lie
VOLUME 5.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., APRIL 20, 1904.
NUMBER 31.
THE INVINCIBLE ARMADA.!
How It Came to Destruction la a Big
Storm.
FROM THE PEN OF REV. HENRY WOLF.
The Treaty with Spain Which Secured
pendence lo the United King
dom of Holland.
Inde-
As King Philip II. hated Queen
Elizabeth for the ordering of the
execution of the Catholic Mary
Stuart (the former aiding the
Netherland to gain their inde
pendence) that he determined on
England's total destruction and
the eventual wiping out of all
heresy. He therefore prepared
one the largest aud strongest
fleets of war ships that had ever
been gotten up by any single
power. It consisted of 130 most
powerful ships, which took sixty
million dollars out of Philip's
treasury. It was commanded by
Medina Sidonia, with 20,000 land
troops aboard, and Duke Parme
with 34,000 more land forces was
to join him from the Netherlands.
The English cou!d only oppose
the ."Inviucible Armada," so call
'od, with thirty ships, having
auother fleet to block up the ports
of the Netherlands, to preveut a
junctiou of the two Spanish
forces. As the English ships
were lighter than the Spanish,
they were more easy to handle,
which gave the brave English
such an advantage that they could
inilict such damage upon the
Spanish ships that they took
refuge on the coast of Pealand.
Now Parma would not embark his
troops, so Sidonia, to get back to
Spain, choose to sail around the
the Orkneys, as the wind was un
favorable to go back through the
chauuel. Accordingly he pro
ceeded northward, the English
following as far as Plain borough
Head, doing them much harm.
Here they encountered a most
terrific storm; most of the ships
were shattered, aud seventeen of
the ships having 5,000 men aboard
were cast away on the Western
Isles on the coast of Ireland. Of
the whole armada, only fifty-three
ships returned to Spam, and
these in a wretched condition.
The sequel of these events was
the loss of Spain's supremacy on
the high seas, and the indepen
dence of the Netherlands.
Philip also took part in the
French war, and on two occasions
sent Parma with an army to
France, which greatly retarded
the campaign in the Netherlands,
and gave Maurice Orange time to
re-enforce himself. Parma died
in disappointment in 1592 all his
plains to crush out liberty and
heresy having miscarried.
What had been a failure with
the energetic Parma was an utter
impossibility with bis successors.
So Philip shortly before his death
conceived the idea of giving the
Netherlands to his daughter Eu
ginia at her marriage t'j Duke Al
bright of Austria, with the pro
viso: That, if there were no
children, the provinces should
fall back to Spaiu. The Southern
Provinces (Belgium) consented to
these arrangements, and accept
ed Albright as their stadtltolder
(150.")) but tho Northern (Holland)
whose independence had been ac
knowledged by several courts, re
jected every offer of peace or
treaty with Albright, fearing
harm would come to their bo high
ly priced religious and political
freedom, tho eujoyment of which
had given them such satisfaction.
Although the Spanish General
Spitiolia, after a three years siege
look the famine-reduced city of
Ostende, nevertheless the United
States of the Netherlands, under
the government of Maurice
Orange, began its great conquests
at sea and laid its foundation of
its wonderful future commerce
in 1004.
For more than forty years,
Philip II. had endeavored to sub
due the spirit of liberty and
boresy m the provinces, but ut
terly failed. It is said that these
wars with the Netherlands had
VALUE 0F shredded fodder.
More Beneficial to Stock and Costs Much
Less Than Hay.
Ask men who have made a prac
tice of feeding shredded fodder
why they do it, and they will tell
you that they feed it becauae
their cattle, horses and sheep like
it so well, aud thrive so well up
on it, and because they cannot af
ford to let it go to waste and feed
hay which could be sold for two
or three times as much as the
prepared fodder costs. When
the f jrmer computes the cost of
cutting and shredding his fod
der it looks high, but he must re
member that, although it does
cost him from $2.50 to $3.50 per
ton, it takes the tlace of hay
which has a market value of from
two to three times that amount.
Men who have made a practice of
feeding shredded fodder state
that it costs from $3 to $5 an acre
to prepare it, and that an acre of
average corn will yield from one
and one-half to two and one-half
tons of dry fodder. They say
further that a ton of fodder has
as much or perhaps more feed
value than a tou of average hay.
Corn used for shredding is bound
and shocked wh ?n the grains are
well dented and glazed over, but
before the shock has shown much
signs of ripening. When thor
oughly dry it is run through the
husker and shredded and stowed
away in the mow.
WEST VlhW.
