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VOLUME 5.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 13, 190.
NUMBER 17
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CAPITAL CITY OF GREECE.
The Classic Beauty of lis Ancient Archi
tecture
GRAPHICALLY TOLD BY RUTH WEST.
Modern Athens Scrupulously Clean, Which Is
Speaking Volumes of An East
ern City.
A short distance from the tem
ple of Thesiutn is the Areopagus,
a steep rook, approached by a
flight of steps cut in the rock,
where the tribunal of the Areopa
gus. sot in the open air. It was
a this hill that the Apostle Paul
' preached his discourse begin
ning, "Men of Athens, I perceive
that in all things you are too su
perstitious." Leaving the Areo
pagus, we weut ou to tho Acropo
lis, up the steps and through the
Propylaea, the gateway, con
structed also ol Pentelic marble,
and of the Doric order, begun in
437 B. C. Turuiug to the west is
the Temple of Windless Victory,
a charming little temple of twen
ty three feet in height, with four
columns of Ionic Architecture in
fruit. The frieze of the north
and west sides were carried off
1-y Lord Elgin to the British
Museum, but have been replaced
iu terra cotta. Next is die Par
thenon Oh, what grandness of
it, even in its ruined condition !
The reliefs from the pediments
and friezes are all gone. We must
i;o to tho British Museum and
elsewhere to admire them. The
divisions of the interior are en
tirely gone, only the marks on
the pavement remain as traces of
their whereabouts. The Par
thenon architecturally and his
torically, as eveiyoneTiuows, is
all that's to be knowu of it from
the beginning of tho story to the
end. North of tho Parthenon
rises tho Erecheiuru, whose arch
itecture is of a composite nature,
giving it? a style which is none the
less charming. It is built on
three levels. The eastern temple
of Athene Pohas was the one in
which tho sacred lamp was al
ways kept burning; on the south
is the famous portico of the Cary
atides (porch of maidens). The
order of Architecture is Ionic, as
is shown by the Ionic columns of
the eastern and northern porti
cos. There is a museum in the
Acropolis containing sculptures
from the various temples. After
we had gone through that and
bpent some time in adsorbing the
view, it is oue of remarkable
beauty, over looking as it does at
once the beautiful sea and the
city iu order to get it well photo
graphed in our minds, we reluc
tantly left the Acropolis and went
- to the theatre of Bacchus, which
the former directly over looks.
The stage of this theatre is the
cradle' of dramatic art. On it
Eschylun, Euripides, Sophocles,
and Aristophanes had ttieir master-pieces
represented. The plan
is circular, the seats of marble,
the names of the persons to whom
they belonged aroinsci ibed up
on them. Next to the theatre of
Bacchus is the Odon of Herod At
ticus, which was destroyed by
tire. It is in form like the Theatre
of Bacchus, but differed from the
theatres of its time in that it was
covvied by a canopy, also it was
reserved for musical competi
tions. On our way to modern Athens,
we visited Chovagic Monumentof
Lysicrates, the best represented
example of Corinthian Architec
ture; the Arch of Adrian, which
divides modern Athens from the
auciout city; the Temple of Jupi
ter, now only a hall of columns,
but very beautiful; and last, the
Stadium, where tho t'auatheniuc
Games were celebrated.
A little about, modern Athens
before I leave off talking about
this most splendid of all places
tho city is scrupulously clean,
this U spoaklng volumes for an
eastern city, The houses are
ueat aud artistic; streets wide
and shady.
We reached Smyrna about noon
on tluf thh, There we spent a
very plo;sant afternoon, first ta-
HAND LACERATED.
Edward Dishong Had Thumb Sawed Oft
While Operating Shingle Mill.
A painful accident happened to
Edward Dishong, son of Nathan
Dishong of Licking Creek town
ship, while sawing shingles at a
shingle mill last Friday after
noon on the Casper Miller farm
in Tod township.
