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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19

How comes 1t that this little volume. lr,
humble mon, In Il rude age. when art ana
science were but In their childhood, has cX-
erted more influence on the human mind and
on the social system than all other book. put
togetherI Whence comes II that this book
has achieved such marvellous changes in the
opinion Of mankind-has abolished infinite
lde-has put down polygamy and divorce
exalted the condition of women raised the
standard ofpublic morality treated for fam
ilies that blessed thing, n Christian home
ana caused its other triumphs 10y causing be-
neyolent institutions, open and expansive, to
spring up IA with the wand Of enchantmcnt?
what sort OF book is this, that even the winds
ana waves OF human passions obey ~ What
other engine of social improvement has OPP
Grated 80 long and yet lost none Of it, virtue.
Since II appeared, many boasted plans Of
amelioration have been tried and failed.
many codes Of Jurisprudence have arisen and
run their course, and expired. Empire after
empire has been launched upon the tide OF
time, and gone down, leaving no trace upon
the waters. But this book is still going about
doing good leavoning society with it, holy
principles-cheering the sorrowiui with its
nsolation-strengthenin the tempted en-
collraging the penitent--cnlming the troubled
spirit-and smoothing the pillow Of death.
Can such book bc the offspring of human
geniusY Does not the vastncss Of lis effects
demonstrate the excellcncy OF the power 10
be OF God2
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DON'T pE piscornAoEp.

Many discouraged mother folds her tired
hands at night. feels as II she had. after all, ,
done nothing. although she has not spent. an
idle moment since she rose. Dear child. do
not bclittlc your work or your calling. May
be you haven't written poems, or attended
conventions, or made speeches, or got your
name In the papers; and yet you
have not lived in vain. l. II nothing
that your little helpless children have
had some one to come 10 with all
their childish griefs and joys2 l. Il nothing
tbnt your husband feels that everything ~
safe when he Is away 10 his business. because
your careful hand directs everything az hOmc2
l. IL nothing when his business is oyer, thn,
he has the blessed refuge of home. which YOU
have that day done your best to brighten
And rciinc2 Your poems aic the rosy chill
dfen the hearty boys, the glad and gl'eful
girls. ON whose lips Mother will alwnyG hcu
sncrcdword. oh. weary and faithful mother.
you little know your power when you say. ."
have done nothing!' There is book In
which u iairor record thun this Is written over
against your name
BE- of good cheer keep up good heart the
babies are growing up; M" little hands will
help by and 10y, and II yuu will keep heart
nnd hope, and health and courage, your com
Ing days may hay" brightness. ana gladncs4
and usefulness, such as YOU have never
dreamed Of yet. God bless you. little neither :,
aud may your children rsc up and call yuth
blessed IN the DAYS To come. The CLr.stIun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
RELIGIOUS READING.
oorrSsArross OF THE no-rrr.

