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VOLUME 5.
McCONNKLLSUURG, PA.. JAXUAHV 20, 1901.
NUMUElt 1
COttltftl
LAST STAGE OF JOURNEY.
Constantinople to Beirut
Stdrm.
in a Furious
MISS RUTH WEST LANDS SAFE.
Lasl of o Interesting Series of Letter DIs.
scribing Her Trip to the Far East.
Lands In Sunshine.
The series of letters by Miss
Ruth West, u rand-daughter of
Rev. Win. A. West. D. D., pastor
of the Presbyterian church of
this place, descriptive of her jour
ney to Beirut, Syria, has, no
doubt been road with pleasure
and profit. Wo hope our young
people have turned to their ge
ographies and found the places
named, and have been led to seek
additional information; as they
may also do in the case of Miss
Alice Wishart's letters. Both of
these young ladies are well kuown
here, and that lends much local
interest to the article. In addi
tion to the fact that Beirut is now
the home of a sou and grand
daughter of Dr. West, the same
v. as the place of residence of the
late Dr. F. Trout during his
stay in the East many years ago.
Editor.
Constantinople from a distance
and even close without, is beauti
ful, but the iuterior is perfectly
maddening perfectly. The dirt,
the crowds of all classes of peo
ple, and the foreign jabber, every
one trying to outdo his neighbor
in height of tone is awtul. Car
riages have the right of way, so
in walking one needs to be able to
seo both ways, as the drivers are
positively heedless. Driving is
scarcely any better, for every
driver thinks the entire street is
his, and paying no attention to
what may be in front of him,
drives along in the most haphaz
ard way and at the most furious
pace. Dogs, did you say ? Well
I have not mentioned them, but 1
cannot Jet you off without a tirade
on thoi-e awful creatures. In the
first place, it's quantity and not
qi al' y. I never dreamed that so
many could be found in one whole
country, let alone in a city. They
are of all sorts and conditions,
styles ard varieties. They elect
.to lie where people wish to walk.
Many of them are dust colored,
so that amidst the grand crowd
of them and the general confusion
one is generally in the act of step
ping ou or off with great alacrity
"un petit cur's" foot or tail. Of
course this calls forth deafening
yelps or growls, fortunately they
are good natured euough not to
bite.
During the afternoon we visit-
cd San Sophia, un example of
Byzantine Architecture. It is in
very dilapidated condition on the
outside, but within the gold
mosaics are lovely. Since 1453 it
has been a mosque. A number
'of Moslems were there praying
with faces turned toward Mecca,
others were studying the Koran.
We went also to the Hypodrome
and the Museums before going
back to the ship. It was a splen
day, and yet I cannot thiuk of it
without a very weary feeliug, and
a thaukful feeling that my days
must not be spent in Constanti
nople. Of our second stay in Smyrna
thore is nothing of interest to be
said, except that we had a boat
ride by moonlight in a Turkish
boat iu the Smyrna harbor, the
equal of which I have never had.
As soon as we wore- out of the
x Rhodes Harbor ou Sunday morn
ing that was our last stop aud a
short one the sea became rough
indenting all the while. On Sun
day bight the lightning display
was wonderful. Monday morn
ing it began early to storm fright
fully. Almost everyone on board
was sensick, only two of our party
did not succumb to it. In the sa
loons and staterooms, the ports
had till to be closed on account of
the water pouring in. Within it
was close and 'without soaking;
my choice' day without, it was
u. great storm and I truly enjoy
ed it, but 1 could not but wish it
had conio some other time tbairj
COVALT ROBERTS.
Marriage of Miss Maude Roberta and
Mr. Jesse Covalt.
From ibe Onlclund (111..) Menseniter.
A happy event in the soical life
ot our community was the mar
riage at six o'clock last night,
January 13, of Miss Maude Rob
erts to Mr. Jesso Covalt. The
wedding occurred at the homo of
the bride's father, S. W. Roberts
one of the most highly respected
and prosperous farmers of this
vicinity. About tweuty-tive
friends of the bride and groom
formed the wedding party. Miss
Minnie Hackett rendered a beau
tiful wedding march and the cere
mony was performed by Rev. J.
