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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
GLADSTONE 81 YEARS OLD
Remarkable Powers of the Man Who Is
Still Premier of England

remarkable Powers of the Man Who Is
Stiil Premier of England.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-Mr. Gladstone is
"a years old and the Times devotes an
editorial column to q birthday article,
which is curious mixture OF blame
and praise. After congratulating the
premier upon the full possession Of his
powers, which has been proved by his
marvellous energy and courage since his
last accession to office, the Times asks
whether it is for the public interest that
man past "a should remain premier,
and then answers the question by citing
Gladstono's opinion of twenty years ago
that no body ought to be premier after
his sixtieth year.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30

PENNINGTON GAP, Va, Dec. 90. About
two hours before William Jones, who
was sentenced to death on the gallows,
was to be executed supersedeas was
received from the court of appeals. His
grave was dug, his coffin prepared and
the sheriff was preparing to take the
prisoner to the gallows
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
Breckenridge Feels Certain of Re- election

LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec. 20.-Congress-
man Breckenridge, accompanied by his
wife. arrived here yesterday afternoon.
He said the report that he or his
lawyers had made any overtures toward
a compromise of the Pollard suit was
without shred OF truth. what about
your candidacy for nomination fer Con-
gress?" "There is no event except my
death that will put an end to my can.
didacy, the result of which 1 am en-
tirelY certain"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
Condemns Carlisie's Bond Policy.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2s.-General
Master Workman Sovereign has issued
an address to tho Knights Of Labor,
condemning Secretary Carlisle's scheme
to issue S200,000,000 worth of bonds
The address is lengthy one, and judg.
ing from its tone Mr.. Sovereign is
greatly stirred up over Secretary Car
liSle's idea.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30

A COMPLETE set OF the Edinburgh
edition OF the Encyclopedias Britannica,
one of tho five Thousand certified copies
published, is hereby offered for sale at
very reasonable price. Further par
tculars may be drained by applying a.
The TINES oitice
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
1000 Men Put to Work.

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio, Dec 20.--The
Etna, Standard and Laughlin Iron Com
pany mills and Spence & Sons foundry
have all resumed, giving employ me
to 1880 men. The prospects for a long
and steady run are considere good.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
mias Pollard Arrives at Frankfort.

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. s9.-Miss
Madaline Pollard, of Breckinbridge.
Pollard scandal fame, arrived here last
night and is visiting her relatives in the
county She did not register at the
hotels and her presence was known to
only a few. Miss Pollard's mother,
when seen to night, said that her daugh
ter was still in Washington,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
Big Biaze Near Yashinrton

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. 29.-Fire
this morning at Tacoma Park, q SUBJ
urban village OF Washington, destroyed
Birch " Co.'S grocery store and the
postoifice, and damaged several other
buildings to tho extent OF $685. partly
covered by insurance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
Score I'm the Bicycle Racs

New YORK, Dec. 29.-The score at
midnight tonight in the great six day
bicycle race was as follows: Schock,
1874; Waller, 1,437; Martin, 1859;
Albert, 1,ss9; Van mberg. l,2O7;
Meitem. 1,l5l; Golden, 1881; Foster,
l,045; Barton, sos; Ashinger, SCI.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30

BE SURE AND TAKE THE CHILDREN TO
SEE THE MIDGETs AT THE New YEARS
MATINEE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
10 90 AND 30 CENTS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
A Forger Adjudced Insane.

BRISTOL Tenn, Dec. 20.-David Nor.
rison, OF Gate City, who was charg I'D
with forgery, has been adjudged insane
and will be sent to the asylum.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
CITY COUNCIL IN SESSION.
The Resolution to Aid the Poor
Declared Lost.

Tho Purchase of Pair of Platform Scale.
For the City Market Ordered-NIr.
Wade Receives a Resolution of Thanks
For Ills Rosignation-TheC City Charter
Further Discussed
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30

Mrs. GEN. Tow THUMB WILL. WEAR
So3,OOO WORTH OF DIAMONDS AT THE
ACADEMY OF Music NEXT MONDAY
AFTERNOON ANB NIGHT.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
Tho Verdict Means Expulsion.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Dec. 29.-J. Il
Vert, prominent member of the Cen.
tenary Methodist Church, whose trial on
charge OF criminal intimacy with the
wife OF Banker Henson has covered q
period OF about three weeks, resulted in
his conviction in the church trial by a
vote OF too. The pastor OF the church,
who sat as judge, says such q verdict
means expulsion from the, church for
Vert.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
Refused De Gamn's Request.

