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VOLUME 11
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 17, 1910.
NUMBER 23
LIME AS A FERTILIZER.
Practical Hints Dropped by Dean Hunt
la Chamberaburg. ,
The Cumberland Valley Rail
road run a Farmers' institute on
wheels last week, the instructors
making a railroad tour through
the Valley, meeting the farmers
at principal stations.
The following from Dean Thorn
as F. Hunt's address m Cham
bersburg, will be of special inter
est to the farmers of this county:
in his remarks Mr Bunt show
ed conclusively that grass repays
heavy fertilization as surely as do
cultivated crops. His figures
showed that fertilizers should go
upon the grass lands rather than
upon the corn, which usually fol
lows grass. Double returns are
thus secured. Hay yields are
vastly increased and the heavy
sods make large corn yields later
on. The teaching of Dr. Hunt in
this respect would add hundreds
of thousands of dollars to the val
ue of Pennsylvania grass crops if
everyone were willing to put them
into practice. ,
One striking truth presented
was that all solids lose lime con
tinually, and much land in Penn
sylvania has reached a point
where there is an actual lack of
lime to keep the ground sweet
and friendly to plant life. Clover
has ceased to grow even in some
limestone valleys, because the
available lime has leached away,
There must be liming to, correct
acidity or clover will become a
thing of the past and soil fertility
cannot be cheaply maintained.
Very heavy liming was consider
ed irrational, and the plea was on
ly for sufficient lime to keep all
acid destroyed, and to permit the
growth of heavy clover sods. The
statement was made that prob
ably every acre in Pennsylvania
would some day reach the stage
in which the application of lime
. would be an absolute necessity.
The results presented from twen
ty-eight years' experiment with
fertilizers at State college greatly
interested these progressive farm
ers. The results show conclus
ively that light applications of
manure, reinforced by phosphor'
tc acid and potash, or clover rein'
forced with these chemicals, in'
crease soil fertility sure and pro
htably.
Chauffeur Defined.
New Jersey Congressman Had Them
Counted on Ooe Bill, and Found
Just 92,000.000.
Germs 92,000,000 of them, of
manifold variety were found on
a one dollar bill microscopically
examined at the request of Rep
resentative Wiley, of New Jersey,
according to his statement
before the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, in sup
port of his bill to provide clean
currency by burning all paper
money returned to the Treasury.
Among the many diseases
found to be circulating about this
money were smallpox, scarlet
fever, typhoid, tuberculosis and
diphtheria. Another bill exam
ined by the Agricultural Depart
ment. Mr. Wiley said, disclosed
the presence of 18,518,000 living
bacteria.
No germs were found on metal
money. The dollar bins or con
stant circulation have the most
bacteria about them, and it was
found that the larger the denomi
nation of the bill, the fewer germs
it contained.
To get rid of these dangerous
dollar bills, many persons during
the last week or two have been
fending them to the News office
in payment of subscription. Ful
ly realizing the. danger, the Edi
tor has provided himself with a
stout club, and will resist to the
finish any efforts of these germs
to bite him.
The first legal determination
of what is meant by the word
"chauffeur" in this State is con
talned in an opinion handed down
by Judge Staake, of Philadelphia,
on Saturday, in a case brought to
test the validity of the decision of
the Attorney General's Depart
ment requiring all operators of
automobiles to take out a license.
Judge Staake holds that a chuf-
f eur is a paid operator of a motor
car, and his decision makes it le
gal for any private individual to
drive a motor car without a li
cense. .
Judge Staake holds that if it
had been intended that all operas
ors of cars should take out licens
es, the intention would have been
clearly expressed in the wording
of the act of 1005. That such ex
plicit language was not employed
. and because the act reads "chauf
feur, or other paid employe" it is
clear in his mind that his inter
pretation of the law is the correct
one.
The decision will be welcomed
by motorists as proper and fair,
Under the law every car must be
licensed, and to require that each
operator of a car must also be li
censed and wear a badge, would
have worked a hardship m many
cases. It would seem no more
equitable to require all drivers of
cars to take out a license than it
would be to require all drivers of
norse-drawn vehicles to pay lor
the privilege of driving , them,
Toe licensing of the automobile
and of all paid drivers or chauf
feurs, would , certainly, seem to
cover the ground and protect all
interests.
