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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
A NATURAL BORN THIEF.

Former Chief of Police Thomas
Byrnes, walking down Broadway a
few months ago with friend, said: /:
"See that man over there? Well,
he is a natural born thief. / do
not mean to intimate that he is
a professional crook, but that he
could not withstand the temptation
to steal. He would steal just for
the excitement"
Now, it chanced-one of those
strange condolences that 30 often
Occur-that this man came to
board in the same house where Mr..
Byrnes' friend was. He recognized
him when he made his appearance
at the dinner table, but naturally
hesitated to communicate what Mr..
Byrnes had said to his fellow lodg-
ers. The young man posed as the
son of wealthy manufacturer in a
New England town who was here
attending a postgraduate course in
medicine. Polite and affable, though
reserved, he soon ingratiated him
self into the good graces of all in
the house and had the run of their
rooms. One morning he was miss
ing, and it was discovered that
there had been wholesale robbery
Of the jewelry of all in the house.
New York Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
AN IMpRoMpTu CHEER.

Cecil Rhodes was greatly amused
some time ago when he was coming
home from the Cape on q Castle
liner. While passing Cherbourg sew
eral vessels Of the French channel
squadron we're drawn up in line to
salute the ex-Empress Eugenie's
yacht. The Frenchmen who were
spread out on the yards Of their
vessels shouted "vive l'impera-
trice"
The Castle liners captain, wish
ing to show his respect to the en-
press, got his men ready to salute,
but in the short time at his disposal
he could not school his crew to re-
peat the French words.
"Tell them to say Beef, lemons
and checse,'" suggested Rhodes play
fully, and to his utter amazement
the yacht was greeted with deafen-
ing yell of "Beef, lemons and
oheeseP which entirely drowned the
voices of the French sailors.
The ex-empress is stated to have
expressed great pleasure at the COM
pliment afterward.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
Your Column.

10 show our appreciation OF the wav In
which the Fulton County News is being adopt
ed into the homes OF the people OF this county.
we have set apart this column for the FREE
use of our subscribers for advertising purposes,
subject TO the following conditions:
|. II is free only to those who are paid.up sub
scrbers
?. Only personal property can be advertised,
3. Notices must not exceed 30 W rds
4. An illegal" notices excluded
>. Not free to merchants, or any one to adver-
tise goods sold under mercantile license.
The primary object OF this column"is to af-
ford farmers and folks who are not in public
business, an opportunity to bring to public at
tention products or stocks they may have to
sell, or mny want to buy.
Now this space is yours; II you want to buy
horse, II you want hired help, II you want to
borrow money, II you want to sell pig n bug
gy, some hay, goose, or II you want to adver-
tise for wife-this column is yours.
The News Is read weekly by eight thousand
people, and is the best advertising medium in
the county
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
rhe rroubIesome Crack.

Every one knows how exasperat-
ing the crack of an opened door
may be, but not every one knows
how readily it may be recovered so
as to permit the occupant of the
room to sit behind it secure from
observation. Get three-eighths of
a yard of cretonne that will match
the paper and paint of the room in
coloring. Cut it in strips a little
over finger wide and sew together.
Line with silesia of the same color
ing and put stout loops of the goods
on either end, one to catch over the
top of the door hinge and the other
the bottom of the lower hinge. This
covers the entire crack, so that the
door may be left open for air or
heat, while the bed or chair behind
it remains hidden from persons
passing through the hall.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
The Rsa! Thing.

