The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-22

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nearly every session of the legislature
the game laws are Ovcrhaulcd. amen-
ded and tinkerel, until they ard<carce.
~ understood by the masses. 4 II e
Perry county Democrat aluding to this
subject, argues that so far as these
laws tend To the preservation of game
they might as well not he passed. The
| Democrat continues I'VE have never
known \ single one of them to hc wor-
thy the name, for they do not only not
protect. but rather lead to the destrIc-
tior of game. An act that authorized
the hunting Of squirrels in July is an
Invitation tO gunncrs to open the
season at that early date against all
kinds Of game. A law to he effective
and useful must prohibit the killing of
any species ofgame up to say the lst
or 10Th Of September and must punish
all found hunting prior TO that time.
The hunting season for all kinds OF
game should commence on n certain
day and end on \ certain. Then there
would be little or no game killed ont
of season. How many hunters after
squirrels in July would permit fine.
fat. full grawn cock pheasant to pick
his eyes out A large majority of them
would kill him and put in the plea of
selfde!ensc. We hope some senator
or member Of the house, possessed of
good sense and a knowledge of the
habits and nature Of the various spe.
cies of game which should be protect.
ed against wanton destruction. will
frame. present and have passed bill
embodying the provision above refer
red to. As to the total prohibition of
all hunting for ten years, as some per
sons have petit.oned for, we have only
TO say that such law would he res.
pected in no county in the state. II
would prove q nullity and be repealed
at the next session."
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RoBBERY,-On Tuesday night the
9th inst the store of Lucian Wilson.
nj Oakland Mills, Juniata county, one
OF the largest stores in the county,
was entered and the safe blown open,
which contained some money and
quite n number of Government bonds.
After robbing the safe of the money
and bonds, and taking, il is presumed.
what goods they wanted, they set fire
to the building, burning it down, to-
gether with the entire contents, prob
ably $4,000 worth of goods together
with all the books and contents.
There was light insurance ON the
building and goods. The post-oflice
was also kept in the store, aud about
80 in stamps were either taken or
burned. Everything belonging to the
post-oiiice was burned. Including
large number Of letters to he delivered,
and to be mailed. The safe contain
ed quite large amount in bonds,
many of which had been left with Mr.
Wilson by persons in the neighbor-
hood fore safe keeping.
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81 ValeMiae.-The custom of sending
valentines on the 14th of February is
very ancient, and yet there is nothing
definitely known in the life of the
Saint, from which il could have origi-
mated. Away back in the annals oi
time there was an idea that birds
chose their mates on this day"---and
coming up through the years, new nos
tions were added, one ct Viii c IA
WAS that n maiden was to marry the
first of the male sex her eyes beheld
on the morning of the Saints day, al.
ways providing. of course, that he was
single. and so maidens have been very
chary of the glances on the opening OF
the day. and direct them only in such
places as they would be likely To dis
cover the real hero. A few years ago
the custom of sending valentines seem.
ell likely to fall into disuse, but OF late
II has been revived, and gushing
youths of tender age, and with perfect
propriety, resort 10 this pleasant meth
od OF making themselves understood.
The country is now infasted with