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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
THREE CENTS ON rHr DOLLAR.
Amount Realized Out of Venture in
Which Millions Were Invested.

Amount Realized Out of Venture in
Which Millions Were Invested.
The boom town OF Fort Payne, Ala,
where millions were invested Ivy New
England capitalists. bas been sold under
the hammer TO T. y. CuIlom,a Birmingham
capitalist for The small sum Of $50. 600. The
purchase includes ~, 600 acres of mineia al
lands, 20UJ town lots aud various large in
dustries. including rolling mills, furnaces,
factories. hotels aud the like.
In July, lSi2, the entire property OF the
Fort l'ayne Coal and Iron Company was
placed 10y order of the United States Court
IN the hands of a receiver upon the petition
OF "A. l.. l.oyles and others OF New Eng.
LAM. These were aiierwsrd joined by the
Old Colony TrustCompauy o. Boston, trust 60
who asked Tor "a foreclosure OF mortgage
Of $500 900. The recei, ership though hotly
contested IN the United States Courts by
other ewEngland stockholders was. sus.
tanned
Fort Payne was the first attempt of or.
gained New England capitol TO found a
city IN the South and IL has proved Hat
failure after several millions have been
squandefed The town was built TO order.
In the iall ofiSs9. w. T.. Rice and assoc ia rs
OF iloston hoated 49, 900 shares OF East Pay ne
9. ! and Iron Company stock in Vermont,
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts
hn,de Island, connecticut aud New York
tIty at So per share OF 500. realizing a
c'eau sl,nJ.O0J, which was taken in limp
To Fort ayne. Aft,rward H. W shares oi
STOCK reserved In the treasury was sold at
s31 per share. This soon went and "A blan-
ket mortgage with bonds aggrpgating $500,
uOU was executed. Immense sums were
obtained from the sale OF town lots, which
were also expended upon the town in water
WORKS, hotels, railroads sewer systems
furnaces. Rolling mills and all the sccoutre
ments Of a commercial aud manufscturinp
city
Inen came the boys OF financial depres-
sion III 1880 and Fort Payne retired aud ha.
remained in retirement ever since
private and corporate expenditures havin,
amounted to 81. 10000. III. expenditures
"f The Fort Payne coal and Iron Company
amounted to $2,OD0,0 900, all of which has
been sold for soJ 0JO or for , ..en's Oh til,
dollar
The result of this enterprise has beer
disappointment to both Engish people auU
TO Suutherncrs, the one in io,iny their mon
ey aud the other iu the check that IL eivei
10 Eastern Investment. Fort PAYNE wa,
the first OF "A series OF boom towns that cam,
TO the front III the South in 1889 and 1880
Middlesboro, Ky, and Hartman, Tenn
beng other examples. a! have gone tn,
way Fort Payne went.
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.PKET &.
That ~ tne way ISis ei4o, "a, " I'D
streets Agency.

That ~ lne way Isis si4ou "a, " d ID
streets Agency.
Bradstreet's financial review say,
Throughout the week the market has been
in waiting state. Activity was suspended
or confined 10 few stocks, though
the tone of the whole was strong
and quotations with some exceptiors
nave been generally well sustained
The stimulating Influences which il
was hoped would he exerted by
thegovernment bond issue have been check
ed and sentiment has been chiefly Affected
by the progress of the tariff bill atWashiny-
ton. Uncertainty ~ To the outcome in Tins
connection seems to keep the public ont OF
wall street, while the leading operators
have restricted their ventures TO marked
degree. The street appears 10 be mildly
bulllsh aud ~ disposed not only to make
the most OF any actual developments of a
favorable future either in railroad affairs
or in connection with the revival of bust
ness, but TO minimize the importance of
snch results OF the recent depression as
still continue To come TO light.
London has not been factor. The Mar.
ketthere has been somewhat affected by the
GENERALIZATION OF Indian exchange and by
Apprehension that the apparant abandon
ment OF The Indian governments silver mol.
icy will have serious results on the trade of
the Great Eastern dependency. "Ameri-
cans in London have however, been rela
lively neglected, the selling from thai quar-
ter III The market being OF a trihing charac-
ter. On Friday the mBrketwas Affected by
rumors of an attempt to restrict the
employment of the bond issue proceeds by
congress ional resolution limiting m.
secretory.s use thereof TO the redemp ption o,
legal tender notes.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends 10 personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value TO health of the pure liuuid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs,
Its excellence is due 10 its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 10 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
atire; efiectually cleansing the system,
diSpelling colds, headaches and fcycrs
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because il acts ON the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free fiom
every objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
yists in 5Oc and 81 bottles, but it is man
uiactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs.
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
The veil Filtration.

