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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-29

Editor ocnocn of the Miflliburg
Telegraph comes out with n strong
endorsement for the entire Union
County Republican ticket. We are
glad to see Bro. Schoch take this
strong stand.
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Philadelphia z Erie R r Division.
AND
NnRIIIERN rESTRAI RatrWAy

Trains Lcave Sunbury daily except sunday:
] l.35 \. III. for WilliamapOrt and Canandaigua.
l3 u m, For Bellcionte, Erie, and Canandaigua
9.66 IA IN, For Lock Haven.
3bp III, For Beliefontc. Kane and Canandai.
qua.
5 4ip m, For Remove nd Ralston.
23p M for Willinmsport
SUNDAY l3am, tor Erie aud Canandaigua,
. 5oam. for Lock Haven, aud 2bpm TOR WILL
Transport.
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3 as a IN, For CatawIssa and Hazolton.
- "a IN. 1910 u m,nnd 5tI p m. For Wtlkesbarre.
mokin ana Mount Carmel
Sunday 100 IN, for Wilkesbarre.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07

afraid of w nat we, mere. men, Will DO
to him. Ha ha, Take care, These are
lies that he tells Listen TO him. Hear
him.
Meanwhile. more and more natives
kept coming up with wlad.all5 OF fruit,
or with objects they haG vowed in
their terror TO dedicate du7ing the
night: and Felix all the timt. kept ex-
planning at the top OF his voice. TO all
as they came, that he wa5lte' nothing,
and that they could take all h u k again.
This curiously moons ste.lt action
seemed 10 puzzle the wondering ma
lives strangely. Had he made the
storm, then. they asked. ard eaten the
storm-apple, for no use "a himself. but
ont o. plIr, per- er-eness- II he didn'
even want the windfalls and the OBJ
iects vowed 10 him, why had he beaten
down their crors and broken their
houses They looked at him mean
inglv. but they dared not cross that
great line of taboo 1t was their own
Superstition alone. in that moment OF
danger, that kent their hands OF those
defen-eIess white people.
At last happy IDEA seemed 20 strike
the crowd. What ne wants l.
child" they cried, 81 fusiyely. He
thirsts for blood, Let rs kill and roast
him proper viGtim!o
Felix's horror at this appalling prop
ositiOn knew 10 bounds. If You do. "
he cried. turning their own supersti
ton against them in TINS last hour of
need. I will raise up d storm worse
than last nights, NoudO 1t at your
peril. | want no victim. The people
/ of nv country ear not OF human flesh.
Ii is a thing detestable. horrible, hate
7, IL
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Electric Lighting of Cathedrais

Too little attention has been paid IN the
past to the proper distribution OF llGht ~
churches and other places of worship. ANA
the experiments which have just been car
,.icd ON i'm 81 Paul'S. London, have been
of special value in determining many
points in cathedral lighting that nave
hitherto been obscure. The full details "i
the result Of the tests have not Vet been
published. Iut ii i understood that much
additional information has been canned
ON: ia The comparative value Of the
ur, and the iucaudcScrnt lamp IN he II
Elimination of places of public worship "N-
pcrially with reference To the absorption
If l-ht 10y stoHrWurk. - The arrange
mcut of masses of light, dispensing with
standards and pendants, :" tliAt
livery individual in congregation
las large aS that which assemblies
tiulrr the dome of 81. Paul can
hcud small print with ease. and the deter
tniuatiuu of the volume of light required
30 give that result 81 The placing of
'ght 50 that its glare shall not offend the
eyes. either of the congregation looking
eastward. or of the occupants OF the
choir and chaucr looking toward the
Ayr>t. II was found that tn" dark shad-
.w@ uflcu met with electric lighting are
entirely unnecessary. ana that If proper
care be- exercised all tie essential condj-
tiou. of perfect lighting can he attained
tyithoUt cross shadows. The general re
kUlt uI these experiments will. beyond
doubt; La Il marked adyanc" in th" meth
udS of lighting ecclesiastical cdiilc"S 10y
electricity. artletically, scientifically and
prOlFNlui-IiIN
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
PLANNED TO ROB A TRAIN.
Two Men Found Concealed in a
Michigan Central Express

