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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-11-20

He had been visiting In the frver-strickcn
dcns ~ Dundee. 1yphus fever had laid
ibid of him but, ignorant of the cause of
the languor and pain which oppressed him,
hc had gone Ia celebrate marriage. aud
remained for the entertainment which fol-
lowed. Some were there who We're no
friends to his faithful preaching, and
thought that this grave manner was due To
pictsm and not Illness. Some one Of them
said see now If | cannot tease your
minister"
50 saving, she sent little girl ofnine
wears to Mr. MrChcyue with n marriage
favor and bouquet. When III, ch IA ap-
pruuchcd him he Frightened M. "Will you
put thi, uu'' said she. "NcS, il You viii
show me how when il was all arranged,
he said II have done what YOU asked me-.
viii You listen while tell You
story" 50 h. brg9n to tell her
the sweet story ut old.' Very soon
siN other little girls gathered round aud
listened with upturncd faces while he told
them how the Lord Jesus had come down
from heaven to earth, and then died 10 save
sinners. when be had finished, he laid his
hand on the head Of each child aud asked
God blessing on her. soon after he said
lac tct so IN lac must retire. lie went home
to his bed, aud In few days he was with the
Lord. This was his last service.
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nrM. NOT rnwsrn. Condemned.

"ln oll times in Germany began Uncle
Filtz, "thpy had curious laws, 10y which
every offending criminal, not excepting bee
ties and ants were tried lor their crime and
sentcncei--often 10 bo eNcOmmuncatei.
Perhaps you do not know that Robert Brown
ings poem, The Pied Piper of Hnmeln, Is
merely the translation o, "a German legend
OF that town
That similar laws exist in this country, is
shown by dog being on trial for his life in
one of tho Eastern States. Iowser was
charged with having a savage disposition
dangerous 10 the bD lily veal OF this Com
mOnwaalth.' The plaintiff swore 10 having
been bitten by him without any proyoca-
tion, and wanted tho handsome animal
killed.
"Towser's owner objected, and retained
counsel for him. The plaintiff finally ac-
knowledged making fowser drunk with strips
of meat soakel ia brandy and 10 otherwise
molesting him.
"A number OF witnesses told Of Towsers
general good behavior, and then the dog was
brought forward for his own defense. AT
his masters command our informant says,
he played dead, stood on his head, aud then
mounted the steps to the Judges desk, shak-
ing paws with that official
"fhe Judge was much pleased by this and
said:
be condemned,! and ordered that the plaintiff,
who gave il b. him, should withdraw the suit
and pay the costs of the trial"
ibid they excommunicate the rumY' asked
the children.
"No," was the answer, "but they should
have done it, We, at least will excommuni-
cate IL from our sideboards, as the old Ger
mans would a general pest. - Temperance
Banner.
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RELIGIOUS READING,


TRUST.
a picture memory brings To me:
! look across tile years aud see
Myself beside my mothers knee.
feel the gentle hand restrain
My selfish moods, aud know again
a child's blind sense ofwrOng and pain.
But wiser now, man gray grown.
My chlldhood's needs are better known,
My mothers Christening love own.
Gray. grown, hut In our Fathers sight
a child still cropping for the light
10 read his works aud ways Alright.
] bow myself beneath his hand;
The pain itsclf for good was planned;
trust but cannot understand.
! fondly dream its needs must be,
That rs my mother dealt with me,
80 with Ills children dcalcth lie.
] wait and trust, the end will prove
That here and there. below. above,
The Christening heals, the pain is love.
~. e.. Whittier.
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LOVE IN THE HOME,

Nothing can be- more beautiful In the slghs
oi tod than home circle where the ! ord
rcigns in the hearts Of the members. and
where love for each other /, manifested i'm
looks aud tones, but dreadful the home
marred Toy mkmdncss aud chickering's Fam
iiy puarrcl~ are the hardest TO heal the
most wrctchcd to endure.
Dally tnunts aud iliugs keep such wounds
open until finally hatred for each other en-
sue, in utter defiance ut the terrible denun-
'iatonS of the scripture against those who
cherish hate tn the heart.
Love is the keynote of heaven. and the
happy. loving home i, the purc,t type ~ the
paradise above. where love and joy ctcruaiy
rcign.-t christian at work.
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EFFECTS or A SOCIAL. crsrou.-

