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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
A Wild Morning Glory Pest.

One of the worst weeds with which
the farmers of California have to deal is
the wild morning glory. John Young,
of Alameda County, is experimenting
with it. He tried plowng and cultiva-
tion, and that was exactly what the
morning glory thrived on. Then he
plowcd deeply, stripped the entire field
of surface soil to depth of fourteen
inches, and picked out all the roots by
hand. The soil that remained was soon
covered with fine crop of weeds. Even
the loose dirt which he had piled in
heaps yielded good crop. Next he
tried salt, and at last accounts was wait
ing to see what would be the result.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
Sliced Pot Roast of Beef.

Trim off the superlluous fat for drip
pings, cut out the bones to use for soup,
and roll and tie the meat compact y.
Put it into an earthcn bowl or crock
with white cloves, allspice, pcppercorns
and mace, about dozen of each whole
spice to every four pounds of beef, to.
gcther with blade of mace, bay
leaf, sprig OF any sweet herb except
sage, and u few slices of lemon or onion,
according to preference; mix vinegar
and water enough to co, or the meat, or
use sour cider, let the meat stand in this
pickle from three to ten days, in cool
place, p otected from the flies, and then
cook it as follows Take the meat from
the pickle, drain it, and roll it in dry
flour. Put half Il cupful of drippings
over the fire in saucepan large enough
to contain the meat, heat the drippings,
then put in the meat and brown IT on
all sides; next add enough of the pickle
to cover the meat, stir it until it COM
bines with the Drowned flour in thick
gravy or sauce; season this sauce pala-
tably with salt aud pepper, and simmer
the meat in it until it is quite tender.
After the meat is done take it up, re-
mo G the cords from it, and strain tho
gravy; serve the meat and gravy with
boiled potatoes and any vegetables pre-
ferred.
If a larger dish is desired, dumplings
may be cooked with the meat about half
an hour before it is done. .-Liousewye
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The resistance to the Channel tunnel
scheme being by no means exhausted, it
is proposed to facilitate communication
on smaller scale between England and
the Continent. The idea is to suspend
two tubes of about yard each in diam.
eter, by means of steel cables across the
channel forty yards above the level of
the sea. The steel cables will be fixed
to pillars at distances of about 500 yards,
and in each tube little railway will
run, with cars capable of carrying 45o
pounds in weight. 40 parcel of greater
weight than this will be taken, and the
cost is estimated at $4,000, 900. 1t is
also proposed to run telegraph and telc.
phone wires through these tubes.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
EEMIN1NE READERS
Poetry of Practical Value.

Once in great while poetry may be
sad to possess a practical value. A
young woman who visited California re-
Gently wrote few verses and sent them
to MIR. George NJ. Pullman, praising his
sleeping cars, but regrctting that they
did not contain a larger number os
mirrors and wash.bowls. Upon reading
the poem Mr.. Pullman directed his
chief draughtsman to design car which
should contain enough wash. bowls and
mirrors to suit the most cxacting woman
in the world. Such car is now in
process Of construction 1t will be com
posed entirely of mirrors and toilet
rooms Men York World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The preparation of the tickets for the
Panama Canal lottery in Paris was an
affair of vast proportion, 1t tool sixty
girls eighteen days Of hard work to fold
and prepare the ., 600, 600 tickets for the
great glass wheel into which they were
thrown to be mixed up, The shape of
the tickets bearing the numbers were
most ingenious, as it could be rolled up
and fastened by itself. 1t is reported
that the numbers drawing the large
prizes were not sold.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

According to the Courier Journal,
kentucky has six couuties-I Harlan,
Knott, Perry, Letcher, Bell, and Leslie
that have never had church within
their borders during the sixty or seventy
years Of their existence as counties.
This fact has been referred to the Home
Missionary Society.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
A Tender Heart Works n Miracle.

