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VOLUME 12
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 5, 1911.
NUMBER 1G
FARMER TALKS.
His Feelings Were Stirred Up By An
Article Which Appeared la The
News Two Weeks Ago.
HAMMERS AWAY PROMISCUOUSLY.
Mr. Editor: la the issue of
the Fulton County News of De
cember 22, there appeared an ar
ticle under the caption ' Why Is
it?" in which the writer asks
why women want "over the moun
tain" flour, when the machinery
that makes that flour was made
by the same people that made
the machinery of the mills on this
side of the mountain. And, Mr.
Editor, that article kind ot stirr
ed me up, and if you will grant
me a little space in your valuable
paper, 1 will take charge of the
writer of that article a few min
utes. Now, Mr. Writer, can you find
two men exactly alike one on
each side of the mountain or
any other place? I think not.
Now, Mr. Writer, don't you
know that the women of Fulton
county know what good flour is?
One of the highest ambitions of a
Fulton county woman is to be
able to place on her table, nice,
light, white, flaky ' bread. You
go into the home of a neighbor
for a meal; as a rule, the first
thing offered you at the table is
bread. If it is not of the finest
quality, the good housewife shows
her embarrassment by apologiz
ing for the 'staff of life," and
saying, she cannot understand
why she missed the baking, un
less it was because she changed
flour, or the miller missed the
la9t grist Why, Mr. Writer, if
you have a wife (and 1 don't be
lieve, from the way you write,
that you have) I say, if you have
a wife, and you try to tie her down
to a brand of flour she does not
like, she ought to sue for a di
vorce, and she ought to get it
quick.
Now, Mr. Writer, 1 want you
to know that Fulton county house
wives know a thing or two, and
don't you forget it. Ask any
farmer's wife what time in the
year her cows give milk contain
ing the largest percentage of
butter fat; what kind of feed to
give the hens to make them lay
in January she will tell you, and
tell you promptly.
Again, Mr. Writer, you got
away out to Chicago, and got aft
er Shears, Sawbuck, & Co., and
spoke slightingly about people
sending their money to those fel
lows for anything from a tooth
pick to a crowbar; and then you
jump on the organ man. That's
right You didn't give 'em half
enough.
Now, I see Mr. Writer starts
at McConnellsburg (agood enough
business place tor an isolated
town) and gets away out to Salu
via; thence down to Harrisonville;
back to McConnellsburg, thence
to Chambersburg, and on and on
he goes until he gets to the Per
sians when he gets out of breath
and has no place named.
Now, Mr. Writer, 1 would not
utter one unkind word against
the business men of Fulton coun
ty, for I presume they are all do
ing the best they can. But are
they all keeping up with the pace
of time? Perhaps you might not
be able to get t.n egg beater at
Saluvia or Cito; if not, you could
get one at several of the big
stores in McConnellsburg.
Now, let us see how the small
country mei chant gets his goods.
A drummer comes to McCon
nellsburg, hires a rig, fills his
pockets with cigars, and starts
out to see the country store-
Keepers. Then he returns, pays
his livery bill, and goes else
where. Now, who pays that
gentleman's expenses. The mer
chant, you will say. Yes, but
there is some one else that pays
it finally, and that is the consum
er. It comes home to him at
last
Now, Mr. Writer, before the
country storekeeper should corn-
Fifty Dollars a Month.
Fifty dollars a month is not a
bad income, especially when it
"comes in" all the year round.
We know a whole lot of people,
including; us printers, who would
feel like bondholders, if an in
come of fifty dollars a month
came right along. Now, let us
tell you how a woman up in Todd
township made a httle more than
six hundred dollars during the
year 1910. Her name is Mrs.
Lewis Kelso. Perhaps some of
you know her. She made the
money all off her cows and
chickens. She has only tb-ee
cows, but they are good on.j,
Then she has a cream separator.
She has 150 white and brown
leghorn hens. She takes care of
them. Mow, as to results:
During the year she made 771
pounds of butter, for which she
received $213.00 an average of
$71.00 to the cow. Iler hens laid
her 1409 dozen eggs, which
brought her $330.70. In addition
to this she sold $52.74 worth of
poultry. Now, take your pencil
add these three items together,
and you will find bow she made
$602.44, or a little more than fifty
dollars a month.
What Mrs. Kelso has done,
dozens of other people could do.
It does not require a very large
capital to get a few chickens, and
three or four cows.
The News will be pleased to
hear from others who have been
successful with dairy and poul
try. These little experiences are
always helpful.