A man in buggy stopped his
horse beside a crowd Of men in q
remote corner of tho Dayt ton fair
grounds last fall, and beckoncd
them to approach. Dayton is Il
no-license town, and they sus-
pected from his manner that
there was something doing.
"Gentlemen," he said in sub
dued tone as the crowd gathe. ed
about the buggy, 81 have some
cold tea here put up in pints
It's good stuff, and / am selling
it a dolla, a pint | have to be
mighty careful. If you want it
you'll have to be quick, slip it in
your pockets and get away as
soon as possible, for l am being
watched.
He pulled up the oil cloth cover
on the rear of his vehicle and dis
played a box filed with pints.
In about three minutes it was all
gone, and he drove off with a
pocket full of silver.
A moment later one of the
young men who had been of the
crowd that surrounded the bug
gy took a friend back of photo
grapher's tent, drew bottle
from his inside pocket and told
him to have drink. His friend
pulled the cork, took big swal-
low, and hastily spit it out, ex.
claiming.
"That isn't whiskey!"
what" exclaimed the other,
mot whiskey? What in the blazes
is it them"
"It tastes like ordinary tea"
"Well darn that measily fakir
He said it was cold tea, and I'll
be Joe dogged if it amt"
And he started out to look for
the offender with blood in his eye.
But he didn't find him. -Punxsu-
tawney Syirit.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
The DWarnns Of Trees.

The dwarf trees of Japan have
been never ending source of
wonder to Europeans ever since
the opening Of the hermit king
dom to inspection by the best of
the world. A single pine, perfect
in form and foliage, has recently
sold for $1,000. 1t is six feet
high and alleged to be $50 years
old. 1t has long been supposed
that the process by which Japa-
nese gardeners succeeded in
dwarfing forest trees was long
and costly one. 1t is now said
that it is simple process and
that anyone can do the trick.
The following directions are Civ
en- for producing miniature oak
tree:
Take an orange and scoop out
the pulp. Fill the interior with
a rich mold and plant an acorn in
the centre of it, leave the hole in
the rind of it to sprout through.
Put it in sunny place and water
it frequently.
Soon after the first shoots have
appeared the roots begin to break
through the orange skin. Take
sharp knife and shave these off
carefully and keep them shaved.
The tree will grow about five or
six inches high and then stop.
In a year it will be perfect min
iature oak. When the roots cease
to grow the orange skin should
be varnised over and imbedded
in flower pot.
The Japanese dwarf all kinds of
trees and make them live to a
great age Some of these dwarfs,
like the Chabo Hida are we'll
known and their owners have
documentary evidence attesting
their great age. The older they
are the more valuable, of course,
they are In Japan certain fam
lilies follow the calling, trade, art
or what you will of growing dwarf
trees from generation to genera
ton, and you can buy a miniature
oak 500 years old from descend
ant of the man who first planted
the acorn. Not only forest trees,
but fruit trees and Towering
shrubs, are dwarfed by these clev-
er gardeners.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
Liver and croutons.

A delicious breakfast dish is calf's
liver hashed and served with crou-
tons. This hashed liver is an ex-
cellent dinner dish served as an en-
tree or with the main dish, such as
broiled chicken or chops. Get a
calf's liver of some reliable dealer
and have it well trimmed. Boil it
gently in water slightly salted. Add
two onions cut in halves, two bay
leaves and half a lemon. When the
liver is done, set the kettle in a cool
place and let it get quite cold before
taking the liver out. Then chop it
as fine as possible, put it in sauce
pan with generous quantity of
butter and enough hot water to keep
il from sticking to the pan. Season
slightly with salt and red pepper
and let it cook ten minutes. Serve
on a hot platter; ornament with
long or diamond shaped croutons.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
Hyndman.

March 12.-There was quite a
food here last Friday. The wa
ter raised and run into the tan
merry till the men were compelled
to leave. The high waters took
the county bridge and took the p.
R. bridge, and took part of the B.
o. till the trains were stopped.
The water, also, ran into the
houses and stores in Hyndman,
till some of the people had to be
hauled out to the hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billie Mellott, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Banks McNair, and
Miss Ettie Hansel, and Miss Ella
Welch visited Lewis Mellott's last
Sunday.
Lou Shafer is wearing quite a
smile over the sweet little girl
that came to his house to stay.
S. F. Mellott's little girl, Geor-
gia, who has been sick, is some
better now.
Is B. A. Truax still living yet?
We do not hear from him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
Home For All Soldiers.

A remarkable soldiers home will
be that now building at johnson
City, Tenn, where both Union and
Confederate soldiers in the civil
war and volunteers in the war with
Spain are to be harbored. This
home will comprise thirty-fve build
ings, among them a memorial hall,
a mess hall, a chapel and canteen.
They will occupy site mile and
three-quarters long and three-quar-
ters of mile. wide in the heart of
the mountains. The grounds will
be laid out by a landscape gardener,
and each barrack will have its own
park. Congress appropriated ST.
100000 for the home. = Chicago
Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
Richest Man In America.

