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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
How m Claim Paid.

"There are more ways of making
money off of claim than panning it
out, said an Alaska miner who had
some luck with his pick and shovel.
'For instance, 1 knewa man of means
in the Dawson district who had a
claim which had failed to be as profit.
able as expected, ana he didn't know
just what to do with it to get his
money back, until lie had devoted
considerable thought to it. And it
was simple enough when he knew
how. He quietly went to the gold
commissioner and announced that he
wished to pay his ten per cent.
royalty on the product of his claim
for year, which was 100000. The
commissioner accepted the $4,000
royalty and gave him the usual re-
ceipt, stating on its face what it was
for, with the number of his claim,
location, etc. Then he waited
patiently about like Mary's little
lamb, and one day, in the course of
human events, an Englishman came
along looking for good thing for
some people who had money to spend.
He asked Mr.. Blank, among others,
what he had to sell, and the smooth
gent told him he didn't know exactly,
but he would show him his goods.
They looked over several claims that
were practically unworked, and then
in a casual way Mr.. Blank showed the
Englishman his receipt for royalty on
claim so and SO. And, you know
he said, with wink, that man
isn't paying royalty on any more than
he can possibly help
"The Englishman was right on to
that little game, of course, and he
sized up the $4,000 receipt, looked
over the claim in general way and
ended by buying it for $50, 000."-
Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
Crowned Upon progress.

II have called on you to-day" said
the professional humorist, with a glad
smile, as he approached the desk Of
the great editor and made himself
comfortable in the precarious office
chair that once had q cane bottom in
it, to PROFOUND to you scheme
that seems to me to be up-to-date and
well worthy of consideration.
"Umph!" growled the great editor,
Thus encouraged, the humorist pro.
ceeded
"For some time past, as you have
doubtless observed, the progress OF
the world has developed peculiar
phase, which may be spoken of as that
OF lessening. 1t seems to be the am.
bition of all inventors to add the word
less to everything that has been in
vented in the past. We now have
smokeless powder, painless dentistry,
horseless carriages, wireless tele-
graphy, and many other things have
undergone change that may be sim.
ilarly described; but will not trouble
you with complete list. Now il
seems TO me that the time is ripe for
a similar stride forward III the field OF
humor, and / have como to you to-day
with bundle of specially prepared
pointless jokes"
And in less time than il takes to
write this hatless aud breathless hu-
morist was fleeing wildly down the
cheerless street. - Harper's Bazaar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
LUCKY COUNTRY EDITORS
Why They Arc the Ifappiest People II
All INSTRUMENTATION.

II were to be asked who ought to
be the happiest man in newspaper
dom, / would answer, without hesita-
zion, the man who runs good coun-
try paper in live town.
In the first place the man who runs
n country paper is power where it is
published. All connected with it are
known and their work is appreciated
by the community among whom they
move. Unlike the man who writes
editorials ON the big city dailies the
editorial writer on the country jour
nal can stamp his individuality on his
page. Even though he does not sign
it every subscriber knows that it is
his. He is power in local politics
and no mean factor in State politics
either. If there be n hot campaign
who is so welcome ON the stump as
the editor of the country paper? To
him comes all the plums of advertis-
ing. To him comes also the grand
sense of individuality. He is not lost
in the paper for he is the paper. Every
day is brought to him the truth of the
saying that it is better to DO first i'll
the poorest Iberian village than to be
second in Rome.
How different his lot from the news
paper worker in the big cities. The
editor of the city paper walks around
the streets and hears his work praised
and blamed in public places, yet ne
cannot claim it when praised or dis
avow it when discredited. In these
days he is simply nobody. The paper
is everything.
His profession to the city journalist
has but little of future to promise.
He is in his decline at the time when
men in every other walk of life are at
their prime. The highest prize he can
attain by hard and earnest work would
be laughed at by any successful busi-
ness mau in the community in which
he works. He commences his career,
if clever fellow, by making so much
money that he is envied of all his
young friends, and ho often ends it
with occupying one of the hospital
beds of the Press Club and by being
buried at its expense. II the city jour
nalist presumes to make himself
prominent III politics or In any other
sphere he will soon find out that he is
not indispensable.
How different it is with the man
who has a good, sound country news
paper. He is the center around which
little world revolves. He can run
for Office, if he wants to, and there is
none to say him nay. He has friends
in the community, and with his paper
at his back he has good show for
anything he may reach after.
And there is money in the we'll
conducted country journal. The men
who run country papers at the close
of the century are not advertising
their poverty, as was the custom at
its commencement and well into the
seventies, for the simple reason that
in these days it would be only an af-
fectation and foolish one at that. -
The Journalist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
CURIOUS FACTS.