GERMS ON DOLLAR BILLS.
Fish Warden Makes a Raid.
From Bedford Inquirer.
Last Saturday, Fish Warden
Jacob D. Sizer, of Huntingdon,
arrived in Bedford on the 4:00 p.
m. train, and in company with
policeman Elmer Corle, went
down to the Narrows where a
number of men and boys were
fishing with dip nets.
On the appioach of the officers
there was a wild scramble to es
cape, and all got away except
Harry Carpenter, who was arrest
ed. -
He was taken before Justice
Abram Barnhart and fined $20
for using a net with meshes of
leis than li inches from knot to
knot He was not prosecuted on
the charge of fishing with a net
after 12 o'clock noon on Saturday.
The law prohibits fishing with
a net between noon on Saturday
and tbe following Monday, 6 a.m.
The meshes are required to be
not less than li inches from knot
to knot, or 2 J inches stretched
out.
The members of the Borough
school board desire , in this man
ner to express their thanks to tbe
Tbalian Club for the two splendid
entertainments given, which re
turned to every one value receiv
ed for every cent spent m patron
izing the entertainments, and,
also, to thank them for the nice
sum more than $125.00 which
tbe Club turned into tbe treasury
of the School Board to help can
eel the debt incurred in seating
the Public School .Auditorium
with those splendid chairs.
When the tenth day of March
came around this year and scored
up another birthday anniversary
lor Mrs. G. Boyd Elvey, of west
Walnut street, the circumstaty
ces attending the occasion were
so pleasant that she never thought
of worrying over the fact that
one more year of her life had been
spent. This was largely due to
the thoughtf uiness of her mother
in-law. Mrs. Daniel G. Elvey, who
gave a number of her friends and
relatives the tip, and when tbe
tenth came around, it brought a
spring shower of beautiful post
cards some from Erie, others
from Toledo, Bangs, O., Altoona,
Mercersburg, Clear Ridge, Har-
risonville, and other places, until
there was a stacc of ninety seven
reminders that she was held in
pleasant remembrance by a mul
titude of friends. All this Mrs.
Elvey appreciated very much,
and shall not soon forget these
tokens of good will on the part of
ber friends.
A Call to Christian Endeavor Work In
Fulton County.
First, a word as to the origin
and history of the Christian En.
deavor movement. The first so
ciety was formed February 2,
1881, in Williaton church, in Port
land, Maine, by the pastor, Rev.
Francis E. Ciark. The work was
so successful that Rev. Clark
published an account of it in sev
eral religious papers, and others
taking up the idea, the movement
has assumed vast proportions Id
numbers and power, as a factor
in church work. Now there are
about 75,000 societies in tbe world
with well toward four millions of
members. There is a National
Union which holds great conven
tions, with as many as 35,000 del
egates when it washeli in New
York. We cannot go into details
further, but suffice it to say that
m every country where the gos
pel has touched, the Christian
Endeavor society has followed.
There is now a great movement
on font by tbe national leaders to
increase the total membership
by a million members until July,
1911. This is to be done by so
cieties working to increase their
own membership, and by form
ing as many new societies as pos
sible. This is a call to our
churches, both pastors and peo
ple, in these days when prayer-
meetings are at a low ebb, to bend
their energies in working for the
Master, by working to attain this
end. The Christian Endeavor
motto is "For Christ and the
Church," and that means the
training of young souls to become
workers in the church, and to
save other souls. Will it be a
mere dream, or a great opportun
ity for us?
The purpose of the Christian
Endeavor society, as proven by
experience, is to give the young
people an active part in express
ing their christian faith, not apart
from, but as a part of, the church
It should be a place, not only to
discuss topics, but can exert it
self along any line of church
work, morally or financially. Tbe
different committees can do much
toward making a live church that
appeals to the world, and this is
as important as having the regu
lar meetings. It is not exclusive
ly a young people's society, and
thus the older ones may exert a
guiding influence on youihful en
ergy. ,
1 Finally, there has been a Coun
ty Union formed in this Couniy,
and its officers are working for
the interests of the churches of
the County, and need tbe help of
all interested, or who may become
interested. They expect to bold
some meetings at central points,
and thus personally put the ques
tion before the churches. We
need, in order to accomplish what
is possible in this County, two
things the active and the enthus
iastic co-operation of every chris
tian; but even then, we may fail
except we lift our hearts in pray
er to Him who can bless to the
uttermost.
