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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
COOLING DRINKS IN TURKEY,
Beverages and lees Sold on All the
Nnin Streets.

Main Streets.
On all the main streets nearly every
other shop has counter of white mar
bic and large bottles Of iced water, lem
onade, cherry sirup, pomegronate sirup
or something Of the sort. Green leaves
surround the bottles. and little ma
chine keeps up a tinEling Of glasses to
attract the passersby. Certain shops
are known for their specialties In cer-
tain sirups and others for their water,
about which Turks are very particular
and can tell at once from which of the
many springs near the capital it comes.
The streets swarm with itinerant sell
ers with elaborate arrangements for
keeping the water cold Some have n
regular booth whore they dispense
anything from water TO a gazelle,
which is the name for effervescing
lemonade.
The simplest method is that adopted
by those who carry about huge glass
bottle holding about two gallons Of
lemonade on the mouth of which is bal
anced n large lump of ice, continually
dripping into the bottle. These drinks
are the cheapest, one fHrthing a tum-
bier Unfortunately the coin represent
ing a farthng is almost extinct, so that
the drinker has TO drink two glasses or
come back next day for the balance,
The ice cream vendors, too. must not
be forgotten. Their picturesque get up
is very distinctive, and they do n roar
ing trade The ices they sell are very
pure, and one never hears of cases of
Illness among those eating them. The
time when the men do their best busi-
ness with Europeans is at night after
dinner. Every one is then sitting out
side on the terraces or balconies over
hanging the Bosporus. The Ice man
comes along in o boat and seems at
once to supply long felt want.-Con-
stantinople Cor London Telegraph.
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rNeLIsH As aHe,s WRIrTEN n
a TrIcprnm Tbnt Nearly rr0strotcd
vVushinEtOn atna.


a lamcntable nfamiliarity with Eng
lish as she is automatically spoke" on
her native heath is responsible for a
bad quarter Of an hour which certain
young lawyer of this town viii not
soon forget Ills wife has most pro-
nounccdly correct tastes i'm everything,
including dress. Such Of her gowns as
do not come direct from London town
are built in Now York by the most cor
rect of English man milliners When
she made ready TO go to Long Branch
last summer, the young wife laid in n
supply of clothes that should dazzle
the natives Her English man mllliner
was, however, provokingly slow about
delivering things, and she was forced
TO set off without several OF the frocks
she had intended taking with her. For
the first week after she went away she
wrote to her devoted husband at home
every day. For the second week she
wrote every other day. In the third
week four days passed without line
from her. On the fifth day n telegram
was delivered Mt the young lawyers
Office
"Wlfe's body forwarded this morn
ing"
The signature was n scrawl, but the
message was enough TO chill the very
marrow of that young husbands bones.
II had been sent from New York. He
saw, in his minds eye, his dainty little
wife running up to town for n days
shopping. lie thought Of the frightful
heat. He knew Just how It had all come
about, and with n horror stricken face
he dashed out into the street and fair.
ly ran TO the house Of his wife's sister
to acqualnt her with the frlghtful
news. lie was past speech when he
reached the house, but he held out the
fatal telegram. The sister read it.
"Wcll." said she, "it's time he sent 1t.
She's been expecting it for six weeks.
It's the one that goes with the pink
chiffon skirt, I suppose. Washington
Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Anthony Hope Hawkins, always n
believer In men Of letters standing by
each other, worked tremendously hard
to help on the fund which the Authors
society of London is trying to accumu-
late, from which pensions are to be
paid 10 authors whose literary merit
has not brought them n corresponding
income and who view increasing years
with fear.
Once an unfortunate writer who vis-
tied Mr.. Hawkins at his rooms in
Buckingham street, by the Embank-
ment gardens, exclaimed on leaving
with something in his pocket, "Oh, sir,
l feel that Providence must have sent
me to your
And the reply came with twinkle in
his benefactor's eye, LET us hope,
however, that Providence will not ac-
quire the habit of doing so."-Argo-
naut.
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vEeeTAgLgs.


