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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-03
A Poets Turn Of Guet.

When six years ago Josquiu Miller
went to Cslifornis and bought tract OF
land a mile east OF Oakland people
laughed, writes z. W. Box. And for
. number Of years the poet himself al.
most believed tnst the people were right.
Miller bought at that time what was
probably one OF tho most unpromisiug
pieces OF property In California. The
tract consisted Of 100 acres, and nearly
al OF It lay on steep and stony noun.
tain side. The eccentric poet went at
the cultivation Of his new possession with
will. And he did mostly sll Of his
work alone. Soon the property began
TO show the hand Of progress. But Il
requires work Of the hardest kind. And
during all this time the land was fast
proving, even the poet almost believed,
the worst type OF an elephant" Now,
however, the land lie almost park of the
most pictrrcsque order. On 1t the poet
has planted 5000 fruit trees, hundreds
of olive trees, aud miles OF rare roses.
Springs were introduced; trout brooks
were stocked; walks aud drives were
made. Water 10 plentiful on the place,
and that counts for everything on Cali.
forniaa plac.. The poet is nov, atm
told. beginning to see the rewards for
his labors. He ships his roses to Den.
yer in tho winter, and four weeks ago
ono OF his first shipments came TO the
New York market. The rose. are of the
hne't specimens, commsnd good prices,
and IRON this branch of his possessions
alone 1t is not unlikely that Joaquin
Miller may soon acquire a neat little in.
come. His pace is 10 the direct grow
Ing fne OF oakland, aud the city 1,
gradually approaching the poets habi,a.
tion. He does but little work with the
pen, but devotes nearly all his time tc
The further cultivation OF his place auC
the development Of the industries posi-
bic from its products. York Re
eorder.
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sugar from cotton SC ID.

The cotton plant, which ~: t-,.so-
hsny centuries fuynished iar9e par, OF
the population Of the globo with cloth.
Ing, seems to be almost without limit in
its usefulness, remarks scientific au-
tbority.
From The seed valuable oil "a OK.
pressed, while the husks form an article
OF food for cattle IN the shape Of cakes.
From the lint which clin3s to the seed
at'er 1t has passed through tho "ein"
felt is made, while the oil extracted from
the seed is applied to quite largo mum. /.
Der OF purposes. But, according to tho
British Consul, Mr.. Portal, OF Zanzibar,
Africa, cotton seed is also capable OF
yielding sugar. A process has been dis.
covered for extracting sugar from cotton
seed meal, and, though the details Of
this process hayo not been disclosed, it
is said that tho product obtained Is Of
very superior grade, being fifteen times
sweetcr than c4ne sugar and twenty times
more so than sugar made from beet.
This indicates that sweetness is not due
to cane sugar, but TO some othor chemi-
cal. Scientific American.
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Dyspepsia Preventative.

An experienced physician is credited
by the Western Rural with the following
grstuitous prescription. faithful use OF
which. he avers, would do away with
Syspcpsia eevon times out OF twelve,
'Peoplc not habitually great eaters
are guilty OF serious indiscretion In the
time and manner Of taking food. Half
the people know have violent ATTACKS
OF indigestion because they persist In
eating hearty meals when In an exhausted
condition. They scem never able or
willing to realize that there aro times
when the system Is IN no ct state to
grapple with q full meal. They come
In tired and hungry, almost Iaveuous,
not thinking that maybe good deal OF
what they consider hunger Is gastric
Irritation, then cit down to table and
overtaI the already strained vital powers.
AS rule no person should eat when
very hungry. The wise thing TO do 10
to drink cup OF water with three or
four tablespoontuls Of milk Ia, eft down
ave minutes and then begin slowly to cot
and eat very eparinplv"
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The yolc.

