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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-08-26
A WHALE HUNT.

A Santa Cruz correspondent of
the San Francisco Aitu CuItorRia
writes The qnartermaster of the
Aggie returned from cruise to
Monterey this morning, and is glow,
ing with the consciousness of his
bravery in participating in whale
hunt that resulted in a capture. The
Monterey Whaling Company is
about the oldest institution of the
kidd on the coast. Tho business
Office, store room, aud eating and
sleeping apartments Of the compan j
arc in II white adobe building in the
western suburbs, and half mile
further south is Il high clilf,wh ereon
is located the companys lookout,
He is armed with powerful glass,
and tall mast is rugged with hall
lizards for hosting signal when
game is sighted.
The hunting tools consisted Of
three OF the regulation double
pointed boats in use by whalers the
world over, five long oars to each
boat, two hundred fathoms of line
smoothly coiled in tubs in the bow,
and two guns TO each boat. The
larger of the two has the propor-
tions of young cannon and is
mounted on a pivot. The missile
discharged from it is steel bar,
four feet in length, and provided
with folding barb, that opens out
when the harpoon buries itself in
tho whales interior. This takes tho
place OF the old-time harpoon, and
is much moro certain aud effective.
The lighter guu is fired from the
shoulder, apd looks like q large
sized fowling piece. II is an inch
and half bore. Ii is used to put
the finishing touches on the whale
after the harpoon has made him fast
and tho method is to fro an explo-
sive bomb into q vital spot, Tho
bomb 10 al inch and . half 10 diam~
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Free Trade or Nothing

Harmony in the Democratic party
in Pennsylvania will b. secured
when the party organization is turn
ed over to the English boodlu
branch Randall, Who has stood
against tho extreme FREQ traders. has
been tho cause of much contention
for NJ my years, and his temerity in
resisting The fec traders IN Con
grcss last winter nugnrcI the Pom.
syivania Editorial FREQ Trade
League aud they have over since
been following him with threats aud
abuse. They refnso t. believe that
the largo body Of the voters in their
party in this State are in favor OF
not only tariff, bnt a tariff high
enough that it viii protect Amcii-
can industries from competition IN
the slightest degree with foreign
made products II is ouly great
political scientists aud those who
have English money in their pockets.
or who in years past have received
Euglish money aud expect to get
another bribc during this campaign
who keep tho free traIe fight going
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Plea E:g ~ ogorw3rkod Husband

Surely there can be N sharper
pang to allowing vile than to see hel
husband staggering unner the
weight Of family lif, worked al
most to death in order to dodge
"tho wolf at the door, joyless i"
the present, terriii' ID at the future
and yet all this might have been
ayerted if the wife bad only known
the value aud use OF money, and
been abls to keep what her husband
esrned to "cut her coat according
to her CLOTH" for any income is
"limited,' uuless You can teach yonr-
self to live within it to waste not,
and therefore to want not
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BY &, q.

"What strange contrasts this earth
OF ours presents, MONDAY and mid
night are not more opposite than the
scenes which are constantly passing
before our eyes Truth and false
hood walk side by side through our
streets, aud vice and virtue meet and
pass every hour of tho day. The
hut of the starving stands in the
shadow of the palace of the wealthy,
and the carriage of Dives every day
throws the dust of it's glittering
wheels over the tattered garments of
Lazarus"
The above language of J.T. Head
ley beautifully describes the wonder
ful contrasts OF life. 1t is true that
one-half the world does not know
how the other half lives. If we on~
ly open our eyes we can find near
our own doors mission field which
is worthy our attention
1t was at the close of an autumn
day that a young country lad was
wandering through the streets OF
Pennsylvania largest city. lie had
s1en little of life outside of his ma
tive village. At home, where he
knew every one, knew whom to trust
and to, avoid, he felt at ease but
here without friend, known to no
one, surrounded by hustle and con-
fusion, honesty and deception, he
felt strange.
The streets were crowded; men
returning from their evenings meal
were hurryiug to their places of bus
mess boys breaking away from the
restraints of home were seeking
amusements elsewhere; boot-blacks
and news-boys mingled their cries
Of Shine Sir" Evening papers
Carefully picking his way through
the crowd, the young man sought O
more retired portion Of the CITY. Az
he passed on the throng became less
and less, till fnally he reached Il
street on which wero comparatively
lew people.
1t was now dark The sky was
eioudless and the stars were shining
brightly Ga tho whole, it was one
OF those nights when one wishes tt
forget the present, to recall The
scenes Of Tue past or to speculate o
Tue uncertain future. Tho thoaght'
o' Tie yoNug man wero far ava,
from the confasiou u the city H
vas .eeA|'ias tAove who, ~ ~ Cep'
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4 Clever Trick

