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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-02-07
B of LOCAL INTEREST

lest legal holiday is Washing
thday.
forget the Musical Conyen-
I. week.
i thing to have on hand this
gloves.
fnsion of Samuel Binsamon
J renewed.
|usical Convention promises
biz affair.
pur sale bills printed at the
nting Office.
|es a pretty good artist to
brize in a lottery.
rms Smith and Sister Alice
anday in Lewisburg.
Its nothing to guess. See
hrs on Editorial page,
|aint against fortune is oftt N
d apology for laziness.
blored Quartctte will please
week at every concert.
In help your favorite teacher
tribing for the PosT now.
miss seeing the Bargain
Sale of Shoes at Schroyer's.
NJ. Nipple of Selinsgrove
Bitor at this place last Thurs.
'ur valentines ready. Next
" your friends will look 70,
Ry enough to teach a perrot
The trouble is to make il
low who secs" every bel
|r game is seldom a man oi
ews.
argaret Spaid. the Posr's
gently spent q few days in
lin.
J.. and Milton Romig oi
I'VE were in SIiddleburgh or
peculiar fact that the more
some men have, the less
y have.
ew cash subscriber for the
). you get II voting coupons
ium.
want to make $500 If so,
at will be advertised in
Editorial page.
lored Quartette is attract.
(rsal attention. They will
ery concert next week.
5 must be paid to me before
Feb. 23rd. 1895.
,t II. Steininger. Collector.
ere never so low at Wit.
~ 10 to 80 per cent. off.
!; % to 80 per cent. off.
IS are in circulation asking
|A pssage of Representative
Eel basket Bill.
ing for the election tickets
Pn Tuesday. The contract
ed to j. A. Lumbard.
ncerts will be given in the
use on Thursday Friday
Jay evenings next week.
Fur Robes at and below
and be convinced and Sc
Jus.
w. w. WITTENMYER.
PRS will be paid to the per-
esses nearest what will
Pd in the space on edi-
See particulars.
ian Stetler who spent
|eks very pleasantly in
rland and Montour coun-
d on Monday.
NEws or THE INJURED
Mr.. Potter is feeling
today. He did not rest
until B o. clock. Annie
\ feeling 80 we'll on ac-
|ing been taken in to see
Lottie Eby is out again.
el and Mrs. Ulrich al Q
pp. Mr.. Hummel is in
heal condition. Yester-
|or put silver tubes in
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-02-07
MT. PLEASANT MILLS.

ii. {. Haas has bought the stock
and furniture of the Fremont hotel
from Abs. Roush. Mr.. Haas took
possession of the same on Thursday
last More lime Is being hauled
this season, from tho ridge north of
town than for long time before
Irwin Boyer aud his force of men
are kept very busy burning the
greater part of it. ..James Leitzel
of Richfeld has bought Simon Wei
lers blacksmith shop aud Jon.
Krieghbaum's house, and will take
possession in the spring. We are
pleased to have Mr.. Loitzel come
back to our town. On Monday
evening party was held at the resi-
dence of Fred. Dietz one mile south
of town. By reports cleaned the
guests were royalty entertained and
an enjoyable time was spent On
Thursday Mrs. Lydia Vochley of
this place and Benz. Hummel of
Smithgrove We're joined in wedlock
by Rev. Schnable of Freeburg. We
wish them Joy and happiness through
their welded life. IA. +. Schnee
and Benton Krieghbaum will take
charge of the Mt. Pleasant Mills
store in the spring now occupied by
Abs. Schnee. We bespeak success
for the gentlemen as both are quail.
fled business men. =. w. A. Basom
will operate with the American view
company the coming season. Mr.
Drace from 'Nanticoke will be the
foreman. THEADoRE.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-02-07

