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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
PORT TREVORrON

~'A"'o A<N" ANNS Va Apuuou1N ClIOv
ed weeks visit in our midst.
Elmer Tharp of SeIinsgrove was
in town Saturday night.
Misses Tvcher and Gottschall of
Mt. Carmel are spending the week
with Rev. Francis and family.
Mrs. Vim. Rine and son of Hotfer
passed through town Saturday.
Mrs. II. f. Charles and grand
son. Russell knights, spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs. Vim. Hru-
baker at Sunbury.
Clarence Faust of Sunbury and
Rev. Ochsenford and wife of Allen
town visited VIM. Boyer's the past
week.
Robert Forty of Kantz makes
several trips to town weekly.
Irwin Reichenbach and daughters
visited his parents at Dundore Sun
day.
Miss Edythe Shatfcr and Hatha.
way Kelly and family of Sunbury
are visiting the formers grand
mother, Ellen Kelly.
The Misses Row of Mahantopgo
were in town last week.
Miss Jennie Charles spent Thurs
day at Eclipse.
Moses Brubaker of Eclipse passed
through town Sunday enroute to
Sunbury.
Mrs. VIM. Stepp and Mrs. F. A.
Shambach of Washington, D. c.
were called to town on account of
the illness of their father, Jno. Smoke.
Milton Rinc and sister were the
guests Of their grandmother, Mrs.
Houseworth Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Herrold and daugh-
ter Of Independence were Sunday
callers.
Miss Reichenbach of Sunbury
was entertained by Miss 'Maude
Charles Sunday. ..
Mrs DR.. Bogar accompanied her
husband on his route Sunday.
Our town was represented at both
Pages and the Verdilla picnics.
Jno. Rice, who was employed
near Johnstown, came home Satur-
day.
E. d. Swineford and wife moved
to Bressler's Ridge and Simon Long
and wife of Freeburg are now oc-
cupying the National Hotel which
was vacated by the former.
We made an unintentional erron-
eous statement last week when we
said that A. w. Aucker and p. G.
Shambach were on the retired list
for since then they said it would
have been all right had we omitted
the prefix "re".
Geo. Rine and wife of Kantz were
in town last week and from here
they left for Ch;quies, Lancaster Co.
Miss Nellie Shaffer of Selinsgrove
visited at home over Sunday.
Morris Royer of Milton was here
over Sunday to visit his brother-in-
law, G. A. Neitz, who two weeks
ago underwent q tedious operation.
We are glad to state that he is able
to be about the house again.
One day last week Miss Carrie
Rehrer fell off fence injuring one
of her hips, and Thursday while
Thomas Neitz was leading a horse
it turned and the sudden jerk thre "
Master Thomas and severely bruised
his left arm.
Mrs. Ed. Wolf of Shamokin spent
Sunday with her parents, Henry
Stepp and wife.
Ammon Wilmer and wife of Dun
dore were in town Sunday.
James Neitz, r. M. Shaffer, Hen
ry Attinger, and A. W. Aucker, p.
G. Shambach and VIM. Woodling,
committees Of the u. B. and u.
Evan. churches respectively met
Friday night and decided to hold a
union picnic at Bear Spring Park,
west of town, Aug. I7th. All are
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
O.Iy q naN.er OF Time.

Customer lin Boston restaurant)-
Waiter, have you any fried eels?
Waiter-We have ellis, sir, aSd they
are susceptible of being frieE.-Les-
lies Weekly.
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Too Liberal by Hff,

"Do you know, would give $500, 900
to be a millionaire" remarked the
visionary philosopher with q seh-sat-
isfied smile.-Judge.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

Pure whiskcy direct from Distillery is what
tilling Co., OF Dayton, Ohio. They are Offering
four full quarts for 1920, express prepaid. See
eheir oher which appears elsew here In this Is
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

Hortense writes: what can I do
to make the freckles now on my face
less conspicuous?"
"Why, Hortense, that's easy. Get
some more freckles.-Yonkers States
man.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
A Busy Day.

