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VOLUME 15
AlcCONNELLSIJURG, PA., AUGUST 27, 1914.
NUMBER 50
CliONDRILLA Jl'NCEA.
A Weed That Is Making Rapid Head-
way In Tin's County. Fully De
scribed by W. F. Hughes.
The above is the botanic name
of a plant which now (July 1014),
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prows in Ayr townsnip, and
doubtless elsewhere, in Fulton
county. It is a recent invader
from Maryland or Virginia. My
first acquaintance with it was
when an observant citizen of Mc
Connellsburg handed me what
seemed to be nothing other than
a mere bundle of sticks, and re
quested mo to name it. It was
wholly destitute of leaves, flow
ers and fruit, and I was unable
to determine it. Several days
later a farmer below town pre
sented me with the same plant,
asking its name. This led me to
search for, and soon to find spec
imens which revealed its alliance
with other plants, thus enabling
me to fix its place and name ex
actly. It belongs to the great
botanic family theCompositae
and is very closely related to an
other gruesome weed which is
bravely disporting itself every
where in its several forms, viz,
the Prickly Lettuce well-known
to every farmer. Our plant is a
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weeu, oi course, oecause it grows
where it is not wanted: and, like
most pernicious weeds, it comes
originally, from beyond the Seas
-being a native of both Europe
and Asia. Its English or com
mon names are Gum Succory
Skeleton-weed : Naked-weed the
last two because it seems to be
k'aness: out, u it Do seen m
carl ysummer, it will be found to
possess an abundant rosette o
basal leaves, much resembling
those of the Dandelion or Wild
Lettuce. Its stem and branch
loaves are small, and at flower
nig u.me are wanting, it grows
a3 high as three feet, and branch
f i widely -looks somewhat like
chicory, too, but bears much
smaller, and yellow (not blue)
flowers. It is prickly rough be
low, but smooth above.
If this plant is not already wel
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miuvwi io sou cultivators, it is
likely soon to become so; for it is
a biennial, and is reproduced by
a division of its roots (as when
Plowed under,) as well as from
seed.
Hut every farmer is or may be
intelligent enough nowadays to
eradicate from his crons all wends
that trouble him-just think of
me abundant sound advice he
may have from the State and
uonai governments, free of
wst, if he will only reach out his
"and to accept it: some are do-
ng so.
In a future article I may men
some noisomd weeds that
e crmoro remain, -probably in
(Sglment of the curse that
, horns and thistles shall it
Worth to thee," and that
Mrs. Michael M. Hockensmith.
Particulars additional to those
published last week concerning
tne death of Mrs. Hockensmith
have reached this office.
Anna Maria, daughter of Ben
jamin and Rebecca Sipes, was
born in Fulton county, Pa. March
12, 1S55, and departed this life
at the home of her son Scott,
near New Pittsburg, III., August
18, 1014, aged 59 years. 5 months
and G days. Four days previous
to her death she was stricken
with paralysis, and her sudden
death was a exeat shr.pL- tr.
friends at home and in Western
states. The body was brought to
ner tormer home and laid in the
Siloam M. E. Church cemetery,
Friday, August 21, 1911, services
were conducted by her nastor
Rev. E. J. Croft.
Tr:,. o: . . .
miaa oipus was united in mar
riage to Michael M. Hockensmith
in August 1S7G. To this union
five children were born, namely,
William, Scott, and Mrs. Irene
'ields, all of Illinois; Etta and
iebecca at home, in Licking
Creek township, Fulton county,
GREAT DOINGS AT HANCOCK.
Our Neighboring Town (o Have a Real
Live Old Hume Week September
3, i, and 5.
The citizens of our neighboring
town, Hancock, Md., are to be
congratulated on their enterprise
in arranging for a real live 01
Home Week on Tursday, Friday,
and Saturday, September 3,
TURKEYS AND SIGNS.
COLORADO LETTER.
tion
ill Lllrt tiuron- P A.1 r i.
