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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-09
A Dread Reyenqe.

Many long years ago. the chief of
the district, AIacloan Of Lochbury.
in the Island of Null, had q great
hunting excursion. To grace the
festivity his lady attended, with his
only child, an infant, then in nurse S
arms. Tho deer, driven by the
hounds, and hcmmed in by SUR
rounding rocks, flow to a narrow
pass, the only outlet they could
find. Here the chief hal placed one
of his men to guard the deer from
passing but the animals rushed
with such impotuosity that tbs poor
forester could not withstand them.
In the rage of the moment, Maclean
threatened tho man with instant
death but his punishment was
committed to u whipping or scour-
ging in the faco of the elan. which in
those times was considered dogra
ding punishment, tit only for the
lowest of animals and tho worst OF
crimes.
The clansman burned with anger
aud fierce revenge lie rushed for
ward, pluciel the tender infant, the
heir of Lochbuy, from tho hands Of
tho nurse and bounding to the
rocks, ina moment stood upon an
inaccessible cliii, projecting over the
water. The screams of tho aroniA
od mother and chief at the awful
jeopardy in which their child was
placed, may easily bo conceived.
Nlacleap implored tho man to give
back his son. anl expressed his deep
contritiou for the dcgraiation he
had in u moment of excitement inc
ilictcd on his clansman. The other
replied that the only condition on
which he would consent to the res-
titution was, that Mclean himself
should bare his back to the cord,
and be publicly scourged as he had
been In despair, the chief con.
sented. saying he would submit to
anything if his child were but res
torel
TO the grief aud astonishmcnt of
the clan, Macloan bore this insult,
and when it was completed, begged
that the clansmln might return from
his perilous situation with the young
chief The man regarded him with
q smile of lcmoniac revenge. and
lifting high the child in air plung =
el with him into the abyss beneath
The sea closed over them, anl nci-
ther, it is said, ever emerged from
the compositions whirlpool5 and
basaltic caverns that yawncd arounl
them, and still threaten the nexpe-
encod navigator on tho shores OF
Null.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-09
Nj - cell eouS
Causes OF the dull Times.

The n. Y. "Times' has these re-
marks to make on the dull times now
affecting the country
The laboring men are out of work
because the employers cannot see
the way clear to make money by
keeping them employed. The rea-
son why money cannot he made is
that there has been too much prOluc
ton and not enough consumption
This state of affairs is gradually
righting itself but at present there
is still more cotton cloth, more iron.
more coal, more wollen cloth, aud
more clothing than people wish to
buy. If there is too much on hand
1T must be because too much has
been produced during the last few
years. Why has this been done !
Simply because there has been too
much paper money. When quln-
tity of paper money was put ont
during the war, price rose. The
dollars increased faster than things
were made to sell, and prices al
vanced accordingly. Men in every
branch of trade and manufactures
pushed production as fast and had
rs they could to catch the high
prices. In this way more was made
than was used. Products of all kinds
began to be heapod up. Seeing this
the merchants AMI manufacturers
forced sales rs fast as possible.
When they could not get money,
they trusted and took notes or book
account, Every ono thus ran in
debt. Things went on swimmingly
so long as no one was asked to pay
up. But one morning, in 1873, ].
Cook, who had been borrowing
money to build a comparatively use.
less railway, found that his creditors
wanted their interest. lIecould not
pay il, and suspended. Then sud-
denly every one asked every one
else to pay very many could not
do it. Business was greatly Grips
pied, and it is crippled yet. We
did in ten years more than We should
have done in fifteen. We could not
have done more than we ought if We
had to pay in gold, or paper CONVEX
tible into gold as we went along.
Now, having pretty well used up
our surplus stock, we are ready to
begin over again. Prices are low,
and business is beginning to pick up.
But men hesitate because they do
not know what the currency is to be
If they knew it was to be solid, real,
valuable, and stable, they would go
ahead. Labor would be again in do.
mand, AMI good times would return.
But if the currency is to be of paper
if prices are to change, as they must
with each other in uncertain success
sion, then business men will hold off
still longer and labor will be still
longer unemployed. These we con-
ceive to be the exact alternatives.
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RrsiNa ~ ruE WoRip. Experience
continually contradicts the notions
that a poor man cannot rise If we
look over the list of rich men we find
that nearly all of them began life
worth littlo or nothing To any
person familiar with tho millionaires
of the United States, u scoro of ex-
amplos will occur. On the Other
hand, tho sons Of rich mon, who
began life with the capital which so
very many poor, young men eagerly
covet, frequently die beggars. II
would probably not be going too far
to say, that u large majority Of such
monoyed individuals either fail out
right or gradually eat up the capital
with which they commenced their
career.
And the reason is plain. Brought
up in expensive habits, they spend
entirely too much. Elucatol with
high notions of personal Importance
they will not, as thoy phrase it,
stoop TO hard work. Is it astouish-
ing, therefore, that they are passed
in the race Of life by others with less
capital originally, but more energy,
thrfts and industry? For these
virtues, after all arc worth more
than money.--Ihcy make money, in
fact. Nay, after it is made, they en-
able the posscssor to kcopit, which
most rich men pronounce tD bomoro
difficult than tho making. The
young man who begins life with q
resolution always to lay by part of
his income is sure, even without cx-
tIaordinary ability, gradually to ne
quiro II sui,icioncy, especially ~
habits Of economy, which tho rcso-
luton renders necessary, will make
that competence for him which
would be quite insufficient for an eS'
travagent person. 1t is really what
we save, more than whnt we make,
which leads us to fortune Nc who
cnlargcs his expenses rs fast as his
earnings increase. must always b,
poor, no inter what his abilities
And content may DO had on compa
rativcly little II is not in luxurious
living that men find real happiness.
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First Steamer TO Cross the Atlantic.

