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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05
He PAID TIE MONEY

IL IL not always an advantage to
bear u striking resemblance to anoth-
er man, even II he is good-looking
one and rich In the bargain, aud as n
matter OF fact such u resemblance
may often result In serious coinplica.
tions. A gentleman Of this city, says
the Providence, Or. I.) Journal, has
Just gone through such an experience.
aud now he VOWS that he will let his
hair grow long aud look like Arizona
Joe, IL necessary, but he will not be
taken for some other fellow again or
have any one taken for him. A short
time ago clergyman who had been
only short time in the city was So
Letting subscriptions for the purpose
OF making certain irepairs upon the
church he was connected with. He
met with much success, and finally re
membered that he had not yet inter-
viewed one Of his most earnest disci-
Piles. A few days ,later he met, or
thought he met, this gentleman on the
street, aud determined to ask him for
u subscription. After the usual salu-
tatons the clergyman said: My good
sir, several of your friends have advis.
ed me to apply to you for aid In our
noble work, aud Mr.. calling him
OF the church who resembled hiu),
theythink you will give us one huns
dred dollars. The gentleman, who il
some what OF humorist, saw,a chancs
to play n joke on his friend, and he
replied: Cert ainly! With pleasure
you can put my name down for on.
hundred dollars.
A few days passed and the clergy
man thought he wouldtcall upon hi
generous member and collect th'
money. lie accordingly went.to thu
Office Of the man whose name he haC
on his list and found him in. 'Goo'
day, Mr.. - said the Clergyman;
: was going by, 80 thought | weul'
q stop in and get the money you ~
o kindly subscribsdr Money! Wha
% money! asked the astonished mer
chant. why the one hundred dol
lars you put your name to last Thur'
u day For few seconds the merchan
q besitsted, but lie remembered to Ia
II shame, that for several days ho ha
r. been on something of spree" froI
which he had just recovered. He
once concluded that while under I'll
, influence OF Bacchus he must ha>
10 put down his name for the amour
10 and forgotten oil about it. Rath'
~ than eonfsss his weakness before y
n lpastor lie pulled out his check boo
, and filed out blank for one hundr,
=, dollars aud passed.it over in the III
II suspecting divine. The perpetrat'
10 of the Joke heard Of the affair fe
~ DAYS later. aud thought it was tC
nj good To keep, so he told II few friend
! aud it was not long till it reached Il
ears Of the real subscriber. Whenc
er the two friends meet now the ma
- who paid says to the man who put
cr the job: Say, il was a pretty GOO
is joke, but think you ought to gi'
a. me fifty dollars md divide the .
l.. pense.' The expense has not yet be-
~ divided. the church is one huudr'
X dollars richer, aud the clergym'
er does not know the true inwardne
OF how he got his money.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05
will see your future husband

will see your future husband
Sure III see your face there. an
I'll not marry the likes o you, re-
torted the gill.
Rut she looked in the glass. The
quiet man at the blackboard gave q
start when be heard The girls voice.
Tie turned around aud stepped up
bebiud her until his face. reflected
in the mirror, peeped over the girls
should. Bridget saw the face aud
her color forsook her With crash
the pitcher fell to The floor aud with
aud awed whisper she said: 'Tis the
bausbeeP
No, it's not, lsssie 7 shouted the
man in hearty voice full OF Joy, as
he clasped the girl 10 his arms, re-
gardless OF the hsif-duzen men who
had come in.
The girl put her arms around the
mans neck aod sobbed softly, all tho
while saying, Its Dan, 81 it is,' uu-
til Dan, with one arm about her, ex-
claimed as he asked the audience nr
to the bar: This is my lass, mates
shipped aboard vessel that went
down ut sea, and /, with three other,
was saved by an East 1udiaman. A
year after / went home to Belfas,
aud found my funeral mass had been
said aud my lass here gone to Ame'
RIGA For six years have | been hnn-
ting her, and, praise the Holy Moth
; er, / nave found her all o Hllowe'cn
Ye may drink our health, mates, ant
, Ill pay it all"
"A bumper was drunk aud the cou
A plo wished every happiness in th
/ world. The bartender wouldn't TAX
, Dans money, aud said; III dance a
= your wedding and bring you Gre dl
= besides.
/. To this Bridget retortod: "Go Ion
8 wM you"
A new pitcher was procured froI
}. the regions up stairs, which WAS FL
n cd and given to Dan, who carried
u carefully as he went out the litlI
y side door, arm in arm with his las
it Dan Chaffee was B,idgets OLD
IS time lover, and now is engineer u
}. au ocean steamship that plies b,
II tweeg this city aud Liverpool. II
= said; i dou't know how it was Tia,
y I w.ert uf,'s obnFpart-oC ne cl,j
u got on the elevated cars aud rod
D, out to the end and then strolled ba,
" awuys. l wanted II dripk of ale, au
/! went iuto the fast saloon haud
y Tho barkeeper was waiting ON Lac
IL aud | did not iutrude, but leave
oi bless that looking glass that's ov
10 tue bar, ia il l found my lass
Fl Dan will not woik this trip, b
II .ill remain in New York aud ma
re a home for Bridget. They will
10 married and Brldsets employer W
oil give her a wedding TO which all q
r. neigbbors will be invited
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05
the LsipFNEy OF LIFE

