Published Every Thursday Morning
GBO W WAOKNSELLER A M HDITOR AND OWNKR.
SrilSCRIITION RATKS.
(Ml prr year if paht In ailvaue. 9l.HO pas year if not paiil
in advance Minnie copies, Five t enia.
Atfvrrtiainfr Rale. 13 cenli per line, mniitri-il measure
ment, for rlrst, IHHM and 10 centa per line for each suliie
quenl insertion. a-()PKI'K.- Neartlie County t'ourl House,
between the Kin" National Hank and the County Jail.
Vol xxxviii.
Jk.nk
1901.
N I'M IIKK I'll
is quite an important acquisition to our vicinity
in that it will employ men, for the most part
heads of families. Several families will likely
be brought to town a some skilled labor will be
emnloved. All the lielo that can be secured
lure w ill begotten here. Mr. Jacob Paskusz of
New York City conn s to us well recommended
ami we have everv assurance that he wili do ss
he says. His prompt manner of doing business
Is abundant assurance that he understands his
business. He ha given the contract for erect
ing the tannery buildings to John P. Stetler with
the instructions that the erection of the build
ings shall lie pushed forward as rapid'v as possi
ble. Contracts have already been made lor bark
to Awkmnl rTt.
"Sorry to trouble you, madam, but
Tour husband fell from a fourth- I
date iu industrial development. We hope our
sister towns of Adamsburg and Beavertowu will
be abundantly successful in the organization for , y. he WM c,eanin to",ay
industrial warfare. It might perhaps be better i
for each town to have its own Board of trade as
NEW RAILROAD FOR SN'VDKR COl'XTY.
rAHK Foot has learned from an authoritative
source that the Reading Railroad Com
pany is now negotiating for the purchase of the L, others are being made as rapidly as bark is
Western Maryland Railroad and that when that being offered and till autumn, the plant is ex
is accomplished, quite a number of directors are peeted to be in full blast Mr. Paskusz has a
then in favor of running a road from Clement's manufacturing plant in New Jersey and he
Station through the eat end of Snyder County speaks as though It would not be iniossible for
us to secure his other plank
The citizens of Middleburg and Franklin are
to lie congratulated upon the liberal manner in
which they have contributed to this new indus
try, and too, right in the face of the other indus
try, the shoe factory, being in the bands of the
sherifl and at the present time being advertised
fur sale.
The shoe factory has served a very good pur
pose, even if it never makes another pair of shoes
to Bridgeport (oppisite Harnsburg) and on down
to connect with the W estern Maryland.
It has been suggested to the Post that when
the directors who are in favor of the road are
ready to push it through, they may ask for citi
zens along this route and in fact all through
Snyder County to sign petitions for the road to
how there is a demand for a road.
The Post believes it to be a good plan for the
people along the proposed route to go right at it
and get signers for a road and show the Head- It has taught Hi that if we want to build up the
ing Railroad Company that there is a demand town, we must bid for industries. Of course,
for a new railroad. It is our province to ask the experiment would be too expensive for the
for this road rather than expect the Company to I town, if it did not continue the manufacture of
thrust it upon us without showing our anxiety
to have it.
We must open the avenues and the marts
through which we can sell our products and
make travel in and out of our midst so easy that
our relations with the outside world can act as a
stimulant to open the barriers that have been
stunting our progress. This is no time to wait
lor the cow to back up to our door to be milked.
We must go and hunt the cow and help to milk
her too.
liet the citizens of every voting district alorg
the proposed route get out a petitiou at once to
the directors of the Reading Railroad Company
praying them to build the road. It will hurry up
the road and give the friends of the movement a
chance to show the necessity for a new railroad.
Act without delay.
ANOTHER INDUSTRY FOR US.
-w - T"E are more than gratified to announce
VV this week in the Post that Middle
burg will get another industry, a tannery. This
their chosen product. There is, however, no
danger from that score as there is too much
money invested to let the plan! lie idle and as
sixin as it has been sold according to law, no
doubt it will be sold to some shoe makers or op
erated by the purchasers.
