Firofesslaoal Certificate Examination.
An examination fcr Profession
at Certificates will be held in
McConnellsburg, Friday and Sat
urday, August 30th and 31st.
Examinations will begin at 8
o'clock a. m.
J. Emery Tmomas,
8-22-2t. County Supt.
Appeal for Second-hand Cloth
tog for Belgian Refugees.
The McConnellsburg Branch of
the Needle Work Guild intend to
send Beveral cases of clothing for
the relief of the Belgian refugees.
This will include a case of mis
cellaneous second-hand garments
and shoes.
Any persons wishing to con
tribute such garments to this
needy cause will please send them
to Mrs. J. L. Grove, McConnells
burg, not later than August 30th.
Slightly worn clothing or shoes
are acceptable, but no old cloth
ing can be sent with the present
scarcity of shipping space.
Topics for Fnlton Count Minis
terial Association 191819.
Sept 9. Annual Outing.
Oct 6. The Religious Training of
the Children, in a Democracy.
-Rev. W. V. Grove.
Nov. 4. The Social Message of
the Eighth Century Prophets.
Rev. Edward Jackson.
Dec. 2. What Should the Church
Learn from this "World War?"
Rev. Hugh Strain.
Jan. 6. The Time of the Gentiles,
"Luke 21:24"-An Exegesis.
Rev. J. L. Grove.
Feb. 4. The Sphere of the Church
in Legislation. Rev. C. F.
Jacobs.
March 4. What Should be the At
titude of the Church Toward
Missions During this Crisis?
Rev. W. J. Lowe.
April 1. What UonBtitutes an
Efficient Sunday School? Rev.
E. J. Croft
A World War.
The declaration of war by the
Republic of Haiti on Germany
brings the number of powers
arrayed against that country,
i f Rumania and Russia be counted,
up to twenty-five. As for the
population in a state of war it is
Estimated they number 1,200,
000,000, which means that far
more than the half of the world's
population 1,600,000,000 is in
volved in the struggle. Of the
land area of the globe 30,000,000
square miles out of a total of 55,-
500,00 square miles is involved,
though only 1,000,000 square
miles is actually in the fighting
zones, and the greater 'part of
this battle lies in the Near East
East and Turkish territories of
the Ottoman Empire. As far as
can be ascertained, five per cent
of the peoples at war are under
arms. It is an interesting fact
that the percentage in Germany
is higher than that of any of the
other belligerents and amounts
to ten per cent.
Opportunities in Colorado.
Willard Plessinger, formerly of
this county, writes from Jules
burg, Colo., under date of Au
gust 12th as follows: "I have
been in Julesburg Colorado about
seven years, and like it fine. I
thought I would tell you and my
friends thru your -columns, that
this is certainly one of the very
best agricultural countries I have
ever seen; in fact it is a top
notcher. 'The crops are generally very
fine. Wheat and Bmall grain
run well in yield, and land that is
level, and close good towns, can
be yet bought at figures that one
average yield of the land will
pay the buyer his original pur
chase price. We raise all kinds
of grain and hay here medium
altitude, good water, and schools
and in all as good as one may
desire.
"The land is cheap; some for
more than $50 an acre, and a few
nice pieces for less. I know of
one quarter for $40. It is really
high class in every particular.
"I thought I would tell you
this, so that my friends, who
might be looking for a new re
liable home, where they can get
ahead right now, might read and
come out and buy it.
"Anyone wishing any of these
bargains fthould come and buy et
once, for I am in the draft and
will be gone soon.
Youri truly,
W, R. Plessinger,
fl-ertlioment.
(Continued from first page.)
experienced teachers at a reason
able compensation, otherwise re
trogression is inevitable. True
some of our best male teachers
have gone into the training
camps but many of our best fe
male teachers are quitting the
profession of teaching and are
entering other occupations simp
ly because in their present pro
fession it takes about one-half of
their salary for board and the re
mainder of it is not adequate to
meet their most pressing needs.
