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{ News of that place, Mr. Musselman re-
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The new town built by the Penn-Mar
Coal Co., at the terminus of the Salis-
WwW S bury railroad, has been named Niver-
This is official, as Tne Star has it
{direct from Supt. Dixon, who always
{ knows what he is talking about. Just
why some people insist on calling the
new town Hastings, Mr. Dixon says he
| does not know, Niverton is the name
adopted, and a post-office by that name
[is expected to be established there at an
early date.
ILast Saturday there was a free ex-
cursion from West Salisbury to Niver-
ton, and probably no less than 1,000
| peorle
{ The editor was among the excursionists,
and truly he was amazed at the great-
ness of the coal mining plant at this
| new town. It is doubtful whether
i there is a mine in the entire George’s
{ Creek region that has im-
provements about it as the big opening
at Niverton. The dump is all under
roof, and cars, tipple and all are of the
| most modern and convenient coustrue-
tion. The cars dump themselves, then
| run straight ahead to a slight eleva-
tion in the track, where a self operat-
switch turns them to another
track, on which they run back to a con-
| venient place for the drivers.
At present the hauling out of coal is
| done with horses, but Supt. Dixon in-
formed us that later on, when the dis-
| tance for hauling grows longer,the coal
{ will be drawn out either by means of
electricity or compressed air. A large
compressed air plant is already erected,
from which looms up a smoke stack 60
i feet high and 4 feet in diameter. This
| gigantic plant will operate mining ma-
chines, which are to be put in at an
early date.
At present there are twenty
{ miners at work in the new mine, and
i more are being put in as fast as rooms
can be broken off for them. Supt. Dix-
on stated they expect to employ about
150 miners, and that these 150 miners,
as many
ling
some
work of 250 miners working the old
way. Surely this is a great mining plant
and a credit to the Elk Lick region.
The town has probably twenty good,
substantial buildings, and more are to
be erected. There is a large store
there, operated. by W. K. Niver & Co.,
and it is a store that would be a credit
to any town. , The other buildings are
principally double residences. The
superintendent’s house is a magnifi-
cent structure, fitted up with modern
conveniences of all kinds, and just
west of it & large artificial lake is being
censtructed.
Mr. Eli Stanton, of Grantsville,
the wall completed for a large grain
elevator and shipping warehouse at
this place, and that the location is a
good one cannot be denied. Indeed it
looks as though Niverton is bound to
forge ahead and become a trading
point of considerable magnitude, in
which event it will doubtless cripple the
business interests of West Salisbury
and the village of Chestnut Spring to a
great extent.
Niverton is situated about midway
between Salisbury and Grantsville.
The location is beautiful and the town
bids fair to grow and prosper. :
The excursionists were all delighted,
last Saturday, os the coal company gave
them a royal reception, free lunch, free
lemonade and a good time in gener-
== al. All the officers of§ the company,
from the least to the greatest, did
| themselves proud in entertaining the
[ people. The editor of Tue Stak is un-
has
and Mr. Marey Price for courtesies ex-
tended to him during his first visit to
Niverton. .
ot
A stubborn cough or tickling in the throat
vields to One Minute Cough Cure. Harm-
less in effect, touches the right spot, relia-
{ ble and just what is wanted. It act:
{Po S: Hay, Elk Lick, F. B. Thomas &
| Meyersdale,
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Elk Liek Teachers.
The following named ‘teachers have
{been employed to teach the coming
school term in Elk Lick township :
West Salisbury Grammar, M. Welf-
ley; - West Salisbury Primary, C. E.
Butler; Chestnut Spring, Nellie Dom;
Mountain View, Sherman’ Davis; DI.
| Hay school, Chas. Hartge; Lichty,
M. 8. Maust; Lowry, E. E. Barclay;
Pleasant Hill; Wm. Engle; Thomas, E.
J. Egan; Cross Roads, M. E. Hersh-
berger; St. Paul, Malissa Compton;
Peck, Alfred - Broadwater; Coal Run
, Grammar, 8. C. Witt; Coal Run Pri-
{ mary, W. W. Nicholson; Sand Flat, W.
Boynton, Aleda Alexan-
at once.
Bro,
| B. Stevanus;
Wages range from $2450 to $39.00 per
| month, according to certificate. Only
| one teacher was employed at less than
| $30.50 per month.
{ This item was handed to Tug
[ too late for publication in last week’s
issuk.
Star
ers =
An Awful Experience.
| Somerset Standard.
Clarence Musselman, a young man
of Falls City, Nebraska, and a grand-
son of Mrs. Illiza Musselman, of Somer-
set, is a member of a company of vol-
unteers now in camp at Panama Park,
| Florida. In a letter to his sister at
LIN, IND. | Falls City, which is published. in the
shark’s
{ One of these,
{ had been torn
{ With another terrible shriek the body
{ again disappeared.
with the digging machines, will do the.
+4 spoke.”
| der special obligations to Supt. Dixon |
g
Disregarding the warning to keep his
eve “peeled” for sharks, he went swim-
ming in the St. John’s river. Swim-
ming nearly across the river he discov-
ered three dead sharks lying on the
shore, and the sight caused the chills
to make a race-track of his spinal col-
umn, He had to re-cross the river to
reach his clothes and camp, and the
thooght almost paralyzed him. But he
started, and at every surge forward he
expected to feel the vise-like clasp of a
jaws about his ankles.
