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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-12
Birtl-StOries.

1t is not fair for cats and dogs to
carry off all the glory. Allow me to
tell Two stories from my own personal
experience of gratitude in a goose, of
hu:nor in a raven. ] was walking one
day with a friend through his poultry
yard, when goose hurried up to him,
fondly rubbed its neck against his
trousers, and followed him every
where. He told me that he had once
rescued it from being done to death
by its feathered companions, because it
had a broken wing. Could any I'M
feathered bipeds have shown greater
affection? May we not say with Wads-
worth:
alas! the gratitude Of men
Hath often left me mourning"
And now for the raven. had been
taking duty lately in the Tower for
my friend the chaplain, when my
SAUNDERS were disturbed by the rau-
cous croaking of a venerable raven OF
unknown antiquity, but, by all ac-
counts, the oldest inhabitant there. BY
his jaunty hopping about under can
mons and shady trees, he clearly shows
that he considers the entire precincts
to have been provided for his comfort
by grateful nation. On returning one
day from lunching with the governor,
to whom l complained of his Sleep
destroying noises, l found my gentle
man perched on the back of a garden
chair. l solemnly admonished him of
his offenses against the church. He
listened calmly, without sound OF
movement. When I concluded my
homily, he turned up his right eye to
me and deliberately winked. I fed
London Spectator.
The Progress., 1897-04-10
EmbO0eed Velvet.

Embossed velvet is one Of the novel
ties Of the season, and will be worn fu1
very handsome trained gowns and for
elaborate wraps. It is u quite different
stun from the old fashioned stiff and
uey embossed velvet, whose patterne
were usually large, unnatural palm
ieeves and queer geometrical designs
The new ones have MORE or satin
grounds, in all the delicate velvet de.
signs being In black, the embossed velvet
designs being in one or more colors, and
IN hne graceful trail OF vines and bios
sons
a white MORE, delicately traced over
with the embossed velvet, in wood
browns and greens, is charming, as are
pompadour bouquets, in colors and then
ssr1ped with narrow bars OF embossed
claret colored velvet.
Aoire grounds in all the shades Of
tne ultra fashionable gray are embossed
with black velvet figures and plaided
:, saHeta silks are splashed with broken
INES OF embossed black velvet very
enectively.-NewY York World.
The Progress., 1897-04-10

Many women who have pretty hands
IRE constantly annoyed In cold weather
" the rough appearance Of their finger
nale, caused by the fact that they break
and split.
The intense cold canses the nails tc
become brittle, and it seems impossible
70 trim them 80 as to m axe them smooth.
The possessor of such nails should chi
.'nem with well sharpened manicure
so'ssofs, and the nails must never be cut
1 Iied unless the fingers have first been
soaked in warm water.
Inc br1ttleness may sometimes be
.essened by rubbing almond oil thor
ougniy into the nails and finger ends Old
slins at night. An old pair of kid
s1Oves must then be pulled on.
'ne housekeeper whose nails break
The Progress., 1897-04-10
Thumpl In Hogs.

You ask what to do for 1t. say feed
your brood SOW differently. II you don't,
you are sure to have that disease which
has taken off 80 many thousand pigs. If
you have the disease, sometimes 1t is
good to apply coal oil on the stomach Of
the pig, bathing him thoroughly and
perhaps giving him q little Another
good thing is to give the pigs exercise,
and if they won't take it themselves go
in with little switch and drive them
out. Rut the best thing is to prevent it,
and very often it is wisest to take q
club and give them one more thump and
get out of it in that way. II they wear
the disease out, the pigs will never
amount to much. We are justified only
in keeping the kind Of pigs that will re-
turn to us the greatest profit. 81.
Todd
The Progress., 1897-04-10

