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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16

an the little German settlement of Wal
than, MINI, there % cases of trichinosis
few days before Christmas man named
schic& slaughtered four hogs. dinner was
given, to which 80 people were invited
Now all but -four Of the guests are prostrated
and the local physician pronounces the
disease tnchinosis. A lO.year-old son Of
Mr. Schick has died and it is feared thai
several Of ;he guests will not recover.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
DISTILLERY BURNED.
The Largest in tho World Loss $l44, 900
Covered by Insurance.

covered Dy insurance.
| Fire broke out in the tower ofthe Monarch
. Distillery, at Peoria, Ill.,, back of the beer
still, and before it could be brought under
control several copper stills and apperten.
ances were burned, together with 10000 gal
Ions untaXed spirits, valued at $3.50 o. ihe
damage TO the mill, etc, is 20, 'OO to malt
s2,5oJ, and to engines and boilers, 5000,
The distillery had capacity of 10000
bushels OF corn per day. The mill cost
500, 900 to build, and was the largest in the
world. 1t was running at half capacity. 1t
was trust house. Loss is covered by in
surance. The cause of the fire is a mystery.
This is the busy season and the house will
be idle three or four months. The loss of
business will be several hundred thousand
dollars.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
DROWNED.
A TERRIBLE FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Sixteen Men Meet q Horrible Death in q
Caisson.

Sixteen men working in a caisson used in
the excavation Of a foundation for pier Of
the new bridge across the Ohio river, be-
tween Louisville, Kentucky. and Jefferson
vile, Indiana, were caught by a sudden
burst Of water, caused by too rapid excs-
vation. Engines and workmen have been
ut work all night to pump out the water, re-
pair break and extricate the men, but so far
without success, and those on the spot who
know the construction OF the caisson say 1t
Is simpOs,iblc that any one inside can be
alive.
NAMES oF THE VICTIMS
THOMAS JOHNSON.
MONROE BOILING,
JOHN KNOX, foreman
FRANK MAYER,
FRED SOAPER,
JOSEPH MCADAMS,
HAMILTGS MORRIS
w. L. HAYNES,
REUBEN ETLER,
CHRIS ChILDS,
THOMAS SMITH,
JOHN GORDON,
LOUIS COX,
PETER NAlLOR
The caisson is located 2OD yards from the
Kentucky bank, In about - feet Of water
Twenty men were at work in it. The caisson
proper IS II feet under water, and is reac he'd
by a manhole shaft which projects above the
water This shaft is reached by four trap
doors from the interior Of the casson.
Shortly before q o'clock, while the men
were excayating the bottom Of the caisson
the water from the river burst under the
edge Of the huge machine, and the unfortu-
nate workmen were caught like rats in
trap Ofthc ~ men IN the caisson when
the flooding was first noticed, Abe Taylor.
Frank Haddox, Louis Couch and James
Morrill, were the only ones who succeeded in
reaching the traps to the manhole shaft.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
NEGROES IN oKLAHoMA
A Movement to Colonize Then
Proving Fairly Successful

W. L. Eggleston, the Topeka man y
endeayoring to induce the negroes %
Carolina to emigratc to OklIhonar p
ready succeeded in settling 500 negioa
They have established colony nea'
fisher, and are opening farms and p
houses. Eggeston seems to be N0,A5
his own responsibility. Influential
men here think that he will 90 10 V11
himself and there endeayor to oH'D
political leader of the negroes
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
The Disease in New England.

In Athol, Massachusetts. there are over 10
cases Of la grippe. The leoding physi-
Clans are i'll, several schools are closed and
the factori are running shorihanded In
Great Falls New Hampshire, over 100 per
sons are i'll with the disease. Natick, Mass,
reports from % 10 80 per cent. Of the people
in the shops are afflicted and the doctors are
sick. At Manchester, New Hampshire,
three deaths have occurred from IL. grippe,
At Windsor, Vermont there are nearly 100
cases.
About 800 persons have been pros,rated in
Lowell. Many teachers and scholars arc
sick in New Bedford and Aarblehead. In
Marlboro Father McKcnna is dangerously
III with la grippe, Norwalk Connectcut,e ,es-
Inmates that 10 per cent. of the population
are afflicted. In Salem 81 per cent of the
| school children are out and the Superior
Court has suspended its sittings. Two
schools in Middleboro and Hollystone are
closed In Lowell DR.. Arthur Phelan died
of capillary bronchitis, superinduced by Ia
grippe. There are hundreds of absentees
from the mills and schools. In Providence
Mr.. Howard, Democratic candidate for the
Mayoralty, wa. dellrious with grip. The
disease is soverly felt along the valley Of the
Blackstone .nd PawtuXet rivers.
NJ. Pasteur, the celebrated French physi-
clan, when askel what he considered the
best remedy for the grip, remarked: Let
men and woman both quit smoking tobacco
and smoke compton instead and they will
probably cscap. the pest
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16

