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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
WORDS OF WISDOM.

Timid:ty is robber.
Cynicism is sin -icism.
The truth needs no apology.
Mite sometimes become might.
Every seat may be mercy seat.
Bitter truth is sweeter than hattery
Inequalities in refraction make rain
bows.
Cowardice is the tap root OF all ty-
ranny.
Dissatisfaction may bo the spur to
activity.
The front horse always has to pull
the hardest.
A double faced man can see in only
one direction.
Lucky stones are only found in
plucky paths.
A smooth and shiny course makes
slippery travel.
The higher life is found in the val
ley of humility.
Jealousy is tho compliment we pay
to our superiors.
There is nothing more eloquent
than silent time.
To live the truth we must have the
truth abiding in us.
America needs good parents even
more than good politics.
Truth may be bruised and laid up,
but it never gets heart failure.
Liars should make it point to care
fully cultivate their memories.
When the wish is father to the
thought the both will look alike.
Great souls are subject to widely
unlike passions, just as great pendu'
lums swing between widely-opposite
poles. Rams Horn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
AN INDIAN ROMANCE.
origin of the "Lighthouse TrIbe" OF
Connsctiout.

OTlKIn OF Nne ANAug
Connecticut.
disappointment in love OF pretty
Wethersfield girl and the pique OF o
Narragansett Indian from Long Island
we're productive Of a piece Of Connec'
ticut history which is sometimes put
down as myth. The last man to prove
that it was not myth died few days
ago. He was Sol Webster, male de-
scendant OF the Wetherfield girl, last
of somo three hundred others who
lived strange lives in the woods and
hills around Barkhamsted.
The pretty white maiden, in the olo
colonial days, had fallen in love with
young man in Wethersfield, Conn.
but her father forbade her marrying
him. Thereupon she took vow that
she would we'd the first man who
offered himself. About that time the
Narragansett Indian, brave named
Changham, had left his tribe, because
Of some injury to his reputation, aud
had come to live in Northern Con
necticut. When he heard of the
Wethers6eld maiden, he hurried to
HtT HHu UutItu Ills nuuug WnlCht NJ
cording to her vow, she accepted.
Together they went to what is now
Barkhamsted, and became the pro-
genitors OF people who during thi.
century have been known as the
Iii zhthouse tribe"
1t was in trying to learn how any
people so far from tho coast could
get such a name that the romance was
unearthed. The couple established
their home on what is called Ragged
Mountain, on the upper waters OF the
Tunxis, and years afterward the lights
from their hut served as n landmark
for the stage coaches which passed
that way. Hence, it is said, the name
Lighthouse tribe"
Changham and his wife brought UP
eight children. The pretty but wilful
Molly lived to be 105 years old, dying
in 1920, at which time she was known
as Granny Changham. The half.
breeds hourished at the Lighthouse,
a rough and registering colony, fol
generations. Their doings we're many
and strange, but actual crimes, sucf
as that OF the murderer Mossock, th,
exploits of whose half-breed bant
gave the name of Satan's Kingdom tC
their resort, below New Bedford, wa
never laid at their door.
Eventually they began to degenerate
through the marrying among them
selves and from other causes, and il
their latter days were "a band o
bleached- out, basket. making, root
gathering vagabonds." Their cabins
became fewer and more miserable
| and at last the remnant of the trib,
dispersed.
One hut alone remained near tn
village of Riverton, mile from tn
original Lighthouse. 1t was occupie,
by old Sol Webster and his wife, VIII
were. as far as known, the sole sur
vivors of the family. Their povert,
was extreme. The man said he wa
about eighty years old, but he LOOKED
much older. The woman is severa
years younger. Both were lineal de
scendants of Changham's daughters
but never were able to untangle thei
genealogies.
The old settlement is situated in
wild spot of great natural beauty. wit
here and there lilac bush marking
the site OF some former cabin.-NeN
York. II .rald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
Thlnl. Man Grow on Trees.

The Sioux Indians still share with
the old Aryan and Semitic tribes in
the belief that there arc trees that
bring forth human beings aud Others
that bear various portions of the
human body, and in the fourteenth
century an italian traveller, on arriv'
ing at Malabar, was told by tho natives
that the country abounded with tree
that bore men aud women. The latter
were attached to the limbs by the
neither extremities, aud were full
formed when the wind blew, but wher
the wind died out they soon withered
These specimens OF humanity reached
the length or height OF three feet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
NEW IN THE COUNTRY.
A D=ummer's mad Break I'm Ono Of the
Central American Capitals.

