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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
Value of Torpedo Boats in War.

One OF the objects of the British
naval manure last year was to deter.
mine the value of torpedo boats in
war. Here is part of an official re-
port that has just been made: "No
ship was put out of action by tor.
pedo boat. The lightness of the
nights seems to have had two-iold
effect. No. so (Red side) in evad.
ing catcher at first missed the Blue
Fleet, but managed to keep up with it
and got within range of the rear
ship, which was not attacked because
she was supposed to belong to Group
Three, n class exempted from torpedo
attack by the rules. The light up.
parently was not sufficient to permit
the real character of the ship to be
ascertained. On the other hand, it is
reported that the nights were never
really dark enough to afford conceal
ment to the torpedo boats. The tor
pedo lieutenant in command of No.
so makes the interesting observation
that, owing to the speed of the hostile
fleet, the boats were unable to regain
their position for attack when once it
had been lost. From this it seems
permissible to infer that high speed
will be of itself no unimportant pro-
lection to ships traversing at night
narrow waters infested by torpedo
boats. The torpedo boat operations
were upon too restricted scale to
supply much valuable instruction but,
as far as they went, they tend to con-
firm the view that the most effective
employment of the torpedo boat in
war will be limited to sending her to
attack any enemy's ship in a known
position within the boats range OF
action, and that the whereabouts OF
the enemy must be first ascertained
and be communicated to the COM
mander Of the boat. The necessity OF
combining with torpedo boats vessels
of other and larger classes to scout
and discover the enemy-where exact
information as to his position cannot
be obtained by other means-seems to
be established and, if so, it carries
with 1t the obligation to consider Il
mere fiotilla Of torpedo boats by them.
selves as belligerent factor of dis,
tinctly imperfect efficiency. New
! York Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
Lie Among the Aiglians.

The courage and undaunted boldness
of the Afghan will bear comparison
With that of any Nation, and many are
the instances of personal bravery
known to British officers. There lives
in the Yusufzai country, an old
chieftain, the hero of many fights,
who now enjoys well-earned pension,
with the village manor as n reward for
honorable service, and who on more
than one occasion risked his life to
save that of his commanding officer.
The present editor of the London
Evening Globe records with gratitude
the fact that thirty years ago his life
was saved by Afzal Khan, the recent
envoy to the Cabul court. Major
Wigram Battye whom l buried at
Jelalabnd, fell on the battlegeld Of
Fattahabad, in the conquest OF Afghan
territory. but they were Afghan SOL
diers of his own regiment who stood
over his dead body to protect it from
insult. The missionary Tuting was
attacking the faith of the Moslem in
the streets of an Afghan city, when
his life was attempted by an assassin,
but it was his Afghan servant who served
the preachers life, even in the midst
of popular tumult. Colin Mackenzie.
one of the Cabul prisoners of 1912,
often told the story of that Afghan
chivalry which protected the lives aud
honor of English ladies in the excite
ment of n National rebellion. Nor are
they slow to appreciate the quality of
bravery in others. In the frontier
war of 1863, young English officer
was deserted by his native sepoys,
and for some time held his own in the
midst of crowd of Afghan warriors.
When the brave young soldier fell,
covered with wounds, the very men
who had cut him down bore testimony
to the indomitable pluck of the young
Englishman, who, rather than run
with his men, faced the foe, and died
like man. They raised one united
shout III the Afghan language rs he
fell: "Bravo! bravo! there's brave
young fellowl"
But they are revengful and jealous.
Home and Country.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
Ilre WITHOUT LOVE.

