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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

We had an old-fashioned melodeon in
the house, and with the help of a few
lessons the famous singer gave me and
what | could learn from hints in the
opening pages of the choir books, | made
life burden for the rest of the family
with my do, re, meing every evening. |
made fair progress, too, under the cir
cumstanccs and Nellie fell in love with
me on account of my voice. remember
distinctly that her favorite was little
selection from one of Mendessohn's
songs without words set to the following
lines:
Still, still with thee when purple morning
breaketh
Whom the bird waketh and the shadows
flee:
'airer than morning, lovelier than the day,
light
Comes the sweet consciousness, am with
thee.
Well, we were married, and for 6
.ime my music was given up. But the
life OF a farmer fretted me, and tooR
up my music again, and after two years
hard work at it we moved to the city.
thought in my ignorance of metropolitan
life that | should have no difficulty il
procuring a situation, but soon founC
out my mistake. In the first place
found that was incompetent, Twas de
ticient in style. My voice, while stroni
and resonant, had not been properl,
trained. Then, too, there was no vacan
cies. Even if / had been competen
there were fifty applicants for every posi-
tion. Before | had been in the city 70
two weeks l heartily wished mysel
back in Shandaken again.
In the meantime the little monav ha
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

With a parting hand shake he disap.
peared. As the train ratified along over
the shining rails could see the lights Of
the big bridge fading away behind me.
The river rushed below just as it had
done one brief hour before, but its turbid
waters had no fascination for me now.
/ wish every man and woman who
reads this story could have seen the faces
of those three children as they stood at
the foot of the elevated station. NV
arms were filled with bundles, and when
those three pairs of eyes gazed upon the
glorious sight what an infantile shout
went up And how they danced with
glee! The eldest insisted that she could
carry the turkey, but she couldn't, il
was too heavy. But each one had to
carry a bundle. And so, like conquer
ing army returning with the spoils, We
marched around to the house.
And Nellie! Well, bless me, il she
didn't sit right down on chair and cry
like baby. can't remember distinctly,
because, you see, it's three years ago now,
but | have an indistinct recollection that
a few salt drops ran down my cheeks.
As for Sam Jones, think he would have
felt fully repaid for his kindness If he
could have heard Buclah say her little
prayer that night That simple petition
is carven so distinctly on the walls of my
memory that | can repeat it word for
word:
'Dod bless T'an'sgivin', en- papa, en-
mamma, Ell Sam Jones. Dood night"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

rupted at intervals by exclamations from
Sam such as:
swell, I'll be blessed You kin bet
yer boots them kids is goin' to hav' their
turkey Bgosh! alters did say that
the city's no place fur farmer"
Under the cheerful influence of Sans
sympathy soon regained my lost cour-
age. He insisted that we should go to
the nearest grocery, where he picked out
the biggest turkey he could find. Then
there were two quarts of cranberries,
three big mince pies, package of candy
| for the children. bunch of crisp celery
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

