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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-15
CuriOsities of Annette.

In the desire for change in articles Of
food, some strange things have been
swallowed. Such, for instance, as Cleo
patra's famous pearl solution, which she
qualred to prove her regard for Marc
Antony; the similar draught which Sir
Richmond Wilmington had prepared for
"; the diamoud which Sir Thomas
Gresham had dissolved in wine, and
drank to the health Of Queen Elizabeth
when she opened the royal exchange; !;
and the love pledges of their own blood
which the young ga;lants of former days
used to drink. The claims of such arti-
cles as foods are, however, shadowy,
and, if they may be admitted. SO ought
the penknife, the ounce of tin tacks and
innumerable sixpences, which the typical
boy, from time immemorial, has shown a
predilection for swallowing.
One of the earliest aristocratic recruits
to the stage, Betterton's successor, Bar
ton Booth, relation of the Earl of War
rington, and not far remote from the
title, had such an unappeasable appe-
tite that his wife had often to "order
the table TO be removed, for fear of over
charging his stomach" He had pre-
previously been devotee of Bacchus,
and from one extreme fell into the other.
That food has an effect on the mind and
actions was believed in by Mossop, who
always ordered his dinner to suit the
character he was about to play. For
Zanga, in the "Revenge." sausages; for
Barbarossa, veal outlets; and for Rich
ard, pork. -Gentleman's Magazine.
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Two Pictures.

They are both instantaneous pictures sun.
pictures. sketched by that wonderful instru
ment, the eye, and hung In that invincible
picture -galery--"the halls OF memory Be.
tween them sad history intervenes. The
first Is n brief sketch, done in life's roseate
morning. 1t is n beautiful home, amid green
lawns, shade trees. and gardens and con
servatory are filed with cho cost flowers But
its chief charm is the genial, energetic, Chris
tian MASTER W Tn h s bevy of beautiful chill
dren. The large manufactures across the
way are the fountains ot his wealth, and he
has attained the highest honors IN the 4 n of
the citizens OF his native state. yet never tor.
gets that by Industry, economy, int, gritty,
and the blessing OF God, he rose from poverty
to his envinblc position. The bright happy
children nre careful V trained in tho WAYS ~
wisdom, while they cr joy al tine advantages
which abundant wealth affords
The second picture Is taken when the
lenethcniug shadows proclaim that life =
evening Is hpproachinl. We stand in the
same spot, aud are looking upon the original
of the picture drawn 81 many years n.o.
The lawn is green and velvet like as before.
tho trees mort beautiful, AMI the mansion
handsome and well preserved. but the con.
servatory is filled with farming implements
instead of rare cXotics, aud the garden with
vegetables instead of Towers And where /.
the soul of the home--ihe delightful family
so well known through all this section The
father has gone to the house of many man.
sions' the daughter occupy homes ot their
own. and caro- for tn, Sons who have all
fallen victims To the mocker
Not all those fine boys 81 we trained
and with such a fa.tcr. Not Governor II. :
sons'n
''Yes; every one. Only ono isliving. anl
he is not a success. No matter how well bows
are trained, they cannot vcntur, abroad but
temptations meet them at every turn TIE
failures of rich mems sons are largely in OK.
cess Of tue successes, ani one cannot wonder.
The marvel s that any esrap'.'
a pail hangs over the secpn picture the
remainder OF temples of Cod pru,tltu cd
and destroyed, OF glorious poSsibilitIo, wasted,
and only tarnished life record remaining
of those who might. who should have
''walked with Gol.n as did tho honorcl
father. The world is full of such pictures.
And who is responsibility Richmon I, ul
National Adrocdte.
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Health I'm Night AR.

DR.. Roberts, of Fair Haven, be-
Hcvcs that fresh air, especially during
the night, is necessity i'll the treat.
mcnt of cholera infanlum. During
the warm weather lately it has not
been uncommon to see baby carriage
containing little sufferer and wheeled
10y devoted parent all night long On
Fair Haven Heights. \ report,
claims to have seen, ON Monday even
ing of this week, ON one of the public
squares, no less than six fathers
stretched upon the benches fast asleep.
while before them on tho sidewalk
were the little carriages with their
equally unconscious burdens. Hurt
ord TimoS.
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TEMPERANCE.
The Coming Power.

