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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
sII IP.

Thesalcs were: Gears of extra Ohio Welhois,
10! lbs, at 500. | car good 9l.lb ,heeph
= 4 c: G. good Glib spring lambs at Ic d,T'
do, ~ lbs at 6 3 c; deck common, EiS
Ohio sheep, at 9Hc; : car Western, ~
fed in Ohio, at , Zoe deck good -,b Vyh.s
at 8 &c; deck fair sD-b dc. at I c, '%
Pennsylvania spring lambs, o. los, AZ 20
deck do, 55lbs, ut GIc; car Ohlos, ' ~ "a
&c; deck year!ing' ana sheen. o. ID, W,I,tt.
deck S5-lb yearin = at sc, 3 decks iA'I u"s
~ lbs. at Ste; | car lndlanas, - los ~ Pm
The Tens were pretty well clearer
A. N, good evidence OF an active nl.sSv'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24

The supply footed up 70 cars aelnS n
cars last Monday; nOtwithstand. ng tue 'Iu,,
supply the market was SOW ani 'al"'vE%o
prices barely realized. Workers and neua. s,.a,.
ira heavy hogs, 30 ibs. and upwards. na,
hard to dispose of at any price, as they ~
not wanted. lfthere had been u ~" suh'
the market Wou.d have beeh h1td Oh"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
Wool.

BosroS.-There has been a STEADY UsSai sSoai
n small way in wool and prices ase ' Ss,a
the same as last reported ohio 3SIS 3WI snS
selling at 3l@32c and Xxx ana aoA an I'll.
above at 30 4c; Michigan \ has 80, Oe'" \, sc
ing ut 20@3Oc; No. coinbing 7 llTn i,on ~ 10,
4Oc; Ohio tine deloinc, 3 c; MlSn.sS ssSrours5
3ic Territory woods quiet; OOc loI SgGSgI
fine, 55(0lsc for fine medium hlln IN fsf.
for medium. Spring Texas wouTS ,liiornis
demand at 2O@ &c, and sprins .ahoiee s.
sells mostly at l7ld20c, with some 0,'I bic idl
s2(0 &c. Oregon WOO dun at ,e - pulled
best Eastern and l6!@lsc ioT aN'ia'f o.. f,r extf-
wool, 3Od40c for super and 22la .oc dis ,o' oulsL
Australian wools trm. Carpet WOODS ~
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
A Kestrel and Rat.

I see in your book on British Birds"
you state that the kestrel is easily
tanned. Our bird was taken from a
nest last year and put into a cage out
of doors, for a few days only, and
fedged. He was then turned out and
flew across the park into the woods
and was seer no more for some days.
when he returned, found his way into
the house, and has never voluntarily
left it since. We often turn him out
and see him Il mile or more from the
house, but soon after find him search
ing for an open window by which he
may reach the dining-room, whereshe
lives by preference. perching on a pic
husbands arm when called, even
through the glare of lamps and can
dies. He invariably twitters a sort of
soft song when we speak to him. He
is a grand bird. perfect in plumage.
l have Il white rat, who lives as all
our pets do, entirely loose in the house
or garden, perfectly free to leave us if
they choose. The rat was given to me
as old and worthless two years ago,
then quite wild. He gradually became
extremely tame, and, during a severe
illness { had last year, he took it into
his head to sit on my pillow to guard
me. Ever since then he has continued
to sleep there; he runs upstairs with
me. and follows me to bed, sleeping
always on the bolster or pillow by my
head. He is very plucky and defend
ed himself during one whole night
when he was shut up accidentally
" in the same room with a large and
savage cat. He was found sitting up.
with teeth and claws ready, and was
perfectly overjoyed when his human
friends took him up. Though six
months have elapsed, nothing will in
duce him to enter that room again.
Our dogs are perfect friends with him.
He uses his left paw always when
drinking. ''ladling" the water up to
his mouth, even from the bottom OF a
tumbler, and is quite '.left-handed.-
LOud0n Spectator.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
Harvesting Opium.

