' ' ....... , . .... W ..... . . V . , .! I T ' ' ' THE POST THE POST t impht1onlly NKWB PAPKH, forth rxnlen! bjr tl I'mplfc J' col umns are olwnyx open for tm dlsoiiMi.m of topin of Interest to IU patron. T't rim 'v ti nlltnr. II lsnipt'iwi"ivirtn." It tti'iirn no'Tolliir." It ri"WT il.idirvcl ii imue, A till IX'VIT Hull! OUt, tiiiiTiini" .-.toncf8' 1- iW" VOL. 30. MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO.. PA., DECEMBER 7, 1893. NO. 17. ITEMS of LOO AL INTEREST Generally when a mau feels the need of economy he thinks it ought to begin with hit wife. W. W. Smith of Paxton, Dauphin county, spent Sunday with his uncle, John I Smith. Minn Mabel Wittonmyer anil II. Burns Smith of Bucknell, spent Wunday with their parents at this place. The world has very little respect for the religious profession of a man who doos not make an honest effort to pay his debts. FhilipSpaide and Jos. Clolan, who were engaged at bricklaying in Low istown, finished their job and re turned home on Saturday. On Saturday night wo had another snow fall of about 5 inches and the rain on Sunday packed it so tightly that sleighs wore brought into uso as a mode of travel. A lot in the north-west corner of State and Washington Street, Chi euro, purchased by the Stewart es tale in 1H84 for $500, recently sold fcr $1,4K),000. A York county farmer fed un cround wheat to his stock, and now nourns the loss of four of his most 7aluable horses. Wheat is a very rood feed, when used ground with ;orn or oats, but it is a riHky busi ness to feed alone and unground. Notice to Tax-ptfrs. The col ector of taxes for Franklin town- hip will be at Middleburgh on Tues lav cfcourtweek to receive all taxes Jtor Dec. 19 five rpr cent, will be . .died to all out:? taxes. Tw nchanf"nsox. CoL Letter put your money in the bank The country is filled with tramps who have no hesitation in garroting and breaking into your house and robbing you. Afraid of the cities, for there they are watched, thoives and highwayyen have taken to the couutrv. Tho banks are safe. Place your money in their vaults and j-ou will sleep easier. The Pennsylvania railroad officials have been notified to be in readiness when called upon some time botweou this date and December 20 to trans port the Krupp guns, which fonum' such a u imposing exhibit at the World's Fair, Chicago, toBaltiuioro, at which port they will be shippec to Germany, our government having declined to purchase the same. Few persons, says an exchange, know what is meant by a size in in the matter of coats, shoes, &c, A size in a coat is an men, a size in underwear is two inches, a size in a sock is one inch; in a collar oiie-half an inch, in a shirt one-half an inch, gloves one-quarter of au inch, and hats one-eighth of an inch. IIoos ! Hoas ! The undersi suet will have 30 choice head of Polan China and Yorkshire Shoats at John II. Moyer's stables in Middleburgl: during court week. They will be sold at private sale and there will be a bargain in it for persons uoeding shoats and lino brood bows. Neii A. Fees, Beavertowu, Pa, The mountains are dotted with huuting camps this season and the woods uro full of hunters, and no wonder, for it is delightful sport to chase the panting deer by day and circle about the camp-fire at nii:ht to recount the day's exploits and lis ten to story and song. The appetite is whetted to such an edge that even a hopeleHB dyspeptic becomes a rav euous eater und the provender van ishes till too soon for the boarders It has been the fashion for some timo to donounco the Fuglish spar rows, and some of the states huvo , even legislated against them, but a new discovery may bring thoso pro lific and pugnacious little birds into favor again. They are now credited with Idevouring the larvio of the horse hot fly ; and some observers claim that the horse bot has become almost unknown in certain localities since the advent of the sparrow. Columbia county Roller Process Buckwheat Flour for sale by J. W. Swartz. It is the finest. 