Mrs. G. V.'. Fisher spent last
Sunday with her sister Mrs. Wm.
Vance.
David Iruxel is visiting in our
vicinity.
Misses Lydia and Lula Truxel
were guests of Mrs. J. A. Hair
last Saturday und Sunday.
John May was visiting friends
on Timber Uidge lust Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Shaw and
two children spent last Saturday
evening and Sunday with Mrs.
Shaw's mother, Mrs. Naucy
Shives.
J. L. Roser made a business
trip to Mechanicsburg one day
last week.
Miss MalindaNycum spent last
Sunday with Mrs. Emma Weaver.
Miss Aura Fisher spent Mon
day with Olive Zimmerman.
Wm. Bishop left last week for
Pratt, Md., where he expects to
spend the summer.
cost Spain the enormous sum of
564 million dollars.
Philip III. was no better than
his father, and kept on bringing
rum and disgrace upon the once
powerful and glorious Spain.
Listening to corrupt advisors, he
forbade the ships of the new re
public to enter the ports of Spain
and Portugal; and as the Dutch
were dependent on those ports
for their East India merchandise
it came near ruining their com
merce. In this state ot affairs
the brave Dutch seamen sought
and found their way to India
themselves with their own ships,
and soon monopolized the whole
of the East India tract e, to the
grejat loss of Spain. The Dutch
East India Company,4being form
ed now, got the monopoly of all
the com merce east of the Cape of
Good Hope by paying a yearly tax
to the states. From now on Dutch
ships controlled the seas, and
nearly crushed all Spauish and
Portuguese commerce, which
gave the last stroke to the decay
ed empire of Philip II.
So it came to pass that the King
of Spain, as' well as Duke Albright
was eager (through the kindness
of Henry IV.) to make a treaty of
peace with the United States of
Uolland which secured to Holland
independence, religious freodom
and a direct commercial inter
course with India (100'J).
The succeding wars with Spain
always ended to the advantage of
the Dutch, so that at the "Peace
of Westphalia" tho independence
of the United States of the Nethe;
lands was established by the
powers (1048).
Henry Woi.f.
days qf AULD LANG SYNE.
l A Glimpse at the Earlier Half ot the
i Last Century.
WRITTEN BY "UNCLE" JAKE MILLER.
Tell, of the Schools Id tits Boyhood Dayi,
and Weave In Many Things of In
terest In his Auto-blography.
Now, I will get into nolitics
again. I was supervisor one
year, school director six years,
township auditor six years, judge
of election two terms, a number
of times inspector and clerk of
elections, jury commissioner
three years, county auditor one
term, mercantile appraiser two
years m 1870 and 1884; county
chairman iu 1884, and constable
in 18110. In 1891 I was elected a
delegate to the Democratic State
Convention at Williamsport, Pa.
JACOli W. MILLER.
which nominated the first Supe
rior Court judges. I was also
elected a delegate to the State
Convention in 1903. Last year I
attended both conventions. I
have been a delegate to the Coun
ty convention ten times during
my life.
I have been an Odd Fellow 49
years. My lodge elected me tour
terms as representative to the
Grand Lodge, once at Philadel
phia, twice at Reading, ind once
at Harrisburg. I was elected
three years and appoiuted one
year District Deputy Grand Mas
ter of all the lodges iu Fulton
couuty. Odd Fellowship is one
of the grandest Institutions there
is, aside from the church, which,
of course, is above all other or
gauizatious. I would say to the
youug meu, Join the Odd Fel
lows : there is a friendship grows
up among the members that you
do not have outside. Many a
young man has become a good,
useful man by becoming 'a mem
ber of the order.
Now, in regard to my occupa
tion through life, I worked on
the farm from the time 1 was u
small boy until I was about sev
enteen years old ; then I served
nearly two years learning the
milling trade at Funkstown, Md.,
two miles below Uagerstown. A
man by t ie name of George Shaf
fer owned the mill. There were
four of us working in the mill,
which was run from midnight
Sunday until midnight Saturday.
All four worked through tho day,
tiien the boss mid I would run
the mill until midnight; we would
then awaken the other wo men
and they would run it until six
o'clock in the morning : so you
see we all had to work eighteen
hours out of twenty four, and I
never was heartier in my life.
Dut I didn't like the business
very well it seemed to be so
coutiniug one never seemed lo
have any spare tune. Sol quit.
