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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26
the TWO PATHS.

When Col. Fremont, in his exploring OK
pedition, had loft the dales OF the Columbia
and turned southwark into that great in
ternal basin that stretches far b. the Sierra
Nevada, he passed over some smiling land
scapcS but soon found himself in the midst
OF interminnble marshes and snlt lakes, en-.
veloi ed IN thick foGgy and murky ntmos-
phcre that maie darkness Mt noon. To gain
some idea Of the country ahead, no ordered
one OF his men TO climb the rugged slope
that hemmcd him In ON either side.
In this valley tho so | was soft and mlry--
the waters were bracki h--thc atmosphere
was cold, damp, dark and dsagrecabl1, hut
soon, from the mountains sido came rolling
down tho yful shout that the man was
bathing in blazing sunshine. Alas! these
bright rays never penetrated that dark sea
that rolled It's murky folds around the same
mounia MS basr.
Just 50 / thought it is with the Christian
In pilgrimage u the Holy city. There ara
two Iaths which Christians walk on enr,h.
The ono is through these low
grounds salt marsho, and impure
atmosphere, which the new born
soul can never breathe; the other is on the
high mountain II God = love, whore all is
brightness AMI lnthcd in the radiance of tho
star of Bethlehem Down in this valley
path there arc difficulties doubts fears,
lions IN tho way testers ncws-carrierS
hattcrerS back-biicrs, liars, sins of all hIIes
crew continually rushing against the Christ
ians white robes and soling them. But the
mountain path is indeed tho path Of tho
righteous lit up by tho star of Bethlehem,
growing brighter and brighter unto the
perfect day" For Fremont says, when no
hld also gone up this mountain, he could soc
all tho country around him far away down
to the coast chain. So the Christian ON tho
mount ot Gods lovo can see all these dark
waters rolling beneath him, but they cannot
come nigh him. The explorer SAID thnt then
nil around him was Illuminated with bright
light; "a the Christian dwclls in the light Of
his Stviours face. On that hill side, also it
was warm, for tho rays fell pcrpcndicunrly
upon IT, SO the Christian bathcs in
the warm oceln of n Saviour's love.
And tho higher the bold man asconded,
the pur'r grew the atmosphere the |
higher the Christian walks, the further
he is above that stencil Of sin Higher still !
in tho regions of perpetual snow, there
relgu,d n profound stiffness, and God seemed |
10 ill all around; 50 the higher the Christian |
Rscends, tho nearer TO God his dwelling, and |
the closer hi, communion with his Saviour, !
the more peaceful and quiet his pious march, |
until h lands where "thc weary are at rest, |
and t1e " cked cease from trOubling"- |
Pres. CdSkGi.
fptturn Irr ipkS, uttn IL ~
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26
TEMPERANCE.
A SOBER HAnvEsT-rI,rr.

A SOBER HARvEST-rI,fE.
IAN incident OF long ago when strong drink w
considered Indispensable when performing al
hard workD
The farmer stood on tho threshold,
And viewed the standing corn;
, The good wife mourned DER tho heartl
stone
And wrung her hands forlorn.
'No cider in the cellar,
And the town three leagues away
How can men reap the harvest
With naught their strength to sthyp
Afar-off cleaned the brooklct,
The farmer saw IL shine:
He marked the laden fruit-trecs,
He heard the lowing kline.
NAY, nay, good wife, thou dreamor
As l have dreamed too long;
There's plenty spread around theo
To make thousand strongw
He shook tho laden fruit-trees,
Like golden drops they rained;
Better than any nectar,
Which he would have disdaino'
He filed with milk fiagon,
Then piled up apples red;
And mid the sheaves 50 golden,
A harvest feast he spread.
The red-fnced reapers loitered,
lncu luIllch WIN SNpIll away.
"Whatl Dost thou think our toiling
Is snaught but children's playg
For women and for children,
Thou may'st thy new scheme PLAN
Who bids us toll ON water,
Himself must lead tho van"
The farmer doffed his broadcloth
Then took the scythe in hand;
And foremost 'mong the reapers
He made n gallant stand.
Tho sun blAsed in the heavens
The breeze its play forgot
They paused, for they were weary
But the farmer faltered not.
And the cider-vat stood empty,
And the beer-casks still were dry,
While the harvest was ingathered
On natures pure supply.
Then the neighbors stood and wondered
As the farmer laughed in glee,
And the good wife sat and pondcred,
THAT e'er such things should bew
Temperance Banner.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26
ALCOHOL AND DISEASE.

