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POr'unity to Secure Employment.
be Philadelphia North American
l'alns II Free Employment Bureau
W. tllbert street, Philadelphia, to
all those who seek situations, or
loyers who are looking for help.
! The present time there Is a dearth
frVant girls in Philadelphia, and
y applicants for servants, through
sSlty, are disappointed. There is
Feat demand for first-class German,
f'l'h and American girls for domes-
work.
The young women in the COM
nI'les throughout the State who are
|ious of securing positions in Phila-
Pnla will communicate with The
['n American Free Employment
E'a'' 1t will obtain places for them
|hout charge, Positions are dailv
s secured for both men and wo-
y who express themselves as being
p'y pleased with the service.
ne ~ bureau will be pleased to receive
'''ca'lons of all young men and wo-
!, VINO contemplate positions in
''0uelphia and vicinity.
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Coming Events.

Friday, Sept. 10, Welsh Brothers
show will exhibit at Middleburg.
Saturday, Sept 20, Sheriff Row will
sell real estate Of U. c. Kerstetter stu.
ate in Chapman township. Sale at
the Court house.
Saturday, Sept. 20, in Hon. A. M.
Smiths grove at Beaver Springs, the
Odd Fellows lodges of Miffiin, Juniata
and Snyder counties will hold their
annual picnic. Able addresses will be
a prominent feature.
Sunday, Sept. q, "Old Peoples
Day" in the Lutheran church at Beav-
ertown.
Tuesday, Sept. %, the Union county
fair opens at Lewisburg.
Saturday, Sept. 27, at Mcclure, Capt.
Michael Smith Post, No S55 G. A. r.,
of Mcclure will hold their annual bean
soup.
Tuesday, Sept. 80, Milton fair begins
and continues to Oct. 3rd.
Monday, Oct. 8, court opens at Mid
dleburg at II q. m.
Monday, Oct. 6, National Encamp-
ment, G. A. r., will begin in WASH
ington, d. c., and continues all week.
Fare from Middleburg about $3.50.
Tuesday, Nov. A, general election.
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|Iii,|'!||gIn!k'|is||as| ID
EIUCID LOCAL LAcONIcS

l. franklin township schools
"a Monday morning.
bere is no use looking in your coal
these cool mornings. Look on
wood pile.
rad Schreyer, Son d Co.'S new ad
week. Read it every week. 1t
be new every time.
pKinley Memorial services were
sunday evening In the Reformed
ch. Prof. F. c, Bowersox made
address.
eparations are being made for the
al convention of the Snyder Co.,
s,ian Endeaver Societies at Kream-
xt month.
G.. Stroup's cider mill will run
tlay, Wednesday and Thursday of
week. The press is in good run
order and every thing is in ex-
BIT shape.
hi on A. f. Soles In his new suav.
md hair cutting parlor for your
cleaned with q refreshing sham
Ind clean towel to each patron
be north side of Market square OPP
e Central Hotel. Satisfaction guar
Jed. If.
e st. Johns Sunday school, West
Ter township, held its annual pic
Saturday, last. Notwithstanding
hreatening rain in the morning,
attendance was large and scores of
lies were on the grounds with
filled baskets for the dinner hour.
b. VIM. S. Miller and Emmett F.
0rganists Annie Wieder, Lib
Herbster. The exercises were held
e church. Music by the school
Adamsburg band. Address by
VIM. Meyer.
attention of the readers of the
is called to the new advertise
Schreyer, Son & Co., of Milton,
be 5th page of this issue. This
has an elegant selection of goods.
advertisements each week will
our readers informed of the bar
they have to offer. This firm is
ble and substantial and you can
|ys depend upon being treated
They have a large department
with plenty of goods for selection.
ads will be new and fresh every
and it will pay every one to read
regularly.
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Letter to J. F. Stcttler.
MlDDLEBURG. Penn'a.

-''bbhhn'h'' i cHl u.
Dear Sir: No man is more inter-
csted in the look and wear of tn,
paint on the houses you build than
you; not even the owner; not ever
the painter.
And painters sometimes are sus-
pected of being more concerned for
the look than the wear. What is
your opinion: Which pays best,
for a painter to have his paint last
three years, or as long as he can?
He can have it last six, if he wants
to.
Lead and oil lasts three; Devoc
lead and zinc lasts six. OF course,
conditions affect the time of both.
Most painters know that zinc
toughens the lead; some use it.
Devce lead and zinc is thorough
ly ground in oil; the proportions
are right, and the mixture thorough.
No painter need mix; he can't af-
ford to. Hand-work can't compete
with machine-work. He runs no
risk with Devoe lead and zinc.
All interests lie in using it:
yours, the owners, the painters
unless he wants bis paint to wear
half as long.
Yours truly,
35 f. w. DEvoE & Co.
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Old Copies of the Post Wanted.

