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tEMS of LOCAL INTEREST
fmt fl W. Herman and family
Lnt Sunday at Selinsgrove.
HI of the rmblio schools in Frank-
V township will open on Monday
v.ev. Joshua Sehanibacb. of York.
L. , gave the Tost a pop call on Sat-
lay.
fn unite of all news item to the
utrary, the oldest inhabitant is
vcr dead.
Oihlly enough it is the conver
sion with no point to it that bores
ie quickest.
.Tosenh Drcese and wife, of Pitts-
tig, spent several days lust week
th 1. E. UIsIi'b.
l'eter Bubb and family, of near
nvertown, were tho guests of K.
Walter's over Sunday.
I'Mitor Burns, wife and baby, of
o Wiconisco 7'ime, spent Sunday
ith relatives in this place.
prs. O. M. Shindel has gono to
Luiokin to spend a week with bel
li her, ex-Sheriff Eiaonhart.
Jllon. Charles Miller and wife, of
nr Salom, were the guests of their
n, Dr. Goo. Miller, on Sunday.
Wanted. 50,000 bushels of apples,
ill on or address J. I. Binoamax,
Beaver Springs, Pa.
Editor Aurand of the Adamsburg
'erahl has returned from his trip
the World's Fair and, is delighted
tint.
Ladies oil grain, band-made, out'
u shoes just the thing for out
iot work, for Bile by V. I. Gar
in, Middleburgh, Pa.
Mrs. James Specht, of Adams
irg, and her daughter, Mrs. Dr. A.
. Smith, visited friends iu town on
turday of last week.
The foundation walls of A. S.
(aver's new house are completed
d the carpenters have commenced
)ik on the frame-work.
1'ou Sale A pneumatic tiro bi-
le. Will be sold cheap. Call on
aadress 0. L. Mauus,
Swineford, Fu.
Btobert Meusch, wife and baby, of
ousburg, Centre county, wero
ITUOSts of his unci, ihn n.litor
the Post, several days last week.
pkeriff Bolender last week present-
us with a radish, raised in his
uoa, that measured 17 inches in
?Q inference and weighed 7 pouu ..
L. Herman, teacher of our
amniar school, moved hi h
BJ goods from Hartleton to thin
ice last week and is now u f ull-
Mged citizen.
. S. Hassinger and Charles Boyer,
Faxtonville. snent two dava at
koiniels "Wharf last week and
iRht CO bass, which made a bushel
asure chuck full.
Sb.nry S. Stetler writes us from
too, O.: "Times are hard. Mou-
Octree Democratic times, those.
trraa for McKiuloy 1 "Watch Ohio,
nothing is going to drop !" ""
land-sided and hand-pegged
ts of all sizes, styles aud varieties
ficludhig fine dress boots, lum-
man's boots, hunting boots, &c,
airaan's, Middleburgh, Pa.
wn. G. Alfred Schoch and wife,
Y Sue Mensch aud W. W. Wit-
myer and family are among tho
"her who took advantage of the
lays' excursion to the World's
Ir on Monday.
ov. Kohler pleached his Harvest
iue sermon in the Itefornied
"reb Sunday evening. Tho church
beautifully decorated and
wed a lavish display of the fruits
jibe summer.
Advertised list of letters in the
Mluburgh post-ofiloe : George
chile, Mr. J. K. Pocksal, Mr. T.
Purkor, Mr.' Goorgo Border, Mr,
8. S. Gilbert, Mr. O. L. Grant,
Ms Lizzie Kan, Mr. gyrus Bacor,
r. Stephen Inroy.
J. W. Ruxki.e, T. M.
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER
The kiln of brick for the new bank
building was lighted on Sunday
night at half past twelve, and will
bo fiuished about Saturday.
J. W. Runklo of the firm of Iliin
klo & Walter, accompanied by his
wife, left on Monday for tho eastern
cities to buy their full stock of goods.
School directors and teachers of
Franklin township are requested to
meet at Franklin school Louse on
Saturday, Oct. 7th, at 2 o'clock, p. ra.
J. B. Entf.ulixe, Pres.
Tho weekly statement of tho pen
sion officers show that tho total
number of claims now pending is
7X,27:). The total number of cases
rejected during hist week was 4.317
and thoso allowed 1,771.
A citizen may vote who has not
been registered provided ho can
prove his residence, but he must
have paid state or county tax that
was assessed within two years. Oc
tober 7th is tho List day on which
tax can bo paid.
