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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
ten Deen Asked, But the Answcrs
Have Been Few.

How often this question has been
asked and how seldom answered; how
can it be answered. when there is not
one farmer in 100 who can tell the
number Of each kind of live stock he
had, and what they were worth, one
year ago?
There Is not one In 1000 who can
tell how much it has cost him the
past year in household and other
expenses. Bookkeeping is terrible
bugbear to the average farmer, but
one would think he might take account
Of stock once year, and make MEM
orandum Of it, SO as to be able TO COM
pare one year with another. and II he
kept an. expense account, and also an
account Of his income, he would know
where he could retrench. II necessary,
and when he might safely expend, or
indulge in something besides the bare
nee aries of life. Few farmers know
how much It would take 10 support
their families in the way they live
now. II they had to pay house rent,
and hand out the cold cash for every
thing they consume; and that is the
reason so many come to grief after sell
ing or renting their farms and going
TO live in town. \ furmer can. and
frequently does. drive as fine horse
realize how much il costs the other fcl-
low 10 keep horse just for Pleasure.
1t Is getting quite common for we'll
to-do farmers to move into town to
educate their children, and 10th they
and the children frequently learn more
than is good for them. The cost Of
keeping a pony for the children to ride
or drive to school would be small in
comparison, and would be keep.ag the
whole family out of the way Of ,empta-
ton.
The moral side of this question is a
great deal more important than the
financial. The farmer doesn't have TO
solicit the patronage Of anyone. He
doesn't have to enter into competition
ard strive with his neighbor like n
merchant; he doesn't have to wrangle
and warp the truth for a living like II
lawyer; he doesn't have TO depend on
donations reluctantly doled out like
many ministers; In short, he can be
the most independent man on Gods
green earth il he manages his affairs
in q buAness-like manner. He has
more time and equal opportunities for
improving his mind. he has less allure
ments for corrupting his morals, and
his occupation is conducive to the high
est development OF his physical pow
ers. He can be on intimate terms with
his own family, at peace with the
world. and he can worship God under
his own grape vine and apple tree.
none daring to modest or make him
afraid. Yes! Farming does pay!--
William Gill, In Agricultural Ep,toInist.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY,

Artificial ivory Is now made chiefly
from skinned milk and borax. Even
billiard balls are sometimes made Of
this artificial compound.
Gout is rarely known among the
working classes of Ireland. Their i'm
munity from this complaint is thought
TO be due to the fact that their food
consists largely of potatoes.
The amount of public land subject to
entry in the western states Is still very
considerable. In Colorado there are
4.434.s46 acres; Minnesota. s.473,s2S;
Montana. 54.67i.779; North Dakota.
S.S57.335. and South Dakota. 2.092, ,542.
But large portion Of this land is unfit
for cultivation.
The enormous growth Of the orange
cultivating industry in California in re-
cent years is demonstrated by the fact
that in lSSO-'sl total of Is ears laden
with the fruit were shipped east from
Riverside. Cal. while in tie season Of
lS3T-'9s the shipments amounted to
400 cars.
John Y. Stone. of GlCnwICL. in.. has
what Is believed to be the biggest apple
orchard in the world It embraces 500
acres, upon which are growing $4,000
trees. most of which have reached the
bearing age.
The broom factory OF the City Mis-
sion and Tract society. of Brooklyn, has
for years been more than self-support-
ing by the work Of otherwise unem-
rloycd Een. From all parts Of the city
applicants for relief are offered n good
home under religious influences. paid
for by only six hours work per day.
Cork is one of the most difficult Of
substances to pulverize. because its
elasticity prevents crushing, and It
quickly dulls the edge of knife. The
only method found thus far for powder
ing It is by means of machine in which
it is torn apart on saw-toothed bars.
Even these need frequent sharpening.
The powdered cork is very light. re-
mains in the air for long time, and
when in this condition is extremely ex-
plosive. One who has handled it states
that dynamite Is much safer to handle
in bulk than ground cork.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
Incubator for Chicks.

Howeve, resolutely O breeder may re-
solve to do without incubators, he can
not very well dispense with them if
he wants the very enrliest-hatched
chicks. Anyone who has tried to get
o hen to sit steadily early in spring for
sufficient time to hatch out the chicks
will know that it is impossible. The
broodiest hen after two or three days
lon the nest will probably leave the eggs
Isnd 60 to laying again. Yet it is nec-
essary to have the chicks hatched early,
% that they begin laying next fall be
fore the cold weather comes, in which
60 most Of them, II well fed and given
- ~ 1ooA WIN eontinus 70
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
About the HUH Of Oats.

