FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
HOW TO GET RICH.
"How to got .rich is a phrase
that has magic charm," said F. C.
Schneider, of Boston, at the New
Willard. "To its sound every one
lends an attentive car. It is on
ly natural. We say 'money talks'
and money does this and that.
In fact, money does everything
and anything, except buy happi
ness. Money is the world's mo
tive power, the great dynamo
which keeps the wheels of prog
1 ess in motion, and how to get it
is one of the problems of every
man's life. I was thinking of a
plan a young friend of mine
adopted for the attainment of a
certain object in which money,
not riches, was an important fac
tor. And yet the lesson which
he taught himself by this scheme
was of such value that it has to a
more or less extent dominated
his course uutil now he is in easy
circumstances.
"1 am persuaded that my
friend had studied systems of
economics and finances no little
in quest of the rule which would
make a safe foundation for the
building of a fortune. The rule
he found is as easy as it is sim
ple. A laborer works for his
money, for instance, while a cap
italist's money works for him.
Having this principle firmly fixed
iu his mind, he determined, al
though he was working for a sal
ary, to make his modest income
do a certain amount of work for
him. First I will mention why
he cast about for a solution of
this problem. He was in love.
He wished to marry, and the girl
of his choice was reared in refine
ment, if not luxury. He sickened
at the thought of condemning
her to a life of drudgery. He
wished to surround her with
comforts, and to do this he had
to lay his plans well.
"Here is what he did. He was
earning a fixed salary. He con
cluded he would make hs money
pay him 10 per cent. He had to
handle it, to be bothered with it,
to be responsible for it, and why
not exact a tribute for his ser
vices? Accordingly he consult
ed a banker who was his personal
friend and the friend of his father
before him. He sought the coun
sel of the banker. He unfolded
his plans. He gave the banker
notes drawn up against himself
for $10 per week, with the re
quest that the bank attend to the
collection of the notes the same
as if they represented a business
transaction between two people.
"He knew to neglect one meant
that it would be protested and his
name would be handed around
among the bank clerks as a young
man who would not meet his obli
gations. This was a spur to him.
He paid these notes promptly
and they were deposited to his
credit. He worked this plan for
two years, and it became so firm
ly fixed in his system that to this
day he is his own creditor. In
this manner he got his start and
laid the foundation for a success
ful business career. It is a good
plan and as simple as falling off a
log. "Washington Star.
HARRISON VILLE.
Miss Sadie Barber spent Sat
urday night with Miss Bertha
Wilson.
Mr 8. Jane Decker is danger
ously ill
N. S. Strait and Miss Roxy M.
Sipe spent Christmas with Miss
Roxy's sister at Foltz, Franklin
county.
We are glad to hear that the
Knobsvillo correspondent gets
al mg so well ou his beer and na
tive herbs. Wo are away off in a
lonely place where we can't get
that many doses a year.
The memory of our good friend
R. P. Schooley runs back as he
sits by his comfortable fireside
those long winter evenings to the
times when his grandmother
upent her evenings with the little
spinning wheel, preparing flax or
wool for domestic use. This led
Dick to go to the garret and
brush the dust off the old wheel
and bring it down stairs, uud now
he takes great pleasure in show
ing his friends how the wheel did
Us work. .
Our friend down on Pleasant
Ridge say they .have plenty of
wood to keep them warm this
"old weather; plenty to eat; plen
ty to wear ; not much to do, and
all the neighbor are sociable and
"w:h minds his owu business.
(We wonder whether there are
un.V houses for rent over there?
Editor
. LOCUST GROVE,
Rood Downs was visiting
friends iu the Cove.
Mrs. Annie Plessiugur is seri
ously ill.
George Diehl and Charles
Crookes were at Rays Hill.
Hello, boys ! Next time you go
out Saturday evening take your
sleighs with you.
Will Diehl took a sleigh ride to
the Valley with Miss Lay ton.
Miss Verna Downs is visiting
in the homo of Samuel Diehl, and
other friends.
Lemuel Smith has now got the
cage; next will be the bird.
A number of the young people
were expecting a merry sleigh
ride to Pleasant Grove to attend
an institute, but were disappoint
ed. John Morgret is done sawing
at one set, and will move to an
other. Rettie Hixon is working for
Andy Mellott
Miss Lilly Layton visited her
cousin Grace.
Emory Diehl made atrip to
Franklin Mills Thursday. Make
good use of the snow, Emory.
Miss Bessie Sharp is working
for her grandfather, Abner Mel
lott. We tihnk that Ira Smit'i is
learning the road.
Harry Plessinger will move in
the near future.
Miss Grace Layton spent a few
days in the Cove.
Thought Ha Wu a Doorkeeper.
Two ladies were wandering
through the senate wing of the cap
itol one day recently when one of
them approached Senator Hawley.
"Will you please show U9 the
president's room?" they asked.
Senator Hawley not only did tl e
honors of the president's room, but
"THANK YOU VERY MUCH."
escorted them to the room of the
eommittoc on military affairs to dis
play to the visitors the handsome
frescoes of that apartment.