While the subscribers of the Posi- are
hunting up their old newspapers, they
might look for the copies Of the PosT
that are missing from our files. We
will pay literally for copy Of each OF
the following dates:
July s, Sept. 8, 1859; Apr. 6, Oct. 10,
1879; Jan. 26, 1871; Apr. II, 1873; Nov.
4, Dec. %, 1875; Mar. 7, 1878; May Is,
1879; March 10, May 5, 1871; April 26,
1888; Mar. q, June u, Oct. 80, 1884
Sept. II, Dec. 8, 10, II, "a, 1885; Jan. 2s
May 8, Oct. IS, Dec. %, 1886; Dec. 30,
1878. tt.
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Growing Ba nanas.

The Selinsgrove Tribune says the
first attempt to raise bananas in this
locality, was made by III. f. Charles,
on Pine ST., and as result, minia-
ture bunch of this tropical fruit is now
forming On the parent stem, and is
quite natural curiosity which has
been viewed by many persons. An at
tempt should be made to protect it
from the frost, in order if such a thing
is possible, that it may mature.
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SWIM EFoRD.

Jonathan Grubb is having wei
dug on his premises.
Ray Eisenhawer of Freeburg wa
noticed on our streets Friday.
Homer Straub of Hooper, Neb.
is spending Some time at Jonathan
Bingaman's.
Mrs. f. Burlington and Clara
Libby, after spending a few weeks
at Berwick, returned home.
Mrs. Frank Blair and Oscar
Crawford Of Mitilinburg spent Fri
day at John Libby's.
VIM. Libby and daughters of
Weikert were seen on our streets
last week.
Misses Bertha and Essie Erhart
of Milroy are visiting at the home
of Merchant Custer.
Mrs. Frank Sechrist and son OF
Lewistown were the guests of her
brother, Foster, Friday.
S. b. Splitter, wife and grandson
spent Friday at Kantz.
VIM. Hartman of Centreville was
in town Friday.
John Teats of Meiscrville was
seen on our streets Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. A. Smith and Mrs
Philip Amig spent Saturday at
Centreville.
Wednesday evening Walter Libby
had the misfortune of having three
of his fingers mashed while in the
act of removing tie. One had tc
be amputated.
Calvin g., in his desire to find
his Susie out at Bingaman's, got in.
to the wrong path and 1t LANDED
him in Mr.. Bingaman's cornfeld.
Rev. Edgar Smith and family o
Minersville are visiting his brother
Foster Smith.
David Spaid and Samuel Hare
are each building additions to their
residence.
Mrs. II. S. Renninger and Hattie
Miller spent Sunday at Sunbury.
Harry Hummel spent a few days
with his father at Hummel'.
Wharf.
Shot hy a f0raivnor Of South Rafb
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For Sale.

tract of nearly s acres of good land
z the public road through HES
valley, in West Perry township,
county, adjoining lands of Aaron
lermel and others. Timber on
For particulars, address,
Mis-. EMMA j. MARTIN,
Lewisburg, Pa.
! E. BOWER, Atty,
H. Middleburg, Pa.
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Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.

You can paint building with fewer
gallons of Devoe Lead and Zinc than
with Mixed paints, and 1t will wear
twice as long as lead and oil mixed by
hand. tf.
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urna Devoted Science Political Economy Literature
eeze.ssagI#&s&s-
S43S PERTINENT PERSONALS sSH
NE2OSaE|IkvySz