of the blackest sort. knew there
wasn't one chance in thousand that we
would have turkey on Thanksgiving
Day. But l think under the circum-
stances that an angel of light would have
departed from the truth TO see those lit
tie faces light up with anticipation, to
see the cheeks flush and the white teeth
bare themselves as though cutting the
tender meat from n turkey leg.
But the hardest sight for me to bear
was the look Nellie gave me. Just one
quick glance into my face and she knew
all the sorrowiul tale. 1t was not nee
essary to tell her how had tramped the
streets Of the big city all day, how faint
| had become from hunger; how | was
raging at heart like Gagged lion; how in
my awful rage | cursed the rich and
hated humanity. Not for myself, but
for the hungry babies and their mother.
Never word of complaint from Nellie.
Only encouragement and hope.
Then came the oatmeal alone. For
the mOlasscs was all gone. | don't eat
oatmeal now. The taste of it is insuffer-
| dblf W lIAt. Wy HaldAN lioNo III lNbNbipi
against it. have heard of the man who
ate thirty quail in thirty days. wonder
whether he ever tried oatmeal for thirty
days.
On the morning before Thanksgiving
was fairly crazy with grief and anticipa'
ton. Nellie and | had a consultation
the night before, and she suggested thai
| should write piece Of poetry about
the Thanksgiving turkey.
The idea pleased me. 1t was a relic
certainly from the brooding over thu
morrow. got book of poems from
my little store, which had so far escaped
the pawn-shop and hunted up metr'
after which | copied, for of course | knew
nothing about metre or poetical feet.
Meanwhile Nellie sat there mendinl
the clothing of her babies and the tear
fell thick and fast upon the garments
couldn't stand it so jumped up an'
went out into the street TO walk of tn
effect those childish voices had upon me
When came back, thank Heaven, the
were asleep, folded in each Others arms
Then / got to work on my poem.
took me one hour and half to write tn
first verse. became discouraged befor
had written two lines and would hay
given up but for Nellie's encouragement
"Now, what's the use, Nell; just liste
TO this stuff, ;" said /, reading the stanza
The turkey roosteth high tonight
He's hid in the hemlock tree;
in fancy | ses his phmage bright
Brt he gobbles not for me.
"Why, think it's real nice. didn
| know you could write so well as tina
It's splendid; write another stanza."
''But don't you see, Nell, that it ism
true. The turkey don't gobble at night
| "Oh, well, that don't make any diffe
ence. The poets always have license, ,yc
: know. Besides, how many persons wi
know that he doesn't gobble at nigh
Not one in a hundred"
t ''I'm afraid it's no good and that
= won't go with the editor. Anyhow, l
r try few lines more"
( The little clock tucked monotonous
on the mantel. The fire burned lo'
] and Nellie put a shawl over her shoul
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
The Boys Opinion.

oh, Valentine Day is well enough,
And Fourth of July is jolly,
And Christmas time is beautiful,
With its gifts and its wreaths OF holly
New Years calling is rather nice,
And Halloween sports are funny,
And a May-Day party isn't bad,
When the weather is warm and sunny
Oh, all of them are well enough;
But the day that is best worth living,
Is when We all 20 TO grandmamma's,
To a splendid, big Thanksgiving!
-Enmd C.. DolOd
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

HENRY EMAIL, of Richmond, Va,
claims to have suggested a tower sim
liar to that now known as the Eiffel
tower as long ago as 1875. He says:
Il have yet my plans, and only last
year proposed to the Mayor of Chicago
TO put them in the hands of some of
the rich and enterprising men in that
city, where the tower would make a
grand show near the edge of the lake,
and over a large extent of country.
The Mayor replied that the city gov
ernment could not enter on such a
scheme, and he did not propose to IA
yor it so much as to propose it to the
citizens"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

The Electoral College Of 1855 had
iOl votes, with POI necessary to an
election. In 1892 four now States will
bring the electoral total up to III
votes, and -OS will be necessary to an
election, Already there i, great deal
OF i.gWiug ON the new possibilities OF
the enlarged college, but no reason
able combinations can be imagined
that will change tho main fact that
New York and Indiana will decide the
next national election, as they did the
last.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
Hardly q Bargain.

"What kind, thoughtful hubby you
are, ;" said the young wife, throwing her
arms around his neck when he brought
home a turkey, land what dear little
bird it is"
81 should say it was dear" he
rrowled. AZ won il at rattle"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

SEVERAL thousand jews who hav,
been expelled from Russia and have
taken temporary refuge in England in
tend to go out as colonists to the Ar
gcntine Republic.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

THE Government monopoly articles
" Honduras are gunrowder, tobacco.
cigars and liquor. II retains com
plcto and absolute control OF tho
liquor traffic.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

A sUbTERRANEAN river has just beer,
discovered in the Department of Lot,
France. The discoyerers worked their
way down stream for II couple Of miles
through succession of wonderful
grottoes sparkling with stalactites
They found seven lakes on their way,
and had to shoot thirty-seyen cascade
or rapids.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

