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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-29

the guest OF his grandmother IN
Franklin last week.
Mrs. Annie Ellenberger and family
of Harrisburg are visiting her par
ents, A. w. Bowersox and wife.
A. II. Gilbert last week visited
the family of F. f. Bower at Lewis
burg and took in the Bucknell Com
mencement.
Paul Johnston of Harrisburg, 6.
W. Drury of York and Mr.. Pick of
Millersburg were visitors in this
place last Friday night.
Thomas Burns and family of
Homestead, Pa, were the guests of
Mrs. Burns parents, John Stetler
and wife over Sunday.
Persons going into the shoe fac
tory are requested not to molest any
of the packages Their curiosity
should stav on the outside OF the
packages,
If we could only say as brilliant
things in company as we think OF
lust before we go to sleep how easily
we would obtain reputation tor
cleveIneso.
Prof. Edwin Charles, thesuccess-
ful pedagogue of this place, ON Sun
day was granted his second degree,
Master of Arts, from the University
of Life. 1t is Il little girl.
Bruce II. Grouse, who had been
to Liverpool, England, returned to
{{tfiadleburg last week. He is very
highly pleased with his trip abroad
and expects to cross the ocean again.
w. c. Pomperoy and wife OF
Port Royal, Juniata county, one OF
the directors OF the First National
Bank at this place, attended a meet
ing of the Directors here Thursday
of last week.
Rev. List of Baltimore is spend
ing the summer in this place and is
making his home with NJ. l.. Shan,
non. The parson has many friends
in this vicinity who are always
glad to see him.
A Clearfield county exchange
claims that man lives in tha
county who didn't take time to at
tend his mothers funeral. nor ever
20 stop his team in the field as th'
funeral cortege passed by.
Sergeant S. V. Ulsh Of the l0tl
Penna. Regiment, Penna. Nolun
teers, last week was commissioner
lieutenant of his company. lie i
a native of Mcclure, this county
and we are proud of the young
! mans military advancement.
Thirty-eight years agoIsaa, Wal
: ter left Middleburg tomake his hom
? in the west. For the first time sine
his departure he is visiting III this
: the home of his youth. He is
pleasant old gentleman and says tina
, the familiar faces that greet him ar
:, few.
e Prof. j. o. Herman, Principal O
I the public schools of Edwardsville
Luzerne county, spent a portion O
e last week as the guest of his brother
e DR.. A. J. Herman, at the Washing
, ton House in misplace. James ha
been reelected for term OF thre
years.
The material has about all bee
, received for the construction of tn
telephone line from Middleburg t
I Lewistown, and work was com
mcnced at number of difleren
places along the route last week
q The line will be speedily pushed t
completion.
> We are in receipt of letter fror
Frank Bowersox of Rock Springs
Pa, who. through the death of hi
< old friend, John Reitz, vividly re
!. calls, that in 1868 when both wer
J. Young men, they were elected su
0 / pervisors OF Franklin township
D Other menin their prime then h
/ recalls John and Jacob HassingeI
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-29

Next Tuesday is Independence
Day. Young America will again
celebrate the signing of the Declara-
ton of Independence.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-29
Sincerely yours,

Slncerely yours,
(Signed} CLARA BARTON,
Pres. American National Red Cross.
Emergency Headquarters, 1901
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

over 2.1O0. There are nearly 100000
miles of wire in use in the telephone
service. In 1885, there were 1,225 miles
of wire under ground. This year there
are 35S,1S4. In 1855, one per cent of
the exchange wires We're underground.
Now about fifty per cent. are under. 1t
is estimated that the total number of
connections made between points in
the same exchanges on the last day of
1898 was 3,S23.07O. Multiply that little
figure by S65. and take a sense Of the
extent of telephone talk in the country.
Besides this, about $4,000, 900 extra terri
torial messages We're sent in 1898 be-
tween towns. The average number of
calls at each station in the country is
1-5 a day. All the companies operat-
ing under the Bell patents had, up to
the close of 1898. expended Sill, 159, 1902
for construction and real estate. These
figures suggest somewhat the dimen-
sions the telephone business has al
ready acquired; and it is said to be
growing now more rapidly than ever
before.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
NO CREEPING HERE.

