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Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-06-15
SCHOOL EXERCISES.

Exercises to be held in Miss Bllven's
room at loA. M, Tuesday, June l9.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-06-15
switchman Smith is an expert OF

Switchman Smith is an expert on
raising chickens. As he went to work
Yesterday he said: White what DO
Won think. set hen with IA eggs
and she hatched out l6 chickens
Johnnie said that was nothing He
had seen a duck and chicken hatched
from turkey egg, hatched out BY a
bantom. Phil Boyle says he is going
TO try setting Of china eggs under a
clay pigeon.
ITO Have and to Hold is the most
popular book in the market in all the
leading cities. All the late books on
sale at this office.
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-06-15
6cr$e Races and Purses:

lst Race-Quarter mile dash. free for
all saddle horses only, Purse $4,000
Three or more to enter, $35 for lst
horse, Sis to second.
End Race-Quarter mile. heat race.
Best two in three, Purse $4,000.
$50 to first, $40 to second, free for
all saddle horses, three or more to
Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-06-15
Money Makes the Mare Go!

enter. three or more to start.
Sd Race, consolation purse-Quarter
dash, free for all non winners. enter
ed in foregoing races, Purse $1,000
SIS to first, $40 to second. SIS to
third.
Entrance fee in all abovs RACES per
cent. Of purse.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
Her Experience Under Fire.

One of the ladies who went out to
see the fighting at Ladysmth has des-
cribed that experience in lively let
ter. A shell landed not many hundred
yards away, and she ran to get piece
of It,
"On l scampered. Spoke to the first
soldier | came to. He said: Come with
me; | can warn you in time to clear
before another comes SO | went gay
ly on, talking away. Another soldier
said: Here comes another and be-
fore we had time to think the awful
booming and shrieking came-and |
wish you could have seen your young.
er sister l just shut my eyes tight and
clung to barbed-wire fence, and
whispered: Good GOdn 1t exploded
about 20 feet away; perhaps not so
much; the earth shook under me, and
my legs felt hot ali over"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
CHANGES IN SPELLING.

The Chicago Times Herald tells
the following: The University of
Chicago will use and advocate the
new spelling. BY vote OF 70 to
Is the University congregation
placed itself on record yesterday
as favoring the use of the reform
ed spelling adopted by the Ma
tional Educational Association in
it's publication. Twelve words
are affected by the change. They
were selected by a committee ap-
pointed by the National Educa-
tioual Association to advise some
most needed changes.
They represent some OF the
words used most frequently in
common writing and printing
which can be spelled more simply
than previous custom allows.
All contain a number of silent let
ters. In the reform the words
are spelled according to their
sounds and contain no useless
letters. The words which are
remade by the reform appeared
ordinarily as follows; Catalogue,
pedagogue, demagogue,prologue,
decalogue, although, though,
thorough, thoroughfare, through,
throughout, and programme.
They will appear in all university
publications according to the new
arrangement as follows; Catolog,
pedagog, demagog, prolog, de-
calog, altho, tho, thoro, thorofare,
thro, thruout, and program.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
HOW HE srRucK OIL.
Made Reekless Loan When In
Happy State.

1t Is not often that man bas
wealth thrust upon him without his
knowing 1t. but such is the case of II
doctor in Ohio. Il. G.. Watson one of
the leading oil well contractors in the
Pennsylvania fields, was telling of the
man in the Palmer house.
"a new oil field had been discovered
In one of the southeastern counties of
the Buckeye state, and it was there
the doctor added $4,000 to his bank
account. Big wells had been drilled in
about ten miles from where the doctor
lived, but the oil belt was thought to
lead In another direction from the
lucky physician. However, one man
had faith but not the money to drill
n wildcat we'll He made all sorts Of
offers. but no one would back him. AZ
ter n months work he managed to
borrow enough money to secure the
tools. engines, covering, etc, but he
needed S400 to put up the derrick.
"He went to this doctor and told
him his story. The doctor has plenty
of money and this day 1t happened
that he had been partaliing of spirits
to considerable degree. H. gave n
check for S400 to his visitor and then
and there forgot the transaction.
"The well was drilled and It 'came
In with mighty rush of oil. The
town where the doctor lived went
wild for JOY and every one was oil
mad.
zone day the doctor received n no.
tice that Il meeting of the Stockhold-
ers of the new well would he held and
plans for drilling new wells discussed.
He was puzzled at the notice and ut
last sent It back. writing letter. stat.
Ing II must be an error. The secretary
of the company. who lives in Pitts
burg. called on the doctor and they
had n talk. Not until the check was
brought forth from the bank would
the honest physician believe he was
really one of the largest stockholders.
lie had not the slightest remembrance
of ever talking to the oil man and now
he Is one of the happiest men I'm the
country. The first well is yielding SOW
cral hundred barrels of oil day and
new ones are coming i'm each week
If the field holds out the doctor will he
u millionaire and all because he gave
his check when he was in reckless
humor"-Chicago News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
OFFICERS STORY.
Pictures VivldIy the Horrors Of Talans
Hill.

