FULTON COUNTY NEWS
Published Every Thursday.
B. . PKOK, Editor and Proprietor
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
DECEMBER 3,1911"
Published Weekly. $1.00 per
Annum in Advance.
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WARFORDSBl'RO, R. R I.
Mr. Gilbert '0. Mellott and
family are visiting in the home of
Gilbert's parents, Ex Commis
sioner and Mrs. S. D. Mellott.
There is an unusual interest
among farmers along the route
Southwest of Pleasant Grove
church in the burning of lime.
At least a dozen farmers are
hauling stone preparatory to
burning lime for next spring's
cornplanting.
Hoy Barton, and Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Clark, Bedford county,
spent a few days last week visit
ing friends in this section.
Mrs. William Truax, who had
been very poorly, is improving.
Our neighbor Job Truax had
to butcher his hogs last week.
Tbey only weighed on an average
about three hundred pounds.
Job would like to bae made them
weigh live hundred, but corn got
scarce, and they did not seem to
do well on hay.
While Jacob PJessinger is in
his 9Cth year, he does not believe
in wasting his time, and is fre
quently seen wielding an axe on
the woodpile with all the vigor of
a boy.
Mrs. Ettie Cbaney and three
small children, of Fhntstone,Md.
are visiting Mrs. Cbaney 's fath
er, Mr. William Truax, of this
place. Mr. Truax has been very
sick for some time.
Our efficient mail carrier on
Warfordsburg R. D. 1, discover
ed on Thanksgiving day when
Uncle Sam grants all good car
riers a reprieve, that bis larder
was getting low and his corn
scarce, and he concluded to
butcher a couple of little pigs
which he had been keeping lor a
time of need. When they were
dressed he found that the six
teen-month-old "pig" cleaned
497 pounds,' and the eleven-
month-old "pig" cleaned 311
pounds. Sammy now has meat
to entertain his friends for some
time. Who can beat lit
ENID.
The teachers of the Valley
schools are at County Institute
this week. May it be a profita
ble time for them.
Miss Laura Edwards visited
relatives in Juniata from Thurs
day evening until Monday morn
lug and is attending County In
stitute in QuutiDgdon this week.
Warren Anderson and family
attended the funeral of his aunt,
Mrs. Keith, of Pittsburgh, who
was buried on Sunday at Broad
Top City.
B. R. Alexander who is em
ployed in Canada, is home for a
short time.
Mrs. Cheslu Mills and chil
dren are visiting relatives at
Breeze wood.
Harvey Cisney and family, of
Plumville, who have been visiting
the parental home, left for home
on Wednesday.
Reed Edwards visited relatives
in Saxton on Friday and Satur
day and attended the evangelistic
services, and on Sunday spent
the day with his sister at Defi
ance.
Edith and Pauline Anderson
are spending Institute week with
their parents at Kearney.
Mrs. L. Keith, of Trough Creek
Valley, is visiting relatives in the
Valley.
Mrs. Jane Weaverhng and
children, of Kearney, are visit
ing her brother Isaac Mellott for
a short time.
Mrs. L. Early is visiting her
mother Mrs. Rebcca Orth at Ft.
Littleton.
Rev. Weise and V. D. Schenck-,
dined with the latter's brother
J. M. Schenck, on Saturday.
No Doubt About That
T wouldn't say she la pretty," aald
the Simple Mug, aa the light-haired
woman of doubtful age banded her
money to the conductor, "but she la
passing fare."
Dally Thought
There la nothing good or evil Baft
in the will Eplctetua.
FORCE OF EXAMPLE
Somehow, ' Mrs. Bkmt's Object
Lesson DMrrY Work as It
Should Have Done.
By KEY CAMMACK.
Turning from a disgusted contai.
plation of the rubbish heap gracing
tho incipient luwn of the newly conJ
Btrucled cottage, Mrs. Blunt rapped,
ngain, more loudly. Well, Mrs. Ma-
lonoy." she aaid crisply to th an
gular slattern who at last opened tho
door, "aa you have paid no attention
to the two letters from tho Newtown
Village Improvement society, I hav
been delegated
"But, Mrs. Blunt, ma'am"
"Unfortunately, Mrs. Mahoncy, I
know only too well what excuses you
will make! Mrs. Blunts capable,,
well-gloved hand commanded silence.
"We have had them from a hoat of
others! I'lcaso allow me to finish.
Since you have not sufficient pride'
jn your village to remove this dia-'
graceful rubbish heap, I have been,
delegated by tho society to remove it
myself 1" Her jaw snapped deci-1
sively. "Plcaso don't interrupt The
officers of the Improvement society
are determined to prove to all resi
dents the sincerity of their strugg'r
to regenerate this shameless town.
