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IN THE SCHOOLS

Prof. Hiram Corson, professor OF Eng
lish at Cornell, began life as reporter
in the United States senate.
Senator n. b. Scott, of West Virginia,
has offered to theWest Virginia univer-
sity cash prize each year for the young
woman excelling in oratory.
There are 219 Indian day schools in
Canada, besides 32 boarding schools and
20 industrial schools, with $3.50 pupils
on the roll, and an average daily attend
ance of $3.50.
Mrs. Emily A. Fifeld, member Of
the Boston school board, presided ut u
recent session Of that body In the alb
sence of the president. It is the first
time in the history Of the hub that q
woman has been SO honored.
Prof. Paul Haupt, of Johns Hopkins
university, one of the worlds cleverest
scholars of the Semitic languages, at q
meeting of savants in Stockholm con-
tributed to the amusement of his col
leagues bywriting a menu in cuneiform
for u banquet given In their honor. The
tablets bearing this menu were sup
posed to have been recently discovered
and translated into French.
A writer in the Medical News de-
clares that America is falling behind
In the matter of professors salaries.
The class of teachers who here get ST.
500 to $4,000 receive In England $4,000
to $4,000. Scotch universities have
chairs worth from $1,000 to $4,000 per
annum, and even in Berlin there are
professors who earn from $4,000 to
S15 OOO q year
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CENTREvILLE.

w. Rhamstine OF Beavertown was
in town on Saturday afternoon.
II. F. Mohn and J. E. Shinkel
were to Middleburg on Saturday.
Miss Lille Spaid Of Middleburg
visited p. G. Hartman's over Sun
day.
J.H. Lloyd of Lewistown wa'
the guest of S. +. Sheary's ovel
Sunday.
W. A. Napp and c. NJ. Showers
made 4 Trip TO the coal regions OF
Monday.
Prof. Ammon Steese and james
Mitchell of New Berlin were in tow
nSunday.
NJ. A. Bateman and family OF
Sclinsgrove were Requests OF friends
here over Sunday.
&. ". Sheary, who is working al
carpentering at Lewistown, was al
home over Sunday.
Harry Mohn and sister Annie, OF
Jersey Shore Junction, are visiting
their grandparents.
DR.. ID. NJ. Samps,ll and wife OF
Winfield were the guests OF Samuel
Kuhn's on Thursday.
Thos. klecllner, who is working
ON the neading Il. Il. near Milton,
was at home over Sunday.
We hqd hail storm on Saturday
in which hail tell that measuredtiom
| to ] ] inches in diameter.
Mrs. DR.. J. 0. Mohn and chill
dren OF Lctonia, Tioga county, are
visiting her parents and relatives at
this writing.
Mrs. Dan Dreese and daughter,
Jessie and Miss Annie johnson OF
ChillisquaQue, visited Val. Walters
several days last week.
On Tuesday OF last week IL. h.
Sanders passed from this world to
another. He had been sick tor some
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kREAMER.
Geu. Gordon was home recently.

Geu. Gordon was home recently.
Amnmn HeintLelnnn and fqmily
Of Lewist"wn visited their parents
here several days last week.
Alfred Walter of Millheim, Cen
tire county, was the guest of j. f.
Walters several days last week.
Last Wednesday Thomas Sauer
and wife became the happy parents
OF Il bouncing baby boy.
Carol Mitchell! of Renova is Wis.,
iting relatives at this place.
A photographertook quite num-
Der of pictures at this place last
week before leaving.
Mrs. John Lands is Oh the sick
list at present.
Ralph Git Of Paxtonville was in
town on Monday.
The 4th Of July will be celebrat-
ed at this place in the old fashioned
style. We will raise the largest
flag in the evening that will beraised
in the county. There will be band
here to furnish the music. Every
BODY is most cordially invited.
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MCKEES HALF FALLS.

g. S. Rine is improving his barn.
The farmers are busy making
their hay.
There were Children's Day exer-
cises at Chapman on Sunday.
Foster Herman, who was on the
sick list, is slowly improving.
We had quite nice shower on
Saturday afternoon 1t did consider
able damage.
Misses Claire Graybill and Name
Beaver of Middleburg are visiting
Miss Marcia App.
Holman Weiser returned home
from Bucknell University to spend
his summer vacation. ...s ~
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M A R RIFD.

