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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
ALCOHOL. AsA MrnictNr.

Ny own experience of thirty.four years In
the practice Of my profession has taught mo
That In nearly all eases and kinds OF disease
the medical us" ot alcohol Is unnecessary,
and IN large number OF instances Is pre-
judicial aud even dangerous. Having given
an intoSicant. IN strictly definite and guard.
cd doses. probably q the whole only about
once In three tho. mi cases tthcn usually
when nothing else was available In an cmer-
g"ncy). and having hal most varieties " dis.
Eases To contend with. my death-rate and
duration OF illness have been quite "a low as
my ncighbors'. The experiences of the Lon.
don Temperance Hospital aud other similat
institutions. the current reports ot that hos.
pital being now reliable scientific records
amply support this experience.
The chief peril OF narcotic drugs has al
ways appeared TO me to lie In their disguls.
ing the real state OF the pat lent from hmsnlt
ns well as from his doctor AMI his friends
III thcrc ia any serious ailmcnt. such rs chul
era or fever, the sufferer may seem to bo
and may feel better. lie is not better he IA
actually wofse--mado worse by the alcohol
and not uns-ldom after the evanescent alco.
hollc disguise and deceptive Improvement
has fadod, II IL found that the malaly itself
has been progressing. unseen and unsus.
pcctcd from the deluslvc aspect OF the alec.
hol, steadily toward u fatal determination,
which might, in many cases, have been
hverted but for tho true state OF tho patient
having been completely masked. Norman
Kerr, NJ. ID.
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I WISH / WE'RE 4 CHRISTIAN.

This Is n wish very often expressed, and
That, too, with such u tone and manner, as to
give some evidence Of sincerity. But let u4
analyzc the matter u little. When YOU cN-
press this desire To be- n Christian, do Won
mean to imply that God Is unwilling that YOU
should be- one. or that your fcllow-mcn have
any power To- prevent your becoming SOP Do
you mean Co imply that there IL any real
hindraucc in the way, except what l. 20 he
found In your own heart in the porvcrsity
~ your own will ? when you express
this wish 20 bc n Christian, what il IL
that you really seek fory Is IL simply a sense
Of security. in the midst OF the dangers that
surround youI L. IL simply selfish desire
10 possess yourself of the blessings promised
TO the righteous and an exemption from tho
punishment; threatened To the wicked aud all
Of this without any Of the burdens, the re-
proaches the crosses Of the Christian lifo2 II
so, do you really mean what you suy2 l.
there not n principle Of insinccrity in the
action Of your mind upon this subject? There
j. great fund Of instruction upon the point
now under consideration, in those words
Of Christ, which were designed TO set
before his disciples the true condition
OF the Christian life: For which of YOU
intending to build tower. sitteth not
down first, and count the cost whether he
have sufficient 10 finish IL? Lest haply, after
he hath laid the foundation. and Is not ..hle
to ilnish It. AlTlth behold It begin to mock
IN, saving, tAu,un begun TO build, and
Was not al 8 ln,sn} May 1t not be that
this instruction is Most strictly applicable
to your case? II yotIe%Je prepared to be II
Christian on the conditio..S which Christ
has laid down, IL you are ready 10 take
upon yourself all the se'f-denying duties of
the Christian life. rest assured thin there
are no obstacles In the way The path Is
open, and all ARE invited to walk thercNq
But. II you wish 10 be u Christian with a
mental rcscryation-if you desire the crown
without the cross, then there IL an insur-
mouninble obstacle IN the way, and, until
your thoughts and feeling are changed In rc-
ference 90 the matter there Is no hops for
you. Sit down. then, and count the cost,
and resolve To sacrifice, to surrender all fot
Christ, and then there will be- no farther
difficulty. --COngrcgatiOnalist.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
A BIZ Blu ..Ass Family.

