m mum mi
Published every Thursday.
Geo- W. Wagenssller,
Editor and Proprietor.
'Subscription 1.50 per year.
bleb nuut be paid In advance when Bent out
side tho county.)
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
All transient adveriinvnts not otherwlne
contracted for will lie ehnrcm! at the rale of 15
oenla per line (nonp&rlel uu'ittmrv) lor first Inser
tion ami lu cents per Hue lor every subsequent
low-moil.
trunitts vf nvjwcf, tftf., thru tents a finA.
III!' UIIL1CA X TICKET.
AsMwinti Jmlyt, U. C. Sumpxell.
J'rothonntaru, G. Jlf. Wtindel.
Jlcjlhtfir fc Recorder, J. 11. Willis.
District Attorney, J. JV. Baker.
Jury t'tnuin., Jon. 11. llemlrick.
Thursday, Aug. 12, 1897.
Tho 2r- C33k Funeral Bill.
Kcr'sont;itive Herman last week
said In- did nut know what the items
ill the Ciink Itinera! hill consisted of
to make the total of ill .NO.
eall the attention of our readers to
the ilicii.-ioii o( tin" bill given he-
low. We wish to state that. Repre
sentative inilli ol JVuiortl said if
tliere anvtliiii" in the hill ol
(J71.S0 lor him, it ,'lioiihlhe striek
en out. Iid Representative Her
man s:iv so ".' No sir, lie did not
Representative Stcrr ol Philadel
phia indirectly charged the commit
tee with charging mileage lor two
members ol uie comimucc wiio
could not attend and stranire as it
niav seem, wc can not find the re
cord ol any one denying the charge.
Our readers will ohscrve that in the
discussion of the hill in the house
not one ol the defenders ol the hill
. claimed that they had paid for j
collin and (lowers yet Rcprcsenta
live Herman last week said they
had. Representative Spitz a mem
lx:r of the funeral committee said
"Ye iliu actually have carriage
hire-" What does this mean ? It
would seem from this as though the
only actual expense the committuc
had was carriage lure trom Mercers
hurg to Fulton county and yet their
hill was (i7l.S0. ,No wonder Rep
resentative Herman can not render
an itemized statement ' tS
Wo reprint below an extract of
the House proceedings ill the Plnla.
l'ress ol .June 2!t!i. From this it
appears that only live nieniliers at
tended the funeral making tin aver-
ago cost of if 120 a piece.
"When the item in the general ap
propriation hill ol $C71 drawn in iu
vor ol Kepresentative Long, chair
man of the committee nn the part of
the House to represent the House
at the funeral of the 1'. McCaulcy
Cook, of Fulton county, was repre
sented. Representative Fly called
upon Chairman Iiing,ol'the commit
tee, lor a statement as to how so
much money could he expended in a
trip to Fulton county. Representa
tive Long tried to explain, hy say
ing that the funeral expenses had
Im'cii paid hy the committee, hut
finally wound up hy saying:
"I don't care what you do with
this hill. I left it to theScrgcaiit-at-Anus
to prepare a hill that he
thought was right. All I want is to
seethe legitimate and just expenses
paid."
This tacit declaration that there
wore some items that were legiti
mate just raised a general laugh
throughout the J louse.
t'OST or A i rXKKAl, TRIP.
Reprcspntativo Spatz followed in
a speech that still further convulsed
the members, half of whom were in
the aisles, Mr. Spatz said that the
hill had heen made up hv the Scr-
geant-at-Arms. Alter the funeral
the committee met in the corner ol
a gallery ol (I race Church, and the
question was "How much will we
charge for the funeral'."' Mr. Spatz
said that he had loaned the S'.Tge-ant-at-Aniis
ten dollars, hut that
had heen paid hack to him and he
was satisfied.
"We had a ride of twenty miles in
a driving snowstorm," said Mr.
Spatz. "And, gentlemen, we did
actually have carriage hire. Wc
had no telegrams or telephone mes
sages to pay for, I want to say that
I do not want any mileage. I want
nothing, and if anything is charged
to hie m that hill I want it wiped
out. I got my ton dollars back from
the Scrgeant-at-Arms and I am satisfied."
"I want to know," asked Repre
sentative Storr, of Philadelphia,
who was in a very indignant frame
of mind, "it the gentleman, Mr.
Sjwtz, did not projiosc to the Ser-geant-at-Arnis
to charge up mileage
for two niemU-rs of the committee
who could not attend the funeral
and then divide the cum with the
SergeanUat-Arms ?"
