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MIDDLEBUKGH SNYDER COUNTY PENNA. AUGUST 14 1902
NUMBER 32
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Lineford claims to have a fighting
fienic are as plentiful now as mo-
kiuire A. K. Gift ia erecting a new
Lie ou his lot.
kf Garfield band of Fremont has
Lived new uniforms.
fchy is not the shoe factory In oper-
ta? Echo answers, Why?
new harness was stolen from ex-
tl LriffBolender one night last week.
1 hintew are putting a coat or paint
'If . . .- I a IF - ft.
t I the residence 01 oquire a. i. uih.
I Lite a numlier of Middleburg people
ended the Pallas picnic Saturday.
Tie Evangelical church will hold a
tiyal Saturday evening, Aug. 30.
the borough council is putting In a
ge water course at Wittenmyer's
uer.
The name of the postofflce at Small
i, Centre county has been changed
Brook Gap.
Che Centre county fair this year will
held at Bellefonte, Sept. 30th, Oc
r 1st to 3rd.
The Sunday schools of Centrevllle
11 bold a union picnic at Shower's
ive, Saturday Aug. 16.
Hie Lutheran Sunday school of
mtz will hold their annual picnic In
lvin Forry's grove on Saturday Aug.
rbeC'bristaln Endeayer Society of
i Lutheran church will hold a picnic
Bed Bridge Grove, Wednesday Aug.
h.
Down at Elizabethville they tax tel
lione poles (300 each for the purpose
doing away' with taxation upon the
izens. i
Every business man In Snyder coun
sliould have a copy of "Theory and
actice of Advertising". Price 75
ute sent post paid.
Baker Thomas R. Hosterman is bak-
I
k much larger loaves of bread now as
lire is another daughter at his house,
kving arrived last week.
A victim of the experience says that
U painless to be struck by lightning.
is not expected this favorable testi-
rmy, however, will make it any more
ipuhr.
Architect John F. Stetler's house Is
tag rapidly pushed ahead and which
men completed, will be a credit to the
reach Fiats as well aa to its builder
Id designer.
George Beaver is supplying our peo-
te with eanteloupes, bringing in a
id every week from Miftlinbursr
here his brother, James, gete a car
wd every week.
Certainly it is wronr. to cherish spite
talnst one who has dune you a dead
f injury in a mean way. But it Is not
lecessary to pretend to love a person
f mat sort or to yearn for his society.
Call on A. E. Sole In his new uuav-
fig and huir cutting parlor for your
low cleaned with a refreshing sham
fio and a clean towel to each patron
In the north side of Market square op
posite Central Hotel. Satisfaction guar
anteed, tf.
Lost Last Thursday Dr. A. J. Her-
ma lost a purse containing some $40
ucurreucy. There were four ten-dol
lar bills, oue two-dollar bill and sever-
Nones. The finder will be liberally
rewarded by returning the same to Dr,
fierman.
A Clinton county woman who seems
Mave found out that marriaare la a
failure hag had the following pathetic
(verse carved upon the tombstone of the
Piita and last husband: "Five hus-
pnds have I burled with many a sigh
puu prayer; there'll be trouble up in
neayen ir we know each other there."
Wanted 5 Youno Men from Sny
lr county at once to nreDare for no
tions in the Government Service
Railway Mail Clerks. Letter Carriers.
CURtoni HoUSA ATwl TWnrfmontul
Clerks, etc. Apply to
Inter-State Corres. Inst.,
8-7 4t Cedar RapldB, Ia.
TO fTRF. rain ivnw nv
Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablet
All drugging refund the money if it
falls to cure. E. W. ftmva'a alirnatiira
u each box. 25o
Kin mwt mm .
Devoe Lead and Zlne Paint wear twice
u long as lead and oil mixed by hand
Jonathan Newman, died at his home
In Perry township, July 30, 1902, aged
65 years, 2 month and 16 days. In 1868,
he was married to Miss Lucinda Com
fort, which union resulted in twelve
children, six sons aud six daughters,
hia wife and five children proceeded
him in death. He was a member of
the United Brethern church for thirty
five years.
