iiUishotl every Thurmlay. T-H. HJWTEjN Editor andProprietor. Subscription $1.50 per year. Thursday, Aliens 15, 188!). Tor State Trkahi-hkr HON. HKNKY KLINE IJOYKll, UP MIILArF.I.rHIA. For County Surveyor JAMES MIDDLKSWARTH, lF ADAMS TOWNMIIP. Henry K. Boyer for Treasurer. The KepnMican State Convention which met nt Harrifdnirtf on Wed nesday of hint week noinitmtod Speaker Henry K. Uoyor for State Treasurer without 11 hitch. One of the youngest candidates ever nominated for office, in Pennsylva nia is Henry Klino Iloyer, who will lend the iScpnlilican hosts of tho old Keystone State to victory this year, Yearn of ncrvice in tho HoiiHe of KenreNentatives. during which he served on eotiiinitteeH dealing with the question f State linanceH, have well fitted him for the position of State Treasurer, :uid he will enter upon its duties thoroughly equip ped in every way to make his ad ministration a success. His is no ordinary nomination. It was not made after a hard light, in which bitterness was engendered. II had no opposition. The people knew the faithful, honest servant, mid said "Come up higher," a just reward to a good man. It was a simultaneous call from the entire people, and the convention of to-day merely ratitied a nomination that had already boon made by the rank and tile. It is a matter of congratulation to tho Re publican party of Pennsylvania that it contains in its ranks such material from which to select the public ofti cers. They never betray a trust, and administer tho affairs ofl' the State honestly. Henry K. 1 Joy or is that kind of a man. He should have a great majority, to accord with Iuh distinguished merits. Vc place tho name of tho com ming State Treasurer at the head of our column and underneath that of our County Surveyor, James Mid dlcswarth. Mr. Middleswartli is too well known all over Snyder county as an honest and competent official to require any recoinmoda tion from us. He has ho faithfully tilled tho office that he will hardly have any opposition. So far as the number of the candidates for elec tion this fall is concerned it is an of! year, but a largo Republican vote is none the less important. This is the year for preparing for victory next year when a most important election will be held for State offi cers, and that preparation must be f borough and perfect, so that not even a shadow of a doubt w ill exist, as to the result. Should Drunkenness be Punished. The free and exhaustive discus sion of the evils of drunkenness during the last few year has devel oped a searching inquiry into the question of treating drunkenness as a crimo against society. Most of the agitation for public sobriety has been directed against the keepers of hotels and saloons as if they were the criminals, while the drunkard who willfully brutalizes himself has been treated as the innocent victim of the rum-seller. Now, the ques tion of sternly punishing drunken ness as a crime is very generally dis cussed, and with a strong tendency of public sentiment to demand the recognition 01 uruiiKcnness us u crimo for which tho drunkard is re sponsible, and punish him with such severity as would be likely to rt press this very common vice. It is simply the sickliest of senti mentality to treat the drunkard as the helpless victim of the rumseller. He is tempted, of course, by the gilded saloon and by social customs to cultivate and gratify his appetite for intoxicating drinks ; but who that commits crime is not tempted 1 Pride, vanity, want and passion tempt tho world to sin ; but the merchant is not censured for his richly laden temple of commerce that tempts the profligate to pover fy and often to crime ; the jeweler is not censured whose glittering gems tempt the vain to extravagance and tho crimes which so often fol low ; tho broker is uot censured when his means and ofliccs tempt tho speculator to bankruptcy and often to forgery or fraud s the bank er is not censured when his open safes of gold and abuudauce of mon ey on every side tempt tho cashier or clerk to gambling and theft. In all other channels of crime the guilty party is held and