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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-30
Governor PaitIson,s Story.

While attending the meeting Of the
Board of Agriculture, at Kittanning,
Governor Pattison related the circum.
stances of a midnight trip he made
from that place TO Dayton few years
ago. He said:
at was the occasion OF my official
visit to the orphans school at Dayton.
We. myself and another official, left
this town in a carriage at 10 O'Clock
D. III. to make the drive to Dayton,
twenty-five miles. After we had driven
three hours through heavy rain, a
terrible storm. accompanied with thun-
der aud lightning, overlook us. The
darkness was intense and the mud
seemed to be two feet in depth. We
pushed on, but at last we decided to
stop for the night at the next farm
house. Soon the carriage stopped and
the driver got out. The next thing
We heard was the sound of a mans
fist pounding on a door. We could
see no house A shutter was opened
up stairs and mans voice inquired
what was the matter. He asked II wa
could secure shelter for three men
and two horses. The farmer said no,
aud as if anxious 70 return to his bed
slammed the shutter. But our faith
full driver would not give it up, and he
continued to pound. The window wa
again opened, and our man said, IN
no uncertain tones:
'' See here, old man, we want ia
stop here; it's too rough to go on
the Governor of Pennsylvania is out
here in carriage.
''rhe farmer poked his head out
and said, You are lyin' no Governor
Is such fool as to be out a night like
this.
without further words he closed
the window and retired. We went OIL
through the binding storm, ant
reached Dayton in the earl ly morn
/ ing. "--Pittsburg Post.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-30
THE FARMERS THANKSGIVING

The earth Is brown and the skies are gray.
And the windy woods are bare,
And the first white flakes OF the coming snow
Are snoa, in the frosty air.
But the sparks ny up from the hickory log,
And the homestesd's bro,d stone hearth,
And the windows shake aud the rstters ring
To the lads and the lasses mirth.
The farmers face IL iurrowed aud worn,
And his locks are thin aud white.
But his hand Is irn aud his voics Is clear,
And his eye is blue and bright
As he turns 10 look At his sweet old wife,
Who ats in the gown Of gray.
With cooweb kerchief and creamy irills
She wore on her wedding day
He bows his head to the laden board.
And his z 'sts they are silent all
"Thanksg. ,ug. Lord, for the rain aud sun.
And the fruit on the orchard wall
For the silver wheat aud the golden corn.
And the star ot u toisome lite.
Tho greatest blessing tina, Thou canst give
A true and loving wife"
This white-haired lover be bends TO kis,
Her hand in II, frill of lace
And the lnlsI ros" On her wrtnklei cheek.
With proud and rourtly gracr
And the suDwiikcs click On the window
pane.
Aud the rUicrs ring 1bov"
And angels carol the ttrm"r- thanks
A. they mount to th, Gates " Love.
-MlHui irving.
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''I want TO get there--riRht the,e
into the business end Of the storn
where tho tornado is generated.
want the tornado's secret. its agent
and, God helping me, l shall have 4
II electricity, then we may be able A
dissipate Jove's most awful wrath an,
relieve our great cities OF their worsl
nightmare, their most insidious and
most implacable foes" TO a reported
for the Philadelphia Press.
The man who made this bold and
striking remark is Professor Henr,
Allen Hazen, expert meteorological o
the United States Weather Bureap
who has nearly completed arrange
ments for series of not less than l00d
high altitude balloon ascensions, a
be made AS often as three times day
under a new and original principle o
gas conservation, with new scientific
instruments made in England express
ly for the purpose. The proposition
is now before the Board OF Advisers
who may be expected to report on the
application as soon as Professor Lang
ley, Secretary of the Smithsonian.
shall return to his post Professor
Langley himself is much interested id
the subject of free air observation, es
pecially in an idea he has of sending
up self-registering instruments TO the
highest possible attitudes without
risking the presence of a human be-
ing in balloon. Professor Hazen.
