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The record-union., 1896-04-13

Sheriff Johnson Is developing into
quite an expert marksman. He and his
deputies have frequent target practice,
and have shot to pieces all the paste
board busts of prizefghters they could
get from cigar stands and tobacco stores
about town.
There is one of Jim Corbett that is
kept in the Sheriff's Office as sample Of
rtfie-shooting, and 1t looks like the
kitchen utensil known as "colander"
SO severely perforated is 1t by bullet
holes. Every desperate from other
counties that is taken to the Jail on
his way to Folsom Prison has to pass
by that riddled pasteboard, and doubt
less he mentally thanks his stars that
none of Sheriff Johnson's men had been
camping on his trail. Some say that to
Under-Sheriff Reese belongs the credit
for most Of the holes, and the story Is
that when he found he couldn't hit the
target at one hudred yards he walked
up and emptied his magazine rifle into
it at distance of two PAGES. This is
probably not true, for there are no pow
der marks on Corbett's face or chest.
But then Under-Sheriff Reese's ways
have been the ways Of peace such as
characterize all the other dwellers in
the quiet neighborhood Of Florin,
where the people divide their time be-
tween raising strawberries and attend
ing church and grange meetings, and
it could hardly be expected that he
would be as expert with the gun as the
less religiously inclined young men Of
the Sheriff's Office. And 1t isn't neces-
sary that he should, for he has to run
the office while Sheriff Johnson and his
deputies go abroad hunting down train
robbers and other species Of bad men.
On Saturday afternoon last Sheriff
Johnson, Reese and Deputies Charles F.
Schwilk and Alex Mcdonald went out
to the American River to indulge in a
little rifle and pistol practice. The rife
target was set up at 200 yards. and the
scores made were:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for May,
1895.

The illustrated Lee of Virginia"
series is continued iu the May num-
ber of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly" with paper by Henry
Tyrrell, relating to General Lees
part in the momentous events of the
years lS59-lS62. These events in.
clude the John Brown raid at Har
per's Ferry, the secession OF the
Southern States and outbreak of the
Civil War, General Lees resignation
from the United States Army, and
appointment to the command of the
Confederate forces of Virginia, his
campaign in the West, the establish
ment of Jefferson Davis mt Rich.
mond as President of the Confeder.
acy, the first battle OF Bull Run, and
General McClellan's invasion OF Vir.
ginia by way of the Peninsula and
advance upon Richmond. Akin to
this subject is charming sketch
written by Mrs. Jefferson Davis,
descriptive Of life in the "Wh,te
House of the Confederacy" during
the war. Mrs. Roger A. Pryor adds
an interesting chapter and an ex
quisite portrait to her Ancestry OF
General Lee" Other Notable fea
lures of the number are the illus
| trated articles upop "Cuban Non
combatants," by Frederick A. Ober
"The Prince OF Wales on American
Prairies,' by Mrs. j. Leduc "Sons
and Daughters of Feudal Sires," by
Nine. Barbara MacGahan and
"Vagabond Wanderings in Guate
mala,' by Thomas X. Dawley, Jr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
Clip THIS Out.

What is free coinage II lWhat is
meant by the ratio OF l6 to 1! These
questions, asked and answered
thousands of times, will figure with
renewed frequency. both in the
newspapers and in personal conver-
satious during the next five months.
II will be often said when the one or
the other of these questions comes
w, II saw that explained in some
paper only the other day, but don't
exactly recall it," Whoreupon the
speaker will perhaps proceed to
drop card to some paper to repeat
the explanation. Each voter will do
well during the coming campaign to
make clipping of answers to these
questions in stock, if not for him.
self for use as reference when the
questions are brought up by others.
Here is n condensation of an article
covering the subject which will
properly serve as such a clipping:
Free coinage means that the
possessor of bullion in any quantity
can take it to the mint and have it
coined into money without cost. As
all coined money has inferior metal
mixed with it to impart hardness
and to save it from abrasion, the
difference between the weight of the
pure gold and silver aud the weight
OF the coin with the alloy added to
it represents the profit made by the
Government in the transaction. This
profit helps to defray the cost of
minting. In gold. the alloy is silver
and copper. In silver the alloy is
copper. A gold dollar possesses
23.22 grains Of pure gold. This is
what may be called the raw material
OF the gold dollar which il worked
up in the manufactured article at
at the mint. The manufactured ar.
t'c'e. wEan IL leaves thS mint in the
shape Of a coined gold dollar weighs
25.2 grains, the addition of the alloy
making the difference in the weight
between the raw material and the
coin. In the silver dollar there are
37ls grains. Coined gold and coin.
ed silver are spoken OF az standard
gold and standard silver, to dis
tinguish them from pure gold and
pure silver. BY dividing 4l2l the
grains in u standard silver dollar, by
22.5, the number of grains in gold
dollar, the result is 1888, which il
the present actual coinage ratio
though AZ rule the decimal is dis
regarded, and the ratio is spoken oI
as l6 to |.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures
colds, Group and whooping cough.
1t is pleasant, safe and reliable. For
sale by all druggists
A tirst-class Farm for sale by the
undersigned Executors of the Last
Will and Testament of Simon Miller,
decd, located at Oriental, Juniata
Co., Pa, containing about 22l acres
about 30 acres timber land and in
high state of cultivation and hav-
ing thereon erected two dwelling
houses one three story brick. slate
roof, the other two story frame,
slate roof and all other necessary
outbuildings, good bank barn, ma
nure and straw shed, good and plenty
water at the house and barn. Any
person desiring to see the farm can
do 80 by calling on S. III. Miller who
lives on the farm, and for price and
condition of sale call on A. G.. Horn
berger at Aline. Snyder Co. Pa.
A. q. HoRSBERGER,
SAM'L III. MILLER,
] 6-lS-6t. Executors.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
a Very Good Plan.

