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The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Ut is proposed in Fremont, O., to establish school in honor of the late Mrs. Hayes, wife of ExPresident Hayes The school is to be given the name Lucy Webb Hayes Seminary.
 A preacher recently came all the way from Wisconsin to Leetonia, O, to take charge ef church there. Tho church was English and the preacher German, and he returned disconsolate.
 Out of 230 school boards in Scot land 119 have expressed themselves in favor of free education, some even advocating the defraying of the cost Of books anl stationery out of the pub- lie funds.
 pr. Morgan Dix, rector of Trim ity Church, New ork, Is accustomed to work sixteen hours day. He boasts that Trinity Church has not had it's doors closed once in twenty years. not even during the great blizzard of March, 1S8S
 The movement to have the Amer jean flag displayed on public and school buildings is growing in favor. In Newbusgh. N. l., it is proposed to have the flag hoisted every school day in the year. and a color guard to at tend to it, selected each month from the best scholars.
 The students Of Johns Hopkins University have adopted the Oxford cap and gown, but it is not likely that they will retain the costume for any great length of time. There is hardly a college in the country which has not at some period been afflicted with the eap-and-Sown craze and has given itup.
 -Archbishop Potter, Bishop Of Bombay, whose death was lately an- nounced was | Jesuit father and great linguist, as he wrote and spoke seven European languages and over dozen of the native tongues of India and Asia. He was an inyeterate chess player, and on one occasion he was known to haye forgotten his vespet service while absorbed in the game. For this his seIf-innieted punishment was no chess Tor two months, to him most severe punishment.
 The Salt Lake Tribune says the Seandinavians are rapidly leaving the Mormon church. The Scandinavian Methodists aud Lutherans are the cause of it. For two years or so they have worked quietly, but most effectually. among the Scandinavian saints, and have cut sWath after swath in the ranks of the church. At tho rate they have been holding revivals and gathering in the harvest from tho Mormon fields there will only be a corporal guard of seandinavians left in Salt Lake Israel by another year. They aro being converted faster to Christianity than the elders can send over fresh supplies, and when once converted from Mormonism make eX- cellent citizens.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
[To BE eoNTIsUED.l
SELF-TORMENTORS.
Unfortunate Persons Who Cultivate the Art of Making Themselves Miserable.


 There are few arts more assiducusly cultivated by the human race than that of making themselves miserable. People wht give their minds 10 thls melancholy branch of mental industry are often frightfully successful, and many attain such proficiency ia 1t that they fall sacrifice to their own skill. To such experts the future, which to your jolly makc-thc c-bcst-of-cvery-thing fel- low seems far white surface prepared expressly for Hope to paint her pictures on, is a black abysm athwart which horrible shapes are continually Hitting. The imagi- nation of one of the ingenious self-tormeut- ors IS a sort of magic lantern furnished cx- clusyciy with dismal slides, and projecting nothing but internal spectrums.
 There is another set of unhappy creatures who extract their misery from the present If a friend inadvertently passes one of them in the street without a nod of recognition, he or she fancies that an affront is ln- tended Remarks uttered at random, and without the slightest idea on the part of the utterer of giving otfense to any human be- ing, are often construed by this style of persons into innuendoes and sarcasms coverty leyeled at Hem' and, i'll fact, 1t k scarcely possible for one to do or say any thing in their presence without being sus- pccted 0l deSl9A 10 turn lHcii lulO ilul- cule
 Of course, scores of our readers are ae- quamtcd with individuals who understand and practice the art of making tlemselyes miserable Possibly q few are ven To dark forebodrngs. or have knaek of sup posing themselves the special targe.s of conversational small-shot aimed at Hobady If so. we advise them for their own salies to abandon tho thankless task of anticipat- ing difficulties and of misconceiving casual remarks 10 their own discomfort. Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof and to be on the alert for insult Is a very foolish kind of vigilance. The true philosophy of life is 10 meet misfortune, when it comes, brayely and calmly, but never to borrow trouble or make mountains out of molehiIls
 The art of making the best of every thing is a noble and manly art. Cultivate |, and leave it's antithesis to moral dyspepties.- N Y Ledger.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
REWARDS OF FIDELITY.
Senator FarweH Tells the Secret of Max.
 ing Success in Life.