W i ,rur Ui U1 i ace (not
" Ml.l r thnu m k.nnJ IF
lours for clean fields,
W. P. Hughes,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Cruel Joke.
On Friday in Mercersburg Har-
'""enart, aged 11, youngest
u oi App , in,:.i.u..i
--.w us imiuenuri, was
enously injured at the Metcalfe
J'araK0 hcn the air from a com
ber was turned into his body.
"'abdomen rfinirllw nvnnnl.J
ina in a nhnw-1;, i
.1 nine Ik U3 1UUIIU
he was seriously hurt, his
el8 havintr burst
A hastv avow,: 1... r
;:fevm showed that the boy
asser i a , J
iadt i'eremadet hasten the
talSi Cllambersl)urg hosii-
Witk he was operated upon.
. lth the lad's fatuM
"Mercersburg to the Hospi
D made in 45 minutes in
JNevin's ntn,k:i
ord f. . ...
that iu V 1 ine nospita was
"lewmmj. ' cl;uvcl unless
beK, are "ifected. -Cham-7hbur8
Exchange.
U ,!.p.uniment for thissense
53 Joke" h.,u u. n
"OKn ,. l . ""ill, I a W II I Uc
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uj. urms,
by a
Mrs. Hockensmith wa3 a faith
I church member and Sunday
School worker; her teacher fre
quently spoke of her devotion to
the cause of her Savior.
Leg Eroke.i.
Henry Hann, of Webster Mills
recently traded his auto for a mo
. 1 t j. n i .
tuicyciu. jasi ounuay ne was
luacuciiiK on it, ana wnen on
Sloan's Hill, a half-mile this side
ofVvebster Mills, the machine
struck a rolling stone, causing it
to swerve from its course. Mr,
Hann dropped his feet to the
ground to stop the machine. The
log upon which the full weigh
of his body rested was twisted
until the ligaments at the knee
were torn loose and a piece o
bone broken from the thigh
Sloan Warthin saw the accident
and brought Hann to Dr. Sap
t . rr i
pingion a oince, in nis auto as
quickly as possible; but the leg
was so badly swollen that it was
necessary to secure the use of the
X-ray. Mr. Warthin then took the
patient and Dr. Sappington to
Chambersburg hospital, a photo
graph of the injured member was
made, and the party returned
home, where Mr. Hann was made
as comfortable as circumstances
would permit.
Recent Weddings.
HOUPT OTT
On Tuesday evening, Aug. IS,
191-1, at the Presbyterian Manse,
Mercersburg, Pa., William Duf-
field Houptfand Miss Rosa May Ott
were united in marriage, the Rev
L G. Rose, D. D. officiating. Mr
Ioupt is one of the most efficient
'armers in the community and
or many years farmed for 11. B.
vitchey. At present h e has
charge of the Spangler farm just
north of Mercersburg. The
bride was handsomely attired in
white silk. She is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Paylor, of
Ayr township, and has a host of
friends in Franklin and Fulton
counties, who wish them happi
ness and prosperity.
Lake Houck.
A telegram to this office, too
ate for publication last week,
was as follows: Estella J. Houck
and Essley T. Lake were married
at Niagara Falls, Wednesday
evening, August 19th.
New Evaporating Plant.
Hancock is to have an evapo
rating plant. A number of people
ormed a syndicate and secured
a building suitable for that pur
pose. Eight paring machines
will give employment to eight
men and sixteen women. From
thirty to forty hands will be em
ployed for about three months
during the year. By the estab-
ishment of this plant the farm
ers of that section will be enabled
to dispose of "culls" that oth
erwise frequently go to waste,
but when evaporated, bring fan
cy prices, 1
ana b. ut this big time last
week's Star, says that Hancock
will be so fussed up that the town
will look like the whiteway of i
big city. The Northern Virgin
la IWer Company lias donated
800 additional lnrhts for Min
Street, to be strung across the
street in many arches. Porches
will be decorated with Jap
anese lanterns and colored lights
The bars will be down, the gates
wide open and the key to the
town will be yours.