LONDON, Dec. ga dispatch from
Rio, dated TO day, says: The ministers
OF foreign powers have refused admiral
De Gamas request that the insurgents
be recognized as belligerents.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30

Mrs. GEN. TON THUMB WILL. WEAR
S65,00O WORTH OF DIAMONDS AT THE
ACADEMY OF Music NEXT MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30

Mrs. Tom THUMB IS NOW THE CoUN-
TESS MAORI, AND IS THE SAME CHARMING
LITTLE MITE OF HUMANITY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30

MRS. TOM THUMB IS NOW THE CouN-
TESS MAORI, AND is THE SAME CHARMING
LITTLE MITE OF HUMANITY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30
We VIII Move Jnnn,

To 212 COMMERCE street, next to Ponce
de Leon Hotel. Richmond Music Com
pany, G. L. Jennings, manager.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-30

BE SURE AND TAKE THE CuILpREN TO
SEE THE MIDGETs AT THE New YEARS
MATINEE AT THE ACADEMY OF Music
10, 20 AND 80 CENTS
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07

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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
To Whip or Not Whip.

It is a vexed question. this of pun
'slIing children. On the one hand it
seems cowardly thing for man to
punish a little boy or woman to fall
upon little girl. 1t is mystery to
the writer how any parent who loves
the child can ever raise her hand
against it. On the other hand. the
child which is not corrected soon be-
comes forward, peeyish, tResome-
in short, spoiled.
What is to be done?
The old iron clad methods of pun
ishment are fast passing away.
There is vast change in public sen
timent, since Solomon's lay. The
rod is spared these days by hu-
name parents SO are the dark clos
cts and other horrors. But do the
gentle reproofs, the Gliding looks,
the deprivation of treats, accomplish
the much to be desired results Il!
Are the children better behaved
than of yore
There may not be so much out
ward fear of their elders there may
be less awe and reverence fewer
outward and visable signs of an in
ward respect for authority, but sure
ly there is less inward, corroding re-
bellion. While children may not
love their parents any more, they
are on better terms with them than
formerly. The father who is chummy
with his boy, who gets down to that
eager, inquiring, restless little soul
and explains, visits and encourages,
does not need to cut birch CAD or
buy horse whip in order to main
tain discipline. And the mother
who sympathizes, cuddles and plays
with her children can keep her slip
pers on her feet and her hairbrush
on the dressing table. The holding
off of children is fruitful source of
disobedience. They need love, ten
derness and sympathy as much as
flowers need air and sunshine
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
Another Warning to the Cold
Water Men.

John b. Stoll, formerly editor of
the Middleburgh F1lh&tricnd, but
now editor and proprietor of the
South Bend, QndJ Uoiy Times,
was an inyeterate smoker up TO June.
1893, when he experienced remark
able cure through Chicago water
and quinine. His paper last week
contains the following statement in
regard to the matter:
''The loss of appetite for tobacco
came about in Il peculiar way. De
spite NIL good intentions to steer
clear of Chicago's abominable lake
water during the meeting of the Ma
tional Editorial Association in that
city in June, j drank perhaps half n
dozen glasses of that stuff III the
form of lemonade, sterilized water,
etc The result was II general diff
fusion of malaria. Copious doses
of quinine had TO be resorted to in
order TO eliminate that poison from
the system. From the first day of
this treatment dates the aversion to
tobacco. Not only has the desire
for tobacco been wholly eradicated,
but the smell of it in Il closed room
is positively offensive. One or two
attempts, since, Mt smoking a cigar
came near producing nausea. Con
sidering all, it is remarkable revolt
OF nature against the weed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07

Make Educated Citizens.

