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Published every Thursday.
T-H. BARTER Eflitor and Proprietor.
Subscription 1.50 per year.
(which must be pilil in lulvnnm wtirn sent out
side tti- rminty.)
RTCS Of- AOVlRTIINO.
All tmii v ut mwrtl'M'iii'iit. ht otlxrwl-"'
wintmrtiMl f. .r will In-1 huryi'it nt thf rnte of 11
ii'iitu rr lliH' 'iMiiimri'l niiMimiri-i fur llrxt inner
ti.in and in ri iili i r litu' for every milwiiui-nt
Inwrt Intl.
Thursday, Veh. 1, lS'Vi.
Wr'.ttc-n fr Hip Vivt
Popular Sovereignty.
Vroo jjovi rnim -tit exists Imth in
fiirt niul mime only when the people
llio whole people-are sovoroipn.
Iu a frro oountiiy, putty rulo becomes
n necessity, the dominant party
fcliiipim? public policy ami measures.
The iloiniiniiit cr rulititf putty run
only, however, insure ubsolute self
rulo to tho people, if through its
miimiriiK nt r in icliiiicry free op
portunity i iriveti to its numbers fit
the Primary Election to voire their
individual si tit itiii-iits with reference
to questions of public concern anil
to indicate tin ir i lmife for liomimi
tion iuiioii the candidates announc
ed for the various offices to be filled
nt the General Klertiou. True, Home
of the final steps in the iiiimiii inont
of parties ure only practicable) by re
Hortim; to the menus of iltlrjttin ;
tlii,-. ht iilu M', linweivr, (Inert Hot
preclude ttie feasibility of constitu
ents instruct im; those whom they
ilclctfute with power to act for them
in conference, convention or assem
bly, irt'tt shall be done. Indeed, ill
no other way, than by instructions
comim; directly from their people, is
it possible for delegates, be tiny ev
er ho hones), to discharge tho duty
of representation truly and intelli
gently: for no man is capable in him
self to discern what others may
want. .Lincoln's ideal, "a govern
ment of the people, by the people
and for the people," can only be re
alized if the people will do the f'oV
oriiillt; themselves. To do this they
niiiist sit down on the politician and
. rvcr him out of sitrht ; they must
t.iiiko an end to "boss" rule, unit
caucus rule, "political ped-
ini, fiuil to you lickle-mo-ainl-
no, he would be contrary to the prin
ciples which he is upholding. To
further disabuse the Tribune mind
on this point, tho writer takes tho
liberty this week to sign himsolf
With much respect,
Johx Apams.
SELINNGKOVE.
Thomas Hillbish sold his confec
tionary store last week to Harry
Ihiteman. The latter has possession
of it now.
We regret to lose our accommo
dating merchant, Mr. A. O. Roll
back. Mr. It. disposed of his entire
stock of dry foods, groceries and
clothing to Pr. Walter, of Mitllin
bur if. The invoice of tho stock is
about !',(KM.oo. Mr. Rollback will
move back to Milllinbiirp, his form
er home, pud otitftiifo iu tho drutf
business.
Merchant tailor Norton Glover
will move his family to Northum
hmd on April 1st where he intends
to cany cm business in the future.
Jonas Miller, the livery man, has
rented Mr. Glover's residence.
J. IX Snyder, the coal dealer will
vacate corner of Water A Pino Sts.
and move one-half square north into
tho property owned by I?t nj. Uupp
Mr. 15. P. Tanner, who bought the
property on corner of Water & Pine
Sts.. will occupy the same in the
spring.
Jno. 15. Fockhr. former landlord
of the Pirst National Hotel, will
move back to town from Stm-ltnn in
tho spring. John says ho (hies not
Hike Steeltoti and thinks there is no
place like Selinsgrove.
