i court wtn ii'o as a lamiflon, id Com. ny was r lh? harp- VOLUME 11 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., FEBRUARY 17, 1910. NUMBER 19'"" a PUNTS AND THEIR PESTS. Weekly Bulletin oi Timely Toplci Issued By the State Department et Apical tare.. RABBITS ARE PEEUNQ TREES. The earth being covered with snow in many sections of Penn sylvania, and not all the rabbits having fallen victims last fall to the gunner, numerous com plaints are being received by the Division of Zoology of the Penn sylvanlaj)epartment of Agricul ture, in regard to trees being damaged and destroyed by rab bits preying upon the bark. One grower in Westmoreland County wrote to State Zoologist H. A. Burface, stating that of 1,200 trees, planted one, two and three years ago, and which made a nice growth, quite a number have bad their bark peeled oil by rabbits. He asked for some simple remedy to prevent this destruction, and made this further inquiry: Would black, roof paint some thing of a coal tar nature be in jurious to the trees? I have tried it on a few trees, and the rabbits have not worked of such trees, and this would be an easy way to stop them, but I am afraid I might injure the trees by such an application." ; The advice of Profossor Sur face was to the following effect: "Replying to yonr recent letter asking how to prevent rabbits from peeling your young trees, I beg to say that the chief thing to do is to cut some branches from trees that need pruning (from either these or older trees), and drop the branches on the snow where the rabbits can get at them. The next thing is to paint the trunks ot your young trees with pure white lead and a good quality of raw linseed oil. "Painting or' spraying with lime-sulphur wash, or . with the sediment that is left from boiling lime-sulphur wash for San Jose scale, will also prevent injury for some time. Some persons re commend killing a rabbit and rubbing its insides over the trunks of the trees. Blood paint ed or sprayed on the' trunks of trees is often usfed to repel them. Personally, 1 prefer either the paint or the lime-sulphur wash mentioned above. I have tried both, in our experiments on my own trees, with good results. "Coal tor might be all right, but 1 know where a nice orchard of young apple trees , was killed by painting with coal tar and Un seed oil, and I hesitate to recom mend this on that account. I have never tried it on my own trees, and I am satisfied with the efficacy of the linseed oil and white lead treatment." ml "Wk- Mr. Rene Guillard. y Pleasant Occasion. The home of Mr. and Mrs. An drew Washabaugh was opened last Thursday evening to the So cial Committee of the Reformed church Christian Endeavor Socie ty, at which time the members and friends of the Society spent a very pleasant evening. A pro gram bad been prepared by the Committee, consisting of reading and recitations by Rev. Rice, Mc Lloyd Erb, Rudolph Spongier, Laura Ilenry, Lillie Houpt, Rose Fisher, and Mrs. Christina Mel lott; a solo by Rev. Rice, with Misi Laura Wagner at the organ; a duet by Mrs. Emma . Daniels and Mrs, Christina Mellott and a solo by Mis , Bl'zzard, Miss Meta Fryman as brgamst; a solo and duet by Miss Olive Pittman and Mrs. Mellott; a duet by Mc Lloyd Erb and Rudolph Spsng Jer, Miss Pittman at the organ. Miss Pittman sang a beautiful olo, entitled Only Tired." Refreshments consisting of ice cream, cake, and apples, were served. All present spent a very pleasant evening and expressed many thanks to the Committee tad Mr. tad Mrs. Washabausb, ON THE PACIFIC COAST. Asotber Fnltoa Cooaty Boy Who, Through Hie Ows Sfforte, la Wlnnlnt Success. No better illustration of the way in which our Fulton county boys distribute themselves around this big country of ours could he had than that offered by Rene Guillard, now at Portland, Oregon. Mr. Guillard, who is a son of Peter Guillard, Sr., was born in the BroadUpcoal regions; but when five years of age, his parents decided to give him the advantage of farm training, so they removed to Wells Valley, where Rene spent his summers in farm work and his winters at tending the local schools. His country school training was fol lowed by a course in the Wells Township High School, and after having graduated there he taught in the schoods of his own town ship. The January number of the Penman's Art Journal of New York City, says Rene's interest in penmanship now led him to Columbus, Ohio, where he took up special work in that branch, winning the Zanertan gold medal for proficiency in penmanship. He also took a teacher's course in free-hand drawing which was being given