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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-01-18
INTERE STING ITEMS.
Free delivery Of mail will be es-
tablised at Lewlstown May lst.

tabllSed nj LewlStOWn May is''
] The lst OF April, moving day,
: will come on Sunday rhis year.
, The good resolution is already be-
coming delapidated in appearance.
+. B. Walter of Globe Mills was
at the county seat Saturday evening.
Joseph Clelan is canvassing tor
a nursery firm at Rochester, N. Y.
When girl becomes engaged does
she surrender to her lover or capture
him?
The business man who never uses
an "ad' cannot expect his business
to multiply.
DR.. ]. o. Wagner of Adamsburg
was county seat visitor Thursday
of last week.
Arthur w. Aurand and wife have
returned from their wedding trip to
Philadelphia.
F. F. Walter will move TO Free
burg in the spring where he has
rented farm.
Postmaster Geo. c. Wagenseller
of Selinsgrove was at the county
seat last Thursday.
Mrs. Henry r. Bickhart is visit
ing Mrs. Amelia Gundrum at Ad-
amsburg this week.
Miss Emma Benner of McAlister-
vile is being entertained by Miss
Bertha Ripka this week.
Miss Edna Arbogast OF Miflin-
town isvisitipg Miss Eva Steining-
= % s1 1nsleh Elsss J.
WIN. F. Feese has been elected
engineer and manager OF the stock
room at the shoe factory.
Miss Laura Runkle, who had
been visiting in Philadelphia and
New York, has returned home.
Henry p. Beaver has gone to
Reedsville where he has secured
work at this trade, blaclsmithing.
John Bickhart and W ife of Krea-
mer last week were the quests of II.
r. Bickhart and family pf misplace.
Snyder county has nd arly $35OO
in the treasury, with outstanding
taxes of $25OO, and dbt of only
$1,000.
John Weiser of MahAtongo, one
of the wide awake busirt tss men of
his section, was seen on our streets
Thursday Of last week.
A great many politici|ns were at
the county seat Saturday, looking
after the various politica fences in
which they are interested
All persons having sale tllsprinted
at this Office get free ntice in the
sale register. This is wcth several
times the price of the bill }.
j. E. Miller, the head cutter at
the shoe factory, who nad been
spending his vacation at patawissa,
has returned to his post O duty.
Neat Sale Bills are prited cheap
at this office. The notic,of the sale
will be inserted free in the Posi-
from now till the time Ofthe sale.
Last week was the wek of pray
er and the United Evangical con-
gregation and the Evangelical Luth-
erap congregation held svices to-
gether.
The double column half pne cuts of
DR.. A. M. Smith, used lst weeks
papers, have been adjudgl the best
used in the county o ordinary
newspaper.
DR.. ]. w. Orwig and lfe, Mrs.
/. Geo. W., Wagenseller, Wmer and
= Bryce Harter enjoyed turkey
dinner ut James Magees 1t Krea-
mer Saturday.
Saturdays Lewistown Democrat
and Sentinel says: Irwi Howell |
has taken charge ofthe %tmarket
on North Wayne Street moved
into one Of II. A. Walterhousss. ]
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-01-18

