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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-10

PHILADELPHIA is reported to have
5000 houses untenanted or occupied
by families who, unable to pay rent,
are allowed to remain in them on
condition that they protect them
from the ravages to which unoccu.
pied buildings nre linblo.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-10

Gov. HARrRANFr is commended by
the press OF tho State, genera lily, for
his course in regard to the Legisla
tion OF the recent session. lie pur.
sued consistent course in vetoing
some bills. Pennsylvania never had
O more faithful or watchful Govern.
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EXECUTORS SALE
Of Valuable Real Estate



THE undersigned Executor Of the
l. last W ~ ani testament of Phllip Gembcr.
ling late of Penn township Snyder county, do
ceased, by virtue of tho torms and conditions
Of his said last will and test lmeut will offer at
Public sale, on tue premises, On
Saturday, June 1ih. 1877,
tho following valuable Real Estate, situate IN
the said township, adjoining Seph tras Cont her.
ling, James X. Davis, John Parks BeniIm n
Uirich, ueurge ulrich ana Jerenian Luck,
containing 1913 A'RE'', moro or less. all clear.
oil and In "a xooi state of cultivation. vhors,n
there Is u TWO--TORy HOUSE, SUMNER
HOUSE LARE BANk BARN and other out.
Of choice fruit troes.
ALSO :-tt tho same time and place Tract
oi Lund situate In said township. adj ,inins 4
George Fi-hor, J. X, Davis, WIN. B. Gsmber.
Ing, Rebsrca Luck. AMI Sephsris Gsmber.
Iing, containing - ACRES and 50 Perche.
ab0nt I Acres of which b. good Timber Land,
the balance L. In good state Of cultivation. A
reasonable credit will bo siven. S,ia To- CON
mence at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. OF said day when
terms will he IN ado known. For iurthsr In form
alton apply to or address tho subscriber at so.
linsgrove, Pa,
JOHN W. GEMBERLING.
May 3, 1877. Executor.
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THe "bg tree" as it is called,
which grew in Calaveras County,
Cal, contained half q million feet OF
inch lumber, and was fellod by FIVE
men working twenty-five and q half
days, making l12i days labor.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-10

The war between Russia and Tur.
key is still going on. Several skirm
ishes have already taken place bu,
no decisive battles. Our latest for
eign news indicate that that theil
will be terrible battle in q few
DAYS.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-10

The Hon. Edward M'Pherson of
Gettysburg has been appointed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, chief
OF tho bureau of Printing aud En-
craving, Mr.. M'Pherson is II valu-
able officer wherever he may be
placed.
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Assignee Notice.

A Ill persons Interested are here
~ by notified that DAVID X. SELLER, of
Perry township. Snyder county ha. made an
assignment Of all his effects, real and personal
to the under,ignei for the purpose OF HIS crcdi.
tors. All persons having claims are requested
to present them to tho undersigned. and per.
sons Indebted Will please make Immediate pay
ment WILLIAM HARDING.
Apr II, II. Assignee.
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CAUTION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
i Y folloving articles have been purchased bv
the und ersigned 1t Assignee's Sale and Ieit IL
the possession ofJonsthsn Bow srsox durinr his
pleasure. All pcrsons are cautioned not TO iu,
tsrfere or IN eddie with the same, via: 2 Horses
and Harness. head Horn Cattle, 2-hoss Wseon
b boz, . sprtug WAGONS, wood Sled, llay lad.
dsrs and Forts, lot OF Boards, Fanning Mill,
Grind Stone, Shinxle Machine, Shoats, Drain
Cradle, Harrow Sheep skins, BuHgy tonga 3.
set buggy Hsrness. . CulttyAtors. ~
:. ,,, JRxDk9lCx HARAAN.
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EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters
IL tostamentary on the estate of Jonathan
ShaiIer, deceased, lato of Perry townsh IN,
Snyder County, Penn'a., having been grant
cd to the undersigned, all pei sons known
themselves Indebted to said estate are request
ell to make imnalIntc payment, while those
Gated tor settlement to
ABEL SHAFFER,
Apr. 20, 1871. Executor.
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Philadelphia and Reading
Rail Road.
Arrangement Of Passenger Trains.
NOV. Goth, 1870.