While in the act of feeding the
mill Ed was standing on a block,
which turned under his foot,
causing him to fall forward and
throw his hand into the rapidly
revolving saw. The thumb of his
right hand was sawed off in a
twinkle, and the index finger and
the heart of the hand badly lacer
ated. Dr. Dalbey was at once
summoned, and went over and
dressed the wounded member,
but it will be a good while before
Ed will be able to, use his injured
hand.
GONE TO REST.
A Daughter of "Uncle" Henry Tice Dies
at Her Home in Ohio.
From the Olbsonburg Derrick.
Without a moment's warning,
the death messenger entered the
abode of Charles Page and claim
ed his faithful wife. Mrs. Page
was in her usual good health go
ing about her household duties
last Saturday evening when she
was stricken with apoplexv. She
entered the house from the yard
with some kindling and complain
ed of being short of breath and a
queer sensation in her head and
shd seated herself and asked her
husband for the camphor, but be
fore he could reach her she fell
to the floor in what he thought to
be a fainting fit. He summoned
help and she was placed ou the
bed and the doctor called, but be
fore the physician could reach
her she was beyond all earthly
help. , She lingered in great ago
ny, never regaining conscious
ness, for about an hour, when
death quieted the groans and clos
ed the tired eyes.
Mary Page was born June 15,
1855, in St. Louis, Mo., and died
Jan. 2, 1904. With her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tice, she
came to Ohio in 1876. In 1878
she was united in marriage to
Charles Page. To them were
born six children. Two preced
ed the mother into the better
world. Four children, three sons
and one daughter, are left with
the father and aged grandfather
to mourn the loss of a good moth
er, wife and daughter. Mrs.Page
was a good neighbor, a kind
hearted woman, always ready to
do the best she could. It was up
on her the burden of caring for
the aged mother-in-law, who has
been so helpless for over a year,
fell. She did it cheerfully, never
complaining. She was a faithful
member of the Methodist church,
always in her place when she
could be there.
The funeral occurred from the
M. E. church Tuesday morning
conducted by tho pastor, Rev. W.
T. Dumm. Interment iu the city
cemetery.
king in the sights of the city, and
then winding up at the American
College ; here we had tea with
some delightful Americans. We
moored at the Constantinople
quay about 6:30 p. m. on the 7th..
Trio city is very lovely at that
time; there was a beautiful after
glow that, with the outlines of
the palaces,miuaruts, elc, against
it, made a truly beautiful picture.
The next morning we started out
bright and early for Robert Col
lege, an American Protestant col
lege. The situation overlooking
the Bosphorus is a charming one.
The college too is very interest
ing. We met many very pleas
ant Americana there. It is quite
a trip by boat, so that the entire
morning was exhausted by going
there and returning. When we
had had our lunch and orocured
a guide, we started out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Allison Si pen, of
Huston town, spf-nt a few hours
In town last Saturday.'
ISAAC J. PECK DEAD.
Wai One of the Commissioners of This
County during '9192, and '93.
Mr. Isaac J. Peck, one of the
oldest and best known citizens of
Thompson township, died at' his
hqtne on the 14th ult.,and was in
terred at Mt. Zion on the 16th.
Mr. Peck was. born about 76
years ago and was a son of Jacob
Peck of the same township, who
died a few years ago at the ad
vanced age of 94 years. He is
survived by one brother and one
sister, Moses J, aud Miss Barba
ra, and by tho lollo wing children:
William C, Jacob, Mary (Mrs.
Stillwel Truax), Amy (Mrs. Wol
ford of Martinsburg, W. Va.,),
and Lou (Mrs. Frank Shives).
Until broken down by the in
firmities of age, he was a very ac
tive Democratic politician in his
township, and beginning with
1866 he served his township as
constable almost continuously un
til he was elected to the office of
County Commissioner in the fall
of 1890, serving acceptably there
iu duriug the next three years,
with Dennis Mellott aud George
F. Metzler composing the other
members of the board.
