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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
IRONING SHIRT WAISTS.

First, be sure that the waist is properly
starched in boiled starch and thoroughly
dried then make a weak, cold starch
and dip the collars and cuffs into it,
being careful not to wet into the other
parts of the garment as it takes longer to
dry, and the starch in those parts is not
needed. Lay the waist (wrong side out)
with the back to the table, fold one
sleeve upon it, then the other, lay over
these the fronts, sprinkling each part ac-
cording to the thickness of the cloth, roll
tightly and let lie the desired length of
time, then proceed as follows: With
the sleeves still wrong side out, rub
quickly the wristbands; now turn, and
we are really commencing (what seems
to many an arduous task. We will iron
first the outside of one wristband, then
the inside, shaping it as we dry it. Next
fold the sleeve (at the opening) from
wrist to shoulder, and iron; the upper
half of the sleeve can be ironed better
with it folded that way. Now fold 10y
the under-arm seam and finish, and the
sleeve will have the same appearance as u
nicely laundcred shirt Follow with the
second sleeve, and we are ready for the
other part. Rub over the part below
the wristband, then press the tucks in
the front into shape with a moderately
warm iron now use hot one, and
thoroughly dry on the wrong side; in
this way the shoulder seams can be easily
dried. Next iron the back in the same
way, pressing the plaits into shape on
the right side, but doing the greater
part of the ironing on the wrong side.
At last the collar is reached, requiring
but few moments time, aud the gar
ment which has been so much dreaded is
finished, and the result is satisfactory.
Sometimes it is desirable to press a little
on the right side at the last; in that case
do not iron as dry on the wrong side.
Good Housekeeping.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
CARING ron runNrrunE.

With care, furniture may be kept look
ing nice for years, but without this care
1t soon becomes dingy and shabby. A
thorough cleansing, once a month, at
least, should be given to upholstered fur
niture that is in everyday use. Articles
covered with plush or any goods with u
pile may be brushed with bristle brush,
but for hair-cloth light switch works
best, wiping off the surface afterward
with damp cloth. Wipe the wood
with damp cloth, and il there are any
dents in it, 1t is said the application of
several thicknesses of wet blotting paper
held in place till dry by warn fiatiron
will remove the dent, unless a very deep
one, when several applications may be
necessary. When the wood. work is dry.
rub with warm linseed oil and polish
with chamois skin. White spots may be
removed by alcohol simply pressed on
the spot by cloth that is not linty, and
not rubbed, as rub Ding will take off the
varnish. A flannel cloth moistened with
kerosene is good to rub the furniture
with, and the disagreeable odor of the
oil soon disappears. Courier journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
Four Sleepless Years.

Four years without sleeping wink.
That sounds prepostcrous, but it is ex.
actly the case of an old negro now living
in Athens, Ga. Charley Harden is his
name, and the SHOWS of age have settled
down upon him. In slavery times he
belonged to John White, who lived at
that time in the same place. Charley
was seen on the streets recently talking
To several Of his friends and telling them
Of his curious condition. 'For four
years, said he, 81 have not slept n
wink. | hear continually buzzing
sound, and it seems as if several persons
were talking to me all the time. At
night | lie in my bed with my eyes wide
open, and if do sleep never close them,
and always hear the talking. 1t is an
awful thing to be talked to for years and
through the long nights to have to listen
TO this nonsense"
Charley has tried doctors for his sleep
lessness, and has found no remedy, and
has given up all hope of ever sleeping
again. He, rs u matter of necessity,
sleeps, but his eyes never close, and all
his mental faculties remain ever awake
atlanta Constitutions.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
THE ANSWER.

rurgotten youi Well, IL forgetti,.
Be thinking through all the lon, a..
How the slow seconds drag since I ~,
Days seem years now that you sra.
II counting the moments with lonvm- W
For the time when I'll see You svo,r
II this is forgetting, you're right a.,
And have forgotten you then
Forgotten you Well, IL forget,ip,
Be reading each face that see
With eyes that mark never a fea,,r.
But yours, as you last looked a, m..
Or hearing through all the STRANGE h.,,,-
OF voices, now grave and now CAV
Only your voice, can this be forgettin,,
Yet have forgotten, you say
Forgotten you Well, IL forgettin,
Belonging with all the full hear,
With a yearning half pain and half ron.
Fora time when we ne'er more will n,S.
With a wild wish to see you. TO boor r1''
To be held in your arms once again
II this be forgetting, you're right de,r
And have forgotten you then.
-Ciacinndti Commercial Go.,,,.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13

