Published every Thursday. fico W. Wa3cns8ller, Editof and Proprietor. Subscription $1.50 per year. anion mix.il be twild in advance when sent out side tUe county.) RATES OF ADVERTISING. All transient adver;i::nvnts not otherwise conifttrMsi tor will be charged at the rate of is fiM per line (nonpnrlel nie.isuro) for rind Inscr ion mill 10 i-euts per Hue for every aubaequeut l-iaertluu. $fTftllt nntitft pMUhMfrt4 ; obituary poeni, Uibulrt vf rfMptet, f c thru cent a (in. Republican Standing Committee. Adams-TuMiis Mitchell, Troxelvllle. W.H. Iler mini. Troxelvllle. Beaver-Cha., K.Sneeht, Beavertown. James M. Kline, Ileaverliiwn. Beaver W.-(leo. .1. Speeco. McClure. T. A. a? ner. McClure-. . . Ccntre-Klmi-r slintnlph. Mlddleburgh. I F. rllngumun. I'oium Creek. Chapman W. II. Kersteltor, McKcesllalf Kails. Kilicar Itelsh, llofTer. Franklin W. I), tint, IMxtonvllle, J. W . hlsen hotir. Mlddlel.nrgh. Jackson J. S. Yenrlck, Krntr.ervllle, Isaac lin ger. New Herlln. . ., Mlddlcburgh-lieo. W. Wnirenseller, Middle burgh. N. A. Howes. Mlddleliunrli. Mlddlooieek-I. I.. How, Kreuiner, It. 1. Hum mel. KreauuT. Monnn- tiisi. II. Lenler, Shamokln Dam, J. II. Kiio.uls. l'enn- i:. Wagner, Salem, Daniel Knouso, Se ll ii:rnvo. l'eny-.l. N. Ilioslii. VI. I'loiisant. Mills, It.. K rli.i.'i.t, Mt. Pleasant Mills. I'i'iTv W. It K. N-inifle, HI'lilieM. Pan. Man- ' eval, '.ilehlleld. MWIiK'.'iov N. s. Klslier, Selltngrove, 1. II. Miilili.Sollnsgrove. sIrlivr A. M. miiIIIi. II.Mver S;iiln,M. 1'. F. Hel Ilenver S;irllig-. rnliin ue.i. I. Kl'imlors. Port , Treverhui, (i. it. lit''!1, I'ori Treveiion, Wasliiinr'nn lerrv Charles, rrooimrg, W. II. unuiui. l-'reeiiura. m:r I '11 LC. 1 .V 77 V.KKT. AsSOi-iltt". Jllilijl', lf. Silllltsell. 'fitiiiitir.), !. M. SliiixJi l. J!i:;i!.it,r li lleconlir, J. II. Willi. JHstrii'l Attormfi, J. M. linker. Jiir.i Comm., Jos. Vi Hendricks. "'Thursday, Sept. 10, 1897. Lot the Law Bo Enfcrcsd. (V.7. Wearing apparel, articles of personal adornment, toilet articles, and similar persouul effects of per sons arriving in the United States ; but this exception shall only include such urtieloH as actually accompany and are in the use of, and as are nec essary and appropriate for the wear and use of such persons, for the im mediate purposes of the journey and present comfort and convenience, and shall not be held to apply to merchandise or articles intended for other purposes or for sale : 1'ro inded. That in case of residents of the United States returning from abroad, all wearing apparel aud oth er personal effects taken by them out of the United States to foreign coun tries shall be admitted free of duty, without regard to their value, upon their identity being established, un ' der appropriate rules and ' regula tions to bo prescribed by the Secre tary of the Treasury, bnt ioeva0rt than one hundred dollars in value of articles purchased ubroad by such residents of the United States shall bo admitted free of duty upon their return. Tho above paragraph is numbered ;(.7 In the free list, of tho Dingley Tariff. The Freo-Trado papers have, in tentionally or otherwise, endeavored to (-rente the impression that all for eigners and Htrtiugers who may tem porarily visit tho United States are compelled to pay duty upon all tho clothing they bring with them which exceeds SlOd iu aliie. Such is not the ease. The law places no limit upon the value of their personal ef fects. At the Kiuno time, however, if it were evident that our visitors brought a superabundance of cloth ing, and soi'ie that was either too large or too Miiiill for tho passenger bringing it to wear, it would only bo proper that ho should be assessed thereon, ns lie would manifestly be guilty of an attempt to smuggle goods itito this country for the benefit of frieuds or relatives. In tho same way, n etrauger's jewelry should bo taxable if it wcro found to bo perfectly now, or suspiciously ex cessive in quantity. Tho Dingley bill, however, does not tax the per sonal efl'ects of any visitor to tho United States who merely brings