!je ifulton Ccrontg 3XeuJ6. volume 10 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 2i, 1908. NUMBER 10 CARNEGIE HITS TARIFF. Would Make Luxuries Used by Rich Pay Revenues Savs Steel ia Made Cheap er Here Than Elaewhere. BLACK PAPER PROPOSED, IS FOR FREE STEEL AND OIL. New York, Nov. 28. Andrew Carnegie has written for the De cember Century of "M.y Exper ience With and Views Upon the Tariff," claiming "mlant indus tries" no longer need protection, saying steel and oil duties should be abolished and duties on m'anu factured articles greatly reduced and urging tariff for revenue and an incroase of the duties ou lux uries consumed by the rich. Commenting upon the McKin ley bill and its objects, Mr. Car negie writes i "All this proves that President McKinley belouged to our schooj of protectionists, strong whon protection is needed, bit equally strong in abolishing unnecessary duties. If alive to-day, I am cer tain he would approve the policy recommended in these pages. Wo labored long together to de velop and guard our owu resourc es, and now the time has come when most of these can and should stand upon their own feet and conquer." He pays a tribute to the late Senator Gorman for "defeating the revolutionary features of the Wilson bill," saying : "Wiso, moderate, honest, he led his party with consummate address." "That there is a cultttvbo re gard that doctrire (protection) as sarcossant and everlasting, none knows better than the writer," says Mr. Carr.egie, "but its mem bers are few and not likely to in crease, since our country has ad mittedly developed and gained, and is to continue gaining, manu facturing supremacy in one de partment after another until it reaches a position where free trade in manufactures would be desirably for it, all the markets of the world open for her, and hers to the world. Our diftlculty will then be to get other nations to agree to free trade. "There will remain importa tions of foreign luxuries, which shonld be still heavily taxed for revenue, not protection; the aim being to levy the tax tfoat would produce the greatest revenue from luxuries. This would not seriously affect the producer, since the buyer pays all duties, and demand would not be greatly pffected by the higher price, since only the rich use them." He argues that the rich will have what is desirable or fashion able, regardless of a small in crease in cost. NEbDMORE. We are having tine weather again, since the big snow storm of last week. Mr. John Barber, of Iudiana, is visiting his brother Amos and friends in this vicinity. Dr. J. J. Palmer and his moth er are visiting the former's sis ter, Mrs Harriet Dixon in Cham bersburg. Capt. and Mrs. C. T. Dixon, of Saluvia, are visiting in the home of A. Runyan, of this place. Chas. Kershner is still making cider. We expect to have the new tel ephone line completed as far as Fairview soon. It has been reported that about tweuty deer have been killod in this county during the past week. We think the city sportsmen should I not be allowed on the , mountain, as no doubt there are as many does killed as bucks. There was preaching here last Sunday morning. Kid. Fnnk will hold Thanks giving services here on Thanks giving evening. The Institute held here Friday evening was well attended. The musical programme was good. We are sorry to say the touch 8 did not take the active part Wijy should. Wisconsin Manufacturers Say It Will Save Forests and Cheapen Product. I a proposition put forth by Wisconsin print paper manufac turers and by the publishers of the country as it is in Wisconsin, Americans in the near future will be reading black newspapers painted with white ink. The chief points advanced for this revolutionary propoFition are the preser-ation of forests, the saving of millions of dollars annually in pulp wood and the reduction in prices of print papor to perhaps one half the present price. Black paper can be made of old and used newspapers and, in fact, almost any fibrous stock, while white paper requires spruce or hemlock. The propos ition will be brought to the atten tion of eastern print manufac turers and the publishers at the close of the congressional investi gation in Washington. There la Money For the Work. The WilkesBarre "Record," one of the leading newspapers in the interior ot the State, is of the opinion that the proposal to ex pend $0,000,000 on a road across the State will meet opposition be cause it "would mean a decided decrease in the work of road im provement for the rest of the State." We do not view it in that way; nor is that the general opinion. There appears to be no good rea son why the amount proposed for the across-the-State highway could not be used for that pur pose without