The young men's Christian Asso
ciation of Missionary Institute held
very interesting fervices in the'Jnd
I'.v. Lutheran Church last Sunday
evening. They are continuing their
meetings during this week with tho
hope of inducing all the students of
the classical department to join and
become christians.
liev. King of tho M. E. Church
preached again last Sunday, for the
first time since Iuh severe attack of
thegripp. TheJIev. gentleman in
tends to take a year's rest after
April 1st. Mkstok.
i
toss,
Candidates' Cards.
,1-tickle-yiiu" politics. They can
4. this if thev will insist on being
iiu ' ttieim tf cttmiiioit rouceru first,
jivec to it that their cxpres-
,' i''kiiik are fuithl'ully iresented and
"'Ihered to in higher party councils.
, ' The Tribune of I.i.-.t week takes
, . the writer to task for ndvneatini;
i-i. i ,ii i
llial calitlnlales sliouui lie nommili-
Ki. I'o-r. I'll'. is :m i-miiii my tniti us a
r.ilntlihllc t"r Ass.n'l.ili- .IIHU'C, subject 1(1 tile
rules pivcriiln tin' llcpulillraii lirliiiurli . Mv
i lsth.il nt li:nlliir li'di ii llfc-lentf toinilill-
mi. a resident i if this county sImcb lilttfi and
IH'MT lll'l'l UliiMlltV oniri'. I 111". 111! II IIIIKU II
slMlKhl l aliv.iss niul will hy luilMirHlilc liii'iinn nr
mil nt nil. I will is' ilmiikiiil to my
lliclr HiiiMiii, linniilHliiK them Hint
Will lMTfol lll till' IIIMi'tlllHH (It till"
iws fTi-m.'siiir..
ITIIIlkl d 1 II" IIBIIIJI.
Kn. roT.- ricuHP iiiiiiouii(V my nnmo thronifli
the miliums nnr i.ithh cinilliliitc for As-
siN iuii' .linK'i' nt tin- ( liar l(i'pil'H an 1'rlmnry
.-L et Ion. As I nmii i m m ir luttr niul 11 sou of the
liiic.liKloi.oiiilHTlliitf lio iliel ln'loriMho cxpl-
,ti l. ,n ,ii his ii no. I ihiiik I m htltloj to tin
.irtli ciiii-liliTiiilnii ol On' lt''iiil'll' iiii voltirsof
simhri'iuiiiv. csM'tfiriv wiliiiilficd.
. 'I'AVI OK I fcMIIKIU.INII.
pt
I'O
ed, ttlii'lf practicable, directly by
the jieiiple, iu districts us well as iu
counties in place of the old system
by conferees and d( legates. first,
we would -k. Why cannot district
" lioiiiinatioiis, inade according to t he
Craw ford county system, be prefer
UC able to those made bv the l)i legate
's em - t he same us count v noniin-
MIIIIS "I I " a
T.rttfTT sTTTasm:
iiilc mi nus or I
i frlciKlH for I
t If rlit'tcil I I
l,o t III' I
iri.is
ii,
tions?
ti rest.
Are not all voters ( n i n 1 1 y
d ill the liolniliee. W hi t hi I
TP'"fA a district or county olllcc ' Then1
!'"wly not give them similar privileges
' to make the nominations The
'J'rif'une answers that t he movement
might proie a pecuniary interest to
the printers, but it would be detri
ri mt ntal to any eitieu of our county
ili seeking a district nomination. Well
pillow! I must declare that friend
to t MeLuliihiird proves to possess h srt sel-
I Tit S o l id . -Nc.Mn' Is hi'p'hy irlv-
i, ihiii i ho f..ll.ivt'.ir r.:oii"i isium ii iii-
Ml.-,! t ti.-tr ..liiiliilsir.ii'n. oii-irnnin. ihiii f.x
..ulcrs' nc-Mii is Hi Me Id'Wlsti T oilli'o of Sn.v--i.-ri
.. ni,u. hi, -I thos,iii.lll prisi'iiliil fur
.-..iiMrm.iUi'h awl all .wain-.- a' li 'l"'t House
in Mi-i-i" i'iir'ii. Mo i:.i . i iii ivi-.