oeiou uha
OF talent tsses through the jour.
week Of pro-, though it be but OF
The snydef'o, "''nou' 'os'os
stitute duringp gpds oy death' wnom
OF the most ints when living, and
most instructiv(lopg after they are
The instructorsA, q, -, oa,onoad
all Of the very hi -.
-.,,1a.a-.,.--.-...yjends 10 the next
world than he has In this. Death
sweeps them away, and sometimes
lie is left almost alone iu respect to
the cherished compa pionship OF his
earthly life. TO thes loved ones
dead he can render no service, and,
80 far as we know, from them re-
ceiye none. lie may think OF them,
but he can do nothing for them.
They are entirely beyond the reach
OF his action. He can speak no kind
word to them, aud give them no
good advice. He eau make 10 sac
rifces 10 promote their joys. The
lesson to be learned from this fact
is that We should act toward oui
kindred and friends while they are
living, as We, if surviving them, viii
wish we had acted when they ars
sleeping in the grave. Let the hus'
band and the wife so treat each 9th
or, while they hold this relation
that the death of neither will Civ
the other any occasion for regret Of
account Of misconduct. Let parent
and children, brothers aud sisters
friends intimately associated, and
indeed, all men, observe the sam
rule, and this certainly would be
much happer world. The rul
would lessen the number Of famil
auarrels, and make life more ssren
and more like heaven. Fewer har
speeches would pass between mer
Geptleness and kindness would b
the law of human action. We ono
heard a man who lid just lost
most excellent wife say 4 am no
eineesely sorry for every unkin
toSd I ever spoks y that woman'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05
Girls Who Court 1sAaty

Tho hsodsomest woman i ever
saw was Que ho took great care OF
her health. When knew her she
was over thirty, lot no girl Of six-
teen that ! have ever seen had roster
cheeks or brighter eyes. OF course
che was naturally Gne looking. but
ths attention che gave to matters Of
hygiene added TO aud preserved her
beauty. What did she do ? l don't
know that l eau recount ell, but ]
remember ber telling me she took
sponge bath every morning, was
particular about the ventilation Of
her apartmenta took loug walks
when could, ate but little meat, much
fruit aud cearoals, whenever sh G
could get them. Another thing she
did which she tried without success
to get me to do, she drank ber cof-
fec without milk or cream, diluted
with water.
The reason she took her coffee 30
was because her physicians told her
it was healthier to drink il in this
way. Whether tue practice added
to ber personal charms or not
don't know. On the whole she wss
certainly repaid for her systematic
habits, and as certainly there was
nothing arduous about the perfoi-
mauco of them. Nor was there any
thing bizarre about thom as it seem,
to me, thore is about the fol-
lowing account l read Of Chicago
belt:
TO keep the supplenoss OF he
figure she stands one hour daily
fifteen minutes ut time, with he
hauds on her hips before a long mir
ror, aud bending her knees out iror
each other she sinks slowly down I
the floor as low as possible, then a
, slowly uprsis:ug, meantime moviu
her arms 10 any direction TO the
1 utmost length, out or mp, forwar
or back, until when she stands ere,
they are ready 10 be placed Oh h'
hips again.
Each movement 10 repeated, evel
time little accelerated. until at Il
q end Of thirteen minutes it is dol
( quickly, aud a fine cav cs', Is CIT l.
cheek. shes' then sos do wn OH
o perfectly fiat conch, without pi
k low, until ber breath comes smoo
d and regular, as it will in the tv
;. minutes left in her quarter of {
Y hour. When she plays n good de
I, Of tennis she cuts down her eXerc
n sing one half. OF course, the ben
tit to be derived from this procedu
1t is not to be questioned, whatev
e may be thought of it besides. 1t
,e eusy to SEQ her whole body thus I
II ceives good exercise, added to I
10 grace OF her own form, beautifyil
her complexion and makiog b
stronger aud Healthier.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05

wish / could tell her go, and in some
way receive from her the expression
OF her forgiveness. | would give
$4,000 IL | could thereby blot out
all such words. We have no doubt
that just this sort of feeling has
penetrated many a bosom. The way
to avoid IL 10 so TO act toward others
that there will be- no occasion for j,
when they are dead and gone.--Ths
Independent.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05
He DIDN'T SELL.

