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VOLUME 12
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., AUGUST 31. 1911.
NUMBER 50
FALL SEEDING OF CLOVER.
Excellent Suggestions for fie Enabling
Of Farmers to Compensate for
Short Hay Crop.
Tno fa''ure of clover on many
farms this season has compelled
gome change of plans. What are
we to do with these fields?
The very best way to handle
these fields is to pet them in
shape at once and seed them
down to clover and timothy, with
out any nurse crop. The foMow
ing quotation is from Prof. W.
J. Spiman's book on "Farm
Grasses," and states better than
1 could hope to, the exact condi
tions that 1 have observed over
and over again in the fields, viz:
"Just why wheat or other
gram sown with the grass should
be called a nurse crop is not
clear. It would be more appro
priate to call it a robber crop.
The iu'ca that it protects the grass
probably arose from the fact that
when the grain is removed in
hot dry weather, the grasses are
apt to dry up. Having been
shaded and weakened by the
grain, they are unable to bear the
full heat of the sun, particularly
when the supply of moisture is
short, and the gram crop has
robbed them of their scant sup
ply." Again I quote from Prof. Spill
man as follows:
"It is well known that when
timothy is sown in the fall with
grain it does not make a crop the
next year. But it is not so well
known that when timothy is sown
in the late summer or early fall
without a nurse crop it makes
the best crop of its life the next
year. Another method, used ex
tensively by the most progress
ive farmers, is to sow all the
grass and clover seed together in
late summer or early fall (usual
ly late in August) without a nurse
crop. This gives an abundant
harvest of hay the next year."
Let us apply these statements
to our local conditions. We can
divide the farms into two classes
(1) those on which there has been
little or no trouble in getting
good stands of clover, and (2)
those which have been having
trouble with the clover frequent
ly. With the former class the
fall seeding of timothy and the
spring seeding of clover bring
satisfactory resultsand no change
t' suggested. With the latter
j class a stand of clover is much
surer where the seeding is made
"i August, after grain has been
larvestod. Until Buch lands have
been restored to normal produc-
'ua or clover the latter method
0fseedi3gwill undoubtedly give
he best recurna for money and
'uor. Moreover it is very im
iwtanttoget stands of clover
forked into the rotation to pre
ivent the running dnwn nft.hu
'land. There is no now! tr nronoh
plover to any farmer.
I Represent conditions are ex-
f "Piional There'has been this
?ear a clver failure where clover
f'y is very good. The fields
, w naa eeuuuu were in
Jendnri f i
-u. uuy next year; and
fwwut them the hay crop is go
fgtobe short. By all means
J10se fldds should be seeded
7a t0 clover Mi timothy with
. nurse crop to make th hav
i "PPjy for next year and to keep
. ,u ,,Un rotation.
li u 8eeded in thi W
rW be covered at seeding
; '."ne. as should also the timothy.
8U8lyaiignt harrowing or a
ush'ngWlldothis work. Do
;t rol the land and let it he that
J- "you roll it after (or be
ading, follow at once with
8P'ke tooth to break up the
"P oil and save moisture.
ne yery greatvaue Qf iqocu1
enK the clover seed 8houll not
-orgotten. The inoculating
la costs nothing, the work
culation takes but a few
es; 14 catmot possiUy dam-
r 'Qeseedjandin very many
inoculation has saved
from winter killing and
-oueaoniujfelour.)
PRELIMINARY MEETINGS.
The Teachers of the County Tuning
L'p for Active Work in the
Schools.
1 he Preliminary meeting for
Belfast, Bethel; Thompson and
union townships was held at
Needmore August 23rd. The
meeting was called to order by
bupt. I-amberson after which
Ilarvey Sharpe was elected chair
man.
The first topic for discussion
was: Things to be done by the
teacher previous to the first day
ofBchool. Outlines were eiven
by G. B. Mellott and Miss Katha
rine Yonker which were very
- o
helpful. The main points brought
out were: See that school house
grounds and books are in proper
shape for the opening of school,
Have program ready, llave
work arranged and be ready for
work on time for first day as
much depends on the first day of
school.
rni i . m
ine su eject 01 discipline was
then taken up and many good
points brought out, have order
for without order not much
teaching can be done and by
pupils learning to obey in school
is teaching them to obey the laws
ot the country when they become
citizens. The next question dis
cussed was Grammar on which
Prof. Lamberson gave a very help
ful talk in which he urged the
teachers to pay close attention to
the teaching of Grammar.
i ne su oject uo we teacn ou r
pupils how to study? Should we?
was discussed by several teach
ers. They should be taught to
study by system, also teach them
how to think. The assignment
of lessons was then taken up and
discussed. Take care in the as
signment ot lessons to explain
lessons aud not assign too much,
as it is not how much but how
well the pupils have their lessons.
