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The Middleburgh Post.
Publialie d every Thursday.
Geo. W. Wagenseller,
Editor and Proprietor.
Subscription $1.50 per year.
wrli U mujt be paid In advance wben sent out
side I be county.)
RATESOF ADVf RTISINO.
I transient arivprtlr'tnonta not otherwise
i)iit-ftotm1 tor will tw iluuyiil at the rate of 18
ivnti ptT llno(nonparltl measure) for first Inser
rlnn and 10 cents per line tor every subsequent
Insertion.
-VtA tuXuwi published r i obituary poenj,
'HtruUt ( rttftct, dc, tArw Mill bM.
Ecpublican Standing Committee-
Ailams, W. It. Herman, Jeremiah Bowersox
H-nvrr, Jan. M. Kliiie. Charles Hpevht
Bnver Oeo. J. Nieeoe, Chan A. Warner
Centre. H. H. Wagner. K. B. Krdley
0xiiman, W m. It. Kerstetleri O. 8. Troutman
Kra iklin. W. U. (ilfi, II. 8. Renniner
Jackson, Oeo. A. Mrnuse, J. 8. Yearlck
MKlilleburK, Al. Clelan. N. A. Hewes
Middlecreek, 8. S. Voder, Theodore Row
Monro, A. K. Ynunc. I). If. Killer
Penn, Frank Miller, Howard Row
IVrrv, J. N, Hroelua, Dr. M. Kothrnck
I'rrr y W.. IH-o Mrewser, John Noll
ellne;rove, N. H. Fisher. F. II. Smith
lrin(j, I. K. Kelgel. tJeo. S. Lrplejr
I'nion, ' O. t. Hire, II. J. Mroh
Washington. Henry Brown, John Miller
Hkpuhlican Ticket.
lor U. 8. Senator,
J Ion. M. S. Quay.
For Congress,
lion. Trad. M. Mahon.
For Assembly,
Dr. A. M. Smith.
For Aiaociate Judge,
Hod. Z. T. Ucmberling.
For County Surveyor,
Geo. A. liotdorf, Esq.
Thursday, March 10, 1898.
AIM OF HISTRICAL SOCIETY.
The Snyder County Historical
Society was incorporated February
2Sth last by His Honor, Judge II.
M. MeClure, issuing a Charter injt)mt time at the Historical Society
proper form, as prescribed bv the ; room in the Court House. Copies
General Corporation Act of April; of the Union Tib-graph and Anti--Mth,
1874. His Honor affixed nU'"c Iteporter published at New
. i .t a I Berlin in 1828, the oikes freund of
mine to the Charter alter scrutmiz-1 . . ,. , . ., . . J ,r,
1 boo published at this place. J he
ingthed-R-ument, hatukJupby tlie!Mi(Wleblirg Jourml published by
solicitors, and returning it to the I f. L. Smith 18 o7 and lots of other
clerk cf the courts for recording, j county papers of a later date. Bring
ompleted an official act which but'"' all your ld newsMi'reesiccially
few IWvlvanni Judges, in tlieKSnyd7;,,,Dty a"d publish
,. , ii i i ed in Union county prior to 1 boo.
dM'targe of technical and cumlK-T-rr.. . . . .
fe lhe history of the county ouglit to
medutief,luive performed. There prm-rvwl and the only way to
.ire probably a dozen historical so-1 get post history is through the old
cieties in the State. The paucity of ; ucwsiiapers, etc.
this class of organizations well illu.-1 During the jmst week the Society
trate.4 the n-tlo combat for gain ' has received some valuable contri-
.i I rn ; butions which will be acknowledged
in the world of commerce. Ihci , . . - i( ?
