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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
SOME ODD DEATH REPORTS
New York World Prints Humorous
Returns Alleged to Be Taken
From the Records.

The chief statisticlan Of Wisconsin,
In examining death certificates filed
by physicians with the state board of
health, has discovered and disclosed
come of more than local interest.
They reveal such alterations Of sense
and science In the diagnosis OF dis
ease and the causes OF death as to
merit consideration from reformers
who wish to put nearly every act OF
human life under medical supervision.
A few instances must serve to illus
trate the nature of multitude. One
report is this went to bed feeling
well, but woke up dead" Another
says: do not know the cause of
death, but patient fully recovered from
last illness" A third reported: Last
illness caused by chronic rheumatism,
but was cured before death" Still
another: Deceased never had been
fatally sick" And this: Died sud
denly; nothing serious"
Some reports are mere absurdities,
such as: Kicked by horss shod on
the left kidney" "Died suddenly at
ths age OF one hundred and three. To
this time he bid fair to reach ripe old
age" Deceased died from blood pol
son, caused by broken ankle, which
is remarkable, as the automobile
struck him between the lamp and the
radiator" A mother Is reported to
have died In infancy"
The significance of these reports lies
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
CHAPTER TX.
The Ghost at the Feast.

The next day he appeared bright
and early with his copy of the Studio.
There" he said, holding 1t before
her eyes. She took 1t from his hand
and stared long and earnestly at the
reproduction.
DO you think It like me?" she in.
qulred innocently.
Amazingly like you" he declared
with conviction.
She turned the page. He was watch.
Ing her closely. AS she looked upon
the sketches OF the half-nude figure
warm blush covered her face and
neck. She did not speak for a full
minute, and he was positive that her
fingers tightened their grasp on the
magazine.
The same model" he said quietly.
She nodded her head.
"Hetty Glynn, am sure" she said,
after a pause, without lifting her eyes
Her voice was low, the words not very
distinct.
He drew long breath, and she look.
ed up quickly. What he saw in her
honest blue eyes convicted her.
Sara Wrandall came into the room
at that moment. Hetty hastily closed
the magazine and held 1t behind her.
Booth had intended to show the re-
production to Mrs. Wrandall, but the
girls behavior caused him to change
his mind. He felt that he possessed
a secret that could not be shared with
Sara Wrandall, then or afterward
Moreover, he decided that he would
not refer to the Hawkright pictures
again unless the girl herself brought
up the subject. All this flashed through
his mind as he stepped forward to
greet the newcomer
When he turned again to Hetty, the
magazine had disappeared. He never
saw 1t afterward, and, what is more to
the point, he never asked her to pro.
duce II.
He thought hard over the situation.
The obvious solution came to him:
phO btth OF bllt W
the necessity of posing, a circumstance
evidently known to but few and least
of all to Sara Wrandall, from whom
the girl plainly meant to keep the
truth. This conviction distressed him,
but not in the way that might have
been expected. He had no scruples
about sharing the secret or in keeping
1t inviolate; his real distress lay In
the fear that Mrs Wrandall might
hear Of all this from other and per
haps ungentle sources. AS for her pos.
ing for Hawkright. It meant little or
to him. In his own experience,
two girls OF gentle birth had served as
models for pictures of his own max
Ing, and he fully appreciated the ext
gencies that had driven them to t.
One had posed in the altogether"
She was n girl OF absolutely IRE
proachable character. who afterward
married a chap he knew very we'll,
and who was fully aware of that short
phase in her life. That feature OF the
situation meant nothing to him. He
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CHAPTER viI.-contlnued.


