n lot bnif MIDDLEBTJRGII, SNYDER CO., PA., JULY 18, 188!). IL 26. NO. 28. cm m j ear i hmmm i .ash i 1 mmi mz "Mm IMS of LOCAL INTEREST ,ntep-A buyer for a brand hnnii-ff. Inquire at tins omce. ,1 rvr whiskey nt Marks & Fli nt $I.H" Pr gallon. ....loxl; ami plover are free .nirrc. -.-.1 ctfld tiut,iil riOiea lllllt'l !""" - utlr issued the 400,000th patent. sti-i limr Comedy Company is uijrst Lewistown tl week. l;,i ttowersox is busy day ami Lt threshing "golden grain" for fanner. r. Louisa Walter of Mifllinbui g, jsiting with her sister, Mrs. 1). ;1ior1'. Ilowerand family of Bed- kl, r-. visiting in Middlo- xh. Weis, the wide-awake ami pop r merchant of Selinsgrove paid ub ii-mlly visit on Tuesday. join M. Steininger, foreman of i Post, nml wife were visiting at tbondule, Pa., over Sunday. California .loo" rounds up the mt season with a timely aunioni ii which we hopo will be observed. 'Huckleberries" are plenty ou Rile Mountain and whole wagon- lls of pickers pass through town Iry night. ltinses Maggie and Mollio Bolcn- t will accompany their sister, Mrs luiii Walter to Akron the latter rt of this week. pur correspondents Hcem to hang Ik this week, and if they rind Ivvs as scarce as we do no one will lm them for not writing. Al Smith has abandoned the run fS of a milk wagon to town and Jim II. Moyev is supplying our jople with the lacteal Uuid. urviii Dowersox moved his family Jto tbe Frain property on Monday, 1 his stock of confectioneries into hoch's room formerly occupied by Guncberger. IM. T. Orwig, agent for the 1'. R. Co.. ut Woodland, Pa., and Mrs, anne l.ance, ol titsontown are guests of their parents. Rev. rig's. The threatened dry spell broke on mduy night and we had a heavy n which lusted till night. Since in the weather has been cool and CUSUllS. Prof. Henry Stctler's select school Veued on Monday with a fair at tmluuce. It is a rare opportunity br our people to educate their chil- Ireu ut home. This month and the next are con- I lored the proper time of the year k attack the weeds as most of them Speu their seeds during these souths und lay the foundation for kiture crops of these pests. Th ere is considerable inouirv made - f - ty the farmers to learn what is now fie fence law. Meantime let them ftp up their fences as heretofore Intil the supreme court decides ivhat the law is, and escape vexation liul perhaps costs. The Administrators of Mary Het flick, dee'd, will expose to public Jiilo on Saturday, July 17, the real f stute of said decedeut,cousisting of Iwo houses and lots in Middleburgli nd 71 acres of land situate inimedi tly uorth of Middleburgli. I f The great sanitary medicine for Jhe Lot weather is L'ood. rine fruit Along with its superior merits from jthe standpoint of health vc.omes no less agreeable character of the med-jh-ine. There are few persons who rn.i ,w., t :l 1 , . .... uui, uko n un, wuue io most it is a n-atefuliood The divisions of this state into jnewcuusus districts has been com .rmuu uuu nnus anyaer county in uie seventh district with Terry, Adams, Uedford, Blair, Cumberland. Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, .uunin, j umata and Union counties'. i opulatiou, 3(50,087, Aver's Hair Vigor 1ms long held the first place, as a hair-dressing, in the estimation of the public. Ladies find that this preparation gives n beautiful gloss to the liair, and gen tlemen use it to prevent baldness and cure humors in the scalp. Great barguins in Mens'.YoiithHW Boys' Clothing, nlso in Straw Huts. To make room for fall stock I will during the next HO days close out a argo stock of summer goods of la test styles at a reduction of 25 per cent for cash. fl. C. Outelivs. Words cannot express tho grati tude which people feel for tho bene fit done them by the use of Ayer's Sarsapnrilla. Long-standing cases of rheumatism yield to this remedy, when all others fail to give relief. This medicine thoroughly expels the poison from the blood. Foil Sale. Tho undersigned will sell nt private sale her house and lot situate near Kramer, l'a., lately oc cupied by Dr. Seip. For particulars call on or address Mns. Maiiv Lai densi.aoeh, July 10, 4t. Selinsgrove, Fa. Lost ok Stolen. A black diagonal overcoat with a pair of kid gloves and a cream silk in u 111 or in the