Ins. VOLUME 5. McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MAY 25, 1904. NUMB EH 3i FAMOUS BIRD PETITION.! A Remarkable Legal Document on the Protection of Our Birds. BY SENATOR GEORGE F. HOAR. Should be Read In Every School and Home In (he Country, and by Every Person at Least Once In Every Ten Years. Probably the most remarkable 1 sgal document on bird protection that the world has ever known is the famous Bird Petition by Sen ator George F. lloar, Senior Sen ator from Massachusetts. When this was presented in the Massa chusetts State Legislature, the enthusiasm that it aroused was so great that it passed through both JJouses like a whirlwind. This famous petition should be road in every school and home in the country, and we, therefore, reprint it for the sake of both our birds and our people. It will nev er grow old, and should be read by every person at least once ev ery ten years : To the Great and General Court of the Commonwealth of Massa chusetts, We, the song-birds of Massachusetts and their playfel lows, make this our humble peti tion : We know more about you than vou think we do. We know how good you are. We have hopped about the roofs and looked in at the windows ol the houses you have built for poor and sick and hungry people and little lame and deaf and blind children. We have built our nests in the trees and sung many a song as we flew about the gardens and parks you have made so beautiful for your own children, especially your poor children, to play in. Every year wo fly a great way over the country, keeping all the time where the sun is bright and warm; and we know that whenev er you do anything, other people all over the great land between the seas and the great lakes find it out, and pretty soon will try to do the same thing. We know; we know. We are Americans just as you are. Some of us, like some of you, came trom across the great sea, but most of the birds like us have lived here a long while; and birds like us wel comed your fathers when they came here many years ago. Our fathers and mothers have always done their best to please your fathers and mothers. ow we have a sad story to tell you. Thoughtless or bad people are trying to destroy us. Tney kill us because our feathers are beautiful. Even pretty and sweet girls, who we should think would 1)0 pur best friends, kill our broth ers and children so that they may wear their plumage on their hats. Sometimes people kill us from mere wantoness. Cruel boys destroy our nests and stealour eggs and our young ones. People with guns and snares lie in wait to kill us, as if the place for a bird were not in the sky, alive, but in a shop window or under a glass case. If this goes on much longer, all your song birds will 1)0 gone. Already, we are told, in some other countries that used to bo fuU of birds, they are almost gone. Even the nightingales are being all killed in Italy. Now we humbly pray that you will stop all this, and will save us from this sad fate. You have al ready made a law that no one shall kill a harmless song bird or destroy our nests or our eggs. Will you please to make another that no one shall wear our feath ers, so that no one will kills us to get them t We want them all our selves. Your pretty girls are pretty enough without them. We are told that it is as easy for you to do it as for Blackbirds to whis tle. If you will we know how to pay vou a hundred times over. We will teach your children to fteep them solves clean and neat We will show them how to live to gether in peace and lovj and to ngree ns wo do in our nests. We will build pretty houses which JOHN SEYLAR DEAD. Last Member of the Old Seylar Fam ily Gone. John S. Seylar died at his home at Cove Gap, Tuesdar evening of last week, aged about 70 years. He was the son of Frederick Sey lar, the maker of the celebrated Gap Plow and was a native of the village in which ho died. Hav ing learned the moulder trade in his father's shop, iu 1S."4 he went to Spriuglield. 