Chicago. Ill, juno 2S.-Trafn guards
on the Michigan Central through express
detected what appears to hav" been ain
attempt 10 rob the train last night. They
found Ei King and II Stevens hidden
in a car, carried them 70 kcnsiugtnu.
and turned them over to the police. The
train on which tn" men were found
leaves the city nightly 1T . O'Clock. j.
made up Of eight or ten mail cars and
express cars and carries nothing excerpt
for far East points. 1t usually has "n
board large quantities Of valuable OK
press. money and mail Every trip. re-
gardicSs Of temporary conditions. th"
train is guarded by squad Of men armed
with Winchester rifles. At one uf the
crossing stops a short distance ont the
guards heard a suspicious noise IN ono Of
the express cars. The matter wa, dis
cussed and .he car broken open. King
and Stevens were found and would give
no explanation Of their rraSenc" in rh.
car They had about lun keys and were
believed Icy the police 10 be skiu:uI upel-
arN--
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old Associates

In criminal trials grim humOr has
often played a conspicuous part \
SC tch Judge once said to an eloquent
culprit at TIL ba~: ~ cure Il ware
clever chlel, mon: hut I'm thinking
We wad be none the wan. o hangin'. !"
ncOnsCiOusly funny was the Irish
burglar who, on being placed at the
bar, telt quite uneasy when arraignCd.
and complained bitterly that he
should be in such an awkward posi-
ton, so far from friends and home.
The Judge felt kindly toward him
and said BE calm. young man.
You may rc.t assured that, although
amoAg strangers, full Justice VIII be
done YOU. d" BE IRE soul yer honor, >
grodned Pat, and its tear Of that
same that thruhless me" But fun
ME still, in its unconscious hum0r Is
the following: Lord Chief Justice
Holt, when young, was very eNtraya-
CANT, and belonged to club Of wild
fellows, most Of whom took an in
famous course OF life When during
his later years, he was engaged at the
Old Bailey, man was tried and con
YiCtCd Of a robbery on the highway
whom the Judge remembered to have
been one Of his old companions
Moved 10y that curiosity which is
natural on a retrospection Of past life
Holt, thinking the fellow did not
know him, asked what had become
Of 9ucn and such of his Old associates.
'Ah. my ord" said the cuIprit
making Il low bow, "they are all
hanged but your lordship and my
self "
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THO GhnnlaIn' lnnn

The Rev. +. T. Bagby, chaplain 'of
the House has received novel
present 1t is q walking stick on which
are drawn the heads Of half do en-
members Of Congress in addition %
that Of the reverend gentleman him
self. it was the work of a convict in
the Montana pcnitentiary, who writes
that the heads were drawn from
picture, Of these gentlemen which
appeared in an illustrated paper
+, only indictments at his command
were Il broken penknife, Il bit Of win
dow glass and red ink. The heads
are drawn in relief, ana the work is
highly Creditanie from an artistic
standpoint, The faces Of Mr.. C3ruth.
OF Kentucky; Mr. Outhwaj tie, Of Ohio.
Mr. >ihley Pennsylvania; MI
Everett Of Massachusetts. and Mr.
Mcguire Of California, are among
those reDrGducad. Those Of the
tn ee gentlemen first named are es-
pccidtly gooi, and would be recognized
even without the name which appear
in raised letters beneath, The cane
is Surro nded by handle of horn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
HOW HIGH DOES A KITE GO?
The Measurement of Its Altitude is "A
Very DIfticnIt Prnhlem.

yerv DIficuIt Prohlem.
tha n''t ,1;giol'It ,naor.aI
: IN ,.-,,---.;,1,,t,.I,. =.
lhss lnlagiilanie 10 even app oAliii' l'l' -
innate the height OF kite above tn"
earth This is on account of the fact that
The objects fnatina IN tha mir seem to he
fo~tbeI. ou.,v tbon tbav rn,llv AFRO II
NAV be safely said that 1900 feet is the
aitiruda that can noeGihlv lie attained bv
= single kifo. 4 Ritc living mt the height
mentioned will upucar even to a conserve
i've observer to he nearly. if not puitc. a
half mile above the surface Of the earth.
bur a careful measurement of the string
and its angle viii quickly prove that it
could not have been more than a fourth
If = mic above the ground Ordinarily.
q kitc win 20 no HIGHER. nyou if moro
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
IuGisnlRyCd.

\ real craving Of the soul is not
easily appcascd. Nor IS the subject
Of it easily deferred from seeking to
gratify it by any considerations Of
worldly prudence, as witness this bit
OF boy biography reported by Good
News.
Mamma" said Johnny. "won'C
you get me 4 double ripper sled:"
why Johnny" answered his
mother, Il knew a little boy who
h ad sled Of that kind, and the first
time he used it he crushed three of
his @ugcrS so that they had to be
taken OFT. How would you like
that"
The youthful applicant wore a
thoughtful look for moment, Then
he said:
well, mamma, l don't know 1t
would be sort O convenient not TO
have SO many niger nail, to keep
clean
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Road To Good Looks.