'As q specimen of what Kentucky
can do in tho way of producing stall
wart sons and daughters" said
proud native of the Blue Grass coun.
try, 81 might mention tho old Joe
Morrison family, of Bourbon County.
Anybody o! the present generation
who ever lived in Kentucky will re-
member old Joe Morrisons family.
The family consisted of old Joe and
his wife and six sons and three daugh.
ters. Joe stood six feet four in his
stockings and weighed 2lO pounds.
His wife was the same height exactly,
but she weighed 266 pounds. The
oldest son, Tom, was also six feet four
and he weighed $50 pounds. jim
topped his brother two inches in
height, but he wasn't rs heavy by
seventy pounds. Their sister Sarah
was n slim girl, weighing only 100
pounds, but she could look over tho
heads of both Tom and Jim, for sho
stood six feet g. inches.
But John was the big boy OF tho
family. He only lacked IN inch OF
being seven feet high, and h9 weighed
800 pounds. Sister Mary was mid
get of six feet two, and only weighed
l49 pounds. Elijah wasn't very tall,
either, being the same height rs his
sister Mary, but ho was of pretty fair
heft, tipping the scales ut 2l2. Mat
thew was six feet two, also, and
weighed 900, and Eli, standing SIX
feet four, weighed less than 200. The
youngest girl, Martha, was six feet
three and 100 pounds in weight, She
would undoubtedly have been tho
giant of the family, for that was her
height and weight at the age OF four-
teen, n few weeks before she died.
When those measurements were taken
few years ago tho family was all to-
gether. but since then old Joe and
his wife have died, and the boys and
girls were married and scattered about
the State. | don't know what their
progeny have done to keep mp tho
family reputation as to size, but III
bet on 'em to keep up the record. -
Chicago Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
A yalOrOus Bull.

The passengers on the express train
of tho Colorado Midland had n narrow
escape the other day. The train was
speeding along some eight miles from
Colorado Springs, when it came upon
"A large herd of cattlo on the track.
The whistle shriekcd forth its warning,
and tho timorous cows and calves He'd
in every direction, but the old bull
the monarch of the herd, turned to de-
fend his subjects, and putting down
his head charged down tho track at
the coming engine. 1t was yalorous'
but not II wise charge. The buils
head was cut clean oil, but his mighty
carcas threw the engine from the track
and several of the cars followed 1T,
Nobody was killed, but several were
quite badly bruised, and the fireman
was stunned by falling on his neck as
he jumped from the engine. New Or.
leans Picayuue.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
DO THY WORK QUICKLY.

Each Christian has his appointed work In
the vineyard Of tho Lord. He is required to
share in the instrumentality OF diifusing the
light OF gospel truth among the nations III 9
can only pray to Him, wit out whose Spirlt's
influence all eXertiOn, ARE vain, but he can
himself labor In some appropriate manner to
promote the salvation of the heathcn. He
may go himself rs preacher OF the word, or
he may contr butte Of hi, substance to send
and sustain others. Every disciple among all
our Cnurches may do ono or the other
OF these things. The year is rapidly pass.
ing away. Reader, Is thy work In this
respect done2 Hast thou rendered thy free.
will Offering for the cause of missions this
year? Christian minister hast thou per-
formed thy duty in the appropriate excite
ment of thy brethren In church? Has the
proper appeal been made and thus is their
contribution "ready as matter OF bounty
and not OF yetousness?"
Shun delays, they breed remorse;
Take thy time whilo time is lent ;heel
Creeping snails have weaker force;
Fly thy fault lest thou repent thee;
Good II best when soonest wrought;
Lingering labors come to naugbt
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TrMrrrANcE NEWS - "a

TrNrrrAScE NEWS .S IorEs.
p"lrium has increased ie number OF beer
br'wrres by 2lc.
Atlantic city, \. j.. has one saloon to
every Sky nine persons.
The Chicago Tribune says "a strike never
hurts tho trade In whisky"
There arc now 1880 hrcwcrcs and f79l dis.
tillcries in the United States.
The Cool Tcmpllrs Of South Africa have
nm adult membership OF 279g, and Juvenile
OF 1904.
In Zurich. Switzerland, 279O Of tho insane
patients were aggravated cases OF alcoholic
insanity
There werc 1880 criminals convicted in
Canada last year. OF whom thirty only did
not use iutoxlclnts.
There is now u Royal Courts OF Justice
Temperance Society, where London lawyers
may take the pledge.
Tho Chicago Advance says "the saddest
thing about the strike was the failure OF the
5aloOn-keepers TO 20 out.
The State prison nt Trenton. y. j., has nt
the present time 9jS cOnvicts, largely tho
fruition OF the liquor trafilc in that State.
Tho Chancellor OF the Exchequor. Eng.
land, recently made a statement that tho
profits OF the liquor dealers were 100 to 800
per cent
The Supreme Court Of Minnesota has de.
cldcd that the owner OF n saloon is RESPONSE
bic il his saloon Is op,n ON Sunday, whether
he IS present or not
Rev. DIR. Churrs $. Thompson, OF New
York City, in u rrcpnt sermon stated that
"one brewer in New York has G01 chattel
mortgages on saloons.
In New York police court recently n
woman who was sentenced TO Blackwell :
Island for drunkenness told the justice that
would make her i09th trip TO Jail.
An Albany jury awarloi $4,000 damages to
q widow To whose husband n saloon keeper
sold liquor until intoxicated aul killed by
being run over by the railroad cars.
Tho Chicago Lever, referring 10 tho re.
cent riots In that city, said ''the spirit OF
alcohol was omnlpresent, and the police were
almost poweress to prevent trouble"
Baltimore. according to the report OF Car.
roll ID. Wright, United States Commissioner
OF Labor, has in It's tenement district one 81.
loon to every one hundred and hye per
sons.
Tho Insurance Newspaper and Building
Society Review says ''ln our opinion the
trafllc in alcohol prevents more people from
becomiDg the possessors OF their own houses
than all other causes combined.
Doctor NewshOlme, In a recent lecture on
Occupation and Morality, states that there
has been an increase OF the death-rate from
inehriety among the general population ron
1860 10 1890 oil from forty 10 hty-slN per
million.
Among the recent cases in tho care OF the
Society for tho Prevention oil Cruelty TO
Children in New York CITY, was that oil
Edith Triggs, fourteen years old, OF whom
her sister testified in court that she was
confirmed drunkard.'
] j. Spelman. OF Jackson, Miss, one OF
tho colored missionaries OF tho National
TeInperancs Society, died recently He hai
been u member OF the Legislature was
natural orator, and did great good among
his people In the ton mnarancO reform.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
THE TRUE BnorHERuoop.