We trust Boon to be able to again hear the
shoe factory whistle and also one from the tan
nery and that the wheels of industry in lioth
plants will le running at a rapid rate.
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BOARDS OF TRADE.
E observe that the citizens of Adams
burg and Beavertown are getting the
right kind of ideas into their hends concerning
the organization of a Board of Trade. That is
the only wav to do business. When a manu-
ww n
facturcr wants to change, or wishes to erect
new plant, he often wishes to have an answer
from a town in a few hours. If there is no or
ganization to lead oft in the matter, the business
must lag and the manufacturer will hasten to
find a town that is quick to act and right up to
"O, ray poor husband!"
"Your husband is all rifrht, madam,
hut he fell sn hlumed nwkwardlv thilt
there are so many little details to arrange in a he broke my awning all to pieces, and
joint concern that these matters will lie a draw R I could see bun.
J . . , Here s the bill for damages, and you
el! ,him that if he wants to save
trouble, he'd better settle it right
back and a menace to the very objects they de
sire to secure.
There is aot a town in Suyder County that
should not have a Board of Trade. The organ
ization of the Hoard of Trade in Middleburg
brought the Shoe Factory and the Shoe Factory
brought the Tannery. In Selinsgrove, the Board
of Trade brought two shoe factories, both run
ning everv day day and prospering.
There is the town of Kreamer. Look at the
large number of new dwelling houses erected
within the last vear or two. Itn a prosperous
little town. It should have some industry. It
is on the line of the railroad. The same can lie
said of Adamsburg and McClure, and even Bea
vertowu. which already has swung into line by
putting in a shirt factory. There are other
towns away from the railroad, too, that ought to
have some industry. We might mention Center
ille, Shamokin Ham, Frecburg, Port Trevorton
and Troxelville. Ho not expect some one to
come and offer you big inducements to come to
your town. (Jet ready and oiler your induce
ments. The Post would like te see the wheels
of industry running in every town and village in
Snyder County. The whistles might annoy
some late sleepers and the smoke might darken
the hues of some hands and faces, but it would
mean money in every man's pocket and Snyder
County a prominent figure in the manufacturing
world.
Snyder County towns must lie up and doing.
The activity of the outside world has passed be
yond us. We can not lead for many years. It
will take us quite a longtime to catch up to the
procession. We are so far behind. The right
ideas are beginning to beabsorbed and developed.
They must now be grasped and executed. Let
Moss-backs whine and growl. They influence
only those of their own despised and selfish mo
tives. "They are fit only" as Shakespeare says :
"for treason, stratagems and spoils". Honest ef
forts will subdue the obstacles and make, the
victory the grander culmination of a noble pur
pose. In conclusion we call upon the enterprising
citizens ot every town in Snyder County to or
ganize Boards of Trade and then make bids for
industries. We hope within a year that Snvder
County may have twice the number of industries
she has to-day.
away." Chicago Tribune.
Too Mark for C'rlnis..- tinlrh.
"Yes," said Broncho H. "he was
right popular in Crimson Gulch, and
we'd have sent him to the legislature,
sure, if he hadn't been so keerless in
fxpressin' his opinions."
"He lacked diplomacy?"
"Yes, sir. I don't know when the
feelin's of Crimson Gulch have been so
hurt. He come right out and said he
was in favor of puttin' an act on the
statute books that 'ud make lynchin'
ag'in the law!" Washington Star.
Her Only Hope.
"I nm so much discouraged about
Ethel; she is so shy and awkward.
1 have spent a small fortune on gov
ernesses and teachers of dn-ncing and
deportment, and have lectured her
until I nm tired, but it's no use. I
don't believe she will ever learn to
net decently In public, and I don't
know what to do with her."
"Why don't you let her go on the
stage '.'"- Town Topics.
And RW They ever Apeak.
