. ' !- winETTSELLEB, M1DDLEBURQH, SNYDER CO,, PA., THURSDAY, JAN. 23, 18W. V(MUjTNoI W.nd Proprietor. I- - . r -,tt-ot 1 LABCE MHB1WB8, IHOCILUDHiC TME "WIT"9 EVEBY WEEK FBB ME YEAR FOB (MMK LIST kvN PRATTLES. 2Sf 6asrs in iD8 EBevncre. Town ani urtrr't T.J and Pen'! Bnay lac Loral Em ti hra for the Foafe Hany Il.perploxiwr problem wbat ae blue republican !" ITame Cllan of Sunbury, her sick mother at this place i trains on Saturday. j want a first class Piano, jr Sewing Machine, call oa S. Riegle. Middleburgh, Pa. J intentions" will not buy 1.-1 - :n ta.. iinffin mi1fh ride food and raiment for Wizard does not co to the Winters on industry nowa tut depends on his wife's together. ifahrer and wife of Selins ied the snow with a horse :h on Tuesday and visited tty seat. H. Wagner of Lewiatown and Poles of Huntingdon, spent I with the latter- son, our ef- jarber, A. E. Soles. II Lone of Selinsirrove was at this ofSoe on Tuesday and prder for sale bills. He will I father's farm in the spring letoSelinsgrove. lditor of the Post on Tues ning went to Hurrisburg to le meeting of the State Edi- HflJOOWVlODi e to urge BOO. tie is Libel ob the Reform pfanrer's Market Prices at rlin this week : Butter, 21: Lard, 6 : Tallow. 4 : Chick Turkeys, 10; Flour, $4.80; ill good butter wanted. ad. in the Post. Flowers. I have, recently f d the entire stock df "Chin- Bulbs" of Mrs. A. H. Ulsb, knuisls of some very rare pa, and cordially invites all flowers to rail and see my C. H. BnisBix both, easy shave, genteel or otuer tonsorial work, is pbtaiued at SoleB Barber Wittenrayer's Buildin. on pst office. Go to Sfiloa nnrl pake no mistake, Shaving lo cream, hair oil and eir lor sale. A. E. Solks, Viller, the marble dealer of Ive, was in town last week an order to erect a I nron t over the grave of the late fern. The monument shall paeus style. 5 ft. high an pmpietad will weigh 6900 If bis, when completed and r'UDeamodelofa unique lat will reflect the skill of ft artist's hand. pirns ine exclusive (His county is now for sale, ' Product. ParVlilo ryt .l in which the wonderful new f"g gas. js produced. Can f nJ house ; gas mains not ! liiconses issued under ra patents (32 ia number), Mutely controls the indus- fo oi infringers. For f. apply to Naphiis & Adams, -A 374 Bullitt Building I Philadelphia, Pa. f Benner, of New Berlin, ne oi ine most suo poneera in Union county, to Close dfttnn fnr K Mr. Benner is thor- rmar with every phase of f particularly well in gwaing the merits of live r wnsequence, is an W InA im 1 a L. DiacUng ac- U zooi prioet, If you uavinff a Bmla vnn n,,A P once at New " prompt reply. 2-28 Deed Entered lar B.eord. Joel G. Stihl, administrator of D. O. Slant, to Benj. Q. Stahl, several tracts of laud in Union Twp., for $625. Benj. Q. Stahl and wife to Harri son Stahl, land in Union Twp., con taining 37 acres for $265. Benj. O. Stahl and wife to Joel Q. Stahl, 50 acres in TJuion Twp., for $359. Jacob Trutt and wife to Andrew Kerstetter, 150 acres iu Perry Twp., $4500. F. C. Kreitzer, administrator of Win. H. Heiges, to Quo. S. Riae, 136 acres in Perry Twp., for $2400. - Geo. K. Moyer uud wife to Joseph Moyer, 32 acres in Wadbington Twp. for $512. 7J. J. J. Steely to S.irah . Stooly, 30 acres in Spring Twp., for $300. Letters (Iran ted. The last will aud testament of Margaret Trutt, lute of Perry Twp., deceased, was probated last Wed nesday. Fraukliu Trutt and Charles Trutt were named Executors. The children are equal heirs. The last will aud testameut of W. Steely, late of Spring Twp., deo'd, was probated on Jlonday. John i. Gossisthe executor. His wife is named as the sole heir, but as Mrs. Steely died about a week before Mr. Steely, bo the latter's heirs get the legacy. In the estate of Josiah Kline, late of Spriug Twp., deceased, letters of administration were granted to Ira A. Kline. Harrlac Llceaaea. ".Vftaviran Snrrra Wan Ilaiiii .i Buss." The following marriage li censes have been granted siuoe our last publication : J Isaac Kunkle, Monroe Twp., (Maggie V. Benfer, M. G. Shollenbefger, W. Perry, Nancy Long, i