If a$ian owes you a bill and can
not pay it, don't crowd him. If ho
is honest ami deserving, help him.
If you duo him, other men may fol
low your example and crowd him to
tho wall, when a little breathing
time will enable him to get through
successfully. This is a tiiuo for men,
to help each other.
Allium ii ill c!i?llL Tim nnno of
tho cricket, cool nights, squirrel
snooting and dying off vogotatlon
are sure precursors of tho setting in
Of the autumnal irnnnn Hnnn ihn
V
foilageof tho mounUJna will ik1
on every hue, and our forests look
ns beautiful as a flower irordon.
Then Will come bleak winter, aud it,
too, will havo its charms.
The whipping post has been re
vived iu Delaware. On Saturday
nine negroes and thrcu white men
wero lashed by the sheriff at New
castle and his arm wus w ell tired
when he got through with tho job.
All the criminals were convicted of
larceny, and besides tho whipping
will bo confined in prison for dif
ferent periods according to tho
grade of offence.
Tho cheapest property to-day in
America is timber laud. Its advance
has not beeu rapid siuco the panics
during tho seventies. Tho demand
for wood pulp, tho wanton destruc
tion by firo of our forests, tho iu
creaso iu our population and many
other causes all aro tending to make
timber more valuable. If you own
woodland anywhere, hang on to it,
if you havo to live on acorns and
water.
Winter, according to Dr. Ira
Hicks, will begin with storms of
more or loss severity about tho mid
dle of November, and "March will
prolong it at tho last. We may rou
nouably say that wo expect upon the
whole, a hard winter." He adds a
word of advice : "We candidly think
that tho man who begins oarly uud
prepares well for a disagreeable uud
hard winter will have no rogrots,
but cause for rejoicing.
The famous "Boonastiel" letters,
by the editor of the Middleburgh
Post, havo boon printed in a hand
some volumo. Tliey are written in
Pouusi'lvania' Dutclr, and many
havo been widely copied. Tho book
contains about lr) of Boonastiol s
productions ami costs only $1.50.
You get a hundred dollars worth of
amusing reading out of it, ami two
hundred dollars in tho morid con
tained in tho letters. Centra Hall
Jltportcr.
Francis Murphy, tho great tem
perance advocato, says drunkenness
is on tho decrease in this country.
He attributes this in u great mean-
nr to tho fact that men havo found
rmf Hint, thov cannot succeed in bus-
iness iu these days of eager compoti
t;,,i. without bavins? all thoir mental
resource at command, aud that in
dulgence in that which intoxicates
impairs mental vigor. Business
men have come to the conclusion,
not only that they must not drink,
but that thoy must not poruiit thoir
employees to uo so.
A Child Pets A Copperhead.
On last Saturday near Birming
ham, a littlo girl waudered from her
home out into the woods aud only
after an absenco of an hour or more
was she missed by tho family. A
search was made for her and it was
not long before she was discovered
by an elder brother toying with a
hugo copperhead suake iu the bush
es. Strnnge to say that tho snake
didn't seem at nil concerned, as tho
littlo one scraped a stick up and
down its back but rather seomod to
enjoy tho situation. Th brother
was almost paralyzed when ho saw
what was going on and slippiug up
behind the little one he despatched
tho reptilo with a club. It measur
ed three feet ono inch and is one of
tho most poisonous of its species.
Tho littlo child cried heartily be
cause the snake had been killed and
oven wanted to take tho carcass
home.
It may not bo generally known,
but all the tax collectors electod
next February are to bo electod for
a term of tlireo years, as per the act
of the legislature passed last May,
which says : "Tho qualified voters
of boroughs and townships in the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall,
on tho third Tuosday of February
after the passage of this act and
triennially thereafter, vote for and
elect 0110 fiuatinod porson for tax
collector, who shall serve for three
ye
Communion serves will id held
at the different churches on tho fnl;
lowing dates : At Beavertown, Oct
8th, at 10 a. in. ; Black Oak Ridge,
Oct. 15th, at 10 a. m. ; Troxelvillo,
Oct. 22d, at 10 a. m., at Hassinger's
the same day at 2 o'clock, p. ni. ; and
at McClure, Oct. 2!tb, at 10a. m.
The Preparatory Services at the dif
ferent places will bo held on Satur
day, p. m., previous to their com
munion except at Hassingor's, which
will bo held on Saturday at 10 a. in.
