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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-04-10
PORT TREvoRToN.

DR.. J. y. Nipple of Sunbury wa
a business caller MONDAY.
Frank Atkinson of Phila. i,
spending his vacation with his uncle
Frank Bingaman and family.
Prot. s. p. Steffen intends spend.
ing about three weeks ut Halifax
yet. After that he will remain witt
his family some time.
John Hoover is building an ad
dition to George Rine's house.
VIM. E.eidle is employed at Jacob
Ramer's.
H. f. Charles and Clarence Lenig
are repairing the latter's mothers
property.
Andrew Herrold, o. G. Rice
and Levi Bohner are employed at
Northumberland.
Moses Brubaker was a Sunbury
visitor Sunday.
p. s. Ritter and Prof. Edwin
harles oflhe county seat were a.
mong our Saturday callsrs.
Miss Annie Stepp Of fAllentown is
visiting her parents.
J. l. Charles returned h. me from
Reading Friday.
G. Irwin Richenbach, who is EN-
ployed at Allentown, is spending the
week with his daughters.
Maggie Attinger of Lewisburg
came home to help her parents move.
Preacher st is noted for its Sat
urday night callers as they are all
some kind of professors.
Fensthie says Its nice to have a
position where you can wear a paper
collar"
ODaniel Snyder and wife of Selins.
grove are visiting their son, Jerry
and family.
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DUNDoRE.

1. W. Longacre, the renowned auc-
toner, has moved to one of the sub
urbs Of town. and from his castle
has a grand view across the rolling
Susquehanna and the picturesque
Mahanoy.
The Kerstetter family are as
busy as bees and know how to
push work.
Edward G. Stahl has a fresh COW
for sale.
A. E. Wilmer sold his rye to
Port Trevorton grain dealers.
Our Susquehanna coal diggers do
not need 60 to Klondike for they
have an colorado at home.
George Strawser of Selinsgrove
hrove through town.
D. w. Kamble of Watsontown,
exeuctor of his fathers estate, was in
town on business.
M. r. Hoot, the assessor, was in
town on business.
]. H. Wise sold a good horse and
bought better one.
DIR. Krebs was in town and is
mnch pleased with his new residence
on silver creek.
Eggs l4-Butter %.
Arbor day was very much robbed
of its glory, but we could plant trees
yet this week and next.
Our old soldie.s feel better since
Uncle Sam has sent around new
papers.
Oats sowing is the order of the
day among the farmers.
The Hoovers are getting ready
to take the Aqueduct and are offer.
ing stone and lumber at reasonable
prices.
Ed. Wilmer did some grating
for his neighbors.
Squire Sechrist, our fancy poultry
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SHAMOkIN DAM.

John Tiger and wife of Salem
were seen in our vicinity Wednesday.
Earl Rhoads and Earl Slahl were
visitors at Isaac Zimmerman ofVer-
dilla few days last week.
Mrs. Conrad Dutry and Daugh-
ter Edith, were visitors to Sunbury
Saturday.
Mrs. James Anderson and daugh-
ter Kate, Sunbury, were Sunday
visitors at Jonas Armand and family.
Chas. Arbogast, one OF our bright
and intelligent young men, is visit
ing Washington ID. G.
David Bickhart and wife of Pal
las were seen on our streets Satur-
day.
Mrs. II. H. Hafey and two of
her children of Sunbury were visit
ors at the home of Conrad Dutry
and family.
Horace Alleman and Ebert Ber-
lew, two of Sunbury's most prom
inent young men, were guess at the
home of W. P. Snyder.
W. II. Derr of the Susquehanna
University of Selinsgrove preached
a very able sermon Sunday on ac-
count of the pastor j. r. Dimm d.
d. not being able.
Mrs. Lewis Hotten stein, who has
been sick with pneumonia for the
two last months, Is able TO be
around again.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s'sss,s's ss.ss the Of 1ZnAZzzW
GLOBE MILLS,