"Sir. you know that of such is tho king
dom of heaven, and think the Saviour
Is pleased when he sees so much white clo-
yer growing around these little graves"
Do Not Give Up.
But when the minister pressed the old
sexton for q more satisfactory answer the
old sexton said, "Sir, about these larger
graves, I don't know who arc the Lord 9
saints and who arc not, but you know, sir,
It Is clean different with the bairns'' Oh,
you have Ind that keen, tender, indie
Of child, do not give up. The old sexton
was right. It is all we'll with the BARNS
Or, If you have sinned, If you have sinned
srievously-sinned until you have been
cast out by the church, sinned until you
have been cast ont by society-do not give
up. Perhaps there may be In this house
one that could truthfully utter the lamen-
tation Of another:
Once I was pure IS the sDov. but fell
Fell like . snowfake. from heaven to hell
Fell to be trnmpled rs filth in the street.
teN TO be sconed Mt, spit on and beat,
Praying, cursinR, wishing to die.
Selling my soul to whoever would buy,
Dealing in shame for u morsel Of bread.
Hating the living and fearing the dead.
Do not give up. One like unto the Son
Of God comes to you today, saying, go
and SIN no more" while he cries out TO
your ASSISTANTS, Let him that Is without
sin cast the first stone at her." Oh, there
b no reason why any one in this house BY
reason of any trouble or sin should give
PIP! Are you a foreigner and in strange
lendf Nehemiah was an exile. Are you
pennilessf Nehemiah was POOR. Are you
bomesicks Nehemiah was homesick Are
you broken hearted? Nehemiah was bro
ken hearted But just see him in the text,
riding along the sacrileged grave of his
father and by the dragon we'll and
through the fish gate and by the kings
pool, in and out, In and out, the moon
light falling on the broken masonry,
which throws q long shadow, at which the
horse SHES, and at the samo time that
moonlight kindling up the features OF this
man till you see not only the mark of sad
leminiscence, but the courage and hope,
the enthusiasm OF a man who knows that
Jefnaalem will be rebuilded pick you
up today, out OF your sins and out of your
ccet9w, and put you against the warm
heart OF Christ. 1.-THE eternal God is thy
refuge, and underneath are the everlasting
arms"
The Progress., 1897-04-10
A Roadster,

Horsemen are beginning to realize
that a good roadster Of an accepted type,
properly broken and bitted, is worth
more than a poor track performer-in
fact, that such animals are very scarce
and that their owners may ask and re-
eeive their own prices for them.
There Is abundance Of the very best
material in the American trotter from
which the ideal roadster could be bred
What Is wanted is an animal that can
travel right along ON the road pulling
any vehicle from the light buggy or
road wagon to q roundabout or surrey.
He should be able to do a turn at three
minute gait when required, show style
and action without weight or other arti-
fetal devices, should possess true, open
gait without booting Of any sort, and
last, but not least, he should be even
tempered, level headed and proper1,
bitted. There are not many such horses
to be had, and therein lies the breeders
opportunity.
The Progress., 1897-04-10
The Running Walk.

do not say all horses will rack and
go running walk. but I do say that
there are very few that will not if prop
erly handled, and they usually get bet
ter as they get older If ridden properly.
have never seen one Of our famous
Kentucky trainers with horse that he
could not make rack and stick to it in
one week
Ny advice Is to take the horse out un-
der the saddle at night on some quiet
street where he will see no unusual
sights and arm yourself, not with
stick, but the patience Of Job, and ride
him at the trot or canter until he has
the wire edge" of, then pull him
down to a walk, and II he is not ready
to walk keep riding him until he is.
Out of a walk urge him little faster,
but not into a trot Keep him there
night after night, aud he is a running
walker or will quit the business.
To get him to rack and stick to it get
side check, open bride such as is used
by ootting horse men and put pair Of
riding bride reins in the snafle bit
rings. Now check the horse up pretty
high by putting the check rein under
the stirrup feathers and across the mid
die Of the saddle and mount You have
your horses head pretty high and nose
out, but no matter. Take keen whip,
but do not use it much. Start slow, and
with little play of your reins, patience
and light shoe forward your horse
will rack. He may not the first time,
but he will if you continue Do not fret
him; be patient. If he does mean tricks,
laugh and thank him, but do not strike
him. Rarely do that except to give him
animation anffcient to try to do the
thing you are endeavoring to get him to
do and then simply remind him he is
not at his best. Ride often, quietly and
keep your horse doing his best always,
is the motto. -Kentuckian in Breeders
Gazette.
The Progress., 1897-04-10

easily snou.n never sur anything on the
hot range without first slipping on q
loose glove, as the dry heat from the
fire will make her nails more brittle
than ever
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
A NEW TRIUMPH.
The Dreaded Consumption Can he
Cured,

