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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
GENERAL MARK ETS.

Philadelphia, Jan. l4.-Flour In light de-
sylvania roller. clear, S3l0n3.25; city mills
extra, $2.7O42.95. Rye -four steady, but
quiet. at 50 per barrel for choice Penn
sylvania. Wheat quiet and steady; No.
mixed, spot. 43a43Ac.: new No. 2 yellow,
for local trade, 29d32c. Oats firm; No. 2
white. clipped. 32laq33c. lower grades, %
@32c. Hay steady; choice timothy, $3.50
for large bales. Beef steady; beef hams.
H75oals; Pork firm; family. sl625al67S;
steamed. T.75. Live poultry quoted at ga
9l,c. for hens, 6i2m7c. for old roosters. SM
&c. for spring chickens. 1lNlll9c for spring
ducks, &c. for turkeys and 9n10c. for
geese. Dressed poultry at 10c. for choice
western fowls. 6d7c. for old roosters. Ia
ems, 12l5d13c. for spring turkeys, .11al2c.
for choice to fancy western ducks and
7QSc. for western geese. Butter steady
at a decline; creamery, 16d2lc.; factory,
1lalic.: June creamery. l5a20c.; imita-
tion creamery. 14i1dl7c.: New York dairy,
bing at 2ia27c.; do. wholesale, 22d23c.
Cheese steady: fancy large fall made.
llhallkc.; do. small. 1l&dl2c. Eggs
firm; New York and Pennsylvania 2lm
24c.; western. average packed, at mark,
19M20hc.; western. loss off. 2lc. Potatoes
firm: Jersey, sl.25Gl.75 New York. 81. .5Od
1.S7la; Long Island. sl.75a2; Jersey sweets,
S.75a3.
East Liberty Pa. Jan. H.-Cattle low
er; extra. S.4OI5.6O: prime, S5.15d530; COM
mon. $3q375 Hogs dull and lower; prime
mediums. s5.25q5.So; best Workers. &.25;
roughs. S3.75q4so. Sheep steady; choice
wethers, H.6oq46o: common. sl.5od2.5o;
choice lambs, $5.S5G6; common to good,
NQ5.75; veal calves. S7.5OQS.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
AOnday, Jan. IL.

President Mckinley has almost re-
covered from his attack OF la grippe.
Lord Lionel Cecil, half brother OF
don yesterday.
Mail advices from Madagascar report
the drowning of so natives by the cap
sizing OF barge.
Four hundred fishermen are missing,
and they are supposed to have perished
in storm Jan. 10 off the west coast OF
Japan.
J. Y. Paige, for six years past clerk
to the comptroller Of the currency, died
OF pneumonia in Washington yester-
day, aged so.
Samuel Lewis, the notorious Lon
don money lender and usurer, who has
been called the greatest and meanest
Of modern Shylocks," is dead.
Tuesday, Jan. Is.
Admiral Dewey is confined to his
Washington home by an attack Of the
grip.
The bill to increase the salary of
North Carolina's governor from $4,000
to $4,000 passed both houses.
Five hundred coal miners are on
strike at Scoheld, Utah. 1t is the first
mining strike in the history Of Utah.
Andrews Carnegie denies the report
that the J. p. Morgan syndicate is to
purchase the Carnegie Steel company's
works.
Mrs. Susan L. NJ Ward, widow OF
Marcus l.. Ward, former governor OF
New Jersey, died at her home in New
ark yesterday, aged Sc.
The Massachusetts legislature today
reelected George F. Hoar United
States senator. Democrats voted for
Richard Olney, ex-secretary of state.
The state electoral colleges met yes
terday, cast the votes for president
and vice president and appointed mes
sengers to convey the votes to Wash
ingtoR.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

RECENT occurrences must have reminded the
millionaire spectators that there is one thing
that they cannot corner-death.
THE British government seems to be finding
it necessary to work up big scareat home about
the danger of Dutch revolt in Cape Colony.
RUSSIA seems to be looking after its end ofthe
Chinese game independently as well as through
the concert of powers, and to be doing it profit
ably, too.
GENTLEMEN who are seeking to reduc the
Congressional representation of a number of
States have discovered that they have undertaken
sizablc job.
"GooD morning! Have You been kidnap-
ed?" threatens to become common form of
salutation among those who are always seeking
some form of free advertising.
THE Presidential inaugural parade is goi
to be unique in at least one respect no band isg
to be allowed to plays Hail to the Chet," while
passing the Presidents reviewing stand.
CONGRESSMAN HOPKINS doubtless has views
about the ease with which Littetield may be
hoppcd, and about thecorrectncss of the adjective
"Little" being used before field in some cases.
THE country could not have been made to be-
lieve that ex-Presdent Harrison had become a
lobbyist, even without his prompt denial of the
story that he was trying to influence Congress
sonal Legislation.
WONDER if Joe jefferson isn't being used by
real estate boomers" In a single week he is re-
ported to have bought tract Of Florida land
to erect winter hotel, and a block of Chicago
business properly. cold Rip" must have be-
come millionaire.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

