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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1884-05-22

The many great improvements intro
duccd in the manufacture Of the Jas. Boss
Gold Watch Case, have led 10 similar inn
provemen,s in the making Of silver cases.
Under the old methods, each part Of
silver case was made Of several pieces Of
metal soldered together, requiring great
amount Of cutting and soldering. which
soi,encd the metal and gave it the pliability
Of lead rather than the elasticity Of silver
/ Under the improved methods, each part
Of the Keystone Silver Watch Case is made
Of one solid piece Of metal hammered into
shape. The advantages are readily appar-
ent, for every one knows that hammering
hardcns the metal while soldering softcns it.
To test the superiority Of the Keystone
Silver Watch Case take one Of 3 OF. weight,
press it squarcly in the center when closed,
and it will not give while case Of same
weight Of any other make will give enough
to break the crystal. The Keystone Silver
Watch Case is made only with silver cap
and gold joints.
sera stamp k.ystcse wsh Case fsstores, fh's.
d.phis Pa for kssd.o-s Illustrated Pamphlet she-ss hsv
sAAo Boss ssd ksy''srs Ws"A Cases are ssds
ITO b continsed)
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WARRANTED

The best aud cheap
est eoWgI, cure IN use |
Ipslss "a .
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1884-05-22

mNEA MONTH and ROARD for three live
EOCYounx Men or Ladies in each county.
Address =. w. 2IEGLER h CO, Philadelphia.
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The body uf the lato Professor
Slmuel d. Gross was taken to
Washington, Pa, and cremlted
This will give the cremation idea
more heaIAay than mile Cf argu-
ment.
4 half-c'de Y married couple wcrc
LOOKING Through a "h Iu-c for salo up
town. The gool lady would not be-
!irvc .hc doors were Il solid black wal
nut and not yruarr.u- She said: "Sda-
kob, yOu take out yuur knife and cut =
pieces out Of dose doors, and We viii
haf u cNamut hv carpenters down
dot : la'ham SJUara already. You see,
NJ. Lady, / am schmart some moro.
NJ mowder in law shc comes yet,
sometimes. % ycc,.t u, in droe yoars,
and il she found Oga dot Sc pay dose
prices ,Ac would faint away, clean; 20
yYu had peter take dot low cost, and
fStype she iii through the summer. -
~ J.. HerGh.
Some advantages Of a wet spcll:--
Old .um shoes can hc worn ont. OPP
pOrlunliies for trading q cotton for ,
silk umbrella ar humorous. IEc lung.
can be thoroughly tested, and # the,
stand it, can be warranted for the 10.
ance Of the year. New method o.
keeping the feet dry and the conscience
clcar (of swear thoughts) clu be in
vented. Poems Of welcome 20 the sun
shine can be prepared in advance. An
ticipation is always better than realiza
ton. New and powerful adicctiycs ca
be invented TO describe the state Of tn
weather and the cDoct 1t has upon III
system. Corns ache, malaria thrive
the "hypos' get the best of you, III
lyor lies dormant, food tastes fOgg.
and you feel reconciled TO the horcalt'
no matter what that may be. -Haryo'
Post.
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THE NATIONAL HOTEL.
JOHN Is. FOCKLER, Prop'r.
Selinsgrove, Pa

Tbis Hotel IL pleasantly loestsd In the "sqssre,
and iss rydssirsbls place for trsyeisrs tesIob
ho yEsr OF seeon mods ttons 81 Low rates, PEI
oBs stopping once III bs sure 10 esli sssis, Ths
sst Of IquoT In the bst
AgTis.Ts.
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UNREAStiRER'S SALE OF IN
i SEATED LANDS IN sN tDER co UN
Ito b coniinsed.)