111., where he re mained until the Rebellion broke out. He knew Lincolu personal ly and was present in court fre quently when Lincoln was coun sel. His descriptive powers wero good, and his stories were all fla vored with a tine sense of humor and wit. He served in Co. I, 20th 111., In fantry three years and was with Sherman on his celebrated march to the sea. After his return from the army he began the manufac ture ot plows on his own account at Mercersburg, selling them in all the surrouuding country. He is survived by his widow, who is a daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Com erer of this place, and by live children, Frank aud Mrs. Hinch man who live in Brooklyn, Ola who lives in Iowa, and Jesse and Mary at home. STRUCK ILE. A Former Fulton County Boy in Great Luck Down in Indian Territory. Prof. Oscar S. Johnston, who was very successful iu establish ing a business college at Pitts burg, Kansas, and who sold that institution about a year ago and went with his family to California to recuperate his failing health, is just now in luck. A letter to his brother J. K. Johnston of this place a few days ago says that Oscar went down to Indian terri tory last fall and in a venture bought some prospective oil land organized a com pan y, and began the putting down of three wells. A few days ago the first one came in a-hundred-barrela-day well, without having been shot. Heiges Clevenger Nuptials. At the Methodist Episcopal parsonage Monday morning at 11 o'clock May 23, 1904, Mr. Charles H. Heiges of York, Pa., and Miss Mary Clevenger of McCounells- burg, Pa., were joined in mar riage by Rev. J. V. Adams, pas tor of the Methodist Episcopal church. A number of the immediate friends of the bride were present to witness the ceremony. Mrs. Adams played Mendelssohn's wedding march. After the cere mony Mr. and Mrs. Heiges start ed on a journey to some of the eastern cities after which they will take up their residence m York, Pa. Mrs. Mary Haun, an aged lady ot Saluvia, is dangerously ill of cancer of the throat. you will like to sop. We ivill piny about your gardous nnd llower beds ourselves like flowers on wings u ithout any cott to jou. We will destroy the wicked in sects and worms that hpoil y.u v cherries and currants and plums and apples aud roses. Wo will give you our best sougs and make the spring more beautiful and the summer sweeter to you. Every June morning when you go out into the field, Oriole, Blackbird and Bobolink will fly aftor you and make the day mom delight ful to you; aud when you go home tlrod at sundown, Vesper Spar row will tell you how grateful wo are. When you sit on your porch after dark, Fife Bird, Hermit Thrush and Wood Thrush will sing to you; and even Whip joor will will cheer up a little. We know where wo are safe. In a little while all the birds will como to live in Massachusetts again, and everybody who loves music will like to mako a summer home with you. RAILROAD WILL BE BUILT. What the B. & 0. Purchase of South Penn Route Means. Old CUTS THE DISTANCE 33 MILES. Engineers at Work Along Ibe Line, and Ac tive Work on Construction to Begin at Hancock. With the purchase of that por tiou of the old South Pennsylvania railroad that runs from Bedford to Pittsburg, a few days ago, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad com pany is now in a iosition to carry out its purpose of establishing a shorter, low grade line the entire distance from Baltimore to Pitts burg, and of course, means that the line from Hancock through Deneens iGap and Whips Cove to Mt. Dallas, will be built, and that work will begin soon, for the" B. and O. are already taking steps to remove the buildings at Hancock from tho laud recently purchased by them from C. R. Henderson. The plan is to build a new road from the present main line of the Baltimore and Ohio at Hancock, Md., to aconnection with the Som erset and Cambria branch, a dis tance of about GO miles, and tak ing in part of the South Penu route from Bedford. The Som erset aud Cambria would be