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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24
MT. PLEASANT MILLS.

Henry Harding bought the store
property in Mt. Pleasant and will
take possession of same on March
lst, Absalom Schnee will occupy
Mr.. Harding's house in town. .....
A. q. Garman has fully engaged in
the undertaker's business. 80. AL
bert Schnee contemplates making a
western tour in the Spring.. F.
+. Reitz will move to town in the
Spring. He will occupy the house
which is at present occupied by p.
A. Schnee. .Washington's birth
day passed oft quietly here. w.. Miss
Alvesta Schee is visiting friends at
Lykens. .Brosius and Minium in
tend extending their store room 20
feet thus making a room 6Of long,
the present room facilities are toe
small for their greatly increased
business. . .J. A. Shaded has been
engaged to photograph the Kant,
band. George A. Boyer of Allen.
wood Union Co. is here in the in.
terests of the estate of Nathan Ar.
bogast decd. Agnes Reichen'
bach returned home from Sunbury
where she had been employed at th'
city restaurant.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24

Among all the plentitude of pictur-
.sque or comfortable pillows and cush-
ons none, perhaps, fulfills its modest
mission better than the little cushions
used at the hospitals for tucking under
back, knees, hips or arms Of the pa
dent tired and "achy" from lying in
,ne position. They are about a half
vard in length by q quarter in width
md are made by loosely stuffing a
.over Of coarse-meshed net or cheese
.loth with long, narrow shavings Of
white tissue paper, such as are used
n packing oranges. These are 80 soft,
:ool, flexible and altogether convenient
hat two or three might well be added
70 every hOusekeeper's emergency"
tore against a day Of need.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24
Nsvslsy for Rusy lIssAsrs.

A novelty that busy mothers viii ap.
,reciate 10 q stocking foot to be used
n msnding childrsn's wornout stock
ngs. Instead Of darning holes, the
mother can cut OF the worn feet and
attach one Of the ready.made feet to
he good stocking leo. The new feet
,ost only ten csnts . pair and Are much
liked by the housewives who have
nied them. Six pairs Of feet may be
fought for nifty cents.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24
Spring Election Returns.

Snr1n0 knACS1On RAtnTnA.
,...,.. ~ u,..,,., ,,h, =
y..an.,'. ,n.".c,or. p Va r. p
Eth srIss,l .iirr.tor.. I. r. Fs,trrolf.
Henry n. Thomss: ovrrsr.r of tho pn,r.
Mos..s Erb. S,,wry,s.,rs VIC Io... Elou
sno6k . rssessor. A. H.. Swartz. auditor. i.
a. Wagner.
p..,.. .,.o,;,n yo., Hahn.
h.c,.. ;nsn.c,",. .tb.r,es Drssss ,,I;vsr
Sanders: school directors. Jacob He,rick.
John ID. Hprbster: ov-r.eer of Door. Philip
Uerbs.pr: supervisors. Archie siiddl-s-
warth. Charles N. Binvamxn: xss..ssnr,
John s Kern; treasurer. BENJAMIN llofT.
man: auditor, John W. IIassinger.
pr,vr, wrsr-I,,,. Of .l.,,;o, I
A PaL.r. ;nsnac,,rs " w cnn1,n,n a
r. o.. soh,'nl ,t;r.c,ors Thom.. HsrI.
st.r. n. II. llerbster; overseer of poor, II.
l. Peters: selprvisor. ]. p. Fisher, J. NJ.
Wagner: assessor, Isaac Middleswarth h;
auditor, j. A. Spige,myer.
Crxvpr-.Iudpe of pl.c,;on G.orpe W.
Shaarv. ,rs,,sc,ors g 8 Rows,snx Il Il
u.,,..,n school ,l;r.c,ors Na,hsn;el Jor
dan phares Shnmbach. srn.ry,sors. Epb
r,;n Keis,er IIriah Wsirick. oyerseer of
noor. William Mann: assessor Charles f.
Sampsell; auditor. A. A. Biuxaman.
Cu.px.x-Juaoe NJ e,ect,op N T.
CABLING. ;nsnectors As Krei,zer Jncoh
each. schooI directors .John 9 Rinc w
q Mover. ov.r,per of th. noor = r. Ar
mold. sunerv,sors. =. Y. Denvler. Robert
Wendt: assessor. n q. Garman: auditor.
George !. Dengler.
FRAyKIIN.-Judye Of election ". n.
Houtz: inspectors, Lester DER. G. ID.
Man.yal: iustice of IN. peac.. G. il. Dim.
keIberper' p. d. H. Walter: school direc.
tors. Irwin Graybll. Georr. w. Diebl: nv.
erseer OF poor, Joseph l.. Marks: supervi.
sors, j. G. Hackenberg. Hop Mitchell: ms.
SCISSOR, John w. Walter; auditor. J. ".
Elsenhaur.
Brouse and Il. NJ. F.tter ltie): insnectors.
J.F Wagner. r. !. Lai,zeI. school dir,c.
tons. Solomon Kline. and Pnul w. B.ufe,
and John Ritter (t,el: oversper of uoor,
John Reichley; supervisors. William See
bold. Daniel Hollenbach: nsseSsorr. II ID
Maurer; auditor, j. A. Leitzel.
MONROE -.Judpe of election. q. a Fiss
nspectors. A. r. Young. William Frv.
mire: school directors. r. p. Ummmel
BENJAMIN HummeI. q. NJ. Fisher. over
seer Of the poor. Thomes Watts. superyis
ors. william Slear, George Zimmerman:
auditor, Jonas Trexler
MIDpLEcREEK.-Judge Of election. r.
W Thomas: ,nspectors. Ellsworth An.
rand. G. O. Lenip: school directors. T. r
Denmer. l.. +. Hummel: oyerseer of moor
". A. Hummel: SUPERVISORS. W. T.
Scbroyer. G. !. Rousb. assessor. \ p
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24

