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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17
GSEUDONYME.

TRoxELvILLE,-Corn husking is all
the go ut present. Some are about
done, while others are not quite so
much in II hurry to have their corn
spoil in the crib.
Our two fence cranks not quite
done sowing yet Mt this writing.
Samuel Luck Is putting up good
substantial house on his fathers
farm south of this place.
The party from Richfeld, who are
travelling through here taking pie
lures, are doing "A thriving business.
They do excellent work and seem
to be gentlemen of the first order.
The stavc mill which was item.
pest tossed for seven weeks has
gone to the bottom.
Isaac c, Hackenburg and Ner VI.
Mlddleswmth paid business trip
to Mcclure last Friday and found
the swampy city all hustle and bus
tie.
Little valley has some person who
Is mean and black-liyered enough to
poison dogs that are taken there to
catch wounded" deer. A party
from kratzeryille was up there last
week and had two of their dogs pois,
oned. One was dead and the other
dying when my informent got these
news. One of Joe Knepp's dogs
also got dose that sent him to
country where there are no deer to
kill.
Mule whacker' John 4. has now
thirty-three sets of rattles from rat
tie snakes in his remembrance string
and expects to increase the number
yet before winter sets in.
Since "Masher' Yost manipulates
the organ i'll the Reformed church
the singing has improved five hun
dred per cent.
Tomorrow Tuesday wild turkeys
can be legally shot, although Paul
Ettinger shot two over two weeks
ago, and threatens to burn out any
person who will have him arrested
for violating the game law
| am unable to say anything about
the old hunting road which was to
be reconstructed, more than was
told that ten quarts of distilled en-
thusiasm and eleven men went there
some time ago 10 do the work.
As soon as l can get spare time
enough / will 20 and examine the
road and will report my observa-
tions,
CALIFORNIA jon
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17
See list of Jurors on last page.

The latest out-Deibert's new
photos.
Great bargains in new fall goods
at Z. Nj. Schoch's, opposite depot.
Secure your fine photos at Del
bert's gallery.
Wittenmyer's new store will open
Thursday, Oct. "a. All invited
p. NJ. Schoch is in the City this
week buying in his fall and winter
goods.
Geo. $. Snyder of Mcclure, de-
sires to inform the people of the
West End that he will pay the high
est cash price for calves over four
weeks old.
Sunday was n cold, wet, blustery,
dreary day, and reminded one Of
Longfollow's lines:
The day Is cold, and dark and dreary;
IL rains, ana the wind Is never weary:
The vine still clings 10 the moulderlng wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall.
And the day is dark and drcary."
CataI1h is in the blood. No cure
for this loathsome and dangerous
disease is possible until the poison
is thoroughly eradicated from the
system. For this purpose, Ayers
Sarsaparilla is the best and most
economical medicine. Price 81.
Six bottles, S5. Worth IS bottle.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17

Union county has been in the habit
of drawing an lily defined line of in
tellectual distinction along Penns
Creek which is the dividing line be-
tween Snyder and Union counties
averring that their own Union is
way ahead of our little Schneider.
A little incident occurred not fort
night ago which will set matters
Alright. An old farmer from our
neighboring county went to GER
tain hotel and after being comfor-
tably seated ut the dinner table
was accosted by the waiter girl with
the interrogation
Ham m-beef-er-mutton 2"
''Hooh ?" said the old farmer as
he looked Mt the lass in astonishment.
"Ham-beef-or-mutton? ~
"U0oh ?"
'Will you have some meat ?"
"Was der dihenker war ich need
81. Ich bin ii g'fora ~
1t is useless to say that the old
chap got the whole bill of fare and
no questions asked.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17
NO A..

LowErL-CoIn husking is the
topic Of the day, and II large crop is
expected.
The bass fishers have returned
and report good time. having
caught two bucketfuls. Size OF
buckets not mentioncd-no doubt
quart buckets,
The Lowell scribe stuck in the
ground four or five bushels of pota
toes and had the reward of his labor
two bushels of scrunts.
It's little too soon yet for pork
stories, but our town blacksmith.
W. II. X. says he expects to have
two to tip the beam at 1000 pounds.
Tom, keep your many readers OF
the Posr well posted in regard to
the army of squirrels that is advanc.
ing-for, after they reach our MIN
rods there won't be Dugh left of
them to make pot, lc for n two
months old child. L. No.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17
A Bear Frolic.
FIVE BEARS KILLED ON MONDAY FORE
NOON BY WEST END HUNTERS.

