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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-10-21
No Outside Interference.

From the Dubois Courier,
While the Swallow people are making
n great effort to show a gain this year
for the Prohibition party in the state
there is no prospect that they will ac-
complish any special or lasting break
away from the old parties. AS they
could not win with all OF the Democrat
ic party it remains for them to make
inroads into the Republican ranks IL
their fondest hopes are to be realized,
and this has been and is their chief
aim. But they are to be disappointed
once more. because the Republicans of
Pennsylvania know that It has the
power within itself to take care OF the
state government properly, and that
the power Is being awakened. There
need be no desertion of principles to
improve government in Pennsylvania.
Moreover, in reference to candidates,
none are personally so lacking in public
confidence as DIR. Swallow.
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Notwithstanding the large stocks OF
manufactured goods imported in antici-
patton of the enactment of protective
tariff the Dingley bill should bring an
early Improvement in all lines of trade.
From the signing of the bill by Presi-
dent Mckinley should date a new era of
prosperity Everybody, irrespective of
political affliiation should now put his
shoulder 10 the wheel with a determi-
nation to make industry flourish and
the country wax fat with richness.
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Harmony to tho Front.
From the Altoona Tribune.

from the Altoona tribune.
This is not the time for dissensions in
the Republican ranks. If there are
changes in the ofIiciary at Harrisburg,
that Is a matter of immense moment to
those Immediately concerned, no doubt,
and there may come a period when 1t
will be proper to thresh the whole mat
ter out in the press and possibly on the
platform. But just at the present mo-
ment the rank and file of the party will
not permit themselves to be separated
into factions If they are wise. Faction
may be permitted to rage while pri-
mary election is pending, but after the
! ticket has been made, unless it was
nominated by fraud or contains bad
men, faction should hide its diminished
head and harmony should come to the
| front. Both the state nominees are good
men. MIR. Beacon is a Christian gentle
man: his colleague Is acceptable to all
| factions. Suppose we all agree to sup
press i'll feeling, jealousy and vindic-
| tiveness FOR the present and turn in
! heartily to give the free trade, free
coinage party Il thorough beating once
more. This is course of action that
wisdom and patriotism enjoin.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

There are many icrsons who desire to 20 TO
the gold fields Of Alaska the cuminL season,
who have not enough ready money available
to enable them tn do So
Toall ,uch,' we would advice the dcsirability
OF forming u local syndicate Of three or more
persons, aud jointly purchase $40 shares Of uur
stock, and select one of your number To go and
prospect and mine for joint account
With parties forming such syndicate, this
Company will contract To- send out one of their
number for each 81, shares Of stock purchased
fom it ut par, and maintain such larty ih,rc
Tor one year from the date Of arrival at the
gold fields, suppl ying him with food tools, and
all things requisite To enable him to prospect
Tor gold, and with help to udcvclop and work all
good claims located 10y hiu-thc claims To bc
located i the name OF the syndicate and the
Alaska Klondykc Gold Mining Co., and to be
owned jointly and equally, .harc and share
alike.
Write for Circular F ul Particulars
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bed, an cry an cry. Den | hear yo
ope' yo' winder, an done come home
"Patra, how come yo' dar?" asked
Tony.
mis- Amos done come in de back way
an pull me out oh de oben, an her take
me home to scare yo', SO yo' neber be
kecrless no mo-"
Tony hugged and kissed Patra--an
attention so unusual that il surprised
her not little-and carried her down in
his arms to her little bed beside "Mam.
my's."
"Pappy" had come in at 12 o'clock
and was snoring loudly and did not
wake.
"Yo' is n good boy, Tony, if yo' is
keerless," Patra drowsily said, as he left
her. "But / done los my shoe an my
ribbin, an l ncber gwine to fix dc. beans
no mo-"
Tony made call at Poison Amos
very early the next morning.
"I reck'n yo' is gwine,to tell pappy
an nanny bout Patra?" he said, very
gloomily.
"Tony Crumples, is yo' cured oh keer-
lessness?" asked Mrs. Amos, severely.
"I is, SUI as yo born!" answered Tony,
solemnly.
"Den SO long as neber hear no mo-
oh yo' keerless doin's, | amt gwine to
tell how yo' baked Patra long OBJ dc
beans."-Golden Days.
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THE OLD schooLHoUsE.

