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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
When "NIrs. Markham" Was History.

To those of us who are not so old
as the Archbishop of Canterbury the
Primate's allusion to the school his
tories of Mrs. Markham may prove
puzzling, for Mrs. Markham has long
ceased to be a favorite with the
young. The day of her power dawned
in 1926, when John Murray published
an enlarged and illustrated edition of
her History of England, with con-
versations at the end of each chapter
for the use of young persons" This
work, under the house of Murray, be-
gan a dominion over the schools of
England that was to last undisputed
Tor a period of forty years.
Before the middle of the reign of
Queen Victoria more than 100000
copies of her history were sold. The
history of France she similarly adapt
ed to the needs of the immature mind,
meeting with remarkable success, al
though not on the generous scale that
rewarded the History of England"
Mrs. Elizabeth Penrose-'Mrs. Mark
ham, was pseudonym was a
daughter of Cartwright, the inventor
OF the power loom. She chose the
name of Markham" from the Not
tinghamshire village where she lived
as a girl with her aunts. She refused
to sully her pages with narratives OF
cruelty and deceit, and party politics
she banned as beneath the compre-
hension of the young. Daily
Chronicle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
DEACON ERODE.
The Original of DIR. JeIsylI and dr.
Hyde.

Deacon 1-odie, whose singular
story is said to have inspired Stew
enson with the immortal tale of DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. was substan-
tial wright and cabinet maker in the
Lawnmarket of Edinburgh. He was
a burgess and Guild Brother of his
native town, and SO high did he stand
In the estimation of his fellow-crafts-
men that for four years they elected
him a member of the Town Council
as Deacon of the Incorporation of
Wrights. Success In public life helped
the Deacon in his business as
wright, and few men appeared to
have less ground to quarrel with the
conventional conception of meum and
tuum. Nevertheless the Deacon was
always in want OF money. He was
an inveterate gamester, a gay and
much involved bachelor. and he had
a passion for the fashionable sport
of cock fighting. All this brought
the respected burgess into bad com.
pany, particularly at certain disrep-
utable tavern in the Fleshmarket
Close frequented by sharpers. In
1888 Brodie was even accused OF
himself using loaded dice. The
charge was very likely true, but II
never came up for trial, for the Dea.
con meanwhile had been convicted OF
hanging matter.
Brodie, in fact, had for several
years been living a double life. In
the daytime he was an honest crafts.
man, but at night he exchanged his
chisel for Jimmy and a dark lantern.
The Deacon was a humorist and the
situation doubtless appealed to him.
The friend he had robbed over night
he would condole with in the morn.
Ing and after some particularly in.
geniuous burglary he would be the
first In the Council Chamber to sug.
gest Offering a reward for discovering
the perpetrator. For twenty years
this prince of cracksmen remained
unsuspected, and he was only brought
to book at last by the treachery of a
confederate. The Deacon was sen.
fenced to be hanged-on the new
drop gallows he had suggested him.
self to the City Fathers-and hanged
he was, though not without a char.
acteristic attempt to cheat the gal.
lows. A French quack, DR.. Peter
Delgravers, so the story goes, came
to him in prison and undertook to re.
store him 20 life after he had hung
the usual time. To the last his fel.
low citizens loved to cherish belief
that he had been resuscitated and
had escaped.-London Daily News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
Corn oil.

Within comparatively few years a
considerable industry has been devel-
oped in extracting oil from corn and
placing it on the market. In answer
to question from a subscriber who
wishes to know to what extent oil is
extracted from corn and sold for COM
mercial purposes, it may be stated
that 100000 gallons to 100000
gallons represent the annual product.
Corn oil is used to some extent for
culinary purposes, Is manufactured
into substitute for India rubber, is
used as a lubricating oil and in the
mixing of paints. The last Federal
census report contains the statement
that seventy-five per cent. or eighty
per cent. of the amount of oil manu-
factured in this country is exported.
Writing US specifically on this SUBJ
ject. G. p. Hartley, in charge of corn
Investigations, Department of Agri-
culture at Washington. says for the
year 1906 the exports of corn oil
reached value of $1,172,2O6. The
exports in the fiscal year 1906 were
3,1OS,917 gallons, valued at little
less than 100000. In 1904, the
business was about the same propor-
tions. In 1903 there was exported
from the United States a total of
3,77S,000 gallons OF corn oil, valued
at $1,467,493.-OrangeJu Judd Farmer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