at the Ohio State University. Upon completing his work in the Zenarian School, he entered the employ of C. W. Ran son in connection with the correspondence work of that pen man. His principal work was criticizing matter sent in and do ing ornate envelope worKv He remained in Kansas City for one year, when a good offer from the Behnke-Walker Business Col lege, of Portland, Oregon., lured him to the Far West Mr. G nil lard's .progress in his chosen work has been rapid and sure. He is successful in teaching all oranches of pen art work, and furnishes that inspiration to his pupils which is so essential to good work. Home Aeaia. The following two items clip ped from the Towner County Democrat published at Cando, N. Dak., were sent to this office by Daniel W. Fraker, and indicate that Samuel King, who spent the early part of the winter in the neighborhood of West Dublin, is back in bis North Dakota home. The Democrat says: "Sam King, who returned from the east a few days ago, says he was delighted with the change in the weather when he entered North Dakota. The weather in Pennsylvania and Illinois was of poor quality and muggy, and seems to have been badly bunged up in transit by some celestial baggage smasher. Perhaps the hobo comet that came In on the blind baggage had something to do with it" u "Mrs. Marston HUd was oper ated on for appendicitis list week and Is now rapidly recovering. For a time her condition was very serious and it was considered ad visable to send for her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. feamuel King, who were visiting iq Illinois on their return trip from Penn sylvania. Wban tiey arrived they bad the pleasure of finding their daughter much Improved." OUT OF HOUSE AND HOME Charlee W. Hess Uses House, Bars, sad Other Bulldinrs by Fire Last Friday Night. VERY LITTLE, IP ANY, INSURANCE. Charles W. Hess, who owns part of the old Dorsey Hess prop er'y at the western base of Scrub Ridge in Licking Creek township, last fall purchased from the heirs theJackron Strait property at Strait's Bridge, on the road lead ing from Saluvia to Sipes Mills. A few weeks ago, Mr. Hess, with his family, moved to their new property they living in one side of the house, and George Strait and his sister Miss Fannie living in the other. Last Friday evening they all went to the Christian church to paeaching, and on their return, stirred up the fire enough to get warm and then all went to bed. Later in the night, some of the members of the household were awakened, almost strangled by smoke, and discovered in an in stant from the crackling and roar of flames that the house was afire. It was with difficulty that the members of the family escaped from the burning building, being obliged to leave most of their wearing apparel behind. The strong wind made itimpos Bible to sontrol the fire or even to get anything of consequence out of the house; and to add to their misfortune, it was found that the wind had carried burning embers to the barn, and it was already beginning to burn furiously. Half frantic, the men rushed to the barn, and were barely able to rescue the live stock before ac cess to the building was entirely cut off, and they were obliged to stand helpless and witness the total destruction of the building, together with the wagonshed ad joining, all the grain and rough feed, and many of the farming implements that had been stored in the barnfloor and in lhe wagon shed. This is hard luck for Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hess, as well as for Mr. Strait and his sister, who lost all their household goods. It is said that Charlie had some insurance on bis household goods in his old home, but whether the insurance will be effective in the new without a transfer remains to be seen. . DAILY STRAIT DEAD. Passed Away la a Baltimore Hospital Last Sunday. Faaeral Yesterday. Buried at tbe Cbrlstlaa Church. Daily Strait, son of the late Mr and Mrs. Jackson Strait of Lick ing Creek township, died at a hos pital In Baltimore, Md., on Sun day last . His remains were sent to Hancock by express where they were met by Undertaker Homer L. Sipes Tuesday and brought to his late home. Fun eral took place yesterday, and in terment was made in the ceme tery at the Sideling Hill Christian church. Daily was aged about 28 years. About four years ago be sustain ed an injury by falling on the ice, which developed Into tuberculos is of the bones, and he went to Baltimore; last fall for treatment He is survived by one brother, George, by two sisters, Miss Fan nie, and Mrs. Urner Truax, Qraad Concert. The Mechanics Band, of