Trains ieave Herndon as fol-
lows (Smndays Erceptcd)
For Shamokin, 1915 ll.00 m and
$40 pm
For Mt Carmel, Ashland. Tamaqua,
Pottsvi''e, Reading, aud Philadelphia,
ll.O0 IN.
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A's ---S.'O,s W iIOiu
the next State Convention in the
House of Representatives at llarris-
burg, on Wednesday, August Sth,
1877.
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Caution.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
= following article. we're purchased q Cen-
:sS.S ~ 5 re- T. H. q. ,. n ~ S E..
q: . \. !; !Ss: ::S =; &; 4;
:si Sssss.d n r.s Css ss p; c:s G'sss s;ss: sss
Csv: 0hisssss, lrSs xsSsiss osisl stesss
49, Ia - sion J. .eoeeIasA
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-10
CAUTION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ following articles have been purchased by
the possession OF Pereiwel Hartman during
my pleasure. All persons are eau oDcd not 10
interfere or mcddle with tho same, via clock,
Cook stove 4 pipe, Teakettie, saltbox, Lo'k-
Cupboard, Q Vinegar barrels, Ooai OIL Dan, 2
Bread chests, Basket littIe Buggy /. Meat Yes.
sells. Iron Kettle, Bucket, Oh st, 2 Pedsteads,
Dough Tray. Burtsn, Flour Chest, 2 Hogs, l6
Chichens, ? Tubs, Kes, Stand, Wood stove,
shovel, arubbiug Hoe.
- W. MARKLE.
Peuu's Creek, April, %, III.
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VAN GEZER,
w ATTORNEY AT Law,

90 Howtsuurg fa',
O6srs bis professional service 10 he pub.
10. Collections and all other r, ofession.
q business entrusted y bic easo viii q.
ssivs pssuYt sttsatlsa.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-05-10
nR. J, W. R0cKEFEllOW,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Offers MS professional services TO tho citizens o
Middleburg and vicinity. Aug ls7
Caution.

A LII persons are hereby caution ed
IA against negotiating for q note signed
by me on the 9th Of March, 1877, as
never received any value for the same and
will not pay il unless compelled to do sc
by q due process Of law.
AMOS sTETLER.
Penn twp, March 81, 1877.
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Trains for Herndon, leave as follows,
.lSundays Ercepted.)
Leave Shamokin, 800 m l.50 and
3.40 IN.
Lcavs Philadelphia 9.l5 Q m. Reading
ll.30 a m.
Pottsville, 1910 p IN. Tamaqua 1925 ,
IN Ashland , SO p IN.
Mt. Carmel 3.l5 p m.
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Trains ieaue Harrisburg as follows:
For New York, $50, i 10 . m., and
200 *7.55 pm.
For Philadelphia $50, 8.O5 8.lO9.45A .. m.
100 and 3.57 pm.
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Sundays
For New York BIO a IN.
For Philadelphia l.45 ? IN.

Trains for Harrisburg leave as Joliovs
Leave New York, S.45 an 100 and
$50 and *I.i5 pm.
Leave Philadelphia, 0.t5 q m. $40 and
7.2O Pun.
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Sundavs
Leave New York $50 p N.
Leave philadelphia 7.20 p N!
sViS Morris 4 Essex Il. II.
j. X. WOOTTEN,
Genl Manager
9. @. HANCOCK,
Genl Ticket Agt.
yssss ~. VA . ~ ~
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08
A Benevolent Mans Modesty.

1t is stated by the Rochester Union of
the late Lewis Brooks, of that city (the
unknown giver" of $4,000 to the
University of Virginia) that the extreme
secresy which governed his deeds of
benevolence was induced, not only by
the motive to do his aims in secret, but
also for the reason that he did not wish
to become known as rich and benevo-
lent man, and be constantly annoyed
by letters from adventures and others,
telling pitiful if not true stories of their
wants and unfortunate circumstances.
Prof. Ward once urged him to have
the natural history cabinet of the
University called Brooks's Cabinet"
and that legend to that effect be put
over the main entrance. Mr.. Brooks,
however, declined, and said, almost an
grily, If any thing will make me re-
greet that l have given any thing to the
University, it will be your urging me to
allow my name to be used in that man.
ner." tits also related by one of his
bankers that he frequently went to the
bank and drew sums of $50, 800, $3.50,
and so on, in currency, which he would
put into sealed envelope, and then ask
the banker to direct it. The people to
whom the money was sent were, it is
believed. persons in poor circumstances,
or small tradesmen who were in difficult
ties. He had the banker to direct the
envelopes SO that he could not be traced
out by the handwriting.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08
A Turkish Lady % Seen by Yankee
Eyes.