Centrni American Cnpitniss
ut takes some time 10 learn the So
cial ropes in Central America" re-
marked gentleman in the banans
trade, "and a stranger 10 very apt TO
put his foot in II. The first time ever
went into the country myself was as
the representative OF an American ma
chinery house. There was a good field
for us In one OF the republics, but the
tariff was prohibitive, and l concluded
to go over to the capital and have an
interview with the minister of agri-
culture. hoping TO persuade him TO rec
ommend a reduction. spoke pretty
fair ollendorf Spanish. but was other
wise green as q gourd, and az soon az
I arrived / made a bee line for the
administration building. While ! was
cooling my heels In an ante-room, wait
ing for a chance to speak TO somebody
In authority and ascertain how the
minister could be seen, very black,
fat little. negro waddled In. wearing
what took to be a species OF livery.
He had exactly the air of an impudent,
overfed house servant, and he looked
me over in way that made my blood
boil. HI boy!' said sharply. nov
long must wait here?' How should J
know?' he replied in Spanish; II u
doesn't suit you, TO get out He
chuckled as he spoke. and bis answer
80 infuriated me that lost my head
Jumping up seized him by the collar
and the slack Of his absurd embroider-
ed trousers and propelled him, tur-
key fashion, through the open door
There, you black scoundrell' / ex.
claimed, go and send somebody after
my cardl' The little fat darky was so
amazed that he couldn't utter a word,
He simply gazed and disappeared. Hall
a minute later a squad of soldiers
rushed in and placed me under arrest
and then learned that my friend in
the embroidered pantaloons was the
minister of public instruction. / will
leave you to imagine my feelings. II
took three hours OF solid talk from
both the American and British consuls
to get me out of the scrape. and, Incl
dentally, made a groveling apology.
OF course, l didn't dare to introduce
the machinery proposition after such a
debut, so my trip was fiat failure. As
] said before ii takes some time for a
stranger to grasp the etiquette Of those
pnrts. New Orleans Times Democrat
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
SLAVES ONLY mIllIoNAIRssl
BARBER who Makes About $4,000 a
Year From Four Customers.

Year From Four Customers.
Thomas whalen shaves four mill.
ionaires day. He makes the round
of their residences every morning and
uses his own fast PAGER to save time.
They all pay him liberal salary and
in three hours each morning he earns
more than the average barber does in
four days.
Mr.. Whalon's clients are p. d.
Armour, s. W. Allerton, Marshall
Field and n. X. Fairbauk. They
employ him by the year, and his salary
continues whether they are in Europe,
New York, California or Chicago.
His contract calls for daily shave in
Chicago, and IL the milionaire's chius
are not to be found, Whalen is not the
sufferer. His "pull" is said to be OF
the gentlest, but his fellow BARRIERS
declare it is very strong, and besides
the salary he get there IL always lib
eral Christmas present.
The scale OF salary paid is as fol-
lows. Mr.. Armour, $75 per month
Mr.. Field, S75'per month; Mr.. Aller.
ton, $50, and Mr.. Fairbank, $35. All
of these gentlemen have their private
barber shops, and Mr.. Whalen has
the running OF them. Tie keeps each
supplied with the finest razors, shears,
strops, soaps. mugs and other requi'
sites of first.class tonsorial parlor.
He knows the turn OF every whisker
of his patrons, aud there is never any
kick about razors with pull"
His labors begin early. Mr.. Ar
mour's home is his first stopping
place, though recently, during that
gentleman's residence in California,
he has not been getting up so early.
Mr.. Armour hsJ always shaved at o
O'Clock and often earlier. From there
1t is only a block to Mr.. Fields
Prairie avenue mansion, and just
across tho street, little to the
south, he finds Mr.. Allerton ready
for his daily scrape, But to reach
Mr.. Fairbank no must make a big
Jump to the North Side, and his fast
PAGER comes in good use Cars arc
too uncertain, and Mr.. Fairbank
cannot be kept waiting or disap
pointed, and before o'clock Whaleu
is at the Lake Shore drive entrance,
ready for Mr.. Fairbank to come to the
private barber shop.
"Tom" Whalen is ono of the best
known BARRIERS in Chicago. He has
made competency out of his work,
and his income now is by no means
beggarly, averaging close to $4,000 foi
the year. His last shop was in the
Methodist Church block. This he
sold several years ago. He now de-
votes his attention to his four million
aire customers and several fue horses.
Chicago terOcean.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29

