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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18
SELINsGROVE.

Rev. G. E. Froutz of Wittenberg
College, Springfield, O., is visiting
at his aunt's, Mrs. M. L. Wagensel.
ler.. Misses Watkin and Applegate
OF Shamokin are the guests of Ed.
Taylor's, the restaurant man &. "A.
Marburger's house is almost com.
pleted; it makes fine appearance
'....Jos. Scharf and son have open
ed their grocery store; many people
find their way to see them. :. .Trini.
ty Lutheran choir arranged to at.
tend the choir convention on Sat-
urday. :. ,!Chas. Noetling, wife and
children Of Beaver Dam and Geo.
and Miss Clara Noetling, nephew and
niece are being entertained by Prof.
VIM. Noetling "A great many people
passed through town on Sunday to
attend the various camp meetings
-. Rev. Barb preached an excellent
sermon on Sunday, it being the first
since he had his vacation. "A young
barber has arrived at the residence
of. N. Feehrer. We congratulate
Barber Feehrer. The second ball
team played a game with the Free
burg team-Score II to 8 in favor OF
Freeburg. Bevier, Nest and G.
Bolig Of the first team assisted Free
burg. Mrs. Frank Bousum (nee
Lumbard and child Of Patterson
are welcome guests at the residence
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William : Bfuner and Melvin
Harner left on Tuesday for Central
Pa College, New Berlin. Mr..
Bruner is 4 senior this year "a
number ofboys who were were home
to attend Teachers Normal and for
the examinations, have returned to
lumber woods until school opens. :.
The directors of Franklin township
elected Mr.. Erdley as teacher of the
advanced school and Hoyt Graybill
OF the primary school. Picking
huckleberries continues to be the
chief occupation Of many people here
1.-The festival held by G. E. So
ciety last Saturday evening was a
success financially and socially.
Miss Annie Gift ofSunburyis home
visiting her father, Austin Gift.
Miss Annie Swengle spent several
days with friends in the vicinity of
Pawling. William Feese washere
looking up graveyard records" for
the Posi-. Our graveyard is especi-
ally noted for its "fine fence.
Mrs. Bowersox enjoyed her recent
trip through the west. She met a
plShber Of Snyder countians at
Hampshire, III. The triphome, with
a day off at Niagara Falls, was very
delightful. The 6. S. expects to
have a fine picnic at Bowen's grove
next Saturday. Ralph Gift ex-
poets to take up his studies this year
at Sus9uehanna University. He ar
rived home from Scranton last week.
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Sergeant S. V. Ulsh of Mcc,.
this county, a member of Co. nj
10th Regimentof Pennsylvania yol'
unteers, was wounded in the sk;,r
ish on the night OF July 3lst [ :,
Malate, near Manila. About sONo
Spanish troops made a fierce att,st ot
upon the American camp, where ths
Tenth Pennsylvania was entrencbsd I
but the Keystone boys bravelv ~
sisted and repulsed the attack with
terrible loss to the enemy. Towns,
extent the sergeant has been injured
we have not learned. Ammon KEN.
pher Of Selinsgrove is also membe,
of this crack regiment.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18
Thursday, August Is, 1898.
YOUNG AMERICA AND THE NAVY,

Two young boys from Ohio who
have invaded the East witha propo-
sition to build a magnificent battle
ship have been receiving considerable
attention. AS they have come with
the full Endorsement of President
Mckinley, it is not singular that
they should receive this attention.
Their object is a worthyone. They
propose that the rising generation of
boys and girls shall unite their pen
nies and their small coins and build
a vessel which will not only be a
credit to our navy, but floating
monument to enthusiastic, patriotic
and wide-awake Young America.
The older people are not appealed
to. Men have given their yachts to
the government, have expendedtheir
money to aid it, have equipped bat
teries, and noble American women
have nursed the sick and gone into
the hospitals. They have shown
their patriotism in many ways. This
appeal is entirely directed to the chill
dren. There is not a boy or girl in
the country who can read who has
not followed this war with thegreat-
est of interest. They have learned
the difference between the free gov
ernment and a corrupt control by
Spanish officials. Their better ma
ture has been aroused. 1t has been
a lesson to them in humanity and
government. Wherever the Amer
lean flag goes it carries enlighten-
ment with it. Against that flag no
foe must prevail. Duty to country
is next to duty to God.
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WEST BEAVER.