It's compensation equals It's authority,
adnptnuon aud efficiency. As the reward of
service anu suffering in its behalf, what can
equal fts largcness OF consolation. and glory2
When abraham left country, kindred, and
his fathers house, went out not knowing
whittier, pilgrim and stranger-now In n
horror OF great darkness, now amid more
than mortal conflicts and victories ON Mount
Moriah,--Ol In his song Jehovah Jireh."
IN his name, the father of the faithful the
friend OF God, had he no reward, no satisfy
ing recompensep What mortal sun ever set
with hrighter disc than his. mt the cave OF
Mach-pelah! ever rose more resplendently In
the brighter enulgence Of him whose dav
he saw afar on What an immortal gain
ct was Moses when he rplinquished the
throne OF the Pharaohs and all the treasures
OF Egypt Tor the reproach of Christ aud pre-
ierred suffering with the people OF God to
the pleasures OF sin. What an ascription of
blessings did job send heavenward from the
new.made graves OF all his earthly interests
and hopes.
Hear the prophet sing OF barren flg-trecs,
frutless vines, blasted olives, sterile fields, OF
pcrished Hooks and herds. till death by
famine seemed the coming convoy of God
his passport to the fcast above, with a chorus
OF Joy and rejoicing In the God of his SALIVA
tion. Behold Paul, taking joyfully the spoil
Ing OF his goods, not counting his life dear
unto himself. that he might fill up Tint which
was Dcnlnu OF the suffertngs OF Christ for his
bodys sake. the church. aud il IL strange
he should exclaim In the heat Of the conflict
with tho combined forces of earth and hell
II am filled with comfort. | am exceedingly
joyful In all our tribulation"
Say, now, has the gospel any reward for
service and suffering. that answers 10 tho
hundred-fold more promised by Christ. amid
prosecutions. with loss Of hou.cs. lands and
friends. and withal. eternal life In rcycrsion 2
The aspirants for the cross Of Christ arr the
heirs of his crown, ian exceeding and eternal
weight of glory" What visions OF opened
heavens like stephens. have chccrrd tho
prisoner for Christ In his dungeon. the mar
tyr nt the stake, the exile for the word ui
God and testimony of Jesus? what sweet
ness unearthly, soul-rayishing had Brain
ards sclf-sacrincing tolls and tears among
the Indians Martyr alone in pcrsia. a soli-
tafy witness for God, told of Joys he never
knew amid the ahoundings Of Christian privi-
legcs at home. Joys. the fruits of his suffer
ings for Christ. have l-cn multiplying, over
since his spirit assembled 10 the bosom uf hi-
Saviour from Tocat. Were Judsou bnck
from heaven, his body called up from his
coral sepnlchrc. could YOU tempt his stay
from his beloved Burmah with the offer Ut a
throneI-Rev &. :. Porter.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
WHAT Is THINE AGE?

"Father," said Persian monarch 10 an old
man, who, according to Oriental usage, bowed
before the sovereign throne, pray be seat
ed cannot receive homage from one tent
with years whose head Is white with the
frosts Of age"
And now, father said the monarch
when the old man had taken the proiirrcd
seat, 'tell me thine age; how many OF the
suns revolutions hast thou cOunted?'
Sire" answered the old man, II am but
four years old"
what" interrupted the king, "icarcst
thou not TO answer me falsely, or dOst thou
jest on the very brink Of the tomb'
~ speak not falsely, sire replied the
aged man, "neither would | offer foolish
Jest on subject so solemn. Eighty long
years have wasted in FOLLY and sinful plea
sures, and In amassing wealth, none of which
can take with me wh'n | leave this world.
-Four years only have / sIcnt in doing good
TO my fellowmcn; and shall | count those
years that have been utterly wasted? Arc
they not worse than "A blank. and ls not that
portion only worthy to he reckOned as a part
OF my life, which has answered LIES Lest
end?'--American Messenger.
One half OF the population OF Mexico are
fuli-blooded Indiana.
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be great tree, twenty feet In circumference,
and the remains OF II are there to this day.
My hearer, when you have fought your last
battle with sin and death and hell, and they
have isen routed In tho conflict. II viii be q
Joy worthy OF celebration. You will fy to
the city and cry Victory y and drop at the
feet OF the Great king. Then the palm
branch OF the earthly race will be planted, to
become the outreaching tree OF everlasting
rcjoicin.S
wis shall these eyes Thy teaVen-Surt walis
A,c pea iy gates behoidi
Thy bulvsrks with sa vatiun strong
And streets OF shining goidf
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THE cHiLpREs.s ROOM


How peaceful ut night
The sleeping children lie,
Each gentle breath so light
Escaping like sigh
How tranquil seems the room. how fair
To one WHO softly enters therei
Whose hands are those, unseen,
That smooth each little bed
Whose locks nre those that lean y
Over each pillowed head2
Whose lips caress the boys and girlsy
Whose fingers stroke tho golden curlsf
Whose ar, the ycarning eyes.
And waose the trembling tear7
Whose heart ~ this that cries,
Dcsceching God to hear?
Whose but the mothers, in whose facs
Love shows It's sweetest dwelling placer
Her hopes in beauty bloom
And heaven sends down it's light,
Which fingers in the room
Where mother says. Good night"
Soft treGiing by the slccpers there.
Her very presence seems prayer
buffalo Commercial.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
ALCOHOL 80 REsrrcrEn OF PERSONS.