Until 1776 cotton spinning was per.
formed by the hand spinning wheel.
Redlands, CAL, has q giant moving
machine which cuts strip of wheat
fifty feet wide,
One quart of milk and three-quar-
ters of pound OF beef contain about
the same nourishment.
In India the native barber will
shave you when asleep, without wax
ing you, so light is his torch.
The men of. war of the Romans had
crew of about 225 men, OF which ia
were oarsmen working on three decks.
The speed of these vessels was about
six miles an hour in fair weather.
The finest furs in all Russia are laid
aside as tribute, aud become the prop
erty Of the crown. SO highly arc
these furs esteemed that no person
below certain rank is allowed to
wear them.
A trained rat is pet in n'the family
of Forbes Baker, of Steuben, Me. A
Maltese cat caught it last winter, and
brought it up with litter of kittens
In time it learned to catch mice, and
is capital mouser.
In Germany potato bread is used
by the natives OF Thuringia to feed
their horses, especially when they are
worked hard in very cold weather.
The animals thrive on it, aud their
health aud strength are excellent.
In Milwaukee, Wis, recently nine
teen aspirants for the position of
keeper of city natetorium were re-
quired to plunge into the tank in
their street clothing and swim. 1t
was part OF civil service examina-
tion.
The hurricane that wrought such
destruction in the West Indies in
August proves to have been the long
est on record. 1t can be traced over
the North Atlantic for thirty-six days,
and seems finally to have disappeared
off tho coast OF Provence, where it
caused rough sea and northwest
gales on September 0 to IL.
A mystery with which every sailor
is familiar is the formation of dust at
sea. Those who are familiar with
sailing ships know that, no matter
how carefully the decks may be
washed down in the morning, and
how little work OF any kind may be
done during the day, nevertheless, if
the decks are swept at nightfall, an
enormous quantity OF dust will bo
collected.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
Rex Wanted a Tie BadIy.

Children get queer associations Of
ideas in their heads at times. A little
lad on Capitol Hill has a playmate Of
his own age in the son of poor
neighbcr. The son of toll visited his
richer friend the other day wearing IL
gorgeous red tie. The son of wealth
eyed the tie enviously for while and
then asked Benny where he got if.
my mamma dyed it for me for q
birthday pr rosent," lisped Benny.
After Benny went home Rex played
listlessly about for time and then
leaned ON his mothers knee, thought
fully studying the pictures in the fire.
mamma, he said finally, "Benny's
tie was awful pretty, wasn't it?"
Eyes, dear"
Mamma, won't you kill me tie
like Benny's when l get birthday"
Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
The Title OF Dowagor.

The title OF "dowager" seems likely
in the near future to become obsolete.
Queen Victoria's eldest daughter was
the first to resent the title of dowager;
and is now known by virtue of royal
decree as Empress Frederick. :"
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has
been much disturbed by the idea Of
her mother being looked upon as
an old lady, and has caused to be
published decree commanding that
henceforth the former Regent is to be
styled, not "Queen Dowager," but
"Queen Emma of the Netherlands. II
Even the old Empress of China, wish
ing to be in the fashion, has consented
to this reform.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
"A Thread Everv Dav
Makes a Skefn IN a Year.
Mhnn IL Was Darh.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says an
educated colored man addressed the
students OF Adelbert college the other
day. He told about his experience in
his chosen profession. that of lawyer
asserting that on but one occasion had
he ever met with discourtesy at the
hands of white men during his legal
experience in his native state. virgldis.
This happened in backwoods hamlet.
where the general ignorance of the in
habitants was some excuse for their
boorishness In the course of his re-
marks he perpetrated an unconscious
bit of humor that brought smile to
the students faces and drew a laugh
from the speaker himself as soon as he
realized the suggestion in his state
ment. Il started out in my profess
sion with somewhat gloomy anticipa-
tions,' he said. when reached
Alexandria. where there were 1000 col
ored people, everything looked dark"
1t was at this point that the smile ran
around.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
7 cannot ask anybody to share my

