1. VOLUME 11 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MAY 5, 1910. NUMBER 30 PLANTS AND THEIR PESTS. Weekly Bulletin on Timely Topics Issued By the State Department of Agriculture. SPRAYINQ WITH KEROSENE. Alma Bliss Alter. For seventeen yearn, James A. Alter, of Knobsville, has been selling Bliss Native Herbs, a med icine manufactured by the Alonzo An interesting letter was re . ceived at the Division of Zoology of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture from a man m Luzerne county who owns a small fruit garden, and who has been able to control the insect pests on his premised by spraying them with kerosene by means of an ordinary perfumery atomizer. In writing to State Zoologist H. A. Surface, in. regard to the mat ter, this man said: "I used a .common two-ounce atomizer filled with clear kero Bene. Wherever I noticed any insect pests I at once used the kerosene spray. So far my place has been effectually ridden of about everything in the line of insect pests, and I have not no ticed a single instance of damage. As to grape hoppers, I have been surprised to see them fall in showers wherever I . have used the sprayer. " Professor Surface, in acknowl edging the receipt of thi9 infor mation, wrote: "I am much gratified to learn of your successful experience in using pure kerosene in a hand perfume atomizer for insect pests of various kinds of grape, apple and other trees in your town lot Your success lays in the.factthat you had an atomizer which threw the liquid in the form of a very fine spray or mist; thai you could readily control the amount of liquid applied, and did not put on enough to drench or even cover the foliage or truit. If spraying were done in this way, even pure kerosene could be used in more extensive horticultural work, but the great difficulty is, that coars er apparatus is quite liable to throw the kerosene m sprinkles or large globules, and also apply more of it, and thus you would have very serious results in burn iDg and eVen removing the foliage. Spraying with pure kerosene on a windy sunshiny day to promote rapid evaporation is to be recom mended for insect pests of near ly al! kinds, If the operator will be sure to use only enough to reach the pests, and be careful that it is applied in the form of a very fine mist and not in drops, however small they may be." O. Bliss Company of Washington D. C. On account of the medicine's having all the merit claimed for it, and the very courteous treat ment he has received from the Bliss people during that time, he has 'named his little daughter Alma Bliss Aller. The child was born on the 28th day of last Au gust, and the name of Bliss is in compliment to Mr. Alonzo O. Bliss, president of the Bliss Com pany, ro snow nis appreciation of the honor thus conferred, Mr. Bliss presented the child with a solid silver, gold lined, drinking with the following inscrio- engraved thereon: . "Pre sented to Alma Bliss Aller by Alonza O. Bliss, Washington, D. C, 1910." cup, tion SALUVIA. Listen for wedding bells ! The saw mill, which has been Bituated on Baby Bun, has finish ed its job and gone elsewhere. A Sunday school was organized at Forest Dale'scboolbouse.April 17th, with quite a large attend ance. Quite a number of people from this vicinity attended May Meet ng at Sideling Hill Baptistchurch last Sunday, After having spent a few weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Fernando Decker. Russell C. Decker, who is employed m the U. S. express office in Deshler, 0., returned to his work lastFrl day. r . ' J-e and Liois Decker acom P&med their brother Kussell as far as Breezewood last Friday. Cora Strait and Erl Metzler attended May Meeting last Sun day. Mrs. Anna Hann Is visiting her "on Porter and family of Clear field. . . Billy Grey is on the sick list. Miss Catharine Mellott, of Ev erott, is visiting her uncle George osley and family. Maud Strait has been employ ed in the borne of Mr. Joseph o i pes. Those who visited at F. Deck r'8,last Sunday were Mrs. Philip Strait and little son Horace, Mrs Ada Hann, Noah Sipe, Joseph SlPe, Tom DeShong aacl Clem Sipe. Subscribe tor the News. ? f J' - Birthday Party. Saturday last was made a pleas ant day to Mrs. Sarati Shaw. A number of her neighbors thought it would be a fcood thipg to cele brate her thirty-ninth birthday by a social gathering at her home. Accordingly, with laden baskets, they went to her home on Satur day forenoon as she was doing the morning work and soon were busy getting dinner which was ready at a little past twelve when all present sat down to the well tilled tables. , Those present besides the fam lty were: Mrs. James Hampton Wm. Hampton, Lydia Hampton, Mrs. Jno. A. Lamberson and daughter Grace, Mrs. Hiram Lai dig and children, Edith Martin, Stella Stevens, Lily Sipes, Mrs Joseph Edwards and daughter Myrtle, Joseph Edwards, Albert Edwards, wife and children, John Gillan, Mrs. E. H. Kirk, Mrs, Wm. lleefner, Mrs. J. E. Lyon, Mrs. D. A. Laidig, Mrs. George King and children, and Mrs. Eliza Hoover. About four o'clock in the after noon, au departed ior tneir homes wishing Mrs. Shaw many more happy birthdays. M. R. Shalfner'i Brother Dead. Martin L. Shaff ner, brother of our townsman, Attorney M. 1C Shaffner died at his home at 10:30 ast Sunday morning aged 76 years, 4 months and it) days The funeral Wok place yesterday afternoon, and his. remains were placed in the family vault in the cemetery at Huntingdon. Mr. Shaffner was a life- long member of the Lutheran church and a prominent Mason. , For twentv-nve years he Berved as secretary of Mt. Moriah lodge, and the Bame time as secretary of Standing Stone Chapter. Be sides beinv,' a Royal Arch Mason, he was a Thirty-second degree man, and a Knight Templar. Base Ball. At Knobsville, April 80th. HUQII W. EWINQ. Sketch of Life .Published by Request of His Daughters Jennie and Mary Liv ing in Chambersburg.' vIIughW.Ewing was born inNew- ton Hamilton, Mifflin county, Pa., September 23, 1849, and died at the home ot his daughter Jennie, Mrs. N. I. Finniff, Chambers- burg, April 18, 1910. lie was a son of William and Marv(Wallace) Ewing. At the age of five years, his mother died, and he and his younger brother John G., who now lives near McConnellsburg, Pa., were taken to the home of their Grandmother Wallace, at Concord, where thev remained until they had reached manhood. At the age of 22, Hugh came to McConnellsburg, and in the year 1872, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Scott, daugh ter of the late Francis Scott, of Todd township. To this union two children were born; the eld est being Mrs. N. I. Finniff, near Chambersburg, and Miss Mary, ol the same place. Mr. Ewing began housekeeping in Taylor township, Fulton coun ty, Pa. From that township, he moved to Lioking Creek township where he had purchased a farm, and continued to farm until the death of his wife six years ago, after which he made sale of his personal property, w.ent to Mc Connellsburg, and drove hack for John Sheetz & Son two years, and then went west, settling in Kansas, where he- had several cousiD8, and worked by the month. He returned to Pennsyl vania last Christmas. In a few weeks he went back to Kansas, taking with him his younger daughter, Miss Mary, and bought a property in Abilene, where they lived until last Jaauary. Last October, on account of failing health, he went down to Oklahoma City, Okla., in the hope that a change of climate might work to his advantage; but con tinumg to grow worse, he return ed to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Finiff, where he remained until his death. He suffered an attack of small pox last summer, from the effects of which he never fully recover ed. On the 16th of February, he had a stroke of paralysis, and from that date to that of his death he was helpless and, of course, bedfast. He gave his heart to God in 1876, and joined the United Breth ren church, where his remains were laid to rest beside 'those of his departed wife. In addition to his brother John, and bis daughters already men tioned, he left two half sisters and one half brother. The sis ters live in Bloom'.ngton, 111., and the brother, (Samuel) lives in Newton Hamilton. There are six grandchildren. Hustontown, Chesnut, D p Chesnut 11 0 Fraker, R lb Cromer, R 2b Hoi man, I ' 8b Cromer, H ss Keebaugh, C rf Wlnk.V cf Woodcock. J If Umpire Kelso. Score by Innings; Knobsville 0 1 Hustontown Knobsville. Schidleman, Wilson, P Wagner, R . Fraker, B Campbell, J Campbell, Jno Gunnells, J Peck, 1 Xerhn, W. 4 110 07 Parcels Post. Why cannot we have Parcels Post? It is a fact conceded by everyone cognizant with trans portation affairs, that the institu tjon of Parcels Post would be of inestimable value to ineciitire country, and to residents of the rural districts especi ally. It is useless to detail its advantages, as most farm pa pers and magazines have devoted much space to this subject A prominent government 'Official once made the statement, that there were four reasons why eon gress failed to pass a bill for its adoption, and that these four rea sons were the four big express companies of our country. We are now on the eye of a congres sional nomination and election and it would be the pare of wisdom on our part, for us to refuse to