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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-21
Obituary.

Nerdilla Jane, wifeofGcorge Irving
Reichenbach, and daughter Of Will
lam Carwell, and his wife Louis, was
born April 7 tn 1861, died April =
1898, aged 36 years l mo. 26 das.
She suffered for many years with
consumption, Her last illness was
protracted for II weeks, when she
was converted on her sick bsd, and
died more than a conqueror in the
the faith of her Saviour. Shortly
before she died, she called her hus-
band and children to herbedside and
requested Of them to promise her to
become converted, and to meet her
in Heaven. She extended a fare
well hand to all who called to see
her, and admonished all to make
preparation for eternity. She was
conscious to the end, and had a
great desire to depart and be with
herSaviour. Her father, who sacri-
feed his life in the war of the Re-
belliOn for the freedom and liberty
of his country. brother, l sister
and 4 infant children preceded hes
to the spirit world. The 5erieved
husband, 3 children her mother, and
father and mother-in-law who SC
tenderly cared for her, l brother, 4
sisters and large circle OF friends
are left to mourn her loss. But
their loss is her eternal gain. The
writer preached the funeral sermon
in the U. b. church at Port Trevert-
on Pa, from Rev. SO. Interment
in the lions U. B. cemetery. X
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Dit.l J.

April 10, inScIinsgrovc, Mrs. }. 7.
Gilbert, second daughter of Il. 5.
kecly and wife, agcl 1 years $mo.
and u days.
April 10 in SeIinsgrovc, Mrs.
Kinney, rclict of Edward Kinney,
aged II years. lntcrmcnt Wedncs-
dav.
April o, near Middleb"rg, Moses
Fry, by his own hand, aged 81 yrs.
April II, near f'recbnrg, Jonas
Kissinger, a well known resident of
Flint Valley, aged 80 yrs. 10 mo.
and % days.
March 80, in Bristol, Ind, Mrs.
Catherine Rinc, a daughter of Geo.
Apple, born in Freeburg, II, 1885
hence aged G33 years.
April II , ut New Holland, Ian
caster County, Rev John kohler, ID.
d., a native of near Richteeld, Pa.
aged about 81 wears.
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KREAMER.

james SNYDER is riding a new
wheel ...... Robbers were in j. f.
Magee's store Tuesday night of last
week. They gained enterance
by the rear door by drilling a piece
out of the door. They stole tools
from J. }. Mitchel's shop by break
ing III through a window. They
stole shoes. clothing and hams, the
work was apparently that oftramps
.......A. {. Smith and j. Il. Magee
returned from the city with a fine
supply Of summer goods. s.. A.
App and wife were the guests Of
A. c. Smiths on Sunday. ~. VIM
Snyder was in Selinsgrove last
Thursday between trains John
Kinney and wife of Salem were the
guests Of j. +. Walters on Sunday.
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John Hepasr'

On Saturday evening about seven
o'clock John Hepner, II highly re-
spected citizen of Washington town.
ship, brcathed his last having attain
ed the age of "a years. He was
twice married his first wife having
died about s or 10 years ago. His
second wife was Mrs. Ritter. Mr..
Hepner leaves a widow and one
daughter Lizzie, married to ID. f.
Womer at Mt. Pleasant Mills, this
county. The funeral took place on
"Wednesday morning of this week.
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Nearly all the citizens of the Vi
cinity of Shriner's church on Chest
nut Ridge have signed a petition to
the Post Office department to estab-
lish a new post Office in that neigh
borhood. The mail of that section
is said to be very heavy and under
these conditions the department will
probably answer the petitioners
favorably. The matter has been
referred to Congressman Mahon who
will leave no stone unturned to
secure the object of their desires.
1fthe post Office is established
George A. Kaufman will probably
be the first postmaster. n
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Letter from Mr.. Gift.
LINCOLN, NEB., Apr. s, 1898.
Geo. W. Wagensellcr,
LII ,,.lllnL.,.. Dnu,r

