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The times., 1899-03-17
Captain cratghfn on putx.

Capt William E. Craighill. of the Army
Engineer Corps, who was recently assigned
TO duty as assistant 10 the Engineer Com
missioner Of the District. reported TO Cap
tain Beach yesterday. He will enter upon
his duties in this city today or tomorrow.
The detailing of Captain Craighill as as
sistant will afford Captain Beach a much
needed rest. He has had 10 bear the en-
tire weight of the business Of the Engineer
Department since the beginning OF the
war as he has been without an assistan,
during his whole incumbency Of the Of
fee.
The times., 1899-03-17

Percaies-the entire output of the larg-
est cotton mills 10 the United States-light
and dark grounds, including fast E3E
indigoes; special value 14S
I0c OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The times., 1899-03-17
Our Regular Till Ends.

Best Domestic Piques, with complete
line of plain shades-also large assort-
ment Of dots figures and stripes, on
white, Black, Blue. Pink, and O3/C
Red grounds. 121-2c. TO 1se. 84S
value "
The times., 1899-03-17

have been afflicted with rheumatism for four.
teen years. and nothing seemed 10 give any relief
was able to be around all the time, but constantly
suffering. I had tried everything / could hear Of,
and at last was told to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, which ] did, and was Immediately re-
iieved and in short time cured. / am happy to
say that it has not since returned.-Josh. Edgar,
Germantown. Cal. For sale by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist. 9ss Street north
wes,; Connecticut Avenue and s Street north
west, and li2s Maryland Avenue northeast.
The times., 1899-03-17

Manchester Chambrays, one of the b:
wearing wash goods manUfac- I'll
tured: mostly plain shades; regu- ne
lar u l-2c. quality ...........-....O "
The times., 1899-03-17
Spring Opening.

Here are two crackajack Silk
items with value enough in them
to cause a small panic.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
A NEW ENTERPRISE.

Cement which, after analysis, j,
said to be equal to the celebrated
Portland cement has been fonnd in
large quantities upon the land of Dir.
Z. NJ. Borum near StrasburQ June
ton. A company, we understand
has already been formed and force
of couple hundred hands will be
employed. tbs being at the June
ton oftwo railroads the location is
- favorable as could possibly be de-
sired. Messrs- Edward Mitchell and
Richard Mccoy have been elected
mana gers Of the works. This is an
important industry and will add
much to the prosperity of that I.or-
tion of the county. A rock said to
be like the cement rock has been
noticed at Woodstock, but no anal
ysis has been made. Ii may be
possible that we have been sending
away for, and paying freight upon,
cement, while an abundance of finer
quality has been hidden all around us.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04

Capt. b, y. Bowman has moved intf
the new iwe!lipg he has just completed
on south Main dIGet II is one Of LlG
handsC NEST houses in the town the
frGGt being strikingly attractive and the
painting ~ lliS best taste. Inside, the
bonse is most eonyt nlenhg arranged,
the Captain baying studied out every
detail with that in yiew, The lumber
was selected with great care, and IS the
work was all done under the careful
supervision OF that master builder, Mr..
Joseph Keller. OF this place, who had
none but the best work men employed.
no bett0r guarantee could be given OF
the substantial as well as fine character
of the work. The front porch or veran-
da is the creation Of that finished de-
signer and skilful worker In wood, M
Jas. W. Sheetz. 1t 10 beautiful piece
Of work and has attracted much favor.
able attention. Capt. Bowman can well
be proud Of his new home.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
TUFTS Liver pills
81. LUKE NEWS.

