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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-11
"rnrnr Anr No anAyrs rnrnr."

Late In the afternoon of u beautiful sum
mcr day, entered u quiet graveyard. where
slept one of my dearest friends. II occupied
the brow of n hill. which. with many knoll
and graceful udulation slopcd to the green
meadow. watcrrd 10y winding stream. now
catching, at its repeated curves, the rays Of
setting sun. On the left was u
pleasant wood where the sturdy
pine and fruit bearing beech con.
ccalrd narrow paths TO cool caves and mossy
banks. White birches and the trcmulous as-
pen, with the swect-sccntcd willow grew
upon the right. and, from beyond, rose the
curling smoke from cottage homes. A robin
sang it, song of loy" and praise. sparrow
passed me. hcnring food to it, little progeny,
und the chirp of the merry grasshoppcr min.
glcd with the hum Of hundreds OF fitting in.
sects.
But for this pence breathing scene had no
greeting The wild storm, thunder and rain
and darkness had seemed far more welcome
aud yielding utterly to my grief | threw my
self upon the sod. ! took no heed Of time,
but many mnutes must have passed when u
child approached me. She looked ON me
tendcrly Tor nm instant. aud then lying ono
hand upon my arm. and raising one toward
heaven, said earnestly, There are no graves
there.
There was something almost scraphic in
the countenance of the child. n power not Of
earth in her quick and undoubting faith. MY
eye sougth the blue depths toward which she
pointed. my heart bounded toward the Init
ADAPTED Ss 4 as y GnI and Oi sSsc, sSs Vsps c%s
10 me So vivid. so fnll OF mean.
Ing that they absorbed NV plenty OF rei. |
abundant promises seemed actfully solicit
hues Of that heaven from wheisfaction In
At once | perceived the scllshnt,
sorrow, and knceling. | thanked Cod
bad transferred my loved one 10 himself.
Often since then have looked upon t..
rcsting-placcs Of my kindred. often has there
come over me u sense of utter and hopeless
dcsolation, often has an agony like that of
death turned TO bitterness the continued
blessings Of my lot Yet, when the first burst
Of grief has passed, see Ggain that lovely
child, and hear the soul-chccring assurance.
There are no graves there. Waterman.
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The Adirondack Silence.

II Is the silence of Adirondack woodlands
that impresses the visitor at this season.
Save the occasional cry OF Il woodpecker.
the voice OF neither beast nor bird is
ordinarily heard. No living creature Is
In the woodlands bordering the region OF
civilization. and the solitude, disturbed only
by iaint insect hum, is oppressive.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-11
DEAD nnrxK AZ THREE YEARs.

One day recently the medical stan at the
Episcopal Hospital Philadelphia, trcated u
three-y year-old baby for seven hours, In an
attempt TO sober up the toidler who had
been given a half-cup Of whiskey by u rela'
tive, Il was said When asked by tho doc
tors why whisky was given tho child, the
parents seemed surprised, and tho father re.
piled that II was customary for people who
lived in his neighborhood TO give whisky 10
their children.
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EIsLEBES. Germany, the birthplace OF
Martin Luther, Is sinking into tho moor
upon which 1t is built. Measures have been
taken In recent years TO drain the bog with
our avail, and the inhabitants are seriously
thinking OF abandoning the town.
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Russia Likes American Methods,

will be operated exclusively on American
methods. There Is no prominent American
line which has not been called upon by the
Russians for advice. In every case It has
been cheerfully given.
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KATHERNan.l :,

NtTN l1elT
b DEF that now
and Who admitted.
Tho wards wct, o.. Jchargcd, there
lore, with persons sun -, from acute or
very serious chronic disease. Tho general
result Is. consequently, most satisfactory.
Nevertheless, do not rest on the general
outcome. Having no prejudice against alco.
hol rs a medicine. and having no dcsro TO
breathe a word that leans improperly on ono
side or the other. having no object in view
but 10 collect facts derived from natural oh.
servatlon have questioned myself seriously
whether there was single c1so ending
fatally that could have boen hrnrlltcl--shall
say sav1i-by the administration Of alec.
hol2 Unhcsitatlngly and couscientiously. |
believe there was not When ! was accus.
toned TO prescribe alcohol | should have
prescribed II In every one OF the fatal cases.
not, In all probability, with the expectation
that they would have recovered under its
use rs u matter OF necessity but from habit.
and from SO ingrained au idea that its ON.
ployment was such u necessity that II they
had died In large numbers should still have
believed that its administration was right
In like manner, and for tho same rrasOns, |
should have administered alcohol largely Ia
the sixty per cent. OF cases that recovered,
and In the twenty-iour per cent. OF cases that
were relieved and II any OF these had died
j should not for a moment havo assumed
that alcohol had anything 10 do with death.
| should also have been sure 10 have believed
that In every instance whero alcohol was
given, 1t had assisted tho recovery belief
which we now SEQ had no actua; foundation,
since recovery without alcohol was certainly
as good, an / in many Instances better.
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HELP Yorn pAsTON.

