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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30
EGYPTIAN MEN AND WOMEN.
What We Learn of Them From Ancient
Drawings.

Drawings.
In face the men and women were
very much alike, but there is n subtle
charm about the female faces that is
replaced by n placid dignity in the
male. In both the features are deli
cate and of somewhat aquiline type,
and the figures are tall and slight.
There is very little indication of mus
Gle, but the men are broad shoul-
dered and thin fanked. while the
women, In spite of their stiff attitudes,
are graceful and refined. In both the
forms are soft and rounded. The re-
semblance between the men and the
women Is, of course, increased by the
men being always clean-shaven.
In the paintings and has reliefs there
are certain conventions which do not
apply to the statues, and for these due
allowance has to be made.
In early times all drawing and
painting on the fiat (and bas relief is
but form of this had to serve two
purposes. One was to convey infor-
nation. the other to be ornamental. 1t
is doubtful which is the earlier of the
two. The man of the Stone Age,
when he scratched his realistic man.
moth on a piece of reindeer bone,
either wanted to convey to his brother
man that he had seen fine specimen
of this interesting animal, or else he
did 1t because he thought it pretty, or
he may have had both motives. In
any case, we have here the common
origin of art and writing.
The information picture dwindles
down through hieroglyphics to mere
symbols of sounds, the pictorial origin
of which is entirely lost. The decora-
tive picture gradually loses all wish
to convey information, and subsists
entirely for its pleasure to the eye.
But the Egyptians had not got so far
as that; when they drew a man. there
had to be no mistake what 1t was. He
had all to be displayed, as it were. to
the best advantage. The legs We're
shown sideways, so as to give the
whole length of the feet, and one leg
was put In front of the other, so that
neither should be concealed. Then
there came difficulty about the body:
If that were sideways, too, one shoul-
der would be lost; so the body must
be seen frontways. The arms, again.
are best seen sideways; fortunately.
as both shoulders are shown, they do
not Interfere with one another. Again.
profile Is more characteristic than a
full face, but profile eye is a poor.
foreshortened thing. So in this profile
we insert an eye seen to its full ex-
tent, and then We really have done
the man justice. This eye, seen full
face while the head is profile, gives
naturally peculiar expression, which
makes people talk of the long, narrow
eyes of the ancient Egyptians. They
very likely had nothing of the kind.
Then, again, the twisting of the body
makes the shoulders seem too broad.
The ideal is certainly broad shoul-
dered, but not so much so as this
would make it appear.-Nineteent
Century.
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CHRISTIAN BNDHAvoR TOPICS.
Iune o.. Now to Get Rid Of Sin. john 1.
$40.

Scripture verses-Isa. Lii. 4-12; John
! 20; Ill. 14-11: Acts viii. 30-30; Cor.
| '. 7. 8; Heb II. o, 10; iv. 1914; x. o.
10, IA; xiii 20, 21; Peter |. 1910; II.
e2-25; John ii. 1, q; Rev. v. o, 10.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
Light drives out darkness. If Christ
dwells in us-in our hearts, in our
thoughts. In our motives-sinful de-
sires cannot continue to hold us.
No defense can be made against an
enemy until he Is recognized as an
enemy. Our sins cannot be success
tully opposed till we have learned
their hurtfulness and confessed their
wlckedness.
"Sin Is separation from God. II
Two poles of battery are separated.
whether 1t is six inches or sixty, no
current will flow. They must be to-
gether."
SELECTIONS.
Shall these feet of mine delaying,
Still in ways of sin be found.
Braving snares, and madly strayIng
On the worlds bewitching groundf
No, | was not born to trihe
Life away in dreams or sin;
No. | must not dare not stifie.
Longings such as these within.
The greatest of all mistakes Is. to
live for time. when any moment may
launch us into eternity.
Ills not for man to trifle. Life Is
brief,
And sin is here.
Our age is but the falling of leaf,
A dropping tear.
We have no time to sport away the
hours;
All must be earnest in a world like
ours.
One sin is enough to exclude us
from heaven, but one drop of Christ's
blood Is sufficient to cover all our sins.
0 Lamb of God, who takest
The sins of the world away,
Have mercy ON us
The wages that sin bargains for
with the sinner are: life, pleasure and
profit; but the wages 1t pays him are
death, torment and destruction. He
that would understand the falsehood
ana deceit of sin. must compare its
promises and its payments together.
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Detectiye-"Did you see man and
woman driving past here in dog cart
about an hour ago?"
Mrs. Blank-"Yes.'
"Ah, we're getting on the track OF
theml What kind OF horse was ity'
"They were driving SO fast I didn't
notice that. But the woman had on
Il Scotch mohair and wool jacket OF
turquoise blue, last years style. with
stitched lines, a white pique skirt with
deep circular fiounce, satin straw
hat, tilted and rather fiat. trimmed
with hydrangeas and loops of pale
blue surah, and her hair was done up
pompadour. That's all I had time ia
ses. Tit t-Bits. *
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30

