The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-11-27

County Teachers Institute which
will be held in the Court house next
week promises to be one of unusual
interest. The lecture course is COM
plete with George p. Bible, that
inimitable elocutionist and fascial
artist, who last year made our sides
ache with laughter. Tuesday eve
ming comes Hon. Henry Houck,
with one of his always enjoyable
lectures full of wit and humor, fan
cy and fact G. f.. Bolton will be
here Wednesday evening with one
of his realistic lectures, historically
photographed and described as only
n master of the art can. DR.. Dimm
will appear Thursday evening with
one of his solid, logical lectures,
full of food for the mind. The lee
lures are all first class and all should
attend who are favored with an OPP
portunity to do so.
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II you go deer hunting and lose
your compass and yourself. aud the
sun shines and your watch doesn't
run down, the following may be of
service to you in ascertaining the
cardinal points without the use of II
compass Il can tell you simple
method which anyone who carries II
watch may use. The watch, of
course must be running ut correct
time. Point the hour hand toward
the sun, or the spot III the sky where
it is shining ut the time, and half
way between the hour hand and the
| figure II o'clock on your watch you
can locate south. OF course when
you know whore south is the other
three points can easily be found.
This is curiously true, and is some.
thing which travellers and explorers
should know, for it is very easy to
lose compass and much confusion
might be avoided by knowing this
simple method Of guidance" "
John Francis returned from tho
mountains ON Monday and started
for Shamokin in the afternoon. He
seemed to feel very badly over the
shooting of Horny Beayor-an nc
count Of which appeared in last
weeks Posr. He stated that he had
not expected Mr., Beaver to be near
the place where he shot, that
he had seen II white object mn-
doubtedly Mr., Beavers dog NOV
ing through the brush, which is
very dense ut that point, and twice
raised his gun to shoot, but drop.
ped it again. At last he imagined
he saw clearly defined the head and
rump Of deer, the white spot be-
ing located near the flank. He
raised his gun, took good aim and
fired, Mr.. Beaver came out of the
brush and said he was hit. Mr..
Francis declares that Mr.. Beaver
was not visible to him when he shot,
but that he was undoubtedly back
of the brush which had deceived
his vision and came in line of his
shot. This is plausable, and though
it was n piece of carelessness for
Mr.. Francis to shoot, we believe that
it was purely an accident, one that
might have befallen a most careful
hunter-which Mr.. Francis was al
ways considered to be. As it is, we
can be thankful that nothing more
serious came of it, and Mr.. Beaver
will be at work again by the time |
this will reach our readers.