An iutcrestin, fact to know at the
present epoch in our history is that
he first steamer to cross tho Allan
tic was an American ship. From n
letter wrjtten to the Lp1lon TiH,e,
in 1881 by Mr. John : Clnnin CHAM,
now Pay Director of the Unitcd
States Navy, We extract the follow.
ing items of interest in connection
with tho fact. Mr.. Cunningham
lctlcr was ca'lai forth by II claim
ml1o by the Times IN previous is
sue that the Sirius, British steam
ship, was the FIRST to cross. Hc says
On referring to the Times Of jane
II, 1919, you will linl the following
paragraph, credited to MARwApE i
COMMERCIAL REPORT for that week :
among III, arrivals Yesterday At
this port we were particularly gra;i,
flied AMI astonlshcd by tho novel
sight OF fine steam ship, which camc
around at P. ". without the assis
tancc of u single sheet, in style
which displayed the power aud ad-
vantage Of he application of steam
te vessels OF the largest size, being
three hundred and fifty tons burden
She is called the Savannah Captain
Rogers, and sailed from Savannah
Georgia, United States) the 29th of
May, and arrived 10 the channel five
days since. Daring her passage she
worked the engines eighteen days,
Her model is beautiful, aud the ac-
commodations for passengers elegant
aud complete. She is tho first ship
on this construction that has under
taken a voyage across the Atlantic"
The Times, of Juno 30, 1919, says
The Savannah steam vessel recently
arrived ut Liverpool from America
the first vessel Of tho kind that ever
crossed the Atlantic-was chased a
whole day off the coast of Ireland by
tho Kite revenue cruiser, on the Cork
Station, which mistook her for a ship
on fire "
Lloyds List reports the arrival OF
the Savannah at Liverpool, on the
10th Of June, 1919. bound to st. Pc
tersburg, and in Cores Annals ct
Liverpool you will find tho Ameri-
can steamers arrival recorded among
remarkable events
The steamship Savannah was an
American ship, built, owned and
navigated by Americans. Francis
Ticket, of New York, built her for
Daniel Dodd, and tho engines were
built by Stephen Vail, of Norris
town, New Jersy, She was COM
manded by Captain Moses Rogers
and navigated by Stephen Rogers,
OF New London, Connecticut.
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ONE GRATEFUL TRAMP. "A few
days ago, says the Cambria Weraid
our venerable friend, Mr.. Daniel j .
Jones, who resides about mile north
of this place, received by mail two
passes to the Centennial, and note
stating that the writer would be hap
py to have him and wife come down
to Philadelphia, that he desired to
SEQ them and would re at the station
there with his own carriage to re
ceive them. OF course, this was
quiet surprise to Mr., j., who was
au entire stranger TO tho writer of
the note, but on reading further he
found that tho generous stranger
was no other then person who,
some twenty years ago was travel
ing through this part of the country,
and one evening came to his farm
house, asking hospitality for the
night, stating that he had no money,
Mr.. and Mrs, j who we're noted for
their generosity, took tho stranger
in and cared for him kindly, never
dreaming that in years after he
would kindly invite them to share
his hospitality in the city of Phila,
delphia, where he now resides and
enjoys wealth and affluence.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-09
TO Learn 4 Horse S Age,

