7 fllE POST fTHE POST Ii run lv th Minor. II In not all Ork.-nn." It wcarsno-i'iilUr. II tit-viT cliHltri-d imup, Anil ni'Yvr Hold mil. Ouurmitecil clrrulnl'n 10 diwiiMlon of of jUTeV to IU pttroo. . ;Co VOL. 30. MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., APRIL 13, 1893. NO. Jo. i x f i i r n i x m i n s - ' 1 i - ilt-. --v r r- ka - T.-wa i - ki w w . . .a i a. i . 1 w i EMS of LOOAL INTEREST See lmt of jurorB for May term in llli 1RRUO. I Jim. E, C. Aurand is this week in hiladelpbia purchasing a stock of lillinery, Fancy, ami Furnishing ods, etc Runkle & Walter hare recieved eir new Spring and Summer uxls the largest Btock ever re lieved at their establishment. I Rheumatism is cjuickly curoil Ly fsing Arnica t Oil Liniment. For fnlo by W. II. Beaver, Middleburgh, and J. V. Sanipscll, Centrovillo. 4. Mrs. Maggie Schocb.who 1ms been iling all winter, went to Philadclph- on Tuesday for medical advice. ho was accompanied by her Iiub- uud, 'Squiro S. S. Schoch. List of letters uncallod for in the liddleburgh post office, April 13, H93 : C. N. Bacon, Mrs. Surah Trov- m r 1 uger, Harry irovingor, .uiauio- Jjurgh Shot Co., Miss Meley Hor Sunu. J. W. Swabtz, P. M. ' Messrs. Batdorf & Entcrliuo havo purchased the stock of goods of fi. L3. Manbeck at McCluro. They are ,ljoth young men, thoroughly con versant with tho merchantilo bus iness, and are starting in with most flattering prospects of succoss. I Shung Wrai'S. I have received a fvery fine assortment of the latest styles of spring wraps which I sell lit reasonable prices. Produce taken fa exchange. Tho ladies are cordial ly invited to call.- i t r r ti i t-i. IDA ill. ouei.l, uuavcriowu. A genius fond of statistics. Bays here are 125,000,000 hens in this ountryjrdiich lay every year 6,000,- IKK),000 eggs. His guess may be as porrect as is required for publio in brniation. There was no census of lens and eggs taken, at least none publicly known. W. H. Matter of Franklin has sold iome twenty Conkliu wagons, all of vhich have givon satisfaction. Ho s still agent for thorn and will bn jleased to recoivo orders from per ioiis in need of first class wagons hich he constantly keeps on hand. j Notice. Persons wishing carpet Joveu this spring will bo nceonio utod by calling at my now home in rauklin, where they will find a full no of carpet chain at tho lowest cash rices. Como aud sou my samples eforo buying elsewhere. M. L. Shannon. "When you are troubled with dizzi ness, your appetite all gone, you feel dbad ceuerally, take a few doses of t)r. Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bit ters, and you will bo surprised at !he improvement in your feelings, very bottle warranted to give sat isfaction. For salo by W. II. Bon der, Middleburgh, and J. W. Samp Centrevillo. 4. Owing to the prevalence of suiall x at Bristol, Pu., where Mr. uutzborger had intended to lo jute this spring.he has concluded to ifemain in MidJleburh, aud having : "purchased a lot of Milton Moatz in 3io north part of town, ho is erecting 1 dwelliug-houso on tho same, which le expects to have ready for oc Jipaucy, by the lirst of May. The grip has a more effectivo grip if this section of Pennsylvania just pw, apparently, than it ever had Itf fore. It i a successor of the old thno malaria that covered such a iultitudo of physical sins, and the tf eat incut is muth the same, though .: the real coming of tho spring will uomlmt it more effectively than il the doctors with their pills and xtions. i Tho Lutheran church of Middle U'gh will bo dedicated-tho Lord tiHiiiB, ou Sunday tho 23 day of 4nl,li. On Saturday evening tho "v- ,Dl- Avher of Sunbury will Jeachut7::Jop.M.luu, oll Hmuh 4oi nnig at 10, A. M. the Rev. Dr. J;;fork,lV,wiUi,ruchlLo ditatorial sermon. To theso ser 5 ho public and all neighboring Iuuters are cordially invited. I I. P. Nk, Pastor. ! Wanteh. Fifty pigoonn at once. Will pay twenty five to thirty cents a pair. Call on or address T. II. Harter, Middleburgh, Pa. Notice. I have gone to Phil adelphia to get the latest styles, and on my return I will work at dress making in Mrs Geo, O. Smith's room, Beavertown, Pa., commencing April 24th, 1H'.)3. I solicit the patronage of the public. Sallik A. Bimou ache. Both branches of the Legislature have agreed to make tho maximum punishment for tho first conviction for murder in tho second degree