The following extract is from letter
written by the captain of a Maine brig
now loading in Smyrna, Turkey:
"Speaking of Turks makes me think
to tell you that l have been highly
hOnored since have been here, having
had as visitor Turkish lady of high
rank-something that never happened
before in Smyrna, SO my consignee
informs me. She was the most beautiful
woman have ever seen, and wonderfully
graceful. l suppose you are aware that
the Turkish ladies are always yelled ex-
cept to their husbands, if
they have any, but this lady
was unmarried and came on board
accompanied by the consignee of my
vessel, with his wife and sister and q
small army of attendants. She kept
closely yelled while she remained on
deck, but when resting in the cabin q
photograph of my little girl was handed
to her. She, in order to observe it bet
ter, dropped her veil and thus remained
during the short time Of their visit. She
was just like all handsome women, per-
fectly well aware Of the fact and EVIL
IDENTIFY perfectly willing that others
should be, when out Of sight Of her own
people. She was perfectly ut ease, and
Just before leaving recovered her face
with her veil and assumed that mysteri-
ous look and appearance common to al !
Turkish women"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08
A Singular Discovery in Vegetable
Physiology.

Mr.. S. S. Wing, of this city, has been
experimenting upon the crab-apple
trees in his garden, and the results are
sufficiently interesting to warrant re-
cital. When the trees were in blossom
Mr.. Wing girdled one of the most Wig
OrOus limbs on each tree, cutting out a
strip of bark one-fourth of an inch wide,
completely around the limb. Instead of
killing the limb, as one would suppose,
it adds strength and vigor to its growth,
and these girdled limbs are now loaded
with handsome fruit, the apples all be-
ing about the same size, and the small
est of them larger than the largest ones
on any other portion of the tree. Mr..
Wings theory is that the circulation of
sap is upward through the wood and
back TO the bark, or between the bark
and wood. By removing narrow strip
of bark the flow of sap into the extremi-
ty of the limb is not retarded, but its re-
turn to the trunk is substantially cut off
for the time. This theory is supported
by the fact that new bark forms from
the upper edge of the cut, and growing
downward, gradually RECEIVERS the limb,
SO that, at the end of the season, the
wound is entirely covered over with the
new bark. Mr.. Wing has experimental
on his trees in this manner for five years
past, he informs us, and always with
result similar to the above. To cut out
too wide a strip of bark would doubtless
be injurious and perhaps fatal, but Mr..
Wing is inclined to think that the tree
might be narrowly girdled, with bene-
fetal results. He proposes to try the
experiment another season.-St. Paul
Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08
Babes Before the Bar of Justice.

There was very peculiar case in
Judge Wilson's Court this morning,
both in the character of the offenders
and the oddness of their misdemeanor.
Along about the hour of IL O'Clock
Prosecutor Murphy called out: s'Thomas
Piquet, Jas. AlfOnt, Ira Goblin, Theo.
Liefert," and four infantile prisoners
stood up before the bar of justice, and
eight little fists went up into eight little
eyes and nearly rubbed them out, while
salty tears, as large as fall peas, rolled
down into four little mouths.
"Officer Bennecaste, take the stand!"
said the Prosecutor, and then turning to
the four boys asked: "Are you guilty
or not guilty?"
"Please, sir, we Dunno" sobbed the
juvenile quartet.
Then the vigilant officer went on to
state how he had caught the boys drop
ping powders into farmer Bragenbush's
well, out on the Colerain Pike, and that
the farmer was complaining about his
well being filled up, and having caught
the miscreants in the very act he had
brought them right into the court. The
officer was then told to sit down and the
Judge took the case in hand.
Snow, my little men," queried his
Honor, and there was a sunny smile il
Eliminating his handsome face, "tell
me why you threw those stones in that
mans well?"
The four little boys turned their tear
believed eyes upon each other, and
then, as if by common consent of the
other three, little Ira Goblin, the eldest
of the young culprits, answered il a
quavering voice:
"Please, sir, we wuz only doing it in
fun. Jimmie and me carried the stones,
and them other boys dropped 'em
down the well. We got tired sliding
down a soaped board, and we only
dropped the stones cause we liked to
hear 'em go kerchuck into the water"
In his kindness of heart, his Honor let
them go with warning.-Cincinnasi
Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08
A Boys Trials.