Tic JoWHN of tie Farm tolls
b NV to know the aga of IL horse rs
follows rho colt is born with
twelve grinders whcn four front
taeth have made tho appearance the
colt is twelve days old, and when
tho next four como forth, it is four
weeks oil. When tho corner teeth
appear tho colt is eight months old
when the lattor have attained to the
height Of the front teeth it is u year
old. Tho two yoar.oid colt has the
kcrnal lthc substance in the middle
Of the tooth'5 crown ground ont in
all the front teeth. In tho third
year tho middle front teeth are being
shifted, and when thrco years old
these are substituted by the horse
teeth. The next four teeth are shift
ol in tho fifth. At six years the
kcrnpl is worn out in the lower mid
dle front tooth, aHi brille teeth hlvo
now attained to their full growth.
At seven years Il hook has been
formed in tho corner teeth of the
upper inw, the kcrnal of the teeth
next ut tho middle is worn ont, aud
tho bride teeth begin to wear off
At eight years, the kcrnal is worn
out of the lower teeth, and begins to
decrease in tho middle upper front,
ln the ninth year year, the kornal
has wholly disappeared from the up,
per middle front theeth tho hook
on the corner has increased in size,
and tho hridlo teeth loose their
points, In the tonth year, tho kor-
nal is worn out Of the teeth next to
tho middle front Of tho upper Jaw,
aud in tho eleventh year tho kernal
has entirely vanished from the cor
ner teeth of the same jaw. Al
twelve years old, tho crown of all
the front teeth in tho lower jaw have
become triangular, and tho brllo
teeth are much worn down. AS the
horse advances in age, tho gums
shrink away from tho teeth, which
consequently, receive II long narrow
appearance. and their kernal5 have
become metamorphosod in tho dark
ish point, gray hairs increase in tho
forehead and over the Dyes, and the
chin assumes the form of an angle
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SanacIiY OF Bees.

The following illustration Of the
power possessed by insects to com.
municatc their experiences to one
another is given by lady correspon-
dent OF the london Spectator ; IL
was staying at The house Of II gentle.
man who was fond of trying experts
menis, and who was u bee Keeper.
Having read in some book on bees
that the best and most humano way
OF taking honey without des troying
tho bees was to immerso the hive for
few minutes in tub of cold water,
when the bees, being halt drowned,
coull not sting, while Tho honey was
unin jnrcd, since the water could not
penetrate til, closely waxej coils, he
resolved on trying tho plan. saw
he experiment liied, tho bccs. ac-
coriins to the recipe, were fishol out
of tho water after the hive had been
immersed few minutes, aud with
those remaining 10 the hive lajl on a
sieve IN the sun To dry. Bot as by
BAD management tho experiment had
been tried too lato in the day. u,
the sun was going down, they were
removed to the kitchen, to the grea,
Indignation OF the cook, on WHOM,
they rcvongcd their sulfcr,nss as
soon a. the warm rays Of the fire, be.
fore which they were placed, revived
them. As she insisted on their BE-.
ing taken away, they were pat back
in their old hive, which bad been
dried, together with portion Of theiI
koucy, and placed on tho shelves OF
the apiary, 10 which were five or siS
other strong hives fall Of bees, aud
left for the uieht. Eirly next mora
ing my hiend went To look ut the
hive on which he had experimental
the night before, bat to bis amaze
ment, not ouly tho bees from tha
hive were gono, but the other hives
were also desertcd--not n bee remain
ci in aay Of them. The hail drown
ed bees must, therefore, in some way
or other, have male the other bee.
understand the iato which awaitco
them"
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How a Hypo'a Patient was Cured.

