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The Middlebupgh Post.
Published every Thursday.
Geo. W. Wauenssller.
editor and Proprietor
Subscription $1.50 per year.
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bide tue county.)
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Insert Ion.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
i lovernnr t'ol. W. A. Stone.
I.leut. Oov.-dnn. .1. P.8. (!ohln.
oc. Int. Affairs Un. 1. W. Lalta.
Hiiperlor JiKlKe W. W. Potwr,
Congress ut Large Uon. O. A. Grow.
8. A. Davenport.
foncrcKs IIon.T M. Mnhon.
Assembly Dr. A. M. wnlth.
Associate Judge Z. T.Gomborllng.
CjuntyBurvcyor O. A. Botdorf.
Thursday, July 21, 1898.
Facts About Our Navy,
When the civil war brokeoutour
navy was comparatively small,
but the Government immediately
devoted its energies to the building
of new kIujw and in four years then
were on the navnl register nion
than one thousand ships of nil
kinds. At the close of the war our
navy was mure jiwerful than that
of Kughiiid.
The fight between the Monitor and
the Mcrriinac, however, had render
ed wooden ships obsolete, and while
nothing was done for many years
towards creating a navy of iron or
Hteel ships by this country, all of
the Kuropean countries built them
in great ntiiiilxn s and our. navy from
lieing the most powerful in the
worhl liecaine in a few years one of
the weakest.
In 18S3 Congress authorized the
construction of the first modern: steel
crusier and when the Maine was up
in Havana harW the "New Navy"
had ulxuit one hundred ships, built
or building, including all grades
from the monster heavily armored
battle ship which could hav sunk
the entire navy of tin- war, down to
the long sharp torjiedo Itoat.
uring the first six months of
the present year the navy has
had another sudden growth by the
creation of w hat has Itccii called
the "auxiliary mm." This now
comprises 111 ships, marly all
of which have been cipiipjiwl as
fighting vessels. In the auxiliary
navy are included the lo vessels of
the revenue service, 4 light-house
tender, 2 fish commission Iwnts and
S hospital boats. Allthe extra boats
acquired excepting the four magnifi
cent Atlantic Liners have lecn
purchased outright.
On the list of the ships of the
regular Navy are 11 first class, 18
second class, 43 thml class, C fourth
lass war ships,and ."5 torpedo boats
in addition to tugs, recieving ships
ailing ships, etc.
There are now buildingor author
ized by Congress 33 war ships and
about as mauy torpcdolwats. ,
Tise largest battle slips are named
Iron i the States, the cruisers from
the cities, and the torjH-do boats
('(tin naval heroes. In the theaux
iliaiy navy certain classes of ships
.ire Lamed aler Indian trilns and
oihe" aflcr thestinging insects.
T.i" Stinieen ram, the Holland
submarine I h stt and dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius arc unique to our navy,
i! ,iher cMuntry having similar in-r-trinicnN
of war. The Vesuvius
has UsMi looked upon by naval ex
pert of all nations as of doubtful
utility, but within the last month
she haw with her long "blow pijH's"
or pneumatic tulies successfully
thrown some twenty shells each
charged with from 2(H) to GOO
pounds of' dynamite. M'hen these
shells exploded the people living in
..Santiago, three or four miles away
thought (hey were having an earth
quake. The Yankee inventor lia9
introduced to the world the ironclad,
the turreted monitor, the range
finder, the breech-loading cannon,
the automatic machine gun, the' sub
marine boat, the automobile torpedo,
the pneumatic dynamilo gun,
jfarvcizcd armor i.iate, smokeless
p.i.tcr;..ii nuuiy oiiier features of
modern warfare.
Club Women in Denver.
Governor Adams of Colorado gave
an address of welcome to a great body
of women who recently met in
Denver to represent the "Federation
of Women's Clubs." Iu the course
of his address he said :
"Are men of the West more
chivalrous or more just than their
Eastern brethren? Is it a coinci
dence, oris there an element of truth
ia the boast of Switzerland, Mont
enegro and other mountain lands,
that liberty has a clearer vision in
high altitudes? Certainly it is that
it is only the mountain states of
Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyom
ing whese statutes recognize that
the Creator made no mistake when
he placed man and woman side by
side iu Eden. Westward thecourse
of justice, as well ns empire, takes
its way.