Winks--I can't stop to talk, old boy.
This is my busy day.
Frank Friend-Got another note to
pay, eh?-N. Y. Weekly.
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David K. Hill prominent sewer
pipe manufacturer. died at Akron. o.
Leonard G. Sefng's jewslry store at
Allentown. Pa. was robbed Of between
$4,000 and $4,000.
The new state reformatory at Rah-
way. N. j.. was formally opened yes
terday.
Jesse Haney, owner at one time Of
the New York Picayune, died at his
home in New York yesterday.
Governor Mcmillan, OF Tennessee.
and Governor Tyler. Of Virginia, deter.
mined upon the share OF expense to
BE- borne by their respective states In
settling the boundary line.
The Gottleib Baurern.Schmid- Strauss
Brewing company. q combination OF
Baltimore brewers. was Incorporated
at Camden, with a capital Of $5,0O0.-
900.
John Adams and Samuel L. Large.
employees at the car works at Terre
Haute, Ind, were fined 81 and costs
each for calling Joseph Parish, q fel
low.workman. Mark Hanna" Parish
was so tormented that he resigned his.
place and then preferred charges,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-03
DIVIDEND OF 1000 PER CENT.
Enormous Profit Of New York First
National Bank on Its Cap
ttnl stock.

New York, July 30.-It became
known in the financial district Monday
that an enormous extra dividend. said
to have been equal to 1,G00 per cent,
or $5,0O0,O0O, had been declared upon
the $5O0,0O0 of old capital stock of the
First national bank, which institution
last week increased it's capital to $10,-
100000. The bank, which has been
prominent in many of the important
financial deals of the last three years,
is known to have made heavy profits.
and it is supposed that the extra divi-
dcnd is declared in some way out of
such old profits, and that partly by
means of this big extra dividend the
old Stockholders of the bank, who
numbered hut 1s, five of them holding
the controlling interest, have paid for
their share of the $9,5OO.OO0 of new
capital stock. The taking over of the
$1,50o,oo0 of capital stock Of the Ma
tional Bank Of the Republic by an ex-
change of two shares of Republic for
one share of First national stock, has
required $75O,O0O of the new First ma
tional stock, leaving $S.752,000 TO be
otherwise distributed-the old stock
holders supposedly taking it. Divi-
dends upon the old stock of the First
national bank were at the yearly rate
of 100 per cent. The bank is noted for
carrying among its resources, under
the heads of stocks and bonds other
than government. n far greater total
than any other institution.
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A LAKE DISASTER.
Tide ON Lake SuperiOr-TwO of
Lnttcr's Grew Drowned.

Sault Ste. Marie. Mich, July 3d.
The whaleback barge Sycamore was
sunk in a collision with the Northern
line steamer Northern Queen, near
Point 1roquois, Monday. Of the crew
of eight men two were drowned and
one is missing. The dead are: Capt.
L. Joiner, master of the Sycamore,
lived in Henderson, N. Y; Ira Ives,
cook on the Sycamore, lived at Sack
etts Harbor, N. Y. The missing man
is Burley Smith. a seaman on the Saga
more, who lived at Woodville, N. Y. A
dense fog covered the water at the
time Of the collision. The Sycamore
was bound down in tow of the whale
back steamer Pathfinder, both being
loaded with iron ore. The Northern
Queen was bound up with general
cargo for Duluth. The Queen struck
the barge on the starboard side near
the after turret, breaking in the plates.
The Sycamore filled rapidly and soon
went down.
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GIVEN FREE TRADE.
PrOclH nation Issued by the President
Giving Porto Rico Unrestricted
Trade with United states.

Washington, July 26.-The prcsi-
dent issued his proclamation rstab.
fishing free trade between Porto
Rico and the United States and de-
c]aring The organization of II civil
government for the island. The
proclamation is purely formal and
only in the body of The resolutions
adopted by the Porto Rican leg;sla-
ture (hrrctofnrr pnblishcd) does it APP
pear hat the island is set free COM
mcrcially in commemoration OF the
anniversary Of the planting of the
American nag on the island. The
proclamation is headed: Cessation
of taril1'--l'orto Rico"
1t rccitcs that the act of April 12,
1900 otherwise known rs the Fora
ker acD, provided hat whenever the
Porto Rican Legislature has enacted
and put into operation a system Of
local taxation to meet the needs of
the government and by resolution so
notified the president, the latter
shall issue proclamation and all
duties on goods pissing between tho
United States and Porto Rico shall
cease.
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How They Broke lin

An amusing story is related in
"Cnnndian Savage Folk" of the man.
ner in which an adjournment was
taken by mass-meting. A mission
airy who had started school among
the Indians met with opposition, and
the meeting had been called in support
of the rival scheme. There were sew.
ernl speakers who denounced the
school in existence. We replied vigor-
ously, showing the efficiency of the
school, and denouncing in turn the
methods adopted by the opposition.
An Indian chief produced some speci-
mems of work done at the school,
and several speakers supported the
work as it was being done. The eli.
max was reached when gentleman
rose and said: IT move the whole
thing bust!" The chairman put the
motion: cit is moved and seconded
that the whole thing bust!" The
audience sprang to their feet, and,
waving hats, yelled: "Busted!" and
made for the door. Thus ended the
first and last opposition in that mat.
ter
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-03
CHAPMAN IS REELECTED.
Chosen for the Eleventh Time a.
President of The baptist
Young Peoples Union.

