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VOLUME 3.
MCCONNELLSBURG, PA., November 21, 1901.
NUMBER 10.
The Teachers' Standard.
S. B. Todd, a former Pittsburg
or recently contributed an article
to a Wiscousin paper, which has
attracted considerable attention
among school directors and teach
ers all over the country. The
article referred to is "Treatmeut
of tho Teachers in Public
Schools," and is as follows:
"She must know more' do
more, bo more, and suffer more
than any other breadwinner.
She must know everything in
heaven above, the earth beneath,
and the water rnder the earth.
She received no special credit for
knowing them, but woe be to her
if she knows them not.
"She must teach the three 'r's'
as in tho olden times, but, mark
the additions.
"She must teach physiology
with alt the skill of a physician,
but without his opportunity of
hiding mistakes.
"She must teach civics with all
tho learning of a lawyer, but
without his library.
"She must teach virtue and
godliness, with all the zeal of the
minister, but without his Bible
or his sectarian bias.
"Under the titlo of 'Nature
Lessons' she must teach the
dements of all science known to
inau, but unlike her sister, in the
high schools, she must do it with
out a text book.
"She must teach music, draw
ing, penmanship and physical
culture with the ability of a spec
ialist, but must give the super
visor all the credit for success at
tained.
"She must give direct instruct
ion in, morals and manners or tho
schdolwill go to the demnition
bow-wows.
"She must teach the effect of
a.cohol and narcotics or the wom
en of the W. C. T. U. will have
conniption fits. '
"She must spend from eighl
or ten hours a day iu the unwhole
some atmosphere of a poorly ven
tilated schoolroom, and one or
two hours more iu selecting ma
terial and copyiug it on the board,
to be again copied by children,
thus exhausting her vitality and
ruining the eyesight and pen
manship of her pupils to please
the fool fancy of some saphead
superintendent who thinks he is
carrying out an original scheme.
"She must govern wild and
wicked children even when par
ents fail. She must be as wise
as Solomon, patient as Job'
strong and enduring as Caesar,
and tender as Maecenas. She
must be more even tempered
than the Almighty for the Al
mighty was "wroth with the
wicked" when He punished them,
but alas for the teacher who
loses her temper! She must be
a model of propriety in all things,
for are not the eyes of the whole
community upon her? She must
know the usage of the world and
of society, but must stand aloof
from both. She must have hu
mility, confidence, infinite tact,
perfect health, common sense in
abuudance, a modicum of wit, a
world of wisdom, and a little
wickedness. She must enduro
the foul air, the nerve-racking
of the schoolroom. She must
submit to the thoughtless crit
icisms of the ignorant, the unjust
abuse of disappointed parents,
tho blandishments of those who
would help their children by pat
ronizing attentions to the teacher,
and the domineering dictation of
self-seeking' politicians.
"She must spend hours upon
hours making reports, compiliug
statistics, striking balances and
averages, and tabulating foofish
answers to silly questions with
the machine-like expertness of a
trained accountant to make more
formidable aud less readable the
superintendent's report, and im
press a confiding and gullible
public with tho complicated ma
chinery necessary-to a system of
public schools.
"Aud for all this she receives
a salary which euables her to live
in poverty or on the charity of
her friends if she falls Ul, offends
the powers that be or loses her
pull.
"I knock on the pupil who an
noys her, on the superintendent
who overworks her, on the pa
rent who ignorantly criticizes her,
on the paragrapher who satirizes
her, on the alleged funny man
who makes sport of her, on the
school board that underpays her,
and the thousands of single fools
who do not marry her."
Licking Creek.
Tho people of this vicinity are
waiting patiently for rain. Many
persons have to haul water quite
a distance, for domestic use.
Miss Irene Hockcnsmith and
her mother, Mrs. Stilwell Desh
ong, and Miss Lizzie Mellott,
spent a few days last week in
Buck Valley.
William Hockensmith, Riley
Truax, and. Charley Mellott re
turned from Franklin county last
Wednesday.
