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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
PEOPLE WHO EAT CLAY.
A Loathsom. Habit Prevalent In rarts Of
Georgia.

A Loathsome Habit Prevalent In rarts Of
Georgia.
In parts Of Georgia there are whole
communities which indulge In the
practice of clay eating. Every mem.
boz OF family will have the habit.
From the father, and grandfather, too,
IL 10 ha, chance Il To survi, y, down To
the skinny-faced little tot who cries for
his snare. they all eat clay regularly
and eagerly. This depraveI ta-ts fixes
itself upon them in cary childhood.
and as they grow elder the habit be.
comes stronger and stronger, until ii
is an utter impossible ity 10 break OF.
10 Is said TO bo more powerful than the
whisky, opium, morphine, cocaine, or
any other habit yet known. or course
heredity hai much % do with IL, and
thus the habit Is iran grstttsd from ca
Grafton unto gene atioa with singular
precision.
There is no mistakirg clay ea'er.
Their countenances have d stlnctly
original and uncarthlJ cast, reminding
you more Il "a deaths hca with "A
bone in its mouth" than anything elsc.
The children have large cy5s, Sct de hp
In the head, AMI accentuated by high,
skinny cheek bones. Those eyes lack
stupidity from the cada erOus hollows.
And ?s for the ucn and wOmol, com
Pared with theirs the fac, Of an Egyp.
tan mummy would look fresh aud beau.
tiful. Tho milky whitcness of the
skin, which they have in childhood,
has changed int rarched brown,
which falls in folds about their eyes
and neck. Deep wrinkles radiatc from
their mouths, and spread in every con
! Ceivable dire, ,tiOn NoI tal easily
! trace them, as they serve for conven'
i.nt aqueducts To tobacco Juice. he
/ clay which they devOur il not, "a some
have supposed, the red variety 50 COM
mon throughout Middle Georgia, but a
/ peculiar white kind, with soft ana
| greasy feel, and found only in certain
! | caliteS. IL is said tocontain arsenic,
/ thus accounting for the force OF the
| habit and its effect upon the system,
! The clay y-eaters are not without sCcia
! instinct. They are said - hold fcsti
/ vals, or rather dinings, the menu OF
which is made up mainly Of clay. For
| instance, one Of the atriarchs will de-
! eide % celebrate, and Invitations are
issue TO all the families in the neigh
| borhOod. After several wild "brcaK'
| downs, the tempting globe Is pas 'ed
around for refreshments. Corn liquor
OF course, is a necessary adj met.
These beings make no attempt al
regular WORK. The exc out their eX
istencc in tho winter by selling kin
ding wood in town, and during the
summer the most energetic p OK anC
sell b.ackberrics and buckle berries,
Numerous attempts at different timo'
have been made 10 better the condition
OF the clay-eaters. Preachers OF every
denomination have tried their skill a
turnihg them from the error OF theil
way, but to all appea an;es they hav,
wasted their ammunition. They are
barbarans still and they die as they
have lived in the mid u OF the deepcs
squalor and misery, unwcpt, TN
incurred. unloved.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

shown by the dark ring on the bot
tom OF the pan in the illustration.
The pan with the electrical arrange
ment does not differ from the ordi-
nary pan, except for the fact that it
Is slightly heavier and has a wire at
tached. by connecting this wire
with the socket board and turning a
button, similar TO that on the elec-
trio light the pan is heated almost
as quickly as the explanation Is
made. The broiler, oven, coffee pot,
tea kettle and hot water tank are all
operated in the same manner.
The advantages OF using electricity
are so great and so numerous that it
would be impossible TO convey the
facts on paper. Suffice it TO say that
there is none OF the disagrecable dust
or heat, no smoke nor danger OF hre.
In the ordinary stove the heat gen.
Grated Is 100 per cent, or this heat
80 per cent goes up the chimney, Is
per cent. warns the air in the room
and incidentally the cook; the re.
naming per cent. is all that can
be u.ed for cooking. With the new
appliances nearly all the heat Is
utilized in cooking, and the radiation
is scarcely perceptible; hence the
economy.
For example, take the fiat iron,
Ironing day in summer IL dreaded by
all who have TO do with II. BY using
the electric iron the work seems a
pleasure compared with the old way.
The iron ~ attached TO the socket
and In one minute H. Is hot, and its
heat is all on the. under side. 1t re.
mains at an even temperature all
day, aud one iron Is all that Is re.
quired. The cost OF running an iron
Is about two cents per hour. The
electric iron may be attached TO an
ordinary incandescent lamp socket by
removing the globe and screwing the
iron wire In place. The oven may be
run for five cents an hour and the
broiler for the same tlgure. The oven
heat may be graduated by means OF a
switch. Pans and pots can be run at
about the same cost. The fact that
the current Is used only for the time
OF cooking makes the cost somewhat
less than when coal Is used.
III ere are a number OF kitchens In
practical use n New York and Brook
lyn, says New York paper, and the
most desirable results are obtained.
An Electrical Kitchen.
In the kitchens OF these houses
the coal stove has no place; and the
gas-jet for lighting or heating Is un.
known. All cooking and water-heat-
Ing Is done by the electrical current,
which the cook switches on from the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
Horrible CanniraIism in India.

