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fME 5 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 30, 1903. " NUMBEIC
OF THE DUTCH.
oil Continues His Articles on the
Netherlands.
RELATIONS 1900 YEARS AGO.
fine Orowlh ol (he German People and
I Development ol Their Power and
Influence to the Present.
my last letter 1 wrote about
'geography, topography and
r features of the Netherland;
his letter I shall trace the
ory of the Dutch people.
he earliest history that we
e of the nations or tribes that
abited theNetherlands.France
Germany, is given us by the
man historian Tacitus. This
itorian tells' us that in the year
D. 16, the Roman conquerors
und the low countries inhabit-
d by tribes of German origin.
f here existed at that time some
forty different Ggrman tribes.
Some of these tribes were more
uuraerous and powerful than oth
ers; -so in times of great under
takings, the weaker ones would
attach themselves to the stronger
aud so form large armies, which
would then bear the names of the
leading tribes, which was the
case at times with the Saxons,
Tautons, Goths, Vandals and oth
ers. In after years descendants
of all the Germanic tribes were
sometimes called Teutons, or of
Teutonic origin, meaning simply
that they were of German origin.
So, also, the Germans call their
country Teutchland, meaning the
land of the Teutonic. So the peo
ple of Holland by calling them
selves Dutch or Teutch express
thereby their Teutonic or Ger
manic origin. Again the people
of England and United States are
called Anglo saxons because part
ly the offspring of the Angles and
Saxons, two German tribes, who
conquered the Britons at one
time and called that country
Augleland after the Angles now
England. Now, in our day one
may read the statement, that the
people of Germany, part of Aus
tria, Holland Denmark, Sweden,
Norway, England and the United
States are mostly of Teutonic de
scent. We read of five tribes occupy
ing the Netherlands. On the left
banks of the Rhine river lived
the Belgians; on the right banks
the Friesians; in the middle on
the island formed by the two
arms of the Rhine, the Bataviers,
and between the Leek and Waal
rivers, the Kaninefateus, Mat
tiakers and Maresatens. All of
these tribes, along with . all the
Celtic tribes of Gaul (now France)
were subdued by the Romans,
and turned into Roman provinces.
For several centuries we find
the Netherlands in the possesion
of Rome. But we find the Fries
ians were the first to regain their
liberty, the other tribes later on
whea the power oJ Rome was on
the decline, Now in the third
century a great unrest comes
over the natives of Germany.
Great confederations were form
ed for conquest So a confeder
ation of various tribes with the
brave and restless Franks as lead
crs, threw themselves upon Ro
man Gaul conquered it and built
up a most powerful kingdom,
which has endured up to the pres
ent day we call it France. In
the sixth and seventh centuries,
we find all Netherland ruled by
the kings of the Franks. But as
years pass' by these kings would
bestow as rewards, or for other
reasons, sections of these terri
tories, to their favorites, and this
practice was kept up until the
wholo country was ruled by many
petty lords and dukes as we
read of a duke William of Holland
wh ) lived in tho year 1250. Now
sometimes these little countries
were In part under the protection
of the German emperors or the
kings of the Franks. In 1826
Holland became a German prov
luce under the emperor Loud.
Next in 1490 Holland and Belgium
wore consolidated with the Ger
man under Maximilian I. Again
we find both conntries as part of
THE DEATH SMELL
Curious Custom Among Some of the Na
tives ol the Philippines.
Written for (he News by Charles Henry
w uwner, utq.
The natives who inhabit the
mountains of Cebu have a super
stition which is to be found no
where else in the Biscayau Is
lands. This superstition is a firm
belief that the bodies of persons
stricken with a mortal illness, or
mortally wounded, give off a pe
culiar smell. In every commu
nity there are to be found certain
old men who possess the power
of determining by their sense of
smell whether the sick will re
cover or whether death has fas
tened its grip upon them. These
men, who take nothing for their
services, are always sent for
when there is a sick person in
the house and, as a rule, before
any attempt is made to secure a
physician. The natives claim
that these "death smellers," as
they are termed, are infallible,
and in three cases that came un
der the writer's notice their di
agnoses were absolutely correct.
One need not wonder at their
powers when one bears in mind
that a native . rarely takes to his
bed until he is at death's door.
