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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
ARRAlCNs The PEERAcE.
The English Nobility Haven't Done Much
Worth Doing.

The death of the Duke of Argyll has
brought out the falsity of the assump-
tion that men of hereditary wealth can
be trusted to do the intellectual work
that does not directly pay. And this
is simply because the Duke really did
something in that way. According to
Carlyle, the British peerage was in its
origin n kind of glorlfed civil service,
in which the titles were certificates Of
success in the most arduous competi-
live examinations. Still. according to
him, "the merit system" broke down
in its application to the British peer
age in the reign of Charles |. Since
then Il Lord has nothing to do "Ss
such" except "to exist beautifully" AS
the lords have all the chances of edu-
carlon that England affords and noth-
ing to do but what they may choose
to do what treasures of learned lpiS-
ure and research we ought to owe to
them. The career of the Duke of Ar
gyll ought rot to have been an eXcep-
tion in his order at all, but simply an
Illustration of the rule. And yet he
was the only duke in Great Britain
who within living memory has amount
ed to anything. 1t is true that the
Marquis of Salisbury might have been
Il duke If he had not regarded his mar.
quisate as Il prouder title than n new
dukedom could furnish. And doubt
less the Marquis Of Salisbury amounts
to something. When he was Lord
Robert Cecil Bagehot said to him that
he was the only member of the Brit-
ish aristocracy who had shown the
capacity of earning his own livihg
This he had bad to do for Il season,
ana had done it IN the character OF Il
political writer; and there is no doubt
that ne would have made Il political
success If he had been Il commoner.
His existence is fully justified. SO is
that of Lord Rosebery, as public
speaker and as Il writer, If not yet
fully as politician. Here are three
out of five hundred members of the
House of Lords. Perhaps an ordin.
arily well-lnformed observer might
manage to pick out half dozen more
lords who might fairly be called dis.
tinguished for something else than be.
ing lords, barring the new men. who
owe their titles to their achievements.
But that IS sorry showing for so
many holders of what may be called
perpetually endowed fellowships.-
From "The Point of View," in Scrlb-
ncr's Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Houselke eping HevoIutionizcd.

1t was Il common complaint not
many years ago that in our system of
household economy we had not utl,
lied as much as we ought the time
and labOr-savine devices and pro-
cesses which have wrought such mar
velous changes in almost every other
department of human industry. How
ever true this may have been in some
features of household work. ii certain
ly is not true ut present Of the prcpa-
ration of material for garments of any
kind, nor Of the making of hosiery or
of such things aS table cloths. napkins
and other articles of this sort. The
spinning-wh ana the knitting needle
have long since been rclegated to the
garret or the antiquary shop, and it is
only in the rarCst instances that
housewife can be found who ventures
to make any article of wearing ap-
parel for the malc members of her
family, young or old. All such things
are found better and cheaper at the
ready-made furnishing stores.
In former days also the housewives
duties included the purchase of cot
ton and linen for the manufacture
Of sheets, pillow cases. and other ar.
ticles of the kind. Even mattresses
were homemade. Many families still
make their dresses and some their
bonnets. But things have so revolu.
tionized that families with moderate
means now find it more economical
to patronize the milliner and the dress
maker, and to buy the linen and cot
ton for the household rcady-made. We
hear little now Of the beautiful gifts
of the mothers own making, in the
shape of embroidered table and bed
linen. One can 90 TO large estab-
lishmcnt and have monogram or n
crest embroidered according to spe-
cial design. and have linen or cotton
goods made TO order Or in haste,
one can now so to Il large establish
ment and find sheets and pillow cases
hemmed in various styles and offered
at all prices. In fact, many of the
large stores turn out everything that
young couple want for housekeep-
ing, from the kitchen to the garret
chamber,-Leslie's Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
HAS A MINK FARM.
Wisconsin Man Expects to Win wealth
with New Industry.

