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7 All Kinds Of Job WOltK nettiy ex ecuted t th POST Print I ntf office. THE POST Cn r . I :l "M niaers vol. 32. MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA., DECEMBER ID, 1895. NO. 50 mmzjmmyy www eat look ' nl.y il aek. fore'. lljllll ited, UUK' ids les of rt lll)ll Midi losing FOUR LARGE NEWSPAPERS EVERY WEEK FOR $2 PER YEAR, THIS INCLUDES THE "POST"'. SEE i ' " - - ' ITEMS of LOOAL INTEREST No paper will be issued from Hub office next week. A Merry Christina ami ft Happy Sew Year, we wish to all our rend er. The Mercury dropped to three de grees below Zero lust Friday morn ing. Mr. Kleinimzer of Lowisburg viMit- ited Dr. J. W. Orwig and family over Sunday. The National Republican Conven tion will bo hold iu St. Louis Juno 1!, 18M. Samuel Wittonmycr, Jr., student of Buckuoll, is home for his Christ mas vocation. Ayer'a Sarsaparilla makes the blood pure, rich, and vitalizing. Sold by all druggists. Vnr throat and lumr troubles Aver's Cherry Tectorial, seasonably taken, is a certaiu specific. What is ant to be the most popular flower among boys during tho win ter T How many boy readers of tho Pot can answer this T T,a Vn TTsimmel nndson. Harrv It' . L " . A y .... ' of SelinsgrftVc, and Mrs. I. E. L'lsb idJ son. Alter, of Millcrsburg, visit- I eJ A. Kreeger's recently. .'inina 1 Smith of Elizabcthvillo I was a county seat visitor over Sun Jay. Mr. S. thinks of locating in iMiilJleburgh in tbo npnug. Turkey aud eel suppers are plen- Itiful this winter. If money wns leijually abundant in the hands of Ithese who are invited, a nne tiuio Sub. rosa solicitations in behalf of IllceiiHe applicants in Center county, we likely to go out of use since luduo Gordon cave notice that all 1 letters of that kind addressed to him oull bo read in open court. Our wide awnke confectioner, C. jH. Walter has placed a now show jst' iu his room, tilled with choice L, j f Kinaies, ana is now preparea 10 no luuplo justice to his customer netiully in the lino of ChristmiiH audief. The Oregon Indian Medicine Com- uv'h t.how left this place on 31011- iliv 1.111.1.!... f.-wi. Ti,ii.irf rtivii ivliorn Ley will remain 0110 week. Their :joJ buhavior aud honest dealing, ftilu here, is a great credit to tho rcjpuuy. Eituku Body oh Soul. Dr. J. Rit- rhii" resigned the pastorship of MiJdleburch and New IJerlm L. ! cWe. and is back to this place Lain, where ho cau bo found ut his l-ice by any one desiring his services a physician. TAeerpool nun. k suiooth, easy nhavo, genteel "rent, or other tonsorial work, is 'ays obtained ut Soles' Barber MP. iii Wittenmyer's Building, op- iito Post oilice. Go to boles ami I J w ill make no mistake, Shaving tip. face cream, hair oil ami egg iinpoo for Bale. A. Soles. I'Jne of the greatest uuisauces of Pieneut dav to all persons wuo ie to nvovi.lA filwlvo room for is the biudiug of tho pamph- laws in their present form. 1 no r proper ought to bo bouna Hep- 'e. and tho charters aud Appro- hioii Acta separately. Tho last 'ate hurdly ever read by anybody Pt those immediately iuterosted. All Mill,-.- rt Vflnonn 'OUIltV. A seventy-one years, has sold his nir wife to Cantain John Lyter, a R. man, with tho following 'temenli "T the undersigned, Lnr;il. 4.. 4l.a firaf. nill't. Iberehv Arrroa w Uh John Lvtor, 'J of the second nart. to give to Pwty of the second part one wa. mv wife, the consideration &s foiWa? John Lvter is to toe in cash $10, also a good suit es, valued at $25, a jug ol tue liskey. two hound pups and W tackle worth $20. C. H. Walter's is the place to get your Christina candy. Philip Spaid roroofed his houie last week and is now digging a well. Our Now Berlin aud Aline com munications are crowded out this week. Thomas Kohler of Jackson town ship transacted business with us on Saturday. What flower does a discarded lover usually carry away with him after his rejection! Misses Lottio Showers and Eva Wetzel inado a flying trip to Paxton villelast Friday. II. H. Ilassinger and wife of