The subject of writing was dis
cussed and E. C. Ilann gave a
very instructive talk on it Writ
ing should be taught constantly,
and should by no means be neg
lected. The teacher's part in a
recitation was discussed and
many good points brought out.
There were 21 teachers present
from the four townships seven
being absent, there were also
present Lewis Harris from Ayr,
L. P. Morton from Dublin, A. D.
Peightelfrom Todd, and Miss
Sadie Barton from Brush Creek.
A lively interest was manifest
by all teachers present. At the
close of the discussions Supt.
Lamberson gave a talk in which
he urged the teachers to do the
best teaching they can. Organ
ization for local institute work
was then announced. Margaret
Daniels, Sec'y.
The teachers' Preliminary
meeting for Dublin, Wells, Lick
ing Creek, Brush Creek and
Taylor Districts was caed to
order at II us ton town last Thurs
day morning by Supt. Lamber
son. Prof. 11. P. Barton was
chosen chairman of the meeting.
The following questions were
thoroughly discussed:l.Things to
be done by the teacher previous
to the first day of school. 2.
Discipline; on the play ground; in
the room; a teacher's authority.
3. Writing. 4 Grammar; Pars
ing sentence building, etc. 5.
Assignment of lessons and the
teacher's part in the recitation,
and, do we teach our pupils how
to study? Should we?
A great many strong points
were brought out in the discus
sions, some of which we, every
teacher should have a thoro plan
for his work before beginning to
teach; Avoid making rules with
penalties attached, that any per
son can become a good legible
rapid writer by constant drill
and practice on a good system.
Teach more language and not so
much grammar, beginning when
the child enters school; be per
fectly familiar with every sub
ject before assigning it to your
class and teach vour pupil to
know what he wants, where to i
JOHN S. TRUAX.
One of Belfast Township's Oldest and
Most Highly Respected Citizens
Passes Away.
After an illness covering a pe
nod of several years, Mr. John
S, Truax passed away at his
home in Belfast township on Fri
day of last week, aged 76 years
and 17 days. The funeral was
conducted by Iiev. Powers of
Needmore, on Sunday, aud inter
ment was made in the beautifu
cemetery at the Sideling Hil
Baptist Church.
Mr. Truax was married three
times: First to Miss Saraantha
Hart, a sister of the late ex Coun
ty Commissioner Enoch Hart, of
Needmore. To this union one
daughter survives, namely, Sus
an, wife ot George B. Mellott, o
Mcuonnelisburg. The second
marriage was with Miss Elsie
Fisher, acd one son, Albert C
or JJeliast township, survives
aud the third marriage was to
Susan Hockensmith, to which
one non, Ralph T , survives. He
is also survived by one brother,
Job, and two sisters: Ellamv,
wife of William Barton, of Bed
lord county, and Hannah, widow
of the late Lemuel Garland.
John S. Truax was a typica
American citizen, loyal to the
best interests of society, honest
and honorable in his dealing with
his neighbors, and his lnlluence
in life was such that those who
came in contact with hiin were
better for having known him.
James J. Harris for SHcriff.
In the column of political an
nouncements in this paper may
bo seen the card of James J. liar
ns, of Ayr township asking the
support of the Democratic voters
of this county for their support ou
the last day of September for the
nomination tor the office of Sher-
ff of Fulton county. James is
not a brother, but a cousin, of
Jeff Harris the present incum
bent, and was the first Democrat
to announce his candidacy for
Sheriff in the Fulton Democrat
ast spring. He is a native of Ayr
township and has been a loyal
Democrat, working for the best
interests of his party and voting
at every election during the past
nineteen years. He has beon
serving as constable of his town
ship for four years to the entire
satisfaction of his constituents,
Ie is now making an energetic
canvass and expects to see every
Democratic voter during the
campaign.
Planning Signboards.
Highway Cotiimissioner Bige-
ow will soon satisfy another long
desired want in placing sign posts
at intersections and on long
stretches of roadway in the state.
Mr. Bigelow discovered this
great necessity on takitig his
tour of 2,300 miles in the state
recently. Some places he found
an intersection of threo or four
roads and not a sign board to tell
where to go. Some designs
lave already been made. All of
them call for metal posts, which
will give the locality, directions
and distance.
