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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-12-09
THE guscAN's CHIEF.

II is a stately Italian who stalks
majestically down Washington street
with two deckod board on his
bead, supported also upon biz boul-
ders, which is covered with plaster
of Paris images of distinguished
persons and Of holy saipts. To him
comes n newsboy, with par ,rs under
arm nnd iaoe expressive Of mischief,
and ehouting;
Record. sir ?"
The italian bends neither TO the
right nor the left, but says:
"No-no-uol Gwaya, you y
Bat the newsboy tbrusts his paper
still insinuatingly under tue stat
uoite mans nose aud repeats:
Record, sir-one cent y
"G'waya nav, or keeka you ~
The newsboy turns to 60, tut az
he dees 30 be deflly extends hie foot
before tho Italians toe, who trips,
staggers, and falls full length, bis
precious board full OF statuettes
crashing in thousand pieces upon
the sidewalk. Meanwhile tho nows-
boy has disappeared up au alley.
IL is n cruel loss to the image ven-
der His entire stock in trade is
gone in an instant. lie obeys the
impulsive instinct OF his race, and
sitting down on the cnrbstone, gives
way to torrent of tears and lamen-
tations.
There arrives upon the scene n
tender hearted gentleman, buttoued
up in a snug overcost and wearing q
glisieniDg beaver. He takes in the
situation.
did You lose them oil q asks the
tender-h hearted gentleman"
every one gona. smash" sobbed
the Italian. ME broka all upl"
"W hat did you have on board 7"
"What havei Oh, have one
Grova Cleveland, one Genial Grant,
tree Garibaldi, tree Pic Mono, four
st. Joseph, five st. Peter,eiy Virgin
Mary, all gona Les.a : isedder!"-
Boston Record.
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THE PRESS.

The press sways the world. 1t ID
the great lever by which human
minds are moved; the moulder oi
public opinion; the elevating and en-.
nobling power that lifts rs, work.
worn and weary though we may be,
out Of the time deepened ruts Of
conservatism, and places us fairly
and squarely upon the even and up
ward track of advanced thought and
feeling.
Every element that has contrib
uted to the growth and prosperity Of
beautiful city. aud helped to place
her in the envied position she occu-
pies among the chief cities OF a ma
ton, becomes o subject OF pride to
her citizens, and OF interest not only
to them, but to the gread N altitude
who are connected with her by social
ties or business relations. And
among the agencies that have bro't
about this result, none has been more
powerful than her press. This is
the golden age Of the pssss. Long
i've the nswsPapsr, vsrils, y svays
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Driving Horses Without Shoes.

Mr.. T.. II Frgan, furniture anc
piano mover at Maiden, Mass, La,
driven two hoises weighing 1,l0(
pounds each aud Que 1900 pounds
without shoes since January, 1885.
with the following satisfactory re-
suits. reported by the Boston Tram
script:
The largo horse hal always becu
lame eiuce he bought him fourteen
years ago, until he took his shoes of,
and has not gone lame since. liz
has driven on hard flint roads, and II
course on pavemen,s in Boston.
The horses travel better than before
their shoes were taken off They are
not afraid on elippory pavements, az
they were with shoes on. and there
is no trouble in getting round op
any kind Of go ng in tho city. Mr..
faSan drove to Shrewsbury, thirty
five miles from Maiden. after two
days rain in February, 1885, when
it was so icy that boy could skate
all the way, and had no trouble. He
left home at Z n. m, and the horses
did not slip. The boof ia hard and
broad, and the frog is full aud plump
and on level. They have driven two
winters on ice and snow altogether
better than when they were shod
Their feet are better for ali purposes
they can trot faster, pull as much
aud go moro miles in tho same time
than they could when shod.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1886-12-09
SIGNS oFsILL.LucK

To be struck by lightning on
Monday.
To sit on a buzz.saw in motion on
Friday.
TO fall down stairs with the parlor
stove on Tuesday.
To speculate with other peoples
money, and get caught
TO spill salt in the coffee Of man
who has the carving-kniie.
To see bill collector over your
right shoulder on Saturday.
To dream of snakes after drinking
cider in prohibition town.
TO get wet when you fall over
board whilo boating on thursday.
TO sec bulldog over your left
shoulder in your neighbors orchard.
To be one of thirteen at table
when there is only food enough for
six.
To call bigger man than your
self hard names ary day in the week
To marry on Wednesday girl
who PRACTICES with ten-pound dumb
bells.
TO bet all your money on a horse
whose driver has bet. his money on
another.
To attempt to sit on chair that
some one has removed when you
were not looking.
To offend your best-loved girls
little brother who saw you kiss an
other little boys sister.
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Some ofSam Jones Sayings.

