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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
what One woman Has Done.

at is wonderful how quickly an am
bilious woman, when left to her own
resources, will see an opportunity to
make II good living in a business that
would seem very unpromislng 10 n
less clever sister" remarked Il New
York dry goods merchant the other
day. Il met such woman recently
and she gave me a point or two az to
how Il bright woman can make her
way in the world. She is widow
with three children to support, and
two years ago, when she came TO New
York from the West, she had Just 5000
left out of a $4,000 life insurance poll
cy of her deceased husband. Not
knowing what to do with such n small
amount of money she wandered about
the city for a week or two looking at
things. One day she saw the women
crOwdine the life out of one another
at u bargain counter sale of skirts
and she got an idea She let II develop
for day or so and then invested $3.50
of her savings in silk skirts that were
destined for the bargain counter. They
were crumpled and looked faded and
tired, but she took them as they were
at small prices and carried them to
her rooms. There she ironed them out
ill they looked like new and then
went out in the suburban towns to
sell them. She found ready purchas-
ers at good prices and came back for
more. These she made as good as
new and had no trouble in dlsposing
OF her stock.
- few days later she bought fresh
supply of skirts and also added shirt
waists. When these had been sold out
she next began buying shop-worn
silks, remnants and that kind of
stock and gradually increased her ter
ritory and having somebody to do the
renoyating while she was attending
10 the buying and selling. Well, her
business has prOspered to such an eX-
tent that she now employs twenty per-
sons to renoyate and sell her dress
goods and she has built up trade
that is paying her this year between
S400 and 500 a month. Her chill
dren are at a private school, she sup
ports her mother, lives well. and has
accomplished all this in two years on
capital Of $50 with her business
tact."-Washington Star.
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lace insertion and half yard of all-oyer
lace to trim as illustrated.
Woman's IneroyabIe Cape.

Historic influences are apparent on
every side. The very charming May
Manton cape illustrated in the large
drawing owes it's inspiration to the
Directoire. as is shown by the big
pointed reYers, but in common with
most reviyals includes features that
are all its own. The material from
which the original Is made is black
taffeta with applique of cream point
de Venise and ties of white chiffon,
and is lined with white satin; but peau
de sole or lightweight cloth can be
substituted with perfect correctness.
The under or foundation cape Is
Gart-ftted and extends well over the
shoulders and Is trimmed with the
four tiny bias frils. The outer cape
is shorter and plain about the edge
and is trimmed with the lace applique
only; While the big reyers turn back
and are faced with the lace and edged
with a single frill At the neck Is
deep turnover collar that meets the
reyers, TO which the chiffon ties are
attached. IL a palmer effect is de-
'+ANN 'AN "HNNA N"P' -" "O NA"i'NNHi
the under alone made from either
silk or cloth, tailor-stitched. or trimmed
as simply or as elaborately as one
may choose.
To cut this cape for woman of me-
dlum size two and half yards TWEEN
ty-one inches wide or one and a quar-
ter yards fifty inches wide will be re-
quired with one and fve-eight yards
of lace applique. three-eight yards of
al-over lace. eight yards of rufiiing
two inches wide. one yard one and a
half inches wide for reyers and one
and a half yards chiffon for ties. to
trim as illustrated
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THE LOVELY PARAsoL
Examples of Chiffon and Lace Made to
Match Costumes.