Only see that your heart be right toward
God--that you now love the Lord Jesus
Chrst-that you love your neighbor-walk
as your Master walked, and desire no more.
am sick Of opinions. l am weary TO bear
them, my soul loathes their frothy food.
Give me solid and substantial religion, give
me humble lover OF God and mana man
full OF mercy and good fruits, without par
TALLY, man laying himself out in the work
OF faith, the patience Of hope, the labor of
love. Let my soul be with such Chris
tians wheresoNer they are, and whatso-
ever opinion they may hold. "IIe that docth
the will Of my Father la heaye n, the same is
my brother, aud my sister, and my mother"
Wesley.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
tpniUUS FACTS.

Duo wood is the heaviest.
England taxes srayestones.
Glass collins are used in Russia.
Holland admits coffee duty free.
Austrians are great chess players.
There nre no natural white sponges.
Germans are the most prone to sui
eide.
Crabs can sec and smell, but can't
hear.
In Arabia Mocha coffee is taken for
taxes.
Silk making originated in India B.
G. 400.
Ostrich farms return handsome
profits.
There was medieval association OF
engineers.
The greatest depth OF ocean yet
sounded is iG6 futhoms.
Duplex tclegraphy was first accom-
plished by Gintl in 1853.
Russian is not legally OF age till
hc IL twonty.siX years old.
Mary Stuart was one of the most
fascinating widows that ever lived.
Blcnchcd spongcs are the best TO
use, ns the bleaching process disin-
tccts them.
The first American cotton factory
was established in 1887 at East Bridge
water, Mass.
The Spartan phalanx was commonly
eight deep; the Athenian, eight,
twelve and twenty-five.
In Lower Canada the ardent lover
begs wooden shoe from his sweet
heart to keep his tobacco in.
Do not use hot water on leather.
Water over $50 degrees will scald it,
pucker 1T mp and destroy its strength.
That succession taxes, on the occa-
sion of succeeding to an inheritance or
bequest, arc levied in almost all Euro.
pcan countries.
Fanny Crosby, tho blind Methodist
hymn writer, has written 5000 Sun.
day school hymns, many of which arc
widely known.
Here is good story which is told of
Sir Arthur Sullivan. II was at dinner,
and young lady inquired OF Sir Ar.
thur whether Bach was composing
anything Mt present. "No,' he re-.
piled, Int present he is dccomposing.
Recently in Germany, on the anni-
versary of the death of Queen Louise.
seven couples were married ut tho
Court and Garrison Church at Potsdam
who, according to custom, received
each SIP aud handsomely bound
Bible from the Queen Louise fund.
John Nerdon, Il pentcntiary con-
vict Mt Columbus, Ohio, from Cincin-
natl, who dropped dcad from heart
disease, predicted the day and hour
of his death. When he was received
at the prison he wrote this pre- liction
on slip of paper, which was given to
another convict to keep. The paper
was examined and found to be exactly
true.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
TEMPERANCE.
A TALE OF ANCIENT onrrcr.

