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VOLUME 10
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 11, 1909.
NUMBER 25
STATE RESERVATIONS
Forester T. Roy Morion Writes an
Instructive Article On the Import
ance of Forest Protection.
WOODMAN SPAKE THAT OLD OAK TREE
Doubtless there is not an in
vestment within the borders of
the State but what is better un
derstood in its aims and purpos
es than is the State Forest Res
ervations. The investment is no doubt a
good one, as later facts will show,
but the primary aim is the object
lesson m practical forestry upon
cheap lands for the edification of
the people of the State that tim
ber growing may be intelligently
performed thereon and thus lands
now abandoned may be reclaimed
to value and the timber needed
for the industrial welfare of the
State augmented by replenish
ment in so far as such lands can
do it.
Money is the one small feature
to be considered in the object of
the reserves. The aim is higher
than financial profit; it is more
for direct effects, auch as regula
tion of moisture, prevention of
erosion, preservation of game,
and landscape beauty, for we
want to enjoy the mountains, not
bae, not ugly, but as nature pro
vided them clothed with trees
and beauty, that they may be
places of resort not merely for
pleasure but also for health, for
the air in the forest is healthier
than the air in the country.
In ihe many direct ways in
which the objects of the reserves
bring about, the State, in the eud,
gets value received for every dol
lar invested with a well timbered
reserve always remaining.
In takmgup the objects of State
reserves I have divided them into
live main headings: namely first
protection of head waters; second
benefit tney give farm land; third
prevent erosion of mountain
slopes; fourth recreation pur
poses; fifth maintain industries.
In taking up the first, protec
tion of the head waters, by this
it furnishes means of transporta
tion, irrigation, fishing, water
power, and since water power of
our rivers is one of the most valu
able assets of our State out, as
cau be readily seen,unless thefor
ests at the head waters of these
rivers are protected, the melting
of the snows in the spring will
cause freshets for a week and
then during the summer months
the water will be so low that mills
using water power must either
shut down entirely or else run
only a portion of the time. The
usefulness of some of our streams
for water power is already de
stroyed and they can only meet
the demands which must be made
upjn them in the near futuro by
extreme reforestation in which
hearty co operation from every
one is needed. It is the users
themselves who can be of chiei
assistance in doing away with the
bad methods.
If by careful methods in the
utilization of waste areas we can,
in some measure, reestablish
these relations we will have done
much to lessen our labor and add
to the wealth of the State.
Coming to the last object for
protecting the head waters, is,
that of furnishing pure water for
cities and towns.
It has been from the start the
object of the State to secure land
at the head of such streams as
important towns and cities re
ceive their water supply and un
der care promote an increase in
tho quantity of water supplied by
these aeas and an improvement
lu its quality. No town should
receive its water supply by drain
age from the Bbrface of cleared
fields, which is always muddy and
usually filthy. The best water
even when filtered is no better
than the citizens should have.
Therefore, why not have a reserve
at the head of such streams if for
Oio other purpose than to furnish
pure water for domes tic purposes.
The Becond object of reserves,
wnicn is tne benetlt they give
farm land, is of great importance.
The benerit on certain crrps es
pecially crops growing to the lee
ward, are protected from tho hot
and cold winds, moisture is bet
ter preserved, snow kept from
blowiugoff, which prevents freez
ing, and makes the soil of the sur
rounding country produce the
largest and most useful agricul
tural crops by maintaining a more
or less steady stream flow. Nu
merous other benefits may be
mentioned of which the one ob
ject o,f the reserves that probably
benefits farm land most, is that
of furnishing homes tor birds;
especially insectivorous. The
birds have such close relation to
agriculture and forestry that any
thing that will increase their
number will prove of greajand
immediate economical value.
Shelter and food gone, we can
not expect their return. There
fore it ehould be the object of the
State reserves to protect their
homes. The birds, in the economy
of nature, hold in check two of
the greatest enemies of the agri
culturist noxious insects and
weeds. -If we protect the birds
we will eliminate the insects, and
with the insest gone, the crops
as well as the trees will have a
better chance for growth.
Coming now to the prevention
of erosion on mountain slopes,
this not only effects agriculture
and navigation but health, to a
certain extent. The importance
of plantations are more and more
apparent. We see destruction
and poverty invade the parts
where they have not been observ
ed. Wealth and cum lort grow in
those where th? rules have been
observed. This is especially true
on mountain slopes where water
has been prevented from running
off suddenly in destructive floods.
