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FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
Published Every Thursday.
13. W. Veck, Editor.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
Thursday, Dec. 7, 1899.
Published Weekly. 1.00 per
Annum in Advance.
Prompt attention will be
given to applications for ad
vertising rates.
Job Printing of every des
cription executed with prompt
ness, in a workmanlike manner
and at consistent prices.'
"NOW I LAY Mi: DOWN TO
'SLEEP."
Night's suble vobuti tucked in the day
And silvery utars bi'jran to peep,
When kneeling down, I lisping pray,
"Now 1 luy nie down to sleep."
My altur then my mother's knee
At thought of whose deur name I
weep
Those were the words she taught to me;
"I 'pray Thee, Lord, my soul to
keep."
How many now, grown gray with
years,
Ere of sweet sluml)rrthey partake,
Forget to say, oft-times with tears,
"If I should die before I wake?"
From infancy to wintry age,
While life endures, we suppliance
make.
And ever thus, the child, the sage,
"IprayThee,Lord,my soul to take."
Whitticr At Home.
The first ih.stallmontof a .sorios
of lettorn that passed between
Whitticr and Gail Hamilton are
published for the first time in tho
December Ladies Home Journal.
In one letter (written, however,
to a friend) Gail Hamilton gives
this interesting glimpse of Whit
ticr at home:
"Imagine Whitticr and me sit
ting together one whole day and
two evenings, talking all the time
and then repeating it! . . .
One of the brass knobs on the
Franklin stove was loose and
came off in my hand. I turned it
over and remarked upon its
brightness. He said, 'Now does
n't thee know that thee is making
work?' 'How?' I asked. 'Why,
destroying the brightness by
handling it' I rubbed it with
my handkerchief and asked the
housekeeper if I had made her
any work. 'Oh,' she said, 'you
make me no work. Mr. Whitticr
always takes care of these brass
es himself.' That accounted, I
said, for his anxiety and dis
missed mine for I did not think
a man generally had any more
work than was good for him! .
The little balls of the trimming of
my dress kept coming off and
were lying around on the floor.
I picked one up just as I was
coming away and said,' There, I
will give you that as a keepsake. '
He laughed, and said he had two
in his pocket already! . . .
Hetold some company in theeveu
iug that I had talked so much it
had made him hoarse!"
Tricks of Choir Singers.
One of the Euglish bishops lias
been complaining that he notices
about many choir boys and men
a want of reverence and of atten
tion to the services that are going
on, and he exemplifies this by
saying that the choristers talk in
song and have a sort of "volun
tary" of their own wherein they
drop the original words and, to
sacred music, chant: "I am so
hungry; I hope we shall finish
soon. "'
Hut this, in reality, is a very
old complaint, and tho average
stage manager is far more afflict
ed by it than even are choirmas
ters connected with places of wor
ship. The rows of chorus men
and girls one sees on the stage
carry on long conversations about
everything under the sun, and to
music. And all tho time they in
dulge in tho gestures they have
been taught as appropriate to
the scene, their thoughts are re
ally with tho themes of their
chat, and thus it is that these
gestures seem so wooden and ar
tificial. And it is a fact that the
great bulk of the chorus people
engaged in the high class "Ital
ian" opera sing any giberish they
please.
Nothing dies so laird or rallies
bo often as intolerance. If. W.
Heechcr.
THREE-CARD MONTE.
A Trick that Some Fulton Coun
ty People Have Run Up
Against and Got Hit,
III. I' i-:lt SMAI.LI.SI.
VACANT VAN EI, IN THE DOME.
, The Story of a Married Man's Vis
j it to 11 (iroecry Store.
Houck invented the three card
monte game before he became of
age. This is a trick with cards
that has fleeced more peoble out
of money than any other game
ever practiced. This trick is
played with three aces, two black
ones and one red. It is always
played with a confederate to help,
or "stall, "for the game. The op
erator takes three cards between
his fingers, showing them to the
victim and then shuffles them
about and drops face down Uxn
the table, offering to bet any
amount of money that no one can
pick out the red ace. At this
point the operator turns his head
a moment to spit or to speak to
some one in tho crowd behind
him, and in that moment the con
federate picks up tho red ace card,
shows it to the victim, "crimps"
the corner of the card and lays it
down again, apparently all unseen
by tho operator The operator
again shuffles the three cards and
throws them Umu the table face
down. There lies the card with
its crimped corner. The victim
supposes, of course, that it is the
red ace and bets and picks it up
to find that it is a black one, and
he has lost his money. . The oper
ator, when he picked up and
shuffled the cards carelessly the
second time, with a deft move
ment of his fingers removed the
crimp in the red ace card and put
a similar crimp in the black aoo
card. That was all there was to
the trick.