Ihursday, Septembers, will be
the opening day. Here are a few
of the things for that one day;
Reception, baseball, band con
certs, special attractions, athletic
contests, address of welcome by
Vj ai-gess Thomas Gilleece, award
of prizes, etc.
Friday, September 4, Band con
certs, speech by Congressman
David J. Levis, special attrac
tions, baseball, parade and drill
by school children, speech by
Governor Goldsborough.
Saturday, September 5, Indus
trial parade, grand carnival, con
fetti night, baseball, special at
tractions at the theatre, "Should
Auld Acquaintance be Forgot,"
"There's No Place Like Home
Senator Zihlman will speak,
Hon. U. II. Warner, Jr., will
speak, there will be several bands
a glee club, an orchestra and tin
horns to whoop up the occasion
i i ill i i
uovernor uoiUhDorougn nas ac
cepted the invitation to be the
guest of Rev. Chas. N. Tyndell
while in Hancock.
The people are urged to post
pone sickness, business and tax-
paying, in order to be at Hancock
on the three Dig Davs. the dav
Wells Valley Citizen Contributes Tur- The News Is, as Good As a Letter From
icy Story, and Risks Prediction former Residents to Home
for an Open Winter. f,,,
I was much interested in Char- As a subscriber to the Fulton
he Stenger's story of the old gob- County News, I want to assure
bier that undertook to do that you that each issue of the paper
part of the rearing of the family is a welcome visitor. As I enjoy
that usually belongs to the old readinir of thf
hen; and, how, in his determina
tion to win out, actually set him
self to death; then, there is my
friend Andy Erant who is an en
thusiastic poultry raiser, and al
ways interested in anything be
friends in Fulton County, it has
occurred to me that my old
friends might perhaps like to
learn through your paper of my
doings and of the country in
which I now live. I am there-
yond the ordinary, in the doings fore writing you this letter, which
of domestic fowls; hence, my if you care to publish, will really
apology for contributing the fol- make it a letter to mv friends
lowing; Some time ago I pur
chased a blue turkey hen from
Watson Cessna, and since that
time she has exhibited many of
Watson's good traits; namely,
she never gets discouraged, and
accepts a good thing when it is
oll'ered. Not to bo outdone by
her in good deeds, a white gob
bler came to her aid last May.
and coaxed away twenty-two of
her flack of twenty-four little
ones, xsothine: daunted hv thr-
my
without having to write to each
one personally.
Julcsburg is located in the
northeast corner of Colorado and
is up-to-date a little place of 1200
inhabitants as one could find any
where. It is electric lighted, has
a fine city water and sewerage
service, several miles of cement
walk, and the principal business
buildings are heated with city
steam, a first class graded school
and a high school whose students
THE ELEVENTH HOLR.
Trip to the West.
Thinking some of your readers
might be interested, will give a Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
limited outline of our visit to the
west,
We left home May 2Sth, visited
our niece, Mrs. Jennie Byers. of
Kock Hill, Huntingdon county,
until the SOth, when we went to
another niece, Mrs. Howard
Wolie, at Duncansville, Clair
county, with whom we staid one
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D.,
Commissioner Health.
Do you belong to the army of
the Eleventh Hour? Do you
pant through the station gates a
moment before the train leaves?
Keep your engagements and
transact your business with the
"lie l.i an ,i ..
month. While there we helned ! . " 01 atner 1 ime snapping be-
to harvest one thousand nuarti nind you If v"u do, herhaps
of strawberries, and visited Mrs ?'ou prule yurselves on belong
Dorsey Mjers, of Ilollidaysburg lnK, to the Elevcnth Hour brigade
and Mrs. Frank Holland nf ""u UUrtl "owingiy ot now much
Wewry, both daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Wolfe.
On June 21th, we left for Ten-
msee, III., where my brother
better you work "under pres
sure." Don't be deceived.
