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Geo- W. Waaenseller,
Editor and Proprietor,
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RATES OF A0VIRTI8INO.
All rmnsli-nt adTerttrmjnt not otherwise
oontracMHl for will be churned at the ratof 18
wnui l"-r line ui.mijw i - -
Uod and 10 ceuls per line tor every subitequent
IPeuruuu.
aPnth noiirtt fmbluhed frt i Mtuary poerty
CrifcutM of rapoet, dc. thret cent lint.
Republican Standing Committee.
Adams Tobias Mltrhell, Troielvllle, W. U. Her
man. Troxelvlile.
Beaver (lias. K.Hpwoht, Beavertown, James M,
Kline, llcavertowu. . ...
Beaver W. (loo. J. Hpeece. McClure. T. A. Waif.
Centrw Klini-r Wmmbaoh. Mlddlcburgh, D. F.
BliiK'Hinun. Pennn Creek.
Ghapinuii-w. li. Korsu-ttor, McKeesIIaU Falls,
KcltrarKpNli.Hofrr.
Franklin W. I). olft, I'axtonvUle. J. W. Elson-
hoiir. MIcMltttiui-Rh.
JackHon I. H. Vearlck, KruUervlllo, Isaac 1111-
gfr. New IWrllo.
Mlddli-hurifli-tieo. W. WiKfenfwller, Middle-
burxli, N. A. Howes, MlilillebuiYh.
MlrtdltMT.M k-1'. 1.. Kow, Kreumer, K. B. Hum
mel, K reamer. ...
Monnx'-tico. 11. Lefller. Hliamokin Dam, J. II.
Rtio.uH
renn-i'. K. Winner, Salem, Daniel Knouso, So
llnstfrove. jerry .1. N. llroMlus, Mt. l'lnnsnnl Mills, B. F.
Arlx;r:if, Ml. I'lt'OKiint Mills,
rerry W.-B. K. Saiigle. ltlolitield, Dan. Man-
eval. HK'lillelrt.
Hellnsirrove-N. s. Klsher, Sellnsgrove, K. H.
smlih, Si-iitisirrinf.
Bprlnif IT. A. M. smith, Hmivur Springs. I', r.
Itelt.'1'l, Beaver Siirlmrs,
Unlnn-Oen. 1. Klani'erM. I'ort Treverton, O. (1.
Hlce, Port Treverton. ,
Wosliliiirion-.liTry Charles, Frceburif, . 11.
(rlinm, r'reobiirir.
11 Kl Ull L I OA N Tl VKJS T.
Assoeiut", Jwl;e, II. C. Sampsell.
I'rothonotary, O. M. Mantlet.
Jlevhter cfc Recorder, J. II. Willis.
District A tlorncn, J. M. Baker.
.Juri Comm., Jos 11. Hendricks.
Thursday, Mar. 25, 1897.
Another Proposed Steal.
Now Dr. Atherton wants the Leg
islature to pa.Hs a luw that will pro
vide for the creation of free scholar
ships in the State Collece in the pro
portion of two each for every legis
lative and senatorial district.
Dr. Atherton has pulled about all
the money out of the State Treasury
he can get in the old way. He now
wants to taffy the members and Sen
ators with the plea that they can
Bend their own sons to be educated
free.
What an outrage ! And of course
if the bill ever becomes a law Hast
ings will sign it. It goes to Centre
county, you know.
To Tax Bicycles
Two bills were introduced in the
House of Representatives at Harris
burg last wook providing for levying
a tax ou bicycles. One was from
Representative Spatz, of Berks
county, which would tax each bi
cycle, owned in tLo State, one dollar
to bo paid into the State treasury,
for the improvement of the public
roads. The other was olfored by
Representative Tipton, of Aduiun
county, and seeks to levy a tax (no
amount named) on all bicycles, ex
cept those held by manufacturers
and dealers for sale, for road pur
poses.