A pastor needs help. lie has great work
TO do. and In many respects 1t Is u very dis
couraging work. Great obstacles have to be
overcome. The world, the flesh, and the
devil are in the way. Gospel truth meets
opposition in all quarters. The wisest meas
ures and the most jealous efforts often result
In no visible good.
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Our safety is in having lofty ideals. and In
constant labor to secure their realization.
Let the getting Of money be a mans ideal,
and he will OF necessity grow toward the
dust.-Joseph Parker.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-11

A Christian with some unconfessed sin In
his life Is like : blasted tree In the desert.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-10-11

GODS laws are never kept until they
are written In the heart
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xov-srconnrrs rnrArMryr or nrsrAsr.

Sir BENJAMIN Wnri Richardson. MD, in
tho last quarterly number OF the Asclcpad,
gives n summary ot 900 cases treated In the
London Temperance Hospital from March
81, 1892. TO March 81. 1891, from the conclu-
sion OF which We quote the following
''Reierring again 90 the mortality OF u .
flvo hundred cases under reyiCw, I feel quite
content TO rest on the gcne,jh results. by
comparison with otherupooar IIbe
casyto shoa, that lIounges, Couche
Seat Chairs-fne, medium and chea
Prices reduced all through. Com.
your order, and thus save IS to 20 y
Special Attention Given to T.
= re-
- sA'for the
The evening world., 1894-05-15
TWO OF 4 KIND.
And They Were Not Expert Diblicnl
students Rt That.

A San Francisco young man. says the
Newsletter Of that city, was commits
stoned by his father to go and look at n
rev stock OF bibles which had been sent
out as samples by an Eastern firm. The
young man was told to examine the
assortment carefully. with view to
purchasing n quantity for the house
Now, the young man in question is an
excellent fellow and pretty well informed
upon almost all subjects except Bibles.
So he scrutlnized the collection with
genuine interest and curiosity.
Are Bibles used now as much as they
used to be-" he inquired with n Thought
ful air, turning the leaves Of one with re-
air, turning the leaves OF one with re-
spectful curiosity.
had been expatiating upon the superiori-
ty Of his goods, and had been bringing
to bear all OF his power to effect a sale.
hastened to assert that there never was
such lively demand for them as at
present
But" interposed the young man. in
a dreamly retrospective way, Il think
you are a little behind the times. no.
tice that you have a number OF Old
Testamcnts. ] thought they were quite
out of date now. and that only the New
Testaments were used. And what does
passage from Genesis.
why man alive exclaimed the
drummer. you don't expect me to know
what's inside these books, do you? My
business is to sell them. I'm posted on
the covers, though, and when Il comes
ed II this collection isn't the finest on the
coast
The evening world., 1894-05-15
THE TONGUES OF HAWAII.
English Is the Court Language, but
There Are Others.

English Is the court language in
Hawaii TO carry on business, and
frequently to conduct one case, four
interpreters are required These are
Hawaiian. Chinese, Portuguese and
Japanese. This cosmopolitan pop
ulation has naturally developed
some extraordinary linGuists. There
are scores OF citizens. says the Hawaiian
Star, including nearly all OF the officials.
who read, write and speak Hawaiian as
well ar their mother tongue, Ii IS said
that Germans acquire the native tongue
more readily than any other foreign,r
one OF the star printers - a genuine oil
yGlot lie has travelled IN Europe and
South and North America lie speaks
English French, German, Portuguese
Italian and spanish, and las Lc Iulrei Il
smattering of native, Ion' ~" jap
Hncsc detective, Is a freak IN the In
guistic line. He reads, writes aud speaks
Enrlieh and claims to he an American
citizen, ON occasion h" can ,haudie ma
tive, Spanish, Portuguese Snd Chinese.
Travelled persons wNo have r,on here
any length OF time mite IN saying that
Hawaiian is very easily earnr that a
few months OF application w!ll master IT,
The evening world., 1894-05-15
The Ugly Tutor Sings.