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began work on Monday morning.
In few days the factory will be
running with a full force Of hands
again.
The neighbcrs and friends of d.
A. Kern and wife gave them a very
pleasant surprise party Tuesday ev-
ening at their home. About 70
were present.
Alfred Heimbach of Forest Hill
was in town last week. Mr.. Helm
bach proposes to move back to Snv-
der County in the spring ard will
farm for X. G. Walter.
Last Fridays Harrisburg 7ele.
graph says: Oscar n. kaltriter, of
Shaded, Snyder county, who had
been working at the State Lunatic
Hospital, has returned home.
The Republican Standing Com
mittee met in the court house Satur-
day afternoon and selected Saturday,
Feb. "a, as the day for holding the
Republican nominations tor county
offices.
Last weeks Elizabethville Echo
says: The Middleburg post last
week entered its thir,y-seventh vol
ume. 1t is just as active and indeed
more handsome than it was in its
teens.
John G. Beck, book-keeper of tie
Main Shoe Company, spent Sunday
at Selinsgrove. There must be
some attractions at Selinsgrove for
him. Cupid's darts are too much
for him to resist.
John G. Beck of Selinsgfove has
been elected book. keeper ofthe Mid
dleburg shoe factory. We welcome
Mr. Beck TO orr midst. lie is d
competent bookskeeper, acareful ae-
countant and genial gentleman.
Harry Bonsall, formerly editor of
the Mifflintown Tribune, has pur-
chased the New Kensington Allegh-
eny county, keystone, and the sur
prising part is that he will run it
as agold standard Republican news
paper.
The wife of VIM. Freyman of
Kreamer, who had been taken to
the Danville hospital a month ago,
died in that institution last Friday
and was brought home Saturday of
last week, where her remains were
inferred Tuesday.
If you want your hair cut with
out steps or a nice easy shave and a
refreshing shampoo, 60 to A. E..
Soles. in the bank building one door
east of the Post Office, in room with
the drug store. A clean towel to
each customer and satisfaction guar.
anteed.
VIM. S. Arbogast, proprietor of
the Jacobs House, Mifflintown, was
a Middleburg visitor last Saturday.
Mr.. Arbogast is well known hotel
man and needs no introduction to
the readers of the Posi-. The Jacobs
House is now the best furnished and
best conducted hotel between Har-
risburg and Altoona.
Among the leading legal lights
from a distance who attended adj
journed court Monday at this place,
we observed Hon. j. c. Bucher and
J. Thompson Baker of Lewisburg,
Col. c. NJ. Clement of Sunbury,
Chas. Hover and Chas. p. Ulrich
of Selinsgrove, and the disciple
Blackstone Capt. John V. Lesher of
Blue Hill, Snyder County.
A new Victor safe has been placed
in the business office of the PosT
printing house to take the place Of
the one broken open by burglars on
the 9Th day of last June. Those
who imagine they have any business
on the inside of this safe will
oblige the editor by using the COM
bination to open the safe. They
will find full instructions to open
the safe, thereby avoiding the neces-
sity Of breaking the door. The safe
has been secured to preserve hooks
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-01-18

Samuel H. Troup Of Paxtonville
shot q large wild cat which was ex-
hibited in this place Tuesday even
ing.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
THE cocKRoAcH A sNoe.
Not Hail Fellow Well Met, but the
Tree Toad Likes Him.

Tree Toad Likes Him.
Six legged or two legged the true cock
roach aristocrat has no desire TO mix
with the mob. He believes in sticking
with his own set. He holds the others
off, for, in the struggle for existence, to
have too many fond of you is distinctly
to lessen your chances of survival. For
instance, what Is II makes the existence
OF the vanilla grower one ceaseless vigil J?
What but the fact that from root tip to
flower bud the vanilla plant is popular
with all kinds of creatures, with back.
bones and without them. shelled and I'M
shelled. farred, fcathered and fuzzy,
winged, walking and crawling. That is
why Mt all hours of the day and night the
vanilla grower must be eternally saying
"Shoo, there"
The cockroach Is no vanilla plant.
Nothing like it. He has flavor. though,
that defends him as well as il he bfis-
tied with spines. lie is not a hail fellow
well met with all sorts of creatures.
About the only animal that likes him is
the tree toad, although among some peo-
pies salted coekroaches are u great deli
cacy. cannot say il they are really
very good. / never tried. l should think
not. though, for cockroach tea and
cockroach pills are used in Russia as
remedies for dropsy. People are not ac-
customed to make medicines out Of good
les.
Cockroaches have the habits of a con-
firined tobacco chewer and expectorate
freely in safe runways, probably to mark
the places for Identification. They have
glands that secrete what they think is
perfume. and 1t is so lasting that it ruins
articles OF food. especially coffee, to be left
on a shelf where reaches run. Nothing
bat boiling water and soapsuds can re-
move the faint.
Because Of this and also because It Is a
scavengcr flor all despise the truly eco
nomican. the roach is unpopular. The
variety called the Croton bug. because of
its early recognition Of the value of q
system Of waterworks by following the
pipes of which it could reach the homes
Of all and attain warmth and moisture
almost equaling the long lost days of the
carboniferous era, the vanished Eden of
the cockroach. is really n German impor-
tation. Although it does not bear the la
bel MADE In Germany" it is named
Ectohia germanica and is much smarter
than the others of its race. Yet in north
German kitchens 1t is called a Suabian.
in south Germany Prussian, in east
Germany Russian and In west Ger
many Frenchman. Sometimes II Is
also a Spaniard or n Dane, but never,
never does Il countryman OF Wild Willie
admit that Ectobia Germnnica is Ger
man, east, west. north. south. high. low
or middle. They wash their hands OF
the whole tribe and would like to wash
their cupboards of them too.-Haryey
Sutherland in Ainslee's.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
IN TIE MURDER BELT.

