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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-08-09
Al ke on. the.Pol.t ;ians.

Some years ago, just previous to
q political campaign, a group Of
"wiro pullers' and Office seekers
were discussing matters. While
they were thus engaged in feeling
self. confident and iubilaut, an old
stoger of the opposing party, named
sam Belkoop, came mp. Ordinarially
Sam WAS reserved and mindful of his
own business, but in exciting times
like tho present he could be loqul-
cious. The party of politicians, all
known to be hungry for govern"
ment pap, hailed Sam rather irons
ically, asking him how went the
battle on his side. Sam said:
~ don't know, gentlemen, as
can give you any information on
that subject, bat l can tell you a
bit Of IL story
An, that was just tho thing Fire
away, Samuel Let TIA have it.
Sam took q seat upon an empty
nail keg, and told as follows:
Once upon timo there was q
great king who had a philosopher in
whose judgment he always put the
utmost confidence. On a certain
morning the king took it into his
head that ho wanted to go out a
bunting, and having summoned his
mobiles and all the chief men Of his
court, and made necessary prepare
tons, he called his philosopher and
asked him If it would rain during
the day. The philosopher looked
at the clear sky, AMI said il would
not SO the king and his mobiles and
all his great men departed. Upon
approaching Il forest they met d
countryman mounted upon n jack
ass, who advised them to return, as
suring them it would very soon
rain.
"Bah - cried the king. docs
this fellow know more than my phi
losepher ! Let us ride on"
So they rode on, and had Just en-.
tered tho forest when the rain came
down in torrents, diving them t.
the nearest shelter, which they
reached drenched to tho skin, bitterly
lamenting that they did not take thC
rustics advice.
!, when they returned to the palace III,
king sent for his Philosopher. aud hayin IS
soundly bcrated him for letting himself BE-
outdone by country rustic, dismissed
him. Then he sent for the counirymau
intending to install him n the vacant
office.
"Tell me-. said the king, when the mar
appeared before him, chow You knew il
would rain
IL don't know, sir" replied the coun.
tryman "my jnckass told me-"
"Morcy - cried the monarch, in great
astoni-hmcut. GLOW dil he tell you 20
Its n way he has your majesty. Of
prickmg up his ears and snuiling the air
And thereupon the king sent for The
l.iackoss, and allowed the countrymln t.
! 20 home and the jnckass was installed
into the Office made vacant by the retire
ment Of the philosopher.
"Ah concluded sam, with n very
woeful shake of the head, "the poor Kin Z
little dreamed of the calamity that simple
act was TO biting upon bis k.ugdom 80
| "ilOw so:" demanded the audience
eagerly.
"Mby," replied Sam. very gravely
"from tha; day to this, EyghY JACEAss IL
CLAIBORNE ron orFiCg.
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with thAnfsto ny OIL cTftoucrs f'r thcil
l'lorli patronage iUr many years 81 NO past,
would s'llc,t tlcir custom fur tue future. huI
'ur tcy will Le tguclttcl Is the change, o.
veIlas
IourEuEtle servant.
W. !. LCKBERr.
Solll'gr,yc, scut 2s rs.
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The Treasure Of Islam
rRopiGlors WAR ruxp fou TURKEY