George Roush, Of Freeburg, spent
Sunday with his parents.
H. f. Walter and wife spent Sun
day with friends at Kreamer.
Miss Sallie Meyer spent Sunday at
JAS. b. Rothrock's at Lewistown.
John L. Bowersox, who has been at
Selinsgrove, spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. e. w. Graybill spent last
Thursday and Friday at Selinsgrove.
Miss Gertrude Watmore of Sunbury,
is visiting Jacob B. Herman's family.
Samuel Stuck and several friends
spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Walter.
Attorneys, +. f. Bower and NJ. /.
Potter attended court at Sunbury this
week.
Miss Mary Ritter, of Sunbury, spent
Sunday in town with friends and rel
atives.
Hon. G. Alfred Schoch and NJ. X.
Schoch spent several days at the Port
Royal fair.
Master Marlin Burns came up from
Selinsgrove and spent Sunday with
his father.
Banks Yoder and Sister, Mrs. Anna
Hottenstein, spent Sunday afternoon
at New Berlin.
Mrs. f. II. Ranck, of Wiliamsport,
is enjoying visit to her parents, Jas.
Ayers and wife.
George Schoch, of Beatrice, Nebras-
ka, and son of Centreville, Mich, were
in town Monday.
Harry w. Bowersox came home
from Allentown and is running the
butcher business for his father.
Miss Jennie Charles, of Shamokin,
Is spending week with her brother,
Prof. Edwin Charles and family.
County Superintendent Prof. G. w.
Walborn, of Freeburg, while in town
last Friday, made this Office call.
Mrs. NJ. I. Potter and son Joe, spent
several days of the past week at Selins-
grove with Editor Lumbard's family.
r.. l.. Schroyer, a member OF the
new insurance firm of Selinsgrove, was
in town between trains last Thursday.
Miss Kate Bolender and sister, Mrs.
Lizzie Eyster, spent several days of
the past week with friends at Lewis
burg.
Editor Wagenseller, wife and daugh-
ter, Esther, spent last Thursday and
Friday in Selinsgrove with the scribe's
mother.
Postmaster Chas n. Brosius, of Mt.
Pleasant Mills, spent Sunday with his
brother, Commissioners Clerk, John
n. Brosius and family.
Howard w. Marks, who is employ
ed at the Logan Iron Works, spent
Sunday in town with his uncle, JOS
eph l.. Marks and wife.
Mrs. Henry Roush, of Freeburg and
Mrs. George Glass and daughter, of
Philadelphia, paid visit TO +. S.
Riegel and Charles Roush Saturday
and Sunday.
John McEbrath, of Beaver Springs,
was at Middleburg Saturday. While
here he dropped in to pay his arrears
to the POsT and in advance to 1908.
Mr.. McEbrath belongs to the class of
honest men we are always glad to
meet.
Jacob f. Kempfer, the travelling rep
resentative of Susquehanna University,
was in town Thursday night of last
week. We regret that we were not at
home to have a chat with Prof. Kemp
fer. He is one of Snyder county's
most enterprising and intelligent
young men who has shown to the
world that it is possible for young
man to personally earn the means to
pay for his own education and q liber.
al one at that.
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MARRIED.
T.. G.. AURAND.

AT New Berlin Sept. 10th, by Rev.
S. Sidney Kohler, Lewis f. Gember-
ling, Selinsgrove, and A. Jane Shively
of Mifflinburg.
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CsasA snA wsrxs On ne Geld
bld lrs IN . hromo.Q .Quinine Tablets cure
|eents. H. oay. No cure, no pay. Price
II
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TO CURE A COLD INONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo-Q Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
on each box. 25o
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Died.

fept' 4, George Brouse in Jackson
nSn'p' of consumption. Aged "A
r. months and II days.
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Fall Hats.

The latest and most fashionable
styles of fall hats have just been receiv-
ed. Ladies, please call and see for
yourselves.
T.. G.. AURAND.
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NUMBER 81
SEllNSGROvE.

