THE FULTON COUNTY NIW8, McCONNKLLBBUlO, FA'. " INTERESTING PARAGRAPHS Twelve head of fat steers sold to New York butchers last week at $10.75 per cwt. . Misses Mildred Glazier and Dorothy Kirk, of the Cove, spent a day this week in the home of Mrs. Grace Bender. After having closed his school at Princeton, N. J., Mr. Russell Nelson spent five weeks at Ocean City. He came home last Satur day. Mrs. D. F. Trout entertained a company of her lady friends at the Bungalow in Trout's woods on Tuesday and Wednesday af ternoons. D. D. Hann, of Belfast town ship, was in town Tuesday. In cidentally, he was getting signers to his petition for sheriff of Ful ton county. W. C. Patterson and wife, went to Pen Mar Thursday of last week, for a stay of a week or ten days to help Mr. Patterson regain his health. Mrs. Margaret Johnston, of Ayr township, went to Newville, Cumberland county, last Satur day to visit her son Robert. She returned Tuesday. In sending a dollar for the News, Wm. N. Stewart, of Tren ton, N. J., says "Can't get along without it" William and wife are coming home soon. Miss Annie Buckley, of Fort Littleton, went to Chambersburg yesterday to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Karper for a week at their summer cottage at Cale donia. Misses Grace and Mary Rohm, of Belmore, Ind., are spending the summer in Pennsylvania. They are at present guests in the home of Mrs. E. M. Lodge, north Second street Harry Reisner, one of Hagers town's leading business men, spent the time from Saturday un til Monday, in the home of his brothers Jacob and George in McConnellsburg. Miss Jean Johnston came home from Shippensburg Normal last Friday evening for the summer vacation. Five minutes after her arrival she was whisked away in an auto to a picnic. Prof. Ernest M. Gress, a form er McConnellsburg High School principal, but now principal of one of Pittsburgh's schools, is, with his family, spending his an nual summer vacation among friends in this county. Mr. Benson Akers, of Sideling Hill, took advantage of the wet weather to make a business trip to McConnellsburg yesterday in his car. He says many farmers have a 50-bushel an acre oats crop that will be entirely lost if the wet weather lasts a few days longer. . Mrs. Charles Johnston and lit tle son Walker, of Ayr township, left Tuesday for Sheridan Lake, Colo., for a month's visit in the home of her parents and other relatives in the West Mrs. John ston came to the Cove five years ago and this is her first visit to her old home. Runyan The Optician. Will be a Burnt Cabins, Monday, August 9 pm. . Hustontown, Tuesday, Aug. 10th Wells Tannery, Wednesday, Au gust 11th New Grenada, Thurday, August 12th Broadtop, Friday, Aug. 13th Saxton, Saturday, Aug. 14th Three Sprines, Friday, Aug 20th "Shade Gap, Tuesday, Aug. 24th. a m. Neelyton, Tuesday, Aug. 24th. p. m. Probably last trip to Wells Tannery this season. Church Notices. The Harvest Meeting will be held in the Dunkard church at peasant Ridge beginning at 2 p. dock on August 14th and con- nuing on the 15th. Kev. G. S. B&tzel will be with us. Come everybody and fill the house. Preaching in the Presbyterian tnurcti net Sunday morning at 10:30 and at Hebron in the after noon at 2:30. LpArlota r,f i-Yia TTninn T.own fcerviepa ronnoot- that oil nnma in time to be seated before 7 o'clock n order that no time be lostl be fore beginning. These services feem" popular on hot evenings, DUt as the days shorten, darkness ""nes on before closing time, un less started promptly. , Elder H. H. Lefferts, of Lees "Wg. Va.. will nrpnoh At Nprl Saturday, August 14th and ounaay at Sideling Hill Bap nsu church at ten o'clock. NO PEASON fOR IT When McConnellsburg Citizens Show a Way. TIito ran ho no rr-nson why any i cuder of this who suffers the tortures of an .-.chiag back, the annoyance of urinary disorders, the pains and dangers of kidney itls will lail to hoed tho words of a neighbor who has found relief. Kead what a McUonnellsburg cit izen says: John P. Conrad, deputy post master, Main St, McConnells burg, says: "I had terrible pains across my back and 1 didn't sleep well at nieht. 1 was verv ner vous and when I got up in the morning 1 was more tired than when I went to bed. Finally I read of Doan's Kidnev Pills. I gave them a trial. They helped me immediately, Before long my bank was free from pain." LASTING RELIEF. On December 10, 1913, Mr.Con rad said: "I havent needed any remedy for backache or kidney trouble since Doan's Kidney Pills cured m." Price 50c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask tor a Kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Conrad had. Foster Mil burn Co , Props., Buf falo, N. Y. Advertisement. HUSTONTOWN. The Buahmeeting was well at tended. Those of our farmers who have threshed rcro,,f a splendid yield. Mrs. Koyer Kice and Miss Cla ra Laidig of Jeannette, are spend ing a few days in the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. U. Laidig. Miss Marie Wible and Miss Edna Taylor of Three Springs, spent last week with relatives in Hustontown. . .Hike Keller took a day off Monday and