The subject for recreation pur
poses is a very essential one;
therefore the forestry manage
ment must occasionally recognize
and encourage the aesthetic side
of the forest; the people will learn
to love not only the part of nature
belonging to them, but at the
same time the State which makes
such recreation grounds possible
for them.
The forest for recreation has
become a much needed invest
ment in the interest of the whole
community. Recreation grounds
are limited more and more as the
cities swell and the pressure of
tne industrial life becomes se
verer. It is cf the highest com
mon concern that nature be safe
guarded and encouraged in her
beneficlent work of building up
and sustaining the great world of
recreation m which care is
thrown aside, and weary brains
may find freedom and invigora
tion. For men work that they
may enjoy leisure and nothing is
more pleasant for men who work
in offices all day long, then to get
out in the forest and enjoy a few
hours hunting, fishing, or other
wise, which is one of the aims of
the State reserves.
The last object considered here
is that of maintaining industries
by furnishing raw products.
The most of the timber on the
reserves is young trees. It is
the object of the State to culti
vate this timber. To plant seed
and seedlings )n the cleared por
tions, and to experiment in gen
eral; in forest cultivation the peo
ple of the State ara to reap th
benefit of the knowledge gained.
The only way we can repay our
ancestors is to cultivate a like
spirit of generosity and sacrifice
by doing something for the fu
ture, by the production of wood
products to supply the market,
loproduce the most valuable crops
of timber and wood, , year after
year, without interruption; to con
trol fluctuation of the market by
having a mure or loss equal sus
tained yiold. For without a plen
tiful, cheap, and continuous sup
ply oi wood, agriculture and all
tts dependent industries must
suffer
' - T. Roy Morton,- .
Forester.
RECORD OF DEATHS.
Persons Well Known to Many of Our
Readers, Who Have Answered
Final Summons.
ALL SEASONS ARE THINE, 0 DEATH.
Martjx Bishop.
Martin Bishop, one of Thomp
son township's oldest and most
highly esteemed citizens died at
the home of his son, George W.
Bishop, on Friday of last week,
aged 81 years, 11 months and 12
days. Several months ago Mr.
Bishop fell and dislocated one of
his hips, since which time he had
not been able to get about much,
and death resulted from a gener
al breaking down of his system.
He was a son of George Bishop
and his wife who was Elizabeth,
daughter of Conrad Peck, who
died in 1829. Martin was the last
survivor of a family of seven chil
dren four sons and three daugh
ters. Mr. Bishop was married
to Betsy Trott, who has been
dead several years. To this union
were born two sons and three
daughters, namely, Jackson, re
siding at Clearfield, Pa.; George
W., Mrs. Amanda Slacker, and
Abbie, wife of Moses Gordon all
living in Thompson township, and
Mary Jane, wife of Thomas Sny
der, living in the Little Cove.
The funeral took place last Sun
day and was conducted by his
pastor, Rev. Powers, of Need-
more, and interment was made
in the cemetery at Antioch Chris
tian church. Mr. Bishop had
been a member of tho Christian
church for many years, aud when
the time came for his mortality to
change to immortality he was
ready even having selected his
pall bearers William Sigel,Tbos.
Truax, John Bishop, Robert Ev
erts, Henry Waltz, and David
Gregory and selecting the place
of his interment. The large num
ber of people who attended his
funeral bore testimony to the es
teem in which he was held in the
community in which he bad lived
so long.
Mrs. L. P. Sousley.
A telegram last Sunday morn
ing brought to Mr. and Mrs.
James Sipes, of this place, the
sad intelligence that their only
daughter, Alice, wife of L. P.
Sousley, of Hamburg, Pa., had
died in a hospital in Reading, Pa.,
at 5 o'clock that morning. Mrs.
Sousl?y, who had been suffering
for several weeks from abdomi
nal troubles, was, on the 27th of
February, taken to Dr. Stryker's
private hospital in Reading, and
on the following Wednesday a
surgical operation was perform
ed, which at fhst was thought to
be successful, but a change for.
the worse set in, and death came
as before stated. In obedience
to a request she made some time
ago, her remains were brought to
Chambersburg yesterday, and
interred in the cemetery at that
place. Her aged parents and
brothers have the sympathy of
their many friends hare in this
bereavement.