I then took up the building of
pqst and rail fence and farming
for about thirty years. Part of
the time the boys did most of the
farm work and 1 put nearly my
whole attention to building fence,
and between the two we manag
ed to make a deceut living. Of
course we were poor people, nev
er had anything given us in lega
cies, all we had we earned by
our hard' labor ; but, after all, If
you are industrious you can al
ways get along. Labor seem
sweet to a man if he has a good,
THE SPRINQ EXAMINATIONS.
Superintendent Barton Tells of the Result
of Graded Work in the Schools.
There were thirty applicants
tnis year for graduation from tho
common schools of the County,
representing seven townships,
distributed as follows: nine from
Licking Creek, four from Brush
Creek, three from Belfast, two
from Thompson, two from Union,
two from Wells, and eight, from
Taylor.
The examinations were con
ducted with great care, and we
wish to thank the examiners for
their efficient services.
Iu most cases the applicants
reflected credit to themselves
and to their teachers. Much
more uniformity was found in
the work than was found a year
ago.
Some who fell short of the
passing mark last year, and who
have since pressed on in sctiool
work, have tins year passed
among the strongest applicants
in the County.
I have not beeu able to exam
iue all the papers but am confi
dent there will be but few fail
ures in this year's classes. I
will suggest, however, that most
of the applicants should spend at
least another year in the common
schools ; and then, if possible,
pass ou to a higher institution of
learning. Do not be couteut with
simply a common school diplo
ma : you will need more than
this, and the world will require
more of you. Seek the best pos
sible education you can get ; seek
it not as a matter of dollars and
cents not simply that you may
be able to make a living but
that you may know how to live.
Chas. E. Baktox.
Co. Supt.
Fred Snyder Dead.
Mr. Frederick Snyder died at
his home in Tod township last
Saturday morning aged about 50
years. Funeral was conducted
by Revs. Wolf and Adams on
Monday and interment made in
the cemetery at McConnellsdale
church.
Mr. Snyder had been in failing
health for a long time, having
been afflicted with rheumatism
and semi-paralysis. Besides his
widow he is survived by the fol
lowing children : Mary, wife of
Robert Fisher of this place; Miss
Ola at homo: Miss Clara and Johh
at Homestead, and Aunie and
Irene at home.
Fred, as he was familiarly
known, was a consistent member
of the United Brethren church, a
good, quiet citizen a good neigh
bor and his family have the sin
cere sympathy of their many
friends.
industrious, loving wife and good
children. No man living ever had
two better wives than I have had,
(or if they had only oue, there
could be none any better than
mine).
On the 24th of next October
my second wife and I will, if we
live that long, be married fifty
years. There were born nine
children to us, two are dead aud
seven are living three sons and
four daughters, and they are all
married and doing well. I sup
pose I can say one thing that I
know all parents would feel glad
if they could say, and that is this
that I haven't a child up to this
day that ever gave me an unkind
word or ever brought any re
proach on us. Every child we
have living belongs to the church
some of them are Methodists
and some Presbyterians but I
attribute all this to their good
mother. Isn't a happy home a
grand thing ? and yet I lack one
thing the most needful of all
things but it is my own neglect,
and I will be 77 years old next
September, if I live that long.
We have a beautiful home here
at the Cabins, moved here eigh
teen years ago last December,
and I suppose we will remain
here the rest of our time. My
wife is going on 74, and the old
lady says I am a mighty good,
kind, old fellow yet especially
when I am asleep.
Jacob W. Miller.
! CUPID'S LITTLE ARROW.
Reaches Many Hearts
Precision.
With Unerring
APRIL'S SHOWER OF WEDDINGS.
Ministers and Justices Kept Busy Tying Nup
tial Knots. Bon Voyage on Life's Sea
With Health and Happiness.
1 1 E N DER FOR E MAX.
At the Reformed parsonage at
"o'clock on Tuesday evening by
the Rev. C. M. Smith, Mr. Har
vey Bender, of the firm of Hull
and Bender the Racket Store
people, was united iu marriage to
Miss Margaret Foreman daugh
ter of Mrs. Amy Foreman of
BurntCabins.
After the ceremouy the bride
and groom left for a few days vis
it to Gettysburg, after which they
will return and go to housekeep
ing in the house recently pur
chased from Col. Bishop.
There is nothing suggestive, of
course, in the tact that one of the
first things after entering tho
state of matrimony they should
go to study one of tho most fa
mous battlefields m America.
May tho only "racket" Harvey
may ever experience, be found at
the store.
l-'ORE ri.EMING.