Of course, Tom Waller, is not one of
those gold democrats who are creeping
back to the temple of the silver calf
by the postern of anti-imperialism. He
tells Times reporter that Just 50
sure as the democratic national con-
vention declares for 16 to l, just so
sure will Connecticuts electoral vote
go to the republican candidate next
year" He says that the people in
Connecticut are not bothering them
selves much about it. but there are
very few democrats in that state who
would consent for moment to have
the United States troops evacuate the
Philippines He believes that no
Connecticut democrat who voted
against free silver in 1896 will vote for
it in 1900. Tom Waller is incorrigibly
courageous and straightforward. He
doesn't banker for fatted calf or silver
calf. He will come back to the demo-
cratic party when it comes back to
democratic principles and not a second
sooner.-N. Y. Sun.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
THE CONGO CANNIBALs.
Women Do the Cooking. But Cannot
Attend the Feasts.

An English traveller, B. c. De Wolf,
Congo. in the district of the Oubanghi,
the N'Sakkaras. whose chief is the IA
nous Bangasson, to whom the Bel
gians have given the title of sultan
The N'Sakkaras are scattered along
the territories between the Koto and
the Bali, on the right bank of the
Oubanghi.
He tells this interesting story about
them: We were not able to learn,
even approximately, the number of
these N'Sakkaras, but from the infor-
nation we gathered there must be
more than 25,000 most of them women,
owing to the slave trade and the con-
slant sale of male adults and boys.
With the exception of hunting. the men
leave all manual labor for the women
who, though looked upon as slaves,
usually are we'll treated. The women
cultivate the maize fields and sweet
potato plantations and make the tribes
faYorite drink, a kind of beer. out of
the eleusme and sorgho, two varieties
of native hops.
'All the tribes enemies killed in bat
Tie, OF members their OWn-=flDe De-
headed by order Of the sultan, invari-
ably are eaten. The women usually
are not allowed to be present at these
cannibal feasts, though they invariably
do the cooking. The N'Sakkaras have
a great Partially for the flesh of wo-
men and children, which is partaken of
only on solemn occasions such as the
marriage of n son or daughter of a
chief or after the conclusion of a treaty
of peace with a powerful neighboIing
tribe.
"All the N'Sakkaras whom we saw
were peaceable and amiable, with none
of the exterior characteristics which
popularity are supposed to belong to
cannibals. Unlike most other Congo
lese tribes, the N'Sakkaras have Il
rudimentary form of organized govern
rnent, with an army under the COM
mani of a single chief. the Sultan
Hangasson. All the able bodied IN
married men are enrolled in the sui
tans army. The elite of this army,
800 in number, form Bangasson's body
guard. kansas City Journal.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
DICKENS on DEwEY's CASE.

This is what Dickens has to say on
the Dewey case in his american
Notes" written in 1912: You carry,
says the stranger, this Jealousy and
distrust into every transaction OF pub
lis life. BY repelling worthy men from
your legislative assemblies, it has bred
up a class Of candidates for the suf-
frage, who in their every act, disgrace
your institutions and your peoples
choice. It has rendered you SO tickle
and so given to change that your in
constancy has passed into a proverb;
for you no sooner set up an idol, firm
ly, than you are sure to pull it down
and dash it into fragments; and this
because directly you reward a bene-
factor or a public servant you distrust
him merely because he is reward ed;
and, Immediately apply yourself to find
out either that you have been too
bountiful in your ACKNOWLEDGING
or he remiss in his deserts. Any man
who attains a high place among you
from the president downwards may
date his downfall from that moment"
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
A SKY FANCY.

oh, the moons a mighty golf ball,
BY the stroke of Titan hurled;
From off the far horizons tee
'Tis driven round the world.
And Venus looks in wonder.
And the war-god redly blinks
As the big white ball goes sailing high
Along the starry links.
It scars DER cloudy bunkers
That seek its flight to stay.
And in its path it crosses swift
The misty Milky Way.
And when it has completed
It's course across the sky
On wonder hilltop OF the west
1t finds it's distant lie
Where waits a giant player
Who lofts with steady aim,
And SO without a pause goes on
The everlasting game.
Jennie Belts Hartswick in Life.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
THE NAIVE BOER DISPATCHES.
Some Funny Little Touches an Old
Newspaper Man Discovered.