Mrs. Sousley was aged 48
years, 2 months, and (J days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rasp.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rasp died sud
denly on Friday, March 5th, by
a stroke of paralysis at the home
of her brother, Jacob Clevenger,
in the East Extension of McCon
nellaburg. She was the widow
of Henry Rasp, who died about
fourteen years ago. She was iu
the 57th year of her life. Her re
mains were buried in the Union
cemetery, after funeral services,
conducted by Rav. J. L. Grove,
on Sabbath, at 8:il0 a. in.
Geokge Boeuneu, .
George Boomer, Waynesboro,
died February 28 of paralysis, af
ter an illness extending through
almost twenty years, aged sixty
four years. He was born near
McConnollsburg. After being
mustered out of the U. S. service,
at the close of the Civil War, be
returned to his borne and then
learned tailoring. In 1867 he was
married to Miss Sdia E. Stou ti
er, McConnellsburg.
FIRE IN CHAMBERSBURG.
The Franklin Repository Runted O il Last
Friday, Together With a Cigar Store
and a Boarding House.
The Franklin Repository, one
of Chambersburg's dailies, and
one of the best equipped news
paper plants in the State, was
destroyed by fire last Friday.
The Repository had its home in
the Fou.st Building, a large brick
structure on North Main street,
and supposed to be fire proof.
About four o'clock in the morn
ing, the Watchman in the boiler
room was awakened by fire fall
ing in his face. He gave an alarm
but owing to the fact that the
firemen were slow to respond,
and the apparatus on hand was
not in working condition, there
was little to do but let the tire
take its course. Fortunately for
the owners of adjacent property,
the fire wa confined to the Foust
Building with the result of dam
aging it to the extent of 20,000.
The loss to the Repository is
about 18,000. In the same build
ing was a boarding house and a
cigar store, the loss to the form
er being about 1,000, and the lat
ter, about 3,000. With the ex
ception of the boarding house,
the rest were pretty well protect
ed by insurance.
With its usual enterprise, the
Repository made its appearance
Friday evening, through the cour
tesy of the Public Opinion, and
just as soon as the transportation
companies can deliver new ma
terial, and workmen can put the
building in shape, the Repository
will be better than ever.
Kerlin Scheidleman.
A very pretty wedding was sol
emnized at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Scheidleman, in Todd
towhship, Tuesday, March Oth, at
11 o'clock, when their daughter,
Pearl, became the wife of Mr.
William Kerlin, son of John Ker
lin, noar Knobsville. The large
double parlors were very beauti
f ullyand tastefully decorated with
evergreen and cut flowers. A
handsome arch constructed of
spruce intertwined with roses,
adorned one end of the room. At
the appointed hour the wedding
party consisting of the bride and
groom, attended by Miss Nell
Tice as bridesmaid and Mr. Rolla
B. Foie as best man entered the
parlor, and taking their places
under the arch, Rev. C. W. Bry
ner, pastor of the bride, ia the
presence of some fifty invited
guests, pronounced the words
that caused two hearts to beat as
one.
After they had received the
hearty congratulations of their
many friends, all were invited to
the dining room, where the long
table was literally groaning be
neath its weight of good things;
and we fear that many who sat at
that festive board felt more un
comfortable "after than before
partaking."
This young couple were the re
cipients of many valuable and
useful presents.
In the evening the calithumpian
band, composed of some forty or
fifty members, put in their ap
pearance and favored all those
present with a number of their
choicest selections. We bespeak
for these young people a happy,
prosperous and successful voyage
down the stream of time.
One Who Was There:
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
Is Not Picked Up Every Day; but Jacob
Crlder, of New Grenada, Has Re
ceived Almostllthls Sum
FOR CARRYING UNITED STATES MAIL,'
Jacob Crider, of New Grenada,
as was told in the News a short
time ago, has entered into a con
tract with Uncle Sam v to carry
the mail between New Grenada
and Wells Tannery for four years
from the first of July next. "Un
cle Jake" has been in that busi
ness for some time, and has prov
en himself so capable and accom
modating, that the patrons along
his route would feel it would be a
public calamity to lose his servic
es. A representative of the News
found Mr. Crider at leisure a few
days ago, and elicited fiom him
the following interesting facts
connected with his long term of
service: Mr. Crider informed our
reporter that he hud, during the
past 18 years, made 5,034 trips
from New Grenada to Hopewell
and return, a distance of 32 miles
for the round trip, traveling a to
tal distance of 174,064 miles, and
in all these years had missed the
mail train at Hopewell but twice.