hriatOCrNtlct
why do we respect some vegetables
and desplsc others? The bean is a
graceful condding. engaging vine, but
you never can put beans into poetry or
into the highest kind of prose. There
is no dignity IN the bean.
Corn which in my garden grows
alongside the bean. and SO far as C"n
sec with no affectation OF superiority
is, however. the child of song. 1t
waves In all literature. But mix it with
beans, and It's high tone is gone. Sue
cotash Is vulgar; It Is the bean in Il.
The bean is n vulgar vegetable with
out culture or any flavor of high socie-
ty among vegetables.
Then thcrc Is the cucumber, like so
many people, good for nothing when It
is ripe, and the wildness has gone out
of It. How inferior to the melon, which
grows upon a similar vine! The Gu
cumber is u sort of low comedian In n
company where the melon Is n minor
gentleman
The lettuce Is TO me n most lItcrcst-
Ing study. Lettuce Is like conversation;
IL llluSl Ut lltNil anu lnlIs ~ fiIAi NaiiAH
that you scarcely notice the bitter in IT,
Lettuce, like most takers, though. Is
apt to run rapidly to seed.
Blessed Is that sort which comes 70
head. and so rcmains-lille n few poo-
pie l know growing more solid and
satisfactory and tender and whittier at
the center
Lettuce. like conversation, requires n
good deal of OIL to avoid friction and
keep the company smooth; a pinch Of
Attic salt, n dash Of pepper, mustard
and vinegar, but so mixed that you
will notice no sharp contrasts, and n
trifle of sugar.
feel that ! am in the best society
when | am with lettuce. It Is In the
most select vegetable crclc.-Charles
Dudley Warner in "My Summer In n
Garden"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
THE TRAIN WAS STOPPED.
And Then +he Question Was Who to
Hold Responsible.

And Then the Question Was Who to
Hold Responsible.
zone night last winter" said n Bos-
ton man, 81 came up from the south
with two friends of mine They occu-
pied the stateroom, and was lodged
in section outside. They were in n
hot discussion before they retired. and
one Of them had finally become so
sleepy as TO abandon the argument.
| turned finally, as they did, but the
man TO whom the argument had been
abandoned did not seem satisfied with
the victory he had won. and when
left them he was busily engaged in
trying to prolong the talk with his
sleepy companion.
shortly after | had fallen asleep
was awakened by some confusion in
the aisle of the car. The train was at
q dead stop, and then | heard the
voice OF the conductor angrily ask Of
the porter. Now, who In thunder pull
cd that bell roper | had n shrewd
suspicion but deemed It safe to lie
quiet and say nothing. Finally the
train started and as they could not
find out who had jerked the bell rope
The ear assumed its customary night
aspect. Presently the stateroom door
opened and one Of my friends request
ed me to step IN and decide n bet. It
seems that he who was not sleepy was
trying TO tell the man who was some
thing to which the sleepy one refused
90 listen on the ground that the noise
of the car wheels made It impossible
for him 90 hear The other man
promptly rang the bell ana stopped
The train. as has already been told
"The bet OF $50 was as to who was
responsible FOR stopping the train. The
sleepy one said the wide awake one,
because he had pulled the bell rope.
The wide awake one said it was the
sleepy one. because be had averred
that he could not hear what was said
to him because Of the rumbllng of the
train. which naturally led to the train
being stopped. decided in favor of
the wide awake man. which eifectualIy
walked the other up also. Which would
you have decided in favor ofY'-New
York Tribune
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CnmeIa In WDter.

Camels cannot swim. They are very
buoyant, but i'll balanced, and their
heads go under water. They can,
however, be taught to swim rivers
with the aid Of goatskins or jars
fastened under their necks. During
the Baluchistan expedition Of 1898 the
camels were lowered into the sea from
the ships and their drivers, plunging
overheard, clambcred on to the backs
of their charges, causing the animals
heads to come mp, and thus assisted
they were successfully pIloted ashore.
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IcOpyrIght. 1aOO. BIZ c. D. Lewis.l ]

