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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
A FICKLE IMMIGRANT.

Her Experience with Two Lovers Mt
Uncle SANS Barge Office.
"There seem to be manifold oppor-
tunities among the immigrants coming
to America on shipboard for falling in
love, particularly on the slower steam
crs, when people are thrown together
for period of from u to IS days"
says John Gilmer Speed In Ainslee's
In this case n worthy young Russian
was cheated out of a very pretty bride
by II likely italian fellow traveller Of
the maiden. Strangely enough, she
knew not one word of Italian nor he
word of Russian, yet the brides
countryman was Tilted, and the panto-
mime lovers were married and set
forth gayly and confidently to learn
each other and the great new world
they had entered at one and the same
time.
Another case was equally ludlcrous.
A Swedish maiden of somewhat tickle
mind fell in love with "A fellow voy-
ager without apprising him of the fact
that she was betrothed to another man
whom she was to meet at the barge
office and marry. 1t was her intention
to hurry ashore with her new lover
and outwit the former by a prior cere-
mony, but the red tape of the office
prevented that and the first lover came
to welcome his bride She then as
promptly fell in love with No. |. But
when No. > pleaded and threatened,
she could not decide which one she
loved the better. SO she was detained
While the TWO men haunted the barge
office, glarng at each other
when the detention time had elaps-
ed. the bride. still not knowing her
mind, was sent unceremonlously back
on the same steamer that brought her
over, both Tilted lovers abandoning the
field i'm despair. But on arriving on
her native soil once more the maiden
dared not face her people so back she
came, having just money enough to
pny her passage, and sent for lover No.
/. declaring that she loved him the bet
ter. He replied that he was very much
obliged, bur as he had already married
handsomer girl in the interval he was
compelled to decline to come for her
The maiden then sent word to No. to
like effect, but he declared that he had
had enough of the tickle feminine, and
thus I'm defeat the maiden was trans
ported back again to face the leers and
ieers of her native hamlet"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
HE TESTED HIS SKILL.
The Result Moved the rhiicsopI
TO a Discourse ON Success

The Result Moved the rhilo,opI
10 Al Discourse on Success.
"Did you ever realize that me 4
cess that one really enjoys comes d
through hard work. asked the pblI
ophcr. 81 know the average mol
would prefer to gain his ends wdI
hard toll, but few do. and dorbl
those few gain any pleasure from i
ing the plum drop In their laps wIuiI
any effort on their part.
II had that fact impressed upon
only the other day. | Glanced du1
an idle moment to pick up an cml
ink bottle, and something started
thoughts back to my boylood Il
when an empty bottle furnished
ideal mark to throw stones at Smil
to myself at the chlldislness Of Il
set the bottle on a hitching post,
after carefully selecting q numhj
stones / stood off about 80 feet
prepared to make a test Of my 4
The very first stone that III (
caught the bottle fairly in the cei
and shattered it into Il hundred FS
l threw away the stones that bad
carefully gathered In disgust
accomplished what I had set out q
on my first throw, but fully real
that it was only a Gukc aud tld
might throw 80 more stones and
come anywhere near the mark
Now, If, on the contrary, had Nd
ed, | would have carefully noted wi
the fault lay and tried to have com
ed 1t on my next throw, The thT
that went too low and too hIgh,
well as too much to one side VI
have all been valuable lessons to
and in the end would have succ, II
In placing n stone where wanlc
That would have been success ga
by working for 1t. The ycry few
pie who gain success on Their
throw have my sympatby"-D'
Free Press.
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THE KING WAS BETTER.
But the Doctor Got Little Credit For
His Efforts.

