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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-28
Desert Fruit.

In no part of the world do figs
attain greater perfection of size and
flavor than at the oasis of Palm
Springs in the Colorado Desert OF
6outhern California. They ripen
earlier than elsewhere, and the hun
dreds OF boxes OF this fruit sent out
annually by whites and Indians are
eagerly sought at fancy prices.
Persian and Egyptian dates are
grown here. where the climate is al.
most duplicate Of that in their nat.
ural habitat. Oranges. lemons,
peaches, plums, grapes, melons, veg.
etables and profusions OF beautiful
flowers grow luxurlantly. A graceful
desert willow circles velvet meadows
where scores OF cattle browse.-Trav-
el Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-28
Charleston's 8 O'CLOCK Dinner.

Most OF the people In Washington
dine between ana o'clock. This
is called an early dinner, but the
Washington people always were q
slow set. The usual hour OF dining
IN Charleston is o'clock. 1t 10 an
old English custom. we believe. At
any rate we fancy It is something OF
that sort because we cling to 1t so
tenaciously. II is a very inconvenient
hour to most people who are engaged
in business. but II is the habit and
very hard to break. We have the ad-
vantage OF from two to four hours
over the people OF Washington. at
any rate, because we are Just that
much ahead OF them on the principal
feast OF the day.--Charieston News
and Courier.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-28
Wlnsomcncss.

He who would win a soul must
have a winsome spirit. 1t is not
enough to be a good man. Some men
seem to be good, but they are not at
tractiVe. They have long faces and
sad countenances, and arc cold as
ice. The Spirit of God will mako the
heart warm and the counterance
cheerful aud bright.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-28
NO SURPLUS WEALTH.

What are you going TO do with
your surplus wealth."
my friend" answered Mr.. Dustin
stax, surplus wealth ia a myth, a
superstition. There is no such thing
in the personal experience of any in
dlviduai. ."--Washington Star.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-28
EVIDENCE.

"The evidence shows, Mrs. Null
cahey, that you threw a stone at the
constable"
IT shows more than that. yer
honor 1t shows that OF hit him..
Judge. ..,.,.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-28

A special room will be reserved In
the International Art Exhibition to
be held In Venice for the works of
English and Scottish artists and OF
American artists resident in London.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-28

No oxidizing solution is equal to
chloride Of platinum for oxldizing
silver The deposit is extremely
black and very adherent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
A Powerful Endorsement.

Many years ago there was consider
able illness in Harrisburg, which was
attributed to the waters of the Susque-
hanna river, then the source of the city
supply. One of the members of the
legislature for that year, upon his re-
turn to his constituents. was inter-
viewed concerning the plague. He
soon settled the question. Upon my
soul, gentlemen" he declared. 1.-THE re-
port of the foulness of the water was a
SANDER on the city Of Harrisburg.
absolutely know the water to be per-
fectly healthful, for during the session
l drank the water on two different oc-
casions, and l never experienced any
Ill effect whatever Pittsburg Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
PIONEER COURT ECl1ENTS.
Free and Easy Manners In Early I'LL
nos Trials.

Most of the early Illinois court
houses were log built. but in some dis
tricts. saws the author of Lincoln. the
LAWYER" the sessions were held in the
barrooms of taverns. and the absence
of all formaity in the proceedings Is
best Illustrated 10y the fact that in the
circuit court of Washington county.
held by Judge John Reynolds. the sher-
if usually heralded his honor by sing
ing out. Come in. boys, our John is
a-goin' to hold court! to which cordla!
invitation those having business with
the law responded.
Another sheriff in Union county made
laudable efforts to meet the require
ments of the occasion by shouting out
this singular announcements: ooh. yes .
Oh. yes. Oh. yes! The honorable judge
is now opened!
In one case judge who desired to
display his learning instructed the jury
very fully, laying down the law with
, authority. but the jurors, after deib-
Grating some hours found themselves
unable to agree. Finally the foreman
rose and asked for additional instruc-
tons.
Judge. this ere is the difficulty" he
explained. "The jury want to know if
! that thar what you told us was rally
the law, or on'y jist your notion. -
Youths Companion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17

OF all hours of the day there is none
like the early morning for downright
good odors--tke morning before eat
ing. Fresh from sleep and unclogged
with food mans senses cut like
knives. The whole world comes in
upon him. \ still morning is best, for
the mists and the moisture seem to re-
tain the odors which they have dis
titled through the night. Upon a
breezy morning one is likely to get a
single predominant odor. as of clover
when the wind blows across bayfield,
or of apple blossoms when the wind
comes through the orchard, but upon a
perfectly still morning it is wonderful
how the odors arrange themselves in
upright strata, so that one walking
passes through them as from room to
room in marvellous temple of fra
grance.-American Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
Most Nearly Perfect Vacuum.

