VOLUME 4. RAILROADS IN GERMANY. Time an0" Money Sacrificed for Human Safety. EMPIRE GREAT MILITARY CAMP. Henry Wolf is a 'Close Observer, and Writes Interestingly of What He Sees. Bounti ful Harvest Being Oolhered. Heubnch. Hivtscn Durmstiidt, UeruiHDy. Auxuxt IK. IHUH, Dkar Mk. Peck : If I do not intrude upon your time and space too much, I will attempt to write another letter from Germany to the Niows. The first thing that drew my attention in Germany was the perfect management of their rail roads. Time and money are both sacrificed for the safety of hu man life. Most all railroads are controlled by the Imperial gover ineiit. There are four classes of fares. First class is about the same as in the United States with very elegant coaches. The other classes are less nice and comfortable, but fourth class Is nothing but bare wooden benches at each side, and standing room in the middle. Fourth class fare is about one cent a mile and is a great blessing to the poor. The next thing I noticed is the well dressed and healthy looking people, who lift their hats and bow to each in a most lovely man ner. All children will salute you. Then the many soldiers! Where ever you go, you will meetsoldiers in flue uniforms, looking the very picture of health. Germany's army, in peace is 603,102; horses, in peace, 98,000; army in war, fi,200,000; horses, in war, 400,000. Yearly expenses of army, $100, 000,000; of tho navy, $52,000,000. Population, of the Empire 56,000, 000. "Next, one notices the nice cities and towns of solidly built houses, and clean streets, with the most perfect sanitary arrang ments. No fear of epidemic dis eases. Before proceeding further I will mention, that the German youth must at the age ot twenty, become a soldier and serve con tinuously for two years; and then serve four weeks, yearly until 32 years old. In the barracks is a place where each of these soldiers has a place where his uniform and his whole outfit, to the small est article, is stored away; and in case of war, when he is called up on, he will be at his post in less then 21 hours. The fact is, Germany is one great military, camp. Now, as to crops, U what nice fields, of wheat, rye, barley, oats potatoes, and Bugar beets. No fences ia all the land. No cattle in pasture. Harvest is now in full blast; and as all the farmers live in the town, the roads are continually crowded with teams and people going in and out. It just looks like bees preparing for winter. The grain is so heavy and thick ou the ground, that there is not room enough to lay it on. At the end of each town is a large open building like a railroad depot. Here is an Amer ican separator, and as the people bring in their loads of grain, it is run through it, sud they take the straw right home with them. The steam thresher has a binder at tached, and it binds tho straw in to handy bundles. Fruit trees are just laHen with fruit Horses are large and fat as hogs, and very slow. Cows as fat as beeves are worked as oxen both double and single American machinery for every purpose is used here; but most of the grain is cut with a queer looking cradle with sheet iron attached instead of fingers. They cut against the grain so that the cut gram leans against the standing grain, and some one follows and takes it away. The whole family rich and poor go out to the fields to work the women without any covering on their heads. Almost everyv kind of work the women will do. All cattle aud other domestic animals are cared for by the women. The women scorn to do more work TOOK THE EXAMINATION. Fulton Couuty Boy Wins Nice Position in United States War Service. After haviug made a short vie it among his many Fulton county friends, Dr. It. V. McKibbiu left last Friday for Fort Riley, Kan sas. Dr. Web as he is more familiar ly known here, is a young man yet. being a son of Mr. and Mrs. George McKibbin of Union town ship. Leaving the public schools of his home district, he went to Toron to, Canada, and spent two years in the Veterinary department of the Ontario University, graduat ing with honor. He afterward took a post-graduate course of a year, in the University of Penn sylvania. Practicing a while at McConnellsburg, lie went to Kan sas City, where he served efficient ly as government inspector in a large packing house. Not content with present at tainment, he determined last May to take the War-service ex amination, and went to Fort Leav enworth; and in the examination which lasted eight days, he was one of six out of a class of twenty-five to pass. Soon thereafter he received an appointment as Veterinarian in the U. S. cavalry service with the rank and pay of a lieutenant, and will enter the service at Fort Riley, Kan. We mention this somewhat in