VOLUME 15
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., MARCH 26.1914.
NUMBER 2S
THE GRIM REAPER.
Shorf Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
Walter B. Anderson.
After an illness of nine days
caused by erysipelas, Walter B.
Anderson passed peacefully into
his final rest at his home near
Knobsville on Wednesday of last
week. The funeral services,
which were conducted by Rev. J.
L. Yearick, of the Reformed
church, McConnellsburg, took
place last Saturday, and inter
ment was made in the family lot
in the cemetery at Knobsville.
The deceased was a son of
Henry and Jane Anderson, near
Knobsville, and he was born
March 22, 1SG3; hence, he lacked
just four days of being 51 years
of age. Several years ago he was
united in marriage to Miss La
vina Griffith, who survives, to
gether with one daughter
Blanche, wife of Edward Rotz,
Altenwald, Pa. ; also by his par
ents and the following brothers
and sisters: Lavina, wife of Al
bert Davis, Chambersburg, Pa.,
Clara, wife of Daniel Grouse,
Waynesboro, Pa. ; Malinda, wife
of Peter Scheidlcman, Knoxville,
III; William, Todd, Pa.; Charles
Emmittsburg, Md.; and Lillie,
wife of Charles Tice, Knobsville.
Walter was a consistent mem
ber of the M. E. church, and an
earnest Christian worker faith
ful in all his duties. He was a
member of the Jr. 0. U. A. M.,
of Waynesboro, and a member of
the Sons of. Veterans, McCon
nellsburg. Mrs. Austin Cariuugh.
Mrs. Austin Carbaugh of
Cashtown, Franklin county, died
at noon last Wednesday, while
assisting her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Yaukey, in getting things
in order at the house in Turkey
foot, to which the Yaukeys were
moving. She was aged 52 years,
and was a consistent member of
the Lutheran church at Marion
Mrs. Carbaugh is survived
by her husband and daughter,
Mrs. Yaukey, and two children
at home, Goldie and Scott, and
Elmer, of Rockford, Illinois, and
Humphrey, of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
Mrs. Carbaugh was a daughter
of the late Jacob Naugle of this
county, and was a sister of Mrs.
William Doyle of this place. Mr.
Ccrbaugh and family moved
from Tod township this county to
Franklin county only a few years
ai
The funeral took place last
Saturday afternoon, and inter
ment was made in the graveyard
t Cashtown.
Jkannetta Maye Howard.
Jeannetta Maye Howard, wife
of t)oyle M. Howard, died in Al
toona on Sunday, March 15th, of
C-Ight's Disease aged 3G years,
7 njonths and 14 days. She was
t"fn in Clearfield county and was
th daughter of Mrs. Frances
L'jrman, now living in Johns
town, to whom her body was
dipped on last Sunday for inter
ment. SM is survived by her husband,
r.fl mother and a number ox
bathers and sisters. She was a
number of the United Brethren
Church. Mr." and Mrs. Howard
J" j Mr. and Mrs. Rinehart-the
named lady being an insep
'le sister-purchased the Ed
S stin farm at Saluvia, about
years ago, placed, the farm
the care of a tenant farm
land dwelt - in the city, but
r,nar to the farm each game
Jjn to hunt. They built a
one-story house known as
"Cold Spring Bungalow,"
ere they dwelt during the
ytmg season. Last spring
'i and Mrs. Howard decided to
fetthe farm where they
j until sometime in the first
J Of January, when Mrs. How
Vs heJalth failed, and she was
?oved to Altoona, as was pre-
r noted ,n these columns.
fte two
Bisters were of a verv
r
senial, sunny disposition,
Recent Wedding.
Reisner Thompson.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Minna D.Thomp
son and Mr. George W. Reisner,
both of McConnellsburg, at
o'clock last Saturday evening,
The happy event occurred at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dwight
Thompson, 113 North Fifty-
fourth street, Philadelphia, and
the ceremony was performed by
Rev. Karl Reisner, a nephew of
the bridegroom, and pastor of
one of the Lutheran churches in
Philadelphia. The bride is the
only daughter of the late Theo
dore Thompson and wife, and the
groom is one of McConnellsburg's
leading merchants. After a short
honeymoon trip, during which
places of interest in the eastern
cities will be visited, Mr. and
Mrs. Reisner will be at home to
their friends in McConnellsburg
after April 1st
Over-May.
