est f" flu Ml Mill vi A. C0iii! VOLUME 15 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JULY 30, 1914. NUMBER 4G ALTOMOKILE ACCIDENT. Br, Swartzuelder and Herman Hege Hurt at Korccrsburg Last Friday Evening. An accident which was serious pnoutrh. but which might have ,een much worse, happened to Dr. J. S. Swartzwelder and Her man Hege, both prominent citi zens of Mercersburg. The gen- 1 11. TI t t'emen nameu, in wir. iiejje s 'ord touring ear, BtartedtoCham Iwburg last Friday evening to brinff to his home from the hos- ital Mr. R- A. Skiles, who had ,ecn in that institution for treat ment. While descending the rade preparatory to taking cemc- 1 Ml it 1L 1 ..t If. . ery nlll at uie suuiu unu ui mer- lersburg, Mr. Ilege gave the ma chine just a little more gas, to eta good start to make the raJe on high, and suddenly the hachine went bad, switched ickedly, leaped high into the sir, turned a complete summer- ault, and tossed the occupants jiiany feet upon the hard pike. hat they were not both killed itright is a miracle; but both en were able to arise, and were Lken to their respective homes. !r. liege's right arm was brok- i, his cheek bone crushed, and ; was badly cut about the head. r. Swartzwelder was injured in ihe back, and suffered a number : bruises mure or less painful th gentlemen are getting along is well as might be expected. a win De an right again as icon as Nature ha3 time to re air the damage. The Fly Evil. . ... rues are one oi tne most ag gravating pests of the farm home bring the summer months. iey are worse in the country an in the cities, for little pro- Won is made to keep them un it control except to put screens f the windows and doors. We five been in farm homes where re were no screens. There is t reason why the fly evil should ft be greatly abated in the coun as well as the town. It tould be remembered that flies eed in stahl rffn Ul-phon rbapjes and in privies. So one the first things to do is to 'to some provision to protect se places from them. Stable fuse can be treated with acid '"spliate, placed in a covered 'optado or in a dark place un hauled to the field. Stable "Jows and doors can be screen and privy vaults should be filarly protected. Care should taken that no refuse matter any kind is left standing ;'nd. And, of course, the win vsanddoorsof the houseshould carefully screened, manv con- pus disease are disseminated J'M, so it is in the interest of 'Mas Well as onmfnrf-. ihat f thods of flv adopted. Thirty-One Rattles. Mat would vou rln. if you rattle- P in the woods and a we should march right up-to '' a"d shake thirty-one rattles wur face? Well, Henry Min who is working in the lum woods in "Oreo " thnf vnct- fWt lyinrr inof f 4.1 untain IIousp n t?aD mil 1 Vfc jr o J. i 1 1 If F a strincr of thir 018 1ice, with the stnbmnnt Rattlesnakes were as nlentv mere as grasshoppers . in a e hayfielj. ye turned the "sot rattles xrth, who over to George has them on ex- ftion. j e County Commissioners iln Session lnot- A tort tL XI h; wthem from the Hunting- uuiyUmmissioners advis inat owinir to ti,a k r.. Huntingdon county will e able to bear its share of WSt if - . ... , ""0"syear. This will Invnf "'""Piiuniuneni to ryfourpit,v. . x. , end m me norm Cnd of the County. SipesDeshong. A pretty wedding was solem nized last Saturday at the home of Rev. W. R. Truax, when Miss Georgia Deshong became the bride of Mr. Wilbur Sipes. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. R. Truax in the presence of a tew inv,ted friends. Saturday evening the bride and groom at the home of the bride's father, Mr. B. F. Deshong, were given an old-fashioned serenade, which was much appreciated, especially the gentlemanly conduct of the participants. A reception was given at the home of the groom's parents, Mr and Mrs. Mack Sines on Sundav. when about thirty invited guests assembled to wish the bride and groom a long, happy, and pros perous life. The dinner consist ed of turkey and chicken, with all the "trimmins," together with a generous supply of ice cream, lemonade, cakes, pies, etc. Among the guests present were Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Sipes, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sipes all of Foltz, Franklin county. Charles Krcps Suicides." Charles Kreps. who was em ployed by the Singer Sewing Ma chine Company in Philadelphia, was found dead in the office of that company last Thursday aft ernoon. A revolver in his hand and a wound in his head told the story suicide. Kreps was a son of Jacob Kreps, the well known undertak er ol Mercersburg. He was 28 years old. Atter being employ ed in Mercersburg as a sanitary inspector, some years ago he went to Philadelphia and was em ployed on the trolley road there He lost a leg in that service and later went on the vaudeville