The latest wrinkle" in the art oi
Irritation is imported from Cairo. II is
called "Le Jeu du Wolfe"
II the veil is dropped completely
ver the face before the lady leaves
rour sight, it indicates Il am pleased
With you but be careful
III on the contrary the veil is raised
70 a. TO expose the lips, this indicste.
q kiss" in metaphor unfortunately.
md il the veil is lifted entirely off the
ace the intention is defiance and re.
sentiment at the cavaliers imperti-
sence.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
TO PREVENT STRIKES.
New York Board of Arbitration Asks
Power 10 Enforce Its Ideas.

Power TO Enforce Its Ideas.
The report OF the NewYork state board oi
mediation and arbitration presented to
the legislature asks for power 20 enforce
arbitration instead OF recommending II.
Among the matters settled by the board
during the year was the garment workers
strike in New York; the sleveiure strike IN
Buffalo the sailors strike ~ New York;
the lumbermen's strike in Towanda; the
longshotemen' strike in New York: til,
strike at Havemyer's sugar refinery and the
lsehigh Valley strike
The losses to corporations and employees
I'm few OF the more important strikes at
recent years in tais state are estimated as
follows:
Jersey City-Employers loss tlUUU co.
employees los sl,5,U0J
August, 1880, New York Central EMPLOY
ers' loss q. .0D0U u; EMPLOYEES loss ssUiuUJ,
August, 1892. nt Buiia u ttl92.0N to the
National Guardl- Oial loss s3uO.UuO.
As tC the Iehigh Valley strike last No
vember the board OF Arbitration SAYS:
The loss to the lehigh Valley railro ,d
company IN comparative few days WAS
enormous. lnclGded were losses Of irrigit
and passenger traffic diversion Of uusine,s
| TO other roads. destruction ot locomotives
and rolling stock aS well as other property.
| The total amount il $4,000. The .uss &C.
the strikers in wayeS approx mated Sltn-
| 900, white u Is estimated that the following
amounts were paid out as relief money hy
/ the five btot berhoodS oG raIlroan w,tN,ss.
| Engineers, $4,000, bremen, 3,,uDl utin
/ men,s3j UO0, conductors 3JOUO. 'ei,gtapa
| ers. $4,000; total, SllO.uOl
This is the next largest outlay hy o-cnn-
/ lied railway labor in the country 10 ma. ui
| the Chicago, Burlington aud Qnncy str sc
| which 10 stated To have cot the euZlhc,r-
| nearly 81 900 OJJ aud the bremen 500
| IL Is impossible to estimate the lO,'cs sis
tained by merchants, man Gtncturers ant
| Others dependent upon the service ut III,
| railroads. la the case ut the lehigh stuk,
! IL was claimed that : 900 coal miners were
deprived OF employment and II was fear II
that the price of coal would be advanced ia
places that depend upon the Lehish rnnu
Tor fuel
The following recommendations are ma
by the board of mediation and aruitta .uu
This board urges upon work.nsmen %,
feasibility of establishing local boards 81
arbitration through their organizations ui
in their workshops aS 10y adopting ihi'
course many strikes could bs nippeL iu ~,
bud by prompt action. The board Sttulg \
1 urges employers to recognize tn. necc~.t. \
and utility of local boards, through whici
they may deal directly with th,ir OWL
men,"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

An ofiice-seeker applied TO Josiah
Quincy, ex-Assistant Secretary Of
State, for place Ia the State De-
partment "Nhat did you tell Mr..
QUINCY" asked Senator to whom
the office-seeker, disc uraged by his
lack OF success, applied for assistance.
81 told him God only knew what
had done for the party ut the last
election replied the would-be Con.
sui. "You did, eh?" said the Scna-
tor; "well, you might as we'll go back
home. Any man who tells Josiah
Quincy that God knows more than he
does will get no position in the State
Department"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
TILLMAN READY FOR FIGHT.