All who have fed Gate know thet
there is the greatest difference in their
feeding qualities. 1t is largely depend
ent on the character of the hull. 1t
has been thought that black-hulled oats
had not only a greater amount of hull,
but that it was also coarser and rough
er than white-hulled oats. But there
are some comparatively new varieties
with white bulls that are as coarse
and rough as barley hulls. Most new
kinds of oats originate in cold or at
least cool climates. II they are also
moist, as Ireland and Scotland are. the
hulls will be large but not rough. The
roughest hulled oats have their origin
in Norway Sweden and Russia.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
Corn for Cold weather.

Corn. which has been the staple food
for winter, has found rival in wheat;
but while wheat is quoted at very low
price, those who buy in very small
quantities will find 1t still nearly up
to old prices. The wheat sold for uses
of poultry is usually Of the lowest
grade, but the retailers seem to make
no difference on that account. While
wheat is an excellent food when fed
in connection with oats for spring.
summer and fall use. yet we believe
corn the best and cheapest during the
very cold weather, as It is nearly always
Of better quality than the wheat sold
to poultrymen.-Farm and Fireside.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27

handle should be about six inches
long. Stretch wire along the posts,
staple lightly in place and cut
wire at end post. Then bore as
many holes in end posts, shown at q.
b, C, as there are strands of wire TO be
fastened In place. Slip end wire through
hole in handle, insert in post hole, as
at u, reel the wire up tight, fasten with
staple and cut the wire on reel. Posts
should be firmly braced.-E- A Tnst-
man, in Farm and Home.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
PRACTICAL POULTRY HOUSE.

PRACTICAL POULTRY HOUSE,
pother point is that fowls will remain
tside exposed to the storms before
hey will seek refuge in dark house.
hey love the light and they are par
pl to the open mir If they can have a
iEindbreak."
With these facts impressed upon the
ader, we give design (not the best" /"
there cam be no best), which shows
westinghouse and scratching she'd.
should be. for a flock of Is fowls,
bout 10 by 20 feet, the roosting place
eing S by 10 feet, and the sheas by
feet If made deeper it will be an
ivantage. The roosts may be placed
bong the rear or at the east side. the
Rouse supposed to be facing the south.
h should be s feet high at the front,
I'D or feet at the rear, tarred paper
foof. The nests should be under q
platform with the roost over the plat
form
The advantages OF this house are as
follows: While not elaborate, 1t costs
but little according to locality); the
front of the shed can be inclosed with
tHire netting in summer, and used as
b cool roosting place; It is warm in
winter, the shed serving MS wind
reak for the roosting portion when
ne wind is in the west; the hens can
work and scratch under the shed In
winter, being really in the open cir,
and muslin curtain (which admits
the Light may be suspended in front
during stormy days. The floor OF the
house may be of dirt, boards, or cement,
but the floor of the shed may be Of
dirt, covered with cut straw, leaves, or
other litter.
1t may be claimed that we allow but
a small flock for such house, but the
way to get eggs is to give plenty of
room. 1t is better to have few hens
hat lay than to have q crowded flock
at produces nothing. The design Is
house that is simple, cheap, can be
by almost anyone, and in some
can be built for 500, but we give
.he design, as 1t may be made
larger, extended, or more elaborate, as
preferred. Gardening.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
BARRELS OF SAMPLES.
Over Two Hundred Thousand Trial Bot
ties Sent Free by Mail.

BY special arrangement with the
manufacturers Of that justly famous
Kidney Medicine. DR.. David kenne-
dy's Favorite Remedy, the readers of
the fOST are enabled to obtain IA trial
bottle and pamphlet ofvaluable med
ical advice absolutely free, by send
ing their full name and address to
the DIR. DAVID KENNEDY CORPO.
RATION, Rondout, n. y, and mem
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OF course this involves enormous
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have received SO many grateful let
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and Blood, Rheumatism. Dyspepsia
and Chronic Constipation, and all
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they willingly send trial bottles to all
sufferers.
Upon investigation it was found
that 81 per cent. of those who had
used the trial bottle had received
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druggists.
1t matters not how sick you are or
how many physicians have failed to
help you. send for a trial bottle Of
this great medicine, it costs you but
a postal card, and benefit and cure
will most certainly be the result.
Put some urine in a glass tumbler
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use of whiskey, wine or beer, DR..
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is
sold at all drug stores at $l.OO for a
large bottle six bottles for $500.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
Elkhat Normal Schoo
and Business Institute.