But the Doctor Got Little Credit For
His Efforts.
A story illustrating the good sense
and humor of the late King Humbert
is told at the expense Of his physician,
DR.. Saglione. Sometimes the king,
from his hunting lodge Of Castle Fu-
sano went to the sea and amused him
self by shovellng sand into n cart
'Take care, your majesty" said Sagli-
one one day, mot to perspire too
much" "Ah, my dear Signor Doctor"
answered the king, resting his chin
on his two hands that grasped the
handle of his spade "this muscular ex-
erclse does me much more good than
your prescriptions" Eyes, but one
must abuse nothing" "But tell you
that l feel very well, and you are
competitor" And, laughing heartily,
the king finished filling his cart.
However, by exposing himself in
every way without exercising any care,
the king contracted bronchitis, which
took n chronic form and gave him a
rather troublesome cough. This cough
was n source of anxiety to the faith
full doctor, as he could not convince his
patient of the necessity for taking med
icine. Occasionally the doctor was
even sent away abruptly by the king,
who would say, 81 have not called you.
Why did you come? You may go. L
thank you very much"
one evening, however, the doctor
thought he had gained his point, and he
prepared for the king in his bedroom
the powders he was to take during the
night. The next morning DR.. Saglione
rose very early, being very anxious to
know the effect of his medicine. He
was received in the bedroom and at
once asked, "Well. how does your maj
esty feel this mornings"
"Much better-I may say quite WELL"
was the response.
"Ah," observed the doctor, rubbing
his hands with satisfaction, "you see
the results of listening to reason"
"What do you mean" asked the
king.
'"The powdersW
"Bravo" shouted Humbert. "Go
into the next room and see what you
can find"
The powders were in the waste paper
basket.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
TIE STAFF Of L,f
Brcnd seems to he BallInr :,
oa m, Artt,r ~, -" tu'

Brcnd Seems Co he Failing In p.
as nm Article OF DIET
81 look upon bread as an ore,
food destined to bc complc.cly ob's
ed before many years said gI
York doctor, "for the numbor ", "
sons who are willingly giylne ~.
use of 1t increases every year r
jority of them do this on the odr'
their physicians, who find moro w,
for recommending abstncpco
bread as they see the results finn,
Il course of treatment has on tbo,.
tients.
For nearly all forms of dro,,,
gout, rheumatism and klnd,d5
ments the patient is first told r. j
bread unless it be submitted n, o.''
preparation and be taken oplr 4.
tain forms. The great increase !, l
number of hygienic foods tbo,
been put upon the market and na
most invariable success of any ofn
manufactures which prove an ocoo,
BILE substitute for bread and III
starchy foods are other indcoton
the change Of the public feeling tor
bread as a simple food which con1
taken under all circumstances
"Some years ago a man wrote q n
devoted chiefly TO exposing to 4
world the harmful qualities NJ h, j
Persons at that time thought bo w.
crank, and little attention was nol5
his very sound uttcranccs on tbo u
ject. But his opinions are now ro
oed by most physicians, and tba ~
army of abstainers from brool co,t
recruits every day. The revolt ayoIl
such n well established nstltrton
naturally little bit slow But h,
is destined to be ultimately SbnnI
even more than 1t Is today and tbls
struction of a tradition that has los
centuries is already well under NJ
Most Of its force comes from tbe "a
plete satisfaction of the persons i,
do give up bread entirely. They ara
ways the most enthusiastic adyooa
OF the new theory on the subject
New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
How He Knew.

A ragman who was gathering up
wornout clothing in the country pur-
chased a pair of discarded trousers at
a farmhouse and remarked to the man
Of the house as he paid for the stuff he
had bought:
81 see, sir, that you are about to lose
your land on mortgage"
"Guess you are right" said the dis
couraged looking farmer, but will you
tell me how the Sam Hill you found
that out?"
"Easy enough" said the cheerful
ragman as he settled back on the seat
Of his peddling wagon. II notice that
these old pants are completely played
out SO far as the part of 'em you sat
down on is concerned. but they show
mighty little wear anywhere else
Buffalo News.
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'There is bound to be a fly in the
honey" said the dlsconsolate looking
citizen. "Theres always some small
circumstance that prevents joy from
being complete"
"What is the trouble nowT'
"The leading paper Of my community
printed my picture the other day."
"That was nice"
"And it said that l was one of the
people whom everybody knew; that my
fame was such that it had spread be-
yond the confines of my native city
and was carrying light into the regions
beyond"
"SplendidW
'Then they got bit rushed in the
office and put my friend Virgins name
under my picture"
THAT was little unfortunate"
ut isn't the worst. Not a soul
noticed it except my wife. And all
she said was that she didn't think it
looked much like MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
A Lincoln Story,

The Rev. Mr.. Alcott of Elgin, Ills,
one of Abraham Lincoln's Springfield
acquaintances, tells of seeing him COM
ing away from church unusually early
one Sunday morning. THE sermon
could not have been more than half
way through" says Mr.. Alcott. His
son, Tad was slung across his left
arm like n pair Of saddlebags, and
Lincoln was striding along with long
and deliberate steps toward home.
ION one of the street corners he en-
countered group Of his fellow towns
men. Lincoln anticipated the question
which was about to be put by the
group, and, taking his figure of speech
from practices with which they We're
only too familiar, said, Gentlemen, 1
entered this colt but he kicked around
so had to withdraw him.
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How He Broke II.