The County Institute was held
in McConnellsburg the week of
December 3. The instructors
were as follows:
Dr. Nathan C. SchaelTer, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, Dr. C. M. Phillips. Princi
pal West Chester State Normal
School, Dr. Ezra Lehman, Prin
cipal Cumberland Valley State
Normal School, and Dr. C. H.
Gordinier, Principal Millersville
State Normal School.
The institute was most inter
esting and instructive. The at
tendance was exceptionally good,
the Auditorium in the Public
School building being filled to its
capacity nearly the entire week.
The evening entertainments and
ectures were of exceptional
merit
Local institutes were held in
every district in the county dur
ing the term. They were well
attended by the public and prov
ed most beneficial to the schools
in those districts where they were
conducted with enthusiasm.
Some of the teachers in the
county formed Junior Red Cross
organizations in the schools dur
ing the year. We earnestly hop'
that there will not be a pupil left
in the county who shall not be a
member of a Red Cross organi
zation early in the coming school
term.
Also, some teachers took up
the matter of War Savings
Stamps in their schools, and met
with a great deal of success.
This is a matter of great financi
al aid to our gevernment and
helps in the prosecution of the
war as veil as the inculcation of
a patriotic spirit in the pupils.
For this reason, evary teacher in
the county should go at this work
with such a vim that will have a
telling effect and keep Fulton
Count? in the lead in this work,
as it now stands.
I am glad to report that a fair
percentage of our teachers be
came members of the State Edu
cational Association. This was
a step in the riferht direction.
Some districts in the state com
plain of an insxiflicj'ent number
of school buildings. Fulton Coun
ty has too many school houses.
Re-location could reduce the
number of houses in .every town
ship in the county at least one,
and in some cases a3 many as
four. This chrnge woi -'d largely
solve our financial prob'tm.
The following statistics will
prove the reasonableness of the
above assertion;
Districts. No. of
Schools.
Ayr
Ave. Daily
.Attendance
Brush Creek
Dublin....
Licking Creek.. ,
McConnellsburg
9 211
133
8 122
7 91
7 135
8 141
5 133
8 ICG
7 84
5 10G
6 99
5. Ill
Todd
Union
Wells
In the above statistics, we find
the average attenda jce per school
in the county to be eighteen pu
pils. The average attendance of one
school in the county was as low
as four pupils. Others had an
average attendr nce of six.
We feel that every child born
into the worW has a right to an
education, but we feel also that
any child Bp'jndtng- its school life
in a school cf only four or six pu
pils lacks irjnnirjanirably the ad
vantages arifiing from child -association
as weO as from the
Hpiritfif rivalry wm'ch 5s always
essential to the profr ss of a
child in the acqutBition of knowl
edge I wish to thank the Depart
ment of Public Instruction for
courteous treatment ami valua
ble help ifiven durir g the y-ar,
and, espwcially, to thank Dr.
Schaeffer for his efficient ser
vices at our coonty institute
which contributed so largely to
make it one of great merit ami
success.
Respectfully,'
J. Emery T.homas,
County Supt,
Concerning Our Submarine Losses.
Doubtless if wo could read the
German newspapers we should
find long dispatches from the
country (probably written in the
offices) telling" how all the peo
ple of the United States are in a
state of perfect terror because of
the U-boat ravages along our
coasts. Perhaps it would op
pear that we are so alarmed that
we are willing to end the war,
seeing that commuication with
Europe is cut off.
Now the truth is that the peo
ple have taken the losses along
our coasts so lightly that they
pay scarcely any attention to
them. Of late several steamers,
a lightship and a dozen of the
mackerel fleet have been sent to
the bottom, but no excitement
has prevailed. Not a transport
nor a loaded munition ship has
been hit The game is hardly
worth the candle to the Germans.
At the earne time it would be
some consolation if our naval
vessels could manage to clear
the coasts of these peats. They
are as aggraving as Jersey mos
quitoes and do relatively no more
harm. It seems certain that
there mu9t be Bomewhcre in the
Caribbean or the Gulf a relief
station, or else a mother ship in
somewhere at hand to furnish
these boats with supplies. Un
less the visiting U-boats are
much larger than any known
they cannot carry enough-torpedoes
to keep them on the of
fensive for many weeks.
