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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23
Our CROSSES

mo man hath velvet cross was Fla.
eeIs assertion, year. ago, and it is Just M
true now as then. Only He who gives 1t tu
us and he who bcarcth the cross knows its
weight. God only knows the strength need
ful for every burden. When we have fe .
that we were sinking under the weight oi
great sorrow, Ills hand hath been placed be.
meath us to lit us. sickness peCuniary
losses, the loss of our loved ones, weigh
heavily upon us. Separation III this world
from those who are dear to us saddens our
hearts beyond endurance, had we no
strength but our own. To hc misrcprescnt-
ed 10y the many, and to be- malgncd if only
10y the few, are all crosses which we are
10th to bear but when we remember that
each cross borne adds lustrc To the crown,
We should welcome them or. at least, be
able t. say, THY will be done
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23
Why We Sink In Ouicksand.

Quicksand is composed chiefly of small
particles of mica mixed largely with
water. The mica is so smooth that the
fragments slip upon each other with the
greatest facility, so that any heavy body
which displaces them will sink and con-
tinue to sink until solid bottom is
reached. When particles of sand are
ragged and angular any weight pressing
on them will crowd them together until
they are compacted into solid mass. A
sand composed of mica or soapstone,
when mixed with sufficient water, seems
incapable of such consolidation.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23
RELIGIOUS READING,


LOVE Is LfGHr.
NV little girl, so brave by day,
Grows timid as the shadows fall
/ cannot charm her fears away:
My reasons have no force at all.
She pleads with all her childish might,
That she may have q light.
l calm her fears and stroke her hair;
tell her of the angels near
OF God, whose love is everywhere,
And Christ, to whom each child is dear.
Sh' hears, but only clasps me tight,
And begs me for light.
But when | say IL cannot be.
And strive to make her understand
just why. she makes another plea
That ] will stay and hold her hand.
She whispers as we kiss good night,
That's better than u light"
And thus, content she falls asleep.
My clasp grows closer on her hand
Musing Got doth his wisdom keep
In childish lips. understand,
That, in that other, darker night
'Tis love that makes it light
i, too. have shrunk In childish dread
From tha. dumb darkness that doth Greer
And thicken round the dying bed
And, fearful, felt could not sleep
Without light. | understand,
lis light to hold Loves hand.
n e. Chepcrton
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23

81 met with an agitating experience
the other day said a young travelling
man.
"Whnt was it,"
a young lady said she was going to
faint.
"What did You do?"
81 told her to wait minute and wa
would bc at her fathers house then
she could sit on the steps"
And did she faint them
"No; cant quite understand it,"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23

Kate Muller, n baby two and half years
old, who lived IN Brooklyn, died from drink
ing whisky. While her parents were out,
Katie and her brother John, five years old,
got bottle Of whisky out Of a closet and the
little girl drank small cupfu She became
sick almost immediately and little John took
her down stairs 10 tho apartments OF Mrs.
Callahan. She became unconscious and never
revived.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23
Picturesque Persian Bal.

Nothing could be more picturesque
than the bazaars in Persia. Around the
square are open booths, generally filled
with fruits and vegetables arranged in
masses to produce brilliant color effects
Here and there is group Of horses or
camcls, whose drivers are lying on the
ground smoking or sleeping. In another
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23

Tongue cannot describe the love Of Christ;
finite minds cannot conceive Of it; and those
who know most of it can only say, with in
spiration, that il "passeth knowledge
IdusOn
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-01-23

Carson Parker, a Methodist preacher, was
found dead in a south side saloon at Pueblo,
Col, on recent Sunday. For years he was
one OF the most eminent preachers of tho
Methodist Church in New York State. He
became drunkard and outcast, wandered
TO Pueblo, reformed, and again joined the
Church. His reformation lasted year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
UNDER MOUNTAINS OF SNOW.
Trains and Telegraph Poles on the
Central Pacific Buried Out of Sight.