THE last Legislature Of Delaware
abolished a mode ofpunishmcnt in that
state which, though legal, had not
been imposed sine, 1870. 1t was the
punishment by whipping orcompelling
them TO stand in the pillory of women
who hal h,ca iound guilty of counter
fci,iug horse stealing. burglary, arson.
poisoning, perjury, forgery, receiving
stolen goods assault with intent to
kill coujutation, witchcraft, fortune
tclling, or dell;ag with spirits The
last person punished by this means was
q colored woman, who in 1870 was
whipped at the public post. The last
white woman to be whipped went
through the operation in 1896, her %
fensc having been larceny.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13

A NEWSPAPER man went to interview
the superintendent of one of the ele-
waited roads in New York, few DAYS
ago, with lot Of letters complaining
that thcscars on the road were too cold
You'll save me n lot of trouble il
you'll let me have these letters" said
the superintendent, reaching into his
desk and taking ont package of doe.
uments. How i that" why, here
is bundle of complaints we have re.
cciyod about the ears being kept toe
warm. II you'll let me have yours |
can send thccold letters to the hot writ.
crs and the hot letters to the cold
writers, and so make nll the growlcrs
answer each other
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13

Two YoUNG Australian cyclists hay
Iust completed twelve months jour.
ney on their machines. Their rou,e
was through portion of Australia
thcuce to Java. where they rode 80
miles. Taking steamer to Singapore,
they rode TO Penang. Again sailing
to British Burmah, thcy wont over.
land to Calcutta; thence to Bombay
via Delhi. a trip of 1000 miles. From
India they shipped to Egypt and did
Palestine. Entering Europe at Sicily
they rode across Europe, and came out
at Rotterdam. In England and Scot.
land they added the distance of ! 800
miles. The whole journey was done
on ordinary bicycles, and, marvellous
to relate, they did not have II single
fall. Their whole luggage was a spare
shirt and water proofs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
A Giant Elm Over 400 Years Oh

A monster elm stands on the AveT!D
fee farm in Wayne County, NY, be'Sa
Palmyra and Marion. Two feet abo"
ground it measures 33 feet 10 incAe
circumference, and five feet above
ground 20 feet 10 inches. II Is slA'! Y
TO the first limb. The body would ~
five l2'foot logs, averaging 5Zoo y
the total amount of lumber inthe DO'l
the tree is 16, ,250 feet. 1t is e''Ini
that there is sufficient lumber abo"
sawlog to make four cords oi iou' n
wood. Taking one-half of the dlaIu'
of the tree three feet from the gIV-.l
which is forty-eight inches, and aiO',
each inch to represent ten years g'Ut
the age is found to be 4S0 years Wv
inch boards the elm would cover u'.
two-ffths of an acre of ground II
into stove wood sixteen inches III '''
there would be sixty cords.
Eighty years ago, when the i"i~
cleared, this tree was left as lanu.
1t was then giant among the iof'""
-Nelo York Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
A Walk Around the Earth.

A French savant has calculated the
time required Tor Il journey round ths
earth, aud has obtained the following
results; A man, walking day and night,
without resting, would take 42S days !;
an express train, 40 days; sound, at Il
medium temperature, 32t hours; can.
non-ball, 2l9 hours; light, little over
one-tenth of second, and electricity.
passing over copper wire, little under
one-tenth Of second.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13

H>Nh RrYNOLps, of Cadillac, Mich,
ha, trick horse which rivals the ia
nous Dan Bic, horse or Forepaugh'- $
tight.rope walker. He is master OF
twentyono tricks, and among them
will open his door, walk ont on all clc.
waited plank twenty feet and back into
his stall; climb upon a scaffold and
~tretcr," and do it a, nicely rs a school
giH; go to the water tank, wash his
face and wipe it ON towel; climb up
stairs and down; open and shut the
barn door, and back the buggy ont
without hitch or miss, etc Hank is
not so bad.loohing but that the horse
will waltz up to him and imprint low
ing kiss upon hi, brow not so taste.
fully, perhaps, a, a Cadillac girl would
do II, but still kiss and hc does nu-
merous other things horse j. sup
posed to know nothing about. He is
II fine, powerful iron-gray, aud his
master would trade him for the rest OF
Cadillac, may be, but for not much
less.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13