Suspicion still points at Mexico
as being in some way responsi
ble for the continuation of the
submarine in our waters, but
there is no proof. Since the re
cent victories of the Allies there
seems to be a change in the offi
cial attitude of Mexico toward this
country. So long as the Gar
mans seemed likely to win they
could do as they pleased in Mex
ico, but now it appears that Car-
ranza has seen the handwriting
on the wall and is disposed to be
friendly to U3. - This may have
some effect on the U-hoat cam
paign. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Sisters of Soldiers may go
Abroad For War Work.
The following memorandum
has been authorized by the Var
Department.
On representation of responsi
ble heads of the Red Cross, Y.
M. C. A., and other allied bodies
who are doing war work in France
that they are unable to obtain a
sufficient number of women as
workers, the prohibition by the
War Deparcment, concerning the
granting of passports to rela
tives of officers and men in the
United States Army, is modified
bo as to permit the use of sisters
of soldiers as workers under the
following conditions:
The Conditions.
First. The sisters munt be
duly accredited members, of one
of the regular authorized organ
izations. Second. Each must be par
ticularly qualified by training for
the position she is to fill.
Third. That Bhe is sent to
France as a worker and not a3 a
relative.
Fourth. That she will make
no efforts to visit her relatives in
France, whether sick or well.
Fifth. That the , organization
to which she belongs will make
itself responsible for returning
her to America in case she vio
lates these rules.
Sixth. That if she marries an
officer or a soldier in the Ameri
can Expeditionary Forces after
her arrival she will automati
cally be sent back to the United
States by the orgahizatian in
which Bhe is serving.
An agreement has been reach
ed with the heads of the organ
izations affected to submit to the
headquarters of the A. E. F. in
France, for approval, lists show
ing; the numbers they recom
mend being sent, and those ac
tually Bent will therefore be
based upon the calls of the heads
of these societies in France.
Peyton C. March,
General, Chief of Staff.
T.gr-fflgm
Your Own Judgment
,'''
Nine times out of ten It pays to back your own judgment, especially in financial .a Hairs. It's your money
you spend and if yon fail, you will have learned a losson, and will profit by the exponence.
When you permit other poople to invest your raonny for you, you usually pay dearly for their sorvico.
Our bank does not invest your funds for you. We merely safeguard your money until you are ready to invest
it yourself. Then if you want our advice, we will give it cheerfully and to the best of our ability, but our tirat
care is to safeguard our depositors' funds and to offer all other accommodations cf modern banking. Can wo bo
of any service to you?
FULTON COUNTY BANK
'OLDEST AND STRONGEST"
Capital, Surplus and Profits $95,000.00.
A I I 111 tho prfHCtit World War there will cmia n SKCOM) "iKFAT
WAK, a struggle for supremacy In every form of hiimun activity.
Young men and women, now M tho tiiito to prepare, and tlio placo Ik ut
that old and well established Institution.
AIII.LIiKSVILLi: KTATKMMMAI, SCHOOL. Millersville, l'u.
Prepare to touch. Tim salurlis and other Induce meuts have never boen
so great ,
Millersville offers a delightful home, a strong Fueulty, thorough
academic and professional training. Tullon free. A limited numlwr of
young men and women can earn part of their expenses by doing work
outside of school hours.
School opens Sept 0th. For Information and catalog apply to
C. II. ;OKOlMi:K, I'rincipal.
Red Cross Picoic.
There will be a picnic and fes
tival at Warfordsburg on Satur
day the 31st day of August, the
proceeds of which will go to the
Red Cross. Refreshments will
be served all day. A patriotic
program will be rendered con
sisting of songp, recitat ons, and
addresses by several prominent
speakers,
Cumberland Valley State Normal School,
' SHIPPENSBURG, PA.