DIR. Andrew Clark makes the astounding
statement that in the hospitals with which he
is connected, ten per cent. Of the patients are
sick from the use Of alcohol alone; and DR.;
Slsrtin tells us that over three-quartors OF all
skin diseases are caused by intoxicating
drinkS - - -
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26

Mrs. Kendall, the English actress,
never plays love scenes with any one but
her husband. Perhaps il all other ac'
tresses were to adopt this rule, there
would be fewer divorce scenes enacted
in the theatrical profession.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26
A CURIOUS INCIDENT.

a curious incident is related by Mrs. Mary
Il. Griffith, in Womdn's Home Missions.
Last October several osages of Indian Ter
ritory bought and drank a quantity Of
whisky and straightway proceeded to COM
NIT a murder. Two mon died within
twenty-four hours from the effect of tho
poisonous beverage. One Of the latter was
Little Bear, a prominent chief. His body
was bolstered with several others in the top
OF high and rocky bluff, and enclosed by a
stone wall. A United States flag was dis
played above. Whether this flag was un-
furled as kind Of grim joke upon Uncle
Sam to remind all visitors OF his relation TO
the great drink tragedy, or whether IL meant
conqaor cupidity, remainsa mystery.
Miss HUNTIsGDoN, daughter Of Mr.. G. p.
Huntingdon, the famous American railroad
promoter, is engaged to be married TO Prince
Hatzfeldt, cousin TO the German Ambas-
ssdor in London, who also married an Amer
can girl, Miss Moulton.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26

Not FAILURE, but low ann, Is Grim, u. II.
LOirrI
On SUNDAY Heavens gates stand opon.-
George Hcrbeu
TO have what we want is riches, bu: 20
be ahlf g. do without is powor.-Geo.
MdcNoHd'd
lie tha- vi always do all that lawfully he
may, " II q itimcS do that which lawfully he
may not, -ibp. LrightOH.
Feelings como and so like light troops fol.
lowing Tho victory Of the present; but prin-
ciples, like troops of the line are undIsturbed
aud stand fast.
There is no leveller like Christianity, but
II lovel' 10y lifting to lofty tableland ncce 81
bio only 10 humanity. He only that is hum
bic can rise, and rising, lift.
II Is not the situation which makes the
man, but the man who makes the situation.
The slave may be a freeman. The monarch
NAV be n slave. Situations are noble or ig-
noble as We make them w, Robert
SON
In all charity believe that your brother
desires to hold only Christs truth; but do
you make sure that you hold IL yourself,
whether ho holds II or not. This is the best
undenomnationalinn IN tho world. Spur
QeOn
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-26
CHRISTIAN CONSISTENCY

Show us the Christian who 4, Thoroughly,
con i.tcnt in his character and conduct
whose words ar, not ialsiGcl by his deeds
whose profession Is all tho while cbnh,mcd
hy hi, practice, and we will show YOU one
who II man Of iunucnc, in whatever
sp1erc of life h" may hr placed For there
Il power IN slrr Il - there is fptc t., ,u.h
an example that cannot be resisted. We are
little aware, prac, ,cally, how closely our
felluw-mcn watch us and how thoroughly
our characters are understood. We are
rend and comprehcndcd when we are not
sensible W this inspection. AMI II is In vain
20 hope that what is seeming will pass cur
rent for what is real II is in vain TO hope
that we can influence mankind, to ANY
great extent, by good prccepts, IL thcro DO
not corresponding practice There must
bo this deep inward harmony between what
Is seen aud what is unseen, else tho
unseen will soon make itself manifest
In times and ways we think not
Of Many Christians are inclined 10 express
themselves much moro strongly in word
than they nrc conscious Of feeling or acting
and they do this In part with the idea that
they shall thus make their influence right,
even though their practice is wrong. Now
II Is undoubtedly better, even for n perma.
nent influence that n man should seem 10 he
just what he is--that he should make no
prctensions to feelings aud emotions which
do not exist A frank-hcartod confession of
indifference is worth more than the most in
tense expression Of feeling, which is fnlsified
10y the life. Thorough honesty is n fundn-
mental element OF Christian influence IL is
well for every Christitu to remember how
quickly he can detect the deficiencies OF
other men, and, In Wow of tins inct, 20 ak
himself how he Il known aud regard Il in tho
community whe'o hc dwcls, What is tho
real estimate which mon put upon his char
nctcr' IL ho j. satisfied in his own heart,
mat there IL real inconsistency between
his profession and his practice, ho may rest
assured that the world il not unmindfu Il
tho samc-thnt his influence is to bc meas
Vred accordingly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
A CITY DESTROYED.

