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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

Nrw lIorsr,.--for number Of years
past, the erection Of new houses in Sclins.
grove made such slow progress, that com.
pared TO some Of the ncighborng towns.
we felt hesitoney 10 say word about
our improvements. A change seems to
have taken place however. Last year a
fair number Of new buildings was erected.
aud this season thirty .wo new houses
wcrs constructed. This, we have good
reason to believe, Is just the beginning Of
new era Of Improvement in this place,
and that for years hence an increased num-
Der Of new buildings will go up every
year. Times.
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FLORAL GUIDE FOR is1l.-Conlain-
ing Seventy Two Pages and Twn HrNrr,.
rrL CoLourp PLATES nicely illustrated,
giving plain directions for the cultivation
OF nearly Thousand Varieties of Gowcrs
aud Vegetables. Fall bound with your
name in gilt. postpaid. IA November, 80
cents. Paper cover aui one eolorcl plate,
, cents.
BY Catalogue of hardy Bulbs and
Seed for fallplantiug. now rca y and
sent free to all applicants. Address,
VI. g. RElNOLDS.
Sept 2S. Rochester, ' Y.
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sAD.-Autumn. II is said by the poet,
is the saddest season Of the year, the
leaves fall, the beauties Of nature fade, the
flowers. nipped by untimely frosis, with
er and die but the saddsst, most heart
rending sight we ever witnessed. is de.
fsatod candidate, few days after elcstion
going around psug campaign bills.-Dan-
rHie Medium.
All of which may be true, but nevcrthe
less we would like 10 sec about forty OF
'phem felers" who forgot nil about rrin.
ter's bills after th. election. No charge
for signing receipts.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

Hos. b. +. JuNGiS has received his
aumission as President Judge OF the 9th
lulici'l District for ten years. from the
tr,, Monlay in December next His first
uurt will commence tia, day in Juniatl
unpty. The January term Of the court in
Ills county, will probably he bcli 10y
'ulsc Bucher,stn exchan 80 having been
zsle to enable both Of the newly elected
.lscs to complete their unfinished busi.
|rs.- D00mfcii Taats.
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slsATs TO BURN BUILDINGS Recently
~ have been picked up in Solinsgroys
Inning threats TO burn that town ~
as Middleburg. We can hardly he.
hat these threats have been seriously
but sill 1t Is we'll enough for prop
'Sners to watch suspicious characters
~ Our own opinion is that these let.
lave been written by INSCRIPTIONS
i'nce agents with the direct object Of
'Ag Agpeople into insuring THAR proper
The Williamsport Bulletin in speak
The matter says; "rhe mania to
'Hllings seems to be alarmingly on
'''ease throughout the country, and
aaes necessary for the authorities,
@H the people, to exercise the great
glance. jersey Shore has suffered
y! the pl0t summer. 1t is alleged
Elsrs containing threats TO burn
''Sn received, but it is always la I'd
these ramors to any authentic
1'on Last week Lancaster suffered
Irom incsndiaries, and the alar NJ
50 srea, ,Ra, barns wero guarded
'sH'- Several person, were caught
II Tue act of applying the torch and
mail Now II is asserted".5y the
'uFg Chronicle that letters have been
Up containing threats to burn that
h'o Milton and Lock Haven.
'1' Of this kind, il made at all, be-
Malicious disposition for the sake Of
as people without the intention OF
WI and may finally result in indu.
'peralc and irresponsible persons to
vantage Of the occasion TO start fires
''use they have been predicted.
"ao write and drop such missiyes
'2adsr il harmless oke, but when
~Ay codsider themselves pariiecPi
and II found out should be pun
"h lime such threats were stopped
''ner Of buildings should constitute
vigilance comlnittee to guard
us own property but that OF his
- oaa Whenever suspicious char
!" iouad prowlins around the,
~ arrested and compelled TO giy'
WI ~--f--A
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

SUPERINTENDENT BRowS has promoted
Wm. !. Morrison TO be Freight Agent
s'cug Tie whole line Of the s. and l.. road.
until regular agents rhall I've appointed.
Tie Conductorship Of the passenger train
has been assigned to James Buchanan, late
,fthe Pennsylyania Central.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