\ yonng man standing among 4"
knot Of others in the public room OF
a hotel said Did you SEQ that
pretty girl that arrived this morning
| watched her all dinner time. be-
YOU five to one will get acqaaiatei
with her aud marry her before th'
week is out rho bet was taken,
aud in few days n clergyman wa
found. aud tho young pair were nc.
tually married 1t was Afterwards
discovered, however, that they had
been msnjol year or two before
and that the gentleman cIrneda!lye
lhood by making and taking tbs
same bet in different hotels.
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UNITED.

The ship, had fall'n to the oceans
floor,
.,a never would walk the wide sea
more
Ana crew and cargo and streamers
ponsatb the feet Of the billows lay.
And down to the pale unshrouded
dead,
pv many n fathom the diver sped
uo hailed the abject, shivering
wreck
us walked the streets Of her silent
deck.
He peered in many an unbarred
room,
Where Jewels burned in the dcathly
gloom,
And corses sadly slumbering lay,
Or SWAN together as IL in play.
And some had the grace of gallant
cheer,
And some were marred by a mortal
fear
Rut all looked strange, in the dim sea
light,
Az men who have lost their way at
night.
lie fitted through that slumbering
host
He was the daylight's wandering
ghost,
Come down from heaven where
sunbeams play,
To where dim dusk is the only day.
But who is this with the features
And hand that is stretching forth to
him
God comfort his soul and give It
rest
IL is the brother he loves the best
The brother who soothcd his childish
days
Now starss at him with n cruel gaze
Now looks at him with unseeing eyes;
Now crushes his heart with mad
surprise.
lie tore the armor Of life away
He kissed the senseless lips of gray ;
He clasped his dead with II fond des
pair
Two qunrrelling brothers found them
there.
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Ing August 3)ih .ul containing So
days. Tho cymbj'i,n viii b, tho
lugo-t ever held unle. tie ausp.ce,
If the society. ltis expected that
over l5D,OO) practical farmers, rep
rascntiug not less than twenty Iiyc
States, viii attend tho m citing, and
aud prominent nsricnItmHlis's,
statesmen aud governors will deliver
lectures and addresses. The dis
play of agricultural mnchinory,
'1rucultrr,,l uud ftrm products
stock aud poultry, will be large and
imposing. Tho grounds will be
Illuminated with electric light in the
evenings, when there will be music
bnloou ascun.ious, aul other amusc'
mcuts. Several restaurants on tho
grounds will furnish rnIresumcu
For tho benefit or thaso who de
sire to attend, the PcanslIyanin
Railroad Company wi.l, on August
3olh, 3Ist, Scp,cmbor l-t ~ az"
81, sell excursion tickets 20 VIII
iams Grove, good to rolurn unh'
Scptombcr 9Th, inclusive, from
Nlldl,bnrgh 1t - 80 lJr thu round
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-08-26
CONSTIPATION

There is no medium through which
disease so often attacks the system
as by Constipation, and there is no
other III flesh ls heir 10 more apt TO
be neglected, from the fact material
inconvenience may not be immediate.
ly felt from irregular action of the
bowels. When there is not regular
action the retention OF decayed and
eifete matter, with its poisonous
gases soon pOisOns the whole system
by being absorbed into it, causing
piles, fstula, headache impure blood
and many oth5r serious affections.
BURD0CK BLOOD BITIERS will
Immediately relieve, and one bottle
positively cure OF relieve any case
Of Constipation,
Was troubled for q year with
torpid liver and indigestion, and after
trying everything Imaginable used
BURD0CG BLOOD BllTEtS. The
first hottie revived me and tho second
cured ne entirely $, Williamson,
Rochester. N. !.
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To prevent aat,irons from scorch-
ing wipe them on cloth wet with
korosen o.
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MlDDLEBURGH SNYDER co, PENNA, AUGUST 26 1886.