It is fitting that this great confed
eration of women's clubs should
inect in Colorado. While you are
not a suffrage association, and many
of you may not care to vote, the
ultimate of your intellectual aspira
tions must lie the elimination of sex
from the statutes of equality. Col
orado has added a sorjKine to the
symphony of political liberty, and
we Offer our laws, our homes, our
schools, our institutions, as object
less ns to those who doubt the re
sults of equality before the law.
Woman suffrage needs not the de
fence of results: it is not a question
of expediency, but of justice. Yet
no evil has come from the experi
ment. My testimony may be biased,
lor had I received n women s vol
some one else would have the plea
sure of greeting you this morning
Hut to me there has come no just
criticism as to the participation
women in public affairs, no awaken
ing from the fond dream that the
union of the vigor, physical force and
courage of man from the higher
moral and spiritual qualities of wo
man will weave for our children a
fairer destiny than has yet come to
the race.
While here, gather your own testi
mony. The state superintendent ot
schools is a woman, and no office in
the State I louse is conducted with
more abilty. Half the county su
iicriiitcndcnts of Colorado are of the
same sex, nearly all the teachers ore
women, yet we challenge compar
ison with the public school system of
any state in the Union.
Women's clubs and her interest in
public questions have l)ceii a revela
tion to many. Woman is found to
lie neither divinenorsaUinie, neither
a slave nor an angel, simply human.
She is neither the soulless creature
of Homer or Milton, nor the bur
lesque divinity of Cervantes, but a
being endowed with common sense
and an exalted purpose. Every at
tainment but increases her moral and
intellectual force, without damage
to the character of mother and wife.
She may break sonic of the chains of
prejudice and conventionality, but
she w ill not lose her womanhood.
Fear not that equality will make her
masculine, "Man and woman created
He them," nnd no belated net of
justice on the partofman can change
the ordinance of God.
MlDDLEBURGH MARKET.
Corrected weekly by our merchants.
Butter 10
Errs 12
Onions 00
Lard 6
Tallow M 4
Chickens per lb 7
TurLeys 00
Bide 7
Shoulder 9
hhiu is
Old Wheal 75
New Wheat 70
Rye 40
Potatoes 00
Old Corn 85
Oats 80
Bran per 100 lbs 80
Middlings " 00
Chop " 00
Flour per bbl . . . 5.00
. Oast .WeO, t tare enoyet yss
posals so fas In my ttie
May That surely cmgm to besaaogh
to last yea for six years yet,
Clara 8ix yean yes. Wbss do jum
mean?
May Why, Sea rest, there wont be
Bother leap year us til J004-4w Y.
World.
"W. A. Xapp of Centreville is
selling goods at and below cost in
order to close out busimss. Call for
bargains. 7-28-4t.
TCSCt 8TBEST WAS PATT3.
latest!
Prlssi! lataiW 1
D'ye erer hear aboat ts tint we
gttttu Vain street psc4t Mebbeyeu
didn't know H erer wv ptved. WeB,
H yrax, a' them bttaka r am asjalsr
around out In the road Wall thefa left
Of IU It wus lilts thjac About tarn
year ago Jooesboro bed kind of a
boom, an' we tbort H woe go in' to be
a metropolis. So peopU begun to talk
about gttUa' the streete pared bo's
make things look more citified. -
I gueas it wus the editor of the Jopee
boro Bugle thet started the Idee. Any
way It wuznt long before ev'ry nam
ber of the Bugle bed two or three col
umns about the barilla question ot the
day, ea be called It. . Moat errybody
seemed to be In favor of the scheme,
an' purty soon the city council appoint
ed a committee to look Into the mat
ter an' find out what H would eoet to
pr.re Main street.