stage, doing a comedy sketch with his wife. His father went to Philadelphia and brought the remains of his son to Mercersburg, where the funeral was held last Saturday. It is said that Charlie was led to commit the rash act because his wife had left him a few days be fore. Orator of the Day. Fulton County people will be gratified to learn that Parker R. Skinner, a former Fulton county boy, son of the late Captain Geo. V. Skinner, has been invited, and has accepted the invitation, to be the orator of the day at the Annual Reunion of the Veterans' Association of Fulton County, to be held at Hoo i's Crove, near Harrisonville, on Friday, the fourteenth of August. No man was more popular with the mas ses of the people of this county than the late Captain Skinner, and his voice was heard many times from the platform at the Reunion grounds; hence, to have his son, who is one of the most gifted young orators of Franklin county take his place, is regarded a3 very fortunate by the mana gers of the Association. Kitcliey Poor. At the home of the brides pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Foor in Rays Cove, at 6 o'clock last Sunday evening, Miss Edith Foor, for three years chief operator of the Bell Telephone Company, at Breezewood, and Ross Ritchey, an employe in the Ashcom store in Everett, were married by Rev. T. P. Garland, of Needmore. The attendants were Miss Mazie Foor and Mr. Warren Snyder. After the ceremony a sumptuous wedding dinner was served after wiiich the happy couple left for an extended honeymoon trip. After their return they will be at home to their friends in Everett. What Pennsylvania Has. -According to the census of 1910, Pennsylvania had 9.25G ba kers, 9,000 clergymen, 10,401 bar tenders, 9,951 male school teach ers, 9, 761 insurance agents, 11, 291 commercial travelers, 5.8G0 shoemakers, 6,095 female farm laborers. SOLITARY CONJiNBIliNT. Little Talks, on Health and Hygiene fcy Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D., Commissioner Health. n ii i rrom me earnest penoa in which men have imprisoned their fellows, solitary confinement has been considered an extreme pun ishment. The thought of being shut off from intercourse with mankind like "a toad in a stone" while the world moves on would appall the stoutest heart. Those who suppress their emo tions to too i reat a d agree shut themselves oli' and are shut off from all sympathy. They con demn themselves to solitary con finement. Man has been referred to as a sociable animal. Following the arrival of a state of civilization which made them safe and pos sible we have had the enormous growth of cities. Tin's herding together of millions of the world's inhabitants, is an evidence of the unconquerable social instinct. Most of the efforts which are being made to induce emigration back to the land" include some plan for social intercourse in the rural communities. The desire for the society of mankind u in extinguishable. Cultivating those qualities w-hich tend to make as sociation with our fellow crea tures agreeable is not alone a duty but an accomplishment of the greatest possible individual benefit. It may seem some stretch of the imagination to say that the instruction of children and grown ups as well, in unselfishness, sympathy, modesty, tolerance and courtesy may serve to keep them sound of body and mind. However, these are qualities which raise us in the esteem of our associates and their apprecia tion is a factor of no small im portance in maintaining mental health and efficiency. Lost Jewels. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Andrews and daughter Miss Elizabeth, of New Bethlehem, Pa., were mem bers of an automobile party that swung up before the Fulton House about five o'clock last Sun day evening and alighted for din ner. Upon leaving their car Mrs Andrews discovered that she was "shy" a handbag containing about three thousand dollars worth of jewels. The daughter had been the custodian, but the bag was gone. Thinking that per haps they had left the bag lie ' at Hotel Hamilton v here they had stopped for luncheon, they rang violently on the telephone, but, of course, the line was out of commission. Then a messenger was rushed to the telegraph of fice. Hotel Hamilton lira not seen the bag. Just then it came to the mind of the young lady who did not seem to see why so much fuss should be made about a trifle that she had the bag in her hand while sitting on a lum ber pile near Foltz, waiting for the chauffer to adjust some tire trouble. Acting upon this clue, the machine was at once rushed to the board pile seven miles away across a ICOO-foot moun tain, and when the spot was reached, they were rewarded by finding the bag there patiently waiting to rejoin the party. It was good luck, for scores of per sons