The Trca,urer of said county, by authoiity
and in uursunnce OF the Act uf Assembly OF
March la,h, 1878. and supplements thereto,
and tue Acto' Assembly e 29th March, lA',
snj sTrri,mcnts thereto, hereby gives notice
that he will expose 30 rublic ,ale at the
COi'Rr HOUSE, In Middletu urgh, Pa, on
MONDAY. JUNE 9TH, 1854 at Q o'clnck n IN
and bv adjournment itom day to day " noces
sAry the whole of tho hereinafter described
tracts and pArts OF trrcts of lands. situate IN
said county. or such parts thereof az VIII ply
| tho county road, poor, hUol aud building tax
es aud The costt accrued thereon, to wlt:
,f..... ,,...I;,.
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SISTER," cried little boy running
in.o the room, 'your littlo pug dog has
bit me on the leg" "What, exclaim-
ed tho frightened young lady "i'eauty
has bitten you on the log3 Let me
see." Sho hastily pulled down his
stocking, and. sure enough. thcro was
the impression Of his teeth. You
naughty boy" said his sister, shaking
him violently. "Don't you know better
than 10 tease Beauty Some day hs
will bite big lump out Of your leg
aud IL might make him deathly sick. ,
--Phiiadcit,i.ia CaH.
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Arrangement ti.-esssenstt trains
nay ii,b, 1884.

TIuins tars Harrisburg az folbws
For New yorh, via Aiisntown, $50 and
50 .. m. Las anil 100 p. m.
Brook Route." CTS, i.5s q. m, std sty N.
For Phiadeiphia, e,s,. T.,o, $50 am i&s snd
vor Reading. $50. s7s, r.so, go .. -, i..s.
For PoIsvils, 8 20 1ss, $50 q. m ~ ana
Braieh ~ sr5 p. n. aud 3.oo p. N.
For Allentown, SIC, 7 20. e.so o, IN, 1.ts snd
400 pm
way and Market for Leba non, 400 o nf
Runs on Wednesday and Saturdays only.
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wIITTtires.

.,nc men areb r. fools bnt IN ost
IL are made to ordc1.
Everyone praises success, and
,ost people think they can plan Que.
n the greatest mau who has ever
vrd, sh,nld tell the truth, he would
I'll You. that bow he came to be go
r.at il wonder great to him
IL is ofteuer the case, that what a
ban forgets educates bin more than
What he remembers.
II does not require great tact to
, write n long letter, hnt TO write
good postscript to it, does.
Patience is u hnlf.lrotbor TO lazi-
uess
Whenever q man is anxious to con,
fde secret 10 you, you can rest ns-
s,rel tht he has cJnfiled it to
dozsn people before.
The m.1 who has grt COOL deal
to sty,il Ways saws it in few words.
There is no ha,tery so pure, aud
30 powerful, as 10 listen attentively
to others.
How are you to find out what kind
Of man your neighbor is, when be
cannot even tell you himself.
Critics and authors are n distinct
class. There is dozen good au-
tbors to one good critic.
A man is poor, just in proportion
ms he wants what he has not got,and
cannot get.
This world was not made for any
one in paiticular, and l feel sorry
for those who tbuk so. They will
discover their mistake some cloudy
dnv.
NV friend. when your relations al
think you are fool, your success Is
almost assured.
Destroy the looking-glass and yor
wonli pnt civilization back at leas'
two thousand years.
Don't forget, my snobbish friend
that you have got to die just th'
same as the rest OF us, and you can
not bury Yourself either.
Next to q suow.storm, Tor n decid
ed nuisance, comes a holiday, in
great city.
When man does drop ont 0
sight in a great city. you not onl
never hear from him again but 20
cannot even fnd the hole be fe
through.
1t is the strongest possible argu
ment for our immortality that nin
ont OF every ten human beings be
lieve in it.
Politeness has no creed
About half we know, we guess q
and tho other bali, somebody ht
guessed at for us.
A man Of great deal Of charact'
cannot hide it. He will betray
even when he sneeZes.
Every ladder has top round
b. !.
Our characters we make, our rel
tations are often made for us.
II is no disgrace to be bit 10y
dog the first time, the second tin
it is.
Very intelligent people carry
share Of their brains in their faces
There is no slavery like iilenes'
there is no burden like it.
Every pound of it weighs TWEEN
ounces,
a man is young just in prop,
tiJn as he feels so n woman, j
in proportion as she looks 30.
There is not to-day q score
hrst-rate critics living. .-Zeke Fd
clid, IN Ne Wlnhata".
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WARRANTED
to.give satisfaction
, or!ruoney refunded
\. a m ES-e.