DIR. J. A. M. Ziegler returned to
his family Wednesday. They will
pack their goods and move to Kan
sas City, Mo-, where the DR.. has
taken charge of a congregation.
DR.. Iutzy assisted in the dedi-
cation ofthe Lutheran church edifice
at Lewisburg preaching to the large
audience Sunday evening. The
church is said to be one of the finest
in Central Penna.
Valentine Bol,g and wife Of
Monessen, are visiting friends in
town.
DIR. Nipple and son took a trip
TO Philadelphia and New York last
week.
Chas. Riblet and wife of Phila-
delphia, former resident Of this
place spent week at the lst Nat
ional Hotel. He said he preferred
Sellnsgrove to any of the summer
resorts.
+. II. Schrader Jr. and wife re-
turned from their vacation trip.
MIR. Schrader is a student of the
Susquehanna University.
We noticed the Editor and fam
lily i'll our town last week. They
visited the Editors mother.
The Sunday School of the Re-
formed congregation had pleasant
straw ride to p. M. Teats' home
Friday evening.
Co. G. held their annual Bean
Soup Saturday, this being the 10th
university of their enlistment.
Geo. Schoch of Nebraska and son
of Three Rivers, Mich, were enter
tained by F. j. Schoch and wife
last week.
Prof. Jacob Kempfer is employed
working for the interests of Susque-
hanna University. The Prof. was
a student here many years ago and
is glad to note the prosperity of his
alma mater.
f. p. Rohback and wife left Sat-
urday for trip TO Philadelphia,
Strausburg, York and Gettysburg.
Collin Walter left Saturday for a
trip to Chicago to visit his brother
also to Atlanta and other points
South.
The corpse Flames Haupt, who
died in North Carolina, was brought
home Saturday. He was buried
Sunday at | o'clock.
Mrs. Nj. |. Potter and son, Joe,
of your place spent several days
with her parents, Editor Lumbard
and wife.
Word was received ON Saturday
that John III. Fisher had died. He
had been living with one of his
daughters at Harrisburg. The
body arrived Monday morning and
was buried from the train. He was
aged Sc years. For many years
he did the ferrying across the river
to and from the trains before the S.
e l.. Il. II. was Euilt.
DR.. Will Ulsh had an extension
OF his leave Of absence for three
W. W. Wittenmyer and part of
his family drove through town Fri
day.
Susquehanna University opened
Tuesday Of last week with large
ly increased number of students.
l he prospects are for the largest
school this year We have ever had.
The foundation for the new Gymna-
SUM is being dug out and as soon
as masons can be secured the build
ing will be pushed ON.
Mrs. Tillie Merit and children
OF Williamsport are visiting her
parents, G. w. VonNeida and wife.
Miss shreiner of Lewisburg, who
spent several weeks with her aunt,
Mrs. Chas. Hoover, returned home
last week.
The public schools opened Mon
day morning.
Miss Mary Philips, who had been
on a visit to her sister in the west
ern part of the state, returned home
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Zinc and Grinding Make

Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
as long as lead and oil mixed by hand
11-21-ly.
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Dried Apples Wanted.

Ten thousand pounds of dried ap-
pies are wanted. will pay five cents
pound in trade at my store.
CHARLES BOYER,
tt Paxtonville, Pa.
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Walnuts Wanted

.e thousand bushels of walnuts are
n 'eu' 81 The highest prices will be
h CHARLES BOYER,
Paxtonville, Pa.
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Shot by foreigner at South Beth
lehemt on Aug. /. Mrs. Mary Sharkey
died at the almshouse of lock jaw
Thursday.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-02

