FULTON COUNTY NEWS. Published Every Thursday. B. W. Peck, Editor. McCONNELLSBURG, PA. Thursday, March 1. 1900. Published Weekly. 1.00 per Annum in Advance. Prompt attention will be given to applications for ad vertising rates. Job Printing of every des cription executed with prompt ness, in a workmanlike manner and at consistent prices. "HE LEADETH ME." WrittPii for Thb Nrwh by Luuru S. In pastures preen? Nut aiwiys! Some' times He Who knoweth best, in kindness leadcth me In weary ways where heavy sliadowsbe Out of the sunlight, warm and soft and bright, Out of the sunlight, into darkest night, I oft would faint with sorrow and af fright, Only for this ! I know He holds my hand! So, whether in the green or desert land I trust, although I may not nnderstand And by still waters? No, not always so Oft-times the heavy tempests round mo blow And o'er my soul the waves and bit lows go. Hut when the storm beats loudest, and I cry Aloud for help, the Master standoth by And whispers to my soul, Lo! it is I. Above the tempest wild I hear Him say "Beyond this darkness lies the perfect day!" "In every path of thine, I lead the way." So, whether on the hill-tops high and fair I dwell, or In the sunless valleys where The shadows lie what matter? He is there. Aad more than this Where e'er the pathway lead, He gives to me no broken, helpless reed, But His own hand, sufficient for my need. So when he leads me, I can safely go And In the blest hereafter I shall know i Why, in His wisdom, He has led me so. DARN BURNED. The barn of the Upper Path Valley Presbyterian parsonage, the church of which charge Is lo cated at Spring Run, Franklin county, was totally destroyed by fire Thursday evening, 15th ult. The parsonage occupied by the Rev. Thomas Dobbin and family, is located between Spring Run and Dry Run, about a mile south of the latter village. The fire originated about four o'clock, likely from a spark from the saw mill engine about 200 yards distant. A large crowd of people assem bled and did all possible to save the property. It was with great difficulty that the parsonage, a fine, large brick building, and the home of Mrs. Barclay close by, were saved. Rev. Dobbin's horse was not in the barn and all the vehicles were saved, but about two tons of hay, 50 bushels of corn and some oats were burned. The building was covered by insurance. Specific Against Alcoholism. It is reported from Paris that Dr. Sappeller and Dr. Thebault officially announced to the Acad emy of Medicine at a recent meeting that in collaboration with M. Broca, the chemist, they had discovered and experimented with serum constituting a specific against alcoholism. This serum is said to be extracted from the veins of a horse which has pre viously been alcoholized, and is so efficacious that it inspires a dipsomaniac with an unconquer able distaste for alcoholic liquors. A committee was appointed to in quire into the statements of Dr. Sappeller and Dr. Thebault and M. Broca. If a doctor takes his own pre scriptions could he be called a faith curist? The next National Democratic Convention will be held at Kan sas City July 4th. Kentucky has more govern ment than any other state and doesn't seem tohaveenough.even tlioil. 1 RM THE KLONDIKE. Franklin County Hoy Walked Five Hundred Miles. From tho Vnlley Spirit.'" A resident of the Klondyke was a visitor to the Valley Spirit to day in the person oi John N. Foust, who is a son of John A. Foust, Culbertson Row, who was with him in town. Mr. Foust left Skaguay on the last day of 1899, and reached his father's home a few days since. He left home nine years ago and resided in Monmouth, Illinois, for six years and then removed U the gold region where ho has been for the past three years. Two of these were spent in Dawson city, the other along the coast of Alas ka. Mr. Foust worked in the mines part of his time as a. labor er, working at the rate of one dol lar per hour. Last fall the pay of miners was reduced to seventy-five cents an hour. He work ed a claim of his own, part of the