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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
Thousands for a Church.

Lcwisburg, Oct. 29,-The public
bcqlcsts of William ID. Himmcl-
reich, who was buried here this
week, have just been announced.
They are as follows: $4,000 for Il
library building for the Presbyterian
Sunday School of this place, Sl5,o
for the endowment of the same, S.
600 to trcsco and repair the Pres
bytcrian church, Lcwisburg 81 200
to the Lutheran Sunday School,
Lcwisburg, and $500 to the Chris
tian Sunday School, Icwisburg.
Several years ago Mr.. Himmclreicll
donated about $4,000 worth of books
to the Presbyterian Sunday School
as a nucleus for the library which
will be established here by the above
generous gift.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
Long Distance Telephone for Mid
dleburgh.

The Central Penn'a Telephone
and Supply Co., of Williamsport,
have just written the Posi- that dur
ing the coming season the Long
Distance Telephone will be run
from LewistOwn to Sunbury by way
of Middleburg.
As Lewistown and Sunbury have
Long Distance Phones, Middleburg
will be placed in talking distance
with every important city and town
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.
We should say here that the Sun
bury and Lewistown connection OF
the Long Distance line will not in
terfere with the local line as the
latter accommodates only the local
needs while the other extends to
foreign territory.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
A NEW BUILDING.
To he Erected ~ Once for the "Post"
Printing Establishment.

Last week the directors of the
First National Bank met and dccid-
Ell to erect a large two-story struc-
ture in the rear of the bank build
ing for the Use of the PosT printing
office. 1t will be built entirely in
harmony with designs suggested by
the writer as the needs of the Office
require. The building will be 33
feet by Is feet. On the first floor
will be room for business and cdi-
torlal purposes l2xlS feet. The
balance of first floor will be used
for cylinder press, folder, large job
press and an extra division for the
engine. The second floor will be
used for type cases, stands, imposing
stones, the small .jobbcr, type cabi-
nets, etc. The contract for erecting
the structure has been awarded to
Bonneville Smith. Work will soon
commence in order to get the build
ing completed before extreme cold
weather sets in. BY April lst we
will occupy our new quarters, or
perhaps sooner if some one will take
the room we now occupy off our
hands. When completed and occu-
pied it will be the only building in
this section of the state that is used
exclusively for printing purposes
and newspaper business. The edi-
flee will be placed facing Sugar
stset6n the corner of the lot next
to the county Jail.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
Prosperity in Kansas

Herington, kans., Oct. %, '97.
ED. PosT.-Enclosed phase find
$3.50 for another years subscrip-
tion.
We have the finest kind of
weather, no frost yet. Best times
for years, work for everybody,
plenty money, and good prices for
everything, especially stock and
grain. All feel good and happy.
From yours truly,
j. w. DREEsE.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
A. Private Sale.

The farm of the late DIR. II. B..
Bibighaus, decd, situate East of
Middleburgh about one mile is Of
tered at private sale. For further
particulars inquire Of Mrs. Emma
Bibighaus, Executrix, Mifilinburg,
Penn'a. S-26-tf.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Phitip Tong Hat His Right arm
Broken.

Philip Zong, of Second street,
was knocked down and quite Sc
riously hurt by runaway team
about halt-past twelve o'clock this
afternoon. Mr.. Iong was assisting
in removing his household goods
from his late home on Second street
to his new place of residence on
Hepburn street. He was standing
between the wheels of wagon with
the lines in his hands and was
about to get on when Il box of glass
ware fell from the rear of the wag-
on and frightened the horse. The
horse dashed suddenly forward
throwing Mr.. Zong down and the
rear wheels passed over his right
arm breaking it above the elbow.
The horses were stopped near Cling
er's planning mill and no damage
was done to the vehicle or contents.
Milton Record.
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Snyder county is now forty-two
years old /; Union county was forty
two years old when division of its
territory took place, hence it is
eighty-tour years since the portion
now called Union and Snyder coun-
ties were severed from Northum-
berland. The latter was forty years
in existence before that portion of it
lying west of the Susquehanna was
named Union county.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
New Store New Goods ! |

| have bought the hardware
store OF Mr.. Minium at Mt. Pleas
ant Mills and have renovated it and
am placing new goods upon the
shelves and putting everything in
shape to suit my customers. My
Goods are right and my prices are
low. j. l.. WARNER,
Mt. Pleasant Mills, Pa.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04