Last year 81 towns in Connecticut
began mecadamizing their roads,
and this year it is estimated that
more than 80 towns will be engaged
upon such improvements. The
towns begin in small way, the
average length Of the road recon
structed last year in each town be-
ing from a half to three quarters of
a mile. The state, the county and
the town each pay one third of the
cost Of the work, and the states ap-
preparation is $4,000, while three
state commissioners supervise the
work. The proof of the popular
satisfaction with the system is the
increase this year in the number of
towns adopting it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
Cure For Sick Bseadache,

Thousands of ladies suffer from
sick headache caused undoubte dly
by disordered liver or stomach. The
best remedy that can be obtained
for this distressing complaint is
found in Hoods Pills. These pills
are so mild and gentle in action, YET
80 thorough, that they give
perfect satisfaction. They cure sick
headache. iaundice. sour stomach
and all liver ills. They break ur
colds and fevers and prevent the
grip.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
This Fits MiddIeburgh.

Merchants who want the newspa-
pers to "roast" grocery peddlers and
the like would make a newspaper
feel more like doing 80 if these same
merchants would quit using baking
powder, envelopes, soap, statements,
sidewalk advertisements, holiday
and circus programs and patronize
the home papers, as all live and sue
cessful merchants do.-Eschan9e.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
william IIepner ~ Dead.

Centralia, June 29.-William Hep
ner, proprietor of the Centralia
House, who was shot by Cowboy
Kerrigan about six weeks ago, died
from the effects of the wound at 8
o'clock to-day.
Kerrigan fled after committing
the deed and has not been seen OF
heard Of since.
Hepner was highly respected and
a large reward will probably be Of
fered for the arrest of his slayer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
A Large Potato.
From Miniinburg TIMES.

From Mifriinburg TIMES.
Thomas Gutelius returned from n
'fisit 70 Snydc!, couRry on last Sat
urday. He spent some time with
his son, Squire "Nel," at Kreamer.
and while there he saw Miss Fora
Smith handling some potatoes that
she raised this year. He placed one
on our table that weighs twelve
ounces. Come and see the potat O
at this Office, then interview Mr..
Gutelius as to the meaning of its pc
culiar formation. As this potato is
not the largest that Miss Smith rails.
ed this season, we certainly think
she should be classed as the champ.
on potato grower of Union and
Snyder. She ought to have a first
class man.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
No Paper Next Week.

In accordance with the custom of
the papers in this county and else
where, there will be no paper next
week. Other papers are observing
this week which really constitutes
4th of July week, but it suits us bet
ter next week. The Office, however,
will be open for business and job
work.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02