Your eyes are kind. your smile is
With worlds of heavenly meaning
In II;
You smile upon me when we meet.
And then forget me in n minute.
But when In silken reverie
You dream OF some accepted suitor.
OF course you never think OF me
Your lit lie brothers ugly tutor.
You think Of me as one who drives
In dates. and reigns. and dull folks
lives,
And latitudes OF stupid places:
You dream that somewhere on the earth
Waits some great hero far above you.
Nor guess how much this heart were
worth
Whose only merit is to love you.
You will not meet your hero, dear,
And heaven knows how much IA year
III spare my heart the old recital.
But were we in n fairy tale
And you the Princess, as you would
be,
I'd wear the gallant coat OF mail.
And be your lCyer-as | should be.
But as It is, in Eaton Square,
Love has to rhyme to fame and
money:
And so the song halts lame and bare
Too tragic to be really funny.
The carriage. All! fleet pain and Joy,
l heard the swish your trailing silk
made,
oh, IL I'd been a ploughman's boy
And fate had made my sweet a milk
maid! Pail Mall Budget.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
DIETETIC sCAREs.
Doctors VIII Not Let One Eat ANY,
thing at All Nowadays.

thing at All NOWadnyE.
What seems the right course for every
man OF common sense to take Is to eat
what he likes II 1t agrees with him.
even though the whole College OF Ply
sicians denounce Il as slow poison, writes
James Payne In the London Illustrated
News.
sonab!y say to himself. what care I
how bad 1t be!'-that is. for other peo-
pie.
1t Is well known that few years ago
n very ancient Judge confded to two Of
his learned brethren-who might. how
ever. have been his sons-what he con
ceived to be the secret of his longevity:
Il never let the fresh air get near me,
and never put anything cold into my
stomach" II Is true that he had rather
a parchment-like skin-which, perhaps.
he only considered, professional-hut he
was fairly active dn getting In and out
OF his carriage) and In the full posses
sion OF his faculties. His two friends
al pied his plan. but II seemed It didn't
do for everybody. since they died within
the twelvemonth.
Years ago ! was given over myself by
very eminent physician. He was de
scr!bing various deadly habits to which
50 far survived. felt quite ashamed
to be alive still. when he went for to-
bacco l felt II would be hypocritical not
to say that | smoked a little myself oc-
cas.onally
Il am speaking Of excessive smoking"
he said gravely such as a dozen pipes
day"
| felt compelled 70 say that had done
that ,hut not that | had done any more.
"Ah! then II must have been a COM
parative.y harmless tybacco! What is so
fatal Is the insidious sort that contains
so much nicotine. No one could smoke
Latakia for example. a. that rate"
! couldn't tell h.mII really could not,
had never smoked anything else.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
.PECKHAM ASSAULTED
His Skull Fractured While He Is
in Dr. Swans Office.
1t s Believed His Assailant Was
Agent MarCelas.
The Two Men Had n Quarrel Over
Money Matters.

Malcolm ~ rr"kham, n wealthy in
v,ntor and head OF the Pneumatic Elec-
tric Ring Company, at l67 Broadway,
was struck IN the head this morning
nnd received a fracture NJ the skull. 1t
is believed his a'sailant was Gcorg" W.
MarCelas, one OF his ag 'nts. 1t Is feared
that Mr.. Peckham viii de.
At . o'clock this morning MIR. reCkham
lad an engagement with his agent In the
office of Dr W Swan. veterinary sur
geon OF 3a3 West Tenth street. Dr. Swan
lives In the same house as Peckham, at
c?2 West Tenth street
II is said there was some disagreement
between P.ckham ani Marcelas over
money matters. AT any rate. 1t is al
legged. they became involved In a quar-
rel. during which Mr.. peckhum was
knocked down with chair. Then Mar
celus ran rway.
When Dr. Swan entered his Office at
$50 o'clock he found Pcckham uncon-
scious on the floor. while blood covered
the floor from a wound In his face.
Dr. Swan attended the injured man
and then sent "A messenger to the Union
Market Police station for n policeman.
In twenty minutes Policeman Heintz
RESPONDED MIR. Peckham was still un..
conscious, so an ambulance was sent
for and the injured man was removed
to Bellevue Hospital
Ambulance Surgeon Kilroe said that
the mans nose was fractured In several
places and that his head was other
wise injured. What made his condition
all the more serious was the fact that
he has long been sufferer from
Brights disease and nervous prostra-
tion.
No one knows where Marcelas lives,
but It is believed that he came from
Troy. and that hc sells goods for Mr.
Peckham In the country. He has OF
late been making his home at the Boat.
mems headquarters. Broad and South
streets. He Is described as being fvt
feet eleven inches tall. OF powerful build
with black mustache, and deep, pierre
Ing eyes. Two detectives OF the Union
Market station are looking for him.
Peckham the Injured man. is wei
known in business circles. He has q
brother. who is head OF company at
| 26 Cortlandt street
The evening world., 1894-05-15
on the Cincinnati Plan.