DENoprsT's MoSrnLy MAGAZINE for Ne.
ccmher. like a staunch friend, Is again at
our side, with its overaowins measure Of
good i;iin IS for Christmas. aud abundant
promises Of even better for the future,
which we promise will BE- well filed. We
advise those who have not decided on n
publication for the household for 1872. to
get number before selecting elsewhere
aud see the abundant return FOR n small
investment, md the very liberal induce
menis to clubs. SO, yearly. Polished
hyrN. JENNINGS DoagrEsr s3s Broadway
NY.
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NEssGs. SPgcnr & ScHocn, grain dr,l-
srs at B.avertown, sent the frat car lotj
.fwhoat over the Sunbury & LewisIown
Railroad yesterday.
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is consequence Of the illness of Judge
woods no business was transacted on
tuesday and the adjourned court has been
deferred until the 2Sth inst.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

SCHOOL BOOKS Il full supply Of Sta.
ioucry aud School 3ooks just received at
toe Clothing aud Variety store Of q. c.
nnlclius.
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\ rirg occurred in Diuv,llc on Tuesday
n.Ed last. by which two fine dwelling
houses AMI three stables were consumed
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

rss Mim.ntuniy Teachers In.,iinlc
will open a. Lewi.loYn on the 27th Novem.
ler
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

OGpyrs have been issued f0r gStting out
ihs necessary lo'cs for the erection Of
rclegrapbic wires along The Railroad.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-11-16

Fun Ito see how eager people are to bry
W. & B.'s Clothing
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. sStposilion-af G.at, Fail wear
a uAk Hall.
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TOWN AND COUNTRY.

100 Salcsmeu- kept hlsy selling Wans.
maker & Browns Fall Stock.
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VI MNNuoop WoTANuouD-Who may marry,
who not. why los p,gcs lmpedimeuts Caus Z
aud Cure Send sjc. Dr. WniTIIER, 800 Penn
1T Pittsburg, IA Soplly
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DI ED

On the 9TH inst. in Monroe twp, David,
son OF John and Cntharine Sholler, aged
! years, Q month and 2 days.
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J0iSr EE'OiuTlnN
an amendment II tue Iousl,tu-
ton Of Pennsylvania,
Re Il Rrsoirei dy The S,Ha'r cai N.Rsr
al Representation of hf fomp"Hv.Hb oi
PsaHtglcdlp ~ Gw,rH / sanity wrl
That the following amendment %! the Con
.nuilon of This Comm ruNcllh he propos-
cd 10 the Icoplc for their adoption or re-
jcc ion, pursuant toihe provisions OF the
tenth article thereof, ~ wit
AMENDMENT,
Strike ont the Sixth Section of the
Sixth Aslicle Of the Constitution, and in.
sert in lieu thereof the following
~ State Treasurer shall he chosen 10y
the qualified electors Of the State, at such
times and for such term Of service as shall
lie prescribed by law
JAMES II. WEBB,
Speaker Of the House of Rcrrcsculaiiyc
WILLIAM \. WALLACE,
SpcRkor of the Senate,
Approved the Gltccuth day Of Junc, An.
no Domini one thousand eight hundred
and scycniy'onc.
JNO W, GEARi.
Prepared aud certified for publication
pursuant to the Tenth Article Of the Con-
stiiulion, / JORDAN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Office Secretary ofthe Commonwealth, ;
Harrisburg, July bIh, 1891.
Jy2OIo
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Hines free, over five 30 cents per line.
Cards or communications of a personal
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ties and strictly in ad, lnce.
Announcing candidates, for Congress or
|tate offices, S25.00. County officers $1,000.
Editorial notices, % cents per line.
Yearly advertisements, paid quartlrlT. u
Elvance. Legal and transient advertisement
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Address all letters and communications to
j. S. DUNHAM, Editor and Proprietor.
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REMEDY FOR PoIsIox in case OF poi
soning, the Journal Of Health says !:
I" Whatever is done, must be done quick
ly. The instant a person is known to
have swallowed poison by design or ac
cident, give water to drink, cold or warm,
as fast as possible, gallon or more at
time, and as fast as vomited, drink more !;
tepid water is best, as it opens the pores
of the skin, and promotes vomiting, and
thus gives the specdiest cure to the poi
sonous article. If pains begin to be felt
in the bowels, it shows that part at least
of the poison has passed downwards !;
then large and repeated injection oftepid
water should be given, the object in both
cases being to dilute the poison as quick
ly and as largely as possible. Do not
wait for warm water, but take that which
is nearest at hand, cold or warm, for
every second Of time saved is ofimmense
importance; at the same time send in
stantly for physician, and as soon as
he comes turn the case into hts hands,
telling him what you have done. This
simple fact cannot be too widely publish
ed it is not meant to say that drinking
gallon or two Of simple water will cure
every case of poisoning; but it will cure
many, and benefits all by its rapidly d.
luting quality.
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NO. Al