John Stuck, the efficient clerk at
the Central Hotel, spent Saturday
and Sunday with his parents at
Mcclure.
A smooth, easy shave, genteel hair
cut, or other tonsorial work, is al
ways obtained at Soles' Barber Shop,
in Wittenmyer's building, opposite
Post Office = Go to Soles and you
will make no mistake, shaving soap,
face cream, hair oil and egg-sham-
poo for sale. A. E. SoLEs.
The Ocker School, under the in
struction of j. c. Bowersox, regis
tered q pupils for the first month
-16 of which have attended every
day during the month. They had
Arbor Day Exercises on Friday,
consisting of speeches, songs and
recitations suitable for the occasion.
DR.. II. S. Braucht of Milcsburg,
who practiced so successfully Il year
ago at this place, on the 18th inst.
was married to Miss Madgc Allison
offspring Mills. They were mar
ried at high noon. The doctor is Il
most successful practitioner and his
many friends here join the Posi- in
wishing the Doctor and his bride u
happy future.
"That the richest and largest de-
posts of gold that the earth has cv-
er produced up to the present time
have been found in the Alaska
Klondyke country is now an es-
tablished fact. We call your at
tention to the advertisement of the
Alaska Klon'lyke Gold Mining Go.
in another column" 10-7-6m.
On and after Oct. Dist, f.. b.
Weidman will be ready for all her
many customers, with a full and well
selected stock of Winter Millinery
Goods. Also the best line OF La
dies and Children's Jackets and
Caps that you will find anywhere all
come and see. No trouble to show
goods whether you buy Or not.
lO-2l-4t. Beaver Springs, Pa.
Why not start knitting factory
in Middleburgh? The room we
will vacate is larger than the room
now used by the New Berlin Knit
ing factory, which employs 30
people. A knitting factory, a cap
factory and hundred and one
other little industries can be started.
A few thousand dollars is all the
capital needed. There is always
plenty demand for such articles.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04

The Penn Telephone line will
probably be extended to Mcclure
this fall yet ifthe proper encourage
ment is given.
Frank Thomas, the genial land
lord at Kreamer, had a shooting
match Saturday last of over 100
birds. The marksmen reported by
phone are G. L. Middleswarth, +.
w. Thomas. A. c. Smith, c. O..
Lenig and Ralph Mitchell.
Mrs. Reuben kreamcr died at
her home in Beaver township on
Friday at the good old age of II
years. Her husband preceded her
to the eternal world 23 years
ago. She was buried Sunday in
the old cemetery at lions church.
Revs. Hertz and Boughtcr oificiated.
The November number of Nc
Clure's Magazine will contain the
first of three papers by Ferdinand
Brunetiere, the French critic and
the editor of the Rcrue des deur
Mondes, giving his impressions of
America. America found not lit
tie to say of NJ. Brunetiere during
his recent visit, and it will now I've
interesting to see what he, in his
turn, has to say of America.
c. o. Meyer, of Selinsgrove, was
a county seat visitor on Tuesday.
Mr.. Meyer is putting in the electric
light plant tor ii. ID. Schnure's
mill and residence and was at Mid
dleburgh interviewing some citi-
zens about Market square in regard
to erecting a small electric light
plant-large enough to light sever
al buildings about the square. Mr..
Meyer is good workman and we
trust he will succeed.
Some of the subscribers to the BIZ
ographical history of the Juniata
Valley, published by J. M. Runk
& Co., Of Chambersburg, contend
they have been imposed upon, claim
ing that they subscribed for only
one volume, whereas the publishers
insist upon them taking the two
volumes, price SIS. Eleven suits
have been brought before a Bloom
field justice Of the peace by j. M.
Runk & Co., to compel payment Of
the above amount for the two books.
Judgment was rendered in favor OF
the plaintiffs in all but one case, in
which judgment was given in favor
Of the defendant. Two of the de-
PENDANTS against whom were rem
dered have taken appeals -Newpor'
J Nescs.
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Local News.