I'm peculiar fellow | do love
nay wife.
1t takes cold pew to make cold
pulpit.
There is nothing better in heaven
than religion.
1t takes prayer, study and thought
to get up a first class sermon.
A church that can't do anything
bat keep itself straight is failure.
We are in no position to help or
hurt the church until We are inside
OF it.
Nobody ever went to sleep indiff-
rent to religion and walked up in
heaven.
A child is loved by God because it
has no opinions and wants to learn
something.
1t takes first-class preacher and
a firstclass hearer to got up first>
fclass sermon.
Dishonesty in the church is really
crippling the church more than any,
thing else.
It's got SO now that if you steal
S5 they'll put you in jail, but il
you steal 100000 they'll call you
oolsnel.
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The First regiment will occupy
the court house at Harrisburg as
headquarters during the inaugura~
tion Of Governor Beaver.
Samuel Heck. IL Gettysburg,
while cutting tree on Culp's Hill
which is part of the Gettysburg bat
tlefeld, found sixty-five bnllets in j..
W. w. Seaman, OF Nauvoo, is the
owner of o seven months old bull
calf that weighs 900 pounds.
Chester N. Farr, who has served
other executives in the same cap
acity is said to have been selected as
private secretary by Governor elect
Beaver.
We make speciality Of Tax Notices
aud Scalp Certiiicates--s full stock oi
which We have always on hand. Or
dsrs BY mail win receive prompt at
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.:POETRY:-
THE CRY OF THE DREAMER

lam tired Of planning and toiling
In the crowded hives of men;
,teart-weary of building and spelling,
And spoiling and building again.
And long for the dear old river,
where | dreamed my youth away;
Far n dreamer.lives forever,
And toiler dies in day.
INN sick of the sbowy seeming
Ofnlife that is half II lie;
~ the noes lined with schening
In the throng that burries by,
From the sleepless thoughts endeavor
would 20 where the children play;
For "A dreamer lives forever,
And thinker dies la a day.
feel no pride, but pity
For the burdens the rich endure;
There IS nothing sweet In the city
But the patient lives Of the poor.
oh. the little hands too skillful,
And the child mind. ..choked with
weedsS
The daughters heart grown wilful,
And the fathers heart that bleeds!
No. no! from tho streets rude hustle,
From trophies of mart and stage,
would fly to the woods low rustic,
And the meadows kindly page.
Let Inc dream rs OF old by the river,
And be loved for the dream Away;
For dreamer lives forever,
And II toiler diessin n day.
john Boyle O'Reilly.
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ABsURDITIEs OF LIFE.

Not to go to bed when you are
sleepy because it is not certain
hour.
Men committing suicide to get rid
OF a short life and its evils, which
must necessarily terminate in few
years, and thus entering upon one
which is to last forever, and the evils
of which they do not seem to take
the wisest method of avoiding.
To bny horse from near rela-
tion and believe every word he says
in praise Of the animal he is desirons
to dispose Of.
To tell person from whom you
solicit loan of money that you are
iu want OF it.
That any man should despair Of
success in q world So oyerstocked
with fools.
TO be passionate in your family
and expect them to DO PLACID
To take offence at tho address or
carriage OF any man With whose
mind and conduct wo are unac>
quaipted.
TO laugh at the appearance and
maupors Of foreigners, to whom we
must appear equally ridiculous.
TO occupy the attention Of n large
company by the recital of an occur
rance interesting to yourself alooe.
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lie Lest the Combination.