On Monday forenoon intelligence
reached Middleburgh that drove
of five bears had been seen rambling
around in the fields about two and
one-half miles northwest of Middle
burgh on Sunday. Several parties
went out for them but were unable
to find them. Before evening fur
ther intelligence was received that
the animals had run amuck and all
five killed. 1t was accomplished by
general hunt in which twenty-five
men participated, and was related
to us by one of the participants.
The animGls were first attacked
by Daniel Hassinger on Sunday
evening. He had heard of their ap-
pearance in the valley, and, picking
up his gun and shot-pouch, started
in pursuit. When coming on the
farm of Jacob Meyer, northeast of
Beavertown, he saw the animals ap
preaching a corn-field, and he pro-
ceeded to load his rifle. To his sur
prise he found that he had only
enough powder in the horn for
light load, but, priming the piece
carefully, he started in the direction
of the animals. 1t was an old bear
with four cubs. The mother com
menced eating corn and the cubs
played around her like kittens. He
approached them to within twelve
yards and fired his ball into the old
bear close to the ear. She dropped
but was up i'll II moment and started
for the woods. Hassinger tried to
catch one OF the cubs which was a
little slow in following but upon no
ticing him 1t Caught gait" and
was soon out of sight. Before Mon
day morning all "West End" was in
arms and general hunt was plann-
ed. Robert Middleswarth, John
Fetterolf, Joseph Middleswarth and
other old hunters were notified. and
every dog that could distinguish the
trail Of II grourd-hog from II bear
was drafted and put into service.
The dogs had run of abouta thous-
and yards when they came upon
bruin and her family and general
scatterment was the result. The
old bear ran against Charles Dreese,
who dropped her with II load of
buck-shot, cub followed her and
he dropped that Archie Middles-
warth shot second cub down with
II Winchester rifle, and Jacob Mid
dleswarth and Ammon Dreese
brought the third cub down, while
William Sanders dubbed the other
one to death.
The whole business was finished
by nine O'Clock i'll the forenoon and
the animals were piled on wagon
and taken to Archie Middleswarths
butcher-shop i'll Beavertown where
they were skinned, cut up and di-
vided among the fortunate twenty
two hunters. The skins will be sold
and the money also divided.
1t was one of the most successful
and exciting hunts that ever took
place in this county, and will furnish
subiect-Inatter for stories that will
entertain, excite, and freighten gen.
erations yet unborn.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17

WEST BEAvER.-Jolly and his pal
from Union county were visiting
some of Lowell's fair damsels but
their accommodations were not as
they expected and they took the first
train east for home. Make other ar
rangements the next time and call
again.
John, you should put blanket on
the old grey horse when you drive
to the hall, then when any one passes
you they will not know who you are.
Did Emanuel get angry when he
was awakened from his slumber ?
The young lady that goes to Nc.
Clure about eigl or nine times Il
week must have good point in view.
1t is reported that Levi expects
to add tribe of Indians to his
merry -goround i'll the spring. Then
he expects to take trip to Eng
land.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17
Autum Arbor Day.

In proclamation issued Wednes-
day, October 2, DIR. Il. Il. Higbee,
y's3 esirtendent of Public Instruc.
ton, designates Friday, October Is,
as Autumn Arbor Day. Among
other things DR., Higbeo says
THE results to be reached by the
observance of Arbor Day are not yet
accomplished. Where school grounds
are already properly ornamented
with groves and lawns, so that nc
further work of the kind is needed,
let such sentiment be established
among the children by reason of
such instructions rs shall make it.
self felt in all their homes by leading
to the planting of fruit and shade
trees, the enlargement of fruit or.
chards and the ornamentation OF
yards with shrubbery and vines.
Let the schools, byrcpeated cele.
brations of Arbor Day, create such
II general widespread feeling in this
matter as shall make it impossible
for the next generation, Mt least, to
lay out or enlarge "A hamlet or village
or city without having in view
wide, shaded streets and lawns
and parks and embowered drive
ways, which will give so much addi-
tional charm to the beautiful sceLtry
of our Commonwealth"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17
ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST

photos.
Fine line of underwear at 2. NJ.
srboch's, opposite depot.
% and see a fine line of fancy
..r;ped dress goods at PM. .Schoch' $
opposite depot.
Ruy stoves of home dealers and
,b,n when you want ntrepairs for them
YOU can get them atprices that don't
| double the original cost of the stove.
Charles, a fourteen year-old son
a John Hummel, while gathering
ebestnuts on Wednesday, fell from
fence and broke his left arm at the
Snst.
Der Boonastiel helft der Polly
house butsa de woch un is tsu bissy
u shriva. Won are lavendich dor
M coomed don shribed are uns wld-
Ier de naxt woch.
Col +. p. Drinker OF Bloom sburg,
nd DR.. A. NJ. Smith of Beaver
prings, the two cherubs without
fngs) were to see us yesterday. Full
hrticulars next week.
A. S. Hassinger, a Snyder county
Oy, is now agent for the West Vir-
nia Central Railway Company and
le Adams Express Company at Ell
ns West Virginia, and is well liked
the officials.
The Merchants Protective Asso
ltiOn of Snyder county will meet
the Keystone Hotel, Selinsgrove,
Wednesday, Oct. 90.
n. L. DUNDoRE, Pres.
c. GUTELIUs, Sec.
When the hair shows signs of fall
begin at once to use Ayers Hair
or This preparation strength
the scalp, promotes the growth
new hair, restores the natural
pr to gray and faded hair, and
ders it soft, plant, and glossy.
b. ]. Y. Shindel, ad ministrator
be estate of Mrs. SallieG. Shin
decd, will expose to public sale
personal effects of said decd, on
premises on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Png the articles mentioned are
ares Of stock in the First Nation
ank, of Selinsgrove. I'd
5. Lingle, agent for his
|her' }. d. Lingle, the enterpris-
book binder of Sunbury, can
Il |ed the town for work on Satur-
and got quite lot of it.. Mr..
pes work always gives good
facton-which accounts for the
hl patronage he is receiving
this county.
cnon ! Auction There will be
Pctlon of general merchandise in
olds Hall, on Saturday evening
81 per 10. The goods will be fresh
new and will be sold by the
, A letors to make room for the
goods that will soon arrive.
a pains to make it pleasant for
,hs Fnes' SEEBoLD & RUNKLE.
d PIE should use envelopes hav-
fe'urn address. Many letters
A reach their destination simply
the sender has failed to
y address them. They go to
aa'letter Office and for want
VI iul signature of the writer,
inD' Suoyed and the contents, if
Il turned over to Uncle Sam,
IIIl iuhd Is running up into the
oS1 IN short, no man has a
, IN "A 10 business without printed
J, ~ pes as long as they can be
is.,. such killing" figures as the
.s;; sS;. finishes them.
''"' > IT. our Photographer has re-
us gallery, two squares
,IIs 'ae Court House, (see his
n y Is now ready to accommo-
wita fine re-touched pho
Tx At the following rates:
I'LL 81 rhotos $500 per dozen.
~ $3.50 for FIVE.
Try. ,e''lSite, or album size Pho
ss.a per dog. or six for $1.OO.
:sss ss extra charge for every ad-
,s,sssss ,,sssss ,aVe above two on each neg
,,sSSs: persons are same price as
~ 5SS legatives.
;;jjss.ss ;S;js.s '''e demanded on all mega
1 'fsiS EBERT the Photographer.
: "''u See the fine Photos.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17

Roll OF HoNoR.-The following
persons have paid their subscription
to the PosT to the dates opposite
their names. Should any mistakes
occur i'll these credits or on your pa
nor nlnnsn II nifty ~
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17

Fortune knocks once in "A lifetime
Mt every mans door, but she don't
long hunt for him in bar-rooms and
saloons if he is MT at home.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-17

Watch the windows nj Z. Nj.
Schoch's, opposite depot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
Two Morn E,i;os Recovered

