0W VOLUME 6. McCONNELLSliURG, 1A.. MA1&1I In, 1905. NUMUEU 2 A VISIT TO THE GANGES. Mis Alice Wlshart Tells How Hindu's Wash Away Their Sins. The following was written by Miss Alice Wisliartto her mother at Wells Tannery. Ed. Dearest Mother. VVhilo I'm waiting on my Pundit, I'll begin your next week's letter. This morning I had an engagement with Francis aud Dr. Lucas to go to the Mela', at 8 o'clock. When I got to the Lucas', I found two American young men staying ov er Sunday, on their way around the world the elder, a young Presbyterian minister Prince ton man Mr. Erdman by name, and the younger, a Chicago man, who will enter Yalo this year. We all piled into gari's and started for the Ganges about 8:iJ0. The sun was hidden behind heavy clouds an unusual thing this time of year, and the air was damp and chilly in consequence. We al ways take gospels and tracts when we go. as it is a great op portunity to spread the message, for people come here from hun dreds of miles away as many as 0.000 came in on one train. They then walk from the station1 to the river. We passed hundreds of men, women and little children on the way dowu;and as far as we could see ahead, down the level stretch of road, was a moving mass of red, gree i, yellow and crimson turbans ind chadders (veils which Lho women wear). Many almost all were carry ing water jugs to bring back holy water from the (binges. Tired, foot-sore and expectant women, weary little children hanging on to their mother'sor father's hand, men of every caste with the mark of some god on their' forehead all goiuy for one purpose, and withoneend in view to be cleans ed from sin in Mother Ganges. As we noared the level plain this ride of a slight elevation be yond which is the plain sloping down to the river, the crowd grew denser. Here we got out and while waiting for our elephant to come, gave gospels and looked in te the numerous booths where merchants of every kind sat jewelers with all the great varie ty of such things Hindu women wear; kaprawala3, with garments of every hue aud color; basket makers, bottle makers, glass bead sellers, candy-men, with piles and piles of Hindustani sweets; men selling red and yellow pow der to mark foreheads, flower sellers and grain men all plying a brisk trade. Our American ac quaintances were much interest ed in all this. f Just before the elephant came, Mr. Grace, the T. M. O. A. Sec retary, brought Mr. Fred Smittj, of New York, one of the most successful workers among men known now, who is taking a tour around the world, and wanted to see this famous Fair, as he said, ho never expected to see anything like it again, We were introduced all around and then the elephant came lum bering up a great mountain of a beast with a padded quilt and a meek looning driver on h'ls back. A ladder was set up against him, after ho kneeled down, for us to crawl up. We all g )t settled com fortably (?) and held our breath while the huge boast arose first joti its fore foot, t;ltmg us at such a perilous angle, that 1 was sure we would all slide off backward on our heads, then slowly, oh, s o slowly arose and ambled off, with us. holding on to the ropes for dear life. It wasn't so bad after tiio first terrible rising sensation. Then we weut up over tho-hill and down amoug the throng to the junction of the river, Fakirs and gods to the right of us, gods aud fakirs to the left ol us, the crowd of one uundred thousand souk in front aud behind us I Horrible idols, in front of which meu and women were placing of ferings of nee'aud monoy; men on spike bods; men holdiug up an arm until it had become lifeless, and other tnings too horrible to mention. On high poles over the different booths were gay Hag , nd down at the water's edge the bathing. From our superior height we could see it all the seething mass of humanity, try ing to wash away with dirty Gan ges water what no water can cleanse. Many had returned shiveriug so from the cold that they could scarcely get dry clothes on. We watched the boats and the bathers, and then turned our lit tle beast back again to meet oth ers of the party who changed places with two of our cumber who had not yet seen the crowd from a height. A number of snap shots were taken by the Americans, while we made our way through the multitude and back to the start ing place to taire a look at some moro hideous images, and the priests, who make a living at be ing taken care of as messengers of the gods. Most of them were seated on the ground shivering over hre-i. The offerings of rice, flowers, and rice in little piles in front of them. The sun was not shining so we could get near without the danger of our shadows contami nating thein. There is nothing either funny or amusing about such a scene, but wofully pathetic and heart breaking, te