The officei s will be glad to give
any information desired any
where in the , County. Let us
work while it is day, for the night
cometh wherein no man can work.
Rev. L 11. Rice,
Pres. Fulton County C. E. U.
Miss Mary Sloan, seo'y.
McConnellsburg, Pa.
Rev. Clifford E. Hays, of Get
tysburg, will preach in the Luth
eran church, McConnellsburg,
ori Sunday, March 20tb, at 10:30
a. m. and 7:80 p. m. At Big Cove
Tannery, at 2:30 p. m.
An Indiana court has decided
that a member of a? church con
gregation may Join in the singing
by professionals during services
if he an wishes, and that his sing
ing does not constitute a disturb
ance of a religious meeting. That
is a wise decision. And no dou bt
sometime there will be a further
decision to the effect that a minis
ter in the pulpit has no more right
to abuse a member of the congre
gation than the member, has to
abuse the minister.
THE IRWIN STORE.
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The Dames of the persons Id the picture from left to right are: Jacob
Kreps, of Mercersburg; John Bender (sod of M. M. Bender), William Stern
er, Charlie Irwin (deceased), F.Il Largent, J. A. Irwin with his daughter liess
sitting on his knee; James Hull, Harry Irwin, Horace Naco, Welles Great-
head, and Augustus Rexroth (deceased).
While rooting among some "odds and ends" in bis store a few
days ago, Mr. John A. Irwin found a cut made from a photograph
of the front of his store and residence about twenty years ago. The
scratches on the cut injure the appearance of Jihe picture somewhat
and show that it has not been very well cared for.
The change in the appearance of the children is most marked.
The little tot on her father's knee is now Miss Bess Irwin, a suc
cessful teacher in one ol Philadelphia's big graded schools. Two
of those whose faces are represented in tbe picture have passed
from the scenes of earth Charlie Irwin and his grandfather, Au
gustus Rexroth.
A Stroll In Spring Time.
A few days ago, two young la
dies of town one, a successful
teacher looking for a better job;
the other, an ex-teacher who has
already taken preliminary exam
inations for a position as confi
dential secretary for an officer of
high rank in the N. G. of Penna
these two young ladies took a
stroll. Ye., my friends, they
took a stroll so they did. It
sometimes happens that when
the blasts of winter have become
blasted, and the bluebird begins
to warble, and the hum of the
bumblebee is wafted on the soft
warm breeze that floats down
from the sunny side of Cove
mountain I say it sometimes
happens, my friends, that maid
ens are tempted to stroll. In this
particular instance, the inclina
tion of these young ladies led
them to stroll in the direction of
the Coal Mine, east of town.
Their course to the Coal Mine
was deflected by the attraction of
certain beautiful farm buildings,
and curiosity led them to venture
nearer to a finely finished dwell
ing house, on the front of whose
walls are two marble slabs one
bearing the name of the owner,
and the other well, the girls
saw that there was plenty of room
for a name. As there were no oth
er persons about the premises,
the girls could not restrain their
curiosity to peep in through the
blinds and see the beautifully
carved mantels, the grill work
that ornaments the alcoves, the
handsomely papered walls, and
but just then the thought came
that they had started to see the
Coal Mine, and they left the cozi
ly fur-nished bouse with a sigh of
What a pity ! As they turned
their faces from this handsome
residence, the commodious bank
barn covered with slate, ' the
apiary where many stands of
bees were busy warming up to
their work of another season's
store of honey, they wended their
way in the silence of deep mental
abstraction. But in crossing a
meadow where a flock of geese
were busy cropping each spear
of green grass that bad made its
appearance, tbe dreams of these
girls wore suddenly interrupted
as they were put to an inglorious
flight by three pugnacious old
ganders, and to say that those
girls did some fine sprinting
would not give the slightest idea
of bow they ran and scrambled
over fences. Unlike a certain
woman of whom some of us have
read, they did not look back, and
were not sure that tbe ganders
were not after them , until they
were safely Lchind locked doors
in their own homes. Don't ap
ply at this office for tbe names of
the adventurous girls, for they
do not want their identity known.