value created by the company with their
capital of 100000 oo-being fifty per
cent of value added to the wealth OF the
State OF Georgia yearly.
Now Georgia is almost as large ~ the
six New England States. Those States
are famous for their crystal streams, A.
fording splendid water-powers in their
course from the mountains to the ocean;
and have all, by the ceaseless industry,
enterprise and skill of the shifty Yankee,
been turned to practical account. They
manufacture cotton, wool, and every
conceivable article for home and foreign
consumption. In 1869 their factories
numbered 4l00, and the value Of their
manufactured goods amounted to $685.
O00, 900.
This sum is two and a half times great
er than the whole cotton crop OF the
South, on an estimate Of three and three
quarters million bales at'fifteen cents
per pound What wonderful results, in
great measure, against nature, in q
cold inhospitable climatei From my
personal knowledge Of NA- Er eian-,,
speak intelligently when Isay that what
ever facilities she enjoys over us at pres
ent for manufacturing purposes are arti.
fetal From my thorough acquaintance
with the South, can, with equal bold
ness, affirm that she has natural. .advan-
tages which New England can never ac-
quire, unless she emgrates to the Cotton
States.
First Our water powers are 'smofs
numerous and powerful, more reliable
and more easily controlled.
Second Building materials for fac
tories and tenements are fifty per cent.
less
Third. Factory operatives can be EN-.
ployed at one-half, or one hundred per
cent less than at the North, and Of this
class of laborers the supply is in excess
of the demand
Fourth. Cotton is, and can be, deliv
cred at the factory at IN average Of two
cents less per pound of same grade.
Fifth. A climate better suited to the
manufacture of cotton, because more
humid, and in this respect not surpassed
BY Old England
Sixth. A home market for the manu-
iacture Of goods, at better price-an
advantage which will continue until we
manufacture for export, and then we
compete on equal items.
In view Of these conceded advantages,
accompanied with facts and figures do
monstrating our superior facilities for
the work under review, who will longer
doubt that the inhabitants Of the South
may, can, and should become great
manufacturing people
Steadman, Newtoa County, Ga
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VAN BUREN. ARK. MAY g. 1871.

