VOLUME 15
McCONNELLSUURG, PA., APRIL 30,1914.
NUMBER 33
THE GRIM REAPER.
Sort Sketches of the Lives of Per
sons Who Rave Recently
Passed Away.
Levi Smith.
Tvi Smith died of paralysis at
hlq home in Whip3 Love, Ihurs
W April 23, 1914. Mr. Smith
Lno snn of the late Rev. John
cm;th and was born in Bedford
bounty, March 8, 1828, hence he
Kvas aged 8G years, 11 months,
Ld 15 days, .
Mr. Smith joined the Christian
lmrfh at an early age and was
l r.nn?Utent member for some GO
Vears. and was a trustee at Jeru
fvhich he was a member.
Levi Smith was married at an
arly age to Miss Martha Jane
Jlills daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
acob Mills of Bedford county, to
Vhich union were born ten chil
dren five of whom are living.
The funeral was held baturday,
pril 25, at the Jerusalem Chris-
an church, Rev. J. R. Logue of
ciating and the body was laid to
. i i . .
est in me cemeieiy aujumuiK
he church.
A beautiful character was Levi
s life was an exemplary one,
ihich any one could safely fol
m. His death has cast a gloom
f sorrow over the whole neigh
lorhood, as he was a friend of all
ho knew him.
In all his social life, he demon
strated the heroism of a true
fihristian man.
He is survived by his wife and
ve children, namely, Dennis liv-
i near Hancock, Md., Lizzie,
life of Simon Clabaugh, of Le-
ffiars, lowa: Kebecca, wue ot
Juhn Engle, Locust Grove Pa.,
ary, wife of Aaron Layton, Lo
st Grove, Pa., and John, Clear-
le. Pa.; also by one half sister,
d three half brothers, namely.
lizzie bmith, wife of Joseph
nith of Northcraft: Eiisha
lith, of Robinsonville; Will
fiith of Keyser, W. Va., and
'ennis Smith of Virginia: also
44 grandchildren, and 11
feat grandchildren.
Mrs. J. ALfred Sifes.
Mrs. J. Alfred SiDes died sud-
nly at her home near Harrison-
He, April 21. 1914. aired 57
ars, 11 months and 5 days.
ping the evening of the day
which she died she appeared
her family, and to a friend
piom she had entertained, as be-
in usual health. A few min
es before time to begin prepa
tion for the evening meal she
mplained of not feeling well.
1(1 went to her bed to lie down
'til supper was ready. In a
ut fifteen minutes afterwards
pmbcr of the family went to
r room and found her in a dy-
f condition, and in a few min-
f'S more she passed peacefully
av- We have not been able
earn what was the direct
use of her death, but it is sup-
3ed that it was from heart fail
e. rs. Sipes's maiden name was
nes Lruner. Early in her
'od days she joined the M.
uiurch and remained a con
tent member until she receiv-
ie call tn
F husband and five children
Fviye her. Her Dastor Rev. E.
Croft. conducted, the funeral
fvices on the following Thurs-
1 anu interment was made in
cemetery at Silnam M. E.
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V,
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iiiiiiii unit rinira
-.iiu, anil iu uajro.
tuberculosis, after a
William S. Diehl.
n. S. T)M tw
"'elate Boston and Emmaline
died at his home in Whips
- on April 19, 1914, aged 39
i m
f died of
i"""gi!lness. Evervthincr. in-
lone to snuo U',a Mfn.
.. Ilia 11J.C, uut
vail.
thosewhoknew him, he was
... fr'end and neighbor, and
ln8 husbanH and fathoi.
Jer&l years on- V,a kn.V,f
Will' " KUUfcliV
William Ho-.
titli. iai lann, more re-
uy vurneuus iieni,
an intelligent, wicje-
Byers Arrested in Ohio.
Deputy Sheriff A. D. Hohman
arrested H. Clyde Byers. in Can
ton, Ohio, last Thursday morning
and brought him to McConnells
burg I nday, where he entered
bail for his appearance at Oto
ber court, and departed for home
the same day.
