f?l tl d 1m tS. iT y 1 4.r wfk.. it. A. mm J MMl VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSliURG, PA., JUNE 25. 1914. NUMBER 41 THE GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Have Recently Passed Away. Mrs. Berniiard. Mr3. Mary Yonker Bernhard, 'after having suffered three days jfrom a complication of diseases, h:A of hpr home near tedar jlilCU Klrove church in Bethel township, Wednesday, June 3, 1014, aged r,i years, l montn, aim aays. Mrs. Bcrnhard was an ideal hristian woman, a loving wife ind mother, and.a kind neighbor Jler home was always open to all I ho passed and nobody ever Vent away from her home hun- ry. With her, it was always more blessed to give than to re eive." Death had no terrors w n 1 1 TT 1 l ir Mrs. isernnaru. uer last Vords, just as her spirit was jbout to take its flight were, "I going home." Blessed ought! She, will not come back comfort her sorrowing friends, tut she will stand on the other wre to await their coming to r. The large number of friends ho attended her funeral, bore idence of the esteem in which e was held. Besides her hus- nd, she is survived by four ildren; Isaac Grant, Pigeon ne; Job Truax, near Warfords rg; Rachie 11., wife of A. D iriand, near JNeeclmore, and wis Martin, at home. Her bthers are: Hiram Yonker, re- ling at Orleans, 'Md. ; and Mar :n, Riley, Lewis, and Will al ing in Bethel township. The funeral services were con- cted by Rev. A. R. Garland, listed by Rev. A. G. B. Pow i. A special choir under the dership of Miss Esta Hart, ndered splendid music. Inter- nt in the cemetery at Cedar pove church, of which church Berndard had been a mem r for many years. Mrs. John II. Kline,', A telegram to John H. Kline o resides near Green Hill in iing Creek township, Monday irningfrom the Hospital for e Insane in Harrisbure. con ned the information that Mrs. ine, an inmate of that institu n was dead, and asked for in actions as to the disposition of f remains. The authorities redirected to prepare the y for burial and shin i t to frt Loudon, where it was re- llvCd TWsdnv hv TTnrWt'il.-oi' J J iivivt vwuvt mer L. Sipes and taken to her e home, where funeral services f re held Wednesday and inter ll made in the cemeterv at ellne Hill Christian church. titles her husband, the de ed IS SUrvivprl hv the frlW. :hi!dren: Milton. David. Tsa- Brady, and Emma, wife of pes llarr. Colt Hanged Itself, plendid blooded coltbelonir- Chas. B. Pavlor. of Avr NP, hanged itself in a pe- manner. The colt attempt 10 fun in front- nf tha C1 Was tied in the stahlp. and Pn8 against the halter strap "'WJiea Suddenlv srnnnrl w fastened thfi strnn nrnnnrl and in its Rtnin-o-les wncs 'led. This Pnlt u?na cirnrl .1 v v II VU Uil vu J Newville pacing horse, ,Bruce was banking a crnnd ,0n the outcome of his colt. Kendall lost one of his "Wch black l,Vas attaokr.,1 Im. 'f ,1 1- "J oc A1I1U tion with the death M. Hemnhill whrnn , "Kblcr Bailed Out. eity-twn.;f; IW u ine aid 01 Harvey ..ral. charged with mur- ;u nnect; lifTo I- Q,. "MWMu LUU ill ot $2,000 under habeas feedings, and furnish- R for him Monday morn nertzW , : ii ... . " n'S Wi'e anrl nprsnnnl. "o wunasmen. Mode, Not Man, Changes. George FmifF, who resides at present with his daughter, Mrs. John Helman, at the toll- gate west of town, has voted the democratic ticket for sixtv-one years. He says he has yet t.i be ashamed of his party. Mr. Fin- iff is eighty-two years young, ana enjoys talking over event3 that happened along the old pike three quarters of a century ago comparing the modes of travel in those days with the swift autos that have brought the pike once more into a much-used, trans state highway. He is one of the very few remaining citizens whose memory can bridge the in terval since the time before the advent of railroads and that of the still later vehicle of rapid transit the auto. Have people in general changed much since the day of stage coaches? Thou sands of years ago Solomon said, "The glory of young men is their strength; but the beauty of old men is their gray head." Modes of living have not changed hu man nature. Those of 113 who may live to see the year 197G will speak of the days before the ad vent of autos and flying machines and the strength of youth and the beauty of the wise old head will still mark two chief periods of men's lives. THE CIGARETTE UW. A Cherry Tree That "Reformed." This office is very much indebt ed to Rev. Henry Wolf,. of Dane for a large bucketful of the big. gest red cherries ever brought to town. They were fully as large as old fashioned blue plums, and delicious. The fruit is a mystery, Mr. Wolf planted the trees for May Dukes; but for three or four seasons after coming into bear ing, they bore large, very light colored cherries similar to ox hearts. Since the trees have ma tured, the fruit is all of a beau tiful blood-red