At the corner where the roads meet
While winding through the town.
There stands little schoolhouDe
Moss covered. old and brown.
Around the well-worn door stone
The grass Is growing green,
And buttercups and daisies
Against the building lean.
The pasture comes to meet II.
And DER the rugged wall LIZ
Still grows the wild blue iris IN
And elder bushes tall Nli,
In spring the orioles nested
In elm trees growing by
And caroled TO the children
From hammock nest swung high.
At recess time the children,
With many a laugh and shout,
Made glad the quiet woodland
That skirted all about.
Again the place was silent
When teacher" from the door.
Called the children to her
When resting time was o'er.
In quaint. old-fashioned order
They stood with toes on line.
And slowly droned the tables"
Three times three are nine"
Then came the mental puzzles.
The dreaded daily drill
In Colburn's little 'rithmetic"-
Those problems haunt us still!
The years have passed: those children
Are men and women gray.
And the little corner schoolhouse
To modern times gives way.
But standing by the roadside
As in days long ago,
II seems like fond mother
From whom the children go.
But still with patience waiting,
Tho years have passed away,
For return of sons and daughters
She stands and looks to-day.
Her children are far-scattered,
She waits for them In vain,
But they live their youth in memory,
Tho they come not back again.
Laura A. Rice, In Good Housekeeping.
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lng-room. except for the roaring of the
fire.
An awful recollection flashed upon
Tony.
DE good Ian! Dat chile nebsr done
come out OBJ de obenl An shet de do.
An dem noises dat reckon was rats
was Patra a-kickin' an screamin'. An
hear dat fire roarin'! Neber was sich
fire as built under dat oben dis night!
Patra done burnt up!"
Tony's black face actually turned
Yale. and all his strength left him. But
at length he forced himself to open
the oven door.
There was n smell ofburning leather.
Tony drew forth. zone little shoe. Was
1t all that was left of Patra? No; there
was knot of red ribbon. with bit Of
wool caught in it, the wool scorched
and crumbling to ashes in his fingers
lis he drew it out.
These relics brought a rush of tears
from Tony's eyes; but tears could not
tighten his weight of woe.
Pears like Use drenmin' mos orfle
Dream" he murmured
Ting-a-ling! went the shop door, and
Tony started up.
"iou's gwine to be hung, Tony Crum-
pies. as SUI as yo' born!" he said to him.
SELF
lie hid the little shoe and the ribbon,
and hurried rs fast as his trembling
limbs would let him into the shop.
There was customer with n bean
pot, and behind him came good "Posson
Amos" n colored preacher, who lived
next door.
Il ist drap in to see how yo' is gittin'
long. boy" said Poisson Amos, kindly.
"Io' must take good care oh yo' charge,
an put yo' trus' in de Lord!"
That sounded very solemn. Poisson
Anosprobably observed his guilty looks
and his trembling, thought Tony. And
he kept shifting as If he slnelled some
thing burning.
but he wouldn't 'spcct de Lord to
have muffin 10 do wifi me if he knew
bout Patra," reasoned Tony to him
self.
Then he bethought himself that he
must put the beans into the oven, and
wait upon the customers rs If nothing
had happened. 1t was terrible to go
near that oven, but 1T won't bring
Patra back, nor be no consolation to
pappy and nanny if Use hung"
thought Tony.
At ten o'clock he shut up the shop, as
| he had been directed to do, and went
to bed; but there was no sleep for him.
What should he say when his mother
asked him, as soon as she came home
in the morning: "Whar Patra?"
II clar' to goodness I'll hab to run
away" decided Tony, after he had
tossed upon his sleepless bed until after
midnight.
He opened the skylight-his room was
in the top story-and looked out. The
roof was fiat, and he could easily climb
down to the little ell, and so to the
ground. AS he was taking survey, the
skylight of the next house In the block
Poison Amos'-wasl lifted, anda small,
white-robed figure appeared from it,
and came toward him. 1t had little,
black face, shaded by white nightcap.
Tony screamed with terror, and tried
to close the skylight over his head, but
it had become fastened in some way and
wouldn't shut.
"Tony! Tony!" called plaintive
4 voice.
| And the white-robed figure proceeded
to wriggle itself in through the sky
light.
"Patra, is it yo' ghos'?" demanded
Tony, with chattering teeth.
Don know muffin bout ghoses!" re-
sponded the small figure, with decision.
Use cole an scared in Mis- Amos big
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Boston.s street Cars.

