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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22
Rcgnrd for Appearance.

}. BlilTers-"An agent for a new
|ar alarm was here to-day aud told
to call again when you were at
/"
Bli.Iers "lIuh, Burglar alarm
J is nothing in this house to steal. :"
10. but when the neighbors hear we
Fitted up our house with burglar
|s they will think we have some
to steal, my dear. ."-Patidieiphia
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|Thc Haughty Housewife.
10 you see how proudly that woman

DO. Is she millionaire2"
ID, no. 1t would bother her hus-
Ito raise $500 in cash.
but she cant be proud of her beauty"
TO-"
HEN what is it"
|he has made thirty tumblers of
this fall, and none of her neighbors
made over fifteen. She has right
'ld up her nose. ."-B0Ston Free Press.
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Peace Must Prevail.

Husband umpatiently)-''Is it posi-
my dear, that you cannot keep those
ldren quiet for moment"
Wife soothinglyj-"Now, John, don {
harsh with the poor little innocent
}nss; it is natural for them to be full
|spirit, and they're doing the best they
b."
Husband -"Well, if / could have a
pment's peace | would sit down and
fite that check for fifty dollars that
ln'ye been bothering me for"
wife (sternlyl-"Children, go up
Airs at once! and if | hear another
pro from you tonight I'll punish you
verely. .n-Life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22

OF the twenty-five Presidents of the
United States fourteen have had no
middle name.
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The chief Of an Australian tribe delivered
the following temperance lecture in one line;
zone drink Is too much; two are not half
enough
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-22
pre- His Weight of Years Lightly.

LThe stern countenance of the Old Man
the Mountain, the great attraction of
ee Franconia Notch, in the White
kountains, is productive of much merri-
ent. The Drawer hears of several cases
point which go to show that if the
n Man of the Mountain were possessed
any humor at all, instead of gazing
rniy toward the south with an ex-
ssion more indicative of wrath than
fhe sorrow attributed to him by the
end, we should expect to see him per-
pally on the broad grin.
was IN August of the season gone
That an aged spinster sat with a
enger friend gazing steadfastly at the
Mans face, studying deeply the
Bantic rocks which form the mouth,
e and forehead.
MARY" she said suddenly, grasping
Y other by the hand--"It's twenty five
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years sence was here last. and he don't
look day older than he did then
Amt il wonderfuli"-- -Harpers" "Dra9er."
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The wife OF Colonel G. w. Alexander.
Of Tyrone, Pa, purchased some links of
sausage few DAYS ago and placed them
on plate that covered crock of pick
les in the Gel ar. She went down in the
cellar to get the sausage to fry for sup
per. She had no light, but could see
the plate and the coil of sausage, as she
supposed, by the dim light that the eel
pick up the sausases when she was star
tied to sec them uncoil and disappear.
She called for her servant to come down
with light. When the light arrived
Mrs. Alexander discovered snake about
three feet long and very chunky crawl.
inc on the cellar floor. Sc killed it. 1t
was only a common garter snake, but it
had the links of sausage inside of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
A TEYAs AGUE.