. . i through the papers after the coming
L-t energies of a lifetime mast bemwting tot,etKr with the eoutribn-
devoted to the struggle for bread ; ! tom brought in at that time,
the frills and leisures go unheeded There should Ijc a liberal effort
mid few stop to thick how much they i made to ransart the old garrets in
really constitute of the material es- J Snyder county for old newspapers,
- nce of existence. ' ai,d a" hrought to the society room
.... where the Sooiety will have all coin
The society deems it expedient to pieted &cs and prcscrve,l for
annr,unt: that the officers are pre-the use of the public.
pared to receive and properly store J Don't forget the meeting on the
;iuy contributions which may Ix? ll'th.
nttde to it rolletrtion. Tliey should J -mt
',a-irt of iK-w?jxiier, volumes, bio-. Rev. TJ. F. Swengle.
graphical, hl-torica!, genealogical,'
w..itira1 orix r.nahkeu hes; in factj, liev; U-F- Swcnglc, A. M., has
... . , ... , Ixtn elected secretary of annual con
ativ tinzitjle evHltwb which can be e ' .. ,
" ! Ference in the hvangelical church
..f value in r-uing and preserving ' for the ((?nth limt llev Sw(.nic
t!t- f-z hi.-t.ry of the crrtinty.
IVre will tx stated rn-tings of ; Baltimore Memorial, making 7 in
I'm organization in Middleburgh ! d" rfJureh in JJaltimore, Md.
-si i i ! Mr. .Swengle was lxni in Snyder
wwrn iarr will Ix read nixn ap- ,f .,
' ,. ,. . . countv, Pa., Oct. 28, 1810. He
,rr,ate atvl it u ,rt.cu- WJW fjll(jato, in the jlic schools
brlr tli: aim of the wxiety ti draw f)f Snytlcr ,nty, anl L'nirin Semin-
li it all pr-n4 ititTtel in this, an, now Central Pennsylvania Oil-
-.-k, nxh mm arid women. It l'-gc Mr. Swengle taught school at
will Ixr a l.ral, rKrtaw-lfih, wdiry ' Jh': ?f ,0 smj afUrwawlin Un
t . . . , . , i ion Srfninar hen the nvil war
tthifrh rottit lxfne the firnxifKi work , , . ; , ,. . , ,
. . it brrkeoutMr. Swengle cnli.ted and
yf tittMatum arxl therefore no: WT.1 f(jP twmlyam in theUnit
ow will lie? HX'hvVA from umnXrt-' 1 Stat army. Mr. .Swtngln was
tp bf iratnfmU t: yrtf in-i Ii'Mw.! lxrtore he wax 20, and wrv
tmt til iL en hix fintt ap(xiiiitrfM.-nt at21. He
, , t T-eJ one Unn M I'riding Kldfrr,
M e tmt THy lUt e may aw, m w,ifr 0, s
hnvfr ttmtj rprxnw U join and that. liTatnr'. Mr. Swengle was at
of procedure may be undertaken to
bring it into the full and vigorous
recognition of the public, X
Poet Laureateshtp.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is
scenting abroad over the Common
wealth for candidates for the l'oct
LaureaUhip of the Htate and finally
we presume to put the matter to a
vote to ftelect a suitable jierson to
hold a distinguished honor. An idea
had gone abroad that this contest
was to lie confined to newspaper
; men. In such a case we fear that
our county would not enter the eon
test. Since the eligibility clause
hus Ixt'ii ocned to uJmit all who
are qualified, we lxg leave to sug
gest to our distinguished and much
esteemed contemporary the name t)f
our legal friend, Attorney William
K. Houseworth of Selinsgrove. lie
has written numerous poems that
would entitle him to consideration,
but more csjiecinlly do we desire to
call tlie attention of the Jiujuirer
und the public in general to the
merits of Mr. Houscworth's masterly
productions, "The Suge and the
Sexton" and "Tramp's Soliloquy."
Basing claims upon these prodtic-
tions Snyder county asks a fair
consideration for the poet laureutship
of the state.
The following stanza by Mr.
Houseworth is timely and is also
in the line with the Inquirer9 sug
gestions on this subject :
"Let Susquehanna's muse awake,
And touch Aeolia'a lyre
In shady forest, Held and lake,
True poesy inspire
In Pennsylvania's genial sons,
Whose sonnets oft hare stirred
The souls of sympathetic ones.
