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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
HCsEHoLD ORNAMENTS.

A very elective dining-room portierc
can be mac Of the best quality OF burlap.
Across .he op work, with coarse worstcds,
border IL tapestry stitch, II design of
fruit and lavos, using shades of brown,
purple antorange, with little bright
olive greer If you prefer, the body of
the curtain can be plain, with only a dado
and frieze or conventional design may
b. traced Ierc and there, doing away
with the edo.
Small, " rockers of willow may be
painted j. black and then decorated 10y
floral dc gn A bunch of red peoples
is very eff tivcand will not soil 50 readily
as the mo delicate colors. Bright red
ribbons, several shades, are tied ON the
back and rpnt legs of the chairs. 1t is
well TO vanish the chair before painting
the floral iesigns, using good copal var
nish.
A chair 1ainted in deep old gold, with
n mass OF urple and yellow pansics ON
the seat, While the back is decorated with
a band of llush in shades of purple and
tied with hree shades Of purple ribbon,
would be lovely ornament in any par
lor.-Nc York star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
Father of American Photography.

The father of American photography,
MIR. NJ. b. Brady, has lately been in town
on a short visit. He comes from Wash
ington, where he is widely known. 1t
makes it easier to realize what sort of pho
Biography Mr.. Brady has dealt in, to know
that at the close of the war the United
States Government bought thirteen tons
of negatives from him. He had photo
graphed every celebrated parsonage in
this country. And not only did he pho
tograph them on his plates, but he has
retained the most interesting reminis-
cences of all of them in his memory. In
person, Mr. Brady looks like French
marshal of the Empire, though his bel
ligerency has never taken any form other
than that appropriate to the best amateur
boxer of his day.-NeW York Journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Japan has an electrical society with o.
membership of 500.
One pound Of coal equals in value n
feet of natural gas
Powerful interrupted voltaic currents
have recently been used in surgery TO ar
rest the growth Of cancer.
When snow falls the first portions in
variahly contain greater numbers of bac-
tcria than the subsequent ones.
A unit of heat is the amount OF heat
required to raise the temperature Of one
pound of water degree, or from 32 de-
grees TO 33 degrees f.
An eminent physician declares that alb
stinencc from food for period of from
twenty-four TO forty eight hours will
alleviate any common complaint or ILL
ness.
A rocket has been patented in Eng
land designed to carry charge of high
explosive which may be fired without risk
of explosion before reaching its destina-
ton.
In generating steam, experiments
under various boilers show 1000 feet of
gas to I've equal in heating power to from
so to 1873 pounds of different kinds of
GOAL.
The wire wound guns are again coming
nto prominent notice, rs they can he
made in much less time than built-up
guns, and have thus far seemed incapable
,f being burst.
Archaeological researches appear to
'how that the islands and the coast Of
Norway were well populated in prehis-
;oric times, but that the cultivation of
'he soil did not begin until late date.
English authorities have concluded
;hat dynamic cooling, if not the sole
,ausc OF rain. is, at all events, the only
cause Of any importance, all other causes
ocing either imperative or relatively in
significant.
The fact has lately been satisfactorily
established that asphalt obtained from
petroleum and bitumcn contains, in ud-
iition to nm oNidizcd organic coloring
matter, large percentage of inorganic
constituents.
The Watson gold medal for the most
important discoveries in astronomy was
given TO DIR. Schonfcld, of Bonn for his
researches concerning variable stars, and
Tor catalogucing stars brighter than the
tenth magnitude.
To distinguish steel from iron, pour on
.hc object to be tested drop of nitric
acid Of onc-half specific gravity. Let
Il act for n moment, aud then rinse with
water. On iron the acid will cause
whitish-g gray stain, and on steel black
stain.
The life Of wire rope may be doubled
by the application of graphite mixed with
grease, which prevents rusting and saves
the rope from abrasion when coming in
contact with hard substances. The graph
lie finds its way into the space between
.hc wires and is kept there by the grease.
The tensile strength of wet rope is
found to bc only one third that of the
same rope when dry, and a rope saturated
with grease or soap is weaker still, as the
lubricant permits the iibrcs to slip with
greater facility. 4 dry rope twenty-five
feet long will shorten to twenty-iour on
bcing wet.
An Englishman has produced a piece
Of mechanism containing 400 figures re-
| presenting horses, cannon, artillery, in
Iantry, and band of tifty-two men, each
with an instrument. A tiny windmill
turned by the current from burning can
dies furnish the power to move all the
/ figures automatically.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
Half II Century Of Inventions.