In this country the amount on Oc-
tober l of gold and silver coins and
certificates and of United States and
national bank notes was $3,148,7S2,-
552. Not all of this by about S337,-
100000 was In circulation, although,
as we know from the controversies
which have been frequent between
Secretary Shaw and some of the bank
ers, that more of it was needed now
and then and here and there. The
sum of $337,OOO,00O was in the
Treasury, and in its depository banks
was $125, 100000. The Official de-
scription of money in circulation"
means money lying about and money
In the banks. 1t means money that is
passing from hand to hand, as we'll as
money that is lying in banks to Sc
cure circulation and deposits. Be-
sides the actual money in the coun-
try there was in the banks individual
deposits to the amount of $4,199,-
93S,3l0, II we add to this amount,
against which checks could be drawn
and checks constitute currency as
we'll as national bank notes-we had
In the country in the fall of last year
nearly $7,500,000,00O available for
all the transactions of the people, less
the 1897, 100000 in the Treasury.
We had per capita circulation of
s33.0S, or nearly IS more than the
abundant circulation of 1S96.-Har-
per's Weekly
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
Passing of Two Friends.

Walter Appleton Clark, the artist
and illustrator, who died recently at
the early age of thirty-one, had at
tracted wide attention by the beauty
and distinction of his work. Prob
ably his best, and certainly by far the
best known, of his pictures were the
hne Illustrations which he made for
the awakening OF Helena Richie.
His death at so early an age is a
great loss to American art. and 1t re-
calls the early death, two years ago,
of Guy Wetmore Carryl, the brilliant
writer. for the two men were not far
from the same age. and were close
friends. In fact, for quite while
they lived together and once at least
they worked together, One preparing
the text and the other the, illustra-
tions for an article on old Province
town for Harper's Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
The Original "caIendar.-

To the modern world Calendar
is merely harmless necessary re-
minder of weeks and days, to be hung
up on New Years Day and consulted
in dating letters throughout the year.
1t has no such mournful sound as
"calendarium" had for the ancient
Romans. The original calendar" OF
their time was the money lenders
account book, so called because in
terest was due from the debtor on
the calends, or first day Of each
month. That Is why Seneca speabs
of calendar" as word Invented
outside the course OF nature on ac-
count of human greed. II Is word
which may help TO persuade us that
the world has grown kindlier. Lon
don Chronicle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

assured me he never had except on
the occasions when he had chanced to
be there. could see the man was
terribly embarrassed, and wore very
worried look on his face.
Miss Desmond has gone fshore,"
blurted out.
ooh. she hast" he exclaimed. with
what sounded like sigh of relief.
"She's gone with the second off,
cer." l added, determined to get the
matter out as soon as possible.
AS I spoke the worried look faded
away and he was positively smiling
all over his genial-looking face.
"Ah. indeedl The second officer.
you say? always liked second off,
GERS, Mr.. Grey. Shake hands, sir.
You should encourage that young
man, Mr.. Grey; / am sure he will be
a credit to his profession"
And as he shook my hand like a
pump handle I wondered whether he
was mad or I.
Have a cigar?" he exclaimed.
"Can always talk better when smok-
ing. Look here. shall we go ashore
and have a drink"
couldn't leave the ship, but took
him into my cabin and gave him a
drink and had one myself. 1 felt /
needed 1t.
Now, Mr.. Grey" he Began, 81
want your help. You, of course,
know all about Miss Desmond and
myself, and all that sort of thing.
Well, I'm already married. Now,
then, It's out, thank heaven, and I
can talk like rational being"
1 gasped with astonishment and
relief, but said nothing.
yes" he continued, married a
year ago. Married my typewriter
girl, but daren't write home and let
'em know. You see, I've only seen
Miss Desmond once in my life. All
silly, idiotic family arrangement.
Her father is rather a poor sort OF
chap. Worships money and all that
sort of thing. But look here, Mr..
Grey, I'm prepared to compensate the
young lady TO any amount"
"You needn't worry another min.
ute," I cried. Miss Desmond and
my chum, Dick Ransome, the second,
have fallen violently in love at sight,
and he is of just now to procure q
special license to be married."
"Bless you, my dear sir, bless you,''
he exclaimed, and gulped my drink
down in mistake for his own. "And
here have 1 been for days and weeks
In perfect stew"
Then the absurdity of the whole
business struck us and we both
leaned back and laughed till the teara
cane to our eyes; and It was thus
Dick, found us as he came laundering
into the cabin with the license in his
hand few minutes later.
Well, needn't tell you any more.
Matters were explained to Alice and
Dick, greatly to their overwhelming
Joy, l can assure you. Mr.. Goldwin
wanted them to wait and get married
at Melbourne, which they did. He
presented them with check for a
thousand pounds to start with and
made me accept a very substantial
check for the finger had had in the
pie.
have since been frequent visitor
at Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Ransome's
home, and am glad to say they have
no more quarrels than the generality
of married folks.-Pearson Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
How Tom oOrwin Got an Education.

