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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
Tricks of the Cafe Walters.

"Thc other night when dining rather
literally ut one of the uptown hotels, "
said "a man about town to n New York
Ieiegrdm reporter, ~ remarked n dis
crepancv rs between the account pre-.
scnlcd and the change returned from the
bill gave the waiter.
at was only fifty cents short, but
called the walters atteltion to the fact.
lie seemed aStonishcd and counted tho
change twice, then lifting the bill Of
items from the plate where it rested with
the change, his features were spread with
a satisfied smile as two quarters of u
dollar appeared hereunder. His hilari-
ty disappeared, though, when told him
that had spent time and money enough
in Paris to know that trick well, and al
WAYS rewarded them there, as proposed
to do with him, by omltiug his accus.
toned fee"
"What is the trick" qucried the -.
porter.
Don't you see that by hiding two or
three CONS under the list in that way
when returning the change to careless
man, who does not count his change,
he would receive his tip and the hidden
coin also, but when serving mere care
full person, myself for instance, aud u
recount was called for, the missing coin
could be found aud no suspicion Of dis
honesty attach to the waiter, unless a
fellow got tired of having the same old
chestnut PLAYED too often. There are
other tricks beside that for capturing tho
Careless" said the tourist. 'Onc that
is practsed in France, where gold louis
and half louis are the most common coins
in circulation, is when the waiter re-
ceives louis he puts it between his
teeth or seems so to do. You see the
gold right there in plain sight all the
time, but he gives you change for half
louis only.
"You Immediately call his attention
to the fact and remark that it was louis
you gave him. But no sir he says,
see there and takes the coin from be-
tween his teeth and behold it is only a
half louis. You are puzzled, for you
were confident that IL came from the lit
tie spring case that half louis would
not tit, and cannot account for it until
YOU learn that he has had the half louis
waiting in his mouth for Just such an
occasion. The only safe way. therefore,
is the moment you see your louis going
toward his mouth let the battle begin,
and tell him to let it remain on the table
until the change is given. That Is not
all, for in the supper rooms az the various
cafes in Paris the number of the room is
placed right over the column of figures
and added in with the total amount. |
suppose if the room were not numbered
they would add in the date; anything,
in fact, to make the amount bigger"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
JnpnnCsC Philosophy.

We are getting to know n good deal
of the mysterious empire of Japan.
There has appeared in Paris transla-
tion of japanese Manual q! PhiIoso-
ply, little book that is used in all
the schools of Japan, and is made as
familiar to japanese youth as the
catcchism il to the boys and girls If
this country. II is, in fact, kind of
japanese "Wholc Duty of Man Tho
following sentences may serve ~ spcci-
mems:
Heaven and Earth are the father and
mother of all things. Man is the most
honorable creature: he is more partic-
,llnrly the son of Heaven and Earth.
Therefore hc ought always To worship
Heaven and Earth, and toacknowlcdgc
10y all means the infinite blessings of
Heaven and Earth.
A child without iilial piety will
never prosper: much lcs' man. the son
of Heaven and Earth. if he does not
obey them.
In order to arrive at perfection. we
should devote ourselves altogether TO
our business, like the cat Watching tho
mouse, or the hen Matching her eggs
True knowledge il that which is ac-
quircd in order to govern ourselves,
not in order To b. known 10y the world.
Every evening We examine the faults
of the day in order TO correct them to-
morrow; every day our work pro-
crosses; in month there will bc the
work of thirty days; every year will
have 3G0 complete days; in this man
ncr We advance in virtue and knowl-
edge, and We have delights not to be
described.
OF all precious things, none is moro
precious for men than time.
DO not rest even while taking breath.
After death we shall rest.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
An Old Warrant Cast Up by the Sea.

A peculiar case is about to interest the
Washington Treasury Department Oil.
GERS. Thirty years ago Samuel q. Bailey,
who Mt the time was Assistant Keeper of
the Montauk N.ong lsland) Ligat, lost
the warrant issued by the Governor for
his salary for the quarter. A diligent
search was made for it, but without sue.
cess, The supposition was that the wind
had blown il out to sea.
1t was found the other day by William
Henry Cook, of BridgehamptOn, under
peculiar circumstances. For the purpose
OF letting oyster spawn cling to them
Mr.. Cook was throwing into Macox Bay
number of rusty old cans. One would
not sink, and an examination revealed
the fact that it was sealed up. When
opened it was found to contain the
order which Mr.. Bailey had lost over a
quarter of century before.-MW YOrA
Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11