A wealthy lady of this city met with
an accident last winter by which one of
her limbs was broken. 1t was set, but
while in the process of healing she
bought pair of crutchcs TO aid her
locomotion. The habit of using them
grew upon her until she felt unable to
walk steadily without them. One day,
however, she limpcd along block on
her crutches to visit a nelghbor, and
while doing so met ragged aud dccrept
specimen who had lost leg and was
hobbling along on two time. worn siits.
Her sympathy was stirred up. .Shc stood
erect for moment, grasped her costly
crutches in one hand, asked the man if
he would take them, gave them to him
on the spot, and walked off with perfect
ease, having thus learned for the first
time since her accident that she had no
need of artificial aid in pedestrianism.
She is an unmarried lady, too, though
over forty. y.-Nsp York Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
For Nfending Tinwarc.

To mend tin-ware successfully, take
to timer bottle containing two ounces
Of muriatic acid and get him to cut into
1t as many small pieces of sheet zinc as
will readily dissolve. Procure also some
small pieces of lead and you are ready
for work. Place the pan over a lamp,
wet the spot to be mended with little
of the acid, and place on it small piece
OF lead; rs soon as the lead Is
melted set the pan away to cool; 1t will
then be ready for use. - Cultipator.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The Short-horn cows first imported TO
the United states, and even down to the
middle of the present century, were
abundant mixers and great butter
makers, But it has been the practice of
the present generation TO develop the
beef making tendency until the milking
qualities Of American hort-horus have
been nearly bred ont, and they are
scarcely regarded as a dairy breed in this
cpuntrv
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

Recently there arrived in New York
three large steamers laden with rice
from Japan, We have always received,
says the lmcrirIa Cit'Uttor our largest
imporrations Of rice from Patna in India,
and Rangoon, Burmah. japanese rice
is the sweetest and richest in the world,
but its chief expectation heretofore has
been to Great Britain.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
Tea Slippers.

The latest in shoes is the $ o'clock tea
slipper. This is an article of dress
which goes with the Greek tea gown.
With the Psyche knot and classic draper
les the French tie feels sadly out of place
and legs TO be allowed to withdraw into
the ackground. Itssucccssor is curious
affair, made of glove kid or soft chamoi'
skin. following the natural outline of the
foot and clothing The toes separately, as
a glove does the fingers. II Is really a
modern substitute for the sandal 1t
has heavier sole than the ordinary
slipper, lifting the wearer the vericst
tribe above her natural stature, and is
without heel. The tea slipper has an
antique look, clumsy, but not unpleasing.
1t takes greatly with half a dozen ex-
treme belle.. Flesh. colored silk was
the material employed for pair recently
seen, giving much the impression of II
bare footed Venus. DsiroiJ Free Pr,sJ.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The lumbermen have formulated q
trust that, cordinI to the New York
HcraR, threatens serious results to the
Northwest country by dcnuding it en-.
,irclv of its forest growth.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

China recently received its first impor.
tation Of foreign soap. The Chimes.
soap is of alkaline earth, and the mate
rial used for washing the hands is the
nod of tree.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

A shipment Of 100 pounds of metallic,
chemically pure auminam, the first eX.
port of this metal from the United
States, has been made from Newport,
Ky, to London, Eng and. The precious
metal, which sold at fifty cents per
pound, was ,maltcl from Kentucky ore
aud clay by a pr cess which is as yet te.
dious and is kept secret
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The oldest woman's club in the United
States is the Womcns Physiological
Institute Of Boston. Forty.one years
ago it was organized with the purpose
of promoting the more perfect health of
women. There is one surviving charter
member, Mrs. Hobbs, and she is
eighty years old.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

Tho peasant girl, Of South Russia are
f'o"klng into mIirimony owing to Il
rumor OF the Governments intention to
impress into military services as "sap
pers' all unmarried females betweca
twenty aud thirty
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

Ex-Marshal William II. Icggett, OF
Princeton, Y. j., who was so successful
two years ago in breeding quails in cap
tivity, has Just had lot of ten hatchcd
out Of II setting Of sixteen eggs. Mr.
Lcggett, last fail. while out hunting,
brought male and female bird home
alive that were wounded by stray shots.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The national debt Of France is s., 00o,
900, 900, the largest in the world. The
interest on it calls for S2G4, 900, 900 o
year, about sl5 per capita Of the French
population.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

Tobacco culture is being pushed en-.
ergctically in lorida, and an attempt tc
induc Cubans to emigratc there and
grow the weed is being made \ com
mission, with that object, has visited
IItyu,,,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

The English volapuk dictionary which
is - be ,ssued this year will be the first
of its kind either in this country or in
ENGLAND
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
The gathering Of buffalo bones hai
become a business at Manitoba.