"Thank you very much," said one
of the ladies, and then she slipped
into Senator HawIeyV hand a silver
quarter.
"My dear madam," said Senator
Hawley, "I am one of the senators
from Connecticut, and you cannot
expect me to accept anything for
doing you a kindness."
"Goodness gracious!" exclaimed
the lady. "Are you a senator? I
thought you were a doorkeeper."
Washington Letter.
And He Wlnketh Not.
If there is one thing more annoy
ing than another that a caHnct olii
cer has to contend with, it is the oft
repeated rumor that he is about to
resign or that the president is trying
to force him out. Both Secretaries
Gago and Long grew very tired an
swering questions about their tenure
of office long before they were ready
to step out, and now Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson and Secretary of
the Interior Hitchcock are having
the same experience.
"I'll tell you what I'll do when I
get ready to leave," said Secretary
Wilson to a knot of inquirers the
other day. "I'll wink my left eve
very impressively, and then you'll
know that the resignation is in."
"But you may forget some day
and wink when you have no inten
tion of conveying that idea," he waf
told.
"Don't he alurmed," was the an
swer of the head farmer of the gov
ernment. "You know the Scripture
pays, 'Cursed bo he that winketli
Iwith the eye.' "
k Which was taken to mean that ho
as no immediate intention of quit
ting. Washington Letter.
Midihlpman Once More.
Twenty years ago the term "mid
shipman," to designate the young
man at the Naval academy, was
abandoned and the meaningless
"naval cadet" was substituted for it
Now, by the naval appropriation act
hist passed, the old form is restored.
Every lover of Cooper and Captain
Marryat and Clark KusmjII and
other romancers of the sea will be
glad to welcome back the good old
title of midshipman. Youth's Com-
A LESSCM FROM A CIRCUS.
The general staff of the French
urmy was all present at the scene
of the battle of Sedan recently for
the purpose of receiving an object
lesson in American organization in
moving, housing and feeding an
army of people. The first of tho
four big trains of Barnum & Bai
ley's circus arrived at 5 o'clock, and
by 9 a hot and elaborate breakfast
for 700 was served at tables. Mean
while every tent had been erected
and every seat mounted. Costumes
had been unpacked and hundreds of
horses stabled, curried and fed.
The stair declared that even the
crack artillery regiments could not
equal the performance, and the
Thirty-sixth field artillery regi
ment was ordered out from barracks
to entrain and detrain. Various
faults were pointed out by Mr.
Bailey and his superintendent. A
stenographer took down the sugges
tions, which will later be embodied
in a report to the minister of war.
The staff was served with supper in
the circus tent, and then the whole
circus melted away toward the next
town in three hours.
Bcheel'i Prompt Reply.
Fritz Schecl, director of the Phil
adelphia orchestra, has a fondness
for American slang and colloquial
isms that is far in excess of his apt
ness in acquiring the exact words
and sense. When he first came to
Philadelphia in the summer of 1899,
he was struck by the expression
"out of sight" spoken with fine
heartiness to indicate pleasure and
satisfaction with the general order
of things. Scheel determined to
make use of it at the first oppor
tunity and to that end repeated it
over and over to himself, always
keeping in mind the circumstances
under which it should he uttered.
Mr. Elias met the musician one aft
ernoon when the latter was playing
at Woodside park and cheerily called
out:
"How are you, Fritz?"
"You don't see me!" was Seheel's
prompt and amazing reply. Phila
delphia Times.
New Jersey's Leech Industry.
"llirudo day" is an anniversary
in New Jersey that is never heard
of elsewhere. It is the day on which
the men who gather leeches for
medical use go to town to collect
their pay, leaving it till this partic
ular day. Leech buving is not the
work for a novice. The question of
price is not at all involved in the
game, as the leech catchers have the
only trust permitted on New Jersey
soil, and they fix the price per dozen
at which they will sell. Their prices
range from $1.80 to $3.80 per doz
en this year, according to the age
of tho leech. A leech under tho age
of eighteen months is not a medici
nal leech. His suctorial proboscis
is not fully developed until he passes
seventeen months, although he ac
quires a full set of semicircular
teeth ip his jaws at the age of one
year.
How Russell Sage Is Guarded. -
Mr. Sage's office is in tho building
occupied by the National Bank of
Commerce, in Nassau street. In an
anteroom sits his faithful guardian
and confidential man, Mr. Menzies,
through whom the aged financier
must be reached. Mr. Menzies is
protected by a partition having a
latticed wire top with iron spikes
reaching to the ceiling. It would
be impossible for a man to climb
over these spikes or to throw a
bomb between them. Mr. Sage ia
not always accompanied in the
street or in traveling between his
home and office by a bodyguard or
detective. Frequently he goes about
entirely alone and seemingly is
without fear except when in his of
fice. New York Press.
A Singular Competition.