support a candidate who will not pledge himself to support a meas ure in congress establishing Par ceis Post ' 1 "Faumku." I 0 10 0 2 0 2- Mrs. Emma Daniels, north Second streen set seventy-one eggs, from which were batched 5 seventy 'peepies." Recent Weddings. Chomwell Beukstresseu At the Presbyterian Manse in this place at high noon lastThurs day, Rev. John McClay Diohl united in marriage, Miss Meta Bemstresser.of Taylor township, and Mr. Thomas R. Cromwell, of Pittsburg. The bride is a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Riley Berkstresser, aud the groom a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Irvin Cromwell, near Maddensville, Huntington county. On Thursday afternoon, the bridal couple drove out to the home of the bride's parents, where a quiet weddmg supper was served-only the members of the immediate family and the groom s parenis being present. This quiet celebration of the im portant event was in deference to the bride's grandmother, whose home is with the bride's parents, and who is quite ill. On Saturday evening an elabor ate reception was given the hap py couple at the home of the groom's parents at which almost fifty relatives and friends joined in the glad festivities. The groom is a street railway conductor in Pittsburg, and stands in, well with his company. After spending this week on their honeymoon trip, they will go to Pittsburg and take up permanent residence. The Flxton County News joins in extending best wishes to the happy-young couple and in wishing them long life and prosperity. Corbin Davis. Mr. Charles A. Corbin and Miss Myrtle Davis, both of Mount Union, were united in mar riage at the parsonage ot the First Methodist Episcopal church Huntingdon, Pa., on Thursday, the 14th ult., by Rev. J. S. Sous er. The groom is a native of Tay lor township, this county, a son of the late Charles Corbin, who died in 1894, a model young man, and well-to-do in every respect, He is employed as an operator by the Pennsylvania railroad. His bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Davis, and is an estimable young lady with a host of friends. The happy couple spent their honeymoon trip visiting Philadelphia, Harris burg, and Shippensburg, and have returned " home to begin housekeeping on Jefferson street in the thriving town of Mount Un ion. The News extends congrat ulatlons to the worthy young cou pie. A PROFITABLE CROP. The Cherry Aphis. The advice of Prof. H. A. Sur face, State Zoologist, was asked by a resident of the Cumberland Valley as to what to do for his cherry trees, which every spring for the last two years have been badly damaged by black ,lice de stroying the young shoots as well as the stems bearing the cherries, The reply of Professor Surface was as follows "The insect injuring your cher ry tree is the black plant louse, often called the cherry aphis. One of the best remedies is to spray with one pound of whale oil soap in five gallons of water, just after the leaf buds open, but before the leaves are expanded, and, of course, beforp the llowers come. The spraying should not be done it the young lice are not seen to be present It should be held for immediate application when you do see them. Watch for them on the leaves, and when they come, give them a spraying before the leaves curl. One Important point is to reach them before they curl in the leaves. After the leaves have curled the material will not come into direct contact with them, and they will nut be killed. Ten per cent kerosene emulsion can also be used 'for this, making it as a regular soap emulsion, or sour milk emulsion, as described in the Monthly Bulletin of the Di vision of Zoology, of the Pennsyl vania Department of Agriculture, Uarnsburg, for June, 1009. The Potato is One of the Best Paying Crops That the General Farm, er Can Raise. Potato growing has become a great industry in Pennsylvania where the land is suitable for the purpose aud where a good mar ket is easily accessible. We find that in the south, the central and the eastern parts of the state every farmer raises potatoes, the patch varying from a fraction of an acre to many acres. The potato is one of the best paying crops that the general farmer can raise if handled prop eriy bo as to keep disease from de stroying the crop before it has ma tued. In the first place the soil should be properly cultivated be forehand Aclover sodisoneofthe best in which to plpnt potatoes, because it contains plenty of ni trogen. The sod should be plow ed late in the autumn, or early in the spring if autumn plowing does not suit. It is best to ma nure the ground before plowing. Atthe Agricultural