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VOLUME 16
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER 19, 1914,
NUMBER 9
FOKIKlunin ANNUAL ifcttlUN.
filtoo County Teachers Institute Will of Burlington, Iowa. suent
Begin the Last Day of
This Month.
After several months of care
ful planning, County Supenn
tendent Thomas has at last per
fected arrangements for a Coun
Visited Old Home.
Mr. ana Mrs. W. L. Anderson.
sev
eral days in town last week look.
ing up the place where the latter
was born sixty-eight years ago.
IflM A J
una. inuerson s maiden name
wasLandonio Gilbert She is a
daughter of Lewis Gilbert who,
in 1850, left this place with his
Mountain Fires.
Mountain fires raged in many
parts of the State last week.
The rain on Sunday extinguished
them to the relief of all interest
ed. A portion of the Ridge
close to town was burned over,
oiueung niii was Durned from a
MKAIN. Are We Christians.
Wo rirt nnf KiiiiatrA 4-Viof fmiA
:ttle Talks on Health and Hvgiene by Christianity is dying out in the
Samuel li. Dixon, M. D., LL. world, but, that there are false
Commissioner Health. notions about it among enough
Why Hens Stop Laying in Winter.
That hens stop laying as win
ter progresses is a fact known to
every farmer and chicken fan
cier, also, indirectly, to every
Rudyard Kipling makes one of Professing Christians to make it housewife through the rise in the
vanced methods in educational
work. Sugar and beer are not
the only things that remind us of
war prices. Institute managers
that could place first class day
workers on the platform for fifty
dollars a week and local expenses,
must now pay from one hundred,
to one hundred and fifty dollars
(or the same service. Of course,
there have been changes in oth
er things as well. In the early
days of County Institutes, teach
en were expected to attend with
out pay, and board themselves.
Now, the teacher gets three dol
lars a day, and is in position to
contribute toward the defraying
of the extra expense in securing
instructors.
The evening lecture course is a
different proposition. The pub
lie demands first class talent
First class talent costs money,
The County Superintendent be
his characters in a military tale
say "A soldier is no better than
his feet"
tPL . .
ine man or woman whose oc
cupation or duties require them
to stand or walk for a greater
portion of the day come to a cer
tain extent in the same category
no better than their
Vntmily for Burlington, Iowa. Lincoln Way to Hoover's Mills
Winm, m curuUB r; Landonio was then but three north of the pike. The Isaac P.
years of age, and, of course, can- Deshong place not far from Lai
not remember the house in which d' K was burned over woods.
i . . .
she was born. Rut fmm nhat fields and all fences heinir hum.
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she can remember nf her fntti. ed. Flows were brought and fur they are
er's description of it. ah said it rows thiown ud to ston the fire eet
was the "first log house east of n the fields. A high wind fan- Thls 13 not aIone due to their
town." Doubtless this is the hnnse ned the flames on the mountain lack of mobility but to the ever
now occupied by Mrs. Aenes and on the Deshong farm, so that Present strain of the nervous sys
Ray. After the Gilberts moved the flames on the latter dace, to tem wnen the feet are partially
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away the house was weather, use one reporter's aneuaze. tra v. '"uutieu. Anyone wno nas
boarded. Mrs. Anderson is a e'C(J 83 fast as a horse could
granddaughter of Daniel and run- 200 acres were burned over
Polly Fortney. Upon looking up on the Deshong farm as far as
the names of some of the early Andrew Brant s, and, it is said,
less euective than at once was
among the masses. This could
be abundantly proven if we had
the presumption to delve into the
private lives of citizens. We
will, therefore, confine our ob
servations to public life and citi
zenship to prove that Christiani
ty is not now practiced in accord
ance with the rules laid down by
Him who founded it
Beginning as far away from
home as possible, look at the so
called Christian nations of Europe
that are now doing the will of
suffered from the breaking dnwn the devil in a manner never
of the arches of the feet can an- known to the world heretofore.
