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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-07
Consumption. scrofuin. General

Oats are selling for five cents bushel in
some parts of Kansas.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-07

= a man who has practlcci medicine for "a
years ought to know salt from sugar: read
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VT 4"H' '"' It I"THUTN' Ut IhIWrIe'
Mild, cguablc climate. certain aud abundant
crops. les; frult, grain, grass put stock yuuu-
try In the world. Full informal on free. Adj
dress Oregon lm'igrat'n Board, Portland, ore.
II afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-wat"r. Druggists sell at 2jc per bottle.
We recommend "Tansil's Punch" Cigar.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-07
CaiaYrh in the Head

orkinates In scrofulous talnt Ia the blood. HcncS
the proper method by which to cure catorrh Is to
pur-JV ne blood. lis many dlslsrcclblr symptoms
and the danger of developing into broayhts or that
terribly fatal disease, consumption, are entirely r..
moved by Hoods sarsaparilla, which cures catarrh
by purifying the blood. Il also tones up the system
and greatly improves the general health. Try the
peculiar medicine"
~ have used Hoods Sarsaporllla FOR catarrh with
very satisfactory results. received more pcrma.
nent benent from It than from any other remedy
ever tried."--M. l.. READ, of \. Read q son.
wauseon, Ohio.
Hoods SarsapariIIa
sold by all druggists si six Tor g.. Prepared only
by {. l. HOOD x CO., Apothccarics, Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07
GOOD AND CHEAP PENCILS.

"Why is it" asked the scribe, as he
looked timidly over the desk side at the
big manufacturer, "when you first be-
gin to sharpen a lead pencil that the
lead is so good and it sharpens so
nicely, and as you get nearer the other
end, or the rubber or metal tip, the
lead gets worse and worseP
"You only find that phenomenon in
an ordinary frade, not in the best pen
cils," answered the big manufacturer
much more sauvely than the scribe had
expected he would. "To find out why
it IS, let US see just how lead pencils are
made. The wood of a pencil, you
know, is cedar; the lead, as it is called,
graphite. White wood is sometimes
used, but only for inferior grades. In
general the quality of the wood can be
determined very largely by its color.
The redder the better the quality; the
more yellow the poorer. Our wood
comes to us all from Florida, in slabs,
each exactly pencils length and of
six pencils width. A machine makes
six lengths wise grooves in each of the
slabs, and IN these grooves is the grap-
nite laid. On the grooved and garphited
slab is glued another grooved slab, SO
closely that the line of joining cannot
be seen. Now comes in the answer to
your question. This combination of
graphite and board must be cut into six
pencil shapes. 1t can be done all at
the difference. If the machine of six
saw blades Is used, just after the mid
die is passed, the tendency is for the
part already cut to spring and bend to
either side Parts of the wood below
are in consequence tightly compressed,
and the graphite within softened or
broken. With the single saw blade all
this is avoided. OF course, using the
single saw blade the cost is much in
creased. And so in the high-priced
pencil is the lead the same all the way
through.
"The shaping of the pencil, the max
ing 1t round or hexagonal, is done at
the same time the slabs are sawed into
their parts. The better grades of pen
cils then 60 through an immense
amount of smoothing and finishing.
The varnish is then put on, the pencil
being forced by machinery through
fixed brushes wet with it. This parti-
cular process is repeated several times.
The polishing thereafter is done mainly
by hand"
So saying, the big manufacturer re-
turned to his desk and correspond
ence.-N Y Mail and Express.
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A STORY OF STEPHEN GIRARD.

A man who had just set up in the
hardware business, and who had
been a clerk where the eccentric mil
lionaire, Stephen Girard, had been
in the habit of trading, applied to
him for share of his patronage.
Girard bought of him, but when the
bill was sent in he found fault and
marked down the prices.
"Cask of nails" he growled,
which l was offered for so and so.
You have charged so and so, and
you must take it off,
81 cannot do it." said the young
merchant
"But you must do it," roared
Girard.
81 cannot and will not,' was the
final reply.
Girard bolted out, apparently in a
rage, but soon after sent a check for
the whole bill. The young man be-
gan to say to himself: perhaps he
was offered them at that price, but it
is all over now. | am sorry did not
reduce the bill and get it out of him
on something else. His trade would
have been worth good deal to me-"
By and by Girard came and gave
him another order. The young man
was very courteous, and said he was
almost sorry he did not reduce the
former bill.
"Reduce bill" exclaimed Girard;
chad you done it | would never trade
with you again. merely meant to
see if you had cheated me.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07
EDITING WITH THE SCISSORS,

