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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
Uncle Sarn,s City.

Washington is the Capital of the Gov
ernment and the Government is the
capital of Washington. Uncle Sam
supports its people and furnishes them
with pocket money. The city's income
flows from the United States Treasury,
and the assets of the population are the
salaries OF the civilian office holders.
The Government could live without
Washington, but without the Govern
ment Washington would simply starve
to death From the National Treasury
flows a stream of wealth that Is divided
and sub-divided until 1t reaches every
hotel, boarding house, restaurant, sa-
loon, store, shop and place of business
and abode in the city.
Eight per cent of the population re-
ceives this money directly from the
Treasury and starts it ON it's course of
distribution. This eight per cent. is the
19,446 civil employees in the various
Government departments.
They have for distribution annually
$19,62S,505.72 On that the trade and
traffic of Washington is supported; on
that the butcher and baker and candle.
stick maker thrive; by that sum earned
in the buildings of the Government the
other buildings of the city are kept
filed with tenants.
This is the regular daily diet brought
to Washington by the army of civil
employees of the Government; and, be-
sides this, the city has frequent des-
serts and annual feasts, i'or in addition
to the above about S3,O00O00 goes to
ninety Senators and 357 Representa-
tives and their highly paid subordin-
ates, and about 81 ,250,O00 to the Army
and Navy officials of high rank and
equally high pay, who are frequently
In the city where large sums out Of
their salaries are spent, to be added
to the regular monthly distribution OF
81 ,635, ,706.-NeY York Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

Dishonest holders of accident insur-
ance policies frequently put the COM
panies' physicians to needless trouble
by claiming damage for trifllng hurts,
which under the law entitle them to
nothing. Some deliberately practice
fraud, says physician quoted in the
Atlanta Journal, and pretend to have
ailments when they are sound in every
part.
A few days ago, says the physician.
was summoned to hospital to ex-
anime man who pretended to have
had his hearing totally destroyed by
the premature explosion of blast. /
had an idea from the start that he
was shamming, but all the tests that l
could apply seemed to show that hewas
stone-deaf. Still, / was not satisfied,
and resolved to try little strategy.
Coaching the nurse beforehand how
to act, l entered the room hastily and
cried; "Quick, quickl The fire-extin-
guisher! Where is it? Never mind the
deaf man. Save yourselfw
Then we both rushed for the door,
but the patient was quicker than we
were. and got out before us. He had
the good sense, however, to realize that
the game was up. and he never ap-
peared again.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
ALONE WIN HIS THOUGHTS.

Heart-weary OF the world and Of its ways,
he longed to dwell apart, alone, some.
where
To leave behind the greed Of power, the
craze
For riches and the parvenu's displays
He longed to find some calm retreat, and
there.
Alone with his high thoughts, pass all
his days.
He found, at last, the place he long had
sought,
Where rivalry and greed and want were
not,
And there, alone, far from the noise, he
tried
To win the sweet contentment he had
thought
10 gain in dwelling where no other spoke
And where no fools with one another
WED,
But, lonely, bowed ere long his sad heart
broke,
And on his way back to mems haunts
he died.
The world spun as before, men hurried on
And never cared nor knew that he was
gone.
s. L. Kiser.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
a stone mug. and reading, reading,