You are perfectly aware that
the chauffeur who runs his carat
high cost of living, the gobbler are accredited at State Universi
on which the setting of the sun
will have no effect.
there will be the KadelifFe at
tractions and the comic parade
for the fun loving, the industrial
parade and exhibits for the se
rious, the athletic events for the
young men, and the intellectual
will enjoy hearing the speeches
by the State's best speakers. Dr
Richard S. Hill of Maryland Agri
cultural College, and assistants,
will conduct a farmers' institute,
and J. Ross is arranging a tour
ney. Knights will visit from
Clearspring, Funkstown, Wil-
iamsport and Mapleville. This
expert horsemanship will be
worth coming miles to see.
For Boys and Girls.
We want every boy and girl
who reads this article to write to
the News and tell us how many
Kinus or ciovcr tney nave seen
hen you write, tell the other
boys and girls what color or shap-
head each species has. A full
description of each kind would
require too much time to write.
As soon as we receive all the an
swers we will print av nice little
story about clover. We will also
print the names of boys and girls
who answer, and tell the others
how many kinds of clover they
lave seen. If you never tried to
count the clovers that errow in
'ulton county, you will be sur
prised at the great number after
you have learned their names.
Some of the clovers are known
by other names than clover, and
we will allow you to use them and
count them in your list.
Clovers, and some other plants
that have similiar properties, are
so useful on land, to keep up fer
tility, that we want every boy
and girl who intends to farm, to
know all about them. Some of
you already know a great deal
about clovers, but there is still
much for all of us to learn. Get
busy now ; write plainly so' that
we niake no mistake in making
out your name.
luceu 10 nis cnarge six more
froma flock of still smaller turks.
It was a sight to see him spread
his big tail and wings to make a
roof over the little fellows dur-
ng cool, damp evenings. When
they grew large enough to fly up
to a roost, he never failed to re
main on the ground until he saw
the last one of
ties and Colleges. There are
three churches with nice build
ings. The town runs a Chautau
qua each summer and a lecture
and entertainment course each
winter.
The future progress of the
town is assured by the surround
ing farming country. In the val
..., in., nuiic my muuier , .
John Rinehart resides, with whom brcak-neck speed, slams on tiie
i. i ,i ... Iirilkf U'Vinn Kn iranl-n r.i 1
we siaia mree weeks, in the , "-. bluji anu
meantime visited his two sons . 0 always takes tho hil'3 n
and two daughters of thp samo 11,Rh Kear Just to show what
Dlace. also went thirtv miu in the engine can
an nntomnhiln nnrwo tnn uaa;a. consideration for
sinni rivor TvnnimL- Ta.o eTicency of his
spent some time investigating
the youngsters lev thero i
on a limb. He enmnrisiner nW-nt- 9Z nnn rtnr-aa
safely perched
then selected a vantage point to fine level valley land upon which
e couid guard sugar beets, potatoes and alfalfa
roost from which
his little wards during the night.
To return to the story of the
blue hen, she soon lost the two
that remained with her, and be
gan laying until a nest of sixteen
eggs were found which I gave to
another hen that hatched eleven,
lost one, and raised the ten until
they are now nicely feather
ed. Mrs. Blue Hen went vis-
are me main crops. JNorth and
south of the town are fine leve
prairie lands adapted to the grow
ing of all kinds of grain and to
stock raising. Threshing is now
going on and much of the wheat
is running from 20 to 30 bushels
to the acre. Oats, rye, potatoes,
etc. are also turning out well and
when one considers that these
lung snortiy auer i iook away crops are grown on lands that
ner M.xieen eggs; out sne was so cost the owners $15.00 to $25.00
proline tnat sue soon returned per acre, one wonders why rent
ana ugan laying lor the third ers will continue to pay the high
ume. i nis time sne lata twenty- rent that the high priced land of
two eggs, and tn August loth, the east demands, when by com-
wantea to natcii. l brought her inr here thev could easilv nav
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ana tne eggs irom tne Held and for farms of their own in a
made her a nice nest in the gar
den. X
Now, as to signs, I take the
following along with others; I
notice for a warm open season
t i
we nave many snoots oi corn
without any husk; and many lit
tle bunches of corn mixed with
the tassel; the" hornet nests on
the ground; and we have fewer
robbins than I ever remember
seeing; but larther north they
have more than usual. Rut dear-
very
few years. Add to the crops
that a farmer can raise the re
turns that he can make from live
Stock, and this country surely of
fers great opportunities. There
is considerable land there owned
by nonresidents that is unimpro
ved and under Colorado law a
farmer can graze his stock on
any open lands. This makes it
so that a man owning ICO acres
can cultivate it all and run all the
stock that he can find money to
ly beloved reader, do not look up- purchase. The winters are mild
011 this dl'OUght as a pestilence, nnd rattle nnillinrsna rnn nn thn
for rain will come in due season, pastures throughout the vear and
and we are to-day of all nations exccpt during stormy weather in
on tho earth the most blessed. I winter fnrnws fA thmV otnt-
feel like writing more, but there very little.