r1ver. Dus Only wDen sneir feet actuaiiy stood
IN the water Who can tel how many VIC
tories we lore by being afraid, by holding back
because Of difficulties instead OF going right
forward into the difficulty in the name OF the
Lordi
iI-tr "And IL came to pass" When God
speaks II must come TO pass; it must always
be lust as He says even as when in the be.
ginning God said Let thcrs be lieht," aud
there was light He only needs 10 sp, ak and
IL is done. Blessed are those who Jeleve. for
there shall be a performance Of the things
told us from the Lord.
IL. "The priests stood firm on dry ground
in the midst OF Jordan" The midst of a
river is not place TO look for dry ground
nor Is wall of such unstable material as
water likely to encourage ono to stand firm /;
but the One whose mama Is Wonderful was
with them ana was DONG wondrously. Fire,
air, earth or water are all the same to Him
so far as helps or hinderances are concerned.
--Lsss0n HetUer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
The Divine sy.t~m of saving Truth

Amid all the mutations which eighteen
centuries have witnessed, the divine system
of saving truth revealed in the New Tcsta
ment has proved TO be entirely immutable.
Not line has been added, not syllable
taken away, Tho waves of time which have
swept away empires and systems of philoso-
ply. dash IN vain against the adamant OF
the gospel God, who is its author, il un.
chalgcable; He is the same yesterday, today
and forever. Hisholiness, which abhorreth
sin. is n part Of himself; so is his Justice,
which Furnishes sin; and 50 Is his love, which
pardons and saves every sinner who TO.
pents and believes on his Son Jesus Christ.
To all these attributes this gospel is essential:
while they 1--we IL must live. Light is com
posed of the seven different colors blended
together, and in like manner the different
attributes of God. when blended harmon.
iously, produce tho light which beams from
Calvary. .-tDr. Caylor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
A Plea for Moral Cuasion,

In Canada as in the United States, great
and increasing attention is being given to the
legislative ana political aspects of the tenn
perance reform. The Canada Citizen, of
Toronto, is moved to say:
I'VE plead with our friends TO not lose
sight OF the great importance of the mora!
suasion side of the temperance reform. Law
form of public sentiment, without which
legislation can never be attained, and with
out which legislation would DO comparatively
worthless even II attained.
"Ihe extent of the out and out totally ab.
staining section of any community is the fair
measure of its sound temperance and prohi-
bition sentiment.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
RELIGIOUS READING.


Harki How the mills are grinding,
How the busy buris go rouud,
With low and harmonic humming,
Where the hat vest graz Is ground.
Seel how the cnaff is winnowed,
How the millsto e's wond'rous might
Sends forth on the floor lefore us
The wheat In its robe of white.
So the powers Of the Fate are grinding,
With motion and plan sublime,
Our mortal acts aud motives.
In the wonderful mills OF time.
The mills OF the gods are grinding
Steadily, surely and slow
The wheat and the chaT dividing
To the place where each should go.
And the hapless chaff Is winnowed;
But lives that are livel a. ight,,
Like the grain on the floor before us.
Come forth all pure and white.
So the rolling hours are grinding,
And the piiiless years go round,
With n slow ard solemn motion
Where the mortal grain is ground
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
Temperance News and Notes.

Louisville, KY, has six saloons to each
church.
Temperance instruction is given TO every
grade of the public schools of Hannibal, Mo.
A determined warfare against Sabbath
desecration is being waged by the w. q. Il.
u. OF Rochester, n. y.
The Church of Ireland Temperance Society
comprises one hundred local associations
with over $4,000 members.
John Reynolds, of Clinton, Iowa, has been
committed To Jail for keeping his saloon open
after having been ordered to close it,
Louisville lKy.) Young Woman's Christian
temperance Union is making arrangements
to open ladies' gymnasium this winter.
In response to the request sent out some
weeks since, liberal donations OF books and
other literature have been received for the
Temperance reading room lately opened in
Sitka, Alaska
cannot lawfully manufacture cider for use
in his own family, and has instructed the
grand jury to indict il they find such
thing has been done.
Not long since Rev. George T.. Fuller, of
Emmettsburg, Iowa was prosecuting witness
against saloon keeper. His right to enter
complaint was denied by the defense on the
ground that being an itinerant under episcopal
authority he was not a citizen The State Su-
preme Court, to which the case was taken,
decides that AL minister's under the eplsco-
pal polity are citizens and therefore proper
persons TO pros cute where they choose to
do so.
At n recent sitting OF the French Academy
of Medicine the subject of alcoholism, and
the best methods of comb iting it, was under
consideration, and after one member, M.
Desbouvrie, had demanded, as one precau-
tionary expedient, that "only glasses of
minimum size" should be used in drink shops,
IL is gratifying to note that M. LanceraIix
declared that the best means to get rid of
"the plague of alcoholism" is ''to drive from
all classes of society the judice which con
slsts in believing that wines and alcoholic
liquors are necessary to nutrition-that they
give strength, and that IL is impossible to do
without them" Light is spreading even in
Francel
The Maori foot ball players who will soon
visit England, are bound by written con-
tract with their conductor not to take strong
drink under any circumstances during their
| visit to that country.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11

