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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-27
A. X. GIFT. 4. II. HARrER.
GIFT 81 HAIR TER
Real Estate Agents,

Have the following special bargainsto %
offer:
A valuable farm, situate In Franklin township,
Snyder county, Pa, near PaNtonyille, ~ miles
west of MidAlebuTgh, cOunty-seat of Snyder Co.,
containing Ill Acres, 7b "A cres clear and un-
der good cultivation, the balance 80 acres In tim.
bcr and under fence, making good pasture land
with never failing running water on II. There
are never falling springs on the place, one of
which Is near ,he buildings. Nearly every field
has water for stock. This Is good grain, hay
and pasture farm, well calculated for "a stock
farm. There are limestone on the place, also
available water power. The buildings are good ,
and good iruit Church. School and Market
within half a mile Of the iarm. Price s62 per
acre, on easy terms of payment.
Coon FARM For SALE.-Sltuate In Middlecreek
road containing go ACRES. i20 OF which Is clear
ance In good timber nearly all under fence, with
running water In every field, rendering IL an cX-
Cellent stock and grain iarm. A good stone
House and Barn and other outbulldings In good
repair. The iarm Is located within u of mile
Ota raiload station, with Church and School
convenient IL Is a salabe property, very pub
| llicly located and could DE divided into two
farms. Price $50 per acre ON easy terms
glaSH We sell or exchange, advertise
and survey property, and convey
titles. We guarantee all our work
and invite parties who have real es'
tate for the market to address
GIFT & HARTER,
Middleburgh, Pa
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-27
Winchester Nellie's" Ex-
ploits.

Santa Clara camp abounds in
strongly marked individualities and
notable life histories. One of the
most striking figures here is that of
a tall, graceful girl, known rs "Win-
chester Nellie, - from the remarkable
ability with which she handles II
Winchester rifle, being by all odds
the best shot with that weapon in
camp. There is II mystery about
Nell that nobody has yet been able
tofathom, Sheis, apparently, about
% years of age, and she gives her
name as Nellie Smith but when
questioned as to her former home.
her antecedents and the where.
abouts of her parents she resolute-
ly declines to answer She has
staked off II claim, and is working il
with excellent results. She has tn,
respect of every man III camp. and il
made II friend and companion by nj
the best women. There is not 4
miner here who would dare to Offer
the slightest familiarity to Nell, fol
there is an indescribable something
i'll her manner which tells one in
stinctively that it would be danger
GUS to presume upon its frank cor
diality.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-27
yto.y,,stR.r~s,,ss.

What are they? The growth OF intelligence In
medical matters has given rise 10 a demand for
a class OF genuine. reliable medicines. The op-
cortunfy Of the ignorant quack, who grew rich
during everything out ofa single bottle has pass
ed To supply satisfactorily this demand this
list OF remedies has been created. They are the
favOrite prescriptions of the most famous medi-
hospitals OF London, Paris Berlin and Vienna.
Prescriptions which cost the patients OF these
specialists from ss5 TO sI0o are here offered pre-
one dollar each, Not one OF them II a cure all F;
each one has only the reasonable power Of curing
a sing disease and each one keeps its contract.
It's, Asthma, Consumption, rheumatism, Dyspep-
sta. Liver and Kidney Complaints. Fever and
Ague. Neuralgia. Female Weakness. LeucOrr.
for descriptive catalogue TO Hospital Remedy
Co. No. 303E West King St, Toronto. Canada.
II your druggist does not keep these remedies
remlt price and we will send direct free OF duty
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-27
Notice TO Heirs.

