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McCONNELLSHURG, PA., MAY 4, 1904.
NUMBER 33
WILLIAM ffS SUCCESSION.
Another Chapter In the History of the
Netherlands by Henry Wolf.
IN A MOST FLOURISHING CONDITION.
Louis at the Head of 120,000 Men Invade
the Netherlands and Make the
Dutch People Flee.
Maurice of Orange's successor
as stadtholder, was his brother
Henry; at Henry's death his son
William II. succeeded him. Wil
liam II. died in 1650. William III.
on account of minority did not fill
the office until 1672. The Nether
lands were now in a most flourish
ing condition. They now pos
sessed Java (where they built the
city of Batavia), Ambozna, Cey
lon, Malaica, Negapatuam.Cochin
and other places. They had plant
ed colonies at the cape of Good
Hope, and on the Hudson in Atner
ica. Now it happened in the year
1031, that the English Consul at
tl.e Hague was assassinated by
some English royalists, the Dutch
government refusing to appre
hend and deliver to England the
assassins. This angered England
aud parliament passed the "Nav
igation Act" whic'.i greatly injur
ed Dutch commerce. TheDutch
asked the repeal of this act, which
was refused, and war was the re
sult. Consequently the Dutch
fleet commanded bv Tromp and
Ruyter sailed up the Thames de
stroying every thing in us way.
But the English admiral Blake
engaging it in a three days sea
fight, came off victorious. Also
the following year, admiral Monk
defeated the Dutch fleet again.
Cromwell made peace on condi
tion that Holland must expel the
Stuarts from their territory, and
exclude the young Prince of
Orange from the stadtholdership
of the Netherlands. Thus the
Dutch got the worse of it in this
war. During the period of the
minority of Prince William III.
the Netherlands were ruled by
the Republican party (which was
antagonistic to the house of
Orange). John DeWitt being min
ister of state, and Ruyter and
Tromp commanding the sea
forces. It was now abou t the year
1064, when some trouble arose
between the Dutch and English
settlers in Africa (Guinea); the
same thing also occurred in
America. This gave the court at
London the desired opportunity
to declare war upon the Dutch,
the English beginning to feel en
vious of tha Dutch supremacy at
Rea. The Duke of York and Duke
Albemarle (Monk), who com
manded the English fleet, fought
the Dutch fleet commanded by
Ruyter and Tromp with some
success for some time ; but at
lust the Dutch heroes fully over
came the English and sailed up
the Thames as victors, destroy
ing every vessel in the harbor
and blockading the ports. This
induced the Englsh government
to agree to the "Peace of Breda. "
The "Navigation Acf'was repeal
ed, also the "Exclusion Act" re
garding the Prince ol Orange.
Now, as the Orange party had
drifted into power, the House of
Representatives passed the "Per
petual Edict," which forever set
tled the office of stadtholder on
Priace William III of Orange and
his descendants, with the proviso
that the chief command of the ar
my and navy should be separate
from the stadtholdership (1668).
About this time Louis XIV,
king of France, seemed to exalt
himself above all the other pow
ers of Europe, considering him
solt the champion of the Catholic
f.iilli, and destined to be the de
stroyer of all Protestantism, a
most elegant model of all kings
and rulers that ever lived. His
motto was, "I am France." The
Frcnc'.i people idolized him ; but
honest men, with the welfare of
humanity at heart,, abhorred and
opposed him.' Now. Borne enemy
of his made aud circulated iome
metal coins which had a picture
u' them representing the sun
(Louis XIV), aud Joshua (the
Dutch consul at Paris) command
LIFE PARTNERSHIPS.
Have Passed the Point that Marks
the
End of Their Trouble.
m'kihhin uonsiiALL.
On Tuesday April 19, a pretty
wedding was celebrated at tho
home of the bride's parents 6.32
W. 35th St., West Philadelphia,
Pa., when Miss Dorothy Godshall
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Godshall, became the bride
of Mr. Ralph E. McKibbin, son
of Dr. and Mrs. William McKib
bin of this place.