or by firms. Where large mills cannot
be built, small ones may. And will
Just here assert, by the way, that there
is not county in the Cotton States that
cannot build and operate small factory
by its own labor as successfully as any
Northern factory--not only so, but de-
clare a larger dividend on the capital in
vested. | will specifically show what
may be done.
AS trial, would recommend small
factory of twelve hundred splndles and
forty looms. Such mill is within the
reach Of any planting community, and
such an establishment could be run by
either water or steam. II would give
profitable employment to all the neigh
borhood unfit for field service. 1he por-
duct of such a factory, in 4 sheetlngs
"a standard article used by all sections
of this and other countries, and in de
mand all seasons of the year, and never
getting out of fashion-will command
advances, il not sold, as readily as the
| raw inarprfai.
The cost Of cotton mill and factory
village, complete, Of the latest and most
improved machinery for manufacturing
four. quarter standard sheeting-conslst
ing OF twelve hundred spndes and forty
looms, with all the findings complete,
except water wheel or steam engine, the
machinery put up and made ready for
operation, and guaranteed to produce
two thousand yards per day-will be
twenty five thousand dollars The cost
Of site factory buildings, water wheel.
warehouse, and tenement houses for OPP
eratives, ten thousand dollars. To carry
on the business, cash capital would be
necessary, to purchase cotton, pay labor
and purchase supplies, say five thousand
dollars, making total of forty thousand
dollars Should the proprietor or COM
pany wish to add merchandising to the
business-if the location was in the
country it would be desirablc-that
would require an additional capital for
storehouse and stock Of goods, which
would pay on its own merits, and serve
as a convenience, like any other mercan
tile establishment in the country or
town.
TO operate such an establishment by
water, and turn of twelve thousand
yards of four quarter standard sheetng
per week, weighing 2.S5 yards to the
pound allowing l2t per cent. waste net
would require 1890 lbs of cotton,
which at cost Of 10 cents per ID would
be S720.
To run such cotton mill would re
qure also the following employees, at
about the wages annexed. Their mum
Der and wages, in the aggregate, would
not vary materially from the figures
nrescntpa below
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Ey- A fellow got permission to leave
q bag Of potatoes in a New York grocery
over night, and, when the grocer went
home, burglar got out Of that bag and
helped himself to the pennies and scrip.
Es- A very interesting pupil At one 0
the Pittsfeld (Ma is. schools is Michael
Lahy, who lost both arms on the railroad
when q very small boy, who has worked
his way through the lower schools, and
now holds good place in the highest
school of the town. lie manages his
book, uses his slate, writes inely-all
with his mouth He can also write with
his toes, but doesn't practise that in
school hours. -
Gg He took her fancy when he came,
he took her hand, he took kiss he took
no notice of the shame that glowed her
happy check at this. He took to coming
afternoons he took an oath he'd ne'cr
deceive; he took her fathers silver
spoons, and after that he took his leave.
xg- The Scientific American says it 10
now impossible to construct burglar
proof safe, for the thief, with his cylin.
ders of compressed hydrogen and oxy-
gen, can in a few seconds burn holes Of
any size in the hardest metal--his 6re
drill enabling him in few minutes to
work his way into the strongest safe that
was ever constructed
- There will be full neon in the
frs. week of each Of the first seven months
Of the present year In July there will b
two full moons, viz on the 2d and 8lst;
AMI in the remaining five months the
moon will bo at the full in the last week
Of each month. 1t will probably bs many
years before it will happen again.
- Daughter" Well. to tell the
truth, | did no, think much OF the close Of
the sermon"
Father" Probably you were thinking
more Of the clothes Of the congregation"
- A foolish old bachelor says:--
young men. keep clear Of calico II ysu
want 10 do anything great Calico -
bansful Institution. A pair Of sweet lips.
a slim waist, and the pressure Of "A delicate
hand, will do as much to unhings : man,
as the measles and the doctors bill to
boot"
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Masonic Notice.
10. Of O. +.

crawford LODGE, No. 6, Of ODD FELLOWS,
meets every Friday, at o'clock. p. NJ, at their
Hall over GEoRGE AUsTINs Store.
WM BOWLIN, See H. PERNOT, y. G.
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some or expensive than taking it to the
oin house. and which ! am now doing
daily. the care and expense OF packing
is saved.
Where one man has not the ability to
build such a cotton mill, then 1t should
be done by forming partnership or
company Of planters and Others in every
county and neighborhood in the cotton
region. :.
1t dose not follow that planters should
coniine themselves to establishments OF
the proposed size and description OF
goods manufactured-tha being sug-
gested as the smallest that would be de
sirablo-but large ones, up to thirty
thousand spindles and one thousand
looms, would be perferred. A factory
of such size could be run on print goods
| lust as well as on domestics, except that
the lighter goods do not require machin-
cry Of so heavy pattern. The process
of operation is just the same as in max
inr dopicstics, and the goods selling
next TO domestics at all seasons.
1t is also practicable to build ON a
larger scale, upon our splendid water.
courses, factories, villages, towns and
cities. In the Cotton States ii is even
more practicable than in the North or in
Europe. | will take as an example the
factory in Augusta, Ga, presided over
by native Georgian aid superintended
by Yankee, and the operatives natives
Of the South, and assert that not New
England mill running on the same class
of goods (domestics), has, since the
war, equaed it as to production, Iegu-
larity of its running time, or the per
cent made on its capital, There being
no advantage in the location OF the Au-
gusta factory over many others in tho
South, il is presumable that many other
communities can avail themselves OF the
same facilities afforded by Augusta and
should the companies be as fortunate in
the selection OF gentlemen to manage
tho business as well qualified as w. T..
Jackson, Esq, and Mr.. +. Coggin, there
could be no doubt of success. Their
location is not above the average in ad-
vantage over five thousand others in the
Cotton States therefore this splendid
example should be instanecd to others
as an incentive to action.
am indebted to w. F.. Jackson, Esq,
the President Of the Augusta Factory,
for copy Of his report for the year end
ing June, 1870, with permission to use
the same:
AUGUSTA FACTORY.
AUGUSTA, GA, June 3Oth, 1870.
To Me Stockholders ~ submit to you
the results of the operations of the com
pany for the year ending on the 1lth
inst, also its financial condition, togetb.
er with list Of the stockholders on that
day;
Gross earnings. interest rec d, etc, SlT5,3So %
From which Is deducted
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Col. WIN. r. BOURNE.