MI. Hosie, the British Consul at
Wenchow, in his last report, contrast
ing the methods of harvesting the pop
py prevailing in Western and EasterE
China, says that if the c%ultivators o.
the poppy in the East were as skilled
in the art of collecting the juice as
their countrymen in Western China it
is all but certain that the foreign i'm
port would be very small indeed. In
Western China the capsules are sacri-
feed by means of a parallel row. of
knive points projecting from n OF
the ends of a short wooden handle.
The incisions, which are exceedingly
fine, are made in the evening, and the
juice, exuding slowly, is harvested in
the morning before sunrise. There is
no waste. In the eastern provinces,
on the other hand. an instrument re-
sembling Il small carpenters plane is
employed. The operator passes the
plane over the capsule. leaving the
shaving of the skin attached to its low
er end. The juice Immediately exudes
from the capsule, and although the
collector follows closely on the heels
of the operator it flows so fast that
much of it drops on the leaves of the
stem and is lost. As an example of
the manner in which native. as COM
pared with Indian, opium is consumed
in his district, Mr.. Hosie mentions that
Il refuge for the cure OF opium smokers
was opened by a missionary in the city
of Wenchow during the past year,
and that out OF many scores of appli-
cants for admission only n smoker
of Indian opium presented himself, and
he has ascertained from parties well
qualified to Judge that not more than
5 per cent of smokers consume he for
eign drug With a view to insure the
full payment of Hkin or inland transit
dues on native opium, regulations
were, with the sanction of the high
provincial authorities, promulgated
previous to the harvesting of last
years crop by the Hkin officers. They
enioined intending purchasers, before
proceeding to the country districts. to
report at the offices the quantities they
proposed to purchase, and to take out
passes which, with the opium. had 10
be presented at the stations for exam
ination. Opium not covered by passes
was to be contiscated. and the carriers
punished. But, owing to the ease with
which the drug can be concealed and
smucgled. the regulations have not
been generally respected-Leeds Aer'
CUTu.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
How He Worked the Innocents.

The experienced train boy was ap-
parentty giving instructions to a youth
whom he was breaking in as an assist
ant.
In the seat directly in front of the
two sat Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Ker-
punk, of Georgeson's Cross Roads. 1t
was their first trip away from home.
You can gener'ly tell by their
looks" said the peanut boy, o~racularly.
whether it's goin' to pay to try TO
come any little game over 'em or not.
See that chap half way between here
an the other end of the car? Well,
YOU could sell that man a dime novel
for a dollar and a half and rope him in
on the dollar-in-the-box trick just as
easy as look at him. You'd be wastin'
your time, though, to try and play
any tricks on such people as these two
in front of US. They're old travellers.
No use to show them anything but
what's bang up genuine an cheap. II
you've got anything that's fresh an
with the money, them folks is the kind
of customers to take 'em TO the hrSt
thing. Snide goods won't go down
with such customers as them, L tell you.
Well, l must work the train now. Re-
member what I've told you.
That boy is a mighty good Judge OF
human nature. Jose, isn't he??" said
Harrison to his wife. after the expert
enced peanut boy had gone into the
forward car to get his basket. He
thought he wasn't talking loud enough
for US to hear, but I've got pretty sharp
ears. I heard every blamed word he
said. Well. it's a fact. jose" he adj
ded, lit wouldn't be much use 10 try
any of his little tricks IN me. I've got
my eye teeth all cut. Here he comes;
If he's got anything worth buying he'll
come straight to us. You see if he
doesn't"
And before the peanut boy was done
with Mr.. Harrison Kerpunk he had
sold him half a dozen prize packages,
five boxes of last years maple caramels,
a dozen sour oranges, three 2o-cent
books for half a dollar each, unloaded
his entire stock OF moldy FIGS on him.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
One of BIaine's Daughters.

Over there near a tree is n OF
Washington's prettiest III The
Young woman is Harriet Stanwood
Blaine. daughter of the Secretary of
State. She is nineteen years old, and
just ~blossomed into society this year.
She is of medium height, and carries
her well-made. slender form with dig
nifty and grace. Her face is clear-cut.
Her mobile, sweet face is founded on
a firm, clean-cut chin. She has hazel
eyes. with the friendly magnetic look
that has made her father the most pop
ular American statesman. She has
masses of glossy brown hair, which
she wears in the Carthaginian fashion.
Her dress is a very quiet one; not near
as rich in appearance as that of the
woman who ~jostles her as she passes
by, and who looks down upon her and
doubtless pronounces her dowdy and
carries her head more lofty than that
of the Secretary of States daughter
Washington Letter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
WHEN YOU N o HOW.
It Is Right to Face Backward When
Jumping Off a Car.