QUEBEC, Sept 2l-This afternoon the
body of Miss kmblll was found an Ier Il
mass OF stones, beams ana rafters. The
head only was clear In order to release
the body, the men attempted to move two
heavy stones, weighing some five hundred
pounds, bat they crashed down uuon the
woman's head smashing it TO = Jelly
The body was recovered later, bat
leg was torn oil IN pulling i. cut
of the wreck. The corpse Of Margaret
Welsh was reached under Z pile NJ ma
sOnry. The head was almost severed from
the body, which was horribly rnutilateS.
These are the only additional corpseg
found after twenty-fOur hours work ThC-.
quantity of rocks, lumber and masonry \
so great that three or four hours hs,r,i
work does not show any difference
in the debris. It is thought sixteen
persons are still missing and that they were
in the Easements of the buildings at the
time of the landslide. The debris must bs
cleared to Il level to the ground In order To
get at them, and this will occupy several
days. the guard room Of the river Doi5gs
station has been tranterrCd into mOrtuary
ch lpei. and twenty cOrpses have been laid
IN Il row III front of the alter on which
a number OF tapers and lamps are Durniu.-
Aromatic essences are also burned to couu-
teract the stencil arising from the decor
posing bodies. The chapel is open TO the
public, and the people flock there in mas.
The funeral will take place to morrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
The Underlined Girl-Sisns That Mark an
Unpleasant Species of Woman Kind.

The Underbred Girl-Signs That Mark an
Unpleasant Species of Woman Kind.
The underlined girl is known at glance
Harper's Bazaar enumcrates some of the things
that stamp her like sign manual She gig
giles, stuffs her handkerchief into her mouth
and wears her gloves with one thumb ont and
bare. She is usually dressed as nearly in the
height of fashion as her knowledge and cir
cumstances permit, even if her things are
pinned together-a pin always answering for
a stitch with her. In the street she is always
more or less conscious of her clothes, throws
about side glances that, however innocent,
expose her to nlisconception, and receives
amiably glances that would be insulting if
she knew enough to be insulteI instead of
battered by them. In the house she sits with
her feet pushed out or her knees crossed, and
one foot high in air; she has finger in
Ter mouth. or thrusts her tongue into the
side of it; she bites her nails, scratches her
face, or keeps her hands at work on her lips
or chin or eyes,
She is rather fond of perfumes, watts OF
them following her Us sine moves, with the
suggestion OF burned sugar that belongs 20
the cheap kind she is usually obliged TO con
.snt herself with; she wears cotton lace, and
all sorts of shams i'll jewelry and adjournment;
and so long as her exterior satisfies her, her
unseen Undertaking is of no consequence.
In her conversation, too, she affects the
knowledge of the world which expresses it
self in slang, and not a sentence escapes her
lips that is not savored with the spice of this
misuse of English. She may be, with all this,
the soul of kindness, warm heartedness, and
even of good principle IN general; but she is
an exceedingly uncomfortable, Notifying
and distasteful person to be thrown with to
any extent in daily life.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22

Already dress goods for autumn and win
ter are being displayed in the stores In the
autumn woolens solid colors, prevail, and Il
special feature of the season will be the trim
ming accompanying each dress pattern of
plain wool goods, and woven especially for
it. Among the novelties noted by Harpers
Bazaar is ladies' cloth with borders, the Dor
ders being woven in stripes along the sewage
In these goods the fancy for black borders is
also shown, two black strpes-one four inches
broad, the other only two inches-being n
stylish border for green, blue and rust col
ored cloths
Black woolens have all the rich designs de
scribed for eolors woven on them in black
such as satin like stripes forming handker
chief borders on camel's hair or serge, and
wide panels of gros grain and satin blocks,
plaids, or stripes, and in eScalier designs. like
stairs, Or intricate geometrical Afgures
Raised velvet borders both wide and narrow
are on the all black fabrics in arabesque
palm, and ostrich feather designs.
Plaids and stripes of great size are import
ed in rough yet soft cheviots, in the dull
Madras tints, and in many fancy combina-
tons of colors, with "A few genuine Scotch
colors like those now worn in Paris in taffeta
and surah silks Very striking plaids are
also imported with silk surface thrown up
above soft wool goods, and many of these are
in Madras colors. Some plaids have only
two colors, such as green and Suede, others
are all gray, some all green of many tones,
and the silken plaids that form scarfs or
panels are very gay, with bars of bright red
and yellow crossing brown or black grounds
Armure, faille franchise, and brocades are
seen again in the silks. The arn1ures are
soft, and are in plain colors, or else they
have border of empire design woven along
one selvage, and this border is sometimes in
metal threads, either of gold, silver, or cop
per, and sometimes or all three together
The faille silks are heavier, of thick reps, and
rather stiff, the softer repped fabrics now
I'll coming under the head of bengeline. The
brocades are most beautiful studies il colors,
and tit to be framed rs decorativep panels.
Winter colors will include says the author
ity quoted, dark purplish red shades, dark oak
shades, light ecru, nickel gray and new Shades
in brown.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
Floods and Storms in Mexico.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-Advices from diff
ferent parts of Mexico say that heavy
storms have been sweeping over that coun-
try since August 10, visiting different
states at different times. The latest pre-
vailed along the Pacific coast, and the re-
ports from MoZattan and ManZanilla are
that the steamers Parfirio Diaz and Alata
have probably been wrecked. After five
days steady rain in Vera Cruz cyclone
passed over the town of Chicantefee, caus-
ing great destruction and terror A great
landslide occurred on the mountain back
OF the town. part of which passed directly
through the town, cutting a great swath
through the buildings and carrying away
everything III its path. 4 torrent OF water
tn. poured down the gully made by the
landslide and flooded that part of tn, place
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22

