FULTON COUNTY NEWS. Published Every Thursday. B. W. Peck, Editor. McCONNELLSBURG, PA. Thursday, March 8. 1900. Published Weekly. 1.00 per , Annum in Advance. 'Prompt attention will be jjiven to applications for ad vertising rates. Job Printing of every des cription executed with prompt ness, in a workmanlike manner and at consistent prices. "TOK PARTY" Till: I.ATFST. The, town of Dushore may be on top of the Alloghonios, and ru ral as to some things, but it is not altogether behind in novelties. Tho latest in that direction was a "toe party," which took place in the town hall last Friday night. This is the way it was done: A row of pretty young women were drawn up on the stage behind a curtain, and one by one stuck a bare foot under the curtain for the inspection of a number of youug gentlemen. Then the toes were auctioned off to the highest bidder, whose privilege it was to accompany the owner of the toes to lunch. The toes brought all the way from 33 cents to $3. In some instances the young women had "tipped" their best fellows, agreeing to wiggle their toes iu a certain way in order to avoid be ing taken to lunch by other fel lows, who, when they caught on promptly ran the bidding up as high as they could before giving in.' There were many spectators for whom the novel procedure af forded no cud of amusement. Ni:W CATTLE EXPERIMENT. The experiment station at the Pennsylvania State College, iu conjunction with the State De partment of Agriculture, is now conducting an experiment to test tho 'effect of different methods of supplying water to fattening cat tle and to ascertain at the same time the most economical way of stabling them. Fifteen steers .were divided into three lots of live each, all being dehorned. One iot is turned loose in a large boxstall and fed in a common mauger, while a con stant supply of water is furnish ed them in an automatic watering trough. A second lot is tied in stalls, each animal being supplied with water as in the first lot, while the third lot is tied iu stalls and watered by being turned out daily. , A record is kept of all food consumed as well as the la bor required in caring for each lot, tmd the gain in live weight of each is taken every two weeks. It is yet too early to draw any conclusions, except that consid erably less labor is required to care for loose steers. The Latest "Penny In the Slot. A countryman traveling by train came to a large station. Looking round, he saw some automatic machine. Ho put a penny iu one and got a cigarette; then another penny, and he got a box of matches. "Mon, that's grand," said he. Tlieu ho walked into the town and saw another box at the cor ner. He went over aud dropped iu 2d, aud stood waiting. Presently a postman came up, opened the pillar box, took out the letters and turned to go away when the man, thinking he was going to lose his 2d, caught the postman by the arm and said: "Hold on, rnon; there's twa of them lucky bags mine." The Evening Star. The remarkably bright star seen in the sky just after dark is the planet Venus, aud is watched by scores of persons who are given to star gazing. Veuus will continue to set a little later each evening until May 13th, when it will begin to recede, setting a little earlier each evening until it disappears from the western horizon, to appear aguin iu the east on July 18th as the morning star. Venus is now the highest star in the western firmament. FROM THE WINDY CITY. i AS INTERESTING LETTER FROM JUD PALMER. Chicago, February :!, UK"'. Dear Editor: As the Nkws calls to see me almost every week, probably you would like- to get a word from the "Windy City." At this time, the name is very appropiate. For the past week or ten days, we have had line weather with about live inches of snow, aud it has been used very extensively for sporting, sleighing parties, Sec. Many races have been in pro gress on the Grand Boulevards. They are called the snow races, aud many a lively brush do we see between the many nimble footed mustangs, such as Joe Patchen, Star Pointer,. Tommy Brittou, Lucille aud others the latter seeming to attract the most comment. I tell you she is a gay stepper. The speedway exteuds from Thirty-fifth street to Thirty eighth making a stretch of one half mile. One fiue Afternoon last week, it was nothing to see from 1000 to 2000 cutters on the side drives, aud from 5000 to 7000 spectators on the sidewalks. In such a crowd as this, an autimobile looks as much like a stranger, aswordd a camel on a golf course. On the corner of Calumet Ave nue aud Thirty-fifth street, is erected a large hotel and stable situ ply for the accommodation of the racers. Hut however good was the weather for the sporting last week, there has been a lull brought about by the