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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-10

When Judge Gre sham heard what the
st. Louis ticket was, he declared that repub
Ican prospects were never brighter. Doubt
less he meant brighter for defeat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-10

John Bull seems to be quite pleased with
Mr. Cleveland's nomination. That is not
strange. Uncle Sam also thinks mighty
well of it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-10

Mr.. Sherman's friends are trying to make
it appear that he is not rich man. Are
they afraid that the demand upon his bar'l
will be too great, or do they think that a
millionaire stands poor chance OF getting
the votes of the toiling massesl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-10

Charleston proposes to have a $4,000
hotel Can Savannah afford to let Charles
ton lead her in the matter of fine hotel?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-10

Owing to the inclination of many
people to be humbugged in the
purchase of articles of necessity
in the household, we feel it our
duty to sound a note of warning
to those who seek remedies for
the relief of the aches and pains
incident to this season of the year.
The great and growing popularity
of BENsON's PLASTER mas tempted
INSCRIPTIONS manufacturers to
offer many worthless substitutions
and limitations of that valuable
remedy, hence we would advise
those who wish to secure prompt
relief from Coughs, Colds. Hoarse-
ness, Pleurisy, Chest Pains, Sci
atica, Rheumatism, Lumbago and
Backache, to carefully avoid
worthless plasters by always ask
ing for BENsoN's, and let no
persuation by the dealer induce
you TO accept any other plaster.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-10
HoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE.

III Effects of Tobacco
Relieved by its use.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
UNFORoOTTEN.

Hard is the truth TO comprehend
When life is throbbing in our veins.
Warm life, whose pleasures and whose pain
Seem equally without an end
That soon, perhaps, and certainly
We who are quick the dead shall be.
And that more bitter truths, alas
How hard IT is to realize,
That when we pass from living eyes,
Need and desire for us shall pass.
Our place be filed, our memories seem
Only the echoes Of dream!
Better-the wise say-while we tread
Iife's busy ways, TO find deaths wrong
Less grievous when the grass is long
Above IA once beloved head:
Too short is time for vain regret,
And they are bappiest that forget.
But oh, my lost one, doubly doar
Since death has claimed you, in my heart
There is a chamber set apart
For you. only. Have no fear.
Life shrine, your precious memory,
And death will give you back To me.
Nary Brddi"y, m lopih's Companion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
Popularity of the Spanish Onion.

\ few years since 5000 crates of
Spanish onions were shipped from spain
to ID. Wegman, of New York, says the
Sun, who found it almost impossible to
dispose of them at profit. The othc,
afternoon the same gentleman received
40, 900 crates of these delicately favored
onions THAT shiae in all their fatness
like Spanish friars," and about the same
number of packages are on THAR way
from spain to this port. Each crate
contains about fifty pounds and the job
bing price varies from 80 to - cents
per crate. Some physicians claim that
raw Spanish onion eaten every morn
ing for month will check if not per-
manently cure almost any kidney trouble.
They are said to be very etiicacious in
cases Of worms IN children, and no epi.
cure can deny that they are most appe-
tizing in "A salad. 1t is a pity they can
not he raised in this country. American
hot-house gardeners have tried to cult.
vate them. but they degenerate into a
most insignificant variety of onion. Yet
the very seeds Of the degenerated onion
planted in its native country will pro,
duce an onion equal to the original.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
Artificial Flowers.

