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VOLUME 2.
AcCONNL;LLSl3URG. PA., July 4, 1901.
NUMBER 42.
SOME m:vv laws.
Ono of the bills passed by tlie
present Legislature may result
in stopping tho salo of cigarettes
in most places, for it is well nigh
prohibitive. A license fee of $25
must bo paid by all dealers, and
at the usual price 25,(XK) will have
to be sold before the profits pay
the license fee.
CANNON CRACKER MUST GO.
With reference to firecrackers
the new law says:
"That from and after the pass
age of this act, any person or
persons manufacturing or sell
ing firecrackers containing dyna
mite, chlorate of potash, or any
explosive except that containing
ordinary gunpowder, composed
of sulphur, saltpetre, and char
coal, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to pay
a fino of not less than $50 and not
more thau 100, or by imprison
ment of a term not less than six
mouths and not more than one
year, or both, at the discretion of
the court."
TO LICENSE PEDDLERS.
A bill has been signed by the
Governor providing for tho li
cense of hawkers and peddlers in
the boroughs and townships of
the State. It provides that the
Courity Treasurer is authorized
to issue a licenso to hawk or ped
dle clothing, drygoods, notions,
crockery and tinware for $10 for
each person so selling on foot and
$10 where auy conveyance, such
as a buggy or vngou,etc.,is used.'
It does not effect persons selling
their own manufacture nor hold
ers of soldiers' licenses. The
penalty for infraction of tho law
shall not be less than $100 fine
nor less thau three months' im
prisonment. For refusing to
show such license on demand a
fine of $20 shall bo imposed.
FIRST COUSINS. ,
The bill prohibiting first cous
ins from marrying, has become a
law. Heretofore cousins were
the nearest relatives that could
marry; the next degree, namely,
uncles and nieces or aunts and
nephews, being forbidden. This
law will, no doubt, come like dire
calamity to a great many young
people all over the State. Here
and there are pairs of cousins
who have plighted their troth, and
made all the necessary prepara
tions for marrying. The hopes
of these will bd blasted; or, at
least, appear to be.
Notwithstanding the apparent
hardship it will be to a few, this
is a good law for certain reasons.
Experience has proved that first
cousins are too close in consan
guinity to marry, and the enforce
ment of this law will eventually
teud to the strengthening of the
race.
NO TIPPLING TEACHERS.
The new law rorbids the using
of alcoholic drinks by school
teachers. No certificate may be
issued.jo persons who use either
alcohol or opium. In some parts
of Pennsylvania nearly everybody
driuks beer, but the governor
savs no exceptions will be made
and everywhere the glass and
the school are to be soparatod.
This law was made at the sug
gestion of the stato educational
authorities. It is a part of the
school curriculum of the stato to
teach that alcoholic liquors are
injurious and the educational of
flcials have found that pupils are
little affected by words of tern
peranco from the lips of a teacher
they know to be a t.ppler. They
have found that a drinking teach
er, bo he ever so niodorate in his
indulgence, is a very bad exam
pie.
, Tho substauco of the law refer
red to is as follows:
That after tho first Monday of
Juno, one thousand nine hundred
and two, no teacher iu this com
monwealth shall receive from a
county, city or borough superin
tendent, a certificate as a teacher
who has not a fair kuowiedgo of
orthography,. English grammar,
mental and written arithmetic,
histpry of the United States, the
theory of teaching, aud civil gov
ernment including stato and lo
cal, and elementary algebra, nor
shall such certificate be given to
auy person who is in the habit of
using, as a beverage, any intoxi
cating drinks, or habitually takes
opium; aud all certificates g'ven
to teachers shall set forth the
branches in which those- holding
them have been found proficient
and indicate by suitable marks
the degree of that proficiency.
Saluvia.
The anticipated pleasure of Mr.
aud Mrs. E. K. Austin's trip to
Need more last Saturday was in-
teriereu with by the heavy rain
on that day. They only got as
far as Sipes Mill, where the nu
merous washouts caused them to
abandon the trip.