time and was successful. He brought with him a number of nuggets of gold, a few of which he exhibited in the Spirit office. The largest three were worth about $18 each and what he had with him here were worth about about $1 10. He is much jileased with the country and his appearance is ev idence of his statement that it is healthy. He said during his first year in Dawson there was ty phoid fever but theimprovemeuts in sanitary conditions had large ly dispelled this disease. The miuing is done largely in the winter when the earth is dug and brought to the surface by windlass and dumped on heaps. In the summer the gold is sepa rated through sluice boxes and the miner gets the returns of his winter's mining. The summer lasts from May to August and during this season potatoes, let tuce, cabbage and nearly all kinds of vegetables are raised. The farming country lies along the creek and river bottoms and is rich alluvial soil. This is cover ed with a heavy moss, the ground underneath being frozen to a con siderable depth. When this is removed the earth thaws out rap idly and the planting is done. The crops grow readily and the yield is good. No fruits or grain are cultivated on account of the short season. The timber on these bottoms is very good but on the higher lands and mountains it is poor. While at Dawson he never saw night as the sun only gets out of sight once in twenty four hours, then disappears be hind the mountains. He worked in the Eldorado mines which are the richest, and in the Bonanza creek mines which come second. Dawson, which is a British town, has a populationof 5700. Accord ing to the census last fall4G00are Americans, COO Canadians and the remainder of other nationali ties. He walked from Dawson to Skaguay, a distance of 500 miles. During his, three years' absence he did not see any one whom he had known before ho left the states. Mr. Foust will return the latter part of March a'nd will go to Capo Nome in the Behring Sea, which is now claimed to bo tho richest mining section of all that coun try. THE FRICK COMPANY WINS. In an opinion handed down by Justice Kirkpatrick in the United States Court of Appeals, the find ing of the United States Circuit Court at Philadelphia in the case of the Geiser Co. vs. Frick Co., Waynesboro, in which the verdict was for the Geiser Co., is revers ed and the Circuit Court ordered to dismiss the bill. In 189(5 the Geiser company brought suit a gainst its rival in business claim ing that its patent rights were being infringed on by the Frick company. It appears that while F. L. Lan- dis was in the employ of the Gei ser company he invented a thresh ing machine called the Now Peer less. Afterwards he entered tho employ of the Frick company and inventod another machine called theLandis Eclipse. The Geiser company claimed the latter ma chine was an infringement on the former and brought suit, winning their case in the Philadelphia court, Frick Co. being restrained from making the machine. The case was' appealed by the Frick company with the result sot forth as above. ELECTIONS THROi;ill()LT THE COUNTY. Below will be found the result of tho township elections, the names of the persons elected on ly being given, the initial letter following tho name indicating tho party: ' Ayr. Judge of election, Da vid A. Nelson d; school directors, Geo. W. Humbert d, John Sting er d; supervisors, Wtn. E. Ott d, John S. Harr d; auditors, Conrad Glazier d, G. E. Clouser d; over seer of the poor, Edward Rich ards d; township clerk, A. L. Lamberson d; treasurer, Jacob Clouser d; justice of the peace, Tobias Glazier d. Belfast. Judge of election, Ben j. Bedford d; school directors, Bennet Truax r, J. P. Peck d; supervisors, J. L. Garland d, II. II. Mellott d; auditor, Lemuel Garland d; overseers of tho poor, Logue Hessd, G. G. Mellott d; township clerk, Geo. W. Mellott d; justiceof the peace, BartSmith b. Bethel. Judge of election, A. D. Garland d; school directors, A. M. Bivens d, Job L. Hill d; supervisors, Lincoln Slayman r, Reuben J. Layton