Hero and there In the land some
start has been made in training up
the youthful mind into some proper
conception of the duties, privileges
and dangers of the citizenship, and
it is to be hoped that this subject
may attract universal attention this
fall term about beginning. There
are boys III every town who have n
natural taste for politics. who will
grayiate in that direction, no matter
how ignorantly they may have been
brought up, and for whom, as for
others, it is of the greatest import
anco that they shall be rightly in
structed in the duties of the citizen
ship through the public schools.
Boys should have some definite idea
what government is-its limitations
and functions, what liberty consists
in, what Justice means and what tax
alton is proper and not tyrannous.
On the subjects named adults have
vague ideas or no ideas, and they
will not have them until the boy who
is the coming parent and citizen
obtains them where he should in
the school room. The common
school has no meaning or excuse for
its existence unless its intent and
prime motive is the making of intclli.
gent citizens. These schools are os.
tablished to protect the State from
crudeness of general ignorance.
Now all of these things concerning
of which we are most ignorant is the
science or true principles of govern
ing. Boys come out of school with
considerable grammar, arithmetic, a
little useless smattering of history,
some mild knowledge of polii All lYr.
ature, a little Latin and less 9 81 prepk n
fet .,rg 81 h'@h. '~'
1 soIogios .1--sUsaS,s a. ~ :. 4. ...l.-asc
government and the laws Of socini
growth they are as unlettered as the
reverse side of tombstone. The
result is we have government of
guesswork and haphazard. The
common mind, not knowing its i'm.
portance, ceases to take an active
part in politics, and elects rulers and
has for administrations, from town
councils to congressional delega.
tiQns, bodies of men who terrify the
souls of the few citizens who think
at all, In this there will never be re.
form until we begin cduc9ting pub
lie sentiment in the State schools
organized and maintained to max,
| good citizons.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
The Boonastiel Book.

The first batch of 200 Boonastiel
books are now in the hands of the
agents and are selling like hot cakes.
They are neatly bound in cloth,
printed in the most modern style OF
type and on the worry best quality OF
book paper. The price is $3.50, pos.
tage prepaid to any part Of the Unit
ed States, and orders addressed to
the editor of the Posr will be prompt.
ly filed. As it is the first book in
prose printed in the Pennsylvania
German language, the publication
was n venture, and we had only one
thousand copies printed, over hall
of which are already contracted for,
Orders by mail should be sent by
postal or express order, check OF
draft, as we will not be responsible
for remittanccs sent in currency OF
stamps.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
Yours,

If the above were not written by
n friend we would consider in bur
lesque, and in consideration of this
friendship we Withhold the writer's
name for fear of his being lynchcd.
In reply we will say that we havcno
desiroto be elevatedQ) in the direc-
tion orr friend has so recllessly sug.
gested, but would rather enjoy the
freedom of an unbridled colt on the
boundless prairie than eat hay with
the thorough brods in the stables OF
the Vanderbilts.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
Walter Reunion.

The Walter Family will hold THEN
reunion on Saturday, Sept. %, 1893,
in Bowers grove, about Il miles
west Of Middleburgh. All regular
trains on S. q l.. II. II. will stop at
the grove. All descendants as well
as others are cordially invited to at.
tend. Bring your children. Re
freshments will be served on the
ground. Stetler's cornet band has
been engaged for the occasion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07

Misses Elsie Rupp and Carrie
Wanamaker, of Mt. Carmel, are the
guests of lady friends in Swineford.
Monday evenings west-bound
mail on the S. & l.. Railroad had on
board $50 passengers bound for the
Worlds Fair.
David Ocker, who has been seri-
ously i'll for some time but showed
signs of recovery some time ago, has
had n relapse and is confined to his
room again.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
Wants us elevated -
SELrNsaRovr. Pa Sent .. !

SMrSsoRoyE, Pa, Sept ., 1893
Mr. Tom. Udrter.--I have Just
read your article on "The Fish War
dens AT Work" in this weeks issue,
aud ! thank God for one man Of IN
fiuence who is not awed by wealth
and power. Why don't you come
out for Assembly and give us II
chance to elevate you to position
where men of your backbone can be
of use to the people, / say this in
all candor, and hope you will CON
slider it in the spirit in which it is
written.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07

