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&I)C Jfulton Countg 3Xcus.
VOLUME 8.
M cCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 24,1907.
NUMH1R 1 )
MISSION WORK IN INDIA.
Letter Irom Fulton County Girl Who Is
(living Best Years of Her Lite to
Those Benighted People.
THEIR WOMEN TREATED AS SLAVES.
It is with pleasure that we publish
tho following letter from Miss Alice
Wihart .laughter of Hon. and Mrs.
Samuel t Wwliarl, of Well Tan
nery, descriptive of her work in a far
olT land. Too much interest cannot
lM manifested in this work, and in the
nolile men and women who are doing
It. Is it for fame, as the world counts
f tine, that Ihey have left parents and
home 1 R thousands of males away
to live among icoplo of a different
largiiAge, different customs, habits,
und manner of living-a land Infected
with the most dangerous and loath
some of diseases f Is it for wealth f
f t they get little more than their nec
essary expenses. Is It for pleasure ?
When ona comes to consider, that ele
ment cannot be found in it. No, not
f r any of these, but they Alice Wish
Bt't In India, Charlie Pittman in Per
sia , Hertha Grove (Mrs. Reed) In
l'Vypt, Ida Deaver in China, Anna
West in Japan all well known in this
c.iuuty-have gone in obedionce to the
parting command of Christ, "Go ye
into all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature." Kditoii.
When I wrote last week I little
thought I should be writing to
you from here for my next letter,
but you see the unexpected hap
p is here as well as at home,
.tun I wrote from Fatetigarh a
lew months aro about mission
wjrk in the country district, I
t .ought it very country, but it
was uothing so real as this as re
gards village work, right out
i mo.igthu crudestand heathenest
of the heathen in the jungle. Mr
aud Mrs. Bandy have just such
work as this in the district in the
winter season: but the work I saw
there, was the training of the
man aud women brought in from
the villages as a result of their
work among them. This, then, is
real pioneer work the taking of
the gospel to those, many of whom
h lvo never heard before, and are
bo ignorant you cannot even im
aglne how little they do know.
So ignorant that their ideas of
s:.u are the very haziest possible.
In other words.they have no real
ization of their need of being sav
ed at all. But let me begin at
Hie beginning. Patetipur Dis
t ict stretches ove an area of
about 60x28 miles, with a popula
te on of about a quarter of a mil
lion souls on an average of 400 to
the square mile they say, aud on
ly one missionary with a very few
native helpers, and no work for
women whatever, as there are no
women workers, and no man dare
see the women, much less teach
them. Kev. Matthison goes out
evangelizing atnoug some of these
many villages every wiuter sea
son, aud when an invitation came
to one of our caunpore missiona
ries aud myself to bring two na
tive women teachers and join the
party for a week among the villa
gors, you may believe it did not
take long to dec ide to come. So
early Monday morning while it
was yet dark saw Shahyadi and
me on the train for Fatetipur.and
by 0:80 a. m. w steamed into the
station to be mot by Mrs. Wykoff,
a missionary who has been iu In
dia forty years, and who is acting
as our chaperon. A tonga was
waiting to take us out to the dis
(rtot, with an ekka for the Indian
workers, and an ox cart for the
luggage. The drive was an elev
eu mile one through avenues of
magnificent trees, with green
fields on both sid s, in which
wete clusters of native mud huts
indicating small villages here and
there. The air was clear and
much more breathable than iu
the city aud we began to feel
f resheued up the first five miles
even though the sun was growi ng
very ardent. Huge craues, tall
as ourselves, stalked away from
the roadside with a dignified air,
and (locks -t wild ducks flew chat
tering overhead as we drove along
while the weird cry of some jang
ly peacock in the distance made
us feel that we were really get
ting iuto the country. The last
two miles was off from the main
road into a rough, deop.cart track
so that we had to get out and
walk over the worst places.which
was jolly, of course. About 1:30
we came in sight of a pleasant
level, shady spot where we could
see tents through th trees, aud
then we knew we had ut last ar
ri 'ed at our destination. Fields
of different kinds of Indian grain
stretched away on every side,anl
through the trees we could see
the outline of the walls of several
mud villages. Mr. Matthison
came out to welcome us, and in a
short time we were seated at a
well tilled table in the most ideal
dining room, out UDder the trees,
satisfying our almost abnormal
appetites. We were told the plan
of campaign for the evening and
olljwing day. Tho Sahib had
been working among the men in
the nearby villages, preaching,
teaching, and showing magic lan
tern pictures on the Life of
Christ, receiving the men here at
the tent,giving out medicine.etc,
but ho could not reach the wo
men, and that was to be our work,
by going to the villages.gathering
them together and helping them
in any way we oould.