Tho social autocrat OF the selcta sfour
hundred of this city is Mr.. Ward McAllis.
ter IL is announced that no has been
offered by Henry Abbey, OF theatrical re-
nown. SO,ow FOR n winters course OF lee
turcs on society. IL Is no yet announces
whether he will accent the offer or not liz
Is said that the wine merchants hold him in
particular reverence, and the reason given
th"'efor is that he "can do n great deal for
brand Of sherry or champagne" He il
deemed very high authority by these social
aiplrantS, who are eager 10 secure his favor,
concerning aesthetic wine.drinking and as 10
the various kinds Of wine 10 be selected for
the grand social entertainments. Of which no
Is the master spirit. II is this social vino
drinking custom thus fostcred by wealthy.
extra fashionable society, which, while il Is
allowed, viii make the suppression Of tho
saloon In the slums extremely difficult, IL not
altogether impossible. NsiO lOr. Temper
GH.e IdrOcdtt.
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~ REMEMBER going into he country on
one particular occasion Tor my vacation. At
the farm where | lodged there WAS an old
well, working with swcep-thnt IL, big
beam working on u pivot, with bucket at
one end, which was - suspended that the
bucket end could be dropped into the we'll
which was about sixty feet deep. got hold
Oi the beam and swung il round till the bucket
touched the water, and got good drink.
Just then the old farmer came out; he had
seen me at the well. 1 have no doubt that
Is fair enough water he said, but you do
not know how to get u right good drink,
and coming over he seized the beam aud
sent the bucket down into the water about
twenty feet, aud got \ draught taken from
the very heart of the living rock.
81 had thought the water | had drawn
myself all that could be desired. but when
tasted the other thought | had never drunk
real water until then. | have often thought
that young converts do not gct deep enough
spiritual draughts. One touch of the hem OF
ChriSts garment, faith ns a grain of must
ard seed will save YOU, but w. dear friends,
you wish to know Christ in his neNhaustible
fullnoss You must drink deep OF the living
water which He 80 freely gives. REV. Geo.
+. Pcntecost.
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'FfA NNNNFh lltNblh AWAY NkATUs'
The Bible says, "A soft answer turncth
away wrath The Irish Times tells ~ a
case in which gentle action served the same
purpose: ~ brave, active, intelligent ter
rier, belonging to n Lady friend, one dAy dis
covered n monkey, belonging to an tincrant
organ grinder, seated upon a bank within
the grounds. and ut once made a dash for
him. The monkey, who was attircd 10
jacket and hat awaited the onset in such NJ
disturbed tranquility that the dog halted
within few feet OF him TO rcconnoitrc.
Both animals took II long, steady stare At
each other, but the dog was evidently rccoy-
ering from hil surprise, and about TO make
aspiring Tor the intruder
AT this critical iuncturc, the monkcy,wh
had remained perfectly quiet hitherto,
raised his paw aud gracefully salutcd 10y
lifting his hat. The effect was magical.
The dogs head and tail dropped, and he
sneakcd of To the house, refusing to leave Il
until his polite but mysterious guest bad de-
parted There are times when some ami
mails act more scnsibly than some people,
and this poor organ-grindcr's monkey
preached an excellent sermon To all who arc
too ready with fists or angry words. II
takes two to quarrel always, and IL ono
won't the other can't Methodist Protest.
ant
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-11-20

lHE National Farmers Alliance opens its
annual session at Ocala, Florida. ON the first
Tuesday OF December. The meeting will also
sources OF Florida ana specimens of all the
natural curiosities OF the State will be dis
played for the instruction OF visitors. This
exposition will remain open during sixty
days.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-11-20

"Shamo water" D. the name given g. strong
drink by natives OF Africa.
Minnesota has three W. c. r. L unions
composed entirely Of Scandinavians
Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens, presilen; of Name
W. G. +. u, is ono of the two lady managers
ot tho Worlds Fair chosen from her state
There has been gain of Twenty-Five per
cont in the membership of the " e., J. U.
in the District OF Columbia dUIlE the last
year.
Sacramento, Cal, W. &. r. Z about TO
erect q temperance temple costing $1,000,
having already secured lot ono member
has donated $500 and another $500 toward
the building.
Since last Apr milk hn. been served As
daily ration 30 patients iu lhu l,ylums under
the control Of tho Lon ."u County Council
instead Of alcoholics, aul o." medical officers
unanimously testify as T. tine good results.
Judge II. Marshall Buford, of Lexington.
Ky, late Of the Common Court Of Pleas, has
become insane from drinking whisky 10 e1-
cess and has becn sent 10 n private asylum.
Ho is about forty years Of age AMI Is one OF
the best lawyers la the state.
The Illinois W. G. r. L. now has a menu
bcrship of over fourteen thousand, having
added over twelve hundred new members
during the past year Sixty seven thousand
dollars have been expended IN local work
and fifteen hundred thousand pages OF litera-
tura distributed. There are 1900 children
IA the Loyal Temperance legions,
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nRER AR FOOn.