And Charmed both beast and bird."
Historical Society Meeting.
The Snyder County Historical
Society will meet in the bunk build
ing at this place on Saturday, Mar.
lirth, 1898, at one o'clock 1 M. to
adopt u constitution, elect permanent
officers for the ensuing year the re
gistration of new members and the
laying of plans for future work. '
All persons having old newspa
pers, old books, curios, relics and
anything that will become valuable
as time advances are invited to bring
them in at that time. Some very old
newspapers will lie on exhibiton at
lias completed the second term at j
secretary of conference, on the board
ot directors of the American Anti
Saloon League, Director of Mary
land Christian Endeavor Uniou,
Trustee ot United Society of
Christian Endeavor, member of the
State Executive Committee of Mary
land Temperance League, First
President ot Conference, K. L. C.
E. Union, Editor of S. S. literature
and K. I C. E. Journal, Conference
Journal.
Mutt Pull or be Left
From Philadelphia Inquirer, March, 3.
The Middleburgh Post is getting
down to business. "If," it asks,
"an industrial concern would oomc
to Middleburg and agree to erect a
$150,000 buildiug and employ at
least GOO men for five years guaran
teed, would those who are able do
nate ten acres of land and $7o,000'J
This would necessitate the building
of 400 or 450 new dwelling houses
and ut least fifty new business
houses for the use of the employes of
the new concern alone. A hundred
carpenters will have work for the
next two years. Is this worth the
price to Middleburg?"
The Inquirer hus no means of
ascertaining what the thought of
the x.ople of Middleburgh on this
subjt!ct is, b.it it has no hesitation
in snying that many Pennsylvania
towns owe a large part cf their
present prosperity to the acceptance
ot substantially such offers as the
alxve.
Years ago business went naturally
to eertuin business houses. Now it
must be solicited by advertisements
or salesmen. Years ago industrial
iilnnts were established on a sort of
hit-or-miss plan. Now they are lo
cuted first with a view to natural
advantages and second for these
are often equal where the highest
inducements are held out by the
resident population. ,
Middleburg must do her part or
Ixj passed by. Which eourxe will
she pursue?
Noah After the Flood.
The first fruit planted by Noah when ha let
the ark was the giape, the most healluy of all
the products t.f the earth. All through the
Bible we read of grapes and wine from grapes
being recommended as the first remedy for the
Ills of lite; bat It Is pure Juice wine, not water
ed and sugared juice that the Bible refers to.
Sugared wines are highly' alcohol te and
starchy, the Sugar making excess of aloobof
and other products not belonging to a healthful
wins.
Sneer of New Jersey, the oldest wine grower
lu the United Stales, has studiously Avoided
water and sugar or any foreign substance what
ever, but has his wine fully matured by great
age and careful handling.
The price ot shoe leather does
not seem to have advanced by rea
son of the duty which the Dinglcy
law placed upon hides. It will be
remembered that, the opponents of
that measure dolefully predicted a
great advance in the price of shoes
as a result of the tariff' xn hides,
but they seem to have been wrong,
as they usually are, when they at
tempt to discuss the tariff. A table
published in Dun's Review, of Feb.
2t,giving prices of boots and shoes
at various dates from 1895 down
to present time shows prices in 1898
on many lines of shoes and boots to
be from five to ten per cent below
those of one year earlier under the
Wilson law, which admitted hides
free ot duty, and also shows that the
rebruary sales and shipments were
the heaviest ever known in that
mouth.
New Use for Grapes.
It has been discovered that grapes used with
Elecampane Koot and the Herb HorebouDe In
proper proportion made into cordial Is per
forming wonderful cures In stubborn Case of
colds, sore throat and horsenesr
Public speaker c'Un It Is far superior for the
throat to any confection. It Is coming In gene
ral used among physician! Ask for unt Ba.
chael'a Horebound Cordial. Forsaleby drug
gists.