May %, by Rev. II. q. Snail,
Emanuel f. Klingler and Regin
NJ. Snyder, both OF Jackson twp.
June 10, at the home otthe official
ing clergyman, Woodland Avenue
Punxsutawney, Pa, by Rev. S. /
Smith, Rev. Isaac p. Nef, NJ. D.
pastor of the St. Matthew Evange
lical Lutheran church. knoxdaIc
Jefferson comfy, Pa, and Miss An
ma l.. Swartzell of'Siglerville, Mi.
fin county, Pa.
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FASHION NOTES

An irkstand of bronze Is made In the
shape Of lobster. The well is revealed
by fitting the back.
A pretty lorgnette chain OF gold and
silver has rubies set at intervals of from
two to four inches.
A handsome collar buckle Of gold IN
the shape Of two mussels is set with
imitation pearls.
A brooch in the shape of star has
the center set with q large diamond,
while the rest is thickly studded with
rubies and pearls.
The latest novelty in ladies' card
cases are Of gold, having the appearances
Of being cast; the corners are en-
bossed and relieved by bright cutting,
A lady's purse with silver cover and
tracings Of gold around the edges has
small wreath ofleaves In gold, intended
70 Aslds, .wc.-JswvlesS Weekly
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Bad management keeps more pc,

Bad management keeps more peo-
pie in poor circumstances than any
other one cause. To be successful
one must look ahead and plon ahead
SO that when a favorable opportunity
presents itself he is ready to take
advantage of it. A little forethought
will also save much expense and val.
liable time. A prudent and careful
man will keep bottle of Chamber
lain's Cholic, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy in the house, the shiftless
fellow will wait until necessity COM
pele it and then rein his best horse
going for doctor aud have big
doctor bill to pay besides; one pays
out 25 cents, the other is out hun.
dred dollars and then wonders why
his neighbor is getting richer while
he is getting poorer. For sale by all
IUfuGRl0tk KISS g .1.1
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FARM FOR SALE-A farm contain
ing 80 acres situate in Middlecree
township. ! mile north OF Glot
Mills, Snyder county, is offered f
sale ut a bargain. The buildin!
are good as new. Five acres are
good woodland. Farm will he sol
for first good offer. Call on or a'
dress,J M. Maurer, kreamer,P Pa.
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Com ra<fcs, Aatteu!,ga.

served from e. TO 81. and was wounaed a
10. 1867, IN the Battle OF the Wilderness
would like 10 have my comrades know vi
Celery King has done for me. In IssO my
complaint, chronic darrahOea came back. I
doctors could not stop n, but Celery Kiag
cured me ai,d am once more enjoying liit
FRANK BEEHLER. Owosso, Micb. (Cj. +. Ash
Y. V L). Celery King for the Nerves, Liver
and Kidneys Is sold In boc. and 25c. packages
w II. Herman, Troxelivle: MidIieswarth
Uish. Mcclure: II. A. Ebrlght. Aline.
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Schwe1elbrenner Letter .
FROM Mauch Chunk Democrat.
SCHLIFFELTOwN, PA.

SCHLIFFELTOwN, IA.
MISTER DROOKER:
De Bevvy 6nn'd uttmohls fault
init mer we'll ich tzu sawga nix os
yusht longy breef shreib for in di
tzeitung nj publisha. Sc bahawpt
eva os de lett os eier tzeitung lalsa
gevva mix drum we s OILS har gait
ons kitseldarters odder uf m Haw-
sahalricll M on der Schnitz Creek.
Sc gait nj for vusht so kortzy shtck-
cr for de leil ols plcsa, kitzla un ui
tuna init shposs.
We'll, ich hob agreed s amohl
tzu prowecra providing Sc selver
gabt ner DE kortza snticker odder
sawgt mer de iaina shtories I'm
wann so shtuft net abbordich goot
nemm'd, ci don is 5 net my shnld.
Doh Is now der Bevvy era shtutt,
warlt for wardt, Gus cram aigna
moul rous:
"Now denk yusht, wann's amohl
10 welt coom'd os weibsleit lawyera
odder uf de jury hucka, don cook
ous for plenty klaina bubbalin I'm
rutsnawsa i'm court house.
ave manner kiuner e. nut in der
family we besser os segarased w"ra.
n kluck os feel yunga hut is I'M
mcr mai attcntif tn era os ainy nit
yusht tzwac oddcr dri.
Prcddicha is N gooty bisness
providing 5 batzawlt goot. Aver
wan ., net bully goot batzawlt don
i; ,. n sure sign os : preddicha aw
dernoch iS--nct feel g'sheis.
M Johnny Honnaberger 81 bu,
der kiu Sammy, ,aWgt dewidwclvcr
Us feel trowera un traiua tergessa
DUN for common ols Dol widder
hira. Sell is aw so. De traina
maucha nos, un 5 nos wetter is de
bcSht tzeit Tor Widder plonsa.
"Goont now, boova, es istzeit Tor
IN : bet,' hut de mommy g'sawt,
ode yunga hinkalin sin shun long in
era hcldcr." "Naw, IN dc oltkluck
aw," hut der klm Johnny g'sawt.
"An ivvcrous shmarts kIp maidle
war doh iergonga mohl i'm show, un
We sc hame cooma is nut Sc der
mommy g'sawt sc hut awder eletont
ga.c, IN os ar n grose un dick bal
uiah cr~loor is Us hiunersich iawtt
I'M pick'G il cssa NJ NIT seim shwons.
Well, Joe, wo wohn>ht ollaweil ?
nj dara side fun rever naigsht ON
shooi house uf der iinka side fun der
shtrose about II tartIe mile fum kla
bishIr an ui dara side III Danny
kita'cmoyrr i u.a"N-nmidt shop IN
aw naight oA der ylick os ivver S
runIy gait on de kiopboardshtettler
shro,a wo der olt Pit BiXler wohnt
seller olt ding os de sh"butzer
m4ucht fun wci,hho:n bosht for N
hoiwcr ,lawler :, shtiri TN sell is aw
wuIt1I ON holwa geld.
DE Bevvy hut mer noch mw fun
era shpossicha shtickcr gevya wcIla,
aver ich hob Sc excused for n on
ncrs mohl. Tn Sc is aw now g'Sat-
isfed.
PIT SCIWEFFELBRENNEH.
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A Great Offer.
Farm journal From Now to De-
cember, 1eO3-hearIy
Five Years.

