0tfltt VOLUME 18 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 11,1917. NUMBER 17 RECORD OF DEATHS. ftort Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Dave Recently Passed Away. Mrs. Caroline E. Pittman. Mrs. Caroline Ellen Pittman, widow of the late John K. Pitt man (or Jack Pittman as he was more familarly known to the old er Fulton County people) passed away early New Year's morning at the home of her daughter Alice (Mrs. W. D. Widmeyer), Hancock, Md., after an illness extending something over two months. Mrs. Pittman's maiden name was Cook, and she was born in Franklin County, Pa., June 10, 1830; hence, at the time of her death she was aged 86 years, 6 months and 16 days. :Mrs. Pittman was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and a woman of truly Christian character. Her husband was a brother of late Jared Pittman and half brother of Sheriff George J. Pitt man both of Ayr township. She is survived hy two daughters Annie, wife of John H. Brewer, of Thompson township, and Alice wife of W. M. Widmeyer, of Hancock; also by two brothers, Frank Cook, of Beaver Falls, Pa., Wm. Cook, Johnstown, Ta., and one sister, Mrs Nancy Snyder, Meyersdale, Pa. The funeral took place on the following Wed nesday and she was laid to rest in the little cemetery at Rehob'oth church near her old home. Mrs. Susan Logue. ; Mrs. Susan Logue, widow of ."ohn Logue, died at the home of her daughter Oranna in Wilkins burg. Pa., on Thursday, January 4, 1917, in the 77th year of her age. The funeral took place last Saturday. Mrs. Logue was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Alex ander Myers who many years , igo lived in McConnellsburg, Mr dyers being a blacksmith. She vas a sister of Mrs. Margaret C. ."inn, widow of John Linn, who lives in McConnellsburg. Last 'all Mrs. Logue left her home in . ,'ittsburgh with a view to visit- ng her sister Mrs. Linn and oth- it old acquaintances in McCon nellsburg, and seeing the home of her childhood once again. For ;i rest in her journey, she stop ped off with her daughter Mrs. Marietta Pates in Altoona. Soon thereafter, she was stricken with paralysis, and when she partial ly recovered, she was taken back to the home of another daughter, Mrs. Hood in Wilkinsburg, where she stayed until death came as before stated. Mrs. Logue is survived by three daughters the two already named, and Mrs. Teressa Miller, of Pittsburgh. Of the seven children of Joseph and Anna Myers, Mrs. Linn is the only survivor. Chalmers E. Mellott. 1 i Chalmers Ephraim Mellott, aged 10 years and 4 months, died at the home of his parents, Frank and Ella Mellott near Warfords burg, about half past 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning, January 2, 1917, as a result of an acute at tack of pneumonia. 1 The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. J. C. Garland, and interment was made in the cemetery at the Brethren church . on Pleasant Ridge. The parents - have the sympathy of their many friends in this bereavement Should Have a Lesson. We are ashamed for the town's sake to admit that there is n pack of illbred boys and young "nen that congregate about the Methodist church durinor the re. rival Services Which are nnw in progress, and shamefully annoy me congregation within the church. Such conduct is exasp erating ana it is only through a ,;onsideration for the feeling of 'jome of the parents of the nffenrt ers that the law is not enlWerl and a public example made of cnem. Two Hundred Dollars and Costs. For having two unlawful deer in his possession on the 13th day of last December, Justice-of-the-Peace Amos D. Peightel fined Blaine J. Hixson, of Brush Creek township two hundred dollars and costs of suit, at a hearing held at the Democrat office in Mc Connellsburg last Saturday. The story brought out at the hearing is substantially as follows: Hensey and Jones, two State Policemen sent into this county to assist in the protection of game during the hunting season last fall, were approached by some hunters on Sideling Hill mountain who told the officers that three deer had been slain unlawfully in the mountain, and that they would find the evidence by going to a certain place. The officers, feeling that the hunters were trying to "put one across on them," gave the mat ter no further thought until they received a phone message that evening, from one George Dan iels, confirming what the hunters had told them, and volunteering to accompany the officers to the spot next day. Mr. Daniels's services were accepted, and next morning they were led to a spot on the west side of Sideling Hill where they found that three deer had been killed, the entrails taken out and left in the woods. They found the tracks of two men who had carried one or more deer down the mountain un til they came to a road where the deer had been placed into a wag on. They followed the wagon tracks and