II. y. Harvey, of Lake Mills, Wis,
Is engaged in novel but profitable
| industry-mink raising. Prior to the
present time this undertaking has been
unheard of in Wisconsin, and probably
does not exist in the United States.
Mr.. Harvey said that 1t was first sug.
gcsted to him by story in boys
paper. Two boys were anxious to get
an education, but lacked the means.
They were aware of the profit in trap
ping minks. also of its uncertainties.
SO they were prompted to try raising
them. In three years. according to the
story, they had made enough to take
them through college and profit be-
sides.
Mr.. Harvey has a pen about ten by
twenty feet and a yard of the same
size, inclosed by n tight board fence
six feet high, for his minlis. The
building and the fence are set on un
elghteen-inch thick stone foundation
placed two feet below the surface to
prevent the animals from burrowing
ont and escaping. He has captured
six females and one male from the
marsh at the south end of Rock Lake.
lie feeds them on wild game, chickens
and meat. He says:
The moment | put rabbit in the
yard that large male, even though he
is in the pen, scents him and imme-
dntely gives chase. He usually sue
ceeds in firing the rabbit out in about
five minutes. Then he attacks him
in the neck, biting his iugular vein.
When the rabbit ceases to kicl; this old
fellow stretches him out full length
and sucks out the blood. When he
has had his ill he leaves his prey and
the rest of the minks come and eat the
flesh. They almost invariably follow
the method | have described Chick
ems they treat in the same way. The
old mink kills them, sucks out the
blood and leaves the meat for the
rest
Il began last October. | caught
most of the minks in steel traps 1t
breaks their legs but as n rule they
limp but for Il week or two. That
little ones leg was almost off when |
caught her, the paw hanging by
piece of skin, but within month she
was as able to run around as any of
them.
They are as nimble on their feet as
mice, climbing up the corners of the
pen, and under the caves. | have
board on top of the fence to prevent
their getting out. These animals have
great tattening powers; n good-sized
mink can crawl through a horizontal
crack an inch wide They are very
fond of fish and frogs. II 1 place
number of frogs in the tank, you
ought to see them come out and jump
into the water And the strangest
thing is that they take out every frog
and carry it into the pen before they
eat one"
Mr. Harvey is confident that his
minks will bring him good returns
in the near future,-Chicago Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

scssed no adequate weapon the young
settler made no effort to kill the bear:
and during all that day the family re-
mained in jeopardy. They saw no
other way than to allow the bear to
starvc there. but feared. meantime.
that their cows would perish for want
of water.
Toward evening on the third day.
however. affairs took turn from the
appearance ON the scene of two young
Canadian sportsmen. who were shoot
ing from Il skilf along the lake shore.
They had seen the smoke of the Douk.
hobors house and landed In the hope
of procuring milk. These young MIN.
rods were unable to understand what
Wasscll said to them, but they went
to the ditch with him, and roared with
laughter when they saw the situation
Being troubled by no scruples about
taking life. one of them Immediately
put an end to the Doukhobors' trou.
bles. and also the bears. with three
shots from his carbine. The bears
were so conted with mud that the
h"htSiS dUdhuoheu Inelr Intention OI
securing the skins, and advised Was.
sell to fill in the trench and bury the
carcasses where they lay-jocosely
telling him that he would always
know where his bears were!
Generations hence this. will TO doubt
be one of the stories which the Romigs
of Manitoba will tell their children
how Grandpa Wassell entrapped the
prodiglous bear.-Youth's Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Using Up the odds and Ends.

The problem of what to do with all
the accumulations of the lnrder. so
that while nothing was wasted there
will not be too many odds and ends
standing about. is n problem that
grows more complex during the warm
weather. In caring for the food the
refrigerator itself should receive first
the most careful attention. If possi-
bic, everything should he taken out
of the refrigerator each morning. and
every part from the ice box down
should be washed with soap and warm
water. 1t is Il very common plan and
Il very poor plan TO dump the ice into
the ice box without so much as rinsing
off the sawdust, that will otherwise
stop up the drain pipe and cause all
manner of work i'm the long run. 1t
is one of the instances when slight
precautionary measure is far ahead
of the afterthought. All the food
should be examined mt the morning
Overhaulng of the refrigerator to see
that no mouldy substances get in with
the good food Stale food of all kinds
is Il direct menace to health for mi
crObcs lodge in food readily enough
and as it becomes stale they flourish
in direct proportion. Water that
comes from the melting ice and that
stands in the refrigerator instead
passing out through the drain pipe
becomes Il dangerous element The
good housekepcr stands in no sort of
need OF advice as to the care of the
refrigerator, since she recognizes the
necessity of care, if from the stand
point of cleanliness alone. Unfortu
nately, in many houeholds. the work
is left to the judgment of careless and
inefficient servants, and the place
where the food should be preserved
becomes Il breeding place of microbes
New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