Miss Bare, of Fort Littleton,
spout Friday night with the fam
ily of W. C. Mann, while enrouto
to Bedford Springs.
Mr. aud Mrs. E. P. Haun who
lad been visiting relatives and
friends at this place, returned to
their home in Cloai field Friday
morning.
R. K. Haun, the obliging mail
carrier from this place to Water
fall the past four years, complet
ed his contract Saturday with tho
same horse that he began with,
driving it, with the exceptions of
about twenty days, the entire
time, making a total of nearly 30,-
000 miies.
Miss Sadie Hann, who had
been visiting her mother, Mrs.
AnnaUann, returned to Chambers
burg Saturday, where she is em
ployed.
Miss Isa Steveus.whohad been
spending tho past two years in
Kausas, returned to her home
near Laidig last week. Miss Isa
is one of our most successful
teachers and was engaged in kin
dorgarten work iu the "Sun
Flower" State.
Jacob Strait, of Ilarrisonville,
has been seriously ill the past
week.
The residents along tho differ
ent mail routes propose takiug
advantage of the free mail deliv
eryand are getting boxes iu place.
The new contractors will find
plenty of extra work.
The ice cream social in tho
grove at Asbury Saturday, night
was fairly well attended by the
young people of this vicinity. -
Samuel Newman and niece,
Miss Sadie Stewart, are visiting
frieuds in Path Valley this week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. 11.
Moore a daughter.
Mrs. Daniels, widow of the late
Hon. James Daniels, continues
dangerously ill. Her step sou.
William Daniels, was called Fri
day night to summons her phy
sician from McConnellsburg. He
was unablo to get a message
through oil the telephone lino,
and was obliged to make the trip
on horseback. He was unfortu
nate in losing his pockotbook con
taining a sum of money and valu
able papers, between his home
and McConnellsburg. Mr. Dan
iels offers a, very liberal reward
for their return. His address is
Saluvia, Pa.
Parsons Fuvor Shirtwaist.
'lho pastors of churches at
Omaha, Neb., indorse tho mascu
lino shirtwaist as proper garb for
church and a general invitation
has been extended to the shirt
waist man to occupy a pow when
ever he likes. The announcement
was made Sunday morning by
preconcerted arrangement.
Rev. Edward Frederick Trefz,
pastor of Kounte Memorial Lu
theran Church, said from tho pul
pit: "Anything that's fit to wear
ou the street is good enough to
wear to church."
Rev. C. L. Sargent, of bt.
Mary's Avenue Congregational
Church, said: "Clothes doos not
make religion. I favor comfort.
Tho proposal coining from such
authorities may bo said to have
made tho shirtwaist an irre
proachable garment in Omaha for
all occasions. It is already worn
extonsively.
Miss Margaret Darnels hpont
Monday witli friends in town.
A TI.RR1I U: STOUM.
An electrical storm of more
than usual violence passed over
this place aud the Cove lastThurs
day evening. There seemed to
be a regular cloudburst down tho
Cove aud the rain fell iu torreuts.
Joseph B. Mcllott, iu tho Corner,
had about a hundred sheep iu a
field. They became terrified and
a number of them sought shelter
under two trees standing about
fifty yards apart. Of those under
the trees forty-two head were
killed outright by lightning, while
the trees did not seem to have
been damaged.
F. McNanghtou Johnston's barn
along the Cove road just south of
town was struck. Outside of one
of the rafter braces being knock-
d out, tho barn received but lit
tle damage. Abnor Lucas, the
tenant, went into the barn soon
thereafter and opened thegranary
doors when a cloud of smoke came
out, but no fire developed. Had
the barn been filled with hay or
grain it would in all probability,
have been burned. . A largo barn
near Welsh Run was struck by
lightuing and burned in the same
strm.
Iu McConnellsburg the loss fell
most heavily ou Mr. G. Newton
Hoke, lie has a poultry yard in
tho rear of his lot, aud on top of
tho board feuce is about three
feet of chicken wire held in place
by stout pieces of lath. A big
Plymouth Rock rooster was step-
iug around iu the yard apparent
ly defying the elements wheu a
bolt of lightning struck one of
those pieces of lath, shivered it
and ran down the post to which
the lath was nailed and shattered
that, and then hit the rooster
and the rooster died suddenly.
