'flotc Weabs r7e a job lot of note . J Ttiu mud rr j on nanu. i" iiiuji 6u I The PriC8 wm 00 Ujs and prices tor me asK- w'e furnish them printed cs than you can buy them U printing. jncnclltr, Falter and Proprltter. A Family Journal, Devoted to Newt, Science, Art, Political Economy and Current Literature. Rates: One Dollar Per Annum, in Advance MIDDLEBUEGH, SNYDER COUNTY, PENNA., JANUARY 21), 1903. NUMBER 1. pFrmluCAL LACONICS i-li'nK l;llt" fl",u t,li! 1)ll,Ce , i;,:i. iiovn Monday even- at .J I ...,im1 (11 U IIVIK. " tv.. .iriM,, express ivtsc fsaiuruay w9, hours line. . E. S. Stroui", Swineford, I Lyour ileitis fr the "coming 0lllllllll. .rati"". wan,s a nmi ln 1,lis , u-illi -.ill HI tO illVCSt. Ll position Riven to investor. nnmriiiimy lor active men. A(1jrs. Box 2, Post, Middleburgii, ra. i,i"r . uiting parlor for your taiuil wiih h refreshing sham- clr.-l'l towel to encil lnniH 111)rti, o,c of Market square op- Vntral I Intel. MUlsi.'iciioii suar- II. SA I.I" - House niul Lot in n, . .rv 12-horse power Friek j,n,l av Mill. Also Brick ill, ,i,ut :.').0!K) Brick, 40,000 in,. ;..ur.N, 100,000 Plastering imi ivi Hooting lilt II. prirts, i tc.,eall on KirvUMfi; Co., of East St. 111., want a man with n rig to v Poultry Mixture in this Tin iruarantee $3.50 a day ,1 wi'i lu r :ml I hey furnish hank nf their reliability. He nil for full I articulars. Eureka Mfg. i!io. Fast St. Louis, 111. 1-K-tr, chilli",' sat's: "Missouri editors ifiwiiiL' to publish obituary notlees Lnle, who (luring life failed to sub- f.irtlu ir lmine rmpers. elainiing oplf wlm lo not take the Home are thud anyway, ana their limning U of no news value.". Harness for Sale. . " nnd hand nude buggy harness is I fur sale. Call or address. O. W. Burns, Middleburg, Pa. I.iniili'.r Yajtcd. are in tlie Market at present for Irlomls of lied or Black Oak eut to Izestitid . to 4 inffl Bridge Plunk. having tins kViij ofViniber to on will pleabe let JIB know the lint thev can Ainifi and how soon pienlscoiild be nade. tf V. V. Wiitkxmvkr & Sox, Middleburg, Pa. Election Notice. Anini il Meeting of the members Beavi i town Mut. Fire Ins. Co., pavertown, Pa., for the election of fctow, will he held at then home pon Saturday, Jan. 81, 1903, be- tlie hours of 1 and 4 o'clock, p, A. II. Bowkrsox, l-Wt Secretary, Great Reduction Sales. bi week and first week ln Fel.ru- P will have All my goods reduced flurday Juiiuirry 31st, and Febru- Aiii present a girt for every 50 purchase.- y k Bargain iti.,L,iW Caws at fndup. I haVejrfew coats at Nn prices. '('IdltlfonNiItoefWaa.nrl Jt-very loi-9crcta. and upwards. your time Everyone id invlt- coine to see us. Oive us a call toy when a dollar will go farther a uas ever done before. E. C. AURAND, Middleburg, Pa. Get Your Dates Earlv. ' contemplating having sale of ihul a . r ri..ieny tue coming spring io select their days early nveaiinouneeinent!i mnclu in tlx. inns of the Post. When bills are datthi.,.Mi.. i ... . b -c in, cimrge win ue fe r the null.... it . "-i "(.ucmnoiuctuat 00 eents. The Post n lh l(y rclreulu!inn u-in i. t i - udui gicuv oeue- h IZ!l,lvi" by' having the F Hinted ea,.I, week until the day tf. Kplavedbv many a man en (uiL i M of 'ecidental Cuts. fert. .i". Uurn''' Scalda. Ah, Bu.cklen Arnica nble W, !ie pain and care the fpi & 6ek Salve on earth W8tor. rr"cVa? wddleburg reek, pa7 ' M amP". Salg Rsgister. Nnticra of m'eo will be inwttcil free undrr thii hrad hk wlirn tlie lillro printed t this office, he ii the bills r Hot priiiteil at tliia o fllce 50 centa will be charged. Iersuna ex. pectinir to have aale aliould aelect a dute and have It Inserted In this column. Tl'KnAT