Senator Stanford has received long dispatch
from the general superintendent of the Central
Pacific railroad at San Francisco giving an ac-
count of the terrific snow blockade in the Sierra
Nevada mountains. The dispatch saws that
on each side of the mountain the snow is piled
up till 1t is from three to four feet higher than
the cabs of the locomotives on each side of the
track and push plows and plungers are of no
service whatever, as they cannot throw the
snow out of the channel. The steps have had
to be taken off the cars to prevent them from
dragging in the ice and the snow is so deep
that the sides of the cars are pushing against
the high banks.
A very heavy snow and wind storm has pre-
vailed in eastern Nevada and Utah and two
engineers and three fremen were killed by
engines becoming derailed by the wind. Sew
eral trains have left Ogden for the east but all
have been deralled after going a short distance
by the ice on the tracks
The telegraph wires at Cascade are buried
from 10 to II feet, although the tops of the
poles stand y feet above the ground. Heavy
land and snow slides have occurred at Delta and
north of Dunsmire To illustrate the nature
OF the storm the dispatch says that at point
about a mile north of Upper Soda Springs
a snow slide came down the mountain damned
up the river SO that its bed was dry for half an
hour below the dam. A severe storm set in
again yesterday and the superintendent ex-
pressed grave fears that the worst is yet to
come.
Another dispatch from Vice President Crocker
OF the Central Pacific says that he has been
blockaded IN the snow ten days and has lust
reached San Francisco. twenty-five hundred
extra men have been employed to combat
with the elements and great difficulty
Is experienced in provisioning them, az
all supplies have to be carried by means of a
snow shoe service and at an enormous expense.
In places on the line of the Central Pacific the
snow yesterday WAS from $50 to 200 feet deep
on the tops OF the snow sheds. In many places
the trains are covered out of sight and no COM
munication can be had except ON snow shoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.
The Commissioners Seeking Informa-
ton From Public Omcials.

The civil service commission has sent out
letters to the various postmasters throughout
the country asking their opinions on several
proposed changes in the regulations. The
commission is anxious to know whether the
present age limitation, sixteen for the mini
mum, does not bring upon the register of
eligibles too large a number of boys. 1t
is thought by the commission that the mini
mum age should be raised to eighteen. The
answers that have been received so far would
show that most postmasters are in favor of such
a change.
The commission also asks in its circular letter
whether or not messengers examinations should
be abolished and the names for these places
taken from the clerks register. third ques-
ton Is with reference to the ACCESSIBILITY
OF physical tests for government officials
who come under the civil service law. The
greatest variety of opinion has been expressed
with reference to the last two questions. and it
would be difficult matter to find how the gen.
eral sentiment lies. 1t is remarkable that num-
Der Of postmasters in their recommendations
to the commission have taken precisely the OPP
posite ground to what their predecessors did,
Thus, for example, In the case of the postmas-
ter at Chicago the recommendations that he
proposes are throughout exactly contradictory
TO those made by his predecessors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
NINE INDIANS AFTER sCALPs.
And How 1t Was That Senator Pettigrew
Ate One of Them for Dinner.

ut was not until found the three white men
| scalped in the creek that L realized how close
the hostile Indians were" said Senator Petit
grew of South Dakota. MY camp was made
about fifty miles from Bismarck-it was in 1873
which was then a settlement of forty or fifty
buildings, maybe, most of them dance houses
and saloons. wickeder town it would be diff
ficult to imagine. The northern Pacific road
had its terminus there and the toughs and bad
characters from all the country round natur-
ally congregated at the point from which trans
continental freight was shipped down the Mis-
souri, However, l wasn't speaking of terri
toral civilization, but of the savages, of whom
| spied nine while out hunting on this occasion
IN the breast-hlgh grass of valley. / was
shooting for the pot and just happened to look
toward the southwest horizon when l was in
terested to observe the number of Sioux men-
ton stealing along in single file around the
bottom slope of a hill about a mile away. They
were coming in my direction and. inasmuch as
the red men were fiercely ON the war path
against all whites at that time. my first thought
was to make for the camp, for / did not desire
TO figure without a skull covering like the
three unfortunates to whom the attention of
myself and my companion had been called in
the water way.
SAFE IN CAMP
l managed to reach camp in time by fran
tic race and found there only the cook, who
had already seen the Indians approaching and
had got ready all the guns belonging to the
party. There were eight Winchester rifles,
each carrying a magazine of bullets. beside
other arms. and, inasmuch as both the cook
and myself were first-rate shots. We felt conf
dent of being able to easily dispose of nine
Sioux before they could even do so much as get
within their own gun-shot range. But we had
one great anxiety, namely, for the seven other
members of the expedition, who had gone ont
in another direction with only one shot gun
among them. After we had loaded the few
pistols that had not been prepared We bent our
attention upon the enemy. / asked the cook
to hand me a field glass, so that might inspect
the foe more closely. You know in that part
of the world the atmosphere has this peculi-
arity-that objects seen at distance are very
much distorted to the view ofttimes. For in
stance, dog afar will seem as big as an ele-
plant, and other things will appear in various
ways transmogrified. Thus you will not be so
much surprised when tell you that upon look
ing through the glass l beheld nearing us in
single file nothing more or less formidable than
nine antelopes. We had one of them for din
Qer that evening -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
THE COURTS,

