fjLTON COUNTY NEWS:
KWJRO CENSUS I KIURI.S.
iie of the most interesting
alations the national census of
SJ;t yenr will make, will be the
;s given as to the condition of
k colored peoplo in the South.
( data to be collected will re-
largely to the ownership of
estate by the colored race,
. ithor it is mortgaged or free
iebt and how the figures com
i with the returns made in
) and with State reports coi
fed since. In this way it is ex
i, kid to show what material
jresa the colored iicoplo have
' during the present decade
, what neighborhoods have ad
, (ed more than others.
jtqq hints of the situation
ec i been given in Virginia, one
,he Southern States which
j collected and published sep
. ely the assessment returns
rhe two races. The figures
in that State at least that
jolored race is making stead
5ogrosa in the accumulation
roperty at the same time that
ercentage of population is de
sing. In 18'JL', according to
e returns, the colored people
irginia owned 2.75 per cent,
e acres in that State assess
r taxation and 3.40 per cent,
me buildings, and comprised
t 41 per cent, of the popula
In 1898 they owned 3.L'3
givsent. of the acres assessed
njt! 64 per cent, of the buildings,
:. they did not comprise more
fiu 87 per cent, of the xpulu
SFV Taking lauds and build
,.,AV together the colored people
,L.KIirginia were assessed in 18!)2
,.72 per cent, of all similar
"'.erty and in 18!)8 for 3.62 per
THE CHINESE NEW-YEAR.
iste
is is a relative gain of near-.e-third
in six years and
B that the colored race in
ilia- has made satisfactory
" " 1 ress in accumulating proper
h'' " But the figures show a de
!"' difference in the rate of in
Llilein the city and country.
1 A(' i former the real estate hold
ml,1')f the colored people are de
woiiing relatively while in the
H i they are increasing. The
ii,ll' is of 1890 showed that there
more colored men owning
sin the cities than in the
districts. Now it is the
ii, jil. way. This fact is made ev
t ix; by comparing the State re
aiv:'of 1898 with the State re
.. ai :.; of 1892, or with the natiou
asus returns of 1890. In
hall towns particularity the
ss ,i ise in the real estate hold
f the colored people is mark
8EM,iowlng that in these places
ice has found one of its best
for improvement and ac
ta tiou. The advance made
year.
3.
to Ul:
111,
m property holdings is also
"The New-year's festival of the
Chinese, said .to be tho most
complete holiday season kept by
any nation of the earth, is cele
brated wherever' a single China
man is found, whether in Pekin
or New York," writes Belle M.
Uraiu in January "Woman's
Home Companion, discussiug
"New Year's Customs in the Or
ient." "It is a movablo festi
val, falling on any date between
January 21st and February 19th.
Preparations for the great holi
day begin weeks beforehand.
The accumulated dirt of many
mouths disapjx;urs as if by ma
gic. iWeu tne umnaman. Him
self, passes through the cleaning
process, washing his clothes and
bathing his person the latter
being a great event in the lives of
a few, since it occurs but once a
year!
"Buildings of every descrip
tion are elaborately decorated.
Flowers are in great demaud, the
favorite being the Chinese nar
cissus. The prospect of happiness
for tho year is believed to be in
proportion to the number of flow
erstalks produced from a single
bulb.
"During the closing days of
the old year Chinese streets pre
sent a busy and animated scene.
Shops are thronged with custo
mers eagerly laying in large
quantities of food, clothing and
New-Year's gifts. Debtors uud
creditors are seen hurrying to
and fro, endeavoring to settle
their accounts, for according to a
most commendable enstom all
debts must be paid or settled in
some satisfactory manner before
the New Year dawns. To meet
these liabilities shopkeepers of
fer their goods at unheard-of
prices, and families frequently
part with odd bits of bric-a-brac,
curious relics and valuable orna
ments for a sum pitifully small.
No disgrace is equal to being
found on New Year's morning
with an unpaid debt. On the oth
er hand, the creditor who fails to
collect his debts at this time may
not press them again for many
months. lie therefore pursues
his debtor far into the night, con
tinuing his search into the New
Year's day if necessary. This
he may do if he carries a lighted
lantern to indicate that he is still
engaged in last night's business
and has not discovered that the
day has dawned.