Il am extracting a good deal of
amusement from the South African
war cablegrams," remarked an old
newspaper man the other evening
Take that affair of the armored train
near Estcourt, for instance-the official
narrative contained some delicious
touches. 1t told how Sergeant Todd
constructed a large barricade of boul-
ders in front of Captain Wylie, who
had been wounded, and then it add
ed, with charming naivete, the ser
geant lay down beside the officer to
cheer him up Isn't that delightful?
can picture Sergeant Todd, who is
no doubt a plump warrior, with pop
eyes and a double chin, hugging that
barricade of boulders while he cheered
up his respondent superior. Todd has
set an admirable example to the Brit
ish officers who were recently re-
preached for reckless exposure during
battle. If they will henceforth devote
themselves in cheering each other up
a la Todd instead of making cigarettes
under fire, the mortality will be re-
duced 100 per cent. Another incident
in the Estcourt story, which 1 found
very entertaining, related to AN old
Blackwatch veteran named Crow.
Crow, it seems, had shown conspicuous
courage in clearing away the wrecked
trucks, whereupon Lieutenant Wins
ton Churchill, amid the hail Of bullets,
turned to him and shook his hand, call
ing him a brave old man OF course,
that was very nice of the lieutenant,
who, as you know, is a boy of 10, or
whereabouts, and son of the late Lord
Randy and I dare say, the old soldier
touched his helmet and said, 'Thankee,
sir in a voice choked with emotion.
An English friend of mine is very en-
thusiastic over the episode. 1T was so
doocid plucEy of young Churchill he
says, TO stand there shaking the old
chaps hand and congratulating him on
his courage, while the bullets were fly
ing all around them Sure said l.
and equally plucky of MIR. Crow to
stand there being congratulated. If
man were to stop ne amid q hail of
bullets to offer me the assurances of his
distinguished consideration, I would
instantly plead a previous engage
ment.' Anybody who says that the war
news is dKl and uninteresting nova
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

When Hernandez decamped from
Caracas Immediately after the victor
ious entry of Castro, the
POOR new dictator of Vene-
VENE- zuela, there was the
ZUELA prospect of a continued
revolution there. The
outlook, to be sure, seemed bright for
Castro to crush the new pretender as
he had smashed the old government.
He looked like a sure winner and the
atmosphere was not as heavy then as
it might have been under ordinary
South American revolutionary circum-
stances. But Hernandez has developed
unexpected strength. He has won a
battle and occupied a city, that of Mar
acaibo, capital of the state of Julia,
and there is no telling what the result
will be. The tickle public may turn to
him as it turned to Castro upon that
leaders first sign of success. Herman
DEE is a familiar figure in Venezuelan
affairs. and, so peculiar are the doc
trines of Venezuelan politics, he stands
"a good chance to draw support from
the Andrade party, just ousted by Cas-
tro, Notwithstanding the fact that An
drade had imprisoned Hernandez as an
enemy to his government. Castro re-
leased Hernandez from prison at Cara
cas- when he entered the capital in
triumph. Thus the new rebel leader
violated the logic of the situation at
the outset by turning upon his liber-
ator, and a similar revulsion of santi-
ment may make him the idol OF his
late enemies. Subsequent events of the
new insurrection will be watched with
perhaps more interest than anxiety, for
the people of this country have come
to take the South American revolution
too much for granted to be concerned
in such affairs save as spectacles of an
unrest which do no material harm be
yond the confines of the countries in
VolVed.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

In the early part of 1889 there were
G0,S73 telephones under rental in this
SOME country. In the later
TELEPHONE part of 1898 there
FIGURES. were 1,124,S46. The
increase has varied from 4,466 year to
nearly 10000. The total increase in
the period indicated has been nearly
100000. The greatest increase was in
the past year The telephone exchanges
have meanwhile increased from 4OS to
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
TRULY POLITE.

Housewife out! I won't give
you a thing
Beggar (as a barrel organ strikes
up)-Then, madam, may I beg for the
honor of a waltz, at least?-Meggens
dorfer Blaetter.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
p4an,<. - II. 1899.