J. N. Wetzi.er, Pastor.
There is mtich character to bo soen
in the mouth as iu tho eye. Thin lips
indicate a bad temper. Full,
thick lips indicute too great an
appreciation of the food things of
this world. A mouth that turuB up
at tho corners shows a merry good
hourted tompraiuent ; corners that
turn down show n diurnal, gloomy
aud often cruel disposition. A
mouth too largo is coarse i one too
small betokens lack of duiracter.
So says an olwcrvant writer.
The veritable Tom Harter has
placed himself squarely before tho
pooplo an an author, and has placed
on tho market his famous "Boona
steil'' letters iu book fori. The
publication of the letters in the
weekly issue of the Post has groat ly
enhanced tho value of the paper and
largely increased its circulation.
Now that tho lettors are offered in
book form at a moderate price it will
distribute ft vost amount of good
natured fun based on good common
seuso and will afford a ploasuut pas
time for the coming long winter eve
nings. tfelinngrovo Timea,
Last wintor a bill was presontod
in the Legislature which provided
that whore no truo bill was found by
tho grand jury the justico of tho
peace who sent tho case, to court
was to pay tno costs, xno purposo
of the bill was to put a stop to send
ing all sorts of potty cases to court,
and while wo can t recall all tho inor-
itsof the moasure, it would have put
an end to such cases as that against
Mr. John Noll, of Kelly, which was
ignored by Union County grand
jury on Monday. There should bo
some way of protecting private in
dividuals aud a tax paying public
from the carelessness, and in many
instances stupidity, of the averago
county 'Squire. Lewitiburj Sttr
day a JVews. ,
New Goods. I have received La
dios Dress Goods, Tricots and Suit
ings which will be Bold at bottom
prices for cash or for produce. No
admission frco to all. Come and
Bee. J. W. Swartz,
Middleburgh, Pa.
00., PA, OCTOBER 5, 1893.
For Whom Do Women Drew ?
The Boston Oloba recently fired
this interesting query at its readers.
The Bhot provoked a broadside of
opinions from a multitudo of pooplo
The question is ono that always in
terests tho public. A largo propor
tion of American citizens hold that
women dress to pleaso tho men. An
other class equally numerous insist
that they project and execnto ele
gant toilets in ordrr to provoke the
admiration and envy of other wo
men. Tho obvious truth is that wo
men clothe themselves iu tasteful and
beautiful fabrics because they are
women
It is a fact to bo thankful for that
all the fads of all the reformers in
creation cannot reform tho inherent
delight of tho civilized woman in
beabtiful and graceful things. She
loves dainty gowns, Slowing lices,
pretty jewels and jaunty bonnets be
cause it is the feminine uaturo to do
so. She arrays horsulf as sho arrays
the interior of her home, as becom
ingly as her purso and tho mandates
offlashion will let hor, not because
she wants to dazzle other women or
fascinato tho tuasculiiio sex, but be
cause she craves neatness, refine
ment and artistic charm.
If the civilized woman dwell alone
on an inline sho would call tho pret
tiest flowers for a corns go boquet
and choose to eat and sleep in the
pleasantest and cleanest place she
could find, If sho lived in a coun
try without a wan In U, sho would
till regard the fit aud huo of hor
tiuioi2ttv tti uUvkjis vjf tiRsiWinl im
portance'
Of cblrrse women are not unmind
ful of the' opinion of tho opposite
sex. They like' aduirutwn when it
is respectful, ami tuey are n great
leal happier when thoir dress is
cordially praised by tho ono partic
ular man whoso approbation they
value above most things terrestial.
But they select their garb primarily,
not to gain masculine tLittery, but
in obodienco to tho dominant in
stinct which makes the modern wo
man a constantly refining and up
lifting force.
AD.VMSBUKG.
Jack Front has made bis appear
ance and coiiHqiiently the nights are
cool. . ..The Fair held by the Ladies
Aid Society of tho Lutheran Church
was a success, notwithstanding the
iuclemoncy of tho weather. They
realized 41. 11.... Mrs. II. J. Smith
of Dalmatia and Mrs. J. G. Crouso
of Middle-burg spout u few days with
tho family of 11. I. Romig. . ..Our
publio Bclnools opened ou Monday
with a largo attendance. . . .C. P.
Swengel has again resumed work in
his new oro mine.... Tho Klingler
Bros, aro busy threshing for our
farmers. . ..II. I. Romig has received
the finest lino of stoves in those
parts. Any one in need of a stove
should examine thein. . . .Mr. and
Mrs. Grove, of York county, visited
J.. O. Keinpfor and family. .. .Re v.
