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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-14

No cigarettes are to be sold
hereafter in Tennessee. The
State Legislature has passed the
anti-cigarette bill and the Cover
nor has approved it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-14

Like bad dollars, all counter
feits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve are worthless. The origi-
nal quickly cures piles, sores and
all skin diseases. Trout's drug
store.
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His Life'S Work.

Before a study table, laden with
books of reference, sat a man
busily engaged in writing. Be
tween 80 and 40, he looked even
more, for his hair was already
tinged with gray, and his fore.
head heavily lined. 1t was a
powerful face, the features large,
the jaw prominent and the eyes
somewhat sunk-the face of u
thinker. The room, too, was iu
keeping with the appearance of
the man. Lined with shelves on
which massive looking books were
tightly packed, even the chairs
and part of the floor space cover
ed with portfolios of manuscript,
it was the abode of a man of learn
ing-the den of a brain worker.
A shaft of light from the win
dow fell on the man bent over his
task. He wrote quickly now, and
again pausing to consult a note
book, then fastening on agan.
There was no cessation, no wand
ering for a single instant of his
thoughts.
Presently there was a tap at
the door, and a man servant en-
tered.
"Sir Roland Huth, sir" he an
nounced.
The man at the desk gave a
start as the servants words fell
on his ears. The current of his
thoughts were broken. Before
he had time to lay down his pen a
smart looking, well-dresed little
man of about forty hustled into
the room.
81 know I'm interrupting-
dreadful nuisance, and all kind of
thing, Godfrey" he said briskly,
"but franlly-I don't care if |
am"
A slight smile crossed Godfrey
Murray's face as he took his
friends hand.
"You certainly, have the knack
of disturbing me in my most
precious moments" he replied.
"What is it now?" he asked, as
Sir Roland settled himself, in a
chair.
81 want to know what you
mean by sending a refusal to my
invitation for tomorrow" said
the little man carefully polishing
his eyeglass.
Geoffery Murray made a little
inpatient gesture.
"My dear Huth, you know
never go anywhere now." He
glanced at the paper-littered
desk. can't spare the time.
But Nora is going-at least
understood that she was," he ad-
ded vaguely. He turned and
fingered his papers, as if impa-
tient to go on with the work
again.
But Sir Roland fixed his eye
glass and started at Murray
thoughtfully.
"I've known you for great
many years, Godfrey" he began
twenty five, is it, or thirty"
Murray swung around.
you're my Oldest friend-of
course you are. But?"--he
paused inquiringly.
"Well, l merely want to say
you're a fool, ," replied Sir Roland
calmly" and rather a bad fool,
too" he added rising from his
seat.
"You marry girl some fifteen
years you junior. She was your
ward, and it saved trouble to be-
come her husband rather than
look after her. Now, what do
you suppose is her feeling toward
you?"
"My dear Huth, she loves me, -
began Murray.
':.Did love you!" corrected Sir
Roland.
Murray gave start.
"What on earth are you talking
about?"
"Simply that you are dong the
best to stamp out every bit of af-
fection Nora ever had for you.
Remember, she is a girl-a bright,
pretty girl, and that she wants
love A nd what dn rroi, oriUo bo,,g
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by. lt turned down Jne nrSJ |
street to the right, which led to
the quiet square in which the
Murrays lived.
The cab followed and the girl
gave a gasp as a blaze OF
light broke before her eyes. A
house was on fire the other side
of the square, a house standing
by itself-the girl uttered little
cry-their house! She paid the
driver and got out of the cab. The
square was full of people. She
pushed her way through them
round to the other side, where
the fire engines stood, their horses
painting and foaming atthe mouth.
the door of the house was open,
and she could see the flames
leaping up the staircase. AS yet
the fire seemed to be only in the
centre of the house.
!, In the little circle, kept free by
the police, she could see her hus-
bands tall figure. A fireman
apparently the superintendent,
was pointing to the house and
talking to him. She tried to get
through, but a policeman stopped
her.
"He is my husband-it is our
house!" she painted. And he let
her through.
She crept up to within two or
three PAGES of him.
"By devoting all our energies
to one wing we can save it," the
superintendent was saying. "The
other will have to go. Have you
any choice as to which one?"
Murray's face was pale and
drawn. In the right wing was
everything that had been dear to
him-the great Work, the thing
that had claimed him, body and
soul. In the left wing-a studio
and pictnre. Three hours ago
he would not have hesitated
single moment. A mere picture
in the balance against such work
as his!
Behind stood the wife. Her
eyes were riveted on Murray's
lips. There was a cold feeling al
her heart-the picture, which was
almost of her own blood, to per
ish like this. Yet she had no
hope-he took no interest in her
or her work-hardly knew that
she was an artist.
The woodwork of the stairs his
sed and cracked, and the flames
licked the balcony that divided
the two wings.
"Which?" said the superintend-
ent sharply.
The words that had been haunt
ing him throughout his walk were
whirling through Murray head.
Could he win back her love? He
Strengthened himself with sud
den jerk.
"Save-save the left wing!" he
cried hoarsely.
An hour later Murray and his
wife were standing on the ground
floor of the left wing. The right
was mass of smoking, charred
bricks, on which even now the
tiremen were pouring streams of
water.
"What made you make such a
sacritice-your life's work?" she
said, in a low tone. He led her
into a room. His face was pale,
but there was a new softness
there-a look that made her heart
beat quickly.
Sir Roland's words came back
to him.
"My life's work." he cried. "It
shall be to make you happy again
to win back and keep your love. "
He held out his arms. "Oh, my
darling, | have been selfish, cruel.
| gave up everything to my work,
even that which should have been
yours. But it is all over now.
Can you forgive me? It's not too
late!"
He looked pleadingly at her.
He saw her bright eyes glisten,
her lips part in wonderment. But
it was the wonderment of a new
and sudden joy; the knowledge
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1t is a very common thing for
subscribers to the News in other
places, when writing to renew
their subscription, to say: "We
cannot get along without it; it is
like weekly letter from home, ;"
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"reminiscences Of Hancock.