Match Costumes.
Parasols for the summer Of 1901
have appeared, and lovclier were new
or seen Some exquisitely dainty ex-
amples are of chiffon. used in different
ways White chiffon. for instance. is
gathered over culorcd silk ana finished
with n deep ruflle of the chiffon dou-
bled: or il may be all white. like a
great snowflake. or bright color may
he toned down by black Sometimes
II is black over white, or ruilles of
color are used on white or black
foundation.
Lace also is largely in evidence. and
the beautiful hand run Spanish lace
so popular some years ago has re-
turned, some superb covers being
shown, both in black and white.
Those VINO are fortunate enough TO
have them carefully laid away may
now bring them out for renewed use
funcss.
Lace Is introduced also into silk
parasols in many ways. Some have
several straight lines of insertion en-
arranged vertically, and others show
incrusiatiuns OF separate designs. An
exquisite parasol has on each gore Il
spray Of fuchsia leaves. of white chif-
fon and silver embroidery, with de-
tachcd fuchsias of the same delicate
composition futtering at every move
ment.
Jet spangleS appear on many Of the
lace designs. and silver Spanglcs are
employed with embroidery aud inser-
tion. \ bewitching example is OF white
silk. with Il large ostrich plume de-
sign of black lace on every section.
each plume being Illuminated by sill
YER Spangles with charming effect
Lovely paraSols of silk in Dresden
designs are seen. and many of them
are bordercd by chiffon rufllcs. Some
have brilliant flower patterns on white
grounds or black in stripe effects
There never were so many styles from
which 10 choose. indeed, and one may
find even the striped "watered silks
of her grandmother's days If she de-
sires. while for those who wish abso-
lutte simplicity there are plain colors
in soft satin or silk.
In handles the usual variety Is seen.
hut many of the richest parasols have
large handles of natural wood. Some.
however have slender sticks enamelled
in colors TO match or contrast with
the covering of the parasol.-New York
Tribune.
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These garments were made up most
expensively in silk and rubber-mixed
materials, many of them being beau
tiful in color and finish.
While they looked extremely pretty
on damp days. they were never a
healthful garment, for the rubber ma
terlal excluded the air and made the
clothing damp. Then the difficulty Of
raising the dress skirt was increased
and the rubber cloak invariably trailed
in the mud and became unsightly.
Nowadays woman dressed for n
journey in the rain Is sensibly clad,
from her heavy corked-solcd shoes,
which have done away with the
clumsy and Objectionable overshoe, TO
her neat. tightly fastened hat, made
to withstay the elements.
Many women venture out in these
waterproof suits without an um-
brella, but the umbrella gives n fin
ish TO the trim costume. On rainy
days. and even on fine days when
these costumes are worn. the hair
should he plainly brushed and neat
ly coiled or braided, An elaborate
coffure or loosely arranged hair is in
congruous with these gowns which
suggest exercise In the air.-New York
sun
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Black ard white muslins will lead
among the thin fabrics this summer.
One-clasp gloves are shown as the
latest thing to accompany the long
sleeve
Batiste is popular this season, and
pliqued with lace.
While blue and white India silks arc
always the standby this season creme
and white is considered smarter.
A very chic silk waist is made of
black taffeta, trimmed with rows of
narrow ribbon in Persian colors and
design.
The corselet skirt gains popularity
rather slowly. There are more to be
seen in the shops than on the women
one meets.
A coming vogue Of earrings is
promised us and to overcome the pred
judlce against piercing the ears or
opening old holes the earrings very
cleyerly fasten to the ears with gold
clamps.
The chatelaine metal purses of sill
yer and gold come in the broad shapes,
some Of them, broad and shallow like
the arm or Niennese bags that have
been so much carried, only much
smaller.
Pretty necklaces are to be found Of
jet beads, bands composed OF a num-
Der Of strings of line beads held in
place at intervals with bands of small
rhinestones. They are both pretty
and becoming.
Very finely polkadotted on tiny
shepherd check, blue and white on
black and white silks made very
plainly are the sine qua non OF con.
yenence, besides always looking re.
hned for summer utility or shop
ping gown.
distinct novelty Is the shirt waist
hat. AS its name indicates il is rather
simple affair of the toque OF sailor
unobtrusiyely trimmed With scarf
and one or Two quills. 1t Is a fitting
adjunct to the severe shirt waist and
mannlsh stock and tie which will pre-
vail as the season advances.
Dots, dots, dots for the stylish fou.
lard They may be attached dots with
little slender thread lines joining
them vine fashion, but the dot is the
pronounced figure. the largest prob
ably In the best foulards about the size
Of penny, and all put in close to-
gether. The foulards are stunning
trimmed with wide, vide laces.
The newest belts are from two and
a half to five inches In width, and OF
strong elastic, which adjusts itself Ia
the figure. These are often Jewel
studded or sprinkled with steel OF
gilt beads. The buckles are ponder.
GUS, sometimes representing the head
of a celebrated parsonage or Greek
figure in gold relief. The deer
wrlnkled Empire belt Is favorite
when -ora with Il short bolqr0.
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Nearly Eight Feet Tall and stni Growing