Lieutenant X. G. Stirling, First
Kings Royal Rifles, has sent some In.
tcrestlng particulars of the Tulaua
Hill engagement:
"When we got the order to advance
my heart was rather in my mouth, as
! knew then we were under fire, and
In minute or two l might he Il corpse
or rather cold However up had to
get and give my men lead. They all
behaved splcndidly. Bullets came
whizzing past rather unpleasantly.
was dying to run to get To the wool
However, | got so excited | forgot cv-
erything Half way across the open
was fence, and getting over there
some poor fellows were shot. At last
we got to the fence. Several DublinS
had been wounded. They then moved,
while we took rest
Bullets here kept coming sideways
from the second hill. Then we moved
again and came right through the
wood. In the wood there were plenty
of bitches, and at the end of the wood
there was n wall. We lay there to get
breath. Poor Humbro was shot
through the jaw, but would take no
notice. Then came the bad part There
was bramble edge on the top of the
wall, so one could not go over. but
there was gateway, and through
this we all had to go, and 1t was
hot time; but there We're some bcautl-
full rocks about 80 yards off, so not
much damage was done.
when we got under the walls some
heavy firing took place, lasting nearly
two hours. I had several shots with
the mems rifles. Then we crossed the
road to take the hill; that was the
worst place. Nugent who went over
with me was sfot i'm the leg. When |
got half way up the hill | found my
self next to Hambro, who had been
wounded twice: we lay down under
the rocks, as the firing was very
heavy. We saw lots of men shot as
they crossed the wall. Hambro and |
had to retire.
al had my helmet knocked off with
piece of rock and the shell hit.
When | went up the hill n second
time. Hambro was lying almost dead,
with his legs reduced to pulp. Too
terrible! | suppose a shell must have
hit him from behind We must have
been there for an hour, bullets whiz-
zing over us. Colonel Sherston was
dying; his groans were awful."-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
COUNTY OFFICERS.

President Judge-Hon $. McC. Swope,
ton. '
ProthonOtary, SC Frank y. Lynch.
District Attorney George u. Daniels
Treasurer TheO Sipes
Shcrn-Danel Sheets
Deputy Sherin-JameS Rumel
Jury commissioners David Rotz. Samuel H.
HockenSmth, 80
Auditors John S, Harris, d. H. Myers A. j.
LamberSon " -
Commissioners w. Cunningham, Albert
Plessinger, John Stunkard
Clerks. w, Kirk.
Coroner-ThomuS Kirk.
County Surveyor-Jonas Lake,
tounly Superlntendent--Cl Glen CheSnut.
Attoneys-W. Scott Alexander 4 Nelson
Slpes, THOMAS f. Sloan, II. Mon. Johnston
M X. Shanner, Geo B, Daniels John P'
SiDes ~
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
Messaae in His Nostril.

A native runner engaged in carrying
dispatches was recently captured by
the Beers. A thorough search from
head to foot revealed no trace of any
papers, and he was released He had
a dispatch, however, which he even
tually delivered in safety. 1t was in
closed in n quill, and the Kafir had
secreted II in one of his nostrils.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
Military Balloon Photoaraphed.

