OEO W. WAQEN8BLLEB,
Editor and Proprietor.
RYBODY 880OULD READ TGflE CONTINUED STiffiY, "II MS STEW WHICH
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INTERESTING ITEMS.
Miss Annie ilipka lias gone to
Banbury.
Mrs. Geo. S. Kline of Middlcs
warth was a oilier at this office
Tuesday.
Jiidge-eleot Peter F. Riegel of
Spring township was a caller at this
office Tuesday.
ieo. M. Sbindel and X. A. How
es were in the west end of this coun
ty hunting on Tuesday.
Mrs. W. E. Stahlnecker ot Ad
amshiirg was at the county scat dur
ing the past week visiting relatives.
One of W.W.Wittenmyer's horses
ran away on Saturday tor his son,
Samuel. Xo serious damage was
done.
We notice the name of H.C. North
of Selinsgrove on the Philadelphia
limes Bureau at the National Ex
port Exposition.
ltev. D. E. McLrtin, pastor of the
Lutheran church of this place, is
attending the meeting of Synod at
Anderaonburg, Perry county, this
week.
Stephen Mensch and wife of near
Mifllinhurg and Mrs. Frank Magee
ot Mazeppa, Union County, last
week were the guests of Dr. J. W.
Orwig and wife.
Mon. G. Alfred Schoch and wife
audW. W. Wittenmyer and wife
went to Philadelphia Wednesday of
last week and spent a week in that
great city of Brotherly Love.
I consider Ix-e Fail-child's quaint
humor the uearet-t approach to that
of Artemus Ward of any lecturer I
ever listened to." Wm. H. Gra
ham, Member of Congress, from
Pittsburg.
John Runkle, William H.Beaver
and Daniel K. Haas were on the
sick list during the past week. The
first named with pleurisy, the second
with stomach trouble and the last
with a severe cold.
Pay up your arrearages and put
one dollar extra to it and you will
have your date on the Post put one
year in advance and you will receive
the "Farm Journal" five full years
free in the bargain. Try it.
The semi-annual pilgrimage of
the w'ld geese and ducks is once
more going on. Several large flocks
in the form of a letter V have l)eeii
seen flying south over this section,
which reminds us that snow and ice
are not far away.
If you want your hair cut with
out steps or a nice easy shave and a
refreshing shampoo, go to A. E.
Soles, in the bank building one door
east of the Post Office, in room with
the drug store. A clean towel to
each customer and satisfaction guar
anteed. Dr. J. F. Sehoffield of Shirleys
burg, Huntingdon County, Pa., was
at Middleburg Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week. The doctor is
looking tor a new location and hav
ing had six or seven years' practice,
he was prospecting at this place
with a view to locating here.
A 'phone of the Penn Telephone
line has been put in the Post print
ing office. We will be in communi
cation with the outside world. If
any of our friends have orders to
give us they can simply call us up
and give us the order without going
to the necessity of making a special
trip to the office.
The Novemlier "Cosmopolitan"
will bring pleasant recollections to
the millions who saw the recent De
wey celebration in New York, and
will give other millions thefirst ad
equate ideaof those remarkable days.
It contains a very fine collection of
pictures of scenes in the metropolis
when the Admiral was welcomed
home.
Mary had a little flea.
Hoe sot It oil tbe inf.
She put It on a little pic.
And now li s on tbe hog-
Mrs. Howard rolk was in Union
county last week visiting her brother.
('has. J. Fisher of Catawissa was
a visitor to the Middleburg shoe fac
tory last week.
The selections of the Carol Club
were rendered to the queen's taste.
Maiden Newt.
M. L. Wagenseller, traveling
salesman of Selinsgrove, was a Mid
dleburg visitor on Monday.
Miss Libbic Dunkelberger and
Mrs. Anna Spangler were at Sha-
inokin the early part ot this week.
Mrs. James Heaver and Mrs.
Steese of Mifflinburg Sunday were
the guests ot Gabriel Heaver's fam
ily in this place.
The farm of Rebecca Cramer, de
ceased, late of Beaver township, was
sold at the administrator's sale re
cently to Simon Kratzcr for $1700.
Frank Shatnbaoh, son of P ha res
Shambach, shot a chicken hawk that
measures four feet, 2 inches across
the wings from tip to tip. This is
a monster.
We wish to congratulate James
M. Bhuman of Swineford, Pa.,
on his good fortune in having his
jKMision raised from 817 to $"24 on
issue of Oct. 26th,
William U. Furies, the court re
porter, and William W. Brunner of
Sunburv spent Ihursday ot last
week hunting in Snyder County.
They did fairly well.
The Cakol Club, of Boston, gave
a splendid concert in Lincoln Hall
last evening. They are all art-Vs,
and their singing was of a high or
der, Sew Castle (Maine) Herald.
