THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McOONNELLSBURQ, PA.
INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS
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CONDENSED FOR HURRIED READERS
Mr. and Mrs. John Lamaster,
of Lamaster, Franklin county,
spent last Tuesday and Wednes
day' with Mrs. Lam aster's fath
er, Daniel E. Fore.
Any person interested in the
purchase of a Steam Threshing
or Sawmill outfit should read M.
L. Peck's advertisement found
elsewhere in this paper.
Coffee, 2 lbs. 25 cents; Golden
dried peaches, 3 lbs. 25 cents;
hominy. 3 lbs. 10 cents; Irwin
Blend coffee, best in town, 25
cents all at The Irwin Store.
Anderson Mellott and his little
daughter Pearl, of Belfast town
ship, were shopping in town last
Friday. They belong to our big
list of paid-in-advance subscrib
ers. Some people will kick on in
creased railroad fares becauseit
will hinder them from going to
some big city and buying goods
that they will afterward want to
return.
After having visited his broth
er Jonathan, near St. Thomas,
Franklin county, and his cousins,
in McConnellsburg, N. H. Peck
returned to his home at Need
more last Friday afternoon.
Mr. G. F. Naugle, near Burnt
Cabins, was in town last Satur
day arranging for the advertising
of his sale which will take place
on the 4th of March. Mr. Nau-
gle intends to move on to a small
er farm.
Mr. S. E. Peck, of Vicksburg,
Mich., who had been spending a
month in McConnellsburg, on ac
count of the illness of his broth
er Wilson, left Monday afternoon
for Bedford on his return trip to
Michigan.
Merchant and Mrs R. C. Dix
on, of Needmore, took a sleigh
ride in a buggy to McConnells
burg and returned last Saturday.
Mr. Dixon says there is plenty of
snow for sledding if it were prop
erly distributed.
' R. M. Cline and L. W. Funk
took a run down to New York
City last week and paw the great
New York Automobile Show.
Mr. Cline says the Overland Com
pany had the place of honor in
the Show, and put up a great ex
hibition. x
T. 11. Walters, R. II. Walters,
and Clarence E. Akers, of Akers
ville, and J. B. Walters, of Six
mile Run, were in town yester
day attending to business con
nected with the settlement of the
estate of William H. Walters,
deceased.
GeorgeBrant and SteveTenley,
two Franklin county stock deal
ers, were in this connty this
week looking after cattle. These
gentlemen vill have a public sale
of live stock at ihe home of Mr.
Brant, near Williamson on Tues
ot next week at which time 55
head of fine stock will be dispos
ed of. If you attend the sale get
off the train at Invernay.
H. C. Miller, of Burnt Cabins,
and Edward Brown, of Fort Lit
tleton, were traveling together
last Saturday, and the former
gave us a dollar which he had
been commissioned to spend in
subscription for "the newsiest
McConnellsburg newspaper;" in
consequence, Mrs. F. G. Mathias,
McCune, Kansas, was added to
our big family of readers.
Hon. George B. Mellott spent
Monday and Tuesday of last week
in Harrisburg attending the open
ing of the . General Assembly.
The speaker of the House, chief
clerk, and resident clerk, were
selected, and a recess was then
taken until Monday, January 18.
On January 19, the new governor
will be inaugurated, and then
the legislature will "get down to
business" for the remainder of
the term.
teyan's Optical Dates
Ft. Littl ton, Jan. 15 a m.
Burnt Cabins, Jan 15 p. m.
McConnellshurp, Jan. 19 and 20
liunyan The Optician.
NOTICE.
I hereby give notioa that Emma
Yeakle, my wife has left my bed and
board; and I will not pay any debts
con'ructed by her.
l-l4-3t. Jacob Yeakle.
Wheat Holding Its Own.
Grain has been performing all
kinds "f stunts during the past
Wi k. The advance was checked,
aim nn Tuesday, 1 he pnoe in Mer
cerciU k du pp 1 Oactc to $125.
On Wednesday.' advanced 2 cent
and sold for $1 27, with prospects
for a higher market Thursday.
On Tuesday wheat sold as high
as $1 40 in the West, and brought
from f 1 85 to 38 in Philadelphia
Corn is worth about 75 cents a
bushel in Philadelphia, and not
any more than that price in Chi
cago. Illiteracy Disappearing.
Not more than 15 out of every
1,000 children from 10 to 14 years
of age in the United States are
unable to read and write, accord
ing to statistics announced Tues
day by the federal bureau of
education.