the trail of blood on the road until they had passed Blaine J. Hixson's farm and the farm beyond. They found that the wagon h ad gone farther, but had returned, and they back-tracked and the tracks led into Blaine's wagon-shed. Later, Traveling Game Protec tor C. B. Baum, of Harrisburg, accompanied by local Game Pro tector Jacob Miller, of Fort Lou don, went to Mr. Hixon's home and after putting him through "the third degree," led Mr. Hix son to admit that he had hauled the deer in his wagon. This was enough. Information was made before Justice-of-the-PeacePeigh tel, and after the hearing, John P. Sipes, appearing for the State, and John R. Jackson, for the de fendant, the facts as before stated being brought out, the de fendant was sentenced to pay a fine of two hundred dollars and costs. There was no evidence that Mr Hixson killed the deer, that he appropriated the deer to his own use, or that he got any pecuniary benefit from the transaction. The episode has created considerable feeling, and it might seem that the end is not yet. Strange Phenomenon. Residents of Greensburg, Kan sas have been not a little disturb ed over an apparition in the sky after a recent snow storm. There was no sun, and black clouds were behind it. It was large shaped like the picture of an an geldazzling white, and bright er than the strongest calcium light. One youg man whose mother died just before the storm, believes that it was the spirit of his mother hovering over the town. An enterprising photog rapher got a snapshot of the ap parition and a picture was sent by J. Frank Martin to Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Shives of town. William Stoocr Fell. Our old friend William Stoner fell and hurt himself pretty bad ly Monday. He was sitting in his brother Albert's store, when he found that he was a little late for dinner at home. Starting hur riedly to go back through Albert's lot as a near way home, he fell in ascending the stone steps in the rear of Albert's building, a,nd cut his head badly. He is get ting along well, and no serious consequences are likely to follow the accident 10--20--18. While it may be perfectly plain to you, there are still a few peo ple who do not stop to think what those figures mean that are on the label with their name on their newspaper. A school teacher admitted the other day that he did not know-in fact, he said he never thought anything about it. To this teacher we explained that the date to which the sub scription was paid, was printed on the label, or tag, of every sub scriber's paper; that when you pick uy. a neighbor's paper and see his name printed on the label, you can tell just exactly whether he is paid ahead or .whether he owes the printer. For example: "Woodrow Wilson 8 10 17" means that Mr. Wilson is paid to Aug ust 10, 1917. The 8 means the eighth month, which is August; the 10 means the tenth jtlay of the month, and the 17 mean3, the year (1917). Subscribers need not bother about a receipt, for they have a reeeipt printed on their label every week and can tell at any time just how they stand on the bocks of th3 publisher. When you pay another year's subscription,- the figures are changed. If Mr. Wilson should send $1.50, the 17 would be changed to 18. In case your date is not chang ed in two weeks from the time you pay your money, you had better drop the editor a card, or tell him about it. Newspaper men, while they try hard to be honest, are not infallible and mistakes will get in; but if at tention is called early they are generally easily and very cheer fully remedied. We explained further to this teacher that some people had the idea, that if a newspaper pub lisher continued to send the pa per on after the time was out for which it was paid, that he could not get any pay for it. The courts have decided long ago, that as long as the newspa per is received into the home, the subscriber is liable for the price, and it can be collected by law 6ame as any other debt. It is a custom sanctioned ' by aw, that publishers may continue to send their publications to sub scribers after the time for which they have been paid, and collect pay for the same except, where the subscriber has given notice to the publisher to stop the paper at the expiration of the time for which it is paid. If the paper still comes on, tell the postmas ter that you refuse to lift it, and then it is one of the duties im posed upon him by the Govern ment to notify the publisher, that the paper has been refused. Af ter that time, there is no liability on the part of the subscriber. It's a mean publisher that tries to force his paper upon a man who does not want it, and he is a mean man who will take a paper for two or more years from the postoffice and refuse to pay for it. There are hundreds of people on our list who would feel highly offended, if we should take their names off the list just as soon as