went fish ing and got a good wetting. ..II. E. Chesnutleft Monday noon for Pittsburgh expecting to return Friday. . . In making the trip from liustonlown to McUonnellsburg in an automobile last Saturday, the Dudley Base Ball team ran down an old goose belonging to Johnnie Martz Some t runners; they are. The following is the line-up and score of the game be tween Hustontown and Dudley last baturday. Hustontown Dudley E. Keebaugh If Weisharger It. Fraker lb Hess Iieeder 3b Burns Chesnut c Hoover Barton 2b Houk, W. Wink p Uoulc, C. Sipes cf Riley B Fraker as Reed - W Keebaugh rf Black Hustontown won by 6 3. DL'PLN MILLS. Prof, and Mrs. E M. Gress of E dgewood Park, and three little girls La Rue, Margaret and Dor othy, are spending the monihs of July and August principally at this place. They are also visit ing friends and relatives in Wells Valley, Hustontown and McCon nellsburg. . .Eugene, son of Mr and Mrs. Richard Miller, of Wooster, Ohio, la visiting his grand parents Mr. and Mrp. Wil ham Miller. . . lirint Miller and wife visited friends at Alexandria He also spent some time at State College, Center County, Pa The Bushmeeting at Hustontown has been somewhat of an attrac tion the past ten days. ..Fred and William, sons of Jacob Miller formerly of this place, were visit ing grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller, recently. Fred ex pects to start for the Exposition at San Francisco soon. 11a is a graduate of Uaive rsity of Penn sylvania. Although only 25 years of age, he has a position at $1850 a year. Willis a graduate of Al toona High School and expects to attend University soon. ..Mrs. Henry Huston, of Pittsburgh, is visiting friends In this vicinity. ENID. Miss Bessie Willett who is spending her vacation at the Pan ama Exposition and visiting rela tives in the far west, will return in time to begin her work in the Akron public schools. ..Miss Marian Edwards will teach again at Defiance, Miss Laura at Wood, and Reed has been elected princi pal of the North Point schools. ..Abram Chi I cote, a former resi dent of the Valley, is visiting rel ati ves here for a short time. . . J. M. and C. M. Schenck have sold their threshing outfit to Black Bros., of Clay township, Hun tingdon county. ..Mrs. Nettie Thornley, of Philadelphia, visited her brother, A. S. Edwards, for a few days. . . Miss Reba Earley is visiting relatives at Three Springs this week. ..James Woodcock and sister Ruth spent Saturday with their sister, Mrs. David Knepper, in Taylor town ship. . .The raspberry crop was very good in the Valley. Over 200 bushels were sold, making a nice return to those who had berry patches. Miss Joan Morton left last Sun day for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Lem Hendershot in Maryland. Before returning she will visit Washington, D. C, Cumberland, and Johnstown. REISNERS. AT COST! ALL OUR SUMMER DRESS GOODS MUST GO. We Want You can buy a splendid Flaxon lor 10 cents that sold for 12 and 15 cents; the 20c Crepe for 15c. and the 15c at 12 cents. For Ladies and Misses. A lot of White Waists that sold for $1 50 $1.75 are going now for $1 00. Many of thorn cost more. A splendid waist for 48 cents. Still some whito and light dresses for Ladies and Misses and Chil dren. What is left will be cut still more. $3 dresses for Ladies and Misses now go ing at $2 00; and the 2 dollar ones for $1.25. LOW SHOES. Last week moved a lot of them, but we still have some at from 75c. up. You can suit yourself here at a price. Geo. W. Reisner Mo. 0PA0A.j0ji,0j. Your Peace of Mind II Your peace of mind depends upon freedom from worry. An account with a good strong na tional bank, strictly under federal controll, such as this bank, gives you is a feeling of assurance that will drive away worry. We would like to talk to you about opening an account with us. First National Bank of McConnellsburg, Pa. The BANK that made it possible for you to re-, ?j ceive INTEREST on your savings. SC 2 XT,0X0X0 010X 0 0l0M0tf0 Miff i n'vf III PllKi JllrUI'.U.l I H&mmml'i "" "l5T" Is Your Kitchen A Living Furnace? Madam, there's absolutely no reason why it should be.' You don't have to put up with this another minute. Instead of roasting yourself to death over a stove that sheds heat like the sun at high noon in August, get an oil stove that sends the heat right to the vessels you want heated and not all over tho kitchen. Go today and buy a NEW PERFECTION SSvf and you're buying cooking comfort and economy. You cut out that "tired feeling ' caused by the ash pan, the coal scuttlo and wood splitting, and that's a relief to any woman who has two or three meals to prepare every dav. You get a stove that is ready for instant use because it lights (ike fas and regulates like gas and, with the separate oven and tireless cooker, is equal to a gas Btove la cooking power. You can broil, bake, fry. roast, boil, heat water for wash day and irons for ironing day. And you're saving money every minute it's not in use. Just stop In at your local dealer's and ask him to show you the New Perfection Oil Cook Stove and see the perfected oil reservoir. . the