2t. "Mistaken Souls Who Dream or Buss." The following marriage li censes have been granted since our ast publication : Joseph Hummel, Sharaokin Dam. ) Anna M. Wagner, Kratzerville. Levi Bailey, Monroe township. J Amelia Bilger, Centre township. iChas. A. Maurnr, Jackson twp. Fidith M. Sassaman, Union county. Calvin S. Rathf on, West Perry twp. ( Mary Martiu, Maze, Pa. Chas. Conrad, (Cora Gumby, Shamokin, Pa. Chapman twp. We have received from the pub lishers, th9 two great rival marches : "Protective Tariff Grand March," and "Free Trade Grand March. Tho formor is by the well known author. Will L. Thompson, of East Liverpool, Ohio. The latter is by Wm. Lamartine, an author of equal talent, and both pieces are beautiful, bright and showy marches of medium ilifliculty for the piano or organ Price 40 cents each. They are for sale at all music stores, or may be procured from Mr. Thompson at one-half price. One firm alone has ordered 15,000 copies. The Post is not run for love, nor glory, nor honor, but for money, aud as next week is court wo expect to hIiow evidenco in our "Roll of Hon or" that wo are not misunderstood, We know times aro hard, but the amounts due us are so small to you and yet so many that they amount to a great deal to us. The women are the great stand-bys of the Post, and we ask of you, ladies, to call the attention of your husbands t the mailing tab on this weeks' p pjr, -ad if in arcenrg, Teqiiest oi them to "cough up" a dollar and a half for the editor. Another writer gives tho following as a sure cure for diphtheria : My method is to give the child at once, one tablespoonful of spirits of tur pentine, following within a few min utes by an average doso for ago of maguesia, and then to gargle with tho spirits every one, two or three hours, according to tho severity of the case, although this can hardly be repeated too often. The internal done is to bo repeated once daily, followed each timo by tho magnesia, which diverts its action from the kidneys, and the gargling is to be coutinuod for two or thrco days af ter all the false membrane has dis appeared. Young men who nro tho "steady company" of the young ladies, if their attentions are not serious, should bo a "lectio" just a "leetlo" bit careful. A jury in New York has just decided that implied eugago ment to marry goeH even if Micro is no regular declaration, and the Su preme Court says it is law. Accord ing to this it is not necessary that the young man should "pop," not even that he should have "asked Popper." Iu tho case referred to tho swuiu had attended her to aud from church and prayer-meeting for more than two years, and occasion ally took her to public entertain ments. The farthest ho over went was to say : "If I livo I will niako you happy" and ho did for tho jury awarded her a verdict for W,000. J. F. Krebbs, of Walla Walla, Washington, made us a pleasant call on Friday. Mr. Krebbs is a son of Isaao Krebbs, of Troxelvillo, and has not been home for sixteen years. None of his relatives knew him oven his father failed to recognize him. lie is quite an intelligent gen tleman, a good conversutiouulits, and has had extensive experience iu travel. Ho is in tho employ of tho Western Union Telegraph Coiu pnuy and is "Chief Lineman" from Spokane, Washington, to Hunting don, Oregon. Walla Walla is a city of about 9,000 inhabitants, and ho informs us that any one can at most any time take his rod and line aud catch all the speckled mountain trout ho can uso right in tho city limits, while boar uro ho plentiful that when thoy want anything to eat they come right into town for it. Five Deer Two on One Shot. The Kratzerville hunting party passed through our town ou Friday on their return home from a two weeks' hunt in Little Valley, having with them five deer two bing docs, one a spike, the other a three prung and the other a four-prung buck. The one doo was shot by Di. Frank Wagenseller, the spike-buck by Phares Herman, and tho other three by George Spaid. Mr. Spaid had the remarkable good luck of bring ing down the two big bucks on one shot. They came up to within twenty five yards of him breast to breast and stopped. At the report of his shot-gun tho four-prung buck drop ped dead in his tracks. Tho other fellow started to ruu and received tho contents of tho other barrel, which caught him in tho horns, and ho ran about half a inila where a dog "stood" him in a little pond of wa ter and a Mr. Bell shot him. J. II Hendricks had "pinked" this fellow iu tho neck with a buckshot, but the wound would not have boen fatal. Hence in hunters' parlance, Mr. Spaid is entiled to tho proud distinction of having brought down over threo hundred pounds of ven ison on one shot. Tho boys felt proud, and wo must admit that we envied them a little, just a little. Nevertheless wo rejoice with them for wo havo measured ground with them and know thorn