DESHONCi S1PKS.
At the residence of the officiat
ing minister, Rev. J. Calvin Gar
land in Belfast township, on
Wednesday, April 27, 1904, Mr.
Gilbert Deshong and Miss Rosy
Sipes were united in marriage.
The license for this marriage was
issued two or three weeks ago,
but the sly couple kept their
friends guessing as to whether
the knot was tied; and if so, when ?
where? and by whom?
FAGLEY HOCUEXHKRUY.
Mr. James II. Fagley and Annie
Hociienberry, two of Licking
Creek towuship's well known
people were united in marriage
by Rev. J. C. Garland at his home
on last Thursday evening. Some
of their friends who wanted to
celebrate tho event "brushed"
the road.but after they had put the
groom to the trouble of hunting
an axe, turned in and helped re
move the obstruction.
XEY -HIXISH.
At the residence of the bride
in Morning Sun, Iowa, on Friday
evening, April 8th, occurred the
marriage of Miss Bessie E. Ilin
isti to Marshall J. Ney of Omaha,
Neb. The groom is a rising
young lawyer of Omaha, highly
cultured and. refined. He is a
brother of Judge John J. Ney of
the supreme court of Iowa, at
present law partner with Martiu
Remley, attorney general of Io
wa, also one brother governor in
the Philippine Islauds. The
bride is a grand daughter of our
townsman, William Stoner, a
young woman of sweet and win
oing ways, and is in every way
well worthy of the honored place
she is about to till. An elegant
wedding supper was served at
Hotel Perkins, after which the
happy couple took the 8:20 train
for Umaha, where the groom
owns a magnificent home elegant-
furnished awaiting tne arrival of
his fair bride. They will be at
home to their many friends at
Wildwood after May 1st.
ing it to stand still, borne of
these coins found their way to
the court at Paris. The king felt
so affronted at this wilful insult
that he at once prepared an ar
my to avenge himself on these re
publican Dutch, and make their
land a French dependency.
Without a declaration of war
Louis sent Marshal Crequi with
an army into Loraine and pos
sessed himself of that dukedom,
because the duke was a confeder
ate of tho Dutch. Next he pos
sessed himself of the principality
of Orange, and leveled Prince
William's tine castle to the
ground. When the Prince heard
of it it drew this expression from
him, "I will make him rue that."
When Louis heard of the Prince's
expression he was greatly puz
zled as to what he meant; but
from that day tho Prince was his
sworn enemy, and all through
his life, even when he sat on the
throne of England, always plan
ned for the just retribution to
Louis.
Now Loraine and Orange were
under the protection of tho Ger
man emperor, and so Louis show
ed his disregard for the emper
or. Louis now placed himself at
the head of 120,000 men, general
Conde, Turonne and Vauban in
command, and broke into the
very heart of the Netherlands,
making the unprotected Dutch
citizens fleo for their lives.
Henry Wolf.
ALL SORTS OF WEATHER
Is Promised for May by Rev. Irl Hicks in
His Forecasts.
TEMPERATURE JUMPS EXTREME.
Vulcan, Mercury, Venus, and the Moon to Join
Hands In Dishing Out Most Remark
able Weather.
Rev. Irl R. Hicks, St. Louis, for
May predicts :
It is seen by the storm dia
gram for this month that a Ve
nus period is central on thh 4th.
First Storm Period This pe
riod is central on the 3d, covering
the 1st to the 6th. It is appar
ent from storm diagram that the
combiued forces of Vulcan. Mer
cury and Venus are immediate
disturbing causes at this time.
On the 3d, both Vulcan and Mer
cury are central, with Moon at
extreme south declination. As
stated, Venus is central on the
4th. At the opening of the month
there will be a manifest change
in the direction of storm condi
tions. Winds will shift to easter
ly and southerly, growing fitful
and restless as the period ad4
vancos, and from about the 3d to
the 3th many storms will break
forth with violence in various sec
tions of the country.
