FULTON COUNTY NL:VS.
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13. VV. Puck, Editor. '
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
Thursday, Jan. 18, lwo.
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REST.
. ,' IIV KATlIKIt UY AN.
My feature weuried, nud my hiiuds lire tired,
My H(ul oppressed
And I desire,, wlmt I huve limit desired -
Kent - only rest.
TIs hurd to toll when mil Is almost vulti.
In burren wiiys;
'Tlx hurd to sow -und never imrner (train.
l In hurvest duys.
The burden of my days Is hard to beuv.
Hut (i(Ml known liesl;
And I have prayed but vain has boen my prayer
For rest sweet rest.
"Tin hard to plant In Snrlntf and never reap
The autumn yield.
Tis hiird to till, und 'tis tilled to weep
O'er fruitless Held.
And so I cry u weak and human cry,
So heart oppressed;
Amkso t ntk-h a weak and human nIkIi .
For rest- for rest.
My way has wound across the desert years,
And cures infest
My puth, and through the HowIiik of .hot tears
I pine for rest.
.
'Twas ulwuys so. when but n child I laid
On mother's breast
My wearied little head; e'en then I prayed
As toow- forrest.
And I am restless still. 'Twill soon be o'er.
For, down the west
LUc's sun Is setting, and I see the shore
Where I shall rest.
A WESTWARD
TROLLEY LINE.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM.
Shall the Westward Trolleys Ra
diate from Cluimltershm'K or
Pass Round it? What the
Pennsylvania Railroad is
Doing - Our Project One
for lloth freight and
Passenger.
From Vubllc Opinion. t'liftinbersburK.
In considering the project of 11
trolley lino westward from Chutn
bersburg to McConnellsburg,
aud thence to Bedford, us well as
u lint? from Chuinborsburg to
Gettysburg, it isiu order to fore
cast the future of travel by elec
tricity. In the lust two years
the ereatiou of trolley lines has
been phenomenal. Wherever
there lire two important towns or
cities in this State, adjacent to
each other, they either are al
ready or are soon to be connected
by trolley.
There is a line from llarris
burg to Middletowu, one from
Marietta to Columbia, und one
from Columbia to Lancaster,
Easton and Bethlehem and Beth
lehem and Allontowu will soon be
connected in the same way. Del
awure'eounty is a porfectnetwork
of 'trolleys. Chester, Bucks,
Berks aud Lancaster counties
will soon be permeated in all di
rections by trolley lines. The
counties of York and Cumber
land are not likely to lag far be
hind. In ten years it will be pos
sible to go by trolley dowu the
valley to llurrisburg aud from
A REMINISCENCE OF SPl'R
' CI.ON.
One of Dr. Taylor's reminis
cences of "Charles Spurgeou is
here brought to mind. It was a
day of rest after a Sabbath of
happy, yet physically exhausting
service's, that the two warmly-attached
friends rode in Mr. Spur
geon's carriage among the beau
tiful rural scenes of England.
The burden of the Savior whom
they preached, and their hearts
were all aglow with love to him
who,, though unseen, attended
them along the country road.
At length Spurge n suggested
that they stop a little by the way
and in united prayer hold a sea
son of communion with their Lord.
Leaving the carriage they pa.ss.ed
behind a sheltering hedge and
then, said Dr. Taylor, I learned
the secret or Charles Spurgeou's
power as we knelt in the clover
field beside the hedge, for never
had I heard a prayer that told of
such loving acquaintance with
Christ and unbounded confidence
in his sufficiency, sympathy and
power. Like the great London
preacher, Dr. Taylor specially
enjoyed devout communings with
Christ, and the most attractive
feature of his ministry was the
public prayers in which he led
his people to the Master's feet
and invoked on them the blessing
of him who died aud lives
forever more.
The following clipping, handed
usbya friend in McConnellsburg,
shows the- value placed inm
prayer by the great preacher at
another time:
"Keep the altar of private
prayer burning. This is the
very life of all piety. The sanct
uary and family altars borrow
their fires here, therefore let this
burn well.
