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Adams-ToWas Mltrhell. Troxelvllle, W. II. Her
man. TrnxeiviHe.
Beaver t'UuH. K.Spwht, Beavertown. James M
Kline, lleavertown.
Beaver w .. J. ttpeece. Slct'lure. T. A. Waif
ner. c'v:iure.
Centre-Klrner Mmmhvh. Mlddleburgh, D,
Hlncuman. FeniiH crn't.
Obapmiin W. ll Kerxteiter, McKees Half Falls,
ri(far iteisn. Holler.
Frankllii-W. 1). (ilft, Paxtonvllle, J. W. Etscn
hour. Mlddlei.urirh.
Jackson J. , Yenrlrk, Kratzcrvlllc, Isaac Ull-
Iter. .! w in-run.
Mlddlrbiiri;h-M-o. W. Wnirenwlter. Middle.
miiyn, N. A. Howes, MM.IIrrmnfh.
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mel. Kremn.-r.
Moimo--o.il. ll. Lefller. Sliatnoltln Dam, J. II
Kilo. id
Teun :. K. Warner, Siilem, Daniel Knouso, 8o-
improve.
I'erry .1. N. Krool'is. Vt, Pleasant Mills, II. F,
Arboiratt. Ml. I'li-asiint Mills.
Perry WV- H. K. NaiiL-le, lilrhheld, Dan. .Man
ev.il, Kti'hllHd.
!llnsi;iivi' N. s. KInIut, Sellnsirrove, F. II
Smllh. Nellnsirrove.
Hprlnif lp. A. M. sinlUi. Beaver Springs. I', F.
Ui'liri-I. lb-aver Mnrliitr-t.
I'nlon den. I. Flanders, I'ort Trevertoo, (. G
Idee, l'uri Truverton.
Wasliinv'ion Iimtv ciiarlcH, Freebiirir, V. II,
lirmini, r'reeDurir.
A' J I' Ull L I (J. I X Tl VA''J T.
Assw'mU J.wJ'ie, II. C Siuiipxdl.
I' rot ho notary, G. M. Skindel.
Ilnifinler ib Ilnconler, J. II. Willis.
District, Attorney, J. M. linker.
Jury Comm., Jon. II. Hendricks.
Thursday, Apr, 8, 1897.
Commonwealth vs. Swallow.
The trial of Dr. S. 0. Swallow of
Harrisburg. Pa., for libul, has do
folopod sufficient facts to arouse in
the minds of the people of the state,
a suspicion that, at least great ex
travagance has been conueated with
the administration of our affairs, if
nothing worse.
While the prosecutors of Dr. Swal
low, succeeded in convicting him on
one of the indictments, yet the ques
tion may be reasonably asked, does
the verdict vindicate those who were
charged with the extravagant expen
diture of public funds T
The guilty are not always convict
ed nor the innocent acquitted. ' When
charges are made-agaiAst public of
ficials such as appeared in "The
Methodist" it would be proper for
those accused, when seeking via li
cation by prosocuting the editor for
libel, to throw opon the doors, waive
all technical objections an 1 invite
the most searching investigation.
But this was not done by those who
prosecuted Dr. Swallow. A few of
the specifications in "The Metho
dist," were solectcd by tlio prosecu
tors, no doubt the onus they
thought would bo the most difficult
to prove and assigned as libelous.
The other charges wi re not refeiod
to, uor included in the Bills of In
dictment. Why not? Was it bo
cau.so they believed that Dr. Swallow
could prove them? This is the only
legitimate inference that can bo
drawn from their conduct.
Tho proof which Dr. Swallow fur
nished in the trial of the first case,
convinced the jury that, ho had not
libeled any one, and he was acquit
ted. The socond caso was tried and ho
was convicted. This was the case in
which Delaney was involved. The
trial of the caso was confined within
such a narrow channol, and limited
by technical objections by Dolaney's
counsel that it became very difficult
to uncover the truth. Why did not
Mr. Delaney, take the witness stand
and subject himself to cross-examination
by Dr. Swallow's counsel ? He
should have come forward and said,
"I have uothiug to conceal, ask me
what you wish." But this ho did
not do, and therefore as a public of
ficial, the verdict surely was no an
swer to the charges profered against
him. '
Have tho puoplo of this state gen
erally known that, tho rooms of the
State Capital furnishod at great ex
pense, are rofurnished every two
years, and the carpets and costly
furnituro sold at public auction and
purchased largely by their servants
at and about the buildings ? Surely
not. If they had known it, a storm
of indignation would have risen long
ago. Why should the rooms at the
State Capital bo depleted every two
years of their costly fittings and
auctioned off at nominal prices, and
refitted by the samo kind of furni
ture at enormous prices ?
