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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
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Bright green is a fashionable color
of the moment for hats, trimmed with
pearly gray.
Among the latest imporiations in
jewelry are breastpins with Egyptian
heads in Nlle-green.
Crystal buttons with small cut ball
centres surrounded by very tiny balls
are among the novelties.
Dainty cut cameo buckles with
slight pinkish tint are completed witt
narrow gold or paste rims.
Wide black taffeta silk collars fin.
ished with rows of stitching are fea-
ture of the new linen gowns.
Handsome belts of black velvet with
beautiful gold slides, connected with
tiny gold cnalns, at regular intervals,
are very modsh.
Suede gloves are very much worn,
as they always are in summer, for
the reason that they re much cooler
than the glace glove. Pastel tints are
the popular shades.
Beautiful ribbons, made of soft
ElOSSy SIN, uIt uIONutitu Will NNtNft
moral designs in the natural colors,
Gauze ribbons with satin spots and
cashmere printed silk ribbons are spe-
clal features in the ribbon depart
ment.
Among new French Jacket and
basque bodice models are those made
with front dart and side seams at the
back that extend to the shoulders.
These gracefully curved lines impart
a look of slenuerness and extra length
to the form and are therefore partic-
ularly desirable for women of full
figure.
Sheer qualities of nuns yelling, the
coarser canvas yelling, and silk and
satin foulard. trimmed varlOusly with
embroidered batiste, plain foulard
hounces. folds, and scarf draperles,
| or straight rows of narrow ribbon, are
among the most fashionable dress fab
rlcs now being made up into summer
gowns.
Lace dresses, oversklrts, lace blouses,
vests, tichus-laces In every possible
form-are worn for the summer, with
Il notably lavish disregard of expense.
The favorte foundations for lace
dresses are taffetas. satin sultan ana
peau re sole, and next to pure white
the popular colors are pale pink, Per
sian mauve and soft beautiful maize
yellow.
There was never belt more popu-
lar than the black satin pulley belts.
They are comfortable and pull up so
snugly with the ribbons through the
rings that every one likes them. They
are being varied n tribe IN the back.
Some are plainly stitched, some are
pointed, some have buckles, and 9TH
ers have a narrow strap of the satin
In the centre of the back.
Effective long travelling coats of
brown and blue Holland linens are
fashionable. They are tucked like
the skirts. the stitching ending at the
knee, and fall from the shoulders
which are covered by yoke finished
on the edge with stitched bands and
covered with wide collar of embrold-
cred batiste which points down AT
each side OF the front aud Is caught
together with a Persian silk scarf.
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Pleasant For Lazy Folk.

In q lecture before a club n New
York physician told some surprising
things not at all in accordance with
old notions. ''If anybody needs arti-
fetal exercise" said the doctor, sit
is because he or she Is not leading
natural life. 1t is better to come
back to nature than to do something
that takes up time and produces moth
ing. Stout people are always told to
exercise. l tell you they cannot eXer-
else safely to themselves. Brain work
ers should avoid all extra eXertion.
Thin people can take all the exercise
they want to-" We imagine that fat
men will listen to the promulgation
of this opinion with immediate and
undisguised interest, for II there is
anything that has been hitherto i'm
PRESSED constantly on the fat mans
mind it Is that lie should not permit
himself to sit about in apathy and
ease, to acquire more flesh, but should
be up and doing-taking long walks
and engaging in hot weather in dumb
bell exercise and performances on the
parallel bars. Now we are told that
this is all moonshine. The fat man
If he has come back to nature, eats
and drinks moderately, and in all IA
tlonal ways obeys natures laws-may
sit in his comfortable rocker on the
porch, tanning himself, all through
the summer, and feel under no neces
sity to lash himself up to boiling pitch
by injudlclous exercise. He need not
even play golf.-Wayerley Magazine.
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A feat which any one can perform
with little or no practice is that of
placing fourteen matches upon table
and lifting them all up upon one of the
matches. This is how it is done: Pick
out one match-the one that has the
fiattest surface-and then place six Of
the other matches about one-fourth
each across the first one, each of the
six being parallel to each other and
the thickness of match distant from
each other. Next place six other
matches one-fourth each across the
first match, but from the other side,
all parallel and in the spaces left by
the arrangement of the first six
matches. Now take the fourteenth
match, lay it over the twelve matches
where they intersect, and by carefully
lifting match No. ! and holding match
No. II In place you will accomplish
without difficulty the feat.-Adelaido
Herman, in the Woman's Home Com
panion.
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do without. If she must buy let her.
until she is quite certain, only buy
vases that will hold flowers. They
come In glass and pottery. She VIII
always be safe with these. Or let her
buy capdlesticks and keep them filed
They at least suggest purpose
With candlesticks and vases filled With
flowers, the simplest, most barren
apartment may be made beautiful,
and nobody's taste ever shocked. Moth.
ing In the way of a general rule fof
adding touches" to n parlor Is more
important than this one. Adirondack
camps, seaside cottages, and summer
homes In the mountains are made en-.
chanting retreats by no other expendi'
ture of force and money. the walls OF
course having been first arranged. The
walls everywhere must be attended to
first.-Harpers Bazar.
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mo,,sr Of oensra, ,,.den.pov,,,.