\ WESTERN ONO editor apologies
for the latcncss of his paper by saving:
we were unable to give propc= attcn-
ton TO work owing to our wives i'll
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

EMILE DE LAvELEY, the European
publicist, says that II hundred years
hence, leaving China out of the ques-
tion, there will be two colossal powers
in the world beside which Germany,
England, France and Italy will be
as pigmies the United States and
Russia.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

JrpGE LEErEE once owned 100 acres
Sf land near Pierre, the new capital of
South Dakota. The land would now
be worth S250,o0O, but the Judge sold
it for $1,000, and is now shoyeling
coal for living.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
Too Honest To Succeed.

"What kind OF bread do you like best,
asked a kind hearted old lady, who was
getting something for the tramp's Thanks
giving.
"Ths bread of idleness, num-"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

GREATNESS has its anuoyances, too.
SIR Edison is called "Old Macaroni"
10y the Menlo Park boys, who have
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

OVER 100000 people in New York
City attend no church on Sundays.
And yet the religious conventions in
that city are moving heaven and earth
to get all the missionaries sent to the
other side OF the globe as soon as pos.
.iI1,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

A PIrrSBvRGH genius has invented
an attachment to opera. glasses to en-
able them to be used with comfort by
persons afflicted with spectaclcs. 1t
fills a long felt want, and the inventor
shrewd business man that he is, has
already refused $40, 600 for the patent
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

THE French are now able to put il
.ho field seven armies, of total
strength of 100000 men, equipped for
prolonged campaign, and supported
10y an ample reserve. This is five
times the force that NAPOLEON III.
could muster in 1870.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

FEMALE telegraph clerks in Russia
are not allowed to marry any one but
telegraph officials, aud there is, conse.
quently, bitter dissatisfaction.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

II. ID. GEEGG, once Gen. Shoridan's
private secretary and connected with
prominent mon, has been sent to a
kansns jail for horse stenling.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
The Little Fiend

"You must feel some satisfaction in
eating the turkey that chased you around
the yard a week ago." said the minister.
'He was a very saucy bird when alive,
wasn't hel"
eyes" replied little Johnnie, 'and
ma said when you got through there
would be nothing left but the cranberry
saucc.n
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
HOW WE GOT OUR TURKEY
A THANKSGIVING STORY.

HERE was no doubt
that the country wa~
prosperous. n" rca-
Sonablc man could
deny it. The har.
vests had been plcnte-
Gus, the earth had
yielded up her fruits
in abundance, and
there were abundant
reasons for thanks
giving. | read the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
Thanksgiving Reyery.

/ never had a sweet gazelle
To glad me with its soft, black eye,
But would love it passing well
Baked in a rich and crusty pie.
II could have bird TO love
And nestle sweetly in my breast,
All other nesting birds above,
The turkey, stuffed, would be that bird
-OttdIUa Free Trader.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

WHILE sitting at his desk in the Il
brary of the White House few days
ago the President was surprised at the
intrusion of big gray rat, who dclib-
eratcly crawlcd upon "A side table and
dragged off Il piece of fruit which had
tempted him from his hiding place.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

SAN SALVADOR is the first of the
Central American republics TO estab-
lish telephone service throughout its
'erritory.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

IT ia said that Queen Victoria has
profitable real-ostate investments in
New York.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

Mrs. "SroNEwALL' JACKSON is
writing her husbands biography.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
Timely Warning to Dyspeptic''

Do not stuff yourself with dressins
Neither monkey with mince-p.e rS
For the turkeys ghost viii haun' y
When in bed at night you lle'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

Don't count your turkey before :
carved, for it may 20 back on Tos
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

A turkey on the table is worth wv
a roosL.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28
your heart good to go and the
Winter. MI Co