From half the rooster's body, ev
ery feather was removed as clean
as the most careful cook would
have removed them if she had
been preparing for a potpio.
Killed by Liuhtninn.
From KvertMl I'rrss.
Saturday afternoon in Friends
Cove the lightning instantly kill
ed Clemous F. Beegle, who is a
son of tho late John F. Beegle,
who several years ago was found
dead in bed. Clemous Beegle
was employed by Mcitthew Shaw
on Saturday cutting the rye out
of the wheat. He stuck to his
work uutil the storm came up
when ho started across a clover
field for Mr. Shaw's. lie did not
make his appearance at supper
time and a searching party start-
od out to find him. After a dili
gent search Clay Ott discovered
Clemous lying on his face. Death
must have been iustaneous and
fearful. Tho top of his straw hat
was torn out, bis face burned and
discolored and his chest and arms
badly blistered and his shoes torn
into shreds aud scattered iu ev
ery direction. In his baud tight
ly clinched was a pocket knife
which had not been touched by
the deadly fluid. A Coroner's in
quest was held.
Clemons Beeglo was aged Hi
years, ,i months and z clays, ana
leaves surviving a mother and
three sisters and 'two brothers.
11 o was the eldest of the family,
and we s his mother's main sup
port. He was a young man of ex
cellent character and a member
of theSt. Marks Lutheran church.
Teachers Fleeted.
The Borougli school board on
Monday evening re-elected their
last year's teachers, namely,
primary, Miss Elsie Greathoad,
who enters upon her seventh sue
cessive year; intorinodiate.Emery
Thomas, for the sixth successive
term; grammar, L. II. Wiblo, for
the twt.lfth succossivo term, and
Ernest Gross for the socoud in
the high school. Tho term is
same as last year eight mouths,
and salaries the same, namely,
$.'15 a month each for tho primary
and intermediate, and $10 each
for tho gram mar and high school.
Tho fact that these folks are re
tained year after year is the high
est endorsement of their work as
teachers, and tho Board is fortu
nate in having a corps of.instruc
tors that they can hold so long.
LAST TRIP.
Mr. W. C. Mann, who has been
during the past seveu years, car
rying the mail between this place
aud Saluvia, made the last trip of
his contract last Saturday even
ing. Leaving Saluvia. at 4.10 in
tho afternoon, arriving at McCon
nellsburg at 7.10; leaving McCon
nellsburg at 7.130, and returning
to Saluvia at 10.20 at night a
drive of h miles might bo all
right on a bright moonlight night
when tho mercui'y stood through
the day at 102 iu the shade; but
in the winter time facing dark
ness, snow drifts, and blizzards
was no pie nic.
Mr. Mann was most accommo
dating aud his generosity and
faithfulness won him very many
friends. He was immensely pop
ular with our small boys. In tho
evening about four dozen of them
might be seen sitting on tho fence
along the pike west of town await
ing the arrival of "Undo Billy,"
as they called him, aud when he
made his appearance with his
trusty horse aud Dayton wagon
ho would allow them, if ho did not
have auy passengers, to come on
board for a free ride. They climb
ed on his wagon, in it, under it,
hung to it, clung to it, until it
would have led a stranger to in
quire what kind of an aggregation
was ou parade. It did the boys
lots of good, Undo Billy seemed
to enjoy it, aud his name will ever
bo held in fond remembrance by
the boys who wore tho recipients
of his kindness.
Need more.
Golden grain fields, hot weath
er, ana hard work are first on the
calendar.
Mr. R. C. Dixon of Pittsburg,
irrived in town Saturday even-'
ing, aud will spend some time with
his father-in-law, Mr. A. Runyan.
Miss Ella Mcllott who has beeu
attending business college at Wil-
miugton, Del. .returned home last
week.
