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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09
The Power Of EnjJymaat

Comparatively fcw people possess
uniformly cheerful dispositions
Most Of us have our sad hours aud
moods. But. whatever his disposi
ton. - mta il hlunl by the laws OF
his own being, and by those Of bis
social relations. to cultivate the vir-
tuo of chceriulness assiduously and
instantly. lIo has no more right
20 iujurc his neighbours happiness
thln tO interfere with his pHcinitry
property. aud hc cannot indulge in
venting III humor or complaints, ot
even carrying sad. sour. frowuing
yisago. without sonsibly diminishing
the enjoyment or comfort OF Others.
lnl thus Infringing on thsir rights
\ny iudiyiinnl who has triol to de-
80 can win himself from dcspunlen
~ and surlncss. Tho power of On
jDymcut ia in itself II faculty capable
uf Improvement, ani ~ practice al.
ways euhancoa power, it is Il gool
thing to furm tho habit OF enjoy.
mont II is not truo that tlr
sources OF pleasure are fow ali
rare, bit T. * true anl SILLY truo
that wo entirely pass them by uuno.
ticUd We eau GrDEyD the gNciteUont
of business, Of politics, or fashiona-
bic life. aud forget the world ofinno
cent enjoyment that we tramplo
under foot. Nature and art offer
their treasures in vain tho lowell.
ness of chil lhp,d tho attractions oi
homo tho real satisfaction Of honest
labor, tho simple pleasure of little
things all plcli for ntterhn,o, bat
woropulso them. How can wo pos.
sess Il choerfal spirit aud II glal
heart if we scJruiully dcspiso our
simple pleasures , Every innocent
means OF happiness should bo
welcomed, and gloomy thoughts
porsisten,ly hanishcd
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09
Tie Useful and Rlll.liul.

Tho tomb Of Moses is ruknown
bat tho traveller sltkcs hi5 thirst AT
Jacob we'll Tho gJrse,ns plhcc
Of tao wisost AMI weallhiost ivory,
anl even the great tomple of Jorn.
salem, hglIowei 10y the visible glory
Of the Deity hinssl,, arc sona but
solomon a reservoirs arc ms perfect
ls ever Oi the ancient architecture
Of the holy city not oJo stoao is left
upon another, bat the p1p, Of Beth
saiA cOumnlS tho pilgrim rover
cnce at tho pro5'ut day. Tho cole
umuS Of PersepDlIs arc mlU,ityiIg
into dust, bat it3 c;s'orn nul aIua.
luct remain 10 challenge our adnj,
ration The golden house OF Nero
i7amtss Of ruins, bu. tie Aqul
Claudia still pOurs into Romo it,
linpid stream. Tho tamplo Of the
san, at palmpr in tho Wilderness,
has falloA, but It's fouutpiu sparkle
in It's rays. as when Thousands OF
worshippors thronged It's lofty
colJunadis Should London share
tue fate Of Ba5y,ol an | nothing h,
left 20 mark it sayc tho mounds Of
crumbling brick-worl, tho Thames
would cou.inuo to dow ns it docs
now, And If any work f art should
rise over the deep ocean of time, we
may well believe that it will bo
noithera palace nor Il temple, but
some vast alaeduct or reservoir {;
and If any name should hash through
the midst of antiquity, it would
probably bo that of the man who, in
his day, sought the happiuoss of his
fellow-men rather than glory, aud
linked his memory to some great
work Of national utility or beuevo-
lence, This is the true glory which
outlives all others, and shines with
undyinS lustro from generation to
generation, imparting to works some
of it's own immortality, and in some
degree rescning them from the ruin
which overtakes tho ordinary monu-
ment of historical tradition or mere
magniiiceuce.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09
A Perfect Home.

The most perfect homo ever saw
was a little house into the sweet iu'
cense of whose fires went no costly
things. A thousand dollars served
as Il years living for father, mother,
aud three children. But the mother
was the creator ola home her ro-
lations with the children wore the
most beautiful / have ever seen I,
oven the dull and commonplace
man was lifted up aud enabled to do
good work for the souls by an at.
mosphere which this woman created ;
every inmate Of the house iuvolunr
tarily looked into her face for the
keynote Of tho day, aud it always
rang clear. From the roses bud or
clover leaf, which in spite Of her
hard housework she always found
time to put by our plates at break
fast, down to the story she had on
hand to read in the evening there
was no intermissiou to her influence.
She has always been and always
will bs my ideal of mother, wifo
aud home maker. If to her quick
brain, loving heart aud exquisite
face had been added the appliances
of wealth and culture. hers would
have been absolutely the ideal home
As it wac. il was the best | have ever
seen Helen Hunt.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09
A Bitter To ngue.