A. IT. Mcpherson, in the Zoologi 8.
quotes an interesting passage FROM
Aristotle Co show that the great phi
losopher wns H. we'll acquainted as we
are with the peculiarities and habits of
the field vole, whose dcstruciiycncss is
q cause of much tribulation to farmers
in Scotland ns well as in the Pclopon-
nesc. He spesksuf their dcprcGations
ms $50 scrious that some small farmers
having on one day observed that their
corn was ready for harvest, when hey
went the following day to cut their
corn, found II all eaten. The manner
Of their disappearance, Also" lac con.
tinuef, els uunccountahle, for in fow
days they all vanish, although before
hand they could not be exterminatcd
by smoking and digging them out, nor
by hunting them and turning swine
among them to root up their runs
Foxes also hunt thcm out. and wild
weasels are very ready to destroy them /,
hIt they cannot prevail over their
numbers and the rapidity of their in
crease, nor, indeed, can anything pre-
vail over them but rain, and when this
comes they disappear very soon"
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A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
TWO CHILDREN AND A MOTHER
Murdered. The Fiend Then Tried to
Cremate His Victims.

A fearful triple tragedy took place during
Pittsburg, Pa, two children and mother
meeting their fate at the hands Of some
fiend.
II was about 1880 when the Fire Depart
ment was called to extinauish a slight FIRE
in the house Of John Souse. who lived on
Oak alley, en- the side Of the hill. There
was but slight fire and the men had no
difficulty IN extinsuishing IL
Some Of the members OF the department
In looking about the house were horrliej
at the sight ofthree dead bodies lying close
to one another. They were those OF Souse's .
wife and two small children. There were
three ugly deep dents in the poor womAn's
head which showed that she nd first been
struck a deadly blow from behind, then the
fearful work was finished with some blunt
instrument, either bRtchet or a hammer.
The little children had the appearance OF
having been smothercd to death, though
their poor bodies showed marks OF violence.
1leir clothing was also burned n little,
though had they been living when the fire
started they wouli have had no trouble in
getting away from the small blaze.
The husband was at once surrounded by
the iiremen and the police were sent for.
He told story 10 the effect that he had
been sleeping on the floor down stairs. but
was awakencned by smoke and ran up
stairs to extinguish the Il mes. II was then
he said, that he first discovered the dead
bodies OF hls wife and two children.
Tie police, however. have a different idea
of the crime and nt once paced Souse under
arrest They were confident triple mu..
der had been committed, and say that the
murderer set fire TO the house TO conceal the
crime. Suuse is a laborer, IS years of age.
and apparently very ignorant.
There was one more child in the family.
but by some means the little one escaped
the general massacre The bodies of the
victims were taken to the morgue and Souse
Was locsed up ~ await an investigation by
the coroner
The child who was saved Is only years
old, but the weeping boy told the police
that his father killed his mother. "He hit
her on the head three times with the
Ratchet" sobbed the little fellow.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
bends to personal enjoyment when
tightly used. Tho many, who live bet
ffeT than others and enjoy life more, with
Hes expenditure, by more promptly
{adapting the vorld'o best products TO
|thc needs of physical being, will attest
1 the value to health Of the pt..c liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
|remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence IL duo TO its presenting
/ in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant TO the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of n perfect lax
ativc effectually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and fcvers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction 10 millions and
met with the approval OF the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute If offered.
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try for export was TO be in the form OF
the trade dollar An American silver
coin had never been the chief component
Of American currency, but had been long
nscd for subsidiary coin. II remained
then to bring the dollar into harmony
with the fractional coin. or TO retire II
from circulation. The latter alternative
was chosen although the former had been
recommended. Provision was made at
the same time for the manufacture Of
coin of convenient form with quality and
quantity marked upon each. which could
be used In trade with countries having
silver currency.
The important effect of this law and
the provision OF the revised statutes OF
1874, which deprived th silver dollar OF
legal tender quality, was that they pre-
vented use Of silver which would have
inevitably followed the fall OF the value
OF silver In 1870 and tho failure OF the
Greenback movement. Whether or not
this was a desirable result has been a
much disputed question.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-03
EXECUTED BY DEGREES.
Auburn Jail's Apparatus Breaks Down.
and Convict Taylor is Killed by
tho Electric Light Dynamo.