Mr. Dclnphane. the charge diTairs o
the United states at Vienna, furnishes t,
the Department Of state NJ Washington
the following interesting Information i,
regard 20 u certain war resource Ut Tur
key. the so-ca.lcl "Grcasuro Of Islam :
The Sheik OF Islam has recently sent ,
delegation Of doctors of the lay to ihl
Sherif cf Mecca. a direct descendant o
the Prophet, for the purpose of demand
ing funds to be applied IN defense of Ia,
l.hn 9th.
Il il customary, on these solemn occa.
sious, f,r the Shcr!f 10 assemble the Col
legc of the Elders charged with the guard
of the PROPHETS tomb, which will decide
upon the appropriate sum to be furnish
cd TO the Sultan from the treasure OF
Islam in order to aid him in tn, wal
against Russia. This treasure is forme |
from those annual offerings Of the pil-
grims which are accumulated in the Kas-
bah Of Mecca. These sepulchrcs, which
serve as oifertory chests, are placed with,
in the court of Mosque. Each pilgrim
daily casts into one Of these coin ~ of.
fcrng, which constitutes the aims prescri.
bed by the ksran as one of the essential
elements of the merit of the pilgrimage
which every Musselmin should make at
leas; once IN his lifetime 10 the tomb Of
the prophet.
Aocordin ly every year abou, loo, 900
pilgrims come TO Mecca, who sojourn
there month, consequently sum of
1000, ooo frnnss are annually received in
these ohcrtory chests. Every pilgrim de-
posits in fact an offering. varying In
amount according to his means. but
which on the average may be estimated
~ equivalent to five francs ut least for
every day, Considering that there are
rldh Mussnlman, whose offerings attain
even the amount Of loo, 900 francs du>
ring their pilgrimage, it results hereby
that the Sheri: Of Mecca received on the
average the value of'l5, 900, 900 francs in
annual Offering.
One Of The oGcriory chests was opened
during the period of the Russo Turkish
war 10 lS2s Several large sums were
but IL was afterwards ayain
closed. a second chest was opened in
1861, during tho Crimean war, but the
ihiri has not been Opruei since iil5,
Turing period OF now iB2 years. lnas-
much NJ the annual conconrse Of pilgrims
lAs rarely fallen below loo,o IL Is con
ecinreI that with most liberal nllowan.
zee, tho accommodation Of money Ia the
ast named oiiertury chest cannot be less
han S2jo, o1o, 900, and Il IL fully Leiiey.
'd thHt The tqigl amount Of tho treasure
u islam VII exceed go, 900 francs,
aud even attain "a muCI hinheF sum
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THE CRESCENT. The crescent was the
ancient symbol Of Bylaniium, now Con
'taniinople. Philip. tho father Of Alex
ander the Great. hayiag planted his hosts
against that city. and pushed tho siege
for time without effect. at length CON
ceived tho plan Of undermining the wal IL
al night, that his troops might enter md
take tho place by surprise. The first dark
night he set about tho work, his engineers
having Examined apl decided where the
"a lining could be most oasiiy and success
fully done, which was under a section of
the wall on the west side of the oily. The
work was fairly oomne,eei, when sudden,
y n rift IN tho thick Clouds revealed tho
bright face 0f the new moon I aud this
new moon, thus, as by miracle, unour-
tained, revealed 10 the walahman In tho
towers the works Of ha eDamy, and the
design of Philip was Illustrated, aud the
city saved. Believing t,at Heavenly pow.
~ had given them the flsams VI tbs ore.
scent moon for their dfliysreDae, tbs by.
zaoiinss In token ofgraasful remembrance,
adopted the crescent ~ their national
symbol, Tbs Mosisms found II NJ Byzan.
liam klit ssistsad ~ -. 'Isl.'s
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.OnlT Remedy for Hard Times.
Change Your surroundings.

Al wanting FRUIT FARMS, especially
adapted & mo growth oithc VI ", whore It
I. ~ cstalii.ncl success nui p1ys LARGE
PROFIT ..Tl.e land g. also al5p;oL to the
/ growth of Peacho- poars, Apples aud small
fruits also, Grain, Grass, at Negntahlo,
Many hqairei' e excellent viNEIARDs.
! TIE LOCATION is only 81 miles south oi
| Philadelphia Wy RAILROAD, In mild, delightful
climate. and at the very doors of the New Iufk
and Philadelphia Markets. Anchor Railroad
| runs dircc, q New york.
TnE PLACE is already large successful
end Prosperous. Churches. schools AMI other
J privilege are already ostahilshcI. Also. man.
uiactoric' OF Shoes, Clothing Glnss. straw
/ Goods and other things, at whlcu di0crent
| II has bcen HEALTHY RESORT fjr some
| ycars "a't for people suTcrlng from pulmonary
affections, Asthut. Cntarrh. Ague, ami debili.
y many thOis1nds have entirely recovered.
A now Brick Hotel has Just bocn completed,
| loo icCt 'front.' with back buildings, four st0rics
hlrh. Including ironcu root ~ al modern I'm
PR remcnts for the accUmmu Iati0n Of visitors.
r.lce Of FARM LAND 5000 per Acre. pay.
able ~ ihstallmeuts. within tho poriol OF four
years. In this climate planted out to vines, 20
acres oflani will count fully as much rs 100
ror5ons Gnaciualntcd with rrul, drowlng,
can become familiar with IL In short time On
FIyo Acres ono Acre aud Town Lots IN tho
towns oI Lanilsyillo AMI Ninclani, also Tor
whilst visiting tho Centennial Exhibition.
Fiuclanl can 30 visited at small expense.
u paper Containing tull Information VIII bc
eCnt upon application % CHARLES X, LASDts.
Ninciaud, y. j., ircO ut rHs'.
The following isHn extract from a description
% Nin,iani, puhlisloI ia tha New York Tat.
uvsa, ty tho vel, lupwn AgrlNultdrlst, Scion
. Robinson
Al tho farmers wsro ot NO well 70 70" sort
AMI some Ci thorn, who have turmoil ttolr a'teu.
ti1n tn frulis and market gsr' ming have grOwn
Rich. The soil II loan, varyinr from sandy TO
claycy, aud surface gently unlulatluy, intor.
sectC with small streams ami Occs 'ipnnl wet
meade W., ia which deposits uf ucat or muck are
stored, suficient to iortilltc the whole upland
surface a'tvEit has been exhausted OF Its Eatur.
al fertility.
u Is certainly one cf tho most extensive fer.
tic trar's, IN oR almost iCyci I0sitlon. and
suitllle condition Tor pleasant firming, that
We Know uf thls $40 Of tho Western krairics.
We found some oi tho oldest farms apparently
just as prohtably productive 90 when 1Fst clear.
cd OF tpreSt nlty OF hundred years ago.
The goOlogist would soou discover tho cause
oftLis continued fertility, Tho whole country
Is ID ariuc deposit and all through the 50 II We
found cylit necs OF caluroous substances, poner-
ally ia the inrls Of induratci calcareoue mari
showing macy distinct iOrns Of ancIout shells.
oi tho tertiary formation; and this fparly sub.
'iauce H. scattered all through the soil In very
eolmiuutOl form, and IA tie exact condition
most easily asslLllatodbY by sucL plants as the
former desires 10 cultivate. Auy.5,'id
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Jom TExTnn, who farms ]
acros in Borks, Lebanon, and ]
castor 90 untios, Pa, with extou
crops 10 harry est, does not ow
moving and reaping machine,
cuts his gross with u soyths.
grain with sickle and cradle.
and bis son ara old-iashjonod In
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Dr.. n. /. Walcott 10, Chatham Square
New York
WOLCOTTS PAIN PAINT.

