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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
PIGEON LOFT INTERIOR.

ing fastened to the floor and ceiling,
thus avoiding frame work Of any kind
where the nest cabinets set.
Rooms may he made from Q to 10
feet wide, the wider the better They
should not be over seven feet high,
but could be from six and half to
seven and half. They may be from
eight and a half to twelve and a half
feet deep, not including the aisle, when
two feet are allowed for each nesting
apartment.
The nest cabinets may cover the en-
tire wall space up to five nests high
leaving good roosting place 1s inches
wide and the depths of the pen on each
side of the room.
The pigeon holes to the fy-yard may
seen in the drawing. with but little dan
ger of draft from any OF the npvtv.
One full window will furnish sutticien,
light for each pen.
There is plenty Of room on the floor
for the wet sink, water dish and two
1eed boxes. Inc aisle partition Is
made with the lower half Of boards and
the upper half Of wire nettings. Built
in this way the attendant may pass by
the pens as rapidly as he wishes and
not disturb the birds.
1t is quite important that the birds
those that swing either way would
tendant is performing his daily work
In pens where one must pass through
1t Is necessary for one to go very slow
ly and quietly or the birds will rise
and skip for the fly yards. The doors
should be made to match the parti-
tions and hung with spring hinges.
those that swing either way would
be best. BY having the aisle one can
use push car or small wheelbarrow
IL cleaning out pens.-Farm Journal
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
THE POULTRY BUSINESS.
some Reasons Why None But n Many
Sided Man Can Make n Sue
cess of It,

The successful poultryman must be
many-sided. Poultry raising is COM
plicated business and requires a good
deal of knowledge of good many
things. This knowledge is not ac-
quired in day. Poultry diseases must
be known to a very considerable en-
tent, and this requires thought and
study. The knowledge of the diseases
must be supplemented by the l.nowl-
edge of the best conditions to prevent
them. The poultryman must be ia
miliar with the chemical constituents
of feeds and understand the balancing
of rations. He must be able to dis
tinguish the different breeds and
should know something of the stand
ards of perfection. His knowledge of
all the experiments with poultry
should be complete. No poultry book
of value should be outside of his
library. To possess himself of the
knowledge obtainable by reading he
must devote a good deal of time o
this branch of his activity. Then he
must be familiar with the markets
and with the methods of men that buy
fowls and eggs. Moreover he must
have large stock of information as
to how to run an incubator. This is
hard thing to procure, as it requires
much loss of time and material finding
out what things are necessary to be
done to insure success. To these
things must be added attention TO in
Vulnerable details. Because the poul-
tryman must be many-sided, many
that attempt to be poultrymen fail.
The man that goes into the poultry
business should do so with his eyes
open. He must expect to have to
learn, and to learn one thing al time.
Farmers Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
Charter Notice.

Notice is hereby given that an application
I'm be made to the Governor of the Common
Seath Of pennsy lvania, ON Tuesday, Sept y,
ba by will l.. Hopes, II. 5. Scholl, James
Eankiyille, Frederick Espenschsde and Will.
Sm NJ Crav ford under the act OF assembly OF
Ss commonwealth Of Pennsylvania. entitled
IAN Act to provide for the Incorporation and
Regulation OF Certain Corporations" approved
{pril ?s.h 1874 and tn. supplements thereto. for
he charter OF an intended corporation, to be
Sled The Middleburg Electric Company, uthe
hsacter and object OF which is the carrying
N Of general bust for the manufacture
Ind supply Of light heat and mower to the pub.
by means OF electricity in the borough OF
iiddleburg, Snyder County, Pa, and vicinity
nd Tor these purposes TO have, possess and en-
py all the rights, benefits and privileges OF the
SAid Act Of Assembly and its supplements.
JAY G. WEISER,
hiddleburg, Pa, Aug. 13, 1902. Solicitor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
shsriff Sale Of Real Estate.