and Convict Taylor is Killed by
the Electric Light Dynamo.
AT Auburn. n. y. William O. Taylor was
only executed on Thursday by the second
attempt.
: When air was ready the signal was given
and the current turned on. Tnylor's power.
full frame shot:back and up in the chair un.
Ill the straps crcakej. and simultaneously
there was crash. The strain upon the foot
rest broke and the underpinning OF the
chair gave way. The body sank 10 re-
clining posture with the victims foo, rest.
ing on the floor. The spectators were star
tied, but did not move. u WAS supposed
Taylor was dead from tho effects of the
shock, when n strange noise Was heard.
lie began 10 gasp for breath and saliva
exudcd from his mouth.
Turn on the current was the command
from the warden mud state EieCir.clanD1yi-
tried to obey, bat was dumfouEdcd to find
no response 10 the turning Of the lever. The
dynamo had broken down.
The labored breathing OF the convict con
tlnued and his chest rose and tell convul
sively Davis hastrutd outside to the
dynamo TO ascertain the irOuble and found
the armature burnt ont. II could be used no
more to-day. Taylor, who WAS now gasp
ing and Croaning aloud, was unbound.
! placed upon "a cot and carried into the al.
joining room. His pulse grew stronger and
| he cndeavored several times To rise from the
cot Physicians sad he was unconscious,
| precisely In the condition OF n man stricken
| with apOp.eSy. lie would recover. they
thought, and the only way TO carry ont the
sentence OF the law was To again place him
| in the chair Iiuemcn quickly connected
the prison apparatus with the electric light
"A Ia. a..
second e.ectrOcutiOn.
Taylor continued to grow stronger and
was given an injection of morphine a
small dose of chlotOrm was also administer.
ed. lie was then carried bodily 10 the re
paired chair and strapped into sitting
posture. The current was turned on, the
body straightened W. aud for half a minute
LAO volts coufsed through Tayl0r's nm
conscious form, and he was pronounced
dead. The first electrocution took place at
l2:is and the second nj l:bj.
Taylor and Solomon Johnson, whom he
murdered. where both = cond term prison.
eIs. just before the execution Taylor hand
ell the warden paper for rub iCntion.
Therein he apologize for doubling his at.
tOrYey's character during the trial and SAYS.
Il got the idea in my head that !, being Il
negro and convict, aud the victim being .
white, the trial would be nothing but q
farce. ] shall not die Ms thought | would
al the time OF the crime. and OF my trial,
INT instead Of hating everybody, | shall
have pity and sympathy tor all PEOPLE. foi
have learned that they ali need il and are
worthy OF It,"
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Boiling mater IN an Envelope.

"My wife aad l." says n travelling
man, "Sere ouco in q hotel where we
couldn't get any boiling water. After
we had discussed tho situation my wife
asked me If had an envelope in my
satchel. got one out, when she told
me TO ill 1t with water aud hold II over
thu gas jet. ! hesitated, but finally did
1t. and expected to SEQ the envelope
blaze up every moment. But it didn't t
blaze. The envelope took on little
SCOT but that was all. The water boiled
in time, and the envelope was as good n;
ever when the experiment was at an end.
i don't know the chemistry OF the pro
cess, but try it yourself and SEQ il /,
will not work. - Chicago Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-03

The subtle line dividing genius anl
insanity is so delicate that In many In
stances II cannot be- defined, IL can only
be felt. Even the deep researches OF
physiological psychology nre unable to
designate principles on which the judg-
ment oan depend for logical deductions
on the subject, and the searching analy-
ses and arguments OF many erudile
students and philosophers are as incom-
prehensiblc and meaningless TO the or
dinary mind as the vain vaporings Of Ia
mind unhinged. New York Mail and
Express.
f-r rs one JnIng 10 tell man ne
can't sing, and another TO make him
believe IT.
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TERRIBLE FAMINE IN sHANsI.
Cannibalism Praeticed and People Dyine
by Thousands.