own land Soon the crop he had sowed
sprang up, the people learned to like
IL and ever since the mouse has been
one of the sacred animals of the Jap.
anese poor, n sort of fetish to be hung
up in every house. even worshiped
under the name of Diakoku-Sama.
The throwing of rice at weddings is
distinctly borrowed custom from the
Orient.
y totally different significance Is at.
tached the millet crop, which actually
gives name to one of the most popular
of Chinese consultations. Just as oul
Dipper-known to England as the plow
or Charles Wain-is recognized by the
simplest in the land. otherwise igno.
rant of the vast science of astronomy
so does the Tien-tzi. Celestial mil.
let" appeal to Chinese eyes and hearts.
and its appearance betokens for them
that the palace of the King of Grain is
overhead. When its five stars shine
out clearly an abundant harvest will
surely follow; in wet and gloomy
weather its absence foretells famine
and poverty
SO that there Is this union of senti.
ment between the Towering bamboo
and the non-appearance of the Tien.
til, and we may yet hear that its dim.
ness Is as significant token of the
present unrest as was the Towering
and death of the bamboOs in recent
Consular reports.-Philadelphia Led.
ger.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
0y'NoUSEHoLO.
TX RECIPES e.: s
Nxs1B9ft fss-s--s>s-s-t-.-..-. -..-.-.-.-.-.-,- q,

Pineapple Ice-Pare and CRATE two
large pineapples; add one pint of wa
ter and Sugar sufficient to make Il
very sweet syrup; strain through Il
colander and mix gradually with the
stitily beaten white of one egg.
Rice Blscuit-One cup of boiled rice,
beaten light; one-half teaspoonful of
butter ana one of lard, one teaspoon
ful Of baking powder one cup of milk
and one of flour, or enough TO make
soft dough. Mix and bake quickly.
Very delicate and delicious
Potato Snowballs Mix one pint of
smoothly mashed potatoes with one
half pint of milk; add n scant tea
spoonful OF salt and the whites of two
eggs beaten to II stiff froth. Drop in
teaspoonfuls on a butteIed pan and
pldce in n hot oven for ten minutes.
Orangeade-S half dozen juicy
oranges and two lemons; crate f'he
thin outer peel off OF The. oranges into
a quart Of water; add pound and n
half O. sugar and boil the syrup Ten
mlnroes. Squeeze the juice of, the
OrhgcJ an1 lemons into n quart of
cold water and ado the sirup. Beat
thoroughly and set on the ice to be-
come chilled. Serve in thin glasses
with tablespoonful of crushed Ice
IN each. Delicious summer drink.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
The Golf Rage at Washl

Among the most enthuslA
golf players is Justice ~
declares there is no betu
learning n mans dlSpOslIl0
engage him in a game Of
fore he has played Il we9'
that jovial jurist, 81 know
Oughly." 1t is amuSlngly
Justice Harlan often plH
against the attorney-geher
significance affords only
pleasantly. In flowing sill
cades of splendOr, the Chl
ter, WI Ting Fan, Is one
enthusiastic of players.
debonnaire figure Of All feT
the Turkish Minister, lreQ'
the field home. AlIlp"NN
Cambon, prince Of good fe
set, is Il constant atleha
graceful care he follows "
the long stretch making "
mile circuit. General ana
enter into it with real zeS
Miles can score fewer SlroN7
general. Secretary Root
Corbin. who have become
find relief in golf, after
with trying details OF WO1
ties, as eXactiug as any II
on an ofHcial.-The NauOr
zine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
A Strange NIishan

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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
An Awkward Millionaire.