Laura Hnlnmel spent few day.
with her parents, Joseph Hoke ant
wife OF Selinsgrove.
Ella Biting spent the week visit.
ing in Beaver.own.
William Greenhoe went to Cliff.
ford Monday. William has wor
for himself many friends during hi;
stay here.
j. A. Schroyer and Viola Beaver
were to New Berlin Sunday.
Mable Beaver was shopping in
Sunbury between trains.
Minerva Stroup was shopping in
Middleburg between trains Saturday
Mrs. Sallie Walter of Sunbury
spent Sunday with her parents, Ed
Hummel and wife.
Mrs. s. o. Ulrich has rs little
chickens.
The dance at John c. Hummeps
was well attended. Harry Sampsell
and ]. A. Schroyer furnished the
music. Every body had good
time,
n FRS. G. Snyder and Mrs. Miller
Of Skamokin visited Mrs. John Lam
disEer Sunday.
EW. Yoder was doing business
In this place Monday.
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Wields A Shu rp Az.

Millions marvel at the multitude
of maladies cut off by DR.. Kings
New Life Pills-the most distress ilg
too. stomach, Liver and Bowel
troubles -Dysdepsia, Loss of APP
petite, Juandice, Bi,liousness, fever,
Malaria, all fall before these wonder
workers. 25c by the Middleburgh
Drug 90, Graybill, Glrman & Co.,
Ri6hfield, Pa, DR.. j. W, Sampsell,
Pennscreek. Pa.
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man, is in the swim and can fill all
orders.
Rev. II. T. Searle will preach
next Sunday morning at the Wit
mer United Evangelical church.
E. S. Aucker, the overseer, was
iii town.
E. E. Meyer shipped variety OF
choice furs to party in New York
City.
1t pays to freshen up your build
ings and fences by white washing
them.
j. M. Rambo and N. j. Moycr
are building flat for the Hoovers.
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The youngest son of Jno Thomp.
son died Friday and was buried
Monday afternoon.
Miss Bess Haas entertained her
friend, Miss Irene Heck of North
cumberland, over Sunday.
Quite a number of our bridge
builders are at home.
Reuben Walter of Johnstown is
visiting friends in town.
Miss Seesoltz, missionary to In
dia, gave a talk in the Trinity Luth-
eran church, Sunday concerning the
ways and customs of the HindOos.
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scHNEE.

R. S. Meiser and wife of Selins-
bye passed through town Sunday.
Charles wockely of this place
] to Selinsgsove last Thursday.
Nym. H. Wendt and wife were to
biseryille to visit some of their
knds Sunday.
Charles Troup of Fremont was
ollv caller in town Sunday.
Merchant Peter German and wife
|ried for Philadelphia TO buy their
ling and summer goods.
Nv. Arthur Schnee made bus
kss trip to Freeburg Saturday.
The Hester Valley School held
eir entertainment last Tuesday
epinc. The attendance was fair
I'VE consider the evening.
Rev. C. C. Miller, the Lutheran
mister, preached in St. Johns
urch Sunday afternoon.
Arthur Fisher, the new hotel
eper at Kreamer, was in town Fri
y.
Don Hoover was to Kantz Suu-
/ v to visit some of his friends.
J. l. Yerger, the hotel keeper of
is place, moved to Fremont last
lesday and Jerome Kerstetter, the
)teI keeper OF Msiserville, moved
To the hJtel.
Some c our young folks arc talk
& of attending the Academy at
feeburg next week.
John Stuck is busy cutting down
ees to secure timber to repair his
kw home this summer.
Few Of our people attended the
|Ord's Supper at Grubb's church las,
|lnday forenoon.
Henry Arnold, who lived on
bhn Schnee's farm, moved to Mid
|eburg and Frank Huffman neal
(rouptown moved on the farm
|rmerly occupied by Arnold.
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Mrs. j. q. Snyder is on the sick

