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The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
WHERE FLORENCE FOLKS
GET THEIR SHOES
G. W. Smith.
Several Standard Leading Brands in His
Stock.

Florence people men and women,
wear good shoes. Luckily for Florence
it is as easy and inexpensive to wear the
best shoes in this town as to wear foot
wear of inferior quality Who has not
heard of such brands as Queen Quality"
and "Jenness Miller" in ladies' fine foot
wear, or big T" in mems shoes? In
short, who in Florence has not heard
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

line OF boilers and tanks, foundry and
machine work is handled
w, II, Runkle, the well known pro-
prietor, is an expert in his line, and
to this may be attributed his success
i'll the business, He was born at Polo,
ILL.,, in 1887. He made Colorado his
home in 1872, and came to Florence in
1886, since which time he has 5ecn en-
gagged in the present business. Mr.
Runkle is self-made man in the strict
est sense of the word, and has the ad-
vantage OF little or no school education
He was married in 1871 to Miss Eliza
Schreavs, of Bushland, Ill.,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
AT DRINIDAD, TERVENTY
YEAR AGO.
IBy Dan De Fool

by Dan De Foe,l
Der nord shtar blinked above der crest
OF dot high-up cliff-dot vas Simpsons
Rest;
Der Purgatoire, init schlow-like tune,
1t vobbled away, to'ards der risin
moon;
While sout'vards stood up Fishers Peak,
Its nortvards backbone shtreaked init
schnow-
Und | vas vatchin' by dot corral oud,
At Drinidad, terventy years ago
A cowboy dere vas cut some dashes,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
T. E SPENCER

Blacksmith and dealer by carload lots
in bar iron. blacksmith coal. FIRE brick.
FIRE clay, sewer pipe engine and boiler
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

ents brought him to America and To-
Gated at Boston, at which educational
center MIR. Harris received his early
schooling. In 1877. he came to Denver,
and about six years ago he made Flor
ence his home. Mr., Harris served two
terms as constable-ISo7 to 1899 inclu-
sive. He has enjoyed career in the
state militia also, having served eight
years, two years as captain of Company
b, government guards In his work as
marshal of this progressive town Mr.
Harris has shown himself conscientious
officer, and has easily won the respect
of the community
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
CAN A RATTLEsNAKE 6AcK7
High Colorado Authorities Disagree Owe
an InterestinE Omesiion.

After the meeting of the Colorado
Academy of Science at which Presi.
dent Regis Chauvenet. of the School
OF Mines. delivered an address there
was nm argument about snakes. Il
was continued in n desutory way at
the State Capitol by Curator VIII 9.
Ferril, of the Historical Society. and
Captain Cecil Deane, of the War Relic
Department the men who started 1t AZ
the meeting on the day previous.
Curator Ferril claims that he has
proved that rattlesnal;e. when pur
sued. will retreat and go into its hole
backward. He says that month ago
he ran across rattlesnaSe which
slowly went toward its hole He fol
lowed with discretion and gun and
when the rattler reached It's home il
went in, according to Mr Ferril tail
first so that it could protect itself II
attacked. Mr.. Ferril is aware that
this statement is contrary to the es.
tablished records. but says that be.
cause it has never before been known
TO the world does not prove that it ls
not true. He will mention this dis
covery in his biennial report now being
compiled.
Captain Cecil \. Deane. Of the War
Relic Department says that he never
heard of such thing. He claims that
the theory is ridiculous and that 1t is
well-establlshed fact that the rattlers
go home head first. In proof of this
claim he says that the way in which
curio dealers secure rattlers in large
numbers for sale is to follow the
snakes to their holes and cut off their
tails as they dive in the holes. Cap
tain Deane says he has pursued this
method on various occasions and never
saw rattler even attempt to go into
Its hole tail first He asserts that sci
entific experiments have already
demonstrated that rattler cannot
back UP" or back down and that
Mr.. Ferril is needlessly exciting the
scientific world in bringing up IA sub
ject which has already been disposed
of.-Denver Republican.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
HE FOUND THE ROLL uNpIsruReep
Tho Little proker's Marvellous Tale oi
Human Honesty.