M. Oakwood. Miss Roberts was
dressed in white silk, Mr. Covalt
in conventional black. After con
gratulations a sumptuous dinner
was served.
The bride possesses those
graces and accomplishments
most to be desired in the position
which she is to fill. The groom
came to this place from Pennsyl
vania a few years ago, is already
well known as a young man of
sterling worth. The happy couple
will live temporarily at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, where
Mr. Covalt will farm tl is year. A
host of friends join in best wishes
to Mr. and Mrs. Covalt.
The groom is a son of Mr. J.
H. Covalt, merchant aud farmer
at Covalt, this county, and Jesse's
many Fulton county friends join
in congratulations. Ed.
HUST0NT0WN.
J. C. Kirk and wife of Everett
were visiting in this vicinity last
week.
Clem Chesnut has been confin
ed to the house for several days
on account of tousilitis.
N. E. Hoover and Thad Shoe
maker left Monday morning for
Jeannette, Pa., where they will
be employed.
The Hustontown gunners have
been doing some crack shooting
at Blue Rocks of late, the best be
ing 23 out of 25.
B. C. Lamberson, John Wood
cock and D. K. Chesnut repre
sented this place at Burnt Cab
in's educational meeting.
N. E. Hoover aud B. H. Shaw
made a flying visit to Cumber
land, Md.7 and Keyser, W. Va.
Bert wants his house finished
now as soon as possible. Is he
going to reut it?
Rev. Elisha Shoemaker, who
had been ill for some time, died
at his home in this plrce on last
Thursday evening. The Rever
end's kind words and appreciat
ed presence will be missed by ul!
who knew him. Messrs. Thad
and Homer Shoemaker were call
ed home on account of their fa
ther's death.
WEST DUBLIN.
James E. Lyon is on the sick
list
The meeting at Mt Tabor still
continues.
N. E. M. Hoover spent Sunday
at bis home at West Dublin.
Clarence Hoover of Licking
Creek spent Sunday with his
mother, Mrs. Andrew Hoover.
Casper Brandt of West Dublin
and sister, Mrs. Margaret Kes
selring, and Fannie Brandt, of
Hustontown, left Monday morn
ing to visit his brother Harry of
Morrison's Cove, Bedford coun
ty. The latter two expect to re
main awhile.
Mis Rhoda Bodeu, who had
been spending a few weeks with
Miss Daisy Wink of this place,
returned home lust Friday.
at the graude tinalo. All the way
I had been hearing what a beau
tiful sight Beirut was as ap
proached from tho sea, and was
so disappointed not to see it.
When wo came into the harbor,
we at the same time said goodby
to the squall, and lauded in bright
sunshine. Such is the weather
in this country. The rain comes
in short dashes, and it is all owr
like a horse race, as my trip
emed to roe to bo.
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY.
At the Home of Mr. William
Near Warfordsburg.
Gayle
On the evening of the 7th inst.,
Mr. and Mrs. JohnHenline, Mrs.
Cassio Winter, Mrs. W. P. Gor
don, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Win
ter gave a surprise supper at the
home of Mr. Win. Gaylo and sis
ters in honor of Miss Lizzie's
birthday. The company was very
hospitably welcomed by Miss Liz
zie Gayle, Miss Kate Gayle and
Mr. John McCullough. At 9:30
o'clock the doors to the spacious
dining room were thrown open and
supper, consisting of chicken,
beef, sweet potatoes, apple sauce
bread, butter, coffee, pickles, pies
slaw, celery, cakes, apples, etc.,
was announced. Everyone pres
ent did justice to the good things
on the table.
Those present were: Mrs. Cas
sia Winter, Mr. Mapel Winter,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Winter and
son Gordon, of Dott; Mrs. W. P.
Gordon, Misses Lizzie Hull, Maud
and Pearl McCullough, Cora Hill,
Messrs. Edw. Divel, Lee, James,
and Edgar McCullough, Francis
ilernhart of Warfordsburg; Mr.
and Mrs. Johu Heuline, Misses
Bernie Ititz, Mary Montgomery,
Rosa aud Grace Honline, Messrs.