Dot Tobsrre Spit sad Haoke Tier lift a wiy.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mat
netlc. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-T
Ilac, the wonder-worker, that make weak men
strong. All druiurlsts, Wc or f I. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
Duonfl U Cement
Is used for Plastering Houses.
It Is a new discovery
Guaranteed to last longer
than any other plaster. It
is preferred to Adamant.
For particulars call on or address
D. A. KERR, MIDDLEBURGH, It
i-f-n nisiltt i. r;7-1 )swlN. ThOO-i ,; Adams JkXU
was
Ml! ; H Cllllil!-
Oat Salt al
.H.Haurer's,
NEW BERLIN PA.
We have just finished taking our
Stock and find we will be needing
mote room for New Snrinsr Goods.
We prefer making Quick titep
prices to many oi our winter goods
tban carry tnem over till next sea
ton.
CLOAKS.
Ladies' Cloaks, Capes and Wraps
must be sold at cost and below.
Don't miss the Bargains on Ladies'
and Children's Cloaks and Capes.
They must be sold as we don't carry
any over Season.
CLOTHING.
Men's Navy Blue Beaver Overcoats
only $2.50; Men's Heavy Storm
Overcoats only $4.00. Also Men's
and Boys' Heavy suits, they must
go at and below cost.
I
We have everything in Footware.
A few of the fall and winter styles
are still here All sizes. They will
be aold for about one half their val
ue. They are full 30 per cent, less
tfn 1 b raar. Mn'a Gum Boots
only $$.45 1 Ladies Rubbers from
loo. to loo. t Uur snoea must be re
duced to make room for the incom
ing spring stock. No is your time
to make Bargains in Shoes.
We will give a special dis
count of 10 per cent, on ev
ery dollar's worth o Dry
Goods, Notions, Clothing,
Boots and Shoes, in fact on
everything but Groceries.
Groceries.
Arbuckles' and Lion Coffee, 11c j 4
lbs. for 40c. '
Winner Coffee. l3o ; 2 lbs. for 25c.
Loose Boasted Javo, 13c; 2 lbs. for
25.
Java and Mocho. 35c : 3 lbs. for 00c.
Extra loose green coffee, 25c.
10 lbs. Soft A Sugar, 50c. 9 lbs Gran
ulated, 50c.
2 lbs. Light Brown, 50c.
Corn Starch, 5c ; 3 lbs. for 12c.
New Rice, 6 ; very nice.
Best . O. Molasses, 14c. a qt.
SvruD. i8c. a cral.
Light Syrup, 35c. a gal.
i Chocolate, 18c.
Baking Soda, 4c. per lb.
Boking Powder, 5c. i lb.
Hasina, 7c.
Silver Prunes, 12c, extra nice.
Oatmeal, 10c., 3 packages 2oc.
Crushed wheat, 15c, 2 packages 25c.
Coffee cakes, 6c. a lb.
Ginger snaps, 5c. a lb.
Oyster crackers, 5o. a lb.
Knick-knocks, So. a lb.
Water crackers, Oo. a lb.
In Carpets, Bngs and Oil
cloths
we hove all the newest patterns and
choice colorings. The latest de
signs are beautiful and at about a
quarter off from former prices.
Good Ingrain Carpet, only 25c.
Good Home-made Carpet, 2'io.
8-4 Floor Oilcloth, 60o. per yd.
(-4 Table Oilcloth. 14o. per yd.
5 4 Table Oilcloth, 12c. per yd.
No. 1 Butler, 16
No. 2 Butter, 10
Presh EgK-s, 14
Onions, 50
Dried Apples, 2
Apples, 51).
Shnuldor, R
Potatoes, SO
New Lard, t
Turkeys, 10
Young Chickens, T
Dried Cherries, I
Ilacon, o
. Ham, 10
N. 1$. We have no Spec
ial Bargain Day. Oar liar-
gains are Kvery Day.