Mrs. j. q. Snyder is on the sick
list.
David Keller and vile of Sclins-
grove called on his sisters, Mrs. Sue
Bestle and Mrs. Adam Gensamer
Friday.
George Strawscr and wife of Sell
insgrove passed through town Sat
urday ON their way home from Yer
dilla.
Mrs. Jacob Herrold and daughter
of Independence visited relatives at
this place Saturday.
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symptoms Mt once. The backache
ceases, the trembling knees are strength
ened, the appetite restored, the digestion
made perfect, the dull headache is
stopped and tho weakening drains are
gradually cured. These results certainly
follow u course of treatment with Pc
runa.
Jos. b. Crowley, Congressman from
Illinois, writes from Robinson, H.:
"Mrs. Crowley has taken q number
Of bottles of Peruna on account OF
nervous troubles. II has proven a
strong tonic and lasting cure. I can
chee7ully recommend II. "..-JoS. B.
Crowley.
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sELlNSGRovE.

Harry Hummel, wife and little
daughter of Northumberland spent
a few days with Mrs. Hummel's
mother, Mrs. Eby.
Miss Bertha Grouse of your town
was entertained over Sunday by
Miss Laura Gemberling.
Miss Kate Wagenseller was in
Phila. and New York last week
buying her stock Of spring millinery
goods.
G. 1. Stahl of Knoxville Borough
circulated among friends last week.
Will G. Philips made a business
tripto Bloomsbury and Berwick last
Thursday.
Miss Irene Kistner of Sunbury
was the guest Of Mrs. Jno. Wagon
seller.
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WEST BEAVER.

Ex-Landlord Middleswarth Of
lcClure is now living a retired life
the above named place.
Daniel II. Treaster has a force Of
Pnds painting a barn in Spring
Pwnship.
levi B. Treaster spent part Of last
leek with Frank Ewing.
This week the old soldiers of our
lace expect to have their pocket
Poks replenishsd through the kind
SIS Of Uncle Sam, for the hardships
fey endured in his behalf from 81
Pill 65. He may take it to heart
pd add Is per cent to some Of their
lowances. Uncle, it would be
Ppreicated.
Man, woman or child, who likes
read good solid facts also the I'M
ortant news of the county, should
pbscribe for the Middleburg Posr
pa you will get such news every
|eek.
Sorry to hear of the illness of
EOn' +. f. Reigle. Hope speedy
covery may soon follow.
Dr. Ammon Bowersox, our mail
frrl.er, purchased a new wagon for
4 delivering e. Of the mail and also
deliver medicine to his patients.
Viola Steely is improving from
E late spell Of sickness.
Mrs L. A. Jenkins has been con-
|:ss asd to the house the past week
'th a sore throat.
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THERE arc a multitude of women,

THERE arc a multitude of women,
especially housewives, and all other
women obliged to be on their feet
constantly, who are wretched beyond de-
scription, simply because their strength
and vitality is sapped away by catarrhal
discharges from the pelvic organs
These women got up in the morning
tired, drag themselves through their
daily duties tired, only to 90 to bed st
night as tired as before.
Peruna is such perfect specific fol
each case that when patients have once
used it they can never be induced te
quit It until they are permanently cured
1t begins to relieve the disagreeablt
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The hate rain we have had put
the farmers back with their oats
sowing.
John Hoffman is the only farmer
at this end, who has sowed any oats
this Spring, at this writing. Mon
day.
Ithas been rumored that West
Beaver expects to have a candidate
in the field for County Superintend-
ent.
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Mrs. VIM. Hetrick, Kennard, Wash

