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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27
Adapt Shoes 10 Your Feet.

Why it shond be desirable g.
have n small, weak foot any more
than n snail md weak brain is not
easy 10 conceive. For the pu,nnsc
OF having snch sncll feet, not few
wear boots one or two sizes too
small aud about two-tbirds of thu.
width OF the foot as il would I've nj,
the ball, II allowed 10 sp,eud NJ il
does when s'aliipg without the con-
iiu,meut If the boot. Asa na,urnl
aud necessary result ot suth pinch
ny AMI cO,iiuclneut, the foot h.
comes deiOrmed aud larger than l.
would naturally grow, WITH cnlnr lpd
,ints. aud tues turned from n line
parallel with the foot, to sny nothing
Uf tue Troublesome corns SD mn.
moying and ciipphug to Il lnrge class
pt young women. The worst results
~ this ciIppiing custom Of wearing
small and narrow boots il felt b,
children when allowed 10 ontrrow
their boots. 1t is poor economy to
allow the youug 10 wear boots
when the feet have become too large
for them siLco deformi,y of the feet
Is easily produced vt this tine.
When the boots are too short for
the wearer, anl the heel is too
high, The ingro~Iny of thu nails is "A
perfectly natural result.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27
Grains oi Gold.

The less men think, the more they
talk.
Never pick the teeth or clean the
nails IN company.
What ought not TO be done, do
not even think OF doing.
Never fail to give polite answer
to civil question
Never question servant or child
abou: family matters.
Death has nothing terrible in il
but what life has ma Il SO.
Never refer /, a gift you have
made or favor Your have rendered
One should seek fir Others the
happiness one desires for ones self
All | have seen teaches me to
trust the Creator for all | have not,
seen
Return equity qnd justice for evil
done t. you, and pay goodness by
goodness.
I,e temperate. Liquor has made
more ptupers than all other vices
combined
Actions. looks, words. steps. fjrm
the steps by which we may spell
characters
We can make our experience into
bridy IS, t. bear us safely over what
is before us If we will
The way for u mhn to secure him.
self from wickedness IL to withdraw
from the example, of il.
Many II map Dears his own faults
patiently, and those of his neishbor
impatiently.
1t is easy to pick n,ws in other
pc pies work. but more profitable to
do better work yourself
Good resolutions are like horses
The first cost is an item of less impJr
tauce than the Keeping
Keep the horrors at arms length.
Never turn blessing around to see
whether it has u dark size.
BE ANXIOUS, when yOn relate any.
thing, to tell 1t Just as it occurred.
Never vary in tue least degree.
Argumnet in company is generally
the orst sort of convers l,iJn, aud ~
books the worst reading.
BE puuctnal; neglect OF this die
tnrbs business Arrangements, vast
ed time, anl sets II bad example to
others.
Never deceive for the sake Of a
foolish Jest, OF 10 excite the laughter
Of II few mpinions at the exp ems,
ola friend
Passion PMS ~ ont OF our pre-
cppts. and mistress aud mail nre
never So mnch alike as when both
are III passion.
BE industrious Improve each
iay asif yol eXpSrto ! to die on the
morrow, ildlleuce, deet ani disease
ara brothers
The FIRST institution v1uciislfel to
uur race Wa tha sabbath the
next. marriage. 81 give yuur first
thpusht to heaven, the rext to your
Vie
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For Bstter or WJrsa.

