MEDDLEBUEQ POST. Publlshtd Every Thursday Morning GEO. W. WAG BN8BLLER. A. M BDITOR AND OWHIR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. tl.00 per yer rtd In lvnce. wl.BO per yr il not paid hindrance- Single copies. Hv Ceula. Advr-rlllnir Knit. US eenU per line, nonpareil measure men fur lirl tnwrtti.iiiit 20 criitu per line lor qtl inwrtiim. roFHII'K. NVarliie County rt Houe, bcrwetn the Kir- National llaiilt uil the CountyJail. Vol. xx xx. Makch :,V.m. Number 11 Republican Standing Committee. AilmH-C. r. FU. .1. T. Sh.wl-or. IUovrr-ll. 11. rmi-t. A II. Mum. r. r.vi-r Wrs-W. I'. (ir-. Ikiviil Kcimlnncr. IVntn- -T. 1". Muhn. J. W. S.nnie I. 1 li:;mmn - l. K. Ili-i-k .r.l. I. U. lIWJve. i railin-iU'nrv Krlty. .lolin tl. Hfimi iik-T. .! koii J t. earii'k. Win. Si-lioM. MiiMli-biirir Oeo. W. Heaver, Hunk W. lmlor. Mi.LII.-i-ricU-Fninlr Waller. H. K. Snyder. M.inroe II. C. llonilriiki. II. K. Kinder. lvim-.l. II. boyer. W. N, Ilow. I'eiry-i'. A. llarkeiilmrK. J. W. Arlioirnst. !', rry Wet-Auininn rll;Kl W. A. Intel-, 'llnKove C. I.. Keiwr, C W.Covrrt. Spri nit ;. I.i-il'-v, J. II liwiii. 1 iiHiu -K. K. Knit, llenry Wiliu.r. Washington M'eliael .Muyer. .1. K. Eiwulioui-r. Republican Ticket. ProthniMtary (ho. M. Shindel. llegister an 1 Kccorder J. P. Aibogast. Associate Judge J. Frank Keller. Di.-triet Attorney M. I. Totter. Jury ('omiiii-sioncr Irwin tirayhill. Now tliat the primary election i past, all good citizens including the uiisin-es.-diil candi tlatos can settle down to their usual vocations. The defeated candidates can count up the liars onlv ly uing the census report. It was (juite a victory ior "Friday" Keller. A man seldom gets on the lieiich at the age of thirtv years. He is a young in:.n of good char acter and after Senator Hummel turned him down, Editor Lombard took up his cause and carried him through. The I'liion township correspondent to the Post suggests that liars he closed on primary election days, the same as on general election days. He is certainly right. There is really more necessity for this in a primary in Snyder countv than i:i a general election. 1:1s n iiii'inlier o f the staiuliiitr committee yet tried to explain why registration closed on a week's notice for live full weeks liefore the pri mary. Niither has any one explained why the people were not given an opportunity to vote for qr ugaii.st a permanent date lor the primary the affaire of the party", but it it always proper to allow the people a chance to express their wishes. Io this case public sentiment was muz zled. Kverjr rural community needs et least three institutions the Christian church, the public school and the G range hall the church to fos ter the spiritual iuterests of the people, the school to give the children the foundation of an education and the grange as a social, educational business ccutre. Few would care to live where the first two are not wiihin easy reach, but the community that has only these sutlers a great loss. IWul intellectual and even moral deel opment come only from contact of mind with mind. In the country this contact does not come lrom the nature of the surroundings as it does in the centre of population. It must be provided lor or the people will lead isolated lives. Isolation means narrowness and dull ness. When the people meet to give the hand clasp of fraternity, to deliberate on (piestions of i common inteiest, ami to co-operate in matters that concern them, dullness and narrowness have no place. Conditions lor Democrats to-Vote. There should he a section in the rules specify ing precisely upon what conditions a democrat can vote at our primary elections, as it no.v stands the matter of requirements rests with the local board and the conditions in dillerent dis tricts are as varied as the weather was during the last campaign. Two dillerent rcquiicments have belli discussed : 1'irnt, that the democrat swears he will support at the coming general election the entire