Clear Ridge, wity give a grand concert In the Mechanics Hall Saturday evening, February 26th. All new mnsio will be played and the pro gramme has been carefully se lected n order to suit the ear of alt Come one and all, and hear some good music. Admission 10 eta. Doors open at 7:00; Consert begins at 8)0, After tbe concert is over the Ladies' Aid . Society will serve Oysters, Ice Cream, etc in the Grangers HalL ? SQUIRE HERTZLER IN PIHSBURO. Visits the Carnegie Building, and Is As tonished at tbe Mammoth Collec tion of Curiosities. Dear Editor : I left ray home at Burnt Cabins on the 81st ult , and arrived m Mount Union on the first day of February, where i remained in the home of my daughter, Mrs. Dubbs until the next day Ground Hog Day when I left for Pittsburg and ar rived in the Iron City at 2:10 in the afternoon. At the Union Station 1 was met by my grand son; in a few minutes we were aboard a trolley car, and at 7 o'clock in the evening we were at the home of uiy daughter, Mrs. W. T. FogaL found her and family all well, and glad to see "Grandpa." Now, for the sights. I visited the Carnegie Building of Curiosities. This is a place that one can put in a whole day seeing the wonders ot the world, and then not get arouud. There is no mineral in the known world that does not have a place here nuggets of gold weighing 100 lbs. ; quartz of all degrees of richness; Indians' wearing apparel; trink ets manufactured by the Indians their cooking utensils, weap ons, &c. There are relics of the ancient cities of the Cliff Dwell ers in Mexico; mummies from the pyramids in Egypt; a boat 4600 years old brought from Egypt; and all kinds of pitchers, mugs, and vessels found in the ruins of Pompeii, and other excavated citiej. It is an almost inexhaus tible storehouse of interesting curiosities. Through the skill of the taxidermist, one may see specimens of all kinds of animals "as natural as life." Also, skele tons of the great mastodon and other extinct species of animal life. Then, in the art gallery are some of the finest pictures man ever laid eyes on. 0 well, "shucks!" It's just no use to try to describe all the wonderful things one may see here and all for nothing, too. The place is visited by thousands and thousands of people; and when you go to Pittsburg, you will not have seen the city, if you do not visit the Carnegie Build ing. Talk about busy cities ! Pitts burg is the greatest hive of Indus try in the world, and is well worth a visit 1 expect to start next week for Clay county, Neb., to visit my son. H. IL Hertzler. Feb. 7, 1910. ENID. Plenty of snow. Joseph Woodcock and B. Alex ander, after having spent ten days at their homes, expect to re turn to their work on Tuesday at New Bethlehem. L. W. Cunningham spent a night in Bedford on business. Mary Berkstresser is visiting relatives at Saxtoo. Delia Foster, of South Fork, is spending a few days with her la ther, J. C, Foster. Mrs. Emily Gates was called home on Saturday by the illness ot her husband, Joseph Gates. Miss Lavina Ellas bad a sale of her personal property last Thurs day, and has gone to make her home at Roaring Springs, with her sister Emily Gates. This takes the family name Elias off the list m Wells township. Cooke Foster and family and Guasie Foster and sistor Annie, of Round Knob, spent Sunday in the Valley, at J. C. Foster's. - Mr, and Mrs. N. S. Edwards spent Sunday with the latter 'a fa ther, Dennis Sipe, at Sax ton. BIG BARGAIN DAY. Sclders. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William IL Seiders, died at the home of Its pareut ra Todd town ship, on tbe 10th mat, aged 28 days. The cause of its death was inanition. Funeral on , the 12th) and interment in Union cemetery. NlnetyElght Centa Worth of Oood Clean Fun for Only Thirty-Five Cents. For Sale at Public School Building. TUESDAY EVENINO, FEBRUARY Z2ND. This sale will take place in the Auditorium of the Public School Building on Tuesday evening of next week. There will be no auctioneer; you just pay your lit tle thirty-tive cents at the door, go in, and you will be politely shown to a comfortable seat where you can forget the troubles and cares of life, and have an eve ning of good clean enjoyment. Tbe entertainers are the Thali an Club, whose entertainments in the past are a sure guaranty that you will not be disappointed. Do not think that because the price has been marked down to thirty-five cents, that yon will be served to odds and ends, rem nants or job lots. Every bit of tbe entertainment is spic span new, and would cost you any where else, from fifty cents to a dollar. Don't miss the opportunity