L cannot ask anybody to share my
life-now.'
"'Dick' she said again, Dick, think
moment. You misindge yourself.
If you are not what you might be it is
my fault. i am to blame. 1t is not
too late yet. You are not old, much
OF life is before you. / will help you.
Let me make reparation for the past
for my mistake. am strong, L can
work. Let us begin life again--to
gether.
"But Dick was firm. Tt is toe
late, he said. you would not be
happy. I could not make you happy.
"She sat down and hid her face in
her hands. He let his hand wander
over her hair, and when ono Of hers
stole up and held his, tear trickled
slowly down his cheek. He shook il
away with toss of his head.
" j want to tell you, he said brok-
euly, that as long as / 1.-Two you will
always have my love. God bless you.
'He looked back at her as he wac
halfway across the room, and seeing
her shoulders shake with q sob that
gave no sound, stepped back quickly,
and kissed her hair. She did not hear
the door close, nor the firm footballs
as he passed out and down the street.
When Mt last she walked quickly up
and down the room holding her hands
over her bosom, she suddenly saw
herself in the mirror. Her face was
pale and drawn and strange lines
were about the eyes. She gazed al
herself for n long time and then she
sank down close to the fire, and shiv
cring, wept.'
''Is that all the story?" asked Tom
linson.
Rawlins shook the ashes from his
cigar aud laughed.
"All," " he said; "well, perhaps had
etter finish it, The story is one tha,
IN call him Dick-had in one oil
the magazines. 1t was true as gospel
up to the point where the girl asked
him TO wait five years. She did ask
him, but Dick was not the kind of s
fellow to wait.
He paused and pull'ed his cigar.
''Then," said he, quietly; then
Dick, believing that she loved him,
wrote the otory and took pains to see
that she read it and saw his name at
tached."
"Well?" asked Tomlinson.
ooh, she sent for him at once"
"'Dick,' she said, Il am afraid tC
wait. do not want 10 wait. think
/ love you now as we'll as / can ever
love anybody-and that's very great
deal. Tiff am--am mistaken-''
','Ill take the risk, said Dick.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
Blue Jay Tree Planters.

An old.time Arizona woodchopper
says the blue jays have planted thou
sands of the trees now growing all
over Arizona. He says these birds
have habit of buryiug small seed in
the ground with their beaks and that
they frequent pinyon trees and bury
large numbers of the small pine nuts
in the ground, many of which sprout
and grow. He was walking through
the pines with an Eastern gentleman
short time ago when one of these
birds flew from tree to the ground.
stuck his bill in the earth and
quickly hew away. When told what
had happened the Eastern man was
skeptical, but the two went to the
spot and with a knife blade dug out
a sound pine nut from depth Of
about an inch and half. Thus it
will be seen that nature has plans Of
her own for forest perpetuation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
Cnllere Hntier.