DEEDS RECORDED.
greater than the gain made
gidence property holdings
i largo cities, though the
iriBon is not so striking as
' en the gain in residence
QFUjgs in small towns and in
cities.
i lesson to be learned from
. Virginia figures is that in
l(!H)ll')uth, at least, the most fav-
is ni'V'flgjjt, for tne coiore(i man
e farm and small villucos.
t U O
8 V(" iere that he has his best
HllJ " for improvement and for
ts u;iuliitiig property. In the
'r w ""tities he too often adds to
ex(1Le duns. . This should be an
)t f"lltion to the colored man in
is aviirection to turn his efforts
a volu'-pjpes t() eievate raco
filled j0 opinion of trustworthy
lakes if officials that if tho color
gs ana j)i maintain tho same rel-
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K'-Tuiour increase ioracen-.
xps h c)n;o they have made in
labk'siia during tho past six
!oer that they will, in proper-
natii, numbers, oqual the whites
ins "iperty holdings. But tho
lustriiftuthorities are sure that
jns b'"ult depends largely upon
Lion, ksr the race makes its home
;au W pities or in tho country
messH
,i
nam fcVniiUl correspondent in
the ' Writes that unless letters
unaus iom 1hat country nre
' t'10 I not cue in five reaches its
'or hi" Unm, and that unless tho
?nt by L WU) imve n() BaiiirV) got
retju , (for each letter do
T wii l,y thom tny'bycott
. lio 11 'He to pay and keep
en slitj
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' with most of us is
' musty old crusts
.ud expect frosted
CLEAR IUDUE.
Deeds entered for record re
cently are
J. Milton Unger to C. T. W.
Rider for tract of land in Ayr
township.
B. M. Lodge, CountyTreasurer,
to Commissioners of Fulton coun
ty, for tract of land in Wells town
ship. . Commissioners of Fulton coun
ty to Thomas Brehany, for tract
of land in Wells township.
Thomas Brehany to Gustair P.
Gehing, for tract of hmd in Wells
township.
O. W. Mellott to M. R. Shaff
ner, for tract of land in Belfast
township.
Daniel Peck's heirs to Jonathan
P. Peck, for tract of laud in Bel
fast township.
N. II. Evans to George B.Evans
for a tract of land in Thompson
township.
Catharine Eitemiller to John
Magsam, for tract of land in Tod
township.
William J. Grove to John Stin
son, for tract of land in Dublin
township.
County Commissioners to Jo
seph Freidenwald, for tract of
land in'Dubliu township.
Lucinda Cromwell to Alex
Park, for tract of land in Taylor
township.
Alex Park to Lucinda Crom
well, for tract of land in Taylor
township.
John Brooks to Taliaferis
Bridges, for tract of land in Beth
el township.
Taliaferis Bridges to Isaac
Baruhart, for tract of laud in
Bethel towuship.
Elk Tanuiug Company to Peter
Gillard, Jr., for tract of land in
Wells towuship.
Dr. J. B. Mellott toW. S. Mel
lott, for tract of laud in Belfast
township.
Doctor I will leave you this
medicine to be taken after each
meal. Mike And will yez bo
kind enough to leave the meal,
too, docthor?
THE DEATH OF .MR. .MOODY.
SCHOOL AND CHl'RCII.
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Wo have had quite a cool breeze
this week. Makes us think about
winter.
On the arrival of the first snow
storm here Decern bor 24th
some of our boys concluded to do
a little snow balling, which re
sulted in one having to carry a
bandaged eye.
T. W. Huston lost a nice calf
on Sunday. It was kicked by a
horse.
Mrs. Henry 'Huston, of Hus
tontown, was the guest of Calvin
Baker's last Thursday.
Morgan Clino of Fort Littleton
was seen in our town on Christ
mas. Misses Anna and Etta Fields
spent Sunday with T. E.' Flem
ing's family.
Miss Lizzie Stevens is spending
a short visit in Tyrone.
C. S. Wilson and wife, of Mad
densville, spent Sunday with
friends in this place; also Mack
Kerlin spent Christmas with his
father.
Miss Minnie Grove attended
the Christmas entertainment at
Kuobsville.
Clem Ciiesnut called on school
No. 0 a few minutes on Thursday.
Rev. Roberts preached, at this
place on Christmas eve.