81 say, Leslie, is she staying hereT'
cried Booth, lowering his voice to an
excited haf.whlsper.
"Who?" demanded Wrandall va
cantly. His mind appeared to be else
where.
why, that's the girl / saw on the
road Wake up! The one on the
envelope, you ass. Is she the one you
we're telling me about In the club-the
Miss What's. Her-Name who"
"0h, you mean Miss Castleton. She's
Just gone upstairs. You must have
met her on the steps"
"You know / did. So that is Miss
Castleton."
Ripping, isn't she? Didn't I tell
you so'"
shes beautiful. She is a tspe, Just
as you said, old mana really wonder
full type. saw her yesterday-and the
day before"
'Ive been wondering how you man
aged to get likeness OF her on the
back OF an envelope" said Leslie sar-
castically. Must have had a good
long look at her, my boy. 1t isn't a
snapshot, you know"
Booth flushed. 1T is an impression,
that's all. | drew 1t from memory,
pom my soul"
She'll be immensely gratiled, I'm
sure"
For heavens sake, Les, don't be
such fool as to show her the thing"
cried Booth in CONSERVATION. Shed
never understand"
"Oh, you needn't worry. She has a
tne sense Of humor."
Booth didn't know whether to laugh
or scowl. He compromised with him.
SELF by slipping his arm through that
Of bis friend and saying heartily:
i wish you the best OF luck, old
hoy"
Thanks, said Leslie drily.
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ment to inspect Hetty's wardrobe, os
tensibly for the purpose OF picking out
a gown for the picture. As matter
OF fact. he had decided the point to
his own satisfaction the night before.
She should pose for him in the dainty
white dress she had worn on that oc-
casion.
While they we're going over the ex-
tensive assortment OF gowns, with
Sara as the Judge from whom there
seemed to be no appeal. he casually
inquired II she had ever posed before.
He watched her closely as he put
the question. She was holding up a
beautiful point lace creation for his
inspection, and there was pleading
smile on her lips. 1t must have been
her fayorite gown. The smile faded
away. The hand that dangled the gar
ment before hie eyes suddenly be-
came motionless, as II paralyzed. In
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Moman,a Sad Lot.

Weren't you awfully shocked when
you heard that Mrs. Spozzum had be-
gun suit for divorce?"
Not a bit Why should ! have
been?"
well, It seems such pity on ac-
count Of the children"
Yes, it would be kind OF unforN
tunate II the court should decide to
give them to her to take care OF. But
a woman always will have to assume
that risk as long as we have only
men for judges"
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The Cry Of the DIsconsolate.

wisht at was big enough
To go TO war. fer then
I'd fist enlist and never have
To go TO school agen.
And then the government would have
To furnish me a gun.
And I'd fist shoot away all day
Gee, wouldn't II be fun!
I wouldn't have TO study then,
Fer fear I wouldn't pass.
And / wouldn't have to NOW the lawn
Nor rake away the grass.
And when / got into the game
Ma couldn't come no more,
And always chase me OF to git
Her somethin' at the store.
wlsht at I was big enough
To 20 to war. fer then
] wouldn't have TO go TO church,
Nor say my prayers agen.
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was in no doubt concerning Hetty. She
was what she appeared to be: A gen.
tlewoman
He admitted to himself that he was
under the spell of her. 1t was not
love, he was able to contend; but
It was a mysterious appeal to some
thing within him that had never re.
vealed itself before. He couldn't
quite explain what 1t was.
In his solitary hours at the cottage
on the upper road, he was wont to
take his friend Leslie Wrandall into
consideration. AS a friend, was 1t not
his duty to go to him with his sordid
little tale? Was 1t right to let Wran.
dali go on with his wooing when there
existed that which might make all the
difference in the world to him? He
invariably brought these deliberations
to a close by relaxing into grim smile
Of amusement, as much as to say:
Serve him right, anyway. Trust him
to sift her antecedents thoroughly.
He's already done 1t, and he Is quite
satisfied with the result. Serve them
all right. for that matter"
But then there was Hetty Glynn.
What of her? Hetty GEnn, real or
mythical. was disturbing factor In
his deductions. II there was real
Hetty Glynn and she was Hetty Cas-
tletons double, what then?
On the fifth day Of series OF rather
prolonged and tedious sittings. he was
obliged to confine his work to an hour
and half in the forenoon. Mrs. Wran.
dali was having few friends In for
auction-bridge Immediately after lunch
con. She asked him to stay over and
take a hand, but he declined. He d..
not play bridge.
CTo BE cossT11SuEtaA
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81 can tell you how to do IT," re-
piled the philosopher.
How. Tell me, man, and | will
make 1t worth your while"
Look back over your career, find
out just how much of your success
was due to your own genius and how
much OF it resulted from sheer luck,
and make a public acknowledgment
of IT,"
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Another Notlfyino COMMITTEES.

