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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16

The woman whose fingers are clothed
with fiashy brlliants up to the joints
may demonstrate that she has no room
between her ruby lips. in which case
there are two remedies: one to enlarge
the mouth. the other to reduce the
number of rings.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16
Circular Skirt with pieated rlounce.

Circular Skirt with Pleated Flounce.
Flounces are much worn on all skirts
this season, and look especially well
as a trimming for short skirts, as they
seem to flare more gracefully when
they do not touch the ground.
The skirt illustrated Is made of pearl
gray poplin, with Irish crochet lace
for trimming. 1t is of circular shap.
ing, fitted smoothly around the waist
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16

Among the fashionable insects Tor
ornaments. the dragon fly and the
scarabeus' are two leaders.
Coral is the fad Of the hour. Coral
lorgnette chains OF extra length, even
longer than those of gold. are much
worn, and are composed of beads of
varying size and range in color from
the palest pink to dark red. Some
times these beads alternate with those
of crystal.
Very charming are the new long pins
of gold Intended to fasten the bunch
of flowers to the corsage or mutf A
butterfly or bee of brllliants for a head
Is very attractive, as they seem to be
lowering over the flowers.
The Illuminated serpent is an evening
coiifure ornament sent on to us from
Paris This is powdered with gold and
sllstenlng with gems until it seems lit
by electricity. 1t is colled in and out
among the hair, and with its jeweled
edges almost seems alive.
Many quaint designs are observable
among the latest coral brooches. One
is of fruit, surrounded with gold leaves,
while another shows autumn foliage
with clustered berries.
AS hair ornament a dragon fly with
outstretched wings Of opal is beautiful
The small charms so much in de.
mand for milady's watch fob show
many oddities. Among the newest ar5
the elephant sacred COW of India pig
skull and crossbones and many other
unique designs.
The harvest moon still retains its
place as the most fashionable brooch
shape for the smaller gems, like pearls
diamond cuttings, etc. - Philadelphia
Record
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16

Ideas are as elusive as butterflies,
but they are to be caught for the chas.
ing.-New Yolx News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16

You've known these quiet fellows that
just sat around and thought
And never made noise while the others
ragged and fought;
The whole community had come to think
of them as dead,
Or else so very near it that theic hope Of
fame had fed.
The chaps with recognition for their por
tion pose and strut,
And seem to overlook the man who keeps
his talker shut
But some day, when most every one is
looking tother way,
This quiet fellow sees chance to break
into the play
He reaches out and grabs things that the
others had ignored;
He puts into the life-glme all the energy
he'd stored
Through all the years OF silence. So
you'd better not forget
The still man in the corner, for he'll reach
the king-row yet.
S. w. Gillian, in Los Angeles Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-16
MilndY's TrinIsets.

Among the fashionable insects for
ornaments, the dragon fly and the
scarabeus' are two leaders.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12


corresponding increase in the number
of clerks. The rural free delivery oc-
cupies two floors of a large Office
building opposite the department
proper; the division of post Office
supplies is half mile from headquar-
tiers; the railway mail service is more
than quarter of a mile away; and
the mailbag repair shop is also sep
arated from the department proper.
All of these divisions are connected
by the departmental telephone, but of
course business cannot always be
transacted satisfactor ily in that
manner.
There are now upwards of 10000
post offices, 4,47O of them being presi-
Dental, the remainder being fourth
class; all of them, however, are doing
gradually increased business, which
must be supervised in this capital.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

ancient implements supplemented by
modern machinery.
The money with which the army
of $4,000 laborers was paid was car
ried to the works every week in
bags by camels. The animals re-
ceived their valuable freight at the
doors of the Bank of AssOuan and
were accompanied across the desert
by well-armed company of guards
and guides. The stones used in the
construction of the dam came from
the same quarries in which were
raised the materials for the ancient
temples and the famous needle OF
Cleopatra, which now adorns the
Thames embankment at London.
The newly reclaimed agricultural!
empire will be devoted to the rails
ing of wheat and cotton-a fact
which makes the completion of the
dam of particular interest to Amer
lean farmers. Labor in Egypt is so
cheap that crops can be marketed
at an extremely low price and still
leave a margin of profit. England,
which has long been our best GUS
toner for grain will probably give
the preference to the Egyptian
products, because Egypt, to all in
tents and purposes. is a British
colony. Germany, it may be as
sumed, will also consume much
Egyptian wheat. and so may France
and Italy. But the horny-handed
tillers of American soil need not be
discourag ed. Europe still must have
our meat; and, unless all agricul-
tural wiseacres are liars, grain fed
to cattle brings higher prices than
| grain sold as such.
WILLIAM WALTER WELLS.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