punished an the criminals ; but the drunkard, who has less excuse for his crime than most other offenders, is treated by sentimental reformers an the inno cent victim of the rum-Heller, and those whom tho law authorizes to sell liquors, even if entirely law abiding, are denounced as the au thors of the now common crime of drunkenness. Drunkenness is a crime against both the moral and the civil law, and it is among tho least excusable of crimes. Every man who makes him self a drunkard does it in the face of the fullest knowledge of his sole responsibility for his double offense against himself and against society Thero is not a hopeless vagrant drunkard in the land who did not depai t from the path of Hobriety down the thorny way of dissipation with his eyes open and his senses admonishing him at every step of his peril. All the safeguards that the affection of home and the re spect of friends could throw about him were exhausted to make him desist from the crime that brutaliz ed him in his best days and has now left him little of the semblance of the manhood given him by his Cre ator. These degraded wretches merit sincere pity for their crimes against themselves, against affec tion, against respect and against society ; but they are none tho less criminals than are the equally per verted and debauched burglar or highwayman, and the law very just ly permits no plea of drunkenness in mitigation of serious crimes. It is time to halt the idiotic senti mentality that treats the drunkard as the hapless victim of the rum- seller Tho rumseller has his re sponsibility, both in law and in morals, but it does not in any de gree, lessen the responsibility of the drunkard for the crime of brutaliz ing himself and assailing the good order and safety of society, and there should be stern and certain punishment for tho crime of drunk enness. Tho State of Minnesota has already clearly defined tho crime of drunkenness by statute with se vere penalties for every violation of sobriety as a violation of law, nnd tho sooner that like laws are enact ed in all tho States of tho Union, the Hooner will tho most practical and the most just methods be adopt ed to suppress one of our common est and most demoralizing crimes. J'hiUnlelph in Tintts. What Makes the Wet Weather The planet Jupiter, which astron omers say is always enveloped in heavy clouds, has occupied a pecu liar position in the southeastern heavens for a long period, and there fore raises the question how far its influence on the earth has tended to produce the extraordinary rain falls this year. That planet was stationary on the '21th of April, and from that time on has been a promi nent star in the night in the Houth east. On the 'Jlfh of June it shone all night, and from that time set earlier each evening, but w ill not bo lost to sight until the second week in November. It is the largest star seen in the south at this time in the evening about 00 degrees above the horizon, is longest in appearance, and is easily distinguished by not twinkling, a characteristic of nearly all the planets. Open Your Windows. An extraordinary fallacy is tho dread of night air. 'What air can we breathe at night (tut night air? The ehoico is between pure night air from without and foul air w ithin. Most peopio prefer tno latter an unaccountable choice. What will they say if it is proved to bo true that fully one-half of all the diseases we Buffer from are occasioned by peopio sleeping with their windows fchut ? An open window most nights in the year can never hurt anyone In great cities night air is often the best and purest to be had in twenty-four hours. One could better understand shutting the windows in town during tho day than during tho night for the Hako of tho sick Tho absence of smoke, tho quiet, all tend to make tho night the best time for airing the patient. One of our highest medical authorities on con sumption and climate has told me that tho air of Loudon is nover ho good as after ten o'clock at night Always air your room, then, from the outside air, if possible. Win dows aro made to open, doors are mado to be