We'
"But, Mrs. Blunt, ma'am,' plead
ed Mrs. Mahoney, twisting her apron
distressfully.
"Permit me!" broke in Mrs.
Blunt icily. "Since letters have
failed, we are determined to teach
through example. The upkeep of
the village should be your pride as
well es mine, Mrs. Mahoncy" her
reproving eye fixed the rusty, threes
legged stove and reprobate shoo
drunkenly crowning the conglom
erate heap "and I hope, after prov
ing to you that I am not ashamed to
be seen personally removing this
this eyesore and offense you will
follow my example.
"But Mrs. Blunt ma'am my
husband "
"It is too late for promises. If
your husband had really meant to
do anything, he would have an
swered our letters. I shall be back
at eleven with a cart, and I hope I
earnestly hope, Mrs. Mahoney--that
my eiample may Inspire in you a
little of that village pnde and com
munity of interest for which we are
working. With her head superla
tively high for, though responsible
for this radical suggestion, she felt
it necessary to counterbalance the ex
treme humility of its performance
Mrs. Blunt gathered her tailored
skirt about her, and moved in stately
fashion to the street Every line of
her retreating figure carried rebuke
to the open-mouthed, touslo-headcd
Irishwoman, and bade her reflect
upon tho sublimity of tho example
about to be set
Promptly at eleven she returned,
more practically clad; behind her a
pipe-sucking Ilibcrnian upon a
creaking cart Back of the cotton
laco curtains of the sacred parlor
Mrs. Mahoncy, her red arms glisten
ing with soapy water, peered curi
ously. Her patiently placating
mood of the morning was gone, for,
turning away, she hugged her rough
ened elbows and laughed. She would
have watched longer, but a speedily
resolved upon expedition, after Mrs.
Blunfs early call, had put her be
hind with her waaliing.
Her defection was more than
made up by tho attendance of a small
boy, whose shrill whistle changed
into a rude "Hi, Tubby, here's a
sight fer ye come on over I" to
which a second juvenile savage re
sponded speedily..
Mrs. Blunt found her awkward
handling of the unaccustomed spade
the target of a jeering criticism for
which she had not bargained. Her
famous eye, promptly focused upon
the offenders, failed to quench, In
stead, they grinned derisively, kicked
pebbles in unfeigned joy, spun upon
their calloused heels and snickered,
With tightened lips and a fine color
she applied herself to her wretched
task, almost wishing that the ladies'
of Newtown had continued to pass'
its shameful purlieus with averted
eyes. Once the eyes had actually
been turned upon their flaunting
raggedness, action had been impcra
tive. For the first timo the enthu
siastic supporter of progress found
its yoke heavy I
Stopping for a moment to wipe
her perspiring face, she glanced
toward the smugly curtained house,
The example had been in full work
ing order for full twenty minutes.
Was it possible that it could fail?
Was Mrs. Mahoney so ethically, so
clvically dead as to allow her to com
plete her sorry work alone? It
seemed she was. But if Mrs. Ma
honey were dead, then she Mrs.
Blunt should be ft modern Gabriel.1
Slie would finish her task oh, yes
but she would not leave without
sounding such a blast as would effect
ually wake her to repentance and
performance.
So resolving, Mrs. Blunt thrust a
moist handkerchief within her blouse
and valiantly grasped the relin-'
quished spado.
For twenty minutes more she
demonstrated her magnificent hero
ism, and provided a Koman holiday
for an increasing number of small
boys. Having In the first false en
thusiasm refused the driver's assist
ance, that Hibernian had betaken
himself to a leafy couch on the far
ther roadside, and she was, by now,
too outraged to summon thai permis
sible alleviation. Grimly she won
dered how the two vice-presidents,
.the secretary and the treasurer were
faring. The knowledge of their
comradeship sustained the presi-1
dent
At last only the drunken Btove re
mained. To cope with it single
handed was impossible. Grateful for
her defeat, she called the idly re
cumbent ono. Together they hoist
ed the rusty iron to the cart But
even as she sighed her satisfaction
with a gusty Cromwcllian piety, a
perfidious leg, abandoning its pre
tenso of stove allegiance, thudded
upon hor tender foot
Bobbed of even the least pale re
flex of satisfaction in achievement,
feeling only the sense of outrage and
the need to voice it sta waved the
cart away, turned from the defraud
ed urchins and marched to the house.
