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VOLUME 7.
Mcf.ONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOIiEH 18, 1905.
NUMBER 5
ENCHANTED WITH COUNTRY
Former Fulton County Boy Hat Found
Garden Spot of the Earth
in Tropicf.
THE CLIMATE IS BEYOND DESCRIPTION
Smith M. Hoover, son of John
Hoover, of Uuatontown, has pur
chased a plantation on the Isle of
Pines, and is enchanted with the
little island, according to letters
written to his friends. He is
very enthusiastic over the pros
pects of the island, which he pre
dicts will be one of the greatest
resorts in the world in a few
years.
About eight years ago, Smith
went to West Superior, Wiscon
sin, and a few months ago, went
from that city to the Isle of Pins.
In a recent letter, he has the fol
lowing to say :
"Tropical fruits of all kinds
grow with practically no care at
all and in fact some of the finest
fruit I ever tasted was gathered
from trees entirely surrounded
with wild shrubbery and which a
human hand had never before
touched. The climate is simply
beyond description and the waters
are healthful and invigorating. I
have been all over the isknd and
like my present location better
than any other here, being near
theonly deep water harbor around
the island and am located on the
main thoroughfare between the
two best towns, Sante Fe and Los
Indes.
"An American company is
building bridges preparatory to
-putting an electrical railroad in
operation which will pass my door
before Christmas. They are pre
paring to accommodate 25,000
tourists this winter. About 10,-
000 visited the isle last season but
were unable to get good accommo
dations. They will all be taken
care of nicely this winter.
"There is no doubt as to the
value of the land and I am con
vinced that we can raise the finest
fruit, vegetables and tobacco in
the world. This is supposed to
be the wet season bnt the rains
do not even interfere with the
farming. The soil is such that
there is never any dust or any
mud here and there no poisonous
reptiles or fever on the isle. The
day 8 are very comfortable while
one has to sleep under a blanket
at night.
"The few natives are very
friendly and show their good will
in every possible manner. They
will work well for others but will
hot do much for themselves. I
1 have t vo working for me and I
never saw better workmen. They
are all of Spanish descent.
"I have lots ol sport here as
the fishing and hunting is of the
best. There are no jungles on
the isle nd and the land can near
ly ell be cultivated.
"It.. is very remarkable how
things grow here and the luscious
ness of the fruit is beyound com
parison. We would not think of
eating fruit such as we get in the
markets in the north. 1 have
forty acres here and when all are
under cultivation will be worth
two sections of Dakota land. One
of my neighbors claims to have
made $000 on a quarter of an acre
of egg plant.
"People are coming in on every
boat from all over the world and
most of them remain. Strange
to say people coming lufro from
Jhe north do not have to pass
through term of acclimation usu
al to a tropical climate. Could
people of the states know of the
heaithfulness of the climate here
i am nf raid that they would come
in sujh numbers as to sink our
Jitcle gem of an isle as you know
it is net so very large.
"Ther is a great variety of tim--bor
on the island and the best 1
have ever seen. Walnut, ' ebony,
mahogany, oak, sabina, and palms
of almost every kind grow all over
the island.
"I purchased a hive of bees four
weeks ago and have had to take
the honev from them three times
now. and will have to rob them
again in a day or two, The many
DIXON, ILLINOIS.
Sketch of the City and Its Leading Edu
cational Institutions.
Dixon, Illinois,
Oct. 10, 1905.
Dear Editor: Thinking that a
few lines from ii former Fulton
county boy might be read with
some interest, I will endeavor to
give the readers of your paper a
short description of what well
might be termed the garden spot
of the West.
The city of Dixon, having a
population of 12,000, is situated
on what is universally known as
the Hudson of the West; with its
great towering walls of blue rock
on either side, which gives it an
almost elaborate appearance. At
the extreme west end of the city,
situated in the midst of an artist
ically decorated lawn or campus,
are the three buildings constitut
ing the Northern Illinois Normal
School, the College of Law, and
tho barracks of the Dixon Mili
tary Institution.
