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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
Public Sale of Valuable
ESTATE

ByL virtue OF letters ofattorney from the heirs
u anu gegal representatives Of Elizabeth Blckel
iate ia foi chapman Twp. Snyder Co.. Pa decd, |
'he undersigned, on the premises. win. on
Wednesday, August 25, 1897
tNppsc to public sale the following described real
eAlalte TO wit: All that certain messuage and
s,act .,t OF land, situate In township. county and
sta,Ye Aforesaid, bounded on the North by lnnd
vi vi afonsNoyer East and South by the Penhsyl-
na9 ia canal ana West by Susquohanna River
containing M FOUR ACRES, l3J perches, more or
ad ns Win tne appurtenances. whereon are erect.
eu fwo Dwelling Houses. necessary outbuildinos
&c3 sale TO commence at o'clock p m. when
TERMS will be made known by "'"
a. w. j. BICKEL,
Auorney-ln TACT lor the heirs OF said decedent.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

cTnD- -nplNN is a cure for drunkenness
SIUC.UnINk which can be given with or
without the know ledge of the drinker and will
completely stop the desire for liquor. Women
can secretly administer STOP DRINK and effect
cures. Its merits have been proven in thou
sands of cases. Mailed in plain sealed wrap
DOLLAR Particulars and testimonials free.
SEARLES & CO., 81 Park Place, New YOrlA
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
So Spake the Old Lady.

Cur reputation is our stock in
trade. We must maintain it and.
keep it ut its best. When YOU want
fresh groceries, stylish dry goods,
notions OF any kind, he sure to come
and see lis. BE sure to buy of US
before buying elsewhere. Come il
as you pass by and buy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-21

WANTED-The sole agency to sell your
property. VIII spend our money adver-
Using it Have buyers for 1t II priced
right. In connection with law We have
opened an Office for the transaction of
real estate. municipal bond and loan
business The time TO sell is when buyers
are In sight We can help buyers who
do not have enough money. List your
property with US and il is as good as sold.
Dean Gordon. l2i-l5t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-21

WANTED-To make farm loans on Kan
sas and Oklahoma properties. i0l-i03-I05
SedZwick block. Wichita, Kan. Whine
Il Winnie. l0l-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-21

FRISCO LINE.
ST. LOUIS q SAN FRANCISCO RAIL
ROAD CO.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-21
MISSOURI PACIFIC.
Time Cara Effective Aug / 1907

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Train No. 10. Kansas and Mel
braska Limited" for Fort Scott
Louis Express Observation-Disclosures $40 p
Leave for South and West.
Train No. ). for Clearwater. Con-
Kingman, Norwich. Oxford.
Belle Plain and Winfield. ........ $50 a
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Anthony and Kiowa....:........:.. 500 ?
Leave for North and West.
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ka Limited" for Hutchin-
inson. Pueblo. Colorado sprinssl
and DenN er...... ...-.-.............. e:2O
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ana ST. Louis .-....................I I:l0
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inson -. ...................... lIl:lo a
Tran No. isa. from hutchinson
l ana nd Noun, Hope-...................i SO p
For further Information cal or or G
dress City Ticket Office, Missouri Psc.
Railway. 10 y. Main street. Wichita, h,
2 E BLECKLEY. p. and 7. A
Demo. re-re- Wichita and Second stret
FRISCO LINE.
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This line is now running through chair
cars tseats free and Pullman Dre"ihs
room sleeping cars, Wichita 10 81 LOUIS,
u,eAy Witnout change. This s Inc Ole!
,,ne running through Pullman cars rom
Wichita 10 81. Louis, where direct connec-
.ion Is made with all eastern trunk ny
POINTS n TIE most magnificent railway
stauon IN the world. Quickest Inc % al.
points IN Southwest Missouri, Norlh"eS'
AI1Aa,Hsas, East and Southeast
rs company now also have on So
globe.
or further information address
l. c. HoAG, City Ticket AgeN,.
Corner Main and Douglas Ave
Il. II. DELANEY, Ticket Agent,
Union Depot, Wichita, Kan.
KANSAS ,IIDLAND RAILwAT-
Pass No. ! Pass. No. =
Daily. Daily.
Leave. / Arrive.
12:35 2. n ......... Wichita ......... u 40 an
I:99 pm -...-.... Burton ..-....... go an
90 2 m ....-...... Lyons Il ....l wv 8.M
Arrive Leave.
4:35 p. m ....... Ellsworth ........ 100 m
4:45 =. m Union Pac. Station....l
FRI. No. .. FRI. No. %.
Daily. Daily.
Leave. Arrive.
200 Inn .......... Wichita .......... $50 pm
S;45 am .......... Burton .......... 1:oo Pm
1913 PM LYONS ... Ilo:31 I'm
Arrive Leave.
PAS pm - Ellsworth .....l $50 an
Direct connection made in Union Depot.
Ellsworth for Denver and all Colorado,
Wyoming. Utah, California and Washing
ton points Twenty-four hours time saved
to ali northwestern points
Depot corner Douglas and Mosley avenue
G. II. WHITNEY,
Agent.
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For SAFE