Sue bury aro visitiug friends and rela tives at the county seat. Miss Olive Ronningcr receiyed the most votes as tho most popular lady at tho show last week. Joseph Bowes and wife of Shurao kin Dam moved in W. P. Peese's house ou Wet Main street recent- ly. Chas. Marks and Ross Gilbert, studei t of Susquehanna University, are homo for their Christmas vaca tion. .Mr. McLuin and family of Wul soutown visited tho the family of his brother, Rev. McLain over Sun day. Wesley Dorn und family from Chicago, visited his mother and sisters at the west end of town hut week. The corner-stono of tho new Un ited Evangelical church at Port Troverton, Pa., will be layed Sue-day,- DrerM,- 18WAltate ' invlfea to attend. Tho building is up and uuder roof. S. E. Davis, Pastor. If tho Lowisburg 'JVewa would print u .picture of tho characters concerned in the Constable case iu Union county court this week, he would not need to say "bherries ut dice cents a quart" for a while. In accordance with tho usual cus tom to observe Christmas week, 11s n vacation, we will issuo no paper next week. The oilice, however will bo open every day but Christmas for tho trans action of business. Result of t'W Murder Trial. Tho jury at Sunbury found Mer- rolie, the Slmniokiii f tuliau charged with the death of a fellow country man, guilty of murder iu the second degree. Monday Sallie Crummis plead guilty to the charge of infanticide, claiming that her mind was ufl'ecled. Sho is tho young woman who killed her infant near Suyderlowu by shov ing dirt and stones down tho infant's throat. -V. 'tnntl Leder. Lincoln's First Vote. In McClure's Macazino for Decem ber is printed a facsimile of Lincoln's fust vote, alone with tho following account of tlio circumstances under which it was cat : Lincoln's first vote was cast ut Now Salem, "iu tho Clary's Grove precinct," August 1, 1H31. At this Wiion he aided Mr. Graham, who was one of the clerks. Iu tho early days in Illinois, elections were con ducted by tho viva voce method. The neonlo did try voting by ballot. but tho experiment was unpopular, It required too mucU book lurniu, aud in uo viva voce iuot.hod of voting was restored, iuo judges nn.l elnrkj sat at a table with the poll-book before them. Tho voter walked up and announcod tuo candi date of his choice, and it was record ed in his presenco. There was no ticket noddling, and ballot-box stuff ing was impossible. To this biuiple systom we are indebted lor the roc of Lincoln's first vote. . . Lincoln's first vote for President was not cast until the next ytfar (No vember 5, 1832), when he voted for Ilenry Clay. An Answer Ed. Post. Your coirevMn lo-it, W. II. Knepp, reminds mo of a poli ticina, who is giiilty of r-p ititi;j, while ho in very anxious to tin I ul! the voters who tiro willing to e a dozon tituos each electi iu, ho invari ably ask Homabody else to I'm 1 th. repeater. If ho U ho thoroughly f - miliar with open vi' ilatioiM of t!ie law, as his communication indie ilo. Sqniro James Mi 1 lleswarl li still holds a commissi m right at his home and knows how to draw an informa tion and warrant if he will only st-p into hu oilice aud make the propoi affidavit. That will start th.i bill a rolling. Is it any m ro tho duty of tho State Fish C iminissioiiers to wonder than thosn who have tho evi dence at hand. Better try that first. A member of tho S. C. P. P. A IS CATARRH CURABLE ? Mrs. J.;r.i Alexander Say it m in a Jlecent fjcttrr. Mrs. Mury Alexander, of Piper City, III., writes: "My health had been failing for seven yeirs. The doctor pronounced my case 0110 of bronchial catarrh. I could get no hope of recovery from any of my physicians. My friends urged me to take Pe ru na. At this tituo I was coutined to my bed. After taking one bottle of Po-ru-ua I was able to sit up and the swelling on my body and limbs began to disappear. When I had finished the third bottle I was entirely well and felt as well as ever in my life. lean heartily say that I believe Pe-ru-na saved my life." Cj far rk Attacks