Food for Fcatncrcd Pes.

To make food for singing birds, knead
together three pounds o. split peas.
ground or beaten to flour, one and half
pounds Of fine crumbs OF bread, the same
quantity of coarse sugar, the raw yOlks
of six eggs and six ounces of fresh but
ter Put n'sGut third of the mixture
at a time In . frying pan over gentle
fire, and sti- il until little Drowned, but
not burned. When the other two parts
are done ard all cold, add to the whole
six ounces of nav seed and six pounds
of bruised hemp seed, separated from the
husks. Mix together, and it will be
found excellent food for thrushes, robins,
larks, linnets, canarics, iinchcs and most
other singing birds, preserving them in
both cong aud feather.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
To Wash I,lnuI,cts.

Put q p,nt of household ammonia in
the bottom Of your tub, having had the
blankets well beaten to remove all cling
ing dust before you get the tubs out.
Then lay the blanket lightly on over the
ammonia, and pour upon 1t sufficient
quantity of warm water To cover the
blanket entirely. Then with stick or
the hand. Hop the blanket about in the
solution, pressing all the water that will
come out of it against the side of the
tub, without wringing us you remove it
to the rinse water. You will he amazed
TO see the dissolved Il 1T coming out
through the iibrcs as no washingor rub.
biug with soap sudS will bring it out.
hinsc in the same way, in the same
moderately warm water mot boiling
water, and 10y simply pushing The
blankets about in the tab / rcss through
the wringcr and hang out To dry in n
windy place not in the sun. As the
blanket hangs there drying, a little
water will collect in the four corners,
which 1t is rather an amusement to
squeeze out To help the drying process.
If you do not care to put another blanket
in the first ammonintcd water, which
must he done promptly, as the ammonia
cvaporates quickly divide the quantity,
taking half pint for each one of the
two tubs, aud wash two blankets at once.
The cvuporating ammonia, released by
the warmth of the water, can only escape
through the blanket which is laid o, cr
it in the tub before the water is applied
Hence you get the value of every drop OF
ii. In ordinary cleaning with ammonia,
for aint, braSScs, silver. etc, mix il
with cold water first. and then add q
little warm water to the pail. -Ldycr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
The Real Despots.

At liquor dealers banquet at Delmoni-
cos one evening last week, one Of the after
dinner speakers is reported as saying that
least by its own dear domestic despots, by its
homes and iiresides." " The speaker, of course
omitted 10 say how much the world was gov.
erned by those other despots, the rum bottle
and the beer keg, When it comes to a choice
OF governments we are inclined To the belief
that the world will prefer the 'dear domes-
tic despots" to the grog-shops every time.
There are many, at least who believe that it
would be well to give the dear domestic
despotsn a fair chance for while.-Ne,o
York. Observer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
DR.. n. w. Richardson on Alcohol.

