The Middleburgh post. (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, August 17, 1899, Image 3
The Middleburgh Post. fu blinked every Thursday. Geo W. Wagenselier, bditor and Proprietor Subscription $1.50 per year. wbi ii bum oe paid la adTance when sect out side i in count) . RATES OF AOVIRTiaiNO, . ah irunsient advertlfnvnw nor oiiktwiw jontrucu-d (or win be eharged at the rare of It c-i.t 1 i-r line (nonparlel measure) for nrst Inser tion ..ml lu cents per line (or every subsequent Insertion. WDtatMnotieu pubtiiJuifrt ; obituary jKwrty, trUiu',4 f t. ,tc. thru cfnh a lituu ' An Oddly Pounded Club. About eleven years ago a slngalu art of club movement wiuj sturteU la an Indefinite way in the little town ol Uurva.nl, Mft6. A rummer loarder, auys the New York Tribune, who was so much of an invalid that sho was obliged to He on a couch all the time, Invited six othqr invalids to spend the afternoon with her, and when thej came she read to them, first from Em er&on tiiul then some story. The wom en continued io mwt, and others joined them to listen to the readings, and now there are often as many as Ml women I present. They are nearly all wives and daughters of farmers; the ages range ; from 17 to 70. Many excellent papers on the subject they read of are given from time to Ume. There are no constitu tion, do offices, no fee. Tin -home of tin hostess is called Sunn;, side, and the eiu'u has taken this name. Iioligious sects mix with great friendliness, and there are often p:ustors of different de nominations at the meetings which even the farmers like sometimes to ut tend. From Wichita, Kan., comet this story: Henry Adams, of this city, hai just leturncd from old Mexico, und U'lls this story of the favorite amuse mi in of Americans at the clubs in tht City of Mexico! Frequently, in tbr evenings, the vampires, or blond-sucking bats, lly into the open windows ol the clubrooma. The Americans titer close the doors and catch the bat bj throwing a shawl over it. One of tin men lights a cigarette, opens the bat't mouth anil inserts the cigarette there in. The creature is then turned loose. It.s Boft mouth contracting closely, the cigarette is immediately seized f.rmly Every time the bat breathes it drawl in the smoke and then exhales it. Tims Hying around the room, smoking tht eigiirette, it present! a strange ap pearance. The smoke generally kills the bat before the cigtuetto is all smoked tip. A little hero perished in the Windsor ' hotel, He died trying to save others who were in imminent danger, and, heedless uf the consequences, stuck to his post until a death most terrible to contemplate came to him. This little hero was Warren (iuion. He ran the elevator, and when he was cautioned not to ascend again, in answer to the frantic ringing of the bell, he replied: "1 will stand by and do my duty as long OS the elevator will run." He made his lost trip and was descending with his party, when the elevator gOt jammed between tWO floors. He per ished. Since July 1 12 merchant vessels huve been named by their owners after Ad miral Dewey, six after Admiral Samp son, two after Admiral Schley, oue for Ensign Worth I'.agley and one for "Bob" Evans, two for Gen. Joe Wheel er and one for Fitchugh ,Lee, War memories arc also preserved in the mer chant marine thus far this year by one I Maine, three Oregon, two Iowas, two Olympias, one Hough Rider and two Manilas A Kansas sohlitr, writing hoLle, rev , lutes the following incident: "Gen Otis came along and once when the boyi had ceased firing for a minute said: 'Well, boys, how rrr yon coming?' Onlj n few of the boys knew him, und one of them said, .Ml right, pard, how' yourself?" Another of the boys that knew- Gen. Otis told him to shut up that the man was Qen. oils. The gen eral overheard him and said, Thuff ; all right, pard is as good as general t ' night.' Within eight more centuries leap ' yvar will have become a relic of the j present time. By that time the extra n days lost to make up the changes from the old Julian calendar to that of the present daj will all huve been duly BO Counted for, and the world will run around in just 308 days, and no more. A recent report says the Los Aug. lit I (Cni.) chamber of commerce is trying to raise $,ihio to pay an artificial rain maker to coax a sprinkle from the sky. : The one who produces rain out there in the dry scawju will uun that much monev ten times over. A