copyright. 1900. by C. d. Lewis.l
Mr.. Gallup had gone down town
after supper to hear the political news,
and 1t was 0 o'clock when he got back
home. He had left Mrs. Gallup clearing
away the dishes and singing Happy
Day." but when he returned she was
lying on the lounge with her eyes
closed and the house quiet as a grave
yard. He sat down after n glance at
the figure and laboriously united his
shoes and prled them off and then
picked up the family almanac to see
what time the moon would be In her
last quarter Ten minutes passed, and
Mrs. Gallup uttered long drawn sigh
Two minutes later she groaned. A
minute after the groan, as Mr.. Gallup
had paid no attention to her, she sat
up and said:
Samuel, you've come here jest in
time. l was afraid I'd hev to 60 with
out biddin you goodby, but you are
here. You hadn't been gone from the
house ten minits when / went to carry
the milk down cellar. / wasn't think
in of death or anything of that sort
when all to once l heard voice sayin,
Git ready to soar away and become
an angel You may tell me, Samuel,
that 1t was the vinegar bar'l worl1in
or that 1t was a-gurglin from the soft
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
"Most UnIoue."

One can hardly pick up a newspaper
nowadays without seeing the vile
phrase, "most unique" as 1T was the
most unique entertainment ever given
in PodunS valley" If Il thing Is unique,
1t Is unique in the superlauve degree.
If it Is not unique in the superlatlye de-
gree, it is not unique. To, say that an
accident is zone of the most unique
that ever occurred is abominable.
every singular is a parallel soecism.
Exchange
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
A FAMOUS LIGHTHOUSE.
TIIIamOOlt Rock, nt the Mouth OF the
Columbia River.

TillamoOk Rock, Mt the Mouth of the
Columbia River.
The most famous lighthouse on the
Pacific coast is that of Tillamook rock,
20 miles south of the mouth of the Co
lumbia river, Oregon. The rock is 92
feet above the sea, yet at the time Mr..
Lord made one of his photographs a
wave was breaking through crevasse
and hurlnG its spray higher than the
summit. On this day 1t was too rough
for the Columbine's boat to make Il
landing. Coal for the station had to be
hoisted In net sings, and the keeper
had to be lowered in cage or basket
and, suspended in midair over the sea,
report on the condition Of himself and
his assistants, as they We're short Of
provisions, most of the supply having
been destroyed during storm.
From the side of the rock n heavy sea
at the height of this storm tore off two
pieces averaging 63 pounds and hurled
them upon the roof of the keepers
dwelling. With the weight of the wa
ter these fragments made hole 90 feet
In area In the roof flooded the building
to depth of over five feet and washed
out two walls, throwing three rooms
into one an Improvement for which
the keepers were not especially CRATE
full. Pieces of rock punctured the iron
roof In 80 places. Although the focal
plane Of the lantern is 1856 feet above
the sea level, II panes of glass three
feet long and three-eighths of an inch
thick We're knocked in by pieces of
rock which went through the lantern,
and the water put out the light. The
building has now been raised six feet
and thick concrete roof has been laid
nn hnnNN stroll nlrhnrs s-Chnmtnnnnnn.
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"rvE HAD THIRTY-rwo FITS OF SICKNESS" !"

"rvE HAD THIRTY-Two FITS OF SICKNESS"
soap, but / know better. 1t was my
summons to go, and come right up
stairs and begun to git ready. 1t won't
disturb you much If die tonight, will
itT
Mr.. Gallup didn't reply. He had
found the moons last quarter and was
deeply interested.
"I've never bin no hand to make you
trouble, Samuel" she continued, "and
i shan't begin now. If you'd rather
I'D die in the daytime, I'll try and hold
on, though ! s'pose one ought to die
when the hour comes. Mebbe you've
bin thinlSin that when i died you'd
hev to pay out a great lot of money
over the funeral, but l want you to
know different. I've never bin an ex-
travagant woman, and kin git along
with n cheap funeral. l was reckonin
II up t'other day, and was surprised
and pleased with the figgers. Do you
know, Samuel Gallup. that the hull
thing, from fust to last, won't cost a
cent over $30T
One Of Mr.. Gallup's eyebrows was
slightly raised In a questioning man
ner. but he made no verbal reply.
"Only $50. Samuel, and that includes
one of the best lots in the graveyard.
If you wanted to bury me out in the
back yard, the cost would be reduced
TO $25, and don't think any husband
on earth kin complain Of that There
are wives who'd kick ag'ln beln buried
in the back yard, but l shan't say a
word. And I've arranged other things
fur you, Samuel. While you've bin
busy with politics and lawsuits I've
bin arrangin fur death. In about an
hour from now, when / breathe my
last, you'll go over and rap three times
on Mrs. Watkins door. Three raps
mean that l hev scared away, and
she'll be over in ten minits to take
charge. Then you kin go right TO bed
and go to sleep, same as usual. The
funeral win take place the day after
Mrs. Green will lend you IA chairs, and
Mrs. Taylor win pick out the hymns
to be sung. Mrs. Jordan win milk
our COW and strain the milk, and Mrs
johnson will come over and git your
meals. Are you listenin to me, Sam
uel"
If he was, there were no signs of 1t
He had got through with the moor
and passed on to the medical testi
monials, and he seemed to be reading
with bated breath.
"All you'll hev to do" she continued
after a sob or two, 'is to move abou
kinder sorrerfullike and shed a few
tears. I've had 80 fits of sickness
since we was married, and sometimes
you've had to hire the washin dom
fur me; but, after all, you'll be kinde
sorry when I'm gone. You'll remembe
how l made one teakettle last ii year
and how / allus made the tea and suga
last longer than any other woman Il
town. / shan't ask you to break dow
and weep, Samuel, but If was yo
I'D shed tears. / not only deserve ZEN
but all the folks will be watchin yo
TO see II you are affected. You've &c
six handkerchiefs almost as good a
new. and you won't run short even
you shed tears from both eyes. Don
you think Pmright, SamuelT
She wiped her tears and held bac
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
strength In AIuminium.