Military ballooning is, of course, in
Its infancy, and the present. Boer war
is practically the FIRST opportunity of
testing its efficacy, Each balloon is
furnished with nearly a dozen Gamer.
as in order to obtain panoramic views
of the country, whirh are of great val.
he to the invading arp9-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22

Frank O'Rouke of Boston made a
wager last Sunday evening that he
could drink quart of whisky in two
minutes, and won easily with twenty
seconds to spare. Mr.. O'Rouke's re-
mains were inferred from theCity Hos
pital of Boston.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22

Master-"What do we see ab1v us
on clear day?"
Bright Scholar--"We see the blue
sky"
Master-"Correct; and what do we
see above us on rainy day?"
Bright Scholarly generally see
an umbrella
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22

additional local trains win leave Harrisburg
unlN. except sunday for Carlisle and ntermedi.
ate stations Mt 9. 20 n. m, 200 p. M bl5 d. m
NO p m: ana lO.5b p. m, also for Mechanics
Dnrg, Dilisburg aud intermediate stations nj
Z. W a. m. All Of the above trains will stop at
md street, Harrisburg, to take on passengers
NOS; and run daily between Harrisburg
Daily.
Z Daily except Sunday.
On Sundays viii leave Philadelphia Mt 40
D. m. " '
Pullman palace sleeping cars between New
YORK ana Knoxville, Tenn. ON trains / west
and 10 east. ~
through coaches to and from PHILADELPHIA
on trains and east and and west.
SOIr,rHEIlN pL,NrhriA A /, 1, ,l,,, ,,t,,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22

She was trying to talk to her liance,
and she had never used telephone
before. Ring offn came a voice ov-
er the wire. "Oh, Charliel" she cried
"yes, did forget and leave my ring
OFF this morning. Can you readily see
my hand? Isnl it wonderful?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22

The difference between woman and
chicken is this-a woman is we'll
dressed when she has her finest feathers
on; well-dressed chicken has all its
finest feathers of.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
Cost of the Philippine War.

Acting Secretary OF War
Meikeljohn sent to the house of
representatives on Tuesday u
statement of expenditures by the
war department covering the mil
itary operations IN the Philip
pines, including outstanding IL
abilities from May 1, 1898, to No
vember |, 1899, prepared in re-
sponse to resolution of inquiry
from the house. The total is
given at S4S, 928, ,06O.
When a man is always Dragging
about the mint of money he is
making, you may depend upon it
that there's a good deal of coun-
terfeiting aboutit.
The girl who marries a man to
reform him finds out that what
man will not do for a woman be-
/
fore he marries her he will not do
after.
Many farmers in various sec
tions are being victimized by u
swindler, who represents him
self as census taker. He takes
/
notes of the family, and secures
the signature of the farmer to a
paper, which subsequently turns
out to be contract for a lot of
worthless books. These are sent
to the farmer as the result of the
contract, for which the sharpers
demand payment.
Speaking of big salaries, the
biggest, on record was paid to
George Gould. For ten years
work his father gave him $1,000
600. The account went down as
''for services rendered" That
was at the rate of $500, 900 year.
The highest salary ever paid a
railroad president was the S75,-
600 year that went to Sir Will
lam G. Van Horn when he was
president of the Canadian Pacific.
New York Press.
AS John M. Marky, a merchant
of Fannettsburg started TO his
farm riding a colt and when op-
posite the store of w. Ii. Keger-
reis the colt frightened and threw
Mr.. Marky. His foot caught in
the rein and the colt ran at full
speed, dragging the unfortunate
man about one hundred and fifty
yards, face downward. When
found he was unconscious. He
was taken to his home and DR.. h.
M. Alexander summoned. After
washing him he was found to be
badly injured. lis forehead was
cut in several places, his nose
badly cut and torn, his lips and
chin were badly cut and his face
an entire mass of cuts and
bruises.
Mrs. Ella Tanner Frederic, the
wife of John ID. Frederic, the
Waynesboro and Pen Mar photo
grapher, who spent a summer in
McConnellsburg few years ago,
died at her home in Waynesboro
on Saturday evening. She was
brought bride from her home
at Marshfield, Ohio, thirteen
years ago, She possessed un-
usual skill in retouching photo
graphs and was well known in
connection with the gallery on
the Blue Mountain path back of
the pavilion at Pen Mar. She
suffered from pulmonary trouble
but the immediate cause of her
death was heart failure. She
leaves four little children-D Dube.
Hood, Bessie and Maria.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
SOUTHERN PENN'A II. II, TRAINS

Connection for all stations on Cumberland
Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad
system. "N
II. a. RIDDLE i II Rovn
Genl Pass. Agent Sunt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22

There is usually much blrw about
the long-winded man.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22

