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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-06-23

Twas the frst time Beth had seen
an eel. "My!" she said. II never knew
before at angle worms CREWS bigs
that."-Judge. &, 3 M
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A Common Danger.

II you have ever had cold which YOU per
mitted to wear away" 1t may interest you to
know 1t was dangerous proceedings. Ever
cold and cough which Is neglected paves the
way for consumption, bronchitis, asthma o.
catarrh. Otto's Cure, the famous German throal
and lung remedy, will cure any Cough or cold
and save you from consumption. Call on W..
u. Herman, Troxelville; Middleswarth s
Ulsh, Mcclure: II. A. Ebright, Aline and get .
sample bottle free. large sizes 25c and SOC.
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The Only Thinr Left

"How does Blankly get along? He
says that he's too proud to beg and too
honest to steal"
He gets trusted."-Detroit Free
Press,
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They Go Well Together.

They are giving away life insurance
policies with some Of the cheaper
wheels"
II don't wonder at that."-Cycling
Gazette.
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An Invitation to Keen On.

"Oh. that might die kissing you!"
he exclaimed.
well, expect papa home almost any
minute now," she replied. - Chicago
Daily News.
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oh. more than bitter Is the cup
OF those meath Fortunes frown,
Who walt for something to turn up,
And and themselves turned down.
Town Topics
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Rigby-Did,y you fire, your cook? ,
Digby-No. She fred herself.
Rigby-French leave? Z
Digby-No. Gasoline. Brooklyn Li1,
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- ral'nn=o con
STE, III t.Is sec
ia,,n Tire e,p thai
%, u f,o { n.re.
sati"im sins ing,
iakin:iils text iroul
Pains Xxx. .. ''Send
In, e Il L. from the
s.ttI,iu u.ry.
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Train leaves Sudbury % y IN, ar.
rives at Seinsgrove 5 40 pm
Trains l.uy, Iawistown Junction :

t5sa m, 10 j. II m,l237 ms - m,' o. ii % N
Altoona, Pttsburg and the West
, For Baltimore and Washington IS n IN C2.
= 80 4 IS / 0!pm For Philadelphia and New
York 3 80 - u IN ! Ol / 33 4 i3 and lll6 pm toi
Iurrisourg OJa IN and 23 y III
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Philadelphia & Erie r R Division.
AND
NO :TiIERN CENTRAL RAILWAY

NO..TII EKN ILNTKA T. M TLWNl
'Tr,ius leave -uubury daily except Sunaiy:
=. M for Erie and Canandaigua
; IL IN iOr Belici0nte Erie and Canandaigua
I4Sa ~ ior.LpcG Haven Tyrone ana the Wes.
! 10 pm for Relshrnte Kane & tunaLdaigua
> IS u IN Tor EcnuyO and Elmira
H!j y IN tor " WlllimsDort
sunday 3n o- Erie and Cannndhigua
. am for Lock Havea AMI % III for wi
Transport
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The Only difference.

Little Clarence-Pa, what is the diff
ference between firmness and OBJ
stinacy?
Mr.. Cal!ipers-Merely o matter of
sex. my son.-Puck.
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Union Steam Laundry.
Adams q Youtz, Props,

Adams q Youtz, Props,
NiffIipburg, Pa,
FAULTLESS LINEN is the
crowning feature Of evening dress
The UNION FINISH for which
this laundry is iamous speaksplainll!y
ofpainstaking care in every detail
Collars and cuffsironed with smooth
IvORY-LIKE EDGES.
Prices the Lwest.
We lead; Others follow.
Lace Curtains q Specially.
G. A. GUTELIUs, Agt,
Middleburg, Pa
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4 10 a m Tor CntawisSa and HazotOn
d 10 N, . - u N > % anl } t5 p n Tor wilkes
barre and liazelton
20 III, 10 70 AIN, = ~ , Iu - IN for Shame
Kin and Mount Carmel
sunday ~ u III Tor Wilkc 'barrc
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when you and l will cross over! Some
OF you have had about enough Of the
humping and failing of this life. a
draft from the fountains Of heaven
would do you good. Complete release
you could stand very well. IL you 1t
on the other side and had permission to
come back. YOU would not come.
Though you were invited to come back
and Join your friends on earth, y,u
would say: mo. let me tarry here un-
til they come. I shall not risk goirg
back. If man reaches heaven, he
had better stay here"
In Freyburg, Switzerland, there is
the trunk Of tree 400 years old. That
tree was planted to commemorate an
event. About ten miles from the city
the Swiss conquered the Burgundians,
and young man wanted to take the
tidings to. the city. He took a tree
branch and ran with such strength the
ten miles that when he reached the
city waving the tree branch he had
only strength to cry ''Victory!" and
dropped dead. The tree branch that he
carried was planted. and 1t grew to be
a great tree 20 feet In circumference
and the remains Of It are there to this
day. My hearer. when you have fought
your last battle with sin and death and
hell and they have been routed In the
conflict, It will be Joy worthy OF ceis-
bration. You will ny to the city And
cry "victory!" and drop at the feet
Of the grsat King. Then the pain
branch Of the earthly race wsll b
planted. to become the outbranchins
tree Of everlasting rejoicing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23