detail, because there is to us no more pleasant task than to watch and record the success of our Fulton county boys. There is such a thing as a boy being able to lift himself over the fence by his boot-straps. LAST THURSDAY'S GAME. McConnellsburg, 6; St. Thomas-Bronchos, 6. Interrupted by the Rain. The home club crossed bats with the combined St. Thomas and Broncho club of Chambers burg on Thursday last at Athlet ic field, and the game was called in the middle of the eighth-inning on account of rain, thereby depriving the home team of the opportunity of winning out, for we had two chanches of winning run, while St. Thomas had but one. Bowden of the far famed Linden club, was to have pitched for McConnellsburg, but for some unknown reason, he failed to turn up; consequently, Neviu Wagner was put in the box, and pitched a good game, holding the heavy hitters from Franklin coun ty down to fine widely scattered hits, and not one pass did he is sue to first base: while the home team hit the Broncho pitcher hard throughout the entire game. In the first inning a series of er rors and overthrows gave the vis itors three runs; but after that the locals settled down and play ed a good game. The feature af the game was a beautiful catch of a long fly by Roy Wagner. For McConnells burg, G. Grissinger aud R. Wag ner carried off the honors in the fielding line, while N. Wagner and W. Grissinger excelled at the bat. Gillan and Beyers played the best game for St. Thomas. Score by innings MoConnellaburK, 1 0 1 0 1 U Si Thomas-Bronchos 30 0 2 1 .0 0 Spectator. Thomas Elvey and Daniel Gillis who were visiting friends m "Lit tle Fulton," returned home Sat urday, accompanied by their friends John B. Wible and New ton Gillis. then the men. There are creameries here that I should think were perfect in their appointment. Butter -is made with out any coloring; and cheese is made and ripeued in the vaults of the creamery.' Most of the labor is performed by girls. I counted eight in the dif ferent departments as I passed through. More in my next letter. Henuy Wolf. PRETTY SUMMER WEDDING Nuptials of Miss Jessie Elizabeth Ken dall and Mr. J. Howard Atchison- MARRIED AT NOON, LAST THURSDAY, At While Hull, Hie Beautiful Home of Mr. aud Mrs. David M. Kendall of Ayr Town ship. Many fluess Present. At high noon, Thursday, Au gust 2", 19(;j, a very pretty wed ding was solemnized at the home of Mt. and Mrs. D. M. Ken dall iu Ayr township, when their daughter, Miss Jessie Elizabeth, became tho bride of Mr. J. How ard Atchison, of Albia, Iowa. The ceremony was performed by Rev. S. B. Houston. Proni ptly at the appointed hour Mrs. George W. Keisner, of Mc Connellsburg, was escorted to the orgau, when to the strain of Lohengrin's Wedding March, the bridal party entered and took po sition under a beautiful festoon of evergreen, at the north end of like large double parlors, which were beautifully decorated. The brido looked very pretty gowned In silk muslin, trimmed in Valeucieunes insertion and Medallions. After the ceremony and con gratulations, delicious refresh ments were served to about one hundred persons, among whom were the following outof-the-couuty people: Mr. and Mrs. Lot Morrow, of Allegheny coun ty, Pa.; Mr. Will McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McDowell, and Mr. Charlie Smith of Lamaster; Miss May McDowell aud Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bosserman, of Mer cersburg; Mrs. Frank W. Eite miller of Camden, X. J., and Dr. R. W. McKibbiu of Kansas City, Mo. The bridal couple were gener ously remembered by their many friends, who presented them with beautiful gifts of silver, cut glass china, linen, bric-a-brac, &c. The brido is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall, and a gen eral favorite among her many friends. The groom is a popular young business mau. and the young peo ple will at once establish a home of their own. While a large number of the guests were lingering at the fes tal board, the bridal couple quiet ly withdrew, were soon seated iu tho carriage, and with Warrie Johnston as improvised coach man, they were driven away to make the train at Hancock, much to the disappointment of those who had collected old shoes, cow bells, and rice. The married couple go directly to their new home in Iowa, carry ing with them the best wishes of their numerous friends. Lewis Dubbs. Mr. Lewis Dubbs died in Ran som, Kansas, August 21, 1903, aged 84 years, 11 months and 22 days, aud his remains were brought to Burnt Cabins and laid to rest in the Dubbs cemetery. The deceased was born near Burnt Cabius and went to Kan sas only about twenty years ago. He is survived by four sous and three daughters, namely, Howard Albert, Samuel aud