Byspecialarrangement made
with the publishers of the Farm
JOURNAL we are enabled to Of
fer that paper to every sub
scriber who pays tor the Posi-
one year ahead, for only S1.O0,
both papers forthe price ofours
only; our paper one year and
the FARM JOURNAL from now
to December, 1903, nearly five
years. The FARM JoERNALis
an old establishedpaper, enjoy
ing great popularity, one of the
best and most useful farm pa
pers published.
= p6 This offer should be ac-
.cepted without delay.
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SHOES At Cosr.-They must go
at any price. We would like to get
cost tor them, but if we can not they
mus; 20 Tor less. Come at once
while there is better chance for
sizes. Special bargains in buggy
whips and soap.
BARBER SIMONTON.
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Ityou pay your subscription OIL
year in advance you can get the Pc:
for only one dollar. If YOU are
arrears you can pay up yonr arrea
ages and one dollar extra for ol
year in advance. Then You wi
get the Farm Journal five yea
free.
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Mr.. p Ketcham Of Pike City, Call
SAYS During my brothers. lad
sickness from >ciatic rhpumatisn|
Chnm' 'erlaln's Pam Balm vas It'd
only remedy that gave him any I'd
lief. Many others have testified
the nronpt relief from rain whij
this lln'nent affords. For sale b
all Druggists.
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EXECUTORS SALE OF
Valuable Real EStat,

The undersigned Executor OF the last v
and Testament OF Amelia Bilger late of Oh
man Twp, Snyder county. Pa, deceased,
der and by virtue OF the power OF attorney q
tanned in the said last will and testament. 4
expose to public vendue or outcry AT the 4
homestead near Sny,Ier's School House
Jackson township in said county, on
Sat., July %. 1884
The following described Real Estate 70 wt
TRACT NO. l.-All that certain messuage
tract OF land situate In Jackson Twp. SnyI
county. Pa. bounded north by lands of Will
=. Sholley and Charles Fry, ON the east by al
Of Charles Fry. Rebecca Benter and David !,
der on the south by lands OF David Snyder 1
on the west by lands OF Harvey Bigger, Win
Seebold and William y. Sholly, contaip,
eighty (s0) acres more or less with the aprui1
clear. and the balance is timber land. on vi
are erected o TWO.STORY LOG DWELLq
HOUSE, BANK BARN aid other outbuildi@
two SPRINGS OF EXCELLENT WATER (
the door, great deal OF choice fruit OF all k
on the premises and close to the church !
school.
TRACT NO. 2.-Being u certain messu
farm tenement and trnct OF land situate In u
son Twp, Snyder Co., Pa, about mile ea
Tract No. I, on the main road to kratzerv
bounded north by lands OF Isaac King,
Benfer. ct. al, on the east by lands OF
Benfer. Noah Brouse, Mrs. Rebecca Leitzei
Emanuel Benfer, on the south by land
Henry Sauer and on the west by lands OF N
Sauer, Thomas Walter and George Snyder,
tanning one hundred and thirty (l30) acres
or less, about one hundred (l00) acres Of
il clear. and the balance timber land, on
are erected TWO-STORY LOG Dwell
HOUSE. BANK BARN, WAGON SHED.
MER HOUSE and other outbuildings, com
able fruit and good spring Of waller ne.
door. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A.
said day when and where due sttendaBs
| be given and terms Of sale msde known
] W. D. BILGRR, Raced
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DIED.

