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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-06

Twelve hours was the time occu-
pied in putting new roof on the
home of Percival Hare, Monday.
MIDDLEBURdH AHEAD OF PHILADEL-
PHA. Last week some of the Phila,
delphia papers were using half
column of space to explain that the
Parks of Philadelphia bad such
large leaves on stalks of Caladium
Esculentium. The largest they can
find measures 3S inches long from
tip to tip. Prof. Paul Billhardt has
stalk of the same plant that pos
sesses at least a dozen leaves which
average 80 inches in length. The
largest leaf is A inches long and 33
inches wide. The stalk is product
of 81 ngle bulb and is a phenome-
non to behold. Any one is at liberty
to see the stalk and measure the
leaves to verify the dimensions
bove given.
The rebuilding of the bridge span
ming the creek at the lower part of
town is progressing as rapidly as is
justified to insure good work. The
masons and bridge builders are in
dead earnest to have the work salts
factory when completed. The COM
missioners are represented most o #
the time at the works. Either COM
missioner Herman or Herbster are
on hand the greater part of the time,
and neither of them are afraid to
lend hand when needed, and by
their efforts to render full value for
the money paid for the job, they
have gained the confidence of the
taxpayers. BY the close of the week
it is expected that the bridge will be
in a plssable condition. So much
for energy and foresight on the part
of honest county officials. s.-Selins-
grove Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-06

REPUBLICAN CLUE NEETING.-The
Republican Club at Aliddleburgh
will meet in the G. A. Il. Hall on
Tuesday evening at 1870 y. III. to
effect n permanent organization and
hear the report of delegates to the
State League Convention. The
opening gun OF the campaign has
been fired and all Republicans
should turn out eH nidSSe.
GEo. w. WAGENsELLER,
Pres. pro. TEN.
G.. T.. HAssINGER, Sec pro. TEN.
The Democratic Convention on
Monday was fizzle. Only eight
delegates were present when the
meeting was called to order. A few
struggled in afterward, but no bust
ness was transacted. Remarks
were copiously and freely made on
the duplicate-chairman question.
Neither Lesher nor Smith was pres
ent. The settlement of the Selins-
grove post Office fight knocked all
the starch out of the convention.
An exchange shoots the following
at the kickers "If there was an ice
cold lemonade spring on every farm
and every village garden, if bread
grew on sunfower stalks and every
blade of grass was tipped with $40
gold coin, a certain class of cranks
would kick because there were no
sticks in the Lemonade, no butter
and preserves on the bread, and be-
cause the grass did not produce S2J
instead of $40 coins on the blades"
LOOK! LooKll-We have about GOOC
yds. of Calicoes in stock, which con.
sist chiefly of blues, blacks, reds,
pinks, etc. They are all 6 and 7 cent
goods. We will offer that entire
stock at cents yard cash. This
special sale will begin ON Saturday
September 10Th, and continue unit
the whole stock of calicoes is closed
out. Call early while the variety i.
large. Resp'y, s. WEIs,
! Selinsgrove. Pa
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Took Paris Green

On Saturday morning a tramp
was found dead in Gabriel Gill's
barn near Haxtonville. Ehree tramps
were seen tog6thes at Beavertown
the day before, but this one was
alone. He evidently committed
suicide by taking paris green as
some of this poison was found near
the dead body. A message ON "A
piece OF paper he left reads as fol-
lows : Il have run my race. Good
bye to all. Billy Johnson He
was buried without any ceremony
save the remarks that the ground
was so dry that it made digging a
grave II difficult job.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-06
EMS of LOCAL INTEREST
hool will open next Monday.