Uy IIUUNuHuF1
The "Hupao' Vancouver, Is: c., says that
terrible accounts OF distress prevailing in
Shansi on account OF the famine in that
province, have been brought 10 Ningpo by a
man who arrived thence in the steamshi ip
Pekn. The man in question had with him
two girls nged respectively lc and II years;
whom he said he had Dcught at Chang
kahao Hansi Tor 10 strings Of copper, The
peopl, Of the distressed province are dying
by thousands The grsh OF the arms and
thighs OF the poor wretches who sink down
with exhaustion are frequently cut of :by
those who have still strength to do so and
eaten.
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GAIT CHABLRs ByKANG veteran sea
dog was found dead in his room in Phin
delphia. Ia. lie was thought poor, but
eco, 900 were found among his effects.
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students. Teachers Unaic or female,. Clergy.
men and others In need uf change of employ
mcnt, should not fail 60 write TO B.f. johnson
a Co, Richmond, Wa. Their great success,
shows that they have got the true luee, hOout
making money. They can show you how TO
employ odd hours ptohtably.
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OF tbs Y. e.; N told IN every ~ sfe and county
In the Unite n, and " to-day uifhosf o 'tcoi Inn.
nations have been made, all Ella ming to be ~
good rs the Frazer thus virtually admitting
lie superiorit,, Every genuine Iacksve bears
the trade mark. callers an consumers can
thus distinguish the genui 90 from the imita-
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II Grimm. jackson, Michigan. writes .
k.cs,.a with Cstarrh for fftren yrsrs,
|,l,. cs'arr" 1Ire carri me-" sold ny Drug
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4. ar,t manufacturing enterprise in
cr;cs was q glass factory at jamestown.
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a resident of Barton county. No, has a
beard seven feet long.
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A vei,rin OF s2 years at Albany, N, u, is
clearing farm
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y, owner of hairless calf ut Bradley,
refused a showman's offer VI $500 for
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IRE throat cured at once by iiatch's Uni
<s,l Cough Syrup. q cents NJ druggists.
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Becchams Pills are better than mineral wa
trs. B,eobam's-no others. - cents a boz.
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The score of baseball game at Brcnblm.
Tex, was Ill To II.
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August
Flower

used August Flower for Loss Of
vitality and general debility. After
taking two bottles | gained 69 lbs.
| have sold more of your August
Flower since have been III business
than any other medicine l ever kept.
Mr. Peter Zinville says he was made
a new man by the use OF August
Flower, recommended by me. /
have hundreds tell me that August
Flower has done them more good
than any other medicine they ever
took. GEORGE w. DYE, Sardis,
Mason Co., Ky. y
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No matter Of how long standing. Writs
for free treatise, Testimonials, etc, 10 - =.
Hollensworth & Co, Owego, Tioga Co., N. 4
Price 81; by mail, Sl.l5.
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Carp and eel don't move so much rs a fin
all winter.
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'V:S
, 1893-06-14
II. EXPENSES.