F. H. Maurer,
N. W. Corner, Front and Union Sts
New Berlin, Pa.
lWiTIBE, CMPM ADD GlffilA.
V. H. FELIX, Lewi5t own.
Liberal Adjustments-
REMEMBER
H. HKRVEY SCHDCH,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY,
SE&INSCHtOVE! PA.
Only the Oldest, Strongest Cash Companies,
Fire, Life, Accident and Tornado.
Ho Assessments No Premium Notes.
The Aetna Founded A. D., 1819 Assets 911,055,513.88
it
Home 44 " 1853 " 9,853,628.54
American " " 1810 " 2,409,584.53
The Standard Accident Insurance Co.
The New York Life Insurance Co.
The Fidelitu Mutual Life Association.
Your Patronage Solicited.
HOId on to
We have a line unequalled in the
and quality, cannot be beat in the
I OpieiMr, MmmJi
Great Reduction Sale of
FURNITURE!
For Niiety Days I
The Undersigned Offer The Public Their EN
TIRE STOCK OF FTJENITTJRE
AT THE GREATEST SACRIFICE EvER KNOWN IN CENTRAL PENN
SYLVANIA. We are not telling out, but we do this to Increase onr sales above any pre.
vlous year. We give a few of the prices as follows :
Soft Wood Chaitiber Suits tl4.00;Cotton Top Mattress S.25
Hard Wood Chamber Suits 16.00; Woven Wire Mattress. 1.75
Antique Oak 8uits, 8 Piece 19.00: Bed Springs 1.25
Plush Parlor Salts 80.00: Drop Tables, per ft 00
Wooden Chairs per net 2.60Platfonu Rockers SCO
In stock, everything in the furniture line, luoloding Mirrors, Book Cases,
Desks, BMe-boards, Cupboards, Centre Tables, Fancy Rockers, Baby Chair
Feather Pillows, Lounges, Couches, Dougbtrays, Sinks, Hall Racks, Can.
Seat Chairs fine, medium and oheap furniture, to suit all classes.
Prices reduced all through. Come early and see our stock beforej giving
your order, and thus save 15 to 20 per cent on every dollar.
Special Attention Oivon to Undertaking & Embalming.
KATHERMAN & HARTNAN, Limited.
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KIT. PLEASANT MILLS.
I keep everything in the hardware, line. Horse shoe
nails, other nails by the keg or pound, toe steel, cast steel,
tires for buggies and wagons, round bar iron, chains of all
kinds, forks, shovels hoes, tools of all kinds,
Horse B ankets,
Whips, halters, tie ropes, curry combs, brushes of all
kinds, brooms, tinware, granite ware, tubs, buckets, and
Patent Washing Machines,
Call to see my goods and you will be convinced that
you can buy cheaper here than any whore in the county.
Yoursresp'y,! I Wnrnnr Mt Pleasaut
Ji Li ValllGli Miiis, p.
Subscribe
For The
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Bright new designs look ont troni
every nook and corner ot our 8 tore
Sliag and Styles la wLleb at w
you see your Ideal. .
CouchesS
CARPETS, RCGS, ART 8QUARS and
PICTURES at price so low that oth
er merchants can not compete.
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Yours Respectfully,
Prompt Payments.
Your Dollars,
Until you see Solid-fact Bargains. We have
opened the Season with a stock of goods
that beats the record for beauty and low
prices. Be fair with yourselves and see
our Elegant Stock of Spring Clothing.
It presents an opportunity for economic
al buying that is not found elsewhere.
Spring Hats, faijcy Sljirts
Everybody needs something in this line.
We have just what you need, and at the
prices that defy competition. We have
the Finest Line of Gentlemen's Furnish
ing Goods on the Market. Hats, Caps,
Valices, Trunks and Rubber Goods w
, have in large assortments.
IN DRESS SHOES,
county, our Spring wear, in price
State. We want you to see our shoes-
More.
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