girt jpftltfcngfc Jlosl,
rX. EI. IlA.Tt.T12K.
5ubioripn $1.50 Per Year
RATES OF ADVERTISING :
On l'jiwn, On Tf
VulmB Ub. Yr fciVBO
(,-fct(fc'Qlms, u. Vtr. w (o
l"TvttMIl Cr)i, por ?r 5.W
Aooiior, ,.nii,r, tun muirttor, oa
Al'HCB Joll. I'i.'.O
tV b mi ipaeUI rrrir nDt re mail. ll
fcTiriUMinl. Inner tod lur lot tliao month.,
I'm t jn.l lo"rtloo nJ Tl enU lor tch
Thursday, Dec. 8, 1887.
Lzthor ShafferiSeateacod to fca Ilunj
Lock Havem. December 12 Luther
Khiffer, wbo was on Fiiday convict
ed of the marJer of Isiao Colby and
his wifj Nora, at Cherry Hun, in
August last, was to-day sentenced
to be hanged.
I 1 "i mmmm
Just think of it t Tbo Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, ono of tbe
gi ntifhl corporations iu tbe world,
control OTor seven thousand tniles
t,t t r nek bd J bas more tbaa one hun
dred thousiod people employed in
its service !
Six hundred dollars were regarded
as a big return for nu acre of tobao
c , eveo in tbe palmy days of '7C
Bnd along that period of high prices
Vat what do you thiuk of $1,500
clear for a four acre crop of celery,
whore tbe woik of cultivation and
risk from weatbor damages are com
paratively small. A Kansas man
bas just grown such a crop of cel
ery It is but fifty yeais since tbe mis
f t. (tries began work on tbe Fiji In
landers Tbo Islaudeis were then
igoortot savages and exceedingly
ferocious. Now tbere are twelve
hundred chapels and preaching
places, and nearly one hundred oa
tivo miaister and catechists. Tbe
church members number ovr
twentysix thousaod, and tbe Sun
dayiscbool children forty thousand.
Tbe Fiji christians are reported by
tbe missionaries as being quito a
consistent aod orderly as christian
in other lands. 'Verily, the world
moves.'
.. i
Government Eovcnuos-
Cleveland"! Mess&go-
President Cleveland has issued bis
aonual message lo Coogrsos. It is
a free trads manifesto, and Dlalue,
who is now in Partis, bas taken op
tbe gauntlet in ft severe criticism.
Ife brings to bis analysis und criti
cism of tbe rueFssge all tbe resources
of bis powerful mind, and tbe clear
ness of bis statements as lo the in
dustrial hihtory of tbe country, and
the disafttrioos effects which wonld
follow tbe imagination of tbo Cleve
land1 policy of free trade, miiBt con
vioco every fair-minded man of the
ntter fully of the Cleveland idea. In
the President's free trade message
on tbe oue band, and Mi; liluioe's
analysis and rtilici-u ou the other,
the peoplo of the country bavo pres
ented lo them the tm iff question in
form never more ch-aily outlined.
The iisne for tbe coming Presidou
lial campaign is already made np
On the one band protection, with its
beneficent influence on our industrial
and business life; ou the other free
trade, with ils accompanying disss
teis to businrns and industry, lo
tho months intervening between now
and tbe contest of 18J8 the people
will bnvo ample time to study the
question in nil its phaxes, and the
admirable utterance of Mr. Blaine,
and bis couviucing exposure of tbe
"Cllppaiy Joo" BoUnd the Ban- '
Joe Harlan, with ft large number
of aliases, and Jud Wolcott, both
known by a number of onr citizens,
and two of tbe most notorious and
t occessful conoterfeiters in tbe coun
try, were ciptnrod at Wilkeborreon
Tuesday, They bavo for at least two
years hern the bead of a gang that
has bad treat succm. They bad
estahligeed their headquarters near
Wilkesbarro, WoIcoU'a old home,
and made tbe spurious coin there,
but tbey bad a number of agents
pnttiog out the coin in different
parts of tbe Slate,
Although the Government officials
were aware that large quantities of
spuriona standard dollars were being
put out they could never lay their
hands on the counterfeiters. The
woik was done on an old canal boat,
anchored close bj tbe bank ia Mill
creek, a small station in the north
em subnrb of tbe above place; Here
Harlan lived and bore Wolcott would
spend tbe larger part of bis time
miking tbe couutorfeit coin.
