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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16

Isciumc,S is the result OF character. and
Therefore character ought To have our earl
est care. Not what We can do for others
but rather what We ate In ourselves, de.
mands our first attention. for To do good &c
Others we must first bc good ourselves. Use.
iulnrSS IL Ia character what fragrance il 10
the Hover. But the gardener does not max,
thc fragrance his first or greatest aim. Nay,
rather his grand design is To produce per
rect Hover, for lie knows that IL lie succeed
pnce will come of itself In
the same way the CHRISTIANS nrst con, q
should be with his own character. III,
prime ambition ought 10 he, where he II tc
keep ,hrists word and To confess His name,
aud when he has succeeded in that the door
10 leg mate aud lasting usefulness will open
To nm OF itself or rather Christ will open IL
for him aud no man Will he able TO shut il
Hence cannot but regard II as unfOrtu.
nate and indeed unnatural, when Young con
Nerts, who have only lust found their way
to Christ are encouraged forthwith To begin
To labor among others. They may le instTu
mental IN doing omeihng. but in that way
they VIII never attain Ia anything like tb,
highest usefulness. Their first duty is IN th,
sphere IN which Christ found them, to kern
His word and 10 confess His name. Thrm
of the Christian character in the lowlv an1
limited place to which they originally be
longrd, ami through their falhmlnc-s IN
that the lord will open up for them doOt
10 something higher. 10 bc holy is out
primary duty, AMI through that We pass to
usefulness Dr. Taylor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
Srrr\GIIrIN F,IriT.

The strong men of earth are not the
tOubters or the di,bclirvcrs. Men who ar,
forever telling what they do not believe are
OF no more account than men who are for
ever telling what they do not possess. Whs
cares what u man does not believer ThI
question is, what does he believe? What ha,
lac that is Of any value: What hc has not u
of no use 10 any one. Men who do grca
works believe something. The inventors
the discoveries, the men who cross oceans
explore lands, solve problems. and discover
great principles, are men who can see what
other people never have have seen; they can
see that which is invisible. They can sse a
building before stone il laid or tim
her hewn. They can see a complete ma
chine before u single part Of IL has been
formed. Men who see the invisible, who
discern the signs Of the times, who observe
the hand of God ia nature, who see the
working Of his providence where others see
only blind chance. are charged with eternal
power and Ill cd with thoughts Of God and
paSsin. through this world they ill it, sOli-
tary places with songs and cause lis deserts
TO rejoice and blossom like the rose. Have
faith ~ Got. without faith II Is mpoSsi-
BILE 10 please him." but five have faith like
grain OF mustard see we can move mOun
tains.- The Christian.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
soME niNor cu,uicrERiSrtcs oF Inr cunis

soMr nNor cu,u,crERi>rtcs or 1nE Cuprs.
1tNN IttE.
There are major or principal characters.
tlct oi TIE Christian life one ot them 10
selfsacrilice. There are also certain minor
or subordinate characteristics Of the Chris.
tlhh life. Df them We wish TO say "A word
Ihe Christian life H. distinguished 10y what
may be called responsiveness. hcxibility.
opennCss. II Is free from hardness: IL il
tender. u is without nnrrowness; II /.
broad. AZ easily adjusts itself to Vnryiu,
conditions: its heart is not of stone, but oi
nesli, The peril ot becoming hard aud In.
Hchlblc beneath the pressure Of the force. ot
modern life is great We are m danger OF
bcnming Ike Nipbc. as Sccn IN the statute
~ Florence; >tcru, Nulleu. hopeless aud hsir.
less, hciurc the deadly arrows of the Fatrs
But the Christian life tends TO Keep one frnm
this hardness. The heart that goes out iu
love To Christ Il responsive To the answering
throhs ot His love The life that ha, A.,
origin In Him tend, to become itself Vet
decrer and broader.
The Christian lie i also characterized bv
s'li'torgcltu'ucss. II eats the hard bread vt
self-snrrliicc until TIN, brrad comes To- taste
IKE the sweet tread oi s"lf-mdulgenrr. IL
urlhkS The bitter wine uf Scl..dcniil till thi,
VINE comes 10 taste like the spark linz wine
OF scllcongrntuiation. II j. free from the
hW "l H. own memh,rs. The red Hover NJ
flower of 'ef.torgctfulnc,s. The .clf. for,rt.
iulne-s OF the Christian Ifr i,t tromptcd bv
us perfect healthtulneSs. Health 1, never
self-consciou,. Lille that Is most vital never
thlnks OF itself The eye never turns IL upon
Itself. The strongest nnd the best Christian
character Is self fpr-ctful.
\ ihrd CharIcli>tic of the Christian life,
which some would call minor. bat which
some would call major, j. It's freedom from
care. The best Christian goes through the
World ~ the wise traveller zoe, through
Europe with lilht luggage. lie /, not cum.
bercd with many things. lie takes NO anx.
ious thought about tomorrow. Tie npprr.
clntcS himself far more than he appreciate.
the things belonging 10 him. Indeed. the
loss of all things would not harm hlm. tor
he has taken into himself the most prcrilu.
parts of each thing rs II came 10 him. he
cannot lose himself Ic cannot lose H..
God. He has obcycd Chrisrs commlnd.
and become little child. He j. AZ peace.
lie-Ncl. thrice blessed, the Christian
whose liie is responsive To all good. who o.
iorGcttul at self aud vino has no auxiOu,
thought The Advance.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
THE GREAT MENACE TO NATIONAL LIFE.