Mrs. Baden-Powell, mother of the
heroo Of Mafeking, is a remarkable won.
an, judging from the account given
of her in the Lady's Realm, an Eng.
lish periodical. AS a girl she aston.
lshed her teacher by her aptitude for
mathematics. and at the age of ten,
so fond was she of astronomy that she
used to creep out at night through the
garden of her fathers observatory to
work at the telescope. She became an
accomplished llnguist. and translated
foreign books for her fathers refer.
ence: she also inherited the family
gift for drawing, and was an accom-.
pllshed musician.
At twenty she married and at thirty
five was left widow with ten chill
dren, the eldest not fourteen.
In addition to her many accom-
pllshments and intellectual knowledge
Mrs. Baden Powell had the gift of or
overestlmate what her children owe to
her training. She always encouraged
them to do whatever they appeared TO
have taste for, and did not afflict
them with unnecessary restrictions.
Mrs. Baden Powell has always been
noted for refined housekeeping, and
she instructed her sons, as well as her
daughter, in the art of cookery. The
Generals dishes attained much popu-
larlty in camp in days gone by, and
his skill in cookery had its uses in
Mafeking. if only in showing how to
make the most of snort ratlons.
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LOOKS oE THs PReslnEMrs.



Magistrates OF the United states.
Washlngtons own description OF
himself is accurate. When ordering q
suit of clothes of n London tailor he
wrote that he was "a man 6 feet high
and proportionately made: If anything
rather slender for n person of hat
height" In those times it was con-
venient thing to have d friend of the
same size as your own. as Washington
nad in Colonel Beiler, when he avallei
himself in his directions across the
water of that gentleman's last "ouly
little wider over the instep." When
Washington was in Barbados. West
Indies in 1851, where he spent the
winter with his invalid brother. Law
rence, he had smallpox, and his face
always bore faint traces of the dis.
ease
John Adams was of middle height,
vigorous. florid and somewhat corpu-
lent, quite like the typical John Bull.
Thomas Jefferson was very erect.
agile and strong He had strong feat
ures. with prominent chin and cheek
bones.
James Madison was small of stat
ure, modest and quiet, neat and re.
fined, courteous and amiable. James
Monroe was tall, well formed with
blue eyes and light complexion. John
Quincy Adams was a great student
and described by his friends -; n no.
BILE fellow. He was cool, resolute and
good humored, with broad brow and
a firm mouth.
Andrew Jackson stood feet 1 inch
in his stockings, was far from hand.
some, with a long, thin, fair face, high
and narrow forehead with abundant
reddish, sandy hair falling low over
It, and eyes deep blue and brilliant
when he was aroused. He had a slen-
der, graceful figure. He was a bold
rider and a capital shot, the sort of a
hero when he became President for
whom people threw up their caps and
shouted themselves hoarse.
Martin Van Buren was n very pol
ished gentleman, ''punctilious. polite,
always cheerful and self-possessed."
1t was charged against him by those
not friendly to him that he dined too
well, lived too well, kept too good
company, had tastes too refined and
tone too elegant.
William Henry Harrison made few
enemies, though the subject of hostil-
ity. His most pronounced feature was
his nose of the Roman order. His eX-
preston was always serious. John
Tyler also was a gentleman of solemn
mien. James Il. Polk was of middle
weight, rather spare: he had bright.
expressive eyes and an ample, angu-
lar forehead. He was generous, ben
evolent and pious.
Zachary Taylor, old "Rough and
Ready" had the almost warlike eX-
preston of an Indian chief. He was
remarkable for the purity of his char
acter and for his modesty.
Mlllard Fillmore was a cultivated,
agreeable man. Franklin Pierce had
frank, open face, and was warm
hearted. James Buchanan was the
only bachelor President and one of
the most polished in manners and at
tractive appearance.-New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
ICE IN HoT COUNTRIES.
It Is Not Much Appreciated and Neari
Everybody Gets Along without II.