The long continued drought was
broken by gentle shower on the oath,
and the gardens and corn fields have
put on differe Mt and more pleasing
attire.
Mr.. Levi Sherman, the oldest man In
this neighborhOod, and probably The
oldest man in the county, has been very
sick for the last few days and is not eI-
pected to live.
Mrs. Sarah King. Of Springfield, Ohio,
is visiting her father, Mr.. Isaac Ryman,
near st. Luke.
Our blacksmith shop at st. Luke has
again opened up with Mr. Sol. Mowry,
OF Calvary, at the bellows.
uurrah for St. Luke She can now
boast OF one OF the best weather proph-
cts, the finest dentist and the most &C
commodating mail carrier in the coun-
ty. We mean Uncle Billy, who prophe-
sled against the Woodstock delegation
Of prophets for to- late rain. II came
Just twelve hours later than Uncle
Billy said 1t would, and four and a half
days later than tie zine set by the
Woodstock prophets. Uncle Billy is no
false phrOphet, bur hits the centre every
time he don't miss It.
But after all Uncle Billy is better
dentist than prophet. On last Thurs-
day he tried his hand in that line much
to his own satisfaction, whatever the
pa,ient may think. One of his neighbOrs
had been annoyed with an aching tooth
and he sent to the writer OF this for some
shoe tools with which to extract the
offending molar. After securing whole
kit Of these tools Uncle Billy placed his
patient in the dental chair and went to
work on him, finally getting the tooth
ort. Although the poor fellow twisted
ana squirmed like worm on fish
hook, Uncle Billy contends he extract
ed the tooth without pain because he
didn't yell bit, when the truth Is he
had his mouth 50 full OF pincers he
couldn't hollow to save his life. This Is
one Of his tricks, the "ould rsscle
Mr.. Calvin Andrick, OF COnicyille,
paid d. r. Sine's family flying visit
last week, but extended his visit 10
greater length near Columbia Furnace.
The farmers are about done thresh-
ing in this neighbOIhoOd with good re-
sulte, big pile of wheat and small
pile of straw. BILLY Boy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
ORANDA NEWS.

Mrs. j. T. Showalter, of Pulaski
county, is visiting her daughter Mrs.
W. /. Dudley.
Revs. Dudley aud West are hold
ing aprotracted meeting at Bartons'
vile, this week.
Mr.. l. L. Keller with good force
of hands is building a barn for Mr.
Cornelius Hickman, OH the old Shull
farm.
Mr.. James Willis has proven TO he
the champion bumblebce player, IN
these parts he having killed sixty-one
at one time in about one hour re-
Gently.
The corn crop is almost past re-
demption from the excessive dry
weather, which still continues.
The annual convention Of the Val
ley district Of the Christian church
will meet with the church here Aug.
1920. A large attendance IL OK
pected. Jumbo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04

The article that appeared under
the call of Chairman Miley in last
weeks issue, we are informed, has
been miscons,rued by many as an
editorial article. 1t was not. In fact
we, as all editor, have not taken any
part in the squabble. We are sim
ply waiting. When both sides come
10 themselves, stop fussing and are
looking for men who are capable and
who have under all circumstances
been true TO Jetfersonian democracy
and have never been eLamOured witt,
heresies of any kind, they may
be very easily found. Until they
throw aside their petty jealOusies
and their new tangled ideas about
the currency, we aredispOsed to
give them full rope, AMI patiently
await the result.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04

The Edinburg and Strasburg club.
again crossed bats on Tuesday in Stras
burg, ard the heretofore invincibls
sluggcrs from Stony Creek went down
in a perfect wreck before the lower en-
aers, and had to 20 home with no other
trophy than little round duck egg,
something that no club cares about hay
ing on its banner This unexpected out
come was not because the Edinburg
lads couldn't play, for every club that
has eyer lined up before them knows
whole lot better than that, 1t WAS simply
because Strasburg had one Of those new
kind Of pitchers that no club can get
onto in the first game. OF course Siras-
burg has an excee dinghy keen lot OF
players as every fellow in the Wood
stock club will admit, but it was not that
alone that gave them to against such
players as Edinburg puts In the field.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04

The GoLD democrats are certainly
in n bad situation. The populisti,
democrats, in some counties in Vir-
GINA have served notice upon then
that they will not be permitted to take
psrt in the primaries. What a ter
rlble retIibution it is. They stub
bOrnty refused to how their knees
aud worship the silver calf and for
their stubbornnsss they are how to be
eruci6ed. They will lot be permitted
to associate with the Chicago COLI
ventiOn democrats. They are even
refused the offer that Mr.. Bryan
made them some time ago. Sack
cloth and ashes and penitence with
tears will avail nothing, if they hap
pen 70 live on the ocean laved shores
Of AccOmae. They committed the
oiuOHdOlC slu htlu AZ HOh uCSti' .
ed TO wander alone amid the burning
sands Of that county whose democrats
are SO much purer and better than
Their fathers. Their own son, Henry
A. Wise who so bitterly denounced
the democrats, aud afterwards repent
ed aud WAS accorded the highest
scat in the synagogue, il a living OK.
ample of The tolerant spirit oftheir
fathers. But the times haze changed
and AccOmac democrats have chang
ed with them. A man that refused
10 vote for Bryan cannot now vote
for Tyler. The pure financial polite,
al record OF Gov. Tyler must not be |
sullied with the votes of men who
dared to prefer democracy as it was
10 democracy as it Is. The friends
Of Gov. Tyler may have more votes
than they want, but they do not en-.
nance his chances of election by per-
'ecuting the men that believe that
he free coinage Of silver at l6 to is
vain delusion and snare.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
Spanish-American Islands,