Those Of us not yet fifty years of age
have probably lived in the most important
and intellectually progressive period Of
human history. Within this half century
the following inventions and discoveries
have been among the number; Ocean
steamships, street railways, telegraph
lines, ocean cables, telephones, phono-
graph, photography and Il score of new
methods of picture making, anilinc colors,
Kerosene oil, electric lights, steam fire en-
gines, chemical fire eXtinguishers, anWs-
thetics and painless surgery; gun cotton,
nitro -glycerine, dynamite, giant powder;
aluminium, magnesium, and other new
metals; clcctro-plating, spectrum analysis
and spectroscope; audiphonc, pneumatic
tubes, electric motor, electric railway,
electric bells, typewriter, cheap postal
system, steam heating, steam and hy-
draulic elevators, vestibule cars, cantilever
bridges. These are only part. All
positive knowledge of the physical con
stitution of planetary and stellar worlds
has been attained within this period
RomiIetic HeeieSo.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
The Ilucking Horse.

Most persons who have witnessed the
vicious and acrObatic antics of the chuck
ing bronco" IN Buffalo Bills and other
wild Western shows have supposed that
the animals were merely acting a part 10
which they had been trained, like the
trick mule of the circus. The fact is
that these traits are in the nature of the
beast; and what the horses do on cXhi-
bition is rs nothing to the diabolical con-
tortious which they 90 through when
Cndgavoring to uuscat cowboy rider on
their native prairics. The broucos of the
Southwest. like the cross bred Indian and
cayuse ponies Of Montana, are not usually
broken until they are four or five years
old, and then their training is of the
rudcSt and most impromptu character.
Individual animals, like individual men,
exhibit tcmpcrs and idiosyncrasics of their
own; but even the bcSt-tcmpcrcd COW.
ponies will sometimes buck ON frosty
morning. Such "mavcricks' are turned
over to hands who make speciality Of
conquering horses that are determined
not to bc ridden; for great many thor.
ough cowboys who are good horsemen in
the sense of being able to get the best
work out of their string of stccds in a
roundup do not pretend TO be able to sit
hard pitching or vicious animal. The
horse tanner, with his wonderful lariat
brings the rcbclious horse to the ground 10y
moose around one of the fore feet; then
he mounts, and purSucs his daredevil,
nti-buckiug tactics until the shaggy pony
is da2cd and cowcd into meek submission.
Prank Ltsiics.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
IA, Enn TRAVELLING WRAPS.

This bs, will be found very convenient
in travelig z, MS several wraps not in use
may be p' into it and kept clean. A
piece of oarse crash or holland forms
the foundJ ior, which may be ornamentcd
with stril nd any simple pattern may
be WORKED etween the stripes. Red
Andalusinn pol or coarse red marking
cotton will suitable for working the
bag, which should be cut twcnty-sevcn
inches wid. and one yard long. The
ends ARE sead together, and the edges
turned ovc about three inches. The
cross ss-stitch pattern is worked upon the
turned owe part, and the edge is finished
10y fringe. The handles are of the same
material. orked with cross stitch
pattern, ad are fixed to the bag by
buttons autbutton- holes. 49, Yankee Biddc
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
E.E TRUTH ABOUT MOTIFS.


az vlh you'd put something in the
paper ta stop people believing that iib
about mohs,' said pretty woman of
philanthrpic turn. With that dense
stupidity Characteristic of my sex was
obliged ask what lie. "Why, they
are always saying in the papers that it is
not necessry to do anything to keep
moths out { furs, but to wrap the furs in
cotton clo3s or in papers; that the moths
will not @, through those fabrics to get
to their latiye diet of Russian sable
beneath. Well, now, that may be very
true and itcresting as u scientific fact
but MS advee for saving your sablcs it is
simply Tonmyrot. | ought TO know.
paid 500 Tor the Information last year
| went an. did my things up in cotton
cloth last ,pripg. | don't know why.
II would lave been easier Just 10 go and
turn them into trunk with a nickcl's
worth Of omphor, ms / always had, but
this other = Il new and sort Of learned
idea, aud ltbok up with it. | suppose
the eggs we already in my furs, but that
is il; the esys always will he in them. |
thought kat them out, but | evidently
didn't, forihe moths were there, and |
suppose thy did not 20 through the
cotton, but If l couldn't get them out,
neither can hose other poor women that
are listeninAto the irresponsible journalist
now. No,j on 90 put it in that a dimes
worth Of carphor is worth all the ento-
mological Gience in the world against
moths. Jut dump it in the trunk with
your thin, g md you are all right,-NeiO
York GYplc.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A GOO HousEKEEPER.