The injurious influence OF social drinking
usages extends to the educated as well ms the
uneducnted. DIR. j. W. Barrett, OF Australia,
whose attention had boen directed to the OK
tent OF the damage done 10 members of tho
medical profession by alcoholic liquors. In
stituted an inquiry, making II as complete ~
he could, with regard to bachelors OF med
icine Of Melbourne Univerity. or those OF
lSSl-s2. the grent majority OF whom are now
dend, he found thnt thirteen per cent had
been decidedly injured by alcohol those of
lsS3-Sl, ten per cent. ana those OF lsS5-s6
twelve per cent His Investigation disclosed
the Iact that moro than eleven per cent OF
the medical men trained In the Melbourne
University are TO use his own words. 'dis-
tinct alcoholics" Alcohol IL no respecter of
persons. and will PROSTATE the professional
man who unwisely tampers with IL as GER
iainly as the unlearncd aborcr.-Natlonal
temperance Advocate.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
Just Discovered His Strength.

Joseph Murri is young Italian who
has been carrying II spear rs IA super
in one OF the New York thoatcrs. The
other day some one spoke of Snndow
and Sampson, who nre now the attruc-
tions Mt rival shows in this city. Murri
didn't think their feats anything re.
marknble, and in response to some
chaiiing lifted eight men, weighing
altogether 1915 pounds, n foot from
the floor. He also lifted horse, and
broke heavy leather band by expand.
ing his chest NIurri isn't carrying a
spear any more, He is preparing to
star as II heavy litter. Chicago Her.
aid
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS.
PROPERTY VALUATION.

srauRys suowtNo WHAT pESNsyLvASfs's
or,ws TAX RECEIPTS WILL BE.
HARNisBr RG--Thc gross valuation Of per-
sonal properly subject to taxation In Penn
sylvania IN 1893 is s5O7. 40 457. 80 an increase
as compared with the returns or tue pre-
vious year of ~, sg1. 7Ss;O2 Tue gross tax
for 1898 is t2 l2j, 2si ~ al increase Of $685.
69i. Is and the gross amount returnable Is
81, sos. 74i.76. an increase OF ego, 4263B An
early demand will be made by the Board OF
Revenue Commissioners on county COM
missoners for the tax due on personal
property,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19