used for a distance of about 11 miles to Rockwood, 4'J miles west of Cum berland, v here the new line would again join the present road of the Baltimore and Ohio to Pittsburg. Awoutono year ago tho com pany secured charters from Maryland and Pennsylvania for this new line, which is to be named the Bedford and Western railroad. It will run around the' big peak of the Alleghany moun tains, ever which the present line cxteuds, and has one continuous heavy grade for a distance of 1" miles. By it the route will also be shortened 33 miles, as the length of the line from Hancock to Rockwood by the way of Bed ford will be 71 miles, while the distance over the present road by way of Cumberland is 104 miles. "I think this will be the next big improvement tha. is made by the Baltimore aud Ohio railroad," said Mr. George M. Shriver, as sistant to President Murray, yes terday. "The final surveys have been made for most of tho line, and preliminary surveys have been completed for the balance. By this route the Baltimore and Ohio will have a low-grade road from Baltimore to Pittsburg, and will cut off a matter of 213 miles. It will be used mainly as a freight lino for Pittsburg and Chicago. Tho present line by way of Cumberland will be used for traffic to and from tho Balti more aud Ohio Southwestern and passenger business. GIFT TO PASTOR. Elder Mellott, Receives Token of Ap preciation from His Congregation. Elder Ahimaaz Mellott of Bel fast township, has boon serving as pastor, the Springfield Old Baptist church in Huntingdon county during the past fourteen years. On the second Sunday of the present month after he had concluded preaching aud com munion service in that church, his congregation formally pres ented him with a brand new bug gy, set of buggy harness, whip, and lap spread. This token of appreciation of his labors is very gratifying to Elder Mellott. who during all this time has not miss ed more than a half dozen ap pointments. The donors were D. W, F'rfce and M. F. Murr, each J. O Wlble, John Madden, each t.'l; W. M. Stulnea, A. A.Wlble, Joshua Brown, David IleMS, Peter CuU-ball, Sootl Wible, Mm. M. .1 Madilon and (irant Lune, each 2; ,leso Wible, it. W. CuU-hall, F. II. Madden, Mrs. J. Madden, K, .1. Ashton, K. Wlble, H. Locke. W. M. Chllcouto, M. C'hilcoate, Isaiah Mad den, Charlie Wible, J. W. Cutchall, John Hons and J, 8. Foreman, each $1; K. U. Wlble, 75o. M. Wlble, LU lie F. Wlble, lieatt-ice Cutehall, Harry Kohrur, each 50c. j Forrest Wlble, J S. Fike, Berth a M. Cutchall, each iAa.; H. H. Itertrstretiser, 1.70, and Clay baric 115.00. MEMORIAL DAY. Announcement of Exercises at Differ I cnt Points. j M'coNNtU.I.Nlirmi. Memorial services under the auspices of King Post 315"), will be held Sunday, May, L"j, at 10:30 A. M., at theProsbyterian church. Sermon by Rev. Dr. West. All veterans will please assem ble at the Bost room in McCon nollsburg at 10:00 A. M. sharp, to form in line aud march iu a body to the church. Memorial exorcises will be held in the Court House, Monday, May 30, 1904. The Superinten dents of the Sabbath Schools are requested to form their classes at the Court House at 1:00 P. M., to proceed to the cemeteries of their respective churches with flowers to decorate the graves of our fallen heroes. Eieh class will be escorted by members of the G. A. R. After this ceremony to return to the Court House, where public services will be held, beginning at 2:00 P. M. The followiug ladies arc ap pointed committee on music aud flowers with power to select their own sub-committee. Mrs. O. B. Stevens, music. Mrs. Louisa C. Jackson, flowers. The exercises to be hold in the Court House will begin at 2 P. M. opening with music, and prayer by Rev. J. V. Adams followed by reading of Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg. Recitation by Miss May Sheets, music by choir. Address by Hon. W. Rush Gillan of Chani bersburg, recitation by Miss Katherine Cook, music, America, benediction. The ministers of all the churches, all orders and citizens are cordially invited to attend. By order of the Committee. SIDKf.lXG HILL. Memorial services will be held at the Sideling Hill Baptutchurch May 30th, under direction of P. O. S. of A. Camp No. 550. 