before them returning.
The day,
! iuo :.K cUm. I belure men r
LETTER FROM HAVANA, talk ojnmm " r 7, " n' however, could not l.ave be,., pltf
, - , with' anter ;.,ul the veryt davs exrn-
sti ucuin 10 i j previous t, feundav gave wuy
Ot.rMi.iath.uwu. iud,l flutes-1 of the jwlatial residem ot 'Vin . liallv t.lomlv
II. I i ll Illll'lll I H, ''II i -
.,i There we were irroiHnu arouiwian wnwni T 8 ,
1 .1:. i.Wll..Wn fin- our ner- Mdered from an exterior view
- i t,'nn"nn
' ....... t I ...f It Wflfl ll i 1 I I in. it lit fill ! 1 1
to a mxxi many mat no noun
aoud effects all 1 bwn wrwitnineno.ut. oi. ; ; were to be-en in thepamda
wi in the wreck. We found article. EwsuUve at W aslnng on. lut i .,,,. ofour A::u.r.
1, .. ihere l which we were ol 2! l-LuVn- I i L ! I lot" officials cannot ho qUtuttoited as
-1, :ni-l lined iin Uaste iQ wniw raw o
p.. ... .. 1 r-nn I m:irlv all vou sec in Havana .."
it for .... &ftnre the mark of time ami its situation is
1 . . .i i . .1 ... . ....... ..n.i.'l.ir
. . t i . ... ....... i 1 1. unit iii mural i
Kind "I wwirer w wiuwunwuui .
H.n -.,'1 In I'm. n the t ItV. AD0U1 IWU "".,
ii .i in. - , ,
irtiaraea me en
TI Gil? PLACE 1 BI FIPIE!
sun I s in i 'i 11
li ii 1 rlieltt
Before Hettiug
nlace. 1 mi Ml
ooul'i find, we in
out our i
-il hut sonic who were covered U
tlw. mnsi answered rather weakly
Wn learned that no one
itiiuri'il so we
roail .I.- i if v i
ii: short til"1
tcred rain
man, arriving mere
shivering and bespat
il i ii in I. I here
was n.it criniili Spanish vocabulary
in the whole outfit to state our case
to the t'lihui. proprietor of the gro
cery we had stopped at, and l i"R
suspicion ut ii-. left iih t" decrieotir
late until break of day. )ur woes
were manifold. Poor ( !uhn had t
s, ,! the h'unl of our feelings that
morning. It wa u poor lcginning
oven iv will admit and one thai
justified n lew exclamations not
to this. Bodies of Cuban officers
, I came after the parade and received
great applause while it should not
be overlooked that General Lee,
former consul a' Havana, fairly won
the day. He is so well known in
Havana that his presence was quick
ly detected and the crowd surged out
of bounds to grasp his hand and kiss
it as was repeated! y done. Nodis-
rull t
v i. ..... ...... nfKnAnitih Intantrv
lm-,,,!.,.!, -rr-"-' i ; . .1 ...M.,,;:,.
to the raiace, much up iii ' "
while on the other three sides ol the
had Im-ci. open court facing the nay weresev-
,rck. ...t for thcmu.l eral companies 01 me m i iveB.u ...
i-.i I IT C 1.1 ., , I. III
ill uc'M.iar i . . " i , i,;.i
regulation blue A reg mental band u'"c' " n -reguianon
Diue. r rode through the streets, a remark-
oceunied a Dosition in me centre oi t o
I 1 . ,,.. , able thing when vou consider the
this , square facing the ala u . - thrown together
rendered patriotic airs at . uurt g
intervals. .i uuum
als Brooke and Wade, with staff of
ficers, etc. rode up to the Palaoennd
dismounted. This was a signal for
prolonged applause and appropriate
ly recognized by th Spanish soldiery
by the order l present arms and
bugle call adopted by that nation tiir
i . W .. I,... I ii. .1 l.iuir t,i
Mien occasions. a , (.,,.,.: .u,h..r ( ln.l,.,. 1
I. ill anil v .i .. . '
In
that dav.
hard to believe that Havana knew
any Lord's day. Everything isw ide
open, except the churches. It did
not strike in.' that Havana contained
as many churches as there ought to
be. It is a great field for missionary
work. W'c left the city late in the
afleruoou campward, stopping at
Tljis islG plqCR U(M(c vi
m f
i vj
1 1 1
(ound in the Amen. -an ilictioiiui'ies.