To see a "death smeller" per
form the duties of his office is
something very impressive. The
neighbors, friends and relatives
of the sick person assemble near
the door of the house to await the
arrival of the "death smeller,"
for he must be alone with the
sick one when he makes his diag
nosis. An old white haired man
approaches the group, halting ev
ery few moments to sniff the air
as it even at a distance he could
detect the presence of death. He
passes the group of watchers in
silence, nor is any sound made
until he has seen the patient, de
scended the bamboo ladder that
leads from the door of the house
to the ground, and stands facing
those who are impatiently ex
pecting his verdict. The "death
smeller" uses then either one of
two terms "bushi" or "matay,"
"to live" or "to die. " Should he
utter the first, a cry of joy goes
up and the crowd rushes into the
bouse to acquaint the sufferer
with the' good news; but should
he utter the second, a groan
comes from every lip, and quite a
length of time elapses before the
dying man is told of what awaits
him, and the priest summoned to
perform the last rites of the
church.
Gen. John Pedden and Capt.
A. Dotterman will hold preach
ing services at the Salvation Ar
my church near Big Cove Tan
nery next Sunday morning at
10:30; at 2:30 p.m., and at 7 in the
evening. All are welcome.
the kingdom of Burgunvfy, and
again in 1548, incorporated into
the western empire under Charlea
V. This emperor abdicated the
sovereignty of the whole of the
Netherlands in favor of his soo
Philip, King of Spain, in theyear
1555.
At this period the Netherlands
were the most prosperous coun
tries in all Europe. Antwerp
carried on more commerce than
any seaport in the whole Chris
tian world. Its population was
100,000. Its location on the river
Scheldt with a harbor in which
the largest vessels could come
under Its very walls, was most
convenient for the ships of all
nations. From five to eight hun
dred ships would arrive or leave
its harbor and 1,500 loaded wag
ons would enter its gates dally.
The English Merchant Co., alone
employed 80,000 hands. The peo
ple's financial condition was such
that tbey contributed 40,000,000
in gold to Charles V. to carry on
bis wars. Having this powerful
monarch for their protector their
ships were respected In every
part of the world vid their mer
cl ants became the richest in the
world.
Henry Wolf.
CUPID'S GAME OF HEARTS.
Persons Who Have Recently Emigrated to
the State of Matrimony.
SOME BRILLIANT SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
Mlt Minerva Kendall Wedded to a U. S. Ar
my Officer; John D. Kirk Wlm a Pretty
Franklin County Teacher.
MCKIBHIN-KENDALL.
A very pretty wedding occur
red on Wednesday of last week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Da
vid M. Kendall of Ayr township,
in which their daughter, Miss
Minerva, became the wife of Vet.
Robert Weber McKibbin, of the
Fourth Regiment U. S. Cavalry,
Port Riley, Kansas.
Promptly as the hands of the
family clock indicated high noon,
in the presence of about one hun
dred invited guests, the sweet
notes of Lohengrin's wedding
march, produced on the organ by
Mrs. George W. Reisner of Mc-
Connellsburg, was the signal for
"order;" and with reverent step
S. B. Houston, of the Associate
Presbyterian church of the Cove,
the bride's pastor, entered the
parlor followed in a few moments
by the bridal couple. Only a few
minutes were required to call
their attention to the importance
of the step they were then taking;
to exact a promise from. each to
do the fair thing with the other;
and to solemnly invoke the Di
vine blessing to be upon them
throughout life, when he turned
and introduced Mr.and Mrs. Mc
Kibbin.
The bride looked very pretty
gowned in silk muslin trimmed
in lace and medallions, while the
groom wore the regulation dress
uniform ol a lieutenant, which
rank he holds in the U. S. army.
By the time the company had
extended congratulations and
partaken of the bountiful re
freshments served, three o'clock
had arrived and the team was
driven up to the gate to receive
the bride and groom, who were
leaving to make an evening tram
at Hancock for the West.
Every one of the guests peem
ed anxious to see them start.
But there was some delay. Then
some one said they had quietly
gone down the back stairway and
disappeared across the meadow.
Every avenue of exit was. howev
er, carefully guarded ; but at a
favorable moment Mr. and Mrs.
McKibbin dashed down the front
stairway, out over the porch and
through the yard, leaping into
the carriage, and in a moment
the prancing team was flying out
the lane, carrying the bridal cou
ple away safe from the would-be
tormenting crowd.
. Among the guests present
from a distance were Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Schnebly and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Troupe of Fairview,
Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Will Seibert,
Clearspring, Md ; Mr. and Mrs.
S. H. Johnston and Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Bosserman, Mercersburg;
Air. and Mrs. Charlie Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. A. Bard McDow
ell, Lemaster; Miss Sallie McKib
bin, Jumonville, Pa., and Mr.
Marshall McKibbin of Pittsburg.
GAKLAND-DESHONG.
A very attractive home wed
ding was solemnized at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Deshong
December 23, 1903, when their
daughter, Miss Viola, and Mr.
