The Middleburgh Post. I'tibllsheit Kvery ThiinMly. O BO. W. WAOENSELLER, Editor and Proprietor. SubHcription $1.50 per year. wUi'-n muit he pnli In advance wnen sent out Hlilc Uw county.) RATES OF ADVERTISING. All transient mlvcril: -m.'Utu not otherwise ulitri"" '! lor will i' nuri, i mc i , rents n- r Uw (nonparlel meMUre) for nrst inner Hon and lOoeatl per UM lor every subsequent i nnrtwn Death nnturt puHM'd frr e ; obituary pom I rri'.utrt of Triplet, itc thrtr wall a lin. Republican Standinc Committee- Urn -". T. Bingaroan, J. l. Blpa. Hrnv.r -A. W. MUKWr, OaItIII Ireoe. Heater w PredS Oundrum. Thai Hsbeter, OMSK -Allen Boyer, l. a mine, rhniihini.- I'. A. Troup. . II. ITpdswrove. Kraiiklin- M. L. Waller, 11 B. Bolender. Jackson J. Harvey Moyer, o A-'Brouee. Ml.ldU-lmrtr -Krlwin liirl.', l-'n.nk It.-iti: Mlddlecreek -John . Melser,Qeo. C Stuck. Monroe W. I Young, I'etcr utmic. penn A. K. Smith, Geo M. wllnur, IVm -Invill llov.T, w , 0. Smith Perr'v W. T. It. Omyhlll, C. S, Sprirale Ballnafrove J A. I.ni!il:.nl. A. Living-ton. Sarins' G, M. Smith, John S. Belgel, Union- Jaoob Btahl, C. D. Bogar Washington John &l Moyer, w. F Rousn. Thursday, March 8, VM). "PooBold Jones, the grocer, died earlv this morning," said the village editor's better hall. '-Hull !" ex claimed the local opinion molder, "he's been dead for years." "Been dead for years," echoed the astonished wife. "Why, what do you mean ?" "Just whst 1 said," replied the v. e. "Any man in business who, doesu't advertise is a dead one." : Chicago News, Those applying lor the position of census enumerator do not seem to l aware that there is on examina tion which all have to take. This Is done by blanks submitted which' must be filled out by the applicant in his own handwriting. The vari ous suKrvisors in the State have hail much trouble and about nine-tenth j of thv applications are being rejected, j In Cheatei County, lor instance, of a dozen test schedules sent out by Supervisor Tallxt not one was filled in correctly, and the applicants, sev ..ml of whom were sc-his)! teachers. ! did answer 40 per rent, of the ques-1 tions satisfactorily. It looks as thoutrh mueh CliniCUUY Will DO ex- i.,.. i. -ii I nBtieooad in securiiigeomjK'tentenu- mirators, as the reijuiremeuts ot the av vry s?vre. Thf. Bold standard iu Japan lias proven a success. An official re- The readers of the Post have shown port on this subject by the Minister such a keen appreciation of "In His of Finance. Count Matsukata, has) Steps" that we shall secure some just reached Washington, and it more of Sheldon's works for publi states in explicit terms that the ex- cation in the Post. We will give periment has been extremely satis- further announcements later, factorv, both in its relations to the - internal and foreign trade, and es-! $100 REWARD $100. neciallv in its relations to labor, the The readers of this paper will be permanent standard of value and the evidence of fluctuations which it fur- nislies. Lhe report says inai, Jeav- ing out of account the questions con- oerning the effeot on foreign trade, it tan lie very clearly seen that prices since the adoption of the gold stand- I " aril, have kept comparatively even, with fluctuations remarkably slight and the relations between the claims of the creditor and the liability of the debtor less subject to unexpected changes, and as a result the way has opened for the steady and orderly growth of commerce and industry. Tiik Democratic theory that trusts are in some wav attributable to the protective tariff has received a severe blow from an official report just re ceived by the State Department from Frank W. Mali in in Austria, who says that there is a marked tendency in that country toward formation of trusts ; that bat makers, paper fac tories, sugar manufacturers, shoe manufacturers, niakersof knit gloves, etc., are combining to reduce ex penses, and that the great corpora tion formed at Buda Pesth is acquir ing possession of the gas plants through Hungary. These combina tions are new, having been formed