young man ChO cartier iR tie eCeB-
ing took his .tirs, glass because his
friends q had said that he caS
tied 10 his mothers apron string.
The two boys feeling that this was
no place for them, silently and unobe
served by the grief stricken parents,
left tho room.
Our little incident is related. How
many young men have fallen into
temptation because they wero asham
ed to be guarded by mothei ) apron
string.
Kind reader allow us to indulge
in n few thoughts on mother"
No matter how tho languages and
customs Of nen may differ; no mat-
ter whoro we wondor-over the fro
zen peaks Of tho north, over the de
sert sands Of Africa, or over the civ
iliaed portion of the world--a child's
first word is mamma. It first lisps
mamma. As tho infant grows its
love for mamma grows. In every
little childish trouble or misfortune,
the little broken heart seeks comfort
aud consolation in mammals lap. Iu
every childish sorrow the litilo head
is buried and tho tears flow in
mamma's lap. Mamma is the conii-
dent and sympathizor. That child
still grows, all tho while guarded
and guided by mothers apron string.
The cLild becomes Il youth and as
tho teens gradually increase over his
head, ambition leads him to broader
fields. What parting from homo
How many doubts arise in that
mothers heart, az she asks herself
the question Will ho be able to re-
sist temptation &? Aud how many
times hpyo those doubts been
strengthened aud gray hair been
addol to tho locks 10y child ba~
ing ASHAMED to acknowledge that he
is guided and guarded by mothers
apron string
But there comos II time when
motLer is on elrtu no moro, when
she only lives in our dreams, aud
when hor child has reached The sun
set Of life, when the experience aud
sorrows Of years have passed over
his head, whom the smooth, fair skin
of childhood is wrinkled by the fur
rows of care, when the locks once SC
dark and glossy are streoked with
grey, when tho trembling hands
grasp n staff to support tho totter-
ing limbs then is the time he cnr
appreciate these beautiful lines:
"Backward, turn backward, o Time
Make me It child again just for to-
night.
Mother come back from that echoles-
shore
Take No again To your arms as OF
yOrc
Kiss from my forehead the furrow,
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TN NARAND ROTuROCE.
Frcm3Ht. Snyder county Pa

Grnaultcot Baltimore college Of rhysr.tua
and ~urTc1u. oHors lls IrUin i.nul .-r,ire
70 the public. Speaks English and German.
March, Il, l,>l.tt
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-08-26
Written for the PosT.
TIED 10 4 MOTHERS APRON
STRING.

AN INCIDENT or SNYDER COUNTY
BOYS TRIP TO A CITY.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-08-26
The Graay2r3 Picnic at Williams
Grovo.

Tho thirteenth annual picnic aud
Of Patrons of liusbandry
will DO held at Williams Grove,
Cumberland county, Pa, commenc-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-08-26
Watch the Man Who

Is on the fc0co
Has no opiuion.
Takes 20 papers
Suoers at religion.
Frowns at charity,
Is crnel to animals.
Lies about everybody.
Is afraid to speak his mind.
Has no business of his own.
Hides behind n non de plume.
Knows more than oil the rest o
mankind.
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nR. +. W. TOOL.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
I'r..I,,,.., H..

O'crs hts rrofcaslouai services 60 tho lurl.r
/ cHn'"r .nt I'm both Engii.b ari GrImnn
Once on Main street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14
Riotous Strikers.

ST.. LOUIS, May 14.-Another strike has
been commenced in the Belcher sugar re-
Emery, in this city. Some time ago large
number of Poles and Germans were import
cd to work in the refinery in this city, and
they have remained in their places without
joining in any demand for shorter hours or
more wages until the present eight hour agl'
tation, when they demanded an increase OF
pay of Is cents per day. Their demands
were never replied to, and yesterday the en-
tire number, so or 60, struck. In the after
noon four now men were engaged to fill
their places. This they objected to, and
collecting around the refinery attacked and
beat every new man they could lay their
hands on. The policemen were summoned
aud dispersed the crowd, who retreated,
mutterng vengeance. A detail Of officers
guard the works to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14

DEVASTATING misunderstanding nc
counts come to us OF the devastating re-
suits Of last Saturdays terrible hail storm
Persons from the Northern Neck report the
wholesale destruction of crops. fruits ana
gardens along the north bank Of the Rap.
pahannock, from Leedstown, in Westmore
land, to the mouth Of the river. The storm
was most destructive in the neighborhood
of Majors Hole, and other localities in
Richmond county. At Warsaw, Mr.. WAL
lace reports the total destruction Of his
splendid garden, which was unusually
promising for this season of the year. We
have no doubt the results were as damag ling
all along the route Of the storm, from the
upper part of Stafford, where it began, clear
to the mouth OF the ver.-ErcIcrich~bWg
Free Lance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14
Cold-Blooded Murder.

