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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31

Preliminary returns to the statisti-
elan Of the department Of agriculture
on the acreage Of corn planted indicate
an increase of about 3, ,52O, 600 acres, of
3 8 per cent, on the area harvested
last year. Of the twenty-five states
and territories with l,OOO,OOO acres or
upward in corn harvested last year.
Iowa, Nebraska and Michigan report
an increase Of pnr.ester" psnnsylva-
mia, Indiana, Virginia and Louisiana,
eper cent; Georgia, Arkansas, Wis
consin and Missouri per cent; Ohio,
Illinois, Mississippi and Indian terri
tory, / per cent; Kansas, Kentucky
and Tennessee, ) per cent; North
Carolina, Is per cent; Texas, per
cent; Alabama, per cent; Minneso-
Ia, per cent, and South Dakota and
Oklahoma, II per cent. The average
condition of the growing crop on July
lst was So, as compared with 81 3 on
July |, 1900; So at the corresponding
date in 1900, and ten-year average of
So. The condition in Illinois was 81 ;
in Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana, 80; in
Kansas and Oklahoma, 80; in Missouri
lO2; in Ohio, 81, and in Texas, II. The
crop this year will he enormous. The
present estimate is 2,jN9, ,9jl 600 BUSH
pls
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31
At Private Sale.

The undersigned offers at private sale
a farm, OH the public road leading from
Fremont to Richfield. Containing
about so acres, in high state of culti-
walton, also about 20 acres of good tim
ber land. Good buildings, fruit trees
and water on the farm. For particulars
address, j. w. STEIVER,
Aug. 20. Mt. Pleasant Mills, "a
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31
Notice.
ty

To raise good crops and improve your
land use a good bone and slaughter
house phosphate. Manufactured and
sold by II. S. Aucker, Shamokin, Pa.
Can be bought direct or from G. r.
Hendricks h Son, Selinsgrove, Pa.
Fresh animal bone and slaughter
house phosphate from $40 up. High
grade commercial phosphate from SIS
down. 7-l0-St.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer

You can paint building with fewer
gallons of Devoe Lead and Zinc than
with Mixed paints, and it will wear
twice as long as lead and oil mixed by
hand. If.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31
MARRIED..

On July 81, by Rev. John b. Focht,
at Selinsgrove, Albert Klingle and
Florence Heider both of Selinsgrove.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31

BARK WANTED.-We will pay the
highest cash price for bark delivered In
Middleburg.
II. MIDDLEBURG LEATHER MFG Co
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31
70 CURE COLD INONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo-Q Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If 1t
fails to cure. f. w. Groves signature
on each box. 25c
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31

Laxative BrOmo-Quinine Tablets cure
cold in day. No cure, no pay. Price
| 25 cents. II
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31
Zinc and Grinding Make

Devoe Lead and Zine Paint wear twice
as long as lead and oil mixed by hand
11-2l-1y.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-07-31

1--WE have a job lot Of note
ads on hand. They must 60
.,dck. The price will do II.
SAMPLES and prices for the ask
TO We furnish them printed
q, less than you can buy them
without printing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
Important Measures Before the Ma.
tional leQisIature.