C stone mug, and reading, reading,
reading. Nobody knows chow he makes
out" and few care, but it's not bad
yarn for all its simplicity.
Some thirty years ago, when Man
chester by -the-Sea was no better than
struggling village of fishermen's huts,
there lived in fine stone mansion,
well back from the surf and among the
timbers that have since been cut away
to make place for the villas of rich
summer residents. French-American
family of great wealth, whose name
was Lapere. The only child of this
house was daughter, Angela, then
rollicklng with the innocent exuberance
OF sixteen years of perpetual June
Doubtless she was very beautiful; per-
haps her fond parents had brought
her away from Boston so that in the
lone place by the sea she might remain
forever a child. but these details can
not be narrated, because, as will ap-
pear, nobody but Enoch Davies could
give them, and he win not.
When Angela then was fitting like
an elf-sprite upon the margin of the
fishing village, which Is now Manches-
ter-by-the-Sea, Enoch Davies, the son
OF fisherman, who lived in n hut and
owned three boats and q great many
nets, had reached mans estate "a poor
enc in his case) and was reputed the
handsomest as well as the boldest sea-
farer along that coast. Having seen
Angela always from afar, she became
MS deity and in some way, for he was
an adroit fisherman, he hooked her
gently and in secret played her upon
the long, strong. silken line until he
neld her at last fast In his tender
heart. Then he went bravely before
her father and was cursed, berated and
banlshed for all his fine talk about the
future he had planned for himself
and Angela.
he was too poor; his hands and his
manners were coarse, impudent, illit-
crate, unfit even for genteel servitude.
" Papa Lapere was harsh with him
ana lie went away downcast, but not
YET disheartened. But his first visit to
ner splendid home. his frat converse
Win the aristocrat satisfied him that
ne must look beyond the fishing village
Tor the empire that he would lay at
ner Feet, so they vowed eternal loyalty
together, wept kissed and vowed again
IN some moonlit grotto by the water,
! suppose. However. Enoch ran away
from Manchester and went into the
Attle country, where the gentlest must
ne bold and the coarsest must be true.
ana ne was true, though every letter
enat he scrawled to her came back un-
opened.
IN the ten years OF his fortune max
ING not week passed that he did NOT
write to somebody at home for some
tdings Of the Laperes. They had gone
away soon after he had begun writing,
leaving no trace after them. Reason.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
Mothers of Great Men.

Schumann's mother was gifted with
musical ability.
Chopin's mother like himself, was
very delicate.
GounOd's mother was fond OF paint
ing and music.
Spohr's mother was an excellent
judge of music, but no musician.
Mlltons letters often allude 10 his
mother in the most affectionate
terms.
Wordsworths mother had a charac-
ter as peculiar as that of her gifted
son.
Raleigh said that he owed all his
politeness of department to his mother
Goethe pays several tributes in his
writings to the character of his
mother.
Haydn dedicated one of his most i'm.
portant instrumental compositions to
his mother.
Sydney Smiths mother was n clever
conversationalist, and very quick at
repartee.
Gibbons mother was passionately
fond of reading, and encouraged her
son to follow her example.
Charles Darwin's mother had a de-
cided taste for all branches of natural
history. y.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

and evening wear. A very lovely one
in champagne tan is over a taffeta
foundation slip Of the same shade
Coat-tails adorn the bodice back, while
the front is in Elton effect. Point do
Venise lace and black velvet ribbon In
strap effect is the graceful finish, a
fiaring fall of the lace finishing the ell
bow sleeves. The skirt is in half-inch
tucks to the depth of a yoke, and falls
in loose pleats below, short triple strap
pings of the velvet ribbon being set on
at intervals around the skirt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

Creamed Eggs-Melt two tablespoons
Of butter in a frying pan and add one
cup of thin cream. When 1t is hot
break into it carefully six eggs. Cover
with a lid and cook until the eggs are
set Sprinkle each egg with one salt
spoon OF salt and dash of white
pepper.
Wilton Cream-ro one pint of thick
cream add oDe-third cup of sugar, and
the grated rind of one lemon. Put
this in the double boiler and cook until
scalding hot Mix two level teaspoon
fuls of rice -four in little cold milk;
add 1t to the scaldlng cream. stirring
for two minutes. Cut a sponge cake,
or arrange lady fingers ON a glass dish,
and when the cream Is cool strain Ii
over the cake.
Dreamed Tongue on Toast-Mince
very fine the inferior portion of a
smoked tongue. allowing half pound;
heat one pint of milk TO the boiling
point. add the tongue, a teaspoonful
Of butter, one tablespoonful OF minced
parsley; when thoroughly heated stir in
one beaten egg and remove at once
from the fire. Have prepared 1--WE or
six slices Of buttered toast, spread
thiclly with the tongue, garnish with
sprigs Of parsley and send 70 the table
at once.
Variety Coke-Crcam. two cups OF
sugar and one Of butter, add the beat
en- yolks Of four eggs, one cup Of milk,
in which dissolve enc tcaspoonful OF
soda, two teaspocnfuls Of cream of
tartar, sifted with three cups Of dour.
then the whites OF cggs beaten stif,
This cake is well named. for by adding
cup Of sfrrants or seeded choppo1
raisins you have nice fruit cake. enl
spice cake by the addition Of epIcoH
only. or u nut caIc With one-haIf c1r
Of chopped almonds and cIt<on-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