| Nc virtue OF y certain writ OF Fl. Fa. issued
M, the court OF Common Pleas Of SNYDER
t'S,v Pa. and tn me directed, l will sell Mt
yrhlc sale st the Court HOUSE in Middleburg,
SATURDAY. SEPT. 20, 1902,
o'clock p. IN the following Real Estate to
A, All tnat certain FARM or TRACT of
,yp situate in Chapman township, Snyder
Santy, Pa. bounded and described as follows:
toininp lands Of George W. Newman on the
1 f,,,b east by lands OF George 5. Rine, south
\ lands OF VI. : Brubaker, and west bv lands
a A B. Portzline. Containing
1875 ACRES AND 81 PERCHES,
! ore or less OF which about 100 acres are clear
A and the balance OF % acres is woodland.
Sbereon are erected u TW0.STORY STONE
SWELLING HOUSE. u two-story Stone Spring
kouse with Slaughter House and Ice House at.
[obed, a large Stone Bank Barn, Wagon Shed
Ecrn Crib Pig Stable. Chicken House and all
sher necessary out buildings, and also fine
(pple Orchard and other fruit. and % never
King Spring OF good waite near the house.
/ Seized taken into execution and to he sold as
M property Of Z. q. kerstetter,
herifs Ofiice, q. w. ROW,
Iiddleburg, Aug. %, l9O2 Sherin.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
An Old Gandcr on Guard,

"Keep an old gander," says u
writer in a gardening paper, ''if you
would protect young chicks from
their enemies in the shape of dogs,
cats, crows and magpies. The gen.
tleman will be found of great use,
shifting all objectionable characters
with commendable promptness. Not
only will intruders be smartly looked
after, but the gander will make as
much noise as possible while per-
forming his duty, thus giving the
poultry keeper and game rehrer
warning when all is not right"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
MODERN PIGEON LOFT.
ment which Makes Care of the
Birds Very Easy.

When pigeons are to he kept in large
numbers, it is quite important that
the loft be arranged conveniently in
order that the work of caring for the
birds may he done quickly yet with the
least disturbance to the pigeons.
When il becomes necessary to have
several pens, the best way is to
arrange them in line, with threefoot
aisle or walk at the back.
The arrangement of the rooms in
which from 2j to 35 pairs of pigeons
may be kept, is set forth in the accom-
panying drawing. and is so simple to
understand that little need be added
by way of explanation.
The rooms OF the pigeon house are
partitioned off with single boards, be-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
Get Rid of Old Hens.

For obtaining the greatest number
of eggs or for the production of the
average quantity of flesh, fowls
should never be kept beyond the age
of three or four years, says Mirror
and Farmer. 1t is well settled that
during the first years of her life n
well-fed hen will lay more eggs than
ever afterward. From the end of her
third year she begins to fall off as
layer, and chickens usually raised
from aged hens are never so vigor-
Gus, so healthy or otherwise so
promising as are those Matched from
the eggs Of younger birds that is to
say, from those one or two years OF
age.
.-a %
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04

IDEAL CHICKEN COOP.

almost perfect. 1t is 16 feet long, 30
inches wide, 80 inches high in front and
Is inches in rear. 1t is petitioned so
as to accommodate ten hens. Each
coop is accessible from a round hole
cut in the back and closed by "A cover
On the same side near the bottom is a
removable board for cleaning the
coop. The front has a hinged cover
Is inches wide to close down at night
and during rainy weather. The whole
rests on five 2X4's.-H. Pfaender, in
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04

chains. For seat bolt piece of
board to the middle of the first pole
and allow it to extend slightly be-
youd the last one. On this fasten
an old moving machine seat. This
arrangement will hold the seat in
place and allow the poles to work
independently. The seat can be easi-
ly removed, making it much easier
to store the drag when not in use.
The drag may be drawn by short
chain attached to the center of the
first pole or the doubletree may be
connected with chains from each end
of the first pole.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
USEFUL IMPLEMENT.
For Many Purposes There r. Nothing
Equal to the Pole Drag. which
Can he Made ut Home.

For many uses | have found pole
drag very serviceablc implements;
better than roller because it will
level and pulvcrizc without packing
the soil. The one ! use is shown
in the accompanying illustration. 1t
is made of three hardwood poles six
inches in diameter and seven and
one-half feet long. The poles are
fastened together about one foot
apart by means of short pieces of
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
FOR HENS AND CHICKS.
Almost Perfect by Those who
Have Tried 1t.

