The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-12-25


There will be no paper issued from
this Office next week.
Hon. b. /. Raudcnbush will arcrpt
our thanks for n fine. large turkey
sen. us.
This week many nccks will bc
ntretched. the hatchet dccrnd, and the
feathercd tribe bindly hop-stcp.and-
jump on wood piles.
--iIclfrich & Htssingcr. Bannervillc ::
Holshue, Mcclure J. w. Troxcl, Mid
dlecrecs B. l.. Nlhenhu.h Smith &
Monbeck. Adsnisburg. Merchants. will
close their places of business on Christ
mas
The U. b. commenced protractcd
meeting. in their church in this place.
on Monday evening, which is tn cOntin-
ne during the holidays. Rev. A. Grnul,
the pastor, officiating.
Have the readers of the Posr ever
uscd any Of Parsons Purgatiyc Pills I?
If not, why not? they are the best fam
lily physic, besides being the greatest
anti-billious remedy there is in this
country.
IF your horse is lame, sore or gall
ed, YOU should use Johnsons Anodyne
Liniment wash the part with CASTLE
soap and warm water, rub dry. with
clean cloth, then apply the Liuiment.
rub in well with the hand.
Notions Of Every Description 10 he had
Cheaper than tho Cheapest at wAoossxLL.
kss.
Ready Made Clo,hing. Shnwls. Ladies'
and Gents Vnlerware At Very Low figures
al wAgossxLLKss.
A I,,,,b ga, ,,a,, Al =, "a,
of the sufferer almost rs much pGin ns
the sufferer himself, and should receive
immediate attention. DR.. Visitors Bal
sam of Wild Cherry speedily cures
coughs, colds, influenza. sore throat.
&c. twill always relieve Consump-
ton, and in many well-attestcl cases il
has effected perfect cure
(happed HInds, face. rough skin, rim
pies, ringworm, snlt-rheum and other
cutaueous affections cured. and the skim
made solt and smooth, by using the
Juniper Tar Soap, made ly Caswcll.
Hazard & Co, New York. BE certain
70 get the Juniper Tar Soap, as there
are many limitations mndc with com
mon tar which are worthless.
We would advise all who come to
town. and who are in need of any kind
OF leather--Sole, Kip, Harness, Calf
skin &c.--are kindly invited to call AT
the Tannery of G. Milton Moatl Il Bro.
Eiddleburg Pa, and see their well
finished and large stock. Go and learn
their prices, and our word for it, you
will make purchase before leaving.
PLEASANT WFATHER-Lnst week the
weather was exceptionally mild and
beautiful, and in marked contrast with
Nh..a az IL. 4 +.
eember. One could almost imagine
himself transported to another cline
as he witnesses the bright skies and
pleasant sunshine overhead which pre-
vailed during the whole week.
We learn, through areliahe source,
that hog belonging 10 Mrs. Hafley in
Franklin township, was lost ON the 9th
OF Oct, last. No trace could he found
Of It, or what had becone of it. On
the 9th of Dec, Mr. Nm Bowersox, II
neighbor, heard noise in his straw
stack, and upon search, found the lost
hog, having been without food for pc
nod of 90 days. When found it was
reducei to a mere skeleton,
On THE TRAIL.--A squad of Digger
Injuns belonging TO the Ccntreville
Reservation, about the latter part of
November last, went into the jungles
Of Big Valley to hunt. The party COM
prised the chiefs and big warriors of
the tribe. Peter Wangudos acts as me-
dicine man and does not possess any of
the savage qualities of the tribe--he is
corpulent and would make an alder
man. Ffank y. lYolstayer acts as chief
counsellor and is full blooded Digger
Martin Bufdioerobe Is a quiet injun-
derives his title from his occupation
!. 8. BedrfaH is u stout well built injun
and one Of the bravcst Of the tribe
Abe Boomarang IL probably the most
athletic and ierocious of the hunters
and is re enarkable for his success as ~
hunter which IL accounted for thus !:
He has only ono good eye and IL al
ways stationed at salt licks and cross
ings where he never fails 10 bring down
his deer, being good marksman. A
bali grown injun completed the party.
They are fully equipped with broad
swords, daggers, double-barreled shot
guns, scaiping-knives and Jackass
Battery Of three hOwitzers-each car.
ried an iron kettle and other cooking
utensils. This party was peculiarly
unfortunate. because other tribes ha
preceded them and drove out all the
intko k"nc. tucy Ntit not ionk III
discovering this aud turned their at
tention, on the morning of the second
day, 10 small game, As tho sun hid
behind the western horizon the party
gathered In TO the rendezvous having
cAptused one fmisserable skunk which
Peter proceeded 10 barbecue Ia his best
style for the evening meal, Now, the
! rest began the most furious sonlp Ounce
and capcan ever witnessed the most
uneArthly yelling, leaping into tho air
tumbling soIneranlls aud antics never
before heard or seen. This continued
until nature refused 20 ohoy tho will
and they all lny PROSTATE upon the
ground. The skunk Ia we'll done, aud
Peter, true 20 his better nature aud his
duties ~ medicine man. administers ~
each hugo dose cf herb fsu which
proslurcs tic desired result they are
fssuscIkalsd aud RrpodIly dovour tho
dunk Borrowing. ~ the absence of
the owner, y v psV'sliarlty ~ this tribe,
atld .ensr fprstnu ~ skunk several
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