We are Temp.ar boys. We are Tempiar girls,
Our numbers fast are swelling:
We are doing our best, and will tell you
why
We're opposed to drink, and as Templars
try
To stop the liquor selling.
You may say we're small, and we can't do
much
To help this reformation.
il the little we do we do right well,
In the time TO come you will find it toll
To the credit of the nation.
You will find, we think, in tho boys and
girls,
A source Of help and power;
Men and women so strong, they will grasp
the foe
And by vote declare that tho curse must 90
When comes the trying hour
II "A. Thompson, ~ Temperance Banner.
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The Word of God.

Nothing must bc taken from the Word OF
God, nothing added to IT, There is scarcely
greater crime than false preaching and
teaching. Let the leaders of Gods host
plainly point out the path. The need Of our
age is not speculation, but declaration OF
things revealed 10y those who have been on
tho mount with God, have beheld His glory,
and have received IA message for dying men.
The people would know what God has said,
not what men imagine or guess. How about
our Father III lIenveni What are His pur.
poses Of grncei What are tho conditions OF
bessingi These are tho burning questions OF
our age, aud OF all ages. - DIR. j. T.. Twitchell,
In Monday Club Sermons.
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RELIGIOUS READING.
INTERPRETATION.


The lamp burned low, the hour was late.
TIE embers died within the CRATE.
Yet with an anxious brow she sate,
And questioned keenly Of the day
Just closed, that had been toiled away
In work that woull not brook delay.
"1had not meant she sighed, ito SO
II slip my grasp, and yet there be
NO separate duty done for Theei
This little trustful sleeper here.
W no clogs me with love so dear
How could l keep my conscience clear
"1f recreant to the word said
That d ~ beside The dying bed,
l failed TO win the nui sling breadi
$50, working with such full accord,
As finds therein its own reward,
I've left no margin for my Lord"
just then the golden hend was stirred,
AS in its nest grooming bird:
And then her voice she deemed she hcardi
"Oh, sisterl such dream had
80 sweet aud strange, IL m de me glad:
thought that you were sitting sad,
"Bccause the King of all the land
Had sont the p, oplo His command,
10 bring Him, each, gift in hand.
Ard in my dream ] saw you there,
And heard you say, No hands can bear
A gilt, that are so filed with care.
What carer the King said: and he smiled
10 hear you answer, walling wild,
i only toll TO feed childr
And then with such look Divine
CTwas thnt awakcd mo with its shnel,
He whispered, But the child is Minor"
She sprang to clasp, with arms out thrown,
The little dreamer all was lone
And hushcd tho dream had been her own
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6T 6DGET OF FUN.
kpous SKETCHES FROM
SOURCES
Irctob,e Maid-Hoist With
S1,s own Petard-Got It
Just the Same
Etc. Etc.

ring through the lads" Of all the
be be- strong and active girl to the '1ady
br the drnpers," q,
,si,nations vacant" through which ]
@ none that takes my fancy like the
ege.ab,e maid.
, try to picture her-commencing at
rse her head Cof celery is surmounted
by n crop
krPcn.
|. nice and clean.
kd n little lower and her ears (of wheat)
fescry,
nee they may be barley, or oats, or
pven rye.
fbecks little radish, and turnip nose
ITO smelh,
Honth a stalk of tulips-which are
therry red as wei.
.,st not fail to mention, though IL cause
Non some surprise
he beetS an old potato in possessing
raat black eyes
*nlikc that poor old tuber's, hers can
i 9th blink and Hash,
krtainly are not cut out when going
FOR ma Ia"
k,bt the marrow in her bones is vego
[tasle, too.
Enlms are cased in foxgloves OF bright
lna.entl hue,
rounl her neck, the choicest furze she
'wears with London pride;
h. an Old man with his sage advice Is
'oftpn nt her side.
hinks from out "a buttercup this Canter-
bury bell lel
lnnc Is Rose or Violet, but which she
4 |Nill not tell:
thyme perhaps in fuchsia the secret
will leek out,
bat 1t is floral name, can anybody
doubt
Yankee Blals.
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No Jr.c For a Foot Ruic.

