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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES

The new county OF Riverside. Cal. has
voted against granting liquor licenses.
The Surgical Instrument Makers Union
requires that Its members be total ahstainers.
The W. G. 4. L.. Of Hartman. Tenn. has
built Temperance Temple at cost Of
$4,000
The distillerics OF the United States used
the last fiscal year 20, 1870 GIL bushels OF grain
In liquor making.
The supreme council Of the United Com
mercinl Travellers has decided to prohibit in-
toxicating liquors at all its banquets.
The applications 20 the Boston Associated
Charities last year show that twenty-five per
cent. OF the causes for sickness were intem-
perance
Fifty per cent. Of the young men OF Switzer-
land are Ineligible for military service on ac-
count OF physical deterioration produced by
excessive drinking.
The five weeks series OF temperance
meetings inauguratcd by Mr. Moody In Chi
cGgo have been drawings large audiences and
hundreds signed the pledge
Mr.. Victor Burton. OF tho celebrate brew
eFs firm In London, has become tcrto;lllsr
and Withdrawn from the firm, forieiting
thereby his right in 5.00o. 900.
South California W. q. #. U. is reported
to have done, In the eight months between
It's last two conventions. more than double
the work OF any preceding full year.
The Belgians seem to eX ,el all the rest Of
Europe In their devotion to alcohol. There
are 100. 600 "schnaps' houses In Belgium ana
only 5000 schools ; that Is 10 say, there is one
Inn or 'estaminet" to every thirty-nlue Bel
gians and only one school to every l77G.
In France the Constitutional. a Paris
paper. admitted that the habit OF drunken
ness has increased year by year since the be-
ginning OF the century. Men begin with
wine then alcohol Is taken. In forty years
the consumption oi alcohol has trlpied in
France"
Congress OF Army Chaplains. held re-
centiy in Chicago. declared that the post ex-
change System 'does not meet the alleged
nee II OF this army rs regards its drink de-
partment, and the hope was expressed THAT
the time will soon arrive when II will be made
TO disappear.
In intil. certain regiments with 5Gl0 men
aiyidsi into free drinkers, mo ierate drinkers.
and nbsiansrs. II WAS found that the deaths
ol the former were A per 1000, OF the mod
rr lte dr.nkers 23 per 1000, and OF the ab-
stainers only IL per io)J.
Mss jessie ArSermln, President OF Aus
tr iiia w. G. Il. o., offer al a pr2B OF a gold
N sdai 10 memoers o. tho Union, throughout
that country VINO secur. twenty-five or more
msmDerr, lees paid, during ths year ending
Aprll, 1861. Organizers and puolic workers
~ 10 e2 ;!a led from the oaer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
KEYSTONE STATE COLLINGS
SCHOOL MUST KEEP.

NO MORE ILrcrioS HOLIDAYS, SAYS sryr
scuArrrgR
HARrisRuRa. DR.. Schaener. superinten-
dent OF public instruction, has put his foot
squarely down upon the practice OF closing
schools on election days. lie is constantly
is receipt of comi ", ica,ions requesting an
opinion ON the subject. These in,erroga.
iions are based on the act Of May %. 1893.
designating the third Tuesday Of February
and the first Tuesday after the first Monday
Of November as legal half holidays Dr.
SchaetIer, after quoting from the acts ref r.
rel to. says
The purposes mentioned in this act have
special reference to the maturity of com
mercial paper, the acceptance aud Iavmrnt
Of bank checks. d'afts. promis.ory notes,
eic., as cxpros'irgly set forth in the act it.
sclt, am clearly OF the opirion that the
several boards of school directors ana con.
trnllers g not required TO close the public
schools IN their respective districts on the
days designated a. election days but ON the
contrary would urge the directors and con.
trnllers To keep their schools In ion on
tieSe DAYS 'ur the purpose OF pre- cniiug
too many breaks in the regular school
YEAR
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
siNCENlIY IL rHRoR.

