The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-11-15
CURRENT COMMENT.

ALL is not lost. The Democrats have carried
Arizona. THE territorial delegate is named Smith.
EDITOR LUMBARD was so happy last week
over the result of the election that he forgot to
take the list of candidates from the 7ribune's
masthead.
The Republican Victories made even the
wheat look better and the landslide has taken
the stones and cherry seeds off the public roads
of Snyder county.
THE stay-at-home Republican vote in Snyder
county was a great deal larger last Tuesday than
it should have been. The number of persons
both Democrats and Republicans who failed to
vote in Snyder county reached 6S7.
SNYDER county Republicans swallowed their
cherries last Tuesday, worms and ALL The
Lewisburg people got the cherries and Snyder
county people got their money. That is all
they wanted. What is the difference? Now
let's all shake the cherry tree.
A COVENANT was signed at Washington,
whereby Spain cedts the islands of Cagayan and
Sibutu to the United States for the sum of $780,
OOO These were Spans last possession in Ocean
lea. The islands are of the Philippine group, but
were unintentionaly left outside the line drawnby
the Treaty of Paris.
THE advocates of anti imperialism" who set
great store, politically by tie act of participation
in their behalf of Carl Schurz, Gamalie Bradford
and Samuel Bowles profess much discouragment
over the result of the baloting on the Presidency,
and appear generallyto have come to the reluctant
conclusion that the flag must fly.
THE last disappearing political rainbows fell be-
hind the Usage Hills in Arkansas and disclosed
James X. Jones still reluctant to admit the de-
feat of candidate Bryan, whose campaign he was
described as "managing 'as chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Committee. The term of Senator
Jones In the United States Senate does no texpire
until the 4th of eh 1903.
IT IS understood in Washington that the Ad-
minstration accepts the results of the elections as
an endorsement of its policy with regard to the
Philippines, and that accordingly steps will be
taken at once to inaugurate vigorous campaign
against the insurgents. General Macarthur, it is
said has been ordered to concentrate his troops for
hard and telling blow against the rebels.
HEAVY fighting took place near Bothvile in
the Transvaal, resulting in the complete rout of
the Beers, who took to fghtafterloosing % killed.
80 wounded and 100 taken prisoner. Seven of
their guns were also captured. The British lost
three officers and four men killed. Lord Roberts
also reports an engagement south of Dalamutha
which resulted in the Beers being routed.
THE cheapness of living in Australia is pro-
verbal; it is veritable poor man IS paradise In
the butchers shops you see two-penny and four
penny tickets on the meat, and provisions of To-
cal productions are equally inexpensive. In the
eating houses or coffee shops-a great feature of
town life there-you can get a square meal, con-
sisting of steak or chop, bread, butter and tea,
for sixpence. There no tips for walters in the
Antipodes. The Colonias are enormous tea drink
ers, and on an average partake of the cheering
herb seven times day. Boarding honses-ar-
other prominent feature--are rendered almost es-
sentia in land where the domestic servants COM
mand a wage Off pound week, with every eve
ming out and leave to practice the piano and keep
bicycle.