IONts, pdck OF '
or cattle, sounder "a
monkeys, pride of lions,
bears, band of horses, herd ol po'D.
a covy of partridges, Il nide of phe'',al :. /.
wisp of snipe, school of whalsl y .
shoal of herrings, run of fish, u,..
Of doves, Il muster of peacocks' ,"
of herons, building of rocks, q az s.
of grouse, swarm of bees, gna''. .Is llo'
etc, a stand of flowers, watch oi n's'
ingales, cast of hawks, 0ogA
geese, sheep, goats, etc, a be' 0' E.,
A galaxy of stars and a crowd oi men
boys.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-28

MIDDLEBrRG, RI. NOV q. 1851.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-23

nTr7n Sea wonders exist In thous-
UEEE ands of forms, but are surpassed BY
the maryels OF invention. Those who are IN
need Of profitable work that can be done while
living ct home should at once send their ad-
dress TO Hallett 4 Co.. Portland. Maine. and
receive free full information how either sex, OF
all ages, can earn from IS to s25 per day and
upwards wherever they live. You are start
free. Capital not required. Some have made
over $50 single day ct this work. All
succeed.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-23
FAITHFUL To HIS TRUST.
A Dogs Watchfal Care over the
nI0rse Of His Master.

A writer in the Boston Post relates
this dog story: Not unfrequently |
observe a dog standing guard over a
horse while the owner of the two ami
mails makes a call at some downtown
place OF business, but seldom see the
the canine groom put in so unpleasant
a situation or extricate himself SO
cleverly as he did in case which l
happened to witness lately. 1t was a
cold day, and the dog, sitting on his
launches most Of the time, changed
his position pretty often as one who
found his coat uncomfoi table, but he
never for moment took his eye from
the horse. Presently the latter men,
Der OF the party, which also began to
find the weather little chilly, started
down the street at fast walk.
This Mortified the dog; he leaped
and barked in front OF the offender
with great vehemence, but failing to
stop his companion in this manner, he
ran up 10 a gentleman whom he OBJ
served on the sidewalk, and then back
to the horse. This he repeated two or
three times, barking all the while, un-
til his request was needed, and the
stranger led the horse back to his for
mer place at the curbstone. The doc
thanked the man with wag OF the
tail and resumed his seat on the side
walk with an evident air OF relief.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-23
AT CHEYENNE.

Young Lochnivar came in from the West,
with fringe on his trousers and fur on his
vest;
The width Of bis hat brim could no.
where be beat,
His plumber ten brogsas vore chochfuli
Of feet;
His girdle was horrent with pistols and
things,
And he fourished 9 handful Of aces on
kings.
The fair Mariana sat watching q star,
When who should turn up but the young
Lochnivar;
Her pulchritude gave him q peOiorsl
glow,
Aud be refined up his boss with 9 stem.
torisn whoa.
Then turned on the maiden q rspturous
grin,
And modestly asked II he migb.n't step
in.
With presence Of mind that was mar
yelous quite.
The fair Mariana replied that he might;
SO In through the portal strobe young
Loebnivar.
Pre-empted the claim and cleaned out
the bar;
Though the Justice allowed he wsn't
wholly to blame.
He taxed him ten dollars and cost, just
the same.
Eugene Field.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOrICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN Charles Barbieri has been duly appointed
the Administrator OF the estate of GiAeomo A.
Margaroli. deceased. and all parties holding
claims against the estate Of said deceased are
hereby notified to present the same TO Peter
BreeD, attorney for said Administrator. at his
ONCE in the Courthouse building. Eureka
county, Nevada. duly certified as required by
law, within six weeks from the date Of the first
publication of this notice. or the said claims
will thereafter be barred and cease to be q
charge against said estate.
CHARLES BsRBIERI, Administrator.
PErzR BREEs, Attorney for Administrator.
Eureka, Nevada, March 1, 1889. mh26w
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-23
PoIisicaI Insolvency.