Artificial flowers, says writer !, 4
GU'cHlduJc, were first invented hyg|
nuns. In the Italian converts the
and shrincs of saints were, up to Tie 4
OF the eighteenth century, decOal
with artificial lowers, laboriously I'd
gether, of paper, parchment, and 1
stiff materials Since then the "lA
ilowers,' which are made in We'd
factories of the imperfect cocoon,
silkworms, have become famous for
daintiness, which makes them partc
iy suitable for toilet decorations. n
these silk flowers other artificial ia
are made in Venice, whence near
Italy is supplied, and whence
wagon loads are exported to other
tries. No sooner has the visitor to
taken his early cup of chocoli
Florian's, near the Marcus place,
the cicerone appears, Offering to
him the "famous" factory OF ths |
nous Italian flowers" This fac,l-
situated in one of the gray old hoo2
the FrezZaria, and several huudrei
are occupied in it. In the ward
the most wonderful reproduct!Oa
natural flowers are exhibited in
cases, and it seems in many cases
not only the richest and most br.
colors, but the very scent of the ttT
had been stolen from nature, for sa
the artificial flowers are stepped .
perfume distilled from the flower
it represents. Any one wishing "a
home some souvenir of Venice caa
his choice of beautiful and often 70
tic objects ut the factory.
In the upper stories of the hol'
girls sit ut their work, constructing
clever hands, the most beautiful wli
art. for all the most expensive at
flowers are nearly exclusively MI
hand, and their value depends sOt
the manual dcNterity and taste
poorly-clad and mostly delicatclj
girls, sitting at long tables and hl
the unhealthy dust of the dyed
rials. No machinery could rcps
dcXterity and taste. Last century
invented n machine for cutting OF
leaves and petals, but it can only
for the smallest kinds, such as are
ed for hyacinths, lilies of the
and other small flowers. In large'
the Irregularities of manual woIl
preferred TO the stiff and correct
produced by machinery. The nj
of which the petals are made Is
in special factories; the scissors
other tools used by the girls, a'U
the presses in which the veins are
on the leaves, are OF shape sIe
adapted to the work. Each pli
flower is made by specialists
room, for instance, only stalks ol
and leaves are made; in another
and berries of all kinds are cast
are of wax, or blown, il OF glass
cleverest workers are employed u
blossoms of the single petals, all
quets, wreaths and garlands OF u,
gle blossoms. 1t is very interes''
watch this process and to see how
the centre OF a flower is cons'
then the petals put round, next lh
leaves, and so forth, till HON"
branch il cOmnlptp
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

The New York SIN says that at Man
chester, England, the coroner has made
The startling statement that every year he
holds lnqucsts ON at least 100 babies,
whose deaths were caused by parents
oycrlayug them in bed. one year he
hal 10, such cases. In many cases the
deaths a'o really accidental, but there is
grave reasons to believe Il considerable
proportion ef cases were deliberate mpr-
der, committed for the sake Of obtaining
money for which the poor little lives
were insured The competition of So
called industrial insurance companies,
who collect premiums weekly in pennies,
is SO keen in that country that when
claims are made the directors, even il
suspicious, do not ask inconvcncnt ques.
tions, as they dread the results to their
business Of obtaining the reputation for
such inquisitycnc,s Nearly all the
cases occur on saturd0y nights, when the
parents are moro or less stupcfed by
drink. Mancheser's deputy coroner
makes out a statement which demands
legislative consideration, lie points out
that in Germany parents are arrested
and convicted undersuch circumstances,
and says that such laU is greatly
needed in England.
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may go on with your argument,
Brief."-Bostoa Buttc in. !
A BAD Habit.

"Now, hubby, before we were M.
ried we promised to tell each oths,
our little faults and try to correct ~
do you remember, deari'
"Um-huh," grunted the husband. NJ
was deep in reading the last scandal
We'll, we've been married Wa,
and notice bad habit you have
you hearl"
"Um.huh."
eyes, a bad habit you have Of \,
paying attention when one is talkinO'
are you listening to met"
"Um.huh."
"Of not paying rttention, and n.
when one gets through and asks n,
something you say: DO whati Th.i
not only aggravating, but impolite, Al
| want you to break yourself of the ds
grecable habit"
"Do what"--iSt. Louis Humorist
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
A Barber.Ous Contrast

There are BARRIERS in this toTi
the New York Sun, who ought y
lessons in Paris. They lather ana
through the first course, and agal,
and scrape through the secoAS
which the soaked towel Is ~
into play, and then come con- 20 y
brush with pomatum, to be io,lot'
yet other fandangoes, all OF Thl'I
dolor aud waste of time. ID
dexterous operator uses the la'n'
but once, and lightly, and the I.l
once, aud lightly, after when
the customer Il porcelain bowl "
with small soft napkin for I"
face. We have some barDels I
York as expert as any in Paris
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

Mr.. John p. Townsend, in IN address
on the savings banks in the United
states, stated that the average expense
Of savings bank management in thirtccn
states is less than onc.third OF one per
.ent., The average interest paid is nearly
four per cent; in the six New England
States the average is greater than four
per cent, in Vermont it was four aud Il
half per cent, and in Rhode Island 40
per cent. was paid in 1,S,.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
The Lost I'oIInd,