The oh man Benjiso keep. q prct,,
sharp eye on his daughter Mary. aad
mtny u wplli.'e p;er:ha- tak,n Il
walk after few minutes c,nvcrsa-
ton with tho hari hearted pueni
Tho did chap il stuck this time. how
ever, and cards are ont for u wed diug
Alter tho lucky yonn, man hat
been sparsin. Mary f'r six months,
the old sen,len IN .tepp,d 10 a usual,
requested private conIab, and led
of with
Y N sem like nice youn. man
'ni perhaps you ate ia love with
Mlrv ~
Yes, am was the honest rrp'y
Haven sad ANY thing to her yet
have you ~
"Well, n, hut I think shc recipr1
Gates my affection -
"Doe>, eh! We'll, let me tell yot
something. Eer mn brr diri 4
linatc, AL ther-S, no diuht rhnr
Mary h,s inhrri,,h Il her insanity"
"Im wiiliny Ia laIc tie cl,nce-,
rcpli d the lnvcr.
Yea, b't sou see Mary has ,tcr.
'iblJ 10 npc'. $40 hastsic, hr,wn =
kui'e on me with in,ent to commi,
nu dr..
"Im usel to ,hat-.o, sister
in,t like her, WAS the'nnsuer.
AMI yon shb"l know that have
Swor" s"lonn oatn Mt 10 sive Mary
u cen, uf NY property continued
h. father.
well |, ii rat yer start in poor aud
hpil! up. rncrvs more romance in
it,
The ol man hid one more sho; ia
his csrhu'. ani he said:
Perhaps | onght to tell YOU that
Marys mo'har ran away fom my
home with butcher, ah's hit ali het
relations died in the Poorhou.e.
These things might be thrown up ia
after yrnr-, and nov l wan you.'
"Mr. B rdiso," replied the lover.
I've hcart all THIS bilIre. .nl al'p
hat yop were on trial for iur.rry
had to jump Cnira.o fnr b'G'my
and served - year IN Sac Ff'>uD
for ca ',le-s'ealius. Tan gong 10
marry in'o your family t. give y"u
drcent rcputa i'n. Tn e,e--no
thanks s-good-by !"
Mr. l'cndigo lootel after the
young man with his mouth wiie
open. aud when he could get his
jlws toy ther he SAL:
"Soine Internal byena has went
aud given me away nn my Dodge I,
- Detroit Fee Press.
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"No, thank you. have promised
my wife TO ride with her this after
noon
"your wife , When we're you mar.
ried Z
Last month, IN Paris.
And tho happy lady was
"Why. thought you knew I, ev
cry one is talking about my good
fortune Mrs Belmer is old Pau
Marats only child
WHAT"
Miss Clemeniine Marat She
brings me nearly $1,000, 900 in mon
ey aud real estate, anl n heart be-
yond all price Y
How on oarth did you meet
her 7"
"She was travelling with Mr.. and
Mrs. Selden-ycn know John Sci
den. She has lived With Mrs. Sci
den ever siuce she lcft sca,ul they
were friends when they we're girls
together.
Cleve gathered up his roins. aud.
nodiing TO MIR Frank Delmer
drove at n Unable rate up tho avenue
aud through tho Psrk He could
MT trust himself TO speak TO ans
ono, and when hc iii !, tho remark
which he ma 10 to himself in strict
confidence was not a,ttering Foi
once Mr. 9 eve Sullivan told Mr.
Cleve Sullivan that he hal bsen btl
ly punished, and thai he had well de.
served it.
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A Serious obstacle.

A. young darkey had conceived Il
violent passion fora neiyhblrlug
mu'attress, aud taking her one night
behind him on IA old farm male set
ont for Georgetown 10 have tht
ceremony of marriage celebrated
But in endeavoring To navigate II
mud hole the mule apparently List
his power of locoihotnn, an the
d,rkey got dows to examine into
the canse Of it Unfortunately. he
got too close to the animal hind
legs. aud an unexpected couvalsIon
Of the mules extrs'uities sho, him
ont 10 the side of the road with n
violence which resembled tia dis
charge Of a cannon ball.
"Wuats do matter I" Inquired
the prospective bride, as,ouisned at
these hnrriel movements
"Mat,er ! dars heep ds matter,
Ois wsdlia ain a coluin od. :.
What's dc rs,son il aiutf ~
"Dus reason nnf---da: male got
sunfn 10 matter wild his hind legs,
.ni lac got sunin ds matter w,d
my stomach--and dats reason 'nul
to stop a weddin."
Aud il did, Diarer Nc,cs.
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CoNlSi.-SpriuS, sweet, sweet
spilug, viii soon be here. r. G
green grass will sprout : the keno
player aud the l.mbSin will gimbol +;
tue turtIeiOyc will tirtle t. IT'S smtte;
the humble bee viii bdmble his iiisi
0umOlo the festive yellow jicket
aud the sun al boy will renew lell
tions straw hats will come ont :,
Will busters, wAite pduts, strawberry
festivals, bolts anl campaign papers.
and the spring poet wiil mJlut the
editorial stair VITA cheerful taco aai
ten pounds OF manuscript. Spuu.
Is ~ huud.-Ne,c Oriedus Times.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27