Chicago, July a6.--Four thousand
delegates 10 the eleventh international
convention of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union of America assembled at
the Coliseum, in Wabash avenue, near
Sixteenth street, and Joined the chorus
of 1000 voices at the opening session
Thursday. The big building rang with
the echoes of the music. The singing
was followed by the opening address
of President j. III. Chapman. Attorney
Francis w. Parker followed with q
stirring appeal for Il Baptist Christian
| Citizenship league. / + his ideas are in.
dorsed the convention will be the
means of putting The Baptist societies
in the fight for clean politics, with q
powerful national body, having lodges
from Maine to Oregon.
Chicago, July 27.--John II. Chap
man was reelected president of the
BAPTIST Young Peoples union Friday
at the convention in the Coliseum.
Mr.. Chapman, who is a Chicago man,
has been president of the organiza-
ton since it's inception in 1890, and is
known as the father of the move-
ment. He is a member of the Taber-
nacle church and prominent as IL lay
worker. Mr.. Chapman came from
Canada, but he has been in business
here for nearly 25 years.
| Vice presidents elected are w. w.
| Gaines representing the south, w. w.
Mann the north and w. w. Weel.
from Canada. II. w. Reed succeeds
himself as recording secretary, and
III. II. Clissold was appointed treasur-
err after Frank Moody. the retiring
treasurer. declined the Office.
Chicago, July 2o.-Pres,dent Will
liam Mckinley sent a message of con-
graduation Saturday to the Baptist
Young Peoples convention at the
Coliseum, in which he rendered his
best wishes for successful gather
ing. Rev. w. II. Geistweit read the
dispatch, and one of the most enthus-
'astic scenes of the week followed.
To the state of Minnesota for the
fifth consecutive time was presented
the banner for the best work in liter
allure course. A banner for the best
all round work of any union was
given to the Duffy street church. of
Savannah. Ga.
With conservation service full of
the evangelistic spirit thc baptist
young folks brought the convention
of their society to Il close :r this city
Sunday evening. In the Coliseum was
gathered one of the largest audiences
of the entire four days gathering,
and despite the heat the manifrsi;-
tons of devotion to tho work of the
society was marked. Rev. William IT..
Geistweit. acting editor oe the Union,
the official organ of the society. led
the conservation services, having
been preceded by DR.. James Il. Cram
fiji, Of Texas, who delivered he con-
ion nlllrnc.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-03
LONG STRUGGLE AHEAD.

Strike at San Francisco Shows No
Signs of Speedy settlement.
San Francisco, Aug. 1.-The great
strike ordered by the City Front fed
Grafton shows no signs of a speedy
settlement. Employers predict it's
ultimate collapse, though they admit
that the struggle may be prolonged.
The labor leaders express themselves
as confident of victory and say that
if necessary the strike will be extend-
ed to include every port on the Pacific
coast. The resolution calling out the
members of the federation has al
ready been extended so as to cover
the entire bay of San Francisco. The
marine firemen will call out their full
membership of 1900 with the excep-
ton of those employed on tow boats.
The sand transfers will go out in
sympathy with the transfers. This
involves directly $50 members of this
union and indirectly affects 5000 in
the building trades whose supplies
will be cut off, and who will, of neces-
sity, be thrown out of work when
they run short of brick, sand, cement,
rock and gravel. The strike of the
packers shas forced the American Can
company to close down, throwing 400
persons out of employment. Gamer
les which depend upon it for the sup
plies of cans employ 5000 men, wom-
en- and children, and unless the fac
tory can start up again within few
days they will all be thrown out of
employment.
Arrangements have been made by
the Ship Owners association to meet
the strike of the sailors, marine fire.
men and 'longshoremen's unions.
Nonunion men are to be employed if
possible and an effort made to han
die the freight at the wharves.
The Pacific Steamship. company's
fremen did not go out. The men
have signed individual contracts with
the company and they did not violate
the agreement. The sailors, how
ever, have struck and the company is
looking for new men.
1t is reported that the Pacific Coast
Steamship company would, if neces-
sary, furnish vessel on which the
nonunion help employed by the ship
owners might live until the trouble
is over.
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FIRE IN DAVENPORT.
The Town City IA Visited by u HInze
Which Cnuses {. Loss Estimated
at TSO0,OOO.