The Biddeford Record reports another
case of what may be murder in York
county.
Peter Boston OF North Berwick, man
of 40, unmarried and having some little
property, industrious and of good hab-
its, disappeared Memorial day. Boston
worked at odd jobs for anybody and was
we'll known and liked. He lived at what
is known as North Village down beyond
.sTatnisk.' A week ago Sunday his body
was found on the edge of Chase's pond.
One side of his head was stove in and
one shoulder broken. The body was
turned over to Coroner Biaisdeli of North
Berwick and was buried that afternoon
within "a few hours of the time 1t was
found, none of B3ston's relatives even
being allowed TO see the remains.
Neighbors almost unanimously believe
that Boston was murdered and some even
90 so far as to charge the crime to GER
tain man who had been seen near Boston
the last that was seen OF him Memorial
day.
The dead man has brothher who Is
on the Boston police force and he is ex-
pected to come to North Berwick and
have the remains disinterred and an
investigation of the case made.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
nArEs sopHoMoRE DEBATE.

Lewiston. June 25 The Bates Colleye
sophomore champion debate took place
at the Main street Free Baptist church
this afternoon at O'Clock and was fairly
well attended. The-alumni OF the college
was well represented and there was also
number of out-of-town friends OF the
school present. The question was
as follows: Resolved that the Glasgow
system of municipal ownership SHOULD
be adopted by American cities of lOo.'
O00."
This question was ably debated by
the following sophomorss:
Affirmatiye-John Arthur Hunnewell,
Scarborough; Miss Mae Golllne, Sussex
Miss Julia Emma Babcock, Lewiston
Miss Helen Knowlton, Pennington.
Negative Miss Georgiana Lunt, Au
burn; Arthur Edwin Darling. Anburn
Elmer Eugene Dacey, Auburn; Robert
Alpheus Brown, Bowtoin Center.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
FOR FEL0NIOus ASSAULT.
bath Man Arrested ON a ssrious
Charge.


sfzcrAL 10 THE RRHssi
Bath, June e5.-At Republican eau
Gus held here tonight the following were
elected delegates to the state convention
to be held in Bangor Wednesday: John
o. Shaw, James G. Isedyard, Sanford l..
Fogg, George Moulton, Jr.. Hiram A..
Huse, John S. Hyde, John II. Kimball,
Walter s. Glidden, Frank L Staples, j.
A. Ham, A. 4. Williams, John j. Des-
mond, Frank b. Nichols, Peter Gaudread,
William 4. Donnell, A. J.Grassey, James
Jones.
George b. knights, who gives Per-
kins as MS residence, appeared befo
Judge Fogg this afternoon and after n
hearing, was ordered to recognize in the
sum of $500 for his appearance at the
August term OF the Supreme court.
knights is charged with felonious assault
and Mrs. Florence Heath, whose husband
is tow boat man, brings the complaint.
According to her story. Mrs. Health has
been living with the family of Thomas
Savage In the upper part of woolwich,
and last Saturday she started to drive
in an open wagon. While going ugh
a lonely stretch Of woods Knights, II Is
alleged, got In over the back OF the wag-
on, and after being ordered out By Mrs.
Heath attempted felonious assault upon
her. The arrest was male today.
James r. webber OF Bath, who will be
class poet Mt the Bowdoin commence
ment exercises tomorrow, was this after
noon elected teacher in the ninth grade
schanl hara.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
Badly Kicked And Beaten And Died
OF Injuries.
Attempt Probably Made
To Rob Him.
Home Authorities Investigating
The Affair.

