davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03

One of the most interesting men in
congress is Senator Pettus of Alabama.
lie is generally known as Grandpa Pet
tus, being so years old. In all outward
respects the venerable statesman Is a
most solemn proposition" He usual
ly carries n red bandanna handkerchief.
wears spectacles on the extreme tip of
his nose and chews tobacco with his
front teeth. He never was known to
smile, though he says the drollest
things imaginable.
That years do not necessarily mean
age is beautifully demonstrated by the
example Of Pettus. He has led an
active and eventful life. He was u
lieutenant in the Mexican war and a
brigadier general in the Confederate
army. He has been In more battles
than he is years old. When not fight
ing, he has been practicing law. He
never went in" much for politics.
though he liked to go to national con
ventiohs once in awhile and could al
ways get delegates commission
When he was about 20 years of age. he
took 1t into his head that he would
like to be judge Of the federal court
and modestly applied for the job. Mr.
Pugh of Alabama. who was then sen
ator, declined to indorse his applica-
tion on the ground that he was too old
He was year Pugh's senior "All
right" replied Pettus. 81 may be too
old for judge, but am young enough
to be a senator" And thereupon he
went out after Pugh's seat and brought
it home by big majority.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
Memento of Alfred the Great

Wiltshire downs is n tract of fairly
level land In England. AS you stand
on an elevation and look across the
country your eye catches the form OF a
gigantic white horse upon the side of Il
hill beyond the valley. 1t is figure cut
in the rock in the side of the downs
and is 1T5 feet long from the head to
the tail. 1t is believed to have been
made In the time of King Alfred, who
died 1000 years ago. The figure is
rather crude, but when seen at a dis
tance the outline of horse is very dis
tinct. Just above the figure, on top of
the hill, are the remains of an old camp.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03

1.-TWO little boys" said Grandmother Dole.
81 knew many years ago;
One. | believe he was Thought Good Acts;
The other was Did Them, you knowl
One never helped his neighbors at all;
He never grew brave and strong;
He was known TO do nothing really good
Nor anything very wrong,
But the other was active as he could be.
fayorite, yes, with ALI
Somehow he helped, why, every one,
Grown up folks as well as SMALL"
'"rhat's easy. the reason for that" said Jack
"As easy as II can be;
He thought good deeds and did them. too;
The other Just thought them. you seel'
-Adelbert II. Caldwell in Chicago Record Her
aid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
Anx MORO Fnr NIumberlnndf

There's boat that sails at half past six
From the busy port Of Play.
And II reaches the haven Of Sunderland
Before the close OF day.
The boatswain whistles SO low and sweet,
Like mothers lullaby,
That the travellers smile and close their eyes.
To dream Of angels nigh.
Sometimes the travellers tary too long
In the busy port OF Play,
And the anxious boatmau coaxes and calls
And grieyes at their delay.
The name Of the boat Is the Rock-a-bye,
And it's guided by mothers hand,
For she Is the patient bostman, dear.
Who takes you to Sunderland.
Now. what Is the fare traveller pays
On a Rocs-a-bye boat like thIsY
Why. the poorest child can afford the price,
For tia only good night kissl
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03

"You will find the work easy" said
Mrs. Hauskeep. I'VE live very sim
ply, and there are no children to-
oh, ORR not take the place ay there's
no childer." interrupted the applicant.
THE idea! You're an exception tc
the rule"
wen, av there's no childer, all the
dishes OF break ii be blamed on me."-.
Philadelphia Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03

Rear Admiral Henry L. Howison has
been chosen as the third member OF
the board of inquiry in the Schley case
to fill the vacancy by the decllnation
of Rear Admiral Kimberly, who is un
able to serve on account of poor health.
Rear Admiral Howison was a class
mate Of Admiral Dewey and graduated
No. 4, Dewey being No. 3. Howison
was born in the District of Columbia
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
COST OF BAD ROADS.
Easy Transportntion Would Add 20
the taiuc cf the Farms.