others, as to the closing of the Cuban
debate. When he finished by quoting
Mr.. Hits remarks: "And it is under
stood, Mr.. Chairman, that at o'clock
tomorrow, there shall be but one yea
and nay vote, that on q motion to re-
commit The Democrats broke forth in
applause. THAT was precisely my state
ment," continued Mr. Bailey.
Il do not desire to impute motives
other than honorable ones to any one,
for am slow to charge fafsehood or I'M
fair dealing, but l do affirm that there
has been either a misunderstanding or a
mistatement." Z
A lengthy coHoquy ensued on the par
namentary points involved in the dis
Iuted question. and at it's conclusion
the house went into committee Of the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill
with the understanding that general de-
bate should close at p. m.
mings Oem., n. 70 made an eloquent
Minn) spoke on the free homes question.
Mr.. Lewis Dem., Ga.) submitted some
remarks in reply to Mr.. Dingley's state
ment on Thursday regarding the cause
of the depression in the cotton industry
In New England, and Mr.. Gaines Oem.,
TENN on the armor plate question.
The other speakers were Messrs. Lit
tie Dem, Ark, Kleberg Oem., Tex),
Adamson Oen., Ga.), Stephens Dem,
Tex.), King Oem., Utah, Underwood
Dem., Ala), and Ridgley Pop., Kan.).
The speaker appointed Mr.. Hurley
(Rep., n. " on the naval affairs COM
mittee, vice Mr.. Wilson resigned.
The house at O'Clock adjourned.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
STILL AFTER H6nHA
MORE TESTIMONY TAKEN BY THE
JOINT LEGISLATIVE INVESTI-
eating COMMITTEE.
TELEPHONE BILLS OFFERED.
THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN
PAID.
A QUESTION OF RIGHTS RAISED.
Can the Members of the Committed
Act Also az Attorneys in the
Case9

CINCINNATI, Jan. 22.-Work was
continued today by the legislative COM
mittee which is inves ugating the
charges of bribery in connection with
the election of a United States sem
ator. The proceedings were in line with
those of last evening.
The committee which arrived from
Columbus yesterday resumed it's In
VeStlSatlon this evening. Representa-
tive Otis, who resides here. and who
made the charge Of bribery, was NOT
present at the sessions Of the commit
tee. Other members of the legislature
from this county were spectators at
the investigation. Representatives Ru-
tan, Spellmeyer and Kenny, of the
house, were present with Senators
Burke, Long, Robinson, Flnck and
Garfield during the examinations Rep
resentatives Bowel and Rankin, Of
Fayette, were again absent
Senator J. j.. Sullivan Is here with
Attorneys Harry M Dougherty and
Cyrus Huling, representing the de-
Tense. 1t has been stated that SulIt-
vans right to vote in the senate on
the report will be questioned on the
ground that he has been an attorney in
the case. Senator Sullivan said if he
is disqualified, Senator Burke and the
Democratic members of the commit
grounds, and no report can be adopted.
Horace B. Dunbar, president and
manager of the Gibson house, who was
examined at length last night, was re-
called. He produced further records
showing that Henry II. Boyce, of New
York; H. II. HOllenbeck, of Chardon.
o.; E. H. Archer, Columbus; Jared p.
Bliss, Columbus, o.. and others con-
nected on both sides with the senator
1al contest at Columbus, were guests
at the Gibson house from Jan to 10
Mr.. Dunbar testified last night that II.
II. Boyce had the key to his private
office up stairs in the hotel. and used
the private telephone while the clerks
had the conversation taken down from
the telephone In the general office
down stairs.
Today Mr.. Dunbar presented the I'M
paid telephone bills of Boyce BY
Boyce using the private telephone in
the Gibson house the telephone COM
pany had trouble in making out it's
bills. The telephone bills, presented
to Dunbar for payment, were produced.
These bills gave the records when
BOyce, Hollenbeck, Bliss, Allen O.
Meyers Jr., and others in Cincinnati.
called up Dick, RathbOne, Kurtz, AL
len o. Meyers Sr. and others in Colum-
bus, giving the time and charges. Mr..
Dunbar then testified further to con-
versations, which he gave in his evil
dence last night, as taking place be-
tween his hotel in Cincinnati and the
senatorial managers in Columbus
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
SCIENTISTS SUCCESSFUL.