"reminiscences Of Hancock.
From the star
In 1923 there were no churches
in Hancock and an old log school
house, where James Cover now
lives, and in which David Neil
then taught the youth of the town
and vicinage for thirty years, was
used by all denominations as a
place of worship.
Mason and Dixon's line is only
one and half miles from the
town, and west of the town was
the old Brent estate, which was
held by the Brent family for
more than a century. On the
place is prominent knoll, upon
the summit of which, during the
earliest period of settlement, the
inhabitants erected a stone
block-house, which in times of
border peril, afforded them a ref
uge against the indians.
In 1928, May 26 there was a
meeting held at the house of Wal
ter Blackwell in Hancock, Thomas
G. Brent, presiding, at which
VIM. Price and George Baltzell,
who were pledged to vote for
John Quincy Adams for Presi-
dent and VIM. Rush for Vice
President of the United States,
were indorsed for Presidential
Electors.
In 1916 three strangers visited
Hancock, and during the night
succeeding their advent, robbed
all the stores in the town, secur.
ing from six to eight thousand
dollars. About three years later
three thousand dollars of the
proceeds were recovered under
the following singular circum-
stances. The thieves were in the
act of loaning a sum of money to
a purchaser of land near Harris
burg, Pa, when the magistrate
who was executing the mortgages,
/ identified three one thousand dol
lar bills of the Williamsport, Md,
Bank, which were among other
funds advertised as having been
stolen from Robert Wason, of
Hancock, at the time of the rob
berry. The result was the arrest
of the thieves and their conviction
and sentence to the penitentiary
by the Frederick county Court.
Early in 1854 George Harvey,
an old resident of Hancock dis
trict died. He was a native of
Prince Georges County butabout
1870 removed to Hancock district,
where he resided to the day of
his death. He had no family and
lived alone, isolating himself from
society. He was a man of frugal
habits and left an estate valued at
ten or twelve thousand dollars to
relatives in Washington City. He
was frequently asked during his
life time what deposit he
made of his money, to which his
uniform reply was that he depos-
tied it in the bank; but after his
death his administrator could not
find any deposit to his credit in
any bank About a month aft
er his death, as it was known that
he had money, the premises were
carefully searched, and the sum
of seventeen hundred and ninety
one dollars and two cents was
found slowed away in a powder
keg in one of the cellars. The
money was all in silver coin, put
up in small amounts and wrapped
in paper. This was the bank and
these the deposits to which he al
luded.
The first newspaper in Hancock
was the Weekly Gazette, publish
ed in August, 1854, by F. A. Will
Jams, son of James Williams, of
Hagerstown. In 1858 E. and G.
H. Day began the publication of
The Journal.
On the 25th of July, 1862, Lieu
tenant George Shearer, of Gener-
/ al Rradlau TObpOo,, ., LI,s+ NIo,,,,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-14