Mrs. Minnie Marshall, Art In
structor in the uham Penn
Iigh School Philadelphia, has
been spending several days dur
ing the past week visiting in the
homes of her brothers Jacob and
George Keisner of this place.
find it and after he finds what he
wants to bo 'able to understand
and apply what he wants.
The twenty-nine teachers pres
ent showed their interest in their
work by their earnest discussions
and we trust this interest will be
carried into their schools.
The Local Institute Work was
organized for the coming term.
The first local institute for Duo
lin township will be held at Battle
Kidge school, Friday evening,
September 22nd. Blanche 0.
Feck, Sec'y.
"THE ROSE CITY."
Rev. Henry Wolf Writes Interestingly
of His Visit Among Former
Fulton Coimtians.
One hears of Chicago the windy
city; Pittsburg the smoky city;
New Orleans the cresent city;
Philadelphia the Quaker city, but
New Castle, Indiana is now called
the "Rose City."
New Castle, Indiana, derived
its name from Newcastle, Henry
county, Kentucky. In 1822 some
public spirited citizens donated
100 acres of heavely timbered
land for a town site. The total
amount received for lots the first
year was $154. In 1824 the pub
lic square was cleared and a
court bouse erected. In 1854 the
Cincinnati and Chicago railroad
was built through the town. The
census of 1900 showed a popula
tion of 3,406. Tc-day it is beyond
10.000. One will ask: How came
that about? First of all better
railroad facilities. The New
York Central and Pennsylvania
systems besides several other
smaller roads, also trolly roads
built through the town. Second:
the favorable location of the
town site; the high ground which
is easily trained, and the excel
lent water supply which is fur
nished by steam water works
from deep never failing artesian
wells. Thus tho town is the most
healthful in the Stato. Third: the
action of a wise and liberal town
council. As these fine advant
ages of this town could no longer
be ignored by business men an
capitalist, propositions were of
fered and accepted in a most
gratifying way One of these of
fors came from the Max well-Bris
co Moter Company. Tho town
consented by voting them a bouus
of $120,000.00. A factory was
built which covers three city
blocks and employs 2200 work
men, with a weekly payroll of
$9,500. Other factories were
established of which we can only
mention one or two for lack of
space, namely: the Knell-French
iano Company with 500 work
men, the Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet
Company, 250 men, New Castle
Casket Company 150 men, and
others. The weekly pay roll of
New Castle is about $50,000.
"Rose City."
A gentleman named L. A. Jen
nings raised and cultivated roses
for pleasure only, his roses were
of such a high order, that they
took all the high prizes at all
the llower shows in the United
States. The success of Mr. Jen
nings induced florists of other
parts to locate in New Castle to
raise roses for the market and
had such success that at this
time there are five firms estab
ished and employ 150 workmen
and pay out weekly $1500. As
tho New Castle roses excell in
beauty all others in the United
States florists concluded that it
must surely be the New Castle
sou mat worn these wonders.
So many florists of the eastern
states send to New Castle for
rose soil to inoculate the soil of
their rose greenhouses.
New Castle is the home of Mr.
W. Kiley Wagoner, a brother of
Mr. Abram Wagoner of Knobs-
ville. Mrs. Wagoner was Katharin
Gress a sister of Adam Gress and
Mrs. Leonard Hohman of our
town. Mr. Wagoner is a retired
farmer, lives in this beautiful
city in a fine house of his own,
and owns a large farm of 180
acres of the best land in Henry
county, rated at $150 pei acre.
be writer spent some very hap
py days here during his four
weeks visit m Indiana. We also
visited another sister of Mrs.
Wagoner, Mrs. Sophia Smith
(Sophia Gress) m Shelby county,
who lives on a farm of her own,
one of the largest and best in
those parts, rated at $150 per
acre, ineyare lust completing
new house, one of the largest
and finest farm houses we saw
anywhere. The house is receiv
ing water suppiy and electricity
or light through the medium, of,
ICE CREAM A FOOD.
But Not
a Necessity writes One of Uur
.
Valued Subscribers.
One of our subenbers writes
us iuiiuws:
nm. t a u i j j lt .