1t was Professor Dewars achieve
ment in liquefying hydrogen that led
to the discovery of an easy method of
obtaining an almost perfect vacuum.
and that in a single minute. When a
glass tube filled with air and closed
at one end has its open end dipped into
a cup of liquid hydrogen, the intense
cold condenses the air into kind of
snow that settles to the bottom. If,
then. the upper part of the tube, from
which the solidified air has fallen, is
removed by heating and cooling it off
it becomes a vacuum chamber so free
from air that it is difficult to force an
electric current through it.-New York
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
Music and Method.

The sane, healthy way to study the
piano is to apply ones thought direct
ly to the work laid out methodically by
the teacher for certain length of time
every day. That length of time de-
ponds entirely upon the future that the
student may decide upon. If he or
she take up music as a profession,
four hours daily should be given to
study; If as an amateur, two hours are
enough. In both cases the division of
time devoted to practice should be not
less than one hour.-I. j. Paderewski
in Strand Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
A Doctors Assistant.

A doctor whose large practice has
made an assistant necessary was told
that the man he selected was hardly
competent
Hes good enough for what l want
him for" said the doctor. Il don't
expect him to prescribe for my pa
tients. but to listen to their gossip. In
many cases the privilege OF talking
over his troubles with the doctor con-
stitutes the biggest part of patient $
cure. / haven't time TO listen to all
these complaints myself; hence the
need of an assistant This man Is
good looking and sympathetic. Callers
will readily unburden their hearts to
him, then when they are ready for
real medical advice he can pass them
on to me."-Columbus Dispatch.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
FOUGHT IN A FOG.
A Duel In Which Neither Principal
Could See the Other.

The most laughable duel ever fought
III France was that which took place
in November, 1878, at Plessis-Piquet
between Messrs. Gambetta and De
Fourtou.
Some heated words had passed be-
tween the two distinguished gentlemen
in the chamber of deputies, for which,
according to their ideas of honor, moth
ing could atone except a duel The
men met therefore on the field at
tended by their seconds and the sur
geons.
A look over the field was enough to
convince any one present that there
would he no occasion for the doctors
services. A thick November fog hung
over the scene-so thick, indeed. that
one could hardly see his hand before
his face. The arrangements for the
duel required that it should be fought
at thirty-fve PAGES.
Nor was the fog the only crcum-
stance that tended to place the COM
batants out of sight of each other. On
the way to the field NJ. de Fourtou is
reported to have said:
M. Gambetta has but one eye, and
I am ortsIShted, so the game Will
be about even
1t was. of course. rendered still more
"even" by the fog. Neither man could
see the other. and the sole danger was
to the seconds and the doctors.
Almost miraculously the two bullets
that were exchanged missed the per
sons in attendance. Everybody's hon
or was satisfied and the whole party
went home Gambetta said that the
affair was as near to being a skrmisl
in the dark as anything he ever saw
Philadelphia Ledger.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
Unfortunate Royalty.

Horse accidents caused the death or
William l. and William Ill, William
IL. and Richard l. were killed by ar
rows. Richard III. was slain in battle,
Charles |. was beheaded, Edward H.,
Richard II. and Edward V. were MUIR
dered, surfeit of lampreys cost Henry
/. his life, poison or surfeit of peaches
killed John, poison is suspected to have
been administered to Edward VI, and
the death Of Henry VI. is by some his
torians laid to the charge of Richard,
duke of Gloucester.-London Standard.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
His Old Letters.

