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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
GOSPEL ASSURANCE.

Forty-two times the Crock words trans.
lated know are found In the first opistle of
John, showing the earnest desire Of tho Holy
Ghost To- lead the believer out OF the cold and
dark region of doubt aud dread into the
liberty OF the children uf God. "Bcholdn
know or see) what manner OF love tho
Father hath bestowed upon ", that we
should be called the sons of God; therefore,
the world knoweth us not, because il knew
Him not. Beloved, now nro we the sons of
God; and II doth not vet appear what wa
shall be, but we know that when Hc shall
appear we shall be like him. for we shall SEQ
Him rs He Is And every man that hath
this hope in Him purilisth himself even as
lie is puren
With such an assurance ana such n hope,
u Is not stran % that the woris Joy and rc-
loice shine like bright aud beautiful STAR in
the four gosp'ls in thn acts ot tn ap1s",s
In the various cpistlcs arl oven in the
book OF Revelation. Ha doc, not wish His
children TO be gloomy. but happy. happy ~
the day Is lons happy In tn night OF nillir-
ton hearing His word, Casting all your
care upon Him, Tor IL carcth FOR YOU
II il obvious, then, that the chilling mist Of
uncertainty, which hangs about many pro-
tessed Christians in these days, does not
arise from the Word of God 10 comes
rather from false teaching. that has nccus-
toned them to look into their own hearts in
vain search for something that deserves
heaven instend Of 10 king simply and singy
to Christ 0s all our salvation and all our do
sire. They have bron taught that it Is pre-
sumption to believe they are saved without
any righteousness OF their own, and without
any ecclesiastical ordinances; and Conse-
luently rs they have no real JOY in their
thoughts of God and eternity and tho holrt
,rnvcs happiness they answer the dcscrip-
lion given OF religion at the close oi tho
pres Mt dispensatiou when mon shall bo
"lovcrs ot pleasures moro than lovers of
Sod having ~ form of Godlmcss but deny
IN, the power thereof
But let Us asinteligCnt believers turn away
rom this formality and worldliucs, and dis.
,ontent and catch thr happy strain of tuo
Christian experience ~ found in Peter -,
Whom having not seen. yet believing, yo
'ejoicc with joy unsro1kablc aud full of
tlory; receiving the end of your faith, cyon
ho salvation Of your souls"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
GREAT Is PERSONAL IhBERrY!

Owen Heireran and his wife and daughtd
OF this city indulge their personal liberty III
drinking sixteen pints OF ale. The fathd
strikes his wife in tho eye then seizes hs
daughter by the hair and pours II kettle q
scaldng water over her, to vindicato his si
perior personal liberty rs lord Of the hous
hold. The Society for the Prevention q
Cruelty To Children interfercs and finds thai
sickly infant, suffering terribly from ne,
glcct, was exercising its personal liberty e
liberty Of the parents 10 inebriate themselvet
by beer and other temperance drinks had
rendered all the children more or less imbe
clle, and deprived them Of their personal
liberty TO become sound-minded men and
women, Great is the gospel Of fermcntet
drinksl win DIR. Crosby show MS an instance
through the use of teas-NcO York Voice
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

One can get drunk for hafpenny in KIM
berley, South Africa.
Nearly 1000 English churches have adopted
the use OF unfermented wine at communion.
In Switzerland seventy per cont. of the
young men are said to be untitled, by the
use Of alcohol and tobacco, for military SER
vice.
The Rev. Sam Jones expresses his opinion
of liquor as follows: ~ think liquor is a
good thing in its place but believe its right
place Is in hell"
Mrs j. G. Bateham says that the rope
which threatens TO strangle our nation has
three strands-the saloon, impurity and Sab
bath desecration.
Six "joint keepers" OF Dodge City, Kan
sas, were lately sentenced 10 thirty days in
the county Jail and a fine Of 800 each for
violating the prohibitory law.
Athol (Mass.) Y. w. @. T. u. has rented an
entire block ON business street and begun
10 take boarders,n 10 aid her financially and
give her larger field Of influence,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
FRANCE.

GODS CLOCK HAS STRUCK THE HOUR.
A tone pealed thro' the solemn night,
The city clock tollcd One;
1t said 10 every list'ning ear,
Another days begun
So, IN our nations gloom. peal
Rings out our triumph hour;
IL tells how honest earnest work
Breaks down the tyrants power.
The whole world hears the welcome stroke,
And freshcr forces riso
To join the few who long have fought.
With faith that never dies;
Our foes fall back in wav ring lines
And trcmblo for their power;
They know defeat is drawing near,
Gods clock has struck the hour.
With God there Is no compromise,
he hnteth every wrong,
With Him as leader Of our cause,
With ballot prayer, and song,
We'll work united, brave, and strong,
Until the whisky power,
Throughout the world shall surely know
Gods clock has struck the hour.
--Ldnta W. Smith, in National Advocate
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
CLOSE TIE SALOON.