their time is out. They would say, ' If you can't trust me a few weeks until I get to town, you can take my name off your list and keep it off." Taking conditions, then, as they are, the honorable thing to do, if you do not wish to pay for the paper after the time has ex pired, is to spend a cent on a pos tal card, and write the editor that it is not your wish to receive the paper longer. He will promptly take your name off the list thank you for the courtesy, and send back your cent if you request it. Don't take a newspaper unless you think it is worth the sub scription price to you. The fact that you have been taking the paper a year or more is no reason that you are bound to take it an other year or more; and an edi tor with a thimbleful of brains will not feel sore at you, if you PENNSYLVANIA CROPS. Potato, Hay, and Tobscco Prodnctions Increased More Than $29,000,000 ' Over Last Year. The potato, hay and - tobacco crops raised in Pennsylvania dur ing the past season have a total valuation of 106,905,615 accord ing to the estimates just an nounced by the Bureau of Sta tistics of the Pennsylvania De partment of Agriculture. A year ago the same crops were valued at $77,541,309 and the increase of $29,414,315 shows a gain of thirty-eight per cent, in the value of the 1916 crops. The potato production was al most two million bushels less than last season's crop but the average price per bushel has been $1.30 for a crop estimated at 18, 561,000 bushels while last year's crop of 20,502,000 bushels sold for an average price of 80 cents a bushel. This shows an increase in the value of the potato crop of from $16,401,000 to $24,133,300. The average price obtained at this time covers the period of the past year and with thousands of bushels still being held and in many places selling at from $1.C0 to $2.00 a bushel it is very likely that the value x of the present season's crop will be much larger than the present estimate. The hay production during the past year was the largest ever known in this State, the estimate placing the yield at 5,241,270 tons as compared with 3,558,000 tons in 1915, There were 3,195, 000 acres of hay harvested against 3,015,000 a year ago and the av erage yield was 1.65 tons to an acre against a yield of 1.18 tons an acre last year. In 1908 the average per acre wa3 1.5 tons but the bumper crop this season was far ahead. While the aver age price per ton was $15 90 last year the immense production has brought an average price of$14.50 in the State and the value of the crop is $75,998,415 as compared with $56,572,200 for the 1915 crop. The tobacco production is esti mated at 45,560,000 pounds on 340,000 acres as compared with a production of 45,675,000 pounds on 31,500 acres a year ago. The average was 1,340 pounds to an acre against an average of 1,450 pounds a year ago. The tobacco crop which is principally grown inLancaster county suffered from the worms, several severe hail storms and some was caught by the early frost, But tobacco that averaged ten cents a pound a year ago has brought an increase of fifty per cent, in price and the average price per pound for 1916 was raised to fifteen cents. The 1916 crop is valued at $6,824,000 as compared with $4,567,500 for the 1915 crops. Ross Hamil has gone to Phila delphia to take an examination preparatory to entering the Williamson Trade School. pay him for what you have re ceived, and courteously tell him that you do not wish to receive the paper longer. We have on our list persons who have stopped their paper three or four times, and have as often come back and ordered it started again. The man who acts most dis honorable with the publisher, and who gains his uttor contempt, is the one who takes and reads a newspaper until he gets away behind with his payments, and then refuses to take it from the postoffice, and refuses to pay what is due on it. The balance due can be collected by suing for it, unless the man is "execution proof," but that is not apleisant thing to do. The object in this rather long article is, to bring about a better and more friendly understanding between publisherand subscriber. The publisher wishes to play fair, and he asks that all his subscri bers play fair, Ice SkidTurtle. The three words in the caption of this article tell the whole sto ry. Herbert Tice, a capable young lineman in the employ of the Weestern Union Telegraph Company is stationed at Spring Run up in the beautiful Path Val ley. Besides possessing a new 1917 Ford touring car, having a cousin (Mr. Clarence Miller) re siding at Rays Hill, Bedford coun ty, also Western Union lineman, Herbert numbers among his best friends, Miss Beryl Love, one of Path Valleys most charming girls. All these conditions, together with the bright sunshine and mild air la3t Sunday combined to tempt Herbert to take Mis3 Beryl out for an afternoon's spin, with a possible call on his