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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-08-24

Koa Pens AND Hoo CuoImA.-
Tho weight Of testimony regarding
hog oholera,' or intestinal feavcr, as
it might be more properly called,
goes to show that il results either
from q variety OF circumstances, all
of which, however can be classod I'M.
der the one distinguishing head OF
neglect, or violation Of proper sani-
tary conditions, or else it is due to
contagion or infection from diseased
herds This seems to he well ioun-
ded, and If so, tho remedy is sim.
ple, although not nm easy one. To
change the whole manner OF keeping
swine, and 10 avoid the danger OK in.
fection from the herds Of those far-
mers who never read and learn any
thing, is no easy matter, however
easy it may be 70 say that it must
be done. Much may he done by OK
ample, and if those who can adopt
healthful methods OF herding their
swine, avoiding damp filth, crowd
ing in the pens, and insuring clean
liness in feed and water, and isolate
their herds, will use these precau
TONS we do not doubt that the
plague will be stayed. The first
precautions should be 10 provide
roou,y, dry, airy pens, supplied with
clean water, and kept in q whole-
some condition II il not the inAu-
ence Of locality, but tho better meth.
Iods Of hertling that keeps the East-
ern States FREQ from this pest
american Agricwlt,a'ise.
"A 81. Joseph man has applied for
a. divorce from his wife ON the
grounds that she chews tobacco,
smokes corn-cob pipe, dips snuff,
eats onions and snores at night.
Among tho articles exhibited at
tho Centennial by Canada, 10 lead
pencil u feet long, ~ feet thick,
and weighing l,87O pounds. Il is
made OF plumbago and was taken
from y nine eighteen miles from Of.
sWA-
Almost every religious society in
The Countr y, end ell charitable soci-
cites rs ssriousiy effected by The
hasd fn>eA
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THE OysrR BUSINESS ON THE East
EM SEoRE.-A writer in Zippi,scott's
Magazine for August has . very in
teresting second srticle on 1.-THE
Eastern Shore" and gives some re-
n,arlsable information yelstive 20 it's
oyster products. The number Of
oysters taken from tho waters of
Maryland annually are estimated at
IA, TOO 600 bushels, which, selling at
an average Of thirty cents per bush.
el, yield "a, ,4lO,O0O. The catching
and haudling Of this immense quan-
tity Of oysters furnish employment
to O,S50 persons, Of which $50 sgs
on the Eastern Shore. Many a ~
oysters sre taken across ths Atlss
tic. loosely PACKED in baRrs1H 70 ~
plenish the oystsr bsdD u Ehg1hnd
khere sro 676 veaeeIs Iseu6ed -
drodee IN Magylhnd, rs ~ vAisb
I1)oug 70 ~ Eastern ohogs. Hough
msu sse IL 1he busiusss. md cpn-
1q)h sopstinee VIII " rVolee, oxe
Un00mnGoon \ ~ 2.
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They WOULD BOTH BE CAuauT.--
Some years ago q bill was introduced
in the Indiana Legislature to tax all
attorneys and jackasses S400 each.
Mr.. Norris, q citizen Of Somerset
pounty, Md, having gotten hold
of it, and greatly elated at the joke
upon lawyers, called on Hon Jno.
w. Crisfeld, prominent lawyer in
Princess Anne.
"Good morning Mr.. Norris re>
joined the former.
"Good morning Mr.. Crisfeld."
"Have you heard the news from
Indiana pursued Mr.. Norris.
"What is that ! replied Mr.. Girls
field.
"Why, they are men of sense in
Indiana they are getting mp law
there to tax all lawyers and jackss-
ses in that state $4O0 o piece" repi-
ed the latter rubbing his hands with
pleasure ut the thought.
The veteran lawyer reflected mo.
ment on the information, and then
gravely rejoined.
swell friend Norris, il is lucky
for you and me that We don't live in
Indiana they ,Voul0 catch both Of
uS.
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REMARKABLE SILENcE.-Tho des

REMARKABLE SILENcE-The death
is reported from Zurich OF q man
who may fairly claim to have set the
most remarkable example Of self in
flicted penance on record. His name
was Amstein. Thirty years ago he
fell in love, and like most lovers he
got jealous One day, while under
the sway Of the green eyed monster,
he said something disparagng about
his sweetheart. The offended beau
ty resolved to punish him, and AM
stein, 70 regain her favor, was fore
ed to swear that he would not speak
another word for tbe next twelve
months But before the year OF 81 .
lence expired the young lady sud-
denly died, and Amstein, not hav-
ing been relieved from his oath by
the lips Of his sweetheart, vowed TO
remain dumb until he rejoined her
in the next world. And he kept his
word For thirty years he was nev
or heard to speak, and be died mute
70 all around him.
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history Of the AK d God.