however, regards this method a. only
supplementary to the work of personal
observation and instrument readings
which he has in view. Aerial transitl
across the Atlantic Ocean is the ul
innate object toward which Professor
Hazen's plans are tending He states
unreservedly that he will make the
trip if he lives. He is already looking
forward to the construction of balloonI
basket in the form of completelyI
equipped open boat with air tight com
partments. In this vehicle, stored with
food and drink for many days, the
professor will set out without qualm
of fear. The only apparent difficulty
that has ever beset the problem has
been the inability of the aeronauts to|
keep the balloon ON steady hori.I
zontal plane. The rising and falling
of the balloon can he regulated by sn|
original device of Professor Hazen's
He will carry bucket at the end of Al
long rope, aud water drawn from theI
ocean will constitute the necessary
ballast whenever his balloon seems toI
get more buoyant. The water will Dol
poured out again when the balloon|
needs buoyancy.
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captuNr sfr
break yt' h.e. ..... ............ .,...r....
hlm Tor "A spy. s, lurui
in this mans words. Cul.-, 4
with you. Don't You remember chat
it is Thanksgiving Day, and that We
are to have Il roasted goose aud chicken
pie. and Abbie has baked n glorious
pumpkin pie? Let him come aud he
our guest, aud I'll warrant he'll promise
me that he will make no effort TO
escape until you hear from the General
what shall be done with him.
The Captain seemed To hesitate for
moment, and then turning to his
prisoner he said: Sir, | am myself
impressed with your dignity of man
ner. 1t may be that you speak the
truth. My daughters intuitlons are
that II is So. have changed my mind.
! shall send a messenger to the General
with dispatch telling OF your capture,
and then whatever he commands-that
will | do. Meanwhile, sir, 1t is our
feast day. We are accustomed every
year after the harvest to give thanks
to the Lord and To eat a great feast
and TO make merry in our families. |
will ask you to share this with MS. You
will be prisoner, but | will take your
parole that you will make no effort to
escape
"You do me honor, sir | give my
parole 80 YOU, and, il | may be per
mitted. to this fair maiden who has
iuterceded for me.
They unloosed his thongs, and when
his hands we're free he stepped up to
Mistress Thankful and he took her hand
aud bended over it with the courtesy
and grace of one who had been accus'
toned to places where high breeding
aud gentle manners prevailed.
They had fine feast at Captain Fol
som table, and the British officer
( being no longer under great restraint,
became most companionable and ven
/ tured gentle jests with Thankful snd
her cousin, Mistress Abbie, who served
the meats and bounties with gentle dig
nifty and unconscious grace. Ant
when she turned to converse more Sc
riously with Captain Folsom upon the
. W NJ hIu llS bhNtltH lut - hhhhihA ohN
Abbie-under pretense of some engage
ment for the preparation OF the des
sert, glanced furtively at him and eN
changed condolences that he was
handsome man and well favored an,
moreover very young for one of hi
stature and of his rank, for it wa
plain that he was high officer.
In the afternoon there was gentl
merrymaking, and Captain Folsom
being greatly impressed with the man
ifest honor and nobility of his pris
oner guest, had such confidence that h
at last said "Sir, L do not know
whether your rank would permit M
to call you Captain or Major or Colo
mel, for one OF these offices / know
must be yours You do not care &
tell US your name or your rank, but
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IIllm ROml6 Jacob lI. ltl.
David Uummel. Ellsworth Aurt.u
NJ..-.l ll-... M a.. llummel
capturr s'r
break yo' n.eg ..,.... .yn.e
him for n Spy ID, luunf
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maidens. clad in coarse linscy WoOlsey
garments of homespun their hair con-
oealed except for few locks that
wandered from beneath the linen
handkerchiers with which 1t was pro-
tected the sleeves rolled to the elbows.
revealing arms that were fair to look
G.on, so white were they aud of such
exquisite roundness, were busy with
the preparation ut feast, and the
natural tint - their cheeks, which was
Gs delicate as ;he peach blossom, was
heightened by reason of the heat that
came from the cracking logA
Sire who stood at the door of the
bakeoven hesiinted moment aud
turned her head slightly To one side
es though she listened. Then tossing
her hand gently. rs though TO ind
that her ears had been mi
haps by the wind without.
the oven smiled
ceIveu tue a.
from the cavern wi,l
splint he penetrated the crust whr,-
surmounted great pie that she might
learn whether the baking was well
done. aud then she turned 10 her com
panion and said
Twill be IA fine feast FOR Uncle
John when he returns to-day. Surely
he said he would he back 10y noon.