preciate how extremely painful Wnat must be the opinion of the give less food to hens which stop
this is and how serious a handi- Pagan nations concerning the laying." Mr. Brochemin, in an
price of eggs. The reason is ex
plained by the Revue Scientifique
which says that the egg produc
ing organs degenerate through
too much fat. This condition is
the consequence of too great
abundance of food during the
winter, coupled with lack of exer
cise, due to the narrow limits
the ordinary chicken run.
rri m . . . .
ine iat invades the liver and
piles up in the heart, the blood
becomes sluggish and the lungs
do not take enough oxygen to en
sure combustion of the fat
iimi a a
ineoovious remedy," says
the scientific American, is to
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU WOW.
residents nf Mefw-iioi.... 1.000 acres in tnnt neichhnrh cap. Cases of this sort are of an superiority oi me L,nrisi-
'": 17:: "T ' " extreme character. ian religion? Heathendom has
juuiv ui iamci ruiuicy appears I ...v-oiYviyfc, au mat. luuvng
hat people do not aDDreciate
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onioo5 u u...u hii MmmfA r,,.,f f is, mai worn ciown nee s which j iuuuunuii UJ
j.hl iutu, lie was a UUlCllUr. I "-"fco vu mca iium ... . . " UV.. r4:
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson went reaching them. Everything was inrow ,ine the body to " . I ,u; , ,
frnm v,n itti, ht j an rW thof own one siae or otner or the foot mav lCttt" " " U1C 1,1 Aur
visit the scene of Mr. Anderson's
early boyhood days. They were
much Interested in the account
in the News of our "eleven-
teenth" attempt to secure a rail-
seemed to burn.
Fire broke out in the timber-
land west of the famous Bedford
Springs hotels on Friday, and the
high winds drove the fire with
comes responsible for the pay- road for the town and they tQok great fierceness toward the build- tremitiea,
cause a continuous strain when
walking or standing. Many peo
pie who are particularly careful
in the care of their hands pay
less attention to their other ex
ment of the evening lecturers and
entertainers, and must depend
upon the "gate money" to make
good; for he may not use any of
the County's money for this pur-
If the weather is favor
ible, and he gets full houses, he
a chance to "come out
whole."
While Mr. Thomas has a county
of82 teachers against many that
toe five times as many,' he goes
into the market for workers and
gete the best, The day-workers
ire Arthur Harrop. A. M.. Ph.
ft, of Allegheny College; Prof.
francis Green, of the West
Chester State Normal School; Dr
"ra Lehman, of the C. V. State
.Normal, and Rev. J. V. Adams,
of New Cumberland. Pa. Dr.
Harrop is a native of Ohio, grad
"Med from the Ohio Wesleyan
university, took his Ph. D. de-
ffee from the Boston University,
"unasnnea the positions re-
with them a number of copies of inss. and for a time it looked like
the paper to mail
timers.
Remodeling the Fulton House.
Work of remodeling the Fulton
House began Monday. The long
porch in front of the building
was removed and erected again
at the west end of the house
along the alley leading to the
garage. A porch the whole length
of the front of the house is now
being erected or, rather, two
porches for steps will lead up
both east and west in the middle
of the porch. A portico will be
built to the second story, the
whole length of the building, with
the middle portion to extend out
as far as the curb. This will be
supported by pillars at the curb,
and it will afford a sheltered
landing place for autoists. Some
time in the future, the second
to other old- nothing could save the buildings.
By most strenuous efforts the fire
was brought under control just
in the nick of time to save the
property.
