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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
THE IDEAL FARM HOUSE.
II Is Surrounded by Trees on the Out
side and Love of the beautiful
DwelIs Within.

The most successful farmers paw
some attention to the beautifying OF
the farm home. The man that takes
no interest in the surroundings of his
habitation will usually be found 20
he the man who has not enterpriS .
farming operations. Trees well
placed are an immense addition to
the home and not only increase its
desirablcness to the occupants, but
make it more valuable in the market.
What is more dreary than a farm
house in bare spot with no touches
of nature near it? The children in
that house will get out into the great
world as soon as possible after get
ting big enough to do SO. Beauty is
a power everywhere. and no less in
the farm surroundings than else
where. Let it have sway on the farm.
Plant trees. perennial shrubs and
flowers, and make permanent places
for annual flowers. Above all and in
addition to all have a nice lawn. 1t
will cost money and labor, put it VIII
be worth alt that ii costs in lootiss
These things will make the boys and
girls love the farm and keep them
from leaving it. If forced out into
the world they will often come back
to the old home beloved because of
the beautiful things that exist there.
Farmers Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Locate the nufacturcrs,

Forty-five grocers, charged with SELL
ing impure vinegar, spices and sirups,
in violation of the Illinois pure food
law, are being prosecuted by the state
pure food commission at Rockford.
The prosecutions should not end with
the dealers who sell the goods alone.
Few grocers mix or manufacture the
goods they sell to the public. The in
vestigations should proceed far
enough to locate the criminal manu-.
facturers of the adulterated or i'm
pure foods, and such should be driven
out of business and kept out of busi-
ness by increased vigilance on the part
of inspectors.-Chicago Daily Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
THE POST LITTER.

a'perpendicular position, pushing the
apparatus up against post. Place
the chain about the post and fasten
it. BY depressing the upright beam,
the post is lifted out of the ground.
This device is especially advantageous
when the posts are large at the lower
end. Two persons can remove posts
very rapidly. One should manipulate
the apparatus, pushing it up against
the post, the other placing the chain
about aud removing the post when
it is out of the ground.-American
Agriculturist.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
An Instructive Comparison.

1t is Sometimes asserted that cattle
and sheep require the same amount of
feed per thousand pounds of live
weight. This statement seems not
to be well founded. In some expert
ments at the Iowa station the cattle
consumed 1916 pounds of dry matter
per thousand pounds Of live weight,
against an average of 29.07 by the
sheep. Both sheep and cattle were on
full feed. The sheep made daily gain
Of 3.73 pounds per thousand pounds of
live weight, and the cattle 2.14. In sum-
ming up this comparison we find that
while the sheep ate As per cent. more
than the cattle they also gained nearly
IS per cent more.-Prof. c. +. Curtiss,
in Rural World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
A strange Resemblance.

George (readi.g)-"rhe women
work hard. but the men are usually
idle. When a man no longer pleases Il
woman she turns him out and gets an
other husband. The women show no
love for the men; if they should be
demonstrative the whole tribe would
despise them"
Jack-What under the sun are you
reading?
George-N booll about Abyssinia.
Jack-Good Lord, ] thought it was
an essay on society. Topics.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
rHe VACANT HOUSE.
Down over the door Of the bluebird's boz
A curtain of lace Is drawn;

Down over the door Of the bluebird's boz
A curtain of lace Is drawn:
No need of bolts or OF iron locks
Though the little blue tenants are gone.
For the curtain swings out in the au-
tumn air.
And thoughtful old spider has fas-
tened it there.
They came with the robin to herald the
spring.
And right royal welcome they had;
Their gay little chirrup would bubble
and ring
Though the weather-vane's temper we're
bad;
And often they'd sit for a minute or
More
Up where the spider has curtalned the
door.
And then they were carrying timbers OF
From the stack that was out in the
shed;
Both busily working with hammer and
saw,
And feathers for filling their bed
And now through the branches / see
them no more.
And the thoughtful old spider has cur
tanned the door.
l saw red squirrel out calling to-day,
Run up on the branches to peek,
But the shades were all drawn, and he
hurried away
With nut hidden back in his cheek;
And | hope that the tenants when win
ter is DER.
VIII thank the old spider who curtained
the door.
Florence Josephine Boyce, in Youths
Companion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Most Gem tlerate.

