MR- FULTON COUNTY NEWS. Published Every Thursday. B. W. Peck, Editor. McCONNELLSBURG, PA. Thursday, July 12, 1900. Published Weekly. 1.00 per Annum in Advance. AUVKKTMINU RATKM. Per nqtini'C of 8 Hmps 8 times II Ml. Vvr Hqimrp pui'h Hulweinient. InmTtloii..., .V). All ftdvertlMmentu lniM-tMl for Ick Ihun three mouths ceurxetl by the Kquure. 8 mo. I timoN. 1 yr. 7iS. w. Tfcs i.o.T ttvuio. . aruo.l 40.u1. mi.iki, , 40.00. I AMU). 7IS.00. Ono-fourth Kolmiiu One-hulf column One Column Nothing Inserted for lens thun t. Professional Clinls one ,veurf. HIS NEW KROTIIF.K. Say, I've got a little brother Nrvrr teased to have him, nuthcr Hut he's here; They just went ahead and bought hiin, Wasn't that queer? When T heard the news from Molly, Why, I thought at first 'twas jolly 'Cause, you see, I s'posed I could go and gut him And then mamu, course, would let him Play with me. But when I had once looked at him, "Why!" I says, "My sakos, is that him? .his' that mite!" They said "Yes" und "'Ain't he cun nin'?" And I thought they must be funnin' He's a sight! He's so small it's just amazin' And you'd think that he was bla.in', He's so red; And his nose is like a berry, And he's bald as Uncle Jerry On his heud. Why, ho isn't worth a dollar! ' All he does Is cry and holler More and more; Won' sit up you can't arrange him I don't see why pa don't change him .At the store. Now We've got to dress and feed him, And we really didn't peed him More'n a frog; Why'd they buy a baby brother When they knew I'd good deal ruther Have a dog? FAMILY REUNION. Saturday, July 1, 1900, was a gala day at "Uncle" Jacob Mil ler's at Burnt Cabins. The cozy home was all cheer and sunshine. The prattle of in fant voices and the kindly greet ing of parents and children, sis ters and brothers, blended har moniously. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Miller has never all met in the old home at one time siuce the members of this family were boys and girls, years ago. Early in June, David P. Miller and fam ily, of Athens, Ga., came home on a visit, soon to bo followed by Mrs. Mary Trimmer, of near Carlisle, Pa. In a few days came the two sisters from the old Vir ginia soil, but Saturday last was the day selected for the reunion. The family is composed of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Miller, three sons and four daughters. The homes of the children are as follows: W. Scott, of Shirleysburg, a prominent tinner there; Mrs. Mary J. Trimmer, of near Car lisle, the wife of a prominent farmer; Sarftuel G.,of Shade Gap, the leading blacksmith of that lo cality; Mrs. Ellen Porter, whose husband is the proprietor of a leading temperance hotel in Stanton, Va.; Mrs. Katharine Webb, the wife of a railroad con tractor, in Bridgewater, Va.; Da vid F., jnf Athens, Ga., a cotton agent, and Isabel, single, and at home. In all,' the aged couple has twenty grand children living seventeen of whom were present at the reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have re sided in Fulton county for a num ber of years. Their children wero all born and raised in Dub lin township. They all do honor to the place of their birth. "Uncle" Jacob was unusually happy in the midst of these chil dren and grand children. The dinuer served was simply "im mense." The table was so ar ranged that the old folks, with their sons aud daughters and the grand children sat down at once, and enjoyed together the bounti fully provided meal. During the afternoon several "snap shots" were taken of the family thus assembled. May this generous old couple live to enjoy many more reunions Is the wish of the writer. China never needod mission aries worse than now. An Ex-Confederate's Story, Recollections of Interest to People In This Section. War veterans and their wives and children in the Cumberland Valley never tire of reading of the famous march of Leo's army through this section of the coun try in June, 18(53. In the per sonal recollections of W. W. Goldsborough, an ex-Confederate oflicer, just published, Goldsbor ough has this to say of the march through Franklin and Fulton counties on Juno 24: We crossed the Pennsylvania line, and began to realize that we wero indeed an army of invasion. On reaching Greencastle soon af ter, Stuart's brigade was de tached from the division, with or ders to report at