K f mnhnttratlr a NRWS l'AI,KI.I'",hereoplpn(t tr the Voplp. IU col umns are lwy npf-n fr Hip dlwiiwlnn of topics of Interest to IU patrous. fa tinf ftnrtfiy(i N. ltwino"-.iUf. ,'t. II lirvorrtiMlifM (nruf, ' '( Atl(lln'v.T toiiloirt, .', ?' ' fttiiirantiMHl tMriMitarii IMA ' ' 0 i JM 8ulcrtptUnU.w ywr. i in fill a - n v x vi ih k- -i-r f mi r v sr ''A. t- a.. "-. - rr m a 7 1 n 1 w .: .-r x . x y k1. it k . -f. x f.n 1 1 . 1 1 z1 v w-$n 1 & owe-, ftwrcs m mm u in, inn. mm.? t i mot VOL. 30. ITEMS of LOOAL INTEREST Ten degrees below zero. This is the season of the year for trout to spawn. If you foil to get your paper reu larly advise us. S. F. Doibert, of Orbisonin, Pa., is bere on a vinit. A difference is already perceptible in the length of the days. T nnv flin liirOiost. rnnli nripn fiir a!1 Vitila nf f lira Tt flnvT7tirnnrn DroRH irooils dav at the Central Dry Goods Store, SelinHgrove, Sat urday, Jan. 21st. John F. Kichter and wife, of Se linHgrove, were the guosts of Prof. Hermanns', last week. The present month has five Sun days, five Mondays or washdays, five Tuesdays, and two full moons. It is easier to take counhcl than to give it. Wise men think they do not need it and fools will not have it , Harry rHartor and wife and little n. Winner, of liartleton. spent unday with relatives in Middle- rgh. )o not fail to attend the sneciul o of dross goods and ladies coats the Central Dry Goods Store, So- grove, Jau. 21st. he thermometer registered 8 de- os bolow zcro'on Monday morn- iig, and the old woathor fogies who predicted a mild winter have isappcared. 2fMI Arn nnil Tlrvn' Ovoi"rrnt rn iSrr-TrtrichVtit-n Vir the next 30 days. II. OrPEXIIEIMEIl, Selinsgrove, Po. Persons sending articles for pub utiou to this paper without giving o name of the author need rot be rpriscd for their effusions will Ivor, never, never appear in the BST. atev. T. DoWitt Talmago, now six- I years old, Bays he was never sick II ay in his life, and never lost but c ?o meal, uud that only because he vii on top of a mountain where it Could not bo had. case of hard cold nothing will relieve the breathing so quickly us toSrub Arnica & Oil Liniment on I' chest. For sale by W. H. I3oa T, Middleburgh and J. W. Samp l Ceutreville. Jau. , the name of N. II. Downs' still Obb, although he has been doad nny years. Hi Elixir for I the cure of coughs und colds has already outlived him a quarter of a century, aniisstill glowing in favor with the public. For sale by W. H. Boa Ttr Middleburgh and J. W. Samp .sel, Ceutreville. .Inn Tbo Centre Hall Rennrter rnoonlK entered upon its COth volume, with JTrod Kurtz ctill its editor and pro l "istor. Mr. Kurtz was connected vlLh tha minor frnm if a infn ... C ( - --ww lUtUllll i.jwu over it wim parental oare r iai watched its growth in strength r id beauty until it has devtlopodin U one of tho loading journals of the tHate. ' The Selinsgrove Tribune, too meaBly mean to give the count y-ueat lwpors credit for the news it steals from them, every week commies a batch of items fiom theso papers published tho week before and then prints them as special correspond enca from thj county-seat. It is a j. ,ia case of theft, but it don't pay s wcu as printing tickets , The hquor law which is to go into -u, in uuuiu vuruuna on July 1 2 it will be stringent. It prohibits ' 3 snanufscture, sale, barter or ex go, or the keeping and offering ale, barter or exchange, of any iioub, malt, vinous, fermented aer intoxicating liquors, or any ound or mixture thereof. State s, however, will be empowered i A lionnr. 1nf ,ir, .1 .. ' "uuo1 buku ciose 3tions. as will put it out of the r of moat people to buy. MIDDLEBU11GH, SNYDER Who is Jonas Stroub 1 The First National Bank, of Selins grove recently received a note for collection from a Couucil Bluffs, Iowa bank for $2,375.01 given in fa. ror of Jonas Stroub, dated Deo. 24, 1885, and payable four years after date, with interest from Jan. 1, 183G. The principal and interest up to Jau. 1, 18J3 amounts to $3,2H0. Ed ward Hummel, John Hummol and Aaron Hummel, (all of this county) are named as endorsers who dis claim all knowledge of the note, aud it is undoubtedly a forgery. By the way, Snyder county is get ting a reputation, and the people in Iowa will soon come to the conclu sion that it takes a Pennsvlvanian Dutchman to beat a Yankee. Sheriff Boleuder on Tuesday