CALCUTTA, Jan. 22.-The eclipse Of
the sun was witnessed at all the sta
lions under favorable conditions. The
weather was perfect, and the results
were most valuable. The totality at
Buxar lasted one and one-half minutes.
Five special trains went to Buxar with
Europeans
TALNI, British India, between Am
rasti and Nagpur, Jan. 22.-The OBJ
servations of the eclipse of the sun
today by E. w. Maunder and G. II TT
Waite were most successful. The sky
was perfectly clear, and the light dur
ing the middle of the totality eoualled
a full moon. The general shape of the
suns corona was the same as in the
eclipses of 1886 and 1896 The corona
extended over two diameters from the
sun, and It's greatest extent was along
the suns equator. Photographs were
obtained on scale of four-fifths inch
to the suns diameter and also on the
scale of one-tenth inch to get the cor
nal extensions. The spectrum of the
chromosphere and its prominences was
successfully observed with an opera
glass fitted with a direct vision prism
In one of the eye pieces. Three pho
tographs of the corona were obtained
on scale of seven-tenths inch to the
suns diameter, and also on the scale
or one-tenth inch. Good spectrum nho-
tographs were obtained. The spectrum
Of the flash was obtained with a pris-
matte camera, and a siX-inch telescope
The Lick observatory party. under
Prof. Campbell, wire that the skv Is
clear, and that the observations have
been successful The light in the mid
die of totality was greater than the
full moon, and the general shape of
the corona was similar to the eclipses
Of 1886 and 1856. It extended to the
distances of nearly two diameters from
the sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
PosTMAsTERs' REPLY.
Nearly All Protest Against Reduce
ton in Forces.

ton in Forces.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-About for
ty postmasters have replied to the cir
culars sent out by Postmaster General
Gary asking what savings could be
made in the administration of their Of
fees during the remainder of the fiscal
year in order to avert a deficiency In
the postal appropriations. Nearly all
of them set out that their offices are
now being run on an economical basis,
and that any further reduction Of
working force is out Of the question.
The few exceptions to this rule admit
that some saving might be made, but
say it will cripple the existing service
to cut down the force Of employees.
Meanwhile, personal remonstrance
against any reduction in force that will
impair the carrier delivery are being
made to the officials here. Among those
who called at the department for this
purpose yesterday were senators Hoar
and Aldrich, PostmaSters Thomas, Of
Boston; Warfield, of Baltimore, and the
postmaster at Woonsocket, R. I.
Now that congress has been made
effectually acquainted with the amount
of the probable deficiency. and the de-
termination to cut the number of de-
liveries, if no appropriation is made
to meet it. the opinion is expressed that
some aid will be given the department.
Even if it is not forthcoming, the de-
partment officials say good purpose
will be accomplished by the informa-
ton received from postmasters in the
replies to the circular, in that it will
serve for a basis for future calcula-
lions on the requirement for service
in the localities affected.
A Handsome Metal Paper Cutter and
Book Mark
Combined sent free of postage, under
sealed cover, on receipt of 10 cents in
silver or stamps. The latest, best and
most serviceable adjunct Of every IL
brary end office. Address Geo. H.
Heafford, 40 Old Colony Building, Chi
cago, i'll.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23