color a mystery he cannot explain. The flavor of the first four or five crops was bitter, but no trace of bitterness can be detected now, nor has there been any for many years; instead, they have all the charac teristics of find May Dukes, which are just sufficiently acid to please the palate. We have known that it did one good to associate with Mr. Wolf; but we did not know that he could make cherry trees reform. Mr. Wolf will not have any kind of fruit for sale until his plums ripen. He cut his peach trees down, as they were old arid interfering with the growth of his apple trees, be 1 1 1 1 tween wnicn ine peacn were planted. Fasick Eichelbcrger. Rev. Lucien Banks Fasick, pas tor of the Methodist Episcopal churches of Rouzerville, Blue Rock and Mont Alto, and Mrs. Iva Steel Eichelbcrger of Everett Bedford county, were married June is in tne Kiuge avenue Methodist Episcopal church in llarrisburg. The wedding was private, only a few of the friends of the couple being present. Rev A. S. Fasick, D. D. Carlisle, a brother of the bridegroom and presiding elder of the Harrisburg district, read the beautiful ritua listic service of the church of which the bridegroom is a min ister. The bride is an attractive young woman, the widow of James Eichelbcrger, of Pittsburg. Stole Three Bai;ks. C. M. Ray informed a News reporter that Ayr township has a candidate for the penitentiary who has received the nomination and will be elected to that place of abode unless he voluntarily move to a more healthful clime soon. On the night of the Sab bath School convention at Cito, about three weeks ago, the par ty referred to, entered Mr. Ray's house and stole three children's banks and their contents consis ting of seven or eight dollars. The banks are the kind given out by the town' banks of this place. Any Minor Caught Smoking May Be Made Tell Where He Got the "Coffin Nail." A few days ago we received letter from one of our county merchants asking us to publish the law regulating the use and sale of cigarettes. This merchant handles tobneco, but he wants to comply with the law. We gladly publish the law as it was enacted on the 3th day of May, 19K5, and repeals all oiher acts inconsistent with this; and of course, it is the law in effect now. It should be read carefully-not only by deal ers in tobacco, but by others as well. The selling or the giving of a cigarette or cigarette paper to any person under the age of twenty-one years, renders the one doing so liable to prosecution un der the law this is true whether it be a boy's youthful companion, his father or mother, or his preacher. No one is allowed to urnish in any manner whatever cigarettes or cigarette paper to minors. And the bov who ap pears in public with a cigarette in hi3 mouth, must not forget that he can oe arrested and made to tell ' where he obtained the cigarette or cigarette paper, or go to jail. But here is the law: reaa 11 ior yourse I. lou mav also find it in the Pamphlet Laws of 1913, pagelOS; and boys, do not forget that you are minors until you are 21 years of age. "Section 1. Be it enacted, &c, That any person who shall fur nish to uny minor, by gift, sale, or otherwise, any cigarette or cigarette paper, shall be guilty cf a misdemeanor, and upon convic tion thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not loss than one hundred dollars ($100.00), nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00). Section 2. Any minor, being in possession of a cigarette or cigarette paper, and being by and police officer, constable, ju venile court officer, truant offi cer, or teacher in any school, asked where and from whom such cigarette or cigarette pa per was obtained, who shall re fuse to furnish such information, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction thereof, be fore any alderman, magistrate, or justice of the peace, such mi nor, being of the age of sixteen years or upwards shall be sen tenced to pay a fine of not ex ceeding five dollars or to under go an imprisonment in the jail of the proper county not exceeding five days or both. If such minor shall be under the age of sixteen years, he cr she shall be certified by such alderman, magistrate, or justice to the juvenile court of the county for such action as to said court shall seem proper." It will be noticed that teachers 111 any school are classed with constables, and police officers, and it is not only their privilege but their duty to apprehend any and every minor seen violating this law. IN HIS NINETY-FIRST YEAR. Letter from -Robert S. Alexander W10 Was Born on the Dorty Farm ' in the Cove. The following is a copy of a letter written by Robert S. Alex ander, who was born on the Dor ty farm in Ayr township more than ninety years ago. Mr. Alexander was married to Esther Irwin, a sister of the late "Aunt Nan" Irwin, and