Ar excellent opportunity for testing and
exposing the ancient fallucy. 1T makes no
difference what you believe 50 long ~ You
are sincere is afforded this year ia the
Worlds Congress Of Religions. Just held Ht
Chicago. There were gathered the repre-
scntutiycs of nearly all the religions under
heaven buddhism. Confucianigm, Shiutolsu.,
Hinduism. latsiism, MohHumcdanism, Ji-
daism aud the great historic churches of
thristoudum were all represented there, aud
all ly the very flower ut their adhor,nts. The
tacn who came from China. from India. from
Persia. and other distant lands To take part
in this Congress were for the most part men
of deep CarnCstncss, Of entire sincerity. Yet
can IL hc SAID that the beliefs of all these arc
of the value To themselves that "A belief IN
Christ would beI
These adherents Of strange religions are,
very probably men of blRmcioss life and OF
strong desire for the goo1 u humanity
otherwise they would not khvc come NJ""y
may be men OF deep spiritual ycarnmgs,y y
religious capacity, for Only such men arcfiike-
TO take hn interest I'm u parliament like
Yet would anyone, who nomiually be-
licyrs IN thfist, and enjoys the privileges Of 10
CHRISTIAN nPlonal and social life, exchange
his bcliel for thcirsY
Siucc.hy, then, IL not the only essential
thing IN rel giun. lf IL l. not on these hroud
lines which separate the Christian from the
Buddhist or Confucinn. neither ~ II IN n"
from Christian. If one feels instnrtiyrly on
seeing noble. upright, earnest disciple e
one Of those faiths, "llow much uuhlcr,
grHndcr. more useful 10 your generation you
would bc were you Christian so one must
recognize the truth that, being u Christian,
his life must be grandcr. uObler, more useful
in proportion ~ he Is nearer 10 the mind ot
Christ In clcaT"r apprehension Of the truth
vi ich He has taught and cNcmpliiicd.
II l,wurh while then to seek, to know and
e. comprehend clearly, what indeed God the
Lord has taught. Sincerity alone will not
bnnc Us into harmony with the mind amt will
Of God. IL l. our duty to seek diligently 10
understand His teachings TO put ourselves in
the line Of His discipline, to learn His meth
cd ut dealing with men.
Whatever lessons of charity the proposed
parlinm, ut Of religions may teach. IL will
fail If it, right end unless II makes cl,ur that
there is u h'avcn-wide difference between all
other religions and the Gospel which pro
viG, divine forgiveness for ruined man and
heavenly help TO overcome sin. American
MOscngor.
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rAaRAaur's vow

When q boy once learns that thore Is ro,r-
ing manly In initiating tho vices of men. hc
has made long stride In wisdom. More
over. he may count himself among the for
iunate " he learns Il SO early In lfr that th"
pursuit oi foolish and wicked pleasure doe,
not practically iniure his future career
ADMIRAL Farraguttold this story oi his owu
loyhooi
"when was ten years DID," he srys. "t
had some qualities that I Thought made a
man OF me. | could swear like an old salt.
could drink as stifG glass OF gr0c as n
had doubled Cape Horn. and could sWoSe
Ike locomotive. | was great NJ cards aud
fond of gambling In every shape. AZ tho
close OF dinner. one day, my father turned
everybody out Of the cabin, locked the door,
and said to me
"'David. what do you mean to bc,'
"'I mean to follow the sea
"'Follow the sea Yes. to be n poor. mis-
crable. drunken sailor before tho mast hr
kicked and cufred about the world. and die
in some fever hospital IN u foreign land. No.
David no hoy ever trod the quartcr-deci X
with such principles as you have. and sucn
habits as you exhibit. You'll have TO change
your whole course OF life n you ever become
q man.
''My father left me and went on deck. I
was stunned by the rebuke and overwhelmed
by modification.
"A poor, miserable, drunken sailor before
the mast BE kicked and cutfeG about the
world, and die in some fever hospital That
Is 60 be my fate, thought /. I'll change my
life, and change IL at once. | will never utter
another oath / will never drink another
drop OF intoxicating liquor ! will never
gamble. have kept these three vows ever
since"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
THE MARRIAGE LICENSE law.

rnE AMrNpNENr uors Nor 60 1. TO EFFECT
UNTIL oCroREB /. 1895
HARRIsBURC- State Department is
daily in receir; of inquiries from the clerks
of the courts Of the several counties. rs to
whether an error does not occur m the
pamphlet laws OF 1898 in the art Of May !,
1903, amending the law rc.a,ive to marriale
license so as to permit marriages to he per
lorme outside of the county in which the
license is granted The law ns printed makes
the law operative October l. 1891, but many
clerks of courts think IL misptiut. IT,.
original bill, however, doe, not differ from
the law as printed
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RELIGIOUS READING.
To rr AND TO DO.