COURT IN GENERAL TERM.-Judges Hagne7,
Cor and James.
Yesterday-Butler agt Strong; order to file
certain testimony. RIggles agt. Emery; argued
and submitted. Mccormick agt. District of
Columbia; on hearing.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-.Jmlqe Montgomery.
Yesterday-Frantz agt. Goetzinger; judgment
by default.
EQUITY CoURT-JudQes Cor, Hdgner and James.
lesterday-Bartelle agt. Cone; order APP
pointing W. V. r. King guardian ad Item
Brown agt. Chesapeake and Ohio railroad COM
pany; order appointing Henry G. Winship and
Victor Cushwa receivers. Mckee agt. Coch-
ran and Lamar agt. Mckee; delivery of papers
to @. lngle ordered. McKenna agt McKenna;
taxing dispositions nunc pro tune ordered.
PROBATE CoURT-Ji4dge Cor
Yesterday-Estate of John V. Kehl: petition
of widow for probate of will and letters testi-
mentary filed. Estate of A. N. Kellogg; ex-
empifed copy OF will from Cook county, ILL.,.
filed Estate of Martha McCutchen; will filed
with petition. In re guardianship of Ellen T.
Conner; petition for letters filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
ANACOSTIA.

A FAMILY Row.-There was an interesting
family gathering a few days ago out Oh the
Anacostia road leading toward Bennings. which
resulted i'll four arrests and leaving of $50 col
lateral in the hands of the police with one COM
blatant still to near from. John Hail. colored.
and his wife, Priscilla, both aged seventy. and
their son Frederick, aged twenty. live together.
Alfred, married son, aged forty, and Joe
Frazier, son-in-law. live near by Joe is al
legged to have shown his affection for his
mOther-in-law by giving her pounding, and
and then the son John visited cOndign punish
ment upon Joe in the same way, all me mbers
of the family joining i'll on the chorus. Joe
was soon laid up for repairs and the other par
Elephants were gathered in by Officer Mari,
who accepted IS collateral apiece, which has
been forfeited. Joe will be rendered recep-
ton at the station house as soon as he is able
to accept an invitation.
NoTEs.-A hundred young people from the
surrounding country, this village and South
Washington attended dancing party at Oxford
hall, Oxon Hill, last night.--Salem and Ana
costa tents of Rechabites held interesting
meetings last night, the hours being enlivened
with temperance music and remarks for the
good of the order.--Mr j. S. Reagan is able
to ride out these pleasant days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD.