fchut a truth which seems extremely difficult of appre hension. Every room must be aired from without, every passage from within. Pennsylvania Day at Gettys burg and Dedication of Monuments. The dedication, on the Gettys burg battle field, of the monuments erected to mark the positions occu pied by tho Pennsylvania comrades engaged in the famous Gettysburg battle, will take place on the histor ic battle-field on Wednesday and Thursday, September 11 and 12. There seemed to have been some misunderstanding as to the exact date, but September 11 and 12 is the proper time. All those who belong ed to Pennsylvania Commands en gaged in the battle will do well to address Col. IX S. Keller, at Harris burg, Pa., who has charge of the is suing of tickets for free transporta tion to Gettysburg and return. There are quite a large number of veterans of Centre county who par ticipatcd in that battle who will likely bo in attendance. It is hoped they will all have a pleasant time. A Millionaire's Phonetic Spelling. Hundreds of people stopped Sun day in front of an immense 12-story, $800,000 building now in course of erection at No. f4! IJroadway, New York, to read the following inscrip tion printed on a piece of brown paper and secured to one of the iron pillars with a string: "He who bilds, owns and will ocupy this marvel of brick, iron nnd granit, thirteen years ago walked the streets peniles and fifty thous and in debt only to prove that the capitalists of to-daj wer poor men twenty years ago, and that many a fellow facing poverty to-dn ma be a capitalist a quarter of a century henc if ho w il. Pluck, adorned with ambition, backed by honor, grit, wil always command success even with out the ability dolar. Charles Broadway Itouss." Mr. Houss is an eccentric million aire who is in tho wholesale auction dry goods business. He camo to this city from Winchester, Va., in 18(10, without a dollar and heavily in i - , i i ueot. a Keen uusiness sense, aiucu by an indefatigable determination and unswerving integrity, hooii re sulted in his abundant prosperity. He is a member of an association for tho encouragement of phonetic spelling. , 8t. Elmo Hotkl, Nos. 317 & 319 Arch Stkkkt, Phil'. Hates re duced to 'i 00 per dav. The travel ing public will still find nt this Hotel the tiauie liberal provision for their comfort. It is located In the immedi ate centres of busine and places of amusement aud the different Kall Koad depots, ns well. All parts of the city, are daily aecetmible by Htreet ("ins constantly passing the door. It offers special inducements to tlioxe visiting toe city for business or pleas ure. Your patronage respectfully solicited. Jos. M. Keger, Proprietor. A. K. OUT. T. It. 11ARTKK. (HIT & 1 1 Alt TEH Real Estate Agents, Have the following fipeclal bargains to offer : A vuliiuMa farm, altutite In Franklin twnlilp, Siiyili-ri'iiuiity, I'n., ncitr Pa tonvlllf, au mllm wert "I MKHIi'liurull. county-Mat ot Snydrr Co., cniitnlnliiK 111 Arren, T a rre rli'ur unit mi- clT K"il I'ulilvullun, tha balance wucren in tun Lit unit under imirt-, waking itmnl pactum Unit with never lulling runnlnu wtr mi II. Thero re 4 never talllna niirliiKK on the Place, one nl Milled In near the hulhlitiKK- Nearly ever tic I, I baa waler li.r Mm'k. 'I'hli l kwU grain, hay. ami piiturH larm, well calculaicil fur a itix'k la rm. Thern are llinentoiie mi tlin place, aln available water power. The IiuIIiIIdkk are kihmI, ami hiioiI Iruit. Church, School anil Market within hall a inlleol the lariu. 