Danielson, Conn.,, Jan. 15.-The tribe
OF Magaars who landed in Boston some
weeks ago, en- route from Russia to the
southern states, have reached this
town and Sunday encamped in the
fields, sleeping on the snow covered
ground. They are in the utmost desti-
tuition and have caused considerable
CONSERVATION among householders in
the vicinity of their encampment by
their persistent and sometimes threat
ening begging. A child was born to
one Of the women Sunday evening,
and mother and infant spent the night
In the open fields. The local authori-
ties have ordered the Magaars to leave
at once.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
MINE WORKERS CONVENTION.


VIII Probably Take Actien 70 IRE.
vent Strikes Fer Trivial Cause.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Jan. 15.-The an
nual convention Of the United Mine
Workers Of the First anthracite dis
trict is in session at Edwardsville.
There are nearly 900 delegates In at
tendance, and they represent $4,000
miners, who are employed in the COL
lieries between Forest City and Nan.
ticoke.
Among the question that will be dis
cussed by the convention are: What
compensation should be allowed for
dead work, changes in the constitu-
tion, uniform initiation fee and how
to stop premature strikes.
SINCE the big strike ended last fall
the leaders have been more or less an
noyed by the actions of some employees,
especially breaker boys and drivers,
who 90 out on strikes on the least
provocation. thereby rendering the
mine idle and throwing a lot of men
out Of work. The convention is ex-
pected to take some decisive action in
the matter.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

Pekin, Jan. 15.-Prince Ching has no
titled Senior De Cologan, the Spanish
minister, that the agreement was sign
ed Sunday morning, but that he did
not expect to be able to present it to
the foreign envoys before tomorrow.
owing to the difficulty of obtaining the
imperial seal, which, he asserted, is
in the forbidden city and in the private
apartments Of the emperor, guarded by
the emperor's most trusted servants.
He saio also that personal order frcm
the emperor would be required before
those who have the seal in charge
would deliver 1t even to Prince Ching.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
Cinnamon to Be DepOrted.

Eastport, Me-, Jan. 15.-Sam Wah
Kee, OF Boston, and party Of six
Cinnamon, who were arrested at Dem
nysville Sunday afternoon charged
with having entered the United States
in violation Of the emigrant law re-
lating to Chinese, were taken to Ban
gor yesterday. The six emigrants will
be sent at once to the Canadian border
and deported, while Sam Wah Kee will
probably be held to answer to the
charge Of violating the laws.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
British Casunities,

London, Jan. 15-The official list o,
the British casualties in the recent
fighting at Belfast shows 20 killed, SO
wounded and 72 missing. This does
not account for the British losses at
Wonderfontein. Nooitgedacht and Wild
fontein, and shows that affairs in that
quarter were more serious than Lord
Kitchener reported them to be.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

New York. Jan. 15.-The Herald
says: According to the statements of
Michael Idvorsky Pupin, adjunct pro-
fessor Of mechanics in Columbia uni
versity, the American Bell Telephone
and Telegraph company has paid him
nearly $500,000 for his recent invention
Of system by which ocean telephony
is made possible. This is in addition to
the annual royalty Of $4,000 a year
during the life Of the patents. The
new system will require new cables,
which will involve an enormous outlay.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
Mr.. whitney's Breeding Farm.