Jest about - w
from Chicago came to tows, lie wu
a slick talker, an' he gave the com
mittee all the information they could
hold. He told Vra thet brick pavement
wuz tbe beet kind, an aald he'd put It
In fur us dirt cheap, been he wanted to
work up a good trade In thia section of
the state. Beln' e they wasn't body
In town knew the first thing about
pnrin'. we took his word fer itaa tbe
council give him the job.
Well, the contractor went to work
light awnr, an' it dk)ot take him long
to finish the job neither. It's lucky fer
the town Itdidnttakelong.beeucall the
U me be wm at work nobody done not b I a
but loaf around an' watch tbe pavers.
If he'd a-kept on a week longer busi
ness would a-beert clean dead. It's ne
wonder he got done quick, fer all be
dooe tous to level the street an' then
lay the bricks right on top of tlx
ground. Tbe cum knowed thet we,
didnt hev senee to see thet he wucat
floin' It the right way.
Tbey might hev been one or two
people in tbe town thet bed thelrdonbla,
but they didnt dare to aay Bothin fer
fear ot showf n their ignerenee.
Fer about a week after It wui fln
tsbed we wuz ec proud ot oar new pave
ment cs a boy of his first pair of panta.
Then a heavy rain come up, an' our trou
ble begun. Tbe first wagon thet went
over the pavement after the rain sunk
right in. an' H wut long before tbe
street looked ea If a brick house bed
fell on It.
It got so people would drive out of
their way to git to a street thet wuznt
paved. Of course everybody wus wild
to git holt of thet contractor, but heM
(J rawed his pay es soon es the job wus
done, an' nobody knowed where he wus.
Well, we bed to lay the blame on some
body, so a mass meeun' wus called to
dismiss the matter.
The sense of the meetln' seemed to
be tbet tbe city council wus to blsm
They got roosted right an' left, an'
some of tbe langwidge tbet wus used
thet night wuxnt fit fer publication by
a long shot.
Finally Alderman Smith got np to
speak la defense of tbe oouncfl. lie
said they wus wituV to admit they'd
made a mistake, but be didnt think
they trns to blame, beetis thoyV ory
done what the people wui epr r,' -
on to do. Then be went on to wiy tbri
their Intentions bed been perfect I y hon
orable, an' be hoped the CMIxens woalrf
give 'em credit fer thet
When Smith got through' 1 Bartaw
jumped VP o.' remarked thet heM
heard tell of a plrtoe where good Inten
tions wuz used fer savin material, air
be thort it would be a mighty good Idee
fer the council to go there. Ton orto
hev heard the crowd laff. I thort tbey
never would git through. The mem
bers of the council wont henr the laet
of thot Joke es long es they live. ftt
iouia Post-Dispatch.
ABOUT ELOPEMENTS.
Wkse Os Mothtt Bat i asr Oss
oerslsc tss Prekssls
A mother, whose daughters are all
bnppilv married, referring to the sub
ject ol elopements and alt marriages
onsaoctioned by the bride's parents.
recently said:
1 tslsk the trouble
ml
tera siwtsa
fam&yetfc
era they
much of them.
mother are so takes mm with the
of exletenoe that they unwittingly fast
Into the error of appearing indifferent
io the budding beauty of their daugh
ters. Every woman's heart longs tor
love. Compliments and endearing
words are as sunsbin to a growing
plant, and it there is a lack of these at
borne, la it any wonder that when a
young man comes along and tells a
young girl that aba ia the sweetest
thing on earth, she feels she has been
unappreciated for years, And imagines
that to dwell forever with an individual
who adores her, who recognises her
charm, will be the acme of human hap
piness? I made up my mind when say
girls were babies that they should neves
have to look for admiration away from
home. It was the rale In our housV
hold to give them every pleasure with
in our power, to tell them when tbey
looked well, and to bo as complimen
tary aad grsdoas as tbsrugk they were
tbe yeetag ladles t a neigh bar's boose
hold. And so tbey were not upset by
the first ekanee words ot admiration
from a stranger, and, baring been al
ways given to understand that whs
eould be afforded was theirs, they were
not tempted to run off to better their
condition. Runaway matches are sd
flom mad In Heaven, but are brought
about, as I said. In the beginning,
through a natural longing for affection
that baa been wanting la places whose
It should bs sxpetned to eome from
firs. IT. T. Lsqrer.