cousin Clar ence. Everything went lovely as they sped down to Fort Lou don, across the Tuscarora, and through McConnellburg, up over the Lincoln Highway on the east side of Sideling Hill much of which was covered with a glaz ing of green ice as slick as the tongue of a soap faker on until they reached a point about two hundred yards east of the top of Rays Hill, at which point they would have been entirely over the ice-the car suddenly and vi olently skidded and in less time than the hundredth part of a sec ond the car had completely re versed its course in the road, skidded over a 20-foot embank ment, and was quietly resting wheels up in the air upon the occupants of the car. Fortunately, the car came to rest against a clump of chesnut trees that held it up high enough from the ground to enable Mr. Tice and Miss Love to crawl out from under the car without a scratch or injury. The editor of the News and his wife happening along a few min utes later going westward, took Mr. Tice to the home of his cous in only two miles distant and they returned immediately with Clarence's outfit of block and tackle, and in a very short time had the car up on the road "right side up." Mr. Tice who had now lostalmost an hour's time cranked up the car, got into it and took hold of the wheel with Miss Love at his Bide, started home and the "dern little Ford" just went rambh'ng along as though the whole thing had been a joke. The Wring Buttle. Uncle John Hann, like many other people had a bad cold a few nights ago, and was not resting well. He knew just where his favorite cough medicine was in the cupboard. Without taking the trouble to "strike" a light, he went to the cupboard, got his hand on the bottle just where he expected to find it, and' took a swallow. No; he did not swal low it; if he had, he would nev er have been troubled with another cold. Just as soon as the liquid had passed his lips, the entire inside of his mouth was afire, and by the time he got done spitting out the "cough medicine" he had no skin left in the inside of his mouth. He had gotten his hand on the carbolic acid bottle instead of the root beer. Order Farm Supplies Etrly The present freight congestion and car shortage on the rsilroads over the country leads authorities at the Pennsylvania State College school of agriculture and experi ment station to emphasize the necessity of ordering farm sup plies tor the coming season at an early date. If the present con gestion continues, . farmers may find themselves confronted with a serious situation in the form of belated shipments of fertilizers, implements, seeds and other sup plies at the time when these commodities are most needed in the spring. A little planning and foresight immediately exercised may save considerable worry and delay later. Eclipse Number 1. The first of a series of seven eclipses promised for the year 1917, was "pulled off" on sched ule time last Monday morning, and greatly enjoyed by those who were sufficiently interested . to sacrifice a little sleep. It was u total eclipse of the moon the first total eclipse of the moon since 1913, and the first that has been completely visible here since 1910. The sky Sunday night was as clear as a bell. At 12:50 o'clock the moon came in contact with the shadow of the earth, the moon being somewhat southwest of a point directly overhead. The shadow was apparently traveling westward and the moon, east ward; hence the east side of the disk was first to be obscured by the shadow, and the first to show the bright light of the sun when the moon had passed entirely through the shadow. At two o'clock, the entire face of the moon was hidden in the shadow, and it was obliged to grope its way in the dark for an hour and twenty-nine minutes. It was not until 4:39 that it had passed entirely out into the full light of the sun. This year's eclipses of the sun and moon will be the greatest number possible in any one year. There will be four eclipses of the sun and three of the moon. Not since 1787 have these same num bers occurred and a like occur rence will not again be seen un til 19S2. You and I pass through the shadow of the earth every night and have become so accustomed to it, that we never give it a thought; for the earth in its dai ly rotation rolls us into the sha dow every evening, and out into the sunlight of the morning. Of course, to be in the shadow of the earth, we must be on the op posite side of the earth from the sun. For the moon to get into the shadow of the earth, must be in a direct line or plane with the earth and sun. If the plane of the moon's orbit had, at all times, the same relation to the plane of the earth's orbit that it had Monday morning, there would be a total eclipse of the moon every twenty-eight days. Shortage in Poultry. "It is probable that we will open the season next year with a forty per cent, shortage in the number of fowls