It would bo just as well, perhaps,
for some other member of the
House to have thoso bills amended
to cover buggies, carriages, wagons
and wheelbarrows aud thon for the
rest of the members to got on to
them with their brogans aud stamp
the stuiKu out of them. A more un
just and ridiculous measure could
not be conceived in the brain of an
average law maker. To single out
bicycles for a tax of that kind would
be unfair, unequal and a disgrace to
the State. The present method of
taxation might be improved but the
equality with which the levy is made
seems to be all right and it would be
very strange that the vehicle that
does as little dainago to roads as the
rubber tired bicycle does should be
taxed to keep the roads in repair,
If the proposition were confined to
building narrow paths at the side of
road for the use of bicycle riders a
different view right be taken of the
subject.
Washington and the Bicycle Craze.
The ubiquition makes it import
ance felt in many ways in Washing
ton. The miles upon miles of as
phalt streets ami avenues from an
ideal place for wheeling, and the fad
has taken possession of all classes of
society. .
The growth in the popularity of
the bicycle has been particularly
rapid since the introduction of the
pneumatic tire. It has boon enthus
iastically seized by women and chil
dren as a means of health giving ex
ercise, and within the past year the
riders of this class have been in
creased by thousands.
Perhaps the enormity of the in
dustry may be appreciated better
by inquiring into the relative num
ber of of patents granted relating to
new forma of wheels, and their con
tantly increasing variety of acces
sories.
A meant naoer stated that of the
26,000 patents granted in England
during the past year, one-third re
lated in some way to the bicyclist 8
rnnuirementa. Iu this country the
proportion of applications for pat
ents in the same line has increased
enormously.
In the Patent Office all inventions
are grouped into about two hundred
and fiteen classes, and there are
about one hundred and sixty as
sistant examiners, so it will be Been
that on an average each assistant
will have to take charge of one class
and part of another.
Bicycles are examined in Division
7, and the number of assistants has
had to be almost doubled in the past
two years. Nearly the entire force
is engaged in examining applications
in this one class, and even then it is
impossible to keep up with the
work. At the present time there
are nearly 1,000 applications on hand
awaitintr action, and these do not in
clude bicycle pumps or bells.
On our streets may be Been al
most every kind of machine that is
made, because inventors of new
types of apparatus bring them here
to demonstrate their good points to
the Patent Oflice Examiners, or to
organize stock companies for their
manufacture,. Here you can see the
motor bicycle, monocyclo, sex-
tuplctte, liiille Tower wheel, water
bicycle, etc., etc.
The crowth of the ' wheel' in
dustry commercially is seen from
the great increase in the numbor of
stores dealing in bicycles and bicycle
sundries. Eight years ago there
wero about live or six, aud now
there ore about five or six hundred.
The Patent Office records disclose
some queer applications of the ap
paratus. One of the earliest patents
covered a vehicle in which dogs were
used for motive power. Ther were
placed within the . hollow front
wheel and as they tried to climb up
the forward slope of the wheel they
caused the same to rotate and the
machine to advance.
One inventor proposes to use the
the bicycle gearing to operate the
propelling apparatus of a flying ma
chine. Still another devises a ma
chine suitable to use on the long
fences in the west. With this the
farmer ean in the springtime, when
the ground is wet, make tours of ob
servation abcut his ranch or visit
his neighbor.
Bitterness of a South Carolina Editor.
From the Hariwoll Hud.
The Lord loves a cheerful giver.
He'll take care of the editor. He has
a charter from the State to act as a
door mat for the community. He
will got the paper out somehow, and
stand up for the town, and whoop it
up for you when you run for oflico,
and lie about your pigeon-toed
daughter's tackey wedding, aud
blow about your big footed son whon
he gets a four-dollar-a week job, nnd
weep over your shriveled soul wheu
it is released from its gasping body,
and smile at your wife's second
marriage. Don't worry about the
editor: he'll get along. The Lord
only knows how but somehow.
Nothing to Boast Of.
Joe Lumbard boasts of a victory
made possible by promises of six or
eight postoffices, several positions
us storekeeper and guager, fourteen
dollars worth of whiskey and $ $.
Mis crowd got a committeeman bo
full that he could not walk without
assistance and then tried to put the
blame on iunocent parties. Now
they boast, and of sucli a victory !