A laborer in shipyard was one day
given two foot rule to measure a piece
Of iron plate. Not being accustomed to
the use Of the rule he returned 1t, after
wasting good deal of time.
"Well, Mike" asked his superior,
"what is the 81 c Of TIE plateT
"well, replied Mike, with the smile
which accompanies duty performed, its
the length of your rule and two thumbs
over with this piece of brick and the
breadth of my hand and arm. from here
to there, bar finger. - Youths Com
pdni2H.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-15
stories OF Foxes.

At recent fox hunt in England the
fox ran into a church where afternoon
services were being held and hid him
self in the pulpit, where he remained
until dusk. His ballled pursuers came
TO the church door but could go no far
ther, and had to give up the chase, much
to their modification.
The Earl of Southcsk, while hunting
in Saskatchewan not long ago, had an
experience with fox which shows the
remarkable instincts which that animal
sometimes possesses. The Earl says
"After chasing him a number of miles,
on sudden he made an active spring
and disappeared headforemost into the
snow. Down we leapcd to secure him.
Behold n gaping badger hole! by what
instinct could the fox discover the exact
position of that hole! No difference on
the smooth, shining surface was visible
to us, yet the fox, IN all his fear and
peril, could light exactly upon the en-
trance of this concealed and apparently
long unfrequented burow."
A Rondout (N. y fox caused big
eastern ice firm considerable trouble last
winter. The marager of the company
had had some difficulty in procuring ex-
perlcnced mer to cut ice for his COM
pany. lie therefore put on a gang of
200O green hands. One afternoon
toward the last of the season, and at "a
time when every moment counted, fox
ran across the ice. Instantly his entire
force ran after the fox. while the dis
trac,ed manager yelled after them in
vain. Twenty minutes afterward they
returned and found him figuring out how
much he had lost by their absence. He
had figured out that the fox had cost
HIM $50, and he promptly deducted it
out of their wages.
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Two xyavs of selling Goods.

"what do you git fer them crab
applesl" asked IN old lady of the
grocer's boy.
"I'm very sorry, marm," replied the
boy, "but I'll have to charge you a dol
lar a measure for EN-"
"Huh! that's too much" and she
turned to 60.
Scan | do anything for you, madam"
inquired the proprietor, approaching.
II was askin' the price o. them crab
apples, she said.
"Well, I'm very glad to inform you.
madam, that, seeing you're an old Gus
toner, | can make them crab apples to
you Mt only one dollar n measure.
"All right. guess you kin send me
two measures -EyOch.
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Jamaica Ginger BIbbIcrs.

The number OF "Jamaica ginger
irunkards" in Georgia is said by an At
lanta newspaper to be increasing at an
alarming rate. A confirmed drinker
takes four ounces, or thirty-two tea
spoonfuls, of the fiery fluid at time, and
the effects are much worse than those Of
whisky.
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Couldn't Afford To he Cheated.

A Poland man once had occasion to
borrow a horse of Ex-Governor David
Dunn. the famous Poland lawyer, having
to ride several IN les to see several pco-
pie. lie made the trip, returned, drove
to the Governors house, found no one at
home, put the horse in the stable and
then went to the store, where he found
the Governor talking with some friends.
81 put the horse in your stable and
fed him"
'All right"
"Now, what's the bill2"
"Whcrc d d you go'"
al went first 10 ie eacon Smiths
"lIow far do you call thatl"
"Thrcc miles
81 know better. It's three and half"
"Wel, call it so. Then | went over
to my brothers
How many miles does that makel"
"Sevcn."
ats all Of eight"
This examination continued until the
entire route had been covered, when tho
man who borrowed the horse said {:
"Now, Governor, what is the bill! Tell
me, and if I've got money enough Pll
pay it now"
'The bill2" said the Governor. 81
don't want anything. Wien you want
the horse take him. didn't care how
far you went, but when you undertook
to tell me | couldn't afford to be cheated
in the miles. ."--LeDistoa (Ne.) Journal.
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What The Young Man Meant.