regulated flame control, the combustion chimneys that prevent Btnoke and smelt and the improved wick that outlasts the ordinary) kind. You'll be surprised to learn how decidedly safe, sane, saving and satisfying this cook stove really is. 7 THE ATLANTIC REFINING CO. Philadelphia Pittsburgh Bttt rcauta art obtained by otlng Rayolight Oil The Room. 0.i0 . ixi -K0 .. i 0 000000r0100r00 IJKOrOSISD AMENDMENTS TO Villi CONSTITUTION Bt'U MITTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOH THEM APPROVAL OH REJECTION, li THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OP THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU ANCE OF ARTICLE XV11I OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One. A JOINT P.ESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section one, article eight of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Be It resolved by the Senate and Houho of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania In Gener al Assembly met, Thuf the following amendment to the Constitution o Pennsylvania be, and the same Is hereby, proposed, In accordance with the eighteenth article thereof: That section one of article eight, which reads as follows: "Section 1. Every male cUIzpd twenty-one years of age. possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elections, sub lect, however, to such laws requiring and regulallng the registration of elec tors as tho General Assembly may en act: "First. He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. "Second. He shall have resided In tho State one year (or, having prevl ously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he shall have removed therefrom and returned, then six months) immediately preced ing the election. "Third. He shall have resided in the election district where he shall offer to vote at least two months Im mediately preceding tho election. "Fourth. If twenty-two years of age and upwards, he Bhall have paid within two years a State or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least two months and paid at least one month before the election," be amend ed so that the same shall read as fol lows: Section 1. Every citizen, male or female, of twenty-one years of ago possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled to vote at all elec Uons, subject, however, to such laws requiring and regulating the registra tion of electors as tho General Assem bly may enact: First He or she shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. Second. He or she shall have resid ed In the State ono year (or, having previously been a qualified elector or native-born citizen of the State, he or she shall have removed therefrom and returned, then six months) Immedi ately preceding the election. Third. He or she shall have resid ed In the election district where he or she shall offer to vote at least two months Immediately preceding the election. Fourth. If twenty-two years of age end upwards, be or she shall have paid within two years a State or coun ty tax, which shall have been assess ed at least two mouths and paid at least one month before the election. Fifth. ' Wherever the words "he," "bis," "him," and "himself" occur In any section of article VIII of this Constitution the same shall be con strued as If written, respectively, "he or she," "his or her," "him or her," end "himself or herself." A true copy of Jolut Resolution No. 1. CYRUS E. WOODS. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section eight ot article nine of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania. Section. 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania In General Assembly met, That the following Is proposed as an amend ment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, In ac cordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Amend section eight, article nine of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol lows: "Section 8. The debt of any coun. ty, city, borough, township, school dis trict, or other municipality or Incor porated district, except as herein pro Vlded, shall never exceed seven pel centum upon the assessed value ol the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district la cur any new debt, or Increase its in debtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed val uatlon of property, without the assent of the electors thereof at a public elec tlon In Biich manner as shall be pro vided by law; but any city, the debl of which now exceeds seven pei centum of such assessed valuation may be authorized by law to Increase the same three per centum. In the ag gregatc, at any one time, upon such valuation, except that any debt oi debts hereinafter Incurred by the city and county of Philadelphia for tb construction and development of sub ways for transit purposes, or for th construction of wharves and docks, oi the reclamation of land to be used la the construction of a system ol wharves and docks, as public improve ments, owned or to be owned by said city and county of Philadelphia, and which shall yield to the city and county of Philadelphia current nel