The richest man in all the
world to-day is an American mi
ner. He has made every dollar
he is worth working American
mines. He is not yet much past
the prime of life, and he was elec-
ted to the United States Senate
from Montana only few months
ago. His name is William A.
Clark. He went to the Rocky
mountains about thirty-tive years
ago, with no other capital than
good health, a pretty fair educa-
ton, and to-day he is the richest
man in all the world-has more
wealth than any other individual
in all the world has ever posses
ed-has SO much wealth that the
Rothschilds, the Vauderbilts and
the Carnegies are poor men COM
pa ed with him. He nude his
great wealth in Montana, but it
is the United Verde mine of Ari-
zona that constitutes the bulk of
his fortune. 1t is claimed to rer-
resent calculable gross value Il :
day exceeding five billions.-Den-
yer Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

The method of measuring smell
adopted by M. Berthelot opens a
wide field for investigation. A bot
tie is filed with the odor of an odor-
GUS substance, which is weighed be-
fore and after to determine the
quantity of vapor, and measured
fractions of this vapor are then
poured from bottle to bottle until
just enough remains in one to ex-
cite the nerves of smell. With iodo-
form the quantity was three-eighths
of one-millionth of a grainywhile a
thousandth as much more would
probably suffice.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
A Query and Anauar.

Quite long letter has come to us
from a subscriber in Brookline,
Mass. Perhaps it will be sufficient
if we simply publish the final para
graph:
"Do you ever realize that the en-
anations of human thought are nev-
er isolated and distracted so that
they stand without the universal
consciousness, but that instead they
form one endless continuity where
by through all the phases of litera-
ture, whether primitive or whether
typical of high aesthetic cultivation,
they are united by what is perhaps
subconscious but nevertheless an
inherent and persistent striving aft
er the complete and perfect express
sion of what is best in the human
heart and intellect? ? Do you ever
think Of this ?"
Yes, sometimes. By the way, in
couple of weeks it will be about
time for buckwheat cakes.-Book-
man,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
FULTON COUN Y NEWS.
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Every Woman May Have an Indoor
Bulb Garden.


Bulb Garden.
Every woman should be her own
florist. Then instead of being at the
mercy of the professionals, who in
midwinter and spring are able to
command exorbitant prices for their
choicest blooms, the thrifty house
wife who has exercised little fore
thought may fairly rcvel in blos-
SONS that cost her nothing at all.
Those plants which are raised
from bulbs may be most successful
ly managed by the amateur flower
raiser. They require the minimum
of attention and are most lavish in
their production of blossoms.
The bulbs should be buried in
terra Gotta fiowerpots, wide pan
being especially made for the ac-
commodation of such plants. After
they are placed in the soil the bulbs
should be set in a warm cellar to
germinate. When the leaf stalk be-
gins to push above ground, the plant
may be brought up stairs, but
should then be covered with another
pot in order that the light may not
have bad effect on the flower bud.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
Problems For the HousewIfe.

Here are the problems that con-
front every conscientious housewife.
Every woman who takes upon her
self the responsibility of making u
home must solve them and all their
ramifcations one way or another.
Surely the housewife has important
issues enough in her hands without
seeking a field for others.
First and foremost come the buy
ing, cooking and serving of some
thing to eat.
Second, the problem of cleanli-
ness.
Third, the servant problem.
Fourth, the comfortable and ar
tistic furnishing of the house and
making it pleanant place to stay.
Fifth, the intellectual life of the
home, for the attainment of which
all other factors become worth
while.
Without this last crowning glory
kept constantly as the chief aim
housekeeping becomes the worst
form of drudgery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
An Unfortunate Example.

