The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-10-04

THosn who voted on age last year
must have paid . State and County tax on
or before the 9th Of October next, In or
der 70 secure vote this year.
Put IL In the paper, but don't tell a.
ny one who told you.' Is the way a
number OF people talk who think IL
will not hurt an editor any 10 be curs-
ed, cowshided and kicked.
Storekeepers should refuse all sus.
picious coin offered them, because ex-
cellent limitations, in fact the best ever
seen have appeared. aud can only be
detected by their dull sound.
The nights have been decidedly cool
OF late, and the days when overcoats
will be in demand are rapidly ap-
preaching. Happy that man who is
the possessor OF such garment;
Look TO your mirror and picture
cords. Much of the cord used for this
purpose Ia covered with worsted or
wool, on which the moth preys. BY
needing this notice you may save
che price Of several frames of glass.
An exchange has come across a
sheriff who does his own printing, bu
It Is done with pen and ink, and he
starts off in this way BY virchew uf a
rit Nv frey fakes Any of the anna
teeur" printing shops can beat that
and not half try.
Saturday, October 9th, is the last day
for paying taxes and the last day on
which naturalization papers can be se-
cured in order to vote at the Novem-
Der election. Those directly interested
should note this, and attend to the
matter in time. Let no man lose his
vote by his negligence.
John Tyson, of Juniata county, cap.
tured bear recently in one of his
pens on the mountain, but was Obliged
20 kill the animal to prevent its escap-
ing-theanimal having actually gnaw-
ed off one Of the logs of the pen and
was almost ready to decamp when Mr..
Tyson arrived and shot it.
AGUE WEATHER.--The foggy morn.
ings we have been having for some
time past are first rate for the encour.
agement ofthe ague pest. People bill
tously inclined or predisposed to its
attack should use proper precaution
IN warding Off the fog when necessity
cOmpels being out in 1t. Neglect is to
invite its association which is suifi
ciently unpleasant to lie undesirable.
TYPHOID FEyER.-Filthy hog pens
stables, garden. sinks, cutters. noxious
weeds, all evolve malarial influences
at this season of the year. Lime and
common earth are good disinfectants
tftheir application is not neglected.
An experienced physician says, If you
would escape the perils of typhoid fe-
yer. keep your houses, yards, cellars,
pumps, cutters, sinks, stables, pig pens,
and your entire premises scrupulously
Clean
THE GAME LAws.-The game laws of
Pennsylvania limit the period for the
shooting of game, as follows: Wild
turkeys, from October 1 to January ! f.;
plover, from August 10 to January 1 !;
woodcock, from July to January l
quail, from October to January Is !;
pheasants, from October / TO January
i; rail and reed birds, from September
1 to December l rabbits. from Octo-
Der 10 to December Is deer. from Oc-
tober TO January /. Insectiver-
Gus birds, not at oil.
The newspapers of the past ten days
report large number of outrages on,
the persons of women and girls that
were met by tramps, in by-places. The
outrageous work of the tramps seem
TO multiply rapidly, and 1t is possible
that they will continue till the outrag,
cd sense Of the country will become
aggressive by one of those unaccount.
able uprisings that move nations to &C.
ton in day, and then the doom of the
tramp will be sealed.
Unsuccessfil Attempt to Burn the Couri
House.--While looking through the
garret of the court house, the other
day, Henry Decker discovered that
some fiend had recently made an un.
successful attempt TO burn the builds
ing. There is considerable quantity
OF old papers there. which had been
set on fire, and after quite q number
Of them had been burnt, the flames
owing to some unknown cause were
extinguished, without having done any
particular damage. Since the discov-
cry Of this fendish attempt, precau-
tionary measures have been adopted
70 prevent persons from going up TO
the garret. Huntington Monitor.
WHO KILLED THE PEDDLER 9-This is
q aquestion that is agitating the minds
of people in the vicinity OF Montgome-
rys Ferry. II appears that some time
in July,79 Q peddler stopped at house
in that vicinity, and rather mysterious.
ly disappeared, leaving his horse and
wagon, and has never returned. The
body of an unknown man was some
time afterwards discovered at or below
Duncan's Island, and now it is thou't
by many persons that the unknown
man and the peddler are the same in
dividual. At any rate the talk war
rants an investigation Of the matter
and the threats Of certain persons To
tell who killed the pedler, makes II
look as though there was q pretty fair
chance TO put crime where It belongs
and clear up mystery. Az we have
said before, we say again, that Q good
detective Il sadly needed in the vicin
ity Of Montgomery's Ferry. He might
not only break up tho stealing, bu
find out who killed the pcddler =
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