NUMBER 13 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., DECEMBER 13. 1905. VOLUME 7. I YELLOWSTONE PARK. break, forming Bhapes rosem V.linc rosea and lilies. Here we I a!go sje th(J mucij talked of Fish Interesting Description ol this Beautiful (joue, where one can catch a trout Territory Its (leysers, Sprinfcs, and I while standing on the edge of the Other. Curiosities. , lake and by only turning around ' may boil it in the cone without re- MISS DKLLA K. DIIEGLC, OP EVERETT. I moving it from the hook. Here, too, wo get our first good view of After a journey of two miles j tne Yellowstone Lake, further we arrive at Obsidian; 0ur trip across this lake was a Cliff, compos 'of natural volean ; iiappyf restful one. It is as beau- ic glass, it is a green diuck , u u- , . f . . . . , &H w i i t. mg muss reaching nigri aoove wio road bed. Hero again the road was built with a great dual of dif ficulty and expense, for the only way those great bloc ks of glass could he removed was to build a great fire around them which, when expauded, were suddenly cooled by dashing water upon them, resulting in shattering the high blocks into small fragments. 'This is possibly the only glass road in the country. It is supposed that at one time these cliffs were a famous resort for all tribes of Iudians, who came here in great numbers, to make arrow heads from the Ob sidian which was more desirable than flint. The only proof we have of this is the specimens of . partly finished arrowheads which are found throughout the Park. It is not long until wo reach the Norris Geyser Liasiu where wo take lunch. O, for words to de scribe this place ! As wo near it wo can smell the sulphur, hear the roaring of the gevsers, arid see the great columns of steam j that gush from them. Surely it j was this .lace that Mr. Hatfield referred to when he said : i Resolutions of Respect. j At a regular meeting of King! Post, No. 805, G. A. It., of Mc Connellsbtirg, Pa., the following resolutions were adopted - on the death of Brother Alexander l. Ilammil : , Wiikukas, It liath seemed good SergeantU.l. McKibbiu, sec-1 in the sight of Almighty (rod, in ondsonofDr. W. L. and Mrs. his allwise Providence to remove Eleanor 'McKibbiu. was one of ' anion us, by tho s.lmnd of , , ,. death, one of our most faithful those who weut to i ho Philippine ,..,. AlnxnnHr K. Hainmil. who was a veteran of the late war, HAROLD HAYES M'KIBBIN.I Followed the Flax Now Fills Grave in ! the Philippine Islands. SON OF DR. AND MRS. W. L. M'MHHIN. COUNTY INSTITUTE. Proceedings of Last Week's Institute Beginning With Wednesday Morning. Interest AT FliVFR HEAT UNTIL LAST MINUTE. wish to witness. Aside from the fact that its altitude is nearly 8, 000 feet, and some places the bot tom is not reached at 900 feet. It abounds in salmon trout that hide in the shade of the trees that line the shore on all sides. In the mountain range on the east side of the lake lies the "Sleeping Giant." ltistheiraage of an immense giant lying with his lace turned upward that can be traced in profile on the Saddle Mountains. At the outlet of the lake stands the Lake Hotel, re sembling the executive mansion at Washington, D. C. After din ner at this hotel we went out to see the bears. I think there were seven or eight appeared that ev ening, among them a mother-bear with two cubs of the Cinnamon species. There were a lew silver tips, they have a streak of gray on their backs. On our return from seeing the bears we saw iD the distance a herd of fawn, pos sibly a dozen, scampering away from us as f ist as they could. In the morning after breakfast my friend and I went down to the lake. The sun was shedding his radiance on the snow covered islands in 1H99 as ?olur.ieer of ficer, after having served for five years in the regular army, engag ing in the campaign against the Indians in the far West. At the close of the Spanish American War, he, with several others of his regiment, remained on the Islands to enter into busi ness, and Mr. McKibbiu chose merchandizing, in which he had been eigaged up to the time of his death last May. It had not been his habit to write home regularly, ana ior somo time hisTsilence caused no anxiety on the part of his parents; b'uVas" months rolled away and they heard nothing of him, they "As the devil llow over National Park On his way home one night after dark, Says he I don't know in which iuar- ter 1 roam, lint T think from the smell I'm not far from home." Leaving Old Faithful Inn, the road ascends through a forest id the heart of the Rocky Mountains, and owing to the winding road the continental divide is crossed twice. The first time at "Two Oceau Poud," a pond of snow wa tor and divided by the crossing of the road and so named because the waters from one pond reach the Atlantic by way of the Yellow stone, Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and tha waters from the other now into the Pacific by way of the Snake and Columbia