Mrs. Parkslope When a lady tells
me if is her birthday, and I know she
is past 3S, I find it is best to chnnpe
the subject, instead of asking her
how old she is.
Miss Babylon What a coicidence,
your speaking of it! This happens to
be my birthday.
Mr. I'nrkslope (quickly) Oh, in
deed! What lovely weather we are
having! Hrooklyn Kifgle.
Comedy or Trasjedyt
"Why do yn call that play a
tragedy?" she asked. "It s advertised
as a comedy."
"True," he replied, "but a comedy
ought to have a sad ending."
"And do you think this does?"
"Well," he said, with masculine bru
tality, "the hero and the heroine are
married in the last act, aren't theyf"
Chicago Post.
Reporter How did you come to
move out of your native state?
Politician Do you suppose I was
going to stay in a stte where you
ean't buy a seat in the United Stafaat
nate? Town Topic.
1!
Jl
Swept With Terrible Fury Through
the Mining District,
PERHAPS FIFTY LIVES LOST.
How Many Were Drowned Will Not Be
Definitely Known For Several Days,
Owing to the Destruction of Tele
graph Wires.
Roanoke, Va., June 23. There has
leen very little news received here
from the West Virginia flood. One
train came in yesterday atfernoon, but
not much Information eould be gained
from the passengers. The trains are
running from Bluefield and Ennis,
which places are just outsUe the terri
tory visited by the cloudburst last Sat
urday morniug.
The wires all being down west of
Bluefield, save one wire which goes
through to Ennts, but Is being used
as a train wire, prevented the public
from gaining any additional particu
lars. How many are dead Is not
definitely known, and it necessarily
will be several days yet before the
exact number can be given out as of
ficial, but the various reports In cir
culation here are that all the way from
r.O to 200 persons have been drowned.
It is probably safe to assume the for
mer figures as being more nearly cor
rect than the latter. The damage to
property will amount to hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
The devastated section covers an
area of about 20 miles west of Blue
field. It Is a very narrow valley, not
much wider than a broad street In
sonic places. Coal mines are scattered
all along the road. Keystone, the town
reported to have been so greatly dam
aped, and ai first believed to have been
wiped out of existence, is a village of
between 2.0o0 and 3.000 people and is
built along the narrow valley and on
the sides of the bluffs. There, is a
creel; which runs through the town,
over which most of the houses are
built on piles anil rockwork. This creek
runs in a Eigzag way through the nar
now village, and has a gradnal fall.
The mountains on either side loom up
for hundreds of feet and the town is
SO narrow la places that one is obliged
tn go into the middle of it to see the
akjr. Persons familiar with the situa
tion of the town say that It would be a
(' sth trap If the flood was as heavy as
reported. Yet they reason that occur
ring In the day time, there was no
reason why many people should havo
been caught In the on rush of the mad
dened waters. All reports agree that
between 200 and J00 houses were
swept away In the Elkhorn valley, but
of course not all the occupants were
drowned.
J. W. Crotty, a fireman on the Nor
folk and Western road, who resides In
this city, received a message from
Minefield that ht father, mother, one
lster, two brothers und sister-in-law,
with her two children, were lost in the
flood Saturady at Keystone. Mr. Crot
ty's people lived in the center of the
town.
Mr. M H. Stewart, a well known
furniture dealer in this city, was tn
tie midst of all the storm and traveled
on foot nearly the whole of the route
devastated. Mr. Stewart had been
way on business and was returning
via Columbus. When his train reach
ed Vivian, W. Va.. about 9 o'clock on
Saturday morning, waler already cov
ered a large portion of the yard, and
the trainmen knew that no further
progress could be made. The train
was placed at the highest point in the
yard. Rain was coming down In tor
rents, and while in the train Mr. Stew
art saw about 30 cars washed from the
yard and carried away by the rushing
torrents, large trees uprooted, while
houses, bridges and furniture went
whirling by in the water.