At the parsonage of the Fourth
Lutheran church in Altoona, by
the pastor, Rev. D. P. Draw
baugh, at noon on Tuesday,
March 17th, Edgar Fulton Over
was united in marriage to Miss
Alma D. May, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Joseph B. May, of Bed'
ford. After a trip of two weeks
in New York, Philadelphia and
Washington, the young people
will settle down to housekeeping
in Bedford. Edgar is a native
of McConnellsburg and a son of
the late Jacob Z. Over, for sev
eral years owner and editor of
the P'ulton Republican. Mr. and
Mrs. Over have the kindest wish
es of their Fulton county friends.
and made a host of friends dur
ing their stay among us. The
sympathy of all our people goes
out to . the bereaved husband,
aged mother, sisters and broth
ers, in this sad bereavement.
J. A. S.
George Garland.
From the Tinin (O.) Tribune.
Floating gangrenous matter
entering a blood vessel and car
ried to the heart caused the sud
den death of George Garland,
aged 40 years, at Mercer hospital
at 5:30 o'clock Saturday evening.
Two weeks ago to-day he was
operated on for acute case of gan
grenous appendicitis and his con
dition seemed favorable for re
covery. After eating a meal,
which he greatly relished, Satur
day evening, he chatted with his
nurse for a few moments and
then fell back on the bed and
died within ten minutes.
Mr. Garland was born in Ful
ton County, Pennsylvania, in
1S73, the son of Ephraim and
Amanda Garland. In 1802 he
came to Seneca county and es
tablished his home near Egbert's
church, where he had since re
sided. In 181)0 he was united in
marriage to Miss Delia C. Norris.
During the year of 1S92 he be
came a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church, at Republic,
and in the following year he
transferred to the Egbert church,
with which religious body he had
since been affiliated. He was
assistant superintendent of the
Sunday school and was a faithful
worker in the various activities
of the church.
His wife and five children sur
vive him: Gilbert N., John R.,
Myron C, Walter C, and Lynus
E. The following brothers
and sisters also survive him:
David and Simon, of Fulton coun
ty, Pa. ; Ivan, of Republic; Wil
liam, of Tiffin; Mrs. E. F. Feg
ley, of Fulton county, Pa. ; Mrs.
W. E. True, of Cumberland, Md.;
Mrs. J. D. Creek, of Hancock,
Md.; Mrs. G. W. Catlett, of
Burkley Springs, W. Va., and
Miss Anna Garland, of Altoona,
Pa. The funeral will be held on
Wednesday morning, services be
ing conducted at the house at 10
o'clock and at Egbert's church at
10:30 o'clock. Interment will be
made in the church cemetery.
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"News'
CATTLE FOR FUTON.
Farmers Should Select That Strain Best
Suited to Their Individual
Conditions.
There is a great diversity of
breeds among cattle, and, for
tunately, no Fulton county farm
er need be without good stock if
he will but' hustle. There is a
fight on in the "National Stock
man" between the advocates of
special purpose cows and the dual
purpose animals; but allsoctions,
are not suited with the same
strain of ui' tie. The dual pur
pose cow the beef-and-butter
cow is well represented by the
Red Poll, the milking Shorthorn,
the Devon, and even some fam
ilies of the Holstein; and some
cows ot these strains produce
calves of good size which soon
grow into good beef cattle. Many
of these breeds produce as much
as 0,000 pounds of milk per year,
and their offsprings show the
smooth form, good size and
glossy coats that are the features
of good feeders. J. Stuart Groupe
of Jersey Shore, Pa., 11. F. I).
No. 4, has a herd of milking
Shorthorns from which bull
calves can be had at a trifle over
$20 each, while Holstein bulls can
be easily picked up at home at
ittle more than veal prices. Some
pure bred bulls of breeding size
are oltered at little above beet
prices. It is a well known fact
that the dual purpose cow, when
too old to be a profitable milker
can be fed into a fair quality of
beef, instead of having to be
sold for bologna as is the case
with the dairy cow.
un the other hand, there are
many oi our larmers to whom
the beef type of animal appeals
very strongly; and to such, per
haps, no better type of cow can
be found than the Polled Angus.
These cattle are exceedingly har
dy, having a heavy coat of hair
and capable of enduring great
hardships on scant fare. As an
evidence of the value of this class
of cattle it might be mentioned
that Rush Cline, of Fort Little
ton, is able to sell 10-months-old
calves of this breed at prices
ranging from $00 to $S(). He
ets the cows raise the calves,
and has no trouble to have the
cows breed annually. 'At our
public sales "no-purpose" cows
sell at $30 to $50, while special
purpose cows, or dual purpose
cows, sell easily at lrom ihol) to
90, but they are almost invaria
bly the resultof proper breeding.