rivers. Keppler Cascades is also pass ed, a cascade tumbling over a black lava incline down into a sol itary dell where the sun's rays linger but a few hours each day. As we continued our journey through the dense forest, now de scending, now climbing upward and again s wiugiugaround a head land where a wide sweep of wil derness is revealed. Such a place is Shoshone Point. ,The road is so constructed that until the coach stops full upon the nar row platform excavated at the ex treme promontory of the moun tain, oue cau not grasp either vis ibly or mentally the entrancing panorama that sosuddenly breaks upon him. Mountain, timber, ra vine, meadow and lake in rare and teautiful arrangement make an iuspiring landscape. Beyond, miles away, rise the eternally snow mountain peaks, the great land marks of the ltockies, the Three Tetous' afar off and Sho shone Lake near at hand. As I stood gazing at all this I wonder ed if any artist had ever tried to work it into immortal canvass. Reaching Thumb Lunch Sta tion an appetizing lunch was serv ed German style. Everything was' clean and fresh notwith standing the fuct that everythiug provided'for us had been hauled by freight teams nearly seventy five miles-over mountains rising almost .9,000 feet above the sea. In tho vicinity of this lunch sta tion are tho beautiful little Paint Pots boiling like a pot of mush. They are highly colored and ever bubbling, differing in size, ahape and character to tho Mammoth Paint Pots at Fountain Inn. With all the boiuties of the park these little paint pots rival anything us they boil ui and the bubbles a private of Co. K, l2'.'d Pa. Cav alry. Wiikhkas. It seemed right and i proper for us to place upon record j of our beloved and highly respect ed and influential brother; there for be it Hksoi.vkd, That in the death of Brother Hainmil King Post, No. 3li5, G, A. It., has lost one of its most active and faithful members. Kksoi.ved, That while wo deep ly deplore his departure from us, we bow in humble submission to the Divine will of God, believing his gain is our loss. Uksoiakd, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased; that they be pub lished in the county papers, ana grew fearful that all was not .well j entered upon the minutes of King Yellowstone j mouutains which stood like senti ncls on every side, and at the same time sending beams into the sheet of water which lay before us. Colonel Waters' boat, the Zillah, the only one plowing the waters of the laue, lay resting m the har bor which was to our left. While all about us were fine large trees. Wo sat ior a while on the water washed roots of a large pine and looked and listened, we could see numerous islands out in the lake. Among them Dott Island, where we bad stopped the day before on our way across the lane to see the buffalo and elk that are coral- led there. While before our eyes we count ed over 200 pelicans and number less swans. The screams of those pelicans sound in my ears yet. We saw more birds around this hotel than at any other place in the park. Among them were magpies, grouse, crows, larks, blackbird, robins and camp-rob bers. I was disappointed in not see ing more wild animals, but was told that early in the season is the time to see them, as later they be come frightened away from the road by tho passing teams. (Continued next week,) Birthday l'arty. ;x , The home of Mr. Geo. Unger was enlivened December 8th 1y: tho presence of many friends who entered it to wish his companion," j Mrs. linger, many happy returns j of her birthday. ' ThebceHsiotf was expected to bo a surprise to the Mrs. U., but long before the hour of arrival approachodhel summed the designs of her family, and in thoir absence, hastily made mauy of the needed preparations for the happy event thus sui'pris mg her family and guests quit? as much as they surprised her. The following persons purlieu patud in the festivities: Mr. and Mrs. Archy Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. David Kendall, Mrs. David llinedollar, Mrs. Johu btenger, Mrs. David Nelson aud daughter Louisa, Mr. William Paitersou, Mrs. George Mock, daughter and son; Mr. Khner Solders, wife and daughter; Mrs. Geo. Snider,. Mr. Kphra'uu Ilouok, Mrs. Win. Hull, Miss Nellie Kiiautl, Mrs.-William linger, Mr. John Sidora, Mrs. (V Nesbit, Kev. A. G. Wolf, wife, and son. v Mrs. Unger was tho recipient of many useful gifts,' with him. Their worst fears were confirmed when, on last Thursday, they received an ex press package containing little keepsakes, family photographs, his watch, some coins,.