The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-04-24

And catch pneumonia.
stick to your ilanncls. Tom.
However glows the sun
or YOU will be- an angel Tom.
Before the spring Is done.
Le,oistoiru Free Press.
"l rant tu he an angel
by that mean tO say
want tO De- an angel
But not Just right away"
Tow
The last annual report of the late
DR. Higbce, Superintendent of the
Common Schools of PENNSYLVANIA. is
just out, and it contains some very
interesting things on education and
the progress of the common school
system throughout The common
wealth. There are -. 900 teacher, i'm
the state, 10000 of whom are females
and 5000 males. During the past
Iear ji7 new school houses were
4ectcd and over 500, 600 in excess
Of 1855 was spent on school proper
ty.
The real estate of Hclfrich " Smith
was disposed of at Sheriff. sale on
Tuesday. The store house was sold
to syndicate composed of VIM.
Drccsc, DIR. A. VI. Smith, John s
Smith and Samuel Shicry for ~, go
Mr.. Hclfrich's home was purchased
by G. o. Grccnhoc for 81, 500 the
coal yard was knocked off to A..
Krccger for ST. $50. The other five
tracts were sold TO different parties
and brought total of S1,3I5. The
sum total Of all the real estate sold
amounted TO SlO,i2O
\ farmer read an agricultural jour
nal that II side window in n stable
makes II horses eyes weak on that
side; II window in front hurts his
eyes by the glare; window behind
makes him squint eyed; II window
on II diagonal line makes him shy
when he travels. and stable with
out windows makes him blind. The
farmer has written to othcagricultur-
nj paper asking what effect window
without stable would have ON the
horses eyes, and awaits arcply with
considerable interest.
Tom, of the Posr, has been told by
his Republican brethren that if he
wants to run II Republican paper, he
should not allow articles to be pub
lishcd in regard to the depression of
the farmers and laborcrs and the
cause of their depression.
But Tom informs them that ho is
running paper for the people and
not for the party. He does not APP
prove of seeing the farmer and the
lNborcr ground to death by taxes.
and have no means To pay for II pa
per Bravo, Tom has nm eye to
business. s.-S,iiHSgroce Times.
If You have II place for IL tree to
grow, plant. 1t will cost but little
and you may live to enjoy its beauty
and its shade. If you do not, your
child or somebody may, and they
viii surely bless You for planting
that tree. 1t is not necessary to
get II big tree on I'M expensive one.
Many experienced people believe n
nice tree can be raised from little
sprout, or from the seed quicker
than one can be obtained by replant-
ing II large tree and waiting for it
to become vigorous. Plant little
tree or II seed and it will some day
make you happy.
BAEN BuHNED. At about 10 o'clock
on Wednesday night of last week
the large bank barnk of Levi Young
p miles north of Middleburgh was
discovered on fire, and before the
family, who had already retired.
could do anything the whole build
ing was IN flames and burned to the
ground with all its contents includ-
ing three head of horses, five COWS,
four head of young cattle, four
sheep, lot of chickens, 100 bushels
of wheat, $50 bushels of oats, and IL
tons of hay. 1t is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
The loss, including building, stock,
and grain is estimated at $500, and
was insured in the Beavertown
Mutual for Sl4OO, Mr.. Young was
severely burned about the hands
and face in trying to liberate one of
the horses. The people deeply
sympathi2e with Mr.. Young, and
are glad that he had well insured
his property in good company.