davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
Deafness Cannot be Cured

BY local application as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only Que way to cure
deafness. and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused
by An inflamed condition of the mu-
cious lining of the Eustachian Tubc,
When this tube is intiamed you have
a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing willbe destroy
ed forever, nine cases out of ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is nothing
but an infamed condition OF the mu
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of Deafness Caused
bv catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for CIR
culars, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills ere the best.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
CENTREVILLE'

W. H. Rothermel of Kelly Y
Roads was in town SUNDAY. ia
VIM. Wehr and family of VALLEY
Y Roads visited Mrs. Ann Bi,bon
Sunday.
Mrs. S. F. Sheary visited friends
at Lewistown over Sunday.
Messrs. Peter and f. b. Hartman
were to Hickory Corners Saturday.
Chas. Wieand and wife of Beaver.
town visited DIR. Kanawel Sunday.
Frapk Weingardner and wife Of
Perrysville, o., are visiting his par.
ents.
T. E. Mohn and F. }. Boyer
came home from Potter County
Saturday.
Some miscreant or miscrcaDts
stole all the meat out of John
Grubb's smoke house last THURSDAY
night.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27

is quite an important acquisition to our vicinity
in that it will employ men, for the most part
heads of families Several families will likely
be brought to town as some skilled labor will be
employed. All the help that can be secured
here will be gotten here Mr.. Jacob Paskusz of
New York City comes to us well recommended
and we have every assurance that he will do as
he says. His prompt manner of doing business
is abundant assurance that he understands his
business. He has given the contract for erect
ing the tannery buildings to John F. Stetler with
the instructions that the erection of the build
ngs shall be pushed forward as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
Contracts have already been made for bark
and others are being made as rapidly as bark is
being offered and till autumn the plant is ex-
pected to be in full blast Mr.. Paskusz has a
manufacturing plant in New Jersey and he
speaks as though it would not be impossible for
us to secure his other plant.
The citizens of Middleburg and Franklin are
to be congratulated upon the liberal manner in
which they have contributed to this new indus
try, and too, right in the face of the other indus
try, the shoe factory, being in the hands Of the
sheriff and at the present time being advertised
for sale.
The shoe factory has served very good pur-
pose, even fit never makes another pair of shoes
1t has taught us that if we want to build up the
town, we must bid for industries. OF course
the experiment would be too expensive for the
town, if it did not continue the manufacture of
their chosen product. There Is, however, no
danger from that score as there Is too much
money invested to let the plant lie idle and a:
soon as it has been sold according to law, nc
doubt it will be sold to some shoe makers or op
Grated by the purchasers.
We trust soon to be able TO again hear thu
shoe factory whistle and also one from the tan
merry and that the wheels of industry in botl
plants will be running at rapid rate.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
SALEM.

Prof. F. C.. Fisher is visiting his
sister Mrs. M. T. Orwig at Phillips.
burg.
Miss Della Meyer left Tuesday
for Erie at which place she will spent
the summer. s.
Henry Kuster and family, Mrs
Mary Kuster and Miss Esther Boyr
are spending several days in Union
county.
Miss Edith R. Wilmer spent ev.
raj days in Selinsgrove the guestd
Hon. Edw. NJ. Hummel.
G. K. Fisher and family visited
Oscar Herman's over Sunday.
Miss Ida Miller was entertained
last week by the family of Prof, J.
1. Woodruff Selinsgrove.
Mrs. Snyder of California recently
visited her sister Mrs. J. NJ. Aurand
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
been caught in the on.rush of the mad.