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Prof. O.'S. Johnston and Family at Red
lands, California.
Prot. O. S. Johnston, who was
obliged to close out his business
in Pittsburg, Kansas, and seeti
the more invigorating climate of
tho Pacific coast, thus writes
from Redlands, California:
"Since leaving the hospital I
am recuperating here nicely at
Redlands, where my family from
Loug Beach joined me about a
week ago. We all enjoy the high
er altitude quite well for winter
"Redlands is a beautiful little
city of about 6.000. It is quite
scattered owing to the large num
ber of orange groves of from five
to fifteen acres within the city
limits, which this time of the
year makes it especially beauti
ful, as the trees are all heavily la
den with golden fruit.
"As this is one of the 'most
popular winter resorts in south
ern California, business is very
good. This little city claims 113
millionaires, the largest number
for the size of the town in the
United States."
Married.
SNYDER-HOCKENSMITH.
Mr. Herman H. Snyder and
Miss Mabel A. Hockensmith.both
of Williamsoort, Pa , were mar
ried at Woltame, Del., at 2 o'clock
p. m. January 1, 1904.
MELLOTT HANN.
On Wednesday January 6, 1901
at the home of the bride, in Lick
ing Creek township, by Justice
L. H. Wible of this place, Levi B.
Mellott and Alice Adeline Hann,
both of Licking Creek. ..
Dl-XIKEHr-MOKKIS.
A very beautiful wedding was
solemnized at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S.B. Morris, at Meuch,
at nine o'clock Tuesday, January
5th, when Mr. John J. Decker, of
Everett, and Miss Mary Morris,
were united iu marriage by their
pastor, Rev. S. L, Bang her.
A few of the immediate mem
bers of the families and soino
friends witnessed the ceremony.
After receiving congratula
tions they left on a wedding trip
to Fulton county where they will
spend several weeks among
friends..
Both bride and groom are well
known people of tins commuuity
with a ho.st ol f ru'iid who wish
them well duritur their sail over
tho matrimonial sen, Everett
PlVHS.
Marie, tho 14-months old daugh
ter of Viucent. Lawroucp, of Get
tysburg, wus sitting in her high
chair uenr tho stove wheu she
reached fur something and tip
pod over. In fallinjr her bead
struck and -broke the oven door,
hut despite the force of the blow
her only injury was a deep gash
ou her forehead abovo' the nose.
ON THE MEDITERRANEAN.
Miss Alice Wisbart Continues Her Jour
ney To India.
FAMILIAR SONQ ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Was at Port Said, Egy pt, Dec. 9th - Drinking
Turkish Colfee and Listening to Heathen
Music Is Oriental For Sure.
While I was reading my letters
I heard a strangely familiar tune
being played somewhere. 1 rush
ed to the rail, and there were
three men with violins, and a wo
man with a harp, playing "The
Honeysuckle and the Bee." The
dock was crowded with veuders,
musicians, beggars.dancing girls,
acrobats, clowns, and freaks of
all sorts trying to coax money
out of travellers ; but I had eyes
and ears for nothing but my
"Honeysuckle and the Bee" peo
ple, on whom I squandered some
good English coin just because
they happened to play that silly
old ditty M and I used to sing
and play together. The perform
ance of hand organs, harps, danc
ing, etc., kept up till the boat left.
1 bought two little white silk
shawls very cheaply there from a
tously-haired, coffee-colored wo
man. It had been cold in Eng
land, and through France 1 wish
ed I had furs; but here the suu
came out clear and warm. I nev
er saw a more beautiful sight
than Marseilles as we steamed
out into the blue Mediterranean
Bea the city lying at the foot of,
and creeping half way up, the
low lyiug hills, with here aud
there a dome rr cross catching
the sunlight, and dozeus of sail
boats, ocean liners and men-of-war
steaming majestically past
and then the blue sea. My head
is too thick to describe it as I
saw it, but it was too beautiful
ever to be forgotten.
