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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-05-26
Gard Of Thanks

I wish to return our thanks to
the good people Of Middleburgh
and Swineford for the kindness
shown us during the sickness, death
and burial OF my brother.
WILLIAM p. SHELLY.
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COURT HOUSE oH1ps.

The last will and testament Of
Benjamin w; iHunimeE y bite sof
franklin twp, was prcbated on Sat.
utday. Tho widow; Josepha c.
and 1 son, John Albert Hummel,
~ TIE execdt6lA. 'The.widow and
'tliA childrsn AZ ~ hSiiS, y ssa
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-05-26
Assessors Pay.

The following statement will show
the cost of making military enroll
ment and Spring assessment in Sny-
der County:
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b her home in Akron, O.
Grant Yoder of Globe Mills is at
gettysburg this week.
]. w. Metz of Dundore was a
kliddleburg visitor last Friday.
Abner f. Walter was a welcome
laller at this office last week.
c. A. Wenrick of Verdilla was
Middleburg visitor on Saturday.
Mrs. Minerva Walter of Selins-
Lroye was caller at this Office last
geek.
The marriage record and scholar
hip coupon will be found inside
his week.
The editor made a flying trip last
week to Chester, Montgomery and
Ancaster Counties.
Middleburg was well represented
i the p. o. s. of A. convention at
Beavertown on Saturday.
Amandus Shambach lost bunch
t KEYS. The finder will confer Il
avor by returning same to him.
S. S. Bowersox of, Pennscreek
ropped into town Saturday and
i'd not forget the Posi-.
r. A. Hasslnger OF Paxtonville
vas at Middleburg last week and
ghile here dropped in to see the
POsT.
l. F. Bilger sold the New Berlin
Ners, last week, to G. w. Smith of
roxelville, this county. We wish
EDITOR Smith abundant success in
he editorial venture.
DR.. Marand Rothrock of Fremont
lst week took Mrs. Thomas New
nan of McKees Half Falls to the
|Iedico Chirurgical Hospital, Phila-
elphia for treatment.
Irwin Bowersox, last week, went
b Philadelphia for examination and
reatment at Medic Chi. Hospital
pr eczema. He has returned home
nd will take his treatment here.
The State Editorial Association
Eill have their annual excursion
uring the week June 9th. Phila.
Jill be made the headquarters, with
pecial excursion to Washington,
gettysburg and Atlantic City.
AT the sale of the estate ofSamuel
owen on Saturday, w. w. Wit
Fnmyer bought the old homestead
pr $1,000; c. E. Steininger bought
be peach orchard for 500 plus a
30 mortgage and A. H. Ulsh
ought the tract hack of the town
pr $26.
DR.. W. O. Perkins of Boston,
nil spend the summer at Selins-
rove and will give lessons in vocal
aiming and musical composition
eginning Monday, June 13. Studio
the opera house. For particulars
{ circulars apply to A. W. Potter,
elinsgrove. 5-26-1m.
The Middleburg Band on Satur-
py again reminded the people that
here was such an organization.
hey had a number Of the players
batmade the band famous yearsago,
hey played with their old-time
Igor and revived the pleasant
conections Of the onoe famous band
N. L. Miller, the marble dealer
Selinsgrove, on Monday, took
milestone to the Salem church IL
entire township. He is very busy
n. Last week he took orders fol
Stones, 2 at Lewistown and one Al
ilroy and placed one at the. tomt
Simon Krebs id 6amuel's Gene
ry and one for Reuben Ksepp a
e Ridge Cemetery. 2 F'a
Asmooth, easy shave, genteel hail
y or other tonsorial work, is al
ays obtained at Holes' Barber shop
Wittenmyers buildine : opposit
pa office. Go to Sole. and yyoi
ltnake nomi1Gaks, shsvipg soap
2 cream, hair oil end &c sham
o'qs mle "A. = 6oth.
y
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23
Happy bays.

1t is worth while fSr parents to take
special pains to male holidays like
Christmas stand out !, the memory Of
their children becautt Of the way in
which they are observed. The Chr:ft-
mae tree or party. the delightful sur
prise. the longed-for gift, make the day
distinctive. In comingyears, the child,
having become mature man or wom-
an. burdened with andeties and unex
pected troubles, will look back to
Christmas. 1898, and say: THAT was a
happy day. OF all the festivals i have
ever enjoyed that was the BEST To
give your child that experience is worth
time and thought and money. 1t Is a
great mistake to suppose that when a
happy moment has passed 1t is gone
forever. On the contrary, happy mo-
ment lives forever. II is perpetual
source Of joy and refreshment to the
heart that has known It. 1t is as sig
nificant as the parting Of the clouds to
a mariner which enables him to take nm
observation. and lay his course for
many days. though moment after his
vision Is obscured. There are single
days in life to which we look back after
years with delight that NO subse-
quent experiences Of sorrow and failure
can rob us Of. tits great thing for q
parent to make Christmas such day
for the chiidren.-Boston Waterman.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23
Th. vacant Chair.