One Of the most significant signs Of thu
times, says the National Adrocate, is thu
growing opposition TO the saloon by tn,
Roman Catholic Church. The growth Of
this sentiment the past year is remarkable
Not only through its Leagues of the Cross
and the Catholic Total Abstinence Union, but
an increasing number of Catholic papers are
outsrokon in this direction. The Catholic
Universe, published at Cleveland, Ohio, in a
recent article says:
''rhe saloon at night is the panderer OF
ninety -nine-hundredth of the crime and
vice Of a large city.
Close the saloon at night
"Let the City of Mexico plan be followed
In our large cities--six A. NJ. TO six +. M.-and
give the father and husband an opportunity
TO make the acquaintance of his family
The saloonist ought TO himself work for that
opportunity, and make his calling more re-
spectacle and less odious.
Draft n bill closing saloons from six r. NJ
10 six A. NJ, with Imprisonment and penalty
that will dismay offenders; closing saloons
ON Sunday; making the license no less than
1900; Furnishing with Imprisonment and fine
the adulteration Of liquor or sale Of adulter.
ated liquor.
Then organize your committees; go TO
Columbus and push this legislation Let
bishops priests and ministers throw their
open influence into the scale Of this moral
movement"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24

shot, but their vitality is such that even
when their heads are struck off the turtle
Swims away, living long enough to get
out of the reach Of the fisherman. Within
Il few years the turtle have been captured
by diving for them. The fisherman has
the painter of his boat tied To his ankle
when he dives. When he sees n turtle
he dives so as to come behind the creature
and seizcs it 10y he shell or neck back of
its head. The turtle instnctiycly swims
upward toward the surface and the fisher
men guides it toward the shallow water
in shore and when he gets there he has
the animal at his mercy - WahtHgto@
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
RELIGIOUS READING.
The WINNING SIDE.

1Uh W1NNINO SIDE.
Workman OF God. o lose not hcart
But iearn what God is like;
And in the darkest battlefi Id
Thou shalt know whore to strike.
Thrice blcst Is he TO whom is given
The instincts that can tell
That God Is on tho field when He
Is most invisible.
Blest too Is he who can divine
Where real light doth lie,
And dares 10 take the side that seems
Wrong to mans blindfold eye.
Then learn TO scorn the praise OF mon,
And learn 10 love with God:
For Jesus won the world through shame
Aud beckons theo His road.
For right is right, and God is God,
And right the day must win;
To doubt would be di,oyalty,
To falter would be sin.
--tredcrick ". Faber
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
A REMARKAnrE nINNrn-

A remarkable dinner was lately given IN
Norwich, England 10y well-known temper
ance sheriff, George White TO celebrate the
wedding Of his daughter Elegant invita-
tions were issued TO 100 of the aged poor of
the city, and fully two-thirds Of this num-
ber responded. The dinner was an elaborate
one, and served in good style by the prin-
cipal citizens of the town. The oldest guest
was ninety-six years OF age, and there were
several over ninety. True 10 his temper
ance principles, the only drinks furnished by
the sheriff were milk, lemonade and coffee.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
Diving for Turtle.

Along the North Carolina sounds men
md boys catch tcrrapin in the winter
with drcdgcs. The marshes are burned,
and the tcrrapin. buried in the mud,
feeling the warmth and thinking that the
,pringtimc has come, leave their beds.
In the summer boys wade for them, and
when the tcrrapin leave the water they
are hunted to their nests by dogs. The
huge loggcrhcad and hawkbill turtles IN
the sound waters are caught in curious
way. Formerly they were spcared or
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24
THE LIQUOR EVIL IN AFRICA.