- badges, medals, etc. appropriate relics of a traveler and soldier. The day following came a letter to his mother from Lieut. K. C. Boltou, governor of the District of Davao, from which we clip the following extract, giving particulars of his death, aud explaining any seem ing delay in report of it. "Your son had left Cottabato enroute for Davao in a Moro sail boat, accompanied by a crew of four Moros. Fiuding tho sea too rougfi off the peninsula lyiua be tween Saraugani and Davao Bays, he ran his boat into the former, landing at Glan. From here ho sent his boat and crow back to Cottabato, and determined to await a favorable season in which to round Sarangani Point and continue his journey to Davao. While at 'Glan, he was entertain ed by a Chinese merchant named Chia, at whose house he stayed. About thefifth of April he start ed with Chia to sail out into Sar augani Channel in order to see whether the monsoon had chang ed or not. While he was on this trin. ha was takeu sick with a 1 i violent fever and had to be taken by Mr. Chia back to the latter's house in Glan. Here, despite the best efforts of the household, he gradually grew worse, until the I4t,h of Mav. the end came. His last hours were quiet aud peace tul and seoraed to be free from pain. ""While sick he had someone in constant attendance upon him, and was given his medicine regu larly.- He never seemed to real izo that his was a sickness ; of a serious nature. Toward the end, he was at times slightly delirious. His body was placed in a wooden coffin arid buried on high and well-drained ground overlooking the beautiful harbdr of Glan. I baVfthad a sealed , bottle con tai n inghisrjaijje, etc., placed in his grave, and will have a .head stone with 71)11 name, age, piace oi na tivity.,: aua the cause oi niscoatn erected by October, first : so ,t hat in case vou desire his body i e moved to tho States at any time there will be no difficulty in local ingit.", . - v ;,i.. Further on in his'lowar, the Governor speaks of him a youngfiian of sterling integrity and tiiiitily qualities of character While' we deeply sympathize with the bereaved parents, broth ers. and sisters of this bravo young officer in their vrwt los wo tiro yot conscious of a high d grou of pride iu his cart'iir. A Boldler, policeman and eqerjretio businessman, his was the lit vud death of a typical American Post. G. A. li., and that the char ter be draped in mourning for 30 days. H. S. WlSIIAItT, David Mai.i.oy, Ei.i.iott Hum mp.!. Committee. For Sweet Charity. Tho object of the Needlework Guild of America is to donate, collect aud distribute new, plain, suitable srarments to meet the great need of hospitals, homes, and other charitable institutions, and to extend its usefulness by the organization of branches. It may noi be generally known that a branch of this Guild has been organized iu McCounellsburg, and for the past three years has done much to supply good, warm, to uitable articles of clothing those in need of them. The annual contribution of two or more such articles of wearing apparel, or a donation of money, constitutes membership in any branches. Men, women and chil dren can become members. Duricg the year 1903, the Mc Connellsburg branch contributed to Philadeldhia homes or hospi tals 128 garments; in 1904, IL'U garments were distributed to private cases in Fulton county. Last week, on the occasion of the ingathering for the present year, 112 good, substantial artic les, in the main, suitable for chil dren, were donated, it has been decided to distribute these to the needy of our own county. The officers elected for the com ing year are President, Mrs. G. W. Reisner; vice-president, Mrs. Thos. F. Sloan; treasurer, Miss Bess Trout; secretary, Miss Bess Pattersou. in addition to these, a board of five directors to assist in the collecting of donations. WEDNESDAY MOIiMNO SESSION. After a song and devotional ex ercises by Kev. Mr. Houston, the second ot " i n icacners iopics j. was taken up "The Spiiit of the Recitation. ' The subject was opened by Prof. Don Morton. Mr. Morton's points were- Intro duction, Presentation of New Les sons, Comparison of Ideas, Sepa ration of the Abstract from the Concrete, and Piiuticnl Applica tion of Knowledge. Miss Hat tie Kendall suggests the following points as important Attention, Interest, and Skillful Questioning. Miss Olive Zimmerman said that we should be very careful iu as signing the lessons. That we should encourage right methods of study. The teacher should be in front of the class while attempt ing to tench. Mr. Fi. P. Cline gives thc,sc points Kindness, Diligence, In spiration, Interest on the part of Lthe teacher. Mr. Walters suggests Order of Study, a Connection of Lessons Adopt the matter taught to suit the ability of the child. Some general remark were made by Prof. Hife upon tho question, after which an intermis sion of ten minutes was given. After the recess Prof. Hife oc cupied the next period on "The Klegy written in the Country Church Yard," using tho teachers of the institute as a class, instruct ing bv example. After a song Dr. King occupied the next period on the subject of Expression. After singing a ,?ong Dr. Hoy el occupied the next period. His subject was "The Sphinx in Mod ern Education." Adjourned until 1:30 p. in. of the readinjf course and feel that It Is an essential factor in our profession and urtte upon all teachers the neces sity of Its completion. Rksoi.vk.o, Sixth, Thatwc arepleas. ed to announce that, for the first time in the history of our County all the teachers of the 'omit v all ended Insti tute llP.soi.vKM,' Seventh, That wo ex press our admiratlo i f tho work done throughout the County in Local Instl ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW j Snapshots at Their Comings and doings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITKD Miss Anna Mann, of Saluvia, tute work, and urge tho teachers to put BpCtil a f . w days last week in the rortn renewed en m is in promoting e..