"Did you SEQ the butchers pa
rade2" asked the snake editer Of a
casual caller the other afternoon.
"Yes."
See thnt mau throwing sausages
at the crowd?"
"Yes."
"Well, 1 never sausage thing be-
fore"
ala! ha! Pretty good. III sur
prise my wife with that when / get
home"
When the causal caller arrived at
home he said to bis wife:
"My dear, in tho butchers parade
to-day there was a man throwing
sausages to the spectators"
WAS there?"
"Yes aud never saw anything
like than done before"
"Neither did j"
lie waited five minutes for his
wife to laugh, and then went out to
wonder how he had lost the combi-
nation.
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1
of berself in cherry framed look
ing glass which hung opposite, ut
tering shrek of dismay, took d
PERCEPTIONS fight.
Her head no longer bore tho old
hue OF golden red, but now display.
ed the vivid cardinal hue OF Farmel
Rumford's new barn-door.
As she FASTENED TO hide herself
she heard the laughter .choked voic,
Of Simon exclaiming, ipcoberently
well, always knew that red
hair was fashionable, but didn',
know that the girls we're 30 wild af.
ter it ms to dye tLeir bangs the reg
ular blazing vermilion."
Mrs Hitchiugs herself got the
supper that night. 1t was Barbar0s
evrning out, and poor Erminie was
nowhere to be found. And il was
nearly ten O'Clock when the weeping
girl, coming up the long pear-tree
walk, met Mr.. Boyce face to face.
Don't run away, Erminie," said
he, pleadingly. Don't make 40
enemy Of one who would faiu be q
friend. / have so much to say to
you Erminie"
"l've washed it. and washed il, and
it won't come out sobbed poor
Erminie.
Washed what 7" questioned Mr..
Boyce.
my hair. My horrid, hideous,
hateful hair p
Never mind your hair" said Mr..
Boyce, gently.sdrawing her arm
through his
"Bnt il was such q dreadful color,
and l dyed it ; and they gave me
the wrong color. And, oh, I'm al
most sure it will never come natural
again J"
"Oh, yes, it will" said Harry
Boyce, coaxingly, "the prottiost
gold-auburn shade in the world"
"Ob, Mr. Boyce; do -you really
think 80 ~
Upon my soul an honor l do.
But don't you want to hear my
news 7"
"Of course do," whispered Err
mimic.
"Woll. then, Erminie- my Minnie
here il is. ! have received my
first call to the pastorate OF a church
in Livingbrook, Mass, with the
prettiest little rectory IN the world,
OF yellow stone, all covered with
climbing vines. And all | need now
is wife TO keep house for me, and
ask tho deacons and deaconesses to
tea. Will you be that wife, Erminie,
darling 7"
"Oh, Harry, che grasped, "do you
think that woman who dyes her
hair is worthy to be q minister's
wifc -
"If we none Of us had any earthly
imperfections,' said the young
minister elect, smiling, Eve should
DO angels ; aud although you're tho
nearest l ever saw to one, Minnie"
with kiss, II don't want you to
float away and leave me just yet.
So TN rather glad you haven't ar
rived at that wing and silvertrum pet
stage"
Aud ErmiDie Ray never troubled
herself any moro about her hair. "If
Harry likes it., said she, 81 do y
"P. S.--I forgot to say that the
dye came out.-Tid- Bits.
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LOVE AND HAIR DYE.