Fuhs and Roubeu Dreeso attended
tho Central Petiu'a Synod which
was in session at Bellofonto, Tho
former was cullod homo to preach
tho funeral sermon for Win. Specht's
child which was buried on Sunday
... .Henry Rathfon, of Middleburgh,
and Annio Brown, of this place,
wore marriod. .. .Michael Beaver is
painting tho new parsonage. . . .Miss
Spigolmeyor. of Hartleton, is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Isaao Ulsh...
Tho K. of CI. K. held an open meet-
ins? ou Friday evening. . . .The it. A.
R. has moved its place of meeting to
tue unocoupicil scIiooI-Iiouho. . ..Mrs
Lev. nainuel (ireen)ioe. oi West
Milton, is visiting here.... It is re
ported that wo aro to havo n cold
storage establishment at this place
mistakex Souls Y ho JJkeam or
Bliss." Tho following marriage li
censes have boon grautod sinco our
last publication :
Frank K. Bowersox, W. leaver t wp
( Mary J'j. ureose.
SIX C.Weik, Milton
"E.Truckeuiniller, Lock Haven, Pa
S Iloury P. Rathfon, Swineford
) Annie L. Brown, Adamsburg
Jas. J. Pawling, Middlecroek twp
(luima ttl. lloubii, Vubiiiugtou
"Clerk In Charge of a Crew."
Wo aro pleased to loam that our
friend A. S. Pawling, of Lowisburg,
has 'again been promoted this tiiuo
into class .1, or "clerk in chargo of a
crow" the highest clerk in tho ser
vice, with his salary increased from
!I,t:i0to!i!l,:iiV). Tho following let
ter from Supt. Jackson expliins it
self :
Nnv Youk, N. Y., Sept. 2:ird, ".:.
A. S. Pawuno, Kg., Ci.khk.
; I beg to enclose herewith
the notification from the General
Superintendent announcing vmr ad
vancement to class .") with an increase
of pay to !I.:.imi per annum.
, It is gratifying to know that this
is a recognition of tho superiority of
your record in case examinations
and car work ; and I have every
reason to think that in the discharge
of tbe more responsible duties which
now fall to your lot, von will con
tinue to maintain a high standard of
excellence. Respectfully,
P. Ii. Jackson, Supt.
SKUNSUKOVK.
Miles (). Wetzel, the Water St.
coal merchant, made n trip to Liver
pool, Pa., his former home over
Sunday on his bicycle. . . .Geo. Davis
and family left last Saturday for
Curweusville, Pa., to visit at the
homo of our former townspeople,
Win. F. Kckbert and family. . . .The
following persons slatted for tho
World's Fair ou Monday morning :
Rov. W. A. Haas. Roscoe C. North,
Mrs. F. J. Wagenseller ami son
Harry, and Chauney F. Keeley. The
following returned from the World's
rair last Saturday evening : Mr
Mr . i '
11
J.
Sc'.nuie, vmw ouwdA nn,l ru
11. Lisa.... Miss Vickie itoi'..
is visiting friends at Lowisburg
Mrs. Claude Kloso and young daugh
ter are visiting Mrs. Klose's parents,
Valentine Bolig'B. . . .Two of the Isle
of Quo school teachers have been
suspended by the directors for ab
senting themselves without permis
sion. .. .Rev. James F. Beaten, a
missionary of the General Council
Lutheran Church at Salt Lake City,
lectured on Mormonism in the 1st
Lutheran church of this place on
last Sunday evening to a large aud
ience Rev. Samuel J. Ulrich of
our city was licensed to preach the
Gospel last Saturday evening at the
meeting of the Central Synod at
Jellefoute, Pa., last week. Mkxtoic.
KRATZKl tVlLLi:.
Farmers are busy husking corn
and cutting their winter wood....
Jacob Stahluecker was the guest of
Charles Herman on Sunday after
noon.... Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Hummel Sundayed at Benjamin
Kline's. .. .Daniel Trutt and daugh
ter mingled with friends at Oriental
over Hunday J. C. Klingler at
tended tho Lewisburg Fuir last week
.The schools of Jackson town
ship opened to-day (Monday). We
hope tho teachers will do their dti
ties.... The church council of the
Lutheran aud Reformed church
should see Unit the window-panes
that wore broken by tho recent hail
storm are re-placed with new ones
Tuko care of tho "House of God"' as
you would of your own Our town
was well represented ut tho Lewis
burg Fair last week.... Rev. Batus,
of Salt Lake City, Utah, a Lutheran
missionary, gave s very able lecture
ou tho Mormons of that place. Let
tho Churches of the East try to ban
iHh poligamy from our couutry. The
Reverend will never 1m forgotten by
our good people. May lie go forth
iu his chosen calling is tho wish of
tho writer. Caksau.