An irasclble old gentleman had met
In early life with an accident which
left him with n broken nose, deform-
ity about which he was known to be q
little sensitive.
One day new inquirer propounded
the old question, How did you manage
to break your noseT
The old gentleman answered solemn
iy, "ro tell the truth, my friend, the
accident was caused by my poking 1t
into other peoples business London
Answers
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FOREMAN or THF FIRE. COMPANY.


more than ordinary interest that I
call the meetin to order. Stand out,
Horatio, and let's hear all about it."
Horatio stood out He looked pale,
but determined. He'd bin thinkin fur
a week Of what he was goin to say,
and he started off as smooth as grease.
''The drums are beatin wild alarm.
There is a wavin of flags, a marchin
of men and a wallin of women and
children. War is upon the land. The
life Of nation Is at stake. 1t is an
hour when men are called upon to give
up their lives fur the sake of prin-
ciple."
''By John, but that's howery Ian
guage" exclaimed the deacon as
Horatio paused. 'Tf Horatio kin keep
1t up fur an hour; I'm fur lectin him
to the next legislature"
'The farmer leaves his plow," con-
tinued Horatio, "the merchant his store
and the mechanic his bench. They
march away to find the enemy and
fight him and die. Yes; they yield up
their lives that we may live on in
peace, and If we forgit the sacrifice
we ought to wither away like bur-
dock In November"
Gentleman" said the deacon as the
applause had subsidized, "up to the
present mint Horatio Sparrow has
knocked the socks off'n Henry Clay as
an orator, and l am proud to know
that he is a citizen of Jericho. Any
thing more, HoratioT
II Jest want to call your attention to
the fact that Jericho has never had a
Decoration day parade" replied the or
ator. 1--WE hev never paraded and never
decorated, and l say it's q burnin
shame and ought to be remedied at
once"
"By John, but that's a strong p'intv'
shouted the deacon. "Hang me If Ho-
ratio amt knockln things endwaysl
No, sir; we've never had q parade nor
decorated any graves, and we ought
to be ashamed Of ourselves. Is it your
suggestion that we celebrate the day
this year, Horatio"
'"That's my pint, deacon"
"And it's as strong as a log chain.
Yes, sir; we'll celebrate the day, and
In order to make it howlin success
I'll agree to take charge of the parade"
'But l object to that" said Horatio.
"Hevin originated this idea, think it's
fur me to ride on horseback at the
head OF the purcession."
There was painful pause, and then
Abner Jones, who was In fireman's uni
form, jumped off the counter and said;
"There shouldn't be no jealousy
about this thing. Horatio would look
purity fine on his spotted horse, and
the deacon would be no slouch In bis
cooked hat, but If there's to be any
feelin over 1t I'll take the job off their
hands. AS I'm foreman of the fire com.
pany II comes In my line anyhow"
~ don't propose to give up my rights
fur nobody" said Horatio.
"And I'm thinkin I'm the man L
boss things" added the deacon.
II don't want to charge anybody
with hevin too much cheek" sait
Isquar Henshaw, ''but 1t do look (
beetle strange TO me to see thelway Ger
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

From boyhood Nanscn accrs'o
himself to the use Of snoWShoe'
would often go 40 or 20 miles on
without taking any food with nlll
had n great dislike to any onlllI I0'
excursions. On one occasion ne
some of his friends set oil on q
snowshoe expedition, all except
sen having Il wallet containing
provisions on their backs. NAyn
got to the first resting pace N''
unbuttoned his -eoat and looh
smoking pancakes from tie lAl,
asked his friends to share ul'
They all refused, however no' "
for the mode of conveyance aHu
ing. Nansen replied, "More 'oVs
for let me tell you there's I'1
them"
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"A APATRIOTIC SCHEME.
IERlcHo WAS FOR HAVING A DEcoRA-
TON DAY PARADE.