Expermiment Station of the Pennsylvania State college, where experiments have been conducted for four years, the manure was applied in Feb ruary at the rate of from nine to 12 tons per acre. The ground should be plowed as soon as pos sible after the manure has been applied so as to hasten the de composition of the sod, In ex periments conducted at the sta tion named the potatoes were planted about May 10. During the growing eason the potatoes were cultivated twice with a spike harrow and three times with riding cultivators. The tests were conducted with 50 varieties of potatoes and the fol lowing gave the best yields for the four years. Of the early va rieties Six Weeks, 132 bushels per acre; Irish Daisy, 1L'9 bush els per acre; Pride of Michigan, 127 bushels. Of the medium late varieties Eirly Puritan, 183 bushels; Early Rose, 175 bushels; Irish Cobbler, 108 bushels. Of the late varieties Win ton's White Mammoth, -180 bushels; Sir Walter Raleigh, 170 bushels; Vermont Gold Coin, 178 oushels. A word as to the treatment for disease may be helpful to potato growers. For potato scab, the potatoes may be treated just be fore planting with bichloride of mercury or with formalin. The latter is perhaps the better, for the former is dangerous to han dle and the latter is just as effect ive. The method of treatment is to immerse the potatoes before they are cut, in a solution of one pint of formalin (40 per cent, strength) to 25 gallons of water for one hour. For potato blight, the potatoes should oe sprayed with bordeaux mixture, the first spraying being given about June 15 and should be applied every two weeks until the middje of August Paris green can be mixed with the bor deaux mixture. In this way the potato beetle will be killed at the same time. Potatoes should never be plant ed on old ground if the previous year s crop was miested with scale or scab, because the bacter 1a live over winter and will be sure to infect .the new. crop in spite of all that can be done. Old potato patches should be culti vated at . least four years with Borne other crop before replantiag with potatoes again. Although this is but a short ar tide on the potato crop, it may interest some industrious farm ers to try to increaso Pennsylvan la's potato crop. They may, get for the asking, Bulletin 98 of the Pennsylvania State College Ex periment station. State College, Pa., in which fulf particulars of the experiment run there are given. Everts. Mary Ann, wife of Harvey Ev erts, of Todd township, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Katharine Connelly, near Dane, la9t Friday, aged 18 years and 19 days. The funeral took place Sunday afternoon, services being conducted by Rev. Henry Wolf assisted by Rev. Edward J. Croft, and interment was made in the cemetery at the Bethlehem church. Mrs. Everts went to the home of her mother for a little visit a few days ago, and soou after reaching home, was attacked with lagnppe, which soon devel oped into a most stubborn case of pleuro pneumonia, and in little more than a week she was dead. During the brief illness she ex pressed her spiritual condition in the following woids: ''Yes, I am prepared to die; I am ready for death; I do not wish to live longer." The deceased leaves a husband, a little daughter aged two years, a mother, four sisters, namely Bertha, wife of Rufus Horton of Tod township; Ada Fanny and Pearl and three broth ers, James, William and Charlie all at home. At the furniture sale of Harry Uamill last Saturday, a book case was blown over and felt on one of Mrs. Ellis Lynch's feet, 'unicting a somewhat painful injury. CLEAR RIDGE. Mrs. Bert Henry and daugh ters Mabel, Grace atid Mary are spending this week with her par ents, J. P. Kerlin and wife.. Miss Clementine Hileman and gentleman friend, both of A) toon a spent from Saturday until Mon day with the family of Calvin Bak er. Harper Fleming and wife, of Saltilio, spent Saturday and Sun day with T. E. Fleming and wife. George Wilds, of Fort Little ton, was an early Monday morn ing visitor here. Miss Minnie Grove (eft Mon day, one week ago, to visit her sisters, Mrs. Clyde Hockenberry, in Pittsburg, and Mrs. Richard Miller, in Ohio. Miss Nelle Baker returned to Altoona on Monday, after a few weeks' visit to her parents, Cal vin Baker and wife. Robert Fleming, of McConnells burg, spent Saturday night and Sunday with his parents here. Irene Kerlin is spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. John Cromwell, at Maddensville. Miss Nelle Curran left for North Dakota last week. Mac Kerlin, of Gracey, spent a night recently withT. E. Fleming A. J. Fraker spent a day last week with his sick sister, Mrs. Johnsey Kerlin, at FortLittletoD, and reports her condition improv ed. Wm. L., W. R. andG. C. Fields returned from Huntingdon the latter part of the week and spent Sunday at their respective homes here. They left early Monday morning again. Mrs. J. P. Kerlin and daughter Mrs. B. S. Winegardner spent a day last week in town. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Fleming spent week before last with the Fleming family here. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming formerly resided here. They left here 22 years ago and now live at Waterloo, J un lata county. Tbey were here to see Mr. Fleming's sick brother. J. W. Mower spent the past week visiting his children at Mow ersville and Chambersburg. He returned highly pleased with bis trip, and reports his sons and daughters getting along very welL Z. B. Harnett of Waterfall, was a visitor among friends here last week. He says Mrs. Harrret Grove will be here in a few days from the Eastern Shore. Her many .friends are awaiting with pleasure her arrival. Dick Fisher, of McConnells burg, was a visitor here on Tuesday. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW An informal reception was held at the borne ot Mr., and Mrs. T. F. Sloan, last Friday evening In bouor ol their daughter in law, Mrs. J. A. Sloan, who is making her Urs visit to McContelisburg. Snapshots at Their Comings and Going 1 Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED Mr. and Mrs. Austin Lynch, of Belfast township, were County Seat visitors Monday. Joseph B. Doyle, of this place, spent from Saturday until Mon day In Chambersburg. Mrs. Minnie King, of Taylor township, spent a few hrturs in town Monday doing some shop ping. Dr. W. F. Sapping ton, of Web ster Mills, made a professional trip to Baltimore and Philadel phia last week. Miss Alice 1 lays returned home Monday evening, after having completed a very pleasant term teaching in Bedford county. Norman F. Johnston, employed at the Union Station, Pittsburg, spent a few days during the past week visiting his mother, broth ers, and sisters in the Cove. Mr. W. B. Ranck and son Mas ter Philip, of Warfordsburg, went to McConnellsburg Sunday evening and returned home Mon day afternoon. Mrs. C. W. Bryner and son Leon are visiting the former's sister Mrs. Frank Wible at Three Springs, and her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick at Shir leysburg. Mr. Joseph Sipes, ot Licking Creek township, was in town last Saturday. He brought his son Homer and the latter's wife and daughter to take the hack to go over the mountain. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Deshong were in town last Saturday. They came over to meet the lat ter's daughter Miss Mollie Mel lott, who has been employed at tho McKinley Hotel Chambers burg, but is now home for a two week's vacation. The Cromwell brothers, Roy C. and Harmon L , and their re spective families, attended the re ception given to their brother Thomas and his bride at the home of their parents, H. I. Cromwell and wife, near Maddensville, last Saturday evening. Miss Zoe Mason, who during the past year has taught the school at Warfordsburg, finished th9 present year's term last week and returned home last Sat urday. She was accompanied home by Mrs. Leila Yonker, who remained until Sunday afternoon Mr. M. D. Mathias, of Huston town was in towu attending to some business last Saturday. While Mr. Mathias is a veteran of the Civil War, be does not think it much of a trick to walk from his home to McConnellsburg and return a round trip of twenty miles. B. S. Fleming, of Waynesboro, landed here last Thursday noon rn his way to Clear Ridge to see his father, T. E. Fleming, who had not been getting along so well the previous week; but when he returned on Saturday he re ported his father slightly im proved in health. Among those from this county who are visiting Washington, D. C, in connection with the annual excursion of the Cumberland Valley State Normal school, this week are Russell ' Nelson, Mary Jane Johnston, Helen Kendall, Ruth Kendall, Ethel Kendall, lihoda Kondall, Ted Duffey, Rus sell Glazier, George Nelsan, and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rotz. After having spent three weeks with her sick sister, Mrs. Cole man Camp, at Cape May, New Jersey, Mrs. . WUbur Urissinger returned to her home In this place last Friday "evening. Mrs. Camp, who is better known hero as Leila Little, is suffering from pulmoniry trouble, with Hula hope for recovery. Her brother D. E. Little, of this place, spout last week with her.
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