sudoen dropping of the mercury which came last night. We are now having a temperature of about 10 degrees below zero. This in vites you to hunt the fire rather than stand on the street to wit ness tho sports. This has also been great sport ing weather for the boys. You may speak of the bravery of Dewey, Farragut, Grant, and all the rest of them but I'll bet they would not have walked along the streets in Chicago last week, without feeling a little fearful of having their hats knocked oil by a snow-ball which made its exit from tho hand of some little, mis chievous urchin. But, then, boys are boys, you know, and they must have their fun. But regardless of tho snort conuected with city life, there are times when one does noS feel so comfortable. On last Tues day evening, the Trinity Metho dist church which stood on Twenty-fourth and Indiana three blocks from my present loca tion was entirely destroyed by fire, leaving nothing but the walls to mark the site of the grand structure. Tho lire originated in the organ from a leak in a gas pipe. Tho property destroyed was estimated at some eight or nine hundred thousand. Well, I guess I had better close this scribble, as I have plenty to do at present. We are now getting a touch of our final examinations for the year end ing in April, and, of course, like we all used to do when we wore getting ready for our exams under you and the present Coun ty Superintendent, I have to plug for it. And I suppose that habits have not changed much iu Fulton county along that line. I was looking over tho reports of schools in your paper, and whose names should I find but those of a couple of my old school mates two to whom I ought to attribute many of my bad liabtis acquired while going to school? Now, I see they stand in the ca pacity of teachers; and, O, how my sympathy goes out to them as they labor on from d;iy to day. Of course. I shall not nume them, for the people of Valli ,r ee .school aud Akersvillo Primary, might see this. Wishing the Nkws tho great est of success, I am, Most respectfully. J. J. Pal uku. There' is more truth than, poe try in the proverb that "Politics make strange foodfollovvs." It's tho easiest thing in tho world for a wise man wbo has never made any mouey to call a. rich man a fool. A safe way of calling a man ji liar is to say ho is suffering L'onj palpitation of the imagimitiewj. ( - j cm sin or ci.n. ;ouin dead. l'unsed Away at His Residence in Johnstown. I Benjamin 1'. Gobiu, a cousin of i.eneral .1. L r. t.omn, died at his home, No. i!74 I ledford street, this city, at 0,03 o'clock Saturday evening. lie had been ill since; December, his ailment being pro nounced Bright's disease throe weeks ago, since which time he had rapidly grown worse. Benjamin II. Gobiu was born February 24, 1H 4!), at Supbury, Pa., and was a sou of Iteury and Phoebe Gobiu, deceased. His mother died twenty-eight years ago and his father two years later. His only sister---Emma died many years ago, at the age of nine. In Ik.'H theCobin family moved from Sunbury to Fulton county, where they lived on a farm. Ou December"), 1871, the subject of this sketch was married to Mary F. Eioholborger by Rev. Morris F. Waller, of the Presbyterian church at Hancock", Md. In 1HH2 Mr. Gobin and family came to Johnstown. He was a wire-drawer and worked at that trade up to tho time of the Great Flood, and since then had been employed as a straighteuor in the Cold-Koll Department of the Cambria Company. Mr. Gobiu had a host of friends in Johnstown and other places he had lived who will hear with sor row of his death. He was a man of Christiau character, beloved of every one who knew him, it being a motto of his life to "speak well of evoi'y one or not to speak at all." He was a devoted husband and loving father and almost a lifelong member of tho Presby terian church. In political af fairs he was a stalwart Republi can. The deceased is survived by his wife and the following chil dred: Helen, Edward, Lynn, Melviua, Phoebe, aud Edith, all of whom are at home. Fuueral services will be con ducted at tho late home of the de ceased at 4 o'clock Monday after noon by Rev. Hays, of the First Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. E. A. Hibler, of the Chris tian church. The interment, which will be private, will bo made iu Grand-View Cemetery. Johnstown Tribune. NOW HAS POSSESSION. The Pennsylvania Railroad at last has undisputed possession of tho famous Horse Shoe Bend, above Altoona, says allarrisburg dispatch, of Feb. 2H, aud Altooua now owns the ground on which her water works are located v The discovery has been made that' the land on which the Horse Shoo Beud ,aud Altoona water works were located, had never been pat ented and no warrant had ever been issued