Terrific rains will fall in many
sections, accompanied with hail
and heavy thunder, especially
along the southern to ceutral
states. A very decided bo; eal
feature of these disturbances
wil' come out of the uorthwest as
the storms work eastward, bring
ing a high barometer and high
gales, with great probability of
late snow iu tho north and west.
Second Storm Period Reac
tionary. The 8th, 9th and 10th
are the central days of this peri
od. The Vulcan reactionary , cov
ered partly by Mercury and
wholly by Venus, with Moon in
apogee on the 8th, and ou the ce
lestial equator on the 10th, are the
astronomic causes of tho disturb
ance at this time. A return of
storm conditions will appear
about the 8th, in rising thermom
eter, falling barometer, easterly
to southerly winds and growing
cloudiness. These changes will,
of course, appear first in the
west, and during the 8th, 9th and
10th they will move eastward
over the country, resulting in
more storms of more or less vio
lence. But decided disturbances
may he reasonably expected
about the 9th to 10th, with elec
trical storms and high winds on
and touching the 10th. Another
sudden and marked chauge to
cooler will lollow after these
storms.
If a cool wave and frosts should
not follow the first storm period,
look for much cooler wi-th lu-nv.y
frost northward about the lOlh
to 12th.
Third Storm Period Regu
lar: This period extends from
tne 12th to 17th, being central on
the 14th. The disturbing forces
bearing on this period are, the
Vulcan equinox, the Venus equi
nox, and the Moon at its new, or
iu conjunction with Sun and
Earth. At this time and until the
end of the month the solar ener
gy will be focalized along a tier
of states running east and west
across the central part of the
country.
As we enter this period look
for chauge to warm and balmy
weather. The winds will shift to
southerly, the barometer will
steadily fall, and the skies soften
into the serenity that foreruns
active storms. By the 15th wide
areas of cloud and storm, with
very warm aud ominous atmos
phere, will be .veil in motion from
west to east. Heavy i ains, thun
der and hail will follow iu m iny
parts of the countiy as the
stom centers advance during
the 14th to 17th. Change to much
colder, with probable frost In the
north, will certainly come when
the storms are over. .
Fourth Storm Period Reac
tionary: This period extends
from about the 20th to the 23d.
The culmination of the period
DISTRICT SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Names of Those Who Successfully Pass
ed the Examination.
HELFAKT.
Blanche B. Smith, PleasantGrove
Chester Plessinger, Need more.
HRU.SH CREEK.
Grace Lodge, Emmavillc,
Geo. Lodge, "
Jennie A. Hanks, "
Maye N. Akers, Akersville.
Albert C. Garland, LocustGrovo.
LICKING CREEK.
Robert Metzler. Harrisonviile.
Ten a Strait, Forest Dale,
Daisy Strait, " '"
Russell Decker, " "
Chester Decker, " ''
Vernon Deshong, Daniels,
Nettie Mellott, "
Mary J. Mellott, "
Jessie Mellott, Shanes.
TAYLOR.
Ella Huston, Cherry Grove.
Geo. W. Huston, " "
W. W. Hoover, Hustontown,
Chas. Hoover, "
Harper Barton, "
Alice Keebaugh, "
Thomas Huston, Winter Green,
Harry Horton, " "
Elmer Horton, " "
THOMPSON.
Ohve Gregory, Independence.
Nellie Simpson, Bald Eagle.
UNION.
Tolbert R. Shank, Zack's Ridge.
J. E. Hoopengardner, Excelsior.
Dubhu township has not been
heard from.
Those marked () were gradu
ated prior to this year.
Those who passed the exami
nation last year will not receive
diplomas this year.
Most of those who made a pass
ing mark should spend at least
another winter in school.
The increase in teachers' sal
aries must mean higher qualifica
tions. Only the strongest of this
year's graduates can hope to pass
a teachers' examination this fall.