Houck worked it for years in
hotels, on billiard tables, at fairs
and circuses and on railroad I ruins
and steamboats. He taught the
trickto Canada Bill, anoted ga mb
ler, and the two worked together
all over the country. They paid
thousands aud thousands of dol
lars to railroad men in the old
days for the privilege of working
the game on trains and they made
money.
Later, when nearly every State
in the Union, passed laws aimed
directly against the working of
the three card monte game, it
became unprofitable and was giv
en up by Houck. But about that
time an ingenious English cock
ney invented the "three shell"
gnme, which was even more pro
ductive than three card monte,
and Houck took it up. The three
shell game is a modern improve
ment on the ancient thimble rig
ging game that was worked at
English fairs for many years.
The old way was for the operator
to crook his knee over the head of
a cane that stood upright on the
ground between three thimbles
on top of his leg, offering to bet
that no one could pick the thimble
under which the seed was hidden.
Tho shell game has gathered its
millions and it is good for mill
ions more.
THROWN OUT OF COl H I.
"In tho good old days of Ken
tucky," says The Bar, "there
was a court composed of three
magistrates to try certain cases
appealed from a single justice of
the peace. Tho three magistrates
were backwoodsmen. A case was
being tried one day that was very
important, aud several hours of
listening to the reading dojosi
tious and the arguments of coun
sel, prd and con, and pro and cou
again, had so nearly entangled
the court in a labyrinth of per
plexiug quostious of law and fact
that they doubted their ability to
blaze their way out. So they
whispered to the loading lawyer
at the bar, who was sitting by as
a spectator, and asked .him what
he thought ought to be done with
tho case. - -
" 'I think it ought to bo thrown
out of court,' was tho prompt
aud emphatic reply.
"That settled it.
'"Mr. Clerk," said tho chief
magistrate, 'pass up them pa
pers. '
"Thonapers, which made quite
a largo bundle, wo handed tho
chief magistrate.
"'Now, Mr. Sherilf,' said he
deliberately, 'open that window.'
"The sheriff ojHmod tho win
dow and the case was throwu out
of court.
"The foud that followed lasted
fifteen years."
There; are occasions when a
man feels small, there are occa
sious when he feels smaller and
there are occasions -when he feels
smallest. This tale deals witli
one of the last mentioned.
He had been instructed to got
something at one of the large
grocery houses in the business
section of the city, "because," as
his wife explained it," they don't
keep it out here."
He had also beeu instructed to
get just two pounds of it. "be
cause," as his wife again explain
ed, "I merely wish to try it and
see whether it is an improvement
upon what I am now using."
Then she wrote the name on a
slip of paper for him, for she had
learned by experience not to
trust to his memory, and inform
ed him that she didn't know how
much it would cost, but that it
certainly would not be very
much, to which he resiwmdod
that he was glad of that, for the
reason that ho had "only a little
change with him.
So it happened that he drifted
into one of the big retail grocery
1 louses that afternoon, pulled out
a scrap of paper with the name
of what he wanted on it, handed
it to a clerk and said he'd take
two pounds.
The clerk looked a little sur
prised and asked if he couldn't
use five pounds, as the stulf came
in five pound packages, but he
felt confident that his wife knew
her business, and besides he
could not forget that he only had
about $1.7" in change in his pock
et anyway, so he coldly informed
the clerk that he knew what ho
wanted aud how much he wanted
aud that he saw no reason for
wasting his hard earned cash on
more than that just because they
were fools enough to put it up in
large packages.
The clerk said "All right" and
brolce the five jwund package to
get the necessary two pounds.