A Jolly Auto Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Carson Batt,
Charles and Richard Shellham-
mer and Herman Paul all of
Johnstown, Pa., came over last
Wednesday in Mr. Shellhammer's
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uur moaern snoemakers are
turning out better shoes than
have ever been made in the his
tory of the world. They are less
clumsy and more servicable. Un
fortunately, however, the die-
tates oi iasnion nave led women
and men to wear footgear which
distorts the natural shape of the
foot
mi a a a
ine woman sandal which per
mitted the toes to assume their
natural position and allow each
one of the five to bear its portion
your country, you will go straight
to heaven; and during the late
Russo-Japanese war, the Japs
seemed to vie with each other in
getting into the most dangerous
position until they won the bat
tle. During that war we were
accustomed to comment upon the
fanaticism of the heathen Japs;
but the slaughter in those bat
tles was as child's play when
compared with what now takes
place almost daily in "Christian"
Europe. It was said that very
few of the Japs and Russians
article in L'Acclimatation, advis
es that starchy foods, such as
corn, rice and barley, be limited
while an abundance of such green
food as cabbage, boiled clover,
sorrel, etc., be given. Also the
hens must be made to take exer
cise, Dy giving them a large run
and by mixing their food with
straw, etc., so that they will have
to work for their food. New
York World.
Enlarging the World.
bcience has done more to en
large the habitable world in late
years than have the explorers
The discovery of the poles added
nothing of practical value to hu
manity, but those who fought
the battles rf sanitation !n the
Knew wnat tney were ngnting ur;.a ua nnaA 0f 0;
U 4. pp. I &vpivu nu vi,iit;vi raot j;uooi
uuuu x.ic name irue w mar bilities. Surgeon General Gor-
greater extent among me ranK
cas whr ts enmnetenr tn onnnlr
J CI- iL . iL. ' ' w,,-..
aiiu iiie oi ine armies now in ui on thig subjectt sayg.
ueiu. vy n y i because one proua
The great
valleys of the Amazon and Congo
i i! !1I I J ...ill.
Pectively of Principal of town Hi . I T
level with the eaves, from which
guests will have a fine view of
the town.
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auto. The first place they stop- t the weight and give spring to w probably would produce all the
ped was with Mr. George Hum- the step was obviously more sen- onai aggrandizement a Dove food needed by the world if they
bert Squirrels and rabbits tried sibIe than the French heeled Christianity. were settled by the type of white
to keep out of their way, but PumP- The latter throws the f" flm we 8ee in 8me man we now have in northern
they succeeded in getting a nice weight oj the body on the ball of spirit manifest at every election. nationg
lot Saturday the men took din- the foot and this causes a strain er""n wwnsnips ana counties The cleaninjf up of the Panama
ner at Judge Humbert's and scar- to keep the body balanced. This nu iencuon oi oemg digtrjct and changing it from
i . . .. i i. i p rnpr kpti in irnn nr i nmnrrnnp i .. a .
ed an ms raonits to death, un unconscious action, ventaDie oeatn noie to a region
the way back from the Judge's but it is nevertheless extremely The number of voters of each where ife ig ag gafe aganywhere
one of the men exclaimed, "Oh. tiresome. It is possible owing to viy is Known to a iraction. on earth ig the f With the
see! Is that a bear in that tree?" the craftsmanship of present day 250016 f,eat J"01 rerorm Dohs eXperience there gainedi and
They all fired, but when nothing shoemakers for both men and y tt,m bu mm 01 BU Vf with the natural enterprise of the
l. College Professor. Pnnn.
Lecturer, Institute Lecturer,
tod author of educational works.
wvernor Ferris, of Michigan,
wnat Dr. Harrop is one of
e best "all-round" institute in
jectors he has worked with jn
lwenty years. Of Mr. Tetrick.
fell, one, braver than the rest
climbed up to see why the "crit
ter" did not fall, and behold, it
was a bee. After having obtain-
women to secure neat, trim look
ing footwear which is sensible in
shape.
lo ne comfortably shod is no
Got Dis Deserts.