Experts employed by the depart
ment of agriculture to Investigate the
subject say that The cost Of moving
farm products from The farms TO rail-
reads or shipping points 10y teams now
exceeds s9i6,o00.O00 a year. the aver
age haul In the United States being
from about six to nearly seven miles,
and the cost per wagon load being S1.S9
in northern and eastern states, says
American Cultivator
II the prairie and southern states
the average haul is nearly nlne miles.
and the cost per wagon load is S2.72. A
fair average for the cost of hauling the
farm ppadncis 80 The point Of sbip-
iSaHT 4 ~ sssE a mile for each ton.
The average charge by the rail-
roads for moving these products after
they receive them is less than one-half
cent mile, or they carry them over
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03

Rev. Dr. John Watson dan Mac.
iareD and others recently dined with
w, s. Calne, NJ. 7. Mr.. Caine offered
to give ESQ TO a hospital fund through
the man who would make the best
pun ON his name within five min.
utes Hrains cogitated for awhile, and
'nen' Just as the time was about TO ex-
pre- and Mr.. Caine thought he was to
escape, John Watson said, "Don't be
In such hurry, Caine."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
wanted Rusty ones.

One of Mamie's little friends had a
pair of russet shoes, and she thought
It would be nice for her to have pair
OF that kind, so when she and her
mother went to the shoe store and the
clerk brought out some black ones she
said:
THAT is not the kind want, nam
ma. l want pair of rusty ones"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
REAR ADMIRAL HENRY L. HowIsoN

and was appointed acting midshipman
from Indiana In 1854. He graduated
from the Naval academy in 1853. Dur
ing the civil war, which he entered as
master of the sloop of war Pawnee, he
saw much active service and partici-
pated in many important naval battles.
He has not seen active sea service since
1888. During the war with Spain he
was acting commandant of the Boston
navy yard. I'm October, 1899. Rear Ad-
miral Howlson retired. having reached
the age limit.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH.

ess, now Mrs. Oliver IT. p. Belmont,
when the latter secured n divorce
from him. The house has been closed
since then, Mrs. Belmont declaring that
she could not afford to keep it open. 1t
has been thoroughly renovated in an
ticipation of the arrival Of the duke
and duchess, and it is expected that 1t
will be the scene of elaborate and
recherche entertainments ere the sea
son Closes
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
SOUTHERN PENN7A R. R. TRAINS.
County OFF1cERs.

President Judge-Hon. s. McC. Swope.
Associate Judges-Lcmuel Kirk, David Nell
son.
Prothonotary, &c,--Frank u. Lynch.
District Attorney--George ID. Daniels.
Treasurer.-rhco Slpes,
Sherlf-Daniel Sheets
Deputy Shcrif--Max Sheets
Jury Commissioners David Rotz, Samuel II.
Hockensfnltb,
AuditorsyJohn s. Harris, W. O. Davis S. L.
commissIoners-H X. Malot A. v. Kelly
John Fisher.
Clerk-Frank Mason,
Coroner Fss4
County Surveyor-Jonas Lake,
County Superintendent Clem Chestnut
Attorneys-W. Scott Alexander, J. Nelson
Slpes, Thomas II, Sloan, H. Mon, Johnstop.
NJ X. Shannef, Geo. d. Daniels. John p.
Sipea. N II II
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03

"Why will you insist on fishing out
there In the sun, DannyY
"Oh, I'm all right, papa; I'm fishing
for sunfish."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
PEOPLE OF THE DAY


Consuelo. the duchess of Marlbor-
ough. will grace the closing weeks Of
the season Mt Newport with her pres
ence. The duke and the duchess are
coming over for visit and win occupy
Marble House, the palatinl mansion
erected by William K. Vanderbilt, IA
ther of the duchess, some years ago.
Mr.. Vanderbilt gave Marble House to
his former wife, mother of the duch-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
Leave no. iIno. Sino. 5Ino. 7ino. 0

Additional local trains win leave Harrisburg
us follows; For Chambersburg and ntermed-
ate stations at 5.l5 p M, for Carlisle and inter-
M, o. 2S p. m, lilo p. m also for MechanicsburR,
DlisDurg and intermediate stations at 200 a. m
and 3,H p. M
and Hagerstown.
Pullman palace sleeping cars between New
YORK and Knoxville, Tenn, on trains l west
and 10 east.
Through coaches to and from Philadelphia
on trains and east and and west.
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
On Sundays will leave Philadelphia at 4.el
d. IN.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-03
CUMBERLAND VALLEY
TINE TABLE.-May 27, 1901.
Leave no. Emo mo. emo. sIno.l0I 10

Additional east-bound local trains win run
daily, except Sunday, as follows: Leave
M, 7.05 a. m 1910 p. m, $3.50 p. m,, s.l5 D. m:
leave Mechanicsburg 6.i3 a. M, 730 a. M, Si2
a, m, LOS p m, 2.30 p. m 3.52 p. M, $50 D. m,
S.37 p. IN.
Trains Nos. and 1l0 run daily between Ha-
gerstown and Harrisburg and No. 9 fifteen
minutes late on Sundays These trains will
stop az intermediate stations on Sundays.
Daily.
I Daily except Sunday
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
What a Man
WearS...