to hear one of the best entertain ments ever given here; and at the same time, help to cancel the cost of furnishing the new auditoriu m. CAST OF CHARACTERS. Miss Maria Douglas, a maiden lady with artistic tendencies Miss Mary Hoke. Isabel Douglas, niece of Miss Douglas, with democratic tenden ciesMrs. Walter Reid Sloan. Marie Van Harlenger, friend of Isabel Miss Emily Greathead. Col. Wm. McMillen, suitor to Isabel Lmd Patterson. Dr. Blake, a middle aged prac tltioner Merrill W. Nace. Miss Madden, a trained nurse Miss Mary Pittman. John Cason Gordon, a wealthy student of sociology Russell Runyan. Mrs. Gordon, mother of John Cason Gordon Miss Mollie Sey lar. Miss,. Gordon, sister of John Cason Gordon Miss Minnie Reisner. Four telegraph linemen W. EL Greathead, Walter Reid Sloan, E. R. McClain, Harry Johnston. Cindy, a negro maid Miss Kit Cook. ' Henry, a negro boy engaged to Cindy Leslie W. Seylar. Young men and girls from vil lage. Quartette of Plantation Melo dies. Doors open at 7 o'clock. Enter tainment begins at 7:30. Admission: Reserved seats, 85 cents;generaladmission, 25cents; children under 14 years of age, 15 cents. Tickets will be on sale at Trout's Drug Store, Monday morning, February 21, at 10 o' clock, and, also, at the School Building, in the evening of the entertainment Yotug Folks Entertained Last Saturday evening will be remembered with pleasure a long time by some of the young folks of Dane not alone on account of the rough weather; but because of the pleasant time spent in the hospitable home of Mr, and Mrs. Beamer Gress. Refreshments were served about ten o'clock, after. which they departed for their respective homes, feeling that they had had a good time. Those present were Pearl Gress, Ruth Lawyer, Rose Gress, Kathryn Uoop,8allie Hoop Chalmers Gress, William Peigb tel, Roll Lawyer, Norman Rak er, A. D. Pelghtel, and George Raker. . Roy and Paul, sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Ott, of Tod township, left Monday morning for Iowa where they expect to spend the summer, at least, . in becoming acquainted with the possibilities of the West The Ott brothers are excellent young men and worthy .the confidence of any one eeiing their services. , A TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND. Written by Rev. Oeo. B. Shoomaker op en Hla Learning of the Death of Dr. W. F. Teeter, Which Occurred on the th Inst. Editor. "Friend after friend departs. Who bath not lost a friend ? There Is no union here of hearts, That finds not here an end. Were this frail world our only rest, Living or dylng,none were blest." In the person of Dr. William F. Teeter I had a friend. By the ruthless hand of death, 1 have, as we are wont to say, lost him. On Sunday, February 6, 1910, while at our morning devotions, a telegram reached me that my friend had "alippet awa" on Sat urday night, February 5, 1910, at about the hour of ten o'clock, How the scenes of the last half a century or more have been crowd ing in upon me since last Sunday morning ! The school days; the play days; the days of young maH hood; the days when the more serious things of life began to dawn upon us; tbe slipping out into the great army of life's earn est laborers, and then the days ot steady tramp, tramp, in life's chosen calling and in them all, in more or less of closeness, have 1 been, in fact or thought, asso ciated with my now departed friend. In tbe first school, under that sainted woman, Mrs. Sterrett, we learned our first lessons to gether; and in after years, in the Old Brick Schoolhouse we "fin ished" our education. The old diamond where we played ball; the hills of the old town where we coasted; the creek where we fished and bathed; the hills and fields where we roamed and gath ered wild berries or hunted pine; the old stone bridge where we lin gered with our chosen friends; the "little old stone church, "long since torn down, where, under the leadings of the Holy Spirit, we bowed together at the "mourner's bench," and cried aloud to God for mercy; the altar of the church, where afterwards we stood together to renew our vows and be received into full fel lowship in tbe church; the prayer and class room where, with many others, we mingled our prayers and tears and testimonies in all these, and in other places and ways, he was my friend. And, now, he is gone! Could I have stood by his side, and looked into his face once more, I would have been glad to say, "Brother, you have been a true friend to me. I cannot esti mate the great value of an unbrok eu friendship of more than half a century, which we have had. 1 cannot recall