An almost miraculous cure is res
pored from Sheldon street, the pa-
tient being tho wife of wel-to.do
citizen. She has for years been
ailiug. or thinking she was ailing,
and recently took TO her deathbed,
and kept her huband unhappy by
lamenting that she was going to die
Yesterday her husband went out and
got buxom young widow, who is
her particular adherence, to come
and look over the house. The dying
woman heard him opon doors, aud
explaining things, aud lay racked
with Indignation AMI curiosity.
Presently tho buxom young widow
departed. and the husband returned
to the sick room. No sooner had he
entered than she accosted bins
peter Whitehead llollingworth,
what have you been doing =
Nothing, my love, nothing.
Don't excite yourself Bs calm.
Only as you were complaining that
you couldn't get up and SEQ after
things, and that the house was goiay
to rack and ruin, 1 thought | II ask
Mrs. Dasher in to let me know what
could be done to save you trouble
and relieve your mind of anxiety
40, you did, she murlnured with
a deep inspiration.
"Yos, and showed her all ovel
tho house ~
"And tho bods not made aud
everything like pig sty !"
"Never mind, my love. | told
her that she must excuse it. as you
were sick, because you were II very
good house keeper, and she said you
must be-
ooh, she did.
"Yes, and she said that il she had
her way she'd have new set OF par.
lor, furniture in and less vulgar wall
paper, but that some people have no
taste anyway, and--by the way
Maria, you and Mrs. Dasher are
pretty much of u size, amt you p
Then no fell into trance that
lasted some minutes, then mutt
teling, We'll, perhaps they'll lit ;
if not they can DO made over,' de-
parted.
When that husband went home
last night he was surprised to see
his dying wife up and dressed. and
bossing things with u metallic ring in
her voice and a glitter in her eye
such as he hadn't seen for years.
aud when he innocently remarked,
"Why, Maria, had hardly expected
to SEQ you up again, ho said. 81
know it, you bali headed old repro
bate, but II live to bury you yet,
and if that painted Jezebel comes
into this house again III tear her
into cotton waste and iutc strings.
- Washington gazette.
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II . q t Il " .
Falling Leaves.

They are falling, slowly falling,
Thick upon the forest side.
Severed from the noble branche3.
Where they waved in beauliols pride
They are falling in the valleys,
Where the early violet spring.
And the birds. in sunny spring tin,,
First their dulcet music r.ng.
They are falling. sadly f,ll'n,
Close beside our cottage dNr;
Pale and faded. like the lovj ones,
That have gone forever more.
They are falling aud the sunhstm,
Shine in beauty soft arounl
fet faded leaves are falling,
Falling on the grassy noial.
They are falling on the strsamlct,
Where the silYcry waters aJS,
Aud upon its placid bosom
Onward with the waters ~.
They are failing in the churchyarl,
Who're our kinler1 sweetly sleep
Where the idle winds of summer
Softly DER the lovei onca sweep.
They are falling, ever falling,
When the Autumn brcrles sim,
When the stars in beauty glistei
Bright upon the midnight sky.
They are falling when the tempest
Means like oceans hollow ronr,
Wben the tuneless winds anl billowJ
Sadly sigh for eyerhOrc.
They are falling. they are falling.
While our saddenel thoughts still 20
To the sunny days OF childhool,
In the dreamy long ago.
And their faded hues romini W.
or the blighted hopes an dr,tm,,
Faded like the falling Leaflets
Cast upon the icy streams.
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pWDid YOU never feel the @

p@~Did you never feel the effect
of hearty good morning II
sends a thrill Of good cheer all
through one, 1t is like ray ofsun
light piercing the darkness, if we
are feeling low spirited, to have a
CHEEKY good morning given you.
How much brighter it makes the day
seem.-How pleasant to hear this
beautiful greeting in families Good
morning father, good morning moth
er" from older children. "Good
morning papa, good morning mann
ma" from the lisping little ones, is
like well.spring of gladness. Who
can feel sombre after a shower OF
wishes ? Dear mothers let us teach
>our little ones to say good morning
to us and TO each other. 1t brings
with it so much kindness of feeling
it starts us all right for tho day we
con pick up our burdens and toll on
with smile on our lips and sweet
song in our mouths.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-09

ADVICE For THE YoUNa.-Avoid
all boasting and exaggerations, back
biting, abuse and evil speaking,
slang phrases and oathes in conver-
sation depreciato no mans quali-
ties, and accept hospitalities Of the
humblest kind in q hearty and ap-
preciative manner avoid giving Of
fence, and if you do offend, have the
manliness to apologize infnse as
much elegance as possible iuto your
thoughts as we'll as your actions,
and as you avoid vulgarities, you
will increase the enjoyment Of life
and grow in the respect Of others.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-09