The maiden Who had the Spitted
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they stood thus framed by the door
sill and jamb as would have delighted
the eyes of any of the young men Of
that town.
4" lis true, Abbie; It's true. hear
their step. and surely that is Ephra-
inns fife.
Abbie returned TO the kitchen and
made preparations for the great table
to receive the bounty with which the
day was to be celebrated. while the
other maid stood awaiting the coming
of her father. She saw the company
rs il marched around the bend in the
road, with her father at the head, and
she was going forth to meet them,
when of a sudden she halted The
look of Joy upon her face WAS changed
to one of wouderment, and she stood,
her head bent slightly forward, that
she might the better see, perplexing
and hesitatlng
The company had come ~ near to
! the farmhouse as the meadow that adj
| loined IL on the west, and there they
| halted. and the maiden saw that one
/ was with them who was not OF the com
pauy when they marched away the
night before. He stood alone. erect,
| constrained, aud she perceived that his
| hands were tied with thongs behind
| his back. She saw her father talking
/ earnestly and seemingly directing two
/ or three men of the company to take
| this man IN charge. aud scarcely know
ing what she did she approached her
/ father and WAS So near that she could
| have put her hand upon his shoulder
before h. saw her.
"Sir. she heard her father say.
"you were captured within our lines
! without = ass and having no authority
! t. be there ] am going to send you
with u guard to the commander of our
army. who is in the camp dozen
miles or 40 beyond. He will discover
whether YOU are no British spy, but
have strayed. as you have said, within
our lines by accident.
What has h. done, father?" the
Girl asked. for she was filed with pity
Tor this mau. who seemed so proud and
vet so pleading in his manner
What Thankful. Is 1t Won? Why
are you here, my daughter?' said the
Captain
IL came to welcome you, father. "
"But this Is no place for you. We
have prisoner
"A prisoner! Surely he can do no
harm He is not like mn army man
and he seems well favored.
Nevertheless We found him wan
dcring within our lines and there are
spies about and he may he one oi
those.
"A spy? Surely, think not"
Aud the girl went To the prisoner
and stood before him in the innocence
of maidenly confidence and looked full
into his eyes, lifting her head to do so,
for he was tall and seemed To tower
far above her in his splendid presence.
"You are no spy" she said at last.
"No, my child. not spy. / am Nh
officer of the Kings army who has
ST. we'd within your lines. Thank you
e. r sympathy. You have beauty
tce, my child, but you hsy,
tter-you have sympathy.
went back to her father and
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-eI1el N bt-d io .aid Is he B al me up: 1T
'ymeiOay. The Lord has
... .latI. these many years. but
to me to-day. So her
thanksgiving since she
,at day : and that, sir,
A DMlNlSIRA though they call me, for
~ tiers gi AJrsbortness, Thankful. y
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-30

A Roman consular army comprised
two legions, each containing 1900 men
The unit of the legion was the mani
pulus. 100 men, commanded by cen
turion. The legion was commanded
by tribune (brigadier general).
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-30
~THANkSGl|lNGS" LOVER.
EY 3. J. EDWARDS

the creat
hakeuyen nuiltiu iutu
{ n e huge stone
chimney ofCnptsin
j % h II Folsom :
house there sat u
fair young girl ON
u lowery morning
ofNovember, l771,
and near her. bast
ing y fat goose on
the spit befur II log
fire. stood another
even fnirer than
p h q. + h q : e
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have that confidence in Won that I am
willing leave you for awhile with
these gentle guards, my daughter and
my niece, for have mission Of some
consequence in the village, which is a
few miles away"
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- - ~ said this with such modesty All
with such delicious suggestion of grace,
and her cheeks were 80 gently flushed
and her eyes 50 bright, that the young
officer could not conceal the admira-
tion for her which had seized him, and
when she perceived 1t she turned away
with gentle coquetry. Thus this
Thanksgiving afternoon, which had
promised to be so dreary n time Tor
him, was one of Joy, aud when the
shades of evening came and the candles
we're lighted the maidens aud the young
officer were like those who had been
long acquainted.