for them, the original surveyor having left them out of Iho plot when he did the work. The surveyor quietly informed the railroad company aud the city and they at once made appli cation to the board of public prop erty for the laud and ' began ad vertising the fact that they had made such application. The time for advertising expired to-day, aud there beiug no opposition to granting the warrant, the intern al affairs department issued it. The laud iu question comprises seventeen acres aud the company paid 20 ft cents au acre for it with $13 fees and now holds it abso lutely. JHade Him Homesick. A tramp went aloug a dusty road and sat downou the steps of n house in a quiet village street. Through the windows the voices of a man aud a woman iu violent altercation were heard, and the cramp listened intensely. Angry words, and occasionally the sound of something thrown, reached his ears, and ho could hardly sit still. At last, evidently, the wife had taken a broom, and the blows fell fast and furious. The trump could stand it uo longer, but, rushing to the side door, he darted in aud, stopping between the pair, ho cried, with a husky voice: "Give us a clip or two with tho broom, old woman; it seems just like old times!" L. ... '. 1 L - Naturally tho man who weighs his words "is the man whose words carry most weight. BIG FIRE IN WAYNESBORO. MORE THAN $100,000 WORTH OF PROP ERTY DESTROYED ON FRIDAY MORNING LAST. Kmin Iho Viilley Spirit. Waynesboro, March 2. Fire that undoubtedly had its origin in the cellar of the Wolf business block ou Main street east of the diamond and which begau short ly after 1 o'clock this morning proved oueof tho most disastrous in the history of the town. Charred walls, streets strewn with blackened embers and fire men nearly worn out by constant vigil bear witness to tho early morning conflagration. It seems remarkable thatagreater amount of property was not destroyed when it is takeu into considera tion that a tierce wind was blow ing when the fire started and that it continued while the fire men were at work. The energy of the firemen aud the co-operation of the citizens, however, combined to avert u more disas trous catastrophe. Roofs that were dampened by the heavy rain of the previous night seemed proof against the onslaught of flame. This, in brief, tells the story of a lire that seriously alarmed the citizens of this town and resulted iu calling to their aid, for foar of more ser ious result, the Chambersburg fire department. It was probably ten minutes past one o'clock when the alarm was sounded. Smoke had been observed issuing from the chim neys of tho Wolf building. There are six of these chimneys aud the person who discovered the fire concluded that smoke pour ing from six chimneys after mid night was unusual. J. Mac Wolff, who has bachelor apart ments on the third floor, awaken ed to find his room filled with smoko aud ho sent iu an alarm. Tho firemen quickly responded. When they arrived they could seo no llanie. Suddenly, while they were wondering what to do aud endeavoring to ascertain what portion of the building was most iu danger, the fiames burst through one of tho big show win dows. Tho firemen immediately got to work, breaking open the doors leading to tho basement of the building and placing streams where name shot forth. The fire had beeu smouldering long before the alarm was scut in and it was evident that the Wolff block was doomed. Once the lire got headway it spread rapidly, tho high wiud fanning the llames and sending burning material iu till directions. The firemen knew they had a hard battle ahead and labored valiantly to save adjoining prop erty. Tho building of Dr. J. F. Brauisholts adjoins the Wolff block and it was but a short time until sparks from tho burn ing block ignited this property. It is so badly burned that it will have to bo rebuilt. These were tho only buildings totally ruined, although tho fire spread to tho building adjoining the Hranis holts property, owned by John Hicks. Tho fire was still smoul dering iu this buildmg at noon and the firemen wore watchful as to the ruins of the Wolff block lest tho debris would burst into llanie and menace additional property. The loss to tho Brauisholts building is estimated tit $W00. Dr. Brauisholts will rebuild. Tho Wol IT Bros, were uncertain this afternoon whether they would re build on the old site. On the first floor of tho Wolff block was tho grocery store of Cecil C. McKown. This was entirely destroyed, entailing a loss of $4000. Mr. McKown is a son-in-law of Mr. Wolff. On Iho same lloor was the clothing establishment of J. Har ry Stiuo, itlsocompletely destroy ed. The loss to this store is es timated at $8,000. The carpet store of J. P. and J. Mac Wol If