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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
EMINENT WOMEN LAWYERS.

In the Law Congress lately in ses-
sion in Chicago an important part was
assigned to two women, namely, DIR.
Emily Kempin, of Zurich University,
Switzerland, and Miss Mary A. Greene.
of Providence, II. l., and Boston, rep
resentative of the women lawyers of
this country. The study of the law
was originally taken up by Miss Greene
as n course enabling her TO manage
her own affairs with intelligence. She
entered the Law School of Boston
University, and there completed the
full course Of three years. The value
of the diploma received by the candi-
date was enhanced by the addition of
the "magna cum laude." A few
months later Miss Greene opened an
office in Boston, where she proved her
ability as a lawyer of high rank. She
distinguished herself by an exceeding
ly able argument before the Judiciary
Committee of the Legislature of the
State in support of Il petition for the
validity of contracts between husband
and wife, and which was subsequently,
published by the American Law Re-
view.
Through delicacy of constitution
Miss Greene has been prevented from
engaging extensively in court work,
her general line of effort being of a
literary character. Her acquisitions
include thorough knowledge of the
French language, a translation in
serial form, entitled "La Femme Adj
vocat," being one of the excellent IL
iustrations of her work in this direc-
tion.
The foreign delegate to the Law
Congress, DIR. Emil Kempin, received
her degree from the law department
of the University of Zurich, became
an instructor in New York City, and
was Immediately afterward appointed
to teach law in the University of the
City of New York to a class OF young
women. She continued in the last
named service for n year, with her
family in Switzerland, and was after
ward appointed to a position in the
Zurich University.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
Cause OF TOrnadOps.

From the Gulf of Mexico to the
North Pole and from the lakes to the
Rocky Mountains is vast extent OF
country crossed by no mountain chains
to intercept or retard the velocity of
air current. The extent of this coun-
try is egualled by none on earth. Cold
air being heavier to the square inch
than warm air, the cold air, when COM
ing in contact with warm current
from the south, always predominates,
forcing the warm air into the upper
currents. The cause of cyclones is the
meeting of head wind from the north
with head wind from the south. They
meet like two vast armies of men. The
pressure ut the point of meeting is so
great that the air, by comprehension,
becomes heavier to the square inch
than wood or the human body, hence
either one will float in the same man
ner that wood will float in water-it
floats because IT is lighter to the square
inch than water. Place water in an
ordinary wash bowl and remove the
plug and it will be observed that in
passing out the water forms circular
reaction. Air being liquid does the
same in passing either upwards or
downwGrds; hence the funnel-shaped
spout OF the cyclone centre. When
two immense bodies OF air coming from
opposite direction meet, the only
egress Is upwards and sideways, and in
passing upwards it forms the funnel
the same as water passing out of
washbowl downwards. The theory that
cyclone forms n vacuum il absurd.
Withdraw air from glass jar with an
air-pump, and, feather within
the vacuum formed will drop with the
same velocity rs lead, or, on the other
hand, you cnn compress air until il is
heavier to the square inch than wood,
in which case wood will float in the
air. The lifting power of n cyclone is
caused (l) by the compression or dem
sity of the air, and (2) by its velocity.
Combining the power of density with
that of velocity, which occurs at the
centre or funnel, no power can resist
1T. The feeling of suffocation or diff
Guilty in breathing when near the track
of cyclone is caused from the COM
preston Of air, Minneapolis Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
Why IL Il ga Tabbie Cat"

Some writer's on the curiosities OF
animal nomenclature tell us that the
reason we call feline of certain
markings of color "tabby" cat is be-
cause Tabitha was the goddess of the
crooked-clawed species. Wagner's
"Names and Their Meaning" although
it has II splendid department on the
nicknames of birds, does not refer TO
those applied to the animal species ut
all, therefore it will be of no use to
consult that work to find out why a
"tabby" cat bears its unique name, or
why Jerusalem" donkey isso called.
In II curious old work (printed in Lon
don, i'll l606) entitled, "Names APP
piled to Animate Things" l find tho
following, which seems to explain the
tabby cat enigma: "The terme Tab
bic Cat is derived from Atab, famous
streete in Bagdad, cittie of the Ori-
ent. This streete is inhabited by the
manufacturers of silken stuff called
'atabi, the waved markings of the
watered silke resembling cats coat.
From that we call all cats 30 marked
'atab,' 'atabbie,' or simply 'tabbie'
cats. st. Louis Republic.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
WOMAN AS WALKERS