In the evening the girls brought APP
pies and nuts and cider, and they were
having IA merry time, when OF II sudden
Abbie arose and went to the door Her
ou;ck ears had detected strange
sound. A moment later a lad came
painting into the room.
"Look out, Thankful they are com
ing to attack you," he said, scarcely
/ able to speak for lack of breath.
"rhey? Who? Who can attack us?'
cts Ben Williams and his gang.
Twas Yesterday that the cowboys cap
tured "A lad-a cousin of Ben Williams
and for some reason they hanged
INN, and now Ben is bound to have
revenge, aud he has heard that there Ii
n British officer here, and he swear'
he'll have him hanged to tree for re-
venge.
4 moment later young man with q
musket in his hand entered the dooi
and he said Mistress Thankful, youi
father left me here on guard unbe
known to you. There's trouble brew
ing, fear. They are coming to tax,
the officer away aud to do him harm
Let him go with me and | will hide
him"
Thankful brought the officers cloal
and hat and bade him go, but to hel
amazement he refused. ''l canno
CO." he said. 81 gave your father m!
word of honor that would not leay,
the house till he returned"
But YOU must. Ben Williams is
brute. He will take you ont and xii
you, sir. Go under the escort of tn,
guard and he will take you whore yol
can be concealed.
But the officer would not stir. II
would only say that he had given hi
pledge and he would not break it. II
an instant Thankful seem changed
and the officer, even i'll the suspens
and terror of the moment, perceiye'
that she had assumed the manner O
one who had authority and can exer
else it. She stood erect, her hea'
thrown back, her eyes very bright
her cheeks now somewhat pale, AM
she said: "You must go, sir. l com
mand it. Go with him. Hark. Don
/ you hear that mob shouting? w
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81 am grateful for your confidence,
sir. and shall not destroy IT, While
these maidcns guard me shall protect
them until you return. "
"Will you promise to obey us?"
asked Thankful in u merry mood.
"ln all things" hs replied, bowing
with grace, and yet with the mock
dignity Of gentle sport.
81 exact only one promise, sir,
said the Captain, "and that is that you
will not quit this house until my re-
turn.
II give that promise willingly"
After Captain Folsom had gone
away the young officer sought even
the more earnestly to entertain these
muidenS, and their intuition taught
them that their charms had found
favor in his sight, for he looked upon
them with admirlng glances, although
with the greatest courtesy and defer
ence. He told them stories of Eng
land which they were pleased to hear,
aud of life among the nobility there
and how the ways of those titled peo-
pie differed from the simple customs
Of their kindred in the American colo
nies. aud he asked the maidens many
things about their manner of life, and
it WAS plain to see that Mistress Thank
ful had already won his high regard.
"rell me. said he, show is it that
they call Won Thankful? 'Tis pretty
name, and well given to you, l should
say, but | never heard it before | heard
them call you by it"
"But it is not my name, she said.
~ have heard my mother say that on
one Thanksgiving Day they sent to my
father, who was in the church, and
bade him hurry. home, and when he
came home he found me there, though
l was not there went he went away,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-11

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-11
THE LIBBY PRISON WAR MUSEUM

Of the many attractions outside Of
but few in which there is SO much in
terest conferred as there is in the Lib
by Prison War Museum. In 1889 this
celebrated prison was removed from
Richmond to Chicago and converted
into War Museum. The project was
undertaken by syndicate Of the best
known business men of the city whose
enterprise was conceived in a COM
mercial spirit, but has attained ma
tional reputation. A project such as
this was never before heard Of To
move brick and stone building the
size of Libby more than a thousand
miles, across rivers and mountains,
was an enterprise that many of the
best known contractors in the West
refused to undertake at any price.