10 o'clock, Flower service. Praise Hymn. Invocation, Eld. T. R. Palmer. Music. Recitation, der. Recitation, Miss Tempie Sny Miss Esta Hart. Address, Music. 1:30 Recitation Recitation Music. Address, Prof. B. N. Palmer. MUSIC. Miss Cora Funk. Mi?s Lilho Wink. Prof. J. D. Dell, Huntingdon, Pa. Music. Recitation Miss Nell Palmer. Recitation, MissOrpha Snyder Address, Hon. D. II. Patterson. Doxology. The committee for placing flags and flowers on the graves at the different places are as follows : Tonoloway, Geo. Brakeall; War fordsburg, Job Mann; Bethel, Jo.. Fisher; Cedar Grove, Jos. Carnell; Oakley, Jas. O'Rourke; Union, David Gordou; Actioch, Oliver Peck; Wink's Grave Yard, Wm. Wink; Ebenezer, C. T. Dix on; Duukard church, Wm. 1J. Wink; Sideling Hill Baptist church, Baltzcr W. Mellott; Side ling Hill Christian, Henry Strait; Pleasant Grove, Win. H. Wink. WEST DUBLIN. James and Edoa Gilhland of Allegheny, spent Sunday at J. E. J Lyon's. Mr. and Mrs. Edward White- hih of Cypher and Mrs. Margaret Lyon attended communion ser vices at Green Hill on Sunday. Miss Luemma Laidig, delegate from Fairview Sunday school, re ports a good convention at Mc Connellsburg. Cross-arms are being delivered along the State Road for more wires on the American Telephone and Telegraph hue. Hazel Lamberson of Huston town, Bpent Suuday at M. I Kirk's. IL K. Stevens is making active preparation for building his new house. ! SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS held Annual Convention Week. Here Last EVERY SESSION WELL ATTENDED. Fulton Takes IIIrIi Rank Anion; Counties of State tor Per Cent uf Population In the Sunday School. Tho tweuty-sevt n ill annual cuii voution of tho Pulton County Sun day School A.MsiR iaiion was held iu this pluco nil Thursday mid Friday of last week. The tirst session wri held in M. E. church Friday nl'tci nooi and although it was the opening one, ino autiiiornim was well n.t - eu. ivev. j. . Attains, pastor ol the church, conducted the open- mg exorcises, at ter winch .oorge vv. mysot .ucLonnoiisburg, i:? an address of Welcome, said wo have assembled for mutual on- couragemeut, nud that greater degrees ot excellence m Sunday . uach sclinoi d,strjct m th0 stato, school work should hp attained. unilul. oath) to I1Klke report to Rev. Lewis Chambers who has l,, superintendent of public in been closely identitied with Ihu i structiou that tho requirements work since its tirst organmtio-i j of the law have been fully corn in this county, responded m h j plid with. The last section pro humorous vein, and received 'i vides that "every school district warm greeting from his old j of thls commonwealth: failinsr to i menus. I Owing to the non-arrival of tho speaker assigned to the next top ic "Bible Geography" tho sub I jectwas introduced by B.W.L'ee':: j aud a genera! discussion followed j iu which a knowledge of locality j was considered necessary to the intelligent study of the Bible. An enrollment of delegates I showed eighteen, j The convention was held iu the i Lutheran church iu the evening. After prayer by J. L. Grove i and a song service by the Sunday school choir of the Lutheran church. The topic of 'tMolhods in Primary Work" was introduc ed by Miss Maude Baumgardner of Wells Tannery, who sounded a clear call for a more loving inter est iu the little children while you are attempting to lead them Christward. Hugh Cork, one of the State workers, was now introduced, and snokc eloquently and com mandiugly of faulty teaching teaching without a detiuite aim teaching done in a hap hazard or superficial mauner and gave plans for a mote concentrated ef fort on reaching the uncouverted pupil. As wo reach Friday morning's work we find that we will not hi.ve space to continue anythiug like a detailed report of the addresses or even