interfering m the least with the money likely in any event to be appropriated toward continuing the work of township road improvement. The increas ed appropriations by the State in many directions in the past few years have not materially lessen ed the surplus in the State Treas ury. The 6, 000,000 for the proposed highway could have been taken out of that surplus any time with in the last half dozen years with out impairing the ability of the Commonwealth to do anything it has done within that timo. It is not expected that the whole amount of $6,000,000 will be ex pended in a single year, and spread over several years, as it unquestionably would be, it would hardly be felt by the State at all. If it should reduce the surplus somewhat, no harm would be done, as there is no necessity for the State to carry such a surplus as it has had. We believe our intelligent Wilkes-Barre contemporary will flna these facts justify Governor Stuart's proposition, and that the construction of a great highway across the State will promote a better and more con prehensive system of road improvement ev erywhere in the Commonwealth. The Pr3ss. More Big Treea Found. Prom the current issue of the "Pathfinder," the following item was taken: "There is great satisfaction over the announcement coming from California that a hitherto entirely unknown forest of giant sequoias or "big trees" has re cently been discovered in that state. This grove, which num bers about 15,000 trees, is locat ed on Redwood mountain, in Tulare county, and it is the larg est grove of the sort known. The trees average about 250 feet high and thousands of them run above 300, being 20 to 40 feet or more in diameter at the base. It is likely that President Roosevelt will have this new tract of big trees set apart as a national re servation, before the lumber pi rates can lay their devastating hands on them. The find is es pecially valuable in view of the great injury done to the old big tree groves by the forest tires recently." Convention. The Fulton County Sabbath Association held its convention on Tuesday of last week in the Lutheran Church. The conven tion, though not largely attended was characterized by a good do gree of interest. The program previously published was carried out in every particular. Each one tiled the place assigned him, and a number of themes elicited a lively general discussion. The officers of last year were all re elected. The report uf the work in general shows that the County Associations togother with the State Association, are accomp lishing a very important work in creating public sentimont on the Sabbath (Question, in suppress ing violations of the civil law of tne Sabbath and in subserving the Sabbath Cause in the legisla ture. And the friends of the Sabbath are much encouraged. The Secretary was instructed to call upon all of the churches or their Sabbath Schools through out the county to take up and send in through him, at an early date, an offering for the promo tion of ths work. The sentiment of the conven tion found expression in the adoption of the following resolu tions, viz: 1. That it is our sense as taught from the Holy Word, from the precepts of history and from our own experience that the proper observance of the Sabbath en tails to us a blessed heritage. 2. That we call upon all of our citiaeus to cease all manual labor and work on that day save that which of necessity must be done, and tint the same rule be ap plied to the brute creation in our care. 3. That we condemn as hurtful to our best interest and to our highest being, buying and selling on the Sabbath. 4. That we condemn the prac tice oi ts'tbbatli visitation, save for deeds of charity or necessity, as against good order and de structive of personal morality. 5. That we ask all to so relate their secular work on the day preceding so as to allow them to get ready to worship in Spirit and in truth the Creat God who is the Father of us all and with whom we have to do whether we live or die. All the pastors in the county are earnestly requested to bring this cause to the attention of their respective congregation 8 and have them send in their offerings, eJen if ever so smah yet something as soon as possible. J. L. Guove, Sec'y. McConnellsburg, Pa. Our neighbor Geo. W. Hays is confined to the house this week suffering from a painfully sprain ed ankle. Last Saturday after noon he was standing on a step lalder in his store, when the lad der slipped, giving Mr. Hays a bad fall. Fate seems to be fol lowing, Mr. Hays, foronly a few weeks ago as some workmen were engaged putting a new roof and struck him violently on the top of the head making an ugly wound. ORGANIZATION FORMED. Meeting of Citizens at the