Delicious Hot Biscuit are made with Royal Baking Powder, and are the most appe tizing, healthful and nutritious of foods. Hot biscuit made with im pure and adulterated baking powder are neither appetizing nor wholesome. It all depends upon the bak ing powder. Take every care to have your biscuit made with Royal, which is a pure cream of tartar baking powder, if you would avoid indigestion. ROYAL BAK'NQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK. A.DAMSUUIU. Mrs. Sarah Kloseis very ill wit It dropsy. Miss Anna Felkcr is week at Lewi-town. Mrs. Jus M. Maker friends at A I fa rata. Miss Jennie Keller if sndiug the VlSltlUff siting Miffliuburg at present. Ilcv. Zimmerman spent Monday ami Tuesday in Selinsgrovc'. Dr. Derr of Lewistown was a visitor in tow n over Sunday . 11. ('. Manbeek is slowly recov ering Irom an attack oi grippe. The mnsicale on Friday evening una ..! i - nmlrid !i ill I u i'l I ill 1 1 'in led. II. I. Romiirandon,Earle, made . .... . I a business trip to Freeburg Luesday. Miss Bessie Bitter of McClurc is spending several months at Howard Mitchell's. Wm. B. K earns of Beavertown was entertained by his brother, John, Friday and Saturday. Hiram Siegfried and wife of Se linsgrove were the guests of the hit ter's parents over Sunday. ( lias. Arbogast and wife of Mid dlecreek were entertained by Jona than Spangler's last Wednesday. Mrs. Chas. Faulkner of Connec ticut is being entertained by her parents, Wilson Mattern and wife. The High School of this place is making preparations to give an en tertatnment dav. Washington's Birth- HcCLUKE. The people an busv haulins tics to the railroad. Must of our people filled their ice bouses last week. By all appearances this will lie a cold, rough month. Prank Dreese and w ile dined w ith Mr. Folly Utah on Sunday. Lewis Kahley, James and Wilson Kline spent Sunday at home. Geo. Wagner is running his stave mill day and night this week. C. A. Wagner sold his mule to Rev. Jno. Gel I of Stooylonesome. V. F. 1 decker of Adamsbusg trans acted business in our town on Satur day. A. D. Shirey was to Harrisbnrg last week and took another course in embalming. Wm. Hoffman will sell his house hold goods at the public sale on Sat urday, Feb. 10. The next Wjest Beaver district teachers' institute will be held in the McClurc primary school house on Friday evening, Feb. 0. The Hepublieans of West Beaver think that Editor Wagenseller should e Snyder County's delegate to the National Bepublican Convention. K. REAMER. W. A. Hummel f Lewistown was home over Sunday. Milton Dauber man drovi to Sc- linsgrove one day last week. Thompson Hilbish and family were in tow n one day last week. .las. V. Magee and wife visited friends in Union county last week. A. ( '. Smith was t Middleburg j between trains on Tuesday ! last j week. j Win. Bickei, who is landlord of j a hotel at Ashland, was home over) Sunday. J. F W alter and wife were the ' iriintu . .1 VV... I I. ,...i; ..t tj., f"1 ' ' ! T .... ! I ommy Landis f I n.on county visited his parents and friends at I this place Sunday. ... , ... ,. . . . i Miss tzora alter, who had been visiting friends in Selinsgrove for bcvcb. w. eK.s, rcu.rueu.iume. a I I... .... 