~ he drummer answered.:
P. yes; come to think of it, |
p Ike to have a bath" " The
tor let his feet drop from
ling upon which he had
pas them, disappeared in the
IND returned in a moment
ll iuge tin cup full of soft
rough towel and a pick
4vel, which he offered to
|'IN miner. "What's the pick
no ovel forY' the stranger
|H seWalr answered the
Es d, 9Th watuh's low and
|,nv TO dam up tn creek. "
| ID ear q great deal about the
shs de man, but the dealer in
Sos keeps rather quiet
ST he self.made woman.
Il two Ohio boys were hunt
IA a skunk the other day,
hin ,und a bag of gold worth
|rj 80, ,000. 1t is not stated
a. r they got the skunk or
al
|agsovernment officials state
az Of sugar is gradually SUI
|chIng the product resulting
sugar cane manufacture.
L but "a per cent. of the
Rc sugar supply came from
/ lie, the remaining 66 per
fa,ming from its lowly com
| Nd In 1899 the United
PVimported 36l,6 SOS tons of
Cigar.
'Iboard of bishops of the
H9list church has issued a
, appeal TO the faithful to
Pu from March 25 to April 1
: Of abstinence and prayer,
r that the church may be
o-i from Its spiritual slum-
'l4 The Bishops announce
signed on behalf of the
,-,y Bishops G. H. Fowler,
Ninde and l. w. Joyce.
icago millionaire has given
Wis fortune to colleges and
P bic Institutions, reserving
some minuity for himself
FE 70, which sum will go back
Pv' collegeii and institutions
PFid when the givers are
P0 He says he had long in
p to be his own executor,
Cne with his own eyes the
ID accomplished that he had
Il OF the wisdom as well
0 generosity of this plan,
|asan be little question. Only
man executes his will
el is no sure that things
execWy as he wants them
h STATISTICS of the telephone
Xork ahow the apprecia-
the public for one of the
l st conveniences of modern
+ In 1894 there were in that
|a' ae thousand telephones in
|eosday thereare forty thous-
|G Message rates and lower
with perfected service
used The increase. In pri-
p sldences the telephone is
|GIne more and more popular
|d'ng great convenience and
lion' The New York tele-
b system is now the best and
IA the world, After the
|el ne NAG been used in the
CORK Observer office some
curiosity was aroused as TO
lal value to the paper. The
r record for the time in
p were secured and tabulat-
he result was interesting.
total Of one hundred and
I 'eWo messages sent, the
IS 'Vea represented fourteeli
" aays of ten hours each.
pual money saved in car
'ne was $685.. The actual
the service for the time
y Ras iess than twelve cents
ls impossible to es.
xhct'y its value, but GER
tnr in excess of this.
!, o' for many fruitless
discomfort in in.
u ~1her We're avoided
figures show the
4t WIS aCcOmpliSbad H.,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
TERMS OF COURT.

The first term OF the Courts of Fulton conn.
W IN the year shall commence ON the Tuesday
following the second Monday of January nj 10
O'Clock a. NJ. " "' ~
=, Ihe second term commences on the third
Monday of March, at O'Clock r. M ~
The third term on the I'uesdav nev, foron.
a. NJ. ~ ''i"o"
bcr at o'clock II. NJ ~ WV
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22

Leave 10. lno 5Iuo. no. no. .
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld,
H., makes the statement that she
caught cold, which settled on her
lungs; she was treated for month
by heg family physician, but grew
worse. He told her she was a
hopeless victim OF consumption
and that no medicine could cure
her. Her druggist suggested DR.
Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption; she bought bottle and
to her delight found herself bene-
fitted from first dose. She con-
tinued its use and after taking six
bottles found herself sound and
well; now does her own housework
and is as well as she ever was.
Free trial bottles of this Great
Discovery at Joys pharmacy.
Only SO cents and SI.oo. Every
bottle guaranteed.
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18
Free Of Charge.