The trackage of the street railway
lines directly connected with Boston is
almost 1000 miles, operated by power
equal TO that Of $4,000 horses.
-s>~>~S - . eSxs
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Active gentle.
w men or ladicS TO travel Tor responsible, IS.
tahlshed house I'm SNYDER County. Monthly
sGj.r0 and expenses. Position steady. Refer
lope. The Dominion Company Dept, Y, CnicO-
so, Illinois. g.lG.lGt
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DIRECTIONS.
Write for ClrcuIar---Fu FuII Particulars

DIRECTORS.
James Rice, late Secretary State Of Colorado;
VIM. Shaw, capitalist, Chicago:
T.. NJ. Titcomb, Vice President and General
Manager Eastman Fruit Dispatch Co..
II. G. Fash, member Maritime Exchange, New
York;
Geo. W. Morgan, Circle City, Alaska;
John II. Lowther,!New York
George T. Durfce, Fall Rider, Mass.
ADVISORY BOARD.
Hon. L. H. Wakefield, Associate Justice, First
District Court South Framinghom, Mass.
Hon, Il. q. Richmond, late President Court OF
Appeal, Denver, Col;
s. q. Updegrafr late Treasurer I.ycoming Coun-
ty, Willamsport, Penn.
Samuel NJ. Bryan, President Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co, Washington, u. G.;
DIR. r. c. Fisher, l,39l Michigan Ave, Chicago
M
Col. i. A. Huffman, Detroit, Mich;
NJ. G. Il. swift, Attorncy-at- Law, Fail River,
Mass.
Isaac W. Scott, Dcduty Collector, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
VIM. +. Mcknight Attoucy.at Law, Gr9na
Rapids, Mich.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-10-21
HARRISBURG LETTER
Growing Demand For a State Police
Force in Country Districts.
PROGRESS OF STATE CANVASS,

Swallow and Thompson Making Hot
FIght-No Prospects OF n New Cap
ftol I'm Sight-Generai Recdcr's IIa-
beas Corpus Case Fails-Prospccts
For This Winters Farmers Iu-ti-
tutcs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-10-21
Don't Tobacco Spi, and Smoke Your Life Away.

70 quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
nctic, full OF life nerve and vigor, take No-To'
Bac, the wonderworlier, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran'
teed Bool,lct and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-10-21
ALASKA -KLOuD DYKE
GOLD MINING 90.

Capital Stock, 100000 Shares of
$1,000 each, fully paid and non-as-
scssablc, Of which 25o,o0o Shares
are now offered for subscriptions nj
par.
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The business OF the Alaska-Klondyl;c Gold
Mining Company will be- TO run u line of steam.
ors on the Yukon River, and between Seattle
and the different parts OF Alaska, open supply
torres Mt the different camps, do II general
transportation commercial and banking bus.
mess and, in addition deaf in Mining Claims
and work the mines already owned aud that
may hereafter he acquired Ivy the Company.
The Company controls the following
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-10-21

and be at rest. One
physician said l had
consumption, for I had
a cough that gave me
no rest. But q good
old physician whose
medicine had failed,
advised me to use DR..
Miles RestoratiYe
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-10-21

Nervine and thank God that 1t has bright
ened my days, heightened my life and saved
me from the horrors OF nervous prostration."
DR.. Miles Remedies are sold by all drug
gists under positive guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free to all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
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properties:

| Eight sold Placer Claims ggErcgltiug ltO
| Acres m Extent located ON Forty Mile creek
| under United states mining laws. Development
| has proved the pay streak 10 hc five feet thick
and has yielded placer dnt that pans from slU
| to SIS to the pan. Five Gold Placer Claims, Hg
grcgating 100 Acres in extent, ON PorCupinr
| River, that pans from - cents to slU to pan.
Ten Cord Placer Claims, aggrcga,ing 20Oacrcs
| on the Tu1ina River, panniug from SO 10 so u
yard.
A fine gold quartz lode in ALASKA, which a.
| says from fl5 To $500 per ton. The lode show
an enormous outcrop Of free milling orc.-vcn
at surface being II feet thick ON this property
have made II locations of 1850 feet by 200 feet
! cuualing 10 acres, We don't claim that it is
! the mother lode, but we do know it is without
an equal FOR prospective values.
The estimates and statement above are of
| necessity msed upon information obtained
from our Superintendent, and are believed aud
accepted by the company.
This company having acquired extensive
holdings OF rich placer and god quartz proper
ties, capable OF earning large dividends on its
stock, offers to investors advantages that in
sure large AMI profitable returns.
Mr.. George W. Morgan, our Superintendent
has been on the Yukon for the past Year work.
ing in the interest OF this company Therefore,
we are not asking any one TO contribute to II
project unplanned but to one thoroughly ma
turcd. This company, with It's able aids, eX-
tcnsive knowledge, and great resources, is GER
tain 10 become one OF the richest companies OPP
Grating in Alaska.
Our President takes pleasure in referring you
to the following list of references:
James T.. Dewey, Mills & Co., Bankers Detroit,
Mich;
Louis G. Tctard, Commissioner Worlds Fair
from Mexico, The Rookcry," Chicago, III
Senator II. NJ. Teller, of Colorado:
John Shafroth, Representative to Congress
Colorado;
j. NJ. Bell, Representatives TO Congress- Colorado
{. G. Clement, Washington Trust Co Building
Washington, ID. c..
Joseph G. Helm, ex-Chief Justice of Colorado;
Charles ID. Hayt, Chief Justice Of Colorado
C. B. Vaughan, 2l9 Times Herald, Chicago H.;
Maurice Joyce, Electro Picture star Building,
Washington, ID. c..
Capt. J. J. Lambert Owner and Editor Chief
tain, Pueblo, Col;
=. l.. Hillegman, Tax Agent NJ. r. II. r. St.,
Louis, No..
Il. L. Gowan Drexei Co., Philadelphia.
The full-paid stock is now offered
at Ten DOLLARS per share. Send
your orders to the
AlasEa-KlOldyke Gold Mining Co.,
No.'9G Broadway, New York.
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Bow Eon9 Kept @
es tDe Bakery.
GfSo
BY SOPHIE SWEET.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-26

reau drawer, and there lay our beloved
kittens with their throats cut even
now 1 can feel the bitterness Of that
moment. Remnants of tho pink chal-
lie were found in tho ice house. We
lived on the hard-tack picked up on tho
battlefield until Captain Langdon,
commander of u brigade of artillery,
on his way from Appomattox Court
House made our house his headuuar-
tors, and not only supplied our ncccs>
sites at tho time, but repeatedly sent
us assistance afterwards. My sister
was i'll from tho nervous shock, and Il
Federal surgeon, DR.. Browne, Of Phila-
dclphia, prescribed for her and gave us
n supply of various needed medicines
and sent large box filed with every
dclicacy necessary for al invalid. Gen
cral Custer, who was at our house for
somc days, treated my parents with
great courtesy, even checking any con-
vcrsatiOn between his attendant officers
that turned upon subjects unpleasant
TO Southern cars.
For some months after the close Of
tho war n correspondence was MAIN
tanned between my mother and Mrs.
Lee, and we had letters from the Gen
cral also. Unfortunately these were
accidentally destroyed fow years ago,
but nothing can dcstl0y our loving
memories Of the man.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-26

A SWEET REVENGE.-It Is claimed
by writer in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer that this story originated in
Cleveland, q claim which may very
we'll be true, because Cleveland has
more prccociOus children to the acre
than Boston could boast of in her
palmiest days. This particular pre-
coclous infant lives on a pretty cross
street in that favored locality. Not
long ago she was troubled with an
annoying and persistent toothache.
tina ly her mamma took her to a
dentist, and the dentist interviewed
the troublesome tooth. After examin-
ing it, he told her that the best hing to
do under the circumstances was to have
the tooth extracted, as it contained a
very largo cavity, and this was the
scat of the trouble. Bracing herself
firmly in the chair, she bade him &c
ahead and remove the acher. After
the operation was over, she carefully
wrapped the tooth in paper, and de-
clared she would take it home.
Next day her mamma noticed that
she was an unusually good girl, and
upon looking around located her in q
window seat, industriously pokine su.
gar into the cavity of tho extracted
tooth. Her mother demanded the cause
of this strange proceeding.
Why" she said, "I'm poking
sugar, In the old thing just to see it
ache :"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-26

