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her health ir Switzerland, and by
invitation Of the International Com
mittee of the Red Cross of Geneva
she Joined their forces in the field,
and 50 endeared herself tobothcoun-
tries as to receive a vote of thanks
from France, and the decoration of
the Iron Cross" from Germany.
The cordial relations indicated by
these public recognitions resulted in
a warm personal friendship with the
courts of these countries which con-
tinues at the present day. 1t is
hardly necessary TO add that Miss
Barton has been a potent factor in
the relief of such national calamities
as the Russian Famine, Johnstown
Flood, Mississippi Inundation, Vel
low Fever Epidemics, Hurricane of
the Carolina Islands, and in 1896
she successfully conducted the diff
cult problem of carrying relief tothe
Armenians in Asia Minor. Her
work in the relief of the Cuban re-
concentrates and in the Spanish-A-
merican War is still fresh in the
minds of the people.
This book will be abundantly H.
lustrated byphotographs and sketch
es faithfully taken at the various
fields of labor, desert ptive alluded
to, the methods of work and historic
features connected Herewith. Many
of these incidents end "reminiscences
have never been published, and but
for this persistent effort on tine part
OF her friends and admirers, would
probably never have been given to
the world. Those interested in the
book should address inquiries to the
New York Headquarters, 3S Will
liam St., New York.
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COUNTY CULLIN0S.
Breezy Items Picked up Hero
and There about tho Ooun-
~ and Noted tor Your
Enlightenment

Freeburg now boasts OF having
two county officers.
Luther Day exercises were held
at Adamsburg Sunday,
An entertainment will be held in
the Kantz school house in the near
future.
The Lutheran church at Beaver
town has organized a Christian En-
deaver Society.
The citizens ofWashington town.
ship are placinga a belfry on Miller's
school house.
The Kantz Sunday school is max
ing arrangements to hold a Christ
mas entertainment.
A. ID. c. Shirley of Mcclure has
gone to Philadelphia to takeinstruc-
tions on embalming.
w. A. Herroldot Chapman town.
ship raised over 800 bushels of pota-
toes the past summer.
A writer from Beavertown says
about $50 rabbits have been shot in
that vicinity since the season open
cd.
The teachers of Monroe and Penn
townships will hold an institute this
(Thursday) evening at Fishers
school house.
John Bower, Arthur Heiser and
Geo. Kerstetter of Monroe twp. are
OF Co. G, 9TH Regiment
N. G. p. of Sunbury.
The Adamsburg high school has
a literary society. That
is a good move and should be fol-
lowed by other schools.
The Lutheran congregation at
Mt. Pleasant Mills celebrated the
Lords Supper on Sunday morning
and the Reformed congregation in
the afternoon.
Judge Brown of Freeburg is
spoken of as candidate for County
Treasurer, and John p. Wetzel of
Beavertown as acandidate for Ccun-
ty Commissioner.
Col. Philip Hilbish of Selinsgrove
celebrated his SSth birthday on Fri
day of last week. A dinner was
given to a number of invited guests
in honor of the event.
The Shamokin Valley Telephone
Company has underconsideration at
present the extension of its line from
Treverton to Herndon, Mckees J
Falls, Port Treverton and George
town, local business of the places in
suring the company of at least fifty
subscribers to its line.
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REGlSTER'S NOTICES. Notice is hereby civ.
A0 en- that the following named persons have
hied their Administrators, Gurndian, and Ex.
eeutors' accounts In the Re- gster's Is Onlce of Spy
der County, and the same win be presented for
confirmation and allowance OF the Court House
In Mlddleburgh, Monday, December 18th, 1893.
First and final account Of viole,tn N.'map.
Executrlx ofihe Estate OF Sarah A. Mitmar, late
OF Penn township, deceased
The supplementary Hc"nnnt OF A. A. Romic
Administrator OF the E-'utn or Levi J. R0miC
late OF West Beaver township, Snyder Co, pa,
deceased. Y"
Account OF Caroline Schnoe, Administ ratrIx o,
William Schne" lat OF Perry township, Snyder
Co., Pa, Deceased
First ana f1nal account n NJ X and G.. L
Hasslnger. Administrators of the Estate OF John
$. liassinger. late OF Franklin township, Snyder
Co.. Pa, deceased.
The first ana final account OF Newton s Racn
mar Executor Of The Estate OF Israel Bachman.
late Of the borough Of Middleburgh, ta, deco.
The first ard partial account OF Rebeeca Ne,s.
e' David :. Meiser ana Reuben S. Neiser. Eye
cn'ors of the Estate OF Joseph Meiscr, late Of
chapman township, Snyder Co., Pa. deceased.
J. II. WILLIS. Register.
Middlebuig, Pa, NOV. IT. 1895.
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Geo W Walensel'eT.
EDITOR and Proprietor
Thursday, Nov. "a, 1898.
ODDITIES OF DIET.