esday evening.
Prof VI. I. Potter moved his fam
TO town this week.
Peter Rhoads of Harrisburg is
ting his brother, ID. I. Rhoads.
lanes Mattern of Troxelville, call
on friends in Swineford Monday.
Don't forget to attend the Re-
blican Club Meeting Tuesday
ening next.
TIE 10Th Regt. p. V. L. will hold a
union in Middleburgb on Octo-
10th and 18th.
,Ieiser and Yoder of Globe Mills
Il sell goods at cost till Oct. lst,
zen they will leave.
Miss Miriam Orwig is enjoying
e hospitality of relatives at Har-
ton and Mazeppa.
For your boots and shoes go to
eiser and Yoder who are selling
|ods cheap.
Miss Nettie Specht Of Adamsburg,
been enjoying the hospitality OF
RS. X. @. Walter.
RUNKLE & WALTER.-RELI-
LIE SERVICE. Fair dealing, guaran-
ed prices.
Robert Hackenburg has II turkey
at laid 155 eggs this season. Who
n beat this record
Joseph Ulsh and wife of Mcclure
sited friends in Swineford Tues
BY and Wednesday.
Miss Aggie Gemberling of Selins-
owe, is visiting her sister, Mrs. N.
Bowes on the French Flats.
NIeiser and Yoder are selling
|nghams, calicoes, overalls, shirts
bd all merchandise at the lowest
ices.
We received II communication on
onday for publication. 1t bore
signature, hence it is not pub
she'd.
According to the Telegraph there
e in Mifflinburg 81 widows, "a wild.
vers, and 13 grass widows and
blowers.
r. T. McManigle, Representative
the Williamsport Times, was in
wn several days in the interest OF
IS paper.
Prof. Chas. G.. Hendricks and As
stant Postmaster VonNeida OF
Elinsgrove, rode to town on their
heels Sunday.
C. A. Walter, former Snyder
bunty boy, now residing in vii
lmsport, was in town Wednesday
bd paid us financial call.
Discount day at the Central Dry
oods Store, Selinsgrove on Satur
~, September 8th. Read adver
sement in another column.
Vernier Pennington and S. j. Ulsl
Lewistown rode to our County
bat on their wheels Sunday and
turned by way of Miffiin town.
Isaiah Bowersox and Isaac Brun
u were awarded the privilege tC
Il refreshments at the union Sun
y-school picnic Septem ber 18th.
George Washington Burns, Editor
the Williamstown Times, and
fe visited relatives in town over
lnday. The editor gave us a very
easant call.
The attention of our readers il
rected to the new advertisement
the Milton Furniture Co. Of Mil
D, Pa. They are doing an exten
Ee business.
The Republican Standing Com
|ttee will meet at Middleburgh
lesday, September 25th, 1894 at II
lock a. m. sharp. A full turnout
solicited. BY order OF
CHAs. NJ. ARBoGAsT.
Chairman
postal card to VIM. G. Gretzinger
Pgistrar, will bring the 100 page
pr book, showing the five depart
|nts-College, Academy, Ladies
btitute. Music School, and Ar
partment, and cuts of the ter
ildings, Of Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pa. Next year begins
ptember l3. '4. $685.
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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28
NEW TODAY.
NOTICE..

The Godbe Mercantile Company, having closed
business at POche desires that all persons know.
log themselves indebted t. the Company. call
aaI AXE satisf4ctlry settlements of their &C
c lunts within thirty days from date.
Phoebe Nevada June %. 1894.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28
LEGAL NOTICE.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA, IN AND FOR LINCOLN COUNTY,
In the Matter Of the Estate of j. j.
Smith Deceased.

Julia McFadden the administrator OF }. j.
smith deceased, having fled her pc ition herein.
duly verified, praying for order of the sale Of
the real estate OF said decedent, for the purposes
therein set forth, 1t is therefore ordered by the
Clerk of the said District Court, that al persons
intere sed in the estate of said deceased, appear
before the said District Court on Monday the 10th
day of July, 1894, at ten O'Clock a. III of said day
at the courtroom OF said District Court. in the
town of Phoebe. County aud State aforesaid, to
show cause why an order should not be granted to
tho said sdministratrix to sell 80 much of the
real estate of the said deceased at private sale as
shall be necessary,
J. A CLARK,
CLERK of the District Court, State of Nevada, in
and for Lincoln County
Dated June 7, 1894.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28
LEGAL NOTICE.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA, IN AND FOR LINCOLN COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate of James
McFadden, Deceased.

Julia McFadden, the administrator of the es.
tate of James McFaddan deceased, having filed
her petition herein, duly verified, praying for an
order of sale of certain real estate of said de.
ceased, for the purposes therein set forth, it Is
therefore ordered by the Judge Of the said Court,
that all prisons interested in the estate Of said
deceased appear before the said d strict Court on
Monday the 10th day Of July, A. d. 1894, at ten
O'Clock a. of said day, at the court room of said
District Court in tho town of Phoebe, Lincoln
County, state OF Nevada, to show cause why an
order should not be granted to the said admins.
tratrx to sell much of the real estate of the said
deceased, at private or public sale. az shall be
necessary; and that a copy OF this order be pub
ished at least four successive weeks In the Phoebe
Weekly RECORD. newspaper published in said
Lincoln County.
A. f. CHENEY. District Judge.
Dated May 2S, 1894.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28
LEGAL NOTICE.
IN THE DIsrICr COURT OF THE STATE OF
NEVADA, IN AND FOR LINCOLN COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Gustin, Deceased.