I had gotten too much of the
sun, so could not go out before
evening with Miss Beach and the
Bible women t get tho lay of the
ground, but they were able to
help some sick folks and so open
the way a little more for the even
ing service which was a magic
lantern show. Some of the wo
men in these villages have never
seen a white face, and are so
frightened when they see us that
they run like kill-deers. When
evening came w? started out
across tho fields with the light ol
the stars aud a lantern, to this
nearest village where Mr. Matthi
son set up his screen and lantern
in an open space surrounded on
all four sides by houses whose
verandas open?d outward. The
usual charpoi (bed) was placed
for us to sit upon while the villag
ers gathered sileutly, looking like
so many draped brown marble
figures, sitting in two long rows
on the ground, while the women
placed them selves at our feet or
modestly in tho background.
Poor, shy, ignorant, darkoued
souls '. The men classify them
along with the cattle, and they
meekly say, '"Yes, we are no bet
ter ;hau the cattle. Indeed,
they do not receive sj much hon
or or consideration as a cow.
Picture after picture was thrown
on the scene, from the birth of
Christ on through many scenes
of His life, with explanations and
teachings from them all. The in
terest was intense and real, and
hearts seem touched, though just
how much was grasped, we could
not know. After tho service Mr.
Matthison talked to a little group
of men personally, and we, to
some of tho women. Not a great
deal for one evening; but the gos
pel had been giyen, Ch ist and
His lifo purpose brought before
them, salvation offered, an open
ing made. The uext day several
sick women and children came t
the tent for medicine, one poor
old blind body, to whom we could
give no help except consolatiou,
which I fear her poor, slow mind
could scarcely g' asp, simple as
ve tried to make it. In the mean
time the Sahib brought in a fine
big wild peacock which he picked
up on his morning trip. Break
fast over, we started out in the
tonga to some far distant villages,
Mr. Matthison on ahead on hu
wheel, while the Indian workers
weut on foot to the women of
some nearby villages. We drove
miles aud miles through fields,
groves and jungle with always
villages to the right and left.
Sometimes the women would run
when they saw js coming, but
the men were never afraid. Of
ten the track was so had we would
have to get out and walk. Men,
womeu and children would run a
little way after us to see these
strauge creatures. Our sun hats
made tham think us men (trussed
in wouiea's clothes. How we
longed to gather tbem ail togeth
er these poor neglected ones
ROCKS, WRECKS, RESULTS.
Excerpts from an Address hy Prof. J.
Willis Barney. Son of Rev. J. H.
Harney, of Cl.arville. Pa.
DELIVERED AT EL0N COLLEGE. N. C.
(Oouln icrt oil pave (Iva.l
"A ship, laden with many pas
sengers, starts fr m Now York
across the Atlantic. With smooth
seas and favoring wmds she is
proudly plowing her wy across
the mighty deep, when suddenly
with a grinding crash, she stops.
The cry ol "Ro'.ks ahoad" goes
up; her engines are reversed, and
she backs off, only logive a lurch
and go down with allouooard;
or if she does not at once sink,
she is deserted by her passengers
and is left to drift, a derelict of
no value to any one, and a menace
tp navigation, avoided by other
vessels; and, unless she is towod
into port rjy another ship, after
tossing about for a tiir ., she fin
ally sinks.