d; auditor, Thos. McCullough d; overseer of poor, J. C. Fisher d; clerk, G. W. Bess d; justices of the peace, Wm. P. Gordon d, Jop L. Garland d. Brush Creek. Judge of elec tion, M. M. Barton r; school di rectors, A. W. Duvall r, Mason Barton r; supervisors, J. R. Jack son r, Cornelius Diehld; auditor O. A. Barton and N. W. Mellott a tie; overseer, J. Barton r; clerk, W. P. Barton r; justice of the peace, Schell Lashley r. Dubliu. Judge of election, Joseph Cunningham d; directors, W. L. Fields d, Clifton Sipes d; supervisors, Samuel Curfman d, Dennis Hess d; auditor, Samuel Sherman d; clerk, L. C. Kelly d; justice of peace, Calvin Baker d. Licking Creek. Judge of elec tion, Jos. Sipes d; directors, John Davis d, I. W. Schoolcy d; supervisors, Thos. Hockensmith d, Harry Mumma d; auditors, Cecil Sipes d; overseers of poor, Alex. Skipper r, Nathan Mellott d clerk, John Ewing d; justices of beace, H. S. Daniels r, Geo. A. Harris d. McConnellsburg. Judge of election, T. J. Comerer d; school directors, John A. Irwin r, C. B. Stevens d; auditor, S. W. Kirk d; overseer of poor, R. N. Shimer r; burgess, Paul Wagner r; council men, M. W. Nace r, S. M. Robin son d, J. W. Rummel d; high con stable, Sam Glass d. .Taylor. Judge of election, J. II. Fields d; school directors, Isaac Baker r, W. R. Berkstres ser d; supervisors, John Hess d, S. H. Hockensmith d; auditor, W. F. Laidig d; overseer, J. F. Bo linger d; clerk, II. R. Lamberson d; justices of peace, Jonas Lake d, S. C. Gracey d. Tod. Judge of election, S. R. Cromer r; school directors, J. S. Nelson d, Samuel Rotz, Nick Fin iff and J. W. Gunnells a tie; clerk, Daniel Peffer d; justice of peace, D. E. Fore d; supe rvisors, Mich ael Helman r; Job n A. Hamil d; auditor, C. Spannrth, r. Wells Judge of election, Jo seph H. Gracey d; school direc tors, R. B. Campbell d, E. A. Horton d; suTervisors, J. B. Mc Clain d, W. L. Sprowl d; auditors, J. A. McDonough d, W. R. Keith d; overseer, G. A. Stewart r; clerk, F. G. Mills d. Thompson. Judge of election, John H. Gordon d; schoo'. direc tors, D. T. Humbert tl; Thomas Truax r; supervisors, G. W. Sni der d, Conrad Wink d; auditor, W. R. Myers d; overweor, Wm. Sigel d; clerk, W. C. Peck d; treasurer, John M. Wi ator d. Union. Judge of election, A. Scheterompf r; school di ectors, John Stahlo r, Chas. Bod',n r, su pervisors, Chas. Feoff r, George Sigel d; auditors, C. A. Ritz r; overseer, W.L.McKib bin r; clerk, J. A. Whitfield r; justice of peace, E. A. Whitfield r. A local bank in Now York Mate borrows money at 4 per cent, and lends it at 5 per cent. Two of its depositors, oace friends, are now sworn enemies because of a quarrel arising out of a frieodly dispute as to the per cent, of tho bank's profits. Ono held that it made a net profit of 25 per cent., the four cents ou each dollar be ing all of its own money it had in volved and hence being the true basis. His friend contended that the dollar was the basis and only 1 per cent the profit. Will not some of our school boys settle the question? A CURIOUS PENSION HILL, House bill No. 5811, introduced by Mr. Bowersock, granting a pension to Charles E. Jones, of Paola, Kansas, is a fine example of the shamelessness which now prevails in Congress in urging pensions. The bill, which is a curiosity, is worth quoting in full; Be it enacted by the Semite and Uouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembed, That the Secretary of the Interior be and is hereby authorized and direct ed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and lim itations of the pension laws, the name of Charles E. Jones, late photographer for the Eleven-th Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteers, said pension to be at tho rate of 30 per month. Mr. Bowersock should be made to explain this bill. Con gressmen have now got to log rolling with the roll of honor in a sufficiently scandalous manner, as is well knowu. A number of them will vote for unworthy schemes provided their par ticular schemes likewise receive favor. The practice is common enough, but this