1 I t has. .Meek Icy s smoke house , burned to the ground Monday morn- ing. The meat was rescued. Lawyer Frederic Mower and .son, I Harris, of MiddleburB transactet business in town Tuesday of last week. Thomas Saner purchased a lot from Chas. Keck on Monday. Tom my contemplates building a nice home thereon. James Snvder is agent for an au tomatic spniyer. Its power is com pressed air. tin one of the latest inventions and is guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. It docs awav with the hard work of pumping. Any body in need of the article will do well by giving James a chance. BKAVERTOWM. Kphriam Howell is on the sick list. Mrs. Rev. Dice was to McClurc last week. F. S. Bobband wife spent Sunday at Adamsbnrg. A few of our young Iwys were to Adamsbnrg Friday evening. a It UHm UTAJl-U. . '. UK, Ul ilUUUK IIUI V visittsl friends at this place Saturdav II. H. Faust, proprietor of the Central Hotel, was to Sunbiiry Mon day. C. K. Shirk and O. E. Freed were to Centreville for the installation of Centreville Camp officers. Jacob I. Carjientcr and Charles liobb contemplate going west in the near future. Happiness and success in their adventure is our wish. The following named are elected officers ot the Evangelical Sunday school at Beavertown : Supt., N. E. Freed; Asst., Geo. Spaid; Treasurer, Robert Feese; Sec., Miriam Dice; Organist, Clara B. Specht; Asst., Miriam Dice; Lib., Ada Taylor. PAXTONVILLK Bin. Austin Gift went to Sunbun .Monday evening. Mrs. Mary Howell .isited 111 Beavertown Monday. Prof, Bowersox visited some of our schools Monday. Prof. Francis C. Bowersox passed through town Friday. Mrs. H. A. Howell was to Bea vertown last Thursday. W. D. Gift made a business trip to Beavertown Saturday. G. C Heinibach of Beavertown visited friends in town Friday. Dr. Herman of Middleburg is attending some ot the sick people in town at present. Mrs. ArtliurSiiecht, wife and son William of Beavertown visited C'al- vin Den 's Sunday. Prof. C. A. Derr of C. P. C, New Berlin, siicnt Saturday and Sunday with his parents in town. Home oi our teachers attended in stitute at Swineford Friday evening and report having had a very inter esting meeting. Editor Geo, W. Wagenseller will make a creditable delegate to the National Convention. lie should get a big vote all over the county . Mrs. Calvin Derr, who has been spending a few weeks with lier daughter, Mrs. J. D. Winters at New Beriin, returned home Saturday. Win. Mitchell, Irwin Gray bill and O, P. McAfee, who are engaged in working in the wines at Adatns lnirg, spent Sunday with their lam ilies. Farmers' Institute will be held at Paxtonville in the Grammar school room on Saturday, Feb, 10, beginning at 1 o'clock 1'. M. It is 'the duty of every farmer who can avail himself of the opportunity to attend to hear and participate in the discussion of the different sub jects. MCKEE8 HALF FALLS. Miss Sue ltine was home over Sunday. John Ilerrold and fainilv were away visiting over Sunday. Albert Rine's liest hunting dog was poisoned last Wednesday. Joe licit, and fainilv siient Still- day at the home of W. B. Mine. J. S. lline Unit family attended the funeral of Mrs. R.'s mother on Thursday, Misses Mabel Fisher and Carrie Wilt spent last week at Freeburg. They reiiort a good time. II... BU-1 I til . !' "BJ? ne 7 7 , .ErTffTT y g to bring their fr.ends home. Wilson Herman, our new black-1 smith, will open his shop in a few i ... . 1 days. e wish him success. We are sorry to learn tbat Misses! Ti l a r ivaie uarnian una Alice Reiser in-, tend going west in the course ot a few weeks, - MT- PJJSA8ANT MILLS. W. A. Sclmecand J. A. Mcnirel. ivhn urn mnlnvflri at I tu ...r..P a . . o i ' ' , , . DUHUMr7 n,,,,u I week An infant son of James Gordon and wife died last Thursday and was interred in the St. John's ceme tery last Saturday, Mred '' months and 20 days ficiated. hcv. Oh t orcllot- ' Quite a number of our people look advantage of the cold snap last week to store away their ice crop. i I'cter vtoinerol l ortage fa rune is visiting friends at this place at present. H. J. Heim ami Mrs. Geo. F. Broslui are 00 the s;cU list at this writing. liamiioru u. A. Dover, OJtne IWn- 11 1 I It . f w pire House Frcehurg, was in town one day last week. 1 here is more catarrh in this sec- Hnnn Uu mlrv than all ntkas w.wm v. u u v...,. diseases put together, and until the lMt few years was supposed to be in- Cdoc?obres orSount TJT muI tfMusluyl Iu.bI I cnne. nuu uiuduijuvu a.iii leaieuiDB 1 . 