The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-07-27
Talk about the Worlds Fair be-

or miles from Mifllinburg, they were
cutting grain on Sunday. July 3.
And we could give the names too.
This beats Chicago easy.-Mi6iin-
burg Times.
The sixth annual Snyder county
Choii Convention will be held on
the Lutheran church grounds one
mile north of Freeburg on Saturday,
August 10Th. Choirs, Musical or
CARNATIONS, Bands and Soloists are
cordially invited Exercises will be-
gin at 10 a. IN. WM. MoYER, Pres.
WM. FREYMAN, Sec. 3t.
Editor Tom Harter, of the Middle
burgh PosT, is to have his name as
an author handed down to oposterity.
His popular Pennsylvania Dutch
letters are to be published in book
form by York publishing house.
Tom is a hard worker, and we are
glad to know his efforts are apprec-
iatel by large constituency
Huntingdon Semi Weekly Ne,cs.
BUcKNELL UNIvERsITY.-The best
school is the cheapest. Nearly a
million dollars have been invested
in fixed and working capital in the
five schools of Bucknell University,
John Howard Harris, President.
For catalogue, illustrations and
other information, address the
Registrar. VIM. G. Gretzinger, Lew
isburg, Pa.
QUARTERLY CoNFERENcE.-Quart-
erly Conference will be held on Sat-
urday July 23d., in the q. b. Church
Middleburgh. Presiding Elder, Rev.
w. H. Uhier viii preach. English1
preaching on Saturday at 7.SO p. M.
On Sunday at 10 A. NJ, German
preaching and celebration of the
Lords supper. AT 73O Children's
day services. All are cordially invit
ed to attend. FRED LIST, Pastor.
When flies become troublesome in
a house they can always be expelled
by very simple mixture. A half
teaspoonful of black pepper finely
ground should be mixed with double
the quantity of brown sugar, and the
compound be moistened with cream.
The flies will generally eat greedily
of this mixture if placed where they
can get it, but it will be their last
meal, for the least taste it is to fly
rank ::oison.
Address no stranger and allow no
stranger to address vou," is the ad |
vice of the chief of the Chicago de-
tective force to all visitors. &" If
you want to know anything wait till
you see policeman" The chief
adds THE price of safety in this
city is to keep your mouth shut in
the presence of those you do not
know. The smartest confidence
men in the world have come to the
Worlds Fair. They are sharp enough |
to deceive even the Chicagoan."
A girl recently found lot of love
letters written by her father to her
mother many years before they were
married. The daughter read them to |
her mother, pretending they were of
recent date, and substituted her own
name for that of her mothers and |
the name of ayoung man well known
to both of them for her fathers.
The mother was very much disgusted |
and has forbidden her daughter to
have anything to do with II young
man that will write such nonsense
and sicking stuff.
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction n. G. Schaeffer SAYS that
the new Free Textbook law goes
into effect at once. He has render
ed decision that it is the duty of
the directors to make provisions for
furnishing and equipping the schools
with the textbooks and supplies
generally needed by pupils for daily
use in the schools, such as slate pen
ellis, paper, pens, ink, tablets, etc.
that while it is no doubt wise to
urge pupils to use the books in their
possession for the purpose of lessen
ing the immediate outlay of money,
they cannot be compelled to use
their own books, and that in all the
required branches of study, books
are to be provided by the directors,
and for all grades Of the public
schools, including the high school |