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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15
yvaidorsee's War House."

No officer has ever been as comfort
ably lodg during campaigno Of actual
warfare as is the present Commander
in-Chief Of the allied troops. Count Won
Waldersce. His dwelling Qor it is no
mere tent is unique both on account
of its size and the novel material en-
ployed in the construction. With its
white walls and green blinds, this
portable villa, some forty feet deep,
and sixteen feet high, resembles
country house rather than the head
quarters of an army chief. 1t is made
Of wood, with q double covering of as
bestos, separated by II superposed
couch of compressed nir, rooted with
fireproof slate. This building, consist
ing of an orderly's office, the generals
study, bed and bathroom, and the ad-
jutant's quarters, is constructed in
sections so accurately fitted and nun
bered that the entire house can be
mounted in eight, or unmounted in
two hours. Despite its apparent lack
of solidity, 1t is constructed with a
view to resisting the strongest winds,
and being impervlous to atmospheric
changes, such as heat or rain, 1t Is pc
culiarly adapted to the needs o. the
present campaign.
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New Use. For Rlottlnr Paper.

The manufacturers of blotting paper
find their market constantly extend
ing. Here are some of the new uses to
which 1t has been successfully put: 1t
Is employed instead oc corks as stop
pers for bottles, for capping the ham
mers of pianos, tailors use 1t for stiff
enlngs In Innings, jewelers. find that 1t
serves very well for polishing. Elec-
trlcians have discovered that, treated
with certain baths, 1t is an excellent
none-conductor In Germany bathing
suits are made out of 1t. In hospitals
it is used in place of linen for band
ages, ana after each dressing OF a
wound the bandage is burned.
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Apropos of the paragraph l gave In
last Issue of the German showmanIs
experiences of the law of lese majeste,
remember hearing the following
story, for the truth of which, however,
would not Ike to vouch. An officer
in the German army, passing along a
street in Berlin with friend, made Il
remark about 'the fool of an emper-
or" lie was Immediately arrested by
vlgilant policeman. He attempted TO
get out of the difiiculty by explaining
that he referred TO the Emperor Of
Russia. "That won't do said the
policeman. II know very well you
meant the German Emperor; there is
no other emperor you possibly could
meanp-M, A. L.
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MISSING GREAT THINGS.


Nitp NiuDDeu lnflt Ittt
Against Bricks of Gold Unawnrcs.
81 dare say every great invention, be-
fore 1t is finally hit upon" remarked
New Orleans lawyer, has been within
hands reach of dozens of men who
were unaware how near they stood to
fortune. There is nothing more singu-
lar in fact than the way people can
skate around some huge idea without
seeing it. When the foreordained fell
low comes along, grasps the practical
bility of the thing and reaps the re-
ward of porspicacity, the others who
have ebeen so near and yet SO far feel
somehow that he has interfored with
their vested rights. Lots of famous
lawsuits have grown out of those con-
ditions. But it is certainly exasperat-
ing to realize that you have stubbed
your toe on a genuine gold brick and
then were fool enough to walk off and
let s1rne otEer CHAP bick + up.
81 had an experience of that kind
once myself. It occurred to me that a
revolving bookcase would be a handy
thing for Office use and | had one built
to order 1t proved a success. and on
several occasions | thought vaguely of
having the device patented, but dis
missed the scheme as not worth while
Nearly two years afterward a more in.
telligent gentleman up in New Eng
land did what l wouldn't do, and to-
day he is rolling in riches ] have been
obliged to buy one of his cases since.
and never hated to give up money so
badly in my life. Several other In.
stances in the same line have come un-
der my personal observation.
81 have a friend, for instance, who
stumbled upon the principle of the Bell
telephone long before the war. He was
at college at the time, and he and a
fellow student actually went so far as
to construct an experimental line, over
half mile long. They had it in sue
cessful operation for several weeks,
when ii was discovered and destroyed
by cantankerous professor, and thus
vanished what might have been one
of the biggest fortunes in the world.
The incident had almost faded from my
friends mind when Prof. Bell launched
his invention on the public
Another gentleman, who was for
merly n client of mine, anticipated the
pneumatic tire years before somebody
else patented it. He is fond of fine
horses, and away back in the seven.
ties he had a light road cart made that
was almost the exact counterpart Of the
modern pneumatic sulky. The big,
clumsy looking tires excited great mer-
riment among his friends. They
dubbed them sausage wheels and he
has told me more than once that that
foolish joke was the thing that caused
him to abandon the experiment. Pneu-
matte tires have since made half a
dozen big syndicates rich.
Still another acquaintance figured
out the exact mechanism OF the self
binding reaper nearly ten years before
the machine was covered by patents.
Not being a farmer, he failed to appre-
ciate the Importance Of the thing. 1t
impressed him as being chimerical and
he pigeonholed his drawings to gather
dust until he awakened to the fact that
he had q fortune by the throat, only to
let go again. His comments on the
incident wouldn't sound well at a
prayer meeting New Orleans Times
Democrat
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In Cuba the long neglected work oil
public road construction has proceed
ed with unexampled rapidity under the
Federal military government During
hundreds of years OF the Spanish
regime, but 275 kilometres of roads had
been constructed on the island, and this
chiefly in and around the province OF
Havana. There are now 440 kilometres
of new roadways in various stages OF
completion, 492 kilometres surveyed
and nearly 1.4O0 kilometres projected.
A main trunk road is to run the entire
length Of the island, with branch roads
at intervals connecting with the towns
on either coast line. This single i'm
provement should do more to advance
the condition and prospects Cf Cuban
planters than any other modern device
of industrial progress. In Cuba the
sea is never far away; AID with good
roads in every direction the incentive
to engage more largely in agricultural
production would be vastly increased.
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TIE eEsr or LEE.

