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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
Ten New and Original Songs Which
Can Be Had Free.

What Will tine great metropolitan papers do
next? This Is the question some one asks near
ly every day. But there Is one which leads ali
others. 1t has gained the sobriquet Of Am
erica's Greatest Newspapers by Just such re-
markable pieces Of enterprise as the one which
has Just now attracted the attention of the
press all over the country.
Last week the N. Y. Sunday World announc.
ed that IL would give away an album OF new
and original music, consisting Of ten OF the up.
to-date class OF Songs that are now 30 popular
such rs songs OF sentiment, 'coonb songs
.'cakewalks" &C. These ten songs the Sunday
World proposes to distribute one each week,
with every copy OF the Sunday World. When
IL Is considered that the average price Of new
music. written and composed by populr auth.
ors, is from 20 10 As cents, the Unparalleled en-
terprise OF The World In giving the song away
with big Sunday newspaper, for which only
cents Is charged. is apparent The World re-
quests that We publish the following announce
ment:
A Music Album free. From Sept 10 Nov. s
the Sunday World will Issue weekly . song in
sheet music form, with handsome colored
cover. The entire set will be mailed, postage
paid. for Soc. Renittanees received after will
get the back n.imbers and each new number
Issued. Besides the song, The World will also
send its colored Art Portfolio, which 10 marvel
Of journalism; Its Sunday Magazine, which
equals the monty periodicals, and ~ Comic
the United States except two, and In its comic
scope equals these two 10cent publications.
Write . postal card 70 the SUNDAY World
Music Editor, fulitser Building. N. r., for list
OF the songs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
Capt. w. II. Wolte's Reserve
Company.

EDITOR OF THE MIDDLEBURG
Posi- PLEASE announce through
your valuable paper that Capt.
Wolfe cannot get his company adj
mitted at present; maybe before
long. His recruits still keep up
courage, and are bound to have their
company organized and he called a
company OF Reserved Guards Of
Snyder County. Every man will
wear his own uniform ofnavy blue
with scarlet trimming. 1t will be
the finest company in appearance
that will bein the State. There are
at present % names on roll. lfthere
are any young men from IS to 40
through the county who wish to join
this grand company, please forward
your nameand address to Capt. Wolt.
His company will organize Oct. %,
at Selinsgrove. There will be sew
eral patriotic speakers present and
the Selinsgrove band. Old Snyder
always stoodloyal to its country and
rising generation of the 10Th century,
and are Just as patriotic and loyal
as our torefathers, where a part of
:Sergt. Wolfs company took part in
the parade in Selinsgrove Sept. II.
The issue Of several papers called
them rough walkers. 1t is true that
walking was rough, on the cobble
stones that wereplaced onthe streets,
but for all that his company took
the first prize, his company attract
ed the people, and received all the
cheers of the great multitude that
were packed on the pavement. The
Sergeant is congratulated by every
body for his courage and loyalty to-
wards his country and native county
for trying his level best to have a
company in this county. The citi-
zens Of Snyder county are res
pectfully invited to lend helping
hand, on the 25th OF Oct. 1899.
There will be a parade of the new
company in uniform.
Think not the hero dead,
Bold he walks, hc lins his head
Ills eager swords from scabbard sped.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
UNION TWP.

A. f. Aucker and j. ID. Marks
spent part of Saturday and all OF
Sunday with friends at Northumber-
land. ..... Merchant A. S. Sechrist
and wife are spending the week
in Philadelphia buying wintergoods.
John Minium of Pallas is behind the
counter during their absence.....
While thrashing one day last week
Jacob b. Aucker fell down the hay
hole which had been covered with
straw. He escaped with few
scratches. C. +. Aucker is re-
building his house, andalso building
a store room. .......A daughter re-
gistered in the family record of En-
anuel Longacre last week. &C. w.
Schrey has a corn stalk nearly IA
feet high. He says it is too heavy
or it would make a splendid fishing
rod. ..... ID. l. Sholly beats every
thing in sweet potatoes that we
know of, some weighing 42a o..
w. w. Sholly is on the sick hst...
A "glggler" in a secret society is
like cork on fish line. 1t always
has to be pulled by some one and at
last may be taken in by a sucker.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
SMALLPOX in Twenty.one
Counties.