A man of an analytical turn of mind
has summed up the articles that a man
ordinarily carries and has come to the
conclusion that he is a beast of burden.
Pulled up around his shins and ankles
are two socks. He wear two shoes,
and two strings are needed to lace
them or IL buttons or more If they are
not lace shoes. He wears one top shirt,
one collar and two cuffs. He wears one
coat, one vest and n pair OF trousers
and there are II buttons on his trous-
ers. six generally on his coat and six
on his vest. He carries two cuff but
tons, three shirt buttons, two sleeve
buttons and various other buttons on
his undergarments. There is n
buckle on his trousers and two on his
suspenders. He wears two gatters.
He wears n necktie, or sometimes
one cravat, with one clamper to hold it
in place. He carries nj handkerchief
in his pocket. He wears hat. In
the winter he must have two gloves
aud one overcoat, and maybe two over
shoes. But this is not all. He has a
watch and chain to carry around with
him, a bundle of letters, a package of
cards, a plug or a sack Of tobacco, or
maybe a few cigars, a pipe perhaps, a
knife, pencil and a few others things
which usually make up the pocket out
ft, such as matches. buckeyes and 9TH
err good-luck symbols.
There is leather in his shoes, with
hair in the soles and steel pegs in the
heels thereof. There is silk or satin
in his cravat or his necktie. There are
wool and cotton and linen and other
things in the clothes he wears. There
is straw in his hat. There is starch in
his shirt. There are gold and silver and
pewter and other metals in the watch
and chain he wears; there are brass
and bone in some of his buttons.
There is tin in his garter clampers
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
Kegs That
Blow UP. .
LOOK
HARMLESS
BUT ARE
FULL OF
DANGER

sat down on an empty n~itroglycerlne
key and playfully amused himself by
tapping the slaves with his hammer.
/ saw him and ran to a safe place ana
tried my best to warn him by shout
ing. but &c was no use; the key hnauy
blew up with a loud report n the
poor fellow fingered in the hospital
about two weeks before he died. ] am
even more afraid of these empty nitro
glycerine kegs than I am Of the eX-
plosive itself OF of any other kinds OF
powder OF dynamite. You can always
tell when to be careful when the real
stuff is around but If some one hap
pens to leave an empty .eg or barrel
in the way you might not know 1t
until you had dropped a crowhar or
sledgehammer into it or tipped it over
and then, after you found it out you
would be in no condition to tell any
M Of your discovery. The only way
to get rid of those empty kegs or bar
rels is to take them out into an open
field and fire a pistol at them from
a safe distance, AID even that some
times is not an undertaking that /
would advise a person to try, for ! re-
member a case of a fellow who went
out with three kegs, and instead Of
placing them side by side and letting
n shot do the business, l guess he
was anxious to see them blow up one
by one, for he placed tie first keg and
left the other two on the team. He
fired his gun and the bullet did what
was expected of it, but the key X
ploded with such terrific force that the
man was Mortified when the concus-
sion caused the two remaining kegs
on his team to follow suit Immediately,
killing his horses, wrecking his wagon
completely, while he himself received
a splinter in his face that ruined the
sight Of one eye. After that If he ever
went out l am sure he was more care
full. have known of a fellow who
lost his foot by the explosion of a drop
of the terrible stuff, and another man
who lost his hand by suddenly hitting
a board on which a can of nitro had
rested and a drop or two of the liquid
oozed out. It is mighty bad stun, and
1 am afraid Of it. and if l live to be
200 I will be more afraid Of it than
ever"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
The American
Revolution

