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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-27


ses and about a dozen different
home addresses, representing
himself to be an optician, a doc-
tor, a sewing machine agent, etc,
has been imposing on the people
in this neighborhood for several
weeks past. His scheme is to get
money by false preteuses and
then decamp. He offered to cure
Mrs. b. i. Johnson across the
river for s. in advance, balance
when cured. He also sold num-
Der of sewing machines on easy
payments, securing IS in advance
and never delivering the ma
chimes. His slickest scheme is
to examine "a sewing machine, ex-
tract the shuttle, put in a broken
one, and tell the owner he will fix
the machine for 81, He then takes
out the broken shuttle, replaces
the one that was in the machine,
and collects the 81. He also sells
spectacles to his hoodwinked VIC
tins, so that they can see to get
home. Mr.. Isaac Morgret, the
liveryman here, failed to collect
in advance and he had his team
six days-no cure, no pay.--Han-
cock Star,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12
RELICS IN FOUR REVOLUTIONS.
Silverware that Was Brought to COL
Onies 800 Years Ago.

Silverware that Was Brought to COL
onies 800 Years Ago.
Some very old and interesting relics,
dating 300 years back, and which were
used by General Washington. are in the
possession of Rev. A. R. Holderby. of
this city, says the Atlanta Constitution
They consist of an old silver service
and time-worn Bible, which are heir
looms in DR.. HOlderby's family.
The heirlooms came originally from
France, whence DIR. Holderby's ances-
tors fed from the prosecutions of the
Huguenots. A silver sugar bowl, with
cover, a cream pitch, sugar tongs, sew
eral large and small spoons, and soup.
ladle are among the pieces. They were
brought to America by General Daniel
Roberdeau. son of Isaac Roberdeau,
native of Rochelle, who left France
upon the revocation of the edict Of
Nantes and took refuge ON the island
of st. Christopher in 1858.
General ROberdeau's father brought
over with him his silver plate, family
Bible and other valuables, which DR..
Holderby. his grandson, has now in At
lanta.
The Bible is 271 years old. 1t is In.
old French and little leather bound.
volume, the first edition, as is said in
the publishers notice, in small and
portable form. The volume was said.
to have been rescued from bonfire in.
Rochelle when the Bibles of the Hugue-
nots were ordered to be burned. 1t
was then wrapped in napkin and hid
den beneath a loose board in the floor
to be taken out for family prayers,
which were obliged to be in secret. The
volume was afterward buried with the
silver dining wares. Its covers are
loose and worn, but the print is excel
lently preserved.
The four revolutions in which these
relics were buried were first in France
in 1850, then in Philadelphia in 1776,.
in the war of 1912, and lastly in Madi-
son, n. c., during the war between
the States. They were disinterred aft
er the secession, where they had been
buried in the garden of Dr. Holderby's
mother. In blowing to find them the
plowshare struck the tin box in which
they had been placed and the sugar
bowl received an indentation which it
now bears.
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places, a necessity for credits, for hav-
ing bills and accounts, and certain
quixotlc sense characterizes the con
duct Of those who declaim against the
custom of accounts.
This statement seems to be true
everywhere in cities. The cash custom
er receives no favors or special consid-
Grafton when shopping, and Is always
looked upon as a stranger who will
probably never be seen again in the
establishment while the shopper whose
name goes on the books is well known
and is an object Of interest.
There is an old story to the effect that
once a boat capsized in the river throw
ing three persons into the water. A
man on shore cried out in the most
agOnizing manner, begging the people
to rescue the man with the red head.
With difficulty the red-headed man was
fished out of the water, while the other
two were drowned. On being asked
the cause of his intense interest In the
party whose life was saved, the infor-
nation was elected that the red-headed
man owed the other $11, and If
drowned, leaving no estate behind his
death would make the debt total loss.
In this case the two cash customers
were allowed to drown, while the man
whose name was on the books saved his
own life by being In debt.
Another disadvantage suffered by the
cash customer is that he has less chance
than anybody else of getting credit. A
person who had bought in the same
place for twenty years and always paid
money down was. on one occasion when
the purse had been accidentally left be-
hind, refused credit for a trifing sum
and was denied the benefit of a G. o. d.
package, because the amount was too
small for the trouble.
Nevertheless, the buying for cash has
one advantage to the buyer. 1t saves
peace of mind. BY 1t the housekeeper
escapes the sword of Damocles in the
shape of debts hanging over her.
In the wholesale business, however
the cash buyer gets his innings. There
is for him a premium on his cash, a
discount which the credit buyer does
not get. Here he Is appreciated, and
he is always the recipient Of particular
attention at the hands of the drum.
mers" and their employers. Cash in
the wholesale business has not lost its
attractions.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12
NURSE FOR A BOSTON BOY.
She Was a Simple Maid and Not suf.
ficientiy Cultured.