For several years lost many young
chicks from drowning during heavy
showers, and the absence of good
coops was to blame for it. The coop
here illustrated is, in my estimation
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
Twentieth Century Medicine

), oIScarets Candy Cathartic are as
nn;d tdeaa OF ancient pill poisons and
h aa,u ,a,Iy Physlc as the electric light of
! ~ .allow candle. Genuine stamped
~ ~, =. Never sold in bulk. All
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04
- W. W ~ INiTss'l.
Secretary of the Commonwealth

/ n MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
|1 PROPOSkD TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
o'1oMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
fKRoNAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENER.
LnL nt; ASSEMBLY, OF THE CONN MONWEALTH
In |Erb b5E1NNSlLVANIA. PUBLISHRD BY OR.
EEh EkIEahnO OF TIE SECRETARY OF THE COM.
EErVnM EEv;,h EALTH IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE
H'hl ot THE CONSTITUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION
'oposlng an amendment to the nsitution
g.. oi the Commonwealth.
II ,ovVIoh BE 1t resolved by the Senate and
Piouse OF Representatives of the Common.
Ce, Ces''n l OF pennsylvania in General Assembly
nat the following is proposed as an
I,unulnent Innnaent TO the Constitution OF fhe Com.
HpS,h ,hhWcaith OF Pennsylvania. in accordance
hereof W VIC ''sh'ee"'h ar''cie
,a, Amendment.
h u W tnc end OF section section seven, article
EbaT u'e @ following words: Unless before 10
mn ue introduced in the General Assembly,
kee" y, y opposed special or local law shall have
krai or 81. ~ submitted to popular vote at gem
NJ 10 petIai election in the locality or local..
b,1aro 1e anected by its operation, under nm
I, ao,; VI lhe couot OF common pleas of the re-
kran,aSS county after hearing and application
maiori, "nu snail have been approved by q
kided NJ ". lhe voters Mt such election; Pro-
Nh tba ,l nal no such election shall be held un-
khaIi ueeiee OF court authorizing the same
Iaol dne peen advertised for at least thirty
I'M sr"i' IN the local ty or localities Affected.
A t,no manner manner as the court may direct.
""e copy OF the Joint Resolution.
W. w. GRIEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PR0yAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, OF THE COMMONWE EALTH OF
PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISHED BY ORDER
WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE
XVIII OF THE INSTITUTION.
AJOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section ten OF Or.
ticle one Of the Constitution, so that dis
charge OF jury for failure to agree or other
necessary cause shall not work an acquittal.
Section !. BE 1t resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Commonwealth
pi Pennsylvania In General Assembly met
That the following be proposed AS an amend.
nent to the Constitution: that Is to say, that
eecton ten OF article one, which reads as fol-
ows
mo person shall for any indictsble offense,
Pc proceeded against criminally by information
Except In cases arising in the land or naval
forces, or in the militia, when in actual service
. time OF war or public danger, or by leave OF
he court Tor oppression or misdemeanor in Of
Pc. 10 person shall, for the same offense, be
Iswice put in jeopardy OF life or limb; nor shall
private property be taken or applied to pablic
use without authority OF law and without Just
|eompensatlou being first made Or secured," be
amended So n to read as follows:
NO person shall, for any indictable Offense,
pe proceeded against criminally by informa.
.1oh except IN Ises arising in the land or ma
.Sa forces, or in the militia, when in actual ser.
|,Iee In tme OF war or public danger, or by
ieave OF the court for oppression or misde.
Iheenor IN Office. No person shall, for the same
Snense, be twice put in jeopardy OF life or
'Iimo buta discharge Of the jury for failure to
Ss'ee OF otner necessary cause, shall not work
~ acquittal. Nor shall private property be
aken or applied 10 public use, without author
OF law and without just compensation be.
Pug FIRST made or secured
Arue copy of the Joint Resolution.
" " I,DlIST
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'r.Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
~, Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

| a. Hood in your body passes through
Sdueys once every three minutes.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04