As the flood increased the water cut
a channel on the other side of the
train, leaving it between two streams.
Then it was decided to take out those
passengers who wished to leave the
train, and a rope was attached to the
platform of one of the cars and to a
tree on the bank. Among the passen
gers was a lady, who, with the assist
ance of several men. was gotten safe
ly to the bank. A number of men had
narrow escapes from drowning in
making the trip.
There was a let up In the rain and
the flood subsided about noon, and at
1 o'clock Mr. Stewart and another
passenger left the train and started
to the next station. Keystone, five
miles distant. Mr. Stewart says he
saw a number of corpses along the
route, but does not think more than 40
people were drowned.
When he reached Keystone, about 3
o'clock, he found that a number of
buildings had been washed away, and
it was estimated that along the whole
route of the storm between 200 and
300 houses had been carried away,
but the occupant! of many of them had
escaped to the hills. Most of the build
ings were small affairs.
Call at Middleburg's drug store
and get a free sample of Chamber
Lin's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They are an elegant physic. T i
also improve the appetite, strength
en the diges on and regulate the
liver and bowels. They are easy
to take and pleasant in effect.
The s ble way to boy whis lev in to gei '
direct! the Distillery. Thi saves whoi
aale and rtlail dealers' profit . also intone
pure good a, The Uayner Dull fling fo, all
ship you f ur full iurts Seven W-ur old Km
express pn paid, for J.I.-M. bee lrge advertise
ment in tl.is issue,
YOUR MONEY BACj?
For $
8.95
m mm m, m
""icritoi,
Frrlibi prtpM
KlTer
allow rU I
set PS!
solid oak. sic;. J
isnea,
incurs rsi. (. ia
MM. Frrlthl arroaij. lour. 1- '"
Is Ilnrd haa
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with wat-r-proof fibre ftltlnir. Iu rstsi , :T
aiaOOCT US uvnl In buThifol ti,
tnrfaiM. Our MamnKHh ClAl..fisol4ft,,.
ieSis.an.lelU Sll Cxait F.rnhur.-. I, J . (Jl
thlilr lo Eat, Cm lldWeu-i 'UI,ir,f, II Twr;l?
Host asd quote, wfcoiewlt pl n to ci ii,ue,w,
lU.OOil .lifTetesI articles. It costs SS II U - saSsj s.V.
lor 10 cents. srAuca 10 mtt j dtdutt . , 7
Ires Ulsserssfces rstslsems skews " FIVSjPS , lR,
MRP fJSBSSSTjr, "ST. SPJSBJS. " "n 1 v,
fMSlBMS Buu Seta, CstsSjrie, rrsaM fi.i r,
tssetsltlss la I pbelsterea rsraltsjre. Is lata ral ..,"
SsjPsa snrsS fr. liaise rsratskeS Uh.st . . ,
ratiesT riiD us ill tiii .bum.
bis. tCfe mW- .Uft'b.d. Simi iui IlT
rm ,mm ,.MH..r SSBTSNS -,..0 ,!:
Ml a ai.M. WE HT tbissi-out.t. ..
Why pay retsll prices lor anvil - ,,
Srerrthlng. Which book do you SSM a ' Iraaal ,
JULIUS NINES 4 SON, BaMarn. Ml Dsi.
CENTRE VILLE
. H. Botbermel of Kelly 'X
Roads was iu town Sunday,
Win. Wehrand family of ValU
a Ki tads visited iMrs. Ana Bj
Sunday.
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The plague of '09 La Grippe.
The deuoyerot LaGrjjae Miles' Nervlne-
GEIMIRAL MARKETS.
rhlladalphla, June H. Flour weak: win
ter superfine. t2.10Q2.2S: Pennsylvania
roller, clear, 2.903.1B: city mills, extra,
t: u,r: 65. Rye flour dull at t2.76G2.85 per
barrel. Wheat steady; No. 2 red, 7H472c.