February S. two miles Smith Went of New Berlin, Abn Ueiinlnictr will sell bead of homes, 3 cows, forming- iinple nienla an'i hoiiseliold goods. Satumiiav, Feb. !. F. P Kuot -r will acll some household icoods live stock and (urin implements, mile North of Kuuts. Tl KSDlY, Feb. 17, James A. Gosa, ailm'r. of Isaue - Jjiwrenee Mo, dee'd., will aell live stock and (..iniinir imploinenta '4 mile north of Aaitluud. Wednsdav. leb ISIb, In I'enn Twp. 1 nii'e 8out'.i-west of Krataerville, t'ha4. Kratxer. A1lmi11it.tr.1tor of rrankltn Kratxer. dev'il. will sell hore, H cowa anil turniing iiu pleiuents. Also Ri al tut:tle. Till'KsDAr. Feb. , C. O. Ferdlir. will sell in I'enn tivp., on the roid from rlelinirrove to ivraKervilie. 2 horses, 4 cows, farming uupluiiiciitd and household (roods. Sat., Feb. SI on the ls of Hue, rteliimRruve, l a.. Joincs . Siniih, administrator nf the estate of MurKiirvt S.nitti, doe'd, iersonal property. SATl'BOAY, Feb. 21. one mite Fjistof Rliadcl, Jon atliuu KeieheiilMt'li will sell horses, 8 coirs and fitruinijr iinplumenta. Tiil usiiAY, Fell. '.D, Ki.ii'lienliiK'h - liowell will hl'II 1 e otitck Hud fi.rin iiiiplciiienU 1 , uiile North nl Hull 'r 1. U. Till KHii.iv, Feb. -', F. I'. Ileekcr will sell live stuek fiirmin.ir inipleniunts, eU. 1 mile eust of braver spruits. TilfiiAV, Feb. 'JB, Jos. N. Warner will sell livenKK'K nn I f.irmiiiK liiiplemi'iits, a'7 mite en o( Neiv nerli 1 nnd l.t mile wet of l)ry Vultiy X luuids 011 Hie Henry 3Uller larm. SATt'HliAV, Feb. 2S, A. M. Cnrpcnter will sell live stok anu farming implements 11I lleiivertown. Satcbdav, Feb i!S. Henry I.eitel, Vest Perry township, will suit lio.si's, cows mid farm iutf iinpluiiu'iiis. Momiav, Mtirch J, A. W. dtrimli will sell live stock nd farming implements a miles well ot A'unlreviiiu. Musiiay, Murch 2, Ftilwer Ireese will si'U 'ivi slock, fiiriuiiiiE implemenls mid lioo j hold goods 2 miles west of .MuCliire. Mundav, Mnrch 8, one liolf mile Kiuit of Shadel s .Mill, tieiny ' liiukiinrt will sell II horses U cows and fiirminj iuiplcuieiils. Tl'KsiiAV, Miircli 3, II. V. Knepp will sell live slock, farming implemenls and household goods l,!'i miks west of Alfurutu. TemuAY, March 8, N. V. Mnnbeek will sell I've stock and farming iiuplemeuU iiii.l ' east of ileaverlown. Tt us.lAT, March 8. Peter Rlingler will sell live wasoelbaml. laraMna aaasiaaMoU Ii auUds "wmx ol Contrevlllo. . .'' ", Ti'ESDAT, March 8, one mile North of Dundore Frauk O. bllncr will sell H horses, 1 coll. hogs and fanning inipleincnts. Wednksdav, Match 4, John P. Wetzel will aell live stoek, fiinnliK implements and household goods, L mile east of lieavcr-lown. Wkunkhdav, March 4, H. L. Ilrowcr will aell live slock and fitrminir impliMueiitiMbout 4 miles north-west of ..icUlure in Occainr township' Vkdn7Mav, March. 4, one milu N irthwest nf Miluiont, 011 the Daniel 8. Smith fur in, Howard A. Walter will b -11 8 horses, 1 colt, u cows anu lurmuig iiupiiiueiils. Tiil'RsitAY, Mnrc'l 5, J. II. Knepp will sill live stock and farming implement t mile lion 11 01 miciuieerccK, r. u. Ti'bsiiay, March S Henry Swarm will sell live stock and farming Implements mile wisi ni Aiiuuicuurg. Fbiday, March 6, James Drcese will aell live slock, dinning Implements and bouse hold goods at beaver Springs. Satcbdav, March 7. W. P. Stelnillnir will sell live stock ane farm.ng implements at juiuaieawarKn c. j. SaTI HDAY. March 7. Samuel Blnraman will sell live slock and farming implements 4 imiea oriu'wesi 01 niiuuieDurg, Satouiiav, March 7, B. F. Attinger will aell livestock, faim implements and house hold goods, 1', milea west of CUupmaU