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"The Simple Story of How to
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is the title of asepial now running
In the DetrdD Ely :'cal Studen.
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language child can understand,
begins with the issue of March ,.
Give the boys a chance. Electricity
will be the biggest bread winner of
the Goth century. Perhaps your boy
if he gets start, will make it his
life work. The Student is crisp
little weekly for amateur students
of electricity. One Dollar year.
Five subscriptions will bring the
sender castings ard material for one
motor ready to be built, freight pre-.
paid Student Publishing Company.
80 Lafayette Ave, Detroit, Mich.
LATE LITERARY Ews.-General LORD
WOlseley makes most important
contribution to the literature of the
China-Japan war. In an article for
the February Cosmopolitan, he dis
cusses the situation and does not
mince matters in saying what Chinl
must do in this emergency. Two
other noted foreign authors coutri
butte interesting articles to this mum
ber Rosita Mauri, the famous Pa
risian danseuse, gives the history OF
the ballet, and Emile Olivier tell,
the story of the fall of Louis Phil
lppe. From every part of the world
drawings and photographs have
been obtained of the instruments
used to torture poor humanity, and
appear as illustrations for clever
article, by Julian Hawthorne, enti.
tied, salvation via the Rack Mrs
Reginald de Koven, Anatole France
w. Clark Russell, Albion w. Tour
gee, and William Dean Howells are
among the story tellers for the Feb.
ruary number of The Cosmopolitan
District school libraries are prac.
tically worthless unless they are un,
der intelligent supervision. New
York began forty years ago spending
money on such collections of books
and after thirty years had spent
nearly 81, 900, 900. A careful investi-
cation showed that practically no
result had been produced. Books
had been bought by driblets, lost,
loaned and stolen, and the money
was about wasted. Unless the bill
introduced by MIR. Keen, in the low
er chamber at Harrisburg, and per-
mitted School Directors to spend
not to exceed per cent. of the sum
raised for schools ON school district
libraries, is provided with suitable
safeguards for the care, custody and
and use of the books and for regular
reports, under penalty,to the Super,
intendent Of Education, twenty
years from now agreat sum will have
bean spent and there will ha nofh;no
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
POLITICAL POINTS.

Chris Magee Is not perturbed at the
threat that Pittsburg will be prObed by /
quay committee. Through his newspaper
he says: We should prefer to have the
conduct OF our municipal affairs invest
gated by a committee under reputable
leadership. with honest motives; but s:nct
this committee instead is the one p.ckeL
out for the job. bring it on. 1t can hard
~, In any sort of an investigation. IA!
to confront the accusers and the accused
Governor Hastings has accepted an m
vltation to take the stump for ten days IL
ohio next month for the Republican state
ticket. He will be accompanied by Pr
vate Secretary Beitler and will speak ii
many of the large cities Of the state.
1t is probable that Representative slime
man. OF Cambria, will succeed the late
Senator Lemon. Of Blair.
The Wilkes-Barre News-Dealer says
mo doubt Watres would like to go to the
senate. But Quay who. in all probability
VIII name the candidate has nearer and
dearer friend than Watres. His name.
Quay's confidence?
Chicago Record: "Mr. Morton's record
Is not one which would inspire enthusiasm:
t.onal performances. But it would, ~
least, gain confidence both in the candi-
dates prob.ty and in the conservatism
which would lead him to consult the bes'
advice cbta'nable before venturing upof
any important step in the administrator
Of the nations affairs"
1t Is a sufficient answer to charges OF IN
sincerity In the Ohio delegat!on's suppor;
Of Governor Mckinley that no Ohio Re
the next national convention after hav,n"
played Mckinley false.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
Regulate the Height of Buildings.

