buckwheat crop.
A distinguished representative of
Fulton county in Uncle Hum's service
Is Harold Buys MeKibb'm, son of Dr.
and Mrs. W. L. McKibbin, of Union
township. He served in the "th U. S.
cavalry through the South Dakota In
dian campaign, und is now first ser
geant of Co. K., ;i2d U. S. infuntry.
Mrs. Catherine Eitemiller presented
her son, George M. Eitemiller, while
on his recent visit here, with tho old
family Dutch clock and other ancient
relics. Time has dealt so kindly with
this good and venerable lady, thutsho
can afford to give it away.
The many friends of Mrs. Bishop,
of this place, will be glad to know tiiat
the condition of her health is such
that she Is able to be up und to mingle
with the family most of the time. When
the weather is favorable she may be
seen taking occasional short out-door
walks with her husband.
BltUHAKKR & Co., have just com
pleted a commodious photograph gul
lery in town, and are now prepared to
do first cluss work in every brunch of
the art at reasonable prices. They
guurantee perfect satisfaction.
Mr. Bruce Stoner, of the Furni
ture and Undertaking establishment
of William Stoner, of this pluce, will
go to Harrisburg to attend special
sessions of the Boston Embalming
College. This community has long
felt the need of a professional embnhn-
er. Ho will go next week.
WELL NAMED.
If it were not for the fact that
the hair on top of the Editor's
pate is growing very thin, there
might be danger in his bf coming
vain over the many letters of con
gratulation received from friends
abroad, and kind words spoken
by those at home in reference to
the Pulton County News.
The following is from the pen
of one of Fulton county's repre
sentative men.
Amaranth, Pa., Sept. 25, 1891).
B. V. Peck, Esq., After an ab
sence from home of eight weeks
visiting my sons Dr, J. Neeper
Richards, of Fallsington, Bucks
county, Pa., and Dr. C. Howard
Richards, of Dunkirk, N.Y., and
other points East and North, and
the great Niagara Falls, the
Fulton County News was
thrown upon my table last Satur
day evening. The News sup
plies a long needed want-a clean
cut, independent, paper, not con
trolled by cliques, nor machine
politics, but in the interest of the
people. Your paper is well nam-'
ed. for it is chock-full of news,
and cheap at that.
Enclosed please find one dollar,
and placo my name on the list of
your subscribers.
Yours truly,
John T. Richaiids.
TREE CULTURE IN GERMANY.
It Is Regarded us One of the Most
Prized Occupations of the
People.
While congress and the several
state legislatures have for years
been flooded with petitions and
proposed laws for tho preserva
tion of the forest trees of the
country, nearly all of them more
or less defective, the peoplo of
Germany have solved the problem
with very little ado. Germany is
an old country. Centuries ago
what wo might call its virgin
timber was exhausted and tho
country found itself with a dense
population dependent on a limited
area of laud to supply its needs
for wood material. What should
they do? Should they stint their
use in this direction to a niggard
ly amount? Should they call on
tho stock of newer countries for
their supply? They did neither
of these things. They went to
work to develop tho resources
and capabilities of their own
lands. The states and the nobles
supported tho work. Scientists
labored and managers expert
mentod. Forest schools wero
established to spread through
he land tho knowledge that had
been gaiued. Finally they piled
up a mass of exact, information
about trees and everything relat
ed to their life, and established a
system of forest lnaiuigemont
that is one of the finest mouu
nients of the thoroughness, the
conservatism and the patience of
tho German race. And today
the forest stands as oiks of tho
prime objects of the people's re
gard, a source of health, wealth
and national independence.
EXPOSITION'S SECOND WEEK.
'Iho fnl.ii4 of the I.lMmnl Vlxlt
tlio Kxlithltn Some AiiiiimIiiix Kx
perlciicei ,M ii t-li tilery
In Motion.