What rooi covers ,u.' ON>, eoisy
,eaae, /. The vVof II ,hs w ,a,a,
Nh ,se be>, NJ ~ks age to>Nst tramp
lea out A sAS~IaSSsIs
What eNat you asme onAoa,
hrvskmg Il : >steeeA
How seaeSDslrs sAAss.haal --fsel
a,N,cea eaxs saw
wa,s grows hssses The s,ass wa
seassass i = nshl
a wsaesr<v~a ssa---A eSx an
AxSlA II ! erssA
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Alphabetical Curiosi,ics,

The protean nltuIe of the vowel
sounds is familiar - nli. \ few
amusing examples vii. show that tue
consonrutS ure nearly a. bad
B makes road broad, turns the
ear to bear, and Tom mo u tomb.
G makes limb climb, hanged
changed. lever clever, AMI traus-
ports lover TO clover
d turns bear to beard. crow
to crowd, aud makes anger danger.
+ tnrus lower regions iuto iiJNer
regions.
II changed eight to height.
Il makes now know.
|. Transforms pear into pearl.
y turns hne. into iinsn. n CROW
t, a crown, ani uakes one noue
p metanorphoses lunber into
plumber
Q of itself has no significance,
= tulns even To seven, makes hove
shove, and word sword, pear a
spear, mikes slaughter of lang shter,
anl cnri,usly changes having hoe
to shaving a shoe.
T makes bough bought. turns
here 10 there. alters one To tone, AN i
transforms the phrase "allow bis
own TO "tsllow this town.
W does well. e (. nose are whose.
are heclm ware. on whn. omen
women. SD SOW, vie view (; II makes
arm narm, aud tngus hat into
what :
Y turns fur into fury, \ mlu to
many, TO TO tny, arub taa rnhy,
ours to yours, and had tn a lady.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27