When tho officers surrounded Har
lan be was engaged ia silver washing
some spurious coin. In bis pockets
tbey found a self-cocking revolver
with seven chambers, all loaded; also
sixteen counterfeit dollars, very good
iojilations of the standard coin- He
win, tbe wildcat which the hunters
brought home with them was dis
ecvered prowling around tbe fire
aod was killed bj Jordan. This
k the story as it is told by the Wil
liumsport Nimrods. Tboy swear it
is true, aod as tbey have tbe bear,
tbe deer and tbe wildcat, and as both
won look as though they bad been
(Lrougb some trying situations, they
fiud many believers.
1 resident s error, will do much to . made no residence whatever, and
aid them to a wise and coriuct bolu- rvfli r mncr bis name as James Wil-
tion of the problem.
LITTER mo Kansas-
Wichita, Kan. Deo. 5, 1887.
sou candidly admitted that be was
guilty, saying, 'Tbo world will "not
miss oue man. I suppose it is all
up with me cow.'
In default of $2000 bail be was
Ed. Posr: i think I closed my P'ced in the WilktbLarre jail for
last lotter about five months ago on appeoraoce at court,
the arrival of the steamer at Mem- Oo the day following Hol m' ar
pbi, Tenn., so I will now try aud'reBt JUl Wolcott culled at the Nuns
oivo von mi id of wlif.ru T Im v ! licuke post cflice Bud asked for a
been spouding (his time.
1 went to Howell county , Mo.,
where I spont soverul weeks, then to
SprinGeld, the hrgext towu in south
westei u Mo , hiving a population of
letter of James Harlan's, at the samo
time producing ou order from Har-luo-
The post oflico authoriiiiH had
previously l)- n posted ou tho sub
ject, and Wolcott was innnediately
30,000 und being on the highest "teted. Wolcott has already serv
point of the Uz irk mountains. Here ! 6 J fourteen years iu tue penitentiary
I spent two weeks attending thu I for tlji" offense. Ilarlun was also
The revenue of the government
from all sources during the month
of November amounted to about
$30,503,000. beincj ftfl.ayernga . t'f-
little more than 81.000 000 a day
Tbe disbursements during tbe month
wore nnnsually heavy nd noarh
equalled tbe receipts- Over $18,
000,000 paid out on account of pen
sions. It is estimated at tbe Treas
ury Department tbut thera bai been
an increase of nearly n million dol
lars in tbo public debt during No
vember. Potter county haH'uot bad a li
censed hotel within its borders for
twenty or more years, it is tbe only
county in the Stato that did not
givo the Prohibition ticket a single
vote. Tbe people of that staunch
temperance county do not seem to
take much stork in Prohibition third
party of this State This, bowover,
is very much the case with nil real
temperance men; they ore in favor
of restraining the sale of liquor and
preventing its manufacture although,
bnt can only hope to do this by edu
cating publio sentiment. Tho tem
perance peoplo of Potter hove done
this fuithfully and well.
Chicago the choice.
Washington, Doc 10 Tbe text
Republican National Convention will
be held in Chicago, June 10. Tbe
National Commilteo so decided Tburs
day of laut week on the 3rd ballot.
Tbe result is not considered to have
toy propbelio significance or to be
duo to tbe influence of any presiden
tial candidate. William Punn had
probably as much to do with the res
suit as any body wbo did cot vote
in tbe committee. If he bad found
it couvenieut to locate Philadelphia
at some point further Wvbtit mibl
have got the Convention, Once the
committee decided not to bring the
Convention East, there was very lit
tle question as to which Western
city it would go. Chicago's central
position, railroad facilities and bote!
accommodations carried tbe duy
Omaha and Minneapolis wore too far
ont of the way, and their rival offers
of large earns of money were too
much in tbe auction block method to
be effective- St. Loos was never in
tbe fight, and Cincinnati was prob
ably not helped materially by its lo
cation in a state which has a candi
date formally in tbe field. Tbe com
mittee listened to a wbole afternoon
of peeoh-makiog took the Interstate
Commerce bill into consideration,
aod decided in favor of Chicago. -
Northumberland Preei-
Springfield aod Sjiith western Fair,
then oil to Cliutou, near which I
bad my first viesv of Prairie country
This is a towu of SMOO inliubituuti
and at tho timo I was tbere whs
voiy lively, for a short (tiius before
they opened the largest Artesian
well in thocountry which wus throw
ing out ono half million gallons of
sulphur water daily. From there 1
went to Kansas City, the New York
of the west, stopping at the princi
pal towns along the. rood, seJ af's
spouding a few weeks there, I re
turned south to Kort Scott, Kan., a
lively town of lo.OOO inhabitants,
called hero "the Pittsburg of the
west" having Natural Uis and
many fuctorius, including largo Sor
gum and Glass works from there
I weut to Newton, where between
pleasure and busiuosa I spent a few
weeks very pleusuntly, for almost
every hour of tho day I saw some
people 1 know in the east, making it
seem more like old Snyder county.