ttdjoius and its destruction makes a loss of $10,000. Tho building, which is valued at $30,000, also belongs to tho Messrs. Wolff and there is an ir.su rauco on tho structure of $13,000. On tho same floor was the- nov elty store of C. W. SchaJbley. Tho loss to this stock and furn ishings is estimated at $10,000. Adjoining is tho dry goods store of Val. Smith, tho loss to which is $13,000. On tho 'second lloor was tho merchant tailoring establishment of William Cautuor. His ' stock and belongings wore licked up by the llames and his loss is placed at $1000. Ou this lloor was the photo graph gallery of J. E. Collins, whose loss is estimated at $1000. His gallery was the finest iu tho town and many valuable negatives- and a considerable amount of furuiture was consumed. Burgess J. C. Criswell had his office ou the second floor. He had the keys and too borough or dinances aud appurtenances to hand over to his successor, Ben jamin H. Foreman. These were all burned. His loss is $300, ou which there is an insurance of $400. All his dental tools were destroyed. Tho residence aud drug store of Frederick Forth man were damaged by water to the extent of $1000 and the residence of John Hicks by water to the amount of $300. The establishment of S. E. Grove, undertaker, was also dam aged by water. His loss may reach $1500. The narrow escape of other property may bo known when it is told that the academy of music was on fire at one time and that sparks fell on tho buildings of tho Geiser Manufacturing Company. The loss of the secret orders ou the third floor of the Wolff block is given as follows: Acacia lodge of Masons, $200. Uscas tribe of Red Men, $H00. Knights of tho Golden Eagle, $800. Jr. O. U. A. M., $300. We're in This District. Under the provisions of the bill introduced iuto the Senate by Boies Pentose and into the House by Representative Council, pro posing to create a new Federal Judicial District in Pennsylvania, to be called the Middle District, a Circuit and a District Court of tho United States are to be estab lished, composed of the counties of Lackawanna, Wyoming, Brad ford, Monroe, Wayne, Pike, Sus quehauua, Carbon, Tioga, Potter, Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Cen tre, Union, Snyder, Miftiiu, Juni ata, Northumberland, Montour, Columbia, Sullivan, Luzerne, Dau phin, Lebanon, Perry, Hunting don, Fulton, Franklin, Adams, York and Cumberland. The VVeuther for March. Hick's forecast of the weather for March starts all right. For the 1st we were to have a very geueral and marked reactiou to warmer weather, attended by rain and snow, aud we have had 'em. By the 3d and 4th a high barometer will have succeeded storm conditions. From the (5th to the 10th wo shall have the Vulcan storm period, it will be warmer and there will bo rain. The disturbances due about tho 11th will this mouth be delayed or prolonged uutil the 14th, 13th and 10th. A marked blizzard and boreal storm need not be a sur prise. The cold weather follow ing will moderate from the 11) th to the 22d. Cold weather howev er is peedicted for the greater part of the mouth. Centering about tho 23th and 20th change to warmer, falling barometer and more rain and snow will likely appear. April aud May, upou the whole, will bring favorable weather, but some Vouus frosts and Hoods are to be feared in May. Wrheu some of the fanners of Fraukliu county wereexperiment ing iu tobacco raising a few years tigo the late C. R. Hoover, of An trim, raised an oxperimoutalcrop. As nobody would buy his tobac co he had it made into cigars for f his own use. When he died re cently nearly 1,300 cigars were fouud among his effects. As they had not paid a tax Deputy Collec tor of U. S. Internal Revenue Stover very properly insisted that a claim for taxes should be paid before they were ollered for sale. The executors declined to pay, whereupon Mr. Stover brolro the cigars into pieces and burned them. There was a great smoke. Farmer Creasy, the Democrat ic candidate for State Treasurer last fall, hits anuouueed his can didacy for Assemblyman from South Side, Columbia county. Mr. Creasy 's re-election is almost a certainty, as he litis tho hearty suppirt of all faction 'of the party. WORTH KNOWING. Hero are a few useful hints from a practical mechanic to the readers of the "Fulton Couuty News." .. Pump a little condensed milk into your leaky bicycle tires. Dissolve pure para rubber iu benzine, with which you may cement soles, aud patches on your rubber boots. If a small lump of brimstone be burned on case hardened iron or steel, a hole can easily bo drill ed. If your clock refuses to run, unscrew the works from the case and soak them for a few minutes in coal oil. A good, always-ready glue is made by adding a few drops of