When the children OF Israel bad
entered the land Of Canaan, tho Ta>
+bsrnacle was placed short time at
Gilgsl. It was soon after by tho
command oil God, removed to Shiloh,
SEQ Joshua II :: l.
10 the latter day Of Ell, the Chill
drcn Of Israel were smitten BY the
Philistinos. 10 the decay oi pure re-
ligion at that time, they supposed
that If tho ark Of God had been pres
ent with them they would have pre-.
vailed, and they sent to Shiloh aud
had it brought to their camp at Eb-
enezer. In tho battle that followed
they wcro beaten, aud the ark was
captured. 1t was removed TO Ashdod
and placed in the house OF their god,
Dagon. 10 consequences Of tho Sc
we're Affections which God visited
upon the people OF Ashdod, the ark
was removed to Gatb.-See Sam.
8: 1-S. Because tho baud of the
Lord was soro upon Gath they sent
tho ark TO Ekron. II was with the
Philistincs seven months They then
put it GU now cart, aud yokod to
the cart two mill, cows, and having
shut up the calves at home, let the
cows take thsark whittier they would
They took it to Beth -Shemish into Q
field Of Joshua and the Lovites placed
it upon o great stone thore-See l
Sam. b lO.
Because the Beth Shcmites looked
ioto the ark tho Lord smote upwards
oi $4,000 Of them. 1t was then ta.
ken to Kirjan Jearim and placed in
the house Of Abinadab 10 the bill. It
remained 20 years in this place aud
probably 80 or 40 years longcr.-See
| Sam. 7 : !, 2.
Thouse David broughtit on q new
cart as far as tho house Of Obed Ed
am where 1t remained for 8 months, on
account of the death of Uzxi. Then
David brought it to Jerusalem, and
placed in Tabernacle he had prepared
for its reception. See 2 Sam. 6: l.
and l Chron. Is 3.
Here II remained with tho cxcop-
tiou that it was taken out, but sent
back by David, during Absalom's re-
bellion,) until Solomon had built the
Temple, and placed it 10 that 1t
shared the fate of the Temple, in
its destruction by the Babylonians.
This is the last Of the Ark.
We have no account that tho Ia
bernaclo was evor removed from Shi-
lob. 1t remained there, and decay
ed with tho town. Prabably it was
on account Of its decayed state TINT
David built new one ut Jerusalem,
Instead Of bringing the old ono there.
The Brazen Altar remained ut Shiloh
with the Tabernacle, and Solomon re.
paired thithcr after he was secu rod
upon the throne, and offere! 1000
burnt offerings. Aftor tho Temple
was built, tho tabernacle was supersc =
dod, and Jerusalem became the place
Of worship and sacritice.-["H in
Perry County Freeman.
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A INDUSTRIOUS EATER. flank Lead
or, we'll known TO many Pittston,
people, occasionally amuses himself
and aids his pocket by winning q
wager on bis eating capacity. On
o recent morning he ate, on wager
of ten dollars. in less than Is minutes
90 less than s Ia pounds Of raw hv-
or, without condiments, OF anytbin 4
elso wbateveT with il Some time
ago hs ats two pounds or suet. two
pounds Of salt pork, aud . pound and
. hale Of liver. While this b tromeud-
ous eating. II 10 accomplished with
apparent ease. He Offers to eat q
qusrtsr Of beef Of $50 pounds 10 Two
and . half hours. Ordinarily he does
not eat more than other mon, end can
go withoss eating, on o full meal ior
week. Hank is going 70 tho Cen
tensisl. where hs may possibly furn-
iah some diversion for the crowd b.
essine from three to five irosh rsttle-
snakes. lie willest forty dozen fresh
systsSs st msalat any time and b.
gvstiGed at tho oportunity. TO cap
ths slinsx Of bis wonderful mastieAt-
Isg powers, Il y ssid 10 ~ , hSs thst
- Vsdussday - BIZ ths slds ont d
Auulkby, shswsd h upy ard swallowed
n n thtnIn ~ could ~ ~ mon
W Wspeh q ~ *Ceqte1olar' = 4ve
