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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-11-25
HooKlEsS HOMES

We form judgments of men from
little things about their houses, oil
which the owner, perhaps, never
thinks. Flowers about a rich mans
house may siguify only that he has
a good gardener, or that he has
refined neighbors, and does what he
sees them do. But men are not
accustomed to buy books unless they
want them. II, on visiting the dwell.
ing OF u man of slender means. we
find that ho contents himeelf with
cheap carpets and very plain furni~
ture, in order that ho may buy books
lie rises at onco in our esteem:
Books ure not made for furniture,
but there is nothing else that so
beautifully furnishes house. The
plaiuest row of books that cloth or
paper ever cover is more significant
Of refinement than the most elabor,
ately carved on sideboald.
Give us house furnished with
books rather than costly furniture
Both, If you can, but books at any
rate. To spend several days in IL
friends house, and hunger for some
thing to read, whilo you are tread,
ing on costly carpets, aud sitting on
luxuri, us chairs, and sleeping upon
down. is AZ if ore were bribing your
body for the sake OF cheating your
mind.
Books are the windows through
which the soul looks ont. A house
without books is like room with,
out windows. No man has right
to bring up his children without SUI
rounding them with books, if ho has
the means 10 buy them. 1t 10 u
wrong to bis family. Children learn
to read by being in the presence of
books. The love of knowledge
comes with reading and grows upon
it. And the love If knowledge, in
young mind, is almost warrant
against tho inferior excitement Of
passion and vices.
Let us pity those poor rich men
who live barreuly in great bookless
houses. Let us congratulate the
poor, that in our day books arc SO
cheap that a man may every year
add a hundred volumes to his ii
brary for the low price of what bis
tobacco aud his beer would cost him
Among the earliest ambition 10 be
excited in clerks, workmen, Journey
men, and, indeed, among all that are
struggling up in life from nothing
to something, is that Of owning, and
constantly adding to, library OF
good books. A little library, grow
ing larger every year, is an houora-
bic part OF a young mans history,
1t is mans duty to buy books, A
library is not luxury, but ono of
tho necossaries of life. - United
States Paper MoAer.
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?
Ihat rhclmlti,M and neuralgia are O.,
prevalent? This question ha, not h,,i
satisfactorily answered, hut it is ccruil
that these diseases are not only the mos
painlil but among the most common. au,
some member OF nearly every family IN rl'
land is the victim of one of these drca,
tormcntors. Ladies seem to bc peculiarly
liable TO ncuralgic attacks, which, in a.,
form OF neurllgic headache, pain in th,
back, or nervous pains are OF constant &C.
currence. Not until the discovery Of AthiO
phoros had any remedy been found fcI
either rheumaiism, neuralgia or ncryUu,
headache and they were generally con.
coded to be iu,urlblc, but Athlophofc.
has been proved 10 b, not only crifai
cure for these diicI3,s in all their varied
forms, but sJ, remedy. Ii, in the ~,
of Athlpphoros the bowels are kept G,L
op.a, its success Is certain, and to aid thit
Athlophoros Pills are recommended
which, while providing the necessary
cathlrtic, will be found to he Il yalua'l,
aid to the action Of the medicine. AtAh
phproS is no experiment, it has been {, Il.
mi has proved its wonderful efficacy.
The Athlophoro5 Pills were originally
prepared as a rcualy for use in Conny,tlDu
with Athlophoros, ior rheumatism mld
neuralgia ami kindred complaints. Jsci
IN connection with that remedy, the are
certain clre for either Of these very com.
mon AMI distressing diseases. They hay.
also been found to be IN invaluable r,m,i,
for any anlalldi,easo5 ari.iuc from y.,i.i.,
bloyi or general debility. They AZ, e.
pecialy valuable for nervous debility, l,au,
poisoning, dyspepsia, distress after eain.
hea iachc, constipation, loss Of appetite
anil al stomach or liver trouble. fw
diseases of women they are inyaluall,
These pills are perfectly harmless and ma,
be safely usol by adults orchildrcn.
Testimonials Of thosc who have beer
cured will be sent free ON application.
6Eycry druggist should keep Athophuro.
and Athlophoros Pills, but where they can
not be bought Of the druggist, the A.Llo
phoros Co., II Wall st., New York, viii
send either Carriage paid) on receipt O,
regular price, which is Sl,00 per bottle
for Ath.ophoros and soc. for Pills.
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:POETRY:-
SYMPATHY.