The Elkhart Normal Shool and
Business Institute offers the best
Courses, Methods, and Instructions
in Pedagogy, Book keeping, Stenog-
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and q copy Educational News free
on application. Address. DR.. Il.
A. Mumaw, Sec'y, Elkhart. Ind.
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
Rule on Hers, Proceedings IN Partition
IN THE MATTER OF TIE ESTATE OF VIII
LIAM HOLLENBACH, LATE OF PERRf
TOWNSHIP DECEASED,


IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIII
LIAM HOLLENBACH, LATE OF FERRY
TOWNSHIP, DECEASED,
SNYDER COUNTY, IS:
The Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania. To
Hannah Hollenbach, widow OF william iolen'
bach, deceased, OF Chapman twp, Snyder Co.,
Pa. Mary Spicher (nee HOllenbach) intermaT-
ried with John l.. Spicher OF Liverpool, Perry
Co., Pa. Levina Heckert (nee Hollenbach) In
termarried with william heckert OF Chapman
twp, Snyder County, Pa, and samuel m9,ien.
bash of Perry twp, Snyder. Co., Pa; William
Portziinc. husband OF Eva Portzlne (nee liol-
lenbsch) now deceased: Catherine shaher (nee
Portzline) intermarried with James Smaller,
Henry +. Portzline, Martha Straub tnee Portk'
Incl intermarried with Wesley Straub, Gertie
Portzline and Susan PortZline, minors above
the age of IA years who have for their guardian
thilip Xeiter all Of Perry twp, Snyder Co,
Pa and VIM. B. Portzline ofTreverton, North d
Co.. Pe., lineal descendants OF william hoIlen-
bach, late OF the township OF Ferry, snyder
County, deceased greeting:
You are hereby cited to be and appear before
the Judges OF our Orphans Court, nj an Or
phans' Court to be held IN Middleburg on the
lst Monday OF June A. D., 1879 at lO O'Clock IN
the forenoon, then and there 20 accept or re-
fuse the Real Estate OF said William Hollenbach
deceased, at the appraised valuation but upon
il by an inquest duly awarded by the said
Court and returned by the Sheriff OF said Coun-
ty or show cause wbv the same shonld not be
sold. Hnd thereof fail not
Witness the Hon. Herold NJ. Mcclure. Presi.
dent of our said Court af Middleburg. this 7th
day OF March, 1899. -
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27

EXECUTORS NOTICE.-Noticc is hereby
z given that letters testamentary upon the es-
tate Of Mary J. Sampsell, late OF Centre twp,
SNYDER county. Pa, deceased have been issued
in due form Of law to the undersigned, to whom
sIl indebted to said estate should make imme.
diate payment and those having claims against
Il should present them duly authenticated for
settlement. u. Z. MAghEh,
New Berlin, Pa Fsb.27, Executor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
THE FENCE QUESTION.
How 10 Fa,.ten Wire to Posts SO That
Il WiIl Hold and How to
brace the Posts.

To secure fence wire to posts, make
n handle as illustrated, of one inch
round iron, three feet long, and with
hole in the handles near the turn. Each
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
k|DQUl.:I[,RN1;|' s.
L9I~~ "a ~ MatE@n
Er;.A DEESQR
CEEAP POULTRY HOUSE.
|ervicca ablc Dcsian showing Conn
kortabLe Quarters, ROOxt House
and Scrutching shed

% one can give a design Of poultry
Sc that will be acceptable to all for
reason that ideas differ regarding
Itry houses. as they dc Of dwelling
PES. The kind Of poultry house to
Nnstructed depends upon the cost
lther how much one is willing
r., st in it. A person can have any
A. preferred IL he is willing to pay
\ Il.ow much room can one get ut
bwest cost? a poultry house
ii have. first of all. the most room
(ble on the floor. it should be ven-
1e6 without draughts OF mir, and it
bid be warm in winter and cool in
mer. The size depends upon the
! Der of fowls in the flock. Bear in
D that while II house may afford a
ting place for q large lot Of fowls,
the main point is to afford plenty
.oom for exercising in winter. and
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
Jury List.

List OF Grand Jurors drawn for III. C,,'J; "
Oyer and Terminer and General jail deliver
and Court Of Quarter sessions OF the Peace G.
snyder county held as June Term. coni,neuctn
Monday. June 5. 1888.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
SHERIFF'S SALE OF
Hotel Property

By virtue Of certain writs OF Fieri Facias Is
sued out OF tie Common Pleas 'ourt OF snyder
County, Pa, and to me directed Will expose
to public sale at the Court House in Middle
burg, on
Thursday, May 4th, 1892,
at o o'clock r. NJ, the following Real Estate
to wit
The property known as the CENTRAL Ho-
TEL in Middleburg, Pa occupying Lots No
and 9 Of the General Plan OF said Borough.
Lot Mob, bounded on the North by Market
Street, on the East by lot OF David Ocker, ON
the south by an Alley and on the West by SUI
gar Street, containing a ACRE, more or less
whereon Is erected the Hotel Building, being
large frame structure with out Kitchen. Ice
House filed with ice and other outbuildings.
Lot No. 9, bounded on the North by an Alley,
on the East by lot Of Elizabetl. NanIandt, on
the South by lot OF ID. Bolendcr and on the
Nest by Sugar street whereon is erected large
Stable used as the Hotel Sheds
Seized. taken into Execution and to be sold as
the property OF W. II. smith.
r. $. RITTER, Sheriff.
sherirs Office, Middleburg April 10, 1892
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-04-27
DOES FARMING pAYa

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Good Manners in the West.