twenty years. This will bo nn im provement in the law, sinew jurm, through tho mistaken sentiment of somo members, often refuse to find in tho first degree when delib erate and cold blooded murder is clearly proved. Twelve years is far too little for such criminals. Joo Lesher of the 7'iinr, was in town on Monday, and since we have learned that ho is a candidate for tho Selinsgrove post-ofiico. Well, "to tho victors belong tho spoils," aud as no one will question Joe's loyalty to tho party, we presume lie will get there. Speaking from a Re publican point of view ho has been an "offensive partisan" sacrificing everything near and dear to him in his devotion to tho party. He has been of invaluable servico to tho democra cy of this county aud thoy always knew exactly where to find him when they needed hiiu. Jay Weiser, Esq., of Snyder county, is au applicant for Consul at Havre, France. He has a large number of letters recommending him to President Clevelaud, and claims his chanc o appointment is good. He is a lawyer by profession and has always been a Democrat. Sunbury Daily. Tho above is an appropriate com plimont to a most deserving young gentleman. This administration is not our "load of polos," but the peo ple of this cuiiuty.regardlcss of politi cal faith, would send up one united shout of approval if somo Republi can Embassador's mantle would fall on Mr. Weiscr'n shoulders. Tho old apprenticeship system is now almost entirely obsolete. It would seem to indicate that tho American boy is in too much of a hurry to get rich, to start at the bot tom of tho ladder, aud that he is ashamedto work in overalls.Ho would bo an ollico boy or a couuter-jumper of somo sort or other, rather than spend four years of his youth iu tho old-fashioned way, learning a trado at which ho may always earn his living. He would do well to re member that many of tho heads of tho largest Americau manufactories started as apprentices iu the works they now own. Bob Burdetto bid us remember that good things iu this world aro always cheapest. Spring water costs less thau whiskey ; a box of cigars will buy two or three bibles ; a state election costs more thau a revival of religion ; you cau sleep every Sab bath morning in church for nothing but a nap in a pullmau car costs you $2, tho circiu takes fifty cents, the ater costs $1, but tho missionary box is grateful for a penny -, the race horse ttcoops in $2,kH tho first day, while the church bazar lasts a week, works twenty-live or thirty of the best women iu America nearly to death and comes out $10 in debt. If you think of marring a woman, remember you marry three creatures, a young one, u middlii-nged one and au old one. Unless one or two die before their time you marry a wife, a mother and a grandmother. In her you marry a lot of people you do not know. You don't marry for to day, or for to-morrow, but for all sorts of situations. Ifbheis gentle and wise, and true, youhavo u bride, but not ouly for tho wedding day, but for sickness, aud for poverty, and old ago. If sho is handsome she will some day grow ugly, but if sho is good aud true she will stand wear. Try to know her before you take her. Scalps. In Ponnnvlvunin a lecrinlntivn in. vestieation revenU t hn fnpl Unit !St:r. (XK) was paid for the scnlps of certain alleged wil 1 animals, said scalps be ing found to havo bee, manufactur ed out of mules heads aud buffalo robes. In niue months. J0,0iH) was tmid for HlA killllliT f hilu.L-a ntnl owls, at fifty cents each, ami many parties were found to bo raising hawks and owls us a profitable in vestment. In many instances the various disbursing officers wero so ignorant of thn characteristics of these nuimals. t lmt, nil worts nf lien.1.4. of chickens, turkeys and various hirils wore palmed otl upon thorn. ftjrcn'iny. A good leal of the above is rot. Tho law is that thn bird or animal is to bo presented before tho justice or uotary, and the he:;d or scalp cut off in tho "presence of deponent and au elector of said county" iu which tho bird or animal was killod. It would requiro a fool or a knavo to cut a dead fox's scalp from n live mule's ear, and any justice who would cut a chicken's or turkey's head off and call it a hawk ought to havo his own hea 1 cut off and that of a jackass put on his shoulders. Raising hawks and owls for the scalps is moonshine. Let any one