Many woman enjoys various sorts
of athletic exercises, yet very few are
good walkers. Whether this arises from
the fact that women from time i'm
memorial have been inclined to pinch
their feet with shoes at least half n
size too small, or because there does
not seem to be any perceptible benefit
to be derieved from long strolls, we
cannot say, but the truth remains the
same nevertheless, and when the an
nouncement was made in the papers
that woman had walked from Calves.
ton, Texas, TO Chicago in seventy-six
days all the rest of womanhood looked
aghast and murmured, "How in tho
wide world could she have done it?"
OF course that long tramp was not
the initial performance of its kind.
Practice, as in everything else. is re-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
THE BIG SKIRT HOOK.

II more women understood the value
Of the big dresshook their skirts would
hang better than they do. Nine out
OF every dozen dresses in the crowd
are shorter in front than they should
be. This ugly abruptness, says the
New York World, can be remedied by
sewing dresshook on the belt line,
on the outside and in front of the
whist. IL the skirt is heavy, two may
be needed to keep il from creeping up.
IL there is no belt to tho costume the
handkerchief, a brooch or rosette of
ribbon will conceal it, and at the same
time afford one of those feminine
touches that men adore SO much.
The best corsets always have hooks
in front and on the sides of the waist
that hold the skirt bands in check,
but. as many of the dresses are made
with round waists and shirt waists, a
hook on the bodice is indispensable
for fat women. Brass hooks NAV be
had at the rate of n dime n dozen,
those made of French gilt sell AT
twenty-five cents each, and silver ones
are about the same price. Jewellers
and few of the dry goods merchants
have in the corset gold skirthooks, but
they are So each. The brass hooks
answer every purpose, however, and
they should be used by every woman
who prides herself on wearing nice
looking dresses.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

Surpliced women choir singers have
just been introduced into the Epiph-
any Church choir in Washington.
They wear plain gowns of white, with
flowing sleeves and deep edges of
blnck. On their heads they wear
simple toqucs with tasscl and cord.
Women choir singers have been en-.
gagged for some time in number of
New York churches, asi in st. Georges,
where they wear black robes and
toques. The custom originated in
Melbourne, Australia, and is gradually
gaining ground.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

quired 10 make She walkcr. Pan
there is . wonderful amount OF MI
ure 10 be obtained in brisk waIt =
fore breakfast, il only one can b,;s
her mind to bear on the problar
getting out of cozy bed when sr'
are heavy with sleep. The ins.
pensive feature of this form of ana
ment should commend il to those MI
have not the means to indulOo
horseback or bicycle-riding. Be,;a
ming with short strolls they can ba -
creased daily until Ave miles win III
no more fatiguing than a few sou.r.J
we're formerly. When at last ,h;1
point is reached, what glories n
nature are within your reach WooS1
and rivers can be made to give I'D
their treasures of delight to you as MI
traverse their piney depths or s.ron|
along their grassy banks.
Though fate has ordained TINT vo,.
abode shall be in the very heart AZ Il
dusty city, You can with your stroo,|
boots set fate Mt defiance, and in n
short time leave behind you the erim,|
atmosphere of the town. And when \.
shore or in the heart of the mountain,
inclination tempts you to start out oD|
tour of investigation how many AL
hghtful hooks can you reach by foo,|
that no conveyance ever touche,
while rs n means of health walkin,
ranks first among the prescriptions N
doctors, who know that the cons,,ns|
variation of scene and the exhiliratioD|
of motion that comes with it are cor
tain cures for many of the ills ths,|
womankind are heir to. -Philadelpb,J
Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
little ONE. SLEEP.
Little one, sleepi