0OOO Mduu0ES III C60 W0SG.
General superintendent Clark, of
the Minneapolis & st. Louis short
time ago returned from trip down
east, where he was not at all pleased
with the actions of the general class of
travellers that he observed. He said:
"For instance, the other day I no.
tices some of my travelling companions
we're eating peanuts and bananas, and
as fast as they were disposed of, the
refuse was thrown upon the floor; 9th.
ers occupied themselves by squirting
tobacco juice on the floor (much to the
disgust of the ladies presently and 9TH
ers had their feet upon the cushions of
the adjoining scat (ald, by the way,
these seats noticed had been recently
upholstered with new plush); and in
the smoking car the gentlemen (so-
called) scratched their matches on the
highly polished woodwork in prefer
ence to using the scratchers made for
this purpose, which are close at hand.
"This is deplorsble difference be-
tween the east and the west, but NAV
be due not only to lax home educa-
tion, hut to the non-enforeement of
the laws [ understand they have on
their statutes, just ss we have. Of
course, II this obtains with public Of
ficials there can never tie Improvement
except as we grow in home etiquette
and having learned 1t at home enioy
cleanliness everywhere else sufficiently
to help at least by commission, to keep
our travelling rooms like our homes
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Some Straight Talk.

Manson Democrat: Manson is good
town morally-as good 9 town as we
know of. There may be better towns
and there certainly are worse. But 1t
is really puzzling when man of tai
ent, education and refinement; q minis
ter of the gospel of Christ q man whose
magnetism, eloquence, learning and
earnestness has made him famous from
ocean to ocean; q man from whose lips
there falls not suggestive word, but
whose discourse ls replete with the
best and highest thoughts, expressed
in language pure and chaste, comes to
the city to lecture upon q question of
moment and Importance to every citi-
zen and is greeted (?) by an audience
so small as to be almost miserable In
an opera house that is so large and
beautiful.
While on the other hand Q man comes
to town with bible under his arm, q
red and blue hat on his head and q
spirit of malice and meanness in his
heart, pitches his circus tent on church
grounds, fills it with rude planks and
litters 1t with straw and starts In to
preach the gospel In the language OF
the hummer of the slnms-the slang Of
the street-so foul that the biush OF
shame is brought to the fair cheeks of
chaste women, whose ears his coarse,
brutal jafgan falls upon. Then he ad-
vertises a"men's meeting" for Sunday
afternoon and the tent is packed until
tho people cling on around the outside
like dies around the outside of q swill
barrel, and men and boys fall over each
other to hear the TRADE, the ohscenity,
the nasty insinuations. the suggestive
words and the vulgar stDries that fall
like blighting rain from the polluted
Tins Of this human creature who bias
- God nv claiming to he his
servant.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
THAT DYNAMITED CAR.
Will be on Exhibition at the
Exposition,

The car that was blown up by dyna-
mite at Wilcox, Wyo., June 2, has ar
rived in Omaha and the exposition
management have taken steps to have
1t on exhibition at the Greater Ameri-
ca exposition grounds. President
Miller has called upon the Union
Pacific officials and said yesterday that
the car would not be molested in any
way, but would be run to the grounds
in its present dismantled and wrecked
condition. 1.-THE car is an interesting
sight," remarked the president of the
exposition, land while 1t was full of
interest to me, 1t also struck me that
it would be q great attraction, and
steps we're at once taken to secure 1t
for an exhibit"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

What is Kodol Dyspepsia Curep It
is the newly discovered remedy, the
most effective preparation ever de-
vised for gliding the digestion ana q.
similatien Of food, and restoring the
dersnged digestive organs to natural
condition. 1t is discovery surpass.
ing anything yet known to the meQi.
cal profession. Elliott \ Harvey. If
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

Three Thousand employees Of the
smelters at Denver. Lesdville and
Pueblo are out on strike. The smelt.
ers recently formed combinations
trust-and of course the employees are
expected to get the worst Of 1t.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Sick Headaches,

The curse of overworked womankind
are quickly and surely cured by Karl's
Glover Root Tea, the great blood puri-
fer and tissue builder. Money re
funded If not satisfactory. Price Is
cts. and so cts. s S Elliott. 4tf