Two young men claiming to be
from Pittsburgh were hunting in
ho did such efficient work here this vicininty ,asJ week w!,th high;
year. Savs that Prnf Hreen Power
one of the most nomilar
ed permission from Mr. Humbert small factor in the preparation
to cut the tree they got about five for one's daily work and will
crallons of extracted honey wh ch Prove a material aid in mcreas-
they tucked away in the auto ing individual efficiency.
m-
rifies that used metal
cased bullets. Not finding much
ititute workers ,-n p0i,.: game, one of them thought it
-amanthfltfnaM in,- fun to puncture the metal high-
Wunan. doo nf on ; I way signs along the Lincoln way,
troductinn fn.,- .u ..j... and class insulators from tele-
Jjays sure of a warm greeting aph poles. Not satisfied with
hn he comes to p,,if . shooting through the signs, he
triea tne iorce oi nis gun at tne
along with other good things they
were going to take home with
them. Sunday they took dinner
with J. II. Covalt and wife, and
after dinner tljey went to H. W.
Hatfield's where they made them
selves at home. Monday they got
J. H. Covalt, B. C. Powell, Lon
Bernhart, and II. W. Hatfield and
in inviting to come again.
joins
oil urnnf Vi nn tin rv nrnf firn an nit.
y institute. Mr. Adams, the meu ine iurt U1 ,ua KU" " U1C rels and six rabbits. Monday
R wh, will wield the baton,- ? ?Lf one ' T !Tl evening the party went up along
none that work so satis- Wlinine l "' "lc the mountain to Ed
'"wiy in the nast. that there casing reDounueu aim struct u . . . . .
trigger nnger wi u sucn E fami th vigited
mat ne nau to wain, twu innea m
town to have the flow of blood
stopped. They left on the noon
hack last Thursday. Later in the
day a constable came to town to
arrest them for defacing the
signs, but the quarry had flown.
Zrr any question
o ni7irf f u:
o,"6 ys year.
evening entertainments
Stof two Wt J
. "-"" auu two
;ao lectures Mnnaw
"ere on. at least
about
Hho'se
Mrs. Thomas F. Sloan and
daughter Miss Harriet spent
last week, the following officers ed.
were elected:
President H. B. Joy, Detroit
Vice Presidents R. D. Chapin
Detroit; Carl G. Fisher, Indian
apolis; A. R. Pardinger, New
two
and will be remember-
a a .
beino. wno neard nimas
exceptionally fine. On
-uav oi.n.- . .. . . . I n,,fn Mica Horner nn e n r
(ttftl c the Leigh Con- u ---"
wmpany will make its first Wednesday of last week shopping
fwwance horo fru n in
j.iih i .nmnnnu i -
of Nell WhQ
unnasfir, """uci iiiuio -i --- --
harpi-t -a01 Noreen Gorman, Concert Company with the fol- lYork; W. F. Coan, Clinton, Iowa,
ist ..j wrry Robinson, violin- lowing personnel: Miss Grace Treasurer-Henry W. Clark,
s "HQ Ansa Rn.' t , . , ... r.i.-:4
er, fhP Bie e'Kh, read- Kennedy, soprano ana piano; Detroit.
beW .Ple have anpeared Miss Svlvia Clisby. contralto and Engineer-Frank T. Trego,
v hu i unitun : . i . iin . r i i k
---"V.CS in many of the ce o: M ss Kachaei Major ana opnngneia, mass.
"K l-irion ii . . . . . . .. I . n n . . .
mCB;; oininis country and Miss Mariorie Godfrey, violin; secretary- a. k. raraaington,
onim,Vn(1 come highly re- Miss Clara Marie Bull, contralto New York.
-. ea Fnr WarlnnnJ... ..j 1T HavnA Holl httf. Afv)rHinr trt rennrts frnm sev,
h N ir n T"omas has secured itone and clarinet and Mr. Horn- eral hundred towns, submitted
filter , Waters-lecturer, er Rothrock, flute. The members at the meeting, much use has
largest C or7Pastor of the of this company are true artists, been made of the highway in the
In u "KTeCTAtlrtnoKri. ni 1 . . 1 4n1nH4 nnJ loof ..ami. on1 tf nroa rrnrirLrA
wievpn.U "B"011 nurcn pOSSeSSing UllUtSUOl UUCIIt auu mot jcm biivi in nau ptuincu
PBorti,fc!i 14 wiH be a rare ability. Hence, from the fore- there would be still more traffic
. -'un rw I w - I ...