Did you ever notice how long it takes
boys hair to dry when he has run
away and gone in swimming? 1t is
painful to be boy, with a mother con-
stantly in fear that you will be brought
home from the river on board. The
boy is commanded not to go in SWIM
ming, and he swears he won't, but he
lies like little trooper. He thinks
he will 60 in and not get his hair wet
and no one will know it, but just as he
gets ready to come out of the water a
big boy ducks him and then he swears,
and when he crawls in at the back win
dow at ten O'Clock at night, his mother,
with press-board in the folds of her
dress, is the first obstacle he encounters.
Does she believe him when he tells her
he has been practicing with the "first
nine" of Sunday-school class? No!
She feels of his hair, finds it wet, smells
of it and finds it musty, and finds his
shirt wrong side out. Then she spits
upon her hands, and with the press
board SO works upon his tender sensi-
bilities that he goes to bed with his hand
on his aching heart, wishing he was a
half orphan, and he dreams he is stern
wheel boat running backward and has
collided with a barge loaded with ben
zine on fire. The best way for boy
to get along at this season of the year
is to have his hair shingled. Cincinnati
Saturday Night.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08

30 closely that he could only reach her
back with the weapon. After receiving
IS separate and distinct stabs, she loos-
ed her hold and fell, and he left her on
the door for dead. The assassin then
crawled out of the window and stabbed
himself nine times while taking his bath
out in the rain. At last accounts both
parties were lying in acritical condition,
and neither was expected to recover.
CoNDENsED beer, prepared according
to . new process patented in England,
appears likely to become of commercial
importance. The liquid may be taken
at any stage of fermentation, although
preferably at the time when it is fit for
drinking. It is evaporated in vacuum,
until large part of the water and alcO-
hol is distilled away, and the beer is re-
duced to q thick, viscid fluid, of about
the consistency of mOlasses. The alco-
hol and water pass off in vapor, which
is condensed, and the alcohol subse-
quently obtained by redistillation is
mixed with the condensed beer, either
before bottling or at any time after
ward. In this way beer may be reduc-
ed to one-eighth or one-twelfth its orig
inal bulk, and, it is said, will keep for
any length of time. To restore the beer
to its first consistency it is only neces-
sary to add the bulk of water distilled
of, with small quantity of yeast or
other ferment, and in 48 hours the beer
is ready for bottling. If charged with
carbonic acid in receiver, renewed
fermentation is obviated.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08

IS A Border Man" writes - follows to
the New York Graphic: Now, while
80 many are sitting comfortably in their
sanctums poking fun with their pens at
General Howard for not wiping out the
Nez Perces at moments notice, let me
argue little on his side of the question.
Do any of these people, SO ready to crit
icise Howard, know any thing through
practical experience of the difficulties of
marching in the Indian country? Do
they realize what it is to travel hundreds
of miles in q land without roads, imped-
ed by dense forests and immense guam
titles of fallen timberp-where precip-
itous creek and river channels, hun
dreds of feet in height, meet one at ev-
cry turn; where the scramble of some
rocky mountain ridge may occupy q
whole day; where the rivers are I'M
bridged and the crossing of a rushing,
foaming stream, swollen after q few
hours rain, is work of great difficulty
and danger. ! would like to set one of
these Office or parlor military critics in
the Montana country four days. march
from any post or settlement
with o tangle of the impede
ments above limited al stretching
all around and away from him in every
direction and see then how ready he
would be to criticise. Recollect that
Mr.. Indians country is not mapped,
but that his town goes with him; that
he is here to-day and hundred miles
away tomorrow; that all Information
concerning him must be carefully sift-
ed and considered, and that he is fight
ing on his own ground and in his own
way. The wonder is to me that the
handfuls of United States troops sent
adrift against the Indians in this vast
and almost primeval country have gain
ed the success they have. We regard a
European campaign, involving a march
of two or three hundred miles over beat
en- roads, as matter of great Importance.
Mustwe be reminded that our own troops
in these inglorious Indian expeditions,
often traverse areas of 600 or 200 miles
over unsurveyed territory, where sci
ence and civilization have done nothing
to aid them, and Nature herself has
thrown up obstacles at every step?
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08
The Penalty for Q Kiss.