How often do ..e see a human
life, freighted with rich possibili
ties, go down to eternal destruc
tion r.fter having given promise
of making a successful voyage.
The shores of time are strewn
with such wrecks. Wo may s :e
them at every turn in our great
cities. We pick up a newspaper
and in glaring type we read i
Suicide of a once prominent
business man." Tho ship has
gone down. We draw back in
disgust from a miserable being
who, clothed in rags aud reeking
with alcohol and tobacco, comes
reeling clown tho street. The
ship is still drifting, although
abandoned and avoided by others.
"When a rock dangerous to
navigation is discovered iu the
ocean, it is marked by a buoy so
that mariners in the future may
be able to avoid it. The rocks on
which so many human lives are
wrecked are also marked; but
how many rush blindly upon
them, either trusting to fate or
indifferent as to the result.
"Let us stand on the shore,
and, looking out over the ocean
on which we are about to embark,
read the names on the buoys
which mark ihe rocks along our
passage. Mark you, I say along,
because there is a passage safe
from all dangers.
"The first we see is Idleness.
How many promising young men
and women starting out in life,
have struck on tho rock, Idleness,
and there have gone down, or
thereafter have drifted slowly oa
without any definite purpose or
ambition. Remember, that only
by conquering every lesson or
task assigned to us, may we
steer entirely clear of this rock.
"Look at the second. It is
marked Low Conersation and
Profanity. Wo recall a fable
which told of a poor shepherd
who one day found a small blue
flower on the hillside ou which
his f'.ocks were grazing. As soou
as ho bad plucked the flower he
saw before him a door which op
ened into the interior of the bill.
Be entered and found himself in
the presence of an old kobold
who was seated on a thrcne iu the
midst of a magnificent chamber
lighted by hundreds of glistening
lamps, and filled with beautiful
gems of all kinds. Tne Heboid
spoke kiudly to him aud told him
to take all he wanted and not for
get tho best. The Bheptierd ea
gerly tilled his pockets wth gems
and was leaving, when the kobold
cried ou t, "Don ' t forget the best. ' '
The shepherd, thinking ho meaut
tho best stones emptied his pock
ets and refilled them with larger
ones and started to leave again
when again ho was checked by
the words, "Don't forget the
best." Again ho emptied hi-
pockets and refilled them with
the largest gems ho could find,
and again as he turned to go did
he hear the words, "Don'i forget
the best," but this time he pass
ed out. As boou as ho oame out
into the sunlight he fblt in his
poekots to reassure hiuiBeif that
the gems were still thero, when
lo :-he found nothing but leaves.
He had forgotten tho host tho I
keyllower that had opened to him
the door of the secret chamber ,
and would have made his treas-
area real, had he kept it. To us
is given a key (lower the mind, j
which can open tor us the store
In use of tho world s knowledge:
bat how many of us forget the
things that are best aud till our
minds and hearts with those
things that are low aud dcy ratl
ing: so that when we go out into
the world and place our lives lo
the test of usefulness, we tind we
are carrying only loaves. By lis
tcning to and iudulgmg in luwd
stories and low conversation we
till our minds so full of worthless
waste, that should we wait to ap
ply it in tho acquisition of useful
knowledge iu later life, we tind
ourselves sadly handicapped in
our eflorts. As to profanity, :'or
that siu there is absolutely no
reason or excuse. It has been
said that the man who lies or
steals may gaiu something by it;
but the man who swears serves
the devil for tho lowest wages of
auy one in his em ploy, because he
gains nothing whatever by it.
Look out for tho rock, Low Con
versation and Profanity. Do not
imperil the safety of your vessel
upon it.
"The next we notice is marked
Cigarettes. How many bright
hopes and promising futures
have been shattered upon this
rock. How many are rashly
drifting on to the same fate. Our
jaill and asylums are crowded
with wrecks from this source.
Nearly every day we may read of
some levoiting crime which has
been committed through tho in
lluenceof cigarettes and the dope
habit. The young man who be
gius tho use of cigarettes . may
well write this in his diary. "1
have this day taken the first step
10 make ol my life a total failure.