Everybody Gets Along without It.
Ever since the trade in artificial ice
began manufacturers of ice-malinc
plants have been seeking markets In
hot countries, where no natural ice is
procurable, except in the neighbor
hood of lofty mountains. They have
sold some Ice plants in tropical cities
but 1t is doubtful If they would have
met even with moderate success If II
had not been for brewers and few
other manufacturers who find ice de
srable In their business. The people
generally get along very well without
ice. as their fathers did before them
and comparatively few have learned
TO appreciate its desirable qualities
since the opportunity OF buying ice
was presented to them.
Our Department of State, some
years ago, collected facts about the
ice industry and consumption In trop.
ical countries. 1t has just published
in the Consular Reports" the result
of the latest Investigations in the same
field. Both these reports show that
the people of the tropics care very lit
tie for ice, and that no real progress
is making toward the general intro.
ductlon of ice in hot countries.
In Guatemala, for example, ice Is
used mainly in saloons, restaurants
and hotels. and very few families own
refrigerator or buy ice. The city
of San Salvador, with population OF
10000, consumes only 5000 pounds
per day; there is no cold storage in the
city. and all meat sold on the market
Is killed the previous night There Is
not single ice plant In Bolivia but
some natural ice brought by the In.
dians from the mountains is sold in
LA PaZ. In the large seaport of Ba'
hia. Brazil. the first attempt at ice
making was abandoned because there
was no demand. For three years past,
however, one small plant has been
making about one and half tons a
day. which is sold to the hotels and
drink shops patronized by the foreign
population and few foreign families.
The ice Is not used to preserve food,
but only to cool drinks. Butchers say
they have no need for ice. The laws
require that all meat killed one day
shall be sold before noon next day,
and just enough meat is killed TO sup
ply the average daily demand.
In the city of Barranquilla, Colon
bia, there are 10 refrigeratlng plants
or cooling rooms and meat, not saltod
soon after the animals are killed, be.
comes unfit for food. The Deputy
Consul at Colon writes that no town
in his consular district. except Colon
would consume enough ice to Justify
the erection of plant. The only ice
factory in Ecuador is run by n brew
ing firm at Guayaquil. and the firm
consumes the entire product. In Uru.
quay there is n prejudice against cold
drinks or food refrigeration. Consul
Goldschmidt writes from Venezuela
that the small demand for ice there is
due to the fact that victuals and meats
are not kept over night, but are daily
bought in the market for immediate
use.--New Hork Sun.
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"Cour.a Of True Loxa.n

"Mean!" exclaimed the young man.
"Well. say! he's about the meanest
ever. What do you think he did"
OF course they gave it up.
"Well, sir" he explained, 'they have
one of the incest little secluded porches
you ever saw, and Tessie and l used
to sit over in the shadowest corner OF
1t yearly every evening"
"And he forbade it?' they suggested
inquirlngly.
'Worse than that" he replied.
"Is)w could it he worse than thatT
they asked.
He put coat of luminous paint on
it," he answered, and of course moth
ing remained but to vote him the
prize for the best hard luck story OF
the session. Chicago Post.
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A Curious Result.

Amateur of the woods and wild
scenes sometimes have queer luck.
Here Is an instance of a girl who took
a picture of a party of friends near a
patch Of trees. When she came to de-
velop 1t she found that there had been
bear beyond the group, making for
the woods at full speed when the shut
ter was snapped. Another amateur
photographer got a curious result from
snapshot at clump of woods.
When he developed the plate he found
that three partrldges had been sitting
on the ground eight or ten feet from
him, deeply interested In his actions.
as the position of their heads plainly
showed. Another of his 'shots" also
developed curlously. Ii showed fox
trotting across an open space In the
woods. The ears were sticking up and
inclined forward, and 1t was evidently
In search of some small prey.
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Paper Made 1so Year. Ago.