Life without love ;s liSe
Day without sunshine,
Roses bereft OF
Sweet natures perfume;
Love Is the guide mari;
To those who are weary
or waiting and watching
In darkness and gloom.
Love 10 tho heart L. like
Dew-drops TO violets
Left on the dust-riddea
Roadside to die;
Love leads the way
To our highest endeavors.
Lightens and lessons
The pain Of each sigh.
Life without love
l. like spring withou, flowers,
Brook streams that move not
Or star-bereft sky.
Love creates efforts
Most worthy and noble.
Prompts us to live
And resigns MS 20 die.
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eign as TO be m impertineuce, aud in
consequence loaded with danger.
"As | was sayin when interrupted
by the gentleman representa- OF the
douhle.O O.bar' brand, Little Dutch has
got to pull Itself together II it expects
to retain its standing among the
municipalities of the once bleedin'
Kansas" said the speaker. 'I'ts goin'
to be funny thing in current history
if these spike bucks from Winfield, or
Arkansas City, or any other town, is
a-goin' to come down yere with n
whoop an yell an run of our horses
an we do nothin' but stick our noses
in the mud an let on we liked it, If
we want to, gentlemen, we can raise
stock for the whole southern tier of
counties, jest let the notion go
abroad once that all us folks settled at
Little Dutch for was TO raise horses
for other folks to steal an you can
string all your money on the PROPOSE
tion that they will be dead willin' to
let us do IT..
"W'at for is all this war medicine
bein' male?" inquired Bill Siddons,
foreman of the ''doublc-O- bar" out.
fit, who had entered the gathering
while Burt Francis, II prominent and
public-spiiited citizen of Little Dutch,
was giving his views
'lt's like this, Bill" explained
Colonel Tom North, who, from years
OF sitting behind the deal box, hal ac-
quirel the repose OF manner and
gravity to n presiding officer (;
'it's like this: Some unmitigated an
ielouious cuss has run of two brou.
chos, the same then an there beiu'
the property OF John Stanhope Wells,
more familiar known as 'English
Jack"
"An' the mauraudin' hoss thief
didn't even have the fecency to pull
the stakes" interjected Mr.. Wells,
who, notwithstanding his name, eng
lish jack" was IA native of Oregon
County, Missouri. "He cut the larihts,
the hasiy-minded villain, an spilled
two as good ropes as ever vow saw"
'An' the boys got together to dis
cuss ways an means, pursue Coloael
Tom North, having suspended his ex-
planation to give Mr.. Wells an oppor.
tunity to air his complaint, "the ma
jority as law abidin' citl2ens, strivin'
TO promote the material interests of
Little Dutch an as sort OF much
needed rebuke to hoss thiefs appears
to he in favor of hangin the critter.
Bill Hunt, the under sheriff OF Cowley
County, has the inhuuen monster
close herded at his house over Mt Red
Bud, an the general sense OF thi'
meeiin' seems to he that wa rides oyeI
this AFTERNOON nm hlpgs the cuss fol
tao benefit OF his mnrtls."
'l'm agi4 hansia' him as beiu' to-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
How Prisoners Correspond.

In the course of trial some time
ago in France a letter was read from
a man under sentence of five years
Imprisonment rs spy, giving direc-
tions to friend with view to es-
tablIshing secret correspondence
with him while in prison. This led to
an official inquiry ON the subject on
the part of tine French authorities,
and some strange revelations have
been obtained from certain convicts.
1t appears that when information has
to be conveyed to prisoner formal
letter, continuing apparently nothing
but few trivial facts of personal
nature is forwarded to the prison.
This is read by the Governor, who
stamps it, and allows it to be handed
on to the nan to whom il is addressed.
The latter, however, is aware that
there is another letter to be read with
in the lines, this being written in
milk, and being easily decipherable on
being rubbed over with an old slipper
or dirty finger. 1t was found that
at one prison there was regularly
concerted system of signalling from
cell to cell by tapping upon gaspipes,
ventilation shafts, and even sewer
conduits. One of the most ingenious
forms of secret writing consists in
leaving letters out of words as though
the writer were illiterate. The re-
cipient has only to make note of the
missing letters, and they are found to
form whole words and sentences.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
PITH AND POINT.