Somebody in group back of the
Cotton Exchange told story about
the miraculous recovery of lost
watch, and that. of course. set the bal
rolling. As usual in such cases. the
rcxt man capped the incident by still
more astonishing experience. and
finally ii was passed up TO qule
! little future broker. who had been lis
, tening without comment 81 never
had but one adventure of that kind In
my life" he said modestly "and I'm
afraid it's hardly worth telling. II
happened In this way: One afternoon
last spring | went down to the post.
office to register letter, and, before
going to the window. | stopped at the
public writing desk to put the address
on the envelope. ! had big fat roll
of bills in my hand at the time and
laid them down on the ledge beside
the ink well. | don't recall the exact
sum they represented but it was
large-up into the thousands. | was
in a great hurry and very much preoc.
cnpied over another matter. and when
l finished the address | rushed Off to
the registry alcove, forgetting all about
the wad on the desk. After that
everything seemed to consplre to di.
vert my mind. AS | was leaving the
building | bumped into our nurse girl.
who was hunting for me frantlcally
with message that the baby had the
Group and would please send the doc
tor at once. | found him. finally, and
then met my partner, who had trans
fer to be signed Immediately before a
notary. TO make long story short.
fully two hours had elapsed before I
suddenly remembered about the roll
OF bills. 1t flashed through my mind
like a shot. and at the next instant |
had whirled around and was sprlnting
for the postofiice like a madman. OF
course, | had no hope of finding any.
thing more than clue, and when I
tore up to the desk and saw the roll
lying almost exactly where | had left
1t | could hardly believe my eyes.
grabbed it and counted the bills. Not
IL,
occurred in broad daylight. at the
busiest part of the afternoon. and in
place where hundreds of people were
continually passing to and fro. / will
leave 1t to you whether the incident
was not somewhat remarkable"
WAS the wad in plain sight?' asked
one Of the listeners. after pause.
Yes, SIR replied the little broker.
'and l afterward learned that it had
been picked up and examined by a
number OF different people" Every
strange" remarked a rice man. ironi-
cally; ''the bills were genuine. sup.
pose Certainly replied the little
man. "but | forgot to mention that
they We're unreceipted. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
.FLoWER,pResERvINc.
German Custom Imported From th
Fntherland.

German sentiment expresses itself
n many odd forms-none perhaps is
more characteristic than preserving
lowers. The process Is applied TO
ioral decorations at funerals. bridal
bouquets, christening bouquets and
lovers keepsakes New York is one
Of the largest German cities in the
world, and the practice has been
brought over here from the vaterland.
AT least ten or twelve fower-preserv-
ers are to be found In various parts OF
the city, all of whom have a remuner-
alive business. The process employed
IS more or less secret, and, judging
from the finished products. varies. In
some, the leaves and flowers seem to
he crystalllzed. in others TO be coated
with some preparation resembling
wax or paratfin. while In Il third there
mas been apparently deslccation. fol-
lowed by the injection of some fluid
into the veins of the plant stems. The
work demands considerable skill and
The prices charged are quite high.
ranging from 81 TO SO for n wreath.
garland or bouquet Funeral gifts are
usually mounted on background of
white silk on satin and framed in n
deep frame and covered with glass.
sometimes the silk is laid fiat on n
small round, oval, or square table and
covered with a glass globe Engage.
nent and bridal bouquets are mounted
IN the latter fashion. while lovers
Seepsakes are usually arranged in n
small jewel case. Many Americans
aave followed the example of their
ierman fellow citizens. but it must be
confessed with smaller display of
good taste. According TO the flower
Dreservers their American patrons de-
'lre their blossoms crystalllzed until
hey glitter like a wreath of diamonds.
This is especially the case when among
he blossoms are such more expensive
ypes as the camellia and orchid.
'lowers properly preserved will last
for many years. They undergo n slow
'hriveIllng from the drying out of the
moisture and bleaching from the
'hect of the sunlight. At the end of
decade the original colors have be-
come pale tints, and Mt the end of n
second decade almost all are n series
'f grave and grayish whltes.-New
York Post
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
BEocAR KINGS.
levy Tribute Upon Rich and Poor and
Are Obcyed with Alacrity. "