~sssos " AAAs @ASsA>At A&~Nt W 80
ington county, Neb., writes:
az am flfty-six years old and have not
felt well since the Change Of Life began
ten years ago. Twas in misery some
where most of the time. My back was
very weak, and my flesh so tender 1t
hurt me to lean against the back of .
chair. l had pain under my shoulder
blades, in the small Of my back and
hips. sometimes wished myself out OF
this world. Had hot and cold spells,
dizziness, and trembling of the limbs,
and was losing flesh all the time.
"After following your directions and
taking Peruna now feel like u di !Terent
person" Mrs. VIM. Hetrick.
Barbara Alberty, corner Seycnth and
Walnut streets, Appleton, Wis.,, writes
US follows in regard TO Peruna:
"For years have suffered with back
ache and severe pains in tho side. !
doct1rcd so much that became dis.
couraged.
"A school friend told mo how very
much Pcruna had benefited her and
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-04-10
The Great Dismal swamp

hhe NrcsS DASsuhh swamp
Of Virginia is q breeding ground
Malaria germs. So is low, wet OF
(arshy ground everywhere, These
erms cause weakness. chills and
Pver, aches in the bones and muscles
Pd may induce dangerous maladies.
ut Electric Bitters never fail to
astrOy them and cure malarial
FOubles. They will surely prevent
lphoid. I'VE tried many rem
aies tor Malaria and Stomach and
liver troubles. " writes John Charles;
Pn, of Byersville, O., "but never
Rund anything % good as Electric
itters." Try them. Only SOC.
he Middleburg Drug Co., Gray
III, Garman and Co., Richfeld, Pa.
/. J. W. Sampsell. Pennscreek.
a., guarantee satisfaction.
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Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh thai
Contains Mercury


AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely de.
range the whole system when enter.
ing through the mucus surfaces. such
ARTICLES should mover be used except
lon prescriptions from reputable phy.
|sician, ss the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possib
|ly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
|& Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer-
|cury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucus
surfaces Of tho system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. II is taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio. by F. J.
Cheney & 90. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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pAxronv,LLs.

Wuiuo itteuiiiyer Ot Mitttsc-
burg was in town on business last
Monday.
Charles Heimbach and famil,
left this place last week for Phila..
where they intend to make their flu
ture home.
Frank Felmy's moved. from Chas
Boyer's farm to Curtin Rowersox @
farm and Mr.. Baker moved on tn.
farm vacated by Felmy.
After spending about week u,
home, Lloyd Walter returned to s.
U. last week again.
Charles Hare of Harrisburg visit
ed here several days last week and
was accompanied home by his wife
and daughter Marie.
Last week Millard Shambach of
Union county, moved on Chas. Boy.
er's farm that was vacated by Mil
lard Aassinger.
Levi Matter loaded his household
goods in car here last Monday and
shipped it to Mifflin county, where
he has rented a farm.
James Walter moved on the farm
vacated by Mr.. Matter.
Mrs. John Ernest attended Mrs.
Julia Specht's funeral at Beaver
town last week.
After spending several weeks at
Sunbury and Shamokin visiting rel
atives, Miss Laura Harner return
ed home Tuesday.
Miss Sallie Meyer of Swineford
was visitor in town Tuesday.
Irwin Graybill spent several days
at Lancaster last week attending his
brothers funeral.
Peter Reigle of Beaver Springs
was in town Monday.
Jesse Spiglemyer, who had been
employed at Newton Hamilton dur
ling the winter, returned home last
week.
Mrs. James DIETRICH and daugh-
ter Marie of Swineford visited here
Wednesday.
Miss Hattie Howell of Beaver
town visited her grandmother,
Wednesday.
Ira Heimbach spent several days
in Miiflin Co., last week.
The Woman's Missionary Society
held special meeting IN the Evan
igelical church here, Tuesday even
ing in which some of the young
folks participated.
Miss Maude Gift was elected as
delegate to represent the society at
a convention to be held at Milton
either in May or June.
Prof. F. G. Bowersox and family
visited the Prof.'s mother here Sat
urday evening.
Uriah Howell of Beavertown vis-
tied his mother here, Sunday.
Rev. Diehl held communion SER
vices in the Hassinger's church, Sun
day and delivered a very able SER
mon.
Mrs. Lincoln Erdley of New Ber-
lin spent last week with her moth
er who is on the sick list.
Miss Bertha McAfee, who is em-
ployed at the Eagle hotel, Swine.
ford visited her parents, Sunday.
Ira Harner of Bloomsbury and
VIM. Harner of Shamokin visited
their mother Sunday.
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bottle, which did I
more 10 relieve ]
me than all the !
other medicine l ,
had ever taken. I
al used it faith !
fully for tw o |
wccNs and it COM ,
rlctrly cured me. |
/ have not had .
any pains since, ;
anyw Ii re, but !
feel like q II c W a.,
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Park,
| Clinton, Ia, writes:
Peruna wonderful medicine In diseases
quickly health and vgor
Ihave observed
greatly aided its REV DR. r. EDWARDS
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-08-14
FROM BUFFALO GAP.