Arlington and Oscar Henline of
Long Ridge; Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
M. Gartner aud sons Fred, Ed
ward aud George, Jr., Mrs. Hen
ry Fost, Mr. Frank Fost of B. O.
Ridge; Miss Woodal of McCon
nellsburg; and Mr. John Barr of
uoar Hancock. Games, music
and dancing were indulged in till
one. o'clock when the guests bid
good night to their host and host
ess' aud amid mauy kind iuvita
tious to return soon all went home
after greatly enjoying them
selves. Hicks a Hustler.
Rev. Owen Hicks, formerly pas
tor of the M. E. congregation of
this place is now in charge of the
Montandon Circuit of the Penn
sylvania Conference. Besides be
ing a good preacher, Mr. Hicks
believes in the efficacy of printer 's
ink and has up in his study, a
complete printing outfit. He has
just turned ouc a calendar for
1901 which is a complete schedule
of his work for every Sunday iu
the year. Above the pad is a well
worked electro-print of a view in
one of his drives, with himself
and u favorite dog seated in his
buggy, to which is hitched his
driving nag, On his circuit this
year, he will have charge, direct
ly and indirectly, of 753 services
embracing 17 principal aud sub
ordinate church organizations,
besides tying marriage knots,
making pastoral visits, aud get
ting out aud whooping it up with
tho boys on New Year's eve.
BURNT CABINS.
Wm. R. McGowan is suffering
from rheumatism.
Wm. Kioeof Willow Hill spent
last Thursday in our town.
Rev. Simpsou is holding his re
vival meeting at Shade Gap.
Mr. Bender of McCon nellsburg
passed through our town last
Sunday.
Daniel Skipper, who has been
suffering from a carbuncle, Is
convalescent.
The educational meeting held
in the M. E. church was well at
tended and a success.
Ferdinand Briggs, who has
been working in Somerset coun
ty, is vUiting Ids pareuts.
Miss Nullie Cowau of Fannotts
burg spent a few days last week
with her aunt, Mis. Ed Welch.
Giacc.y Nauglo aud family, Mrs
J. E Rrw'ck, nnd Mrs. Johu Nau
gl spent last Sunday at Fan
net tsburg.
L. C. Kelly weut to : Martins
burg, W. Va, last Friday to see
his nephew, Geddes Kelly, who
it very ill with pueumonia.
Tuesday morning was p lightly
chilfy; the thermometers around
tn-m recorded anything from 10
to 17 degree below, '
THE NETHERLANDS.
A Brief Sketch of Their Civil and Re
ligious History.
ANOTHER ARTICLE FROM HENRY WOLF.
How Prosperity Led to Persecution, and tbe
Attempt of Philip to Crush Out the
Love ol Freedom.
Manufacture, art and science
were in a more flourishing con
dition. The people were adepts
also in ingenious inventions. The
weaving of tapestry, painting in
oil colors, painting upon glass,
tho improvenieut of the compass,
watches, sundials and printing,
have been invented here.
Now, in consideration of this
prosperity brought about by their
great commerce aud industry,
which enables then to pay larger
revenues than any other province
the ruling sovereigns would en
courage the sources of thrift by
granting to them great liberties
and privileges. They enjoyed a
constitution by which their sover
eigns, under oath promised to
govern them a chief stadtholder
(govenor), aud stadtholdes for
each province, also a senate to
which every province sent their
representatives. Thus they pos
sessed the very institutions of a
free aud happy nation.
No wonder then, that Protes
tant refugees from all Europe
sought shelter here. Moreover,
these strangers were mostly men
of strong convictions and of tho
better classes who spread tho
protestant faith wherever they
came. Before long nearly all of
Holland favored the new doctrine
to the great disgust of Philip II.
Now, this narrow minded mon
arch vowed in his heart to s.op
this heresy from spreading any
further and to stamp it out, alto
gether at any cost what so ever.