But the move was made with success.
Then the famous old structure was
filled with war material that repre-
sents the work Of a lifetime and the
expenditure of half million dollars.
The great collection is conceded to be
second to none in the country and in
cludes much of the most valuable ma
terial that the greatest civil war
the world has ever known has left to
posterity. The collection includes
thousands and thousands of relics of
every description, many of which
form important links in the history of
the Nation. The old building itself is
fraught with interesting memories
and the story Of the celebrated tunnel
escape of February 9, 1864, never fails
to interest the visitors. One hundred
and nine Union officers made their es-
cape through that tunnel, which form
ed one of the most thrilling events in
the history Of the war.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-11
HOW MAIL CLERKS ASSIST
MEMORY.

The railway postal clerks have a
unique method, says contemporary,
for learning the routes on which post
offices are located. Take, for exam
pie, the state of Pennsylvania, in
which there are over 5000 Offices. The
prospective mail distributor buys
quantity of blank cards-about the
size Of the ordinary visiting Garland
on each Of these he writes the name
of an office. On the back of the card
he writes the name Of the route by
which the Office is served with it's mail.
Taking in hand a package of these
cards-say from so to 100-he goes
over them one after another studious
ly, looking at the back each time and
getting the name and route clearly
associated in his mind. The second
time he goes through the pack he
| finds that he knows the half of the
route by reading the name of the Of
] fee. 1t is dull student who upon
going over a pack Of cards dozen
( times does not know them thoroughly.
! The method is so simple and such an
aid to memorizing that it is adopted
by all railway mail clerks By it
clerks have been known to memorize
state like Pennsylvania inside of two
months.
On all large routes clerks work but
half time, the other half being devot-
ed to rest and study. The mail clerk
at home, continually reminded of
coming examinations, carries his cards
wherever he goes, coming them over
at every opportunity. One demon
strative clerk on the New York and
learned the state of Ohio in four days.
AS he shuff1ed over his cards he walk
ed from garrett to cellar, and vice Uersa,
from dawn until the shades Of twilight
fell. On the fourth day he went to
the examiners Office and separated
Ohio without an error.
1t is related that the wife of postal
clerk adopted the card method for in
creasing her vocabulary in French.
On one side of the card she wrote the
French word and on the other the
English equivalent to be learned.
Another lady, hearing of this, used
the same system successfully for
learning mythology, placing the word
"Mars," for instance, on one side of
| the card and "war'' on the other. The
method has so many advantages over
the old and tedious way of learning
from the pages Of book that it might
be utilized with advantage by teach
ers in search of new methods of i'm
parting instruction.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-11
PYGMIES FROM 4 FRTCA.

Two Aka girls, who we're rescued
from Arab capturers by Dr. Stuhimann
and his companions have been brought
to Europe, and will remain in Ger
many for some months. In the sum-
mer they will be taken back to Africa,
where they will be placed in some
mission house, or otherwise provided
for. They are supposed to be between
seventeen and twenty years Of age.
Their behavior is ''infantile, wild, and
shy, but without tinidity." One Of
them was always cross, bending her
head, and glaring from beneath frown-
ing brows, while the other laughed
ioyously, was pleased with bead brace
let's and other trinkets given to her,
and expressed by a queer sniff Of her
fat nose her appreciation Of some
chocolate bonbons. After making "a
capital dinner on rice and meat" they
greatly enjoyed the sunshine in a
pretty garden, where they gradually
grew more confident, and finally al
lowed themselves to be photographed
hostess. e'The coquettish one shook
with laughter, and seemed to guess
that process was going on fattering
to her vanity, while the cross one still
looked gloomy and suspicious. They
| showed neither wonder nor admira-
ton of the people and things around
them in the artistically furnished
house and tasteful garden. Their
eyes, though large and lustrous, have
! less expression than the eyes of a
monkey" These interesting repre-
sentatives of one Of the pygmy races
of the world are to be presented to
various scientific societies in Berlin.
Coughing Leads to Consumption.