with him tho ordinary effects to which his btatiou in lifo would en title him. Tho i.ext point to bo discussed concerns tho responsibilities of our own citizens. Tho Frce-trado pa pers here also endeavor to create a wrong impression. They have stat ed, timo and ngain, that every Amer ican whether mnlo or female who has been abroad, must pay customs duties upon all his personal effects that exceed !?100 in value. Thisagain is untrue. Any American citizen can bring back to this country whatever persoual effects ho took from hero "without regard to their value, upon their identity being established.'' It should certainly not bo difficult to establish the identity of one's owii goods. Nearly every man's hat, coat, collars, cuffs, shirts, shoes, socks and neckties bear the stamp of tho maker or the store from which they are purchased ; hence proof is easy that they wero taken out of this country originally tf and there fore are not liable to the payment of duty upon their return. This leaves only such articles as underclothing, suspenders, trousers sod handker chiefs about which there could be any difficulty. Now that the occa sion has arista whereby the identity of good WW V found necessary by any American citlzeu, we are quite sure that our retail stores will see to it that all goods whieti they sell are suitably marked. This should the more readily be done because it is the aim of the Dingley law to in crease the business of American stores aud to check the free importa tion cf foreign goods. Thus we come down to the facts that American citizens who go abroad aro not compelled to pay duty upou their persouul effects which they take with them from this country ; nor are they compelled even to pav duty upou all the for eign goods that they buy abroad and bring back with them. They are ac coraed the privilege of importing one hundred dollars' worth of for eign goods free of duty. This is a privilege that is not granted to those Atnericaus who stay at home. The wholesale importer cf foreign goods is compelled to pay duty upou every lollar's worth of his goods. He has no hundred dollar limit frto from customs duties. Yet the American who travels has tho advautago over the business man to that extent. Our retail storekeeper aro equally handicapped. Tho American travel er can buy a hundred dollars' worth of clothes or jewelry abroad, aud bring it hero without paying any duty. It is only upon his piirchas-a in c.w.ss of one hundred dollars that au American is asked to contri bute to tho National revenue. If there bo any fault with the "per soual effects" clause of the Dingley Tariff it consists in tho huudied dol lar limit. There should be no limit whatever. All foreign goods pur chased abroad by our citizens should bo subject to duty just as fairly and rightfully as aro all foreign goods that ure imported for sale. When the American tourist does his shop ping abroad he decreases the sales of the American importer and of the American retailer. He also decreas es the demand for the American la bor that handles more goods in our stores and that makes up the for eign piece goods. There should not be a dollar limit even. Let the American bring back what he took with him. Let him also pay his just share of customs duties on all that he buys, just as every other Ameri can citizen will do.who stays at hone if his fancy leads him to purchase for iegn rather than American goods. Some Rambling Thoughts. BY "NEMO." Copyrighted hy Dowe & Tabor.) To TeACHEUS AND l'UKI'OHEFUI, PEO PLE : That faint little tap on your desk for "attention" at tho first ses sion this term, will, tosomo of you, sound as ominous as tho tolling of a death-knell. It will coujuro up the pleasures of tho weeks of rest, and then they will all vanish under a luried cloud out of whoso gray body will peep visions o; the children who insist on being stupid when the su perintendent appears, or who aro triumphantly mischievous when your back in turned and strangely angelic when you wheel round to detect them. Really, there is littlo