The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-08-21
The music ofthe Katy did may no,
le heard in the evening.

BE- heard in the evening.
--One Of the favorite amuscments o
sportsnen, at this particular season, Is
squirrel hunting.
Several trains from the main line
crossed over this road on Wednesday
and Thursday last.
If you would avoid runaways, don,
have your horses. standing unhitchcd
these dog days. I'll Is a very expensive
habit.
THAT graceful performance, eating
hot roasting ears, Is now visible TO the
naked eye in almost all well regulated
families.
The attention Of our readers is
called TO the advertisement Of Elias
portsline, Agent for the Evenss & Co.'S
York, Pa, Nurseries.
A new song is entitled II canno,
meet thee by moonlight alone" an an
swer 10 "Nfeet me by moonlight alone. u
We suspect her farther doesn't believe
In such foolishness,
This is the best season Of the year
IN which to buy fuel. Those who can
afford to lay in supply can avoid the
high prices and Inconvenience of pur-
chasing in winter.
,---"The Post" uses no leads, but sets
solid oil reading INSTRUMENTATION
---"The Post" having the greatest guam
tity and best quality of advertising
matter is, therefore, the best advertis-
ing medium.
Woe bo unto those who give short
measure and weight" says the Acorn.
Curiously enough, the Fairbanks scale
Il now considerably used in various
Mohommedon countries, to help the
people keep the injunction Of the
Prophet.
We learn that the two white men
and negro, who recently escaped from
the Jail at Sunbury, are lurking around
In the narrows, and old iron mines,
Southeast Of this place, during the day,
and in the night forage for their daily
rAtions.
The semi-annual Report Of the
Lewisburg Centre Il Spruce Creek Rail
road, up to the 3lst Of June shows a
very remarkable increase of receipts
over any previous report for similar
period. Trade and travel on this line
Is increasing with unlocked for rapidi-
~.
Rev. G. w. Marshall assisted by Rev.
Jesse Ackers Of the NJ. +. Church will
hold services in Bowers School house
near Middlcburg on next Saturday
evening at o'clock on Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at which time Sacra-
ment of the Lords supper will be ad-
ministered, and also at o'clock in the
evening. All are respectfully invited.
CANNING ToNAToEs.-Avoid having
them too ripe pare and slice about
quarter of an inch thick set them on
the stove in an earthern crock, add a
very little water. As soon rs they
come to a boil, take them up with n
spoon, one slice at time, thus keep
ing your slices whole and leaving the
juice TO boil until your can il filled
with tomatoes then turn in your boil
ing juice and seal up.
SOME one says "the best thing in
the world is to take things as they
come" which we don't believe. II is
better to get up and "go for them" A
man would starve to death if he were
10 sit still and wait for something to
eat to come to him-and he would
never get married. Ifa man wants
WI. he must go for her-not wait till
she comes. Some young men go for
he's about seven times weck-and
then don't get her.
CAMPAIGNING. Tho camp-meeting
In progress, near this place, under the
auspices of the United Brethren i'm
Christ denomination, has been q suc-
cess 80 far taking in consideration the
unlayorable weather. The ministers
present have shown determined and
earnest zeal in their cause, and the
members have been no less Jealous.
Unusual good order has been maintain
ed thus far. May their efforts be crown
ed with abundant success.
PREcAUTIoS.-During this sultry, hot
and unhealthy weather, it is extreme
iy necessary TO use special precau-
ton in the transacting of the ordinary
business Of every day life, Do not hur-
~ and fret and fuss and rush from
place to place, and work yourself into
fever heat, about some trihe that can
very well wait another day, and to this
end never let your business get ahead
Ofyou. The men who can get throu'
most business are frequently those who
have apparently most leisure.
The annual catalogue oft Even.
gelical Lutheran Missionary Institute
located at Selinsgrove, shows that 1l6
students attend the collegiate depart
ment and Is the. theological depart
mmt during the past year. A new
feature has lately been added. namely.
the admission of female students. The
course of study in this school is thor
ough, and we learn that students of this
school entering college always receive
encomiums for their thorough pre-
paratiOns for whatever class they NAV
enter. The Fall session will open Au-
gust 2lst.
Iron Ore-James ]. Mitchell and
DR.. 4. ID. Conrad have developeda vein
ofred fossil ore 20 inches in thickness,
ior which they claim 45 per cent in
iron. They put in cross-cut 81 yards |
aud struck the vein proper. This ore
Is one mile south Of Beavertown
station, 8. & L. r. II. and easy ofaccess.
Are the iron-mongers of Middle Penn
tylvania asleep? We have more diff
erent kinds Of a greater quantity and
better quality of iron ore in this county |
han the same amount ofterritory else |
where in the State-this is no empty |
Pssertion, but tangible fact.
Fam GROUND Executive Com.
nittee of the Snyder County Agricultu-
al Society have held a letting for the
ERECTION of buildings and fencing.