Smallpox isin this state accord
ing to the State Board of Health,
which has issued circular to NUM-
cipal councils, boards of health, coun-
ty commissioners and others through
out the state. 1t reads:
"Since the disease was first report
ed in Bedford county, in the month
of November, 1898, it has made its
appearance in twenty-One counties
and more than 1OOdifferent localities.
The number Of cases reported has
been about 900 and the number OF
deaths seven.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
SELINSGROVE.

Chas. Given, vile and son OF Washington,
d. e., visited friends asst week.
Mrs. Domer (nee Davis) OF Washington, u. c.,
visited her b;other, Geo. $. Davis. last Week.
The reception on Tuesday last to the return
ed soldiers OF the Spanish. American war was q
success. 1t would have been better IL not quite
many had been drunk and CarOused around
the town making night hideous with their
bachana'lan revelry. The weather was all that
could be desired.
Rev. DR.. Born was In town for day last week
making arrangements for his daughter who ID
going to school.
The University orened with large attend.
ance.
Dr. II n. Hartman and Miss I.otte Eby were
married Tuesday event x before n large numb
er OF invited guests. The groom's father. the
Rev. DR.. A. :. Hartman OF hai,imore, perform
ed the ceremony. The young couple started
on their wedding trip and from there they will
go at once to Golden Colorado where the DR.
Is employed in the state school OF mines.
p. X. Hoffer and wife OF Jewel, Kansas, took
in the &. \. X fncampmcnt Mt Philadelphia
and are also visiting relatives and friends In
this place.
DIR. p. A. Boyer and wife have taken trip tc
Huntington to visit friends.
Taylor Phillips spent Sunday with friends In
Scranton last week.
Col Austin Curtin OF Roland, Centre county
driving to his home He is post department
Commander OF the u. A. X.
Capt. A. !. Stroh has torn his dwelling house
down and in its place will build another more
modern in appointments.
The g. 4 l.. X. X. Company are putting In q
new and larger turn table than was down be-
fore on ancount Of not having been able before
to turn the large modOc engines that are being
used on the road now Tor freight trains.
Harvest home services were held in Trinity
Lutheran and the Reformed churches on Sun
day morning. Both churches were beautifully
decorated and appropriate music was rendered.
Rev. W. 8. Ulrich filed the pulpit OF the fret
Lutheran church both morning and evening.
last Sunday.
Prof. B. NJ. Wagenseller spent q week with
his parents, the schools being closed on account
OF the Granger picnic.
Rev; Gentzle, the pastor Of the lst Lutheran
church, was married on Tuesday of this week
to Miss hunsicker Of Philadelphia.
Mrs DIR. Yutzy returned Wednesday last from
her trip west.
mrs. Margaret Schoch celebrated her 18th
birthday "wednesday Of last week, her children
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
COURT HOUSE CHIPS


S. H. Yoder's heirs to George X.
Fagelv and G. W. Yoder, three
tracts of land in Middlecreek twp.
Richard L. ard Sarah b. Shatler
to Adam Sholly, tract of land in
Washington twp. for 1868.
A.. and G. B. Kramer, admins
traitors of Benjamin Kramer, to NJ.
&. Miller, tract of land in Middle
creek twp, conta lining lO4 acres for
$3.50.
G. w. Yoder and Daisy f., his
wife, to &. X. Fagely, three tracts
of land for $4,000.
Chas. A. Shotzberger and wife to
Geo. A. Botdorf, three lots of ground
in Freeburg for $l050.
n. E. Hartman and Alice p, his
wife, to Chas. G. Stetler, lot in Sha-
mOkin Dam for 5000
Marriage Licenses.
Harry Miller, Saigon, North'dC Co.
Lille NJ. Erb,
II. Milton Romig, Selinsgrove,
Susan A. Gemberling, /"
(J. H. Romig, Wagner, Miflin Co.
Harriet B. Herbster, Globe Mills.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
WEST BEAVER.