Secret devotion is the very es
sence, evidence aud barometer of
vital and experimental religion."
j those running through the Oruu
! ges parallel with the Delaware,
I Lackawanna and Western 'Kail-
road. A lew moniiis ago ine
trolley companies in Hudson
County were absorbed, and the
lines running parallel with the
tracks of the Erie Uailroad to I 'at-!
erson were secured. ;
Ere decade has passed pas-;
sengors will be able to board trol-
ley cars at any of the New Jersey !
cities and ride to the capital of ,
the Nation. A dispatch from ;
Trenton, a few days ago, anuounc- j
ed that the Pennsylvania Kail-
road Company had begun work
on a trolley line that was to run j
parallel with its steam line!
through that city, and would j
cross the Delaware river to the j
Pennsylvania side. The map til- j
ed showed that it would enter the j
city from the turnpike leading to I
Princeton and New Brunswick. I
While those plans are being ex
ecuted in New Jersey the same
capitalists and their agents have
been busy along the thirty-three
mile stretch in Pennsylvania
from Philadelphia to South Treu
tou. This section is dotted with
nourishing cities and towns,
which have, required the running
of local trains at short intervals.
These towns are ouly a few miles
apart, and are united by trolley
linos. Below Trenton are South
Trenton, one mile from Trenton;
Mori'isville, a mile from South
Trenton; Tully town, five miles be
yond; Bristol, four miles south
of Tullytown, then comes a seven
mile run ttjTorresdule, four miles
toTacouy, two miles to Brides-
Ilarrisburg to Philadelphia by j burg, and then close together are
way of Lebanon and Keading, or i several . flourishing suburbs of
a much wider circuit, aud to re- j Philadelphia. Between those
turn by way of West Chester, I xipulous aud busy towns are
Lancaster, Washington Borough, j smaller aud rapidly growiug 'set
York aud Gettysburg. In the j Dements, and as soon as the con
same way the counties west of us I tinuous trolley line is finished be
will be permeated by the trolley j tween Jersey City and Philadel-
COM NDKt MS.
CIVIL WARS IN VENEZUELA.
A MR!) OF PARADISE.
system but the danger is that
the main, line westward may be
diverted from Chuinborsburg un
less we take time by the forelock.
As we showed last week the
Mercersburg Journal is advocat
ing a hue between Mercersburg
and McConnellsburg westward,
aud Mercersburg and Pen Mar
by way of Greencustlo aud Way
nesboro. If this scheme was re
alized it would soon btM-oine a con
necting link in lines eastward to
Gettysburg and York, south
ward through Littletown to Bal
timore, and Emmitsburg to Wash
ington, and westward by way of
Bedford, Somerset aud Conuells
ville to Washington, McKoesport
and Pittsburg. Then there may
be a line from Mt. Union and Jun
iata Valley by way of Shade (Jap
and Burnt Cabins to McConnells
burg, or through Shirleysburg
and Concord by the Koxbury
Gap to Newburg and Newville.
If we do not utilize our advan
tages in time there are capitalists
who will build trolley lines re
gardless of our interests. That
the great railroad corporations
are alive to the importance of the
trolley system is shown by the
case of the "Ponusy. " Those fa
miliar with the operations of tho
Pennsylvania Ka'.lroad Company
declare that when the value of
electricity as a motive power for
cars was demonstrated a few
years ago the prominent capital
ists in the company arranged
plans for the future. They had
been confronted with a serious
problem. The passenger and
freight had increased to such an
extent that its carrying capacity,
even with its four tracks, was
taxed to the utmost. They then
decided that a trolley system
would furnish relief for many
years, aud the capitalists made
the test between Jersey City and
Newark.
Their parrot had died, and
young Master Tommy, with his
little sister Jennie, hud just con
cluded the funeral services over
tho grave of their feathered pet.
''I s'pose Polly is in heaven now,"
remarked Jennie, tearfully.
"Yes," returned Master Tommy;
"Is'pos'ohe is." "He -he's got
wings, but he would 'nt bo an an
gel up there, would ho?'.' inquir
ed the littlo maid, anxious about
his present status. "Oh!" cried
Tommy; "he wouldn't be an an
gel; only people is that." "Then
what do you s'iose lip is now?"
persisted his sister. Tommy
thought for a mom mt. Then tho
light of inspiration dawned on
his beaming couutenauce, ,lI
guess Polly is a bird of paradise
he announced Joyfully-
now,
phia the route will be patronized
by many who ride on the local
trains of the Pennsylvania Kail
road Compauy, and that corpora
tion will then run fewer locid
or short trains to meet the in
creasing demands of through
passenger traffic.
The plan does not contemplate
only the relief of local passenger
traffic, but includes the transpor
tation of freight for the relief of
accommodation freight trains,
aud it is said that immediately
after the through trolley passen
ger line is opened freight cars
will be run, or that tracks for a
freight line will be constructed
if the passenger traffic is so lrrge
that freight cars cannot be oper
ated without interfering with it.