The question of fixing some limit to
the permissible height of buildings is
one destined to arise in most cities, our
tunely pointed out by a writer in the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat that the pub
lie health may in time depend upon
| such legislation. Artificial light, Of any
kind, this contributor says, is injurious,
not only to the eyes. but to other Or
gans of the body. This results partly
from the increased heat thrown off
by the artificial light. and partly from
the absence of sunlight. Bacteriolog-
lists find that direct sunlight Is the
most deadly enemy which germs en-
might otherwise reach the human sys-
tenn and set up diphtheria, typhoid
fever, scarlet fever and other cotagious
diseases. are killed by short exposure
to the direct rays Of the sun.
The city of Glasgow, Scotland, ac-
cording to this writer, has a law pro-
hibiting the erection of any building
which is higher than the width of the
street on which 1t abuts. If the build
ing be set back from the street line,
the distance 1t has been set back is
added to the width of the street in
determining the height of the building.
Where the buildings face public
square in which the clear space is
above eighty feet, there is no limit to
the height imposed. In Marseilles,
France, buildings in streets thirty-nine
feet or more wide are limited to a
height of seventy-seven feet: on streets
less than twenty-five feet wide the
height must not exceed sixty-five feet.
In Rouen, France. the limit Is sixty
five feet on streets thirty-nine feet wide
or more. While English cities do not
theoretically limit the height of build
ings, they do so practically by pre-
scribing the thickness of walls nee
cessary for each ten feet in height.
1t will probably be several years be-
fore the sky-scraper will be a menace
to health in Scranton; at the same
time, while regulating the kind and
quality of buildings, 1t is now none
too early to begin to think about their
height. That the local tendency is
toward higher structures does not need
demonstration. Scarcely Is the frame
work of the ten-story Mears building
in place before there is talk Of a twelve
story structure; and when that Is built.
the demand will tbe for even taller piles.
This has been true in other cities, and
there Is no cause to believe that it
will not prove true here. Some day,
the limit of safety will be exceeded,
unless legal action In advance shall
determine the proper limit and see that
1t is not ignored.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
The Immunities of DIPLOMATS.

A point of real interest seems likely
to be raised by the Venezuelan minis
ter to this country in connection with
the recent arrest lin New York city Of an
attacfe of the Venezuelan legation,
who rejoices in the stately name Of
Senor Don Alberto Fombona. Don Al
berto, according to current reports.
when discovered by the vigilant
Gotham police and taken in," was in
that mellow and amiable mood which
causes men of fluent affections to stand
upon the street corner and proffer to
embrace passers by, particularly the
ladies. In the course of his indiscrim-
mate warmth of heart 1t appears that
the don pursued one fair lady not
wisely but too far, and was therefor in
continently bundled off to the Gala
boose, where the cadi levied upon his
purse to the extent OF SO and costs.
Thus far our little romance follows
conventional lines. But the threat
ened climax is altogether novel, Plead
ing the immunity Of diplomatic agents
from interference while in the dis
charge of their duties, which is princi-
pie thoroughly established In interna-
tional law and recognized by all en-
heightened nations, Don Alberto's su-
perbor. the minister. Senor Don Jose An
drade, proposes, 1t Is said. to enter COM
plaint against the municipal authori-
ties OF New York city for the affront put
on the Venezuelan dignity; and II sat
tsfaction be not forthcoming from that
quarter. me will. we are told, demand
dt of congress. Just what form Of sat-
tsfaction Don Jose would regard as sat-
isfactory deponent failetIh to specify;
but presumably his wounded honor
would be appeased by liberal balm of
cash.
The Washington Post. to which we
are Indebted for the foregoing facts, re-
CARDS the warlike attitude Of Senior
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
The Truth About Cuba,