General Payne before leaving this
city recently: This department is
seriously embarrassed for want of of
flee room. We have rented buildings.
but cannot go on renting year after
year. The only businesslike thing to
Go is to provide further regular &C
commodations for the post office de-
,sartment. 1t seems to me that the
government ought to condemn the en-
tire square south of the department
building and erect thereon a substan-
tai annex"
With the purpose of making ample
and permanent provision for the post
office department., the congress caused
TO De erected on Pennsylvania avenue
nine-story granite building covering
an entire block of ground, and the de-
partment was moved into that build
ing in September. 1899. less than three
wears ago. Just think of it, In tina,
brief space of time. the department
has grown so that now five divisions
of the department are in rentedsquar-
1ers at an annual rental of more than
SIS coo. There is a constant growth
OF the work of the department. and q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
When the idea of building a daz

When the idea of building q dam
was first suggested archaeo1ogists
and lovers of art entered an en-
phatic protest They feared that the
storage of water would destroy the
celebrated temples of antiquity.
These old ruins are situated upon
small island which, it was sup
posed, would be submerged when
ever the sluices were closed. Had
the original plans been carried out,
such would have been the case, no
doubt but number of influential
men of all countries caused a change
to be made, and while the island it
self will be under water-for the
first time in its history of 5000 years
the ruins will not be high and dry.
The Egyptian government did not
display much historical interest in
the controversy, and its Indifference
reminds one of Mehemet Ali, who
instructed the engineer in charge OF
some building operations in Cairo:
You can use the superfuous piles
of stone which the people call pyra-
mids.'' To the thoughtfulness OF
that engineer the world is indebted
for the preservation of these an
cient monuments.
The history of the contract which
inaugurated the building of the dam
is quite interesting. When the prop
osition was first preached few in
terested Englishmen consulted Sir
Benjamin Baker and Sir John Arid,
who pronounced in its favor. Then
the question of raising the necessary
funds came up. This was settled
by Mr.. Ernest Cassell, who agreed to
advance the money. The three gem
tlemen named at once started for
Cairo, drawing up. while en- route,
a rough outline of the contract to
be submitted to the Egyptian gov
eminent. They arrived at Cairo on
Wednesday and on the following
Saturday the government accepted
their conditions and signed the con-
tract. On Monday morning Mr..
Cassel and Sir Benjamin Baker
started on the return trip to Lon
don.
Thus, in four days Egypt had re-
ceived and accepted proposition
whose consequences are bound to
have a vast effect upon it's future.
Agriculture, which hitherto has been
conducted in a strictly patriarchal
manner, will be revo1utionized and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Nv Medical Advice.

Brooks came to the Office the other
morning with cigar ten inches long
ind thick in proportion in his mouth.
For the love of heaven, old boy,
said Rivers, "what are You smoking
such thing as that for?"
I'm doing it," responded Brooks,
by the advice of my doctor. He or
1ered me to smoke just one cigar
lay, and I never disobey the doctor.
have hundred of this size made to
order and 1 use one every day-but 1T
keeps me pretty busy" = Chicago
Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

\ quarter in length and extending
from one shore of the Nile to the
other. When the river is low the
wall shows 90 feet of solid masonry.
The top has width of so feet. Upon
this unique bridge, or viaduet, camel
caravans can cross the river in the
near future.
There are $50 sluices for releasing
the water, each six and one-half feet
vide. The depth varies. some of the
sluices being only 11h feet deep, 9TH
ers a5 feet, according to the depth of
he river bed. Some of the sluices
must sustain pressure of ten tons
IF water, which is something enor-
NOUS. They are SO arranged, how
ever. that one man can regulate the
dow with perfect ease. The traffic
OF the river is provided for by a chain
Of locks az the western extremity.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Protection of Bird Life.

An international agreement for the
protection of birds useful to agri-
culture was concluded in Paris this
spring. The parties to the agreement
are Belgium, France. Greece, Austria,
Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and
Spain, and a few smaller states. ALI
birds useful to agriculture are to en-
Joy unconditional protection, and the
destruction of these birds OF of their
nests and eggs is prohibited Ger
tain other birds are named as mis-.
chievous. Sporting rights are pro-
tected. Italy, a country in which the
capture of northward-bound birds ID
a regular trade, does not appear as
one of the treaty signers.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

The dam which has just been COM
pleSed will retain 100 100000 tons of
water. In other words, back of the
dam n gigantic lake will be formed
wherein the rich manurial sediment
which the Nile brings from the upper
Soudan is gathered. With the aid of
auxiliary side dams the stored water
will be directed into different canals
which are to irrigate the soil. At the
present time only narrow strips OF
land along the two shores of the Nile
are cultivated; in fact, only the ter
ritory covered by the overflow of the
river. By means of the dam the
tillable area will be increased 2,5op
square miles, representing, at low
estimate, a cash value of $40O, 900, 600.
The dam, which was built under
the supervision of Arid & Sons, a
london firm of contractors, consists
IF a colossal granite wall, mile and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
EGYPTS NILE DAM. |
)ne of the Greatest Engineering
Works of the Age.
Twenty-Five Hundred Square Miles
of Desert Reclaimed An.eri-
can Farmers Directly
Interested.
Especial London letter.