pockets. Any one giving informa tion leading to tho recovery of tho coat will be liberally rewarded. T. H. Hartkh, Middleburgli. Notice of Bah Meetino. There will be a meeting of the Bur Asso ciation of Snyder couuty, at Middle- burgh on Saturday, July 25, 1889, at 11 o'clock, A. M., at the Court House. Important business will bo transact ed All Snyder county Attorneys are cordially,. Invited to be present, Let there be a fidl turn-out. People who discover burglars in their houses are not required, under the law of Pennsylvania, to struggle with them, or to warn them to depart, or to niako an outcry of any kind, to get rid of them. All such scoundrels may bo shot and killed, whenever thus found as intruders in u house, and the law w ill justify the act "If I gave you a pound of metal and ordered you to make the most out of it, what kind of metal would you select I" asked a well-known jeweler. "Gold, of course," was the prompt reply. "I'd prefer a pound of steel" said the jeweler, "and I'd have it made into hair springs for Watches. A pound of such springs would sell for an even .l t(),(MMt." Here is a timely suggestion from tin exchange: "If our farmer readers who have horses in pasture fenced with barbed wire would plow a fur row or two around the past ure inside the fence, the danger would not be so great as without. The stock will be able to distinguish the line at night and thus avoid being horribly mangled and perhaps killed." County Commissioners will here after bo paid for their services three dollars each,"for each and every day actually and necessarily employed, and six cents per mile circular for each and every mile actually and necessarily traveled in the discharge of the duties of their office," an itemized statement and account, under oath, of the duys und nature of business, &c, to be submitted to and settled by tho County Auditors. Roll of Honor. The following persons have paid their subscription to the Post to the dates opposite their names. Should any mistakes occur in these credits or on your pa per please notify us : Wm. Krebbs, July 1, 'U0 Joel Grohs, Feb. 1, ' C. B. Zeigler, July 8, '90 L. M. Moatz, July I, '89 Geo. V. Herman, Nov. 1, '89 Asoph Bowersox, Jan. 1, '89 Josiah Nerhood, Jan. 1, '89 G. W. Hockle, July 1, '90 H. K. Mosser, June 20, '89 John Knepp, Feb. 1, '90 Ellen C. Aurand, Aug. 1, '89 Henry Berge, Dec. 1, '89 Fannie E. Bowersox, Jan. 15, '90 S. B. Schuck. Jan. 1, '90 H. H. Leitzel, Jan. 1, '90 J. Y. H. Moyer, May 1, '90 That terrible pest to the house wife, i. e., carpet bugs, are in town, and it behoves everyone to give their carpets a thorough going over ns these bugs fatten on wool carpets which tire as grateful to their palates as pie is to the New Enghinder. They livo in cracks in tho floor and run sw iftly when the carpet is raised. Gasoline will kill them and wet salt will also end their career. Look to your carpets if you want to save them. "The ice water business," Henry W. Grady says in the Atlanta Con stitution, "is one of the worst forms of intemperance. It kills either sud denly or gradually about as many people in this country as whisky kills. In fact, a moderate dose of whiskey is not as dangerous as an im moderate drink of ice water, and a tea-spoonful of the hitter is an im moderate ipuantity. Now, get your ice water and pour it down your throat, if you feel like it, you know the cosenuences." The Pennsylvania railroad has is sued this order : "All bosses must be present when their employes nre paid, to identify them. Bills ngianst employes for board, washing or gro ceries will not be accepted or paid except on written order of the Su perintendent. No liquor bill will be paid under any circumstances. Any employe who neglects to pay his board, clothing and living expenses will be discharged. No employe will be permitted to ride over tho road without proper permissien. Sus pension will follow a violation of the latter law." Tho Lewisburg Journal says that on the 0th, John Rudy, son of Isaac Rudy, of that place, went by Htnself to tho river at tho mouth of the creek, below Fry's mill, to bath. He dived under the water, and did not conio up. His little sister was not far off and gave the alarm. His body was soon recovered, but the vital spark had lied. It