This is Il progressive age. With
some it is marriage with drug
dealers it is mucil-age with capital
lists it is mortg-a age the Jester is
fond of bandin-age then there is
bondage, mirage, pill.age, tonnage
and II mass of other ages but Just
at the present moment the "age"
that is taking the most time and at
tention, and exciting the greatest
amonnt of conversation, is coinage.
The outcome is as uncertain rs the
makeup of that other age--saus-age.
The pressure of public opinion was
too great for Pension Commissioners
Lochzen and he has been compelled
to issue new order in regard to the
suspensions. The wholesale suspen-
sions will be discontinued hereafter,
and will L ,vGained to those cases,
'sf6waip numher, ie2sosxs &fn- recfSx!
shows on its face that the soldier was
not entitled to any pension whatev-
er. There will be no preliminary
suspensions except in such cases.
This is right. IL was the wholesale
suspension business, and requiring
pensioners to produce new evidence
within sixty days that was unfair
and unreasonable.
Young man, stop and listen 1t
pays at all times to be a gentleman
in the full meaning of that term. 1t
pays to conduct yourself i'll such q
manner that men will have conf
Ience in you and recognize your
ability. 1t dd6sttt bdy to be q
tough, II dude or IL 1onbrtity. Be
something and do something useful.
No matter whether your talents sre
commonplace or of high order the
world needs the best work you are
capable of doing and it will reward
you accordingly. Don't be q slug
gard don't waste the best years of
your life don't SOW n harvest in
youth that will bring to the reaping
OF old age nothing but pain and re-
morse.
Miss Kate Bowersox, who was
elected to teach tho Middleburgh
primary, has been appointed one of
the teachers in the Indian school mt
Carlisle Mt salary of $500 per year,
including vacation of one month
each year. She and her brother Roll
in intended starting for the Worlds
Fair last Monday, but on receiving
the assurance from the faculty that
the Indian pupils with their teach
ers would visit the Fair in body,
she left for Carlisle on Monday
morning to take charge of her de-
partment at once. Miss Mertie
Smith has been elected to fill the
vacancy in the primary department
caused by the resignation of Miss
BowersoX.
Correspondents will please under
stand that the Posr is not club to
hit their enemies with. Allpersonal
reflections will be thrown out of
communications if discovered, and
if repeated too often the author will
be politely excused. Where com
plant is made to the editor about a
correspondent we promptly give the
name of the writer, rs we endorse
fair play and don't believe in one
man standing in the dark and pun
melting the life out of the other fell
low who has no means of retaliation
because he can't SEQ his assailant.
A newspaper is sharp instrument
and in the hands of fool OF a knave
is a dangerous weapon. This is not
xNaronnol k,,f ..o,.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-07
Ms of LOCAL INTEREST

public schools will open Sep
|er Is. for term Of seven months.
Jewish new year is September
d the day of atonement Sept,
Blk out for II. Oppenheimers
nl fall announcement in our
edition.
Is Mabel Wittenmyer and III.
Smith left for Bucknell on
nesday morning.
hncis Gilbert left for Franklin
brshall Academy, Lancaster, on
hesday morning.
ntzberger's clothing store will
psed on the Hebrew Holidays,
ember II and 20.
ss Bessie Smith has returned to
home after several weeks visit
Friends in Adamsburg.
OppenheimoTs store, Selins
Ne, will be closed Monday, Sept.
it being a Hebrew holiday.
is wise who takes his money
pf the stocking of fear, and dc
Is il in the bank of confidence.
fttie Cohen, Selinsgrove, will
her store closed on September
BIZ 90. They are Hebrew holi-
ss Sallie Roush of Freeburg,and
Whittier of Williamsport, were
quests of Mrs. Frank Reigle on
hay.
} are glad to have the privilege
kchanging with the Huntingdon
pl ,.Ne,cs. 1t is full of news from
orth-easi- 10 the southwest cor
b good, substantial Watches
full lindlof extra fine Jewelry
emarkably low prices call Mt ID.
zels Cheap Cash Store, Swine
Pa. 1w.
be NJ. Il. Sunday School of Lii
;lle will hold a picnic in Yeager's
Sge, at Lilleyville, n short distance
kh of Painterville station, Sep
er 0, 1898.
iss Carrie Noetling, of Miiilin-
W, Mrs, Emith, of Lewisburg,
Mrs. Horace Alleman, of Selins-
tFe, were the guests Of the Cen
Hotel over Sunday.
pR SAIE.-Your choice of 6 GHe
in milk yet, due to calve the
bag fall. Call on or address
JACOB III. HETRIcK,
! mile west of Beavertown.
kents (male or female) make $40
b. New invention. Every house
must have it. Small outlay,
profits. Perfection Mfg. Co., 155
Clair,st., Cleveland, o.
(EoIAL ExAMINATIoN.-A special
nination for teachers certificates
be held in Middleburgh on the
day Of September, 1893.
+. c, BowERsox, Co. Supt.
be OIiddleburgh Band furnished
&c for the local castle X. of G.. f..
iifiinburg as reception band at
knights of tie Golden Eagle pa
in that town on Saturday.
pad j. b. Reeds special reduc-
in sporting goods on sth page.
Pm you can buy 23 loaded shells
% cents the game must be NIGH
pail il it isn't worth the powder.
hen you get into a tight place,
everything goes against you, till
&ems as if you could not hold on
nute longer, never give up then,
that's Just the place and time
the tide will turn.
nye you horse, COW, pigs, sheep,
pn' harness, buggy. household
Us, house and lot, timber land.
per or anything else you wish to
Or do you wish to buy some
81 In either case come to this
+ and we will try to help you out.
ae girls belonging to the Crescent
nave all returned to their NAM
heart whole and fancy freay
power, the government has to
lsh an extra maisssss ssssle us..ory day
Pnyey the tender leeeess sthey re-
irom young men, which has TO
ermetically sealed to keep the
sses from running out.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-18
a Patriotic Daughter.