The little Boston boy had a nurse, a
plump and pink checked maiden from
Arcadia, as chirk and CHEEKY as the
babbling brooks of her own native land.
She had never been in the wonderful
city before and its beautiful gardens
glittering in flowers, its one wide ave
nue., its historic churches, its tortuous
thoroughfares of trade, and its great
gilt dome lifted high in the heavens like
a semispherical sun of shining gold
awed and confused her but she loved
children, and love like this is not
changed by any earthly environments
Years of intellectual association and
decades of diet of beans may destroy
1t or transform it into an emotional
transcendentalism but this Arcadian
maid was now fresh and sweet from
the simplicity Of the fields and she loved
the little children as she loved the
birds, the flowers, the woods and the
waters. says the Detroit Free Press.
Take Harold out for his airing this
morning, Marie" said the child's moth
er the day after her arrival
yes, num-" replied Marie, smiling
brightly. where to, mum?"
"Where to, Marie?' asked the moth
er, with strange look of horror.
Eyes, num-" smiled Marie; II aim
been here long enough to know where
places are at"
The mother had made up her mind
but she concluded to let Marie stay tn,
week out. and told her where to take
the boy.
Ten minutes later Marie had invested
six cents in a stick of red and white
candy and pink balloon for hel
charge. She gave them to him with 9
delighted little coo of innocent kindH
ness.
"Oh, see the pretty candy and the go
up-up," she said.
The boy looked at them in astonish
ment.
Hut. tut, woman" he cried, wavina
them off, there is nothing cosmic ant
imminent in those. Bring me a funda
mental concept of modern philosophy,
thought"
And Marie. the maid of Arcadian sim
phcity, looked up at the calm. cold cit,
impending over her and was frightene,
at something. she knew not what.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12
just the Tune.

Il took out a living picture show
once" said the theatrical manager.
land l had several queer experiences.
1--WE always had trouble getting suit
able music, for one thing. l rememberl
that we struck a certain town where
the music was furnished by a seedy.
freekle-faced young man. who ofiiciated
at one of those bangety-bang pianos. 1
asked him If he could think of music
suitable to each picture as it was dis
played.
"'Oh, yes, certainly he could, and
do 1t impromptu.'
"The performance opened. He was
seated at the piano, and he turned to
look at the first picture. 1t was Adam
and Eve in the Garden of Eden
HE didn't hesitate an Instant. Like
fash he turned and began pounding
out There's Only One Girl in This
World for Me. Chicago Journal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

small mining town in Montana. Mrs
Brake intends to provide a home for
the woman under her care.
yes, that is Calamity Jane" said
the authoress, as she pointed to tall.
slender woman with tanned face and
a wide, soft hat resting on her head.
81 went to Montana to find her, and
succeeded. She was living in a small
hut, apparently about to give up life's
battle. cared for her, and now she is
slowly regaining her health"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

School savings banks have been
praised because they teach the pupils
habits Of thrift. The principal Of a
school in West Virginia calls attention
to the fact that the plan has also
brought about IA noticeable decrease in
the amount Of candy and gum con
sumed by the girls, and in the number
Of cigarettes smoked by the boys. Evi-
IDENTITY. therefore. the pupils are learn
Ing what thrift really means; that 1t is
not merely saving money, but saving it
by cutting or useless expenses and
foregoing bad habits.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12
women ns Lighthouse.Keepers.