In Harrisburg ou Tuesday Mr. I Thompson, and W. H. Baumgard
Ira Fore, a popular young mer- j ner of Wells, Prothonotary Har
chant of Kuobsvillo, was united I ris has tho commissions under
in marriage with Miss Amy Flem-j the seal of the Commonwealth
ing of Harrisburg. jand the signature of Governor
The bride is an accomplished j Pennypacker read v for delivery,
lady, aud well known here. The j This leaves Belfast and Dublin
happy couple will return to Knobs j with but one Justice, the former
villo to day, and go to housekeep
ing in the propercy that now be
longs to the groom, formerly the
residence of his father, Hon. John
M. Fore.
The News wishes them a long,
happy and prosperous married
life.
REEFER MELLOTT.
At the office of the officiating
Justice, L. H. Wiule of this place
on Tuesday, April l'J, Mr. David
Keefer, Jr., and Miss Mary Mel
lott, both ol Ayr township, were
united in marriage.
HOOTH ROHJNSON.
Mr. Isaac Booth and Miss AUie
Robinson, both of Bethel town
ship, were married at the Wash
ington House in this place, on
Tuesday morning, April lGth. by
Rev. J. V. Adams of the M. E.
church.
1 IARN1TZ I'UTCH ALL.
At Hustoutown on Thursday,
April 14, 1!M)4, by Rev. B. A. Sal
ter of the M.K. church, Mr. Joseph
C. Barnitz and i'iss Maggie L.
Cutclall, both of Taylor township
were united in marriage.
PINE M1IVKS.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Gordon of Thompson township,
was the scene of a pretty wed
ding at 10 o'clock when Miss
Janet May Shives a niece of Mrs.
Gordon became the bride of Mr.
Asbery Pine of Mercersburg.
The ceremony was perlormed by
Rev. Jacob Hewett, uncle of the
bride. The groomsman and
bridesmaid were Mr. DoraYeakle
and Miss Annie Gordon, and
Clara Gordon and Nettie Yeakle,
the flower girls.
The bride looked very pretty
gowned in white silk trimmed ia
applique, and the bridesmaid
wore cream silk trimmed in lace.
The flower girls were dressed in
white.
A Wedding breakfast was ser
ved just after the ceremony, and
at noon the bridal pair left for
their future home near Foltz.
Memorial Sermon.
Harrt8onville Lodge, I. O. O. F.
willconductappropriate memorial
services iu the Greeuhill Presby
terian church, on the death of the
late Wm. C. Mann, on Sunday af
ternoon, May 13th at 2:80 o'clock.
All members ol the Order and
friends of the deceased "are cor
dially invited to be present Ser
mon by the Uev. J. V. Adams,
pastor of the M. E. church, Mc
Connellsburg,
I out of house and home.
I The Dwelling of John Harr Near Big Cove
1 Tannery Destroyed by Fire.
: Last Saturday morning be
i tween six and seven o'clock, the
I dwelling house of John S. Harr,
situated in the Corner, a mile east
of Big Covo Tanuory, was with
its entire content--, totally de
stroyed by a fire which originated
in a stove pipe tiwoil in chimney.
Such an accident is hard luck for
any oue, but it falls especially
hard on Mr. Harr, who is old and
is a cripple, tho result of a cruel
act of a thoughtless rebel soldier
during the raid of 'G3. This is an
opportunity for every one to lend
a hand and by a generous dona
tion restore their home to this
aged and deserving couple.
JUSTICES' COMMISSIONS.
Squire Nace, Squire Thomas and Squire
Hann Added to the Judiciary.
Eight Justices of the Peace
were elected at the spring elec
tion. Two of those, namely, John
Mentzer of Dublin, and Joseph
W. Lake of Belfast, declined to
serve; for the other six, Emery
Thomas of Ayr; M. W. Nace of
McConnellsburg; O. E. Hann of
Licking Creek; N. B. Hanks of
i Il-nel, P,.DU. llnnlol rn.,oH t
T. P. Garland, and the latter, T.
E. Fleming.
PI0E0N COVE.
The farmers are all busy with
their plowing.
L. G. Kirk has purchased a new
buggy. "Look out girls."
Mrs. Jonn Pittraan of Lower
Thompson, spent the former part
of last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kirk.
Miss Gertrude Foreback spent
last Sunday with her cousin Miss
Maude Mellott at Warfordsburg.
Miss Sallie Hughes spent Mon
day evening with her friend Miss
Jessie Lewis.
The other evening Commission
er H. P. Palmer took a calf from
the cow, put it in the stable, and
turned th cow in the yard. Go
ing to the barn the next morning
he found that the cow had got out
of the yard, had gone around to
the barn doors, had pushed the
doors open, and had descended
the entry steps and had reached
the calf in safety.