VIM. Thomasson and uIaD'
two men OF Pine Jiountain'' ",,,,
II duel with al AK, using y 1'',,l ,
Ihomasson was k,lled aAd DI",
aItuough Le retained long -
b.at has wife a most tJ Gea'h
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16

Ninety five times out Of ]" . ~
theater starts on the stage or DacA
the draft is upward 2OoO peoP's ~
plenty of time to go out in an 0'u-I
ner before the auditorium Will eve
with smoke. Ifall preserve 'n'"
of mind there isn't the sligh'e'' '
suvone to get hurt.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16
INFLUENzA's GRIM MARCH.
New York's Physicians Become Alarmed
at the Plague.

at the Plague.
The returns TO the New York Bureau Of
Vital Statistics show that $50 deaths occurred
In the city for the "a hours ending at noon
Wednesday.
The like of this has never been known in
the history of the department since the
time Of cholera.
During the four days of this week $3.50 co.
pie have died in the city of New York. 1nc
morgue is crowded to its utmost capacity.
he reports from Bellevue Hospital to the
Central Office show that 30 bodies. the great
est number in the history OF that institution,
were there awaiting removal
When the figures came in the doctors OF
the Health Board acknowledged that they
were alarmed
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16

The reason why so macy ',s y,
leaving south Csroli0a 10. ~ d
west is said 10 be the poor e'0i'
OF money.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-16

Prince Bismarck, 1t is said has
scheme to absorb Austria into G rmany.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
PRESS AND PULPIT.
Both Are Powers for Good, and as
Such Should be in Harmony.
DUTIES OF A GREAT NEWSPAPER.
A Variety Of News Demanded BY Readers
Of the Present Day.
DIYINEs WHO PATRONIzE THE PRESS
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH

WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH
There are some ministers who have poor
conception Of the diversified and peculiar
functions of the daily press. They fail to
see why their sermGzs are not reported at
great length, and sometimes severely criti-
else the management for lack of enterprise
or failure to come up to the standard raised
in the mind of the critic. A glance at such
great journal as The DISPATCH ought to
open the eyes OF the man OF average intelli-
gence to the wonderful discrimination and
care necessarily called into action in prepar-
ing intellectual food and current news for
the thousands upon thousands of people who
scan its pages. If all the readers were MEM
bers of church, or even regular attendants,
probably criticism would be in place, but
when we remember that not over one-ffth
Of the people have any intimate afiliation
with the church, cri ticism seems to be inap-
propriate when severe.
A newspaper must be allowed to be in
some sense at least commercial venture,
and meets with success, as q rule, in accord
ance to the sagacity and business acumen
with which II is conducted. 1t must touch
every phase of life If It fills its mission. If
a minister has distinguishing qualities that
eutitle him to more than ordinary notice, or
If his productions from the rostrum are
above the ordinary, the live newspaper will
give him his need o publicity, but the in-
dividual paper must be the Judge OF its own
policy, and OF the fitness Of things In gen.
eral.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
THE Gypsy MOTH.
An Insect That Does Battle With the Mass
aehasetis Legislature.

An Insect That Does Battle With she Mass
aebusetis Legislature.
From the Boston Hefaid.1
1t 10 q new thing for the Legislature OF
Massachusetts, TO pass an act creating q
commission to destroy an insect pest. and
appropriate o sum Of money, TO bs eIpen ded
In the work that would Of itself be q fortune
for q man Of moderate habits and
desires. But this 10 Just what has
been depe, and the dipsy moth
Is the Insect aimed at. u was introduced
Into New England In 1870 by Mr.. l..
Trouvelot, an entom0logisl, now living In
Paris, but at the time In question living
near dlenwood, In East Medford, where he
attempted some eGpsriments In raising silk
from ohr native silk worms, and also Intro
duoed European species Tor the purpose.
The 0lpny moth In time became aoolimated,
and has multiplied to such an extent ~ 10
cause tho entire destruction Of the fruit
crop, and also 10 defollaLo the shade trees In
tho region Infested by II, which was at first
supposed 10 DO u small one Ia Msdford, but
which has since proved 10 be large one,
covering Ave towns aud three cities In an
area Of 30 square miles. The dlpsy moth
IL abundant iu nearly all parts OF Earope,
N0rlhern and Western Asia, and 10 even
extends 10 Japan.
The GIpsy moth was brought TO the at.
tentIop OF the Legislature during the late
session, and referred TO the Committee on
Agriculture, who reported bill TO provide
agal nst Its spread aud or Its extermlnation,
with full powers TO enter upon lands, and
employ such men and means ~ would be
found necessary or carrying out the instruc-
tions embodied In the act, with other regu-
lations Incident to such work, and author
lzlng the expenditure OF sum not exceed
Ing $25, 900 TO do the work.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
SAVED BY A C0CKAT00.
It Attacks a Snake Which Was About 20
strike II. Sleeping Master.