levy Tribute Upon Rich and Poor and
Are Obcyed with Aiacrity. "
II you want to grow rich in China
become the head of q guild of beg
gars, thieves or lepers says the Lon
don Express Nankin Pekin and Tien-
tsin are the headquarters of the most
powerful of these guilds. and their
rulers are wealthy and respected. The
king" OF clan of Chinese vaeabonds
OF these classes derives his income
from tribute rendered him by his
wretched subjects, and also levies
sort of blackmail on traders and mer-
chants by undertaking to keep their
shops. stores and houses free from the
particular pests which he controls.
From these two sources he realizes a
large income and is enabled to live in
large houses and keep up great style
in ais mode of life Each clan has
particular district &C the city given
over to its operation. beyond which its
members are forbidden to stray. Hor-
rible self-muitllations are practiced by
the beggars of China in order that
their deformities may excite compass
sion and lead TO profit. If you see a
blind man soliciting aims in a Chinese
street 1t is ten to one that he has him
self destroyed his sight. On certain
days the beggars go about in gangs OF
from fifty to $50. On these occasions
shopkeepers are only too glad to COM
ply with the kings demands foi
blackmail in order that his subjects
may be kept out of their shops. A
king of Chinese thieves knows every
thing that goes on in his district He
knows who committed certain thefts
and where the stolen property is. He
like his brother of the beggars. has a
double source of income. A large pe--
centage of the profits made by his sub.
jects is claimed by him and woe betide
them if they attempt to cheat the au-
tocrat. And If a foreigner is robbed
he generally can, by paying the king"
a certain sum, recover his property.
Property stolen from Cinnamon is
never brought back. Every Chinese
city has leper house outside its gates
and most Of them have two or more.
AS in the cases Of the beggars and
thieves. there is an executive head.
called the king of the lepers, who
controls all lepers and makes rules
and compacts, which must be observed.
These unfortunates are numerous
throughout the empire. When in the
first stage of the disease they are
brought to the leper houses. Good
care is taken of them as long as their
relatives can meet the demands OF the
king" But no matter how wealthy
their families may be the king" evil
IDENTIFY drains them of every penny.
and both the leper and his relatives
often have to turn beggars. The poorer
lepers are assigned to miserable. I'M
clean huts. providing poor shelter
against bad weather.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
observations.

Curiosity Is one of the vices of age;
verbosity its visible form.
A young man harried is n young man
married.
Real virtue is the ability to defeat
evil. Sham virtue the ability 10
screen it.
A neglected child Of afiiuence is
poorer than beloved little beggar
Society and heaven alike demand
that those who enter shall have cult
vated the talents vouchsafed them.
But there the parallel ceases.
Who pains child by lie sins; who
comforts It by suppressing the truth
shall be forgiven.
Women love and lose; men lose and
love.
An aphorism to be good must be bad.
according to the majority. And yet
an aphorism is no joke.
Life is real, but no longer earnest,
save to those who have goal 10
make.
Many born fool has died phil.
osopher, according TO eulogy.--Phlln
delphia Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24

Papa asked the little boy. do you
remember the first money you ever
carned?"
Yes" said papa; sit was nice
new. shiny five-cent piece that old Mr.
Gregg, the grocer, gave me for doing
about n quarters worth of work in
carrying II load of potatoes into his
cellar. | worked all Saturday after
room to earn that nickel, and whcu
he paid ne | ran three blocks home.
tired as | was, TO show It,"
"And did you put it in your little
bank asked the little boy.
mo; | got fathers permission TO
spend 1t just as | pleased. However.
| kept 1t for three or four days. jusr
to have the satisfaction of having
money of my own, earned by my own
cxertlOns And If l could have bought
all the things | thought of buying with
that nickel would have had about
ten dollars worth of books, toys, mar
hles and what not. Finally | made
up my mind. What do you think /
bought?"
Il am sure can't guess" said the
little boy. What did you buy, papa:"
Il went to the bakery and bought
custard pie"
why, papa! And you said grand
ma always had custard pie at home
and let you have a slice of it as soon
as you got home from school,"
Yes, used to get a slice, but not
whole pie, and she never let me eat
1t the way 1 wanted to. So went
TO the bakery and bought my pie and
borrowed spoon from the baker, and
ate all the custard and left the crust
| never had anything taste so good in
all my life"
"You never allow me to eat custard
pie that way, papa" said the little
boy.
"0h! That's different" said papa.
indianapolis Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
WORDS OF WISDOM.