1'rlce i per acre, on eaiy Icrnnof piiyinent. (iiMiu Kakm Koh Sai.k. Situate In MtiUlkiwk township, hnytliT count v. nt'iir Hie 8. L. Hull rnail, roiittiliilhir iTu Al'itKS, 11 lit which la clear mill iiiiiIit iihlKli state ul cultivation, the 1ml ancc In iriMxl UiiiIht, nearly all under fence, with runnliiK water In every Item, rendering It "n ex cellent sto k unil (train (aniL A irixxl shine lluiise uml lUrn unci otlicr oiitlmlMliiLn In itimkI repair. The larm la limited within .'4 of a mile oraralload slut tun. with Church mid School convenient. It Is a siilalile proix-rty. very puts llcly located and could lie divided Into two fin iiih. Price fin wr acre on eusy terms. JirVe sell or exchange, advertise and survey property, aud convey titles. We guarantee all our work and invite parties who have real es tate fertile market to address UIrT& HAHTEH. Middleburgh.Pa ITotlca to Heirs. In the Katnt of Henry IWtiurt, lute ol Centre I Township, hiiyilr County, I'a. 4ee'd. I To William Oerlmrt or Rt Mirny, fa., Jewe Oerharl of Ceutre township, Snyiler Co.. I'a. Huran Oerhert, Intermarried with Henry Key ol Krunklln tnwnliii, Snyder Co. I'a., Amelia, In termarried with Amen Peter ol Mamhell, Kal hnmer county Mlchlmn. Catherine Intermarried with Mamuef lUckenhurv ol Hcllvue 8nltntcy county. Ohio, .lane Intermarried with Henry Wolf, of t.ewlhurir. Union omtn'y. I'a, Oennre Oerhart who In now deed bnt leave to nurvlve him tho following children vli : Amanda Inter married with Wilnon Muaaer of Meileo Juniata eounty, I'a. Mary Intermarried with Jneeph llafley of Dodge, fkxlire count v. Netraka, Sarah Hrrhau Intermarried with it. M. Alexander Satliny, Ventiim county. California. Hannah Oerhertand Inaac (lerhart nl Iwlhur. 1'e. the leu twaare minor and hare for their aruar ill en Adam It. Walter ol I'ranklia townaalp, Pnyder county, I'a. Yon are nerehy cited to he ami epoar before the.tndKei or our Orphann' Court, at an Orphan Court to he heU at Mlddlcl.aiirn, on the 4th Monday of SKI'. A, I), lain mi V o'clock In the forenoon, then and there to accept or reluae to take Hie Heal Knuiie ol Paid Henry (lerhart, dee'd. at ' the appraised ealnatlon put up on It ley an lniilci duly awarded ,y the (aid Court, and returned e the Sheriff nl aald coun ty, r fhuw caune why' the eanie (hould tot he mid. And hereor fall not. Wltnefn the Hon. J, C. Ilucher, Prcldent ol our nald Court at Mldillehurith, this 8th day ol June, A. I. Ilia. W. W. W1TTKNMTKB, I'roth'y Painting ana PapBring ITotico to Heirs. In the eetate ol Motes MlddWwnrth, late of Heaver townrlilp, Snyder county, fa. To KIIm Mlddtcawarth. widow, Ner It. Mid dlrtwarth ol Kvenn. Iowa. Mary, Intermar ried with .fnnatlian l.cni.ee of Kddvvllle. Win, plow eounty. Iowa. Catherine, Intermarried with Milton Kali, nl Frederick, Monroe ninety, Iowa, Archie Mldilleiwarlh, ol ileavcrtown, .Snyder eounty, I'a., louiea. Intermarried with i-.i'ac llackeu'lieru, ol Troxelvllle, Huydcrcounty. I'a., I "avid aiidillcKwar'li or Heavrrtown, Miy der rnunty, I'a., Kiihlrou MlddlifWArth ol Ilea. ver Sinlnit-a, Snviler county I'a,, Krunklln Mid- dleswarth. Heaver Snrlna. Soyder county, I'a.. an t Heulien Mlildlerwarth who in now dead hut leaven to fiirvh him the tutlowina children, Tie : Mnifale Intermarried with John J. I'm In ol Council HI 11 It", Iowa. Kllen Intermarried with lltnkle otst John, I.ako county Indiana Charl" M Iddlefwartli of Moroco, Newtan Co., I ml., Smith Middlenwarth, Keinlntlt.in. .laaper comity, Ind., a nil nor and haa lor hla KUardlan MoavD Sochl ol Heavertown, Snyder connty, I'a. Von are lierehy cited to le and nppenr Iteforo the .luiltrea of our Orplmna Coiirt.al an Orphans' court to lie iiciii ul vniinieinirvii. 011 1 11c 4111 .Hon ilay of Sep. A. II. Ishu at V oeloek In the tnre inaiii. then uml there fonccetit or refuse to tjkn the real estaleof anld Mimes Mlihlleswiirlli.doc'd nt the iipprulaed valuation put upon It tiy an In iiucsl 1 1 1 1 1 v awarded Ivy the said Court, nnd re turned I iy the sheriff of snld eounty. or show muse why the same should not Is' sold. And hereof fall not. Witness the Hon. Joseph . Ilticlver. Kstiilre, President of nor said Court, at M11I1II1 lnirli, this mil day of June A . 