I then Kp-nt u few days with a few
Harvey county's reliable farmers
near llalntuad aud a fuw days ago
came to the 'Forrest City.' It de
rived that name from its .having
muny bhado trees iu it. It beiug
built on the banks of the Aikuusus
river, trees grow very rapidly. They
claim a population of 35,000, aud
out of the one hundred and fifty
Physicians iu town I. have seen
fourty, oo I do uot expect to get out
of the Suu Flower Slute buforel8S8.
Now aoue of your readers muy
say 'why don't be give a description
of the country as Le goes along To
those I w ill suy that I bad not ins
tended writing so much before go
ing buck, but if you will now go
aud tell you what I tt.n.k of lb
country to this pliu. Memphis
named 'The Muff city' because it is
built ou a high LlufTovetlooking the
Mississippi river, id no city, f ir dur
ing the Yellow Fever plague its cof
fers became empty, nud its chui tm
was taken and now oacb ward bus its
own Government. Iu tho ceutre of
the city is Court Square, in which
are hundreds of tame gray Fqoirrtl
and pigeons. As in Now Oilt-aus,
about one third of the population is
composed of Negroes. Not having
a bridge over the river at thin iut,
the cars are taken over in a transfer
boat, and then we start through Ar
kacsus or 'Arkansaw' as it is rightly
pronounced there. Uetweeu the
river aud tbe Mo. lino there is little
to speak off, exoepting Swamps,
Log shanties, Negroes, Mosqnitoos,
Malaria, and small clearing in
which cottou is raised. For it, the
ground is prepaired the same - as for
corn, when the seed is etrewen in
tbe furrow and covered, and when it
is about a foot high tbey pull some
out as it ik generally too thick to do
well, Tbe land in tbe northern part
is very good, but my principal ob
jection to that State is its malaria,
I will now close at tbe Mo. line
and in my next, well try and tell
something of Missouri aod Kansas.
O, W. fiCHWBNK. ,
formerly arrested, but broke ont f
the Montour county jiil und wun
never recaptured,
Joe Harlan is tbe same chap the
detectives were after iu this place
lust week. It will moro than likely
appear at tho tiiul of ilurluu (hit Ida
Smedly, who has been living cu a
boat ut this place for the past few
yearn, bad something to do in bring
ing about the above at rent, aud a!to
tbe arrest of Lige Gt-raberliog, ou
bis bos! s! SLa&olis juiui, ooei". iy '
lust week. Tbe parlies who were
picked up io this ejection for having
been connected iu some manner with
the doings of Hurlan and Wolcott,
will have a beating before U. S.
Cimmissionor McPevitt in a few
days, after which wo can givo facts
Eacklen Arnica Salvo.
' The liest Salve in the world for
Cats, Vrnison, Sores, Ulceie, Salt
Hbeum, Fovsr Sores, Tetter, Chap
ed Hands. Chilblains Corns, aod
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
ccrss Piles, or no pay required. It
guaranteed to give perfect satis
fstion, or money refunded. Prico
25 ceets per box.
; Q. II. ShinJel.
CROWN ACME !
Tbo best Ruining Oil that can be
made from Petrolium.
It gives a brilliant light.
It will not smoke the chimney.
It will Dot char tbe wick.
It bas a high fire.test.
It will not explode.
I t is without a comparison as a perfection
FAMILY SAFETY OIL.
It is manufactured frnin the finest
Crude in tba moit perfectly equip
ped refineries io the woilJ.
It is tbe Bent.
Ask your dealer for Crown Acme.
Trado orders filled by
Yours trnly,
SLAYMAKER & CO.,
12 8'87 1y. Suubmy, Pa.