These different colleges, which
widely separated in lines of in
struction, go arm in arm, as do
the students, under one individ
ual owner; thus furnishing avail
able opportunities to those wish
ing to take, along with their regu
lar course, preliminary studies.
The N. 1. N. S. has for its princi
pal W. H. Williamson, who is also
the instructor in science. The
law college is under the super
vision of J. W. Watts, ex-judge of
the circuit court ot Lee county,
111., and at the present time, city
attorney of this city. The D. M.
I. is under the direct manage
ment of Capt. Grant Allyn Cap
ron, who, having served four
years in the regular U. S. army
having served both in Cuba and
the Philippines is unquestion
ably well qualified to impart
knowledge to others relating to
military work.
We have a very healthy climate
m this section of the west, with
but very little frost up to this
time.
I will close, and if this does not
lodge in the waste basket unopen
ed, I will write again.
Yours truly
. Geo. W. McKibbin.
NEEDM0k .
G. W. Sipes left last Monday
for California.
D. Garland is now traveling
agent for the Neodmore Marble
Works.
T. W. Peck and family spent
Sunday at the home of Corder
Snyder.
Mrs. Effamy Mann is visiting
this week in the home of Otho
Barnhart, of Thompson, and of
John Mann in lower Bethel.
Olive Hess left here on Monday
of this week for Pittsburg where
she has employment as bookkeep
er, and begins work November
10th.
Jack Foltz and wif , of Oakland
Ill., uncle and aunt of Mrs. Dr.
Palmer, after about a teu days
visit with the Doctor's family, left
on Wednesday of last week for
Washington and Luray.
A score or more of D. Garland's
old neighbors from tho vicinity
of Dot gave him a very agreeable
surprise last baturday evening
with plenty of good cheer and
good things to eat.
Elder Norton, of Washington,
D. C, is expected to preach here
on Monday evening, Oct. "3d; also
on Tuesday following.
Mm. F. C. Bare, of Fort Little
ton, spent a few hours in town
Monday.
flowers give them lots of work,
lam getting ready to plant the
fall vegetables which we will be
able to put into the New York and
Philadelphia markets for Christ
mas. We can raise three crops iu
a year and are therefore able to
put the produce mto the markot
at any time of the year that will
bring the highest prices. In fact
nature has been so liberal with
this spot that it is only a matter
of a few years when this will be
the recognized health resort and
fruit garden of the world."
Bid PUMPKINS.
The Secret of Raining Them Not Gener-
ally Known.
Undertaker William Stouer ex
hibited two pumpkins in front of
his establishment List week that
would make your mouth water
for pumpkin pie 1o look at them.
They were beautiet , ai d uo mis
take ! One of them, we ura told,
weighed 08 lbs. and the oilier, 40
lbs. But those are beaten in
weight over the Eidg.t. A. J.
Sipes was in the ollice Satu rduy
evening, and he sai.l Mrs. Sarah
Batdorf raised one this summer
that weighed 85 lbs., and was so
round that it could not he still on
the floor. He said John Kuhn
raised one that weighed 75 lbs.
By-the-way, have you ever heard
of feeding a pumpkin vine to make
it produce big pumkins? Well,
we were told by a farmer in all
seriousness a few days ago, that
after the pumpkins are well set,
remove all but two or three, and
then cut the vine off about two or
three feet in advance of the last
pumpkin.. Insert the end of the
growing vine into a bottle contain
ing a quart of new milk. In
twenty four hours, the vine will
have drunk all the milk. This
supply of milk must be repeated
every day, and the pumpkins will
start a growth that tor rapidity
will be surprising; and if the oth
er conditions are favorable, they
may be made to attain a size and
weight that will take first premi
um at any county fair. We were
not told that those named above
were raised on a milk diet.