Keeping a lighthouse is essentially
womaniy work well-regulated wom-
an takes pride in bright, well-kept
things and orderly surroundings. Her
heart leaps up when she behOlds the
perfection of heavens first law.
The orderly woman can have a pro
gram Of work for the week just like
any other housekeeper. although keep
Ing a lighthouse is not light housekeep-
ing. by any manner Of means. In some
lighthouses days are set aside for sew
ing, for Furnishing the lamps, for read
ing and writing, some of the keepers
having an extensive correspondence;
and. If you please, there are reception
days. for a rule Of the board enjOins the
keepers to show the light and the sta
ton to sight-seers. Lighthouse life can.
not be duh to a lover of such responsive
friends as books and music. And SC
the identity Of the tall, grim light-tOwel
is lost in the home under the wooing in
fiuence of the social and domestic at
mosphere of the woman behind til,
lamp Home Companion
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

A manufacturer of farm machinery
told a gathering Of farmers that If he
treated the machinery in his factory as
they treated that which he made for
them, he would soon be bankrupt.
The waste involved in leaving imple-
ments exposed to the weather accounts
for much OF that which is classed as
agricultural loss. In immense estab-
lishments. or in large business enter
prlses the operations OF which extend
over a wide territory, what might be
called petty economies are followed.
Minute care for slight details makes an
important difference In dividends. The
managers cannot afford to be wasteful
The extravaganza of the individual is
often in violent contrast with corporate
prudence.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12
Miser's Hoard.

A miser named Bailey, aged 40 years.
has just died at Evreux, in France. He
left letter stating that he died in ex-
treme poverty, but his relatives did not
believe the statement, and set to work
and searched his house. In the cellar.
buried in old flower pots, they found
$1,000; in a soldiers pannikin, hidden
in the old mans bedroom, they discov.
cred $4,000; but their great haul was
made in the attic of the house, where
they found, hidden under the roof and
in crevices in the wall, money to the
value of 100000. The old man for years
had lived on stale bread he had begged
and boiled horse flesh.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12
HE WHO has THINGS CHARGED.
shopkeepers Who Prefer Him to the
Man Who Pays Cash.

DGEt W no IEGAGI MIN ~ NAC
Man Who Pays Cash.
Old Ben Franklin, who was once the
highest authority ON this side of the sea
on domestic economy, was the author
of this maxim; "A nimble slXpence is
better than a slow shilling"
DR.. Franklin meant to express the
doctrine that in business cash custom
ers were better than credit sales. and
as he wrote In a time when the Ameri-
can States were British colonies. and
English money was then in vogue, he
expressed his maxim in terms Of shil-
lings and pence. says the New Orleans
Picayune.
Times have changed since the days Of
Poor Richard" which was the name
over which DIR. Franklin's homely wis
dom was given to the public. and appar-
emily in the great retail stores in cities
the cash buyers are not particularly es-
teemed.
In an article on shopping in New
York. in the Century Magazine, the
writer says:
"ShOpkeepers sometimes say that the
cash customer is the profitable one,
but fashion has already deserted those
stores where cash payments are the
rule. My corner grocer tells me that If
each one Of his customers should insist
on paying cash he would have to en-
ploy two extra men just 10 make the
change. Certainly many Of US could i'll
afford the lime to wait for it. In the
great retail stores women are some
times detained twenty minutes until
half as many cents in change can find
a way back to them. There is, there
fore, in large cities, where time has a
value not attached to 1t in smaller
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Our national life is so complex, our
population so heterogeneous and cos
mopolitan. our invention so irrepressi-
BILE that word formation Is inevitable.
At first these words are called slang
and their vogue is among the lowly;
presently they slip into the vernacular
of cultured people who are pleased with
the bright color; lastly they are taken
up by the best authors and their strug-
gle is over.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