bill has a worse appear ance than even log-rolling. There was no- Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry in the Spanish war, nor is there any now in service. In Bates's "History of Pennsylvania Soldiers in the Civil War," which was compiled from the official records at Harrisburg, and is considered autheutic, the name of Charles E. Jones does not ap pear as ever having had any con nection with the Eleventh Penn sylvania Cavalry in tho War of the Rebellion. There was a Jones in nearly every company, but no Charles E. Jones. Charles E. Jones, it seems, is a myth as far as the history of the Eleventh Penn sylvania Cavalry is concerned, as it fails to record his exploits, and,; as the regiments in those days were not in the habit of hir ing official jihotographers, the of fice of "photographer for the Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteers" looks like the crea tion of a disordered brain. Con gressmen are ready to vote for anything in prying open the Treasury, but we think that this bill is mystifying enough to call for inquiry, and we commend it to the attention of the Pension Office for investigation. Public Ledger. Sending Aniei'icaii'Poultry to Eng. - land. Of late years, England has been running short of poultry, and she is looking to the United States and Canada for additional supplies. Exports from both countries have been steadily in creasing of late, and the past year the quantity sent over, es pecially from the United States, was the greatest on record. In 1898 shipments showed a big in crease over the previous year, and included one straight ship ment of twenty carloads from Ill inois, the stock being shipped to Montreal and then down to Bos ton, and on steamer, favorable freight rates having attracted it over the route. The orders for 189!) were even greater than they were the previous year, dealers in several markets having receiv ed orders of more or less import ance, while largo orders were placed in tho West. Altogether these orders foot up to about 0, 000,000 pounds, which is equal to 00,000 boxes, 3000 tons or 200 carloads. English representa tives are taking small lots contin ually from the seaboard markets, and the season's exoorts may be considerably more, possibly up near the 10,000,000 jwmnd mark, as further largo orders are ex pected. . A special to the Public Ledger says that with a broken arm and $1000 William II. Robinson went through Chamborsburg on his way to his home in Mercersburg last Thursday. Ho had been working for tho Standard Oil Company at Maunington, W. Va., and had his arm broken by a load of pipe falling upon it. While on his way to a surgeon with a com panion, near Lock Haven, they found traces of silver by kicking loose a stone. ' Investigation proved favorable, and the money was given him for his claim to the silver lode, which will be de veloped by some of the oil men. SCHOOL REPORTS. Huffalo A. M. Ilixson. Report for the fifth month end ing February 19th. Enrollment, 25, every day Ella Barton, Sadie Barton, Lida Barton, Bertha Simpson, Lulu Mills, Ida Ilixson, Cora Clevenger, Russell Alters, Will Hixson, Earl Ilixson, Ross Barton, Bruce Barton, Fred Mc Graw, Walter McGraw, Clyde McGraw, and Caera Ilixson. Nineteen days Ross Jacksou and Sebert Barton. Center-Lillian M. Fisher. Fifth month ending February 15th." Pupils who attended every day Pleasant Snyder, Aura Fisher, Pearle Fisher, Lillian Yonker, Clara Gordon, Lillian Brewer, Bethuel Powell, Willie Tayman, Roy Tayman.Ellis Peck, Elwood Yeakle, Clifford Gordon, Cletus Snyder, and Mark Yon ker. Those attended 19 days Reba Brewer, Olive Peck, Win nie Slacker, Francie Gordon,Geo. Tayman, and Maynard Brewer. Eighteen days Sadie Forner, Etta Breakall, and Willard Sny der. Number enrolled during month, 84. Average attendance during month males, 13; fe males, 15. Per cent, of attend ance during month males, 83; females, 83. CHESNUT VALLEY. E. A. Weaver, who has had em ployment in this Valley for the past three months, has now re turned to his home at Fayette ville, Frankliu county. James Shepherd and Henry Aldridge, who has been boarding at the "Simpson House," and hauling telephone poles from there to Hancock, have now gone to Mercersburg where they have received employment. They ex pect to resume their work again in Fulton soon as the roads are in better condition. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hess on the 19th of February, left for Washington state where tliey will make their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Truxel, of Mississippi, took dinner at the Simpson House one day last week. Howard Pittman who has been ill with pnoumonia', is somewhat improved. Roy M. Daniels was the guest of B. R. Simpson last Saturday and Sunday. J. F. Aldridge was in our Val ley one day last week. Supt. Chesnut visited our schools in Thompson a few days ago. The local institute at Centre, was well attended. LICKING CREEK. Martin Sipes and Frank Oak man, both of Buck Valley, spent several days in Licking Creek township recently. The bride and groom what bride and groom? spent Friday night at Jos. Deshong's. Quite a number of saw logs are being hauled since tho snow. George Harris is still ill We hope he will soon be able to be out again. Mrs. Florence Wink is spend ing some time with Eliza Kline, who is seriously ill. PLEASANT GROVE. Being a reader of your valuable paper, and not seeiug in it any thing from this place for awhile, I will send you tho following: Mrs. Sarah A. Smith is still on the sick list. Rev. S. L. Baugher.of Virginia, recently closed a ten days' meet ing at Pleasant Grovo church. There was, I think, much good accomplished. Sinners were made to tremble on account of their short-comings; and some that had become "weary in well doing," renewed their covenant with Christ and tho church aud start ed on a new life. or Brother Baugher is a yfiing man of more than ordinary "jbil ity and possessed of much spir itual power. May he live long- to do good. ' ! Rev. Troutmau, tho church's regular pastor, assisted jart of the time. , When the men talk shop ,'you can't blame the women for talk ing shopping. ' Some people have a mercenary motive in being good, while other people are just good for nothing. A man realizes the value o f his wife when she goes away (,n a visit leaving him to mind the ibhil dren. CRYSTAL SPRING. Another old soldier mustered out from the toils of this life to the einjoymeut of that peaceful home above prepared for all who are faithful. On Saturday even ing, February 10th, Isaac Kauff m an, of near Gapsville, Bedford county, passed quietly away. lie leaves to mourn his loss a loving wife, several children, and a host of friends. The deceased was a consistent member of tho Christ ian church. In the death of Mr Kauffman, the church loses an ever active member, and the community a good citizen. In termeut at Memorial cemetery on Monday 19th. Quite a number of our citizens are busy hauling logs on the lit tie snow, as it is the first snow we have had this winter that as sisted much in tho business. Mrs. K. II. Lodge contemplates building a new house this spring. II. N. Barton and A. M. Hixson each sold a horse last week. This shows a little better demand for horses. Nelson Simpson is housed up the past few days with a "gath ered" face. M. J. Hixson is suffering from another boil. This makes an ev en one dozen in tho last fonr months. Mrs. J. C. Barton, who has been on tho sick list, we are pleased to learn is convalescing, LOWER THOMPSON. Winter is here. Master Earl, little son of Mr and Mrs. C. J. Wink, was severe ly burned last Thursday aweek, Mrs. Wink, while doing her morn ing work, left Jessie and Earl in the room. Jessie was cutting paper and Earl was putting the cut paper in the stove, when his clothes caught fire. Jessie gave the alarm, but before the mother reached them from the kitchen, the front of Earl's dress was all burned, and his face, right arm from wrist to elbow, and both hands in places, were burned se verely. His body was protected by his llannel underwear. Miss