A GOO HousEKEEPER.
Ho, can tell herr
BY n cellar:
Cleanfy shclcs and whitened wall.
Icai guess her
BY Ter dresser;
by the bac' staircase and hall.
An with pleasure
Ia her measure
By the wa she keeps hc- brooms.
Orthe peeping
A'the keeping
or her bac and unseen rooms.
BY her Kitchens air of neatness
And its gueral completeness,
Where in 'leanliness and sweetness
The rose 4 order blooms.
-Jctcish Messenger
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
OUR FLA0.

.,.nt sinking OF the war ships nt
tne Ir.nsain of one OF them oroereo 'ns
nc J~ The men on board enotner VI
9niu,,di "a ,i vessels greeted u with cneel,
doouneur urssponded 10 with their iasb pre"'n
= hTsl Captain and his men
4 -, Che peach-blow sky OF spring
rr,'. ~. .,orn,-dark clouds areloomins'
- ~ s,,llen voice the breakers ring
rAa ~ thunder loudly booming.
I .hrddled war ships ride apace
|v,.h AT her anchor straining;
~ ~ HACK. is all of heavens face;
n, lIghtens 'twixt the raining
|, .-,unled rose leaves the mist edge
|rbs hidden reef enwreathing,
4 .-nel as hell the jagged ledge
|p,ueath those waters seethins.
or they come, the poor dumb things.
|,r.. form winds flercely driving;
. 49, dread work each breaker sings,
r,r conquest madly striving.
so mus, die"-the leaders voice
ln,,,.vellel the roar Of thunder
!. our own and solemn choice
H. die our dear flag under.
usto-day the battle field
Ia where the seas are lying.
| claim a fright we cannot yield,
h. glory in our dying"
ceased. upon the topmost mast
hNs STARS and Stripes were floating.
| J,h, is like trumpet blast,
rlo,ner ships quick noting.
20 The s,y there sounds a cheer
krh,t START, the echoes flying.
/ u come, the answer, loud and clear,
From gallant hearts, though dying.
,,,s,, space. the waves in brine
,,-if, the flag low lying,
= from ;hs breakers comes no sign
@Df living or Of dying.
h. doarnag once more thy name,
AWAY. in thy story,
ytatn1usand hearts ahamc
b. thee and Cor thy glory.
Annie o. King, ia Hdrpe''s Bdzdr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
CLEANING LACE.

To clean lace fill bottle with cold
water; drny a stocking tightly over it,
securing bon ends firmly. Place the lace
smoothly Ger the stocking and tack
closely. lnt the bottle in kettle Of cold
water continuing few shavings of soap,
and place ,vcr the fire to boil. Rinse
in several 'ators and then drain and dry
When dry;emove aid place smoothly in
a large box and press with weights.
Very nice ace can be made to look like
new by It's process. Washington Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
4 nnnhlc.Tnnthel SLelcion.

While wandering in the ncighborhood
Of Poston Butte, northwest of town, few
days ago, Charles =. Mason observed some
singularly laid stones in an clliptcal form
in one place, and prompted by curiosity,
he cXcavatcd its interior. At depth of
several feet he uncovered the skeleton OF
one of the prehistoric dwellcrs of this
valley. In one hand were evidences of a
bunch of arrows, the stone of which he
gathered as curiositcs. The skeleton was
that of person nearly six feet in height,
but the body had evidently been crowded
into Il grave too small and was doubled
up in cramped position. Mr.. Mason
took the jaw-bone, showing full set Of
good, sound teeth, every one of which
was n double tooth. II is barely possible
that the skeleton was that of one Of the
more recent occupants Of the valley--a
Yaqui, Pima or Papago-but the evident
care taken in its intcrmcnt suggests the
likelihood of its prehistoric origin
Floroce (Iri-oaD Enterprise.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
Enirreslsfihle Rnit rnr RMS.

According to Washington corrc
spondcnt of the Cincinnati Commcrcial,
an interesting not TO say valuable discoy-
cry has been made 10y Captain Wccdin,
in charge of the animals at the Zoo. The
building is infested by rats, and how to
get rid of them has long been pcrplcN-
ing question. Traps were used, butnoth.
inc would tempt the rodents to enter. In
store room drawer was placed y guam
tity of sunilowcr seeds, used ms food for
some of the birds. Into this drawer the
rats gnawed their way, fact which led
the Captain to experiment with them for
bait in the traps. The result was that
the rats can't be kept out. A trap which
appears crowded with six or eight rats is
found some mornings to hold fifteen
They are turned into the cages containing
weascls and minks. The latter will kill II
rat absolutely almost before one can see
it, so rapid are its movements. The wca-
sells are tritlc slower, but none of the rats
escape them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20
How the Money Goes.