revenues In excess of the Interest on said debt or debts, and the annual In stallments necessary for the cancella tion of said debt or debts. May be ex eluded in ascertaining the power ol the city and county of Philadelphia to become otherwise Indebted: Provid ed, That a sinking fund of their can cellation shall be established and maintained." so that It Bhall read as follows: Section 8. The debt of any county, city, borough, township, school dis trict, or other municipality or Incor porated district, except as herein pro vided, shall never exceed seven per centum upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein, nor shall any such municipality or district in cur any new debt, or Increase Us In debtedness to an amount exceeding two per centum upon such assessed valuutlon ot property, without the cousent ot the electors thereof at a public elect.on In such manner ae Bhall be provided by law; but any city, the debt of which on the first day of January, one thousand eight buudrod and seventy-lour, exceeded soven per centum of such assessed valuation, and has not since been re duced to less than such per centum, may be authorized by law to Increase the same three per centum in the ag gregate, at any one time, upon such taluatlon. The cjty of PhJJadelphJaj u'poif "Tho conditions TieriTuaTter' tCt forth, may Inert-use Its indebtedness to the exteut ot three pur centum iu excess of seven per ceutum upon such assessed valuntlon for the speclllc purpose of providing for all or any of the following purposes, to w'i: For the construction and Improve ient ol subways, tunnels, railways. 1 iled railways, and other transit iai....us; for the construction and Improvement of wharves and docks and for thu re clamation of land to be used In the construction of wharves and docks, owned or to be owned by said city. Buch Increase, however, shall only be mode with the assent of the electors thereof at a public election, to be held In such manner as shall bo pro vided by law. in ascertaining the bor rowing capacity of said city of Phil adelphia, at any time, there shall be excluded from tho calculation a cred it, whpre the work resulting from any previous expenditure, for any one or more of the specific purposes herein above enumerated shall be yleldlnx to said city an annual current net rev enue; the amount ot which credit (hall be ascertained by capitalizing the annual net revenue during the year Immediately preceding the time of surh ascertainment. Such capitaliza tion shall be accomplished by ascer taining tho principal omount which would yield such annual, current net revenue, at the average rate of Inter est, and sinking-fund charges payable upon the Indebtedness Incurred by said city for such purposes, up to tho lime of such ascertainment. The method of determining such amount, so to be excluded or allowed as a credit, may be prescribed by the Gen eral Assembly. In incurring Indebtedness, for sny one, or more of Bald purposes of con struction, Improvement, or reclama tion, the city of Philadelphia may Is sue its obligations maturing not later than fifty years from the date tnereor, with provision for a sinking-fund suf ficient to retire said obligation at ma turity, the payments to such sinking fund to be In equal or graded annual Instalment. Such obligations may be In an amount sufficient to provide for and may Include the amount of the In terest and sinking-fund charges accru ing and which may accrue thereon throughout the period of construction and until the expiration of one year after the completion of the work for which said Indebtedness shall have been Incurred; and said city shall not be required to levy a tax to pay said Interest and sinking-fund charges, as required by section ten of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, until the expiration of said period of sno year after the completion of such work. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. CYRUS E. WOOD3. Secretary ot the Commonwealth. Number Three. ' A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to section twenty-one of article three of the Constitution ot Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives jf the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania In General Assembly met. That the following amendment to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania be, and the same Is hereby, proposed, In accordance with Uie eighteenth article thereof: Amend section twenty-one, article three of the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: "No act of the General Assembly shall limit tho amount to be recovered or injuries resulting In death, or for Injuries to persons or property, and in case of death from such Injuries, the right ot action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe (or whose benefit such action shall be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe iny limitations of time within which ults may be brought against corpor ations for Injuries to persons or prop erty, or for other causes different from those fixed by general laws regu lating actions against natural