. , una no one should going, it will be seen that Mr. in 1915, because foreign condi
"ifat coura m entertain- Thomas has been busy; and, if tions have madeEuropean touring
Nnir close Thursday the institute is not a great sue- by automobile practically impos-
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si Die.
Some Chickens.
The North American's Third
International Egg-Laying Compe
tition, closed October 31. In the
twelve months from November 1
1913:
One hen laid 286 eggs.
One pen of five birds laid 1180
eggs, averaging 23G.
Sixteen pens laid more than
1000 eggs each, an average of 214
Swope's to eggs per bird.
The 500 birds (100 pens) laid
84,940, eggs, 7026 more than the
in the previous contest and 9710
more than in the first test.
Of the 500, no fewer than 131
exceeded 200 eggs each.
The average per hen was 153
eggs tne nrst year, loo the sec-
Lincoln Highway Much Used.
At the annual meeting of the
Lincoln Highway Association
held at Detroit on Tuesday, of 0nd and 170 in the vear iustend
It has been carefully computed
that the average number of eggs
laid by each hen on the farms of
the United States is 70. It has
been demonstrated time and a
gain that it cost no more to ob
tain and maintain a flock of 500
that will double this, than it does
to raise and keep the flock that
lays but 70 eggs each. It is all
in knowing how.
Bcrgstresser.
Warden Alton Bergstresser, in
fant son of Warden and Marga
ret Bergstresser, died at Water
fall, this county, Tuesday morn
ing, aged two weeks. Interment
in the cemetery of New Grenada,
Wednesday afternoon.
Subscribe lor the Newb.
men
ties preach and even pray for
the success of the reform move
ment until one feels sure that
party lines will be forgotten and
the reform will be granted. But,
when the election returns come
in, we look over the vote and
find that each party voted prac
tically the same number that it
had been doing since the time of
Andy Jackson. What became ot
the prayers of these "good"
men? A minister of the gospel
said in our hearing the other day
that it was the professed Christ
ians that defeated the anti-liquor
movement in this state at the
last election.
We think it would be a good
idea for us to make Christmas
1914 a time for some real reform.
Instead of buying Mary a plush
toilet set to be finally thrown into
the garret as a nuisance, give her
a real comb and brush at one
fifth the cost and put the other
four dollars into the collection
basket of your church, and in
this way, strengthen the cause
of Christianity in not only your
own heart but in your communi
ty. Let the gifts for just one
year be to Him whose birthday
we celebrate at Christmas. ,We
believe with all our heart that
individual restraint in this man
ner will do more to make men
vote at the next election as they
prayed before the election, than
any course of training that could
be devised.
race which he so ably represents,
it is safe to predict that in time
the regions he mentions will be
developed and made to yield their
share in the support of human
life. It is in that direction that
the world will widen in the fu
ture.
A continuous downfall of rain
for twelve hours last Sunday
brought relief to sufferers from
low water. At no time did it
rain fast enough to damage by
washing. The "sponge" on the
sides of the mountains, and in
Did Not Kill Steer.
Last week, when rumors of the
foot and mouth disease were fly
ing thick and fast, we were told
that H. B. Trout had one of his
cattle killed last week on account
of this disease. It seems now
that our informant had just heard
that over a year ago Mr. Trout
killed one of his herd on account
of some trouble, (but it was not
for the foot and mouth disease)
and in this manner the word
spread that the killing occurred
last week. We are only too glad
to know that there is no foot and
mouth disease on the Trout farm
or anywhere in the county.
, MellotL
Corbett J. Mellott, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Mellott, War
fordsburg, R. R. 1, died Wednes
day, November 2, 1914, aged 2
years and 20 days. The funeral,
conducted by T. P. Garland, of
Needmore, took place on Wed
nesday following, and interment
was made in the cemetery at Ce
dar Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Mel
lott have the sympathy of their
many friends.