One of the best known mlllionaires
of KlOndlke mt the present moment Is
Alexander Mcdonald, Scotchmun,
born in Nova Scotia, He started life
as day laborer, eventually worked
his way TO the northwest of America
from mining camp to mining camp.
He was so awkward, however, in his
work that he could not hold a Job
more than few weeks.
He went out with numerous stam-
pedes, but could never arrive in time
to locate paying claim. Finally he
came across petty journalist with n
small claim on Bonanza Creek, which
he could not develop for wantof funds.
Mcdonald purchased this claim for
SoUU, and in few weeks made $780,
OOo from II. With this money he Sc
cured several other claims, only few
of which proved successful; neverthe-
less, he Is now worth about $1,000 OC6.
Out of one claim Mt FL Dorado Creek
he shoveled $4,000 in twelve hours -
Philadelphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Tricks of Magiciaus.

Usually professional musicians are
so clever they do not get caught by
their own tricks, but sometimes fate
OVertakeS them. One of the famous
acts of the late Hermann was the pro
ducing of two bowls of water with
goldfish swimming in them. The bowls
were covered with rubber caps and
hidden beneath his arms. the waving
of Il bright cloth covering their with
drawal and uncoyering. One night he
brought out one bowl beautifully, and
the rubber cap slipped off the second,
and the magician stood before his
audience drenched with water
One trick which has brought death
to half a dozen performers Is the bul-
let act where the magician catches in
his teeth II bullet fired at him from n
pistol The bullet is of black lead,
and when ramed home Is crushed to
powder. A magician presented this
trick in II country town short time
ago, and when returning to the stage
the man to whom he had given the
pistol put another bullet into the
weapon. He aimed well, ana the un-
fortunate conjurer fell dead with Il
bullet in his brain.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Expanding a Child'

Another modern notion
to make the path OF tue ''
Il thorny one is the theory
ought to be putting Out s'I
Iy and in every dlrecuoI
feelers as a centipcde mas !,
matter of fact, Il pupil
learned thoroughneSS A"0
has acquired sometll'ps'
cannot explain the precr'l
equinoXes or tell now ,nr @'
there are on a hen In'I
the former days, TO De I
poetic SMILES in which IT, .nl
of n chlld's mind was lnJ
gradual opening OF Il HV
leaf. The revised plan u
such sentimental and SlOo
cesses. A chlld's mlnu ID
like an umbrella, eSpu"', !,
and simultaneously at a.,
fortunately for the cnl'u' NJ
sembles the umbrella III J. y ]
Il good deal more lIlaH "
lantic Monthly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Many of us who are condemned to
live with ugly and unattractlyc wall
paper, which untoward circumstances
forbid us TO get rid of, and so to hide
the eyesore, must use hangings of
some kind. A most beautiful new
drapery of this kind has just been
brought out 1t Is woven in neutral
color linen. with deep freize of stays
In blue. Between their antlers is n
deep green feur-de-lys. Against old
oak rafters and with oak furniture
the effect is charming, and looks like
valuable tapestry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
PITH AND Polur'

Hoax-"Some genius ho.
muzzle for women" Jo,,l
that's only a gag" "'
Auctioneer-"Lot - N
Turner IT. Painted during
lifetime. What offers. gonl
Punch. 7'u
She-"It's too bad Door \,
fellow failed. he had so na
too He reflcctivclv,-aIt
Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. Clubbey And or,o,l
finished with that bnsino.,
secret session" Mr. Cln6l
many did you tcll?"
Can l help you, NIarloy
dressed Tommy now von
clean while | dress myself n
girls.'-Chicago Record.
Her steely eyes are chin, ploE
Her face with marble c,r W,
Her heart is stone. I've m nn.
She views me with , .,og
nj, , Philadelphia
Blobbs-"Sillicus is moi \,
conversationalist." Slobhs
cause he never talks upl,I
something TO say, and then
nobody will listen"
Mamma 81 don't see wild
your red hair. You don't I
your papa. and you certaiplx
it from me- Little Dorot h
mamma, can't | start soma
girl may be, there is one H
not Will-"WhatS tbots
"She is not contagious" n
do you mcanf' Iack-As
catch her."-Dctroit Free ptc
Put away the little iol;elet.
OF the coalman and the hi
For the ancient igcmm mnn
Has the right OF way in M
Child x
Mrs. Rash pottcrS arous|
wet grass wedding her d B.
day after day, and She b
rheumatism "Wcll, some k
Just that cOntrary."-IM
journal.
at is hard for me to an
that l do not know it ALL f
COrnfed Philosopher. "but e
cannot see why the rOck-thA a
Is allowed to live until Id
enough to tip it ovcr.'-In ID
Press.
Papa is beginning to al
intentions are serious" she ID
marked. Hin" spoke up L
"He surely can't think III
chances of being kicked Oh
week just for Il joke, can 1 h
delphia Record.
"Charlie do you think o@ "a
a little woman or a blH
"Well, Dave, YOU don't Ind n
about human nature, How u
1t depends entirely on wIa h
n woman takes a fancy ID 4
troit. Free Press.
Jack-"Wcll. whatever { 4
"All right, then, we'll q
said Tommy. Here goes. N
Heads or tails" Very va
little Emerson Of Boston, NJ
ticatc the falling Of the Obv cr
most. t."-Philadelphia Press!
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