couple nt Seattle, Wash., have been married on first sight. Sometimes such marriages are hippy; In other ease they would not hrrve ot-currcd, had cither party posses-sed the gift of sec ond sight. In a family in Kirwin, Kann one son Is a doctor, another an undertaker and a third a tombstone maker, whose wife is a registered pharmacist. Benjamin Gub'e.of Milan, I1L, 67 yean old, claims to be the oldest living na- tite resident of Illinois. Heroes Here at Home. We need not look to the Philippines to Cuba, for our heroes. We have then: here at home. Not heroes fighting ar armed foe, but heroes fighting fire, mec of sturdy hearts and true, whose livei cannot be called their own, whose dayi are dsys of peril, and whese nighta are nlghta of weary, wearing work. Now und again, says the Detroit Free Press the people are given an opportunity oi learning what it means for a man tc fight fire. And no great blasts of ap preciation are blown in the land when the chap In the dark blue suit with silver buttons carries a woman down s wire from the seventh story of a burn ing hotel. The crowd pn the pavement yells, and maybe the reporter recordi "a thrilling rescue," but that's alL Ir a week the crowd has forgotten all about it and t n the reporter cannot recall the exact incident. But it's the same old thing over end over again to the chnp In the blue suit with thf sliver buttons. The gong rings in the dead of night. A pair of legs are thrust from under a blanket. There is a bound und that pair of legs are entwined around a highly polished pole and the body nbove them shoots down to the floor below w here the horses are stamp ing and champing, are nlready hitched to the engine, lie swings to .the step behind or to the sent before. The gong rings, and clutter, clatter, bang the engine reels down the street. Thr hose is attached to the hydrant. The smoke ehoo chocs from the stack, th nir is filled with sparks. The fellow it the dark blue suit w ith the silver but tons wraps a robber coat around hltr and rushes through the flames of tht burning building to return a moment or many moments, later with a woman in his arms, or himself in the arms of two other fellows in blue suits with silver buttons, if the former, he layi down his burden and rushes back IntC the flames. He goes against awful odds his life not even in his own hands There is a crash. The crowd on the pavement holds its breath. A rumble and then another crash. Both Walls fall in. And the morning paper contains tliis paragraph! "Among those knowt to have perished was Lawrence Clancy of truck No. 0, whose body Is supposed to lie under the debris of the north wall. Clancy leaves a wife and twe children." That's nil. Heroes, heroes every one of those lads in blue suits With sih er buttons. An amusing little comedy Is reported to us ns taking place in Philadelphia, showing that the demure Quaker maid en is u match for the astute New York advertiser. It seems too bru! to ring the curtain down Ix'fore the final scene, but weare tempted. Themangersof a very popular ahd widely advertised nostrum, so the story runs, have, been In the habit of rewarding their best tes timonialists with a line clock. Learn Ing this fact, our bright girls indite an effusive letter telling of their years oi misery until a dear friend, who had also had a similar sad history, advised n trial of the miraculous tubules. Since that tiny health and happiness haw been n daily experience, and "now al ways k"ejs on the bureau a supply, etc," To this naive epistle is signed the name of the family servant, or n lietitious one, and In due course of time the expressman brings the coveted or nament of the mantelpiece. Hut not u nickel has been spent for tubulesi Andrew Dixon, of Kansas, who died the other day, was thus eulogized by n neighbor: "He was the kindest man I ever see. Whi n n neighlwr was sick Andy was always around. He would do up the chores, split wood, help in side the house or ride like blazes for the doctor, He always wnntcd you to get well, and you knew It by looking at his face. If you would die, Andy would go t ut there on the hill and dig your grave If It took him for days, it had to be jus' SO. Jus' SO long, so deep und so wide, lie wanted to see 'em put away right." An excellent rule to follow In the mat ter of suicide has been discovered by a young farmer living near Owoseo, who tried to damage his anatomy with a re volver tin