 ing Success in Life.
 Few men in the United States have been more successful in business than United States Senator Farwell, who. in addition to his important political place, is the head of one of. the great commercial firms of the country.
 "I am sometimes asked he said, ''what is the secret of success. l re- member some years ago a.man came to our house for employment He seemed to be in earnest, and 1 told him we would give him a trial. He told me he was ambitious to rise and asked me if there was any rule by which a man who was in earnest in his calling could succeed. l told him yes. said to him substantially this: l am in business myself. l want somo one to look after q matter for me-say a lawsuit. go to Lyman Trumbull, or Judge Drummond, OF any lawyer of repute and tell him what l want l agree to pay him for the service. ] employ him. pay him for the sery. ice. 1 expect him to do what l pay him for He carries out my wishes. You come here to work for Us. We employ you for certain sum to do a certain work. Your time is ours. We expect you to carry out our wishes No matter what you may think about them you are to carry them out or quit If you start in with this idea. all other things being equal, you are bound to succeed. Obedience to the wishes and demands of your etnpiny. CT is the foundation of success. tis business is your business.
 1.-Two young men came into our en- ploy about twenty years ago. They began at the bottom round. You ask me what that is in this business. The beginner goes to the top story of the house with a basket and q card. On this card are the numbers of thd various articles of merchandise which he has to pick up in the building This familiarizes him with the goods in stock. By and by he is promoted to some department in the house, and from that he is pushed forward just as ms aDlilly WdIfdHtS or ttS NdCdHcy may occur. The two young men of whom l just spoke began in that way. To-day one of them is worth $100 000. and the other is almost as well fixed, and each has an income of $15.o00 The trouble with most beginners is that they want a big salary at the start. Or if they begin at the bottom they want raise in twelve months. If they don't get it they begin to look around and finally go elsewhere for q small advance. There they want another advance, and so they keep on rowing around until they are old, and they are not particularly valuable anywhere OF to any body. Their op- portunitjes arc g6ns and nobody wants them. They get dyspeptie, and then you have the crank. They are the mon who are always croaking at other peoples success Chicago Tribune
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

Between tie drlZzliug rain and the socgy. smoky outlook, Miriam scarcely recognized the number and place, as described iu the letter, when Hollis helped her up tae steps Of the sceond-rate establishment iu middle London, with shop on either side
 Il will never be any bctter.n tho sick man said, holding Miriam's hand in hls thin, almost transparent fingers. Il sent for you because 1 wanted some one of my kin near me when 1 died. 1 am aware of the shadow which has cursed your life and mine. had the reve- lation from my father; he said it was as much his duty to give me the Perclval le- gend as it was tolivo Christian, but have never yet seen any good come of my know ing it9
 No good to eitner of us,n said Miriam, with stony face.
 The past came up in all it's terrible me- nacing vengeance before her. and she shut her teeth to keep back the imprecation about to be uttered; not because of her own wrongs; no, she could suffer with all the calmness of stoic, but tfis pale, fragile cousin had also been smitten. Prone on a sick bed he lay, the picture of his handsome father, her Uncle Allan, whose name he bore
 HcIc Allan was UlSlnHeflte0, ., Sdli Miriam sayagely, sand so was l, for the same reason
 The dark eyes of the patient man on the pillow sought hers inquiringly. "They were all dlsinherited for marrying in oppo- sition to paternal wishes, if 1 understood 1t aright2n
 "Yes,n assented Miriam, "and married better companions than the petted children who staid at Hcatherleigh and eourted society swells.'
 Allan smiled at the show of hatred in tone and manner, q strange, wan, pjtying smile.
 Cousin Miriam's tone was the very counterpart of his fathers, remembered. To be q Percival was to have soul fitted for hatred, he verify believed. In this he was not a Percival, then; his mothers milder blood warmed a heart fitted for for giveness. He was only a Percval in name.
 "Ah! me and he sighed aadibly.
 Do not grieve, l beg said Miriam, soft ening, the hopelcnsness of 1t is enough
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
An Eastern Horse-SteaIer.

The following instance of endurance oi pain would not have disgraced Spartan. X notorious thief coveted the horse of wealthy native. who. howeve', by some chance became aware of his intention. and redoubled his vigilance. Tho man succeeded in getting two of his comrades engaged as grass-eutters, and one dark night managed to slip uupereeived into the stable. His friends covered him entirely with grass, and he was ;ust stretching out his hand from un- derneath it to unite the rope when the beast started and became restivc. The owner, percciying it, for greater safety. tied the animal by a rope to two iron pins, which he hammered into the ground. It so happened the arm of the thief was just then lying extended under tie grass. and that one of the iron pegs was drivcn through his right hand, He never so much as uttered sigh and though the agony must have been eXcruciating, he only stirred when he thought the danger of being caught was over. He then pulled the peg out of the manglcd hand, with his left united the horse, mounted it, and succeeded in carrying it of. This was an exploit on which he ever afterwards prided himself However improbable it may appear. the truth of this story may be relied on.-N '. Ledger.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
That Awful Brother.