Son Jose, the capital Of Costa RIGA,
Central America, has shared the fate of
Pempeli. 1t has been completely des-
troyed by series of earthquakes, be-
ginning on the Both of December and
lasting until January 10. The VOLCANOES
Rasad and Boas are showering down
upon the city ashes and molten lava.
About 200 lives have been lost and fully
1900 people have been injured. The
valley in which San Jose was situated
had population Of $4,000 people. The
city itself was finely built, occupied a
plateau about 1000 feet above sea level,
and had population of about 10000, 1t
had magnificent cathedral and its gov
eminent buildings were massive and
beautiful. It's streets were well paved
and lined with substantial business
houses and beautiful residences. All
these are now mass Of ruins. The
destruction of the city is complete.
News of this terrible disaster reached
New Orleans on Sunday last.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
PLUMB AND INGALLS,.

Bow Back IN Emporia Republican,
Ii the peculiar characteristics of the
leading men of today We're fairly anal
lied and contrasted one with another
what a study would be afforded to those
who seek to draw the lines and make
comparisons. Take the two noted sena-
tors of Kansas for example. Ingalls,,
with his narrow-chested frame, edu-
Gated sentiment and caustic eloquence.
Plumb, with his broad-shouldered. TO-
bust body, well-balanced head and I'M
assuming appearance. Two men of
widely different type of character.
Among strangers ingalls, would pass I'M
challenged for a reserved but rather
homely PUritanical schoolmaster, hail
ing from some Anticipated burrough of
one of our downeast states. He
looks as graceful and docile
as a lamb and carries
none of his stingaree qualities about him
in everyday life. He has little or no
worldliness, and as little genius in a
commercial sense for the art Of money
making as has a horse for walking on
the ceiling overhead. His polished edu-
cation is apparent, but the force of his
peculiar genius is so completely dis
guised in his general makeup that it be-
comes a great surprise. No one would
ever dream that this man could hurl
more sarcasm and artistic billingsgate
from his voluble tongue in an hour than
half the senate could swallow in a whole
session. His invective seems to flow so
naturally that he scarcely realizes its re-
suits.
Plumb is altogether different sort of
a man, not only in appearance but in de-
bate. He would be more readily taken
for dignified. well-to-do western farm
er. He has a kind, benevolent face. and
does not belle his looks in the least. His
smiles are captivating and few men
can leave his presence as enc
mics. In conversational powers he is as
attractive as pretty woman. It IL said
10 require hard-shelled man to resist
Plumb's persuasive powers when once
his hand is laid Familiarity upon his lis
tener's knee or shoulder. Plumb does
not fight his opponents with a braided
prod and delight TO make them howl
with rage, but goes TO work in deliber-
o. manner to denude the opposition of
lis false covering and expose whatever
deformities it may be possessed of. Els
arguments are smooth and carefully ap-
piled. Their influences are soothing and
curative. His everyday life is practical
and progressive. He makes money and
applies 1T where he thinks it will do the
most good. lie is. taken altogether. the
most influential man in the state.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
IMPORTANT RAILWAY ITEMS.

The Coffeyville Sun contains these
items in regard to the building of the
Kansas & Arkansas Valley railroad, the
connection between Ceffeyville and
Wagner, which will place Wichita in
communication with Fort Smith and
Memphis, giving US cheaper coal and
lumber:
The engineers of the K. & A. Y. rail-
road, under command of Major kelton.
have established headquarters in COM
Portable two story house about block
north of the Missouri Pacific depot.
Six car loads of piling arrived here
Thursday morning for use in construct
ing the trestles and bridges on the
Wagner extension. Three pile drivers
have been sent up by the bridge contrac-
tors and will soon be put to work.
Deeds to all the property donated by
the city of Coffeyville to the X. & A. V.
railroad company have been placed in
possession Of Chief Engineer Way, by
whom they will be submitted to the at
torney for the road, who will examine,
ond if they are correct in every particu-
lar-as no doubt they are-accept them.
The 100000 indemnity bond given by
the citizens will then be surrendered,
and the transaction be regarded as
finally and fully concluded. Mr.. Way
left yesterday morning, with the deed,
for st. Louis.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
a LEVEL-HEADED WOMAN