South Carolinas Fiery Governor Says
He win Enforce the Laws.
IF these people want TO get up bloody
riot am willing, I'll give them all they
want Of it, These words came from Gov
ernor Tillman regarding the dis ,ensary
trouble in Charleston. Continuing he
made these hot remarks What ~ more.
I'll have the Legislature here To back me
up IN this effort To enforce the laws of the
state and want them 10 understand this
II they think they are going 10 olufl, frigb-
ten or bullyrag me or my constables they
are very much mistaken.
II am not going to have these toughs rid,
roughshOd over the laws, and il the good
people OF Charleston cannot prevail upon
the barkeepers To obev the laws and stor
resisting them. intend going right ahead
want the people 10 understand Tor once
and for all time that | propose TO see that
all laws OF the State are upheld even il We
have to kill II few OF these Italian cut
throats and bulldozers. | am making nc
threat. but am simply warning them. !
am not angry"
Governor JIllman in concluding what he
had TO say, remarked: The law will have
TO be obeyed If 1t takes all the military and
constables in the state 10 do it,"
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prlIiIni N,nlN.

Some bus mess i best done quickly
and with few words. other husncs.,
of more delicate nature. i. com.
monty entered upon in "A more lcis-
urciy manner Now and then. how
ever. "a man is found who makes no
such dist nction
Fatmer Jones sought an interview
with Widow Brown. He had long
plided himself upon his short horn
cattle; she WAS, in her way, as proud
" her poultry and pigs.
Widow Brown. said he, 81 am u
man OF few words but much feeling.
possess, as YOU know, between three
and four hundred head of cattle !
have saved up eight hundred dollars
or so, and I've a ii ~ and com Portable
home. | want you 10 become my
wife. Now, quick's the word with
me; | give you five minutes 10 de-
eide"
Farmer Jones. said Widow Brown,
IL am a woman Of few WUrd,-l'll say
nothing Of my feelings. possess, "a,
you know, letreen three and fouI
hundred head Of poultry and abOu,
ten score of pigs. | have nigh twelve
hundred dollars well invested my
late husbands savings and my owl
earnin tell you ! wouldn't
marry Fl" we're choice between
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Faithful Naoris.

That was q touching story told IN
the papers the other day about the
accident in the Motu bush. twenty
four miles from OpOtiki, says the
Aukland News A party were clear.
Ing brush, when a European got his
leg broken. one OF the Maoris bound
up his leg with "A skill that subse.
quentiy elected the praise OF the
surgeon: then five white and five
Maoris started 10 carry the wounded
man TO Opotiki by the Motu road.
which for miles is "A mere ledge on
the side OF a precipice. The rivers
were IN food and the fOrds washed
away. The waters were up TO the
nccks OF the bearers. and the tallest
OF the men had 10 hold the stretcher
up above their heads. They had To
start in the evening, when tired hy a
hard days work.
The Maoris behaved like men and
heroes, some OF them taking a double
turn in the carrying when from ex.
cessivc fatigue their white com.
panons were unequal to IT, When
they got 20 the journeys end they
fell on the ground and went fast
asleep, ] have known Of good many
accidents IN the bush AZ the Thames
and elsewhere, and the behavior Of
men on these occasions is really an
honor Ia human nature.
And an incident such as I have
narrated shows how much OF the
heroic there is in the nature OF the
Maori.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
A Bill Against Utah.