I remember some Nv. \
was up the Nile ava tolI
towns. and had a loiS @ ~
ious shelRs and omdels ~ !
was the only WESTERN, h n \
we all knew and truSlpu 's d
n way. / asked IL 'aAes I
Yes" was the answyi, yyo. !
fairly distributed o. ~, 9,
soldiers paid properly .',,0st|
you get justice asul ~, N
."Yes." "And who dla a. ne
ly asked, expecting 70 ~ +"
the English. There wu' n
are e.syer in a hurrs,n I,.ns3
sheiN answered; "Aii'"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
As tothe Inhabitants of Prairie Dog Holes


y correspondent in Kansas writes:
Il observe that Mr.. Ware says the
prairie dogs, snakes and owls all live
In the same holes. Another writer
says they live in the same town. but
not in the same holes. What is the
straight OF it,"
The straight of 1t Is that all three do
not dwell in the same holes. The error
has arisen from the fact that rattle
snakes, prairie dogs and owls are
found together IN the same vicinity.
Yet the fact remains that they are
mortal enemies, and that Il war of eX-
termination Is waged among them.
The rattlesnake seeks the prairie dog
hole for the double purpose of estab-
fishing a domicilc and feeding upon
the young. The snake often succeeds
in driving the prairie dogs out and then
II makes its home In the vacated quar-.
ters, But no sooner has the snake es-
tabllshed herself than one or more
Owls set watch upon the hole ready to
prey upon the little snakes when they
are hatched ana come forth. Tie owl
Is responsible for the fact that West
ern Kansas is not literally oyerrun
with rattlesnakes--at least the old
hunters who get close to nature will
! tell you so.-Kansas City journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

REB Quakers" and
Russian DOllkh0b'
ors are synonymous
terms. Five thou
sand of this sect
emigrated from the
Caucasus provinces
of Russia to Amer
lea during the win
ter and spriug of
1899. For several
years they had suf-
fcred Il relentless
prosecution because
their religious faith
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Cold mists arc turned to rafting hail;
Wild voices call in every gust:
Fierce forms resist the shouting gale:
Grim faces toward the sea are thrust.
Oh. God. against the oceans might
Protect the staggering ships tonight.
All. cold the seas embrace. and chill
The winds that wildly howl and fling.
AS wrecks are tossed and forms now still
To spar and mainstay sadly cling.
All. YES, for aye, from tempest might
Thine own are safely housed tonight.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
The STORM.
ny rmtLyA. WARDEN.

Cold blows tic gale from out the North;
Wild moan The forest. vale and moor.
Fierce spirits wander boldly forth.
Grim monsters scream at every door.
Against the tempcst's hurting might
God keep the helpless poor tonight.
Cold creep the waves along the shore.
Wild shout the breakers in their glcc;
Fierce swells the voice of ocean roar,
Grim stalk the shades along the lea.
Against the storms tempestuolis might
God guard the sea.tossed ships tonight.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
INSTANTANsn,,- n,,-

They talked about ~
Between the wants o9 '9''asln
How some had simnI, VI men,
fas'idious were again. ,''''
Quoth he; ooh ves .o.
With things Of mix lo',.e ,' are
Bnt Ut, that won't do f,r T ,oo. mo,',. ,
The best there i, on n, o1e;, r',g /!
With joy Of uncaqoj L;.,,
c., again i to freedom soar, o,'u '0al
Thanks, darling I I,i, am ,ora rdl
-U,yi