Then it suddenly dawned upon
the young man that in view of the
blult' he had made he would be in
a very awkward jiosition if the
two pounds came to more than
his 1.7."). He recalled that his
wife had said that it would not
cost very much, but she had said
the same thing once about a bon
net, and he had never placed
much faith in her views of the
value of things since. However,
he made the best of the situation
aud asked, "How much?" without
a trace of nervousness.
"Three cents a pound," an
swered the clerk.
That was when he experienced
the superlative of the adjective
"small." He felt ho had made
about 0 cents' worth of work to
got (5 cents' worth of stuff out of
a 15 cent package aud in addition
had suffered a full dollar's worth
of mental torture.
He was not in good humor
when he readied home. Chicago
Post.
COUNTLESS MILES.
Statements as to the distance
of the pole star from the earth
which have appeared in some of
the newspapers lately have beeu
ridiculously inadequate. One of
the estimates made is r)5,0()(,()()0
miles. Now, if one will remem
ber that the sun is !J;),(00,000
miles away aud that its light
comes to us in eight minutes, he
will see that if the foregoing esti
mate of the distance of the polo
star were right its beams could
reach us in about 1") days. It
would be only about. 2,70;) times
as far off as the sun.
Light travels (S.OOO.OUO, 000,000
miles in a year, and evon the most
modest guesses as to the parallax
of Polaris make it SJ" light years.
Pritchard's estimate in 1887 was
00 light years, but he has since
modified his figures. Hence, if
one will write LM0 and add 12
ciphers thereto he will have tho
number of miles which the most
conservative authorities believe
iutervcue between tho earth aud
the pole star. New York Tribune.
Tho man who pardons easily
courts injury, CorniUe.
Good order is the foundation of
all good things. Burke.
Good mauners aud good mor
al, are sworn friends and fast
allies. Bartol.
In the interior of the dome of
the capital there hangs a big
painter's scaffold, which hides
one panel of the big mural paint
ings that illustrate the leading
events of tho nation's history.
Visitors usually suppose that tho
scaffold is being used by clean
ers. Residents have ceased to
notice it.
The scaffold has been there for
L'S years. It makes a white wall
aud a story.
When congress decided to have
the mural historical paintings ex
ocutod it employed a celebrated
artist named Brumidi to do tho
work. It decided the subjects of
the pictures and appropriated
money for the work. Brumidi
began to paint.
When he was half way around
the dome Brumidi died. Con
gress appointed Costaggini, an
other famous painter, to finish
the work.
As Costaggini approached the
end of his task he found that,
either through his own error or
Brumidi's, there were not enough
pictures to go around. Enough
white space remained for another
painting.
The artist reported to the com
mittee of congress which had
charge of the work. Its mem
bers told him to wait while they
decided on a subject. After a
little while they determined that
the space should be occupied by
a picture showing the driving of
the last spike on the Union Paci
fic railroad.
When the matter came up in
congress for confirmation the
opponents of Senator Stanford
saw in it a scheme for his perso
nal aggrandizement and they
fought it. The plan was defeated
and Costaggini was told to wait
longer.
He is still waiting. From time
to time other pictures have been
proposed, but no subject has
seemed of sufficient itnjiortance
to satisfy congress.
When the world's fair at Chi
cago became a success it, was pro
posed to make that the subject of
the painting. Potter Palmer,
Moses P. Handy, the board of
lady managers and so many other
Chicagoans wanted to be in it,
however, that congress decided
that Chicago wanted too much;
aud rejected the plan. Since
then no picture to fill the place
has been projKwed.
A resolution to have a picture
of tho victory of Dewey at Ma
nila painted in the space intro
duced into both houses, it sceins
probable would not meet a dis
senting vote. N. Y. Journal.
WHAT IT MKillT HAVE COST.
In a certain town in Vermont,
said a Boston drummer, as he
chewed away at a pepsin tablet, I
picked up a wallet containing $r00
in cash. In it were papers bear
ing the owner's name, and ho
proved to bo the mayor of tho
town. I at once hunted him up
aud handed over his lost cash, and
as he received it he looked me
over and scratched the back of
his head aud said:
"I shall reward you, of course.
Bow much do you think you ought
to have."
"Nothing whatever, sir. I am
glad to restore your property."
"But you expect something?"
"No, sir."'
"Didn't look for me to give you
a cent?"
"Not a red.".