Joe Rivlet, of Johnstown, is
visiting friends in this neighbor
hood. Mrs. Caleb Hockensmith, who
had been visiting friends in
Johnstown, has returned home.
Mr. Caleb Hockensmith moved
Rev. Pittenger's goods from
Adams county to a house near
Watson Schooley's, where Rev.
Pittenger and wife will make
their home.
Joseph Deshong, who has been
ill for some time, is now confined
to his bed and in a critical condi
tion. Roy Sipe and family are spend
ing a couple days at Simon Desh
ong's this week.
George Harris spent one night
last week with Joe Lake.
William Mellott and family
moved to Riddlesburg Tuesday.
Mrs. Agnes Deshong, of Hus
tontown, is spending a couple
days with her father-in-law, Mr.
J.;seph Deshong.
Mrs. Sallie Mellott spent a few
days with Mrs. Catharine Hock
ensmith last week.
Samuel McElhaney and his
friend Miss Lucy Mellott, Harry
Strait and Winnie Metzler, James
Deshong and Mary Daniels, at
tended church at the Christian
church last Sunday evening.
Miss Ella Kline is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Bert Hann.
Big Cove Tannery.
Our hunters are almost clear
ing the woods of game.
The preaching at Laurel Ridge
last Sunday, was attended by a
large crowd.
The Salvationists will be in our
vicinity from Thursday of this
week until Monday of next week.
They will hold religious services
at J. L. Richards' Saturday at
7.30. P. M.; Sunday, at 10.30 A.
M., and 2.30. P.- M. and also Sun
day evening.
Misses Alice Shives and Netta
Lynch spent Friday at Himmel
Harris's.
There was no school at this
placo Friday afternoon on ac
count of the teacher being absent.
John McQuade and mother of
Altoona spent from Friday until
Monday with Jacob Clousor's,
family on the Ridge.
William Bivens was a pleasent
caller at George Lynch's Satur
day evening.
A. C. Lauver has purchased
Rev. Chambers's farm near here
and expects to begin tilling the
soil next spring.
Cito.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mellott
spent Friday and Saturday in
Franklin county.
Mr. and Mrs W. M. Paylor
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Powel Bivens near
Hancock.
Wm. Hull, of McConnellsburg,
spent Sunday evening near here.
Mr. Fox spent Sunday in Mc
Connellsburg. Miss Ora Souders is spending
some time with her grandpa
rents in Tod.
Elmer Seiders spent Sunday
at Cito.
Mrs. G. W. and Miss Phoebe
Paylor spent last Thursday with
Mrs. Jqhq Souders of Back Run
County Institute.
The annual teachers' institute
of Fulton county, opened iu the
Court House at McConnellsburg,
November 18, 1901, at 1:30 P. M.
with 82 out of the 83 teacherspres
eut. After devotional exercises,
which were conducted by Prof.
G. W. Ready, of Wells, E. E. Kell
of Dublin was elected vice pres
ident. After singing, conducted
by Prof. Gresh, the "Library
Question" was taken up and dis
cussed by B. C. Laraberson, B.
N. Palmer, Frank Henry, G. E.
Clouser, M. M. Hortou and oth
ers. The question was dropped
until some future time. Short
introductory talks were given by
Drs. Eckels, Ora wake, and Ly
barger. In the evening an en
tertainment was given by Ly
barger which was greatly appre
ciated. TUESDAY FORENOON.
Devotional exercise by Dr.
West. Question Dicipline: (a)
What is it? (b) Where and. how
shown? (c) How secured and im
proved? and value iu school work,
and life work, was discussed by
G. B. Mellott, who showed by his
talk that if discipline was taken
out of a school that very little
would be left. Tne question was
also discussed by Miss Stella
Bard and S. R. Martin, who said
that iu some cases it was harder
for the teacher to govern himself
than to govern the school. After
intermission, Dr. Omwake gave a
talk on Mental Development of n
Child. Dr. Eckels, of Shippens
burg occupied the next period.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
After music by Prof. G? esh the
"Library" question was again
taken up and discussed by Prof.