Not till life's heat is cooled.
The headlong rush slowed to a quiet pace.
And .ry purblind passion that has
ruled
Our noiser years at last
kuurs IFS in vain, and, weary OF the race.
We care no more who loses or who wins
All not till oil the best of life seems past
The best Of life begins.
To toll for only fame.
Handclappings and the tickle gusts Of
praise,
For place or power or gold to gild
name
Above the grave whereto
All paths will bring us, were to lose oUr
days
We, on whose cars youths passing bell has
tolled-
In blowing bubbles, even as children do,
Forgetting we grow old.
But the world widcns when
Such hopes Of trivial gain that ruled us
hes
Broken among our childhood's toys; for
then
We win TO selfcontroll
Ano mail ourselye5 to manhood, and there
rise
Upon us from the vast aud windless height
Those clearer thoughts that are unto the
Whas stars are to the night
The Spectator.
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at won't be necessary" said Aunt
Frances, gravely, III you take the tab.
let's as prescribe. And. II were you
wouldn't tell anybody | was being
treated"
Tho next morning Molly started fol
school with a temper tablet neatly
wrapped In tin-foil in her small pocket
That day passed peacefully. SO did
several others and Molly had all but
forgotten that she was being treated,
when, suddenly, one Saturday after
noon. she felt quarrel coming on
Mabel had made dress for her doll
Molly didn't think It fitted very well
and said So Mabel answered tartly
that she guessed Molly couldn't do as
well; and Molly had just opened her
mouth to say something peppery when
she remembered the temper tablets.
Hastily laying her beloved Florl.
monda Isabelle face down on the floor
she ran out of the room. The temper
tablet was at the very bottom of her
pocket; but she picked it out, un.
wrapped the tin-foil and popped It into
her mouth. The rosy bit of sweetness
tasted very nice, and she went back
to her doll feeling better already.
Thought you'd gone home mad. re-
marked Mabel, with her small nose in
the air.
Never a word from Molly.
II didn't care If you had" added
Mabel, with n sniff
Molly rolled the temnertablet under
her tongue, but aIswered nothing at
all ,1
WeH' y9G needn't talk if you don't
want TO- Snapped Mabel; and she gave
her e9Eiro attention TO putting the new
or%s upon its owner, Evelyn Kathryn
Olivia.
Little by little the temper tablet dis.
solved in Molly's mouth; and, strange
to say, her anger melted with it, II
was worn to wafer thinness; and Molly
was wondering just what she should
say when the treatment was over.
when she heard q faint sound of music
far down the street.
"Oh. Mabel" she cried, cxcitedly,
there's a grind-organ; and maybe
there's a monkey! Let's go and see!"
"Oh, let's!" answered Mabel, jump
ing up eagerly; and moment later
Forimonda Isabelle and Evelyn Kath-
ryn Olivia were left to be company for
each other, while their respective
mothers raced hand in hand down the
street in search of the probable grind
organ" and the possible monkey.
THAT night Molly told Aunt Frances
the whole story, and that young lady
listened with genuine professional
pleasure. Her first case was doing re-
markably well, she said; and the pa
tlont was advised to continue the use
of the Invaluable temper tablets in all
similar emergencies. Molly followed
the prescription faithfully, and before
spring both she and Mabel were COM
pletely cured.
After Il while Molly discovered the
reason why the temper tablets had
such soothing effect in the first
stages of a quarrel. 1 wonder if you
have guessed it, too?-New York
Weekly.
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THE NERVE OF A HORSE THIEF
a Guest of the Horsc's Owner While Ho
Was Looking For the Culprit.


