01 VOLUME 5. McCONNELLSKURG, PA., JANUARY 27, 1904. NUMBER 19 FR02I ALICE W1SHARL Interesting Stop at Port Said Vessel Takes Coal. THROUGH THE FAMOUS SUEZ CANAL. And Her Voyage Down on tbe Red Sea, Across Which Moses Led the Urclltet A Good While Ago. S. S. "India," Doc. 11. Be tween Suez and Aden. When I mailed you my last let ter we had only reached Port Said. Just a few miles out of port we saw the mail steamer puss us on its way home, and knew our letters would have to wait another week. The Pilot came on board a few miles out, and by 6 p. m, we had cast anchor within 300 yards of shore. No sooner had we made fast than dozens of native Egyptian boats with merchants and conjares on board came to the steamer, jab bering and gesticulating like mad The sea was as smooth as glass and like sliver, and there were French, German and English troop ships auchored all around us, ready to take on coal. That process is most interesting: A largo coal barge comes up 'long side, and dozens of natives with colored shawls wrapped about Jheir heads, a kind of loose shirt, with bare feet form in line and carry the coal in large baskets on their, heads or shoulders up a f,teep gang plank and dump it in to thy hole, all tho while chanting or yelling in an uncanny way. This noise kept up for hours, till all the vessels were coaled. Col. Weir, the English Army officer of whom I told you, took his daughter Marie, and me on shore in a little boat. As soon as we hud lauded, a big brown fel low, finding tbe Col. could speak Turkish, attached himself to us, and uudertook to guide us to all the interesting places. Port Said has about 4, Out) of a population, is very level and quite Oriental. We first had a cup of Turkish cof fee with Turkish ''delight," a de lightful kind of confection; then we walked all about the principal streets, inspecting the shops, which all opened their wares di rectly on the pavement. Marie insisted on a donkey ride, so I " had to go with her; then we had two more cups of coffee, which is as rich as our cocoa. As a memen to the Col. gave mo a napkin ring curiously carved, and Marie re ceived a fan, with six boxes of "delight" between us. Next morning they asked me to go back again, and -we had a train ride out to the edge of the desert where we saw tents, camels lad en, a herd of goats, and pic turesque looking natives sunning themselves, it is all Oriental from this on: Brown complex ions, baggy trousers, long top garments, gay colored turbans, and bare brown feet. ' Many of them have more cloth about their heads than about their bodies. We left Port Said at 11:30 Wednesday night, and when I awoke next morning, on looking out of my port hole, I saw long stretches of sand and a black fig ure running wildly alongtheshoro catching oranges that the passen gers were throwing from the up per deck; for we were now pass ing through tho Suez canal. The canal was interesting the whole way through, with lots of Lig steamers passing us on tneir way home; little green oases with a clump of date palms plantains, and a few neat, low, white houses on shore, now aud then a naked native swim mmg near enough to catch oranges and coins from the passengers. The Suez Canal is barely wide enough in some places for two steamers to pass. It was wonderful to think that there as I stood ou deck was Egypt on my right, and Arabia on my leftside. A sandy plain Btretches from the canal bank about a mile to most beautiful sand-hue stone moun tain ridges. Just as we came out of the canal into the Red Sea kt Suez, tho sua set, l-avl ig an ! SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. Mrs. Louise Kerlin of Clear Ridge, will Soon be Well Again, Mrs. Louise Kerhn of Clear Ridge, widow of James Kerhn, deceased, underwent an opera tion at the Baltimore City hospit al on the 20th hist., for the re moval of a large dermoid cyst. Mrs. Kerhn is improving rapid ly; and unless uulooked for com plications arise, she will soon be well. NEW GRENADA. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Briden stine and Mrs. John Bridenstine are on the sick list. Mrs. Wm. Clark and daughter of Huntingdon are visiting the former's brother, M. W. Ilouck. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Truax aud daughters Stella and Flo rence of Etiia dined at preacher "Flick's" house on Sunday. Commissioners Palmer, Mel lott and Sigel with their clerk, B. F. Henry, stopped over night at the Houck House enroute to ap peal at Enid. A sledding party from Three Springs landed on Wednesday evening at the Central Hotel and had an enjoyable time until the small hours of the night. John StunkarU has No. 2 High School house almost completed, and it will be ready tor occupan cy the 1st of February, if no tiros blow that way. Charles WT. aud Harry E. Se ville left Monday morning for the western part of tho state, where they have secured positions. They expect to enter college in the fall. most heavenly glow of pink aud sea green melting into the blue above. The water was a light blue with here and thero a tiny ripple. Soon as the ship stopped the usual number of natives swarmed on board to sell oranges figs, coral beads, post cards, and all sorts of jewelry. Tho weather and sea have been perfect, and I have enjoyed every hour since 1 got my sea legs on. It is astonishing how one can eat; and the food is very different from home lood. Just one article is served at a time; sometimes two vegetables with one kind of meat. We have eight courses at dinner, the plates, kuives and forks are changed every course, a little bell strikes between each course. Think of eating six times a day, though three of these are fruit, cocoa and biscuit. The stewards and cooks get one meal over only to begin setting the ta ble for another; they work like galley slaves. Nearly everybody on board is English and until one gets accustom ed to their accent, they are nearly as hard to un derstand as if they spoke French and I never saw such politeness, not even in France. Curry, either meat, fish or vegetables Is served at every big meal, and 1 am learn Lng to eat it, though it is very dif ferent from any thing wo have, and is eaten with a fork and large spoon. To day, when we came up to dinner the punkahs (iarge fans) were up, aud two black fel lows were swinging them for dear life. It is getting up into tho nineties and white shirt waists are very popular. This morning we had a thunder storm which drove us off deck down into the saloon. All the strange new things are' so interesting, perhaps because they are new to u.o. Anil whou the natives come ou board with all these curious things to bell, I simply stare and stare. Aud ev ery time I come down to dinner, tea or breakfast, ,1 stare some more at the punkah wala; he has such a tired face under his dirty white head gear. There are a lot of Hindustani among tho crew. One great big "importauco" who wears red, white1 and blue, and bosses the others about, amused me quite a little, j tbbering orders to them. . (Continued post week,) i COLD, STORMY FEBRUARY. Hicks Doesn't Promise Much Sunshine for Next Month. ONE SEVERE COLD WAVE FORETOLD. Heavy Snow and Sleet Storms to Come Early in the Month, and the Closing Days Will Be Cold. Storms will accompany the birth of February, 1904, if the predictions of Rev. Irl R. Hioks are. verified. By the first day, says the St. Louis forecaster, storm areas will begin to form over the western parts of the country and wide areas of rain and sleet will pass eastwardly across the country. Ordinarily a cold wave and blizzard would appear before the 4th, but the moon does not pass the celestial equator until the 4th, hence the storms of this period may not reach blizzardous proportions un til after that date. If heavy snow and sleet storms do not appear during the first four days of the month, such storms will almost certainly de velop about the 6th to the 9th. But the chances for marked win ter storms on and near tho first day of the mouth are many. At least one severe cold wave may be counted on. Two are quite probable, one iot far from the 1st, uud another oa and about the 7th and 8th. The third storm period is cen tral on the 12th and reaches from tho 10th to the 10th. Falling ba rometer and general storms of rain and snow will return about tho 14th, 15th and lGih. The last regular storm period for February is central on the 24th, its distributing influence reaching from the 22nd to the 27ih. The first stages of this pe riod will bring change to much warmer in western parts winds will change to southerly and east erly, the barometer will fall, there will be increasing humidity and more storms of rain turning to snow on the north side. As the month goes out, gener ally fair and colder weather will prevail. In the western extremes reaction to warmer will have set in, and the barometer will be fall iug preparatory for the reaction ary storms due the first three days of March. FORT LITTLETON. Florence Cromer has returned hotnelrom visiting her sister at Burnt Cabins. Doff Jones and Sara Wilson are both trying to learn the jewelry trade. I don't know who will fin ish first. Chas. Richardson accompanied by his two cousins, Walter and Fred, spent one day last week in McCounellsburg. There was a party at Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Haiston's Friday eve ning. On account of the weather there were not very many pres ent. Miss EmmaFraker of Chatta nooga, Tenn., and Mrs. Hannah Cromer of Pittsburg are spend ing some time with Mrs. David Fraker, who is ill. Frank Bare performed a surgi cal operation recently by cutting a rooster's throat. By tho aid of