rHE GREAT MENACE To NATIONAL LIFT.
DR.. Ezra NJ. Hunt. in series OF most val.
nable articles upon "Racs Questions and
heaith, anu the relations OF alcohol aud to.
Dacco thereto, writes
III statistics did not showa largo increase
in the consumption OF alcohol, ws would be
able TO suspect 1t in studying the etiology OF
disease and the evidence we have OF soms
worm at the root OF the sapling life OF the
Nation. We have lived amid the coloret
race beIore aud after aud during the war,
anu tr'"f fr nj point 70 study
relation to National force ani a perpetiIity.
We have lived In States passing through tue
ordeal OF restricted tavern license, of free
saloon license, OF local option, and at last
have seen the saloon IN politics, aud quito
part OF the family life OF the people. Aud
we lind ourselves compelled % say that from
physical. social and sanitary point OF view,
such Ms radically effects the prowess and per.
petuity OF the United States we regard the
present freedom of license aud freedom OF
use OF alcoholic beverages as "A greater men
ace TO race vitality AMI So to National lie
than slavery ever was. II ~ sustained by
the same greed Tor in lOleng and easily ne.
qulred wealth, IL seeks To WELD and aggrs.
gaze Tor itset toe same bold exercise ot
governmental power II cOrrupts Dny sicaly
as well as morally IN tn" same directions
only that IL permeateS more generally tho
masses, the family social life. It's bondage
Is more general. IL putS shacklss ON many
IA man and woman ol misery, %. lunacy of
crime, whose claukng is wor,o than that Ot
the slave mart, and has overseer, and dealers
as cruel. IL sells out OF homes or burdens
In the homes wives and children, as many IA
were ever brought 10 the BLOCK IN trading
nIarts. IL we cDuli bs ohhvious To all the
dire results To individuals, to minds, % souls,
To real credit. when We s.a n seizing upon
the vtals of the body polite and enianger-
ing the Republic Ia health rs well AS morals,
In that race vitality whlcl Is Indispensable
to National existence. wo may well res Diva
10 let llstlcssness give way 70 alarm and
alarm To n steady plan Tor National remsIy.
DIR. Lord tells rs that IN Rome loss OF racb
vitality was tbs first step toward tue dowA-
tall
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
Two 80 MISTAKES,

How long tho belief has prevailed that IL
YOU are going OFT, into the cold YOU cannot
stand ~ without having something to warm
you' And people would testify before a
court OF justc' that it did warm them! How
many doctors have beep giving H. ars giv.
ing u to-day, wnen the feet nre cold, tn help
10 warm the patient: IN yet, SAYS Dr. y. :.
Davi', the clinical ther upmeter t,lis ypu
accurately, step by step that from thirty
minutes after it is takcr. on To- the end q, its
influence. the temperature u dimnIshel-
tho body Is getting cold. The patient would
testify the contrary. Why Simuly for tbs
reason that the anp ,thetic eff ct ,iimini,pes
his consciousness -, wheJher II is col 4 or no.:
but he inds out the fact the next morning.
HAD his sensibtltty remained he would have
Known when he wa, getting cold. AMI he
would adoot che proper precautions.
Look agrin when July cones. an the sun
is pouring down. and the labDrer, stripped
almost TO tbs skin. l. deving or woritiny
aud dripping with p,rspritiou. Watch
him rs he go's ia trout ot t1st slooL. YOU
VIII see him 90 III AMI take exactly the same
drink th1t h" took last J iuulrv " |, ,ep oir
the cold. You meet him at ths door AMI
ASK him why hs spends MS money for sue
purpose. From his very looks you ju ise
that his family are poor and are, perhaus.
needing the necessaries ot life H. will r..
ply: "Oh! cannot stand tins heat without
something To- protect ms from it"--pxactly
reversing ths case. II warmel him IN
January, AMI now 1t keeps him cool-.hs
same dcIusIon! IT. protects him from the
heat ho says. Tue suns rays psriuelte
him rs freely with the alcohol IN his bloc
ns IL would without IL, but hl dos not re-
alla, 1t; and hence hun irels and hundreds
year after year, persist in this practlcs TIL
perhaps sunstrOke arrests them aud su ldeu
death follows. Lave their brain clear an /
free from the stupefyiuy ell ,cG pf alcbhDl,
ant thci wi know when to get ON the shady
side.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
TEMPERANCE.
DRUNKENNESS AND FAMINE.

