FULTON COUNTY NEWS. 1 In Death's a. Ueid VaJley By ANDREW BROSON K When Jessie's father, Simon Ogilvie, acquired his coffee estate on the summit' of Santa' Nita, Co lombia, South America, in the cen tral Andes, ho knew little of the climnto he was about to face, and Jessie knew less. But ho was a bravo man and "faced the music" gayly and made a lot of money, ffhilo Jessie seemed to find nights uf thunderstorm and days of steamy heat agreo with her perfectly. Not n girl in all Colombia half so fair as she, with her black hair and brown eyes and 5 feet 11 inches of noble young womanhood. She was loved "passionately mad ly" by two men, "madly passionate ly" by seventeen others and quietly and undemonstratively by a twen tieth. The two "passionate mad" adorers were Spanish-Colombians, Pedro and Fernando by name The seventeen "mad passionate" one9 didn't count. The undemonstrative one was Algio Bruce, and he was the only one of whom Jessie appeared to take any notice at all, and that seemed only a contemptuous no tice. "He is so tame," she would say to her father. "IIo's a good deal of a man for all that," her father would reply, with a quiet smile. Tedro and Fernando had been bosom friends till Jessie came. Then they immediately became bosom enemies. Twice under the cover of darkness had Fedro sought Fernan da's life with his glittering forest knife. Thrice had Fernando hissed nn awful vow straight into Pedro's face that the day he (Pedro) won tlio lovo of Jessio would bo his lost! They watched her wherever she went. Did she appear on the door step of her father's wooden house they would spring from behind trees and help her into her saddle. Did she come climbing up the mountain with water from tho well, they would scninper down to relieve her of her pails. And of an even ing, while she would bo singing bal lads to her father in tho drawing room, they -would bo flattening their noses against the window, hissing forth their lovo for her and their hate for each other, and finally turning, with a roar of disgust, and burying their fingers in each other's throats. They were a nice, engag ing couple. It was 'a May morning. After a night of equatorial thunderstorm, tho sun was shining gloriously upon a world of green hill and forest, and far awuy in Venezuela gleamed the white heights of the Sierra Ne vada wrapped in their mantle of eternal snow. Jessio stepped forth from the house, a basket in one hand and a pair of large scissors in tho other, and in tho same moment Pedro and Fernando also sprang forth; tho one from behind a largo aloe, the other from tho shadow of a pile of deal boxes. "Where are you going?" shouted the two ruffians as gently as possi ble. "Where neither of you cowards will follow me," laughed the girl. "I would follow you to !" Pedro screamed, stopping abruptly. "So would II" yelled Fernando. "Where are you going ?" "To gather orchids i.i Death's Head valley," replied the girl, still smiling. Tho two men started and their brown faces turned a little pale. "I saw a patch on one of tlie trees looking down from my window last even.Lg, and I'm going to have it." "But it's certain death I" shouted tho two men. "Not it 1" said Jessie. "I'll come Luck safely, you'll find." "You Bhan't go.l" hissed Pedro, advancing, but Jessio fixed her brown eyes steadily upon him, and her shoulders went back, and her right arm was raised slowly. She seemed about to brush him from her )mth, and ho retreated with a mut tered apology. At that nrbment Algie strolled on tho lawn, ceremoniously raised his big linen cap and said in that elaborately courteous voice of his, "Good morning, Miss Jessie. Can I he of any use?" "I am going for some orchids down in Death's Head valley," sho said. "You can como with me if you are not afraid." "I slept there last night," said Algio calmly. Jessie gave a look at tho other two, who were glaring with hate at Mgie, then turned to the young American and started off with him lwn tho hill. I'udro hissed an oath at Fernan do, who shouted back a curse. Then the two closed and fought each other with knives till Mr. Ogilvie Same out and drove them away with a whip. Only those who have been in Death s Head valley know what sort pf a place it is. At the bottom of t tho ltio Cauca runs rapidly along between its bunks and bowlders, binning and foaming and roaring, and in tho quiet