Roy Garland were joined in the
holy bondj of matrimony by Rev.
J. R. Logue in the presence of
more than fifty invited guests.
At 12 o'clock, uoon, tho doors of
a beautifully decorated parlor
were thrown open, and the bride
and groom entered preceded by
the attendants, Mist Etta Hock
ensmith and Mr., Charles Mel
lott. The bride was beautifully
gowned in white ChiuaaiJk, while
the bridesmaid I wore white
French lawn. After congratula
tiousak partook of a sumptuous
dinner. ' ' f
They were thip recipients of
many useful and handsome pres
ents.
The next day the bride and
His Toe Shot Off.
Mr. Boyd S. Jackson accident
ally shot himself in the left foot
on Monday of last week, causing
a wound which necessitated the
amputation of the second toe.
Mr. Jackson was In Brush
Creek Valley at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. RJack-
son. He and his brother John
were shooting mark with a revol
ver. After firing several shots
he went to the mark to examine
it In his hand he held a ham
merle8S shotgun, which was ac
cidentally discharged, the entire
load penetrating his foot. Dr.
William E. Nycum of Ray's Hill
was called and dressed the
wound.
groom, accompanied by a num
ber of friends, started for the
home of the groom. The bride
and groom are both popular
young people, and the well wish
es of many friends go with them
fon a long and happy journey
through life.
One Who Was There.
kikk disert.
A pretty wedding took place at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam'l
Disert of New Franklin on Wed
nesday evening, the 16th, at five
o'clock, when their daughter Em
ma was married to Mr. John L.
Kirk of Warfordsbnrg. The cer
emony was performed by the
bride's pastor, Rev. D. R. Beck
er. The wedding march, Men
delssohn, was played by Miss
Varie Schaner of Carlisle. . The
bridesmaids were Miss Elsie
Shelton, Miss Mary Schaner,
Miss Bertha Piper, Miss Nan Di
sert and Miss Nell Disert. The
ushers were Mr. James Kirk,
brother of the groom, and Mr.
Charles McFerren.
The bride was attired in white
silk mull and the bridesmaids in
cream voile.
About eighty invited guests
witnessed the ceremony, after
which they retired to the dining
room in companies of twentv,
where a bounteous four-course
dinner was served.
Miss Disert was a popular
teacher in the schools of Guilford
township, Franklin county, hav
ing taught seven successive
terms. Preparatory to teaching
she graduated at the Shippens
burg Normal School.
Mr. Kirk hails from one ot the
substantial families of Warfords
burg, and now enjoys a lucrative
position in the tin plate works of
McKeesport, Pa.
GARLAND-ASHPAW.
Rev. A. J. Garland and Miss
Rosa Ashpaw were united in
marriage at high noon Wednes
day, December 16, 1903, at the
residence of Henry Garland near
Needmore. The reverend gentle
man is a popular young minister
in the Primitive Baptist church
and has a pastorate in Madison
county, Virginia. His bride is a
fine young lady and has many
friends in this county. After the
marriage they spent a few days
visiting friends in the vicinity of
Needmore, after which they went
to their Virginia home.
RHODES McCULLOH.
At the residence of the officia
ting minister, Rev. S. B. Hous
ton, in Ayr township, on last
Wednesday evening, Mr. John E.
Rhodes, formerly of the Cove but
now a resident of Orbisonia, was
united in marriage to Miss Alice
McCulloh, formerly of Franklin
county.
KELLEK-BREWEU.
A very pretty home wedding
occurred at the home of the
bride's parents near Sylvan,
Franklin county, on Wednesday
of last week, when Mr. Clayton
S. Keller of Mercersburg was
united in marriage to Miss Alice
L. Brewer, by Rev. A. G. Wolf of
this place.
YEAKLE-ZIMMEKMAN.
At the Lutheran parsonage in
this place on Thursday, Decem
ber 24, 1903, Rev. A. G. Wolf uni
ted in marriage Mr. IraYeakle
and Miss Ora Zimmerman, both
of the Little Cove.
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A STORMY JANUARY.! morgan wwter dead. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU .KNOW
i , . i
Rev. Irl Hicks Predicts Much Bad
Weather.
WINTER LIGHTNING, THUNDER.
Vulcan and Venui Govern Condition During
the Flnt Month of 1904 and We will Oct
All Kinds of' Weather.
Rev. Irl R. Hicks, the St. Louis
weather man, makes those pre
dictions for January.