Y. A. Slocum, the Great Chemist and Scientist
WIN send to sufferers Three Free Bottles OF
Ills Newly Discovered Remedies to cure Con
sumption and al. Lung Troubles.
Nothing could be fairer more philantropic oI
carry more Joy TO the afflicted, than the gener
Gus offer OF the honored and distinguished chem.
list, 4. A. Slocum, NJ. c., OF New York City.
He has discovered reliable and absolute cure
for consumption, and all bronchial, throat lung
and chest diseases, catarrhal affections, general
decline AID weakness, loss OF flesh ahd all con.
ditions OF wasting away, and to make its great
merits known, VIII send three free bottles OF his
newly discovered remedies to any afflicted read.
OF the Posi-.
Already his "new scientific system OF medl.
cine' has permanently cured thousands OF ap-
parently hopeless cases.
The Doctor considers IL not only his profess
sonal, but his religious duty-a duty which he
ownes to suffering humanity donate his In.
fallible cure.
He has provided the "dreadcd consumption
to be n durable disease beyond doubt, In any
climate, and has on file in his American and
European laboratories thousands OF "heartfelt
testimonials OF gratitude" from those benefited
and cured, In all parts OF the world.
Catarrhal and pulmonary troubles lead to con.
sumption, and consumption, uninterrupted.
means speedy and certain death. Don't delay
until 1t Is too late. Simply write T. a. Slocum,
NJ. @ 9s Pine Street, New York. giving express
and poStoiiice address, and the free medicine
will be promptly sent. Please tell the Doctor
you saw his offer In the P0sT.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
One Day in the Wild West.

A couple of Pennsylvania news
paper men took trip into the wilds
of Clinton and Centre counties the
other day. They went for trout.
Here is what they did besides: Fish
ed three runs with the full consent
Of the streams) crossed the steep
est and highest mountain in the
Alleghenies found on top the tomb
of and Indian chief, whose name
they deciphered to be: young
NJ a Mot Afraid Of His -Mother-in-
Law" started a deer that had
"Hiawatha" tattooed on its fanks ;
put out a forest fire and saved q
sawmill ; saw q black snake switch a
rattler to death, and were chased
half mile by panther.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
COURT HOUSE CHIPS.
Deeds Entered for Record.

Priscilla Lichtenwalter and Albert
Lichtenwalter to Joseph G. Bucher,
Frederick E. Bower and Andrew a.
Leiser, tract of land in Spring town
ship, containg 400 acres for 81.
r. C. Fiss and Utica his wife to
Laura b. Adams. lot at Shamokin
Dam, for $1,000.
Robert G. Fiss and Utica his wife
to Conrad Dutry, lot in the village of
Shamokin Dam for $3.50.
Marriage Licenses.
HEARTS FLUTTERING WITH DELU-
sIoNs." s."-The following marriage Ii
censes have been granted since our
last publication
III. E. Laudenslager, Selinsgrove,
)Tola B. Kelser,
III. j. Ulrich, Verdilla,
lAlice NJ. Foltz,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
SEL1NSGROVE.

J. |. schaif, ESD, of Chambersburg, was in
own on Saturday.
ROLAND Boyer and Henry Barb spent Sunday
with camping party near Pottsgrove
Misses Lydia Fisher and Della Burns are the
guests OF Rev. and Mrs Rearich at West Milton
The girls are enjoying the excellent bicycle rid.
ing In that vicinity.
Chas. W. Christ, OF Milton, spent Monday
| and Tuesday OF this week with his family here
Alex, Scott, an aged colored man who has
been an inhabitant of this place since the War
died very suddenly on saturday, from hear,
| failure. The funeral, which was held on Mon.
day, was very largely attended. Rev. DR.. Born
conducted the services, assisted by Rev. +. =.
Manh8rt.
Hon. Ed. NJ. Hummel has resumed operations
at his saw mill after an ideness of some time.
We noticed NJ |. Potter on our street between
trains on Tuesday.
The well at Marburger's corner is being made
deeper by drilling samuel Maury of Salem
Is doing the work.
On Thursday evening Harry T.. I.audenslager
himself u wife in the person OF Miss Toa Kes.
er daughter OF Mr. Percival Keiscr. Harry
has always been an honest, upright young
man, attending to every duty in u straightfor-
wal; business like manner, and in this latest
important event in his career we Join his many
friends in predicting for him u brilliant future
Ihat The young people may have long and
prosperous journey through life is the wish of
your correspondent
Our town was made lively on Sunday by n
great number of cyclcrs who made this their
stopping place Landlord Kaufman fed 81
Were from Harrisburg and the rest from Lew
lsDnrg. This was the second century run made
TINS season by the Harrisburg cyclers to this
place.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
WEST BEAVER.

