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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-09

JGckson's men rushed to the attack.
the camps from sight of the highways
Here and there in forest and field vert
great heaps of forage for the animals.
and here and there great heaps of fixed
ammunition for cannon or musket.
There was the value of millions of dol
lars lying about, and nearly all must
be sacrificed. Withdrawal meant re-
treat. Retreat meant that Lee and
jackson would assume the aggressive
and seek to utterly annihilate the Fed
eral army.
The work of destruction began almost
before the cheers of Hoods Texans had
died away. Whole regiments were de-
tailed for the work. The cattle could
be drivel away. A part of the most
valuable stores could be hauled off. 1t
is a rule of war to leave nothing behind
in retreat to benefit your enemy. He is
often left the dead and wounded to en-
barrass him. The soldiers were ordered
to destroy. and they seemingly took de-
light in obeying. The heaps of -four,
meat and clothing were given up to the
flames, and as the heavens were lighted
by the midnight fires people ON the
house roofs in Richmond believed the
green forests to be fiercely blazing.
Never had a general more TO sacrifice
that be might be stripped for fight;
never was the hand of destruction more
luthlessly applied. A night was not
sufficient. All next day while those in
battle line held the enemy at bay thou
sands of men were burning and destroy
ing. When the C~onfederates marched
over the ground, they were appalled, at
the sacrifices made. When the last heap
of forage had been given up to the
flames, Mcclellan was ready. His lines
were abandoned, and his army was in
retreat, but there was no panic. Lee
and Jackson were ready to follow. They
hoped to find a fleeing mob, but when
ever they attacked it was to be beaten
back by men as valiant as Napoleon
ever saw turn at bay. Mile by mile
they retreated, pausing now and then
for a fierce grapple in which they could
justly claim a victory. and at last the
James was reached, and the army had
been saved. What Of the dead and
wounded? Nothing. They figure in the
reports of battles only as figures.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-09

"D0Uf rot 'cm!' grOtCted SteUe.
I'd, having been transferred to the cav
airy, but the pair were left behind in
disgrace. So they considered it, and
they were further Inundated by the
jeers and filings from comrades as they
filed past.
bod rot EN-, but this ere laughin
match hain't over yit!" growled Steve
as he shook his fist at the backs of his
comrades. 'Yo' ar doin the GRIMM
jest now, but it'll be our turn bimebyl
Befo' this fuss Is over with the southern
confederacy will be powerful glad Of
every ivan it kin rake and scrape into
the ranks!"
KeDton had nothing to say. He was
ever secretly glad that the Vaccinations
of his enemies had resulted in nothing
worse. In his pocket at that very hour
he had a letter from Marian detailing
the family flight from Winchester, in
forming him of their destination and
counseling him to do his duty as a SOL
der and not be disturbed over the plots
of his enemies. She knew that he was
being maligned and vilified for her
sake, so she wrote, but she hoped to be
worthy of all the sacrifices he might be
compelled to make.
Say, Kenton," exclaimed Steve as
he suddenly TUNED OF him, why don't
yo' rip and cuss and tear an show yo'r
f~eelin's?"
I'VE have both been wronged, slow
ly replied Kenton, 'but time will make
all things right if we do our duty 10y
ally and faithfully"
81 reckon so," said Steve as he turn
ed away, ''but yo' Yanks is a burned
curt us lot O critters jest the sane!"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
NO. 3,

such furniture as is now in use.
The desks wero ranged along the
sides facing the wall, with long
wooden benches in front all of
about the same height, so that the
feet of the small scholars were
dangling in the air, while seated.
Tho scholars had their backs turn.
cd to the teacher who occupied "A
raised platform, and was kept busy
part OF the time fixing quill pens
of which zach scholar old enough
to write used one and they were
very often out of fix. The teachers
desk was decorated with feathers
like pictures Of Indian warriors
you find i'll some histories. A
large wood stove occupied the
middle of the room surrounded
with n supply of ready cut wood
to last day or more. In case the
stock OF prepared wood was get
ting small, tho teacher detailed a
squad of the oldest boys to prepare
fresh supply.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
AIcCLU

A. III. oisn and m W. Ulsh cir
culated among Mcclure friends Sat.
urday Mrs. William Bratton is
up and about again =. e.. Tho shoot
ing match on Saturday was one of
the largest and most pleasant of the
season. Death entered the family
OF Samuel Klinger on Monday night
and took away their infant son Earl
The entertainment given by
Prof. Gilday with Edison's Phono-
graph on Monday evening in Christ's
Lutheran church was pronounced
the finest ever given. The exercises
were OF very moral nature and
highly instructive all through.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
John r. Clarke Again !