at Kratzerville.
bier Thompson spent Sunday
is parents at Mexico.
Der A. E. SOles took a bicycle
Selinsgrove on Sunday.
pix receipts put up 20 and so
ok for sale at this Office. If.
|er and Pawling, attorneys,
We a phone in their office.
Billhardt and F. S. Reigle
Shamokin Dam on Satur-
Smith of Globe Mills preach
he U. B. church on Sunday
G. A. Schoch and wife spent
days in Philadelphia during
week.
7. Engle, one of Beavertown's
tors, was at Middleburg on
Thursday.
Swineford has moved to
lille into the residence of
ate Boyer.
your stationery printed at
sT printing-office. Litho-
successfully initiated.
vival meeting is in progress
new Hummel's United
y church northeast of town.
[illner and wife, of Kantz,
flying trip to Baltimore
Saturday and Sunday
ou again on Saturday at G.
ius's. Clothing will be a
lure of stock that will be
! S. Miller sold three and
th acres of land in Penn
to Charles Krouse at$1OO
Ida Wagenseller of Selins-
Ft week was the guest of
her, the Editor OF the Posi-,
Dagel and wife of Nor
and on Sunday were the
her parents, Gabriel Bea-
wife.
4. Arbogast, one of the
merchants of Selinsgrove,
e county seat on Wednes-
1t week.
! Grissinger and Robert
pger, wheelmen of Selins-
led on some of our young
Sunday.
I Middleburgh's former
got married last week
er one skipped the coun-
# his wife.
doyer will sell personal
our miles West of Mid
pm Tuesday, Nov. 10th.
yet the date.
mon Spangler has been
is week. Mr.. Spangler,
|een at Waynesboro, was
q for on Monday.
5rubaker of Port Trever-
G. Herrold of Chapman
Fs at this Office Saturday
ed the Sherif's sale.
three and four hundred
found secreted in Mrs
leamer's house, 81 miles
place after her death.
B. McWilliams returned
y from a visit to McVey'
understand she expects
cVeytown her home il
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04

sRESSE NEWSPAPER GIVING TmE LATEST MES FROM THE COUNTY,


c. NJ. Brubaker, of Port Trever-
ton and b. G. Stahl, of Chapman,
were county seat visitors ON Satur-
day.
F. w. Specht, VIM. p. Shelley,
John j. Bolender and Harry Grimm
drove to Freeburg on Sunday after
noon.
Henry Riegel, on Tuesday NOV
ed into the house recently vacated
by j. c. Swinetord, on North Su-
gar street.
Some one who has the land and
and the money should put up eight
or ten rent houses in Middleburgh
or Swineford.
If you need anything in the line
of Hardware, J. l.. Warner is the
place to get the best and cheapest
in the market.
Druggist Spangler has moved his
drug store into the Post Office room
of the Bank building and has ar
ranged the room and the contents
very tastily.
If you want the best and latest
style Ranges in the market, you can
get just what you want by calling
on w. E. Stahlnecker, opposite the
Jail at Middleburgh. tt.
At the sheriff's sale Saturday j.
c. w. Bassler bought the Shotz-
berger tract for $500. The sale
of the Harrison Stahl tract was
postponed to Nov. 18th.
The Centre Hall Reporter says
that Frank Adams is now near
Loganton, Clinton county and
among the Seven Mountains-a
great hiding place for criminals.
BRICKS FOR SALE.-I have on
hand 100000 bricks. Any person
in need of bricks can get them at
any time. +. f. HARE,
If. Middleburgh, Pa.
William E. Stahlnecker is prepar-
ed to keep you from freezing this
winter. He has ON hand full sup
ply of the latest style of Heaters.
Call and see his stock opposite the
Jail. If.
A. D. Kreamer of Smithgrove
and John A. Duck shot four wild
turkeys, 3 gobblers and an old hen,
and some smaller game in one day
last week making a total Of nine
this season.
Ladies'. Misses and Children's
Capes and Coats for sale at bar
gains at M. Millner's, Kantz, Pa.
Here is a nice assortment. Come
one, come all and see the bargains
and take advantage ofthem. tt.
Misses Etfie Aurand, Annie Felix
er, Myrtle Klose and Name Mecht-
ly of Beaver Springs and Suie Rine
and Marcia App of Mahantongo,
Juniata county, were pleasant callers
at this office on Saturday morning.
If you want new coat or cape,
now is the time to get it, also a nice
assortment of children's coats. They
are cheap and are the latest style.
MISSES ULRICH & OsMAN,
Next door to Wagenseller's Drug
Store, Selinsgrove, Pa. 10-2S-2t.
Country Editor-M think ! shall
stop publication of the vindicator'"
Assistant-"Good gracious Why,
things are prosperous" Country
Editor-"Yes; but I have a cheaper
way to disseminate the news, and
save paper and ink. I'll just tell
the news to my wife.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
A DIFFERENT GAME.
He Looked Like Jay, but He Knew His
Friends,