to bo entitled to every distinction as skillful hunters. A Student Suicides At New Berlin. John Bowersox, a student of Cen Tld Pa. College, New Berlin , cl mittod suicide "by shooting on Weduesday last. Our informant says he hud boen acting strangely for sotno days past ; that ho bor rowed a revolver from a classmate ostensibly for tho purposo of hunt ing in tho neighborhood, this on Wednesday morning. Shortly after dinner two reports were heard from his room and a heavy fall. His room was immediately entered, when ho was discovered dyingfrom tho effects of tho two shots fired into his breast. No causo for tho act is known, ex cept that ho uiUHt havo been insane. His age is about 10 years. His father, Mr. Frank Bowersox, of Pennsylvania Furnace, Centre Co., was notified by wire from Mifflin burg, aud came on for tho remains. The sad event has caused deep gloom at the Institution, as well as iu tho village. Leirisbury Chron icle. Tho father of tho unfortunate youth was formerly from this coun ty and is a brother to our townsman, Curt in Bowersox. Wo deeply sym pathize with the family. Protective Association By Our Merchants. The merchants of Centre Hall havo organized a branch of tho Business Men's Association, of which branches are existing in scores of towns ia this state. It is likely that inside of ten days tho merchants of every town iu our valley will have organ ized branches of the association. Tho object of tho association is to protect its members against losses by dead beats, men who buy on tick aud refuso to pay au honest debt, a shame which so many wear. When a customer has purchased on credit from a member of tho Pro tective Association and afterwards refuses to pay, tho merchant reports tho name of tho dead beat to tho as sociation and no merchant is al lowed, under a heavy penalty, to Bell such u delinquent anything on cred it until ho has paid his honest debt to tho merchant whom, he had sucked iu. If vou don'tl puy your debt nt one place youfenn't buy cn credit at any other. For business men to thus stand by each other for mutual protection is perfectly proper j it strikes nt a vicious practice that is meaner than stealing aud how mauy would-be respectable people wear the brand of it. Centre J lull Reporter, Remarkable Instinct of a Dog. Frank.Sholler of Monroe township, is tue owner of a dog with a remark able homing record, as the following incident will show : Some time in the fall of 1M2, Mr. Sholler, who is a blacksmith, went to Indiana to work for his brother. He ia a great hunter, and thinking he could put Homo of his spare time in that sport he took his dog with hiia. This spring, in February, he returned home, and had tho dog cratod and expressed toNelinsgrovo. When Mr. Sholler reached homo ho found his dog had not yet arrived. He waited awhile and then ' becom ing anxious about the animal, he sent an "express tracer" out, which resulted iu tho unsatisfactory intel ligence that tho dog had escaped from his crate at Pittsburg and could not bo recaptured. Finally the empty crato arrived in Melius grore and Mr. Sholler paid !?t.V) expfessago thinking the company would not only refund him this mon ey but make good the loss of tho dog, which ho considered very val uable. Four weeks had elapsed and Mr. Sholler had given up all hope of evor,seeing nun again, when one Sunday morning upon opening his door he found his dog on tho porch. Thoy met like old acquaintances The dof which had been black and dirty from anvil dust when shipped was as white and clean as a napkin from the washings he got in swim ing the streams across tho state. Telling a Man By His Shake. , T.A win uhalfA liiinilti with n man 4yU tell you something ubout his extractor," said apbysieian to tho delegate. 'The firm, heart hand shake of a sincere man mny bo rather rough, so that one; is taught ho has a grip, but it iiulicntes stamina. While denoting ubsoneo of tact and refinement, it points to strength of character. The hesitat ing, insinuating hand that slips away from you easily belongs to the clever mau. It's peculiar to the Irish. Its owner is shrewd, never embarrassed and skilled tit repartee. llio utibby huiul that returns uu pressure belongs to the man who would not go out of his way to meet you. The quick, nervous handshake of an excitable, nervous tempera ment and its opposite, theperveless, passive ono belongs to persons in ill health. The hand that threatens to collapse