I s.-,-,,i,. mi. in ii! in . .I'll, i nt s. A WVti'l
iii-l s hii'I' I IhMtvh, 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 l -ii ii', r- nfilio cs
i ,, 1 1 ,. I.i.ii Ui-.c I- ii. Of ' -I.
-.'. ricsi .n,. tl in! . Hi' i'f . . I IllIltTT.
i.liiliil-i.i''i ' ! Ill'' rsl.iti' of Marth.i K. I'i
lih.'i r. iln-', I.
:i. . . ..mi! ..f I'r in-Is MHI' i-. i-.-i-'ii.ir of thi'
ill ami n -Linn hi "I Ani'-I. i Miller. oVc'il.
I'lfst I 1 1 1 1 Tliil Hi . i. Mill nf i-.i.ii' IMi'i
I.
:-i r.il'
I'l I ll,
I III
nt I..
'1 "I
1 1 III! 1 1 .
I
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de;
bin
tn.
ro a '
ret i
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P
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lishness than I had supposed. Al
most every one else would accept
anything that promised to boom his
trade or business. Seriously, if
printers' bills are so high as to inter
fero with making our district nomin
ations more satisfactory, there ex
ists a wrong w hich needs correction.
The Tribune asks, "suppose that in
nominating a Stato Senator by tho
. popular vote, iSnyder polling 12'ti'iO,
,. Union 2U, Northumberland (WHS
i rotes) how would Snyder fare ? We
answer tho question by asking an
other: "What particular advantage
has accrued to Snyder until now by
nominating with conferees?" More
over, by what logic can tho Tribune
1 hi prove that equal representation in the
a., conference of our Congressional dis
f trict is just, when ho doclaros that
i tho Into ehungo niado to "propor
tional representation" in the confer
once of our Congressional district is
"somo fairer than tho old system."
Wo are of tho opinion that what is
right and just for tho soveral coun-
tios which enjoy proportional repro
Bontation in our district, is right and
just no moro and no loss for tho
several counties in tho other dis
trict. The writer does not wish to he un
derstood that he ia a resident of Ad
am township bocauso he signed
imBolf "Adams 5" neither dooB he
vth to convey the impression that
lieVme man could speak for the
whoi district, for, assuming to do
.. V
I. IU. I
1. 1 it
-, , -,- urn of soii'i 1 1 11 ,1", v .,.ii,iiii-tnirl
. I (-Mie ol -I .1 hall llattl. . 'In 'I.
r, l-'n -i ,m. I Mi il a mil "f X. i'l, 11, IVttorolf,
kii.nili.iii i-i Miiiiia a. s 111 1. i am. '
I It -I .it, 'I l'.li:il in'' lit of .l illl' II. nillk.'-
in-ill. iHllllll.l-ll.lli'l' 01 III'' l sl.ll'' or I.MAll'Cl ll
I,L-Inaii il' ' il.
I'ir.i aid tin il . n 1 1 1 r of li.-nj hi, In 111,-k-
hart, i-xi'. 'ii'ir Ai'-.i't II 'I U'' of Harriot her-
,1.-1 1 . 1-. id - 'I
. I'lrsl niul dual ar. "lint of .1"-. 1. 1'lsh,
lillnllil-lra1"! ol On' I'M. lie of l.jillt Welder,
I I.
In, I'Hsi ainl lin.il iii roiiiil of .t.iiiii- K. Ials,
ll,llll.il' I lndlilsir.it. ir of the c-lal" of lli'llo-
l all II. I .in d"' 'I-
II ei- ut,i nt l. II. lliiOirncK. oho of tho ex.
i-i-niiirs ol the o-r.it.- of .1-1,11 V.niiiir. di-i' il.
U. I'list mid hu ll iii '-omd of W. W. Hoinlir
adtnllil-lr.ilor ol tin- t'Malc of ( rtfo (i. KhiiiIk-
iloi'd.