was found thot in diving his head was caught in the? roots of a tree, which held him beneath the water and caused his death. The boy was about 11 years of age. He was a bl ight boy and had many friends. The strong attachment of subscri lier to well conducted newspapers is fully confirmed by publishers. "Stop my paper" words of dread to beginners in business lose their terror after a puser has been estab lished for a term of years. So long as a paper pursues a just, honorable and judicious course, meeting the wants of its customers in all respects, the ties of friendship between the subscribers and the paper are as hard to break by an outside'party as the link which binds old friends in business or social life. Cathurino Snyder, wife of Absa lom Snyder died at her rosidence in Middleburgli on the 15th inst., aged 02 years, 0 months and 20 days. She had been an invilade for 2 or 3 years, and was confined to her bed since last February. Her disease was very painful, which caused her in cessant suffering until death. Sho leaves a husband, ono brother and three sisters to morn their loss. The funeral services will bo held in Mid dleburgli to-day, July 18, 1889, at 0 o'clock A. M., Rev. Orwig will offi ciate. Another wreck occurred on the S. & L. railroad on Monday morning about four o'clock. A west-bound freight train with an engine in front and one in tho rear parted at the heavy grade, near Dr. Bibighaus' farm, and the men on the front en gine discovering the break slackened up to couple when tho rear portion came thundering on and a collision was the result, which derailed ten cars and smashed some of them into smithereens. One break man was slightly hurt in the hip. The pas sengers, baggage, and mail on the morning east-bound train wcro transferred to a train in waiting on the other side of the wreck and thus very little delay was caused. By 10:30 the track was clear. V uiivin ,1 i i'JH an VAlllliFUll nary bargains in Clothing, Gents' Furnisliing Goods' &., for the next no days In order to make room for fall goods. The Rummer term of the Freeburg Academy opens Monday, July 22. The object of the school is to give a thorough practical knowledge of the common branches, and of such high er branches as any pupil may desire to pursue. To prepare students for tho Freshman and Sophomore years in any college. For tho benefit of Teachers and those preparing them selves for the profession, a Normal Class will be formed, in which all the common branches will be reviewed. A. M. Wosdkh, A.M., Principal,' Freeburg, Pa. A gentleman went to the stamp window of the post-office in a neigh boring city and called for KH) one cent stamps, tendering in payment 100 one-cent pieces. "Those are not legal tender in and such amounts growled the stamp clerk. "I refuse to accept them." "You do, eh ?" answered the gentleman. "Well, give me one stamp, at the same tame shoving out a penny. The stamp was forthcoming. "Now, give me ,a stamp." He got it. "Another stamp." "Now another." "See here," said the clerk, "how many many stamps do you want ? You are keeping twenty people waiting." "Oh, I always keep within the law," responded the gentleman. "An other stamp, please. Pennies are not legid tenders in large amounts. Another stamp." And he shoved out his pennies and purchased stamps, one at a time, till lie got his hundred But tho clerk was cured. Pennies nre legal temfiTariirin dow in barrel lots. tt Brother Trout in speaking of tho editorial trip to the sea, says : "Wednesday was a go-as-vou-please day, and all enjoyed them selves in bathing, fishing and stroll ing along the beach, "Gathering shells by the seashore." Fishing, did we say f well, that's just where we got in our work, and just what we went for. Of course, before hand, we were careful to engage the service of that great and nototrious nimrodist and piscatorialist, Tom Hurler, who writes Dutch letters for the Middleburgli Post, and gives some innocent fellow credit for it. And right here we desire to suv that if the readers of the Post and' ' 'ri'ax eoulil lin v ii i i iniuuii,! tin. ..f forts of Harter and the writer in lauding a seven-foot shark they whouldhave recounted the incident with marvelous interest to their children's children ccn to the fourth