Mr. Spatz replied by saying that
when he had come to the Ijcgisla
ture he was very green. He was
told that it was customary to charge
mileage and all sorts of expenses
hen the matter ot mileage was
proposed under the circumstances
lie told the Scrgeant-at-Arms to go
ahead it it was all right. .Now, that
he had scon the evil of his ways, lie
wanted nothing that was not right
and proper.
Full discussion on the bill reveal
ed the fact that the exjienses tor the
live members of the committee on
the trip down in Fulton County, a
listanee of SO miles, or more, hail
been about 1-0 apiece. Keprcscn
tative .Lytic, in ah attack upon the
hill found fault with the charge that
had l)ctn made. He said that about
the only person who did not charge
lor his expenses in attending th
funeral was the man that had been
buried. 1 1 he could earn money at
that rate, as the committee had
done.
ic would Ik- willing to lay
aside his toga
id go into the busi-
i fess ol
job."
ittending funerals as a steady
A Lad Leawlaturo.
The developments arising from
the wreckage ol bad legislation and
uncalled for appropriations is le-
coiniug more and more apparent.
Too many of them went there for
"self" forgetting that they were sent
there by good, honest, hardworking
people to whom a Hollar moans a
great deal. The 1'ost is the only
. i .i.i
paper in onyiior county that has
dared to expose the wrong-doers in
the legislature. It has dared to
cxpouse the cause of the taxpayorsof
Snyder county and the suite ol
Pennsylvania. When a man takes
money illegally or votes for it to be
taken illegally from the coffers of
the state, he is reaching into the
pockets of every man in the entire
commonwealth.'
The Governor vetoed 350,000
in appropriations and he should have
vetoed fully as much more making
about 700,000 voted out that
should have Imjcm killed in the
enbryo. An attempt to justify such
grabs by saying that it was done le-
foro is about as logical as to say
that because (luteau shot Garfield,
some farmer in Center township has
i right to kill his neighbor in
Adams.
It is about time for the people of
Pennsylvania to cry "halt" and the
people ol Snvdor county owe it to
themselves to guard against the im-
NMtioii of those in power. J Jut
there comes a voice lrom every part
(the county, "What canweuo'.'
"Who can wc trust?" The proh-
cm does seem perplexing. The
power lies Willi the people it
they but assert it. If the people de
mand a more careful expenditure of
public funds and exact a pledge
with a bull-dog oath before nomina
tion and election, they will at least
lessen the reckless extravagance
with public funds. Why not exact
of every candidate for representative
and every candidate for Senator to
obligate himself to the people that
he will not accept any pay for mile
age or salary or anything else ex
cept that expressly stated in the
Constitution and further that ho
will not vote for any bill for like
items for another or for others ?
Of course when these officers
elect are sworn in they swear to
support the Constitution of Pciin'a,
but they do not seem to hoed the
mandates of the constitution or their
obligation to support it, but if the
people rise up and make this de
mand, it is at least more likely that
an officer, if he has any self respect
at all, will hoed such a demand.
The Post has done its duty to
ward the people of Snyder county.
It has stood between those nieinliors
of the legislature who were willing
that the people should sutler and to
allow the charities of the state to lie
out short on the one side ami the
honest toilers and taxpayers on the
other. Every dollar of a steal that
is voted out ot the State Treasury is
a dollar out of the pockets of the
taxpayers. And any ellort to be
little the merits of a newspaper in
cxjwsing such wrongs is au indica
tion that such exposures are a
source of much annoyance. The
Post has done its duty and we leave
the matter to Uie good judgment of
the people to determine for them
selves the best plans for the future.
KKEAMEtt.
A good many of our citizens at
tended camp meeting on Sunday. . .
Irvin Walter and bride visited the
former's parents at this place a few
days last week. We all wish them
success and happiness.... Last Sun
day Mrs. II. A. Walter presented ber
husband with a bouncing baby boy
. . . . Win. Bickel of Paxinos visited
friends in this place over Sunday
... .Mrs. J. J. Mitchell has been ou
the sick list. ...Miss Flutie Walter
was visiting frieuds in Middleburgh
the fore part of the week. .. .Harry
bickel and friend of Paxinos were in
town on Tuesday.... Mrs. William
Gordon and children were visiting
ber sister at Lewisburg several davs
lust week.... A. O. mith shipped a,
car load of onions, poacher and I
pears to the coal regions. :
FKEEBL RO.