give tho names of those who took part. As was announced by the pro gram, Friday morning session was held iu the United Presby terian church, the afternoon ses- . . I 1 I . f .1 . I 1 1 siou in uie Jieiormeu cnurcn mm the evening or closing session, in tho Presbyterian church. From the very start the sessions of the convention increased iu atten dance and interest until the last which was one of unusual warmth. The followinj is a list of schools represented ths names of the del egates, and the amouut contribut ed. If any name has been omitted or any school not credited with contribution, kindly notify Mr. ShalTner. Big Cove Tannery, Geo. Glenn, Miss Etta Mellott, $1.00; Pleasant Grove, George Morgret, $1.00; Presbyterian church, Green Hill, Miss Lydia Mann, $1.00; Siloam, Rev. ami Mrs. Dumville, $1,00; Sideling Hill Christian church, O. T. Mellott, $1.00. McCouuellsburg. M. E, Mrs. C. B. Stevens and Miss Sadie Rotz, $1 00; Lutheran, Miss Annie Comerer and Mrs. N. Roettger, $1.00; U.'P., J. J. Conrad aud Mrs. R. M. Kendall, $1.00; Re formed, Mrs Harvey Bonder aud Mrs. A. E. Erb, $1.00; Presby ter'an. Miss llattio Alexander aud Miss Audio Irwin, $1.00. Oakley, Miss Mamie O'Rourk and Bethnel Powell, $1.00; Fair viow, Miss Luetnnm Laidig, $1 00; Well Tannery Pres., MU Maud HaumgarUner, Mr. A. B. Kelly, i minimum school salary Goes Into Effect June I, After Which No I icatiier m net Less man ii5. Tho public school teacher's minimum salary hw, enacted by tho last legislature, goes into effect on the tirst of June. A thorough canvass of every county in the slate shows that DOO school ti'.-H hivs. ou r nine tenths of them v oini'ii. will receive sub ';iuti.J men-use iu salary during llni coming term, as the result of th.'s operation of the law. Nearly s'ViiyKin as additional renumera tm;i will bo received by the teachers during the next term as : tlfl r0!Slit ()f tllose iucreases. In , nine-tenths of the districts, there , ujU lj0 n iucri,ase 0i taxation on i,;., account. j Tho law pi.ovides that after the ! tirst day of June, the minimum j wlary c,f ieachers shall be $8."i ,,er njuntlli U is made the dutv of lh presjdeut aud secretary of comply with the requirements of this act, shall forfeit its state ap- propriation for the whole time during which this act has been violated". The new salary law will mean that unless some of the schools shall bo closed it will cost this county $,"."01.G7 more in salaries than it did last year, with tho Stato aid practically the same. The increase of cost to the differ ent districts will be as follows: Ayr,$(i0!i; Belfast, 10.07; Bethel $::!:!; Brush Creek, $j3J; Dublin, $;ij; Licking Creek, $71)1; Taylor $;)7; Thompson, $777; Tod, $-0; Union, $420, and Wells, $70. and Mrs. S. P. Wishart, $1.00; Pine Grove, Miss Elizabeth Ma ker and Mrs. James Harnett, $1..".0; Warfordsburg M. E., $1.00; Mays Chapel, $1.00; Akersville, $1.00; BurntCabius Presbyterian $1.00; Fort Littleton M. E., Miss Buckley and Miss Fraker, $1.00; Hustoutown, $1.00; Tabor, $1.00; Bethlehem, Henry Wolf, $1.00; Wells Valley M. E., $1.00; Wells Valley U. B., $1.00; Bet.iel, New Grenada, $l.o0. The committee on nomination, namely, A. U. Nace, ObedT. Mel lott, J. J. Conrad, aud Mrs. W. If. Baumgardner presented the names of the following persons, who were elected officers of the Association for the following year: president, A. U. Nace; re cording secretary, B. W. Peck; treasurer, M. W. Nace. A. D. Kelly, Bethuel Powell, Miss Elizabeth Baker, Miss Lydia Mann aud Mrs. C. B. Stevens, the auditing com mittee.examiued the accounts of the treasurer and found them correct. The place of holding the Con vention next year will bo deter mined by tho Executive commit tee, aud localities desiring to have next year's convention should file their request with Mr. A. U. Nad, president of the association or with M. R. Shaffuer, perma nent secretary. Probably the largest number of ministers were present that ever attended any oneof ourcoun ty conventions Rov. A. G. Wolf, Rev. Henry