Washington Camp, p. o. s. of A.
has secured John II. Clarke of the
Star Lyceum Bureau, to deliver a
lecture in the Court House on
Thursday evening, January IL, on
the subject Hits and Misses" MIR.
Clarke needs no introduction to our
people as his eminently entertaining
lecture ITO and Fro in London" be-
fore the Teachers Institute is suf-
ficient testimony Of his magic power
and matchless eloquence on the
rostrum. M. d. Kinney, President
Of the Thousand Island Park As
sociation says of him
John II. Clarke, the Anglo Amer
can orator, has given three lectures
on the Thousand Island Park plat
form this season. He has carried
the people by storm. He is "a mar
''o'ous man in variety, humor, pathos
and eloquence. His entertainments
are u resistless medley of classic
beauty, solid sense, magnetic ora
tory, rugged manliness, loftiest
morality and purest religion. He is
worthy of the largest patronage and
widest popularity. 1t is genuine
pleasure to commend him to public
favor"
Lecture to begin at 7:30. Admis.
sion Is cents. Reserved seats %
cents. Tickets on sale at Swartz
store, next door to Court House.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
Death Of John F, Houtz.

John Il. Houtz died at Paxtonville
on Tuesday of this week, aged 3s
years, 3 months and "a days. Mr..
Houtz had been a resident of Frank
lin for many years. but some time in
November he rented the Touring
mill of G. p. Swengel at Paxtonville.
His death was due to pneumonia
superinduced by the grip. He was
a man of many good qualities, and
leaves wife, little daughter and a
host of friends to mourn their loss.
His funeral will be held in the Luth-
eran church, Middleburgh, on Fri
day at II a. M, under the direction
of Washington Camp p. o. S. of A.,
of which he was a member.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
BEAVERTOWN.

Mary, wife of John Hafley, died
last Friday, aged i3 years and . mos
Funeral was held on Monday, Rev.
). n. Wetzler officiating Josiah
Norhood, of Jamison City, Sundayed
in town. He came to attend the
funeral of his mother on Tuesday
Henry Kern is very low with CON
sumption and is not expected to live
MIR. and Mrs. Nathan Il. Man
beck, OF Shamokin, recently visited
friends in town. Albert Shook and
son Charles, of Spring City, are Wis
iting friends here. VIM
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
Taxes are First Liens.

Judge Endlich, at Reading, ON
Saturday, handed down an impor-
tant opinion declaring that unpal d
taxes are q first lien against proper
ties. The case in question was
that of S. Il. Ancon in trust for
four banks of Reading, 1. G. Becke :,
in which the exceptions fled by the
banks are dismissed. Judge Mo
Pherson, of Lebanon, and Judge
Livingston, of Lancaster, decided
the act of June 2, 1881, to be tincon-
stitutional, under which decrees
were taken for unpaid county taxes.
Judge Endlich's is the first decis-
ion in the state that decrees for u,l-
paid taxes can be taken as frat
the liens on proper ties. When
the proceeds of the sheriff's sale of
Mr. Beckers properties were dir
tributed tho court decreed to the
county $50 AZ unpaid taxes for 1898,
the county solicitor claiming the
taxes to be first lien, under the
act of 1881, to which the banks OBJ
jected, holding that the act was un-
constitutional.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
PORT TREVORTON.