been caught in the on-rush Of the mad
dened waters. All reports agree that
between 200 and 300 houses were
swept away in the Elkhorn valley, but
OF course not all the occupants were
drowned.
]. w. Crotty. fireman on the Nor
folk and Western ropd, who resides In
this city. received . message from
Bluefeld that his father, mother. one
sister, two brothers and sister-in-law,
with her two children, We're lost in the
fiood Saturday at Keystone. Mr. Crot-
tvs people lived in the center Of the
town.
Mr. NJ. H. Stewart, a well known
furniture dealer in this city. was In
the midst of all the storm and travelled
on foot nearly the whole Of the route
devastated. Mr.. Stewart had been
away on business and was returning
via Columbus. When his train reach.
ed Vivian, w. Va. about O'Clock on
Saturday morning, water already GOV.
cred a large portion of the yard. and
the trainmen knew that no further
progress could be made. The train
was placed at the highest point in the
yard. Rain was coming down in tor.
rents, and while in the train Mr.. Stew
art saw about 30 cars washed from the
yard and carried away by the rushing
torrents, large trees uprooted, while
houses, bridges and furniture went
whirling by in the water.
As the food increased the water cut
a channel on the other side of the
train, leaving 1t between two streams.
Then 1t was decided to take out those
passengers who wished to leave the
train, and a rope was attached to the
platform OF one Of the cars and to a
tree on the bank. Among the passen.
gers was a lady, who, with the assist,
ance of several men, was gotten safe
" to the bank. A number of men had
narrow escapes from drowning IN
making the trip.
There was a let up In the rain and
the flood subsided about noon, and at
1 o'clock Mr.. Stewart and another
passenger left the train and started
to the next station, Keystone. five
miles distant. Mr.. Stewart says he
saw a number of corpses along the
route, but does not think more than 40
people were drowned.
When he reached Keystone, about 3
o'clock, he found that number OF
buildings had been washed away, and
it was estimated that along the whole
route of the storm between 200 and
| 300 houses had been carried away
but the occupants of many Of them had
escaped to the hills. Most of the build
| lngs were small affairs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
BOARDS OF TRADE.

XX 7E observe that the citizens of Adams
w burg and Beavertown are getting the
right kind of ideas into their heads concerning
the organization of Board of Trade. That is
the only way to do business. When a manu-
facturer wants to change, or wishes to erect a
new plant, he often wishes to have an answer
from town in few hours If there is no or
ganiMtion to lead of in the matter, the business
must lag and the manufacturer will hasten tc
find town that is quick to act and right up to
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
A WEST VIRGINIA FLOOD
Swept With Terrible Fury Through
the Mining District.

PERHAPS FIFTY LIVES LOST.
How Many Were Drowned Will Not Be
Definitely Known For Several Days,
Owing to the Destruction Of Tele-
graph Wires.
Roanoke, Va, June 25.-There has
been very little news received here
from the West Virginia food. One
train came in yesterday afternoon, but
not much Information could be gained
from the passengers. The trains are
running from Bluefisld and Ennis,
which places are just outside the terri
tory visited by the clOuAburst last Sat
urday morning.
The wires all being down west OF
Bluefeld, save one wire which goes
through to Ennis, but is being used
as a train wire, prevented the public
from gaining any additional particu'
lars. How many are dead is not
definitely known, and it necessarily
will be several days yet before the
exact number can be given out as or
fetal, but the various reports In cir
culation here are that all the way from
so to 200 persons have been drowned.
1t is probably safe to assume the for
mer figures as being more nearly cor
rect than the latter The damage to
property will amount to hundreds OF
thousands of dollars.
The devastated section covers an
area of about 20 miles west Of Blue
field. 1t is very narrow valley. no'
much wider than a broad street In
some places. Coal mines are scattered
all along the road. Keystone, the town
reported to have been so greatly dam
aged. and at first believed to have been
wiped out of existence, is a village ol
between 1000 and 5000 people and Is
built along the narrow valley and or
the sides of the bluffs. There is
creek which runs through the town
over which most of the houses are
built on piles and rockwork. This creei
runs in zigzag way through the mar
now village. and has gradual fall
The mountains on either side loom W
for hundreds of feet, and the town is
so narrow in places that one is Obliged
to 90 into the middle of it to see tht
sky. Persons familiar with the situa
ton of the town say that it would be
death trap If the flood was as heavy as
reported. Yet they reason that occur
ring in the day time. there was NJ
reason why many people should have
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
We hope our