=, And nov comes Count I<,p Tolstoi with
me assertion that drunkenness was one OF
toe great causes OF the recent awful famin,
IN Kussia. We begin To wonder IL there i,
any really widespread disaster nowsdsys to
soe human family In which the ale ,hoI
nena n nov present as contributing cause
Voice. "'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
RELIGIOUS READING.
TAKE NY nANn.

TAKE NY HAND.
tender child ~ summers three,
Seeking her little led at night.
Paused on the dark stair iimidiy.
"Oh, mother. Take my hand said shs
And then the dark will all be light."
We older children gropc our way
From dark behind 10 dark before,
And only when our hands we Law,
Dear Lord. in Thine. the night is day,
And there Is darkness ne, crmorc.
Renrh downward to the sunless d,ys
Wherein our guides are blind ~ We,
And faith il snall aud hope delays:
Take Thou the hands of PRAYER We raise,
And let us feel the light of Thee,
Il by j. q. Whittier.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16

the Mohavs at Victor Narrows, Cal, where
the river passes through granite gorge l7S
feet in height and not over 100 fact wide A
lake will be formed nine miiec long, three TO
hye miles wide, and OF an average depth OF
thirty feet, with sufficient water 70 irIigats
30O.0O0 acres Of Government land.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
ruluiNG Topn.

Nothing 10 do" in this world ~ ours,
Where weeds grow up with the fiircst
flowers,
Where smiles have only litful play,
Where hearts are breaking every cay?
"Nothing to do" Thou Christian soul,
Wrapping thee round in Thy selfish stole,
On with the garments of sluth and sin.
christ thy Lord hath a kingdom to win.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16

The respective ages of bride and
groom. recently married at Arthur, Ind. !,
were eighty.one and seventy mine years.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16

Trust Him when YOU cannot uhc, Him.
DO not try 10 penetrate the cloud which lie
brings over you, AMI lo look through II.
liather keep your eye GNed steadily on the
bow that is on the cloud. The mystery is
Gods; the promise yours MaCduh.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16

II thou neglectc,t love 10 thy neighbOr. In
vain thou pfoiessesl thy love To God for
by thy love To tod love TO thy ncighbOr ia
begOtten, and by love 10 thy neighbOr thy
love 10 God Is cherished aud increased =
ipuarles
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16
HOME DRINKING ~ ENGLAND.


The announcement is made tnat ths
British Government proposes TO deal win
the very serious end growing evil OF HON,
Grinking by women OF the middle and lower
middle classes. The existencs OF this vic, /.
due IN large measure TO granting To retail
erocers licenses for tue sale OF wines, beer
and spirits. Since this system was estab.
nsned, ABOUT twenty years ago, the drink
demon has ent cred thousands of decent
households and has stayed there with con-
sequences that are toll almost daily in the
ponce and divorce courts its victims would
lose caste IL seen drinking in taverns or
hotels, but it is depioraoly easy for them to
arrange with the family grocer to supply an
u in the bill as tea or coffee. The thing Ia
done every day IN thousands OF homes, and
almost the only way TO kill it is TO abolish
the grocers license which the Government
Is expected to do.-Sew York Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16

All 10 best, Though we Oft doubt
What the unscarchable dispose
or highest wisdom brings about,
Aud ever best found in the close.
NI.I1N.,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-16

THERE are 29o building and loan associa-
tions in New Jersey. AT the close OF ths
year 1897 Toe total assets OF these organixa-
tons was s2S, 500, 900. The State League has
seventy mine associations on its roll.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28
Noon, Alloy.