We wen) back to camp as soon a
the rain was over and assisted the
I,.v to . rawl oil! of their crowded
quartets. They seemed toenjoythe
.. ..nrinnin I tetter than wc had, but
thev had drv skins besides daylight w,,t'"
to work with. The next time any
liiii raisinir was to be done, we in
tended tu liHik on, whlc
We ill not be responsil
nexl accidenf of this naturt
vou. Sunday was to l'
dav an i ii.icl
- -which time w i
we
did.
for the
I assure
i i Ic great
. i. .i
h in American iiibioij
never erase. An
wait nihil t I" I'al I
4.1 1 1 m ruili' i.'i and disuiounUlig
Leu mingling and hand-shaking with
their fellow American uiiicers. i er-
hniia Inn iiiiiiulcs clan-, d befor.
niitirn mirtv filed into thi
,!i
qner
arms
ndepe idence Hay is celebrated fy
all true Americans, so will Sunday,
Jan. I, IS9U be the greatest day in
( luhan history. ur colonel had gen-:
en ;v ,,r.,v'i.le 1 for the use of his
clerks' n four male Dougherty Wa
gon with driver to convey us Into
ili. . ii v Sunday morning t witness
the events. We made our departure
al t eight o'clock passing several
riM intent of our soldier hove ttndg
JngfJtl to Havana." The Blgllf of
these b ys marching to our dear i Id
.', i . rienii music, on foreign s il, con-
il by the strcngwi 'i our own .
entering u conquered city as
victors, aroused the deepest feelings
in tit breast of every patriot ofe
.. ud -'iiie America Forcer
was the thought uppermost in the
tnhi I of every one of those brave
marching as to victory. But
we . re not the only ones who fell
thi pride of spirit. Along tin -
route a ooiuiiiuouH uumi
, i . . .
Iiovs in Uiue oy nniive
i Spaniard "vive la A-
' i la t !uba v. as heard
on every side,
ihe crv holding
U. f i !lrv iii one ha...' ami Hell
1 1 UL
..i ,i...;,. ; nl i ... the other, i ri
1 1 '...'ii ' - - -
uniphal arches had been erected by
( 'iilwns alone the Iii I
march, beautifully
tropical plants, the
mill ( !uba side 1'V
were profusely decorated the Amer
ican Hug always present The prin
cipal event in our minds was to see
the Sa: i-li lllg come dow n from
Morro Castle and old Glory take
its place. By getting an elevated
tosition close to the Governor Gen
oral's palace we would be enabled
,,, witness not .coy this part ..I the
ceremony bid all that took place at
the I'uluce formerly occupied by
Weyler (the Butcher) and Conser
vative (?) Blanco whose pride would
,...t nlt.iw him in remain in Havana
1 1 oMithn last of Snanisl. ru
strong coition of guards had been
placed a couple ..I squares in all direction-
Iron, the Governor General's
l'alacc with strict orders to allow no
one to pass. This promised to ! a
anv hit. it disannointtnent to us as
the
he I'alaee
. i i - i
ic turning over tlie Kej s u
the Island and City wastotaKe place
promptly at o'clock. Thi
part ut the event we were una
ble to see but there was no regret on
thisaccount when from tlie outside
one of the mosl inspiring Bcenesever
witnessed was to take place in a few
short minutes. All eyes were now
turned toward Mono, abanas and
the tall flag stall over the Palace it
.M' IV.i ni.tlv at I'' o'clock a Hut-
.1 .1 . ' I I A
hel.cve, til.' most lieailtll.il ecniele. V
I ever saw. We reached camp after
dark and fell into o:ir hunks ex
hausted. When I w rite again I w ill
try and give some descriptions t
the manners and habits of the ( luban,
sketches of camp life, the advantage
of locating in this oouutry, etc.
A. W. W.
HAT 11- 1M FIT T J h '"' lnvit! l,Wtt.v ,v,),n ,,unM' they
A UJaIM 1 xv Jv. naturally anticipate not only pleasant coin-
444444444444414444444444444444444444444 y wmmndinfi,
Wbat a contrast botwren tlio tuethods of thin Fiiruitnro store ami those of the
usual furnitarc specialist, ilo.v miicli will il briug'i is rln? all abiorbinii uaestion them
How loin; can wc
AUAMSBUUO.
Iwi
tfford to sell it? is mir grontest problem. We sre alter profit, that'i
true enough, but we plan differently. Wetryto make a muall margin una large vol.
ameof business, where others Ii ;ni on Isre profits iroin n small volume of trade. We
are Helling just now im.ro furniture cvokv day tli.tn any store in our county lias ever sold.
We say this boldly btcauso we tlioi'onlily believe it to 1)h so, and thai prices like this
and nothing else are at the bottom of it :
a 'it
.in
pp and son, !
Itoswell oi Lewistown accoutamea
by Miss Eva Kothroak of Middle
burg, were visitors in tow a on Mon
dav. ..Miss Gertie Knepp is spend
ing thi' cell in I a wistown
Oak Uookcrs, worth $2.75, reduced t.. .si.'.is.