kill ed eight hogs tho largest of which tipped the beam at 507J pouuds. We wouldn't care much to be a pris oner in his charge The new fractional currency to b issued in a few weeks will be in de nominations of 10, 13, 23 and 60 cents, and will resemble the old frac tional currency issued during the war. If in popping corn of this year'i crop it does not pop roadily, shell it into a basin and pour boiling water over it. Let it stand a half minute or so, then pour off the water and pop your corn as usual. All those who have used Baxter's Maudruke Bitters speak very strong ly in their praise. Twenty-five cents per bottle. For solo by IL Bea TCrtluvoluiiu atta J".' W. rial un set, UentreviUe. Jan. Tuiieshek fop. Sale. An Empire Threshiug Machine and Kugino, in good repair and in use only ouo year. v or particulars call on or address Wm, G. Smith, Crossgrove, Pa. Miss Libbic Dunklcberger has moved her milliner store into Ocker's building, one door east of Hotel Central, where bho is afforded im proved facilities for exhibiting her large, and at all times stylish stock of head-gear. Tho Christian Endeavor Society, of Middleburgh expect to hold an exorcise on tho evening of Feb. 2nd in commemoration the organization of the Christian endeavor movement inaugurated by Rev. F. E. Clark, on Feb. 2nd, lsl. Charles Dudley Warner says there arc in tuo penitentiaries of this country ll.OiM foreign born, U.OiMI negroes and l:J,0tii) native whites. He thinks crime is a disease that can be cured by shutting crimiuals up like lunatics until they are cured. Tho weather prognosticators who told us that we would have no win ter, at least a very short and a very mild one, nro beginning to wonder what was the matter with their look-iuto tho future spectacles, that tliey could have been so deceived. But such mistakes are not novelties. There have been continual repeti tious of thorn ever since time began. Rev. F. List, pastor of the Middle burgh U. B. circuit, is a great advo cate of improvements, aiid.believing that cleanliness is the next thing to godliness, he has commenced in his own church at this place the inside of w hich is being papered, painted, wainscoted and gonerally improved with a new pulpit, furniture and cur pet. This is a very commendable move and should bo encouraged fi nancially and otherwise. Judge Dean, in delivering a loc turo to the teachers of Blair county, entitlod "Twenty years on the Bonch," said that during his judicial career he took over 2300 verdicts in ' the Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon county courts, and sentenced 2000 crimiuals to jail and penitentiary im prisonments. New trials were grant ed in only twenty, instances. Three murderers were sentenced to cs-pital punishment. He said he only knew of one innocent man who hud been convicted, The Fish Commissioners' Bill. At ft meeting of the Pennsylvania fish commission held in Scran ton, a bill was formulated for presentation to the Legislature, providing for in creased penaltios against fish bas kets and weirs in the waters ojf tho State, in accordance wifli the recom mendation of the governor. The commission also docidod to ask an appropriation of !j(,000 for tho build ing of fishways at Clark's ferry aud Shamokin dam, in tho Susquehanna, and for $3,0o with which to con struct a shad hatchery plant on the Dolaware. It was proposed to award the state executive commission of the world's fair managers 8,000, for a state fishery exhibit at Chicago, aud appointed Colonel John Gay to get up and attond to tho exhibit. The Post would also suggest an appropriation of a million .or two for tho purpose of hiring several thous and Fish Commissioners and arm thom with can toons to carry tho sulphur water and escaped coal oil from Sunbury down to Havre De Grass aud there dump it into a sink. Capt. D. T. Ruoads and wifo and grandson, George, are spending this week with relatives in Mifflin burg. There will be an effort made this year to effect a change in tho gamo laws of this State so as to make all game free on tho lstor 13th of Octo ber. This is what all true sports men havo been praying for, and wo aro pleased to soo that Senator Hack- -I wave enlisted thuir interests in the caUse.