Chambersburg, after having inspected the shoe market at Mercersburg and Mc Connellsburg. The good people of Greencastle did not manifest the slightest en thusiasm as we marched through the streets, aud neither did they give utterance to wicked words above their breath, but their look of defiance spoke as loud as words. I have seen many funer al processions in my time, but tliis was the most solemn one of them all. At Mercersburg I received or ders to remain behind and assist Major Harry Gilmor in getting the wagons and broken-down men out of town. TItlOATED AS TRAMPS. At a late dinner hour Major Gilmor and myself repaired to a respectable looking hotel in the "square" and sat ourselves down to the table. The dinner was ex cellent, and so were our appe tites, and when we arose Harry approached the buxom landlady and tendered a Confederate note in payment. She drew herself up to her full height, and with nose high in the air exclaimed: "No pay from you, sir! I have had tramps with counterfeit money to stop here before. I 'fed' them just as I have you. A tramp is a tramp to me, and I treat them all alike. " Poor, weak woman; how little she knew the man to whom she was talking. Turning his good natured face to me, Harry wink ed his only eye cataract had blinded him in the other and then began a conversation with our fair hostess which 1 could not overhear, owing to the fact that when the explosion came I had taken two or three steps to the rear. Harry had a winning way about him that few of the fair sex could resist, and pres ently the storm that had gather ed on her face black as a thunder cloud began to dissipate, and a j quiet smile took its place that broadened into a grin as ho pro ceeded. Then I was summoned to approach, which I did in fear and trembling. Judge, then, my surprise when the lady apologized for her rudeness. She was "so sorry" that she had mado "such a mistake" in her guests; aud theu, gently disengaging the canteens we earried they were three-pinters at that quickly disappeared, and when she re turned them a few moments la ter, they were full to the ueck with well, it wasn't venegar. SKTTLING A PUOFEKKOlt. The next adventure we had which was not so pleasant in its character or results, was with a dried up little' professor of the female seminary at Mercersburg. The professor with' the unpro nounceable German .name ap proached me, and in a very per emptory manner demanded that I place a guard around his insti tution as a protection from the "dirty rabble" that filled the town. I assured him that the people of Mercersburg had noth ing to fear from the "dirty rab ble," that General Lee had issued a very positive order forbidding trespassing while the army was in Pennsylvania, and that his or ders wero always strictly observ ed by the "dirty rabble." Failing to get any satisfaction from me the professor appealed to Gilmor, who was sitting on his horse close by. Harry sized him up at once and squelched him in a way that only he would , have thought of. After listening tohis abuse of the "dirty rabble" Gil mor exclaimed: "You are the very fellow who stole a horse from me last summer in Virgiuia.and I have been looking for you ever since! Now, I'll just tie you to my home's tail and lake you along!" and he made a motion as if to dismount, but the professor had business up the street, and lie was a sprinter. Our camp that night, June LM, was at MeConnellsburg, liaving marched lJ4 miles during the day. We remained here two days, but why it is impossible for me to say, unless it was to enable our quarter master tochase up a stray pair or two of shoes; but shoes seemed to be scarce in MeCon nellsburg, as did everything else but babies. On the evening of June "(5 the brigade reached Chambersburg, having marched L'Omilosin a pour ing rain, and hero wo found the remainder of the division. A TOWN OV UAKMAKA KK1KTCHIKN. Next morning the whole divis ion left Chambersburg for Car lisle. By this time the men were suffering badly for the want of shoes, the long marches over the hard turnpikes having played havoc with those with which they had started; .but nevertheless, they were all in good spirits as they limped along. Our way led through Shippens burg. Never shall I forget this long-drawn-out town, for it was here we encountered the bravest and most patriotic