The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-18

II. Guncberger offers extraordi-
nary bargains in Clothing, Gents
Furnishing Goods &c, for the next
30 days in order to make room for
fall goods.
The summer term of the Freeburg
Academy opens Monday, July %.
The object of the school is to give u
thorough practical knowledge of the
common branches, and of such high.
er branches as any pupil may desire
to pursue. To prepare students for
the Freshman and Sophomore years
in any college. For the benefit of
Teachers and those preparing them
selves for the profession, II Normal
Class will be formed, in which all the
common branches will be reviewed.
A. Nj. WONDER, AN, Principal,
Freeburg, Pa.
A gentleman went to the stamp
window of the post Office in n neigh
boring city and called for 100 one
cent stamps, rendering in payment
100 one-cent pieces. "Those are not
legal tender in and such amounts
growled the stamp clerk. II refuse
to accept them" you do, eh ~
answered the gentleman. well,
give me one stamp, Mt the same time
showing out II penny. The stamp
was forthcoming. Now, give me n
stamp" He got it. Another
stamp Nov another See
here" said the clerk, chow many
many stamps do you want ? You
are keeping twenty people waiting. "
"Oh, l always keep within the law" "
responded the gentleman An
other stamp, please. Pennies are
not legal tenders in large amounts.
Another stamp" And he showed
out his pennies and purchased
stamps, one at time, till he got his
hundrea But the clerk was cured.
Pennies are Legal tender at litl Gin
dow in barrel lots. eai
Brother Trout in speaking of the
editorial trip to the sea, says:
"Wednesday was go-as-you-
please day, and all enjoyed them
selves i'll bathing, fishing and stroll
ing along the beach, Gathering
shells by the seashore.' Fishing,
did we say ? well, that's lust where
we got in our work, and Just what
we went for OF course, before
hand, We. were careful to engage the
service of that great and notorious
nimrodist. and piscatorialist, Tom
Harter, who writes Dutch letters fol
the Middleburgh Posr, and gives
some innocent fellow credit for it.
And right here we desire to say that
If the readers of the Posr and Fire,
Press could have Witnessed the ef.
forts of Harter and the writer in
landing n seven-foot shark they
whould have recounted the incident
with marvellous interest to then
children's children even to tn,
fourth generation
Here, Bro. Trout, is the belt. We
have worn it with credit for several
years, but we draw the line at Il
seven-foot shark, and acknowledge
III you II superior whose shoe -latches
we are unworthy to unite. Every
liar has his day-and our sun is set,
ting.
had Il temperance sermon last
week without word having been
spoken. / was i'll the smoking cal
on a railroad train, and few seats
forward was man with q bright lit.
tie son of perhaps eight years. The
man was visibly intoxicated, and
when another man passed over to
him bottle of whiskey it was inter,
esting to note the look of that mute.
ly but eloquently beamed from the
boys bright eyes. When the father
raised the bottle and took big
draught the impression on the poor
boys face was one of keen dread, al.
most of terror, such as / would not
bring to my boys face under like
circumstances for big money. The
boy had evidently had experience
with such indulgence before, and
was wondering whether he and his
papa would get to their destination
in safety, of which ! too had my
doubts. But the men themselves
were utterly oblivious of the boy
and the interest he was taking in
their movements, illustrating most
forcibly how rum destroys most
mems finer instincts, the affection
that makes homes Joyous and brings
to this life nearly all the sunshin,
that can be gathered from it.-Lep