King Victor Emmanuel, in spite
Of his courteous manners, is gifted
with quick wit and a sarcastic
tongue at times. He was recently
regretting that it was almost i'm
possible for him to know truly what
opinion his people had of him. One
Of the courtiers surrounding him
said it would be easy enough if the
king would disguise himself as a
student and visit the cafes and
drinking shops of the populace and
added, "That is how Peter the
Great acted"
"That Is true,' retorted the king,
"but you seem to forget that Peter
the Great used to hang those whom
he thus overheard speaking i'll Of
him. l think you had better choose
another example,"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
The Right Way to Bake Potatoes.

Wash and clean the skins of the
potatoes without breaking. Put them
on the CRATE in a moderately heated
oven. If the oven is too hot, the
skins will at once harden, forming
a nonconductirg surface, preventing
the escape of water. Potatoes baked
in this way are heavy and waxy, in
digestible and unpalatable. AS soon
as the potato is soft upon slight
pressure of the finger remove it
from the oven. Take it in your
hand, which should be protected
with a napkin or towel. and care
fully work the potato as though you
were MASKING it in the skin, being
very careful not to break the skin.
When the potato seems soft and
mealy throughout, put it back on
the CRATE in the oven, and so contin-
ue until all the potatoes have been
subjected to this process.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
Remedy Worse Than Disease.

From Portland, Oregon, comes
the information that steps are
being taken to procure a number
of woodpeckers and yellow.ham-
mers for introduction into the
Hawaiian islands, which appeared
to be suffering from the ravages
of wood borers.
The Hawaians are making a
sad mistake in undertaking to i'm
port pest-destroyers. One would
think they would be better salts
fed to suffer the pests that ma
ture has given them, after their
investigation and experiences
with remedies a few years ago.
The islands were then suffering
from some reptilian pest, and the
government wrote to the colonial
secretaries of Jamaica, asking for
information regarding the mon
goose, whose fondness for rep
tiles is notorious. What was then
learned induced the Hawaians to
abandon any serious thought of
introducing the mongoose.
1t would seem that nature will
not tolerate interference, and it
has come home forcibly to those
who have interfered that invari-
ably the remedy is worse that the
disease when trying exterminate
pests.
Not long ago, according to the
New York Commercial, the West
Indies suffered much from rats
in the cane brakes, and the plant
ers there introduced the mon
goose. Very soon rats and rep
tiles disappeared, and the mon
goose made himself and family
thoroughly at home. Then the
poultry yard got thinned out, and
eventually in despair the Texan
tick was introduced to kill the
mongoose. This failed, and the
tick has also come to stay, prefer
ing COW flesh to the mongoose,
which resulted in Texan fever
among the cattle.
In this country the English spar
row was introduced TO destroy
insects thai We're injuring vegeta-
tion in some sections. They kill
ed and devoured the insects, but
have taken possession of the
land and are a greater pest than
the insects ever were or could
become.
And so pests increase instead OF
diminish by interfering with ma
ture. People had better suffer
the ills they have than fly to those
they know not of. The Hawaians
would be wise to think the matter
over before introducing remedies
forpests. State Register.
The spring sales are now in full
blast throughout the country and
regulars are looking for big free
dinners.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
MexIco's Navy.

Mexico has the smallest navy in
the world in proportion to her pop
ulation. Twelve million people are
protected by fleet of two dispatch
vessels, two unarmored gunboats,
each carrying one four ton muzzle
loading gun and four small breech-
leaders, and five second class torpe-
40 boats. This fleet is manned by
ninety officers and 500 men.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

There is newspaper in Kan
sas whose motto is 'Lie, steal,
drink and swear" and it is thus
explained by the editor; When
you lie, let it be down to pleasant
dreams; when you steal, let it be
away, from immoral associates;
when you drink, let it be pure
water; when you swear, let it be
that you will not once but ever,
patronize your home paper, pay
your subscription, and not send
your job work away from homo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
no rake on wax Candle Grease.

Have an iron made very hot; put
piece of clean blotting paper over
the grease spot and hold the iron
close to it, but do not let it touch
the paper. The grease will be drawn
into the paper and removed from
the material.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

Some people pay as they go,
and others only when the collec-
tors come after them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
Canada Knows We're HuStlerS.