Formerly Of Fort Smith, Arkansas, will as
sst me in the duties of my Agency. ! am
prepared to make cash advances on all ship
ments of Cotton to the House Of Messrs. +. l..
BRAUNs IL Co., Baltimore, and will personal
ly guarantee to shippers as much per pound,
net. as they would receive by shipping. to
New Orleans or New York markets.
G.. A. MEYER.
Agent for Baltimore and Arkansas.
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Cotton consumed. 2907675 bales average
cost oi cotton II 30; whole number OF looms
sos; average number of looms running, 5OS
average yards per loom per day, j2.55, aver
age number of hands employed, 4s9; aggre-
gate wages paid, Sl59 976 81 aggregate sales,
Sl,033.0l4 32; average per day per warp
spindle. s0O1a ounces; whole number OF
spndles, l0i 0ls.
w. +. JACKSON, President.
BY analyzing the accompanying ex
tract from that report, we find that the
company have taken 2,907,675 pounds
of cotton at 2429c., S706,27425, which
amount was paid to the planters, rail-
road companies and middle men or the
South. To convert the cotton into
goods, there was paid
TO laborers sl59,976 81
Paid findings. repairs etc, expens-
"a not labor. 1E6oO Az
Paid dividends to stockholders l2O,00O w
Surplus OF earnings carried over 7,119 73
1886 356 73
The company had surplus at the be.
ginning of the year of S225,5l560, on
which interest should be allowed. and
which add as expenses, amounting to
l6,5l5G0, having had the use Of it to
operate the mill in addition to their cap
ital then add another item, which is
not definitely stated, viz, all the matcri-
ais which were purchased for the manu-.
facture Of the goods, such as starch, iron
leather, etc, Sl9,S4l.l3; making the
sum of S35, ,356,73, which being deducted
from the previous amount leaves the
sum of $500, 90 the net amount OF
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Which, multiplied by 90, shows an
annual profit of Sl3,375, or over thirty
three and one third per cent. on the cap
ital OF $4,000.
There are individuals in Georgia. and
many in the South, who grows cotton
enough to supply an establishment Of
the above capacity And such planter
and manufacturer could keep his cotton
in the seed until wanted for use in the
factory. This would render necessary
warehouse room for seed instead of bale
cotton; but the disadvantage would be
more than counterbalanccd by the fact
that the lint keeps better aud is increas
ed in weight and value by extracting the
oil from the seed.
BY adopting this system, the Southern
manufacturer and planter combined
would have the advantage over his
Northern competitor in his factory-the
saving of the entire cost OF ginning and
packing the amount Of cotton used,
which any planter can estimate. For
the factory that uses bale cotton has to
use what we term an "opensr or evil
lower to break up or loosen the cotton
by which the cotton is thrown back in
about the same state as before bailing,
in order to prepare it for the lapper or
speeder The Southern manufacturer
and planter can substitute the gin for
the opener in the factory using bale cot
ton, to be propelled by the same power
and tended by the same hand required
by the opener.
This is not theory, but astatement Of
what have done for nine months in q
year, and would have done for twelve
had not the seed cotton given out. l
have picked cotton in the morning, gin
ned, carded and spun it the same day,
and the next day shipped it to New
York. So that factory on a plantation
can begin to gin and use cotton as soon
as planter can get it out, and continue
until his entire crop is picked out BY
taking the cotton direct from the field to
the factory. which is no more trouble
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The Van Buren, Press.
VAN BUREN,, ARKANSAS.
A Prize Essay,

On tie Practica6iiity and Prcftat'eness Of
Manufacturing the Cotton Crop of the
South uithtn our os,n Limits.
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cash paid three hundred dollars.
For supplies--oil, fuel, starch, bob
bins, leather, reeds, shuttles. etc. As W
For insurance one week on $4,000,
at 03 IL 900
For keeping the property at par,
five per cent. on the capital, S40,-
600, as sinking fund 40 W
For expenses ofselling the products
of the mill, ~ per cent on the
gross sales, 1900, freight, commits
sions and guarantee, making the
total weekly expense ll2 so
Making the total weekly expense I232 %
Gross receipts of the mill, 1900 yds.
A sheeting ut l2l2c per yard !5U0 w
Deduct expenses lZoz oV
B,ance for profit s 267 30
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Pay to' the Prsss.