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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-27

0re0 New Subscribers by Mak1Dg .
DlG Oat 1n the Present Rmte-Ex.
Get Rate Dot KnoWn, bas IL
VIII be Less than One OoI
lar Per Nsnth.
Sunbusy Item.
Within the next week or ten days
Sunbury will be the scene of q merry
telephone war which promises to be-
come very Interesting and full Of jingles
before the the end Is reached. The Bell
Telephone Company which formerly
had monopoly on the telephone busi-
ness in this place until the United Tele-
graph and Telephone Company secured
q large number Of Subscribers intend to
make thorough canvass and by great
ly reducing the rate, place a large
number Of phones throughout the
town.
LAS the offices Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company are only connected
with the Bell system An effort will be
made to establish telephones in the
homes ofall the different railroad men
employed by that company and it is
expected that about five hundred new
subscribers can be secured. Telephones
will be placed In private homes at the
rate Of less than one dollar per month
and the company feels sure that this
will be great inducement in enlarg-
ing their list and increasing their busi-
ness. What the exact rate will be has
not been made known yet, but will be
finally decided before the canvass is
started. When telephones have been
placed in many private homes can
vass of the business houses will be
made and it is the opinion Of the conn
pany that there will be very lew VINO
will refuse to connect with their sys-
tem."
The report states also that the Bell
people intend to extend their lines to
Snyder county and ON to Lewistown.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-03-27
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Sunday is Easter.
Indications are now for an early
We hope 1t will be 30.
Law was Spring day and many
in the pleasant sunshine.
aleburg society seems to be going
h a busy season. Lent or no
unkelberger attended the Easter
ery Opening in Philadelphia last
week 1t was eight years since
sent editor assumed control Of
sT.
ur Aurand has procured q large
|agon to deliver oil to his many
hers.
erpor Stone has issued q pro-
ion designating April 4 and lS
Cr days.
lun or has arrived for q new de-
IL |place. The building will
b 1cted.
members Of the Evangelical
celebrated the Lords Supper
y morning.
w. H. & F. NJ. Society raised
special collection to endOw q bed
bspital in India.
business man who never ad-
) is like the man who never eats.
will both die Of starvation.
/ of our subscribers change their
nice address, they should send
as well as the new sddress.
first showing Of Millinery Goods
this week Friday and Saturday,
S and 20. L. DUNKELBERGER.
Commissioners will have q let
ext Monday for the repairs to
RS bridge in jackson township.
hdeacon Rodcliffe Of the p. e.
will have services In the court
at 3:45 P. M. Sunday next, the
INST.
|D Docs FOR SALE.-FOur full
I'd Gordon setter bird dogs are Of
1t private sale. Address,
E. G. WINEY, Swineford, Pa.
Sunday school convention people
fied to have q meeting in this
last Friday without advertising
local papers found it uphill
members of the Lutheran church
elebrate the Lords Supper next
" morning. They expect to use
diyidual communion cups for the
ime.
pry r. Reigle, B. F. Sechrist
b Clelan and Jas. B. Rothroch
lmilies are moving to Lewistowr
Feek. We regret to lose these fam
We would rather note the influx
re people.
high Grade Pen and Ink Portrait
klO, from your photo, ready fo'
hg for one dollar. You will bt
atisfied. It's a creation. Write
J, photo returned.
7. Box 65, ELKHART, IND.
contract for the mason work al
y's bridge, Spring township, wa'
ied by the commissioners to iona
Reichenbach for $3.4S q perch
Hing the approaches for $50. Th'
Bridge Company received th'
act to put up the bridge for $500
invite your attention to our al
cement on next page which shoul(
Ill to interest every buyer.
l.. DUNKELBERGER.