being so much turkey at the start I have traveled over thirtv-five
I Will Close. different states and hnva fnmirl
J. N. D., Wells Tannery.
Car Curncd.
Early Tuesday morning, a six-
cylinder My burg touring car
bearing an Illinois license tag,
no place where the opportunities
seemed equal to those offered
here. I have been here two
years and the longer I stay the
more I am convinced that especi
ly for the man of limited means,
there are chances here which will
U.. c i.
Ts u, ; "y , uu a r"1 aPPeal to any one who will inves
aDoui nan way ociween xi. a
tigate them. I should be glad to
hear from any of my old friends
in Pennsylvania and should be
more than pleased if any of them
could make mc a visit.
Willard R. Plessinger.
Daniels's farm and the top of
Betz Hill a few miles west of this
place. The car left this place in
the morning, and before we could
learn the particulars of the ac
cident, other cars going west
mVlrvl nn tho nnnmnnta anrl tnnlr
them along. Report has it how- llie iundaJr rress
ever, that the baggage was Next Sunday's Philadelphia
burned along with the car, and Tress, August 30th, is unusually
that one of the lady travelers good reading, of Love, Business,
lost $.100 which was in a trunk. Art, Humor: "Love in a Mist"
Every portion of the car, with by Ralph Henry Barbour; "Our
the exception of the metal parts, Good Roads," by Wm. C. Red-
the largest electric plant in the
world (when completed), on the
dam in the Mississippi river, be
tween Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamil
ton, Illinois, of which the power
house alone is 1,718 feet long,
1J2 feet 10 inches wide, and 177
feet 10 inches high.
vve aiso visited tne new oi
field situated in the western part
of Illinois, where we saw thous
ands of gallons of crude oil, and,
where they are boring and find-
do," has little
the continued
machine. The
finest motor ever built is but a
fraction as complicated as the
human engine.
So it behooves everyone to bear
in mind that the wear and tear
of working under strain and con
tinually driving business on high
gear, cannot be continued' with
out risk.
Fortunately employers and em
ployees are coming to realize that
a certain relaxation increases ef
ficiency. However, there are
thousands of business men w ho
.)... it. i .
ing new wells every day. July einemscives relentlessly with
1 1th. we left mv brother's and an difference which they would
went east to Harvey Rinehart's
a nephew, formerly of Hunting
don county, Pa., who now resides
at Wataga, Illinois, and owns a
large hardware store and fine
residence and is doing a large
business. While there we went
out 7 miles to Galesburg and took
irt some of the sights of that fine
city.
We left Wataga, July 17th,
going east to Buda, Illinois, where
we visited two aunt3 and an
uncle of my wife. From thence
to Chicago, where Lem McClain,
my wite s brother, met us and
took us forty-two miles north to
Zion City, where we found a
never permit an employee to dis
play in handling the least costly
equipment. The nerve force that
proves so successful as a motive
power, when exhausted results
in complete breakdown.