The above remark is frequently
made in connection with newspapers,
and is too frequently meant as slur.
On the contrary, under proper Cir
cumstances, it should be regarded
as a compliment Of high character.
The same paper may be ably edited
with the pen and miserably edited
with scissors. A mistaken idea pre-
walls that the work of the latter is
mere child's play, sort hit t-or.miss
venture, requiring hardly any brains
and still less judgment; that the pro-
miscuous and voluminous clippings
are sent in patches to the foreman,
and with that the editors duty ends
and the foreman begins. Instead of
this, the work requires much care
and attention, with a keen compre-
hension of the fact that each days
paper has its own needs. The ex-
change editor is painstaking con-
scientious, methodical man, always
on the alert. quick in appreciation,
tentative in memory. shrewd is dis
cernment. He reads closely, culls
carefully, omits and amends, discards
and digests, never ignoring the fact
that variety is a great essential.
There are sentences to be shortened
and to recast, words to soften, redun-
dances to prune, errors to correct,
headings to make, credits to be
given, seasons to be considered, af-
finities to be preserved, consistences
to be respected. He knows whether
the matter is fresh or stale, whether
he has used it before, he remembers
that he is catering for many tastes;
he makes raids in every direction. he
lays the whole newspaper field under
contribution; he persistently "boils
downs" which with him is not a
process of rewriting, but happy
faculty of expuneing without destroy
ing sense of continuity.
His genius is exhibited in the de-
partment. the items of which are
similar and cohesive-in the sugges-
tive heads and sub-heads, and in the
sparkle that is visible, in the sense
of graticahtion which the reader de-
rives. No daily paper can be exclu.
sively original; it would die of pom
derosity. Life is too short, and
hence an embargo must be laid upon
the genius of its rivals. A bright
clipped article is infinitely better
than stupid contributed article.
the most successful paper is the
paper that is intelligently and con-
sistently edited in all the depart
ments, whether by pen or SCISSORS
PHILADELPHIA Call.
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SHE HAD A BITE.

Every one had his or her line over
the rail of the boat awaiting bite
when the freckled-faced girl with au-
burn hair turned to the young man
with downy moustache and two
watch chains, and exclaimed:
"Oh! augustus, believe-I be-
lieve have bitep'
Then pull in" he commanded.
"But it NAV be great big fish.
81 won't let him."
"But if he does?'
''I will save you, OF we will perish
together"
"Then-then l will pull"
She pulled. and brought in sea
robin about as big as your finger.
The peril had passed. We sneered
at the catch, but they minded it not.
Not until that moment had they
dared acknowledge their love. He
was her'n and she was his'n, and
they were very, very happy as they
spit on their bait for more luck"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07
SOME PHENOMENA OF MEMORY.