There is much poverty grass
grown in Fulton county; it is not
the native grass, but is the best
Nature can do for land complete-
y exhausted of fertility. Ex
cellent bluegrass will grow spon
taneously on slate land within a
year or two after the timber has
been removed, which proves that
f we restore our lands to their
original fertility, Nature will do
her part.
W. C. Patterson.
Lost Tine Colt.
Thomas Johnson of this place,
ost a fine, yearling colt on Wed
nesday evening of last week.
bm said he would rather have lost
$125. The colt died of a peculiar
ailment not often met with. The
trouble was something like quin
sy, out in an aggravated lorm.
About two weeks before it died
t began to bleed at the nose, and
in this way, lost enough blood to
make it almost too weak to stand.
ater it developed sore throat to
such an extent that it could swnl-
ow no food. Dr. Amos Seville
pronounced the disease laryngi
tis, and an antopsy by that gen
tleman showed the larynx com
pletely closed, so that the colt
iterally starved to death not
being able to swallow food or wa
ter. ! ! f
Having accepted a position
with the Southern Line Co., Mr.
mory M. Booth has moved from
Hancock to a place near Gettys
burg. iheJNEWS will continue
o keep Emory posted on the hap
penings in Fulton County.
Smallpox in Bedford County.
lhc Uedtord county newspa
pers state that several persons in
and about Chaneyville, a village
in the southeastern part of Bed
ford county, have what is known
as American smallpox. A recent
visit of the County Medical In
spector in company with the local
physician found the disease in the
families of Jacob Adams, H. O.
Swartzwelder and II. D. Aaron,
and the necessary precautions
are being taken to control it. It
is said that the disease was
brought into the neighborhood
about three months ago by a boy
from Cumberland, and since that
time persons have had it and got
well without any serious incon
venienca to themselves. There
are grades of smallpox, just as
there are grades of scarlet fever.
In its mildest form, scarlet fever
is known as scarlet rash; scarla
tina is the same thing in a more
prdnounced form, and virulent
scarlet fever is the worst and
most deadly. A mild form of
scarlet rash may be communicat
ed and become the most virulent
form of the disease; hence the
necessity of precaution in the
mild cases.
American smallpox is a mild
form of that most dreaded of
diseases, and is little more to be
feared than a severe case of
chickenpox. Indeed, physicians
are often puzzled to distinguish
the difference between the two
diseases. This is the form of the
disease that made its appearance
at llustontown some time ago,
and prior to that, in LickingCreek
township.
Hunters, Lookout!
Under the National law no web
footed wild fowl may be killed
during the spring season, and no
swan nor wood duck may be kill
ed at any time until 1918. Other
wild ducks and geese may be kill
ed from September first to De
cember 10th. The law was pass
ed to protect migratory birds
which, in the spring time, move
northward to breed. A motion
was made to have Canada co
operate with the United States
to make uniform game laws to
dovetail with ours, so that the
ducks and geese that get past
this jountry in the spring be not
killed before they have accom
plished Nature's purpose to mul
tiply. Wood ducks are, perhaps
the most beautiful marked of the
duck family, and sometimes breed
in this part of Pennsylvania.
They hatch in the hollow bran
ches of trees near a stream.
Should ducks, therefore appear
on the ponds and streams this
spring, admire them to your
heart's content, but leave the old
shot gun in its case behind the
door. The law is good. If some
effort to save wild creatures be
not made, there will come a time
and that soon when there will
not be any game.
And Don't You Forget
The entertainment in the Audi
torium Friday evening. It is a
musical comedy, and has been
prepared with much care. While
it is proposed to give you value
received in the way of entertain
ment that evening, the underly
ing motive is the raising of a
sum of money that will put the
Band on its feet, and assure us
plenty of good music during the
summer months. Don t be
grudge the boys all the money
they get out of it. No one, ex
cept those who have had some
thing to do with a country band
knows what it means to the mem
bers in the way of labor and
time in preparation to play; the
cost of music, and incidentals in
the way of repairs, new instru
ments, &c. A good band is a
credit to the town and should be
encouraged. Tickets will be on
sale at Trout's Drug store all day
Thursday and Friday.
Rev. A. G. B. Powers will
preach in the Baptist church at
Needmore Sunday, March 29th
at 10:30 a. m.
