The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-07-15
The Post Office at IIummels Wharf

and settled purpose la life, and when
he Is a man he will not bc content Ia
sit back of q grocery store and crack
his finger joints.
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SnERIFF.--We have been requested
20 state that G.. l.. Smith of this Bor.
ough is candidate for the democratic
nomination for the Office Of sheriff, sub.
ject TO tho rules of said party.
OisrRvRR.-Your communication is
we'll written and reflects credit on YOU.
out on account Of slight personalities,
which perhaps you overlooked, We bcg
leave to decline its publication. Write
again with the correction above inti-
mated and our columns are open for
yuu.
THE FOURTH The 4th passed off into
Che cycles of anniversaries with q mod
Get display Of patriotism ~ far a. our
Boro. WAS concerned. Stctlers Cornet
Band appeared in full uniform and
discoursed some excellent music. In
che evening Young America gave vent
to their patriotism with the usual
amount Of explosives.
We observe that our old friend ].
keemcr Davis, Esq, who has been alb
sent the last six months, with the sur
vcying expedition for the construction
Of 4 ship canal across the Isthmus, has
Eeturned home. The party had q hot
time in that tropical region with 4 lack
OF drinksblc water, but plenty Of mos.
Quitos. --Sun6uyy American.
AoCIDENT.--Wedncsdsy, Juno 3Oth.
Henry Beaver, y young man in the en-
pioy Of n. 6chanibach, Of this Boro'.
whilst cutting wood received . most
painful wound in the right foot. II oc-
Cured thus: Standing with his foot on
tho wood and in bringing down the axe
the stick gave way aud he received the
blow on the inner side. cutting into the
ankle and half through the foot Those
who SAW il pronounced it a frightful
wound. Mr.. B. is deserving young
man and has our sympathy.
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The act of April 2, 1873. define.
what days shall constitute legal holi-
days, and provides that whenever tho
1st of January, 22d of February. 4th Of
July, or 9th 0fDecember, shall occur
on Sunday, Monday shall he deemed
Hnd declared a public holiday, and all
bills of exchange, checks, drafts or
promisory notes falling due on either
of the Mondays so observed ~ holi-
day, shall be due and payable on the
Saturday preceding such holidays.
BEAR CAPTURED Nessrs - Mover
nnd Wagner of Musscr Valley, one
day last week, captured Black Bear
gaining an easy victory over bruin. He
wac in excellent condition and larger
than usually found in the mountains Of
Pennsylvania. They extracted near
one hundred pounds Of oil. He re-
sisted with all his native ideas of resis-
tancc. but had to succomb TO the vio-
lent assaults Of these gentlemen.
MIR. ]. $. Shelly, timer, of Richfcld,
stopped At Dinger's store recently, with
u lot Of tinware; and while in the
house, eating dinner with the family,
one of the children observed his wagon
on fire, and IS Ia fl0 worth of dsmsge
had already been done 10 his ware.
lie had it packed, mostly, with cotton
rags, and the supposition is (which is
not improbablel that the suns rays
falling upon the tinwarc, and rejecting
upon the cotton rags, ignited them,
and caused the damage.
sA-Byal means get Livingstone.
The LATEST PuBLICATIoN. Tho Life
nnd labors Of DIR. Livingstone, (by Hub
bard Il Bros for 80 years Missionary,
Traveller and Explorer in Southern and
Central Africa.
This is most interesting work. Sold
by subscription only. Every family
should subscribe for il. Everybody
should read the Life and Labors of the
Great Explorer. Every teacher should
have IL. Nc sure to subscribe for it.
The agent for this county. Rev. r. Laz-
nrus, will call on you shortly for your
subscription. Do not pass by such an
interesting aud important book az this.
A SITTING GoBBLER.-About four
weeks ago. Mr.. Simon Row of Middle
creek township, informed us,-and we
know him 10 be man of truth-that
his old gobbler was hstching. and that
the indications were that he would
s"nn have number of young turkeys
ect. Since Mr.. Row has told us
ne gobbler was successful in hatch
-, and that he is now strutting
nj taking great care of brood
9 turkeys, He seldom goes
rom them any distance, and
Mt gathers them carefully under
rgs. IL is now more than three
.s since he hatched them and so
as show no sign whatever of de.
them. 1t is queer freak Of
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TFIJIs.--Wherever flies abound
eaniness is in greater or less
Wanting. These arc the scaven-
the air, gathering upon their
. and their bodles, nv they move
~, ,out, the germs Of disease and the
ARTICLES of filth that float in the air.
When they are quite surcharged with
tnese, which they live upon, they alight
end remove tho cargo to their mouths.
When they are rubbing their legs and
wings, as We Often see them doing,
they are enjoying q savory meal.
Sometimes they partake directly oil
solid and liquid foods, but their depen-
dence Is upon what is invisible 10 us.
Tho horror of flies possessed by the IT,
dy house keeper is thus seen TO be well
founded, and the only way to be clear
ofthe Is 10 have nothing about the
house or ground that will attract them.
We may put MEETINGS in at our windows
and doors to keep them away, and in
that case we need To be more particu-
lar than about ventilating and cleanli
ness, so that there will be no scavenger