FOR SALE
7 My cottage. at 2SS y. Topeka avenue
( One PAR of match black carriage horses.
One set Of new carriage harness
| Two sets single driving harness.
I Nets and robes.
One extra good cowboy saddle.
One Miller carriage.
One Columbus phaeton.
one Henney road wagon.
One sleigh.
One Steinwsy piano.
One poll red COW, six years old. weigh
ing Loo pounds; WI soon be fresh
Gives six gallons milk per day when
fresh. and makes Is pounds OF butter
each week. Nothing better IN the state
My entire household goods and furniture
the latter can be inspected on and after
October 18th. from a. m. 10 y m.
". s. CORBETT. 1865 Waco Ave.
lSs-et
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3. =. PARSONS
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.

Ezuzates fa-ntsaSt C a. ciaxses &C
bzn1-xs s.tser z -fty Or co1.try job
verk = ~ Gys1 cz-s:-. a-ten.c1- Of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-21

Wan Enthusiastically in millinery depart
ment; must have experience. Boston
Store. IS3-tf
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PROPOSALS for Lumber. Shingles.
Doors and Windows. L. 5. Indian Service.
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Agency.
Darlington, Oklahoma, September .. 1897.
Sealed proposals. endorsed, Proposals
for lumber, shingles doors. etc" as the
case may De. and addressed 10 the under
signed at Darlington. Oklahoma. viii b. re-
ceived al this agency until one o'clock p.
N. OF Tuesday. October y. 1897. for fur
r.shing and delivering at tbs agency about
u. 900 feet OF lumber, $500 shingles, 10
doors, and POO windows, a full list and
description of which can be obtained by
making application 10 the undersigned.
Bidders are required to state specifically
article 10 De offered for delivery under con-
tract.
The right is reserved 10 reject any or all
BIDS. or any part Of any bid. Il deemed for
the best interest OF the service.
CERTIFIED CHECKS.
Each bid must be accompanied by a Ger
tilted check or draft upon some United
States depository o. solvent National bank
in the vicinity OF The residence OF the BID
der. made payable TO the order OF the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs. for AZ least
five psr cent Of the amount Of the pro-
posal. which check or draft will be for
fe:ted 10 the United States n case any bid
der or bidders receiving an award shan
fan 20 promptly execute a contract with
good ana sufficient sureties. otherwise 10
BE- returned 20 the bidder.
Bids accompanied BY cash n leu OF
certified check VIII not be considered.
For any further information SpPly % \.
E. Woodson. Major l. :. A. Acting /. 5.
Indian Agent Ei-lt
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10 the People
Through The Eagle.