Senator Call, of Florida, Is one
statesman of the Democratic persua-
sion who is by no means deceived at
this administrations thin pretense
that American recognition Of the Cuban
revolution would be inconsistent with
international duty. "The truth is," says
Senator Call, that the United States,
as matters now stand, are Spain's
mainstay in this business. We are car
rying the big end of the stick. The
soldiers that Spain has poured into
Cuba have done nothing. Her ship
patrol of the island coast comes in for
but small notice. But the widest ad-
vertisement Is made Of the rigid atti-
tude Of this government respecting the
observance Of the neutrality laws, and
has the double purpose OF serving
Spain and crippllng the Cubans Sever
the relations between the United States
and Spain. which really make OF us her
active and all-powerful ally. and Cuban
independence would be an accom-
plished fact in a very. short time. Fifty
thousand men,. including some of the
brightest and most ambitious in the
eand, would leave these shores at once
to join the Cuban army; ships would be
purchased and equipped for service and
Spain would have to yield. This would
follow the recognition Of the Cubans as
belligerents. This spirit is abroad, the
money at hand. But as the case stands
we are holding back Cuba's eager
friends. while Spain perfects arrange
ments designed to make her grip on the
island tighter than ever.
Here is an island very near our
shores. We may reach It after short
sail in little fishing smack. Spain Is
far away. The people on the island
care Infinitely more for us than they
do for the Spaniards They copy U.S.
They trade with us. They complain
Of Spain. They charge that she OPP
presses them; keeps them back in the
race Of progress. They turn to, US and
remind Us that we were once ourselves
In . similar situation. What is the re.
sultf Our psopls sympathiss with the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
COMMENT OF THE PRESS.
The Roof of the Evil.

Tunkhannock New Age: "The problem
of freeing the elections from the hand OF
the demagOgues and allowing them to be-
come an expression of the VIII Of the peo-
pie Is being much discussed of late. The
proposition OF Judge Stewart to make
voting at the primaries qualification TO
vote at the elections seems to meet with
general favor from the press of the state
The primary Is admitted to be the root
Of good or EVIL In our choice of officials,
the convention merely showing what work
was done at the primaries. AS Is well
known. only mere p' 'ttance Of the voters
turn out to the primaries. and for de-
signing politicians to manipulate the elcc-
tons of delegates Is an easy thing. Hav-
ing secured them. they go into the conven-
ton with what is known in slang phrase
as dead sure thing" They care not what
a majority Of the people may want, for
they have the delegates. The only thing
left for the voter to do at election time
Is either to ratlfy their work. take re-
venge by voting for the opposite cand.-
date, or absent himself from the polls
Against the two former horns OF the di-
lemma his soul cries out and the latter IL
a mere Sinking of duty, yet he cannot
find fault. for he id nothing 10 wrest the
nominations from men whom he knew
would manage them to their own advan-
tage. Had he and others who agree with
him in sentiment attended the primaries,
the result might have been different"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
Change the Basis of Representation.

We must confess that We can see
nothing but injustice in basis of rep
resentation which throws the balance
of power at Republican national con-
ventions into the hands of degelates
from states that never return Republi-
can pluralities. 1t matters little. so far
as the fundamental principle is con-
cerned, whether the Southern delega-
tions are or are not at the command Of
the highest bidder; though they We're
as incorruptible as Caesars wife, it
would still be unfair to give to the
few score Republicans whose votes in
the South have no practical effect equal
representation to that accorded the
stalwart, majority-casting Republican
states of the North. 1t would be unfair
as matter of principle. 1t would be un-
fair as a matter of politics.
There is no good reason why the
basis Of representation which is OBJ
served at Pennsylvania Republican
conventions should not be established
as the rule Of the national body. In
this state representation is based on
the Republican vote cast at the last
preceding general or state election. The
result Of such rule is that the Demo-
cratic counties do not dictate as to
whom Republicans shall nominate; but
nominations are decided in accordance
with the judgment of those counties
to furnish the necessary majorties. A
resolution to apply this salutary rule to
the national conventions was intro
duced at Minneapolis, and is now be-
fore the National committee for its
consideration. Justice clearly demands
that 1t be adopted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
WHY HE WAS OBJECTIONABLE.