In 1863 and for year or two before, had
been making some original researches into
the properties of rare chemical substance
named nitrlte OF amyL Then went on to
inquire into the mtthyl series, and so step by
step continued, reporting every year until, in
tSUj, began with the alcohos. IL was at
one time supposed that there was only one OF
these, but there are now known to be sew
eral. Now, the first great fact that startled
me when examining into tho alcohols was
that they unque,tonably lowered the tenn
perature of the body. | did not then know
that any one else had noticed this before me;
but know now that two or three others
DR.. John Davy (brother Of Sir Humphrey,
DIR. Rae, the Arctic explorer and DR.. Lees,
of Leeds, hgd all Scverally suspected this
fact: but they had not proved it by expert
mental research. My great point was a de.
morStration by scientific instruments-by
the perfect Thermometers now made
That was the first step the startling fact
that alcohol lowers temperature. Now for
the second This came from the study of
anu sthetics. In wat hing the action OF alco-
hol i found there were Just the same four de-
grecs or stages as in the action of anTsthetics,
viz, simple excitement without insens. bility;
excitement with commencing insensihilitv:
insensihillty absolute; and lastly, death-lke
insensbility. / came, therefore, to the con
clusion that alcohol does not act after tho
manner of food but OF n chemical substance
like an anpsthetic. This, then, was the
| second step. This was followed up by tracing
| the changes and the notifications which
take place in the body from the continued
use OF alcohol. ! reached thus the third step
or third conclusion. viz, that alcohol IL "a
| prolific cause of death and of great harm to
/ TIE internal organs OF the body; il is, IN fact
/ in its ordinary use, n slow poison.
! j can no more accept the alcohols as foods
! than can chloroform, or ether, or methyal
/ That they produce a temporary excitement
is true: but as their general action is quickly
| to reduce animal heat, | cannot see how they
can supply animal force. ] see clearly how
they reduce animal power, and can show n
reason for using them in order TO stop phvsi-
cal pain or to stupefy mental pain but that
they give strength. g., that they supply
material for construction OF fine tissue or
throw force into tissues supplied by other
material-must be an error as solemn as it
is widespread. The true character of the
alcohos is that they are agreeable temporary
shrouds The savage, with the mansions of
his soul unfurnshed, buries his restless energy
under their shadow. The civilized man,
overburdened with mental labor or with en-.
crossing care, seeks the same shade; but it is
shade, after all, in which, in exact proper
tion as he seeks it, the seeker retres from
perfect natural life.-Cssseips Magazine.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
STRAINED Relations.

Brown ito Robnson)-"Why, I
thought you knew Dumlcy, that gentle.
man | iust bowed to "
Robinson "l'vc known him for years;
but he never speaks to me now as wo
pass by
Brown-HIad II quarrel"
Robinson" he owes me little
borrowed money. ."-EyOcl.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
A witty ViOlinist.

Won Bulow doesn't allow greedy hosts
and hostesses to use his services gratis to
entertain their guests. He always makes
it proviso before entering a strange
house that he shall not bc asked to play.
II is related of the celebrated violinist
Ernst that upon being asked to dinner
and invited to bring his violin with him,
he replied: Thanks, my violin doesn't
dine"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11

Mrs Lucy A. Elkins, widow of n we'll
known Chicago artist, Henry A. Elking, has
received verdict OF $4,000 in her case against
William Cudney and others. The suit was
brought under the Dramshop act TO recover
SIS, 200. Mrs. Elkins claiming that despite
her repeated protests defendants sold her
husband liquor. thereby Fastening his death.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
Ouper Fancics.

Tea "hcr-"Wha does see spell"
Boy-"Dunno.
Tcachcr.-"Why, what do | do with
my eyes"
Boy-"Squint. - Young People.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11

There is madness in the royal family
of Germany. The mother of the present
Empress is in the madhouse now.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-11
A Deserved Rebuke.

'Why, Rollo, Use 'spriscd. Don't yer
know it's VERY wicked Ter Kill chickuns:
What yer spose is gwincn ter become
Of yerl'-Lyt.
Decorah-posten., 1888-03-21
Grfurfoner.

5orretninssmanb os Settlere, iom
pil ie fig ON efter ct npi Stso for 5Or,
retninser sler 5armins, fan fOmme frem
til be pisttsfte Steoer | Rinneiota os
9afOta via ct. Yaul, Winneapolis &
Manitoba Baren fra ct. Baul peb Of
saa meo GgfuriiOner. Biuetterne siel.
Der for 80 9ase. aRan bstaler iulo
Iris en- gei os saar frit tilbase. Bil.
letter til msset Lap Hris ialses rsiaa
via benne 9inie til Selena os @rsai
Sails, Montana. Bileiterne siplber
4 Waaneber. Sor uarmsre Oplps
ntnser benpenber man fig til 6. $
@arren. General Yasieuser Gsent. 81.
Baul, Ninn. 26.3.eOip
Decorah-posten., 1888-03-21
Bolga, 9atota.