This time the door stood open,
disclosing Mrs. Mahoney idly rock
ing in the further room. The quiet
and peace of the scene did not enter
into tho bosom of Mrs. Blunt bhe
thrust an inimical foot across the
threshold. Not even the sight of
Mrs. Mahoney, suddenly alert, ad
vancing with a glass upon a tray,
placated her.
"I'm so glad ye shtepped inye
must be rale tired. Have a glass of
shrub wine do nowl encouraged
her would-be hostess.
Mrs. Blount waved her away. She
was silent from a plethora of words.
"Just as ye please," agreed Mrs.
Mahoney kindly, "but I wish ye'd try
it" Then, remembering, she
stepped aside, disclosing to Mrs.
Blunt an unmitigated gilt frame in
closing a ferocious crayon portrait
propped against a chair, in the ec
static contemplation of which Mrs.
Mahoney had been engaged. "It's a
beauty ain't it? The frame, I
mean," she murmured confidentially,
swaying from side to side, the tray
on ono flat hip, her eye roving con
tentedly over the admired corusca
tions. "I've been wanting it this
long time an' after ye'd been here
this momin' I jus' ran over to
Brown's with the two dollars Mike
left trie to have the yard cleaned up
with. It seta the head off fine don't
yetink?"
But Mrs. Blunt was not there to
be appealed to.
Gabriel had vanished, limping, and
Mrs. Mahoney, turning comfortably,
slept again. New York Press.
QUICK HOME BUILDING.
To roost families the thought of
moving day with its confusion and
discomforts, is anything but pleas
ant Not so to the native of Porto
Rico, where many families insist
upon having a new home once a year
and set aside on hour or so at the
end of each summer to gather mate
rial and construct a new winter res
idence. Four men can build a Forto
Hiean bark house in about 50 min
utes, spending half the time to
gather the material. Its four corner
posts are cut from the runk of a
fallen cocoa palm, a light frame of
saplings is built about them, and
the whole structure is covered with
flat pieces of the dried bark of a
royal palm, bound together with
strips of banana and cocoa fiber.
IT CERTAINLY DOES.
Bacon I see the annual rain and
snow fall of the United States is es
timated to weigh six trillion tons.
Egbert And sometimes after
shoveling off your walk it feels like
more than that, doesnt it?
HIS BAROMETER.
Odkins How can you tell that
this is going to be a strenuous win
ter? Bodkins Thafs easy! By the
size of my salary. Judge.
TESTED AND PROVEN.
There is a Heap of Solace in Being
Abie to Depend Upon a Well
Earned Reputation.
For months McConnellsburg
readers have aeen the constant
expression of praise for Doan's
Kidney Pills, and read about the
good work they have done in this
locality. What other remedy ev
er produced such convincing
proof of merit.
W. A. McKinnie,. N. Carlisle
St., Greencastle, Pa., says: "I
am only to glad to allow you to
use my name recommending
Doan's Kidney Pilly. I am a
strong friend of this remedy. 1
take Doan's Kidney Pills twice a
year and they keep my kidneys
normal and tone up my system.
There are no words too good for
me to say for Doan's Kidney
Pills."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
same that Mr. McKinnie had.
Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buf
falo, N. Y.
Advertisement.
Where Americans Fell Down.
Twenty thousand Germans sang
"Die Wacht am Rhine" to the accom
paniment of 20 bands. The Americans
who started were all right until they
got to "geachwertgekllrr.'' Chicago
Tribune.
Why It Failed.
Visitor "Why did your little paper
fall?" Bogvtlle Editor "Why, Mrs.
Chlnn, the village gossip, bad the
news spread through the town before
I could set up my type."
"Me and Another Gentleman."
A little boy, spending the summer In
the country, dictated this letter to his
father: "Dear pa, you ought to be
here with us. It's fine here. We went
out on the lake yesterday. Me aa'
another gentleman oared the boat"
Genuine Pity.
"Mr. and Mrs. Whlffer never have
any arguments." "How does that hap
pen?" "Mr. Whlffer won't argue."
"The poor woman!" Birmingham
Aje-Herald.
gi spent last Sunday in the home
of the latter's mother Mrs.
Georgo Regl.
Miss Janet Gobm and brother
Clarence spent Sunday with their
sister Mrs. Hunter Fraker at Ft.
Littleton.
Harvey Wible lost two fine helf
ers last week.
Removing a Cork.
To take a cork out of a bottle when
there Is neither a corkscrew nor a
knife at hund, stick two safety pins
together diagonally through the cork,
opposite to each other, liy pulling on
the upper part of the two pins you can
remove the cork easily.
We Should Worry.