Gardiner, Me-, June 25.-Reports were
in OR ,uiation in this city today that q
Togus veteran was murdered In what 10
known as Berionton's woods on the
road between the home and Augusta. Ii
appears that one Varnum Kimball vet
eran Of Co. ID, 18th Massachusetts voiun-
teers went out ON five days pass Satur-
day morning. sunday morning he re-
turned to the home with his face consid-
erably battered up and bruised. When
taken to the station he was unable to
give clear explanation and refused to
talk much over the matter other than
that he had been assaulted on the Au-
gusta road by unknown parties who
pounded and kicked him about the head
and body. The doctors at the hospital
did everything possible for him but he
died Sunday night from the treatment he
had received. He had the reputation
among the soldiers of being a very quiet
and inoffensive man.
Gov. Allen of the home was seen and
state that the authorities were doing all
In their power to investigate the matter
and would follow up ever clew leading to
the whereabouts OF kimball during Sat
rday and the company he was with. 1t
Is thought that he was in drunken row
or that an attempt was made to rob him
of his money. Kimbail was 80 years and
his home was in Haverhill, Ma IS.
County Attorney Heselton has not been
notified officially OF the case and probably
viii not until the post mortem examina-
tion has haen made.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
HUNG UP ON WEST BRANCH.

Kineo, June 25.-Fourteen million feet
OF logs cut for the lumber trade before
the recent fall in prices are hung up or
the West Branch. Apparently they have
been abandoned. The incident Is with
out precedent in Names history of ium'
barring.
The river is ohoked by the accumula-
ton of logs and canoeing operations are
considerably impeded.
The logs must remain where they lie
until high water another spring.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
HE FIXED HIM.
A Pair of spectacles That Just Suit-
cd the Old Farmer.

The travelling eye doctor came along.
The man Of the house was out In the
barn sorting potatoes for seed. His wife
told the doctor that she guessed her hus-
band wanted some glasses. for he had
been complaining about his old ones. So
she went out and called him. He came
slowly in through the shed walk, busting
the CRIME OFF his hands
"Yes," said he to the doctor, Il have
been hayin quite n tussle with them eyes
of mine. Guess I've either got TO have
some new specs or git tongs to hold my
paper with. Hain't got much ready
money jest now. Jest got up March hill.
ye see, and it's seed and fertilizer and
all that to buy. But trot out yer glasses.
mister, and wen see if we can trade"
So the doctor opened his case and COM
menced TO try on the glasses.
As each was fitted on his nose the
farmer first looked gravely on to the page
of the weekly paper and then oil at the
wall.
''No, that amt ii yet" he would say.
At last he seemed to get discouraged.
al don't believe we've got anything in
your stock" said lac, that's goin to do
me any good. Guess we nights well
stop tryin.
Quoth the doctor: "Well. try these. It's
the last pair we haven't tested. IL they
don't fit. wen call it a bad job"
And he carefully placed the glasses
astride the farmers nose and passed the
paper over to him.
The farmer read for awhile in silent de-
light, and then he looked at the doctor.
Complete" cried the farmer ecstatic-
ally. 81 hain't seen so well to read for
years. These are just what l call fusi
classw
I'm glad suited you," said the doctor
as he tucked So in his vest pocket and
FASTENED away. II thought ! could IN
you before we got done"
".And he did fix me-" said the farmer
telling about the matter the other day
"Wkcn ! went to look at them glasses
after supper. blamed IL didn't find that
they were nothin but jest bows-not Q
speck Of glass in either of 'em. II cost
ae SO TO find out that my old eyes arr
pretty good to read with, after ALI
Lewiston lAlsl Journal
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
ISLANDER PICKS UP CABLE.