Pap Perkins, Postmaster, Tells How
on the Town and How Lish Billings
Gave IL It's DeathbIow.
copyright. 1900 by G. b. Lewis.l
1t was ebout a week before last
Decoration day that Horatio Sparrow
come into the postoffice loolin as If he
had sunthin on his mind, and as soon
as he got the chance he whispered to
me:
Don't say nuthin to a nvin soul,
pap, but I'm comm around here to-
night and shake the town Of Jericho
from center to circumference"
I'm what wayT said 1.
Never you mind, pap. You Jest git
ready to feel the airth tremble, and
tomorrow mornin you kin put 5000
more value on your house and lot"
Horatio is man who never gifts ex-
cited when he wakes up and finds a
COW in his garden, and felt quite sure
he had sunthin big on hand. He must
hev told about 80 other people what
he did me, as there was n big crowd
Mt the postofllce at Z o'clock In the
evenin, and all expected to hear big
news. Deacon Spooner took charge of
things, as usual, and as the crowd got
impatient he said.
ut Is understood, feller citizens, that
Horatio Sparrow Is goin to launch a
thunderbolt here tonight, and it is with
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
Thrlye MIthnut Ngent.

It is the religion of nearly all Asat-
les to abstain from eating flesh, fish or
fowl. because it is n sin to kill for food
anything that has instinct, lest it be
hindered on its upward way" Besides,
according to the doctrine of transmit
grafton of souls, one might kill and eat
ones grandmother But, aside from
that, Vegetable food, it is claimed,
makes better muscle and bone than
meat Anyway, it is well known that
the stevedores Of Constantnople and
other eastern ports never eat meat, and
that. as a class, they hare no superiors
anywhere in the world In physical
strength.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
Disnppointed.

A young man of this city rang up
lady acquaintance of his in Court
street some days ago, but instead Of
her answering the phone herself her
elder sister did so, The young man
recognized the difference at once and
said in a suave, mellow voice:
won't you please deliver a message
to Miss ClaraW
Delighted at the prospect of carrying
a message that might result in giving
her some insight into the relation that
existed between her sister and the
young man at the other end of the line,
she answered:
"Why, certainly, with the greatest Of
pleasure"
''Well, tell her to come to the phone"
Memphis Scimitar.
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'0iu folks want 10 crowd to the front
OIL public occasions if fhcrc is Il
purcession. It's got to be headed by a
man who knows how to boss things
and can't be ratified. bossed the
parade the last time we had n Fourth
Of July. and you may remember that
the newspapers said | managed It bet
ter than any we ever had"
"Tll allow that the squar did fairly
we'll" said Enos Williams as he shut
up his jackknlfe and got off the sugar
barl, "but there are several other folks
In this town of Jericho. For instance,
I'm here myself. When anything has
happened durin the last 20 years, I've
bin pushed behind the currant bushes,
as 1t was, and some one else has car
ried off the honors. I'm comm to the
front on this occasion or know the
reason why"
"Why, Bnos, you don't purtend that
you kin boss n purcession, do youP
asked the deacon.
"Of course kin. why notT'
at appears to me-" said Silas lap
ham as he stood out and rubbed his
hands together, that we are not work
In In complete harmony in this matter.
It will be the event of the century. It
viii be known from Maine to Califor-
MIA that Jericho has had Decoration
day, and there will be thousands OF
Inquiries fur real estate. Let us sacri-
flee any selfish interests as individuals
and work to make the affair n gineral
success"
""That's powerful good advice" said
the deacon as he raped on the stove
with his cane-"powerful good. 1 al
lus stand ready to sacrifice, and hope
the rest of you do. Any further pint,
Silas?"
"You may call 1t a pint or not" said
Silas, "but bein there seems to be
controversy here l think 1t better be
settled by selectin me TO boss things.
l don't want it because I'm proud and
want to show off, but purely in the in
terests of harmony"
"I'll never surrender my rightsp said
Horatio Sparrow.
"Nor mep added Deacon Spooner.
ANOl gtilcu ADntE JOueS dHu
Squar Henshaw in chorus.
1t was evident that the meetin was
on the pint of breakin up in row
when Lish Billings come saunterin in
as calm as could be. The deacon seen
him and called out:
'Feller patriots, before this meetin
breaks up in a row that will send the
price of Jericho real estate down to 80
per cent and put our civilizashun back
90 years let's hear what Lish Billings
has to say about It,"
"What's the question:" asked Lish.
"AbOut Decoration day. Shall we
decorator
Decorate whatT
"Why, the soldiers graves"
81 don't see how you are goin to do
It," said Lish as he scratched his ear.
80 fur as ! know or hev bin able to
find out, nobody from Jericho ever
went to war. 1t tharfore follers that
no Jericho man was ever killed 1t fol-
lers. ag'in, that you might look the
graveyard over fur a month and not
find a soldiers grave to decorate.
Pears to me that you'd better git yer
grave fust."
Two minits later Lish was the only
man left in the postoffice. 1t was as
he had said-thar was nuthin to deco
rate, and all the BLOWN had bin fur
nuthin. M. QUAD.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