The fact that there ara cannibals by
race, tradition and profession at the
present day in India IL established be.
yond doubt. 1t seems incredible that
in "A large community like that Of Mas.
sick or Benares the presence would be
tolerated OF abandoned creatures, who
hunt the burning grounds with the
avowed purpose or snatching and eat
ing the halfcJnsumed flesh OF the dead
II they be refused the aims they impu-
IDENTIFY demand with threats of venge'
ance. Even mole extraordinary Is IL
TO know that one OF them. having
seized ore OF three boys at play near
one of the temples OF Nassick, ripped
him open and proceeded TO eat him
while still living, was sentenced by the
district court to only transportation
for life. Ths Aghor.s are undoubtedly
cannibals, and although they prefer
carrion, and as rule wait tor its pu.
trefaction before attacking body with
their teeth, they unquestionably, when
opportunity offers, slay the young or
weak to make horrible feast. Bonn
hay Gazette.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
INSURANCE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Commissioner Luper's 2lst Annual Re-
port Shows that the Year 1898 Was
Unprohtable in That State.

The 2ist annual report Of Insurance Com
missioner Luper shows the fire Insurance
business last year to have been very gupro0t-
able In 1892 the 3S joint stock companio =
OF Pennsylvania had n surplus of -, '57 ,7I3,
which was reduced in 1893 to s7,369,7O) The
losses paid during the same time were ir-
creased from sll.3ii.Sl7 TO 5l9, S95, i5S. Vro
premiums received diminished from :l1,-
391 .797 10 Sl7. 1874, i93 and tn total income
from $40 ,32O, $50 to :l9,0ii, ,5GG, while the
risks IN force increased from :2,0JS, ,lSj, ,996
to S2.3l5, ,S5S, l50.
The fire risks written by all stock COM
panies authorized to do business IN this
State last year amounted 10 $li, ,4i7, ,973, ,2lS,
an increase OF Sl5,0li 1896, marine and inland
risks 81 ,9Sl ,053, 905, decrease OF s2O3,9l
454 lire premiums Sl02, 1916, ,7l2.56, an in,
crease OF ~, ,220, 400. 9S; marine and inland
premiums 1878, ,587.6l, u decrease Of .705,-
2l3.94; fire losses paid $50 $50, ,sG3. 81, an in
crease OF IS, ,963 ,039. .55; marine and inland
losses paid, s5,5i5, ,7i9.02, a decrease OF $685.
057.20 There was an increase OF the ration
OF fire losses paid 10 premiums received Of
5.75 and OF marine and inland losses Of ILL.
The Pennsylvania companies disbursed
these amounts last year Fire aud marine
and inland losses si2, ,9S5 ,458.6S; commis.
sions, "a, ,34s ,0i2.64; salaries, Sl,l2l 932. l3;
taxes, s4is,979.l7 miscellaneous sl,077,-
352.29, The expenditures exceeded the in
come Il, ,l4l, ,559.6l. The ratio OF loss 70
premium income was 1917, while in 1892
there was profit OF AZ,
The fees received at the insurance depart
ment during the year aggregated si9 3A.65,
and the expenses sl5,3ls62.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

HAnRI-nURo, IA. rh' report of COL Ost.
haus, general inspector pt rifle practice,
shows that only two companies of the Ma
tIonal guard failcd To gualfy the required
number of marksmcn lip.t year. or tho <, 700
members II the guard, only i,Ot4 failed 70
qualify. Last year l,lig msrkhnol woro
added 10 the large list which had previously
met the shooting requirements.
surgeon General Read sayg that tho work
ing pt The hospital corps wa far from Satis.
factory. H. recommends the sIocill enlist.
mrnt nt men by the medical officers from tho
imm"iat" vicinity pt thor residences or oi
their steward.
Judge Advocate General llodgcrs recon.
mrni- the modification oi general order No.
-, u 1892, 40 that company commanders,
under certain restrictions, can drop undcsir.
able mon from their rolls
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
Tipping OF French Waters.