To b" aS good looking aS possible. and
to hc physically we'll, one must i'm general.
be happy is one Of th" t"ncts of Il goS
pei of health recently preached by an
authority. Another, u Irrnchwoman.
goes even further. and forbds weeping.
sulklng or getting angry. aS foes to beau
~ and inyitcrS Of wrinkles and disti.ur-
ing lines in the face. Vanity. uudollhr-
eddy. impels much Of tn" enthusiasm over
hySiouc matters among women nut on"
can fcrgiv" the cause in the advantageous
effects Habits strike in. \ woman who
finds it Is not good form to get I'm Il rage
watches herself that Sh" docs not ut
lcnsi botray that she is in our. and pres
entity the calm expression ia reflex ac-
non hrgrtS Il calm spirit
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07
Superstitions of Criminals.

Criminals have a deep-rOuted belief
in the power Of talismans, ana in
the protecting properties Of charms
and amuIetS Accord .ng to an cN-
perienced detective attached to the
Criminal Investigation department,
the professional burglar invariably
carries in his pocket a small lump OF
coal for luck. To this safeguard ne
pins his faith, and, with his bit cf
charmed coal 1t appears Re may
defy the authorities. however shrewd
they may lie. Sometimes when
searched at the police office, there
are found concealed in the burglar
TccEet a piece Of chalk, lucky stones,
and rusty horseshoe nails Relying
on such articles for his safety in the
moments Of peril, he parts with chem
most reluctantly, and often Stipu-
late, with the turnkey for their re-
turn to him on his liberation from
prison.
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WHen a HOfl;G1l
HIS Constant HRCEGCRe

she cannot walk or Stand, her du-
ties are heavy burdens, and she is
utterly miserable
The cause is some arrangement
OF the uterus or womb BaCk3chc
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Troops have been ordered t. Decatur
and DanvilIe. H.. whcr" the local aI-
thorlties are unable to cope with the
railroad strikers.
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CHAPTER XI.
AFTER THE STORM.

the lizards came forth from their holes
in the walls and basked, green aud
gold, in the warm. dry sunshine. But
though the sky overhead was blue and
the air clear, as usually happen after
these alarming tropical cyclones and
transforms. the memorials of the great
wind that had ragged all night long
among the forests of the island We're
neither few or far between. Every
where the ground was strewn with
leaves, and branches, and huge stems
of cocoa palms All nature was drag
glod. MANY Of the trees were stripped
clean Of their foliage, as completely as
oaks in an English winter. on others
BIC strands Of twisted tiberS marked
the scars ana Joints where mighty
p0ughs had been torn away by main
force: while, elsewhere. bare stumps
alone remained to mark the former
presence Of some noble draCOena or
some gigantic banyan. Brcad-fruits
ana cOroanuus ay tossed in the wild
ct confusion on the ground: the ba-
mama and pIantain patches were
beaten level with the soil or buried
deep in the mud: many OF the huts had
given way entirely; abundant wreck
acre 9trcwCd every corner Ofthc island.
1t was an awful sight. Muricl shud-
dcred to herself to see how much the
two that night had passed through.
What the outer ringing reef had
suffered from the storm they hardly
knew a. yet. but from the door of the
hut Felix could sec himself how even
the calm waters Of the inner lagoon
had been lashcd into wild fuzzy by the
fierce swOop Of the tempest. Round
I. l..
coral floor was sCOOpcd under. broken
mp, chcwcd fine by the waves, or
thrown in vast fragments on the beach
of the island. BY the easter shore, in
particular, Just opposite their hut, t'c
liN observe | a regular wall of many
feet high. piled up by the waves like
the familiar Chesil Beach near his Old
home in Borsetshire. It was the shell
ter Cf that temporary barrier alone, no
doubt hat had preserved their hutS
last night from the full fury Of the
gale, and that had allowed the natives
10 cOn4regate in such numbers prone
ON their faces in the mud and rain,
uuon the unconsecrated ground outside
their tabOo-linc.
But now not an islander was to be
seen wthin car-shot. All had gone
away to look after their ruined huts or
their beaten down plantain patches,
leaving the cruel gods. who, as they
thought, had wrought all the mischief
ont of pure WantUneos, TO repent at
leisure the harm done during the night
TO their obcdiout votaries.
Felix wa, Just about to cross the
tahoo-jine and walk down TO the shore
to examine the barrier when Toxic his
Shadow. LAYING his hand on his
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HELP rs OFFERED