Mrs. Lucinda Cromwell, of
Three Springs, spent last
Wednesday, with Calvin Baker's.
Mrs. Clay Corarl'us is on the
sick list; also Mrs. Tar Ram
sey has a severe attack of -p;?u-
nionia.
Miss Minnie Grove, who has
been living with her aunts, Mrs.
French and Cutchall of Three
Springs, spent tho holidays with
her parents.
Novra Laidig made allying trip
to Richmond last week.
Miss Sadie Fields spent Sun
day with friends at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. McClure, of Sa
luvia, were guests of N. Laidig,
one day last week.
James Henry and wife wrere
visitors to our town Christmas.
Lucy Rauck of Hustontown
spent Christmas at Clear Ridge.
Frank Madden and wife were
the guests of her father, Calvin
Baker, Christmas.
James Stevens and daughter
were in town Monday.
Mrs. J. B. Stevens made a trip
to McConnellsburg last week, ac
companied by her daughter Ollie,
and niece Bertha Wilson, of Or
bisonia. James Alexander and nephew
Merviu Stewart, of Roxsbury are
the guests of John W. Mowers.
Miss Delia Bedford and Mr.
Spade; also, Emma Bedford and
Isaac Bolinger were tho guests
of S. L. Bedford Tuosday night.
Messrs. Harry Wilson, David
Wilson and Grant Anderson who
had been working in Pittsburg,
and who came home to spend
Christmas, returned on Monday,
Mr. Shearer of Strasburg,
spent Christmas with John A.
Henry.
The lumber is flying. Mr.
Cornelius has seven teams haul
ing to Three Springs. They are
taking advantage of the good
roads.
Our Christmas entertainment
was well attended.
N. B. Henry is boasting of kill
ing the largest hog. It cleaned
450 pounds.
We want everybody to bo ready
for 1900.
Our miuister is in good cheer
for the now year. We wish his
mooting a great success.
Wedding bells must ring. Miss
Mattie Stinson and R. McDon
ough of Maddensville, on Tues
day evening were joined in holy
matrimony at Three Spriugs by
Rev. Shaffer. We wish tho coup
le a long, happy, and successful
lifo.
Spell This.
Some of you who think you are
well up in, spelling just to try to
spell the words in this little sen
tence: "It is agreeable to witness tho
unparalleled ecstacy of two ha
rassed peddlers endeavoriug to
gaugo the symmetry of two ixial
ed pears. "
Read it over to your friends
and soe how many of them cau
spell every word correctly. Tho
sontouee contains many of tho
real puzzlers of the spelling book.
"Wherein does man differ from
tho lower animals?" asked tho
professor. And the youth an
swered without hesitation, "Ho
can rido a bicycle."
The whole Christian world has
been made to sorrow on account
of the death of Mr. Dwight L.
Moody, the great evangelist,
which occurred on Friday, De
cember 22. He had been lying
ill at his home in Northfield,
Mass., for some weeks, and
Christian people had been pray
ing that, if it were God's will, ho
might recover. But it was not
to be so, and he has been called
to higher service. He is blessed.
He rests from his labors. His
works do aud will follow him.
Mr. Moody has held the place j
for many years as perhaps the
most prominent aud widely ef
fective evangelist in the world.
For something like thirty years
he has filled a large place in the
work of the church. Duriug
these years he has been wonder
fully led by God's Spirit. Ho has
been wise and sagacious in his
plans; powerful aud persuasive
in his preaching of the Gospel;
influential as a leader and safe as
a teacher. He has commended
himself to ministers and to peo
ple, aud has been a tower of
strength in the evangelist
Church.
During the first half of his life
he was in business, but he was
gaining mental and spiritual fit
ness for the great lifo work into
which God directed him. We
have known him and have heard
him almost every year since the
time when he was beginning his
oligious work in connection with
the Ycing Men's Christian Asso
ciation of Chicago. While al
ways impressed by his spiritual
fervor and by his true evangelical
faith, we have greatly admired
him for his possession and exer
cise of sound common sense. All
his natural abilities wore quick
ened and sauctified by God's
Spirit, and tho result was a most
uncommon man, such as this gen
oration may not look upon again.
Mr. Moody was only sixty-two
years of age at the time of his
death. It was not a long life, and
yet he did a great life-work. Few
men have done as much. . Wo
may well thank God that he per
mitted him to live so long.