Corn steady No. 2 mixed. OTVtstt ttHe. ; No.
t yellow, for loenl trade, 7V,c. Oats dull;
No. 2 white, clipped. ISHW 34c. : low
grades. S0fi32r. Bei-f dull; beef hams.
tl9.Mvft2fl.M. Pork Arm; family. tl5.ou(tlfi.
Lard firm; western steamed, 19. Live
poultry quoted at 11c. for hens, 7c. for old
roosters. IStltOc. for spring chickens
welKhlng 4 lbs. to the pair. Dressed poul
try at lOVic. for choice fowls, 6ViC for old
rooster. 25c. for nearby broilers weigh
ing 2 to 4 lbs. per pair and 11013c. for
froxen chickens. Butter firm; western
creamary, 15jlBVic.; do. factory. 12V4115c.:
Imitation creamery. 13HtJ17c.; New York
dairy. 140184c. ; fancy Pennsylvania prints
jobbing at 2124c; do. extra, 20c. Cheese
strong; fancy large, white and colored,
S'flt'V-: do. small, whtate, H09&4c; do.
do. white. sViCOT.0. Efts flrmer; New
TtMfe aaut Pennsylvania. 13VuHc; west
ern uncaaostl Utj.Sr.: do eantlled, 13'--.
PoUttMS stsaatr; New York. 180 lbs., n 23
02.T1: natliam aararsv MM per baml.
Cabbataa srtaasTjr. l4ttflk. SO0a, ft
barrel; SSe.0t1.2a par barrel erale.
East Liberty. Pa.. Jasne 34. - altfe a
ket steady; extra, tO.9O0: prime. U.SMr
5.T5: food, I6.SS0R.56. Hogs uctive on all
grades at te.2O0ij.2h: common to fnlr York
ers. S6.16jj4t.20: roughs M06.3t, Sheep
hlKher; best wethers. tt.2.Vn 4.40; culls nnd
rommnn 11.6002.50; choice yearlings; 24.75
(55; common to good. t;:'''.'4.50, veal calves.
t(06O.
Charges Hie Brother With Murder.
Atlanta. Ga., June 2b. Ike Ham
mond, one of the three negroes arrest
ed lor the murder of Policeman K. H
Debray last Thursday night, confess
ed yesterday that his brother, Tom
Hammond, had murdered the officer.
Ike also confessed that Oscar Ham
mond and Jim Erwln were with Tom
when the murder occurred. Hammond
acknowledged that there was a plot to
murder the policeman, but be said he
kad nothing to do with It. The detec
tives say they are convinced that Ike
Hammond himself was Into the plot
and that It was his mission to decoy
the officer.
PENNSYLVANIA, ALLENTOWN.
Located In the beaotifu! iVhigh Valley, nnsnr
passed for health and comfort.
Regular and special Oounesol study's
Bffleient faculty. Instruction thorough.
GymhnHium. New furniture. No requisite
lacking.
BpeelslMesi Music, Art and Elocution.
Best reference? furnished,
For Illustrated catalog, address,
J. W. It 1 1'Pi: II 1.IU. ;, A. SI., Prea.
t-80-3m,
Prof. D. Noling
Late with Dr. A. H. Wells,
ibe 1:1.1. it it v 1 1 11 kvi: si'i i iu.is r
of Washington, D. C.
Headquarters at liller Mouse, 123
East Market St., Lc wist own, Pa.
Consultation nnd thorough examination free
of charge every Wednesday anil Saturday,
Ulasses scientifically and skillfully fitted. Also
all Imperfections in the eyes of children care
fully examined. Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded.
tr ABTTFICIAX KYKS INSERTED. -
Was) ami est.
has helped me won
be wrote to the patent
.lTM ,-
; asjesnsjexsa atjuse. 1 iirt-u vscckh ugo
I could not spank the baby, and now
I am able to thrash my husband.