Woman. lovely woman, is about to
be rehabilitated in the estimation of
the world in an important matter, says
the Washington PoS. Ever sine rail-
roads have been built. ever since
street-cars have rolled through busy
streets. the cartoonist, the Photographer.
the wits of the tireside. the end-man in
MINISTRIES shows, and the clown in the
circus have been depicting her rs de-
fying the laws of motion and gravita-
ton iu getting off a moving car.
Paroxysms of laughter have been
evoked at descriptions of her manner
of grasping the rear rail, facing back
ward, and stepping to the ground with
her face to the past and her back to
the future.
The funny man has neve ceased to
gloat as he recounted the number OF
revolutions lovely woman completes
before she RECEIVERS from the effects OF
her attempt at resuming her footing
on solid earth from the fieeting car.
And man has always, in the proud
consciousness of knowing just how it
ought to be done. faced front, swung
ahead. dropped off, and u for two
blocks before he could check his mo-
mentum.
Then he fans himself with his hat
and spends ten minutes in a saloon
drinking beer and congratulating him.
self on the time he has saved by drop
ping off the car while it is in motion
instead of having the conductor stop to
let him off.
Yet he is wrong, and the women
have been right in theory at least,
though. bless 'em. they couldn't put it
in practice for lots of reasons. The
patrons of the cable cars knows how
the thing is done.
The next time you ride on Seventh
street just notice how 4 conductor gets
from the grip-car to the e a of the
open car. He don't walk back and he
doesn't swing off like the ordinary run
of masculine mortals.
He swings out on the foot guard with
his face to the rear. Grasping the
brass rod with the hand next the car. he
throws his body out and forward to-
ward the real of the train and lets 90.
He lands lightly on the ball of his
off foot. The momentum of the car
throws him back, and he RECEIVERS
gracefully on the near foot, which
swings back to afford the needed sup
port. Then when the rear car gets
along he swings On again.
1t is very easy when you know how,
but don't try it until you are dead sure
you can do it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
Census Questions I'm Rhyme.
Does your m~other-ln-law I've with your
Arc won dcnf2

Docs your motlier-in-law I've with you?
Are you deaf?
Have you elephantiasrs of the heart?
Did you ever lave the measlcs2 Are you good
ut hunting weaeefs?
Do you wear your tresses In n bang, or part?
Have you got Il mortgage on your house and
lot?
Do you pray till you get corns upon your
knees?
Did you ever drop n nickel IN the slot?
Do you really think your brother-in-law likes
cheese?
Are you fond of c%hestnuts2 Dc you ever swear7
Do you cat pie with n knife or with an AK?
Pre- your molars all your own, or does you
dentist proan
In spirit when he hears you chewing tacks7
Do you like your sirloins well done or blood
rare2
Do you put nolasses on your black-eyed peas?
Do you have good luck In drawing to q pair?
Do you really think your brothcr-in-law likes
cheese?
Did you ever kiss a girl ut four o'clock?
Don't you think that Wagner's music's rather
poorI
Were you quiet-like or merry when in Jail?
Did you ever slide upon q cellar door?
DO you feed your wealthy relatives on poison?
What do YOU think of queries such as thesef
sSop, stop-I1l go away, don't kick me SO, l
pray
Do you really think your brother-in-law likes
cheese?
N V World
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
1t Didn't Take Long.

A bic man who looked like he might
be a senator or Il rich merchant, a re-
tired banker or something Of that sort,
walked down the street II few evenings
ago and, stopping under a lamp post.
looked ~intently upward. A policeman
saw him and stepped over to that side
of the walk to see what it meant. The
next man who happened along also
stopped and. after catching what he
thought was the proper range, began
60 look. Another mag amt up and
did the same thing. Pretty soon a
young fellow and his girl caught sight
of the starers and they began to see
what there was to be seen. Presently
some one in the rapidly increasing par
ty spoke up:
WHATS all this mean?" he asked
the policeman.
Cit along wild yez," responded the
official.
Just then the big man turned around.
My goodness" he exclaimed. what
on earth is this crowd here for?"
What are you looking at?" asked
one of the bystanders.
Looking at?" echoed the gentleman,
.'why, bless me, | was only absorbed
in figures"
About WHAT"
Il was wondering how long it woulS
take me to block the sidewalk by says
ing nothing"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
Mechanics as Inventors.