IL on A. +. Soles in his new shaw
nd hair cutting parlor for you
cleaned with q refreshing sham
ND clean towel to each patrol
e north side of Market square op
Central Hotel. Satisfaction guar
u' II.
anday school conference was hel,
Lutheran church Friday after
ana evening. On account Of tn
ie 10 make local announcements
tendance was very small, ANON
W OF town people observed were
WIN, Noetling, M. L. WagenseI
IFS +. J. Schoch and Ira {
IN OF selinsgrove and H. I. RomI
aver Springs and Rev. Oliver.
ueriok Leitzel died suddenly OF
uay evening, March Is, at In
t enee OF his son-in-law, John War
aoout a mile east Of New Berlin
p,eXy. He had been q resiien
,uHlecreek township for man,
where he had been engagcd i
hg' He Is survived NV = wiS,
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West Beaver Soldiers.

The following is list Of the old SOL
diers and the reg't to which they be-
lOnged still living in West Beaver
township, Snyder county, Pa:
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TELEPHONE WAR COMING.
Plans Of the Bell relepheae Company
for Sunbary.

Expect % Secure ~ least Five Hun
dred New Subscribers BY Mskfn9 .
Dlg Oat 1n the Present Rnte
Get Rate not KnoWn, bat 10
VIII be Less than One DO1-
lar Fer NOuth.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

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We'd tntendt SALE
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-16

glide to the edge of a cliff on the oppo-
site side of the CacapOn. It was Peety;
he saw the turkeys, saw the pigs, and
his plan was made. Down the ridge By
a watercourse which kept him out of
sight, across the river without even
stopping to take of his shoes, he went,
and to the fence surrounding the field.
He did not climb over it, because the
elevation would have brought him in
view Of the flock, but on his hands and
knees he crept through where a rail
was broken, and into the ragweed. The
turkeys were above, just over the hill,
but when they raised their heads they
could see him; the pigs were between.
The turkey gebbleT every now and
then looked up and surveyed the pigs,
but, not having much of head for
numbers, it never struck him there
were three pigs now where but two had
been. He did notice that one APP
preached gradually, but then it was
only a pig what did it matter2 Sud
denly up leaped Peety, as if out OF the
ground, and rushed toward them.
There was moment Of indecision. a
fatal moment. when all the turkeys ran
together as though to take counsel Of
each other, and their upstretehed heads
for an instant formed a group. 1t was
the instant Peety was waiting for. a
fash and & roar, and two turkeys rolled
on their backs, another and third
turkey dropped. Peety stopped to re-
load: the flock took to their wings.
but before they were out of range two
more shots rang out and another tur-
key fell.
Peety's fmpersonation of a pig was a
role which suited him. Not satisfied
with four turkeys he followed to the
part Of the woods where he judged the
most Of the fugitives had gone, and
lay down fat on his stomach between
a huge log and an old stump.
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"Some one once told me I spelt on the
pathetic system she confded to me.
It was very pathetic sometimes. as
when she wrote of her sweet little
"ginny pigs" King Of kings and lord
of lords" was in the Sunday hymn.
do you know whom that means,
dear?" asked the mother. Let me see;
now, would it be hearts or clubs?
Sometimes the comment on younger
brothers and sisters is delicious Why
does not baby speak" puzzled one
small girl. Later, dissatisfied with her
mothers answer. she produced ner
own ct know; the things that baby
saw in Gods house before she came TO
live with us were so wonderful that
she cannot speak about them. She's
got to be quiet-till she's forgOtten!'
"Baby's broken a hole in. the sky and
come through" was the explanation Of
another, aged 3. Jack, rather older
(aged 81. was a student Of ruling pas
siOns" "Ohl mothers been getting
bargains againl" he said in ali good
faith upon being shown his twin baby
sisters. Enid and Edith We're at loss
for a game. Lets play at being at
home F." said Enid. wen have a day.
aRut what does that mean?' begged
Edith. What is a dayg' "Oh! don
be stupid said Enid. All fashion
/ able people have days. Gods day IS
Sunday, and mothers is Tuesday.