This cough cure II unparall-
elcd for Coughs, Colds and all
disease Of the Throat, Lungs
aud bronchial tubcs. Physi.
c,uns are constintiyiordcring
consumptlvc patients to the
rinc Nuods: we have succeed
ed in bringing all the virtues
and vital principles oi the III
ncrics 10 the invalid at home
accomplishing what many
have Long tried to. We have
demon trated the perfect sol.
ubility Of the tar. and thereby
its ready absorption into the
systeIn--by q much m re rap
id and general power than
merely inhaliny the air Of the
Pinerics. II II perfectly safe
to he taken as the Gaze may
rcquIre---smnll and frequent
lectual IN allaytng the exist.
old Ivy q. NJ. Shlndcl. ASK
Corn Cure. No cu,e no pay,
i2.i-sI iy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05

s8. Tbs increase Of the lines reported
over last year is l 844 miles Of main line
100 OF double track and 564 Of sldings
There are reported In Illinois 1886 mile,
| OF track, OF which 6,7l6 are main lines
and branches; 442 are double track, and
l ,294 are sldlngs.
The capital stock reported by the sixty
five lines Qncluding leased iines) IS $64S,
427 ,220, msking the average amour! Of
stock per mile $22ll5 The roads have a
funded debt OF $657, 595 1874, and their
floating debt amounts to $43 265 865.
In construction and equipment there
was expended 81 297, 792, 900, which aver.
ages per mile $4,000.
The total gross income Of all the roads
for the year was 1914, 146,9i5 which was
Obtained as follows: Freight department
earnings, $138,077 1870; passenger depart.
ment earnings. $59, 1865 .S04; other sources,
$40, 703, $50. The Increase of the gross In.
come for the year was $24,793937. This
was caused by the extensions Of several
large lines.
The earnings have increased during the
past five years as follows: In 1870 per
cent; IN 1880, % per cent; IN 1881. 20 per
cent; IN 1889, ~ per CENT; IN 1888, 1l1s
per cent. The gr' 81 earnir gs from ILLINOIS
business were $5S,730,902. Total opera
ting expenses aud taxes were paid in Hi.
nois amounting to $37, 069,05S.
The operation OF the roads resulted In q
gross profit on Illinois business of $ol,-
720,675. This profit was made by forty
five roads, aud an aggregate loss of S6S 500
was sustained by ak roads. Operating
expenses and taxes were increased over
last year by the amount Of $ll ,296 452.
The total gross income reported is $2l4,.
146 915, and the total net income was
sos, 730 002.
The interest accounts consumed, for the
funded debt, $34 on S72; the funded debt,
SO, 1876 SEQ A balance applicable to divi,
bends is reported amounting TO $3.50 374, Ala.
This is about $7,500000 more than was
reporteds last year. T;.lrteen roads paid
their stockholders $22,9l6,S29 IN divi-
dends.
The total number OF passengers trans
ported was 1901 205, ana 79,50G,629 tons
OF freight were moved.
Eleven passengers were killed in this
State aud siyty-tive were injured EN-
ptoyes OF the roads 10 the number OF l54
were killed IN llliuois, and 5l8 were IT.
jnred IN re or less severely. In addition
to these there were 900 other persons killed
and opt injured.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05
fIlirOee Railroads.

The annual report of the Illinois Rail
road and Warehouse Commissioners fol
1883 has been made to the Governor, and
from 1t the following figures are compiled
The footings are up to June 30, 1888:
The report shows prosperous condi-
ton of railroad business IN Illinois. The
eleven roads that did not make reports las,
year have been reported, making the total
number reporting sixty-fve, which In
cludes leased lines. The length OF new
track laid during the year was 1856 miles
which is less than the amount built last
year-493 miles. The Chicago, Burling.
ton and Quincy built 81 miles; the Fulton
County Narrow Gauge 80; the Illinois
Central 30; the Indiana. Illinois and Iowa
10; and the Jacksonville and Southeastern
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05

The list Of notable deaths Of 1885 in
cludes The names OF many emit cnt men
Among those abroad are Gambeita, Count
de Cbambnrd and Gus,ave Dore,of France
Bishop Coienso and Richard Henry Gresn,
the historian, England; Richard Wagner
and Carl Marx, OF Germany, and Prince
Gortschakof and Evaa Tourgeneli, of
Russia. IN our own country many OF the
prominent men of the nation have been
called away. Among them are ex-senator
Morrill,, OF Maine; William Il. Dodge, of
New York; Ex-Governor Marshall jew
ell, of Connect,cut; Ex-Governor Morgan,
Of New York; Governor Alexander II
Stephens, OF Georgia; Postmaster General
Howe. of Wisconsin; Peter Cooper; Jere
). Black, of Pennsylvania; Hugh j. Hast.
ings, New YORK; Rev. Dr. Edwin f. Hat
field, Admiral Tyenchard, Congressman
Haskell and General A. A. Humphreys.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05