John Kreeger nnd Claud Smith of
Middleburgh came to Free burg on
their wheels to seo Miss Dill and
other Freeburg friends A large
party of young people of Selinsgrove
visited our town last Wednesday
evening, lliey camo witti a tour
horse tenia attached to a large lad
dered farm wagon tilled with straw.
They were a jovial and well behaved
party. .. .1'rof. Walborn, J. W. Haas
and thoir wives attended a picnic at
Knousetown. Juniata county Satur
day. . . J. A. Hilbish of Northumber
land visited I'roi'buig friends and
relatives Saturday and Sunday....
liev. DruckenuiiJler, 1'rols. ilover
and Iioyer, Win. Brown, John Hep-
nor, ,l. ft. Hendricks, tlioir wives, I.
II. Mover and grandson. Minion
Long. Mrs. Bogcnricf. B. P. Arnold
aud wifo, accompanied by Airs. M.
(J. Dill and Mrs. W. L. Dill and little
laughter. Margaret, of Paterscn. N.
J., also attended the Grubb's church
picnic last Saturday. Ihey all en
joyed the exercises nnd the social
spirit that was manifested by those
in attendance.... l'rof. Mover con
ducted a singing exercises at the
Grubbs church picnic, usincr the
book that has been selected for the
choir convention on the 21th mat.
Win. Brown presided at the organ
. . Jir. Miner oi sminserove was a
class mute of Rev. Druckenmiller at
Mt. Airy Lutheran Seminary and
preacued an interesting sermon in
our church Sunday evening.... A
number of our people attended the
lteforined re-union at f ark Island
. . . . We have an industrious Normal
class at work in our Academy. . ..Mr,
Watkinsand Mr. Gosb of Mt. Car
mel were visitors at the Musical Col
lege Saturday and Sunday. . . .Misses
Shipman and Walker came to our
place lust Sunday and participated
in our nunuuy scuooi exercises. . . .
Myron Moyer who spent four weeks
with his sister Mrs. Pawling at
est Milton returned home.
Hopeful.
"I hear that you are a widow." said
Hie one who had beam abroad.
"Yes, just at present," said the on in
black. Indiiutn polls Journal.
Fiction Para and Simple.
"What I TolJ My Wife' is the title of
new book. It is almost nmllcss to
say that it ia fiction. Tit-ISita.
Iloyond Question.
Tho broudest assertions are often
mode by the narrowest men. Chicago
Journal.
Hrr Flrt Tlionulit.
Hmhnm The wolf is ot the door.
jV.ms. Iieiiffisun Tell him to win hia
ft-N. Y. Truth.
ONE OF TWO WAYS.
The bladder was emited for one
purpouc, uniiifly, a receptacle fur the
urine, aud as such it is not liable to
any form of disease except by one of
two ways. The first way is from
Imperfect action of the kidneys. The
second way is from cureless local
treatment of other diseases.
4 II IKK Al .SK.
Unhealthy urine from unlieultliv
kidiievs Ih tlio chief cause of bladder
troubles. So the womb, like the
bladder, was created for one purposes.
and if not doctored too much is not
liable to weakness or diiseiiHe, except
in rare cases. It is situated back of
and very closo to the bladder, there
fore any pain, disease or inconveni
ence manifested in the kidiievs, back,
bladder or urinary passage is often, bv
mistake, attributed to female weak
ness or womb trouble of some sort.
The error is easily made and may be
as easily avoided. To And out cor
rectly, set your urineasida for twenty
four hours, u sediment or settling
Indicates kidney or bladder trouble.
The mild and the extraodinnry effect
of r Kilmer'r Swamp-Hoot, the
great kidney, and bladder remedy is
soon realized. If you need a medicine
you should have the best. At drug
gists fifty cents aud one dollar You
may have a sample bottle and pam
phlet, both sent free by mail. Men
tion tho Middleburgh, Post and send
yonr address to I)r, Kilmer & Co.,
llinghainton, N. Y. Tho proprietor of
this paper guarantee the genuineness
this offer.
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a cure for drunkenneu
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cures. Its merits have been proven in thou
tunds of cases. Mailed in a plain sealed wrap
per, with directions, on receipt of ONB
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lrSond for our beautiful half-tone
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Insurance Agency,
SEUNSGROVE, SNYDER COUNTY, PA-
DEtlzxxor W. Snydor, Agent,
Successor to the late William II. Snyder.