had passed the spot without having noticed the valuable bag. A Riddle. Here is a riddle which is very simple, but is understood by but very few: If a train starts from Chicago at the rate of thirty miles an hour and another train starts from St. Louis going at the rate of forty-five miles an hour and the entire distance is 300 miles. which train will be the farther from Chicago when they meet? Answer. The train from St. Louis, of course, as the other train is between it and Chicago. ; TAKE CANCER IN TIME. Thousands of Deaths Slight Be Pre vented if Prompt Action Were Taken. The following article is not an advertisement, but is an extract from an article in the Journal of the American Medical Associa tion, and is published in the hope that it may prevent some one from delaying in case it is found that cancer is developing. The article says that cancer causes thousands of preventable deaths because people do not seek sur gical treatment in time, even aft er they know they have the dis ease. Surgeons with practices so extensive that their reports furnish a reliable guide have shown that cancer patients even after discovering some suspicious symptoms wait on the average a whole year before they seek treatment. To control the dis ease with our present knowledge the first thing to do is to elimi nate this fatal delay. To do this it is necessary to understand why patients are so loth to seek ex amination. A misapprehension which constitutes one reason for reluctance to consult a physician in time, is the notion which stil prevails that cancer is a constitu tional disease caused by some poison in the blood. Those who hold this mistaken opinion com monly believe that the disease is hereditary and in a vague way they think there must be some taint handed down from one gen oration to another which causes cancer to flourish in certain fam ilies. Such misapprehension com bined with the notion which has long prevailed that cancer is in curable and that it is of no use to try to have anything done for it, accounts for the extraordinary delay of the sufferer in seeking relief in some cases. A further probable cause is the fact that cancer in the early stages is rela tively painless. Many a surgeon has wished that cancer in it3 early manifestations might cause the sufferer naif as much trouble as the toothache, in which case the patient would surely be driv en to seek relief in time. Cancer is at first a local growth and not a general disease of the system. This fact is of the utmost im portance, since it holds out the high hope of cure if the malig' nant growth is removed before it has time to spread to other parts of the body. Cancer ap pears in other places because small particles or cells are carried away from the first site and start new growths elsewhere. The great hope of cure therefore lies in removing cancer entirely from the system before it has a chance to spread from its first foothold Ihe reason why so many peo ple came to believe that cancer was a blood disease is because it was observed to come again in the same or other parts ot the body after having been apparent ly cut out. It was natural to as sume that when the disease kept coming back in this manner there must be some taint in the blood. The trouble was that in earlier times cuncer was not really cut out. Surgeons then did the best they knew how, but without the advantages of modern methods they were unable successfully to exterminate thedisease even in its incipent and local stage. This was principally because they did not operate extensively enough. The microscope has now shown us the paths by which cancer cells start their invasion of the body and modern surgeons are repeatedly successful in remov ing the disease once for all. Can cer is not a blood disease, and there is no conclusive evidence that it is hereditary. Many ef forts have been made to show that the disease is transmitted from one generation to another or that at least a certain suscep tibility to cancer is thus passed on. The evidence on this point however, remains insufficient. On the other hand, there is much statistical and experimental evi dence to show that heredity plays a very small part if any, in the development of cancer, PROTECTING INFANTS FROM BLINDNESS Half the Blindness due to the Inflam mation of the Eyes of Infants. Harrisburg, Pa., July 2Sth. Mrs. B. F. Winfield, a midwife of this city, was sentenced to fif teen days in jail and to pay a fine of fifty -dollars by Magistrate Charles E. Murray for failure to observe the provisions of the Act passed by the last General As sembly requiring that midwives report all cases of ophthalmia neonatorum in infants attended by them. It is understood that the Bureau of Medical Education and Licensure will take action toward revoking of the License of