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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19
Burdette on the Blackberry.
The greatest enemy the blackbel

The greatest enemy the blackberry
has is boys. Five boys from towr
can eat more green blackberries in Q
day than would ripen in week. Fol
many years the great desideratuu
has been hardy berry that could
resist the premature onslaught o
boys from town IL is n great de.
sileratum still. Tho Schneider, q
variety that was invented by at
Iowa borticulturiSt, is the nparesi
approach tp it. It is bred from Il
perfectly green pcrsimmon crossed
with a dog wood tree, aud still fur.
lher prupnsited with u hybrid ui
worm wood bush anl wild crdb.ap-
pie. 1t is not perfect defense, bat
,herc are 20 Y few boys who caro- to
ent more than II quart of them No.
body else, however. can e. past the
field where tho Schneider is growing
without being attacked by Asiatig
cholera. anl this tends to weaken
the partial success this hardy berry
has achieved Then there is bny
i do not know the name Of it
that crawls over the berries now aud
then. When you eat bcrry that
has been gloriiied by visit from this
bug. You l.o down,in tho briars and
pray Heaven to take you home in
Just about three seconds. Aud II
you live you can wake up in the
night, alOug, III tho mid lilo of next
wlntor, and sAuller rs you tasto of
that berry.
When your blackberrie1 grow too
thickly, You will want to thin them
out To this end, you must klli
some of them. This can be done
by digging II we'll where the plant
stands /; then turn tha farm upside
down aud let it dry out thoroughly
for u couple of years, then turn it
over, upside down, aud start a brick
yarl on the back of it, This will
kill Oh soma of the plants There
may hc some shorter aud cheaper
method of killing black berry vines
tlin this, bat | have never beard of
il, aud II isn't likely that there is
any.
IL ypu want to devote about forty
acres of ground to the cultivation of
blackberrles. plant about three
healthy vines in some corner of tho
h'll abb tho mil lle of April
Then about the first of My tho man
whD owns the fIrn on tho other side
of tao road will bring civil action
against You, anl will try to collect
damages for destruction Of his two
ii'l Is of wheat by raj | Of bAckbcr
ry vines
1t is not known just at what sea
: IN Of tho year bhckbarrios ripen.
Tho b ackbcrry hns never been
known TO ripen. Ii tbs hucksters
and boys should all die in June, il
Is probable that the berries would
ripiu some time in July or August.
IiGt they have never hti chance
10 see what they could ID at II rip.
cning.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19
Hands of.

Spme mon are never happy, unless
their hands are in motion. The,
are eternally Strengthening tho neck 1.
tic Of tue men with whom they are
talking. or fumbling at his watch
cham, or picking spechs of liut or
dust from his coat, or picking at d
button. or pointing out tho absenc,
of a button or iilustrntiug how the
beard shonld grow. With laiits
these fellows are insuileruble. They
find n brenstpiu ont of plumb, or II
halrpin sticking sixteenth of an incl
fu,her ont than it should, or lock
of hair astray, or gather OF dro, 6
has started the stitching. or The
iowors in tho hat drOups II little, or
th" shawl pin don't hang just 80,
aud they insist upon fixing these
matters and keep fnmblipg aud paw
ing aud picking away ut lady until
attention l.. .lrawn to tho peri u
anco and M annoyance is the result.
One of these young fellows will put
his band under lady's elbJw to
hit her over a straw on the walk
or six inch gutter, aud when going
mp rise Of two or three steps will
insist upon putting his hand upon
her waist anl par lly lifting her
up II he helps her into carriage
he wants to lift her in, and as sist-
ing her To alight he makes her lump
into his arms, where ho holds her M
long as he dlrcs. While riding with
her he always has his hand upon
the seat behlnli her, rti Is to Sc ~
her waist every tiuo there isn 1T
big enough to give m exc iso to do
80 -ln fact, he seems To bu cpntiuu.
ally achlng to paw. IN ono way or
another, every lady into whose com
pIny he is thrown II may MT be
improper between people pretty we'll
acquainted with each other. but it
'l"n't look well, aud hlie.. who don I
like To bo annryol, still feel so. aud
wish 10 be let alDna Gtllantry is
one thing, bnt namby pnmby, un-
necessary attentions are all together
different, an shorll be put down
by the ladies whJ suffer from them.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