The high cost of living may be
responsible for the unusual
dearth of weddings in this coun
ty during the holidays, but it is
said that over in York county,
the crop of Christmas brides was
bigger than ever before. Clerk
of Courts Fulton, during the
month of December issued 191
licenses. Down in Frederick a
blushing swain applied for a li
cense, but when the clerk asked
the first name of his bride he was
stumped. He explained that he
had been calling hr "Honey" so
long that he clean forgot what
she was christened. However,
he returned after a few hours
with the name, but he didn't tell
how he found it out
plain, he should be sure he has
everything in his store that the
people of his community want,
and the kind and quality of goods
they want Then, is the price
always fair? Perhaps you have
goods in your store that have
passed through every wholesale
house from .New York to Fulton
county, including the commission
of the oily salesman who added
them to your stock.
Have we not too many middle
men? 1 am told that the man
who grows rice under the direct
rays of the tropical sun, gets but
80 cmts for CO pounds of the
cereal one and one third cent a
pound. Now, if you subtract
that sum from the price you pay
for the next pound of rice you
buy from your storekeeper, you
will form some idea of how much
goes into the pockets of the mid
dle men. What is true of rice is
true of the other staples of life
A few days ago i priced 24
yards of table oil cloth in our
home town (not McConnellsburg;)
thon 1 went to llagerstown,
bought it, paid my car fare, and
had five cents left of the sum my
home merchant asked.' On an
other occasion, I was asked
seventy-five dollars lor a cream
separator, by a traveling agent,
and later was offered one direct
from the factory for thirty-five
dollars.
There are other things 1 would
like to talk about; and, if you can
stand it, Mr. Editor, 1 may write
some again.' Of courso, ycu know
1 am but a plain farmer. I may
have a few hayseeds in my hair,
and perhaps a little wool m my
teeth, but the News is the peo
ple's paper, so it claims, and,
therefore, I claim the right to
talk. '
Farmer.
State and National Corn Prizes.
Arrangements have been made
to take the corn shown at the
Pennsylvania Corn Show at Uar
risburg to Columbus for the Na
tional Corn Show. The exhibit
or therefore has a chance to get
one of tne G5 prizes offered at the
State Show and one of the hun
dreds offered at the National
Show. Remember that no exbib
its will be received at the Nation
al Show from individuals. They
must pass through the State
Show. Penm ylvama snould take
pride in making a good show at
Columbus, and also at Harris
burg. Plckoutyour bostcornand
put it in good condition. Write
at once for prize list and program
of the great joint meetings to be
held at Harrisburg January 24
27, when the organization of the
hvestoock breeders, dairymen,
horticulturists and farmers hold
their annual winter livestock,
corn, fruit and feed shows and
demonstrations, all free to the
public. E S. Beyard, Sec'y 203
Shady Ave., E. E., Pittsburg,
will send particulars on receipt
of a postal card.
Why He Advertised.
A prominent business man of
Michigan explains why he adver
tises and why he uses newspa
pers for that purpose as follows:
"I advertise in the newspapers
because I am not ashamed of my
goods or my work, and to let peo
pie know about myself, my store
aud my stock; because I cater
to the intelligent class and they
read the papers, and I believe in
increasing my business; because
I can talk to more people through
tho newspapers, at a greater dis
tance, in less ti mo and at a more
reasonable price than in any oth
er way; because my newspaper
advertising has brought me great
er returns for the least expendi
ture of any advertising I have
done; because when 1 write an
advertisement I am not too stingy
to pay for placing it in the best
possible medium or to have it in
serted so that it is attractive; be
cause I know my advertisement
is seen and read by everyone in
tho house where the paper goes."
How It Reads in a City Paper.
The Chambersburg correspon
dent of the Philadelphia North
American gets off the following
in Tuesday's issue of that paper:
"McConnellsburg is wrought
up over the case of Frank Lind
sey. Lindsey has been voting in
McConnellsburg 'and paying his
poll tax there. He is a bachelor
and spends part of his days be
hind the comfortable stores in
McConnellsburg'8 store-rooms,
and it was generally conceded
that he was a resident of the bo
rough. He eats "around," so it
is rather difficult to establish bis
boarding house ; but Todd town
ship claims him as a "sleeping
resident," averring that Lindsey
spends his nights over the bo
rough line The township now
claims the poll tax which Lindsey
pays, and has brought suit to de
termine his legal residence.
Squire M. R. Shnffner took testi
mony in the case and will render
his decision after mature dehber
ation."