For the above service, he received
from the Postoffice Department
7,380.00. During 10 years and
4 months, he carried ihe mail
from New Grenada to Three
Springs, making 3,238 trips-
round-trip distance of 20 miles
each trip, or a total distance trav
eled of 04,700 miles. For this
service he received 2,147.50,
Hence the total distance traveled
on both routes, was 239,424 miles,
and the total pay was 9,527.50
an average of about four cents
for each mile traveled. To offset
this, he, during that time, lost 7
horses, wore out 4 others, and
wore out a cart, a buckboard,
two-seated hacks, 2 three-seated
hacks, 2 sleighs, 1 sled, 4 sets of
single harness, 8 sets of double
harness, and iron enough in horse
shoes to make rails for a Fulton
county railroad. Mr. Crider told
our reporter that he began the
lousiness with nothing, and owing
to the small compensation receiv
ed from the Government, he will
quit "worse than nothing."
When pensions come around
for those who have spent the best
part of their lives in the public
service, Mr. Crider should not
be overlooked.
SPRINQ EXAMINATIONS.
McConnellsburg M. E. Church.
Services for Sunday, March 14,
as follows: 9:30 Love Feast in
the Sunday School room; 10:30,
preaching followed by the Holy
Communion. Jr. League 2:00;
Epworth League 6:00; preaching
7:00 P. M., followed by sacramen
tal service. Morning theme:
The Cowards and the Giants."
Every bod v welcome, but a full
turnout of our members and pro
bationers is desired at these ser
vices. ,
Subscribe tor
only 11.00 a year,
the "News;
Heefner Cbaney.
At the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage at Neffs Mills, Pa., on
Wednesday, February 24, 1909,
Rev. George M. Shimer united
in marriage David v. Heefner,
son of Mrs. Lydia Heefner, Hus-
tontown, Pa., and Miss Anna
Byrd Chaney, of Manor Hill, Pa,
The bride is a charming young
woman and comes from one of
Huntingdon county's best fam
Hies, and the groom is a hustling
young business man, engaged in
merchandizing at Alexandria, Pa.
where the young couple have al
ready embarked in housekeeping.
The News extends most hearty
congratulations.
KNOBSVILLE.
Listen for wedding bells.
Miss Lillian Fleming, teacher
of Battle Ridge school, ia improv
ing from an attack of appendicitis.
Raymond Kerlin is getting bet
ter.
Misses Pearle Gress and Nina
Kelso spent part of last week with
thelatter's brother, Curtis Kel
so, in Huntingdon county.
William Hamil has improved
his property by building a new
kitchen.
Miss Erma Grass spent Sun
day atT. 8. Uershey's.
Grover Peck, who ia employed
in Franklin county, spent Sunday
with bia parents, Mr. an4 Mrs.
Jonathan Peck. .
Everybody is talking railroad
now.
Time and Places of Holding, and Condi
tions Upon Which Pupils May
Enter.
The Spring Examinations of
the schools of Fulton county will
be held the 10th day of April, at
the folhwing places : Ayr, Web
ster Mills; Belfast, Needmoro;
Bethel, Warfordsburg; Brush
Creek, Emmaville; Dublin, Fort
Littleton; Licking Creek, Harris
onville; Taylor, Uustontown;
Thompson, Center; Todd, McGov
ern's; Union, Center; Wells, High
School.
We feel that the requirement
of an examination, heretofore, in
Algebra has lead to a great deal
of misplaced energy being spent
in the too early teaching of the
subject; therefore, Algebra will
be optional with the pupils. An
opportunity will be given to take
the examination, and when pupils
wish to try it and pass, Algebra
will be marked extra on their
diplomas. Pupils will be allowed
to pass without Algebra. No pu
pil will be admitted without a
written recommendation of the
teacher, and such recommenda
tion must bear the pupil's per
cent in schocl work iu all branch
es. We suggeat that teachers be
careful in recommendations.
Examinations to begin at 8 o'
clock a. m. and continue until fin
ished. Yours truly,
B. C. Lamuekkox,
Co. Supt.
Hl'STONTOWN.
A few days of real March weath
er last week was just a gentle re
minder that spring is not here
yet.
John Jones and Arthur Wood
cock left for Dallastown lastweek.
They expect to bo buisily en
gaged along the A. T. it T. line
as they move this way.
Mrs. MaeGuehnng, of Greens
burg, Pa., is spending some time
with her relatives in this place.
Mrs. Rosie Shaw and little
daughter, of Markles Station, Pa.,
are visiting hor sister, Mrs. H.