Emanuel Longacre, Union Twp., ) Ellen S. Cawley, Washington J. A. Herman, Adams Twp., Alice J. Fetterolf, J C. Baley, Monroe Twp., MaryO. Stabl, Union " E. E. Bowersox, Wintield, Pa., Lydia Pontius, Middlecreek twp. flERMAN SPEAKS. Republican Nominations. Middleburgh Borough. C h i e f Burgess, J. F. Reitz ; Town Coun cil, Robert Shambacb, J. C. Scboch, 8 years, and D. Boloudar for 1 year ; Overseer, G. H. Steininger; Judge of Election, Chas. Walter; Inspec tors, N. A. Bowes, F. D. Reigle ; Auditors, Arthur Beaver, Win. Ro mig ; School Directors, j. W.Swurtz and H- H. Grimm ; Tax Collector, H. R. Bickhart. Spring Township. Jas. II. Long, Judge of Election ; Phares Helfrich, Roswell SocbriHt, Inspectors ; Henry Mowrey, Supervisor; John Zieber, Henry Wagner, School Directors; Robert Smith, Tax Collector ; L. J. Manbeck, Overseer ; I. I. Manbeck, Auditor. Franklin Township. Hop Mit chell, Geo. Shambacb, Supervisors ; Jas. Rothroch, John H. Shambach, School Directors; Abner E. Walter, Overseer ; M. J. Courtney, Tax Col lector ; John Martin, Judge of Elec tion ; Geo. D. Maueval, Amos Bow ersox, Inspectors ; H. S. Renninger, Auditor. West Beaver Township. J. J. Steely. Judge of Election ; Howard Peters, J. I. Erb, Inspectors ; J. P. Fisher, Jos. Wagner, Supervisors ; J. H. Heeter, and D. B. Hassinger, School Directors ; D. B. Hassinger. Tax Collector; Wm. Heeter, Amon Spigelmver, Auditors; Jacob Shil ling, Overseer ; Milton G. Reitz, Treasurer. Beaver Township. Isaac Bousb, Tax Collector ; J. H. Aigler, W. II. Weaver, Supervisors ; W. O. Stetler, Judge of Election ; J. D. Kern. Geo. W. Herbster, Inspectors ; Daniel F. HasBinger, G. W. Dreese, School Directors; J. P. Kearns, Overseer ; Geo. a "Walker. Auditor; Edward Beaver, Township Treasurer. Sajitr'j Able Rcpmeiilalirc Defends . His Position oiitbc U- S- Senator Question- As Opinion on Qnajr'a Attitude In Pa. Iltlral right. Toe "Old Man" May bo Uowrnor. Loral Political rendition. Made Many Friend, for Wana linker. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 26, 1897. Editor Post : Two years ago dur ing the session of '95 6 1 tried to in form the people of the county con cerning the doings of the legislative branch of our State Government and upon the urgent request -of a num ber of citizens I will again during the session just fairly begun give the readers of your paper my views of the loading questious as they pre sent themselves for the considera tion of the House. A faithful performance of the leg' islative duties, requires afl the time at one s disposal and for that reason no effort will be made to embellish and adorn. Oratorical flights and literary adornments will all bs varied and the cold facts will be given in a plain, simple way just as they occur to a plain country member. Several weeks have already elaps e since me session opened and ' "''tig of any note has transpired sav.j the election of a U. S. Senator, ? lie capital for several days prev us to tbo caucus which decided upon whom should fall the Senator ial toga w6rn for twenty-three years oj ti. isonaui oameron was a scene of ild tumult. mt ii a . i ne so-eaiiea ousiness men were here with all the artifices of the modern politician. Commonwealth Hotel, the finest aud most expen aive in the city, was tbo ceutre of the forces battling for the merchant prince. Here Frank Willing Leach a business man, who is in politics for pastime uud pleasure, lauded the virtues and servicos of his champion and in the next breath hurled the most violent invectives against the Quay regime. Thos. Dolnu, Blank enburg, Sen. KaulTmau, Van Valken berg aud others were t-qually vigil ant of everything that would be conducive to the success of the movement so earnestly espoused. The Lochiol Hotel was hoiulqmir i in i t i iers or inose wuo uaa euustod in furthering tbo caudidacy of the young State Sonutor. Here Senator Quay was entrench ed and with bis old tiiuo vigor and persistency directed the niovoniouts against the opposition. Quay is called by somo a dictator, an uutocrat, in fact a tyrant in poli tics. In