There are projected in the Southern
States 1000 miles of railroad. and sur
veys have been made on over G000 miles
of IT,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

,Justof Adler. a Chicago artist, wa,
booked for passage on the ill.fated
Geisor, and did rot sail because his bag.
gage was not delivered in time, and he
would not consent to have it forwarded
by the next steamer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

Northern capitalists have bought
several hundred acres of land on the
sand hills near Augusta, Ga, and will
lay it out as winter resort for invalids
lld pleasure seekers.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
Tricks of Parisian Dressmaker

Many ladies coming over TO Paris h
few days or weeks, and having
yearning to carry home some govs
from the magic city, shrlnk from d.
world.famous establishments on accOu,
of the expense. And there are hundIe,
Of dressmakers there who could-"an
they would"-turn out costume ever
whit a. elegant as those made by The,
big neighbois at much lower igar
1t is in dealing with those that Il,
stranger should be very cautions, anda
use a rather slangy expression, Ikea
her weather eye open." These "lu,
dressmakcrs" are full of playful tr,n
which must be guarded ugainst-slgh
but irritating deyiations from the pata
of strict commercial morality, al q Il
which are artfully arranged to augmer,
their profits at the cost OF the Mckes
customer.
For cxample-and this particular moi.
of deception is far from uncommon-
one of those ladies will show you a, 4,
pattern very handsome diess in rich
materials. You are charmed. of cOure
the dress in hand does not fit you; It il
cleverly designed to fit nobody. The
obliging dressna ,cr, seeing that You,
heart is fixed upon it, oilers to make
an exact copy of the coveted gar.
mcnt and at very low price
The tempting bait is thrown out and
the innocent fish bites. The order is
given. But, alas when the dress is de.
liscred, what do you fndl The shape
and style are copied admirably The
L. al L.. 4
velvet and satin, the commonest and
poorest of ribbons. The entire effect o
the costume is lost in cheap material
Unfortunately, there is no use sendm!
the dress back, even on the obvious pei
that it is not what was bargained ior
The law will protect the little dress
maker" and right we'll she knows it, too
The mischief of the thia & is that she ha
! the power to seize and detain her Gus
toner's trunks till the hill is paid, an,
this over she will not hesitate to EN-
ploy on the slightest pretcxt.
Another most annoying device, but on
which answers their purpose splendidly
is to send home the dress at the last mC
ment tuompatible with the actual fulfill
ment Of the contract. There is no tim
for examination, let alone alteration. an
the thing has to be taken on trust, i
shortcomings only being discovered
many cases when many leagues of Ian
and sea lie between the swndling dres
maker and the confding custome
Again, a not uncommon practice is
add scores, often hundreds of francs
the price agreed on for q dress and d
pend for its payment upon the victim
natural dislike to fighting in foreig
law court. .-Lad.tS' Pictorial.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
THE MlDDLEBURGH POST.
T. a. HARTER, EDIron AND PRo'R.

MIDDLEBURGh, PA, Sep, -, 1888.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27

that of daughter to her husb,,y|
she thus became entirely ub,1
to him, and was at his mercy. Ion
history supplies many instances Of M
despotism which husbands exerc..1
over their wives. The slightest iuds|
cretion was sometimes punished N
death, while men might do what h.1
liked without let or hindrance. WI
were prohibited from tasting wine n
the risk of the severcst penalties. M
conduct of tgnatius was praised, wa
surprising his wife in the act of sipp,.
the forbidden liquid, beat her to dead
The same sternncss appears in the tsl
sons which induced some of the hom,,
to dismiss their wives. Sulpicius GAM
dismissed his because she appeared (,
the streets without vail, Artist,
Netus dismissed his because he saw h.
speaking secretly to n frcedwoman
pubic. and =. Scmpronius Sophus s.,
his away because she had vcntured to
to the public games without informiS,
him of her movements. =. Contemp rq,
RoUiep.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-27
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cne was stung to death by poison GUS
snake. Thousands of students went up
for the examination, but hundreds were
plucked in the preliminary before the
Literary Chan cellor, who was excep-
tionally severe this year. The present
examination rules have been in force
for over century, and are most strictly
observed, no district being allowed
more than certain number Of
degrees. Ii any district offends, thi,
number is reduced as punishment;
while next year additional num-
bers will Le allowed in honor OF the
emperor's marriage. At each oxamina-
ton there are two chief and two subor-
dinate examiners, with a corps of 1S
readers, who go through all the essays,
and submit tho best only to their supc-
riors. Copyists then transcribe these
essays in rcd. The examiners are shut
up for five weeks. Hlrd- headed stu
dents. who cannot get through after
many efforts, arc accorded an hone orary
degree when they reach venerable
age-i. O., over 90
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-27
A New Use for Lemons