Purpose in life is like the sun-
shine that comes over the hills to
make the way clear after night of
doubt and wandering. | am not
surprised that many people find ex-
istence altogether too confusing and
give up in despair. 1T is because
they get into the maze of lite and
lose hold upon the one treadt that will
guide them out into freedom,-Like
the early alchemists whoalways had
one thing lacking when they tried
d to transmute metal, many Of us are
seeking the philosophers stone that
shall turn to fine gold the days and
hours that areallottedtous us. Failure
follows failure, failure lives with us,
failure nauscates us because the one
thing lacking is purpose. Good,sin-
cere, honest purpose is more to be
desired than great riches, and strong
er to sweep difficulty out Of the
way is it than music. But the
possession of clear purpose does moi
necessarily mean that all difficulties
will disappear. Such are good fol
us and test our purposes as to wheth.
er it has the genuine ring of pure
metal about it.
l assume that the preceding para
graph will be regarded as applying
most definitely to young men out il
the worlds work. But l do no
want it SO applied. That's too mar
row a way of regarding it. 1t ap'
plies to us all, as I shall show.
Weary widow, with q heart crush
edaby strange and terrible affection
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24
Absolutely Pure Grape Juice.

spcer's Unfermented Grape Juice is perfectly
divested OF oil fermentng principle by electrici-
ty and fumigatioh. that II uncorked and half n
bottle used and well corked up again immedi-
ately and placed UPSIDE down In o cool place. it
will keep for months but II allowed to come In
contact with the air In warm temperature IL
will absorb the fermenting germ from the air
and will not keep good, but will ferment and be-
come slightly alcoholic. For sale by druggists.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24

A DMINlSTRATOR'S NOTICE Let
n trrs of Administration in the
estate ol Mary Benfer, late Of Middlecie EEK twp
Snyder county, Pa. decd. having been granted
to the undersigned, all persons knowing them
selves indebted to said estate are requested to
make Immediate payment. while those having
claims will present them duly authenticated to
the undersigned.
Us. MElSER,
Feb. ~, 1868. Admir-.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24

yANTED by an old established house,
" man to take charge OF aud look after
w their business In this section. Salary
$500, with commission. Cash security required.
Address Business, care POsT. 1t
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24
.Meadache and Nessral0ia cured BY. Dr..
u LIES PAIN PILLS. "One cent q dose"