Inc kidneys are your
blood purifiers. they I'll
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick o. out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches sndrheu-
matlsm come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-09-04

y';,sy trouble causes quick or unsteady
J. hats, and makes one feel as though
lad hear, trouble. because the heart is
,working in pumping thick. kidney
go blood through veins and arteries.
: "..d 10 be considered that only urinary
.S.s were TO be traced to the kidneys,
s.ov modern science proves that nearly
.onsi,utional diseases have their begin
h in kidney trouble.
y vou are sick you can make no mistake
syst doctoring your kidneys. The mild
The ,hs extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
~,mc.R Root, the great kidney remedy is
!, realized. 1t stands the highest for its
Isrs.tul cures Of the most distressing cases
1; ;;sss',,, s9,s sn !'i in mss',s iii,y
=, and one-dollar siz- b s, s,sa5 :
| You may have a asl.1@:S la1@
III. bottle by mail Home Of swamp-Roo..
I. also pamphlet telling you how to find
L,if YOU have kidney or bladder trouble.
E.a,ion this paper when writing DR.. Kilmer
Co, Binghamton. N. Y.
Evening star., 1902-04-05
NINE MONTHS FIRE RECORD.
Aggregate Loss Was $164, 900 Less
Than Same Period Last Year

Chief Dutton of the fire department to-
day submitted to the District Commission
ers his report of the operations of his de-
partment for the month of March. During
the month there were thirty-nine bell
alarms, three of which were false The
thirty-six fires for which these alarms
were sounded entailed loss Of S7,311. The
insurance on the property involved was
SAL
During the same period there were
thirty-six silent or local alarms responded
to by the department, four of these alarms
being false, and the thirty-two fires caus-
ing a loss of but $176, with an insurance
on the property endangered of $9,4S7 The
total loss for the month was 81 4S7 and
the total insurance $S9,900, he loss being
about per cent of the insurance.
OF the sixty-elght fires occurring dur
ing the month thirty-three were In brick
buildings, twenty In frame ones and two
in stone structures. the others being brush
and like conhagrations. In no case did the
fire travel from one building to another
and in but two did the flames pass from
one story to another.
the present fiscal year was SIS, 1877. or just
$164.056 less than during the first nine
months OF the previous fiscal year. Up to
April l OF the present fiscal year the de-
partment had responded to $50 alarms. or
twenty-nine more than during the cor
responding period of the previous year
Evening star., 1902-04-05
FUNERAL OF E. A. CARSTENS.
Decorator Who Had Been Employed on
Much of the Work at Capitol.

The funeral Of the late Emmerich A. Cars
tens. who died at his home, No. AIS 9th
street northeast, Thursday afternoon of
heart disease, viii talas place from his late
residence Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The Rev DIR. John Chester will officiate
Interment will be made In Glenwood ceme-
terry. The Dawson Lodge of Masons, of
which the deceased was a member, will
have charge of the ceremonies.
Mr.. Carstens' wife. who was formerly
Miss Helen Geery, daughter of the late DR.
Joseph Geery of New York city, and six
daughters survive him.
The deceased was a native of Germany
He was born in the duchy of Aldenberg the
1st of November, 1923 After completing
his studies in the small town of Entin he
travelled throughout Germany, but finally
returned to the place of his birth, where
he engaged in business. About this time a
scholarship in the university at Stockholm,
Sweden, was awarded to the city of Entin,
and Mr.. Carstens was selected as the one
upon whom the honor should be conferred
Being discontented with the outcome of the
revolution Of 1S49 in Germany he declined
the honor, and In 1851 he came to this
country, engaging in business in New York
city.
At the solicitation of General Meigs, then
captain in charge of the construction of
the new wings of the Capitol, together with
that of the Washington aqueduct, Mr.. Cars
tens came to this city, leaving a lucrative
business in New York city, and assumed
charge of all the painting at the Capitol,
with the exception of that in the dome. 1t
is stated he designed the work for the deco
ration of the new wings in December, 1854.
For two years he was engaged In preparing
designs entirely, and for five years there
after superintended the decorative work,
and, with the exceptions of the artistic work
in the dome and some few ceilings in the
Senate wing, the designs were all made by
him. At the outbreak of the civil war the
work at the Capitol was suspended.
Mr.. Carstens did considerable work since
that time among the public buildings and
the large private residences In this city.
Among the buildings decorated by him are
the State. War and Navy building, the pen
sion office, the Interior Department the
Smithsonian Institution. the National Mu-
scum, st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church, st. Peters Church and the Asylum
for the Deaf and Dumb
Later. and until four years ago, Mr. Cars
tens was again employed at the Capitol
touching up portions Of The frescoes he had
painted before the wars For the four years
past he was unable, to continue his pro-
fession. and painted landscapes and char
acfer pictures Id on at his home Many OF
these works are considered valuable
| In 1853 Mr.. Carstens became q Mason a
member OF Dawson Lodge IN this city
u
Evening star., 1902-04-05
OVERHEAD WIRES REMOVAL
Favorable Report Submitted on Bill
Authorizing the Same.

