The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-03-30

The puugent horse-radsh is now in
season.
Coughs and cold. are common COM
plants.
The quilted skirts of 1776 are reviv-
ed for 1876
The pullbacks are going out of FASH
Ion it is said.
On Tuesday, the olst inst, the days
and nights were equal, the sun rising |
and setting at 6 o'clock
No risk Buyers run no risk in get
ting garments At 9Th < Market streets.
Philadelphia. Wauamsker & Brown
cheerfully assume all the risk.
We don't wish to create any undue
excitement among our readers, but
duty compels us to state that there
will be tOta! eclipse Of the sun on the
1lth of August, 1899.
Preparations are being made for
"ilitting." Three removals are said to
be As bad as fire. Yet many say they
can save money by renting ins cad of
owning houses, on account Of the tax.
es.
William Swenk of Laurclton, Union
county, bought Mill and farm at Ad-
amsburg. from Jacob Gross and Ange.
line RDthrock, executors. of Dr. Isaac
Rothrock. deceased, at $500.
Daniel $ Bower, Esq, of Frecburg,
has been appointed, by Auditor Gcncr.
al Temple, bank assessor Of the dis
trict composed of the counties OF Sny-
der and Centre.
Charles Boycr's sale at Paxtonville,
which was to be held on Saturday last,
was postponed until Friday, the 3lst
inst. Valuable Live Stock, Farming
Implements, and Household Goods will
be sold.
Bad luck consists in keeping your
hands folded and grumblins because
the world did not use you well. Good
luck consists in doing anything that
You can find to do, aud doing it faith.
fully until something better Offers.
When money becomes scarce and
people are forced 10 practice economy.
.hey always read the papers to see who
are selling goods the cheapest and
where they can deal to the hest adyan-
tage of course they patronize.
Net fishers are reminded that any
thing under three inches mesh -wheth.
er set. dip or other is punishable 10y u
fine, one half of which goes to the in
former. IL is the duty ofall constahlcS
through the county, wherever infrac-
tions of the game or fish law come tO
their knowledge, to return the parties
Mr.. john II. IVcnrick, informs us
that his Grandmother Mrs. Sarah
Miller, WAS 50 wears Of age last Decem
her. Mrs. Miller lives with her son-in-
law, Nr. Jos. Weurick, at Selinsgrovc.
l.. /. .1,. Ia. al, 1,.l
side!inS her age. So far she is the oil.
dest person in the county reported to
this oaice.
The good DANES will soon begin to
scrub and ecour and clean up things
generally for tie summer. If YOU
should get "jawed" about that time.
don't jaw back" hut let her alone, and
after the job is all done she will come
up to you smilingly and say. Now
John Henry, am ready for the Cen.
tennial."
Coon YEAsr.-Take two good sized
potatoes. pare and CRATE them into Il
two quart bowl add one tcaspoonful OF
salt and one of sugar and then pour in
three pints Of boiling water. When it
is sufficiently cool, stir in one cup OF
yeast and set in warm place to rise.
twill he ready for Use or bottling in
three hours. Use one cup Of yeast for
two lodves of bread.
We would call attention to an arti.
Gle in this issue headed "A Great Na.
tional York" This work will not he
for sale in the book stores but is sold
by subscription only. There is no
doubt but that there will be a large
number of these books sold in every
town and county in the United States
This is n rare opportunity for some ac-
tive, working agent. For particulars
and terms to agents write at once and
secure the agency for this county.
wAsrED.--Any quantity Of Butter
Cheese. Eggs, Lard, Tsllow, Hides, Pro.
visions, and all kind of Country Produce
We are making q specially OF Seeds of all
kind. Flour. Grain, Wool. and Dried Fruits
Ship the same to Ballard & Co, general
Commission Merchants aud Shippers, POI
4 co9 North Broad street, Pnila Pa.;whc
will procure for you the highest market
prices, Price Current anu Shipping Tags
furnished on application. All letters oI
inquiry cheerfuliy answered. SEQ card Ia
another column.
We heard Mr.. Centennial baby
No. 2. singing, vigorously, one Of hi'
favorite melodies last evening, at the
corner Of Main and Sugar streets
Parepa Rosa would have called it b.
frog bass-that's French. ofcourse- at
tributable to the state of the weather
and want Of proper cultivation. B,
not discouraged, fond mother not ever,
debut is success. We and other pop
ular singisis recommend frequent mo-
therly pinching, biting, and occasiona
spankings.
An absent minded Ohio woman col
the cotiee.pot ready for boiling and
then carefully placed it on chair and
sat herself on the stove. Although
the occasion was dreadfully suggestive
of some Of the early martyrs she man
aged 10 derive some consolation out o
II from the well improved opportnnit,
II afforded her Of obliging her husband
10 hny her new dress. which, as sool
~ she was we'll enough. she made III
h0rs0lf with the aksiata nca Of thu uDo