In the Estate of Henry Gerhart. late OF Centre
Township. Snydcv County, Pa. decd.
To william Gcrhart of Millfoy, Pa. Jesse
Gerhart Of Centre township, Snyder Co, Pa.
Susan Gerhart, intormar ried with Henry Ray OF
Franklin township Snyder Co Pa, Amelia, In
tcrmarried with Amos Peter OF Marshell, Kali
homer county Michigan. Catharine intermarried
with Samuel Hackeuburg OF Bellvue, Sandusky
county, Ohio. Jane intermarried with Henry
Wolf Of Lowisburg, Union county. Pa. George
Gertert who is now dead but leaves To survive
him the following children viz Amanda inter
married with Wilson Musser Of Mexico Juuiata
county. Pa Mary lutermarrted with Joseph
Hahey of Dodge, Dodge county, Nebraska Sarah
Gerhart intcrmarried with II. NJ. Alexander o
Saticoy. Ventura 'ounty. California. Hannah
Gerhart and Isaac Gerhart OF LcwisburR. Pa.
the last twsar minors and have for their guar
dian Adam u. Walter OF franklin township,
Snyder county, Pa
You are hereby cited to be and appear before
the Judges OF our Orphans Court. at an Orphans
Court to be hvls ut MiddleburRh, on the 4th
Monday OF SEP. A, ID. lsSg at o'clock in
the forenoon, then and there 10 sccept or refuse
10 take the Real Es,,te OF said Elizabeth ship
ton. decd. at the apt raised valuation put up
on II by an inquest duly awardet by the said
Court, and returned Wy the Sheriff OF said coun.
ty, or show cause why the same should not be
sold. And hereof fail not.
Witness the Hon !. &. Ducher President o
our said Court at Middleburgh, this 9th day o.
June, A. ID. issg. .
w W. wITTEN NIYER, Proth'y
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-27
A Victory for Temperance.

From the ~ Y. World.
The significance of the vote on
prohibition in Pennsylvania last
Tuesday is great and encouraging.
The defeat of the prohibitory amend
ment was not unexpected, but the
enormity of the majority against it
is complete surprise.
Such majority can only have
been east with the aid of the greater
part of the temperance people of the
State, and the fact that they have
helped to defeat prohibition in
Pennsylvania, as they did in Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire, shows
conclusiyely that even among the
most uncompromising teetotallers
the folly and futility of prohibition
as remedy for intemperance are at
last clearly recognized.
1t is easy to see how great a gain
for rational temperance legislation
this is when we reflect that in all the
unsuccessful attempts that have
been made to impose a just and
reasonable restraint upon the liquor
traffic defeat has been mainly the
work of the Prohibition representa-.
tives OF the temperance sentiments.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-27
Friday, July 26, 1889.

The following described real estate being all
that, certain piece or tract Of ground situate Ia
the township Of Chapman, County OF snyder,
state Of Penn'a, Bounded and described as fol-
lows on the South by lands Of Frederick
Ottlnger. West by lands of Richard Lanig. North
by lands Of Joel Stahl. East by Public Road, con-
tanning ~ ACRES more or less whereOn II erect.
ed FRAME DWELLING HOUSE, and other
outbuildings.
Also at the same time and place the following
Personal Property VIII he sold The whole OF
Il acre potatoes In the ground, one-han interest
In acres oats In the ground. One-half interest
In one acre corn Ia the ground.
seized. taken into execution and TO be sold as
the property Oi Barnhurt Mace.
REUBEN DREESE. sheriff,
Sherin's ONCE, Middleburrh. Pa, June IL, 80,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-27
VALUABLE FARM AT
SALE

The undersigned Attorney In fact for the Heirs
of PhIllp 4. smith. late Of Adams township. Sny-
der county. Pa. decd Will expose 10 public sale
ON the premises, about one mile northwest OF
TroNelvillc on
Saturday, August 10, 1889,
at 10 o'clock. A. NJ. the following Valuable Farm
situate In the Township aforesaid. bounded as
follows North by lands Of John Fetterof and
lydia Bllger. East by lands Of Josiah Kline and
Alfred TrONcl. south by lands OF Robert smith
and West by lands of RObert Middleswarth and
Henry Hartman. containing 1875 ACRES and 20
perchcs more or less. This IL good farm. In
iine condition and well adapted 20 the raising OF
all kinds Of grain. II X supplied with an excel
lent well ofgoOd water and has arunning stream
passing through the farm. All the necessary
buildings and a good orchard OF fruit trees
About 100 Acres NJ the tract Is clear land and
the balance well set with growing timber.
TERMS .-One-third Of the purchase money To
remain as a dover IN the premises and the other
part of the conditions Of silc,will be made known
on day OF sale. "
GEORGENORMAN,
Atty & Agent for heirs
of philip Y. smith, decd.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
NO MONOPOLY IN 1T.