Ed. Middleburg PosT.
DEAR SIR:-EnclOsed
please find my check for S1.25 which
according to your special published
new ra,e will pay for the Posi- one
year. | feel greatly interested in
forthcoming history Of Snyder Co.
which You propose 10 publish in the
POST. This alone ought to bring
You many new subscribers, and the
advantages OF your special low rate
to subscribers is double induce
mcnt. venture tosay it will bring
YOU many hundred new subscribers.
| am also very well pleased to
see tn effort made by our historical
society ot'Snyder Co. 1t is certainly
a move in the right direction "a be-
Ginning should have been made wears
ago, but it is never too late to pre-
serve of what history we still possess
and will be able to hand over to
future generations and interest the
present. Were | at home, would
gladly lend Il helping hand. might
be able to assist To some extent, rs !
am in possession of genealogical
manuscripts gathcrcdsome ycarsago.
In conclusion | can only say to my
old friends, "Go on with the good
work, in such way that we may be
able to tell future generations what
the past and present has been doing,
of its success and Of its failures, OF
its pleasures and sorrows and of its
hope tor Il future world"
Very truly yours,
A. X. GIFT.
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BROS|OUS Bros,
sUNBURY, PA.
M ARRIFD.

At the residence OF lrlah Fcssler,
Pcnns Creek, SNYDER county,by Rev.
Sidney Kohlcr, Franklin Coles of
Montours>illc and Ella Spanglcr.
Apr. 9th, at the Lutheran par
sonage, Adamsburg. by Rev. b. f.
Kautz, John A. kearns, OF Beaver.
town, and Eflic Aurand, of Beaver
Springs.
At the Methodist parsonage,
lewistown, by Rev. NJ. l.. Smyscr,
John Iuilnaglc, of Lewistown and
Carrie Kline, of Wagner.
Apr. is, by DR.. J. Il. Dimm,
Daniel K. Scc,holtz and Lucy }.
TarheauN.
Apr. I3, ny Rev. W. l.. Brill
laf, IL, port irevcrton, DR.. J. f..
Ee-n" OF Mr!<ees and Cora Agnes
Mid, Of Buchanan, Mich.
Apr. 10, by }. G. Gauglcr, j. p,
ut Shamokin Dam, Charles W. Fry
mire OF Shamokin Dam and Chris
sic j. Kern of Sunbury.
May Is, by Rev. ". A. Haas,
II. G. Hendricks and Lizzie NJ. Jar
rett, both Of Monroe township.
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GODS GREAT GIFT.

Dr.. Tslrnage 81
plains Of the won
ders Of the ear and
how the Divine
Master has not
given us more thar
He possesses Him
self and that His
ear ID never closed
TO the appeals OF
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SPANS Proposition.

New York, Dec. "A dispatch TO the
World from Paris says: The drafts Of
articles submitted by the Spanish com
missloners relate to the nationality OF
inhabitants Of the Ceded territory. the
jurisdiction Of courts. the cases pending
in them, the continuing of grants and
contracts for public works. services in
the ceded territory and other kindred
matters.
one article provides hat the United
States n Spain shall appoint an in
ternational committee of seven eN-
perts, each country TO name one of
it's citizens. orc Briton and one French
man. n a German TO be the presi-
dent.
The committee is to determine re-
sponsibility for the Maine disaster. IL
Spain is responsible. she is To send n
warship TO SALUTE the American nag al
New York. II she is not, the United
States are 20 pay all expenses OF the
commission The Spaniards' idea Is
that, having yielded IN the main prin-
ciples, they will gain important ad-
vantsges in the details.
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CLAIMS FOR REDRESS.
United states Has some Problems to
Solve.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The United
States government is being called upon to
face some questions Of interest resulting
from the expansion policy. The British
government some time before the annexa-
ton Of Hawaii to the United States. filed
with Hawaii "A number of claims for re-
dress for the III treatment and Illegal
confinement of British subjects involved
In the revolutionary movements which
overthrow the queen. These amount t.
several hundred thousand dollars in the
aggregate. and the question IL. the Ha-
waiian government having failed to set
tie them. whether the United States gov
eminent does not inherit liability. The
claims are just such as were filed by the
late Secretary Gresham against the Ha-
waiian government in behalf of n number
of American citizens. most of whom az
forwards turned out to be aliens. None of
our claims were pressed. hut they forISed
the foundation for the British claims.
Another question of more Importance is
the determination of the status of some
Of our newly acquired citizens or subjects.
Already "A Chinaman by birth. but a
Filipino by citizenship. has applied for
recognition as an American citizen. An
other Chineman in Hawaii wants a
passport showing that he Is a citizen of
the United States.
The annexation law prohibits the COM
ing into the limits OF the United States
Of Chinese persons from Hawaii. but the
constitutionality Of any acts that pro-
poses to discriminate among American
citizens has been raised, and this China
naman is a citizen by adoption. There are
a few Of the questions that have already
arisen. and others are expected to follow
In the near future.
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The Future OF Spain.