ladies along our whole line of inarch. Had Whittier been with us he could have found truthful material for a dozen poems. The town was filled with Barbara Frietchies. There were old Barbaras and there were young Barbaras; short Bar baras and tall Barbaras; pretty Barbaras and homely Barbaras in fact, every woman in the town was a Barbara Frietchie, and they flaunted their little flags in our faces with an audacity that was refreshing. And how brave and saucy they looked. Our fellows were captivated to a man, aud with roars of laugh ter and applause they encouraged the fair and unfair maidens in their patriotic outburst. The boys fell in love with Shippens burg and its pretty girls, and I have no doubt some of them found their way back there when "the cruel war was over." And yet these were the same brutal wretches, who, according to Whittier, tried to murder an old woman, in the streets of Freder icktowu, the September before for doing the same thing. The evening we went into camp at Springfield, a town appropri ately named, for hero is a spring of water, cold as ice in the heat of of summer, that is worth going many miles to see. Alteration Of The Russian Cal endar. It is stated that the Russian Government is proposing to effect an alteration in their calendar, the dates in which, since the end of last February, have differed thir teen days from those of Western Europe and America. We are, however, told they do not propose to adopt the Gregorian reckon ing, but to bring into usea scheme more simple and more accurate, and to invite other nations to ac cept this. It is theu to be pre sumed that the plan in question is that of d roping a leap year re gularly each R!Hth year, which would keep the calendar right, and in accordance with the true length of the tropical year for 80,KH) years. Obviously this is far more simple than the Grego rian rule, which is this: Drop a leap ye ar in each year the number of which is divisible by 400. This would keep the cal endar right for over iJOOO years: but if it were further modified by dropping a leap year in each year the number of which is divisible by 4000. It would preserve the year in accordance with its true length for 100,000 years. So that the modified Gregorian rule, with an exception of an exception would be scarcely more accurate than the above simple rule, ac cording to which the next leap year dropped, after the present one would bo 20-8. To prove its accuracy, it is only necessary to point out that it implies, hav ing, in every period of 128 years 1)7 common years of iiU5 days each, and Bl bissextile years of ilOG days each. This makes iu all 4(5,751 days iu 128 years, or the average length of a year 805, 2421!) days which differs only in the fifth decimal place from tho true length of a tropical year. DEED j From Daniel McConnell ami Wife j to the Owners of Lots in AlcCon nellsbiirg Horongli, for the Use ! of Streets, Alleys, ('.opinions and Springs of Said ISorongh. To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: Know Ye, that Whereas, I, Dan iel McConnell and Elizabeth my wife (since deceased) did on the twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Hundred and eighty-six, of our own free will, aud for other good causes and considerations us thereunto Moving, cause to be Laid out on part of the Tract of Land on which we Resided, Iu Air Township, Bedford County and State of Pennsylvania, A Town Named MeConnellsburg, And did iu consideration of the purchase Money being well aud truly to us in hand paid, as well as the yearly Quit Rent of ten Shillings secured to be paid to us, our Heirs or assigns for Ever, for Each Lott of Ground by the pos session thereof, Grant, Bargain and Sell, Make over aud Confirm unto different persons, a number of Letts in said Town, as will ap pear, reference being had to our Conveyances of said Letts to eacli Pu rcl laser Respec lively : And Whereas in each of the be fore mentioned Conveyances we bound ourselves at tho Reasona ble Request and at the proper cost and charges of each purchas er, to make, do and Execute and cause to be done, made and Exe cuted all and Every such further and other Lawful and Reasonable Act and Acts, Deed and Deeds, Device and Devices in the Law whatsoever, as they or their Council, Learned iu the Law should Desire, Advise or Require, for