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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
THE YOUNG.

But then the great difficulty with many AZ
the young. even favorably Impressed with r.
spect &C n nion. II. that II they must become
decidedly pions. tney nnd,t abandon many
sweet enioyments. and coinmencf life OF
uninterrupted self-denial Vt Is supposed
that religion is dull. IN social, u destroyer of
human joy. morose intruder upon hur %
pleasure. But H. this really the nj a. OF re-
lgionY True. indeed, II condemns intcmpcr-
ancc, and profanity, and impurity, and sean
dat and selilshn"ss and excess Of every kind.
hut II lays no icy hand on thetrue joys of life.
There Is no sonrc" of innocent enjoyment
aud recreation which religion condemns.
God made us for society and he would not
retain the fowof friendly feeling. lie gave us
constitutions every organ Of which h" de-
signed to be- an instrument Of pleasure, and
he would not deny us amy REASONABLE"
means Of preserving their hcAlthful exercise.
lie implanted in the mind II taste for the
beautiful and sublime. and he would not shut
our eyes ON the objects fitted 10 awaken
these emotions He endowed rs with
high intellectual powers, and he would not
shut our eyes ON the objects llttrd tO awaken
these emotions. lie endowed us with
high intellectual powers. and he would not
deprive us Hf the means ot their cultivation.
Toll m" of amy one sOurc" ut enjoyment be
coming our nature and destiny. and then
point mo. II you can, to the command OF God
which forhds you having recour-" to it, q,
how grossly they mi-reprrScnt the religion oi
the Bible. who speak Of II ~ Il gloomy thing !
What can there he In the belief Of the gospel,
aud tn" love ofGod. and the hope Of heaven,
to max" the mind unhappy: Rev. W. Rird.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
BIG FIRE AT PARKER.

SEVERAL BUSINESS HOUSES DESTROYED AND
$4,000 pAM,Gr DoSE.
PARKrR-Fire started in Clint Elder bill
lard hall and before IL was subdued it had
destroyed r. J. Blair's stationery store, Mrs.
wilkins millinery store Durbin Moblcys
gents furnishing store, Knights barber
shop, the postoffice and Mrs. Whites res
laursnt The property owners sustaining
losses are Henry Bohem, Mrs. wilkins,
Mrs. feathers,on, Mrs. Elder, Henry surk,
Mrs. Wallrobins;ein and Mrs. EN-. Parker.
The loss is about $50 900, with $4,000 IN.
surance.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS.
CHoKED By MASKED MEN.

rHsrg a,spEss BRurAhLY rsxArA 70-YKaR-
oLpN NAN.
Esrr.--B rths lepew Crowley, farmer
20 years old, living four miles east Of Erie,
was choked to insensibility by three masked
men. because he refused torevesl the hiding
place OF money supposed to be in his pos
session. His daughter. Mrs. Carey, was
Iirs, brutslly treated, but the robbers left
her in a barred room while they poured oil
on Crowley, threatening to burn him .alive
and continued TO search the house.
Mrs. Carey jumped from second story
window to the ground, sustaining serious
.pinsl injuries, but reached the house of
neighbors to give the alarm. The house OF
Mrs. John Crowley. nearby, was rsnsacked
and no one being there, the furniture ruin
cd with an az. but the thieves secured only
81 - in cash Three suspects arrested by
the Erie police have been released.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
rnE NIGHT WIND.


Ave you ever heard the wind 90 "Yoooo7'
lis pitiful sound 10 hear.
seems TO chill you through and through
with strange and speechless fear.
rs the voice oithc night that broods outside
When folks should be asleep.
And many and many's the time I've cried
/ 10 the darkness that brooded far and wide
over the land and deep;
whom do you want. o lonely night.
Tba, you wal, the long hours through"
lnd the night would say In Its ghos,ly way
'Yoooooooo
Yoooooooo
yocoooooo -
Ms mother told me long ago
when was little tad)
That when the wind went waiting so,
somebody had been bad
And then, when was snug In bed,
whittier had been sent.
With the blankets drawn up round my head
ca think OF what my mother said
And wonder what boy she meant
And "who been bad to-day? I'd ask
Oithe WIND that hoarseiy blew,
And that voice would say In its awful way
"Yoooooooo
Yoooooooo
Yoooooooo 80
That this was true must allow
lou'll not believe II, though
Yes. though I'm quite model now,
was not always 80.
Aud II you doubt what things say,
Suppose you make the test;
Suppose when you've been bad some day,
And up to bed are sent away,
From mother and the rest
Suppose you ask, "who has been bai2"
And then you'll hear what's true
For the wind will moan in lis ruefules. tone
"foooooooo!
Yoooooooo'
Yoooooooo
Eugene Field. in Chicago Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
TEMPERANCE.

