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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

Publications that sedulously report
the doings of society as represented by
r..h,or,,,. the rich bring the
cheerful d ngs
""u that invaldism and
| idleness have gone out of fashion. 1t Is
not good form, they say, for woman
to be delicate" or for n man to be
without occupation. Therefore he has
ceased to decorate the club windows,
and she, having taken up some outside
interest befitting her renewed vigor,
no longer sleeps late, but is ready to
begin the business of the day season
ably. My ladys atheticism seems to
be reflected in the fashions for 1908,
if it did not even shape them. High
| collars, tight sleeves and trailing street
! gowns have gone OUT and loose
| gloves and shoes are worn. Perhaps it
is because she has learned to care for
her body that the millionare's wife
has revised the fashions of dinner-giv-
| ing also. No modern hostess thinks
| of offering IL or Is courses or serving
six or eight wines. Indeed, it is as
serted that society continually grows
more temperate, and in one sense at
| least this is true, for the dinner table
is no longer overloaded with silver or
banked high with flowers. Simplicity
is the law, and simplicity tendstoward
temperance. All these new fashions
are in the direction of improvement.
So, above all, is the increasing ten
dency, noted by society reporters, to
frown upon gossip as not being good
form" Probably the truth is that it
never was, but that it flourished be-
cause people had nothing to do. When
/ society took a notion to be busy there
was no time to talk about other
peoples affairs, nor was there inclina-
| ton so to do. In some more dcgener-
ate age, says the Youths Companion,
society may recede from this position
as it has receded in the past, But al
| though that rule of conduct, MOTTO be
| idle and not to gossip, may cease TO
/ be good form, it will never be anything
but good sense.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

pure soldierly qualities. He was born
in Pennsylvania and enlisted as 4
private in the Seventeenth PennSyl-
vania infantry in April, 1861, and was
soon appointed second lieutenant Of
the Fifth artillery. He was brevet-
ted captain in June, 1863, for gal
liant services in the defense of Win
chester, Va, and ma jor in 1865, for
good conduct and gallant services
during the war. While in the field
in Virginia in 1863 his battery was
captured and he. being wounded, was
made prisoner and taken to Rich
mond.
In February, 1864, he effected his
escape and reached the federal lines
at Williamsburg. He was with his
regiment in Pennsylvania during the
labor strikes in 1877, and in October,
1850, he went abroad on the train
ing ship Saratoga, acquiring pro-
fcssional information. During the
labor troubles in Chicago in 1894 he
had command of the artillery bat
talon ordered to that city. He be
came colonel of the First artillery
by regular promotion In October,
1889, and served as a brigadier gem
eral of volunteers during the Span
ish-American war.
In the reorganization of the artil-
lery arm in March, 1901, he was
made chief OF arIilfeIy "nd ieii'nci e..
excellent service in improving the
efficiency of that branch of the serv-
ice. Notwithstanding his increased
command and responsibilities, he was
continued in the rank of colonel, un-
til the passage of the act creating
the general staff of the army, which
provided among other things that
the chief of artillery should serve
as a member Of that body and have
the rank, pay and allowances of II
brigadier general.
The efficiency record shows him to
be an able and Jealous artillery of
ticer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
Schools and Courses Of SuSquehanna
University, Se|iGSg;ove, Pa.