Yet these men whose work this week
celebrates laid foundation broad
and deep for an Empire of Freemen.
With an astutcness that seems mar
velous when we remember how
stepped in political darkness many
other countries were at the time,
they tried to foresee and prepare for
the problems of all future time. But
that OF course was impossible. They
legislated and planned for nation
OF farmers aud we are fast becom-
ing a nation of artisans they plan.
ned on the surposition of political
manipulation that exist in our
crowded cities. They planned for an
equal representation Of all the
States in the Senate by Il body of
men Independent of the vote of the
general people and their belief in
the continued high minded patriot.
ism OF these senator's was ill.found.
ed. Yet we admit that the original
plans of Washington and his com.
peers were wonderfully far-reach-
ing.
The one essential thought ut this
annual season when their work is
celebrated with some degree of con-
siderate determination by the few,
and by the many with buncombe
and fireworks, is that ruling by the
"dead-hand' is out of place in a free
country. We are not living in the
hundred-years-ago, but in the ener
getic, mo ging present. The men of
hundred years to come. will look
back to us much AS we look to the
past and their question will be
whether we measured up to the
needs of our times as fully as the
"Signers' measured up TO theirs.
III We ok not to it, the woods of
1896 will ring with n tremendous
No
We are not living under perfect
conditions and it is ", to he alive TO
the fact. II We dream that every
thing il wen, we ar. poniical or.um-
eaters, who would 5acrifco COR our
selves the plaudiis of he coming
ages, rather than fore. 20 the leisure
and comfort and sleepy murmgrs Of
Peace, Peace in the present We
must awaken to realize that the
sovereignty Of the people in Ameri-
ca Is mere phantasy. 1t exists
here no more thoroughly than it ex-
lists in Russia. If by wave of en-
lightenment we elect president to
embody our beliefs, as likely as not
he will be confronted by Congress
whose sworn object is TO render his
administration nugatory and abor-
tive. Then our Senate and our
Representatives may be antagonistic
and again defeat all popular de-
mands. Whether the voice of the
people is always on the side of right
or whether it may be trusted to get
on the side of right hereafter, each
reader can best decide for himself
but those who are alive and awake
and full of swelling desires to better
the day they live in find no comfort
in discovering that in bettering the
citadels of wrong and imposition
their votes arc no more effective
than so many mud balls
Institutions that deal with human
beings must be growing institutions.
We cannot be like spider-crabs, con-
tent with the borrowed shells of the
past. More anon.
Station d., New York.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
Decision on ConstnbIe.' Paw.

Judge Gordon, of Clearfield coun-
ty, has handed down u decision on
the fees Of constables. He decided
that constables are not entitled to
compensation for making returns to
court that they are entitled to but
one fee for serving warrants where
more than one defendant appears
on that warrant to but one fee for
conveying prisoners to Jail when
they were all arrested on the same
warrant; that they are entitled to
ten cents mileage for one way in 70
stead of circular mile as hereto
fore contended that constables are
entitled to but one fec and mileage
for serving subpnnas in a given
case.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
Juniata Valley Veteran Encampment,

The counties embraced within the
Juniata Valley Veteran association,
which will encamp at Huntingdon
from the 7th to the 10th of Septem-
Der are Blair, Bedford. Centre.
Huntingdon, Mifllin, Juniata. Perry,
Fulton, Snyder, Union and Nor
thumberland. All old soldiers re.
siding in the valley at the time Of
their enlistment or who have since
become residents of it are members
of the association. Posts OF tho G..
A. II. and camps Of the U. V. L. will
attend the encampments as organ
izations. The official notices and
invitations will soon be issued.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-07-02
RECORD.
lor Of Events viyidIy Portrayed
lIk Descdbed---Graph'c Ac-
Io,s Of Social. Business and
Legal Circles.
Of Floating Population
la Here for the Benent Of
.au.l. Of Headers who Read
g.e columns Every Week.
Iper next week.

~e Columns Every "ee~'
per next week.
bent Court was held on Mon
J. L. Marks is visiting friends
burg.
Inc of Ladies' Underwear at
elinsgrove.
ts are selling very cheap at
blinsgroye.
bs Smith Of Troxelville visit
ncle, Ben. Smith, over Sun
Miriam Orwig is visiting for
Dol friends at Coatesville and
hester.
Bassler and John Houtz OF
q we're ut the county seat
hrsday.
b. S. Gilbert aud family OF
owe are visiting Attorney
family.
Hass and wife Of Shamokin
ID with their many friends
emily.
Naomi Beaver Of Mifilinburg
ing several days with rela-
bur burg,
Rnssel, the popular cashier
town, was the guest Of j. N,
pn, Jr., over Sunday. -,
Fisher of Salem graduated
nell University last week,
bceive1 the degree of A. B.
Eaton has resigned as
pf the Farmers Bank, Mif-
Harry NJ. Wolf is the
r.
oseph Lumbard OF Selins.
the guest of her daughters,
J. d. f. McLain and Mrs.
tier.
M. Fix and Miss Annie Bea-
illiamsport were the guests
pl Beaver and family during
week.
pening Courier is the name
lily paper started last Tues
ewistown. Hoch and Mey.
b Editors.
Kate Spaid and Gertie
New Berlin spent several
friends and relatives at
recently.
30. NJ. Shindel is at Sha.
ioying the hospitality of
The Register and Recorder
the bach" business.
lay Jay G. Weiser will &C
% to attend the National
Fie Convention as a delegate
congressional district.
[arter and wife of Belle.
greeting their many friends
m is as genial as ever and
prosperous newspaper life
ANTED.-I will pay 6 pei
pally for a loan Of $500 foi
y five years. Security Civ.
SPEcHT, Paxtonville, Pa
lse Schoch returned from
b New York last Thursday
eN with her Mrs. Lanl
no is now visiting in Swine
fchants' Protective Asso
Snyder county meets th,
pay in July, which is Tues
week. A full turn out il
I Yet Seen my home and tn,
ladies' Gold Watch anG
Q finder will be LIBERAL,
py returning it to Mrs
I bill. Swineford, Pa.
u come to Selinsgrove on
CT July call at Weis'
|, at the large and varied
cps. Dress goods Of al
Fns, Dimities, Challies
ephyr, Ginghams. etc. Al
lowest possible prices.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-29