His last public appearance was
on Thursday, November 1(5, in
Kansas City, when he addressed
a great congregation of fifteen
thousand people, making a won
derful impression. Many re
garded it as one of the most ten
der and powerful sermons of his
life. He has gone from earth,
but his works will follow him.
Being dead, .ho yet upeaketh.
His memory and his words and
influence will continue to bo a
power for God, and for tho salva
tion of souls.
The Methodist Episcopal
church has (50 organizations in Ja
pan, with J!,o2l members, an in
crease of 2." over lust year.
A Budliist priest of 12 years';
standing lias professed conver-'i
siou in the salvation Army at Coy-1
Ion aud has handed over his robes
to tho army.
The Italian minister of public ;
instruction projtoses to introduce
an arbor day each year for the '
planting of trees on Italy's waste
lands.
Tho Sunday School association
has now seven different meetings
every week in New York city for i
teachers, at which tho lesson for i
the ensuing Sunday is taught. I
The Free Church of Soot laud I
Temperance society has reached
its jubilee year, with a member
ship of 72,740, including 80;) min
isters, (59 missionaries and colon
ial ministers.
There is a big row at the East
ern Indiana normal university
over the initiation of Clarence
Deatou into the mysteries of class
societies. Wagon axle grease
was smeared nil over his body
after his clothing had boon torn
off in shreds. Au electric bat
tery was then applied. The
shock was so groat that his souse
of hearing has been destroyed.
The University of Chicago has
adopted a system of concessions
calculated to draw students from
foreign countries. So far it has
been applied only to Japan. On
the principle that one native
tongue is as good as another, the
university will accept a unit of
study in Japanese for the same
ainoua! of work iti English. Chi
nese, the classic for the Japanese,
will be accepted ill lieu of Greek.
Under the law which gave Cor
nell university a certain amount
of government land, the univer
sity is obliged to give one free
scholarship to each assembly dis
trict in the state every year.
Wheu this law was passed there
were 12H assembly districts in
the state, which meant that there
were "12 free students in the un
iversity all the time, as each
scholarship was for the entire
four years.
The Safest Part of a Train.
iG. W. Reisner & Co.
Extend ex
Hearty Invitation
ODY.
I every;
EIGHT THOUSAND A YEAR.
A millionaire in San Francisco,
being a helpless invalid, hired a
woman, who was a professional
nurse, to take care of him. She,
of course, had her living and
whatever she needed for perso
nal expenses from time to time,
but no fixed salary. The man
lingered for three years, and
when he died she brought a claim
against his estate for 24,000.
She alleged that, over und above
all that she had received, her ser
vices were worth $8,000 a year,
or more than $20 a day. Would
she have ever dreamed of making
such a claim if the invalid had not
been a millionaire? The incident
reminds mo of an old story. A
king stopped for luncheon at a
rural tavern in his kingdom. Ho
ordered merely three boiled eggs
with bread and coffee. When the
landlord presented the bill for
$300 tho king said: "Why, eggs
must bo very scarce out here, if
they are worth $100 apiece."
And tho reply was: "No, Your
Majesty, eggs are plentiful, but
kings are scarce."
"Doctor," said tho grateful
patient, seizing tho physiciau's
hand, "I shall never forget that
to you I owe my life." "You ex
aggerate," returned the doctor
mildly. "You owe me for fifteen
visits. That is tho joint which I
hope you will not fail to remember-"
A Hagerstowu trucker has a
scoro of men helping him to har
vest and market a big celery
crop. His crop is an unusually
largo one and of perfect quality.
Ho has handlod hundreds of bun
ches and the actual weight alone
has run up into tons,
A party of travelers in a train
were talking over their traveling
experience and the danger of ac
cidents, and finally the question
arose as to the safest part of the
train. Failing to settle the ques
tion among themselves, they call
ed on the guard, and one of them
said to him:
"Guard, we have been discuss
iug tho matter of tho safest part
of tho train aud want to know
your opinion."
"Want to know the safest part,
eh?" replied the guard.
"Yes' that's it."