date in industrial development. We hope our
sister towns of Adamsburg and Beavertown will
be abundantly successful in the organization for
industrial warfare. 1t might perhaps be better
for each town to have its own Board of trade as
there are so many little details to arrange in a
Joint concern that these matters will be draw
back and a menace to the very objects they de-
sire tOsecure.
There is not town in Snyder County that
should not have Board of Trade. The organ
zation of the Board of Trade in Mlddeburg
brought the Shoe Factory and the Shoe Factory
brought the Tannery. In Selinsgrove, the Board
of Trade brought two shoe factories, both rum
ming every day day and prospering.
There is the town of Kreamer. Look at the
large number of new dwelling houses erected
within the last year or two. It's a prosperous
little town. 1t should have some industry. 1t
is on the line of the railroad. The same can he
said of Adamsburg and Mcclure, and even Bea-
vertown. which already has swung into line by
putting in shirt factory. There are other
towns away from the railroad, too, that ought to
have some industry. We might mention Center
Vile, Shamokin Dam, Freeburg, Port Trevorton
and Troxelville. Do not expect some one to
come and offer you big inducements to come to
your town. Get ready and offer your induce
ments. The Posi- would like to see the wheels
of industry running in every town and village in
Snyder County. The whistles nigh. annoy
some late sleepers and the smoke might darken
the hues of some hands and faces, Int it would
mean money in every mans pocket and Snyder
County prominent figure in the manufacturing
world.
Snyder County towns must be up and doing
The activity of the outside world has passed be-
yond us. We can not lead for many years. Il
will take us quite long time to catch up to th'
procession. We are so far behind. The righ
ideas are beginning to beabsorbed and developed
They must now be grasped and executed. LIE
Moss-backs whine and growl. They influence
only those of their own despsed and selfish mo-
tives. "They are fit only as Shakespeare says
"for treason, stratagems and spols". Honest ef
forts will subdue the obstacles and make. tn
victory the grander elimination of noble pur
pose.
In conclusion we call upon the enterprisin,
citizens Of every town in Snyder County to or
ganize Boards of Trade and then make bids 70
industries. We hope within year that Snyde
County may have twice the number of lndustrie
she has to-day.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
Too Much for Crimso. /. Gulch.

"Yes," said Broncho b., "he was
right popular in Crimson Gulch, and
we'd have sent him to the legislature,
sure, il he hadn't been so keerless in
sxpressin' his opinions"
HE lacked diplomacy"
"Yes, sir. don't know when the
feelin's of Crimson Gulch have been so
hurt. He come right out and said he
was in favor Of putin an act on the
statute books that 'ud make lynchin'
ag'in the law!"-Washington Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27

Sorry to trouble you. madam. but
your husband fell from q fourth
story window he was cleaning to-day,
and"
20, my poor husband!"
"Your husband is all right, madam,
but he fell so blamed awkwardly that
he broke my awning all to pieces, and
got away before / could see him
Here's the bill for damages, and you
sell him that if he wants to save
trouble, he'd better settle it righ,
away."-Chicago Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
Father and Son Drowned.

Grafton. w. Va, June 25.-Dr. A. j.
Baker, leading physician of this city
and his s-year-old son were drowned
last evening while bathing in Valley
river, one mile above town. The boy
went beyond his depth and in attempt
ing to rescue him the father was also
drowned before help arrived.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
Her Only Hope.

81 am so much discouraged about
Ethel; she is so shy and awkward
/ have spent small fortune ON gov
ernesses and teachers of dancing and
department., and have lectured her
until l am tired, but it's no use.
don't believe she will ever learn to
act decently in public, and / don't
know what to do with her."
"Why don't you let her go on the
stage ?"-TOwn Topics.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27

Call at Middleburg's drug store
and get a free sample Of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They are an elegant physic. t.
also improve the appetite, strength.
en- the diges on and regulate the
liver and bowels. They are easy
to take and pleasant in effect,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
And Now They Never Speak.