a precedent embalms principle.
Learning make man fit company
or himself.
II is much easier to be critical than
o he correct.
The cornerstone OF education is laid
IN the tombstone of ignorance.
He takes the great ornament from
friendship who takes modesty from it.
Such is the constitution of man that
abor may be said to be its own re-
ward.
In the garden of humanity the weed
90 often takes prominence of the
lower.
Better skin a carcass for pay in the
public streets than he idly dependent
IN charity.
Make yourself an honest man. and
hen you may be sure that there is one
ess rascal in the world.
Young men of ability who are not
afraid to work hard for success will
ind no serious obstacle in their path
!o-day.
Never judge by appearance. A
shabby coat may cover Il millionaire,
while a stylish and good-fttlng one
may make a thief look respectable.
The only way TO make the mass of
mankind see the beauty of justice is
by showing them. in pretty plain
terms, the consequence of injustice.
What IL blessing is a friend who can
relieve thy cares by his conversation.
thy doubts by his counsels, thy sad
ness by his good humor, and whose
very look gives comfort to thee.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
THE PISTOL HABIT.
One the Courts Should DO Their Best
to Discourage.

to Discourage.
The courts are not severe enough it
would seem from the unremitting ac-
counts of crime and accident, in pun
ishing the pistol carriers. The law
against the bearing of concealed weap-
ons is susceptible of much more effec-
tive application than is usually given
to it. The habit of carrying guns
still clings to the inhabitants of cities,
and the death record is swelled annu-
ally as a result. A tragedy in New
York the other day illustrated the evil
forcibly. A man was kneeling on the
sidewalk in front of his place of en-
ployment, marking packing case,
when another man chanced to pass
Just as the worker turned his head
and expectorated on the sidewalk. The
pedestrian was angered at a supposed
insult, and after the exchange of few
words, drew a pistol and fired fatal
shot into the kneeling man. Within
rlinute two lives were ruined for n
trihe. The man with the pistol never
had the slightest legitimate need for
life had he been in such danger as to
warrant its use or even display. par
ticularly while proceeding through the
streets of a city in broad daylight. 1t
is with the pistol carriers engaged in
otherwise proper pursuits just in largo
measure as it is with the burglars. OBJ
serves the Washington Star. They are
potential man-slayers, and as such
are amenable to severe punishment
when detected. If the courts were TO
insist upon proper verdicts in the
homicide cases which so often the ju-
ries will leniently term manslaughter
or justifable killing, and were to Inn
pose the maximum penalties whenever
pistol bearers are convicted Of the Of
fense, this habit, relic of the from
tier days and the wild times of war.
would be discouraged.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24

amoug them. or else so many the ono
teacher Is overwhelmed by ciasses
with a good graded school havinq
Competent teachers for each grade.
will readily discover the benefits 20
be derived from Capitalization.
Hardness or absence from school be
cause of bad weather are back nun.
bers.
Property of Greene and Gustavus
has Increased appreciably in value
since the establishment Of their con
tral schools. Farmers are eager to buy
or rent land in townships, Offering su.
perior educational advantages TO Their
children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24

DR.. II. p. Pratt the X-ray specialist.
says that within a few years 1t will be
possible after reducing coal into a
gaseous form TO send it through the
air on an electric circuit TO be reduced
at the place of destination to a solid.
and to be sold as coal with all the
original qualities of the product dug
from the mines.
while on the face OF It," said Dr..
Pratt, lit seems impossible aud alb
surd, nevertheless there are things
happening In nature to-day 10 bear out
the statement that coal OF other sub
stances which can be reduced to a gas
eous form can be transported over an
electrical current. 1t Is well-known
iact among medical men that an ele-
ment or group of elements can be
transported from one point to another
in the body by the use of electricity
the body serving as an electrolyte. If
we place on the positive pole solution
OF iodine or like electric positive ele.
ment II Is driven from the positive to
the negative pole" York Tri-
Dune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
Xirtne Its Own Reward.