William, aud Lilly Trares of Kansas, aud by Mrs. L. C Kelly of Burnt Cabins and Mrs. Lawrence Kelly of Hun tingdon county. BARN BURNED. Charlie Wagner, Formerly of Tod Town ship, Loses Heavily. Near Markes. Franklin county, last Friday evening, the barn on the farm of Jacob Lemasler was struck by lightning and destroy ed. Charlie Waguor, the tenant, aud his wife were in the barn milking when the bolt Btruek. Mrs. Wagner was made uncon scious, but recovered during the night The loss is heavy for in the barn were the season's crops of wheat, hay and oats'. The live stock was saved. A grain drill, was urr.ed. Mr. Wafer's loss was eorapliU?. HUNTING TROUBLE. Mrs. Margaret,Mellott's Buggy Taken Out and Burned last Saturday Night. Last Saturday night some per son or persons went to the homo of Mrs. Margaret Mellott on Pleasant Ridge, took her buggy 6ut of tho buggy house, which was locked, pulled it some dis tance away, saturated the body aud top with kerosene, and set tire to it. When discovered by Mrs. Mellott it was entirely ruin ed. Mrs. Mellott purchased the buggy new, not many months ago and soon thereafter, tho burs were stolen off the spindles. She succeeded in replacing them, when about two weeks ago, the wheels were all taken off, carried about half a mile distant, and hid den under a bridge. These she found, and now the destruction is complete. Mrs. Mellott is a widow woman and has been in such poor health that she has not been out of her house for weeks. Her grand daughter lives with her, on whose account Mrs. Mellott keeps a horse and buggy, tuite a num ber of people in the vicinity know almost to certainly who the guilty party is, and we think it wise to allow the law to take its course with this tieud animated with the spirit of the lower re gions, although he be relative or neighbor. JOHN FIELPS DECLINES. IS Offered Bifc Mttncy to go to Texas. Will Remain in Oklahoma. The following dispatch from Stillwater, Oklahoma, where John Fields son of David T. Fields of this place, is located shows the value placed on a Fulton county boy out then-: "Director John Fields received a telegram a few days ago offer ing him the directorship of the Texas Experiment Station at a much larger salary then ho is re ceiving here. The board of re gents immediately took the mat ter in hand and offered such in ducements as prevailed upon Di rector Eields to remain in Okla horaa, though still at a consider able sacrifice. The progress of tho experiment station under Di rector Fields during the last four years has been remarkable, both in work accomplished and in its standing and influence amoug the people. There are now only five other stations in the United States whose publications reach a greater number of people, and no other whose bulletins reach a greater proportion of the farmers within its jurisdiction. The ac tion of the board of regents in re taining Director Fields and his own conduct in making the neces sary sacrifice will meet with warm approval throughout tho territory." HER 75th ANNIVERSARY. A Surprise Birthday Party Given Mrs. Susan Bishop of Thompson. A most delightful social event occurred at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Culler of Thompson township, last Friday, when the surviving children of Mrs. Susan Bishop assembled to celebrate her 75th birthday anniversary. Those preseut were Mrs. Mary A. Kelley of McConnellsburg, Mr. and Mrs. George Bishop and their children Nellie and James; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bishop and daughter Mary; Mr. and Mrs John Bishop aud their daughter Blancho; and Mrs. J. C. Howett, Anna Carbaugh and Nellie Gor dou. If you have a neighbor or friend w ho does not take the News show him your copy, and call his atten tion to the big lot of news and other reading matter it contains. Every man in the county who is raising a family ought to have it Nothing pays so well in an educa tional point of view as your home newspaper, and the Fulton ! CoasTy News tills the bill. DR. J. T. ROTHROCK HERE. ! May Purchase Fulton County Land for Pennsylvania Railroad. SCIENTIFIC CULTURE OF TREES. The Pennsylvania Railroad will Cultivate Lo cust Trees Extensively for the Production of Ties, Which are Superior to Iran. Dr. J. T. Rothrock State Com missioner of Forestry, accompan ied by Engineer Wert., and Mr. Kuepper superintendent of the Mont Alto reservation, were in towu last Thursday. From this place they iu com pany with Hon. D. H. Patterson, went over to Aughwick Valley to examine the lands formerly ov. n ed by the Aughwick Game aud Fishing Club, but now owned by Henry K. Boyer of Philadelphia; Harry E. Uershey and Pat Russ, of Harrisburg; Thad M. Mahou and Captain Skinner of Cham bersburg, and Hon. D. H. Patter