The State Of Texas has had fright re-
Gently, growing out of an UNEXPECTED airing OF
an almost forgotten passage in her history.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Ncikalls, who rep
resents Peruvian bondholders N London,
published letter in the London Times in
which he said that Texas had, in 1910, as
samed part of the Mexican debt due to En-
glish bondholders. In 1910 Texas was prac-
tically an independent State, though her in
dependence had not yet been recognized by
Mexico. The letter above referred to at
tracted the attention of the Mexican minister
at Brussels who sent it to the home govern
ment, which in turn referred it to the Next
can minister at Washington for investigation.
If Mexico had an uncollected claim of nearly
fifty years standing against Texas she wanted
to know it. Senior Romero went to the State
Department and, after considerable search
among the archieves, found in the British and
foreign state papers for 1840-4I q convention
signed in London on Nov. Ia, 1910, between
Great Britain and Texas, in which it was
agreed that in case Mexico should sign
treaty Oh peace WITH texas WlLEln SIX months
from that date Texas would take upon itself
portion-amounting to G1,O01, O00-of the
foreign debt contracted by the Republic of
Mexico before the Ist of January. 1885. This
was rather interesting. England had recog
nized the indie pendence of Texas in 1910,
and this treaty was evidently intended
to win England's influence in favor Of
recognition by Mexico. Bus Mexico did
not sign treaty of peace within tia time
named and never did recognize the indepen-
dence of Texas until several years later,
when Texas had been annexed to the United
States and Mexico had been whipped into
submission The failure of the condition on
which tho Texas English treaty was based Of
course made null and void the proposition Of
Texas to assume part of the Mexican debt.
and this was an end of the alleged claim
against Texas. About this time exaggerated
reports Of the matter reached the Texas an
thorities, and the Governor and State officers
were thrown into cold sweat at the bare
idea Of England's attempting to foreclose q
mortgage on the State. There are so many
events in the history Of Texas that would not
bear the light of day, aud her financial opera
tions during her war Of Independence we're SO
verY peculiar and eccentric that the Governor
could not be blamed for believing Or imagining
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

NOTICING the career Of Gen. N. p. Banks.
who has just retired from the Office of United
States marshal of Massachusetts,, the ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat says that for pictur-
sequences and diversity it has no parallel in
the political history of orr time. He was
successfully factory operative, newspaper
editor, member of the lower and the upper
branches of the Massachusetts, Legislature q
Congressman, a Governor, president of the
Illinois Central railroad, a major general of
volunteers during the rebellion, Congress
man again, and United States marshal y
Gen. Banks was the first Republican Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and the con-
test in which he was elected was one of the
most exciting and memorable record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
POLITICAL NOTES.

ATLANTA Constitution: Ts is little curious
that Sunset Coxs expenses on his free-trade
tour to be paid BY Nav York syndicate.
ONE Of the plans OF the New Hampshire Dem
ocrats includes the nomination of ex-solders for
all the prominent places on their State ticket,
and for Congressman also.
THE fact that Of the nine white Republican
national delegates from Mississippi eight are ex-
confederate soldiers proves TO ex-Mayor MeGill
of jackson. that Bourbon rule is nearly at an
end in his State
SAM SMALL, the revivalist, is anxious to be-
come Governor of Georgia. and has decided to
take up his residence in Atlanta and pose AZ the
political head OF the Prohibition party Tho
Prohioitionists of Georgia have called . State
call for his Prohibition followers to meet on
April "a.
THE New York Volks Zeitune, one of the most
CORY of Anarchist sheets, is fairly shrieking with
anger over the introduction OF the American
flag into the public schools. It denounces the
principals of the schools for forcing unpalatable
lessons IN patriotism down the throats of chill
dren of foreigners.
WASHINGTON Republican: my Love- Dick
inson has summoned the leaders of the Demo
cratic free-trade cohorts of Michisan to meet him
in Washington and fix up suitable slate for
the coming State convention. If the roll OF the
principal federal officials in Michigan had been
man would have answered Here"
J. +. HANSON. of Macon, Ga, Democrat.
and for six years publisher of the Macon Tels-
graph. says: There is question but what
there has been a great growth of the protective
sentiment in the South during the past FIVE
years What it amounts to we have means
of ascertaining with any degree of accuracy for
the reason that this question has never entered
into any political canvass, and hence the people
have never passed upon it at the ballot-box
Mr.. Hanson also thinks there is a strong proba-
bility that Virginia will be carried by the Re-
publicans this year.
AT it's regular monthly meeting. held Sunday
night at the clubhouse. No 80 West Twenty
eighth street. the Republican Club of New York
city decided TO lease for three years, at Sc, 500
per annum the building at No. $50 Fifth ave-
nue., and TO furnish it at an expense OF SIS, 900.
The tariff question disposed OF by the adop-
ton of resolution declaring the Presidents
fiscal policy 4sunsound and un-American," and
advocating the earliest possible abolition of the
internal revenue as the best way of disposing of
the surplus. The resolution also favored the
enforcement of rigorous laws in the various
States in favor OF taxing the liquor traffic to the
highest degree practicable.
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power of the State govern ment and machinery
to insure fair vote and honest count it would
have been good way to defeat Nichols and
get even. But no doubt the party pressure
was too great and probably the influence Of
the ADMINISTRATIONS Washington was brought
to bear to prevent Governor McEnery from
carving out his threat. The returns show
that the election of Tuesday was no more fair
than those for years past have been, and the
result is sweeping Democratic victory. The
time does not seem to be ripe for the estab-
lishment of republican form of governments
in the South, but it viii come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
ACritic,sm of Ben-Hur.