A clergyman of East Bolton, Que
bee, recently seized bride as secur'
ity for the non>payinent of the fec
by the impecunious bridegroom, and
the husband had 70 give security for
tho Sl.25 ere Lo could obtain his
spouse.
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A ministcr having woll,ed throne

A minister having walked through
a village churchyard, aud observed
the indiscrimiuate praises besto wed
upon the dead, wrote on tho post tho
following line ; "Here lie the dead,
and here the living lie p
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-09

Thomas d. Steen, coal mer
chant OF Pittsburgh, in attempting
to pull o child from under train OF
cars, recently, in that city, fell upon
the track and had both OF bis legs
broken,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-11-09

A true picture of dispair-A pig
reaching through hole in the fenco
to get a cabbage head that lies few
inches beyond his reach.
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That One Doom. The Chavalier
Gerard do Kampis was II very rich
and very proud man. Soon after
tho completion Of his magnificent
castle. all his great noiGhbors were
invited to grand feast. At the
conclusion Of tho sumptuous rcpast
his guests made speech after speech,
in which tho host WAS laulol To The
skies. and told that he was the most
fortunate man alive. As the chcvL-
lier loved ilattory. We can imagine
how proul and delighted he was.
Ono among the guests, however
said nothing for timo When each
man had made his speech, be utter,
ed tho following singular obsorva-
lion upon tho happiness OF the
host
"Sir knight" he said, sin order
that Your felicity should be complete
you require, but one thing, but that
is very important itcm,
And what thing is it p demand
cd the knight, opening wide his
eyes,
"Ono Of your doors must be wall.
ed up replied the guest.
At this strange rcjoindcr several
of the guests began to laugh, and
Gerard himself looked rs much as to
say, "Iho man has gono mad y
Wishing, however, to have tho clue
to tho enigma, ho continued, "But
which door do you mean p no de-
manded.
II mean that through which you
will one day bo carried to your
grave" replied the other.
These words struck both guests
and host, and made the latter reflect
most seriously. The proud man re-
membered tho vanity Of all things
earthly, and from thenceforwari
he no longer thought only of the
perishable treasures no had once
SO gloried in, He was completely
altered, aud only mado use of his
riches for gool works.
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rvvocns>zss<s.z.rSszuzszxzs

How TO CURE BAD MENoRY.-.
Your memory is bad, perhaps ;
but can tell You two secrets that
can cure tho worst memory. One
is to read II subject in which you arc
strongly interested. Tho other is,
to not only read but think.-When
you have read n paragraph or page
and not only recall them vaguely in
your mind, but pnt them into words
and speak them ont. Faithfully fol
low these two rules and you have
the golden keys OF knowledge. BE.
sides inattentive reading, there are
other things injurious to tho mem =
ory. One is the habit of skimming
over newspapers, items Of news,
smart remarks. bits of information,
political reflections, fashion notes,
all in confused jumble, never to be
thought of again, thus diligently
cultiyating q habit of careless rea-
ding, hard to break Another is the
reading of trashy novels. Nothing
is so fatal to reading with profit as
tho habit of running through story
after story, and forgetting thsm a'
soon as read. | knowa gray haired
woman, lifelong lover of books
who sadly declares that her mind
has deem ruined by such reading.
A help to memory is repetition
Nothing is so certain to keep youl
French fresh and ready for use, as
to have on hand an interesting story
in that language, to take up ter
minutes every day. In that case
you will not forget "your French
with the majority of your school
mates. - Oiires mor1,e'
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Advertising Rates.

One column one year, $4,000
One-half, column, one year, 1000
One-fourth column, one year, 1870
One square 40 lines) l insertion 75
Every additional insertion, so
Professional and Business cards of
not more than lines, per year, 500
Auditor, Executor, Administrator
and Assignee Notices, ESQ
Editorial notices per line, 10
All advertisements for n shorter pc.
riod than one year are payable Mt the
time they are ordered, and il not paid
the person ordering them will be held
responsible for tho money.
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I y. CRDNMILLER.
-, ATTORNEY At LAW.
Middlcburg, Pa,
Orcr. his professional services to the pub,
lie. Collections and all other professional
business entrusted to his care will receive
PROMPT attention. Jan 3, '67tf