The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1874-01-15
People should be very careful Will

People should be very careful while
chopping down trees. The other day
q man in this place came near being
killed by the limb of u falling tree strik-
ing him on the head.
II we can benefit the readers of the
Posr any by recommending Parsons
Purgative Pills to be the best anti-bill-
ious medicine in the country, we arc
willing TO do so. We have had about
rs COED chancc'to know as any one.
Coughs and colds are decidedly
fashionable at'present. In answer TO
the usual salutation of Glow do you
do ?" nine times out of ten you will
receive the answer, 81 am quite well,
with the exception of u cold" Rather
an equivocal reply.
Worthy Of Note.-An exchange says
there is scarcely day passes that We
do not hear, either from persons COM
ing into our Office or in some other
way, of the success of Johnson's Ano-
dyne Liniment in the cure of coughs
and colds, so,provalent about town just
now.
DR.. IVis,ar's Baisam of Wild CIery is
"a combination and form indeed "
for healing and curing diseases of the
throat, lungs and chest. IL cures n
cough by loosening and cleansing the
lungs, and allaying irritation thus re-
moving the cause, instead of drying up
the cough and leaving the disease be-
hind.
The one hundred year almanac
says that the year 1874 will be very UNI
healthy one. There will he an open,
moist winter, il says, which will give
rise to fevers Of low type. and much
sickness during the summer months.
To be forewarned is to be forearmed.
Let one and all exercise every prccau-
ton fer the preservation of the health
When we make n purchase the
first thing to bc taken into considcra-
ton is to buy good article, and ut as
low figure as possible. Consumers
Qf leather therefore who desire toplcase
6eir customers, should by all means
call at the Tannery of G.. Milton Moatz
& Bro. in this place, and examine their
sole, kip, calf skin, Harness, &c. before
purchasing elsewhere.
VIOLATION OF THE FISH LAw-The
Sunbury Daily says: VIM. Snyder, OF
Upper Augusta, wassarrested ON com
plant of Henry 5. Boyer, Fish Warden
of Selinsgrove, for violating the fish
laws of the State by catching Salmon
out of season. Justice Snyder sontenc-
ed the prisoner to a fine of so and
costs. He caught seven Salmon, and
the fine was so on each. There are
warrants out for several other persons
for committing the same offence.
An election for officers Of the Sny-
der County Agricultural Society, was
held in the Court House in this place
on the 9th inst, with the annexed re-
suit:
President-Jacob Gross.
Vice Prs. John S. Smith, Moses
Krebs, NJ. l.. Hassinger, j. b. Hall
Isaac Beaver, John S. Beaver. A. X
Gift, Jacob A. Smith, q. W. Row, w. II.
Snyder, II. NJ. Nipple, Henry Snyder
John b. Fockler, Capt. T.. ". Hoffman,
ID. s. Boyer.
Secretary-T. J. Smith.
Cor. Scc.-W. w. Wittenmyer.
Treasurer--John 8. Hassinger.
Chemist-Dr. A. NJ. Smith.
Geologist-Dr. ]. Y. Shindel.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Eyer.
NEW APPoINTMENTs.- Commits
sioners, during their session last week
made their annual appointments, To
wit:
Mercantile ppraiser-Samuel +.
Sheary, Of Centre township.
For Commissioners Attorney; b. T.
Parks and A. w. Potter, Esqs., were
proposed-and after vote the follow
ing was the result:
B. I. Parks, Esq, received 2 votes
A. w. Potter Esq,
For Commissioners Clerk, A. ]. Pc
ters, Jacob p. Aurand, and John Dorm
the following was the result;
4 f. ; ;. Peters, Re,srs received = g votes
For Janitor-John Dorm, James p.
Smith and John Stettler were proposed :
John Dorm received 9 votes
John Stcttler I"
j. r. Smith o
The Printing is TO be distributed
among the Posi-, Times, Tribune and
Courier newspapers M heretofore.
GERMAN WAsHISG FIUID.--Dr. Ques-
neville, In the Moniteur Sci0ififque de-
scribes q mode of washing which has
been widely adopted in Germany and
Belgium. The operation consists in
dissolving two pounds of soap in about
three gallons Of water as hot as the
hand can hear, and adding to this one
tablespoonful Of turpentine and three
Of liquid ammonia the mixture must
then be stirred, and the linen stepped
In II for two or three hours, taking
care 70 cover up the vessel contain
ing them " nearly Theoretically rs
possible. The clothes are afterward
washed out and rinssd In tho usual
way. The soap aud water may be
heated and used second time, but In
that case halfa tablespoonful of tur-
pentine and tablespoonful Of ammo
MIA must be added. The process II
said 70 cause a great economy Of time,
labor and fi,el The linen scarcely
suffers at all, ~ there h little Necessity
for rubbing. aud its cleanliness and
color ere porfect. THE ammonia and
turpontlne, althonHh their detelrive
action y Gvoat. have no lnjuvioua e(lhot
upon NJ l|pcu and while tslu f>rn,v.
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