She was not one OF these troupie
making women. Ii TACT, she had ih'
greatest contempt for people OF 'ha'
kind. She said so i.erself.
And she spoke of you, too s'
said, in telling a friend of call SA'
had made.
What did she say?"
"Oh, I'd rather not tell you deal'
There's no use making troube, WV
know."-Chicago Post.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
THE CORAL FISH'S
MJJJI7B CHARM. MTTTTT
BY Marie st. Felix.

r
-
tUST when | fell i'm love with
u Bobby, or Bobby fell i'm love
with me. we were never able to
agree.
Bobby held that il was in those
days when he Valantly saved all his
pennies to buy sugared carawav
seeds for my cnioymrnt-an as it
took four pennies to buy an ounce.
he WAS sure it proved his devotion,
But If this was true, argued /. !ns
much more must he have adurcd that
little frccklc-uuscd thing, Fmlf Fair
fax. whom he provided with cream
cakes, at five pennies apiece, the fol-
lowing winter. No, certainly. it
wasn't then he truly fell in love with
me, and as for my own acurt-it was
set on the caraWay seeds,
l think it was when Bob won the
pOtch scholarship which Wou / carry
him abroad for two years, that first
awol.e to his wonderful value. Two
years without Fob looked very bleak.
| remember distinctly the dumb
misery felt when he came 10 tell ne
goodbye. / felt the earth slipping
from under my feet and the chill of
the nowhere, beneath, cnycloping me.
Certainly ! cared FOR him then,
though | did not realize how dearly,
for Bob had been like brother -
me all my life;-but / reAfac, nov
no brother could be half so dear
And, of course, it was because
reell5.--'red that begged h. 60.
the hsh that morning
Now 'he i'sh was seemingly m
animate object OF carved coral that
Hobny wore at one end OF ms watch
chaln; nut II was n II ID oi am?Zlug
quaH'l's' ana Bonn. '". ...' ~ 1%'
oIten h'ara ltS near ',-'' ana W's
convinced that II was ahN'' IL hau
ne'n presented TO MN at ms enrlS'en-
ing ny an 'Gcrh'',c "'" Hn%"N"Wo-
man WIZ" mad il'ca mos, o1 h'r Ire
IN h"h'"'y' Wn'r' BOD hmpPc"tu |"
De porn. l ,n'hN 1t was hoo ; hori'
nay ooSn"oo .ha' was [rSP"n9'o''
lor ms pe''el III many '"'"SS ''e
ne" Ehsi"hu ih'ho '''''", enter 'hto'
o"t no amount Oh Ne" hn@laho eau
e"'i"" seeiil'' " N''o'N ',i' e"H,'i',
e,enlrh' "u' Vi i'oo' anu '.''S oiV Vi
oioop-re', cora. .'i'eu in'o a "ee
hsh' WIN ''nS so'u il"S III us
l,o",'' ~ "nS u.s., '''' '"D 'N
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
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STRONG POST LITTER.
Arrangement That Does Away with
the Hard work Incidental to
Removing P0Sisl

The difficulty in removing fence
posts from old position is largely
overcome by using the arrangement
shown in the accompanying illustra-
tion. 1t consists simply of two
mower wheels, an iron axle, long
beam. of almost any size and chain.
Raise the outer end of this beam to
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
A Grateful Wife,

Husband-You and the girls pass
your summers in Europe and your
winters in Florida, and all this comes
of my making so much money.
Wife-You're a dear boy! Why, if
we were poor, think of it, we would
have to stay at home with you!-N.
Y. Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

A.-Why didn't you congratulate
Lorimer on his marriage?
B.-I couldn't conscientiously do
that; l don't know his wife.
A.-Well, then, you might have
wished her joy.
B.-I couldn't reasonably do that;
] do know Lorimer.-Tit-B Bits.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

81 wish l could give up work and take
long rest"
"You'd do it il you could, would
you?"
well, I'm not sure I'd doit if could.
but it's one of those things you'd like
to do when you can't."-Brooklyn
Life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Small beginnings.