Any adult suffering from cold
settled on the breast, bronchitis,
throat or lung troubles of any ma
ture, who will call at Joys Phar
macy, will be presented with a
sample bottle OF Boschee's German
Syrup, free Of charge. Only one
bottle given to one person, and
none to children without order
from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever
had such sale as Boschees' Ger
man Syrup in all parts OF the civ
ilized world. Twenty years ago
millions of bottles were given away
and your druggist will tell you it's
success was marvellous. 1t is
really the only throat and lung
remedy generally indorsed by ply
sicians. One rs cent bottle will
cure or prove its value. Sold by
dealers in all civilized countries.
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18

We are in receipt of the fol- )
lowing communication:
omile Colo. April ist, 1900. I
Mr. Downer,
Deer Ser: hev bin redin !
,ur Corner, and like it purity
good. Seems me yu don't say
all the things yu had orter say,
and say sum things you hadn't !
orter. Now want write yu
few things fer yure corner and I
yu hev EN- printed intu it. y
amt much on spellin but j no a
lot, ard want 2 write about my
persnel observashuns and flo
sofical deduxions about Welth,
Heith, Religin and Peepl Hev 1
Saw and varus other things 2
numerus menshun. Let Me
no if yu will axcePt this valubie I
contribushun and j vii begin
4thwith. yures Truly,
UNKsL IsIcK HARDupp. I
P. S. Potry. (i somtims du.)
don't ride bisickIe. but II ever du.
III 20 doun town and BY iof yu.
Yures, IslcK.
All right uncle. That last I
paragraph got US. The promise ;
to buy a wheel is potent bribe
with us. Just go ahead, re- !
membering that we are not
bound to endorse all you say or I
think about "Peepl and such
like" aud we will use it if pos
sible. You're not the only per-
son who had the idea he could
improve the paper if he had the
opportunity. Don't forget the
wheel.
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18
Finished after the Storm

4 Z . FL
Mrs. Dewey told George that
if he would be candidate for
the presidency she would do
without a new Easter bonnet
this year.
Harry Brown, editor Of the
Times Republican at Rocky
Ford, reports a boy at his home.
We certainly wish the youngster
well, and he may come out all
right, but that pa Of his is
handicap.
Shakespeare said: & T h e
principal requirements for con-
tented frame Of mind are a good
digestion and q Crescent bicy-
Gle. The use Of Crescent BIZ
cycle promotes good digestion;
hence the only thing required
for complete happiness is =
Crescent bicycle.
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18
Prices.

We have only one price for
all. When you see another per-
son riding wheel similar to
yours bought Of us, you know
he paid just what you did-no
more nor no less.
And why nota Isn't your
money as good as his or any
body's7 1t is simply straight
business, and that's us-just
business.
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18

See Griffin & Wasson about that
job of painting. They guarantee
satisfaction.
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18
spa,me.

Written before the Storm
o beautiful, giorious sprins.
Thy advent inspires my muse TO take
wing;
I take up my Tyre and sweetIy viii sing
or thy beauties and siories. ETHEREAL
spring.
Finished after the storm
Most wretched and miserable spring,
That song suug is "a misfit Of thing.
The muse IL on earth with frost-bitten
wing,
Most beastly mud and snow laden spring
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18

Ask crescen. riders-T h e y,
know.
For that, tired feeling ride a
Crescent bicycle.
Weyare once more beginning
to feel like talking wheel again.
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18

NoTE.-Avoid baking powders made from
alum. They look like pure powders,
and may raise. the cakes, but alum
is a poison and no one can eat food
mixed with it without injury 10 health
La Junta tribune., 1900-04-18

MICE BAKING POWDER co..
CHICAGO.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-05
THE CAPE NOME GOLD
NEW AND NOVEL METHODS FOR
SECURING 1T.

The Sea Gives Up Its Precious Hoard,
Strange and Wonderful Natural Trsa-
sures-Fortunes in the ocean sand-To
Dredge for Gold.
The United States has been issuing
permits for the most remarkable
dredging operation on record. Various
schemes for extracting gold from the
ocean have been put forward from time
to time in the past, but all have proved
to be either chimerical or dishonest.
Now, however, this dream is to be real
lied, and it is probable that before the
end of the coming summer millions of
dollars worth of the yellow metal will
have been taken from the sea by the
gold fishers Of Cape Nome.
As result of the remarkable situa-
ton which has developed on this re-
mote Alaskan promontory the coming
year will witness an argonautic ex-
petition more strange than any in his
tory. Thousands of boats will rush
to the golden fishing grounds. Dredges
and diving bells will be called into
use. The waters of Behring Sea will
be dotted with the craft of the eager
adventures, and fortunes may be won
from the waves.
Scientists and mining experts are
agreed that never before has there been
found so strange and wonderful nat
ural treasure house as this, the newest
and richest of Alaskan gold fields. NO