licpublican ticket, tic, ml, that he 1k required to swear that he voted for the entire republican ticket at the last general election. Some have suggested that in order to show the proper sincerity, both conditions be re quired. As long as the republican majorities in Sny der county are as large as they are now, there is no necessity for making the requirements too easv. It is always best to be sure of a democrats sincerity in the matter. It is immaterial to the I'ost what these re quirements are, but they should be embodied in the rules so that they are uniform for the countv. Uniform Primary Elections. Philadelphia Pre9.J lot law before the session of the Legislature is J ended, no bill to provide for uniform primary j elections has lieeu introduced in either House, j There is iio public knowledge respecting what has been done by the su'.icomnnttee of the Re publican State Committee appointed to prepare such a measure. There has been enough expression of opinion on this subject throuji the Kepubliean press of the State to indicate a pretty general popular demand for some action. It is not a new ques tion that needs to be held over for further con sideration. It has become pretty familiar to all who take an interest in such matters. Two years ago a very excellent measure was passed by the lower house, but failed in the Senate. It provided for primaries by all parties at the san e time in a!! tin1 counties of the Commonwealth, and if it could have Ut n made a law would have broiig'.i about ouie desirable and advan tageous reforms. The chief objection to any legislation on this subject apparently arises from the fact that if a new and uniform system were provided applica ble to all l lie State it would make radical changes in the existing methods in many counties. Dif ferent counties have dillerent systems of making nominations, and each apparently likes its own method well enough not to want to make a change. In those counties where the popular vote system is in use there would le no very radic il ehai'ge. The primaries would be held . j by the general election ollleeis in the several districts, and all parties would go to the pods at the same time, but the popular vote method would still prevail. It is in other counties where they still have delegate conventions that the chief opposition exists. There is a convenience about the dele gate system that makes it most acceptable to those who want to manipulate conventions, and there is a reluctance to give il up. We do not believe there is any probability that a primary election law similar to that passed by one house two years ago will be considered at this session. It ought to be possible, however, to take at least one step in the light direction, and that step could he taken by a brief enactment requiring primary elections to be held on the same day in all the counties, and not otherwise disturbing existing systems in the dillerent counties. Such an act would not, of course, meet the requirements, but as a step toward what is sought it would be so much better than nothing at all. It would enable the people to familiarize Health "For 25 year I have never missed taking Ayer's SirsaptrilU every spring. It cleanses my blood, makes me feel strong, and does me good in every way." John P. Hodnette, Brooklyn, N.Y. Pure and rich blood carries new life to every part of the body. You arc invigorated, refreshed. You feel anxious to be active. You become strong, steady.courageous. That's what Ayer's Sarsaparilla will do for you. Sl.OO a bottle. AlKraalitv SalB sREglStET, .; Notice or aa'ea will h Ineetwd c. thia bead. n when tlx bill are JI?-," oKln. bea tbe billa are hot iZlTS o Hire 80 centa will be charge iS- pectin to nmwm we snouiu aeUjel . have it lnaerted la tbla column. Thtbsday. March . J. H. Bitter win , atock and farming ttnplem,,,,? .7" North of SelinagruT. u"'1m THCtAT, Varch l. on the Urm.l Leaner, Llua Hill. E. V. U.i" " M lie rtocK and farming Impleos Tbi-Esiiat, Uarrh IP, John M. Cm live stuck and farm im.l... . ' .win.. FRIDAY. March 1, J. V. Grubb will u r.. .... I I . 