Chas. E. Barton,
County Superintendent.
Church Notices.
Holy communion in Hebron Re
formed church near Big Cove
Tannery this coming Sunday at
10:30 A. M. C. M. Smith, pastor.
The High School baccalaureate
sermon will be preached in the
Presbyterian church next Sun
day evening at 7:30 by Rev. A. G.
Wolf of the Lutheran church.
The Sideling Hill Primitive
Baptist church people will hold
tneir quarterly May meeting at
Sideling'Hill church next Satur
day and Sunday. Preaching at
2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, aud
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning aft
er which com muuion will be held.
The Tonoloway congregation of
the Primitive Baptist church will
hold their regular quarterly May
meeting at the new church house
at Needmore (instead of Tonolo
wav) beginuing Friday, May 13th
at 11 o'clock A. M., and continu
ing three days. Elders T. S. Dal
ton of Luray, Va., T. N. Alder ton
of Great Cacapan, W. Va., wilt be
in attendance.
Mr. Elliott Ray of this place,
who has been quite poorly for
several days is, we are glad to re
port, improving, and his sou
James Reed, who has been home
from the Scotland Industrial
school received word yesterday
from Captain Skinner that he
might remain away from school
while his father was so ill.
will fall on the 22nd and 23d, aft
er which look for rising baromo
ter and change to much cooler.
Fifth Storm Period Regular
This period covers the 24 th to
28th, normally, but Is extended
over the 29th by the opposition,
or full of the Moon. This period
will bring a regular return of
storm conditions higher tem
perature and falling barometer,
and rain and thunder storms.
Change to much cooler will come
aa May goes out
FORMER RESIDENT HERE.
Was Miss Sadie Skinner, a Niece of Mrs.
I S. B. Woollet,
! NOW MRS. AL LAND OF KANSAS CITY.
Mysterious Disappearance from Her Home Two
Weeks Ago, and was Found iu Rock
Island Depot at Topeka.
Mrs. Sadie Laud, wife of Mr.
Albert Land, a Union 1'aciHc rail
road conductor who has a run be-
tween Kansas City and Junction
City, Kansas, is a niece of Mrs.
o ,,r ,. .. , .
S. B. Woollett ot this place, and
'
several years ayo spent some
time with her aunt here, attend
ing the McConuellsbuig Normal
when the editor of the Ni-ws was
principal.
She is now about 30 years of
age, and with her husband, her
three children nnd her mother,
Mrs. Frances Skimier, resides
in Kansas City.
Two weeks ago last Saturday
morning, after doing the morn
ing's work, she, with about a
hundred dollars pi her purse, lei t
her homo to go down street t
pay some store bills and to order
a ton of coal. As she had not in
tended to he loug away fror.i
home, and not having returned
by noon, tho family became very
unea ,y, and Mr. Land, who has ii
night run aud is home through
the day, went out to look for her.
Upon inquiry he found that she
had not been at any of tho places
to which she had started to go
except the coal otlice, and there
she had ordered a ton of coal.
Returning home and finding his
wife still absent, tho family were
thoroughly alarmed, aud tho po
lice were notified aud a systemat
ic search made for her. Notices
appeared in all tho city newspa
pers ; but no truce of her was
hud until ten o'clock Sunday
night, when Mr. Land received a
telegram from tl.e proprietor of
a hotel in Topeka a city 150
miles distant saying that a wo
man had just stopped there who
answered to the description of
Mrs. Land, that she was in a de
lirious condition, aud that she
would be detained subject to Mr.
Land's order.
Mr. Land reached the hotel at
Topeka next morning, and was
informed that a watchman had
been kept at the door of the wo
man's room all uigbt. Mr. Laud
was taken to her room but it was
found vacated ; for during the
few minutes the watchman had
been absent making an exchange
with a day man, the woman had
escaped. From the description,
Mr. Land felt sure that the wo
man was his wife, as she after
ward proved to be.