General Harrison's estimable wife
gives evidence daily of being most
excellent and level-headed woman. The
Indianapolis Journal of recent date
says:
Mrs. Harrison continues to receive a
number OF letters, as many as twenty
five came TO her this morning. the ma
jority of them asking her to intercede
with the general to secure the writers an
office of some kind, and others are beg
ging letters askirg pecuniary assistance.
As soon as SIrs. Harrison gets far enough
along In the reading of letter to ascer-
tain that it is Of an office-Seekinr char
acter, she stops right there and conSigns
the epistle to her. waste basket and the
appeal is never nnder any circumstances
brought TO the attention of the general
This is in accordance with rule adopted
by her shortly after the generals cleo
ton, and she stated this evening that
she proposed TO sobserve it scrupulously
and impartially during the entire time Of
her residence in Washington. Ii gives
her no small concern that so many peo-
pie should be of the opinion that she
would take any part in administering
political affairs which her husband was
especially chosen TO perform
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
TWO TAME TURTLES.
Remarkable Intelligence Exhibited by a
Pair OF Bard-SheiI Creepers.

lfuildit4pnld NCNSl
One beautiful sunny day IN the early
spring of last year Mrs. Robertson, Of $50
West street, was surprised to find at the
gate opening from her yard in the alley
two turtles, one hard turtle and the
other ground turtle. She took them both
in, and they have since become regular
household pets, following her around the
house like dogs, allowing her 60 pet they
and handle them with impunity. They
have made friends with tho three house
hold cats which Mrs. Robertson keeps, and,
although of different species, they frolic
together in dignifed manner all day ex-
cept at meal times. When their meal, con
sisting of bits of meat and sometimes a
couple of bones, which they are expected
to polish, is given them, il is amusing TO
see their race for the dish in which IL is set
ont, and the one reaching the dish first Is
sure TO be attacked by the slow one. Since
the advent of cold weather the turtles have
buried themselves in the ground under the
cellar floor and will remain there until the
warm weather comes again. Tom and
Jerry are the names given to these two
curious pets by Mrs. Robertson, and she
has become very much attached TO them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
All Wool HenriettaS.

shade manufactured
Black Goods
git letters None
make sale Monday Four lines OF desirable
reliable hOSiery-nOtO old stuff
special bargain rs ladies
20 cents
ladies fine black cashmere hose three
fast black hose all sizes 25
pair, worth 40
bargain lot Of bicycle
at Al, 43 and 81 cents pair.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
THE WICHITA EAGLE.
WICHITA. KANsAA
MYSTERIOUS LIGHT.
A Curious Phenomenon Recently Wit
messed in Pen1sylvtB;s.
lCor. \. 1. sun

ICor. y. 1. sun
A curious phenomenon was witnessed by
residents Of Mongaup, Sullivan County, a
small village in she Delaware Valley, FIVE
miles west Of Port Jervis ON The nj ght 81
the recent grost snow storm. On the Penn
sylvania side Of the river the Pike County
hills rise steep and rocky to sevsral hun
dred feet high. While thostnTn was ut ia
height a Srishs high. suddenly flashed
up among the high rocks opposite Mon
geug, near the summit of the range.
There was no blaze, bat tho snow-co=ered
rock giowed Ike red-bot iron for adds
lance Of several fees around TIE liEhtre-
sembled huge bed O. Iiv Goals, Aad cast
"A weird reflection on the snow, throwing
the trunks and lower branches of the bare
trees into strong relief. The light glearse6
through the storm for several minutes,
and ia an gradually grew d!m snd disAp-
peared
Az it would be disHeals and hazardous
for any person 70 reach the spot where the
light was seen, even la the daytime and 10
summer, IL IL not though. that any one
could have possibly elsmsered 90 the spot
at night. up the steep ledge, covered t~s
fee: deep with frozen snoT, and through
binding snow-stornn. Tss mys,sriogs
light is, therefore. not charged 70 any ha.
man agency. Aad the sap@rsti.ious iooi
upon it's strange appearance as SONS kind
Of an omen An old inhsb4tant says hat
IA ls3s. when cholera RACED through this
country, similar lights appeared On the
mountains in the winter and spring. Hs
says it Is another warning .hss eholsrs 10
on its way.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
GIVE Us A REST.