A lawyer tells the story of WILDER
F. Lunt, the Portland attorney. who
is removing to the wilds Of Arizona.
Lunt has the reputation of being one
of the foremost members of the Get
There Club in politics.
I" He said to me one day." said the
lawyer, "'that for wheeling men
into line and making them vote
right there's nothing like promises.
Promise them some kind Of place.
said he, and your sure of them. ;"
But suppose there not places 70
go around after the campaigns
over?"
"Oh, we'll. said he. you can &c
into insolvency then" - Lewiston
Journal.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
No. 905.
Application for a Patent.
U. s. LAND OFFICE, EUREKA, New.

U. s. LAND OFFIcE, EUREKA, New,
January %, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that Simeon Wen
ban, whose Postoffics address is Cortez,
Nevada, has this day filed his application
for patent for fourteen hundred and fifty
five linear feet of the Newburg mine or
vein bearing gold and silver, with surface
ground six hundred feet in width, situated
in Cortez Mining District, county of Eu.
reka, State of Nevada, aud designated by
the field notes and official plat on file in this
office as lot number 80, in township q
north, range AZ east, Of Mount Diablo
meridian, said lot No 80 being described as
follows to wit:
Beginning at post marked number l.,
U s survey number 80. This post is the
original location corner and stands on the
western boundary of U S survey number
40. Kingsbury lode. whence post number 2,
the northwest corner of said Kingsbury
lode, bears north q IL deg Z, 255 feet,
section corner common to sections 81 and
81, T q north, X 4S X, and sections and
6, 7 26 north, II As Il, NJ ID Nj, bears
SO deg 80 min w, 4,0l5 feet, and U
mineral monument number 3 bears
8 81 deg 81 min w, 1,0l6 feet; thence 1st
course north 80 deg W, 1,455 feet to post
marked number 2, U 3 survey number 80,
the same being the original location corner,
whence the top Of the Newburg incline
bears north 55 deg E, 406 feet; thence I'd
course north "a l.2 deg +, 600 feet, to post
marked number 3, U $ survey number 80,
the same being the original location corner
thence Sd course S SO deg E, 1.Sl1.3 feet
to the western boundary of U s survey
number A, Mount Tenabo lode, whence
post number 2 the southwest corner of sale
Mount Tenabo survey bears 5 IL deg w
| 96. 3 feet, 1,455 feet, to post marked mum
Der 4, u survey number 80 and the origi
nal location corner; thence 4th course
"a 1-2 deg w, 1l9 feet, to the southern
boundary of said survey number Al, 34s
feet, to post number 2, the northwest cor
ner of y survey number 40, Kingsbur,
lode, 600 feet, to post number l, the plac'
Of beginning, containing l9. ii acres.
Area in conflict with survey number Al
Mount Tenabo lode not excluded, O.3
acres.
Magnetic variation, II 1-2 deg east, con
tanning 19. IL acres.
The location of this mine is recorded il
the Recorders office of Cortez Mining Dis
trict. in book l.
The adjoining claimants are east by tn
Mount Tenabo and Kingsbury.
Any aud all persons claiming adversel,
any portion Of said Newburg mine or sur
face ground are required to file their ad
verse claims with the Register of tn
United States Land Office at Eureka, i
the State Of Nevada, during the sixty day
period Of publication hereof, or they will b
barred by virtue of the provisions of tn
Statute. ID. ii. HALL, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoin
notice of application f"r patent be pull
lished for the period of sixty DAYS Il
con ecutive weeks), in the Eureka SENT
MEL, a weekly newspaper published q
Eureka, Nevada.
ID. Fl. HALL, Register.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-03-23
JeRerson's birthday.

Chauncey F. Black, President of the
National Association of Democratic
Clubs, has issued to the Democratic
societies circular requesting them to
observe the birthday Of Thomas JET
ferson, and asks every Democratic
club and every Democratic society in
the Union to celebrate his approach
ing birthday, April 2, in some manner
suitable to the great occasion.