American securities have become a
favorite medium OF investment In the
royal families OF Europe. The Ger
man Emperor has about S750,OO0 in
railroad bonds. and the Car over 81
00O0O0' besides large sums in British
securities. The kings Of Sweden and
Belgium are largely interested In brew.
cries. Austrian royalties have invest
ments In England and Germany. whilo
the Italian Kings surplus wealth Is
largely ln England.-New York Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30

Tho authorities OF Penn hospital,
Pittsburg. are puzxling over Charles
shuppell, who has been there under ex-
animation. His heart. liver. stomach.
and spleen. are just opposite to whero
they are located In no. ually consti-
tuted human beings. ShIppell aid not
know he was unlike his fellow men
until he was taken sick some years
ago at his home in Heidelberg. Ger
many. The doctor who. WAS called In
10 treat him made the discovery. He
experiences no discomfort from ~
curious maltormation. Y
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30

1t was stated recently that the pres
ent year would witness most import
ant experiments over the German Mill
tary line between Berlin and zossen
with an electric railway engine run
ming at speed OF 200 kilometers
(about ia miles) an hour. But Ger
man electric railway enterprise does
not propose to stop at this. A project
is under discussion for q service from
Berlin to Hamburg. with connections
to various other great towns. In one
hour and quarter. The promoters
want to run train every six minutes
with time table az follows: Berlin to
Cologne In two and a quarter hours;
to Breslau In one and half; to Ham
burg In one and 4 quarter; to Munich
In two and half: to Vienna in four.
and to Paris In i've horrs.-I4ondon
EXPRESS.
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The tonnage OF the mercantile navy
Of Great Britain IS almost equal TO the
tonnage OF the combined navies OF all
Ihc Six other largest powers
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-30

Neiiie was not quite rs late as usual
breakfast on Saturday morning,
Pernaps because she was expecting
jean Fairfax, and had awakened with
,,s more lively interest In her every day
as her hair was tribe reckless
aa', anu sne wore the short pink dressing
,aeA as she came into the dining-room.
r. sne door she started gulltily. ana a
s,a ase oi warmer pink swept over her
s%ssa ss "na neck and tingled In the very
.., AVG strange young men sat al the
'"''s' 'ausn'ng ana chatting with her
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-14

public lands left. The remaining states
of L per cent Of the area lsft as public
land. In the western division, which in
cludes the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas
and Oklahoma, 81 per cent is still public
land, subject to the national land laws.
1t will be seen from the above remarks
that about one-fourth of the area of the
United States is still public land and
that 80 per cent of this is in the arid
regions.
The greater part of the public land left
in the western division is of no value,
except for grazing purposes, unless irri-
gated. Further immigration must be
preceded by federal provisions for sys-
TEN of irrigation. In order to sell the
remaining lands the government must
put them in condition to be of value to
settlers
The Hansbrough bill proposes to do
proceeds from the sale of public lands
in the arid and semi-humid districts
(Which embrace moro than go per cent
of the remaining public lands) for the
purpose of erecting such reservoirs,
canals and other works as are necessary
to utilize the moisture of that region, to
reclaim the lands for agriculture.
Not all of this arid land can be re-
claimed. Some of It In Arizona, Cali
fornia, Utah and Nevada is hopeless
desert of level sand, the beds of ancient
inland lakes Millions of acres, however,
are within the reach of the water sup
ply, needing only its proper distribution.
With the progress of irrigation, and the
increased. evaporation which will ensue,
the annual rainfall will increase; just as
the over-drairage of the humid regions
has begun to cause droughts by lessen
ing the surface evaporation.
The western lands that carry with
them the water rights sufficient to sus-
tain agriculture should bring ten times
the government price and. they, no
OOuOlJ WILL
The nation starts out in the twentieth
century with a new and novel problem to
solve in the Offering of homes to the i'm
migrant-it is not now a problem Of
land supply but a problem of water sup
ply. Public lands VIII be valuable hero
after because of their proximity to an
abundant S1nn1U Of water A new and
interesting subject will be added to the
Investigations of OUR agricultural col
leges-the subject of irrigation. This
will not be confined to the arid west, but
will become feature of the Middle
and Eastern states. With full knowl-
edge of the water supply and the proper
handling of it few sections need ever
have a crop failure.
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
METROPOLITAN