I'l. First ami tltial luvouni of Thotn is K. Arlxi,
k'ast. I'xi'i Ml.ir kc, of llic islalo ol John II
Mi ll, lli-l'd.
). M. SIllMil- l., Iti'Klslcr.
Trial List-February Term.
IMward s. Marks s (iisi. W. Trrwltz.
Amos stfili-r vs Win. .1 ll iltii'M.
(Oo. W. kla-o. it . ul. s .lull ii cnilksliatik, ft .ill
(li o. r . Ion ii' r n .1. .siirtiuii App.
II. S. Arl.os'asl vs K. (I. I. lass, i t. al.
siiiiiui'l II. I low It. n A. It IliirnU ik'iT.
.loim Kii hinaii lli'i i Ivor s .1 Crotiso.
.Iiillll I'l lkor ISI'llltS. I. SWIMIk'lo.
U. W. Ki'kiTt vs !. .1. Srhm h.
lii liii't Pros. n Klli tl Ki'li hi'iihiii'li.
Mliiiai'l WChiDd Hi Jai'oh lhccso.
Marl ha Haines vs Hi'iilioli Wiik'ticr.
.laiin's Kli hlaiid vs A. O. lloriiliorK'i'r.
J i 0 It (I. Snyd'T AC. vs Isaac l.ash ol. ul.
(.i',i. S. Hlno vs lli'iijainlu Wiik'nor !. ul.
Kri'lfiiss niul llros. vs K. iliinlhoiifor.
A. .1. llli kel huulmry Sloam Kerry I'd.
tllioW S' AI'I'IIAISKMKXTS.-N'olli'o Is horu
' I.Vk'tvi'ii thai tin' lollow Ini; Widows' Ap
priils'-ini'iii-s vimliT llH' lino l.iw, have Ih-oii lllisl
wlih the clerk of I ho orphans' Court of snydcr
county for continual lou ou Monday, theftd
day of Fohrilary sw.
Apprnlsi'iiii'iif of 1-oulHa Koiuiicr. widow of
.Jnhu K. Kralnor. lute of Wist 1'erry lowushl),
nSdor ciiui.ly. l'n., dir'd.
App'ralsruient ol Adolld Mlttorllnk'. widow of
Daiili l Mlttcrllnir, line if Wct lVrry towiialilp,
Snyder county, l'n., dee'd.
Aiirnlsemont of Amcllit (limdrum, widow of
Siiiiiiicl J. (iuiidruin. Into ot hprliiK towrmlilp,
Snydercotlhtv, Vn.. (loe'd.
Appralm'tiii'iil of lAuM A. Millar, widow of
.Tunics M. Miller, luto of coutxo umnHlilp, buy
dor t'ouuly, !'.. dee d.
J. CALVIN SC'UOCn. Clerk O. C.
W th underlined wera
ntlrtlr cored of rupture b
llr. I II. Mnir. kM Aroh
Isu 1'bllKdtlphl, f., rJ.
Jonn rhlllpi. Kennen Squar. Pa., T. A. Knlll
Klatlimtou, ''! Al. Siniill. Mount Alto, l'a.
Kav. n. M. Mticrmer, nunourr, i ; u. j. uelieil
PimtiiroT
IIUUIUIU
114 S.Twelllh SI., KmiIIdc, h.! Win. 1)1 . Wi
tilt Locust St. KmJIdc, l'a. bi
Monlroi St., I'lilladalphla; H. L. Rowt. KM
MB fck., Kcaumir, i a. itaurga ana r. numart.
uu iur circular.
wmm cos
1 ;w.;-t;it:tti : i tv.v.
Electro-Gold String Pianos.
MONO the ineot linportant points of
superiority of these innirnificent PI
Htina Is, that longer than thoe of
other makes they remain in tone,
niul that, while tuany Instruments,
which at first frive satisfaction, become
Hat ami wiry, the Slioemacker Piano is
still stnuticli find true. It is Impossible to
overestimate tf nil vantage derived from
the life of tin? I-.lectrotolil pmnK. 'l he
ir soscalli'd white
irh nil other tunk
se, ure iiiiinedi-
.jrt.nllnn rn,t.
im metr I'l'iJ lllli-iiiru 11 J 111 IlliHl '!- ll ni i e , h, 1 m.