Gardiner, June 25.-Steamer Islander
in going through the Gardiner and
Pittston draw this morning., picked up
the cable of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany and disabled her from proceeding on
her route. The telegraph company or
dered them not to cut the cable. A diver
is expected this afternoon who will en-
deavor to release the steamer. 1t cannot
at present be ascertained If the steamer
will have to go the marine railway. 1t
is feared that her shafting may be in
iurTd.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26

sufficiently disturbing. have made no
long tours since the last OF December anc
for the last month It has not been
thought wise for me TO even make the all
day trips to near villages that hoped
would have been so helpful and have
enjoyed so much. l still have four wo-
msn reading with me but all the other
works are destroyed. Only one child lett
out OF this little people who were doing
80 well when we disbanded for the New
Year holidays They did not seem afraid
at first but the r'imors have been too
much for their parents.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
HIGGINsoN's INJURIES.

Harvard Quarters, Gales Ferry, Conn,
June 25.--The Harvard varsity eight this
morning went out on the river under a
new captain, while "Pete" Higginson,
the best man In tine shell, languished in
q cot on the porch at Red Top, sufferer
from badly broken leg, as result OF
the accident sustained by him while
playing ball yesterday. 1t has been found
that the fibula bone, the second small
bone from the heel inside, Is cleanly
broken and the oarsnan is out OF the
boat permanently.
Hiyginson slept poorly during the
night and talked much about the acct
dent. He refused to give way to his feel
ings, however, in order that he might not
contribute to the decentralization of the
crew.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
Music AND DIR ANA.
THE LOST PARADISE.

The patrons of McCullum's theatre last
evening unanimously set the seal Of their
approval ON the production Of DE Miles
1.-THE Lost Paradise," whose motive Is
the illumination of that ever live ques-
tlon of labor and capital and through
whose story runs thread of pretty ro-
nance and many love scenes.
1t as a well constructed play with q
coherent plot which has already been
unfolded in this column.
The play lends itself to
realistic settings and the advantage
offered was made the most of by BARLEY
McCuIlum under whose personal super
vision the presentation was given.
In the first and third acts which were
ut the home of tho Knowltons, the owner
of the iron works, there WAS an attention
to detail deserving of the warmest COM
mendation. Handsome furniture, tables
with the richest coverings, choice pieces
of brio a brac on mantle pieces, rich
potted plants and flowers on vantage
places about the room indicate that every
accessory was called into requisition to
make the mounting complete. In the dis
lance with splendid effect could be seen
through the window the smoke st acks of
the factory and the climax Of realism
was reached in the second act when the
works of the factory were disclosed with
machinery in motion, the scene being
brilliantly lighted by the blaze of the fur
| n ace fires themselves.
The evening was marked by the first
appearance this season of the popular
favorites, Miss Beatrice Ingram and the
| leading man Mr.. Wayne. Both were
heartily applauded on the first entrance,
and the sprightly ingenue was made to
repeatedly bow in acknowledgements and
| TO accept two handsome bouquets.
MIR. Wayne responded with this re-
mark, Ladies' and gentlemen l thank
you for this warm welcome and am
glad to reappear this season."
The action of the play went smoothly
considering that 1t was first produc-
ton.
| Mr.. Wayne has leading role which
gives him splendid opportunities to show
his histronio equipment and 1t is an
appealing one to all parts of the house,
especially TO the galleries. In IL he is
destined to achieve a succ sss. Mr..
Armstrong is perfectly at home as An
drew Knowlton AMI Thos. Reynolds
buoyaney gives life to the part of Bob
Appleton. Earl Ryder is pleasing
actor and Lynn Pratt met every require
ment of his role. Some excellent work
was done in some OF the subordinate
parts, so called, and to Mr.. John Martin
especially big slice of the honors of the
evening belong for his excellent charac-
ter study of Old Bensel. He was ably
seconded by.Robert Gailland and Pstsr
Lang.
| The female roles were in competent
hands with Miss May Hosmer as Margaret
who DIRE ssed her character handsomely
and acted it with grace. Miss Reynolds
fitted her part nicely and was admirable
and stately as ever in her representation.
Beatrice Ingram Is as vivacieus and
piquant as ever and acted her love scenes
with delightful discretion. Her popular
ity Is on an enduring basis. Miss Bur
nett was excsllant and surely mention Is
due Miss True, Miss Mason and Miss
Carl for their clever and life like char
acterization of the girls at the works.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
DAVID B. LEADS.