They use gnano downin Alabama
to coax the crops along, aud a nan
who sells the best guano gets tho
best trade, There is one kind that
is awful soon \ farmer put sam
pie in his pocket and started for
homo. There was n carpet tacl; in
his coat pocket when be put the
gnnno in there, and when he got
home there was bar of railroad iron
sticking ont of his pocket, which
almost weighed his horse down.
No said he ielt something heavy in
the last half of the journey lfsome
papers should tell this story none
would believe il,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19
The Old Grist Mill.

by Willow brook beneath the hill,
Stands quaint and gray the oil grist mill
Spring misses on its steep roof grow
whera-5roai their sha lie the willows throw
The poui near by is clear and ieep,
Aud rounl its brink the aller4 sweep;
The lily pads spread gay AMI green
The lilies white aud gold bet ween,
While grinds the mill with rumbling sound
The wind mill turuing rouil anl round
Among the reel, the mist,rit livts.
Aud swift "tho swallow homewari flies. "
The robin sits in cedars near
Where willow brook ruus swift AL clear.
The children by tho schj ol-hOusc play,
Where slumberous shadows softly stray,
And warm and low the summer breeze
Is whispering thro' the will W leaves,
While griuds the mill with runbling sound
Tue wind mill ,urnins roual AL rJuai.
The crows now wing their southern way,
The squirrels in the nut trees play,
With merry shouts the school boys run,
The mountains blush meath auiun's sun
Their grain they bring ado Va the hill,
The farmers to the old gri.t mill.
Aud faint from far Ger hill an dale
Falls on the ear the thresher's Hlil.
While grlnds the mill with rambling sound,
The wind mill turning round AMI round.
Long years have come and passed away.
The mill with age is gaunt anl gray,
The roof gaps wide TO rain aud sun,
With cobwebs thick the walls are hung.
The pond is overgrown with weeds,
The marsh wren builds am ,na rssis,
The night winds thro' the willows mosn,
The school house gone, the children grown.
The farmers sleep where wild flowers grow.
who brought their grain 90 long ago,
When ground the mill with rumbling
sound,
And the wind mill turned round and
round. -t-
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- e 1 e G t II ale
SWEEThEARTS AND WIVES,

A sober, half discoltented face al
the window "a bright face in the
street. The window is thrown open
aud smile goes from the bright
face to the sober one, giving it new
aud pleasant aspect. Both faces are
young-tbe one at the window the
youugest-almost ch like. Yet th,
window face is the face OF wife,
and the street face that OF a maiden,
fancy free"
slow strangely I was decsivei,
Bella !" said the lady in the street.
Deceived, how Msry9 What do
you mean I But come in. You'er
just the one | wish to see."
II was sure I saw you not ten
minutes ago, riding out with Harry"
said the young friend, as they met
aud embraced at the door.
"Oh, dear, no ! I haven't been out
riding with Harry for a month";"
Indeed, how's that I can remem'
ber when you rode out together al
most every afternoon,
"Yes, but that was before our
marriage" replied the young wife,
in voice that made her friend look
in to her face narrowly.
"The husband has less time for
recreation than the lover. He must
give more thought for business" re-
marked her friend.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19
A Boy Again.

Sometimes an old man becomes a
boy agaiu. although too smart to
drop iuto his second childhood. An
illustration of this pleasant tenden,
cy was given, not many months
since, by au old mau, worth several
millions.
lie was in the habit Of prowling
around the Office of the insurance
company in which ho was director
One morning as he was thus inves-
tigating, he happened to come across
the dinner kettle of the Office boy.
dis curiosity led him to take off the
cover. A slice OF home made bread,
two doughnuts and IA piece of apple
pie tempted the millionaire's appe-
lite. He became boy again, aud
the dinner pail seemed tho one be
had carried sixty years ago,
Just then the office boy came in
aud surprised the old man eating
his pie--he had flashed the bread
and doughnuts,
"That my dinner your eating 7
exclaimed the boy, Indignantly
"Yes, sonny, suspect it may be
but it first rate one, for all that
I've not eateu SO good one for six
ty years
"rhere," he added, as he fin
isbed the pie, stake that and go out
and buy yourselfa a dinner, but you
won get rs good one,' and he
handed the boy u five dollar bill.
For days after, the old man kept
referring to the first class dinner b'
had eaten from the boys pail.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

The latest dodge in the thieving
line has just been developed. ! he
operators prowl about the back
yards of boarding houses, in ths
still hours OF tue night, initiating tho
sleep-disturbiug strains of II Thomas
cat harassed by the deepest agony
Of uurequitted love, aud then go off
with the boots, valises, anl general
chamber furniture projected ont Of
the windows by tue eurased board
Urs,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