Pumpkinr raised in that way,
would, no doubt, make choice
milk custards.
Since putting the above in type
our old friend, Michael E. H.
Bard, of Belfast township, one of
the most reliable farmers in the
county, comes to the front with a
pumpkin story that lays the rest
in the shade. Mr. Bard says that
on his farm this summer a vine
grew which produced 24 pump
kins, the weight of thenrst twelve
of which was, respectively, 130,
115, 100, 00, 48, 30, 21, 20, 15, 12,
10, and 10 making a total weight
of 557 lbs. The second twelve
weighed, collectively, 93 lbs.,
which added to the 577 lbs.,
makes a total weight of G70 lbs.
of pumpkins irotn one vine. This
does not include four others that
grew on the same vine that would
have weighed from 15 to 20 lbs.,
but rotted before the rest were
gathered and Mr. Bard did not
feed this vine milk, 'either !" '
WEST DUBLIN.,
J. N. Deavor and N. E. M. Hoov
er spent Saturday and Sunday at
their respective homes.
Mrs. Margaret Kesselring, of
Hustontown, spent last week with
the family of her brother, C. M.
Brant, and other relatives at West
Dublin.
J. W. Laidig and daughter, Es
tella, and son Drew, and Sarah
Clevenger, spent part of last week
in Chambersburg and Hagers
to.vn. J. V. Deavor is attending U. S.
court in Scrariton as a juror this
week.
Hiram Clevenger returned Sat
urday from a two weeks' visit to
Pittsburg.
Mrs. J. V. Deavor returned
Saturday from WilHamsport,
where she visited relatives and
frieuds.
S. II. Uockonsmith, our super
visor, lias been repairing the
roads.
Chester Brant is huskiug corn
in the southern part of Franklin
county,
Erra Clevenger attended the
Hagerstown fair List week.
Same- of our young people Ht
tended tho party at A. M.OorhiuV
Saturday uver.iug.
Clarence F. Mock, who had
been spending a couple of weeks
with his father, John Mock, and
other relatives . in Tod township,
has returned to Allentown, Pa.,
where he has employment.
ASBESTOS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.
. Valuable Mineral Deposit Discovered on
j Baker Farm Above Mont Alto.
j Asbestos has been discovered
! on the Baker farm, near Aram,
above Mont Alto and that, too, in
such quantity as to justify a New
York company In mining it.
Three representatives of the
company; one each from New
York, Pittsburg and Dillsburg
were in Waynesboro last Friday,
and closed a deal with Upton
Baker, near Zulhnger, and one of
tho heirs of the Baker estate,
whereby the work of taking out
this rare and valuable mineral
will be commenced in a few days.
This will be done pending the
probable purchase of the farm by
the company dluded to.
Pleasant Social Occasion.
Last Saturday was one of the
glad days in the life of Grand
mother Fields at Clear Kidge. It
was the day that marked the eighty-fifth
mile-stone in her long pil
grimage through life, and her
many friends and neighbors who
are ever on the lookout for an op
portunity to show their love for
the good old lady, conceived the
idea of assembling at her home,
and spending the day in an old
fashioned sociable way. A boun
tiful dinner was prepared, and
Grandmother was the recipient
of many loving gifts.
Among those present were her
daughter Mary J. Fields, Mrs.
Lizzie Baker, Mrs. Louie Kerlin
and her children Ethel, Lloyd,
Mary, Clell, and Orpha; Mrs. Net
tie VVinegardner, Mrs. Howard
Fix and children; Mrs. Fannie
Baker, Mrs. Wilson Cutchall,
Mrs. Nettie Henry and son;
Mrs. Belle Ilonry and daughter,
Mrs. Celia Anderson, Mrs. W. R.
Fields, Mrs. Blanche Henry and
children; Mrs. R. J. Fields, Mrs.
Harry Wible and two children;
Mrs. Alice Kerlin, Mrs. R. E.