Tn sorrow once there came to mo
Two friends to profrer sympathy.
One pressed warm dewy lips to mine
And quoted from the world diyine:
Wiped the hot tear.drops from my eye
And gave my.sore heart for sigh;
Told me OF puin he had outgrown--
Pain that was equal to my own,
And loft mo with n tender touch
That should have comfortcd me much
put still my sorrow was no less
For all his loving graciousness.
Tbc other only pressed my hand;
within his eyes the tears did stand.
ua snid no word, but laid rare
Runcb of sweet flowers beside my
chair;
Anu closely Htii my ho''H ''N "~
lie cheered my sad gloom with his
siuile.
And ere he went he sang song
That | had known and loved for long.
And then he clasped my hand again
With the same look that shares apain
And when he went laid my head
Down, and was glad aud colnforted.
What was the difference, can you tellr
| loved my friends, alike and well,
loved them both alike, and yet
The ones warm kiss could forget,
The others hand clasp could fosl
For hours through all my being steal.
Each shared my sorrow, yet to me
One brought but love, one sympathy.
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lie WANTED 10 TEACH.

CUMMINa, November THE pub.
lie school system of Georgia is au
impoverished institution. 1t cons
tracts with its teachers for term oI
sixty-ivo days at FIVE cents per day
per capita and settles with them al
about sixty-fvo cents on the dollar
The teacher must accept this or per-
suade the kind-hearted patron to
pay the remainder. Any one enjoy
ing the ludicrous can spond health
ful half hour at certain Of these ex-
aminatious, especially when the COM
missioner, as IN this case, possesses
u natural vein OF humor. The ap-
plcant WIS man of about forty,
with cheap cast of feature aud u
body half MS broad as long. He said
he didu't claim to know all--wasut
q graduate ETC., but he did know
enough to teach them health down
at Shake Rag, cause he'd tcached
thar four years, and they didu't
know nuthin yit. The official said
bod ask few primary question, and
oe, an with:
Nv hat is u letter =
"a thing crooked sometimes aud
sometimes faint
What is II syllable T.
"Ilits II word split in two
How many parts OF speech =
"Three-cJarso, tine and super
fine.
"What is u verb p
"llit's suthin' that tackols onto
suthiu', or shows that suthin' tackles
onto hit"
What is reading p
"lllts tuIkin' from a book
How DO you teach reading e
Sonnet mes by cOaxiu' aud somos
times by board"
"What is geography :"
"Hain't no classd in that
But you might have. How
would you teach it :"
by askin EN- questions
"What are tho iuuda.nental rules
Of arithmetic I"
'Funda what ="
Fundamental rules"
Don't know him.
"l bad no reference to an indivd-
ual. l meant the principal rulos OF
"You mean tho WY how y
Yes"
Can't jis' remember"
This, OF course, is an exceptional
subject OF ignorance, but tho public
school teachers in the Georgia
backwoods are not proverbial TO.
their much learning. There arc
some good schools, however, and
this county has two or three Of n
higher grade. The High School
here is presided over by a clever
young lawyer--a Georgian and q
gentleman OF cultivated taste.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-11-25
Mrs Jordcn's Beautiful Pct