backwater of the river lio hungry alligators, waiting for something fleshy to take a snap t. KnakcB of ajl lengths between six Indies' ancTTiFtecn ieet fio sleep ing in the long, "moist grass; mos quitoes in myriads buzz and sting; long lizards skurry up and down the smooth trunks of the trees, and the monotonous sss-k-rrr of the "scissor grinder" sounds all day in the thick roof of foliage overheod. It is not a nice place for a Sunday school picnic, and long before Jessie had reached tho bottom she had be gun to wish she hadn't come, but the falm young man beside her made her feel ashamed of owning up. They walked beside the river, and little, lobsterlike black insects crawled up their limbs and gave both of them agony. ' They entered an open glade, and a fcrdilffnce snake suddenly reared up before thorn and was only dodged with difficulty, Algie giving him a crack on tho head with his stick as he passed that left him powerless for all further malico in this world. Wherever thev went they encoun tered fresh dangers, and all the while, unseen and unknown by either of them, a big. leopard was stealthily dogging their steps, keep ing artfully in the shadow, but with eyes that ever burned and glared two circles of green malignant fire. At last they reached the tree on whose topmost branches were blooming the orchids Jessie had seen. "How high they arel" said the girl, looking up. "I thought the tree was quite a short one." "Not too high for me," answered Algio, preparing to climb. "No, no ; don't attempt it," cried the girl. "Half the branches seem rotten. Yon might fall and be killed." "And what if I were-? Who would miss me ? Not a soul 1" And he gave a short laugh that was a lit tle bitter. "Do you say that' because I brought you down here ?" asked Jes sie slowly. "I never dared to think of you as taking tho smallest interest in me ono way or the other." "Why ?" asked Jessie, making the soft eyes at him. And the leopard behind, seeing them thus absorbed in one another, crept a little nearer. "Don't look at mo liko that!" cried Algie, as her face suddenly paled and her eyes opened wide with horror. "Turn quickly," whispered Jes sie. But she was too late. The beast was upon him, its claws in his shoulders, and its teeth in his neck. He turned and writhed, but tho brute stuck to him; he gave the stick to Jessie, and, with scream up on scream, she struck it on the head again and again, while the blood poured down the lad's shoul ders, and his strength was visibly ebbing away. At last she brought the cudgel down upon the animal's head with a force that broke its skull, and it relinquished its hold and fell to theearth dead, and Al gie fell back upon it in a swoon. Jessio knelt beside him, wiped the blood from his face and neck and bathed him with water from the river. Hour after hour passed, and though ho opened his eyes and spoke to her ho was utterly unable to rise. At last the sun set, the forest darkened, the lantern flies began to dart hither and thither and all the strange sounds of the night commenced. Then Jessie bo gan to tremble, and a tear fell upon the lad's face. "I feel as though I were dying," he murmured faintly. "No," cried Jessie, and leaped to her feet. "Help! Help!" she scream ed at tho top of her voice. "Help! Help ! Help !" And the echoes died away in tho blackness of the night. "Ooodby," whispered Algie. "Will you kiss me once?" She stooped and pressed her lips against his, and his head fell back. But he was not dead. Oh, dear, no! That kiss, with the magic force that a kiss may have, had re vived him, put life into him, set the blood running fast onco more, and presently he raised his head again and saidr "Jessie !" "Yes, darling." "I believe I shall live." "Thank God!" And she kissed him again. Then came a great noise of men calling and a great flashing of big lumps and a wild cry in a woman's voice, and half an hour later Algio was being borne back to Santa Nita, his hand held by Jessie. And sometimes now he tells his bouncing boys of the night he and their mother onco spent in the Co lombian forest. But Jessie listens to it with fear and trembling. Chi cago Tribune. To Clean Oil Paintings. An art journal suggests raw pota toes to clean oil paintings. Have a few potatoes at hand, each cut in halves; tho fresh surface is damp ened slightly with cold water and used