a Guest of the Horso's owner While He
Was Looking For the Culprit.
Charles wilkins, now in Jail at Ed
wardsville, ILL.,, a confessed horse thief,
spent the three days prior to his arrest
as the guest Of John West, liveryman
of that town, who had been looking for
him everywhere but at homo,
For downright audaclty and out and
out nerve" wilkins performance caps
anything ever done in his section of
the country, and there are some who
favor setting him free, on the ground
that it's a shame to confine such genius
behind bars.
Now that the story has been COM
pleted by the culprit, it seems remark
able that he escaped frrest so long,
but up to a few hours Oefore the con-
fession every detail seemed surrounded
by an impenetrable fog of uncertainty.
On Oct 9 Louis Hess, of Mitchell.
Madison County, reported that some
one had carried off his best horse. Next
morning the animal was purchased in
Collinsville by ]. A. Owens, to whom
the seller represented himself as a
horse trader. A few hours later Owens
learned that he had bought "A stolen
horse and word was sent in all direc-
tions, with minute descriptions of the
thief.
Police Chief Barnsback. of Edwards.
vile, suspected that the thief was head
ed toward his town, and told John
West, the local liveryman, to keep q
sharp lookout for him. West was fur
nished a good description of the fugi-
tive, and promised to keep his eye
peeled"
A day or so later wilkins, who had
formerly worked for West. blew into
town, and put up at the home Of his
friend West entertained him with true
Edwardsville hospitality, and told him
about the man he was looking for
wilkins seemed interested, and said
the thief must be pretty smooth to es-
cape capture in such populous COM
munity. He even went SO far as to
offer to help watch for the culprit, and
took notes from the memorandum that
West carried in his pocket for refer
ence.
After three days wilkins bade his
former employer adieu, and told him
he was going up to Old Ripley, near
by village, to visit his folks.
The next day Owens, the victim, had
business in Edwardsville, and called
on West. They talked over the theft
and Owens gave a complete verbal de-
scription OF the thief. Then West woke
up and realized that wilkins was the
man he had been looking for. The next
step was telegram to the Sheriff of
Bond County, and within few hours
word came back that wilkins had been
arrested at Old Ripley.
When the prisoner was brought back
to Edwardsville and thrown in Jail
West called on him. wilkins smiling
ly confessed that he was the man want
ed and complimented the caller on his
astuteness. He said, furthermore. that
this was his first experience at horse
stealing, and that he did not wonder
that the business had thrived so in re-
cent years. His manner implied that
he thought the Madison County Of
flcials dead easy."--St, Louis Repub-
lilo
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Tnrouolse Deuos,ts plscovared.

II Is believed that turquoise mines
richer than heretofore discovered have
been opened up at Cerillos, New Mex.
leo. 1t was at this point, 1t Is believed.
that the early Indians obtained the
stones brought back by the early Span
ish explorers, which now grace some
Of the crowns of Europe. At is stated
that stones of beautiful tint as large as
eggs have recently been taken out and
polished without disclosing any flaws.
These are said TO be the largest stones
ever found.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-11-15

Newspaperdom finds that there Is
less Of the acrimonious spirit shown
between editors and newspapers than
formerly. Bitter inyectives against
rivals are now seen in print only In
rare instances. The public cares moth
ing for newspaper family quarrels,
and the editors know It and 1onnne
their efforts to gathering and dilsem-
mating news and good reading matter.
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Suicide Catcher of Express Train.