"Amanthy,' said the 'old lady from
the head of the stairs "What does that
young fcllcr mean by stayin' so latoW.
"EXcusc me one moment, Mr. Her
ring" said Amanthy, and she closed tho
parlor door softly and whispered hoarsely
up the stairs;
IL think he means business, ma; you
ret 20 bed ~ LlOrb
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-15
Liquors Work in Africa.

Labouchere writes TO the New York World
that among the transactions of the recent
church congress at Manchester which has not
received as much attention as it deserved
was paper by the Rev. Grant Mills on the
liquor traffic among African natives Among
other interesting facts contained in this paper
IL appears that the total exports of spirits to
Africa by the leading exponents Of ciyiliza-
tion during 1887 amounted to 6.G2S, ,O56 gal
Ions. This quantity was divided among the
different nations in the following proportions
Germany, 5,4Sl, 400 gallons; the United
States, 7I7, ,03O gallons, Great Britain, 3JS, $50
gallons, and Portugal, $40 gallons. Germany,
therefore, stands tacle princeps in the work
of exterminating tho negro-and princeps Ia
quality as we'll as quantity, i should say
for all the German liquor is exported from
Hamburg and Bremen, and we all know
what that implies. The gin and rum are said
to be occasionally used by printers for tur-
pentine II is recorded that Il gorilla, which
had been procured at the Gaboon River,
died on the way, and in order to preserve the
body properly that it was placed IN a cask OF
trade rum, but that when the cask was
opened at Liverpool il was found that the
hair and skin OF the gorilla had been burned
as II by vitriol and that tho body was in u
terrible state of putrefaction-
There are l75 900 saloons I'm the JJnited
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Mrs. G.--"I understand that you have
had trouble with your servant girl"
Mrs. H.--"Not at ALL"
Mrs. G.-"Chl then ! was misin'
formed"
Mrs. H.-"It was nothing. / was
going TO have a reception, but she had
arr an red for one herself tnat night"
Mrs. G.--''Aud she gave hers up"
Mrs. H.-"No, gave up mine, so we
are still the best Of friends. ."-Boston
Courier.
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True PRAYER.

The whole spirit of Christianity Is ono Of
self remuneration, subsection TO God, absorp-
tion in him. Its constant endeavor is To rid
us more and more and more completely OF
everything that does not harmonize with
him; to put oil the old man entirely and put
ON the new; that 1t may no longer be we that
live but Christ that liveth in us; To make
him all in all. Its whole heart is expressed
in these words uttered by its founder at tho
beginning of his ministry, "rhy will be
done on earth as it il in heaven" and reiter-
nted at its close, mot my will, but thine be
done" Subsection to the father, complete,
absolute; union with Him in thought and fee,-
ing and will; TO work His works tc live His
life, this Is the innermost, deepest and most
permanently abiding, longing and dosire of
every true Christian. IL is tho ultimate
aim of all his life, even if not ever present
In his consciousness. IL must DO the really
central purpose and ruling motive Of all his
prayer. Not that God should change or
modify His Divine ways to suit man; but
that He might instruct, guide and direct
man more wholly and fully to adapt him
self in all his way and being to God. True
humility and unselilsh devotion know no
other prayer.
1t is true, there my often, and often does,
spring from the lips the cry of pain and pc.
tltion that the cup of suffering DO removed
But IL is only tho wrlthing of tho human
nature strained In the effort of adjustment
TO the divine it is the discordant groan rung
from the harpstrng az the Master turns the
key 70 bring IL into fuller tune and harmony.
The next moment his hand sweeping over 1t
Is answered by n strain of heavenly melody
ms 1t rings out clear and strong. "Neverthe-
less, not as j will, but as thou wiltv The
heart Is itself again. Its superficial
emotion is gone. Its own abiding sentiment
and perpetual prayer IS again uttered, and
once more it is satisfied The cup is held to
the quivoring lips. But the human has been
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Medical Changes.

ltizen ito elderly physician)-"You
n bleed patients as often as you did
Zen or twenty years ago"
hysician docking over package OF
hid bills)-"No, we don't bleed 'em
II; they bleed us m-LVe.
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Long Visits.