Subscribe tor the
only C1.C0 ft year,
"Nawa;'
Severe Winter on Bees.
The severe winter, together
with the preceding drought, was
responsible for the. loss of a large
number of bees in this vicinity.
Since the weather has opened
many bee-keepers have made an
examination of their apiaries and
found that from one-third to one
half of the colonies have become
extinct during the winter.
Old bee keepers state that not
for a decade or more has there
been a winter that has been as
hard on the creatures as the past
three months. The hardships of
the severe weather was augment
ed by the drought of last fall
Owing to the scarcity of honey
during the late summer months
the bees did not breed to any
great extent and tbe winter be
gan with all the hives containing
but a small quota of the insects.
Because of the small number the
proper warmth in the hives could
not be maintained and the frost
got m its deadly work.
Last fall drought was, however,
as much to blame for the bees as
the long cold, cold winter. Dur
ing the fall months when vegeta
tion was dried up and there were
no flowers in bloom, the bees
gathered little or no honey, and
as a result of the fact that the
queens will not propogate when
their subjects are not gathering
honey, they entered upon the
winter with a scanty hoard of
honey and small swarms.
OEM.
The Stork left an 111-pound
daughter at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Mellott last Satur
day morning.
Reuben Hollenshead lost part
of his wagon in the creek. He
can get it by calling at Ross Mor
ton's.
George C. Mellott, wife, and
son Harold were at D. D. Hann's
last Sunday.
William Kline and his mother
are visiting friends in Franklin
county.
Joseph - E. Mellott burnt his
limekiln last week. He got a
good burn.
David Hann and wife took din
ner at James E. Hollinshead's
last Tuesday. James is getting
ready to put up his limekiln.
Hard work this spring is not
pulling down the avoirdupois of
Andrew Truax. He tips tbe
scales at 200 pounds.
Rev. J. C. Garland la on the
sick list just now.
Thomas K. Laughlin, ' one of
Pittsburg's most prominent
youDger millionaires and assist
and treasurer of tbe Jones &
Laughlin Steel company, commit
ted suicide last Friday morning
at hU home In Woodland road.
He shot himself .with a revolver,
the ball penetrating his brain,
Mrs. Laughlin is a sister of the
wife of President Taft.
SAW WILD DEER FEEDING.
The Distinguished Playwright Spends a
Delightful Time at Mont Alto.
Visitors to the Wbite Pine san
atorium at Mont Alto are always
surprised and usually delighted
with the situation and conditions
there. One of the persons of dis
Unction who the past week spent
a short time there was Mrs. Mary
Roberts Rinebart, the author. and
playwright. Her "Seven Days"
now at the Astor theatre in New
York, is described as "The great
est comedy hit in twenty years."
Telling of her visit, Mrs. Rine
bart said: "I am deeply impress
ed with Mont Alto. I have just
come from one of America's fam
ous Health Resorts, and compar
ing one with the other, 1 think
Mont Alto more than holds its
own. 1 went to stay an hour and
spent a whole day and a night.
"What impressed me ? I think
it was the restfulness of the
place, that and the hope on the
faces of some naw arrivals who
climbed the mountain just behind
us and the radiant happiness of
those who were going home cur
ed. There were plenty of other
things the air, which must have
been a surprise to my Pittsburgh
lungs the order and cleanliness
of the place its size, for it looks
and is a trim village the cheer
ful faces of the attendants as well
as of the patients the beautiful
indulgence of the convalescents
and oh yes, the deer. Imagine
having wild deer that are not wild
and that had the colossal audacity
to come down and eat the new
wheat under our very noses."
Roaches In the House.
The roach nuisance has been
brought to the attention of State
Zoologist II. A. Surface, Harris
burg, by persons in different
parts of the State. The cold win
ter, which resulted in brisk fires
being maintained to keep up the
temperature inside of dwellings,
may have resulted in these pests
becoming more numerous than
usual.
A lawyer of Indiana, Pa., wrote
to Professor Surface, saying:
"For some time past I have been
troubled with roaches. They
keep hid in cracks during the
day, but at night come out in
large numbers. I think they
must have been brought to the
house with groceries. Every
thing is kept clean and in as good
condition as is usually found
about a well-regulated house, and
still they stay. We have tried
various things in trying to get rid
of them. 1 suppose that fumigat
ing the entire house with formal
debyde would be effective. If
you can give me any simple meth
od of getting rid ot them, 1 will
be grateful for the advice."