1t has become fad recently in Italy
among persons who desire to commit
suicide 10 jump in front of express
trains. Three weeks ago the engineer
and the passengers OF the Genoa-Rome
express were really veXed because in n
short run of eight hours four persons
used the train in this way to end their
lives, regardless of the delay which
they were causing by their selfish
thoughlessness.
Moral suasion appearing inadequate
to the task OF turning these self-mur-
derers from the fatal error of their
ways the railroad authorities have
adopted a special suicide catcher. 1t
Is placed in front of the locomotive
like the American cowcatcher, and 1t
scoops up the person who tries TO use
the engine for his own unpleasant pur-
poses. Having scoOped him up, 1t de-
poslts him on little platform, where
he gets n free trip to the nearest sta
tlor, while the engineer and the fire.
man enliven the journey by making
deeply felt remarks TO him.-New York
Press.
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A Trolley in the Straits settlement.

The Sultan of Johore has come un-
der the mysterious influence of the
American trolley, and, like all other
civilized and uncivilized rulers who
have made its acquaintance, he mt
once sought to cnllghten his country
men. AS result he has placed an or
der with an American firm amounting
to nearly $1,000,000 for an electric
street railway equipment, complete in
every detail. This road Is intended for
Johore, a native Indian principality,
situated in the extreme southern por-
tion of the Malay Peninsula and separ-
ated from the Anglo-Indian city of
Singapore in the Straits Settlements
by only narrow strip OF land. The
acceptance OF the order, says the Elec-
trical Review, carries with 1t the in
stallatlon of the road and the training
of the Malays in Its operation and
maintenance.
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Devoid of Sincerity.

"Our civilization demands a greater
or less degree of mendaclty," remarked
the abstruse person. 1--WE are con
stantly encounterlng some empty
ptrase, some conventional remark
which Is absolutely devoid of SINGER
ity"
'Thats right" answered the book
agent. THAT'S perfectly true. | am
reminded of 1t every time | walk up
to n front step where there Is a door
mat with the word Welcome on it,
Washington Star. --
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1t is difficult to comprehend the sig
nificance of the figures given by the
report of the Argentine Commission
for the extirpation OF locusts, accord
ing to which in 1878 over 20,500 tons
of these insects and over thlrty-threc
tons of locust eggs were destroyed.
and four-hfths of these in single
province, that of Santa Fe.
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Lnrgest Indnclion n1olor.

WHAT is said to be the largest induc-
tlon motor In the world Is in use at
the Geneva water works, and is used
in operating centrifugal pump, run
ming at 455 revolutions per minute.
This motor Is Of 100 horse power. II
works on n two-phase circuit of 5000
volts. The combination Is employed TO
pump water to height OF 460 feet.
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Maud-"Mabcl is trying to cato
new minister isn't she"
Irene-"Desperatcly. She thin
would have proposed the other
ing if he had come prepared. b
was afraid to undertake it extern
neously."-Chicago Tribune.
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Young Bcau-"Nes, she's 4 MEG
but / can't get on with her SllI
so little to say for herself
Old Beau-"Oh, but I've bccnI
ing to her for the last hour am
doesn't interrupt Now that's
/ think so charming.'-Punch'
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All Looked For H.

Mr.. Lurlier-"EXcusC me, MISS
per, but | have long sought this 4
tunity."
Miss Snappcr-"Neycr mind 'l1
amble, Mr.. Lurkcr. Run along \
ask pa. He's been eXpec'lnsI
would come Cor the last two yea
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and cleanly, simple habits Of living.
He knows that to lapse from this
standard will injure his record with the
company that is bonding him, and he
also knows that the path to preferment
lies in keeping his record above sus-
picion. Chicago Chronicle.
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Nero was a great ty7ant
marked Mr.. W0lcott. solcmply
"Why, no." said littlc Tommy
colt, looking mp astonlshcd.
was Mr.. Watson's dog that al
SOmerville (AIass.l JonrnaL
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OUR BUDGET OF Inn
LAUcHTsR-PRoVoKlNc sro,,.
LOVERS Of FUN V'