Our veteran scho ol teacher, j. J
Steely, has been appointed teacher
Bowersox's school IN Miffiin county
flames Treaster of Maitland,
Mifain county, has been spending
the past week visiting his Snyder
county friends. r.. H. Lance of
Mifiinburg put up a fine monument
for the remains of w. Lepley at the
Mcclure cemetery. Quite lot of
our farmers have finished thresh.
ing and report the wheat about half
a crop, oats middling good, but
light. Potatoes are taking the se-
cond growth since the wet spell, 80
they won't amount to much. Pat
Garegy Of Wisconsin spent few
weeks here in visiting some of his
old comrades of the 49th P. v. of
which he was member. He start.
ed for his western home last week;
he is still the same Jolly Irish Pat
....James Steely was off for berries
on Saturday. He says he was under
q tree top picking and O cricket
jumped on his back; he was SO much
frightened that the first thought in
his mind was Weyler the butcher
JAS. Steely has soap OF Bumble
bees; he claims the honey is a sure
cure for frosted feet and corns.
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a Hint for Next Winter.

A neighboring county has a young
man, who by pulling string while
lying in bed starts the kitchen fire
and takes another snooze while the
tea kettle is nearing the boiling
point. At night he puts the shaw
ings and wood in the fire pot and
has in front of it plate Of steel
through which protrudes a Parlor
match. Next to this is a fiat file
with string attached, which runs
to his bed up stairs. Pulling the
string draws the file over the head of
the match whichignites the shavings
and sets things going without
ones getting out Of bed.
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ScHLrFFELTOwN, Augsht 12t.
MISTER DRooKER:
Der long -bainich shool maishtel
doh i'm shteddle is, according to 81.
ner aigny opinion, ivver Gus shmart
olsfort grand uf gadress'd, 'bordich
polite tzu de weibsleit un SO shtarns
moneerlich os ar ollamohl seim hoot
N lift gebt wannar'n lady babaigend
uf'm pafement. Aver ca ding suit
I'm gor net doh in unserm shteddle
os sell is we'll unser lett marshtens
fun goota Pennsylvania Deitsha
shtock sin. Ola gabut, sawga se,
maught ar remarks os de Pennsyl-
uania Deitsha illiterisha, doppiche
dummkep sin.
Well, ar coom'd eva fun ivver
GUS grossa und granda Jarsey shtate,
un ich mus confessa Os'n ordlich
gross'r unnershied is tzwisha der
Jarsey I'm Pennsylvany. Doh in
unserm shtate tsu sawga ivverall
finn'd mer fun beshta lond, grossy
un grandy heiser un sheiras shaney
geil, fetty uxa, g'sundy, ousg'woxny
menner, shmarty boova I'm de
shenshty maid in der gons United
Shtates, untzu sawga olles fun seller
awrt in Pennsylvania Deitsh. Aver
we ISIS drivva in der Jersey? bort
wohna Sc marshtens in olty bluck
heiser, de fielder umring'd nit
shtawka fensa, und era sondich lond
gebt ivver GUS crosse un fetta crops
fun hucklebaira, wulkraut, dorna un
dishtla, un'n orrich grossy propor-
ton fun cram live shtock is naucht
ella, hinkelvoys, rockoona, biscotza
un mushkitters. bort, in sellam
lond wissa Sc gor nix fur Pennsyl-
vania Deitsh. Und des is now der
rale difference tzwisha uns dumma
un doppiche Pennsylvania Deitsh
bush knipple un de ivver ous shmar-
ty I'm hoch galarnty sond-Shponishe
.Jerseymenner.
PIT SCHWEFFELBRENNE
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800 SPANTARDSin 300 days, how
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18
The American Way Of Making War.
From The London Daily Chronicle.