111 rood. On G. M. M,.ut . f ... . ..f Ui.l.ll.hnra. ' 1 j Aik rnnr doctor what hethlnk of Arer't Baraanarllla. Ii knuwi all annul thin grand old fitimlT medicine. Follow bit adrlce and we will be tlnd. J. C. ATE Co., Lowell, Mata. of Middleburg- FBIDAT, March SO, L. S, OelnMi, will implementa and Mock. 3 ...... ... a .11 hile there are now indications that some de- themselves with at least one liatUESuof the election.- The eonmittec is eh c(cd to gover sj'rahle changes may be made in the present bal-' form and open the way tor more, KREAMER. George liowe has returned home lrom Scranton, where he had been employed as a butcher. Mrs. V. II. Gordon, who had been dangerously ill is improving. X. 'J. Gutelins and wife, who had lx-en nil a visit of two weeks lo Armstrong County have returned loine. Mrs. C. A. Fisher is visiting friends at Mcicrvillc. Kev. douse of New Jersey call ed on lriends in town Sunday. The daughter of Geo. Aurand has been very sick with diphtheria the last week, but is improving. Mrs. Henry Groover of Lewis burg and si.-ter, Mrs. S. T. ilillbish of Selinsgrove, visited at W. II. Gordon's during the week. Mrs. Thomas Deitrick gave a Martha Washington (iiilting party last J hursdav which was very much enjoyed by all, especially the elegant refreshments which Mrs. Deitrick just knows how to serve. G rover Smith, who has been working at Sclinsgrove Station has been promoted to Lt-wistown Junc tion. We wish him abundani suo- CCSr". Mrs. J. K. Magee has gone to Philadelphia to buy a ..stock of Mi.'iuery gotxls vl;-'-' ,s Satvphat, March 1, Ed. UarkenW,- )iie atm-k and f..rmi.,.. T mile northwest of Ik-aver Spr'nl Sattkiiay, March 21, Abraham Viti-i: well 4 noroea. co. t hi-,) ,,j farmliiK iinilenienl. a unlet. r.?. ..II ,t. - II M.. . 'St "ii "m iuii hie I rum sii l to Mlfllintown. u"'liJ Mof Day. March 23. 3 K. Nrwm n .;n. hum.. 1 niw. 1 linll kii.i r. .. 1 , - ' -' "rmu menu. Mohpay, Varc-h 13 Nnrninn Urns tick. farm impleniciiti. ciu of Troxelville. Monpav, March 21. l'hillp N . , at ,, VMiarr will ie:i lurm tttk menta. ' "! i TrEWAY, Slan-h s!t, J. . 11. M live hiim-k. mrininir liM.l,.m,M, liuuneiiuiu kihhiii t iiiih-n ea. of tJ Weiinkshay. March l'.m.'l. i. s. U.ll A 1 T I I ' . aell 4 hnrwM, 4 cowm 7 hi :nl v. nnil farm llnplulllcnt. Fremont. I'nun unit J Taen!AY. Varch 91. John F. lu.vo. - i Mule. ( i.ati.1 f.irmi,, h' d lualf.tarnv lintviua-li L r.,u - a 14 tu'K- T:U'RI'Y, Mnroh 2fitli. .!. T. Slictttrtr iuPl I tl.a k-.l.at.. I - L M rs.....w, .... ........ ... "T1ICO (Jk. .nil illifirw 1 itiuli. I'liitl.. ... itlunu'iits and houm-hoM oK Friday. MutlIi 27, Mr, Aniiir,i.,li,u. . Hvi'stot k ntnl ftirm iiiiiilt tui'tita t 8aTCiay, Mnrcli 2H, nt ten n. m. Hm 1 J ....n u ....... . 'r i m il w in r. .. n. t'"WU' , J i;tutitiiit t he C'uurt IIoun. SaTUEIiay, Mnrch 2, tit mien'i ItM-k n m t, i ...it i -..il ti... i . 1 ' 1 .ui,-i-i ni .ii- ran i -Utto Snook, nt the Court U.ur. Firsi National Bi cf Aiddlcburj-, Fa. ll'i '! I- KANTZ. I'.lnu r Nannie of Smii.ury spent a few d.ivs pleasantly in our midst. Matihla Fille r of n-ar K reamer is spending a week with her parent, Chas. Spieiiki l and 'sit'e. C. . Sprciikel and ('. C i!aie spent Sunday with the family l Kol.t. Wiith. W. I. Set. hold, of Suiibury .1 i.i .1 .1.. ..' lenucii uie aie 01 in- inouit i .1 n" erty Monday. Mi--Mabel P.ingamasi i staying ntliobt. Wirth's a few week-. ; Klia Cawley of Smuke-town v.a-j a Kantz caller Monday. Our Hand has a call for the iMth i Inst, near S-linggrove. A new telephone ha- been placed in the Uoiuig store room. Timr.