An analysis of the figures show
that in 1900 there were 42 out of
every 1,000 children between the
ages of 10 and 14 who were illit
erate. This number had been
reduced to 22 in 1910 and to 15
in 1914.
Banks Elect Directors.
The annual meeting of the
sfc'ckho'rfe'M of our local banks
met in li e" respective banking
rooms on 1 uv day afternoon, and
elected dire.U. s to serve during
the ensuing year. Those elected
for the Fulton County Bank were
Hon. Geo. B. Mellott, S. II. Cro
mer, Oliver Hill, i). A. Nelson,
Geo. A. Harris, John A. Irwin,
A. U. Nace, W. Scott Palmer, W.
MTComerer, D. A. Washabaugh,
and C R. Spanglcr.
The Fulton County Bank, which
bes,an business 3 years ago with
a capital of $r0,C00, on January
4th, declared a cash dividend ol
$3,000.00, it being 6 per cent, on
tue par value of the stock,set over
$5,000 00 to the surplus fund, and
left standing to undivided profits
over $1500 00. ' The surplus of
the bank is now $22,000 00.
The directors elected for The
First National Bank were John
P. Sipes, B. Frank Henry, Peter
Morton, D. L Gnsainger, John
A. Henry, S. W. Kirk, Tobias
Glazier, D. W. Gress and Dr. J.
W. Mosser.
The First National Bank was
opened for business on the first
day of April, 1900, with a capital
of $25,000. Since that tune the
management has earned enough
out of the business to pay the
stockholders 6 per cent, on the
original stock, pay all expenses,
and have a surplus left to the
credit ot the stockholders . of
more than $30,000.
The Sabbath Association.
The Fulton County Sabbath As
sociation held its County Conven
tion, on last Sabbath evening in
the School Auditorium with a full
house. The officers chosen for
the year are as follows: Presi
dent, Geo. W. Hays; Vice Presi
dent, B. W. Peck; Secretary, J.
L. Grove; Treasurer, Harry M.
Johnston, with a revised Execu
tive Committee as follows from
McConnellsburg, Geo. W. Reis
ner, A. U. Nace and R. E. Peter
man; Ayr township, Geo. W.
Glenn; Bethel, H. K. Markley;
Belfast, Job P. Garland; Dublin,
E. E. Fraker; Brush Creek, Amos
Hixon; Licking Creek, Edward
Croft; Tod, David Kelso; Taylor,
Michael Laidig; Thompson, Oliver
Hill; Union, G. G. Geinger;Wells,
W. L. Cunningham.
All the ministers in- the county
wee earnestly requested to give
at least one day in their pulpits
during the year to the claims of
the Christian Sabbath, and every
congregation or Sabbath School
is asked to send in an offering to
the Secretary for the mainten
ance of this Sacred Institution.
The Secretary was authorized to
draw orders on the treasury in
favor of the Pennsylvania State
Sabbath Alliance whenever the
treasury will justify it. The ad
dress of the evening was force
fully 'delivered by Rev. J. V.
Royer on the theme "The
Things that work against the
Sabbath, and How to Overcome
them." The address commanded
the attention of all. An offering
amounting to $3.46 was taken for
the work. This is a Great Cause.
Let every Christian give it his or
her earnest support.
J. L. Grove, Sec'y.
Mr. Jonathan P.. Peck and
daughter Miss Blanche O. Peck,
near St. Thomas, Franklin coun
ty, spent last Saturday with
I friends in McConnellsburg.
LIFE STORY IN VERSE.
Away down in the hills of the Keystone state,
Where men grow tall, and women grow straight,
There lives a man, near fourscore years,
Who has lived and labored midst sorrow and tears;
But he has been a man whose upright ways,
Has made him a power through all his days.
On battle field in days gone by,
Where cannons shook the smouldering sky,
He offered his life for his country's good,
And midst death and fury he bravely stood
And proven by his courage and faithful life,
What a man should do in his country's strife.
Some joy in sin he early found.
But was called the gospel trump to sound,
His parents poor, they had not taught him then,
To read his Bible, or to use his pen;
But feeling that he must go forth to preach.
He considered nothing beyond his reach,
And so I answered quickly "here am I" s
To do my best I shall always try.
In melting tones his youthful voice would rise
And soon with broken hearts and weeping eye3,
Men and women, old age, and youth,
Would gather round him to learn the truth.