The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby, in
the HdcpeHd0H, holds up for ouf
scorn "the bogus preacher, tie charla.
tan. who makes a parade of rhetoric,
and seeks admiration from his olo-
qucncc, who courts notoricty, and sub
sidilos the press. The true preacher"
continues tho Doctor, lis amazed by
any uotoricty. lie wishes TO hide him
self behind hi, message. lie finds his
JOY, not in the great world, but in his
conscience aud hi, God. II the world
praises him h. feels that he mus, have
been indiscree, or unfaithtul, Such q
man wishes no triumph that is dcuot-
od by the waving of tlags and the
blowing of trUmpcts, but that which is
recorded by the penitout tear, tho
prayer of faith, the renewed life, the
happy heart" This ideal Of the true
preacher is so lofty that We might sus,
pect it to be only imaginary if DIR.
Croaby and many other clergymen did
not so perfectly illustrate it. Yes
there are such men, whom we have all
known and loved. But would it be
heresy to confess, just between our
selves, you know, that there are many
great preachers who fall far below DR..
Crosby's standard? Who are they ?
Oh, well you doat expec, that am
going to answer that question. May
be / don't know.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
The Oldest Lawsuit.

The oldest lawsuit on record is now
being tried in the highest Russian court
at st. Petersburg. 1t was brought 500
years ago against the city of Kemenez-
Podolsk by the heirs of u dead nobleman
to recover many thousand acres of his
estate which had been contiscated by the
municipality. The written testimony is
said to weigh forty-fye tons.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
SONG.

A good ship bore
From its native shore
A hundred hopes from land,
But mad storm flew
Over the ocean blue
And the good ship strewed the strand:
And the hundred hopes that sailed from land
Were thousands wrecked on that foreign
strand.
A youth with hopo
Set out 10 cope
In life's uncertain strife
But his plans were crosset
He himself was lost
With the thousand aims Of life;
For ships well sailed and plans well plan'd
VIII oft be wreck'd on the longcd for-land.
Nature.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
PITH AND POINT.
"a white lie"--City milk.
A slip of the pen-A young PIG.

A slip of the pen-A young PIC.
The sewing girl is never who. :,
seems.
Think before you act-vcry saucv n
bigger man than yourself.
An exchange speaks Of a ..rec,l,
blizzard The most regular Of them !,
irregular.-DdnsriHe Byye,c.
Poets are born, not made. The-o,, :,
rub; if they were made, we could ,bm !,
the mandatory under the nuisance a.,
Time.
Dignity is a good thing: but il yon',
in the rear of big crowd and wish ,
see the procession. don't stand ON !,
Get on a barrel. Puck.
"What makes you so lame to.d,vy
"I've got an accident policy for S21
week. Amt that enough to make an,
body lame"-Nunsey's Weekly.
This world has an abundance
OF deceltfulness and pretense:
Now what we stand in need Of
Is squareness and common sense
-DdnSriUs Brfsy
Mrs. Kawler-"I suppose Willie
almost old enough now to eat himself
Mrs. Stayathome-'No, indeed! Yo
don't suppose he is a cannibal, do your
Laurence american.
She daughingly)-"Why are You look
ing so intcntly into my eyes, Are yo
looking for the motel' He Cseriou,T
mo; for the beam" Then h
beamed. .-LdWreac american.
"Did they treat you cordially" IN
deed, yes. Why, about midnich, Id
father came to the head of the stairs anI
called down to know il | wouldn't ,.s|
to breakfast. .'-MunSey's Weekly.
Patient Ito unsuccessful physician)1 !
"Doctor, you are not experimenting 4
me, are youl" Physician-"Certain|
not, sir" "Well, then, doctor, vOnl
you please experiment on me a litter
Time.
George" she said, ''do you belief
in the old saying: 'Out Of sight, out I
mindg" "Wcll, no, not altogether 4
sponded George, hesitatingy. I'd
instance, take boil on the back Of one
neck"
"How will you have it bound " a.kd
the binder of man who had brought
dictionary to have new covers put 4
II think it would be appropriate to hi
it spell bound" was the rcply.-PAl
bury Chronicle.
A Western politician who lost 6oil
his eyes in railroad accident has ialI
TO recover damages because, in the jur!l
mind, his present inability to read VII 4
the newspapers say of him must 4
viewed in the light of compensation.
Old Gentleman Ito little girl on 4
horse car)-"Iiow old are You, IiitI
girl3" Little Girl-"Are you the II
ductor" Old Gentlcman-"Why, 4
have nothing to do with the railroad
"Then | am seven years old. '-Bgti
Courier.
POETS WRITE WRONG.
When poets write
OF "voiceless night
We feel like saying rats"
Because outdoors
We hear the roars
OF several hundred eats
-NeW York jowTd
Politician Ito inexperienced A'semol 1
man)-"You're busy writing, 4
That's something new for You.
experienced Assemblyman-"les,
engaged in writing my first eXicnP1 /
speech that shall make two wee
hence. So you'll excuse me from "a!
ing"
She--"Charlie, you krow you pronh1
me something handsome on my ~
day" He-"Yes, | know SAst
"Well, / saw II diamond breastpIn y
terday in shop window that wr
fectly heavenly" Hc-"PerIec
heavenly, was itl Say, Fanny, 90
you have any earthly wishes DO
think of nothing but heaycaIJ ta'a9
-IeSas .Sittings.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
MiDDLEBURG, IA. FEE. -, IsO.