7j . . it., i .. . , t ai... - . i . i . -
'iftji mm imny viesiruy ill lliu pmver til ruiiin
t?T.Sii iiw-'T? f n tirnlfiiur uinl uiiktiiiti I Iim t.ifip. riimlorliiir
them liable to easily snrp and break. The remedy of thN lias been micecM
fully aceomplisheit "by the use of the KI,KCTI'Mi)LI)TKINlS, which are
proof against rust niul emit it superior quality of lone.
I do not present the Mhoemaeker inst rnniot In conipetitioii witli the
low-priced and absurdly misnamed "cheap'' Pianos, this comity and ad
joining ones have been flooded with ; but to thou' who niiprriate u I'latiO
IiisilHreptilil.' of further Improvemetit nn instrtimetif. to do credit to their
taste 1 cntifldeiitlvofrVrth SCllDKMACKKlt PIAN as unexcelled by any
in the world and at the lowest prices, which w'll yield me a just profit.
f 4 l the use of the i:iectrofold Pt
( ordinary iron-wrapped or sot
y -ri f 1 1 tnetal-p'lated st rinif s, which all
(A s':-.' 'rn are still compelled to use, u
' "Ltym.,fj ntely nffected by ntmoNpherica
Middleburgh P. O.
PAUL BILLHARDT.
E. E. BUCK,
MERCHANT
TAILOR
Selinssrrove. Pa.
ISaV 1 1 ii v i 1 1 ir Incutcd ienn:inenl-
in Hie iJurns Hnnni I would
resin el fully solicit :i sliiire n
llie, Tnliliti iiU-oiinj;e.
Large and carefully selected stock
of Cloths and Cassimeres constant
ly on hand.
sif-A PERECT FIT Guaranteed,
Come and get my prices before
ordering elsewhere.
, BOCK.
f
II 1 1 E Si d
rou-
GUNS, AMUNITION, AND
FISHING TACKLE.
Roils, Lilies, Hoolcs, Reels,Flies,&c.
yif'iiii
mum:
kirs.''i,,'i?Sr
Contractor for f?zM
plumbing and steam
Heaters for Dwell-,
i n..'1-i' f
mgs ana jruunc
Buildings.
3
ski
Muzzle and Breech-Loading Shot
Guns, Repeating Rifles, and
everything needed in
A Complete Hunlinn Outfit.
Orders by'tuuil will receive prompt attention,
j. b. mi mm. pa.
SHEUIFF'S SALKOF
REAL ESTATE !
lly virtue ot a certain writ ot Fl. Fa. Unut'd out
of the Court of Coiuinon I'Ii-oh and to me directed
I will eipotto to pulillo milo ut the Court lluune
la Mlddleburft'U, at 10 A. M on
Sutuailay, February 20, 1802,
All that certain mcwuaKe or tract of land, situ,
ate In Chapman towniihlp, Snyder county, ro.,
containing ON K LOT, bounded North by land of
John M. Klue, Eattt by Jonathan Ktroub, Bouth by
Benjamin lllckhart and Went by William Hum
mel, on wlili'U Ih enrted a DWELLING llOL'SK,
bhed, and other oui-IiuIIiIIiibs.
KrUed, taken Into eaecutlou. and to be sold an
the prolrty of Louuta NelU and I'eK-r Neiu.
1. BOLKNUKK, Hheriff.
BberlfTaO fllce, Middleburgh, lau. IM, loM.
Dlt. L. H. VOKLKLTIR,
DENTIST.
Van Hubkirk'a old htnuil,
SEL1NSGROVE, PA.
Treating, fillintf, artificial teeth.
brklw ami crown work. Nitroua
oxide run for painleeg extractloun,
everything pertaining to Dentistry.