Extension Tables, worth 0.00, reduced to $4.20.
White ICnamehil Beds, worth $7, reduced to l.i7.
Antique ..k Sideboards, worth 1 "J, reduced to $8.'
Velourf 'ouches, fi 1 springs, worth $15, reduced toSl 1
Antique Oak Suits, worth .S-U, reduced to $15.78.
i- i ii l't : i i:..
tcr OS 01 some inn. Btriviug i" ii j.or-. . n. iviobu ii on uiu oii ubi
lease itself from bondage was notice- .... Miss arric Middleswnrth has
able across the Bay at the lii"t of returned home front Bunhury where
the flag -sta fl on Morro thi- wasold Uhe had been employed in the silk
n I nrv aim Uimr lu rscll loose before mill Miss Marv Dreese spent
her ascent skyward to proclaim lib- Sunday it. IJanuerviHo. .. .Messrs.
crty over this land. Simultaneously Cn.usenn'1 Englfl of Middleburg
tin. erv went un see she rise-and t he snellt m vera I davs last week at this i
noise that followed was deafening, place Miss Mamie Me.
It was a signal for prolonged cheer- irniic tu llarrisburg, where
.1... !.. -l.-i. I ..v.i . I I I ...
1 1 !r CJIllIlOU oil l.ll- III V") ' IH.Vllll.il L-IIIIJHITIiretl. I.I
E. S. WEIMER & CO..
FURNITURE DEALERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS,
34. 36 and 3? South Fourth St., Stinbtiry, Penna.
lll'MM KL'S
!IA
tin
given onr
Cuban nml
inerii-ann"-
tin
Inklreti joincil in
.... .1. .... i... .. . ii,
oe i inn in w i
. .,,,.1
'I i
adorned with
lm s ol A menca
side. Houses
( lincinnati, etc. thundered onl their
weh Morro answered with her
heavy batteries joined by old ( 'uba
nas and the battle of peace and lib
ertv was on. Where was the grand
..1.1 Liberty Bell, the priceless treas
ure ol our own country? highl she
not to have taken apart in this grand
proclamation? Me thinks 1 heard
hor ring aliove the din of cai n,
the tumultous cheering and 1. low ing
of whistles. If not the sense of
liberty was m ar to me us it must
have been in the days of 1 7 7 when
uur forefathers witnessed just such
event. Gradually the noise subsid
wl and the l'alacc was again the cen
ter of attraction. We had nol long
to w ait lor other event- were to fol
low in quick succession. At a pre
concerted moment the Spanish Infan
try, who had been standing like
images of stone throughout all this
excitement with hearts doubtless as
cold toward all Americans, rapidly
fell into columns of tour ami niarcl
ed to the landing where transport
awaited their coming to carry the
last remnants ( Spanish soldiery
Iron, the fair Island, closely follow
ing in the wake of the Infantry un
der escort ol American officers came
the Ex-Governor General, Castella
ueous, his hoily guanl, suite, re-
Rtrainers. etc. while marching in
rnnr were our own hravi
blue. It was a touching seem
. . . ..Mrs.
week in
lt0i.il ' 1
. cjmii
! Inrrisburg. .
d wifi' wen
On Motiduv evening of
two sleighing panics pas
place oi. then
Lewistown and MllCInru recently...
('has. McElrath is emplojed by the
Peiinsvlauia liuilroadas brakeuuin.
r;:s I Hi.s I LLe
i . M. Showers transacted business
at Middleburg lust Saturday even-;
ing Rev. IVi r of the Q. E. j
church i- attending conference al I
Lewis'oiirg this week L. A.
Eessler and Emanuel llucUenburg
purchased horses at the Middleburg
horse sale last w eek . . . .0. W . Hc-
ichly of ( '. P. '. was ai home o .
Sunday Miss Hettie Shinkel i-
visiting friends at Miffiinburg
V. l' Sanders made atrip to Sha
mokitl and oilier olaces last week...
A. A. Loss of Hartleton visited
sick father lust Saturday....
L. A. Siiue and I'. '. Hart. nan made
n triu to Sunburv last Thursday...
I r . "
o F. -). Boyer, who is working on a
sawmill in the vest end oi Union
Co., was at home over Sunday . . .
John Molm and son II. F. and II.
II. Wagner were to Lcwisburg on
business last Saturday.