Since first the star hung low in the
eastern sky, and Its rays gave hope to
the weary world. no holiday has ever
been created that is more blessed than
Christmas. It blends the spirit of
mirthfulness with the pathos of human
need and Christian kindness. The
light of love and home shines through
the open door of humble cot and royal
palace. Young hearts beat fasteAand
old hearts grow younger in delightful
anticipation. Busy men and buster
women call halt in their rush of duties,
and eagerly fly to the mother-nest Of
the old homestead 10 spend Christmas.
Father hearts grow warm, mother
hearts grow tender and gaze with fond
affection at the family circle. But, alas!
the light of the eye grows dim. the
happy laughter dies on the trembling
lips, as we see the vacant chair. When
last the peace on earth" chimed over
The great world the loved ones voice
mingled with the happy home hearts;
now the angel ranks have an added
member, the heavenly choir is all the
sweeter. But oh, tie aching hearts
caused by the vacant ehairl We stretch
out our hands to the dead, dumb
night and long for one glimpse Of the
dear face, one touch Of II. --.-.-a--.'
hann. Tears, like drops Of the hearts
blood, blind our sight and our hearts
ache with an agony bf longing az we
realize the full meaning Of the vacant
chair.-Silver Cross.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23

suH to her the Prince Cb.rn;no uh,
won her heart when she was toasted
me ioveiiest girl In her set
AT hve and forty Mrs. wetherell
Juoeeo all martial relations from her
own vantage ground-the love that is
eternal. 1t was this refreshing. Ar
caoian strain in her nature that at
.acted and held the affection of Eliza
oeth Pentland, whose knowledge of
men and things" had come from hard
knocks with the world.
i am sick unto nausea" /" sighed Mrs.
Methereil. "of the problems involved in
the medern love story. How refreshing
u would seem to meet once more In
print love on the old familiar grounds! n
Fancy" laughed Miss Dashaway,
sketch artist Of Good Form, '.the tag
end OF this century wading through
Jane Austen!"
Notwithstanding the speed and
spirit OF the times" said Return Be
tram. a sculptor who had outlived his
contemporaries. consequently his fame,
material for Jane Austen stories il not
wanting In our own day"
mo. not while you are with US, Be-
tram. chuckled the city editor, replen-
ishing the patriarchal chiseler's glass.
The ox-like eyes Of the sturdy little
sculptor. dilating with the youth that
in art is never old, blinked knowingly.
"Betram has story he is bursting to
tell. cried the city editor. Mrs. Weth-
erell has given him the cue. l wager
choice public Is about to be supplied
with a revised. annotated. up-to-date
| edition OF Jane AUSTEN
Imagine Jane Austen Of the Latin
quarter!" smiled Mrs. Pentland, with
an encouraging nod.
For once the clever Mrs. Pentland 1.
In error" said the sculptor. settling
in his chair with the ease of raconteur
sure OF one telling arrow in his quiver.
Nothing could be more remote from,
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23
Church Lost in Lo. don.