JAS. O. CROU8B,
ATTOKNKY AT LAW,
MlDDLKHURH, FA.
All LtiHtnetiB entrubtej to his eare
will receive prompt attention. Con
ultatlon in togllsU and ueruian.
G. C. GUTEUUS,
THE ONE-PRICE LOTHIER!
DEALER IN
Fashionable Cloth
ing, Hats, Caps,
i i
-I
Children r,rmts
and everything to
Neckties, Gents . ' , mako a man look
I1
Furnishing Goods,
Summer Under
wear, and Cclcloid
i'
i i
I i ;
handsome and feel
happy, at prices
that discount nil
imitation stores
goods, Men's shirts, J J.(-'-
Clohing for prince! pauper!
Clothing that looks like silk and wears liko leather. Coin
to tho old Reliable where you get what you pay for. My
new stock is just in, is entirely new and'eompriscs all tho
latest styles. Too busy waiting on customers to tell you
moro. ?ome and sec for yourself.
G. 0. GUTELIUS,
Middleburgh, Vn.
Cook Stoves, Heaters ai Sips
My etock of stoves fx now in and I am prepared to hIiow a mtperior lint ol
Heaters.
Royal Acorn,
Radianr oveltv,
Columbian Art,
Sunshine and
Reaver.
lzjtjttt.tti'j
Ranges.
Grand Perfect,
Othello,
Sunshine,
Montour,
Xew Cappello and
Queen Esther,
,!n,iVvMw,MrA,,.,ook.Ntov''M M xh NEW ALHIAN. NKW SUSQUEHANNA
KAMMJMMAX and tilt.VNI) PRIDK. In fact 1 cm nellvuu fiy ntove in
llio market ami ut lower nitOH tluit cun In Kiven by any oilier dealerin tho
ilmwiitl Sraiiig AiSDECiallv
ii
and a full ntock of SITKRIOU TINWAUK ronntantly on hand- Come and
see the Stoves. They are not only very cheap but very Imndnoiue.
J. H. RHOADS, Middleburgh.
1891.
1875.
Graiifl Fall " Winter Oiiemiitt
AT
Olfilllifiinifir' CMMnir Bazar
SKL1XSGROVE, VA.
The Suiiiiner in ended ami Fall Ih Ii.to and we are hro also
witli a very lnrjje htook of fanhioimblc and well-IHtiiii' Fall
mid inter Clothint;.
GENTLEMEN'S-:-SUITS
mK have a larjre htoek of Men's Suits raniun in pnVe'frotn
1 up to f.'. Wo have a heavy weight ltliiek Cheviot" wars
ranted all wool at $11.75 that cannot bo Hold for U-tm in I'etin
Hvlvnnla, Don't fail to cull when you need a suit.
We have a heavy weight Ctihitiuiere nt f(5.75 tliat cannot bo
equaled anywhere else. It iiiuken an excellent He-hool or
bunlnes Muit. Our btowk of Itlack Worsteds is larger than
ever. We have then in Hucqtie. Cutaway and Priuce Albert
Suits to fit almost any man, These kooi'Ih mVe a soft lliiish
and will uot wear glossyilike Corkscrew does.
Overcoats
0?raals-:-Oraafs
Our stock of Fall and Winter Coats is tho finest that ever
came to Hnvder county. We have them for Men, Youths,
Hoys and Childreu, and it will pay you to come and examine
in y stock before purchasing elsewhere,
We have the largeit line of Men's Punts that we erer had
We can fit almost any one and the tt vies and prices cannot
bo equaled. We have a fall line of Hats and Caps, and
Genls' Furnishina Goods !
Take notice that we have a full line of Horae Blankets
I'luqh ltobes, Japanese ltobes, . '
WOLF AND BEAR ROBES !
Whips from lOo to $3 apiece. We lnrlte you all to 'call at
your earliest convenience at
H. OPPENHEIMER'S,
Selinsgrove, Pa.