this midwife for failure to protect the child under her as required. care It has been estimated that hal of the blindness in the Unite states is due to inflammation o the eyes of infants following birth. This condition is one which can ordinarily be remedied if promptly reported and the case treated by a physician. The failure to secure proper treat ment is certain to result in blind iiess or serious aeiects oi vision in a large percentage of the ca ses. The State Department of I lealth has furnished every physician, nurse, midwife and health officer in the Commonwealth with copies of this Act and a pamphlet set ting forth its vital importance, Every effort will be made to fol low up failures to report cases for every such (failure is almost certain to add to the army of 70, 000 blind in the United States. half of whom owe their misfor tune to ignorance and careless ness which this Act was designe to correct. Sympathy for the Teacher. One of our public school teach ers who has had experience, han ded us a copy of the Lock Haven Times which contained a good description of what a teacher must expect from those who thoughtlessly imagine that vaca- tian time is all pleasure for the teacher and that teaching is a soft snap." "There is a popular impression that this long vacation makes their job a soft one. But many of them spend the vacation help ing mother in the kitchen, and in most cases their summers are aj. t to be laborious. The parents turn over their children much as they would check their babies at a day nur sery. It gets them out of the way, leaving mother free to go to the bridge party. Some parents can only partly control their own ittle flocks. Yet they expect a teacher to take 40 of these unsub jugated little wills, reduce them to an orderly discipline, keep them sunshiny and working, and turn them out equipped with the undamentals of daily life. At home the cross grained hab its of children are excused on the ground that they are nervous, or that they inherited these traits and are not to blame for them. When the teacher undertakes to reduce the youngsters to order, the children are irritated at un- amiliar restraints. If a $10 a week teacher docs not display the diplomacy and self-control expected from a $5,000 executive the parents petition for their re moval. In large towns the teacher lives an isolated life.'. Low salaries keep her moving from place to place. Social success is a matter of give and take, and a3 she has no favors to offer, her engage ments are apt to be limited to church socials. 'The blooming girl who enters the school room at 20 frequently comes out at 30 with a thin, pale, drawn face. The teacher ren ders an incomparable service. She is entitled to high honor. It is a pity that parents do not make more effort to welcome her, and make her life more socially agree able." Part of Highway Report. Estimates sent to the newspa pers by the State Highway De partment for road repairs place the sums necessary to repair the t ample pieces of roads made several years ago at from $000 to over a $1,000 per mile. The only piece of road mentioned in this county is the one in Bethel town ship, three miles of which now require $3,539.33 to resurface. The Commissioners say that, in view of the lateness of the season and the vast amount of work be done in filling up holes, clean itg out ditches, culverts and gut tors, and shaping up and rolling the highways, the State High way Department has decided not to begin resurfacing on State Highways until the general con dition of the roads has been im proved. A fact not generally understood is that the automobi license money is the only fund available for repairing, mainte nance or construction of State Highways. There is an unex ponded balance for the mainte nance and repair of State-Aid Highways and the State High way Department has been work ing on these roads. The amount of State-Aid maintenance money now remaining is about $25,000. rrom time to time additions authorizations will be made by the Maintenance Divison for repairs on these roads. On many of these State-Aid highways the re pairs are extensive including re suriacing with bituminous ma material and a practical recon struction of the road to secure better and more lasting high way. Ladies' Buggy Upsets. Last Sunday evening, while Mrs. S. Kesselring and daughter Jeanette, of Taylor township were going to the Hustontown Bush Meeting, the horse which they were driving shied at i m i siring oi automooiies, and in turning the horse back into the road, a wheel locked under the buggy and overturned it. The ladies wore covered up by the top of the buggy, but were not injured, because the horse was thrown and could not rise, and, therefore, could not drag the machine, or they might have fared badly. The screams of