Brown, Mrs. Margaret Henry,
Sadie Fields, Simeon Shore and
son Clarence, Mrs. Nora More
land and her three children, and
Howard, Mary and Roy Myers.
Mr. Shore added much to the
pleasure of the company by mus
ic on the organ and several num
bers on his phonograph.
Not the least exciting part of
the program was the cart race, in
which Mr. Shore was treated to a
free ride in a push-cart.
IDDO.
Jack Frost visited this section
last week, painting pictures on
the forest foliage that would put
to shame the most skilled human
artist.
Among those that visited the
Hagerstown fair from this vicini
ty last week, were Charlie Rob
inson and Erma Hess.
Died. On the 11th inst, infant
son of Harry Parlett, aged 3
months and 2 days.
Bertha Layton is employed in
the family of Charles Mellott.
Frank Layton and Eddie Clev
enger made a brief trip to Ever
ett last week.
Zoe Garland and sister Ruth,
of Pleasant Ridge, are visiting
their uncle, Allen Smith.
Maude Clark made a trip to
Hancock to meet so mo of her
western cousins.
Jonas Mellott and wife were
recent visitors at the home of
Logue Hess.
Samuel Mellott and wife were
among those who attended I he
surprise party at D. Garlaud's.
Thomas Deavor, of New Autl
och, Clinton county, O., after hav
ing spent two wuuks in Washing
ton and parts of Virginia, stopped
over to visit his uncle Job Clark
and other friends and relatives in
this neighborhood. Mr. Deavor
Hitys tlmt thW country . looks like
wilduriKW) ti'Ki ten thnt of hi
westui u liuiuu. llo is u olack
smith by trade, and left this coun
ty in 1804.
J. B. Clouser aud grandson,
John Walters, of Altoona, are
spendingthn week amongfrienda
and relatives iu this county.
DO IT NOW.
Never Put Off Until To-morrow What You
Can Do To-day.
It is not always an easy task to
earn money. Most of us have to
work pretty hard for it; but it is
the experience of most people
that they would rather earn it
than to ask for it after it is earn
ed; and if it were not that winter
is approaching, wo should not be
saying anythihg about it now.
In looking over our list of sub
scribers, we find that a f jw have
just neglected the matter until
they have gotten a year or more
in arrears. The small sum that
any one owes is but a trifle we
know; but, it is to these small
amounts that the printer must
look for money to pay for his ma
chinery, his type, his paper, his
ink, and to pay the weekly or
monthly wages of those who help
to get the paper to you, and then
have a little something to clothe
and feed his family.
Look at your tab. We suppose
everybody understands it. The
first figure, or figures, mean? the
month; the second, the day of
the month, and the last two, the
year: Thus, in the tab, "Tom
Peck, 10 15 03" the 10 means the
tenth month, which is October;
the 15 means the fifteenth day of
the month (October), and the 03
means the year 1903; so, that
"Tom Peck, 10 15 03" means that
Tom is paid up to October 15,
1903, and he owes from that time
When Tom sees this he will say
"From the 15th of October, 1903,
to the 15th of October, 1905, is
two years, and it will take a" two
dollar bill to square up; but, inas
much, as 1 have kept the printer
waiting for his money two years,
1 will add a dollar bill and send
three dollars, thus paying up a
year ahead.
There are now about 2000 per-,
sons taking the News, and most
of them pay strictly in advance
every year, and some pay two,
hree and even five years ahead.
To pay more than one year in ad
vance, we do not ask any one.
The people who pay in advance
say it seems easier to pay it that
way. They say they never like
to pay for a detd horse.
In past years we have during
the fall season, sent out state
ments through the mail to sub
scribers who were in art ears.
Tins never made anybody mad,
aud there was a very general re
sponse. But it tones time to
make out those statements, and
money to mail them, hence we be
lieve you will send us the little
amount you are back just as
readily when you have read this,
as you would if we had gone to
tho trouble and expense A send
ing you a letter.