Schedule m effect December ~, 1889.
Leave washington IRON station corner OF New Jersey
For Chicago and Northwest. vestbuled Limited
For CINCINNATI St; Louis aud Indianapolis express
For Pittsburg and Cleveland. vestibuled Limited
For 1sy s1d ana express AZ pm
t tr Mi. .. and way s.a,ions, 10 80 pun
For Baitiinore. Week days. :o0. s 100, 40, 20
$3.50, $40 Y:45, Il 90, Il. 90, A.. minutes, a. IN.
:5o go $50 - - minutes 9S ESQ al5 45 minutes
5 ao5o s al9 a f E; sg 4s ia,ss
900. 1880 and il $50 pm. avg ~
more 300 AZ. $3.50 m, 2lO, o;2o, 4:35 20
81. 10 Pm Sundays. s:3O am. lao. go 4:J5
Trans leave Baltimore for Washington, week days
IL AIM G 1850 i5 AZ sCG ssc SiS r S
AIS. :op 500 $40. 10 80. SO, S S:19
300, $40; 5:io, 7:5o. $50: s:55, 1870. io:ss
F For Annapolis. 6 40 aud $3.50 am, 1910 and %
Pam On Sundays ia $50 Am SO pm Leave An
sundays. 5 81 a. IN. i 100 p. M anu '''0 49,
For stations on the Me,ropolitan Branch. t6:is
il0:30am.. a sc and Is 80 pm. 'A''''' '-'''
tor Gaithersourg ana intermediate points. 20 :00L
For Boyds and intermediate stations, Il 100 pm,
For trederich o:fo. IL 30 AM, 1910 t4:3U y
For Hagerstosn, I'll 20 am. and IS 30 pm.
Trans arrive from Chicago daily IL AS IN. and
go p. H. from Cincinnati aud ST. Louis daily As
a m and I so p from Pittsburg 7:lV H., 6:oU
y. III. daily
NtM YORK AND PHILADELPHIA DIVISION
for New York, Trenton. Newark aud Elizabeth, N
- 4.DO 500, $40, IL 200 H., 3D. a 20 aud
100 pm. Buffet parlor all day trains
Sleeplng car on the ~ 80 pm, open at :0u pm.
or Phlladelphia, Newark, Wilmington and Chester,
and 80 pm
For intermediate points between Baltimore and Phil.
aoeIpha, 800 ana 81 20 ~ :O0 1871 pm.
lralns leave New York for Washington, IS 80
night.
Trains leave Philadelphia for Washington q: 40
-S:lo, 10 am, SO, Il 40, .6U5, %. 40 o. IN
For Atlantic City Il 100 am. aud 'l2:0O M sun
days 100 IL. and IL 100 noon.
Except sunday. Daily sSunday only.
Baggage called Tor and checked from hotels and res
licences BY Union Transfer Co orders lett ut ticket
ofnces, " y and 1851 ia. and at Depot.
d. l. ODELl- CHAS U. SCULI.
uoo Cen Manager Gen. Pass. ACT.
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RAILROADS
r IcHMoYD AND pANyILLE RAILROAD co

II ICHMOND AND DANvILLR RAILROAD co.
~ m Schedule in effect JANUARY la 1890;
ton, 0ordonsvilie. Comprehensive. LypcSburs and
stations between Alexandria and Lynchburg, Roanoke.
Ati,nta BSistol kno5yiile Ch.ttsnoosa and MemphiG
lottesyille. stations Chesapeake and Ohio Route.
tween Iynchburr and Danviie. GreensSoro, RaieiSh,
Asheville, Charlotte, Columbia, Augusta, Atlanta
caliiorna. Pullman SLEEPER New Sopi to Ass ana
And Pullman SleePers Atlanta 70 New Orleans Pull.
MAN eers s 70 10 AND augusta Pull
Route.
2:30 p.m.-Daily. except Sunday, for Manassaa
o:3O pm.-Daily via Lynchburs, Bristol and Chat
tanooea Pullman Vestibule Sleepers Washington to
$40 pm-Western Express Z, daily for Msnsssss
Culpeper Orange, Charlottesville. Staunton LOUIS
vile. Cincinnati. Pullman Eestibule train Washing
vile. " ~
: IL 90 pm.-southern Express daily for Lynchburs,
panville. Raleigh, AsheviIle. Charlotte, Columbia,
and Cai}ornis pullman SestiSnle Car Wsshssson ao
New Orleans via Atlanta and MONTGOMERY. Pullman
Sleeper Washington to Birmingham, Ala, via Atlanta
and Georgia Pacific railway. and Pullman SLEEPER
Mashinston TO Asheyille and Hot Springs, c.. via
Sailisnnry Also washington to Augusta via Danvile
Trains ON Washington and Ohio division leave Wash.
ington :9O a m; daily except Sunday and As pm
returning leave Round Hill 9 90 m daily and II 20
IN, aaiiy except sunday arriving Washington $50
through trains from the south via Charlotte, Dan.
vile ana Lynchburg arrive in Washington 1:03 am.
Lynchburg at 80 pm and 10 40 Din. via chess
peake aud Ohio route and Chsriottsyille nj n4S m
and 1:lO pm. and 90 ~ Strasbure local at 10 AZ
tickets sleeping car reservation and information
Iu[snea ana baggage checked ut Office 1900 Penn
rs,road AYE ana az Passenger station Pennsylvania
ia.0 JAS L. TAYLOR. Gen. Pass. Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
Montgomery County, Nd, Affairs.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.

Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
ROCKVILLE, January o.
Mr.. John A. Carter, son of Robert w. Carter
register of wills OF this county, who was stricken
with paralysis on Sunday night last, still lies in
a dangerous condition, with but slight hope of
his recovery. Mr.. Carter is well known in this
state and the District He is in the forty-third
year of his age and is a brother of Henry H.
Carter superintendent of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, and Mrs. H. Maury Dove of Washing
ton.
The next quarterly meeting Of the NJ. E.
church south will be held at Mt. Pleasant, near
Dickersons station, on February and 2
The meeting of the teachers association to
be held on the l4th of February promises to be
one of the most interesting occasions OF the
kind ever held at this place. The question
"How far is the teacher Of day school respon-
sible for the progress of pupils?" will be dis
cussed by Prof. Geo. B. Miller of Sherwood
academy. Sandy Spring, and Others. The dis
cussion Of the question. 'How may we teach
morality in the public schools?' will be by Mr..
j. L. Boyer Misses Alice T. Stabler, Alice
Gardner OF Takoma and others.
The grip, which has prevailed in nearly
every family in this vicinity for the past two
weeks, seems to be gradually disappearing.
The bill recently introduced in the legisla-
ture by Mr.. Laird Of this place providing for
the creation of the Office of county treasurer,
| while still retaining five collectors Of taxes
does not seem to be entirely popular with the
tax payers. They appear to want one or the
! other, but not both. SAM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29

TOTAL 4I,4ss 4s,s1O 5a,oSs s4,sol IS, s92
But it is not alone in numbers that the great
increase of advertising 10 shown The larger
space required for advertisements during the
year 1889 as compared with that occupied in
1888 is even more striking.
The average daily space filed by advertise.
ments in 1883 was q. 10 columns or 777s columns
for the year; whereas for the year 1889 the daily
average was 29.75 columns, or 922s columns IN
the aggregate. being total gain over the pre-
vious year Of 4 AA columnsl And this, IL must
be remembered, consisted exclusively Of the
ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing
in the way of tax sales poll lists election returns
etc, such as occasionally swell the business OF
political organs, being included in its patron
age.
In conclusion, 1t ID only necessary 10 say that,
in proportion TO the extent and high character
of its circulation, TIE SrAR's advertising rates
take rank with the very lowest in the country,
and TO add, finally, that every statement herein
made can be abundantly verified THE CIR.
CULATION OF THE PAPER Is SWORN no,
IT'S PRESS AND CIRCULATION ROOMS ARE
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND IT'S BOOKS
MAY BE INSPECTED By ANT ONE HAVING
An INTEREST IN THEIR EXAMINATION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
DRINKS WITH MEALS.
The Charge Against Chas. ii. Weser of
Violating the Sunday Liquor Law.

Mr.. Harry E. Davis appeared in the Police
Court yesterday and argued the case of Chas.
Il. Weser, who was charged with violating the
sunday liquor law.
Mr.. Davis referred to the decision of Judge
Montgomery in similar case and said that the
District Commissioners generally accepted that
decision as law
Judge Miller, asked if the Commissioners &C.
cepted that decision as law why they did not
issue an order to that effect SO that the police
would not prosecute such cases.
THE w.c.r.U.
Mr.. Davis said on account Of ''our beskirted
friends, the Women's Christian temperance
union" In speaking of that association he
said that an order of that kind would make the
lives OF the Commissioners an unenviable
burden.
The question argued was the right of the de-
PENDANT to furnish drinks with a meal, but the
proof was that drinks we're furnished to two
policemen who did not purchase meals.
Judge Miller. in speaking Of the question
said that II was not as to whether the tipping
house license permitted the sale of liquor with
q meal, buS whether the restaurant license
permits the furnishing Of liquor a. part of the
meal The judge spoke Of
THE NEW YORK DECISION
in the case Of the prosecution of the proprietor
OF the Gilsey house, and the case went over in
order to get the decision of the New York
court.
During the argument Mr. Davis said that Mr.
wesers license has not yet been granted on &C.
count OF the "blocks-of-four" rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-29
Good Templars Entertainment.

d. P. Holloway lodge, No. 10, LO.G.T.,
gave an interesting entertainment in their hall
corner 9Th and G streets northwest, Monday
night, when we'll selected literary and musical
program was we'll rendered by Miss Hester
Daughton. Mrs. Bergman, Miss Lula Cole, Mr.
Quackenbush, Mrs. Lille J. Ebert, Miss Mamie
Mcguire, Mrs. NJ. A. Naylor. Mrs. A. Kalstrom,
Mr.. James Loveless, Mr.. Michael Mrs. H. f.
Smith, Miss Nettie Smith, Mr.. Flood, Mr.. II. f.
Smith. MIR. Charles West, Mr.. r. c. Brown, Mr..
Anadale and Miss Blanche Cook.