in uapiuan lownsnip. Monday, Mrach 9, Jos. H. Middleswarlh will sell live stock and funning implements 1 inue west 01 xsenier, r. u. Monday, March B, Jacob 8. Stauffor, will aell live stock and farming implements, k mllaHnnth ..I 1 1 ,., n .. j ' . !,.. Monday, March 9, W. J. Tetter, will sell ilve stock and farming implements ii mile north of Snook P. O. Millliu Co. Tie-day, March 10, William Drecse will sell livestock, farming Implements and house hold goods, t lliilea east of Ueavertown and 8 miles west of Paxtonville. Ti'bmday, March 10, 0. II. Gamrler will sell live stock and farming implements mile east ot Raucb'a uiiil in Perry town ship. Tuesday, March 10, Wm. II. Grove will sell farm stock, implements and Household Goods, on tbe Glass farm two miles west ol Freeburg. Wkd., Makcii II, 1 mile N. W. of Krntzerville, in Jackson township, Jacob Leitzel and Jno. K. Kilnkel, will sell 3 horses. Scows and farming implements. Wednesday, March 11. W. II. Hartley will sell livestock, nnd farming implements, on the t'. W. Decker farm at McC'luro. Wkdnkhday, March 11, John B. I'liderkolllfr will sell at Pnblle Sale his Live Stock nnd Farm Inipleiiieuls 1 mile West of Aline, Perry township, Snyder county, l a. TnUBsDAY. March 13, L. T. Manbeck will sell live stoek, farming Implemeutsand house hold goods al Mlddlecreek. Thursday. Murch 12. A. S. Hhamhach will sell live stock and farming Implements 8 miles west of Middleburg. Saturday, March 14. one-half mile East of btrouptown, near Buckwheat Valley Road on the Teats' farm, K. S. Mitterling will .aell all farming implements horse and cattle. Saturday March 14, II. C. Krehs will sell horses, mules, cows, pigs and larmlng Impltmmts east of Trosclvllle. Monday, March 1, J. W. Stievcr. will Sell 2 - Mules, 8 COws, 7 Head of Young Cattle - and Farming Implements. Monday, March It, 1 mite west of Sellnsgrove, nepnares uemnerung will aeu piock ana Farming Implements. Tuesday, March 17, Levi J. Beaver will sell livestock and farming Implements mile Mt of Kratservllle. Tuesday, March 17. Charles Miller, 9 milea North of Sellnsgfove, will sell 1 horses, 8 cows and farming Implement. Tl K.DAY Murch 17, Isaac Weland will sell Ilve slock, farming implement and house hold goo Is 2 miles east of MeClureaud mile west of Ktu'j'a mill. Weiinksday, March 18, Kliswnrth Stclinlliig will sell farm stiK-k and imnlementi at hisresi deiu one mile NortU of Freeburg: Thursday, March 1. J. II. Ititter will sell I v. stock and funning implements 1,', miles North of Selimigrove. Thursday, March 1. on the form of Robert lusher, blue ill II, K. V. Leslier wi.l red live sIock and farming iiupleiiients. Thursday, March lt, John M. dim will acll live stock aud farm implements at Trox elville. Fhidiy, March i, .1. V. Grulib will sell live slock, farm implement and lion.cluild goods, nn G. to. Mcutz's f inn, I mile Kast of Jliitdleburg. Saturday, March 21, Abraham Mittcillng will soil 4 horses, 4 cows, s bent ol cult.e and farming Implements 2 miles r.s-t of I'lcli lield on tli ra I leading fioin Seliui'grove to .liillllnluM n. Momiav, Va-ch t Norman llro, will sill live stoek, farm implements elo. ,111 le .-miiimi of Trozelvillo. Monday, March SI, Philip Na.e, at llunimcl'a tv barf will sell l.u in sock una imple-nients. Tuesday, March 41. .1. A. 11. Mover will sell live stock, lanmiig ImplciiciiiH mid houseliold goods 1 miles e-t of Troxel vilie. Tuksiiay. Fkb. 21, Philip A. Hchncn ami I hilip Alcni;el, executors ul tle.iry AlcllKel. will se.l fiirm slin k mid lioiieliolil Koud, ', uf u ini.e .N. 11 . 01 .