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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
A Sign Of Improvement.

Snith-HOwis your daughter getting
on with her piano lessons?
Brown--I think she must be improv-
ing. The last tenants in the fiat above
us stayed two weeks-N. Y. Evening
journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
Caution Notice,

Notice Is hereby given that have purchased
the following named articles at the constable,
sale OF Albert Riegel and all persons are eau.
TONED not to meddle with the same:
! threshing machine, | sleigh. I plough. 1
narrow cultivator, horse gear, > collars, .
tubs, butter Ch,irns, salage stufier. iron Ect
tle, hour chest. excelsior cook stove. bread cup.
BOARD, = ton hay, empty cans. vinegar barrel,
WOod chest, 70 yards carpet, I clock Is kitchen
cnairs, , Deustead, bureau corner board, q acres
corn In the ground One.scyenth acre potatoes
W Ine ground EMna A. RIEGEL.
Globe Mills, Pa, May ~, ls9s
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04

Little Girl-Ma wants five cents
worth Of dog mest
Butcher-Bologna or frankfurters'
miss s?@Judge.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
LaaIetl On HIS Feet.

, 6he-I like your impudence. Ihavent
quite reached the barguin-counter yet
He-You would be Q bargain on any
oountef.-Hasper' Bazas.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
Ordera.

First Commercial Tourist-You just
ought to see the orders get from my
house.
Second Commercial Tourist - That
sor ] get mine from the trade-Chica-
20 Journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
HIS Only Chance,

Johnson-Scribbler has q great fu-
ture before him.
Jackson--You believe In the immor-
tality Of The sout, then. -Pick-Me-Up.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04

Eaaests Your Bowels with Cascarets
,oc sso =, SE,artnnrt,c: cure constipation forever
w. -'c' nv = Z faii, druggists refund now,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
S.S.S.!Tfsss Blood

being Purely Vegetable, goes direct to
the very cause Of the disease and per-
manent cure always results. 1t is the
only blood remedy guaranteed to con-
tain no potash, mercury or other dam
gerous minerals.
Books mailed free by Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04

ehoe ehero - only one
sure for that painful dis
ease. Tie says: II was .
great sufferer from mus
culAr Rheumatism for
two years. I could gcl
NO per m . nent relief
from any medicine pre-.
seribed By my physician.
took about . doaen bot
0es Of your 8. 8. g., and
now ! am - we'll ~ I
ever WAS inmy Me. lam
sure that Jour medicine
eured me- and I would
reoommendit 70 any one
nuiferinR from Anv blOOd
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
Crippled | :lEip 's!l..1 b1y, s
! Rheumatism.

Those who have Rhsumatism find
themselves growing steadily worse all
The while. One reason Of this 10 that
tAe remedies prescribed by the doctors
ee6tsin mssoury and potash, which ul-
umately inteosl1y ~ disease BY caus-
lng tAe 1olnn - swell and sti6en,
peoduoilG . eevsse aehing OF the bones.
B. 8. 8. hes ben curing Rheumatism
ict twenty yeare-even the worst cases
which seemed almost incursble.
Capt. o. =. Hughes, the popular railroad
oonductor, Of Columbia, 9. O.. had an sxperi.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04

Everybody knows that Rheumatism
is o diseased state Of the blood, and
only blood remedy is the only proper
treatment, but a remedy containing
potash and mercury only aggravates
the trouble.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-04
The Greatest Amount OF Benefits

ortunyo
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Oursh
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the
hundred dollars
m N noycdsu success '"''
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Responsible agents n every city and town
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-21