1 . ana oj conntuiuj iniuog to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable, science Las proven ca tarrh to be a constitutional disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatmene. Hall's Catarrh Cure man ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu tional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from ten drops to a teaspoonfuL - It acts di rectly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Sond for circulars and tes timonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY k CO., Tolede, 0. Sold by Druggists, 76c Hall's Family Pills are the best. The institute at the Aline school j house lat Friday evening was wel I : attended. Osear Kaltriter intends to work for William Buyer at Silem this! summer. J. F. Keichenhnch, on the sick list, is at writing con valc.cing. Lewis Fisher, the from M.Kees Half Falls to Mkldle burc, will move to Freiburg in the spring. By all apca ranees there will be I but little snow this winter. Si the! people cannot enjoy themselves with sleigh riding. Last Friday was ground hog day, ' andtlit- animal could see his shadow. According to ancient prophecy, we will have cold weather -ix weeks more. 1 Milton DiUman, who works for Mr. Fisher, the bakei of Selinsgrovc, was home to visit his mother near Meiserville last Saturday. In the evening he was going to drive some where and on the road he stopped to water his horse. The horse r.in ofl and over Mr. Pillman, but did not hurt him fatally. The horse ran against Fred Hackenburg's house near Shadle and tore loose from the buggy by breaking the shafts and ran to Frecburg wlicic he was captured by Geo. Buyer, the landlord. WEST B BAYER. Fnianucl Peter is reported on the sick list. ( )ur ice houses arc about all filled Irom last week's freezing. Rev, Hilbish and family spent last Saturday with Mrs. Aaron Mover. Harvey Treaster of Huntingdon county has been visiting friends in Snyder County. Philip Will is having lumber saw ed by James Peter, for a new barn which he expects to put up shortly. The rain Sundiy and the freezing Monday was hard on the wheat, as some lieids were partly covered with water. Morris Baker this spring expects to pill up a new House and Darn on the farm he purchased loom Jay Brunt. John (ialvin and wife ot If eager towu were guests of W. Y. Mc (iatighlin last week. Call again; the latch spring is always out. 'Spare Steel v was called to Mid- dlebunr last Saturday on imnortant M The Win la building . j 0f, ... ... , ... i John 1. hrb savs he never liehev- j , . . Iinlii ... toot with two of them one nfoht Imi ww,k t,)lnill,r home from Mik coming iiomc irom .Mike rolks. They had taken up one of the sheds at the St. John's church. John says he was too badly seared to investigate. There is uo better raedieine for Jthe babies than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Its pleasant taste ' nil. t lir.iMilit mi J nOT.ntl ii 11 1 im..i !.. h pv uuvj cucLium tuirn uinn o it a favorite with mothers and small children. It quickly cures their OOnghl and colds, preventing pueu moniu and othT serious cunse nuences. It also cures croup