"Well, sir" said the fair maiden's
father when the young man had been
ushered into the private office, what
is your business with me?"
81 have been appointed to serve as a
committee of one to notify you that
you have been nominated to become
my father-in-law."
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critical eye OF the artist. AS he turn
ed to the canvas with his crayon point,
he remarked. with an unmistakable
note OF relief in his voice:
That explains everything. It must
have been Hetty Glynn who posed for
all those things of Hawkrlght's."
II dare say" said she lndifferently.
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II wish ] could
do something that
would be abso-
lutely new-some-
thing that no man
had ever done be-
fore" said the
sad-faced million.
aire.
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The Real Terror,

Come around tomorrow evening"
she said. Father will be away"
NO." he replied, 81 must beg that
you will excuse me. But II that butler
of yours ever has night of l Wish
you'd let me know"
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CHAPTER VIIi.
In Which Hettv Ia w,Ioh.d

In Which Hetty Is Weighed.
Booth and Leslie returned to the
slV on Tuesday. The artist left be-
all nlnd him memory sketch" of Sara
Wrandall, done in the solitude of his
room long after the rest of the house
was wrapped In slumber on the first
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.
,su, ot his stay at Southlook. 1t was
m,s sSNe'ehlly drawn as tho one he had
'ue w OF Hetty. and quite as wonderful
,a,' u' matter OF faithfulness, but ut
.th,H, without the subtle something
era,, ~aue the other notable. The
|tbo neSs ," OF the artist was there. but
.OuVn OF inspiration was lacking.
,oroS a'S was delighted. She was fat.
'ng the fact e Vi uiSeuie
A.bihi,,li discussion which followed the
|sas 'On ro OF the sketch at luncheon,
'elto I, Iuy animated. II served to ex-
lrordssn leslie to such a degree that he
.trs,9' u' forth from his pocket the
use Of Comparison ''' '"e pu'
tAuso.ss,,,' s,,' who had been genuinely en-
bad wSo SoV over the picture of Sara,
ne tba, uSu not been by way of know
toysroa' way 'he first sketch existed was
hept sns WIN confusion. Embarrass-
sers a' anO a shy sense of gratiflcation
ieelns1 1uSceeded &c almost at once by a
that tso O' Keen annoyance. The fact
sesslonn ne sketch was In LeslIes DOS.
FherisSomsa evidently a thing to be
tAe eaed,-took ma,. away all the pleasure
fnt toH nave experienced during the
Booth tS nome moments of interest.
Pyes, m O-ooH caught the angry fash in her
eouut,p%e breeding the flush and unac-
nneSn,e ne pallor that followed almost
ho u,ely' samo He felt guilty, and at
leslie 10 Time deeply annoyed with
but the a,, later on he tried to explain,
Pre-. $ So. attempt was a lamentable fail.
bis raca cue laughed. not unkindly. in
ketcb ~ mad refused to allow the
ave ra,,.sv .eave his hand. II she could
b Instan, u'a Possession of it, even for
ant the thing would have bean m
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
School system al FauIt Aaaln.

Say, pa, what's an idiom?"
That's the Latin meanin' for more
than one idiot. I don't know what
you're goin' to school for II they don't
learn you them kind of things there"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
Ihe ONLY WaX-

Come now, Johnny" said the teach.
er, tell us how Washington crossed
the Delaware"
"On pass" said Johnny, whose IA
ther was a member of the legislature.
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There's one thing" he said. that
I'd like to know"
'1'm glad to hear It," replied his
wife, although there are many things
that you ought to know"
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What He Had nnne

What have you ever done for met"
complained the young man whose IA.
ther had chided him for his inability
TO get ahead
We'll, kept your mother from nam.
ing you Percy or Clarence"
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The man who doesn't care what
other people think of him would gen.
orally be very unhappy II he did.
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What,a In n Mama

Mr.. Spitcaufsky is a contractor In
Kansas City. He probably has soma
good reason for clinging to II.
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Not Yet.