There is much dissatisfaction
among PariSlau walters, and a gen.
cral strike among them has been
spoken OF. 1t Is estimated by their
trade society that there are 40. 900 OF
them out or work, aud the men con.
tend that the masters take adyaa-
tage OF this 70 cut down their earn.
ings Practically, fixed wages are
unknown The men pay so much To
the masters in proportion to the
business they do. Thus, in the great
cafes on the bouleyards, they have
10 pay at the cash desk the full sell.
ing price OF whatever they serve,
plls per cent In some cases 1t Is
said, the rate has been increased OF
late TO ~ and then u per cent OF
course this percentage represents a
portion OF their gratuit es, which
they have TO give up In Paris the
general rule is for customers TO give
tips" at the rate OF one.half PENNY
for every tenpence expended. This
Is at the rate OF ) per cent, which
would show loss To the waiter OF
a per cent. on the larger percentage.
La practice, however, the tips ara
higher, as no one gives less than a
penny however small the purchase,
ana some customers, OF course, z We
more than the recognized minimum.
London Daily News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

been used in a limited way by the
demonstrators at various food show"
cooking schools 1t required the
Worlds Fair TO bring the subject be-
fore the public In all its prominence
What does electric cooking mean?
IL means the absence OF the oldfash-
ioned range ani more-no coal! no
smoke! no ashes. 1t means no build
ing OF kitchen fires on hot summer
mornings; IL means the emancipation
Of fire builders.
The workings OF the electric cur
rent are less understood by the gen.
cral public than any other subject
connected with our mercantile and
domestic life. The current may be
likened to running water, and with
this idea one has the best illustra-
tion. II water be run through pipe
two inches Ia diameter, into a small
er pipe, say one inch In diameter,
the result attained is pressure in the
smaller pipe. Run electricity through
wire one-quarter inch In diameter,
and IL gives no apparent result, but
turn this same current into smaller
wire and the result Is heat, as shown
In the ordinary incandescent lamp.
The small wire cannot handle the
current fast enough; therefore It gets
hot. This Is the fact that governs
electric cooking. The reader may
say, This is plain so far, but the
electric light globe has practically no
heat about it," The explanation is
this: The wire in the electric light
globe Is in a vacuum and is on this
account surrounded to certain ex-
tent by non-conductor, hence the
heat radiation Is very small.
II it were possible to surround a
red hot stove with glass case and
TO pump all the air from the case,
the heat would not be felt to aay
great degree. Imagine an ordinary
frying pan with a veil OF fine wire
beneath 1t, this wire surrounded with
packing which would retain and
convey the heat, the wire aud pack
covered with a metal case as
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
ONE KILLED. FOURTEEN INJURED.

BAD wHEcA 90 A ruriaHr AND rAssrSaEu
TRAIN A. SILVER BubpR.
WtLKEsnAanE. At silver Brook. Pcan.
sylvania railroad frcight train ran into a
Lchish Valley express train. killing Patrick
Daley, Of Milton, and iaiurius Engncor
hmmrli. Of the freight train. Conductor
Arthur, BraN'ulu BrN-iv, aud Fireman
Arthur Brown al. of Sunbcuy. Joseph Rcigel,
oi Mau'h chunk, express mc-.engcr. a ncws.
boy, nlm' unknown " Reading and Brake.
man Bildlc, ID tu' cypress train The pas.
-'ugrrs inlurr w'rr phup Dlrmstlttcr. Of
Shenandoah. Mss. Nint'r4tcin. of Sheuan-
doah; an unknown liunSlinn woman. Of
lorktowa. john Sohrrck, of Audcnsido. John
finthop. NJ AuirHrcii. aud MD1srs. NOEL
hrny AMI Lennon, tjlupr moiahan's " phila-
dclphta Br0,iV~ ~ liNey tu itc The wreck
T. on" pi the worst that ever happened on tho
p"laup division ot the Iohigh Valley r1il-
rnai. There v'tr nearly 100 passengers pu
the train. They wore thrown ap,Jt L. ,.I
directions.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
sheriff and Prisoner Arrested.