Ready, who named a list of books
for a library, and by G. E. Clous
er, B. N. Palmer and others.
During the discussion it was sug
gested by a number of teachers
that Supt. Chesnut would give a
list of books that he thinks would
be suitable for a school library.
After intermission Dr. Lybarger
occupied the next period with an
interesting and instructive talk
on "How to Teach"; Dr. Lybar
ger said, it would be better to
place no books, except picture
books, in the hands of children
until they were, at least, ten
yearsofage. Singing. Dr. Eck
els then gave a talk on "Individ
ualism."
WEDNESDAY FORENOON.
The session opened with devo
tional evercises conducted by
Prof. Ready. Singing by Prof.
Gresh. Question "Oral Spell
ing: How? How Much? To Whom?
and Value" was taken up and
discussed by J. P. Keefer, E. B.
Cline, Prof. Ready and others.
Mr. Ready says the reason we
don't have the spellers that we
once had is because we onco
had nothing to study except the
"three r's;" but now we have too
many branches, to put much time
on spelling. Prof. Chesnut urg
ed the teachers to put great stress
on the teachiug of spelling. The
teachers agreed that it was best
to have the greater part of tte
spelling oral. " Mr. Chandler now
gave a well directed talk on the
"School Library." After inter
mission Dr. Eckels gave a talk,
and was followed by Dr. Omwake.
Wednesday afternoon, found a
large audience in the court room
and the addresses, while along
the same lines as tho previous
session, were instructive.
On account of delay in reaching
herej the Wesley an Quartette
were not able to begin their en
tertainment until 9, o'clock; but
when they did begin, they made
up well for lost time, and gave
the bost recital ever listened to
in McConnellsburg.
While one of the leading char
acters is a Farmer near Ireland
with an attractive Rose, True's
dale they could sing to beat tho
band, (McConnellsburg . band.)
Indeed, we heard the assertiou
made that they could even beat
the Presbyterian choir! Well, be
that as it may, our people would
rather have two than four enter
tainments institute week,, and
pay twice the usual rate, if they
could always be given something
as good as the Wesley an Quar
tette.
Death of Mercersburg Hotel Man.
As tho result of a second stroke
of paralysis George Lackhove.the
well known hotel keeper at Mer
cersburg, died Sunday afternoon
about 1:30 o'clock. His death
was a great surprise to his many
friends, who believed that he was
on a fair way to recovery. The
second stroke affected his entire
left side and he lapsed into un
consciousness and remained in
that condition until his death.
Mr. Lackhove was suddenly
stricken with paralysis about
three weeks ago at his home and
his condition for a time was crit
ical, but he soon began to im
prove. Sunday he was able to
sit up and a number of his friends
called to see him and it was while
conversing with his family that
he fell a victim to a second stroke.
Mr. Lackhove was born and
reared in Mercersburg and was
a son of the late Leonard Lack
hove, at one time a prominent cit
izen of Mercersburg. About sev
en years ago Mr. Lackhove be
came proprietor of the McAfee
hotel in Mercersburg, and was
widely known as an obliging and
successful hotel keeper. He was
a brother-in-law of Landlord
Funk of the Cooper House, and
of J. Frank Sheely of the Repub
lican office, both of this place.
Plenty Of Arm Motion.
Have our readers ever stopped
to consider how often a printer
moves his arm during an ordina
ry day's work? We know some of
you have not, so we'll tell you.
An ordinary day's work for a
printer is about 10,000 ems of
type, or, in plainer words, the
compositor picks up, including
spaces, 18,000 pieces of type.
Besides the type, he picks up a
lead to put between each lino of
type, making a total of about COO
leads he handles in a day. This
makes a total of 19,600 pieces
handled, or 37,000 motions of the
right arm for a days work. Do
you doubt it is tiresome? If so,
try it and tell us how it feels.