The Painter, Of Cleveland, o., an Illus
trated monthly devoted to painting and
decoration, starts on its lhirG year in most
comely garb and with rare prospects for
growth and usefulness. 1t has new and
artistic design for its cover, handsome
lcoorcd plate Of wall decorations, and n
list of Contents more attractive than we
usually find in the technical journals The
leading article is u notably practical one
on exterior painting, followed by the first,
of series Of open Letters Oh House
Furnishing" by Clarence Cook, the we'll.
known writer on decorative art subjects I;
Mrs, G. :, Jones has an illustrative paper
on the treatment OF Painters Measure
ments" presents some fresh ideas on the
subject, and will be found valuable to
paintars a choice collection OF miscel-
lany, the editorial aud practical depart
ments, and two useful supplements com
plete the number. geographically. tn.
Painter is unusually neat and tasteful If
1t continues as ii has begun this year, 1t
will prove an almost indispensable and to
painters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05
Tho Ohio Platform

Every Democratic State Convention heio
in 1883, after that held in Ohio in June,
adopted the Ohio platform on the Tariff
question, That platform was in the fol
lowing words:
1--WE favor tariff for revenue limited to
the necessities of government economically
administered, aud so adjusted In its appli-
cation as 10 prevent unequal burdens, en-
courage productive indus RES az home anu
afford just compensation 10 labor, but not
to create or foster monopolies.'
And there is scarcely q doubt but tina,
the next Democratic National Convention
will adopt substantially the same platform
on that question. On it Ohio, Republi.
can State, WAS redeemed from the thral-
dom OF neutrality-suspicious. misrule. The
Democratic party of Virginia adopted the
same position GA the tariff and on this po-
slton, Virginia won glorious victory, last
tall, against the coalition forces of black
| Republcanism and Malone Reputation
And on t the Republicans were left IN a
minority on The popular vote in Iowa.
There Is nothing in the inaugural
speech of Speaker Carlisle or in the com
position Of his ways ard mcaEs commit
tee in the house IN conflict with this Ohio
declaration. But, says prominent Re
publican organ, the ONO platform is a
dodge" "What does 1t Godge?" asks the
american Register. Ii conprehends all
the essential requisites OF the Democratic
tariff, as follows:
LIST. 1t IS q rc1GllUe tariff.
| I'd. 1t Is t(mtted to the necessities of the
Government economically administered.
3d. adjusted IN lis practical application
with view TO equality IN the public bur
dens.
4th. And with view to encourage pre-
ductipc industries at home and afford Just
compensation To labor.
5Ih. But not to create or foster nonopo,
| lies
Nothing is omitted Where is the eva.
stony Ii is to be "a Tec6nas tariff Its ltmi
tatjon Is the necessary public expenditures,
lis details have in view equity IN public
burdens. 1t affords aHctdeatat protection
or encouragement to home production and
labor, And guards against monopolies.
Nothing is omitted. 1t il complete. 1t
covers every requisite There is no dodge,
no hunt bug about it. Every element Is
practical. 1t is a tariff reform.
Ga this tariff platform the glorious vic
torres were won recently IN Ohio and Vir
g,nia. Andon this platform the Demo
cratic party can elect the mex: President"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05

beef killed, and pointed out one which
was small u it's age, thinking that II would
never be Of any size. The COW was tour
years old and Its remarkably ANAL slzs
mad frequently been tho subject OF com
ment! After the beef was killed and the
disem bowel!ng process gene through with
Mr.. Cass Abbott noticed that IN one OF the
larger intestines something was seen Ia
move and keep up aconstant motion. Gu
riosity led him to cut 1t open. aud as this
was done very large snake, the coach
whip, whipped out on the ground some
distance, but was killed BY this strange
revelation the spectators were almost con-
founded. The process Of butchering was
proceeded with, however, and when the
windpipe was opened and the sack cover
ing the lights or lungs, they we're doubly
COMPOUNDED to discover ,hlriy-seven small.
er snakes Of the same species, each one OF
which was holding on to the lungs, and
thus probably sustaining life. After dress
ing the beef it only weighed eighty pounds.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05
Nearer to Nature.