SIIERS' COT RISE this time special attention '"'" '
intended the efficiency and earning 'alf'c'y
% to,cb during the Winter and also to prepare 1or lccg
~ o,;r. course covers all OF which can be taken 9 "
without interruption of their work III the SCHOOL, "" |
nnt certificate and other advantages This meets long lei, want
, who mu rp their education with salaries ana ohe
for steady advancement teachers ana e W."
; n urre successfully teaching should not nh 10 c4un
,iI Gv with the benefits be derived from TINS o" hs
vor tho tern pn April 1903, and closes July " 'o Nl
ara yerv low Write for full particulars , ,>,, ,,o,,,c
Nil SJCAI CONSERVA ATORY AND COLfIifI foA iOo1!"
l1 AnIES Degrees and Diplomas Granted The SWng term "gH
A 1000 and closes June H. 1908 Special arragt m nave
ln made for large attendance for MI SIC and oher %
,J o,rso in Eocuton Facilities nowhere better Inc
work is in charge able of teachers VINO rank W
b rho LARGE imposing LADIES' Hall has all the modern
Te environment is home like and parents can rest assured Una: w
daughters will be given the best IN every way ne c Wy
fnl and the surrounding sail that co"o o
mc from the best Why not give your ua"sner "e
vanace Of at least a away at Iolge. i' way
h h ;r we're kent at home and only the boys sent 10 coise
,t r norv reasonable for catalogue and particulars.
COMMERCIAL COURSE An increasing NUMBER o! young p "
oo finding lucrative positions at the counting de'k an" III
moot this demand he University offers thorough ana ehet
;l Course consisting OF Book epng Penmanhp Shohano' 'o'
] ~ etc. All or any subjects may be pursued ,soeS
ocurno suneo Commerci. Course our students ENJOY "e '
i f (;vmn,sum Library and eadng-room, Literary oce-
ies and the University life in general lhe cm'ersN
stimulates the amlit of students, and, together "n @
satisfactory results We have no difficulty IN sec"r
81 ns f all students completing the Write ior terms aSA
TIe (olepe of Liberal noted for Its exceleh' 0e ara
Classical (onres A course in Civil Engineering is gVen'
r per,ratov School fits for College entrance Auure
TT WOODR1JFF AN. WARNER, or j. f. kEMtfEi =, i
Dean Registrar. r~" *" y
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
ROSE FROM THE RANKS.
Gen. Randolph, Chief of ARTILLERY
Service, Enlisted as n Private
Early In 1861.

Gen. Wallace f. Randolph, chief
of artillery, whose name has Just
been added to the list of brigadier
generals in the regular army, is n
striking illustration Of the possibili-
ties of American citizenship. Like
Maj. Gems. Young, Wheaton, Hughes
and Davis and Brig. Gems. Randall.
Kobbe. Wint and Jesse NJ. Lee and
several other high-ranl>ing officers,
Gen. Randolph began his military
career as volunteer in the ranks
of the union army during the civil
war and Won his star by merit and
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

The Engineering News has been in
vestigating the patented preparations
that are alleged to make fuel last long
er or give out more heat, and it finds
that one specific, sold at so cents Il
pound, is composed chiefly of common
salt, and all the ingredients cost lit
tie more than cent pound. Apro-
pos of another, which is claimed TO as
sist combustion by supplying free oxy-
gen to the fire, the News suggests that
the best supply of oxygen is to be
found in the atmosphere, and estimates
that 2,700 pounds of the patented com
pound would have to be shoveled into
the furnace with every ton of coal
to take the place Of Il proper draft
of air. One might sum up the results
of the inquiry by saying that good
drafts will make lively fires, good fires
will give out sufficient heat, and good
sense is the surest fuel-saver-al-
though, to be sure, one cannot buy it
for anything like so cents II pound.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
A c.ruine "Short Linev

The shortest railroad in Missouri
runs from Rock Portt Langdon, dis
tance of eight miles. It has only one
locomotive and the patrons OF the road
disparagingly speak Of IL as "the pea
nut roaster."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
The Happiest

this picture of "the happlest man.
And who shall say
il is not a correct
""' one? The happi-
est man in the world is the common,
everyday chap who makes his own
living, pays his own board and has
the respect of his neighbors. He saves
a little money as he goes along, but
he doesn't try to get a corner on the
local output, and he is slave to neith-
er ambition nor society. When he
slides into his pants in the morning
he never wastes any time trying to
pick out the right tint of socks, sus-
pender and neckties that will blend
with the general effect. He wears a
"biled" shirt when he feels like it, and
when his pet corn begins to jump he
whips out his pet jack-knife and cuts
q four-inch cash in the side of his
boot and nothing is said about it in
the papers. He has an appetite like a
cyclone, and never has to sit up
nights to poultice his conscience. He
believes in the doctrine Of live and
let live. When he encounters one of
the needy he doesn't stutter with his
pocketbook. The plain plug of man
is happy because he is satisfied and
doesn't spend the better part Of his
life yearning for something about
four sizes too big for him.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
Foreign Language.