! !. ! ! J J
placeme
of aboY
twelve
900 tor
for thI Is
sells "
shows the rsmarR he Of the pro-
posed cruisers, Is, 500 tons, or nearly
1000 tons heavier than the largest YES
sells we now have, though these are
battleships: heavier than the Illinois,
the Wisconsin, or than the new Maine,
Missouri or Ohio, all battleships under
construction. Future increase in the
size of battleships may be expected to
follow the construction of 13,5GO-ton
cruisers. The Brooklyn, our present
largest armored cruiser, has a disp.ace-
ment of only 9,215 tons
Great speed and coal endurance and
heavy batteries are to be the strong
features of these cruisers. To attain
those objects there will be increased
horse power and improved machinery
and boilers while 10-inch guns, hither-
to only used on battleships will be
mounted
The protected cruisers proposed will
be larger than any of their class pro-
posed hitherto. They will be more
than 1900 tons heavier than the Maine,
though that Inflated vessel ranked as
battleship. The new gunboats will be
of less than eight feet draught and
will be intended for service in the Phil
ippines where they will be of value not
only in war but after the war is over.
This is the programme for 1900. The
building up of the new navy is to go
forward.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
MORE THAN LIKELY.

Mr.. Bryan may be spending a little
time in the south just for the rest that
comes from being in a state where the
democratic majority does not have TO
be watched the year round to keep it
from evaporating,-Ch Record.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
CALUAINY.

The naval hero was wounded TO the
quick by this latest calumny.
at was not enough to accuse me of
having hidden behind the coming
tower during the battle.' he exclaimed.
with emotion. They must needs fur
theTmore insinuate that I have moth
ing tattOoed on my arm!"s
Then he cursed the day of his being
beguiled into politics.-Detroit Journal.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

New York has quit worrying about
the question of beer and is discussing
a cargo of doubtful coffee. This is a
pleasant assurance that the metropolis
does not confine itself to one beverage.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

Some of the economical burgbers
may feel inclined to resent the lavish
and Intellectual manner in which Gen
eral Joubert has beer burning amuni
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

Arizona newspaper editors who did
net attend the carnival have no license
to belittle it, as some of them are try
ing to do.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

The people of Arizona should give all
the aid possible to the statehood move
ment. The sinews of war must be sup
Piled
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

The Congressional Record ought to
think seriously of livening itself up
with a few pages of good, brisk adver-
Using matter.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

Richard Croker insists that his .opin-
II ghall have weight in determining
Ether David B. Hill is a practical
king democrat or not.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

here will be a carnival next winter
A it will be a better one than the
one just closed, which means it will
be world beaten.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

Every member of congress is now at
the period of the session where he
stands at the big end of the telescope.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
NOT FAST.

''He has run through all he had,"
Fast horses, I suppose"
"Slow, 1 believe. "-Detroit Journal.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

The congressman behind the speech
will now send a few volleys echoing
down the corridors of time.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

days, don't appreciate good things
when he sees 'em.''-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11
CHARLES C. RANDOLPH,
Editor and Proprietor.

Publication office: 1888 East Adams
street. Telephone No. AZ.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

Entered at the postofflce at Phoenix.
Ar Arizona x as mail fnatteF of the second
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

Directors: Emil CAM. Sol Lewis j. Y
T. Smith, Charles Goldman s. Ober-
fielder, E. NJ. Doris, ]. D. Monihon.
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

EMIL GAM. President
SOL LEWIS, Vice-President.
s. OBERFELDER, Cashier
Arizona republican., 1899-12-11

Washington bureau. 500 Fourteenth
street. n. w. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-27

thai it will stay at home and fight this
time if the republicans renominate
him; it says, TOO, that he will be de-
feated, no matter whom our people
place in the field. The Times-Herald
west, and this declaration may as
well be understood as emanating from
the Mckinley side of the house; Sena-
generally will be lined up against Tan
ner, and, while his machine may be
able to Withstand the storm. of the
state convention. they cannot possibly
live ir the political cyclone which is
to follow. All the indications, says
the Alton Sentinel, are for a
democratic victory in Illinois next
year. William j. Bryan for presi-
dent, William r. Morrison for senator,
Carter Harrison for governor and Nick
Perrin for lieutenant governor will
arouse the slum bering sentiment of
the state and administer to this adj
ministration such rebuke as is sell
dom recorded. Never in the history
of America has a more important con-
flict been waged than that which is
now confro nting us; the war of our
forefathers. waged for our independ-
ence, can alone be compared with
it. The defeat of the democratic
party now means the triumph of the
trusts and monopolies and the death
of popular government; the dawning
century will witness either restora-
ton of democratic rule in the United
States or the bloody upheaval which
invariably follows years of unjustifia-
BILE oppression of the industrial ele-
mentor 1.-THE man with the hoe"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-27
a Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of
Annie f. Springer, of 1925 Howard
street. Philadelphia, Pa, when she
found that DIR. Kings New Discovery
for consumption had completely cured
her of a hacking cough that for many
years had made life burden. All
other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she says of this royal
cure: 1T soon removed the pain in
my chest and can now sleep soundly,
something l can scarcely remember
doing before. feel like sounding it's
praises throughout the universe. So
will every one who tries DIR. Kings
New Discovery for any trouble of the
throat. chest or lungs. Price so cents
and 81. Trial bottles free at Hartz &c
Ullemeyer's drug store; every bottle
Guaranteed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-27
Laughter rs n Cure For worry.