His strong clear tones with trumpet sound
Awaked the sinner from his sleep profound,
Convinced him he was on the downward way
And taught him how to weep, repant and pray,
He traveled o'er mountains he rode through the rain,
Swam his horse through the waters his appointments to gain.
He conveted no silver nor cared for earth's gold,
But humbly tried to lead men to the fold.
He preached with great power, and God blessed his word
For he wielded the truth as a soldier his sword.
No soft sheeny words from his lips ever fell,
Though the story of love he would tenderly tell,
He would warn men and women to flee from their sin
Giving proof beyond doubt they might all enter in;
He told of a heaven so full of good cheer,
That no one who heard him, desired to stay here.
He told of a hell so dark and so deep,
That men cried for mercy, and women would weep
He would point to the Lamb that for sinners was slain,
And plead with all men to allow him to reign;
And when they would sing, and the people entreat,
Great crowds of poor sinners would kneel at his feet;
And the power of the Lord would descend in its might,
And praises and shouting would last through the night.
His home has been open by night and by day,
And the needy was never turned empty away;
Food, clothing, and money, he freely bestowed,
Because he loved men, and would honor his Lord.
Of hunger and cold, disappointment and care,
His life has been fully even more than his share.
Bvt the day of his labor and toil will soon end,
And the angels of God in numbers descend;
And the loved ones from heaven will come to his door,
And take him away where he'll sorrow no more:
And he'll bask in a world of endless delight,
Where God is the sun, and the Lamb is the light.
Would you know who I mean by all I have said,
Whose picture I've drawn, whose stjry I've read;
Then lest while I tell of a man strong and brawny
Whose name spelled in full is John Henry Barney.
The Nimble Dollar.
The old time merchants used
to buy half a year's supply of a
given article at a time. He lock
ed up all his own money and all
he could borrow in his goods. If
he turned his whole stock in a
year, he might be doing fairly
well.
To-day it is the ambition of live
business men to turn their capital
oftener. A five per cent, mar
gin on sales under the old system
was not a living profit. Under
the modern system of quick sales,
it should yield a handsome re
turn. The one means by which this
modern idea can be realized is by
persistent advertising, reason
ably proportioned as a necessary
part of regular expenses.
The amount of- business that a
store does is in proportion to the
persistence with which it solicits
business. Consequently the store
that advertises is the store that
turns its capital frequently. Such
a merchant does not need to get
as much of a profit on each sale
as the slow turning store does.
Wherefore it pays the public to
patronize the stores that adver
tise because they can afford to
sell cheaper.
Hay For Hogs.
It is still hard for some folks
to consider clover, alfalfa or soy
Lean hay a good hog feed. To
day I put fresh alfalfa hay in the
rack and watched 45 shotes line
up like sheep to eat it. They
seem to like alfalfa better than
any p'ther of the legumes and
some tests have shown that rath
er profitable .gains have been
made on a corn.and alfalfa hay
ration. Tankage and oil meal
and middlings are high-priced
and along with this winter's corn
prices will make expensive
enough gains. Nice bright well
cured alfalfa, clover or soy bean
hay will help to cut down the use
of costly feeds. It is not good
business to buy something that
can be more profitably raised at
home. R. A. Hayne, in Nation
al Stockman and Farmer. .
Subscribe for the "News' only
$1.00 a year.
The Merchant and his Credits.
A traveling salesman was re
marking the other day that he
had sold the usual quantity of
goods the past few months, in
spite of the war and other de
pressing causes. But he had
found many of his customers hard
up because of the unusual num
ber of requests for credit It
was his opinion that in both good
and bad times the American peo
ple are getting in too easy going
habits about payment of bills.
It is not always the hard press
ed workingman on short time
who dodges tne bill collector the
most actively. Many of the well
to do are habitually slow pay.
They make requests for further
accommodation with the air of
conferring a lordly favor.
When the victim of ill health
or other misfortune asks for a
bill of goods on trust, it i3 often
practically a request of charity.
The merchant fails to see why he
should carry the whole burden of
the community's misfortunes. So
he charges up to his whole trade
the expense of bad debts. Thus
the frugal and thrifty, who may
live even parsimoniously, are
compelled to pay for luxuries for
the extravagant
There are of course some ap
plications for credit that are legi
timate. Peopl have to take
risks, start out on new ventures
with small capital, seek better
positions, or industry would stag
nate. If fortune goes wrong,
creditors must wait a reasonable
time. But when people on wa
ges or salary bank on their
dreams, they commonly go broke.