silk thread and a needle the roos ter is getting aloug nicely. Run Down by Bloodhounds. While R. A. Wright, a merchant of Everett, was at lunch a burglar broke into his store through a rt-ar window and tolo Jj?i0 from, tho safe. Ilunicano B much with a small jkissh and bloodhounds, "Richard" ami "Tiger, Jr..' went to Wright's store, whero a trail was struck. After being pursued through the forest thu burglar, who was hard p cased, climbed a sapling to save himself from the dogs llo confessed and returned if 10 of the stolen money. Mrs, lanac N. Watson, who has I.pou confined to hrr bed for the put 8 months is now improving. DAIRYING IN THE WEST." Rev. Lewli Chambers Tells About That Industry In Wisconsin. I will try once more to write a short letter, which may contain some things that may possibly in terest somn of your readers. But first of all, I wish to correct a typographical error in my last letter. In speakiug of the boiler to be used in the Mammoth paper mill at Grand Rapids, the printer made me say "driving," when I meant to say drying purposes. I am still enjoying excellent health, and have easy access to all the public means of grace, such as the Sunday school, prayer meeting, Epworth League and preaching. The Methodists and Free-Will Baptist have been hold ing a union meeting which closed last night. Tho Baptists have a lady pastor, she is a very tine lady a good preacher and very earnest in her work. She preached a graud sermon at the Methodist church on watch meeting night, from the text "This year thou shalt die." We are having thus far, 1 think rather a pleasant winter; it guts pretty cold sotne times, about 30 below zero, but these cold snaps don't generally last more than 3 or 4 days. We have about six inches of snow ou the ground, aud every thing is clean aud dry. There has been no ra.in for two months or more. Wordcamefrom Wood county to-day that the wa ter has failed up there so they have to melt snow for theiv cattle. The mercury standing at 35 to 40 below zero. The probability is the water is all frozen up. Now I propose to write a little moreabout Lafayette county; and especially, of Wayne township. This township is just six miles square. The principal industry here (and indeed throughout the county) is dairying. In the town ship there are two creameries aud seven cheese factories valued at $4600. Ihese plants produce au nually 770,000 lbs., of butter and 264,000 of cheese. For these pro ducts the patrous receive in cash $49,800. These figu res are taken from the certified statement of the county clerk. Stock raising is an item that must not be over-looked. Wayne township reports 1692 milch cows valued at $47,476. Neat cattle 2043 34,900. Horses 611 value $38,920. Sheep348 $1047. Swine 1063 value $13,409. There is comparatively, very little wheat raised in this county, not pny reported from Wayno township. They don't sow wheat here any more because of the chintz-bugs having become so de structive to that crop. Tho corn and rye are principally fed to the C3ws and hogs. The people here are now busy harvesting their ice they say it is about fifteen inches thick on the river, I see a pecu liarity in all the western towns, uot only in small villages, but in larger towns and cities. The houses generally built separate and apart from each other. Quite commonly, there is room for a garden between thehouses. Land is pleuty here, but not very cheap Plenty of land here that could Cot be bought under a hundred dol lars per acre. I believe I will not writo more now, I must take this to the office. Put it in the waste basket if you think it is worthy of it. Remember me kindly to every body. t Yours respectfully Lewis Chamukuk. Moral Reform Meeting. On account of no anuouueement appearing in the newspapers last week of a meeting to be held iu the Reformed chuich'ou Monday evening, there was no session hold. Tho Society asks all friends of reform to meet in the Reform ed church on Monday evening, February 7th. Mus. S. M. Cook, Secretary. Subscribe for the fsews and do it to-day. Only one dollar. THE SPANISH INQUISITION. Another Interesting Article from the Pen of Henry Wolf. THE CAUSES THAT LED TO IT. The Punishment Inflicted, the Most Brutal, Un natural, and Devilish Conceivable hy Human Depravity, Ferdinand iul Isabella had es tablished a Christian kingdom upon the ruins of the Moorish one in Granada ; but the mixlup' of tho different nationalities, cus toms and religious had not yet. crystallized isuif into a solid, uni form, Catho'icj Spanish nation of one faith and one lauguago,wlnoh : formed the dreams and hopes of i the two Catholic monarch. Al-! though tho swoi d of persecution nao. ar.ven many lam, nesiuioAi-; part of the population loth to leave their lovely native laud bought the privilege of staying with a pretended