the more sure and perfect gran tingand Conveying the Afore said Letts of Ground & advant ages thereunto belonging, to them, their Heirs or assigns. Now Know Ye therefore that I, Daniel McConnell aud Mary my wife iu consequence of the obli gations we have come under to the purchasers of Lotts in the Town aforesaid (as above speci fied) and with a design to grant and make over to them, their heirs and assigns Certain Rights and privileges which they are entitled to and which will tend to their ad vantage generally, Do for our selves, our heirs, Executors, Ad ministrators and Assigns and each of them, Grant, Convey and make over to each u rcl laser of a Lott or Lotts in said Town Res pectively and to their Heirs aud Assigns in the most full and free Manner, and unreserved, A Right to all tho streets aud Alleys laid out iu the said Town Agreeably to the General plan thereof, tho streets being fifty feet -wide and the Alleys twelve fcot-The whole of which streets and alleys to bo by tho Inhabitants of said Town, and the publick, used, as common high-ways, aud we do bind aud oblige ourselves, our heirs, Exec utors and Administrators to re move, permit to be Removed, all Fences, Lots, hindrances, &c, whatsoever out of all the streets and Alleys aforesaid, so that from henceforth they may bo fully oc cupied by all persons without ob struction or hindrance from us our heirs or assigns, &c, provid ed Nothing Expressed iu this Grant be so understood as to pre vent tho Inhabitants of said Town from making porches or walks however not to project or extend out into the streets mere than six feet, and wo do also grar t, con-' vey and make over to the inhabi tants of said Town, and to tho publick, a certain pioce or parcel of Ground fifty feet wide adjoin ing the out lines or Extremeties of the same, agreeably to the Gen eral plan thereof, and Reaching Quite Round the said Town, lobe by the Inhabitants thereof and the publick freely used and occu pied as a publick high-way, com mons or place of Pasturage, which Commons, &c, it shall not bo Lawful for us, our heirs, ever hereafter to claim, Enclose or Cultivate, and further wo also Grant and make over to tho In habitants of said Town, and to tho publick, a privilege of Draw ing, lifting and carrying away Water from all! tho Runs and Springs in said Town, Freely at all times, and that no" subse quent act or acts of ours, our heirs or assigns upon any pretense Whatsoever, shall ever be Construed so as to take away this privilege, the whole of tho Rights, Privileges, Ac, as above. Mentioned, wo do for ojirselvesK our hoi r s, Ex ecu tors, Ad mini stra- j tors & Assigns and Every of them ; Grant, Convey and make over to the Inhabitants of said Town and j ti i: i their Heirs and assigns for Over, and we do by these pios mts freely ik, unreservedly for tver Relinquish and Quit claim ( th( same. In Witness Whereof, I, tho said Daniel McConnell and Mary my wife, have to those presents set our hands and caused our seals to be Affixed the thirtieth day of May in the year of our' Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety Nine. Da:;h:l MoConnku., .Seal, j Ma;;y Mi.Conni:u., ocal.j Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence of Daniel Bloom, Andrew Wohk, Wm. Becwjtii. Bedford County, Ss: Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid Daniel Mc Connell aud Mary his wife Per sonally apearod, and acknowl edged the above Instrument of writiug to be their act aud deed and Expressed their desire that the same might be Recorded as such agreeably to Law, the said his wife voluntarily consenting thereto and the contents of the above Instrument of writing hav ing been previously made known to her. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty-first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & Ninety Nine. John Davis, Seal TIH5 PAGODAS OF CHINA. From the point of view of ar tistic and essentially Oriental de sign the pagoda possesses the most interest. These singular constructions, at least one of which nearly every city possess es, fairly dot the surface of the country. Their purpose appears to be two-fold either as monu ments commemorating the vir tues or the munificence of some departed benefactor, or as agents of "feug shui" (literally "wind and water"), tho spirit genius of good aud evil, which, if properly propitiated, will ward off pesti lence and famine and permit only prosperity and happiness to visit the neighborhood. These very curious towers are of great antiq uity, Chinese records authenti cating their origin at least as far back as the early part of the Christian era. In size they vary from the little ones, which are nothing more than road-side shrines, to what was once the most beautiful aud largest tho celebrated porcelain pagoda of Nuking, destroyed in tho Taiping rebellion. This extraordinary structure had a height of 2(51 ft, was built of masonry and covered with glazed tiles of many colors, and was a monument to native skill iu erection as well as to ar tistic sense in design. Unfortu nately, most of the large pagodas are beiug allowed to crumble to decay, although some are tended aud give hope of standing for other generations to admire. The prominent ones vary iu height from 100 to 200 feet, are usually octagonal iu plan, with straight but tapering sides, ami always are composed of an odd number of stories. Dictionary (Jills A Sad Girl Ella G. A Nice Girl Ella Cant. A Rich Girl Mary Gold. A Sweet Girl Carrie Moll. A Nervous Girl Hester leal. A Warlike Girl -Millie Tary. A Musical Girl - Sarah Nade. A Clinging Girl - Jessie Mine. A Smooth Girl Amelia Rate. A Lively Girl Annie Mation. A Great Big Girl Ella Pliant. A Flower Girl RhodaDendrou. A Profound Girl Metta Phy sics. A Uncertain G irl Eva Nescent. A Muscular Girl Callio Sthe nics. AGoouietrieCirl-IlettieRodox-A Clear Case of Girl-E. Lucy Date. A Disagreeable Girl Annio Mosity. There's three views of the Fourth "Well, all over, "said the father. "Yes; it's all over pain," said the small boy." "Humph! It's all over but the paying," said the doctor. ooocooooooooo oooooooooooj O r i itt' cr rr i nr i ?S hi :ai i u is 8 Agricultural Implements, McCONNULLSIlUKO, I'rt. 8 This is my Seventeenth Year in this business with , farmers of Fulton county; and being a farmer tnysclf I at well acquainted with tho wants of farmers. I am stilly ing the celebrated Champion Mowers and Binders-.,, cidedly tho best machine on the market to day. 8 8 8Gra!u Diiils Spaugler's Low Down, and the Greencas tle r orce l' oou. Syracuse Plows, Notree these prices: No. 20, and No. i01 tf'.U'O cash. No. 530, $11.00. o o S Spring Harrows 1 1. no to $ i . ro. Hay Rakes from17.ootos24.oo. 8 Sewing Machines-Kir. oo to $2.". Hay Forks Complete for (.ro. X Leather Team Nets from 1."0 to V BugHy Nets, $1.77) to $2.7.". i' i t i,. ut,.ir ',.: 11.,,. T x. l... . , uiiuu ljii.; ntwut, vi i tiiu, xitij , jjuuitji;i, v. ij, , ic,, lUlij x exchange. f U 1 am not spending time and money canvassing the coiiutv and if you want anything in my lino call and sen mc and S will save you money. S. A. NKSIUT. ooocooooooooo oooooooooood Lands for Settlers. Almost the last of the really desirable Indian reservation lauds still to be settled by whites are the 2,000,000 acres of the Kiowas and Coinanehes, iu tho Wichita Mou ntaiu regie u of the Sou thwes t. Uuder an enactment of Congress at its recent session arrangmeuts will be mado so that iu the latter part of this month or in August settlors may "enter and home stead lliO-acre tracts. Since there can bo no detinite state ment as to the date of opimiug, thousands of people are gather ing along the borders of tho promised land awaiting the sig nal for such a rush as 1lrit which mado the settlement of the Che rt koo trip memorable. Because it is the last of the good land of the Southwest to be taken from the Indians the interest of the pion eers is almost desperate. To'Obtaiu a choice of claims is to secure a ti act that will be worth thousands of dollars in a dozen years. En thusiasts describe the country as the best ever offered by tho Gov ernment to settlers. It is said to have a fertile soil and a delightful climate, with pleasant valleys aud mountains rich in wild game of all kind's. It is well watered with streams that are tho home of bass ai:d perch. It. has been famous for years for its excel lent grazing hums, where im mense Texan herds have fatten ed. It is strange that with the ex perience of the Government iu opening reservations no better system has peon devised. There is never any surety that the ex peditious syndicates which have thoir agents among the waiting