tits strange bat true that some
people delight in saying bitter
things to their neighbors. You are
never safe with them. When yor
feeling very kindly and pleasantly
ont will pop some underhsnd stab
which you alone can understand IA
sneer which is masked, but which is
too well made to be misund derstood
IL may be at your person, or your
mental feeling, your foolish habit of
thought on some little secret opin-
Ion confessed in moment Of gen,
aine confidence. 1t matters noi
now sacred it may be to you. no will
have his fling at it and since the
wish is to make you safsr. heis all
'Aa happier the nearer he t,nches
Ao1s heart. How much unhappi--
f-'s do such mean attacks caus,
's-lsr-heartsd meu aud womeu.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09
II o q & n y .
CHILDHOOD.

happy Jays Of childhood,
when all Is bright aud fair,
he sparkling eye, sni rosy check,
The wavinr. slossy hair,
Ehcn life fairy dream appears,
All Joyous. happy. bright,
nd gathered r ics yield no thorus,
And all things give delight.
the golden days Of CHILDHOOD,
How quickly goie are they
Like passing clouds In sumner time,
Tha, swiftly gliie away
bike penrly dew drops on tho 10 vers,
That glisten iu the sun.
! In ever.cbangcing colors bright,
Theu vanish and are gone
The sunny days Of childhood,
The simply joys are psst
And. like the early summer flower,
Too frsil and fair to last
1 Yet memory. ever in delight,
Turns to those happy hours,
When skies above were always bright,
The pathway sirewn with aowcrs.
|The joyous days Of childhood,
Mcthinks I see them now
The trusting and the loving smile.
The softly shaicd brow.
THE bounding step, the merry voice.
The Joyous heart hespenk.
While roaming mid the Gagraut flowers
The butter1y to seek.
The merry heart Of chi,dcooi
Is ever dear 10 me.
The -ilvery voice love TO hear,
The fair. round form 10 see
And soft, dark eyes. ~ minc they meet
Ia radian, beauty tbiue.
Faint cublems OF the soul within.
The spirit half divine.
And yet bow oft such flowers falei
Aud shadow passs'h by,
The checks grow cold, tho eyes gr,s
dim,
Aud low the form dojL lie
While the poor spirit seek the worll
OF shining ones abova.
And joins Them win thei- barps Of 70 d
In songs Of prsisr on l,vs,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09

A ficnd ofours received the poe b,
W. from Milll.n equity lass, viii
bows the way giri4 in that reSiou 20 Z,
sthfdl yodag meu eui hov they pri,
sq year privilege Etv.ris bea
lEht 10 beat responsive to such
prch.
stoSr LONESOME, MTrLIs Co. !
Jul, 20, 1880. !
)car Eiwayd -
will write TO yon, M dosr,
Edward niue ! Edward mine ,
And hope yJu will not care.
E!warl niue Eiwari mine
Ian but your turtle.dlye,
Ani hopd by this to prove,
That u leap year girl c4n bso,
EDWARD mine ! Edward niue
am just the deares, Ell.
Ei"ari mins ElYtrl mins!
Pe+iec mate FOR o i,lr self,
Edward mine Ei1sri niue
! Just know that | will 10,
Aud | hope you think SO too,
] eau promise to be true,
Edward mine Edward mine ,
This is leap year aud know Il
Edward mine Edward nine
Now TO you my hail | throw IL
Edward mine (! Edward niue
No hope you wont refuse,
Oh. no ' indeed ! can't ercuse
This Is lesp-year. AMI | choose
Edward niue Elsari miae!
This my love is my proposal.
Edward mine | Edward mine
j sm now at your disposal
Edward mine Edward mine
Oh you will hearken unto this
And afford me untold bliss
by your answer VII ioh is YES.
Edward mne Edward mine
Tho I'm famed as being pretty
Edward mine ! Edward mine
And I'm noted being witty,
Edward mine Edward mine
Yet ! tbiuk so much OF you,
No meat.axe oIn cut in two
All the love ! hold for you,
Edward mine Edward niue !
"oh l never shall forget"
Edward mine Edward mine
The night that we FIRST met.
Edward mine ! Edward mine !
Oh how happy you did appear
That, put by, your modest fear, r
Oh thA making you my dear
Edward mine Edward mine
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09