Many years ago little girl who longed al
most mcrlidly to bc loved, and who was
Spending her strength and In n measure wast-
INK her he In the effort to make people love
her. was cmanciTat,d Il from cruel bondage ny
n single sentence IN n sunday school books
"1t is not 80 much what you do ns what you
IRE that mak,s people love YOU That sem
ten,e u arkcd n turning point in that young
girls life.
II takes many Of us long time and much
sorrow to learn that Il Is net 80 much what
W. do 40 what we are that signifies In every
relation. The founders oithc Order of tho
King IL Daughters recognized this fact when
they took upon themselves that name and
hnnGCd themselves together. not TO do Chris
tian work. hut to seek higher Christian
chatactcr, deeper spirituality, closer likt-
ntss tu Him In whose iungc they were made
and whose children they were. That they
saoitly lcCun to occupy themsclvesin in various
forms Of Christian activity was what might
have been expected. for life always mani'Csts
ns,lf IN activity. liut the order OF things is
tins first life, then work and not, as too
mary people relglously disposed seem TO
;t'nk II, ltst works. and through them life.
o. ctutte the HE comes ilrst. ~ we SEQ
very clearly when We come 10 look into tho
natter And the more arduous the work laid
uiUii us the greater nee, ssiy Tor life that
lr,cm,s ever dccICr and higher and moro
Ike christ. IL can do all things, said Paul
''es lht'' ~, Tor ne UUu tn' S'frtt bl uolnE :
through Christ who strCngthenrth the II
the secret What can he not do 10 whom to
1--we is CHRISTI
our n, 4 direct and efficient work. then,
is done m our closets. where. cummuning.
vs. ia Col. We grow into his hken,ss. Let no
not .utt't this truth. We who are lusy. Wa
uI'u Whun heavy burdens lie. II is tho
h,U,y-lbL,n whom Christ invites e. share
yoke. Fora yoke is not borne 10y one,
hut hNtvv. who lay IL are coupled together.
Al, what strength and power uf usefulness
ruW'' tu him who walks side by side with
Christ iu his work. coupled with him under
one yoke, What rralityof Christian life ~
his How much more valuable Is what lac
will Cv over what be- may do,
This II busy wutli, never buster Than in
this day uf cuis. Opportunities for work aro
% cnint On every side the call tu Christian
sciNiC" was never 50 imI ortunntc ~ now.
Let IL not lose the secret of strength i'm an ci.
.utt 60 serve our fellows which 50 ahsurls
| - time ~ ~ leave nothing for prayer. for
couu.Uuion with Christ. Let us rather kcc I
| the closer TO our Lord the more We have I,
| do for him. when we come under his yoke
| in our service the rHinis twotuld we grow
| more like him, that l.. We learn To- lc whn
| h" meant vs. to- hc. ana our work being shared
| with him Is doubly well done Amer Meas
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
DARING ESCAPE.

DoYLrsTow wN-Michac Dolan, aged %
years, sentenced March - tn three years
md three months IN the Doylestown Jail,
TO: attempting to shoot his father in Febru.
ry ut his home in Solebury township, es-
:aped from the Jail here by scaling the ~
foot wal. Young Dolar had been
working in the stocking knitting depart
ment and had seou'edenough yarn TO make
stout rope about twenty feet long
With this, together with three large hooks,
)uc Of which was made from poker stolen
from the rison kitchen "A few days ago
and which he threw over the wall until Il
caught in the coping, he succeeded in get
Ting To- the top and dropping over on the
pther side escaped under cover Of the night
and the heavy storm.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
rrRorE.s DO nrEn coNsrmprrov.

The Paris Temps publishes somo interest.
fng particulars with regard to the quantity
OF beer which ~ now brewed IN Europe the
figures. which may be taken as approx.
mately correct, representing the average foi
the last five or six years. The total quantity
brewed Is BIOS, ,000, 900 gallons. Germany
coming first with production OF 1,O71 ,06U..
105 gallons. OF whicn GA, ,752, sos gallons are
brewed in North Germany. 3ii. $50. .S05 gal.
Ions In Bavaria. 20, 9jS, $50 gallons In Wurem
berg, 56.i45.9io gallons IN Badep, and H..
0s3, ,S05 gallons In Alsace-L Lorraine. Great
Britain comes next with total OF i.I92..
275 gallons while Austria Hungary is third
with total OF 3OS,sS9,675 gallons. These
are the only countries ia which the produc
tion reaches 100, 900, 900 gallons but relatively
to their population. Denmark with ig.lsa,
900 gallons brewed, and Norway with -. g.
3Oi,9e have much larger production than
vast area and large population, produces
only G5, Sg2.-W G. r. L. Bulletin.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26