A Wall street business man showed
a visitor a bundle of old letters that
he was taking home from his office to
burn in his furnace. 81 wasn't always
so particular about these useless bust
ness letters" he said. until | learned
that the women cleaners were sorting
them out of the Massachusetts, and sell
ing them to certain firms which make
n business of furnishing lists of names
for various purposes, mostly to specu-
lative concerns. Then concluded
that | owed it to my clients to protect
them from the nuisance that follows
getting ones name on mailing list
New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
Biblical Repartee.

Justice jeremiah Black Of Pennsyl-
vania. in reviewing a case that came
up from the court of his old friend
Judge Moses Hampton, remarked,
"Surely Moses must have been wan
derlng in the wilderness when he
made his decision" and sent the case
back to the lower court. Judge Hamp-
ton on its second trial remarked that
although he would have to submit to
higher authority, he still thought he
was right in spite of the lamentations
80 Iaromiohn
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
'ouDg fok tarted or right. III bring
he papers err tomorrow"
Il, IL ne really is to he married,


"Well, IL ne really is to he married.
,egau Mrs. Reynolds hesitaiibgly.
"If!' lie shouted with boorish hearth
less. "To be sure she is. I'll have the
awyer witness my consent while he's
drawing up the deed to the meadow
Snd."
lie stamped out of the house in high
good humor and Larry turned to the
two women.
What is the meaning Of all thisF'
he asked as It maric?"
"The magic of money" smiled Mrs.
Eonalds. Your uncle has been tapping
the Davis farm. and l guess he got
Dver the line into our lot"
ar that meadow is oil land, it's
worth lot more than 5000" be said,
Indignantly. "Do you mean to say you
are going to let him swindle you just
for the sake of obtaining his consent"
I'VE are willing to let the plot 60"
was the woman's quiet answer
Larry swore that he would not PER-
NIT the sacrifice. but the two women
only laughed and he left with the de-
| termination to force his uncle to refuse
the offer.
Frazier smiled paternally.
"N1y dear boy" he said blandly,
that lot has one of the best wells I
know Of We struck oil almost on the
surface. When the land is mine and
I can sink the shaft it'll he worth a
fortune. You have enough money for
yourself and the girl. That should be
sufficient"
Larry rushed out of the house and
back to the Ronalds home. The argu-
ments the women advanced must have
been sound. for when Frazier came
with the title deeds the next day Larry
suggested that he and the notary act as
witnesses to their marriage. The gray
haired old minister stepped forward
and completed the ceremony. and Fra
zier was eager to congratulate the
bride
Heres the money for the trOus-
seau.'' he cried, as he pressed a roll Of
bills into her hands "Now if your
mother will sign the deed. we'll be al,
through
Mrs. Ronads affixed her signature
and Frazier thrust the document deep
into his pocket He turned into the
road leading past his new purchase
II want to show you pretty bit Of
land" he told his companion. the no
tary. Its got one of the best oil wells
in the state or l lose my guess. and
don't think l often make a mistake
Get up"
The last remark was addressed tC
the horse. for in the field he had jus
bought a gang of workmen were tear
ing up the soil.
what are you doing there" he de
handed as he dashed up. THAT is m!
property
Just fixing the pipe line" explained
the foreman. Il suppose the oil tina
got in the marsh the time of the wrecl
gave some one the idea that there wa
oil here. Anyhow. he's sunk his drill
right into our main pipe line, confoun'
him"
And Frazier drove on, echoing tn
last two words. sues rousseau" ha
not been salted-just oiled
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17

A very strange animal, related to
the lemurs and peculiar to Madagascar,
is the aye-aye. 1t feeds. on wood Dor
ing grubs that tunnel into the bark of
trees. The beast cuts away the outer
bark with its chisel-like teeth, and as
the worm retreats to the end of its hole
pokes after 1t with finger. This fin
ger is a remarkable organ. evidently
provided by nature for this purpose,
being abnormally long and armed with
a hook shaped claw for dragging out
the grub.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17