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTED-Man and wife for kitchen and
din:ng-room work IN small hotel in pros
porous town. Salary reasonable. Refer
ence required Mrs. L. J. Scrogin. Ash
land, Kan, CITY Hotel. 1927
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FOR EXCHANGE

FOR SALE-MISCELLAN
FOX SALE-One-hoTSe power upright
boiler, cheap. Kansas Creamery Co
JS3-l9t
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
HIS GRACE WAS UPSET.

Marlborough Doubted the Motor
 mans skill in Stopping Car
 During his visit to the United States the late duke of Marlborough made a host of freinds. His quick eye, unassum- ing manner and ability to grasp easily the many electrical questions won the honest admiration of the practical Yankee, whose ideal of an English duke differed in every way from the real live British peer. Upon one occasion, how ever, the old domineering spirit of the duke gained the mastery, and he paid for the temporary lapse from repub- lican manners with few good bruises and a rather severe shaking up of the ducal frame.
 The duke was making a tour of in- spection over one of the Chicago cable lines and came across a cable car driver who was typical Yankee, born and bred in the state of Connecticut.
 Can you stop the ear quickly ?" asked his grace.
 T jest reckon ye kin bet yer live I can, Mister Duke"
 How soon?"
 Tn bout two yards" replied the Yankee.
 "Nonsense!" sharply exclaimed his grace. The next moment the duka ,,,a, busy picking himself out of q small sand bank by the side of the tram l;,,,, into which the abrupt stoppage of the ear had thrown him. As he quietly brushed himself the Yankee smiled and remarked; Il hope yer ain't hurt Mir Duke! Guess yer think kin stop her suddint now, don't er?"-London TeIe- graph.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
AETERGLOW.

Heart, rest theei Days long tasks are
 done
 And busy cares grow dim: The western hills have hid the sun Behind their golden rim; A memory of the sunset glow Broods in the evening air; Peace settles, as the winds drop low, A hush falls everywhere. A rosy flood of beams astray Flushes the eastern sky Cold glory of the dying day
 Spread through immensity The color mounts, and streaming wide Reaches the massy banks Of western clouds. all glorihed. That span the heavens in ranks. They move OCT spaces green and cool, Touched with tender flush, That, glassed in every tiny pool, Lying in meadows lush, And pulsed throughout the quiet air, Floods 1t with opal hues, Tinting the hillsides, broad and fair, And lurking in the dews. Faint mists steal up the mountains breast And cling in rosy veils They catch the cloud tints, where they rest, Or float in wreathing trails. The shadow of the earth's s broad rim Creeps up the eastern sky; The glory of the west grows dim, And dies out lingeringly. Sad peace steals into sorrows place And thought is stlled to rest, In beauty drowned moments space Silence Is in the breast Pale evenings star, in afterglow Cleans through days dying light, And one thought shines as shadows grow Gods love enfolds the night" Mary Lefflngwell Bartlett. in Springfield
 (Mass.) Republican.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

when her aunt came in, some moments later, she found her niece lying sense less on the floor. and without hesitation read the documents that had caused the swoon.
 It was a year later. Mrs. Grantley in a costume triumph of Partisan art, was chatting with q friend in a crowded ballroom in Paris, when gentleman with white, haggard face approached and interrupted the conversati ton:
 May l beg five minutes conversa- tion?" he asked.
 Harry Spencer!" she cried. with mingled surprise and contempt "I can not imagine what you can have to say to me, sir!"
 But her friend rose, and Harry Spen- cer took the vacated seat
 Tt is only today" he said. abruptly. that l learned you were Mrs. Grantley and not Emmelinel Do not be offend ed," for the lady looked furious; "I was deceived. and l have yet to learn why Emmeline accompanied you to Europe, leaving me in ignorance"
 You dare!" began Mrs. Grantley, and then, remembering where she was. she lowered her voice and told him of the fatal letter For moment he was puzzled. Then he recalled the fact that he had entirely forgotten. and knew by whose hand his happiness had been de- stroyed, for Stella, before he left North port, had too plainly betrayed her love. In q few brief words he made his ex- planation. And now" he said, "I must see Emmeline. Is she still with you ?''
 You must let me prepare her first, Mrs. Grantley said. sadly. "She is very i'll. She was never robust, us you know, and that letter was her death-bow We have done all that could be done. but she is in consumption, and the end cannot be far off. It will comfort her to know that you were not false 10 her. but it cannot prolong her life. Come as early as you will tomorrow. 1 will go home at once. l came here reluc- iantly. but Mir. Grantley wished it, and now l am glad did not refuse his re- quest"
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

