The Middleburgh Post.
Published everv Thuritda.v.
Geo W. Wagenseller,
tditor and Proprietor
Subscription 1.50 per year.
wU li mu " l) paid Hi SdTaBOS when at lit out
side iImi county.)
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aii llaOSlenl a4varttMD0Btt uol otherwise
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tion atitl lu cents per UBS lOf every subsequent
insertion.
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Tliurwlay, Dec, 7 , 1895.
More of Lcsher s Incongruity.
Tl litor "I" the Seliusgrove
lime i a specimen of colossal in
congruity. The inconsistency lie can
not represent is notextensiveenough
fur his remarkable ability. The
sudden transition from one position
in Ins editorial utterances to the very
opposite seem to be as easy for him
as it is for the lunar sphere to adjust
its usual changes every month. And
like that celestial body, he can
change as often as twelve times a
year am! bloat himself with the ex
alted idea that he lias done his duty.
If his own private opinion were
publicly expressed, he would have
accomplished something greater than
fighting the battle oi Manila. How
any man can say anything as mean
about reo. K. Miller, before the
primary and after he is nominated
come out anil try to bandage Miller's
eyes with his filthy, whiskey-perfumed
palaver is more than a man
of Mr. Miller's taste can endure. In
the limee of May 4, 1899, Lesher
says: "They say "that Geo. K.Miller,
the candidate for County Commis
sioner, when inUnionand Chapman
townships, is in favor of a free
bridge across the river at Tort Tre
vertoii. and when elsewhere in the
county, expresses himself as opposed
to that scheme. It looks as though
this Miller would grind any kind ot
grist for the toll." In this same is
sue he opposes also Mr. Dreesc, the
other successful candidate for Com
missioner. In the next issue of the lime
under date of May 11th, Lesher
says: "George F. Miller is parading
this county and representing himself
as the only honest man seeking for
ofliee. When a man makes repre
sentations such as Mr. Millet' is mate
ing, we, like many others, think he
requires watching.
The above are some of the things j
Lesher said about Miller and Wet
zel before they were nominated. May
13th, the Republican primary elec
tion was held and Messrs. Miller -and
Wetzel both were nominated. It
took only from Saturday to Lesher's
next day of issue to get an itching
palm as we will prove by the fol
lowing which we quote from the
7W.xotMay 13th, the first issue
after Miller and Wetzel were nom
inated: "We note with pleasure
that Geo. F. Miller has the confi
deuce of his party and the 2tme
was mistaken in the man." Here is
another one, this time from Lesher
under date of Nov. li, 1899. He
savs:"The Democrats at theircoun-
tv convention conceded the right to
tlie Republicans of having two coun
ty commissioners and two auditors.
That part of the ticket is made up
ot first class men and deserve to be
elected alone; with Win. IvuighU
and A. II. Klingler, the Democratic j
nominees.
Here is another instance: Exam
ine the Sciinsgrove lime oi .Ian. 2(1,
1899, and you will find that accord
ing to the limed man's idea, the
commissioners are all wrong, led in
to the mire by their attorney. In
last week's issue of the Zimea we
...... I.ul tnbolievo that the clerk and
the attorney are the board of com
missioners,' and be it said for once to
the credit of the variegated quill
pusher, he actually praised the pres
ent attorney ami clerk.
The change in the tone of the re
marks of this pretentious Pythagor
as from the scurrilous, and libellious
variety lo the feigned and pragmat
ical symbols of friendship are only
the moorings of his baser nature, the
search for gold, or plainer still the
desire for political pap from the
County Commissioners' office. It is
the vile picture ot himself that this
wiseacre invariably lcholds when he
lifts up others to ridicule and scorn
charged with wrongs that exist only
in the black caverns of a scanty
cerebellum.
By these means this Napoleon of
Journalism proposes to pave the way
to have all the printing that is to
come from the Commissioners to go
his way And do you really expect
men of good sound judgment, men
ot integrity like Geo. F. Miller and
John P. Wetzel to swallow such
gush and heap upon you the vile
slanderer ot their good names, any
patronage, but w hat you could com
mand by law?
Alexander Pope in his "Moral
Essays" says :
"Milliners Willi furl line, humors turn with
climes,
Tenets with books and principles with c'.lmes."
! Any one can see how easily LeBD-
I eVs principles turn with the times,
and unmitigated gall will have its
procr reward. Before dismissing
this self-appointed oracle of political
i nonemty, we would refer mm to the
couplet in Young's beautiful "Night
Thoughts,"
' ah: how unjust to nature and himself.
I thoughtless, thankless. Inconsistent man.
It Hit Wherrc It Hurt.
i Last w eek the commissioners' clerk
informed us that it cost the county
about (150 dollars a year to heat the
j county jail ow ing to the faulty ap
paratus employed lor that purpose.
We published the statement last
; week as a matter ot news and, per
chance, to get the matter corrected.
Imagine, our .surprise when we read
in last week's Sninplastev the fol
lowing :
Thi Snyder countv Jail heating plant is not
what it mould be the coalbl lis for three years,
beginning April s, Ui April 10, 1809, re
S:tt 34 less $:iil paid lor coal sold h aves hi.;i6.