- WHAT HAVE you DoSE ro-DAv2
I saw n farmer when 'he DAY was done
The setting sun had sought It's crimson
bod.
And the mild stars came forward one by one;
saw the sturdy farmer and said
What have YOU done today
q farmer. say
ooh, I've sown the whoa, in yonder
field
And p,nned my orchard 10 increase the
And turned the furrow for a patch Of
This have done since early morn"
I saw the blacksmith In his smithy door.
When the day had vanished and the West
grew red.
And all the weary noise and strife were DER;
saw the kindly blacksmith. and I ssid
What have you done to-day?
q blacksmith. say
"oh. nav" made two plowshares all
complete.
And nailed the shoes on many u horses
And OBJ my friend, cauno, tell you
The man OF muscle answered with a
laugh.
saw a miller when the day was gone
And All the sunlight from the hills had
And tender shadows had crept across tho
lawn,
saw tho dusty miller. and said
What have you done to-day
O miller gray
"Oh. | have watched my mill from morn
TIL night
Did you ever see -four SO snowy and
white
Aud many are tho mouths to-day Tvo
fed"
The merry miller laughed ~ this he said.
! saw another when the night drew nigh,
And turned each daily toiler from his task
When gold and crimson cloudlcts deckod tho
sky
A drink seller and OF him asked
What have you done today
Drink seller. sayp"
But the drink seller turned with dropping
hoad,
And not single word IN answer said.
What had he donet Ills work. he knew
full we'll.
Was daily plungins souls in deepest he'll
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
rnIl-AnEI.riIIA NNa.

PHiL,DELruiA-Tbe weekly statement ot
the banks ia this city for the past week
show an increase in the reserve OF $4,000
due FROM other banks an increase OF siO',-
900: due to other banks decrease of s232. -
900. The deposits increase s3lI, ,OOO the cir
culation increase, s2S 900 and the loans and
discounts show decrease OF t9I ,0OO.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
An Engineers Jumps for Lille.

"Did you ever jump from your cab
while the train was going at full
speed?" I asked of locomotive en-
giueer the other day.
"Yes. three or four times" he an-
swered.
Whats the sensation?"
"That's according to how you land.
One night three years ago the train
dispatcher got two of us headed for
each other on single track at gait
of forty miles an hour. The first
thing ] saw was the headlight of the
other locomotive rounding curve
thirty rods away. / shut 'er Of, threw
over the lever and set the ar-brakes,
and then made Jump. I'd no time to
pick for spot, and as | jumped |
realized that I'd have bad time of it,
ns knew every foot of the ground. II
was on level covered with thistle
patch. There was II strip of them
forty rods long growing up like corn
stalks. Iexpect they broke my fall
somewhat, but | don't know that |
ever hit the ground, until fetched up
for good. II seemed to mo that just
swept through that patch about knee
high from the ground, and when there
were no more thistles to knock down
landed 'kerchug against an old stump
and uprooted it. i broke a leg and an
arm, but that wasn't the worst of it.
The doctor estimated the number OF
thistle-points sticking into my body at
one billion. NV wife and have been
picking 'em out ever since they got me
home, and we've only finished one side
OF me.
"Landing in II mud puddle would be
a soft thing" I suggested.
'Iye been there" he replied, with n
| feeting smile. while | WAS running
freight they built II side track to II
| gravel-pit at a certain point. In eX-
cavating Mt the main line they dug u
hole about twenty feet long by ten
wide and four deep. As "A rule this
hole was always full of water, and Us it
was on my side of the engine and al
ways came under my eye, / got to
thinking what u snap I'd have if l had
to make jump right here.
There was II little station Just n
mile above this hole, and il was "A
sharp up grade. One day, while we
were humping along to make the sta
ton, dozen cars broke loose from n
freight side-tracking at that station,
and down they came. BY the time |
had whistled for brakes and reversed
my engine, it was time to jump, and,
bless my soul if i wasn't just where l
wanted to be--right ut the pond.
waited to pass the mile-post and then
shut my eyes and took header, feel
ing sorry ut the same instant for my
fireman, who'd got 90 jump among the
stumps. Well, struck.
SIN the water?" l asked, as he
paused and worked n finger in his ear.
"Oh. no! There had been long
spell of hot, dry weather, and every
pint of water had evaporated out OF
that pond. The mud was left behind,
though. There was three feet OF 1T
waiting to catch some unfortunate, and
it caught me- 1 went head first to the
bottom. Then 1 rolled over and
houndered around for five minutes,
and could never have pulled myself
out unassisted. didn't break any
bones, but-ugh "-Detroit Free
Press.
! Naval salutes TO the flag are as old
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
Am,nnrn 81 pln nAMAnt,.

