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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06

out or a 500 bill after we had had
dinner. But we didn't care nor even
think about 1t. It's easy to be prodi-
gal when you have $4,000 in box
waiting to be spent and more coming
in every day.
But 1t wasn't long before the tide
turned. In the first place we struck
a losing streak with our tips and the
5000 a day dropped of until we
scarcely paid Office rent. Meanwhile
was dropping big wads of coin at
the track. I couldn't seem to pick
them right. One day l lost s4500.
On another $500. My roll couldn't
stand that long, and on New Years
Day l took our last thousand over
to the track. intended to bet on
two horses-Firestone, which knew
was likely to prove the best two-year-
old on the Coast. and Proper, In the
New Years Handicap. A horseman
persuaded me to stay off Firestone,
which he said was not ready to race,
and at the last moment l switched
from Proper to Logistilla. The lat
ter was left at the post and Proper
won.
On the way bacl, that night / felt
natural. / was broke. I've been
broke ever since, and the way things
look now l am likely to stay that way,
for the easy marks are staying out of
my path, II there are any in town.
Now, am an old hand at all kinds
of gambling. l make my living by
knowing more about that sort of
thing than the man whose money
want, and yet l squander all / make
in going against games in which my
money isn't worth ten cents on the
dollar the moment / sit in.
Years ago l was talking with John
Condor, the blind racetrack magnate
of Chicago. We were discussing
gambling and the chances q man has
to win.
"Well," said Condor, there's only
one way to beat a gambling game.
Make the other fellow go against
your game. With me any time
man didn't want to go against my
game there was no play"
Shrewd old John Condor hit the
nall on the mead. AS long as the
suckers" play my game 1 get the
money. The moment l begin to
gamble in any other game where an
other man has the percentage l lose
my money the same as any other
sucker" 1 know this and yet I go
right on losing my money. Why?
There's conundrum. If had S1O,-
0e0 I'd give it all to know the an
swer.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
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"She let fall few remarks"
as that whyshe spoke in such broken
s?"-Baltimor American.
Yeast-"What kind of men get the
most enjoyment out of fishing?v
Crimsonbeak -" why, liars, of
course! "--Yonkers Statesman.
Il got my eyes and nose full of
dust yesterday, and every muscle in
my body aches" Long auto ride.
eh?" "Nopo. Beating rugs. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
A Persian penman named Aziz,
Remarked, Il think / know my biz.
For when l write my name as is,
1t is Aziz as is Aziz."
Carolyn Wells, in Life.
"Do you favor any particular
school of music?" asked the lady.
"Yes, indeed" 2" replied the young man
who lives in a fiat II favor the
pianissimo school. Puck.
"When was their engagement
made?" "While they were singing
in the church choir" what was the
cause of their divorce?" Singing in
the church choir. Milwaukee Sen.
tincl.
Mrs. Newcome-"My husband has
been a collector of curios and old
relics for a number of years. Mrs.
Indeed! I have often won
dered why he married you!"-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The man wore a badge with the
legend, Il am an undesirable citi.
zen." "Why go to the trouble of an
nouncing it?" queried an observer.
At this point the trouble began
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The ladies stopped a little boy whose legs
were briar-scratched,
And laughed to see the novel way his little
pants were patched.
why did they patch with white?" they
asked. why not with blue or red?"
The small boy scowled and touched the
spot. That amt no patch" he said
Dallas News.
The Scientist There is every rea-
son to believe that the ancients used
Illuminating gas. In fact, l once dug
up an article which / have no doubt
was primitive form of gas meter.
The Householder-"W it still
working! Judge.
Il feel" he said, as he laid the
morning newspaper aside, "that my
country has called mel" Make 10
mistake, dear" said the wife.
That's only old Jones blind mule
braying for oats. He'll feed it direct
ly!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Shopping by mail, quoted Mrs.
Gaddie, quoting from the advertise
mcnt in the paper. "How ridicu-
lous!" why so?" inquired her hus-
band. "Why, how can you shop by
mail? You can only buy things by
mail. Philadelphia Press.
Jigley--"Wo were talking about
suburban cottages, and Subbubs re-
marked that the only thing they
ever dreamed of out his way in Bog
hurst was Queen Anne" Gilman
"The idea! Is that the way he pro.
nounces it now?" Jigley-"P
nounces what?" Gilman -" "Qui.
nine?"-Philadelphia Press.
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To Encourage Thrift.