carrrspondeuee of Tie Biz Stone Gsp rosr.
BrFFNLo, Gar, August iI-Mrs A. l..
Pridemore and little grand son, Master
X. 7. SeSell, Of jonesviilc, Va, visited at
Capt Smiths last Tuesday.
". b, Willis spent several DAYS last
week at Wise, Va, on business.
Mrs. SatterReld and little daughter.
Anna, visited st East Stone Gap Thurs
day and Friday
A few Of our "boys" became very funny
on Saturday evening and used their pis-
tots on the public road, and "oar Squire
hned them on Sunday. We do hope this
al! be lesson TO "our boys"
Mrs. ". J. Christian came MP from Biz
Stone Gap to visit Mrs. Satterheid on
Saturday last
W. =. Thoratou, OF Wise. Va, visited
friends a. tnis place last week.
Mrs. ". Il. Pool and children are visit
ing friends ana relatives at sPoers' Fcrr,
this week.
John Childress went to see hiss "besl
girl" Sunday. Wonder Il nc bad nici
times SUNSHINE.
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II ,on viii take your m>s' and
ira~ line cammenr,ng At Biz Stone
Gap. up pirecH Greek and down
Glover Fok 81 Ermhesland River
M posr Fofk. down re~cIrs Rive
through Fo1's Gsp down Cues, River
20 Marion and then 90 the beginning.
yeu viii hSye srswn line about one
hundred miles in length. You viii
have practically surrounded Black
Mountain and sli the good coking
coal in Virginia and Kentucky. and
territory 80 tich IN coal that IL viii
take over one thousand years to eS.
haust Il. This is an easy route for :
railroad 20 build. only two short tun-
nsls. one at Morris Gap and one al
Fox's Gap. The l.. & n. already has
entered this territory on the Nir-
ginis side Of the mountain and is the
proper rosi 90 develop this territory
provided II obtains a direct eastern
bound outlet The future market foi
ihis coke aud coal viii be the Sea
board for export coal and southwest
ern States that have no coal, bat
plenty 81 rich iron ores and cotton
factories. when the g. q o. rail
road penetrates the flkhorn section
Of this coking coal they viii supply
the western markets that are nov
supplied by the L. & y. With thi
/ Virginia and Southwestern railroad
the l.. & \ and Southern eau con
trol this territory for the export trade
Futuaccs will be built on the so'
coast 60 use foreign ores. and th'
I Cranberry ores. which are the puros
steel making ores To- the United
States. san be brought 90 furnace
az Biz Stone Gap. Onr town vii
ho the coke aud coal market When
. ai ilc largo oporetor. viii have thci
hsaiqnutefs Dr. Is NOS Thought unr
thatfhe Southern wi'l extend up O
. Harlem Court House from Middle.
. hafo. They would have to huil
over ffty miles to reach cotiug coal
Irhc Southern ani T.. 81 y are undo
oua management now aud this :
ithcir ncarost outlet Big Stone Cal
Iho'is che Key ia ihe situation nn0
/ no viii yei rcar the harvest.
vs.. ,.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-08-14
THE HANoMAN.s ROPE.