Washington, March BIN accord
ance with Saturdays decision, the sem
ate took up the ship subsidy bill to-
day and will continue to hold its place
as the unfinished business until dis
posed of. There is, however, no dispo-
sition for the present to press the mat
ter to the exclusion of all other bust
ness, so that it probably will be laid
aside temporarily at different times. TO
permit the consideration of other mat
ters, including Senator lIoar's bill for
the protection of the president against
assault. The legislative appropriation
bill will be reported during the week
and will take precedence in its own
right, If Senator Cullom, who will
have it in charge, decides to ask the
senate to take it up, as he probably
will.
The subsidy bill will not be debated
for so great length of time as was the
measure of the last congress. There
will be a number of speeches on 1t,
however. before it is allowed to go to
a vote. Senator Frye, chairman of the
committee on commerce, who will
have the bill in charge, will explain the
measure when it is taken up on Wed
nesday. Senator Clay will address the
senate from the Democratic point of
view. and probably will be followed
by Senators Turner, Vest, Mallory and
other Democratic senators. Senator
Turner has abandoned his announced
intention Of reviewing President Pro
TEN. Frye's ruling in the Tillman-Mc-
Laurin contempt proceedings, and the
present indication is that the incident
will not receive any immediate atten-
ton
The house of representatives will
give most of its time during the pres
ent week to postal affairs. The rural
free delivery measure has aroused
much controversy, and there promises
to be an active debate. with consider
able doubt as to the passage of the bill.
1t was the original plan to make the
change in the rural free delivery sys-
tenn a feature of the postoffice appro-
priation bill, but as this would have
necessitated special rule, the propo-
sition was brought forward in a spe-
cial bill. The postofiice appropriation
bill contains items relating to sub
sidy for fast mail, which are usually
fruitful of much discussion. 1t is ex-
pected that the appropriation bill will
occupy all the latter part of the week,
although next Friday is set aside for
war claims
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
AcETYLENE WRECKS BUILDING
Three Dead In Terrific Explosion at
READING Music Store.

Reading, Pa, March 3.--At 10
o'clock last night terrific explosion
occurred in the four-story music store
OF c. II Lichty The building at once
completely collapsed This was fol-
lowed by the adjoining three-story
brick umbrella factory Of Mrs. Mary
ROLAND. Both buildings and contents
were destroyed. A number of persons
were in the buildings, but they were
all accounted for except Mrs. ROLAND
and friend. who called to spend the
evening, and the watchman in the
Lichty building. 1t is believed these
three persons perished. The explo-
sion is said to have been due to
acetylene gas. which was manufact-
ured by a local company, of which Mr..
Lichty was president. The building
was filed with musical instruments.
The total loss is $250,000. Many Of
The total loss will be about $780,
600. Half dozen people were seri-
ness buildings were badly damaged.
The scene of the explosion was in the
centre of the city and aroused every
body within it's limits.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
Four Men Drowned,

Freehold. N. j., March 3.-A horri-
BILE catastrophe occurred at the little
village of Hollis Neck, near here.
when four men lost their lives through
the breaking away Of the dam at
Frank E. Heyer's mill pond, Charles
Conover, Henry Bennett James King
and Charles Herbert were the victims.
The men were on the dam, engaged
in attempts to release the pent-up
water. Ice on the pond had gorged
at the dam, and the men had been
breaking the ice up. The ice grad
ually collected in pushing mass at
the bottom of the dam, and the men
then tried to raise the gates to let the
water through. Without warning the
dam gave way at the bottom, carrying
all the men with it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
Bed Spreads.

We have received several cases of white
bed spreads; these have been bought at
a very low price, and for that reason we
can sell you the best spreads yon will see
for the price which range from G9c to $50
At SOC we have full size crochet spread,
marseiles patterns neatly hemmed and
ready for use regular dollar quality.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
Two Drowned In Flood.

Scranton, Pa, March 3.-Incessant
rain yesterday caused the Lackawanna
to begin to rise again. and in five
hours it had increased its depth 80
inches. 1t had receded five feet prior
to this. Joseph Gallagher. a 14-year.
old boy, was drowned by falling from
bridge into the river, and James
OMalley, a miner, So years of age,
who has not been seen since Saturday
morning, is supposed TO have lost his
life ip crossing Keyser Creek on his
way home from work.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
Still Rising at Sunbury.

Sunbury, Pa, March 3.-A 13-foot
food in the Susquehanna river at this
place threatens the town with serious
damage. Back water has flooded the
lower or central portion of the town
to depth of from four to six feet,
and the residents were last night
forced to seek snelrer on the high
lands, leaving their household effects
to the mercy of the water. The river
is still rising and is within few
inches of overflowing the bank To
protect their bridge which spans the
SusQuehanna river. the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad company has
placed upon it a train of cars loaded
with iron. Although no fatalities have
been reported as yet. many narrow
escapes from drowning have occurred.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
VILLAGE WIPED OUT
Fire and Flood Almost Destroy
Sprakers, N. Y.