We find the following sensible and
timely suggestions touching the ques-
ton of organizing new counties in the
western part of the state, in the Kansas
kInancier: 1T is to be sincerely hoped
that the legislature will sit down on this
movement. The present county organi-
cations are ample for all purposes. In
deed there are more counties now than
there places to put their representatives,
and some that have been created might
better be disorganized than new ones
made. In many cases counties were
erected merely as a matter of specula-
iation, and officers elected who had prac-
tically no business to perform except to
issue calls for special elections to vote
bonds to build needless court houses. If
there is any legislation attempted it
should be summarily tabled, never to be
again taken up" In view of the dis
creditable scenes and incidents connect
ed with the organization of number of
the new counties and the location OF
county seats, it seems to US a wise policy
to give the subject a rest, at least until
the state shall have had time to get its
breath after the strain that has been
upOn If.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
A SORT OF FAMILY JAR.

1t would be amusing, if it were less
disgusting, to watch the ghoul-like glee
with which a certain strain of Demo-
cratic leaders fall upon the carcass of
poor old Abe Hewitt, of New York, and
rend his quivering fame for bis alleged
duplicity, aye, craven cowardice during
the thrilling incidents of the memorable
electoral commission period of 1867.
These same maligners would have i'm
paled Henry Watterson upon the same
rack, only they were awed by Henry's
host of unarmed Kentuckians that stand
ready to answer his summons to action,
and his great leading paper of the south,
theCOurier Journal, that is terror to all
and whomsoever that offend its chief.
But poor old Abe, he has no host at his
back any more, and as to papers, there
is not one of the party organs that erst-
while delighted to fawn in his presence
that Is now SO poor as to reverence him
for past services or defend him from the
pitiiess assaults of the present. 1t is q
trito old axiom that "whom the gods
would destroy they first make mad"
Enraged at their recent defeat in the
national contest these demi-gods have
set about the undertaking of destroying
their own sort. and they have begun,
coward like, upon the weaker and more
defenseless Of their number. And the
world looks on i'll pity.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21

swine thrive well on sorghum. The
prosperity OF Western Kansas, there
fore, does not depend on sugar factories,
which, while they would assist in de-
veloping the resources of that section,
can directly benefit comparatively but
few farmers.
The outlook for Kansas is quite en-
couraging at the present time. The sor-
ghum-sugar and salt industries, both of
which have grown up during this bien-
NAL period, promise TO expand into such
proportions that it is difficult at the pres
ent time to place an estimate upon their
value to the state.
In conclusion, beg to say that the
Kansas state board of agriculture obvi-
ously should be progressive institution
in order to keep pace with the increas-
ing demands made upon it; and it is
hoped that the present legislature will
be liberal in making the appropriations
necessary to carry forward the work i'm
posed upon it and thus enable it to par
TALLY meet the obligations which state
always owes to its agriculture.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21

The Indianapolis News which has
probably better facilities for reaching
PreSident-elect Harrison than any other
announced the following cabinet list as
practically determined upon:
For secretary OF state, James G. Blaine.
Maine.
Treasury, William Window. Mime
sofa
War, jeremiah Rush, Wisconsin.
Navy, John r. Thomas. Illinois.
Interior, j. ". Noble, Missouri.
Attorney general, w. II. II. Miller.
Indiana.
Postmaster general, John Nannamak-
er, Pennsylvania.
Secretary OF agriculture, Warner Mil
Ter, New York.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21
Vitality of Men and Women.
liverpool Post1

Some interesting facts concerning the rel
alive vitality Of males and females arr
shown in the fortysixth annual report OF
the English Register-General. In each 1,0rl
living persons there are 457 males and 81
females; but for every 100 females 103.5
males were born. At every age Of life the
death rate was lower in the females, and
the difference is greater In early years. In
both sexes a diminished deathrat is tax
ing place This is more marked in females
than in males, at all ages The improve
ment is especially notable in women up 70
forty-fve and in men TO thirty FIVE. The
mean expectation Of life of q male at birth
is III IS, and OF female a. Is years The
annual expectation Of Illness is, counted by
days, nearly the same in both sexes
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-21

The citizens of Leavenworth held
mass meeting Monday night at which a
resolution was adopted requesting the
legislature ''to prohibit the manufacture
of any articles or using any OF the con-
yicts in mining, or using the convlcts IN
any manner that shall come IN contact
with skilled or unskilled labor. The
meeting and its action were well enough
in their way, but wasn't it little out OF
time, in view of certain investigations re-
Gently had, and previous to the report OF
the same, which is still pending!