Try to Repeal Fish Basket Law.
The State fishery Commission
has finally decided to make an
administration measure out of
the proposition to repeal the
present fish basket law and will
use all its powers toward having
the repealer passed by the corn
Legislature. Another lm portent bit of legis
lation which will be backed by
the Department of Fisheries dur
ing the Bopsion will be a law to
impose a license tax of $10 per
annum upon any one coming into
Pennsylvania from another state
to fish.
There will be an oyster supper
and ice cream social at John D.
Cutchall's, at Hustontown, Sat
urday evening January 7th. You
are invited.
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
Hon. and Mrs. Samuel P. Wishart Cele
brate Their Golden Wedding at the
Union Hotel, Everett
From Ibe Everett Hcpublloun.
"On Christmas day, 18G0, a
wedding was solemnized at Van
West, Juuiata county, in which
the contracting parties were Mr.
S. P. Wishart and Miss Sarah
Ellen Moore, and the officiating
clergyman was Rev. Matthew
Allison, the pastor of the bride.
The lives of both have been spared
through all these years and al
though they have had cares and
trials and disappointments, such
as are incident to all mankind,
the gracious smiles of Providence
have been numerous and very
cheering, and they are both yet
well preserved, though consider
ably beyond fourscore years of
age.
"Christmas Day just passed
was the fiftieth or golden anni
versary of their marriage and it
was decided to celebrate the
event by a reunion of a few of the
nearest relatives. As Mr. and
Mrs. Wiahart, whose home is at
Wells Tannery, Fulton county,
spond the winters in Everett, the
reunion was held at the Union
Hotel, where they have rooms,
and it was set for Monday after
noon as the anniversary day came
on the Sabbath. Those present
were Mr. George A. Wishart,
their only son, of Chicago, Illinois;
Mr. W. U. Moore, of McAllister
ville, Juniata county, a brother of
Mrs. Wishart, who was present
at the wedding fifty years ago;
Mr. John Wishart, a brother of
Hon. S. P. Wishars and daughter,
Rachel, of Wells Tannery; Mr.
W. IL Baumgardner and wife, of
Wells Tannery and Mrs. W. A.
Alexander and daughter Marga
ret, of Everett A few other near
relatives and a former pastor
residing some distance from here
were invited but were unable to
attend. At six o'clock a sumptu
ous and excellent wedding dinner
was served. After enjoying the
savory repast, sometime was
spent very happily recounting the
past, Mr. W. II. Moore acting as
toastmaster, for which, with bis
fund of good humor, he was well
qualihcd.
"In addition to congratulations
and good wishes from many
friends Mr. and Mrs. Wishart
were made the recipients of gifts
in gold coin, ranging from $2.50
to $20, amounting to $87.50.
"The good cheer that prevailed
made the Christmas festivities
all the brighter to this favored
couple and their many friends in
this place as well as in Fulton
county and elsewhere will join in
the congratulations and good
wishes that have been tendered
them on their golden wedding."
Growth of Methodism.
The entire membership ot the
Methodist Episcopal Church in
creased 63,047 last year, accord
ing to a statement made Dec. 13
to the Chicago Methodist Minis
terial Association by Rev. David
O. Downey, corresponding sec
retary of the Board of Sunday
schools. The secretary further
surprised his hearers by saying:
"We have ceased to expect acces
sions from the regular Church
and Sunday school meetings. We
find that we can increase our
membership only by occasional
spectacular and sporadic meet
ings. We will have to have more spir
ltual character building work in
our Sunday schools. We find
we are getting nowhere by grad
ing our classes and following the
methods of public schools.
Leighty-llcndcrshot.
A quiet wedding took place at
the residence of Rev. J. IX. Bir
ney, in Clearvillo, -on Thursday,
December 22nd, when Mr. John
Leigbty, of Robinsonville, and
Miss Laura Hendershot, of Lash
ley, this county, were united in
marriage, Rev. Barney officiating.
Road Legislation Talk. '
The Philadelphia Inquirer of
to day says: "Good roads legis
lation will be a feature of the
com ming session. Governor-elect
JohnK. Tener, is a champion of
good roads and in his stumping
tour of the State promised to ad
vocate the passage of legislation
to promote this end. He believes
that the State should make pro
visions for the maintenance of the
roads built by the Commonwealth
lie has not publicly committed
himself to the proposed highway
across the State from Philadel
phia to Pittsburg, but it is
thought that with his contemplat
ed reorganization of the State
Highway Department be will at
least take the initial steps to
further that project He will ad
vocate the construction of roads
wherever they shall facilitate the
delivery of tho products of the
farms to the market and have all
work done in line with a compre
hensive .scheme covering the en
tire State.