Mr. Byers and wife were resi
dents of McConnellsburg, they
leaving here in the spring of
1913, They kept house in the
brick building now owned by D.
A. Nelson on west Market street.
His family consisted of himself
and wife the latter not being in
very gooJ health, they took into
their home Rose Houpt, and or
phan a granddaughter of the late
Rev. Wolf of the Reformed
church, and a daughter of the
late Valentine Houpt. Mr. Byers
conducted a barber shop and
poolroom while in McConnells
burg. Shortly after Mr. Byers
had removed from town, infor
mation wa3 made against Mr.
Byers by Rose Houpt charging
him with fornication and bastardy
and attempt to commit abortion.
An unsuccessful attempt was
made to secure the arrest of Mr.
Byers. by Sheriff J. J. Harris and
Deputy Hohman, for the reason
that they did not succeed in lo
cating their man.
Recently Deputy Hohman re
ceived a tip that Mr. Byers was
in Canton, 0., in the real estate
business. He at once went to
Harrisburg and procured the nec
essary papers from Governor
Tener; then, went to Columbus,
and their received supplemen
GEORGE SHOEMAKER'S LETTER.
One
0
tary documents, which enabled
him to make the arrest in Ohio
and bring the prisoner to Pen
nsylvania. Mr. Byers' father-in-law,
who owns property in Green
burg, Pa., came with the Deputy
and.Mr. Byers to McConnells
burg, and offered to bail Mr.
Byers in the sum of fifteen hun
dred dollars. After District At
torney S. W. Kirk satisfied him
self by telegraphing that the fath
er-in-law was "good" for the
amount, the bail bond was ex
ecuted, and the prisoner given
his liberty.
Washington House Closed.
Unlike the river, the affairs of
men do not go on forever. The
famous old Washington House
temporarily closed its doors t o
the general public last Saturday
evening, and on Tuesday the fa
miliar oval shaped sign was taken
down. For thirty-tour years Mr.
and Mrs. S. B. Woollet have en
tertained the public at that old
Corner, and there will be much
disappointment throughout the
County when patrons learn that
their favorite stopping place i3
closed. Mrs. Woollet does not
feel equal to the endless task of
superintending the hotel any
longer, and they are offering the
house for sale. It is too good a
stand to remain closed very long,
and we predict that it will again
be opened by some enterprising
party who will continue to cater
to the needs of the traveling pu -lie
including the many summer
boarders attracted to our moun
tain village. Woollet's will live
privately in the building until it
is sold or rented.
awake farmer, made many im
provements about the old home
stead. He is survived by his wife Net
tie and little son Curtis; also, by
his mother and two brothers Rob
ert and Edgar A., who reside in
the Cove.
The funeral discourse was
preached by Rev. A. G. B. Pow
ers, at the Whips Cove church,
and interment was made in the
cemetery at the church, on April
22nd. ,
Mrs. Warner.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lockard Warn
er died at her home in Toledo,
Ohio, April 7, 1914, after an ill
ness of about two months suffer
ing from stomach trouble and
advanced age, she having reach
ed almost the four-score limit.
She left one son, Howard M.
Warner, -also of Toledo, Ohio,
Backward Spring In Iowa. Only
Other Fullan County Kan in
His Towu.
Sumner, Iowa. April 23, 1914.
My last letter to the News,
brought me three letters, from
persons who had lost my address
and who wanted to communicate
with me. One was from Pennsyl
vania, one from Washington, D.
C, and one was from Tennessee.
so the .news tnougn issued a-
mongthe hills of old Fulton roach
es out near and far.
We had a very pleasant winter
free from severe storms of eith
er snow or sleet, but the winter
ingers.
We have had a few warm days
but no real summer time yet.