It might bo in placo here to
mention, that Catholics aud Prot
estants at the peace of Augsburg
iu Germany, in the year of 1553,
had settled these religious trou
bles by giving everybody, irre
spective of party, freedom of con
science, of religion, and of poh
tics. Nevertheless, king Philip
adhered to his motto: "1 would
rather not rule at all, than rule
over heretics."
The first tiling in order to gain
his end, was to send a Spanish
army into the borders of the
Netherlands, which army had nut
been paid wages for a long time,
aud was therefore much demora
lized, and stole or destroyed eve
ry thing that came iu its way.
This army was not needed for
.tho province, for they kept a suf
ficient army of their own to keep
order, and enforce the laws.
These acts created great alarm
and discontent among the people.
Next, Philip installed his natural
sister, Margarette of Parma, as
chief stadtholder of the Nether
lands, and cardinal Granville as
her chief counselor; all this in
violation of their constitution, aud
to the great exasperation of the
people.
Now, Philip ordered the edicts
of the council of Trident (a town
iu Tyrol under pope Pius IV. iu
the year 1503) to be enforced to
the very letter. These edicts
were as follows: Infallibility of
the pope; that the latin transla
tion of the bible called vulgatta
be the only truo bible, and no oth
er must bo read for ever, that the
traditions must be considered as
sacred as the bible itself; that
good works are inseparable from
the doctrine of justification; that
tho hierarchy of tho Catholic
priesthood was a diviue institu
tion, that there are seven sacra
incuts; viz., baptism, confirma
tion, the euclmrist, penauce, ex
treme unctiou, holy orders, and
matrimonyanathema to every
one that doubts these articles.
But these edicts were so ill
favored with both Protestaut and
Catholics, that they were not en
forced, as tne oOicora dared not
to do so. Philip II. now took ad
vantage of an institution or tribu
nal called laquwltion, an ecclesi.
astical court for the difcipliue of
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
By Warfordsburg Lodge No. 601 I. 0. 0.
F., on the Death of John (i. Shafcr.
At a regular meeting of War
fordsburg Lodge No. (iUl I. O. O.
F., held January 0, 1904, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Wheieis, It has pleased tho
Great Architect of the Universe! the sleigh bells" has not been
to remove from our midst our j heard in all the land. Enough
late brother John G. Shafer; and snow led on tho niht before
Whereas, it is but just that a ! Christinas to save us from having
fitting recognition ol! his mauy a green Christinas; and accord
virtues should b.j had. 'i herefoi ' mg to the old saying, we are not
he it to have a fat graveyard this year.
Resolved by Warl'.irdsburg j The ground was so dry aud dusty
Lodge, No. GO I, 1. O. (.. F. j that we could not sleigh; and now
That while we bow with humble that snow is gone, we are on the
submission to the will of the Most j bare ground again.
High, we do not the less mourn I At times we have had quitecold
for our broih.jr who has been ta
ken from us.
That iu th- death of John G.
Shafer this Lodge laments the
loss of a brother who was e.'er
ready to proffer the hand of aid
and the voice of sympathy to the
needy aud afflicted of the fratern
ity, au active member of this so
ciety whose utmost endeavors
were exerted for its welfare and
prosperity. A friend aud com
panion who was dear to us all,
and an upright honorable citizen
of the community iu which he
lived.
j That those resolutions be placed
I upon th'o records of tho Lodge
j and a copy thereof be sent to the
! Fulton County News aud Fulton
! Republican for publication.
! II. h'. Mauklky,
j V. li. RANCIv,
S. M. Axdkkws,
Committee.
PORT I.ITTLLTON.
! There will be i;eM in the Moth
:odist Episcopal church at Fort
I Littleton, at 10:i:o A. M., on .Ian.
1 31, the fourth Quarterly Com
I muniou of tins Conference year,
i Tho public is cordially invited to
I tin's service.
I tu-.. . i f
x in, i u ar-i u'u; u uuujuer Ol
our people attended the institute
at Burnt Cabins last Friday and
Saturday. They report the sled
ding fine.
Mi s. Alex Ilainil and son Kirk
of Loudon, speut a few days re
cently with her son Harry in this j
place.