Crepe de chine makes an elegant mourning
dress for evening wear.
Garnet jewelry is again receiving a good
share of popular favor.
Ooe calf is a soft, duh black leather, which
is mounted with ciaspsof dull silver for belts
small shopping bags, pocket books and card
cases for the use Of ladies who wear mourn
ing
A pretty lace pin is formed of two palmetto
fans III so!d, with overlapping ends, held to
gether by crescent of garnerS
The latest fad in diamonds is to mount
them upon oxidized silver.
Cloth tops appear on many OF the new
walking boots
For neglgee wear the varieties are increas,
.ng. The absurd little "mue'' slipper, con
sting of nothing but a sole and toe, is idiotic
outside the boudoir. The slipper of Turkish
red leather is still allowed with the tea gown,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
The Navassa Revolt.

WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. 2l-Reccnt
dispatches from Kingston, Jamaica, report
ing revolt in Navassa in which a number
of Americans were killed, has excited much
interest in this section of country, more so
because the well-known cOlored man, JEFF
Davis, citizen of Wheeling, recently re
turned from the scene of rebellion, and tells
a story of cruelty and tyranny i'll the island
which seems to explain the present report
of revolt. Jef predicted that il some
bright, bold man ever got sufficient III
tuence to become the leader of the blacks
OF the isldud there would be a general uu-
rising and bloody massacre
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
HAVE you tried the Egg Phosphate a
Ross Pharmacy!
WHEELS AND WEEELMEY.

BIcYCLERs for the first time in this coun-
try are taxed in Boston. They are taxed
81 cents each.
Hendee, in establishing the American
ore mile safety record at Pal 4, rode a
Swift safety.
Provo comes 20 the front again. Evans
has sold another large Safety, this time to
w. V. LIE Sieur.
And now Brigham city boys have got the
fever. Pembroke sold a large Safety to
Lorenzo Snow, ir., Of that town last week.
iosth.
The interest shown by the citizens of St.
Louis in the bicycle race held in that city
recently, has encouraged the promoters to
already lay plans for a big tournament Tor
the year 1890.
Ouite number of Salt Lakes young
ladies are learning to ride bicycles, and tAe
prospects are that the ladies' wheel Will DC
in big demand next season. This Will
simply add perfection to the gallant wheel
mans already happy lot.
The great difficulty of the manufacturers
in this country and in England to secure
enough cold drawn tubing for their pur
ptSses is well known. The Credenda com
pafly of Birmingham have lately added
seventeen acres of ground to their estab-
lishment, and will put in position machin
cry to supply all demands.
Many people have an idea that the bicycle
can be ridden only in summer This is a
great mistake, most riders never thinking
of LAYING their wheels aside for more than
from fifteen TO thirty days out Of the three
hundred and sixty-fve, and great many
not at all Several riders are known to
have ridden every day except on one or two
last winter.
The lamp-light run Of the Cycling club
was rather thinly attended but was thor
oughly enjoyed by those who did partici-
pate. and was enough of a success to
demonstrate that this kind Of riding will
likely become popular during our short
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-22
The Cherokee Lands.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 21.-'rhe congressional
commission on territories and Indian affairs
arrived at Muskogee, 1. T., last night, and
a reception was given them to-day. They
stopped over at Vinita yesterday and inter
viewed number of Cherokees, from whom.
they obtained valuable information. Since
the Cherokees left TahleQuah a great agi-
tation has been going on concerning cues
tons underlying the sale of the strip and
the allotment of lands. The Cherokees re
cogni2e that their system of land tenure
must fall before the march of civilization.
But few months ago they refused to en-
tertain the idea of allotment; now they
favor it, but desire to hold all their posses
SiOns and divide among themselves