The Sheriff Of Clinton County ar.
rested horse thief at Rock Creek,
and while en- route home had occasion
b wait several hours in this city for a
Lake Shore train. To spend the time
te went To the harbor and walked up
the docks with his priso or handcuffed
TO him. They were taken to be es
caped prisoners ard were arrested by
the local police. The Sheriff was dis
armed. ami together with his pri ,oner
marched to the city hall jail. lie did
not have a warrant o. papers to prove
his official title, but succeeded in dem
on .trating that he was not a fraud and
was released with his priso. or in time
to catch his train. Clevelanl l~la,n
Dealer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
FIRE iN CLEARrIELD.

uLo,E BuRNlp. CAUSING e2o.O)J toss, nv
INtESptNuY
CLrAUyIrLp.-A lire broke put In the rear
Of Hd'kuau & irwin, furniture store In W.
Clrariloii luI before gotten und,r control
burned an 'utir'. block ~ wlplrn 4tore
buildings. Among the losnrs arc HacHman
& Irwin. $1,000 Ralph NJ Taylor. clothing
$1,000; Shackman \ McClo-hy, general mor.
rhandi-e. $1,000 ". +. Ogden. meats aud
produce. $1,000. The cn,irc loss IL .20, 900
insurance, tll 600 This same block wa,
burned ou July ~ 1892. the iirc originating
IN the same place and IN tho same manner
Both fires arr supposed 20 be- the work ot an
iucrndtlrv
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

Mus JouN BunKE. Of Unlon.own, L. hap
In the recovery Of hrr sx-vaar-oll son
disappeared Thursday He was found nc
Connellsyille. whore he had been taken Ia a
buggy by John Lannon. Lannon say, ha
took the boy because he rsscmbled his li,.la
boy Walter, who died few weeks ago.
Tue Logan iron and 1tncl works nea- Lew.
i-tOu Were almost completely DESTROYED by
tire. Loss estimated at 500, 900; partially
insured. Origin Of ilr, unknown. one hun.
dr"d men Ar" thrown ont Of Employment
When running at tIlI timc the works employ
800 men.
ON the 18th inst. torty-ninp mortgages
wore satisfied 10 .hr Beaver county recorders
Office, aggrrgatng $50, $50. From the lith
90 the lith inclusive, sixty mortgages wcrs
satisfied, aggrrgating :i2 ijO, In amounts
ranging from 500 10 $4,000.
CoAL aui iron police are on the trail "
Mahanuy Pane robbers, who ahani med
satrh'I containing =3OO IN postage slamp-
and wnp rr' supposed % hly, Ipotci many
country pu-'uNln"s.
LARs ANpEHsoS. "A >wrlr, has begun suit
AZ NeT Castle against the pittSburg & Lake
Erie railroad company, for $1,000 damages
While at work there he Wa injured IN
freight -mashup.
SryEN-yEAn-oIp Matte F,sutlnc. AT Joan.
HqUur and died from tho lin ,whirhtJllow-
e.
Iuu striking miners along tho pi'tsLgrg,
~u'uaIs, & Lake Eric railroad have urrrpt-
'd the rIu''ion of cents ton. against
which they struck for so long time.
Howard BENNETT. of Indiana, e years old
son of JHHu Bennett. on saturday i,l Oh "A
u"r-hiyr featuring his skull. HIS recovery
h. dpgbrlu..
VlM gpro~u'- !.sunl warrants for the hnug-
ius Of Jam .- newton lIi'ipf Allegheny cJun-
~, and james l.. Carpenter, of Juuintu cgun-
,y, ou Thursday. june Il, next.
MoNpAY li-ht Henry FRY. aged ls while
showing some friends how tn lump ON "A
freight rain a. Nunyrh near GIernsburg
taN under TIN wnn"l- and wa cut t. pieces.
ABOUT TOO ,tudnu'- Of the Westminster col-
logo NJ N"W Wilmington ar" assisting iu tho
digging anl grading for the new athletic
grounds.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

FLArwooDs. - In the summer Of 1899 com.
pnuy leased about . 900 acres Of land. along
Virgin run IN Perry aud Franklin townships
Tor the purpose of thoroughly testing the ter.
ritory for gl- and oil one wcl was drilled
to depth of 600 feet and though lowing
small pressure pt gts, was abandoned and
plugged. Now tho we'll ami!sr- and fright.
cns people for miles around. II begins to
boil Ike huge pot with = roaring sound
lik" that pf distant storm, then throws mud
and wnt"r 10 u height Of 10 feet. Recently
the pus Wa blown out lclyiusa crater 40
feet IL cir'lm'n-rure
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
LIGHTNING COOKERY.
uow ELECTRICITY OPERATES IN
THE KITCHEN.

roo,sirg Utensils and Parapheruaiis-Fry-
ing, Baking, Broiiing and Heating by
Electricity Enormous Waste In the Use
of Old style Fuel
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

The application OF electricity to
affairs domestic Is subject that de-
mands the attention OF all mankind.
For some time past electricity has
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
OilCi 9th.