- YER since the destruction OF the
= Maine. Senior Sagasta a put
up the best game possible with
his assortment OF very pool cards. 1t
was not in these cards for him to ac-
compifsh much for his government, N
he has the satisfaction OF knowing that
he didn't lose a trick through careless
ness. If Spain In wise she will continue
Sagasta in power and give him a chance
to turn her present misfortunes to her
future advantage. Spain may yet be
prosperous II she goes about IL right.
Stripped of her colonial possessions,
she has at home which are
only waiting industry and good man
agement for development. As one writ
er has expressed II, Spain Is better on
to-day than she has been since Queen
Isabella pledged her Jewels to provide
Columbus with ships. Colonization has
reduced Spain to one OF the least sig
at home ! 1900. 900 of people. some sew
enty-fve per cent. OF whom are farm
ers with implements almost as rudi-
mentary as those. of the ancient Egyp-
tians. Hardly more than thirty per
cent. OF her people are able TO read Ind
write. There Is but one school house
to each 1900 people. and only three
per cent. of her population are engaged
I'm manufactures. IL Spain, released
from the dead weight of the posse
slons she has fortunately lost. shall
start afresh with her home population
and bring IL into the procession Of ad-
vanced states. the losses which she so
much bewails will prove the greatest
blessings recorded in her history.
But IL is to be feared that Spain will
embrace the opportunity. Those of her
politicians who are out of a job will at
tempt to take advantage Of the situa-
ton and bring about "a day of reckon
ing with those responsible for the hu-
initiation to which the nation has been
subjected The overthrow of the Sa-
gasta administration is looked for and
| one headed by General weyler is talked
Of az it's successor. That would he bad
for Spain. whether Weyler has pledged
his support to the present dynasty or
to Don Carlos. or Is planning a dictator
ship for himself. weyler Is the type or
man that Spain ought to keep out OF
Office. Sagasta is far from being an
ideal premier. but he is the best man
visible. He Is a clever diplomat. able
and adroit but not sufficiently progress
sive. Possibly out OF the chaos there
may arise a man who shall possess all
the qualities OF statesmanship that the
| occasion demands.
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All Sorts.

Nearly 100 different machines have been
invented for boring rock.
why. Jen." said the lady. "your aunt
must be pretty old. isn't shey
"A hundred and five years. exclaimed
the lady. why what on earth is she do
ing up there in New Haveny"
An important industry OF Paris Is the
manufacture of toy soldiers from sardine
and other. tins that have been thrown
away.
A remarkable feature Of India is the
number of deserted capitals. There are no
less than three old Deihis. all close to
each other. and south OF the present city.
Last year Japan imported nearly 5000
900 worth of coal. There are 100 coal
mines, 30 Of which are important. One Of
them. in Chikugo. yields 600. 900 tons a
year.
The secret police of Paris is quite dis
tinct from the regular force. The MEM
bers are generally unknown to each 9TH
er, and one detective is often employed to
watch another.
A breech-loading cannon. made in 1863.
has been discovered in an old museum at
Hamburg. which explodes the belief that
such weapons are an invention OF the
present century.
A parliamentary paper Just issued in
Belgium shows that there are In that
country No fewer than 1880 LIQUOR estab-
lishments OF various kinds. or 1 to every
20 Of the population.
The icebergs of the two hemispheres are
entirely different In shape. Ane Arctic
bergs are irregular In form. with lofty
pinnacles and glittering domes. while the
Antarctic bergs are fiat topped and solid
looking.
An Austrian chemist who has been
making researches into tho subject de-
| clares that out Of 4.110 varieties of now-
ers known and cultivated in Europe
scarcely 400 have any odor; and of these
nearly 20 have an odor which r.. IL any
thing disagreeahle.
Mile. Schepkon-Copernic has translated
NJ. Rostand's play. "Cyrano De Berger
ac." into Russian. and Signorina Labertin
has translated IL into italian. II appears
that women are the chief transiators OF
the play, as 1t has been done into En-
glish by two ladies'. and Miss Marguerite
Hall has made an adaptation for Amer
lea.
In n Southern family lives In old man
named JEFF. who has been with them and
the previous generation for more years
than they can remember. He is certainly
pretty old himself. so his mistress was
rather surprised when he asked to have q
few days off to GO. as he put 1t. "up &c
de old state of New Haven" to see his
aunt.
A lecturer on the wastefulness OF
American housekeepers estimates tina
100. 900 families could be fed with the food
daily thrown away by hotels, restaurants
and large private establishments I'm New
York alone. The cause is said to be thu
abundance of food and the bad cooker,
in America. II the figures are right. New
York is a big field for domestic scienc,
missionaries.
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cases OF broken ribs. three skulls frac-
tured. three torn ligaments OF the legs,
two shoulder bones broken and a gen.
eral variety OF painful sprains. dislo-
cations. ruptures. conclusions OF the
brain. smashed hands n wrists and
lacerated cartilages. There were hun
dreds OF less serious injuries OF which
no record was kept. The Chicago au-
thority argues from these figures that
football Is not, as it's advocates claim
IL TO he. "a harmless sport, To be classed
with baseball. yachting. cycling and
horse racing" The casualties in foot
ball" says the Chronicle. like those In
pugilism and wrestling. result from in
tent OF the players 10 disable the oppo-
site party II necessary. or eve inciden-
tally in obtaining advantages on the
field. The rush of the wedge in its
f~ierceness and force inevitably involves
injuries, Gripping and manning men In
the opposing ranks. Success depends
upon the extent TO which the other side
is weakened by more or less grave In
Juries TO its members. Such is not the
case I'm any Of the other field and water
sports. Collisions on the track or in
cycling or rowing never occur by de-
sign. Even In the ring and In wrestling
injuries such as football players in
t%entionally innict on their opponents
are classed as foul and forfeit the
,,a,obp
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TO FIGHT THE TRUST.
Independent Grocer. OF 81. Louis. Make q
Protest.