crowds will not obtain the choic est claims for speculative pur poses, forcing the actual settlers to travel far for inferior tracts. The homestead system if defec tive in its operation, hecaese its provisions are construed with a liberality that porinits'a man to carry on his occupation at a dis taut point aud yet obtain his war rant by brief periodical visit to the claim. ' It is known that some of the best lauds in the Dakotas fell intohaudsof more speculators against the interest of the actual settlors. Philadelphia Record. LICKING CREEK. July 55. Children's Day ser vices wero well attended at tho Sideling Hill Christian church July 1st. Mr. R. W. Swopo.of Pittsburg, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Wm. Swope of Si pes Mill. Mrs. James Daniels, who has been quite ill for some time, is able to be around the house again. Misses Sarah aud Jennie Stew art of Green Hill, Miss Jane Swope of Sipes Mill, Rev. B. F. Bausinau of Lebanon, Mr. R. W. Swope and niece, Miss Blanche Swope, of Pittsburg, spent Mon day afternoon with flu; family of Hon. James Daniels. Miss Margaret Daniels, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. M. Dixon of Pittsburg for some time, returned home last week. Mr. Charley Mellott, who Is employed at Wells Tannery.speut Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Joseph Mellott, x Machine Oil o." to 4o coats. Maryland Phosphate none in the market cvi 'Tunc guaraiuoou. nign gradi A 1 1 . . i) tons sola to our h Klffl larmers last year Iron Safes from $2o to, Repairs for Oliver and Svrn,.iS Plows: Osborne, VhiH Champion, Woods, l;u,.j, eye, and oilier iiiiK liim.,' Fencing Wire, Horse Colliirsfr,,,. l. to $2, Binder ';; Lawn Mowers, Forks, A-( White Man Turned K1U Great consternation wa!f, ii.., f..:.,,i.. ..fit t. Lexington, Jsy., when thry he was turning yellow, hi slowly changed color, !il.sn eyes, and he suffered t,.rr His malady was treated by best doctors, but without bo Then he was advised to try trie Bitters, the wonderfuls ach aud Liver remedy, am writes: "After taking two ties I was wholly cum!' trial proves its lnatdiloss i for all Stomach. Liver ami ney troubles. Only "mc. SiJ V."S.- Dickson, druggist. If Christ Were " Here on Fi A reader of the Urnoklvio Eagle, submits his ideas of Christ would niauagctlu'cluir were he on earth, and son the ideas expressed tlieroiii worthy of consideration by id than one, but by all. llu sa; "I road so much in the d out papers about how ("J would have run things if H on earth, the following will you iny idea how Christ vl run a church if He was ouva He would drive out all L crites. Ho would demolish tliu pi called churches and build to tor to the sick only. He would try to lvdeoin sinner, visit the sick-and Ui hungry. He would preach in l'!; where the poor as well as sick would be welcome, would arrange to have ii so poor man's seat would boas;: as the rich man's. He would drive out of church all saloon keepers am: of them using the inloxirni drinks as a beverage, lie w: mind his own business. He would leave jiolHics m.i tho pulpit. Hi! would 1'iiril') church and then politics wh 2)urii'y themselves. Ho would have armnul him I pie of character and mt 1" known for their wealth alom He would make such cliai. in the runuiiiir of tin-church i would make some minister If curl. Ho would preach and drivi of the church all lottery, ; tramos aud dancers. He would object to minimi who claim to have faith ml-"" keep them and feed them at the same time denniml i'i' tuu iioo nno ii -orir salary ITr. winilil irellfO the chilli T Mint, siniiei's would tloi'li to stead of going the other way. f He would not send on tors to preach from ctUK', alone, but woul i hV(! 1 . preach from the heart aim tho spirit of God. Wan It A Miracle? u'lM,.. ,..,.ir..ll,,iiu elll'O of 'v RouaJ. Stout of Coiisui"l""" ei.eofe.t intense excitl'lia'"1 i .1, T.,l " ii'i'iteS M!"'f lllill. IV, XUU. Stuart, a leading dnifW1?1 Muncie, Ind. She only ')() iiouuds when her d"l't,,r Yorkton said sho must soo "f Then sho began to usoi'i. v New Discovery and jjuino! pounds in weight and wns pletely cured." It law f boneless casos, is positively guaranteed t . IT ml!? 1' all Throat, Gliost auu eases. flOo and if 1.00. Hjiu ties free at W. S. Dickw store.
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