DETROIT, Mich, May 14.-A special TO
the Free Press from Mason says A cold
blooded murder was perpetrated in this city
yesterday afternoon. Gideon Brown, color
oil, had trouble with his wife, which result
cd in her leaving him aud going to live with
her father. This afternoon, while Mrs.
Brown and her 5-year-oid daughter were
alone in the house, Brown broke through
the door and shot his wife with carbne.
He then pounded her head to jelly. She
was still alive at seven o'clock yesterday
evening. but she cannot possibly recover.
Brown escaped from town but will probably
be captured, and lynching is talked OF.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14
The Storm in Spain.

MADRID, May 1.-THE damage by the
hurricane here will exceed $l,250,000. The
QQeen has sent sum to the relief fund.
Animals even exhibited the widest terror
during the hurricane. Farm crops and vii.
lagos were destroyed, and ravages were
made in the country districts, the working
classes suffering the greatest losses. Many
washer. women were blown into the river
Marzanares and tweuty-eight were drown.
ed. The largest tree in Madrid, which
stood in front Of the Parliament building,
was blown down. The hospitals are crowd.
ell with sufferers. The storm was preceded
by several days of extremely hot weather.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14

PETITIONS the House Of Represen-
tatives on Wednesday last petitions were
presented by Mr.. Barbour ifs. 1. G. Scott,
executrix, praying that war claim of John
Scott, deceased, late of Culpeper County,
Virginia, be referred to the Court of Claims;
also of French Dodd, that his claim for
compensation for damages incurred during
the war may be referred to the Court of
Claims
Mr.. O'Ferrall presented the petition of
Mary L. Mutton, executrix of James Bow
1en' of Clark County; of J. M. Silver, of
frederick County, and of c. c. Shumaker,
e 81 of Peter Zettee, deceased, praying
Ghae tneir war claims be referred to the
Court of Claims, and Mr.. Tucker presented
the petition of Nicholas q. Van Zapdtz. for
a pension for permanent disability in the
naval service, all of which were appropri.
ately referred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14

TRUANT WIFE DIsCovERY.-John Gorus,
of Akron, Ohio, arrived in Milwaukee, Wis,
on Sunday, in search of a runaway wife who
eloped from Plttsburg fourteen years ago
with one Christ Wasmuth. For twelve
years Gorus endeavored 10 obtain traces OF
the couple, travelling from place to place.
He finally settled down at Akron, Ohio.
Last week he learned from Pittsburg, where
his wife has relatives, that che was in Mil
waukee, with her paramount. He at once
started for that city, and on laying his case
before the police detective was entaled to
look the couple up. Yesterday they were
discovered living on East Water street.
Gorus, when he heard of their whereabouts,
was bent on killing them both. When his
homicidal mania was queied he was al.
lowed to 60 to the place in company
with the detectives. The meeting was
sensational in the extreme. On first
sight love reasserted itself in the husbands
heart, but to all his entreaties the faithless
wife was deaf. She would not leave her
family of four small children by her para
mour. There the matter rests for the pres
emit
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A Norfolk county boy named Fred. Hal
stead was run over and killed on the Nor
| folk and Southern Railroad yesterday at In
| dian Creek Station.
James Z. Dunbar, who for the past nine
fteen years has held the position under the
government of Inspector of bulls FOR the
Norfolk district, has been removed.
Some stir was created in Richmond yes
terday by the rspor: that Parsons, the ncto-
rious anarchist, was in that city. 1t is said
that man bearing close resemblance to
tho photograph of Parsons was seen there,
but eluded arrest.
The attempt to murder Rev. ". c. Hall
and his wife in Henrico county, on Tuesday
night, has created considerable excitement.
The condition of Mrs. Hall is very serious.
The Governor has offered reward of $3.50
for the capture of the man who committed
the assault.
The body of sailor was washed ashore
at Cape Henry Wednesday night in a good
state of preservation, and the impression is
it may be from the foundered Baltimore
fruit steamer. The remains were clothed in
an oiskin suit, including hat of that ma
terial, but the feet were shoeless.
Memorial Day was observed in Ports.
mouth yesterday, and the demonstration
was of an imposing character. All the mil
itary companies, Uniformed Knights Of
Pythias, Odd Fellows and Confederate Vet
Grams of Norfolk united with the military
and similar organizations of Portsmouth, and
bands of music, escorted the Ladies' Memo
rial Association, the mayors of the two
cities, the orator and chaplain, to Cedar
Grove Cemetery, where the principal cere-
monies took place. Col. Henry c. Hudgins,
commanding the Fourth Virginia Regiment,
with full staff, commanded the line. At
the cemetery about four thousand people as
sembled The memorial grafton was deliv-
cred by Rev. Bernard P. Lipscomb, of the
Virginia Conference. Many Union veterans
took part in the exercises, and the wives of
the naval officers at the navy yard sent
flowers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14
Ravages of Wednesdays Storm