BY the laws of Maryland corporal
punishment in the public schools of
that state is forbidden. This prohbi-
ton was much condemned by certain
of the teachers with old fashioned
ideas. especially by teacher in one
of the schools of the Eastern Shore
some years ago He was a strapping
big fellow. and it was lucky for his
pupils, who were rather a tough lot,
that they were protected by the afore-
mentioned law
The teacher did the best he could I'M
der the circumstances, but moral sua-
sion proving of little avail he finally
laid his case before the board Of trus-
tees
Gentlemen he said after recital
of his trials, those boys must be lick
ed"
You can't do that" replied the chair
man.
Then you must assist ME in con.
trolling them"
THAT, sir" observed the chairman
testify, lis what you are employed to
do"
I'm that case" continued the teacher,
"you must allow me to lick them"
Corporal punishment is against the
law" insisted the chairman.
"Then, gentlemen" concluded the
teacher, with considerable emphasis.
"some one must be licked, and | want
to say right here that the next time |
have trouble with my boys Fun going
to lick a trustee AS | have trouble
about once n day, each one of you may
expect on the average one licking per
week. l reckon there's no law against
that."-Rochester Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
EMBROIDERED TRUTH.
Mark Twain on His Own Reputation
For Veracity.


l am used TO having my statements
discounted. My mother began It before
l was seven years old. Yet all through
my life my facts have had a substra-
tum of truth, and therefore they were
not without pleciousness. Any person
who is familiar with me knows how to
strike my average and therefore knows
how to get at the jewel of any fact Of
mine and dig it out of its blue clay
matriX. My mother knew that art.
When | was seven or eight or ten or
twelve years old-along there-a neigh
Dor said to her:
DO you ever believe anything that
that boy says
My mother said
He is the wellspring of truth. but
you can't bring up the whole well with
one bucket" And she added: Il know
his average. therefore he never de
ceives me. l discount him 80 per cent
for embroidery. and what is left is
perfect and priceless truth without a
flaw in it anywhere. Mark Twains
Autobiography in North American Re
view.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
STOMACH ON STRIKE
SUCCESSFUL TONIC TREATMENT
FOR IND GESTlON
Or. Williams Pink Pills Cured This
Woman and Have Cured Many
Hundreds OF Other Case, OF
Common Ailments

SOU1fIlCH filUlGFlS
Loss of appetite, coated tongue, bad
taste in the mouth, heavy dull headache
and dull. sluggish feeling these are
the symptoms of stomach trouble. They
indicate that the stomach IS Oh IL strike;
that it is no longer furnishing to the
blood the full quota of nourshment that
the body demands hence every organ
suffers.
There are two methods of treatment,
the old one by which the STOMACH i9
humOred by the use of predigested foods
and artificial ferments, and the new one
by which the stomach is toned up to do
the work which nature intended of it.
A recent cure bv the tonic treatment is
that of Mrs. Mary Stackpole. of 81
Liberty street, Lowell, Mass. She says:
Il suffered constantly for years from
stomach trouble and terrible backaches
and was confined to my bed the greater
part of three years. | was under the
care of our family physician most of the
time, but did not seem to get better.
Il was completely rundown and was
not able to do my work about the house.
My blood was impure and my complex
ion pale | suffered from flashes Of
heat. followed suddenly by chills.
had awful headaches, which lasted from
three to four days l could get but little
rest at night, as my sleep was broken
and fitful As a result l lost several
pounds in weight and became very ner-
| VOus.
Il was in a wretched condition when
l heard about DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
l started to take the pills at once and
! began to gain in weight and health.
was encouraged by this to keep on until
l was cured My friends and neighbors
often remark what a changed woman L
am and 1 owe it all to DR.. Williams
| Pink Pills"
These wonderful pills are useful in a
wide range of diseases such rs anRmia,
rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, nervous
headaches, and even locomotOr ataxia
and partial paralysis.
The great value of DR. Williams Pink
Pills lies in the fact that they actually
make new blood and this carries health
and strength to every portion of the
body The stomach is toned up. the
nerves are strengthened, every organ is
stimulated to do Its work.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid. or receipt
of price. so cents per box, six boxes for
81 80, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
The Baggage System In England.