How long it will take: Cod alone
can tell."
"As we look farlher we see tho
uext one is marked Intemper
auce. Notice the shattered hulks
lying around this one. Hark to
the breezes bearing to us the de
spairing cries of souls plunging
for the last time into the re
morseless depths. And yet in
spite of all these warnings, wit
ness the endless procession pur
sueing the same course aud at
last suffering the saur:e fate. Be
ware of the rock, Intemperance.
"We notice another marked
Scepticism and lufidelity. This
one certainly has not been very
dangerous, because we see few
wrecks close around it : but look;
farther on in the course in which
this rock hes, see tho vast num
oer. Some have oven reached
the entranco to the harbor i but
none have ever eL'ered : all who
have struck on this rock have
gone down. Listen to what Tho
mas Paiue, one of the greatest in
tidels, says as the end of his voy
age draws near: "lam anoutt
take a loap'into the dark. " Young
man steer far from the rock
marked Scepticism. You may
not realize your danger until far
on your voyage : but rest assur
ed you will roilize it then. For
you thero shall be no beacon light
to guide you safely iuto port, no
cheerful welcome as your bark
touches the shore, but only dark
ness aud despair.
"We Bee still other buoys
marked Deception, Dishonesty,
Worldly Lusts, Pride, etc ; and
we ask ourselves i "Is it possible
with all the confronting us to
make the voyage safely ?" But
do not despair. Look ! On yon
der shore of the sea on which we
are r.bout to em bark there stands
a radiant cross from which a
gleam of light reaches even to the
shore ou which wo stand; aud u
this light we see a passago free
from all dangors; aud we hear a
voice saying i "Launch out into
the deep. Put your trust in me
and I will guide you safely all the
way.'
' Let us then accept Christ as
our pilot aud with the light from
the cross shining round us on
our way we may safely breast
the storms of life; aud, when at
last our voyage is done, we shall
safely outer the harbor aud hear
the voice of the Master saying,
"Well done, good and faithful ser
vant : enter thou iuto the joy of
thy Lord."
J. W. Barnky.
WORK OR CASH WHICH?
The Townships of Air, Rcihcl. mil
Wells Will Vote Upon the Question i
of Abolishing the Work Road Tax i
AT THE COMING FEBRUARY ELECTION.
By reference to a notice else
where in this paper, it. may be
seen that the voters of the '.own
ships of Ayr. Bethel, aud Wells,
will determine at the February
election, whether they desire to
abolish the plan of workiug part
of their road tax out, or paying
tho same iu money.
A provision iu Section 2, of the
Act of 1905, says, "That any
township may, by a majority vote
of the electors thereof, at the
February municipal election, af
ter thirty days pi ior uotice there
of, change the system of taxatun
for working the public roadf.
Such election shall bo authorized
by the c urt of quarter sessions,
upon a petition of at least twentj
live tax pa ers of said township;
and any township, which shail
have abolished the work tax, sha'l
annually receive from the State
fifteen percentuni of the amount
of the road tax collected in said
township, as shown by a sworn
statement of the board of towr
ship supervisors, furnished to
the State Highway Commission
er on or before the fifteenth day
of March in each year."
Iu accordance with the above
provision, petitions from the re
quisite number of citizens of the
townships named, presented pe
titions at tho January term of
court, and Judge Swope ordered
that an opportunity should be
given the voters of those town
ships to decide whether or not
they were tired of workiug on
the road.
That there is a "screw loose,"
in the machinery of road making
in Ifulton, as well as in many o,th
er counties of the State, has long
been apparent to every thought
ful observer. This county has
spent thousands aud tens of
thousands of dollars for the im
provement of its public roads
to be more exact more than ten
thousand dollars is spent each
year, and the truth of the matter
is, that the roads are nat in as
good condition now as they were
twenty years ago. There are,
here and there, some pieces of
nice work, but they are the ex
ceptions. And the roads will not
be auy better in twenty year to
come, if tho system of workiug
out the tax is followed.