All of ono long happy hour mans
ma had been reading to the little
ones Sunday afternoon, aud talking
to them about heaven aud the angels
with their snowy wings. Suddenly
Jack shouted, "Mother, when I'm an
angel I want to DO a shanghai y
Shocked silence on the part of the
family circle, followed by the ex-
planatory clause by Jack'-"Feath-
ers on my legs, you know ~ Mother
dismissed the congregation without
the usual beneiiction.
xHns7snzzazarzNzszxSz-r
If there is not food the saw mills
OF Willismsport aud Lock Hayer
must suspend,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09

Bethlehem is full Of scarlet fever
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

and the narrow condition Of the
trail preventing them from riding
beside and supporting him. The
The reporters informants met
the party with the man shortly
afterward, and halting them clio
tied the above, but neglected 10
ascertain the names of the un-
fortunate prospectors. The man
with his days of starvation was
almost reduced into nothinghess,
while his assured lips and check
bones that appealed for aid pre-
sented a revolving picture. The
man will, no doubt, follow his
friend into eternity, but in a way
not SO tragic and HORRIBLE
Leadville Democrat.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27
Found Dead With Bag of Water
melons.

A communication from Viii
mington, Del, signed by a Justice
of the Peace and three consta-
bles, gave the information that
Asphaltum Sylvester, an hon
orary member of the club: had
been found dead in a fell. AS
soon as the reading was finished
Colonel Pendulum Jones arose
and began: "ALisser Chairman:
De tear leaps unbiddeu to my eye
at de- sad informashun dat, an
odder good man has passed from
airth away. Brndder Sylvester
was man widout single fault:
He was up" "Brudder Jones
will please sot down while I fur
nish leetle more informashun
on dis subject" interrupted
Brother Gardner. snow, den, I
knew de deceased fur many long
Vars. He was simply a coIored
man, came as de rest of us. He
wasn't any mo- truly good dan
any odder pusson. Fact am, he
was pow'ful mean bout a great
many fings, an none too good in
any. He was foun' dead in a
field. Keep your eyes on dat.
He was fouu dead in a field, an
jest benin him was a bag O.
watermelons an Jes' in front O.
him was spring gun. OATS
how he was foun' dead in field!
OATS de trooly good sort of a
man he was! [ agree dat no man
should speak i'll of de dead, but
dis clab am no putin machine
to kiver up dead mems rascal
ties. Sich kind O work is looked
for in Congress, an am taken fur
what it's wuth. Let it be under
stood, now an foreber, dat any
member of dis cleb who gifts in
front Of a spring gun in a melon
patch, Or drops down in front of
a smoke-house doah, am not
gWine to be eulogized heah as a
hero who lost his life while tryin'
to tow a burnin' steamboat
ashore. As men lib SO many
speak of dem" 81 Detroit Free
Pree.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

All lines or business, eAceP1
the wholesale trade, are ex-
tremely dull. But the beginning
of the emo is at hand. From the
present standpoint, the new bust
ness year has happy look. The
clerk of the weather smiles once
more; we hope he will give the
planter a chance TO take in his
cotton before the early worm gets
fairly to work. Now is the best
possible time to make crop esti-
mates, because the ultimate out
turn is so glorioosly uncertain.
A frst-class statistician, by study
ing the situation carefully, ought
to be able to miss the true figure
of the crop by, at least, 100000
bales; that was, We believe, about
the average mistake last year
The most amusing man of al is
he who travels through a dozen
or twenty counties of the cotton
belt, and then returns to learned
~ discuss crop prospects, Over
such mems graves there should
be inscribed the words which the
Wall street Spectator chose for
lis epitaph: "Here lies a man
whom too much information
killed" Then there is the factor
who attempts to show what it
costs to produce the cotton he is
selling; and there is the buyer,
who learnedly points out that; at
the price demanded by the factor
the cotton can only be exported
at a heavy loss Neither of the
facts thus sought to be proven
are of the least real consequence,
The chief knowledge required by
both factor and buyer is to know
the market value of cotton when
they see it; that is a rarer ac-
complishment than is generally
supposed. Statistics have their
andeniable value; they contain
only few of the elements that
enter into the solution of the
great problem. The influences
affecting cotton are worldwide, |
and utterly beyond the power
Of figures to express.-[New Or
leans Times.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27
TESTIMONIALS.