Port is still in Il state of normal
activity, Notwithstanding the bust
ness depressions of other portions
OF the country. True, some of our
public works have closed from natur.
al causes, and others for the same
reasons are working periodically.
The slang factories, however, not
depending upon either free trade or
protective legislation, continue in
operation and turn out highly pol
ished articles from very raw ma
terials. Natural gas is quite album
dant and there is some talk of ap-
propriating it to street illumination.
Till then we will continue to leave
our impressions in the mud save
where John Hoover has re-nickel-
plated the sidewalk. If some of the
residents along the line were to fol
low his example, they would merit
the undying thanks of all pedes-
trians ,,., The building association
are doing fairly well upon Mr.. Strohs
new house. The boys are awaiting
its completion, when they will say,
This is the house that Jack built"
The long continuance of pro-
tracted meeting in the Evangelical
church is remarkable, still more SO
is the almost incredible number of
new converts. A Christian Endeav-
or Society has been established, and
things are beginning to look as
though morals and christianity
would ultimately triumphin in the con
quest of our burg. >. Truly in the
midst of life we are in death. Again
has the grim angel cast his shadows
upon another of our most estimable
citizens, Mr.. Henry Flanders. In
terment took place at lions GENE
terry on Sunday. The wife of the
deceased too, was critically ill with
pneumonia but happily is again con
valescent. BITTER SWEET
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11

The school directors of Tyrone
have notified the tobacco dealers of
that town that the law prohibiting
the sale Of cigarettes, etc, must be
observed, and in case of violation OF
the same by selling to scholars OF
the school, the offenders will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. Now let US see whether the res
olution will be enforced better than
the law.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
MIDDLEBURGH, SNYDER CO., PA, JANUARY II, 1884,
From Pauper To tIeiress.

A Williamsport special OF January
A says: From u little pauper, kid
mapped by an avaricious uncle, to
a pretty heiress with clear title
to 100000 fortune, is the romatic
story Of Miss Caroline G. Sankey.
Her legal battle for her rights has
been fought in three States, and to-
day the Supreme Court of Illinois
onded the matter, and the girl wins.
In 1878 Samuel Sankey came to
this country from California, where
he had made II fortune dealing in
hides. He and his wife grieved
over the death of their only son, who
had been drowned. While visiting
relatives here he saw little Caroline
Sankey. then years old. She was
an orphan, and was cared for by
friends. Samuel Sankey wanted to
adopt the chilo but her relatives
objected on the ground that his
mind was unsound. He was not to
be outwitted so easily, and one night
in winter he stole the child, and
started for Illinois. He kept her
concealed as much as possible dur,
ing the flight to that State, and
the girl suffered many privations,
Sankey afterward returned here,
and was arrested for kidnapping
the child. He compromised the
case by legally adopting her, and
Judge Gamble issued the necessary
papers.
Sankey with his wife and foster
child, then went back to Sar. Fgan
cisco, Mrs Sankey died and he
husband then began, to abuse Caro-
line shamefully. SO violently die
he maltreat her that she was takel
i'll charge by the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children
I, That was ia 1890, -nd .ho s,.i :hc=
went to live with the family Of Chas
s. Coggins.
This proceeding turned Sanke!
into u maniac, and, tearing to pieces
his will, he threw tho crumplet
paper upon the floor and stamped
upon it. He had bequeathed hi,
fortune to the girl, who had grown
to be pretty maiden, but ho deci
ded to cut her off without penny
On.October %. 1886, Sankey biet
at the home of his brother John, il
Miiilinburg. Pa.
The Pennsylvania relatives ut one,
bagan fight for the dead man.
estate. The new will that Sanke,
had written was decla.ed invalid b.
the California Courts, and the for
tune was awarded to the girl. TheI
the relatives began IN action in thi'
State to recover property here, bu
again they failed. and, as last re
sort, they went to Illinois, wher,
Sankey owned considerable prop
erty. 1t was fought up through th,
courts in that State until to-day
when the Supreme Court decided
that as Caroline Sankey had beer
legally adopted by her foster father
she was entitled to his fortune, in
asmuch as he had left no valid will
Miss Sankey, who is only "a years
old, resided with the Coggins fam
lily, No. l120 Twenty-frst street
San Francisco.
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NoTIcE.-It don't take the value of
horse to buy few stove repairs II
you buy them Of me. Nor does it
matter when or where you got the
stove, just give me the number, and
name and part Of the stove you
want and I will get it for you. /
also sell stove pipe of the best ma
terial at reduced prices.
Nj. L. SHANNON.
A railroad conductor passed nine
people on one ticket the other day.
They were mother and eight chill
dren. The detachment consisted of
four .s<t - st
.Ist a few days under @ years
of age. The conductor kicked at
what seemed q wholesale business,
but the mother had the bulge on
him, and they all passed, ed,-Hunting-
don Local Ne,0s.
For RENT,-A Country Store
stand, comprising Is by 80 foot
tore room and seven room dwell
ing-all at $50 per year. The stock
of merchandise will be sold to the
renter ut almost his own figures.
Possession given any time between
now and the first of April, 1894. 1t
is first class country stand. For
particulars call on or address
G. A. MoYER,
Globe Mills. Pa
Rev. Hicks predictions for JAN
uary: Cold wave about the 3D.,
followed by regular storm period
with another cold wave in the rear.
Reactionary squalls of rain and
snow on the 10th and llth, renewed
cold wave will follow. The 10th is
the central day of the next period,
a warm wave during 18th and 18th
and the inevitable cold wave will
last till the 9th. Then warmer
and next cold wave, the last
storm period being about the Goth,
ending on the 80.
Every wheel on a Pullman car is
made of paper. You do not see the
paper because it is covered with iron
and steel. The body of the wheel
is block of paper about four inches
thick. Around this is rim of steel
measuring from two to three inches
II is this thin steel rim of course
which comes in contact with the
rails. The sides are covered with
circular iron plates bolted on. This
is not alone confined to Pullman
cars. but some of the heaviest en-.
gines have wheels made as described
above.
Saturday, Dec. 80, was the last day
upon which tenants could be legally
warned out for the purpose of TAX
ing possession of the premises on
the lst of April. The law requires
three months notice. A. notice
served on New Years Day does not
give full three months to April 1st.
Most tenants are, however, dis.
posed to accept notice thus given
and not make any trouble. 1t should
be remembered though that an il.
legal notice is no notice. Many
landlords are in the habit Of serving
notices on all of their tenants and
then making new leases or renewing
the old ones with all those whom
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11
Spring Elections.