I did not attend service yester
day (Sunday) morning, but took
a nap on deck in the afternoon
aud went to service in the even
ing. There are four English cler
gymen on board and one preach
ed a really fine sermon. There
are some real interesting people
on board. A piano is up here on
deck and another in the saloon,
with quite a number of good mu
sicians. There is always some
thing goiug on. Here are our
meals : At 6:30 the stewardess
brings fruit, roll, and coffee or
cocoa to us in bed;' breakfast at 9;
beef tea is served on deck at
10:30; dinner at 1; tea at 4; sup
per at 6:30, and chocolate with
crackers and cheese at 9 o'clock.
This morning when I went on
deck I was admiring what I
thought was a bank of white
clouds, but it turned out to be
snow-capped mountains on the is
land of Crete, where Paul touch
ed, you remember. 1 can scarce
ly stay down st urs loug enough
to write for fear of losing some
sight. There are six hours' dif
ference in time between us now,
and I can count back and imag
ine what you are doing at any
particular time. Saturday night
at one o'clock we passed Strom
boll, a volcano on the island of
Sicily, in full eruption, but of
course I was asleep aud missed
the fire works. I told you, did I
not, that we bought sola topis
(pith hats) in London at Thresher
& Glumy's, who supply the king
aud queen with hosiery. It is be
ginning to get very 'warm, and
to night after a hot sea bath I
shall have to discard all heavy
dothes for summer weight ; then
fo morrow a white shirtwaist aud
topi and perspiration !
Did I tell you my seasick expe
rience on the English Channel?
It was horrid, but I got over it
and know now what it is to be
seasick and think, I have my
sea legs now, sure enough. To
morrow at 5 p. ni. we reach Port
Said, where we remain till the
next morning at 8, then four days
to Aden and change to the S. S.
"Oriental." After I get ou land
and get settled I can write better
my head won't be quite so
heavy. , You ought to ee the dus-'
ay looking, seasick people who
BIQ "FRUIT.'
W.H. Hann Throws a Shadow on School
ey's Pumpkin Story.
Enclosed you will find postof
fico money order for one dollar
to set my subscription to the
News ahead for another year. In
this connection I will say that
the News has indeed been as a
letter from home every week.
At this, the beginning of anoth
er year, I must say that the year
just gone has been a very pros
perous one for southern Califor
nia especially in the line of
work in which I am engaged
bricklaying ; prospects for the
coming year not so good.
I notice all kinds of stories of
big hogs and beeves, apples and
pumpkins, from Fulton county.
It would be useless for me to tell
some of the California stories
about some things, especially
fish; but 1 will herewith enclose a
clipping from a Los Angeles pa
per that I think will lay Mr. Watt
Schooley's pumpkin iu the shade
several degrees:
"UIG PUMPKIN.
"The chamber of commerce
makes pumpkius a specialty at
this time of year aud the growth
this season is up to all the rec
ords of the past. There is a
group of six pumpkins weighing
iu the aggregate 800 pouuds that
were grown all ou oue vine.
Tlieu there is another .vender iu
the shape of a squash, small but
of great interest. The seed was
planted on July 4 and when the
first squash appeared some days
later the word "Glendale" was
scratched ou the side with a nail.
The squash grew steadily, but
the wonderful thing about it is
that he word grew also, and
wheu the vegetable was picked
on November IS the word ap
pears in relief on the side of the
squash in letters that stand out
half an inch from the skin and
that are three inches long. The
curiosity receives much atten
tion. A great advertisement for
the gentle climate here was sent
to the chamber yesterday. The
exhibit consists of three large
and juicy looking melons raised
on a ranch, with twenty dozen
more, which were grown without
irrigation and which were picked
yesterday morning and sent iu
for sale for Thanksgiving. Wa
termelons at this season of the
year would sound altogether too
good to be true in the east or any
where else but here.
Couldn't do Without It.