A late Washington dispatch says:
There is a paragraph in the naval or
ders of yesterday to the following eff
feet: "Midshipman Clarence A. Cor
bin is detached from the Ossipee, South
Pacific Station, and ordered to proceed
home and report arrival" Shortly af-
ter the ball given on board the Hartford,
at Norfolk, to the Grand Duke Alexis,
during his visit here last winter, a para
graph appeared in the society papers
stating that on the occasion of the ball
scene was occasioned by a Young
naval officer reminding his partner in
the dance, who has since married, that
upon similar occasion, in one of the
ports Of the Mediterranean, he had kiss
ed her, the kiss being forfeit in the
game Of "walking around the cap
stan" The young man was reported to
the Admiral, who in turn reported him
to the Secretary Of the Navy, with the
that he be sent to the
South Pacific as punishment. The
recommendation was adopted, and Mid
shipman Corbin was immediately sent
TO the Osdppee, South Pacific Station,
where be has since remained.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08
Honey Bees In California.

We have always admired the way,
says the Los Angeles Herald, "the little
busy bee improves each shining hour, ~
but there is one thing about the indus
triots creature that is not generally
known. An immense honey production
has grown up in Los Angeles and San
Diego Counties in the past two or three
years. Every canyon and coigne of van
tage in both counties has its bee farm.
Col. Chalmers Scott informs us that the
bees of San Diego County have devel-
oped q great fOndness for orange bios
SONS and grapes. 1t was the fashion
formerly to make 1900 or 1000 gallons
of wine atGuaj Ome every year, but since
the bees have made their appearance
the vineyard at that point has failed to
yield. The grape forms as of yore, but
the juice is sucked out by the bees, thus
anticipating the wine press. They dip
into the orange blossoms also, and the
consequence is that the fruit is dwarfed.
OF course, in Los Angeles County we
have enough grapes and orange BIOS
SONS to make the depredations
of the insect a very trihing mat
ter. Besides, the bee ranches
are located at such distance from our
vineyards and orange groves that any in
jury they could possibly inflict upon them
is a very trifling matter. Some i'll feeling
has grown up between the bee men and
the sheep men of San Diego County,
from a cause which denotes an interest
ing trait on the part of the bees. As is
generally known, a great portion of the
feed of bees in Southern California is the
blossom of the white sage. 1t makes a
white and agreeable honey. But when
sheep have once. pastured among the
white sage, the bees will have nothing
to do with it. 1t is quite likely that, at
the next meeting of the Legislature,
there will be an effort, both on the part
of the bee men and sheep men, to OBJ
tain some legislation from their respect
i've standpoint. If the bees multiply at
the rate which has characterized them
for the past three years, the controver-
sizes which will arise about them may
rival the fierce collisions of the fence
and no-fence men. We have thus far
had the sweet, we shall shortly be treat
ed to the sting.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1877-09-08
Horrors of the Famine in Southern
India.

Later accounts of the famine in India
present most horrible picture of suf-
fering among the natives. In Southern
India, the district most affected by the
famine, there are some "a ,OOO, 600 peo-
pie, of whom, according to authoritative
statements, one-sixth, or 4, 200, OOO, must
die of actual want. The distance to be
trayersed between this afflicted district
and the productive portions of India is
so great that, with the utter absence of
means of transportation, except wagon
teams (Which can not carry enough for
their own subsistence), the task Of re-
lieving the starving millions would be
Some fearful instances of
in the streets of Madras are
recounted, where infants are abandoned
9y their mothersf and left to perish BY
the roadside. The most horrible phase
Of the visitation yet made known Is
given in report from the province Of
AySore, where two cases Of caunibalism
are said TO have occurred. A member
d the Relief Committee in that quarter
ears that this practice must, under the
circumstances, become Widespread.