New York, June 25.-The following
table shows the opinion of 80 Democratic
national and state commissioner who
have replied TO the Worlds question,
who would make the strongest running
ID avid b. Hill, o, New York man
to be chosen, 81 Rear Ad-
miral W. 5. Schley, 8; b. f. Shively,
3; Charles A. Towne, 3; Carter H. Har-
rison, 2; Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, l. Admiral
George Dewey, /; George Fred Williams,
/ no choice yet, 3.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
PITCHERS HIT HARD.
PhiIiies Badly Handicapped ia Game
with Boston.

Boston, June 25.-The Phiiadeiphias
were badly handicapped from the start
by their pitchers. Bernhard was hit
hard. Thomas was wild and Conn was
worse, giving eight bases on balls and
hitting four men, besides being batted
for six hits in four innings. Score:
Boston. OF o O 2 4 o x-2C
Philadelphia, ! 0 0 0 o.
Hits, Boston, 10; Philadelphia, 8. Er.
rors, Boston, o; Philadelphia, 4. Bat ter
les, Dineen, Cuppy and Clements; Bern
hardt, Thomas, Conn and Mcfarland.
At st. Louis-St. Louis, 2; Cincinnati,
0.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn Is; New York,
o
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
ThorouEhix at Home.

Jiggs-I called to see Brassey last
night, but be wasn't at home.
Biggs-0h, yes, he was
Jiggs-I tell you he wasn't. He wasn't
at home all evening.
Biggs-He was perfectly at home all
evening. He monopolized our easiest
chair and kept his feet on the piano stool.
philadelphia Press.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
LUMBER COMBINATION BREAKS,

Bangor, June 25.-The Eastern Lumber
Manufacturers association formed here
in April to keep up the price of spruce IN
the face of the dangerous stagnation OF
the market, has fallen to pieces, the mem
bers accusing each other of breaking over
the rules and sell ng below the schedule
adopted at it's meeting several months
ago.
A jam of logs above Lincoln in Penob
SCOT is regarded here as something Of a
god send in that not one of the mills
has any orders worth mentioning and
could not he operated at a profit. The
jam has shut off the supply of logs at an
opportune time.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
Wholly niscouraring.

''Did you bet anything while you were
at the races?"
"Yes." said the sad eyed man.
Iosc?'
"No: won $50"
"But you are not laughing merri,y and
otherwise behaving in proper and CON
sistcnt manner"
Il don't feel like laughing. i thought
l had my luck gagged, and before
started ] bet man $50 that ! could bet
on every race and lose. That's the kind
of a Jonah I am. 1t cost me $50 to
Washington Star.
The Portland daily press., 1900-06-26
NAMES OF NEW wARsHIps.

Washington, June 25.--The secretary of
the navy has authorized the following
names for the new battleships and cruis-
ers:
Battleships-V Virginia, Rhode Island,
Mary land, Colorado and South Dakota.
Armored oruisers-St. Louis, Milwau-
kee and Charleston.