the adies attracted the attention of the drivers of the autos who came at once to the rescue. The bug' gy was demolished. Struck by Lightning. Last Friday night aweek a val uable horse belonging to Walker Mellott in Belfast township was struck by lightning. The horse happened to be near a wire fence during an electrical storm. It is reported, also that Mr. Mel- ott's silo was struck last Satur day. Just here it may not be out of place to say that farmers are not always careful to ground the wire properly in building a wire fence. It makes a little trouble to run a piece of strap-iron or a piece of wire down and under the post and connect it with the wire fence, every few rods; but not to do it, is to set a trap that is mighty dangerous for man or beast. Want Forbes Route. A prominent member of the aristocratic Auto Club of Pitts burgh, told a News reporter Mon day that his club had used its in fluence to persuade the Lincoln Highway Commission to route that road through McConnells burg. He said that Tittsburgers consider the scenery through here the best to be found in the State, and that a majority of them preferred to stop here, be cause of the good hotel accommo dations. Tourists from the cities delight in climbing the many mountains and high hills along the Forbes route, each summit affording a new view. They want the Highway kept as far away from smoky towns and rail roads as possible. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW. Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Mm. Hon. John P. Sipes spent sev eral days last week with his son Virgil in Cumberland county. Mr. C. W. Peck and family spent a few days during the past week among relatives in Belfast township. Miss Murnie Marshall return ed home last Thursday after hav ing spent two weeks visiting friends in Chambersburg. Sherman, Oliver, and Ross Bard, and their brother-in-law Mr. Spade, all of Belfast town ship, spent Saturday in town. Harry L. reck, a representa tive citizen of the hustling vil lage of Needmore, spent a few hours in town on business Mon day. George Croft, of Dane, went to Chambersburg Friday to help his brother, who is in the gro cery business, during Old Home Week. Ira Barnhart, one of Thompson township's hustling young farm ers, spent a few hours in town Saturday, and dropped in for a chat with the editor. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoopen gardner, of Kiddlesburg, are vis iting the Iatter's father, Mr. Ri ley reck, south First street, and sister, Mrs. Clyde Ott and other relatives in this community. Our Veteran friend George W. Gilbert, of Greencastle, called at the News office Monday for a chat with the editor, and to in cidentally advance his subscrip tion. He was making a little trip down in Thompson township. Justice of the Teace, S. W. Sal keld, of Sixmile Run, and Mrs. Rose Ioekard, of Enid, drove to Hiram, and came to town with Harvey Clevengcr and his sister, Miss Marjorie, in Harvey's auto Monday. Harry Taylor and wife, of Three Springs; Dyson Frakerand wife, and Miss Emily Cromer all of Fort Littleton, drove down to McConnellsburg last Sunday in Harry's automobile and took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Covalt, north First street. Miss Nan Dukehart, who had been visiting in the home of Drug gist and Mrs. Leslie W. Seylar, returned to her home at Rouzer- ville Monday morning. She was accompanied to Chambersburg by Mrs. Seylar who is spending Old Iome Week in Chambersburg the guest of Mrs. Walter Smith. Miss Marjorie Clevengcr, of Iiram, returned to Pittsburgh Wednesday, to keep house for two of her brothers, E. S. and J. Clevenger. Miss Clevenger was tormerly encracrec in the book-keeping department of the . Westinghouse Company, and re cently came home for a rest. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Metz, of Philadelphia, arrived in McCon nellsburg last Saturday and reg- stered at the Fulton House. Mr Metz returned home Tuesday, and Mrs. Metz is remaining a ew days. Mrs. Metz will bo more readily recognized by the name Annie Prosser, a former McConnellsburg girl. Miss Blanche Patterson, o f Webster Mills, accompanied an automobile party of Chambers burg people to Pittsburgh last riday, and they were all mem bers of a house party given by Gil Fletcher, at his summer resi- i donee near thatcity. She returned home Monday atter having had a most enjoyable outing. Mr. Ira L. reck, who had been at Valparaiso, Ind., during the past three months attending the big school at that place came home last week on account of ill health. He has been elected teacher of the Battle Ridge school in Dublin township for the en suing term. Ira's brother Wil- berr, who was also at Valparaiso, ia home for his summer vacation,
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