JEFF Jefferson. recorded in Copvsysuc.
Book "Si" PIP lis, Ten acres Of land cold
July 18th, 1880, to Alphonse Racial, e.
corded in Convey nce Book M" pp. lo5.
Block ten aud three sold July 18th, 1896.
to Vim. l.. George, recorded IN Convex.
snce Book IN" PIP. 1873. Also that seIs.ia
tract of land sold to Alphonss Rschal On
Sept. 10th. 1892. recorded In Conveyance
hook "Q' PIP $50 aud containing the
quantity Of thirty-6vs acres, more or Lees.
upon which . special release Of this mort
gage was granted.
Terms Of sals-Twelvs mopths' ersdii
for what tho property will bring, par.
chaser to furnish good and solvent seeu1.
ity, With 8 Per cent per snnum Inherent
from date u ysle sud the property 70 70.
main specially mortgagsd until the fall
and anal payment Of the purchase price,
oil costs to bs paid 10 eash sud deducted
from purchase price. 5000
D. +. STAFFORD,
Sheriff Parish Of Rapides, L..
January q, 1895.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-29
JUDICIAL SALE.
State of Louisiana--Parish Of Rapides--
Teuth judicial District
Court.
Jonx A. c. WArswoara
VA. iNo. 4l42.

Jons A. c. y, wArsvon7a M ...2.
,.o,,,s p "; ~
VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY A
IS writ Of Eisri Fsciss, issued from
the Honorable the Tenth Judicial Dis.
trict Cont aud to me directed AS Sheriff
Of tho Parish Of Rapides, La, co,nnsDd.
inv aud authorizing me TO specially seize
and sell the hereinafter described proper.
~ belonging 20 def.ndant, have scizsd
and will ofaor for sale at public auction.
70 the lust and big best bidder, at tho
front door nf tho Court Honse IN tbs town
of Alexandria, La, between the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY STE, 1893,
the following described property, to.wit:
certain piece or parcel OF land oe'nf,
living and situated III Rap'des Parish,
Louisiaps, with the buildings and I'm.
provements thereon and rights therounto
appurtenant, being the sOash halt OF tue
south-east quarter aud the south least
nuarter of the sonth. west quarter of SEQ.
ton No. twenty-five, township Dix, north
Range fonr west and tho southwest quar-
ter Of the northeast quarter, north bali
| Of the southeast quarter ana tne north
| west quarter of south.wcst quarter. sec
tiou No. twenty-five, township six. con,
tanning tho quantity Of two hundred snt
eighty acres.
| Also the following described propert!
sitnsted near Lena station, on the Texs
& Pacific Railway, in said Parish an,
, state. together with all the buildings An,
{ impro VEN ents thereon and rights, wsy
and privileges thereto appsrtsining. COL
sisting of one hundred and sixty acre.
|, more or less, bounded on the north
, property of Green & Brogan, on th
) south BY property Of John Land, on th
east by Government land and on the vel
b. property Of Cleveland and Cover,
ment land. From this last tract Of lsu
:. there is specially excepted the followin
small tracts, pieces or parcels of lai
cold before this mortgage was exeoute
aud included in the above DO lndarie
: four 3o-lO0 acres sold OCT. 18th, 1881,
Thos. Cleveland, recorded in Conveysn
Book ~" PIP I'll.
Ten acres sold Oct. 12th, 1883, to The
Cleveland recorded Conveyance Boz
"Ln PIP. ~. Five acres of land sold U,
d 9Th, 1850, to Walter SoRelle, recorded
Il Conveyance Book NE PIP. 1886. 70,
teen acres Of lak d sold Hay 10Th, 1890,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-29
AN ELASTIC PLANTATION.