First Storm Period Reaction
ary : This period is central on
the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Tho dis
turbing causes at this time are
equinox, central on the 13th, the
moon in opposition, or full, on the
2nd, and. in perigee and on the
celestial equator on the 4th. By
the 2nd a wave of rising tempera
ture and falling barometer will
appear in western sections, cloud
iness will quickly gather in the
same areas, and storms of rain
and then sleet aud snow will puss
eastwardly over the country on
and about the 3rd and 4th. Win
ter thunder storms in and touch
ing' the 4th should be no sur
prise, and a rapid and violent
change to high barometer, high
northwesterly gales and very
cold, should be counted on in the
immediate rear of the storm
areas.
Second St rm Period Regu
lar: This period extends from the
7th to the 12th. The days of the
greatest storm probability are
the 8th, .9th, 10th aud 11th. The
disturbing causes are Vulcan,
Venus, near the center of her
disturbance, the Moon in quad
rature, or last quarter and at ex
treme south decliuatiou. As we
enter this period Uok for change
to warmer in the west, winds will
shift to southerly and easterly
and the barometer will fall.
About the 9th storms of rain and
snow will set in, and during the
10th, 11th and perhaps the 12th,
they will march eastwardly
across the country. A fact to be
kept in mind is that Venus is a
breeder of great extremes of
warmth and thunder and rain,
and blizzard and snet and cold
with surprising and sometimes
fatal suddenness.
Third Storm Period Reaction
ary: This period is to be central
on the 14th, 15th and 10th. The
chief cause of disturbance at this
time will be the Venus equinox
at its center. The Moon will be
in conjunction with the Earth and
Sun, or at its new, on the 17th,
and this fact is reasonably cer
tain to proloug storm conditions
over the 17th and into the next
regular storm period. The pre
vailing cold will soften about the
14th and the barometer will fall
in the west bringing a renewal of
rain and snow mostly snow as
the wave works eastward during
the 15th and 16th. It is a rare
thing for storm conditions to
break up immediately preceding
a new Moon. On the 19th the
probabilities are that a disagree
able spell of rainy, snowy, sleety
weatner will last from about tho
15th and 16th into the regular
storm period following.
Fourth Storm Period Regu
lar: This period is central on tho
20th, extending from tho 18th to
the 23rd. The probabilities are
that most parts of the country
will enter this period In perturb
ed if not stormy state of weath
er. A marked increase of warmth
will be noticeable on and about
the 19th, with possibly winter
lightning and thunder. Look for
rain about the same time, turn
iug into blizzards and biiw aud
Bloet, as tho storm areas travel
eastward across the country dur
iug the 20th, 21st and 22ui. A
cold wave will push close on the
rear of these storms.
Fifth Storm Period Reaction
ary: The 25th, 26th. and 27th are
the central days of this period.
We will be entering a combin
ed Vulcan and Mercury jwriod of
disturbance as we pus from Jan
nary into February. This period
will culminate iu February.
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One of Whips Cove's Eldest and Most Re
spected Citizens Gone.
Morgan Winter, one of the
most highly respected citizens of
Whips Cove, passed peacefully
away at his home Tuesday morn
ing, December 14, 1903, aged 70
years, 1 month and 15 days. Mr.
Winter was born October 31,
1883.
In 18G1 he was united in mar
t inge to Mary Robison.of of Rob
insonvillo, Bedford county. To
this union live children were
born, all of whom are living,
namelv, George of Buck Valley;
Harriet, intermarried with Jesse
Williams of Union, Iowa; Ruth,
intermarried with Charles Hix
son of Emmaville; Martha and
Job at home.
Mr. Winter united with the
Christian church in 1863 under
the labors of Rev. Nelson McDan
iel, and lived a consistent mem
ber up to the time of his death.
Mr. Winter was laid to rest
Dec. 17, 1903, in the Whips Cove
Christian churchyard. The fu
neral was conducted by Rev. Jas.
Troutmau of Clearville. assisted
by Rev. James Logue of Pine
Ridge..
Charles Ryan Dead.
Charles Ryan departed this life
at his home on Upper Ridgley
street Orbisonia, Monday noon,
Dec. 14, 1903, after an illness of
several weeks, death being due
to neuralgia of the heart. The
deceased was born at Igamsville,
Frederick county, Md., some 57
years ago, and spent the last 2o
years of his life at Orbisonia. He
was a quiet and peaceable citizen,
a good neighbor, a kind husband
and father, and atteuded strictly
to his own business affairs. Last
spring Mr. Ryan fell and Injured
a knee cap, which caused him
great pain at times and prevent
ed him from doing any work. He
worked for a number of years
for the Rockhill Iron & Coal Co.,
and for the K B. T. R. R. Co.,his
last work being as a painter.