that I could work and earn living"
continued Luetgert, "but what will peo-
pie say? They will laugh at us, she
said. told her to let them laugh; that
their laughing would not take away
my work She said if this come, don't
want to live. She said she wished the
children were dead. About this time
Louie came in and asked for money
to go to circus and his mother told
him we had no money for circuses.
gave the boy 10 cents
What happened next?" asked Mr.
Harmon.
'She said, If the sheriff should come
you will not find me here told her
that it was foolish to talk that way. She
said it was not foolish; that there was
nothing foolish about it, that if things
kept on as they had for the last two
months, 1 would not see her any more.
l laughed and said she had better stay
with her children. She said I always
laughed at her. 1 did not pay much
attention to her remarks, because she
had been talking like that for several
MONTHS
How was Mrs. Luetgert's mind af-
fected by the long sickness of your lit
tie boy Elmer, the winter before?" ask
ed Mr. Harmon.
1T affected her great deal, and she
often made the remark that she would
rather see the child dead than alive. She
made these remarks in the presence Of
both children"
DO you recollect what time of the
night it was?"
Luetgert then told of his going home,
and said:
''At home 1 saw my wife sitting in the
kitchen against the east wall and read
ing a paper. l think it was a German
paper. I could not find the tea and
asked her where it was. She said she
did not know, but that the girl always
tended to that. The girl was in bed.
[ found the tea, in the basement pantry,
and went up stairs again. There l saw
Louis and my wife,
-Luetgert told next Of speaking to
Louis, and of carrying a lantern which
the witness said he always did at night
in going to the factory. In answer to
a question he said:
Il turned and left the house by the
north door. Yes, that was the last time
l saw my wife"
Luetgert had his eyes fixed on the
jury as he said this.
When questioned again whether he
knew at what time of the night he re-
turned to the factory, Luetgert said
once more he did not know, not having
looked at clock.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
SALTWATER NEWS.
Many Prison City Citizens Have the
zklondike Fever.


The Klondike fever is raging in this city
and many fortune hunters viii have crossed
the trail leading to the famous gold fields
before summer comes. Many men, who have
regions are now figuring on hunting gold
and early in February no less than forty
parties will start. Many have already pur-
chased their supplies and others holding
off for a week or two: boat is being con-
structed in one of the boat houses here
which will be used in transporting the sup
and shipped to the Pacific coast.
Warden and Mrs. Wolfer returned yester-
day from a short visit with friends at Eyota,
Mimi
Byron ]. Mosier and H. H. Gillen are at
West Baden, Ind. They will also visit in
Detroit and Chicago and exepct to be gone
a month.
The Knights of Pythias have issued invi-
tations for a masquerade ball to be given in
their hall, in the Jassoy block, early in
Messrs L. simonet, R. H. Bronson and
Alex MacKey have been appointed a com
mittee to arrange for a hop to be given by
Saltwater lodge of Elks.
john G. Nelson and wife returned the first
OF the week from a pleasure visit with their
Bend Ind.
Misses Daisy and Matte Rice, of sisseton,
s. D., were guests at the home Of Mrs. CARL.
Mrs B. B. Smith and son, spent the week
with friends in Duluth.
Mrs. Theresa Piper spent the week with
1dLliiiy III hIlWduhee
Alex Mackay returned Monday from a
short trip to West Superior.
L. Simonet is In Chicago business con-
nected with his extensive furniture estab-
1shment
Ben Taber, of Keokuk. To-, spent a part
of the week In this city.
Al Blaisdell and JAMES Underhill expect
to leave for the Klondike some day next
week
Rev Andrew Nelson, of Maiden Rock, Wis.
conducted protracted meetings at the Swedish
church in this city during the week.
The Young Married Ladies Euchre club met
with Mrs. ]. e. Gillespie Friday afternoon.
The Entire Nous club gave calico ball in
opera house hall Wednesday evening. About
forty couples were present and the evening
was spent in an enjoyable manner
Austin jerks is at home from a trip to
Council Bluffs, 10.
The Degree of Honor gave a card party In
Sons of Hermann hall Friday evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23

have taken four bottles Of your Peru
ma and find ourselves free from catarrh
and the effects of la grippe" Again
he writes later: "It has been five years
since 1 took the Pe-ru-na and 1 am still
free from catarrh. l feel safe in rec
ommending it to those who have ca
tarrh. 1 hope you may be able to ex-
tend the knowledge of Pe-ru-na far
and wide as one of the finest tonics,
and one of the medicines best adapted
to the human system
Write for DR.. Hartman's latest book
entitled Winter Catarrh,' which will
be sent free II any address by The Pc
ru-na Drug Manufa curing Company,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
GLADSTONE WEAK,
But Still Able to Be Driven About at