The varieties of memory are as
remarkable as its vagaries. There is,
for instance, so wide range between
Niebuhr, the great statesman, and
certain divine that one can scarcely
recognize the same faculty in each.
1t is said of Niebuhr that he remem-
bered everything he had read at any
period of his life, ard it is said of the
reverend doctor that he forget he
had been married within an hour or
two of the interesting event. John
Wesley had a remarkable memory,
and at eighty-five, even, it was still
vigorous. Andrew Fuller could re-
peat a poem of 500 lines after hear
ing it read once or twice, could re-
cite verbatim sermon or speech,
and enumerate the names of the
shop signs from the Temple to the
Cheapside, with description of the
principal articles displayed in each
shop window. Before the days of
shorthand reporting, Memory
Woodfall" used to attend the House
of Commons, and, after listening to
debate, would reproduce the whole
without taking a single note. The
same power was possessed by VIII.
liam Radcliffe, the husband Of Mrs.
Radcliffe the novelist. Both Mac
aulay and Sir Walter Scott had pro.
digious memories, yet neither of
them could compare with Beronic-
ious, of Mlddleburg. who knew by
heart the works of Virgil, Cicero,
Juvenal, Homer, Aristophanes, and
the two Plinys. II this was an ex-
ample of "rote" only, we have in
Memofanti, the celebrated linguist
of Bologna, one of the most striking
instances on record of what, by way
of distinction, we may call intelligent
memory. He was described by Lord
Byron as a walking polyglot, a
master of languages and Briareus
of parts of speech" At the age Of
fifty he was thoroughly versed in fifty
languages perfect in pronunciation,
idiom, grammar and colloquialism-
and before his death he added twenty
or thirty more to his list. He used
to say himself that he never forgot
anything that he either heard or
read. AS an example of effort to
create memory by artificial means,
the case OF Robert Pasfeld, an litter
ate Puritan, may be recalled. He
had the taste of his time for sermons,
but could himself neither read nor
write. He invented long leather
girdle, which he wound twice about
MS bCdy, and upon which he pre-
served an accurate Biblical record.
The girdle was divided into parts to
represent the books of the Bible in
their order; for the chapters he af-
fixed small thongs of leather to the
different divisions, and by other
points he indicated the verses in each
chapter. Bv means of this "Girdle
of Verify" as it came to be called,
the man was able to take such notes
of the sermon that on returning
home he could give all the heads and
quote all the various texts mentioned
in lt-and the preachers of the day
were great in quotation.-AH tile
Year Round.
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ON THE DOORSTEP.

The conference meeting through at last,
We boys around the vestry waited
To see the girls come tripping past
Like snowbirds, willing to be mated.
Not Drawer he that leaps the wall
BY level massachusetts Hitch,
Than l. who stepped before them all,
Who lOnged to see me get the mitten.
But no; she blushed, and took my arm,
We let the old folks have the highway,
And started toward the Maple Farm
Along kind of lovers by-way.
l can't remember what we said
Twas nothing worth song or story,
Yet that rude path by which we sped
Seemed all transformed and in glory.
The snow was crisp beneath our ieet.
The moon was full, the fields were cleaning;
By hood and tippet sheltered sweet,
Her face with youth and health was beaming
The little hand outside her muff-
o scu ptor. if you conld but mod it,
So lightly touched my jacket cuff,
To keep ii warm | had to hold It,
To have her with me there alone
Twas love and fear and triumph blended.
At last we reached the foot-worn stone
When that delicious journey ended.
The old folks, too, were almost home:
Her dimpied hand the latches fingered,
We heard the voices nearer come,
Yet on the doc step still we fingered.
She shook her ringlets from her hood,
And with a THANK you, Ned dissembled;
But yet knew she Understood
With what daring wish trembled.
cloud passed kindly overhead,
The moon was slyly peepins through it,
Yet hid its face. as II it said.
Come, now or never, do it, do it,
My lips till then had only known
The kiss of mother and of sister,
But somehow, iuIl upon her own
Sweet. rosy. darling mouth 1 kissed her.
Perhaps twas boyish love, yet still,
o listless wOman weary lover.
TO feel once more that fresh, wild thrill
I'd give-but who can live youth over?
= dmund Clarence Stednan.
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"What makes you look so thought.
ful?" asked a travelling man.
"I've got great problem in my
head"
"What is it, mathematics, logic or
W .at?"
well, as l was trying to find
way of paying my room rent, l reck-
on you'd call it lodge-ic?"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07

"Why are you never accused of
misrepresenting eminent men in your
reports of speeches and interviews?"
Experienced Reporter-Because
don't publish what they say, but
what they ought to say.
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Husband(at 1.3o a. m.)-''Don't
say a world l know it awful late,
but I've had hard tug Of it.
Wife.-"Yes. you look as if you'd
had a hard tug. How many schoon-
ers did you tow in tonight"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07

They say Smithers don't get
alorg with his wife.
81 knew she wouldn't agree with
him; she's too rich"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07
C.. W. KENNARD & cos
FERTILIZER 2
Much pleased with results.