Tno And era mhn rlanyrlari Vinf
i .room to tnnA ni
with a class of people who make
every excuse to violate God's
laws. Certainly it is a food, but
not a necessity on the Sabbath
aay. ii peopie aon t wisn to live
I .1 i. A I Hit . 1 1
uy wuai, mey can -me om oiue
I II it II I ! I T u - 3
iaw, muy win uKeiy nna some
aay, h wouiu nave been well if
mey naa. reopie can not be too
Birici in ooeying uoa s laws.
ueumg up Dig dinners on the
Sabbath-requiring people to
maae, or uenver ice cream on
Sabbath, is all wrong, and un-
necessary, as ii is to maice a noli.
oay oi tne oaohatn which is uod's
r . .. ... ..I
uay ana some wnen lor a good
J 3 . . .
dinner or other frolic. People
need rest for more than recrea
tion, if they only know it"
Burned by Exploding Gasoline.
wear jiersnoerger, engineer
at the Ice and Cold Storage plant
was seriously burned Thursday
afternoon ot last week.
The pump that forces the wa
ter into the boiler refused to
work, consequently the water in
the boiler became low, and it was
necessary for him to draw the
fire from underneath the boilers,
in order to repair the punm
After working 2 or 8 hours, he
succeeded in getting the pump
in working order.
About 4 o'clock he placed the
kindling in the fire box, which
was still very hot Two similar
cans were setting close by, one
containing a small quantity of
gasolino and the other oil Think
ing he had the one containing
coal oil, he dashed it into the fire
box, when an explosion immedi
ately followed. The fire ignited
Mr. Hershberger's clothing,
burned his left arm, face, and
neck frightfully. Mr. Demetrius
Donaboe, fireman assisted by
Mr. John Gates, who happened
to come to the ice plant for ice,
worked heroically and succeeded
in getting the fire out A car-
riage was called and Mr. Hersh-
berger was taken to the office of
the Electric Light, Heat and Pow-
er Co., on Juliana St. Dr. Wal
ter Enfield was summoned, and
bandaged the wounds.
The unfortunate young man is
suffering considerable pain and
win oe incapacitated lor some
time. Bedford Inquire.
Will Stigers for Associate.
Among the political announce
ments in the Fulton County News
and the Fulton Democrat, will be
found the card ot William B.
Stigers, of Bethel township, in
which he respectfully asks the
Democratic voters of Fulton coun
ty to gie him the nomination for
Associate Judge at the primary
election on the last Saturday of
September. The Stigers family
is one of the oldest in the County
his great grandfather having
come into this section before the
Revolutionary War. But Will
does not bank on that. The Sti
gers family have been loyal Dem
ocrats, but have not been office
seekers never has one of the
family held a County office in that I
ong period of time. While Mr.
Stigers has always taken a deep
nterest in local affairs this is the
first time he has ever come before
the County as a candidate. He
is well qualified to fill the impor
tant position, aud he expects to
see every Democrat in the County
personally where possible before
the election, and shall very much
appreciate support.
a gasoline engine, is perfect in all
sanitary appointments and costs
$4000.
These folks went from Fulton
county, Pa., some 10 years ago,
with very little cppital and by
ndustry and Pennsylvania fru
gality have now realized an ade
quate competency for old age.
ATTENTION CANDIDATES.
Information About the Cominr Primary
I 4
and Election. Terms of Office
and So Forth.
Atu-.n .
mo primary eiecuon on
'
Saturday, September 30, "Each
elector hall have the right to re
ceive tne ballot of the party for
which he asks: Provided Tw.if
he is challenged. h rhU ho r-
quired to make oath or afflrma
I
tion that, at the last niworl.n
I Q
election at which he voted,
he
voted lor a maiontv of th n(H
dates of the party for whose ba
0t he asks
The number of signers requir
ed upon petition to have a candi.
date's name printed urjon th
nrimarv ballot for unv nffi un
ed for bv an entire county ia fiftv
For citv. ward and nrorinrt nf.
" '
I ' r
flMP tho nnmhpr mm,iro,l , ton
For borough and township of
ncers, tne number required is
ten.
Petitions for all other offices are
to be filed with the county com
missioners. The last day for
filing is Saturday, September 9
1911.
Borough and township offices
may also be nominated in accord
ance with the party rules by fil
ingcertificates of nomination with
the county commissioners at least
eighteen days before the day of
election.
Nominations may also be made
by "nomination papers," but only
by using a party namo different
from that ot any party that here
tofore polled two per centum o:
the total vote in the district for
which the nomination is made.
Blank forms ot petition, for at
offices, are supplied by the coun
ty commissioners.
The following table, made up
from tho sebedulo for tho amend
ments, and the act of March 2,
1911, entitled, "An Act to carry
into complete operation the
amendments," etc., will give nl
formation as to the expiration of
terms of those now in office and
of those to be elected this year,
The act does not affect the terms
fixed by the schedule, but only
those not so provided for:
Justices of the peace, aldermen
and magistrates elected in 1906
will serve until the first Monday
in December, 1911.