Much comment is provoked in the press
by the report of farmers combination in
Indiana, which adopts the principle Of deal
ing with only one merchant in each town.
on condition that he will be content with 10
per cent profit, and will submit his books
and invoices to inspection in order to prove
that he is receiving only that margin on
transactions with members of the farmers
combination. This is generally commented
upon as a form of combination or monop-
oly akin to the trust, and containing the
same threat to the freedom of commerce,
as the trusts which are formed in trade
But the fact is that the innocuousness of
such a combination is shown by its utter
powerlessness to prevent merchants from
obtaining trade if they are ready to accept
an equally moderate margin of profit All
the combination agreements in the world
would not prevent a farmer from buying
his goods from the merchant who will sell
cheaper than the one who makes the
contract with the combination. The agree
ment is simply one which enables the farm
ers, by combining, and securing to given
merchant stated volume of trade, to OBJ
tain the moderate prices to which they are
entitled under such an agreement Ten per
cent margin is a very comfortable profit on
goods. Amy merchant who is satisfied to
take "a less profit will not find any trouble
in securing customers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
A COMMON OMISSION.

The address of Mr.. Samuel Gompers on
the eight hour question, which is reported
in Our local columns, presents view OF the
question of surplus labor which is quite
common, but which ignores some leading
principles of economics. Briefly stated, it
Is that the greatest threat to employed labor
is in the presence of a vast mass of unem-
ployed labor. To correct this danger Mr..
Gcmpers proposes, by reducing the working
hours Of the employed, to give the unem-
ployed chance to do the work that will be
left over after the reduced hours of labor.
The premises in Mr. Gompers' logic are
all right, as far as they go; but they fail to
take into consideration some leading factors
in the problem. The most important of the
omitted factors is that, under a normal con-
dition of free labor, the addition to the
number of the laborers is no threat to wages.
Resolve the problem into its simplest form.
Suppose that 100000 laborers are engaged
in producing agricultural staples, and 100,-
900 in manufacturing production, and
that by exchanging their products directly,
both classes are given comfortable subsist-
ence. Let so, 900 more be given en- ployment
on each side SO that the production of each
class is increased so per cent, and what is
the result? The demand for each class is
also increased so per cent, and the sum total
of human subsistence gains in the same pro-
portion.
Now with the exception that the forms of
production are infinitely varied and that
the exchange of products are made by means
of metal tokens or paper representatives Of
value, this is exactly what is done by the
industries of the day; and it ought to be
plain that surplus labor cannot pull down
wages except in one or two cases. The first
is when the fields of industry are all occu-
pied; and with farms lying uncultivated in
Pennsylvania, no one can claim that to be
the present case. The second is that meth
DDS have been adopted to impose such undue
charges upon the exchange OF products as to
cut down the natural share of labor and
force part of it to stand idle. The latter is
exactly the effect of the trusts to which Mr..
Gompers alludes in his speech.
The inquiry is, therefore, pertinent
whether, in case Of the adoption of the eight
hour system, this power would not continue
to the extent of imposing the same excessive
charges on the exchange of products, and
thus reducing the reform to the equivalent
of gift by employed labor to the unen,-
ployed of one-third or one-ffth, as the case
may be, of both its work and its wages. The
eight-hour day has its strong points both in
the social and productive light; but labor
leaders should perceive that whatever good
can be accomplished in that line is to be
obtained, not by playing the game of the
trusts, but by securing their abolition.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
HIGH SCHOOLS AND COMMON SCHOOLS.

Judge Miller, of the United States Su-
preme Court, in an article on the State Of
Iowa in the last number of Harper's Mdgd-
zine, Incidentally expresses doubt whether,
under the provisions of the Constitution of
that State for the system of common school
education, public money can be sppro-
priated to the support of high schools.
This question has been raised before, but
never by anyone of such high legal stand
ing as Justice of the highest tribunal in
the country. The point is an important
one. Apart from the legal and constitu-
tional questions involved the common good
sense of the country will be likely to agree
that before public money is appropriated for
education in the higher branches it should
be certain that common school education
reaches all the children of the land. When
that is done the furnishing by the State of
the higher forms Of education is not likely
to be made a matter of public objection.
providing the facilities are equally open to
the poor as well as the rich, and the ad-
vantages of the high school reach the entire
people instead of favored class.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
CnNTRARIES.