This us fur heatluiribe whole building Includ
ing Dome empty cellti, which should have been
occupied by persona who laliel) and rmIIcIousI)
misrepresent tacts to injure their belters.
It is not to be supposed that the
sheriff is to be held accountable for
deficient heat! 11? anuliances in
the
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jail, and it was neither expressed nor
implied in our editorial that the
sheriff w as accountable tor the heavy
coal hills at the county jail. 15ut
since he has disputed the statement
given to US by the commissioners'
clerk, let us see who is the nearer
correct. The figures $336.36 paid
for coal bills for three years are only
partly correct. In 18)l there was
paid 1 1S.H1I for coal at the jail and
in 18117, there was only 973.41 paid
for coal. The article fails to tell
us how much coal was in the jail
when the sheriff took possession and
he fails to tell his readers how much !
coal will he consumed from April 1,
1899 to Jan. 1, 1900, as in his
amount of S::J- there is nothing
for coal since April 1, 1899. It is
then fair to assume that the commis
sioners' clerk was nearer correct
than the figures alluded to above.
Ik-sides, if that w riter is narrow
minded enough to see malice in what
the PosT published, he is welcome
to a place in one of his empty cells.
It might utiliz" the waste heat, but
it certainly would not beanimprov
menl to tlie cell. The "betters" to
which this writer alludes propounds
an enigma which needs some eluci
dation. We prefer to live at peace
with all mankind, more especially
naif sick
Hail wen
Many persons have their good
day and their bad day. Others
are about half sick all the time.
They hsve headache, backache,
and are restless snd nervous.
Food does not taste good, and
the digestion is poor; the skin
is dry and sallow and disfigured
with pimples or eruptions;
sleep brings no rest and work
Is a burden.
What ia the cause of all this?
Impure blood.
And tht remedy?
It clean cut the channels
through which poisons are
carried from the body. When
all impurities are removed from
the blood nature takes right bold
and completes the cure.
If there it constipation, take
Ayer's Pills. They twsken the
drowsy action of the liver; they
cure biliousness.
WrKm tm mmr Detws.
ytm h&T Usj Viciuivw ssi t wm .
ome o( the mart .mln.nl jhyitelans In
sartlealsr. In war u. Tea will re-
$5.00.
Have You Looked at the Camel's Plaids for Skirts ?
25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.65, $2.00 per Yard.
Headquarters for
Silts anil Fine Dress Ms.
The largest line of Ladies' Dress Goods
in Northumberland Co.
Ladies Pocket Handkerchiefs.
Kid Gloves, 75c to $1.75.
Ladies Neckwear 25c to $2,50.
250 Ladies Fur Collarettes. Fur
Scarfs and Coats, Feather Boas
ffll
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with our competitors and tlie Dews
paper fraternity in general, btitever
since this modern Maohiavelll has
introduced his "has did" into the
English language, the PosThasbeen
the target for indignities that should
never he kuowu in the newspaper
profession. In the first place, the
New republished a statement that
for some time there hud not heen a
first class newspaper published at
thecounty seat. I n the second dace,
in the issue ot the Xcwh ofSepU 1st,
that sheet proposes to discount the
etl'orts of the editor of the I'okt by
saying that the issue of the Post
the preceding week was so much better
owing, he presumed, to the absence
of the editor. This was intended as
a slur on us, but as it occurred, it
was a compliment, as 95 ht cent, ot
the issue alluded to was written by
the editor before he left the office for
his western trip. The bad odor lies
Dot in the act, but in the motive.
The editor of the Shinjilantrr from
the very outset has given us plenty
of evidence that he does not care
lor friendly relations, that he dis
counts everything that is not en
hanced in value by his magic touch.
Such a state ot atl'aiis is to be de
plored, but his bed is of his own
making. He sjicaks of "betters."
Who are those "betters" ? You are
conceited enough to mean yourself.
Let disinterested parties determine
that for themselves. It looks a little
suspicions at any rate that you must
tell it yourself' instead of having
some one else say it lb you. Why
do you think you are so much bet
ter than any one else? Is it because
you as sheriff can take the election
proclamation and put it in your pa
per at I50.0U while there are other
1 . . . h i
papers that would cneenuiiy nave
published it for $25.00? Is it lo
calise your understanding of Eng
lish Grammar permits you to use
"has did" over and over again? Is
it because you are au authority on
diction and can coin words like
"shootist" found in your last issue
and not to be found in Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary? Is it be
cause you can drive two horses and
some of the rest of us poor crit
ters must either walk or stay at
home ? Ie it because you can be
sheriff and editor at the same time
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DRY GOODS,
TREXLER'S
316 MARKET STREET, SUNBURY.
Carpets, Carpets, Curtains, Rugs.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
CARPETS, DON'T PASS
Velvet Carpets,
Brussels Carpets, - - 45 to 75c.