His father felt that he was too
poor to make a scholar of more than
one child of his large family. and so
the elder brother. Matthias, was kept
at school and Thomas placed at hard
work on the farm.
The breaking of leg proved a
happy incident in the life of the boy,
as the enforced confinement gave him
time for devotion to his beloved
books, and he committed a Latin
grammar to memory. Upon his re-
covery he again importuned his
father to send him to school, and,
meeting refusal. deliberately broke
his leg the second time. that he might
have more leisure for study. His
heroic determination to learn result
ed In his being placed in the same
institution attended by his brother,
where his natural ability and great
industry gathered thorough knowl-
edge OF the best English literature
and a fair acquaintance with the
Latin classics. s.-Ohio Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
The Greatest Lihrarr.

The library at the British Museum,
which now contains between s.00O,-
900 and 100000 volumes, is
without exception the largest in the
world, the only one which approaches
it ia size being the Bibliotheque Ma
tionale. Paris and II is Interesting
to note that for the accommodation
Of this immense number Of books up
wards OF fortyrthree miles Of shelves
are required Chambers Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
Where Gems Are Plentiful.

when a Kansas farmer loses
diamond he sends his chauffeur to
town in a sixty horsepower automo-
bile and has his loss reported to the
police" says the Birmingham Age
Herald. Don't believe It; he simply
goes out to the barn and picks out
another diamond from the pile.---
Washington Herald.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
NOT ALL BAD.

Billings is not alto Iyether bad
fellow. ! have seen himunconscioua-
W do several very pretty things"
eyes, thaf's just IT. He alHaya
does them when he Isn't hjinself. ''~~4
Cincinnati Commercial Iribuna.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

For rushing onto railway track
to save his daughter from being
crushed beneath freight train. a
man at Danzig. Germany, was prose-
cuted for trespass by the railway au-
th0rities and fined.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14

The Union Pacific Is revealed as
Investing during the last six months
s1o3, 900, 600 IN the stocks Of other
corporations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-03-14
"NorHING USELESS is OR Low"

No ptted toad behind
But boards Upifd
The with midnight
Has lett silver trace Though lowlest and least
4 Ralph Hodson
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
; TWILL
Be DRY
SUNDAY
THIS IS WHAT rs PROMISED
TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW
YORK TODAY.
(By Associated Press. J

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-"Blue Sun
day" is promised for New York to-
morrow The literal enforcement of
the old but unsAriously regarded
statute under new Interpretation,
will deprive New York's millions of
any form of public entertainment for
twenty-four hours at least, and per-
haps many Sundays to come. Orders
for the strict enforcement of Justice
O'Gorman's recent decision, in re-
gard to the closing Of all places of
amusement on the Sabbath were is
sued today by Police Commissioners
Bingham. The only place in Greater
New York where bright lights will
shine and wheesy pianos beat out de-
fiance to police will be in Brooklyn.
The managers of five moving pic
lures and skating rink secured tenn
porary injunctions, restraining the
police from interfering tomorrow.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
Troops Arrive Yesterday At
ternoon and Immediately
Proceed to Pitch Tents
Statement Is Made by Col
onel Connmanding"that Pur-
pose Is to Preserve Peace.
~4~~~~~~~~%~~%~e..~~e~~1
Especial to the Bonanza.)