- remold, THE I lTLlvli. Ki;VI-AI.i;i). Coiniim r. vents Cast Their Sliad"s Heloie. The readers ol' the Post nre reijuest ed to send us aiinouiieen.elits of all events. No charge will lie made to publi.th the wiinie w hen the event is of public importance. KltlUAV, Jan. HI!, Debate at the K rea mer School house, sllbjecl: "ltesolv eil that the t 'ounty Siiperiiitenileiil should be elected by popular vole." Kriiiay, J-tn. ."ii, lust day to 111 ike .Nominations fur township ami bor ough ollleers. Friday and S.wtiii. v, J.ui ;iii uml :il, Teachers' Institute at Ml. Pleas ant Mills. S.VTI RDAY, Jan. Ill, Election of Direc tors of Beaverlowu Mutual Fire In surance Co. Saturday, Juu.31, Bepubliean Staud "1i?gtftn.KlilU wilt ItN.t lit-Miutilu- burg. Ttkkday and Wkdxfday, Feb. 10, and 11th, Farmers' Institute in Mid ditburg. Wkdnksday, Feb. 11, Aiiplicatiou will be made to thu (ioveruor for it charter for lb) Slrtmnkiu Dam Water Co. Thursday, Fib. Ii, Lincoln's Birth day. Thursday and Friday, Fib. Ii, and 1.1, Farmers' Institute in Selinsgrove. Saturday, Feb. llth, Valentine Day. Sunday, Feb. 13, St. Luke's congrega tion of Troxel ville, will celebrate the Lord's supper. Tuksday, Feb. 17, Spring Election for township and borough olilcers. Sunday, Feb. ii, Washington's Birth, day. Monday, Feb. 2.1, Itegular term of Court will open in Middleburg. Tuesday, Feb. 24, Shrove Tuesday. Wednesday, Feb. 25, Ash Wednes day. Thursday, March 5, Wagner Harp aud Orchestra Co., of Boston, in the Selinsgrove Hall. Thursday, Mar. 12, Geo. P. Bible will give an entertainment in Selius grove. Thursday, Mar. 19, King's entertain ers in Selinsgrove. Saturday, Marcli 21, Spring Com mences. Saturday, March 2S, Annual Eclipse of the Sun. Invisible ln the U. S Wednesday, Apr. 1, Spring term of Susquehanna University opens. Sunday, April 5, Palm Sunday. Monday, April Gth, Spring term of Freeburg Academy opens. Friday, Colt Novelty Co., in Selinsgrove. Friday, April 10, Good Fiiday. Sunday, April 12, Easter. Wc Look to Future Sales, Xot Present Profits. Look, compare, buy where you can buy the best. Overcoats aud suits, Kersey, Frieze, Melton, Vicuna, Mar ango, Sedan Montagnac ; long, short and middle length, from the big and roomy swagger to the conservative style. Others ask $10 for our regular price $6.60 reduced to $5.(10. Others ask $13.50 for our regular price $10 reduced to $7.50. Others ask $15.00 for our re gular price $12 reduced to $8.50. Others ask $18.00 for our regular price $15 re duced to $13.00. Rice's, corner 3rd and iMarketSts., Sunbury, Pa, (2t) Cashier J. G. Thompson, spent Fri day night in Lewistown. Koht. E. Walter, of IVuu township, was at the County Seat, Saturday. The family i f Henry S. Stetler of Akron, Ohio, is in quarantine for scar, let fever. Born Tuesday, Jan. ill, t'.MKt, to Jno. F. Wagcnseller aud wife of Selinsgiove a son. Charles Hauch, who is hat'hering in Shamokin, spent Sunday with his par ents at this place. Mrs. Swart., the molher of J. W. Swart., of Franklin, is seriously ill at her home in Adams township. G. C. Kerr of Huston, Kans , y, spending several weeks visiting his mother and other friends in Snyder county. J. N. Thompson of Wilkes Barre was in town last Thursday, to assist in re-oivani.lng the Hoard of Directors of the Hunk. M. E. Erdley and wife, J. E. Magcc ami wife ami several friends from Kreanier enjoyed a sleinh ride to town Monday evening. E. M. Greene of Lewistown, son-in law ofW. W. Witteiimyerof this place, is on a three weeks' trip to Cuba, Porto Kico and Jamaica. Miss Dornbl.iser of Lock Haven de livered an address hi fore the Woman's Home and Foreign Missioucry Society in the Lutheran church. Representative