The total number Of French troops
in service in America was about 10000,
writes Gen. Francis V. Greene in
s~cribner's. They landed at Newport in
July 1777, remained in New England
until they marched to Yorktown in
1881. re turned to the Hudson river
In the spring Of 1882, and sailed for the
West Indies In the autumn of that
year. Small as were their numbers,
they were of immense benefit, not only
because Of the service they rendered
at Yorktown. but because Of the ex-
ample Of military training which they
gave to the continental army,
Whether the revolution could have
been successful without the aid OF
France and it's soldiers Is n Of
those questions which can be debated
at great length without ever reaching
a definite and certain conclusion. Eng
lishmen will especially prolong the de-
bate on this point to the detriment Of
the French soldiers. It must be re-
membered that the Trench fought the
British at Boston In ITS; at Long
Island. Harlem. White Plains. Fort
Washington, Trenton and Princeton In
1776; at Bemis' Heights. Saratoga.
Brandywine and Germantown In t777;
at Monmouth and Newport ia 1878.
However great an advantage may
have been derived from the aid Of the
French. IL is certainly true that the
great bulk Of the lighting was done by
the Americans.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

While there / thought of Theodore
Fletcher and asking to see him, l was
shown into his cell. l found him read
ing Les Miserables in the original
French; his hands were white and his
nails were polished to a nicely that
any society belle might envy.
HE greeted me with the same old
Chesterfieldian manner with just a
touch of frigidity. ] fhneied, and Il
stung me to notice that he did not
once speak Of Eleanor-although
should have felt it sacrilege for him
to have mentioned her name; Eleanor
whom he had soiled with the gossip
of having been her sweetheart.
Finally disguised with his evident
sang froid, / left him, and as l went
down the narrow corridor that led to
the entrance. l met a woman coming
swiftly down the hall towards me.
She turned her face from me as I
passed her, but l saw that it was
Eleanor Metcalf; Eleanor Metcalf,
whom every one believed to be In Eu-
rope; Eleanor Metcalf, the cold. the
proud, the pure.
Il was stunned for a moment. and
even when / reached the fresh outer
air and sunshine, l vas still bewildered
and thought that / must have beer
dreaming. Yet l could not mistake
that regal figure. that proud poise of
the head, those beautiful eyes.
After a stiff drink or two / tried to
forget, and from that day to this
have never mentioned the subject be-
fore.
1t seems strange that this topic
should have come up today, for the
morning paper tells Of the suicide of
young Edward Metcalf.
Three months ago Theodore Fletch-
er was released from prison; two
weeks afterward Eleanor Metoalf mar
ried him and they went west to live:
can't you fellows deduct a logical con-
clusion from what l have told you?
you knew the Metcalf pride, Of
which Eleanor possessed more than is
usual-I mea pride in her family. love
for her parents and her high ideals of
a child's duty, You all knew too Ed
Metcalf, his weakness, his perhdy-and
you all knew Fletcher"
1 paused long enough in my nara
tive to notice the little hutter of ex-
element and understanding from each
of my friends at the table.
Charlie Yates held up his glass.
Here's to Fletcher, boys"
AID no toast was ever more heartily
given.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

ing home now. or viii you prefer going
later with some friends.
we did not know at the time what
he said to her. but we saw the sweet
light I'm her eyes as she answered him
and presently hooded and cloakod she
left the dance with Fletcher.
"The tail. dark stranger sat on the
box with the cabby, and as &c was a
long way out to the Metcalf home from
the country club. Il must have taken
them a full hour to reach It. What
they said. what they talked about on the
way no one of us viii ever know. But
when they reached the door, Fletcher
handed her a great bunch Of roses and
bade her goodnight.
"The next day the papers were filled
with the story Of the defalcation Of
Theodore Fletcher, the receiver Of the
Mrcantile Bank. He had been tho
peoples idol the papers said, and he
had fallen from the pedestal on which
he had stood and which hid been
erected by the people, Edward Met
calf was brought on the stand at the
trial and testified against Fletcher. AZ
the club he said. I told you So and
his most scathing remarks were d.
rected toward Fletcher's action az the
dance. Just to think. he said bitter
ly, of a thief having the nerve to take
my sister home as il nothing had hap
pened, and daring to ride home with
her with an officer on the cab"
1--WE were all too excited to say
much. and yet we all admired, secret
ly, the tact and delicacy which fetch
er had shown In the manner in which
he had taken his arrest
Fletcher was sentenced to two
years hard labor; Edward Metcalf re-
NAMED in town, staggering and threat
ening what he would do to Fletcher on
his release, and Eleanor went abroad
with her parents.
THE world soon forgets these things
and after a few months 1t was talked
Of no more.
"One day last spring l had occasion
to visit the penitentiary at Kewanee
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