generation." Here, Bro. Trout, is the belt. We have worn it with credit for several years, but we draw the line at a seven-foot shark, and acknowledge in you a superior w hose shoe hitches we aiy unworthy to untie. Every liar has his day and our sun is set ting. I had a temperance sermon last week without a word having been spoken. I was in the smoking car on a railroad train, and u fow seats forward was a man with a bright lit- tlo son of perhaps eight years. The man was visibly intoxicated, and when another man passed over to him a bottlo of whiskey it was inter esting to note the look of that mute ly but eloquently beamed from the boy's bright eyes. When the father raised tho bottle and took a big draught tho impression on the poor boy's face was one of keen dread, ul niost of terror, such as I would uot bring to my boy's face under like circumstances for big money. Tho boy had evidently had experience with such indulgence before, and was wondering whether he and his papa wouM get to their destination in safety, of which I too had my doubts. But tho men themselves were utterly oblivious of tho boy and the interest he was taking in their movemeuts, illustrating most forcibly how rum destroys most men's finer instincts, tho affection that makes homes joyous und brings to this life nearly all the sunshine that can be gathered from it. Zeie Blown Democrat tC Sentinel, Popular Topics. Ed. Post. A few weeks ago I no ticed an editorial in the Post con demning Dawson, the Southern lib ertine and murderer. Tho article was practical and pointed, but all blame was laid on the man, and the woman in the case was entirely ig nored, when, in fact, the woman is too often the cause of men stepping aside tho path of viriue. Of nil things contemptible in this world the woman blackguard is the most contemptible, and the next most contemptible thing is the wo man who will sit and listen with ev ident satisfaction to the obscene utterances of a foul-mouthed male acquaintance. She may be puro but this act represents her in a very questionable light, and opens the way to the wiles and intrigues of the libertine. Dead coals may not burn but they blacken. There are extremely few men who do not respect womanly virtue, and invariably steer clear from where they are led to balieve the genuine article exists. The best evidence is the refusal to recognize strangers, the ignoring of all manner of rlrta tions, and the blush which is right ly termed "the bloom of modesty." Armed with these three she becomes a citidel of virtue and is proof against the professional staler, the blackguard and the libertine. This article was prompted by the sight on one of our public highways recently of a woman on horse-hack, riding astride and blackguarding the farmers who chanced to be working in the fields near the road. Such a thing is not even entitled to the liberal term of woman, for sho is a stain to hei .x and an inviting prey to the vultures of vice. Man may fall and rise again, but when woman onco falls to such a level she "falls liko Lucifer never to rise again." M. S. Tkoxklvii.i.k. Kuiu again this Monday morning which for some purposes is good. Potatoes need it, so thies the young clover which was robbed of its protection against the sun's rays in the cutting of the har vest. For the hay and grain still in tilt' fields it was ut so good. Huckleberries uiv reported plenty which is substantiated by the uni ts brought from the mountains every day in the week - Sundays excepted, tif course. A quarterly conference was held in the Evangelical Church lust Sun day ut whieh time the Lord's Sup per was celebrated. .1. E. Fetterolf will hereafter act as lieuiau for Hrutton's stave mill. Jere Miller resigned. Middleswurth. Smith, V Troxcl have purchased a new threshing ma chine which is reported as doing its work except ionlly well. Scvcnteenjrattlc-snakes have been killed by "Mule-whacker" John and his brother log-rollers, ami the sea sou is only half over. Today, Monday, July 15, the trout season closes for 1889, and I confi dentially hope that fishing will also cease. I am satisfied w ith 421, and um willing to wuit till the season opens ugain. Last March I put into Swift run 3,000 fry. This leaves me a balance of 2,579. But, Tom, don't understand