Little one. sleepi
Dear withered bud, we will not weep,
For God In His wise Providence
Knew best, and took thy spirit hence,
And where His angels vlgils keep,
Little one, sleep!
Little one, sleep,
In restful slumbers soft and deep.'
Beneath the brown September leaves
Where wind OF autumn means and grieves,
Though wintry tears thy grave shall steep,
Little one, sleep!
Little one, sleepl
Sometime the April suns will peep
Above tho hills. green leaves will spring
Around thy bed, Wild birds will sing
And springtimes earliest roses creep.
Little one, sleep[
Little one, sleep.'
Never dreaming OF the storms that sweep
The human soul in mortal sin,
With fears without and foes within
New grief on bitterest anguish heap
Little one, sleepl
Little one. slcepl
Thy happier lot shall be 20 reap
joys with no sorrowing seed TO SOW:
Smiles where no binding tears snail fiow.
From life to life one painless leap
Little one, sleep!
Little one, sleepl
Thy memory in our hearts we'll keep,
Striving TO turn the JOY we miss
Into hope Of hoier bliss.
When these dimmed cycs no more shall
weep
Little ono, s,cepi
Montgomery VI. Folsom, in Atlanta Journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

The London Times, in long leader
on the dismal agricultural prospects OF
Great Britain, says that foreign com.
petition depresses the price of cattle
and corn. The imports of animals and
meat, it says, will swamp the markets
this year. Great Britain will be more
than ever dependent on, foreign SUP.
Plies N.lau squire at least 2S,000,.
O00 quarters of wheat from abroad.
France, it adds, must import more
than twice as much as she usually does.
As to Germany, that country has al.
ready begun to draw on the American
markets for supplies. When Nations
thus bid against each other, the article
says there is II fair chance that prices
will adyaIce.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

According to the New York Tribune
the experiment of Lieutenant Peary TO
utilize burros in his Arctic expedition
to transport supplies from the foot
hills of the mountains to the inland
ice has, rs was predicted by those who
have had experience with them, proven
"A failure He believed that the burros
would easily survive the winter in the
polar regions, and should they die the
meat could be stored in cache for an
emergency. Reports from the expe-
dition show that these animals died
before reaching the Greenland coast.
As pack-horses had been successfully
used in Alaska, and ponies, with snow
shoes, had been used in parts of Nor
way, he believed the burros would
prove successful experiment. 1t was
Lieutenant Peery's intention to sup
plement them with Esquimau dogs,
but he will have to get more than he
first proposed, and as Holsteinborg
has always been better supply de-
pot than Godhaven or Uper -navik, he
will probably be able to get all that he
needs at that place.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

The London police have under con.
sideration the enforcement of rule of
the roadway for pedestrians. In Lon.
don, rs in all parts of the world, n rule
of keeping to the right is enforced on
on vehicles, but there is no such law
for pedestrians. 1t is in most of our
cities, and in England, declares the
Picayune, pretty well understood and
accepted social rule, and il quite gem
orally observed, but it has no legal au-
thorlty, and the man who turns to the
left and epdeayors to force himself
through an advancing crowd is guilty
OF no legal otfense, however seriously
he may discommode other people. In
crowds such rs are common in the
streets of London and New York, and
not unusual on Canal street, declares
our New Orleans contemporary, such
conduct is the occasion of much seri-
GUS confusion and annoyance. Tie
rule of the road is n good one, and it
might be enforced by legal sanctions
wherever crowds are congregated.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
QUEEN vrcToRIA's s MARRIAGE PRovERp.