-day eve the band scrnaded Mr. an 1 Mrs. Tom jlickel (nee Au miller), who were marrietl a lew days ago. The Inns were treated with cigars. friends at Scranton the past month, returned home Saturday. Major Rollback and M. L. Wag-eii-vllcr were- at Heaver Springs Saturday at a inciting of the Sun day School Executive Committee, lor the purpose of arranging a pro gramme for the County Convention to be held in May next. The game of Dasket 1'all Satur day between L'nivciity of l'a. and S. I', resulted in a score of l.j to L5'2 in favor of U. 1 Considering the team they played i".ru!i-t, the score 1 was good. II. J. I ut k spent a ft w days with his family wiieii he will return to his duties at Kli.abethville. J. C. J'.eck of X. Y. was a visitor to town several days. Win. Uasshr and wife, Miss Olive Hearer of Frei burg wire re cent visitors to town. Ir. M. J. Kline, Missionary N.e'v. addrc.--cd the Students of the near Kvendalc of Consumption. He Keiscrs school last Friday night was aged 03 yrs. 7 mos. o days, i was all right. nterment in the X'icniond's Cenie-' According to our way of think- terv. Kev. h. h. Gilbert ofHciatcd. 1 nr ihe Iiurs should be muzzled i ll Miss Swartz, sister of Mr-. John nomination days just the same as on vainer of West Keaver, is visiting election days. What-.' William Schambach of Kis.-im- mec was in our city Saturday. Miss Kenlah Katl.fbn, who fever, is out and around again. SELINSGROVE. The wreck tin Monday and Tues day mornings detained the passen ger trains very much, the latter day too late for making connections with anv of the morning trains 011 the X C. K. K. Win. Riehtei wis the gue.-t ol his father recently. Miss K. D. Schoch, who was out of town for a month, returned home last week. Mi.-- Daisy Jmssler is visiting G. K. Hendricks ami wife. We le.trn that Lank Kneger will after April 1st, run the mill at Globe Mills, his father having pur chased the property from it- former owner. JVt Master, Hairy Hummel ami wife of Xoi thumU rlaiid were vi-it-ors in town last week. Mrs. K. ..Salem, returned home last u.i-k a- did Mr-. J. JI. l.'I-h, who h.-.d been in I'hila. ilurin; the winter. Miss I1M.11, sister of Mrs. G. W. Jlow, diesJ at Middleburg and was buricl at Salem Monday. S. Wei is in tl e Kastern Cities making his Spring purchases. Harry Philip-, who was veiling University Tuesday. SWINEFORD. John Grubb and wife pent Sun day at Mazeppa. Mrs. J. L. liinganian and daugh ter, after spending several weeks in Hoojter, Xeb., returned home wel pleased with the trip. James Arnold and wife of Milton spent Sunday in our town K. S. stroup drove to Evendale rnday The Franklin Kolh Mills chip ped a ear load of flour lat week Alfred Sieeht of Ke-avertown sK.nt last Thurslay in town with his son, J homas Miss Hattie Amig, who had leeii working at liewistowti, returned home to stay. W. W. Mover spent Sunday at Paxtonville. Henry Deitrick ami Hoyd Kaufl man drove to Adamsburg one lay last week. Howard Swartz of Troxelville spent one day last week with his brother, J. W. Swartz. Philip Amig and wife attended the funeral of the former's brother, Danied Amig, who died athU home 1 ere. SHADEL. had rau-nls. The protracted meeting is still in progress, in the Aline church. They have had thirty conversions. G. 15. M. Kauch's and John Troup were the guests of Kuntoii Keiclienbach's Sunday. . Keystone Lawniid I'titeiit Company, j,..,, Mvi,r an(, (jf L;m. 10 I'.etz UiiI(1iiil', I'lulitdeliihin, l'a. I , - , o .... ,. , . . . . . pi ol were seen on our streets Sun noare the only liomled "Patent Company in the World, offer to make i 1 guaranteed Patent Office preliniin- Annie Helm is on the sick list, ary examination (not merely their but is slowly recovering. . opinion) Free of charge to readers of j Thomas Keichen'.nch and wife "Middlebur-Kh Post" who will send a of n skete-h, model or ileser lotion of their 'a 1 1 ! Sunday. inventions. J They will also give a certificate of patentability which will be of great assistance to an inventor ia raising capital. Ml patents secured through this firm are guaranteed under a $'2f),M) bond. Valid patents with the broadest claims secured on easy weekly payments. Write to-day mentioning this paper, tf