stops raia Instantly; suii1cs Iuanmb;lon
tca.t ola su-cs--alcess. u-l -, ulcCfauJn
I; VII. uyt st,la smart ot barn tie sEla.
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The Largest Book in the W

The Trustees Of tho Britis5
nm are in treaty for the pun
the copy Of the largest book
world. Toward the close /
seventeenth century tho ra
Emperor of China appointed
porial commission to reprint.
vast collection all native work,
torest and importance in
branch Of literature. IN the
ming of tho following cent?,
Commissioners completed L
bors, and were ablo to lay be,
Emperor u very palpablo J
diligence in tho shape Of c.
ton consisting of G,1O9 yoluu
titled "kjn ting koo kin t,
tsolh ching or "An lllustrat
perial Collection of Aucie.
Modern Literature"
Only u small edition was
off in the first instance, and
long the greater part of the
types which had been cast
undertaking were purloinod
trustworthy officials, and
maiudor were melted down al
ed into cash. Accidents by
by violence have considerable
cd tho number of copies of
peiial edition originally print
it is believed that only q CO
lively few now remain extan
Trustees of the British N
having become aware that o
copy has lately been offered
Mt Pekin, have entered into Il
tions for its purchase, au
much to be hoped that the
succeed in adding this rare
teresting collection to the 1
library.-L2n,lon AthenoeW
Richland beacon., 1877-06-16

Miss Jennie Collins, of Boston, the
working-girls' friend, gives some startling
samples of shop girls wages in that city
twenty-five cents a dozen for fancy
aprons, two days work, and twenty cents
day on an average at some better kinds
of work. These are figures to da,h
the exultation over the bargains" re-
wardins thrifty shopping just now.
Think of bargain out of some sisters
shame or starvation.
Richland beacon., 1877-06-16

The rapid increase of steamers on the
chain of northern lakes is the feature OF
the lake trade during the last three
yesrs. The number employed in 1876
is reported to have been 1856, their ton
mage being 100, 1867. The number of
sailing vessels has fallen of heavily, de-
creasing from 3,20S, in 1872 to 1873 !;
the tonnage, however, not going down in
quite the same proportion, but to such
an extent that there were 100000 tons
less IN the trade last year than in 1872.
The change from sail to steam on the
great lakes is full Of encouragement to
New York.
Richland beacon., 1877-06-16
THE CARL YLE LETTERS.
Tie following isthe text of the Carlyle