Mr. T. P. Garland bought a
tract of laud northwest of tho
villago from Mr. B. A. Mellott.
Consideration, $150 cash.
Tho Funk Bros. Lumber Co.
moved their mill on Saturday,'
having finished tho contract here.
Mrs. Thos. R. Palmer contin
ues quite ill. She is under tho
care of Dr.Sappiugtou at present.
Miss Annie May Everts who
was attending Mr. uutcnaiis
school at Dublin Mills, returned
home on Saturday. She was ac
companied by her friend Mr.
Heeter.
Misses Olivo and Clyde Bess
spent Satarday aud Suuday with
Mrs. Frauk Bess a't Dickeys
Mountain.
Mr. B. N. Palmer was taking
recreation in tho harvest field
this week. Ho looks as if the
climate is tropical, "neath his
torn brim's jaunty grace."
The Heuveiis In July.
Six stars of tho first magnitude
are above the horizon at D o'clock
now. Named iu the order of their
brilliancy thoy are: Arcturus, in
the southwest, well up toward tho
zenith; Vege, or Alpha Lyrto, at
the same ultitudo a little north of
east; Altair, between east and
southeast, at one-third of tho dis
tance from horizou to zenith;
Spica, at the same altitude iu tho
southwest; Antares, low iu the
south, aud Regulus, just above
settiug between west and south
west. The brilliant red star soon mid
way betweeu Regulus and Spica
is the plauet Mars. Low in the
southeast is the still more brilli
aut Jupiter, and five degrees
farther east is saturu.
At tho close of tho month all of
these objects will be thirty de
grees two hours further west
at tho hour named. Regulus will
thou bo below tho horizon; Mars
will then be too low to bo visible;
while Jupiter and Saturu will bo
nearly south.
Miss Mardou Stouteaglo wout
to Shippousburg Monday to visit
Miss Lena Dunlap.
Presbyterian Reunion.
The annual reunion of the Pres
byterians of the Cumberland Val
ley, Maryland, West Virginia and
Virginia will bo held at Peu-Mar
on Tuesday, July 30, 1!)01.
Iist year the reunion was a
grand success in every particular.
The attendance was largo and the
addresses and music were of a
very high order. Tho three great
branches of the Presbyterian
church in our country tho Pres
byterian church North, the Pres
byterian church South, aud the
United Presbyterian church
have been represented at these
reunions for several j'ears, and
some of the best ministers and
laymen of those different church
es have made addresses.
It is the desire to have at least
three addresses this year one
from a representative of each of
the churches named above. The
Rev. A. M. Eraser, D. D., pastor
of the First Presbyterian church
of Staunton, Va., has already
beeu secured to represent the
Southern church. He is one of
the ablest meu of that church.
Tho committee hopes to secure
the Rev. Jos. T. Smith, D. D.,
LL. D., of Baltimore, to represent
the uortheru branch of the
church. Every ono who has heard
him once will want to hear him
again. The Rev. J. K. McClur
kin, D. D., of Pittsburg, has beeu
secured to represent the United
Presbyterian church. He is one
of tho ablest men of that church.
The Presbyterian Reunion Cho
rus, composed of the best singers
of Uarrisburg, under tho direc
tion of Prof. E. J. Decevee, will
lead in the music. This will be a
rich treat in itself. Tho Pen-Mar
Orchestra will also give a sacred
concert iu tho forenoon. ,
A uew Auditorium is being
built, which will comfortably seat
more than 3000 persous, and this
will greatly add to tho pleasure
of seeing aud hearing.
Pastors and Sessions and Sab
bath School Superintendents are
earnestly asked to do what they
can to secure a largo attendance
of tho people.
CONUNDRUMS.
Why is a widower liko a dilapi
dated house? Because he wants
to bo ro-paired.
Why is a dog's tail liko tho
heart of a tree? Because it is
farthest from tho bark.
A backward spring is produced
by presenting a red hot poker to
a man's noso.
When, a man beats his wife,
what medicine does ho take? Ho
takes an elixir (and he licks her).