Mr. D. W. Baker, formerly of
Taylor township, but now a pros
perous citizen of Benedict, Ne
braska, in sending a dollar bill to
advance his subscription into
1905, says: We do not see how
we could do without the Fulton
County News; for it is almost our
only medium of communication
from the old home. We get it
here every Saturday."
While the News goes as a great
big letter every week into more
than 800 families outside of this
county, scattered all over the
United States, as well as in for
eign countries, some of the mem
bers ol whom spent their boy
hood or girlhood days in "Little
Fulton," keeping them in toucli
with the friends and places dear
to their childhood, there are still
others who do not know of the
paper. Have you not some friend
who, you think, would like to havo
the Newh ? If so, and you do not
feel like sending the paper to
them as a present, send us their
names and we will send them a
sample copy.
come on deck and down to din
ner. It is tho strange motion,
aud you cannot imagine w hat it
is like till you experience It. We
are rolling quite a bit, and I shall
have to give up writing at this
time.
Pout Said, Euypt, Dec. 9
Had the funniest 'ime of my life
last night on shore, seeing the
sights, drinking Turkish coffee,
listening to heathen music, and
taking a donkey ride. This is
Oriental for sure !
I FORMER FULTON COUNTY TEACHER,
Now a Successful Business Mao at Six
Mile Run. Warm Side for Fulton.
Mr. John O. Nicholson, who
taught school in this county a
score of years ago, in adding his
name to our list of subscribers,
writes: "My last visit to McCon
nellsburg was on the occasion of
my attendance at the teachers'
coiiuty institute, Prof. Joseph F.
Barton county superintendent of
schools, in Dec. 1884. During
that session Dr. S. E. Duffield of
your place recited "Thanatop
sis" with jrreat feeling, the mem
ory of which in a few brief
months, thereafter, was sadden
ed by news of the worthy Doc
tor's death.
Prof. H. H. Woodal long since
passed from labor to reward was
there, as was also, Prof. B. W.
Peck, and others high in the edu
cational ranks in the county.
1 recall with pleasure many of
the incideuts of the two sessions
of the teachers' institute I at
tended at McConnellsburg, the
oue in Dec 183 and the other in
Dec. 1884. What changes the
hand of father time has wrought
in those two decades !
The winter of 1885 I spent
teaching in my native county of
Huntingdon, which I left in April
186 and weut to Cambria county
where I spent a short time, com
ing to Riddlesburg, Bedford
county in May 1886, where I
spent about four and a half years
clerking for W. C. Ashcom in his
large mercantile establishment.
I then spent about two years with
Sweet & Brown, general mer
chants, Defiance, Pa. I came to
this place the borough of Coal
dale Six Mile Run postoflice,
Bedford couuty, and started in
business for myself Sept 20, 1892
and here I am yet, and the mercu
ry this morning at 19 degrees be
low zero "in the shade."
This section of Bedford county
composes a part of the celebrated
Broad top coal fields; ana although
mining begau not later than in
1865, the region is not yet fully
developed. The past two years
are regarded as the best period
in the history of the region. The
coal trade Is now flat withominous
clouds on the business horizon;
and with the presidential election
year just dawned, the wage ques
tion coming up for adjustment in
March, and the general glutted
condition of the iron and coal
market, business men generally
are loth to regard prospects as
very promising at this time.
Butter and Eggs do Pay.
A dealer near Dover, DeL, re
ports that during 1903 from 450
hens he collected 59,487 eggs.
At the very moderate price of 24
ceuts a dozen this represents a
money value of 1180.74, an aver
age production of if 2. 64 to the
hen.