On request of the majority of the
town council of Selinsgrove Judge
McClure appointed Albert Marburg
er Chief Burgtss ot Selinsgrove to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Dr. P. A. Buyer.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
increased the price paid for cross ties
to the following: 1st class ties, white
and rock oak, 54 cents; '2dalass ties,
white and rock oak, 30 cents; chest
nut ties, 1st class size, :5 cents.
Allen H. Moyer, a former typo of
this office, started a new store at
Doodietown, about two miles west
of this place. He will keep a gen
eral Hue of merchandise. We wish
him abundant success in his new
venture.
Twelve prisoners confined in the
Potter county jail, for illegal liquor
selling, have been sentenced by Judge
Olmatead to work out the 500 fine
at cracking stones at Si per day.
Four have refused and are being
fed on bread and water until they
submit.
A few days ago a !-year-old
child ot Mr. and Mrs. William C.
I looser, ot Chambersburg, Pa., fell
through an opening in the second
floor, alighting on a hot stove in the
kitchen. Ti e little fellow was bad
ly burned about the body and left
leg before being rescued.
The committee in charge were
fortunate in securing the Carol Clnb
of Boston, as the members of the
club created a lasting impression by
their efforts. The individual mem
bers showed true artistic merit,
while com'iineu the Club was heard
to excellent advantage. Haverhill
Gazette.
Blessed are they who scorn to
borrow their neighbors' paper, says
exchange, but come to the sanctum
and laying down the price of a year's
subscription on the dek, say ; "Put
me down on your list, I like the pa
per very much." Yes, verily, they
are happier, their family is happier
and Bucn as they are entitled to a
front seat next to the band
Wanted. A party to saw Nail '
Keg Staves and Heads and Staves!
for Cement Harrels. Must have first
class mill. Apply at once to
1 . .... ft. L3
barn and other outbuildings and an
excellent supply of fruit on the pre
mises. Apply to Mrs. Susanna
Fry, Middleburg, Pa. I0-20-4t.
"Lee Pairchild is a humorist not
a clown. In his lecture 'Stumping'
there is not a suggestion of coarse
ness. His talk is sparkling and
constantly bubbling over with mirth.
We need more men like him to
lecture in Y. M. C. A. courses."
Horace Breece, Gen. Sec. V. M. C.
A., Berwick, Pa.
A party of railroad officials and
friends took dinner at the Central
Hotel Monday. It consisted of S.
I'. Eluthinson and wile, J. K. Knight
and wife, C. P. Kissinger and wife,
li. H. Myers, Col. D. D. Van Val
zah and wife, I. H. Thomas, C. S.
Thomas, Mrs. L. H. Parker and
Miss Parker. Col. Van Valzah was
in the services "Uncle Sam" at Ma
nila. You can tell a successful farmer
by looking at his wife's fruit cans in
the closet, says a keen eyed para
grapher. You can tell a slouchy wo
man by her shoe-buttons and hair.
You can tell thedrygoodslxixstates
man by the patches on his pants.
You can tell the poison serpent by
the blueuess of his tail. But the
easiest way of all, you can pick Mt
the enterprising merchants of (Be
town by looking at the home paper.
This is not divine revelation, but
it is business, gospel and truth.
The Stet'er hunting party started
for the mountains in the vicinity of
Milroy Monday morning. It con
sists of J. F. Stetler and P. S. Hit
ter of this place, Isaac Sciler and F.
J. Wagensellerof Selinsgrove, Frank
Herman of Kratserville, Frank Mil
ler of Salem, Judge McClure of
Lewisburg, George Spaid of Penn
Township, George Leffler, K. An
nual and Frank Fisher of Shamokin
Dam, James Baker of Beaver Springs
and others whose names we have not
learned.
Clergymen are reminded that
the present laws require them topub
lish marriages in at least one news
paper. Failing to comply with this
reoitiretnent trot several ministers
in serious trouble in the central part
of the state recently. And while
we are about it we will suggest that
inasmuch as they are obliged to pub
lish such notices sooner or later, that
they send in as soon as possible after
the ceremony is performed, and thus
furnish the papers with a readable
news item instead of waiting until
they are matters of history.
The subscribers of the Post can
expect to receive asamplecopyof the
"Farm Journal" one of these days.
We are having the publishers send
you a copy. The reason we are do
ing this is that we aregoing to make
another special ofl'eron that Journal
in combination with the Post. We
are going to send the "Farm Journ
al" free for five years including,
1900, 1901. 1902, 1903 and 19u4
to all cash-in-ad vance paying sub
scribers. One dollar will pay for
the Post one year and the "Farm
Journal" five full years. Come in
to the fold and get warm.
Application for Pardon.