The Gov. Snyder Questions Answered.
t raor. d. a, botes, ruuou. fa.
I will endeavor to answer the
questions you ask in your last issue.
1. Tne name Snyder was original
ly spelled Scnueider, a Qermau
name.
2. Snyder County taken fiom TJa
ion County, by act of Legislature,
March 2, 1853, and ratified by a vote
of the people for division, 16S8
against 163. It is bounded north
by Union County, east by Northum
berland, south by Juuiuta, west by
Mifflin County.
3. The inhabitants are mostly of
German decent.
4. The Sunbury aud Lewistown
R. R. traverses the county from
east to west, through Middlecreek
valley, the entire distauce of the
county. Also the P. & 11. R. R.
crosses the Susquehanna river to
Sunbury, aud is located along blue
hill on the banks of the Susquehan
na to the Union County line.
5. The county town is uamod Mid
dleburg, because it is located in the
middle or central purl of the Couu-
6. The Middleburg and Pleasant
Valleys noted for good soil, good
farm buildings aud good farmers.
7. The Susquehanna University, a
Lutheran, Classical and Theological
Institution, located at Selinsgruve.
Tho Froeburg Aeadoiny, a charter
ed Institution, having a thro-i story
building, spacious grounds around
tho builliug, a good opening for a
teacher. Tho property could bo
purchased at a bargain.
8. Lutheran and Reformed arntlm
leading denominations. The United
Evangelical and U. 13. have each sev
eral ministers in iu county, and in
thu western pirt. thorn aro several
Meuuonitechuivhos. National Ed
ucator.
Coasump
tion
Out-door life and Scott's
Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with
Hypophospbites have cured
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cure old, advanced cases too;
but not so many, nor so prompt
ly. When a case is so far ad
vanced that a cure cannot he
made, even then SCOTT'S
EMULSION checks the rapid
ity of the disease, relieves the
pains in the chest, reduces the
night sweats, and makes the
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comforts and prolongs life.
Don't experiment with cures
that destroy the digestion. Pin
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which has been THE STAN
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Book about it free for the asking.
Tot sale by all druggists at 50c and
$1.00.
SCOTT A BOWNB, Ntw Y.rk.
TIIE CHANGE OF LIFE.
INTELLIGENT WOMEN PREPARE
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t it asm itr
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A Hmm When Women Are BiuoptlbU
to Ji&D Dreod llnue.
The anxiety felt by women as the
"change of life" draws near, is not
without reason
When her system is in a deranged
condition, or she is predisposed to
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gestion of any or
gan, it is at this
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Thousands at this critical time consult
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ble Compound go
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ays :
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E. Pinkhum's
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health. It also cured my husband of
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Ihn unilrrKlk'm'il, nil iwrsniis knowing them
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way tickets, Including all tour features going,
$i:ik.w from HarrlHburg, tliM.7R from Altooua,
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Iroiu ollior points.
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Acting Pass. Agent Western District, 800 Fifth
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CLOTHING,
Men's good dress Suits,
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JJoys' gotnl dress suits,
li), only 2.00.
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i imiiis gunu urcss suns,
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Men's good licavy v.diking J
pants, to 4z, Viic.
Men's line dres jiunts, ;)
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Hoys' knee pauts, 4 to 14. lfir
Men's good lieavy working d
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All Apron Ginrrhams. 5c.
All Fancy dress ginghams, kx
H&acy percals 3b indies wide.
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Also a full line of Fancy M
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buyers are paying for it,
SHOES.
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lower prices than J
can buy clsewbert
Men's fine dress shoe llalar
ress, 65 to 95c.
Men's licavy working Oil
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Ladies' No. 1 kaniranio Shot.
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Ladies' Jfa 1 fine dress sl
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AR7ER COLLECTION Or VS2ETA3LES, FLOWER SEEDS AND BULBS.
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r.r tli follnwltit brM. mini orif Miunil bulb of mah varlnif
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MlDDLKBUUQ, PA.
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will receive prompt ana careful attention.
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