Doninuc Chewing Gum and We others. One
n6llpGS. dime. ROBERT SwELTzER, Lansdale,
Pa. 2-l7-lm
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24

uablddsn guests sivs pleasure when
hey 80.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-24

than monarchs Is the quiet thought
Of the people, passing from hamlet
10 hamlet ana growing as it passes
more enduring than mountains are
the personal and national virtues
that are quietly anaa silently taught
and lived by mknowon men and
women; more persistent than death
are the silent works done generation
after generation by the humble and
mseen-donc because they We're
right to be done, and not because
they were to beeithcr seen or praised
of men. Humble one, everywhere,
the "silcnt influence" and a know
ledge of its grandeur in all history,
all progress, all morals-lnakes the
humblest ofus humble ones proud to
live and eager for more of the pa
,ient plodding to which we have
hitherto been confined. We are a
part of the great human body, rs
much the invisible oxygen in us is
part of us, and like it we are cxer-
cising definite influence for good in
our race, no matter how small or
insignificant may be our effort to-
wards wisdom and Righteousness of
lite.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-12
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

F: r. smyth, with residenccsup stairs
in Central block, Eppinger's clothing
store, Beardsley's drug store, the First
National bank, Dunn millinery store.
-Dahl's tailoring establishment, offices
Of G. A. Ballard, f.. S. Allen, Judge
w. II. Winchester, G.. D. IdicN, G.
a. Rawlings, A. T. Patterson, Harvey
Harris, Alex Hughes, NJ. t. skeels,
). g. Rapelje, J. r. Gage, United
States land office and surveyor gen.
enals Offices, Masonic lodge rooms,
with with all paraphcnalia, Adjutaht Cen
eral Miller's Office, the Griffin block.
DeGraff's clothing store, Anderson's
restaurant, Steinmetz' harness shop.
Moorhouse's stationery store.
o'shaughnessy's general store. the
Merchants block, Review o:,ige. Stat
tery's grocery, postofiic. block,
Kuntz's restaurant, Rhud's carpenter
shop, swett's grocery Bismarck Steam
laundry, Mrs. Boothe's restaurant,
Kupitz' grocery ,Mellon's Ban.zblock,
Henzler repair shop, Treacy's office,
Wills seed store, Mrs. Klaus resi-
dence and a number of other inter-
mediate buildings.
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THE BUILDINGS DESTROYED.

The following is list of the build
ings and establishments destroyed:
Northern Pacific freight warehouse,
depot, express Office and baggage
rooms, Penwarden's confectionery,
". 9. 7. y. reading room, Capital
Bank building, Morris' shoe store,
law offices Of Boucher, Philbrick &
5Cochrane, Best's dry goods store,
Brady g residence over store, Hare's
hardware store and harness shop,
Bismarck TRIBUNE compauy,
Is. E. Lodge company, Braithwaite's
shoe store, Dietrich meat market
building, Phelps stationery store,
Mrs. Wilcox dry goods store, small's
restaurant, McKinney's barber shop,
Wen's cigar store, Gorsuch's repair
shops, Cunz cigar factory, Gussuer's
grocery, Remington's drug store,
Offices Of fses.. ;setes. md ss3,s..
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-12
TF'rom Tuesdays Daily

[From Tuesdays Daily.]
In less than three hours last
night whirlwind Of flames
razed to the ground the hand.
soonest business portion of the
city Of Bismarck. For the
same length Of time firemen
fought frenziedly and desperate:
" against the advances Of an
enemy which attacked them
from a dozen sides at once, and
threatened atone time to over
whelm them and wipe out the.
entire city II was 4 furious
combat, that with the roaT;n.g 8.
binding, sitting and eyer-aGl-5
vancing flames. In an houi'
from the discovery Of tie
flames, immense brick build.
ings melted away like cha!1.
before the wind, and The crash
Of falling walls added to the
grandeur Of destruction
wrought by the spreading,
leaping and rolling flames,
whose red tongues shot high
into t!la heavens and. illumiil-
ated the whole city as might
the sun at noon.
The fire was discovered at
shortly before 8 O'Clock, when:
flames and smoke issued from.
the freight warehouse Of the
Northern Pacific road. Before.
an alarm had been given ven; the.
entire interior Of the build ding
was afame. So vast q volume
Of smoke poured fourth that ia
ten minutes Main street was q
sitting, binding atmosphere.
in which it was diiffficult for fire.
!. men to breathe. a slight wind
which had been in progress
when the first alarm was given,
freshened and carried dense
clouds Of smoke and vast
showers Of sparks and fire
brands northWard into the
principal !. business portion Of
the city The freight ware.
house, a hundred feet in length.
and fifth in Width, stored with
all manner Of nfammab1es,
was in q nome mt q seething
furnace. Across the narrow
alley was a row Of brick blocks
on the right Of way Of the
Northern Pacific road. The
ndows IN the rear Of these.
bulk ldings we're shattered BY
the. heat, and tongues sof flames
entered and cked up the in.
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Spreading, with Inconceivable Ra-
pidity It Licks Up Everything
In It's Path Greedily.
Property Loss of Perhaps Half a
Million Dollars, With About
$2OO,OOO Insurance.