Money goes, no one knows;
Where IL goeth, no one showeth;
Here and there, everywhere
Run, run;
Dun, dun;
Spend, spend;
Lend, lend;
Send, send;
Flush to-day, short tomorrow;
Notes 10 pay, borrow, borrow;
How II goes, no one knows;
Where It goeth, no one knoweth.
TODAY. F.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-06-20

Seventeen whales have been washed
ashore on the coast of Norway in the last
three months, and an English paper
claims that an epidemic has set in which
bids fair to exterminate the big fellows
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h. doarnlg. once more thy name,
A always in thy story,
| satatl1usand hearts atamc
Eor ihe, and ,or thy glory.
Annie q. King, ia Hdrper'S Bdzdr.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-10-31
Oct 24.2t.
SEED COTTON WANTED.

lining r5lanpt' lieanaa :nr t'i'
p;;eo!,aaa Isl Si.1sH D'fTUS. Ms;
,tra CeEs;Hrs': Il: FEY tha .E'ahaii
;s,n's.l ;;t' fr ':is' o.; 80 a"t,{ :;i!si'a
;hai ia hTp;:alit ta mY a:n:p ont
;!:us aoi::ii nf tho Ciybn:n i;'a"k.
TAYLOR IF ION
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-10-31
4 GOOD IDEA.

We understand that at Il meeting Of
Committee composed OF representatives
from TIL several Sub-Alliances Of tie Cona-
t., held on Saturday last, resolutions were
adopted alvi>ing all WHO could to subscribe
to the capitol stock OF the DeliaIb Cotton
Factory. iNiis is coed ilea. Nothing
so conduccs to tho growth and develop
meHL OF q town as diversified industries.
In proof O. this may be men ioncd Greer
vile, Sparl#nburg. Rock Hill, Darlington,
Sumter anu other growing towns in South
Carolina. Business beseis husiHess. Nor
is tie .boom'' cnrfnch 10 the town in or
near which The factories IRE located. Ii
extends to and affects I'll who have deal
in.s Wit. such town There Is an Increased
demand rur cotton, and for all that goes
l. support the operatives OF the factories
an! their families. D.a!dt:, experience
h;:s .!emousl. th:t cotton factories in
the South are paving investments. The
stock CT the DcNa:J Factory is fixed al
$3.50 I~r s!iarc, il ,;,ltr th*t p,rs.'.s of
.?,.l r.2.ns, 8, Wei: us. .!aa: w'.o have
.,',.a:.a~:. n.,j ..'.o"j:" i: !s.,", :: / =
.~::':. ii: r."',.y :: ,sii:- l. - l...:.5,
';.i..i g.. L IL; I, vWn..: ."d co4,ro.:cii
J.. -! r;;,.r oi -. ...raS.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-10-31
WA* yattrtat.
CAMDEN, S. c. OCTOBER 81, 1889.
IyTEHDEPESDENCE.