ray judgment be is much like other persons who aro in posi tions to influence men. In addition to the prestige which his position gives him he is the spokesman for his friends. The fight was not his own and for thus showing a preference between candidates he has been severely criticised. As a citizen be has a perfect right to express his preference botween men aspiring to political preferment in the State, aud his critics iuiiBt be content to censure the policy rather than question tho right to give ex pression of bis choice. His future is largely in bis own hands. If he chooses to be re elected to the Na tion's Senate as the representative of Pennsylvania two years hence, I take it, he will have little difficulty. Dame Rumor has it that he is tired of Washington life and as a fitting climax to his public life and services he would liko to become governor of his State next term. Moreover some of bis sympathetic friends (?) are al ready preparing for him a bed of roses or other equally restful couch with the admonition that his war fare is over by reason of bis age and a disolination to continue in active publio life where soon the mutations in politics would engulf him. And as they are about to lay him aside they herald bis matchless leadership and genius displayed in the form of Americau politics for a quarter of a century. There can bo no serious objection in raisiug the monument but as to the epitaph that may just as well be. written af ter his services have beco.uo fully kuown and aprreciatod. I am not defending Quay's polit ical past. He has made his mistakes and they have not all been little ones either, but I have no hesitation in sayiogthat tbeeuibryonic statesmen who aro hiding behind the Business Men's League would not be much of an improvement. Of course some of the ambitious statesmen dou't seem to liko Wm. H. Andrews, the doughty State Son ator of Crawford county, who it is asserted, has a hypnotic iufluence ovor the man from Beiver. Big men men who are always willing to sacrifice themselves upon the altar of their country are not free from the little jealousies, bickerings, and hair-splitting that are supposed to be prevalent only among small men. The constitutional provisiou, recog nizing the equality of men should be applied to all our statesmen and then vigorously enforced. Tl 1 . . i nave no apology io oner lor my position on the U. 8. Sonatorship. From the cards Bent out by Mr. Wanamaker and petitions circulated in the interest of both candidates, I know that the sentiment of tho coun ty was divided not so much on the merits of the candidates, as on fao tional linos in local politics. , I voted for Penrose, Pennsyl vania's distinguished State Seuator, in the caucus and had the honor of seconding hia nomination. I know that all the pooplo of the county do not approve of the course but I U that the majority of them are satisfied that in so voting I cust no burden upon them. I went to the legislature free, untrammelled without an ante-electiou promise hanging around my neck to stifle and shrivel manhood. I voted my houest convictions without betraying or misrepresent ing the people that elected mo, not withstanding the efforts of somo of tho overzoalous seventy-sixers who try to make it appear that they are tho only virtuous nnd bravo repre sentatives on tho Hill. C. W. H. Cura for Diphtheria. Tho following simplo cure for diph theria or sore throat is givon to tho public by a well known lady of Har- risburg: She says it has cured all cases where triod, and being within the roach of every one, will doubt Uhs save much Buffering and mauy lives. A toaspoouful of tar is mixed with a tablospoonful of turpentine. Both are heated and tho patient in hales the fuinos. This usually causes tho sufferer to vomit und after hav nig takon a sleep of sevoral hours, the soroness Boon disappears. It is said to be an unfailing cure for croup, aud being perfectly harmless it can bo administrated by any one. Tho lady is well known and vouches for tho cure of all cases if taken bo fore the pationt has become exhaust