Wolf, Rev. A. S. Wolf, Rev. J. V. Adams, Rev. C. M. Smith. Rev. Wm. A. West, Rev. J. L. Grove, Rev. Lewis Chambers, Rev. Jehu Vrooman, Rev. B. A. Salter, Rev. Wm. Dumville, Rev. D. W. Kelso, 12. We tako the liberty of suggest ing that those whoso duty it shall be to prepare tho work for next year's convention, may begin In good time, and not put any one's name on the program for the dig discussion of a subject without having first obtained his or her consent, and then give that per son time to mako satisfactory preparation. T h e programs should be distributed to those in terested at least a month previous ' tothe convent lo ! ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW ; fciupshots at Their Movements, as Ttuy i Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED. Home for a Vacation, Aay lor an Ourltix, a Trip lor Business or Pleasure, You'll Find it Right Here. John B. Sipe, of Laidig, spent Thursday in town ou business. L. C. Mann of Everett, was in town last Thursday ou business. Joseph Detwiler, of Pittsburg, was a business visitor at McCou uellsburg, Thursday. Wm. 11. Wink of Need more, spent a few hours iu town last Wedaesdaj'. Dr. West is in Lebanon attend ing an adjourned session of pres bytery. S. A. Nesbit, aud daughter, Miss Netha, were Mercersburg visitors last Tuesday. Mr. Jeremiah Laidig of Hus tontown, was an early caller at this office Monday morning. Mr. John B. Runyaa aud son, Russel, spent last Saturday after noon and Sunday at Need more. Mrs. James Carmack and her daughter Miss Maggie of Clear Ridge, spent last Friday in town. Miss Barbara Martinof Iudiana Pa., is visitiDg her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin in the Cove. Mrs. Ed Shimer of Walnut St., who has been in ill health the past few mouths, continues ser iously ill. Mr. J. Slick, and D. F. Uuger, of Mercersburg, were registered at the Washington house last Wednesday. Prothonotory George A. Harris spent from Saturday uutil Mon day, with relatives in Chambers burg. D. M alloy, who had been at Grand Lodge as representative of McCouuellsburg Lodge !.(). . F. returned Monday. Miss Cora Peck and her broth er Sam of this place are having a ten days outing among their rela tives in Bedfoid county. Mrs. S. M. Cook aud Mrs. S. A. Nesbit of this place, attended the funeral of Mrs. Cook's uncle, John S. Seylar of Foltz, last Fri day. Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Com erer of Burnt Cabins, spent a day in town last week. They have in contemplation a trip to the West this summer. Master Reed Ray, who had been called home on account of tho illness aud death of his father Elliott Ray, returned to tho Scotland S. O. I. school, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Corbin, aud Miss Jennie Lamberson all of Taylor township, were wel come callers at the Ni; s om'co last Wednesday. Mr. Emery Wible of Madden ville dropped into our sanctum last Wednesday, left a dollar, and had his name added to our rapid ly growiug subscription list. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Uixon and their little sou and daughter, Herman aud Mildred, spout from last Friday until Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs. David T. Fields in this place. Mr. Jessie A. Peck of Martins burg, W. Va., spent from Satur day until Tuesday visiting his mother Mrs. Nancy Peek and other relatives in Belfast towu ship. Mr. Bernie Wishart, who has been spendiug a couple of weeks with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Wishart, left yesterday morning for his home In Borden town, N. J. Mrs. Shoemaker and daughter Miss Mary, of Hustoutown, wero among the large number ot in terested Sunday school worker in attendance at the conventual Thursday and Friday. Among the number who receiv ed a warm greeting at tho Suuday School con von tiou, was Rev. Lewis Chambers, who has just returned home from a prolonged visit in the homes of his sons in Wisconsin.
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