Fort Plain, N. Y, March 3.-The
hamlet of Speakers, six miles east Of
here. has been almost wiped out by
the combined forces OF water and fire.
Sprakers is made up of 80 families,
and has been under water for two
days. Great masses of ice came down
the river and struck the houses, some
of which were so shaken that stoves
were overturned and the dwellings
were burned. One end of the West
Shore bridge was moved Is inches,
just few minutes after fast passen-
ger train had dashed over it.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
FLOOD DAMAGE IS HEAVY
Reports From Most River Points
Say Water Has Receded.
COAL MINES ARE STILL CLOSED

Many Towns Are Recovering Normal
Conditions and Resun1ne Business.
Conditions Along the Susquehanna
Are Yet Very Serious.
Philadelphia, March 3-The Schuyl-
kill river was again within its banks
and close to it's normal condition last
night. Today the railroads which
skirt the shores of this river resumed
operations. Service to Pottsville and
Reading over both the Pennsylvania
and Reading railroads from this city
is again in full operation. The de-
struction wrought by the storm was
so great that many industrial estab-
lishments along the rivers banks will
be unable to resume work for several
days.
All reports from up-river points
carry the information that great dam
age was done. The various towns
now that the water has receded. are
rapidly recovering their normal condi-
tion. Electric light plants, street rail-
ways and water companies are resum-
ing work as best they can. The big
iron works at Pottstown, which suf.
fered considerably from the swollen
waters, partially resumed operations
today, as did also numerous other in
dustrial plants located along the upper
Schuylkill.
At Pottsville rail fell heavily all day,
which resulted in again sending the
river IN slightly at that DOint but
no further damage is apprehended.
Not one coal mine in Schuylkill coun.
ty resumed operations today. Most
of the mines were flooded by swollen
mountain streams
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
Millionaire Kills himssIf.

Warren, O., March 3.-Hon. Henry
P. Perkins, one of Ohio's most promi-
nent and philanthropic citizens,
killed himself by hanging yesterday
in his office adjoining his home in this
city. The body was found shortly
afterward by his family, who went to
call him - dinner. Illness and the
suicide o favorite son. Yale grad
uate, year ago. it believed to have
made Mr.. Perkins temporarily insane
Mr.. Perkins was born in Warren and
spent his life here. He was man of
large fortune, said to be several mil
lion dollars.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
600 FAMILIES HOMELESS
Patterson, N. j., is Now Over
whelmed by Flood.
GREAT SUFFERING AMONG POOR
Big Blast Of Dynamite Ready to Force
Open New Channel For the Water,
to Save Industrial PIants-Heroie
Rescuer Drowned.

Paterson. n. j.. March 3.-This city.
so recently swept by fire. is now over.
whelmed by flood. The quarter occu-
pied by the houses of the poorer class
is inundated. Hundreds of families
have been made homeless by the over
flow of the Passaic river, and the coun-
try for miles around the city is under
water. The great peril now is that
the Spruce street raceway may over
flow, in which event a great loss of
property in the manufacturing district
is sure to ensue. The city authorities
have placed expert engineers, who are
instructed to touch off blast of dy-
Mantle which will open new channel
for the immense volume of water
which is held there. and by diverting
1t to the bed of the river in a new
direction the authorities hope to save
great deal of valuable property. In
a cliff about 40 feet below the Spruce
street bridge the experts have placed
mines of dynamite, which if it is found
necessary will be exploded
The danger to the city from the
flood, and especially from the race
way, was somewhat diminished at mid
night, when it was noticed that the
water in the river had begun to re-
cede. and the citizens began to hope
the worst was over
The great fire of three weeks ago
did not create such suffering and
widespread desolation as the food of
yesterday. The district for mile
oil nj, al hoI
a mile in width is covered with water,
which in many cases reached to the
second-story of the dwellings. In this
district are situated the Rogers Loco
motive Works and several silk mills
and dye works. In the immediate vi
cinity of these hives of industry fully
600 families have been driven from
their tenements. Of these unfortu-
mates several hundred were taken
from their houses in boats and barges
amid scenes of much excitement.
In the work of rescue Henry Rich
ards, one of the most earnest toilers
lost his life. After making several
successful trips, on each of which he
brought three or four persons from
the neighborhood of kearns Brothers
dye works, his boat was upset and he
was swept away in the waters, which
were rushing with the force of mill
race. He clung to the branch Of
tree for nearly half an hour. but In
spite of many attempts to reach him
he finally disappeared in the muddy
waters.
The Hillman street bridge, a steel
span, went into the river late last
night. Word came from Singac, few
miles up the river, that the bridge
over the Passaic, on the Greenwood
Lake division CT the Erie. had fallen
Yesterday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06