It Attacks a Snake Which Was About %
strike Il. sleeping Master.
Mail and ExpressI
One Charles Durand, Of whose travels and
adventures book has been written, owned
q cockatoo, which he carried about with him
on his journeys. The birds name was Billy,
and he seems to have been as wise as he was
loving. He came to his master with good
character, having been the careful attendant
on a sick man, bringing him bunches OF
grapes to quench his thirst and refusing
himself to eat one till the sufferer had set
the example.
Durand was asleep in his tent in those hot
latitudes, where strange wild beasts and
dangerous reptiles abound, when he was
aroused before his usual time Of waking by
a sharp, shrill cry of the bird of 'Time TO
lisel time to rise" accompanied by a vio-
lent Tapping of the wings, and then a series
of sharp screams in the cockatoo's own
natural tone. So awakened, Charles looked
around wondering what had disturbed his
feathered friend. The cause was soon plain
"a deadly snake lay coiled up close to his
bed, which, as he gazed, reared itsel up and
prepared to spring on the defenseless man.
just when he thought that all hope was at
an end the brave cockatoo sprang from his
perch. seized the reptile by the neck, and
held him tight till his master could summon
help from without. The snake was then
killed and Billy was raised to still higher
place in his masters esteem.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
CAN'T USE THE ELEVATOR.

An Example OF n Peculiar AHictIon Tint IL
by No Means Rare.
A strong, healthy man who looks like ne
is good for round century, was caught
putting and blowing at the head OF a flight
OF stairs in one OF the big city buildings yes
terday, right up against an elevator. "I
can't do it" he said, seeing the reporters
evident astonishment at the fact that he did
not take the elevator.
Il earn my money" he went on, "colIect-
ing bills, and spend many hours a day
climbing up and coming down stairs, but
do it in preference to riding in an elevator.
If l break my resolution my heart seems to
quit beating. and 1 find it very hard work
getting out when the elevator stops. have
tried all the advertised remedies, such as
closing eyes, clenching the teeth firmly,
taking a long breath, suspending respira-
tion and so on, but without result. There
is clerk in an office on the ninth floor of
downtown building who has to pay me a
dollar every Monday, and by the time get
out of that building these warm DAYS am
inclined to wish his firm would move into
the basement"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
UTILIZING OLD SHOES.
The scavrnEer Finds a Ready Market IA

The seavrnEer Finds a Rendy Market for
All the Scraps of Leather.
WORKOUT shoes have their uses. The
italian scavenger who rakes up your ash
barrel and sends the dust fring over your
doorstep knows this we'll, and his black eyes
glisten at the sight of old leather. IT the
shoes are not worn to shreds he sells them to
o secondhand dealer and they are patched
up and resoled; but If they are past nending
he takes them home to his cellar and rips
Them all apart, or bis wife and children do.
TIE pieces he sells to thp annfleturer.
From the larger pieces alter being soaked
till soft the uppers OF ehildrrn's shoes are
cut. The soes are cut into small pieces 10
make up the layers Of the heels Of other
shoes, the iron pegs that are not bent, can bs
used over again, and the httle scraps that
are left after all this are subjected to treat.
ment that makes them all one Diabls mass,
from which q kind Of artistic leather Ia
rolled out, This IL used for covering chairs,
hooks, trunks, boxes, etc. Many laney pat.
terms are stamped on Ii, aud the trade Ia
this kind OF "smboased" leather In the
United States IL q we'll established one.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
he BEAT Won M0LTKE.
A French General Who Out Unanswered
tho Prussian Leader.