Little Oscar-Pop, this book says
the Chinese are full Of idiosyncra-
cies. What is an idiosyncracy?
Mr.. GessemGHow in thunder do I
know. 1 never studied Chinese.-Chi-
cago American.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

third governor Kansas has had from
that state. He lived in Jefferson coun-
ty until 1872, when Re moved to Wich-
ita.
While Gov. Stanley has never been in
the complete sense politician, he has
always taken an active part in public
affairs. He has never been defeated
for Office.
During his brief residence in Jeffer-
son county as a young lawyer he served
as county attorney and also served in
Sedgwick county three terms in this
same capacity.
Gov. Stanley is rated as the leading
member of the bar in his section of the
state, and his practice has been one of
the largest in the state. He is 57years
Of age.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
NEW JOB FOR STANLEY.
of Kansas Appointed II
Member of the Dawes Indian
Commission.

Ex-Gov. W. T.. Stanley, who has ac-
cepted a place on the Dawes Indian
commits sion, came to Kansas from liar-
din county, Ohio, in 1870, and was the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
An ObntreperOu. Bons.

Wantanno-Why did you quit your
job? Diln't your work suit your en-
ployer?
Duzno-Yes, but the stubborn old
fool wouldn't let me convince him of
it.--Los Angeles Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

fRIXS' NOTICE.-Notice 10 hereby
4 ,bat letters testamentary upon the es'
tenry Menglc, late OF Perry town.
kder Co., Pa, decd, have been issued
IN Of law to the undersigned, to whom
kd to said estate should make imme-
|ment and those having claims against
present them duly authenticated for
PHILIP A. SCHSEE, Executors
PHILIP MESGLE,
|ant Mills Jan. 26.03.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

lp,several persons OF character and
ula'ion in each state lone in this Co,
~ tepresent and advertise old estab-
Amy business house of solid financial
salary s2l weekly with expenses nd.
' payable In cash each Wednesday
.S'n VA mead offices. Horse and carriage
shen necessary. References. En-
S,hhaadfessed envelope, Colonial Co.,
-''O'n St., Chicoga.l s-l2-l6t
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
Where the Trouble Lies,

Its no trouble to get an honest
penny"
"No?"
Certainly not. The trouble is to
get an honest 100000 .'-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12
COLD ONE DAY.

Live Bromo-Quinine Tablets
q. refund the money if it
F. w. Groves signature
|bz. s5c
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

NlSTRATOR'S NOTICE. Let
fsof Administration int h 9
George Houser. late OF Ch q p m n
!ae'Co, Pa, decd, having been granted
laefslgned, all persons knowing them-
aeOied to said estate are requested to
medlate payment, while those having
ai PRESENT them duly authenticated to
W. II. HOUSER,
Au'fa., Feb. 9-l9U3. Administrator.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

'CuT0R'S NOTICE,-Notice Is
by given that letters testamentary up.
estate Of Henry:R. Riegel, late OF
nrg Snyder County, Penna.,
| have been issued In due form OF law
ldersigned, to whom all indebted TO
Ite should make immediate payment
\ having claims against 1t should pre-
n duly authenticated for settlement
CHARLOTTE RIEGEL,
l'gh, Pa, Jan Is, 1903. EXecutrix.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

NOTICE. Let
n Of Administration in the es-
Henry Boyer. late Of Jackson twp.
%, Pa, decd, having been grant
le Undersigned. all persons knowing
Ees Indebted to said estate are requested
Immediate payment, while those having
~ present them duly authenticated to
tNned.
CIV, BOYER, Administrator.
Hartleton, Pa.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