"Well," continued tho guard,
"I've been on the line for 15 years
and have been turned over em
bankments, 'busted' up tunnels,
dumped off of bridges, telescoped
in collisions, blown off the line by
cyclones, run into open switches
and had other unpleasant inci
dental divertisemeutsof akindred
nature, and I should say, gentle
men, that tho safest part of tho
train was that part which happen
ed to bo in the works for repairs
at tho time of tho accident."
Loudon Telegraph.
The dwelling house ,of John M.
Stover, of Trough Creek Valley,
was totally destroyed by firo last
Saturday a-week. Mr. Stover
succeeded in saving most of his
personal effects but., his tenant
saved nothing of consequence.
The flames originated between
the ceiling and roof xf au out
kitcheu and spread very rapidly.
There was uo insurance.
TlCKMS ok CoutT.
The llrst term of the Court of Kultou coun
ty lu the yt'ur shull ooiiiint'iiee oii the Tiuwluy
following tin: Nuuoml Moiutity of diuiury, ul 10
o'clock A. M.
Tin: ni'uoiuI term eoiumeuce' on the third
Mottuny of Mtuvh. lit oVloeh I. M.
The thilil lel'iu on the Tuesoiiy next follow
Ihtf the heuoiul Momliiv of J uuu ul In o'clock
A. M.
The fourth term on the Urst Monthly of Octo
ber, ut 'i o'clock 1. M.
County Okkk.kkk.
President J tultro -lion. S. McO. Swope,
AtMooltite .Juutfo- Lemuel Kirk, Ccicr Mor
ton. tVoOionoluty, &o.- 1'ruuk l Lynch.
District AKoruey leoiKO 11. DuulelN,
Treasurer Theo Siitcs,
Sherill - U.iulel Sheets.
Deputy shcrilT - J times Unmet.
Jury CoinmUslouuix OuvlU UoU, Sumuel H,
lloekeu.smlth.
Auditors - John S. lluirls. i). II, Mvei. A.J,
l.umtK-rsou.
Commissioners I., W. Cuunlni-huiii, Albert
1-lesslnxer, John Stunkurd, '
Clerk -S. W, Kirk.
Coroner Thouius Kirk.
County Surveyor -Joints Luke, i
1'ouuty Superintendent- -Clem Ohesuut.
Attorneys W. Suolt Alexander. J. Nel-'on
Slpes. Thomui y. Slouti. K MoM, Johyston,
M. It. Shurtnur. (leo. It. Dumcls,. Johu 1.
Nine.
Wc are now prepared to show
our Friends the Largest and
Best Selected Stock of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IN
FULTON COUNTY,
(a claim that is being extensively made.) Satisfy your
self about that matter. We will show you the
LARGEST LINE OR
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Wraps
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that Fulton county has ever had in it, and at prices as
low as is consistent with perfect goods. The range on
Plush capes 52,50 to 513,00. Cloth capes as low as
51.25. bee them. Jackets. 54,00 up. We have the
prettiest line ot
Ladies SkJrts
to show you from 20 CSIltS to $2,00.
Dress Goods in Stacks,
A good Wool Suiting for l'J cents, woll worth IT) touts.
Koo our stock of
Ladies' and Men's Neckwear,
Lots of now, uici! things.
A matter of interest to all is good warm UNDERWEAR,
for cold weather. Wo have it.
Wo have a case of ill' dozen of MEN'S SHIRTS and
DRAWERS, at 40 cents apiece, that lots of people won't
bo slow to ask "i0 cents for. They are perfect in niako and
lit, and in every way acceptable, Of course wo have lots
cheaper, and several linos of Underwear at .r0e., 7c. and
1,00, and up; Ladies,' from L'Oc. to 1,00. Children's 10c.
and up.
LEVIS SHOES.
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Of EVI RY POCKET BOO. 'yJfTy
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A Word about SHOES
Wo have two lines of Ladies' and Children's Shoes that wo
will stand against anything anywhere, price considered, for
lit, and wear, and appearance A general line, including
Men's, Hoys', Ladies' and Misses', that will stamrngainst
any line, we don't care who produces thein, or their price.
Wo are selling a very fair Children's Shoe, H-12 at (i.r)0.
A 1irst-rato Oil (iraiu Shoe for women at SWc. Men's Hoots
as low as 1.50. A very good one.
Ready-made
A larger stock than you
will find anywhere else in
are all right, every time, o
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Clothing.