We do not need to go away from
Fulton county to find results as
good as those of the Delaware
man. Mrs. Lewis Kelso, near
Kuobsville, kept 60 hens during
1903, aud from these, in that time
she received for the eggs she sold
$119.46, in addition to those she
used for hatching, and for table
use. Mrs. Kelso wished to know
whether it paid to bother with
cows; and during tho year 1903,
she kept account with the follow
ing result: During threa months
of the year, she had three cows,
and during nino months, two
cows. From these cows she made
during the year 570 pounds of
butter, and after supplying the
table for a family of six, she sold
enough to bring her nine ten-dollar
bills.
It is our opinion tnat if many
of the farmers of this county
would devote the same amount of
labor and expense to the raising
of feed that is now given to wheat
and then have as many good cows
and Leghorn hens as the feed on
hand would justify, and then take
good care of the cows and hens,
they would have ten good dollars
In their pockets at the end of the
year to one that they now have;
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Movements, aa They
Come and Oo.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Hon lor a Vacation, Away for ai Outing, a
Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll
Find It Right Here.
Mr. Foster Bolinger of Dublin
Mills called to scfl us a few min
utes while in town last Saturday.
Elmer Sudors after having hud
a very pleasant visit with friends
here returned to Hoytsdale last
Saturday.
Mr. D. B. Nace of Chambers
burg, spent a few days in this
place last week returning home
on Saturday.
Mrs. W. L. Nace returned to
her home in Carlisle last Satur
day, after having spent a fort
night among friends in this place.
Mr. Harry Bergstresser of
near Warfordsburg, spent a
couple of days with his sister,
Mrs. E. A..Largent, the begin
ning of this week.
Holy communion at Big Cove
Tannery next Sabbath at 10 a. rn.
Preparatory service on Saturday
at 2:30 p. m. D'vine service at St.
Paul's on Sabbath at 7 p. m.
A. G. Wolf, pastor.
J. K. Johnston and Lafayette
Tuck of this place attended the
funeral of Captain Mackey in
Chambersbury, on Thursday of
last week.
Our merchant friend M. Laidig
of Dublin Mills, spent a day in
town last week. Michael does
not get to town as frequently as
he did when he lived at Laidig.
Mr. Lewis C, Mann, one of Ev
erett's most enterprising busi
ness men was in McConnellsburg
last Wednesday, and took time to
call and advance his subscription
two years.
Mr. William Spade of Emma
ville, and Ira Smith of Locust
Grove, spent last Friday night in
town. They were pleasant call
ers at the News office and ooth
left some cash with ye printer.
Mrs. Nancy McQuade and son
John, who have been visiting the
former's daughter, Mrs. D wight
Thompson, and other relatives in
this place for some time past, re
turned to their home in Altoona
last Tuesday.
Nothing succeeds like success.
On the 6th Inst., 20 new members
were initiated into the Arcanum
at Carlisle, and all over the coun
try we read of large accessions.
The Arcanum is now regarded
the cheapest and best insurance
organization in America.
Mr. Clarence Mock, a former
employe of the News office left
last Friday noon for his home in
Allentown, Pa., where he is en
gaged as shipping clerk with
Julius Alvarez & Co., wholesale
dealers and manufacturers of ci
gars, lie had been spending his
holiday vacation with his father
and grandfather in Tod township.
IN THE BAHAMAS.
Walter Peck Spending the Winter at Nas
sau. New Providence.
Walter C. Peck, nephew of the
editor, was employed during the
8ummeratthe Bedford Spnucs
hotels. Mr. Bemis the manager
of that famous summer msort, is
also manager of several fine win
ter hotels in the Bahama Islands
and offered Walter a position In
one of those hotels, which was ac
cepted. He loft Philadelphia by
rail at noon on the 22d of Decem
ber and reached Mia ma, the most
southern town on the east coast
ot Flordia, In the night of the
24th. The next day he took a
steamer and landed at Nassau nu
the 27th. In a letter he says:
"This is a fine hotel. It accomo
dates from 600 to 700 people.
The lawn extends down to the
ocean, and is dotted with Palm
and Cocoanut trees. It is warm
here; last night I slept with tny
window up and a sheet and couu-.
terpane over roe," .