A significant fact in the history Of
inventions is that many of the most
valuable devices 10Y in use have been
the work of mechanics. There is a
growing tendency ON the part of en-
pIovers to encourage their workmen in
This line. One of the mechanics of the
PENNSYLVANIA lines is working on a de-
vice bv which coal will be fed to the
Gre-box of a locomotive in the same
manne that a ba5e-burner is fed. 1t
is claimed that if the device is perfected
it will greatly increase the heat in the
tirebox, as no cold air will rush in. as
is the case when the door to the fire.
box is opened to throw in coal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19
Sitting Not Natural.

An English scientific person has dis
covered that sitting down is an acquir-
ed habit. The great majority of man
kind do not sit but simply squat, or. as
is sometimes said, sit on their heels.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19

and cleaned him cut Of a 81 bill on an
innocent little trick with a pill-box and
q gold coin.
jose" said Harrison, after he had
sat looking out of the a window for
about five miles. 'durned If / don't
begin to think he said all that to the
other boy on purpose for me to hear It'll"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19

League Manager Ito applicant).
what makes you think you would
make a good pitcher? You say you
have never played ball" Applicant
II have worked in a tar factory all my
life. "--Drake's Magazine
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-12-19

"Tom-"So you did not propose to
that dear girl last night, as you in.
s-nded to. An, my friend, I am afraid
you were not fired by the divine spark
OF love."-Dick-"No. | was fired by
her father."-M. \. Reekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-28
Rapid Growth of the Sugar Indus
try in Kansas.

State Sugar Inspector kellogg has
.aasAsSsssss. -! T,F,stc. 4 gTieukural De.
artment his annual report regarding the
sugar industry, which has developed so
rapidly during the past two years. His
report is Of the most encouraging nature
as to the future of the industry. He
says there can be no longer any doubt
as to the practicability Of the manufac-
ture of sugar from Kansas sorghum
In the dry and undevelofed portion Of
the State, where corn aud other cereals
are partial or .otal failure, sorghum
will always flourish" says Inspector
Kellogg. 1.-The southern tier of coun
ties in the State, as far west as the west
line of Barbour county. is at present the
cream of the sugar district Sorghum
has been cultivated for ten consecutive
years without a single failure in rice,
though some miles west Of this it has fire.
4uently been seriously damaged, and of
little value for making sugar. The pos
sibili'ies for the successful culture of the
sugar beet have opened a new field of
inquiry, and it will take at least eDe or
two seasons before the sugar district can
be clearly defined. Vast tracts oe land
in the western part of the State are ly-
ing idle, which, in time, may produce
lie richest eaue; but fof the present, In
the light of past exper ence. it is hiz-
ardous undertaking to establish plant
west Of the niuety-ninth meridian. unless
supplied with a never-fliliag system of
irritation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-28

The following explanation is given
, 2hy The year l9G0wiir not be counted
among leap years. Tie year is sos
days 3 hours aud 40 minutes long; IL
minutes are taken every year to make
the year 1861 days long, aud every
fourth year We have an extra day. This
was Julius Caesars arrangement.
Where do these ! | minutes come FROM
they come from the future. and are paid
BY emitting leap year every hundred
years. But if leap year is cmi,ted reg
ularly every huudreth year, in the course
OF four hundred years it is found that Il Q
ii minutes taken each year " II not only
have been paid back, but tina, a whole dly
Is given up. So Pope Gregory XIII,
who improved on CAESARS calendar in
1862, deereed that every centurial year
dlvlsi)le 10y four should be leap year
after all. So We borrow | | minutes each
year, more than paying our borrowing
back by emitting three leap years in
three centurial years, and square mat
-ers by having leap year in the fourth
'enturial year. Pope Gregorys arrange
nent is SO exact. aud the borrowing and
laying back balance 50 closely. that we
borrow more than we pay back to the
xtent of only one day in 1856 years.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-28
MIR. Mudd wins.