Miss Oma Oline, who has been
employed at the hotel, is suffer-
ing from a felon on her thumb.
Dr. Hill had the misfortune to
lose ins w nip ou ) nay nisi wees.
Look out, Doctor !
Robert and Chas. Early lrom
Wells Valley, spent from Satur
day until Monday with their
grandmother, Mrs. Orth.
Mr. irvin uusou lavoreci our
young men on Saturdayafternoou ;
by giving them a sled ride
to'
Burnt Cabins.
Mrs. Hannah Cromer of Pitts
burg, was summoned to the bed
side of her sister, Mrs. David
Fraker, who is ill at this writing.
Franklin Locke, met with an '
accident on his way to Threo
Springs with a load of lumber a
few days ago. A tiro came off oue
of the wheels of his wagon while
crossing a creek. It took eight
men and four hoists to remove
the wagou. The wheel was
molished.
the church. It had already ex-j happy, with your children filling
istod in various forms, in nearly the place iu the world of the old
every country of Europe, suited : homo we used to occupy,
to the conditions of the people. ' About tweuty four years ago I
Charles V, had introduced it into preached one afternoon atacamp
tho Netherlands in a Very mild' meetiug held at Fiuchford, Iowa,
form. The city of Antwerp had i I was then pastor at Green, Iowa,
rejected it with greut indignation , There was a lady in tho cnugre
and successfully kept clear of it; i gatiou that afternoon rum Wa-
yet it was suffered to exist in the
rest of i ho proviuci ., as it wusuu I
open court nod it liuds were in- j
forced only by the native govern- J
incut and no foreigner nor monk ;
had anything to do with it. I
But there was another kind of
couit called the Spanish inquisi j
tlon, because it had its origin in j
southern Spain, in, tin; days o.1
Moors; it was this horrible body ,
and mind and evm soul destroy '
ing tribunal, tlict Philip mount to
subjugate tho freedom 1 ing peo
pie of the Netherlands w ith
... i . Uknkv Wolf,
REV. GEO. B. SHOEMAKER,
Writes Interesting Letter from His Home
at Eldora, Iowa.
,' Jan. 9. We are wishing, out
' here in Iowa, that we could have
' n good soaki; gtain. No rain has
i fallen for fully three month, and
j Itut little suow. The "jingle of
weither. Last Sunday morning
it was -5 degrees below zero, but
moderated before night. Since
then all the days have been pleas
ant, and to-day is beautiful.
The cold weather has made splen
did ice; and just now, our ice
merchants and the Industrial
School are harvesting all they
will need for the coming summer.
The blocks are twenty or more
inches thick. This is larger than
is profitable. Fourteen inches in
thickness is preferred by the men
who handle it iu the summer; but
they have to iake it as they find
it prepared for them by the
"Frost Kiug."
Our District Court convenes on
next Monday. This will be a ses
sion ol unusual interest because
of two prominent cas-s. One of
these is a defaulting Cashier of a
Bank iu our neighboring town of
Iowa Falls. His accounts art
short about 50,000. He came to
his ruin through the Board of
Trade iu Chicago. It looks as
though he would have to wear the
stripes.
The other prominent case is
from our own town of Eldora.
One of our citizens is to be tried
for the murder of his wife by
poisouing. The evidence is all
circumstantial, but the trial will
be watched with much interest.
Three neighboring counties, iu
eluding ours, have wife murder
cases to be tried at their spring
terms of Court. Two are for
poisouing and one is for shooting.
Perhaps you people will think we
are a bad lot out here. Let me
j say for our country that the al
leged murderer is an eastern
maUf aud came am0Dg U(J receQt
ly.
We speut our Christmas with
our oldest son and his wife iu Wa
teiloo. It was the first Christ
mas in his new house and we
I helped him to celebrate. Of
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Wo hu . stockluca in the
old fashioned way of my boyhood
aud Sauta Claus came and tilled
them.