to rub the canvas; as tho pota toes show soil tho surface is sliced off and the rubbing continued. This process will create a little lather, which should be wiped off as fast as it accumulates with a clean, damp sponge. When the whole canvas is cleaned, it should be washed over lightly with clean water, from which the chill is taken off, and finally tho water lightly and carefully wiped off with on old clean silk handker chief. Tho scenic "beauties of Niagara falls ore to be increased thisj sum mer by a sign 280 feet long and 37 feet high which is to be placed on the Canadian side of the falls on the site of tho burned Clifton House. T hiludolphia Ledger, CON N BROTHERS' Big Underselling Department Store. The Heaviest Fall and Winter Stock Ever Handled by one Pkce cf Business. Owing to tho misfortune that befell us at Dry Run, and having bought tho entire Fall and Win ter line for tho Dry Run Store, which we were compelled to take from tho Manufacturers, ou which they allowed ua a big dis count, aud having no way to dis pose of them, we were obliged to Competition will surely tell you this season as usual that our cloth ing is not as good in quality as theirs, because ours is so much cheaper. Competition would be better off, to say the icast; for the moment you compareour clothing with competition' you will seo at onco how much you save by buy ing of us. MEN'S SUITS. Fine Melton suits, dark ground with neat, brown check, we are positive this suit is worth 4.75,our price $2.50. We guarantee this suit will give perfect satisfaction to the wearer. All Wool Cassimer, dark gray ground with neat broken checks, satin piped fancy, worth double what we ask, $3.50. Fine fancy cassimeres, gray ground, with a neat check or stripe no wire, not fooling, we know our competitors ask and get $7.50 a suit, now how many do they sell? Our price is $5. We are looking for a per ma nent trade and lots of it. Fine all wool worsted, dark ground, with We know it is easy to assert that wo sell cheaper than ony oth er clothier, but it's doing, not tho saying, that counts in buying. Some time we may seem a trifle boastful, but what says extra val ues? Such values as we indeed offer this fall in overcoats, look behind our prices on the over coats and you.'ll see quality and style in overwhelming proportion. Men's fine wool cassimeres, dark ground with oxford mixture vel vet collars, cut extra long with a full back made with cuffs ou sleeves, made and trimmed in the best manner, have you examined any of them yet? We hope you The right hat and cap for the right man, the wear of a hat or cap is important; so is the fit, but the style is the most important of all. There is a right hat or We are gratified beyond ex pression at the manner in which our sales in this department have increased during the past six months, will admit it took somo time to show the real value of our shoes to allcomers, but thanks to our customers, for they helped us alone in this matter, now they are so well pleased and the shoes proved so satisfactory that they passed the news to their neigh bors, and so on until the reputa tion of our shoes became widely circulated; our struggle was a hard ono but we won in the end and nothing now can sever us BLANK The vast amount of improve ment we have made in our fine white scarlet, wool and fancy bed blankets is owing to the fact that we recognize the advantage of handling hygenic woven process treated, selected yarn bed blankets. We are in a position Our Fall and Winter line of Un derwear embraces the most com plete assortment of men's, wom en's, boy's misses' and children's ever displayed by us, wehave spared neither expense nor trouble to ascertain lust what our customers desire, are ready to assert that most any thing you H We have always been leaders iu this line and hope to continue to be leaders, for now wo have left all competition far behind, wo call your particular attention to tho lino of misses', men's, ladies' rubber shoos, low or storm, we guarantee quality, same as for merly, notwithstanding the ex tremely low prices, if any prove unsatisfactory they will be re placed with anothor pair. To the Ladies: Tailor made suits from $4.50 up, walking skirts, rainy day skirts, dres skirts, shirt waists, from tho cheapest to the best, walking hats, capos, coats, collars and fur roles. Our children s coats are great. Dress goods from the bring the entire stock to our Mercersburg store, which has so over crowded our counters and shelves that we are forced to offer them at sacrifico prices to make goods move quicker than light ning. Our styles the latest, our fits the best, our selections the most tasteful; to please you is our CLOTHING a neat oxford mixture, no better value ever crowded into a suit, costing twice as much as this, but let competitors tell you we offer you this tine ;alue as a bait; this is his only scheme for asking you so much more for this goods, our price $7. 