CANNES, Jan. o. = Mr.. and Mrs.
Gladstone drove out at noon today.
Mr.. Gladstone was helped down the
step into a carriage by a nurse and
valet. Mr.. Gladstone wore a thick over
coat with a collar turned up, and with
a tall hat. He descended the steps in
the slowest manner, leaning heavily on
a stick, and using the balustrade, and
was lifted into the carriage. Then he
was wrapped in furs. The alarming
rumors of yesterday regarding Mr..
Gladstone's health were further cur
rent today. He is extremely weak, and
so detected, as a result of neuralgia
pains, that he expressed desire that
all were over.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
Making Amends.

There is a good old story of a general
whose death was announced in a newspaper
by mistake-a circumstance which annoyed
him very much. He called on the editor and
demanded that contradiction should be in
serted in the next issue: That general"
was the EDITORS reply, lis quite out of the
question. We never apologize and we never
withdraw a statement, but I'll tell you what
we'll do for you. Well put you in the births
next Week'-Argonsut.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
Tour of All Mexico.

Special vestibuled train Of sleeping
and dining cars with the new open
No-Top Observation Car start from
Chicago Jan. Is and Feb. %, under the
management of the American Tourist
Association. Tickets include all ex-
penses. Apply to Agents Chicago. Mil
Waukee & ST. Paul R'y for pro-
grammes.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23

been troubled with
catarrh for some
years; then I had
la grippe, which
left me in terrible
distress. My wife,
who is in her 68th
year, had la grippe
also, which left her
with pain in side
and back, W i t h
which she suffered
for one year. We
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
BOGUS PASSES.
Big Block Unearthed In the Office of
a. Chicnro Broker.

a. ChicaSO Broker.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-While looking up
evidence against w. II. Blaze a ticket
broker at 202 Clark street, the police
have found i'm one Office, bogus passes,
mostly editorial, which apparently rep
resented $4,000 that had been secured
from unsuspeCe.ng strangers. The dis
covery has led to the belief that band
Of swindlers in the guise of ticket
brokers is in existence in Chicago, and
reaping a harvest by the sale of bogus
tickets. The case which led to the in
vestigat ton, and which may lead to a
number Of arrests, was that of John
Wallace, Of Jacksonville, O., who went
before the grand jury and had Blaze
arrested on charges. of swindlng. Wal
lace reached Chicago week ago en-
route to Dakota and was directed, so he
says, to BlaZe's ticket office Wallace
bought pass to his destination paying
$3.50 for 1t, and was told to call at 6
o'clock for the pass. BlaZe's office was
locked at thatvheur, and when Wallace
called the next day he was told the
transportation had expired and $3.50 was
demanded for another pass, which was
paid. Wallace says he was given a
piece of pastebeard marked Editorial
Pass" stamped with the supposed seal
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
road, and was ,diracted to General Man
ager Miller of that road, who. he was
informed, would ipdorse the ticket. Mr..
Miller, however, took up the ticket, and
later showed to: the police $780, 900 worth
of bogus transportation, which had &C
cumulated in the past two years. From
their general appearance they all come
from one person. silt is said the names
of a number oflticket brokers who seem
to be implicated, are in possession of
the railroad officials and will be brought
to the attention of the grand jury.
The general passenger and ticket
agents of ten railroads appeared before
the grand jury today to secure the in
dictment Of ticket brokers for alleged
Illegal transactions in passes and edi-
toria1 mileage. Sixteen cases were
heard by the jury. Among the passes
said to have been found in a Clark
street brokers' office are five made out
in the name of Mayor Harrison.
Unconditional.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23
A SURE CURE

Fer La Grippe Has Been Discovered
at Last.
The following letters were written to
DR.. Han tman by Mr.. Joseph Barnhill,
Dawson, Mo. Both he and his wife had
been suffering from catarrh and the
effects of la grippe for years. Pe-ru-na
cured them both. He says: II wish
to inform you of the benefit your Peru
ma has been to myself and wife. I had