God would not send a flood now,
said Frances comfortably, after hear
/ ing the Noah story. "And Why" asked
/ her mother. "Ohi He knows that every
! one can swim now; it would not be any
good" please let's rerange about
/ Christmas presents" said Rosamond to
me last December. But don't you
want a surprise2'' I asked "0h. no."
she replied, eve tried surprises, and
| they're only dissppoints," (Seven
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-16

sermon or service" and then it refers
TO ''the general complaint of our pee
pie, that they were barred from all
lawful Recreation and exercise upon
the Sundayes afteTnOone, which can
not but produce two evils; the one, the
hindering of the conversion of many,
whom their priests Will take occasion
hereby to vexe, perSuading them that
no honest mirth or recreation is law
fully or tOlieTable in our Religion,
which cannot but breed a great dis
contentment in our peoples hearts; the
other Inconvenience is that this prohi-
bition barreth the common and meaner
sort of people from using such exer-
cises as may make their bodies more
able for Ware, when we or our sue
cessors shall have occasion to use
them.
Then follows the royal mandate that
no lawful Recreation shall be barred
to our good People" and The Bishop
and all other inferior Churehmen and
Churchwardens" are enjoined TO bee
CAREFUL and diiigent. both to instruct
the ignorant and convince and re-
forme them that are misled in relig-
ion Our pleasure likewise is. That
the Bishop Of the Diocese take the ike
straight order with all the Puritans
and Precisians within the same, either
constraining them TO eonforme them
selves, or to leave the country accord
ing to the Lawes of Our Kingdome and
Canons of our Church" The declara-
ton proceeds to define lawful Recre-
alton as Dancing, either men or wo-
men. Acherie for men, leaping, vault
ing or any other such harmiesse Rec
reation, including May-games, Whit
sun-Ales and MOrris-dances and the
setting up Of May poles and other
sports Herewith used But withall wee
doe here accorlpt still as prohibited all
unlawful games to be used upon Sum
days onely, as Beare and Bull baitings.
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sure that he saw many Of the recum-
bent forms move, some rose hastily and
moved along with him, but still far off,
the green eyes growing brighter and
more fiery also. He knew that there
was a high fence not far ahead, beyond
which he would be safe, but he Won
dered whether they wOulds attack him
before he could reach it: and also he
remembered that the old corncrib stood
there. a safe shelter for a small bow
chased by animals, for he had often
tested it in play. There he had lain
securely hidden from the Indians when
they played Indians and settlers
many a time and he now only wished
to be able to reach its cover. Sudden
" and without d warning, nOiseless as
a spirit there rose directly before him
a gigantic figure, standing up against
the Starlit sky so that it's form was
quite plain, and he saw at once that
it was a big black bear. It's red eyes
menaced him and it thrust out and
withdrew it's great sharp claws as If
already feeling his tender body in their
grasp. He ducked and swiftly dashed
to the right through taller grass and
shfubbery, the roots of which seized
upon his feet and tried to hold him
back, while tough branches of trees
grasped at him. savagely slashing him
across the face as he fed blindly toward
the corncrib. whose outlines he could
see against the sky. The bear. with
horrid grOwl, pursued him in a scram-
bly, shuttle, and Mr.. Hamm could hear
the pebbles rattle as they flew out be-
hind the great claws. CHANGING to either
side as he ran, he saw other beasts, inn
mense, looming, pOrtentious, coming to
head him off, and with his heart in his
mouth he quickened his steps. An
atom OF his old-age feeling suddenly
came to him. and he muttered: Twill
kill me. surely! III have heart failure,
running like this at my time of life!'
Then he was a child again as sud
denly, and new speed came to bin.
He 1eaped over bushes breast-high ard
jumped deep hollOWs in the sward that
he well remembered having often gone
around. but all the time the bear
seemed nearing him and the other
beasts coming at a sharp angle toward
his destination. Then, when the corn
crib was but few yards away, he saw
directly in front of its rickety door a
rhinoceros. 1t was perfectly visible,
and, while he instantly reflected thai
this animal is foreign to America, and
rarely. If ever, discovered on a farm,
he had to be convinced Of its reality
for it began to move as if to attack
him in front The path led around the
corncrib to the big barn, and then to
his house through a grove of chestnut
trees. Poor Aurelius turned from the
rhinoceros and darted around the barn,
there to be confronted by whole herd
of fiery-eyed bulls breathing flames and
smoke
Hiding From the Animals.