There is derelict church in the
Charing Cross rond, the existence of
which will be news to most Londoners.
Ii is called by the title of st. Mary tho
Virgin. Desertion seems to have taken
place because the fabric was cruinbling
away. OF late nobody has cared to
own it. no funds being available to keep
1t in repair, and the public authorities
have been abliged, for the safety o.
passing pedestrians, to undertake come
precautionary work. They are natur-
ally anxious to discover an owner. and
have summoned him by notice on the
door of the cdifice to make good the
structural defects; but II there is really
an owner, he is scarcely likely TO place
himself in evidence and assume 1onsid-
ernble pecuniary liability. The old
place will no doubt have to be removed
altogether. As some Of the walls
threaten to fall at any hour. the coun-
I'll has charged itself with the duty OF
snoring them up, and will duly fle the
account against the missing owner
Liverpool Mercury.
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her family ties, until she was left alone
In the world, With mere pittance that
cut her on from the gay circle in which
she WIS once 80 brilliant an ornament" !"
"Well, she must be moss-grown
foxglove," laughed Miss Dashaway. III
thought the species extinct. Fancy .
modern woman pining over delin-
quent lover. burying herself in hall
room with an Angora cat and . window
gardcni"
"How does II come, Betram." said
Pentland, ''that your quasi-Austen hero
inc escaped clubdom7"
mo reflection on club women" re-
proved the hostess. ITO forget history
there il nothing like helping to make
it,"
"Bravo." cried the telegraph editor.
II can understand Miss Foxglove,"
said Mrs. Wetherell. giving the story
teller q sympathetic smile. "She was
born too early to grasp the spirit Of
the new movement aud adjust herself
to its exactions. Being an offspring
Of the old order Of things, she chung
instinctively to belief that her hearts
desire would some day be fulfilled.
As she wsite9. opportunity slipped by"
III recoTect rightly" suid rroth-
ingham, everything had plenty Of time
to slip by in AEJane Austen story"
"But isn't \ time for the cleric 2"
smiled Mrs. Wetherell. "Jnne Austen
without the clergy is Hamlet without
the prince"
Betram's glowing eyes took In the
guests who had followed his story with
the bantering id friendship admits.
"To-morrow at high noon," said he,
REV. DR.. Broughton will await you at
the Red Brick church. and after the
ceremony Lavinia and will be at home
ut the studio-its latch string. you
know, is always out-where we hope
to dispense Christmas cheer through
out the year."
"rhe deucci" cried the city editor.
"You said the chaps name was Hill
house."
'And SO It is" smiled the sculptor
Return Hillhouse Betram." Lids
Ross McCabe, in Detroit Free Press.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23
A Cheeky BLUFF.
0ains for Hin His Di0.
cult Fad.

A local banker of small Iowa town was
called suddenly to larger town at consid.
cradle of distance to intercept his eloping
daughter, who had been visiting there. In
order to get there that day he would have
to change cars at Des Moines and the train
that connected with the Des Moines train
left earlier in the day. Consulting his time
table, he learned that the train he would be
obliged to board reached Des Moines just
Is minutes after the train for B., his
destination, pulled out. Remembering an
old adage Of his cashier: "He who works the
greatest bluff wins," he sent the following
message to the Des Moines train officials:
Hold the 2:30 train until arrive.
&c. G.. BLANK"
Not knowing but that G. G. Blank was
in some way highly connected with the
road and fearing to incur his displeasure,
the bluff" worked. When he stepped of
the train at Des Moines . man hurried to-
ward him, and, lifting his hat respectfully,
inquired: Are you Mr.. Blank"
Eyes"
I'VE received your message. The train
is waiting"
And that is how G. G. Blank, who is not
known outside his little county, passed for
an official of q great and mighty corpora
tion and was able to reach his destination
Just in time to give the paternal blessing to
his daughter and her newly made husband.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23
AvAuABlE TESTIMONY.
Aas Fathes wss TAers e sDsak ~
Hinself Bat The LAWYER
DIaA-t KMew Il.

a story. told BY Mai. Nenxies i being cir.
culated through the offices in The slate-
hous., Of : Vincenoes lawyer who appeared
for the defendant in . trial by jury and
put on the witness stand boy from Whose
testimony he expected 10 gain great deal
Io the confusion Of the attorney, the story
told by the boy was greatly to the detri-
mcnt Of the defendant, and the attorney set
to work to show that the boy was worth
What is your oecupstioug' he Asked
= work on ms fathers farm" tn. Wit
.You & don't do much bu. sit around. do
We'll. l help my father"
But you're worthless, aren't your" Wa
the attorneys decisive question.
Il don't know whether I am or moi. !" ~
torled the witness, warmly.
Then the attorney took another tack.
our fathers a worthless man, isn't be ~
We'll, be works about the farm
The attorney here fastened an eye which
cleaned with triumph on the jury and
nailed the boy with glance from the other
Isn't il true that your father doesn't do
enough work to prevent his being called
The boy had chafed under these unpleas.
ant questions, and, summoning his courage,
he said loudly, "If you want to know so bad
whether my fathers worthless. ask him:
&haEa. uks-.-s-------sA7- A7-----s-
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neighbor In the arms of q stranger.
1t was the first visitor that had come.
in Hillhouse's time, to that modest
door. The next day 1t showed steadily;
but about three In the afternoon his
neighbor surprised him by appearing
at the street door. bonneted. With
rapid strides she disappeared down
the avenue--to appear before he had
smoked three pipes at her favorite sent
in the window. The light fell strong
ly on the profile. which now seemed
rejuvenated by some inner glow. HILL
house snatched the clay and made haste
to finish the interrupted sitting. he
had not worked long, however, until
he was sharing his models quiet mirth.
"A street fakir had evidently in
weighed her into buying a mechanical
toy. such A. abound in the streets of
our large cities during the holiday sea-
son. Far into twilight this stately au-
tumnal flower sat playing with the
trivial thing; and the footprints of
time mngicaliy vanished from her
sweet face. rs she repeatedly pulled the
string. and the grotesque woc.Ieu
monkey. with tts multt-colorcd Jacket,
slid up and down the yellow pole.
Through the veil of snowfakes Hill
house continued to watch his neighbor,
and as her smiles at the monkeys an
tics broadened his outlaws filled the
lonely studio with companionable
echoes. Suddenly there was a rift in
the Lutte. The incorrigible monkey
was perched at the top of the pole
and refused to bulge. In vain the sor-
ceress cast her spell. The toy fell
from her hands wreck: disaster. dire
distress, beclouded her face. Not a
shadow escaped Hillhouse. In jiffy
he had seized his hat and was knocking
at her door.
~ have observed from my window
am your neighhor,' he exclaimed. To-
eating his eerie den across the way
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23