persons, Mid such acts now existing are avoid ad," so that It Bhall read as follows: The General Assembly may enact laws requiring the payment by em ployers, or employers and employes lolntly, or reasonable compensation for Injuries to employes arising In the course of their employment, and for occupational diseases of employes, whether or not such Injuries or dis eases result In death, and regardless of fault of employer or employe, and fixing the basis of ascertainment of Mich compensation and the maximum and minimum limits thereof, and pro viding special or general remedies for the collection thereof; but In no other v'ases shall the General Assembly lim it the amount to bo recovered for In juries resulting In death, or for In juries to persons or property, and In rase of death from such Injuries, the right of action shall survive, and the General Assembly shall prescribe, for whose benefit such actions shall be prosecuted. No act shall prescribe any limitations of time within which suits may he brought against corpor itlons for Injuries to persons or prop erty, or for other causes, different from those fixed by general laws reg ulating actions against natural per sons; and such acts now existing are avoided. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 3. CYRUS E. WOODS. Secretary of tho Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION ?roposlng an amuidment to the Con stitution of this Commonwealth Id accordance with provisions ot thi eighteenth (XVIII) ai tlclo thereof. Section 1. Be It enacted by ths Seuate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania In General Assembly met, and it Is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the following is pro posed as an amendment to the Con Mitutlon of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth (XVIII) article thereof: AMENDMENT. Laws may be passed providing for a system of registering, transferring! Insuring of and guaranteeing land ti tles by the Stale, or by the counlics thereof, and for settling and deterffl- Ing adverse or other claims to and in terest In lands the titles to which are so registered, transferred, insured, and guaranteed; and for the creation and collection of Indemnity funds; and for carrying the system and pow ers hereby provided for into effect by such existing courts as may be desig nated by the Legislature, and by the establishment of such new courts as may be deemed necessary.- In mat ers arising in and under the operation of such. sy.sjenj, Judicial Bowers with. right of appear," may" bo coriferr'ed By tho Legislature upon couuty recorder aud upou other officers by It designs ed. Such laws may provide for con tinuing the registering, transferring, Insuring, and guaranteeing such ti tles after the first or original regis tration has been perfected by the court, and provision may be made for raising the necessary funds for ex penses and salaries of officers, which shall be paid out of the treasury of the severul counties. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4. CYRUS E. WOODS. Secretary of the Commonwealth. JTt Hn M.(M what mr van tuft, be suit of the bent guoline. Th four fnmous Waverly Gasolines) 76 Special Motor Auto re all dUtlllrd ind rrfined from Pcnniylvani Crude Oil. Clran, Uniform. More miles pr Gallon. Contain no csmpreitcd natural gas product. WAVERLY OIL WORKS CO. MtptidMl leflMri fllTMUICIt, PL Illumlntit tubricauta rarauioe wax (LCC J M Tnge Book rKt Ten, All About Oil, Waverly Preducta Sold by ' B. H. SHAW, Hustontown, Pa EXCUSE ME! But I just cannot help toll ing you that I am now nicely located in my new building in Mercersburg with a full line ot Farm Machinery, Buggies and Wagons. I can sell you Double Corn Plows trom $17 to $20. Two-Horse Wagons com plete, $60 and up. Call and see my goods and get my prices. This will not cost you anything, and may be the means of saving a five or ten dollar bill. Thanking you for past fa vors and soliciting a continu ance of your patronage, I am yours for business, J. P. SNYDER, Mercersburg, Penn'a. JV. M. COMERER, agent for the BRANTINGHAM MANUFAC 1URING COMPANY, BURN! CABINS, PA. for the sale of Traction and Portable Engines, Gaso line, Separators, Clo ver Hullers, Saw mills, &c. Engines on hand all ths tim. ALEXANDER'S McConnellsburg and Fort Loudon Automobile Line . by way of the Lincoln Highway. Leaves McConnellsburg at 6:15, a.' m., and I p. m., arriving at Fort Lou don in time for the 7:44 a. m. train and the 3:13 p. in. train. Returning, leaves Fort Loudon on the arrival of the 11:05 a. m. train, and the 6:27 p. m. train. Fare 60 cents. Any freight or exprets marked in my care wl'.l receive prompt attention. A share of your patronage solicited Bell puwuS 3 H 4. , . J. S. ALEXANDER, 4-29-tf- Proprietor. McConnellsburg & Cham be rsb'g Touring Car Line. Will leave the "Fulton House, McCon nellsburg, and the Memorial .Square, In Chambersburg, on following sched ule : P M AM AM P M 7:30 Lv. McConnetlsb'i Ar. 3:40 1:40 Lv. Chambersburg Ar. 9:30 Bestoequlppod car, and careful driver. Your patronage solioited. Fare for one way f 1.25.