He-Everything has small OeSD
ming, you know.
She-Yes, l suppose so. -.
"A woman begins by asking NC,
steady company for small locA y
his hair"
What has tina: 10 do with 1t!
Sand after marriage she gets na"'
fuls Of it without even asking
Yonkers Statesman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
Can TIL, he True!

Son-What is tie meaning oi
"single" woman, dad? I've nevern n'''
Of a double" one. 4,
Father--A single woman, my oOM. y.
one that has only single idea III ''
single ambition, a single desire
Son-And that is? ~,
Father--To get married'
Sloper.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

And when the mistress cometh for my cash
Pray that IN wrath may not be too rash;
And, since the turkey long the boarC has
graced.
Urge her, for heavens sake, to stop the
hash.
-Ju1gp
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22
In the Air.

as she married."
Partially"
"What do you mean by that?"
"She got divorce and her husband
took an appeal. One court says she's
married and one says she isn't."-N.
Y SIM
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

Do not neglect getting the poultry
house in order any longer. A warm
house is better than extra feed TO
bring winter eggs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

The wind Will sweep with bitter chill;
The snow Will sweep across the hill
The clouds will sweep across the sky:
But pavements still uLswept will lie.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

Early and late is o good rule in
feeding poultry. i -
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-01-22

think you should begin
to charge me half price, Shears;
there's so little to cut now
Shears-Other way on, sir, / fancy.
We ought to charge double. Look at
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Big Power House.

In another month the biggest power
house in the world-that to be used for
generating electricity for the subway
will be completed. Some idea of the
immensity of this building and iti ma
ehinery can be appreciated when 1t is
known that to keep its engines running
a year will require 300, 900 tons of coal.
This is greater than the capacity OF
many ofthe country g large coalmines.
Thecarrying capacity ofthe cars which
will convey the coal from the dock into
the bunkers is LOS tons per hour. All
the cars are run aud dumped by electro
city The coal runs from the elevated
bunkers down immense chutes to the
fire rooms, where nearly a hundred
men will be employed day and night
shoyeling it into the furnaces. The
engine equipments OF the house will con-
sist OF eight 5000 hourse power, four
cylinder compound eugires; three IL.
600 hourse power, four cylinder triple
engines and four 1000 horse power tubo-
generators, representing normal ca
pacity of los, Oo0horse power When
required this capacity can be increased
to loo, 900 horse power, which is double
sthenormal capacity ofthe power house
which is now used to run the entire
Manhattan elevated system. N. Y.
Weekly. i
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
A Ghost Story2x

Not so neighbors, it Is an actua
fact when we Gay that the Dode Fish
Concert Company will entertain you
at the Grand Nov. %, with a high
class concert. This company is com.
posed of eleven people, every one an
artist in his line and is the only
company of its kind carrying a lady
trap drummer. This is not all, Miss
Vivian Wilson in her coon songs and
Miss lone Wilson in her ballads will
not fail to please all lovers of good
music. The dance at the city hall af-
ter the concert is feature of itself,
and those who enjoy a quadrille and
those who enjoy round dancing should
not miss the opportunity of dancing
after this famous orchestra. The
music is the very latest and the
prompting, strictly original intrcduc-
ing singing all through the dances.
You can't afford to miss it. Tickets,
on sale at F'iesler & McNeice's drug
store.
General admission 25c, reserved
seats 35c, dance SOC.
( 8
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
TO SCHOOL OFFICERS,
j, w. Olsen, superintendent of
Public Instruction Sends out
the Following Circular
to School Officers.