Some seven years ago the first State
college for women in the South was
opened at Greensborough, N. c., and
called the State Normal and Industrial
College, 1t has been an original and
progressive institution under the direc-
tion of DR.. Charles d. McIver. He
has just added new feature of prac-
tical instruction by which it is hoped
that hundred girls may support
themselves while pursuing their
studies. II is dairy farm. The col
lege has attached to it about 100 acres
OF fine farming land. This has been
stocked with Fifty heNd of fine Jersey
COWS which are to be MIXED by the
college girls. The dairy will not only
bo self.sustaining, but, it is hoped,
will bring money to the institution
from the butter the milk-maidens will
make. The butter is to have The college
stamp on it and orders have already
begun to come in.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15

l spent quite two years going about
from farm to farm with wagonloads OF
miscellaneous goods, bartering them
for ostrich feathers, ivory, hides
wool, live stock, or whatever coult
get. L have elsewhere related my ex
periences on one of these expeditions,
and must here confine myself to say
ing that scarcely ever exposed sam
Piles of my goods at any farm without
attempts being made to purloin ar,
ticles that could be readily concealed
All took part in this, old and young
male and female; and constant watch
had to be kept. L once detected O
young girl, the daughter of Boe,
who was then and long afterward
prominent member Of the Free State
volksraad, trying to secrete case ol
watches under her apron. No shame
is evinced on detection; the matter il
treated as good subject for laughter
In purchasing horses and cattle the
greatest care had to be exercised. Nc
London horse-coper could compete
with the average Boer in the art oi
passing off broken winded horses OF
sand-cracked trek oxen as sound an.
imals. Dishonesty extends further
still than to matters of this kind. A
Boer, whose name is we'll known to
the world, many years ago, when act
ing as president of land commission
for apportioning out farms in the
Leydenberg district, "did " my part.
ner ont of 36, 900 acres of land by as
barefaced piece of knavery as could
be conceived. George Lacy, in North
American Review.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
"Brickv as a Term OF Inndearment.

A correspondent talks to us seri-
ously of our chronological error in de-
irving the term of endearment "briclx"
from the "well red" undergraduate.
The real origin of the word, it seems,
is the proud reply of king to an in
vading enemy who mocked at his un-
walled towns. "My troops are my
walls" he answered, "and every sol
dier is a brick. London Globe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15

Soldiers and Guns Ironically Labelled.
An amusing story comes from the
Cape and is told by the London En-
gineer. The station master at juno
tion on the way to De Aar was notified
of a, goods train" arriving 1t came
and disgorged, no goods, but armed
marines. Later on steamed up an ar
mored train with bluejackets and hav-
ing guns covered with tarpaulin and
ironically labelled Fruit"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15

tnle OF ball IN tts season,
A scrap of u gown that was worn,
conndtnte's news ot heartbrenk,
lovers page, tattered and torn;
A child's painful hand that was guided
To trace out its first words OF love;
A message OF birth and OF sorrow,
A bridal song, sealed with dove.
They 1utter aud drift from their moorinRsl
Like white thoughts that quiver and
shine,
Dropped deep In tho heart OF forever,
The past that was thine and Is mine.
Ay. ashes OF roses, | scatter
Your memories, ever tho same,
Av. ashes of roses, old letters,
lay your white hearts In the flame.
Virginia Frazer Boyle, in Bookmnn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15

Don't say that you couldn't get thc
valuable presents offered with Red
Cross" and "1IubInger's Best" laundry
starcb your grocer has them for you;
ask him for coupon book, which will
enable you TO get ono large 10c. pack
ago OF RED Cross" stnrch, one large
l0c. package OF "Hublngor's Best"
starch, with the premiums, two beauti-
ful Shakespeare panels. printed in
twelve beautiful colors, or one Twcn-
tIeth Century Girl cnlendnr. all for SC.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15

Sunday-School Tcacher-Have you
made anyone happy this week? Little
Girl-Yes'm. Mrs. Highupp has baby
and it's awful squally, red-faced
little brat; but, wen l met Mrs. High
upp yesterday, told her she had the
sweetest, prettiest baby / ever saw.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without It. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
banish pimples, boils, blotchos, blackhcads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-benuty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, i0c, 25c, SOC.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15

Sailors trousers. or trombone
pants" as they have sometimes been
called. expand in bell-shape at the
bottom so as to be the more easily
kicked off in case of the wearer's fall
ing into the water
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15

Governor Nash OF Ohio, Is an authority
on the history Of that State, which he has
made lifelong study.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-02-15
olD LETTERS.