ponsabilidaa por actos rea]izados CON ante
rioridad N formaci6n.
So ha desistido de enviar tropss Fill
pinas per juzgarlo innecesario, estando com.
probado que los tagalos son contrarios { los
yankees.
Ell vapor *:Polaria'' en- vista de 10 i'm.
posibilidad de ir la Habaus en- la forms
que SO propon1a, ha salido de Cayo haeso
para Nueva York.
T.! Condo Biamark hace grandes censu
ras de los yankees por la manera de hscsr
la guerra sin plan nj conoierto, faltando In
seriedad que debfa eaper*rse do una naci6n
gus como los Estados Unidos se jaota de
grande y poderosa.
Mr.. Gladstone BIS fallecido. Sus altinas
p&labras fueron de carif1osa despedida su
sspoaa. Las Camaras de IpglAterra ban sus.
pendido sus sesiones en- sela &c condolen.
cha; siendo el prin,ero en- demostrar su pena
el principe de Gales.
Habans, idem idem.-Divfsanse en- el
horizonte oraoeros y 4 caiioneros. En-
Matanzas ninguno ia vista.
En- Gasntananno presentaron dos
busues americanos con bsHdera espa6oIa
izada, hacienda 10 disparos de CANON sobrs
las casas de Ia playa. El canonero Sando-
val las pie*as do tierra contestaron con
nutrido faego en combination, sin haber su.
cedido nipguna baj ia peraonal. III cafonero
les persigu.6 hasta perder1es de vista solo
tuvo 1igeras svarfsa.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-21
L.ul1a Aermanos, Y CognpahIa.

Son 6ncos importaderes Puerto Rico del famoso
vino tnto bIanco de mesa, marca Anguciana" Ninsu-
OTTO 10 buen SabOr. En- dchO
hecineno acab de recbir tamben surtido
de yinos de Jerez Chanpaa superior, licores nos
artleuos nos del giro Nadie preseotae
sufGdO mGjOF.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-21
Y 4 R | { D A D ES.

Gete De gSf0 :ss5s$s ?3$ss e%S:S
Nalorea aceitunas negras barriles chorzos Bilbao ~
Aonserat, bacaao Escoa e se1npre solisitado
COInpalNn
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-21
''El Parisjense

importation directa de
Sc fabrica en- Fraucia, !
enseres de ''Barberia y
servicio inmeiorable. s
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-21
Locion antierpotica del Or. Monies

ls el meor me{eanento para herpes quitan
les la picaz6n el mOmentO dc apcarla-Esta LooiOn
esta perfunada-Cnra la evta Ia caida del
espinas de Ia cara-Exto Immediate -Pdase
tOdas las bOcas de Ia Is La del SR Gusr-
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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-05-21

y PELUQUERIA Y PERFUMERIA-
de SERGIO LECOMPTE ....
CRUZ l2.- Sur:ido general &
10 mas selecto que en- perfumeria-
nglaterra e Italia. Especialidad en-
Perfumerll inglesa" LimpiezA y
3 admiten abonOs,
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

record. They did sink the Aquidiban. a Brazilian battleship, and they made swift dashes at and sunk the disabled Blanco Encelada. Chilian cruiser. and the Ting Then and Lal-Yuen Of the Chinese navy. In the battle of Yalae, the only battle in which modern fleets were engaged, the Japanese did not use their torpedo flotilia- As matter of fact the record of the tor pedo boats or of the destroyers does not justify the popular apprehension concern ing them. Naval officers do not greatly fear the torpedo fleets. They call for lit- tie more watchfulness on the part of shirs. that is all Powerful sesreh-lights are em- ployed at night. and picket boats arc kept out to give warning of the approach of torpedo craft. Such vessels, if discovered. are easily destroyed by the rspid-fire guns of modern ships, and torpedo boats are powerless unless they can approach closely undiscovered They can not discharge a torpedo from their long torpedo tubes, at a distance exceeding 800 yards The bat tleships are often protected, too, against me torpeuo WdspS oy sS"ht SiSS'S Ne destroy them as fast as they sight them In short, the defense side of torpedo War fare has been as well studied as the offens- i've. and the best opinion Is not very favor able to the use of torpedo boats in sea- fighting None of them will be apt to go far from the large vessels of the fleet, ana there seems to be no work for them unless they can find a disabled or careless ship which they can approach without discof- cry
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
The Paris Exposition.