Erminia Ray was leaning over the
pair of bars which divided the back
garden from the meadow which
wound past tho maple swamp, up tc
tho lonely sheep pasture. He'
cheek rested on one small bat plump
hand, while her beautiful golden
hair hung in graceful riLglets around
her fair temples. Her beautiful hair
was the pride aud admiration of ali
. tho village folks, but was tho espoc'
7 ial bane and disturbor of her own
peace, for Ermiuie bad gotten an
kidea into her fair little head that hei
Mir was "rod" Even now her
krge violet eyes are flled with
tears. and although she is apparent
ly Watching a motherly -turkey
conduct hor tiny brood Through the
high timothy grass, che was in re.
ality wrestling with fate.
"Ita perfectly ridiculous |" said
Ermipio. "There never was in all
this world a girl with half an ugly
hair as mine. II it hadn't been for
that hair, l might have had the
chances of being married half a doz-
on times. instead OF drudging on
here, with my uncle scoldiug bs-
cause | don't accomplish more
housework, and my aunt deluging
me with good advice. Oh, dear, oh,
dear l would pluck it out by the
roots, if it would do any good"
And she seized the luckless red-
gold tresses, q handful in each grasp,
as If she fain would have twiiohed
them out of her head.
but what very silly thing that
would be !" said Barbara Decifer,
who sat on stump of o tree, hull
ing tho rich shining blackberries
which che had just gathered from
the sunny beds under the stone wall.
"Why do you let such ridiculous
thoughts enter your head, Erminie,
dear, about your beautiful bair.
But, really, Min, il you dislike it SO
much, why on earth don't you dye
hw
"Why don't I-what 7" said
Erminis, looking around in sheer
auazement.
"Dye it |" repeated Barbara, pop
ping particularly bright ripe sphere
OF black into her mouth. sits
what Mrs. Pellers' city bosrder did
when was helping there last sum-
mer She was as gray as q badger
Miss Perkins was aud yet her hair
shone like crows tail feathers. /
seen her putin on the dye ence,
when | Was scrubbin' the hall oil
cloths, and it was as easy as you
please, OF course, black dye won't
suit You, but there's plenty Of COLI
ors woald."
Erminie's eyes glistened.
Barbara !" said she, "do you
think ! conld ?"
think ? I don't think nothin'
about it," said Barbara, finging o
n'ldewed berry at a squirrel on the
'snce. "Pm sure OF it. You can
get the stuff at Mill & Tweezer's.
I've seen it many q time in their
glass show cases. and
just at this moment Mrs. Hitchs
'nsa Erninie's aunt, with whom she
sS living, for she was an orphan,
~ heard shrilly iuquiring from the
eek door, "whsiber che W. 70 b
y;|||eS \ I
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I'M MARAND ROTHROCK,
Fremont. Snyder county, Pa.

EHraduate OF Baltimore college Of Physicians
,nd surgeon. Offers his professional service
to tho public speaks English and German.
March, IL, lsSl. Il.
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The bearing quartz discover
ed in digging . we'll near Exeter,
West Wbitslaud township, Chester
eeantys slseyed fgen Oh v 90 pr
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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-06
DkATHS.

Nc ALEss-In this city, on the 5th inst, j ohm
j. son OF James and Ellie McAleer, in the ith
year OF his age.
The relatives and friends Of the family are re-
spectfuliy invited 70 attend the funeral, from
the residences of his parents, No. 75O East Chest
nutstreet, on Tuesday morning at o'clock. In.
terment at ST. Marys cemetery.
hc2oSoSY In this city, on the 4th inst. Am.
brose McCo1omy, in the 54th year of his age.
High mass at It. MAry's church on Thursday
at 10 a. m. TO which the friends of the family,
al st. Bernards Beneficial society, are respect
fully invited. Intermsnt private.
sTNnoNs.-ln this city, on the 4th inst J ohm
aged years, ~ months and days.
The reatives and friends OF the family are re-
specially invited to attend the funeral fIom
the residence OF his parents, No SIS south Prince
street, on Tuesday Afternoon at O'Clock. In.
torment at Woodward Hil cemetery. ltd
Hritshu, son Of W. \. Heitshu.
Funeral Wednesday, sth, at2p N from No
5I2 East King street 2td.
CoSYSGHAN.-In this city. on tha 5th inst
Alice 1sates, daughter of William y. and Ella
Conynghsn, aged months and days.
The relatives and friends of the family are re.
spectfulIy invited to attend the funeral, from
her parents residence, Ne. 53s West King street.
on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. To pro-
ceed 20 Paradise for interment. 2td
FULMER - December E, lsSG in this CITY. Mar
girel fulmer, wife OF George FuImer, aged 81
years, 10 months and l3 days.
The relatives and friends of the family are re-
specttully invited TO attend the funeral from
her late residence, No 33} North Mul berry street
on Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock. Services
at St stephens church. lnterment at Zion's
cemetery.
MAucH.-At he residence OF J. b Swartzwel.
der Maurice W. MauCh.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
tBethlehem papers please copy
DEAS-In this city. December tth. Barbara,
and II days.
All is over, hands are folded
On calm and peaceful breast:
Al! her suiferings here are ended
And our mother Is at rest.
The relatives ana friends OF the family al so
Fulton Home No. g. IL. c. III FL of Pa, are
respectfully invited 10 attend the funeral, from
her late residence. No. 81 Middle street, on
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. lnterment at
Woodward HiI cemetery 3td
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A BAGGAGE OAR ON FEE,
The Damage That Red Hot Stove Caused
A Theatre Party's Loss.