see thousands and thousands of lives going on and on in such a delusion in such darkness. The home church has an awful responsibility in this matter, 1 feel. What are a handful of mission aries among so many ? There will be a very serious time when the final accounts are made up, I fear, for those who might have sent, or come or who hindered any Jrom coming. All of Ameri ca has had the gospel, while mil lions here have not even heard of it. Wo all feel there needs to be very much of a waking up, and that before ve y long. Good Returns. Mr. aud Mrs. Tobias Glazier of Ayr township, who have retired from the active duties of farm life, and are now keeping but one cow aud a few hens, believe that more depends upon the care you take of cows and poultry, than upon the large number you may have, for the profit that may be gained. For a proof of this Mrs. Glazier during the first sixty-six days of this year sold lrom one cow to the creamery at Webster Mills, milk, n addition to what was used in the family, for which she received $23.53 almost 30 cents worth' a day; and from ninety hens, .she sold during the months of Januiry and February, 144J dozen eggs, for which she receiv ed $32.93. Mr. and Mrs. Glazier have found that hens, it properly car ed for, are just as willing to Jay' eggs when they are bringing a high price, as to wait for warm weather when the price comes down, as does the hen who does not receive any attention. WEST DUBLIN. J. E. Lyon is having quite a lot of lumber hauled to Three Springs. Six teams are nauling soue days. Albert King and family, of Al tooua, spent a few days among relatives hero on their return from the Inauguration at Wash ington. Clarence Hoover, of Licking Creek, spent part of Wednesday and Thursday at this place. Grant Hoover returned . last Wednesday from a visit to friends in Schuylkill county. His wife Who had spent the winter there, accompanied him to this place. S. S. Wilson has employment near Burnt Cabins. One day recently, Mrs. Bar bara Hess, who is about eighty years old, walked from the Rus soil farm ou the turnpike, to Stephen Wilson's, near this place, a distance of over four miles. The next day she walked back to the Russell fa-ui. TROLLEY BILL GETS BLACK EVE. Farmer Crcasy's Proposition to Discharge Committee, Yoted Down. When Farmer Creasy introduc ed a bill into the House a few weeks ago, to permit trolley rail roads to carry freight, the hope that Fulton county people have of "soma day" getting, ai, least, a j trolley road, brighteued, and they have waittd unpatienlly to hear that the bill had become a law, and thus the last barrier remov ed from the trolley reposition in this county. But like most other things that headed toward this county, it got a black eye last week. It came about this way: In order to facilitate "work in the legislature, the 204 members of the House are divided up into committees, and when bills are offered, the bills are classified and placed in the hands of the proper committee. This committee is supposed to examine into the merits or de merits of the bill and report it back to The House, it approved. Now, in this particular in stance, there is too much senti ment throughout the State in fa vor of the bill, to openly vote it down in committee; and yet, the Steam Railroad bosses who have a controlling interest in legisla tive stock, will not allow it to be come a law. Tlence the thing to do is, to smother it in committee that is, fool around with some thing else and pretend the com mittee has not been able to reach it until the session closes. No v, there is a way to head a committee off that is suspected of a trick like this, aud the wt. is for the House to pass a resolu tion to take the oill in q"estion out of the hands of the committee and bring it at once before the House. Mr. Creasy feeling that tho committee ou City Passenger Rai' vays to wb'oh his trolly bill had been sent, did not intend that it should ever see the 1'.. at of day, ou Monday uight of last week prosposed to discharge the committee from f urtlier consider ation (?) of his bill. In behalf of the farmers of the State, Farmer Creasy insisted the bill should bo considered be lore the close of the session. He declared that the committee pro posed to smother the bill and he made a lively speech, threatening the Republican majority should his bill be finally killed. Thomas V. Cooper made a rambling speech, insisting the committee be given more time for considering the bill, but he was not strong enough to hold the overwhelming Republican majority behind him. Creasy's appeal in behalf of the farmers struck a responsive chord in the House, and the spirit of revolt seemed to be spreading rapidly, when Speaker Henry F. Walton disposed of the question by put ting it to a vote. While