Philip ThuftoR. in Indiana Farmer.
General Lew Wallace in his famous story OF
Ben-Hur pictures his hsro as sitting with hts
mother In the tower on ths house-top, while she
speaks TO him in the language In which "Raohel
sang to Benjamin" 1t is possible that the good
grandmother Rebekah may have taken of
the infant Benjamin and that she sang TO him
in the Hebrew language but as for his own dear
mother-look again at the Bible story and see ii
1t is fair to imagine that she sang 20 BENZ a.
min. Many of the descriptions in Ben Hur are
admirable and 70 those of ms who know nothing
OF the life of gladiator galley slave. or of
the Arabs of the desert and the training of
Arabian horses, chariot racing. and the like.
the book is certainly very entertaining. In this
view il In a success, but when desire exact
information these subjects. that mention of
Benjamin and his mother comes TO mind, and
we hardly feel safe in adopt ing Ben-Hur as Q
text book
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
A Gloomy Mugwumpian View.

America.
Almost every resident of doubtful State 10
a politician. The inhabitaut of New York, In
diana. or Connections feels that the fate OF the
Republic rests on his shoulders, and also that
he is equal 10 the emergency. restden of In
diana IN speaking recently Of the affai rs OF his
State. said Every presidential year results in
o loss of thousands of dollars TO Indiana. Dur
ing airy important political campaign neglect
our business. throw away trade, raise meager
and half-tiiled crops. quarrel with our neigh.
bors and injure our health, merely because we
get excited Ind try to save tho Nation in every
township and voting precinct. 4 safe Republic.
or Dsmocastic majority of 1000 votes would
be glorious thing for Indiana We need e sub
stantial majority OF that sort more than we
need additional schools and churches.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

Mr.. Villas IS having some very plain and
uncomplimentary language addressed to him
by the papers Of the Northwest for his refusal
TO dismiss agent Gregory, although the latter
has unquestionably been concerned in the
preparation Of the enormous timber frauds
which are becoming 80 great scandal to this
administration. While Mr.. Villas was Post
naster-general he cherished vice.presidential
aspirations and worked" his department with
q view to promoting his boom, but he is now
suspected Of having abandoned political am
billions. and is running the Interior Depart
nent for the financial profit there Is in il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
A Flask and a Prophecy.


While some workmen in McKeesport. Pa,
were tearing down old building they found
imbedded in one OF the chimney breasts pint
flask of whisky made in 1928 and placed there
ten years later by Orlando Grier. There was all
a tin box containing written prophecy to
the effect that thirty-fve years later H. o. 1879
slavery would not exist, though it would cost
thousands of slaves to make the change. Men"
the writer continued, 1will communicate from
beach TO beach of ocean easier than indite a let
ter The tailow-c candle of to-day will not even
be used to boots Men will touch the
wall as Moses touched the rock for water and
light will dispsl the darkness McKeesport will
become great place, waxing strong in wealth
and position 'mongss the valleys. Prohibition
will be batte-cry, with temperance "A formid-
able enemy. The first will fall. the latter rre-
vail for time, wax weak and men will again
court the cup. The flask OF spires which place
herewith will rise in the midst of o conflict
which will claim it as one or its principals"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
THr annual convention 81 tha stata Rannh.

