The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-11

cream is growing in popularity and
all who have tried it pronounce it
the ne plus ultra in frozen dishes.
r. Guncberger offers extraordi-
nary bargains in Clothing, Gents
Furnishing Goods, &c, for the next
30 days in order to make room for
fall goods.
What's the matter with the gro
cery men who canvassed the county
a few weeks ago and offered such
extraordinary bargains to our far
mersl Strange, that men having
such extraordinary advantages over
our home merchants should he scar
ed off by a little back-woods paper
like the PosT. Men who own sugar
retineries, coffee plantations, and
represent half the merchantile in
terests of the world should not be
so chicken-hearted. They have gone
South. All, there, boys Stay there !;
or well give you n local with crack
er to it.
Benjamin Steimling's house, two
miles west of Middleburgh, in what
is known as "Doodletown," caught
fire on Saturday afternoon during
the absence of the family and was
burned to the ground with all its
contents. Loss about $500 No
insurance. 1t is most unfortunate
for Mr.. Steimling Everything was
burned up but the clothing they had
on their bodies and nothing is left
him but the lot on which the house
stood. A subscription is being cir
culated and we hope the contribu-
tions for the relief of the family will
come in literally.
John l.. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain
the champion bruisers of the world,
fought for 100000 stakes and the
champion belt in Louisiana on Mon
day, which resulted ir the defeat of
Kilrain in 75 rounds, during which
he was knocked down twenty-eight
times. Sullivan is again King. Xii
rain was usurper Kilrain is called
Gentleman Jake and is evidently
more of n gentleman than II fighter,
and his defeat goes to prove that "A
gentleman has no business in the
24-foot ring. Our sympathies were
with Kilrain, for Sullivan is n brute,
but as it required brute to win the
fight Sullivan is entitled to the belt
for evermore.
The Sterling Comedy Company
which has been recognized with
new people and brass band, will give
n benefit for Capt. Ryan Post, G.. A.
II. of Mhddleburgh III Seebolds Hall
on Saturday evening, July l3, when
they will produce the beautiful
comedy of life in North Carolina
Hills entitled 'Esmeralda. The
Post donated all its charity fund
to the Johnstown sufferers, and this
will afford our people an opportunity
to show their appreciation of the
Grand Army mems iberality and at
the same time reimburse their treas
ury. The company is better than
ever, and the play will be doubly
worth the price of admission.
1t is always well for n business
man to have good credit, but to do
this he should avoid using it any
more than is necessary. Practically
pay as you go is as good policy for
the buyer as any one can see it is
for the seller Few people realize
how much their credit costs them.
1t is by far the dearest luxury they
keep, and is what keeps more men
poor than anybody else. IT is
mainly the credit which the country
store expects to, and is, perhaps,
obliged to give that makes it n
dearer place to trade than the city
where for casual customers credit is
impossible. Much more than the
legal rate of interest is added to the
price of the article where credit is
given. In reality the honest man
who intends to pay his debts cannot
afford to be trusted. He is saddled
with a part of the losses of those
who are dishonest in addition to in
terest. 1t is better to borrow
money on lump and pay interest
on it and buy only for cash, than to
buy on credit, Better still to do with
out things until money is earned to
pay for them, The grocery bill is in
thousands of homes the secret of
lack Of thrifts.