The two smartly dressed men went in
at the main entrance to the apartment
house and left the benevolent looking old
chap with the patriarcha1 beard standing
in the archway. When he had been there
Is minutes, he began to get nervous,
walked down to the curb and looked up at
the windows of the six story structure
Then he sauntered back to the entrance
and leaned against pillar. Pretty soon
he took to pacing up and down the walk.
He peered through the plate glass doors
into the hallway, then fdgeted about on
the steps for time. Finally he walked
to the curb again and stood looking up at
the windows once more.
The wise man, who had been watching
the performance from the drug store across
the street, sauntered over and remarked
casually:
MAYBE you didn't know there is a rear
entrance on the alley
"Huh?" queried the old gentleman.
81 say your friends are a long time
coming back, " said the newcomer, with a
cynical smile.
Eyes, they be ruther longer'n expect
ed admitted he of the beard.
"Said they'd be right down, didn't
theyP''
s'Yep."
The interested spectator smiled some
more and inquired:
AAS" A--ASA "a JONA &AASAANJ N@A WY
get?"
''Oh, quite bit, quite a bit altogether, -
answered the innocent victim without dis
playing any uneasiness beyond that of i'm
patience
"And they told you to wait here?''
"Why, yes that was the understandin. 1"
"Well, my friend, I hate to say it, but
don't believe you'll see them again.
''See who?''
'Your two friends who went inside.''
"Not SEQ 'ern? Wha' 'ye mean?'
81 mean you We been bunkoed, swindled.
done up, thrown down, confdenced, don t
you see?'
"Look here, stranger, you're right about
it. But how in thunder did you come to
know so much about my business?"
"Why, man, it's as plain as the nose on
your face. These two smooth fellows get
into your confidence, get hold of your
money and then make an errand in this
building and leave you''-
''Oh, thunder" shouted the patriarch.
"You must "a been reRdin them Sherlock
Holmes stories. Them fellers hahn t done
me up-not yet anyhow. They're my law
yers an they're up there tryin to settle
with a she terror that married me when 1
wasn't loOkin two years ago an hez just
got decree fer more alimony'n n could
ever raise. Detroit News.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31

The only kind of love that you can t finc
is the incurable kind
Very few men have the strength Of mind
not to insinuate to girl that they always
carry pistol
If the women could have their way
probably all the mems trousers woulc
have white pearl buttons on them
The average woman never gets an idez
that she has a lot of trials till she gets intc
meeting.
A woman can never forgive her husband
for coming home early the night she has
decided to sit up and wait for him if its
till morning.
1t is one of the saddest ironies Of life
that man would a lot rather have girl
give him some new red flannel under
clothes than cut glass ash tray, but hl
never dares say sO.-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
COSTLY DIPLOMACY.
THE TRANsVAAL PAYS A FOREIGN
MINISTER S95, 900 a YEAR.

Sharp Contrast 20 Uncle Sans Frugal
POIicy-American Ministers Must Have
Private Observation-Disclosures Which
Money Gives In Diplomatic Negotiations.
Our state department at Washington
must have read with astonishment the
recently published report that DR.. Will
liam J. Leyds, secretary of state of the
Boer republic, had been accorded the
enormous salary of $50, 900 a year for
representing the Transvaal as minister
plenipotentiary in the various capitals
of Europe. Uncle Sam is so frugal in
his expenditures for diplomatic purposes
that such prodigaiity on the part of the
puny South African Republic must have
given the good gentleman a severe
shock.
It is probable, however, that Dom
Paul Kruger knows what he is paying
for. No doubt the object in giving DIR.
Leyds SO large a salary as $50, 600
year is to enable him to represent the
Transvaal in such manner in the vari
GUS capitals of Europe as to impress the
people with whom he is brought into
official contact with the Importance of
his government.
While much has been written about
the uselessness of costly missions abroad
in these modern days, when all the
great capitals of the world are connected
with one another by wire and when it
is possib BILE for a minister of foreign
affairs to convey his instructions and
orders to their destinations within a few
minutes, without leaving any latitude
to the discretion or direction of the en-
voy, there is no doubt that an embassa-
dor who is able to represent his country
on a scale of grandeur and magnifi-
cence, who is able to entertain on a
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
DIR. WILLIAM ]. 1EYDs.