Philadelphia, Kept. 10. Tho early
morning visitor Ht the exposition
grounds on tho first day of the second
week found the great while "nuudlnKS
enveloped in a dense fo?. hut tho
workmen and tho denizens of the Es
planade astir und busy. The sun,
however, quickly broke through the
veil of mist and a cheerful, bright duy
WUS inaugurated.
The earliest uiul ituir.t curious among
the visitors to the exposition buildings
were tho Oriental Inhabitants of the
Chinese village, who wandered uhotit
rmld the ponderous machinery and In
spected the mii.iU curiosities with
childlike wct:dr;r und delight. They
passed ohi'ut i;i gror.pa before the
crowds bes;:in to thicken, shrinking
from contai t with the native slght
r.ecrs, who tinr.My puehrd upon them
In such numhevn s to drive them hack
Into the Espianaile and the seclusion
of their homes in the Chinese village.
A very curious spinning top and a
revolving ntla3 divided the wrapped
attention of n score of the Inquisitive
people of the e.u-t, hut It wus observed
that wherever tho most color or the
most eurloeEly continued nnd delicate
mechanism va3 to be found were the
localities most eagerly sought by them.
It hns been remarked that they Boon
discovered that they were themselves
tia great objects of curiosity to the
crowds which hcan to arrive dur
ing their Inspection of tho big Bhow,
and their timidity under the keen in
spection of the natives was amusing.
They were like little herds of start
led fawns surprised by the uppearance
of the hunter. One party, accompanied
by an Interpreter, found much enter
tainment in Inspecting an immense
globe hearing representations of vari
ous types of the nations of the earth.
There were lifelike.-figures of Indians,
Europeans, Japanese, Moors, , Esqui
maux, Turks and Tartars, but not the
figure of a Chinese.solltary or grouped.
Two of the almond eyed visitors walk
ed around this globe several times, In
specting It closely, after which they
joined their companions and indulged
in gestures of indignation and dis
gust. Curiosity impelled a bystander
to ask the reason for the display of
bo much feeling over the peculiar ex
hibit. "They failed to find anythlnc that
looked llko a Chinese and were an
noyed thut a Jap hud seen selected to
represent the far east," was the reply.
Other inhabitants of the Esplanade
made an early morning round of the
Main Building, but none of them were
either as curious or interested aa the
Chinese. They, however, added a pic
turesque spice to the scene. Two of
the inhabitants of the negro planta
tion occupied the attention of a num
ber of young men, who Insisted that
they had been Imported from a near
by street rather thnn from Kentucky.
The grizzly old fellows, whose man
ner, vocabulary and dialect, to say
nothing of their ancient appearance,
bore out the truth of their claim to
have heeii ante-bellum slaves on a
Kentucky plantation, Anally became
highly indignant. "Look hero, honey,"
said one of them, "Ise been done tend
ed to gentlemen afore you and your
white trash people hab been born. I
was owned by a gentleman. My old
masser was a Clay. You neher see no
real slave nigger afore, you didn't," and
the highly exercised old men walked
out of the building and retreated be
hind tho walls of "the plantation."
When the morning fog retreated be
fore the face of tho sun the exposi
tion buildings came out in brilliant
relief, the flags floating above tha
main entrance wero found to announce
to the world that the exposition was
progressing. The flags above the
Pediment, which surround the quad
ragla of Victory, displayed tho letters
C V K 8, which in the international
commercial code indicated the word
exposition, while those to the south
represented the letters D P B R, which
in the code represent the word pro
gressing. All of tne passing shipping
on the river, as well as those persons
on land familiar -with the code, were
thus advised of the success of the
great exposition and its cheerful prog
ress. Those visitors who came upon the
Esplanade after 10 o'clock found not
only a new thing in the fully equip
ped Chinese restaurant, but all the at
tractions of tnat feature of the ex
position in full swing.