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Send for list of testimonials.
Address I. j. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23

y
but didn't used to be-
Where the parson and his family, all for
Sunday meeting drest,
Of tne presents hung upon II always have
the most and bestl
Where the little ragged urchin, with his
face clad in regret,
can look with wide-eyed wonder at the
things he'll never getl
1here were no velvet cushions on our
nineteenth century chairs:
NO nne and padded tapestry where We
kneit to say our prayers:
No costly paintings on the walls that some
how always stny,
In sort of mocking elegance when tho
guests have gone away.
NO gnslight throwing diamonds in your
eyes at every turn
Nor frappe from the punch bowl tea from
costly silver urn:
No prancing steeds and butler. with furs
and furbelows,
TO shield the rose-clad maidens from the
prying winter SHOWS!
But the old log house in Herman. that was
such coxy home,
With Its ahingle-covered arches that to
uB was heavens dome;
lts Eastwood floor of puncheon. the pegs
beside the door.
Just enough to hang the wardrobe of the
family and no more.
The rine and the powder flask. with its
curious catch and spring;
The belt with sheath knife In It, bullet
molds and everything.
Hung upon the dry, cracked rafter out Of
reach OF careless hands.
But ready, oppcrtunely. when a sudden call
demands.
Along III frst December. when the woods
and fields were white.
And the owls were holding concerts Of the
hooting kind at night,
There were hints Of coming Christmas. and
half unconscious awe
Settled on our youthful features In q way
you never saw!
Six of US in that household. 1 well may call
It seven.
But that one. little three-year-old. had
strayed away to Heaven; is-
Six make even numbers. II we count It two
by two.
But I'll put the other In It for complete
ness: wouldn't your
We were told to hang our stockings and
then to quickly ieave-
This was early in the evening OF that IA
nous Christmas eve
And we scrambled up the ladder to the
chamber overhead,
To whisper speculations on the things
that had been said.
Outside the storm was dancing In fantas-
tic flights amain.
Sowing crystal stars In showers against
the window pane;
Yet sheltered In that household We little
cared for this.
When no harm would dare to venture be-
tween US and mothers kiss!
very early In the morning. while the stars
were shining bright
For the clouds had ded the scandal of dis
robtng In the night
We sought our hanging stockings on the
backs OF every chair
The ones We wore the day before. for we
had NO more to sparei
S..tEs -iz Sirs-wsre> n NJ Kindness: for
each one gave his all:
The apples were like spheres Of gold. and
all the little things
Were more to us than diadems from
crowns of ancient kings!
The hands that nlled our stockings on that
night 80 long ago.
The hearts that beat for those they loved.
are whittier now than snow
That scatters on this Christina eve its
crystal neece of white,
Reminder OF that household where in
dreams we live at night.
Edward William butcher. In Banner Of
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23