Farmers here have most of their
oats planted, and will begin at
once preparations for planting
corn. The gardens are partly
made. In a sheltered spot I h'ive
lettuce, radishes, early peas and
onions up. They wiil grow when
the warm sun and rain come.
Rhubarb and asparagus are peep
ing through the ground. The
grass on my lawn was long
enough, so 1 mowed it for the
first time this week. We are
having fire in the furnace every
day, and have not yet adopted
straw hats.
We had a smallpox scare some
weeks ago. but there was no
spread of the disease and all is
11 i. . nn
wen at present writing, ine
general health of the community
has been good all winter.
This summer our city will . put
in a complete sew e r system.
Work will be begun i-cmctime in
May, and completed before fall.
We will then be modern all over
even to a saloon. Bremer Coun
ty is one of the few wet counties
in Iowa. Our town has one sa
loon. The owner pays (.$0000) six
thousand dollars a year license,
and then makes money. We
hope to have a chance soon to
vote on state-wide prohibition,
when we will drive the legalzed
saloon out of our beautiful state.
T T i ! i 1 1 li
until mis year, during an my
residence in Iowa, I have never
had a Fulton County boy live in
the same town with me. But
Sumner has a man by the name
of Henry S. Stevens, commonly,
in his old home, called Scott Stcv
ens, as a resident, as well as my
self. He is the son of the late
Joshua Stevens of Big Cove Tan
nery or Webster Mills. We have
had some great old visits since
last October when I landed in
tnis tou'n. Mr. btevens is a
blooded monopolist. He has rent
ed all the hotels in the town, and
ha3 had things his own way for
some time. Like all Fulton coun
ty boys he has made good. He
has a fine family of girls, owns a
farm or two, drives an automo
bile, votes the right ticket, (I
guess) belongs to the United
Brethern church, and is a good
citizen in general. I have not
been able to figure out just why,
but this week he sold out his
business, and I suppose I will
soon be all alone again. Well,
good luck to him. I do not ex
pect to stay forever here. It
isn't the way of a Methodist.
Perhaps I may land in the same
town with him again. I con
stantly read the News with much
interest and while I find much
that is new to me, I also see a
great deal with which I am fa
miliar. Best wishes to all,
Geo. B. Shoemeker.
TIJE FACTOR OF SAFETY.
A GLORIOUS DAY COMING!
Little Talks nn Health and Hygiene by Observer Rejoices in the Triumph
Samuel G. Dixon, IB. D LI. D., Science Over Old Fashioned Meth-
Commissioner of Health. ods of House Cleaning.
Ihe Lngineer who plans a I Dear EDiTOR:-Kindly allow
bridge or a skyscraper makes his the writer to tell of the good
calculations, based upon th e news when men will shout for
strength of the steel, then he
adds the factor of safety. After
considering the breaking strain,
which tests have shown material
will stand, he generally multi
plies this by three for additional
security.
joy, and the good housewives
will always be the swee
angels they are. Men for age
have been made uncomfortable
miserable, and wretched because
the good women of the house
must rule and keep up the ol
In the physical structure of our fashioned practice of house clean
""nes mere is included a l actor ing. ine good housewife, as in
ot safety. Under all of the , or- days of old, still dons her dusting
dinary conditions of life this mar- cap, turns up her skirt, and goes
gin prottcts us. It take care of through the rooms like an aveng
the strains incidental to the ra- ing angel. With scrubbing brush
tional existence for which the es, mops, brooms, dusters, soap
calculations of the Creator evi- sand, lime and step ladders, she
dently intended us. goes forth to battle with dust
V hen the body is exhausted by dirt, cobwebs, and vermin. The
over-work and under-feeding, or former good, sweet, angelic house
by dissipation and excesses, this wife seems to be transformed in
factor of safety is so reduced
mat u iaus to protect, and we
become easy victims to communi
cable or organic disease.