We sat by the open tire place,
put out the lights and threw ou
the fire some pine kuots from the
Ri'lge west of McConnellsburg
enjoyed ourselves to the full. The
li" knots were sent to me by
my friend A. U. Nace. What
memories we had iu those hours',
Shall wo ever forget the days of
"' youth? I hope not. While
do-fitting thus in our son's home in
comfort, we saw all of you in your
pleasaut homes, prosperous and
tet loo, who, wheu tho Presiding
L'der iutroduciug me said, "Rev.
Shoemaker our pastor at Green
will preach the sermon this after
noon," was strangely impressed,
Sho afterwards told a neighbor
of ours, who told us, "Wheu Mr.
S. arose to begin I looked at him
mfd said Kev. Shoemaker, the
pastor at Groeu, yes, and green
enough you are too " I have no
doubt that many of you who will
remember my appearance of
1 twenty-four yearn ago will agree
I ilmt, the woman was right iu hot
j criticism, Judging from appear
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Movements, at They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home for a Vacai on, Away for aa Outing, a
Trip for Bus! en or Pleasure, You'll
Fin. it Right Here.
Miss Flora Kexrolh and her
niece Mis I3ess Irwin of this
place, are visiting relatives in the
Quaker City.
Mr. G. R. Martin, of Bethel
township, was a pleasant caller
at this office on Tuesday of last
week.
Mr. J. V. Carmack of Clear
Kidge, came into our office and
dropped some cash into our till
one day last week.
Mr. W. II. Wible of Knobsville,
has gone to Rochester, N. Y., to
accept a position as canvassiug
salesman for the J. S. Kirk soap
people.
Our old friend John S. Truax
of Belfast township, spent a day
or two last week as a guest in the
home of County Treasurer and
Mrs. George B. Mellott.
Mr. M. D. Mathias of Huston
town, spent a few nours in town
last Saturday. Mr. Mathias said
Clem Chesnut had been housed
for several days suffering from a
severe attack of tonsilitis.
There will be a meeting of tho
"Union Cemetery Co." on Friday
Jan. 22d at 2 o clock, at the church
in Ayr township. A full atteud
once is requested.
R. M. Kkxdall, pres.
Mr. C. E. Stevens of Dublin
Mills, spent a few days in town
last week with his brothers Dr.
F. K. and Thoma. B. Charlie
is a skillful artist in medallion
picture work, and w ill in n short
time start out with a crew of men
to make a tour of tho State.
Mr. Eli M. Peck has sold his
farm at Emmaville. nud will, in
tho spring move onto Emmanuel
Sharpe.s farm near Needmore.
Eli will then be on his old stamp
ing ground, and we are glad to
see him get back on this side of
the mountain. Mr. Sharpe has
decided to m; ke sale and with his
family move outtottiefar west.
Prof. W. Paris Chambers, the
cornet virtuo :o who is well known
in the Cumberland Valley, tho
place of his birth, has returned
from a tour of Europe and sign
ed a contract for a ten weeks' en
gagement at the St. Louis expos
ition. He is a brother of "Shorty"
Chambers, well kuown in this
place.
The stockholders of the First
National Bank of Everett met a
few days ago and elected officers
for the ensuiug year. Amoug
them we notice the name of Dr.
J. Grant Hanks of Breezewood,
as vice president and 'Stjuire N.
B. Hanks of Emmaville, one of
the directors. This bank was
organized in 1902. They now have
from their net earnings, a reserve
fund of $ 15a). 00, in addition to a
dividend the stockholders receive
at the rate of 7 jnjr cent, a year.
auce. Un bunday December 27.
'03 in Waterloo at the closo of the
sermon, preached by the pastor
(I was only a visitor) the lady
spoken of above and whom I had
not seen iu tluwe twenty-four
years, introduced hertself to me
and apologized for that unkind
remark of hers, as she called it.
It was a pleasure for me to meet
her and I assured her that her
remark instead of angering me in
any way had been a source of
pleasure and amusement to me.
Real things are stranger than
fiction, I am coming again Rome
time, God willing, to Bee my na
tive country, and look into your
faces onoe more, but when tint
shall be I know not. In the nn'aa
time the latch string hangs oat
at our home and a royal welcome
awaits any of ou r old time f riend s,
Truly,' ,
CeQ. B, SHQKMAKfcU." -