from Inc London Daily chronicle.
The war is practically at an end.
The American boats are soon to re-
s'ime their running to Southampton
the Spaniards evidently are only
playing at not being in ahurry about
the peace terms. 1t has been one of
the shortest wars on record. The
President sent his ultimatum to
Spain on April 20. The American
Ambassador to Spain received his
passports on the following day. This
makes little over three months. In
that time the Americans have de-
stroyed two fleets and, in fact, totally
annihilated the sea power of their
enemy. They have captured two
great ports. They have defeated
the Spanish troops in the field, and
have taken a province and thousands
Of prisoners. Above all, they have
improvised the army with which they
did this part of the work. Not bad
for the interval between rent day and
rent day! The manner of this i'm
provisation is the striking vindica-
tion, in some ways, of the American
system. Most of the troops who
swarmed up the slopes at Santiago
and captured intrenched positions
held by seasoned troops and swept
by artillery were mere unframed
butchers, bakers, and candlestick
makers at the beginning of the war.
When they went into campat Tampa
they were the rawest of raw hands.
Many OF their officers wereprobably
very little better. Their rcommissariat
was a practical joke. Transport,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18

Of Editcr Lunbarj. Tr;n;,y
Sunday School have decios',y !.
. picnic this mouth. NM %
Gembsrline who several mosu sa
had . lee, broken, is .b,s Nuns a
around with the use of a cr,,. 20
PER-. Romie and wife s.ea. ,.
from York State where he hun ts;''''
bridging and was aocoupan;.ss s =
a number of builders. W.
stand they will 10 to Maine uas'
near future ~ 10 u job Of wo.a = %
Ihe oraiorio OF the create.
Handel is being prepared pa
chorus OF 80 voices which WHY =,
rendered so'ue time in San. WI
A. Lumbsrd attended the - 'a..
of the War Veterans Assoc;.,;e' aee''a'
Philadelphia last week. Hs .'s rsus y,
having had very enthusiastic ;'poH'
ing and very harmouious ~ess
citizens sent three barrels and W. ~
boxes .. we'll packed. ccnsist;n.' ", !
lenies' fruits canned and d. j, y
soap, clothing. muslin for baDS.Sa S.Sa
etc. which was sent to the R0a Sses
81 society '! Tor the use Of that soeis,,
IN relieving the suffering solS;sS ,;s''
and Cubans, besides the above I.sl' shs''
S4Oin money was sent. Our ns"',' vs'
ar are slad the war is over. Mia
Sherlock of Altoona is the CUES, A'' '
her aunt. Mrs. Sarah Miller M,.' y
Lottie SpanRler of verdilla snsn. S'' !
few DAYS in town am ong Friends
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18

medical service, all had tobe created.
The chief part Of their equipment
was their spirit as free men, their
general intelligence, their lifelong
habit ofturning theirhands and their
brains to anything, and to master it
at uncommonly short notice. 1none
word, they have nothing at their back
but the system and their wholemil-
itary organization is based ON the
belief that, with this, they have the
wherewithal for the ruggedest hour
that time aud spite can bring against
their country in time of danger.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18
Snyder County in the Spanish
American War.

In the records of the Adjutant
Generals department of Pennsyl-
vania, Snyder County has not credit
for single volunteer in the Span
ish-American army. Snyder County
has not sent out company and
hence has credit for nothing, while
at the same time she has quite a
number of fher loyal sons in the SER
vice. We do not think that we can
name all of these, but we shall name
all that we can recall and trust our
friends will send in the names of those
we do not have in the list given be-
low:
Name. Address. Branch OF Service.
& G,s1v n Gss1 snssS, Co. Co. 18th Pa Vols
ssss g. g. S ss F. F. ySs ySs
A2sr ssSss asss:: S E: 1i%; x;s
Lieut.. james Hughes. Kantz. do
Sergt. 8. v. Ulsh. Mcclure co. D.. 10th Pa. Vols.
Henry Meek, Port TrevertOn, Wagon Master
Sergt. II. II, Bower. Middleburg. co. L. 5th p. v.
Rev. J. c. shindel. Selinsgrove, Chaplain 4th o.
Simon Snyder. do Regular Army
Bryant Bower Middleburg. Musician 18th Regt
Percival Shook. Mcclure, CO.-5th Regt.
Milton Spiegelmyer, do do
VIM. Krebs. do do
Dr. W. II. Ulsh. selinsgrove, Navy Surgeon.
Thaddeus Fox. Port TfevertOn. Regular Army
Harry Mullner. do 2lst u. 3. Inf.
Edward Wallace. Chapman twp, Regular Army
Mr.. Coy, Freeburg, do
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18
New Mill completed,

The new mill of Fagley & Yode,
is now completed with a full new
line OF modern improved machinery
under the Gyrating system. The
flour is giving entire satisfaction 10
its many patrons. Everybody IS
cordially invited to come and see on,
new mill work to perfection. Ask
your grocers for the Sweet Home
Gyrator Flour and be happy
Yours Fraternally,
... FAGLEY & YODER
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Malarial Bitters.