While modern conditions of liv
ing make exceptional demands
to a veritable fury-caring noth
ing for the comfort of her faith
ful spouse, ready to drive him
from his throne. Men are forced
to flee where they can eat what
they can get, and sleep, if they
upon us. these are more than off- sleep at all, in cold, damp, uncon
set by the improvement in living genial quarters.
i . . . . i
conditions, as statistics prove Evervthincr beloneriner to the
that the average span of human lord of the house is turned topsy.
ute is being gradually lengthen- turvey. His apparrel. books
od. The thing which we should business naners. and annaratm
s'uard against is excessive and are all consigned, promiscuously
irrational indulgences. Ordinar- to the closet or attic, so that their
ily our intelligence is a sufficient bearings can't be found A or
truide if we permit it to govern months. No wonder men dread
us. It 13 seldom that we Dre- hate, shirk, and shrink nruW iff
sumc upon our strength without The writer has just experienced
)eing aware of the fact. the horrors of it all. Men's
ie temperate and the factor of homes are all in disorder and con
satety will carry you through the fusion of battle without the
requirements of
work.
your every-day
Trnax.
A quiet wedding took place at
the home of the bride's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Truax, in
Belfast township, when their
daughter, Mis s Curcha Dale
Truax, became the bride of Mr.
William Blair Mellotr, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mason Mellott, also of
Belfast township. The marriage
took place on April 22nd, at 4 o'
clock p. m., Rev. A. G. B. Pow
ers officiating. Both are excel
lent young people, and the News
joins with a host of friends in
wishing them a long, prosperous
and happy life.
slaughter. Like the old time
house cleanings, the housewives
go at it twice or thrice a year,
They seem to delight in the
gloomy riot and picturesque con
fusion, never thinking it would
be better to keep the house clean
all the time.
But joy cometh! The chariot
Baccalaureate Sermon.
Ihe baccalaureate sermon to
the McConnellsburg High School
graduating class of 1914 was do
hvercd in the auditorium of the
school buildiner last Sundav even
inc. bv the Rov. J. I,. Yonrirk K progress rolls on! The old
pastor of the Reformed Church customs will disappear, though
of this place. Rev's J. L. Grove, conservation languish long. The
R. E. Peterman and J. V. Royer oI(J crucial house cleaning will be
rf -.1.1 r .1 j l. . i .
also took part in the exercises of u,u lasniuneu oeiore we Know it.
the evening. A larire choir, com- The old dusty' disease-breeding
posed of members of the several HTets are being replaced by pol
choirs of the town, with Miss Ol- ,shed" loor3- Every Part of our
ive Pittman as pianist, rendered houses an(1 tneir furnishings will
excellent music for the occasion.
Rev. Yearick chose for his
text "He brought me intoa large
place. ine thought running
through the sermon was; Reli
gion. The reverend gentleman
explained to the class that the
education they received in the
schools was but the foundation
of the superstructure to be erec
ted by their own efforts. He
earnestly plead with them to
temper every act of their future
lives with one central thought-
religion in order that they might
attain the largest possible place
in the shoping of human affairs
in their respective spheres.
V'alLcd to Town.
Mrs. Aaron Morgret and her
neighbor, Mrs. Margaret Rich
ards, o f lower Ayr township,
spent the time from last Friday
until Monday visiting the form
er's daughter, Mrs. Frank Gress
on bouth rirst btreet. While
these two estimable ladies could
nave driven to town, tney pre
ferred to make the trip afoot.
They have both passed the three
score milestone in life's pathway
but they regarded the walk of
eight or nine miles as pleasant
recreation. The ladies called at
the News oflice Saturday morn
ingMrs. Morgret to order the
News sent to her daughter Daisy
who lives in Akron, Ohio, and
Mrs. Richards to have her own
name registered in the big fami
ly of News subscribers.