"What's the matter, Darringer3 You
|ok dispirited."
"l'm troubled with too much mother
h-law."
"rhat is bad, old boy. How often
|oes she visit you2"
"Twice year"
THAT isn't often, Darringer."
"No, 1t isn't-only that she stays six
Months at time. "-Time.
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Got II just The Same.

How about the defaulting cashier
were defending" inquired Ter
iger ola lawyer. "Did you succeed
kettng a stay of proceedings:'
No. | didn't returned the lawyer.
h the cashier got stay of ten years
BE- States prison. ."-Neo York Sun.
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H Would Seem So.

why do doctors always write their
bcriptions in Latini" asked little
1Dny.
tssIy son." replied old Brown, ''they
that in order to give the druggist a
NICE to add dollar on the prcscrip-
y for tran:latng it."
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Reduced to a system.

Two vagrants called on kind lady in
b suburbs of New York.
|''ro which of you two shall give this
ckelw she asked.
First Tramp-"Give it to him, madame.
I has pu chased the route from me, and
am Just taking him around to introduce
|n to the customers. "-SVtihgs.
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Giving Her Away.

|snobberly- "IIave you ever crossed
lc ocean, Miss Flirty"
.Nliss Flirty-"No, Mr.. Snobbcrly,
I've dread of the water. / don't think
ever could be induced to embark in a
Dip of any kind"
slow about "A courtship, sis2" asked
Phnny, Miss Flirty's younger brother.
PSittings.
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Hoist with His Own Pctard.

krvous cd Gentleman-"What on
is that burning, Charles"
Anrlcs -"Ehw
ervous Old Gcntleman-"I say, what
les that terrible odorp
harles "Why, father, l am smoking
|pf your cigars. ."-Bdlar.
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A Husbands sympathy.

HMy wife always comes to me with
B troubles" said Brown.
!" s, ute right" replied the minister.
y wife shonld always look to her hus-
pd for sympathy. And how do you
nsole her."
s'Why," replied old Brown, 81 laugh
,her. n-.SYu.
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The British I,Oy.

"Tnjoycd your party, Bobbyp
"Oh, awfullyw
"Wcll, what little girls did you dance
with2"
"Oh, ! didn't dance. | had three
fights down stairs with Willie Richard
son, and licked him every time, -
Time
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phosphorizcd ether be applied to tho
hand or other warm objects it renders
them luminous in the dark.
Fix three pins in the table and lay n
piece of money upon them; then place
II heap of flour of sulphur below tho
piece of money. add another above it
and set fire to them. When the ilamo
il extinct You will find thai n thin
plate of metal has become detached
from the coin, thus making two out of
one.
Dissolve camphor in spirits of wine,
and deposit the vessel containing tho
solution in close closet whore the spir-
its Of wine will cvaporatc. If any ono
enters the room with candle, the air
will inhnmc, making an effect as bright
and sudden as lightning but there il
no danger whatever from this sparkling
effect
a pretty trick is performed in this
manner: Take u pin, dip it into
glycerinc and mark on your arm any
number whatever say, 1870 and let
the marks remain. lou must have
confederate, and, on joining II COM
pany, suggest that some one write some
number down. Your confederate will
quickly respond, writing the figures
already on your arm on piece of pa
per. Let him exhibit it throughout the
crowd, and burn it on plate. After
telling the company that you propose
to make the identical figures appear on
your arm, rub the ashes of the paper
on the spot where you had previously
put the glyccrino, aud you will have tho
numbers of your confederate marked
down on your arm in very bold letters.
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An Awful DAY.

"Come right in the kitchen, Johnny"
Said Mrs. Brown, land get your supper.
Don't make the least noise, and as soon
you are through you must get right
upstairs TO bed.
whats the matter. ma," cried little
Johnny, putting his finger in his eye.
Hush, dear" she replied, ''your
Father has been putting up the stoves
'this afternoon"
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Could Afford to Wear Any Kind.

"The young man who accompanied
you to church last evening, Laura" said
Miss Clearinghouse, "has fine, intel
|iectual face, but it seemed to me that his
me-his trousers were some
what baggy at the knees"
Quite, likely, Irene" replied Miss
haJones, with some hauteur, ''Mr.
Hankinson is, II / mistake not, one of
the heaviest stockholders of the Bag
ging Trust. p Chicago Tribune.