The Chinese village inhnbitants wero
becoming more familiar with their
surroundings. The Oriental Coffee and
Smoking Parlors und tho Theater are
well patronized and the unimuls in the
Hugenbuck show are doing the most
wonderful thinss imuginable. Tho
Esplanade, in the brilliant sunshine,
Indeed, presented a most attractive
and animated appearunce. The melo
dious songs from tho natives of the old
plantation fell pleasantly upon the ear
even above the deep lunged young men
who described what may be found be
hind' the entrance doors.
Within the exposition building the
progress made during the past two
days In perfecting the displays and
adding to the attractions of the ex
hibition was quickly apparent to those
who had watched the unfolding of th
pluns of those in charge of the ex
hibits. Ample power for the machin
ery is now furnished by two boilers
of 250 horse power each, which are In
commission, and In a few days two
ether boilers, with 300 horse powor
each, will be added to these.
ENGLAND'S JEALOUS EYE.
lirlctHh I'retta Uruoa ilio 'Jovoi-iiinoiit
to K ill u lute AllimUun Knloi-i-Iite.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19. Expressions
from abroad since the opening of the
exposition indicate that forulgu nations
are taking particular note of it. Cable
dispatches from London state that tlio
press of Great Hrluin reminds the
government that this Is a time lor
reflection, and urges England to "em
ulate the careful methods of America,
as shown by the Export Exposition, in
nursing and extending lis trade. A
number of delegates from the commer
cial and trade bodies of England and
representatives of the English govern
ment itself will hi present at the Com
mercial eongresB, which meets in the
Auditorium next month. All of these
things Indicate thut the Interest in tha
Export exposition will grow.
AN HOUR ON li:':. '-" VLANADE.
Tlilnu in-lov. ' n t ' ... mid Vmus
tnu -i i ... is i. -,l I'm h of
-. t ....1 1 1. l.
rhlladeb '. . :. Visitor at
the exp 'Mi. :i . i . r..r. (jiiickly fumli
lur with Hi u .'. It la the first
thins whii'i rvt the first
thing v.iiii U (',. . I r or the expo
sition lor l e I s; ! Ki.uli' is vociferous
as well ns pli l ( .--,:f): Jt Is the wide
pathway to the m ;! i entrance of the
exposition biilldl;v, and the limine of
tho lighter nmiihemontn of the exhibi
tion. Here the languid beauties of the
east mingle with the dark skinned
"Mammys" born on tho old plantations
of tho Amc-rl;:nn soi'th. In the days be
fore slavery was abol.V! cd In the Uni
ted States, mid the cosirmen of the
European Turk walk comfortably side
by sldo with the slmplo dress of the
reservation Indian.
The noifio of the Et.planade is the
confusion of various tongues, tho
beating of drums, the fhrill cries of
animals from tho far climes r.nd toot
ing of Ins! i-iinieuts which torture the
ear and call the ui'entinn to the vurlo
gated attractions tint f-.Urt the broad
paths to tho t.i.iln btii'diiigs.
Occasionally the trm i, cinrv of an
elephant may be lifird nv.m one of
the long low strm t n e I the Houlh.
This Is said to be a cry (or a new
supply of peanuts. On Saturday this
elephant wandered f;!,m ilia homo,
broke off the sheetin;: -irni board:) from
the brick Esplur't.de lestnurunt and
devoured two bushels of choice peach
es and half n barrel of soda crackers.
This episode did not, however, create
so great e sensi-tlon us the appear
ance amidst the Ejpianade throng of
the smallest woman in the world, who
was in cou-uar.t danger of being tramp
led to death by the crowd. This was
Chlquita, the ntimun midget, who is
no higher th-:i a child'a knee. She
hud taken a : ..sey to go out lnco the
street. Clilqt.ita lj one of tho sights
of the Esplanade whom the public is
not expect cd to toe without the ex
penditure u their dime. She and the
elephant are not, however, the only
veiled exhibits which appear occasion
ally beyond the walls of the theaters
and enliven the Biene on the Esplun
udo. The Inhabitants of the Chinese
village nnd tlio women of luxuriant
ease und eastern loveliness, who in
spire the admiration of the visitors
at the Oriental coffee room, and tho
gaily bedecked sword fighters from the
Arabian Theater Hash in and out
among the crowds at rare intervals,
and then whisk back again into their
seclusion, vhere to follow them one
must lose some of his small change.