large scale, has it i'll his power to serve
the interests of his government far more
efficaciously than a diplomat who for
one reason or another can make no
show.
Not one but dozens Of treaties of the
utmost international Importance have
been, SO to speak, floated into port on a
tidal wave of champagne, and this is
even more the case nowadays, when al
liances are announced in the shape of
postprandial toasts than it was when
Lord Elgin came to this country with
Laurence Oliphant in the fifties for the
purpose of concluding his commercial
treaty with the United States. That is
why Great Britain accords to her embas-
sador at Paris salary of $50, 900, to-
gether with allowances to the tune of
an additional $40, 900, and the use of a
handsome palace entirely furnished.
The ambassadors of Russia, German
and Austria in Paris have abodes which,
if not quite so sumptuous, are still very
grand and stately, and salaries of about
$40, 900 per annum, while England pays
her ENJOYS in the other capitals of Eu-
rope on the same magnificent scale, pro-
viding in almost every case an imposing
palace or mansion furnished even down
to the item of gold and silver plate, as
at Paris. The English ambassador at
Constantinople has two palaces, one at
Pera and the other at Therapia, togeth-
er with a couple of steam launches, a
state barge and a government steam
yacht commanded by a lieutenant and
manned by so British tars, all being
maintained for the official and private
use of his excellenoy by the British gov
eminent.
It will readily be seen from this that
unless the United States happens to find
man of wealth willing to undertake
the not always grateful task of repre-
senting this country as ambassador
abroad he must necessarily, with his
SIT, 600 salary, convey to the people
among whom he is sent to reside less
powerful impression of the prestige and
of the grandeur of his native land than
his fellow ambassadors.
It is only fair to add that these highly
paid ambassadors of European countries
devote conscientiously all the money
which they receive from the state to
the purpose for which it is granted,
many of them, indeed, dipping heavily
into whatever private resources they
may happen to possess.
AS rule Boer ideas of remuneration
are not particularly extravaganza. the
president himself receiving but $50, 600
a year. DR.. Leyds is one of body of
six who form the executive government
Of the Transvaal, and he is the only non
Afrikander on that executive He is a
native of Java and was educated in Hol-
land He studied law at the Amsterdam
university, where he was graduated in
1854
During that year President Kruger
visited Europe and offered the position
of attorney general of his republic to the
young solicitor. After some hesitation
Dr.. Leyds accepted the post and re-
moved 60 Pretoria. In 1888 he was
elected secretary of state by the volks-
caad and was reelected in 1892 and
1896, the term being four years DR..
Leyds is about 40 years old and is de-
;cribed as a person of nervous but ur-
zane manner and pleasant voice.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
1HE WISE REPRESENTATIVE

We took an we sent him ter congress
Ter keep this here country IN check.
An we reads The Congressional Record
An we know that our member on deck,
Fer all up an down in its pages,
That's printed in Washington town,
He's holleTin out, mister Speaker
An the speaker, he hollers, Set dOwni''
Now, some folks that's sent bI7 the Peopls
Way up ter the national hall
Jest sets thar frum mornin till evenin
An never says nuthin at all
But our man Is up ter his business
He don't make no speeches profouu;
jest jumps up an yells, Mister Speakeri''
Till the speaker he hollers, s. Set downI''
That better, take it, than talkin
The time an his senses away;
Than maxim the galleries listen
Ter folks that have nuthin ter say.
That's better than bills, an amendments -
Than rearin pitchin around
Ee jest calls the name Of the speaker,
Then takes his advice an-sets downf
IF 'twarn't fer the fact that we sent him.
Because its good place ter stay.
An told him ter say we air lvin.
In silence he d pocket his pay.
His business Is jest ter remind EN-
We live in a wide awake town
He knows when ter yell, 'fMr. Speakers e.
An jest when it's time ter set down.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31

The aged reader looked over his steel
bowed spectacles at the partner of his joys.
Il was asking what's the news, Dan 'l?''
"Oh, - he said, Il was reading up on
this Cuby question:
An what about it, Dan 1?"
''Why, the argument seems to center
round autonomy"
"Ehf" said the old lady.
81 say autonomy
"Why, I didn't know they had any O.
thet down there.
"Any O. what?''
"Hominy."
"Who said anything about hominy?''
"You did, DanI. You said ought hom-
iny-an thet's as fer as you got. What's
tho rest?''
The old man looked at her with fierce
contempt.
by gum, >" he muttered, ''I never yit
saw a woman who had the fust glimmer
O. sense about dieplumacy."
He took his paper and moodily stalked
out.
"Well Dan1,'' the old lady called after
him, Il hope to gracious them poor starv-
ing Cubans hev got lots of it
But the old man was too mad to reply.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
Where He Drew the Line.

'Is there any necessity of your having
quite SO many young idiots hanging
around here, Mabel?'' asked the father in
the properly deferentiaI tone of modern
parent.
81 am studying human nature, papa, ."
answered the sweet girl. "You know the
proper study of mankind-or womankind
is man."
"Mebbe it is, but I must say DON t
like the way you keep the house Uttered
up with your specimens. .''-Cincinnati
ED0uil,er