Among the various nations there
have been great differences as to ar
ticles considered edible, and, of
course, among such as could be pro-
cured. The Tartars, Marco Polo
says, ate horses, camel-, dogs, and
drank mares milk. The Scythians
also, according to Herodotus' drank
mares milk. In China birds nests,
rats. and snails are eaten. The
edible birds nests are found in the
Nicobars, a cluster of islands in the
Bay of Bengal. These nests, built
by the Nicobar swallows, form one
OF the principal exports of the is
lands. The Greenlanders depend
largely on seals. The ancient Ger
mans, according to Tacitus, ate wild
apples, flesh and cheese. In Abys-
sinia the natives cut steaks from the
live COW, according to Bruce, and
ate the meat warm with natural
heat.
Among the Egyptians near Ele-
pbantine the crocodile was an article
OF food. The Egyptians thought
wheat and barley poor food; they
ate principally spelt and yea. The
priests ate beef, geese, and took
wine, but not fish. The Egyptians
did not eat them or raise them.
They did not eat the head of any
creature. They ate honey and
raisins. Among them no cattle were
killed except for sacrifice. They
ate sheep and goats, and swlne's flesh :,
only when offered to Bacchus and
Luna. They had no vines, but made
a liquor from barley. They ate fish
fresh and salted, or dried in the sun;
also quail and ducks.-CALvIN
Dill WILSON, in December LlPp!!n-
c0tfs.
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Every Thursday the Year
Round

In more than halfa million homes
The Youths Companion comes every
week, the welcome guest of young
and old-read with equal interest by
every member of the household.
The best Of fiction, poetry, sketches
of travel, instructive articles, COM
ment on current events and selected
miscellany and anecdotes fill its
columns from week to week and
from year to year. The publishers
promise that the volume for 1899
will surpass all former ones, in
variety, interest and value. Among
the two hundred distinguished con-
tributors already engaged are Hon.
John d. Long, Secretary of the
Navy, Edward Everett Hale, Henry
M. Stanley, Sarah Orne Jewett, w.
d. Howells, Poultney Bigelow, Her
bert f. Hamblen, Hon. Carl Schurz,
Rt. Hon. James Bryce, John Bur-
roughs, Robert Barr, Thomas Nelson
Page, Bret Harte, William Black,
Alfred Austin, Andrew Lang and
DR.. William A. Hammond. All
subscribers to the 1899 volume will
receive The Compartments new calend'
ar, exquisitely colorcd, with bord'
er of stamped gold. The paper will
be sent free also from the time sub.
scription is received until January
/, 1899, then a full year toJanuary
/, 1900. A handsome ILLUSTRATED
announcement and sample copie'
will be sent free to any one address
ing
The YoUTH's COMPANION,
2l1 Columbus Ave-, Boston, Mass
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Look out for Him.

!. A slick swindler is said to be
heading this way. He cleans sew
ing machines for fifty centsand then
finds broken wheels and appliances
which need repair. OF course he is
the one which causes the bad condi-
ton of the machine by exchanging
the several parts. If any one stands
watching him he will send the per-
son for oil, rags, etc. He charges
exorbitant prices for his work. In
Lycoming he touched one person for
$3.50 and another for Sl2. House
keepers should be on the lookout
for the swindlers.
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CLARA BARTON'S BOOK.
A Detailed History Of the Red Cross Soon
TO be Published

~ UC uUl'o' CI
Now that the responsible head of
the American Red Cross is allowed
a brief rest from active duty in the
field, at the urgent request of those
who have followed its work in this
country in its ever widening effort
for humanity, she has consented to
place the records of the movement
in permanent form and the result of
her labors will soon be given to the
world in the shape of a book entitled
"The Red Cross" by Clara Barton.
Previous to this Miss Barton's
duties have never permittedanything
further than Il few articles in the
leading periodicals, these being de-
voted to some particular incident in
her career; but she now feels that
the American Red Cross has become
an important and permanent institu-
ton, with a history well worth be-
ing placed in enduring form. Her
publishers are confident that the
story will be fascinating and i'll
structive one, since by reason OF her
position as a neutral, she must have
become possesses of a large amount
of nginformation never here
tofore given to the public. 1t will
be a history written from between
the !ines-inside history of the field
work by which the Red Cross has
endeared itself to the people o.
the country for the last twenty years
Miss Barton's career asa humani
tartan began in the days of our civi
war. At the outbreak of the France
Germany struggle she was recruiting
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Cannot Keep It Out.