shgn SKIN ErnptiSns warning Of
is the Most PurIGe KNOWN '"P
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-14

On the 25th of July, 1862, Lieu
tenant George Shearer, of Gener-
al Bradley Johnson s First Mary
land Confederate Regiment, was
captured at Hancock, together
with a fine horse and equipments.
He was taken to Hagerstown and
committed to Jail. 1t was alleged
that he had been in Washington
and Frederick counties for three
weeks, recruiting for his regi-
ment with poor success and was
about to return to West Virginia
when arrested.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-14

The first newspaper in Hancock
was the Weekly Gazette, publish
ed in August, 1854, by F. A. Will
Jams, son of James Williams, of
Hagerstown. In 1858 E. and G.
H. Day began the publication of
The Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-02
JOURNAL AND COURIER FRIDAY. AUGUST 1901


 clothes and rushed into the river in the hope of "tailing" it. It is true that the men were hungry at the time, nav ing 'squandered their money upon, me rlssa' or 'boozer,' and having had It.
 tie to eat for some time, with the eX-
 ception of a large fishing eagle, which
 they had consumed with aFldlty some
 hour or two after it had been shot. A specimen of this eagle, the Voclferous sea eagle, may be seen at the Geological
 Gardens in London. With it's White
 hood it is a conspicuous object, and
 fine looking bird when perched upon some tree or on some snag in the river,
 but near at hand it is dirty and disap-
 pointing looking, and to my taste deci- dedly unappetizing.
 Other birds abounded in the river and on it's banks. Nile geese were nuner- ous, but very wary The white man shoots at them with every sort of ire arm at every sort of range, for their flesh is good, and the natives, with shouts and sticks and stones, worry them out of their bean crops. Another much handsomer and larger goose, the spur winged goose, was rarer and so cautious that we were never able to shoot a specimen. Cranes, storks, ibis es and herons of various kinds were generally in sight wading in shallow water or stalking about on the short grass by the river. We sometimes passed within few yards of group of crowded cranes, with their rich color ing of black. white and chestnut, and their curious tufts of golden grasslike feathers, and at one camp confiding old bird used regularly to roost on the top of tree near our tents until he was added to our collection.
 The sacred ibis, celebrated by having been much mummifled and by it's many portraits upon the tombs and temples of ancient Egypt, was most confiding. This bird only visits Egypt during the period of incu- bation, and consequently very few travellers see it. the buff backed heron being made to do duty for 1t by the tourists dragornan. However, the real thing is totally unlike the substitute It's jet black head and neck, which are bare of any feathers, and it's black legs, serve to accentuate the pure white plumage of the body, while it's wings are edged with black like mourning and from each shoulder droop green black feathery plumes. When flying toward one the bird seems to be with blood, for the wing bones are bare of feathers on the under side, |
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PIJNL ES $.