and has been UMd in tens of thousands of eases without, a single failure so I far as we have been able to learn. It 1 not. milt onrou irnun Imf n-K..., mttm.w as soon as the cronpv couch appears, will prevent the attack. In cares of wbooping cough it liquefies the tough mucus, making it easier to ex peotorate, and lessens the seventy,: tLus depriving that disease of all dangerous eensequeaces. For sale bf all druggists. Ian. 20th, in JaokfOU township, ,l ! i . l vsr ,, a, , . . Arthur, infant son of Willim.. ,! j Annie M. Sceljold, aged 7 months ! and 20 days. Jan. 20th, in MifHiiibunr. Levi It,..,,!,... n.i KK .. i ,L j I TTr' "w w Jmtm, a HMHIIU aim ! (,ays- . . i j Jan. 23rd, in Jackson township I T 8" 0" Jh" a"d E1 Nlflfter. n trts I viirv 1 1 nw.nt I,. ... I l a . i.iv.niiin uuu fJ . i tiavs. Jan. 2C)th, in Jackson township, Hannah Dinius, aged 74 years, 10 months and 23 days. MARRIED. Jan. 28, by Rev. 0. D. Zweier, Wm. H. Peter of McCIure and Sal lie Matilda Baumgardnerot I well, Pa. To Cure t old In One Day Take I.axAtivi Budo Quimxe Tablet. AU drtynrtau refund the money U It falls to cure E.W.Oov's signature on every box. Be. 10-&-6 w,h" " stiM! ! ! WsS the proc.it, J, mail carrier ill Vij-fA x mmwu uniii rm iriTnirrn it a wm mini uu im iwvi v V I I I WW I I II Wk I I I WW m W) I x Jtjank. mi it iiii i nil nil i Lm - 1 8 UV&9 8 Reed Rockers, - $ 1.25 and up. Couches, - - . $4.50 and up. Bed Room Suits, $16.50 and up. WIH. A. SHIPMAN, 439 MARKET ST., SUNBURY. PA oooooooooooooooooooooooooo: Frank S. Riegle, DEALER IN AND- Mlddleburg, Pa. Inquire for . . Prices and Terms. Public. Sales Notices of hbIoh will bo li.s. rieil fri-c under till1 DMdlnjr wiicn iiii'biiiHiira printed t tins omtv. When i lu bills arc not printed at Oils office 8U cem will be diiirired. Persons expecting to have stile should select a date and have li insert: ed In this column. SATURDAY, Feb. Ill, one mile enst of Cenlre ville, Mrs Susan ('. lloyer will sell live stock mid fnrniiiiK implements. THURSDAY, Feb. M, MOB, three miles nouth- west of Centinville. Kilns Hnrtman will nell tl horses, it cows, 4 bead young- cattle und farming lmilements. TIlt'RSDAY. March 1, two and one-fourth miles north-west of Chapman Cost Office, Mrs. U. W. Stahl will sell one horse anil fiirminK implements, THURSDAY, Maeeh 1, iffoo, two ami sne-fonrth miles Dorth-wesl of clmpnuiu. Alice A. Stahl will sell II horses, lew, fariiilng im plements and household Roods, THURSDAY March I, Uoo, three miles south of New Berlin, ObM.0 Verger will sell 2 mules, 2 horsos, 2 cows mid farniinic impleineiits. KHIUAV, March 2, John Walter will sell live stock and farmiiiK implements i miles west of MiddlehurK. SATURDAY, Mar. II, one-fourth mile north ol MiildleburK, .Milton Kratzer will sell U horses, .1 cows. farmiiiK implements and boiischould furniture. WKDNKSPA V, March 7, lfloo, two miles north of K reamer, Mrs. Sarah lluukelberer will sell 5 horses, I I head of cattle and farmiiiK implements. WRDNKSDAY, March 7. at the Kairlo Hotel In Miililleblirir, I). K Hius will sell bo scs. mules. H heed of cattle. It ihnete, 4 brood sowsnnd farmiiiK implements. Kill PAY, March lit, 19IKI. one and one-half miles north of Oriental and 2 miles west of Mel errilla, John nllbert will sell 2 mules, 6 bend of cattle and farming implements, MONDAY, March 12, 19oo, near Kant., R' K. Caultert will sell live sMek. farminx Inptn incuts ami lioiischolil goods. SATURDAY March 17, ISO", three miles nortb east of M fin lrl,ni - . Kdwtitil llnniiiiel' will sell 1 horsett, 2 cows, $ head young eattlo and farming implements. MONDAY, March 