Tie following is the text of the Carlyle
letters:
To the editor of the Times-Sir: A
rumor everywhere prevails that our mi
raculcus premier, in spite Of his queens
proclamation of neutrality, intends un-
der cover of care for British interests to
send the English feet to the Baltic, or
to some other feat which shall compel
Russia to declare war against England.
Later the rumor has shifted from the
Baltic and become still more sinister Oh
the eastern side Of the scene, where q
feat is contemplated that will force not
Russia only but all Europe to declare
war against us. This latter I have come
to know As an indisputable fact in our
present affairs, and the outlook is surely
grave one as to British interests.
There is none visible or conceivable to
me, except taking strict charge of our
route to India by Suez and Egypt, and
for the rest resolutely steering altogether
clear OF any copartnery with the Turks
in regard to this or any other British
interest whatever. It should be felt by
England as real ignominy to be con-
nected with such Turk at all. Nay, if
we still had, as in fact all ought to have,
a hand to cave him from perdition and
humiliation, in Gods kingdom, in the
future for him that has any hope in it,
that of even now being conquered BY
the Russians and gradually drilled into
the peaceable attempt at learning him
self to be governed. The newspaper out
cry against Russia, is no more respecta-
bic to me than the bowling of bedlam,
proceeding a. it does from the deepest
ignorance, egotism, paltry bate and
jealousy. These things 1 write not on
hearsay, but on acute knowledge, and to
all friends of their country will recon-
mend immediate attention to them while
there is yet time, lest in q few weeks the
maddest and most original thing that a
British government could do, should be
done, and all Europe kindle into the
flames of war. lam, ETC.,
T. CARLYLE,
Cheyne Row, Chelsea, May 4.
Richland beacon., 1877-06-16

NEW York is going in for Mardi
Gras. A sort of club has been formed,
and at an early day there will be two
professions, the first comprising one
thousand wagons and over ten thousand
workingmen. The noctural effort will
present . living history of noteworthy
American events, with display Of alle-
gorical and historical tableaux on
"aoats," to be drawn by elephants,
camels and horses. The animals are to
be illuminated BY gas jets, supplied with
gutta-percha tubes running along their
harness. On these floats will be repre-
sented America a. it was, landing of Col
umbus, landing of the Norsemen, PENIS
treaty, tea ship, call Of Putnam. declara-
tien of Independence, Mexico, New
York a. it was, Washington crossing the
Deleware, Jaclson at New Orleans, and
other events in American history.
Richland beacon., 1877-06-16
VON MOLTKE,S WARNING.

In the German parliament last week
the items of the war estimate, which had
been referred to the budget committee,
came up for discussion. The increased
grant for one hundred and five new cap
taincies gave rise to protracted debate.
Gen. Won Moltke insisted on the neces-
sity of the grant. He said he wished for
a long peace, but the times did not per.
NIT such hope. On the contrary, the
time was not far distant when every gov
eminent would be compelled to strain
all its strength for securing its existence.
The reason for this was the regretable
distrust of governments toward each
other. France had made great strides
in her defences. UIcommonly large
masses of troops were at present between
Paris and the German frontier. Every.
thing France did for her army received
the undivided approval Of her people.
She was decidedly in advance of Ger.
many in having her oadres for war ready
in times of peace. Germany could not
avoid q measure destined to compensate
for it. The general stated that the
French military budget exceeded the
Germans by $1,000, 900 francs a year,
exclusive of extraordinary grants. He
would not discuss the question whether
France intended to bear this enormous
burden for prolonged period, or wether
she was arming for definite purposes
only; but he must needs say that. as
much as he desired peace, he did not be-
lieve in it. The French journals were
remembered how many times she had in.
vaded disunited Germany. The French,
he said, apprehended similar treatment,
now that Germany was united. Hence
the haste, zeal and uncommon intelli-
gence with which the colossal work of
French army reorganization was beirg
completed. Hence the locating of exces-
sively large numbers of French troops.
especially cavalry and artillery, between
Paris and the German frontier, meas
ure which Germany would sooner or
later, be obliged to reciprocate. In
France the army was the pride Of all
political parties. Its defeats were for
gotten, and its future was regarded with
confidence. In Germany there was
marked disposition to act niggardly to-
ward the army. The new captaincies
proposed were intended to prepare one
hundred and twenty-five important Off
GERS in peace for the work they would
have to do in war. Depend upon it,
these captains would have very little
spare time for amusement if they were
appointed.
The increased grant for captaincies
was then adopted. The progress, center
and socialist parties voted against it.
Richland beacon., 1877-06-16
THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION.