in the past year, but there are also numerous older combinations, which have all the characteristics of Amer ican trusts. He adds that "It is worthy t note that Austria-Hungary has no protective tarifl, except on a very few articles, such as cigars and tobacco, for instance, the tariff in which is a Government monop oly." The Tabor Commission, created by the last Congress, which has de voted a good share of its work to an I investigation of trusts, has pist pre sented its report on that interesting subject. It finds that great combi nations of capital for manufacturing purposes undoubtedly reduce the cost of production, and that competition between great organizations has a tendency to prevent excessive profit, thus giving to ennsumers the benefit j of thu reduced cost o production, i While the combinations insonieeasct ' ro.-mlt in a reduction In the Dumber I of employes, the report states that "It is considered by many to be an unavoidable condition of progress . ii" 11 ami only a temporary hardship which i.u... .....,i,;.r iV..i.. ilw. intro- IlKC lll.tl lCDU...-g - duction of new machinery, will nlti - matcly result Tl) a greater gam. Tho ( 'miimisfsion suirircsts ccrtai l.'oislutioii reauirins greater public l! .1 ..... ....... ity regarding uw pmuia nuu a"v" i business management ol trusts, which vii insure iiroucr eoinneiHion ami to prevent excessive prices and pro- tits. The reHrt significantly adds that 'experience proves that intlus- tri-i rwunhinatinns nave neoome u.- tures ot our businesslile ; that power tor evil should he destroyed and their means for good preserved." REV CHARLES M. SHELDON. FWiniiino- next Moiidav Rev. Cl - h it ll l'I.. I.I ... I' 'l'... ..... linn- ias. .ii. oueiuou ui iuuvio ..,,.- . i-i i i sas, will edit lor six 'lavs, i ne i.aii Tooeka "Capital" in accordance with the ideas expressed hislmok ' orasChrist wouiddott. Lnereaa-r'"B e,-s of tl.,. Post will remember has. M. Sheldon as the author of the "Teat relieious storv. "In HisSteps" that was running in the I st trom August to February. In the hook Rev. Sheldon laid down some plans tin- running a newspaper that would ..! 1 .1 meet t nrist s approval uuu wc miuh- mam isrepaireu, which owing ui.nici agers of the ( Hpital have offered the i high water and the inclement weath entire plant to Mr. Sheldon to run er, can not be repaired until milder, it for .-ix days in accordance twin the query, "What Would Jesus Do." The Post has a copy of the Topeka Capital issued a lew weeks ago and as wc have oruerea una bjjcuiui ci- j Hon of Mr. Sheldon's paper, wc will give the readers ot the POCT an idea of the difference .between the publisher's edition of the Capital aod Mr. Sheldon's edition. Mr. Sheldon has won a world wide reputation by writing the book "In His Steps." The book has been rend bv six million neople in all parts of the globe. While Mr. Shel don's reputation has been made by "In His Steps", he has a number of .l . ...... ( ,., ,., it nnf anr. . ... oilier wining ma. cuiiiu, o... pass. s, his former efforts. "The Cru- I - cifixion of Philip Strong" and "liobt Hardy's Seven Days" are two of his master pieces either of which would give him a world-wide reputation pleased to learn that there is at least i ZJSS ,lud that is catarrh. HallV Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure kuown ; constitutional treatment. ; Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter ii j: . 1.. .1 nallv. ftctiriir direetlv unon tho DO o-ous surfaces of the syBtem, thereby destroying the foundation ot the dis ease.and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that thev of fer One Hundred Dollars for any ease that it fails to cure.' Send for testanionials. Addiens, F.J.CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 76o, Hall's Family Pills are the beat. A verv lanre number of lieoplc ! i ...:."i .i ;,,ii I reao nun iiiiuieim-iiL in... imtiii Hollin Lynde Hartt's acute articles on the aNew England Hill Town" in the Atlantic Monthly last year. He follows these articles with a BericS of papers called the ''Regen eration of Rural New England" in "The Outlook," the first being pub lished in the March Magazine Num ber. Here he attempts to present a constructive theory lor the improve ment of such New England towns. ($3 a year. THE OUTLOOK Com I'ANY, New York.) What do the Children Drink? Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the new food drink called ORAIN-O? His delicious and nour ishing and takes the place of coffee. The more (irain 0 you give the chil dren the more health you distribute through their systems. irain-0 is made of pure grains, aud when prop erly prepared tastes like the choicest grades of coffee, but costs about ins much. All grocers sell it. 15c. and 25c. To the Deaf. A rich lady, cured of her Deafness and Noises in the Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums, gave $10,000 to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure the Ear Drums may have them free. Address No. 10327 The Nicholson Institute, 780, Eighth Avenue, New York. 1-25-ly. COUNTY CULLINOS. F. K. Hilbish held 1 i - 196th horse sale at Freeburg last Friday, A nii oan liw WIth)1Ilt ,aUng u M b(l )u, m 1)mm.s ' . UtH.lt UUUJUCI I In-accounts of tlu' last oJ lector, . . jSt.perv - .sor.s ami Over seers ol the Poor wit audited on Monday, March The coat ol llarrv Heed was i a. I . I I. .1 CS L.. . ...., caugni oy a ueu in me ouuc ratmij ilt Selinsgrove, ami lie was whirled i ,,,.,. uruunri the snail, hut tne trsr-1 ment tore oil and he escaped with njg fe GuU,Uu and fttni,y , ,,. New Berlin spent a day with the former's In-other, X. ('., a; kreainer last week. They took the train and moved to Kittanning, Armstrong Co., where he intends to wm k at his trade (eoachniaking.) Rev. Simon Aurand ot York Co., In-other of Perry Aurand, preached a very interesting sermon in ths Kreainer si t i Diuining on inc cv- , i" i . o:.l. I ... y : I he ct.zens of that place arc always gl to have him come there. About a hundred fcetol Schnure's lam across reiinscreek, at the Isle if Que Mill was earned away by tl(. j,.,, ,, Sunday a wei 1 Ins break will stop the mill until the I -I I ! I. ...! ... .1... weather and the chill is taken out ol the water. Qn MoU(la,, att,.rnoon i hist week l)en George vv Qensalerwas returning from the Baker cemetery, after the inter nt ot Mrs. Susan Fisher, he was thrown out of the buggy anil had his scalp lacerated. We are pleased to lie able to state that he was not more seriously iiv- jured. Paid Boyer who was in the i !.L i i ... ui:..l,.i.. uiunrv wiiii iiioi nuo iow nwiwi i . . , . , . ... mi.' iniurcd in one oi nis ninos. i ne . ' . i . . i buggy was almost completely de- moiisneu. Last Thursdav one otS-linsgrove's ii .: t I.' I. , JUIIIWI l I I I ' n ' K , I ' v.... ... - - --- fc ijrtLj,. -J ' "' V - 7 . .,.,l,,..,.,l I,, a SiOtl. 111! 'I'll 'IV will entered his 89th. On Friday while we were canvassing the town among the republicans we called uponour old friend and found him busily en gaged at his loom weaving carpet. The old veteran informed us that the work did not go as well as it once did, but that he is enabled to earn something by il. Mr. tJun drum is a stalwart Republican and in his life voted at fourteen Presi dential elections and nineteen Gov ernors' elections. In all these years . . i ... . "l never !ZL missed a genera i eieuuon. IS THIS YOUR A STORV S "Every naming I have a bad taste In my mouth; my tongue is coated; my head aches and 1 often feel dizzy. I have no appetite for breakfast and what ti I eat distresses me. I have a heavy fetling in my stomach. I am letting so weak that sometimes I tremble and my nerves are all unstrung. I tm getting pale and thin. I am as tired in the morning aa at nieht What does vour doctor say f "You are suffering from im pure blood. What is his remady P You must aot kav consti pated bowels if you expect the Sarssparilla to do in best work. But Ayer's Pills cure constipa tion. We ksrM a book on Paleness and Weakness which you may - f n .V. - aklna WrMm tm oeae Daofoexi. PsrhsM yea