A New York man has Just patented
device for the encouragement of
thrift. 1t consists OF a toy savings
bank with a clock attachment. The
clock is set in the face OF the bank
and cannot be wound unless a dime
is dropped in the slot. AS winding
causes the dime to fall into the vault
and the clock will run but twenty.
four hours without rewinding the
contriyance assures an accumulation
OF seventy cents week. The theory
Is that the necessity of deposIting
dime every day will lead to slipping
In other coins at odd moments and
thus establish a habit OF saving
New York Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
saucc For tho Gnnder.

Tho modern wife is beginning to
astonish the modern husband. A
man came home at a. m. He took
OFF his shoes on the front doorstep.
Then ne unlocked the door and went
cautiously upstairs on tiptoe, holding
his breath. But light was streaming
through the keyhole of the bedroom
door. With a sigh he paused. Then
be opened the door and entered. His
wife stood by the bureau, fully
dressed. II didn't expect you'd be
sitting up for me. my dear" he said.
II haven't been f" she said. II just
came in myself. New Voice.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
The scotchman,s Great view.

Two smart Young men from Lon
don once came upon a respectable
looking shepherd In Scotland, and ac-
costed him with: You have very
fine view here-you can see great
way" FAY, ay, ferry great way"
"Ah, you can see America here,
suppose7" ''Farrar than that. :"
How is that?" "Yu list wait tuie
the mists gang ava and you'll SEQ
the mune, ,"-sArgonaut. ----.'-l'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
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Although South America has about
twice the area of the United States,
it has only half the population.
Life insurance companies in Japan
are paying sixteen per cent, divi-
dends. In one of them the directors
got only $1,000 fees for their years
work.
Lancaster County, Pa, has twenty
one Presbyterian churches, and at
least three of the congregations are
almost 200 years old.
Wounded Elk, full-blooded Sioux
missionary, is organizing a revival
movement in New York City. He has
wonderful flow of simple oratory,
besides a majestic presence.
The consensus of opinion among
historians is to the effect that the
most ancient city is Damascus. There
is no doubt about the fact that
Damascus has the longest continuous
history of any city in the world.
Lord Breadalbane has more deer
on his estates than any landowner in
the United Kingdom, and yet, when
he was Lord Steward, among his per-
quisites was a present of six bucks
and six does every year from the
royal herd.
The Tower of Babel, at Babylon,
was composed of eight square tow.
ers, one upon the other, the pile be.
ing go feet high. Babylon was a
square, fifteen miles on each side, the
walls being eighty-seven feet thick
and $40 feet high.
The English occupation of India
began with the administration of
Give, in 1868. The present popula-
tion of India is 240,00O,00O. The
English residents in India, civil and
military, number less than 100000.
Porson was a great talker and a
man of immense learning, and Car.
lyle was not far behind him, but both
were handicapped by temperamentaI
difficulties. Perhaps the greatest and
most admirable all-round converse
tionalist was Lord Macaulay, with
Oliver Wendell Holmes as a close Sec
ond.
Horseshoeing is very ancient. It
is represented on coin of Tarentum,
South Italy, about 800 B. c. Iron
and bronze horseshoes have been
found in tumuli in France, Germany,
Belgium and England. 1t is, OF
course, impossible to designate the
first instance in which a bronze OF
iron horseshoe was used.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
AutomobiIes and Coachlng.

James Nartln. at whose North
Side stables che Blue Dog" coach
which was used TO make trips to
Highland Park was kept. says that
the arrive, OF the automobile has
killed the sport OF coach
ing in Chicago. There ia now no de-
mand for drags and brakes. al
though they used TO be most popu-
La. chicsgo Evening Post. -.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
Mccarden,s prize Chaureur.