An East Indian paper reports a case
of automatic justice. Five natives
broke into Il gunpowder factory and
stole three bags of gunpowder, The
wisest of them remembered that the
last time he had made similar at
tempt the bags which he had stolen
had turned out to contain only dust.
specially prepared for the benefit of
intending burglars. They set TO work
to test the gunpowder and one of
them removed II handful from bag
to what seemed safe distance, and
set 1t alight, not noticing that he had
dropped an unbroken train of gunpow-
der as he carried it along. The result
of his action was that three charred
corpses and two skinned individuals
was all that the civil authorities had
left at the disposal of justice.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
uIs Experience For One nnr.

Colonel Richard Malcolm Johnston
rells = story OF an eminent Georgian.
Waiter r. Colquitt, who was IA judge
by DAY divine at night and good
deal OF a man all the time. While
serving as n judge ON the Chatlahoo.
chee Circuit, Colqultt was returning
oae evening from church In company
with several members Of the bar.
Well said he, my experience 20.
day has been varied. held court ~
the forenoon, in the interval for din
ner made 4 political speech In the
courrouse square, Held court in the
afternoon. after adjolIrning whipped a
Wig who made insulting remarks in
my presence about my noon speech.
and preached tonight"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24

Consul Mckinley reports to the State
Department from Athens: The Greek
health authorities require that all
trunks packages, etc, the personal
baggage of travellers. when unaccom-
panied by their owners, must, ON ar.
rival at any port in Greece, he accom-
panied by certificate of origin or a
certificate from the health authorities
OF the port from which the baggage
was shipped to Greece. As ignorance
OF the foregoing rule has caused many
American trayelers delay and trouble
IN regaining possession of such bag
gage, and as thousands of Americans
annually visit Athens and others parts
or Greece, this information should be
published widely in order that they
may come prepared with the necessary
certificates to release their baggage
without delay.-The Express Gazette.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
rurnuoIse From New Msxicn.

at is fact not generally known"
said Mr.. William b. Smith. of Arizona,
that the greater part of the turquoise
sold in this country and large part
of that used abroad comes from the
mines of New Mexico. The American
product, it is said, is gradually but
surely displacing the Oriental stone.
The colors of the American turquoise
are not only more to the taste of the
connoisseur, but are more permanent,
the fading of New Mexican turquoise
being very rare occurrence. Tur-
quoise mining in New Mexico is of
very remote origin. Many of the pres
ent mines, when located indicated
operations by the inhabitants of New
Mexico at Il time prior to or contem-
poraneous with the Aztecs, stone and
earthen vessels of great antiquity be-
Ing found In the workings. The rar-
est specimens of the wampums of the
New Mexico Indians contain beads of
turquoise, many of them being gems
according TO modern standards. One
the most successful turquoise mines in
the territory Is located near Los Cerril-
los. Many gems of great salue are
credited to this mine, the workings
ana information regarding the output
OF which are jealousy guarded from
the public. Other successful mines
are located in the Burro Mountains
near Silver Clty."-Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
Current From windmlIls.

a novel application of the utilization
of the power of the wind for the pro-
ductlon of electric energy is being
made at Wlttkiel, a small town near
kappeln, at the entrance of the bay
OF that name, in the Baltic Sea.
The wind motor constructed by C. p.
Neumann, of that place, has diane
ter of forty feet, with a wind surface
OF 1000 square feet. 1t is of thirty
horse power and turns eleven times
per minute. 1t operates dynamo;
runs at normal speed when the wind
Is three and three-quarters miles an
hour The dynamo is usually en-
pioyed TO charge the accumulators.
which furnish the lighting of the town
and the driving of several small mo-
tors. According to the Elektrotech-
nische Zeitschrlft a much more i'm
portant installation, comprising sew
eral windmills and numerous dynamos.
is now under consideration.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-24
BOTTLED Jordan Water.

a German contemporary Is RESPONSE
bic for the statement that smart
American business man has installed
an extensive pumping plant on the
banks OF the Jordan River. In the
neighborhood of the Sea of Galllee. BY
means OF a number OF modern Ameri-
can pumps the venerable old river of
Palestine is deprived OF such guam
tity Of its holy water as to supply all
the churches Of the world with It. The
water Is being bottled on the spot In
bottles o. Different sizes, and brought
upon the market as the "Only Genu.
Inc Jordan Water Philadelphia
Press.