was a time when, as the homely philoso-
pher Franklin said, the patriots must
hang together or hang separately.
1t is we'll to remem. CT this, il for 40
other reason than to remind us that
things which have a beginning may have
an end, and nation which was founded
in the struggle of man for civil liberty
may be overthrown by mans insatiate
greed for glory.
That was a solemn and momentous
gathering in Philadelphia a century and
a quarter ago. Many things have hap
pened since then. Much progress has
been made in applied arts and sciences,
in discovery, in invention and In CONNER
cial and industrial development. Pro-
gress has also been made in enlightel-
ment, and many cherished myths relating
to men and events have been exploded.
We have learned some things and have
unlearned others. We have learned that
the apotheosis of Washington was not
justified by ne facts The iconoclast has
demolished the godllke Washington and
left US a man. In his present form he is
more human and essentially greater than
he was when invested with the attributes
of the goldman. On the whole, we like
him better now, but we did not give mp
the ideal Washington without a wrench.
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DR.. Williamson made no mention of 1t in
his history OF North Carolina, and, final
ly, three months after the alleged adop-
ton Of the resolutions, the Legislature
of North Carolina, including the members
from Mecklenburg County. reported a
test Of loyalty" which all the members
signed. and which began with these
words: I'VE, the subscribers, protesting
our allegiance to the King" etc. All of
Mecklenburg County's representatives in
the assembly signed this test Of loyalty"
to George ILL.,, and four Of these repre-
sentatives were among the reputed sign
ers of the alleged paper Of May 20 of
that year, two Of them being the leaders
in the pretended movement which That
imagined document was said to have
voiced.
As matter of fact no community
adopted a declaration of independence in
advance of the year Of the momentous
pronouneenient drawn up by Thomas JEFF
fcrson and signed by himself and col
| leagues of the Continental Congress on
July 4, 1776. Protests against the pre-
| tensions Of the British government were
made by resolutions in several commuai-
/ ties. but no declaration of independence
of the colonies.
From all of which it appears that yell
low journalism in its ineipient stage was
rather more of a success in imposing
upon national credulity than is the finish
ed product of to-day. 1t also proves that
whilst fake journalism has been ampli-
fed, it is no new hing in the land.
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below that city. Moreover, England held
| 0swego Niagara, Detroit, Mackinaw
and other points in the United States on
| the northern frontier until after the Jay
treaty was signed in 1896, and then it
was exceedingly slow in evacuating those
posts The United States a century ago
had no rights which any of the great ma
tons felt bound to respect.
The imperial dimensions of the United
States to-day make striking contrast to
its comparative diminutiveness 100 years
| ago. BY the successive acquisitions Of
Louisiana in 1903, Florida in 1919, Texas
in 1916, New Mexico and California in
1S4S and Alaska in 1867, the area of
the United States at the beginning of
1898 was, approximately, 3,603,000
square miles. Then came the annexations
of Hawaii, with 6640 square miles and
10000 population. Porto Rico, SOTO
square miles and $4,000 people. and the
Philippines and the islands which come
to us with that group, 10000 square
miles and 100000 population. With
these acquisitions Their, were made, in
1898, additions of 1880 square miles
to our area and 10,920,000 to our inhab-
itants.
The United States had an area of $685.
00v square miles and a population OF
about 100000 at the beginning Of the
nineteenth century. 1t starts out in the
twentieth century with an area of 3,770,-
600 square miles and population of co.
600, 900. Only the British, the Russian
and the Chinese empires cover a larger
space on the worlds map than the Unit
ed States. Excluding colonies, China
alone of all the worlds nations exceeds
the United States in dimensions and in
habitants.
The domain of the United States in this
year 1902 passes through all the zones
from point far to the north Of the Arc
dc circle to a point far TO the south Of
the Tropic of Cancer, and extends almost
down to the equator. The resident of
Alaska sees the north star up near its
zenith. The inhabitant of the Philippine
catches glimpses of the Southern Cross.
The person who travels westward from
the eastern verge of the United States
of to-day to its western boundary line
will lake a circuit Of almost half the
globe Except for a few days in mid
winter, the sun is shining on some part
of the United States through every hour
of the twenty-four.
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AIIiterary Courtshin.

There is more in this literary business
than | thought possible" declared the
young man who is in love. When my
girl. owing to circumstances over viii h
she had no control. left for the West,
dog ed that | would follow as soon as
could earn enough to pay my fare there.
'Some time ago | was in a book store
and CHANGED to see book entitled larry
Thou Till Come The thought struck
me that it would be a good hint, so
purchased the book and sent it to her.
BY return mail / received from her The
Right of Way Say, that made me feel
good all over.
''But one month later | was startled
and somewhat puzzled by getting Great
Expectations and the best way l could
figure it out was that she had met somc
one out there with a lot of money and
was trying to break the news to me gent
ly.
Yesterday I was knocked all in a heap
by receiving The Crisis I'm going
West tomorrow if have to ride on a
brakeheam. Detroit Free Press.
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times. and the cock fight and horse race,
the wrestling match and the foot race
still keep alive the "mbers of patriotism
In primitives settleIn IS where civiliza-
ton has NOT yet intf4- ced baseball, the
hremen's parade and the shell game. But
for the most part the Glorious Fourth"
has become back number. Its celebra-
ton has fallen into innocuous desuetude,
and when an attempt is made TO gal
vanize the moribund custom, nobody list
ems to the reading Of the Declaration,
and the orator speaks to unhearng ears.
Society HES Itself to the seashore to hear
what the wild waves are saying; the
pugiist hires hail and puts up minnie
fake Of glsdiatorial combat, and every
body who can manage it gets out Of town
until the trouble is over.
The old fellows lament the deCadencc
of the observance Of the Fourth, and sigh
for the vanished days Of general train
Ing and hard cider. when the gallant mi
htlaman in brave reamentals pirou.;ted
on a gaily caparisoned steed and stilily
executed the tactics in the presence OF