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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16
H O e t r. ".
Our Loved Ones Goae Before.

They never quite leave US, our friend
who have passed
Through the shadows OF death Ito thu
sunlight above.
A Thousand sweet memories are hold
ing them fast
To the places they blessed with thei
presence and love.
The work which they left and tn,
books which they read
Speak mutely, though still with NJ
eloluence rare,
And the songs that they sung,
and dear words that they said,
Yet linger and sigh on the desolat'
air.
And oft when alone, and as oft In thu
throng.
Or when evil allures us or sin drawetl
nigh,
A whisper comes gently, NAY, do moi
the wrong"
And we feel that our weakness Is pitt
ed on high.
In the dew-threaded morn and th'
opaline eve,
When the children are merry, ol
crimsoned with sleep,
! We are comforted, even as lonely W.
grieve,
I For the thought OF their rapture for
bid us to weep.
We toll at our tasks in the burdei
Il and heat
4 OF life's passionate noon. They are
folded in peace.
lit is well. We rejoice that theil
heaven is sweet,
And one day for us the bitter viii
cease.
I'VE too will go home DER the river OF
rest,
As the strong and the lovely befor,
us have gone,
Dur sun will 20 down I'm the beautiful
west,
10 rise in the glory that circles the
throne.
Until then we are bound by our love
and our faith
TO the saints who are walking IN
Paradise fair I;
They have passed beyond sight, a
the touching Of death,
: But they live, like ourselves, in God,
infinite care.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16
That Message.

IL spose you has read dc Presi
leut's message ~ inquired an ole
colored man as he was sweeping an
office of Larued street, tue othe
lay.
"Oh, yes y
Anything speshul in it ?"
"No, not much"
Say anything bout de why per
taters has iiz up in price y
No"
"Git any hggers in dar to pla!
policy on -
81 didn't see any"
"Did he say it was gwine to be b
bad winter ~
mo, he didn't even mention thu
subject"
didn't give any cures for chib
aims or sore froats 7"
"No.'
"Den what's dc good Of any mos
sage 7 What's de use OF sittin' dai
md foolin' round and buruin' gas 7
Sakes to gracious ! Pears like IL ]
could't squeeze In lessin' or little
cure for cotns In q seben Column
message Id let dc old fnc go. an
take my cl n o on rafiie fur .
Cbiistmas guisa u Erse Prfss. -.
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Samueis S First Letter.

II was bis first letter home from
O1ardiug'school, aud it read as fol
lows:
Dear Fathor;--I wrote You befor,
( write ma becOz know you like I,
zee ma mLl. | think will get
,lous with my lessons irst-rate. TIL,
ga len here il full OF chickens, aud
makes the walking bal. Ia history
I've got rs far as Alexander the
ircat. He carried sword to Gu;
iuots with. lhero is an apple orch
.rl half nile of. The boys play
lall in it after that there ain
nuch apples The ministers son was
licked this morning for going fish
jns on Sunday. lie ciuSht lots OF
ii 5h and says he is going again mex,
sunday. Think | like the minis.
ter's Son a good deal. Send me mai
oles as soou as you can, also jack
knife and n top. Two Of Us boyt
eft piece Of wet soap at tho head
f the stairs just before day break
ud by the time the cook got to III,
bottom she was to sick to breakfas
We have prayers reg lar every day,
and the teacher reads ont of the BIZ
,le, bnt / don't think its so bully IA,
, laying tag in hay loft,
From your ailectionate son,
SAMUEL.
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A Talk with Jesus.

J little talk with Jesus
How 1t smooths the rugged road !
low 1t seems to help me onward,
Wnen faint beneath my load I.
hen my heart Is crushed with 80
row,
And my eyes with tears are dim,
here is naught can yield me comic
Like a little talk with him.
tell him | am weary,
And fain would be at rest
hat I'm daily, hourly longing
TO repose upon his breast
hd he answers me 80 sweetly,
i'm the tenderest tones of love,
am coming soon to take thee
10 my happy home above"
this is what I am wanting,
lis lovely face to see
ID, Tn not afraid to say it.
know he's wanting me.
gave his life ransom,
% make me all his own,
d he'll ne'er forget his promise
o me, his purchased one.
way is l,ng and weary
20 yonder far off cline,
u little talk with Jesus
10Th vile away the time.
more I come to know him,
nd all his grace explore,
PTS me ever longing
3 know him more and more.
nnot live without.him,
pr would I IL l could;
my daily potion,
y medicine and my food.
3 altogether lovely;
pne can with him compare
Test among ten thousand.
pd fairest OF the fair.
en- feel impatient
ID mourn his long delay,
never can be happy
bile he remains away.
we shall not longibe parted;
now he'll quickly come
we shall dwell together
that happy, happy home.
wait a little longer,
his appointed time,
along the upward pathway
prilgrim feet shall climb.
In my Fathers dwelling,
ere many mansions be,
sweetly talk with Jesus,
ne will talk with me.
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lead set is being made against
.ormons. Congress is giving
'ou 70 the subject. spd the
are more than ever aroused
Importance Of sradicating The
polyganuy fro p ou' country.
meetings are being held, ard
'eople are dstsrmined 'tL,t
Puy shaiI eo
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16