Surprising it is but few printers
suffer of paralysis.
Clear Kidge.
Cold weather has come at last,
but too soon for the farmers.
Mrs. John A. Henry is visiting
friends in Huntingdon and Altoo
na for a short time.
J. W. Mowers took a load of
buckwheat flour to Franklin coun
ty one day last week. We are
glad sausage and buckwheat cake
time has come.
Joseph Shoop, wife and son,
who formerly lived in this town,
but who now reside at Dry Run,
were in our town atN. B. Henry's
last Thursday.
Taylor township's assessor, E.
O. Kesselring.was in our town on
Wednesday.
John Gillis lost a fine horse a
short time ago.
Dan'lHenry left this placeTues
day to try the unknown country.
Mrs. Hannah Walker spent last
Thursday at R. E. Brown's.
Harry Ramsey and his brother
Joseph were in our town last
Friday.
Mrs. James Fields was in our
town Friday.
Successful hunters are scarce
this season.
Harry Ramsey who has been
at Pitcairn for some time,is home
to see his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Taylor Ramsey. Harry
has been working at the transfer.
Elvie J. Brown, of Orbisoniu,
spent a few days with the family
of A. W. Brown.
Harry E. Huston, last Wednes
day shouldered his gun and start
ed out for game, and in a short
time returned with a 15-pound
turkey on his back. Harry was a
lucky boy that time. Try it
again, Harry.
Miss Ella Irwin of McConnells
burg is with the T. W.' Huston
family for a brief time. ,
Mr. John Mellott and wife of
Noedmore spent Saturday with
his brother-in-law S. II. Bedford
of ttiis place.
Miss Lillian Fleming and two
I brothers were calling on Samuel
Fraker's family.
The Star Shower.
The star shower, or fall of leon
ids, which was billed for last
Thursday and Friday night,came
off in fine shape. Owing to the
cloudy weather, it was not obser
vable here; but in many part9 of
the country, the spectacle was
fine. As this phenomenon occurs
at intervals of thirty-four years
and one day, it is not in the range
of human probability that many
persons now living will witness
the next one, which will occur
November 16, 1935. A few per
sons are living who remember
the display of November 13, 1833,
and, of course, more, who saw it
November 14, 1867. The condi
tions were very favorable in Cali
fornia, and a dispatch from Los
Angeles says:
"The fall of .leonids was quite
marked in this city just before
daylight. The display was at one
time brilliant but there was a
steady fall of the brilliants after
1 o'clock. One watcher counted
385 between 4 and 5 o'clock, while
the total number seen in this city
is estimated at 1000. Some of
the meteors were very beautiful.
One hundred meteors were count
ed between 4.00 and 4.20 o'clock."
Ella Jane Dingley.
At her home in Brmh Creek
township, on Monday, November
11, 1901, Mrs. Ella Dingley, wife
of H. R. J. H. Dingley, died of
diphtheria, aged 18 years, 8
months.and 18 days. Mrs. Ding
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Silas Holly, who only four weeks
previous, followed to the grave a
noble son aged 21 years. The
sympathy of a large circle of
friends go out to these parents
who have been thus s sorely af
flicted. Besides her parents.
she is survived by her husband,
and baby boy, and a sister, Mar
tha Elizabeth, wife of William
Robinson.
Girl Tramp in Hoy's Clothing.
Having cut off her beautiful
long black hair, Miss Mary Ben-
nie, of Pittsbug, 17 years old, was
discovered a few nights ago in the
disguise of a boy tramp in the
Conemaugh lockup, where she
had obtained lodging. She con
fessed to the police her real ident
ity i nd said she had arranged to
make herself appear as a boy
tramp and run away for the nov
elty, believing there would be
much fun in it. The girl had
been wandering over the country
for more than a week and had
walked eighty miles. She was
returned to her distracted pa
rents.
West View.
Our farmers are very busy
huskingcorn.
Miss Alice Myers of Maryland
is spending a few days with Mrs.
Jacob Weaver.