at is work, work, work, that makes
SUCCESS" she once exclaimed Work
five minutes, and you viii succeed ave
minutes worth, but work lve hours,
and you will succeed five hours worth"
But" ! said, remember your uatu.
raj gifts"
Plenty have natural voices equal TO
mine" she answered, "plenty have tal.
Snt equal to mine. but have worked"
Saturday Evening Post
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HAS A VARIED CLIMATE.
Curious Meteorological Conditions
of the Island of Saghnien.

Curious MeteOrolOgicnI Conditions
of the Island of SaghaHen.
Saghalien, off the eastern coast of
ally of climate. The island is bathed
by two cold ocean currents, and in
winter nothing protects it against the
Icy northwest winds coming from ST.
IBERIA. At the sea level the snow falls
continually and stays on the ground
till the end of May, and the seashore Is
very cold. Farther inland, however,
especially as we go higher up, the
climate is modified-just the opposite
to what is observed elsewhere. 1t has
often been observed in Siberia and in
central Europe that in winter the cold
Is greater in the plains and the valleys
and that the highlands have sensibly
milder temperature; it is as If the
denser cold air accumulated in the low
lands.
The cold air accumnlates in the low
regions Of the island, and on the coast
the higher regions have a more elevat-
ed temperature. So it happens that the
lower parts have an arctic vegetation,
while the intermediate attitudes have
the vegetation of a temperate zone,
sometimes subtropical. The birch, the
pine, the fir, abound in the low regions
and form often impenetrable forests,
but toward the center of the island APP
pear bamboos, hydrangeas, azalias and
other plants that one is greatly sur
prised to meet, and whose presence
can be explained only by the altogether
abnormal climatic conditions of the
island.-Newcastle Gng) Chronicle.
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U love- since you aud must walk apart,
3parc mc one httle corner OF your heart
sHruc
That shall be wholly mine
Others may claim and rghtiully, the rest;
n there know / am not dispossessod,
All bliss
l. eager. shall not miss
And if SO be you sometimes offer there
Though but in thought, the fragment Of q
prayer
No more
Can |, alas. implorol
But that IL much and shall, forsooth, avail
10 make my footsteps ialter not nor fail,
Though far
Our pathways sundcred arc.
Then, love, since you and / must walk apart
Spare me one little corner Of your heart
q shrine
That shall be wholly mine
Clinton Scollard in Harpcr's Bazaar.
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"FoRaeIrlND

The night when last ! saw my lad
Ills eyes were bright aud wet.
lie took my two hands in his own,
" lis we'll, says hc we're met;
ashore machroc. the likes o. mo
bid ye now forget"
All, sure, the samc's a thriain thing;
'Tis more I'd do TOR himl .
mind the night promised well,
Away on Ballandim,
An every little while or so
thry forgettin Jim.
II shouldn't take that long TO do,
An him not very tall;
'Ts quaro the way I'll hear his voice,
boy that's out o call.
An whilcs ] sec him stand as plain Z
As e'er six foot wall.
Och, never fear. my jewell "a.
I'd forget yo now this minute, AZ
II only had a notion %t
o. the way should begin II, ,.s.
But FIRST and last It isn't known hi
The heap O. throublc's in it, iE
Myself began the night ye went M
An hasn't done it yet;
I'm nearly 1t to give IL up,
For where's the use to fret7
An the mornings fairly spoilt on me
Wild mindin to forget.
MORN o'Neill.
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saved by seaweed.

81 was once saved by seaweed,"
said an old sea captain, down in the
Falkland islands. We were being
washed on lee shore when the skip
per, an old fellow from Nova Scotia,
picked up a vine that was foating on
the water aud hauled it in until it got
pretty near as big as a mans body;
then he made it fast, and we swung
by it, as good a cable as you would
want to see and one Of the curiousest
things. philadelphia Press.