Mr. Sloan Warthin and family,
Mrs. Conrad Glazier and daugh
ter Thelma, and Miss Esther Sloan
made a trip to Chambersburg on partisanship,
Tuesday, in Mr. Warthin's new,
forty-five horsepower BuiCk auto.
bo vacuum cleaned, and this with
but little effort. For those good
housewives who love sweet, health
ful whitewashed walls and ceil
ings the fine nozzle of the sprayer
will do the work far more artistic
ally than the old way.
The day the glorious day is
coming when our homes will be
clean all the time, and the good
housewife a slave no more!
Guserver.
Bipartisan.
Some of our readers do not
know what is meant when they
see the term "bi-party" used in
political articles in many of our
newspapers and by speakers.
When "bi-" is used before any
other word, it means the same
as "two." The term "bi-party"
means, therelore, two-party.
This applies to a set of politicians
composed of men from both the
republican and the democrat
party. They are accused of work
ing hand in hand for the further
ance of purely personal advance
ment, whether their accomplish
ments are for the good of the
whole people, or merely for
things that keep them feeding
from the public "crib." Both
the two old parties are suffering
from splits arising from this
source, mere are clean men in
the field in both parties, but, in
most cases, they are on the side
of the "split" that would destroy
the bi-party element. A vote at
the primaries for any man who
adheres to the bi-party gang
would be but to help foster bad
principles in government. Be
sure to attend the primary on
May 19th, and help destroy bi-
whether you vote
War With Mexico.
Iiet us keep it clear in our mind
that the refusal of Huerta to sa
lute our insulted flag was not the
real cause of the present relations
of this country with Mexico.
From time immemorial Mexico
has been the scene of rapine and
bloodshed. It has been the un
fortunate victim of a race of men
with distorted views of honor
and manhood; and godless ut
terly godless except the ho
mage paid to Mammon. Well
may their whole ambition be
summed up in a line from Pope.
"The lust of lucre and the fear
of death." A remnant of coun
terfeit Castilian pride, without
semblance of support except ar
rogance, has developed a degen
erate race of rulers, and would
be rulers, there that kept the
population in ignorance and deg
redation of the most abject kind
Like the natural parasites of that
tropical country, they sucked the
lifeblood of their subjects equally
a3 ravenously as did heathen
kings of antedeluvian days.
Revolution after revolution has
been taking place there as often
as some hungry aspirant for su
premacy could muster enough of
the wretched subjects to form
the semblance of an army they
(the army) frequently preferring
to follow the vicissitudes of war
rather than the fruitless peonage
under heartless rulers. It was
to mark the beginning of an ef
fort on the part of the United
States to change conditions in
Mexico that President Wilson
flatly refused to recognize the
ist successful revolutionist who
murdered his predecessor. The
time had long passed when some
thing of this kind should have
been done. It remained fo
Woedrow Wilson, with his innate
horror of anarchy and bloodshed
to sound the alarm. He did not
claim to know when'it would end
no one did. His old fashioned
Scotch faith in a Divinity that
shapes our ends led him to be
ieve that right would triumph
and he adopted the only policy
any right minded diplomat could
suggest watch and wait the
Mexican's self destruction, know
ing full well that it might be ne
cessary to ponce the country as
is now being done, but not to ac
quire it.
Frequent insults, murder o
Americans, destruction of prop
erty, and the intolerable state o
affairs at our very doors made in
tervention necessary. The refu
sal to salute our insulted flag was
a mere incident in bringing a
1 tit .a. I -r .
oout me presem trouoie. it is
the hope of the Administration
to civilize Mexico, to make her a
good neighbor.
THE CULTURE OF ALFALFA.
with the Democrats
Republicans,
or with the
Traveling in Canada.
John Henry, of Clear Ridge
has been traveling in Western
Canada, and returned about two
two weeks ago to get ready to
ocate in the British country north
of us. He will go back to Can
ada in a week or two.