JAMES DuNwIrrIr. agcl .. and James
| Boycc, alcis. wandered from their homes
| rear Grrenburg Moudtv. alter cows
Ind 1t Is feared they per'shcd in the
Chestnut ridge, as nothing has been heard
| D. them.
WILLIAM CRIES horses, frightened at the
,Ars nj Huntingdon and ran away Cree
| vas thrown to the ground. the wagon pa.s-
.n6 over his stomach, killing him Instantly
Tie was 20 years old.
NENR Lock Haven John q. Deise's beifer
stood on the Beech Creek railroad and stop
ped train. Her mother u COW, wa- fas t.
Pned IN a cattle guard further down tho
road.
GovrRNoT PATusoN las fixed December
IL for the execution Of Henry Hurst, of
Adams county. who killed IA fellow wood.
chopper through Jealousy over girl.
JACoB +. SuAFrERs bonded warehouse.
containing 800 barrels Of whisky, in Ian.
caster. was destroyed 10y fire sunday night.
Loss $50, 900, insured for 80, 900.
EIGHTY-YEAR-oLD Mary Rentzheimer of
Hellertown works farm OF seven acre.
and has cut and shocked. unaided, all the
corn in her field this fall.
GEORGE HoLLINGswoRrn' three children
found "a lot OF poke berries near their ome
al New Brighton and ate heartily and their
lives were barely saved.
MRs. ALICE STAuB. of Beaver Creek died
sunday ir m poisoning, caused by drinking
wafer from a spring into which poisonous
laurel leaves had fallen.
CHARLES WALL a painter. Tell from the
iome OF the county court house n distance
d l20 feet, at Bradford, and was killed. lie
res ded III Buffalo.
JoHS McMAHoE aged So and Andrew
Drist, gcd 80 were killed NJ Homestead by
the chvlng in of deep trench they were
helping 10 dig.
HouNG Calvin Dean. one Of Lewiston
nutting party sill ped hCadirremost down
hill against big snake that bit hIm in the
arm
SAMUEL HoLIINGsnEAD, aged 70. rail-
'oader for 40 years W ~ struck and killed by
the Pacific express AT Huntingdon.
\ SEW school house nt Arona, was wreck
ed by The storm Saturday night causing
n, 700 damage,
TnE emIluyes Cf the wire nail mill at
New Castle have accepted 10 per cent re-
auction.
TmE weight OF Ernest Werner's biggest
| pump in, grown at D0yl,stown, is lOL
| pounds.
| Falls have refused TO give credit any
| longer
| HENkY OIMTR wns fatally crushed by a
| fall OF coal IN mine near GIeensburg
THTRE are about 100 cases OF smallpox at
Reading.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
rur cnILpnrS or DRuSKARrs.

VI. Oh. Ferc. the French savant. ha. re-
Gently shown that II the eggs ot fowl arc
exposed, while Matching. To- the vapor OF
alcohol for twenty-'our to iorty-eiPht hours.
net only is the Matching enormously de-
layed but the chick. when hatched. is found
throws light upon the tendency to the pro-
duction OF human monstrosities from parents
who are victims OF the alcohol habit. ~ II Is
well known that children OF drunkards ARE
usually mis'ormed IN body as well rs it,
tcllectuGlly deficient.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
rArrs ron rAnnlns. INsrlrrrrs.

IlAERIsuvRG-Dates for farmers insti.
tutes IN the western part OF the state have
been fixed hy the state hoard of agriculture
as follows: Greene county, Waynesburg,
November II and 10, Carmichael, November
I6; Mercer county Greenville, November
Dand 80 Da es Of AZ institutes have been
liked, 10 will be held in December IL in
Nove Lber and 10 in January.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26

BELtrroSTr.-Now that the cows have
been penned up. Bellefonte is 10 take step
ali her. Councils uncovered an old ordi-
lance which they again adopted that boys
"A years Of age or under shall hereafter not
De allowed ON the streets after y. IN. The
police have been given instructions TO arrest
md lock mp for the night all boys found
broad after that hour
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26

~Bc Standard OH Company mas chartered
the British tank steamer Batoum, 20 trade
between New York and England She IL tho
largest tank steamer In the world, her ca
pacity being 2, 100000 gallons OF oil in bulk.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26

A large forgotten reservoir wac
tapped in Lockport, n. Y, tine other
day by workingmen who were excsvat-
ing for foundation. 1t belonged To
system OF water works abandoned
many years ago.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26

THE Brooklyn baseball nine won the
championship OF the Metropolitan District
ty taking the decisive game iron New YORK.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26
crnIs1ASrry Is not QUITE "rLAyrp orr."