A French General Who Out -Manouvered
tho PrussIan Leader.
London Times.l
General d'Hautpoul, of whose death we
are informed by our Paris cor respondent,
was once pitted against Count Won Moltke,
and beat him. General, then Captain
d'Hautpoul was then, in Louis
Philippe's time, the head of Ibrahim
Pashs's staff. He was also aid
de-camp to Soliman Pasha. Count Won
Moltke was the virtual commander of the
Turkish army at Nezib, as WAS General
d'Hautpoul, o: the Egyptian army, OF
which Ibrahim was the nominal chiet. The
Turks were routed, owing to the skill and
foresight of Captain d. d'Hautpoul in occupy
ing as he did the positions dominating the
road to Aleppo.
The intervention, of Europe alone saved
Constsntinople from being entered by the
Egyptian army after the defeat OF the Turks
at Nezib. General d'Hautpoul was sent by
General Trochu to Versailles in 1871 to me-
gotiate an armistice and met there his old
Zoe, Moltke, but refused to sign until in
formed about Bourbaki's army. General
Walden then took his place and signed,
and Bourbaki, to avoid being captured,
was forced to retreat in haste to Switzerland.
General d'Hautpoul was the last of the
French military men who helped to build
Mehemet Ali's Egyptian army on Euro
pean model.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
SEVEN HOURS OF SLEEP,
Early Rising Is Nonsense for Those who
Don't Retire Early.

Early Rising is Nonsense for Those Who
Don't Retire Early.
DR.. Talmage in Ladies' Home Journal.1
There is not one man or woman in ten
thousand who can afford to do without
seven or eight hours sleep. ALI those stories
written about great men and women who
slept only three or four hours a night make
very interesting reading; but tell you, my
readers, no man or woman ever yet kept
healthy In body and mind for number Of
years with less than seven hours
sleep. Americans need more sleep than
they are getting. This lack makes them 80
nervous and the insane ssylums 50 popu.
lous.
II you can get 10 bed early, then rise
early. II you cannot get 10 bed TIL late
then rise late. II may be ~ Christian for
one man 10 rise al . ~ II IL for another 10
rise at D. / counsel my readers 10 get up
when they are rested. But let the rousing
bell be rung at least 30 min.
utss before your pub o appearance.
Physicians say chat o sudden Jump out Of
bed gives irregular motion 10 the pulse. II
takes hours 10 get over q too sudden rising.
Give ua tlms, AFTER you cal w, 10 Fol over
gahs at the world full In the face, and look
before We leap,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
TEMPERATURE OF SOIL.
IL is vsry Materially Raised By the AddiIieu
Of Ordinary MHnurea


~" WIZ ""'e''a'' ""'.'a w ''' "'"'''''
"t ord'n"r' Wn"nres
Newcastle England chfonleie'I
The important chemical influence oil
mapures upon soils IA generally we'll under.
,tood but a nhys,osl sffsct wbIch 4, .oualIv
Ia,.a,,.a. !. .a, iii. .a.,.oIa,.d
'HPV,tA"s W. " 'p.' "pp'eo'H'ee
namely the influence OF manure upon
the temperature Of the soil. That
such an influence 10 exerted
has been demonstrated by o series Of expert.
ments In Japan, where the soil lis light and
porous, consisting Of volcanic ash mixed
with 7 or q per cent Of humus. Soil thor.
oughly mixed with manure IN varying q uan-
titles was placed IN four frames, while q
fifth frame was filled with soil unmixed
with manure.
A Thermometer sunk Ave inches In each
bed was read every five days for i've Pc
RODS, the result being that at the end OF the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
WIEN THE STARS FELL.

The Event From Which the Ages Of Slaves
Were Reckoned Before the War.
During the slavery days there was often
great difficulty in ascertaining the age Of q
slave. The negroes themselves did not re-
member the ages of their children nor their
own, so in the last 25 or 30 years of the
slave era it became a common prac-
tice to take 1888, the year of
the great meteoric display, as a
starting point. Every negro in the country
who was old enough remem bered the thrill
ing scene, and their fright was terrible. It
fixed itself on their minds as a most inn
portant event and SO constituted an epoch
known to all.
"How big boy were you when the stars
fell7" "What sized girl were you when the
star fel12" we're often heard and well under.
stood questions. II was old enough 10 work
in the fields with the hands when the stars
fell;' or, II was Just old enough to remem.
Der when the stars fell" furnished informa-
ton from which an approximate estimate
nigh. be made Of the slaves age BY the
would.be purchaser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
sACCHARINE IN FRUITS.