GEORGE w. BOLTON reports very large crop
on the Big Meadow farm and is much pleased
with results We have his order Tor fall fertilizer.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07

The above reports are from Kent farmers and
only a lew among our many pleased customers
and we have more to come. Remember we do not
publish and republish old testimonials; every
thing new and true. Call on us early. we boueht
early, filled our house early, saved in buying
early, and from the way orders are coming in ex.
pect to do large, early and fine business. and
save our customers money.
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Knows nc haB HAVeu money.
JesIAs RINGGoLD, Esq, says his crop this year
was rs and rs bushels to the acre, the hy-result
ing from seeding too early, about Sept. 2Oth-cut
his wheat fully 400 bushels, and he would, doubt
less have received If seeded later forty bushels
the acre Has used G w. Kennard Co.'S ferti
lizers fve years. ana has always grown large
takes great pleasure in recommending them to
any inquirers.
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ASSETS.


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yea he bt all
ont % the rmt e
tdoe mot ha
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create IN mana
Washing ade
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THIS powder never varies. A marvel OF purity
strength and whoesOmeness. More economical
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in
competition with the multitude of low test short
weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in
cans. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., 1O6 Wall
street. New York Noyly
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LAwOY 4
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A GOOD BUSINESS FOR SALE,

A N OLD-ESTABLISHED MANUFACTURE
n ing business in Philadelphia. Good trade
Iust commencing. Terms S5O00-half cash and
balance farm and country place.
Address OFFICE OF CECIL WHIG,
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RESULTS.


policy the dth
ts nnreibi
Wash ngton Non orfdt IA
STANDS ALONE.
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NOT THE LARGEST, BUT THE BEST ASSETS $4,000 900
WASHINGTON
life Insurance COMPANY
OF YORK.
w. A. BREWER Jr, President
The Contract offered this Company superior that Of any Company
doing business in Maryland.
ASSETS ss,5O0,0OO
TEE DIFFERENcE-


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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

Strength to vigorously push business,
strength 10 study for a profession, strength
to regulate household, strength to do a
days labor without physical pain. Do you
desire strength? If you are broken down,
have no energy, feel as if life was hardly
worth living, you can be relieved and re-
stored to robust health and strength by TAX
ing Browns Iron Bitters, sure cure for
dyspepsia, malaria weakness and all dis
eases requiring true, reliable tonic. 1t
acts on the blood, nerves and muscles, and
regulates every part Of the system.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

The steamer w. W. Corcoran is on the
Mount Vernon route again.
Colbert. the negro murderer, is to be hang
ed in Washington tomorrow.
Mr.. L. Stabler is dispensing delicious
llmeade from his soda fountain.
The District of Columbia National Guard
will encamp this summer at Fort Washing
ton.
There will be meeting of the citizens
committee at ths Council Chamber this
evening at o'clock.
The new schedule of the Midland and W..
& o. trains of the R & D. r. R, is publish
ed In the GAZETTE to. day.
At regular meeting of the Young Mems
Sodality Lyceum, bold last night, two appli
cations for admittance to membership were
received The Lyceum now has over sixty
five names upon its rolls and expects to occu
ply its new building in July. The committee
on amusements were authorized to organize
baseball team. The team is now ready
for challenges, and communications should
be addressed to P. ]. Murphy, manager.
A well known divine of this city this morning
confded the custody of well filled market bas-
ket to colored boy, and so confidential was the
transaction that the boy so far has failed to d.
yulge the whereabouts of that basket-and the
neighbors sent in nothing to-day
Mr. w. F. Vincent has been awarded the con-
tract for building two brick dwellings on st.
Asaph street, between Princess and Orouoco, for
Mr.. John s. Beach, for So, COO.
The republicans of the 4th ward will hold a
ratification meeting at Excelsior Hall tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock.
1t is said that Mr.. Jas shackeford, of this city
is soon to get position in one of the departments
in Washington.
flying-horse machine has boon set up on Wind
Mill Hill, and the boys O f the First ward are now
happy
1t is said that tho rates of fare on the W. g. o.
r. 3. will soon be considerably reduced.
The city democratic committee meets Tonight
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16
A Scrap orpapcr Saved Her Life.