Justicc has been ronsummated and Mr.
Mudd has at length obtained the seat Il
which he was elected by the people at tho
hast congressional election. 1t will be
nembered that npon the face Of the re.
turns for several days ate. the election
bis election was con Ieded, but by trick
perpetrated in Calvert county in for
Varding the certificate Of the returns Of
that county to the Governor, Mr.. Comm
Ton was made TO appear to have m iinr-
ity, and the Governor isssed to the lat.
ter gentleman a certificate Of election
under which be held seat in Congress
until Thursday Of last week. Ia this
matter merit has reaped its own reward
d.. Mudd accepted the no nina,ion un-
der the most dsadyantageous circum-
stances Defeat stared him in the face
At the election previous the Democrats
carried the district hy a majority Of over
2,10o. The latter po'itica' organization
was finely intrenched in power in the
National Government. and allo held
control Of the election machinery of the
State and their fnccs were commanded
Ny the master hand Of German. But
inch disadvantages had no terror for the
intrepid young Icad'r lie ok the
nomination and buekling On his armor
he boldly catered tie fray and led his
party 10 victory But still further diff
eulties beset hi, pathway, although elect
ed the election returns were falsifed and
until few days ago he was kept out Of
bis seat by the Vaccinations of that par
y of pretended right aud fairness. He
Is there, now, however. by the unani-
nous voice Of every Republican member
IN Congress and his party following are
rejoicing over tho double victory he has
won Fbey feel thai great wrong has /
b,ei 'Fghted aud are encouraged with
the belief our young representative will /
better represent his people in the halls
Of Congress was done by the list Of his
negative predecessors
This last victory Mr. Mudd has
achieved settles the question of his re-
nomination. From present indications
the party will be united upon i'm, and
believing as we do, that he is better
for the battle to be fought this
Fall than he was when before can lidate.
by reason of the experience he their ac-
quired, and knowing thlt the same
spirit of vim and activity will character
lze the campaign, that be will make the
Future of the party look hopeful, and il
will not be idle to predict that the Fifth {
Congressional District wFl again ha ran t
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-28

George Sesingle, of S'overton, Ohio,
Is the owner Of a rare specimen Of the
sheep kind 1t has the nos, and feet of
a dog. but is in all other respects a sheep.
Instead of having the ordinary teeth of
sheep species, the animals mouth, both
upper and lower jaws, is filed with long
and sharp wolf-like fangs, rendering it
extremely difficult for i, to pick gr,ss
like other sheep. 1t gets Its chief sab
sistence from twigs and young shrubs,
the bark and tender wood of which it de-
YOURS greedily.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-28
~ . FePa 'a7

The statement that DR.. Shaw and Mr..
Preston were not in Annapolis when the
court house bill passed is like many 9TH
er statements made by the unfair anti
court house movers, without any foun-
dation in facts. The record will show
that both we're at Annapolis and afiida-
Wits, if necessary, in countless numbers
can be produced to prove it. They
positively refused to take any hand in
our county matters. and even Mr..
Baird, who spoke in opposition, said
that he did so at the personal request of
Mr.. Edelen, aad felt no interest what
ever. Mr.. Contee, who as al sgsA,
painted the atmosphere Of Annapolis red
with the eloquence (O of his appeal
against the measure sat in his seat as
silent as the wall against which he rest
ed bis statesmanlike head. And we fur
sEesf say tirc.s-.sss%s.-.sss's
not accomplish mueh, and persons who
IN heir ungovernable zeal delight in
making them should steer clear of the
record in order to keep themselves above
the ridiculous.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-28
The Sanitary Commission of Yien5

The Sanitary Commission of Vienna
has recommended electricity instead Of
hanging as proper mode of execution.
This is explained by the fact tina; an
execution in Austria is very CHASTITY
sight. The condemned man is not kill
ed instantaneously by the breaking Of
his neck, as in the United States, but
is thrown of ladder and allowed to
strapgle to death.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-28

Prince Bismarck has rendered to the
Young Emperor of Germany bis rcsigna-
tion as chancellor of the German Empire.
The resignation has been promptly ac-
copied. and General von Caprivi will be
the new chancellor. Emperor William
, j. suli Of grit, as web as Bismarck. and
evidently intends to be ruler in fact as
we'll as in name His policy seems to
be widely at variance with the views Of
the old chancellor, who concludes that it
is time for him to step dow and out.