Middleburtf iUm'Iiet
Butter M !)0
Kms 20
Pitted cherries 8
Unpltted "
lilttckberrles 6
Itnxpberrles 13
Onions 40
Irfird n. 7
Tiillow 4
Chicken per lb 6
Torkevs 8
NUI
Houlde i
nam 13
New Shoe Store !
- ti?
ADNOLD'8 15UILDINO,
Middleburgh, Pa.
Tho undersigned having
opened a new shoe store here
t4ik(8 this method of calling
atentiou to his superior line of
o
r.
incliding tho leading mnkes
of hand-manufactured Leath
er and standard Itribhcr goods
Tho quality of material,
style of manufacture and tho
low prices will rt onco niako
tho goods admired and desir
ed. Call and see it.
W. J. GASMAN.
WE HOLD THE FOjAT.
The old Clothing ji mi of Sil- Opptnheincr has chai'
cd hands but not daces.' It siill remains at the
tj)fl iogta!aii' gaLftc&9
If you want Bargains call at once 1 have an Immense
&T8K LOTHmQ,
colli ting of a superior line of SUITS FOR YOUJG
and OLD,
. '.ussi'i 'irtfuntteie of FUR and SE.ILSRIM VJPS,
Horse Blankets and Lap Robes,
as well as an extensive line of'Wurnishin Goods -all
7 Hit I CHEAP.
H. 0PPENHEIMER, Selinsgrove. Pa.
5
Til Carely, Decide My, Ac! Promt,
Wep'jssess the facilitu and inclination to give you Jg
al Bargains and will dn it in. nut ti.t
m - - v i v iir mi ,V ov(tV Uf
WTZTiTC9 TFT! T jfh rr TV)
m . m
y tz-j a
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which is just in and comprises th.p. ln.rtSenl Jin r .
DIES' DRESS GOODS, CLOTHS, FLJJVJYELS
LIJVS, VLAXKET8. COMFORT.?.
GENT'S BURNISHING GOODS,
groceries, Boots. Shoes, Ready Made
Clothing, Hardware, Queensware, Glassware
etc. You, 7. 11 hp. nlrn.BArt
tune honesty m quality and price with new,jreshslylti
11UCES VERY LOW.
eeMc3&!;3e
MIDDLEBURGH, pj
Thrilling Ezporicnco cf a Coupla of
Williamcpjrt Hunters
Meters, Jordan and McXnngbton,
tbe two YVillianispoiters who bave
been bunting at Sandy Huu Camp,
in tbo wild uf Clinton county, bave
returned to their homes, bringing
with them one bear, a wild cat and a
deer. Suddenly the noiso of break
ing tuigs, Eiich as an animul might
make, was beard in the neighbor
hood of camp, at night. The first
sound hud biougbt them to their
feet, rifles in band, ready for a fight,
They bad oot long to wait, for hardly
bad the riuVs been cocked wIipo into
(ho cleat in'' in nhich the fire wiin
burning bonnded n lurgH hbirk buar.
ISoth rifluB were point blank, but the
balls failed to kill, and tho nest mo
ment bi uiu whs tolling ov-r and over
on tbe giouud, locked iu a death
grMpple with Jordt u First the bear
u'au nhil lliun llin in it il whili,
buck with mo t M'lii'i1 is I will try... . . ,
, , .m-i'iiiinn whih lumping aronnn,
Hf aid lo fliO'it h'Ht Im Hlmtild kill bis
ci.mjxiiiiou. It wiiM u critical time
and trying, indneo, muni have beeu
tho situntion to MoN'iiughton as be'
jumped tilioot with a loaded rifle un
ault) to Hlioot noil Hiivu uis compan
ion, who was to all appearai ces, be
ing slowly hqiift-zed to. death.
udduuty Jordau shifted the posi
tion of bis head, and the bear's bead
mis brought within easy range of
McNitughton's ride. But be must
be careful. Tbe boar was liable to
tMixt around at any moment and
lis things so that the bull intended
for his brain would penetrate that of
the friend whom McNunghton waut
ed to save. It was one chance in a
hundred, and McNangbton fired.
The strain upon bis own nerves bad
been too much even for a buoter,
and as the smoke of bis rifle cleared
away McNangbton fainted and fell
to tbo ground. When be revived
Jordan was staodiug over him, bath
ing his heed with later. The shot
bad killed the bear and saved both
lives. Had it failed Jordan would
have fallen an easy victim to tbe
grip which was slowly smothering
him, and Drain would then bave bad
an easy tusk with tbe man wbo bad
swoonod away,- Half an boar after-
Though tho premium on Owls has been removed, the
pscmiuui ou the superior qualiiy of goods sold by CI.