Secretary Carlisle has sent n communica-
lion TO the senate showing the amounts due
the United States from the territory of
Utah on account OF costs and expenses OF
prosecution. These expenditures began in
1873 and have continued even since the
Total amount being $725 555. Il appears
that the law requires that these expenses
be- paid by the territory, bur Congress
has annually appropriated the money re-
auired.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

shortened II also promotes the secretion OF
an abundance of nourishment for the child.
MIRA DORA A. GUTHRIE. OF Oallsy. Or,rt0n
Co., Tonn., writes; when ] began taking
your 'Favorite Prescription was not able
to stand on my feet without suffering alrast
cooking, sewing aud everything for my family
OF eight. ! am stouter now than i have been
IN six years. Your Favorite Prescription 10
II proved 90 with me. j never suffered ~ little
with any OF my children NJ did witt my last
ane she 10 the healthiest we've got Have in
duced several 20 try 'Fsvorlte Prescription
and II he's proved good for them"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
German
Syrup

simply state that..I am Druggist
and Postmaster here and am there
fore Ill position to judge. / have
tried many Cough Syrups but for
ten years past have found nothing
equal to Boschee's German Syrup.
have given it to my baby for Group
with the most satisfactory results.
Every mother should have it. J, II.
HOBBS, Druggist and Postmaster,
Mofat, Texas. We present facts,
living facts, of to-day Boschee's $
German Syrup gives strength to the
body. Take no substitute. q
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Costly CONN nennrds

A record was delivered at the Office of the
clerk OF the supreme court of lne United
states which bore eloquent testimony TO The
complaint OF the late Justice Miller that
records in these days are made up largely
Tor the benefit OF printers" The title OF
the case IS the Consolidated electric light
company vs. the Mckeesport electric light
company aud in il is involved the great cnu.
test being waged between the leading
electric corporations of the United States.
lpe record comprises three large volumes,
and It's printing cost $1,000.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
APPEAL FOR GLEN
A British Subject Under Sentence
naath

British Subject Under Sentence OF
Death.
John e.. Motier. counsel for William
l.eonsre, the condemned murderer await,
ing execution at Frederick, Nd. on Febru-
sry ., has written TO Sir Julian Pauncefote
British ambassador at Washington, reanest.
ing him TO interceie in behalf of Leonard
Tor The purpose OF having his sentence com
muted TO imprisonment for life, Mr. Mot
ter claims that Leonard is a British subject
and that 10 all his experience as LAWYER
with criminals he has never come across An
instance more deserving OF clemency than
the case of eonard
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uov's Thi.i

S... offe, Nne Hundred Dollars r;eward for
any case of tatarih that cann"t bc cat.d 10y
Hairs tEtBrrh Cure.
I. J.CurNtY n Co. Props, Toledo, q.
We. the undersigned, have kuuwn J. !. Che.
ncy for the lHst - years, and believe hin rer-
feCth honorable IN all business transaction
fion made ly he firm.
WfsrS 'rHuAS, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
wAiniUG, Fiv>Aa & MIuvtN, Whoessle
Druggists. Toledo, Oh.u.
lla rs tatHrrh Cure H. taken internally, att
Ing directly upnn the bloc and mucous sur.
face ut the system. Price, ,ic. per bottle. sold
by ali Druggists. Testimonials free.
Now Zealand sends frozen mrtton to
England
2tGJu-. - tL.. Oats FROM our i've. seed.
fu.s rcutr.no,'. dmo,. uuhcarI-,t vel
W.. raaoytel - Ca, ,ru 4. Sall,r Seed CO.,
L,Cr1,sr. Wis.. hv lran, Winter, Of Mon.
toua. nhp planted pra bu,lcl @ Great North.
cru Otts. carefully ti,lcl IN ! irriratpl same,
aud believe. HAT in lSlt h'c,, grIw from one
hu.hcl ~ Great Npv.herl oats tur,a hundre
bushels. It'sn wonderful ost. IT, You WIZ
rrr TuIs orr .Npsr>p u with So postage to
tbeabl,c drn, Sor wilt receive samuc package
ofnb,yc oats aud their mammoth farm seed
catalogue.
\ ton -. diamonds is valued at So 900, ,-
We never saw anything that compared
With the samples of wall paper just receiv
Mess ! kerwiu Miller Il Co,
Pittsburgh, Ia. Every
set them. send : cents
Smlthheld street.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