a suit of clothes, like u suit AZ
law, is uncomfortable until you gel
used TO 10.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16

How many more steamboat boil
ers than regulations viii he patched
this year 7
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16

G-rMI.. II. SwihefOrd
of Mifllinburg. Pa,
hns manufactured N
salve for the cure of
teter. piles, itch, Nc.>
which Is highly rec.
commended. a sure
ure. Try n box.
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STATEMENT
Under Oath.
THAvE been afflicted for twenty

HAVE been afflicted for twenty
Eyears with m obstinate skIn disease cali.
1 hy some VI = Psoriasis. and others Len.
nsy. commencing or ny Scntp ami in spI,s
fan could do, with tho help OF The m 80
kllliul doctors " slo Wy but surely ext.ndei
intll ye7t ago this winter Il covered ms en-.
irr person IN t"rm ot dry scales For the'last
hreo ye,rs haze bsen unable to do any labor.
M suffering incn,ely all the time. Every
unt iny there cohl be nearly = ius'ptnfiI Of
Gales fa.Cn from the sheet Oh tny bod soma az
hem half a. large as the ctvelpre cppt,Ininy
MS lettr. In the latter pat OF the uIntor
w skiu commenced cracking open. | trisi
yefythiug almost, that could 10 thought oI
yittuu' auS relieL The I2hof June st.rtos
vc.t, In hprcs I could reach tue Not Spriny.,
Z reached Detroit, an was so l,w | thought
,h'nii hay' to sG To thS hospital but nnaly
lster living. ou" Dr.---trsHtel M Alnut
No week, hut lll tue no good All th,ulht
hai bat a short limo ~ 1.-Two. I ctrnr.tIy
tayoi To dte. tr1ckci throu.h tho sklu nil
yer INV hacF, across my rirs arms. hands,
,mb-, lcet badly swonic /. toe nails came or
iugct nails deaf ana hard as tone hair dead
fow did suffer
My steer, Mrs. y u. Davis, had = small
AT ol = box OF Cnticurn In the h1us,. she
couldn't giyeUp said 1--WE win try rutIcu.
~ some vas applied on one hand and arm.
Eureka there vas rclici stopped tho trrrihls
utuing nsatIon from the word go. rhry
mmetiutcly got the Cu'irura Resolvent
blood purin'rl tuticra and Cuticura SOAR
the groat skln curesl oommrnccd by tab.
ting one lnhlcsrooniui ot l,esolyent thrco times
day, amer meals had u bath once day. wa
' about blood huRt used Cuticura SOAP
RELY applied Iutcura morning and even.
ng Res ", returned to my home In ius' sit
y,oks from the time | LETT, and my skin az
no1th as this sheet u paper
HIRAM e. uARI ENTER,
llcnt. rson, lore son CO., NY
sworn TO before mo III. 10Th dnv Vt January,
$50, A. NJ. .LEftlNHw Et.L.
Justice OF the Peace,
rUTICJRA.
Reno Hes nre Tor ehy nll druggists Price
fCuriCUEt, u Medicinal ieliv, snell boxes
o.; large boNcs, ~. CUrCuuA KrspLVENr,
no VI oil purlher, 81 per bottle. UurtDrhN
NtptliSAt TOILET SOAR, 9bc.: GrTtCuRA
dEptCtNAL rOiLEr soar, ibc.: In bars for
itrhers AMI large cpnsdnSr', 800. Principal
Ioput
Dept, WEEKS n POTTER. Boston, Mass.
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A man that is variable is not es-
teeued very able by his nsighbors.
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A DMINls ltATRIX NOTICE.
"A Letters OF sdmistration On the estate OF
RUDOLPH BkuGGAR denea sod, late u
Perry twp. Snyder eoanty, Pa, having beSa
sranted 10 tho uudersigned, all persous knows
,ng themselves indebted TO said estate are re-
questud to make Immediate payment, while
thoso having claims will present thsth duly
authenticated for settlement TO
ELIZABETH BRU0GAB,.
Jan. ~, 's.. Admiuistrttfn
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16