fphilip, King OF Macodon. had son A,cx
ander, who, after his fathers death. formed
the plan OF invading the Persian Empire. II,
did so, and In few years no gained that
vast kingdom. and marched his troops "a IN,
as India. Ho founded the city OF Alexan
dria, In Egypt, and might havo been n grea
blessing to the world II he had not been
lover OF strong drink. He drank wine tc
great excess, and did various foolish ant
wicked things whrn In drunken state. II,
died ut Babylon. alter revel. and his gen
erals divided his dominions among thenl.l
A King there was OF mighty fame,
Aud Alexander was hts name
He led his soldiers far and wide,
And conquered lands on every side.
Once many toars this monarch shed.
And when tho reason asked, he said
''One world Ivo mastered. aud In vain
seek another where TO reign"
But nh with NIL the power no got,
King Alexander grew "a sot.
And when with ruging liquor illlcd,
CIitus' his dcnrcs, friend, he killed.
Yet still he loved the vino he drank
Till In AN cnrly age he sank.
For KILLED 10y trcacherous wine was ho
Before the age OF thirty-three.
Now, we can never hope 20 bo
so famous in the world as he:
But we can keep the pledge, and then
"ero sure TO grow up sober men.
And II wore sober. who can tell.
In what good things we may excel2
SO we'll not drink. hut shuu the fate
Or Alexander, called tho Great.
Rev. Dawson Buras.
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YournruL pRuNEAnns.

ono painful revelation which accounts for
intrmp"rancc in the country deserves spe.
cial mention, says Archbishop Ireland. In.
temperance, we have To- learn hns invaded
the ranks OF youth and has not paused even
In the prrscnce OF womanhood What will
the future be- II minors-boys ana grls-are
taught TO bc drunkards, and women in
whose keeping tho purity and the happiness
OF our homos must over remain. begin TO
love the poisoned draughtp Seven thousand
youths under the age OF twenty some even
under ten, annually arrested In Chicago, the
very great majority OF cnses q for drunk
enness or for oflcnscs in VIII hey indulge
alter getting drunk NUN OF those nre
Young girls, Among the nrrcs. or drunken
ness III cities women are sonnet mes rs may
Us ohe-hth Of the total number Th"uomo
S.'Pohs' too furnish their fema, .Lkards,
ana these are seldom arrusted,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27
PRAY WITHOUT CEAsINn.

At an association Of clergymcn, on a Ger.
tain OcrnSiun,u was proposed to hold meet.
ing for the purpose of considering the WOr IL
Oi the apostle, "pray without c"a-lng.' The
meeting was to be- holden In "A month. and in
the meantime each clcrgvmcn was to write
down his opinion and bring 1t to read. re-.
ligiOus servant girl who lived In the house Of
ono OF the clergymen. overheard him talking
about the matter, WhereupOn she exclaimed
'What "A month wanted to tell the mean
ing Of that toxtE II Is one Of the easiest aud
best texts Ia the Bible" "Wel well" said
an o'd minister, MARY. what can you say
about II! Let us know how YOU understand
it; can you pray all the timc:' "Oh yes. sir,
the more have 90 do the more can pray. -
'Indeed we'll Mary, do let Va know how ii
Is, for most people think otherwise"
"Well, sir, said the girl, "when | first
open my eyes in the morning, | pray Lord,
open the eyes of my understanding and
while am dressing, | pray that may be-
clothed with n robe Of righteousness and
when have washed me, | ask for the wash
ing Of regeneration as as | begin work.
pray that may have strength equal To my
lay; when | begin TO kindlc up the fire, |
pray that Gods work may revive In my soul /;
and as | sweep out the house, pray that my
heart may DE clcansed OF all its impurities;
aud while preparing and partaking oi break
tat, | desire to be fed with the hidden man
na, aud the sincere milk Of the word, and as
am busy with the little children. look to
God as my Father, and pray for the spirit Of
adoption, that ! may be his child and so
on all day, everything do furnishes me a
thought Of prayer
Enough, enough! !" cried the old divine
'these things are revealed 10 babes, and hid
from the wise and prudent. Go on. Mary
said he, "pray without ceasing, and ~ for
us, my brethren, lot us bless the Lord for
this exposition, and remember that he has
said, the meek will he guide in judgment"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27

TIE Alabama Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture. In company with travelling passenger
agent of the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road, has gone into the Northwest to inau-
ence immigration into Alabama.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-09-27

TaE flre losses In the United States and
Canada during the month OF August aggre-
gated $40, ,432, 900, as compared with Si5,'
222, 100 during August, 1898.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-11
Ladies Column.

