The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-18
CheSnutt'S Rum Flood 4!

The flood of water on June 1 came
by the permisfive hand of the Crea~
tor, but the rum flood of June 1S was
cause Says Chairman Palmer) by the
combined villany of the political ma.
chimes of the democratic and republi-
can parties and their rum-bought
press In the cities. Providence per-
mitted one flood the devil, saloon
men and politicians demanded the
other. The list. of June flood made
homeless thousands of people, but
the flood of June 1S shall flow on a
little longer, destroying yearly 40 600
souls and 800, ,000, 900, until the 300, 900
prohibitionists OF Pennsylvania heed
the bulge call to march in the VIC
torious prohibition party army
marching In manly independence,
away from the sloven of rum-ruled
politicians and parties Then, and
then only, shall the defiant rum pow
er cease to be master and become the
obedient servant of law, order and
sobriety. Prohibition defeated |
Not the principle, for its supporters
Know no defeat but the method or
plan of getting IL alone suffers defeat.
From the result of floods aud rainy
weather the dry goods business has
suffered, and June, the best month OF
the year, has been changed to the
worst. know no despair, and now
mean to make the dull season of July
and August roll up big sales, IL pos
sible even more than any month
before. No time now for rest and va
cation. Accept what spent in the
flood and mud. How will do IL ?
Listen, I'll tell you. BY beginning
this week to sell from my entire stock,
from every department, dry goods,
carpets, oil cloths, notions, trunks,
etc, at such unheard of low prices
that will draw the housewife from her
washing and baking, the laborer from
his forge, the farmer from his harvest
and the maid from her parlor to buy
these goods, that will positively be
only sold Mt these prices IN July and
August, SO don't come on the lst day
of September expecting them, or you
will be disappointed. Although this
| be true, remember, on the lst day of
September | shall continue to serve
YOU at prices still below all others.
Have space and time only now to
give you few prices in each line to
convince YOU | mean business Fine
bedroom carpet, 81 cents yard, was
| 25 cents-$1 % covers the whole room /;
fine 25 cent flowered carpet, over n
yard wide. 10 cents best all wool 30
cent for 90 cents, best 80 cent for 40
cents, 40 cent rag for 30s cents, heavy
rag for "a cents, 10 cent hap calico for
| 3 cents, IA cent cotton for 10 cents,
yard-wide muslin, good, for cents,
lawn for 2 cents, Sc blue calico for 63c,
best black figured for &c, red table
linen for ~ cents, 25c white for 10
cents. 65c bleached for 49c, good tick
ing for Zoe, 25c pants stuff for 15c, zoe
for 13c, 15c for lie, heavy shirting for
] 7Ic, overalls for 4Sc, pants for 19c, 65c
white shirt for 4Sc, pure linen for SOC,
gents summer flannel for A cents,
gents suspenders for IL and lac, 10c
collars for DC. good hose for &c. 10c
for 7Jc, gents silk finished handker-
chiefs for 25c. 35c oil cloth, Il yards
wide, for 24ic, yards wide for 4Sc, zoe
silk plush for 49c, 25c fall and spring
dress cloth for 19c, yard wide white
henrietta cloth for 24c, black or all
colors yard Wide all wove black hem
rietta cashmere for 3Sc, 60c for Acc, SIC
for CSC. 95c for 79c, II yards wide for
75c, summer silks for 40c yard, $3.50
black silk for 81 "a, 12c dress gipghams
for and SIC, l5c white dress lawn for
10c, 20c for lac, sateeDs for 7lc, 25c for
15c, big Trunks for $l.10, size smaller
for zoe, lead pencils IL for DC, pins Be
u paper. best needles % for 4c. ma-
chine thread &c, napkins 2lc II dozen,
SOC window for lace curtains, poles
and fixtures complete, gold-handle
umbrellas for 00c.
But | must stop. Watch weekly for
prices and come, and get bargains at
! first chance. There will be rush,
and you will be part of it, remain,
Your friend and benefactor
CASH MAN CHESNUTT.
First Store on Market Street from 5.
g. J.. Station, Lewistown, Pa.