able sight. You will excuse, l hope,
these details, which arc given only to
furnish you clearer insight into tho
memorable events of that day. l beg
TO remark hero that tho report of that
battle sent you is moro full history
or 1t than more report, which would
have contained only tho leading facts.
Moreover, l had not much experience
i'll such matters. am happy to hear
That you appreciated 50 well and truly
my two most worthy friends, Johnston
and Price. l would servo with plea
sure under either one of them. l hope
you will yet meet also with another one,
breckenridge, than whom there is not
q n0blcr soul.
With my kind regards to all at home,
l remain, very truly, your friend,
G. II. BEAuREGARD.
The publication of this private letter
will give to many readers of the history
of tho civil war the first definite inn
preston of the tremendous advantage
the Confcdcmtcs had through spies in
Washington, and also the first knowl-
edge of how the foltunc OF battle
waycrcd on tho Held of Bull Rum
81. L0uiS Gi0Jc-Dcmocrut
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-26
Gpmfederate Welaprfea.
The Veterans.
BY MISS T.. r. ANDREWS.

Lines suggested by seeing tho Confederate
Day.]
l SEQ them slowly marching year by
year,
A lcssoning band, to that lone camping
ground,
Whero their champions in tho days that
tried
Mems souls have grounded arms forever.
Ease has seldom boon their portion :;
bronzed by sun
And bit by winters cold, they bear the
scars
And blows Of cnvious time as valiantly
AS once they bore the bulfetings of war
For them n nations Golfers have not blcd
TO salve their wounds with gold; but
when, worn out
With fatal victories, they left the field,
Where valor long had strovo in vain
with might,
Did not disdain to guide tho plow, thoy
Their ,s swords, %3, and asking aid of none
BY honest toll redeemed and glorifiod
The land their fruitlcss valor could not
save.
Sec where they come, an ever lcsscning
bandl
Torn by life's storms and chilled by
numbing frosts
or thanklcss years, they faltcr not nor
fail
In tho great strife with human wrong
and woe,
Till, one by one, the great commander
Death,
Gives word to break their ranks and join
the vast
Encampment meath the white and scr.
ricd stones
Where fame shall write their simple cpl
taph;
Not conquered, but worn out with con
qucring.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-26
THE. WHEELS OF HEALTH.

There Is no better exercise for young
woman IN thoroughly good health than
bicycling. On the contrary, If she suffers
from weakness or disease Of the distinctly
feminine organs, IL she rides, at all, such
exercise should be very sparlugly indulgcd
in Women are peculiarly constituted and
their general health Is peculiarly dependent
upon the health Of the specially feminine
organism.
1t is the health Of these delicate and ini-
portant parts that "makcs the wheels Of
general health 60 round" Their strcngtl,
and vigor are as important to woman IN {.
tnainspring. to watch, or q sprocket aud
chain to a bicycle. DR.. Picrcc's Favorite
Prescription is the best Of all medicines for
delicate women. 1t makes them strong
where they most need strength. Taken
during the Interesting interval" 1t BAN
ishes the usual squcamislnesa and mia kcs
baby's admission TO the world easy and al
most painless. 1t fits woman for indoor
work and out door sports Honest druggists
don't adviae substitutes.
81 cannot say enough In praise Of DR.. Pierce's 9
Favoritc Prescription. as II has undoubtedly saved
Logan Co. Ark ~ miscarricd four times; could
get no medicine to do me any good ] tried the
fEavorte Prescription and a tcr taking several
bottles I made my husband a present OF @
fine girl. I think 1t Is the best nedicine III
the world"
A man or woman who neglects constipa-
tion suffers from slow pois, hing. Doctor
Picrcc's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
ton. One little "Pellct" Is a gentle laxa.
tive, and two q mild cathartlc. AL medi.
cine dealers.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-26
WHEN MONEY IS CLOSE

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5Y ali druggists and general stores.
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Greensboro, N. g.