Tha Man who Knows 7, Az
sleeps in ChurcI--IIe Dot.., ~
tice-But She Sings All RIs%, ' "a :.
In South Amcricn-AnSlons,' ~ y
The man who thinks bo t,...- q,
To trouble sure is turningo iso"s q
For he gets lazy and forag,
While other folks are is1ys,.. i's
Marshall fMoII' +
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His Father-"You ought 70 h.
economical"
The Spendthrift-"G know. I'M
now, father, | haven't a cen,
economical withr-puct.
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Shc-"You say she PLAYS tbo ' ,
He-"Yes; beautifully
And sings, rs wellfr
"Well, no; not quite as wonn
crs Statesman.
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"Did that horse dealer do #,
thing by you;'
"Well, he told mo all tho 4
mean tricks after he had soi
beast to mc.'-Chicago Record
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Sillicus-"Iwas awrullydovpb
before l got engaged. | mo,r,
sympathy"
.Cynicus-"Wcll, you've gol M
Philadelphia Record.
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Tourist-"So the Prcs.dpg. no,
to an untimely cndgo
Nativc-"Oh! | don't know II
in Office six months before bo N.
sassinatcd. Puck. "
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Disguised American %S ',s rdnl
road)-"Wel, here we ~ vtoElns
hind n pair Of horses an' @apdial
dust, just because our
did" ,oiter nol
Frlend-"Whats the n %o hltcbd
"rhe horses ought to .DIosp Ug 4
the rear end of the ca'''o' "a spard
as ! have ten mihu,s, .,.'s York n
invent some way.'--Neu -
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How 10 Choose a WIZ.

Biggs-"Why did you 20 to d
sane asylum for Il wifc:o
Diggs-"I wanted one who vo
be continually giving me pIc
her mind. Chicago Daily New
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Mama--"l wish you worlJn,,
down the banistersg
Johnny-"Wcll, mama. lrs a.
est way to get downstairs n
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De Jones-"Is there a cloct 4.
church," '' u
Slecpleigh-"Yes, but II isr.,
use; it hasn't any alarms, S,,' VI
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He-"Look out for number one
the best policy. Haven't you
it so?"
Fascinating Widow-"Ah, one
thought so. but lately | have
looking for number twc.'-liun.
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The owl met the wolf m
"Mr. Wolf" said the oN+
induce you to sell my book
"Me!" exclaimed the wol"
prompted You to think li,,'
make n good book agent I'm,
"You knock Mt so many wv wv
Wolf."-ChicagO News
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Tho Cnnsc of the Cry.

Mrs. Naggsby Gmpatlen'Iy c''
"Nora, drop everything at Ou0
come to me-"
Nora-"Yes, ma'Nm' q,
Mrs. Naggsby -"NoW WH'' :
baby crying for?'
Nora-"Cause / Uopp'
ma'am."-Tit- Bits.
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The Duke of Marlborough, at the
Woodstock Agricultural and Historical
Show, told an amusing anecdote Of the
Boer war. Referring to the use of
homing pigeons he mentioned that at
the siege of Mafeking General Baden
Powell expressed n wish that no ladies
should remain in the town. Lady Sa-
rah Wilson went out a distance of
some fifteen miles and, being anxious
to communicate with General Baden
Powell, she attempted to do so by
means of a carrier pigeon. Lady Sarah
wrote n letter and dispatched it with
the pigeon, in the hope that 1t would
fly straight into Mafeking, but instead
of that it settled on the house of the
Boer Commandant who was investing
the town. The result was that the
Boer Commandant ascertained where
she was, and she had to explain the
reason why she was near Mafeking,-
st. James's Gazette.
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rnn I,cndy MIth lIIs AN'"nl ...nl

She-"Of course I'm not .,',, ~, I'd
/ once was. I'm afraid ,aSsj .ns
little you might be "'"
younger face" ,orc Isl
He-"Nonsensc! your an add
to my liking. l never Wuo ,,o. arc
of new things. The oi'
enough for me-" r.,,scripI
STANDARDIZATION ll'D
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His Declaration supcraoou,

Tie (ardently)-''Dmling, yoar
first girl | ever loved"
She-"Oh, pshaWl You must
I'm green not to be able to t9
difference between a beginner Al
eXpert."-Brooklyn Life.
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Gle died OF heart failure sal
doctor.
"Of course, of course" retIlFn9
perverse man; Everybody docs do
but what made his heart ial'
Thus do the thoughtleSS ever
trouble for the learned.-ChleaSO