q hope you will pardon my late ar, rival, said the young man, as he seated himself in tho easiest chair. T forgot my umbrella and had to stand n stairway until the shower was Over"
 That's one on you Jennie, shouted Tommy, in great glee. T toIa you so. Of course he had sense enough to go in when it rained.
 Aha the silence, Ike q soft hat, was piainly felt -Te.re iaute Express.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

looked at her watch and then glanced furtiveiy toward the couch. Allan Perciyal had not stirred.
 Allan, she said, softly; "it is time for another powder, 1 believe. Jack would were asleep. Shall give il 10 Fou.'
 Her cousin took his face from among the pillows and looked up. 'Yes, fl yoa pleasco
 His face was very pale; all the vivacify of hopeful couvai aseeHce had fled, and even his bps were white and trembling w5th emotion
 Miriam thought best 1ot to notice t, anu
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13

4 THXiBERarsF tt Pasadena, cal, has sent East.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
IlEGy

Let us rest ourselves a bit
 NoFryt-wave your hand to it-- IA ss your ttnger-tlps and smls 1t farewell lttIe whiIe.
 Weary of tho weary way
 We have come from yesterda-, Let us fret us not, instead, or the weary way ahead. Let us pause and catch our breath On the hither side of death, While we see the tender shoots or the grasses-not the roots. While we yet look down-not up To seek out the buttereup And the daisy, where they wave Der the green home Of the grave. Let us launch us smoothly on Listless pillows of the lawn, And drift out across the main or our childish dreams again. Voyage off, beneath the trees, Oer the fields enchanted seas Where the lilies are our sails And our seagulls, nightingales. Where no wilder storm shall beat Than the wind that waves the wheat, And no tempests burst above The old laughs we used to love. Lose all troubles-gain release Languor and exceeding peace, Cruising idly o'er the vast, Calm mid-oeean Of the past. Let us rest ourselves bit, Worry?-waYe your hand to It.. Kiss your finger-tips and smile It farewell little while. ~l. Whitcomb Riley, in N, O. Picayun:
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
"If you please. my dear.
 CHAP. ".

"Rachel,n said Alge>non Fitz- Thompson McStab, pleasantly, "you viii be glad to know, dare say, that I am to be your father. That is all we wished to say to her, was it not, my love? You may go, Rachel Please close the door, my child as you go out. "- Chicago Tribune.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
An Indcrground Cannl.

''The straugest canal in the world IS one never saw mentioned m any book or news paper, sad an English clergyman to Il St. Louis Giobe-Democrat reporter. 1t is d canal sixteen miles long, between Norsley and St Helens, in the north of England, and k underground from end to end In Lan- cazhire the coal mines are very extensive, half the country beng undermined, and many years ago ths Duke of BridgcWater' managers thought they could save money by transporting the coal under ground instead of on the surface. So the canal was con- struetcd, the mines connected and drained at the same time Ordinary canal boats are used, but the power is furnished by men On the roof of the ttHHcl arch are cross peccs, and the men who do the work ef propulsion lie on t6eIr backs on the coal and push with their feet against the cross hars oil 1he roof. Stx or eight men will draw a tram of four CT five boats, and as there are two divisions in Inc tunnel boats pass each other without dtaiculty.'
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
M'STAB'S REVENGE.
How Discarded Lover Got Even with
 tho Widows Daughter.

'ho Dau&hitTs CHAP. 1.
 "Ha! You refuse me, do you. Miss Hamtagg?" a The man who asked this question had passed the first flush of youth. He was no longer, properly speaking, ayoung man. Yet he was well pre- served. He had not reached the age at which it seemed expedient for him to part his hair just above his ear and plaster a thin layer thereof over the top of his head. He had thrown aside the walking-stick of young man. hood, but had not assumed the cane of middle age.
 It is we'll to speak of these facts, for they are necessary to the full un- derstanding of this painful history. Moreover, they cost nothing extra. < Il do, Mr. MeStab,n said the young lady, coldly.
 2. ''Then, listen to me, Rachel Flick ergy Hamtagg!n he hissed. Il swear you shall bitterly repent it!.' CHAP. II.
 Wild whistled the bleak wind. Dis mally moaned the huge elm tree that rasped and scatched itself against the cruel edges Of the shingles on the cor nice. Shrilly shrieked the weather cock on the barn roof for a drop of oil. and grewsomely groaned Algernon Fitz-Thompson McSiab as he stole forth in tho dead of night, made his way cautiously by circuitous route to the ancestral smoke-house in the back yard and went inside.
 Ill show herb he mattered be, tween his teeth.
 From beneath his coat he drew a compact bundle of letters, cut the string that bound them together, struck match, made a bonfire of the collection and watched them slowly consume to ashes. while the crazy building shook as if with indignation and the wind sighed hoarsely like one in sympathy with the wretehed but wrathful man.
 He was burning the letters he had written in happier days to Rachel Hamtagg She had returned them to him scofnfully.
 CHAP. III.
 "This is so sudden, said the widow, b4ushingly, and so unexpected l. thought your visits to our house were for the purpose of seeing my daughter.
 "She is too young replied the  visitor. decidedly. =.I told her so last evening Ne parted in | friendly spirit. but l gave her to understand as delcately as could that l should not call to see her any more This Is sudden, it is true, but trust none the less agreeable on that account May l not venture to hope?'
 "Why, sir I-'
 