Warsaw, Ind, Jan. 15.-William c.
Whitney, ex-secretary Of the navy, yes
terday purchased 100 acres Of land on
the shore of Wawasee lake, which will
be used as winter quarters for his race
horses and also as breeding farm.
Among the improvements that will be
made at once will be the construction
of a half mile track.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
Patterson to Succeed Senator woleott

Denver. Jan. 15.-The joint caucus
Of the fusion members Of the legisla-
ture last night decided to support
Thomas M. Patterson, of Denver, for
United States senator to succeed Sem
ator e. O. Wolcott. There are, 81 ,iu-
sionists In the legislature, including
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publicans, and Of these 81 were in the
caucus. The total vote Of the legisla-
ture on joint ballot is 100. Mr.. Pat
terson is native Of Ireland, 60 years
old.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

Cincinnati, Jan. 1.-THE Enquirer
says: Upon the highest authority it
ean be stated that the Cincinnati,
Portsmouth and Virginia railroad has
been sold to the Norfolk and Western
Railway company. Final transfer of
the Cincinnati road to the Norfolk and
Western will occur today.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
Removed by New York.. Governor.

Albany, Jan. Ex-Governor Odell last
night removed Col. Silas w. Burt,
Democrat, of New York city, from the
Office Of member Of the state civil SER
vice commission, and appointed John
E. Kraft, Of Kingston, to fill the va
cancy. 1t is rumored that the governor
has heard reports questioning the
Democracy Of Col. Burt, and that he
desired an organization Democrat to
fill the office.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Wednesday,, Jan. q.

The senate agreed to the house pro-
vision abolishing the arm canteen.
A bill passed the national house
which will increase the representation
in that body from 357 to 3S6.
The Carnegie company will erect the
largest pipe and tube manufacturing
plant in the world at Conneaut Har-
Dor, o.
A collision on a trestle on the Bal
timore and Ohio road above EversOn
section, w. Va, killed eight men and
wrecked % cars.
Paymaster Charles p. Thompson, OF
the navy, died yesterday at his resi-
dence in Washington. He had been an
invalid for several years.
Tbursdny. Jan. 10.
A movement is on foot to abolish the
whipping post in Delaware.
Thirty-one deaths have resulted
from the Rochester orphan asylum fire
Of last Tuesday morning.
Miss Elizabeth Shifer, a 90-year-old
hermit, was burned to death in her
hut near Keedysville, Md.
Fred Puterbaugh, aged IL years,
while skating yesterday near Wilkes
barre, Pa, broke through the Ice and
was drowned.
Frank G. Clarke, representative in
congress from the Second New Hamp-
shire district, died in Peterboro, N. H.,
aged 80 years.
Experiments in Havana prove that
mosquitoes spread yellow fever, and
that there is no danger from an in
fected person or infected clothing.
Friday, Jan. II.
Admiral Cervera is critically i'll at
Puerto Real, Spain.
Rear Admiral Thomas r. Phelps, OF
Washington, died in New York of
pneumonia.
Mr.. Charles f. Barnes, United States
consul at Cologne, Germany, has re-
ceived his exequatur.
Commander John w. Quackenbush,
U. S. NJ, retired, died yesterday at his
residence in Washington.
Senator Tillman, Of South Carolina,
denies the report OF disagreement be-
tween himself and William ]. Bryan.
Secretary Wilson has addressed a
yetter to the chairman Of the senate
committee on agriculture and forestry
in defense Of the Grout oleomargarine
bill.
Saturday, Jan. IL.
At Jackson, Miss, the rainfall in "a
hours amounted to about four inches.
M. De Witte, the Russian minister OF
finance. will be created a count at the
Russian new year.
According to advices from Berlin the
health of Dowager Empress Frederick
is again causing anxiety.
Lawrence Martin, aged 20, Of Taun-
ton, Mass, hurt in a football game at
Fall River on Christmas day, died yes
terday of his injuries.
The liabilities of the 16 London stock
exchange firms which recently failed
aggregate E2,000,000, in one case the
figures reaching 100000.
Judge Henry e. Burnham will be elect
ed by the New Hampshire Legislature
to succeed Senator Chandler. In the
Republican caucus Chandler had only
II votes.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

Reliable man for Manager of
Branch Office we wish to open in
this vicinity. Ifyour records O. X.
here is an opportunity. Kindly
give good reference when writing.
The A. 7 Morris Wholesale H,use,
CINCINNATI. OHIO.
illustrated catalogue 4 cts stamps.
1-17-12t.
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Clnrk to Succeed Garter.

Helena, Mont, Jan. 15.-The Joint
senatorial caucus last night was at
tended by 81 members, every one of
whom voted for William A. Clark for
the position now held by Thomas II.
Carter. 1t is confidently believed Clark
will have a majority in both houses.
The Democrats took no action on the
short term senatorship.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

Colonel NJ S. Quay's majority the Gere'
Assembly IL
In vote cast yesterday, number OF votes necessary
to elect, if polled in joint aIl' l.
Vote polled by Colonel Quay more tlan tt
number necessary to elect
But one Democrat voted for Colonel QUAY + +
Senator, Representative William j. Calvin, OF
Schuylkil county, whose vote was not necessary
to elect him.
IT was too much to expect session of Con-
gress, even the short one, without hearing the in
dividual noteriety-seeker.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
Cnrllsts stu Axitating.