other day. He sewed a steel button on bis vest, and placing the muz zle of the weapon agains it, fired. The bullet was found in his clothes, and he Uninjured, but the dramatic effect on the neighbor was the same. And now, we Icafn the girl Is going to marry hitn. Every recent world's fair uelds some striking permanent feature to a city und this idea will receive full attention in the great international exposition to be held in St. Louis in 1903. The EilTel tower is to be Improved for the Paris exhibition next year. It will be painted orange with a golden top. E,A"4-'" lights will be placed along the ril the delators enlarged to carry II sengers each. The rubber supply this year is sayi a well-informed contem and this disproves the statemeii lubber is going to be high in prlt ently. Wo can continue for th ent to indulge in bicycle tires am about rubber nec If the supr. short we might wring in the necks. Two American ;:i my officers I .Rico. have married in native 1 and the engagement of a third t Juan belie is announced. NEVER TOO OLD TO BE CURED. i ., S. i t Is a Great Blessing to tJtf nearly all of the sickness among Old People. It Gives Tbem gsSSJVISS. r out it is wholly unnecessary. By keep- New Blood and Lite. rSp. from which they suffer so generally. S. S. S. is the remedy whioh will keep their systems young, by purifying the blood. .1 ..,..lw Mmn.ini. all wuta accumulations, and ininart- ingnew strength and life to the whole body It increases the appetite, builds up the energies, and Bends new life giving blood throughout the entire system Mrs. Sarah Pike. 477 Broadway, South Boston, writes : " I am seventy years old, and had not enjoyed good health for twenty years. I was sick in different ways, and in addition, haa Eczema terribly on one of my legs. The doctor said that on account of my age, I would never be well again. I took a doren Ixittles of S. S. S. and it cured me C m 1 A. A. I completely, ana i am nappy to say wmn T fl u well as I ever did in mv life." Mr. J. W. Loving, of Colquitt, Oa., says: "For eight een years I suffered tortures from a fiery eruption on my skin. I tried almost every known remedy, but they failed one by one, and I was told that my age, which is sixty six was against me, and that I could never hope to be well again. I finally took S. S. S., and it cleansed my blood thoroughly, and now I am in perfect health." S. 8. 3. FOR THE BLOOD J t-l-l- 1 .... .. . 1 niTi (-t 1 i . ... is the only remedy w-nicii ran uuui .." old people, because it is the only one winch is guaranteed tree rrOm Ixmisn, morcury, uiscuiu uu mineral It is made from roots and herbs, and has no chemicals whatever in it S 8 8 cures the worst cases of Hcrofula, Cancer, Eczema. Kheumatisw, Tetter Open Sores. Chronic fleers, Boils, or any other disease of tho blood. Books OB these diseases will be sent free by Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Oa. An Art Class In Prison. Art Is steadily marching on in this Sountry. It has reached some of tho state prisons. In the penitentiary ut Joliet, 111., is a broad-minded superin tendent who is striving to elevate the standard of morality among the con victs. Kecently he discovered that there was on artist in the institution and he resolved to establish a class In nrt. It would doubtless develop the aesthetic sense of tho convicts, which had hither to been dormant. The class was formed end in a month had developed consider able talent among several of the orlml na Is. The teacher, who was a clever fellow, Imparted many of his views on realism und much valuable information on art matters generally. The superin tendent was elated at the success of his Innovation, but the other morning he was surprised when a committee from the nrt class filed respectfully into his office. The spokesman said: "Mr. Su perintendent, we are delegated to ex press the gratitude of the class for your interest in our development and to say, further, that we are all ardent udher enU of the realistic school. We have now exhausted the materia within the institution und we wish to study land scapes from nature." The superintend ent Is "considering the mutter." Ous Stewart, one of our licst farm ers ueur. Wildie, called to see us while In town, says the Mount Vernon (Ky.) Signal, and while here gave us his idea of salting suttle. He says, always put the salt on the bucks of the cattle, und not on the ground, lly so doing the salt