DECATUR, III. Aug. %, 1898.
Wec0nslder that we have not only saved our
ives Dut also our house and home BY the use OF
nave Doen sick with malarial fever the past two
years ana not able to work sufiiaient TO pay the
lnterest and taxoa on our home and keep our
Iamty. We have used Aunt Rachaei's Peruvian
Ma.arlai b!tters TWO months and we are reJoic.
ed TO say that our health has been restored and
We we are ireo nom malartal fever and chills
w. j. CAMPBELL and MARY CAMPBELL. wife.
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For the accommodation Of persons desiring to
attend thls interesting picnic and exhibitionthe
pennsylvania Railroad Company viii sell excur.
sion uckets irom August "a to September3, 3, good
to return until September s. incliisiye at rate Of
one fare for the round trip. from principal sta.
t!Ons between East Liberty and Bryan Mawr on
the Northern Central Railway north OF and In.
Guiding Luthervtlle. and on the Philadelphia
Ing WATERFORD.
For information In regard to train service and
specinc rates application should be made to
ticket agents. II.
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Beauty II Blood Deer.

Clean blood means clean skin. Ne
beauty without y. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
strns si dssI yGaSs Ss H9Sd 9S sss and ise clean by
purities from the body. Begin to-day 70
Danish pimples, boils, biotches. black
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, ,-beauty for ten cents. An drug
sists, satisfaction guaranteed. lOc, 25c, SOC.
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MARRIED..

July 80, by Rev. Haas, John F,
Baily to Mary E. Hummel both of
Monroe twp.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18

Reduced Rates 10 Grangers' Picnic at
Wflliams' Grove via Pennsylvania
Railroad.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

GovernOr-Col. W. A. stone.
Lieut.. Gov. Gen. J p. s. Goblin.
Sec. Int. Anairs-Gen. ]. W. Latta.
superior Judge-W. W. Potter.
Congress at Large-Hon. G. A. Grow.
S.A. Davenport.
Congress-IIon. 7 NJ. Mahon.
Assembly-Dr. A. N. smith.
Associate Judge. T. Gemberllng.
County ySurveyor-G. A. Botdorf.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-08-18
The Middleburgh Fost.
Published every Thursday.
Geo w. WanenselIer,
editor and Proprietor

Subscription $1.5O per year.
which must be paid in advance when sent out
side the county,
sATEs OF ADVERTISING.
All transient advertisements not otherwise
contracted for VIII be charged at the rate OF Is
cents per line (nonpariei measure) for frst inser-
ton and 10 cents per line for every subsequent
insertion.
81 Death notices published free obituary poorly,
tributes Of respect. de-. three cents q line.
The herald., 1898-12-04
WHAT OLD WORLD THINKS OF NEW

which America could offer.'
"'No doubt said the American, but yot
would have to bring your forces across thu
Atlantic to the other hemisphere and keeI
them there for the rest Of your natural life
For the new world is not going to submit
to the old world any more No, sir; moi
any more than it submitted a century since
when the orders were far worse.
"'And remember he added, as clinch
ell. that when you were bringing youl
armies and your navies across 5000 miles O.
sea to fight America you would have t.
count with England, who is certainly moi
friendly to your enterprise
"Ths put an extinguisher on the proposal
Nothing more was heard of the contemplat
ed Intervention. 1t never got so far as t.
be submitted to England. The whole desgr
was checked at the very outset by the calm
audacity with which the representative o
America played his cards, including The
trump card of Anglo-American entente
which henceforth will play a leading par
in all dealings of the English-speaking peo
pie with their jealous and suspicious neigh
II bors"
The herald., 1898-12-04