al believe I'll sell the farm, Jane Ann
and buy house in town;
Jones made an offer yesterday--he'll
pay the money down.
He said he wasn't anxious, but he
had the cash to spare,
And reminded me nowadays cash
sales are very rare.
1.-THE farm amt much anyway, the
soil 10 mighty thin,
And the crops 1t yields are hardly
worth the putin OF them In /;
Besides, that pesky railroad that they
are putin through this way
will cut ths place slap In two ones
told me SO to-day.
IL amt afraid Of work, you know
my daddy allus said
"There amt single lazy hair in
Neheniah's head
There wasn't any lazy hairs in that
old head of his.
For he did the work of three hired
men, In spite of rheumatic.
"No, no, I'm not afraid of work-of
that don't complain
I've tried to work with willin' hands
I'm sunshine aud in rain ;
And I've allus wore n cheerful face,
except ut times. maybe,
When them giddy, headstrong steers
OF mine would 'haw' when l said
gee y
"Perhaps It may be sinful for NOR
tai to find fault
With toiling hard both day and night
IL he only makes his salt :
But I've thought while cradlin' rain
lodged oats on the side hill ovei
there,
That nv cross was most too heav,
for small uan to bear.
ats allus been my custom, whei
a-plowing stumpy soil,
TO hum some good, old'fashione'
a hymn-it sorter eased my toll.
But tell you what, twas prett.
hard to smother the words of sin
bVhene'er springy root 'ud breal
and whuck NE on the shin.
mention these things, Jane Ann
because I'd like to lead
IL peaceful, blameless kind o. life
from ull temptations freed
u Us long rs Hessian flies exist an
1tuter bugs abound,
Nell be some tail profanity Il
' s..imes ~ floating round.
; -,sn5v : Z u ssrsed. JlAne AM
El'li scll t13r farm to Jones--
.tffiDd that what it lacks in soil |
well made up in stones
4 we'll move in Ia town next wee'
what's that you're sayin', wife
bull never leave the good old plac
as long as you have life
,ll, there it goes again, yum
Go on and have your say
IRE bound to wear the breeches-
In figgerative way
1t you'll find I'll have my way til
time, old girl, as well as you,
D il you're bound to stay right here
10y grannies-Ill stay, too ~
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05
WA EG.JES.
The ksDM VS.,

They are the most important
secretopy organs. Into ana
through tho Kidney, flow the
waste fluids or tho body
containing poisonous matter
taken out or tho system. X
the Kidneys DO not act prop
erly this matter IS retained.
the whole system becomes
disordePed and the following
symptoms Will follow: Head
ache, weakness, pain IN the
small ofbsck ard loins, nnshes
Of heat, chiils, with d!rordered
stomach and bowels. You can
thoroughly protect tbs Kid
neys by BURDOCX BLOOD BIT
TERS, and when sny or these
symptoms manifest them-
selves you can quickly rid
yourself Of them by this best
OF all medicines for the Kid
neys. BURDOCK BLOOD BIT
TIERS are sold everywhere at
81 per bottle, and ono bottle
will prove their efscSoy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05
The Safety Of Total Abstinence.