Messrs. Oram and Clement, attor
neys for the murderer Crissinger,
have published notices of their in
tention to apply first for the com
mutation of the death sentence to
imprisonment for life, and secondly
for a pardon, lbe pardon board
will do its duty in this case by let
ting the law take its course.
t.uiir,Meo.S blown up at the barn oil the old
tf- Saltillo, Pa. gimon Miller farm tenanted by John
Farm fobSai.k. A good armB. Prymcyer, at Oriental. The en
near Middleburg, containing 30 1 g'" was taken there the evening lie
acres, ia ottered for sale. House, tore to begin threshing on Thursday,
Another Engine Blown Up.
Last Ycducsdav iiijdit the true
I tion engine of. lames ( i Ilmr was
. . " -
and during the night the deed wa
done. It is a clear case of dynamit
ing, Ba no lire was in it. By the
appearance of the wreck the dyna
mite was put into a lire tube. An
exploded cap ami a piece nl lose, it
is said, was found, We hope that
whoever is malicious enough to do
such a devilish art will be found out
and punished in the extreme limit
of the law. IT in any case white
cap punishmeut is justifiable) it
would be ii. this. Liverpool Sun.
Diphtheria.
The Scientific American gives this
recipe, which the whole world ought
to know: "At the first indication of
diphtheria in the throat of the child,
make the room close, then take a
cup and Hur into a quantity of tar
ami turpentine, equal parts ; then
hold the cup over a lire, so as to till
the room wit!: funics. The little
patient on inhaling the fumes, will
cough up and spit out the membran
ous matter, and the diphtheria will
pass out. The fumes of the tar and
turpentine will loosen the matter in
the throat and thus afford the relief
thath-is baffled theskil! of the phy
sicians." Of Interest to Pensioners.
Thepeiisiondepartmcnthas adopt
ed a new rule requiring pensioners
to take their quarter's vouchers to a
magistrate every quarter. Thenum-
iwvi we ccrimcaie is no longer
inserted on the voucher at the pen
sion office, but must be written in by
the magistrate when voucher is exe
cuted, litis, therefore, makes it
absolutely necessary for pensioned
to take their certificate.
Latest News by 'Phone.
John Aigler of Beavertown, while
working for W. II. Specllf Tuesday
anernoon oiims weea, got ms arm
in a planing machine and cut his
little finger oil. It was dressed by
Dr. J. T.Stroliecker.
Wednesday morning of this week,
M. E. Buhb, J. W. Engel, Foster
Smith and Edward Bickel of Beaver
town lett for a visit to the Philadel
phia Exposition.
Henry Goss Dead.
Saturday. Henry (loss, tax col
lector of Spring township, died of
consumption, aged about 60 years.
He was married to a daughter of
John Kali ley of McClure. He leaves
a family of five or six children, the
youngest about x montl s old. Mr.
(ioss had been an invalid for many
years. He was an exemplary man
and had many friends.
$650 TO $1200 A YEAR.
We want reliable and energetic
men and women in each State to
travel and appoint agents; salary
$050 to $1200 a year and expense,
guaranteed and paid weekly; no ex-
jierience required, we instruct you.
Local Representatives wanted also.
Send stamp for full wrticulars. Ad
dress, The Bell Company, Dept.
A., Philadelphia, Pa. ll-9-8t.
Mrs. Reuben Decker.
Amelia Decker, the widow of
Reuben Decker, died in Franklin
township about two miles west of
town and was buried last rndav,
aged about 70 years. She was mar
ried to Reuben Decker Oct. 12,
1854, by Rev. J. P.Shindel.
COURT HOUSE CHIPS
mL I HI. re. I lor Krrrl.
Daniel (. Uarmau and wife,
trustees ot Paradise church lot ad
jacent to church.
Anes Benfer and Jacob Gross,
adui'rs., to Paul Benfer, two tracts
containing 13 acres for $285.20.
Deed dated Apr. 0, 1 st , assigned
by Paul Benfer to Elizabeth Loss
Apr. 10, 1880, for $375.
win Pralmletl.
The last will and testament of
Daniels. B'.iyer, Esq., wasp robu ted
Wednesday of last week. The
willow was named as Executrix.
Most of the property is willed to the
widow. The letters of administra
tion in this estate were revoked,
Edward W. lioush, Shenandoah,
Elizabeth Miller,
("Ned Herrold, Shamokiu Dam,
Maud E. Prymire, " "
I S. ). Gilbert, Preeburg,
IS. Margaret Mover,
Teachers' Institute
Snyder County Teachers' Institute
will beheld in Middleburg, Dee. 4-8,
1899. Beside the excellent corps of
instructors mentioned in last week's
papers. Dr. J. C. Hart.lcr of New
ark, Ohio, and Dr. Margaret Mo
Closky of Edinboro, Pa., will be
present to enliven the occasion. An
interesting and profitable program is
in course of preparation which will
be published next week.