A bright active man will take
ou the road ten men who are will
ing to put in as many hours, and
work with tho same fidelity that
they would if they were employ
ed in the harvest field, or public
works, and accomplish moro than
the ordinary supei visor does
with two dozen boys and old men,
tho former without experience,
aud tho latter without strength.
There is not one farmer in Kul
tn county that would pay a dol
lar a day for help on his farm and
be satisfied with the quality of
the hands on the road and with
the work they do.
According to the latest official
roport, Fulton county has 81(5
miles of public highway, and
speuds $10,049 ;;5, which is over
1; a mile. Ayr township has 05
miles of road and spends $1,940.
72 more than $30 a mile. Bethel
has 04 (that seems largt-) miles,
spends $034 25, which is a trifle
less than $10 a mile. Wells has
115 miles, and speuds $744.90 a
httio over $21 a mile.
Now, by accepting the provis
ions of the law, each township
would receive in cash from tho
State fifteou per ce nt, of tho tux
levied, additional; which, to Ayr
township, would mean a gift of
almost $200, and a like propor
tionate amount to each of the oth
ers. It might be notod just her ,
that there la some doubt as to
the constitutionality of the law.
Judge Crisswell.of Venango coun.
ty, a j ear ago declared the right
to vote for tho payment of work
Married in Clearfield.
Mr. James Uann and Miss
Clendola Truax, both of this
county, were married at the home
of tho bride's brother in Clear
field, on Thursday evening, the
20th ult. at 5 o'clock. The bndu
is the only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. U. M. Truax, and the happy
couple are worthy youug people.
The bride was tho recipient of
many beautiful and uselul gifts,
and both she and her husband
have the kiudest wishes of their
numerons frieuds for a safe aud
prosperous journey through life.
John D. Noble.
John D. Noole, son of the lale
John Noble, deceased, a native of
Cassville, Pa , died at his home at
Fairburg, Neb., on the lMth ult.,
from paralysis, aged about 50
years. Mr. Noble was a nephew
of Mrs. L. E Harris, of this place,
and is survived by his second
wife, Sadie Keepers, and two lit
tle daughters; and by a Bon Roll,
and daughter Lillian, of a former
marriage to Miss Mary Woollet,
sister of Postmaster Woollet, of
this place. The deceased was a
brother of James Noble, in the
west; Mrs. Sue DeYore. of Dul
uth, Minn.: Mrs. Lou Burton, of
Edeuville, N. C, and W. F. Noble,
a M. E. minister of Sinnemahon
ing, Pa.
KXCELSIOR.
Out school is progressing very
nicely under the, management of
George Lehman.
Bazil Powell, of this place, is
visiting relatives iu Hagerstown.
The Stoner Bros, have moved
their saw mill upon Scott Hotteu
lie'd's farm, whore they will be
engaged in sawing timber for
quite awhile.
Hugh Beatty and son, of Bom
nev, W. Va., who have been visit
ing friends and relatives in this
vicinity, returned home last Fri
day. John Hoopeugardner, who has
been employed in Pittsburg, re
turned home a few days ago.
James A. Beatty, who has been
seriously ill. is slowly improving.
Joh.i E. Hoopengardnor and
wife, visited the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott. Uot ten field,
last Sunday.
There will be an Oyster supper
at Belle Grove, Saturday night,
February Bob.
BURNT CABINS.
John Kerlin and sou Howard,
of Clear Badge, spent Saturday
here.
Levi P. Morton, of Fort. Little
ton, spent Friday night with
Oren Cisney in this place.
Charlie Cowan and sister,
Mrs. John North, spent Sunday
at Fort Littleton.
Lucinda Cisney, of New Paris,
Bedford county, is spending
some time with her son, Clell, in
this place.
Maggie Parsons, of Mount L'n
ion, who has been visitiug her
parents, Mr. and Mis. Suyder,
of this place, has returned to her
home.
Mrs. Jones Appleby, who has
been visiting her parents near
here, has returned t her home
iu Pittsburg.
Iiev. W. J. Clino is holding his
protracted meeting at Carri:k.