Court House, Last Thursday Evening. Enthusias tic on the Subject of the New State Highway. SHOULD INTEREST EVERYBODY. Miss Hann, who during the past three years has occasionally carried the mail between Saluvia and Waterfall for her father Ross Hann who has the contract, met with a serious accident last Friday evening. She was re turning to Saluvia from Water fall, and when about a mile and a half from Saluvia, the harness in some way broke, which caused her horse to become frightened and run away, throwing Miss Hann violeutly out. So serious ly was she injured that she lay in the road unconscious uo4.il a neighbor came along aud gather edher and the mail up and took her to Saluvia, an1 she was brought on to Mann's by John V7. Stouteagle. She is rapidly re covering, however, and will be able to take the ribbons again in a few days. A preliminary meeting of citi zens was held in the Prothono tary's office in this place last Thursday with the purpose ot ef fecting an organization that would make a strong pull to secure the construction of the proposed State Highway through Fulton county. As was stated in the Ni.ws last week, there is a rea sonable probability, that a State Highway connecting the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburg will be built, and that definite actian will be taken by the present leg islature. The natural route, the shortest route, the route that can be used with the least expendi ture of money, the route that passes through the part of the State that most needs the benefit of such a highway, the route that first suggested itself to Governor Stuart wl on he first expressed his approval of the enterprise is the route through the lower tier of counties through Cham bersburg, McConnellsburg, Bed ford, etc. It has become plain, however. if we are to have the advantage of the road, we must fight for it, and hence the organization. The name of the local organiza tion is "The Fulton County Gwd Roads Association," and the officers are; President, Jno. P. Sipes; Secretary, E. D. Shinier, and Treasurer, Merrill W. Nace. These officers were empowered to elect one vice president from each election district in the coun ty, whose duty it shall be to soli cit persons to become members of the organization, and to do all possible to awaken and further the interests of good roads. In order that persons becom ing members ot the Association should have something to im press the fact upon their minds, and make them feel that it meant something to belong, and a the same time provide the funds necessary to carry on the work, a nominal fee of titty cents was decided upon. This small sum includes initiation and all the other degrees. Twenty-four persons present whacked up their coin and signed their names to the constitution, in less time than it takes us to tell it Of course, the constitution has not been framed yet, but when it is, it can be written in before the names. A committee of five members, composed of Hon. S. W. Kirk, M. K. Shaffner, Esq., Hon. D. H. Patterson, L. H. Wible, Esq., and Hon. J no. P. Sipes was appointed to correspond and confer with like committees, of organizations of our neighboring counties along the proposed route. M. R. Shaffner Esq.. J. Nelson Sipes, Esq., and M. W. Nace, committee appointed to diaft re solutions, presented the follow ing, which were unanimously adopted: At a meeting of representative citi zens of McConnellsbui and vicinity, at the Court House on Thursday, No vember Ki, 1H0, the uinlfiMtMi.il com mittee appointed to draft suitable reso lutiona expressive of the opinion on the plan of Governor Stuart to recom mend to the next legislature measures for the building of a State Highway from Philadelphia to Plttsburir. heirs to submit the following resolutions. Kksolvku, That the people of Ful ton county approve and commend what the Governor has heretofore said on the subject, aud what he has indicated to the people of the Commonweulth us his purpose to submit the subject to the next Legislature, and that we pledge him the earnest support of the people of our County In this direction. Kksoi.vko, That we request our Senator and Hepresentative from this distrlot, to nupport Governor Stuart lit tne movement lor a State Highway, and to support a measure that may be submitted to the I t . i ,1 1. i i t , at. n., coming session, having this end in view, M. H. Shaw-nick, J. Nelson Sipes, M, W. Nace Recent Weddings. S MM I Pa us( nk. A very pretty home wedding took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parsons on Market strcot Mount Union, last Thursday afternoon whon their daughter Miss Olive became the wife of Mr. Clarence Seese, of Hudson, Ohio. The ceremony took place at 2:30 