AN order has been entered in the court.
at San Francisco granting Mrs. Leland
Stanford an allowance of 10000 monthly,
pending the settlement OF her husbands
estate
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
MARK kkTS.

ptrTSBURG.
THE WHOLESALE PRICES NRE GIVEN BELOW.
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MI 9TH H Fl q

ana tnose soon Ia bt<
come mothers, should
know that Doctor
Pierces Fsvorite Pre-
scripuon robs child
birth of its tortures,
'terrors and dangers
TO both mother and
child, by aiding nat
ure in preparing the
system for par
turition. Thereby
labor and the
period OF conlne-
ment are greatly
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

wonderful stomach corr"ctnr p.,chn- -
iIIIa. Bcocham's-nu others. - cent. "A hox
Why 80 hOdrsrt j'-c Hatch's Universal
g. ough >yrsp. - cents at druggists,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Pretty.

Gold alloyed with 90 per cent Of
aluminium takes on brilliant ruby
INT
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u" meet the pTssTHitiara
Tines on FARMERS We
" ~ sell tteu direct Tor CASE
good Fertilizers al the fob
10" lnE loves ~bolesals
prices
tsriili1.rs for corn cot
ton Hnd peat uts Ht st'i.aO.
frriiiiyrrs for uurh
cfnl p ahu pOiAtoss Ht NI4,
Fertilizers for tobRrcO.
ohts 4 ituii atsl5psrtou.
ullSrr Mrs Raitimore. Md
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01
Rees never .lore honev In the llrht.

SUDDEN CHANCEs or NEITRER cause
Throat Disease. There i~ no more cFcctual
remedy fnr tOuyu., Cold. etc, than "Br0Tti's
cents
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Per 100 lbs.
CATTLE

LIVESTOCK REPORT
EAST LIBERTY, PI1rsBuRG STOCK YAGps.
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yJthe scalu.u.
| give YOU thre

utes 10 clear of my premises"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

We never saw anything that compared
With the samples Of wall paper just receiv
Nes-' kerwiu Miller Il Co.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-02-01

Pittsburgh, Pa Every
cot thsIn. send cents
Smithheld street.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-07
ulte.Mnrnsr and Suicide.

CLEVELAND, November 6.--Humphrey.
johnson, farmer and landowner OF
Collinwood, a suburb OF this city, shot
his young wife and then killed himself
Mrs. Johnson was Mrs. Demuth, an ar
ai--o-ced wnun~ai aud was less
than 40 years SF 80 i---I---.N -
talented. johnson, who wos wldower
of more than 70, took fancy to her
and she married him few months ago.
He was worth about S25, 600. When
they were married Mrs. johnson not
only sent for her children, but also sent
to Pittsburg for her aged parents, Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. II. Webbe, to join her,
and installed them in sn adjacent
house. Yesterday afternoon johnson,
after Quarreling with his wife for her
alleged extrsvagance, went up stairs,
got his revolver and going into the yard
shot the woman through the open wiz
dow, killing her. Then he locked him
self inlhis bedroom and shot himself.
Mrs. johnson has brother and sister
in Pittsburg, John Frank Webbe. and
Mrs. Edith Overdon. Her father and
mother lived there until two months ago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-07

over the hill, getting in town ait er
dark with frrmer's wagon.
Missionary meeting at the Luthetan
Church last Sunday. Rev. wall
preached fine sermon in the afternoon
TO a large and attentive audience.
Arneld Reef and family leave to-day
for Washington, D. e., their future
home.
Forty hours devotion commenced
this (Monday) morning at the h. T.
Church. =,
The New Columbia was full OF oil
men over Sunday.
Miss jeanette Kerr, whose life was
dispaired of Saturday, is some better.
Miss Maggie Steel is still very low,
with little hopes of recovery.
Preaching 10 all of the churches yes
terday not common occurrence lately.
Rev. Wall in his sermon last night
spoke OF the public reading room as a
success, il our business men would only
take hold as they could and should.
A fine display Of Wooden Hoods, Fas-
cinators and other goods at Bert Jones.
Witty aud McKown went home TO
Wheeling Tuesday to vote.