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Gentlemen - We cannot
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the great amount OF ben
eft nv wife received from
the use Of Your medicine.
My wife had a bad case If
leuCorrhea, and she used
DR.. Piorce's FaNOritc Pre-
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/ have n daughter who
has been poorly over Il
year: she Is tukiug the
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and Is already feolIuG bet
ter. after taking two bot
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Richard Ill and Grover Cleveland
are the hiEhs0unding names Of two
Albertnn Nd cats which for
sa-acity and 81. Q are remarkable.
Lick i | years old, while Grover is
his uDior 10y half a many years. and
theg weigh twelve pounds each
They are accomplish d acGOhatS, and
perform many tricks for the amu,e-
ment Of the villagers They fire.
4UentlY catch rabbits and other game
in the thiakctS near their house, al
though they never care to wander
from their own nre>ide except on
those short hunting trips. Baltimore
sun.
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The value Of a kindness does not
always depend on its size.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-07

L the aggregate petty crimes work
more eyi. than great ones
The morning news., 1894-09-30
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mrs. W. n Jones has returned home
| from a month in Northern New York.
Mr. Richard Cunningham was pas
senger on the Nacoochee from New York
last night.
Invitations have been issued by Mr. and
Mrs. Henry c. Heuisler for the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Irene, to Mr.
Lawrence G. Werm Wednesday evening.
Oct. 10. Mr.. and Mrs. Werm will be at
home after Oct. 20, at No. 81 Taylor
street.
Mrs. d. B. F'alk and family have re-
turned from summer in North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. H. Taylor of Washing
ton d. c., are visiting Capt and Mrs. w.
I. Gibson on Bolton street.
Miss Jessie Rogers of Punta Gorda,
Fla, is visiting Miss Emmie Crawford on
Barnard street.
Mrs w. Crawford and Master Allen
Crawford have returned from visit in
Punta Gorda, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Guckenheimer are
home from summer at Kenilworth Inn.
Miss Helen Epstein is home from Blow
ing Rock, N. c., where she has been
spending the summer.
Mr. e. T. Charlton is visiting his father
on Perry street.
summer in Hendersonville.
Miss Emma Strobhar, who has been
spending the summer in North Georgia,
has returned to the city.
Mrs. H. A. Strobhar and little daugh-
ters, Marie and Harrie, have returned TO
the city, having spent the summer in Vir-
ginia.
Postmaster George S. Haines and fam
lily will move in from the Isle of Hope to-
morrow to their residence on Duffy street.
Miss Emma Hopkins returned yester-
day from Virginia, where she spent the
summer,
Mr.. c. H. Hopkins was a passenger on
the Nacoochee from New York last night.
Principal A. J. O'Hara of st. Patrick's S
school returned from the north last night
on the Nacoochee.
Rev. w. c. Schaeffer, pastor of the
Lutheran church, viii conduct the SER
vices in his church to-day, assisted by
Mr.. H. G Mccullough Of the Lutheran
Theological Seminary of the south.
Mrs. J. j. Waring and Miss Nina War
ing are home from Suwannee Springs.
Mr. J. d. Weed is home from Noreton,
Conn.
Miss Belle Brunner is guest Of Miss
Marie Habersham at White Bluff.
from Bluffton, 5. c.
Miss Sallie Baker is home from Tur-
nersville, where she has been spending
the summer.
Mrs Beckwith and Miss Mabelle Beck
with are spending month in North Geor-
gia.
Mrs. A. w. Harmon has returned from
a visit 10 friends in Aiken, S. 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Levy are home
from Asheville, N. 9.
Mrs. Ferdinand Well and Miss Engel
will leave this week for the north.
Mrs. l. A. Solomons and family have
returned from a summer at Haywood
White sulphur Springs, n. G.
DR. and Mrs. Cleckley are guests Of DR..
and Mrs. G. 9. Schley.
Miss Hannah Ferst has returned from a
summer at Asheville.
Miss Josie Hill is home from q visit
north.
Mr. and Mrs f. L. Cooper and their
two charming daughters, Misses Laura
and Marion, have returned 10 the city,
after a two months stay at Turnersville.
MIR. Cooper was mich benefited by the
trip, and his friends will be glad 10 see
him again at his office.
T. w. Martin OF Tullahoma, Tenn, is
in the city, guest az the Pulaski.
The morning news., 1894-09-30
AT REST 1NLAUREL GROVE.
Impressive Funeral of the Late o. w
jackson.