An official of the trolley com
pany said: "The Pennsylvania
road is wisely providing for the
future. The use of electricity
as motive power is practically
new, and its possibilities are not
known. It may not be developed
until steam roads are a thing of
the pas't, a relic of antiquity.
The company is securing fran
chises aud rights of way, and will
parallel its route to Washington
with a trolley line, and will thus
secure an advantage over rival
steam lines by having open tracks
for through express trains."
These plans of the "Penusy"
are pregnant wilh suggestions in
regard to our own projects. A
trolley road from Chamborsburg
to Bedford, with branches into
Path, Tuscarora and other valleys
aud coves, could be utilized for
cai'rying freight as well as pas
sengers. This is done on the
lint! between Columbia arid Lan
caster, every car having an ex
press and freight department.
Our westward road could not fail
to do a very large transportation
business, because it would pene
trate a vast and productive region
that has now no outlet to market
The company owned the ma
jorityoflhe street car lines in j except by wagon
Jersey City, and substituted elec
tricity for the jiulod horses. The
test was satisfactory. It obtain
ed control of the Newark street
car lines, and constructed two
lines between Mersey City and
Newark to relievo tin heavy pas
senger traffic, between the two
cities. A slightly cheaper rale
of fare was offered on the trolley
routes, and the bulk of the traf
fic was diverted from the steam
route.
The capitalists in the enter
prise then realized that by the
trolley lines, which can bo opera
ted at a comparatively small cost,
considerable passenger traffic
could be won from rival lines,
and it acquired title to all the
lines in Essex1 county, including
WHY 1 1 1'. WOULDN'T DO.
"Can you write a good handy"
asked a man of a boy who ap
plied for a situation.
"Yaas," was the answer.
"Are you good at figures?"
"Yaas," was the answer again
"That will do, I don't wantyou"
said the merchant.
Afr.or the boy had gone, a
friend said: "I know that boy to
be an honest, industrious boy;
why don't you try him?"
"Because he lias not learned to
say 'Yes, sir, aud 'No, sir,' "
said the merchant. "If ho an
swered me us lie did, how will he
answer the customers?"
When may a loaf of bread, be
said to be inhabited? When it
has a little Indian in it.
Why is Buckingham Palace the
cheapest ever erected? Because
it was built for. one sovereign and
finished for another.
What is the difference between
a summer dress in winter and an
extracted tooth? One is too thin,
aud the other is tooth out.
What is the difference between
a tunnel and a speaking trumpet?
One is hollowed out, and the oth
er is hollowed in.
What kind of leather would a
naked Moor remind you of? Un
dressed morocco.
Why is a Hebrew in perfect
health like a diamond? Because
he is a Jew-well.
What is it that by losing an eye
has nothing left but a nose? A
noise.
When is a bonnet not a bon
net? When it becomes a pretty
woman.
What workman never turns to
the left? A wheel-wright.
What kind of a throat is best
for a singer to reach high notes
with? A soar throat.
Where are the uttermost parts
of the earth? Where there are
the most women.
Why are balloons in the air
like vagrants? Because they
have no visible means of support.
What is the difference between
Noah's ark and a down-east coast
er? One was made; of Gopher
wood, and the other was made to
go for wood.
Which is the way to make a
coat -last? Make the vest and
trousers first.
Why had a man better lose his
arm than leg? Because, losing
his leg, he loses something "to
boot."
Why is a vain young lady like
a confirmed drunkard? Because
neither of them is satisfied with
a moderate use of the glass.
Why is John Bigger's four
year old boy larger than his fath
er? Because he is a little Bigger.
Why is a postage stamp like a
bad scholar? Because it gets
licked and put in a corner.
Why is a short black man like
a white man? Because he is not
a tall (at all) black.
What'class of women are most
apt to give tout! to society? The
belles.
Why are people of short mem
ories necessarily covetous? Be
causo they're always for-getting
something.
What is the begiuning of every
end, and the end of every place-?
The letter E.
Why is life the riddle of all rid
dles? Because we must all give
it up.
Why is love like a canal boat?
Because it is an iuterual trans
port.
Why is the tolling of a bell like
the prayers of a hypocrite? Be
cause it is a solemn sound by a
thoughtless tongue.
What did Adam first plant in
the garden of Eden? His foot.
Why is twice ten like twice
eleven? Because twice ten are
twenty, and twice eleven are
twenty-two (too).
Why is coffee like an axe with
a dull edge? Because it must be
ground before using.