What did I ever do to deserve this?"
/ he murmured, pantingly, as he lodged
/ again, ran around the barn along a
/ stone wall followed by them; and then
] he saw a green lion coming with dread
/ full roars and in tremendous leaps
across the pasture to his left. Behind
the lion was purple elephant with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-16
SAYINGS OF CHILDREN.
Quaint Remarks Recorded by One
Who Studies Them.

Miss Cornelia Sorabji in a letter in
the London Spectator, has made some
notable additions to the number of
children stories. Some Of the best
given by her are as follows:
Ethel and Marjory went with their
mother to the stores to buy golf clubs
for their father, who was sweltering
in the Indian plains. Ethel, said
Marjory, "are these for our Father
which art in heaven, or our father
which art IN India" Hush, Marj0ry."
was the answer. Don't you know that
our Father which art in heaven only
plays Sunday games?" q cannot help
inserting here the remark Of one OF
my acquaintance to whom I take all
my stories, because her absence Of any
sense of humor prompts her to inimit-
able comment. All" she said on be-
ing told the above, 81 suppose, then,
the mother was married twiceH)
Granville said his prayers at bed time,
but refused to DO so in the morning.
"A fellow must be a fool if he can't
take care Of himself in the day" Make
Tom a good boy" said another 5-year-
old: adding, "Do you hear that, TOm2"
And-"Wait, Lord, while ] kick Tom, "
was another of his interjections.
Elsie's saying were numerous. i wish
I could battle in chapters. was one
extracted on a sbivering winters night.
When she was about s she hated being
called Of q morning, and thought Of a
way out Of the necessity. "Trespissurs
on my dreams shall be presekutedi"
was the announcement in her largest
writing found pinned on to her COW
erIet The spelling was what Elsie
herself would have called pathetic!
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that when it is loosened a trifie the
iron taps against the pane sharply and
with a loud, startling sound.
Attacked a Tick-tack.
A well-adjusted and well-managed
tiek-tack is calculated to give the hear
er a distinct shock, coming as At al
ways does in the silence of the night,
and the worse the shock the greater
the delight Of the tick-tack operator.
The latter is away across the street
out of sight somewhere, and he enjoys
with a rare and thrilling bliss the won
der and establishment of the person
who comes to the window to see what
or who is tapping upon the glass, and
he lifts the nail up so that it is gen
orally invisible, with many a fiendish
chuckle. Now the boys, having ar
ranged their device most beautifully,
all crept into the tall grass in vacant
lot opposite and Wood Adams began
to pull the string. In the silence Of
the night they heard the loud tick, tick,
upon the pane. and then, after a pause,
there appeared at the basement door
of the house an Irish servant, who,
much mystified looked up and down
the deserted street.
Faith. an what was that?" she
said. Sure sOmethin' was rappin' on
the windy"
Then she entered the house, where
upon the tapping began again. Out she
flew, this time with anger in her eyes,
but when she saw nobody she seemed
to experience another feeling and as
suddenly withdrew. The third time
she appeared she had a broom in her
hands, and was ready for the mysteri-
Gus disturber of her peace. She looked
up on the stOop, into the grating of the
cellar window, and then flew into the
house, but when Wood Adams was
about to resume operations she reap
peared suddenly. This time she was
not alone, but was reinforced by an
enormous policeman whom she had
been entertaining. He emerged quite
as suddenly as the servant-so sudden
" that the sight of his giant figure
gave the concealed boys quite shock.
But when he stepped toward the VIM
dow and discovery was certain, a panic
seized them all. and, with one impulse,
they arose and fed up and down the
dark street.
Mr.. Hamm, with his heart in his
throat in blind fright, didn't wait to
see where he went, but darted into the
center Of the street and flew up the
roadway as if on wings. Before he
had taken three steps, however, ne felt
something seize him by the left leg.