Mr.. Bryan, in newspaper anti.
Gle, calls the Governments Philippine
policy ''gunpowder gospel" and SAY S
il violates the spirit ofihe Constitu-
ton.
Seven killed and 20 wounded is
the latest statement Of the American
loss in Sundays fight at Calamba.
The transport Senator arrived at
San Francisco with tic Tenth Penn.
sylvania Regiment.
General Ludlow issued an order
snppresslng the Havana paper called
III Reconccptrado,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04

During the rain aud thunder storm oil
last Friday afternoon the barn Of Mr..
Lem. Holler, on Narrow Passage, near
Calvary, was struck by lightning and
burned along with about 300 bushels of
wheat unthreshed, large lot Of hay.
Il wheat drill, farmiI & implements.
and many other articles Several
wagons, buggy rake, buggy and all
the stock were gotten GU. and saved.
The barn was large structure. built
from the best selected lumber, and was
among the best in this part OF the county.
Mr. Holler had am insurance of $500
on the barn and $500 on the contents.
viii III we suppose Will not cover the
loss by a considerable amount. We
have no doubt Mr.. HOllcr will rebuild
as soon as possible, as he has as much
energy as a steam engine, and it will be
long way In the future when no Ia
;aught fOoling away time over .spilt
milk" His barn had been insured by
VI. w. Magl uder aud arrangements TO
ADJUST the loss have been made.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
SDain's Greatest Need.

Mr.. X. p. Olive, OF Barcelona.
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken,
S. G Weak nerves had caused severe
pains in the back of his head. On
using Electric Bitters, Americas
greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy,
all pain soon left him. He says this
grand medicine is what his country
needs. All America knows that i,
cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies
the blood, tones mp the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, puts vim,
vigor and new life into every muscle,
nerve and organ OF the body. 1t
week, tired or ailing yon need it.
Everv bottle guaranteed, only 30 cts.
Fold BY B. Schmtt, Druggist.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04

BLANCHE REED, there is prObabl,
OF more than half dozen who are
cen iIered truly great. At the head Of
b tile cOterie OF celebrities stands
tedntiful Blanche Reed, this season I'm.
er engagement TO The Great Wallace
SHOWS.
In point Of poise. grace, dash and dar-
ing agility her riding simply deaes all
description. Nothing she does looks
difficult nor appears indeed 10 require
effort. She u secure and as muG6 ~
home Ia her unstable position on the
hesVing. bounding back Of \ galoping
horse rs is a society belle on i ball room
floor.
Her routine OF repertoire OF teats aud
evOlutiOns Is so varied that she can cOpI-
pletelY change her act 1t every pei
tornlanee for days at tine. In all she
does theEe is naught that is conin,6j.-I
place. She se0sns the ordinary and alb
bora the eonyentioD4l in the vernacular
she begibs where the Others leave of,
and epds ia an uBapproachable aeiiieye-
meDt of scr0b attic agiljty that is ut once
paradOxically nDattainable and past be-
lief unless seen with ones Own eyes,
She Is with The Great Wallace Shows
AZ Woodstock On Friday. Aug. 2jth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
FRIDAY. AUG. 4th. 1870.

While WE have not e>pOused the
cause of either Martin or Tyler, we
are led to believe that there must
be some good in Tyler by the dirty
filings that we find in the Martin la'
pers. 1t seems hardly possible that hs
is the man that they 50 extravagun,li
lauded two years ago
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
YELLOW EEyER AT HAMPTON, Va.