50. Black clay worsted suits, in clay worsteds, we under stand all so completely as to ren der them absolutely beyond the pale of anything conceivable; no wonder competition stands par alyzed. Just imagine,an all wool clay worsted suit $5.98, others at $0.50, $7.50, $9 and $10 and a great many other suits to sell at the lowest possible prices. Space forbids description. Yonth's and Boy's Suits. Yes, our Fall and Winter Hue of youth's and boys' clothing is bet ter, finer, cheaper and lower in prices than ever. Fine melton suit, same design as the men's, at $1.75, an all wool cassimere same, as the men's $2.50, fine all wool cassimere, same design as OVERCOATS have, for then you will appreciate how cheap in price ours are, these range at $2.98, $4.50, $7.50, $9 and $11. Men '8 fine wool beaver, dark j blue grounds velvet collars, piped ,fancy, cut extra long, etc' We are landing our competitors some pretty hard blows this season and here is one of them. We will of fer them to you at $3.98, $5.50, $7.50, $10, $12, and $14. Men's Storm Overcoats with a large storm collar, lined throughout with heavy black sateen or plaid, there is comfort in every inch of these coats and a pretty good margin for you in the prices of them, going from $4.98 to $8.50. HATS and CAPS cap for every one. A hat or cap that suits your figure, your com plexion, as well as your head. Where would you expect to find that hat or cap the quickest? At Shoes and Boots. from our purpose of selling our shoes cheaper than any other shoe merchant. To you, who have as yet never purchased a fmir of our shoes, we feel you lave made a big mistake, but you know the old adage, "It's never to late to learn," so profit by those who have bought of us, buy your next shoes of Conn Bkos.' whether it may be a man's, wom an's or child's, and you will learn for yourself that we give you the same value much cheaper than you have ever gotten them else where. Our men's line of shoes, ranging in price from 89c up to ETS AND COM to make the stand that our Com fortables from the cheapest to the most expensive can be relied on for warmth; we have made every preparation to guarantee their merits. Our prices are the low est, ever quoted on such high priced makes. Bed blankets UNDERWEAR. wish in underwear can be bought of us. Namely, children's, boy's and men's merino vests, and drawers 5c up. Boy.s heavy fleeced lined shirts and drawers for 23c, childrens, boys and miss es. Mens Jersey ribbed vests and drawers 23c, childrens, boys and misses fleece lined uniou U 11 11 E It GOOD lowest weight to the heaviest cloth, flannels of all descriptions. Underwear you can have your choice from 12c to $1.23. To You, IIousekkepkk: Car pets, rugs, oil cloth and linoleum, you will find the largest selection, the lowest prices at Conn Bkoth eks, the grandest china and glass ware at the overcrowded store you admired, no matter what you desire in that line you will find in tho big underselling store. The News does not allow any more sjiace, but for your sake will Introduce our new branch that we took off Dry Run's hands, that is a big line of harness, double and single, collars, pads, halters and whips; all these goods aim. Should you favor us with a visit we will surprise you and be glad to give you the benefit of the largo quantities we purchas ed at the reduced prices. To ap preciate our offers you must in spect our goods first and for your own good we ask you to give us a trial. men's, at$3.50, flue all wool worst ed, same design as men's, $5, blue clay worsted same design as men's, from $3 to $10. Many oth er suits too numerous to mention at a very small price. Children's Suits. We feel proud when we look at our uew lot of Children's suits. Each garment has been prepared with the same