st. Louis. Dec. 2.-The Republic will
say tomorrow: THE Independent
wholesale grocers of St. Louis are max
ing a lively protest against the agrees
sion of the American Sugar Refining
company, commonly Know as the SUI
gar Trust. 1t is said the trust is charg-
ing a higher rate of freight for the de-
livery of sugar into this city than 1t Is
paying to railroad companies and is
pocketing a neat profit thereby. Accord
ing to the statements OF two of the best
posted wholesale grocers at the Cupples
station, the trust is charging the job
beTs 22A cents a hundre pounds as
freight on sugar delivered in this city.
whereas it has to pay rates not to ex-
coed Is cents, making an extreme profit
of Ak cents on every 100 pounds ship
ped" w learned that this practice
was going on" said one of the COM
planning jobbers, "by comparing the
rates charged from New York to this
city on imported sugars. We know that
If imported sugar can be shipped here
at Is cents the American article can be
shipped for the same price. The trust
refused to deliver the sugar to us in
New York with the purpose Of paying
freight on IL ourselves"
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at the point Of n cheaper production Of
many manufactures Of iron and steel than
can be attained in any other country. II
American locomotives can be exported
at a profit. why not American ships?
And why should not American ~shipbuild-
ers take their chances in open competi-
ton instead OF trotting TO washington
and invoking the extension OF an exclu-
sive privilege which works both ways
excluding them from foreign trade as
well as foreigners from their trader Yes
terday's papers contained the announce
ment that 1000 tons Of castiron pipe had
been shipped from Philadelphia TO Lon
don In a British bark. Why not In an
American bark1
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-03
CLOSED ITS SESSION.
The National Municipal League Closed
Its Sixth Session.

ihe NatiOndi "uni'ipai league sioseu
Its Sixth Session.
Indianapolis. Dec. 3.-The National
Municipal League closed its sixth SEES
sion this afternoon. A resolution was
adopted to refer the model charter back
to the committee with power to COM
plete IL and TO report at the next ses-
sion n giving the committee authori-
" To FIJI vacancies and increase its
numbers.
The following resolution was offered
by q. McClintoCk OF Pittsburg and
adopted:
Whereas. Asphalt street paving is
very generally an important part Of
municipal expenditure; and.
Whereas, There have been numer-
Gus complaints and much litigation in
different cities because Of combinations
tending to prevent competition and
thereby to largely enhance the cost of
works;
Resolved, That the executive com
mittee be requested 10 appoint a spe-
cial committee TO procure information
n to report at the next annual con-
erenc what. II anything, can be done
by the league to promote the interests
OF the muniC. palities i'm the matter Of
competition IN asphalt street paving
Charles Richardson read a paper on
Municipal FranChises' that attracted
attention.
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Current Comment.
High-priccd Christianiring.