AS was said in the G o b last Tues
day morning, there VIII always be a elf
ference Of opinion IS to whether '"Tte
Singing Girl or "The Fortune Teller"
is the more lneritorious work. Alike in
some respects, they differ widely In
others, and it will depend upon the in
dividual likes of the one who sits in
judgment as to which will be awarded
the palm.
This much however. must be conceded
by everyone. The solo numbers in 'sThe
Fortune Teller" are better and stronger
than any that find place in its successor.
The magnificent resonances of Mr.
Cowles three great so:os, "Eo. Ye
Townsnaen,'' "Gipsy Jan" and the Ser
enade" have no counterpart in Smith
& Herbert's latest work; and there is
a dainty piquancy and bewitching drol-
lery in the two lyrics in which Miss
Nielsen appears, for which one would
look in vain in the score of 1.-THE Sing
ing Girl" 1t must be admitted, too, that
the comedians are given more oppor-
tunity for work in the opera that was
presented last night, and it is needless
to say that these were all improved by
that inimitable trio of unctuous fun
makers, Slavir. Herbert and Cawtharne
There is probably no need to comment
on the opera. 1t has been heard here
before and so recently that it is still
treSn IN lpo rccOuectlon Oh tneaterSOerS.
It Is, as will lie re remembered. rather
tenuous as to plot and sadly lacking in
originality in that respect But the
music is catchy. the choruses well har-
monized, the solo numbers wholly ad-
n.irable. and the dialogue bright and
sparkling Given these as starting
point, AID then supply as concomitants
magnificent stage settings, coIorings that
are Kaleidoscope in their brilliancy, the
sheen and rustic of silken costumes, the
swish of dainty lingerie and a stage fun
of bright, handsome, youthful voices, and
what more is wanting?
Everyone was In good voice last night.
ard the production was wholly enjoyable
Miss Nielsen seemed to have been bene-
flied by her brief vacation yesterday
afternoon and sang and acted charming
ly.@ Mr. CoWles never appeared to better
advantage and his efforts were rewarded
by irsistent hearty applause. Mr.. Linz
was entirely adequate to the work as
signed him. and his numbers were adj
mirably given. The chorus work could
scarcely have been improved upon.
1.-THE Belle of New York. will begin
an engagement of three nights AMI Sat
nrday matinee at the Metropolitan opera
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-14
CHAPTER TX.
THE NEWSPAPER.

Norah returned hcme to find her mother
absent in quest of a new general servant.
and Fancy attending to the wounds of
the present one. Never, surely, was there
a human being so prone to disasters as
Martha If she had not burnt herself
badly, she had sprained her ankle, or con-
trived to come by confusion or physical
damage of some sort, at least sufficient
to ineapaeitate her for her duties. An
urcharitable mistress would have had her
suspicious as to Martha's sobriety had
not the unfortunate general been a
strict teetotaler. After a series of these
accidents Mrs. Wharton gave up specu-
lating upon the cause of them, and set
tied down to the conviction that Martha
was under the ban of ill-fortune The
wonan's own injuries were bearable-to
Mrs. Wharton-but when 1t came to the
breakage of her best china, and the de-
struction of her carpets, not to speak of
sundry dilapidations. Mrs. Whartons for
bearance was tried beyond its limits, with
the result that she decided Martha must
go. Hence the state of domestic upheaval
which greeted Norah on her return from
her meeting with Philip.
She found Martha weeping copiously
over the combined misfortunes of a cut
hand and a weeks notice to leave. The
hand Fancy mad bound up, and generally
attended to. Then. having consoled her
as best she could. Fancy ran into the
drawing room with hop, skip and jump
to throw herself on Norah's breast
.'Old girp'-Fancy was always elegant
in her expressions-"F Just been home
ten minutes from school when Gen. Burn
ley called"
''Was mother out2" asked Norah. dis
engaging herself from her relentless
yes, but he did not cali to see mother.
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TRouRLE mn spAIN-