What is tho difference between
an accepted and a rejected lover?
Tho ono kisses his missus, and
tho other misses his kisses.
A blind man weut out to sea,
when there, how 'did ho contrive
to see? He took a cup and saucer
(saw, sir).
Why are people who sit on
free seats not likely to derive
much benefit from going to
church? Because they get good
for nothing.
Why must a manufacturer of
steel pens be a very immoral
character? He makes his custo
mers stoel (steal) pens, and then
persuades them they do write
(right.)
What is tho first thing a person
doos ou getting into bed? Makes
an impressiou.
"Why is a colt getting broke
like a young lady getting marri
ed?" "Kaso ho is goiug through
a bridlo ceremony."
Why is a Roguish lawyer liko a
man who cannot sleep? He lies
first on one side, then on the oth
er, and is wide awake the wholo
time.
If your uncle's sister is not
your aunt, what relationship does
she bear to you? She is my
mother.
What is it that goes whon a
wagou goes, stops when a wagon
stops, is of no use to the wagou,
and yet the wagon cannot go with
out it. Tho noise of tho wheels.
Fnd of Revenue Tux.
For the first time since war
revenue taxes were imposed in
lH'W, the American people can
have their chewing gum, use their
perfumery and cosmetics, send
telegrams and express packages,
insure their lives and transact le
gal and financial business without
paying Undo Sam for tho privi
lege. Thenew revenue tax which went
into effect relieves tho public of
about $15,000,0(10 iu annual ex
peuiture and deprives the gov
ernment of a sim.lar amouut of
income.
Included among the articles on
which the tax has beeu repealed
outright are bank checks, bills of
lading for export, bond or obliga
tion by guarantee company, cer
tificates of damage, certificates of
deposit, charier party, chewing
gum, commercial brokers, sight
drafts, express receipts, life in
surance jiolicies, leases,mauifests
for custom house entry, mort
gages or conveyances iu trust,
orders for payment of money on
sight or demand, perfumery and
cosmetics, power of attorney,
promissory notes, proprietary,
medicines, protests, telegraph
messages, telephone messages,
United States money orders and
warehouse receipts.
Practical Advice For Hot Weather
Now that the mercury is rising
steadily towards thetop of the
thermometer, too much care can
not be exercised iu tho avoidance
of sunstroke.
Tho first thing for the feeble
and the anaemic to remember is
that they ueod a tonic. Just
what the touic is may best be
told by tho family doctor.
Due regulation also under
medical advice of tho excretory
organs is another most important
consideration.
, Select your diet with regard to
the absence of heatiug properties.
Take daily spouge baths. Avoid
excessive exertion.
Sleep eight hours daily. Use
an umbrella when walking in the
sun.
Have your outer garments of
material as light as possiblo, and
your underwear of gauze or linen
mesh, which will facilitate per
spiration. Avoid stimulants.
The "Red Cross" gives these
symptoms of sunstroke: Head
ache, dizziness,faintness, "seeing
double," nausea, weakness of tho
knees, labored, noisy breathing,
groaning.somotimes delirious and
convnlsious.pulse full, strong and
rapid, faco rod and skin intensely
hot to tho touch, tho latter always
a marked symptom.
Treatment: Tako tho patiout to
a cool placo, strip, sprinkle with
iced water (common gar den spriuk
lor is tho best thing to use). Also
rub body with ice simultaneously.
If pulse grows weak, give stimu
lants. Avoid tho use of whiskey.
Wheu temperature falls to 101
degrees discoutiuuo spriukliug.
Put patient to bed. Cover light
ly; use ice bag for head. If tem
perature rises again it may be
necessary to repeat tho treat
ment. Duringcouvalescencekeep
tho patient in a cool room aud
give a light or stimulating and
easily digested diet.
I.aiUin.
Emma Laidig, of Hustontown,
spout a few weeks with her sis
tor, Mrs. J. E. Lyon.
There was a largo attendance
at Children's Day sorvico at Cen
ter on Sunday.
A Sunday school lias beou or
ganized at Laidig.