The Tar-Excellence of Reliable IuHurance ia represented in the follow
ins list of Stiindanl Companies, from which to niako a seloction. lsTone
NAM K,
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FIltL Itoyal, Liverpool, Enpr. (including foroiffn assets) $4!I,0(M),(M)0.00
Hartford, of Hartford, Conn., (oldest American Co.) 8,015,7:15 f,2
Tha-'iiix, Hartford, Coun. 5,58,058!()7
Continental, New York, 0,754,908.72
(Herman American, New York, fl,2-loju!l8 S3
LIFE Mutual Life Ins. Co. New York, 204,638,98:16
ACCIDENT Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation,"
Accident Ins. Co. Subscribed Capital of 3,750,000.00
Fire, Life and Accident risks accepted at tho lowost possible rato, jus
tilled by a strict regard to mutual safoty. All just claims promptly and
satisfactorily adjusted. Information in relation to all classes ol Insur
ance promptly furnished. ELMER W. SNYDEK, Agt.,
Oflice on Market Street, Selinsgrove, Pa
Great Reduction Sale of
-mm
For Ninety Days !
The Undersigned Offer The Public Their EN
TIRE STOCK OP FURNITURE
AT TIIE GREATEST SACRIFICE EvER KNOWN IN CENTRAL PENN
SYLVANIA. We are not celling out, but we do this to Increase our sales above anvnre.
vlous year. We give a few of the prices as follows :
Soft Wood Chamber Suits $14.00'Cotton Top Mattress 2 23
Hard Wood Chamber Suito 16.00iWoven Wire Mattress .... 75
Antique Oak Suits, 8 Pieces l'.I.OO Hed Springs i'q
Plush Parlor Suits 80.00 Drop Tables, per ft o
Wooden Chairs per set 2.00. Platform Rockers .'.'! 250
In stock, everything in the furniture line, including Mirrors, Hook Canes
Desks, Side-boards, Cupboards, Centre Tables, Fancy Rockers. Baby Chair'
Feather Pillows, Lounges, Couches, Doughtrays, Hinks, Hall Rucks. Cart?
Seat Chairs One, medium and cheap furniture, to suit all classes
Prices reduced all through. Come early aud see our stock before irivlne
your order, and thus save 15 to 20 per cent, on every dollar. '
Special Attention Given to Undertaking & Embalming.
KATHERMAN & HARTNAN, Limited,
MIFFLINBTJROIl, P
REAL ESTATE
At Fublio Sale in Partition.
By vlrluoofnn orrtor IhhihmI out of tho Or
plmns' court or Snyrivr bounty, Pn nnd lo me
(llrwtert 1 will exM)se herelnuriurduserlbt'd
ml cxtuta ot Solomon I.0I1K, lute of Beavvr
TownBlili). sulci county, dcuso(l to public mtlo
nt tho Court lluuuo lu tbo llorougb of Allddle
burtfli, on
Saturday, August 7th, 1897,
nt one o'clock p. m. to wit : All that certain
tnu'tot Innd situate Id Denver townnlilp, Snyder
county, P Iraunded as follows, on Uie North
by lands of Jacob Kramer, Kant by lands ol
Henry Shaffer, south and West by public road,
oonUhilng t acres more or loss, with the ap-
Surtonnnces. Terms will be made known on
ay of Hale. P. H. IUTTER, Bhorlff.
MlddlcUurKh, July u, lbW.
Insist on the
Genuine
The best Washing Powder
made. Best for all clean
. ing, does the work quickly,
cheaply and thoroughly.
Largest package greatest economy.
STRONG ALL SUMMER I
CATHARTIC
ALL
DRUGGISTS
- nivry, ll summer cnmnUlntn.Faualn my n.iltiml
seeming Economy, but BUY
Iiiclnno with an established vpiunt.i f inn
and satisfactory service :
Tl;e l)ite.
J t beautiful fiimi-ed wood
work, durable construc
tion, fine mechani
cal adjustment,
coutik'd with the Fiiust Sot ofSteol
Attaciiini'iitF, makes it tiie
Most Desirable Machine ia the Market.
FRANK S. RIEGLE,
Middleburgh, Pa.
catalogue.
ASSKTS.
DIC
Public Sale of Valuable
REAL ESTATE !