in yours means deceit. It is tho same with the mau whoso hand feels like that of a snake. Idlers shake harder and longer than other people. Such a shako im presses me much as a loud speech that has nothing iu it. They Run the "Flyers." The exaction that modern railroad speed makes on the physical stamina of railroad men is demonstrated in tho fact that seven engineers are re quired to take tho Chicago flyers out and 7 back, says the Boston Trauscript. Tho running timo be tween New York and Chicago is twenty hours and tho average speed is forty-eight miles uu hour. Each engineer aud engine runs three hours. Machine aud man return with a slow train to the starting point to relievo the strain on both. Then tho engineer is given forty hours' rest before he goes on the flyer again. This rest is absolute, no work of any kind being required. Though tho uverago speed is forty eight miles an hour, tho locomotive must at some points be driven at sixty or more. Tho physical strain on tho men in tho cab at those bursts of speed is something terrible. The engineer has fifty things to look out for, aud is beiug shaken and swayed all tho time. The iircniun is con stantly feeding the insatiate furnace. It is not wonderful that tho engi neers of these trains aro given alter nate days for rest and recuperation. Fast travel not only wears out rails and machines, but human creatures' lives. Jacob Pearson Aurand. J. P. Aurand ilied at hi homo in Middloburirh nn Vridnr. Doc. 1. ttirnil 50 years, 8 months and 10 days. Mr. Aurand lived in this county all his life. In W0 he was married to Miss Ellen C. Long, who with her son Arthur, aged l'J, survive him. He occupiod various positions of trust during his life, and served several terms as Clerk for tho Coun ty Commissioners with exceptional credit. He was a quiet, unassuming, christian gentloman. a good neigh bor, and a kind father. The funeral services were held in the Lutheran church Tuosday foro-noon, Rev. Neff officiating. Rest in peace. Hicks on December. Hero is Hicks on Dec. weather : December comes iu on the central day of a regular storm period. Be ing within two days, ami next fol lowing the center of a Venus equinox on November l!'.th, wo nro to expect very active disturbances botweou tho 1st aud 4th. It will grow very warm us tho storm conditions de velop and move eastward. A sudden and severe cold wave will rush in be hind tho storms, and by the end of tho period say the 4th to tho C.th tho whole country will feel u touch of the wintry blast. It will be pru dent to prepare against possible blizzards northward during the storms of this period. About the 7th aud Hth the cold will moderate, and another storm development will appear iu tho West and move to the East. Tho centre of this disturb unco will hinge on the Hlh, or within 15 hours of the time of the new moon. Heavy gales e1 j'cially on lakes and seas, with lurch tendency to Southern cyclouoH und Northern blizzards, will Uo natural und prob able. Great cold is almost sure to follow. About tho 12th westerly regions will havo chauged to wanner, winds in eastern parts will change to easterly aud southerly, and renewed storms of rain and snow will ad vance across tho country from west to east during the lJth to li'.th. Tho storms will not clear the continent until after the moon's first quarter on the Mill, but colder, clearer weather w ill dominate tho north and west long before it is felt along the Atlantic. The center of reactionary distiu bances next after this period will bo on und touching tho lth and l!th about which dates it will turn warmer, and renewed storms of rain and snow will result iu many places. The storm period beginning about tint 'J'Jd and reaching to tho 2tith, promises many winter storms, und many sections will have their sup plies of "Christmas snow" greatly replenished during tho progress of these storms. Tho full moon is on the and will hasten the crisis eaily in the period. Tho Arctic wave following tho storms will havo brought very cold weather to much of the country by the night of the jrtli. The equinox of Mercury is central with the full moon ou the'J-M, which fact is almost a guarantee that heavy sleet will bo a characteristic feature of tho period. Men of tho wire take notice ! Prepare for great cold utter tho storms. About tho -''111 and Mth will fall a reaction to warmer, aud the mouth is apt to close with reactionary storms to the cast, with rising barometer and colder, dourer weather in sight in the north and west. F. H. Maurer ol New Berlin, oilers big bargains in Ladies' and Chil dren's Coats. Su? his advertisement iu another column. The Ladies Aid Society of the Reformed church will chance out their quilt on Tuesday evening, Dec. 12, at the Pink Tea Festival iu tho G. A. R. Hall, Middleburgh. Every lady that buys ."