The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-30


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Those Of our merchants who have
holiday goods TO dispose OF should ad'
vertise them at once.
The election over and the Centen.
nial closed, what In the world will be
the next sensation.
Pray for the poor with all your
might, and now and then throw in a
loaf of bread, basket Of potatoes or bar
row Of coal.
Mr.. Reuben Zechman of Franklin
twp, knows how to shoot wild turkeys
On Monday he killed two aud wound
ed the third at one shot.
Never In the recollection OF the "ol-
dest inhabitant has the salt river boat
been so slow in starting.
That man who stole two pairs ol
boots from Henry Bachman's shop last
week one night. is respectfully request.
ed without further notice to return
them.
Now that the election is over, tramps
are abroad in increased numbers. They
are the same bard.looking, unwashed
and uncombed set rs have long been
on the wing.
Bustles have gone down towards the
heels and 1t Is to be hoped they will
soon be gone entirely, so that the ladies
may have fair chance TO sit down OH
an.ordinary chair.
The western states have had rich
harvest of cereals this year, and in
some localities the yield of corn has
been so great that it will be used for
fuel duriug the coming winter.
The excitement over the election
has subsidized. Tho people Of all pars
ties are disposed to wait quietly for the
official returns, and to submit quietly
to the result which they may indicate.
Tho True Democrat, Lewistown, Pa.
comes to US this week in all entire new
"outfi'." II Is q model and prosperous
paper, and is well worth the liberal
patronage it receives.
A change of time on tho 8. Il l.. r
r. took place on Monday. The Mail
west and the Mixed east pass Mt this
Station, instead of Beavertown as here.
tofore. They are both due here at 5.56
Pm.
Somebody remarks that young ladies
look upon a boy as nuisance until he
Is past the age of sixteen. when ho gen.
orally doubles up in value each year
until. like meerschaum pipe, he is
priceless.
This is an age Of change it is known
everywhere on all sides. The girl who
is picking up Autumn leaves this Fall.
may be picking up potatoes a year
hence for a short haired man with n
wart OH his nose.
Our farmers should keep sharp
lookout for tramp depredations. In
many localities, they are seizing and
burning fence rails to keep them warm
in their impoverished encampment for
day or night.
131st Regt. P. v.-A,teation.-
1t is desired that Co F. be fully rep
resented at the coming reunion at
Lewistown on tho 18th of December
next. It is therefore hoped that each
comrsde will make arrangements to
be present.
By order Of Executive Committee.
To School TEACHERS, DrREcrons ASp
orHsRs.--A. X. Gift, Of Midlleburg. has
just received from philadelphia, a large
Block of SCHOOL BOOKS, REWARD
CARDS, WORD AND LETTER CARDS.
and SCHOOL GOODS. generally. which he
10 selling at bottom prices to suit the hard
times. Send in your orders in time. He
will use you right.
The Tyrone Herald requests citizens
Of that place to put up boxes aud feed
the English spnrrows that have taken
up quarters with them, that they may
remain. Guess they will stay without
coaxing until you are tired Of them.
n will not be long until they are as
great q nuisance in this county as they
are in Europe, particularly in Germany,
where every man is required to kill So
many each year or pay q certain fine.
--Jvniata Tribune.
SWANS SHoT.-Last week one day two
swans were shot near this place, one by
Mr.. Geo. Speclt, and the other by
Henry Steininger. Mr.. Steininger
wounded the one only slightly in the
wing. and easily secured it alive. He
has 1t at home In cage-it eats freely
and seems to be easily domesticated.
It is of q greyish color, and heavier in
the body than large goose, with very
long neck and bill. and can raise its
head at least six feet, from the ground.
1t 10 . beautiful bird, with large, pierc-
ing eyes, We never heard Of before
that any were ever seen or captured in
this part Of the country.
WOMAN IN PoLrrrcs,-Never before
have we seen 80 much interest mani-
tested in political matters by the ladies'
as in this campaign. II We have been
asked once since the election by the la
dies in regard to the result we have
been asked at least fifty times and with
o degree of anxiety and earnestness
that betokened an instense feeling on
the subject, Is 1t not among the things
likely in tho future that women will
have u more direct influence over the
political affairs of this country 2-per.
haps not to the extent Of direct exer.
clse OF the elective franchise, but GER
tainly through the indirect means Of
sn intelligent discussion Of State affairs
with the "lords Of creation"
Indian Summer. r.-During the past
two weeks we have been enjoying the
beautiful temperature and haxiness ol
the atmosphere, peculiar to this charm
Ing season. Why it is called Indian
Summer is supposed to have originat--
I'd from the fact that at this season ol
the year the Indians were annually ia
ths habit Of gathering their acc,,stom.
Cd stores OF nuts, roots and game for
tba usiufar The p1akaoroo;oal rho.o