me to have caught 421 of theso fry. My fish were all of legal age by tho watch, though somo that I caught were too dang small to skin which, of course, I returned to tho stream in the tamo of Tom Harter and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If all who fish for trout would do us well, our streams would soon bo bank full, less growl ing and no tree-felling. California Joe. MiniiLEswAHTiL Josiah Gearhart w as on the Mck list, and is slowly re covering. A child of C. W. G. Binguman died last Sunday night, aged two years. This Post oflicu . is now getting mail daily again, Gideon Cornelius currier. Huckleberries and blackberries aro reported to be plenty. Ten Good Things to Know 1. That salt will curdlo new milk, hence in preparing milk porridge, gravies, etc., the salt should not be added until the dish is prepared. 2. That clear boiling water will remove tea stains and many fruit stains, pour tho water through the stain and thus prevent it spreading over the fabric 3. That ripe tomatoes w ill remove ink and other stains from white cloth, also from the hands. 4. That a teaspoonful of turpeii tine boiled with white clothes will aid in the whitening process. 5. That boiled starch is much im proved by the addition of a little sperm salt, or gum urabic dissolved . That beeswax ami salt will make rusty flat irons as clean and smooth a.i gliss. Tie a lump of wax in a rug and keep it for that pur Pso. When the irons are hot, rub them first, with the wax rag, then scour with a paper or cloth sprinkl ed with salt. 7. That, blue ointment and kero sene mixed in equal proportions and tippled to the bedsteads is an unfail ing bedbug remedy, as a coat of whitewash is for the walls of a log house. 8. That kerosene will soften boots or shoes that have been hardened by water, ami render them as pliable as new. '. That kerosene will make tin tea kettles as bright is new .S.ihir ate a woolen rag and rub with it. It will also remove stains from varnish ed furniture. 10. That cool rain water and m.,.. will remove machine grease from washable fabrics. The Snnltnrittn. What Will The End Be. J. E. Thickston. a scientist ami astronomer, living at Mctuchcn, N. .1., while alluding to the Johnstown horror, said to a U,ntUl correspon dent that the dreadful calasti was as nothing compared to what might have occurred. "The news from Central Pennsyl vania is awful." In. Hiiid. "but this may be a very little thing compared with what may vet occur. Near and west of the Alleghanies a great opening within the earth's crust must be made somewhere by the 'seal f natural gas. Will the earth settle and tiill the empty places, or will air pass in and there by make it possible for the immense reservoirs of gas, stored away, u nm knows how fur, to explode and make an upheaval ? Many people believe there is gas enough under Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio to blow the country from Luke Erie to the Monongalia into promis ciious fragments. When oil was struck at Oil Creek in ls.V.i, timid folks feared a colapse and a sinking of the oil field, but that danger was obviated by water running into the wells as the oil ran tint. The dread ed vacuum never came, as water took the place of the removed oil. It is not so in this case. Water is not filling up the gas wells, except to a limited extent. What the out come may bo is not really a very en joyable thing to revolve in our minds these pleasant June morn ings. A submerged valley, lined with the bones of fifteen thousand men, women and children is a fear ful thing in the history of tho hu man race, but what of that compar ed with a wrecked continent T What of that compared with a world blown open or blown to fragments ? 1 am not an ulurmist or a sensa tional Wiggins. I do not believe that old Mother Earth is about to be shot into smithereens, but there may be danger ahead in this direc tion, and although we grieve over the Conemaugh catastrophe, let us be thankful that there has not been a natural gas explosion out West, and that there are uot two rings in stead of ono set of astoioids in the material heavens." Goods sold at and below cost at Guncbergor's for the next 30 days. "T3.' 1 1 . -. 7 1 - - V 1 -fW-K
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