Davenport, Ia, July 2G.-Fire in
Davenport Thursday night destroyed
100000 worth of property and rem
dered hundreds Of persons homeless.
An area equal to 20 city blocks was
swept away by the flames. Boys smok-
ing cigarettes are believed to have
started HE fire.
The flames broke out at $3.50 in
large piles of kindling wood belong
ing to the Rock Island Fuel company,
covering two acres on the lcvcc.
At least hundred families were
rendered homeless by the flames, and
homes and hotels were turned over to
them for the night. Hundreds Of
others moved temporarily from their
homes and vacant lots over large
portion Of the town were filled witt
household furniture and the refugees
from the burned district.
The loss on the WcyerhauserDcnk-
man mill is estimated at 100000, and
the loss on all other property de-
strOyed S30O,O00
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THE WEATHER AND TRADE.
Effect of the Long Heated Term and
the Industrial Troubles Felt
i'm Commercial CircleN.

New York, July 27.-Bradstreet's says:
Hot and dry weather in the great sur
plus grain producing regions west of the
Mississippi river has furnished the lead
ing topic of trade and speculative discus
sion this week. Cereal prices quickly re-
sponded to the flood of bad reports, and
stocks were correspondingly weaker but
good rains in the spring wheat and north
ern corn belt later on caused reverse
movements and the growth OF a better
feeling. Produce. particularly butter,
vegetables and eggs, notes the effect of
unfavorabe crop and weather conditions,
and is high and of poor quality, while
canned goods are in active consumption
and tend upward. Sugar is irregular in
price for refined. while raws are iirmer.
The steel strike is apparently regarded
as oil less Importance than it was Il week
ago, and the petering out of the coal
mine firemen's and the machnistS strike
have resulted in resumption Of work in
many lines. Building is active, and white
pine lumber tends upward; boots and
shoes are moving into consumption in
large quantities. textiles are quite steady
in tone, and the strength of foreign de-
mand for our wheat makes it probable
that exports of this cereal will go far
TO replace smaller shipments of other
grains. Summer dullness and the strike
dominate the entire iron trade, but de-
mand for finished products, such as tin
plates, iron and steel bars hoops and
sheets, is reducing jobbers' stocks rapid
ly and causing high premiums
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says: "a fortnight of the steel
strike has passed without materially al
tering the position of the contestants or
adversely affecting the industry as a
whole. Exceptional activity is noticed at
the mills not affected by the strike and
the movement of structural material for
7, ~ {r,
still heavy. Steel bars for agricultural
implement makers are firm in price and
freely purchased. Railways seek freight
cars. and rails are sold for delivery next
January. Cotton ties. sheets and hoops
are commanding a premium. Pig iron is
accommodating. but producers offer no con-
cessions.
Failures for the week numbered 1913 in
the United States, against 231 last year,
and IS in Canada, against Is last year.
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DRAWING CONTINUES.
More About the Interesting Scenes
at the Government Land Lott
terry in Eel Reno.

El Reno, Okla, July 3l.-Whcn the
second days meeting opened here
Tuesday The sky was overcast with
clouds, which were a most welcome
shade from he scorching rays OF the
sun. At just $50 n. IN. he great
boxes began to roll and the lively
click of score of typcwritcrs re-
corded tho names of lucky home
stradrrs, about 5000 OF whom faced
the platform. Steadily the crowd in
creased until fully 10000 men and
women who were seeking homes in
the new country had gathered to hear
the announcement of the drawing.
There were many hundreds more
women noticeable among the crowds
than on the first day of the drawing.
At 1880 p. M, after an adjournment
for lunch, the boxes were again
started in motion and the record
from clerks began with No. 1851
in each district. Interest increased
as the drawing progressed and the
crowds were larger than Mt any time
before. There were 1880 numbers
drawn out of The great containers
Tuesday from each district, making
a total drawn of 1880.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-03
Death Of a Noted Journnli.t.