Times have been good and you
have been prosperous. Our sec
tion has never been blessed with
any more bountiful crops, and
while you have been storing your
winter supplies, we have been
toiling away in a hot office, inhal
ing the odors of printers ink and
machine grease and getting to
you on time every week a chroni
cle of all the leading events of
home aud foreign interest
Now, all together !
Don't put this aside with tho
thought that you will send ltuext
week or next month. No, friends,
we need it now. Just putadol-
lir bill a two-dollar bill or
whatever you may happen to owe
in a letter, seal it well, address
it plainly, and we will get It, place
it to your credit, seud you a re
ceipt and thank you with a grate
ful heart besides.
Do It Now.
Mrs. Ella Weaver, wife of Win.
Weaver, died of consumption at
her home near Hancock, Sunday
afternoon, Bih inst, aged 34
years. Deceased was a Miss
Moats before marriage and is
survived by her husband, four
children and mother. Interment
Tuesday in theTonoloway Bap
tist churjoh cemetery.
Subsci-ibe for the New&
MISSIONARY VISITOR.
Mist Ellen Todd, a Co-Worker of Miss Alice
Wishart in India, In Wells this Week.
Miss Ellen Todd, of Boston,
Mass., but who has spent the past
seven year as a missionary in
Allahabad, India, and with whom
Miss Alice Wishart was associat
ed when she, went to that country
two years eg", is now visiting
Miss Wishart' pareuts at Wells
Taunery. Mi T..dd has been in
this country since June, and Miss
Wisharthaschargoof Miss Todd's
work in India.
Laat Sunday morning Miss
Todd talked on mission work in
the Sherman's Valley Presbyteri
an church, and in the evening, in
Wells Valley Presby terian chu rch.
In order that all who wished
might have an opportunity to hear
the distinguished vi-itor, no ser
vices were held that evening in
neighboring churches, and the
largecongregationthatassembled
to hear Miss Todd were greatly
pleased and edified.
Next Sunday evening Miss Urna
Moore, of California, will give a
talk in the Valley Methodist
church, on her work among the
Chinese on the Pacific coast
CLEAR RID0E.
Simeon Shore spent a few days
last week rusticating among his
old acquaintances in Martinsburg,
W. Va.
Sadie Fields of Hustontown,
and Etta Fields, of the Cove, spent
Sunday with their parents, J. H.
Fields and wife.
James Kerlin made a business
trip to Saltillo last Saturday.
Jere Keefor, the old mail car
rier is working for J. K. Wood
cock. Mrs. Louisa Kerlin and Mrs.
Wm. Henry spent Sunday with
the family of J. D. Stevens near
Fort Littleton.
Jacob Car mack and sister Mary
visited in Frannhn county last
week aud attended the Hagers
town fair.
Calvin Henry and wife, G. C.
Fields, Bert Winegardner and
Goldie and Louie Kerlin attended
the Hagerstown fair one day last
week.
Henry Fraker and family are
visiting his wife's parents at Wa
terford this week.
saluvia.
Walter Rhora, of Mapleton, is
spending a two weeks' vacation
in the home of his aunt, Mrs.
John Hann.
Harry Kline spent Saturday
night in the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Hann.
Mrs. Solomon Palmer, of Con-
nellsville, Pa., was called here on
the account of the serious illness
of her brother, Adolphus Kegar
ise.
The hunting season is now on,
So far, we have heard of but lit
tle game being, killed. Perhaps
the most lucky was Undo John
Hann, who bagged two ground
hogs, one fine raccoon, and two
squirrels one day last week.
Benjamin Deshong has added
much to the appearance of his
barn by putting on a new roof
and making two cupolas.
There was a mistake in the
number of bushels of buckwheat
in Watson Schooloy's crop, as
given in the News two weeks ago.
It should have been 90 instead of
190.