sition of the United States. Whether it is
authorized to do so is not quite determined,
but if its duties are 80 extended it opens
up wide field of labor involving important
complications principally in the way Of q
conflict with the original schemes in the
islands acquired.
Hawaii has patent law of its own, and
under which up to last year 3l8 patents had
been issued. Under Spain's patent law,
which has applied to all its colonies, there
have been 10000 patents issued since 1878,
and up to last year. The Spanish patents are
subject to annual taxes to keep them alive,
and probably not one-quarter of them are
now in force. These patents already grant.
ed, if now in force, it is contended ought to
be continued in force for the periods for
which it Is used, these terms not being uni
form. On this point it is cited that Congress
cannot impair the validity of contracts,
these points being unquestionably good,
considered as contracts.
The issue is thus raised whether the
United States will grant patents applying to
the United States proper or to the whole
country as so extended, although the lat
ter is believed the more feasible course. Az
to Cuba, whose exact future status is not set
tied, the question is thus rendered the more
puzzling, while the American citizens who
Igo there will want the same protection a.
here. There doubtless would be an i'm
mense amount of sugar, agricultural, pump
ing and other machinery, implements, ETC.,
taken in there, and protection for which
will be sought
The herald., 1898-12-04
PATENT LAND CHANGES
TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE
COMMISSION
Some Unexpected Complications Aris-
ing From the Extension of the
National Jurisdiction

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The government
Patent Commission, which has been inquir-
ing into changes in the system, expects to
submit its report to Congress about the
beginning of the new year. 1t has prac-
tically decided to recommend that applicants
for patents who applied abroad previously
to filing here be given priority here from
the date of application abroad, if application
is filed within seven months thereafter. The
/ effect of this is to antedate the application
here giving it the date when it was filed in
the foreign country. 1t also, doubtless, will
recommend abolishing caveats The trade
mark matters, however, present great diff
culties. The commission is seeking to pro-
ceed as fast as possible and is anxious to
effect general trademark law to which,
however, a recent Supreme Court decision
stands in the way. The decision held the
law for the general registry of trademarks
to be invalid and that Congress could only
provide for registering trademarks for use
in foreign, interstate or Indian commerce.
The only trademark now issued is specifi-
cally required to be used in foreign COM
merce
There are forty-three States having a
trademark registry system, and the commits
sion would like to have general law in
force if by any means possible. The com
mission is now considering a proposition to
include in its scope the consideration OF
| these matters in the new territorial acqui-
The herald., 1898-12-04
THE TESTIMONY TAKEN
CON NCERNING THE CONDUCT OF
THE WAR
A Wide difference Of Opinion Regard
ing Conditions on the Transport
Ship st. Louis .

WASHINGTON, Dec. Sat today's ses-
sion of the war investigation commission the
examination of Captain Mckay, who was in
charge of the transports in the Santiago
expedition, was continued. Captain Nc
Kay also superintended the embarkation of
the troops which came north from Santi-
ago after the surrender, and he Indignantly
denied the published statements regarding
the filthy condition of the transports.
In conclusion he gave it as his opinion that
when the expedition sailed it had ample
facilities for landing. The difficulties sub
sequently encountered were due to the loss
of some of the lighters and a tug en- route
and the rough waters in the harbor at
Siboney.
Lieut-C Goethal, who was chief engineer
on General Brooke's staff, followed Captain
Mckay. He criticised the condition of the
camp at Chickamauga, which he said was
bad owing to the failure of the soldiers to
use their sinks. He described the condition
at headquarters as particularly dirty" He
did not think that the fact set very good
example for the rest of the corps. He
thought there were better sites in the park
than those occupied, but they were mainly
in the northern part, which had been re-
served for the Sixth army corps. The wit
ness described General Brooke's expedition
to Porto Rico. II could not answer for
any vessel except the st. Louis, upon which
he embarked.
"The conditions on the ship" said he,
"were awful. The staterooms were not
cleaned, the bedding was foul, there was no
ventilation and the meats were abomin-
able" Still he did not think the troops
were incapacitated by reason of the voyage.
This characterization of the American liner
caused much SURPRISE
General McCook said he had made trip
in the st. Louis and that she was finally
ventilated, the staterooms below decks be-
ing almost as well ventilated as the deck
rooms. '.''''-
Colonel James M. Moore, assistant quar-
termaster general, explained the difficulty
in obtaining clothing and camp equipment
at the opening of the war and how, in many
cases, the quartermaster's department was
compelled to buy inferior articles or do with
out altogether. This was particularly true
of tentaoe