FATIGUE.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
Everyone has been many times
exposed to contagious disease
which they have not contracted
Ihis has been due, not to the
fact that the contagion was less
virulent, but because the natura!
resistance oi tne individual was
sufficient to overcome it. This
natural resistance to disease is
usually proportioned to the phys
ical well being of the individual
Avoid fatigue. It is all too of
ten the forerunner of disease.
1IM I
vnen one nas indulged in unu
sual physical or mental exertion
and becomes tired, this physica
resistance is greatly reduced and
the susceptibility to disease in
creased in proportion.
One of the most common abus
es to which we subject ourselves
is that of eating when we are fa
tigued. For domestic conven
lence, it is necessary to have
meals at stated hours. In the
evening men and women go home
exhausted after their days work
In the majority of instances they
have made the trip in an ill ven
tilated train or trolley which adds
to their depression. They ar
rive just in time to sit down to
the table; and, regardless of their
exhausted condition, consume a
quantity of food.
As a result of fatigue, their
nervous system is so affected that
the digestive processes practical
ly cease, and the food so consum
ed may remain for hours in an
undigested condition causing
great physical discomfort and
sometimes serious complications,
Food taken when one is exces'
siveiy tired is ot little value as
nourishment. Much better go
hungry and avoid indigestion.
A few moments absolute re
pose when one is exhausted will
work wonders in this respect. It
gives the nervous system a
chance to recover its poise, and
the necessary impulses are then
sent out from the nerve centers
in the brain to the digestive ap
paratus.
A Simple Sanitary System.
A simple sanitary system is a
most important and necessary
feature for every farm home.
Without it the health of the fam
ily is in danger, however attrac
tive and well arranged a farm
house may be in every other re
spect. It is a matter that should
not be postponed to a time when
other matters do not press for at
tention, but should be considered
the moment it is needed. The
department has just issued a
bulletin giving a detailed descrip
tion of a simple sanitary system
suitable for the average farm
home, which consists of 40 pages
and contains 38 figures and dia
grams with a number of tables.
The new bulletin is the result
of a careful study. Convenience
comfort, and economy have all
been considered and they may all
be obtained if the suggestions
given are practically applied with
care and common sense.
The simple sanitary system re
commended has four distinct fea
tures. It provides for:
(1) A pure water supply.
(2) Pumping, storage, and dis
tribution of water supply.
(3) A durable and simple plumb
ing system.
(1) A disposal for farm sew
age. This little book will be sent
free to any one who writes a pos
tal card for it, giving name and
address written very plainly.
Address the United States De
partment of Agriculture, Wash
ington, D. C.
We hear a great deal about
testing seed corn before planting.
There must be something in
it. Many nice looking ears do
not have the germinating power
to make a good stand. Seed from
these ears can be avoided by first
testing all of them.
Plow Boy Writes a Letter.
How many boys in Fulton
County know how the plow ori
ginated? How could we live
without plows? The plow is the
most necessary, as well as the
most primitive of all agrcultura!
implements. The first plow ever
used by' man was doubtless
crooked, pointed stick. Away
back when man first began to til
the soil we read in Genesis 4:2
"Abel was a keeper of sheep,
but Cain was a tiller of the soi
So Cain was most probably the
first boy to use a plow. The use
of the plow is mentioned in Deu
teronomy 22:10. "Thou shalt not
plough an ox and ass together. '
Virgil, in Latin, tells us minute'
ly about the Roman plow 31 years
B. C, The Athenians asserted
that the art of ploughing and
sowing corn began with them
The Egyptians, Cretons, and Sici
lians claimed the same.
But, boys, do you. know that
nothing but all wooden plows
was used entirely all over the in
habited world up to your grand
father's day about the year 1800?
Well, well! you say, how could
the boys plow with a wooden
point, a wooden moldboard and a
wooden landside? History, neith
er secular nor sacred, does not
mention any other kind than
wooden plows. Go ask the old
est man you know a hundred
years or more.
Jethro Wood was born March
10, 1744170 years ago. When
he grew to manhood he invented
and perfected the first castiron
plow. He deserves to be honor
ed as a great benefactor of man
kind.
Now, boys, store this brief
sketch of the plow in your mem
ories, and ever be thankful to
God that you were born in an age
of splendid, easily guided, and
adjusted walking and riding steel
plows, propelled by a nice team
of horses, or by gas, oil or steam
engines.
Plow Boy.
Cow-raised Calves.