works through the hair and forces tho cattle to lick themselves, which keeps the hair nice and glossy. Should there be any wolves In their bucks oi vermin on them, the salt destroys them on short notice. He claims that he has followed this plan of salting for 13 years, und always has nice healthy cuttle. He says when he starts Into the pasture w ith a sack of salt every cow logins , licking Its back. Those palmy days of our grandmoth ers, when there were happy families, gtMKl housewives und no new women, may not have been as balmy as they ap pear In looking buck upon them over a period of half a century. Mrs. Florence Howe Hall, in speaking recently upon the progress of women in the nine teenth century, epuotes on authority us saying that "not even among the very poor of to-day are the hardships borne tliut were curried uncomplainingly by the wives of prosjerous farmers years ugo." A southern exchange retorts that a parrot escaped from a drug store In a Georgia villnge, flew Into the church where the colored brethren were hold ing a meeting, perched on the pulpit, and, surveying the eongregution, ob served in a sharp voice: "It's hot us hell!" Some of the brethren jumped out of the windows, while many of the sisters fell fuinting. The prcuchei sought refuge in the steeple, and wae bo firmly wedged in that they had tt) saw btm nut. i stroll. asked, ard the she un- somc r cellar o w did ion beams!. No Curtton In Onllfbrnla. Bills to forbid thepublicutionof news paper portraits have been introduced at different times in the legislatures ol New York and of other states, but Cali fornia is the lirst state to puss a law on the subject. The act prohibits the printing of any portrait of a citizen ol California, except public oflicials, with out his consent. It also forbids the publishing "any earicature calculated to reflect on the honor, dignity or po litical motives of theoriginal, or to hold him up to public hatred, ridicule or con tempt." Editor! who violate the law an liable to Imprisonment. The his tory of the act is Instructive. It had been passed by the house, but defeated iu the senate, when a San Francisco paper printed n particularly vicious indenture, recalling a youthful mis deed of u member of the legislature. Thereupon the senate reconsidered its vote und passed thebillund thegovernot signed it. The enrtoon, malignantly used, is as vicious a weapon as the bludgeon of the ussnssin. Its victim has no adequate way by which he can tie fend himself. If he uttmpts to find a Way further assaults follow. The caric ature also offers the dendliest form ol libel, und thf subject of it muy have no redress. The people Ban very well ac cept the loss of entertainment, and oi good that sometimes comes from the newspaper eurtoon, in view of the fact that its use is abused, and is so often a source of evil to the Individual and the country ns to largely neutralize the reasons that may be given for its con tinuance, Novel Tcnipcranoo Scheme. A manufacturer at Three Oaks, Ind., hns just Inaugurated a temperance re form In that town that Is ut once novel und apparently practicable. This man, who has several hundred employes, re cently offered to j ay Into the village treasury annually an amount equal to the license fees derived from the saloons if the authorities would abolish the su loons and make the town "dry." If the offer was refused he threatened to re move his facton to another town. The proposition was submitted to the coun cil und it in turn referred the matter to the people nt a special election. The result was nil overw helming victory for temperance. The saloons will be closed, the villuge treusury will receive the an nual payment promised, and the fac tory will not be remtwed. Of course It 'Is not difficult to understand why this manufacturer desired the closingof the saloons. He prolwibly realized that he could get better work from his em ployes if they were always sober, and he will doubtless discover that the money paid for the closing of the saloons is well invested. A Kansas soldier nt Manila thus writes home about the Filipinos: "It lias been their custom, to attack the 6paniar in the night, nntl the Span iards have only resisted their attacks. It seemed to surprise them when we came from behind our intrenchmenta and attacked them during the day. We have several hundred prisoners. We doa't wunfc any more. When they sur render their arms nre taken and they arc turned loose, again on. the outside of our lines. This aggravates them, for they hoped to be fed by our gorem ment. A Spaniard who had been held by them, for eome time escaped this morning and gave us some valuable in formation, if it is true. The boys are no longer homesick. They now feel that they ore doing some thing." The two oldest molds In this country live In Indiana. One la 114 years old, the other 103, and both claim never to have been kissed. Thy ye orphans. 