Regarding the seamanship of one of
the members of the Massachusetts Naval
Reserve. The incident occurred during
the recent trip on the cruiser San Fran
cisco, and, voluminous as was the COM
mandatory report of their doings which
was sent to the Navy Department. it
did not include this incident, says the
Boston Home Journal.
On the second night that the reserves
were at sea, one OF the amateur tars
was on the watch. He was Boston
man. The night was clear aud beautiful.
Myriads of stars twinkled in the heavens,
but there was no moon. Suddenly the
reserve sang out;
Light, ahoy
Where away" asked the officer OF
the deck.
"Far, far away" replied the would-be
man.o'-war's man.
When the officer had recovered from
the shock aGGSs.augl by this unseaman-
like answer, b looked over the rail in
the direction pointed out by the man
from Boston. Then he had another fit.
The stern disciple which prevails on a
cruiser at sea did not allow him te
swear, but there was world of mean.
ing in the way in which he growled
out: whats the matter with you
Can't you recognize the rising moon
when you see It'll"
Moon! Muonl" stammered the EN-.
bryo seadog, Il beg pour pardon, sir. 7
Then he shouted, as if making amend;
for his error, Moon, ahoy
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28
BIG NAH FIGURES.
The Total of Pieces Carried Amounts tC
Thousands of Millions,

WASHINGTON, Dec. GA statement
prepared at the Postoffice Department
shows that during the last fiscal year
the total number of pieces of letter mail
sent in the domestic mails of the United
States was 2,407,S10,175, Of which
2,32l ,314, 1858 were paid at letter rates,
and S6,495,6t2 were sent free on official
business.
There were also 535,917,s0o postal
cards handled. The number Of news
papers and periodicals mailed by pub
fishers and news agents was $50 ,305, 5S4.
The number Of newspapers and
periodicals mailed by publishers in the
several counties of publication free was
1872 1851 ,271. Newspapers and periodicals
mailed by others than publishers and
news agents, II ,07S,777. Total second.
class matter, ,434, PAS, 632 pieces. Third.
class matter handled, books, pamphlets
&C., sos, 1S4,i79 pieces. Fourth. class
matter mailed, 4S,733,1 III pieces. Grand
total number of pieces Of domestic mail
matter handled, 5,02l, S41 ,056.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28

washington rust
The ways and means committee, hay.
ing under consideration the Revenue
bill, were sitting behind closed doors
and were impervious TO cards. The
messenger at the door would take none
in. He had his instructions anu lived
M to them. But while the group of
correspondents cooled their heels out
side in company with few interested
tariff experts a lady of imperious mien
swept up and handed the doorkeeper
her card.
Take that in to my husband she
exclaimed.
The duorkeeper hesitated, caught her
eye, and disappeared without word.
In moment the lady's husband
emerged.
JOHN" she said, did you take those
pills ?"
"Yes, my dear" was the meek re-
Spouse.
"All right. Now you mus: take one
of these powders" and she handed him a
little paper package
He took it, re-enteTed the committee
room, swallowed the potion, and then
business was resumed.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28
DELAWARE GAZETTE AND STATE JOURNAL-WIIN

The Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed says
in his report Of the minority of the com
mittec on ways and means: sour goods
are now met by foreign goods Oh our
own shores at q price made up Of raw
materials, plus labor and plus the pres
ent rate Of tariff, on very nearly equal
terms"
Now, Thomas, this is really too bad.
You have completely given away the
old Republican contention that the
foreigner pays the tax. Have you for
gotten that ex.President Harrison said
in his letter Of acceptance:
Those who teach that the import duty
on foreign goods sold in our market Is
paid by the consumer, and that the price
OF the domestic competing article is
enhanced to the amount of tho duty oil
imported articles y may not in-
tend TO discredit In the minds of others
our system Of levying duties, but il is
clearly already discredted in their own,
And, in the next paragraph, he cuti-
cised such teachers as "students Of
maxims and not of the markets. /"
Really, Thomas, it is very wrong In You
to let this mischieyous cat SO completely
out Of the bag,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28
WoULp SEE n 90 no IND.