r.y- pari ot tho human system. Not only are tho head and throat liablo to catarrh, but all other parts of the organism may bo uilY-cted by it. There is catarrh of tho stomach, kidneys, liver, etc. Pe ru-na is un internal systemic remedy, nd cures catarrh wherever located. An instructively illustrated l- page book 011 catarrhal diseases sent freo by tho Pe ru na Drug .Manu facturing Company, Columbus, (). Resolutions of Ros)oct. Headquarters Win. II. Dyers Post, No. C.1'2, G. A. It. AiMMsunto, I'a., Dec. 7, 1 :.. Whereas, It has please! our Heavenly Pat her, in His all w ise Providenco to remove from our midst aud Post Room by death Comrade Win. J I. Herbs! or mid though absent from us we have the blot-sod assurance that our Cotnra In has joined tho circle of the redeem ed above. Thcroforo Rksolvkd, 1st, That we bow in humble submission to tho decree of the Most High and while we deeply deplore tho loss of uu exemplary citizcu and Comrade, wo are also mindful of tho fact th:it wo too must keep watching for tho Son of Mm that wo may bo ready when our de parture shall come. 2nd. That we ofl'or our deepest sympathy to tho widow and bereav ed family of our deceased Comrade whose life wan an exemplification of that Christian faith which ho openly professed uud praying that Ho who doeih all things well may sustain them in their soro bereavo iuont. 3rd. That our Hag und charter bo draped iu mourning for a poriod of thirty days. 4th. That 11 copy of these resolu tions bo transmitted to tho bereaved family. That tho sumo be publish ed in the County papers aud this action be recorded in tho minutes. S. A. Wetzel, P. II. Knepp, Saui'l Werner, Comm. EJward Freed of Boavertown, was a Middleburg visitor yesterday. Brick fob Sale. Brick of the best quality for building and paving can be scoured at reasonable rates by applying to Carbon Soebold, Mid- dleburgh, Pa. tf. Anotlior Pnzj WorJ-Contost. The publishers of that great Phil adolphia literary success, the La lien' flurry SUnril,i, are offering another popular educational compe tition with many beautiful Rewards consisting of a handsome gold watch, a pneumatic bicycle, pair of genuine diamond oar-ring, handsome silk dress pattern, improved music box, china diuuer service, coin silver watch, banquet lamp, fifteen volumes of Dick eus' complete works, camera, phoaoliarps, etc., to those nblo to mak 3 the liir.'Mt lists of words from lett-ri contained in L LB 1MI-T-Y B 13 L L. not using the same letter in iiny word more time t!nn it is contained in the text. Iu addition to tho prizes for lari?t I Li ft they al so oiTer u valuable Consolation Re ward to each of th ) fifty from whom LUJirt list is received, cnntnlnintj not let than 10!) wrl mado from lottors contained iu L-I-B-lvR T-Y B E-L-L. The Itdlen' Eoeri Sat unity is becoming famous, not only 114 a high-class illustrated weekly for women and tho home, but ulso on account of its great enterprise and liberalityinthoso Educational Con t'sts. A copy of the last issue, just received, contiins full particulars of tlie above ollVr, together with letters of congratulation and thanks from the many who received Rewards in their last contest. Any of our read ers interested cau secure a copy of thoir nowsdoaler, or by enclosing threa two cent stamps to the Ltt die' J-Jocri Saturdag, "Dopt. C," No. D20 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, THI DATE FIXED. Slate hl ate tt Meet in irris- bnri on Atn'il 23. The Executive Committe of the Republican Statu ( omniittce met ut 231 Walnut Street last Pridav nmht and at its conclusion Chairman Quay issued a call for the State Conven tion to meet in Harrisburg on Thiirs- lay, April 23. Those present ut the committee meeting, besides Chair man Quay and Executive Chairman Prank Willing Leach included Con gressman W. A. Stone, Lieutenant- Governor Lyon, Con gross man 'Jack Robinson, ix-Lieuteiiant- Governor Wat res, Senators Andrews Thomas and Penrose. Lvman I). (Id bert of Harrisburg uud James B. Holland of Norristown. The