"A constitutional amendment
permitting the State to increase
its borrowing capacity to provide
funds for good roads will be in
troduced early in the session.
There was a suggestion two years
ago that a $50,000,000 loan for
good roads should be floated the
bonds to run for thirty years, so
that the cost of the improvement
should uot fall upon one generation."
Local Institutes.
The fifth local institute of Lick
ing Creek township was held at
Daniel's school house last Friday
evening. Meeting was called to
order by the teacher, Charles W.
Mellott who appointed Ally E.
DcShong chairman. The follow
ing questions 1 Daily program,
number, order, and length, of
recitations. 2 Spelling; How
taught m all grades. 3 Recrea
tion period were well discussed
by the teachers present, namely:
Mary Mellott, Kathryn Hocp,
Maude Strait Maude DeShong,
Harry DeShong, Charles W. Mel
lott and Ally E. DeShong of Lick
ing Creek, Daisy Strait and Mar
garet Daniels of Belfast The
literary work consisted of recita
tions, songs and dialogues which
were all excellent and reflect
much credit upon both teacher
and pupils. Adjourned to meet
at Saluvia in three weeks. All
fnendsjof education are invited
to attend. Maude DeShong,
Sec'y.
The fifth literary meeting held
at Laurel Ridge last Saturday
evening was called to order by
President Harry Bivens. The
question for debate was: "Re
solved, That education prevents
crime." The -judges decided
unanimously in favor of the nega
tive. The next meeting will be
held January 14th. Subject for
debate: "Resolved that Washing
ton did more for his country
than Lincoln. " A large program
has been prepared which will be
very interesting. Jessie S. Mel
lott, Sec'y.
School Report.
Report of Oak Grove School
for third month ending Dec. 22,
1910. Number of pupils enrolled,
male 11, female 10, total, 21. Av
erage attendance, male 8, female,
7, total 15. Per cent of attend
ance male 77, female 83, average,
80. Honor roll, Roy Plessinger,
Clarence Engle, Earl Morgret,
Reta Layton, Goldie Plessinger,
and Opal Plessinger. G. F.
Spade, Teacher.
Jehu G. Cunningham, one of
Fulton county '8 oldest and most
highly esteemed citizens, died at
his home in New Grenada last
Sunday after a short illness of
pneumonia, aged 82 years. Fun
eral took place yesterday. A
more extended notica will be
given next week.
MIssob Addie and Orpha Sny.
der, of Needmore, spent last Sat
urday in McConnellsburg.
Home From Washington.
Jacob Gordon, of the State of
Washington, was a very pleasant
caller at the News ofllce Tuesday
morning. He went to the Coast
about eight years ago, and came
home a few weeks ago to spend a
part of the winter in the home of
bis father, Mr. David Gordon, of
Thompson township. Jacob is
well posted on the conditions ex
isting in that section ot Uncle
Sam's domain, And talks very
interestingly and intelligently.
The rapid development of that
country is marvelous, and those
who were fortunate enough to
cast their lot there a few years
ago, have soldom had any cause
to regret the step. Mr. Gordon
says that in the eight years he has
been there, Spokane has grown
from a city of 40,000 to one of
120,000. He would not have one
think that the whole country is a
garden of Eden, for it is possible
for a stranger to settle in some
undesirable spot, fail, of course,
and then come away to give the
whole state a bad name. Mr.
Gordon has "a claim" on the
Couer de Leon Indian reservation
in the heart of Idaho, that he in
tends to develop during the com
ing summer.
Years ago, when land was plen
ty, and settlers few, the U. S.
Government set apart large areas
of territory for the different In
dian tribes to roam over. As the
population of the country increas
ed, and the available land was
taken up and improved, the Gov
ernment changed its policy to
ward the Indian. The Govern
ment said to the Indian, "Select
100 acres for yourself, and the
same number of acres for your
wifeaud for each one of your
children." When this was done,
and each man, woman and child
among the Indians had a farm of
160 acres, it was found that there
were in this reservation 1500
tracts "of 160 acres each, for white
settlers. In order to be fair, the
Government allowed any citizen
of the United States to "register"
that is, to hand in name, age,
height, weight &c, and this was
placed in a sealed envelope, and
on a certain day, a public draw
ing of 8,000 names was had. The
reason they drew 3,000 names
when there were but 1,500 tracts
is, that many of the first 1,500,
did not take the land, and then
names from the second 1,500 had
a chance, and so on. Much of
that land is first class for agri
cultural purposes, 8nd much is
covered by fine ..timber; but the
person who takes it must be wil
ling to work and wait a few years
It will be like the land in Illi
nois that is now worth from $100
to $200 an acre. What an acre
is worth now would have bought
a whole farm there three quarters
of a century ago.