My automobile Is so simple 10 ham
die, writes Roy l.. McCardell IN the
New Rochelle Salts. that any little
girl can run It. A feat that attracts
much attention Is when my daughter
places large reddy bear at the
wheel and. sitting beside It, operates
tho machine BY the low gear pedal.
1t looks as Il the Teddy bear was
running II.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06
Names of DAYS.

Our names for each day are de-
rived from the Saxons, who probably
borrowed the week from some East
ei'n people. substituting names of
their own divinities for those of the
classical gods, as is easily seen when
the names are tabulated:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06

Come, rack with this little vagrant rill A
Wandering its wild from the mountains breast,
Now with brink fantastic hestherdrest
And playing with the STOPPING flowers at win;
Now moving with noseess and still
Anon, IL seems to OF its rest ft4 Iat.y4r
And hurries leaping with sparkling
Adown the lodges Of the broken hill.
So let IL live. is not the life well
Which loves the lot that kindly
For all inherting adorning earthg
Which throws light pleasure content,
Blossoms with frutagc flowers well as leaves
And sweetens wisdom with taste Of mirth
Thomas Doubleday
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English.

Among the ancients the belief in
the influence of the planets upon the
life of men was SO strong that many
in selecting their daily ornaments
would wear only the gem associated
with the planet of the day. Thus on
Sunday only yellow gems and gold
should adorn the fingers. Pearls and
white stones, excepting diamonds, be-
longed to the Moon Day. Tuesday.
day of Mars. claimed rubies and all
stones of fiery lustre. Thursday,
Thors Day. demanded amethysts and
deep colored stones of sanguine tint,
while Friday, dominated by Venus,
relgned over the emerald. color Of
jealousy, which is loves shadow.
Saturday. dedicated to Saturn, the
oldest of the gods. had for its distinc-
tive talisman the most splenst1 OF all
gems, the diamond. d.--Chicago Rec
ord-Herald
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06

Wounded Elk, a full-blooded Sioux
missionary, is organizing a revival
movement in New York City. He has
a wonderful flow of simple oratory,
besides majestic presence.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06

The consensus of opinion among
historians is to the effect that the
most ancient city is Damascus. There
is no doubt about the fact that
Damascus has the longest continuous
history of any city in the world
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-06-06

Lancaster County, Pa, has twenty
one Presbyterian churches, and at
least three of the congregations are
almost 200 years old.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20
TONS OF DIAMONDS.
An Estimate on the Output of the
 Mines of the World.

Like all precious metals and stones, the unit of weight usually employed in regard to diamonds is the carat, of which 1511a go to make up single ounce. To think of sacks of diamonds by the ton staggers the imagination; indeed, the average annual output of the Kimberley mines is not more than half ton all told.
 Statistics have been published re- gently at Cape Town giving the out put for several years past of the Kim berley mines and the river diggings. These yielded in the three years 1905 05 nearly 7,250,0O0 carats, say ton and half. The monetary value of these diamonds was G10,450, 900. Since the first diamond was discov- cred by the banks of the Vaal in 1867 down to the end of 1906 it is estimated that the total weight of diamonds ex- tracted from the Griqualand mines is over 1872 tons, of a market value of fully f95,000,000.
 If statistics of this sort can be trust. ed-and in the case of the South Afri. can yield they closely approximate to the facts-only IT tons of diamonds had been mined all over the world to the end of 1901. With the same rela. tive output since that year from Bra gil and India the worlds output of dia- monds Is now more than 20 tons.
 The figure seems small, considering the ages diamonds have been worked in India and elsewhere in the east, and must be largely guesswork with respect to the output in antiquity. It is. however, certain that more dia. monds have been placed on the mar ket in the last 40 than in the previous thousand years.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20

Despite all the prohibitory laws in existence and the hundreds of thousands of people forming temper ance societies, exerting all their in- fiuence in cutting down the con- sumption of alcoholic drinks, the fig ures at our office at the close of the coming fiscal year, which will end June 3o," said high official of the internal revenue bureau, twill show that the people of the United States have never before drunk as much of ardent spirits or of the malt bever- ages in any other year of the his tory of the country. do not care to give out any of the figures now, as they will be officially announced at the proper time. Of course we have nothing showing why this is, and we do not attempt to account for it ex- cept by the increase in the popu!a- tion of the country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20