$50 you are going abroad, ehf" said
a railroad man. well, watch your
luggage over there. The system is
abominable.
They don't, you know, have our sim
pie and satisfactory check system. In
England, for instance, no one Is re-
Eponsible for your luggage but your
self. You get porter to put 1t in the
baggage car, and when you reach your
destination you pick 1t out with an
other porter's help, put it on cab
and drive off. Any one could steal 1t.
Often luggage thefts occur.
81 often wondered why the English
railroads, which in many respects are
so good, didn't adopt our American
check system. Last year, asking an
English railroad man, found out.
IF the English roads adopted the
Neck system they would be response
ole for luggage, as our roads are. The
English law does not make them re-
,ponsible. Therefore, of course, they
10 nothing that will lay such a re-
possibility upon them, But they ae-
knowledge that our luggage system Is
ine, while theirs is eXecrable. And
icy have q registering systsm-a mere
digging of the questioD-for which you
have TO pay extra"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
THE NEGRlTOS.
Odd Marriage Ceremony of These
Barberous Little People.


Rarberous Little People.
Belonging as they do to the lowest
type of civilization as yet discovered
the Negritos of Malaysia and their
WAYS are well worth studying simple.
primitive. hartar0us little people, their
customs are those of prehistoric man.
They have no fixed home or settle
ments. lut nra wanderers over their
mountainous lands sleeping under a
banana leaf. living on herbs and ber-
ries and game
Their marriage ceremony is unique
survival of early lie. The suitor and
a few companions dance about the
shelter Of the desired girl. There is
a curious resemblance between the
dances of the prospective bridegroom
and those of many of the game birds
of our woodland. Finally the girl, ac-
companied 10y her mother, starts to-
ward the dwelling of the young men
They frequently stop, sQuatting in the
trail while the ardent sutton and his
companions continue their entreating
and bewitching dances, winding round
and round the girl. Presents are gen
orally demanded and must be given
before the reluctant bride will pro
coed. Finally the women arrive near
a steep bamboo platform. y wild
shout pierces the air, and the bride
groom. like a frenzied animal. tears
through the Negritos assembled at the
base of the platform. snatches the
Irida in his arms and flies nm the in
cline with his mate. where they sit
during the wedding feast.--New York
Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17
THE HERRING CATCH.
It Is to Northern Europe What the
Wheat Crop Is to America.

1t Is to Northern Europe What tne
Wheat Crop Is to America.
Today the herring is hardly regarded
as Il luxury. Indeed. it is chiefly eaten
by those who can afford nothing else.
and yet 3.mO.OOO.OOO of these fish are
needed to supply the annual demand
How this ineXhaustible. limitless yield
of the ocean has swayed the destinies
of nations is strikingly set forth in an
article by Harold Bolce in Ocean.
Despite the unremitting harvest by
predatory man and gull and cannibal-
istic cod and shark. the unconquered
armies of herring still continue TO pop
ulate the Atlantic with multiplying
hosts.
The Atlantic has been aptly called
the herring pond" Indelibly associat-
ed in the past with the economic and
political history of occidental man
kind. the herring seems destined to
survive as one of the greatest factors
in the welfare of western nations 10
day what the wheat crop is to America
the herring catch is to northern Eu-
rope.
Few persons, even aHlOHS the MASSES
that consume this fish, realize its
economic importance. More than 3,OOO,-
600 900 herrings are captured annually.
according to the latest estimate.
The weight of that annual catch Is
over 10000 tons.
1t would require $4,000 freight cars.
each with a capacity of thirty tons, to
haul the herring harvest inland from
the Atlantic
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17

If the jennings powers We're pro-
portioned to his pluck. the lemmin-
would make things lively for the
hunter. 1t attacks with reckless fury
the harmless passerby. one of these
creatures. smaller than rat, vii! as
sail without a second thought a couple
of human beings weighing 100 pounds
apiece. 1t will spring to ones knees,
barking and biting. and in purblind
fury fall back "all ends up to the
earth. only to renew the attack again
and again. one day while one lem
ming was flying at me another from
beyond Il small stream joined in the
demonstration and presently swan
across to get to close quarters. | was
not quite sure that the first fall into
the water was not accidental but
hardly think so, since once there it
came straight to the charge.-"Wild
Norway"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-17

Caller-Td think that your fathers
duties as building inspector would be
awfully dangerous going round unsafe
buildings. Small Son of the House
oh, no; he doesn't go near 'em till after
they fall down.-Life.