a word or act that has come from you, that has in the least interfered with the on ward, strong, steady flow of that friendship, We will be friends, also, in that other world. Neither of us was without fault in all these years, in other mat ters; but in our friendship, we were perfect Dr. William F. Teeter will ever dwell in my heart as a God given friend. If he had faults, 1 pass them by, and cher ish only his virtues. Geo. B. Shoemaker. Shell Rock, Iowa. Thanks. I wish through tbe News to thank my many friends who so kindly remembered me on my birthday, on the 7th of February. The names of the persons from whom cards have been received to date, are as follows: Mrs. D. R., Veda R., Orion P., Rosa P., Mr. and Mrs. L. B., Lyola, Leo, Mr. and Mrs. A. C, Willis, and Edna Mellott; Jas. D. Hoop, Oli ver Sipes, Misses Dora and Elma Flowers, M. M. Hockensmlth, Mary R. Deshong, ' David G. Shives, Mrs. Linna A. Trogler, J. Nelson Mellott and wife, Mrs. Pauline Evans, Simon Daniels and wife, Ada sad Lois Decker, Ella Hoop, D. IL Sblves, Elmer Tru ax, and Mrs. Wilaon Walts. Elmer V, Mellott. "SPARE THAT OAK." History of tbe Development of Forestry In Pennsylvania Written for The NEWS. BY FORESTER ROY C. MORTON. When the early settlers from the Old World landed on the At lantic coast of North America, they brought with them tradi tions of respect for the forests. It is true that tbe forests gave the pioneers shelter and fuel, and game for food, but an immense amount of labor was required to win from it the soil in which to raise their necessary crops. But even in these early days, far-sighted men recognized that attention to satisfactory forest conditions is as necessary as at tention to other economical con ditions. And, consequently, the first steps taken in Pennsylvania toward conserving the forests was as early as 1682, when Wil liam Penn stipulated in his ordi nance, regarding the disposal of lands, that one acre of land be left covered with trees for every five acres cleared. But these measures were not well followed up, and the needless destruction of tbe forests went steadily on. The first attention given to the forests by the legislature of our state was in 1800; other acts were passed at various times in regard to the forests, but the first im portant steps taken was in 1893, when an act was passed creating a forestry commission, and speci fying tbe duties thereof. This commission labored under the Department of Agriculture, The work of the commission grew so rapidly, and the popular approval of the land purchased was so marked, that it soon be came evident that forestry must be placed by itself, and ampler powers given to those who were to purchase and care for the lands acquired. So, in 1901, the Department of Forestry was cre ated with with Dr. J. T. Roth rock as Commissioner. The new Department soon saw its need of trained men to care tor this land in a scientific and practical manner, and in 1903, the State Forestry Academy was es tablished at Mont Alto, Pa., with a three years' course in scientific and practical forestry this For estry Academy being tbe only institution of the kind in the West em Hemisphere. Students are required to pass a physical and mental examina tion before being admitted to the school, and then only after being appointed by the Commissioner of Forestry, who appoints ten each year, in order, from the ones having the highest average. The State has made an admir able start It now owns over 925,000 acres of forest reserves, it being second among the states in the number of acres owned, and standing first in forest admin istration. It has established three large forest tree nurseries, in which are being grown millions of seedlings each year. It has planted over 2.000,000 seedlings, and it aims to plant 20,000,000 each year. It has 30 trained for esters in the field in charge of State reservations. But this is only a start to what must be done to bring the forests of our State back to what they should be. Mills Stunkard. Mr. Chester Mills and Miss Nellie Stunkard, of Wells Tan nery, were married at the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Rachel Mills, on Wednesday of last week. Rev. E. L. Kennedy, ofSaxton, performed tbe cere mony, which was witnessed by near relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Mills will go to housekeeping at Weils Tannery, tbe groom being employed in a large lumber camp near that place. May then mar ried life be long, happy and pros perous. Everett Republican. Subscribe for the "News, 'only (1.00 a year,
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