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A QUAKER PaINTER's PRovERBs.-
Never sendest thou an article for pub
lication without giving the editor
thy name, for thy name oftentimes So
cures publication Of worthless arti-
cles'
Thou shoulds't not tap at tho door
Of o printing Office, for he that ans
wcreth the rap sneereth in his sleeves
and !ooseth time.
Neither do thou loaf about, ask
questions, or knock down type, or the
boys will love tkes like they do shad .
tress-when thou loavetb.
Thou shouldst mover read the copy
on the priuter's case or tho sharp
and hooked coDtainer tborsof, or be
may knock thee down.
Mover inquire thou Of the editor for
tho news, for behold. it is his bust.
ness at the appointed time to give it
thee without asking.
1t is no: right that thou sboul d st
ask him who is tho author of 90 arti-
Gle, for bis duty requireth hin to
keep such things to himself.
When thou doest enter bis office,
tako heod unto thysslf that thou
dost not look at what may bo lying
open and concerning thee not, for that
Is not meet in the sight good breed
ing.
Neither examine thou the proof
sheet, for it is not ready to meet thine
eye. that thou mayest understand.
Prefer thine own paper from any
other, and subscribe for il Immediately.
Pay for II in advance and it shall
bs we'll tor thee and thine.
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The following account of q re-
markAble piece Of mechan ism is IA.
ken from Persian manuscript call
ed "The History Of Jerusalem" II
purports to be . description Of tho
throne Of King Solomon, and IL the
details are correctly given IL un-
doubtsdly surpasses any piece Of
mechanism produced in modern
times. The sides Of IL were Of pure
gold, the feet Of emerald aud rubies
intermixed with pearls each Of
which was as large as an ostrichs
egg. The throne had seven steps /;
on each side were delinoated orch.
ards full Of trees, the branches OF
which were OF precious stones, rep
rosenting fruit, ripe and unripo {;
on the tops Of the trees wero 10 be
seen figures Of plumage birds, par
ticularlo the peacock, tho etaub, aud
The kurges. All these birds we're
followed within artificially, 80 as to
occasionally nutter thousand mel.
odious sounds, such as the ear Of
moetals never before heard. On the
first step were delineated vine
branches, having buuchas Of grapes,
composed Of precious stones, fash-
ioned in such o manner % to repre-
sent the various colors Of purple,
violet green, and rod, 80 as to rem
der the appearance OF real fruit On
the second step, on each side of tho
throne, were two lions Of terrible
aspect, large as life, and formed of
cast gold. The nature Of this re-
markable throne, was such that
when solomon placed his foot on
the first step the birds spread
forth their wings and made q
Auttering noiso in the air On his
touching the second stop the lions
expanded their claws. On his reach
ing the third step the whole Assem-.
blage Of demons and fairies and men
repeated the praise of tho Deity.
When arrived at tho fourth step VOL
ces were heard addressing him in
the following manner "Son Of David,
bo thankful for the blessings which
the Almighty has bestowed upon
you" The Same was repeated on his
reaching the fifth step. On his touch.
ing the sixth all the children of Is
rael joined them and on his arrival
at the seventh oil the throne, birds
and animals, became in motion, and
ceased not until he had placed him.
self on the royal scat, when the birds,
lions, and other animals, by secret
springs, discharged shower of the
most precious perfumes on Solomon,
after which two Of the kurges dc
scendsd and placed the golden
crowns upon his head.
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I0irnShiD Poor EttnH.