Ry communications from differ
ent parts of the state, the attention
of the Department has been directed
to the operations of irresponsible
grafters who offer to rural schools
so-called correspondence courses for
the modest sum of only $3.50.
We are advised that these parties
claim to be agents of the State
BOARD of Education, and Assistant
State Superintendent, and repre-
sent that this Office has strongly
recommended their course of In
struction.
It is hardly necessary to say that
these statements are willful false
!, hoods, and that neither this office
nor anyone having state authority
has indorsed either them or their
wares Agents selling special
charts or other school aids O. for
sa7 SO. or any other amount for
which they can bleed a district,
have also waxed fat and prospered
Nv ouilefnl resorting to the gross
est but most plausible nlisrepresen-
tations thru which they have been
able to tale advantage of the or
binary school officers lack Of that
eTnerience which would enable him
to distinguish standard apparatus.
reasonable in cost, from the high
priced speciality, unless except to
rell These irresponsibles usually
Dive out that state superintendent,
county superintendents and other
educators have, in the way OF con-
yersation, highly approved their
goods: OF they may baseiy, but war
sily. insinnate that the only reason
sai officials had failed to approve
them was that they had been nndniyy
Influenced by rival concerns.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
All such representations NAV he

All such representations may be
regarded as deliberately false.
Only the signed written statement
of any county superintendent or
other authority should be given
any consideration: It. is significant
that these specialties and helps are
not handled by school men Of rec
ognized standing, nor by reliable
local dealers, but are nearly always
offered by strangers of no known
financial responsibility.
We have seen a contract recently
made by school board in which
the non-essentials were in bold type,
while the essential feature of the
document (making the district Off
GERS, who had exceeded their
authority as such, personally re-
sponsible, by their signature, for
the purchase price of the goods was
in print so fine as to be scarcely
readable by the naked eye.
In the last number of School edu-
cation, Superintendent r. E. Bot
tomley of Martin county well says:
81 call to mind a school having
six charts of various kinds which
sadorn' the walls of the building,
and at the. same time has scarcely
enough text books to supply one,
half the pupils. Would it not be
much better for all concerned if a
part of the money invested in charts
were expended in real, live, up-to-
date text and reference books? 1t
is my belief that sufficient money is
spent to supply the average rural
schools in good shape, but It is
often not judicioasly expended.
To school officers honestly de-
sirous Of exercising economy, and
of yet providing your schools with
needed equipment, permit me to
suggest that you Hereafter eonfer
with your county superintendt Mt,
TO secure upon tie most favorable
terms the best tools for your school
rooms, such as biaclxboards, text
books, supplementary reading and
libraries earnestly urge that no
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
Concert.

The eoncelr given at the Methodist
church on Friday evening was very
successful bob IN an artistic aud
fianancial way James Havener, the
cornet yirtusuo was very fine in his
numbers, and WAS well received. Miss
May Hudsou the violinist, was the
real star, her numbers were finely
rendered and thoroughly enjoyed by
the audience OF the local talent,
Mrs A.W austin gave q beautiful
rendition Of Robyn's Answer. =
Mrs. Austin Is the possessor of a
beautiful eontrelto voice, which She
uses to its best advantage and effect,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

and is always favorite. Miss Lucille
Green gave very pleasing recitation
of "Brier Rose" by Boyeson and won
deserved applause. All the others
who took part in the concert did fine
work and are deserving OF much
praise, especially so is Mrs. Harry
Lewis, the accompanies. Sank Centre
has always had good musical talent
and is just as progressive in her music
as in other things.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
A Pioneer.

Capt Hansen died at the hospital al
New Paynesyille, on Tuesday after
noon. Nov. II, at two o clock, of Brights
disease, at the advanced age of 7S
years.
Since the death OF his beloved wife,
last February, Mr.. Hanson has failed
rapidly. About the twentieth of last
september he was confined to his bed
and three weeks ago it was thought adj
yisabie by his sons to remove him to
The. hospital at New Paynesville where
he could have better care.
Mr.. Hansen came to Stearns county
when it wits but little more than will
derness. residing for many years at
RosViile. About nine years ago they
moved TO Sank Centre, and have since
made this city their home.
Mr.. Hansen was born in Ccpenha-
gen, June 9, 1926, he served, 10 the Dam
ish rebellion, and four years in the
Union army in this country,
De was aG industrious and enterpris-
ing man, aud took an active part in ali
matters for the public good, ever ready
to aseist in The welfare of the COM
.munity Id which he resided.
The funeral was held from the resi-.
dence-of his eldest on, Aug. Hansen,
at New Paynesville, on Thursday lash
Mrs. John Nelson, OF this city, a
daughter Of the diseased; received a
message that Mr. Hansen was dying,
and arrived there a short time befeliA
her fathers death
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
In Boston.