Upton, Ind, May 14.-The buildings on
tho fair grounds were destroyed and many
private residences in and near the city badly
wrecked by Wednesdays terrible storm.
Mrs. Marsh Tucker, was fatally injured.
The residence of Uriah Gates was destroyed,
and Mrs. Gates and child killed. Philip
Beskey and family saved themselves after
their dwelling was blown away. Miss Bar.
GER visiting at Lemuel Deals, was terrible
injured and has since died. Large numbers
Of horses and cattle were killed and timber
Frustrated. In White county the tornado
was terrible in its effects. Many farms were
swept clear of residences, barns, out-houses
and orchards, and much stock killed.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE Daily Ne,cs' Dam
vile, H.. special says cyclone passed over
the county Wednesday night destroying a
score OF farm houses, and demolishing the
United Brothers church and school house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Miller, and the infant
son of John A. Shaw, were killed. Mr..
Shaw himself was fatally injured. The path
of the cyclone was six miles in length and
$50 yards wide.
ALBANY, O., May 14--A tornado passed
through Columbia township, Meiggs county,
about miles from this place Wednesday
night, between 10 and y o'clock, carrying
death and destruction with it. Mrs. Mar
garetta McComas, aged 60, was instantly
killed, also her nephew, Hathamm McCo-
mas, aged 81. Lizzie McComas was serious
ly injured but will probably recover. The
house in which the McComas family were
killed was entirely demolished and reduced
to kindlingwood Mark McKnights house
was entirely demolished and himself and
wife badly hurt. Noah Stout's storehouse,
large building, was moved a distance of
six feet and the roof torn of. The Ken
lucky and Ohio railroad depot, at Carpen-
ter, had the warehouse entirely destroyed.
Stephen Wilcox's house was completely
demolished, and Wilcox was severely hurt.
Tom Jackson's house and barn was destroy
ed Ed Fosters house was unrooied. Many
other buildings were destroyed, and some
persons slightly injured. The storm was in
tornado style, and by far the most severe
ever known in this part OF Ohio. 1t was
| from one fourth to one-half milo wide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14
Railroad Accident.

CHICAGO, May 14.-Fourteen passengers
were hurt by railroad accident ut Deshler,
Ohio yesterday. The Baltimore & Ohio
limited express was running in two sections,
and at Deshler, the first section struck a
COW which was thrown against switch
with such force as to partially turn it, and
the train ran on to a siding. The rails
spread and threw a sleeper down five feet
embankment, njuring fourteen of the pas
sengers. No one was severely hurt, howev-
er, save an old gentleman who was cut
about the forehead, back of the head and
hands He was brought to Chicago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14

Littells Liring Age for May sth and 18th
have been received from the publishers,
Littell & Co., Boston. They contain Lloyd's,
Artist Life in Rome, Past and Present; So
cety in Paris; The Cuckoo; Principal Tul.
loch; Moss from Rolling Stone; An Old
Schoolbook General Readers, by One CT
Them; Soldering in Jamaica; Frederick
the Great; Aggressive Irreligion in France;
The German Peasantry; The Close of the
Culturkampf; The Lesson of 1856; Paddy
and his Landlord Fashion in Flowers
with instalments of 'By the Post Tonga. y
"Th1s Mans Wife, and "a Diplomatic Vic
tory" and poetry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-14

THE TRADES unions, by breaking up the
apprentice system in this country, and there
by preventing American boys from acqulr-
ing trades, created the demand tor foreign
skilled labor that has caused the influx Of
an much of that kind of labor into the uni
ted States that in some trades, in some Sec
tiops of the country, it it hard to hnd an
American journeyman. American work
men have thus not only invited foreign com
netition. but have cut off their own children
from the means of making an honest and
comfortable living.