Tn recent Parliamentary debate a mem.
Der of Her Majesty's Government said some
thing about the ''nutritive" qualities OF beer.
That beer has stimulating qualities may be
ut once admitted, but ''nutritive" powers are
quite another thing. A barrel OF ale ana
lived shows as follows
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4 nOLn TnOVr.

Never I'm the history of the church has
there been greater demand or louder call
for - bold front" than At present.
The pcriluu, times have come:
"Neu are lovers OF their own selves cOyCt-
ous hoastcrs, proud bla.phcmcrs. disobcli-
cut to parents, uuthanhtui, uuhOly, lovers ~
pleasure more than Of God, having a form
Of godlincss but denying the power thereof"
II i in view Of these Scrptural facts that We
need more men who will make no Cpmprom-
isc with sin, and will not turn coward, when
the finger Of scoru or the voice OF wrath Is
raised.
some years ago a sailor at the close OF
PRAYER meeting laid blank card before his
friend requesting him to write few words
on il, lrcallsc. us he said, "IOu viii do II
moro plainly than ! can
write these words, sir; 1 love Jesus; 10
youY"
After hc had written them ~ said:
"Now You must tell me what you are going
10 do with the card
lie replied: ~ am going 10 sea tomorrow,
aud | am afraid If do not take a stand nc
once | NAV begin to be ashamed of my re-
ligion. and let myself b" laughed ont of II
altogether. Now as soon rs go on board |
shall walk straight To my hunk and nail up
this card upon IT, that everyone may know
that am a Christian"
The spirit ~ bodncss ns manifested by
the young sailor Is the present need ON the
part of individual members nj large, Garry
out your religious convictions 90 the letter,
meet the enemy with boldncss, let him
understand where you stand and under what
flag you sail \ few weeks ago one Of our
American ships was pursued by n suspicious
craft, The captain ran up the masthead
the American flag. The enemy turned
away, because he knew that the powers of
this nation would be stirred. Like wise when
your assailants meet you and the darts OF
the enemy are threatened, raise your ban
ncr, unfurl H. stand under II, let your ale
glance 10 God be known, ana the enemy
will be made to feel that with you Is "a holy
JUNCTION, Divine power. that cannot and
will not fail thee.
Only be true 10 God when in the thIckest
of the fight when made the butt of ridicule,
or when tempted TO yield to wrong. Stand
firm, be a man, be Christian man say No;
say to your associates with the cain earnest
ness Of one who has looked into eternity, II
cannot sin against God" Put on the whole
nrmor, present a bold front, and In Gods
own time the guns Of the enemy will be
silenced, the sky will clear, the noise OF the
battle will cease, and all Heaven and earth
Will be made to ring with the shouts Of
final triumphant victory that will be ourz
forever.
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There are 20s,749 railroad bridges
in the United States, spanning 3,s13
miles.
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TEMPERANCE.


A DRCNEARD's soLfLoQUY.
''No, can't got It DOWN.,
Shall ] ever forget
The pleading tones
or that young cadet;
As he raised me up
Il had fallen down..
Then picked up my hat,
which was minus n crown.
Aud said, PLEASE don't
Drink that poison drink
il is that which makes you
Fall down, | think"
Ny throat is so dry,
] want my Flip,
But the moment the glass
Comes up to my lip,
Think | can sea
That fair young face,
As hc handed my hat
With boyish grace:
Aud a voice nkcmy boys.
SayingA Please don't drink;
1t is that Nhich makes you
Fall down, | think
For had n boy once.
Just as gooi unl fair
AS this with bright eyes,
ana brONn, CURING halr.
lifted no warning
My fair boy to save:
And. alas he now sleeps
In low drunkard's gravel
And his grave 10y my tears
Had never been wet.
Till heard tho please dont
or the young cadet.
ycs, I'll dash II awayi
And no more shall the bowl
Touch my lips, that has
Weiluish ruined my soull
fcnr me | murdered
My bright-haircl bpyl
Rum made mo do it.
tie was once my joy.
may help save others
And Iil never forget,
Tho pleading PLEASE don'r
OF the young cadet.
IrS. L. 4. OJcur, IN Temperance Adroedt
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90 WONDEn rmEY rIInr rnln1nIr1nN