amount of care for thought and consideration, that we bestow upon our men's suits. No parent can afford to over look our vest suits this season, em bodying as they do all the newest stylesamong high price novelties. Fine worsted man's coat shaped collar, double breasted vest with shield to match the King Pin of our children's department run ning in price from $1.25 to $5. All wool cassimere light and dark ground or solid colors. Men's coat shape collar and piped single breasted vest button to the neck, from 90c to $3.50. If you are looking for a stylish overcoat at a low price visit us for the buying means more than your money '8 worth, for we have quite a number of overcoats that space forbids description that we will sell you at the lowest possible prices. Youths' Overcoats in wool cassimeres, wool beavers, same styles as men's, can be had from $1.98 to $8: Boys' and Chil dren's Overcoats. In this line of coats, note theprices.you'll think you are in Klondike, you may have the same style as the boy's, or we will give you a Reefer Over coat, a very stylish garment this fall, at the very lowest prices ranging rrom 9Hc to 0. the store with the largest variety of Derbys and Soft Hats in any shape f rom 23c to $3, caps, work ing or dress, from 12 cents to 50 cents. $3.98. Our boy's line of shoes ranging in price from 78c to $3 Our children's shoes, ranging from 12c to $1. Our ladies' lino of shoes, ranging from 79c to $3. Our misses' from 58c to $2. These run in coarse or fine leath er, lined, calf skin, etc., from the children's to the men's. Try a pair and you will have confidence in our prices and qualities. BOOTS. In filt or rubber, children's, boy's or men's, we lead, never follow. No such val ues offered by any merchant, strictly first quality in every re spect, ranging from $1.68 up. FORTS. ranging from 48c up. Comfort ables from 68c up, a full line of quilts-and spreads. Horse blan kets and Robes. In this line we present to our customers tho best line of Horse blankets and Robes that it is possible for us to secure, ranging from 48c to $5. suits, white or gray, 23c, Ladies' Jersey ribbed vests and drawers 15c, ladies' merino vests and drawers 89c, ladies, union suits 19c. Men's fleeced lined under wear 9c each. Men's, ladies', misses and childrens wool under wear, cassimere, natural or scar let, from 23c up to $2. 4a S . must go for half value, compelled to sell quick. Our grocery de partment lower than ever, sugar dropped c on all kinds of sugars at Steiger's old stand granulat ed 5i, soft A 6, light brown 4, everything else in. that depart ment in proportion. Patrons and friends: All the goods informed of above we mean to sell at sacrifice for the want of breadth; you or your neighbor never knew of a department store to offer goods this early at sacri fice prices. When you don't come in time, don't blame Conn Bkoth eks for not giving you the advantage of our purchase. Come and be couvinced. We respectfully invite all visitors to institute to give us a call. We have a splendid LINE of Ladies' Coats and Dress Goods and Trim mings that we would like to show you, and our Shoe Stock will be very interesting to you For the Gentlemen we have the Largest Line of Overcoats in the county, and you can not make a mistake in them. Our suits have been SELLING very FREELY, and we know we can please you. Shoes and Hatsnew est STYLESiand LOW EST prices: PLEASE CALL. 6..W. Reisner&Co. f the f FULTON t COUNTY !NEWS ! t Covers the Field. In every part of the County faithful re porters are located that gather the daily happenings. Then there is the State and National, News, War News, a Department for the Farmer and Mechan ic, Latest Fashions for the Ladies. The latest New York, Bal timore, Philadelphia Markets. The Sun day School Lesson, Helps for Christian Endeavorers, and a Good Sermon for ev erybody. THE JOB DEPARTMENT IS COMPLETE. SALE BILLS, POSTERS, DODGERS, BILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS, ENVELOPES, CARDS, 4c, In fact anything and everything in the best style along that line. it Sample copies of the News sent to any of your friends oh request. UMBERLAND VALLEY TIME. TAULE. May 27, 1901. Leave no. 2no 4 1 no. 9, no. Sino.IOl Winchester.... Martlnsburg.... HatferHlown ... Greenoastle ... Meroersburg... tA.M P. U P. 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