BEAVER cass OF Lawrence Dilworth
ct al. vs. the Piusburg & Lake Erie Rail.
road Company resulted in verdict for the
plaintiff for 81, 80 When the company
changed its ro ,dbed it shut OF the water
supply OF the plaintiffs, who were operating
the paper mill lactory at Beaver Falls
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
nnns nrsrRnY1Nn snrrr.

HoLLipIYsBrRG. Blair county farmers
are troubled by the onslaughts made upon
their stock by roaming dogs. Farmer II. l.,
Walker. OF Duncsnsville lost - sheep
.laushtersi 4 by a pack of dogs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

BE'S hat lay on
the piazza floor,
and Colonel Bee
be himself, his
long, thin legs
hanging fro m
the hammock,
was enjoying in
d oil en- I'll y h i s
III enry Clay
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

Alidle stir and all IL over Behold yon
brave old OAK IN the meadows; OF what good
" stature how strong and lasting how In
dispensable to tho landscape Hew II down
and how empty the sky Yet In few days,
the aye growing accustomed to ths changed
aspect OF the Held, the oak Is not missod-
tho landscape l. ns perfect ~ before. Thus
the proud one of the world passeth the little
gap that his late presence filled closeth forev-
sr and his name becometh q memory. Dear
God aud Is this all OF lifes III. I. Trow-
tridgL
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
THE GREEDY BOTTLE.

4 poor. understood boy mined Tim, ait
ling by bottle, and looking In, said, "I
wonder II there can be n pair of shoes In it2"
Tie wanted 10 20 to u Sundny-school picnic,
but he had no shoes. His mother had
mcnded his clothes. but said his shoes were
80 bad hc must 90 barefoot. Then he took n
brick and broke the bottle. but there
were no shoes in II, and he was fright
Jhud. for II was his fathers bottle. Tim sai
down again and sobbed so hard tha. he did
uot hear step beside him, until a voice said
"Wcll what's all this2"
Hc sprang up In great alarm IL was mis-
father
"who broke my bottle2" he asked.
IL did, said Tim, catching his breath, half
In terror and half between his sobs.
"Why did youY'
Tim looked up. The voice did not sound
40 terrible IA h. had expected Tho truth
was his father had been touched at tho sight
ot the iorlorn figure, so ve-y small and 40
.orrowful, which had bent over the broken
bottle.
why" he said. II was looking for pair
Of new shoes ! want pair Of Shoes awful
bad TO wear to the picnic all tho other chaps
wear shoes"
How came you 10 think you'd nrd shoes
n u bottleY' the iather asked
Why mother said SO asked
e new shoes and she said they ha
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
TrMrrnANoE NrMs ANn N0rrs.


Whoever takes stand against rum takes a
stand against the devil
What IL alcohol poison a brain poison
a soul poison-a poison OF virtue, ofmorals
and religion the cause of more sin than all
other causes combined. DR.. Vim. Reid,
ID. u.
Ia tho manufacturing town Of Bassbrook.
Ireland, aud in a district containing sixty
two square miles In County Tyrone. there
has been prohibition for more than thirty
years,
II costs 80 q head TO run this Government.
Tho annual cost OF spirits. wine and beer to
consumers Is now sl5 per head. or three
times the expenses of the National Govern
cht.-Edward Atkinson.
II il said SO, 900 persons die prematurely in
Great Britain every yenr by the direct iniiu-
once OF Intoxicating drinks, from destitu-
ton, accident, violence or disease, and that
40, 900 are killed annually by the direct in
iluence OF intemperancc.
Workmen must stand up against the evil OF
intempcrancc. The manufacture OF intoxi-
eating liqu0r represents but little OF produo-
tive labor, and ils consumption does nothing
but clog the wheels OF commerce and pro-
gress Remove the curse OF drink aud the
workman and all the people are raised to a
higher level ia which all men are thinkers
and workers. john jarrett.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
4 STARTLING QUESTION.