try it ami ho will find that that bus iness beats setting a Leghorn hon before sho is through laying. But this is tho kind of rot our city leg. islators, who don't know a fat hog from a barrel ou pegs put through themselves in order to increase the misery caused by a prolonged ses sion of the Pennsylvania legislature. Save the Woodland. The present Legislature would do well.to piws o bill jfl Serially reduc ing taxes ou woodland. At present the taxes on woodlaud are the same as any other kind of land, which creates a premium on the woodchop pers' axe. In order to realize from it owners of such laud havo trees re moved so that an opportunity may bo afforded for cultivating it. This is tho one great cause of so much destruction of our forests. Tho work of destruction will go ou just as long as the taxes on woodland re maiu at tho present rate. In order to save them the Legislatuo should speedily take action upon reducing tho taxes. Tho wholesale destruc tion of timber has materially effect ed our springs, aud has caused drouth where rain iu abundance would no doubt havo occurred. For this reason our farmers are prac tically losing more thau they realize from obliterating the forests ; but they will continue ou in the present course so long us tho taxes are tho same ou woodlaud 41s ou land from which they ostensibly derive more revenue. Snyder Still Wrestling With Death. Pout Trevokton. Pa., April 10. Ed. Post. The condition of young Suyder, who had his head crushed by a stouo throwu by his brother, is precarious. Occasional possibilities of recovery become visable, but sud den relapse adds only wildest mock ery to tho most hope ful rally. Tho peipetrator of tho crime is still at large, though liable to bo taken in to custody at any moment. Popular iudiguation is rife, aud should the wouuded mail die before au arrest is made, trouble may only bo averted by tho timely iuterferaucw of legal authorities. Mi'sical Coi.leok. Tho Spring Term opens May 1st, iu vocal and instrumental music. For catalogues address Henry B. Moyer, Freeburg, Pa. 3-23 J. Weiser, Esq., a prominent at torney of Middleburgh, was iu town ou Thursday. Ho brought Mr. H. Burns Smith here to attend school. Bums is a jolly, good uatured, good looking fellow, and if his enormous physique 1'oes not laud him on tho foot-ball.'teuui,we aro sadly mistaken. XsiwUbary Chronicle. How Some People Live. "Well, I don't liko to waste the postage," remarked a justice of the peace in tho presence of our reporter, as he cantiod a long list of accounts that a grocery man lfl left with him for collodion. "We infer from that that you havo not much confidence iu the honesty of tho creditors," said the reporter. "That's just it;" and taking his pencil ho summed up tho column of figures nnd it m i le nearljifour hundred dollars. After heari how tho man who had trusted out ln'4 goods had been forced to go out of business, and how somo who were (s debtors lived iu great style, held flice, belonged to honorable proft4ons, prnyod iu church, etc., it cre'id a desire 011 our part to knoViyiio belong to tho class of men who nsfrer pay thoir debts, and wo wereiWmitted to glance over the list. IfTwe would do as every news papefiould do. publish a list of the nauief -Jof those persons, it would surprhfi tho people. On great oc casioiiiTwhen sashos and uniforms are tfr order, soni.) cau b. seen iu costly fegilia. others wear good ciothfbut toil not neither do they spin l'ohers spend hundreds of dol lars iff politics for tho good of the country others drive out iu open barotches of a nice evening, while others draw big pensions from the government, aud others occupy high position of trust. Not one in the list firrdftors referred to has an appesrMice of poverty ; not one was over4!vfiil?ellod to apply to tho over seenjYJor relief by reason of had luck ill health ; not one ever had his nrtifj registered among tho do serving poor. This is tho class of po..SVhi break up merchant. ganizatAu of protective associations aud the Booner t hey aro "black listed and forced to pay their way like other people the sooner will tho bus hies men of the town enjoy a rea sonable degree of prosperity. A. Excursion Tickets to World's Fair. PENNSYLVANIA UAII.UOAIH MIEI.I Ml N IIV ANN'orVKMEN r. The Pennsylvania Railroa I (m pauy announces that the Trunk Liiie Pa-jseuger Committee has author ued tho r uli o 1 1 companies to sell excursion tickets to Chicago u ac count of tho World's Columbian Ex position ou a basis of si') from N'.