Without stopping to see what had
seized him or trying to release him
/ self, he flew on faster, and only when
| he was a full block away did he real
l ize that he had become entangied in
( the tick tack string. However, even
then he did not seek to get free. but
( hurried on with a horrible sound in his
/ ears and the constant expectation Of
! feeling the great hand Of the policeman
/ fall upon him at every step. He turned
the corner, but as he did so he heard
/ the din in his ear increase to a clat-
/ tering, banging uproar as If dozen
! rickety automobiles were pursuing him
Another block and he felt that he could
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large yellow spots on his sides amDiing
easily on his hind legs.
This is too muchl" cried Mr.. Hamm.
Il must give up and be devoured.' But
just then he thought of the cellar win
dow, through which he had slipped so
often when he didn't want his mother
to know he was out of the house. It
was many steps to the house but the
thought of the window gave him
strength, and, perspiring freely, he
hurried on through the chestnut trees.
A whole tribe of monkeys hidden in
the branches broke out into fierce yells
and shrieks and hurled chestnut burrs
down on him by the bushel. making
him duck at every step. He tripped
several times, but did not fall only
each time he lost a little, and when
he arrived at the house both the lion
and the bear were so close behind him
that ne could feel the hot breath of
each on the back of his neck. He
made a dive at the cellar window, and
as he did so they grabbed him, each
digging a pawful Of claws into his
knickerbockers where they had been
patched oftenest. The cloth gave way
and he fell into the dark cellar, where
he lay on his face for several moments.
Then the elephant with the startling
discOlOration came shutting up, and,
reaching his long trunk through the
window, began to feel carefully about
for his victim. The slight noise made
by his trunk was like that of a snake
moving about. Mr.. Hamm rolled over
and over until he was out of reach,
and then sat up with every hair on his
/ head erect. He saw the stairs before
/ him, and slowly painfully, crawled up.
| The house was in silence, and he knew
/ that everybody was sound asleep, so he
/ crept softly up to his own little bed
room under the caves. Just as he
! entered he saw a monkey peeping into
/ the window with a malicious grin on
/ his ugly face. Then he knew that he
/ was discovered. In another minute the
1 trees about the house were filled with
! screeching monkeys of assorted sizes,
and, too, there were several more bears,
/ only slightly smaller than the first one
+ which he had met; and TaccOons,
/ opossums, anteaters and panthers also
/ climbing out on every limb large
/ enough to hold an animal His heart
/ almost stopped beating as he looked
at them and thought of how they would
/ divide him up-po0r little Aurelius, who
! had never harmed any of then-amOng
/ them. and then he reflected with a bit
of satisfaction that none of them would
get more than the merest mOuthful for
all their trouble in pursuing him so far.
Still, that was mighty little comfort
to him, and so, without wasting any
/ time, he plunged into his bed and drew
the bed clothes closely over his head,
as he had always been accustomed TO
do when he saw things in the dark
ness Of his room.
He heard the front door rattle a lit
tie later, and knew they were at it.
Then there came a horrible bang, and
the door crashed in upon the hall floor,
for the elephant with the yellow spots
had burst it in with one mighty push,
and the animals began to hustle up
the stairs to his room. He could hear
them snufiing at all OF the doors, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-16
Hiding From the Animals

Now the Stiffness of the young tur-
keys showed itself, just as Peety knew
it would. A half hour had not elapsed
before one Of them. after looking about
from his hiding place and seeing and
hearing nothing, gave one call and re-
ceived a low. discreet answer He
waited and listened a while, and called
again, a little louder, and again that
low. encouraging answer. It sounded
just like his mother; he was sure it was
she, and he stood up, this time calling
twice. Another silly little turkey not
far off called, too, and this embroidered
the first, and when ne heard the low
answer again he ran toward it. But it
was only Peety with his wingbone
caller. and as Lae turkey approached a
shot laid him low. So it went on; at
noon Peety staggered home under the
weight of eight turkeys. well knowing
that he could get his dinner and return
by the time the terrified birds would
venture to call again.