would like to eenralt Blaent ghnleUas about your condl- to as ireeiT a" u pmi i sc. TomwlUreealTsapreaiF. la your reply. , DR. J. C ATER, . Lowell, sua. CARPETS. You can have a better car net, a prettier carpet and a cheaper carpet than your nelfhber by writing tor one ol our 16-cetored litho graphed catalogues, which hows Carpets, Rugs. Art Squares. Portieres, Lace Curtains, and Bad Sets In their real colors, so thst Cinoli Ma tat Ml by looking a? uiese coioreo Cirpeli, 3Z0 ta .1.17 w-j jj-jg - te, 9xmtUy how a rarpet will lock on your floor or a drap ery at your window. We prepay freight, sew car- jL-y .... .,,-..,, wnHrirfi jmtm "' um jurnui lining without cliarge. our oenerai Csta- tMng to cat.uArvan!i ' ur. and will save money on every thing you use at every ta son ot the year. Our Made - to Order C I o I h I n E Catalogue, .l?hd,.h,nw.n,u'h,; This Iran Bed $2.65. latest styles ol suits and overcoats, prices rang ing Irom tf.os to $21. We prepay expresaage. If you have nut deult Willi us liefore. now is the time lo Win. All catalogues are free. Winch do you want T Address this way : 'JULIUS HINES & SON, BALTIMORE. MI). Dap. . PORT TKKVEuroN. (ie Kine spent Siinda with his best. Win. Sehrawder left tor Philadel phia Monday. Hanks Reichenbach spent a few days widi his sisters. V. (i. Neitz, our noted baber, has built himself a new chair. W. P. Noll was called toSieelton on Friday to view the remains ot his sister. It is expected that W.Ceist will be our next proprietor at the Ferry I louse. Windy Bingaioan received a new position on Monday to steer the Bteamhoat. J.C. Ncitz and.S. Herrohl are making an additiiou to K. Bother mel's house. The Evanirelieal cor.ferenee has -.it appointed .las S. Hover to this place , for the coming year, n a a We are sorrv to see Mr. Fenster- maoher leave us, for he has always done his duty as far as we know. Henry Hoover spent a few duys oil the right bank of the Susque hanna in t'.ie fore part of the week. Oi H. Hoffman, 8. P. Stcffen's as sistant hostler, made a trip in the country to gather up produce last Thursday. Nibrey is studying to become a detective. His first case wasto find Garley'a calves which he lost Satur day evening. Pharos Schambach ol Middle burg anil Isaac Bclmmhaoh of In diana were vistdng'ut N. F. Schain bach's Sunday. The ferry at this place almost came to a standstill in the forepart of last week owing lo the fact that the ferryman was on the dry-dock. Miss Stcdla Troutman and her friend, Miss Messenger, ot' New Ber lin, are visiting the former's parents who moved to this place several months ago. Judge thinks that gas lights are becoming monotonous since all the I stores have them besides 1 rout man's. Judge, you are all right, but Maty don't think so. Nine of the leading society of our town and five of Selinsgrove sent an enjoyable time at the sociable J which was given by Miss Martha fHnyder of Selinsgrove on Saturday levelling. Of course her friend, ' Arthur, was present. All (he de licies of the season were served. At a late hour they all went home. t The "Sheeney" while making his regular trip from Shamokin Dam to our place on Sunday morning, had the misfortuneof breaking his buggy while coming through the narrows. He thought the only thing he could do would be to get off and walk. When he left Sunbury, he did not think that his name would be Walk er liefore he would get home. MARRIED. Feb. 28, by J. P. Carpenter, J.P., of Sunbury, S. V. McKinney of Pallas to Sarah A. Adams of Shrein er, Pa. Feb. 7, by J. Kohler Peck, J. P., Elmer C. JSewmanof Lewisburg to Agnes Snyder of Mahantongo, Pa. CASTOR I A Por Infants and Children. The Kind You Hare Always Bought Bears the Signature of r He Kmenr the Bex. "1 understand you bare consented tc your daughter's marriage to ttmt young Swiftpaee," said the old friend. "I have," replied the father. "I guess you don't know the young man," suggested the old friend, point edly. "On the contrary, I know all nhoul hiui." Answered the father, "and I l.ac know aJI about my daughter and a few