The eloquence with which the young
man at the old plantation building an
nounces the varied attractions within
fills the Esplanade with a swell and
is answered by the more piercing cry
of the lecturer who in the distance
recites the wonders to bo seen in the
famous Hugenback show. A constant
succession of rifle phots enounce that
the shooting gullerles are busy, and the
occasional outcry i f a Navajo Indian Is
heard from the Interior of their vil
lage. The Cairo Theater and Oriental
Coffee Purlor boar.ts of a great array
of dancing fdrls, a score of sword
lighters, gun tsr.iuncrs and an Egyptian
wedding, us well ia tlio attendants of
a troop of bewitching Arublan girls,
whose smiles und graces give an ad
ditional flavor to tho Mocha and cig
arettes v. lih li they serve to those who
ure inclined t.; nucIi eastern luxuries.
If the droller on tho Esplanade
wishes mililer amusements than those
he vislto such places as the photo
graph gallery and has his picture
taken; looks in upon the wonderful per
formance of "Jim Key," the famous
educated horse, or visits the hall
where is displayed a fine representa
tion of the birth of tho American flag.
When a man hns passed the rounds
of the Esplanade ho Anally manages to
discover that bo is both hungry and
thirsty, if he does not, he is reminded
of It by enticing cdors from nn open
air kitchen, In which Flnnin Michel is
preparing for his delectation redhot
beef sandwiches, hot cofi'eo and other
things good for n man in his state of
stomach; or he has not fur to go to
And tho wide open doors of the
Esplanade restaurant, managed under
the sumo dl-ection a3 that of the Betz
building restaurant on Broad street.
Ice water is the milclent, but coffee is
not the Btroi.gc-st beverage served hero.
There is ample range for a hungry
nun's choice in prices and products.
No one need t'o away from tho Esplan
ade with an empty stomach or without
new ideas.
At night the bro.id path la brilliantly
Illuminated by a double system of gas
and electric lamps arranged in a uni
form line down the middle ot the Es
planade. There are also some very
pleasing electrical effects upon the fa
cades of the Esplanade building.
SOME ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTIES
Btrlklnir J;'enturon or tho Oi-uutl Kn
trunoo to to llio Mul n Hiillulnn
of tho Kxpoi-t lCximMt Ion.
Philadelphia, Sept. 10. Tho archi
tectural beauty of the buildings of the
National Export Exposition has beon
a mattor of favorable comment since
the opening day. The sculptured adron
mcnts of the Main building have beon
especially admired. They very happily
symbolize the idea of drawing the na
tions of the eurth together in u close
brotherhood of trado.
Three pavilions are connected so as
to form one complete structure, which
at first view has the uppearance of a
great marble puluce, und conveys the
impression of permunency. Its admir
able design, fine structural execution
and architectural embellishments have
strongly brought out its effectiveness
and the artistic allegorical work oi
the sculptors add greatly to its attract
iveness. Each of the three pavilions
which constitute the Main building is
ornamented with u pediment nt either
end, containing figures in high rebel
illustrating th) six continents. On the
north pavilion tho pediments represent
"Africa" and "Australia," on the cen
tral pavilion "Asia" and "Europe,"
and on the south pavilion "North
America" and "South America." Above
each of these pediments are two groupa
and an eagle, the latter occupying a
position Just above the apex of tha
pediment. The groups which supple
ment the roof ornamentation are ten
feet high, and eyrauollzo "Corn,""Spin-
ping," "Rookmaklng" nnd "dns" on
the north pavilion, "Wine," "Coal,"
"Cotton" and "Wool" on the central
pavilion, and "Iron," "Electricity,"
"Forestry" and "Stone" on the south
pavilion.