terror Of the DAILY TRIBUNE
building, Hare's hardware store
andadjo ngbuildings The fury
of the flames was such that al.
most beforeeffort could be made
to check them, the entire row
Of buildings had melted into
heaps Of ,charred brick, twisted
girdels and white hot machin-
cry. From the south side of
Main street, upon which these
buildings We're, the intense.heat
was communicated to the hand
some brick structures on the
north SIDE If the street, and the
ncise if shattered glass min
glea with the crash Of falling
walls. The Central block, a
|three:story brick, the frame.
buildings on the west, and the.
magnificent First National bank
bnilding l,lazed forth, luliid
masses s,f flame. and the hand.
some walls Of the brick strnc-
lures melted down and faded
away with almost the rapidity.
of q kaleidoscope, and business
men and merchants had barely
time, after they realized the
doom Of thei;. establishments,
to escape with their books and
what money there was in their
cash drawers. IN q trice
Vhat seemed basely5 j more than
the the tW:ilklllng ;l.kllll.i Of an eye, the
block Of b.icsl hnillings on the
north sis!!e IL the street had
Joined those on the south side,
in 4 desolate aspect Of gaunt
walls, masses Of debris andHles
of smoking ruins.
The wind continued south,
and the flames swept north
ward with an impetus that
was irresistible. From Main
street the fire leaped over to
Broadway. The Merchants
block, another handsome brick,
|isuccumhed to the resistless vio..
Elence Of the flames, and the
posto ofice building was soon
engulfed IN the tery torrent:
The intermedia frame struc-
lures all added their share to
the extent Of the condagration,
and two solid blocks of bust
ness bull dings had faded in
ruins
The wind 'veered slightly to
1.-THE southwest and the fire
swept on into the reside ence
PORTO Of the city. The Mel.
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There vas; eight feet OF water in the
reservoir before lore the fire last night; ;,dhd
over seven feet today. Pumping was
kept up all night.
General Millerigyot back from Spirit
wo Cd 70 ind his nersnssl nl,os 81
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-08-12

q = 1'ls44AASSIA, AASSIA, ~. D., ~
Ion Bank block and the adjoin:
ing buildings were swallowed
up, with the mercantile estab.
lishments and residences on
1.-THE west side of Fourth street.
The Kupitz grocery, one Of the
handsomest in the city, burst
into flames and was speedily
destroyed. But by this time
the flames had reached the
frame portion Of the city, the
heat was less intense, and at
midnight or shortly before the
conflagration had ceased, ex.
cept for the gradually wasting
ruins Of the Quilted structures
which blazed and sent forth
fitful showers Of sparks and
frebrands..
The Northern Pacific tele-
graph office was one Of the first
to be destroyed. Communica-
tionfby that means was impos.
Isible. In a few moments the
Western Union office followed,
at. the bottom Of the ruins Of
the First National Bank build.
ing. a message to Mandan
for assistance was sent, but
owing to the sudden destruc.
ton of telegraph communica-
ton, was not received there.
But the immense glare OF the
flames apprised the residents
of Mandan that a vast fire was
lin progress, and the depart
ment there reached the city on
a special, after the main bust
ness blocks had been destroyed.
Good work was done by the
Mandan fremen in checking
the further advance Of the
flames after the fire had reached
the next block, as the local fire.
men We're almost exhausted bv
their superhuman endeavors,
although they still fought like
demons.
When the fire had reached
it's height, flames broke out in
the northern portion Of the city
from the vast shower Of sparks
which We're carried through the
air upon the wind. The barn
at General Hughes residence,
half a dozen blocks from the
nearest fire, was soon in flames
and destroyed. The Webb
residence was also inHames, but
was saved BY. the heroic ,endeav.
ors of neighbors. The barn
was consumed. The residence
Of Judge Bartholomew seemed
at one fine fated to destruc.
tion, but a sudden shifting Of
the wind saved it. With the
destruction Of the smaller barns
in the neighborhood, the con
|Aagration there ceased.
Soon after the flames were
discovered, a series Of rending
explosions followed upon the
I3.l. ..f n . = rs :
|ignition Of powder stored in
lsome Of the blazing buildings.
simultaneous with an explosion
in the freight warehouse, an
immense section Of roof was
lifted high into the air, and the
flames, which had been checked
for 9 time, leaped forth with
renewed viggor and fury. With
the burning Of the buildings on
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saved, the greater number-per.
After the Fire.
The consideration of the fire

