RoYal
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum
Alum baking powders art the greatest
mtniccrs to health of the present day.
ROVM. BAKHIO OWM CO. , fw TOWt.
the public interests should be sub
jected to a system which isso utterly
absurd and unbusinesslike, and pro
lific in all kinds of corruption and
bad government
Poisoned by Grip.
The Middleburgh Post.
Published every Thursday.
Gcu. W. Wagenseller,
tditor an f Pruprictor
Subscription 1.50 r year.
win i, m. it ! mid in :i.ivmi. hen xeni
side the oounty.!
RATES OF ADVERTISING
mi transient advertlcmwnts not oUwrwtee
mntrncted mi will be ebWRed l neraiej i
oenti per line (nonparlol measure) tor flrw Ineer
ti and 10 rants per line for nrery nuhseqoent
Insertion.
-voM MtimfMUudrtii Mbimrtiptmt,
ntml'n if rmjtrcl. .fc. thrrr MUM a tin
It is an awful thing to fuel that!
blood that goes coursing through
your veins on its mission of feeding,
The Spoils System converts the building up and strengthening your
nJRraaM wKtnh t lie nwmln nav fur into nerves, bniin, muscles, bones and I
bribes tod rewards for the use of , sinews, may le polluted with subtle
corrupt and demoralizing methods and deadly jkmsoii which onlyawaits
by unscrupulous men. ! an opmrtunity to strike a deadly
Under the Merit System the pub- b,0W t!V',mr beaW i,,ul l"W7 to
Ho offices oanonly be secured or re-1 7'
tained bv superior efficiency and Every one who has bad the gnpj
proved integrity. 'mil lias not taken the pains to
Under the Spoils System elected I thoroughly cleanse the system of the
officials must devote themselves to , lns wl,,,,h tr"ble
the peddling of oiBoen and the di-1 c"tea in the blood is having just
vision of patronage. Under the tl""t experience. The hour when the
Merit System they can give their wl" ""'? "'' noi kmm;
time and enemies to the legislative but that 14 is surely coming there is
or executive duties for which they j r(M)" or fl",,1)t
have been chosen and by which they Do not wait until it is too late Ik1
can best serve and secure the grati- ' fore you begin to fight this dreaded
tude and esteem of their constituents. jkhsoii. Begin now, and begin with
Under the Spoils System a public'" r"""y at s ,,ell T00'
employee is the political servant or , Milts' Nervine is an antidote I
henchman of those who have secured 1 for grip poisons. It strenghtena and
his appointment. 1'ndcrthc Merit ' Invigorates the nervesand gives them
system lie is an American freeman, tile power to sew out and kill the
honest and faithful to gOTOM ot disease, u woeta me ap-i
duties without fear of J petite, aids digestion and makes new, j
punishment or dismissal. rtcn wood to tane we puree 01 in
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The bill introduced bv Mr. Wood- , ""' M
I
Republican Standins Committee.
i.i . ID II Unman. .It'ri'ininll BoWSrSOS
Beaver Jaa. M. Kline, Charles Bpeebt
n....'w. ilo,.. J. sp. 'iia A Waaner
n ii. n. Wacner. R. Krdleji
Win. ii. nerswmor,
W. II. 4 ii ft. II. S. ItcnniiLKiT
GOO, A. BroOS, I. S. iiirii'k
Al. Clelan. a. nwraa
S S. 1 Itt It r. Tlirnilnrr l("W
A. k. Yount. I) P. Billet
Krniik Miller, Howard iaw
J. N, llrnlii. Or. M. Ilntlirock
Oeo Btrawser. John Nnti
N. s. ptsuer, P. U. Smith
! P, Retnl.CMO. s. Leptcy
0. ;. Bice, it. J. stroh
Hcnrv Brown, John Miller
ECONOMICAL
SHOE EMPORIUM
and can he
'lis public
Chapman,
rranenn,
Jackson,
MlddleburB,
Mlddlaereek,
Mourn,
Penn,
IVrrv,
IVrry W.,
Selinagfoee,
SpriiiK.
union,
Washington.