To puta man 90 death on The gal
lows Is hosril enough when tue work
IS done by the expertcst q the expert,
but when ghero is bungling in the
preparation, ~ IN che set itself. il is
dreadful dreaiiuii
In the resent case Ia Wise county
the rope broke. and the poor wretch,
ssfauEied and bleeding. he'd 70 be
pat o. the scafoli again. Whose
faul, was It ihsi a good snd sufficient
rope was not yfoeereis The Sheriff,
personally. bnt he mss have been
mislcd ~ deceived. Csasliy first.
class Acmpen rope j. Aaeght. costing
ten or twelve aosisrs, Tor which the
state pays. We DO not know bow
,nneh The Wise counsy rope cost. hu'
fsom the newspaper accounts Il
wasn't worth shacksi
The condemned man IN this case
when sbors 20 be pat upon the scat
fcia cor the second tine protested
thafi i WAS not la~fpl lie contend
e3. ID eEfeei. bot NOT Ia terms thu,
enes 10 jeepsfdy---sna his was jsop'
sfdy. iodeea--ke could not Be sxnn1
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-08-14
THE CREDIT SYSTEM.

The credit system seems 90 be
growing instead 90 dwindliug r. we
are Co Judge from the growth and
Importance Of the Credit Mems AS
ISOLATION an over the country. To Is
strange that this should be So Sure
Is no more vicious system of doing
business was ever devised or tolerated
II IS bad ON tho merchant because
he can never tell just what his coli
lcciions and losses are going 60 be
aud hc never knows when he Is soll-
ing goods whether a gain or a loss
awaits him. 10 is bad ON the pur.
chaser because he will spend NOR,
when buying on a credit than whcr
he pays spot cash The credit sys
tenn gives no present Measure %
value and 10 leaves the mind un
bridled and free 60 stray into oxtravs
giant WAYS. IL is bad on the ma;
who pays his bills. because hc mus
also pay ia increased prices Cor th
man who does not pay his bill
is bad because it floods the maei,
tratcs' courts with suits and endics
litigation
The cash system has many ar
great advantages and ID is singuls
that our practical people DO not adop
I it IL keeps money in circulation
. 10 make. Tor economy by furnishing
: go all times a present measure value
I lt permits ol cheaper goods from ih
merchant because there are no ba
debts Go be added on 70 good debt.
il would seem that cash store, con
Quoted on a strictly cash basis, coul
underscll al credit stores aud 10 is
wonder more of them are not starie,
l-Nmphis Comnerr'aI-AFpcli
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up again: bat hi- plea ~s> everruled.
Up be wsss again. and down be ssne
sgsia---de.d.
The belief Is Widespread. among
criminals. At least. that when the
hsngman's rope breaks the con-
demned goes free. Nor is that be-
lief confined 20 the Englishspeaking
people.
August AZ. 1925. three Portuguese
pirates were hanged here. near the
penitentiary. When the drop fell
the nccks Of two were brokeo. but
/ the rope on the neck of the other
snapped in twain. As soon IS he
could recover his breath the man
clamofously insisted that he was en-
titled 20 his liberty, but his plea was
rejected, Of course.
We trust that in the course Of time
electrOcutiou will take the place Of
the rope and scaifold. But much
skill is required there. too. Some
Of the early "electrocutions" at Sing
Sing were awful afiairs.
HE hanging OF man Is mOch
simpler thing than ''eiectrocuting
him. yet it is too often attended with
miserable mishaps T'would be bet
ter to have a State hangman. and let
him go where his services are re-
quired Until then the trial judge
would DO well 10 see TO II that the
sheriff or sergeant takes double %
triple care TO guard against such
sickening accidents as that which
happened in Wis county.-Richmond
Dispatch.