M WVNOEN TUEY FIiUr NnlHl0IrI0N.
BonfoWS lIinc and Spirit Circular prints
Tie following figures of tho number Of bar
reds Of beer sold 10y the eight LARGEST lager
bcer breweries during the year ending April
10, 1880: AnhruScr- Busch. st. Louis. G!GGJg
barrels; Pabst Brewing Company. Milwau
kcc, GOSPEL, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Com
pany, Milwaukee, AIS, s3i, George Ehrct,
New York. 33i, ,G25; Spatenbraucrci, Mu.
Mich, Brnucrci, 3gl, 40: lowcn Munich 800
NV, Anton Drchcr, Vienna, $50, lsj; st.
Marx Braucroi, Vienna, PSI AL.
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Must Jesus bear the cross alone,
And the world 90 free?
No. there's II cross for every one,
And there's a cross for me.

As fall asleep tonight on my pillow in the
tent on the plain of Esdraelon reaching from
the Mediterranean to the Jordan, the waters
OF the river kishon soothing me as by lul-
laby, hear the gathering OF the hosts for the
last battle OF all the earth And by their
representatives America is here and Europe
Is here and Asia is here aud Africa is here,
and all heaven is here and all hell is here,
and Apollyon on the black horse leads the
armies of darkness, and Jesus on the white
the roll of the drums and the clear call of the
clarions and the thunder of the cannonades
And then / hear the wild rush as OF million
of troops in retreat, and then the shout of
victory as from fourteen hundred million
throats, and then song as though all the
armies OF earth and heaven were joining IL,
clapping cymbals, beating the time-"rhe
kingdoms of this world ara become the king
doms OF our Lord and of His Christ, and Ho
shall reign for ever and ever"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-06

suusty wan TneIr IoreIgn rlVaIs IN Tn0 COM
petitive field is a gross wrong to the tax
payers the consumers, and 10 anti -Repub-
lIcan. 1t IS q blunder tn At 10 akin to a crime.
And we are confronted with the charge
that we are still laundering and voting IL in
the Interest OF few Thousands and at the
expense Of the millions. The injury comes
in various forms Its most humiiiating as
pect is in the fact tat IL makes our pros
perity partial and makes the mass of the
people the servants of the few, and does it
in the name and under the gu Sc of protect
ing labor and cherishing our Infant indus
tries.
AS the remedy, finally, to all this un-
reasonable high tariff policy of exclu-
sion Butterworth says we must remove
all the barriers that hamper our COM
merce and rule us out of the markets Of
the Western Hemisphere. We must not
yield to the clamor of few along the
border who would ignorantly or selfish
ly sacrifice the broad interests of a na-
tion of sixty-five millions of people to
the special, peculiar and wholly partial
advantage (if it could, in fact, prove an
advantage, which utterly deny,1 Of a
very few," for ''this is Nation, not a
neighborhood, and our legislation must
be fashioned to promote the good Of all. "
Now let Butter worth vote as he
thinks, and all friends of low and
reasonable tariff viii believe in his sin
cerity, and claim him as co-worker for
the best interests of the country.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-06
A MIDDAY MIRAGE.
Discovery OF Another Product OF Southern
California.

Discovery Of Another Product OF Southern
California.
Any one who will take the trouble to
90 to the intersection of North Los
Robles avenue and Villa street. by
looking south on the frst-named thor
oughfare will see, on clear day about
noon-time, pool Of water. or what ap-
pears to be such. about the place whore
Colorado street crosses the avenue.
There would be nothing strange or
startling In the above information If
the water, plainly visible at Villa
proaches its apparent location. In
tersection Of Colorado street and Los
Robles avenue, and what the spectator
sees from Villa street is nothing less
than . mirage.
To witness this rare optical delusion
the place indicated should be visited
between the hours of eleven .. 10. and
noon, although. the mirage has been
seen as late as one o'clock. A perfectly
clear day must be chosen, for when
there are clouds in the sky the water
does not show up. The spectator had
better be in a buggy, the elevation thus
afforded adding somewhat to the effeot
of the delusion.
Granted these conditions q small pool
or lake is distinctly visible off to south
ward, about q half mile distant Let q
vehicle pass Los Robles avenue on Col
orado street and its shadow will be
plainly reflected beneath the waters
surface. The water is seen most clearly
from point few yards south of Villa
street
The mirage is an optical delusion that
comparatively few persons are privi-
legged to witness. 1t is due to the un-
equaled densities and refracting powers
of adjacent strata Of the air, usually of
! those close to the suaface Of land and
sea. the phenomenon Is fully ex-
| planned by the principles of refraction
and total reflection of light, and Is
often termed unusual refraction. Mi
RACES are seen less frequently on land
than on sea. On land they are seen
mostly on desert plains, in hot climates,
whore the intense heat of the sand
greatly rarifes the air in contact with
1t, which acts as a mirror or body of wa
ter, in which inverted images of distant
OO0AOo arc ocOus AS Juo GTdV6l6I 8D-
proaches these seeming lakes their real
aspect changes. the water apparently
grad uelly receding.
1t is difficult to express exactly what
is the condition of the atmosphere when
multiple images are seen. Sometimes
the images are direct, at other times in
verted. 1t would be interesting to know
what causes the local mirage above
described. The ground where the pool
appears to be is usually moist, the
sprinkling wagon getting its water from
hydrant near by. But no matter what
produces the phenomenon it is there
just the same. and any one, no matter
how skeptical, by following the instruc-
tions given above, will see for himself
and be convinced.
One of the first persons to discover
the mirage was c. c. Thompson. He
has since pointed it out to number of
persons. Cor. Los Angeles
| Tribune
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-08-06
TEACHING HER BILLIARDS.
It Ii Very Amusing, But Not to the Ma
Who Doaa the Taachinn