The proper method of dustlng furni-
ture has to be learned. 1t does not
come naturally. People rarely begin
with a duster in each hand. which is
absolutely necessary to success. That
in the left hand is needed 10 prevent
leaving finger marks when steadying
and lifting the furniture. Each piece
should be wiped lightly from the top
downward TO remove dust. and then.
after the duster has been shaken out
of the window mot over the carpeU,
1t should be rubbed vigorously to raise
the polish. A stuffed cushion should
be brushed and then busted before the
wood is dealt with, or the dust will
fly out and settle on the wood. The
legs and spindles should be rubbed
between the two busters with both
hands, as we rub cold hands together
TO warm them. This is a saving of
time and insures all sides being equally
bright.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

This tasteful May Manton example
combines a waist of white silk null
and guipure lace, with jacket of pas
tel pink satin sapho, lace trimmed.
ana is designed for wear with odd
skirts, but pompador silks are exceed
ingly smart for the bolero, and all the
plain and lowered sorts are appro-
PIRATE. as are poplin, etamnie, yelling
and the like, when the skirt matches
the bodice, while the waist may be of
any soft material and in the same or
contrasting color as preferred. The
full puffed sleeves are graceful and
stylish. but snug fitting ones can be
substituted when found more becom-
ing.
The foundation lining is snugly fitted
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
Laundry Stoves For Family Use.

Laundry stoves are now made spe-
cially for family use, and will be found
a great convenience when the family.
is large and the kitchen range in con-
slant requisition for cooking. They
come in two sizes-Nos. s and 10
and with either round or oval tops.
They are lined with fire brick. have
dumping and shaking CRATES, a water
back to heat the boiler. and grooved
places around the cylinder where seven
or eight irons may be heated at one
time without using the top of the stove
at all. AS the cylinder is unllned, very
little heat is required to keep the
irons at the right temperatures con-
sideration in the midsummer days.
when the laundry is largest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

ably rich at last he travelled back to
the little Massachusetts, town and
wasted money hunting for Angela. He
drifted from city to city reading direc.
tories. newspapers. door plates, till one
day in Chicago. having need of pair
of boots, he chanced into old Hiram's
shop, and, sitting in the dim light while
the old cobbler picked over his lasts,
saw upon the window sill q parcel
wrapped in n copy of the Manchester
newspaper.
who brought that in?" he asked,
grabbing the package.
"a woman-let me see now-Tve her
name on the book" Old Hiram fixed
his glasses and pulled down his greasy
account book. and, thumbing it slow.
ly. said: 'Here it is: Set back but.
tons; ladies' pair; 81; A. Lapere; will
CALL That's her." he said, tossing
away the book.
when is she coming" gasped Enocb,
looking round for a place Of conceal.
ment. His heart was jolting like n
dynamo, his eyes We're aspark, his
long, brown hand shook.
Dunno" mumbled Hiram, pairing q
last. "Ought t'drap in most any time.
Shoes been done two days an 1 need
the dollar"
Where did she come from? Which
way did she go? Was any one with
her? To such queries Hiram could
give little help, though he remembered
enough to say that she looked very
pretty, very prosperous, and seemed
to be great deal of u lady" But
that was all.
Enoch haunted that shop like a ghost
for days and weeks. He spent his
nights quizzing hotel clerks and read.
ing the registers of every hotel he
could find. Half of his daylight hours
were passed with old Hiram in the
shop till at last the old cobbler, recall
ing somewhat of the agonles of his
own dim love tale, became almost
morbidiy enlisted in the cattleman's
quest.
Now, OF course, this is a good place
to re-enter the long lost Angela, while
Enoch, concealed in a closet, wig-w
the old shoemaker to prepare the hero
Inc for sudden meeting with an old
friend. But, alas for the harsh and
unyielding truth that must destroy
such clever imaginingsl Angela came
not, nor has she come to this day.
Enoch was compelled to go at last,
but not till he had warned old Hiram
to eternal vigilance, not till he had be-
slowed upon him large sum to be
used IL occasion warranted pursuit or
surveillance, not till he had impressed
the willing Hiram that, come what
might, the shop must be never closed.
never moved, never dismantled till An
gela should call for her shoes.
And that is why Hiram never works,
nor ever moves away; that is why the
weather-beaten old shoecase stands on
the sidewalk just as it stood when the
beautiful womanlong years ago tripped
into the dingy shop with a pair of
dainty boots to be fixeG. That is the
mystery Of old Hiram, the cobbler.--
John II. Raftery, in the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