conversion to the Christiau faith, but at the same time worshipped Moham med and Moses at Hie Christian altars. As long as they directed their players toward Mecca, Granada remained uncouquercd ; as long as Christians in tho pri-1 vacy or their houses became .Mus-1 unsato subjects of the throne of the king as that of the Pono. Now the probluin was how to establish the Catholic faith not only iu an outward form, and yet hidiug beneai.li a burning volcano ! which might at any moment ; belch forth disaster to king uud j Pope but to di-.r iloep down into ' the very hearts and thoughts of j men and tear out every root of heresy and disloyalty to church or state. To further this project uardinai Aitnenes in tne year 140 advised tho sovereigns to employ the inquisition in such a new form as to meet all cases m this process of purgiug tho faith aud loyalty of all their subjects. Henceforth Xiinonos put his fer tile mind to work, aud the result was the most debased, most un natural, most horrid and Satanic inventiou ever known in the Christian world. At the head of this institution was placed Tor quemade, a monk of the order of the Dominiciaus, with tho title of Grand Inquihitor, and so wore all officers and every one connected with it chosen from tho monks. These monks were creatures who had by sacred oaths severed themselves from all temporal af fairs, and seemed to have lost all tender feelings for sex, or family, or relatives, or friends, or neigh bors, or native country, or even the whole human race; some turned out to be but spiritual and mental monstrosities, and be came tho blind tools of their su periors, having no more a will of their own, asking no questions, conscience silent, devoting their whole lives to tho upbuilding of their orders and the Roman hier archy. Dark, damp dungeons were constructed deep down in the earth beneath the strongest cas tles, whero no ray of sunlight could penetrate, or tho consoling sound of the human voice could reach. Thero on the bare ground botween cold stone walls, with out the least furniture or bed ding, the unhappy victim wn. thrown. The access to this dis mal place was through an open ing in the ceihug of the vault, through which by tho aid of a rope tho prisoner's daily allow, auce of coarse bread and a cruise of water were let down. Uere the prisoner was kept for months aud even years without knowing even what crime ho was charged with. To express one word of doubt regarding thu infallibility of the Pope was considered a crime as hoiuous as jMtrricido ; to find fault with church or stato was classed with high treason, and imprisonment aud cxecutiou was the penalty. In all cases of capital punishment confiscation of all the victim's earthly ses 8ious followed to till the coffers WEEK'S DEATH RECORD. Well Known People Who Have Been Call ed Away. JOHN A. HLACK.. Mr. John A. Black, one of the most favoiably kuown citizeus of the upper end of the county, died at his home near Waterfall ou the 2''ith inst., aged 70 . yours aud 20 days. Fuuerid preached at Ziou M. E. church on Friday by Rev. Wolf of the U. B. church, of which Mr. Black was for many years a faith ful member. Interm Hit was made in "Shore cemetery" in Shore Valley. Tli as is broken up another sub stantial and hospitable home, his wife aud daughter Ella having preceded him to the grave many I years ago. lie is survived by Da- yid A of Taylor townsllip) Dauiei M. of Clay township, Huntingdon county, aud by Hester, wife of D. W. Baker, of Nebraska. Next to his loyalty to his church 'was his loyalty to the Democratic party, and his influ ence aud advice will be missed in its local councils. He was born in Clay township, Uuutiugdou county, and spent most of his lifeou the farm where ilu(jioti MAKY THOMAS. j C rand mother Thomas, as she 1 'as familiarly known, widow of earner ltioinas, cteceasea, aiea at her homo at Saltillo, on the 19th inst., aud was interred on Friday. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. J. Scheaf fer of Koedsville, Pa. Mrs. Thomas was a sister of Mr. Zack Vallauce of Tod towu ship, and mother of John Thomas of New Grenada. She was aged i'6 years. MAUDi: ALI.OWAY. After a short illuess of bron chial pneumonia, Maude, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Alloway of New Grenada, died ou Monday morning. The parents have the sympathy of their many friends iu this provi dential afllietiou. Fatal kidney and bladder trou bles can always be prevented by the use of Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold at Trout's drug store. ot tneir persecutors. Un mere suspicion men and women of wealth and high standing in soci ety (sex did not shield any one) were secretly at night torn from their family circles, thrown into dungeons and tortured until they were driven almost insane with pain, and