A reasonable degree)f delibcr-4
ation and the exercise of fore
thought may save you much men
tal and physical strain without
the least impairment of efficeney.
Odd Jobs for Hoys.
A suggestion to country boys
who like to make useful, odd-
looking ornaments on the farm.
Get an old buggy wheel and
set it in a frame for a trate. Fill
beautiful, clean, quiet city, whose out the spaces with short pieces
area covers two thousand acres, of nickets. le.ivintr t.h u-hnol in
We attended meeting in the large
Tabernacle where there was a
choir of over six hundred singers,
and a congregation in proportion.
the middle of the frame. Hinge
the gate in the usual manner, and
you will have a good gate, and at
the same time have something
was burned.
Mr. M. W. Naco learned by let
ter that his sister Nellie sailed
for America recently, and she
will be home in a few days to
4 sill ff It n 1 Vti.KI SI 1 t 1 Mn KIa
(bvii vi uai uoiiiuo cuuuieu Willie
in the European war zone.
field, Sec. of Commerce; "The
Doctor and the Voice," and many
interesting and amusing articles.
Rev. J. V. Royer has been in
attendance a t Crystal Springs
Camp Meeting since last week,
and will return to-day.
While there we took in a little of odd to attract the eye.
Wakeeegan, a city located 7 miles A peg on which to hang cloth-
west of Zion city. jng, instead of using nails which
We left Lem McQlain's July tear thin goods, can be nuicklv
2Sth, went to Chicago where we made by driving large-headed
took a limited observation of two nails through emntv s n o o 1 s
of the city's largest stores Mar- Knobs for cupboard and closet
shal Fields, and Montgomery doors, and handles for pot lids
Ward. From Chicago we went can be made in the same manner.
out I t miles to Lagrange, a beau- Another useful article that we
tiful suberban town, there we have told you about before, is a
visited Philip McCIain's widow meat board for mother. Cut off
and three son3, two of whom are a piece of plank twenty-eight or
married and reside in Lagrange, thirty inches- in length, smooth
While there we spent some time it, bore three or four half-inch
at Lincoln park, the noted place holes across it about the middle.
of the World's Fair. We went and fit hirknrv nin intn tlio linlna
through the Zoo and saw many like rake teeth. Lay the board
things of interest. Enrouto from on a table with one end of the
Lincoln Park to Chicago we went board against the wall. Push
on Lake Michigan, on a steam-J the ham against the pins while
boat an altogether new way of
travel for us. On the 4th of
August, we came east to Cone
maugh, Pa., to our nephew. C.
McCIain's, August 8th, we
came to Portage to B. F. Rine-
hart's, another nephew, who is
editor of the Portage Gazette;
thence to Howard Wolfe's, Dun
cansville, Ta., and arrived at our
home in Fulton county, on the
ISth of August.
Our entire visit was enjoyed
to the utmost. We found the
people every where we stopped,
and on the way, kind, sociable
and interesting.
Daniel Rinehart.
l, in .,....i ti i.
nit; uuiiu ia uuiiik SilHL'U imuugn.
It holds like a vise.
Daniel W. Ott, wife, and little
daughter Drucilla, of Edenville,
spent Sunday with Mr. Ott's
father, Wm. E. Ott. They were
Civil Engineer F. M. Taylor, of
this place, filed his application
with the State Highway Depart
ment for the position of Superin
tendent of road work in Franklin-Fulton
district, to take the
place made vacant by the recent
resignation of M. K. Bergner.
Mr. Taylor has been in the em
ploy of the State for a long time,
doing road mapping, and is in
position to know the needs of his
home people better than a strang
er appointed for political purpos
es. Let, s have him.
Comrade David Gordon, of
Thompson township, spent last
Thursday night in town. He
was accompanied home on Fri-
accompanied home by Mr. Ott's day by his wife who had been
sister Clara who expects to spend spending a week visiting in tha
two weeks with friends in Frank- homes of James and Esther Waltz
lia county. 4 Albert Harr, and other friends,