From the Boston Transcript.
One of the most amazing spectacles
which any country has seen In the last
100 years is that 50 many people who
never gave a penny and who never Of
fered n prayer for foreign missions SUD
denly believe I'm bearing 20 a h~alf-savage
people the blessings OF a Christian civil
ization at an outlay Of blood and treas
ure not yet to be calculated. II Is mar
velous how devout people will sometimes
become all of a sudden. when the exer-
else OF an alleged religious duty happens
to accord with their worldly desires.
There are more ways than one OF mas
auerading In the livery of heaven.
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TWELVE PAGES.
Secretary Ayers Report.
IN HE official literature OF the wal
of 1898 is assuming vast proper

of 1898 is assuming vast proper
tions. The annual report OF
Secretary of War Alger is a long docu-
ment. consisting principally of a re-
citsl OF the Santiago campaign from the
secretary's standpoint. General Alger
tells his story without any unnecessary
nourishes and is at pains 10 present
such OF the official kilograms as back
his statements up. Those who are in
terested in following the mazes NJ the
Alger-Miles-Shafter controversy will
read the report with special interest.
The general public is familiar with the
main features OF the Santiago cam
paign and cares little for historical de-
tail.
1t does not appear from the associated
press condensation of the report hat
Secretary Alger specifically notices any
of the criticisms passed upon his man.
agement OF the war department.: nor
that he makes n recommendations
as to the enlargement or future govern
ment of the standing army. The re-
port is a story of the war rather than
a story of the war department. Ad-
hitting that he made the best OF all
the conditions and circumstances. Sec
rotary Alger must be well aware of
the defects and imperfections of our
present military system and his neglect
TO point them out as he sees them, is
singular.
In that regard the report is disap-
pointing. 1t conveys the impression
that hostile criticism has rendered the
head OF the war department so nervous
and III at ease that he hesitates to take
the initiative and offer any important
suggestions as to war-department re-
form. Every fair-minded person knows
that there was more or less bungling
during the war. There vas ineXperience
% in many commands. but the worst fea-
ture of the affair was the clumsy. out
of-dste machinery of the war depart
ment. which could not be changed or
be experimental with when the nation
was confronted with a war. Orders
and acquisitions have to pass through
so many hands that they too often be-
came Intellectual. The routine machinery
IL SO ConplCdttu Andl tonluSlpn 4,
unavoidable. Instead OF giving regi-
mental commanders a pretty free hand
in the management OF their affairs, and
holding zach one responsible for tne
condition and capability OF his com
mand, the authority OF the army is
not only centralized in the department
at Washington. but the management
Of minute details Is attempted. Mos.
of the troubles which accompanied
and followed the late war resulted from
this system.
In time OF war. at least, the reo'
working head Of the army should bt
not the secretary OF war. but the corr
manding general He should have tbs
same powers as Grant had when tn,
union army for the first time became
an efficient body. The general stan oi
the commanding general should 10
made up OF experienced soldiers. select
ed for their proficiency. and n a mar
proves a failure he should be displaced
Under present conditions. as the De
troIt Tribune put IL h other day. Il
the square peg gets into the round hol,
ne stays there to the end Of the ser
vice"
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, CORRESPONDENT

~ CORRESPONDENT asks the
n Standard to explain the initia-
tive and referendum system
that South Dakota has just adopted. II
is curious tina n reform for which
It's advocates claim there Is SO great a
demand should be so little understood.
The nature of the initiative and refer
endum has been described repeatedly in
the Standards columns. but here IL Is
again: The South Dakota constitutional
amendment provides that when as
many as five per cent. OF the registered
voters OF the state demand any special
legislative act the legislature must. at
the ensuing election. submit the propo-
sition TO the people. Should the ma
jority OF voters approve Il at the polls,
IL becomes a law. That Is the Initiative.
The referendum is secured by a pro-
vision that IL hve per cent. OF the voters
formally object to a bill which has been
passed by the legislature the bill must
be submitted 10 h people at the fol-
lowing election, and must stand or fall