Thursday, April (J, 189SI.
Civil Service Reform In Pennsylvania.
The State Legislature now has lie
fore it a bill prepared by the Penn
sylvania Civil Service Reform Asso
ciation and introduced by Hon.CHton
Rogers Woodruff. With the excep
tion of a few slight changes it is the
sameas the bill prepared by the repub
lican State Convention, and approved
by the Republican State Convention,
in 1890. Similiar laws have been
very generally advocated by Press,
by leaders oi public thought, and by
organizations of various kinds
throughout the country. They have
been repeatedly endorsed by national
and state conventions of both parties
and have been put into practical
operation in the Federal Service
and in a number of states and cities,
with excellent results. In sonic cases
they have been submitted to and
adopted by a direct vote of the peo
ple. In Chicago the popular ma
jority for an exceptionally strict
measure was about fifty thousand.
The effect of such a law is to suIh
stitute "Merit System" for the
"Spoil Svstem" in the selection and
appointment of subordinate employ
ees in the public service. It simply
provides an impartial method for the
examination of all applicants and
for the -election and appointment of
those who are found to be best (it
ted for the duties to be performed.
And it enables this to be done wi'li
OUt exposing the appointing officer
to the censure and resentment of
those who are rejected.
Under the Spoilo System the Head
of a Department instead of being
free to exercise his own judgment,
is practically forced to select those
who have the most political influence,
and to pay but little if any regard to
their ability or fitness. Under the
Merit System the appointing officer
is not only enabled but obliged to
select lor appointment or promotion
those who will give the public the
lcst obtainable service. Under the
Sxils System each appointment
makes more enemies than friends.
Under the Merit System no unsuc
cessful annlicaiit can coumluin of
. ...
anything but his own deficiencies.
Under the Spoils System the offices
are almost monopolized by men of
small capacity and few scruples, and
"Alter h very seven- attack os La
Grippe I found myself Buffering
from aggravated heart trouble. I
had palpitation, shortness of breath
and experienced a dull pain and
'..;.. ..I., .I.,.-.., .,1.1.. smothennar feelinir in left breast. I
illll'll. . Lll J I'M, ill. r o
O . I i .1
mil provides for the appointment by
the Governor of three commissioners
who shall make the necessary rules
and regulations and establish and
supervise tin; system oi open coni-
petitive examin
practical character for ascertaining I was very neivous
the comparative fitness of all appli
cants and for securing the appoint
ment or promotion of those who are
found to lie best fitted to perform
the duties of the positions to be filled.
The Act applies to the subordi
nate employees of the State and of
the cities, and of counties oo-tertni-nons
with cities, and counties con
tinuing over 150,000 inhabitants.
Elective officers and other special
positions are excepted. So far as
practicable there are to Ix; for each
locality separate examinations and
eligible lists.
In ita numerous provisions as well
as in its general conception the bill
is evidently the result of much study
and careful comparison of views and
experiences in many different locali
ties where similar laws have been
adopted.
Pennsylvania should not be in
the rear in the efforts to secure good
government by laws which are so
obviously wise and so imperatively
needed. If the members of theLeg
Islature are anxious to benefit the
State and secure the cordial appro
val of their constituents, they should
lose no time In passing the bill now
pending.
The fact that its effects will lie
greatest in the cities is an additional
reason for its advocacy and support
by members from country districts.
The time is rapidly apiiroachintr
when the majority of the voters will
be residents of cities, and it is a mat
ter of great importance that noettort
should be spared to purify and im
prove our municipal government be
fore they shall thus become the con
trolling power in State and Nation.
BEAVEKTOWiN.
J, P. Kearns and son were to
Lewistown this week. . . .J.R. Van
Horn was to Middleburg at the
sheriff's side Dr. Schiller passed
through town on Monday morning
Winey Bros, shipped a carload of
ties last week D. S. Specht was
to Middleburg on Saturday
'Squire Howell of McClure was a
visitor at lk-avertown on Monday...