Edouard Beaupre, the young Cana
dian giant, is a most remarkable
specimen of humanity. He is only
twenty years old, but already measures
seven feet eight inches. weighs 3S7
pounds and wears No. 81 boot.
This remarkable man was born at
Willow Bunch, Assiniboia, n. w. r.
His father, a farmer of that district,
was only five feet eight inches in
height, and his mothers height was
five feet four inches. While there was
nothing remarkable about the parents
Beaupre has brother who. while only
eight years of age, measures already
five feet. and it Is believed in time he
will exceed his brothers height Beau
pre-. since the age of ten years, has
been employed as cowboy in the
Northwest and Western States, and il
proficient in the use. of the lasso and
a splendid shot Medical men who
have examined him are OF the opinion
that he will grow still taller. His
great height Is not at fret very appar-
ent, as he is very round-shouldered
but when he throws his shoulders
back and draws himself up to his full
height his appearance is remarkable.
When he arrived at the hotel in Mon
treal 1t was impossible to find a bed
large enough to accommodate him, and
two mattresses had to be placed end
to end for him to sleep on. He showed
his great strength by having three
men sit on his left arm and then rails.
ing them to a height of seven feet
and replacing them on the ground
Beaupre was injured internally by
being thrown from horse in Ken
lucky last summer, and Is in Montreal
for eatment.-Chicago Times Herald
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Helen GouId,s ONLY Snort.

Bowling is about the only sport Miss
Helen Gould cares about, and in or
der to be able to entertain parties on
n magnificent scale, she built a beau
tiful bowling alley ut Lyndhurst, her
country home at Irving Hud-
son. The building stands at some dis
tance from her house, on the rivers
bank, and is perhaps the most COM
plete establishment of its kind in the
world There is the regulation al
ley, which takes up the centre of the
building. AT either end are round
towers; on the first floor of each,
opening from the alley, are reception
rooms, delightfully."- cozy, with easy
chairs. diyans and huge replaces.
\ wide veranda on one side overlooks
the tennis court: in summer Il roof
garden is feature of the place, with
awnings, growing plants and the most
beautiful of views--a charming place
for the cup of afternoon tea or moon
light reverie. .-Leslie's Weekly.
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one WAY to Get ExereIse.

The woman who has mo time for
relaxation and systematic exercise"
is precisely the woman who most
needs to take ii. Resi-, exercise, diet
amusement and work are OF equal i'm
portance in the vast scheme Of liv-
Ing, il one would live sancly, that is.
healthfully. The old saying, "All
work and no play makes Jack dull
boy Is perfectly true, and that all
play and no work has the same effect
Is equally correct. 1t is the wise ad-
justment Of the proportion of each
that makes for health
Il get all the exercise ! need in go
ing about my household duties"
many women assert, bur that Is the
greatest mistake possible. Under or
dinary circumstances u few sets of
muscles are called into activity, and
the mind, at the same time, is fully
occupied. For physical exercise to
be helpful, the mind should be at
rest A walk of twenty minutes du-
ration in the open air is an absolute
daily necessity, and should be at n
reasonably brisk pace Deep breath
ing should be practlced on these
walks, until II becomes a fixed habit.
A good plan Is to inhale slowly while
taking seven steps, then exhale dur
ing seven. The mental application
soon ceases to be necessary, and the
walker almost unconsciously breathes
In this way. Deep breathing is help
sul In cases Of insomnia also.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16

Illustrated exemplifes white Louisine
silk With cream gupurc, bunches oi
black velvet ribbon and handsome but
tons In delicate Persian enamel. But
the design is equally well suited TO
crepe de Chine. peau de sole, taheta'
Korea crepe, and to the favorite light
weight wool crepes, albatross and the
like, as well as TO batiste, silk null
and similar delicate fabrics.
The foundation is fitted lining that
closes at the centre front and on which
the waist proper is arranged. The
backs are laid in straight tucks that
are overlaid at the waist line to give
tapering effect, but the fronts are
tucked short distance below the
yoke only and fall in becoming full
ness below. The sleeves are in bishop
style, tucked at the upper portion. and
are finished with straight cuffs at the
wrists. The neck is completed by
stock of lace run with black velvet
ribbon, that is entirely unllned. the
body lining being in this Instance
omitted
To cut this waist for a woman of
medium size four yards of material
twenty-one inches wide, three and FIVE
eight yards twenty-seven inches wide,
three and a half yards thirty-two
inches wide or two and one-eight yards
eorty-fo inches wide will be re
quired, with one and half yards of
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
sentimentniity in Dress.