Jackson.
The funeral Of the late o. w. jackson,
which took place yesterday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock, was very largely attended.
The employees of the transportation de-
partment and shops of the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway were
present In force, several hundred strong.
The colored employees of these depart
ments as well as the white employees eX-
hiblted their respect for the deceased
official by attending the funeral in body.
Besides railroad men there was a large
attendance OF friends of the deceased in
every walk in life.
The funeral services at the house were
conducted by Rev. G. II. Strong of St.
Johns church. After the brief services
the body was taken to Laurel Grove cem-
etery, followed by a large concourse OF
friends
The following acted as honorary pail
bearers: ii. Y. Righton, general baggage
agent at Savannah l.. =. Dupont, station
master at Jacksonville; Conductor w. f..
Dupont, w. r. Ward and w. T.. Wright,
Engineers ]. II. Ambrose and K. S. Gro
watt and Train Dispatcher f. Dunn. The
active pail bearers were eight colored
employees OF the transportation de-
partment: Winter Nesbitt, Charles
Quarterman, Benton Green, Mo-
ses Baker, Caroline Lloyd,
Isaac Forester, Lewis Tyson and Robert
Jackson. All of the officials of the Sa-
vannah. Florida and Western railway
: in the city were present at the funeral,
and the offices of the company were closed
during the afternoon. A number OF very
handsome floral tributes were contributed
by the various departments Of the rail-
road, those from the transportation de-
partment being especially handsome.
The morning news., 1894-09-30
CITY BREVITIEs.

Caleb Reed, colored, was turned over
to the superior court by the recorder yes
terday morning on the charge Of assault
with intent to murder for an assault com
mitted upon G. w. Cumming, colored,
Friday night, in which he severed Cum
ming's left ear from his head.
Capt. Taliaferro's school for bows will
reopen tomorrow. This school Is the
oldest private educational institution in
the city, and among its graduates are
many prominent young men. The princi-
pal has the confidence Of the community
as a gentleman and teacher, and his school
this year will doubtless secure its full
share of patronage.
AT the First African Baptist church on
West Broad street the pastor, Rev. NJ
w. Gilbert, will preach this morning at
IL o'clock on Christ, Our Great High
Priest, and in the evening at 5 O'Clock
on the Character Of Daniel" Sunday
school will be held at 2 D. m. The Lords
supper will be celebrated at 3 p. N. The
Baptist Young Peoples Union will meet
az Z y. m. The theme for the union
Baptist Missions in China"
The morning news., 1894-09-30
RAIL AND CRossrIE.

The gross earnings Of the Southern
railway for July are put down at 1878, l25,
an increase over July of last year OF
1880 The expense and tax account
shows decrease of sos, $40, the total for
July s494. .4S9 The net earnings were
sl83, ,636 an increase OF SOB, 400. The ef-
fects Of consolidation and retrenchment
are plainly seen in this statement. The
reduction in expenses is, of course, the
cause Of the increase in the net earnings.
The increase in the gross earnings is only
81, $50, which, added TO the decrease in OK
penses of sos ,520, makes the total net
earnings, as in the statement, Sl0S, 400.
Assistant Train Master II. f. Hutch
ems Of the Savannah office, is now acting
master Of transportation of the Georgia
division of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway, in which capacity he
will continue until the vacancy caused
by the death OF Mr.. jackson Is filled
Mr.. Hutchens IL is expected will be the
appointee, being in the line Of promotion.
He is one OF the best known transporta-
tion men In the south, and has wide
experience in railroad matters.
The morning news., 1894-09-30
BUILDING IN SEPTEMBER.
Thirteen Permits Issued by the Cler
of Council.

VhlrLeSn DJ NAp CAGA n
Of Council.
Thirteen building permits were issued
by the clerk of council last month as fol-
lows
Estate ]. J. Waring, two-story stable
aud servants house, Waldburg street
lane.
Estate j. j. Waring, two-story frame
stable and servants house, Bolton street
lane.
S. f. Dupon two-story frame dwelling
Henry street.
l.. r. Robinson, two story frame dwell
ing, Ninth street.
Michael McQuade, two story frame
dwelling. Anderson street.
+. T. Holmes, two story frame dwell
ing Sixth street.
G. r. Meehan, two story frame dwelling,
Habersham street.
NJ. Egan, two one story wooden houses,
Wolf street
Mrs w. NJ. Cleveland, two story frame
dwell ng, Duffy street.
q. II. G. Schroeder, two story frame
dwelling. Charles street.
NJ. r. jackson, two story frame dwell
ing. Twelfth and Barnard streets.
NJ. Egan, two story wooden stable,
Hartridge street.
Mrs NJ. r.. Behnken, one story frame
house, Anderson street.
The morning news., 1894-09-30

daughter will leave the city on the Kan
sas City to-day for New York They will
spend some time in New York, after
which they visit Boston before returning.
Mr.. Woodfn, the deputy clerk of the city
court, whose duties have been rather con-
fining for some time past takes well
earned vacation.