In spite of the pride OF the Ameri.
can people in the development of our
cities, and Notwithstanding the fact
that their wealth enables them to have
only the best, they have been slow to
appreciate the value of thoroughly
well-paved streets. As stated by Mr..
Albert Shaw, European cities have
been ahead of us in accepting the doc
trine that 'smooth and clean high
ways are wise investment from every
point Of view, and that so long as the
work is done in thorough and scien
ti6c manner the result is worth hav-
ing, regardless of cost. No city
should think itself rich enough to
prosper without them, and no city is
so poor that it can not afford them ii
1t has any reason whatever for con-
tinued existence. From Modern City
Roadways, by Nelson P. Lewis, In
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29

1t was characteristic Of the late
Frances Willard that she never had
any money: Miss Gordon attended
to her finances, and it was found on
the whole best to leave Miss Willard's 8
purse empty, becluse ii she started
out in the morning with full pocket
book she came back penniless in the
evening. One night she told in her
inimitable way Of having gone to Chi.
cago, and reached Rest Cottage again
on the capital OF q postage stamp.
At the station she turned her pockets
ont, but not bit of change was to be
found. She had forgotten all about
it. "What am L to do about it?" she
asked the agent, perplexedly. "Anna
is out. l think, and haventa cent OF
money"
"I'll give you ticket, Miss Will
ard. said the clerk.
''When L got into the bus re-
membered again" she said, "aud told
the driver, think I'll have to walk,
for i haven't any money" "Oh,
that's all right, Miss Willard" said
the driver. And 80 all day, greatly
to her amusement. she went on get.
ting in debt to the railroads, cabmen
and restaurants. = Chicago Inter
! Ocean.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29

She had taken an extra week OF va
cation, for which she must pay. Some
how the thought of going back to the
store to work for nothing but the
privilege OF living in a lonely Hat re-
PEELED her. She felt she would like
to remain always thus with Dot, knit
ting little stockings and reading
"Nother Goose" She had grown to
chaff Dot, and say that she meant 10
take her to New Yorl; and keep her
alwsys. Dot would reply. Bully
only what's to become of Mr.. Bosley?
You know he always gives me crack.
crs."
Thon Sophy would SEQ the impossi-
bility Of keeping Dot all alone in n
| Hat while she was at work. She conld
not afford servant, aud still IL
seemed almost duty to snatch the
child from her precarious way Of liv'
ing, and yet it was plainly impossible,
and yet Here the skein of her
thinking always got in q tangle.
A knock sounded on the door, and
Mr.. Bosley walked in softly, as he
had come every day. fer three weeks,
no matter in what weather.
"Well, it's como at last, Sophy"--
Dot had insisted that he call Sopby
by her first name. He held out n
telegram. They want me back day
after tomorrow.
He sat down, sad and reticent
"Why don't you ask me how / am
this morn'ng?" cried Dot.
"How arc you, Dot|' Mr.. Bosley
asked spiritlessly. "I've brought you
q new picture book.
"Oh, you're n daisyl' sho shrilled
aud in two minutes she was deaf aud
dumb TO everybody in the glories OF
her new book.
"Sophy---er, Miss-----' but Sophy
had noted his cauti ous air and caught
his summons before he could correct
himself. She went quito close to him
"I'd like" he whispered, Ito leave
you--er-er "A check for Dots ex.
penses."
why, Mr.. Dosley?"
"Please allow me-" he broke in.
and suddenly seized her hand.
We've been here together, foster
parents to her. You've done the part
of the woman; let me do that of the
man. We've thrown aside convention.
alities, perhaps. but we've cleared the
way little for Dot. I've called you
Sophy---"
"And I've called you Mr.. -"
"Call me jim, will you? It's for
Dots sake you know"
"Jim"-and Sophy's face famed
her hand was as ice in his and hel
whole formed swayed so that ht
stretched forth his arm to stay her.
"Jim-it's for Dots sake," she
murmured.
Dot looked round unnotioed anC
silent as stone.
You've been very good, jim, and II
like to let you do what would make yor
happy, but L can't. You see it woult
be like taking it myself. I've got tC
go home next week and leave her.
want to take her, but I can't. lie
me have my way the little while an
still here"
"Sophy," he faltered, trembling
now as much as she, "I want to tak'
her, too. Let's take her together"
"Oh, jim, Jimp
"Say you will, for Dots sake"
Sophy's headssank upon his shoul
der. his lips turned to meet hcrs.
"For Dots sake" she sobbed.
"Hooray" shrilled Dot from tn
other end of the room, 'Mr. Bos
ley's coming with us, amt he
Sophy?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
moliand's East Indian Possessions,

The possessions of Holland in the
East Indies comprises 900. 900 square
miles, including not only tho great
islands OF Java, Sumatra and Celebes,
but large part OF Borneo, the west
ern parJ OF New Guinea, the smaller
Sunda Islands, and the Moluccas
Their present population does not fal
short of 10000, 900, more than two
thirds of whom are in Java alone. The
islands could easily sustain popula
tion OF 100. 1000, 900.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
rns AVERAGE MAN.