?.".()0 worth of goods will receive a pair of gloves. I havo a uico lino of neck-ties that I am selling for 10c. Nettie Coutx, SelinsgroTo. , shells. V'oiceiiwui ujuiiii,ueaicr H -v. Opp osiiu.Mipr .., What Is Personal Property According to the highest authori ties and decisions, personal prop erty in Pennsylvania is classed un der threo heads property of a pure ly personal character called "goods and chattels;" property which savors of realty called "chat tels real," and evidences of indebtedness, which aro called "rights aud credits." As it is often difficult to determine whether things found ou tho prem ises in caso of death uro real or per sonal estate, it is interesting to know just what tho courts in this State havo decided aro personal prop erty. They aro : "Purchase money due on n con tract for the sale of land, renewable leases and good will of a place of business, the interest of u lossee in an unexpired term, standing timber bought with tho intent of immediate removal, fallen timber, gas fixtures, chandeliers and gas pipes attached to a residence, machinery set up with tho understanding that it may be removed, growing crops with reserved nt an Orphans' Court sale, the way going crop of a farm tenant, growing crops on devised hmds, vested legacies ami distributive shares duo tho decedent, land de vised to be sold without limitation, rents accruing on a perpetual lease for minerals iu the laud, the period ical iuterest coming to a widow on a recognizance iu partition, tho in come duo a tenant for life or for the life of another and arrearages of ground rent." There are, of course, in my other" things, but this list williiebe ate tlnd "personal property" means m vo than munv people think it means, n.t lifir it broad anil wiiubmuci honsive ti ria.- Phila. Tlmi-i. 'l Ill Winter Tours via Pennsylvania Railrof rvinn tiury Tho final arrangements are 'to'!,'1 mado by tho Tourist Bureau of th. Pennsylvania Railroad Company for ,f tho running of its personally-con-";r ducted tours for the coming seasoiiov First and foremost in point of mag nitude ami attraetiveiiesH come t host l to California and Florida. The dutes" for the former are January am February 22nd. Tho lirsi dale uinmn been selected so that en mule, lo thluuJ glorious westernmost .State (hi Union tho Mardi (irus f 1 1 v i ! i . i ut1'' New Orleans may bo enjo.w 1 U the0 tourints. California will e uuiii un unusual attention this u inter bn reason of the Mid-wintei I '.poMiio' to be held at San Francisco. Thi exhibition promises uliuoM io ii.' the late World's l'uir in eomplotti ness. Many Eastern peoplo have already decided to attend. .11 Florida, ulways a popular haven, still justly asserts its claim as the most delightful part of our country iu which to pass the inclement months of tho year. Five tours will bo run there, January :tth, Feb ruary l.tth, February 27th, March Mth, and March 27th, havo been chosen us tho starting dates, ijtfo from New York, !ls from Philadel phia, and au equally low rule from other points will cover ull expenses en route. Old Point Comfort appeals strong ly to those not caring to journey , ' further from home, and on Decern ber 2ith this historic spot willbojl visited by a special tour. Last comr the tours to Washington, ). C, on0' December I It li and 2sth, January11 Isth, February Mill, March 1st, and 22nd, April 12th, and May .'Id and Tim l'l'imsvk.'lliei Itiiilroml Cnm. ' . pany's guarantee that thorough and satisfactory methods will bo pursued in conducting these trips needs uoj.' additional testimonial. t MA I till HI J J)'C !l, at tho Reformed pursonafc in New Berlin, by Rev. S. Hidno. Kohler, Charles A. Maurer of Jack son township, ami Mi.iS Edith M. Sassauiau of Linicstono township, Union county, 1'a. Touchers' Institute is well attend ed this week. Out of tho 117 touchers all but nino have nnswercd to roljj call. 1 1 i uieu klrO out to make a imuiBr tbepueivo In Ufo. bit n A ice 1 '8 t. to 9 ie the Pa W , I , 4T, ' V","y-. Ay Merit-., w
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