Our school children are rejoic
ing in a week's holiday.
Some of our young folks at
tended the institute at Boardyard
last Friday night.
Misses Nancy Weaver, Mada-
line Sencil, and Anna Weaver
spent Saturday uight at Abner
Weaver's.
Miss Mamie Lashley spent Sat
urday forenoon with M. Alte
Lake.
Our teacher, Miss Janet M.
Shives, deserves much praise for
the excellent work she is doing in
our school this wiuter.
Mr. and Mrs. David Truxel
of Pittsburg returned home last
Saturday.
F. N. Alder ton of Great Caca-
pon, W. Va., aud Miss Etta Lash
ley of near Hancock, took dinner
with Mrs. Mary Lake on Sabbath.
Ed Charlton spent Sunday with
Dr. Davie B. Chesnut. .
Harry Hill and Miss Nora Shaw
spent Sunday evening with the
family of Mr. Jacob Weaver.
Miss Lizzie Weaver spent Sun
day with Miss Anna Weaver.
The oyster supper at Warfords
burg Saturday evening was large
ly attended.
Harvey Ranck called at Mr.
Abner Weaver's Saturday even
ing. Miss Laura Eader spent Satur
day and Sunday at her home.
Institute Notes.
Tho attendance of teachers at
the institute this week, and the
interest they manifest in the
work in hand is commendable,in-
deed. It is a pleasure for the
McConnellsburg people to have
with them, a week each year, the
custodians of tho educational in
terests of the county; and the
genteel appearance of the teach
ers, and their courteous orderly
bearing, show them to be a body
of people of which any county
might be proud.
Of tho eighty-three teachers in
the county, eighty-two are pres
ent Miss Bottonfield of Union
being absent and her absence is,
doubtless, not voluntary on her
part.
There are almost twice as many
male teacher as females, there
being 54 of the former to 29 of
the latter. Taylor with 8 schools,
and Tod with 5, employ all male
t( achers. Bethel has the largest
proportion of female teachers,
there being 5, to 2 males. Twenty-six
of the eighty -thiee teach
ers are teaching their first term.
In contrast with this, is M. M.
Horton, of Wells, whose work
covers a period of 44 years, and
Mr. Ready, of the same town
ship has had a like long exper
ience part of the time as presi
dent of a college. R. R. Sipe, of
Licking Creek, is teaching his
26th consecutive year in his home
township; L. H. Wible, of McCon
nellsburg, has been teaching 19
years; E. E. Kell, of Dublin, 16
years, and W. G. Wink of Taylor,
15 years.
A portion of the time each day
is spent in a "teachers' confer
ence;" and the readiness and abil
ity with which the teachers dis
cuss the various practical sub
jects relative to their work, is
very gratifying.
The instructors are able, and
their work much appreciated by
all who hear them.
Wells Valley.
Mr. Nathan Trail and son John
spent a few days with J. W. Gib
son last week.
Bruce W. Spangler, who has
had employment in Pittsburg for
some time, is visiting his parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Spangler,
and brother Harry of this place.
Miss E. Maude Baumgardner
of Juniata College, spent a few
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Baumgardner some
time ago.
B. Moody Stewart of our Val
ley has received employment in
the Westinghouse, Pittsburg.
Miss Bessie Mellott, who has
been in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Bivens for some time, re
turned to her home in Brush
Creek valley last week.
Harry M. Truax of this place
expects to move his family to Al
toona, where he has secured a
position.
Mrs. Minerva Cunningham is
spending this week in Huntingdon
visiting her son Frank, who is at
tending Juniata College.
Mr. James Gibson of Sandy
Run, accompanied by two of his
Altoona friends, spent a few days
hunting with his brother John of
this place.
Mr. Jere Sprowl, who has been
quite ill for more than a year, was
visited a few evenings since by a
number of his neighbors and
friends who brought with them a
goodly amount of the substantias
of life; and when taking their de
parture, therefrom informed
friend Jere that he should take
charge of that which they
brought.