A well-dressed lady called at q
carpet warehouse aud asked to look
at some carpets. The goods were
shown, every pattern in the shop
being spread out for examination,
After looking at ever th ng about
the place, aud driving some very
close bargains in the matter ot
price, tn, lady selectei carpet for
for each room in her house. running
up q bill which filled the salesmau's
heart with Joy When all was com
pleted hs asked wheIe the carpets
were to be sent. The lady replied
without hesitation. that she would
call aud let him know. "iou see,
she added, my husband has just
bought piecs of ground, AMI talks
of soon bnilding house on il. II
he does. you know, l shall wan,
s me new carpets, aud then ! viii
call aud order these, as l know the
cost"
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19
The w HlTE' stands
acknowledged King
of all Sewing Ma.
chimes.
important and CautiONaTY Notice 10
all intending purchasers Of
SAWing MlCDiDGS,
o@co WHITE SEWING MACHINE Co

Onico WHITE SEWING MACHINE 60,
CLEVELAND, ., May y, 1850.
Wo particularly c,li your attention to tho
fact that we stamp number IN plain, distinct
figures on tho back shuttlo.rlce sliIc Of each
machine ami k'epa record ot such numbers.
When sold, a WARRANTY PoH FryE YgARs Is
given to the purchaser. This warrant bears
the name Of the agent who purchased the ma.
chine from us, NJ also thsd,to OF purchase AMI
a puLincr corresponding to tho slide number
The warrant i-signei By Us, and has tho orr.
ciAL SEAL OF our co upiny stamped upon II.
All other warrants incur nluo are spur lous,
AMI parties hniing the sIpE NuNHHRs NuTIL.
ArED on pEFAtEp, and no warranty to corre-
spond with tho above description, mag know
at once that sooner or later the owner will DO
involved In trouble, with no one to fall back
upon.
The GgSuIsR "White" Is ta.lAy the most
popular machine upon tho market tho cheap.
~, ani tho best To pwn or sfil. \ ltr.cr mum.
ber oi the "Whit," have baen made and sold
since they were placed upon tho market, :hau
any other make Ia the same length OF time
since Sewing Machines woro invented Their
lggtpess, sp ID, space, beauty, qniteunss, du.
rabiliiy, and rice combine to make them the
machinc tn every family desires - own. and
thoroughly satisfied when once they possess
the white 4"
THE REGULAR AUrHoRIAgp DEALER FoR
Snyder and ,dIpi Ing counties, Il q. q. SEE.
BOLD Midlelurg Pa, and wo advise intend.
tug purchasers to p,troni1S mono other, ami
thereby got tho genuine "Whito"
WHITE SEWING MACHINE
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

When fellow is sparkling his girl
he smokes ten cent cigars after he
becomes engaged he gets down to
five centers aud after marriage he
generally contents himself. with an
old pipe that two years aso he
wouldu't have had in tho same block
Matrimony is rather dsmoralizing
lor the cigar trade. in the long run.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

Speaking of epitapbs, Harper's
Magazine says tombstone in
South Carolina beats the following :
Here lies the body Of Robert Gordon.
Mouth almighty, and teeth accorIln'
Stranger, tread lightly over his wonde r
If he opens his mouth, you're gone, by
thunder,
At Oxford, New Hampshire one
reads as follows:
To tell my f,iends l bid adeu.
A more sudden death you never knew.
As was leading the old mare to drink,
She kicked aud killed me qu icke'n wink,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19
H q q { r. ".
Only Waiting.

] am waiting for the morning
OF the blessed day TO draw,
when The sorrow aud the sadness
sbis weary life are gene.
I am waiting worn aud weary
With the battle and the strife,
Hoping when the war has ended
To receive o crown Of life.
Waiting for the golden city
Where the many mansions be,
Listening for the happy welcom
OF my Saviour calling me.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19
A disrespectfuI son aske d his fit

A disrespectful son aske d his f.th
or "Why il peighbor Smith =
liquor shop like counterfeit dollari'
ii can't tell, my son" Because
you can't pass it, said the boy.
snow, George, you must divide
the cake honorahly with your broth
or Oaarles.' "What is. honorable,
mother - 1T means that you must
give him the largest piece "rhen
mother, ia rather Charley would
divide IT,"
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

A couple at Danbury, CT, having
clrelally considered the qresti N
FIR twenty-five years, have receatly
decided to get married.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19