- homQ Qf M,gg Mame Hoke, ucatiiin throtiLrh this important factor. Kksoia mo, KiL'ht.i, That we return Nellie Sheets, 01 Mercersourg, to our respective schools with renewed gpent last week with relatives on eneriry, leennir mat we nave mKnei thl. airlo r,f tho mountain. Irli.ula ntttm j-l llllll wnrk in which WP I are engaged, and that we jro into our Among the visitors to McCon work with renewed zeal, and continue neligburg last week, was George to use our best etuieavors to eieva MetiZier 0f Harrisonville the standard ol our protession GlLBKltT B. MKIJX)TT, W. Don Morton. Gkorok Lf.hman, Berth a Golden, OlJVE G RlSStNGF.lt, Committee. THURSDAY MORNING. After a song, devotional exer cises were conducted by Rev. J. L. Grove, of the United Presby terian church. The teachers' topic "Co-oper ation; How Secured and Held" was taken up. The subj?ct was G. W. Sipe and wife, of Wells Valley, visited friends in Hunt ingdon from Saturday until Monday. Mrs. Ferdinand Decker and son liusseu, oi oaiuvia, wei among the institute visitors last Wednesday. Miss Annie Wink of this place, was the guest of Thompson town ship friends for a lew days recently. George W. Snider, of Tod town- opened by B. C. Lam berson. ship, was called to Waynesboro several days last week on busi ness. ' Miss Emma Sloan came home from the Shippensburg Normal, Monday, to remain until after the holiday vacation. Mrs. Catharine Cowan, of De corum, Pa., is spending this week with her brother, Abraham Wag- Miss L'llian Hill said get the con fidence and the co-oceration will follow Miss Zoe Mason said kindness is a great factor m se curing co operation. Lewis Har ris said that the teacher should deserve co-operation. After an intermission of five minutes and a song, Prof. Gordi- nir nf.o.unifid the next Deriod "Put Tourself in His Place." The ner at Knobsville, teacher should possess mental Lorenzo L. Truax, formerly of elasticity. He should be able to this county, is now a senior stu- put himself in the place of the pu- dent of the St Loms College ot Rev. W. M. Hann spent last Friday afternoon in town. He recoutly removed his family to Orbisonia, aud likes his new home very much. A big turkey graced tho table of the Reverend and his family on Thanksgiving Diy, aud was all the moro enjoyed because it was a gift from Judge Rodgers, an influential citizen of Orbisonia, Mr. Harm is uow conducting a successful revival at Mt. Zion church, Huntingdon county. in the struggle for tho liberation ; of the spirit .of progro A sol dier the sou of a soldier a scion of a family of good lighters-there seems to be something most ap propriate in tho manner of his death, aud his distant grave in our new possessions. At his country's call he follow ed the flag to victory, and when the wat was o ver, and his com rades were leaving for home, it required a high quality of brav ei-y and patriotism to remain in a couiitiyM Itihosjiiiafilo and un congenial and face the struggle for hfe and success single handed aud alone, that he might aid in more rapidly bringing those dusky people into a degree of civ ilization commensurate with that of tho great nation of whom they had so recontly become a part. pil. The teacher should sympa thize with the child. The teach er should bo a good logical ques tioner; Teach self-reliance. After a song, Dr. Boyer gave his farewell address. Subject "A. BrokeuLife." Dr King occupied the iast per iod. Committee on Stevens' Memorial Fund reported as fol lows : APTP.UNOON SK.SSIOX. After singing "Columbia," Prof. Griffith continued his work on The Teacher at Work." Teach the pupils to bo Self Reliant. After a song Dr. Boyer ot Kutztown, on the subject "ine Serpent and the Door." After music, rro;. uoruiuiei w v . S. X. S., occupied the next period. Subject: "Education in the bouth. He gives a glowing description of Schools, Institutes, Teachers, Peo ple, &c, of East Tennessee, and Kf-ntucky, and the Carolinas. After another song Dr. King occupied the last period. Whereas, By the kindly ruling oi our Divine Father, we, the teachers of Fulton County, and friends of educa. lion have been permitted to assemble in our annual gathering, being the thirty-ninth annual session of our County institute; and recognizing the many good tilings to which we nave listeued iu the way of practical lnstruo- i