Mr. Land was now in as great
a dilemma as before, and was
obliged to apply to tho police aud
employ detectives. In a short
time, however, she was located
in a waiting room at the Rock Is
land Depot, crouched away back
iu a corner under a seat, her hair
disheveled, her clothing torn and
bedraggled, her shoes gone, her
money gone, aud her miud in a
bewildered, dazed condition that
made it impossible to learn auy
thing from her as to what had
brought her into what pitiable
stato, or how she had got so far
away from home.
Her husband tenderly cared
for the unfortunate woman, took
her at once to their home at Kan
sas City and placed her under
tho care of medical experts, aud
it was several days before reason
began to rcappeur ; and while a
late letter 'o Mrs. Woollet says
she is rapidly improving, her
mind is a blank as to what hap
pened on that Satnrday, how she
got to Topeka or home. She
knows nothing about what be
came of her mouey.
To say what happened to Mrs.
Land to cause her to be in such a
condition would be only to guess,
and ' will perhaps never bo
known. '
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OUR DEATH RECORD.
Friends Who Have Been Recently Called
Awav From Earth.
MRS. EWIXU.
i After a protracted illness of
j many months, .Mrs. Margaret
i Elizabeth Ewitlg, wife of Mr.
j Hugh W. Ewiiig of Tod township,
: died ou Tuesday, April 20, 1S04.
; Mrs. Ew'msr was a -daughter of
tin; lulu Francis Scott, and a sis-
trr of Henry Scott of McConnells
I burg. She was horn near Orbis-
!on,il in Huntingdon county in
I W57 nnd was aed m renrs 7
I months and 30 days. She was
. . ,, . ,
married toMr. Ewing in 182;and
:.,,-fmii ,.,.!, .,i.
ters, Mrs. Rebecca J. Finiff, wife
of Mr. Nicholas I. Finitf of Lick
ing Creek township, and Miss
A. Elizabeth, living at the old
home. Mrs. Ewing was a woman
of decided views, aud died pro
fessing her confidence in the one
only Saviour. She was a mem
ber of theUnited Brethren church
for a period of over 35 years.
The funeral services were hela at
the United Brethren church con
ducted by her pastor, Rev. Wolf,
assisted by Rev. J. L. Grove, and
tho mortal part was laid to rest
to await the great ressurrection
morning.
G.
MRS. STELLA DIEHL.
Mrs. Stella Diehl was born
January 28, 107, aud died April
Id, 1901, aged 37 years, 2 months
and 18 days. She leaves a hus
band and two child reu, Edna aud
Abner, a father, one brother, two
sisters, and a large uuraber of
frieuds.
For over a year the deceased
had been a great sufferer from
that dreadful disease, consump
tion. She never united with any
church but was a strong believer
in the Christian church. Four
weeks before she died the Lord
looked upon her and heard her
prayers, and she was happily
converted to the Christian reli
gion, aud rejoiced that she had
been saved by the grace of God.
Most of her conversation before
she died was about what the Lord
had done for her, and of her hope
of heaven. Her sun went down
while she was yet in the useful
ness of womanhood. Her funeral
was preached in the Whips Cove
Christian church by Rev. S. L.
Baugher in the presence of a
crowded house of friends and
neighbors. The subject that the
minister chose for the occasion
was, The Uope ot Heaven. Her
remains were laid to rest in the
cemetery near the church.
MRS. ELIZA HEGIE.
Mrs. Eliza Uegie, an aged and
highly respected lady, died at
her home in Shade Valley, Hunt
ingdon county, Monday, April 20,
1901, aged K years, 3 months
aud 19 days. Death was due to
paralysis, of which the deceased
suffered a stroke about oue year
ago, from which she never fully
recovered.