O. (iulelious still remains. He has just received a
New stock of SPRING STYLES
Suits for old men; Nobby suits
lor young men. Suits for
Boys, Youths Men and
Children. Suits from
$1.75 to $16.
Hats, Caps, Glove, Underwear,
HANDKERCHIEFS, TIK3, &o., &o. Use
CONFECTIONS AND T OYS
sold at gieally reduced prices,
FLOUR, FEED &C.
Thanking tbe many who bave patronized we I cordially invite an in
spectiou of my stock.
G. C. GTJTELIUS, Middleburgh
W. H. FELIX'S
rOrULAll
FORNITDRE M CARPET
ROOMS,
Vul lev Street, Lowistown, Fa,
BEDROOM SUITS, of all
kinds and prices t Mat
tresses, Feathers, Pillows,
lioolstora, lied Springs,
Chairs, -Tables, Sinks.
Sofas, Stauds, Bureaus,
io., &o., to , &o.
I'ARIiOlt SUITS in Browr
Terry, Raw Silk, Haii
Cloth and Plush goods
Parlor Rockers, all kinds
Marble Top Tables.Look
ing Glasses, some fine
ones, Pictures, to., &o.
A full line cfJnte. Hemp, Rag, Ingrains, Tapestry,
Uodv Brussels and Velvet Cumets. Art Sonares.Smvr
uia Rusts. Coca and Gutta Percba Door Mats. Will
ell any of tbe above goods aa low as same quality can
be bouuebt any place, and pay freight charges to any
station on P. R. R. Write me for prioea or come and
see tbe largest stock tbu side of Philadelphia
HespectfulljY W. U. Jb WL12L.
uyuisiD ana
WeBB Made
1 still continue in tbe Merchant Tailoring business with rooms i
Eby's Corner, Selinsgrove, Pa.
and take this means of informing the people of Snyder county, t'm.l
nave on uaoo a wen seiectea biock oi
Cloths, Cassimeres, etc.,
and bf.mpl s from the best and most reliable New Ycik end Philadelphia
bouses, aud will sell lower than ever. Cutting, Cleaning, Repairing Dt6
ing and Scouring done on short aotice. "
Nov. ltf. E. B. BUCK
The Piper Breech-Loading Shot-Gun
and Me Combined.
This system in combined riilo
and shot-p;un oilers advantages
over other makes oven inoro
marked than those lor shot
only. They far txeel all oth
ers in strength, accuracy.
workmanship and balance.
DQ I f F W Side-snap action, best decarbonized blued
I lll-ltj3 csteclbarrellO or 12 gauaeshot, 44 AVin
hseterc. f. rillo artri dge, weiuht 10 to 121bs. nrico JCi.lfl
Top-snap action, samo as above, :iS-53 ltallard cartridffp.or
41 inciisicr, prico - -
Tho above prices inciudle 100 paper she and ono box of
cartridges.
FISHING-TACKLE !
Complete Assort
incut of
Rods,
Flies,
Reels,
Lines,
Hooks
Artificial Iiait, ect
I vesnoctfullv submit to von a fow nricesj Ansnrtfd
Trout-fles at 25c. a dozen, trout- hoks to gu 25c. per doz.,
plain trout hooks 5e ncr do., best, oilfd-silk- liiwn (Vmn !
to 3 cents per yard, all other lines from loto 2 cents rer
yard. Reels f row 2oc to !jjS2. Orders by iimil promptly
aucnueu to.
J. B. Reed, Sunbury, Pa.
AT
Freidman6k Getz', Beavertown, Pa.
The undersigned desire to inform the vubUcthat they
have Just returned from the City with a fine Stock of
w
Consisting of a full line of
uianKets, Jtiaps, onawis, juaai&a
Gent's and Children's Woolen
ana uotron unaerwear, a
full line of Ready made
LOTlHlOfcH,
Ladies' Dress Goods, Groceries, Notions Jewelry, Clock
Watches, Chains, Glassware, Queensware, etc.
We sell Cheap for Cash or Produce tor which we al;
ways allow the highest price. We have been blesstc
With a liberal patronage, are thankful for it
hope to merit the same by low prices and fair dealif-