THE annual convention of the State Repub-
hcan League viii meet in this city, on the
I'd of May. Every Republican club is entitled
TO five delegates. Hon. ]. N. Huston, chair
man. requests that meetings be held at once,
IL delegates have not been already appointed.
20 select delegates. Each county is entitled
10 five delegates. 1t il expected that this viii
be a very important meeting Of representa-
tive Republicans from every county in the
State, and from every Republican club.
Delegates should be selected without delay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

SENATOR SHERMAN delivered speech, yes
terday, on the bill to admit Dakota, in the
course of which he took occasion to recall
some interesting facts of history. Among
other things, he reminded his hearers and the
country that the electoral commission by
which the presidential contest of 1876 was
settled was not Republican but Demo-
cratic measure, twenty-six Democrats in the
Senate having voted for it, and only twenty
one Republicans, while fourteen Republicans
and only one Democrat voted against it. This
fact has always appeared in the records, but it
has not prevented Democratic papers and
orators from danouncing the commission bill
Republican measure. Senator Sherman
also took occasion to declare his conviction
thet Tilden's inauguration as President would
have been a. triumph of fraud. OF this there
is not particle of doubt The Tilden con-
spiracY was the beginning of the Democratic
scheme to suppress the Republican vote in
the South. It came near succeeding in 1876,
and it has virtually succeeded i'll every cleo
ton since. Cleveland owes his election to it.
as do scores of Southern Congressman. Mr..
Sherman has been in public life good while,
and has good memory. His habit of recall
ing facts is apt to prove embarrassing to Dem
ocratic statesmen whose forte is in ignoring
them.
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almost anything regarding England's claim.
The Mexican minister at Washington, however,
il . very amiable gentleman, and as soon as he
learned that his inquiries at the State Depart
ment had caused the Governor and State Of
fcers of Texas so much alarm he fastened to
inform them that the supposed claim was
without foundation, and that he was now
merely in pursuit of historical information.
self again
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

WARMoTH was defeated in Louisiana. How
ii was done was indicated in advance by Nc
Enery's warning to election officers that
"Warmoth is de velOping toomuch strength"
and the instruction to ''see to it that your
parish is strongly Democratic at all hazards"
Republican success was not hoped for
after the discovery that in spite Of McEnery's
promise of an honest election and fair count,
the old and characteristic Democratic meth
DDS had again been resorted to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

TIE News yesterday, in fiery philippe
on Roscoe Conkling, which it called IAN
analytical study that will bear close reading,
termed him "a barbarian of the middle ages
In another analytical study Judge Kelley, the
eldest Congressman in service, was character
lied ais s'either knave a fool" The pos
SCISSOR Of such tremendous powers of analytical
study should be careful how he yields them.
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Fatality Among ..rheodora'. People.

New York Special
samuel G. Barnard. who has acted ~ counsel
for many theatrical stars and organizations,
Died of cerebral henorrnage this afternoon in
Cham bers-street Hospital. He was trying a
case at twenty uutes paet in the Supreme
Court general term and resting, after hav-
ing addressed the court some length. while
Barnard had made. In pause occas1cned by
Mr.. Abbotts reference 20 memoranda on his
desk Mr. Barnard. without rising. attempted 70
begin. "NIll your Honor please exeuss---s
He passed his hand across his face and settled
backward In his chair if ne had tainted.
For heavens saks.e hoarsely whispered the
stricken lawyer. take me 10 hoapital Ply
Hiciaue we're sent for at once. and FIVE put IN an
appearances. Al o'clock Mr.. Barnard was dead.
Il is = singular fact that Mr. Barnard Was the
third principal IN tile suit OF the Franco-Ameri-
Ing the right Of tho production Of "Theodora'
nj IL whom have oied IN Two weeks. The first
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