Local Option Bill.
A strong effort will be rfade
during the coming session of the
Assembly to get through a local
option bill. The Pennsylvania
Anti Saloon League will conduct
the fight and according to the
officers of the league, the local
option supporters have a majori
ty of one in the Senate and lacks
six of a majority in the House.
The measure that will be intro
duced this winter will closely re
semble the one introduced in the
House in 1909 by Prof. R. Willis
Fair, of Westmoreland. Just who
will introduce the bill is not yet
known.
, The new bill will not be made
public until it has been passed
upon by the league. It is proba
ble that one of the new members
of the House will be asked to pre
sent it There are 118 new men
who will take their seats on Janu
ary 8 and many of these men are
known to be for local option.
County Auditors William Wink
and David Rotz, with that prince
of accountants, William O. Davis,
as clerk, are going over the books
of the County Treasurer, and ex
amining the drafts of the County
Commissioners this week.
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITED
J. It. Truax of Dott, was in
town on Friday.
B. F. Cline of Tod township
was a business visitor to town on
Friday.
'Squire Geo. Clouser, of Big
Cove Tannery was a town visitor
on Friday.
'Squire D. E. Fore, of Knobs
ville was on our streets on Sat
urday last
Miss Nellie Kirk of Quston-
! town is the guest of F. C. Karper
and wife in Chambersburg.
Edwin Barton, of Crystal
Spring, was a town visitor on,
Thursday of last week.
Squire Bert Hann, of Saluvia
was transacting business at tho
Count House on Friday.
James Gordon of Big Cove
Tannery was a business visitor
to our town on Saturday.
Ex-Associate Judge M. W.
Uouch, of New Grenada, was
transacting business in town on
Friday.
J. Donald Swope. Esq., son of
Hon. S. Mc. Swopeand Miss Hazel
Ruth Reinecke, were married on
December 20th 1910.
James Harris, one of lower Ayr
townsbip'shastlingcitizons spent
last Friday at the County Seat
attending to business.
Frank M. Lodge, R. C. Dixson,
and A. C. Bard of Emmavillo
wore registered at the Fulton
house on Thursday of last week.
Miss Jessie Dickson returned
to Philadelphia on Friday after
spending several days witk her
sister Mrs. M. W. Nace. of this
place.
Mrs. II. IL Woodal, we under
stand, is seriously ill at her home
in Chamborsburg. Her sister
Mrs. Doyle Jones, of this county,
is with her.
Miss Vor n Pte, of Akersvillo,
who has boeu "pending several
days at the home ot !ier uncle Si
mon J. Pee, at Bree;i. rood, re
turned to her home last v;uk.
Mrs. Frank St Clair, of Wash
ington, D. C, left on Montfey
morning for her home, after
spending several days with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Shimer in this place.
Miss Emma L. Sloan who has
been spending the past ten days
with her parents W. A. Sloan
and wife, returned to Johnstown
on Monday to resume her duties
aa teacher in one of the public
schools in that city.
Geo. A. Harris, real estate
Agent last week sold the Nathan
iel Rotz place containing 3(3 acres
in Todd township, and owned by
S. W. Kirk to Luther P. Finiff on
private terms. Mr. Finiff will
move thereon in the spring.
Miss Harriet Eitemiller re
turned to her home in this place
last week after having spent sev
eral months visiting in the home
of her brother J. S. Eitemiller at
McKeesport, and staying a few
days last week in Mercersburg
on her way home.
Peter, Louis, and Frank Guil-
lard, sons of the late Peter Guil
lard, of Wells Valley, spent a few
hours in town on business last
Thursday. Frank is a student
at the Medico-Chi College, Phila
delphia, and Louis, who has been
at Portage, Pa., for some time,
will stay at the old home in the
Valley for the present, at least
S. Logue Wink and wife, of
Sipes Mill, spent a few hours in
town last Friday. Mr. Wink is
one of Belfast township's justices
of the peace, and was in town
settling with the County Com
missioners the amount of tax col
lected by him. Mr. Wink had
collected it all but a dollar and
seventy cents, and said he expect
ed to have that before many
moons.
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