Almost fainting from fright he swam
| ahead, and finally noticed three of the
took advantage’ of the same, | Rough Riders, who had evidently seen
meet him.
who was some distance
ahead of the others, and about fifteen
feet from Musselman,suddenly threw
up his hands, and with a piercing cry
and great splashing of water disappear-
ed. In afew seconds his body again
rose to the surface and Musselman saw
that one of the Rough Rider’s arms
off at the shoulder.
his danger, swimming to
A shark had taken
it. and it has not been seen since.
Musselman and the other Rough
Riders, horrified by what they had
seen, struck out for shore, expecting at
each stroke to meet the fate of their
comrade, but they reached shore in
safety.
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Piles; Scalds, Burns.
sand Flat Items.
Aug. 16th.—We are glad to note that
indications are for a change in the
weather, for if there is no change soon
farmers will have a very difficult task
to harvest their oats and sow wheat.
Several of the young folks attended
the picnic, on Saturday evening, at the
new town, Niverton, and report a lively
time.
The busy season for the huckleberry
pickers is nearly over.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kiem are bless-
| ed with an addition to their family in
{ the person of little girl.
The teachers of this vicinity were
successful in getting schools, but they
have been changed about and each one
has a different school than that taught
last term.
Well, the war is apparently over and
Spain no doubt is very “sorry that she
She also must have changed
her notion about President McKinley
being a mere politician dallying with
jingoes, as her minister to the United
States said when he wrote that letter
to a friend.
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DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
The famous little pills,
SE me
Increased School Anprovtistion”
The following table compiled by the
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion gives the amount of increase to
the various school districts in this coun-
ty under the new method of distribut-
ing the State school appropriation.
Only those districts are given which
will receive a greater amount than they
did for the school year 1897:
DISTRICTS." | 5 Z
Increase.
-
Addison. $1688
Alle ahony.. Sp 1407
Benson Tense HTL 256 8
Berlin. 1051 ©
Blaek ©... 0)
Lrothersvalley y
Casselman.
Conemaugh...
Confluence
Klik Lick. .... :
Eairhope.......
Greenville...
Jefferson. .........
Jenner
Jennertown Loo.
Larimer .
Lower Turkeyfoot.
J.incoln.. Sh
Middleereek ..
Alilford ........
Meversdale.
Neb Baltimore.
wo Centerville
Northampton.
Quem: thoning.
Rockwood
Salisbury
Shade...
Somerset township -
Southampton.
Stonyereck
Stoyestewn,
summit... }
Upper Turkey foot. “oil
Ursina.. 367 38
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Anti- Bhenmatie Potato Outlived
Her.
Baltimore American.
Last week a woman residing in the
country near Parkersburg, W. Va. died
and was buried. During her lifetime
suffered with rheumatism, and among
the various other cures recommended
she carried a potato in her pocket. For
14 years she carried the same potato,
until it had grown black and shriveled
with age, and had become as light as
cork. After the funeral the clothing of
the departed one was hung out to air.
During the “hanging out” it rained.
This necessitated a further drying and
airing, but when the
down to be put away it was discovered
that the potato was still in the pocket
of the dress, and during the airing pro-
cess had put forth several green sprouts.
The circumstance was related by a near
relative of the old lady, who vouches
for its truthfulness.
dress was taken | :
| addressing the agent
point a bridge spanned the Casselman
river, over which lumber cut on one
side of the river was trucked to the
other.
On the day named Harvey Deal was
passing over this bridge with a truck
drawn by a mule. When they were
about the middle of the bridge the
structure gave way and fell into the
river with a crash. Deal was thrown
into the water, and having been ren-
dered unconscious, by striking some-
thing in his fall, he was almost drowned
| when rescued by workmen who saw the
accident and hurried to his assistance.
When taken from the river it was found
that one of his arms was broken.
In the fall the mule was thrown upon
the middle pier of the bridge. and it |
was necessary to throw it into the wa- |
ter before it could be recovered.
is recovering from his injury.
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When to Cut Timber.
A timber cut for purpose where dura-
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two to four times as much if cut be-
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|
same would if cut in January to April. |
If a tree is cut after the starch which |
enters into its chemical
has changed to sugar,
the worms,
sweet, become destructive to the wood :
but if cut in July, after the completion
of the spring growth, there is no sugar
in the sap or wood and they seek some
more savory food.
Another reason is because if cut when
the sap is rich in sugar the fermentive
process changes the sugar into an acid,
which is the very first stage of decay,
and if decay is thus early initiated, is it
any wonder that posts and ties do not
last as they would if cut when these
conditions could not possibly exist?
In 1860 a fence was set with posts split
from an oak cut when the leaves were
of full size and vigor. Twenty-two
years afterward this fence was reset
with posts cut in August. The posts
taken up were reset elsewhere, and
most of them are doing duty yet.
Three of the posts set in 1860 are in
good condition. after doing good service
for thirty-six years. Asa rule, a post
cut in March, when full of sugar sap,
will last only ten years. Tt costs just
as much to replace a tie or post that
will last, say, ten years as to replace
one that will last three or four times
that long. This is quite a considera-
tion when we consider that our forests
are fast disappearing—much faster
than they are reproduced.
Timber land cut off in from January
to April will sprout and grow again,
because the sap at this season of the
year is rich is sugar, to reproduce the
leaves, whieh are the lungs as well as
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Dare Not Tell the Truth.
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in this You editors dare
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way:
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ure.” The editor replied:
right, and the minister who will
times and under :
the
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one
will find it necessary to leave town in a
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more than Sunday, and then he
hurry.” Fhe press and the pulpit go
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making¢riumvirate —Ex.
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