nil. it ii ml truing, uoiiiuuif senti ments, aud pleasinif as well as proii table entertainments, which cannot but llfr us to a hiirliei- plain, giving us more beautiful ideals of the work in which we are engaged; we offer the fol lowing resolutions, Kesoi.vko, First, That we express our hearty appreciation of the untiring efforts on the part of our worthy County Superintendent in securing s i competent a corpse of instructors h-om whom we have received so much en couragement and inspiration; and for the able. kind, and impartial munner In which ho has presided over our In stitute, making this session of the In stitute the best ever held in our county, ami furthermore wo most heartily com mend our County Superintendent for so ably and efficiently leading and guiding our Public Schools up to the high plain of efficiency to which they have attained, IIksolvko, Second, That we ex- pressour appreciutionespeolally of the worlt done by Dr. King and ourivcog. nltlou of his instruction and entertain ing lectures, - IlKnoi.vr.n, Third, That we appreel rfle very highly the ministers who have conducted the devotional exercise and their earnest invocation ot Divine blessings upon us Unsolved, Fourth, That we feel grateful to Ilia Instructors, the home talent, the musical director, and ill who have aided In making our lnstl Physicians and Surgeons. W. C. Davis, Esq., ot Harrison ville, spent Thursday at the coun ty seat on business, and enjoyed the lecture in the evening. Earl Morton, who has been em ployed at Pittsburg, is, visiting his parents, Hon. and Mrs. Pater Morton, of Tod township. Harry Bergstresser, of War- 1. That each teacher contribute at fordsburg, was the guest of his ast, twenty-five cents. 2. That we make an effort to have our respective schools contribute as much as possible. .1. That we appoint Superintenden Barton, treasurer, to whom all tunas shall be paid by March 1, lOOfi. B. C. Lamherson, Blanche O. peck, Levi P. Morton, Harvey Sharpe, C. A. Foster, Committee. Committee on Reading Course reported a re-adoption of last year's Course, with an addition of a book on Child Nature. THURSDAY AFiERNOON. After a song Prof. Griffith oc cupied the first period. Subject: 'The Real Story of a Teacher." Prot. Gordinier occupied the nextnenod. Hissubiect "Want I . r . T a t ' - fidt aBov." He sutreests five ner, oi warnes, i a., speuu ouu- mmutes each day for light gym- day with their father, Abraham nnat.ioa in t.ho nnuntrv schools. Wagner, at Knobsville, who is ill He explains the' difference be- with pneumonia. tween exercise and work. Ability, neatness: character, Lq be aware of his own capabili- accuracy, courtesy, ana quic- ties. sister, Mrs. E. A. Largent, from Wednesday until Friday of last week. Miss Nellie Palmer, of Sipes Mill, was the guest of Judge Morton's family last week, and enjoyed the sessions of the Insti tute. Miss Gertrude Laid ig spent from Wednesday until Sunday in the home of her uncle, James Henry, near McCounellsburg, and attended institute. Mr. Adam Gress and wife, of York, Pa., spent a few days last week with the former's father, Frederick Gress, and other friends of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Wagner, of Newville, and Charles H. Wag- ness f both mind and body, are given as qualities. After a song Dr. King occupied the next period. FRIDAY MORNING. After a song devotional exer cises were conducted by Dr. West of the Presbyterian etiurch. Superintendent Barton then made some general remarks, stat ing that the Directors' Associa tion will be called some time aft- ter the first of the year, at which time Dr. King will deliver the lecture of the evening. The committee on resolutions report W. G. Wink moved aud S. L. Wiuk seconded that the resolu tions be adopted as read. Motion put and carried. The last of the teachers' topics "The True Purpose of the School," waa opeued by Levi P. Morton. Character, growth, and future welfare ot the pupil, were points made. Miss Gris.ser aid tho teacher' should hive tUt SUOCeSS. I , , m-.-.v. -tn I fW!.vw, Fifth, That we approve g.oa cnaracier. irauMU-4 Mr. Hendershot saidr "The real purpose of the schjol is, the for mation oi habit. Inspire the pu pils to do better. " MissBlanche Peck said, "Toach the child right habits of thinking and action. Teach accuracy, neatness, obedi ence, thoroughness, and indus try. The school should be a fac tor for the betterment of the com munity." G. B. Mellott said in connection with subject that the purpose of the school is to arouse an interest in the child which will take him through hfe. Au en thusiasm that will last. After an intermission of live minutes, and a song, good bye talks were given by the instruc tors of the week. " ' ' . Prof.Griflith speaking first was heartily ajiplauded by the insti tute thus showlngitsappreti8t: i of the work done by him, P. Gordinier took tecirt ; He gave noose ot hut c i c " t?at
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