From investigation made by DR.. L'
Campbell, paper making appears to be
n very old industry In India. In the
year 1873 the attention of the English
Government was called to the remark
able quality of the paper made In the
State of Nepal. The fibre of this paper
was so tough that a sheet doubled
on itself could scarcely be torn with
the fingers. The paper was so pllable
and durable that 1t did not wear at the
folds during twenty years. Whereas
English paper, especially when eight
or ten sheets were folded up in one
packet, could not stand keeping in
the state uninjured more than four
or five years. A copy of Sanskrlt
work, though $50 years old, was In
perfect preservation, having all that
time withstood the ravages of insects
and the wear and tear of use.
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A Good Example.

Under State aid law enacted in
1898 New Jersey has helped to build
n little over 440 miles of public high
ways. The state has expended $715..
S26 on these roads, or an average of
$1627 per mile. The law provides that
the State shall contribute one-third of
the cost of highway construction.
The counties through which the roads
have been built under the provisions
of the act have consequently contrib
uted $l,431, ,653 toward the expense.
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whew! What a Na'

Perhaps the most reIl'"r1
of imitation in monkeys
Doctor Il. Perciv0r Wright
sor of botany in Dublin
According to him. when ]
was in command of the H1
raltar. the monkeys were !
common than at present |
so tame that they allowed \
to approach them without
one day a number OF ll, 'nr|
out fishing, anchOring tAe,rI ll
near the shore, but IN tnY
their sport the roll was was ,,u ~
The anchor was hauled up v
Ily rowing ashore, they '.,l icy
upon the beach, and A"''
fort. ror \
No sooner had they sol
eral large monkeys ,il'n, ,ha.
watching the proceedings Sol
interest ran to the boat aEl ,..l
Off, and began throwing ~ o,l l
ing lines, hauling them !" /
seen the men do, n,,i,I
This they kept up "nol nool
tired, they pulled tue SO"l M
where the soldiers foap" ,'ool "
ing at their disturbed IL l,nt1 n
facts were explained ~ '.,ho' n
officer of the guard, , W"Y ,ho
an amused witness ,i,rnsI| Of s"g
ceedlng.-waverley M"SD1l
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28
THE STRAWBERRY

Where the oyster ott
Was the star OF t6a VI iiate
Gotten up by the ladies siv IL lete
Now the strawberria.'e ri eaurd
Der the saucers r,ts aro redI
And the spoon on the lin oiiS fig'''!
On the side there, i.
:, Always held in estso,ve ue q
In all seasons and all sor,s
And it long has bese,D u T. W
Cream or berries aIonsln / sno1
an be eaten Or mixed up Suy to'.,
There the strawbarrn /
Sets male hearts IN , gtll
by the way she accepts invi,, n, w0I
Promptly forward sba a.oa
When she's asked ~ ,''y goe
OF a share OF the dainty colIl W Iul'pd
When one saucer ia .
, There's another broussGIn b sGn'
For she says she is 80 fondS fS,. ~ n
She may take three ~ y,
And perhaps a few Uo,u Oo ,ol
For her yearning at times sI,sb, &
Will she try some ico 49,
- Then her eyes iairly ,V CI' C1eI
With delight and she's opi,l,I'e. Iea1I
Five more times sbs,iI n
While the chappie's . orn, u
And his folly he's sadIy renen,, syes
Then the young man 50 j
Quickly hands out tbs a.
And at once for the exit be ' a,
That's the way money ~ =, ~,
But, as everyone know
1t is all for the good Of ,be cbn.
-Pittsburg Chronicls.Tl
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Floral Handkerchief.

Flower gardens are still to be found
on handkerchiefs, and often they are
beautiful, with charming though bril-
liant color effects. One handkerchief
has one. corner, almost an entire fourth
of the handkerchief. filled with clus-
ter of brilliantly colored flowers artis-
tically arranged, real little scene,
while in each of the other corners is Il
butterfly. Some pretty little handler-
chiefs have baskets of different col
ored flowers in the corners.
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Tired wires.