Some OF our farmers have threshed and re-
port their crops above their expectations.
Chas Wetzel our County Surveyor, was
running lines ut this end last week for differ
ent parties and all seemed to be satisfied with
his work.
Samuel Phillips went to Philadelphia last
week to spend a week or 50 with his son.
l.. A. jenkins made business trip to Ad.
amsburg last saturday.
Daniel Trenster has the contract for furnish
ing Big Valley with black-bcrres. lie makes
two trips week.
Tine Wagner of Stave Mill Valley moved TO
Mcclure last week.
The old soldiers mt this end, are making prep
arations for liking up the grounds for the en-
campment and expect to have everything in
ample order for the accommodation OF all who
see fit to come. All welcome, every one invit
ed.
lleny ilousCr expects to run delivery wagon
from the Lowell Store shortly, u great many
the new system.
The festival held at Kalpetzcrs school house
on last saturday evening was well attended.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
ADAMSBURG.

Miss Nellie Bingaman has returned after n
two weeks visit at Mcclure. She is accompa
MED home by Della Mattcrn.
Misses Victoria Moyer and Ncttic Spccht wcr,
in Middle burgh on saturday, witnessing tn,
ball game.
The Lutheran Sunday school will hold its an
niversary In smiths grove on the 2lst OF July
Good speakers will be present. All are cordial
ly invited to attend.
Jennie Keller returned from Middleburgh
after u weeks stay.
VIM. Sechrist spent Sunday at Centreville.
Misses Dola Harley and Bessie Mechtly wer,
in town few days last week.
A game was played between the Middlcburgl
and Adamsburgh Base Ball Teams on Saturday
The score being to 10 in favor of the former.
Mrs. viii. Mitchell, who has been i'll will
Typhoid fever is slowly improving.
WILL IIanes OF Beavertown, spent Sunda,
In town.
Mrs. Dr. Shuman and daughter Mabel. o
Cleveland, Ohio, are guests ut the home OF j. q
Meyer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
Business Improvement.

| [Brddstreet's, July 8, 1897
Statistics of business failures in
the United States for six months of
the calendar years 1879 to 1897, in
elusive, are as follows:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
A consensus of the newspape,

A consensus of the newspaper
sentiment of the country with ref
erence to business improvement.
Hundreds of articles are ap-
pearing in daily papers in every part
of the country showing a slow but
distinct growth. while Dun's Re-
view, which covers the field thor
oughly, says: "On the whole, the
number of hands employed, the vol
ume Of new orders, and the amount
of work done are slowly increasing,
while the prospect of good wheat
and cotton crops helps"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22

Totals, S6O4,934 62l,7lS COG, S34
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
HOW TO FIND OJT,

FIJI bottle or common water glass
with urine and let il stand twenty four
hours; sediment or settling indicates
diseased condition of the kidneys.
When urine stains linen it is positive
evidence of kidney trouble. Too fre-
quent desire to urinate or pain in the
back. is also convincing proof that
the kidneys and bladder are out of
order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed that Dr. Kilimer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney rem :
edy tuliills every wish in relieving
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, blad-
der and every part of the urinary
passages. 1t corrects inability to hold
urin and scalding pain in passing it,,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine OF beer, and overcomes that un-
pleasant necessity of being compel
ed to get up many times during the
night to urinate. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the high-
est for its wonderful cures of the most
distressing cases; If you need med
icine you should have the best Sold
by druggists price fifty cents and one
dollar. For sample bottle and pam.
phlet, both sent free by mail, mention
Posi- and send your full post. office
address to DIR. Kilmer & Co.. Bing>
hamton, N. Y. The proprietors of
this paper guarantee the genuineness
of this offer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22