"Well, Mss" intcrrogatcd the irate
father of Oh cago girl and new thou
sand dollar pia ''can you tell me
what this is. stuck onto this rosewood
like lump of grating wax. Have you
decided to marry II farmer, and is he Civ
ing you lessons in tree. planting"
''Oh, no, answered the maiden, with
n glad ring in her spruce.li like voice !;
that's my dear old gum. Whgn Harry
wanted song, PIT it where it would
be safe, and then forgot it and thought
I'd lost it."-IHe M0l.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

Three French soldiers Of the 1lith
Regiment were condemned 10y thciroli.
Ger for minor ofrcnscs during the recent
manwuyrcs to run for tn c. hours, car.
rying their rifles and fully equipped.
One named Nallad fell down exhausted
at the end of two hours. rhe officer in
sisted upon his being made to get up
and 20 on, saying that he must "kecp on
ill he dropped dead" Nallad rose aud
shot himself dead.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
A Congressman's Odd Investigation.

There was man by the name of stan.
ton, and he was n Congressman from a
Kentucky district some time in the year
1891. Before his election to Congress
he had been II bricklaycr and stone
mason. During his term some of the
contractors engaged on the Capitol eX-
tensions and Improvement got into an
imbroglio, and first one and then an
other began throwing mud, until finally
one of them, in his anger, made the
charge tina, the work done by another
was of the poorest kind, and that the
Capitol building was in danger 1t was
the first time that any such intimation
had ever been made concerning the
safety of the Capitol, and it caused
considerable alarm, says the Chicago
TtW y.
1t led to the appointment Of an in.
vcsligatlng committee by Congress. Mr..
Stanton was made Chairman of the com.
mittcc. 1t is customary when Con.
gressional investigating committee is APP
pointed for it 20 take up quarters in
some claboratcly furnished committee
room, send Tor witnesses, and then report
its findings. stanton didn't do any
thing OF the sort.
He put on II bricklaycr's suit and
clothed his committee in the same garb.
went out about the Capitol and inside Of
it armed with the implements which
stoncmasons and brickmaSons use. They
examined the work that had been done,
and found that there was not one word
of truth in what the quarrelliug con.
tractors had charged. The committee so
reported ar d was discharged.
I hat was, so | am told, the only time
that any charge of fraud in the construc,
tion of the National Capitol was evei
made.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

moro than an inch long and less in width
and thickness.
''The maidstone! The maidstone I" burst
from many lips. "Now may heaven be
thanked"
"Be SILENT" sternly commanded the
stranger. "and control yourselves. what
ever comes"
"And my child, my darling child, will
liver exclaimed the almost exhausted
mother.
''she is in the hands of the Great
Physician" was answered, revercntly.
"By mysterious ways now. as in the olden
time, lie can heal and raise the dead, If
such be His holy will"
The followers of Fsculapius looked on
with scornful eyes and curling lips, and
the young naturalist with absorbing
interest, as the stone was applied to the
bite Of the serpent. Neither had ever
seen one of the almost fabulous articles
before, and doubted its reputed power.
For moment it was held lightly on the
swollen and discolored flesh, then il
clung firmly and pressed deeply of its
own volition, and screams, prolonged
and Of indcscribable agony. burst from
the nshy and purple lips of the girl.
''It adhercs-is sucking out the poison
Watch how it changes COLOR said the
stranger, with wonderful self control
There was no denying the fact. The
dull, blackish gray rapidly gave place to
green that decpcned aud frightened until
the stone loosencd its hold and fell into
the awaiting hand. II was placed in
warm water to disgorgc and again ap-
piled, its power evidently less than at
first, its green less pronounced. until 1t
absolutely refused to attach itself to the
skin-had lost all its adhesive power.
From the first touch the screams Of the
girl had diminished, grown fainter and
fainter, then entirely ceased, and when
the maidstone in its silent way told that
its mission had been accom- plished she
had sunk into sound aud healthy
slumbcr.
"She will awake cured, will live" said
the stranger. "ieave her now to the
rest she needs, and morning and even
ing praise Him whose mysteries are past
finding out, the God of mercy, pity and
love"
"And you" was questioned, amid the
fearful blessings of father and mother.
"a humble servant of the Christ cru.
crified, the Rcdccmcr aud Saviour. lie
guided my wandering footsteps hithcr !;
lie caused me To have knowledge Cf the
whereabouts of this wonderful stone. |
am but simple instrument in hi, mighty
hand"
A year later young, blushing, and
happy bride stood at the altar of II
Northern church. The same lips that
had pronounced her cured from the virus
Of the deadly mountain rattle.snakc,
pronounced her aud Paul Myrait man
aud wife. She would have no other. As
they entered the home prepared for
them and became hidden to the eyes of
the public, she whispered to him upon
whose arm she would lean lovingly for
life:
"Paul, dearest, all honor to the mad
stone, all glory to the high power that
gave its wonderful charm, all thanks to
the man that used it, who has given you
to me; but in my heart know it was TO
your lips | owe my life most of all. It.
was you who sucked the poison from
my veins, andn-
"Your lips, darling, shall ever repay
me with their swectness-as they do
now. IN rcaFY.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