Hon. HANNiBAL HAMnN said re-.
comfy on prcaenting flag to Bangor
(Me) school. Perhaps q little his
tory OF this flag will not be out =.
place. Firs., consider the beautiful
rcd stinc3, al emblem Of valor; the
white, an emblem Of purity; the blue
field tho broad arch Of heaven, and
the stars which bestud Il. the ireest
government on earl
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13

Along the valley of the Nile from
Alexandria to the first cataract are 20
mission stations and 20 Sunday-schools
numbering 4017 scholars, while the day
and boarding schools have over 5000 pu-
pills.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13

The value of the horses exported from
the Dominion of Canada in 1889 was 81, -
926, 1892, including ~, 1863, ,792 worth
shipped to the United States.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-18

have ever -ince been and still are hus
% nj ana wife. That for more than a
year last past defendant has wholly
neglected and efuSed and he still ne
gleots and ,efuses to provide plaintiff
with the common neceSsarieS of life,
and sucb neglt C is not and never - as
e eSuit II overt, on The part of the
defendant which he dould not avoid by
Or"inery industry. and the same is ana
ever has been without the fault of
piaipiih. That me are two minor
children ISIS 20 Of SAID marriage and
plaintiff is and oiefes dant is not tit
persof to have their care and control.
That there : com IN unity property. All
ofwhich will more lily appear from
said complaint TO which reference is
hereby IN de.
And you are hereby notified that if you
fail to answer said complaint the said
plaintiff will apply to the Court for relief
in said complaint demanded.
Given under my hand in Lyon county.
this 18th day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety
E d. KNIGHT,
Aug2Sw6 > ttorney for Plaintiff.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-18