In reply to the question which, 1t is
said, metal workers frequently ask,
what Is the strength Of aluminium
The Aluminium World says that cast
aluminium Is about equal In strength
TO east iron in tension, while IN resist
ing compression it is comparatively
weak. Under transverse strain alu-
minium is not very rigid, but it Will
bend nearly double before breaking.
The tensile strength of aluminium is
greatly improved by forging and press.
Ing at temperature Of GOO degrees H.,
and aluminium aloyed with nlckol is
much stronger than the pure metal
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
stowaway Bridea.

Stowaway brides are not as rare at
the barge office as one would believe.
1t is quite easy for girl to slip aboard
an outgoing steamer and stow herself
in one Of the hunks below decks, lying
quietly there until well at sea. A case
happened little while ago, the girl
coming TO meet her sflance here As
both were poor, the former resorted to
this perilous eXpedent to accomplish
the desired end. One would think
that such heroic endeavor would de-
serve n better reception. But on arriv-
ing, having been worked very hard on
shipboard for passage. worn and wor-
ried almost to distraction, the maiden
was so changed by her ordeal OF love
that when her betrothed met her he
refused to marry her. A few days
later, while being taken back to the
ship for deportation. she leaped into
the bay, Rescued gallantly she llnger-
ed n prisoner in the charity hospital
but died some weeks later, literally Of
a broken heart.-Alnslee's Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
It takes great deal of courage S

II takes a great deal of courage sim
ply to be yourself, and yet to be your
self is the line of power. We are all
thetimethinkingthat ifweact and speak
or feel as others do we shall be right,
but once in awhile, in moment of il
Elimination it comes over us that we
are not just like any one else and that
we have to act and think and feel ac-
cording to our own nature. The grace
of God is not designed to make all
Christians alike. It is designed to lib
crate and purify the personality, not
to adjust il to a mold that some good
man has t.--W atchman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Trotter-Its n favoite amusement
among the eastern fakirs to twist them
selves into some muscle stralning,
nerve racking, bone cracking posture,
and
Miss Rivalton-Isn't It funny how
those odd oriental ideas find disciples
here?
Trotter-What do you mean2
Miss Rivalton-Really, haven't you
ever seen Maud Wayuppe play golf?-
Harper's Bazaar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Fire insurance rates will be raised
in almost every city in the United
States next year. The leading com
panies of the country have decided to
protect themselves against the losses
which they have been subject to within
the last two years, and have agreed TO
appoint Il committee to fix the rates
and arrange all details for the in
crease.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Brock iu Holland, is far famed as
the "neatest town in the world. :"
This town Is so fastidious that until IA
few years ago horses were not allow
in It's streets, forreason of cleanliness,
and the entire town is as scrupulously
kept as a man of war 1t is a village
of ,, 700 inhabitants, the main industry
OF which is the making of Edam
cheeses
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