0OO0OOO0wOO0w00 fflffl k MiCKEl Offer to the public a full line of Corrugated Roofing, Plain Tin and Galvanized Iroii 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. SCHOCH & STAHLNECKER, 0PP JAIL, MIDDLEBURG, PA. FIREf LIFE i AND ACCIDENT M Insurance. Lc Snyder's old, and reliable oen Insurance Agency, SELINSGR0VE, SNYDER COUNTY, PA- 231m or W.Snydor, Acnt, Successor to the late V UliaiiK H. Snyder. V The Pin -Excellence of Reliable Insurance in represented the folltm iik list of Standard Companies, from which to mukt a selection. Xon ' Better the World over. NAME, LOCATION. asskts. FI11E Royal, Liverpool, Ens. (including foreign aftsetb) ri4:i,(H000.0i Harlford, of Hartford, Conn., (oldent American Co.) 8.645.788.6! j'hojnix, liur'.foid, Conu. .r, 088, 058. 07 Continental, New York, 0,751908 ?1 German American, New York, f,24oioi)8.s:i L1FH Mutuul Lifn Ins. Co. New York, S'LtU.OSS.gSS.tlO ACCIDENT Employe-! a' Liability Assurance Corporation, Accident Ins. Co. .Subscribed Capital of 3,750,000.00 Fire. Life and Accident riakH accepted at the lowest possible rate, jus titiod by a strict rejrard to mutual safety. All juHt claims promptly and Hatisfaetorily adjusted. Information in relation to all classes ol insur ance promptly furnishpd ELMER W. SNYDER, Agt., Telephone No. 182. Office on Corner Water & Pine Sts. SclinsRrove, Pa 1 ... .... PVY CARPETS ! MATTINGS ! 9 1 THE whole lower Hottrof my store is taken up with Carets, Rugs, Art, Spiares, Curtain, Windoo Shades, Curtain Poles, Haeaboks, Rug Fringe, Stair and Table Oil Cloths, etc., it. We can show you the largest and best selection of the above goods ever shown in Lewistown, s o 9: t. O' e e Br usael Is Carpet as low as 50 ceuts and up. Velvet Carpet as low as 75 cents and up. All Wool Carpet as low as 50 cents and up. Half Wool Carpet as low ns 86 cents and up. Cotton Carpet as low as 22 cents and up. Rag Carpet as low as 20 cents and up. y China and Japan Matting 100 jolls to select from. SH33Z3 THESE GOODS! 7. Compare quality and prices, you will find that our store is the place to buy at. The goods are first-class, prices are the lowest, our rooms are clean and no trouble to show goods X Respectfully, i W. H. FELIX, 1:h-;-h-:h-h-hh-w Liberal Adjustments' REMEMBER H. HRRVEY BCHDCH, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY, SBLlNSCtBOYH PA, Only the Oldest, Strongest Cash Companies, J III", ,J. A 1 1 V7 XAv(vivu uuu Aviiiuuut No Assessments. The Aetna Founded A. D., " Home " " " American 44 " " The Standard Accident Insurance Co. The New York Life Insurance Co. The Fidelity Mutual Life Association. Your Patronage Solicited. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In toe Estate of Id tbe orphan's Court Henry Grubb. 8r.,decd. f 01 Snyder Co.. Pa. The undersigned Auditor appointed by the . . i . . . u... rvtiint .- In illQtrlniltA the funds In the hands of Henry (;ruM, Jr., Ad- minisirawr oi hi mm ui houij v. uuu, ..... late of Centro Township, Snyder Co.. fa,, de- - hi kin rtrwt nnfl final nronilflt- O-U.VU, II 1 1 1 J jr- It I n ..j ... . - and to make report to the next term of Court." Will Bu al me uiuru l .niuuu uuwni " Mlddlebur?. Snyder County, Pa., on Kiel DAY, , ,nvi .., ii .1 (.Lu. i- 1 f fnr rhp purpose of fulfilling the dutlM of his appoint moLt ; when and where all parties in Interest shall attend, and present their claims on said fund. IIOKAC'E ALLEY! AN. Aug. 5, 19W. Auditor. 8PINAL i00000000O0O0 . i 1 4 I i I 1 S i I I i All Kinds. AU Qualities. l All Prices. Lewistown, Pa. f Prompt Payments. NoPrcmium Note?. 119 Assets 11,005,513. i JKw J,S53,U28.54 1810 " 2,409,584.53 Peerless Pile Cure.H A MARVEL OP PERFECTION irivio instant relief and permanent curs NO SALVE or UNPLEASANT 811 POSITOHIES. Price to Introtlue $2.00. PEERLESS REMEDY CO. 5 Cedar St., New York. 7-27-luio. PATENTS OBTA'NEP. TEEMS Consult or onrnmnnlrstte with tk of this paper, who wm glre an needed mmmMmmI