1. issu. W. W. WITT KN MY Kit, I'mtli'v. jlliritllcburg: Market Mutter Kggs Pitted cherries.... ITnpitted " Hlackberries 14 12 8 3 n Raspberries 12 Onions 40 Lard 10 Tallow 4 Chickens per lb 7 Turkeys ' Hide 7 Sou Id e 10 Ham 12 IJ.IWAN liOSKIKK, DENTIST, RELIXSGKOYE, I'A. Thirty-two yeart practice, FIIIInK and ex tractlnK a (peuialty. X Rupture cure guaranteed by Dr. J H. Mayer, 831 Arcli St., l'liil'ii Pa. Kiisa nt once, no operation or buis ness delay. Thousands cured H.for circula. tf. To perloct tho apnearance ol a Mom hv paper In if. It liefruntlal to have proper denitjiiliiK. and in inv PAINTING- ol a I'.oune It Ik nesoiitlnl that taite li uaed In the fiiieciion ot color. Mir tnureaaon have cod eluded to take contract! tor pulutliiK and PAPERING Mynell liirniihliiK Die material nnd dolnif the wora- 'linn win cnaniH mu to iiuaranteu my work, and alturd me advantage to reduce the ftonerul price, 1 have a large mock ol paint On land aud the duett line of wall paper ill the uuuuiy. a wibu iiiaao a apoeiauy vi UPHOLSTERING and will Kuarantoe old work to look aa well at new. Old alKna taken in exonanare for new work No extra chariie lor contractu from a dlttance. w rue lor price. A. J. OROSGROVE. Jan Uiddlehurith, Pa Tie Fisl,$l.S THE WATSONTOWN PLANING ILL ! Dealers in UMHKR. HILL STI FF. Fl. IH1N. SIDINO. SIKliOAKDS. FEXCIXC. S1IIXULKS, I.ATII DOOItS. UI.INDS, FKAMK. MOLLDIXdS Kte. Satuiiles of our work can be seen in most any part of Snyder county. Nothing but lirst-flass lumber used, and all work prepared by the most skilled workmen with the latest iin- firoved machinery. Pricesal ways the owest. Address atsontown Planing Mill Co., O-l-'SH, ly, Wntsontown, lo. ISardivare I For a Superior grade of shelf and hea vy Hardware it is always best to go toold and reliable Houses who liavea reputation to sustain. Such is I JJU II 1UIU II Ui 1 Iron. Nails, Steel, Leather, Paints, Oils, Coach and Saddler Wnre. Manufacturer of Stoves and Tinware. BLANKS! The following Blanks will always be found on hand at the Post Printing office. Ore Leases, lfliiok Releases, Agreements, Constable Sales, Warrants, Executions, Subpmnas, Justices' Duns. Certificates of Scholarship, Judgement Exemption Notes, Tax Notloes, Justice' Hondo, Affidavits, Summonses, Financial Statement on School Ttonrd ' Sio &o, io. All blank not on hand win iH'ipromptly printed to order. HEADQUARTERS- For M ail Mm Elih Men's Over Coat from 2.50 to is nn Youths " 2.23 to 10 00 Children 1.50 to 35 Mens Suits from 3.50 upward IJovs " " " 3.00 Children " 1.00 to 5.00 Glen's Undcnvcjir from 20c up Mcn'sjYouths and Boys Caps from 5c nn 14 Hats iSonS Silk Tics, Mnfllers, Handkerchiefs Neck Ties very cheap nnd line qualitr Sheep-skin, Huck-skin, Cloth and Kid Gloves, Kubber poods, largo stock of Confections and Holiday goods of cverv description. Will positively not be un dersold. Thankful for past favors, j would re peclfully solicit u continuance ofpa- OllilgC. EiBislelialleClolilf MIDDLEBURGH, PA. 1889. Spring and Summer. 188 Wo arc now prepared to show you an immense varim eiusoniiabDe In Dry Goods wo have an elegant lino of Coinbinai Suitings, Ladies' Cloth, Satineu, A Variety of Wash Dress Gooi' Scotch Zephyi Cloth, Centurv Cloth, New Calicoes, AVhite DrcsscJ An Elegant Line of Cassimeres, Laces, and Embroideries. - w Wli SCHOCH BROS., Seliiisgroi! SityOisIi an We 111 Mad ) 1 etill continue iu the Merchant Tailoring busioees with tuca Eby's Corner, Selinsgrove, Pa and take this means of informing the people of Snyder county, nave on uaoa a wen selected stock 01 Cloths, Cassimeres, etc., and samples from the best and most reliable New York and TiSm booses, and will sell lower than eter. Catting, Cleaning, Repairing, iog and Scouriog done on short notice. Not. ltf. E. E, BU(J It would do your heart good to go and the Stock of Spring Soo AT- Freidman & Getz Beavertown,? They haveT returned from the Kattern Cities and now have tliei' & (rroaii under the weight of Dry Good, Groceries, Gents FuroinluM- luiiuiijf, niruw iiuih, wuui jut io, joom a.nu nnoes, large line ui Notions, &c. They show the greatest assortment and prettiest'." ever saw. Their Goods is all New and Fres and Is r.ot the accumulation of years. They are not shelf- worti.t5' eu and streaked with dust, lierldes, they are (Cheap ion lEveivyihiii and offer you prices that ahuont challenge belief when compared l( you are compelled to pay at other stores. Do Not Hesitate in Going at ouce and see just bow much finer and cheaper tbeir good ' oiunion run. I f t
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