E. 3. TREAT, z. IiI pPs,sassy: Pa%I.s : III
more Agents In every ocaaty. stesdy wes b
snj bsst tern
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-19
THE POST.
Published every Thursday Evening
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30

ular with both people and teachers; for
10 them may be traced many heaygreduc-
tionsin teachers wages. yslsi4
/ have no personal interest in these mat
tefs further than q desire TO see justice
done 10 all, and the furtherance Of popn-
lar education In West Virginia. sl
n hope soodly nnmBer OF persons ~
the State have similar desire, and VIII
respond. am willing to cooperate In
recommending the enactment oil . judici'
GUS compulsory school law; also to ce'
sent the true aim and nature otour Nor
NAL schools to the Board OF Trustees tol
the Peabody fund in such manner q
will prove 10 them, these are schools
which do meet the requitementsIo oil theli
policy,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30

Tue Legislature Of Wisconsin author
lied the establishment Of a State Board Of
immigration, which organized in March
last, and the first report is just published.
During ten months Of the year 1870 there
arrived in Milwaukee 1882 immigrants;
OF this number 4.442 were Germans, 4, Sl2
Eorweginns, ,sll swedes, $50 Danes, 5O4
EuglishRen, .l45 Bohemians, 900 .1,ish-
men, 90 FIenchmen, 100 Poles, ISL Hol.
lauders, n Swiss, 40 Scotchmen, 10 Aus
TRANS, 40 Firms, IS Hungarians and 4
Italians. Wisconsin wastbe destination
of 1, ISL. OF thcse-immigrants; 1885 settled
in Minnesota; l,O32 made Michigan their
home, and 52i went on to Iowa. Az, tho
Bourd had It's headqpdrtersin Milwaukee,
it is OF tho opinion that four or five thou.
sand immigrants entered the State directly
from Chicago and arc not enumerated in
tho report. ,SlalisticsGoncerniqg tho State
have Been distributed throughout Europe.
The report states that there Sare now in
Wisconsin l550,2GO acres Of State land,
G,0SG, $50 acrcs Of Government !and, 2,592,-
900 actes OF railroad iaud-a grand total
OF 1892 acres-a large portion Of
which is excellent farming country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30
AUTHORIZATION NOTICE.
Notice to. Contractors &BuiIders

OFFIcE or TIKI BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.,
70 90 SwnEElING, NovemberlS, 1879. J
/ Sealed proposals will be received by The
Board OF Public Works, Of the State OF West
Virginia. addressed TO the undersigned, up TO
IL o'clock noon, Of March the LIST, 1880, for the
ALTERATIONS In, and the ADDITIONS TO, the
Building knownas the State House, at Chares-
ton, Kanawha county, West Virginia, sccord-
ing TO the plans and specifications furnished by
c. G. KembIe and A. PEBBLES, joint Architects.
Bids will be Received for thewhole, and the
several parts OF the work. Plans and specii-
cations may be seen at the Capitol Building,
in Wheeling, on and after JANUARY ], 1880,
and anyinformation relative thereto may be
obtained by applying to- Q. g. Kemble, the
Architect, resident at Wheeling, West Va. q,
Bonds and security. approved by the Board
Of Public Works, will be required OF each
contractor. The right OF receiving or reject
ing any or all bids Is reserved.
By order Of the Board OF Public Works.
nol7 51artii s. BRADY. sec'y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30
nAp READING IN THE SCHOOLS.
who is I,csponsibie:

.
Editor, lntoll.rncrr. NO., ~,
For your excellent editorial on TRead.
ing in tho Public Schools" printed in yes,
terday's INTRltI0E%cEE, you certainly de.
serve the thanks Of all who are interested
in the education ofyoung children.
While the writer hereof is unable to
agree with many Of the positions taken in
that article, yet he, in common with every
thoughtInlt Teacher, responds with ah em-
phatlc amen" 10 the reform suggested.
Yes, sir II instead OF the "wretcked
little primer" and the first and second
reading books commonly used, you can
induce those who have Authority in the
matter, to substitute those delightful
stories Of slack, the Giant Killer, ""I.ittle
Red Ridinghood," "Oinderela," etc., q
great army Of discouraged teachers, who
Tor years have been crying out, "Who
shall free me from this body OF death, :"
will rise up and call you blessed" ~
Would II be unfair 10 suspect that at
least ono reader out Of every two as he
concludes the reading Of your sensible ar
ticle will exclaim Didn't l tell you soY
Don't YOU SEQ that our teachers know
neither what nor how to tOaclt2" etc, etc.
Ii will not likely occur To them that the
teacher has no more voice usually in de-
termining what shall be read in his school
than the writer has in the management OF
your jG,irnRl. Z = y p $40 y
And Just here lies the trouble. li,years
ago teachers and school superintendent
had had exclusive control ,ol. the matter,
the new retorm which you suggest would
be- very old matter indeed.
Unfortunately those who are delegated
with authority to prescribe what shall be,
reSd, aud what shall not be read in the
public schools, aretho verWones who will
iauvh tile louGest at.your "Puss-in. Bo0tsp
scheme. Bear in mind, too. when make
this Kss ertion, that have fullcontidence
in the. average schoOl.committeeman.
That is 70 say, il he isa shoS.maker,, he
will doubtless make excellent shoes III he.
he a blacksmith, he will likely be able to
shoe horse with skill, or II he be tailor
you may be- able TO got a bsGtsFat in new
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30
.IS THAT SOY"
A Common mud very Objectionable Hab
'rH tfln Conversation,