The farm owned by John S. Kern
was sold to John Wagner Lau
rence Middleswarth has moved on
Joseph Middles worth's farm
Mr. Engle is building an addition to
his house A few nice days will
bring our painters out on their scaf
fold Miss Maggie Walter was
the guest of Abbe Winey Miss
Ikrtha Krhart of Lewistown was
the guest of Mrs. Frank Specht...
Mrs. Bouch moved into the house
arid restless and j
ii. i i..i i . t
couitl sleep Dill lime tiny or uigiii ;
1 began taking Dr. Miles' Nervine, j
and received so much from it that I
followed every dose with Dr. Miles'
New Heart Cure, n a few weeks
my health was restored and 1 have
had no return of the trouble in seven
years." Mils. Tit I'M AX Temple,
Greenville, X. Y. j
A trial package oi lr. Miles' fa
vorite treatment for the grip, con- j
sistingofDr. Miles' Nervine, Dr.
Miles' Nerve and Liver Pills, will
be sent absolutely f rco to any person
sending name and address on a postal
card, requesting the samples and
mentioning the name of the Post.
Address, Dr. Miles Medical Co.,
Elkhart, Indiana.
LETTER FROM KLONDIKE.
Charles Rothermel, Formerly of Port
Treverton, writes His Second Let
ter to the "Post."
Dawson City, N. W.Tbb-1
tUTORY, Canada, Feb. 18.
EdITOH Post. I accept this op
portunity to write you mv second
letter to inform all my lriends in j
Snyder county that I am still alive.
Well, Mr. Editor, this is the first
winter I put in in Alaska, and I tell
you it is a cold one, from 20 to SO
degrees below zero all winter.
To-day it is about 50 degrees below.
You can taken tin cup of water,,
throw it npin the air, itfreexes in ice
chunks before it conies down. I have
worked the coldest days here so far,
and am so used to the cold weather
that I think I could make a trip to
the North Pole, but lots of fellows
frit'ze here, some before they know
it. Alaska is the most unhealthy
country I ever worked in. Last sum
To the General Public:
-JS SATURDAY, APRIL i, 1899 ff
Th Qrand Opening of the above will take place of No. 8C2 Mabkbt Strkkt, SosDcnv, uer the Trust B t
Introducing oarselvea we wish to say our motto shall be "Live and help others toliv.. well baiseonomiosl'
ECONOMY doe not mean buying trash, but means buying the best footwear and toebdkiii vour m '
to the very beat advantage. We have named our Koot Wear &troinri
THE ECONOMICAL because we will sell the highest gruae first ctau
foot wear at such prices that it will be economy to buy from Us. nn h.
cause your money will be spent to the very best advantage to von )Jr
rich or poor. e
WE SHALL COURT NO SPECIAL CLASS
but make the Economical the store of the masses, and here will he found
foot wear at prices to fit the pocket books of all classes, from the n
inexpensive to the very best class of foot wear, and at prices unmatched
by any of the largest cities' stores. Because we represent a large com
pany controlling some of toe largest shoe factories in this couutrv ,i
the Economical will be the medium to distribute their manufactured
stock to the consumer or the buying public. Sunbury has been Be
lected from which to distribute beciiuse it is the centre of a large M
buying district, most of whom can 1 each our citv in a verv uhnri t
by steam cars, trolley line, boats and conveyances.
Wo sluill do no unwarranted boiiHtintr, but let our prices and the wearing quality of our stock boo
and laud the fame of the " ECONOMICAL " from the centre to the remotes, border of these surroundi
counties. Buyers of font wear, do you realize what it means to buy hhoes from such a source the format
cities can not give a better choice or more perfect fit, and with their extravagant expenses can not nor do
they sell at our low prices.
No cheap shoddy, auction, imperfect or factory "seconds" will be found in the ECONOMIC VI
With eighteen years of shoe experience and being in close toueh with the fountain head of the shoe biisi.
ness, we offer you the benafit of this experieuco and valuable association, which makes it possible to Re
The Very Best at the
Very Lowest Cash Prices
Because of such sources or supply we will sell absolutely for cash to friend or stranger and will have no
losses and need not iu marking our selling price, add anythingextra to make up losses from bad accounts
Cash buyers, then buy for cash from the onlr h bsoute cash store in these five counties. We wish to an
nounce our rules, every one of which will I"- strictly lived up to :
We buy only for cash and sell for money.