o'clock the pastor of the Methodist Church, Rev. D. G. Pennepacker, D. D. officiating. A number of guests out of town were in attendance. A de licious repast was participated in after the ceremony. The bridal party was attended by the bride's sister, Miss Verna Parsons and the groom's brother Mr. Ralph Seese of Ohio. The march was played by Miss Cora Foreman, of Mt. Union. M lss Parsons is one of Mount Union's accomplished young la dies whose wide circle of friends will be sorry to see her leave. Mr. and Mrs. Seese will go to their home in Hudson, Ohio where he is employed as a cranesman. M KU.OTT MOOKK. On Tuesday evening, Novem ber 10, 1908, Geo. S. Mellott and Mrs. Abbie Moore wore quietly married at the groom's residence near Saluvia, by Rev. Luther W. McGarvey, pastor of Harrison ville M. E. charge. Both bride aud groom are well known and highly esteemed in the communi ty. Many friends join in wish ing them well. Educational Meetings. Nkkdmokk. The second local institute of Belfast was held at Needmore school last Friday evening. Or der was called by the teacher, Miss Nellie Morton, after which Job P. Garland was elected chair man. Topics discussed were i 1. Common School Errors. 2. Morals; Value of, and How Taught. 3. How Do You Teach History f Eleven teachers all those of Belfast; Chas. Mellott, ot Licking Creek, and Thomas Truax, of Thompson, were pres ent. Blair Truax, a former teacher in this county, and W. F. Hart and Dr. J. J. Palmer, pa trons of the school, aided much in the discussions. The exercises were interspers ed by songs, recitations, and dia logues by the school. Much cred it is due the teacher and pupils for the excellent manner in which they were delivered. The large audience present and the interest manifested in the work was a mark of school enthusiasm. Next institute will be held at Maple Grove school, Friday eve ning, November 27th. Blanche Smith, Sec'y. Big Cove Tannkky. The fifth educational meeting of Ayr township was held at Big Cove Tannery, last Friday even ing. I ho institute was called to order by the teacher, Alice Hays, after which the president, Rhoda Kendall took charge. The following questions were discussed by the teachers pres ent 1. Importance of the co-operation of the Patrons to the Suc cess of the School. 2. School room Freedom. 3. Teaching Phonetics. The discussions were interspersed with songs, recita tions, aud dialogues by the school. The manner in which the liter ary work was given reflects much credit on the pupils as well as the teacher. The institute adjourn ed to meet at Jugtown in two weeks Catherine Comerer. Sec. FIRING" THE DRINKERS. B. A 0. Railroad Diamiaaea Number of Men for Drinking. Wholesale discharges are threatened on the Wheeling di vision ot the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as the result of investi gations made by private detect ives into drinking by passenger employees. Already six conductors, throe train auditors, two passenger baggage-masters, and three en gineers, one a veteran of thirty years, have been dismissed be cause they were found to have taken a drink while on duty. In somo cases the men were accused only of drinking while off duty. General Order No. i, which was issued a year ago, for bids all employes of the road from drinking either on or oft duty. It has not been strictly enforc ed before, but now it is said there are detectives at work on all di visions of the road. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapahota at Their Comings and Ooinga Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restf ul'Outlng. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED PLEASANT RiDOB. uuite a large congregation as sembled at Ebenezer last Sunday night and got disappointed. Next time is their time to disappoint the preacher. Geo. Strait and Mazie Desh- ong attended church last Sun day night. Mrs. Ella Swope and son Don spent part of last Sunday in the home of Mrs. Swope. Miss Bessie Morton and Ber tha Truax attended preaching at the Christian church last Sun day. Jordan Deshoug and family spent last Sunday in the home of E. V. Mellott. Some of the people in this neighborhood had the luck to kill a deer. Miss Fanny Strait is now kept busy sewing. Sampson Mellott and wife spent the latter part of last week in the home of the latter's sister at Foltz, and brother at Loudon. Our new The Watson C. Lynch has purchas ed from Harvey O. Unger the East End Grocery, and is now in possession of the same. Watson has had considerable experience iu the mercantile business, and will no doubt keep the place up to the standard at which it has been conducted since its estab lishment, first by Tommy Ham mil, and more recently conduct ed by Mr. Unger. Mount