Commenting upon tie letter, With We
publish il anOi!lr column. OF lis corrc@-
pondent writing frcm Camden, the .IT""-
;aeiar.rs' Etc%rd, Of Baltimore, Md., Says:
''In The g:eat advances the Sc%;.: i, ia
Kin. evvry town m"y share i" %:c:o!'.cE
to its advantages, be t!vy fc% o.. :.:i3y.-
\ town is co:n;,c aggregation cI inlsab-
itants. Simply bec-u:e the surrounding
country made SUCH muric;" oI po?ai,;!o..
necessity VI ILL., . i3T The 600 :. ~,
farmers Ur"u;:d !. j. Go1j l.: - c.,i: :.
also. The Ie,i i":i. ~, '.' IT, ....,- -.
land workers isi>: t:"' Va" = -: .,....
communities i,uj. me- $....., :'r ;!Ej.~ "!
mutual interest. ,iv town .'..a. 80 ! 80
agricultural county ntOuiu ii SO, n".
otherwise. There must h2.,is "c III rGvc-
pendencc, net Independence. iire t.:t':=,
therefore, the clL,Zrns q: rN"i! i""il -
see to is iilat I'll opportunities "ra ",ii'Z-d
10 adj 10 its lnGastr c@, III Uidcr t.!,'' T.
market may he lnul;c iui '.!2,,"c. 3iTpiG-
is raised upon tie &Gi:Ge:i. '&r:A' !" ".ii,!
words, the more m1ltnS tiers &ih - ic.,l
in any p.ice tic bette: Il Hl. ie '1r sac
farmers, ami tic more I've ia;t.f -; -.
their products t:lc create! ti.I ,G..:.;:!:, tJ..v
10y them in the town. lie u:." tii::i:, Ht>,i-
full for any village, toGn CT city IS cuE"e'!
Of action. The Old lan.c Ct III. o43ch q
sticks th,t could be broken S!Ht;!y, bit.
that kept together, con:d no. be- fractured,
has it> counterpart in this. Harm cIlods
action for the public god Will accomplish
woaLcrs. Conflicting opinions that pre-
vent ual!ed Efforts will injurc all concern
ed. But the srltishncss that looks SO close
ly after it's own sS 10 render It indifferent
to the p:Ll;c Interests will defeat itsatf. -
What many Southern Communities ncctt is
20 abandon prorinc!a!i>m and TO become
rs broad ard ,bcrul as the present age re-
uuires. That way lies that progress. which
leads to prosperity"
We heartily indorsc the sentiments 50
happily expressed in the foregoing article.
No class Of any pcop'e ars independent ii
the rest Of tie comu!unlty, but iii mist
prosper or langui.h alike. WHOM abun-
dant ctoos are made ami gool prices are
roal.zed for them, the iarmeris cemfol!sLc
and happy, while his sneighbor the merchant
or professional man Hiso rcj5!ess. u:i the
other had, when times ais easy With The
merchant. lie is allie 70 share ;is prosperity
with Tie farmer, Slid !!;rfchF causa tie
bsrlai, si,iai!a.l uy .is;Eiia, :rrs:;si,, S':jri
;,;.aas al: 4sI:as ;;.;s;aaa: i. :isa; i:s:
hgsylix spaG lin i'hO gqa;':a u al; eon,
u;Sp;if:s nrI lHAinsliY AapcaheA. uIe'' a.:S
a:;:ata$E,
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-10-31
/ Sensational Suit.

x " York, Oct. 27.-A most SEN
81 innal snit is to be tri,a in Brook
iyn the coming week. combining
strange auh startling features and
charges. DR.. Sumner 4. Maso", one
OF the best knoan physicians in
New York city. IN .kcs serious &C
cusations a;aiust his young aud
prc tty vile.
lie says she cloprd with IN Italian
five years asn. and while travelling
in Haropc with him. shot him in Il
fit Of jealousy. She placed DR..
Mason's two children il an Italian
Institution, and upon The death OF
has companion she returne1 l"
America and was forgiven hy her
husband.
T.ry visited Ila;y to recover The
CHI dren, aal while thcle. the hus'
Land alleges, his wife i;a.l him tErown
into an insane asylum; she returned:
10 New York, and got possession Gf
his properly. Eight months later h's
broth r seen. cd lis rc.easc from the
asv um, AMI now he has instituted a
suit to recover his property, lie Will
also sue Tie italian government.
DR. Mason IS about so years old,
his .ife much AYoanser. lie did not
marry IN il after he La ! made lbs
fortune. His Arotner Charles W
Nason is u professor in q Kansas
uni .crsity, md it was he who res
cuad him from the Italian NAL house
DR.. Mason married daughter q
the Lite General i!eath, of Brooklyn
She was very beautiful, and had heeu
cIncutcd in It"Iy. where she lad
many soc al a'qu.liislLces among
tie l.ig' uiii.ipl&.
D:. N.asnn's LAWYER is WE! an e.
Ecc.hcr. o.: assistant d,s.Tic: "ttor
#ry o; Naw Ior Mrs.. 'ia""n i
row !.Ying NJ r :!WaE, \ } !i"'
c1u sci Is Foster h. Ba"i'y, "N-a&s!"
tant district attorney ii DrD"l;'y1.-
Charleston World
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-10-31
C1:TN:.; FACTORY.

: ".>;>ja II *ai'stf;''7 10 t"c
;..::on Fa::6;"y as lie.h last week.
:.t tie txHr ssir;:s ri ;."5e pres n.
s::uvinL ,!ctrrmn"tIJn t.. snccceA,
go very encouraging. Committees
wrra a!%;'oiu:"r tu visit drii;'l!eEt
subscribers ana 10 get new suhsctip.
toms anh ticrr is NJ do1ht hut what
their efforts viIl be crowaed with
su"c2ss.
It is Important for oil subscribers
to attend the meeting on Wednes'
day tn" 9Th OF November, when
these committees will report. Even
ii small subscriber, come anil ctfe
your suggestions. which may bc o!
service tp the others. Let Camden
with The assistance Of her nci5hbor;
own more than ha.f TIE tOt.,l Stork
oi The factory.