No man e'er saw his margins fade
And thought well OF the Board OF Trada,
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The flower whose beauty gives gladness
10 me,
Whose scent makes me happy, contemp-
tuously
He leaves II II merely Is beautiful-he
Prizes flowers for naught bat their
honey.
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Candid Oplnlon.

A genius is just an ordinary man
with kinks In his mind.
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( (<QgIIfaiS5fzifR Ii5f
HENRY ROWLAND
az PROFIT 7~7
SEEKEPM

He lives In a pal
ace whose tow
ers are high,
He says you and
me- when he
means you and
l."
But where others
would fail and
In poverty sigh
He could man
age. somehow,
TO make money.
His soul. II a soul
he possesses. In
small;
He can see naught
In art 20 upllft
or enthraii.
He has no sense or
h u m or, h q
smiles not at all
At things which
20 others are
funny.
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In the fact that they emanate from the
members OF learned profession,
dealing with the practice OF that pro
fesslon.-New York World.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18

Some men think they are philan-
thropic when they give back what
they have stolen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-06-18
HIS CHANCE.

Tact is deceit in its dress suit.
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on the upper road, half way between
the village and the home of Sara
Wrandall, and not far from the alb
horred back gate that swung in the
teeth Of her connections by marriage
He set up his establishment in half n
day and, being settled, betook himself
off to dine with Sara and Hetty. All
his household cares, like the world,
rested snugly on the shoulders of an
Atlas named Pat, than whom there
was no more faithful servitor In all
the earth, nor in the heavens, for that
matter, II we are to accept his own
estimate of himself. In any event, he
was a treasure. Booths house was al.
ways in order. Try as he would. he
couldn't get 1t out of order. Pats wife
saw to that.
AS he swung jauntily down the tree
lined road that led to Sara's portals,
Booth was full Of the Joy OF living.
Sara was at the bottom of the ter
race. moving among the flower beds in
the formal garden.
At the sound OF his footsteps on the
gravel, Sara looked up and instantly
smiled her welcome.
1T Is so nice to see you again." she
said, giving him her hand.
"My hearts in the highlands he
quoted, waving vague tribute to the
heavens. "And It's nice Of you to see
me-" he added gracefully. Then he
pointed up the terrace. isn't she
picture? Cad, it's lovely-tte whole
effect. That picture against the sky"
He stopped short, and the sentence
was never finished. although she wait
ed for him to complete 1t before re-
marking:
"Her heart is not In the highlands"
you mean-somethings gone
wrong"
"oh. no." she said, still smiling;
nothing like that Her heart is in
the lowlands. You would consider
Washington square to be In the low
lands, wouldn't your"
"Oh, see," he said slowly. you
mean she's thinking or Leslie
who knows? II was venture on
my part, that's all. She may be think
ing of you, Mr.. Booth"
"or some chap in old England, that's
more like It," he retorted. "She can't
be thinking of me, you know. No one
ever thinks OF me when I'm out of
view. Out Of sight, out of mind. No;
she's thinking of something long
way off-or some one, II you choose to
have 1t that way"
She smiled upon him with half
closed. shadowy eyes. and shook her
head. Then she arose.
Let us go in. Hetty is eager to see
you again"
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2 3 Of Her Hand
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-24

to glance at the nearest weather sta
ton shown on the chart to find the
condition of the sky, with reference to
the degree Of cloudiness, the direction
Of the wind. and the temperature at
the time of observation, and the amount
of rainfall during the preceding "a
hours
If the reader will make clippings
from day to day Of the map that is
printed in his paper and will compare
the map of the current day with those
for several days past, he will find the
movement of the highs and the lows,
with their attendant weather types,
very entertaining as well as instructive
and profitable. Practice of this kind
should soon enable him to make fairly
good forecasts Of his own. Should he
find that he is unable to understand
the map clearly without further assist.
lance, it would be a good plan TO visit
the nearest Office of the weather bur.
eau, where visitors are always vel
come. More time can be devoted to
callers in the afternoon, however. as
the mornings are largely given up tc
the preparation of reports that must
| be placed in the mails in time for ear
| ly distribution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-24
eY ]. NJ. sHERIER.