Contribution TO the General State Treasury.
The Superior Local administration
J. The Government ...... 49,. =. Is. .. -.
9. The Upper Court .. =. j. -. $500.
The Colonial Council $500 800. -. j..
J. The different branches of Admins tration
/. Officers under the administration 80. -.
2. The Judiciary and Police Department.
8. Expenses for the Clerical Department
4. The C~ustomhouse Department J.. go.
5. The Harbour and Pilot Department. 49,.
6. The Post and Telegraph Department. =.
z. Military Expenses.
! s'dss C. Expenses 9
pensos....... so,:42a.6O l9,728.o7
2. Expenses for the
entire forces on the
Islands, thereof. 91726 89718
8. Expenses not
fixed ~...... O,6so.57 27,Ol929
g. The Militia and Fire Department =.
8. The Road Department and Streets. :.
10. The Department of Public Instruction
Il. The Sanitary Department ...... =. -.
IL. The Poor Department -. :. =.
IS. The Prison Department. :. =.
IA. Contribution to the Immigrstionfund
}. Divers Expenses 49,. -. =. =. :. =. ......
'. Expenses for Building and other uncertain
expenses. r. .,:. ~. =. ;.
tuSione' 49,. ...o.f,.... $3.50.
!. 4p. Ct interest on the Loan from the State
Treasury 100000 Kr. (bafancedue 567, S66Kr
70 o. sccording TO. law of 10th june 1876 :.
In order to fulfil the Colonial Treasury's guar
antee Of interest for the Central Factory ac
oording to Law 25th February 1876 and Or
dinance of 10th Janea sane year L.. Il.
LA III
= Total Expenditure
N, 3yf4
} dsask- vsstiaaisks 9eJs1t. Crdx, dem l2te
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EARLY SCHOoLBooKS.

THE first work on geology was writ
ten by Mercoti in 1874. ..<
EUCLID's Elements Of Geometry were
compiled about Ii. G. 800. -
THIS first Latin dictionary was COM
piled by Varro about A. d. 10.
WEpsTER's Dictionary was published
in 1928; Worcester's in 1860.
THE first arithmetic using the, deci-
NAL system>was published in 1882.
TIE first published treatise on al-
zebra WAS issued by Luca Pacioln in
1884. ... .....
CELESTIAL spheres are believed to
have been invented by Ansximander,
Il. 6. 552.
NEwToN's application Of algebra to
theoretical and practical mathematics
was made In 1868.
THE first known dictionary was OF
the Chinese language, contained 10000
characters and was compiled by Pa
OUTSIDE, D.. G.. LOO. .,-.
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PEMSloNS!

Having located near the Government De.
partments we are able to give your claims
better attention Ihan attorneys located
'lseU here, Special attention given to diff
cult and rejected claims. If your present at
torney does dot euit you, and is slow, write
US. S'ldicrs WHO have lost their discharges
can obtain new Ones. Charges of desertion
removed. No fee unless YOU get o pension
Advice FREE Soluiers pensioucd at l,ss
from disability in addition to that named in
their pension certificate may obtain increase
under the new law. 1t is not necersary for
you TO have gotten any ailments In war to
get rensioned under the new law. Pensions
for widows and children without regard {
soldiers death; mothers ard fathers " 10 are
ent on soldier when he died or not. Pensions
obtained for services rendered In Mexicun
ano Indian wars Mexican pensions cum now
be increased to $l2 u month. Suspended
pensions restored.
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CABINET,

seety. of State. ...-.-. Walter @. Gresham,
sec'ty. of tie Treasury John 6. Carlisle, Ky
sec'ty. Of War. ..... Daniel s. Lamont; N. Y
Sec'ty. OF the Navy. hilary A. HerbeEl, Aa
msster-dentIa I.. Wilson u. BiSseli. NY
sec'ty. OF tie lnterior....... .Hoke smith, Ga
At0rney-Geneial...... AicLald Olney. II ssu
Sec'ty. OF AgTicultureJ. Sterling Morton, Nel
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Associate Justicesk.

q. 8. Senator'S 1n John M ft 5,ns.
Rep. in Congress. f raueis &. Newllndp
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SUPREME. COURT.

Chief Justice. Melville W. Fuller, Ill
stephen j. Field, Cal
John III. harlan, Ny
.,..hOrece Gruy, Mnss
A associate. Jpstioesx .Sum BlatcLfoll, n Y
I'aNid J brewer, kas
henry u. Blown, Mich
..,George SLiras, Penn
......- .yas ldohen Jackson, Ten
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORS
US. GoyERNAdEH1.

President..... GROVER cLRvELAHD,I
Vice-PresideAt..-AULAI 4. sTEYRNsoNfI
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