At this writing Monday some OF our farmers
are through sowing. Others have not done any
plowins yet for their fall sowing.
The bean soupat Mcclure on SATURDAY. last
wAsa grand success In every respect. The dnv
wa. hne and big turnout was the result. The
addresses by the different speakers were got up
Tor the occasion In good shape. Tho ADAM
burg band furnished choices music for the dnv
Tor which they have the name Of doing wber,.
ever they 20.
Charles Stuck Of Burnham, MifYiin county.
spent Sunday with his mother. Mrs. Henry
Bumgardnel.
George A. Fisher was on the sick list last
week and not able for duty for few days Al
this writing he is improving.
Thomas Herbster filed the position a. boss
dish washer at the bean soup on last SATURDAY. .
and felt proud Of his promotion.
Mrs. f. W. Pierce and Mrs, W. Y. McC;Iauoh-
lin spent q day last week with Thomas derh.
sters and appreciated the kindness shov, N tha,,
by the host and hostess.
II. NJ. Ulsh OF Lewistown was seen eniov,n,
himself with u bowl Of soup.
The crowd missed DR.. Parcel and the yoo.o
story, but DR.. A. NJ. Smith told q bake bear
story equal to Parcels goose story.
VIM. Long OF Centre county has been the
guest OF hts brother, James Long, at Cross
grove for the past week.
F. G. S. Peter has the Job to paint the Dunk
ard church mt Bannerville. The me,nbor. .. !,
iely on Frank doing good Job. >"'
VIM. Peter and John Herbster paid Lock
Mifiiin county. q visit ] asst week on specin
business.
Mrs. $ II. Phillips and son Albert spent par,
OF Sunday last with some Of their Lowell
friends.
W. ii. Knepp was successful in shoeinu that
vicious horse from Danvile last week. Th.
horse has q record Of almost killing n bIacL
smith in that town. IL he gets away from BiIiy
withou; being shod you may shoot him, TO,
he will never be shod. 'N
Your scribe sampled few Of Emanuel peter,
grapes and found them, just as the old soldis
claims them to be first class.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
THE REUNION.
oNTINUEp FROM FIRST PAGE.

CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.
by expressed, and that we record in
the minutes Of the association the
names of the departed ones as fol-
lows: Co. G, J. X. Haas; Co. D.,
E. B. Alexander; Go. F, Daniel Keef-
er; Co. G, James Layton, John o.
Longan; Co. X, Albert II. BartelI,
William VanZandt, (lS9S); Co. b,
Simon Stetler; Co. F, Henry Getz;
Co. G, Capt. c. B. Davis, c. w.
Reeder; Co. H, H. G. Casselberry,
James Hutson, VIM. Menges; Cox,
Israel Meyer (lS99).
Resolved, That these resolutions
shall be spread upon the minutes of
the association and published as its
action.
NJ. l.. WAGENsELLER,
WILLIAM SwEELY,
A. d. LUNDY,
Committee.
After another selection by Stet-
ler's Cornet Band the meeting was
adjourned to meet at Watsontown
next year.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
Four Sets of Twins.

Mrs. Amos Crisp, wife of we'll
to-do farmer near Middlebury, Ind,
is obeying the Biblical injunction to
increase and multiply. Though but
little beyond 80 she is the mother of
nine children. Eight of the nine are
twins, the last pair having been born
last week. All the children and
mother are robust and give promise
of long life. Physicians say this
tecundify beats the record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
Freight Train Riders to be
Fined.

The Pennsylvania Railroad and
the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
way Company have decided to make
an effort to put stop to illegal car
riding, and to do the work more ef-
fectually have asked the policemen
along their lines to cooperate with
the railroad officers in this move.
Every illegal rider will be heavily
fined, and if he cannot pay he will
be punished by Imprisonment.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
The "Pennsy" Pensioners.

The Pennsylvania Railroad pen
sion fund will become operative the
first of the year, and on January l,
there will be placed on the pension
rolls of the company IT'S men. OF
this number 672 will be 20 years
old and over, the others ranging in
age from IS to SO years. They have
been in the service of the company
for thirty years or more and are dis
qualified or incapacitated for work.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21

We go to press to early to give a
a complete report Of the reunion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
The Delicious
Fragrance

from a hot
Royal Baking
Powder biscuit
,vhets the
ocootitc. The
taste Of such
a biscuit
sweet, creamy
delicate and
crispy-is a joy
to the most
fastidiOus.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21

DOYAL Baking
N Powder improves
the flavor and
adds to the healthful-
ness of all risen flour
foods. 1t renders the
biscuit, bread and cake
more digestible and
nutritious.
Royal Baking Pow
der makes hot breads
w h oiesomc. Food
raised with Royal will
not distress persons or
delicate or enfeebled
digestion, though eaten
warm and fresh.
ng powders almostin invariably con-
I'M makes the food unwholesome.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-21
Bargains
Boots and Shoes,

l have on hand about 800
pairs of shoes which | am
closing out at and below cost
to make room for fall and win
ter goods.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

My lords and gentlemen, to levy a
direct tax OF per cent is dangerous
experiment in free country and may
incite to revolt, but there is method
by which you can tax the last rag from
the back and tho last bite from the
mouth without causing murmur
against high taxes-and that is to tax
IL great many articles Of daily use and
necessity so indirectly that the people
will pay them and not know It, Their
grumbling then will be Of hard times,
but they will not know that the hard
times are caused by taxation, William
Pitts in House of Lords, England.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13
An EduCatlvo Trust.