Who bought the claims for
mines in British Columbia? The
Americans.
Who sold them to the Canadians
afterward, pocketing fat profits?
The Americans.
Who have developed our wood
pulp trade? The American.
Who started the iron industry
in Sydney, Cape Breton? The
Americans.
Who pocketed the million there
from? The Americans.
Who is the moving spirit at
Sault Ste Marie? The Americans.
Who have obtained elevator
privileges from our harbor com
missioners? The Americans.
Who fail to build elevators and
thereby help Buffalo? The Amer
leans.
Who will gobble our meat ex-
port trade? The Americans.
Who was called to reorganize
our Grand Trunk Railroad? The
Americans.
who are quickest to appreciate
and employ our sma test young
men? The Americans. - Montreal
Record.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

Additional local trains will leave Harrisburg
as follows; For Chambersburg and internedi-
ate stations at 5l5 p. M. for Carlisle and inter-
mediate stations at 9.31 a. m., 200 p. m, lis D.
M, $50 p. M, II 0i p. m ;also for rMechanicsburg
Dnlsburg and intermediate stations at 200 o. NJ
and 3. 10 p. m.
Nos. /, 8 and run daily between Harrisburg
and HagerstOwn.
Pullman palace sleeping cars between Nov
YORK and Knoxville, Tenn, on trains I west
and 10 east
Through coaches to and from Philadelphia
on trains and east and aud west
Daily.
Daily except Sunday.
On Sundays win leave Philadelphia at 80
p. m.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

Prince Henry dida graceful and
popular act in placing a wreath
on the monument of Abraham
Lincoln at Chicago. He had pre-
viously expressed his regret at
being unable to visit the tomb of
the great emancipation at Spring
field. This tribute, following up.
on that from the same source to
the memory of Washington,
shows that the Nations guest
fully appreciates the work of the
men whom Americans delight to
honor as their greatest leaders.
The fellow who thinks he knows
it all seldom turns his knowledge
to good account,
When an old bachelor likes ba-
bies all the women say lisa shame
he never was married.
The female who is addicted to
poetry should remember that the
poet is born and not maid.
Some men get up with the lark,
while others want a swallow the
first thing in the morning.
Never cast your pearls before a
girl who wouldn't know the real
thing from the imitation.
If charity covers multitude of
sins, there must be more charity
in the world than we think.
The up-to.date @ronaut twists
the old saw about as follows III
you don't succeed, fly, fly again, y
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

It's hard to keep good man
dogn, especially if he happens TO
be the champion wrestler.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

Lots of people acquire reputa-
tions for charity by giving away
the things they no longer have
any use for.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
CUMBERLAND Valley

Additional east-bound local trains will run
daily except Sunday, as follows Leave
Chambersburg 600 a. M, leave Carlisle 5.45 o.
m, 7.OS a. m, 2.40 p. m, 3.l5 p. m, sl5 p. M
a. M, l.Oi p. m, 2.30 p. M, 1886 p. m. $50 p m
S.37 p. m.
Trains Nos and 40 run daily between Ha-
gerstown and Harrisburg and No. fifteen
minutes late on Sundays
"a Daily.
n Daily except Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
SOUTHERN PENN'A R. r. TRAINS.

Connection for all stations on Cumberland
Valley Railroad aud Pennsylvania Railroad
system
II. A. RIDDLE, j. u. BOYD,
Gen' Pass. Agent. SupL
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

The spring sales are now in full
blast throughout the country and
regulars are looking for big free
dinners.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1902-12-27
The Railvdy Conductors Life
as Seen by One of Them.

the conductor thinks the engineer has
time to go to another point when the
engineer if little timid, will object
to trying 1t.
'The trips are some times very
tircsome. requiring one to remain on
duty % and 80 hours.
"The cabooses are fitted in a man
ner which admits of cooking, and. in
fact similar to a buffet car with an
arrangement for bcrths. The caboose
is the freight conductors home while
out on the road, and for the past
month the crews on all of the lines
running into Spokane have had but
little time to spend Mt home on ac-
count of the heavy traffic.
Eyes" he concluded. 1--WE conductors
have lodge and meet every week
to discuss matters pertaining to our
profession. Please notice that our
second annual ball will take place
February L."