It will be of interest to users of the weed to know that the treasury department has officially decided that tobacco is a necessity and not a luxury. The case came up in an ap- peal to the comptroller over an cx- penditure for tobacco for some la borers who were held in quarantine in Panama. There was $15.50 worth of tobacco bought for the la borers. and the item was questioned by the disbursing officer. The treas ury decided that it was an expendi- ture for one of the necessaries of life within the meaning of the act. The decision went on to say that what ever might be the moral or hygeinic aspect of the case, that tobacco, es- pecially to the laboring classes, was so much part of their regular ra- tion that it must be ranked as a ne- cessity, and the item was allowed in the account. The treasury is called on to render a number of interesting decisions, and another even more curious than this was made some time ago where it was decided that a man could not possibly tell how old he was and could not be convicted of perjury in swearing falsely on the subject. The case came up under the civil service act where a treasury employe had stated his age at a cer- tain figure and where it was proven conclusively that he was at least five years older. It was shown in this case that the man had gone on in- formation given him in stating his age, and the department made a rul- ing in general form that nobody could be certain of their own age. as they always had to depend for the in- formation on hearsay evidence.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20
AFFECTION OF THE NERVES.
stammerins Not Always Due to Dc
 fleets in Vocal Organs.

"Stammering is often more the re- suit of habit than from any defect of the vocal organs" says Prof B. l.. Payer. Tt is generally, if not al- ways. caused by a spasm of the larnyx. resulting from nervous con traction of the organs. thus refusing to prmit a proper flow of the air cur rent producing tone. People rarely or never stammer when singing, for then the attention is divided between the words and music, the nervousness is momentarily forgotten and the pas sage of the air current through the larnyx is continuous and unobstructed. Stammering very often is the result of imitation, sometimes intentional. sometimes unconscious, and the sf- fiiction is much more general than might be supposed. In one compara- lively small section of the city there are 35 stammerers. and every one of them is able to demonstrate to his own satisfaction not only that he does not stammer very badly, but that some other person he knows stam- mers a great deal worse than himself. Every stammerer is intensely sensi- tive about his infirmity. rarely for gives and never does forget any allu- sion to it which in his mind sayors of ridicule.-St Louis Globe Demo crat
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20
TIMELY TOPICS.

Harding has a line of children's suit cases that he Is selling for 2os and BOG each.
 Maloney and Reilly, successors to c. Thatcher & Go sell the Sterling range and do heating and plumbing.
 Straw hats of every description at wenzers Toggery. They can it any shaped head.
 Refrigerators, large line to select from, at Benson Furniture Cos, $5.75 to s100.
 At Weinstein's cloak rooms there are some very dressy coats that are mark ed to S3.49 and s4.99.
 Get free ice with your refrigerator. Langley gives it with every purchase at his store.
 Grieve, Bisset and Hollands big June white sale is now the popular one for bargain hunters.
 A. Mailhiot has a pretty line of cor set covers that he is selling for 23c. Fresh fish sale at the Model market Shore haddock at 5c a pound. Sea trout 12c a, pound.
 You can keep out the flies if you buy screens at Barrow Bros. Sprinkling cans 25c.
 United Gas Improvement Co will put in gas range free of charge.
 Infants millinery in lawn, silk or mule in all correst styles at I. Chase & Sons.
 The Curtis Art Co will frame your diplomas at small expense If you want to preserve them.
 When you buy charcoal be sure that you get Browns. For sale at all grocers.
 Base ball shoes, jerseys. leggins, stockings, suits and all sporting goods at F. H. Towle's.
 New made Vermont butter at DC a pound at York State butter house.
 D. B. Wilson has everything for hunting. fishing and camping. includ- ing tents.
 Hampson-Sellew says a piece Of their pretty furniture would make a worthy wedding gift.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20
HEARD IN PASSING.