QUEEN VICTORIA MARRIAGE PROvERB.
Victoria, like her grandson William.
is certainly the greatest matchmaker
of the day. Not long ago she wished
to make up marriage between n lady
and gentleman of her court. The
former did not seem to see it and
proved rebel to the royal advice.
quoting st. Paul's famous words: "He
who marries doeth well, but he who
does not marry doeth still better. 4"
"My child" said the queen, "be con-
tent in doing well let those who can
do better"
Her majesty performed one of her
most graceful acts in inviting the
brides mother to ride in the same
coach with her at the recent wedding
of her grandson Prince George, to
Princess May. This is such an i'm
mense honor that nobody besides the
prince consort, royal princesses, the
mistress of the robes and the master of
the horse have been able to boast of
it. 1t was certainly the first time the
Duchess of Teck had ever taken state
carriage drive with her august cousin
and the invitation must have come as
the climax of everything to her royal
highness, who has been among the last
placed OF the numerous great ones for
many year. Princess Beatrice for
once gave up her usual seat in mammals
coach and went on ahead with the
merely illustrious party, who we're
scarcely distinguishable one from the
other in such number of closed car
riages.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

They are doing novel thing on a
Wholesale scale in New York. This il
nothing less than the purifying of the
Croton water supply by the applica-
tion of electricity. New York justly
claims to be the pioneer State in this
respect. as it Is in the application of
electricity to the execution of Grimm
ala
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

Dueling in Russia has become so
common that the Government has Just
decreed Il severe code of punishment.
Killing nm antagonist will cost six
years in prison, severe wounding,
three years; duel without injury, six
months provoking duel, six weeks
to three months
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

The spectacle seen in Iowa of n
snake forty feet long, ten inches in
diameter and sufficiently strong to lift
n 200-pound hog from the ground is,
TO the Chicago Record, tho latest in
dication that IowG's prohibition law is
not enforced.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

A celebrated aeronaut asserts, after
patient investigation, that the ninth
day of the moon is the most rainy of
the whole twenty-eight, and o'clock
in the afternoon the rainiest hour Of
the day.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
GETTING EVEN.

HEN summer came
| shut the books
in my uncle's of.
flee and prepared
to go on my va
cation. Uncle
was always very
good to me and
gave me July and
August of cach
year in which to
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12
MlDDLFBuRGH PA. OCT ~ 1898.

Tie French can show more persons
pver the age of sixty than any other
Nation.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-12

Several masses of native silver ex.
ceeding 500 pounds in weight have
been found in the mines of Norway.
Freidburg, Saxony, Bohemia, Peru
and Mexico.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-25

He VIM Aim to Find . Route Aerose
Apex OF the Arctic Ocean.

He VIM Aim to Find Route AGREES The
Apex OF the Arctic Ocean.
DR.. hansen, the Norwegian explorer.
who is about to undertake voyage for
the discovery Of . northwest passage,
has adopted plans essentially different
from those followed by his intrepid
predecessors. Hitherto, with one pos
sible exception, all attempts to reach
the North pole have been made In de-
6ance Of the obstacles of nature. DR..
Nansen, on, the other hand, writes 9,
w. Weippiert in the Chicago Graphic,
proposes to learn whether nature has
not herself supplied means Of solving
the problem, and whether there y not,
after all, possibility of reaching the
north pole by utilizing certain natural
facilities in the frozen seas Of which all
early Arctic navigators were ignorant.
The circumstances upon which Dr..
Nansen bases his hopes are summar-
lied by him rs follows: The Jean
nette" expedition of 1879-S1, and tho
loss of that vessel, seemed to sound the
knell of all expeditions to reach the
pole by Behring straits. But IN June,
1884, three years after the Jeanette"
sank. there were found near Julian
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-25