The helpless and unprotected Amer
lean people have grown so well accus-
toned TO the unchecked development
OF the monopoly idea that the an
nouncement OF new trust or Of doz
en- new ones is accepted without pro-
test or opposition.
With trusts in full control OF sugar
tobacco, steel, glucose, tin, printing
paper, oil, beef, coflins, rubber, leather
and pretty much every necessary OF
life and death, IL would seem as II the
principle Of competition or freedom in
any trade or manufacture we're wholly
obsolete, And yet 1t is likely that the
proposed bicycle trust ls doomed to fail
ure, not through the enforcement OF
any antitrust law but as the result OF
business conditions,
While it is naturally gratifying TO
see any scheme OF monopoly thwarted,
bicycle trust in successful operation
would be u practical lesson In monop-
oily methods that would bring the
question of trusts aud monopoly COM
binations home to great many with
realizing sense Of its meaning. There
are hundreds OF thousands Of bicyclists
who have accepted with indifference
the tightening Of screws on other com
modities who would rise in rebellion II
they had to go to trust to buy their
wheels at arbitrarily high prices. 1t
might bring the trust business nearer
to It's finish II the bicycle trust could
be successfully established. New York
World.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

" letter to a citizen OF Philadel-
phia, j. G. Bowadaile, the Attorney
General OF tho United States, Mr.
Griggs, the famous New Jersey trust
lawyer says;
The Sherman Trust act does not give
to the federal courts jurisdiction over
any combination constituting a re-
Otraint and monopoly of trade unless
such trade is what is known as inter-
state and international trade and COM
merce.
A combination or trust for the pur-
pose Of maintaining monopoly in the
manufacture of a necessity of life is
not within the scope Of the Sherman
act and cannot be suppressed by the
federal courts.
All OF the companies to which you
refer are similar to the sugar combin
ation chat is, monopolies in manufac-
ture) and are not within the jurisdic-
ton of the federal courts.
This Is entirely q matter of state con-
troll, and unless the functions Of inter-
state commerce are interfered with
would be superofficious to attempt II
crusade against affairs with which
have no business,
The Attorney General of the United
States then given 1t as his deliberate
official opinion
First-ThaL there is no federal law
that can operate against industria
monopolies.
Second that under the constitutional
limitations congress can pass no effec-
tive law against industrial monopo-
lies.
Third-That these monopolieS "are
amcnable to the laws OF the respective
States II amenable to any law"
The only possible restraint upon
monopoly then is, in the opinion of the
administration, state laws But to
this hope Mr.. Griggs very wisely at
taches an "if, the Importance OF which
will appear from these following factsl
II was Chief-Justice John Marshall
who, interpreting article 1, paragraph
8, section of the constitution-"The
congress shall have power to regulate
commerce with foreign nations and
among the several states"-laid down
Drown vs. Maryland, 19 Wheat, 4l7)
this principle, to which the supreme
court has ever since adhered:
This power is co-extensive with the
subject on which it acts, and cannot
be stopped at the external boundary of
state, but must enter its interior. 1t
must be capable of authorizing the
sale OF those articles which it intro
duces.
The supreme court following this
principle, has again and again held
that 10 state has the right to exclude
or discriminate against the products of
any other state.
Therefore state cannot prohibit or
discriminate against the products Of u
monopoly that does Its manufacturing
in another state. And unless every
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13
Election of senators by Direct Vote

We have the paradoxical spectacle oi
n man accupying seat In the United
States Senate to whom majority Of
both the people and the legislature Of
his state have, by their ballots, ex.
pressed their unequivocal opposition.
And there is no means Of remedying
the evil except by an appeal to b body
where the balance Of power is held for
tho most part by men who are, no
doubt, encouraged by Hanna's success
to hope for similar victories Of their
own in future senatorial contests In
their own states. The conclusion to
be drawn from all this is easy for any
unprejudiced and intelligent person to
grasp. II the people are not allowed
by direct vote TO name their United
States senators, at least provision
should be made for an appeal to them
IA referendum Of the matter, II you
please--in such cases us the above.
Surely some remedy for this defect In
our present method Of selecting United
States senators must be found, II we
wish the United States senate to be
not merely representative, but even
q respectable body.-John I. Kennedy,
in The Arena.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