Samuel J. Ir win, and, of course, an uncle of our townsman John A. Irwin. The literary ring of the letter would not indicate that his men tal laculties are in the least paired. io my dear Clover Lodge and Chapter: -After so long an ab sence, and the honors with which I you nave given me, it seems to mo fitting that I should make some kind of a report. I am still inhabiting the "White Cottage." near the Sno.non o-;ri 1m- SORGIO TOR FEED. John Fields Recommends Sorghum As Good Crop For Fulton County Farmers. we were favored on Monday by a call from the editor of the Oklahoma Farm Journal, Mr, John Fields who is a former Ful ton county boy with fine pros pects of being the next Governor of the new state. Mr. Fields has done great work for the farmers in Oklahoma, where rainfall is less abundant than with us. lie soon found that corn was by no means a safe crop for that coun try, and he set about educating the farmers to the possibilities of kafir corn as a substitute. The result is that kafir corn is now the staple crop there, and it is growing in popularity. Mr, 1'ields insists that the siate-land farmers here should grow more sorghum for fodder. Kafir corn requires longer summers than we in am in We asked Mr. Fields to de- , I ..e. uuuiinviO Vlld uormitorv nf iht finnii rtnit i l-i. i . i . v wwMui A-'ciiwia avH in r. hp top q enra thnf an. Oi . -ill . . . I -- vvu uuiv ViiUb OUl" cure juouejrc with my daughter, ghum would prove verv nrofifc ; o ii u' 1 1... .1 1 1 . . - "" it'ira, ami my grand- ah o. as it ronmroa W cht- uau-Tn er, lu.ss Kuth J. 1 eirce. season to mature, and is rich xnc uumrs oi me reirce tamily food value. are away at present, I . 1 1 111 V Kooqneaim. leat Kuth's good scribe the dry-farming implement i'a,,WW3 uri' aimost everything known as a cnil ncto, immnj; ... - ' ' I ""ii I'utuvi Ainu e &e, iiwe a thresher, and sleep atelv after nlmiPhino- a GM tha 1 T .... ' r " O - I "- mca uuy. 1 am COmiOrtab V nackor is nmMtUfinMUtl. , . 1 T- . - 1 v. v vt uiv; ngiu ItllU til .w.,u. iwutU 13 ii line Plan SL WISP nf thn f.ivvm.ro 1 f 1 , , v v iuiiuoo, aiiu jjacivd ..cluci, mj man enjoy very the under layer of top-soil down good music at home. Last Fri- tightly to the sub-soil, in order day evening we attended the to form a good union for the con- wiiuono lUessiah" at tho ( n . nn-.,: ..... , ouiouuuui muisiure mat was v-.. "uuauuuni, n was just in thfi trrnnnH nt fha ;mQ f . - I . ... I c-w wW Wit I Ul Ki t-at-iuii orchestra, lull staff of ploughing, wmoisus, juu in the chorus, with A packer resembles 1 rof. Garnett Hodee as dirnrtnr m, ,1; 1 .-i.u iiiwii liini: ii.iiiiiw vi 11 11 Rare Opportunity, Prof. W. F. Hughes, of Phila- aeipnia, expects to be in town next week for the purpose of giv ing a course of practical lessons in botany. A class is now being organized, and Prof. Hughes will take the class out through field 1 r i 1 . . . . unu lurest, ana teacn the names and qualities of our native flora, That there is a woeful ignorance on the part of, even, many of our otherwise inteligent people, 0 f plant life and growth, is an un deniable fact. Only a compara- : 1 .. r 1 wveiy lew peopie can g o away THE FATAL FOURTH. Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by Samnel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D., Commissioner of Health. Thousands of small boys have been practicing an unwonted thrift for days past in order that they may express their patriot ism by a prodigal expenditure of their' money on July 4th. TheState Department of Health is also making its preparations by ordering a special supply of tetanus antitoxin in the effort to from home and takf nHvantf, Prevent cases of lock-jaw amonir of instruction in this most fasci- these Rame smaI1 bo's- nating and useeful of studies. i,lei'e at-P a great many grown- To have a scholarly instrnrtnr ups- who havinjr been permitted ike Professor Hughes come into to,run tho.risl of blowing them- our community is an opportuni- . 1 neir youth and not ty so rare, that scores of our .njr succeeied, believe that younger and older people, too, t?oir. fna and their neiPh"ors should join the class. Professor . . be givon the same glorious Hughes conducted a class here a Pr,vilese. This excess of sym- few years ago; and those who p,athy shouId be reserved for were in the class then, are the tnose cniiarcn who are unfortun- most enthusiastic now, and the d enoun 10 lose their hands or first to enroll their names in the Jhr eyes or Jife itself in their present class. Persons desiring ce'ebration. " to join the class should leave year Pennsylvania had more accidents on the Fourth of Good Alfalfa. The alfalfa field on the Brook- side farm south of town, has been cut thirteen times, and the cutting this summer yielded more lay than at any previous mowing. This is the fifth year that the field