Wop Hpp oppiI !
Will UUbllilUUi
For the short time we bare been
I hlllitnilMW mis Sit k A u :A nfsAr
in
have become well and Nvorablv
known an io ouhIii v. LOW PRICES
anil PATI ni.MT.rvn
Jost ilMl
from New York and PLiladlp'Jn.
LNrttest stock ! JJet stock I Lower
prices 1 Tht. IturLtMiiiu mvA ki.i
your custom ; bo convinced bv giv.
ing us a call.
DRESS GOODS.
Dress Goods, Novelties, Mohairs
hdo in isci an kinds of tbe latest
Pattern. Itamomhor
- ..wv..a j aio orjiJUJK
Ml our Dicsb lMfem; only one
ruiwrn oi u kuki we nna in this
WKV w enn shnnr vim l..ri.n. nnAK.-
.... -- . . .. , - - ui r! nnnui k
went in Drew Goods and still at
lower prices. We can show you
'NoVfltr DreHH Gonda frnm An tn Qb
per yard. Call and see this line, and
we are sure you will nnd a bargain.
LAWNS.
j-iuiu .3 iu xsncy, umi swisg,
R. 1 nr. n . . .
. " "iwii'J, HHg U
UTU.. Perao.lA. Seroa Pn . in
buow you a iuu assortment in all
kiuub oi isress uoods and Uinghams.
Drnna ninvbama Ra 1 ic . .11 A
Ginghams, Lancaster Co; all Blue
vouvutuniy uo.
SHOES.
To fit th tnnt or, A flt h- .i
our store, we always try to give our
customers nus : we do not ask you
to make your foot fit the shoe; but
WS simnlv ffive vnu n ahnA that fit a
the foot.
We jllst recpivnil n larnra nant 1,n
01 spring and Summer styles in
Russets and Patent Leathers and
all kinds, the latest styles and lower
prices. Call and see for yourself.
Groceries.
Arbuckles' and Lion Coffee, 13c i 2
i oh. tor zoc ; ior 4 &c. a...
iiuuor vuutje. 100 ; i JOS. ior ZOC.
Loose Roasted Javo, 13c 1 2 lbs. for
to.
Java and Mocho. 85e j 3 lbs. for 90c.
Extra loose irrenn nnff IT
9 lbs. Soft A Sugar, 60c 8 lbs Gran-
JU IUU. UtKUl, OCUWD. QUO.
Corn Starch, 6c ; 8 lbs. for 12c
New Rice, 6 1 very nice, ,
Best N. O. Molasses, 14c. a qt.
in iu T n
nynirt. inc. a jh.
S.Miip. HiK-, h ttn.
t. ' I - - "luiC, lti.
Uiikiug aodu, iu. pei Hi.
i.tkll.H I'll. IU hi: 4 II.
Rasinc. 7c.
8ilver rrunes, 12c, extra nce.
Oatmeal, 10c 3 packages 26c.
Crushed wheat, l.'wi . !2 nnplrniyAa Vtft
Coffee cakes, 6e. a lb.
umger snaps, 6c. a lb.
Oyster crackers, 6c a lb. , "
Knick-knocks, 8c. a lb.
Water crackers. 9c. a lb.
Cash?paid for good butter and eggs.
In Carpets, Rugs and Oil-
. clotlis
we hove all the newest nnttArnR nnrl
choice colorings. The latest de
signs are beautiful and at about a
qunrter on from former prices.
uooa ingrain uarpet, only .rc,
Good Hoinp-inad e Carpet, 2'ic.
8-4 Floor Oilcloth, 60c. per yd.
tt-4 Table Oilcloth, 14c. per yd.
6 4 Table Oilcloth, 12c. per yd.
No. 1 Buito:,
PulaMea, tt
New Lard, 8
Turkey., 10
Young Chickens, T
Dried Cberriet, 8
Bail a, 6
' Bam. 10
No. 2 Butler, 10
Preah Egics, 13
Onion., 60
Dried Apple., J
Ayplss,
ShonMn,
N. li. We have no Snec
ial Bargain Day. Our Bar
gains are Every Day.