CHESTNUT RIDGE.
Mr. T. R. Solomon, of New Berlin
made a business trip to this place
last week. . . .Mrs. Emma Walborn is
ou the sick-list. ; . .Mr. A. W. Pontius
our champion lislu rinan, while fish
ing two duys ut Shamokin Dam
last week, caught twenty-seven bass
four weighing eight pounds and
half and one two pounds aud a halt
....Uscar hmeltz is a happy man
since a new boy came to his house
. . . .Martin Maurer of near Now Ber
lin visited at Henry Pontius on Sun
day. . . .Mr. Albert of New Berlin vis
ited in this placo on Monday.
J. S,
NO. 351
BEAVERTOWN.
Mr. Elmer Boush, of Detroit.
Mich., has lately relumed homo to
seo his parents and many friends
who greeted his return. Ho is ac
companied by his cousin, Mr. Binga
man, of tho north-west end of Ohb.
Mr. B v.ish was formerly of Beaver
town, but the last year aud a half la
passed in Detroit, where he is doing
an excellent business. Mr. Boush is
a man of high character and of the
kind of man who will make true suc
cess in life. The good wishcB of all
go with him. . . .This morning (Mon
day) I paid a vi.Mt to a fow schools
and havo seen the libraries there.
Indeed it is nice. I was most favor
ably struck with (ho idea of having
the children freely supplied will,
books. We are now ready to tal;e
another step uud Lave u general
graded system of schoc.i in our
townships ; to Lave in each town
ship six or seven or as many months
of school as desired, but, iu addition,
to have in every towimhip, or at
some suitable distance, a high
school of longer term (or different
terms i where algebra, geometry,
Latin ami Greek, aud various other
higher branches have to be taught
free of charge, so as to afford every
poor child an extended education us
tho age now demands ; and to give
to every person iu tho district, after
they have passed a certain grade iu
their own schools, tho privilege of
attending tho high or town school
as it may bo called, to further extend
i.m nu'Ruuu. At is noining lor a
J'unff Pers.
'- 1 for an
w .. 'fie; "J ii:..roi, -hoof
and si ill have Ins boarding
om home. It just gives them that
leulth aud developed zeal so import
ant to them later in taking a college
ourse. Merely (o extend the term
f school iu the townships, as c. g. in
Snyder county, from six to seven
months, us some may suggest, witb-
ut taking Hie principle of advance
ment carefully in consideration, iu
self not much would be gained :
r the scholars by earnest study
would soon find themselves at the
ci minus, and from then on they
have to review year after year: or.
f they wish to advance further, they
have to go to somo academy or pre
paratory school ut College. Then it
cgins to cost. The poor cannot af
ord it, and it does not mutter
whether it is far or near, boarding
and tuition must be paid. Yea. 1
know a number of young men of
very bright minds iu places wheie
there are but six months of school
who have reached tho terminus, and
who earnestly longed to extend their
education and inquired tome con
cerning the matter j but there was
always beforo them tho brazen wall
the exiM'iisc. The above matter is
no reflection in tho least ou the lead-
rs. They havo their course before
them that they have to follow but
it shows tho great need of a higher
extended method of education in
ouct'ountry schools. The principles
of integrity and stability of charac
ter that our country so much needs
need especially to be developed from
tho country ; and our noble men of
tho country ought to be sent to
places of public trust ; but to do
this they must be fully equipped;
heiico our country schools must be
on a duly graded position so that
tho sons of the farmers and all the
poor havo equal privileges of the
rich and of those in the cities and at
tho samoliiuebe under the care of
their parents to afford u full devel
opment of that character that our
country needs. The extended sys
tem of graded schools is not near so
expensive us a more extended com
mon school. X.
I) I HI).
Nellie H. Shilling, child of Samuel
Shilling and Lizzio L. Baumgarduer,
died at the homo of Adam Baum
garduer, near Lowell. Snyder coun
ty, Sept. 2ii, lh'J;i, uged 1 year, !1 mos.
and 11 days.
On Sept. 2, of consumption, Mr.
Jacob Nevhood, of near Troxelvillo,
aged 5;l years, 2 months and 21 days.
The deceased had beeu a soldier of
the bile rebellion and was buried
with military honors.
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