call is as follows : December 12, lS'j.'i. To the Republican Electors of Pennsylvania : Tho Republicans of Pennsylvania. by their duly chosen representatives, will meet in Slate Convention Thurs day. April 23, UM, at ten o'clock A. M., in tho Opora House, City of Har risburg, for tho purpose of nominat ing two candidates for Itepresenta-tivo-at largo in Congress, uud thirty- two candidates for Presidential Icc tors; tho selection of eitrht dele- gatoH-at-largo to the Republican Na tional Convention, and for the trans. action of such other businens in may bo presented. The representation to which each Legislative district, is entitled is iudicated iu tho annexed schedule. By order of the State Committee, M. S. Quay, Chairman. Attest: Jeiie B. Rex, W. R. Axdhesvs, Socrotarios. Chairman Quay also issued a call for a mooting of the State Commit tee at the Lochiel Hotel, in Harris burg, on the 22nd of April, at 10 A. JU., to propure the roll of delegates. The last legislature made an ap propriation to secure a portrait of ex-Governor Pattison for the ex. eoutive office at the copitol, and Secretary or the Commonwealth Reeder has just appointed Mira Carol II. Beck, of Philadelphia, to paint tue portrait. OFF fOTHE SOUTH Editor Wagenseller visits Washington, Richmond and is now: on a tour through Georgia and the South. K IttorKI mrriMipomli'iirn. Washington, D. C, Dec. HI, Ki.-. I arrived in this city 011 Saturday ufternoou. This city liko ull others has its peculiarities. Thoy still use horso curs here, but by tho help of God and Negroes working on Sun day, they hope to have their cars moved by electricity until Jan. 1, '!ti. Thoy use gas to light the streets in Washington. It soems strange that tho capita of a great nation 1:1 this advauoed stage of civilization should not be lighted by electricity. The reason is plain. Tho control of the city affairs is entirely iu tho hands of congress and every congressman gets his bill every month ri reiptnl. It is not my purpose to find fault with everything I hoo iu this city, but thore is pleuty of opportunity to do so. Lot US dovote a little tiun to observations of a general charac ter, l irst of all, permit mo to al lude to the gentleman who lectured at our county institute, CONOriKSSMAN IIOWAUD. The main claim of distinction set up in behalf of Milford W. Howard, the populist who defeated Densou iu the seventh district of Alabama, is that he wrote "If Christ Came to Congress." He lirst appeared in Washington as an oftioo seeker, uud failing ih that, with rendy adapta tion to eirenmstances und not ham pered (by toV Vyn , setise of deli cacy, no eOiloeiou and strung togolti- or all tho scandals of Washington history, 11 few true and many imagin ary, and publislicii mom as a novel of Washington life. It is said that iu doing this he made some money. He is u native of Georgia, where ho was born iu 1S(2. While work ingonu farm ho studied law. Ho went to Alabama iu i&Si), und tit the last congressional election was chosen to represent tho populists in Congress. KDITOK WAOENSKI.I.Klt. (from a l'uitrult, SUNDAY IX WASIUNMTOX, Tito day iu this city is pretty gen - orally observed by the christian people uud it is unobserved und iu fact dosocrutod by fully us many us thoso who observe it. Iuthe morning the writer had tho pleasure of listening to tho most wonderful musician in America, Dr. Bishop, a blind man who teachos uud writes his Own music and per forms on a largo pipo organ, too largo to bo put into any church in Snydor county, Ho is a musician of tho iirtjt rank and plays ut tho C011- gregationalist church. Iu tho evening it was my pleasure as well as my prophet to listen to Dr. Talmago iu tho Presbyterian church. The church is not us largo as it should bo and so hundreds of people were turned away. By pa tience and perseverance the writor managed to get within hearing dis tance of this most popular divine. The pastor took for bis text. Deut. 7 : 20. JJr. Tulmage lias oeen iu Washington far only a few months