Milwaukee, July 3o.-Gcorge H.
Yenowine. one of the best known
newspaper men in the west, died sud-
denly Monday night. Mr.. Yenowine,
while able to be about up to two or
three days ago. had been ailing for
some time past. He was connected
with the Evening Wisconsin in this
city for many years, after which he
launched Yenowine's News. a Sunday
society paper. Mr.. Yenowine disposed
of his paper to accept position as
editor of the Sunday Louisville
CONFECTIONERY, where he remained
several years, returning to Milwaukee
about year ago.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-08-03
DRAWING BEGINS.
Great Government Land Lottery
Commences at IIl Pcno, OkIu,-
Some Lucky Winners,

lei Reno. Okla, July 30.-Okla.
homa's great land lottery was be.
gun here in earnest Monday, and
when the commissioners app ointcd
by the federal government adjourned
the drawing for the day 1000 OF the
choicest of the 10000 16O-acre claims
in the Kiowa-Comanche country had
been awarded. The first name drawn
from the wheels was that of Stephen
a. Holcomb. of Paul's Valley, /. T.,
for Il homestead in the FL Reno dis
trict. and the. second Leonard Lamb
of Augusta, Okla. These two men Sc.
lected the two choicest claims il,
this district.
The capital prize winners, how
ever, proved 10 be James II. Wood,
of Weathcrford, Okla, whose name
was the first to come from the Law
ton district wheel. and Miss Matte
II. Beals. of Wichita. Kan, who drew
the second number in that district.
They will have the privilege of max
ing the first filings in the Lawton
district, and will undoubtedly choose
the two manifestations adjoining
that town. These are considered the
two most valuable in the territory,
and are. it is estimated, worth from
$4,000 to $4,000, each.
The day was one of keen excite.
ment, replete with interesting scenes.
Tt is estimated that fully $4,000 per
sons witnessed the drawing.
The crowds fairly exhausted them
selves, and when the close of the
drawing for the day was announced
at six o'clock. hundreds who had
neither eaten nor drank during the
day, sank to the ground where they
stood from sheer fatigue or dragged
themselves to better places of rest or
to refreshment booths uptown. The
day was remarkably free from quar-
rels, and general satisfaction with
the governments method of dispos-
ing of the land was felt.
1t has been found that many hun
dred applicants. have repeated" and
that others have applications so il
legible that they will be thrown out.
Over this much discord has resulted,
and the outcome may be an appeal to
the COURTS
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peace negotiations may be broken off
at any moment unless better condi-
tions are offered by the steel corpora
tion. One of the local leaders said
he understood the executive board
was more willing to continue the
strike to a desperate finish than to
accept the terms offered by Mr.. Nor
gan through the national officers. In
this stand, he said, the board is sup
ported by majority of the Amalga-
mated association members.
T. H. Flynn, national organizer Of
the Federation of Labor, said that his
organization would make the first
assessment on its local lodges next
week for the Amalgamated strikers.
This, of course, is subject to the con-
tingency that the strike may be set
tied in the meantime. Not less than
$4,000 will come in from the first
ASSESSMENT -
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SurprIxcd ut Her Ignorance.

A little boy, street gamin, yet
with Il philosophy beyond his years,
was cndeavoring the other day to drag
n reluctant dog along the sidewalk.
He was not unkind to it, and the dog
did not seem unhappy, but was strug-
Cling and yelping after the manner
of his kind. 1t was, by the way, a
typical street dog, just about on q
par with his ragged little master. A
well-meaning lady, of middle age,
stopped to look at the dirty pair.
What is the matter?" she asked.
"What makes him pull and bark so?"
The gamin looked at her pityingly.
"Why, lady, that's just because he's
q dog."-N. Y. Mail and Express.
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RARE JEWELS SOLD.
Gems Belonging to a French Woman
of Rank Bring High Prices
in London.

Some rare jewels and gems, the
property of French woman of rank,
whose name, was. not given, realized
remarkably high prices at Christie's
rooms, London, the other day. Among
those who viewed the jewels were King
Edward and many others.
The event Of the afternoonlcams
when a magnificent pearl necklace,
composed of six rows of 424 finely
matched graduated pearls, was put
up. The pearls were of the highest
quality, and had a circular open clasp
and fine,. large rose diamond in the
center. The weight of the pearls was
about 1850 grammes.
The bidding started at $4,000, and
was sold to Robinson & Co., of Hatton
Garden, for 100000. Next in impor-
tanee was beautiful rope of 234
graduated pearls, fine orient, which
was secured by E. ]. Arbid for SIS, ESQ.