The day for the spring elections
for 1894 will be the third Tuesday Of
February, which is the Goth Of the
month, and under the present sys-
tenn of making nominations the time
IS drawing near when the party or
f:anizations will have to take up the
question. The amended ballot law
,s9" rc !: % tLat .i, uoulinat.oi. .
by certificates of party organiza-
tions for city or ward officers shall
be filed in tho County Commits
sioners' Office at least twenty eight
days before the election, and nomi
nation by nomination papers for
the.same Offices shall be filed twenty
one days before it, not counting the
day on which the paper is filed as
one of them, and nominations for
township and borough Offices, and
School Directors in the same, shall
be filed with the County Commits
sioners at least eighteen days before
the election, and nominations for
same offices by nomination papers
at least fifteen days before it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-01-11

All members of w. G. 515 z. o. S.
of A. are hereby requested to meet
in their hall Friday, Jan. IL, at 10
o'clock, to attend the funeral of
Bro. John Il. Houtz.
BY order of Pres.
Services will be held in the follow
ing churches by Bishop @. s. Ha-
man, of Reading, Pa: LAWYERS
church, Monday, Jan. 10, 7 p. IN.
Mcclure, Tuesday, Jan. 16, Up. m. ;
Manbeck's, Wednesday, Jan. II, 7
p. m. Troxelville, Thursday, Jan.
1S, 7 p. m. Beavertown, Friday,
Jan. 10, 7p. IN. A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Z. G. WEIDEMEYER, Pastor.
Secretary of state Osborne, OF
Kansas, has prepared II circular in
which he advocates laws making
two hours per day the limit of work
of each man. He holds that labor
saving machinery has made such
progress that one man is now able
to do as much as twenty, seventy
five years ago, and he believes that
over production is responsible for
the idleness of the millions to-day.
This, he holds would be done away
with if two hours should be made
the days work limit.
The Republican State Committee
met Wednesday morning of last
week in Chestnut street hall, Harris,
burg, and after q somewhat active
contest, decided to hold the next
State Convention, which will nomi,
nate candidates for Governor, Lieu,
tenant Governor, Auditor General,
Secretary of Internal Affairs and
two Congressmen-at-Large, in Har,
risburg, on Wednesday, May 23.
The committee was in session only
about 25 minutes. When the vote
was taken to decide the location, il
stood: Harrisburg, 60; Williams
port, "a Sunbury /.
The morning call., 1894-08-19
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Removal of Housetop Wires POST
poned Until SuliiVan's Return,