Julia McFAdden. the Administrative of the estate
of John Gustn, deceased, having filed her petition
therein duly yer fed, praying Tor order of sale
of real estate OF said decedant, for the purposes
therein set forth, it Is therefore ordered by the
Clerk of said District Court, that all persons inter-
ested in the estate of sQ1 deceased appear before
the said District Court on Monday the 10th day OF
July, 1894, at ten O'CLOCK m. of said day, at the
courtroom Of said District Court, In the town Of
Phoebe. County and State aforesaid, to show causo
why au order should not be granted to said al .
ministratrS to sell all much of the real
estate of the said deceased at private sale shall
be Necessary.
j. A. CLARK,
Clerk OF the District Court, State of Nevada, iu
and for Lincoln County.
Dated June 7, 1894.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28

The scarlet fever epidemic at Austin is
said to be assuming frightful proportions.
Each day new cases are reported. The
disease is Of malignant type.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28

The Vanderbilt Mining and Milling Com,
pany this week shipped bar of bullion
weighing los ounces and pennyweights
this gold was Of good quality and will bring
Q good price. The company has recently
received $3.50 for the gold out Of the Chippie
mine,-Shaft.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28
LEGAL NOTICE.
Notice of intention to Apply For {
Permit to cut Timber on Public
Land.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned ara
about to make application to the Honorable Sec
rotary of the Interior for permiss on to cut timber
on unsurvtyed Government land Of the Uulted
States situated in the County of Lincoln STATE o.,
Nevada. aud described as follows: Situated
south east OF and about ten miles distant from
clover Valley in said Line ola County, in the
Saw Mill range of mountsins on the Puisipher
Hill ana embracing one hundred and xty acres
OF land more or less. and containing about SIX
hundred thousand feet of Yellow Pine timber,
suitable for manufacturing into lumber.
JOHN NJ. PULSIPHER.
G. G. RONNOW.
Dated, Phoebe Nevada, June IA. 1894.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-06-28
POLITI CAL!

A u,eetiug Of the County Central Cou nittee o.
the PEOPLES PARTY" OF Lincoln County, il
hereby called for July 18th 1891, at the office of
George 4. sawyer, in Pioahe.
The meeting will convoae at O'Clock p. IL
Business OF Importance demands IL full attend
ance.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
BROKE UP THE SHOW.
The Man in the Box ONCE Wanted "A
Cro---Eyc,I Man to Iay Double

The Man in the Box once. Wanted "A
Cro---Eyc,I Man to Fay Double
Il once had an idea said the show
man. 1t was brand-ncv and "a
corIzcr. went To see thrcc-riug cir
Gus one day. and while l was there II
struck me that 4 l put a variety show
on the road with two separate and dis
tinci t,Irns going on at the same time
thc people would be tichlcd with II auD
| wuul make money. ! figured il out
that there are many times when q
man. Toc~ to "a variety show and yavns
through turn because hc ha, seen II
lefore or something of the kind. Now.
ii tn,rc were two turns going ON the
man could look at the other one. Won
know. and would come away saying Il
WAS a urcat show. 1t would bc only
occasionally we would strike a man
who would be bored hv two turns ~
The same time. The plan seemed tip
topper. and | got partner who had
money and we started to put il into cS-
ecution- We hired Il lot Of people ANA
put on show that was q pretty good
one We had eighteen turns. and W.
ran them two al Il time For instance.
if there was Scrio-comic ON the stage
we would have trapeze act from the
tl'lllt ol llit llltlLtE- ana lIlGE~ went
along as If they had been creased
The partner ! had was Il man who had
never been in the show business he
fore, and he didn't know a great deal
about 1t. a. a matter Of course. ~eciu-
that he had put up the money. let
him have a few words To say about tn.
front of the house. On the fifth night
out W, had d row and the show busted
then and there. Since then ! have
never found anyone who would 90 into
the scheme.
What was the row about" asked
the Buffalo Express reporter.
oh, my partner was in the box
Office and he tried To make a crrS--c-eG
man pay double. claiming that he
could see both turns at once and
would get twice his moucy-~ wor, h.
The cross-eycd man wouldn't have it.
and there was a fight. That fight
marked the death of the greatest idea
in the show business since the tank
was invented, for my partner puIlcd
out and bought an interest in a church
furniture concern.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
TORTURING TURTLES.
How the Poor Reptiles Are Deprived of
Their shells.