GoLDFIELD Dec THE hrst noad of soldiers
afternoon thel detachment arriving
night was expectancy all
people the depot when the first
contingent Of the kbakad men of Uncle Sam pulled in This
generally they
coming met by committee the mine
association including Walter Dowlen president George Wing
field. w. Hobbs, Henry Weber W. H.
gentlemen presented themselves Colonel Reynolds and
his officers and an automobile placed at the disposal OF the
the After riding
the hills site picked the old depot and
just below wilkes warehouse For the detachment
property
field Consolidated Mining
Colonel Reynolds Captain Richardson and Lieutenant Wolfe
accompanied Wngfed the the site and
ride around the mining properties The sit
camp being around
the and the soldiers looked
their Finally the pitch
issued there busy crowd Of soldiers under the
direction of Captain Richardson. the adjutant m
space
time there had been erected little village Of canvas and smoke
Nas pouring from pipes 1t bitterly
a bleak spot The driving of the the
work the soldiers for it
almost like mining get through the ground Picks and
had the showed themselves to be
handy with those implements as with their
The Twentysecond infantry of the
Philippines and their movements We're watched with interest by
the
who shered in the cold looking the growing
camp The lines were pretty closely drawn and civilians were
permitted inside The soldiers than in
their the visitors the afternoon To
night though everything as strict about the camp as in war
time Nobody permitted to approach the lines without cha
.
. Martial will declared unless
mited While the toward evening Col
Reynolds and asked the
. movements of the soldiers
here preserve peace, military
shortness. THAT the
present the peace seems pretty well preserved
= Reynolds looks preserve peace.
He with sandy musache deep blue
He pleasant in bearing but has
ord the field Godfed has better look with these men in
hills bearing soldiers with their Springfield
rifles the officers with dangling their
their belts
= when his soldier, and walking arsenal
. . = = = . . . - - = . . . .
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
Denies COMPANY
IS INSOLVENT
[By Associated Press.1

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Tn
statement issued tonight by ]. Dali
zell Brown. manager of the Califor-
MIA Safe Deposit and Trust company,
said: THE statement that the COM
pany is insolvent is untrue 1t is the
opinion OF committee of stock
holders that with the cooperation of
the depositors and with changes in
the directorate, the company will be
able to resume. The statement that
large loans We're made to a clerk
without security is not true. The
company owns practically all of the
stock OF the Ell Dorado Lumber COM
pany. which company is a reorgani-
cation of the American River, Land
and Lumber company and denies
there has been any improper use OF
the depositors money.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08

REbUKES
GOMPERS
SAYS ORGANIZED LABOR WILL
NOT TOLERATE DICTA-
TORSHIP.
tBy Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, Dec. speaker
Cannon today expressed his senti-
ments toward organized labor and
its leader, Samuel Gompers, with re-
spect to the latter's campaign for
his (the speaker's) defeat, the oc-
casion being call on him by a COM
mittee from the local union of plate
engravers. set of resolutions
commencing the speaker for his leg
islative work on behalf of the plate
workers was presented by the chair
man of the delegation, Charles
Smith. In reply, Speaker Cannon
after expressing qualification at the
confidence conveyed, entered into an
informal discussion of lone man po-
litical leadership" of organized la
Dor. He said that while he bore no
enmity toward the president of the
American Federation of Labor he
didn't believe that union fnen as
American citizens would ever allow
dictatorship over their votes. He
paid high tribute as to the ability
of Gompers as an organizer, express
ed himself as highly sensible of the
work done by him within functions
allotted him as labor leader and as
president of the American Fedora
tion on behalf of workingman and
the country. Coincidentally he made
it plainly known that he, for his
part, would pursue his own ideas in
legislative matters irrespective of
Gompers opposition to some of
them.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
STOCK MARKET
VERY UNSTABLE