The man who is little under the
wsather will soop get over 10.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16

A DMlNlSTRATRIX NOTICE
n Letters OF adm Illustration ou tIs estate OF
GEORGE u SNYDER, deceased late OF un'
Ion twp, Snyder county, Pa havirg been
gTanitd 10 the undeTsignrd, all persons know
log themselves indebted - said eftnte are 70.
qu, ed 20 make ih.media.e payment, Wills
those ha wing claims viii present them dulY
Authentic lted Tor sstt.oinept
MARY SNYDER,
i'm. u, 's2 pi. Administrative.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04
HEALTH is WEALTH!

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With each order received by us for six boxes,
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N. j., Sole Agent
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04

upon the hard, slippery ground, down
the steps with swift, rapid strides, anc
then | saw him stoop and lift the little
scarf. t-cloaked figure in his strons
arms and come swiftly back, bending
his face down over the senseless one
on his arm, while hot tears rained
down his brown cheeks. He put bel
on lounge near my chair, and then
dashed out for snow.
Rub her, rub her!' he said. am
going for q doctor and for nv
mother ~
Before it seemed possible he could
have crossed the lots to his home, his
mother was with me, and lifted Ruth
away from the fire to the bed. The
doctor came, and the two worked till
my heart sank with utter hopelessness
before the blue eyes opened again, OF
the breath fiuttered through the pale
lips.
But it did not last, and John joined
me in a fervent "Thank Godp ~
But Ruth had broken her leg, and
we knew that she must lie helpless fol
many weeks before she could be oul
own active bright girl again.
do not grieve So" he said, gently
"She willlive."
Thanks to you," l said. ooh
John, if she gets well she is yours
Give me your strong arm for life, John
instead of my helplessness. / see to.
day where my selfish love has nearly
cost her her life F."
''Do you mean that ?" John asked
with little trembling In mis- voice
"do you really mean that?"
II do indeed. Let her stay here,
John. | will not be burden on your
purse, for the house and barn and all
l have saved are Ruth's; but let hel
give me what time and love she can
spare from you"
But he had to wait until the banns
were called in church three times
though he came to us that day, caring
for me with the tenderness of son
while his mother nurssd Ruth. They
were alone together as we were, ano
they had shut up their house, anc
come to live with us, never to leave
again. For one morning, Ruth was
dressed in white by Mrs. Hayes, anC
propped up with pillows, and we hac
a wedding in the little room. Ny
chair was moved In, and the neighbour
came from tar and near to hear TIA,
silent words that made John and Ruth
man and wife.
And happiness has shed its tru,
light upon our home ever since.
american Sentry.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04
ST. Gothard Tunnel.

The st. Gothard tunnel is now daily
traversed by eight trains, four each
way Touching solidity of construc-
ton, the tunnel leaves nothing to be
desired. The official inspectors ex.
press themselves perfectly satisfied
with the condition of the work. Par
ticular attention was paid to the
windy stretch, which has caused so
much trouble and given rise to so
many fears, but the massive granite
masonry with which this part of the
passage is stayed seems admirably
adapted to its purpose, and shows no
signs of yielding to the immense pres
sure that weighs upon it. The ven
tilation is good, and no Inconvenience
was experienced from the tempera-
ture. The tunnel is lighted by lamps
placed kilometre apart.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04
Household Hints.

To determine the quality silk, take
ten fibres Of the filling in any silk.
and If on breaking they show q
feathery, dry and lack-lustre condi-
ton, discoloring the fingers in hand
ling, you may at once be sure of the
presence of dye and artificial weight
ing. Or take small portion of the
fibres between the thumb and fore
finger, and very gently roll them over
and over, and you will soon detect
the gum, mineral, soap and other in
gradients of the one and the absence
of them In the other. A simple but
effective test of the purity is to burn
a small quantity of the fbres pure
silk will instantly crisp, leaving only
a pure charcoal; heavily dyed silk
will shoulder, leaving a yellow,
greasy ash. If on the contrary, you
cannot break the ten strands, and
they are Of a natural lustre and brill-
ancy, and fail to discolor the fingers
at the point of contact, you may be
well assured that you have pure silk
that is honest in Its make and durable
in its wear.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04
The Autumn of Life.