Ar COnncllsvillc. J. :. McAhle proprietor
Of the Hungirlal Bank, made AN assign.
ment to J. 4. kuttZ. cashier ot the loush-
iughrny National hnnk VIII The foreigners
learned Of the assignment they rushed into
town and until late. II large mob surged
around the bank doors ard c'amorcd Tor al.
mitiance Liabilities gre estimated AZ tl25-
900 and assets Ut $50 900,
TnRrE unknown mcn cruelty beat and
burned the feet uf aged II. q. Hixon, OF
Cornplanter township, near oil city, Satur-
day to force him To- Weld up his wealth,
Hixon Is n cross roads postmaster and had
just drawn warrant tor 800 for his salary
THIS aud a small sum in cash the robbers
took.
A pozEN farmers Of Shenango township,
Lawrence county. had n midnight battle
with two thieves who were carrying oil a
wagon load of plunder from the News
wander home. toad. The thieves surrend r
ed after their ammunition was all used aud
Detective Brown took them to New Castle.
Irnow transpircs that the heroic fight
made 10y Farmer Rome, and his housckeep-
-'r NJ CarsonVillc, against two robbers, was
: q save sack con,ninng $500 in gold.
n lc robbers did not ku,'S tuc siIAe wa- 50
6ig. Rome! has placed the coin Ia the bank
4 ut Milersburg.
Ar Beaver Falls Timothy McCnrty, gro
! Ger. tied one nj ut a str nG acout an ach-
| ing tooth and the othcrt q brick and threw
| the brick out oi the window The tooth
came out but an artry was severed and ho
almo.t bled TO death.
! FIVE buildings were des roycl hv fire in
| Monnca The loss IS $50 uOl, with about
/ SlUOOD insurance. The principal losers IRE
| William Wagner. hardware aud j. f. Diet
rick boot and shoe merchant.
/ TurRr are Z. O7j active Christ an Endcay-
nf IN q 4 & 90
| were organized since last October. In the
| past year : ~ new members were added
making II total of 81, 2i9.
! Ar Carsonvillc John Romcl, an aged
| and wealthy resident, and his huu,ckcrper
had hard tight with robbers the other
night and the old gentleman IS IN serious
| condition
In coal train wreck at Exeter station,
! Edward i. torcoruu, Of NctUylkiu Haven,
was instantly ki led, and Engineer Daniel
flannery, Of Paio Aito,severely wounded.
Henry SnPLEY, IAN Ohiopyle lumberi -
was caught by falling iree aud crushed Il,
death lie WaSin iployc OF the Victoria
s--e'ra "mpa
| TnE Atories at Mohnsviile, employ
! ing $50 rls, resu led work in full, after
! being on'Shethird time for many months.
Tur employees of the Portage iron com.
I ptny, ~ Altoona, have refused to accept
wage reductions.
4 rrcUIIAR disease similar to whooping
cough j, prevailing among young Beaver
b county cattle.
\ i.yrNG0Ip child of Justice Mason. Of
! ConncIsyille, drank a cup of carbon OIL and
will die.
OwiNG to in,uihcicncy OF capital the
Washington electric railway must be sold.
A Musk RAT with snow white tail was cap.
turcd recently by "a Bristol uapper
A FuLToN county farmer keeps all his
battle skod with IRON shoes
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
TEMPERANCE.
COMPENSATION.

CONFIRMATION.
II IA true that drinking does great deal
" harm TO man. but how seldom we men,
ion the compensating advantages that come
o him. For instances:
lie drank when he wns stupid
For to quicken his insight.
Hts eyes grew still more blcary,
But his nose grew bright.
lie drunk when he was wcnry
Hts strength for to prolong.
His legs grew still more shaky,
But his breath grew strong.
He drank when hc was downcnst
For TO chase away the night.
His debts grew still more heavy,
Dui his purse grew light
-yoicc.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
PENSION srATIsTICs.
Commissioner Lochren Gives tho Fig.
urcs of the Work in His Depart.
ment for the Year Ending
aLL