Of twist, stitch, strand and mesh. No
doubt this outfit of heather warrior,
represents the labor of years and tho
slavery of women. Possibly, carnage
in addition, as the hair used may have
been taken from slain captives.
With the suit of armor are two
spears, one eleven feet in length, the
other fourteen. They are long, pointed
sticks of cocoanut wood, armed with
sharks teeth. The teeth are polished
until they are smooth and white as
ivory. Each tooth is knotted to the
wood by a cord made of human hair,
passing through hole drilled in the
tooth and another drilled in the wood
The shorter spear has ninety-eight
teeth, the longer one one hundred.
About the middle of each stick q
curious piece of skin is fastened TO the
wood. This skin is as thick as the
stoutest leather and covered with sharp,
white tooth-like projections. No one
connected with the academy knows
what the skin is, as nothing like it has
ever been seen here before. The ex-
hibit is accompanied by a broad, curv-
ing band of the same skin, but whether
it is intended as an armor plate or not
nobody seems to know.
With the same lot of curios came
three pointed caps, looking like simply
woven baskets one of cabbage palm,
two of fan palm, the leaves torn into
strips. 1t is not known whether these
were worn in battle or not
A full-drcss costume of an old-time
Gilbert island belle consisted of short
skirt made of fringe woven from the
cocoanut fiber. and necklace, bracelets,
anklets and earrings, some OF which
were made from shells and sharks
teeth. The donation of armor was &C
companied by such a skirt; the rest OF
the costume is unfortunately absent.
This collection of Gilbert island nm.
tiquities was presented to the academy
of sciences by John L. Howard. -San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-25
A MINIATURE VOLCANO.

1t Has Terrified the Indians of the Wichita
Mountains for Eighteen Years.
An active volcano is one of thNruri-
osities of the wonderful Indian Terri
tory. About forty-five miles west of
Chickasha, in detached spur of the
Wichita mountains there existed for
eighteen years fully developed vol
cano-on a small scale, it is true, but
sufficiently awe-inspiring, as these
phenomena always are, to have fright
ened away its discoveries. Eighteen
years ago Chief Quanah and his people
pitched their camps on the west fork of
Cash creek, hard by one of these spurs
of the Wichita range.
After sentinels had been placed on
duty they betoolx themselves to slum-
Der. In the night the whole band was
reused by the screams and yells of the
terrified sentiuels, and the surround
ing country was lit up by bright
glare emanatingl from the mountain
side. They fed without even gather
ing up their camp equipage. Many
months after this event Quanah gath
cred his tribe together and went back
to investigate. As they approached the
spot it required all their courage to In
duce them to proceed near enough to
discover the cause of their fright.
They found smoke issuing from the
side of the mountain. They imagined
it to be the abode of the evil spirit, and
approached it cautiously at first, but
becoming emboldened as they proceeded
at length found themselves near enough
to toss a rock into it. From this they
set to work carrying stones as large as
they could lift and threw them into Its
mouth with the purpose Of filling il
up. After some time they found nc
Roadway was gained by such proceed.
ings and they abandoned the attempt
The vent is oval-shaped and is three
feet long and twenty inches wide
Smoke issues from it continually, an6
at long and irregular intervals it sends
forth bluish-colored blaze, as if from
a burning mine. There are known t.
be extensive coal beds in that country
but even if it could have taken firt
from some internal agency it does no
seem possible for it to have smolderet
for SO long period. 1t is therefore de
cided to be miniature yolcano.-Gal
| weston News.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-25

shaab, Greenland, several articles
which had belonged to the '.Jeannette,"
and had been abandoned at the time Of
its wreck by the crew, and which had
been carried to the coast of Greenland.
from the opposite side of the Polar sea.
on piece of ice.
This weird and mysterious voyage
across the Arctic ocean leads DR.. Nam
sen to think that the unknown current
is natures means of communication,
and he will endeavor to realize his
hopes Of q direct route across the apex
of the Arctic ocean.
The hansen expedition, whose cost II
to be betrayed by the Norwegian gov.
eminent and King Oscar and other
public-spirited citizens, will leave Nor
way next June and proceed direct to
Nova Zembla- The explorer and his
party will take with them Eve years
provisions. although they hope TO be
absent only two yearA The scientific
world takes deep interest In the pro
posed voyage, as DR.. Nansen ID . prac-
teal man. who viii carry out his plans
and promises unless prevented by acts
Of Providence.