No door is thick enough to keep
out the newspaper and its advertis-
ing; no chamber is too remote or
too quiet for the favorite family pa
per; no surveillance is so strict but
the newspaper is admitted ; and it
brings its message or wars and ru-
mors ofwars, of elections, accidents,
marriages, births and deaths-and
advertisements nts.-Lynn( Mass.) Item.
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WInowS' 'APPRAISEhENT -..u,,rt. ia here.
w by given that the following Widows Ap.
praisements under the $500 law, have cen flIed
with the Clerk OF the or 1ans' CourI Of snyder
county for Confirmation on Monday. the lath
day OF December. 1873.
l. Appraisement or Sarah u. WISE, widow
OF Henry Wise, late OF Chapman town.
ship, Snyder Co.. Pa, deceased, elected to be
taken under the $3.50 exemption law.
2. Apnraisement or Alice Graybill, widow OF
Amos W. Grnybill late OF West Perry township
snyder Co. Pa, deceased elected TO be taken
under the $500 exemption law.
GRO. N. SHIHDn., Clerk o. Z.
Nlddleburg, Pa, Nov. ~, 1895.
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There IL a Glass or People

Who are injured by the use of coffee
Recently there has been placed in all
grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN O, made of pure
grains, that takes the place OF coffee,
The most delicate stomach receives
it without distress. ana but few can
tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost
over I as much. Children may drink
it with great benefit. 15c. and 25c.
per package. Try il. Ask for Grain o.
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Teachers Institute.

The Annual Teachers Institute
of Snyder County will convene in
Middleburg, the week beginning
Dec. 5, 1898.
A greater effort has iecn made
thisyearto procure the very best tai
ent for day instructors and evening
lecturers than ever before. We be-
lieve that each succeeding year wit
nesses the increasing favor of the
institute among the people as evi-
denced by the attendanceand interest
manifested at each session.
That the popular zeal may con-
tinuc togrow, speakers endowed with
more than ordinary enthusiasm and
possessing the ability to thrill with
waves of inspiration our teachersand
patrons, must be attpined.
We therefore take pleasure in an
nouncing an array of talent selected
with great care, whom we haveheard
personally before engaging and of
whom we have no hesitancy in say
ing is the strongest program ever
presented in Middleburg.
DAY INSTRUCTORS.
DIR. N. c. Schaeffer, Supt. ofPub-
lie Instruction, Harrisburg, Pa; DIR.
M. G. Benedict, Professor of Peda-
gogy, State College, Pa; DIR. A. f.
Maltby, Principal of Normal School,
Slippery Rock, Pa; DIR. j. p. Welsh,
Bloomsbury State Normal School
Supt. kimber Cleaner, Supt. of City
Schools, Huntingdon, Pa; Prof. Paul
Billhardt, of Middleburg, will con-
duct the music, and Mr.. William F.
Brown, of Freeburg, will preside at
the Piano.
EVENING ATTRACTIONS.
Monday evening will be devoted
to the teachers of the county. An
excellent program has been prepared
and will be published in tho near
future.
Tuesday evening-Rev. G. NJ.
Klepfer, subject, "Mistakes of the
Devil"
Wednesday evening-William
Hawley Smith, the author of"Walks
and Talks" "Evolution of Dodd,"
&c. and the partner of Bill Nye in
the famous Nye-Smith combination,
will give usamiscellaneous program
Thursday evening-The ArielSex.
tette, composed of the famous Smith
Sisters, will give usan entertainment
of song and impersonations.
Tickets can be procured from Mr.
J. w. Swartz, Commissioners Office
Middleburg.
We bespeak profitable and en-.
tertaining Institute and earnestly in.
vite all lovers of popular education
to come and partake of the feast O
good things.
Faithfully Yours,
r. G. ROWEpSox
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The following accounts will be presented for
con finnation on Monday, Dec. IL, 1898.
The account OF A. G. CashOar, Assignee for
the beneft OF Creditors OF II. W. Ulsh, OF Spring
township. Snyder Co., Pa.
GEO n. saINDKL, Prothonotary.
Middleturg, Pa, Nov. IL. lSss.
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Many People Cannot Drink

Coffee at night. il spoils their sleep.
You can drink 'Graln.O when YOU
please and sleep like a top. For
Graip.O does not stimulate /; it nour-
ishes, cheers and feeds. Yet it tlooks
and tastes like the best coffee. For
nervous persons, young people and
children Grain o is the perfect drink
Made from pure grains. Get pack
age from your grocer today. Try it
in place OF coffee. lEand 25 cents.
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MARRIED..