Al i.I-ipO"irg lcioN va, askel
how hr could accJyut fur nature
iormlug nsm So ugly. Mature Sas
not to o.auc, said lie, "iOr wh-n
Was iNU n mputus oil, was cJusil.
cred the haud,omest cA,ll in tue
neIgAOJihood, bat my nurse on,
day swdppeI me away for another
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That Was U.t,r. -sOu.eu .uIn who
said 10 his ene.Hy: Il VISA yol
had loo cuGutlIes, AMI each cOII.
Il! 400 cities, aul eacd clty l.JJJ
streets, and each street 1000 nOdse..
aud each house l.OJJ b-I>, and tu.t
you wOnii Eaye to Es ia each oi
tuose IGlJ beds, 100 years w.,H
tue most fearful tootlache.
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"Sambo, is your master a good
farmer Z
"On, yes, mIssa, first rate farmer
lie makes two cIops III one year.
"How Is that, SInbo
"Wny. he sci, all uI- hay in de G.li
and Iuake money once den ~ dc
spring he sch dc hides oO de cattle
What die Tor want Oh hay aud mgke
money twIce.'
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Forget thee wrote "a young
mdn 20 hts -lrI -" lOrk,t tnc W'd,u
,"e EARN iJrs u 20 r.v'.'e watu
The star forgtt to slinc w,"n t.-
rain Iur-eis u ia ;auiu ,nc hJSe :
irSet II hlJJm-tner. anI % I'll
'hs", viii 1 irtGet thee" rnr,t
m'ntus later, he Vas ,mns 10 ,g,
anoIher Srt W'tIu wat Uu ngr uu-e,
anI SlO.Oun In mo hAuk.
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ysnh Il the vislsi efths ssai.
iss fragrance ssoths the human bfsast :
Z Iu advsrsity's hear eiveta rsss.
without u here b no sslf.oensrol
7As ssiema sun oouuiing Ger hse bssds.
he poor naa ssrsssliss 10 tts day o
wbers'er on earth there are huma, Assds
II nerves IA deeds Of sirsu. a. I truth.
II 10 Q soiaes Ia the dying hour.
Whes the whole worlds gloriss e 10 from
view
Al sssrst. silent. po.sst sewsr.
rhst helps ne on In whsiso'er We do.
n give us faith when dark clouds lower.
That We may not, Father. turn feom you.
Hope 10 the kriehtest flower
Thsi blooms our paths slons
Asd, iiks sfpAs seat.
Il lends . charm 10 the dsrke~ hosr,
From youth 10 ses. fron life 10 lsItA,
We breath its incense - We 20,
Hut seldom do 10 realize
The sweet fruiiion OF our hopess
A awset perfume. borne on the breath
Of oil The winds that blow.
10 the morn With joyous he Tt We rise,
A. eve. disappointment opss
A different vista 10 our eyes
Thas The sss seen through our hopes.
The diviesst plant Is Charity.
We only see Il here and there
Oold.husd anil modest. sweet and fair
Blooming In its erest.rari'y.
We vss II OF In the lowiy place,
A. n The higher WALKS o. aaeA,
With its simple. swes, an I ssintly Rrses.
Crowned With loves hr,GAs disiem.
lis incense puri6es the soul.
II makes Ne kind 10 all our kind
And. as che years back from US Soll,
Grow better both in heart and mind.
II 10 . chain whose links doth bind
The angels to tho humsa ssul.
- n 4 n ~ f. IN n N
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Tho wnr,ls Immortal sNa,, 4

Tho words 'immortsl soa, = death
less soul "ualying soul, slea,hless
spirit. "l,se uha liel soul, 'dissn,
bsiied spirit 'e,srnA ltormens
ste 0al sulieviag ia oonsriAss mis.
sry. 'pneuding tormeaI Everlasting
saul, aad AL their kinlryl war.ls,
.te words thai never Ia \ kasls in
StAncs are fAM,l ia tho bAls, Hut
from ths aopiuuS snAuue4in which
these wor(S are pA~seA = NJ nun
~ pelpll All (Asoee6 " pseas ws
!; &. ~ ~ ::
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\ nan passing through gateway
iu the darS IAN against post. u
rlsi TINT post Was IN tue lover re-
giuns :! was his angry remark
= Better wish IL Mas sDueNhere else.
sail hysiauder. "Iod might run
against it again.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27