S. II. llockonsmith, Supervisor,
had a forcoof hands at work upon
tho township roads tho first of
last week.
Porter Hann and wife of Clear
field visited relatives in this towu
ship the first of last week.
Lewis Ensley began hjs term
as mail carrier on tho routo from
Saluvia to Waterfall on Monday,
J. O. Lamberson and family of
Hustontown spent Sunday with
M. L. Kirk's family.
PERSONAL.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilson of
Pittsburg are back at the Fulton
House for the summer.
Our friend Charlie Davis of Sa
luvia. called Jo-jieo us a few min
utes while in town Saturday.
Mrs. E. N. Palmer of Everett
is visiting her daughter Mrs.
Geo. C. Shaue iu Philadelphia.
Prof, and Mrs. O. S. Johnston,
of Pittsburg, Kansas,are sojourn.
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Mr. A. W. Johnston of Ayr
township is now visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Houston, at Garnet,
Kausas.
Mrs. T. F. Sloan and son Wal
ter Reed who had beeu spending
ten days at tho Pan-American re
turned home last Thursday.
Mr. Jesse Hixson who has been
spending a few days with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos flix
sou, of Brush Creek, returned to
Easton last Saturday.
Daniel Gilbert of Chambers
burg spent a few days here last
week. Wo understand ho made
Johnny Magsam an offer for his
brick-house property.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Everts,
accompanied by Mrs. Evert's sis
ter, Miss Lizzie Gregory, all of
Thompson township, spent last
Thursday at McConnellsburg.
Mr. W. Scott Palmer of Ever
ett, accompanied by his brother,
A.. R. Palmer of Connellsville,havo
been rusticating among their
many friends and relatives in this
county.
Mrs. Annie Hann and daugh
ter, Miss Sadie, were callers at
the News office last Saturday
morniug. The latter was on her
way back to Chambersburg after
a visit home.
Rev. aud Mrs. Drawbaugh, of
Altoona, are recreating among
their former friends in this place.
Mr. Drawbaugh was pastor of the
Lutheran church here aud weut
to Altooua about a year ago.
Hon. S. P. Wishart, pf Wells
Tannery, Pa., was a pleasant bus-
moss visitor to towu Tuesday.
Mr. Wishart is enthusiastic os'er
the building of a newr Presbyter
ian church at tho Tannery, which
is well on tho way. Everett
Press.
Wm. B. Karns, of Everett, an
agent for the Frick Manufactur
ing Co., Waynesboro, spent last
Thursda' night in this place, on
his return from Waynesboro.
He was accompanied homo Fri
day morning by his nioco, Miss
Mertie Bender.
Mrs. L. C. Mann aud her sister,
Miss Amanda Longonecker, and
Rev. Richard Ilinklo, all of Ever
ett, left this week on an excursion
to California. They are going to
attend the National Ep worth
Leaguo Convention which meets
iu Sau Francisco this month.
Mr. C. D. Metzler who had been
spending a fortnight with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Metz
ler at Ilarrisonville, has returned
to Philadelphia, where he has
been in the drug business for
some time. He and his sister
Miss Katheriuo spent last Thurs
day afternoon with their, uucle,
Hon. Peter Morton of this placo.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hixson, of
Brush Creek township, spent a
day or two in town last week.
Mr. Hixson has boon mado secre
tary of the Crystal Springs Camp
meeting Association, instead of .
S. P. Lewis, and porsons who
may wish to secure tents for the
coming season should apply to
Mr. Hixsou. His postollico' ad
dress is Crystal Spriugs.
Minnie and Mertie Smith of
this place, Florence aud JeroCro
mor of Fort Littleton, Philip and
Pearl Sprout of Brush Creek
township, Sylvester Slaves of
Licking Creek township, and Er
nest McClain of New Grenada
soldiers' orphatis from the Scot
laud Industrial School came o
ver ou tho stage last Friday, en
route for their respective homes,
for their sum mor vacation. Those
under sixteen years of age, will
roturu to Scotland on the 2nd of
September,