wonder if your heart sinks within you, as you remember that to keep up the standard of the school you will need to bo alert, not once a week, but every hour in every day. I can quito understand a feeling akin to nausea, when the familiar backs of the old familiar books tell you that, this year as last, you will have to go over tho self-same simple lossous to a uew Bet of simple listeners. Then. if you are a woman a little feeling of angry protest will arise ; for you know full well that tho average man of your town, however free he feels to point out your defects, would prefer a week of the hardest toil to ono day of attempting tho control of twenty of your spirits ; and. if vou are a male teacher, criti cised for your sovere discipline, you need no telling that no mother out of a captious teu would be ablo to govern such a hoaped-togotlier fam ily except by free aud indiscriminate shippings. Altogether you feel a littlo gloomy ns tho duties begin to burden your shoulders again. Cut do not undo the good of your vacation by fretting and fuming. To a certain oxtent the laborious char- actor of your work is recompensed, iu that your rest time is longer and your hours of labor shortei than is vouchsafed to tho general run of brain-workers. Take courago from that, and stand up to duty in your choBon sphere as bravely as your fa vorite historic character stood up to his. But as for yearning for full ap preciation, sweep the temptation behind you else you will be unhap py continually. No good work is ever fully appreciated. This you probably believe in theory, but your difficulty cornea in adapting the tlieory to f, fact, and that fact your own career. It painful to discover that you are the living counterpart of the man who fell anioing thieves people of your community pass you by without bestowing any more than a thought ou you, and it is left to me, distant uud impoverished Samaritan, to pour iu the oil aud the wine upou your troubled spirit. We expect children to place them selves where their heads can be pat ted, but well balanced men and wo men never do this. I will even dare to suggest that if a half of your good efforts were fully praised, your head would be turnod, aud your heart too, away from the very things that first brought you applause. Not a tithe of all the good work of life is done where men may place garlands of esteem upon ; if it were so, how would our bridges or houses weath er a single storm. Outof-sight work counts iu the great balance sheet of the Almighty ; if you are tempted to doubt it, suy it over and over again until you reach the point of glorying iu the doing of a dutj though no witnesses be near. Thi faith you demand of the scholar, l! w no is urged oy you to oeneve inai though his well done task is wiped from the blackboard, it yet remains purt of his mental gain, that faith must be yours, impelling you to a royal giving up of yourself to your work, though every shred and par ticle of effect seem to utterly disap pear. A penile llnwer In Ilio lurost grew, Where ncvera soul Its sweetness knew ; And Its upturned eyes with lieuuty bright Ne'er glowed with responsive loo's dellKhl. It withered anil died, unmarked, unsung, When low In the sky the pulu suu hunt; ; SHU tio wild-birds called on Joyous wlui;. So Its life seemed but a wasted thing. Yet the wind had taken Hi pure sweet breatli Aud borne It away to a room of death, Where It glided In with the setting sun, Aud calmed the the soul of a dying one. For It banished of uubellet the wrath, And restored to the soul a child-like faith : "Uousldvr the lilies how thuy grow t" You have nodded your bead when your beloved Emerson wrote about ideals and their values. But bowing the head is not bowing the heart, and it is heart-worship alone of an ideal in life, that will make you walk buoyantly and triumphantly the sol itary path. . Teachers are of all peo ple most miserablo if their horizon is bounded by anything less than helpfulness to the nation. The four walls of your room too often seem to shut you off