Everybody knows that large proportion
OF crime (statistirians claim three fourthsl
T. IN" direct result OF alcoholism. But now
comes ascrntinc writer in an esteemed con.
temporary and asks the startling question
VIII our descendants be criminulsI He
shows that the pathological conditions con
duriyo Of crime are produced or aggravated
By the habtual use OF liquors Drinking
degenerntes nerve tissue and in particular
oi the delicate structure Of the brain. Hence
there IL "a relation of cause and effect be-
tween drinking and epilepsy and insanity.
and morbid nervous conditions generally
which are hereditary
II cannot be- said that crime Is tho express
sion Of disease that would destroy moral re-
sponsibiity. But it il certainly trus that
morbid nervous conditions intensity ths
difficulty OF self-control. and re-enlorce
temptation. st. Louis Republic.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

AT Hazeton while Albert Sponeoutg,
wife and child were driving across the Tenn.
sylvania track, they were struck by freight
engine. Mrs. Sponeburg was instantly killed
and the hu,bsnd badly injured. The child
escaped without scratch
THREE hunters discovered band OF
counterfeiters IN cave in the Laurel Hill
mountains, near Greensburg, The coun-
terfe,ters got away. but the hunters contls.
Gated their tools. A hunt Tor the counter
feiters is being made.
svsp.reyeitii..so sos o.sSsne Mrs. vii
lis, ELL, OF " est Derry. wer, ~ isHslhg
their house was set on tire anu des,fUy su
by one of their five little children upsetting
lamp. Neighbors rescued the children.
GEORGE FR,uGER, a wealthy farmer living
near Pleasant Unity. was swindled out OF
$1,000 by the farm buying and tin box
game by two unknown buncoers.
A DISEASE that is puzzling the veterinary
surgeons has broken out among the horses
In the vicinity OF Mt. Pleasant and many
animals have died.
MICHAEL MILLER. employed in the mines
near AvonmOre. was instantly killed by a
fall OF slate. lie was about 80 years old
and unmarried.
THE 81, 700 raised year ago by employees
to help start the Witherow iron plant at
New Castle will be returned with per cent
interest
MACK BAIsINGER was fatally crushed by o
fall of limestone near McClellandtowu
while mining under the face of the stone.
EMMA BLOOM, a domestic employed at the
KRONER House. Scottdac, fell from a second
story window and was fatally injured.
J. NJ. BrcKwrTH, New York jewelry
saiesman was robbed of $1,000 worth of
diamonds AT Erie Saturday.
SHIPMENTS of anthracite coal through
PHILADELPHIA up to date show an increase
of 932 1873 tons owes last year
BURGLARS robbed the hardware store OF
s. W. Bortz at Grecnsburg Sunday night OF
a lot OF valuable goods
AT Meadow Lands Sunday night Mrs.
John Edwards drove a burglar from the
house with a hot poker,
DAVID q. DoNoHrE, Associate Judge of
Adams comfy died suddenly Sunday hight.
He was 45 years old.
RALPH RnoDFs of Iniontown, aged II. has
died of lockjaw. induced Ivy a blow with a
stone on the jaw.
GEORGE SHELTON, aged l6.of Connellsyille
was killed by the accidental discharge Of
his gun.
THE soldiers home at Erie has its full
quota of inmates 400, at present,
AT Dunhar IhO coko ovens ware Gred
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
When MussuIman and Hindoo Fight

The odd feature in these riots Is
their immediate cause. This Is al
ways reported To he Cow killing"
but Mussulmans kill oxen all the
year round for food and so do tue
Europeans. The grievance is not
that, but display OF the old feeling
OF ascendancy on the part OF the Mus
sulmans, who, on the day OF their
festival, kill a COW close 10 temple
In token OF high religious defiance,
Then the Hindoos, who do not mind
about the killings during the rest OF
the year, turn out armed, and there
Is u battle royal, which, but for the
English, would In twenty-four hours,
develop into religious war The
English, however, tell the police TO
fire impartially on 10th sects, aud
the police, though they are them
.elves Mussulmans and Hiudoos, do
- with delight, and there is peace
and good feeling for the ensuing
year.
II this Is not state OF affairs 10
puzzle Englisbmen there Is no such
state; but Irishmen would under
stand II at once. The armed police
In Ireland In a religious" row plays
Just the part 1t plays In India, only,
being English in discipline and arm
ament, IL takes fewer lives. The
Spectator.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
"a gone mao &c, ,OV-. .vJ,lts an.. .....t,,
grnad and moaia nnI thlnoa anil 4