one DR.. Rafferty,, of Richmond, Va,
has a habit, asserts the New York C,m.
m.yc'd Iitpti,lr Of lccturing for pas
time, and whenever he docs it is sure to
rain. SO well understood has this be-
come that after Prince George county
had had two months of drought he was
sent for as Il lastrcsort He went, spoke,
aud the rain descended ,or the space Of
eight days, and the last estate Of those
farmers wa, worse than the first.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
Two Isrutps.

Magistrate - "What's the charge
against this man"
Ollicer--"IIe threw a photograph lens
at baby and cut its head"
Magistrate Are you a regular pho
tographer"
rrsoncr-"les, your honor. / had
been trying for two mortal hours to take
picture OF thai little imp-l mean lit
tie baby, your hOnor-and-"
Magistrate--"l ou are discharged. |
used to be a photographer myself. =
Tie Cdrt0cn.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
IIcnrnin~ Itnulish.

A Frcnchman of this city, having re-
ceived the photograph of lady, asked
a friend what was customary under the
circumstances.
Compliment it," replied the friend.
"Tell her its beauty is very rare
81 beg to make zee acknowledgmong,
madame" he said to her at their next
meeting. "Lee beauty of madame is
very scarce. ."-Bing iGmtDH RepubLicdA.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
Tho Progress of Science.

.ienkins-"Did you hear of the won
deriul operation Dr.. Ball performed on
Smithers last week"
Bilkins--"No, what was it2"
Jenkins-"Five years ago Smithers
stepped on tack, and yesterday the
doctor removed teu-pcnny nail from
the arm of Smithers' little boy. y."-Ihe
Med.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
Nothing But the Truth.

Judge-"Prisoner, this is the thirtieth
time this year that you have appeared
before this tribunal. What brought you
nerc againl"
Prisoner-"To tell the truth, Judge,
1t was the police"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
Iun Iinoiigh.

It was his first visit to the city. AS he
stood on the curb,tone shaking his sides
with laughter, he was accosted by one Of
New Havcn's finest. whats the fun,
stranger"
"fun. Can't you see it' Just look
how that thing pointing to watering
Cart leaks. Why, the blamed fool won't
have a drop left when he gets home. -
Acle Naeen Nsns.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
The Visitor Was Mistaken

Proprietor Showing visitor THO.
the oiIiccl-"This is the editorial
partment."
"Then suppose tha,
genial.looking chap across there is
obituary editor, and that The thin, CT,
looking genius who Just threw a p.
weight at the office boy, is your 70.
mani"
Proprietor-"No; both gucssc,
wrong. You probably obtained 3,
ideas from current paragraphs. Th.i
good -naturcd man is the humorist !
the attenuated gentleman is the wai
of the tariff editorials"
Nisitor-"Ah. indeed But this ge.,
man with u c handsome desk, raieiI
from the rest of The Office, ATTENDED
pretty Typewriter and two mess;
boysl / suppose he is editor-in-chiII
Proprietor-"Wrong again! Tia.
the baseball reportcrv"-Ihe HeI.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

The Chicago G. mwerrjdi BaN'ia gives
the picturesque info NATION that large
quantities Of ta,low candles are shipped
from this country to Sou'h America for
toilet instead Of Hum mating purposes.
The natives use them to anlolnt Their
nFios
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
Changed His Mind.