Mr. Babcoek has submitted a favorable
report on the bill to remove overhead wires
authorized by the House committee on the
District of Columbia. This report states the
purpose of the bill to be ito empower the
Commissioners OF the District of Columbia
to regulate telephone wires, TO cause the
removal of overhead wires in certain por-
tions OF the District where 1t is thickly pop
ulateti and in their discretion, TO issue per-
mits to the telephone company to install
ducts and to make house connections which
they are now prohibited from doing without
specific action by Congress.
''The electric lighting and gas companies
In Washington are now under the control
of the Commissioners SO far as permission
to lay mains and the construction OF under
ground and overhead wires is concerned.
but the telephone company is obliged TO
apply to Congress before Ii can place wires
across a street or an alley, either under
ground or overhead
This situation has resulted in the inabil-
ity of the company to install about go tel
ephones for which applications are now on
file, and has proved source of great In
convenience to the public. Urgent COM
plant has been made TO this committee
with the request that some action be taken
which would authorize the Commissioners
in their discretion to permit the instaiia-
tion Of the necessary ducts and the house
connections to relieve this exasperaxing and
sunsaf afisfactory condition.
"The Commissioners have no authority
under existing law to grant permits Of tAae
character. and the telephone service cannot
he given to the public without legislation
= ~ Your COMMITTEES believes that the re-
rnoval of Telephone poles and ovsrheaa
wires ~ provided n the bd1l. b desirable
ard proper. and pena1ty - prescribed for
Sse ze1.uze g sescxe rs 49, ~ poss. -. sns g ~.
Evening star., 1902-04-05
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Rev. T. II. Harris, who has been pastor
of the Macedonia Baptist Church, on Sher-
idan avenue near Anacostia, for nearly two
years, has resigned from his charge on ac-
count Of Ill health. The officers of the
church presented Mr.. Harris with a signed
testimonial of his services to the congre-
cation. A new pastor with be called, but
not for some time.
William H Campbell. colored, sixty years
old, who was reported to be missing from
his home in Garfield since Wednesday last
returned to his residence last night He
stated that he had been taken i'll on the
street in the city after leaving home and
that he had since been receiving treatment
at the Emergency Hospital.
Sergeant C. A. Stevens and Onfcers c. r..
Osternan and J. T. Branson OF the local
police station are ON leave of absence.
Mr.. George Randall OF jackson street.
AnacOstia, who Was rendered position as
engineer at an Indian school In Arfxora
under the Interior Department, has de-
clined 10 accept the place. preferring to
remain here.
The minstrel performance scheduled to b.
0iyen II the Government Asylum Hast even-
ing WAS postponed dance being held IN
tie Assemhly hall instead.
Evening star., 1902-04-05
FIXING THE LIMIT.
Property Not Two Years in Arrears
Withheld From Tax Sale.

The District Commissioners today ISSUED
an important order to the effect That
the collector of taxes withdraw or WITH
hold from sale any and all pieces er pae-
GELS of land now advertised for default -
payment of special assessments for beAa1eo
In the matter OF opening or widening g
highways. unless such highway special -
sessment or any installment thereof s3a3
have remained unpaid for period q -
than two years from the dafe of sarvtno .
notice Of such assessment. q unanO -
property is also ADVERTISED Ter ~ ba1nuD
assessment or tax"
Evening star., 1902-04-05

bia for the use OF its fire-alarm and police
patrol wires and cables.
III. R. 1866 was introduced In lieu OF
II. r. 1888, for the purpose OF substantial
ly Incorporating and covering numerous
amendments suggested by the Commisstonp