June q, at Selinsgrove, Mr.
bertle Styers, Youngest daughter
II. 7. App, aged % YEAR.
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Dr.. Miles, !hgagswilss

is sold by all druggists on guarantee,
hrst bottle benefits or money back.
Book on heart ard nerves sent free.
Or. MlIes MsdicaI comoany. Elkaa-s, n
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-09
TRAINS C0LLIDED
Terrific Passenger Smash Up on the
Union Pacific Road Near
Sidney, Neb,
ONE TRAIN is DESTROYED
A Fireman Killed, and Two Engineers and
Several Passengers Injured Both
Trains Met on the One
Track.

Sidney, Neb., Jan. 9.-At Sunol, Is
miles east of here, the Union Pacific
train No. 3, the fast passenger which
left Omaha yesterday evening, Engin-
eers Charles Ell and Reese, ran into
train No. 2, Engineer Dell Bonner. Bon
ner had orders to meet No. 8. and the
brakeman was just in the act of open
ing the switch when No. double
header came laundering along at 45
miles an hour and nearly an hour late.
Both trains were on the main track. The
engines We're demolished, the entire
train No. 3 being destroyed, excepting
the mail car and one sleeper. No 2s
composite car was burned. Engineer
Bonner was internally injured and had
several ribs broken, while Fireman
Coleman was killed. Ell was scalded,
but not seriously. Several passengers
were hurt.
FURTHER DETAILS.
Omaha, Neb.. Jan. 9.-There We're 32O
passengers on No. 3. All but two old
men and woman are accounted for.
They are supposed to have been killed
and are in the debris of the wreck. A
Chinaman received severe scalp wounds
and the cook on the dining car has
broken his arm.
LATEST ABOUT THE WRECK.
New York, Jan. AT p. m. the gen.
eral offices of the Lehigh Valley gave
out the following statement: "The
third section Of the train for New York
collided with local accommodation
which left New York at 1880 a. m. near
West Dunnel station, shortly after noon
today. The east-bound train was oc u
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-09
TWO MASKED MEN
Capture a Fort Scott Policeman and
Leave Him Bound in the
Woods.
THEN OPENLY ROB NINE men
On Prominent Business Streets, and Escape
to st. Louis After Fierce Fight
with the Police in Crowd
ed Depot

Fort Scott, Kan, Jan. 9.-Two mask
ed men, early this morning. captured a
policeman and took him a mile into the
woods, bound and gagged him, and
with rare coolness, robbed nine men in
the Cottage house and Sayers house, ho-
tells on prominent business streets. Ed
ward Mead, an engineer on the Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Mmephis road, was
shot by one of the robbers. George H.
Young, colored man, was mistaken for
one of them and shot Several hours
after the robbery the police identified
the>bandits as they boarded st. Louis
bound Missouri, Kansas & Texas pas
senger train and had pitched battle
with them but they got away.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-09
UNITED NINE WORKERS.
Their 10th Annual Convention Now il
Session at Pittsburg, Pa, with 800
Delegates in Attendance.

G0AO6WVVo
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 9.--The 10th an
nual convention of the United Mine
Workers OF America, began today.
About 500 delegates from 13 states were
present, and 300 more expected. 1t was
the largest and most representative
meeting of miners ever held, and the
convention which continues throughout
the week promises to be the most impor-
tant in the history of the mine workers
organization.
Four candidates were placed in
nomination for president; John Mitchell
of Illinois, Patrick Dolan of Pennsyl-
vania, Thomas L. Lewis of Ohio,
James Clotworthy Of West Virginia 1t
was the general impression that Mitch
ell and the entire administration ticket
will be successful. Among the impor-
tant questions to be considered, are an
advance in wages, and eight hour work.
day, and general adoption run Of the
mine system.
Immediately after the opening of the
session, a dispute arose between Presi-
dent Ratchford and the District Presi-
dent Nolan over the appointment of a
credentials committee, and the entire
session was taken up with an acrimo-
NOUS discussion as to the right OF the
chairman to name the committee. At
lao the committee adjourned until to-
morrow, without having taken q ballot
for the new officers.
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AIDED BY MRS. PINKHAM.