A singular contest has just taken
place near Birmingham. Stones
were placed a yard apart for a hun
dred yards, and a local butcher had
undertaken to pick each one up sep
arately and return it to a basket at
the end of the line. The time al
lowed to accomplish this perform
ance wa3 fifty-five minutes, and the
butcher succeeded in finishing in
forty-eight minutes. The task is
not so simple as it first appears, for
when in tho seventies he was run
ning something like 150 yards for
each stone, which was increased to
200 at the finish. In this way he
covered a considerable distance it
is estimated between five and six
miles. London Standard.
Our Meat Exports.
The total annual export value of
United States meat, of which beef
forms the principal item, is in round
figures $100,000,000. If wo add to
this the distributive sales of the va
rious packing establishments in the
United States for tho domestic mar
ket as well, we find that it reaches
the enormous total of 1,000,000 car
loads, valued at $2,000,000,000. Add
ed to this is the value of tho many
byproducts of the packing house,
which amount to many millions
more. Leslie's Monthly.
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Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma,
LaGrippe, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Croup and
Whooping Cough.
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When You Come
I Chambersburg
Just go up Main street till you come to Queen street
Right at Bloom Bros.' corner turn to the west half a
block and you will come to a modern 3-story cream
colored brick building. Step inside and you will find
tho nicest rooms, nnd tho largest stock of good furni
ture and its belongings, to be seen in the Cumberland
Valley.
You will find mauy articles here that you do not see
in other stores. There has been a furniture store on this
spot for 75 years and yet then are mauy of the younger
peoplo.and some others who don't know it. That is the rea
son we are telling you about it.
About a block farther, on the bank of the Conococheague,
whose water drives tho machinery, you will find our facto
ry ; where with skilled mechanics ami seasoned lumber we
can make almost anything you may require.
COME TO OUR STORE aud look around Much to
see that is interesting even if you don't want to buy. We
want you to know what it is aud where it is.
Open till b o'clock in the evening now Saturday till nine.
H. SIERER & CO.,
Furniture Makers on Queen Street,
Chambersburg, Fa.
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Tho World moves &
and so does the
Willow Grove
at Blunt
The proprietor has had owr uO years experience, and is
confident that he can please all who may entrust him with
their work. i
Manufacture of Carpet and Wool Carding a speciality. i
Wool Batting for Haps none better.
Carpet Chain rlways in stock.
I will take in wool aud work at the following places:
Booth Brothers, Dublin Mills; A. N. Witter's, Waterfall; W.
L. Berkstresser, Orchard Grove; W. 11. Speer, Saluvia;
Lynch's store at Crystal Springs; Jackson's store at Akers
villo, P. J. Barton's, Iluslontnvn, and Huston's store at
Clear Ridge.
I will make monthly visits to these places during the
season, and will receive work uud return it.
Thankful for past favors, and soliciting'a.continuance
of the same, I am, respectfully,
U. H. HERTZLER,
Burnt Cabins, Pa.
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BIG THAW !
No Frozen up prices at
Wiener's.
All Our Winter Millinery at
HALF PRICE
Beautiful Beaver Hats at $1.50 worth $2.50.
AI 1 our Felt, Velvet and a few "READY TO WEAR"
Hats at corresponding prices.
Take the benefit of this "CUT" aud supply your
self with a beautiful New Standard Shape Hat at half
price, "ALL COLORS."
Drop in, it will cost nothing to see them.
T. J. WIENER,
g Hancock, Md.
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FULTON COUNTY NEWS
is the people's paper
$100 a Year ia Advance.
: YOU NEED ABUGGY
t HOW DOES THIS STRIKE YOU?
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A Bran New Palling Top
t Buggy with Pull Leather
X Trimming, Spring Cushion
and Back, Thousand Mile
Axle, A G rade Wheels, Pat
ent Shaft Couplers and Fine
ly Finished throughout for
ONLY $50,
Largo Stock to select
roin.
I am also handling Hand
made Buggies and Wagons.
W. R. Evans,
Hustoutown, Pa.
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machinery iu the
Woollen Mills
Oahins, Pa.
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m'CONNELLSBURG
l B K E R Y
D. E. LlTTLK, PUOPRIETOH.
Fresh Bread, Rolls, Cakes,
Doughnuts, and Pretzels on
5 hand all tho time.
Free Delivery in town on
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs
days, and Saturdays.
For Parties, Weddings, Ac
we are prepared on a couple
of days notice to furnish all
kinds of cakes &c.
Your Patronage Solicited.
D. E. LITTLE.
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REISNERS'
HOLIDAY
ANNOUNCEMENT. R
We
Ladies'
at a very considerable reduction. A nice line to se
lect from.
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Just Received
Blankets,
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Overcoats
SUITS
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ewelry,
in fact, anything you want is here.
Please come and see, for yourself.
G, V, REISNER MO.
will sell
Wraps
a nice lot of Dress Goods and Waistings,
a splendid line of Fancy and Staple Notions
Comforts, &c. A large stock of Rub
bers of every kind for Ladies, Misses,
and Children. Men's Rubbers of every
kind. Men's and Boys'
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A large stock, and all right in style and
Price.
for every person. Gloves, Handker
chiefs, Umbrellas, Skirts,
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