One of the most significant and ex
tensive ornamentations of the build
ing Is the great pediment which occu
pies a conspicuous pluce above tha
doorways of the main entrance at the
middle of the north pavilion. This
work ot art, which is 30 feet long,
with an extreme height of ton feet,
represents "Commerce." At the feet
of the central figure, which typilles
"Commerce," sits "Mercury;" at Its
right Is a figure representing "Pe:e,"
and group of "Neptune," ft manner,
a nalnd and a dolphin around a boat's
prow, symbolizing "Navigation," and
on tho left are figures representing
"Abundance," "Fortune," "Labor" and
a group typifying "Industry." A quad
rate, lfi feet high, to the top of the
figure of "Victory," stands above the
pediment, and on either side is a group
10 feet high, one representing "Trans
portation" and the other "Navigation."
Other prominent features of the orna
mentntlon at the main entrance will be
large circular placques, modeled in re
lief, with the seals of the United
StateR, tho ntate of Pennsylvania, the
Franklin Institute, the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum and the city of
Philadelphia. In addition to the orna
ments enumerated others of a strictly
architectural character, such as mould
ings, columns, capitals and bnses, bal
ustrades and cornices contribute to the
general effectiveness and beauty of the
building.
BLAZES OF ELECTRIC LIGHT
Ileauty and Extent of tlio DlHplays
mid Decoration nt tlio Great
Kxpnrt KxpoHltlon.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19. The electric
al decorations and electric displays of
a useful and somewhat ornamental
character form a very interesting feat
ure of the National Export Exposition.
At night the Interiors of the group
of buildings are brilliantly Illumin
ated by a combination of electrical sys
tems, the power for which is furnish
ed partly from the power plant In the
exposition grounds and from city elec
trical companies. Within the build
ings are 400 arc lamps of various kinds
and designs, with u nominal power of
2,000 candles each. These, with a
large number of Incandescent lamps,
ore supplemented by the electrical dis
plays connected with the numerous ex
hibits, which In one or two instances
are of extraordinary beauty. The
electrical exhibits themselves are in
no single instance of great magnitude,
but In numbers nnd variety they are
most interesting nnd Important. They
represent rather those electrical con
trlvunces which are uniquo and use
ful, and which are of service to the
Bmall nnd local conveniences of life,
and great nnd extensive operation.
At night the exterior of the build
ings is outlined in a blaze of electric
light. The Muln building will be
specially brilliant from the exterior.
Upon its roofs at regular intervals are
high flagstaffs, from which, during the
day, flutter the colors of all nations.
The top of these llagstafTs, instead ot
being decorated In the usual common
place way by gilded balls, are orna
mented by largo opalescent globes,
each of which Is a 500 candle power
incandescent light. About the cor
nices of the buildings, below the flng
staffs, are strung hundreds of other In
candescent lumps, making a line of
fire, which extends entirely around the
structures, marking their outlines
from a groat distance. These electrical
effects from above form a fine fringe
for the bronder illumination below.
The outlines of the windows extending
from under the cornices, almoBt to the
ground, are indicated by lines of in
candescent lumps, which, aided by the
bright light from within, gives to the
group of exposition buildings the ap
peurance of palaces of Are.
The grounds themselves about the
group of exposition buildings have a
few but not numerous electrical effects.
The facade of the Main building is
beautifully illuminated. The arches
below the great columns are outlined
by CO Incandescent lamps and the pedi
ment above them, which holds a rep
resentation of Commerce, 30 feet long
and 10 feot high, is illuminated by
more thnn 100 lamps, bringing out on
the darkest night all of the beautiful
effects of that ornamentation. High
above this tho quadraga, 16 feot high
to the top of the surmounting figure
of Victory, balanced on either side by
groups 10 feot high representing Trans
portation and Nnvigution, is shown in
bold relief by another arrangement of
electric lights.