Chief Sullivan of the Fire Department
is enjoying his vacation in the country, and
the electric wires on the roofs which Judge
Hebbard declares the city has q right to re-
move will probably remain in their pres
ent position until his return. The depart
ment fears that the electric companies
will appeal from Judge Hebbard's de-
clsion to the Supreme Court. and that the
dangerous wires will Consequently remain
where they are for many months to come.
The Commissioners tried John Sullivan,
hoseman of engine %, last night Tor
drunkenness. The culprit admitted that
he had imbibed a few glasses one day
while on duty, but stoutly denied mat ne
was intoxicated. Two members oil MS
company testified against him. In ther
opinion he was unfit for duty.
Commissioner Martin came 10 the rescue
of the accused and said that he saw sum
van an hour after the time at whlch IL was
alleged he was drunk. Il do not think ne
was intoxicated" the Commissioner as
serted, ~ know what drunk Is alu can
carry a pretty good load myself. we are
getting too many complaints OF this Klnd
and we ought TO put stop 10 H..
The president mildly minated that the
citizens of Sap Francisco had no nse for
drunken firemen. and Sullivan was found
guilty and suspended until the end OF the
mnnth.
The following appointments were made:
The morning call., 1894-08-19

that the other would escape and leave him
to be blown up alone, the saloon man
caught his friend by the coattail and fol-
lowed him out without stopping 10 take off
bis white apron or put Oh his hat. He
locked the front door of his establishment
and the two FASTENED away, leaving the
box with the ugly label and still uglier
contents in sole and undisputed possession
of everything in sight.
For six blocks the saloon man and his
friend fed toward East street, causing
considerable comment on the street by
their rather peculiar actions. AT each
step, rs they said afterward. they expected
to hear the sound of a deafening eXplo-
sion, which would indicate that the palace
OF stimulating beverages and adjacent
property had been blown 10 atoms
They finally took refuge in saloon far
up on the northern END of East street, and
the two frightened men found il necessary
TO take something to steady their Quaking
nerves. Then they had 10 tell their ex-
pericnce TO ali VINO were in the place, and
of course more drink followed. When 9
newcomer entered the story had to be re-
peated, and another round of drinks fol-
lawed at the expense of the saloon man
who had not been blown up. The excite
ment was intense around the place, and
waterfront habitues hearing of the affair
came from blocks around to listen to the
narrowing tale and drink with the man
who had kicked box of dynamite.
All the while. too. all were on the qui
vive for the report of the explosion which
was expected; but il came not
Meanwhile thirsty suus who had been
in the habit of imblbing exbilaratiDg bev-
erages at the Clay-street saloon tired the
closed doors, gazed through the glass
The morning call., 1894-08-19

panes at the deserted bar and the inOffen-
siVe Iooking-box on the floor and then
Went away wondering why the establish
ment was closed,
Four o'clock came and the teamster VINO
1au ieit the box was on hand 10 get H.
Ne Ne could only gaze at il through the glass.
no one In the neighborhood knew any,
mug except that the saloon man nao
Deen seen running bareneaded down the
street looking very much scared.
NARY about o'clock the teamster To-
sued.
Blast you." reared the saloon man
ron the middle of a throDg VINO were
DRINKING success 10 his forty-frst recital
oi lhe peril OF the day, as lie slghted the
teah ster. What (aic) DO you mean (hlc)
ny leaving dynamite in my place :?
linen the crowd turned accusingy upon
the teamSier, who looked daZed for a
moment st last he grinned.
why, yoq IDIOT" he cried, that isn't
dynamite. It's box of samples of dry
goods. IT'S only an old dy namlte- that
iney are packed in. l didn't know the
laoei was outside. Now. l can't ship it
until Monday"
linen the saloon man was towed back TO
ms place. His accounts last night had
tLils record among them written in very
snaky hand, Loss of business while
closed, S22; drinks for svmpathiziDg
friends Oh East street, $50 TO-"