-w York by fast express trains, and :32 by express trains sche l.ih-d to make tho run iu thirty-five hours or more. Proportionate rates will prevail from all stations iu Trunk Lino territory. The rouud trip rate from Philadel phia will bo $3i).5.) bv fast trains, and $2'.).2il by tho thirty -five-hour trains, starting from New York. From Washington and Baltimore the rate will be .31.31) by fast express trains, and ?27.i50 by slow trams. These tickets will not admit of a stop-off enroute, and cm bo used for a continuous passage only. The tickets will bo 011 sale from April 15th to October 3ith inclusive, and will bo, valid for return trip until November 15th, 1.)3. All tho lines leading to Chicago will sell tickets good for passage going by one route returning by an other, so that a person may go out by tho Pennsylvania lUilroad, and, if he wills, return by the New York Central, Baltimore and Ohio, Erie or any other trunk line, or go out by any other line, and return by tho Pennsylvania. Said a noted man of iU years, "my mother gave mo Downs' Eliir for coughs aud colds when I was a bo v." For sale by W. H. Beaver, Middle burgh, and J. Y. Saiiipscl), Centie ville. I. I havo now in stock all tho latest designs iu wall paper, which I will sell at but a slight advance nhovo wholesale rates. Paper hanging a specialty, and I respectfully solicit your piu tonago. J. C. Swinefokk, Middloburgh.Pu. Duties of Farmers In Regard to Fences. Written fur ihf Inwt. Wo supposed that tho law con cerning fences, was settled s but it seems from thn Post of tho frith of March, 1'.2 that there are still some controversies about it, and there fore wo proposo to give our views on it. On the 1th day of April lss:, the only general law that was on our statute books, which required tho owner of land to make fences to pre vent other people's horses, cattle, sheep and hogs from trespassing up on their lan 1 was tho old net of as sembly of IToo, which of late has be con, o quite familiar with our people. This old act of 1 7' N was repealed by tho legislature of Pennsylvania 011 tho 4th day of April, Iss 1. After this old act was repealed thero was no law that required the owner of lan. 1 to put up and main tain fences to keep other people's horses, cattle, sheep and hogs from trespassing on his land, and if any person's horses, cattle, sheep and hogs or any other animals of anoth er trespasses upon a man's land, the owner of tho laud can bring au ac tion of trespass against tho owner of such animals aud recover dam ages for tho trespass. This is un doubtedly tho law as it stands to day. Thero was, however, an act of as sembly passed oti the llthdiy of March, 14.!, (s.-o l L. lsu pago iV2 which regulated the keeping up and maintaining a partition or line fence between the owners of two udjoin iug tracts of land, but this effected no one except tho adjoining land owners. Under this act of a.ssemb adjoining owner land was - . .-. .. . nf,H;W a.ij not compelled to join in a division or lint; fence, if h did not want to, so that t entirely optional with him to join or uot as he liked. This is clearly decided in tho case of Dysart, vs. Leeds, 2 Barr t-s:. If, however, adjoining laud owners had a division or line fence between them and maintained it, yet, at any time, if one or the other desired to abandon that line fence he could do so. Burnside J. says iu delivering the opinion of the Supremo court that "Painter chooses to abandon the old partition fence aud build a new one within his own bouudry on his own land." "This he had a right to do ; any othercousl ruction would be inconsistent with the free enjoy ment of property." "Painter, vs. Ueese, 2 Barr 12. If the one aban dons tho old line fence he is not bound after that to assist iu main taining it." Painter, vs. Reese, 2 Barr 12(5 ; Itohrer, vs. Rohrer i5 Harris 3(57 ; Smith, vs. .Johnson 2ii P. F. Smith 11. l:ti. When this act of assembly of 112 was passed, and theso dosieions made by tho Supremo court tho old act of 1700 had not thou been repeal ed, and a laud -owner was bound to malic' fences to prevent -other peo ple's animals from trespassing upon their laud and therefore tho Judges iu those cases cited say