The United Brethern and Reformed
Sunday schools of Middleburg, will
hold a union picnic at the Red Bridge
Grove, one mile uid a half west of town
on Saturday, Aug. 16. Able speakers
will be present to fill the forenoon pro
gramme, and every effort will bo made
to make it an enjoyable occasion In
the evening there wilt be a festival and
a cake-walk. The public in general are
Invited.
A minister in the west preached a
brief but beautiful funeral sermon the
other day. Here it is: "A word to
you all. Post mortem praises and love
are in the air. People kiss their dead
that never stop to kiss their living;
they hover over open caskets In hys
teric sobs, and fail to throw their arms
around their loved ones who are fight-
iug the stem battle of lire. A word of
cheer to a struggling soul In life Is
worth more than the roses of Christen
dom piled high on a casket coyer. The
dead can't smell the flowers, but the
living can; scatter them broadcast in
their pathway, therefore, and pluck
out their thorns before it is too late."
Ad Writing Text Book.
The first edition of "Theory and Prac
tice of advertising" written by the Fd
itor of the Post came from the bimli i
about ten days ago and already 140
copies have been ordered and sent to
almost every state in the Union. This
is the first and only advertisement
writing text book iu the world. It is
a splendid thing for merchants and
business men and will elucidate their
ideas on advertising and teach them
how to make it profitable. Book will
be mailed for 75 cents.
A Hack Party.
A party of Middleburg ladies took a
hack ride to Freeburg, took supper at
the Empire House and returned home
via of Seiinsgrove. The party was
made up of the following named per
sons: Misses Alice eniitb. Lillian
Stetler, Libble and Gertrude Dunkle
burger, Mabel and Uilla Grimm, Na
omi Diehl, Minerva Stetler, Mabel
Bachman, Kate and Margaret Bolen
der, Mrs. W. E. Eyster, Rosa Schoch,
Sue Beaver, Mrs. F. F. Ranck, Mrs. T.
B. McWilllams and Mrs. Geo. W.
Wagenseller. The party was driven
by C. W. Graybill and J. B. Arbogast.
Needle in His Thigh.
Last Wednesday evening little Cyril
Runkle, Infant son of John Runkle
and wife, was discovered to be iu sore
distress and an examination revealed
for quite a distance under the flesh in
the thigh, a sewing needle which was
removed by Dr. J. Y. Shindel. Swell
ing hud already set in and the needle
had begun to turn black. No trouble
has arisen from the effects of the need
le and the child is doing well. It is
not known how the needle entered the
flesh as it was sunk quite a distance
beneath the surface of the skin.
Notice.
To raise good crops and improve your
land use a good bone and slaughter
house phosphate. Manufactured and
sold by R. S. Aucker, Sharaokln, Pa.
Can be bought direct or from G. R.
Hendricks & Son, Seiinsgrove, Pa.
Fresh animal bone and slaughter
house phosphate from $19 up. High
grade commercial phosphate from $18
down. 7-10-8t
At Private Sale.
The undersigned oilers at private sale
a farm, on the public road leading from
Fremont to Richfield. Containing
about 80 acres, in a high state of culti
vation, also about 20 acres of good tim
ber land. Good buildings, fruit trees
and water on the farm. For particulars
aaaress, j. w. bteiver,
Aug. 20. Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pa.
S. S. Walter Monday shot a large
hawk weighing about 9 pounds.
The tannery was shut down Sat-
turday for repairs at the engine.
W. W. 'Witten'niyei has purchas
ed a new Stein way piano.
"Theory and Practice of Adver
tising" giving you many useful
pointers ou the subject of publicity
and opens the way for . every busi
ness muu to make his advertising
pay.