Ouaehita City, La, May 30, 1880.
Mr. Mcdonald, Bastrop, La.
DEAR SIR:-The Southern Standard
Press. which you put up, for me, has
given perfect satisfaction. During the
months of December and January last |
packed $50 bales cottoiI-averaging in
weight 500 pounds. l used an ordinary
SIG cotton rope which, at the close of
the season, was sufficiently strong to be
used for plow lines. 1t possesses many
advantages over any other press Of which
l have any knowledge Its cheapness
and durability should recommend it to
every one. l regard the Southern
Standard cheaper at 500 than the
Brooks or Reynolds or any press of like
make at $40. Yours truly,
O. B. STEELE.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

Joseph Melody, Of Indepen
dence, Mo-, was murdered by
Lewis Hiltz, and Hiltz was &C.
quilted on the ground of insan-
ity; but he was recently struck
dead by sunstroke, On the same
day of the month, at the same
hour of the day, and on the very
spot where ne committed the
deed,
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

1t is well to have a key of beer
in the house. When four rob-
bers broke into a house in Ar
kansas, intending to murder the
inmates and rife the place, they
found a key of beer, got drunk
and were all arrested.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

An old lady visiting the Anti
quarian Museum in Edinburg the
other day, on inspecting the old
weapons very earnestly, and fail
ing to find what she was appar-
entity looking for, asked a visitor
if he could tell her whereabouts
they kept the Axe of the Apos-
ties.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

A little girl, who had been very
observant of her parents mode
of exhibiting their charity, being
asked what generosity was, an
swered:: "It's giving to the poor
all the old stuff you don't want
yourself"
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27
SAM7I W. Kelly,
JOHN B. REILLY.
Pickett Place. June |. 1873
B. V. Mcdonald, ESQ.

fuckeJG race, June l, lccU.
B. V. Mcdonald, Esq.
Dear Sir:-I take pleasure in attest
ing to the excellent workmanship on the
Southern Standard press erected by you
last summer on this place. 1t not only
works easily but has realized my expec-
tations as to the weight of the bales
turned out, some weighing as high as
5s8 pounds, and many over 500 pounds.
All this was done by hand. During last
season there were about 1870 bales pressed,
no accident or delay occurring during
the progress of the work I feel satifed
that any person desiring to put up a
press of this character, cannot be other
wise than pleased with the manner in
which your work is performed.
Very Truly,
THAD. WATERMAN.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

The Springfield Republican in
Inmates that it was a good thing
Garfield didn't see Conkling in
New York, meaning that Gar
field is a better man when under
no outside influence.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

Sixty-four years ago occurred
the year without summer. Nav
II, 1916, the snow fell eight
inches deep On a level in Hart
ford. July S, that year, Indian
corn was SO frozen that the great
er part was cut down and dried
for fodder in Connecticut. There
was frost every month of the year
in the Northern States.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27
It is not generally known how

. JEW " q u J"
easy it is to propagate most
shrubs by root cuttings. Roots
the size of a penholder are the
best: Cut these into pieces an
inch long, and plant them an
inch deep in cold frame, and
they will be six inches high and
ready to plant by the time the
garden plat is ready.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27
Bastrop, La, May 90, 1880.

This is to certify that we had one Of the
Southern Standard Presses built last
January. We had only about forty bales
of cotton packed on it, and must say
that we are better pleased with it than
press we ever used, and we have been
using presses for over thirty years.
They are cheaper and handler than any
press we ever saw, and if put up by B.
V. Mcdonald, we are confident they
will please most any one.
SAM'L w. RELY,
Holm II PEII "
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

The poet has referred idlers TO
the ant for lesson on industry.
The common house fly, however,
wears the belt for persistent per-
severance. One of these crea-
lures will 60 a thousand times
to The same spot On a mans bald
head, and yet there is nothing to
be gained by it in any way.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27
HATS

For ladies, gentlemen, boys and
children, in endless variety, at
tt. Schuster & SilbernagePs.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27
EATEN BYLIONs.