Forty-five nations are to be represented at the worlds fair in Paris, in 1900 Be- yond doubt ii is to eclipse all previous fairs, even that of Chicago; and it is said France itself looks to this country to out do Germany in mechanical skill, in mining and olhe similar enterprises, and no other country can today outshine the vigorous and aggressive German people. The con test for industrial supremacy is fast com ing to be a race between Germany and the United States. England's limitations are beginning to put her out of the race. The rest were never in it.
 This country should, therefore. be well represented in the coming exposition. A generous amount of space has been allotted to the United States, and even more will probably be secured; but every inch of this space win be applied for. Alabama exhib- itors should secure space at once. Let the men who deal in yellow pine and the hard woods of the state organize. Paris is the best place in the world to show the woods of this state The cotton factories of the state should act unitedly. They can make a striking exhibit of coarse cotton goods The coals and minerals of the Birmingham district will be there, and so will the pig iron and ste.l, and rolled products of Ala bama's great industry.
 The old exposition grounds have been in- creased by taking in ground on the other side of the Seine. The city and the gov ernment have each appropriated 20,0OO.00O francs, and fifty-fve governments are at work preparing exhibits. Each knows what the other is doing, and all know that the coming exposition is to eclipse all for mer expositions in scope and brilliancy.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
The Independence of Cuba.

Tba annexation of Cuba to the United States should not be countenanced In any quarter. Altrulsm is very needful in case of intervention, If this country is to de- serve and earn the worlds good opinion- Americans have been freely charged with greed of territory, but Cuba is an oppor- tunity to show to all that the power of this country can be exerted without involving the grabbing of territory. The desire or annexation should be distinctly disclaimed both by congress and the president-so dis timely that all suspicion of selfishness on the part of this country will disappear.
 Nor would annexation be just towards the patriots, who have struggled so faith fully and bravely for independence. They have not been fighting in order to become an American territory or state. They are Latins, and they want free Cuba-a nation of their own-not patch in country that speaks another language, has other traoi- tions. with nothing whatever in common' unless it be freedom. Don't, then. rob the patriots of Cuba of Cuba fibre.
 And if all concerned were willing, Cuba would not constitute good American state: it would not be a desirable possess sion, simply because it would be out or tune. It could not sing either "DiMe or "Yankee Doodle" It is neither Puritan nor Cavalier. It is not in touch with Anglo Saxon ways or customs or thoughts. No matter how many immigrants arrive here, or how much land be annexed, this is, and must ever remain, an Anglo-Saxon coun- try, with Anglo-Saxon traditions and aspir- ations Cuba has none of these. Let her remain independent Help her to become prosperous, and carry to her first, last and always, peace. Insist that sanitation has prompt and due attention, but beyond that do not go. Cuba for the Cubans, Is the right policy, just as America for Americans is right
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
The IWo Alternatives.

There is nothing to arbitrate; autonomy has been rejected by the insurgents. and 50 has the Spanish flag, and there is no oc- casion for an armistice. Free Cuba or Spanish misrule are the two alternatives. President Mckinley and congress have no other choice.
 An armistice? Between whom? For what purpose?
 An armistice can only be arranged be- tween combatants only. Those who object to intervention. certainly are not prepared to say that war exists between this country and Spain, or that this country should ar- range for an armistice between Spain and Cuba without consulting the Cubans them- selves. That would be intervention, but it would be in the interest of interests other than Cuban The Cuban patriots themselves do not want an armistice. They propose to fight until independence be secured
 Such an armistice would necessarily rest upon Spanish promises. and they are notor- iously worthless The condition of affairs as it stands today is the condition this country has to deal with, and a final set- clement can as we'll be had now as it can eight months from this time. The condition of the reconcentrados, the approach of the fever season. the suspense in business cir cles-these and many more matters call for an immediate settlement of a trouble that has been permitted to afflict America 
 thirty years. It has gone on long enough Let no armistice. no device of the bond crowd. no juggling of the diplomats, stand in the way. The starving non-combatants make delay horribly cruel. The approach of the epidemic season renders it perilous to great states of this country. The will of the people is unalterably opposed to any lien or any delay-to bonds or to an armis- tice. Settle the matter on the spot and let the Cubans go, free to build up their waste places, free to bring back in the course of years, peace and prosperity. Unfettered peace on the spot is what the situation calls
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
WAR AND TRADE.