E. Palsgrove.
David Cutsball, wife and son,
and Miss Lovelet, spent a few
days with the former's sister,
Mrs. B. C. Lambersonat McCon
nellsburg. '
Morris Kirk is busily engaged
moving to his new home in Mc
Connellsburg.
Mr. B. B. Young, of Ilollidays
burg, Pa,, made a trip to our town
last week on business. -
H. R. Lamberson, who has been
painting-at Mt. Union for the
past two weens, returned home
last Friday evening.
Harry Kellar is laying a founda
tion on which he expects to build
an addition to his blacksmith
shop.
Our local talent "Theatrical
Troop" is in steady training for
the series of dramas, comedies,
etc., which will be played here in
the P. O. S. of A. Hall, March
19th. Our play promises to be a
winner. Everybody come and
see the fun. The admission will
be reasonable aud accomodations
good.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
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SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
The Laughable Comedy "The Jayville
Junction" Will Be Gives In the New
Auditorium in the Pubtie School
Building, March 25th.
The play which was to have
been given by the High School in
tho newly furnished auditorium
of the Public School building on
Thursday evening of next week,
has been postponed until Thurs
day evening, March 25th, on ac
count o' not being able to get the
furniture ready sooner. This is
said to be one of the best produc
tions yet given by the High
School, and as the proceeds are
to be applied to the payment of
the expeuse of placing comfort
able chairs in the room, every
body should turn in and help
boost it along. The program and
further notice will appear in the
News next week.
S. 1. Miller left town a few
days ago to visit his children in
Peoria, 111.
Howard S. Mellott, of War
fordsburg, and his brother John
of Needmore, spent a few hours
in town yesterday.
N. H. Alloway and Davie Her
shey, of Waterfall, came down
last Friday and attended the big
sale at C. J. Brewer's.
Bennett H. Truax and son IIo
bart, of Belfast township, called
at the News office a few minutes
on business while in town last
Saturday.
T. Roy Morton, B. F., of Peters
burg, Pa., spent the time from
Saturday until Monday with his
parents, Judge and Mrs. Morton,
near town.
Oscar Leevy, near Welsh Run,
spent from Saturday until Mon
day in the home of his wife's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
Dishong.
Miss Mabel L. Trout, who has
been visiting her brothers, Dr.
N. C. Trout, at Fairfield, Pa., and
Dr. Clarence N. Trout, at Red
Lion, Pa., returned home Mon
day evening. Mabel's visit was
prolonged a little on account of
an attack of Adams county ton
silitis. Mr. J. M. Myers, Mercersburg,
spent the time from Saturday un
til Monday in the home of his
father -in law, R. M. Kendall, in
this place, and on Monday return
ed home accompanied by his wife
and "thebovs." who had heen
spending several days on this
side of the mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Whiter, of
Pittsburg, were called to this
place last week on the account of
the illness of the latter's mother,
Mrs. Ruth Hagener. Mr. Whiter,
who is superintendent of the
Panhandle railroad, returned
home Monday and Mrs. Whiter
remained with her mother, who
has her home with her son-in-law
and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. A. D.
Dal bey.
Dr. W. F. Sappington, of Web
ster Mills was among the hun
dred and fifty thousand other fel
lows who started down to Wash
ington last week to seo the Inau
guration ceremonies, . and didn't
see them. He Bays there are
a lot of people that are not likely
to forget very soon the kind of
weather on the 4th of March,
1909. The doctor reached home
Saturday. Mrs. Sappington has
been in Baltimore several weeks
quite sick.
Easter on April llth.
Easter this year will fall on
Sunday, April llth. Easter is
a movable feast, because it falls
on different dates in different
years. It is kept on the Sunday
next after the fourteenth day of
the Paschal Moon ; the Paschal
Moon being that moon of which
the fourteenth day (approximate
ly the full moon) occurs on or
next, after the 21st of March.
Hence Easter cannot occur earlier
than March 22nd (when the four
teenth day of the Paschal Moon
is Saturday, March 21), nor later
than April 25 (when the four
teenth day of Paschal Moon is
Sunday, April 18).
The only example of the ' two
extremes ia the twentieth cen
tury will be in the year 1943, at
which time Easter will occur on
April 25, the latter extreme. Dur
ing the twentieth century we find
that March the 24th, 1940 comes
next to the other extreme, which
as mentioned before in this arti
cle, is March 22nd. March 27th'
will be Easter in the year 1910,
which Is next year,