Newport N ews. Va, July 3d.
Thirty cases of yellow fever in tie
Soldiers Home at Hampton and 10
deaths in the last two days is the
startling report coming from the res
crvatiou tonight This city is IN
great excitement. Hampton and Old
Point have quaratiucd against The
home, and Newport News will follow
suit early in the morning.
1t was learned from an official
source this evening that there is no
doubt regarding the nature Of the
disease.
The epidemic appeared in the
home week ago, but the physicians
have been in doubt regarding its
nature, and did not decide until To-
day that it was black vomit. As soo,
as it was definitely determined that
the dread seourge was raging IN the
institution steps were taken to pro-
tect the pubic. The cars were pre-
. vented from running within half {
mile Of the reservation.
1t is feared however, that mucl
damage has already been done, a
there were two or three excursion
: from the interior today.which spen
Sunday on the beach aud in Hamp-
. ton.
The health authorities have takel
steps to battle with the scourgc, anc
it is believed they will be able Il
handle it successfully. There wer
seven deaths yesterday and three
today. More than 1000 veterans Of
the Civil War are sheltered in thi
home. When this fact is considered
thc seriousness of the situation ma,
be readily seen. Being on Govern
mcnt reservation. the United State,
Naval Hospital Service Will proba
bly, take charge of the epidemic, anC
i. is not unlikely that Surgeon-Gene-
raj Sternberg will be requested t.
come down and look over the field.
Norfolk, Va, July 3O.-The Nor
folk Board of Health has qdarantined
against Old Point, Hampton and
Newport News. Police officers have
been sent out along the water front
TO watch for tugs, sailboats and other
craft. There is much excitement.
The Board of Health at midnight
issued thit order:
Until further orders a strict
quarantine is hereby declared against
Old Point, Phebus, Hampton, New.
port News and adjacent country"
Hampton has been quarantined
from Old Point and the trolley cars
stopped running to the former place
tonight.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04

Down In Accomac county, the
TYLER democrats wont let any one
vote in the primaries who did moi
vote for w. J. Bryan for President
Ifthey are going TO compel Tyler to
carry Bryan, he may find the load
TOO heavy. lie has hard race and
his friends will probably find out
after the election, that he would have
run better without the weights Bet
ter let him pace rapidly than lrot
slowly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
That ThF0bbiug Headache

Wonld qulekly leave you, ifyol
used DR.. Kings New life Pills
Thousands OF sufferers have proved
their matchless merit for Sick and
Nervous Headaches. They make
pure blood agd strong nerves and
build up your health. Easy to take.
Try them. Only % cents. Money
back if HQt cured. Sold by b.
Schmitt, Druggist,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
Our Street Parade

a Suuburst of Spendor. Triumph of Art, MoIey
and Good Taste, with Lavish Luxury Of SiecacuLr
Effect aud Greatest Professional Features Conceival e.
RUN ON EVERY LINE OF TRANIL
NO GAMBLING DEVICES TOLERATED
NEVER DIVIDES NEVER DISAPPOlNTF.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04

A young woman who had lived with
Mr. Wenger several weeks ago. was mr..
rested upon the charge of carrying into
the Jail a corset steel and file to be used
by the prisoners in their effort to break
Jail. The evidence against her was
that oftwo OF the prisoners who swore
that she had brought the articles into
the Jail. Their evidence was contradic
tory. Even II II had not been, the fact
that these pris' ners willingly went upon
the witness stand TO testify against one
who was endeavOring to aid in liberat-
ing them, would create suspicion. JUS
tice Haas, after hearing the case,
promptly discharged the accused.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-08-04
About Lady Circus Ricing and the Greal
Wallace Shows,

One Of the greatest
difficulties that the
managers Of the
great modern cir
cuses haye to cou-
tend with Is the
derth Of acrobatic
eQuestriennrs Not
one girl ont OF a
thousand who es.
says the art ever
achieves suecess,
and not one out OF
a hundred o. those
who succeed ever
attain eminence.
III all the world
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-15
DAIRY PHILOSOPHY.

II little extra care will secure yoG
one cent q pound more for your butter
it will be one dollar extra on hundre(
pounds. Money is what we conduct tht
dairy for.
If we have kept COW oil winter that
is Improbable, do not let her eat u
valuable grass during the summer. Al
improbable COW is Improbable eithe'
on or off pasture.
The poor butter does not sell as quick
ly as good butter, and the longer butte'
is kept the worse it is. No wondef
that so much butter does not bring The
cost Of its production.
Honor to the boy who thinks his 70
ther's knowledge pretty nearly perfect
But let no young dairyman, howeveT'
successful his father was as dairyman
think that there is nothing to learn.
In nearly every paper devoted to The
dairy that we pick up, we find kindness
to the COW urged. Is it a fact that men
are 80 reckless as to be brutal to The
cows, and that so much space need te
used to urge kindness?
Don't forget that there are more u
censes being taken out to sell butteriTs
than has ever before been the case
The stuff is not all honestly sold. Gi'i
the iniquity q whack in the dairy meet
ings and demand more legislation upo1
the subject-Western Plowman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-15
WEST BEAVER.