An international conference on the Affairs
OF Africa is to be held in England during the
coming autumn. The Native Races and
Liquor Traffic Committee have recently and
very opportunely presented a memorial 10
Lord Salisbury through tho Duke of West
minister. The memorial recalls the language
OF statesmen ON the subject that OF the
Premier among others, and urges the i'm
portanco Of united action ON the part OF the
civilized powers, The Queen has been pleased
to receive a similar memorial. This vigorous
action will meet with grateful acfnowi.
edgement from all friends OF Africa The
replies received awaken hope, but the matter
Is one OF such moment as TO call for PRAYER
from all those who have followed the awful
record Of evils which have flowed from this
terrible traffic. Witness.
An empty whisky bottle found In a row
boat tells the cause of an accident which oc-
,urred on South Watuppa Pond Fall River,
Mass, whereby five persons lost their hyes.
Louis dubois took party rowing across the
pond TO gather grapes. While returning the
boat was upset and though the water was
but five feet deep Gully one person was res
sued.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24

ACCORDING To an official statement, the
population of Chill, partly estimated, is
bil5,sl5. This includes sIOO' foreigners
and about bO, 900 Indians. Santiago, has ls9,'
B32 inhabitants; Valparaiso. 104,952.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24

Mr.. VIM. Goat-"Say, Mana, will you
AXE luncheon with me! know where
heres nice lot of fresh tomato cans"
Miss Mana Goat-"Thank you, Billy;
out I've Just eaten half of Mrs. Moneys
wash, and couldn't hold another mouth
f,,I J,,I,.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-10-24

A VERY bad impression was made by tina
Cesarewitch at tho German autumn ma
neuvres. Ho is said to be delicate, stupid
looking lad. with execrable manners --'
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

Presently they reused Der % take some
n0urishment, which She swallowed with dli-
fculty IT. gave her "a momentary strength.
Kendall heard himself called, and looked mp.
She had opened the hand lying ON tle bed.
and be saw in 10 small miniature case.
which she moved towards him.
"Take BE- she said-oh, bow family tc
her. It is the only memento can thuk of
She has been in Eustace; did ! tell you'
forget / should hsvc eone-but for th.s. li
is too much for hcr-that life IT. VIII break
her down You can save her AVID cherish
her--y0u viii j. seems ss IL saw you ITO.
getherl
Then her eyes fell and she seemed % sleep
-gontly wandering now and then. and men.
tioning i'm her dream names and place. which
made the reality before them more and more
terrible 20 the two hushed listeners, so differ
emit were the associations they called up
Was this white nervelcss form. from which
mind and breath were gently cbbng away,
all that fate had grudgingly left 90 them, tor
q few more agonized moments. Of Che bril-
liant, high bred woman who had been bot
Yesterday the center of am almost European
network of friendships and iutercsts' Love,
loss, death-Oh, how uualterabie IS this es-
sential content Of lie, embroder 0 and adoIn
80 as We may
Kendall had been startled by her words
about Isabel Bretherton Re had not heard
OF any illness; 10 could hardly De- serious, for
he vaguely remembered that in the news.
papers he had tried to read ON tho Journey
his eye had caught the familiar advertise
ment Of Tho Calliope. 10 must have hap
pened whlo no was in Surrey lie vaguely
Speculated about it now and then as he sat
Watching through tue ernoon. but nom
ing seemed o. matter very much 'n hlm-
nothing but Marie and the slow on.ou.ne o,
death
At last when the wintry light $3.50 f0..
when the lamps were being Do o.....
the hustle Of the street seemed fN
IN little intermittent waves l. sra. i..
deep quiet OF the room, Mare Hrr
self and with a lutterins s.gA withdrew ...
hand softly from her brother ami 'a.l lg
arm round her husbands neck. I. stopped
to her-kissed the sweet lips AID th. face OBJ
which the lines Of middle aso had hardly
settled-caugh; a wild alarm from her utter
silence, called the nurse and keulAi. and all
was over
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

There is prevailing and popular idea chat
insects may be driven from trees by boring
holes through the bark into the wood placing
sulphur therein and plugging the hole. There
are some persons who profess 20 have tired
tho experiment with success, TO have cleared
trees, such as elms, Of the destroying worm,
etc. Prof c. V. Riley, entomol0grt ol tls
department of agriculture. pron0unces these
remedies as ialiac.0u
The belief in their efficacy l3 SAYS. sis
founded on the suppOsri0n that tho poison
passes with tho sap into general circulation
and with it into the foliage. and .s dlsfuct-
iyo 20 leaf eating insects To is ann entirely
unl0ulci idea, and is based upon ignorance
OF the fac. that the substance remains ln-
tact and Is not taken up in the circulation.
Instances where DC has seemed % sueceel have
been recorded, and iu such cases IT'S apparent
efficacy was due 90 a coiucld.ut disappear
anco of the insect from s0mo other cause.
Sulphur which I plugged up m such holes
many years ago was found 90 ho perfectly
unchanged after many months All such
remedies may be- stamped as nonsense n-
Scientific American
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