If the country la being flooded with
counterfeit $50 notes ordinary cltl
zena do not know it Philadelphia
Ledger.
DUBLIN MILLS.
The "little folks" are glad it is
Institute week.
Rain is badly needed in this
vicinity.
Miss Lillian Miller is visiting
relatives in Bell wood.
The banquet was well attended
it the I. O. O. F. Hall at Three
Springs last Saturday evening.
Dan Fix and wife helped their
son James, butcher Friday at
Dane.
Jesse Miller and son Hare Id
siwed wood for A. F. Cutshall
l ist week one day.
Mrs Brint Miller spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. Jesse Miller.
Allen Cutchall and wife attend
ed the banquet at Three Springs
Saturday night.
Minnie Fix is employed at J.
R. Wible's near Dane.
Protracting meetings are be
ing held at Cromwell and Oak
Grove churches.
KN0BSVILLK.
Mr. William Snyder who has
been employed in Altoona for
some time, came home last week.
The stork visited in th6 home
of Harvey Wagner and left a fine
baby girl
Miss Oda Gutshall left Monday
for Woodvale where she will
spend the week with friends, and
relatives of that place.
Mrs. D H. Fore and Stella Re
Wanted, For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.
RATES One cent per word for each
Insertion. No advertisement accepted
for less than 15 cents. Cash must ac
company order,
For Sale: Pair of good mules;
or, will trade for good horse, or,
will sell a horse and keep mules.
Have too many.
Geo. N. Sipes,
10-29-14-tf Hustontown.
Lost. Robe, dark green on
one side and black on the other;
at Sideling Hill church or be
tween there and home. Am anx
ious to know who found it Si
las Mellott, Needmore, Pa. It
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Auction at Andover
Saturday, December 5:
Chance For Bargains.
N. M. Laidig will sell at public auction
at his store at Andover beginning at
IO o'clock, Saturday, December 5th.
3 new Iron Bedsteads and Springs,
12 sets of Gold Decorated Chinaware,
12 sets of Roger Bro. Silver Knives
and Forks, 12 sets of Table Spoons,
and 12 sets of Teaspoons, Shoes, Arc
tics, Rubbers, Notions, &c, &c.
Come early and make the best
day's work of your life.
Institute Week
A. F. LITTLE'S
BIG REDUCTION
For Institute Week.
A special reduction in all Millinery Goods durirg
INSTITUTE WEEK.
We also have 200 or more collars of 25 different
styles reduced from 15, 20 and 25c, now selling for
10c. each.
Yeb, we have a fine lot of belts, belt buckles, ho
siery, combs, barretts, bracelets and jewlery boxes,
and all ot these articles will be on sale Institute
week at 10 cents each.
Everybody is Welcome.
L W. FUNK
-:- DEALER IN -:-
High Grade Plain Pianos, paye
Pianos, Organs, Victrolas, Rec-
ords, and Professional Tu
ner, McConnellsburg,
Nothing adds more to the refinements of home than
good music. To have good music you must have a good
instrument. There are good bad and indifferent instru
ments, and to the unskilled eye they look much alike
The unprincipled dealer is likely to make you pay
first-class price for a fourth-class instrument. I have
lived in this county since my birth, I am a taxpayer and
in a position to make good any business transactions,
Buy your piano, organ, or victrola from me and if His
not all right you can come back at me.
There are families in every part of this county thai
have purchased instruments from me. Ask them aboui
me.
Perhaps you want to trade your organ for a Piano,
or Player Piano; or your Plain Piano, for a Player. See
me. Let's talk if over.
L. W. FUNK.
Esti
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100 Acre Farm in Union township, Fulton Coun
ty Pa.CGood frame house and bank barn and oth
er buildings, plenty of fruit and fine water. This
farm lays in sight of school, church, store and post
office, right along public highway.
175jAcres in Licking Creek township, new bam,
fair house, considerable meadow land and in fair
state of cultivation. One mile from school and
church. .
f 300 Acre Farm in Fulton County, Pa. One of the
finest in the County nearly all in grass, five miles
from railroad and near lime. Fine brick house and
large barn and other buildings. Right along main
highway. About 75 acres of excellent timber.
110 acre farm in Whips Cove, near Locust Grove,
- Pa., on State Road from Hancock to Everett. Well
watered and land in good condition. Good'eight
room house, bank barn and all necessary'outbuild
ings. This farm will be sold reasonable and on
easy terms.
Write for prices and particulars. We havemanj
other properties for sale and will be glad to show
them to you.
GEO. A. HARRIS,
REAL ESTATE,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
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