Kat leriue Waters, near here,
is spending some time with her
brother, P. J. Waters.
A number of our young people
spent Friday evening in singing
at the home of Anna E. Cline.
Harvey Kelley, of Decorum,
left on Friday for Pittaburg,
where heexpectit to have employ
ment for the winter.
road tax in cash, to be unconsti
tutional; and Judge Hall, of the
Clinton Cameron Elk judicial dis
trict, aud Judge Evans, of the
Montour Columbia district, have
recently refused to entertain the
petition, on the same grounds.
The action of the Judges nam
ed, of course, effects ouly their
respective counties, aud would in
no way interfere with the carry
ing out of the provisions of the
act iu this county, until their
opinions were continued by a
higher court
FOR MORE GOOD ROADS.
State Highway Commissioner Hunter
Urges Big Appropriation tor Im
provements Under F9M Law.
LEGISLATURE ASKED FOR $6,009,000.
State Highway Commissioner
Hunter announces that the de
partment has completed 285 5
miles of mad, of which 158.8
miles were built during 1900.
There are 210. 5 miles under con
tract or in rtadiuess to bo con
tracted for. Of the 97,040 miles
of public roads in Pennsylvania,
2,500 miles have alreadv been
surveyed. The work already
done, says the Commissioner, is
sumcieui to snow tnat tlie re
ports of mileage made Ly the
County Commissioners are very
far from accurate and the total
road mileage of the State is con
sequently a purely unknown
quantity.
Tho department has experi
mented to a limited extent dur
ing the past season with a tar
treatment for road surfaces, the
use of which is calculated to pre
vent the "raveling" of the road
material and the consequent rap
id wear and also to obviate tho
"dust nuisance." After the ie
suit of a winter's exposure has
beeu ascertained, the department
will bo ready either to adopt such
a method of treitment for all
roads which it builds, or, if ec
essary, to experiment further.
Mr. Hunter recommeuds an ap
propriation of $6,000,000, tc be
expended in the reconstruction
of township roads uuder the act
of 1905, in addition to the sum
appropriated by that act; also,
$2,000,000 for the construction by
the State of trunk lines of "Good
Roads" through the Common
wealth under the care of the
State Highway Department.
Doing "Heap Business."
The Merrill (Iowa) Record o
the 10th mst., says :
"Mr. and Mrs. George Raw of
Paullina, are visiting among
friends here this week. Mr.
Raw came down to assist Messrs.
Hoke and Aldrich in the Farm
ers' and Merchants' Bank. Mr.
Hoke tells us that his bank is do
ing the largest volume of busi
ness in the history of the insti
tution. The Record congratu
lates." This Mr. Hoke is a son of the
late Geo. Hoke, of McConnells
burg. He is uow a prominent
western banker and lives at home,
Cal thinks McConnellsburg not a
bad place to be born in, if you do
uot linger around too loug after
that important event occurs.
D0TT.
Rev. W. H. Hendorshot will
preach at Cedar Grove, first Sun
day in February, at 10:30 o'clock
a. m.;also, Rev. T. P. Garland
will preach the same Sunday ev3
ning at 7 o'clock.
The snow that fell lust week is
leaving very fast.
J. Tilden Hill aad Mrs. Win.
Carnell are ill at this writing.
The men iu our vicinity are
taking times easy, while tho roads
aro so bad.
George Kirk is singing, a
charge to keep. It's a boy.
The protracted meeting at Ce
dar Grove, closed last Thursday
eveuing. Had six conversions,
and leceived Beven into the
church. Large crowds and ex
cellent ordor prevailed.
Bert Carnell had tho misfortune
to get kieked below the elbow, by
a horse, lut Saturday, breaking
oue ol the b men.
Men Wanted.
Six addjponal, vigorous young
men, married or Biogle, to work
in aud around tannery. Wages,
$1.44 per day aud upwards.
Don' wait, but come, aud go
to work immediately.
Sai.tiu-o Tannuuv,
1 24 2t Baltlllo, Pa,