There is a good deal of sadness in the
life story of Joseph Ladue-also a
moral. He tore one, three, five-no-
body can yet tell how many millions
out of the frozen earth, and died just as
he was about to invest it in happiness.
You've seen Ladue's picture 1t has
been published time and again in the
newspapers. He was the Klondike
king. Years ago, at Schuyler Falls,
Pa, he fell in love with Katherine Ma
son. 1t was good, honest love. But
the girls parents wouldn't listen to the
poor boy. Had he possessed the make
up Of some men he would have taken
the girl and defied the parents. Some
times that is good method. But he
was as proud as he was poor He said
good-by to Katherine and swore that
he would return to her rich, so rich
that her relatives would be glad to well
come him. In the West he hunted gold
for fifteen years. He found some, but
not wealth. In 1893 he went to the
Klondike, and, after three years wan
dering discovered gold enough to make
all his dreams possible. He discovered
something else-that he was an old
man-Old before his time. He had pa
tlently endured the hardships that kill
ed thousands in the ley North. He had
starved. frozen, overworked, and Ma
ture was preparing to make mighty
protest. Only his heart was young.
The same old love was there. He was
hungry for a sight of his sweetheart.
His soul was starving for tenderness,
that sweet sympathy that only comes
through a womans affection. And so
he came back. His pockets We're full
of nuggets, and he found the welcome
he had sworn to earn. The people We're
| glad to meet Mr.. Iadue. They had for
gotten the penniless boy Of twenty
years ago. They grasped his hand and
invited him to their homes. There was
nothing too good for the rich man. And
/ he married Katherine Mason and told
himself that she was wife worth
waiting and working for Now for hap
pinessl Now for future as bright as
| the nuggets he possessed! Surely he
had earned 1t. No pair Of lovers could
have been better fitted for joyous ex-
istence. They had waited so long for
| their sunshine Joseph Ladue was
worn out. In twenty years he had
lived half a century. Not all the doc
tors in the world could give him the
youth he exchanged for wealth. He
went to the mountains Of the West in
search Of health, then gave up the I'M
equal struggle and returned to his old
home to die. He was AZ years old when
he passed away The fortune that costs
years that might be filled with happi-
ness and then life isn't worth the price.
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WILL CARE FOR CALAMITY JANE.

Calamity Jane, known ali over the
United States as an indian fighter, a
hunter, a scout, and as the woman who.
once saved the life of Gen. Egan during
the Indian war years ago, is In Buffalo,
the guest of Mrs. Josephine Winfield
Brake, the well-known authoress, who.
found Calamity Jane, broken down In
health and suffering with fever, In a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Time and enlightenment have worked
marvels in the Sunday school hymnal.
1t is still true, however, that there Is set
to music for the use of the little once-a-
week scholars In many churches dog
gerel which no intelligent editor would
accept even for a funny column in his
paper. SO there is always room for
such revival of the crusade for better
hymns for the children as Francis Way
land Parker stated in a convention at
Detroit, Il want to be an angel" was
the selection singled out for special at
tack by Mr.. Parker. 1t is an atrocious
piece Of verse work, thin and false in
sentiment, weak In measure, and IN all
ways the reverse of inspiring. There
are many other so-called hymns" just
as bad, however, and they are not all
In the chlldren's books, either. Ii one
were 20 take a blue pencil and 20
through the hymnals of the land, work
ing with a mind single to the intelh-
gence and self-respect of singers and
worshipers, there would be a striking
cutting down of sacred verses. There
are plenty Of good strong hymns in ex-
lstence TO occupy the voices of old and
young hymns that deserve the name
for dignity, beauty, sentiment and
poetic worth. But the mass has been
fearfully diluted by an army Of writer's
whose sole idea has been to produce
stuff that would jingle and yet be suffi-
GENTLY tumble" in tone.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