Iltley ha
she' ha
.ue a- iiini - US v:ltr o1, tj.r w
sjient las'. ).,, t,, utteud a da nc
.. .Hurley Young atid Daniel 8a
visitors in i xu.,.(. Middlebumh ai
week I .Mine n uiunucr
citizens attended the !iuse
Selinsgrove on Thurs lay
Bailey came mar losing hi
one evening last wee!;. 'I In
"o! hi- hiiul fin t over the
ISt w ei U
.I through
Shamokin
lames
email, dr.
jurors this
if our
aly "'
.Pelef
horse
horse
halter
OPPENHEIMER'S GREAT
BARGAIN STOCK , . . ,
id
Cor
E v e ry thing Ne
plete in. tlie Line of the
STYLE SPRING HATS
litis jnsf hoeu vcri'ivci!, Vi t
h
un a
id Mr.
i
i ,.s oven
toe horse.
il
Shoes
jii-i hi lime to save
On Tumdnv evening a party from
NorthumUulaud spenl a :leasanti
eveuing at Levi Dressler's. Mr.
Dressier cut a severe gash in his arm .
w hile breaking flic ice for the cream.
On the 2'2ud of February the
1 runty .
insirrove
rlOBB
)U iiiii;
froiti us.
rich dent.
an he Hnru of hoTieH .rices;
. .-;t. ; . . ;L i
no
V7e
mistake
always
n
I i vi
Imying
vou II
Come end Sse Clothing
lady Bible Class ..I thi
Lutheran church of St
spenl the day with Mrs. JohnSchoch,
...The schoolteacher. Brian Teats, I
.' j' j and his father spenl ;. lew days in
I Philadelphia last week Hiram
I j Stephen, w ho has iieen farming ior
i'. M. Teats for the las! two years,
intends to move on A. W. Potter's j
form near Verdilla. The people oi
this nelgllbornooa arc sorry io sec
them move away as they arc kind
neighbors George A. Foltz and
wife last Wednesday attended the
sale of Mrs. Bilger, deceased, near
vt e un' pvepured to giw you suits at
rock bottom prices At the old stand
they ust; yon right.
H. OPPENHEIME
Market St.
Seli nscrove
V,.v,- R Iin Mr Poter Boilev.
isrluk UKlM I . . . . ,. . ,'.
..fl.. vi. huv,. ..onrlmteil that vou i who had been on the sick list, lsal.le
ini.'ht not to drink coffee. It is not i to be about airain niiiion Trutt
Imys in a medicine but doetora order it h I feefa highly elated because a little
I., cause 11 IS l.eilll.i.ui, luiiiuiamui - - .. . '.,,.l.:.r
1,1 "i .o,i.... it i.,.iefroDoure son cameto his house on Washmg-
, j look upon notwithstandiug all were Kraius iim i,lls that rich seal brown 1 ton's Birthday. 1 he Ii1k' will be
A ! . . .i i.i o .:..l. I-.i i ......... io.. ...... Cir.uuf iTi'mlu I ii i, ir i m.u
BTlaa 10 SCe Uie iasi oimuwii wnw ooiur aua hww uguga ueonn! t asil.ntrioi. iron.
p"ypfta, rTteSSWt5't i i ,
The succeeding hour or so wastaKen M0H it is tllt genuine food drink j Horse blankets can nowbebougnt
i bv ditlereiit city departments eontainmB notbing butnoaramnmt. a4 ,.ost ;it OpDenbeimers, Selins
grove. 8-2-ot.
up
.i i '
waiting on the new uovernoi ueu
eral, General Brooks, prominent in
dividuals, rcpre
Ask your srrocer for arain-u, tue
new food drink. 15 and "Jfie.
sentatives ol foreign
.-. .i
countries, etc. Nunc one suggcsicci
that we make haste to get a position
near the I light Torre Hotel and see
the review of the American troops
w hich w e com idled with at once and
it looked as if we were to becul out
of seeing what our hearts craved for.
Facing the Palace to the right of
the Plazo is a large Convent which
it wc could enter into details would
afford the grandest view oi me pro- , ,.wneI8hiu , the town
ceedings obtainable. Under escort mon iay demonstrated as we
ol theGuard we marched to one ol M J roodvedby thesol-
the entrances and asked that we dte aiong the lloeof inarch,
mightoccupy one ie The review was novel to the Hav-
lacing the Plaai. he kind Sifters (I(,ul)tk.ss had the effect of
irladlv accrded usthisprivilegi'iuid , ,,,sl.t an(1 reVer-
s of a lucky , ., , .,..lt.;
Liberal Adjustments Prompt Payments.
RENlEIV.BEFi
H. HARVEY SCHDCH,
GENERAL INSaRANGE AGENCY,
wc were SOOn
lucky
sons
eiu
e to the flag than otherwise might
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all that transpired ... the tranateroi Amvrli.im imuv hail ulcen
the Maud to the U. B. w.sh ! 1Iavana ll(lriilg from the length of;
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from the balcony of this t on vent. ,;t tlioy liacl marched
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