The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-08-05

Our county bas larger voting
population now. than both Union and
SDyder had in l5i2
Remember, to vote a. the onsuiDy
fall elestion, you must be ASSESSED begors
che lst Of September.
If you cut the back legs OF yon
chairs two inches shorter than the front
ones, tho fatigue ofsitting will be- great.
ly relieved aud the opide placed ia bet
ter position.
GEsrEEL.--Wo are glad 70 sea when
some OF our youna gontlomeu cell tO
eco tho ladies, they give ample space
for passing Oh the sidewalk but how
Is II about ths street.
When . girl prefers standing to cit.
ting. you csn iust hot your bottom dol.
lar that she ia Litchsd up in rather
close Citing harncss. Bat then il the
fashion you know, ami tha. settles 1t.
Look out for suBstrokea, doar
tiiends. Put a csbbAg. leaf ia your
bst, even though it does temporarily
subject you to the i.nputation Of being
what is vaisarly kuown IS a cabbage
head"
Watch your pumpkins aud squash
vines (rather late now thought for bugs
Destroy the clusters of eggs, which may
he found on the under side Of the leaf,
close by the junction OF the Leaf and
stem.
CELYBsATIos.-Tho . emithgrovc Union
D 3. vii, hold = Celebration on Sstur~
day. Aug. Z, 1875. Addreaacs will be
delivered Dy Rovds. Anthony, Nlllsr,
Erlenmeyer, haLse, uud PROS. Dill sad
ID. 3. Boyor.
1t is now predictcd b7 the knowing
ones that bet'or times vi II be ingusurA-
ted after harvest. How soon alter har-
vest IL not stated. Quo thing is sure,
however, that provisions OF all kinds
will be abundant snd cl.esp.
CAMP NHrrIxa.--A Camp meeting
under the auspices OF the Evangelical
Association will b9 held in Hr Uliah
Berger's woods in Ceutr. townsnin.
commencing August 2lst, and 10 con
tinue ono week.
Tho growing corn throughout this
entire section presents a splendid ap-
pearance, being in o most houriDhing
condition, and 30 far advanced that il
csnnot fail to produce heavy crop,
even should dry weather set in now.
Pfo NIc.-There was pic mic down
the crook ON Saturday. A respectable
aud good looking party containing
about twenty busgies passed through
hore to attend it. Whom they returned
In the evening they all seemed to be M
happy a. . big sundoHer.
-On account ofthe numerous recent
rains, vegetation is almost running away
a,Nk tta>lf l.. ~.
stands SO rank and dense NJ TO be al
most impossible; but yet we will have II
full and large crop oislmost everything
raised by the housewife. The croaker
and tho yrumbler have lost their 90
cupation.
6rATs TKACBERs' AssoaATIos.--Tho
Annual State Teachers Association will
meet at Wilkesbarre on the 10th inst
Arrangements havo been made with
she railrsads TO sell tickets ut reduced
rates. and siso to obtain Hotel Accom-
dstion at re'luced fguro. Teachers
aud others should procure Cards of
Membership. by enclosing One Dollar,
with stamp giving name aud sddrrss,
TO the Ticket Agent. J. Il. Sickel, Ger
msntown, Pa. For Orders. spply istsnp
enclosed) giving Rail Roads and name
of Stations, on or boiore Aug ust 1st,
1875.
To CoEREsPoNDETs. .--Wo wish 10 have
II distinctly understood, that al com,nu-
nications FOR this paper must be short
and TO tho point, and written in plain
hand on one side Of the paper only,
tRere mast be no intorlining, and in all
csses We must have the writers real
name. No article ofa personal char
acter will be inserted at any time. The
above rulcs will hereafter DO strictly
enforced. and when communications
fail 70 appear the writer will observe
that he has violated ono or more ot tho
above rules.
AN ErIDEnIo.--1herc is now prevail
Ing to an alarming extent in this locnli-
ty an epidemic, that, for tho want Of G
ssdteria medic0 designation, Ge will call
II The Wilt" Almost every man, wo-
man and child is suffering from tho
disease, and its influence is so apparent,
even upon the clothing, that there i.
not a paper collar In service that ~ not
hopelessly down with it. The cause u
said TO be attributable 20 tho presence
ofheat. We believe, however, that i:
il caused by the absence of cold, and
We heartily sympathize with ous wilted
acquaintance. q
Packing Eggs for he Csnleaniti, Quite
recently, Theos. Swineford the popular
agent Of Kaub & Frymire, Of Philadel-
phia, Importers and Jobbers Of China,
Glass, and Quecnswaro was, presume.
ably. by the Contennial Comnitto on
Produce. sent to this county to pack
eggs.
Thoos. was at the post Of duty when o
countryman drove up 10 the market.
place with q basket OF eggs and rheos.
with his usual prompt business tact
soized the basket; and woe betido us
tho too of his gator boot became en-
tangled with an obstacle and ThGos.,
basket and eggs went to the pavement,
one hundred and fifty pounds of Theos,
on top. And such smash He will
now retire from the packing business
Don't tell anybody.
A correspondent of Washington
township, writes that John S. Straub
hAs an oats stalk which is feet
inches long. That lays the Penn tp,,
stalk in tho shade. The Penn tp., stalk
IL in our Office and wo know It to DO 8 feet
8 inches long. We don't doubt tho
truthfulncss of our Washington twp,
correspondent, but if he wants Me
laurels, he must send it here 30 that
all can SEQ il.
LATER--Penn Ahood.- --Since tho a.
hove was in type We learn that Reuben
Gemberling of Penn twp, found an
oats stalk in his field 8 feet inches