Now ig the time to prepare) for teach Ing and at the same time
secure a (rood general education, fitting ouo for business, profes
sional life, or college Normal school gaduutes are In groat de
mand, liocent graduates havo jut been elected to positions ut sal
aries as high as 1120 a month. Positions a e permanent, not de
pendent upon duration of war or present business conditions.
FUF.K TL'I PIOX to students 17 or more years of age who ex
pect to teach. 8 1.. 10 per week to others.
tl 75 per week pays for boarding, furnished room, heat, light
and laundry. $105 covers all these expenses, Including registration
fee for entire school year of forty weeks. Full credit for work satis
factorily completed in high school. Fall term of fifteen weeks opns
Monday, September II, 101H.
Last year 20 students from Fulton county were In attendance.
For catalogue and other information write to
F.ZItA LF.IIMAN, Principal.
MARSHALL F0CIIT GREAT SOLDO.
Continued from pngo 1.
opposes one who knows how to
direct the energies of the human
soul. Foch is such a man, for
his creed has found constant ex
pression in such terms as these:
Victory is a thing of will. An
army conquers not with material
but by sheer force of will.
Moral force is the mistress of
armies.
No invention, no new machin
ery, no increase in number of
your effectives, can change the
inexorable laws of war.
A battle lost is a battle you
cannot gain.
It is the soul that wins battles.
It was not Caesar's Roman
legions that conquered Gaul; it
was Caesar, the soul of Caesar!
The genius of Foch, a French
writer finds, takes its life from
the union of two qualities which
often nullify one another knowl
edge and self-confidence. Pro
found knowledge tends to make a
man a thinker ratber than a doer;
self-confidence, on the other hand
leads to action, often implusive
and sometimes hazardous. But
in Focht they are blended as to
produce the action which fulfills
the vision. Thus "his enormous
technical equipment, which puts
all the tools of his work at his
command and simplifies every
problem," is made effective by
"his superb moral quality of un
wavering confidence in , himself,
in his armies and in the worth.
almost the sacredness; of the
cause for which he fights."
"That," says the writer, "is, I
am sure, half the explanation of
him the clarity of vision and of
understanding which can come
only from thoroughly digested
knowledge. The other half is
his faith faith in himself and
his abilities; faith in the courage
and devotion of his officers and
men: faith, above all, in his
cause."
Only from such a man could
have come the message which
Focht sent to Joffre on Septcm
ber 9, 1914, after he had been
battling for four days against the
roaring German tide: "My right
has been driven in; my left has
been driven in; therefore, with
all I have left in my center, I
will now attack." And attack
he did, and crashed into the
Prussian guard and flung it back
on the Marne. Physically and
materially he was a beaten leader
that day; morally he was uncon
quered, and became the victor in
fact because hi soul and the In
trepid soul of France would not
yield,
German View of Christianity.
Frederick Wilhelm Nietzche
was one of the most noted of
modern German philosophers.
How much has his philosophy
affected the views and character
of the Germans of to-day? Is
not the answer written in the
blood of the women and children,
the old men of occupied France
and Belgium? Are not the
jLusitania victims witnesses to
German adoption of Nietzche 8
faith?
Here is hi3 indictment of Chris
tianity:
"With this I conclude, ar.d pro
nounce my sentence: I con'
demn Christianity. To me it is
the greatest of all imaginable cor
ruptions. The church is the great
parasite; with its anemic idea of
holiness it drains life of all its
strength, its love, and its hope
The other world is the motive for
the denial of every reality. I call
Christianity the one great curse,
the one great intrinsic depravity
the one great instinct of revenge,
for which no expedient is suffi
ciently poisonous, secret, under
hand, to gain its ends. I call it
the one immortal Bhame and
blemish upon the human race."
Roy Witter and W. G. Berk
stresser of Waterfall motored to
Chambersburg and returned Mon
day, stopping in McConnellsburg
a few minutes.
oo
JUST RECEIVED
AT
Re
PUBLIC SALE.