HTnI o,n
W. vi fe-lI< skles.
'N n With unlylng.
oU TImo As be fiies'
aud rosemary,
Id n,ressod IN The leaves;
@mo,IoVcd loves dream
'arlo IL easnered sheaves.
Of sst they bring us,
rup and fha yenrs?
idenl st in theIr sleeping.
SOM, 's SUNSHINE and tears.
:, nnrcl-orovned poet,
ffed. nth to The fair.
Fvllle ses that shatterel,
front by's bright hair;
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
zWs FROM THE OLD NORTH STATE AND IT'S CAPITAL
ELIZABETH CITY.
~ SMALL E-PERSONAL AND
OTHER; NOTES.
Especial to Virgiuian-pilot.)


Elizabeth City. n. c.. May g
Yesterday about the hour of 4 p. m.
the fire alarm sounded ana the depart
ment was soon at the scene of the fire,
which was u small dwelling on McAiur
ran street. The flames were soon eX
was eNtinguished before much damage
avs done however.
Mr. 4. w. Williams has purchased.
through Mr.. j. c. Bland, 4 dwelling on
burgess street.
The steamer Neuse arrived yesterday
Win q large number of distinguished
NisItoTs.amons them Hon. J. Il. Aycoclk,
the Democratic candidate FOR Governor,
and numebr of the candidates on our
State ticket After the arrival of these
VISITORS our town seemed to have more
lie than we have seen for Il number OF
years. Everybody seemed TO be very
enthusiastic over the prospect of the
democrats carrying the election. The
style and beauty of our city in the way
OF pretty girls and fine horses and car
RACES could 10 seen in the parade
which the reception committee gave 10
the Visitors.
Miss Mary Wood returned yesterday
from an extended visit TO friends in
Newberne
Mr.. chas. Morgan has purchased
through burgess Bros. ~ Co. Il dwell
ms on South Road street and Il large
plat OF land fronting Overman's Gene
terry on which he Will erect a number
OF dwellings.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
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Free trial packages OF a most remarka-
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They cured so many men who had battlcd
for years against The mental and physi-
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IL cures all the ills and troubles that
come from years of misuse OF the natural
functions ana has been an absolute sue
cess in all cases. y request TO the state
Medical institute, AS Elelltron i,uiling
Tt Wayne. Ind. stating that You desire
one Of their free trial packages. will he
complied with promptly. The Institute
IS DESTROYS of reaching that great class
Of men who are unable to leave homo 10
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EDEMTOM.
Especial TO The virglnian.p ilot3

Especial TO The Virglnian- Pilot)
Edertcn, y. c.. May 5-Col. Radman
VINO was to deliver the address for the
Military Company last y. m, at the
opening o. the company's new A.mory.
did not arrive, so the exercises were
postponed until Monday evening.
The young ladies ana gentlemen of
our little city enjoyed a dance last
D. M. given by the Colonial Club at
The Opera House.
Rev. Mir. Willis visited Newberne this
week. lie Is expected to return on this
p. ms train.
Tho fishing season is drawing to Il
close. The daily catch now is light and
The pond meters will soon take their
nets out % the water
Miss carrie Thatch, of perquimen's
county has been the guest OF Miss
Protor this week.
There was a slight fire over at the
cotton factory yesterday afternoon. II
was eNtinguished before but little da-
mage was done however.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
HEREFORD.
Especial to The virginian-pilot.,

N'-H'NI,"F - II - = 'I'I'34I- IIUt'J
EIertf0rd n. c.. May 5.-Miss Bessie
Riddick has returned home after a
short visit to friends in I1denton.
Hon. w. G. Cox attended the Demo-
cratic State Convention in Norfolk this
week.
Our fishermen are taking up their
nets, after n successful season. Mr.
Williams Will let his barge nets remain
for a few days.
Mrs. w Myers IS convelescing after
q few days Of i'll health.
After SO hours of cold ana threaten
ing weather,we are enjoying another
day of warmth and SUNSHINE.
The Fcrtfcrditcs are looking forward
with interest TO the coming solar eclip-
sc. Preparations are being made Cor
taking observations aud photographs.