A fine deer captured on Side
ling Hill was taken to Wells Tan
nery last Saturday evening.killed
by Mr. Wm. Sprowl, who was ac
companied by a number of his
friends from South Fork.
Mr. S. K. Edwards has moved
his family from their home near
Fine Grove of our valley td Hopo
well, where he has secured work.
W. L. Moseby expects to raise
a new barn in tho near future.
The first Taffy Pulling of tho
season was held at the home of
Miss Miriam Edwards, last
Wednesday evening; number
present, fourteen.
Personal.
Hon. W. S. Alexander spent a
day or two in Chambersburg last
week.
Lemuel Garland and Lewis
Bard of Belfast were in town last
Friday.
Mr. E. A. Hortou of Wells Val
ley called a few minutes while in
town Monday.
Joseph E. Mellott of Belfast
spent a few hours at McConnells
burg last Saturday.
Mr. aud Mrs. Howard Shimer
and their little son Clair, left for
their home at McKees Rocks last
Saturday.
Jonn F. Hess and Andrew Sou
ders both of Thompson township,
called at the News office while in
town Monday.
Mr. Samson Mellott of this
place spent a week or two visiting
his brother-in-law Mr. J. W.
Booty of Bedford.
Mr. Robert H. Sipes of Mar
tinsburg, Pa., spent Sunday last
with his cousin Mr. W. Scott
Palmer in Everett.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmer McEwen
of Mercersburg have been visit
ing Mrs. McEwen's brother, D.
E. Little of this place for several
days.
Walter Leedom, of Bristol, Pa.,
spent last week with the family
of John Nesbit in the Cove. Mr.
Leedom bagged a nice bunch of
birds.
Mrs. Anna Hann and son O. E.
Hann, who had been visiting
friends at Clearfield, returned to
their home at Saluvia, last Satur
day. Geo. A. Ott, who has been em
ployed in a large tailoring estab
lishment at Altoona for several
months, is visiting his parents at
this place.
Miss Emily V. Greathead re
turned to her home in this place
last Saturday, after a very pleas
ant visit of several weeks among
Maryland friends.
Mrs. Carrie Coeps after spend
ing a few days with her cousins
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hamil of
this place, left for her home at
Bushnell, 111., last Saturday.
Mrs. Captain Skinner and her
daughter Mamie returned to
their home in Chambersburg last
Saturday after spending a few
days on this side of the mountain.
Cloyd and Harry Edwards of
Wells Valley camo down Tuesday
and spent a day or two with the
family of Sheriff Sipes west of
town, and attended the institute.
Ernest Greathead left Monday
noon to accept a position in the
job printing department of tho
"Daily Leader" at Gloversville,N.
Y. Ernest is an artistic iob print
er.
Miss Mary McCloskey who was
recently called home on the ac
count of her father's illnecs, has
returned to her work in the
George H. Smith college, at Seda-
ha, Missouri.
Miss Ellawea Johnston, Fulton
county, and sister, Mrs. Mary
McCutchen.O., were visiting the
family of T. O. Bradley one day
during the past week. Mercers-
durg Journal.
Jonathan Cope and son Percy
and friend Leon Garret, all of
Chester county, are visiting Mr.
Copo's mother-in-law Mrs.Rachel
Hart and other friends in Brush
Creek township.
Mrs. Effamy Mann, of Need
more, Fulton county, has been
visiting her brother, E. N. Palmer
of this place, the past two weeks.
Mr. Palmer, in company with his '
sister, spent a few days this week
with their brother, Joseph Pal
mer, at Mt Union, Huntington
county, Pa., Everett Press.
Mr. and Mrs. James Uelman of
Roxbury Franklin county came
over to this county last Saturday,
and Mr. Ilelman returned Sun
day leaving Mrs. Hjfelman to spend
a week among her relatives. On
Monday she received a message
by phone that one of her sons was
very sick. Later word showed
that he was getting better, or her
visit would have been a short one.
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