'Tf you ever use lemons" remarked
one housewife to lady friend, "and
have portion of one left over, be sure
you do not throw it away" ~ am
never without them in tho house, al ]
always use them for favoring, but OF
what use are piecesa
'Just this. The next time you think
you have done with lemon just dip it
in salt and rub your copper kettle or
stewpan with it. You will be surprised d
to find what brilliant surface you will
obtain if you rub the article instantly
with dry. soft cloth. You can polish
all brass work by the Same means, every
stain disappearing as if by magic. A
moldy lemon put into dirty saucepan
half full of water and boiled for half
an hour cleanses the utensil amazingly
and removes any odor such as fish or
onions Try it and see if am not
right. Mail ard Express.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-27
The Fastest Armored Cruiser.

The armor- plated cruiser Immortalite
has been added to the effective strength
of the Briish-navy. She is one OF the
fastest cruisers Of any class afoat, and
probably quite the fastest of armored
cruisers, having attained a speed of
10 1-2 knots at her trial. She il of
5000 tons displacement and $500 horse
power. The armament OF the ship con-
sists of two 22- ton and ten 5-ton steel
breech-loadin. guns, mounted on
Vavasseur fittings, sixteen 3-pounder
and 6-pounder quick-fring guns, and
an equipment of machine guns aud
Whitehead torpedoes She was built
at Chatham, at a cost of $685.. 900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-27
Picking Cotton in Texas.

1t is estimated that the annual cotton
crop of the United States is more than
7, 900, 900 bales, a largo portion Of which
is furnished by Texas. The average
bale con tains 500 pounds of lint. There
are three and half pounds of seed to
tho pound CT lint, 200 boils to each
pound of seed, and every boil has to be
picked by hand, one at time.
Supplied with long bag, we began
on piece of cotton with rows half a
mile long. The bottom crop of cotton,
consisting of the bolls nearest the
ground, is the first to open, so that the
picker must either stoop or get on his
knees to reach it.
Beginning in the morning as soon as
it was light enough to see, we worked
until II or 10 o'clock and, starting
again at 8, we picked until dark. The
weather was hot, 95 to 100 in the shade,
and135 in the sun.
Oh, the long, long rowsl Half a
mile on the knees, working both hands
as fast as possible, and pulling trash
out of the cotton with the teethi Fifty
cents for 100 pounds in the seed is all
we wero paid /; and work as hard as ]
might, about 100 pounds would be all
could pick in day.
Icsnnot understand why the colored
people like the work so much. They
will pick cotton for half the wages they
could get at other work. 1t may be
because they 90 in crowds and make q
frolic Of it.-ID.troit FREQ Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-27
A New Style OF Gun Wad.

A new style OF gun wad is making n
stir in England. 1t is Swedish and
is made of paper pulp. 1t is made cup
shaped, the hollow being placed in the
cartridge next to the powder 1t fol-
lows that tho powder gases press the
edge of this cup against the barrel and
SO keep themselves from mingliug with
the shot. Extended experiments show
an increased number of shot placed
within the standard thirty inch circle,
an improved spread of the shot, and an
increased penetration. The recoil Of
is -'"rally increased at tho
me itty plain from these
Var tta lary eul wads, even
Ag arrel snugly and are
a half inch tnlcn, do not wholly pre-
vent the gases from mingling with and
so scattering the shot. -[Chicago
Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-27
A Jananesa PILLOW.