Il never see any of the pretty arti-
cles made out of tortoise shell, e said a
citizen of Oakland Cal. recently,
without thinking of the proba BILE
torture the poor turtles had been sub
jected to in order to procure the ma
terial for their manufacture. The ma
tives in the West Indies lie in wait for
the turtles as they come TO the shore
to deposit their eggs, then they catch
them and turn them over on their
backs. 50 that they are absolutely help
less The operation of divesting these
creatures of their shells Is cruel in the
extreme. The tortoise shell that we
value is merely the scales that cover
the bony shield of the turtle. These
scales are thirteen in number. and a
large turtle will furnish about eight
pounds In order To detach this shell
from the living animal flor they don't
want To kill them. as in that case they
would be exterminated in a few years.
they fasten him down, and then put
dry leaves and grass under his back. to
which they set nre- Inc neat causes
the scales To separate at the joints
They then insert large knife beneath
them and lift the shell from the back
Many turtles die under the operation,
but they have been known to be
caught a second time with an outer
coating reproduced, but in such cases
there was only one piece, instead of
thirteen
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
The dazy Light of the Milky way
aIyrisds of stars

aTyriads of tsrs-
Sensitive as are the salts OF silver IN
the relatine plates, they do not equal
in this respect the living matter OF
the retina on which images Of objects
are continually being formed ana
obliterated. says Longman's Magazine
Notwithstanding this. celestial objects
can be photographed that viii never
l, seen 10y the lIeencst eyes. aided 10y
the most powerful telescope that can
l.. made One reason of tins l. that
tho photographic plate l. sensitive -
= t..r greater range Of vibrations than
the eve Not only l. il acted upon, 10
Il slight extent. 10y the visual rays but
~ those as rapid as 4O,OOO,OGO.Ooo
second.
Another reason IL that. while the
human retina can only retain an inn
prcS~iun for about one-Seventh Of
second. the fccbleSt light that falls
uppn the sensitive plate il not lost.
Int Is stored up. Hence. the photo
o. piers plate was well called 10y
Il -sc.lcl the ratiIa that for--cts not"
y hat cannot Toe seen 10y the eye AT a
rIlnce will not reveal it~Slf, though
y,c gaze an hour: whereas. the
c;.cmicaI action on the plat, ~ the end
at the end of second. The countl-.-,
millions of waves Of light striking
=, ,r-i-tyu;ly vpou one point OF tn
plate must. n course 81 time. proslnca
au imar of the star. In this way APP
r;-rrntiy blank parts oT the heavens
have been shown To be crowded with
stars.
'Tnc total number of stars visible 20
thc naked eye ia the whole heavens II
only about 900, with our large tell
acopos this number becomes more than
an.up.noo. while with the Photographic
eve IL cannot bc less than lGa-uIn-upA-
Indeed. according To Dr- Rr',crl-, l.
seems as if the Photographic plate
would become simply - Ina>, Of star
il sufficient exposure were allowed
This l. well illu-,tr:ited by photographs
of portions OF the milky way. --that
hr,-.. q and am lc road. whose dust l.
rcli and pavcmcut~ stars" They show
;ha, it, hay lisht. which tease Ia,
eve and clude~ the skill Of the artist Il
simply the efforts of myriads Of stars
beyond our range of vision
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
GETTING AROUND THeo OLD MAN
An UnreIentinE Papa Carries Hi. Daugh-
tcr's Love Letters.