ne old man sits at his cottage door,
In the CLEAN of the dying day;
His heart is calm as the silent shore
When the winds have passed away;
His thoughts as still as the fragrant breeze
That whispers of peace to the azure seas.
His is the beauty of earth and air,
The glow of the twilight hours:
He feels that glory everywhere
Is breathing from woodland flowers:
And his heart grows young though his years
are old,
At the wondrous sight of the sunset goldi
For Memory cometh with gentle hand,
And beareth on Fancy's wings
His thoughts to her own immortal land,
Where the past forever sings
Ofjoys that frightened the fair days fed,
Ere friendships faded with friends long dead
And the past though sad, for the love that ia
gone,
Is sweet to the old mans mind
like the birds that sang in those years, have
flown
The hopes he hath left behind;
Yet memory bring from each bygone day
some gift OF peace for his lonely way!
Aud the children love that old maH dear
AS he sits in the twilight there,
Listing music they cannot hear,
From the sea and the voiceful air;
And gather around, like gladstone flowers,
As he tells them tales of the vanished hours
And so the Present Is made more bright
By the lessons the Past hath taught:
Asthe east reflects the wondrous light
Ofthe west, by sunset brought;
And though his vision Is growing dim,
God maketh his pathway bright to him.
His age is peace; ) ct he joys To think
That a deeper than earth can know
Shall be his, when his tranquil soul shall
drink
Ola balmier twilight glow,
In that happier Home, where his thoughts at
last
shall yearn no more tor the distant Past
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04
What Becomes of Punched
Coins.

The unanimous action of the public
in refusing to receive punched or
clipped coins, except at a discount of
about 80 per cent. of their face value,
has had the effect of driving these
pieces into the Minis for recoinage.
So1Ae smart fellow set up the follow
ing price list on his own account, and
the people readily assented: For
dollar pieces, sixty-five cents; halves,
thirty-ive cents; quarters, fifteen
cents dimes, five cents; half. dimes,
four cents. AS soon as this was made
known and people began to refuse the
coins the Treasury Department at
Washington was flooded with pieces
of all denominations, and the Gov
eminent was requested to exchange
good money for the debased. This
became such a nuisance that the
official determined to enforce the rule
which provides that not less than 800
worth of coin shall received as bullion
for recoinage. A large number of the
pieces have been received at the Mint
here, and after being recoined the
owners lose about 20 per cent. of their
face value. The silver which is clipped
off and punched out is melted up, and
then taken to the MINIS for coinage
by the sharp fellows who steal it.
There is law against this, and 1t Is
very severe in Its penalties, but it has
not been enforced recently.
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Ruth.

I know I was a selfish old idiot,
the mercies given me in my helpless
old age, feel the warm love around me
on all sides, and realize the desolalion
nay own hand reached forth to grasp;
but | was blind to the future In those
days when l so nearly wrecked all its
happiness.
This was how it happened: After
Martha died-my wife, mean, with
whom forty happy years of my life
were spent-and all my children were
dead or married, excepting Ruth, there
fell upon me the heavy misfortune that
has chained me to this chair, or my
bed, for fifteen weary years. | had
been a hard working man all my life
"a wheel-wright by trade-with a
large family to rear, to clothe, to feed,
to educate, and, all me !! one by one
to bury In the cd churchyard, till
only Mary, James, and Ruth, our
baby, were left to me. Mary married
and went with her husband to the far
west. James took his small fortune of
q few hard. earned dollars and left us
for the golden land of promise, Cali
fornia, and only little Ruth was left
to us. Then the angel of death came
for Martha, and only six months later
r OF ioIy h al MI xxytfh xTuio
But even in that time of rebellious
mourning, of bitterest repining, there
was some consolation. First, there was
the house and five acres of land, my
very own, free of debt or mortgage,
and small SUN in the bank, the inter-
est of which lifted as above actual
want. Then l had Ruth.
She was just twenty when her
mother died, and other' beside her
father thought her ace the fai est one
for miles around. She had The bluest
eyes, like the patches of summer sky,
and hair that was the color of corn
six, and nestled in little baby curls all
over her head-rebellio hair, that
would never lie straight under any
coaxing, but kicked up in tangles that
were full of sunlight. Her kin was
white as mi k: her cheeks like the
the heart of blush rose, and her smile
showed the prettiest rows of pearly
teeth l ever saw.
She coaxed me from my wicked re-
nings by coming to me for directions,
making me feel that my head was still
needed to direct the work, though my
feet would never more carry me over
the doorsi'l. Then she fitted up for me
a large back room that overlooked
most of the farm and had Silas oul
head man, lift me up every morning
and put me In deep-cushioned chair
by the window, where I could see the
barn, the poultry-yard, the well, and
the fields of waving corn and wheat.
She made me feel myself of importane
by giving me thus the mastery over
my own little domain; and she
brought up her own meals to eat with
me in the room where my infirmity
held me prisoner.
She devised little dainty dishes to
tempt me to eat she put saucers of
flowers OF my table, that l might
cheat myself into fancying l was out
doors, as their perfume crept out on the
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04
The Cat !: A Study.
After the French Of Victor Hugo