sou of this county. The tract consists of about 5,000 acres, and it is proposed by the owners to sell it to the Penn sylvania Railroad Company. Dr. Rothrock is a careful and capable business man and gave no expression of opinion as to probability of the purchase; but judging from the selections of laud already made in different sections of tho State, he should regard the Aughwick Valley land with favor. Lying in the western part of this county extending from north em Brush Creek towuship across into southern Wells is a body of several thousand acres, that should be owned by the State. It is well adapted to the culture of locust and chesnut timber and could be made very valuable. In order to provide for the fu ture in the matter of railroad ties tho Pennsylvania railroad com pauy is about to engage exten sively iu growing locust trees and all its available farm laud along the lines of the system adapted to such purposes is to be planted with the trees. The com pany has for several years been experimenting with locust tree planting at different points. It has gone about it in a careful and scientific manner, and the results so far obtained warrant the un dertaking of the project ou a broader and more extensive scale. Dr. Rothrock, has been given supervision of the work. Be has made a careful study of the mat ter, and no place is selected by him for plauting the trees until after thorough investigation as to its adaptability, both as to climat ic conditions and freedom from insects which, in certain sections are said to be a serious menace to these trees. The company has numerous farms throughout the State, secured in connection with right of way, either for new track or changes, in the align ment of existing lines. Many of these farms are tenanted, aud the tenants have been, or will be, notified to vacate from time to time. The question of the future rail road tie supply is one that is be ing given serious attention by not only the Pennsylvania rail road officials, but by those of oth er roads, as the groat number an nually required is rapidly deplet ing tho timber of the country available for such purposes. Va rious experiments with metal and other ties have been conducted by tho Pennsylvania aud other companies in the past, but noth ing has so far been found to give the same satisfaction as the wood en tie. It is estimated that it will re quire fully 20 years for these trees to sufficiently mature to permit of their use for railroad lies. Olive K. Ungor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Unger, of Ayr township, left Monday noon to outer as a pupil the Soldiers' Orphans' school at Chester Springs. H,CKS ' September. i Days and Nights Equal on the Twenty first with Probable Stormy Weather. The first storm period for Sep tember is central on the 4th ex tending from the 2nd to the 7ih. This period embraces Moon iu apogee on the 3rd, full on the f'lh and on the equator ou the 7th. Signs of approaching change a id storms will appear about the iird weather will grow warmer in the west, the barometer will begin falling iu, the same region and cloudiness and rain will follow, growing in volume as they pass eastward, and reaching a culmi nating crisis from the 5th to the th. Autumnal thunder storms and squalls wiil be natural in many sections on the 0th and 7th Look for decided change to cooler in the west as these storms puss eastward, the cool, and clearing weather following the storms to the extreme east. The change to fair and cooler will bo retarded until after the moon passed north of the equator on the 7th. Weather changes will come in rapid succession at this time, but we believe that the dominant state of the weather will be warm above the average. The 9th 10th and 11th are reactionary storm days, on and about which marked storm conditions will arise. A regular Vulcan storm period is central on the 115th, covering the 1 1th l'.ith. The new moon falls on the celestial equator on the 20th, being co incident with the central day of earth's autu mn equinox, and with moon at an eclipse node, this is also at the center of the Veuus equinox. The strong probabilities are that threatening, unsettled, stormy weather will begin during the period of 14th to 19th, aud run in to the reactionary period central on the 20th to 2i)rd. If many ac tive storms do not occur in the time covered by these two periods there will almost certainly be a prolonged spell of unseasonably warm weather, followed by se vere seismic shakes in mauy parts of this and other countries. One of two extremes always re sults under such atronomical con ditions as exist at this time gen eral and violent storms, or the al most total absence of storms, with a prolonged period of