Professor Surface replied as
follows:
"These pests are quite persist
ent invaders, and generally can
not be exterminated by a single
application. For this reason a
combination of methods is desir
able. Powdered borax blown
around cracks they inhabit, es
pecially around damp places in
the kitchen floors, will help to
drive them away. Powdered su
gar, one part and plaster of Paris,
two parts, mixed together, will
prove to be a good remedy. One
of tbe best remedies is a proprio
tary substance sold on the mark
et nnder the name of "Roach
Paste" or "Roach Food."
should avoid the phosphorous
poisons, as they are dangerous to
use in the bouse. If the annoy
ance caused by roaches should
reach the extreme limit and it be
necessary for you to fumigate,
you can do this safely with hydro
cyanio acid gas, although you
will have to vacate the rooms dur
ing the time of the fumigation.
should not attempt to fumigate
for them with formaldehyde, as I
do not think this would be sffioi
ent in destoying roaches."
J. Milton Urger made a bust
ness trip to Chamberaburg last
Saturday,
ABOUT PEOPLE YOD KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OP VISITORS AND VISITED
Mrs. D. G. Elvey spent last
Wednesday and Thursday in the
home of her son G, H. Elvey of
this place.
Misses Alice Hays and Mary
Barton spent last Saturday and
Sunday a week with relatives in
Everett.
Miss Daisy Meilott is spending
a few weeks in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. II. Woodal, south of
town.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Snider and
two children, of Chamberaburg,
were guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James W. Rummell,
over Sunday.
Miss Winifred Metzler, of Har
risonville, ia visiting her sister
Kathryn, Mrs. Reuel Somerville,
at the latter's home at PattoD,
Penna.
Mrs. Clara Hixson, who has
been employed in the home of Dr
J. G. Hanks at Breezewood, dur
ing the past year, has returned
to her home near Crystal Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mellott, knd
Miss Maye Mellott, of Belfast
township, spent a few hours in
McConnellsburg last Friday, and
were agreeable callers at the
News office.
Mrs. S. P. Wishart, who with
her husband has been boarding
at the Union Hotel in Everett, is
now spending a few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Moore at
McAllistersville Juniata county.
Miss Lillian Dellart went to
Chambersburg last Friday to take
the place in Wilson College made
vacant by the resignation ef Mur
nie Rumel an employe who came
borne on account of the illness ot
her grand-mother.
Jesse O. McCIain, of Roberts
dale, took charge of the Compa
ny's boarding house and store at
Jacobs, on Monday of last week.
His business at Robertsdale will
be continued on in charge of com
potent assistants.
Mrs. M. A. Kelly has returned
home from a little trip among her
relatives in the lower end of the
county. She took her mother
down to the home of her brother,
John Bishop, where she will re
main for the present. She had
been making her home with Mrs.
Kelly during the past four
months.
Mrs. Lillian Ilendershot and
her brother, Sheldon Hill, of
Buck Valley, spent Monday and
Tuesday, the guests of Ex-Sheriff
and Mrs. Frank Mason. Mrs.
Hendershot was in town attend
ing to business connected with
the settling of the estate of her
late husband, Elmer C. Hender
shot, deceased.
DUBLIN MILLS.
Robert Huston and family have
moved out to their farm near Hus
tontown.
Miss Lillian Miller, of this
place, left Monday morning for
Huntingdon, where she expects
to make her home for some time
and learn the millinery business.
She was accompanied by her fa
ther. Isaac Miller is all smiles. It's
a girl
Mrs. Margaret Bohnger return
ed home last Sunday.
Martin Grissinger returned
home last Saturday for a short
visit.
The sale at Mrs. John Boling
er'sandthe auction at Robert
Huston's last Friday, were well
attended.
Miss Annie Irwin, ot McCon
nellsburg, visited Brint Miller
and wife, last week.
In addition to the live stock
enumerated on the sale bills ot
George Souders, there will be
sold at his sale on the 25tb of
March, nine head of sheep and
flvq hetd of youc;? catUs,