Anton Coiman. q veteran dynamite
man, IS perhaps one Of the Oldest Of
an the old-timers and has been look
ing after high explosives for the past
twenty-five or thirty years, says the
Boston Daily Globe. He has been on
most of the big jobs in Massachusetts,
and in many parts OF New England
and has had many hair-breadth es-
capes and exciting adventures. Mr..
Colman is about 20 years old, and was
born in Maine. Dynamite and the
blasting powder which we have today
Is much different from what it used
to be In the days when / first started
In the business" said Mr.. Colman
"and ] am not as wen posted on every
thing as I might like to be, but there
are some things about handling powder
that when a man learns them once, he
never forgets as long as he lives, and
no matter what kind of powder is used
or how much the style changes it is
all the same; they will still be careful
and watch their business nightly
close. OF course, of all the explosives
n-itroglycerine is the most dangerous
and the hardest to get along with. 1t
has as many moods and is as hard to
manage sometimes as the spoiled child
or q woman who wants her own way.
1 never got over my great respect for
this explosive. and even today 1 treat
it with every Difference. and viii be as
gentle and peaceful in its presence as
any tyro. A man EAR never get any
experience in handling nitroglycerine;
the more he handles it the less he is
liable to know about it. For he real
ICES o and more how uncertain it
is. Why, even the kegs that nitro
glycerine comes in are white elephants
on a mans hands, for they are mighty
hard to get rid of. I tell you. The
wood has been so thoroughly saturated
with the stuff that it cannot be
burned and cannot be broken up, and
they can't be left lying around loose.
for some one is sure to come along
who does not know anything about
them and bang something into them
and of goes the roof. 1 remember a
fellow out in the western part of the
state, several years ago, who came
along with a hammer in his hand. He
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

Industrial NHnHrnIrr Along Mineral
1iae rs uoIr Land.
Palestine long BIAS been considered
lntereating soltF Oh iho holy Land.
and ihe only trade which has sought
to exploit it haa been thas Of the
personally conducted" tour. But this
may be changed soon, for valuable
mineral deposits have been discov-
cred beneath the historic soil. "A Ger
man mining engineer In Palestine has
written to his home: Valuable min
eral treasures have recently been dis
covered in Palestine. so It Is safe to
say that the Industrial awakening OF
the Holy Land Is no longer a dream. It
is true that tie greater part Of the
once hourishing country ls a barren
desert. The lines of communication are
miserable, and traffic is unsafe, aside
from the one railroad from Yafa to
Jerusalem. The newly discovered min
eral deposits De on both sides Of the
Jordan and the Dead Sea. The salt de-
posits Of the Dead Sea could be devel-
oped into an industry. The waters hold
chlormagnesium, brommagnesium and
c~alisalt. Aside from this, there is
the bituminoua chalk springs Of Nebi
Musa, watch contain from 30 to 40
per cent asphalt The most important
Of all the deposits IS phosphate. As is
well known. naturai calkphosphate,
phosphoriie and coprolite are neces-
sary for the production Of superphos-
pilates. This latter composition and
sulphur form the most important in
gradients "a The preparation OF artl-
fetal manure. A. present the phosphate
mines Of Florida almost supply the
worlds demand. The immense fields of
phosphate to the east and west Of the
Jordan need aaly better e Of
traffic and communication in order to
insure their development. This. it
would seem. Is not far distant, as the
Turkish Government is planning a con
%tinuation of the Yafa-Jerusalem Rail-
road, and steamboats, are already ply
ing the Dead sea-New York Press.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

room who had not the same feeling.
She danced with each and every one
Of us. but her eyes followed Fletcher,
and she seemed sweeter and more far
OFF from us than ever.
1T was about twelve o'clock. Just as
we were dancing the last dance before
going into supper. when I saw a tall,
dark stranger standing Ia the door
looking about the room. Finally his
eye caught Fletcher's and I remember
how Fletcher led his partner to a seat
and walking up TO the stranger spoke
to him IN low tones
After a few moments conversation
Fletcher continued the dance. When
Il was over. be walked up to Eleanor.
who was surrounded by a little court
Of admirers and drawing her 10 one
side he said:
4 am sorry. but news has just
reached me of some important work az
the bank that must be attended TO al
op& Would yol lind vary much 60