F.H.Maurer,
N. W. Corner, Front and Union Sts
New Berlin, Pa.
Agents m Money
Tlim Is the opportunity of s life-time. Agents
ars making aso to ia s week.
FITZIIUGII LEE, '".
and lute CodsuI General to Cuba, writes a book os
CalaSjiiiiisl War.
We hare on press for early Issue, OenerafLee's
own siory of Cuba and the Spanish War, to be
produced In a subMantlal book of oyer 600 pages,
7xH Inchus-ln sue snd almost
0ND HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS.
This Is the only snthentlo work published on
'he one subject occupying the minds of the
entire civilized world.
nnfflWO DTinV Liberal commission will
UUlIllO tlfjAUI be paid and credit given
Lose no time, act at once. Write for full partic
ulars to
WE 1NTENAT10NAL SOCIETY, 91
93 Fifth Ae.. New York. 1
Publishers sf Geaeral Lee's Boss.
our authorized diiirlbutors are located In all
parts of the U.S. - 7 IMS.
arpeta ! Carpota l l Carpets 1 1 1
CARPETS!
UATTIIJGS !
The whole lower floor of uvjr store is taken' up with Gu-pct Ru
Art Squares, Curtains, Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Hassocks!
Rug Fringe, Floor, Stair and Table Oil Cloths, Ac., Ac,
We can t-how you the largest and
osttii Jll ISUJWil.
BBBBBBBBBBBSl
Brusscll Carj)ct as low as 50c. and up
All Wool CariRt " " BOc
Half Wool Carpet" "35c "
-0bina and Japan Matting
c kMVl TB323ID GrOODOl
Compare quality and prices, you will find that our store is the
plaw to buy at The goods are first-class, prices are the low
est, our rooms are clean rnd no trouble to show goods.
Respectfully, Y. ft.
Liberal Atijustments
.... REMEMBER "
H. HRRVEYSCHOCH,
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY,
8BIiTNGMOVm, FA.
Only tbe Oldest, Strongest Cash Companies,
Fire, Life, Accident and Tornado.
Ho Assessment No Premium NntM
The Aetna Pounded A. D., 1819 Assets 11,05513 88
Home -v 1853 9,853,628.54
" American " 1810 2,409,584.53
Tne Standard Accident Insurance Co.
The New York Life Insurance Co.
The Fidelity Mutual Life Association.!
Your Patronage Solicited.
HOId on to
V'e have a line unequalled in the
an. I quality, cannot be beat in the
Jill.
H. Opin, aspve, li
DON'T SACRIFICE . . .
Future Oomiort for present seeming Economy, but BUY
the Sewing Machine with an established reputation
that guarantees von long and satisfactory service :
S-Send tor
our beautiful half-tone
Iki Muare
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HIT. PLEASANT MILLS.
I keep everything in the hardware line. Horsejsboe
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 Blankets,
Whips, halters, tie ropesK 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 thai
you can buy cheaper here than any where in the county.B
AUKincfs.
All Qualities.
All Prices.
best selection of the above goods
llag Carpet as low as 20c. and im
" tt tt nil i
v.
Velvet Caqict 75c
100 Rolls to Select From
FELIX, Levristown, Penn'a,
" Prompt Payments.
Your Dollars,
Until you see Solid-fact Bargains. We have
Pd 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 Clothinu.
It presents an opportunity for economic.
' al buying that is not found elsewhere.
Spring Hats, f ancy Sljirt?
Everybody needs something in this lint
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,
Valice8, Trunks and Rubber Goods we
have in large assortments. 1
IN DRESS SHOES,
county, our Spring wear, in price
State. "We want you to see our slicxs.
IV l)ibc.
Its beautiful figured wood
work, durable construc
tion, fine mechani
cal adjustment,
coupled with the Finest Set of Steel
Attachments, makes it the
Most Desirable Machine in tie Mel
FBAHE S. RIEGLE,
MlDDLEBURGH, PA
catalogue. '
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