We will send you
a free sample.
Be sure that this picture
In the form Of a label Is on
the wrapper Of every bottle
Of Emulsion you buy.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
CHEMISTS,
400 Pearl St., N. Y.
SOC. and 81, all druggists.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-03-12

The Canton Saturday Roller draws
this picture of "the happiest man."
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
DENIES INSURGENTS DEMANDS
Refuses to Acknowledge Provisional
 Government at San Domingo

San Domingo-United States Minis ter Powell has refused to acknowledge the provisional government and also denied it's demand for the withdrawal of former Finance Minister Galvan, who, with Judge George w. Gray of Delaware, had been appointed to arbi-- trate the Santo Domingo Improvement company matter. Minister Powell told the provisional government the claims of the improvement company was now closed and could not be re- opened now that the board of arbitra- tion was fully constituted, according to conditions of the protocol; that the board would convene and it's members proceed to the consideration of the issues presented by both parties, and that it's decision will be final. Ho added that the United States government cannot and will not inter- fere in any manner with the compost tion of the arbitration board named bG the government of President Wos y Gil. The German government has placed the cruiser Fake at the dis posal of General Wos y Gil, who, ac- companied by Former Minister Brache and Espaillait, left on the Fake for Porto Rico.
 The French and Belgian ministers have energetically protested against the decree of the provisional govern ment recognizing only the floating debt and leaving other foreign claims pending. The troops are gradually leaving and quiet prevails.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
EUROPEAN TRAFFIC DELAYED
Many Serious Casualties are Re-
 ported
ported

Berlin-The high winds which have been sweeping over Germany, accom- panied by heavy rainfall, have de- layed traffic and interrupted tele- graphic communication, and have caused several railroad accidents.
 The Hamburg American line steamer Deutschla d, during the storm on Saturday, tore out the pile to which she was moored while unloading at Hamburg and went adrift. The moor ing chain and the pile struck the vessel and broke a plate forward. She is now at Cuxhaven, and will go to Kielor Stetton for repairs. ..
 A gas house was destroyed by light ming.
 The reports show the storm damage to be extensive. Factory chimneys and windmills were overthrown and roofs were blown away throughout the cen tral western districts. Heavy copper plates were blown off the historical red tower at Halle-on-the-Saale, and workingmen's tenements were un- roofed.
 The Prince Bismarck mine, near Brunswick, caught fire during the storm and seventy workingmen were, with difficulty, saved, many of them being badly burned. A house fell near Biefeld, burying four masons. Two of them were mortally hurt, and the others were seriously injured. There were five severe accidents, none of them fatal, by the falling of a chim. ney, near Hanover, where the tower of Catholic church was demolished and the roof half destroyed.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05

instructions intended to cover the globe is in progress, and the world charts for 1905 for the use of navi- gators, which are to represent the magnetic declination and inclination and the horizontal intensity of the earth's magnetic force, are in the course of preparation.
 "In the North Pacific alone," says the report, "there are thousands of reported dangers to navigation, the existence of the great majority of which has not yet been accurately determined.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
GERMAN NAVAL ESTIMATES
Large Increase is Due to Construction
 of New Vessels

Berlin-The North German Gazette says that in the budget bill for 1904, the naval estimate for permanent ex- penditure calls for 99, ,887, ,620 marks, an increase of 6,558, ,366 marks. The regular expenditure is estimated at 107, 536, ,37O marks, an increase of 1904, 500 marks.
 This includes the first installments for the construction of two battle ships, one large cruiser, three small cruisers and one torpedo boat. The extraordinary expenditure for the navy is estimated at 50, 6s5, GOO marks, an increase of 3,511, ,OOO marks. The in crease occurring in the naval expenses is due to new vessels being placed in commission.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
CHARTS OF THE WORLD
Work Being Done by the Naval Fly.
 drographic Office