Wifc-"shall we go to the picnic to.
day, dear!"
ilusband-"Just as you say, love-"
Wife Well, if we go we must take
the baby
Husband-"Oh, by the way, there's
all that cordwood to cut and split.
guess I'll stay at home. '--Bariington
Free Yre,s
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

Kirby-"Lend me flyer, will you, old
boyl I'm clean broke"
Moxey-"Thl's a pretty good ring
you wear. Why don't you hook itl"
kirby-"Couldn't, you know. It's n
souvenir Of deceased brothern
Moxey-"Well, my money is n souvc-
mir of n deceased father. Day day, old
fcl. "-Ttme.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
a rulipp Passion With Him.

The inquisitive traveller had sat along
side his one-legged victim till everybody
had turned in, and still piled hlm with
questions till lie wished he had died at
the anputation.
"llow did you lose your Leg" he
asked. as II clincher.
"Well, I'll tell you if you promise not
to ask any more questions.
"All right; won't"
at was bit of"
"Good night; am going to bed; but
I'd like mighty well to know what bit
it OH ChiWg0 Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
Would Throw That In.

"My friend, " said a tight-flsted baub
to a young man who had pulled him !
Of .he water, ~ appreciate the fact Ii
you have saved my life, and l am \.
pared to reward you-to reward :,
literally for your services. What ca,
do for you"
"Well, sir, there was a suit of cloh
spoiled" said the rescuer who was pr
natured though not educated, IL
would he about seventeen dollars; the,
lost my hat, that would be fifty cen,
then l took considerable liquor TO k.
off a cold, which cost me q quarter
don't think of anything else, SIR
"But you do not mention the fact h
you have saved my life. What can h
Tor you on that score!"
'Oh, well, call the whole thi
eighteen dollars an I'll throw the
saving in free. ~ Merchant Trau Ter.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
A Better Name.

Pretty Cousin Ito young sissy
"Why, Charley, since last saw you you
have grown quite beard"
Young Sissy-"Ya'as. Maud mutton
chop VIII skers, you know"
Pretty Cousin-"Oh, are theyl Why
they look more like lamb. chop whis-
kers. "-Nco lork Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS sKETCHrs FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
Should Bear IL in Mind-Nothing
But the Truth--A Better
Name-Cbangcd His
Mind, Etc, Etc.

Husbaud-"You are not the cook my
mother used to be, my dear"
Wife-''No, John, fortunately. You
mustn't forget that your father died Of
dyspepsia. ."-.SVtings.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

Californa's grain and fruit products
are worth more to the state than ITS
mines. The fresh fruit this year in the
Statc alone is worth over sic, 900.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
MiDDLEBURGh, PA, oct. Is, 1888.

Memphis, Tenn, is. perhaps, the best
guarded city in the way Of quarantine
regulations on the continent.
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The Court Reversed Its Decision.

"Mr. Brief" said the judge, grimly,
sit seems to me that you are wasting
time; you might as well try TO make the
court believe that two and two do not
make four"
Brief settled his eyeglasses little
more firmly on his nose aud responded
bllndly; May it please your honor
am prepared to do that. Two and two
make 81"
The shadow of smile played around
the corner of the Judges mouth as he
Cat back in his chair, and said; "You
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18
The Expic,ivc that Caught ii,

Wife (piously)-"lIenry, l wish you
wouldn't swear so. "
Henry (shockeD-"I don't swear, my
dear"
Wife-"Yes, you do; or just the same
thing. You mustn't say by George,
or by Jove,' or by Ned or by any
thing"
Husband (submissively)-"Not even
buy new bonnet, loveP
Then she was very, very sorry for her
thoughtless reform movement, and com
ing close TO him, threw her arms about
his neck and asked him to forgive her. -
Washington Critic.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-10-18

'If you start on Il Journey" says an
old book of wisdom, "and meet cat,
you should at once turn back" The
book does not say for what purpose you
should turn back, but We suppose it 10
to ges your gun."-Burliagton Free
Press.