local ForecHster. Weather Bureau)
II has been said that much OF the
difficulty the average person expert
encas in understanding the weather
map is due 70 his own mental condi-
ton at the time be takes up the chart.
At any rate. there is frequently e ten
dency TO regard the system Of isobars,
isOthcrWs and weather symbols as be-
ing too complicated fo- one without
special training TO understand II is
for the purpose OF dispelling some OF
these misgivings that the present ar
ticle is written
Information concerning the weather
conditions in every portion Of the Oh.
servatioa field, as well as the process
sion OF storms and anti-storms across
the country. could hardly be more
clearly and simply shown than by
means Of the syuOptic chart. such as
displayed in prominent places about
the city or published N the daily pa
per. It's advantage over the ordinary
bulletin. upon which much the same
data appear I'm tabulatad form, is that
the geographical distribution Of ten.
perature. rainfall. clOud.ness. etc, may
be seen al d glance. together with the
cause OF the varying conditions. Also
since weather types move from west
10 east. ia Is possible, after a moment
apont In studying the map, 10 obtain
% good general idea as to the success.
sion of weather changes 10 be expected
during a period that may exceed the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-24

when all were apes, to be inferior to
Sophie! Positively distressing.
A few stand with Ferdinand, how
ever, and these, together with the
crown prince and his wife, are decided
ly "at the outs with the majority.
AS the result of a trifiing incident
which occurred a few weeks ago the
situation is now in its most acute stage
When he was last in Vienna Duchess
Sophie asked young Archduke Karl
Franz Josef nephew of Franz Ferdin-
and and after him first heir to the
thTonel TO run an errand for her. AS
wife of his superior, Franz Ferdinand,
she might have done this if she had
been a complete archduchess; and
young Archduke Karl interpreted her
act as a pretense TO such rank. AS
that meant excluding him and his chill
dren from the throne, and as Karl is
q very ambitious young man, he was
of course greatly incensed. He imme-
diately applied to be relieved of his
rank Of orderly in the army. Other
archdukes have followed suit
Emperor Franz Josef is over 80 and
cannot live long To the great dis
pleasure Of a majority Of the arch
dukes he has given more and more ex-
ercise Of authority to Franz Ferdinand.
until now the latter is virtually ruler.
When the old emperor dies a crash
will inevitably come, for then a mighty
effort will be made to keep Archdueh-
! ess Sophie on the throne. The angry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-24
How to Use the Weather Map

official forecast by several days. Knowl-
edge Of just this sort is desired and
demanded by the shipper OF perish
able goods during the winter months
and is used to great advantage in his
business. II has also been demonstrat-
ed that precisely the same informa-
ten can be applied with success to
many Of the problems Of farming.
The storm. or low" shown on the
weather map is an enormous atmos
pher!c eddy that may cover an area
more than a thousand miles in diam
eier. Like an eddy in the water, it
has a whirling motion and an onward,
or progressive motion. AS the whirl
is in direction opposite to that taken
by the hands of a clock. the wind di-
rectiun arrows on the eastern side Of
Wen defined storm, or Tow" will
be found coming from some easterly
or southerly direction, and through
out the area of easterly and sOutherly
Minds will be found high temperatures.
Because Of the fact that the whirl is
upward. as well as inward. the rela-
lively warm. moist air at the surface
OF the earth is taken aloft, where X
is cooled and condensation takes place.
Hence. on the eastern side of the well
defined low We may look for easterly
and southerly winds, high tempera-
lures and cloudiness and rainfall, or
snowfall On the western side of the
same low the winds will be found blow
ing from a northerly direction. Com.
ing from a drier and colder region this