I OTSTING PARAGRAPHS e$ and ficiicral Interest, (lathered I rjac or Clipped Irom our Exchanges. CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS Pianos Pianos Rare Chance to Get One of These Sweet Toned In struments, Without Paring a Fortune for It. The piano has long been re garded the queen ot musical in struments, but the high price at wiich thoy havo been sold in past years has placed it bey.nd the reach of any but those in favored circumstances. Happily that day has gone by, and to no one is more credit for the placing of these instruments within the reach of every lover of music thin the Troup brothers, whose advertisement appears in another column. For twenty hve vears these gentlemen have been engaged in ! the piano business, and to-day have stores in all the leading cities in eastern Pennsylvania. They have recently opened rooms in McUonnellsburg, in the It showing a nice line of Spring stone building nearly opposite suits. It will pay you to call and the News office, and have already placed instruments in many of the homos of this town and sur- liuy Kanter Candies and Novel ties at the Irwin Store. For that new suit, new hat, or pair of new shoes, try Harry E. flat ton, Saltillo. Clarence Slnmor of Altoona, is railing his mother Mrs. Anna M. Shimer on East Water street. Eggs, i:c; Butter, L'6; Potatoes, f)0c; country side meat, 11c; Lard, 12c, at Har y E Huston's. Sal tillo. Uussell Mellot of Pleasant Ui(lge,WM in town last Saturday. He is movng into the George B. Ilockonsmith house, near Saiu via. Harry E Uuston, Saltillo, Pa , see them. PVr weak kidneys and lame back use DeWitt's kidney and Bladder Pills. Best for lumbago, rheumatism, cladder and other troubles arising from bad blood. They cleanse the Kidneys and clear the system. Indorsed and sold by Trout's drug store. You want to See the Play. To be given by the Dramatic (Hub Iri the Court House, on Thursday evening, April 4th, by the best talent in the County. An opportunity to see a high class performance is so rare that you can't afford to miss it. Fi.ie mu mc, v.ical and instrumental, by the greatest local soloists, will be om of the deligtful features of the program. If you enjov a "con cord of sweet sounds, " you will be sui e to be on hand. SALUVIA. Mrs. W. E Bair and daughter Nel, are visiting the former's sister, Mrs. J. V. Skipper, at Ty--rmie, and also attending the M. E confo ence in that city. M rs. Lewis Sponsler, who has been keeping house for John ICliue, the past year, has gone to Kentucky, whe:e her husband is now employed. Ned Mellott has just finished a yib of sawing for I. W. Kline. There will be preaching at As bury M. E church, on next Sun day evening. Emory Hessler is busy ge'tting ready to build a house for C. H. Mann. - rounding community. The Troup Brothers are entire ly responsible and able to make good to the letter every represen tation they make in regard to any of the instruments they sell. "Pr even tics" will promptly check a cold or Grippe when tak eu early or at the "sneeze stage. Preventics euro seated colds as well. Preven us are little candy cold cure tablets, and Dr. Shoop, Uacine, Wis., will gladly mail you samples aud a book on Colds tree if you will rite him. The sam ples prove thoir merit. Check , Sale Kexister. Friday, March 29. Emma L. Daniels, administratrix of the es tate of George B. Daniels, deceas ed, will sell at the late residence of the decedent in McConnells burg, family driving horse, har ness, saddle, cow and calf, house hold goods, law books and office furniture, bank, mining and tele phone stock, &c. Sale begins at 11 o'clock a. m. A. L. Wible, auctioneer. Saturday, March 30. Jacob Hess, intending to remove to Missouri, will sell at his resi dence in Thompson township, on the Andrew Shives faim, near Gregory's f rding, cows, hogs, hay, corn, bacon, lard, household goods, &0, Also, on the same day, he will offer for sale the farm, containing 109 acres, 60 acres of which are cleared and in good state of cultivation; the balauce is in good saw timoer that will cut, at least, 200,000 feet. Sale begins at 10 o'clock. Wednesday, April !!, S. H. Hockensmith, intending to quit farming, and to break up house keeping, will sell at his residence, 1 mile northeast of Lailig, on the road leading to Hus'ontown, all his household goods, farming im plements, and live stock. He will on the same day offer at pub- he sale his farm 10 o'clock. It will pay you to READ THIS "ad" Try One of Ludwlg'8 Alarm Clocks and you will use no other SI.OO and $1.50. That's all. Racket Store Prices for Court Week. We have added to our Htock tins season an up-to-date stork ot Wall Paper. These are all new fresh goods - some are In some to come in jet. 4c to 1 2c bolt. Also, we have added to our Hue, Buggy Hurness, Front G?ars and Collars, and these goods are made by the best makers that make harness. Don't buy Fly Nets until you see ours. We can save you money on team collars and harness. Cobbler Sets 3 lasts and stand, 2 boxes of nails. 