The morning of Marie's funeral wae sunny
but bitterly cold; it was one Of those day.
when autumn finally passes into winter and
the last memory of the summer warmth van
ishes from the air. II had been tht addest
dreariest laying 70 rest The widowed sister
of whom Marie had spoken DO hcr at hours
had been unable % come, and the tao men
had gone through 10 ALI alone helped only by
the fearful. impu.slve sympathy aal iae prac.
teal energy of tie maid who .ai 0.0n with
Marie ever since her marriage. a.l vas "a
yet hardly capable oi realizing ..r mistress
death.
IL was she who while t.eF u..e. tls bad
done her best 90 throw Al.t AFRO. comfort
over the forsaken salon. SHE l.. aMl'ed
the IRE, watered the plants ami t..o-I open
thowindows 90 the sunshine. fH.r-I ..rt.I
aud movement some lltt.crcIlol lr..l ..r .au
heartache and oppression Wh,n 49,. came
back, and with numb. trembling Finger, bad
stripped himself Of his scarf ami DIS great
coat, he stepped over the threshold u,l th-
salon and 10 seemed % him as though OBJ. sun
light and thee open windows and the cracking
blaze OF the fire dealt him @ sudden blow.
He walked up 20 the Windows, and shuiier-
ing, drew them down and closed tho blinds.
Felicie watching him anxiousy from the
landing through the half open door Then
he had thrown himself into a chair. and
Kendall. coming softly up stairs after him.
bad gently closed the door from the outside
said a kind word 20 Felicic, and himself
slipped noiselessly down again and out into
the Champs Elysees. There he bad paced up
and down for an hour or more under the
trees, from which few frosty leaves were
still hanging in the December air
He himself had been 80 stunned and be.
wildered by tho loss which had fallen upon
him, that, when be found himself alone and
out OF doors again, he was for "a while
scarcely able to think consecutively about 10.
He walked along conscious for some time Of
nothing but a sort Of dumb physical con.
geuiality in the sunshine, in the clear blue
and white Of the sky, in the cheerful distinct
ness and sharpness OF every outline. Aud
then, little by little, the cheated grief reas-
serted itself, the nuinbed senses woke into
painful life, and be fell into broken musings
on the past, or ipto bitter wonder over the
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

A month after the lrs. performance Of
"Elviran Kendall rctunedto town on d frosty
December afternoon from the Surrey l9ds
ings. on which be had now established O. per-
manent hold. lilo mounted to DIS room,
found bis letters lying ready for hin. and on
tho TOP OF them q telegram. which. "a. his
man servant informed hm, bad arfeIaoout
an hour before He took it up case'e ly
opened il and bent over 10 with START OF
anxiety. 10 was from his broth.r-inia w
"Alario is very 3D. Doctors much alarmed
Can you come tonight He Iut DO down in
stupefactou Mar.oili The doctors alarmed
Good heayousl could be catch that evening
trainl lie looked at his watch decided that
there was time. and plunged, with bis sor-
wants help, into an tlo necos any lrelua-
lions. An hour aud "a half later ho was specie
ing along through The clear cool mo1niI sht
20 Dover, realizing for tho first Time, aa De
leaned back alone in bis mparlnent tne lul
meaning Of the news which bad hurried llm
or. All his tender affection Tor h.s sister,
and ali his sitting s.nseoI something uuucky
and untoward in his o0u life which bad
been So strong n lim during che past two
months, combined t0 rouse iu him tle black
est fears. tho most hop.l.s dependency.
Marie dead-wlat would the world hold Cor
HINT Books. thought ideas w,ro they
enoughl Could AMMAN live hy tlom 10 ail else
were comet For the fir, tmo Kendall ie.t @
doubt which seemed 90 shake DIS nature OTIS
depths
During the journey his Thoughts iwc.t iu
a dull, sore way upon tho pass he sl"
Marie in her childhood. iu her youth. iu lcf
rich maturity Tie remembered hcr Boo tac
school room. spending OH ler spare lmc over
cOntrivancos of ono Kind or another ior DIS
Amusement lie had vision Oi t.r going
out with their mother ou tle might ol her
first ball and plying him fog lau- islt bc
hind lie saw her tender ia.. bonding over
the deaihbel N their father 0nl through
hundred incidents and mcmoro aI b.auU
ful, all interlwincd with that lovely se.i for
getfulness which was characteristic oi icr.
bis mind Travelled down toen evening earre.y
q month before when her affection hal one3
moro stood "a ffail, warm barrier between
him aud the fuu bitterness of great reuun
citation. Oh, Mu.el Maal
IL was stu dark when no reached Paris.
aud the gray winter light was only just daWn-
ing when be stopped ~ the door oil bis
brotheT-in-law's house in ono of the new
streets near the Champs Elysses ri. De
Chsteauyieux Was standing on tho stairs, bis
smoothly shayen, clear cut face drawn and
hsggard, aud a s6oop IA bis broad shoulders
which Kendall had never noticed before
Kendall Sprung up the steps and wrmg bis
hands ~ DC Cbateauyioux shook bis head
almost with groau. ia answer 70 tho BROTH .
er's inquiry Of eye aud lip, aud led tho way
upstairs into tho forsaken salon, which looked
as empty and comlortless as though ils mis-
tress had been gone from It years instead OF T
days Arrived there, the two men standing /
opposite 10 each other IN Tue streak Of duh ]
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