Union Booming. Mount Union, Nov. 19 town is still growing. Five bouses are about finished. P. R. R. has just broken ground for a cresote plant. Forty men are now at work on it and more are wanted. Lt will take over a year to complete the work, and the plant will cover an area of more than five acres of ground. The new reservoir is complet ed aud we have plenty of good water now. George Parsjns is in Fulton county on a hunting trip. T. C. Gilhs went to Port Royal and Harrisburg for a little trip The oldest man m Mount Union is Mr. Taylor, a former Fulton county man. He is ninety years of age and operated the first steam sawmill in Dublin town shin. Don't Be Alarmed. Under a recent ruling of the Comptroller of the Currency, ex aminers of National Banks are required to put twenty-nine fixed questions to the board of direc tors of the bank under examina tion. Bank examiners do not send any notice of their coming, and they do not come with a brass band, so hereafter, at any time, whenever it may suit the convenience of the bank examin er, the directors of a bank may receive a "hurrv-un" call for their presence. The assembling of the directors at a bank at an unusual time, therefore, would simply mean a compliance with the requirements of the Banking Departments, and should not "throw 4 scare." Mr. B. J. Crooks, who has lived at Bonner Springs, Kansas, for several years, has moved with his lamily to Arcadia, Gal veston county, Texas, and they are very much pleased with the land of roses and beautiful weather. Mrs. Crooks is a sister of Mrs. A. F. Little, ot this place. William Lambersou, of Web ster Mills, spent a few days in this neighborhood last week. Merchant J. W. Lake, of Pleas ant Ridge, spent a few hours ia town attending to business Mon day. Mr. Roy O. Palmer and John Pittman, of Belfast township, wore in town a few hours, Tues day. Mr. W. P. Berkstresser, of Taylor township, called at the News office a few minutes while in town last Friday. Mr. John A. Garland, of Whips Cove, spent last Thursday night in tne Home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hixson, of Ayr township. Mrs. Mary Gregory and her son in law Edward Souders, of Thompson township, were in town a few hours last Saturday. Geo. Bishop and son James, of Thompson, spent last Thursday night with the former's sister, Mrs Mary A. Kelley, of this place. Ex-County Commissioner Al bert Plessinger and son Willard, of Whip Cove were in town a few hours Monday attending to busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Comerer, of Thompson township, spent last Friday night in the home of the latter's mother, Mrs Saran Pittman in this place. Mr. George Fox, and family of Williamson, Franklin county, spent several days Lst week among their relatives and friends on this side of the mountain. Mrs. Annie Peck and Mrs. Rob- ert Graham, of Webster Mills. were welcome guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Alex- ander in this place last Thursday. Auctioner James M. Chesnut. of Hustontown, was a profitable caller at the News office last Sat urday. James says there are lots of sales ahead for December. Mrs. Robert W. Mellott and sons Quay and Willard, of lower Ayr township, returned home Monday after having spent a day or two with Mrs. Mellott's par ents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Strait at Hustontown. Job Winter and sister Martha. of Whips Cove, were guests in the home of their brother-in-law, Chas. D. Hixson, in Ayr town ship, last Sunday night. Mr. Winter returned home Mondav. and Martha will remain at Mr Hixson 's a few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Fox and son George and daughter Mary, of Lewis, Kansas, are visit ing Mr. Fox's father Mr. John Fox, of this place, and other friends in the vicinity. Thomp son went west about twenty years ago, began ou a homestead. and is now far enough up to "see around some." McC. D. Skinner, Eso.. a form er resident of McConnellsburg and editor of the Fulton Demo crat from 1891 to 1895, scent a few days in town last week and was warmly greeted by his many oldtime friends. Mr. Skinner is now a resident ol the big state Montana, and came East a few weeks ago on account of the ill ness of hm aged mother in Path Valley. "Max" is looking well. and is very much pleased with his Montana home. His wife. Phoebe, is a daughter of Mrs. Albert Heikes by her first hus band, and the Heikeses weut to Montana several years ago Max and the Heikeses have about twelve hundred1 acres of land near Great Falls, and are largely interested in farming and stock raising, and all are getting along well. Subscribe lor only $1.00 a year. the "News;"
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