Metals get tired as we. WI
that have life. Busy al nss msl
from city to city mess"sN and
and happiness, business anNl ""J
sense, and dealings IN ngu| mi'I'
inc into millions and .1ns Dl,,'
and market reports, DelnS| penn
trying, the wire can n,l,',,s"olI be s",I
Sunday to come uh"'hd ,rhd
saturdays work, aud ."ay| w"S
is at an end the wires i',S' y ,'s,
as a. w worn out. The rest aiOI
sabbath day, when Ou''|I u,
graphing is almost at " ,vo1 I
cent eeot for the newspaper wO1 .o
wires good, for they a1S .rsl
conductors on Monday ,a,'"l ~"
day. It is sometimes fouuJ aa1
to give wires a rest ,as N
extended use. IL nus haS n
that when left for three
out use ten per cent, Is n
conductlvlty OF q w're'
Record.
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JlNcLes AND JEsrq

The sponge, unlike men
swells with pride when modl
water.-Norrlstown Herald.
Willie Roadster-"Dere's a
like about hshin'-lts purtv|
same ting as doin nothin."
Bobbs-"Clothes do not M
man." Dobbs-"No. but moa
yer has been made by a goodl
Little Cupid shot a dart
That pierced my hard and s,oi 4
Sad, indeed but, what is wo,
That same dart it pierced mi
HoaX-"The world is surd
from that young man."
genius, eh?' Joax-"No: he
trombone"
Blobbs-"I understand SD
pracricing medicine. sud
doing we'll" SlobbS-"No: !
he's doing the sick"
Merchant--"Do you speak I
Needy Applicant never 4
gracious, I'll tackle it if yOi
a job. b."-IndianapOlls Journal
Mrs. N1uggins-"Does you'd
appeal to you as yocalis|
Bugglns-"No; it's quite d
way. l appeal to him to stol
Dolly-"Did that famous III
you his autograph, Polly"I
mo; but he kept mine, the 4
pudent thing"'-Chicago Rs
Love makes the world go
| do not care;
It's cash, I've always found
That makes Things squaN
philadelphia
"Knavew said the autocf
camest thou to be a fOOlF
sponded the Jester, Il
among the wise men.'-Pl
North American.
Mr.. Newkid-"Uncle Thd|
lost his entire fortune in VIZ
Mrs Newkld-"Oh, the
wretch! Right after we
the baby for him. Puck.
II sold newspapers whe1r
boy" declared the stateSma
ly. "And now you are
public" remarked an unSY
auditor.-Philadelphia Amer
Nell-"I believe that peor
always marry their oppoSl'ci
81 thought you seemed VerY
terested in the young man
across the street from YOU
Sillicus-"You say nothlhI
fiuous. OF what use Is
form appendix CynlcuS
lots of doctors from
death. Philadelphia Rec1I
For the round moon he PROV
A wear or two from Dirthi
Then in his naughty manhoo3
He clamored for the ear
"Did you see Dumleys
to?" "You mean the one
looks cross-eyed?' Yes; III
did it happen?' Well tAe1
pher was cross-eyed, you ~
as he made the exposure III
Dumpley and said' LOON
please " i
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oonoernlng Ornn,nent..

If one be still feeling way toward
making a parlor beautiful, 1t is best
to avoid altogether the purchase of
Ornaments" Brlc-a-brac means
something little different, suggesting
whims and fads. and the picking up of
pretty or interesting examples here
and there. But what l mean by 'or-
naments" are, for instance, the two
vases one buys to place on the man
tel, because vases are supposed to be
necessary. If one has two which are
Interesting In themselves, well and
good. but never two vases for the sake
OF vases. III the young bousekeepeI
can do nothing else. she can at least
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-28

Women of refinement and education
In other directions often speak in
harsh, nasal or indlstinct cultural
tones showing an entire want Of care
and cultivation of the beautiful art of
familiar speaking. A musical-speak-
ing voice. with clear enrnclatlon, is
one of the most restfdl and subtle
charms of personality, and unlike most
precious things 1t Is within the reach
of almost any one who cares to have
1t. Have you never, In some sudden
pause and silence, been startled by
the echolng ring of your own voice
rs you speak. Involuntary you Will
lower and soften 1t. Practice with your
sister or other girl associates each In
turn and each trying to improve her
own natural voice. DO not initiate,
do not make unnatural or affected
changes. but having tried your usual
voice critically, decide where II needs
Improvement, and hold yourself to the
reformation. II you are like nine out
Of every ten American girls your voice
Is pitched too high Lower 1t, and
make a constant effort to keep 1t
down. Speak from the chest, not from
the throat or head. Practice the
mOdulatlon OF your speaking voice as
patiently as a singer practices the
scales. II Is worth while because II Is
for the pleasure and good of all around
you more than for your own. In the
effort to keep your voice low and gen