Iiyvlrincof letters of attorney from tho heirs
riudlfftil reprewnlatlves of Kllzitlx-tli lllekol
lute ot Chnnmun Twp., snydor ;o.. Pa,, dee'd i
the undumlgued, on the promises, will, on
Wednesday, August 25, 1897
expose to public snle the followlnp: described ronl
ehtate to wit : All that certain W'Se T nnd
tmct of land, situate in township, couutv allrt
slate aforemild, bounded on the North bv la d
of Aaron Moyer, Kant and South hy the Ponnsvi.
vanla Cinal and West by Susquehanna ver
contain inir FOUR ACKI&, 130 perches, mow 7m
loss with the aDpurtenauccs, wheroon are eiwt
ed two pwelllnif Houses, necnutouuuu
eo. Sale tocommenoe at 1 o'clock p m. wiiS
tormB will be made known by p wl"!,1
W.J. BICKEL,
Attorncy-ln fact tor the heirs ot said decedent.
"YOU REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU- I
When you buy Groeeri,., n. I
vnK..s, .M.uoiis, or wlmt not ,:l
1 . A' . 1 J-T
sirdiyni 10 r. ji. Al-mrer', 11:1
-X Z 1j 1 '! L'
z 1 i . II
,u,'UflUi 1 Oil Cot t u u-i.-l
ui yuur money every time. lit
tlo elnlU is as well treated .., ! ...
buy just as good ami as many pj,
s ins uiuiiier.
J V
uur renutation is imp f,.,.i.
trade. We must maintain it anil
keep it at its k-.st. When y ,yJ
ireMi groceries, stylisli drv rA
minima nt nnv i. n.. I i ,
. .iiiii.. ui. .ii 1,. ... .
ami see us. j;0 sure to mv ,, .
oeiore i.iiyiug elsewhere. (,,.
as you pass by and buy.
tfREAT closing out BARGAINS-
Hummer (foods at cost, and helow to mker.'
lor the Full miri. win .L
u tiiu iiuw ClUHIIItr CIIII. Ill fitir c-i.
" """ J lew ui on
lowprlees, lower limn jnu cun buy . l.-nv,,,
sen iw eiisn, iitai ig i lie rcHtum n
cheaper Hum ulhcr dealers.
Dress Goods.
Kimev Whltp liriica ninrtu ut
' UUiiio ouiu ut iiuw c.ijtl
no in -
HO 15 v
l0 !-, k'
All Wool Shnlljn a-, .
lo 1 111
PprPlllAU Oil llinlmo ....1.1 ...
ao
do
10
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4
AU Best Lltclit Calicoes,
now j cc a i
Oork
Blue
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" 5
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Apion Gingham?,
All darks spool Cotton,
Ladies' Shirt Wai
bold for 50c. now Slit;.
Sold for 1.20c. now TSc.
Soli! for 1.50o. now l.l.V
Men's Fancy Shirts
bold for 50c. now olv.
Sold for GOc. now .')7
Si tltl for 75c. now -1 s.-.
Hoys', Sold for 5()c. now :!0i
" Sold lor 25c. now 17.',
Here we are, good Glen's Suits, mi-1
Iy 2.50
Hoys' Extra Hood only '.inc. $1.2,1
and 1.50.
Hoys' Knee Pants only 1V. k
and 25c.
MEN'S EXTRA
GOOD PANTS
Only 60 cts.
IllBtt
Deans. Limn. Sc. ner lh.. a lhi. fnr iV.. Ma?
Henna, 80. por lb lbs, for 25c, Sj rupi, W I
Honey, He. por qt,, ,K)c. er ual., I'un- Mif!
yrup, c. pur qt., aoc. per gal., Pure sjrup,
pur (U, I80. per tfil.
Call and see these Great JIargaitt-l
in Slioes In-fore you buy. I am snrtj
we can dicmsc von 11 in s:ivi hui
1 " '
money.
COFFEE.
4 lbs. Lion coHec for 4bV. ur li
er lb.
Arbucklcs4Ibs. for 4 (ic. or 12 al
My own brand 3 lbs. for l- tr
14c. 11 lb.
Java and Rio loose roasted 4 i'K
for 4 Sc. or 15c. a lb.
Chocolate 12c.
SUGARS.
12 lbs. light Krown 50c
10 lbs. soft White 50.
10 lbs. fine frrnnulnhHl 50c
Raking Soda 4c. a lb., Corn Startil
oe. or 3 lbs. for 13c.
Call to See Our Carpets.
MARKET PRICES'
Butter. 13c. ' 1-V(. li
' . .eo ,
Side Meat, Co. Lanl,
Chickens, 8e. J Hum,!-
Young Cliickcns, i'c.
UA11 Good Butler Vlj.il.
P. H. MAUREB1
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