|
lAny one familiar with the peculiar style
and sometimes strained philosophy of this
great French author, will find In the follow
Ing very amusing parody.l
The cat is the concrete symbol of q
vacillating politician.
1t is always on the fence!
1t is the feline embodiment Of one
of. the profoundest human principles
wrenched from the circumambience
of the Unknown and hurled into the
bosom of consciousness.
Nine tailors make one man. A cat
has nine times the life of one man, for
1t has nine lives. Possession also Is
nine points of the law. Behold q
legal posses sion of existance equal to
the span of eighty one clothier lives.
Let US bow resignedly before this
august fact.
The wanderer by the midnight sea-
shore, when the meon-that argent
cornucopi@ of heavens streaming
forth her flowers aad fruits of radience,
and the illimitable is Illuminated by
inefable, will have remarked she
phosphorescent ridges that scintillate
along the willow tops, until the break
ers seem to curve and snort like horses
necks with names oflightning clad.
So, oh man, when In the darkness
of thine own chamber thou passeth
thine hand along the furry spine of
this feline phantom of the backyard,
the electric sparks dart forth, and
flash of lightning fuses together the
fingers and fur.
Exquisite antithesis of nature! The
fire-side embraces the ocean. The
hearthstone is paved with seashells.
The monsters of the deep disport, re-
Elected in glowing smbers. The in
finite abroad is brought into amalga-
nation with the finite ut home.
The ocean roars.
The cat only purs.
The pillows rise and eliminate and
break.
The cats back rises. The feline
tide is up and we have a permanent
billow of fur and flesh.
Oh, impossible co existence of un-
contradictory contradictions
The Duke of Wellington was pro-
nounced the greatest captain of his
age.
The greatest captain of any age was
the captain with his whiskers.
Let us not call this the tergiversa-
ton of history. Call it rather the ter
| giversation of nature.
The whiskers of the captain.
The whiskers of the cat.
The hirsute exponent of martial
supremacy. The feline symbolism of
the Bearded Lady, crossing her claws
before the family fire.
Jealousy has been called the green
eyed monster.
The cat is the green-eyed monster.
"Old Tom" gin, in excess, is one of
mans bitterest bibulous foes man In
the bitterest bibulous foe Of Old Tom
cats. The one puts the bricks In the
hat of the second to be SHE'D at the
head of the third.
Oh, oscillations between sky and
earth! Oh, lips of the Seen touching
the lips of the Unseen! Oh, wave Of
thought careering through the asymp-
toets of cloudland, crystallizing into
angelic feel the tangents of humanity |!
The stars are out at night.
So are the cats
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04
$500 REWARD!

We will pay the above reward for any case
OF Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia Sick Head
ache, Indigestion, Constipation, or Costive
ness we cannot cure with Vests Vegetable
Liver Pills, when the directions are strictly
complied with; They are purely vegetable,
and never fail to give satisfaction. Sugar
Coated. Large boxes, containing 80 pills,
rs cents. For sale by all druggists Beware
Of counterfeits and limitations. The genuine
manufactured only by John c. West & Co,
The Pill-Makers," 181 and 1873 Madison
St, Chicago Free trial package sent by
mail, prepaid on receipt of Scent stamp.
The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-04

Equality generally means that one
is as good as ones superiors, but better
Than ones equals, and above touching
They are but shallow people who
fancy that warm manners and warm
hearts must always 40 together; but
scarcely more shallow than the sent.
mentalists who think that warm
hearts are always hidden In cold sx.
tsrior.-Id.