Five years ago Chester Eos er oi
Wharton township, Potter county,
Pa, caught young female fawn
which was about five weeks old. The
little creature SOON became domesti-
catcd-uuder the care of Mrs. Mury
Ann Jordan, near Deighbor Of Mr.
Foster-toswhom the deer was pres
sented, associating with the dogs and
cats on terms of friendship and
equality. In order that il should
have some protection from hunters,
as it frequently strayed into the
woods and was liable to be killed,
Mrs. Jordan placed q leather strap
around its neck TO which was attack
cd bell. In January 1854, the doe
which was.alhen about three years
old, left Mrs. Jordans place,and was
not again seen until the first day OF
April following, when she returned.
She brought with her beautiful
yearling buck which she had picked
up in the woods and which followed
her into Mrs. JordaL's barn and has
remained ever since. In June fol-
lowing the doe had two fawns, which
were born in the barn. They grew
finely, and one OF these was subse-
quenlly sold to o Mr.. McGee, who
took it TO Clearfeld county. The
other was sold at the same time, but
it refused to be caught, and now re-
mains with the mother, a hno, beau
tiful deer.
In December, 1885, the doe again
left without warning aud took to the
woods, and nothing was seen of her
until March Is, 1886, being again
absent three months as before Since
then she has remained quietly about
tue place. During the first week of
September last she gave birth again
to two fawns, which are now frisky
and beautiful. The mother with her
family of three, including the year.
ling she picked up in the woods
roams about at pleasure. The mo-
ther deer is docile and affectionate.
The fawns are shy, and seldom come
about the house in the daytime, al-
though they never leave the farm,
and generally can be seen in the
adjacent underbrush and thicket, but
run on the approach of any one
The old doe frequently comes into
the house when the family are at
meals, takes her stand at the table,
and without any invitation takes
bread or food from tho table or ac-
cepts it when offered by any one.
She will frequently accompany q
neighbor home and then at once re-
turn to her old quarters. Occasion
ally when in the adjoining noun
tains and woods, which are full OF
deer, the dogs have started and on-
deavored to catch Mrs. Jordan's fa-
vorite, but sue has always reached
her home in safety, aud finding the
door closed, has seven times jumped
through tho window into the only
room which is on the first floor and
into the middle OF Mrs. JordaL's
ieatbar bed, and there remained un
J: ;s's's'| sss'| & 3; ;ss' Y;
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-11-25
Problems in Confederate Arithmetic,

Book curiosi,ies are not all an
tiquities. 10 Philadelphia second
hand book store l saw the other day
a work on arithmetic which certainly )
does not lack interest, historically.
1t is al elementary work, made by
"L. Johnson, A. M, Professor OF
Mathematics in Trinity College,
and published in Raleigh, North
Caroline, in 1864. The time and
place Of it's production are sufficient
to indicate it's "secesh" character
Some of the examples in it probably
seemed funniei twenty-five years
ago around Raleigh than they do
now, viz: "A Confederate soldier
captured eight Yankees each day for
nine successive days how many
did he capture in all ?" "If l Com
federato soldier kill 80 Yankees, how
many Yankees can 10 Confederate
soldiers kill ?" If | Confederate
solder can whip Yankees, how
many soldiers can whip 40 YAM
KEGS -
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-11-25
A father called his son into Il

A father called his son into the
library the other day, and said:
Harry, you arc now seventeen
years old"
"Yes, father"
II have given you money from
time to timo, but you have had nc
stipulated allowance. Beginning
With next week, i shall allow you 81,
dollars per week"
"That will bo splendid! You are
one of the best fathers in Detroit J"
"Yes, six dollars per week, and at
you are now old enough TO pay
board ! shall charge You five dollars
per week You can always depend
upon tho dollar coming to you eacl
Saturday.
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Coed Results in Every Case.

d. A. Bradford, wholesale paper
dealer OF Chattanooga, Tenn, writes:
that he he was seriously afflicted
with severe cold that settled on
his lungs: had tried many remedies
withoat benefit. Being induced to
try DR.. Kings Now Discovery fol
Consumption, did SO and was entire
ly cured by use of few bottles,
Since which time he has used II in
his family for all Coughs and Colds
with best results. This is the ex-
perience of thousands whose lives
have been saved by this Wonderful
Discovery. Trial bottles FREQ at G.
NJ. Hbindel'a Drug Store.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-11-25

'We must economize,' said the
President, when his wife ask ed him
for twenty dollars for now bonnet,
"During the past few months we
bavo paid $4,000 for o piano, slO.-
600 for china tea set, sent $50 to
the Charleston sufferers. and $500
the chairman Of the New York Dem,
ocratic State Committes, Can't you
male yont old bonnet a snokhor
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The French Printing Office.