tho oarar rxpansivenoss OF ncr sympathy.
49,, n aqaiuw 10 murmured, rs their eyes
mot. cav 10 againl II is 50 sweet-frcm
your
There was long pause. she stood as X
fascinated. her hands falling slowly beside
bor. Her gaze wayored tiIl The oyeiids fell
and she stood absolutely moti0nless, the tears
still ON her cheek Tho strange intoxicating
foroe OF feeling, set in motion D. sorrow and
r.ltv and the unsuspectel influence Of bis
love was sweeping them QUO into deep
vyaters She could hardly Breathe but as be
watched her all the manhood boo him rose,
and from the midst 0f grief Put forward an
imperious claim 90 the beloved and beautiful
woman before him. He came forward q
step. took the cold, unresisting hands, and
bending before her pressed them TO bis lips,
while her bewllderei eyes looked down upon
him.
"Your pity is heavenly, De said, brokeniy,
shut give mc more, give me more. / "Aue
your love.
shegaye little start and cry, aud, draw
ing away her hands from him. sank lao- on
her chair Her thoughts went flying back 20
the past-to the stretches OK Surrey common
10 the Nunsham woods, and all Foe had ever
seen or imagined OF bis feeling toward nef.
Sho had never, never suspected him oi loving
her. She had sent him her friendly mcssa5o
from Venice iu the simplest gool faiths sle
had Joined iu his sisters praises oi h.u Ni,l-
out moments self c0nsci0usneis. Ills app
pr0yal OF beer play I'm "EIyIra' bad given her
the Same frank pleasure that O. master 5 8o3i
word gives % IA pupii-aud oil Ono iin9 De
had loved her-loyei herr How strange.
how incredible,
Kendall followed. bent over her. listened,
but no word came She was, indeed, COO be-
wilderod and overwhelmed CD srea1 Tho
old bitter fear and certainty began t1 orJ
Itself against the overmasIern5 Impulse
which bad loi him on.
OF have startled y0u-shock.d you.' ho
cried. ~ ought not Co have spoaen-and nc
such "a time 10 was your pity o,-rclme ma
your sweet womarIy kindness hafe
loved sou. tl.ns. ever since taal fins efen-
INK after the white Lady, At beast. when
I look back upon my feeling. SEE chat Dc was
love from the beginning. After Cha. laf OF.
Nmellm knew 10 was lof-, hut Would
not acknowledge DC, / fought agaIns. d. II.
seemed o. me chat you would never Lol-e.
tatl bad been harsh thlt / bad behaved
rather llse au enemy than atllenL bul you
did farcet-you showed We boss noble No-
man could boz. and every day nltor We parted
I'm July loved sou more Thought ol yol
all tho summer when was buried m tho
c9mtrv-my days and nights Here iul of
YOU Then when y0ur great success came
DO t,-,s ..-a of rra-Nuf all the time H I.Ia
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

On account Of the cobra's t.midity and the
great case with which 10 can De- tanned &c is
the only snake with which the snake clarmer5
viii have anything % do. By attracting IT'S
attention With ono hand 10 may easily DO
seized round the body with the other, and So
long as the hand or any other obiee. Is kept
moving before iG eyes it will never turn 20
bite the hand that holds t. This IS the nipple
fact, tie knowledge OF which tho charmors
turn 20 such advantage in their well known
performances.
The snake il taken from It's basket, and
slight stroke across the back brings i. at once
into defensive attitude. The constant mo-
ton Of tho musical instrument before tie
snake keeps it watehful and erect, and not
the music produced. As a matter OF fact,
snakes have no external ears, and IL is ex-
tremeiy doubtful whether the cobra bears the
music al al philadelphia Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

An agent OF mo hoInschlds has purchased
for nominal sum newly discovered gold
mine in the Batapolis district in Mexico. Adj
vance rumors say that there Is s2oOVv,VVO
worth OF gold waiting 20 De uncovered.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-17

The lighting Of the H0osac tunnel
by electricity makes the track visible,
when there is no fog, q mile ahead Of
a train.