The consideration of the fire
is as that Of something of the
past and all attention now is
given to rebuilding, replacing
the burned buildings, and get
ting to business again. Archi.
tects have already been engaged
and contractors wired, to fur.
nish figures for rebuilding.
The burned district will be re-
built Of brick, as the fire limit
is established, and the new
depot and warehouses will be
of brick also. On the streets
all is business. Workmen are
busy clearing away rubbish,
removing safes from the ruins,
erecting fallen electric light
poles, and in other ways get
ting order out Of the chaos
wrought to the principal bust
ness blocks Of the city by a
three hour blaze Monday night.
1t was a disastrous fire, but
there is no disposition to sit by
and bewail the losses. Busi-
ness men are already establish
ing in vacant buildings and
preparing to resume. The
store buildings in the western
part Of the city which have
been disused for some time,
have all been engaged and all
carpenters in the city are at
work refooring, glazing and
renovating the buildings for
occupation. Several Of the
merchants who suffered the loss
of their establishments have
gone east to purchase new
stocks. Others have wired for
stocks and will begin business
as soon as they arrive.
Expressions Of regret, sym
pathy and proffers Of assistance
to those who were burned out
have come from all parts Of
the country. kilograms Of. en-
couragement have also come
from all sections, and the losers
by the fire have gone to work
to create anew business district
from the ashes Of their former
possessions.
It was rather a melancholy
sight yesterday morning when
the sun rose over the gaping
ruins of the handsome brick
blocks Of the night before.
!. Amateur phot otographers were
ubiquitous after views, the
curious were delving among
the ruins, and hundred Of spec.
tators roamed about the burned
district, gazing 8 upon the ruins
of the destroy yed structures.
The rapidity with which the
fire destro oyed 50 many substan.
Itial buildings was one Of. the
fruitful sources Of discussion.
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was aDlaZe seemed barely a
moment. Brick buildings
melted away like chaff. They
seemed to take fire inside from
the intense heat before flames
were communicated. Windows
broke, allowing the wind to
enter and in a twinkling walls
had fallen and structures were
in ruins. The crash of fallen
walls was everywhere at once.
The ruins of the First Ma.
tional Bank building was COM
plete and so rapid as to be in
comprehensive. The flames
seemed to burst from all sides
and windows at once. When
the fire first started it was i'm.
possible to believe it. would
destroy both sides Of the street.
After the flames in the ware
house got beyond control, it
was seen that the south side of
the street was gone, and almost
as soon as this was realized, the
whole block burst into flame.
Business men carried some pos.
sessions into the buildings on
the north side of the street, not
believing they could be de.
stroyed, but the flames were
Unsuitable. The walls of the
First National crumbled and
fell like paper columns a few
moments after the flames
seethed forth from the win
dows. Vast volumes of smoke
and fire poured up the immense
air shaft. The building was
entered byseveral tenants when
the flames first threatened it,
and when they endeavored to
escape by the first exit they
were confronted with inpass-
able smoke and fire. Some
staggered out the rear exit
others escaped by windows. 1t
was miraculous that none
perished.
The First National Bank
will rebuild a three.story brick
building upon their corner and
work will be commenced at the
earliest possible moment.
Charles Kupitz will erect q
handsome two-story brick on
his corner, and resume business
= . y ;, 3 %
there as soon as completed.
General Manager Kendrick
Of the Northern Pacific wires
in answer to a telegram from
here:
Answering your message,
it is the intention of this com.
pany to build.a a brick freight
and passenger station under
one roof and we will commence
work soon. Owing to my i'm
mediate departure for the. east
where | shall remain two weeks,
! cannot meet the committee
THE BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
The following is a list Of the build
ings and establishments destroyed:
Northern Pacific freight warehouse,
depot, express Office and baggage
rooms, Penwarden's confectionery,
". 9. 7. q: reading room, Capital
Bank building, Morris shoe store,
law Offices Of Boucher, Philbrick &
Cochrane, Best's dry goods store,
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Some of the Losses.

LOSS INSUR-
ANCE
Mrs Kate Blewett, sup