man in his assideous pursuit Of
wealth is that which was given
to the reporter yesterday morn
ing by a party of prospectors
who had inst returned from the
GuDnison district and who are
now entamped on the Arkansas
river. The following narration
will be valuable to those contem-
plating visit to those regions
and will serve to admonish them
in way that will fortify them
selves not only against one pre-
dicament, but against a multiple
ity that might arise. On or
about the LIST of July two pros-
pectors completed their outfit at
Pitkin and departed in search of
pay dust and salable holes. They
Travelled on for some days and
stopped only for a few hours now
and then to examine the decep-
tive rock that rose before them
on both sides. They at last
reached a small valley in the
mountains and were passing
through it, when suddenly num-
Der of mountain lions made their
appearance and started immedi-
ately for their prey. One of the
men made an effort to repel the
attack from the hideous beasts,
while the other sought protection
10 his legs, and running to a pro-
jecting rock on the mountain side
was enabled to see the terrible
encounter between his comrade
and The lions. There they were
In bloody battle, while the shin
ing claws of the beasts were seen
to combine and strip the flesh
from the man who was battling
with the stock of his gun. The
coward who unfortunately lived
to tell his story says that sud-
denly the prospector was on the
ground and that his enraged ad-
versaries were devouring him.
Thinking that possibly one man
would not appease their appe-
titles, the looker-on thought it
about time to leave: and so has
tened away, He was now with
out any weapon against the in
vasion of hunger or the chill
mountain weather, and his only
recourse from inevitable death
was to reach camp. To return
through the valley he dared not,
and by making circuitous route
he trusted that he would strike
the trail. II was almost dark
and a slight rain began to fall.
He started on, however, and
wanted to reach the trail before
night was there to lead him
astray with her myriads of star
lights. This was when he COM
mitted his error, for he wandered |
from the right direction, and |
wearied and discouraged he sat
down and built a fire. The light
came to succor him, but now hun
ger advanced, and soon visions
Of comfortable cabin and plenty
OF food danced before him, as if
gloating upon his mystery. He
did not succeed in finding the
trail that day, and when night
Fall came he ate a few pine barrs
Ind laid down exposed to the ele-
snents again. This continued
or eight days and nights, and
It last he accidently discovered
trail. He reached this, and
when he should have been en-.
Dyed at his prospects all hope
eemed to to desert him and he
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

The Democratic campaign in
Indiana opened with one hun
dred mass meetfngs-one for
each of the ninety-two counties
and eight extra for the more pop
ulous localities. It was a re-
markable beginning-[V icksburg
Herald.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27
Southern Standard :!
400 Presses Sold i'm 1879.

Every one that examines into its
merits takes it in preference to all 9TH
ers A great many Of the best makes Of
Iron Screw Presses are laid aside and the
Southern Standard substituted.
The price Of the Southern Standard
for this year viii be as follows: Press
complete, for hand power, except wood
work, $40; Press complete, except wood
work and small Manila Rope, for horse,
steam CT water power, $50,
For circulars and further information,
apply to D. W. DOUGLASS,
Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, La.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-08-27

1s00o''1HS, IUrWaTuInB and COmmissiOn
yr Merchants, - :.
MONROE, Louisiana.
Promp attention given to all FREIGHT
consigned TO them, and owners notified
Immediately of receipt thereof. Always
Keep on hand, in fresh lots, Flour, Meal.
Corn, Oats, Bacon, Bran, Lime. Cement
ooal' wagons, Coffee, Rice, Etc, Etc.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-10-13
HOW P0EHLER VOTES.

Mr.. Lowe, Of Alabama, on March
LIST introduced bill, H. r. 1875, to
return to the Southern States the
Cotton Tao and moved it's reference
to the committee of Judiciary. After
carefully canvassing the committee it
was found that the bill could be pass
ed, hence it's reference to that com.
mittee.
Mr.. Conger, of Michigan, moved
that the bill introduced by Mr.: Lowe
be referred to the committee on Ways
and Means, where it would have an
unprejudiced hearing and be likely to
receive its just desert.
We find Mr.. Poehler of the I'd Min
nesota District voting against the
amendment of Mr.. Conger, and vot.
ing with the Solid South to send the
bill where it will meet with = favor
able report, and thereby take out Of
the Treasury, if it becomes law,
something over $40, 600, 900. Er-
change:
The above is only one Of the many
votes cast by Mr.. Poehler with the
Solid South whereby it is sought to
take money out Of the Treasury for
the payment Of Rebel CLAIMS. Should
he be returned we would probably
find him voting to reimburse the South
for the loss Of thei,. slaves.