ed. If you want a first class Piano, Organ or hewing Machine, call on Frank S. Riegle, Middloburgh, Pa The Bollefonte Gazette last week says: Mrs. A). L. Kreegor of Mil- lorsburg is spouding a week -with friends in Bellefonte She is a dear friend of Mrs. T. H. Harter and her presence in the editor's home brings back memories pleasant as the echo of the "good old songs that never die." Mr. Kreeger, who used to be the editor's companion in field sports, is now enjoying himself at hunting quail in Georgia and writes that game is abundant and the weather like May in Pennsylvania. Hence our heart is "way down in Georgia". . . .John M. Steininger, of Middleburg, spent Sunday in Belle fonte as the guest of the editor of the Gantt4. He was the writer's right hand man for twelve years as foreman of the Middlebur Post. and was always true to his trust aa the needle to the pole. REPORT OF PUBLIC VMM. (To t 4'onttnurd.) Recognizing the inoraisim? inter. est. manifested by the citizens of our county, irresnective of dailv vo. cation or occupation, .in the Publio Schools of the county, a few words concerning the work performed thus lar tu tins term may not be amiss. All tho schools in the couuty have been visited ouce and a gojdly num ber twico. If health permit thosn schools not as yot examined tho sec ond tnno will be visited 1u due sea son. The Compulsory Liw for which a great many good citizens en terUinud a sort of mystified fear and gloomy anticipations, I am glad to Bay, has proven itfiolf a very sa lutary and beneficial statute. In many schools the regularity of at tendance as well as increase in num ber of pupils is remarkable, the full credit for which must in the larger measure be given to this wise law and in many instances to the en forcement by school-boards. In some districts, there skeins to be an inclination to leave the law go by default, which experience has shown mo to oe a sad mistake. Parents, who are deeolv interest ed in tho welfare of their children. need no law to compel them to ap preciate the blessings flowing from our free public institutions. They have and always will avail them solves of their'privilegos, law cr no law. But thgse children, who seem to have nd bne interested in thoir future ; who are permitted to grow up without auv conception whatever as to what tho world will expect or demand of then until thev have at tained man nnd womanhood's estate. when it is eutirely too late ; who are allowed the privilege of dawdling away the precious time of youth, laying uo foundation for usefulness and happiness, but idly inhaling the air of carelessness and indifferenoe which ultimately, too freouontlv. culminates in pauperism and crimos, tuoso aro they to whom this law ex tonds a warm and friendly hand. Should it not even with its faults aud objections bo heartily support ed ami upheld in every part and parcel of our county ? Should it not. at least, Ue given a trial in every school district in tho state, tho rn salts to be the test whether it shall he condemned or commended T A uumber of districts have olaced new and varied apparatus in their schools which is a very eratifviuc- siirht. Without improved machinery in tho scliool-rcoiu there positively cannot bo the intelligent teaching that should he proven. In tho absence of apparatus, teachers are driven to tho necessity of explaining and re viewini! itoiuls and nrincinles con tinuously, which, in tho presence of scientific appurutus, graphically domonst rated, the pupil would be able to grasp aud hold forever in nerhaim a siuirlo recitation. I am glad lo bo ablo to report that that quito a number of districts have recognized tliis.fiiot. Nearly all the schools are now equipped with standard dictionaries ; mauy with charts, globes, maps aud ruathemut ical blocks: some with numeral frames and kindergarten supplies, but, too. frequently, the touchers are compelled to purchaso theso les ser devices themselves, if they have them at all, and thoir wages being vory monger, in many instanceB, thev cannot obtain bv auv means what they should use