II hate Brown" SAID the shipping clerk
"Oh, you mustn't mind him." replied the
cashier.
But he Is the most dlsagreeable man I
ever knew"
IL admit that but you mustn't pay any
attention to it,
"How can | help It, when he is so ever
last.ngly dictatorial? He never requests
anything but always demands It,"
"Well, that's quite natural"
But there is no reason why he should
be so naughty and insulting. He acts like
an autocrat."
still, 1t !sn't exactly his fault"
"Why not?"
"Well. he's always been used to being
obeyed.''
"IOw do you know?''
"Why. know he was n jan.tor Of fiat
building for six years. rs."-Chicago Post.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20

Cubans and desire to help them, but
Spain cries out: Hands OFF. Cuba is
mine. I'll do with her as I please.
It's none of your affair. I keep the
peace with you. and that's sufficient for
YOU Now, I object to that. 1t Is our
affair. Spain, simply because Of long
established and long-recognized au-
thority, has no right to oppress people
anxious for freedom. worthy Of free
dom and seeking to govern themselves
They are our next door neighbors. and
are appealing to us in their distress.
and l think we've. of all people
| ought to help them. At least we ought
to leave our own people free to manifest
their feelings in the matter"
This is the view of nine-tenths of the
American people. spoken concfsely and
| to the point. Those who cry keep
hands off, forget that as the case
stands. this governments hands are
already on. They are on the neck and
around the throat of every would-be
American helper Of the Cuban patriots;
they are squeezing Spain's hand in
marked partiality for an open espousal
OF the cause of tyranny and oppression;
they are lifted against government by
the governed. and in favor of gross
taxation without due representation.
If Uncle Sans hands We're off this
business. there could not be so much
popular objection. Indifference to the
struggles of small neighbor for the
freedom we already enjoy would be
justifiable in law. If not in morals.
But as the facts point, we are not now
Indifferent; we are doing Spains dirty
work and helping Spain pull its fat
chestnuts out of the fire: and that Is
why the unofficial sentiment of the
liberty-loving plain people of this
country is becoming extremely tired.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
THE ATLANTA SHOW.
The Sou,h's Industrial Future.

the long arrays of exhibits now throwE
open to the public serves notice that she
Is no longer "a purely agricultural section,
The products of her mills range beside
those of her fields, crude and imperfect
perhaps, but the certain forerunners OF
manufactures which will before long put
TO their mettle the most skillful workmci.
of the north. That competitions thc!r
thought today; and Notwithstanding what
has been said of Its pcrils to other sec
tons, the highest patriotism both admircS
and commends it. For with 1t must also
come the alienation of the south from that
economic theory which so long retarded
her development-the theory that free
trade alone will make her great
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
Make TIA Success.

Pittsburg Times: "The southern peoplo
have made everything ready and opened
wide their hospitable doors; it rests ma m
ly with the people of the north to i'm
prove this opportunity to unite more close
" the relations of the once separated sec
tons and make the Cotton States and In
ternatIonel exposition rebound to the pros
per.ty and glory of the whole United
States"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
A Typical American Achievements.

Lebanon Report: "It Is the reconstruct
ed south which the Atlanta exposition i'm
personates. and which those who visit
the exposition VIII see. Only when tho
etuat,on is thoroughly comprehended
Will one be in n position to appreciate the
energy and intelligence the Cotton States
exposition represents. 1t Is triumph
such as the world has only seen In Amer
lea. and which required the indom!table
will and pluck of Americans to achieve.
1t is as such that we ALL north and south,
can be most proud Of It,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
Can Perceive the Progress.

Norr.stown Herald: interested visit
ors at the Worlds fair have now an oppor
tunity. by attending the Atlanta expos,'
ton. to observe the progress that has beer
made in inventions and many Of the arts
in the short space Of two years"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20

Bank Examiner Plummer, of Ten
nessee. has just been removed by Pres
ident Cleveland for saying that the
federal treasury Is virtually in the
hands Of foreign receivers, who are
manipulating the finances of this
country to suit themselves. Evidently
the truth pricks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20

Boss Germans Maryland spell-bind-
ers have one never-failing reply to
criticisms of German and his methods.
1t is that the election of the Republl-
can ticket would mean the recognition
of the negro vote. If German wins. he
can thank race prejudice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-20
CnIl nm Extra Session.

Philadelphia Bulletin: "Between pilinR
up another 3100, 700 Of bonds on the ma
tional debt on his responsibility and call
ing an extra session of congress, there
should be no room for hesitation on the
part Of president anxious to keep in
touch with the people,"