The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-05-16
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA, MAY 16, 1896

Sephares Gemberling and sou Ir,
OF Penn Township, we're mt tn,
county seat on Tuesday.
Letters testamentary we're grant
ed by Register aud Recorder Shin
del in April as follows: w. w. Wit
tenmyer in the estate of Lydia
Rudy, late of Middleburgh: Jacob
Ieiber and +. Lincoln Xeiber, in
the estate of Daniel Xoiber, late of
Spring Township; Charles Wagner
in the estate of Mary Wagner. late
of West Perry Township.
There are 10000 newspapers pub
lished in the world. The United
States alone publishes $1,000, which
is nearly three times as many AS
any other one country; Germany,
5000; Great Britain, 5000: France,
1000. About half of the newspapers
published in the world are in the
English language.
Don't make fun of a boy whose
clothes don't fit. la five years his
clothes may be tailor made,
while yours are second.handed
Don't make fun of u poor girl, for
in short time she may be the
happy wife of some man with brains
and bank account while you may
be glad to clerk for her husband
and sleep in the attic.
n WOMAN WHO WILL WORK WANTED in
every county to introduce the Cele.
brated "Hygeia" Waists for all ages.
This Waist supercedes the corset,
and has received the unanimous ap.
proval of the leading physicians of
America. $500 outfit free. Any
energetic woman can make from
$40 to $50 weekly. Send for circu-
lars and terms. HyaEIA N'F'e Co.,
41-sw. s7s Canals ~. New York.
According to the computation of
the geologists the earth has ex.
listed, since the formation of the
first rocks, ut least 2l,O0O.0OO years, ,
OF which 6,7OO,0O were occupied in
the primordial formations, q. 400. 900
for the primary age, 2,iOOO, 600 for
the secondary age, 100000 for the
tertiary age, and at least 100, 900
since the appearance of mau upon
the globe.
Some boys We're asked the other
day to define editor Here are
someof their definitions: "An editor
is a man WI handles Words "Au
editor makes his living out of the
English language "An editor is
somebody who does not do anything
himself, and when somebody else
does, goes and tells other people all
about it, "An editor is II man who
has the industry of n beaver, the in
stiucts of Il bee and the patience of
an ass.
We issue with this weeks Posr a
supplement on the Silver question.
1t has been prepared by the Reform
club of the Sound Currency Com
mittee in New York. The Monetary
question is n new one and it should
be thoroughly discussed and stud
led. We present the matter for the
information of our readers, hence
we neither endorse nor repudiate
any of the statements. We do con-
slider them worthy of au honest, care.
full perusal.
SUMNER MILLINERY OPENING. Miss
Libbie Dunkelberger will have her
annual Summer opening on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, May 1G,
Il and 18th. She will have from 70 to
100 trimmed hats on exhibition. A
special effort will be made to have n
full supply of hats to suit persons of
all ages and the most refined tastes.
A special invitation is extended to
the ladies from all parts of the coun-
ty to visit this grand Millinery dis
play.
An act to encourage the use of
wide tires upon wagons, now pend
ing in the legislature is likely to pass.
Should it become a law all persons
using only draft wagons on the
public highways with tires not less
than four inches in width for haul
ing loads not less than two thous-
and pounds weight, shall receive a
rebate Of one-fourth on their road
tax. 1t is believed the rebate on
taxes provided in this measure will
be more than made in benefits which
will accrue To the roads Inv tha usa