The French Government Printing
Office is said to be the finest es,
tablishment Of its kind in the world,
1t is divided into Grst division, u
second division, and II reserve. II
employs clerks and officials, 900
laborers, so; book. folders, sewers,
perforaters, gummers, and females
connected with the drying room,
$40 bookbinders, 10; typo foun-
ders (15 males and 10 females), 25
electrotypers aud sterotypers, 10 ;
machine men, printers (rnale and fe,
male), and machine boys, 100 ;
presssmen, ITO compositors, 200 ;
showing u total Of about 1900 per-
sons occupied exclusively in printing
Government work. 1t is supported
by an annual budget Of 81, 100000
The rule, where practicable, 10 to
pay by the the piece. The general
manager receives salary Of $4,000
a year /; an under manager receives
q salary of $1,000; superintend-
ent of the interior department, ST..
200 an assistant to the latter, 5000;
and numerous others in various po-
sitions as clerks and overseers re-
ceiye salaries ranging from $500 to
$500. The male workers in the
mechanical departments labor ten
hours day aud the laborers eleven
hours. The first mentioned receive
six cents an hour extra for overtime
aud the women two cents less.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-11-25
NE MARAND ROTHROCK,
Fremont. Snyder county Pa.

Graduatoof Baltimore College Of Physicians
aud Surgeon. OGots hls uroicsglonui service
to the public Speaks English and German.
March, II, 1881. Il.
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rsEzsz.=EE''r r'zg,-'l-ss'zs.IlEEzz1

When Baby was sick, wo gave hcr CastoriA,
When she was Child, she cried for Castorla,
Whom she became Miss sho clung to Castoria.
Whom sho had Children sho gavo them Castoria
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In sorrow once there came to mo
Two friends to proffer sympathy.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-12-11
-Petersons Magazine for Jan

-Peterson's Magazine tor Jan
uary-the "queeu of the lady's-
as it has been called-excels
even itself. The beauty # its Gem
bellishment and the high character
of its original stories are beyond all
praise. as the Squire In! the
leading steel plate, is one OF the very
best we have ever seen ; aud First
Grief" another steel plate, is almost
as good, if not quite. The colored
design for painting on silk or satin,
or to be worked in embroidery,
would cost at a retail store fifty
cents, yet is furnished gratis to sub
scribers TO Peterson as a New.
Year gilt. The iashiou.plate is
double-size, engraved on steel, and
colored by baud, "Oh, how lovely 7
every woman will exclaim on seeing
it. The high character OF Peter
son" Tor its stories is more than
maintained, in this number. Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mrs. AMI
). Stephens, Edgar Fawcett, Franz
Lee Benedict, and the inimitable
author OF josiah Aliens Wife" be
ing among the contributors. In ad
dltion there is an unusually interest
ing article, illustrated, on "Ths
Homes OF American Poets" More
than fifty wood-cuts of fashion, pat
terms in embroidery, etc, are also
given. All this for only Two Dol
lars a year, with great deductions Il
clubs. Thus, four copies are sen
for six dollars and forty cents, an,
an extra copy tor getting up th'
club. For larger clubs, there ar
still greater premiums. Certainly
every lady, al leas, Of refnemen,
should take this magazine. Sub
scribe or join a club at once. Speci
mems will be sent, gratis, 10 thos
wishing to get up clubs. Addres
Charles j. Peterson, 300 Chestnu
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-12-11
DOOMED.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. Gov.
Lee has decided not to interfere
with the judgment Of the court in
the case Of Cluverius, either by CON-
mutation or pardon. The execution
will take place Friday unless appli.
cation for respite is made which will
be considered by the Governor.
RICHMOND, Dec. Gov. Lee
to-day received a letter from Mrs.
Lucine T. Madison, mother OF Fan.
ME Lillian Madison, the victim Of
Cluver,as, IN which she begs the
Governor TO let the law take it,
course with that wretch Cluverius
who has caused a father, mother and
eight brothers and sisters to see SC
much trouble. Only hasten as quick
as possible Cor the sake Of other
poor mothers and innocent families
Please, tor the sake, of a mother
whose heart and mind have beer
nearly crazed with grief aud dis
tress, let it-meaning the judgmen,
OF the court-stay as it is.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-12-11
.ConrrcSs met Monday. TT