THE Atlanta Constitution has decided to
support Mr.. Cleveland, no matter what his
platform may be. AS the Constitution has
repeatedly shown that the President has not
stood by the principles enumerated at Chicago,
its conclusion is probably wise. Certainly it
can make but little difference what sort of
platform he is elected on when there is every
reason to believe that he will abandon it at the
first opportunity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

THE heads of the departments at Washing
ton went into Office with a great deal of blus-
ter about reform and Jeffersonian simplicity.
AS it turns out their idea of reform was to sell
off the carriages and horses that had served
several Republican administrations and to
buy others, and their notion of simplicity to
have more and better ones than had ever been
thought of in the widest days of Republican
aaxtrayagancen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

IF 1t be true, as stated in a Washington
dispatch, that Minister Phelps has been de-
termined upon for Chief-justice, the appoint
ment will meet with general approval among
conservative people of all parties. He is an
accomplished lawyer Of the New England
type, and, though Democrat. 10 not bitter
partisan. Most important of all. he is sound
on the great questions of reconstruction and
finance, where soundness is of vital conse-
nuanna
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

influence over Mr.. Gladstone and the illustrIous
patients absolute trust in his skill and judg-
ment are very remarkable. Shrewd observers
would say that they in some measure
founded on the circumstance that Sir Andrew
generally prescribes what he thinks his patient
would like and that though generally opposed
70 violent exercise and the severest of censors
as to the pleasure OF the table, he permits Mr..
GlAdstone TO fell trees 20 his hearts content.
and encourages the OF that port wine OF
which Mr.. Gladstone is so fond.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

TEE country is in for an avalanche of
speech-making. The discussion of the Mills
tariff bill is expected to occupy about a month,
nearly $50 members having given notice of .
desire to speak. Why not consider them all
made and give the gentlemen leave to print
their remarks7 This would save time and
money. and the final result would be just the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
Facts Abous Inrpis.

Senator Turpis of Indiana, of whom great
things were predicted in the way of statesman
shin and oratory. seems likely 60 turn out very
small potatoes-that is if his witIeas speech on
the Dakota question affords q fair illustration
OF his powers. The fact is that man who
makes fairly creditobie figure in the circuit
court OF q backwoods district 10 sometimes M
badly out Of place 10 the National Senate as O.
trombone soloisa would be az n vesper service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
rHE IND1ANAPoLIs JOURNAL

Can be found al the following places:
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

SENATOR KENNA, chairman of the national
Democratic congressional committee, is send
ing out an order to postmasters, which reads as
follows:
Dear Sir-Inclosed send few blank
sheets. on which I will be obliged if you will
kindly make list, as far as convenient, of the
names and politics of the patrons of your
Office and forward to me. Yours truly,
JOHN e. KENNAo
If the Journal were betting paper it
would not hesitate to wager large sums that
of the thousands of Democratic postmasters
who receive this order not one will remember
Grover Clevelands celebrated order to office
holders or the fact that the President is Mr..
Kenna's superior officer and refuse to send the
desired lists on these grounds. The Demo
cratic machine works just as smoothly as if
no pretense of putting civiLservice spoke
in the wheel had ever been made
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

GOVERNOR McESERY's pledge OF fair vote
rnd honest count in Louisiana seems to have
been made with a string % it. la fact it was
more threat than promise, indicating his
determination to defeat Nichols, who had
beaten him for the nomination for Governor.
Ii McEnery had used his influence and the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19

was Mr.. johnson. important witness; the
second was Miss Lillian OlcotE who died week
ago Sunday at the Westminster; then came
Mr. Barnard her counsel Roscoe Conkling was
associate counsel in the same suit Mr. Bar
nard was thirty seven years Of age. He was q
native of London.
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community.

GEN NICHOLS, the new Democratic Gov
ernor of Louisiana, was brigadier- general in
the confederate army under "Stonewalp
jackson. lost an arm at Charlottesville and a
leg at Winchester OF course, his candidacy
fired the Democratic heart.