Cash duo snd IN hands OF Jos. B)worsox formcr
ovcraecr ~ 81
Cash duo ana IN hands of Adam Is Walter 22ai
Notes Of Mrs tgscrt Ia hands of new ovur's o. ~
Jndgtnent On docket OF II ID Mitchell Esq. 500
Total Bal duo township. AIN 10
Snyder County ss:
W., tho undersigned, auditors Of Frank
lin township afor,said, do C,rtify. that We mot
"n tho Second Mondsy of Aprh 1870 aud adjourn
I'd over % June 5, aud than on ,ccUInt Of gick-
June lUh 1910, aui ~ the sslb meetings audited
adju1tcl apd settled tho fJrol,yiig accounts of tr,
Supervisors ami Oycrssers II tho Poor, In airI
for said township, fr tho year isyJ, sni do Re-
rort that wo 10 find tho ssn,o true ami correct
~ sbDvo stated. u tho boa Of our know lodge and
belief
aivcn under our hands, at Middictrirg, tire
10th day of June \. d. is76.
JOHN REIrZ,
JOHN W WALTER,
ROBERT EISENHOWER,
Auditors.
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Poe { ry.


Il shinesh On The quiet graves,
whers weary oass have gene /;
Il wstoAeth With ssgelie eass
where The dssd afs len alone.
Aud moi round Of busy llfs
4 70 the still graveyard comes,
Dat peacsfsilIy the s,sepsrs lie
Down In their quite homes.
An silsntly aaA solemniy
y Il lhreWsth ahsdews around;
Apd sssey etavsslsns hath . trace
In darkHsss % fhs eroaad.
Il loekstk % The liuy msuud
where . liftls child 10 laid,
Il llshlsth ~ The marble pile
Z Which human pride hath made.
[ II fsileth with unAitersd ray
IL On the simple and the stsru,
And shoWsth with solemn light
The sorrows We must learn.
II teiletA Of divided ties
On which lie beems have shous,
II whispersth Of broksa hsafSb
Which brskenly live ON.
II glesneth where devoted ones
Are sleeping side BY eide.
II falleth whsre the maiden rests
Who in her beauty died.
There is no grave in an the earth
}. which moonlisht hath not seem,
Il Gaseth cold aud psssioniess
Cwhsrs agony hath been. go e :.
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The Dynamite Fiend 0utdons.


than that Of Thomassen, aud record
no less atrooious, has just bsen un-
covered at Ada, Harden county,
Ohio, IN the person Of Isaac B,
Charles, late city treasurer Of Ada,
and who has, up to short period,
borne an excellent reputation, and
has been regarded as a consistant
member Of the Methodist church,
bat whs is now proved, within the
past four years, to havo murdered
his own father aud mother, made
away with his wife and child to mar
ry his servant girl committed aSor-
ton, forgery and robbery, and wind
ing up few days ago by feeding
arsenic to thirteen members Of his
brother's families, four Of whom
have died, and some Of tho others
me likely to-
This hurderous record began
four years ago, the father and moth-
or being tho first victims. Isaac
got hopelessly in debt, and TO get
out, had forged his fathers name to
several notes, which coming due, be-
gan to trouble him. The father pro.
vided for one, but while talking with
.Isaac shout the others one day, in
the barn, was killed-Isaac said by
o kick from horse. A few nights
before he had been unsuccessfully
shot ct through the window, TO the
great mystery Of everybody, for it
was supposed that he had not an
enemy in the world. A few days
days after the old lady suddenly
diea-lrQm griei, IaaAc said, and his
brotAers and The community believed
him. Bgt . more startling episode
WIS yet in store Tor this terribly
Misd family.
Isaac hsa in his household . young
eirk sone ssveuteen years old, and
Of q sudden she was sent away 10
OOlumbus, for what reason did not
appear, but il IL now said in order
that an abortion might Be perform,
Cd. During her abssDcs Isaac's wife
aAd child were snddeply taken III,
and sitter Q very brief sickness, they
went down into tho grave to join
the aged couple Who hsd so shortly
before departed life % suddenly.
Within six months Of his wife's
death Isaac married his servant girl.
Still The community Was NOT arous-
Cd. = qft,
In the meantime, Isaac had obtain
ed from the probate court the OPP
pointment Of himself a. the admin
htrator Of his fathers estate, and
proceeded to settle mp his aiiairR In
the course ola year it became ap-
psrant tnat Jsaac was misunderstanding
The estate 10 his own advantage
None Of tho taxes were paid, and it
was ascsrt3ned that he had been
plsdgiuR The aassts Of the estate for
his personal debta SIX months ago.
OF petition Of his brother, Isaac was
ssp16ved nom tbe Office and Mr.
Isaac Thompson a Ada appointed
administrator. La week Q meeting
was arranged Of ths brotbers 70 sea-
tlo matters.
IsAac oeus the dsy before anil
while HE bcother's wife was mixing
bread pssparstory 10 the largo COM
pany Of tie uorrow, managed to alp
in the dough arsenic enough to kill
ieFty persons; then sudasnly "reool'
'he6ng . business sogagemsnt
yhioh 'Wo1Id ksep him > couple Of
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THR Moon A DEAD WORLD.--
Among the illusions swept away by
science was the pleasant
fancy that tho moon was O habitable
globe like the earth. it's surface di-
versifed with seas, lakes, continents
and islands, and varied forms OF
vegetation. Theologians and sa-
wants gravely discussed the proba-
bilities OF its being inhabited by
race of sentient beings, with forms
and faculties like our own, and even
propounded schemes for opening COM
with them, in case they
existed. One Of these was 10 con.
struct OH the broad Lighlandsof
Asia a series Of geometrioal figures
ON o scale 80 gigantic as to be visible
from our planetary neighbor, on the
supposition that the moon people
would recognize the object, and im-
mediately construct similar figures
in reply, extravagant and absurd as
It may appear, but the discussion
was kept up at intervals, until it
was discovered that il there were
people in the moon they must be
able to live without breathing or
eating or drinking. Then it ceas-
ed.
There can be no life without air.
Beautiful to the eye Of q distant OBJ
server, the moon is q sepulchral orb
"a world Of death and silence. No
vegetation clothes it's vast plains Of
stony desolation, taversed by mon>
strous-crevices, broken up enormous
peaks that rise like gigantic tomb
stones into space no lovely forms
of cloud float in the blackness Of its
sky i-The daytime is only night
lighted by rayless SUN. There is
no rosy hwn in the morning, NO
twilight in the evening. The nights
ore pitch dark. In daytime the So
lar beams are losa against the jagged
ridges, the sharp points Of the rocks
Of the steep sides Of profound abys-
ses and the eye secs only grotesque
quo shapes relieved againss fantas-
to shadows black as ink, with none
Of that pleasant grndation and dif-
fusion Of light, none Of the subtle
blending of light, and shadow, which
makes the charm Of terresrtial land
scape. There 10 no color, nothing
but dead white and black. The
rocks reflect passiveiy the light Of
the sun the oraters and abysses re-
main wrapped in shade fsntastical
peals riss like spots in the blaokness
Of space The moon is dead world
ahs has % atmosphere.
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Franklin Township Finances.