Elizabeth Ranck was born in
Laucaster county December 31,
117, and in 1841 she was joined
iu marriage with Joseph Hegie,
who departed this life July 5,
1804. The deceased had no chil
dren of her own yet, she was a
good mother, having adopted aud
raised Mrs. Katharine McMul-
len of Concord, Mrs. Nannie Fun
ston of Philadelphia, and David
Crouso of Shade Valley. The lat
ter with his family having re
mained with her until her death.
The deceased was the oldest of a
family of ton children, of which
but threo survive John Ranck'
of Threo Springs; William Rauck
ot Washington; and Nancy Car
nell of Kausas; the late George
Ranck and Philip Ranck of Beth
el township, this county, were
also brothers.
Mrs. Hogie was a kind, indus
trious woman throughout her en
tire life, always willing to aid and
assist those about her in sickness
or otherwise.
Interment was made in tho
cemetery at St Mary's church
in Blacklog Valley Saturday
morning, April 23d.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshot at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED.
Home far Vacation, Away for an Outfng, a
Trip for lluslness or Pleasure, You'll
Find It Right Here.
Uncle Jake Miller of Burnt
Cabins, spent last Friday in
town.
Mr. John A. Pittmau of Sipes
Mills, spent a few hours in town
last Saturday.
Prof. N. E. M. Hoover of West
Dublin, was an agreeable caller
at this office last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hess of
Belfast township, spent a few
hours in town last Saturday.
Hon. S. L. Buckley of Fort Lit
tleton, was among the County
Seat visitors last Saturday.
Russel Nelson of the Cove, is
spending several weeks with rel
atives at Columbus and Hunts
ville, Ohio.
Mr. William Wink and daugh
ter, Miss Grace, of Belfast town
ship spent a few hours in town
Monday.
C. J. Lawyer, oue of Licking
Creek township's progressive
citizens spent Saturday iu town
on business.
Mr. Brad Mason and family of
Hancock, have moved to the Mrs.
Harriet Deshong farm in Licking
Creek township.
Mr. Clayton Deshong aud son
Wilbert of Pleasant Ridgo, called
at this office while in town last
Saturday.
Mr. Dennis Morgret, one of
Thompson's substantial citizens
was the guest of Mr. aud Mrs.
Geo. B. Daniels last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Comerer of
Thompson, were recent guests at
the home of the latter's mother,
Mrs. Sarah Pittman iu this place.
Miss Alice Griffith of Wells
Tannery, spent last week at Ev
erett assisting her sister Miss
Nora in the latter's millinery
store.
William H. Fagley one of our
Pleasant Ridge subscribers, drop
ped into our sanctum last Satur
day for a little chat with the edi
tor. Mr. S. L. Simpson of T.iompsou
called at this office one day last
week. Mr. Simpson has finished
his school and will attend the Me
Connellsburg normal this sum
mer. Miss Bessie Motter, who has
been employed for several months
down at the Eastern Shore is
speuaing a few weeks with her
parents and other friends in this
vicinity.
Mr. Hugh W. Ewing and family
desire to express their gratitude
to their many friends and neigh
bors for kindness and sympathy
during the illness and death of
Mrs. Ewing.
Mr. J. A. Garland recently as
sisted E. L. Diehl in moving from
Whips Cove to Bedford where tho
latter has employment in the big
packing establishment of II. C.
Ileckerman.
Judson Oram, twelve year-old
8onofL.U. Wible, Esq , of this
place started to school at the ago
of five years, and during his school
life ot seven winters and two sum
mer terms since, has not been
absent a day, and was never tar
dy. Mr. James L. Lake of Belfast
township, was iu town a few
hours last Friday. Though ad
vanced in years Mv. Lake has
come through the winter In good
shape, aud stands as much"knock
ing about" as many younger
men.
Mrs. S. M. Robinson of this
place, left home last Thurs
day for Mercer sburg, where she
joined her husband in a trip to
Waynesboro, Baltimore and
Washington. Their daughter
Misg Dix livos iu Baltimore and
their son Dr. George in Washing
ton. Mrs. Robinson expects to be
gone about two weeks.