Flowers upon clothing are a sym
Dol of the tyranny in which women
are held" said NJ. Van de Velde. n
Belgian artist. who lcc,ured in Vienna
recently. In the opinion of NJ. Van
de Nelde, the uniform attire OF men
at Il dinner or public function eX-
presses more beauty than does The
hit-and-miss effect Of the women's
costumes. The mixed colors of the
present gowns, he said. destroy the
rbythmical line of beauty and create
only color dissonance. II women
would adopt the idea of uniform
toilet they would soon accu. tom
themselves to it, The floral designs
so frequent upon women's clothing
are the consequence Of trivial sent.
mentality and result from the habit
of likeuing women TO flowers.
Clothing should fulfil the laws OF
logic and reason, and should cover
not conceal. This, NJ. Van dc Velde
declared, is forgotten by present day
tailors, who smother the figure in u
cloud of puffs. bows, fiounces and
plcats. all producing the effect of n
formless mass. Perfection in costume
must combine, he said, both health
and beauty.
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Dangerous Baboons.

A hunter. while exploring in Borneo.
shot a large baboon at n spring some
distance from camp. SO says an ex-
change. which proceeds to relate the
dangerous result OF the shot.
The animal fell with a sharp cry.
and Immediately another baboon came
in sight and gave loud yell. When
the hunter was preparing to shoot the
newcomer, small army of baboons
appeared, and the hunter realized that
he was in danger of being torn to
pieces.
one full-grown baboon is easily a
match for man. and hundred are
to be dreaded more than as many
wolves. The hunter promptly took tc
his heels, with the balloons after him
Occasionally he paused and shot the
nearest one, but he would have been
overpowered had not his comrade.
sailed out from the camp. and with
general volley compelled the pur
suers to retreat.-Youth's Companion
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Farms of Porto Rico.

or the 953,243 population of Porto
Rico only 10000 live in cities. On this
island, but 100 miles long and, thirty.
six wide, are 10000 distinct farms. and
one-fifth of the island Is under cult.
walton. The average size of farm m
Porto Rico is forty-five acres, of which
twelve are cultivated. Seventy-one
per cent. of these Porto Rican farms
are owned by whites. and the rest by
negroes. Ninety-three per cent. of all
the farms are cultivated by their own.
ers, higher rate of owner cultivation
than the United States can show.
where the proportion is but seventy.
two per cent. Thirty eight per cent.
OF the Porto Ricans are colored. In
Porto Rico eighty-three per cent of
the colored people are of mixed blood.
The percentage Of illiteracy in Porto
Rico Is very high-about eighty-four
This is higher than In any other coun.
try from which statistics are obtain.
able, except Guatemala. The Worlds
Work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16

In ancient days, says the Westmins-
ter Gazette, n master was n man who
taught, and no one could obtain the
degree of Master of Arts until he had
lectured at least two years in the Ok
ford schools, during which period he
was known as Regent Master. That
he might be known to all men he
was bound during this period to wear
heelless shoes, called 'Iy. sons" or
late years the custom has been in
abeyance, and Master of Arts has
received dispensatlon from lecturing.
at the same time he did not become
full master till the end of the term
of his inception. By the recent statute
the last trace of the regent or lecturing
master has disappeared. With 1t will
disappear the ''pynson," as has dis
appeared long since the custom of pre-
sentlng articles of clothing to ones
friends on the occasion of inception
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A Remedy For ueadac,,.