they could abandon tho old fence aud mako a new 0110 on their own laud to pre vent other people's animals from trespassing on their land. But now this is not so, for thero is no law since the repeal of tho act of ITnii, to force a land-owner to make fence. All that an adjoining land-owuer ueed now do is to tell his adjoiner that ho abandons the old lino fence and that ho will not assistany furth er iu maintaining it, and that then ends tho fence matter between them. Then it becomes their duty as well as every ono elso to tako caro of their horsos, cattle, sheep, hogs and other animals aud prevent them from trespassing upon other people's land, and if thoy fail to do this, the hind-owner, fence or no fence, can bring an action of trespass against the o.v nor of tho animals and ni.iku them pay damages. Tho day has gone by, in this state, to compel an owner of hind to go to tho expense of making Knees to prevent other people's animals from doing them damage. It is a groat wonder that the people suffered such an act of assembly as tho act of 1700 to re main unrepealed as long as they (llt. but at last the lmustien nf if was Been and thn result was its re. peal by the Jeigislaturo of Ks:, and that is nn. I will lo thn end of all laws to force laud-owners to build fences to prevent other people's an imals from doinir damage to their land and crops in tho old state of I'ennsylvatna. The old Keystone State is a little slow to move, but when she does move it mean some thing. Friends of th'-; IJoI.I. .F H.Voit.-- I persons have paid their .-. . to the Post to th date-, I.. ' . . L ' 1 1 . iiit-ii 11. lines. .-11101111 ;ti,v . . li,.. occur in these credits or on y((i,r i 1 per please notif y us : Emanuel Wetel, S. S. Kelt. .achariali Deobler, Harvey S. ScheatTer. S. J. B arger, Charles E. Long, S. H. Moore .V Co., J. P. Kearns, Standard O.l Co.. Sowarra Bow. rsox. Jero Herbster, Wilham W. Mull. C. A. .Mdler. II H. Musser. David F. Krebbs. S. B. Oelnett. Amnion S. Walter. John Hetrick, W. I). Bdger, Sarah Dunkelberger, Celou Swineford, M. A. Yetter, Frank McAfeo, A. C. Smith, Jerome Oarniau, Jacob Walter, H. H. Renninger, Riley Kepler, E. E. Hiiuberger, Hon. S. p. Wool v.. rt on. W. H. Bower. L. J. Manbeck. Charles Ferhg, Mrs. A. J. Middleswarth D. C. Kepler, Jacobs. Newman. ving l.-n e April 1 :: Aug I. Aug. !.", ':.: April I, ':l April I, '(. April 1, ':l June I, ':i:t Oct. I, ''..'! Dec. 1. :v. April 1, '-.U Mav i:'.3 April lj':u J in. 1. !) I Jan. I. H Doc. Li, "X April I, "X April 1, '!)3 Feb. 1, '1)4 Aug. 1, ".)3 Feb. 15, "J3 Juno 1, !)1 Dsc. 1, '93 '" 1, '92 Nickols M iuf. Co.. S. H. H issinger, Frank C. Spaide, ( leo. A. Broine. Harry E. Bitter, Win. Snyder. Win. C. Herman, Isaac F. Sliniley, Thomas Watts, Daniel dangler, J. R. Ferstcr. Calvin Bowersox. Caroline Miller, Jonah NerliooiJ, 1). I.. Nerliooil, I). It. Wagner, W. II. (oil, John II. Kerstetter. ''.13 ': '! :3 Jan. i9i. April 1. ''.13 April 1, ''.l.'t Nov. 20, ".1:2 April 1, ':)4 Dee. 1, :i:i Aug. I, Jan. 1. April I. ' . Jan. I. Juiv I.".. April 1. July 1. Jiu. I. April 1. .It No-. 1. x; J in. 1, '' 1 Jan. 1. 'hi Oct. 1, ':: Sept. l.-i. April 1, ":i:s April 1. April 1,1. ";i:: Oct. 1, ;i;i April 1. :u bill, t, !l.t April 1, ''';; April in, ill ct. 1, .July 1, :; The trout season opeiies on. Satur day, but the streams ale yet too high and the air too cold fur success ful angling. The two men arrested and placed iu jail for breaking into S. 'oi' store are tramps and they refuse to give their names. Tile III. I N.,.111,, Hull lli;, .in.l i(n ..ln,,- , !,,,, Ill plu.v Allele I lie ( k-l.-.l 11.1. 1: 1, billhj; In Hi.. ,'..l lll'iMik l;i' tn.l.v. Tin- MuleiH .UT I '! m:iiiiip', .m i M. h,.a , , ll ' II.' L,Mtl'. -One . i s ,'ul t II. I, ll.- I'u.J, ,,,, . . ,, ,j lUn.; i... it. Tho Oliver chilled plow aud ail tho repairs down to the smallest U.lt are always kept iu stock at W. t,.,; , Cash Ston., S'.s iiielonl, To List. --The contract for building a dwelling house. Who wauls tin job' For particulars cull ou or ad dress. W. H. Km pp, Troxelvillc, l,x. SHINOLKS : shixc.les:: We have j iis.t received liKi.iioo Michigan White Pino Shingles. If in need of any pleaso call and examine. Prices nro as follows : No. 1 .Sj.'N) pt r No. 2 (.5 s3.:m per M. A. H. Ui.su .V. Sun, Swineford, Pa.
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