thil IA gone In,V &c, ,vu--Vo,its IN. .....u,
ma read and meats and things and
.G.sht II broke IL I'd lind EN- all. and
there amt thing In It ~ And Tim sat down
again and cried harder than ever. His
father seated himself on box in the disor-
dorly yard and remained quiet for SO long a
time that Tim at last looked cautiously up.
I'm real sorry broke your bottle, father
I'll never do IL again"
mo, guess you won't" ho said. laying "A
hand on the rough little head rs he went
away, leaving Tim overcome with astonish-
mcnt that father had not been angry with
him. Two days afterwurd. on the very even
ing before the picnic. he handed Tim par
eel, telling him to open IL.
New shoes new shoes ,'he shouted. 80,
father, did you get new bottleI And were
they in IT,
NO, my boy, there isn't going TO be n new
bottle. Your mother vas right things
all went into tho bottle, but you see getting
them out Is no easy matter SO, God helping
we, am going 70 keep them out after TINS"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

Naval salutes to the flag are as old
as the time Of Alfred the Great.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09
1.-TWO OLD FOOLS"
vY FRANCIS C. WILLIAMS.

OLONEI, BFF
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-11-09

Ar Hazelton while Albert Sponeburg,
wife and child were driving across the Penn-
sylvania track they were struck by freight
engine. Mrs. Sponeburg was instantly killed
and the husband badly injured. The child
oscar mad without n scratch
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-10-18

business. As an example Of the bless
ings that flow from country creameries a
report from Ruthyen, Ia, says, that the
patrons Of the Star Creamery ofthat place
hasreceiyed $4,000 for their milk during
and that within radius of
six miles Of that point are six creameries
each as large as the one mentioned. This
means that ST., 900 in cash is distributed
in one small farming locality each month
The result is not doubtful. Every man
doing business in that locality will testi-
fy to the dairy. The business is not one
that will exhaust itself or the soil as is
the wheat or lumber industry. It is de-
stined to grow from year to year, and un-
til it shall largely supplant the raising
of wheat in the northwest the wholesale
and retail trade in every iue will be
racked by spasms of abundance and pow
erty. Commercial Bulletin.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-10-18
a Hurricane ofa Woman.

- -
A gentlemen from lie Sueur county
who was in the city on Wednesday, tells
the blowing true incident which hap
pened to party of land seekers camping
alongside abig train of prairie schooners
whose occupants were all waiting for
the hour to arrive when they could enter
the Cherokee strip and scramble for
good site to lay claim to. ssJust after
supper said our narrator, "a woman
about 40 years Of age, who was smoking
a pipe, came over to our fire and sized
up the crowd and said
4 We got santhin' to say. TIM plain 3
spoken woman. When I've got thing
on my mind. I don't beat around the
BUSH
I'VE locked at her with curiosity and
surprise, and she leaned against the 4
wheel Of a wagon and continued:
I've been widde1 for three years.
Over thar I've got a span Of nevis,
good boss, q new agon filed with house
keepin stuff and I can rake upabout $50
in cash. cum along with party to
tax up 9 claim. I'm goodtemp
healthy and can swing an ak or hold !
ploW with most anybody AS / said,
I'm q plain poken woman. # there's
q critter among you who wants to get
married let him stand up while / take
look at him.
.sThe eleven Of US pr amply stood up.
Git Unto line, she continued, with
wave Of her hand. q hahn t after bean
ty Or decashlm, but / can't take up
with . fellow who's skeer wolf q B
death.
She passed down Che line and then re-
turned half way and said 10 . middle
aged man, named Remipg ton
81 You'l do, reel on. There ]. preach
er il camp and 't.son' i take fifteen min.
utes % settle thing al Of you Is want
g see re marr iing come on
x folio ga tl,e couple, who lS S.
made mn, Sc inside 81 vent 81
minutes "a sc morning g "a passed 9
~ vagon "a I roaSl tl| woman looked
cut "a - sid Sorry for
but n . .you''il -
|ap ]! s.a { g aoop "A sfli