Washington---Commander w. H. Sutherland, chief Photographer of the navy in his annual report says the office is preparing series of charts intended to cover every navigable portion of the world, except United States coasts, so that United States vessels may be supplied with charts of Aour own production for every re- zion that vessel may be called on to visit, and no risk be run in time of war of our being unable to obtain an article adequately safe for the vessels. The publication of series of sailing
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05

women and children to death, and of the whole six hundred not one was left.
 "The Yaquis captur ed the guide and took him to one of their camps, where they sawed off his feet. Then they made him run on the stumps of his legs until he fell exhausted. He was then hanged and shot, but with all this man is safe if they know he is an American. "-L. A. Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
African Cotton Crop

Berlin-J. B. Becker oe Hockley, Texas, has been appointed govern ment inspector of cotton on the plan tations of German East Africa. The German East Africa cotton crop last season produced under the- direction of some of Booker T. Washington s pupils totaled 150 bales. Fresh sow ings this year are expected to triple this crop. Togaland, German West Africa, also yields several hundred bales.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
CAPTURES MORO STRONGHOLD
Causes Seventy-five Filipinos to Bite
 the Dust

Manila-General Wood captured the Moro position in the hills of Jolo, north of Taglibi on the 10th inst. !, and destroyed the earthworks they had thrown up there. Private Martin Brennan of the Fourteenth cavalry was killed during the engagement and two privates were wounded, one seri- ously. The loss on the Moro side is known to have been seventy five, probably more, as the ground is cov- cred with brush, and bodies are hard to find.
 The expedition returned to Jolo and pending an investigation General Wood says that so far as he can see there will be be no more opposition on the part of the sultan's men who led the fighting. According to his understanding this action on the part of the Moros abrogates the Bates treaty.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
Stromboli Again Active

Naples Telegrams from Catina re- port that series of loud explosions and tho throwing out of incandescent matter show that the activity of Stromboli is augmenting. The dense smoke and clouds which cover the prevent exact observations of the phenomena.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
Mineral Entries Excepted

Washington-The secretary of the interior has decided that all with drawals of land for forestry purposes in the past shall not affect the right to make mineral locations of entries thereon and all withdrawals hereafter will specifically except mineral en- tries.
Holbrook argus., 1903-12-05
THE IRRIGATION PROJECT
THREATEN TO BEAT THE T0NT0
 DAM
Bold Stand Taken by Officers of the Cement Trust-Would Prohibit the Government From Making Its Own Cement

Washington-The Tonto Dam irriga- tion project is believed to te in danger of being abandoned unless the government officials can withstand the attacks which have been inaugu- rated here by representatives of the great cement manufacturing interests of the Pacific coast. These represen- tatives declare openly they will fight to kill the project if they cannot compel the government to abandon its present intention to manufacture the cement which is to go into the dam on the spot. Director Walcott. Chief Newell and other experts of the reclamation service say that the suc- cess of the cement makers in the present campaign would impose a cost of s1, ,S00,OO on the Salt River project over and above the estimates on which the government planned and undertook it.
 This was the situation which devel- oped when Governor Stone and MT. Henshaw waited on the secretary of the interior, the former representing the Pacific Portland Cement company, and the latter the Standard Portland Cement company. They were intro duced by Senator Perkins. The cement makers say their business is impeciled by government competition and ,hey threaten if the government does not permit them to supply cement for the dam to go to congress and get a law passed forbidding the govern ment's manufacturing cement. Friends of the Tonto project say this threat is ridiculous, as congress would cer- tainly refuse to tax the beneflciaries of irrigation to aid trust, such as the cement combination is alleged to be.
 President B. A. Fowler of the Water Users association is here and will fight the cement makers to finish. "It is cold blooded holdup," said he. "These people are trying to make -,gr project cost the poor farmers nearly two millions more than is nec- essary, just to fatten the cement trust. The government can make cement for two or three dollars a barrel. We found that we could not buy it and get it transported for less than eight or nine dollars barrel. Experts of the government find we can make the best cement in the world from mater ials right on the spot. The cement people charge that the government cement is no good and that it can t be made so cheaply, and that it would be illegal to make it. But it all comes to the point that they are afraid their big trust profits will be endangered and they want to hold up this project. '