 "And now. my dear,a he said, at the expiration of happy half hour as he gently lifted her head from his shoulder, Il should like to see your or perhaps 1 ought now to say our daughter, to tell her of this happy event
 .ShaIlI call her?'
 'If you please. my dear
 CHAP. ".
 "Rachel, n said Alge@non Fitz- Thompson McStab, pleasantly, you will be glad to know, l dare say, that am to be your fatAer. That is all we wished to say to her, was it not, my love? You may go Rachel. Please close the door, my child, as you go out. Chicago Tribune.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
CHAP III.

And now, my dear, he said, at the expiration of a happy half hour as he gently lifted her head from his shoulder, T should like to see your or perhaps l ought now to say our daughter to tell her of this happy event.
 ..ShaIl call her?'
 If you please. my dear.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-13
CHAPTER XVIII.

When Miriam ahghted from the com fortaOlo railway compartment at Charing Cross Station, 1t was ranmg in little, disagreeabIe gusts. The pleasant weather had put on another and colder phase aside from the daElpness. and she shiFcred as shedrew her wraps about her
 Hollis ant Patty had come down with her, having an excuse to visit Alme. Mont sam few days, in order to accompany her. They were kud amt thoughtful, Mir fam knew, and as Ha.As bundled her into all omnibus and gave tEe driver his direc- lions, she moYed herips in PeayerfuI thanks.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-25
The Englishman Was SiIcnccd.

An Englishman was being enter
tanned i'll n Beacon street parlor oae
evening, when the conversation turned
upon the difference between English
and American cities.
"One thing is very shocking to us,
the Englishman observed, land that is
streets here. That, you know, is SO
different in the English city"
different exclaimed one Of the
young ladies who was entertaining the
guest; Il never saw half the violence
in the streets here that have in Eng
land. Why, when we were Liverpool
last summer We started out one day to
take walk, and we had only got across
the street from the hotel when hor.
vible great drunken fishwife came up
to me without any provocation aud
offered to fight me for siXpence.
never was so frightened in all my life
what did you do? Call the police p
she was asked.
Call the police?' she echoed, "there
were no police in sight to call. don,
know what ! should have done if q
coal HEAVIER hadn't come along and
volunteered TO take the quarrel off my
hands by fighting the horrible creature
for nothing"
"And you got away without harm ~
"les; but i never had anything like
that happen to me on the streets of m
American city.
NO the visitor responded dryly
lit couldn't, You know. An American
coal l-heaver would have charged you al
least double for taking the affair of
your hands"
"Very likely" coolly put in a young
lady who had not yet spoken, 'for the
truth is that only in England are even
coal-heayers fond of lighting Will
women"
The conversation was found TO bt
taking n turn that would on the whole
not prove conductive to social harmony
and the subject was therefore dropped
Boston Courier.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-07-25
THIS YEARS ELECTIONS.
=. rbey viii Take Place--The
oe,cers 20 be Elected.

rs,t year is notably an ''off year,
l.al politics. Only eleven States elect
;. oflcers this year. Kentucky will hold
.rol election for State Treasurer on
Elections in ten other States win
Aus iscc ON November 5. On that day;
fapa fasep ,rill elect Governor aud Lieutenant
eVgyssrrnisnd eVysrHGi,i will elect Controller and At
'O,ney yy.acbTsetts ,1gTr will elect Governor and
sts,teissipp stste G..Sy will elect Governor and state
1,sSbr 1T,ssbraska win elect Supreme Court Judge
'nS S1w IVY Jersey will elect Governor and State
pr,Sers yel1 York viii elect State officers, except
i'',,ror and acknowledgements.
Chio will elect Governor and State officers.
ppennsylyania will elect State Treasurer.
v,rrnia will elect Governor ana state oti
hers .. .,.,. ,,,or oocord;noiv "a
I.,.od In the elections of the newly-ad'
i..cd states-North Dakota, South Dakota,
.s.,Li,gton and Montana-which are now
w. their constitutions and will elect full
~. -.,s,vey.nfnents and Legislatures which
a S,,oosa EIGHT new United States Senator'S.
W. new new state will also elect Representa-.
XIV In Congress, except South Dakota, which
|vill elect two.
,.n,ext wear. 50 the election OF members Of
sn legislature this year is of interest ms
ssripe on national politics only in eases
80 members of the Legislature chosen
N. vear hold office for two years. the
49, elected in New York State will vote
United States Senator in 1891 to sue.
,be Hon. william NJ. Evarts.