Charles Minium ami Kiley Her rold of Aline were seen on our streets Sunday. Adam Goodling and Harry Meis- er of Meiserville were the guests of Jonathan Keiclienbach's Saturday night. Look out, boys, the (Com missioner has a cross dog. Katie Arnold of Aline was visit ing friend j last week in Baltimore. VERDILLA. I). O. Staid and KoVrt lleigle of Eewisburg sjient Sunday with II. H. Seehrist and family. Iierij. Jienner and wife of Sha mokin were visiting here last week. S. J. Stroub and family of Hum mels Wharf spent last Sunday with J.S. Stah I. E. (J. IJrown of Stotiington is Visiting among Ins old friends here A. S. Seehrist spent part of last week in Philadelphia buying new goods. A. L. Strauser trans-toted busi ness at X'ew Columbia last week. The making, selling, ami smo ing of cigarettes, should le punish ible by law. The farmers, who left their farming machines out ai. ' Miter do not read a county pajx-r, or .jt not take good advice. The entertainmeut given hy the Fewer gallons; wears longer; Devoe. -.-S - if C .I1.I1 expect this spring. Mrs. J. Walter of Seliiisgrovc visited her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Saiilh this week. TOl'KS TO THE PACIFIC COAST. Capital, Surplus, i,uO,ooo, 30,000, G. Ai.fkkd Schoch, Pres. W. W . WlTTEXMVKI!, Vice Pi Jas. (i. Thompson, ( a.-liicr. D1KECTOKS r- 1 1 11" 1 1 I 1 r 1 t U. Aitreti rx'iiocn, . k. roiiu W. W. Wittenmycr, A. Krw J. N. Thompson, M.Mii; as. u. lhompsoD. , ifii Accounts of Llivithuils, Firm.1 Corporation's ' Sulieitol F&2DLEBU3GH MARK! Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account Presbyterian (icncral Assembly. Kvir the (ieneral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, at I-os Angeles, Cab, May 21 to June 2, the Pennsyl vania Itailroad Company will run three personally-conducted tours to Los An geles and the Pacific Const. These tours will leave Harrisburg and Al toona May 12, 13 and 14. Tour Is'o. 1 covering twenty-four days, (128.25 from Harrisburg; $1211 from Altoona. Tour No. 2, covering forty-three days including Yellow Stone Park, $213.75 from Harrisburg and f 217.50 from Al toona. Tour No. 3, covering thirty days, including (Jrand Canyon of Ari zona, fl52.25 from Harrisburg and 150.50 from Altoona. Proportionate rates from other points. Arrange ments may be made to return inde pendently on Tours No. 1 and No. 3. Hpeeial Pullman trains will be used and the services of a tourist agent, chaperon, baggage master, and official stenographer will be provided on each train. For itinerary giving rates and full information apply to Geo. W Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, P.mad Htreet Ktation, Philadelphia, Pa. P.uttcr Eggs........ Onions Lard Tallo.v Chickens.... 8 Side 10 Shoulder 12 Ham 15 20 ! Wheat. 10 00 1t oh There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to bo incurable. For a trreat many years doctors nronounced it a local di seiise and prescribed local remodios, and by constantly f ail i tie to cure with local treatment, pronounced ll incurable, bciuncn has proven en tarrh to bo a coiiHtutioual disease and therefore reouiiea coustulional treatment. Hull's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by I. J. Cheney it Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con Htutionid cunt on the market. If taken iuternf.lly in doses from lo drops to a lempoonful It ucts directly on the biood an 1 mucous surfaces of the system, 'i'hoy offor one hundred Jollars for any case it h to cure. H"ud for circulars testimonials. Address, F. J. Cheney it 0, Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Di tp(?isls 75c. Hall's Family Pills are tbe LoH. Working Overtime. Eight hour laws are ignored by thoso tireless, little workers ut. Kinir's New Life Pills. Millions are alwuvs at work, night and day, cur iu? I idicestion. liiliousncss. Con- st'pntion. Sick Headache and all Stomach. Liver and Bowel troubles. 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