A. E. Soles spent Monday at Lewis-
town.
Lewis Aniig, of Seiinsgrove, spent
Sunday in this place.
Maj. Rohbach, of Seiinsgrove, was a
town visitor Mouday.
Sail fade Hendricks of Freeburg, was
at Middleburg Saturday.
Allen Schoch, of Shamokln, was at
the County Seat Monday.
Charles Blbighaus, of Miftliuburg, is
assisting Aaron Crosgrove to paint.
Mian Anna Swengle of Paxtonville
was visiting James Dietrich aud family.
Graudmother Hosterman, of Centie
county is paying her son, Tom a visit.
Wm. Bateman, of Sunbury, was in
town between trains Saturday after
noon. Merchant Michael Hackenburg, of
Kihsimmee was a Middleburg visitor
Friday.
Attorney C. P. Ulrich was at the
Court House Saturday afternoon be
tween trains.
Miss Potter, of Pittuburg, is visiting
her uncle, District Attorney M. I. Pot
ter and wife.
Geo. F. Stettler made a trip to Milton
last week where his daughter is very
111 with typhoid fever.
W. P. Shelly, foreman of the job de
partment of the Sunbury "Item",
spent a few days in town.
Norman I. Fisher, of the Isle of Que,
was at the County Seat ou business for
his mother's estate Saturday.
Mrs. 1). Edward Kreamer, of Phila
delphia, is paying a visit to her par
enta and friends in this place.
H. Harris Bower left Friday for
Pittoburg where he haa. ,..V1 a por
sitlon with a life insurance company.
Harry J. Heiser, of Shadel, ex-Com-
mlssioner of Snyder County, was at
the County Seat last Friday afternoon.
Miss Sallie Shawver, who had been
visiting her brother, Israel Shawver,
returned to her home at Port Ann on
Monday.
Mrs. E. M. Green, of Lewistown,
and her sister, Mabel Wittenmyer, re
turned to this place from Asbury Park
Saturday.
Hon. G. Alfred Schoch and wife at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Susan, re
lict of Dr. J. G. Anspach, of Mifllin
burg, last Wednesday.
Mrs. Dr. J. W. Orwlgand her daugh
ter, Mrs. Geo. W. Wagensell ?r, 8ent
last Friday afternoon with James E.
Magee and wife at Kreamer.
Mrs. Allen Schoch and daughter,
Hattie, and children of Philadelphia
are enjoying the hospitality of J. C,
Schoch and wife on Market street.
T. H. Eisenhuth, wife and daughter,
Kathrine and two lady friends of Head
lng and Mr. William Jones took din-
ner at the Washington House Sunday,
Chas. E. Sampsell, nominee for
SherilTon the Republican ticket, came
over from his Penns Creek home last
Thursday evening to the County Seat.
Miss Alice Smith, who spent two
weeks here, returned to her home in
New Kensington. She is employed
as a typewriter anu nooK-Keeper in
Pittsburg.
Charles O. Gaugler, of the firm of
Gauglcr A McFall passed through
here Friday on his way to Penns Creek
to erect a granite monument for the
Swarm estate.
Charles Sprenkle of Kantz dropped
into the Post printing office Wednes
day of last week and extended the us
ual courtesies to the printer. We are
always willing to accept these courte
sies.
John A. Stahlnecker and wife have
returned from a three-months' trip to
Cleveland, Ohio. They report the city
quite active and progressive. They
have resumed their abode in their resi
dence ou West Market street.
A. T. Corman, of Schnee was at the
County Seat Wednesday of last week
and dropped In to see us and subscrib
ed for the Post. Send in your friends
when they need a good paper and we
will give them the proper medicine.
Milton Orwig, of Philipsburg, spen
last Thursday in town with hla unole
and Aunt, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Orwig.
He was also looking for Rev. W. K
Diehl, who was a room-mate of hla at
Gettysburg College. The parson waa
Geo. 8. Davis and wife, of Seiins
grove, were at the County Seat last
Thursday.