Congress met Monday. The
message of President Cleveland is
published in full in the Raleigh
Nears and Observer. That paper
says We yield most 0: our space
to-day to the Presidents message
sent in yesterday to Congress. 1t is
IN the usual admirable style of orr
Democratic exccntive-strong, clear
and concise. 1t is exhaustive of the
subject Of the state Of The Union and
presents many suggestions that We
trust Congress will adopt. 1t takes
up all the questions now in the pub
lie mind and without unnecessary
verbiage treats them fully and with
the band OF a master. We would
particularly point out the views ex
pressed on revenue reform, tariff re-
dYctlon, the currency, and the civil
service law"
The annual report Of the
Postmaster General for the fiscal
year 1856 shows that 1871 post
masters were appointed, or which
dip we're designated to fill yacan-
cies occasioned by designations or
expired commissions, 5S7 10 vacan-
cies caused by death, 3,4S2 on the
establishment of new Offices, and
1886 upon removals. OF the total
number of appointments, 1889 were
made 10y the President, the vacau
cics having occurred from the fol.
lowing auses by expiration o.
commission, 468; by resignation
253; by death, 81; by removals Of
suspensions, 247 and o Office.
which had been assigned from tn,
fourth to the third class, Il.
The Durham IOOdccO Plan
Calendars tor 1887 are very pretty
MIR. }. :. Carr, the proprietor, am
Editor Burkhcad, are making tina
paper one of the best in the South
Mr.. Carr seems determined that hi
town shall not be behind in an.
thing.
The weather has been yer
severe in the North and Nor,hwes,
In North Carolina the snow
pretty general, At Ashevllle sno,
Tell to the depth of thirty inches an
did much damage by crushing i
warehouses, &c.
President Cleveland is Safe
ing from an attack OF rheumatism.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-12-11
BLACK WOLE

Or Black Leprosy, is a disease which
is considered incurable, but it has
yielded to the curative properties OF
Swltts SpecItic-now known all over
the world as s. S. S. Mrs. Bailey,
of West Somersille, Mass, near
Boston, was attacked several years
ago with this hideous black erup-
ton, and was treated by the best
medical talent, who could only say
that the disease was a species OF
LEPROSl and consequently incf
able. 1t is Impossible TO describe
her sntferings. Her body from the
crown OF her head to the soles OF
her feet was a mass OF decay, the
flesh rottlEg fotf and leaving great
cavities. Her fingers tes,ered and
several nails dlopped off at one time.
Her limbs contracted by the fearful
liberation, and TOE years she did not
leave her bed. Her weight was re-
duced from 125 to SO lbs. Some
fam, idea OF her condition can be
gleared from the tact that three
pounds OF Cosmoline or ointment
were used per week in dressing her
sores. Finally the physicians &C
knowiedged their defeat by this
Black Volt, and commended the
sufferer TO her aIl.wise Creator.
Her husband hearing wonderful
reports of Switt's Specific Is. 5. s.,
prevailed on her 10 try it as a last
resort. She began It's use under
protest, hut soon found that her svs.
tem was being relieved OF the poison,
as the sores assumed a red and
healthy color, as though the blood
was becoming pure and active. Mrs.
Bailey continued the S. S. $. until
last February every sore was heal.
cd she discarded chair and cru,ch.
es, and was for the first time in II
years 4 well woman. Her husband,
Mr.. c. \ Bailey, is in business a,
Il ID Blackstone Street, Boston,
and will take pleasure in giving the
details of this wonderful cure. Send
to US for Treatise on Blood and
Skin Diseases. mailed tree.
The Swift Specific Co. Drawer 3
Atlanta. Ga.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis
eases mailed free.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-12-11

Offers his professional services 10 the
people OF Orange and Nnrfoundin. rotl,,-
try. All operations performed In the
Latest and best style. and none but the
best material nSel.
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Everybody in North Carolina
who are not already subscribers, to
send their address on postal card,
for sample copy of the WEEKLY
NEWS. AND OBSERVER and
special offer during December.
Address,
NEWS AND OBSERVER,
Raleigh, y T..