Mr. Ryan was a member of the
M. E. church, and loyal and faith
ful in the discharge of Christian
duties. He was also a member of
Orbisonia lodge No. 640, 1. O .O.
F.
He leaves a wife, one daughter,
three grandchildren and three
sisters. One son, William, died
in Washington, D. O, several
years ago. Interment in Orbiso
nia cemetery Wednesday after
noon, services conducted by bis
pastor, Rev. Vought
Christmas.
A Day of General Home Catherine !
Many Happy Family Reunions.
The weather on Christmas day
in this place was pleasant, and
while the stores generally were
open, not very many peo
ple came to town to transact bus
iness. The Methodist people held
a short service In their church at
half past nine o'clock, and in the
evening the Sabbath schools of
the Lutneran, the Methodist, and
the Reformed hold interesting
services in their respective
churches. Owing to the general
home gathering of distant mem
bers, there were many family
dinners, ana tne town wore a
happy holiday aspect.
Election ot Officers.
On Jan. 5, 1904, at 7 o'clock p.
m. at the McNaughton school
house will be held a meeting of
the Big Cove Agricultural Socie
ty for the purpose of electing ot
tioers for the ensuing year. At
the
wUl;
thef
terri'.,
Statl
e time and place there
.'" "tod a successor to fill
Ot R. M. Kendall, whose
iocal member of hf
-oardof Agricultural
expired.
It Is
important .Vitk"thIi
Khould be a full
tor "."
members. A progr1"'- . ,ht
prepared ior tne or p u
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Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home for a Vacation, Away for in Outing,
Trip for Batlncsa or Pleasure, You'll
Find It Right Here.
Miss Belle Stouteagle, who i-t
teaching near Lemaster, spent
Christmas with her mother in
this place.
Merchant A. N. Witter and
Harry Bergstresser of Waterfall
spent a few hours in town last
Thursday.
Miss Mary Largent, one of the
News office compositors, is
spending her holiday vacation in
Harrisburg.
Harry J. Dalbey of Philadel
phia spent Christmas with his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Dal
bey, of this place.
Mr. Cecil H. Sipes of Pitts
burg and Miss Sallie Hoop of
Licking Creek township were in
town last Thursday.
Dr. ClareDce N. Trout of Red
Lion, York county, is spending
the holidays with his mother ancT
sisters in this place.
Mr. Elmer Suders of Hoytdale,
Beaver county, is spending his
annual vacation with his mother
and other friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Nace of
Carlisle came over last Thursday
to spend Christmas with their
McConnellsburg friends.
A very much appreciated
Christmas present to the editor's
family was a sack of fine large
apples by Mr. Nicholas I. Fin-
iff.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eitemiller
of Camden, N. J., are visiting the
latter's parents. Hon. and Mrs.
D. H. Patterson, at Webster
Mills.
Harry Irwin, a student at tl
Williamson school, is takin
holiday vacation withhis par
Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
place.
John M. Kerlin of Dublin town
ship dropped in to see us while
in town one day last week and to
renew his subscription to the
News.
Mrs. Wm. H. Woodal of Ayr
township has been very sick dur
ing the past few weeks. Mrs.
James Woodal spent a few days
caring for her.
Rev. Dr. West and his daugh
ter, Mrs. U. S. Patterson, spent
several days during the past
week with the family of Mr. W,
W. Jennings In Harrisburg.
Dr. George Robinson of Wash
ington, D. C.and his sister,Iis3
Dix, of Baltimore, are home for a
few days with their parents, Edi
tor and Mrs. S. M. Robinson.
Miss Myrtle Sipes, who had
been called home on account o.f
the funeral of her brother Clar
ence, returned to her home a
New Castle, Pa., last Wednes
day. Mr. J. A. Sloan of Detroit,
Mich., is among the number of
those who came home to spend
the holidays. He is visiting his
g AhSs.
nits,
this
parents, Mr.and Mrs, Thomas F,.
Sloan.
Mr. Campbell Patterson m
turned to Philadelphia on J?T('
day after having spent a few'
days at the home of his parents,
Hon. and Mrs. D. IL Patterson,
at Webster Mills.
W T DL.M . .
ju. i, ouanner, r.sq., made nig -
annual round among the bu4-
ness men of the town on, Chris t-
mas morning, presenting band-
some calendars in the interest of
the various fire insurance com pay .
nlos represented by him. I l l
Char'ie Dunlap, who is travel '
ln in Vaw Vrl aiiat tn fka 7
iJSau ! Avia nwiR iu iug m-
the Uthr ol tb African Tobacco
. Mr.- J'fc" J- ! nUf
lv4 mJ "
tAle and
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mwlcl p bust oi former Vi. ...M
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