How the New sweeteneF Has Almost
RevoIutionized Canning.
81. Louis Globe -Democrat.1
The discovery of that substance known as
saccharine has almost revolutionized the
business Of canning fruits. This new
"sweetener," which the French Government
has already prohibited, owing 10 what they
call dangerous element which enters In its
formation, does entirely away with the use
Of sugar. II costs almost nothing.
About month ago prominent member
Of u canning frm Of an Eastern city, while
ehpefifh9enting 81 9e WIN saeehafine, diseeyefed
most entirely retain their natural taste,
This IL IN itself d great discovery, ~ almost
everybody knows the ference In taste be.
tween canned pineapples aud those which
are imported direct from the South,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
MADAME A. RUPERT.

New Yori's popular complexion specialist
who has met with such unexGelied success in
all large cities Of this United States and Eu-
rope, has opened permanent paTlOrs In Pitts
burg, where she will keep on sale her wonder
ful FACE BLEACH. FAos Bleach 10 not q
COSMETIC. not o WHITE WASH, but o
thorough tonic and skin bath. IL opens the
pores Of the skin, so ths blood can throw OF its
impure matter. Face Bleach is healthy for
any skin. IL removes the Old dead euticle that
has accumulated. Face Bleach has been
thoroughly ested for tho LAST TEN YEARS
by ladies whose faces have been cured Of hide
Gus blemtshes Of every nature. One side hay
ing been cleared ut hrst The general public
invited to call and see one side ENTIRELY
FRESH AND WHITE, six weeks later the re-
naming side clear. No more CONVINCING
PROOF Is necessary. Write TO your New
York friends and ask them to call at our main
Office and be convinced. Face Bleach perma-
nently removes all blemishes, moth. freckles,
excessive redness Eczema, Salt Rheum, in
fact every skin blemish. making the complex
ion clear. smooth and beautiful. Does not give
a washed out appearance, but a healthy look.
This wonderful Face Bleach, guaranteed, will
be sent to any address on receipt of price, 81 90
per bottle or three bottles, usually cure, IS 20.
Ladies out of city can send for it securely
packed. Send four cents or call for sealed par
ticulars Very interesting to ladies who are
deslrOus OF having good compilations.
MAZDA NE A. RUPERT,
Room 2U3. Hamilton Building,
jel-l0l-su Fifth ave. Pittsburr. Pa.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
r1oHTING THE MOTHS.

THrpsHiine and campbsv Absut the best
Dsse fsF the tBssets,
Ht Louis aisbesDemeerat1
The motb's good time !. Just commencing,
The hot weather makes him active and in.
dusulous, and last winters fun and wraps,
and the regular spring clothing scattered ar
aud down In drawers and on pegs, afford
him amply seoBe Tor work, This pfepufas
tlons sold At drug stores ara effective, but
rooms uBiBhabitAble, Uambhof and turs
peHline, placing a little of each In every
drawer Ia simple preventive, and ii a
moth can stand The combination Il deserves
all ID can get,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13
CHICKENS ARE DANGEROUS.
Gases " Infectious Diseases spread bI
Fewls and Pet AniRals.

Pet animals" SAYS Dr. D. baum IN the
tho st, Louis Globe. Democrat land eyea
chickens will often cause disease and spread
infection, Some people LOT dogs sleep with
them and see nothing wrong about the prae-
tiee, forgetting that the favored canine may
have smelt and even lain upon Injected rags
and refuse during the day. Pet dogs
and birds confined In nekfeems with
patients suffering from infectious or eonta-
gieus diseases frequently spread the disease
to other members Of the families, Careless
ness about chickens Is also q cause OF good
deal of sickness at this season of the year,
In the country there Ia nothing so healthy
asa chicken, but when kept In close con-
fnement or allowed to range In dirty stables
and alleys they become regular disease
spreaders. I know OF several cases of seri-
Gus malarial affections caught In this man
nsr, and at least one Of typhoid"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-13

plates for the American market without
reciprocity between the Dominion and the
States. Will that ever GOMEZ"
THE great American idea," I said, ''on
which all American statesmen agree, is to
have reciprocity in the New World from
Hudson's Bay to Cape Horn and fair tariff
for revenue and some protection against
European paupers and kings. What do you
think Of that?"
Mr.. Hunter looked down and said with q
sign: 1t may be fun for the Yankee boys,
but Is death to the John Bull frogs"
ELI bFRKINA