Farmer Creasy was loud ly demanding a roll call, the speaker put the question, but Farmer Creasy would not down and finally forced the call. The vote stood 43 in favor of discharg ing the committee to 93 against it. Many of t!e members repres enting rural constituencies voted with theRepub'.ican majority and they are likely to hear from that particular vole should they ask for re election. Nino Democrats were present and all voted for the resolution. One hundred twenty-eight Re publicans were present and vot ing, but ouly thirty-live helpc the Democrats. It is only fair t say that a larger number of Republicans would support the bill, If report ed favorably by the committee, than votod to take it up in the House over tho head ot the com mit toe; butit is generally conced ed that the test made, as belore stated, is sufficient to show that, as In former legislatures trolley bills were pigeonholed, and so will the Creasy bill fall by the way In the present legislature. LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME. Says W. M. Cunningham, Policeman and Prominent Odd Fellow, Pitcairn, Pa. W. M. Cunuingham, a former Fultou county boy, but now a resident of Pitcairn, Pa., in send ing us cash to advance his paper into 190(5, says: "I am always glad to get the "News" it is just like getting a letter from homo. "I was re-elected constable this spring. This is my second term. We have lots of work to do. i don't do anything else now. I do police duty from 12 o'clock, midnight, until daylight. Am paid by the business people of the town. The population ol our town is 4,500. We have our own light plant; one school building witli twelve rooms,, and will build another this summer. We are paving the streets so you see we will soon be up to date. We have one weekly newspaper, a good lodge of Odd Fellows, of which I was tho instituter., aud have now about 250 members. We initiated ten last meeting night. I, also, instituted the En campment Branch of the Order, which has a large membership. I have now made application for the last degree, namely, the Cauton, or the decree of Chivalry. With love to all my old friends in Little Fuitou, I am Respectfully, W. M. Cunningham. WHO CAN SOLVE IT ? An Interesting Puzzle in Figures to Think About. The Pittsburg Times has been puzzling its re vders with the fol lowing problem. It is not to be doubted that there are many Newsreaders who can give the solution in short order. Scid them in. Here i i the puzzle: A train one mile loug starts from the station at Glady. The engineer leaves the station and the conductor waits until the ca boose comes when he jumps on the caboose and walks forward over the train. Wheu tho engine reaches the next station, Ox ley, four miles distant from Glady, the conductor steps off the en gine. How far does the conduct or ride and how far does ho walk ? Surprise Party. On Tuesday morning of last week, as Mrs. Mary Oyler was busy with her morning's work, she noticed an unusual number of conveyances moving along the road, which led her to wonder whether there was a wedding on hands somewhere, or whether there might be a funeral in the neighborhood. As Pat would say, "It was nayther," for . by this time they were all driviug up to her front gate, and looking for a convenient place to hitch their horses. They were to be her guests, "to be sure," but why should so many of her friends happen to come at the same time? Just'as thee queries were puz zling her brain, it dawned on her mind that this was her 50th birth day. Without any ceremony the par ty went into the house, and soon the ladies wero busy emptying baskets filled with everything that goes toward getting up a first class dinner,' whk.h was at length announced, and the table was soon surrounded by a happy jovial crowd. The afternoon was spent in having a good time, and tho time came all too quickly for the guests to take their departure. Mr. and Mrs. Oyler greatly ap preciated this little token of good w.ill on the part of their friends andneighbors. The guests pres ent were: Mrs. Oyler 's mother, Mrs. Wagner; Mrs. Alice Gluat, William Snyder and family, Cy rus Wagner and wife, Mrs. El mer Glunt and sou Pierce, Misses Elsie Wagner, Nellio Snyder, and Mary Ewing; Mi s. Alice Brant, and Nicholas Fiuiff and family. Mrs. W. II. Wink is ou the sick hat. r DIDN'T LIKE THE TOWN. Peter Shives and Frank Carmack Went to the Country to Hunt Work. The March Term of Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, which has been of ficially advertif-Ov. to take place in the Court House in McConnclls burg, bcginniug on Monday, the 20th day of March, will be car ried out to the letter with the ex ception of the Jail Delivery part. This has been attended to. 1 or several weeks three men i have been enjo iug the