Bowersox has I ee-i appointed on the House Committees of Agriculture, 1 '.duration, Libraryi Military ami Pensions and Gratutics. F. P. Custer ami w ife of lVnn town ship spent several days last week with friends in town. Mr. Custer has bought and will take charge of the Milliner Store at Kfintur' ' The scarlet fever patients ln Frank lin are nil getting along nicely. The child of E. E. Musser was very sick during the past week, but that too is now out of danger. Philip A. Schnce, of Mt. Pleasant Mills, one of the executors of the Es tate of Henry Mei.gle, called at the Post printing ollice Thursday of last week to order sale bills and have an Executors' Notice inserted in the Post. L. S. Gclnett jf'trotiptown was at the County Ss'Sl. Tuesday and ordered dodL'ers arm an advertisement in the Post. He proposefM tolose out his stock anu during IfebMary he well sell at Cost. April 1st, E- H. Htraup of Swineford will ake jsissession of the store again. 11. Alvin Gift, who bad spent the past 12 years in Nebraska and Colo rado, returned to his old home in Mid dleburg. He has been engaged with an Orchestra both in Colorado Springs and Denver for several years. In IS'JII, the Editor met Mr. Gift in Colorado Springs and while the Editor was en joying the novelty of the beautiful mountain scenery the majesty of Pikes Peak and the Gardeti of the God's. Mr. Gift said: "Talk about your Colo rado scenery, as for me, I would rath er spend 15 minutes along Mlddlecreek than a month In the boasted Rocky Mountains." Committee Meeting. The l; iiiiblican Standing Commit tee of S.iyder County will meet in Middleb.rg Saturday Jan. :SI, 1!H).'I. J. S. Yearick, Chairman COURT IIOISE CHIPS. Heels Pccord.'d. Heirs of John Stro ip to Susanna Mitterling, Lime Stone lot in West Perry twp., $M.in. Susanini Mitterling to Frank Port.- I line the above Int. SiO.IIO. Jacob It. Haines nn. 1 u it',. , i Charles E. Aigler lot in lieavertown, jiHKl.lKl. John J. I hi. h and J. A. Ludwig executors of Perry l lrich to Wilfred H Fitch t. I t A. in I'eiin twp., $li"i7.- t:t. Galen H. llo!shuo to Frederick Steimling i lots in McClure, Tii.iki, Levi B. Matter atlm'rof Joel Matter to Isaac Rickt-I, .'ii A. 5S 1. in Centre twp., fiiiii.uo. Maria Mai tain and Husband to Oscar Long li A. in Centie twp., $l!.IMI. Hoi'ncc J. CiiUierNiiii, trustee of Al ii 'It H. Long ilee'il., In Clarence A. Long, Allen A. ( rr. guardian nf t lias. II Long and All. 'ii A. Hit, ouanlian of Albei t H. I.,,.,.-. Jacob Stell' ii and wil'e In Aaron Howell, 5 A. I I'.i !' in Perry twp., ?-!lli.O(l. Henry lioyer and wife In Aaron Howell Mi acres in Perry twp., rl.iMI. Levi Eplcraud wife to Jacob Stclleli "i A. U! I'. in Perry twp., $:!n.i:o. Win. Harding nnd Philip Schnce adlll'l'., of tienii;c Schnce tn Henry Itnyersii A. in perry t vp , .T.'OOii.nil. Wills I'loli.iUil. The last will and 'I'ertanieiil of Hen ry Men'le late of l'ei ry tw p., w as pro bated and Letters Ii !ain.'ii I ai y there to graulel to Philip A. Schnee and Philip Mctigle w ho arc n lined in Ibe Will as executors', his child. en are the heirs. The last Will m" Margaret Smith late ol Selim-grove was probated and letters C. T. A. were granted lo Jaiiu-s W. Smith her Childieu are the heirs. ttttjrs Granted. tate of Daniel Heimbuch late of Wash ington twp., were grunted to Lewis Hcimhach. Letters of administration in the is tateof Savanna Napp late of Center twp., were granted to John Napp. John Carman's Will. Through tin- kindness of Mrs, David Reed of Cassapnlis. Mich., we are en abltil to republish tho following from the "Elkart Review" under the date of Jan. 21, Phi,:. J. D. Garuian, the