Why are" fowls the most eco
nomical things on a farm? Be
cause for every grain of corn
they take they give a peck.
What is the difference between
I a belle and a bu rglar? One wears
; false locks and the other false
i keys.
Why is u watch like a river?
Because it won't run long with
out winding.
When could the British Em
pire be purchased for the lowest
sum? When Richard the Third
! offered his kingdom for a horse.
What kiud of pets are the most
; useful and yet the most abused?
Car-pets. They spit on them,
! and then hire men to lake them
out to shake aud beat them.
If you were imitod out todiue,
i and found nothing upm the table
; but a beet, what would you say?
i That beets all.
What is taken before you get
it? Your photograph.
Why should a man always wear
a watch when ho travels in a des
ert? Because every watch has a
spring in it.
Who was the fastest runner in
' tho world? Adam. How so?
Because he was first in the hu
' man race.
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The following article from the
Philadelphia Public Ledger gives
a very concise statement of affairs
in an important South American
State. If teachers take this into
their schools, have their pupils
turn to the map of Venezuela,
more can be taught about the
country aud its people inn fifteen
minute's talk than in a month's
dry routine work. Try it. Ed
itor. "Within the last month anarch
y lias reigned throughout Vene
zuela (the revolution just closing
being the third withiu twelve
mouths), aud in the United States
of Columbia (the second civil
strife of the year). The civil
wars in Venezuela may be taken
as represeutativeof theconditious
which have caused nearly all the
revolutions in tin; other political
divisions of South and Central
America during the year 1MI!!,
"The insurrections in Venezue
la grew out of the election of Im'.i".
When IguacioAndrade succeeded
Crespo as Presideut iu the fall of
that year the rival candidate for
the office, General Jose Mauuel
Hernandez, better known in this
country as "ElMoco," started a
revolt, claiming to have been the
real choice of the people and to
have been illegally deprived of
the Presidency. This movement
did not make much headway, ow
ing to the vigorous measures of
Andrade's Government. InFeb
ruary of this year General Ka-
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men uuerra, former Minister 01 j ,
War and Marine, placed himself j ft
at the head oT the movement to j
overthrow Andrade. lie was the j ft
popular candidate for Governor
of the State of Miranda against!
Antonio Hernandez, the choice of
Andrade for that office. . Pear
ing, however, to arouse the oppo-1 ft
sitiou of Guerra, President Au-' W
drade decreed that Miranda
should be divided into two States,
over one of which, callodGuuraco,
Guerra should be Governor.
J lie latter objected to tins, and a ! vt
revolution followed. The rebels ! ft
were severely defeated by the
Government troops iu several en
counters, and finally Calabozo,
the stronghold of the insur
II ti. W . Keisner l
flu ftiiti
are determined to close out all their,,m
winter studs, and it will be dollars0"'
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in your pocket to make ynm. di
purchases there, m''
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y, i
Woolen :H
Dress Goods?5"
that to-day could not be bought im-fj
der 20 cents, they will sell you a 0
lh p
16 simply as example of wbai i,u
no
you can do there. ui
They have a few very nice
LADIES'
JACKETS':
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yet that you can buy very cheap -ton
tw
good styles and qualities. Whihii
,ad'
Clic
they say of one article, or one
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will apply all through the store, st
Remember that in order to keep ne
full stock of everything that pertain ie
to a large general merchandising
business, they are receiving 2c
New Goods m
ent
Almost Daily,
J lug
so that you always have the lately
and best to select from. There i ed
always odds and ends, incident tu.'11K
its
large trade that must go at agrea;to
l.o-.v.,;.-. ' but
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anout lLi) miles soutn or uarucas,
the capital, was captured and the
revolutionists were compelled to
seek refuse in the mountains.
"Andrade's unconstitutional
redivisiou of the country his do-'
cree concerning the State of Mi
randa having been made general
for the whole of the Republic in
order that he might reward more,
of his followers brought on open
hostility from General Cipriauo
Castro. The latter had previous
ly represented the State of Los
Andes in the Federal Senate.
Of this State he was now the Gov
ernor. By Andrade's decree
Castro was deprived of his rule
over two-thirds of that State.
In June he took up arms against
the Government. The revolution
was organized iu Columbia, aud
at the head of 10,000 troops Cas
tro started, in August, on what
proved to be a triumphal march
of 000 miles across the country
towards the capital of Venezuela.