September /, 1903.
The speaker laid before the house at
Washington, a communication from Secre-
tary smith, replying to u house resolution
requesting information as TO the number Of
invalid pensions granted during the year
ending September /. 1893 the number Of
claims rejected aud the number suspended
The information submitted was compiled
by Commissioner loChren aud shows that
the number of in"alid pensions granted
during the period was jj pa of which 10 q.
ObI were under the act ut lS9t and g. Isl
under the general law The number Of CLAIMS
rclec ed during this period was 30 ,O2 ~ TO-
3i3 being under the act ~ June 1880, aud
$3.50 being under the general law. The
average monthly award during the period
WAS Inder the act of 1890, 50 ~. aud under
the general law S1l1
The number of claims Of this class sus.
pended during the same time was 1851. OF
which 10. 1S2 were under the act Of 1880 and
| $50 under the general law. Those under
the general law were suspended during the
whole period and those under the act OF
1880 were suspended in the months of May
june July and August, 1898,
The pensions OF 1856 persons who ar,
residing outside the jurisdiction of the
United States have been SUSPENDED since
July l, 1893. Ofthe l0.7S2 cases suspended
uHuer lne act OF June -, lhb, payment
has beeG RESUMED IN COLI cases to October
Z, 1898.
THE indications point to-day 10 one OF the
largest crops OF sugar cane ever harvested
by the planters OF Louisiana. The Yield OF
sugar last year, In round numbers, had been
set down by "A conservative and we'll in
formed sugar dealer ~ i5O, 900 600 pounds.
The same authority, from the present out
look, says that the yield this year may con-
iidently be expected TO reach the very hnnd-
some total OF $50, 900. 900 pounds. This
would be an Increase In yield OF IA fun 100
OO00OO pounds over the crop harvested last
year Tho yield III fact may be said 10 b.
the greatest which Louisiana has ever pro-
duced.
WoRD has been received from Samuel ].
Entrlken, one OF Lieutenant Pearys party.
OF u watermelon party given by the explorer
az GOdhhyn ON their arrival. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Peary on landing carried IA big water
melon and lot OF lemons and oranges,
which they piled on the table OF Mrs. Ander-
son, wife of the Danish inspector OF the
Greenland settlements, whom they were Wis
iting. None OF her household had seen
these products of the tropics for many years.
AT the present time there are seyenty-one
pubLlc buildings In course OF construction In
the United States, and the plans for forty
nine new ones, for which appropriations
nave been made, are being prepared In the
Treasury Department.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
The Wrist SilYcr Cnins.

According to an old tradition, silver
was first used as II coin in Great Britiau
1900 years ago. A mint il said to
have been established Mt Colchester.
in the county OF Essex, England, by
one of the native kings during the
reign of the Emperor Augustus, and
and gol brass and silver coins, to q
small extent. were issued thersirom.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
PITII AND POINT.

Common scnsc-Coppcr ones.
Something in hand palmistrv.
Adv;,c :, rort,ors "uo firm"
All ,Li,,s ,,,o :, no.o ,,t,,,rod;,
,,.....-L,..... -. NJ.
.tr'.at'. 5'."'S ,''."'"" '"' N""''' 'ou'-
S'''''u'rS'
,,,, u, 'o'uoo. .,,,.' ot MINUS o"5"' u TURN
'', -, ''"' ','' ''''''"'
Money Is Wnnt we nli root n'Scr 20
"c'P away evil -ltuth'
il'h people nave moro reiHtVeS thln
poor people ever he"r o.
a stroke oi luck IS hy no mc.nj :
bullet OF fortune. Truth.
II pigcould be changed into II man
he would h' called an ogoist. Puck.
II time and tide would wait, cvcn
for tho hustler, the world would stand
''il'
Language may conceal Thought
but Just like cloihIng, IL alorns aud
decoratcs it.--Puck.
Some people think electricity s n
dangerous tmng but there aro others
VINO make hSht ol lt.-Irnth.
dor' nnrn., :, i'a,. 'wI'I '''o'.' u, "
n"'a..mnr, III u,r,r,rj m I'I,," i,.,n,li ''''""
an D'' ""'
hH SH'l may De uiNIdrl INTO thrco
P"rt'' nut some I'r'nn",r individuals
nav, n. certainty repaired the fractures.
~,
iu' ''"' nrr"'',r"It tree mas thn
'l"''N q, H'"U'l''y' 'h' limpS oi INDUS
Try, anu mighty L." leaves o' absence.
"'N'
Man is devoted to his hobby; woman
to her hubby. Riches have wings;
aud they often make un auyel of An
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19

HARRrsfu,G-The Peoples party filed
nomination papers in the Office OF secretary
OF commonwealth ns to its state ,icket. They
arc signed by $500 leople.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19
nonrRs's nr.inNArIoN AccErrrp.