The people Of Richla'M parish
aDpear to have some peculiar po'
)itical and mathematical iaiosyn.
crasies. A Democratic primary to
select nominees, at which the null
.itude, black and white, kepubil-
can, Democrat and Populist alike,
ale permitted to participate, Is
political monstrosity heretofore
unknown in the history OF the
Democratic party. Yet the parish
nominees were actually chosen III
this manner, the effect OF which,
as might have been foreseen, has
been 20 split the party into two
warning factions.
All Of this might have been
borne with patieut resignation and
christian fortltude, but when a new
and hitherto unknown arithmetlcal
principle is enunciated in the same
parish: this is the last straw which
breaks the camel's back OF our pa
tionce We have always been un'
der the impression that thore
could be no more than tive-hfths
| ~
! in any whole thing. But Bro
: Mangham, Of the Bcacon-Ne~s With
impious iconoclastic pen, has shat
tered with one fell swoop the vel
. set led conviction Of life tins OF
this sabire!, by not only asserting
: but actually proving that p!anta
ton in Richland pa i,h has bee
divided into eleven. i!ths. A toe
J. diyidcd plantation, aud We opine
II not susceptible Of any further d
. vision. This is certainly u VOL
/. derfully elastic plantation.
e We always gave Bro. Manghal
K credit for being An excellent Jou1
=, = nalist, bnt never supposed that b
y would suddenly turn up in the 70
of a mathematical prodigy an
r. without any compunctions Of CO..
u. science, deliberately reverse tx
., we'll settled and fundamental prl
ciple of "vulgAr fractions," that
ir you divide an apple or even
e. plantation into flfths, there CT
~ only be five of them
lie But, perhaps, our estaem'
bro; her has been so badly ammo
|lc Ell and harassed by the continu
to editorial goadings oifts!'e new ia
~ Vile paper, that he has forgott
all about his early school days
Is. that any such thing as vu'g
fractions is IT, be found in t
th Arithmetic.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-29

-Populists are supposed to
have the same horror Of "gold-
bug" that his Satanic Majesty has
Tor holy water, yet their leaders, in
pursuance of Il political alliance,
by what means consummated de-
moment saith not, are endeavoring
to force or cajole them into the
support of a nominee whose record
| places him in this-to them-oppro
bri0us category.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-29

BRO. Booth had the distin.
guished honor of being y full f1edg.
I'd gubernatorial nominee for a
fortnight, but that il as near rs he
would have approached the execu
tive mansion in Baton Rouge, ever
had he not been robbed Of the GOV
eted honor by the Pha,r away can
didate from st. Mary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-29
FRIDAY, JAN. OATH.

District Court convened pnrsu.
ant to adjournment, His Honor,
Judge Andrews, presiding.
N. Wells, husband, vs. Beckle
Wells, wife. Case tried, submitted
and Judgment rendered in favor Of
plaintiff of absolute divorce Is
prayed for.
Nelson Ball VS. d Il Mays. Judg
ment in favor of plaintiff to-
$lO32.23, with interest and costs
| 7. & P. Railway Co., vs. z !
Compton ct al. Re.assigned 70
Friday, Jan. 3lst.
State VS. Joe Wright, conceale'
weapons. Set for Jan. Goth.
| State vs. Anthony Epps. sellin
liquor without license. Set fo
Jan. 10th.
Court then adjourned mt
Monday, Jan 9th, at 10 a. IN.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-29

Southwark, instead of West
ward, tho Star of Empire is now
taking it's way, as evidenced by tue
many colonies of immigrants, who
are weekly fleeing from the biz.
gard stricken regions OF almost
perpetual ice and snow in the
North and West and seeking
homes iu the warm and hospitable
sSunny South"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-01-29

Miss Clara Barton, President
of the Red Cross Society, has de
termined to 60 to the assistance OF
the starving Armenians, notWith,
standing the declination of the
Sublime Porte to guarantee bel
protection in the perilous mission
which she has undertaken, of allie
Waiting, if not of entirely relieving
human suffering. But if Miss
Clara IS ~ good looking as thu
newspaper photographs represen
her to be, she needs no other pass
port and will not only be permittn|
to distribute the relief s.