from the world; some weary day, dear women, when nerves have been strained almost to the screaming point, aud you dear men, when to yield to anger would be joy, close your eyes ou the post of duty that for a moment seems dreary and let your imagination run free. Then will you quickly see that you aro not called to carve iusonsato blocks, but to "lead forth" individualities ; that the children who under your care grow to a knowledge of themselves are potential elements in the nation al life; that tho work you do is being duplicated iu hundreds of thous ands of other littlo school houses, and that tho uggreate of all the work done is making or marrying our national future. Does tho brick layer ask for admiration over one brick well laid in tho wall of some towering ? No, he goes on to anoth er, being careful to align his work to tho work of all tho rest! You too, unpiaised and yet content, because possessed by your ideal, will go ou with your good work, transmitting tho dull clay of duty iuto goldeu op portunity. Tho routine of arith metic and the strange mouthing of phonics will then ho changed from items in a scheme of teaching, to valued portions of our national bul warks. Let no mau despise you for good reason ; glorify your office; try to rise to the demands of the age ; work for a twentieth century to dawn on a generation of light think ing childret ; having done all, gulp down that clamoring cry for praise, uud bo coutont to have lived at u conscious guardian ot untold treas ures. The reward is ever from with in. llisllnp HcCllhe, of 'cw Vol ll, ou ilr James' lleudiiche Powders. "With regard to Dr. James' Head ache Powders, I have no hesitation in commending them to sufferers from headache. They relieve the pain speedily, and I have never known anyone to be harmed by their use. 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The first art iclo of the series "Insido' of a Iluudred Homes" will appear in tUe October Journal. Red-chainbcrs, reception and dining rooms, bathrooms, halls and apartments of every kind will bo pictured just as they are in daily use. Each picturo contains dozens of suggestions. Every woman is in terested iu taking a peep into tho most attractive hoines iu tho land, to see how they are furnished and arranged. She wants to got prac tical hints and new ideas for fur nishing her own. Tho houses pho tographed by the Journal are those occupied bv persons of moderate in come. Their interior arrangement shows what perfect taste can ac complish with a little money and tho touch of a woman's deft lingers; Homes in evory State iu the Union from JIaino to California wore photographed for tho Journal's unique and useful sorios. Ah IiiiortiMit tirM(lii. If your trli-nrts or neighbors lire surrcrliiK from P(ii''lis. colils. sore Miroat, or any throat or liniu (llsi'iisr (Including consumption), nsk thi'in If tiiry lmve ever used Olio's t'un ThlH famous (iiinniin roim-dy Is linvluif n largo Rale liore and 1h porlorinlnir some wonderful ruii-s of throat and lung illscani's. W. II.SpaneltT, Mlddlcliurif ; M. Itollirork, M. I)., Ml. Plcaimil Mills, wllU'lve you a Rumple bottle freo. No mutter what 01 licr miMlliMnt-H liavi; failed to uo, try Otto's Cure. Larue 8lze 35 and SOcls. Court Proclamation, WHERKAS tha Hon. HuroM M. IMnClure l'ronlilont JuiIko ol the Judlnlsl DlHtrlct. composed of the count lea ol Nnyilcr, unci Ciiiun and Jureuiluh CroiiRO and Z. T. Gem Dciilntr. Vn., AiwHiclato JuiIkbb In and for Suy duruounty, luive ienued their precept, ucarliiK date the "111 day ol June A. II., 1W7, to me directed Tor the holding ul an Orphans' Court, a court ol Common Pltiu, court ol Oyor and Ter. minor an t (hinural Court nl (uartor Sesnlona ol thel'uaoe, at Mlddlelmnch, lur the county ol Snyder, on the lt Monday, (lielnic tho 7th day ol Oct. 1h:i7), and to continue one ween. .N'otieols tlicrolore hereby Klven to the t'oron- er, JuptlcBH ot thel'oaco and UonKtahloii la anil I tor tho comity ol Snyder, to appear In their i proper iiorwiu with their