When YOU can get some
thing for nothing always take
it. that Is if It's a straight give
away, as is the case with
those Wash Dress Goods this
week There are a good
many ladies who imagine
there is nothing new in this
line, and we are bound 10 get
you out and show you there
are some Patterns you have
never seen, and at the same
time give you a chance to
pick one out for yourself for
absolutely nothing but a
guess. We are going to load
up one counter with these
goods-dollars worth. Every
lady who enters our store
whether a purchaser or not,
can guess on the retail value
Of the goods on that counter.
The one guessing the nearest
can have her pick Of the Pat
terms: the second best, well we
will not mention it, but she
will be in it all right.
We might Just as well give
Away Toile de Nord as we
sell it at 8 yards for 81. It's
absolutely the best goods ever
offered for the money and as
wash goods can not be beat.
% in. Cotton Ducks at ! 5 cts.
A yard al fast c0lors White
Line Ducks from % cts. 10
LOO.
Scotch Dimity at 6 yards
for $l.CO needs no further
remarks.
Imported Percale for shirt
waists and dresses. We are
showing some beauties. any
how step IN and make q
guess on those Wash Dress
Goods. you viii ~ unable 70
resis. the temptation u max
ing 1 guess and Eeraap- of
-. =, 20 .-. q. o.. v.rr~r.t.-.-...
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-08-11
KATE yoRDAN's COMMENTS.
Tr g" Date observations ~ Floating Ci,,
1tu~~in.

been made ami l,>t IA uu afternoon dur
Iu- On. crisis which aa- NOT been passed
a. yJt ~ any means. IL j. safe a. saw
that during the months just Sou, There
Eavr been tragedies. with money n, In.
germ. al over TIE land. but III Wall
street particularly. What fever. what
-u~u. u~e, what abandoned dreams. what
despair. what bitterly accepted rySi-ua-
ton have pulsed there. octcuriruv~ I'M
guessed and Uu-pV-,cil-vd!
One cruel tLcc. -etcr-IuE very bitter
IS Ur1I women during the striu-cuCv
II zine money rllri,t. h.s been their
w&utou vNC-aya--uco III dress. The
-2gsr expensive tG-S have been cut W
Tor trimming ~ ,ht taSh.ouaLlcS, coats
were never - -lCh and expensive -
daring; the past season. silk Innings or
the plalne@t walking gowns never -
universal The faoiu lies with the fash
IONS % some degree. Int women have
not economical - they should, and last
years clothes. familiar by narrower
skirts and sleeves, have been seen very
Little upon cur streets That clever
traUSpo>;tion II 4 clever phrase seems
cutie aTropo> when one considers this
fact Women. said some writer.
axe faithful The more You arc ruined.
the closer they cling. II was probably
some t--'lSeH husband who altered II
IN, -.e closer they CHING. the more You
a-e ruined
Among AT'l>'>-1-'a1 Holland ! the
-----'; l.- the study - color and c1aT3c-
'.r- was listening u one tntauS- the
other r'.'i----;, and a. De looked away
from Ills listeners he SEEMED - see the
picture he described Holland! The
mere WORT s-'> tre blood yoCr~luS
---l--nA my 1i-'.1- + c--n Sc WGl5e.
smooth road. 50 clean thar yoUr >CIte>1,
-l-Ze- skirt would --- - soileG y
brushing g. $50 % s.-- ~ taicr blue
5l>- above ,-------,-, -t-1 81 sunset that
seems % a.-l all cle cule-s Of tine
va-t-Ta. from la-u-t>- lemon II red
-la- flames Ike q wound. I see brown
windmill revolving slowly against is
zee 1E c1-1-. III c-en door iuJ1 an in
------ -,--- - all white with snowy Cur
--5-=r.. and c--e With The Simmer of
old t------- c,.- 7-l--zu Tr ~. rl-rcsh-
.-- IL. v-l,.-- q --~-, She !, --17-r2al
- q r---, bronze e--l1r,t COTTON: her
--a--le. hands are ciu-CLia. q cane; =
s---- white ,17 >l---1---rs her brow.
s.--. ,--a face beneath i IT once vCur de-
l5-Ic ara vc- despair / : rugged.
crowned som IN ans. vino: the lines
-- . --e Ike the al-.---s - the story
u lie o--. the calm eyes look away
---1 --~ sunset blaze - II they read 2
promise there
Among A-1-iha1 the ore thing 70
- dreaded b c--e entrance Of women
INTO politics = re possible loss 81 some
q J1aJ 1e-nI,I@llIy 30 dear 70 the strong