From the Boston Globe
 It is reported that orders for goods have been cut in certain New England woolen and worsted mills because few managers are afflicted with a foolish war scare. In Rhode Island. according to rumor. orders for goods used for the clothing of men. women and children have been cancelled in many instances. Certain selling agents in New York. Philadelphia and other alstrib- uting cities are also said to be war scared. They state that it Is not a question of trade depression or falling off in the demand for any particular kinds of goods, but that they want to keep stock down to the lowest level. If these reports are true. it indi- cates not only a want of courage. but a lack of sound reasoning. Even if war were declared between Spain and this country its exigencies would not materially lessen the list of consumers. As for tlmorous manufacturers of woolen and worsted goods, they should bear in mind that a war instead of lessening consumption, natur- ally increases it.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
The Torpedo Scare.

The long boat filled with boarders armed with cutlasses and pistols belongs to a naval warfare that now lives in history. The successor of the longboat is the torpe- do boat winch aims to destroy by high cx- plosive missiles an enemy's ship. instead of boarding it. These boats are propelled by steam. but they cannot cruise with the fleet. because they are too small to carry coal or even to be seaworthy. On account of these disabilities most of the sea pow CTS are now building larger seaworthy boats, and these arc called destroycrs They are really substitutes for, more than destroyers of torpedo boats. They are en- largcd torpedo boats. swift but by no means nolseiess. They are fitted to dis charge torpedos at the usual distance of 500 yards. and they also carry a battery of rapid-fire guns.
 So far as actual conflict is concerned those vessels have more reputation than
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
MARK aANNA's COAL
Chattanooga News.

From the Chattanooga News
 It is a lamentable fact that the crisis through which this country is now passing finds few souls so sordid that they arc willing to handicap their government for their own sorddd advantage. The one inciA dent of the coal purchased from the emcr. gency appropriation should bring the blush of shame even to the brazen cheeks of those who proffted by it. Ohio coal will be sene half across the continent at an extra cost of $1 a ton to supply ships which could bs coaled at southern mines more quickly. more accepta.by, and much more econom. ically. The present is almost as inoppor. tune time to discuss such acts as It is to perpetrate them. But they will not bl forgotten.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
BEFLECTIoNs OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 After a little girl grows up her legs are generally lower limbs.
 Every man thinks he will have a para chute along that will save him when he falls in love.
 If girls didn't have to pucker up their mouths to do it, they wouldn't try to wfis- tic before men so often
 Any one who has been seasick can under stand girl when sine says she simply can't describe what love is like.
 The girl that has more than one string to her bow deceives herself oftener than she does the boys.
 When a man carries his first baby on the street he acts most as proud as If 1t was fishpole and a big string of fish.
 It's a lot harder for a man to tell why he fell dn love with one woman than for him to tell why he didn't with any other one.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
BATTLE HYMN OF THE POLTROON. z From the Chicago Record


 What is this thing we are fighting for? Nothing-the merest of bagatelles, We're plunging into a costly war. And shooting away our high-priced shells, And putting to risk our fine white ships, And periling peaceful peoples lives For a lot of scarecrows, with food-s.-ange
 lips,
 And their famished ,hildrsn and starving
 wives.
 Why not be cautious and wa a spa ef Wait, for the sake of the peaceable, vsit! Calm an patience will settle the casn For they're diving off at fortunate rate. Think of the cost of our coal alone; Think of subsistence-tts great expense; Think of the stocks and the bonds we cwn. And try to act with a show of sense! Think of the danger If sword and shot! Think of the bullets that nerce.y fly! You might be struck, as likely as not. And what Is more drea if;il, possibly I! Heaven is shown us the pata of peace, shown us the good that concord may
 bring;
 Let this threatening turbulence cease Let's sit down and talk over the thing. Let us have peace Let the starving starve; That's the due of the hflpless wao fret. Aye. let hem die: Io, the Spaniar1 earve Them into bits with his keen machete. What is the use of this fuss? What's the
 use Of these wild war cries thas rise and Ting? Fight3 Why, there isn't a saow of excuse; One more years hunger will settle the
 thing.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 The ostrich feathers the nest Of it's owner
 A serious tangle is often the result of a matrimonial knot.
 It's pity that man can't dispose of his experience at cost
 The saloon in politics supplies the ma chine with ball-bearings.
 Indifference sometimes wins where mani fest desire stands no show.
 No man with any Knowledge of law ever mistakes thu vii for the deed.
 A girl often discovers that the man after her own heart doesn't want it. ,tt-s. Adam had his childish experience with little green apples after reaching man. hood.
 A good wife leads a man heavenward. but a bad one drives him elsewhere.
 The wisdom of a woman who is vain of her beauty is equal to that of a man who is vain of his brains.
 Some men are so msery that they will squeeze a silver dollar until the eagle gets cramps in the stomach.
 Our ,htle mdsfortunes would net amount to much were 1t not for the unnecessary comments of our friends upon them.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
WHAT WILL SATISFY.
From the Memphis commercial-Appe