NEARLY every woman is n miser of
jollity. Men are willing to catch pleas
ure as it flies, but women must have
everything just so before they can
abandon themselves to enjoyment, and
then they are usually too tired to take
it." said a lecturer to an audience Of
women. It's q disease, but fortunate
ly not incurable. Women say it is easy
to talk this way, but that one can't
be laughing when one is hurried and
worried. All 1 can say is that you
might be as hurried, but you wouldn't
be as worried if you did laugh. / hap
pened once to speak of my husband to
n little girl, and she said:
"'Why, didn't think you were mar
RED
'Why:' l asked.
"'Oh, cause
"'Cause why?
"'Cause you laugh so much
wasn't that n commentary on mat
rimony ?"-Chicago Times-Herald-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-27
A FEW WILL CONVINCE.
Can Be Sure You Are on the Right
Track.
A Feeling of Security That Any Person
Can Be Very Thankful to Have.

There is feeling of security in u.s.
ing Morrow's Kid-ne-oids. A few
doses will convince you that you are
on the right track. They act quickly
and pleasantly; they are not bad at
all to take and are conveniently put
up in wooden boxes so that you can
carry them in your pocket and use
them while at work. You do not have
to stop work while using Kid-ne-oids.
They have done a great deal of good
for a vast number of people here in
Rock Island. We have given you the
names and addresses of these people
from time TO time, and again refer you
to George Downing, 909 Seventh ave-
nue.. who has lived in Rock Island for
forty years, and says:
Two years ago 1 had fall and
struck my back on step, injuring it
badly. L thought had cured it en-
tirely and for several months l felt all
right, but about a year ago it began
to bother me considerably. AT first l
paid no attention to it, but it became
so bad could scarcely get about The
lameness was across the small of my
back in the region of the kidneys; l
took medicine and used ointments of
different kinds externally and also
plasters, but none CT them did me
any good whatever. 1 heard about
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids and thought l
would give them n trial, although l
had little faith in patent medicine.
got box at Bahnsen's drug store and
began to use them as directed. 1 be-
gan to get better in day or so after
taking Kid-ne-oids. and / can say they
are the only things l ever tried that
gave me any relief. | am convinced
that my kidneys were affected, and
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are certainly the
thing that will cure kidney trouble"
Kid-ne-oids for sale at so cents a
box at NJ. F. Bahnsen's drug store. A
descriptive booklet mailed upon re-
quest by John Morrow & Co., Chem
lists, Springfield, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-27
Shake Into Your shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing, nervous feet, and instantly takes
the sting out of corns and bunions. 1t s
the greatest comfort discovery of the
age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight
or new shoes easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
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by all druggist and shoe stores. By
mail for % cents in stamps. Trial
package free. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, LoRoy, n. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-27
IT'S USELESS TO REGRET.

There's many a plan that comes to
nauSht
There's many light gone out.
And disappointment. griefs and cares
Have hedged US round about
And many q sad mistake We've made
Throughout our lives. and yet
We've done the very best We could,
It's useless TO regret.
For out OF evil good has come.
And out of darkness light,
And all wrongdoings in this world
Some day VIII be set right
And though We have not reached the
height
Attained by others, yet
We've done the best VIE could, my dear;
IT'S useless to regret
We've tried to live like honest folks,
To do our duty well.
'Gainst evil things to take our stand,
In goodness to excel
So Judge yourself not harshly, dear,
Nor at misfortune fret,
We've done the best we could, and so
It's useless to regret
London Tit-BitS.