has been mowed, and it will be cut twice again this summer. t has been cut three times each year since coming into use. One of the features that puzzle manv. as we as the owners, is flip fact, that the sm'l wno. nnt in.M oculated artificially before sow ing. All know that good stands of alfalfa seldom occur in eastern states unless either the seed or the soil be inoculated first. For some time before sowing, stalks of alfalfa were seen growing among the clover, and this led the Patterson Bro's to suspect that alfalfa might do fairly well in that field, and they tried it with the foregoing gratifying result, Everything moved like a clock. the strong ports are like a Da kota blizzard, but much of it as our com the discs set straight; in fact the disc har row is sometimes used in lieu of regular packer with thicker discs :-.,u uiu wn.sper- and not sharp like our disc har ! w,"u'n 101iaffe 01 ine hr rows. In use, the packer leaves U L3 ."T11- . a few inches of very fine soil on na ounaayi walked to church; the top which acts as a mulch Mdjeuioraunaay school, which I cultivating the crops planted iiu.t emu uuruiiiueni oi ooa. A 1 r . i 1 . . :"u in teeth are not allowed to tear a J- - j 1 , , loose the packed ground. This A friendly comrade for several sounds very much like the advice meetings has taken me to the G. we gave a few weeks ago for the a. n. I'ost meeting and home cultivation ot slate and thin gra again in his surry. YeI to circumvent the effects of I eniOV t.hpso mnninn-a nn1 J drV SPe'ls V - ...ww.i.j 11,14 UJ my share in speech making and eating at the W. R. C. banquets. l or my reading. Of course, I have several copies of the GG books in one-The Book of books. Being a life member of the Amer- Fire In Sharpsburg. On Sunday afternoon 14th inst, the warehouse and stable of W. J. Moore, in Sharpsburg, Pa., was almost totally destroyed by ican Bible Society they send me Kire- bi Die Society Record monthly, as 1 he building was a two-story well as the doings of meetings, frame structure and in part of etc. In the Record I find the re- the second story much hay was ports of the activities of the great kept and this sent forth great society in all the world. This is volumes of smoke which render intensely interesting. ed the work of the firemen diffi I am a member of the National cult. Geographic bocicty. The dues Mr. Moore was able to get his are two dollars, for which they horse and wagon out before the send their magazine. In this I flames reached their cleDartmpnt travel to the poles and to many of the building and some consid- unknown or - little known coun- erable plumbing supplies were tries and peoples. , saved from the flames For religious weekly reading, The damage done by the fire is The Continent, which claims to estimated at $1,500 with no insu- beof continent-wide worth; daily, ranee. Mr. Moore is the husband The Minneapolis Journal; and of Susie Hull, a sister of Mrs. D. several weekly home papers. A. Nelson, of the Cove. The Sun is down; the dusk is guuit-nng. 100 aarK to write, 1 run off the track, no run out of step out and look to the west. I fuel. Always on time, because see a great level horizon clothed the Infinite Eternal Unchange. in a beautiful sunset. My eves ablp Msh chnni-oro nf r.anae;a 0,-i inger on the lovely scene, while John) iscivine the nower forth my mind 111 one step is with you and other friends, the church, and my loved ones in the Silent City. Here my thought'lingered. unthinkable movement of such a weight, at such an uncomprehen sible velocity, and with- every circuit bringing the spring, the but I was back again in time to summer, the fall, and the wintpr- see the beautiful sunset sink be- with the flowers with their- v'.h hind the west. hnantv and frsiOTarro tkn f,,;f I lay me down, and while I of the field, the orchard and the rested and slept the great Earth garden. Who.manatres all these rolled over, or, the greater Sun things? Who puts the eve in the ran round the house and is now potato, the seed in the apple, and shining in the east, bringing the the germ in the wheat? Who beauty and freshness of another morning (the ISth). Probably before this reaches you I will have started (Decem ber 23, 1913) on my ninetieth (00th) trip around the Sun. I but the great God, our God! who has cared for us all our lives, and has given us so many comforts and blessings. And now, my dear friends, with many pleasant memories am not afraid of the long trip of and kind wishes, again good-bye. 5,0,000,000 miles (more or less), From your friend and brother, zor many 01 you can witness with Robert S. ALEXANDER. me that on these many trips there Brookings, So. Dakota, nas been no stop for repairs, no December 17. 