W. LL Spangler and wife, of
Wells Tannery; Gertiude Hoke,
of Riddlesburg, and G. Newton
Hoke, Mrs. John B. Runyan, and
Mrs. B. W. Peck, of McConnells
burg, were a few of the guests in
the home of Will Hoke and wife,
at Saxton, last Friday night, Sat
urday and Sunday. Having so
many of their McConnollsburg
friends invade their home at the
same time was not altogether in
accordance with previous plan
ning; lut Mr. and Mrs, Hoke are
never more at their best than
when entertainiug their friends,
and from tho fact that one of the
visitors writes that she "never
had a better time in all her life,"
we are led to believe that the
pleasure was mutual v between
hostess and guests.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings.
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restf.il Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
Eugene Chesnut, of Huston
town, spent a few hours in this
piace Saturday.
Squire Frank Diehl, ot Whips
Cove, was at the County Seat on
business last Saturday.
James Youse spont last week
visiting his sou William and oth
er friends in Altoona.
Albert Alexander, of Altoona,
is speading his annual vacation
among hi Fulton county friends.
S. S. Alloway and Bert Heeter,
of New Grenada, were in MuCon
nellsburg on business last Satur
day. Mrs. L. E. Harris, of this place,
spent seeral days visiting friends
in the vicinity of Saluvia lust
week.
William Daniels, wifeandclaugh
ter 3eckie, and Pearl Akers, of
Saluvia, spent Saturday in this
place.
Mrs. O. M. Kyser, of El Paso,
111., has been a pleasant guest in
the home of D. M. Kendall and
wife, in the Cove.
Uarry Mock, of Altoona, ha
been spending the past week with
his parents, D. Ji. Mock and wife
in Tod township. :
Mrs. Michael W. Mellott aud
daughter Molhe, of Belfast town
ship, spent last Saturday iu Mc
Connellsburg. Robert Stouteagle, who is with
the P. R. R. people in Altoona, is
visiting his mother and sister ou
Ejst Water street.
Jacob G. Reisner and wife, of
this place, drove up to Pverert
Saturday and spent Sunday with
their daughter, Minnie, who is
teaching at that place.
G. Newton Hoke aud daughter
Mrs. John Runyan, of this place,
drove over to Saxton last week
to spend a few days visiting Mr.
Hoke's son, Will, and family.
Nathaniel H. Peck, and his son
Walter, and tho lattor's wife, re
cently of Ambridge, P.i , were
guests of the family of Jonathiu
P. Peck, at Kuobsville, over Sun
day. H. G. Horton, of Altoona, spont
the time from Friday until Tues
day with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Horton of Wells Val
ley, and other friends in t'lis
county.
John H. Reisnor, a Mercers
burg Academy student, spent tho
time from Friday evening until
Monday morning with hi tir
ents, J. (J. Reisuer aud wife of
this place.
Mrs. Ella Seylar and daughter
Miss Jessie, of Foltz, drove over
to this place last Suuday morn
ing and spent tho day with the
former's sister, Mrs. Annie
Shiraer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Myers re
turned to their home in Mercers-
burg Monday mor inns' after hav
ing spont a day or two with tho
latter 's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R,
M. Kendall in the Cove.
Robert N. Shinier, who had
been visiting Ins parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin bhimer and other
friends, of this place, left Tues
day for Hanover, Pa., where he
has secured employment.
Hon. Geo. C. Austiu, of New
York, and brother P. R. Austin,
of Chambersburg, who had been
called to Saluvia on account of the
death of their step mother Mrs.
Sus-xn Austin, spent Wednesday
night in McConnellsburg.
Merrick A. Stoner and wife.
Abner Davis and wife, and Simon
P. Naus and M rs. Miller all ot
Bedford, spent last Friday night
in town, on their return from a
week's outing, during which time
they had visited the famous bat
tlefield at Gettysburg and the big
Hagerstown Fair. They 1 " la
drive of more than two hur " ,
miles, and enj iyed th tr v
mu.li.