to get the promised re lief would confess to crimes they uever committed, and give false evidence against iuuocent per sons to cause their ruin also. Many persons disappeared from society yes, even from tho face of the earth (their property by statute falling to thu state), but no one dared to inquire after them for fear ol fallling into the same trap. During court tho Grand In quisitor would sit on a high throne, the king at his side on a much lower chair, with bared head, all this to impress the spectators that the inquisition was from on high that it even overshadowed kings. The crim inals were dragged before this mock court with their mouths gagged, for fear they would in llie agony of their hopeless con dition disclosu some secret. As it was decided beforehand that they should oie, the charge and sentence only were pronounced. If the senteuce was to be burned at tho stake, the victim washaud ed over to tho executioners, who would put a fantastic dress upon him, aud upon his head a high pa per cap, on which was painted a human tiigure enveloped in llimes.with pictures of devils fly ing about, ready to carry the now cursed soul into hollfire ; in dicating that as the soul was to roast in hell tire, it followed that the body also should be burned with tire here ou earth. Henbv Wolf. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Movements, as They Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED. Home for a Vacation, Away (or an Outing, a Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll Find it Right Here. Misses Marion and JessicSloau are visiting their brothers in Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. W. H. Nesbit of this place is visitiug her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilt of Waynesboro. Mrs. Geo. Bivens aud Miss An nie Thomas were the guests of the former's sister, Mrs. J. C. Fore Saturday night and Sunday at Knobsville. Myrtle Bergstresser, of Water Fall Mills, Fulton county, will learu the dressmaking business with Mrs. Ruth Hess, of Three Springs. , Miss Jennie Woodal, who had been visiting in th lower end of the cunty, raiur ied home a few days ago, accompanied by her friend John Barr, of Hancock. Mr. and Mrs. Tobie Glazier and little daughter Millie, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Duffy and daugh ter Ted, spent a day recently with the family of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Washabaugh. Ex-Sheriff Robert Jones, Fan nettsburg, has purchased the Na tional Hotel of Greencastle from J. H. Mitten. Mr. Jones will take possession Marcli 1, when Mr. Mitten will retire from the hotel business. Holy Communion at St. Pauls next Suuday at 10:30 A. M. Pre paratory service on Saturday at 2:30 P. M. . Regular service on Sunday eveuiug and at Big Cove Tannery at 2 P. M. A. G. Wolf, pastor. The Presbyterian congregation of this place were delighted last Sunday afteruoou to set.-, Mrs. W. S. Dickson at tho com in union ser vices. On account of ill health which has confined her closely to her home, it was the first time sho had been able to attend church since last February. Hertzler. William Hertzler, brother of U. H. Hertzler of Burnt Cabius, who had been troubled with heart dis ease, dropped over dead at his homo iu Mitllin county, the 8th inst., aged 05 years, 6 months and days. He was born at Port Royal in 13; and in 164 he mar ried Isabel Sebert of Coucord, Franklin couuty, who died inlS2. Afterwards he married Mary E. Engal of Lowistowu, who survives him with the following children: Mrs. Edgar Armstrong of Phila delphia; Mrs. Melvin Miller of Mapleton Depot; Albert of Doyls- burg, Franklin county; Sheridan of Denver, Colorada; live brothers and two sisters, U. H., of Burnt Cabius; Samuel of Buffalo, N. Y.; A. J., of Philadelphia; Steward and Daniel of Huntingdon: Mrs. Sarah Stubbs of Mapleton, and Mrs. Lizzie Ileikes of Patterson, Pa. He was a brave soldier dur ug the Civil War, being a mem ber of G. A. R. Post of Lewistowu also a charter member of camp 4 12 P. O. S. of A. Ho was a co:i- sistaut member of the Presbyter ian church, a loving father, a kiud husband, beloved by all. McDowell Agnew. The Presbyterian church at Mercersburg was the scene of a very pretty wedding on Tuesday evening when Thomas Cree Mc Dowell and Miss Harriet Agnow, two promineut young people of that town, were united in the holy bonds. 1 he ceremony was per formed, amid a bower of pretty decorations and before a laiiro number of invited guests, by thu Rev. J. G. Rose, pastor of tho church. The groomsman was Thomas Walker and the maid of honor was Miss Kebocca Agnev . a sister of tho bride. After the ceremony Mr. aud Mrs. McDowr ell drove to GreeucHstle whom they boarded the midnight trum for wedding journey.
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