Mrs. W. E. PAXTON, youngstown,
North Dakota, writes about her strug-
gle to regain health after the birth Of
her little girl:
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-1t is with
pleasure that I add my testimony to
your list, hoping that it may induce
others to avail themselves Of your val.
uable medicine.
"After the birth Of my little girl,
three years ago, my health was very
poor. I had leucorrh@a badly, and q
terrible bearing-down pain which
gradually grew worse, until could do
no work. Also had headache nearly
all the time, and dizzy feelings. Mem
situations were very profuse, appear
ing every two weeks.
"Itook medicine from good doctor,
but 1t seemed to do no good. I was
becoming alarmed over my condition,
when read your advertisement in q
paper. I sent at once for q bottle Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
ponnd, and after taking two-thirds Of
the bottle I felt SO much better that !
send for two more. After using three
bottles I felt as strong and we'll as any
one.
II think it is the best medicine for
female weakness ever advertised, and
recommend it to every lady I meet suf-
fering from this trouble"
Maternity is q wonderful experience
and many women approach 1t wholly
unprepared. Childbirth under right
conditions need not terrify women.
The advice Of Mrs. Pinkham is freely
offered to oil expectant mothers, and
her advice is beyond question the most
valuable to be obtained. Il Mrs. Pax.
tom had written to Mrs. Pinkham be.
fore confinement she would have been
saved much suffering. Mrs. Pinkham'a
address u Lynn. Mass.
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CONGRESSIONAL
Appropriations for Bounties for Of
fcers and Men in Navy and
Marine Corps
FOR TAKING SPANISH SHIPS
Debating in the Senate on Expansion and
: Anti-Expansion, with Grandma
Hoar, Of Massachusetts, on
the Floor.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Senator CALM
ger today offered an amendment to the
naval appropriation bill, appropriating
$2,OOO,O0O to pay the officers and men in
the navy and marine corps their bounty
other allowances due them under the
Revised Statutes for capture or de-
struction of ships or vessels of war dur
ing the war with Spain.
Senator Mitchell, of Wisconsin, re-
ported from the committee on military
affairs. bill providing that all honora-
bly, discharged soldiers and sailors who
served in the war of the rebellion. the
volunteer soldiers and sailors of the
war of 1872, the Mexican war and the
war with Spain, who may be disabled
In any way shall be admitted into the
home for disabled volunteer soldiers. 1t
was passed.
Senator Hoar called up the Vest anti
expansion resolution, made an elaborate
reply to the arguments of Senator
Platt, of Connecticut, who argued in
support of the constitutional authority
of the government to acquire the Phil
ippines. Senator Hoar declared that
not one of Platt's propositions was sus-
tanned by authorities, and ridiculed
those favoring expansion or ratification
of the treaty of peace without an
amendment. He declared the question
was the greatest discussed in the senate
from the bginning of the government.
THE HOUSE.
A general order was adopted provid-
ing for the consideration of the naval
personal bill, as soon as the bill for cod
ification of the laws of Alaska was dis
posed of. The order, however, did not
interfere with consideration of appro-
priation bills or conference reports. The
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill was reported. Mr.. Hit, chairman
of the foreign affairs committee, gave
notice that he would call it up at the
earliest possible moment. The house
proceeded to vote upon the amendment
of the legislative executive and judicial
appropriation BILL which strikes out an
appropriation for the maintenance of
the civil service commission. This
was adopted in committee
of the whole by vote Of 81 to 81. Mr..
Moody, Republican, Of Massachusetts,
demanded the yeas and nays, and amid
an uproarious demand from the friends
and opponents of the amendment, the
clerk called the roll. The appropriation
for the support Of the commission was
restored, the motion to strike out being
defeated, 95 to 119. The legislative bill
was then passed without division.
The house resumed consideration of
the bill for the codification of the laws
of Alaska.
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GOVERNMENT aid NEEDED.
Woeful Amount Of Sickness Among In
digent Miners in the Yukon Country
Local Public Funds Inadenuate.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 9.-The Dawson
Nugget, under date of December 7,
says there is strong movement on foot
at Dawson to send a representative to
Washington to enlist the United States
government into relieving distress
among the Yukon miners. The hospi
tails are over-crowded with indigents,
and the finances of these institutions
will not allow any more wholesale char
ity. The Yukon council declares itself
already out of funds to care for INDECENT
sick. Not less than 100000 will relieve
the distress this winter. A memorial
will be sent to Washington asking con-
gress for help