Bridgeport. The Pennsylvania Steel
Works, at Steelton, and the iron and
steel mills in South Harrisburg have
been forced to close down on account
of water in the flywheel pits. South
Harrisburg Is under water, and many
of the families in that locality are
living in the upper stories of their
homes. About 200 persons sought
safety in the school house at Lochiel.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
SUSQUEHANNA STILL RISING
Entire Towns Are Under Water and
Seueral Lives Have Been Lost

several Lives ndVc pcGfl LCSl.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, March "a heavy
rainfall and rush OF water from its
upper tributaries caused the North
Branch of the Susquehanna river to
rise rapidly yesterday. AT | O'Clock
this morning the gauge showed 81
equaling that of 1865, which has al
ways been known as record breaker.
The water is over the banks of the
river from Pittston to Nanticoke and
resembles a vast lake. Nearly one
half of the city is under water. At
West Moor, Fire Wood and Riverside
nearly all the residents vacated their
houses. The water had reached the
first stories and was gradually going
up to the second. Those who lin
gered too long had to be removed in
boats.
Two hundred families living in the
lowlands in the town of Plymouth had
to leave their houses hastily yester-
day, the water covering the first
floors and putting out the fires. At
Nanticoke several houses were swept
away by the rushing waters. and the
people living in them had narrow
escape with their lives.
Reports from the mines show that
many of them were flooded. and it
will take some days before they can
be pumped out. This will curtail the
output of COAL
Nine lives have been lost so far. The
casualties for the past "a hours were
three William P. Reilly hired a cab
from Richard Beckert to drive him
across the river to his home in Lu-
zerne Borough early yesterday morn
ing The carriage, horses and occu-
pants were caught in the swift cur
rent on the roadway above the North
street bridge and carried down stream.
The horses were quickly drowned.
Reilly was drowned before help could
reach him. Beckert landed on big
cake of ice Two men started after
him in boat and after floating around
on the ice for an hour he was res
cued. The other victims were un-
known.
The damage to property is already
estimated at $1,000,00O.
Much Damage at Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 3.-The Sec
ond and third piers of the famous old
Camel Cack bridge, on the Harrisburg
side. were washed away by high water
yesterday morning. The bridge was
built in 1916, and was probably the
Oldest bridge across the Susquehanna
river. Much damage has been done
by the high water in and about Har-
risburg. The Pennsylvania railroads
steel bridge at Rockville is in danger
and the company is sending it's trains
over the Cumberland Valley bridge at
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
Sheets and Pillow
Cases.

ready for use. What's the use OF cutting
and sewing when the made up article can
be had at about the same price you would
have to pay for the material. Sheets from
I45c to 60c pillow cases Sc to 20c.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06

William Emerson Richmond. bet
ter known as BILLY" Emerson. the
famous minstrel. died of consumption
in Boston.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06

New embroidries and insertions suit
able for trimming waists-dresses or under
wear, these come in all over. Edgings
and inser.ings from half inch wide to
flouncing widths in a variety of neat pat
terms.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-03-06
New Wash Fabrics.