Nov. II, by Rev. ID. f. McLain,
Geo. W. Hassinger and Name II.
Stetler, both of Middleburg.
Nov. 10, by Rev. Chas. d. Zwei-
er, Philip c. Warner of Swales,
Juniata Co., to Ida M. Wagner of
Mcclure.
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DIED..

Nov. 8, in Adams twp, Nathan
Fetterolf in the 66th year of hisage.
Nov. 18th, in jackson twp, John
Ulrich, agedS2 years.
Nov. 18th, suddenly in Fremont,
George W. Hornberger, aged about
SO years.
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BAPTIST YEARLY MEETING
Held mt Neutrality-suspicious. Carrie d
Ont ~ Il Officers Elected.

The yearly meeting Of Free Baptists met
at Huntington Wednesday evening. Tao
ministers conference met at 1850. \ praise
service was conducted 10y Hev. j. l.. Mer-
ril of Enosburgh Falls. At ) "A serm II
was preached by Rev. T.. j. Hatch u.
Whcclock from Numbers sd chapter. 2id
verse.
Ou Thursday II friendly yet close crit!-
oism was made discussing the sermon of
the previous evening. Several were r.
cciVcl to membership i'm the conference.
Some were dismissed to unite with other
conferences. Papers were ably presented
on the following topics: Mission of tho
church," by Rev. G.. e. Waterman OF 81.
Johnsbury, Greatest need of church,
by Usv. Il. Ninard of Lyndon Centre.
Officers were elected as follows: Presi-
dent Rev +. T., Bridge, secretary and
treasurer Rev. T. G. Clark.
Thursday afternoon the yearly meeting
conference met ct / o'clock, organized
with Hon. j. i. folton moderator, Rev
j. T.. Merrill. clerk ana treasurer. Devu-
tional services were conducted by Rev
C T.. Bedford and the usual routine busi-
ness was transacted. The yearly meet
ing. composed of four quarterly meetings
reported some encouragement This year
~ meeting held friendly correspondence
with Methodist Episcopal conference and
CONGREGATIONAL convention and Baptist as
soc!ations of Vermont ana other free Bap-
list bodies out of Vermont The repre-
sentativcs of some other bodies were pre- SO
ent. Rev. l.. G. Waterman and Hon,
James r. Holton reported their attend
anCc at the general conference held al
Ocean Park, Maine.
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Geneva, Switzerland. Sept. 1.-THE En-
press of Austria was assassinated yes
tcrday afternoon. The deed was commit
ted hy an anarchist named Lascheni, and
his weapon was a stiletto.
The assassin lived in Parma, Italy. He
was born in Paris Of Italian parents. lie
is now under arrest.
1t appears that Her Majesty was walk
ing from her hotel to the landing place
of the steamer at about l O'Clock, when
the man suddenly approached and stab
bod her to the heart. The Empress fell,
got up again and was carried to the
steamer unconscious.
The boat started but seeing the En-
press had not recovered consciousness,
the captain returned, and the Empress
was carried to the Hotel Beaurivage,
where she expired.
The strctCher upon which the Empress
was carried to the hotel was hastily i'm
proviscd with oars and sail cloth. Doctors
and priests were Immediately summoned,
and Il telegram was sent to Emperor
Francis Joseph. All efforts to revive Her
Majesty were unavailing, and she eX-
pireG at 3 o'clock.
Aftc" striking tho blow the assassin ran
along the rue dcs Alpes, with the evident
intention of entering the square des Alpes
but before reaching 1t he was seized Ivy
two cahmcn who had witnessed the crime.
they handed him over to a boatman and
a sendarme, who conveyed him to the pO-
lice station.
The prisoner made no resistance. lie
oven sang as he walked along, saying: II
did it," and she must be dead" At the
police station he declared that he was a
starving anarchist. with no hatred for
the poor. but only for the rich"
Later. when taken TO the court house
and interrogatcd by a magistrate in the
presence of three members of the local
government and the police officials, he
pretended not to know French, and re-
FUSED to answer questions. The police
on scaching him found document show
in Paris In 1873 and an Italian soldier.
A great crowd quickly assembled
around the Hotel Bcaurivage, where the
officials proceeded. after ntcrrogating the
prisoner The police searched the scene
of the crime for the weapon and the ac-
completes Of the assassin. 1t appears that
II bOatman yesterday noticed three per-
sons closely following the Empress, who
was making purchases in the shops.
The local government, Immediately on
receiving the news of her majesty's death.
half-masted the flag on the Hotel dc
Vile Che municipal ofiices) and proceeded
in a body to the Hotel Beaurivage as a
token of respect.
The assassin told the magistrate that
he came TO Geneva in order to ASA ssin-
ate another important person." but had
been unable to execute the project. The
reason of his failure he did not give, but
declared that 1t was only by accident he
had learned Of the presence of the Aus
TRAN Empress in Geneva.
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GREAT RACES AT THE FAIR.
Some Exciting Finishes in eco Pace and
o:23 Trot