Battles between the rebels and
Government forces were fought
at or near San Christobal, El Co
bre, Luinbadour Mountain, Cor-
dor, Tovar Uarquishnoto, in all
of which Andrade failed to check
the progress of Castro's troops.
Iu a battle on the plains of Va
lencia, in which Andrade com
manded the Government troops
in person, the rebels were victor
ious and captured that city.
Victoria was next taken, and by
October Caracas, the capital, was
in the hands of the rebels. Here
Castro set up a provisional gov
ernment. Andra.de lied to La
Ouayra, and thence to Marucaibo
without resigning and transfer
ring the Government. lie is
i now at han Juan, 1'uerto Kieo.
He still claims to be tho consti
tutional President of Venezuela,
and only awaits an opportunity
when lit can return and sccuiv
control of tho Government.
"Mo sooner was Castro in pow
er than General Hernandez (101
! Moco), who had assisted the reb
els in overthrowing Andrade,
started an insurrection against
Castro a revolution withiu a rev
olution. His forces captured
Puerto Cabello, and later the city
of Marucaibo, after a sixteen
hour's fight, fell into tho hands
of the revolutionists. Tho latest
despatches from tho scene state
that the insurrection has been
formally recognized by all nations."
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Under the new law which went
into effect on January 1st, the du
ties of the mercantile appraiser
are changed considerably. Ac
cording to the terms of the new
law every person iu the county
engaged in busiuess, no matter
how small; must pay a mercan
tile license tax. Each retail mer
chant shall pay annually and
one mill additional on each dollar
of the gross volume of busiuess
transacted annually. Each whole
sale dealer shall pay annually a
mercantile license tax of.sii, and
one-half mill additional on cuvh
dollar of the whole volume of bus
iness transacted annually.
The blanks to be distributed
by the mercantile appraiser to
the various 'merchants will "be
furnished by the auditor general
aud will contain requests for the
information' as to the actual
amount of business transacted
the previous year, to which deal
ers must make an affidavit ns to
the correctness of tho return.
These blanks will be forwarded
to dealers by the mercantile ap
praiser ten days before his per
sonal visit to their place of busi
ness and must be filled up by the
dealer and be ready to be return
ed to the mercantile appraiser j n"'M
upon his visit.
this out and paste It
"The twentieth
py
THINGS THAT Vfec
t t
In order thiityi.;' to
any of the cuiimsiv
will happen duriuipni
fury, Ave suggest jie
will begin ouTues pC'i
l'.IOl, will have tvus
years, the grcatesijth
sible. February
Sundays three tin. I 1
aud 1(J7(5. The tn.jjOr
date on which lOntff111
March 21. The k'u
curred on that ifrJ
The latest thiitEi-
is April 2."). ItwiiA
time in the coini j1'1'
that date 1943. IS1
of the century uillfai
iUol. There will:
during the coiniifuc
lyX there will
There will be ci'li H31,
visible in the Uuitt f ,
li2:i, 1!I2;, 1!M.", l'1'
and 1W4. There
sit of Venus until
CUi
The mercantile appraiser must any dealer from "h
ckjarI'Tit: i.wu
TWtlu
hir
At a recent s's"
islature a law was
ding the Kale of (' bu
The r'w ;ail
suincieuiiy sin"-jCi.t
"id
report neglect or refusal to nil
these blanks and all other infor
ti iition to the county treasurer,
who may require the owner or
manager of the concern to ap
pear before him with books and
j i'pers and must settle the
amount of tho tax duo. The re
fcsal to produce books and pa
pers and to appear before the
county treasurer when summon
ed renders venders, owners or
agents liable t a penalty of 1,-
0'H).
Another new feature of tho law
is that each dealer who conies un
der the provisions of this act
shall cause tu be placed perma
nently, at the entrance of his or
her place of business a sign de
scribing the 'business in which
tho party is engaged, with his or
her uumo ujxm each sign. Ji vio
lation of this section is punish
able with a line of 10.
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1.1;
v.. 1..,..
nun til mil; iu
its passage tho
have some troiu
, . i i,.
nis usual su ev
Hut judgiug fi'ow'iav
youthful devotees jj..
tho nauseating (
again able to g" fix
boxes as he pl'Uy
been no coinplii'11'
county of violatin
it does not look ti
would be. It 1
dead letter, and 'fi
have been one i"
tions under it i" ill
the state, tho 1"
fenders brought '
suiall compared jjj,
tions daily coi""lVi
anti-cigarette to'lm
been a signal fail11 ,
Life is short, " j
ways time for M1 j
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