'Whcn you eat, be careful to leave
Off hungry" is advice often given at the
dinner table, but seldom received In an
obcdlout spirit,
The caution was repeated not long
since to a young man Of vigorous ap-
petite
"pshaw," said ne, you might as well
tell me TO wush my face and be careful
80 leave oi'Tuty."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

At Il lesson I'm a medical coI',s' ~. ~
other day one Of the students VINO W
by no means a dullard, was 'SN'v - n
the professor, "IIow much is " WV
Of -T giving the technical O""'
II strong poison).
"a tcaspoouful" was the reP'' b,
The professor made no comneuE, 4. ~
the student Il quarter Of an D0'I .ot .aF
realized ~--~,t he had made "'''''
and straiSttway said: m
professor, want to ch'"s' 90
answer TO that question s., ii
IT'S too late, sir" responu,ui i,tc
professor curtly, looking at MS W. "'
"Your patient has been u'''
minutes" s."-London Telegraph
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Distilling various metals, Kalh-
baum of Basle, has found that a num-
Der of them that usually rust quickly
like iron or copper-are so purified
that it becomes difficult to oxidizC
them. Iron is beautiful silver-whitC
metal that does not tarnish in the air
Tin proves to be the most difficult OF
common metals to distill as in a va
cuum it does not begin TO pass over
until temperature of 29l2 degrees Is
reached.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Clara When George and | are mar
rled, am 10 have my own way in ev-
erythng
Dora Guess you won't,
Clara Indeed ! will That's the bar
gain Don't you remember | told you
he proposed TO me in n rowboat and
asked if I'd float through life with him
just that way?
eyes"
"Well, he was rowing but l was
steering. New York Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

a little hoy in Bangor, Me-, was suf-
fering from severe cold, and his
mother gave him n bottle of cough
mixture to take while at school. on
his return she asked II he had taken
his medicine. No" he candldly re
Piled, "but Bobby Jones did. He liked
IT, so l swapped it with him for hand.
full of peanuts"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
Two Points of difference.

"The difference between the COW and
The milkman," said the gentleman
with a rare memory for icsts, SIS that
the COW gives pure milk"
"There Is another difference" re-
torted the milkman-'the COW doesn't
give credit. indianapolis Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
ohicotionnhIe Fentures.

Naggus--I have read your speech
Borus, and, TO tell the truth, ! don't
like It's physiognomy.
Borus-lts physiognomy? What do
you mean?
Naggus-Its rs are too close togeth-
or.-Chicago Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

At the opening of every presidential
campaign there is always big demand
for collections of campaign badges,
ftate and national, used in the cam
paigns of the past.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

"Mostchildren, " saidthe olu ~" ',on
master, "are very much IKE |i.oj
stamps "Indeed?' SAID Ms maxi
"Yes; they have to be licked "
them stick TO their letters
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

No matter how bright ana 'eu' no
man is, If the gossips disco'',a a,ot I
going crazy, the world remar"9 .obsc
will not have far TO go'--A'''
Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

1t is lmprudent to keep an oil or gas
stove burning In sleeping room, They
consume the oxygen and thus yitiate
the air.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Might and right do differ frlghtfully
from hour TO hour, but give them cen
turtles to try 1t In they are found to be
identical.-C Carlyle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Mr.. Sappeigh-I wouldn't marry that
Miss Gabby. She Is terribly set in her
ways.
Mr.. Softlclgh-Is that sO2
Mr.. Sappeigh Yes, indeed, Why
shs has refused me nine times.-Baltl'
moe American
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

The man who is blind to his own
faults doesn't need magnifying glass
TO see the faults of others.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Pleasure once tasted satisfies less
than the desire experienced for 1t tor
ments.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

When il comes to paying bills, a
great many people seem to dwell in
the land of promise
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

The purest Chinese is spoken at Nan
kin and is called the language Of the
mandarins"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27

Some of the straw hats are gradual
ly disappearing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-27
THE GALLUP FAMILY
AN EVENING OF ONE SIDED TEARS
AND LAMENTATIONS.

Pfrs. Gallup Gives Her silent Hus-
band Some Instructions and Adj
Vice About Her own Funeral and
the Wife That VIII Succeed Her.