Oilcloth cannot be saved from
cracking when exposed to the sun.
Any desired color In ground paint
mixed with boiled Inns ,ed oil v!ll re :
new the surface when wo:s Or
lr .cked.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

LEnANuN. Mr.. and Mrs Harry Sheet, NJ
this city have lost all their rhildrcn. four IN
number. during the past ten days, by scarlet
fever. The last victim h now lying dead IN
the house.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26

You can never tell bv the size OF
sin how black IL ia
The evening world., 1894-06-20
CAUGHT ONE YOUNG TOUGH.
Footpads Pound IA Drunken Man
for Having Only Six Cents,

Frank Durkins. alias Wilson. alias
Malloy, a young rowdy OF nineteen
years living at $50 West Fifty-second
street. was arraigncd before Justice
Feitner In the Yorkville Police Court
to-day on suspicion OF being concerned
In an assault upon a drunken man nj .
A; Nj Monday. Dnrkin has been fire.
quently under arrest for petit orfenses.
n Ia a member OF n tough gang in
Capt. Haughey's precinct.
Monday morning the gang attacked
a drunken nan in front OF Straub's
bakery. 422 West Fifty-fourth street,
and rified his pockets. When the ruf.
fians discovered that he had only G
cents, they punched and kicked him
about the street. ~
The mans cries attracted the atten-
tion OF the baker and his Journeymen
n when they appeared the toughg
turned their attention to the bakers,
who Ned back into the cellar for safety,
Policeman Wegman scattered the row
dies In every direction.
Last night the policeman ran across
Durkin, and learning from Baker Straub
that he was one OF the robbers, he took
the young tough into custody. He was
ref inded for further examination.
The evening world., 1894-06-20

To the Editor:
mick odemus'' and Eric Zero are specimens
OF the know-it-all sceptics who believe no further
than they can see. Moody says: IAN agnostio
said to me the other day. I sha'n't believe any
thing l can't see ! said. You can't see your
brains: how do know you have anyg'" That's
1t: we must necessarily accept many statements
az true. because we have not time nor means
tc investigate them. I do not profess to UNDER
stand astronomy or trigorOmety or higher maths-
MATES. yet I believe in them. 1t is because we
cannot understand the Bible that we love It.
Gods mark is on 1.-THE tender message OF love
and sympathy for a world lost In sin. redcema-
BILE only by and through the sacrifice OF Gods
only Son. whom having not seen. ye love: in
whom though now ye see him not. yet believ-
ing. 20 rejoice with Joy unspeaksble and full Of
CORY" How dare a man pass judgment on Q
book with which he is not at all well acquaintedf
He would not dare express an opinion regarding
a current novel until he had thoroughly exam
ined 1t. yet the Book OF Books is criticised with
out the slightest knowledge of Its contents. 10
this justi DAVID LINDSAY.
The evening world., 1894-06-20
ABDUL AS WAS; MULEY DIVER AS rs.

Muley Mahomet has recognized his
brother, Abdul Aziz, as Sultan Of Mo-
rocco. Muley Was not as gracious and
spontaneous In giving Abdul his in
dorsement as he might have been. He
showed a disposition at the start to as
sert the first part of his name, and kick
against the Abdul accession, but Abdul
concluded that what Muley wanted was
a nice, cool, quiet, sequestered place, far
from the madding crowd and the clatter
or the pavements to think It aver In. SO he
slammed Muley into prison. Abdul wars
right. Muley thought II over. In a fine
fraternal burst OF lucidity he acknowl-
edged the ~Sultanship of Alb, and all
hands are satisfied, and the entente cor
dale hangs high.
The King OF the green-goods men and
the bunco princes who have testified
before the LeXow Committee have no
such pull here as Abdul Aziz possesses
beyond the Mediterranean. II they had
they might send the pantata police
captains and their police-justicing pals
up the road, where they would have
time to think. Then, perhaps, the cap
tains and justices would acknowledge
the whilom sawdust game and 3-card-
monte dynasty that once ruled New
York and that still rules II In the same
greedy and gruelling way, but under
greatly improved conditions. Don't YOU
think Muley, Diver should have n
llttle Tune and place to think 1t over
in?