SO many newspapers are getting let
tiers written to the editor opening with
the phrase. win you please explain
what goo-goo eyes are" that it begins
to look as if the one who in the pauses
Of business, molds public opinion a
trifie just to keep his hand in, was writ
ing letters to himself so as to have the
pleasure Of answering them in his wide
" circulated and influential sheet. Goo
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goo eyes, It is generally agreed, are that
form of feminine glance intended to
melt one right down. To be perfectly
clear, they are the opposite of the look
man gets when he has carried the un-
posted letter a week in his pocket
There is only one thing to do when the
gOo-goo eyes look in your direction
run
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

So a party Of expert German ship
builders have been inspecting our ship
yards. One point these subjects of the
Kaiser can scarcely fail 10 appreciate
is the value of the American working
man behind the American machine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Emperor william is said TO be part
ner in a railroad scheme to run trains
100 miles an hour. VIII 100 miles an
hour be fast enough for His Progress
I've Majesty?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Almost everything seems to have
been thought Of in the way Of food
products, but now, thanks to the in
yentiveness of a French planter, we are
to have banana flour. 1t really sounds
quite promising, although, owing to the
capriciousness Of the human palate, 1t
may turn out complete failure.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

A fortune teller advised Georgia
farmer to dig at the end of certain
mile race track and he would find n lot
Of money. The farmer obeyed and I'M
earthed $4,000 in gold How that f. t.
must regret she did not dig herself.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

The talk about Frances sphere" in
Morocco reminds us again that 1t is not
necessary TO use the word loot" when
there are so many pleasant synonyms
to be had
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

The dogs Of fashion now wear rubber
boots and macklntoshes in rainy wealth
er. Shirt waists will be in order next.
How nice 1t must be to be somebody's
pet little doggle.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12
ToIIgate in London.

Dulwich, now a populous district Of
London, still has a tollgate across one.
Of Its main streets, at which tolls are
collected regularly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Queen Wilhelmina's husband is stay
ing right at home and trying to make 1t
pleasant around the palace
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Life would be easier If it were true
that we get credit for the good we in
tend to do as well as for the good we
do.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Religious controversy sometimes
grows out of the fact that people like
controversy better than they like re-
ligion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Bvery time you pick up newspaper
nowadays you are sure to read Of "an-
other rich strike IN Texas"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

A woman finds little satisfaction in
being loved If the fellow doesn't keep
telling her about ii.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

He that regardeth last years straw
hat with contempt may still marry a
grass widow.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

A small family is a disadvantage; in
this country, you always get two for a
quarter, or one for fifteen cents.
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r. H. oLoProN. Pus.

Indulgence in regret is to pay twice
for experience.
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Whewl A twenty-five million dollar
salmon trust. Can this be fish story -?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-09-12

Being afraid to ask for information is
not a sign Of superior wisdom.
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1t is better to stay at home than it is
to go to some places.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-22
TO USE @. RIGHT OF WAY.
Effort Being Made to Have it Turned
into Public Highway.

There is movement on foot to Sc
cure the old Burlington right-of-way
between this city and Agency for the
county and to use it for pubic high
way While the matter has not
reached its final stages, it has been
discussed quite freely and something
may result. 1t is said the members
of the board of supervisors are great
ly opposed to any such thing, howey-
err, unless the citizens interested pur-
chase the route and turn it over to
the county free of cost. The board,
lit is claimed feel that the expense of
putting the right-of-way into condition
for travel would be SO great that the
county could not afford to do it.
People living between Ottumwa and
Agency are working hard to have such
a change brought about. If the old
road bed could be put in condition for
travel. it would do away with the short
steep hills between here and Agency
and would be a great convenience. 1t
is understood that numerously sign
ed petition is being prepared aud will
be presented to the board at its next
session, asking them to take the mat.
ter up, but if the present expressions
of the members can be taken. they will
get little assistance from them.