things about the sex in general. If I had refused my consent ten to one she would have married bin anyway, bui. having given it, the odds are easily ten to five that she will tire of him and throw him over before they hove even set the day for tli wedding." Chicago I'ost. Uecldrdly Worse. Mrs, Morrall llow our idens of love and matrimony have relrogaded dur ing the last century. Mrs. Frank In what particular? Mrs. Morrall Why, in the difference between the old and new regard for the actuating motive for matrimony ; what, for instance, can be worse than the modern custom of marrying for money? Mrs. Frank Why, er marrying for it ami not getting it, of course. Rich mond Dispatch. Iloraea and Men. "A horse," he said, reflectively, "is nc fool." "Will, I should say not," was the. reply. "A man," he went on. "will go out and bet on a horse race, but you never beard of a horse betting on a foot race. As 1 before remarked, a horse is no fool." Chicago i'ost. OhllKlnK Lamp. "I noticed you started to smoke last sight when Mis Sweetey was enter taining Mr. Blowpop," reniuiked the piano stool. "Yes," replied the parlor lamp. "I saw she was just waiting for an excuse to turn me down." Catholic .Standard and Times. Its Protective Feature. "Ruggles, if 1 had such a cough ai llmt 1 should do something for it." "That cough, Wliiggins, is indis pensable. When n life insurance agent sails to see me I turn it on and he never It ay longer than about three minutes." Cbli ligd Tribune. A Man's Idea. He Before a girl geta married the likes to compare a bear to a man be cause he can hug. She la that so? "And after ahe'a married, because she ean make him dance." Yonkers Statea- aaaa. A Good Snararesllon. Mist Youngbride I have not the slightest Idea how the wedding aerrice begins. I'll hhve to look it up. Her Intended (glancing with admira tion at the -wedding gifta) Why not atart off: "Know all men by these preaenta I " Harlem Life. The I ! Result. "What's toured Jones and Smith on each other so? They used to be bosom friends, and now neither can mention the other without swearing." "They went out for a day's shooting together last week." N. Y. World. What to Think Abont. When bleak winds howl about your feor And winter wails his wild tunes o'er, Think of last summer's bathing suit, And then about the cold be mute, Chicago Record. AMBlUl'Ot'S OLD MISCREANT. "How charming you are, Mitt Bera leafl If I were 20 yearB older now, 1 might be tempted to make a fool of myself!" Ally Sloper. A Secret. Did you rise high, oh man of note. Because of your saperlor might? "Nay, nay," quoth he, "1 simply float Because I am so very light." Washington Star. Pot to the Teat. She I'm afraid that you are marry iDg me for my fortune. The Count No, no! To prove it, the moment we are married we'll spend your fortune just as soon as possible. Syracuse Herald. Acole Symptoms. "Are you sure you love that girlT" "Well, I can't work in the morning until I get a letter from her, and after I get it I can't work." Chicago Jour nal. She Meant Rnslaess. Maude Did Jack kiss you when yon accepted him? Clara Certainly. I wouldn't con elder any but sealed propotala. Chi cago Daily News. AeconBtlas; for It. Walton 1 assure you, sir, 'that tome of the bett fish ttoriet are never told. Calton Yet; 1 suppose fishermen are occasionally drowned. Judge. Probable Settlement. George What will your father tet tle on the man that marries you? Milly All the rest of the family, probably. Scranton 'Republican. Papa Was the Proxy. Jagglet Does your baby walk yet? Waggles No. He does bis walking by proxy. Town Topics. 