The festival at Lowell on Satur-
day evening was we'll patronized and
passed off quietly. james Steely
took in the sights in the Big Valley
Oh his wheel last week. Carbon
Seebold, proprietor Of the Washing
ton House, Middleburg, paid Nc
Clure a visit on Saturday. Carbon
is Just as good-hearted abroad as at
home. That is why he always has
the lions share oftrade of the travel
ing public. Squire Steely crossed
the mountains by phone on Satur-
day morning to attend f. J. Swine
ford's sale at Siglerville.. George
Kahley spent Saturday in Snyder
County. He has been making his
home in Dry Valley, Miillin county
this summer.........W. H. knepp,
(blacksmith), made a business call
at Beavcrtown one day last week
..... Some of our farmers have begun
cutting grass. Some expect to be
through harvesting by the fourth of
July There is rumor afioat that
the party who stole the fence wire
from Joseph Lash, is known and
will be brought to justice. That
certainly will be right, as there is
too much petty thieving going on.
Daniel Trcaster took a load of cher
ries to Lcwistown and disposed of
them at ten cents per quart. On
our streets they were sold at 8 cents
per quart Mrs. Amanda Wetzel
has been visiting her Snyder county
friends for the past week. She now
resides in Mitllin county.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-15
FREEBUR0.

The spring term Of the musical
college will cl,se. with public ex-
ercises Thursday evening. ! There
was large attendance during the
present term .... The Lutheran and
Reformed church was filed Sunday
afternoon with an appreciate audi
ence in attendance at our children's
day exercises. The music was well
rendered. Annie Grimm presided
at the organ, W. H. Grimm assist
ed with the violin, w. F. Brown
with the trombone. A liberal col
lection was given. Prot. Mover
stated that the home department
worked successfully. &c. A. Gear
hart and Prof. Boyer made a busi-
ness trip to Centre township last
Friday extending their trip to Mid
dleswarth p. o. They reporta fine
crop of wheat along theline Of travel
through Centre township. David
Womer and wife and Geo. +. Hep
ner made a business visit to ID. S.
Boyer, Esq, last Saturday. They
are the executors of the estate Of
John Hepner, deceased. They will
sell the real estate of the deceased
Saturday, July o.. Eight students
of our academy willreceivediploma
at the end of the spring term. The
diplomas are a beautiful specimen Of
the printers art and suitable tor
framing. Potatoes, corn, grass
and grain are in a promising condi-
ton. We will also have an abund-
ant apple crop.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-15
kREAMER.

Henry Groover and wife of Lew
isburg visited in town over Sunday
80. This place was well represent
ed at the county seat last week dur
ing court. Harry Biokel and friend
attended commencement at New
Berlin on Saturday evening Frank
Mitchell of Pax:onville was home
verSunday. Miss Izora Walter
attended commencement exercises al
Selinsgrove last week. ..... The chill
dren's day exercises on Sunday were
quite a success and we'll attended.
The children deserve commentator
for the manner in which they deliver.
ed their different parts. :. Mrs. A.
G. Smith and sons were visiting
friends in Selinsgrove last week..
Thomas Gutelius of otMifllinburg was
the guest of his son, N. c. Gutelius
and family last week. u. F
Walter and wife spent Sunday witt
friends at Salem. 80. The carpenter
Logan the construction of the new
house for j. j. Mitchell this week
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-15
ADAMSBUKG.

The net proceeds Of the straw
berry and ice cream festival held on
Saturday evening were Sl1.O0. ..
Messrs. kearns, Aigler, Walker and
Middleswarth of Beavertown, spent
Saturday evening in town. e. . Miss
Estella NJ. Romig is spending some
time at Selinsgrove, Dalmatia and
Sunbury. j. E. Zimmerman, who
was attending Susquehanna Univer-
sity at Selinsgrove, is at home. :. /,
Messrs. Sarba, Rettinger and Con-
rad of Sunbury are painting the
Lutheran church at present. .... Mr..
and Mrs. Greininger of Tyrone were
the guests of j. w. Shook recently
......J. B. Spangler, wife and chill
dren spent Suaday in Mcclure. .....
Rev. l. p. Zimmerman, wife and
daughter attended commencement at
Selinsgrove last week. .... Howard
Mitchell was robbed of check of
SlO2 and about Sc in money last
Thursday night. Misses Nettie
Specht and Lottie Smith spent sew
eral days in Selinsgrove. Hiram
Siegfried of Selinsgrove spent Sun
day in town. ..... .Children's Day will
be observed in the Lutheran church
on Sunday evening, June IS. -.
Miss Mamie Steely of Bannerville is
visiting in town. Miss Bessie
Mechtley and Wallace Derr of Mif-
tlintown were the guests of the for
mer's parents over Sunday.