"It don't seem iossible," ho
went on as he looked mo over
again, "but I'll have to take you
at your word. Do you know what
it might have cost me, sir, had
any one else found this wallet?"
"I can't say, of course."
"I'd have had to hand over at
least 10 coats, sir, and ho might
have struck mo for 15 or 25."
DECEIVED BY APPEARANCES. yX'&AVSM'AM t a.:J
PARLOR RUC
It was General Leo's custom to
leave his tent door open in the
morning for a sprightly hen that
had gone into tho egg business
promptly and thus had saved her
head. When she stopped in Gen
eral Leo would put aside his work
and walk past deferentially upon
tho outside until her cackle an
nounced the mysteries of egg lay
ing at an end. She roosted and
rode in his wagon, was an eye
witness of the battles of Chancel
lorsville and Gettysburg and was
finally sacrificed upon the altar of
hospitality at Orange Court Houao
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Many years ago a number of
Peoria Indians organized a show
company and made a tour of the
east. They were mostly half
breeds and all were thoroughly
educated in English, but it was
stipulated by the management
that they must talk only in their
native tongue, and when they got
on their war togs they looked sav-
aire enousrh. indeed. Anions? the !V All all Wfinl Rllir A fapf v O fpff
company was Will Labadie, well :fi to the square yard. Will lay Hat on the floor ,'nB"
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an eastern hotel, dressed in his
chief's robes and looking every
inch the savage man of fiction,
when he was approached by an
elegantly gowned lady and the
following conversation ensued:
"How?"
"Ugh."
"You big chief in your coun
try?" "Ugh."
"You go to Washington to see
great White Father?"
"Ugh."
"You cannot speak white man's
tongue; you no speak English?"
"No madam. I regret to say
that I do not understand the lan
guage." The poor woman was greatly
surprised and embarrassed, but
perhaps not so much as a bevy of
girls on a later occasion. In al
most every town some of the au
dience would remain behind to
get a better view of the awful sav
ages. One night Labadie had tak
en his seat in the orchestra box
after the show and four or five
young ladies who were standing
near commenced to comment on
his personal appearance'
"How would you like to kiss
him?" said one of the maidens,
with a titter. "Oh, girls! let's all
do it, just to see how it would feel
to kiss a real Indian!" exclaimed
one more daring than the rest,
whereupon Labadie turned calm
ly to them aud said:
"Ladies, nothing would .afford
me more pleasure than to give
you a practical illustration of the
osculatory accomplisments of the
red man."
There was a chorus of little
screams, a swish of skirts and
the theater was empty.
SOME FIRST APPEARANCES.
Can furnish them any size from 6x9 feet ,lv
General Merchandise
pump was made
Envelopes were first used in
The first air
in 1(")4.
Anaesthesia was first discover
ed in 1844.
The first balloon ascent was
made in 1873.
ine nrst lucirer match was
made in 1829.
The first horse railroad was
built in 18L'0-7.
The first matches were made
at Nuremburg in 1477.
Tho first newspaper advertise
ments appeared in loi)2.
The first copper coin was coin
ed in New Haven in 1087.
Kerosene was first used for
lighting purposes in 181'tt.
The first almanac was printed
by George von Purback in 1400.
The first chimneys were intro
duced into Rome from Padua in
1308.
Glass was early discovered.
Glass beads were found on mum
mies over 3,(XX) years old.
The first attempt to manufac
ture pins in this country was made
soon after the war of 1812.
The first national bank in the
United States ,was incorporated
by congress, December 81, 1783.
The first temperance society
in this country was organized in
Saratoga county, N. Y. in March,
1808.
Supplying All Wants.
The Peddler I have the most
excellent silver polish.
The Lady of tho House Don't
need it. I haven't got an v silver.
Well, then, it will take grease
spots out of wall paper."
"Haven't got any wall paper."
"Then it will renew the curl in
feathers."
"Haven't got any feathers."
"Well, then, it will mako oil
paintings look like new."
"Haven't got any oil paintings. "
"Well, then, a little taken inter
nally will make you feel as if you
had some of these things. Good
day."
The crown prince of Germany
becomes of age next May and
will have as his separate estab
lishment the old castle at Potsdam,
Jjg will be kept up to the
fy goods as usual.
3ti
high standard in qt
J. W. GREATHEAD,
Established 1792.
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