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Ily virtue of an oider of tho Or
plums' Court of Fulton County, l'a.
the undersigned administrator of the
estato of Henry ft. Leo, late of Union
Township, deceased, will sell at pub
lic saloon the premises near Noith
craft post ollloo, Fulton County, l'a., on
Saturday, August 31, 1918.
at 2 o'clock, p. in., the following de
scribed real estate to wit: Tit ACT
No. I, tho MANSION FA KM, contains
200 acres more or loss, of which about
f)0 acres are cleared and under good
stato of cultivation, and the balance,
150 acres, is well timbered with pins
and oak of good (juallty. ;
The improvements are a log-weather-boarded
dwelling house, Hat barn and
other buildings. This tract -adjoins
land of William Leo, George Lehman,
Lewis Wlgllold, I'.ussell Steckmon,
and Frank M. Lee. Doipg well watered
and having good fruit are attractive
features of this farm.
Tract No. 2 consists of about 8
acres of mountain timber laad snd
adjoins lands of John Horwning, K.
Smith, and William Mollott.
Terms of Sale: -Twenty five per
cent, when properties are sold and
balance at confirmation of sale.
FRANCIS M. LEE,
Administrator.
8 8-3t.
A splendid assortment of House
Dresses, Children's and Misses'
Dresses, Middy Blouses, beautiful
Waists in various Materials, Wash
Skirts, and Dress Skirts all at ex
ceedingly reasonable prices.
A LARGE LOT
of Piece Goods for Dresses, Suits,
and Waists that will certainly ap
peal to you.
A NICE LINE
of Ladies', Misses' and Children's
Shoes, for quality they can't be beat.
Our Clothing Stock
has some splendid picking. We are
selling lots of them at prices far
below present value.
THE BEST
Wall Paper Stock
wo have had for several sea
sons, and the price no higher than
last year, although there has been
quite an advance this season.
Floor Coverings Plenty.
Respectfully,
Geo. W. Reisner & Co,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
1 00 ESESSISSSSw
Franklin County Farms.
100 A llmostone live miles from Shlppotisburg. 2 milos from R. It.
irraln market. hireo hank burn nml f I'lLliifl hrilisn. nnt. I'mitrVi n If mir nniln TO!.1')
1 "-.
110,000,00, will loan purchaser $5,000.00.
2 10 A Slato and gravel land in Letterkenny township, bank barn nd
frumo house, running water at tho bul dings; public road between house no I
burn, 20 A timber, closo to school, no hills, $0,01)0.00 will loan tho purclH';r
7,000.1)0 on easy payments.
0! A slate and gravel land, near Upper Strasburg, with framo house n '
small Btablo, 15 acres of timber and running water, possession In thirty il.vt
fi,uu.OU easy terms.
2 A noar Scotland, with frame house, on cross roads, closo noltfliltf'rt
Possession in thirty days.
12 A llmostono land In Guilford Twp. h miles out of Chamborsbun;,
framo houso?, bank burn, splendid truck and poultry farm $;.!M0.00.
1 A limestone land with good ll-room frame houso and other bullili"
6 milos from Chambersburg $700.00.
5 A gravel land with good frame bouse, stable and abundanco of In"1
ana good wator, loss than 91.40U.IM). '
Home. In nil nni-io nl r,lu...u..i,....n i ....i' f...-n C,;if).(K l'1
$8,000.00.
We Want Your Eusiness-You Need Our Service.
HAFER REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENCY,
Chambersburg, Pcnn'a
Don't Forget
exceptionally good prices we have in all Silverware, In Knlvei
ks and Spoons, and In all Hat pieces. Our Store Is larger ond
.. ik. .......
tho
Fork
I Hitter than ever.
It will pay you to make our store your shopping center when In
town, and loarn our method of doing businoss.
Our principal aim Is to please our patrons, and nothing Is t
much U'oulile to enllghteu you. Our workshop is tho peer of per
fection and at your command.
Service Is our Watchword,
SHINNEMAN
McConnellsburg. : Chambersburg.