well known farm er and dairyman of east of the city, highly prizes the olhVial copy of the last will aud testament of his greal-great-graml-latlier, John German (Gar maii), filed for probate in lsii, in Ciiion county. Pa. The copv was made by Peter Haekeiiberg. eferk of Ibat county. The pbrasi-tilngy tbrogh out, and in many instances the ortlin graiihy, is very oiiainl, and of interest to the casual reader. Simeof the ideas, tm, are peculiar. For instance, the lirst clause of the w ill nads, "Princi pally and lirst or all, I reinumicnd mv snul int., the h .lids of Almighty Goll to be ill lllcrcy received and lli.V body I ujive to the Earth to be buried ill a t bristnin like manner. And as touch ing my worldly istale wherewith it bus pleased (iod tn l.less me in this World, nflcr my Just debts and funer al expenses ale pnid. I "ive decise and bcipicalh in manner fnllowing:" To the tcstatm', i, .lohn ( icrman, lie left bis "planlatioit" exclusive ol forty acres niven In a dammicr, Catherine Kcistctier; but reserved eeitain proper ty liyhls for his w idow, Maigarct, who w us to have the Use of tit - hnue and its contents "dining her widowhood," and "like-w ise a rinht in the garden." The son was to give I it I -yearly Iboiuu. duct of a "ipiai lei " plant, .i hi llax, "six bushels ofpHiil Wheat, l,.ls,. els of li ve, lour bushels of I IlD-k-w heat, four Inishels of Corn, a hog w cii-hing about one hundred weiubt, I w iily live pounds nf unnil hecf, lil'teen bushels of Hals, six pounds of good wool, one Tun of 1 lay and Tun nf second crop Hay, ' Six laniiuls of Colli c ainl Six pounds of Simar and the lirew I during her Widowhood, and my son .Iniiii I ;.. iii;,m shall weave one piece of Linen i llaxen i yearly lim ing her Widow -hound." 'The "word equally is spelled "cmplaHy," betpiests is spelled "licipieasts," annul is iudi fulfil by "ilisannul," ilivide is spelled Willi tin e in the lirst syllable, and oili er peculiar forms of words are used. Mnrrlnge Licenses, (Simon Mull, "(Delhi S. Stroup, I Charles S. Mat tern, Li.,ie G. Felkcr, (Wilson H. Ncrhootl, "(Jennie B. Deobler, ((-'. E. Sassaiiuin, Hummers Wharf, K reamer, K reamer. Met 'lure, McClure. Heavertown, Globe Mills. "(Susannah Hummel, ( Charles C, Spaid, lilancli Itnlig. ((Jeo. H. Wildt. Lizzie M. Swartz, Shreine Selinsgrove, Selinsgrove. Holler, Holler. Hank Election. The following named were elected Directors of the First National Bunk of this place : Hon. G. Alfred Schoch, W. W. Wittenmyer, J. N. Thompson, J. G. Thompson, M. Mllliler, W. C. Pomeroy and Azaraiah Kreeger. The Board organized by electing Hon. Q. Alfred Schoch, Pres.; W. W. Wittenmyer, V. Pres.; J. G. Thomp son, Cashier. MARRIED. Jan. i5, at Middleburg by Key. J. Shambach, Mr. Charles E. Sassaman of Hummcl's Wharf and Miss Sus annnah Hummel of Shreiner, Snyder county, Pa. Jan. 25, at Kclinsgrove by Itev. W. A.Haas, Charles C. Spade and Hlamdie Bolig, both of Selinsgrove. Jan. II, by Rev. A. D. Grainbley, Frank B. Dornian of Peiiiiscreek to Nora M. M. Kratzer of Beavertown. Jan. 20, by N. C. Gutelius, J. P., Simon Mull and Delia S. St roup, both of Kreamer. Jan. 24, by Rev. A. D. Gramley, Wilson H. Nerhood of Beavertown to Jennie B. Deobler of Globe Mills. (tte'.v.Vv.v.ts uml Answers. How do coal and odii v't,,d compare in lient trivlmr power? W.'H. . JOacli varies much in caloric power, but the avarage proportion for etUal weights is about 2S for oak to 75 lor 'oal. Wlio buys old coins'.' 