The Japanese pillow, say, Frank G.
Carpenter, is neither more nor less
than thia block of wood about two
inches wide at the top and about four
inches high. On the top OF it is a wad
OF paper to make it soft, and the JAP
anese woman can fit this under her neck
and sleep away without having her head
touching tho b,d. Sac sleeps, you
know on the floor, does not use sheets
and her pillow needs neither pillow
case at night nor pillow-sham in the
daytime. Her nishtiress is a heavy
woolea and well-padlsl wrapper, and
she lies with ono thick padded COM
iorter uader her and another of the
same size aad thickness on top. A
paper lantern stands beside her resting
place on the floor and she may have let
her box OF charcoal and her pipe within
easy reach.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-27
An Awakened Interest in Forestry.

An Awakened Interest in Forestry.
Tho increasing popularity of Arbor
Day in all sections Of the Union is an
other evidence Of the awakened in
terest in forestry. Nebraska was the
nrsI STATE, VIZ L1iiv-., 20 sol ara-t
day in each year for tho good and laud-
able purpose of planting trees. This
was in 1870; and since that time moro
than 700 900 acres of Nebraska land
have been planted with trees. Tho ex-
ample has been largely initiated in
other western states, and, indeed, Ar.
Dor Day is likely to become popular
over the length and breadth of the Ua-
ion. Iu Georgia tho subject of for
estry is receiving attention in the pub
lie schools.
We can Ill spare our woods and for
ests. They are source of wealth, of
health, of pleasure, as we'll as of beau
ty. 1t is estimated that the annual
forest product of the United States
amounts to $500, 900, 0OO-moro than
double tho value Of tho cotton crop.
Over 15O, 900 miles OF railroad, with
thoir demand for cross ties, and the
numerous other wood requiring, wood
consuming enterprises OF the country,
arc terrible drain upon the woods and
forests; and unless tree planting is made
equal to the consum ption, the forests
will be depleted. Ono result Of tho
stripping Of the forest lands will bo in
creased and moro destructive spring
floods and incre ased aud more ruinou,
summer drou hit, with dangerous re-
suits to climate and health As con
nected with forestry Arbor Day is to
be encoug < |. We but imperfectly
comprehc&d a yet how much general
taste for trco culture would lead to tho
Identification of our cities, and how
much thi, same Identification would
lead to health and comfort. -TMail and
Exnresa
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-27

heating tne seeus poio,o p,.ss.-s. -
is a non-drying oil, changing but slow
ly by exposure to the atmosphere, and
remaining flu in cold several de-
grecs below 80 degrees Fahrenheit. 1t
contains besides oleic and palmitic
aciis, two other oily acids, which have
been called the arachic and hypo-
@ic, though it is doubtful if they are
really distinct. The principal con-
sumption Of the oil is in soap making.
In 1888 Virginia began the manufac-
ture of peanut -four, the result being
a peculiarly palatablo biscuit while
Georgia has long mado pastry Of
pounded peanuts. The kernels roasted
are largely used in the manufacture of
chocolate, while the amanda de terre,
as has been shown, is used by the con.
fectioners. 1t is also eaten as fruit
and roasted for coffee. "The poor
mans fruit" the peanut, is capable of
sustaining life for long time, owing to
its peculiarly nutrltive qualities, the
negroes using it alike in porrilge, Gus
tard or as beverage. Nor docs its
usefulness end here, for the vines form
splendid fodder, as good as clover
hay, while hogs will fattcn on what
they find in the fields after tho crop has
been gathered.
1t is an easy crop 10 raise, tho de-
mand for nuts has trcbled within the
past few years, and has never yet
equaled the demand. Tho quantity of
peanuts used in thi, country may b, set
down at 8, 900, 900 bushels per annum,
and this seems large amount; but as far
back as 1867 there were imported into
Marseilles alone from Africa more than
16 900 600 bushels, vllued at $1,000
600. At n -. IF
peanuts may ,
pound. s. sa r
Americas p 90
Of 20 pounds bushel, II rcpi.s~- s
product valued at So, $50, 000.-[San
Francisco Chronicle.