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeai.
 If a peaceful settlement is had, Spain must internationally back down, remove her soldiers from Cuba, furl her yellow rag of flag and confess that she is not fitted for the civilization of this century's end She must also make full and ample amends for the destruction of the Maine, hunt down and punish the miscreants who committed the crime, disavow responsibility for the act. and render an abject apology. These are conditions of great severity and harsh ness, but nothing less will satisfy the ends of justice or appease the indignation of the country.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
A COWARDLY SHIFT
From the Houston Post.

From the Houston Post. -"
 The message was In short a cowardly shifting of the burden of responsibility upon congress after the method of some ward politician who lacks the courage ever to take the initiative in cases of supreme inn portance. There Is but one way by which the president can redeem himself, and that is by aggressive action against Spain in some other direction. or on some other ground But the latter course must be pursued quickly. Will the chief executive rise to the demands of the occasion.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
THE NEXT CENTURY.
From the Philistine.

\ RIu1ISIIne,
 If the next century added not a dollar to the worlds material wealth, nor a single discovery to science, nor a new mechanical appliance, it might be just as well or bet ter for the sons of earth. It would give the spiritual5 an opportunity to catch up. If you havSfead the history of nations dead and gone you know that their decline began when their prosperity was at its height; and when they felt most secure then 1t was that their foundations crum- bled
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
It Was Another Kind
From the Chicago Post.

USts
 She was an honored member of one of the heriditary societies and was astonished to learn that she was accused of wire pulling in connection with an election of officers S'AF
 'Wire pulling!" she exclaimed. 'Such an insult! Why. it is common, positively com- mon! People do that in politics." H.
 every true" returned her husband, con- solingly, ''but in politics 1t is probably just common, ordinary wire, while I have no doubt In your case the reference was to the very highest grade of insulated copper wire" '
 Naturally, that made 1t seem different.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

From the Nashville American
 The people of this country have. with great patience, waited for the report of the board of inquiry. Now they have it, and unless Spain offers immediate reparation for the great crime committed In Havana harbor, we believe the American people will demand that war be declared
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

"Fighting Boe" Evans will have oppor- tunity to demonstrate hls assertion that if the navy department would take the bride of him Spanish would be the only lan- guage spoken in hell for the next ten years.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
The Base of Unbelief

From the Chicago News.
 Old Grumpy-'T have found 1t the safest rule In life to trust no man-to take 1t for granted that every one Is only waiting for an opportunity to beat you.'
 Miss Cutler-"Ah, your case only empl1a- sizes the fact that too much introspectfon Is a bad tfling.'
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

The ships at Key West have cleared their decks of woodwork and are ready for ac- ton. Let the ships of war be loosed. Spain wifi show her heels after the first engage ment.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

All parties in Michigan are trying to see which can nominate Gov. Pingree first. All abuse him, but all want him when election time comes around.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01
Human Nature
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
 Whats the reason we don't go ahead of Spain? asked one school boy. Haven't we any pride?"
 '"Thats just it," replied the other. After we got through with it, Spain would be just as likely as not to turn around and ask us if we couldn't take somebody of our size'
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

Only the indignation of the people and of congress forced Mckinley to act de- cisiveiy. Spain replies boldly in kind. It is now Q fight.
The age-herald., 1898-04-01

The first few volunteer regiments should consist of colonels to be commanded by privates Turn about is fair play. The stock of colonels can stand depletion.