Mn. Jane Haaslnger is visiting her
sister, Mn. Harriet W. Smith, at New
Kensington.
Norman P. Hummel and James
Mitchell, both of Kreamer, spent Mon
day In town.
Miss Elva Baker, of Lewisburg, a
graduate of Keller's Business College,
haa accepted the position of stenog
rapher and type-writer of the Post
printing office.
Mrs. Henry Baker, of Buffalo X
Roads, Union county, accompanied
her daughter, who is a stenographer
and type writer at the Post printing
office, to this place last Wednesday.
She returned in the evening by way of
Mlffllnburg to visit her father, Levi
Shumaker, of Miftlinburg.
F. F. Ranck and wife of Williams
port, returned from a trip to Milllin
burg, Philadelphia, Atlantic City,
New York City, Coney Island, Man
hattan Beach and other points, to Mid
dleburg to spend a few days with her
parents, James Ayers and wife, and to
catch up with rest and sleep lost in
pleasure seeking.
Prof. Odeu C. Gortner and family, of
Miillintown passed through this place
last Wednesday on their way home
frow Cowan, Union county, where
th-y had been visiting her parents, W.
B. Mussina and wife. The Professor
served oue term as County Superin
tendent of Juniata county, but this au
tumn he goes to Renova, Clinton coun
ty, where he has accepted the position
as Supervisory Principal of the public
schools at a salary of $1000 a year. The
Post extends congratulations.
,f A Narrow Escape.
Last vi ok one evening Calvin Stet
ler and uie drove to Salem to call on
Rev. 11. f r Snable and wife. During
the eveh it nirM and became Very
dark;- T; r;y weared tlie use of a lan
tern and started for home. Unfortu
nately the lantern gave out aud they
tried to find the road in the dark. All
went very Well till they came to the
bridge at Hiram Clark's. The buggy
ndssed the bridge, and was upset into
the stream turning both the occupants
out into 18 Indies of water. Mr. Stet
ler secured a lantern from Mr. Clark
and straightened up ills conveyance
and returned home both thoroughly
soaked and drenched.
Jolly Campers.
James Beaver of Miftlinburg with a
party of about thirty jolly persons of
Mitllinburg are camping near Center-
ville along Penuscreek. Among the
party are three jolly young ladies from
Baltimore, the Misses Ames, daughters
of a prominent fruit dealer. The
young ladies are guests of Mr. Beaver,
who purchases his fruit from their
father. Hon. G. Alfred Schoch hajt
peued by the camp of six or eight tents
last Thursday and they pursuaded him
to come in and accept their hospitality
which he did for a short while and he
is loud In his praises of trie generous
courtesies.
Second Annual Slcar Kc-l'nion.
The second Annual Slear Re-Union
will be held at Brook Park, Union
county, Pa., on Thursday, August 21,
1002. rublic hack will meet all trains
at Lewisburg.
A complete genealogy and history of
the Slear family has been printed and
can be secured by sending 25 cents to
A. D. Miller, Secy., Lewisburg, Pa.
Every member of the family should
have a ropy of this history. The pro
ceeds v. ill be applied toward making
our re-unions permanent. Tills his
tory is very complete and while cost is
small, It will prave invaluable.
The New Pension Law.
From Mlflllnburg Telegraph.
Under the new pension law just
passed by congress, all pensioners un
der the general law are entitled to an
increase of $10 per month. All pen
sioners under the act of June 27, 1890,
who are blind and who are disabled so
that they require the frequent though
not constant attention of another tier
son, are entitled to $30 per month as
soon as the law is signed by the Presl
dent. There are no other changes in
the pension law.
Note: The above clipping is going
the rounds of the papers and has caus
ed a ereat deal of inquiry from the
men who would be benefitted by it,
We have taken the pains to make a
personal investigation as well as ask a
number of pension attorneys about it,
and we assume the authority to say
that no such law has passed. Ed.