Statistics of business failures in
the United States for six months of
the calendar years 1879 to 1897, in
elusive, are as follows:
Per cent
Number Estimated Total OF assets to
failures. assets. liabilities. liabilities.
1856. 7,eO2 6Oi95.56s iOS0s5 9s6 81.
The six months exhibit includes
1924 futures of individuals, firms
and corporations in business, CON-
pared with 1902 in the first half of
1896, falling off Of 57S. The 1924
business failures during the past six
months record 1893, ,656, 1876 liabilities,
$ll, ,s79, 900 less than in the CORES
ponding period Of last year.
Evidences of the revival in trade
and speculation are reflected in the
June total of bank clearings, which
exceed in volume those in preceding
months since January, and also show
increases over the month of June in
recent years.
Clearings at 76 cities for the past
month aggregate "a, ,4i2, 47O,742, a
gain over the total for the month vf
May this year of 6.S per cent, over
June year ago of 81 per cent, over
June, 1895, of 1.2 per cent, and over
June, 1894, the immense gain of "a
per cent.
Better weather has favorably af-
fecled the sale of seasonable goods,
particularly clothing, hats and shoes.
Orders for prompt shipment are few
er, but the movement of goods for
fall delivery has begun. The most
encouraging feature is the continued
and in some instances increased
confidence of merchants and man
ufacturers that the autumn will
bring Il larger volume of business at
higher prices.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
AI.INE.

Nearly all the farmers have finished with
haymaking and harvest, and some contemplate
threshing this week.
Quite numbea Of our people attended the
colored campmccting in Halls Grove at Mahan-
II good time and washing before they got home.
On Saturday afternoon our postoilicc was
moved to III. A. EbrightS' who is taking charge
OF the same for A. B. Markley who was APP
pointed postmaster, but the place that il now
occupies is more favorable and convenient for
the greater number Of the patrons than Mt Mr..
Marklcys.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
So SDake The Old la1I

Our reputation is our stocl, /
trade. We must maintain it a.
keep it at its best. When Won w',
fresh groceries, stylish dry gooJ|
notions of any kind, be sure to con]
and see us. BE sure to buy ot /
before buying elsewhere. Come /
as you pass by and buy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
REAL ESTATE
At Public Sale in Partition

BY virtue ofan order issued out OF tho Or
phans' Court of Snyde County Pa, and 10 me
directed Will expose the hereinafter described
real estate OF Solomon Long, late OF Beaver
Township, said county, deceased TO public sale
at the Court House in the Borough OF Middle
burgh, on
Saturday, August 7th, 1897,
at one o'clock p. m. to wit All that certain
tract OF land situate In Beaver township. Snyder
county, Pa. bounded as follows, on the North
by lands OF Jacob Kramer East by lands OF
Henry Shafrer South ana West by public road
containing acres more or less, with the ap-
purtenances. Terms will be made known on
day Of sale. p. s. RITTER, Sheriff;
MiddlebTgb, July 12, 1897.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
LESS BORROWED MONEY.
Encumberance~ on snyder County
Farms $4,000 Less This Year Than
U.NSt

Farms Sl5,O Less This Year Than
Last.
We publish below tabulated
statement of the money on interest
in Snyder county for 1895, 1896 and
1897. BY this it will be seen that the
people OF Snyder county pay interest
on SIS, 900 less than last year. The
loans and discounts of the two banks
were about S240,0O0 last year and
is about the same this year. The
statement is as follows:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22

Educate Your, bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
l0c 25c. Ii c. c. C. fail, druggists refund money
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
MIR. Bryan ON Equality,

In his speech Mt New York ON Feb. 80
MIR. Bryan said: IF any person believes
government should single out few
people and give them advantages over
others. he does not understand equality
under the law. "
This is very true. But, i'll demanding
that silver mine owners be permitted to
take 90 cents worth of bullion to tho
treasury and have it stamped as 81. Is
not Mr. Bryan advocating the very in
equality under the law which no re-
Dukes? Would not free coinage of silver
ut II fictitious ratio be to single out n
few people and give them advantages
over others?" The owners of silver bull
lion in this country are very few indeed.
Again Mr.. Bryan says, mo just gov
eminent ought to enable or permit one
citizen to injure another citizen.
True. But would not the government
do this If ii enabled one class of citizens,
the debtors, to discharge their obliga-
tons to another class. the creditors. III
dollars worth only half as much MS were
the dollars loaned? II the government
We're to make wampum or conch shells
legal tender for the payment of debt,
would it not enable one class of citizens
to injure another class2 And would il
not do the same i'll depreciating the cur
renoy of the country to 90 cent basis?
The people SO decided last November