The grand Esplanade in front of the
entrance Is illuminated by a system of
gas lamps In large and beautiful
groups, but no electrical light appears
beyond the line of tho comics of the
various buildings which skirt the side
walk of the Esplanade Itself. But the
faces of the buildings themselves pre
sent a very pretty effect from the nu
merous varied arid fantastic shapes,
Into which designs have beon made by
the use of small und many colored in
candescent eloctric lamps.
The power for all these electrical Il
luminations is furniBhed by local com
panies and by the exposition's own
plant, as has beau noted.
DR. TUPPER'S UNIQUE PRAYER.
An Incident of tho Exposition Open
ing Which SiirprUcd the Vast Audi
ence In the Auditorium.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19. The prayer
offered up by Rev. Dr. Tiipper at the
Inaugural ceremonies was unique in
Its brevity, and when he had com
pleted the single sentence of the in
vocation and retired the audience was
somewhat uncertain as to whether that
was all of It. Tho pruyer complete was
os follows:
"Lord! wo ask Thee to let Thy face
shine upon this glorious day. Amen."
This has only been surpassed In
brevity by the prayer of the late Ly
man Beecher at a Boston dinner, when
he invoked the Divine blessing in the
following laconic words: "Lord, bless
the victuals," and sat down. But Mr.
Beecher had been compelled to wait a
long time for the beginning of the re
past. Dr. Tuppor did not have this
Incentive.
Farm Machinery Kx'.il nltlon.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19. There s.iems
to be an especial effort made at the
National Export Exposition to show
the perfection of the manufacture in
the United States of agricultural im
plements. There is a large building,
second in size to the main building,
which is devoted to such exhibits, and
a more important collection than that
which has been arranged for iu this
department could not well be imagin
ed. It comprises not only the blij
things which the farmer uses, but the
very small things us well, and shows
not merely implements for use on the
small farms, but upon the vast wheat
fields of the far west and tho great
corn belts of the country. The dis
play goes even farther than this. It
has as a companion exhibit a display
of furniture generally, which includes
a special selection of articles suitable
to farm uses and such bb Is In use
among farmers. This relutes not to
household and domestic furniture only,
nut to such as ts used about the other
farm buildings.
This Is Dewey week. All the
land is ringing with tho praise of
our gallan t Admiral whose tri
umphant return to his native
shore has takon tho country by
storm.
JOHNSTON'S COLUMNS
VERY INTERESTS
BARGAIN
To Start the Fall Season.
Boots for fall. A specially
fine whole stock kip $2.7 5
Light weight calf dress
boot $2,75
The famous "conductor"
boot $2,00
The "Mohawk" boot $,109
A nice light split boot
at
$1,49
140 Folrs of Large Cotton Qlal
Icots at 49 cents.
Men's and Boys' j
CLOTHING
Notice !
Fine All-wool Tricot, long, dark
Oxford Mix., Round Sack Suit,
Single-breasted, Satin Piped
Facings, Well Made and
Trimmed. Fully Worth
$8.50.
Our Price for the Suit 4.50. '
BLACK COTTON CLAY WORSTED
warranted fast black. If you
traveled the country over you
wouldn't find the equal of this
value, for it is worth 4.00.
Our price $2.90.
A special drive in an
All-wool Black CLAY WORSTED.
Extra fine trimming, French fac
ing, elegantly tailored, and will
suit the most particular man.
Our special price is only 10.00.
A pretty child's suit, 75 cents.
Men's underwear, 25 cents.
Children's union suits soft fleece lined, per suit, 25 ct;
K. JOHNSTO
A woman's heavy shoe $1
Heavy school shoes
misses, 13-2,
Children's heavy scl
shoes, 9-12, 8
An odd lot (19 pairs
ladies' flexible fine kid sh
worth 3,00 at $
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Fall Openin
Prices
to suit:
Every
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A good suit for a boy, $1
Ladies' soft fleece lined heavy underwear, 25 cen
Ladies' beautiful skirts all prkl
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