Phrenologists are not necessarily blind
leaders of the blind. 1t depends upon the
way we use what they tell US about our
bumps. Will Carleton says he never wrote
poetry until phrenologist told him his head
was constructed on the poetical model. 1t
has been left to Mr.. Carleton readers to dis
cover that he has never written poetry since
consulting the phrenologist. Mr.. Carleton
made the usual mistake. He acted in strict
phrenology. If he had coppered the reve-
lations, as it were, and played them to lose,
of course he would have been a successful
brewer or iron manufacturer to-day.
Say you consult a phrenologist and he
tells you that your lump of amativeness is
swollen almost to bursting, that you have
little or no combativeness, and that your
talents and disposition are such as to fit you
for clerking in drugstore with a matri-
monial alliance as a side-show, you can
almost always betake yourself to pugilism
or butchering combined with strict bachelor
hood with certainty of success. In this
way the phrenologist may be made to sub
serve the best interests of the human race;
even as monkeys in a moral circus serve to
illustrate the Darwinian theory and at the
same time increase the sales of peanuts with
in the canvas.
1t is only the case of Virgins. the weather
prophet, over again. There are men who by
watching Mr.. Virgins bulletins carefully
and not forgetting the Signal Service pre-
dictions. are able to procure for their own
use fine brand of weather devoid of un-
certainty. When Virgins and the Signal
Service agree in prophesying rain and
cyclones fine weather Of course is certainty.
And so on.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG, MONDAY. JULY /. 1889.
QUEER QUALIFICATIONS.

1t is somewhat surprising to the friends
of a former Pittsburger to find peculiar
mixture Of attributes attributed to him in
connection with the victory of Yale in the
collegiate boat race. The New York Herald
places the credit of the victory with Mr.
Robert J. Cook, and declares: "There is a
man who seems to fulfill all the requirements
OF coach. Patient, profound and profane,
he is also a newspaper man."
While Mr.. Cooks friends may assent to
certain of the qualifications attributed to
him, they will certainly be surprised to
learn that he is "protane," and it is no less
of a novelty to learn that development of
the powers of swearing is an important
qualification in training a crew of collegi-
ate oarsmen. The HeraId's apt ALTERATION
is likely to create the belief that the schol-
astic athletes are like army mules, in going
best when they are sworn at.
The fact is, however, that this injurious
impression is rectifed by the widespread
knowledge that Mr.. Cook is as quiet and
gentlemanly in his conversation as any
man can be; and that the profanity exists
only in the Herald's imaginative and idiotic
ALTERATION.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
THE POET AND THE TIGER.

Poetic license is the salvation OF rhyme
and the life OF the poet, but sometimes it
seems necessary to remark that a line must
be drawn. A cotemporary poet publishes
an efusion in which himself and a royal
Bengal tiger appear to play about equal
parts, and in which the tiger is spoken of
as 'bristling his strong quills." If this
expression had been introduced for the pur-
Nse of rhyming with 'Jonquils," the
&c sentiment oil the latter word might
: use of the first; but in the alb
any such floral incentive it is neces-
.. suggest to the poet that he should
overhaul his Cuvier and betake himself to
a geological gardens for the sake of study
ing natural history. If he does so he will
make the discovery that the tiger has
neither strong quills nor weak quilts, nor
quilts of any sort. 1t is hard to tie the
poetic fancy down to the prosaic restraint
of plain fact, but in order to be true to ma
ture it is evident that this poem, to in
troduce the pointed expression which we
have quoted, should have been written
either about goose or hedgehog.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
UNCLE SANS EXPRESS BUSINESS.