Every citizen in the county should
make arrangements to attend the in
stituto for at least one day. Parents
should give their sons and daughters
tin- privilege-of attending the lectures
in lioth day and evening. Teachers
above all should not leave anything,
save sickness or death, keep them
from the sessions of the County In
stitute. For their especial benefit
baa the institute been created. Let
every teacher be present.
Sent tor O. It. Washburn will lec
ture on Monday night, Dec. 4.
Dr. Ueorge W. Hull will lecture
on Tuesday night, Dec. 5. Subject,
"The Three Elements of Success."
Hon. Lee Pairchild will lecture
00 Wednesday night, Dee. 6. Sub
ject, "Stumping."
The (.'oral Club of Boston w
give a delightful entertainment on
Thursday night, Dec. 8.
You cannot afford to miss any ot
these lectures or entertainments
They arc all first-class and enjoy tin
endorsement ofthe best lecture-going
people ofthe country. X
Thanksgiving Day Dinner.
The members of the Evangelical
Christian Endeavor Society of Mid
dleburg will hold a thanksgiving
dinner in the room formerly occupi
ed by the News Item.
Will not the citizens of our twin
towns patronize this worthy project?
All the delicacies of the season will
lie provided. And we feel certain
that the dinner and social time en
joyed will In: more than compensated
for the nominal cost incurred. Usu
ally the good dinners provided in
celebration of this time-honored oc
casion are quite costly even for a
small family. Would it not he pro
fitable to take the family to this
Thanksgiving dinner and let them
feast on the turkey and other de
licacies provided by the Endeavors?
We opine it would be, and you
would have the additional pleasure
of aiding a just and worthy cause.
W hen the ticket agents wait upon
you, give them a cordial reception
and send them on their way rejoicing
by purchasing a ticket for yourself
aud family. Tickets for adults 2oc
each, for children 15c. Come, let
us have au old-fashioned Thanks
giving around a common board.
TO BE A BANNER DAY.
Pennsylvania Day Promises to Break All
Records at the Export Exposition.
Philadelphia, November 13.
There is little doubt that "Penn
sylvania Day" at the National Export
Exposition will be one of the most
interesting ami largely attended of
all t lie special davs observed at the
Exposition. The arrangements which
are now being made for its proper
observi e are upon a scale worthy
of such an occasion as "Pennsylvania
Day" .should be. Governor Stone
and other dignitaries of the State
will lend to the occasion the dignity
and interest of their presence and a
large number of 8tatc organizations
will attend in a body or be repres
ented by their officers on committee.
Although the ( ity of Philadelphia
has arranged for a special day of
her own, the City administration
and various departments will be re
presented on "Pennsylvania Day."
Special exercises will occur pro
bably under the joint arrangement
ofthe City and tiie State. The de
tails of (hose arrangements have not
yet been fully completed, but will be
announced very soon. The official
ceremonies will be held in the Au
ditorium of the Main Building of
the Exposition.
It is not unlikely that some mili
tary demonstration will be made,
and perhaps a military parade to the
grounds will occur on that day,
participated in by leading State mi
litary organizations. The famous
Inners' band, which will give con
certs at the Exposition during the
week, will turinsn the music at the
exercises on "State Day."
The liberal special rates made by
the railroad companies and the pre
parations being made in various parts
of the State, as far away even as
Pittsburg, seem to insure a very
large attendance of the people from
every section, and it is expected that
"Pennsylvania Day," in point of
the number of visitors, will be the
banner day of the Exposition.
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Personally-Conducted Tours
via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Season of 1899-1900.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany announces the tn lowing I erson-ally-(
'ond acted Tours for the season
of 1899 and 1900:
Mexico and ( 'amfornia. A
forty-five-day tour will leave New
York, Philadelphia, I larrisburg,
and Pittsburg February 13. Four
teen days will be spent Mexico and
eighteen in California, The party
will travel over the entire route by
the "Mexico and 'alifornia Special,"
the finest train thai crosses the con
tinent. Florida. Four tours to Jack
sonville will leave New York and
Philadelphia January 23, February
(i and 20, and March 0. The first
three of these admit of a sojourn of
two weeks ill the "Flowery State."
Tickets for the fourth tour will be
good to return by regular trains un
til May 31, 1900.
Tickets for the above tours will
lc sold from all principal mints n
the Pennaylvanit Railroad. For de
tailed itineraries.giving rates and full
information, address Thos. E. Watt,
Passenger Agent Western District,
Pittsburg; 15. Cotirlaeti'ter, Jr., Pas
senger Agent rjaiumore District,
Baltimore; C. Studs, Passenger
Agent Southeastern District, Wash
ington? or Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant
Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. W.
Grove's signature is on each box.
1 25c. ll-16-6m.