One price to all.
Everything marked in plain figures.
Satisfaction guaranteed to all but cranks.
Money returned or shoes exchanged when not damaged if purchases are not
satisfactory.
Watch our advertisement weekly. We shall always have something of value to attract and offer you
Nothing but the strictest truth will ever be told or advertised.
We place on sale for grand opening day, (SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1899) a large number of Ladies'
Fine Shoes in Tacs and Blacks, with Fine Kid Tops, in all sizes. Grand Opening Price per pair 1 19
one pair only to a customer. '
Aa to quality it will be a graceful and fitting finish to your most elegant Easter outfit
$1 for Gbls and Bovs' tan and black, sizes 8 to 13 , Childrens tan and black 50c. and 65c sizes 7 to
11 ; $1 Men's work and dress shoes, black ; Ladies' fine high grade, $2.75 ; Mens' fine high grade $2 85
Ilnfants high grade, 75c., $1.00, $1.15 ; 10c. pair for Infants' all color Moccasins.
In addition to giving you such unheard of values, to prove which paper that publishes this advertise
ment produces the best results, we will pay 5 cents on the return of this adrertisement to every purchaser
This oiler stands good from March '99 to May '99 iuclusive, but will not be good after that date
Mere Shpreoken PmnsylvanUh Deitsch
JOHN G. CHESTNUT, General Manager.
work on my claim Insl fall butcould
Dot get down OU Hce. ill ot of water.
It takes money tosillk ;i hole. You
must burn them down, frost all the
way down. (Some places they no
down 100 feel and it is frozen all
the way down. I started three holes
on my claim, one of 11 feet, one of
10 and the other of 8 feet. Then
froze up till spring. I helped to
sink a hole 7i feet deep on Gold
Hill and we struck $81.00 to the
pan. A pan is a shovel full of dirt.
mer I thought once I had to give up I CM course I can't tell yet what my
and leave my kmes here. I went
the most desirable class of employees) vacated by Elmer Crissman.
ii- . i i i ji
are unwilling to appiv. i noer me
Merit System the examinations are
Open to every citizen, and the best
are eager to compete because their
employment, retention and promo
tion are made to depend solely iijmjii
their merit ami fitness, and liecausc
the work is honorable, the juiy is
certain, and the opportunities for
advancement are manv. The Public
should always lie able to secure the
most desirable applicants, but the
plan of selecting employees for any
other reasons than merit an-' fitness
for the duties to lie jierformed,
would be ruinous to any private cor
poiat'on, and there is no reason why
Several of our jieople are getting
ready to go to est Virgina in the
near future Uriah Howell, who
was working for John Bogar at
( 'animal, is at home at present. . . .
Miss Libbie Greenhoe is home at
present George O. Smith of Ad-
amsburg moved into thehouse which
he purchased from Thomas Middles
warth last fall... Quite a lew peach
trees will lie planted this spring.
Eargains in fruit trees can be had by
consulting J. T. Strohecker, general
agent Our churches had Easter
exercises on Sunday evening. They
were well rendered and well prepared.