If the farmers of our state were to
adopt such business methods, they
would soon be singing the song,
"No foot of land do we possess,
No cottage in this wilderness." I
It is this kind of extraTagne that
has aroused Dr. Swallow, and which
he has tried to expose to rubhc
view. Will the people follow op the
good work until every man who has
been connected with this waste of
public money has been removed from
Capitol Hill T '
Delaney, is the agent who pur
chases the supplies for tha State.
Many appeals were made to Gov.
Hastings not to appoint him to this
responsible position.
Come farmers, laborers, business
and professional men, let us begin to
clean house. Is it not about time to
turn out of office a whole lot of poli
ticans who have been feeding in the
public crib for 20 years past T
Let us try a few new men once.
We have been voting for a class of
politicans for many years and we
think it would not prejudice the in
terest of this great Commonwealth,
to route ihe political ring and have
a new deal. Let us begin by appeal
ing to Gov. Hastings, to remove De
laney at once, and then let us make
that prince of merchants, and Chris
tian geutlemau, Hon. Johu Wana
maker, State Treasurer, and two
steps will have been takeu in the di
rection of retorin.
"Cabinet Timber'' in this Country and
England.
Every President, therefore, iu
making up his Cabinet is confronted
by the fact that leading Senators us
ually cling to their senatorial seats ;
while it sometimes happens also that
members of the other House prefer
C'mgressioual life. The very fact,
however, that public life affords an
uncertain career in the United
States, has given us an uncommonly
large contingent of fairly qualified
men now in private life, who are cap
able on short notice of assuming
piblic responsibilities. Further
more, we nave our lorty-nve slate
governments giving opportunity for
training iu legislative work and iu
public administration ; so that the
number of men who have in seme
capacity demonstrated their fitness
for importaut public work, is vastly
greater than the number that one
fin Is in England.
The iglish system provides life
ong careers for a comparatively
small numbor of men, who may be
come very highly accomplished in
their respective fields of statesman
ship. That system makes it prac
tically certain that a given set of
men will hold executive office, when
ever their party is in power. Thus,
assuming that the pYescat Salisbury
regime should hold on for some time
onger, and should then be replaced
by a Liberal government, the merest
novice might now safely write down
the numes of eight or ten men who
would certaiuly be members of the
next Liberal Cabinet, and twenty or
thirty names of men who would at
least belong to the Ministry. If the
Democrats, however, should come
nto power iu the United States four
years hence, no one would bo so
asli to day as to suppose that he
could intelligently predict a single
uoiubcr of the next Democratic
Cabinet. No men, under our b.vs
tern, have ve-Uod rights, so to speak,
to Cabinet seats. If Mr. Allison or
Mr. llecd had secured tho St. Louis
nomination, eituer of them would
have composed an excellent Repub-
ican Cabiuot wholly different from
Mr. McKiuley's excellleut Uepubli
can Cabinet. Mr. Gladstone's Cabi
uet of 1892 was composed mainly of
members of Mr. Gladstone's Cabi
net which had gone out of office a
full six years previous. Lord Salis
bury's present Cabinet includes
many mon who wore his ministerial
colleagues more than ten years ago,
the most important changes being
due to the recent absorption of the
Liberal Unionists into tha Conserv
ative government, necessitating
thereby the bestowal of Cabinet
places upon Mr. Chamberlain, Mr.
Goschen, the Duke of Devonshire,
and some others. -From "The New
Administration at Washington," by
Albert Shaw, in April Review of Re-views.
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Mood
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8ELLNSUR0VE.
Dr. X. B4Coopcr of Sunbury spent Sunday In
town.... Mr. Six fatber-tn-Uw oil U. D. Schnure
cum ot apoplexy on Sunday morning Dr. L-
H. Voelkler, formerly of Milton, moved hlsfuods
into bis new house on Thursday last John
Thompson tore out all the Inside ot the building
formerly occupied by r. ll. Smith, butcher, ai a
will remodel It. When finished he will oi it as
a dwelling and butchering business A con
test tor a silver medal jflveu by tue W. C. T. l
was held la tn town ball on Saturday evening,
ail the speeches wem well rendered, t-ie inedal
was awardei to John ticborb J. A. Lum-
bard returned Wednesday from a two weeks'