in exemplifi cation of the several branches. especially is this true in the ma- majority oi mixed or ungraded chools. However. I am glad to state that there seems to be an nrousinir. nn- of r ward tendency, among many school officials, along this line. This has been one of the most encouraging signs of the present year. Our earn est hone is that it mav continue thus until our schools are as well equipped for thorough, soieqtifio work as the schools of any of our neighboring counties, yea, if pos sible exceed them. F. C. Bowibsox. BORDER RAID. CONGRESSMAN MAHON'S EFFORTS TO BRING THE BILL THROUGH. The 4 uimitt.. Favor. II. Nnrakrr Reed u" Al.t In lu !.. .. Our Urent War I.o... . Washington, Jan. lie nr ammi tative Thaddeus M. Maliou, of Penn sylvania, chairman of the Commit- tee on War Claims, at tho last ses sion obtained unanimous consent in report a bill providing for the ad judication aud payment of damages sustained by citizens of tho Uuited States in tho bordor counties of York, Adams, Cumberland, Frank lin, Fulton, Bedfcrd, Somerset and Perry, in thoStato of Pennsylvania, from Union and Confederate troops during the late war of the rebellion. Tho bill simply proposes to refer all the claims to the Courtof Claims, with authority to inquire into and tiually adjudicate all damages and claims for property of citizons tak en or destroyed by Confederate troops iu their sevoral invasions in to the abovo border counties in Pennsylvania. As the bill does not take money out of the Treasury, but imply refers all the claims to a tribunal created by Congress for tho adjudication of all claims of this character, Representative Mahon feels very confldout that if he can secure recognition from the Co ta unt too on Rules a day for the con sideration of the bill, it can be easily passed, as it rocoivod the unanimous support of every member of the committoe, both Democrats and Re publicans. Representative Mahon intends to confer with the Speaker apd the Rules Committee some day this week with a view of securing a day for its consideration. At the lust session Genoral Mahon talked the matter ovor with the Speaker, and he advised him not to press the matter then, but allow it to go over to the presont session. These claims have bejn ponding for many years, aud it is but fair and just, in the judgment of the mem bers of the committee, that they should be settled and disposed of at as early a day as possible. The aggregate amount of the claims of the several counties, as as certained by caroful investigation and inquiry by commissions and committees created bv tho Teun sylvania Legislature in an act pass ed in J871, is $3,450,51,5.45. Diphtheria is raging most alarm ingly at Beavortowu. Three or four deaths are reported and quite u great many cases. Wo trust ere this reaches our readers tho scourge will bo checked. One caso is report ed from Paxtonville. G. W. Long, attorney, got pen sions for Geo. F. Crone, Samuel Crawford, Trenton, Nathan Roush, Chapman, John L. Mark, Selius grove, Alex. Wray, Amelia Bucher, Sunbury, Elizabeth Kister, Stone ington. Hood's Comedy Co. camo down from Beavortown on Tuesday to give a show in Seebold's hall but the Board of Health denied them the privilego on account of mingling iu , diphtheria districts at Beavortowu. The question of bettor roads is (o be taken up again by the present Legislature and it is to bo hoped that some arrangoment can be ar rived at by which the country roads can bo placed in better condition than they are now. The difficulty with the bills presented at the last Bossiou was that they were nearly all in the interest of large contrac tors, our own people deriving no benefit from the work to be done at all. Theieare 80,000 miles dirt road in the State which cost $48.73 per mile annually to maintain. This seems like a largo amount and for it we should have better roads. The Legislature could do no better act than pass some measure that will bring us good roads, but let the work upon them be done by our home people. V UL
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