Those elected in 1907 and 1908,
until the first Monday in Decern
ber, 1914.
Those elected in 1909, until the
first Monday in January, 1916.
Those elected in 1910, until the
first Monday in December, 1915.
Those elected in 1911 will serve
from the first Monday in Decem
ber, 1911, until the first Monday
in January, 1918.
The terms of the successors to
these officers will hereafter be
six years, except officers elected
to succeed those whose terms ex
pire on the first Monday of De
cember in any year and they will
serve six years and one month, so
that, in the future, all terms will
begin on the first Monday in Jan
uary following the election.
The terms of public officers
which have heretofore been fixed
at three years shall each be
lengthened one year.
The term "public officer, "shall
include all officers elected by vote
of the people, whether tho offices
they fill were created by the Con
stitution or by special or general
acts of assembly. The provision
includes the office of director of
of the poor. In many counties
these officers have been elected
one year each for three year
terms. In consequence of the
adoption of the amendments, the
length of terms was changed to
four years, excepting those elect
ed in 1908. Therefore, there will
be two elected in 1911, one in
1913, two in 1915 and one in 1017,
and so on. The same rule ap
plies to other officers who were
heretofore under similar laws.
Whore a number o! school di
rectors aie to be elected for
terms of different lengths, each
candidate must specify on his
nomination petition the term for
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
George liichardson of Fort
Littleton was a town visitor on
Friday.
H. II. Minnich of Saluvia was
a visitor to the County Seat on
Monday.
J. P. Wible and son of Maddens
ville, were business visitors to
our office on Saturday.
Bruce Woolett of Dublin town
ship was at the County Seat on
Thursday of last week.
George Sheffield of Fort Little
ton was a business visitor to town
on Thursday of last week.
Emery Booth of Altoona, drop
ped into our offico on Tuesday.
and the label on his paper now
reads 1912.
Miss Mary E. Tague of Villa
Nova, Pa., is spending her sum
mer vacation m tho home of
Peter Morton.
Ed Bender, of Lexington, N. C
is spending his vacation with his
parents Samuel and Mrs. Ben
der, of this place.
Mrs. Marshall McKibbin of
Hancock, arrived in town on Sat
urday evening for a two weeks'
visit to friends hero.
Miss Hazel Garland left on Sat
urdayfora visit of about two
months to her sister Mrs. Pearle
Weisel, In Pittsburg.
Miss Blanche and Joan Morton
and Mary Tague were visiting
friends in and near Hustontown
the latter part of last week.
Misses Minnie Dickson and
Maria D. Alexander of this place
are spendiug a week at Pen Mar,
the guests of Mrs. W. L. Mower.
D. F. Tenley and Otho Sum-
mers of Six Mile Run were in to
see us on Saturday. Mr. Tenley
advanced his subscription for an
other year.
Mrs. J. W. Clark, of Lock
Haven, Pa., and Misses Margaret
and Mildred Smith of German
town, Pa., spent several days in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
U Nace, in this place the past
weok.
Mrs. Morris Hockensmith aud
child, of Chambersburg, aro
spending a week visiting the
family of Clem Chesnut at Hus
tontown. She was a ploasant
caller at the News office on Sat
urday. Mrs. Samuel Wible and child,
Chambersburg, are spending a
week visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Wible, of Lick-
ng Creek township. She was
In to see us for a few minutes on
Saturday.
Mrs. Rose, her son James and
daughter Virginia of Mercers-
burg spent from Saturday until
Monday with Rev. and Mrs. J.
Diehl. On Sabbath evening.
Mr. Rose treated the Presby
terian congregation to some fine
vocal music.
which he is a candidate.
There will be three groups of
candidates on the ballot for this
office this year, headed as fol
lows:
School Directors six years.
School Directors lour years.
School Directors two years.
Each candidate must decide for
which term he will be a candidate.
Cumulative voting is not allowed;
that is, if a candidate receives
votes under each term, these
votes cannot be consolidated, as
each term is considered as a sep
arate office.
The same rule applies to other
offices where candidates are to bo
elected to the same office for dif
ferent terms of different lengths.
Controversies will no doubt
arise in various school districts
as to which candidate should have
the king term, but these matters
oan be settled by caucus of the
party and agreement made before
petitions are filed, so that each
term will be properly represent
ed by candidates both for the
primary and the. election,