For some time the News has
insisted that conditions exist here
and there where pure bred cattle
could be raised by letting the
cows raise the calves same as on
the great ranches of the West
Such calves invariably do well,
and make topnotch cattle. Rush
Cline, of Fort Littleton, having
rush" of other business, has
tried it, and can now show good
results, as will be seen by read-
ng Mr. Patterson's letter in this
issue.
Walker Mellott in Belfast town
ship is another farmer who knows
that there is money in cattle; and
not having a creamery inJiis
neighborhood as a market for his
milk and cream, he turns the
milk product into monev bv
eaving the calves with the cows.
Mr. Mellott in this way makes as
much money out of the milk as
those who sell their milk product
to the creamery.
We do not insist that all farm
ers practice this method, but
where it means either that or no
cattle, we think Mr. Cline and
Mr. Mellott's plan is a very wise
one.
Parcel Post Experiment.
The Postofiice Department
is
going to experiment with the
plan of putting city consumers
and farmers in touch with each
other so that the latter may ship
butter, eggs and other produce
direct to the former. Ten cities
have received orders to secure
the names of wouldbe buyers and
sellers, and these names will be
printed and given to both farm
ers and consumers, so that all
who wish may get in touch with
the other. The ten cities in which
the experiment will be tried are:
Boston, Atlanta, St. Louis, San
'rancisco, Baltimore, Detroit.
Lacrosse, Wis. ; and Washington.
The rural carriers will take the
produce direct from the farmers'
doors, and it will be delivered
promptly to the buyer in the
city,
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU LNOW.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
, Rudolph Spangler and Russell
Nelson are home for their spring
vacation.
Geo. A. Harris make a short
trip to Virginia at the beginning
of this week.
Mrs. Emma Lodge went to
Brush Creek latter part of last
week to visit her son George.
Marshall McKibbin, Washing
ton, D. C. arrived in town this
morning to spend several days
with friends.
Hon. and Mrs. John P. Sipes
went to Harrisburg last Saturday,
to attend the annual Conference
of the M. E. church.
Miss Olive Rotz, accompanied
by her niece Ruth College, left
last Thursday for a two weeks'
visit among friends in Chambers
burg. While away. Miss Olive
expects to assist her sister Mrs.
W. R. Moore, in moving to Cham
bersburg. t Want to Work.
Last week New York City tried
to solve the problem of how to
provide for the able bodied, un
employed men of that place by
sending a carload of sixty-odd .
persons to a good farming dis
trict where they were needed and
where they could receive good
wages, good food, and have
healthful surroundings. They
were sent at the expense of the
city to Fonda, N. Y., where they
were met by farmers who need
ed help. Many of the city men
had never worked on a farm, and
some of them had never seen a
live cow. To such men the farm '
ers offered to pay $20 and board.
To the ones who had some exper
ience they offered $25 and board.
After twenty-four hours par
leying, twenty-two accepted work
but the balance held out for pro
hibitive wages, demanding in
some instances, $50 with half of
it in advance.
Two girls were offered good
homes within a mile of each oth
er, but they refused because they
could not be closer together. The
experience was an eye-opener to
the city authorities who had gone
to so much trouble to relieve dis
tress. We fancy that if these '
callous, and no doubt worthless
creatures find their way back to
New York they will be arrested
for vagrancy, and it would be
but fair to the other class that
the loafers should be confined
and compelled to earn their keep.
When two out of three of the
unemployed in our cities will
treat would-be benefactors in this
manner, it should put a stop to
public expression of maudlin sen
timent for the down-trodden and
prepare the way for future ac
tion. We are sure of our ground
when we say that there are crim
inals among the ones sent to the
country, and that we will hear of
some of them robbing their em
ployersif no worse. On the
other hand, thereare some'employ
ers who cannot keep help be
cause of inhuman treatment of
them, the question has two sides.
A New Creamery Law.
On July 22, 1913 the rennsv-
vania Legislature enacted the
'ollowing law, at the instigation
of the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board, in order to eliminate a
known source of infection to
swine and calves. If further in
formation is wanted address J.
C. Marshall. Secretary. Harris
burg, Fa.
Every owner, operator, or
manager of a creamery, cheese
'actory, receiving station, or
skimming station, shall, before
returning to or delivering to any
person or persons any skimmed
milk or separator slop, to be used ,
for food or feeding purposes for
calves or swine, cause such skim
med milk to be thoroughly pas
teurized by heating it to at least
one hundred and seventv-eicht .
degrees Fahrenheit,'