Nature has made her laws with us, which
we must obey or suffer the penalty. The
penalty is often lang and h'oat trouble,
which leads to consumption. Every man be-
reyes consumption incurablc. People have
been educated 20 this belief. which has been
proven incorrect by Dr.. Bigelow's Positive
Curc, which Is natures great helpmate, and
It cures consumption and all throat and lung
diseases speedily and permanently. Trial
bottles free, OF Z. Y. Griggs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05
Planting Back WalHu's.

II. A, Of Charleston, ILL.,, gives in the
Country Gentleman an account of the way
IN which he has always succeeded in rails
ing walnut trees, as follows:
am now sixty years old, and lew iaer
OF my age have planted as many walnuts
hickory nuts, acorns, blue and white ash
seed, soft maple and hard marie, lindens
and pecans as have, unless they are in
the nursery business. have planted more
or less waInuls every year for the past ten
years. plant them as soon as ripe, and
when the ground il soft enough 10 stamp
them in with my boot heel. | sharpen a
stick four feet long, OF sufficient SIZE sc
that when thrust into the ground 1t leaves
hole largo enough to receive the walnut
and hold 1t to its place. | stretch twi, {
where | want row Of trees. | let one
; man go ahead with the sharp stick, thrust
ing 1t into the ground where IA tree is &c
grow. Another man follows and drops a
nut into each hole made with the stick
and stamps II in with his heel. 1t must
not Oe sunk more than one quarter OT ball
an inch below the surface.
This Is the only way by which I could
get straight rows. If the nuts are dropped
in turrow, or on plowed ground, The tree
Will be four 10 six lnckes on one side OF
the other of straight line. They Will
freeze, If planted IN the fall, but this is
what | want, for unless they do freeze
some OF them will remain dormant two OF
even three years. If planted as direct
and the nuts are sound, not ten out of g
thousaD will fail to grow. After walnuts
get dry II is not safe to plant them. have
let them remain IN plle all winter and
planted them in the spring, and had many
TO grow, but fall or al open winter is hes,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05
SoMNAaBuMsM on A TRAIN.-A Joliet

SoMNAaBuLIsA on A TRAIN.--A Joliet
dispatch of Sunday relates tins incident:
A strange ca-c Of somnambulism &C.
Cured on the Rock Island passenger-tr train
Just before 1t reached ihis place last night.
Mrs. Mealer Simmons was travelling from
Fairbury, Ncb., with her two daughters.
They were occupying "A berth in the sleep.
ing-car, when, about midnight the lady
awOke and mls,cd little Oracle, aged 4
years. The frightened mother aroused all
the passengers, but careful search failed
to reveal the little one. The grief stricken
woman was bewailng the fate of the lost
child when the conductor entered with the
wait, the latter crying piilfully. He had
found her in the tAIrd car ahead in her
night dress, aud when he spoke The child
did not heed him until he touched her.
Oracle then razcd about in astonishment
as If awaklng from deep sleep. She had
found her way through the coaches while
the tram was running at high speed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05
Tho Trne Feet.

II man Is hungry within an hour more ol
less after meal he ia a dyspeptic, it shove
his stomach is not able TO dispose Of what he
has eaten, but to eat again and thus impose
mere work, is absurdity. Take Dr. Jones
Red Clover Tonic, which cures dyspepsia
and all stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t Is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, a sure cure for ague and Ina
larial diseases. Price so cents, of T. Y.
E}ripps
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05
An Edftor's Tribute

Theron p. keator, editor Of the Fl. Wayne,
Ind, Goatte, writes: For the past live years
have always used DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry, for coughs OF the most severe character,
as we'll as for those Of m'lder type. Itnev.
er fails to effect speed curc. NV friends TO
whom have recommended IL speak OF II In
the same high terms. Having been cured by
II Of every cough have had for five years.
consider II The only reliable and sure cure for
coughs. colds, etc" Cali at q. Gehring's
drug store and get free trial bottle. Large
size, 81 90.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-01-05
No Experiment

With majority Of people it is no expert
ment that DR.. Bosanko's Cough and Lune
Syrup is q sure cure for Coughs, Colds, Pain.
In the Lungs, Soreness In the Chest, etc.
but for those who doubt ask your neighbor,
who have used IL or get q sample bottle O
Forbes & Lorriaux, the druggists. Reguls
price 30 cents and 81 90.