Look at the wrecks Of meu TO be
seen on every hand. Oh ! young
men, | wish could lift the curtain
that conceals from your view the
secrets Of this cbarnel hsAse. a
man about forty years Of age, ! sup
pose, a graduate of Edinburgh Uni-
versity, came TO me aud showed me
bis diploma as physician. lie was
quite fluent linguist aud a very
cultivated gentleman, but the mark
was upon him. was with him
some time, and wnen he left me be
said to me, Il attn very much obliged
To you, Mr. Cough, for your kind
ness to me. You have told me the
truth, but it's 10 use. There's no
hope for me. Will you shake hands
with me ! I'm lost laddie-good-
bye
How many lost laddies' arc there
lost, lost "A living msn lost ! yes
LIS au awful sight TO zee u living
man lost man, and there are such
l kpelt at the family alter with ,
doctor Of divinity in New Euglnno
in 1852, aud heard him pray. HI
was the pastor Of u large chucb. To-
day he is druukared, aud employ
ed as a hostler in q stable ip Boston
When Mr.. Moody was holding hi
meetings, it was decided to 60 IN,
see him. and do something for hin
What was the result-'Go way iron
me. You know what lam. Yo
know what have been. Go ava
from mo. The doctor prescribed
for INC to save my life, but he ha
damned my soul--go away from me
Then what shall we do : Ou
principle of total abstince is q sim
1pisrmotnod. IL Is 90 si.opls Whr
= we. Want IL 'hst = .E~s..u wome
should adopt it. We ask you thor
10 adopt this principle not ouly f.
your owu sake, but for others. Oh
these men need your help. Tue
know that the bitter appetite
there like the smouldeling ovens {
volcano ready 10 be reused by III
irst dram drank. Don't tamp,
Nth tue appetite. DON'T think
you have abslained for ton or MOI
years, tLat you can drink lit
moderately. remember reading
a gentleman who had pet tige
The tiger was in bis study one da
aud the geptlemau's hand was hang
ing over the chair. Ihe tiger WI
licking bis hand, and on the gsntl
man attempting to remove it, q
auimal. with low growl aud
. snarl, fixed his claws GU the Gentl
;, man y arms. The tiger stood wi
It's ears thrown lack, its tail stretc
, ed, and was evidently preparing +
: the fatal spriug. The gentlema
. keeping his eye fixed upon the tig,
rang the bell and ordered the Sc
. want to bring the pistol, with viii
:, = be shot he tiger dead. He tL
= looked d. his hand aud observ
: blood upon it, the sight and Sun
of which had aroused the tige
" dormant nature,
So it is with the appetite for drir
> = which is ever ready, like tiger.
- make the fatal spring whenever it
a for moment tampered With. b.-Jo
- b. Cough.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-01-05

A man 10 dead drunk" when the
fluid which circulates through the ar
teries and veins contains one part OF
alcohol aud 1875 parts OF blood. Should
the proportion become one part OF al
cohol and 100 Of blood death must en-
SUE.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-16
The Mt. Meridian Bridge, Again.

Editor Vindicator:
This article proposes to show, as was
promised in the last, that the decision of
our County Court which ptstpones indie
fnitely the building of Mt Meridian
bridge, does large and heavy tax-paying
portion of Augusta county an injustice,
and is also financial mistake. If the COZ
trary can be shown, we will stand corrected.
1. We, on account Of our very bad ford,
made application to Court for a bridge,
the year before this present decision and
had no opposition. This fact, one would
think, ought to give us priority.
II. Upon our second application for our
bridge, we met with competition for
bridge from Humberts ford, some 10 or
IL miles up Middle river (bY river meas
ure). Humberts ford is not on the road
from New Hope to Fort Defiance. Steigle's
ford on this present new rod, is smooth
Humbert's ford on this new main road,
about one mile of road must be made
through valuable land, 10 get to the bad
ford at Humberts mill This then is the
ford which came in competition with Mt.
Meridian for bridge. We showed the
Court on the second application Ia pro
tenn judge presiding) that Mt. Meridian
ford was rough, and really dangerous when
the river was swollen little, by reason of
ledge of rock running across the ford,
especially to one not we'll acquainted with
the ford. The writer had occasion recently
to cross Steigle's ford for the first time and
was surprised to find such a smooth and
good ford, and if we had such a ford at
Meridian we would willingly and cheerful
ly submit to the decision. Out of the or 8
toras nom hun,belt's Mill to the confiu-
ence, of the Middle and North rivers,
Steigle's ford is, beyond doubt, second
only to Cline's ford. Yet, the Court de-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-16
Men as Messenger BOYS.

1t has been noticed among the brokers Of
fees for some time past that men have been
coming into use as messenger boys, if the
expression may be used. The reason for this
is, it would seem. that the supply of suitable
boys Is not equal to the demand The down.
town superintendent of the American Dis
trict company was saying the other day that
they are always short of boys and had to
give the men chanee. AS yet they have
only been employed to deliver kilograms,
where they are paid for each telegram deliv-
cred, and can therefore increase their Yemu-
neration by energetic work, The pay is two
cents for each telegram, and 300 or 400 a
week is a fair weeks work, realizing the raan
from Sc to S. One man short lime ago,
by working early and laSe, managed to get
his bill up fQr haif q month to over SIG. The
appearance Of these men down town, dressed
in the suits of messenger boys and Qftentimes
wearing boards, is rather stranga and start
ling at present. Later on We may get used
to it.-New York World.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-16
HOW Nutshells are Utilized.