POMPEII.
It's Destruction to be Illustrated by a
Scries of Grand Performances.
An object lesson of the greatest val
ue in the form of the vast pyrotechni
cal production, will make August a
particularly interesting month at Har
risburg. The Last Days of Pompeii,
which created such a furor at that city
some years ago, will be repeated even
on a much grander scale. I u this pro
duction there will be acres uihui acres
ofseeuery, showing the ancient city
restored with all its famous palaces
and temples. There will be an endless
series if gorgeous ballets, grand march
es and water pageants. The eruption
of Vesuvius with iU attendant earth
quakes will be as realistic as fire,
smoke, noise and falling building can
make It. The eruption will be follow
ed by an elaborate display of II reworks I
upon which many thousand dollars
will be spent. Special arrangements
will be made for excursions on all rail
roads.
Last Days of Pompeii will be given
nightly at Island Park for twelve per
formances, commencing August 11.
Returned Home.
Dr. Wagenseller and wife after a
very pleasant visit of four weeks dura
tion iu the west returned home Sun
day morning, highly delighted with
their entire trip. Dr. aud Mrs. W.,
were the recipients of many favors
shown them by Darius Miller, a neph
ew, who is one of the leading railroad
men of the west. Ho furnished them
with his private car and they traveled
through Dakota, Kansas, Missouri,
Michigan, Texas, Arkansas, Illinois,
i&c. The Doctor says when he first
started on the trip he felt ill at ease, to
think that he and. Mrs. Wagenseller
should occupy a whole car, with Presi
dent Miller's porter to look after their
comfort, "but," added the Doctor, "we
soou DA used to '.. aud "rather enjoyed J
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uitt Hiiuuuou." iuey reiumeu via oi
the Great Northwestern Steamboat
Route, of which Mr. Miller Is the Pres
ident. The trip was made on the
"Great Northwestern," one of the
company's palatial iron steamers, lit 10
feet in length and costing $2,000,000.
Pile trip ou the lakes consuming four
days, tlie steamer making hut few
stops and running twenty-two miles
an hour, is an event once enjoyed.
never to lie forgotten. In the lan
guage of the Doctor, "there is nothing
like it on earth." We are glad to havu
the Doctor and his estiinluble wife
buck with us again. Snyder Co. Tril-
11110.
Deaf, Dumb ami Blind Uses Typewriter.
Cl.EVKi.A.Mi. Ohio. Leslie Oren,
deaf, dumb and blind, uses a typewrit
er iu a way to open the eyes of many a
private secretary who has all the sen
ses. The boy is only nine years old,
and has been deaf and blind since he
was about two and a half years old.
He entered the Ohio State School for
the deaf when he was live years old.
At that time lie could not utter a sin
gle word, nor could'he make a single
want known.
He was first taught a few signs by
which he could express his most ur
gent needs. For example, when he
wanted a drink, the sign for water
(the manual letter "V" on the lips)
was shown him. in an lncreuioiy
short time lie realized that only when
signs were properly used were his
wants satisfied, and great was his de
light when he found that one motion
f the hand brought an apple, another
candy, etc. He had learned thirty
signs before an attempt was made to
teach him to spell words by manual
alphabet. Gradually the words spell
ed iu his hands were substituted for
the signs previously learned.
Leslie learned to read line print
(raised letters) first. The word "hat"
in the line print was placed on a hat,
and he was shown that the line print
and manual spelling of the word rep
resented the same object. It was some
time before he grasped the idea, but af
ter the first word was learned it was
ileasant to see his eagerness to learn
the names of new objects.
It is not long since he got his typo-
writer. Miss Lyon, one of the teach
ers, had raised letters on the keys till
he learned their position, and then
they were removed, and the way the
child now operates his typewriter
would put many an operator to shame.
llobert and Arlington Row, sons
e Sheriff IcillpH a snnkfl last
IV J .
week that had 86 snialbnakes in it.