2. lsanuarter of IVto salable for more than a quarter? E. L. DealeiN in, ami collectors of, coins will buy rare sorts, aud Ibe latter at times will pay a little more than face value for old coins that they lack when they are not especially rare. 2. There is a very rare ipiarter of this dale for which coin dealers will pay from JI.5U to $:!.50, according to the coin's tondi tion. It is without arrowheads at the date. Hut most iiiarters of IVi.'i were minted with arrowheads, and these are not wanted by dealers. What expenses of the wedding should fall on the groom'.' W. The clergyman's fee and thecariiagi' that takes I lit couple away. I am successful with plants within doors, except as to ferns, witli which 1 fail utterly. How can I treat them so they will thrive.' Mrs. T. Ferns of delicate sorts are dilllcult, but try next, instead of pots, a box with glass sides anil top. With this, the air about the ferns will be kept charged with moisture, a highly favorable condition. Monument Meeting. Every Grand Army Post In the county Is requested to send one or two representatives to Middleburg, Satur day, Jan. 31st, 1903, to attend a preli minary meeting at one o'clock p. m. ln the Post room to organize for the purpose of starting the work necessary for the erection of a Monument to the memory of tbe Soldiers of Snyder age and is now lying dangerously 111 county. In Adams township, Saw Two Great-draiul-Parcnts. Marion Winifred Charles, daughter of IM win Charles ami wife of this place euioys the rare distinction of hav ing seen two great-grand-fathers and two great-gratid-inothers, the latter of whom are still living. The one great-grand mother is Mrs. Hannah Smith, daughter of Philip Btihli, son of John Rubb a pioneer of Snyder County. Mrs. Smith is the mother of retiring County Treasurer, Benneville Smith and is 83 years of age. The other great-grand mother is Mrs. Christine Swartz, daughter of Frederick Bingatnan and widow of Elias R. Swartz, at one time a Com missioner of Snyder County. She is the mother of J. Wilson Swartz, a Swineford Merchant, whf served two terms as Commissioners' Clerk of Sny der County and was Postmaster of Middleburg under Harrison's admin istration. Mrs. Swartz is 78 years of Why dt: i's ami j's have dots over them'.' J. M. So that they may be more easily re cognizable. The dot appeared in the eleventh century, but was not employ etl generally. In tlieincreasingdemaiid for written works, which necessitated economy of materials, a smaller hand and a larger number of contractions, tlie dot sprcail. in the fourtlieenth cen tury it became fashionable, and for a time was placed over "y." What is the cilcct of cold rolling on steel'.' McV. To compress it only very slightly, even when the pressure is enormous, but to increase its strength appreciably and its elasticity very much. What do painters use to make gold leaf stick .' JL W. Gold-size, a priming containing glue; or, mostly for outdoor word, oil-size, which isa varnish made of linseed oil ami ochre. What does "high noon" mean in connection with the hour set font func tion? K. M. S. Noon precisely. How is the speed of a rille ball meas ured? Harry. By ascertaining the time in which it passes over a short measured space. Near tlie gun is put it screen, and a known distance oil' Is another screen. The twoare connected electrically with apparatus that records, to a very minute fraction of a second, the moment when electric connection is served. As the ball cuts both connections, the time it takes in traversing the distanco - is shown. Usually the time measure ment is taken by noting how far a weight, released by the cutting of the first screed, drops before the second screen is struck. I i :. '';" . il ' ;
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