on farms," says J. T. Campbell, farm adviser of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. "From this we may form some idea of prices of poul try products in the near future. Breeding fowls will be higher, eggs for hatching and chicks will cost more, and market eggs and fowls will bring unusually high prices. "During the past season the poultry crop was short as it was an unfavorable season for raising chicks. During the present sea son the poultry packers have re ceived unusually large numbers of fowls and our eastern mark ets have received heavy ship ments in the face of a heavy de mand. I have met many farm ers who have sold off most of their fowls on account of high prices of feeding stuffs. Many other farmers will not feed high price grain to fowls and they will be left to rustle for themselves and will not produce much under such conditions. "With the poultry business in such a condition the outlook is very good for the man who has the faith to give his fowls good care and feeding. Poultrymen and farmers should make every effort to increase and improve their flocks next spring. Look It Over. Look over the Fulton County News carefully. Read it outside and inside. Compare the quanti ty of real live reading matter with that of other County papers. That's all. NEGLECT BABIES; CARE FOR CALVES. Little Talks' on. Health and Hjgicne by Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL D., Commissioner of Health. The average calf or colt re ceives more intelligent care than the baby of our own flesh and blood. Why should this be so in this highly civilized country of ours, where the people are naturally affectionate and kind? In the first place, it is due to the psy chological attitude of many of the parents. They seem to take it for granted that anything call ed by the name of "food" will, if administered in regular thrce-times-a-day portions, sustain the lives of children satisfactorily. They don't stop to think tfat you need something besides a name to make real food. The result of this is that we see every day many little children, stunted in stature and with soft, weak muscles, all because of a want of well-balanced diet. Many of these little ones, for instance, have been fed regularly on bread and molasses, and thus misseI entirely fat and albumen. Such children have little or no resist ance to disease and often fall victims to tuberculosis. That is because their parents did not know that a mixed diet is necessary to supply the different parts of the anatomy, and to sup ply the heart and other elements that are needed to carry on prop erly the work of the body. But those same people know what their domestic animals need to eat, and see. that they get it Some parents go still further and permit their children to se lect their own food. There was a time in the remote age of thai ancestors of man, when this might have been safe. In those days humans participated to a degree in the animal instinct to avoid harmful food. We have completely lost it nowadays, and if we let our children select their own food, we place them at a distinct disadvantage beside the colt or calf already mentioned, for the youngest animal shares its elders' instinct to differentiate between the poisonous andnon-' poisonous products of nature. Who is going to do anything for the babies? The colt and the calf do not need any help, we have decided, but who will teach the parents a little of the things they should know about their children, and don't? There is somebody to teach these parents about the colts and calves tuey own and even the little pigs, if they don't happen to know. Our national gover ment has undertaken the task, and it3 Department of Agricul ture has a man at the head who sits in the President's cabinet. He has Congress appropriate large sums of money to teach farmers how to feed and care for new-born colts, cows, pigs, sheep, chickens and all the other stock. But our national government does not seem to have thought about the babies. There is no Department of Health at Wash ington and at Cabinet meetings the babies have no representative though pigs do. What we need is that more of the composition and values of foodstuffs should ae taught in our schools and that a Federal Department of Health should be established to look after human kind as well as the animals are looked after. Then we would not see on our farms puny, half-starved children and beautifully developed Jersey, Guernsey and Swiss cows, and Percheron, Clydesdale and Hack ney horses in the pink of condi tion, which has been obtained by following instructions given by the Department of Agriculture of the United States. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Little, Mrs. Wilbur Grissinger and son Carl, and Mrs. Emma Ewing visited their sick sister Mrs. MaCune in Mercersburg last Sunday.
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