anu ttb GneHFtHhly OfNf treS SUI hhp
sight
Wise folk who walk along in the
vicinity OF the Masonic Temple are con-
tinually on the lookout for bumps. The
countryman who comes--and goes-in'
yariably stops in open.mouthed wonder
to gaze upward toward the gigantic sky
splintering building, and then there is
a brief season of humping and blocking
and falling, and sentences culled from
strongest English, and then the country.
man restarts on his way sadder and q
wiser man, says the Chicago Post. 1t is
an occurrence of every five minutes or
SO, and tho habitues look for it, Yester-
day an old man with a cracked and
shiny satchel, tied together with brown
Irvine, stood in the old familiar pose,
looking up until his eyeballs seemed to
have entirely disappeared in u sea of
white. "Great building, amt it2" re-
marked a smooth and snug individual
at his elbow.
Great, by gol" calculated the old
man.
"Bnt it amt circumstance now to
what it is when il moves. You ought
to sec itturn round y went on the new
conner.
"rurn round - said the old man.
THAT can't turn round, man. It's
| solid p
Eyes, but it moves just as easy as a
spool on pivot. Turns once every two
| hours"
"Dash my luck An here got tew
catch my train in half an hour p
TOO bad Too bad Y quoth the old
fellows chance acquaintance. TITS
| great, | tell your
wall, / can't stay; but eff | could see
it I'd be willing to give up dollarW
Perhaps could fix it. The engineer
is a friend of mine, and think he might
be got to give her an extra turn for
| SO bill
The old man sighed, looked regret.
fully at the great building, looked
again, then thrust his hand into his
| pocket and fished from the recesses of a
worn leather bag brand new, crisp
/ So bill.
81 amt very flush," he said, as he
handed it to the stranger, "but dom
want to go home without seeing thai
thing twirl, and this is cheaper thar
stopping over a train and getting
another ticket" So he handed the bill
to the stranger, an he
Gle never came back !"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28

Water Commissioner Hastings UNI
bosomed himself d, the meeting Of the
Water Commissioners, last Tuesday
Night, and made a long explanation OF
the reasons that were considered con.
elusive by himself and Mr. plekels and
as sufficient TO justify them in voting
fer the changes in the hy.iaws Of the
department making the officers elective
annually Mr., Hastings did NOT deny
thai he was melted 10 the point OF max.
ing his explanation by the article printed
in EVERY EvENtSd, last week, undey
the caption Of "tlsngry for the Spells,
wherein it was stated that the change
was largely due to the political pressur,
that had been brought upon the majority
members 81 the commission 70 make /
sweep OF the Democrats in the emplo,
Of the Water Department and put Ro
pNblicans in their places,
Ii will be observed, however, from ;
osgVtul perGsal OF Mr., Hastings 10
marks, which viii be found fully 70
ported in tho proceedings Of tht
meeting OF the Water Commissioners
thar he partially gives an unqualified
endorsement Of EvEsY EVENINGS re
port Of the changes in the bylaws, not
wilhstandtug his Vigorous pIotes
against the conclusions roaohed by thi
paper llo fails to Sive any guayante,
that under tho new bylaws the Nv,
Republican commissioners will not a
precisely what EVERY EVENING san,
they Intended 10 da II have n,
promises 10 make as to my future con
duet he said. No assurance is her
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-28
an Ant PATRON.
He Was ExtravaGaut TO Profligacy But
IL Was no Use.

1t Was no Use.
Almost every Worlds Fair visitor
spends an hour or two admirlng the
beautiful paintings in the Art Building.
One of the pictures admired most IS an
exquisite work by foreign master en-
titled "The Good Brother" IL is by no
means the largest or most pretentious
in the exhibit. On the contrary it is
one of the smallest, but SO finished and
SO true to nature is II that 1t Is sur
rounded by adminng throngs constantly,
and the Exposition pilgrim 10 frequently
admonished by those who have already
visited the Fair not to miss seeing "lhe
Good Brother"
One day week or two ago Utican
and his wife stopped before the little
painting and great was their admiration
of it, says the Utica Observer. Tine
Utican prides himself on being quite u
connoisseur, and he at once pronounced
it the finest thing in that line that he
had seen. He went in ecstasies over 1t.
Each following day he remained at the
Exposition he and his wife found their
way to the Art Building and stood lost in
silent admiration before "The Good
Brother" Finally the pent-up feelings
of the Utican burst their bonds. THAT
picture is worthy of place in any
parlor," he exclaimed to his wife. ut
is the finest thing that | HAYS ever seen
and l will have it at any cost. | will
have if If it costs me 1881" Noticing a
line in his catalogue which told that
inquiries as to prices should be made at
a secretary's office. he found his way
thither.
CHOW much for The Good Brotherg "
he querried when his turn came to speak.
"Three thousand dollars, but l will
sell it to you for $4,000 if you want il, 7"
promptly replied the Worlds Fair Of.
fetal.
"The Good Brother" still hangsin the
art exhibit in the White City.