There l. business man OF this city
who has very pretty daughter with
whom one of papa's Office staff has
fallen hopelessly in love. says the De
troit Free Press. As the young man l..
not invited to the paternal mansion
and the young woman has been notified
to keep away from the paternal office
the course of their love does not flow
very smoothly. However. they have
hit upon an eXpedient which giveS
them a channel of communication. and
they viii continue to employ it if papa :
eyes do not rest on this expose. 1t was
the girl who thought of tit ALWAYS
i the girl who finds a clew to the situ-
alton.
1t Is this way: When papa enters the
office in the morning he hangs his hat
on certain nail among a row Of other
hats and proceeds to business. Then
the interested clerk, while the head oi
the firm is reading his morning mail
takes the hat from the nail where il !.
hung, looks inside, slips his hand under
the lining and takes out tiny missive
which he at once conveys to his own
pocket, and the contents OF which de
light and amuSe him all day.
At night when papa returns home his
pretty daughter slips into the hall and
makes a raid on that hat. always find
ing there an answer To her miSSive of
the morning. How much longer papa
will occupy the position of Cupid
mail-carricr remains to be seen. He
VIII be madder than a halter when he
finds IL ont
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
4 SMART OCULIST.
He Acts a. Scientific Detective and FL
poses an Attempted Fraud

He Acts a. Scientific Detective and E1-
poses an Attempted Fraud
Here i an interesting account of
very clever bit OF detective work by an
oculist:
Ii appears that in a large factory IN
which were employed several hundred
--rsons one Of the worllmen in wield-
ia his hammer carelessly allowed IL
to slip from his hand 1t flew half way
:croS@ the room and struck 4 fellow
workman in the left eye. The man
.ve.-rcd that his sight VIZ blinded by
the Ioyv. although q careful eXamina-
tior failed to reveal any injury. there
being not a scratch visible. lie hrou"ht
q suit in the courts for compensation
for the loss of half Of his eyesight. and
refused all offers of compromise, says
an English paper
Under the law the owner Of the fac
tory was responsible for an injury re
,ultina- from an accident of thi, kind,
and although he believed that the man
was shamminr and that the whole ease
was an attempt at Swindllng. ne hid
about made up his mind that ne would
Ia. compelled to pay che claim Inc
iay Of the trial arrived, and in open
the defense examined the alleged IN
iurcd member and save TIA, his opinion
that il was a, good as the right eye
Upon the plaintiff - loud protest OF ms
inability to see with hi, left eve the
ocuIi~t proved him perjurer and sat
isfied the court and jury OF the falsity
OF his claim.
And how do you suppose he did il?
Why. simply by knowing that the
colors green and red combined make
black He procured a black card on
which d few word were written with
green ink. Then the plaintiff was or
dcrcd To put on pair OF sp2ctacIeS
with two different glasses the one for
the right eye being red and the one for
the left eve consisting OF OF iinary
glass. Then the card was handed him
and he was ordered u read the writing
on it. This he did without hesitation
and the cheat was at once exposed
The sound right eye, fitted with the
red glass. was unable - distinguish the
green writing on the black surface ot
the card. while the left eye, which he
pretended wa- sichtlcSS. was the one
with which the reading had to be done.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-21
NOT THE LIQUOR HE WANTED.
The TiPsy Man Not Yet Ready for "A Dose
of EmbaImIng Iiuid.

of EmbaImInS Fluid.
1t was ! o'clock a. IN. and - vet there
WAS not a saloon open in town. An
indianapolis Sentinel man was out fal
a ride on his bicycle aS an appetizer he
fore breakfast. and as he passed along
he met a poor traveller who was search
ing for a drink.
shay" said the traveller. I'm dry:
can ye tclerfeller where he can get
sompin' t'drinll?~
The reporter could not. hut slowed
up and talked To the man as they went
along together. Soon the man Spicd a
light ahead at a place where he knew
there was a saloon, or had been the
day before.
Now I'm fixed he said ..Zere-s a
friend of mine" and he started at q
more rapid pace in the direction Of tn,
light. He rushed into the pI..cc .l..,.
found young man Strengthening tn.
furniture about. To the reporter il
was evident that there wa, no saloon
there. but To the half intoxicated man
the sight of the bar was sufficient. and.
squaring himself, he said: Give me
some of your best lillllcr;'' and then.
whats yours, pardner?''
We'll" said the boy. our hest *
pretty good. but not what you need at
present. The only liquor we have is
emhalming iluid."
An undertaking establishment was
moving IN where saloon had Just dis
continued business. The man with th,.
appetite for drink bowed politely. and
a he edged for the door said: '.'ScuS.
me. but your got the wrong feIler.
III no doubt see you later, but not
now. Ia, ia"