It Ii Very Amusing, But Not to the Man
Who Does the Teaching.
He-You will observe that l English
the ball on this side, and cue low down.
which returns the ball upon the red
one, and brings
She-But must you play 1t that wayP
He-It is scientific
She-Oh, 1 know; but suppose the
balls were situated differently, and sup
pose
He-Yes-yss But that would be a
different problem, too While the play
is as it is
She-But what If miss? You know
nerer can make the balls 60 in the
right direction. They aI,oays 60 on the
wrong side.
He-obViously then, you-you-why.
you
Shelf I put plenty of chalk on my
He-Cue.
Shelby cue. Will that cause any
difference2
He~Y-yes. Rpt here~in this par
ticpiar case you must do as show you.
She-Even If you have no chalk on
your-your-
He-WhS yes. The chalk only pre-
vents possible reflections from the
smooth surface of the
She-oh, but you said once that 1t
was foolish to omit the CHI
He-Exactly. But the chalk is merely
passive aid-your skill, after all, de-
termines the result.
She-Ohi
He (showing)-Now then, you En-,
glish on this side. and cue low down
90. Seer
She-But what If it slips2 What If
He-But 1T won't Slip
She-Even If you have no chalk on
your-your-
He (aespsrately)-Even If it was
greasedl
She (taking his cue)-Well, let me
wipe of all the chalk, and then we can
see.
He (submitting)-very well-there
you are-now. Prepares to play.)
Shells this going to be ''draw
shot?"
He-Yes; the ball comes back to the
cushion and touches the red, as ex-
planned to you.
She-Oh, waiti DO you call it English
when you hit low down with the stick?
He-No. no. English means any
point from the center to either side.
She-Wsll, vAy do you English
He (feebly)-oh. don't know. It's
In the game.
She (satisfed) d)-Isn't IL nice IshalI
like billiards better than croquet Now
go on You didn't put any more chalk
on your MAllet did you
He trallying)-No. Now. as / said,
this is very simple shot Low down;
this side; and there you arel (Cus
breaksl misses his point By foot}.
She tdsmoniacally)-Oh, look at that
You didn't do i'll And you said IL was a
simple shotl Does 1t eften do thatf /
told you you ought to put more chalk
on your English; didn't Iq Do draw
shots atsoays run swaya Did 1t scratch9
Where?" (Etcetera for an hour. Nor
rill Hazard, in Jury.
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The Girl of the Period.

If the young women of the present
day go just little bit farther in their
encroachments upon the. masculine
wardrobe a fellow will soon have diff
Guilty in determining whatnAE it is his
brother or his sister advancing to meet
him On a crowded street. For things
have reached pass where the young
woman thinks it the proper caper to
wear a double=breasted vest, q starched
shirt front, a high-standing collar,
four-in-hand tie with horseshoe stud,
and an almost brimless Derby tile,
any or all Of which articles of attire
might be worn by her father, brother or
sweetheart without exciting remark.
In some instances the coat is also cut to
resemble as much as possible that af-
fected by masculinity, with split tails,
velvet collars and all. If some of the
departed people q the last three gem
erattons could rise up and behold the
change that has come over the outward
appearance Of the girl of the period
they would be justified in asking each
other when the young men were going
to make their debut In petticoats.
Oh hicago Journal,