1t was just an ordinary scrap of wrapping paper
but it saved her life She was in the last stages
of consumption, told by physicians that she was
incurablc and could 1.-Two ouly short time; she
weighed less than seventy pounds. On piece OF
wrapping paper she read of Dr. Kings New Dis
covery, aud got sample bottle it helped her, she
bought large bottle, it helped her more, bought
another and grew better fast, continued its use
and is now strong healthy, rosy, plump, weigh
ing 140 pounds. For fuller particulars send
stamp to w. II. Cole, Druggist Fort Smith. Trial
Bottles of this wonderful Discovery Free at E. s.
Leadbeater & Bros.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

COUNTY REPUBLIcANs.-Ata meeting of
the republican voters of Arlington district,
held in Johnston's Hall last night, III. L..
Holmes was elected chairman and w. @.
Reeves secretary. The following candidates
were nominated for district officers to be
voted for at'the coming May election: F. S.
Corbett for Supervisor j. ID. Nauck, Ran
dolph Birch and Geo. H. Hvson for Justices
of the Peace; Benjamin F. Matthews for
Constable; Alexander Sanders for OVerseer
of the Poor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

OFF THE TRAcK.-A wrecking train on
the A & F. railroad. while returning to this
city yesterday evening, ran off the track
near Windsor's, about miles below this
city, which caused some delay In the pass.
ing of trains at that point. Two colored
men, living in this city, jumped from the
cars when the engine left the track and
were slightly bruised but not seriously hurt
The damage caused by the derailment was
slight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

re- At meeting of the City Democratic Com.
mittee held last night it was resolved that a ward
meeting be held in the Third ward on Friday,
May 18th, 1889, at 7:30 p. m, to nominate a
candidate for the Board OF Aldermen to fill the
unexpired term of John 3. Lambdin at the gener-
al election to be held Thursday, May 23d, 1889.
The meeting will be held at the old Court House,
Columbus street, between Queen and Princess.
myi5 st HENRY SMooT Chairman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

timrre. Benheim was standing at his Office
du when White came along and had some
words with him. The lie passed, and White
rafe. ed to Bsndheim as thief; wheI enpon
blows were passed. Several policemen who
were in front of the court ran across the
avenue and placed both men under arrest,
each on charge of ARRAY. When they ar
rived at the police court neither party show.
ed disposition to prosecute the other and
the charges were nolle pressed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

For all diseases of the kidneys, bladder or
urinary organs use Finney's Compound
Syrup of Buchu, positive and speedy cure
for the following symptoms Pain in the
back, insomnia, nervousness, muscular
weakness, vertigo, dizziness in the head,
dropsical swellings existing in mon, women
or children, weakness arising from various
abuses. As blood purifier it has no equal;
it eradicates from the blood through the kid
neys, all uric acid and other poisons, leaving
the skin smooth and free from all eruptions.
BRoADUs 81 SMITH, agents,
Successors to S. H. Lunt, Alexandria, Va.
jan14 6m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

DELINQUENT PROPERTY sALE-Ths sale
of property delinquent for State taxes in this
city was made by City Treasurer Harlow
yesterday The sale attracted little or no
attention and with but few exceptions the
property was bought in by the State. In
two or three cases sales were made to pri-
Vata narties.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

ROBERT PoRTNER BREWING COMPANY
At q meeting of the Robert Portner Brew
ing Company held in this city to day the
following officers we're elected for the ensu.
ing year Robsrt Portner, president; Paul
Muehlhauser. superintendent; Chas. A.
Strangman, secretary and treasurer, and F.
P Madigan and G. Valer, directors. The
affairs of the company are in fourishlng
condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16
Saved His Sight.

MR.. A. W. HAWKES. About year ago
1 procured my first pair of glasses from some
dealer, but they strained my eyes and caus-
ed them to ache. then bought pair OF
your Crystalzed Lenses, and the effect has
been wonderful, as proof OF which | do not
use any glasses now and see rs well rs ever.
T. F. DANIEL, NJ. ID.
Ed Tex. Med. Record.
All eyes fitted and fit guaranteed by L..
Stabler q Co, Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

CATARRH CURED health and sweet breath
secured, by Shioh's Catarrh Remedy. Price
SO cents. Nasal Injector free. Sold by e.
S, Leadbeater & Bro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-16

WARD MEETING.-A democratic ward
meeting will be held at the Old Court House
to night to nominate candidate for the
Board of Aldermen In the Third ward-a
vacancy having occurred by the resignation
of Mr.. J. r. Lambdin.