And Now They Never speak.
Mrs. Parkslope-When lady tells
me it is her birthday, and ! know she
is past 35. I find it is best to change
the subject, instead Of asking her
how old she is.
Miss Babylon-What a coicidence,
your speaking of it! This happens ia
be my birthday.
Mr.. Parkslope (quickly)-Oh. in
deed! What lovely weather we are
having!-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
Comedy or Tragedy

"Why do you call that play a
tragedy?" she asked. "It's advertised
as a comedy
"True," he replied, "but a comedy
ought to have sad ending"
"And do you think this does?
"Well," he said, with masculine bru-
tality, 1.-THE hero and the heroine are
married in the last act, aren't theyf''
Chicago Post.
Reporter-How did you come to
move out of your native state?
Politician-Do you suppose I was
going TO stay in a state where you
can't buy q seat in the United State
senate Flown Topics.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27

The BILE way to buy whis ev ls to gel /,
direct the Dstillery. Thi, saves Who'll
sale and retail dealers profit, also insure'
ship you f. ur full quarts Seven \ ear Old Rye
express pr paid, for S.20. see large advertise
ment in this issue,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
The Result,

"You don't feel well, eh? What's
bhe trouble?"
"Well, had n cold, and I took lot
of advice about what to do for it,
Brooklyn Life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
PENNSYLVANIA, ALLENTOWN.
Located In the beautiful Iehiph Valley unsur

passed for health and comfort.
Regular and special courses of study.
Efficient faculty. instruction thorough.
Gymnasium. New furniture. No requisite
lacking.
Specislties, Music, Art and Elocution.
Best references furnished.
For illustrated catalog, address,
J. W. KNAPPENBERGER, A. NJ, Pre-.
6.1O-3m
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
Voice Of Experience,

"You need larger desk for all those
papers"
"No, need a smaller one. I've got
too much room to make n mess now"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
Hearsay Evidence

HAS the family been what is called
respectable very long?"
81 should judge not. The old lady
says has gotten Chicago Times.
Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
NEW RAILROAD FOR SNYDER COUNTY.

THE Posi- has learned from an authoritative
l. source that the Reading Railroad Com
pany is now negotiating for the purchase of the
Western MARYLAND Railroad and that when that
is accomplished, quite number of directors are
then in favor of running road from Clements
Station through the east end of Snyder County
to Bridgeport (oppiste Harrlsburg) and on down
to connect with the Western Maryland.
It has been suggested to the Posr that when
the directors who are IN favor of the road are
ready to push it throug they may ask for citi-
zens along this route and in fact all through
Snyder County to sign petitions for the road to
how there is demand for road
The Posi- believes it to be a good plan for the
people along the proposed route to go right at it
and get signers for road and show the Read
ing Railroad Company that there is a demand
for new railroad. 1t is our province to ask
for this road rather than expect the Company to
thrust it upon us without showing our anxiety
to have it.
We must open the avenues and the marts
through which we can sell our products and
make travel in and out of our midst so easy that
our relations with the outside world can act as
stimulant to open the barriers that have been
stunting our progress. This is no time to wait
for the COW to back up to our door to be milked
We must go and hnnt the COW and help to milk
her too
Let the citizens of every voting district alorg
the proposed route get out petition at once to
the directors of the Reading Railroad Company
praying them to build the road 1t will hurry up
the road and give the friends of the movement a
chance TO show the necessity for new railroad.
Act without delay.
ANOTHER INDUSTRY FOR US.
WE are more than gratifed to announce
Y Y this week in the POST that Middle
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27

Try four full quarts OF Hayncr's Seven-Year-
Old Rye, express prepaid for $50; For par
ticulars, sec announcement OF The Hnyner DIS
tiling Co., Dayton, Ohio, which appears else
where In this issue.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
GENERAL MARKETS.