hospitali- j ty oi Sheriff Al xander, aud there j .never was the least tut or evi dence, either word or deed that they did not greatly relish the Sheriff's buckwheat cakes and sausage. There was plenty of good wood within the walls of the old Fort to keep the iu mates comfortable, and the great brick wall, three bricks in thickness, and rising to the height of twelve or thirteen feet, served as a pro tection against the wintry blasts of old Boreas as they swept down from the Ridge. This condition was not to be dispised as long as the men could look out and see the snow piled in drifts along the streets, and Nick Roettger with hi j force of men digging down through the froze., ground to thaw out the wa ter pipes; but when the sun began to make his appearance after his visit to the southern hemisphere, they bega" to long for other scenes. Tuey didn't have to "lov"" loug after they had made up their minds to quit the sheriff's bed ind board. Noborly does that wants to take leave of the Fullou county jail. So last Friday morn ing wheu the Sheriff .made his early morning rounds, he found the cooks only need to prepare breakfast for one instead of three. The third man did not car to leave just Uien. He, no doubt, felt that if he should becoi.,e lone some, ho couH go at any other tiL j just as well. The names of the prisoners, who had thus taken their depart ure were Peter Shives, awaiting trial on the charge of rape, and Frank Carmack. ' ho was in jail on a charge of thelt. The one who remained was Mr. C. P. Car mack, Harry's father. The Carmacks were iu the large room at the end of the cor ridor upstairs, and Shives was locked in a strong (?)celi the first at the head ot the stairway. (You know the locat n, don't you ?) Shives' charge being more grave than th others, it was though best to ..ake him feel that he was in the strong clutches of the law, aud he was locked in this gloomy cell. Not a window, save a narrow opening through the wall near the top of the cell that a kitten couldn't get through. In the floor is a great bull ring, that would make one shiver to think of being tied to it. A narrow cot serves to sleep on, and a small stove to keep the cell warm; but all this is en durable. Whatstrikes terror to the heart of the man confined iu tho coll is to be told yet. The entrauce to the cell is made through a heavy oak door, covered with heot iron. Great heavy barn door hinges holds it m place. Yes, here's the trouble. They do not hold it in place. Tho wood into which the staple which is only about four inches in length, has decayed, the staples have boon pulled out aud put in so of ten aud wedge I up with nails aud slivers of wood that they will uot hold. So that what terrorizes the prisoner most is the thought that as he lies down at tight to rest, that that blamed heavy door may fall, on him at any minute, and when he wakes up next morning ho will find himself in kingdom come. So, we suppose Peter stood tho ugouy as long as, his nerves would permit, and last Friday night, he jOst pulled tho old staples out, set the door aside gave lils chum tho tip and they walked out Into the jail yard. j wo uojis open out irom a close'- in the wall at the rear of j the yard. Those doors are about I sx feet in neight. Placing an old j bench across them for a platform on which a ladder was made out of a pair of ild bed rails, and it' did not take three minutes to be on tp of the wall. A rope wii -i fastened in the wall near the top, and it Wiis no trick to slide down those few feet to tho ground, and bid goodoyeto pi i son life. Now, it is uot our purpose to j fool anybody. Don't infer from j mis mat you can commit any sort of crime you wish, get into tho Fulton county jiil, anl then walk away just before court. It has been seriously suggested that the coun'y commissioners rent a smoke house somewhere in town to put prisoners in that are ex pected to be present wheu court calls. Sheriff Alexander is just begin ning to realize that it is not every thing to live in the jail. Ho feels that there is nothing to hinder anyone from climbing over tho jail wall any uight, lifting the doors o IT their hinges, walking right in and stealing his meat. tIL'STONTOWN. Jacob Bowser, near Everett, spent a night last week with Jeremiah Laidig. lie was ac companied by his daughter-in-law Mrs. Puuuie Bowser, who will remain with Mrs." Maggie Latdig for a few weeks. T. S. Shoemaker aud mother left last Monday for their new home in llollidaysburg, Miss Mary and H. L. Campbell having left on Tuesday of last week. Their many friends wish them success and happiness in their new home. Miss Lulie Uttley, of Saltillo, and Miss Bertha Lock'1, of Mad densville, were iu town a day last week having some dental work done. A very pleasant Birthday social was held at the homo of Harry Dawuey i last Friday night. Mrs. Pawuey being (?) years of age ou that day. The invited quests being the members of the Ladies' Aid Society All report a good time aLd speak highly of t'la ability of Mrs. Divwney to en tertain. W. R. Speer and wife, of Salu via, visited the latter's parents, iu this place last Sunday. Harry Dawney spent a few days visiting in Franklin county last week. Miss May Barton is homo from Millersville State Normal ou a vacation. Samuel Strait aud wife, of West Dublin, visited the former's pareuts iu this place last Sundn.