The greatest audIcty on the, part Of
monopollsts,
The greatest opposition In public
sentiment.
The greatest weakness in the de-"
partment OF justice,
And Mr.. Griggs, who can find all tho
laws needed by Mr.. Mckinley to 'pro'
mote the general welfare" Of the Fill
pinos, can fiud no law and no way Of
making law ito promote the general
welfare" Of the people of the United
States "aud secure the blessings to
ourselves and our posterity. New
York World
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

state in the Union were to pass and
rigidly to enforce law against mon
opo'y, however subtly disguised by
subtle lawyers, monopoly securely
manufacturing in some such state as
New Jersey can take the people OF all
the other states by the throat
And In so doing it would be assisted
by the federal officers, For, as the
supreme court has said (Pennoyer VS.,
McConnaughty, l4O U, S., Il II supreme
court, G00)-.
The circuit courtD of the United
States will restrain u state officer from
executing an unconstitutional statute
of the state when TO execute II would
violate rights which had been guar
anteed by the constitution.
II Griggs is right, II olney is right
for Griggs only paraphases Mr.. Cleve-
lands famous antitrust warrior-then
the constitution Of the United States
will have to be radically changed be
fore the people can loosen the fingers
Of monopoly from their throat
The monopolists know that each
state is powerless except as to those
monopolies which do all their manu-
featuring within its borders Mr..
Griggs now says to these monopolists:
"Give yourself no anxiety so far as the
federal government IL concerned. So
long as you do not do your manufac-
turing on railway trains on their way
across state borders will not be SUI
peroHicious. >"
But is Griggs right? Is it true that
"a combination or trust for the pur-
pose Of maintaining u monopoly in the
manufacture of necessity Of life can
not be suppressed by the federal
courts?"
Mr., Griggs bases his opinion upon
the decision OF the supreme court in
the Sugar Trust case (U, s. VS., the t.
Knight Company known as the 0lney
test case.
In that case 0lney pretending to en-
force the Antitrust law, proved that
the Sugar Trust monopolized the man
ufacture OF sugar within the borders
of the state of Pennsylvania. But
olney did not prove and did not try to
prove the real violation of the stutute
the monopolizing Of the sale as well
as the manufacture in other states;
that is, the restraint of interstate com
merce. And the supreme court, driven
by 0lney to decide for the Sugar Trust,
carefully drew the distinction and
pointed out olney's omission.
Further, while the supreme court
has never had a chance to pass upon
an industrial monopoly, 1t has in its
sweeping decisions against railway
monopolistic combines" said most
emphatically that all these combines"
are illegal and against public policy,
and has stcrnly rcbuked monopolists.
But of course in any specific case the
court can only decide upon the matter
directly submitted to it by the federal
department of justice.
Mr.. Grigg's correspondent Mr. Bow
adaile, is republican He wrote urg-
ing action because II find among the
people great opposition to combina-
tions in restraint of trade" Mr.. Grigg's
reply is the furthest concession to
monopoly that has been made. 1t is
an unconditional surrender
The status of the monopoly question
then is:
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

The bureau of statistics of the treas
ury department shows that the amount
of wheat exported from the United
States for the eight months ending
with February amounted to l0s, ,7OS, 800
bushels against 10l, 495, 5G2 bushels in
the corresponding months last year,
while the value is but Ssl, 49, ,O40
against 500, ,0S9, 500 in the correspond
ing months last year. Thus it will be
seen that the fall in the price Of wheat
below that of last year has uetted a
losa to the American farmers OF Z, 1882.
23s bushels OF wheat and $l2, 500, ,517.
This is the kind Of prosperity that the
gold standard brings 10 the farmer.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-04-13

Euchre is the ancient French game
Of trlomphe. The early French set-
tiers brought the game to America and
played It with thirty-two cards, Az
commonly played in this country to-
day twenty-four cards are used In
four-handed games, The books gener-
ally give thlrty-two cards az the proper
number, but that number 10 not Justl-
1ed by American usage,