Aunt Becky, how do you like our clergyman's shirtwaist costume?"
 "Oh, it isn't so bad when you remem- Der how John the Baptist got himself | up. .'-Chicago Record Herald. l Mrs Blinllins-I want some of them hose thet yer advertisin' so cheap. Floorwalker-Garde hose? | Mrs Blinkins-Well, I don't know S it's enny of your bizness whether I wear 'em in the garden CT not.-Judge. "There is only one sure cure for smoking" remarked the physician, and that is death'
 They tell me-" rejoined the druggist who attends church occasionally, "even that fails in some Chicago Record Herald. Hewitt-Figures won't lie. Jewett-That's what tell the people I meet in business, but they won't be- lieve me
 Hewitt-What is your business?
 Jewett-I'm collecting for gas com pany.-Brooklyn Life.
 She-Pauline's father is quite gen jus
 Belle-ln what way!
 She--Why, he had pair of recording sales attached to her hammock If they registered over 130 he knew Jack had been sharing her seat.-Philadel- phia Record.
 New Boarder (gently)-Hasn't this butter rather-er--a peculiar taste, Mrs. Slimdiet?
 Mrs. Slimdiet-That? That's roll but ter, sir.
 New Boarder--Yes suppose so; but where have they been rolling it?- New York Weekly.
 Naval officers sometimes get into serious controversies as to which ship was really the leader in an engage ment," remarked the ill-informed per son.
 T believe so," answered the weary looking man. But 1t isn't really question of the first ship so much as of the last word. d."-Washington Star.
 Located --Stranger-Didn't I under stand you to say you'd just come from the Buffalo exposition? How did you like it?
 Chance Acquaintance-Pooh! It's a poor little paltry two-penny-hal pen ny affair. Don't begin to compare with.
 Stranger-Indeed! By the way, how are things in Chicago now?-Puck.
 Hoax-Poor Sandy McPherson died of grief
 Joax-Why, I thought he took car bolic acid.
 Hoax-So he did, but he thought it was Scotch whiskey,-Philadelph Record.
 Great Scott!" shouted the excited business man. T have lost my check"
 The national bank check?" queried the friend.
 Worse than that; the rain check for this afternoons game. Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-02
NOT AKL SATISFIED.

Sir Robert Hart and others who are
 well acquainted with China and the
 Chinese have given warnings that all is not as smooth in China as it may appear to be. These warnings are now emphasized by the fact that violent anti-foreign placards have been posted against the imposition of a house tax, saying that it Is exacted only in order to meet the indemnity to be paid to the Powers and proceed: If money can be obtained why not make war on the foreigners? China is not yet defeated. It Is only the governments eyes which are blinded by disloyal ministers. If we refuse to fight, then it is a case of being greedy to live, yet fearing death. How can the carefully studied military arts be used except against foreigners? How can we otherwise employ our reg iments? During 1900 much money was collected through lotteries gambling, and general taxes. But they were not satisfied. Therefore, should the house tax be collected. we will demolish the chapals and drive out the Christians. If the emperor is unable to pay, we, Boxers, have an excellent plan to gain a victory over the foreigners. Unless this policy is adopted great rebellion is certain.
 Another Chinese rebellion would be decidedly interesting, and if there would feel compelled to divide China fer her own good and theirs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-02
HHATIaNoRANnEt

An Italian in New York applied the other day for naturalization papers. The Judge asked him who made the laws. He replied, "Rchard Croker," and his application was rejected We suppose it wouldn't do to give man who doesn't know any better than that the privilege of voting in New York, but it is interesting to notice that ex- Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania has just said: You have witnessed the con- summation of legislation to overthrow the government of great municipalities, and to deprive citizens of the just fruit of their ballot, all for the purpose of promoting a friend, punishing an cne- my or of advancing selfish interests or political ambitions. The precedents which have been thus established, if not overthrown, but carried to their logical result, may any day return to plague the people who permit it by sub stituting the will of a single official for the inalienable right of self-govern- ment. Ityis revolutionary and among the boldest efforts of recent years to overthrow free American government.
 Perhaps an applicant for naturaliza- tion in Pennsylvania who should say that Quay made the laws would also be solemnly rejected
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-02
4 PRUSSIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM.

| There is going to be uniformity in the elementary schools throughout Prussia. The Comprehensive Education Act, which was designed to bring about uni formity, decrees that a child must at tend school from six until fourteen years of age. Exceptions may be made but blind and deaf and dumb children are subject to this rule wherever spe- cial arrangements have been made for their instruction. Children attending other public schools or receiving in struction from private teachers corre- schools, are not obliged to attend the latter. Children who continually neg lect school without sufficient excuse can be compelled to attend. Parents or guardians who neglect to keep their children at school will be subject to fines or imprisonment varying from three hours to two days. Instead of Imprisonment work for the community may be imposed Employers who keep children from school will be fined not less than one hundred and fifty marks. Parents and guardians are obliged to provide material for needlework and other means of instruction for girls. Otherwise the School Board has the
 
 right to obtain these things by compul- sion. According to the District Physi-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-02
ALONG THE WHITE NILE.
Birds and Beasts That Abound in the
 SOudan