Madrid, Jan. 14.-The Spanish gov
ernment has decided to send warships
to watch the coast of the lower prov
inces in order to prevent the importa-
tion Of arms by the Carlists, who are
still agitating.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

Grip brings weakness, exhaustion. nervou,
prostration Or. Miles Nervine cures them.
!, No morphine or opium in DR.. NiIere pan
VILLA O01D All Pain. "One CONF 4 dncat
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
WASHJNGTON, ID

WASHINGTON. d ,
Genessee Pure Food Co.. Zero, :,
N. Y:
Gentlemen:-Onr family realize
so much from the use of GRAIN U
that feel I must say a word to in.
duce others 20 use it. If people a. @
interested In their health and @
welfare Of their children they u
use no other beverage. I haven, d
them all, but GRAIN o have four a
superior to any, for the reason tha,
tits solid grain. Yours for health.
@. F. M YRRs
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17

Ttelligent, who thoroughly understood the dearth
of their mental capacity, there would be no oc-
casion for the Posi- to publish these lines.
Last weeks etlusion was considered by its
author master pieces of grammar, logic, and
pedagogical eminence but if the sneers from in
telligent people are any criterion, the morden
Aristotle missed his mark by many miles.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17
FIGURES WHICH BRIEFLY TELL THE STORY.

HARRISBURG, Pa. JANUARY, Is.
Stalwart Republican votes for Colonel NJ. s.
Quay for United States Senator in Pennsylvania
Legislatures:
In the State Senate. ......... .26
In the House of Representatives. ........ ..104
Total ....... 13O
Combined vote against Colonel NJ S. Quay:
In the State Senate. ........... "a
In the House Of Representatives. ......... "a
Total . lis
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-17


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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09


Charles Testerman came to GoodlRnd
July p from NsEzds, no, 70 work st
bis trade 10 the Blodgett barber shop.
He worked only a few days when he was
taken sick aud confined to his room at
the Commercial hotel, aud DR.. Gnlick
vas called to attend him. FISHERMAN
felt much better Sunday and in spite
Of the doctors orders to remain quiet
got up and ate q hearty dinner and
worked at the BARRIERS chair all day
Monday. Tuesday morning the young
man suffered q relspss and DR.. Gulick
called Dr. Smith in consultation. The
found that an acute case Of
peritonitis had developed and opin-
Toned that the patient could not live
more than q hours. Testernsn's
father was telegraphed to come, bit
the son passed away Wednesday morn
ing st $50 O'Clock.
Charles Testerman was a young man
Of not more than d years, aud was
he carried insurance in the
A. o. Z. ", but how much could not
be learned. The body vas embalmed
and the father arrived Thursday and
took the remains to Nevada for burial
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
TOLD IN LINE.


Farmers all over the state object TO
the sun popping corn on their prem
ises.
It has come to pass in Kansas that
the short grass shall be long and the
long grass short.
Kansas vii contribute its full quota.
and more, Of hand-press newspaper
shops IN the new Oklahoma district.
Atehison has given up the idea or a
corn carnival this year. 1t vas either
that or use canned corn to decorate
with.
Kansas is somewhat humiliated By
the fear that it may have 20 import
corn from New England for ahuskiDg
bees
probable that those good souls who
have been saving money for q rainy
day viii all die rich.
An Atchison man who drew a blank
At FL Reno is going to bring home
centipede. A Kansan who gets left al
together Is 3 rare article.
A man By the name Of Cool has been
arrested IN southern Kansas for run
ming a joint. The sheriff there is IN
luck-he can probably keep Cool.
An exchange says that the children
Of Israel did not starTe in the desert
because of the sandwich is sand
wiehes1 there. Noah sent Ham into
the wilderness and his descendants
mustered and bred.
Deadhead, as denotiDg one who has
free entrance to places OF amusement,
comes from POmpeii, where the checks
for free admission we're small ivory
deaths heads Specimens Of these are
in the museum at Naples
'Noue shall wear a feather but be
who has killed a Turk" was an old
hungarian saying, and the number Of
feathers IN his cap indicated how many
Turks the man had killed Hence the
origin Of the saying with reference to a
feather IN ones cap
s. Norton paper declares the devil
was seen in that town the other day,
tanning himself and carrying a hunk
Of ice under his arm. He told the re
porter that If the weather didn't let up
he intended going home that night.
The time for the physicians Of the
state TO register under the new med
zeal law fexpiFed July -. The ply
sicians who do not hold diplomas from
reputable medical colleges must now
pass examinations before they viii be
granted a certificate by the board. All
physicians in the state who do not
hold certificates from the state board
on September / must discontinue pFac-
ticing- Final examinations win be held
in Topeka, Wichita and Pittsburg on
August Ii.
There is a firm out in Oregon whose
sign reads, "MilliOn & Million, Bank
ers-" They are brothers and one Of
them bears the peculiar name Of Ten
Million. His father was man Of
humOT, who named his children after
the numerals. One Million, Two Mil
lion, Three Million, and so on until
Ten Million was reached. In COnnec-
tiCut there is family by the name Of
Miles, who christened their children
IN an absurd wsy-One Miles, Two
Miles, Five Miles, and so on until Eight
Miles was reached They naturally
suffered a great deal of ridicule.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