A Common mud Very Objectionable Hab'
II In Conversation.
Frou the New York Times. s' 49, 'I So '''
Excuses have been made for certain de-
fects in ordinary conversation, for It is
grayely asserted that but fewpeople have
continuity OF thought. In public speak.
Ing, the mere utterance Of meaningless
sound, a tendency to phrasing, is often a
mental process Of preparation. What may
however, be termed conversational stop
gaps should be corrected in children and
adults. There are innumerable single
words and phrases Of no possible use,
which through n sloyenly habit people
drop into their common talk. a boy or
girl tells simple story, and his sentence
Is redundant with "nows." The English
adults "er.er," so common in the House
OF Commons, is OF this character. These
stupid words, mental stutterings, are
| like old hats or petticoats stuck in q
broken pane OF glass, obscuriug the light
and making the accident more visible.
These conversational stop.gaps sometimes
run among well-bred people into phrases
Of several words, US 1.-THE result was" or
"the consequence was" introduced most
ingeniouslv in out OF the way places, or IN
the more common and vulgar phrase oil
says she 10 me says she Sometimes the
aop.gap assumes the special iQrm Of a
reiuin1er. Then 1t becomes peculiarly
aggrayating. At present there Is aphrase
used dd ndIseaa,, always in the mouths Of
Young men and women, which should be
throttled at once. This verbal epidemic
began year ago, and isspreadipg rapidly.
You say 10 person OF average ability,
Two and two make four" The reply,
solemnly is, as that so?" Doubling
then, OF the capacity Of the. listener,
YOU indulge in the most Impossible
statement, and the inevitable rejoind'
er is, ais that so ~. There might,
however, be certain ,shadings which
could give this pet phrase the appearance
Of acQuiesCence or denial. But our PEG
ple are little prone to cPlor In their talk,
and are generally ignorant, '"que % ton lqlt
Ia cIdaaOn." II properly, but sparlnnsly
used, ais that SOP" might convey all these
delicate effects between surprise and al
Implication cast on the veracity oil the
statement; but as 1t Is rendered, patty
monotonOusly, it is only exasperating'
Replies made 10 the commonest state
ments, OF course. are necessary. A man
cannot 20 on telling things without some
encouragement on the part OF the audience
An "indeed" amply sufiices; the old Eng
lish man" might even BIO revived as Q
syllable stop.gap; anything better than
that senseless barrier 10 talk y, that drlyel'
ing, meaningless sentence, us that so"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30

A MEETING Of colofcd people has been
held at DRlISs, Texas, to discourage the
exodus movement to Kansas. A call has
been issued fora State Convention on the
10th and 18th OF February for the purpose
Of establishing a colony for cOlored people
in North Texas.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30

sournraS RUSSIA has been a granary for
a good part Of E@ope to draw from. The
calamity that must have befallen Russian
crops may be Unsigned when the news
papers of St. Petersburg discuss the Prob
ability OF importing American grain the
coming spring. ,.......as l....,. .er,.E
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30

THE American Consul OF Bio JanGiro
has communicated SOME statistics to the
State Department in regard 10 our COM
lnerce with Brazil that arc Of Importance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-30
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

sTriadOlphIG AccormoiAtlnu.-Th train only runs
between WStSllpS and TTiadOlPhiR.' r'
tDaily 6xrOpt SuniRy-GVWaFk Accommodations.
tSteubanvsilO ArrOmmUlatiOn.-ThlG trAin during
the day passas backward and forward bStWe0u Mar
tins Ferry aud BOAlre, st0pplng when reyUltO1 a
sherman uu'sse, &tnaVlllc, Wez. Wheeling and
Gravel Hill, '7 '7T