As he looked from the window
f the train he jottedjdown notes
of the scenery. While passim?
hrough the Saskatchewan dis
trict on April 20th he described
it as a wonderful country. One
f the things not yet extinct be
fore the march of civilization is
the prairie chicken, great flocks
of which he saw from the car
window. However, that country
is rapidly being settled by farm
ers, and stock could be seen graz
ing while snowbanks still re
mained, and well known Ameri
can farm machinery was seen
everywhere. Crossing into Al
berta he saw the farmers plough
ing and harrowing, which would
indicate that it is warmer there
than in southern Pennsylvania,
although so much farther north.
This brief description serves for
the greater part of the Canadian
country traversed by Mr. Henry,
and the stacks of grain and hay,
and the great herds of cattle im
pressed him 80 favorably that he
intends to go back and try for
some of the "easy money" him
self, I
One of the Plants That Will Restore
Uillv Fields to a Paying
Basis.
1. Kind of Land. -Any field
that brings good clover which
does not heave in the spring will
bring alfalfa. On slate land the
roots will work into the crevices,
shatter the slate and make the
soil deeper and more retentive of
moisture.
2. Lime Alfalfa must have
lime. 50 bushels of stone lime
per acre (air-slaked) gives better
results than smaller qu ivies.
If the field has been wciJ limed
within three years, drill capacity
of air slaked lime, drilled in, will
be enough.
3. Nurse Crop. -At best nuree
crops are dangerous; usually fa
tal. 4. Time of Seeding. Best re
sults have been from seeding
right after wheat harvest. Corn
stalk and potato ground may be
disced or thoroughly spring-toothed
for July seeding. Stubble
ground may be plowed and seed
ed in August or early September.
Late September seedings are apt
to winter-kill. v
5. Seed. Use only northern
grown seed; it is hardier. Turke
stan seed, southern seed and
scrub seed should be avoided.
With high grade seed use 13 lbs.
per acre ; otherwise from 20 to 30.
C. Inoculation. Always neces
sary; failure to do so is usually
fatal. Liquid cultures now fur
nished by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture are very satisfac
tory, quite as good as the soil
method, with less expense, iabor
and danger. Cost is nothing.
Write me as to this.
7. Preparation. Deep plowing
and thorough harrowing for thi3
very deep-rooted plant. Where
a sod is turned under it must be
rolled to pack it down firmly.
8. Commercial Fertilizer con
taining 10 per cent phosphoric
acid to about 10 to 12 per cent,
potash, without nitrogen, will
pay. It is made up by mixing 1
ton of 1G per cent, phosphate
with from 3 to 4 sacks of muriate
of potash.
9. Selecting theField. Alfalfa
deserves the best field on the
farm. Where the farm is hilly,
it is a good plan to get the hill
sides into alfalfa and farm the
more level lands. Hillside farm
ing is back-breaking work and
as a rule we don't do it so thor
oughly or profitably as where the
work is easier.
A. B. Ross, Shellsburg, Ta.
Blackheads in Turkeys.
Everyone who has tried to
raise turkeys knows that the dis
ease called blackhead is fatal to
the fowls and frequently kills all
the flock. The Rhode Island Ex
periment Station has experimen
ted for several years with soured
milk as a preventive. Milk is
soured for from twenty-four
to sixty hours and placed where
the birds will eat all they will
every day. Begin with the poults
when they are ten days old and
never stop until the turkeys are
sold. Whenever poss i b 1 e in-
crease.the acidity of the milk by
the use of Bacterium Bulgari
cum, which druggists will order
or you from wholesale drug
gists. Feed the clabbered milk
and whey mixed together never
separating them. Never, at any
time, let turkeys have quite all
the food of other kinds that they
will eat. Blackhead is an intes
tinal disease, and too much grain
or other food enhances the trou
ble. Try the soured milk pre
ventive. Remember, the sour
ed milk is not a cure for black
head, b u t is a preventive.
eep the milk at about 105 de
grees while being soured.
Colonel W. L. Moseby and
daughter, Mrs. S. W. Anderson
of Wells Valley, drove to this
place Thursday of last week.
The latter made this office a call
to push her subscription date in
to the future,