in the library, looking over the letters just received by the mornings mail During that week, neither by word nor look had Stella betrayed her knowledge of Harry Spencer's engagement, and her efforts to win him had rather in- creased than diminished.
 The gentlemen had read their let ters, and were perusing the daily pa pers, when Stella, stepping airily into the room, tossed some cards on the table; cards tied with snowy ribbon and bearing the names of Mir. and Mrs. Horace Grantley" and Miss Campbell" "A wedding, George" Stel- la said; that little pasty-faced Elm incline Campbell. l never imagined she would get married! But she has money, and that will cover her insigniticance, 1 suppose. Ohl" for George was mak- ing most ferocious faces, have l said anything 1 should not? Is she rela- tive of Mir. Spencer?"
 The innocence of this inquiry was the perfection of acting, and, having waited moment for the grim silence to be broken, Stella fitted away again, to reperuse the letter in which Elm incline informed her of her aunt's mar riage, and to apply match to a sec ond letter containing similar cards and information directed to Mr. Spencer, and skillfully stolen from the mail box. There was a moment of dead silence following her departure, and then, with a white, set face, Harry said, quietly: ''So Miss Campbell has had her will. She has had Horace Grantley dangling after Emmeline for the last two years "a man old enough to be her father"
 Il should suppose the same objection you say prevented your marriage would hold good with him." said George.
 There is no accounting for womans whims,' was the reply.
 And while this arrow was ranking in her lover's heart, Emmeline Campbell had returned to her city home to help her aunt in preparing for a European wedding tour. There was pile of let ters upon her table, and the first she opened was in a handwriting quite un- known to her. A half sheet of note pa per was folded around a letter and q card photograph. and upon this was written:
 ''I have just ascertained that Mir. l Spencer is engaged to you. Under these i circumstances consider his attentions an insult to me and to you. l inclose his last letter and picture, in justice to 1 you."
 | And in this inclosure was the letter Harry Spencer had accidentally signed and a card taken from George Marshall's album. Slowly. word by
 word, Emmeline read the letter, and
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
THE "GlN LAW"
First Blow nt Liquor Dealing Among
 Civilized Nations


 Civilized Nations
 This famous gin law" passed in 1736, is interesting as the earliest severe blow at liquor dealing among civilized nations. 1t levied a tax of 20 shillings q gallon on spirits and license of 4 50 for anyone selling or dealing in it. And, being in advance of public opinion, 1t failed, much as other more stringent prohibition laws have failed in our own day. For the cry was al once raised that it taxed the poor mans gin and let the rich mans wine go free. Every wit, every caricaturist had his fling at it. Ballads were hawked around telling cf the approaching death of Mother Gin
 The liquor shops were hung with black and celebrated uproarously Mrne. Genevas lying in state, her funeral, fer wake and so on. The night before The law went into effect. so the contem- porary journals say, there was unl- yersal revel all over the country. Every one drank his fill and carried home as much gin besides as he could pay for.
 To evade the law apothecaries sold u in vials and small packages, sometimes colored and disguised, generally under false labels, such as "Colic Water" Make Shift" Ladies Delight" There were printed directions on some of these packages-e. g.: Take two or three spoonfuls three or four times 2 day, or as often as the fit takes you" Informers were very prominent and ex- ceedingly offensive, inventing snares to catch law breakers, for the sake of the heavy rewards. and spying and sneaking around in a way particularly distasteful to the English mind. In con sequence they suffered in their turn. The mere cry of "Liqour epy!" was enough to raise mob in the London streets, and the informer was lucky If he escaped with a sound thrasning and q duclling in the Thames or tic nearest hArse nard. -Lndsed such an outcry was made about the matter that the ministry became very unpopular. and the law was not enforced after two or three years and was largely modified in 1743, after seven years trial-Popular Science Monthly.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11