An easy way TO clean lamp glasses Is
to hold them for a moment in the
steam from a boiling kettle, rub dry
with clean cloth and polish with sort
newspaper. Remember that no lamp
can be expected to burn well unless
the burner is kept clean. Duplex
burners can be taken apart if the little
bolt which is on the side opposite the
handle for turning the wick is removed.
Then they can be brushed clean. Boil
ing them in soda water is sometimes
recommended, but this is not neces-
sary. .seys&El
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

considerable extent freeing herself
from many of the duties ae one time
considered incumbent upon her. Her
thoughts turn now not to the welfare
Of her charges. but TO her own amuse.
ment, and parties of chaperons are to
be seen amusing themselves in one way
or another instead of being constantly
on hand 10 put In n pin for the chapcr.
oned If an accident happens to n train
in the ballroom. to furnish hairpiD
to keep in place dance-disordered locks,
and to give sympathy, help and advice
upon all occasions.
"Girls do not want the chaperon TO
CO." she continues. "They do not de
sire to fend for themselves when out
on pleasure bent. They desire the
happy hours to run OH creased wheels
and like to know that some one is pres.
ent who holds in her capable hands
judgment, sympathy and responsible.
ity. They are more likely to urge their
parents to copy old-time methods than
they are to laud the vogue which
pushes the girls into the background
and sets their charming mothers and
mature aunts on the pedestal of social
success which they should occupy
New York Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
Moths In CausDets.

If the moths are in carpet turn 1t
back and iron on the wrong side with
a good hot flatiron. Then fprinkle tha
floor underneath literally with turpen-
tine, pouring it into the cracks in the
door if there are any. Rub the tur-
pentine in, and then you can turn back
your carpet. Repeat this treatment
two or three days. Some people sponge
the right side of the carpet with spirits
of turpentine before ironing. The
spirit must not be used near a light
OF fire. ss..xlp
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
An InexpensIve Cow Corner

For the eozy corner. which is recog-
nized as a necessity in nearly every
household in these days of comfort
and convenience, old-fashioned Cam
bridge calico is utilized where mex
pensive drapery is desired. The fabric
is very effective, with background OF
dark brown or black, sprinkled with
tiny figures in green, red and buR
color, and 1t can be used to advantage
as a chair or sofa covering. ....N
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
Open Air Good For Hair.

1t is good plan for the general well
fare OF the hair to allow it to hang
loose as much as possible, particularly
in the open air. Plenty of sunshine
upon even the darkest hair will give it
n golden tint. But the hair must be
perfectly dry when thus exposed.
Nothing gives lustre to the hair like
brushing and massage. While brush
ing clears away the dust and thus re-
moves the outward artificial coating
which would hide the natural gloss of
the hair, massage of the scalp stimu-
lates the action of the blood vessels at
the roots of the hair and gives added
vigor to the capillary substance itself.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