A Faithful Employe.
For the past five years George F.
Grimm, a deaf mute of this place has
been an employe of this office and for
more than a year he served as the fore
man of the plant. July 1st he resign
ed to accept a inmition as Supervisor
and one of the teachers of the Deaf at
Edgewood Park. We cannot part
with Mr. Grimm without feelings of
regret to lose him on account of his
faithful, sterling qualities as a work
man, though we do congratulate him
on securing this desirable position. He
will feel more at home among those
who are able to talk in his language.
The Post extends to him most hearty
congratulations and best wishes for
Mr. Grimm's future success and wel
fare. The Western Pennsylvania Institu
tion for the Deaf is located at Edge
wood Park, a suburb of Pittsburg.
While it is not strictly a state institu
tion, it receives some financial aid from
the state annually and Is one of the on
ly two institutions of the kind in the
state, yet the increased number of chil
dien who are not yet gathered in these
schools would easily 1111 several other
such institutions. The principal build
ings of the Western Pennsylvania In
stitution were erected in 1SS3 and S4
at a cost of ijil.'ifl.OOO, of which the state
appropriated $00,1 mi I, the balance was
made up by private contributions.
The land was donated by the late
James Kelley and is regarded as being
worth at a low estimate of 3130,000.
On the 14th day of December, lsiill, the
main building was entirely destroyed
by fire, and a new building at a cost of
$;!IK),000 is now in course of erection
and is expected to be completed by the
latter part of September of this year.
At the time the fire occurred there
were 200 children in attendance, who,
with the teachers lost all their ell'ects
though all escaped bodily unhurt.' Ti
kind people f dewood Park
Wilklnsburg provided accommoda
tions and fed the chidren and others
until they could be sent to their homes.
Utter to H. W. Voder.
Miiini.KiU'Rii, l'enu'n.
Dear Sir: What is lumber worth ?
"Depends on the lumber," you say
"what sort do you want '."'
That's how some people talk about
paint. They ask: "What'll you paint
my house for'.'"
The Yankee answer is: "How do
you want it painted-.' One coat? two
coats? three coals'.' first-class or cheap?"
1'lie proper answer is: "I want the
best paint put on as it ought to be."
That's Devoe; but the usual answer
Is: "I want a good job; hut I want it
cheap." Which means: I want you
to paint it for nothing. I want to be
fooled.
Lead and oil is the costliest paint
there is: not die best; it used to lie the
best. Devoe is best, since zinc came in:
Deyoe lead and .inc.
Zinc toughens the lead and doubles
its wear.
Zinc costs no more than lead; aud we
grind by machinery.
We have no patent on zinc; but no
Ixsly else is treating it right. Devoe is
your paint. Yours truly,
30 F. W. Dkvoi: 4 Co.
No Hilicr Price for Coal.
According to a report from Philadel
phia, the presidents of the principal
anthracite coal companies have author
ized the announcement that the strike
will not be used as an excuse for ad
vancing the price of coal when milling
is resumed; but that there will be strict
adherence to the regular schedule
which was prepared before the millets
quit work. If the public is given the
assurance that it will have to pay no
more for coal after the st rike than be
fore, the conviction will grow that the
operators as well as the miners are con
tending for a principle. This is a view
which comparatively few have been
inclined to take heretofore.
BARK WANTED. We will pay th
highest cosh price for bark delivered in
Middleburg.
tf. Middlkbcko Lkatiikk Mko Co
Fewer Gallon ( Wram Longer.
You can paint a building with fewer
gallons of Devoe Lead and Zinc than
with Mixed paints, and It will wear
twice as long as lead and oil mixed by
hand. tf.
Laxative Bromo-Quiulne 'tablets cure
a cold in a day. No cure, no pay. Prloa
25 cents. tf
11-21-ly.
out of town to a picnic.
Telegraph.