A few days of happiness folio"eu iol the dying girl, days when her lover scarcely left her side. and once more she knew how truly he had loved her. But even happiness came too late 10 save the frail life and again Harry Spehcer was left desolate. He was man and could carry calm face over his broken heart. He made no moan' but one letter was sent across the ocean that Stella Marshall will never forget. It's brief, stern sentences were written in letters of fire on her heart and brain long after the paper containing them had been destroyed. No one else knows the secret she carries, but she sbiyers and cowvrs in the night, whis- pering pitifully:
 "Oh, not murder. Harry-not mur- der! never meant to kill her!"
 But her conscience will not sleep, and she knows that, whether intention ally or not, she has caused the death or Emmeline Campbell.-N. Y. Ledger
The Mena weekly star., 1897-08-11
9~A8 - W@@@@@AU U ~~Ar @~A@ <M~
 ! WAS TT MURDER? z
 BY ANNA SHIELDS. s~o~e>e>eo~e>o~o~1

TT was drowsy midsummer aft
 ernoon, and even in Newport, Where a strong breeze from the ocean tempered the suns heat, 1t was day for laziness, iced drinks and aiSy cos tunes. In the library of Mir. Marshall's large house two young men were spend ing an hour in letter-writing, or, more strictly speaking, George Marshall was dictating a letter which his friend, Harry Spencer, was rapidly transfer ring to paper. Just two weeks before that particular July day George Mar shall had been thrown from his horse and had broken his arm, and for that length of time his friend, who was wis iting him, had undertaken his corre- spondence.
 It was very ardent love letter he was so rapidly writing, full of expressions of dsgD updBiing 6%n dar lirg Marguerite" and assuring that oamsel of never-to-be-ended adora- ton.
 .eI wouldn't dare dictate that letter to YOU, George said after one especially ardent passage, If you were not spoony sTnars all right" was the reply. Well, T am living only on the hope cf meeting you in few weeks what next ?''
 T guess that's all. Four pages of de- votion is enough for anybody in this weather"
 As usual. Yours deyotedly,'" said 4l-. to his friend to read while he direct ed the envelope to Miss Marguerite Harris"
 But few moments later roar of laughter from his friend made him look up in great amazement.
 Ut is too good" George gasped; I've half mind to send it. Rita will think she has new admirer. Looki"
 And Harry looked to see that in mo ment of abstraction he had signed the flaming epistle with his own name. and where he had intended to put George Marshall" his own bold signature, Henry C. Spencer" was at the foot of the last page.
 With an exclamation of wrath at his own stupidity he crushed the letter in his strong hand and tossed it into the waste paper basket.
 "Oh!" George cried, you might have copied it.'
 Signature and all? Come, begin again. The envelope is all ready"
 Let it wait. I'm used up-exhaust- ed. You can write your own love letter while l take a nap. By the way, where's Miss Campbell?"
 ''I don't know; travelling"
 Don't know? I thought you had a letter to-day"
 ''So 1 did. That was from Conway, and she expected to leave the day it was written, and did not know where her aunt would go next. It is the one aim of her aunt's life to prevent our mar riage, and she is trotting Emmeline all over creation this summer, and trying to prevent my writing to her by not al lowing her to stay in one place long enough to write and receive reply. So l hear from her, but can but seldom write, and never with any certainty that my letter will reach Emmeline.' 2
 But, Harry. for goodness sake, what does her aunt want? You are as rich as she is, in good practice in law, mod crately good-looking, as men go. and without vice. as they say about horses"
 "Thanks!" said Harry, bending in a