SolSa, 9atota.
aloris fer ies Noset / 9eres ereoe Blab
berfra; otrfor tanfte jes, at ies ilnoe make
a trial, iaa bet blir bel life noset i~musfulot
Breu bette; men iaa bliuer bet iulfalo ioa
scbt, iom nosen Gnben bar ffreuet fra o,sie
Ranter; os forreften faar be, iom er beore,
tribe beore; jes rabler NOT afiteo alisepeI,
les.
ga bet bar raret folot, os bet tilsanss
osiaa, men bet er lite noset mt for us Do
iota.S tpmpere, % jes brpr mig life ON at
ifripe oerom. Spao ies bible ifripe, bar
esentlis non Orb til bisie altio jamrenbe
"Yeppsripenoe", iom bare lisser oS sriner
eftsr gitens itIsnne Tptre. Staitels elennise
&roier, bpor bet bog er Spno ON Ser! Nen
ies pl benlebe goerS SpmQrfiombeo til
nosle Eunfter. Sporfor flyer s b~eitanois,
at 8 life bar Senter | 9afota? gr 8 fire
paa bette? gr oa Tafota bare "opsiort" af
Yeppers euer Riper.S uenoe? Seq oil raobe
gber til at ie Ser ON | gbers eset 2ano,
fsreno 8 Trigger: Rom os bIaip osl 8 piI
fit Rig faa Dftens Joli til at tro, at ri life
er Senter, pi beruoe, men bare uoset Sfrup,
iom life er paro at ba'; men 9af, ri ffal ems
gang 1ibop MP, os oa faar pi ie, bpem Tom
get left", be ftaftars f%lpngenee Yiper,
Suenbe eller ri Bigger. Sra git, Beit, Rorb
os Spo, bet iamme iammerIise, bierteiiia-
renoe siris; men / bore Siertsr sr Der iniei
Spor af gienilans. en- 7afoia.Sente.
Decorah-posten., 1888-03-21
Blame, Soaho Ierritorp.


10 Iss rootaser iaa mango S%orsipprsIer
ON eduoets Sei,afsubso % nuore 5prbolce
heromirius, oil ies opIpis npset berom |
"Eeeorab- Toiten'.
per CT snonu iulet op al frit 9ono at faa,
oaaoe paa 5omsiteao % oeo Hreempticn,
men Oct or aItidmmsu bsporet uiso Sfop al
forltIeuist Slass, men bet er sobt % frust.
bart, i~aainart bet blipsr rpbest os pparbei
bet. Ranse SettIere har aIereoe neeiat iis
Der. men bet er laust til Rarieoet, bpilfet er
en- lem Ting. Nlt Rrarielano er, iaa piot
les Deb, cptdset, men IND isiennem bisie Sfou.
fraiter blsn Der iioit afpiste CONNER pp'
9aaet en- Sernbanelinie, iaa oct NOT inart
blioer en- leipinbtere Communication pgiaa
Der. Sernbanelduo fan ilsbes for ira 5 til 8
Dollars pr. gcre, men life inosnior bet uorlte
settlements 9r9noier, oa Der oft par @ous
pernements 9auo os or uptaset til iioite
We're; bog tror ies. at Der er Here Sarme til
lal9s mob rinsli9e Hriier. Set norlte Sett.
lenent lis9sr fra 6 til 10 Nile fra Roseau,
ISH' ~ .0AAHt lLt Itulit pSplulc. ILupNt
er beporet meo ct eset Slass lapt @rGs, ocr
er fortrinlist FOR Sapnesaua, men life for
Slaat; BERTH Burger man at moiaa meo Ii
n otbp. 2anoet er bet Dele taset battet os
belseformist, oerfor psiaa tunst at arbeioe,
% sooe SeitefrRfter trGnsss for Plos %
Sarp.
Ser er 3 norIfe airfer, nemlis en- aRetbobs
1T, en- GusuItanas os en- Spnpbe airfe; euos
otoere enselif Sfole os uprIf Ssnbagsfoie.
Briien paa Seite u~arierer Der Tom anbetfteos
efter, boao be ouer til; en- COB Seft fan man
faa for 1925 erer iaa. 2umber foIter peo
Sau9bruset fra IS til $50 pr. 9uiinbe Sob;
sooe MeItefjsr betales meb op til $40. glsbt,
soot gano trGffes / en- 3pboe fra s til 80
SOB; tini9e iinoes osiaa Der os Der rinbsnbe
atloepano. Mais os 6rust tribes uom9rs
fet her; bog plantes Der lite meset Of Bet
fsrfte Slass vi bar osiaa MineraL @ruber,
men %fprtioen tror jes, at Der lite er mesen
Sirfiombeb / ben 8etnins. Briierne paa be
Trobufter, ri ft iioite Gar al bort 2anobrus,
er oesc9rre lape. 8. Mo.