WoNe uO yOVuS mcu WIN HUOul
when they cit at the open window,
smoking on summer evenings I d,
you suppose it is Of love :! Indeed
I suspect it is Of money or il not OF
money, then at least Of something
that either makss money or spends
| IL.
Cleve Sullivan had been spending
his fonr years in Europe, aud he has
Just been telling his friend john Sci.
den how he spent them.
John spont his vacation in Nav
York-he is inclined to think inst u.
rro6tably. Both stories concluded
in the same way.
81 have not q thousand dollars
left john
Nor I, Eleve.'
Il thought your cousin diei twn
years aga (; surely you have not
spent all the oh gentlenans money
already I
II only got $4,000 I owed hull
of it p
"Gave it to his wife. lie married
. beauty abont year after you went
away. died u few mouths afterward
and left her his whole fortune.
had no claim on him. He educated
me. gave me a profession aud s2O.,
O0O. That was very we'll he WAS
only my mothers cousin.
"And the widow--where is she 2
Living at his country seat.
have never seen her. She was one
OF the ST, Manrs Of Maryland.
"Good family, and all beauties,
Why don't you marry tie widow Z
"Why | never thought OF such a
thing,
"You can't think OF anything bet.
ter. Write her little note ut once;
pay that you aud I will soon be in
her neighborhood. and that gratitude
10 your cousin. aud all that kind Of
hing-then beg leave to call aud
pay your respects, etc.
John demnrred q good deal to the
plan, bat Cleve was mastsrfnl. and
The note was writton. Cleve himself
putting II iu the post office.
That was on Monday night. On
Wednesday night the widow Glare
ouud il with dozen others on her
breakfast table. Sho was q dainty,
high bread little lady. with
Eyes that browse with dreamy slender
Chsets With ross-ieAf ,iniings tender
Lips lik, fragrant pesy.
But this letter could not be ans
wsred with the usual polite formula
She was quite aware that John Sell
dsu had regarded himself for many
|ears ~ bic cousins heir, and that
hsr marriage with the late Thomas
Glare had seriously altered bic pros
pscts. Women easily see through
be best.laid plans Of men, add this
Plan was Transparent enengh to the
lhrswd little widow. john would
carcely have liked the half contemp
uous shrug and smile which terni.
pated her thoughts on Tue matter.
''Clsmentius, II you oonld spare a
noment from your fashion paper.
.snt 70 consult you, dear, about q
isitor.'
Clsmsntius raised her blue eyes,
soppsd her paper, aud said Who
; Il, Fan Z
Ut V John ssldsu. II Mr. Glare
I'D not msrrisd me he would have
nhsritsd the Olars sstats. l thinl
u coming SOW in order 10 sse u
y worth While asking tor,s ,sasa,nb'
sed By bic sonslus widow
sWhat sslAshnsss | Write and
~ him you are just leaving Tor ths
|ues Canal, or ior The Sandwich IT,
eda es Any other ineonvsnisn'
4lls |. I hsvs ! bsAsv plAu lh.s
~ o(eDeo>lee ~ elop peaAluH !
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Wasn't Afraid OF 0ae.

In the battle Of Franklin. now aud
then there MAS soldier who would
not face the music. hut take "l,g
bail" for the rear. These cases were
getting too numerous tosari the
close of the battle, aud Cl. d
was sent hack t. in,ercep, ,hcu snl
return them 10 their respective posts
of aaty,
Col, R---hailed ono fcllNw who
was maSing traess for sone place al
safctv With all the energy oi despair
"ilalt say, AMI - oaeS TO ySa.
pos,
The coloael now hscame exaspcrl
ted, aud yelle,l ou,
III yo1 doat sarn aud so back h
your commsa1 | will saoa, you,
sir
wi,hear psusmy in his digas tue
soldier y-llol back ~ him
''Shoot aal b. hanged What 5
one bullet ~ a haske,tal u
CA R---,at him ~, aei sise,
thu battle telL Tue incident ss !
good isks, >,s..A.
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The MINES IL tuan wup SnOckui
a preacher iosa IN church i su..
wouisriaS how many ii tue cnu., ge-
CATION strncS hlm lie pIt tue
number NJ j.nA'.
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F~r q Cas~ ar CtrAEEh
TlaI sanf~ryi's Erctf II ture
fa- -Catfrrr wfii VrttsstartlT re-
isev- k-f specify cgFv- kef-F'
erres. hrnry Wriis, 30, Ne.
ftrxa \ 90. Aursrt. y Y; Wn.
Rauer. ~ Nrusttna. Grsng
\ iiauvs. ~. . as. Tsstlucata .
aul trs1l - 30 all frteN stth
g. ssuvr,. luat'er. ~. >sia eve.
rv1ssrs. Ns,SN y p TIES
~ rrlstg-. l.astv,. Mass
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II never knew n fashionable wo-
nan whA diiat think more ot fool
thAa Ofnn npTlsAS sensible .l1n,'
Says ga!maSN
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Win, Is tue haeauee bv,9cea a
tlgh, boot ani an oAS tres : uae
IN ikes ae0sns, the 0thsg makes e1gas
ache,
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>r-x.zzz,<~c<EAz=r-.