He wages all battles and wins them.
He builds all turrets that tower ~ I
Over walls OF the city to tell
Of the rulers and priests OF the hour.
without him the general IL helpless,
The earth but n place and plan.
Ho moves nil aud clothes all aud ieehs
all,
This sad-smlling, average man.
Then lifted my hand in n promise,
With teeth set close, aud my breath
Held hard In my thront, ana ut
tered
A VOW that shall outlivc denth.
swear that the builder no longer
To me shnll be less than the plan.
Hsnceforwnrd bo guerdon and glory
--Humlin Garland.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29

n IA thn erImness OF granite;
@-<. ohrI eod bronzed by the sun,
! ~oaf On ia poor narrow shoulders;
"a hnads showed the work he had
!, ! ~ rora uenry and patients;
...1.ilet th<ough his pallor and tan
IN ssd s.nIIs. ns II saying;
only ao avcrnge man.
Il ia a hero or poet,
Ift<1f6r WEARING n crown,
.,fnu huf.l-uorklng servant
rs. 81 nbo4o me. I'm down;
y. AZ lt'4no use complaining;
~ a. tho bost way can;
"a b tbolo days II come morn
es psss for Tho average man."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
Judging Character.

You can never judge mans charao.
ter by the way he judges yours. -
New York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
Races hut Does Not Bsr.

The Emperor Of Japan owns about
5000 fine horses. Racing is his chiei
passion, but he allows no betting.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29

II was in tho first days of Septem-
ber. Dot was out OF bed for the third
morning in three weeks. She was
taking sun bath in the rocker at the
window, which looked out on the
valley. Sophy's plain but refined face
seemed worn and pale from watching.
Yet there was glow in her eyes that
betokened new interest in life.
Now she knitted stockings for Dot,
and read nothing but "Jack the Giant
Killer" "rhe Three Bears" and
"Mother Goose"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-13
"A FEW WILL CONVINCE.
Can be Sure You Are on
the Right Track.
A Feeling Of Security that any Person
Can be Very Thankful to Have.

There is a feeling Of security in using
MorrOw's K!d.neoids. A few doses will
convince you that you arc on the right
track. They act quickly aud pleasantly;
they are not at oil bad to take, and are
conveniently put up in woodea boxes so
that you can carry thom In your pocket
and them while at work.,
You do not have TO stop work while
using Kid-ne-oids. They have done q
great deal Of good for vast number Of
people here In Wilmington.
Mrs. Frank I.eanby, No. 934 Bennett
street, says:-"My kidneys were very
badly deranged for years aud it seemed
impossible to get anything that would
cure me- I suffered with pam III my back
sometimes so had could not straighten
up or get out Of bed In the morning With
out assistance. had no appetite and
always felt languid and tired After /
took Morrow's Kid-ne-Oids for a time /
felt perfectly we'll again and feel sure that
l am entirely cured as have had no in.
dication of kidney trouble SINCE"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills but
yellow tablets ard sell Mt fifty cents box
ut all drug stores and at N. b. DLnforth's
drug store
Mailed on receipt Of price Manufactured
by John Morrow e. Co., Chemists Spring.
field, Ohio,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-13
DR.. Wards HoaGache Powders will cure
headache promptly. doses 10 conts.
DEATHS