pheno menally hot, brassy weather, eud ing in many earthquake utid seismic disturbances, we are in clined to believe that the latter will result at this time, but it is one of those peculiar problems that no one can positively solve before hand, in the present state of knowledge. The last storm period for the month is ceutral on the 27th, ex tending from the 25th to the 30ih. We predict that this period w ill bring a series of severe storms, and that the crisis of these dis turbances will fall ou and touch ing the 20th to 2SJth. THOMPSON. Mrs. Dennis Everts is very sick. Drs. Sappiugton, Fisher, and Mosser are attending her. Mrs. Yonker is better. Mrs. 16 Cattlett is critically ill . Miss Emma Pittman of Hagers town, spent last week with her sister, Mrs. David Gregory. ' Mrs. James Funk, Mrs. W. C. Peck, and Mr. and Mrs. John Bishop visited Dennis Everts last week. E. B. Fisher is creating quite a sensation with his auto. Rev. Barney preached at Auti och last Saturday eveniug. Elder Garland will preach at : Bald Eagle next Saturday even Miss Olive Zimmerman has re turned home after a nice visit. Presiding Elder A. S. Baldwin who with his family has bueu "tenting on the old campground" at Newton Hamdton writes: "Af ter a residence of nine delightful weeks in the woods, we go home 1 1 night, (last Friday). Sorry to g t in doors before October, but sciio'Ji oeii warns 'dooks ana school teacher and pupils la my I family roust respond." ABqUT pQPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Movements, as They Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED. Home for a Vacation, Away for an Outing, a Trip for Business or Pleasure, Vou'll Find it Right Here. Mr. X. H. Evans of Thompson, spent last Thursday night iu the homo of the editor. Captain Skinner spent a day or two ou this side of the mountain last week. Miss Grace Steigers, of Mr- cersburg, was the guest of Miss Bess Irwin during the past week. J. Elliott Patterson, Esq., wife and son Howard of Philadelphia, are visiting at the old Patterson home in the Cove. Charlie Stech's family went to Licking Creek township last Sat urday to spend a week among friends there. Miss Edith Sipes of this place, leaves this week for Philadelphia where she will t:vke ;i course in Peirces College. Master Amos Stouteagle who had been visiting his grandpa rents Mr. and Mrs. Amos llixsou of Brush Creole, returned home last Friday. Dr. Xick C. Trout of Fairfield, Pa , came over lust Thursday evening and spent a few days is- iting his mother and sisters in this place. Mr. David Kuepper one of Tay lor's representative citizers spent last Wednesday in town, nnd was a very pleasant culler at this of fice. Miss Bessie Morton left Mon day for Parkersourg, W. Va., to take a course in stenography and type writingat the Mountain City Business College. Mrs. D. M. Whetstone who had been visiting her aunt. Miss A. J. Irwin, North First, street return ed to her home at Clear Spring, Md., Wednesday. Mr. Scott KiricdoiUr, one of Everett's most popular young tailors is visiting his parents, M r. and Mrs. D. L. Rinodollar and other friends in this county. C. L. McClaiu and his brother Harry, of Johnstown, who had been visiting frieuds aud relatives in this county were pleasant call ers at this office la.st Thursday. Miss Ruth West left McCon nellsburg Monday morning, and after visiting frieuds in Cham bersburg and Harrisburg, will sail for Syria about the 15th inst. Casper Whorlev, nj Shippens burg, joined hi family at this place Friday where they have been visiting Mrs Whorley 's pa rents Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shimer. Mr. Clarence Colledgo who has been in Pittsburg three years, and who has a nice position in tho Smocky City, is rusticating among his many Fulton county friends. Mr. aud Mrs. Lot Morrow, of Allegheny county, have been spending two or thru week vis iting the former's sisters, Mrs. Maggie Kendall, and Mrs. Walk er Johnston, in tho Cove. Mrs. Ada M. Selsor aud Miss Elizabeth Grove two of Mercers burg's best teachers, spent H-ev-eral days very pleasantly in tho home of John W. Selsor and his sister Miss Anuie of this place. Mrs. Justus Sinexon and chil dren who have been visiting Mrs. M. B. Trout returned to Philadel phia Tuesday. She was accom panied to the city, by Miss Irene Trout who had boon home for a short vacation. Mr. J. S, Eite miller aud family who had been spending their an nual summer vacation' among their McConnellsburg friends re turned to their home at McKees port last Friday. They were ac companied home by Mr.- Henry A. Comerer of this place who will visit the various place i of inter est in the western part of the state.
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