The Damage That Red Hot Stove Caused
A Theatre Psrty's Loss.
This morning a fire which might have
proved much more serious occurred on a
passenger train OF the Pennsylvania railroad
Fast Line is due here at Cos a. NJ, but this
morning the first section was one hour late
and the second tour hours On the first SEQ
tiOn was special car containing the scenery,
baggage properties, lSc., OF Helen Dauvray's
Comedy company, which was on their way
from Cincinnati to New York. Soon after
leaving Landisville the man in charge of the
car discovered that the baggage was on fire,
having caught from the stove which was red
hot.
The car rapidly filled with smoke and the
man in charge was compelled 10 break open
the car windows in order TO get fresh air He
managed to give the alarm In some way and
tho train was stopped al the water tank Just
west OF Diileryilie, where a stream was put
on the burning bsggsCe- 1twas extinguished,
but was still smoking when the train reached
Lancaster. HeIe the car was run upon the
siding under the Duke street bridge, and an
examination was made. 1t was found that
three trunk, yalise and box,
with their contents, were almost en-
tirely consumed. Two pillows and some
ucking were destroyed and a lot OF scenery
badly burned. The goods were taken from
the car here and after it had been seen that
there was no more fire, the car was attached TO
express which left tor the east at
S:lO The loss TO the theatrical company WAS
considerable, but had the fire broken out at
point Tar away from water station the car
would undoubtedly have been destroyed.
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)Exi1D14 10 TnE POOR
- nsoesass os the Methods, Sunday school
} Wm Hss Rseesvs tns Usual Prsscn,s-Rev.
~. ?. Evass Lectures On success"-Rev.
y owinasIis IN Town on Church Work

OoLuMBYA, Dec. 6.--Tbe Sunday school
Gnpciasion of the Methodist Episcopal church
M bold donation party this year for Civ
~ 70 the poor. Heretofore It has been the
GuooUm for the children to receive giftA A
40 vocal and instrumental progrsme will
~ rendered.
4 1ho series of Sunday evening lectures In
~ 0eoond street Lutheran church, ny Hey.
~. p. Evans, pastor, was begun on SUNDAY
Pscsldine Elder swindells was present in
Ne Methodist Episcopal church on SUNDAY
morning, preaching the sermon. Love iesst
F. Woo also obser ed. In the evening Protesso,
Z 3.U.0oYwden, colored, Of Baltimore, occupieo
eho pulpit He appeared In behalf OF me
frosd mems Aid society and q collection was
taksn up for this purpose
Town Briefs.
The eusquehanna Hosiery mills, Messfs'
\ william and Vernon Ellis proprietors,d did not
sonrt thia morning owing to the non arrival
4 spversl parts Of the machinery.
!, - Saturday evening very pleasant sur
prfse party was given to Mr.. l.. W. May al
kls home on Locust street in honor OF his
birthday. The invited guests were the m en-
bers Of the Rod and Gun club and the school
board, of which Mr.. May is a member. A
yerv handsome Masonic emblem was pre-
usnted to MIR. May by his associates the
presentation speech being made by Mr..
d6try n. I1eee-
Mrs. Samuel Null, Union street below
Third, died at her home on Sunday night AT
10 o'clock, after a lingering illness of nearly
two years. The funeral takes place on Tues
day at p. m.
On Sunday evening John Anderson, a col
ored man OF Marietta, went to Wrightsville
to have pleasant time fight took place
later In the evening on the bridge. when
Anderson had the upper portion OF his right
ear bitten of.
Callan, Haley & Csllsn's minstrel company
appear In the opera house on Tuesday even.
ing.
George Hamaker, flagman on the shifting
engine Of the Pennsylvania railroad, had the
MIDDLE finger of his right hand mashed on
Saturday while coupling cars
A public sale of the estate of George Groom,
deceased, took place at the Franklin hous e,
on Saturday afternoon. The Groom farm,
106 acres, situated along the Washington
turnpike, about one mile below town, was
purchased by Harry Dambsch, for sl05 per
acre.
Manager Bear is making arrangements for
the base ball season of next year. King,
Resh and Melcher will be members of tht
club Several of the present players will be
retained.
John 8. Yske has sold his cigar store and
fixtures to Harry Hindle, who will take pos
session on "Wednesday.