A prominent physician advances the
theory that the distressing sensation
OF nausea has Its seat in the brain and
not in the stomach. He claims that
relief may be obtained by cooling the
base of the brain, as he has proved
by successful tests in the case of sick
headache. bilious collie and cholera
lsorbus. In which nausea is a distress
ing symptom. In cases of seasickness
relief has been frequently obtained by
the application of compress OF
cracked Ice folded in towel, or placed
In an ice-bag at the base of the brain
and across the occipital bone. Sick
headache may be relieved In the same
manner.
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An Ancient Specimen.

A writer in the Entomologlst tells
that he received for examination a
moth which is undoubtedly the Oldest
existing specimen, probably about one
hundred years older thaa any now in
existence. 1t was found last October.
compressed between document writ
ten In Mexico In the year 1850. dealina
with the sale of land. This, with 9th
ers written at the same period, and re-
iatlng to similar transactions. were
all wrapped In a leather covering and
stored away In a Governm mt locker
with other ancient deeds. these docu.
ments had remained untouched since
the time they We're written and stored
away. $50 years ago, until last Octo.
Der, when the specimen referred 10
was found completely hattened be-
tween It's folds II is In excellent
preservation, the coloring being de.
scribed az beautifully fresh
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16

The tucked skirt is fashionable and
graceful In one and suits the seasons
soft, clinging materials 10 nicely.
silk and wool crcpes de Chine, challle,
India silk. foulard and the like are all
charming when so treated. and the
entire range of finer cotton and linen
fabric Is suitable. The May Man
ton original, from which the sketch
was made, Is Of barege In soft old blue
with applique Of deep cream colored
guipure and falls in fascinating soft
folds as it hangs free below the hand
run tucks.
The skirt is circular in shape and Is
tucked on parallel lines to the indi-
Gated point, where they cease and the
material falls. free to give the aounce
effect.
To cut this skirt for a woman of
medium size nine and a quarter yards
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TRUCKING BY AUTOMOBILE.
Not Yet supylantinE the Old Horse sys
tem-PossiD1e Experiment.


There is the beginning of move
ment among some steamship men In
this city to look carefully into the
question whether or not II would pay
them TO make use of the autotruck. in
stead Of the dray and horse, in trans
ferring small lots of freight from their
own piers to the piers. or stations, OF
other transportation lines. Much of
the freight on the coast steamboats, ar
irving here Is consigned to points in
land; and In order to continue its jour
ney, 1t must be delivered to the rail-
way line that Is to forward 1t from
this point.
If Clyde Line steamship from
Charleston lands twenty barrels of p0-
tatoes, consigned to Syracuse, n. Y.
these must be delivered by the steam
ship company to the New York Central
Railway, or some other line running to
that point according as the bill of lad
ing directs. If the steamships cargo
contained nothing else consigned to
points on the Central Road, 1t would
send the potatoes by truck but If the
shipments were large or bulky, the
transfer would be made by lighters
and a tug-boat Lighterage charges,
however are rather high; and they
often quite wipe out any profits the
steamship companies make on n small
consignment 1t Is therefore. for this
reason that some cheaper means OF
transfer between the steamboat and
railway piers Of New York must be
brought about. Steam autotrucks,
some shipping men say, would be just
the thing
The cost of the autotruck Is from
$4,000 TO Sj000-that is, for the heavy
sort which the steamship companies
would have to use. But when ii is
said that they are of eighteen and
twenty-five horsepower 1t will be
seen that the cost is not altogether un.
reasonable
In the making and developing Of au-
totrucks, all authorities on the subject
quite agree, the United States is far
behind England aud several Continen-
tai countries. While the rich of the
cities have taken up the automobile
electric, steam. and gasoline) with
great favor the slower machine of bur-
den, the heavy steam autOtluck, Is
finding 1t rather hard TO find place,
either In the city or country. The pre-
diction made by prominent man in
1898. that in the next ten years all
horses would disappear from the
streets of New York, and that all
transportation would be done in self
prOpelling vehicles NAV he regarded
doubtfully.-NewY York Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16

A new fad which the summer girl
viii bring forth is the hatpin made
OF artificial roses. At one of the fash
ionable Southern resorts dalntily
costumed woman wore hat of fine
white muslin and her hRtpins of Amer
lean beauty roses were lis only trim
ming. One was worn on the outside
and the other on the inside OF the hat.
Naturally the flowers viii have to be
changed to harmonic with various
costumes.