There is an establishment in New York
that employs a large number of girls to
crack and pick nuts, the kernels of which
are sold to confectioners. The nutshells are
sold to manufacturers in various eastern
towns. more especially Boston, and form an
entirely different branch of the business. 1t is
not exactly legitimate business either. The
shells of pecan nuts, English walnHts and
hickory nuts are used in the manufacture Of
spices. The shells are ground up
into a powder and mixed with other
spices. This shell dust has considerable
flavor, although, of course, it is not what ii
is alleged to be when sold as spice. 1t is not
known thai it has any injurious qualities,
while, on the other hand, there is no reason
fos believing that it is in any gay beneficial.
New York Evening Sun.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-16
Traits of q Detective,

GLOW do men become detectives, any wava
What training and natural traits must a man
have!"
THAT is hard question to answer off
hand" said Inspector Byrnes slowly, ssThe
most important thing, I should say, is that
men have distinct iking-an undoubted
passion-for this line of duty. That is es-
sential
'Yes, sir. a man must like the business,
and know that he likes it; that he has nat
ural aptitude for it. That is the indispensa-
BILE prerequisite Then he must have perse-
verance, youth, intelligence, enthusiasm for
his work. He must be thoroughly Jealous,
and especially he must be tenacious, A good
officer will lay his plans and go over case,
and perhaps then fail; then he goes back and
begins all over again, doing his work in the
second line as carefully as at first; perhaps
he will fail again, perhaps half a dozen
times, but he has the bull dog in him and is
up and at it again. That's the kind of man
that succeeds in this business; the man who
does something hard does it by patience, per-
sistence and tenacity. New York Cor,
Cleveland Leader.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-16
The Battle of tz.

In the recent production by Dorothea Rob
erts, entitled some ''Royal Lives,n there are
some very interesting pictures illustrative of
dramatic incidents in the career of the crown
prince and his wife One of these pictures I
give, as it illustrates well the character and
relations of this noble couple: cit is the eve
OF the battle OF Koniggratz. The guards
were defiling past little below where Fred
erick William Stood See his figure, erect
and fair, like one Of the Norsemen of old.
turning toward the soldiers, resolution and
reliance in every fiber! March for that tree 4;
there is our battleieldr Every man present
felt thrill when he heard the ringing cheer
that followed. The princes movement de-
cided the day.
"After the terrible battle had been fought,
the victory won, the king and his son We're
each riding slowly over the battlefield, seek
ing to succor the wounded and the dying,
when they met. As they embraced the king
said: Thou hast shown capacity as leader
Bismarck was a spectator Of the historic
meeting, a fine picture of which a6orns the
Ruhmeshalle in the Zenghaus at Berlin. The
horrors of the field were appalling to the
prince. He who causes war with a stroke
OF the pen knows not what he is calling ND
from Hades,' was his entry in his journal OF,
that momentous day"-San Reno Cor. New
York World
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-16

mat IL is with dlfhculty they can raise
their subscription of $500 for their much
needed bridge at Humbert's, while Mt.
Meridian, aided by Meyers Cave Company,
(Weyers' Cave is in AUGUSTA, proposed to
pay $4,000, Or one-half of the expense of
The bridge. This is a financial point.
V. Another financial point The foot
bridge al NJ t. Meridian, designed to meet
i'll part this great want, washes down about
once year and at the very time it is need
ed, and the county has to be at the expense
of $50 or $75 to rebuild it. 1t has been
down now about two months and is still
down, SO when it is rebuilt, another $50 or
1915 must come. 1t would be the part of
wisdom, financially, (to say nothing of
justice), to erect a bridge at olce. Another
fact in connection with the foot bridge is
this it is impossible to erect foot bridge
to stand against our turbulent waters, SO
that it is dangerous to cross after high
water, even though the bridge may stand.
We give an example: When it fell two
months ago there were several persons on
the bridge and it seems almost miracle
that no one was hurt.
AS good citizens and liberal taxpayers
in Augusta county, we desire to appeal to
the Board of Supervisors, who have the
power to correct this UNI ust st,te of things
O. M.