More than one guest was surprised
at a dance and reception on my street
the other night" said "A Louisville man
few days ago. THE affair was given
by the wife Of a merchant. Hacks called
for the guests at their homes and raced
them to the home OF the hostess. Music
was furnished by an expensive band.
Refreshme ITS were rich and dainty.
The crowd II guests was unusually
large, and all congratulated themselves
on their luck In being there | don't be-
iicve there was one thar did not enjoy
himself TO the very fullest. ! mean up
To about 10 O'Clock. Then terrible lot
OF cold water was thrown on the enjoy
ment OF the male contingent Tie host
ess came around about that time and
asked for 81 from each OF the men. She
smilingly explained that the money was
to pay for the carriages, the music and
refreshments. Leaving aside the sur
prise, ! would hate TO say how many
had the 81.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
Plucky Women BicycIists.

Two piucky young women are making a rather
notable tfip on their wheels this week They are
Mrs. George II. Chase and Mrs Louis Leisure
and they are prominent In Philadelphia social
circles. where they are known as enthusiastic
devotoes Of bicycling. Early Sunday morning
they left Philadelphia on their wheels. and rode
unaccompanied TO this city making their way ly
easy stages and arriving here early Monday after
noon. They covered forty miles on Sunday
and siSty-hve on Monday. Doth OF the fair riders
are In splendid condition and report that they
were afforded every possible courtesy during their
trip. To-day they Will continue on the ride. their
destination being Springfield. Mass. where they
will rest a few days before returning on their
wheels TO Philadelphia Mrs Chase is the daugh-
ter Of f. II. Chase, the well known scenic artist
NJ y y. Keith's Union Square Theatre. who Ia
also an enthusiastic wheelman.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
WILL THERE BE A STRIKE?
Atlantic Avenue Railroad Employ
ees Contemplating Such n step.

1t was rumored to-day that there was
disafrection among the employees OF
the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company
In Brooklyn, because OF an alleged re-
fusal by the officers OF demand for
shorter hours.
The rumor is to the effect that n
committee of the employees called upon
the officers "a few days ago and asked
for fewer working hours, at the same
salary they are now receiving. They
were told that their application would
be considered. Subsequently the Com
pany refused to accede to the request.
Now, It is said, the matter has been
taken up by the Knights OF Labor, and
the men may strike.
Several employees of the Company
who Wee spoken to on the subject to-
day said that nothing had been def
nitely decided upon.
Secretary w. J. Richardson and the
Nice-President OF the road both denied
having knowledge of the matter. The
latter declared
There Is nothing in the story. There
will be no reduction in the hours OF
labor. and all talk of a strike is sheer
nonsense"
The evening world., 1894-05-15
ENGAGED TO. ANOTHER?
Possible ExpIRntion of AItenbers-
crs Shooting of Katie RUM.

ROME. n. Y, May IA trunk he
longing to Bernhardt Altenberger. who
shot Katie Rupp, near Jersey city, a
few days ago, was opened at the board
ing-house Of Mrs. Schantz. where he
lived, to-day. Among its contents was
"A partially filled box OF 33-calibre cart
ridges A number of letters from Miss
Christine Netter. of ll4l Chestnut street.
Elizabeth, indicated that she was en-
gagged to Altenberger.
Miss Mary Kraft, hnlf-sister to Al
tcnberger, says that the couple met on
the voyage from Europe It is thought
Altenberger robbed his victim to marry
Miss Nctter.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
ANARCHY AND HERO WORSHIP.
Connection of the Nnpoieonic Re-
NiynI with Unrest in France.