2 i THE VELVET BEAU. Aa a RenoTatlnaj Crop It Haa Some Advaalnarra Over the Conpea, WMcb II Resembles. A bulletin of the Alabama experi ment station says: The velvet bean (Mucin. a ulilis) is a plant which, in general appearance of leaves and stems, is nearly similar to the run ning varieties of cowpeas. The vines attain great lengths, a growth of 30 feet being usually made and much greater lengths being sometimes at tained. The beuns are larger than cow- THE VELVET BEAN. peas nnd usually three or four are found in each pod. The pods nre short and atout, nea,rly black in color and covered with a coat of velvety hairs. The velvet bean belongs to the same family as the cowpen. It is a legume or leguminoua plant, and, 'ike the cowpca, the velvet bean is a renovating plant, having the power to enrich the land on which it grows. In any comparison of velvet beans with cowpeas as a renovating crop, there is one point in which velvet beans are conspicuously superior. When frost comes the vines and leaveB settle down together in such a way that the force of falling rain It broken and the network of vines is so complete that the leaves, the most valuable por tion, cannot be blown or washed away. With cowpeas the case is somewhat dif ferent, the bare Btemt standing erect and affording no means of retaining the leaves in place. On the other hand, bet ter implements are required to turn un der vlnet of the velvet beans than to plow under cowpea vines. It Is not ad visable to attempt to grow thit bean in the north. WANT AMERICAN FLOUR. la the Coarse of a Pew Years Siberia Will Be a Splendid Market for Oar Product. William Mitchell Bunker, an Ameri can traveling in Siberia, writes: "We never taw large loavea of bread until we reached Blagovettchensk. The bakert made them round and square. Eighteen inchet square or two feet across are the popular tizet with the peatanta. Siberian flour is inferior, very inferior, and to ttrike an average it it mixed with American flour. After seeing these loaves and seeing Siberi ans eat them, the Siberian demand for American flour is no mystery. The soldiers are nearly all big fellows, and 1 was so favorably impressed with their rugged appearance thnt 1 asked a Russian officer to name their rations. The soldier gets daily three-quarters of a pound of meat, three pounds of bread, porridge and cabbage sou), and ten or tap. When maneuvering his portion of meat is Increased to one pound. So the army also assists in de creasing the visible supply of Hour and increasing the demand for the Ameri can product. "The Siberinn consumption of flour astonishes even nfter one has seen the sacks stacked at Vladivostock. Every boat and junk leaving that port, and every craft leaving Nieolaievosk, the great distributing point at the mouth of the Amur river, carries to the in terior flour brought from the Pacific coast, and every steamer stopping at village or woodpile leaves sacks of flour. At Khabarovik we were pur sled at the floury appearance of steam ers, barget and boatt and the whitened clothet of roustabouts and teamsters. Our journey on the Amur river solved the problem. The steamers dropped flour every few hours, and peasants who came to the riverside brought for tale loavet of bread, as well ot milk and eggs. And the demand for flour mutt keep pace with the growth of the Siberian population." Oareleesneae Is Exneaslre. We are constantly hearing of batchet of butter brought into the market In such a condition thnt it haa to tell far off the regular price to be disposed of at all. Butter poorly packed, poorly talted and poorly worked, It no uncom mon tight. In many cates the butter would have been good if properly treat ed. Over it all seems to be written the word "careletsnest." To thit word might be added the word "ignorance," and the whole truth would be out. More study and more applications of the lessons learned are necessary if butter it to bring the price it thould in the market. Farmers' Review. Soda aa a Pertlllaer. Where the potash supply is limited, the soda is useful to certain plants either as a direct plant food or Indirect ly by virtue of its liberating potash from the soil, aa demonstrated at the Rhode Island station. The results st band have not yet shown definitely whether or not it is profitable to in tentionally limit the potash supply enough to make the soda act, nor can conclusions be drawn as to the direct msnurial action of the soda until tht analysis of the material Is completed. mSM