It looks as though the backward season has affected the development of number of republican presiden- tial booms.
 The people of Idaho and Colorado whom Orchard did not kill might or- ganize Survivors club with a small and select membership.
 With Harry Lehr in Germany and Tom Lawson just going, it looks as though the kaiser had all the troubles one man should be expected to put up with.
 In view of what that trust busting conference at the White House did not do, MT Hartman must feel like an habitual offender whose case has been nolle pressed.
 It was bad enough for Mrs Howard Gould to give her husband all the trouble he says she did without breaking up lot of happy homes in the New York police force.
 In Texas court the other day the defendant referred to one of the wit nesses against him as triple ex- pansion liar" Probably the super lative of this would be under forced draft"
 Dr Wiley of the department of agriculture declares that every baby is worth $1,000. We should say that this depends on the time of night. Probably about a. m. a number of parents would be willing to let theirs go at bargain rates.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20

One of the most important pieces of archaeological work ever done in the United States has just been re- ported to Washington. It is the par tiaI completion of the work of ex- eavation at the Casa Grande." Most people know that the Casa Grande has always been ranked as the most important and impressive of Ameri- can ruins. The translation of its Spanish name is The Big House" and 1t is located in southern Arizona where it has been known to the scientific world since the conquest adoT Alvsrado first entered that sec ton in his search for the fabled Sev- en Cities of Cibola. It is a great building something less than 100 by 50 feet in area with walls in some places thirty feet high. It is built up of adobe concrete with wooden door and window frames. and is dif- ferent from any other Indian con- structson of the southwest It is such a remarkable structure that the gov- ernmeut some years ago made an sp- propriation to help preserve it from the effects of the weather. and last year Dr Walter Fswkes of the Bu- rezu of Ethnology was sent down there to do a little more protective work But instead of eonhning him. self to the work he was sent to do. he commenced exezvatfng. and the result Is that he has unssrthsd what was the ground floor of the house which is Ioo feet bT zss. and 90 feet high making the original house small bT comparison What the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1907.

There have been no new develop ments in the Japanese situation in the past few days, and it is inferred that this government does not feel much uneasiness on the subject, as the navy department has just sent 5000 tons of coal to the American naval depot at Yokohama where the vessels of the Asiatic squadron refit instead of going to Manila. This ac- tion certainly would not be taken if there were any apprehension of trouble during which the coal supply would easily fall into the hands of the Japanese.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20
ARE HOTTEST OF MINES.
Worked by Iness and Now to Be
 Opened by New Company.

It Is thought that the old Caylloma silver mines in Peru are probably sit uated at q greater elevation than any other considerable mines in the world. Their altitude varies between 1t.000 and 17.0o0 feet. They were worked by the Spaniards in the sixteenth century. and before that, 1t Is believed. by the Incas. An English company is now preparing a hydro-electric plant for them. This plant will be situated at an altitude of between 15.0o0 and 16.- 900 feet It will derive its power from a waterfall on the Santiago river. and in a dry season from Lake Huaillacho. one of the sources of the Amazon The power will be transmitted by cable about three miles. At the highest mines the pressure of the atmosphere is only eight and one-half pounds . square inch. and water boiIs 2l de- grees below the ordinary boiling point Youths Companion
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20
How Be Got a Drink.

An Indiana traveling man told . story the other day of an incident on the road He was in the smoking car of an express train reading his paper when a man rushed in from the car behind the smoker. evidently in great agitation and said: Has anybody in this car any whisky7 A woman in the car behind has faintedl" Instant ly doZens of fasks were produced The man who had asked for 1t picked out the largest one. drev the cork and put the bottle 10 his lips With q long. satisfied sigh he handed the flask back. and remarked: That did me a lot of good. and needed 1t. for 1t always makes me feel queer to see . woman faint sEayi-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-20

world has known for three and a half centuries as the Casa Grande. Is merely the dilapidated top story of an immensely larger structure. It seems to have been the citadel of the Pima tribe against the attacks of the
 Nayajos and Apaches. It is by far the most remarkable ethnological
 discovery ever made on this contin- ent and has won Dr Fewkes much credit from the branches of the Arch eological society all over the country.