Many people, finding a ten dol
lar bill in their pockets, feel san
guine, step high, and send the
tradesman's wagons hustling
with deliveries to their homes.
The fact that the old accounts
are due is forgotten.
' 'The best New Year's resolu
tion i3 to pay every debt you poS'
sibly can even if you have to
wear your old clothes" to church."
Thus concluded the salesman
whose remarks suggested these
reflections, and he was right
BANNER SALVE
Reisners' Latest.
Substantial Reductl
From this time on we will sell any Ladies' Misses' or Child's v
substantial reduction. We want to make a
CLEAN SWEEP
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ment of strictly up-to-date Coats in price runnint,KiDNCT
from $1.50 to $20.00. SJ&r'y.
CUT THE PROFIT
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We will cut the profit out of Men's Overcoats. We have quite a lot of them, and ;
the season is unfavorable, we propose to get rid of them. If you want a bar
gain in a strictly first-class Overcoat come in quick, and we will
give you the happiest surprise of your life.
Men's, Boys' and Youth's Suits
A splendid line of Men's, boys' and Youth's Suits, at any price consistenUwith quality.
A large line of Dress Goods in wool, silk or cotton. Prices in theselines
LOWER THAN EVER
Flannels and Blankets thus far, have sold well, because people know our wool blankets
are STRAIGHT ALL WOOL
Notions and Fancy Articles
We have a splendid line of Notions, Fancy Articles, and Fancy Pieces to work, with the
cotton and silk to do the work.
SHOES-LOTS OF THEM
at the old prices yet. See our shoes. We can save you good money on shoes. Try us.
G. W. REISNER & CO.
Sweet Clover.
So much is being said in favor
of sweet clover for poor land,
that we cannot refrain from pass-'
ing it along, Sweet clover is un
known to a majority of Fulton
county people, and in states
where it is known, it has been
considered a nuisance. It is a
coarse, bushy kind of plant when
it grow3 singly; but when grown
in sod it is fine enough in stem
for good hay. In places where
grass is an object, it is rapidly
finding favor. It ha3 the power
to grow on very poor land, and
at the same time, it is so strong
a feeder on nitrogen drawn from
the air, that it enriches the soil.
The bacteria developed by this
plant is the same as that of al
falfa; hence, two or three years'
growth of sweet clover will in
oculate the soil sufficiently to in
sure a "catch" of alfalfa, if de
sired. Instead of now being con
sidered a weed and a nuisance,
great areas of sweet clover have
been sown i n sections where good
spring pasture is needed. Like
silage, cattle do not seem to like
to eat it at first; but they become
very fond of it after nibbling at
it for two or three days.
M. R. SHAFFNER,
Attorney at Law,
Office on Square,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
All legal bus.ness nd collections entraated
will eoelTe oreful and prompt attention
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L W. FUNK
-:- DEALER IN -:-
High Grade Plain Pianos, Player
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 a
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 it is
not all right you can come back at me.
There are families in every part of this -county that
have purchased instruments from me. Ask them about
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 it over.
L. W. FUNK.
W. M. COMERER,
agent for
IHbGEISER MANUFAC
WRING COMPANY,
BURN 7 CABINS. PA.
or the sale of Traction and
Portable Engines, Gaso
line , Separators, Clo
rer Bailers, Saw
mills, Sc.
Engines on hand all
the time.
Western Maryland Railway Ccuy s
In EfToct September 27, 1914.'
Trains leave Hnnoock as follows:
No. 71 40 a, m. (dully) forCumnerlund. Pitts
burKh mill west, ulao West Virginia
points.
No. 8-3.3H a. m. for HnRrrstown, Gcttysburc,
Hanover, York uml Ualtlmore.
No, I 8.S0 a. m. (dally except Kunduyl Ex
press for Cumberland and Interuiediu'.e
points. ,
No. 4 9.07 a. m. (dally except Sunday) Fx
rrewi for Haircrstown, Cicttyburir
limover. RiiUiiiMire and iiitcrun-iliu e
ftolnts. New York, Philadelphia, Vah
nglon, etc.
No, 8 ttf p.m. (dally) Western Express for
Cumberland, West Virginia points and
the West.
No. ! 8.07 p. m. (dally) Express for Hacers
town, Waynesboro, ChumbeniburK,
Frederick. Baltimore, New York, Phil a-
A. L. WIBLE
Auctioneer, McConnellsburg, Pa.
' Prompt attention to all business In this
line. He may be found at his home on
West Water street where he oonduets a
barber, and shoemcndlng shop. 5-21-tI