rolls, ccordii, IhiuiIbI- tlone, examination" and other remembrances to do Hume tilings which of their olnue and iu tho'.r beliairpartain to bo done and wltiipsson and pomons proxecutiug in behall ol tho Com inoii-.vcalth aicatmit any person or pornona are re quired to be then and there attending and do partiiiK witliunt leave at their peril. Juytlcun are requested to be punctual In tlialr attendance at the nppolnted time airreoahly to notice. (liven under my band and sen hit the Mierlfl'a nniee In Mlddlehurich, tho 1st day ot Sept. A.l) ., one tiioufftud elirht hundred nod ninety seven, P. 8. KIT ! Kit, Sherill. Kitueate Yoiie Uinu .uli Cuacnret. Cindy Cntlmrtle, euro constipation forever. lOu.Sic. If C. C. C. fall, drr.8lst8 refund monoy. I S WHtUt All Fltf MIIS. Beat Cough Syrup, TaatmOoud. Vfl in time, xnid ttj animriota. WIDOWS' AIM'UAISK.MENTS.-Nolieo Is here by (riven that tlm lollowliii? Widows' Ap prulsonioiits under Uiofctoo law, liavo bvcD filed wit h t he Clerk of t.He or inns' court of Snyder county for conflrtuullon ou Monday, tlio 4th day of Oct., ls7. 1. Appraisement of Caroline Schnee, widow of William sell nee, late of l'erry Tp., Hnydor Co., I'u., under the J00 exemption law. t. Appraisement of Ilarhara Arhojmst, widow ot.loliuK Arl.OKiist. lute of l'erry Twp., Sny der Co., i'a deceased, under the exemp tion law. Auit. , 1W7. J. C. 8CIIOCII, Clerk of O. C. to t:.rke room g(MH end DarillieMTilfM you will haveanojitKirtunitvtol,: in jmuxn iit-M-r ueiore ottered int seetiou of the eountrv. la addition to my already , prices aiways lower than clscW VOU will receive n S,w.:..i t. count oi 10c. onEYery Dollars ffir , of Dry (Joods, Notions, Oxf, ,r( Ti, I Clothing mid in fact on cvervtlri, f Yl1tllIT i I I'mikfia .1.... 1 h ",u,"i" iii.il ynn iiiy uunng tins Dig clearing u,, E"X. H. We liarn im a. cial Bargain Day, 0,1 bargains are Jfivcrvda llc&Tlie highest Market l'ii,.(. , IjQJufor Fnxliiee. 1 Cal; paid for ,',00 Butter and Eoiw Accounts. The follow Ins Accounts have been filed, exam ined nnd passed in tho I'rotlionotury'B office, and will be presented to the next court of Common Fleas for coiillrmatlon. All persons lulei ested will take notice. First and flnnl account of N. E. Errtlev, eoni mlttee of J. E. TUotuas, an habitual drunkard. Aug, 1S9T. , J, C. Ht'HOCU, Protu'y, liKEAT CLOSING CUT BARGAINS. nv ure now closing out nil our Sjirir." Summer (foods at cost and.below to i,'i,Utr, lor the Kail (foods. Will name you .1 p-w u, low prices, lower I h.ni you can buy rhn We Ml for cash, that Is tho reason , Cheaper than other dealers. Dress Goods. Kuiicy White Press Ootids sold at s now 5 01 do 10 r 'Iu i AU Wool Shallys j.-, do 15 o Percale, no inches wide, sold at 13 now a cc do 10 j do 4 All Best LlKht Calicoes, now s - " " Dark " j .! " " Blue " .. 5 .. ApioD Ginghams, " 5 - All Clarks Spool Cotton, 4 , Ladies' Shirt Waisi Sold for 50c. now Ode. Sold for 1.20c. now 7Se. Sold for 1.50c. now 1,1, x Men's Fancy Shirt Sold for 50c. now 3- Sold for COe. now :'7c. Sold for 75c, now -1 So. J Joys', Sold for 50c. now ",k. " Sold for 25c. now 17!-. Bargains ii L'loi Hero we are, good Men's Sni's - ly 2.50 Hoys' Extra flood only i '. -SI. and 1.50. Hoys' Knee Pants only 1 . 1 and 25c. MKX'S EXTIIA GOOD PANTS Only 6o cts. Beans, Limn. Sc. per lb., 9 lbs. for S&.J4 Means, 3e. per Ib S lbs. for use. S) niw, Honey, c. per qt., 8flc. ver gal., Pure wl syrup, w. per qt., sou, per gui., ruie sin per qt 18c. per gil. Call and sec these Great Harg in Shoes before you buy. I a we can please you and save money. COFFEE. 4 lbs. Lion collet! for 1(''- r per lb. Arbuekles 4 lbs. for -J tic. or 12 My own brand 3 lbs. for M He. a lb. Java and Rio loose roastcil -1 lor -ISc. or loe. a lb. Chocolate 12c. SUGARS. 12 lbs. light Brown 50c 10 lbs. soft White 50. 10 lbs. fine cranulntod COe. Haking Soda 4c. a lb., ConH 5c. or 3 lbs. lor 13c. Call to See Our Carpets, -MARKET PRICES Tlnftnr Kin Efflft 11 Potatoes, 40c. iMH Onions. 40c. H;Vll Young Chicken-, "c .AI1 Oood Uuttcr Wanteu. j F. H. JIAUEK. NEWBERLIK,PA 1