/, that you have met with an accident
an aat SashsIikts SSSsks aa might Se q .er7.
ice.'
"She opened the door wide for him
to enter. In the dignity OF her pres
ence the shabby gentility Of her sur
roundings vanished.
"'You are kind, sir, she said. To-
morrow 10 Christmas.'
"'Ahi so II is.' said Hillhouse. Il had
forgotten
"I promised to take Christmas din
ner yesterday after long years of sep
aration. There is little boy in the
family. and thought the toy would
amuse him.
"'And so It will,' laughed Hillhouse,
as 1t has you and me-
"She colored like an old-fashioned
garden pink, and her limpid gray eyes
dropped Us he picked up the mutilated
monkey. In less time than 1t takes to
tell. this grotesque representative of
the missing link was restored to its
pristine agility.
How can thank your
".By telling me some day. ssid Hill
house. that your young friends en-
joyment Of the toy has been greater
than ours
''Some days elapsed before Hillhouse
had the courage to knock second time
at his nsighbor's door. In the inter
val he had learned little of her his
tory. 1t was not without purpose that
he scanned the bookcase until his eyes
lighted on a strangely familiar volume.
"T see Miss Foxglovc 10 an admirer
Of Lucille remarked Hillhouse.
at belongs to the past
"'Then 1t has not been opened for
some timer
"Miss Foxglove's gray eyes turned
within.
"'A quarter of century she said.
"He took the volume from the shelf.
and with strange misgiving turned the
leaves until arrested by much under
scored canto. from which fell faded
foxglovc.
F" With a smile who're divinely deep sweet
Some depths in her nature he never had
"The eyes of Layinia Foxglove met
his.
"'The volume has never been opened
she said sudden pallor In her qucenly
presence-'since an old, old friend bor-
rowed IL, returned it-and then
them M.
"'Whnt happened"
He went away
"'And then?'
THE world changed
'.She took the volume Hillhouse hand
ed her to read In the lines the foxglove
had stained the confession she had
waited in vain to hear from the lips Of
the borrower 10 long ago."
"You don't mean to tell u.s. cried
Miss Dashaway, "that there lives in
this age man stupid enough to ex-
pect q woman to look in q book for .
proposal?"
"But that happened . quarter Of .
century ago." laughed Mrs. Pentland.
"True," said Betram. 'and the poor
1out supposed that the girl had eagerly
devoured every word underscored,
while che naturally laid the volume
away and never looked at II again until
Hillhouss opened It and bade her read
the lines which embodied his proposal.
Not having heard from her. he went
away In . moment Of pique and never
returned. From time to time he heard
Of her conquests. but II seems thsy were
but flirtations which he strovs in vain
70 forget Youth passsd away, ~ did
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23
Patrieeisn.

saw. you know. you may celebrate
Christmas a. best you know how" said
the superciMous Engiishman. "but you
cawn't come up to the old English plum
pudding. you know"
"sir," said the patriotic American.
with asperity, "our homemade. or still
more the bakery-msde. mincs piss can
produce a. fine . line Of nightmares a.
any English plum pudding ever boiled"
Indianapolis Journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23

i,icler Of the Lone Star, the Pentlanda
had met, loved, married and contin-
ued to work aide by side until their
Joint earnings enabled them to build
this pretty Queen Anne Cottage; and
to the house warming had been hidden
their Christmas eve friends tried and
true. Elizabeth Pentland's ambition
was achieved; she possessed home.
As she surveyed the table snowy in
white linen. gllstening in silver and cut
glass, and caught through the holly
and mistletoe the approving COO Of the
infant heir to Pentland affections and
goodwill" and the congratulatory
miles Of their guests, her happy face
kfted in gratitude
..Thank God!" said Mrs. Pentland.
.this il one social event ! am not called
hpon to chronicle"
AAmen," said the city editor.
~How like . story" said Mrs. Wealth
srsll; zone Of those good, old-fashioned'
wholesome love stories am 30 hungry
70 read. By the way, can anybody tell
= what has become Of the old-fash'
toned love storyT
.Like the day Of miracles, my dear
Il has passed" Elizabeth Pentland'l
cynjcism was acquired before she me-
the city editor.
ssThs telling. you mean; but love
hot bit Of II. It's a. young and =
MI Of vitality ~ this King OF Low
Isasts- Christmas itself" y
aGrs., Weatherell was one OF those rsr
aA1k Il pescs with self and the world
ssjlte the fast that the letter PEI
lA In believing ier wretchedly un
13. AZ pretty . woman a on
Nsh long dsy's walk va. Nh
elu, nature and art htted her
aans IL hfiniAut society. But MI
s4s beAuty was Of the spirit
= aeah; Never was abe know
- eoml Ths husband whom u
= !!s : 8 miserable failure VI
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