The board OF education were in sss-
sion Monday night and fixed Ssptem-
Der ? as the date OF the opening Of the
county high school and Goodland city
schools The county high school wiz
have nine months session, while the
city school viii run but eight months.
The board expects 70 employ one more
teacher when the force win be fuIl.
Following are the teachers already con
tracted with: S.W. Mallory, principal;
Charles Mccormick, assistant; Miss
Rose Filler, grammar department.; Miss
Eva Kellogg, primary; and Miss Addie
Noon and Miss Mamie Linebsugh,
both unassigned.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
THE HEADLINE WRITER.
Visitor Thought He Was Suffering From
DeIirium Tremens, But It Was Only
Headwriter,s Brain Raekings.

The young man with the haggard
look sat in the rear car Of the elevated
train, staring and starting at one of the
advertisements.
English beauty shoes" he mumbled
to his companion. That's what be
says"
''Yes," said the other, shut that's COO
short"
"H'm, h'ml" the haggard man re-
piled. Beautiful shoes from Eng
land"-
"That won't fit; it's long," was the
curt reply.
@weli, then. Beautiful English
shoes -
THAT'S only three words You've
got to have four, you know"
THAT'S so. that's so-ah, have itl''
he cried so loud that all the other pas
sengers in the car gave q jump. Eng
lish shoes of beauty-23 letters and
spaces at last"
A compassionate old man looked up
from his newspaper.
whats the matter with your
friendg" he asked. as the chap suf-
fering from deliTium tremensYn
"Ob, no." the man addressed replied
assuringly. "You see, he's just got
through with his nights work on q
morning newspaper. He's q headline
writer, yon know, and after q fellow
has scrubbed of headlines Of . letters
aud spaces for about eight hours steady
he contracts that habit and can't get
over it. Every advertisement, every
scrap Of paper be sees for several hours
afterwaTd until his mind gets rested
we'll, be begins to count the letters and
spaces and turn the wording into a
headline that viii TT It isn't exactly
deliri1m tremens. It's something worse
the headlines of . letters and spaces
60 wiggling around IN that poor over
worked brain much worse than snakes y
Chicago Chronicle
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09

The ninth district Kansas Christian
missionary convention opened its an
nual session at the Christian church
ia GoOdlsnd Tuesday evening. Tue
nine northwest counties Of the state
constitute the district, but al we're
not represented By delegates. Rev. J.
Ed Stevens OF GoodIand, is president
Of the convention. Sessions we're held
in the morning, afternoon aud evening
Of wednesday and Thursday the con
vsntion a6j0urning last night
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-08-09
Fought over a Quarter OF Land.

II. E. Pettibone and D. V. johnson,
neighbors living near Kanorado, got
into a dispute last Wednesday over the
title 20 quarter seStien- Of land. The
argument became heated and the men
came to blows johnson came to Good
land Thursday and entered complaint
against PettibOne, charging him with
assault to do great bodily injury, and
also asked that the defendant be put
under bonds to keep the peace
Mr. PettiboDe readily gave the peace
bond before Justice Robinson, and the
preliminary hearing on the charge Of
assault was set for August 10 he also
gave bond for his appearance at that
time. In the absence Of County Attor-
ney Andrews, Fred E. Barnett drew
up the complaint.