1Mb, Win. Hitter will sell a horses, 12 lieail of cattle and farming imple ments' 1 mile east of Kratzcrvillc. TI KSPAY. March 2t. near Fellas, John Shaffer will sell stock etld fnrrcing implements. i no ws' a PPBA UU i:t.n. IfoUeS Is lierehv given Unit f tt- tollowtng wniows' upprnlseiui'tits under I lie t tOO law have been tiled witn Uie Clerk ot the Orpbnnii court ot Snyder Ciuiity und will tie preftHlit"d tor eon nrtnutlot. on Motiduy, Kclirunr.y ml, IWM, Apprtilsemenl of Flora K. Hoer, widow ol lir. P A. lloyer, lute of sellnfoove. snydfi' ft .. Pe.,deoeeesetl. elected to be taken under the $3oo exemption law. Appraisement ol Amanda (lemberllng, widow of win. ii. Uemberttngi tote M HellnigNfli, i'a.. di'i eiuMfrt. elected to be taken under the tsou exemption law. Apprtiiseincn' ol Alice s. Merit, widow of LnUer A. Merlz, lute of Ueutre TowDshlp, Sny der Co.. Pa,, deoeeeed, elected U) be talwu under the turu exemption law. Apprelsemetu, of s jpbla K. l't'ter, widow of Henry J. Peter, late of West Heaver Township, Snyder Co , 1M., deceased, ;lected to be taken under the $3oo exempt on law, Appraisement of Matilda K. Kureman, widow of kiibs Kureman, late of Adams Towuahlp, Snyder Co.. Pa., deceased, elecud to be taken under the iloo exmpt.on law. ADpralsemena of Alice A.S'nhl, widow of o. W. stabl, late ol Chapman TowrjeliYp, Snyder Co., Pa., deceased, elected to be taken under the fcluo exemption law. (i. M-sniNPBL, Clerk O.C. Middleburg, Pa., Jan. 87, 19oo. MlDDLEBURQH MARKET. Butter 20 Eggs .14 Onions Lard 6 Tallow 4 Chickens. 6 Turkeys Shoulder Hsm Wheat 68 Rye 50 Corn 35 Oats (old) 00 Oats (new).... 25 Potatoes Bran per 100. 80 Middlings " 90 Chop 90 riii; ORGANS 8PINAL TZWltfiVSiSl That ho never did know just how to bay furniture until he found himself in our store. And you will regret the bar gains lost if you have not in spected our Hue of furniture, which is the most complete in the city. We name you few of our bargains: i Special I Announcement Glassware. 1 have just received a flue T assortment ot glassware, con- . sisting ot Cake Dishes, Fruit Stands, Celery Trays, Butter'" Dishes, Pitchers, Spoon Hold- 1 1 crs, (Sc., ise. at prices ranging t from ; to 15 cents. Peerless linking Powder, one ? iKiund cans. He. X Axle Urease, loc.cansat 10c.,' X Joe. buckets at loc. Fine Gloves and heavy Men's 3 Mitts. C D CiifmiT-nkj H-H-l BE SURE . . . That your eyes and yom Children's eyes are in got id condition. They muy uotconiplaiu, and, you may not know that their .eyes art weak, hut time will develop mam nervous disorders as a result of neg lecting this important matter. We test the eye with absolute accuracy. No glasses recommended unless thev are needed. It you netd medical treatment we will tell you so. No one can do more. We have the lat est appliances, the newest ideas and methods in sight testing. Thisoom bined with experience and skill in the use otsuch instruments. Making :.! iL' r ., T niiMUHUJu uiing oi we imat. siv drugs used. B. F. SHEIBUY, Jeweler and Refracting Oodcian. 21 W. Market St.. Lewistown Graduate Philadelphia OpMcel WANTED ! Reliable man for M of Branch Office I wish to ooen thi vicinity. Good opening lor;, ergetic sober man. Kindly,; tms paper when writing. A. T. MORRIS. CSn . ,. tlltil Illustrated catalogue 4 otai u tr h -t O r in an en 24 li. Inn I Hit tn ii lest Fn Mi lihc iai he ing he lis a nit J loll lav lap Mr. nrl 1 Eh Lmi: Ituil I! ut I ifn lc: list ie loh ntet w iirm tanl KMUI rVtlj ears if K ian A I ie itand his o I san pig oi Pe di ixed On 2agle lands br Mhe W.G: ellk r. I KOO( Ojntsn ' '3jmM I !