having boon called Iroui iirooklyn. SNVDXn COTJNTr HOBI'ITALITV. In this city reside a great many poople from Snyder county. On North Carolina Avenue only a few blocks from the capltol buildidgs in a handsome brick structure resides one who is well and favorably known LIST IN THIS ISSUE. n Snyder county, though he has been iu Washington for about eh-veil years. It is R. A. Kantz. th son of Peter Kuntz of .Monroe Township. Ho and his estimable wife who was tho daughter of tho Into Win. Hughes ofPenn Township, are living very pleasantly and comfortably in this city. Mr. Kantz is employed us u clerk iu the War Department and is Olio of the most highly esteemed employees of tho government and is most highly considered by his fel low citizens. Urn, Kantz's two sisters live in the city. Delilah is married to Mr. Birckhoad and Rose lives with her sister, Mrs. Kantz. During my stay in the city my home was m ado ut Mr. Kantz's resilience and the hospitality was of (he Sny der county type. Cyrus Putter, formerly of S. linsgrove and E. S. Arnold, of Port Troverton, live iu this city. tiik sionrs. There are many interesting sights iu this city, The White Houm-, The Capitol, The State, War und Navy Building. Post Oilice Building, Smith sotiiau Institute, Washington Monument, Mount Vernon. Ford's Theatre where Lincoln was shot and tho house across the street where he died, Alexandria Arlington Heights. TheSoldiers' Home, The Pennsyl vania Uailroa 1 depot and many oth er places. We recall that in the- general waiting-room of this station tin us sasnioii Guiteau nhot und m !! wounded President Garfield fi tin 2(ith of July, lssi, ,ind through an-., ciution of ideas the saddest tr.i.'..,y of tho civil wi.r, the assassination (, tho martyr President in Poi d's Op. Lora JTonsA ipr'Jth. lR-j-V wmi.ouu useii to tlio mind h eyo. Washington has not been the sc. . of bloody encounter, (thoni the city was capt ured and partially burn ned by tho British August 21! I,. ls j. , but 111 her congressional h i.i . .md executive depart tneiits M.iiiim ,V, 'o st or, Clay, Calhoun, Linc.,1,, ,n,d other Htutssmen have immortalized themselves us truly us hav: Wash ington, Jackson, Scott, Lee, Gnu! and other military heroes at York town, New Orleans, Ch.-mult epee. Predericksburg und Appomattox. Tho "Monroe Doctrine," "Nnh!;. cation Acts," "Missouri Conquo. mise'' uud "Emancipation Procla mation'' have their places iu histon . along with the mild which we have reviewed as potent factors shaping the course of t hix nation. Made the seat of the Ped.-ral Gov- eminent in Isoo (this site having been selected by Washington und ce.leil py lrguiia im,l Marv Un, f,,r that purpose! Washington has been the heart of our bodv politic for nearly u ceutuary. Her handsome avenues, magnilicient buildings and historic traditions and associations are so well known throu.vhoui the land that mention of them her.- is not necessary. In an hour or so I expect to i tart for Richmond where stands the Old Monumental church that has mon history and romance connected with it than any other building iu Ameri ca. There are many ot her historical points of which 1 will upeak iu u lat er article. Prom there our course will lead to many other southern points of interest ami the expo.sit ion at Atlanta, Georgia. (. W. W. Report has it, that the President. Secretary, Director und Engineer of tho Post Mnltnm in '(uo-hus quietly hlipped away tuid gone to '.ho Atlanta Exposition. Is there any suspicion that he took some spun cotton along, of which ho wus so much accused some Lime ago f Sun. ClIlllSTMAS IS CLOSE AT 1IANP ! W can pleaso you in price aud quality and fully guuranteo our goods. Sol id gold rings See. up, elegant cuff and sloeve buttons, splendid assort ment of watch chains to select from .1 : 11. i, . ul pricun mai win surprise you, watohes for all clussos. Good as sortmeut of plaiu, chased, band, (solid), and set rings, Bolid spectacles as well as the cheaper grade. Call iu and see. C. O. Movm & (Jo. ...i ...'