CHRISTIANITY ~ NOT QUITE "TLAYrD OUT.' "
Mr.. Moody estimates that from 10000 ta
5000 PEOPLE have been reached ~ h.h
sIccinl Sunday eyaDg"listic services This
multiplied by seven days easily ioots M
about 200, 900 brought weekly within reach Of
the Gospel. The Worlds Fair has been
closed on Sundays for want Of attendance,
but the religious services are daily grow ing
Every good opening for the Gospel is readily
seized. when Forepaughs great circus tent
had been set up In the city Mr.. Moody tried
10 secure II for Sunday. He was granted tho
use 0f II for "A sabbath morning service, but
as the manager expected Sunday IN
Chicago to be IA grcnt harvest day
hc reserved the tent ON the afternoon
and evening for his own performance. Fiji
teen thousand people came to hear the sim
pie Gospel preached hnd sung AT the morn
ing service. The circus. however. was so
poorly attended in the afternoon and even
my that Sunday exhibitions were soon ahan-
doEcd. More than that, the manager said he
had never been In the habit of giving per-
formances on Sunday and should not attempt
II again, and he offered. II Mr.. Moody would
appoint an evangelist To travel with him, to
open his tent thereafter on Sundays for Cos
pcnses. II was the same with tbs theatres
Al first they declined to allow religious ser
vices on Sunday. Their performances on
that dav not having proved AS successful as
they anticipated now Mr.. Moody can hire
almost any he wishes to secure. Rev. a. j.
Gordon.
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Christians must give up thinking about
Christianity us only u means OF escaping "a
future hell and arriving at u future heaven.
They must show now, more than ever, that
by "a union OF loving and truthful hearts, God
comes here, immortality begins here, and
Zoroaster tried TO fight II. This is still the
true work Of man, and TO make union OF
those who wish 10 fight against evil-this Is
still the true church Of Christ.-lJames T..
Clark, ID. ID.
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II Jesus did not know what he was saying
when he spoke OF Moses, David and Jonah
how shall we know that he knew what he was
saying when he spoke Of his own personality
as the Son OF God2 That seems TO have been
the fix OF the three students in Andoyer, that
lately professed TO be Unitarians. - Cumber-
land Presbyterian.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-10-26

For wolves 70 devour sheep Is no won
DER. but Tor sheep 10 deyour one another, 10
monstrous andastonishipgr.-lA Ason.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-09-22
Making Up tho Fece.

Actors have always painted the face to
render it more expressive, or rather to
give it some sort Of expression when
seen at distance which it would other
wise lack ii, as in ancient Greece, mass
were not employed for that purpo.e.
China furnishes probably the best exam
pie of the antiquity of the custom. The
use Of the mask in Greek theaters, which
were vast and had not the modern re-
source of achromatic glasses, was ex-
cusable or even necessary. The Roman
theaters were smaller. and the desired
facial expression was obtained by the
application of color. In Shakespeare
time, when female parts were played by
men, painting of the face was absolutely
essential to the required illusion. Sim
liar reasoning is used on the modern
stage when painting the face is consid-
cred necessary for the stimulation of
youth or age, or to make the features
more expressive at distance
The practice is in many cases excusa-
BILE or even Indispensable, for if the
actor or actress has not good stage
face, but one of those round, inexpress-
i've conferences in which eyes, nose
and mouth are at the distance of 90 feet
| inextinguishably blended, it is certainly
permissible to obtain some measure of
facial expression by artificial means. 1t
is another question whether the contem-
porary woman should ever apply any
substance to her face to make her appear
younger, more beautiful or in any sense
what she is not.-San Francisco Chron-
| icle
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-09-22
NO. CHESTER.

A party of four attended the fair at
Springfield last Wednesday, whose
united ages amounted to 3OS years,
averaging II years, and the driver was
well preserved gentleman of IS.
Mrs. G. 7. Whitamore and Miss
M. II. Adams drove over to visit
Mrs. r. III. GOWN at North Charles
town last Wednesday, and took in the
Springfield fair at the same time.
George Swart has moved into the
house lately occupied by Mr.. White.
Mrs L. Bemis was called to Graf
ton last Friday to care for her son, II
M. Bemis, who is sick with typhoid fe
yer.
Mrs. A. M. Blanchard is spending
a few days at her old home, the frs
time for several years.
Frank Adams has taken possession o
the house lately purchased Of the Wa
terman Bros, and Chas. Larkin ha
moved into Julia Henry's new house.
S. A. Richardson remains about tn
same.