In the District Court of the s. ate OF Ne
w la, q msby CDuniy, l.. O. Bradley
D ainJiff VS. A. V. Brad 9y defendant.
Action brought in the District G 'urt
of tn State of nevada. Ormsby county,
and the complaint filed in said co NY
in the office or tire c e. k of said District
Court on the 18th day OF June A. d. 1880
The State of Nevada sends gre etIng 10
A. V. Bradley defendant.
You are hereb required to appear in
an a tion brought against yea by he
above ma 90 paint If IN the District
e ,urt 81 tho st ste II Nevada. rrm ~
count and AgSwer complaint Fl ed
therein within ien days Exclusive Of
the day OF srlN alter the rvice on
You of Iais u slOn~ if served n said
COUNTY or if erSed out OF said county
but within TIE District Iwes.ty days, in
all other c9S.-s forty DAYS, or judrm ent
nv d. FAULT will be taken against you ac-
cor iug 10 the prayer OF sadie npialnt.
The said action is brought To ubfain
the decree of this Courf forever disso v
ing tn bond of mat imonS eNieting b.
tHtsrA > s.iDtiff anu ueieudaDt the ca e,
Gust 81 Ms control IF their m nor chill
dren,. the community pro rertv a ~
general tsfief Fer that piaintiff is and
far unorE. :hg u n year sakt past has been
b. Z. sis'eni 70 tmsby eouu That plain.
Il r 'u1 def infant intermarrfed Nov. %
$50. ~ n satt Iesssut. Iowa, aud 4hey
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-18
II, ECIION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the
Fist Tuesday, the fourth diy of No
veInber next, at Curry Engine House,
in the first Precinct, Carson City and
at Armory Hall in the Second precinct
of Carson CITY, and at the Old Post
office Building at Empire, Ormsby
County, State of Nevada, an election
will be held for State, County and
Township officers, to it:
One Governor
One Lieut. Governor
One Congressman
One Judge of the Supreme Court
One ClerS of the Supreme Court
One State Treasurer
One State Controller
One State Printer
One Secretary of State
One Survey or General
One Attorney General
One State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction.
Foul District Judges for the Dis
trict of Nevada
One Regent State University,
long term.
One Regent State Univ ersitv,
short term
One Reclamation Commissioner,
long term
One Reclamation Commissioner,
short term
One Reclamation Commiss Toner,
unexpired term
I State Senator
3 ASsemblymen
1 Sheriff
County Clerk
1 County Recorder
County Assessor
County Treasurer
District Attorney and Ex-officio
Superintendent of Schools
Public administrators
County Commissioner, long
term
County Commissioner, short
term
Justice Of the Peace, Carson
township
Justice of the Peace, Empire
township
Constable, Carson Township.
I Constable, Empire Township
I School Trustee, Carson District
No l, long term
School Trustee, Carson District
No 1, short term
School Trustee, Empire District
No ,, long term
Schoo! Trustee, Empire District
No short term
School Trustee, Clear Greek
District, No 5, long term
I School Trustee, Clear Creek
District, No 3, short term
1 School Trustee, Brunswick Dis
trict No 4, Icing term
School Trustee, Brunswick,
District No 4, short term
And upon the question Of calling
a Constitutional Convention
Which said election will be opened at
O'Clock in the morning and Viii con
lnue until 8 o'clock in the afternoon
If the same day.
The ballots used at said election
;hall be of good quality of white
book paper, fourteen inches long bv
our and one-half inches in width
The names thereon snail be in bur
5eois or BREWER capitals, the designa-
Ind the form of printing shall be on
the left hand margin of the ballot,
and there shall be printed on the bal
OTIS,
Constitutional Convention Yes, or
Constitutional Convection No,
Polling Places, Precincts and Inspect
orS
Tst Precinct Carson CITY, at Curry En-
CINE House.
Inspectsrs-L b Hastings, G y
] r Newnham.
md Precinct, Carson City, at Armory
Hall,
nspectors-John r Cook, w
Sturgeon, Geo w Cowing.
Empire Precinct, Empire City at Old
Postoffice Building.
Inspectors = Eugene May, o S
Longabaugh, August Burgeois.
Dated this 18th day of October, A
D 1890. VIM HY DOANE,
Clerk of the Board of County Com
missioners of Ormsby Co New.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-18
HON. H. F. BARTINE.

Republican candidate for Repre-
sentative in Congress, will address
the people of Nevada on the poiltl-
cal issues of the campaign as toi-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-18

Group, Whooping Cough an
Bronchitis immediately relieve
by SiIilOh's Cure.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-18
CAMPAIGN OF 1890.
HON R K COLCORD,

IVL W
Candi tate for Governor, and
HON FRANCIS q NEWLANDS,
Accompanied by
HON JOHN + EGAN,
Candidate for State Treasurer, and
HON JOHN z JONES,
Candidate for Surveyor General,
VIII address the people of Nevada
on the political issues OF the cam
paign as follows:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-10-18

Hon Francis q Newlands will
join the party at Virginia and con-
tinue with them, speaking at diff
erent places during the campaign.
County COMMITTEES in the several
counties will please make the nee
e, sary arrangements for the meet
ings. E S1ROTHER, Chairman
f G LORD, Secretary. ola
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1890-01-04
How Billings Was Convicted.

WATERLOO, Ia, Dec. 26.-One Of the
jurors in the Billings case caused some
what of a sensation last evening by pub
fishing a statement over his own sigma
ture of the way in which a verdict OF
guilty was reached. Re was one of the
W that voted not guilty until the
fourteenth ballot. He says that the
clothing that Billings wore that
night was then put on one of
the jurors. when it was found that the
hole in the undershirt correspondent
exactly with the position of the wound
on Billings back, but the hole in the
white shirt was three or four inches to
one side of the position Of the hole in
the undershirt. When this was shown
it decided the jurors that Billings had
inflicted the wound on himself. He ad-
mits, however, that the question of the
holes in the clothing not being in range
was not brought out in open court, and
the introduction of this matter in the
iury-room had its effect upon the jury
may aid Billings in securing a new trial.