"Look out Tor tue palus . shoristi
a boy IN tee gallery ofs CLica.o
theatre, when tue hero Of the play
kissed tie heroine.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27

\. great curiosity - ths woman
who eau drive uail Niihols hitting
beC tiuyeg niue tines out ofs pos
slble ten.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27

MoaeN is =, glvaIy u slns wes.>
srn Statvs tbS, evea Gsw esIsr
ioSat have t. wor,,
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CEOEGE D. BESsER.
County Surveyor.
Krat,srf!'!e. SINGER County Penn 1.

surveyin- aud Convsy>zciug rr,-rt's
~ .ki'ifaiy sitentsl - shArs 60
the Vubic'> ptir'atrs solicited.
luly -sJh. -. Ti.
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TIE rEcl1. E,r--s' r-s, eSt - ft<gof &:
u-u.s a., at 5 ~.
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THE POST.

fnbliahcd every Thursday Evening
JEREMIAH GROUSE, PrUrr
Torns of Snfsci1ptict,
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Pay.
ablo. within sly months, or e2.50iinot
paid within tie year. No papcr dis.
continued Until all arrearago3 ero
paid unless ut the option Of the pub.
Usher.
Subscriptions outside OF the county
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
RR-Persm,s lifting and usirg psren
addressed % of'isrs beccn.e s,,,s'~a.--s
spd arc lirli" 60 --,s.
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Whv aF~ yolax lA,l'e~ a ths hse>k
inY Np " I lp>r>y hks Nrrows Z H.
2>Sss Nv ~ - & - Z v!.ac<s ". "a I I
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TWO FAIR OecEivERS.

- Q I q G { IT ~ le
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13
Rest is Rust.

The opinion brought forward few
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, that the daily vibration
of tho iron rails on a railway was a pre-
ventve of rust. and which was debated
and denied by some, has lately been prac-
tically confirmed in Germany on the
Cologne Muhlhcim railroad.
A pile of rails of odd lengths were laid
OH sleepers over bed of gravel, early in
1870. and remained undisturbed until the
Fall of 1877, there being no use for them.
1t was then found that they were covered
with a layer of rust 12-inch thick, which
had to be removed by striking the rail
with hammer. The cleaned rail weighed
only 1882 pounds, while its original
weight was 419.1 pounds, showing that
five per cent Of the iron had been destroy
ed by rust, which covered the rail quite
uniformly. Tho rails which had been in
use during the same time had not lost
half as much, notwithstanding the wear
and tear of the trains moving over them.
This confirms the observation that iron
rails staked away are much more liable
to rust than those laid down in track.
Every carpenter knows that tool out Of
use-such as a saw, for instance-loses
more by rust than one continually in use,
and subject to the consequent vibration,
which appears to be a preventive Of oxi-
dation-at least to some extent
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-09-13
A Croaker.

There arc croakers in every country al
ways boiling its ruin. Such one lived
in Philadelphia, person of note, an elder
ly man, with wise look and very grave
manner Of speaking; his name was Samuel
Mickle. This gentleman, stranger to
me, stopped one day at my door, and ask
c" me if WAS the young man who had
lately opened new printing house. Being
answered i'll the affirmative. he said he
was sorry for me, because it was An OK
pensive undertaking, and the expense
would be lost; for Philadelphia was sink
ing place, the people already half bank
rupts, OF near being so; all appearance to
the contrary, such as new buildings and
the rise of rents, being, to his certain
knowledge, fallacious; for they were, in
fact, among the things that would soon
ruin us. And he gave me such detail
of misfortunes now existing, or that were
soon to exist, that he left me half melan-
choly. Had | known him before en-
gagged in this business, probably I never
should have done it. This man continu-
ed to live in this decayins place, and TO
e1claim in the same strain. refusing for
many years to buy a house there, because
all was going to destruction; and at last
had the pleasure of seeing him give five
times as much for one rs he might have
bought it for when he first began his
cyoakinS.