F.t \ :.
NEW YORK. Dec THE ex-
treme irregularity which has been
characteristic of the stock market
movement for several days past was
more pronounced than ever today
The general downward tendency OF
the first hour gave place to an ag-
gressive upward movement early In
the second hour, which was broader
and more comprehensive than has
yet appeared in the market, but
prices broke again at the last. The
show of strength seemed to be based
on an anticipation of favorable
bank statement showing, the publ
cation Of which was withheld until
after the market closed, in accord
anee with a new rule now made per
ment. The bank statement con
firIned the expectation, butethe clos
ing of the stock market was extreme
~ unsettled by the news of the fail
ure of brokerage house in Pitts
burg. Bonds We're strong.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
Situation at Southern City
Last Night Was One of
Marked Quiet and Relief
Governors Representative
Says Troops are There in
Interest of Public Safety.

Especial 10 the Bonanza. J

GOLDFIELD, Dec. THE situation tonight of
marked quiet The soldiers the hills overlook
the neghborhood the the mines The sol
diers here the they gasoned the
outskirts of the they other city,
as a protecting force against invasion
They will attempt the city unless they
peaed and s e remote emergency
OF the people When Colonel Reynolds who commands the troops
asked what expected the soldiers he responded by
saying:
I'VE preserve peace"
When Colonel w. represents Sparks
asked what the soldiers going to do he said
They going be garrsoned here in the interests
lie safety There will declaration
there is a overt act committed"
There feeling many
evident streets n saloons,
crowds that gathered the Monezuma al
burden had been lifted from the sides there
approval of the the The members
Western Federation and of the w. w. the
diers; they do not see any necessity for them
There trouble now may be any trouble
But the mines will be opened soon and they will be worked
without regard to the regulations
Federation That may not trouble The experience
e past tne NINE owners say mas taught them that an ounce
OF prevention is worth pound Of and that the
here with the ounce of prevention.
George Wingfeld pleasant
tonight going to open
right he smiled and said he
ably could tell, but did not to do the time
There people going camp there
are many more still coming in the latter for the
being shrewdly suspected
whistles blow again to sound the start Of the first shift then
trouble is coming it will probably show
there will be martial law Godhed
Washington there
be maintained garrison in Goldfeld and that the
proposition has consideration
said when contemplated thought
of the troubles with the Goded for
that the railroads.
fore its availability beyond
the that there Indians the
that there is no fort in the state, troops either
The executive committee Western
advisabiy appeal Washing
asking for the withdrawal
the town is law abiding community that the
peaceabe
. = > . . : . 90 . . . . . . . . = =
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
GREENLAND HAS
COPPER DEPOSITS

COPPENHAVEN. Dec. 7.-After
investigation it has been demon
strated that there are exceedingly
valuable copper deposits on the
southern and western coasts of
Greenland The Danish owners of
mining concessions have sent many
engineers and miners into the ter
ritory with shipload of building
materials and modern mining ma
chinery. Gold also has been found,
and while the importance of the dis
covery has been kept secret. it is
known that the mine owners expect
great profit from this source.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
Will PREPARE
ADAMS Defense

DENVER, Dec. 10. N. Hilton,
the acting general attorney for the
Western Federation of Miners. today
received a Telegram from President
G., H. Moyer of. the federation. now
in Boise, to the effect that Steve
Adams will be turned over to the
Colorado authorities and will be
brought to Telluride, for trial on the
charge of numbering Arthur Collins.
mine superintendent, and W. ]. Bar
ney. mine foreman. Hilton will pro-
ceed to Telluride to meet Adams,
and prepare for his defense
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
BOND ALLOTMENT
IS ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. Secre-
tary Cortelyou today announces the
allotments of Panama bonds sold to
the various national banks of the
United States. The average price
paid for the bonds was small frac-
tion over 1913. Allotments were
made in sums OF $4,000 and up
wards, hundreds of banks taking the
bonds at their bids in sum up to
several million dollars.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-08
NEEDS HER LARORERs.

TOXIC. Dec THE reason. it is
believed that Japan verbally agreed
to limit the emigration of Japanese
to include only students and COM
mercial men having means of sup
port is to prevent entirely the emf
grafton of laborers. The foreign