nitric acid to a pint of ordinary cabinet glue, which otherwise quickly hardens when cool. Good cider vinegar makes the best furniture polish. Nine teuths of the so called polishes render tho varnish sticky which catches all the dust and ruins the lustre. Glass of any thickness can be bored or drilled, with an awl broken file, or twist drill, if a liquid bo used consistiug of oue part gum camphor dissolved in three parts spirits of turpentine. Make a dam of putty around the place to bo bored, into which pour a small quantity of liquid. McKIBBEN. Feb. 20. Mathias is giving us lots of ice. Mrs. Florence Clark spent Sunday with Mrs. George F. Smith. On the account of the cold, the prayer meeting at Pleasant Grove was not very largely at tended last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Mel lott spent Sunday with Mr. aud Mrs. William H. Mollott. Mrs. Emma Bolinger, after spending a few days with her parents, Mr. a;:d Mrs. B. F. Bed ford, returned to Dublin Mills. The Diehl Brothers who are still tit A. C. Palmer's, are unable to saw now on account of the ice. Boys, keep fire at night. James D. Chancy and family have moved to Virginia where they will remain a few years, and probably for life. John Deshoug is still critically ill. SPRING HOUSE VALLEY. Feb. 2H. Mrs. Moso Gordon aud son Lemuel of Plum Run, spent from Saturday till Monday with the family of W. ' II. Paylor. Nora Paylor is suffering from a severe attack of measles. George Paylor and sister Rosa are spending several days visiting friends in Franklin county. Quito a number of the scholars of our school have measles. Death again visited this vicinity and removed the infant sou of Mr. and Mrs. George Unger. CLEAR RIDGE. Feb. 20. Last Saturday night tho mercury droppod from 40 de grees to' zero iu less than four hours. Mrs. R. E. Brown is ou tho sick list. N. B. Henry and Jno. Henry are slowly recovering from a severe attack of rheuma tism. Miss Bertha Locke, of Mad densville, was tho guest of Harry N. Henry on Saturday. Miss Lilly Fleimug is ou the sick list. Nevin Laidig aud wife accom panied by Miss Maud Fields, spent Sunday with his father. M isses Em ma G rove aud Grace Huston spent a few days last week at Three Springs. Hoys, you had better bo care ful, the Squire is close. BURNT CABINS. Feb. 27. Mrs. Mattio Lake aud son of Pittsburg are spending some time with her mother, Mrs. Ilouck, of this place. W. R. McGowan, of Tyrone, is visiting his homo in this place. Miss Nettie Naugle is spending some time with her parents uear this place, after spending some months in Huntingdon. Ed Horton, of near this place, wears 'quite a smilo over tho ar rival of a son. Charles Fore, of Kuobsvillo, was a visitor to our town on Monday. A Sl'fc, Lie A surpriJ honor of t I Win J. 11,; George wl'"" iu Whips c,??"11' George's hi i mm and Miss F.1 jX',! supper imAl u break of tlll j1,' of spirits -itoii James MK ' Hess, Mr.i-w' aud daughter', lott and S( ;12 " Til I ""! Lnshloy.u-j;',,, lt W. Geinf;(.r Cjra Dcclio; fistiit Rice, Wandf" Hixsou, J, u r on Id iels, C. Hie, fii. Cllixsou. ed quite a he being pre f the eveuiii" t tin tion, "Patrll!1 in America t B'T Dingley, mummery f on Keo was so If m slice of cat ring which frter! would be tli-j"! company, y.uw the ring ukL Miss Ella a finn presents, iluhc tint i i-nuilf,; lb tl A toacliiMjt to held at WS; house on Fri t!or Mrs. S. miZ ideut ami i:iltn secretary, j ,v!l . The little fr,a of the larp Ut i part in 1kJi, ,k large audi I to discussion v J;y (2,) How do v Op t (3.) Tho natC' school, and ulni fl t how to teachers we je v aided by a u;:the, made the sui w ' sum very m per A I.. sic, which v Big Cove ftij), a joyed by all. j, iu every way bet, joyed a very I -Td e PLEAS. i llier 4 Feb. 2li.- ed Pleasant ( ""Jl schools last V jt)1P Logne H('iUo riage last w.-wi, Mrs. Alfr4'or Miss Ethel, Hon! Mrs. Radicles week. Isaac I?, hire called to tlu-l't ton's bnithi:tiii who died Morf in Whips Cuvji pi McCaulcyrK' spent Siiu(la! Mrs. Raclii'l to make her h Sot m the near ft fxU Owing to tl er, the prayt'ih antG rove wfcjJJ; last week. Af ed iu an uusv, P "How, wlii'Uiiiiio be rewarded i,' lie has tltHieit'Iy atteud next S ..i James Hill i evening i'ij & K home of Ahin 1 David 1). D'P day at the j Smith. 'b JobPlessiDp Sunday with family. . " Benjamin T-' day and bi'ok'Uui James Tna1(i trip tc IIaiui f ti Tl... !,.((, .! l' in or was api'1'1 jno of Pleasant Huih waitiug tin i' hi they may b',ir (lu !!! interesting l'1 Tracts of I'1; 0J0 acres iu hi niiTf-hasi'd 1 - 1--- estry Coining purposes. and in pros" branch of the- from a point " Keating to Bp ward in Cli"' land is coven1 of youug tinibt ed the best f estry resci'Vi'11
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