stay In Washington Samuel KaufTman, foi-
merly oi New Berlin, look charge of the Key-
btone Hotel ou Thursday last O. W. Iliek
went to I'UII i, to make bis Spring purchases
M. L. WaKetwoller has also gone to 1'hlla.
to be Iu big house and wilt ou his customers as
they come In. He experts to remain there dur
ing April. ...Dr. ll'.ru weut fe ewlsbiirg to
preach for Rev. McOann S. 0. Uearbart and
wife ot Sunbury spent Sunday wltb Mrs. Marga-
ret,8cbocb, Mrs. U.'s mother The Alumni
Association propese to erect a Gymnasium on
the grounds of Susq. University. We hope they
may be successful, as a Gymnasium Is badly
needed. ...8. B. llare. graduate of the Uni
versity, spent several days la town, circulating
among acquaintances. ...F. J, Sehocb and wife
celebrated their Forty-third anniversary on Sat
nrday by giving d dinner lo some of Uwlr
Irlends Kev. D. K. .McLalu of your place was
In town Saturday attending a meeting of the
Executive Committee ot tho Pnyder County
Suuday School Association There Is quite
an Influx of new students for tho tprliig tern
....U. I. Komlg of Adamsuurg was Iu town be
tween inilni Silurd.iy last Mm. John J
JUller Is improving her proixirtles very much bj
palming aud repairs Theexiloslon of liie
l'cwder.Mlll near hbauiokln, ou Wednesday
ulglit last caused iiitti a Herniation In town
inanyorthennu.ua siMnliiln severe shocks.
some of our people llioujj'iit uu earthiuaku hud
taken place A new baddlcr by the iiumo ol
Uoyer, has lueattd In town. We learned thai
he had trouble to get a holism as they are very
scarce.... Wlllluiu Sennnre ot.Sluto College was
called home liy the death of his graud-lulher,
Mr. six There was a very pleasing cnter-
taluinentglveu In tho Town Hall ou .Monil ij
evening by Ml Siapletou of Lewisburg audhei
class.
The Swiiifford Sdect and Middle-
burgh Sulect Base Ball teams will
plav a gamo of ball iu Stetlei'a field
on Freuch Flats, on Saturday after
noon at 2 p. m.
The funeral of Jacob C. Hassinger
will take .place from his late resi
dence this (Thursday) morning at 10
o'clock. Lafayette Lodge, No. 194,
of Free and Accepted Masons will
attended the funeral in a body. In
terment at HasHinger's Cemetery.
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vlousyear. We give a few ot the prices as follows :
Soft Wood Chiuuber Suits JH.OO Cotton Top Mattress 8.25
Hard Wood Chamber Suits NJ.OOiWoven Wire Mattress 1 75
Antique Oak Suits, 8 Pieces 19.00 ! Fed Snrlusrs i'os
Plush Parlor Suits 80.00; Drop Tables, per-ft... ! 60
Wooden Chairs per net S.SOjPlatform Roobers .' 2 50
In stock, everything iu the furniture line, luoiildinor Mlrrnm. Hnnb na.
Desks, Sldeboards, Cupboards, Centre Tablesauoy Rookrs. Baby Chair
Feather Pillows, Lounges, Couchee, Doughtays, Sinks, Hall Racks, Can
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V,WII.U 1 .1
B""1' tlll'SH suits, .l
it, oiuy i.uu.
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ifu jr0(Ki neavy working rdrJ
oaiiLs, m 10 i'Z, 7ie.
Men's fine dress iKint.s, ,,,
1.25.
Boys' knee limits, 4 to 14. in.
Men's good heavy work,,,, ,'hir.
ou iiM-nes long, zoc. to 3U'.
Dry Goods.
Stop, look at our faney calico 5c.
Staple Calico, 4c. a yard.
All best indigo blue caliw 5c.
All Ai)rou Ginirhains.
All Fancy dress iHnirlianis.;Vin.J
rancy percaJs 3(3 inches wide, W
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Also 0 mil line of Fancy XmiU
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Men's fine dress shoe
ress, 05 to l)5c.
Mens hcavv workimr Oil (inii
Balare Congress, 05 to !)((
Ladies' o. 1 Knnsraroo SIkk. l
or Button, 4 to 7. i)5e
Ladies Ao. 1 fine dress sin'. J
or Button, 4 to 7. 05.
joys' and Messers. Lace or JJiffl
70 to ?1.00.
Youths fine shoes, Lace or Jiutioi
00 to 75c.
Children's Shoes, Lace or Butt
to to 50c.
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3 lbs. Lion coffee for 42c. or to
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Arbuckles 3 lbs. for 42c. or 15 &
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15c. a lb.
Java and liio loose roasted 3 1
for 42e. or 15c. a lb.
Chocolate 18c.
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13 lbs. light lirown 50e.
11 lb. soft White 50.
11 lbs.
Baking SKla 5c. a lb.. Corn Stan
8c. or 3 lbs. for 20c.
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Butter, 17c Egg,
Side Meat, Gc. Lard, &
Chickens, Sc. IIam,l
' Shoulder, Sc.
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NEW BEBLIN, PA.
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