Friday was another ideal fair day
and there was another large attendance
at Howard Park, there being fully
400 people there during the day. Child
rem were admitted free when accompan-
led by their parents and 1t Is said that
one man took 2S in under this rule.
The awards of premiums on fowls We're
made Friday. The following is a list
of the winners; Il. l.. Davis. Randolph
Centre, three first and five second; II. l..
Douglass South Burlington, two first; IL.
NJ. Flint burlington, two first; c. f..
Jones, Burlington, iivc first, one second;
Thomas Mitchell, Burlington, one second;
G., c. Paine, South Randolph. 90 first; %
second: Robert Peterson, Shelburne, one
FIRST Walter Peterson, Shelburnc, one
second. Or. w. S. Webb, Sheburns Farms
II FIRST; three second; DR.. G. r. Il. Spar
hawk, Burlington. one first; T.. +. Bost-
wick, Burlington, two first, one second !;
c, II. Barber Burlington, one first, one
second, 7, Blssett, Charlotte, one second
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kept the place to the home stretch and
looked like sure winner. DR.. H. was toe
fast for her and had no trouble in reach
ing the wire considerably ahead OF her
The summaries:
2;23 TRoT, STAKE $500.
Bovor, CHI. s., j. L. Marston, Pitts
held, N. IL. .......,...............,.. L J
Nickwood, gr. g., Preston Paris
Sandy Hill, N. Y. ..................2
Percy, b. T., +. A. WilcoXson, Tiliin,
Ohio .,........ -. ....................5
Stella, CHI. m. j. A. Moulton, Lyn-
donville, Vt. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Ph1lcn, blk. s., @. A. Dcpontcc,
Grown Point Centre, n. Y.........4 G
Jummye, blk M, p. Clark, New Ha-
ven, Conn. '... .'..........'........,6 !
Narcour, br. e., A. $. Hilliker, East
,AlhurG, VT. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Belle H., b. IN, W. l.. Rice, Canal
Dover, y. II. .........................S
T.me-2:2Vie 2:l9l9, 2:2ila.
2.2O PACE, STAKE $500.
Dr. L., 70. g.. a. II. Carter.
Lebanon, n. ii. .................2
Happy Coaster. b. h., W. l.. Rice,
Canal Dover, Ohio .............1
Marjorie, Blk. m, Il. f. Weller,
burlington, Vt. ........... .......4 8 .
Laura g., blk. M. Alonzo McDon-
aid, Medford, Mass. .............3 s 4
Carrie D., b. m, j. Il. Marston,
Pittsiield n. IL. ................5
Dick W., ch. e., William Barns
dali, jr., Bradford, Pa. ...........dis.
Il. f.. Knott, CHI. g., II. t. Brews-
ter, burlington ...................dis.
Time-2l6la, 21S. 2lS, 2:1S.
During the Afternoon there was run
ming race between Sing Song, Rhca anC
Captain the former horse, ridden by Har
ry Thomas. winning the heat in 5Sik sec
onds in close finish. The second hea
was easily won by Sing Song in 53lk soc
onds, making full mile in / :52H, the hes
time ever made on the track in a running
race.
The time by quarters in the first hea
of the 2:20 pace, the fastest mile of tn,
day. was as follows: "a seconds, los, Las
2.lGia.
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VICTORIA SENDS MESSAGE.

London, Sept. 11.-Queen Victoria and
the Prince and Princess of Wales tele-
graphed their coincidence to Emperor
Francis Joseph last evening.
The Court Circular to-day says:
Tho Queen received last evening with
feelings of the utmost CONSERVATION the
startling news of the terrible crime. The
Queen mourns profoundly the loss of Her
Imperial Majesty, with whom she had
been on terms of friendship for many
years, She feels likewise most deeply for
the honored and bercaved Emperor, WHO
has experienced so many trials during his
long and beneficial reign"