As a nation. the French have unfortu-
nately a leaning towards the glorious
government of strong man. especially
since the Ilugucnot element was rooted
out from them by sanguinary persecu-
tiun, writes Karl Blind in the North
American Review, and since Paris has
sucked nearly all the strength from the
municipal aud provincial life OF the
country. The old Gallic. or rather
Kelt-lberian spirit though occasionally
very turbulent. is cmInently favorable
to the uue-man system. The Teutonic
or FIankisn infusiur, which, In Mon
tesGuicu's words, brought the principles
of self government from the forests of
Germany" has in course of time be-
come more and more oblttcratci in
France. The result has often been u
deplOrable one,
Noble rlsings, begun IN the name Of
liberty, equality and fraternity, have
repeatedly collapsed and slid into Cae-
sarism. by IA violent rebound, the
arbitrary rule OF usurpng Emperor
had to be over,hrown by a combination
of foreign invasion and OF revolution
AIRY upheaval. So ii was again in 1870
Yet 1t It. fact of very serious import
that within the short space OF time
ence. First, by planned military
state-stroke (happIly revealed In tlnel Of
Marshal Mac cMahon; secondly, 10y the
ovcrweenig ambition of Gambetta. In
whom the vein Of Caesaristic demagog
ism was strongly developed, and whose
premature death has probably saved
France from great peril; thirdly, by
Gen. Boulanger. Add TO this that, since
the days OF the first great revolution
down to those of Louis Philippe and
Napoleon Ill, the democracy or France
has shown itself deeply tainted with the
hankering after glory and conquest.
The natural consequence liz that In
times OF commotion "a sword'-un
sabre-or a name representing traditions
OF that kind. has always a remarkable
chance there. That chance Is easily
strengthened through an unfavorable
feature OF the French middle-class.
namely, its political timidity and want
OF backbone. Now, taking into ac-
a series OF Anarchistlc outrages, such
national characteristics make for "A
vague desire to see a commanding per-
sonality-a Savior of Society"-at the
head OF affairs
The evening world., 1894-05-15
EIGHT BOYS ARRAIGNED.
One Charged with Stnbbing and
Another with Highway Robbery,

Agents King and Babcock. OF the
Gerry Society. arraigned eight boys In
the Tombs this morning on various
charges, among which was one for fell
onious assault and one for highway
robbery.
Tony Bianch, thirteen years old OF
AZ oliver street, stabbed Jimmie Hayes.
"A nine-year- older, OF SO Cherry street.
in the left arm. and was held in $500
bail for the Grand Jury.
Joseph Ginsberg. fourteen years old,
Lizzie Render of Greenpoint, OF rob
bing her yesterday afternoon in Cham
bers street He stole her Nurse. In
which was SIS. Ginsberg was also held
in $500 bail.
OF the other children, two were held
for stealing soda water and one for
robbing a drunken man. and the others
had been abandoned by their parents
and were committed to various institu-
tiona.
The evening world., 1894-05-15
H. O'NEILL 6 CO.,
9Th Ave., 20ih TO 2Ist ST.
LIQUID FUEL.
Six Times as Emcient as Coal, Ac-
cording to Admiral SrIwyn.

In paper read before the Pacific
Coast Technical Society several weeks
ago. Admiral Jasper Henry Selwyn. .
retired British officer. made some sur
prising statements about the possiLili-
ties of engine power derived from liquid
fuel. Theoretically, he said, according
10 an exchange, a pound of the best
coal is equal TO converting sixteen
pounds OF water into steam. but prac-
tcally only half Of this effect is real
iZed under the NEST favorable condi-
tions. But with petroleum there was =
theoretical value of twenty-one, and In
practice he himself secured the evapora-
tion of l6y pounds OF water to one OF
fuel
This was with oil alone. But by blow-
ing the sprayed oil with steam instead
service to twenty-five or twenty-three
pounds OF water. This, he explained,
was because the steam was dtssociated
into its component gases, and the hy-
drogen thus liberated did duty as fuel.
Finally. he declared that under marine
and Cornish boilers he was able to
burn not only the hydrocarbons or tho
oil and the hydrogen of the steam, but
also the nitrogen gas In the air, which
has usually been regarded merely
dilutant of the oxygen, anl clog on
combustion.
Thus, he said. he had been able to
evaporate forty-eight pounds of water
with one of fuel. In most OF his eNper-
iments he used and he recommended
that marine engineers always use an oil
or specific gravity greater than that
of salt water, and not emitting gas at
"A temperature lower than $50 degrees
Fahrenheit.
As Is customary in most scientific bod
! les, when the reading of this paper was
! finished the subject was discussed by
experts, nearly all of whom We're scep-
t!Cal as to the possibility of attaining
any such results as had been described.
\ rain Of some G0 to ~ per cent. in et-
fciency by substituting oil for coal was
all that they were disposed to concede.
Moreover. doubt was expressed con-
Cerning the availability OF u supply OF
| the particular grade of oil prescribed.
Most of the peslIum produced at the re-
iner!es OF the United States is burned
on the spot. Very little gets into
the market. Admiral Selwyn was not
able tC produce the detailed information
about his tests that was called for, but
he insisted that other mems failures to
parallel his alleged success YVES due to
the imperfection Of their methods. 40
to getting oil OF the proper grade, he
added, South America had an abundant
/ supply,