1 hammer, 2 awls and handles. 1 knife all for 45c. Knives and Forks 88-4HJ0-78 and 900, Manure Forks, 38e and 48c, steel shoeing hammers, 2.1c and 2-c. Hasps, 1S-22 and 25c, web halters, 14 and 25c, rope halters, 10c, leather halters 75c and Mc, wire plyers, 10-ln., H9c, teaspoons, fa set, tablespoons, 12c, split rivets, 100 in box, 4c, tubular rivets, 50 in box, 4 The best axe you ever saw for ".V Single bit axes, 45c. Dish pans, 10-14-25 and 35c. TABLE OIL CLOTH 12c yd, straw matting, 12 and 15c, Japanese matting 20 and 23c. carpets, 10-23 25-35 aad 50c, This l'Jo carpet is the heaviest yon ever did see it is tine. Curtain poles, 8c, felt window shades, He. A beauty in oil shades at 2.'lc. See our SSo shade, as good as any 5Jc ones. Lace curtains, 3()-45-tiH-75 and Wte. This is a fine assortment. Shippensburg Work-shirts, 44c, overalls, 48 to 75c, boys' overalls, 2) to 40c, men's work pants, heavy, Wlc to 1.1(1, men's dress pants, $1.25 to t2 50, boys' knee pants, 21 to 45c. We just go our spring Hats in for this season, and they are up-to-date. Why pay 41.25 when you can get the same thing for soc Why pay $1 50 when you can get the same for $1.20. Look around and see If wo are not right. 4 We Sale begins at now have about all of our spring shoes in stock, and it will do your heart good as well as your pocket bock to look ut them and have us name prices or look on the bo.x und see for yourself the price. We mark our goods in pluin figures, that every one gets just the same price, There Is something wrong when a merchant only marks the cost on the box. We want you to take a little time, and go and see and be convinced for yourself that we do exceed in quality and price not only in shoes but every thing else we sell. We claim we can save you 10 to 20 per cent. Try us. Respectfully, HULL& BENDER. Thursday, April I, Job Mellott' , XKXKXKXJ intending to quit farmi.ig, will sell at his residence in Bethel township, 1 mile west of Frank lin Mills, Sorrel Mare, 4 Cows stop pneumonia. Sold in m and "5c boxes by Dickson's drug store. early colds with Preventics and anj young cattle, Hogs, farming implements, household goods, &c. Sale begins at 10 o'clock. Friday, April 5. Grant Baker, having sold his timber, and in tending to quit lumbering and farming, will sell at his residence on the road leading from McCon nellsourg to Fort Littleton, one mile north of Knobsville, horses, wagons, harness, she p, farming implements, &c. Sale begins at 10 o'clock a. m. A L. Wible, auctioneer. A Hancock man has tiled an ap plication in the U. S. Patent of fice for a patent on an animal trap. The invention is an auto matic trap for catching rats, mice, muskrats, minus, weasels, polecats, 'possums, and other an imals. The beauty about this trap is that it re sets itself after having been sprung. The num ber and variety of animals a man may tiucl 1 1 the trap next morn ing after having "set it to going" are ulv limited by the capacity of the trap to store them away. "In 1897 I had a stomach dis ease. Some physicians said Dys pepsia, somo Consumption. One sud I would not live until Spring. For four years I existed on boiled milk, soda biscuits, and doctors' prescriptions. I could not digest auythiug I ate; then I picked up one of your Almanacs and it hap peued to bo my life saver. I bought a fifty cent bottle of KO DOL and tho benefit I received from that bottle all tho gold in Georgia could not buy. In two months I went back to my work, as a machinist, and in three months I was well aud hearty. May you live lou and prosper." C.N. Cornell, Roding, Ga , H06 The abnvo Is only a sample of the great good that is done every where by Kodol For Dyspepsia. It is sold bore by Trout's drug store. DeWITT'S Sfflsj WITCH HAZEL SALVE, For Piles, Burnt. Sort. The News No Pure Drug Cough Cure Laws would ne need ed, if all Cough Cures were like Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure is and has been for 20 years. The Na tional Law now requires that if any poisons enter into a cough mixture, it must be printed on the label or package. For this reason mothers, and others, should insiston having Dr.Sboop's Cough Cure. No poison marks on Dr. Shoop's labels and none in the medicine, else it must by law be on the label. And it's not only safe, but it is said to be by those that know it best, a truly remark- I l m aoie oougn remeuy. raKe no chance, particularly with your children. Insist on having Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. Compare carefully the Dr. Shot p package with others and see. No poison markB there! You can always be on the safe side by demanding Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. Simp ly reluse to accent any other. Sold by Dickson's drug sUre. Subscribe for the "News, 'only $1.00 a year. Fulton County Bank, S5 -" ' (ORGANIZED IN MOT.) J 3 Vmr Cant. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. . This old and well known Financial Institution is now VJ permanently located in its new room in the A. V. Nace build ing. Large additions have been made to the CAPITAL STOCK and the number of Stockholders has been increased to PI K TEEN, which glvos all depositors a security of upward of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars. Tbe Fulton County Bank does a GENERAL BANK ING BUSINESS and extends every fa.vor to their patrons and friends, consistent with sound banking. W. H. NELSON, McConnellsburg, Pa. Cashier. Mrs. A. F. Little has just returned from the Eastern Cities alter having; spent two weeks there carefully selecting the finest line of Millinery ever brought to Fulton county. We have excelled all our past efforts in this wonderfully beautiful display of trimmed mil linery. We have a tine line of dress skirts, shirtwaists, Petticoats, Collars, Belts, Combs, Laces, and embroideries. In tact, we have everything to be found in a first class Millinery. We shall be pleased" to have you call and ex amine our goods. We give a fancy Hat Pin with every Hat. MRS. A. E. LITTLE. McConnellsburg. Opposite PostoMce. The GMollne Knglne is one of the most useful things a fanner can own. VMlh one of these useful machines he can saw wood, grind feed, shell corn, pump water, and many other things. f have just received a carload of wire fence. Anyone needing wire fence thiB spring will save money by calling to see my fi t.. . soon, as I have a complete line of Field. Poultry and Garden lei i I tin hands, different heights and weights. Also a nice lot of yard and lawn fence, the neatost and liest fence you ever saw. Pri s guaranteed just as cheap as tie cheapest. I have also n nice lot of wire Nails, Cut Nails. Bung Head NaiN Slating Nailr,, Wire Staples, all of which I an. selling a' just abou what you would have to pay if you were buying them wholesale. To anyone who is going to build it will pay you good money to come and see me before you get the hardware. Front ooor Mil Inside door locks Rim locks Mutt hinges Strap hinges llarn door hangers llarn door tr uck Trace chains Ilreast chains 'able chains I lead y miveti paint White load i Scoop shovels Dirt shovels Forks of all kinds Garden spades Garden Ttakt'S Simon s:iws, cross cut :in'l hand Distun suws.cros cut uml hand Double and single bit MM IMcks and grubbing hm-s Plumbing supplies. Mason bammcrs ('law hammers Shoeing hammers Hatchets Window glass Pure llax seed meal. Collar pads and collars Linseed oil Machine oil 1 1 1 'i , n n i f i Napping hummers I am closing out some Horse Blankets and Robes at a very low price. Come and see me if you want a bargain. Thanking those who have so liberally patronized me, and kindly soliciting the continuance of the same, I am Yours respectfully, Geo. IB. Aellott, McConnellsburg, Pa. G. W. REISNER & COMPANY.. BEFORE STOCK TAKING WE WILL OFFER ALL . . Heavy Goods at a Decided Reduction. IF YOU WAN 7 A GOOD Overcoat Or fl Heavy Suil, this is your time to save money. we will close our . . . LADIES', HISSES' AND CHILDREN'S COATS AT COST, and not an old Garment in the lot all new and ai lo-datc styles. We are now getting in oar Seersnckcrs and Summer Dress sirj 'for early serving. See them . GEO. W. REISNER & CO. If you are going to housekeeping this Spring or want to buy any Furniture be sure and see our line before you buy. We are prepared to show you the largest line of Furniture that has ever been in the County. We have a nice line of Iron Beds, Bedroom Suits, Kitchen Cabinets -yes, don't you want a Kitchen Cabinet? the handiest thing in the kitchen, the housekeeper' s Friend. Kitch en Chairs, Dining Chairs and Rockers. Gwe us a call. Thank ing the public for their past patronage and wishing a share of your future trade, we are yours for business. Thomas B. Stevens & Son, East of Postofficc McConnelteburg, Pa. Subscribe for the "News." only $ 1 .00 a year.