KRAMER,-on January Il, l0JJ, Jacob Kramer
in his Silh year.
Services at the residence of his son, ". II.
Kramer, No. !! East Fourteenth street, Will
mington, Mt II O'clock II. m, monday, January
Is. Interment At Montgomery Cemetery,
NorrstoWn, Pa Carriages to meet train ar.
irving al NOrristown AT ISL p IN. on Penna.
u. Il.
PICKEL-In this city, on January 10, 1900
Charles W. Pickrl. son Of Annie and David
Picket, aged SO years.
Relatives and friends of the deceased are re.
spectfully invited to attend the funeral at
the residence Of his parents, No. 1915 West
Fourth street. on sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. lnterment private.
WALKER.-In Mill Creek hundred. on
January IL, 1900, Sarah ID. Walker.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invi ed to attend tho funeral services from
her laty residence Mill Creek hundred, GU
NJ Onday, January ID. 1900, at l O'Clock.
Interment White Clay Creek Cemetery.
Carriages will meet train arriving ut
Stan on at 10 80 a. Ill.
PATTI ERSON. In this city on January
18th. 1900, Katherine A. Patterson.
Relatives anI friends arc respectively
invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday
afternoon, January IS. at : o'clock, from
the residence of her brother-in-law. r n.
Burton, Jr. Intermcnt ut Kiverview
Gene e"y
SWEENEY. Died Mt du Points Upper
Banks on January 10 LOO.
John, son of Dennis and Mary Sweeney
aged ID months. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend tho funeral on Monday
afternoon ut . p. H. from tho residence OF
his parents at du Points Upper Banks.
Intsrment at ST. Joseph's Cemetery.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-13
CENTURY CLUB
ANNIVERSARY.
Elaborate Dinner Is Fol,
lowed by Speech
making.

Tho new Century Club began the colo
bration OF Its eleventh anniversary of its
club house last evaning. An elaborate
dinner was the feature Of the celebration
Covers were laid for two hundred club
members. Alrs Charles II. Howland, the
club presiden', presided.
shortly after 10 o'clock Mrs. Rowland
called the diners to order, aid announced
that the toasts would be responded to.
70 intersre,se tho order of exercises,
Mrs. H. Il. Negendank sang, and trio
composed Of Mrs. William w. Pusey,
Miss Lore aud Mrs, Ellwond C. Jackson,
rendered "rhe Grace" and before the
company parted they sang Good Night
as fittiEg close to tho delightful occasion.
Mrs. Rowland. in introducing Mrs.
Mumford, interestingly spoke Of the o.
ganizaton Of the New.Century Club.
DR.. Pennman, Dean of the University
of Penn syvania. spoke on the subject
"The Education of tho Future Lewis
&. VandeTgrift was the next speaker HIS
subj ct was ''An appeal to the conscience
of tho Twentieth Century" and made IL
very in erc.ting address. In conclusion
he said: As we look back 1t would seen
as if this great continent had been rcse'v-
cd as u place for its esDecial glow h, un-
tt nmmeed and unmolestpd. Having,
through tho vnriou, vicissitu1es OF youth,
reached maj uro years, our guard rails are
removed and by destiny mapped out FOR
us, the end of the nineteen b century Will
see IL assuming tho responsibilities CT
world pervading influence
Tho anniversary celebration was con-
tiuucd this afternoon.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-13
GROUND FOR
INJUNCTION.
Wilmington City Railway
Go. Again Building a
Sixth Street Line.

The Wilmington City Railway
Company this morning began con-
etructirg a railway line on Sixth
street west of Union. About half
square of track has been laid.
This action will come as a surprise
to the people of the city and partlc-
ularly 50 to the Wilmington and
Brandywine Springs Company, at
torLeys for which, will this after
noon, probable apply to Chief JUS.
tice Lore for an order restraining
the city company from continuing
the .Work.
\ reporter Of the REPUBLICAN
asked Willard Salisbury, counsel
for the Wilmington City Railway
Company, for an explanation of the
action of the Company in building
the road.
lie said; There is no injunction
against the Wilmington City Rail
way Company building on Sixth
street. The Chancellor dismissed
the restraining order at the request
OF the attorneys for the Brandy wine
Springs Railway Company who did
not press their application Tor in
| junction against the Wilmington
CITY Railway Railway, so the COM
pany is within its right in building
on the street. The Brandywinc
Springs Attorneys claimed in the
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-13
Marshal Pierce Injured

Marshal Pierce. driver for 10
scph Jenkins, OF Eighth and Orange
streets. was severely III iurcd today
BY being thrown from the wagon
Pierce was driving along Orange
street when the horse he was driv-
ing became frightened at an auto
mobile and the animal ran away.
Pierce was thrown from the wagon
and received severe injury TO the
back of his head. He was sent to
the Homeopathic Hospital in the
Phoenix a mbulance. Howard Jen-
kins and another boy who we're in
wagon were alsothrown out and re-
ccivcd severe injuries to their arms.
The horse ran down Orange
street and was stopped at Seventh
street. The damage to the wagon
will amount TO $50.