NuVENS = NEsIHNNIION N''tTIFU'
HSREisBuRG-The governor has accepted
the resignation of John !. Rogers, Judge ad-
vocn,c general Of the national guard.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19

In Freybourg. Switzerland, there Is tho
trunk OF tree 400 years old. That tree WAS
nianted to commemorate an event About
len miles from the city the Swiss conquered
the Burgundians, ana young man wanted
10 take the tid.ngs 10 the city. He took a tree
branch and ran with such speed the ten miles
Thar when he reached the city waving the
tre, branch he had only strength TO cry "yic-
tory % and dropped dead. Tho tree branch
thai he carried was planted. and II grew to
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19

Ar Connclsvillc. J. :. McAhle, proprietor
Of the Hungirlai Bank, made AN assign.
ment to J. c. kuttz. cashier ot the Noush-
iughrny National bnnk VIII II The foreigners
learned Of the assignment they rushed into
town aud unit late, large mob surged
around the bank doors ard camurcd for ad.
mitinnce. Liabilities gre estimated at tl25-
900 and assets ut $50 900
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-19


Again remark that sanctuary help ought
10 come from tho sermon. OF q thousand
people In this or any other audience, how
many want sympathetic help2 Do you guess
hundred? Do you guess 5002 You have
guessed wrong. will tell you just this pro-
PORTION. Out Of thousand people in this
audience there are just 1000 who need sym
pathetic help. These young people want II
Just as much as the old. The old people some
lines seem TO think they have monopoly
OF the rheumatism, and the neuralgias, and
the headaches, and the physical disorders oil
,he world. But tell you there are no worse
heartaches than are felt by some OF thesa
Young people.
DO you know that much OF the work IL
done by the young? Raphael died az thirty
seven, Richard III at thirty-three, Gustayus
Adolphus died at thirty-sight Innocent III
came TO his mightiest influence at thirty
seven Cortez conquered Mexico ut thirty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-24

:, this country in the face OF It's amazing re-
sources and ranidity of growth is particularly
,olnh Tpdor every estimate of the future
tho sensible man will keep constantly in mind
III foot that this people will stand an almost
unlimited amount Of running Inc el'S''c ana
recuperative power here are 80 great 'hat dIsas-
te,s are more rare and produce less serious
rcsults than in other lands. Inc same crazy
endemic Of land speculation which has wrecked
australi, in 1898. as it did Argentina in 1890.
s,,ont ovcr this country a few years ago with
,,oh -, Alarming increase of Indebtedness and
;na,,in, of nrices that there were few thinking
n,o, Who believed n great disaster could be
.,.oidol Tho losses 10 individuals. in single
States like Kansas. were really tremendous.
yot tho worst disaster that has come upon this
favored Nation up to this time is the nm
so,tl;no NJ many ntclectS, 50 that a PopuliSt
caze became possible.
II is not the less true that periods Of reverse
and raaction do come even in this country
IN most Of the active men of to-day 1873 is
only a page of ancient history, like 1857 and
1897. Those who had to face the trials Of that
crisis will hardly be caught by another un
warned or unprcpared but their safety and
the safety of all business require that the
great mutitudes who have never borne the
responsibility of business life through such
strain should not he expanding themselves
without warning when there arc signs of dan
ger Only BY reasonable caution and honest
truth telling can the country be saved in future
fl. m the worst effects of any similar calamity.
Il il still the fod, as it has been since Novcm
Der last. that uncertainty about the tariff and
about the currency endangcr the future To
these causes are now added industrial de-
preston in Europe and lnc financial smash
in Australia and at home the di>trust of many
corporations formed to monopolizc production
and prices, There are also some indications
of short crops this year, and there is a posi-
biliiy of the cholera. While these various dan
GERS continue to menace business and industry
il is of no use 10 shut the eyes to them. An
infinitely wiser course is ~ be prepared as far
as possible for some reaction. 50 that its cOnSe
quences may be more moderate and brief if
comes