Rhoda Lake has an at tack of neuralgia. Mrs. Chas. W. Peck and Mrs. G. W. Fisher were visiting at C, J. Winks last Thursday afternoon a week. L. Z. Shaw, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., is visiting his sisters, Mrs. Wm. Vantz, Mrs. G. W. Fisher, aud brother, W. L. Shaw. W. W. Peck, of Covalt, has gone to Pittsburg. Charles Manning, of near Han cock, has purchased Isaac Cull er's farm. Miss Sue Souders has return ed home from an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Clyde An drews, of Warfordsburg. Squire G. W. Fisher is sawing for J. A. Keefer; of Dickeys Mountains. Mr. Keefer expects to build a barn. I. P. Ilendershot, of the Cor ner, was visiting the family of Squire Fisher, last Wednesday. i-roi. unesnuc visiteu our schools week before List. BIG COVE. A number of people attended the funeral of Mrs. Maud Pine of the Gap, Franklin county, which took place ou Monday, She was best known in the Cove as Maud Myers. She leaves a husband and two little girls. Miss Nannie Mellott, one of our hard working teachers, spent Saturday night with Mrs. Char lie Bender of McConnellsburg. We are glad to note that Mrs. William Summers, who has been very ill lately is slowly recover ing. She at first had measles which resulted in pneumonia. Rev. S. B. Houston and family are getting along as well as can bo expected under their tryiug circumstances. The neighbors are kind and doing all for them that lies within their jower. Reed Downs, of Franklin Mills, was visiting Philip aud John Ott, jr., last week. II. O. Wible highly values the privilege of voting as is clearly seen when after teaching school all day, he walked from Rock Hill to the voting place in Todd town ship in order to cast his vote. When a man wants to keen something out of the papers, he discovers, for the first time, that reporters occasionally toll the truth. DICKEY 0N in this towns' I WOL fellow with tl.l his choice oft"" of B. F. U,,., fr"9G weeks 111 H;, Dxcltli f tfui f fnm- t iiltlt w V A. V't IT III 111 -I I I. in, sore scalp, imlt ing Mr. U,i, str; time. He v I ' edit . . "" rwr 1 mcntfroman.knd li and has ti c could hoaroijS getting worsi.fen Mrs. Mary f V Bonner Spriil.-'-'30 16th of Fobr fUar that the groVoi snow in thatpfwaB i On Thursda y ult., when nySrst h from school, (yd and brother ;ou" 1 Hess came rjw.Jhnit' attempting to PrK the dam at Ifagot allowed the K, be ?' the breast oft!; ho v the currents op loping fliom frni'm.,1 41 1 XC1 the water v BUtt U I va,t of i great roar m'f pool a full of l to r The boys cr.g but the curren t disi them, aud, in f drc leaped out audi boy' ing themsohvi, as some timbers,'6 h bout boat with little a j gie went overajJ to the soethiiJlvea. Dennis Everts. .lr prietors of the J the his own life, nj0 cold flood, unitW ger to which 'he r himself, and ha 'jj,e of being able I iy i0 out. By prom; No action, tho chilil Sp and thus what :ern dreadful calami tion but DUBLD;the ;pert -i levi Every thing o- of i not been suowi00 time this wintai the Some of our received a nuoiliinun Mr. HeftelfiLa , B. Stevens werp. at Scott Greenl ;HeS Edward Ste? Heeter have re'.iB ingdon. They good time. lone Irvin Miller u pee were the guest a gardner recent! ? The, chaiiipkM are Edward auy,"! Mr. John VrVts Mary Miller vj'! Rev. W. J. Sdtor February L'0, 11 fin, happy couple 'tjl,,1r lauke'j Walter" Sha tcj with his parcut(r Andrew Sliivi B. F. Shives's S jew Swales, thef1t our community' oi sold spectacles ljf" persons. I it Miss NottaI sick list at pre! The atteuduixj F has beeu lower count of the iiiaiirlt At last umiu;" j Shives who went'ifn treatment, is ;jda iy. G. E. Clouser j h short visit ou Tl ii turned to hU Wf-p ing. f . Ira Souders vau vicinity ou Suint ' Wm. W. Peck f i trip dorshot vveut tif w Thursday a wet'kf" ed to get einpl'O'1 works. Wm. Sigel's f! ed through u pox. Wm. Shire im" ing John Fishor'f Miss Anna week before Inst a John Fisher nellsburg a short An ice cream sc at John Gordon's 1 Valentines sef plenty this year, the one you got?