A UDiTORS' Statement Of Town
year 1876. ... I
yosr is's.
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1876 Suporvisors' Acyunts.
June Cbas. Bonfcr Su pr for tho ear 1875 pr
To smonDt Of dnplIc alto of rtnd lar yss 40
Cash " square account = os
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-11-30
How a Mans Finger Dropped
Off.

Mr.. Brook Smith, formerly of this
city, now living in Brownwood, was the
victim of a singular acci8nt last Mon
day morning. He was walking along
the principal street of the town, when
suddenly feeling a singing sensation in
his right hand he raised it from his side
and found the fore finger gone. He, of
course, was surprised and Mortified; his
hand was bleeding badly; the dismem-
bered finger lay on the ground at some
distance from him; he had heard no re-
port of gun, and naturally was very
much at loss to account for the mis-
hap. Several persons went to his as
sistance, among whom was a physician,
who stopped the flow of blood and
dressed the wound. Parties went about
in search of a cause for the singular &C.
currence, and after a time ascertained
that man, who was examining Win
chester rifle in a gun store several hun
dred yards from where Mr.. Smith was
walking, accidentally discharged the
weapon, and the ball, after passing
through the plank wall, sped on and
did the mischief, -Wgc0 (TsrGs) Eranl-
iger.
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Alcohol and Tobacco.

While the passion for alcohol burns
more strongly in the savage than the
civilized man, the fondness for tobacco
seems to be equally shared by both.
The tranquilizing effects of smoking are
chiefly concentrated upon the musculo-
motor and the circulatory functions. 1t
depresses, in fact, those qualities of the
organism which are of least immediate
importance to the student or the votary
of any sedentary pursuit; and if by
vice we mean habit which initiates
against the social usefulness of the in
dividual, then smoking must be regard
ed as more of vice in the savage than
IL the civilized man, in the hunter or
warrior than in the poet or philosopher.
The moderate use of tobacco is certain
" less injurious than that of alcohol |;
unfortunately, excess in the former is
less Immediately productive of disagree
able or dangerous effects than excess in
the latter. Hence the limits of modera-
ton can not be so easily assigned. DR..
Parkes allows that smoking may occa-
sionally be of use, though never really
necessary, to the healthy adult. DR..
Richardson condemns it utterly.-Lon-
don academy.