1913. their names at the News office, or give them to Robert Jackson. City Positions For Country Girls. In Farm and Fireside Francis E. Boord makes a strong appeal to country girls to stay where they are unless there is some un usual reason for making them move. She reports manv inter esting facts about small salaries and poor opportunities for coua try girls in the cities, and con ciuaes witn tne ioiiowing warn ing: Think long and hard before you leave the home nest and the pin-money of j our chickens and turkeys, and the acquaintances who respect you as Mr. Brown's daughter, for in the city you are only one of thousands of wrig gling, struggling human atoms who are trying to be the first to come out on top. It is true that there is room at the top for you, if you are the right girl and have J uiy than any other State in the Union. Nine deaths and 4S2 ac cidents were reported for the day in this Commonwealth. In the entire United States there were only 11G3 accidents and 32 deaths, so it is evident from the most casual observation that Pennsyl vania had far more than hcrouo- ta in this distressing and unnec essary sacrifice. Let the municipal authorities do their part in preventing the barbaric sacrifice by prohibiting the sale and use of dangerous fire-works by providing a suffici ent amount of pleasurable enter tainment to make the day a real celebration for young and old. Inquire About the Water. For persons who have not tak- en tne anti-typhoid vaccination as a protection during the sum mer vacation, the department of health has issued a bulletin con- chosen the right place, but make taining the following advice. .... . ... I mm sure ot this tact. ven investigating a vaca tion resort, ask especially about Hot Weather Drink. the water supply and the meth- 1 -j- 1 i .. One of the most refreshing " uaen,P l ea In posing of sew drinks within the reach of coun. UKe anu Karoage. Avoid any try people is egg-lemonade. It community " which typhoid fe- io annnneefnll.r aA f M Cr IS COmiT10n ,1 jv-i,,wiu,ij ugcu 111 tasc vi c.v haustion from heat. Keep a few lemons on hand in a cool place in a tight jar. Squeeze the juice of a lemon into a Mason fruit jar; add half a pint of the coldest wa ter you can get. If ice water cannot be had, cool the jar first stabIes is apt to be PolIutod to help make the drink cool, 'While on your vacation make sure of. the water you drink. Water which is clear and spark ling is by no means always pure or uncontaminated. Water from shallow wells near outhouses or Wa into ter from lak.es or streams sweeten as for lemonade; break )yh'"ch sewaK flows a,s0 itc a fresh, raw egg into the lemon- J - 1. .. ii it . aae, put on me ruDDer jar ring and the cap, but not too tight; lold jar top end down over the sink, and shake hard until egg is beaten to a froth; pour through a fine cheese cloth or strainer and give to the patient to drink. The emon "cooks" the egg and he does not know that he is drink ing raw egg-the best nourish ment in' the world, table to be contaminated. The safest plan is to use only boiled water for drinking purposes. Look into the milk supply, too, a common source of danger. Make sure that the milk is pure clean and fresh. Do not bathe in lakes or streams near the outlets of sewers. Avoid boarding places that swarm with flies.'.' Had Hard Fall. On Friday morning of last week Mrs. Rebecca Stenger, of Jug- town, climbed to the top of the wash house to pick some cher ries that overhung the roof. She was on top of the chimney when a stone broke loose and she fell fifteen feet to the ground. For- U...U, yi ur ure concluded to place her in care of urone uie iorce 01 the iail, and the hnqnitnl Pillmva r.A she escaped with no more ser- ions were placed about her in an iuua injuries man pamiui bruises automobile, the car was careful Mrs. E. R. McClain, of this place was taken to the Cnam bersburg Hospital last Sunday, by Dr. Mosser, E. R. McClain, Mrs. A s e n a t h Montzcr- her nurse, and Orm Greathcad. Mrs. McClain' took sick about six weeks ago with something like typhoid fever; but failing to re spond to treatment, her friends and a severe shock. Mountain Fire. A fire, said to have originated at the sawmill of Minnick Mel- ott, on John A. Hauman's lands, in Licking Creek .township, last week burned fiercely over old pine fields and dry mountain land ly driven, and Mrs. McClain stood the long trip very well. George W. Sipes and his neph ew George N. Sipes, near Hus- tontown, came to town Monday in the latter's huckster wagon. The former left a little "grease" in the News office to make the 1 A J II 1 Ml I .1 ana totally Killed many acres of press run -easier. These two timber. Fire warden R. R. Hann gentleman, accompanied by their summoned twenty-eight men and wives, spent Sunday with Mr. put the fire out. The blaze was and Mrs. John Summers in Tod visible for many miles, township, . I 0 J. r r
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