Mr. Cornelius Doyle, of liar-
risburg, in sending a dollar to
renew subscription, said "The
News is a very welcome visitor
every Friday morning." The
modest home newspaper plays a
woodlands, is now so thoroughly great part in the drama of life by
soaked that forest fires will prob- going into the homes of former
ably not occur again this fall residents and talking to them
another matter to be thankful about the old folks at home, or
for before Thanksgiving Day. . about what is going on there.
Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings
Here for a Vacation, or Away
for a Restful Outing.
Miss Mary J. Sloan returned
home from Philadelphia last Sat
urday. Dr. Campbell and family of
New Grenada, spent the week
end with Mrs. Malissa Lodge, in
this place.
Mrs. Lillie Teck and Miss Sa
vannah Stevens, near Big Cove
Tannery, were shoppers in town
and callers at this office Tuesday.
Howard Shimer, of McKees
Rocks, left for his home this
week after having spent some
time here with his mother, Mrs.
James Shimer.
Mildred, daughter of Mr. and .
Mrs Harry Hull, accompanied
her aunt, Mrs. Arthur Zelma, to
her home in Michigan last week
where she will make her future
home indefinitely.
Mr. James Linn, of Harris
risburg, came to town last Satur
day, and on Monday he accompa
nied his wife to their home.
Mrs. Linn had been visiting her
sister. Mrs. George A. Harris, in
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Huston, of
Taylor township, were shopping
in town Saturday. They also
visited Mrs. Huston's aunt Mrs.
Morrow M. Kirk. Mr. Huston
called at the News office on busi
ness and said that it was two
years since he was in town be
fore. Always welcome, Mr.
Huston.
Had Great Social.
Saturday evening Nov. 14th
1914 was an evening of mirth and
good cheer in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R, R. Hann of Saluvia,
when fifty three of their neigh
bors and friends gathered to cele
brate their birthdays and wed
ding day, namely 55 years, 54
years and the thirty-first anni
vesary of their wedding. Neigh
bors and those from a distance
were; Mr. and Airs. ueo. W. bipe
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. B. Horton, and
Mrs. Mary Batdorff and son Wal
ter of Wells Tannery;. Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Bair and son Max of
Greenhill: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Laidig, Mr. and Mrs. John Mum
ma, Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Deck
er, and daughter Clara, Mrs. Ad-
die Hann, Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Iann and children Ellis and
Clyde; Mrs. -Margaret Mellott
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Melius and
son Elmer; Mrs. Emory Hessler,
Mrs. EllaVittitow (nee Mann)
Colorado; Mrs. Leona Sipe,
Misses Julia Mumma, Grace and
Marie Hann, Carrie Mellott, Ma
rion Hessler, Esta Desheng. Gol
die Sipe, Pauline Hann, Mr. and
Mrs. Clem E. Sipe and daughter
Beatrice, Mrs. Harvey Strait,
toss Barton, Akersville; Simon
Sower, Roy Berger, and Reuben
Gibson of Pittsburg; Frank Hill
Warfordsburg; Carl Hann Edgar
Iann, Master Orsion Mellott,
Clyde Sponsler, and George Ap-
-)legate. After refreshments
were served congratulations ex
tended and many useful presents
given, the friends went home
wishing the return of many hap
py birthdays for Mr. and Mrs.
Iann.
No Institute.
Washington county, Md., will
not have a teachers' institute this
year, instead, the teachers will
be given the money they have
been receiving to attend institu
tes, and they will have to attend
some summer school approved by
he State. There are some good
arguments in favor of this move.
ach teacher gets about $25 to at
tend institute for four or five
days and the County authorities
have decided that this money can
be spent to a much greater ad
vantage to the county by send
ing the teachers to school for a
period of several weeks. We are
inclined to think that the direc
tors are on the right track.