Ingrain Carpets, - - - 35 to 35c.
ioo Rolls Opened This Week
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POCKET KNIVES,
POCKET BOOKS,
Clothes vrisgersi
CLOTHES WASH KUS,
CARPET SWEEPERS,
PURSES, HORSE
BLANKETS, CAR
RIAGE ROBES,
Scissors and Shears.
TABLEKM VES & FORKS
TABLE A NT) TEASPOONS,
Kitchen Utensils in Granite,
Delft and Nickel-Copperware.
Always the lowest prices on
Hardware and House Furnish
ing goods.
It will pay you to buy at
G.W.Hacketts,
325 Market St., Sunbury, Pa
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lit 1 !'':;: mum
or what is that indefinable something
that elevates you to a pinnacle mj
lofty? If you can condescend for a
few minutes to come down off of
your elevated perch and tell an in
ferior what an element makes you
"better" than any one else, we will
be only too "glad to note the composi
tion and try to Imitate our "betters."
You will be kind enough to omit
the use of "I" in your editorials.
"We"is the ODOper word in that kind
of a production, besides''!'' is ego
tistical. Permit us to say in conclusion
that we do not consider ourselves
the "betters" of everybody else, be
cause there are many more men in
this world that are our superiors ev
ery hour of the day. We are simply
human and we are not above mak
ing errors, and we never expect to
see the day when we must call our
selves some one else's "betters."
Vonceir , more rich In matter than In words.
Brags of bis pubstanoe.not ot ornament:
They are but beggais that can count their
worth." -v.
Kohbo akd Juliet. Act II. Scene .
Grip brinweaVneu. exhaustion, nerroui
prostration,: Dr. Miles' Nervine cures thtm.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
COATS, SUITS,
G-olf Cape
Carpets
Eye
DRY GOODS.
2500 yds Prints. ' 2c yd.
3000 M Muslins. 2c yd,
3500 " Canton Flan'l, 4c yd.
2 Cases Outing " 5c yd
1 M Serge DressGoods 4c yd.
1 Case Blue Prints, 4c yd.
Made Up Skirts, Before You Make Your HOLIY
Silk Waists. PURCHASE visit Our Store.
- - - 65 to 95c.
Give tne everybody on
the line, and I will in
form them that having
remodeled my store room
I am now prepared to
accommodate my cus
tomers better than ever
before in all kinds of
i ; Hardware, Tin
at rock Iwttom prices. Call
and be convinced that you can
BUY LARD CANS
cheaper than factory price.
I olso have telephone ex
change a pay station in my
store.
DO NOT FORGET THE PLACE.
J.L.VARIMER,
X Hardware Dealer. Fremont. Pa.
jftt IIMaiMiVuit
MARRIED.
Noy. 28, by Geo. M. Shindel,
Clerk 0. C, John I. Sweigart and
Mary Jane liolig, both of Penn twp.
Nov. 28, by Rev. H. H. Spahn,
Georere A. Klingler of McVeytown
to Emma J. Frock of Middlecreek.
Nov. 26, by Rev. C. E. Correll,
Geo. W. Paige of Perry township
to Jane Kratzer of Chapman twp.
Nov. 15, by Rev. Z. A. Yearick,
at Ashland, Edward W. Roush and
Elizabeth Miller, both of Shenandoah.
Nov. 14, at the home of Mr.Chas.
Hassenplug, Lewisburg,Pa., by Rev.
L H. McGann, Warren M. Britton
and Miss Jennie Schnee, both of
Strausburg, Franklin County, Pa.
Dec. 3rd, by Rev. W. A. Haas,
Rinaldo G. Bilger and Jennie M.
Kuster, both of Pawling Station.
Nov. 22, at Salem, by Rev. H.G.
onable, Florence
Dauber man and
Harvey W. Smith of Salem,
iloiceialj
and BraDiteiara
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STORE
Openers on
THIS :
a yard.
a yard.
a yard.
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Bargains
Glassware.
1 have just received a fine
assortment of glassware, con
sisting of Cake Dishes. Fruit
Stands, Celerv Travs. Butsa T
Dishes, Pitchers, Smwn Hold- ?
ft. a t . . "f
ers, etc., no, at prices ranging y
from 5 to 1 f cents.
I Boots and Shoes, f
I have on hand alxmt 300 f
j. pairs oi siioes which 1 am J.
f ....... t I. 1 I SP
I closing out at and below cost T
T to make room for fall and win- f
t ter goods.
Notions.
Note these prices in Notions :
ladies' Hose, 10 to 15c.
Misses Hose, 10 to 15c.
Men's Hose, 8 to 15c.
Men's Work Shirts, 25 to 50c.
Men's Overalls, 45 to 50c.
T. Youth's Overalls, 25 to 50c.
Handkerchiefs, 5 to 12c.
Suspenders, 10 to 25c.
J Latest Style Ties, 5 to 25c.
Rubbers.
As the wet season is almost
; ; here I wish to call your atten-
tion to the fact that I have on
hand a full and eomnletn liru
X of rubber goods.
t Thanking you for past pat- t
T ronage, I kindly ask a contin- T
f nance ot same.
S. B. Simonton.
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