HE announcement has just
been made that the last cop
ing stone of the great Nile
liver dam at Assouan has been laid
md that the great reservoir will be
completed at the end of the present
ear.
This dam is one of the most gigan-
ic engineering enterprises ever TN
lertaken, and, although constructed
With cheap Italian and native labor,
las already cost $4,000, 900. The
work was undertaken by the Egyp-
ian government, at the suggestion
# the British representative at Cairo,
md will be paid for by special taxa
ion, payable in installments running
% years. Work was begun two and
half years ago, and $4,000 men have
'een employed.
The progress of the work has been
watched with intense interest by the
.ntire civilized world, because every
me familiar with the history of
egypt knows that its successful COM
,letion means the salvation of the
lncient kingdom. It will convert
asst tracts of burning sand into fer
lie soil which will produce enough
wheat to supply not only the native
iemand, but vast quantities for ex-
port 30 countries now dependent on
ihe United States for their grain sup
ply. 'The Nile is Egypt and Egypt
S the Nile" runs an old saying, the
recognition of whose truth led to the
building of the dam of Assouan
Without the Nile Egypt could not ex-
st, and with the Nile, as it was for
centuries, it was a poor country, re-
,eatedlv visited by famine. The wa
,er which could have transformed
he sandy waste into grain field
bearing three crops each year was
allowed to flow into the Mediterran-
can sea without benefting anybody.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
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slightly Perplexed.

Lately" said the wife, John has
taken to kissing me without tan
every morning before he goes to
work, booh-hooi"
whats the matter?" asked the
mother; 81 think he is a very con-
siderate man.
ST know" she says. still sobblng,
fsbut I can't-booh-hoo-m up my
mind whether he is kissing because
he loves me more, or because he is
leading a double life, and is trying
to cover up his tracks, booh-hooi =
Baltimore Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
UD-tO.Date-

81 ieclare," said the girl of doubt
full years, modern art fosters the
most outrageously insulting prac-
tices.'
'Indeed?"
Eyes, indeed! Why, when 1 went
to the gallery the man at the cam
era hal the effrontery to ask me if 1
wanted likeness or a photograph"
Baltimore News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Mxxteriaus Mixture

One day a gentleman entered a res
taurant and ordered a plate of soup.
When the waiter brought it the gem
tleman doubtingly looked at the
soup for a moment, and then asked
the waiter what it was.
Its bean soup, SIR replied the
waiter.
81 know it has been soup" said the
gentleman, "but what is it now?'-
Hit-BitS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Not, That Kind of q Man.

Say, ma"
what is it, my dear?"
''Is pa a self-made man?"
''No, darling. If anyone asks you
about it you must say that your
father is the architect OF his OWE
fortune
1t should be explained that she had
just returned from a three-week's
visit in Boston.-Chicago Record Her.
aid
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Allie Wanted to Know.

MY DEAR" he said, softly.
'tWell?" she returned with some
.sperity.
'There is just one thing I desire
20 know in order to be contented
With my lott
what is it?" she asked.
"Wil you hold me up as a model
20 your third husband as you now
hold -FOUR first husband up to me?'-
Chicago Post
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Look Ont.

Young Fish-There's hook with
4 nice worm on it.
Old Fish-Keep away from that.
Young Fish-Tve stolen lots of
worms off of hooks.
Old Fish-Yes, but there isn't any
fashion-plate reflected in the water
this time. That hook belongs to a
freckle-faced boy with a ragged
straw hat.-N. Y. Weekly.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Rustic Advice

YES" said the summer boarder, a.
he corked the bottle again, II had to
have it every morning; you must haHs
q cocktail for an eye-opener, yea
know
You'd do better. young man, said
the wise old farmer, IF you'd let cock
crow he your eye-opener."-Phila
phia Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
AnoIoEH Needed.

THAT said Scribble, as he fin
ished reading his manuscript, lis the
story as far as I've got. 1 was think
ing of winding it up with the hero
ines letter accepting the hero"
"Good ideal" exclaimed the critic;
''that'll give you chance to con-
clude the whole thing with please
excuse bad writing "-Philadelphia
Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Simply Impossible.