House, in q street where the
" rents are high and the sur
G roundings correspondingly i'm
posing, there turks an old cobbler
whose shop in the basement has suf.
fered but little change in the last thir-
ty years. That was when it went down
in the world, down from the street
level where 1t stood before the fire into
the cellar of comparatively. modern
building. Old Hiram, who runs this
shop, lives in 1t as he has lived for
thirty years; his name is over the
door; upon the sidewalk, fastened to
the handrail that leads to his subter-
ranean warren, is an antiquated,
weather-beaten showcase which for at
least ten years has changed as little
as the workroom into which old Hiram
lugs it every night.
All day, sitting by his rusty little
stove, old Hiram sits reading. He
never works, yet never wants. His
trade, such as it was, slipped away
from him years ago. He and his meth
DDS are out of date-long out of date.
The occasional stranger who wanders
into his place to have shoes made or
mended is startled and hurt by the ex-
orbitant price old Hiram mentions. for
the work. Old shoes of forgotten pat
terms gather dust in Uttered heaps upon
the floor; the bench, in which the
cobbler never sits, is cobwebbed and
covered with the CRIME of idle years.
Yet Hiram, like a snug old spider,
lives on, paying high rent, feeding well
in his tunnel, supping innumerable
bowls Of hot Irish, which he brews in
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
Rnilroadinr In raxas.

In Texas railroads are amenable to
discipline. No train is allowed to wait
for another train more than thirty min
utes after the time scheduled Nor its
departure. In every other Southern
State trains run anywhere from one to
seven hours late. sometimes waiting
on each other half day. Texas has
put a stop to this idiocy. New York
Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

The old-fashioned red-and-black and
green-and-black calico. in very small
figures, has been revived as a cotton
print for upholstery, and is especially
liked for backing portiere. One on
the latter. of dark green corduroy. had
a lining Of the green and-black prinf
that was quite effective. .a,ei
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

An English woman telking about
chaperons says that the girls them
selves are the last ones to wish 70 do
away witN the chaperon. The chaper-
on is. however according to her. to a
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
A New idea in Back Combs.

A new idea in the form of back
comb is one that has a slight curve in
the centre of each tooth, giving 1t a
flrme- hold ON the hair than the ordi
nary comb.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

sill, grenadine is to share with silk
and wool voile a very prominent place
in the list Of dressy summer fabrics,
and now it is very modish for home
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

Little turnover lace or embroidered
collars are popular for wear over satin
or silk neck ribbons Those with the
pointed front effect are the most fa
vored.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13

The increasing use of sashes With
the most elaborate gowns has led to
the making of many beautiful sash
pins. The most popular Of these are
In the form of oval miniatures.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
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roundings correspondingly inn
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

he was very glad to have the school
ramed after him. .ts
At IL a. IN. twenty-five representa-
uves of the German societies of Chi
cago presented the admiral with reso-
lutions of esteem and appreciation.
Following n luncheon with f. A.
Munger of the Hamilton club Mr.. and
Mrs. Schley met the members of the
Maryland society of Chicago at n re
ception in the Palmer house.
AT o'clock the Admiral and Mrs
Schley were rendered n public reception
at the Auditorium hotel. The lobbies
and approaches to the second floor cor
ridor. where the distinguished visitors
stood. We're crowded. AS the admiral
and his wife ascended the stairway 4
chorus of fifty young ladies, attired in
sailor suits, sang. See, the Conquer
ing Hero Comes I'm the, rear of the
reviewing stand a company of the first
ships crew of the Illinois naval militia
was stationed as a bodyguard. \
feature OF the reception was the well
come accorded seventeen former mem
bers of Commodore Schley's squadron
at Santiago. who extended their con-
gratulations to Admiral Schley in writ
ing.
AT o'clock the admiral was the guest
OF honor at a dinner given by the officers
OF the Chicago naval battalion. The
dinner was attended by about seventy
five officers and guests From the din
ner the admiral was driven directly to
the armory of the First infantry on
Michigan avenue, where the Chicago
naval battalion paraded for inspection.
The admiral made = short speech to the
men, praising their work and encourag-
ing them to persevere in the study of
naval matters. He also spoke in fiat
tering terms of the part borne in the
Spanish American war by the naval
militia OF Illinois. Tomorrow the ad-
miral and Mrs. Schley will leave for
Louisville.