God Bless you!" Smart Set.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local application as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by conatitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inflamed condition of the mu
cious lir.ing of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have
a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless
the inflamation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its nor
mal condition, bearing willbe destroy
ed forever, nine eases out of ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
but an inflamed condition of the nm
cous surfaces.
We will eive One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness (caused
nv eatarrb) that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
F. J. Cheney fc Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills ere the best.
at 1 1 i , . ...
Mrs. o. v. Dneary visited friendi
at Lewistown over Sunday,
Messrs. Peter and E. II. HartmaD
were to Hickory Corner-: Saturday
("has. Wieand nnd wifeof Renvfr.
town visited Dr. Kanawel Sunday,
Frank Weingardner nnd wife of
Perrysville, O.j are visitiii"; his par.
entot
T. E. Molin and 1". J, 'iver
came home from Potter County
Saturday.
a ? 1
cHime miscreant or ihh i-i antj
stole all the meat out of .lohn
(irnbb's smoke lioiiFe last TlmiNlar
night.
SALEM.
Prof. F. C. Fisher is visiting his
sister Mrs. M. T. Orwigat Phillip.
burg.
Miss Delia Mover left Tueaij
for Erie at which place she will spot
the summer.
Henry Kuster and family, Mrs,
Mary Kuster and Miss Esther Kotb
are spending several days in Union
county.
Mips Edith R, Witnier spent Kf
ral days iu Selinsgrove the guestot
Hon. Etiw. M. Hummel.
C. K. Fisher and family vwted
Oscar Herman's over Sunday
Miss Ida Miller was entertained
last week by the family of 1'r' f. J.
I. Woodrufl Selinsgrove.
Mrs. Snyder of Calfornia recently
visited her sister Mrs. J. M. Aimmd
FAT
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pounds per month.
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drives seed into one dish sad actually throsrs the cherry into another. The nurk; ut tbi
knite can scarcely be seen on the seeded fruit. Seeds from so to jo iuart;. per I
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Father and Son Drowned.
Grafton, W. Va., June 25. Dr. A. J.
Baker, leading physician of this city,
and his 8-year-old son were drowneil
last evening while bathing In Valley
river, one mile above town. The boy
went beyond his depth and In attempt
ing to rescue him the father was also
drowned before help arrived.
Ilrnrany Kvlilencp.
"Ha the family been what is called
"respectable' very long?"
"1 should jiulK-e not. The old lady
nays 'has gotten.' " Chicago Times
Herald.
The Itranlt.
"Yovt don't feel well, eh? What's
he trouble?"
"Well, I bad a cold, nnd T tonic a lot
of advice about what lo do for it."
Brooklyn Life.
Voles- if I'.sporlpnoo.
"Yon need a larger desk for all those
papers."
"No, I need a smaller one. I've pot
ton much room to make a mess now."
Chic.'iirn ISf nrd-Hcrald.
Freedman's Bargain Season.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
6ignatore
EverythTnsr in proportion
we ate compelled to re
duce, because we made
our purchase too heavy
for thifl season.
Bv purchasing ten dollars
worth of goods, we will
pay half fare.
Owing to the Spring season on
( hand we offer you WONDEK
FUL BARGAINS in the beauti
ful line of Negligee Shirts, beauti
ful Shirt Waists up-to-date. The
very latest styles in Gents' Fur
nishing Goods at a great reduction
in prices as follows:
mkn's suits.
SJ1G.00 Suits cut down to $13.00
14.00 Suits cut down to 1 1.00
1 2.00 Suite cut down to
10.00 Suits out down to
8.00 Suits cut down to
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WOLF FREEDMAN,
31 E. M nrlifl '
(Ixieb's OM Stand)
Hi'snrBY. Pis
Try four lull rimrts of Haynor's Scvoncar
Olil Bra, cxprrss pNpaldi for 18.20. For liar
tlculnrs. si'o atiiiouni'iuucnt of The llnyiicr Dis
iUllQsr Co., Dajrton, ObiOi wlilcli upiri else
wliurr in this Issue
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