Physician-Madam, your husband
IS suffering from overwork.
Mrs. Wand will he have to give
up his place under the government =?
Physician-What's that? Is he a
government official?
Mrs. W.-Yes, sir.
Physician-H'mi I'll diagnose his
case again. He probably needs exer-
Else of some kind.-N. Y. Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Arguing for Delay.

''Kiss the Book said the Judge.
as the lady got into the witness
chair.
IF you don't mind. your honor. I
would prefer not to kiss the Book
until after the question of my age
has been put to me,'-Yonkers
Statesman
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
EorefhouRht-

Right here" said the surveyor,
''will be a good place for your saw
mill. The county line will run direct
ly through the middle of it,
Not much" said the pioneer. Wen
have it all on one side OF the other.
When man gets sawed in two 1 don't
want no two coroners' inquests on
him. "-Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Meant the Same Thing.

Lawyer-And what did the husband
say when you asked him about the
wife's mental condition?
Assistant-He said she was all
right but cratic.
Lawyer-Well, isn't that of weight
IN substantiating our insanity claim
all right but her attic ?-Los An
yeles Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
While She PERFORM.

'I'm always at disadvantage out
in company" she sighed.
''Why?" somebody asked with sur
prise.
You see, play and sing"
ST should think that would. give you
a distinct advantage
mo; I never get a chance to hear
any of the gossip Chicago Record
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
From War to Peace.

British soldiers in South Africa are
now engaged in rolling up the barbed
wire with which they kept out the
Beers to use it for agricultural pur-
poses. This is the modern version Of
the old saying about beating swords
into plowshares.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

''Look here, this house is clear out
of sight of the water, and you told
me before 1 signed the lease of this
cottage that 1 could put a rod out OF
the window and catch fish in the
lake.
well, / didn't say how long your
pole would have to be."-Chicago
Tribune. =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
tips on the races

did you get any tips on the races
this year?"
Yes, I got one from the boss this
morning."
What was t?''
HE said he'd fire me if he ever
heard that I played them. "-Chicago
American
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Libel on Mac

Clara-Oh! I'm really learning a
great deal about baseball. 1 found
out what a base hit means without
asking George.
Mabel-Did you, really?
"Yes, the paper said McGraw hit
the umpire with a bat and in the
score he is credited with a base hit,
so that must be the chelsea
Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
A Favored Exception

The little busy bee goes forth
In exultatiop just.
He gathers sweets for all he's worth
And fears no sugar tust.
Washington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
What the Copper Said.

young man by the name of St John
Cried aloud when his corns were stepped
on,
And the prospects were bright
For q terrible fight
Till copper came up and said- &C wan
Buffalo Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
Permanent.

This strange, eternal, cruel fact
Will stick when all of US are still
There's always one fly left in the room,
No matter how many you kill
-IudPe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
The Err of High Prices.

Mary had little lamb;
The waiter Claimed 1t was just
AS much sthey could give and live
So Mary blamed the trust
Puck.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

Advertsser-From your references
I see you've had fur places in the
last month.
APPROXIMATELY that shows how
muchin demand am.-Chicago Daily
News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12
No Scandal.

He kissed her. He could not withstano
The chance that offered, maybe,
He was politician and
She was a voters baby. -.
Washington Star.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

HE announcement has j
been made that the last c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-09-12

: 7 cry soon after his retiremen
" from the senate, where he hat
heen a canSnicuolS fiOure fO1
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wednesday. SGlt ION. 1902

at 10 O'Clock i'm the forenoon of the
said day, the following described real
estate of the said docudaut. To wit.
All that certain muy-agur tenement
and tract of land situate i'm the Town
ship of MahOning i'm the County Of
Montour and State OF PENNSYLVANIA.
bounded and described a~ follows .
Beginning ut stone corner along the
line of lands of the PhiladcIphin &
Reading Railroad and along a public
road which separates it from thc lands
of John r.. Bennett and of the State
Hospital for the Insane at Dmvillr.
Pcnna., respectively, thence along
said public road South two degrees
East one hundIcd and seven pcrchcs to
a stone, thence along the said lands of
the said State Hospital for the Insane
at Danyillc, Pa. South fifty two and
one half degrees East twenty three
and seventy ti"r one huudrcdthS per
Chcs to a stone, thence along the said
last mentioned lands South sixty one
and a half degrees East twenty four
pcrchcs to a stone. thence along the
said last mentioned Lands South four
teen and three fouTthS degrees East
four and four tcnths porchcs to a stone,
thence along lands of ELIZA II. and
William Bell North eighty two de-
grccs thirty five minutes East one
hundred and twenty nine and SIX ten
tbs pcrchcs to pine stump aud stone
a corner of Lands of Isaiah IIagcnbuch.
thence by said last mentioned lands
North sixty eight and three fOurthS de
grccs East twenty nine and five tcnths
perchcs, to stone a corner of Lands of
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