The political situation in Spain is not
unlikely the prelude to more serious
things. The faulty which is shown by
the reigning dynasty in keeping up their
fetes while the people tend to riot is
merely another instance of Spanish his
been almost as frequent In Spain during
the past century or over as it has been
In France; although not always accom-
panied by the like serious consequences.
The new blood infused into the Spanish
royal line does not seem to have awaited
to bring those in control to any true
sense Of the needs of the country or of
the necessities of the people. Whatever
the religious features Of the present
trouble may be it is in the highest de-
gree unlikely that the Spanish people in
the present crisis are affected by any
antagonism toward the church. Since
the fall of the Spanish republic the ruling
powers in Spain have been expected to
promote the national welfare and build
up the wasted energies of the country.
There has been absolutely no step in that
direction taken, so far as the world
knows.
The result of the Spanish-American
war has doubtless brought home to the
masses of the Spanish people the I'M
willingness or inability of their present
rulers to accomplish anything for the ma
tional good. The present movement is
evidently taking the form of a demand
for the restoration of the republic; and
the only response which the monarchy
has to offer is to suppress the republican
press.
1t is too early to predict what the
outcome Of the new revolt may be. 1t
may prove to be little more than q
flash in the pan. The late Emilio Castel-
ar, devoted as he was to the Spanish
republic, and pure and upright as he
concededIy was in his advocacy of re-
publicanism, and in his devotion to his
country, declared his conviction that
the people were not ready for the re-
public. The situation in that regard
remains unchanged
1t Is doubtful indeed whether the Span
ish people are themselves ready for any
substantial improvement in the admin
istration Of their national affairs, either
under the auspices of a republic or other
wise. They have not shown any con-
ceptfon Of the national needs, or any
readiness to force their present rulers
to such policies as would conserve the
resources of the nation or enable Spain
to take even the position in international
councils which she enjoyed before her
trouble with this country.
The need of the hour in Spain is
a capable popular leader. With such a
man as CASTELAR, to guide the present
movement, there would be ample hope
for Spain. Without man of at least
his earnestness of purpose, and, in some
degree, of his marked ability as
statesman, there appears at this time
to be a long period of national turmoil
in view for Spain.
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dal Reconsidered, illustrated. Hubert M
Skinner; Told on the Trail" H. X. Har-
ris; In Other Magazines" DR.. r. War
rem Conant. From Abroad-London Let
ter, ]. Pope Manuel; Paris Letter. r. w
Waldeck; Travel Notes, A. T. II. Brow
er. Current Words-"Stage Folk" Illus
trated, Louis T. Weadock. Editorials.
Book Reviews. International Magazine
Course in Spanish, Lesson H., Fernando
Staud y Ximenex
Nine. Melba and Jean de Reszke tell
of their lives and art in copiousIy illus
trated interviews in the February, 1901,
issue of the American Queen. Following
this very interesting article is story
of celebrated musical composer emil
tied. "a Bit Mad on Music" Other COM
plete stories are: "a Lovers Quarrel"
why the Museum Was Built" and
There Are Two Sides to Everything"
Fancy dress costumes, evening frocks
and the advance styles in spring gowns
and millinery are shown in effective pro-
fusion, and an article on What Dress
Makes Of Us" is repIete with suggestions
for women il all conditions Of life.
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OUR PUBLIC LANDS.