Some mortals are overloaded with
motives. Galveston News.
Professor This, gentlemen, is N
approximately correct draft OF On
ancient battering-ram. Student len.
Enthusiastically )--"rhat beats rush
line. Good News.
Buggins-"Why all this talk about
the new woman?" Muggins-T sup.
pose because it isn't safe to refer to
any woman as the old woman. -.
Philadelphia Record.
"Did you tell Mr.. Snobberly that
was not in?" Bridget-T did, ma'an;
but he looked SO doubtful | don't
think be'd'a'believed il if you'd'a'told
him wild yoLr OWE lips. Inter.
Ocean.
Heardso -"rhey say every hearty
laugh adds day to ones life" Saidso
THAT depends. | had ut least q
week kicked out of me for laughing at
a man who fell in the mud. Pear.
sons Weekly.
Circumstantial Evidence: jane
"My dear, there's Grape on the Dobbs'.
door. Some one must have died
Maude-"Impossible. I'm sure tue
doctor hasn't been there Tor weeks"
Harlem Life.
Tommy-"Pop, what's the differ.
ence between bon mot and joke%
Tommy's Pop "a bon mot is soma
thing you tell friend, aud joke is
something n friend tells you. "-pAill.
delphia Record.
"What do you know about French
dishes?" asked Mrs. Upperten TO tie
applicant for employment rs cook. Il
know enough about thin to make
thin, but niver to ate thim," was The
reply. She was engaged. -Harpeg.
Bazar.
Weary Walker-"Say, mister, GIN
me q dime" Dignitied Wayiarer-
"Give you dimel think you are
more in need OF manners than money
Weary Walker-"Well, l struck ys
fer what fought ye he'd most NV
Harper's Bazaar.
n yOuuB uOuaehtepcI WIZ ll'cs 4As
small Kenticky town had occasionb
reprimand her cook for ueglecting ha
duties. "Well, Miss Laura, Is bssi
worried" was the reply. "L's stulya
n most 'portant question. Tell Dc
trute, don't which TO get, w.ats
cloak or u divorce. "-Harlef'
Drawer.
"My boy Hiram writes me from ci
lege," said Farmer Craycratt, layiii
the letter on the table moment lad
der to wipe his glasses, "that be,
been studyin' up this subject OF goo
roads an I'm all wrong about it. "
bet n thousand dollars" contiHu'
Farmer Craycraft, she's been buy.
himself bisickie i"-Chicago II
bune.
After-Dinner Speech: Master OF
House ION his fiftieth birthday to
guests )-"Ladies and gentlemen, ID
day fifty years ago, when first 9
the light of this world-um, un-
did net for moment anticipate
anticipate that should see
numerous and-um-so distingul's
a company gathered around me-
Deutsche Warte. d
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
Born Without a Tongue.

John Fellows, young farmer living
near Louisa, KY, was born without a
tongue. There is not even rudi,
mentary organ where the tongue
ought to be. There have been nine
such cases recorded in this country,
and in every one the sufferer was v
nan. Nav Orleans Picayuue.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
Cruelty to Gold Fish.

Sir Herbert Maxwell has VII
a letter to the London Times p
ing against the cruelty OF illunIl
bowls of gold fish with eleciris
Fish, he explains, are SO sen''Ti
light that some of them front
stance) can alter their co!ol1
cording to the ground on wll'I
swim. But the peculiarity vi
ders exposure to strong hgA'
able to fish, is that they have
lids, 80 that to conhne taeD
neighborhood OF n brilliant
intlict upon them indescrlG'
turs. Chicago Times.H Herald
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
A ROMANCE OF REDBUD
pY W. L. LEWIS.