New Resident Are you the scrub
woman?
Negligee Female Sirl I am utterly
unaware as to the meaning OF YOUR
query Buff youintended an inquiry
as to my profession, I am the person
who messages the front stoop Balti-
more American.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

consideration be given to any high
priced chart, scheme or device
whatever, however seductively
named and advertised, without the
sanction of your county superinten-
dent. His co operation will, as a
rule, enable you to equip your
schools at reasonable expense.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26

Mr.. Knntsen tlse piano tuner is in the
city Leave orders at the Palmer
house.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-11-26
For Your Patronage Thank

On ngDa tkh omean Weaeh
merchant wTb
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-28

This afternoon Commissioner
Hanes Is selling the real estate st
public auction IN which the late :,
P. Russell owned an interest, which
includes two lots on Water street
above the old Columbia Theatre.
These lots were at one time In great
demand and the corner lot could
have been sold for $2,o Today
the bid for the lot was only $3.50
Here Is an example Of what the
Review has always insisted upon,
namely, that the decrease In the
value of lots would not pay the
owners to lease them. Here IS a
direct loss of over thirteen hundred
dollars on one lot and that takes a
good deal of rent to pay. Many
people would not believe Us, others
still will not believe 1t, but when
they 60 to actually selling their lots
then they will run up against the
real facts.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-28
CAN'T Be SEPARATED
Some People Have Learned
How to Do Both

Backache and kidney ache are
twin brothers.
You can't separare them.
And you can't get rid OF the
backache until you cure the kidney
ache.
If the kidneys are we'll and
strong, the rest of the system Is
pretty sure to be in vigorous health.
Doan's Kidney Pills make strong,
healthy kidneys.
Mr.. Henry Murphy of 6S4
Broadway, Memphis, Teuu., pro-
fessional nurse, says: For year
or two pain and weakness across
the lolns and difficulty with the
kidney secretions indicated that my
kidneys were eithe overtaxed or
weakened. All my knowledge OF
medicine failed TO bring relief, and
ever anxious to get rid of the
trouble before 1t became chronic, 1
got box of Doan's Kidney Pills at
Hammer and Billiards. drug store
They performed their work very
satisfactorily. I know of great
many others in Memphis who have
been benefited by Doan's Kidney
Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price,
80 cents a box. Foster-Milburn
company, Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the u. S.
Remember the name--DOan's-
and take no other.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-28

". R. Conway, of Alma, re-
turned today from prospecting
tour of month In California. He
contemplates locating in q few
month in California and during his
absence took options on $1,000
acres of land. In case he should
locate there he will engage in the
stock business. He was accom-
panied by his brother Clyde, of
Pittsburg. They returned home via
Portland, Oregon and st. Louis.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-28

S. W. Mooney, George Jemison
and J. N. Neary composed Jolly
party that spent last night IN the
vicinity of Waverly frog hunting.
The boys" caught large number
and report having enjoyed the
sport immensely.
Hlmore Tuel, who resides In
Ohio just opposite the city, can
boast of owning one Of the most
handsome teams In Monroe county,
They are jet black iu color and
closely mated. John Harris IS in
charge of the horses and was In the
city yesterday afternoon with the
animals.
Frank Milby and brother OF
Pittsburg went to Sancho this
morning to superintend the shoot
Ing of the we'll on the Darnell heirs
In which they are interested and
which was recently drilled In. The
we'll made 80 barrels yesterday, and
will be the means of others being
drilled In that vicinity.
Hon. S. G. Pyle, Sheriff J. w.
Grim, Prosecuting Attorney I. NJ.
Underwood and attorney S. B.
Aukrom, OF Middlebourne, visited
the new town of Paden City yester-
day afternoon. The party went
up In Capt. c. B. McCoy's hand
some yacht and lett for their re.
spective homes late last evening.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-28

And what Is originality? 1t Is
being ones self and reporting &C
curately what we see and are. Cen
ius Is, In the first instance, sensi-
bility,the capacity of receiving just
impressions from the outside world
and the power of co-ordinating
these after the laws of thought.