More Parcels Carried in the Mail Than by
Any of the Companies.
From the Washington Post.l
Uncle Sam is rapidly becoming the biggest
express company In the country, and the
United States now carries almost every article
which does not exceed four pounds in weight,
and which does not contain liquids, live ami
mails, or anything infammable, or is no. in the
nature of obscene reading matter. 1t
used TO be standing joke that members of
Congress formerly used the fraDking privilege
to send soiled linen home. About everything
one can imagine, from old towels and damaged
overshoes to- gold watches and diamonds. is
sent through the mails.
But the establishment IF post Parcel" con-
ventions with other countries opened up an
enterprising field for persons who had consci-
entious scruples against paying customs duties,
and considerable smuggling is now carried on,
which it is impossible TO detect. Packages can
them, but the articles which are prohibited in
the United States mails cannot be sent by par
cells post. Neither can gold, silver, or precious
stones. At least SO the law says, but they are
sent just the same.
OF course, all articles received are subject to
inspection by the customs officers of the coun-
try, If they have reason to believe that the
package contains dutiable articles. The same
rule applies to letters, IL they are regarded as
suspicious. But with all these safeguards,
there are plenty of articles which come into
the United States without paying duty, and in
this new and latter-day method of smuggling,
the Government is lending hand. On that
account. however, 1t does not propose to stop
extending its facilities for sending mail all
over the civilized world.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01

truth-speaking Bhil, does not the thought
suggest itself to our readers that he could be
utilized in many ways right here in the
home of the highest civilization the Occi-
dent has ever known. There are sundry
places where the truth does not flourish in
this land. The Bhil might be introduced
in theatrical circles, as manager or advance
agent; in newspaper offices not as circula-
tion swearer, perhaps, but as commentator
on cranky contributions; into divers pulpits
where the spirit of truth appears to be a
stranger; into all sorts of walks of life to
keep the SAVIOR of the salt of the earth fresh.
The lowly Bhil would put the highly cul-
tured among us to the blush, and there
would be revival Of truth-speaking that
would shake the rubbish out Of this Repub-
lie. The Bhils are badly wanted. Let us
have them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
BHILS ARE NEEDED.

1t is related of the otherwise insignificant
Bhil tribe, of India, that, despicable char
acter as the average Bhil is, he will not tell
a falsehood, even to save his life. Bills in
this country. we have noticed, are rather re-
markable for their untruthfulness; but it
may be that the difference in the spelling
has something to do with this. The Indian
Bhil will not lie, and it is possible for him
to be q good Indian before he is dead. Hin
dostan in this regard has the advantage of
the United States. Here no kind of Indian
ever speaks the truth on purpose. If he
does so accidentally he makes up for it by
subsequent feets of mendacity.
But while we are regarding for moment
this singular product of orientalism, the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

GOVERNOR FORAKER is a graduate of Cor
nell, of the class f'69.
THE town of Dallas, Ore. boasts of q brass
band leader whose name is U. s. Grant.
KING HUMBERT, of Italy, squandered more
than Sl00.00c during his four days visit to
Berlin
70 PRESIDENT CARNoT's private railway train,
consisting Of five cars, cost exactly 100000
francs.
MISS ALA M. LoNGFELLow, daughter of
the poet is an enthusiastic. amateur. photog-
rapher.
BEN BUTLER's best eye is now in poor condi-
ton, and it is feared that he may become to-
tally blind.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER's fourth daughter,
Mildred, is going to study law after her gradu-
alton from Wells College.
Miss Z. W. BRUCE, of New Y York, has given
$4,000 to Harvard University for photo
graphic telescope, to be used in the obserya-
tory.
SENATOR EUsTIs, of Louisiana is so fond Of
Washington that he spends most of his time
there during the Congressional vacations. He
is to be seen on Pennsylvania avenue daily. at
tired in flannel alpaca, straw hat and russet
leather shoes. He is very fond of baseball.
A KANSAS editor, in drawing pen sketch
of Senator ingalls,, writes: "Mr. Ingalls, is not
very pretty his hair is very gray and he is ex-
ceedingly thin. and would make good clothes
prop or living illustration of the DR.. Tanner
theory. His legs resemble a pair Of breech-
loading. single-barrel guns thrust into gun
bags 1t is mystery to us how he manages to
carry such big head full OF lS-carat brains
around on such an emaciated set Of under
pinnings."
THE University of Oxford has conferred the
honorary degree of d. c. l. upon Surgeon John
8. Billings. of the army now attached
TO the Surgeon Generals Office in
Washington. This high ana special honor is
conferred upon DR.. Billings as just recogni-
tion of the great work he has performed in his
profession. DR.. Billings was surgeon during
the Civil War in Grants army, and since has
been in charge of the Medical Library and Mu
seum