down to skin and Ihmics, only weigh
ed 140 pounds, while on my arrival
here I weighed '210 pounds. 1 ami
in la-tter health now. It is so
with nearly all the people. There
is only one out of ten that the coun
try agrees with. I would advsic
my friends not to come to this coun
try. I traveled almost all over the
country in mv time- but this is the
hardest country I erer got into. I
am as tough as a mule, brave as a
lion, but this trip came pretty near
claim has on it till I get down tobod
rock, but I and everybody else think
I have a gtMsl claim, as other claims
on the same creek bike out from $26
to $60 to a pan, and not 100 yards
away from my claim. I am getting
some more claims at a good gold
creek about 100 miles away from
my claim here as soon as the snow
goes away more. Well, Dawson
City is a live town, but rough and
tough. There is lots of grub here
this winter and things are getting
cheaper. Some market prices: Flour,
making me take lack water. As I ! 30 per barrel Rubber Hoots, M
am in the country now I am going to , a pair; Overalls, $9 a jiair ; Dried
stay a year or two longer. I know I Fruit, 30 to 40c. per lb.; Butter,
I can do well here but must take $1.50 ; Bacon, 40c. alb.; Rice, 30
big chances of losing my life. Lots 1 cents a lb.; Mans, JO cents a lb.;
of people die here every day. Last Canned Goods, 7f cents a can ; Su
vear 2700 were buried in and around gar, 30 cents a lb.; Codec, 75 rents
Dawson City. Last summer they ja lb.; Tea, 1 a lb.; Tobacco, $1.50
were dying all over, sometimes as a lb.; hiskey, iicer and Cigars 00
O STOVES STOVES STOVES STOVES STOVES STOVES
I SCHDCH & Him
()
Offer to the public a full
line of Corrugated Roofing,
Plain Tin and Galvanized
Iron Roofing and Spouting,
Fence Wire.Tinware.Gran
iteware. Etc. A full line of
OIL & VAPOR STOVES
for Summer cooking. Call
and see our stock and learn
our prices.
SCHOGH & STAHLNECKER,
OPP. JAIL, MIDDLEBURG, PA.
V Alt )K 'STOY ES VAPOR STOVES VAPOR STOVES
high as thirty a day. There are
aliout 7,000 in and around Dawson
City that can't work, arc sickly, have
no grub and cannot get out any
more. We heard the government
was going to help them out over the
cents straight. You can get a good
meal now for 1 ; Bed, $1; Dog
Team from $2 to $10 an hour.
Whatever you buy, jiay or sell you
pay all bills in gold dust. There
is very little rtady money or change
ice or else they will never get home. here. I have a prettv nice sized bag
Work in the mines is hard wort. 1 ot gold oust now. i win senu you
worked on Gold Hill the last two with this letter a tew pieces of small
months at $1.00 an hour, quit
last Monday. I am now going to
open my own claim No. 1 at Dimin
son Creek. I bought grub for $150
yesterday and am going to sled it up
to ray cabin, settle down and work
my claim for all that is in it. I did
nuggets or dust of Dawson gold so
you and vour friends can see what
it looks like when we find it I
will bring some nice pieces when I
come. There are nuggets here that
weigh from 5 to 7 pounds. We do
most our work at night as the days
are short in winter, but the nights
arenot asdark hereasat home. Some
days we have only one or two hours
sunshine. I will tell you more
about Alaska in my next letter.
Give my best to all. I may be home
in a year then I can give you all the
history. We don't get any United
States papers. They always get
torn before they get here. Yours,
Chas. Rothermel.
MARRIED.
Mar. 30, by Rev. S. Sydney Koh
ler, Chas. C. Yerger of Jackson twp.
to Lizzie S. Knouse ot Centre twp.
CrKE A COLD IN ON B.DAY
Take LaxaUve Bromo Oolnlne Tablets. All
druBjtBW refund money If It tails to cure. use.
The genuine bas L. B. o. on each tablet. 4m.
No-To-Bu for Fifty Casta.
Guaranteed totaeeo habit cure, makes weak
men stronc, blood Dura, We. at. All drnffirtst
Annual Appeal for the Yeafl
1899.
An appeal will be held in th
Commissioners's office, Middleburg
Pa., on the 15th day of April 18M
between the hours of 9 A. M. and
P. M., for the following districts
Adams, Beaver, Centre, Middleburg
Middlecreckand West Perry.
On the 17th day of April: W
Beaver, Jackson, Chapman, Pen)
Spring and Union.
On the 18th day of April: Frank1
lin, Monroe, Penn, Selinsgrove an
Washington, when and where j"
may attend if you think proper.
William Dreese,
Isaac Spotts,
Phares Herman,
J. W. Swartz, Commissioner!
Clerk.