-'Xu tin's "connection we" woiifd suggest that Oct. 15 is plenty early enough for all game, und especially for quail, as there aro many birds at that season w hich are not full grown aud which are slaughtered in their innocence like rats by unprincipled pot-huuters. Take louu Chances. Tho Attor ney General and Secretary of the Commonwealth refuse to pass judg incut on tho matter of tho necessity of township auditors getting their siguaturo elect rot yped, giving as a roason that they aro unable to inter pret the intent of tho law in tho matter. Tho electrotyping of the Commissioners signatures cost .", and if tho law were imperitivo on this point it would entail an endless expenso to the township und bor oughs. Hence we would advise tin auditors, in view of these facts to "let 'er flicker" andj tako their chances. ' A Goon Hiiowixo. Tho net earn ings of the First National Bank, of Middleburgli tor tho past year, after . ? II 'l - A paying an CM)i uses, taxes, Ac., was thirteen per cent, and for tho last six months rnf tor paying a dividend of throo poi' cent, aud reducing the premium account ono hundred dol lars, they havo $350 left as undivid ed profits. This is a remarkable showing for a country bank, and the stock-uoMers at tho annual election on Tuesday recognized tho eflicioncy of tho old oflicors by rn-olectiug theiii. Tho oflicors are all conser vative business men, who tako pleas ure in extending every possible ac commodation to tho public.- A Lectuiie. Tho Philosophiau Literary Society of tho Missionary Institute, SeliiiHgrovo, Pa., has se cured the service of tho distinguish ed lecturer, and orator, Prof. II. E. Kiupp, B. O., of Philadelphia, who will give his celebrated locturo "En tered Tho Private Door," in tho toivn hall, on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7-U0. Admission 20 cents, rosorved soiUs 80 cents. The society is for tuiSate in being ablo to present to th(t thinking public a lecture, who hut! at all times met the highest ex pectation of his audience. Under tbe spell of his eloquouco and humor, hours are shortened to min utes and minutes to seconds. Do not fail to attend since such occa sions are rare in a town of our size. J. O. Yodeb, W. B. Lahr, G. O. Ritter, Com. CO., PA., JANUARY 11), 1893. Wedded The Wrong Sister. A Millville, New Jersey, old maid recently got a husband by a clever ruse, but subsequently had her hair pulled out by her younger sister, whose lover she had stolen, and is now in danger of loosing her hits husband bosido. Jonuie Clarkson had answered au advertisement in a matrimonial paper, and after a year's correspondence became engaged to Silas Harper, of Milford, Del., al though they had nover soon each other. Jeiinio has an elder sister Mamie, who had been trying for many years to get married, but had uot succeeded. Silas wrote on a pos tal card that ho would come to Mill ville to meet his future wifo and wed hor. Mamio cot tho mail tho duv tho postal card arrived. From tho hieroglyphics on it sho deciphered Silas' plan, so whon Si'as arrived on train M imio was thero to welcomo him. Sho told Silas sho was his own Jeuuio and suggested that thoy stop at tlio minister s on their way going homo so they would not havo to make a second trip down town again, hilas thought the plan was a good one, and tho two were accord ingly married. The family was as tonished when Mamio introduced her husband. It was not until late that night that Jennie eaino across the postul card, and sho immediate ly saw through her sister's game. Sho went to Mamie's room, und n war of words was followed by a hair pulling match in which Mamio got tho worst and yelled "iinndor." Si las stood by and watched tho fuss for a while and theu put both out. kuuuu, imiii uii, viiii ivntjii in tel ling the story, "he handled Jennie more teudeily than Mamie.'' Ho left for homo next day, and Mamie is now consulting a lawyer about bringing him back. Tho coldest winter the world ever know, according to several chron iclers, occurred during the year 1 135. The season was not only intensely cold, but lasted unusually long. In a largo portion of middle und wes tern Germany the frost was so se vere during the month of May that skaters braved the ice without the least danger, and on tho 1-th of May sleighs were generally used. On St. John's day. tho 21th of June, the windows were frozen, and not a ves tigeof vegetation was seen any where. Sluing was ushered in with the laTt day of June. Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is tho ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. It is the first lesson that ought to be learned, and, however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that ho h-arns thoroughly. Good breeds and bad breeds exist among men as really us among herds and horses. Education may do much to check evil tendencies or to develop good ones, but it is a great thing to inherit tho right proportion of fac ulties to start with. The man is rich who has a good disposition, who is naturally kind, cheerful, hopeful, and who has a flavor of wit and fun in his composition. The hardest thing to get on with in this life is a mail's own self. A cross, selfish fellow, a timid and cure bur denod man, these are all born de formed on tho inside. They do not limp, but their thoughts sometime do. A COMMON CI'HTOM. I( a isuu has Uunil.-tomo clotln-s, I.irt bliu up, lift him up ; II bo boiwin a womuu'H woes. Lift him up. Tliuugh disgrace of wx Ih Mport, I i tfe your diiutfhtnra him to court, !.lft lilm up. If a wouiud once dooth err, Kick hor dowu, kirk her dowu : If mlNfortuiiB cormtn to her. Kick hor down. Though hor tcur-droM full like ruin, Aud ue never Bullion atfulu Kick bur dowu. This is an "open winter" such as was generally prophesied open at both ends. An Interview with a Town ship Auditor Relative to the February Election. In compliance with the requests of quite number of Township Aud itors and Board of Co. Commission ers, I assume this moans of answer ing the many inquiries to mo direct ed relative to the datios and offices imposod upon Borough and Town ship Auditors by the Baker Ballot Law for tho propor regulation of the February election in tho several election districts of Snyder county. I wish, . however, to express my doubt as to the necessity of publish ing the following intorview whon the excellont information published in a number of county papors for the last two Weeks is considered. But siuco the froodom of these columns has boon gratuitously cxtondod, I hopo to bo ablo to endorse, if noth ing more, the soutimonts so clearly and forcibly expressed by the sovor ul editors. . . A few days ago a Township Audi tor approached us with the query, "How must we mako our nomina tions for tho February election T" Answer : Sections 2 & 3 of the Bak er iiallot Law providos that any convention of delogatos qr primary mooting of electors or caucus hold under tho rules of a political party or any board authorized to ourtify nominations representing a political party which at the lust election poll ed at least 3 per cent, of tho largost voto cast for any office in your dis trict may cause a Certificate of Nora-int-.i "Jo S ttr- .!... rnf. be signed by the President and Sor i . iciuiy oi mo caucus, convention or primary meeting making tho noiu inations, who shall also add thereto their places of residence and also mako ulliduvit before some justice o tho jHai!0 or olhcer empowered to administer oaths or affirmations as to tho truth and correctness of suit nominations, which certificates must then be tiled with tho Township or Borough Auditors at least 10 days before tho 21st day of February, lS'.Kl. Nominations may also bo made by means of a Nomination Paper which in form is substantially the same as the Certificate of Nomination but which must bo signed by at least 3 per cent, of tho qualified electors of your district as determined by tin largest cut iro vote cast for any oil! cer elected at tho last election, to whose signatures must also ho add ed their places of residence aud oc cupation. Affidavits of tho truth and correctness of said signers' sig natures, iVc, shall bo made by at least 5 of said signers. Tho Nom ination 1'upor shall then bn tiled with Auditors aforesaid ut, least ' days beforotho21stday of February Question j "When must objeo tions, if any, to form of Nominations bo filed !" Answer : Objections to form shall bo filed with tho Auditors with in 3 days after tho last d ly for tiling certificates and papers which shall then be considered and decide I by them. All objections must be made iu writing. Question : "Is tho form of Certi ficate of Nomination that appeared in the County papers correct If" Answer : It is almost idontical with the form submitted to tho Co. Commissioners by tho Secretary of tho Commonwealth. Hence it is correct. Questiou : "What size must the ballot bo r Answer : Section 15 provides that tho ballot shall bo at least 0 i i long and 4 inchos wido. Of .so tho dimensions of ballot iu tho sev eral districts will vary according to tho difference presontod by the num ber of oflicors to bo elected thorein. Houco could not say what tho size of ballot will be. But ballot used at tho samo voting place must bo alike aud shall havo stubs attachod to them. Thoy shall also bo bound in books in' such manner that each ballot can be detached from stub. Question : "Can ro" describe tho form of Ballot t" Answer i The fori Ballot will . v 1 NO.3.; Ce substantially the same as that used at the last general election, ex cept where either or both politic! parties coneludo not to make nom inations by Certificates of Nomina, tions but unito on a fusion ticket.'! If the two recognized pditical par ', ties make party nominations and no -'. nomination papers are filed then the tickot in that instance will contain throo columns, viz : Republican par ty, Domooratic party and Blank Spaco. If nomination papor only be filed with Auditors then the ticket will contain two columns, viz: Nomination paper and Blauk Space. If both parties make party nomina tions and a group of citizens file a Nomination Paper then tho ticket will contain four columns, viz : Re publican, Domooratic, Nomination Papor aud Blank Space. Iu Town ships where tho Republican party is tho stronger their candidates will appoar first, and in Townships where the Democratic party is the stronger thoir candidates will appear first on aid ballot. ' Quostion : "What number of bal lots is required ?" Answor : 75 ballots for every 50 voters or fraction of ftO as returned on your Assessor's Registration List. Also au equal number of Spocimeu Ballots and tho requisite Cards of Instruction. Tho lattor shall be procured from the Co. Commission ers. Questiou : "Who shall atteud to tho printing and distribution of said . tickets ?' Answer : The Auditor sKall have tlw ballots printed jmd deliver, the same' wituhe menBuV lC Uards ot Instruction to tue JuUge ot Election on Monday, the 2i)th day of February. They shall then certify the cost of said printing ami distri bution to the Co. Commissioners. Question: "Must the Auditor's secure fac-siiuiliosoflheir signature- for the official ballot '" Answer: We are not qualified to render an opinion on that point, iu as much as the law litte rally inter preted only requires the County Commissioners to procure fac-simile signatures. We are however in re ceipt of a let ter from the Commis sioners of an ud'oining county in which they say that if their Town ship Auditors desire fac-similies they must procure then; at their personal expense. Question : "Ai" wutcl.t : requir ed?" Answer: Sec. i says that each party or group nf eitieu that has made official iiomi nations m iy huv three elector as watchers at each poling place, but only cue watcher iu room at one time. Township und borough auditors shall issue cer tificates to watchers duly appointed by nominating conventions. In conclusion I would say that tho purpose of t lie foregoing inter view 'n only to answer the manv in quiries to us directed, for tlie Coun ty Coniiuissioiiors have nothing to do iu relation to the February elec tions than pav the cost of printing aud see that ballots ,vc. are distrib uted. Any further information desired will be clieet'ully given to the ox tout of our ability and power. Respectfully Vours, F. C BowKitstix, Clerk. J. C. Deckard, the new landlord of tho National Hotel, Selinsgrove, is keeping tho accommodations f thVsv -'ar hostlery up to its form er higlTv 1 f perfection. MalhovX Joy Quay was yostei - lay ro-o cteil to tho U. S. Senate by thw most unanimous voto of ihv Roi'' Jan members of th e Peuu sy A legislature. J lis elect loll Ww. foregone conclusion. Fx-Prosident Rutherford B.Hayes lied at his home at Freemont, O., yesterday, of neuralgia of the hoaii. agod almost 70 years. Ho was the ast K x -President living, and his de- miso war Hidden and unexpected. 'Bad luck is simply a mau with his han ds in his pockets and a pipe in his mouth, looking on to see how it will come out. Good luck is a man with pluck to meet difficulties, 2 his sloovos rolled up, workiug to make it come out all right." ' L T: n I
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