-. The Richards Comedy Co., ad vertised tho town last Monday for two entertainments in the Hall, evenings of March 15, IB. NUED.MORK. We surely do not "need moro" mud than wo have been having during the past few days. The extremely heavy iceou the streams is wearing away so grad ually that no one is likely to suf fer much damage from the break up. Eh Pock is hauling limber for T. J. Bridges & Co. Mrs. T. R. Palmer has been confined ti her room during the last week with grip. Commissioner H. P. I'almer and daughter, Tillie, were the guests of T. W. Peck and family last Sunday. J. W. Lake and family spent Sunday in the home of Mrs Lake's pareuts, Elder and Mrs. T. R. Palmer. Miss Orpha Suyder was tho guest of W. F. Hart's family last Saturday, It is rumored that Dr. Swartz welder Is about to sell his prop erty hei o to Dr., Fisher. Mrs. Floreuce Wink of Pleas aut Ridge is spending a short time with tho family of T. R. Pal mer. Mrs. Rhoda Smith, of Bedford couuty, daughter of Dr. Mellott, has boon spending some time with her father's family. . , ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshot at Their Movements, as They - Come and Go. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Home (ur a Vacation, Away for in Outlnf, a Trip lor Buslncu or Pleasure. You'll Find It Right Here. ?'iss Esther Sloan spent sev eral days iu Chambersburg last w eek. Rev. Powers is holding pro tracted services iu Whips Cove tins week. Mrs. S. M. Robinson entertain ed a number of her lady friends at tea last Thursday evening. Mr. John Deaver, a Millersville state normal student, is at home for a two weeks' vacation. Walter Lynch ami Harry Ben der left Tuesday for Illinois, where they expect to find employ ment. Maurice Trout, of Philadelphia has been spending a week at tho home of his mother, Mrs. M. B. Trout. A little daughter came to bless the home of Prof, aud Mrs. Gaily Chambers at Ridley Park, Pa., a few days ago. H. II. Uelmau spent several days last week with friends at Mercersburg and' Chambers burg. 1 tarry D iloey, who is employ ed in Philadelphia, is visit'u.g his parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Dal bey, of this place. Prothonotary Geo. A. Harris spent from Saturday until Mon day with his brother-ia-law, S. D. Stevens, at Chambersburg. Mrs. Emaline Robinson has sold her larm in Bethol township and bought a property in llau coc . iiio which she will move in a few weeks. Grant M:mn, who had been s-;.euding several months in Chi cago left on Tuesday of last week for Burlington, Colorado, where he expects to remain for an inde finite time. Mr. John Bishop, of Timber Ridge, spent last Sunday night at tho home of his sister, Mrs. M. A. Kelley in this place. Mrs. Culler accompanied him home Monday. Elder Ahimaaz Mellott will preach in the Laurel Ridge school house at 10 o'clock a. m. on the fourth Sunday of March, and at the same hour on the fourth Sun day of each succeeding mouth during the summer. Mr. aud Mrs. Isaac Culler, of Thompson township, speut last Friday night in the home of Mrs. Culler's sister, Mrs. Mary A. Kelly of this place. Mr. Culler- returned home Saturday and Mrs. Culler remained on account of Mrs. Kelly's illness. Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Little 'fcavo just returind from the, eastern cities whei h they were spending ten days buying their. spring and summer stock of millinery. They took with them ou this " trip two rf thir "girls,": 'Miss Myrtle Stouteagle and Miss Dot Crook to get tlio-ljutest'ideas aud styles. See their new ad.' Educational Meeting. Tho sixth educational meeting of Belfast, hold at Morton's Point lasL Friday evening, was called to order by the teacher, Miss Cora Funk. Joseph Lako was elected chairman. The questions "How do you make tho latter part of school in teresting V" "Literature; How taught; its effects," and "What constitures a good school ?" wero well discussed by the' teachers present. ' Prof. Palmer was present and gave au ' interesting talk ou Lit erature. Several recitations and songs wore reuNJered by the school, which spoaks well of tho teacher and pupils. Gilbert C. Mellott, secretary. Subscribe for the Nkwh.
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