Birds and Beasts That Abound in the | SOudan.
 To the river every morning and even- ing, as regular as clockwork, flock after 1 flock of sand grouse and pigeons come 1 down to drink. All day long small | birds are passing to and from the trees | and bushes to the rivers edge, while at dawn or in the evening wild beasts of many kinds come from their haunts on the same errand.
 The wild life in the river and along it's banks was a continual source of pleasure to us as we rode along. Hip popotami were rarely seen, but now and again an enormous black head would show above the water for a few mo- ments, and sometimes a long black ridge in the middle of the river would denote where a hippo was resting on some sandbank barely covered by the water. We often saw gigantic foot prints on the bank, where one of them had come out of the water to feed, and at night the natives light fires at in- tervals along the riverside to keep the great beasts in the water, for a patch of beans is little to boast about after even one hippopptamus has been browsing in it.
 Much further south than we travelled the hippo is exceedingly common, and, notwithstanding the restrictions, many must be killed if one may judge by the universal use of the "korbag," as whip which is made out of it's hide. It is cu- rious how this whip, which, by the way, ys,o fO11n1 1cnf111 hnth nd beast, is employed under various names (such as "sjambok'' in the south) all over Africa.
 CrocodileS were common, and were often to be seen, sometimes three or four together lying asleep on the bank, facing the breeze with their mouths wide open. Once we saw two calves standing unprotected at the waters edge, and just as we passed the ugly head of crocodile appeared within ten yards of them, but 1t slowly drew back on seeing us As rule, the na- tives make a ring of thorn bushes in the river where they water their goats and cattle to protect them from the crocodiles. But they seem to have no fear of the reptiles for themselves They wade out into the river to fetch water if a boat sticks on a sandbank the crew jump out without hesitation; and, more remarkable still, fishermen may often be seen standing motionless up to their shoulders in the water while fishing with nets. The natives are very fond of the flesh of the crocodile, and once when I had shot, but failed to kill one of the rep .iles, our camel men threw off their l
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and the skin which covers them is of a rich vermillion color
 At intervals along the river were beds of shellfish (Aetheria) like oysters. The Nile fell so low in 1900 that a great many of these "oysters" were left high and dry, and were consequently decom- posing. Yet numbers of Wading birds frequented the beds, and among them none were more conspicuous than the Marabon storks, the African represen- tative of the adjutant of India Not only were they conspicuous by their size and form, but their dulL.. looking plumage, their bare reddish-yellow heads, and their enormous dirty bills gave them a most revolting appearance. Harry F. Witherby in Knowledge.
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Remnants nf si,koline Denim
NOTICE BIDDERS.
PROPOSALS FOR HIGH SCHOOL
 BUILDING. Office of the Board of Educa ation,
lrd or Educa ton,
 O1 lNontnr Gfroaf

2l center street, #
 New Haven, Conn.,. August 1, 1901. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Board of Education, 21 Center street, New Haven, Conn.,. until Friday, August 30th, 1901, at eight o'clock p. m, at which time they will be opened by the Board of Education in public meeting, for the erection, completion and finishing of T High School Building on York Square in this city.
 Bids must include the work of all trades except Heating and ventilating and Flee trical work, as described in the specitica- tons.
 Bids for each trade separately will not be received, except for Heating and Ventiat- ing and for Electrical work for which sep arate bids will be required as described In the specifications.
 Plans and Specifications may be seen at the office of Brown & Won Beren. Archi- tects, S65' Chapel street, New Haven, Conn, from q. m. to 5 D. m. daily.
 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any defects In same if it be deemed to the interest of the Dis trict so to do. c. T. HEWLETT, au1 St Clerk of the Board of Education