Mr. Charles Runyan and sister
Miss Laura and M;s Zoo Mason,
were cullers at Thomas Slusher 's.
Mrs. Joseph Charlton aud two
hildreu, Rebaaud Ted die, spent
the other day with Miss Rebecca
Gordon.
G. C. Kirk has gone to Fort Lit
tleton to clerk in the store for his
brother-in-law, P. C. Bare, while
tho latter is in the city purchas
ing spring goods.
There was a social gathering at
the home of Mr. Joseph Runyan
Thursday evening in honor ot
Miss 'joe Mason. Those present
were Misses Nellie and Kittle
Kirk, Birdie Kirk, Stella Hender
shot, Eva Bernhard, Lula and
Olive Slusher, George Kirk, Ches
ter and Walter Palmer, Albert
Kirk, Lemuel Hendershot and
Frank Slusher. To the evening's
pleasures were added music and
games. The young folks had a
jolly time.
Mr. Robert Fisher was called
home a few days on account of
the death of his father-in law, Mr.
Frederick Snyder.
Mr. John G. Orr of Chambers
burg ia spending a few days in
this place in the interest of the
Charabersburg Trust Company.
Mrs. Dennis Gordon and her
niece Miss Mary E. Evans of
Thompson, were pleasant callers
at the News office a few minutes
Tuesday.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Movements, as Tbey
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Nome for a Vacatloo, Away for an Outing, a
Trip for Business or Pleasure, You'll
Find it Right Her.
Mr. W. H. Anson, of Niagara
Falls, is spending a few days iu
McConnellsburg.
Oscar Sharpe of Bethel town-
.ship, is now in attendance at the
Shippensburg Normal.
J. K. Johnston has some inter
esting store news which will be
found in his ad in another column.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Kreps, of
Clearsprings, Md., were the
guests of Miss Netha Nesbitover
Sunday.
Mr. D. E. Keyser of this place,
went over to Shady Grove last
Wednesday afternoon and spent
a day with his brother.
Mr. Elijah N. Palmer of Ever
ett, spent a few days recently iu
the home ot his brother, Joseph
Palmer of Mount Union.
Mr. J. W.Tritle of Waynesboro
came over last Saturday after
noon to visit his parents and oth
er friends, here a few days.
Dr. and Mrs. Wm. F. Teeter,
and son William, drove over lrom
Chambersburg last Saturday aud
spent Sunday with friends in this
place. .
D. R. Strait, one of the Licking
Creek township teachers, went to
Franklin county Monday to re
sume the work in which h was
engaged last summer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Kirk of
Wells Valley, were guests iu the
family ot the former's brother,
Hon. S. Wesley Kirk of this place
last Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. D. H. Buehler of Gettys
burg, came over to this place last
Saturday in obedience to a sum
mons on account of the illness of
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Leslie W.
Seylar.
Communion services will be
held in the Presbyterian church
in this place next Sunday morn
ing at 10:30; preparatory services
in the church on Saturday even
ing at 7:30.
S. E. Walters and Lewis Harris
two of Brush Creek's teachers,
passed through town Friday on
their return from seeiner the
sights of some of the Eastern
cities.
George H. Eckels, associate
principal of Chambersburg Acad
emy, will deliver the address to
the graduates of the High School
in the Court House in this place
on the evening of May 13th.
Mrs. W. W. Jennings and sons
Masters William, Ross, Christy
and Edward, of Harrisburg, are
visiting Mrs. Jenuiugs' brother-in-law
aud sister, Mr. and Mrs.
R. Sharpe Patterson of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. A. U. Nace of
this place spent a few days dur
ing the past week with their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson L. Nace, of Carlisle,
and with the family of tho for
mer's brother, Mr.D. B. Nace, iu
Chambersburg.
Mr. Frank Eitemiller, who had
been visiting his parents in Pitts
burg.returned lastSaturday, and
he and Mrs. Eitemiller will in a
few days take a little trip of three
weeks to New York, after which
they will settle in Everett, Pa.,
where Mr. Eitemiller will super
intend the business of the Equit
able Life Assurance Society, in
tne counties of Bedford, Hunting
don and Fulton.
Blair county was highly honor
ed this year ia the selection of'
delegates from the Keystone
Bute Editorial Association to the
meeting ot the National Editorial
Association, which convenes at
St. Louis, Mo., during the week
of May 16, having gotten three
of the twenty-five delegates.
Among the three we notice the
name of Editor Harry A. Thomp
son, of the Tyrone Times.