Sir Wyville Thomson said, in a lecture
to the natural history class at Edinburgh
university, that the great stumbling.
block, from the natural-history side of
the question, in the way Of an acceptance
of the evolution hypothesis was that any
such passage from one species to another
Is entirely outside our experience. The
horse had evidently been the horse since
the earliest hieroglyphics were engraved
upon Asyrian monuments and tombs;
and the same held for all living creatures.
There was not . shadow of evidence of
one species having passed into another
during the period Of human record or
tradition. Nor il this all. We have, in
the fo~il remains contained in the rocls,
. sculptursd record Of the inhabitants Of
this world, running back intellectually.
farther than the earliest chisel-mark in.
scribed BY ENTHUSIASTICALLY farther
than mans existence on this planet; and
although We find from the record that
Thousands of species have passed away,
and Thousands have appeared, in no
single case have We yet found that series
of transitional forms imperceptibly Gid
ing into one another, and uniting two
clearly distinct species by continuous
bridge, which could be cited as an un-
doubted instance of the origin of q species.
Mr.. Darwin's magnificent theory of "nat-
ural selection " and survival of the fit
test" has undoubtedly shaken the veil
by pointing out . path by which such
an end might be attained; but it has
by no means raised it. Still, even il
we never found out the precise mode
in which one species gave rise TO another,
there could be no further hesitation in
accepting generally an hypothesis of
evolution, and in regarding our present
living races as the ultimate twigs of a
great genealogical tree whose gradually
coalescing branches We could trace, if
our information were complete, to the
dawn of geological time.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Richland beacon., 1877-06-16
"Two wears afterwards there died, in

"Two years afterwards there died, in
Iuuatic asylum. a poor maniac, whose
madness consisted in singing; every day
and at the same hour, the same little
melody. The madwoman was Catherine
the hour that At which she was ad-
mitted to her lovers dungeon-and the
mir vas tho Last melody of Postal. -
EnoEsk,comaa's Domcstic Magazine.
Richland beacon., 1877-06-16
~ ,warONEWlLL0 JACK6O
LB11ER.

Mn. n. Anna Jaelzon, the widow of
the Great confederate general, says that
abe did not express to newspaper person
lately the belief that If General Jackron
had lived, or if his policy had been Wig
orously pursued, the war might have had
4 different ending. And then abe goes
on To nv: "No man was ever more free
from petty Jealousy and detraction Of
his fellow officers or more submissive to
superior authority than General Jackson
was: and even shadow of an imputa'
ton of this kind would be great injustice
to his unselfsh, patriotic spirit, and con-
sistant Christian character, and certainly
1 would be the Last person to make such
an impression. or draw an unfavorable
comparison between him and our noble
seserais, Leo and Johnston, or any other
brave confederate officer The discus
sion in the article of my private affairs
reveals an indelicacy that is teo painful
for me to dwell upon; but l would fain
throw the veil of charity over the whole
publication, believing the reporters zeal
carried him beyond his own discretion,
and even betrayed him to publish, with
out my knowledge or consent, letter to
my young daughter, which was shown
him simply q . specimen of the imper-
Thence of the kind to which we had
been subjected"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-05-31


One Of the things promised by the
southern democratic leaders, ii allowed
10 have control Of the state govern.
ments, was that they would see that
the peace was kept They do not seem
70 be fulfilling that pledge Murders
and ontrages are common and there
seems to be no effort made TO capture
the perpetrators. Two or three weeks
ago Judge Chisholm. native republic
can, and a prominent man ia that party
was brutality murdered ia Mississippi,
and his son, mere lad, and his
daughter, a young lady. were mortally
wounded while attempting to shield
their father from the blow Of the assas :.
sihs The daughter, in a letter written
Just before she died, says that their
lives had been threatened for the part
they had taken IN politics. And Gov.
Stone, on looking the matter over, says
he thinks il best not to stir 40 that
matter. A man named Lewis was re.
Gently assassnaicd in Louisiana. but
this was not so much a political murder
as the others. Little OF 20 effort is
made by the state authorieiies to ar
rest criminals and execute tho laws.
Especially is this the case where ne.
gtocs are murdered, and it is safe to
say that Of the hundreds Of black peo.
pie murdered 10 the southern states in
TIE past FIVE years not one has been
noticed by the legal authorities with
the hope or expectation Of bringing the
offenders 10 Justice Life is very cheap
With them, especially negro life, and il
viii he cheap until the laws are
promptly ard impattially executed
The United States cannot take juris
diction 10 such cases. Only offences
against the United States laws can be
tried II The United States courts. The
only cases where the general govern.
mcnt can lawfully interfere is where
there i an iasuTrcetion which The civil
authorities eanno, quell and then only
responsive to the call q the governor
II the disturbed state. But the state.
If prosperity Is desired, should at least
make the attempt 70 pnnish its crimi.
nails and execute it, laws.