The tide of emigration that began with
the settlement of Ohio and spread over
the Mississippi valley, ending only with
the semi-rainless regions Of Kansas. Ne
hraska and the Dakotas was caused
by the generous policy of the nation to-
ward actual settlers on government
lands.
With the exception of the thirteen
original colonies and Texas whose lands
were never part of the common do
MAN. and the states of Vermont, Maine,
Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia
whieh-were carved out of territory claim
ed by other states, the vast stretch of
territory constituting the United States
Is or was at one time, public domain.
The states mentioned above constitute
"a per cent of the area Of the United
States excluding Alaska and recent ac-
cessions. The balance, or rs per cent of
the area. for convenience Of treatment
can be divided into east and west public
land states. The line dividing begins
with the Red River of the North and
follows natural boundaries a little cast
of the 97th meridian This division
marks, very nearly, the boundary
between the arid and humid regions Of
the continent, that demarkation following
nearly the Tooth meridian.
The states included in the eastern Sec
ton constitute the most fertile section
of the continent. embracing as it does
the valleys of the Mississippi river and
its larger tributaries In extent this
section is very nearly equal to the nom
public land states. being Is per cent of
tho national area. The balance. or So
per cent Of the entire area is in what
is called the arid regions.
in TIC eastern section the states of
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and Iowa have no
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-14
MAKING HEATH KNowU

Dudley and his blocks of five still live
IN the person of Perry Heath. by grace of
the administration an assistant post
master general. but by grace of natural
aptitude and extensive training one of
the most daring of the expert political
trlcksters now in the employ of the Han
ia administration What Heath does not
know in the way Of setting up Job is
not worth knowing. The utilization Of
the services of statesmen of his type has
| become prime necessity to the manage
mcnt of the administration machine TT
Is not legitimate subject of surprise
that the leading congressional gladiators
of the administration should have Gov
cred him with their shields when he was
attacked a day or two ago.
The moral sense of the nation applied
to it's political concerns stands behind
Congressman Sulzer in his exposure of
the latest form Of vile political trickery
resorted to by this man Heath. 1t might
be possible to secure a more adroit as
sailant of Heath than Sulzer; but it
would be hard to find one who has his
subject better in hand. He has revealed
what kind of man this is who is per-
kaps closest of all in the councils of
the head Of the administration. The
country has no reason to refuse adopting
Suffers view. There are, on the other
hand many affirmative reasons why they
should accept it, outside of Sulzer and his
assault Heath is a dangerous PROPOSE
tion. 1t is that element In his make
up which has brought him so closely
in touch with the great man who rules
the country through seat in the United
States senate from the same state that
has given us so many good Christian
executives, from the fraudulent presi-
| dent, Hayes, to the high apostle of ben
evolent assimilation
Congressman Suffers Indignation over
the circumstance that while he has been
made the object of the personal attacks
on his character by his Republican as
sociates they unite in seeking to protect
this doubtful politician from criticism on
the same subject, is entirely natural
1t will be shared in by every reason
able person, who knows anything of the
character or methods of the man Heath.
When congressman is ready to take
the personal and official responsibility
of any statement, 1t becomes his state
ment and should be treated as such by
his associates The incident is one of ma
tional significance. Congressman Sulzer
has been successful In exposing a trans
action, base in itself, the responsibility
for which the Republican colleagues
have sought to fasten upon him. In
open debate one of them charged him
| with completely in the proceedings which
are said to have been responsible for
the misuse of funds collected for a speci-
fic purpose. Morally the right of Sulzer
to defend himself. TO show the false
hood of the statement made regarding
him, and to expose the fraud which
rendered such statements possible, is
unimpeachabie.
There has been so much of scandal
on this general subject of the misuse
of American sympathy for the Beers
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and of the moneys collected for their
aid that it should not be allowed to
rest in its present position No one
who knows anything of Heath's poll
teal methods can entertain a reasonable
doubt as to the truth Of the charges
made by the New York congressman.
The excision ofythcse charges from the
congressional record will not avail The
charge has been made by responsible
man, who avows his readiness to prove
It's correctness IN the court of justice.
If Heath or his administration defend
ers dare. let them challenge the proof
which Congressman sulzer stands ready
to furnish.