Philadelphia, June A.-Flour weak: win
ter supsrfne. &2loI22s: Pennsylvania
roller clear, s2s0d315; city mills. extra.
81. 4O12.s5. Rye -four dull at $2.7S02S5 per
barrel. Wheat steady; No. 2 red, 7ll2q72c
Corn steady: No. 2 mixed. +sItG46Ac.; No
: yellow, for local trade. l71ac. Oats dull
No. 2 white, clipped. 3sxd33&c.; low
grades. 3e632c. Beef dull; beef hams.
Sls5of2O6o Pork firm: family. H550d16.
Lard frm: western steamed. 50. Live
poultry quoted at lie. for hens. 7c. for old
roosters. lSQ20c. for spring chickens
weighing 1 lbs. to the pair. Dressed poul-
try at l01sc. for choice fowls. 6}ac. for old
roostsrs, Csc. for nearby broilers weigh
ing . to lbs. per pair and lld13c. for
frozen chickens. Butter firm; western
creamery, 156l9iic.; do. factory, 12lsqlSc. !.
imitation creamery, 13hG17c.; New York
dairy. 14dlshc.: fancy Pennsylvania prints
jobbing at 21a24c.; do. extra, 2Oc. Cheese
strong; fancy large. white and colored.
sHa9%c.; do. small. whiate. sh0s%c.; do.
d. white, sh6sso Eggs nrmer; New
Y>sk anA Pennsylvania. l3hQ14c.; west
sen. uneaaNsA. ll6l3c.; do. candled. 13ltc.
Potatoes seeAAy: New Yerk. $50 lbs. ss.2s
6a.n; ssutAsA ss6A. m pr barrel.
CabSasss STEADY; Nssfsik. So0see. ~
barrel; ooc 0$l.1 . pss barrsa seats.
East Liberty, Pa, Juns A-CatSo map
ket steady; extra, &5.so6s: prime. S.@n
5.Yb; good, &535G6.55. Hogs active on all
grades at Ss.?o66.2s; common to fair York
ers, S.lb4S.2O roughs, A45G5. Sheep
higher; best wethers, si25a44O; culls and
common S.5Om25O; choice yearlings. A.7a
as common to good, s3M45o; veal calves.
SsG6.60.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27

sY~ 0D1Seins has helped me Won
1Bo1oRs sAe wrote to the patent
nediGfno house. "Three weeks ago
i could not spank the baby, and now
! am able to thrash my husband.
God Bless you!"-Smnrt Set.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
charoes His Brother With Murder.

Atlanta. Ca, June 25.-lke Ham,
mond one of the three negroes arrest
ed for the murder of Policeman e. H.
Debray last Thursday night confess.
ed yesterday that his brother, Tom
Hammond, had murdered the officer.
Ike also confessed that Oscar Ham
mond and Jim Erwin were with Tom
when the murder occurred. Hammond
acknowledged that there was plot to
murder the policeman, but he said he
had nothing to do with it. The detec.
tives say they are convinced that Ike
Hammond himself was into the plot
and that it was his mission to decoy
the officer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27

The plague of '9e-La Grippe.
The destroyer Of LaGrirOe-Miles' Nervine,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27

ANOTHER INDUSTRY FOR US.
WYE are more than gratifed to announce
w this week in the Posi- that Middle
burg will get another industry a tannery. This
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
LEARN TDLEGRAPHY GGssGm%:.ssi GsG %s!'sii1; y 4: \

vice, Typewriting Course Freo' EE;.L TeIf
ions Guaranteed, Catalogue Free. fh"e -.ap
graph school, Lebanon. Pa
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
Prof. D. Noling

Late with DR.. A. Fl. Wells,
the CELEBRATED EYE SPECIALIST
ofWashington, ID. G.
Headquarters at r1iller House, 123
East Market ST., Lewistown, Pa.
Consultation and thorough examination free
OF charge every Wednesday and Saturday.
Glasses scientifically and skillfuly fitted. Also
all imperfections in the eyes OF children care.
fully examined. Satisfaction guaranteed or
money refunded.
tr ARTIFICIAL EYES INSERTED. -da
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-06-27
YOUR MONEY BACT'

East E,st OF theslis,l,,iDsI
River, fk.,,ver-pointswes,ssrr ~
allowed freight 10 ~ ~
River. 1t is m,;. N ne
solid oak, nicely nO1 =
ished, measure, F, !.
inches high, "a NV
long, Is inch..uo