are ready they come in the prettiest com
bination YOU ever saw, and are deserving
of your early inspection. Now is tn time
to buy wash goods and have them made
up and ready for the warm season. New
colorings and designs in Lawns, Dotted
Swiss Muslins, Batistes, Dimities, Madras
and Ginghams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-06

not able to return that she was weak
and i'll from the long voyage. Might
she at least land and rest in Cape Town
till she was able to return? She might
not. Back she must go. living or dying,
upon that troopship. One day two SOL
diers came with an army surgeon I'M
der the direction of the doctor, the two
men bound her arms with shawl SO
she could not resist and forcibly car
lied her upon deck and forcibly took
her, thus bound, to the troopship.
whence after twenty-seven days she
landed again in England, more dead
than alive. Lord Kitchener has no use
Cor woman. Oh. mol
Then there was an uproar from Eng
lishmen that shook the government
Meantime after Miss Hobhcuse's first
report the government on its own ac-
count sent a committee of ladies, with
Mrs. Fawcett at their head, to fnvesti-
gate the concentration camps. But
when Miss Hobhouse returned to Eng
land and the outrage perpetrated on
aer in the name of British military law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-06
4 TRAvELINc DAIRY.

The czarina never consents to be sep
arated a single day from her children.
Consequently each time she has visited
France she has been accompanied by
one or more of the little grand duch-
esSes.
years old, has made her second visit to
her fathers allies, while the wee Grand
Duchess Anastasie, who is only so
many months, made her first long jour-
ney outside Russia when she accom-
panied her mother on her recent tour
Travelling with the imperial family
was a fine English milk COW from King
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-06
IA Woman'S Work In the
BOer Concentration Camps

government as well. She found the
sufferings Of the wretched Boer women
and children greater than one woman
or thousand women could alleviate.
She called Kitchener's attention to it.
He would do nothing. Then she gave
UP and went home, resolved to find
those who would do something. She
had written home in private letters of
the horrors she saw. of the terrible
death rate, of the contagious diseases,
of the starving, perishing little ones;
of the frightful lack of sanitation and
common cleanliness. She went home,
her imagination full of it. her heart
aching. She laid it all before the war
secretary Well he was only less cal
lous in the matter than Kitchener him
self had been. Nothing. nothing.
What next? Miss Hobhouse had APP
pealed in vain to the iron Kitchener in
South Africa and to the British home
government. She turned then and APP
pealed to the conscience and humanity
of the British people. The private let
ters which she had written with no
thought of making them public were
printed and scattered broadcast. When
the Almightys hour has struck, the
time has come. Then away politics.
vanish selfishness as before a whirl-
wind From Ireland, England and
Scotland alike, from Liberalist and
ImperialiSt, rose the demand, and the
demand rdse to a roar, that this dis
grace on their name as a civilized ma
ton be blotted out. The British people
themselves spoke, and then the gov
eminent understood. 1t dared not dis
obey.
Yet both Secretary of War Brodrick
and General Kitchener had their re-
venge-a revenge one would scarcely
have thought them capable of-on the
woman who had aroused the humanity
in nearly every British breast. 1t was
January 1901, when Miss Hobhouse
first went to South Africa. After Wis
iting England in behalf of the reconcen-
trados she started back to Cape Town
last October with money and supplies
for her hapless protegees She applied
to the war secretary for a passport to
enter the reconcentrado camps as be-
fore. He refused it. She went without
it as a private citizen who has a right
to travel anywhere. She expected this
| time not to go to the camps, but to
! work among the refugees along the
| coast who needed succor as much as
any. Well, arrived in Table bay, an
officer met her and told her she
was not to be allowed to land. but
was to go back to England on the next
ship, which was a slow troop trans
port. Moreover, she was not to hold
communicate ton with any one on shore.
| The district was under military law
| and Kitchener could do as he pleased
even to practicing cruelty on a fellow
countrywoman who had done nothing
but hurt his vanity She said she was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-06
IHE NEWEST CHAINS.

The Venetian bead chain has lost its
novelty, and even the more beautiful
ones are being vulgarized by miserable
limitations. and yet the neck chain adds
just that graceful finish to an after
noon toilet that cannot be dispensed
with. Quite the newest effects are pro-
duced by rough cut stones strung on
the slenderest of gold chains A charm
ing specimen consisted of rough tur-
quoases oval in shape and of approx
mately the same size finished on with
tiny gold tassels.
Another pretty chain was formed OF
big amber beads strung on q gold cord
at intervals Of an inch. A more daring
combination consisted of hieh1y polish
ed Jumps of agate connected BY small
link bronze chain