A young lady. the daughter of west
ern farmer. whose heart overflowed with
patriotism. quietly left her comfortable
home, ct off her beautiful hair, donned
male attire, enlisted in a company and
went directly to the seat of war.
Daring the home life she had been the
milkmaid, and her kind treatment of the
bovine tribe of the farm had made her n
special fayorite. But one of the lacteal
tribe Was her special favorite and whose
reciprocal love at me, ting was always
demonstrated. When mustered out of
service. she returned to her paternal
home, her habiliments being those of the
heroes of the war, and politely requested
permission as a stranger for entertain
ment over night. which was readily
granted by the kind host to n returning
soldier.
On the following morning she arose.
and still regarded by the entire family
as perfect stranger she proceeded in
her soldier Sarb to her old milking quar-
tiers, and she had not entered the gate
way till she was at once recognized by
her pet cow, which proceeded to meet
her and greet her with all demonstra-
tons of loving animal TO dear friend.
Then the soldier returned to the house
hold, ana instead of possessing the recog-
niziug powers OK COW it was hard work
to persuade them that she was really
their daughter.-Cor. Pittsburg Com
mcrCidl-Gdzctte.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-10-18
Sensible Points kbout a..

The greatest abuse of the tipping U.s.
TEN in New York is in the fees 10 ja',i-
tors and other servants c..1accte! with
stbartment houses. It has bdj6IEe \ tus-
tom almost too strong to ignore in some
apartment houses topay the janitor, bell
boy, elevator boy, etc, certain amounts
every month or fortnight-this without
any regard to whether the servant has
rendered any particular service or not.
The result of this indiscriminate tipping
is quite natural-you get no particular
service.
Not few tenants of apartment houses
have had an experience with janitors
which makes blackmail preferable to the
risk of the repetition of these expert
ences. AS in the case of walters, there
are a good many annovances to which
tenants may be subjected which cannot
be cured with club and which do not
even form a substantial basis of COM
plant. And they are not less aggravat-
ing because you can't get away from
them or resent them. But to simply pay
a man unfortunately just because he
is there is q plan which releases him from
any obligation whatsoever.
make it rule and can recommend
it after some experience to pay with
reasonable liberality for any special
service-that is, any service above and
outside of that which the man is en-
ployed to render to every tenant in COM
mon. And never tip such men on gen.
eral principles-thati is, unfortunately.
If an understanding to that effect is es-
tablished at once upon going into new
fiat, you will avoid all the ills to which
others are subjected and have at call
those who are not only ready and will
ing, but eager 10 serve you. Begin at
once to compensate literally every per
son about the place who renders you
special services and pay nobody else a
cent. Follow this rule, and you will in
variably get excellent service and plenty
of attention. This rule will work equally
well with the waiter il you are a regular
customer.-New York Herald.