[ was n bright,
sunny afternoon,
but the inhabitant-
ants of Littl e
ID IL { C h did not
waste a thought on
the weather. Sun.
ny afternoons are
t o o common n
spring feature in
SoutEnab Kansas
to excite even
passing comment.
Besides, the resi-
dents were assem-
bled at the Rose
of Kansas for a
Especial and i'm
'portant purpose.
The introduction
OF n mctcorologi-
cal topic would
have l,pn so for.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25

drastic" said Mr.. Wells. 'As the
owner OF them two cayuses which was
stoled, I'm willin' to say that the crime
carried it's own punishment. Though"
he added as an after thought, "he
shouldn't ort to have cut them lariats.
This feller that run off the critters is
not what you all might call q red
handed desperado, neither. see
him projectin' around yere the day
before he run of the bronchos, an
he's a slim, spindlin' clitter, with a
complexion like drug store clerk. 1
lowed mebbe he's been readin' books
an started out to be bad man jist for
the fun they is in it. He didn't pint
out like no hoss thief, neither. Bill
Hunt finds him as late as six o'clock
this mornin' sleepin'. He goes into
camp an builds fire all as comfort
able an the same rs if he was in a
fust-class hotel, instead of ridin' for
the Nation, the way professional hoss
thiefs does"
THAT amt the pint, none what
| ever" said Burt Francis. 'I'm
nachally humane man myself. Idon't
take stock much in hangin' a man.
thief. But It's the principle of the
thing, an the bowlin' necessity of
elevatin' Little Dutch to the position
among border towns she is entitled to
hold. This corporation received n
distinct setback an has carried n bad
| black eye ev'ry sence Jim Marshall
gifts away with the jack pot ON two.
ace flush. IL was not SO much the
hand-that would surprise anyone,
but it was the lettin' of him go around
alive a tellin' folks what marks we all
is. Little Dutch has got to win back
her reputation If we hangs ev'ry hoss
thief 'twixt here an the Canadian.
This seemed to accord with the
general notion. Civic pride is often q
vast moving power. Mr.. Thurston,
who presided over the bar, sat out the
bottle, and the sixteen men who com.
pretended the greater part of Little
Dutch's able male population accepted
Mr.. Siddon's invitation to irrigate be.
fore starting out On their eight.mile
ride to Redbud.
As Tom Thurston locked up the
Rose of Kansas and prepared to mount
his horse he inquired:
Suppose Billy don't give up the
hoss thief. He's iist been made under
sheriff an he may not think it's law. "
Hell give him up all right" re-
piled the optimistic Francis. ~
never yit hear Of law agin hangin' a
hoss thief
"But you don't know Bill Hunt, +"
said Thurston, swinging into his
saddle.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-25
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-17
WHATLL BE DONE FOR is TO l
EVERYBODY To SPIT ON THEIR
HANDS AND FIGHT THE ENG
LISH GOLD CURSE.

Another Free silver Address sprung
Upon a Suffering PubIic-The Dark
and DfaboIical Plot of the Gold
Bugs-SenatOr Marion Butler Digs
Up the Hatchet and swings Ii with
wild NeII-NOthing But Gore
VIII satisfy Him This Time-Every
American Patriot Invoked.
Raleigh. n. c., Aug. Ex-senator Ma
rion Butler. member OF the national
committee Of the Memphis silver con-
vention. VIII tomorrow issue an ad-
dress to the voters OF North Carolina.
saying that whereas. the Memphis con-
vention. composed of representative men
Of all parties who oppose the schemes
OF the single gold standard men. passed
a resolution that committee be appoint
ed to correspond with the representatives.
and advocates Of the bimetallism and BIZ
metallic societies in different sections Of
the union and devise measures TO ad-
vance the cause Of bimetaliism through
out the United States, therefore the COM
mittee passed resolutions instructing the
member from each state to at once or
ganize honest money cIuos"
Senator Butler says: l now call for the
organization of the honest money clubs
in every county Of North Carolina. The
scheme of the single gold standard men
is:
First, to prevent any further coinage
of silver into legal tender dollars at
the ratio Of l6 TO !, and to bring the
country 10 an absolute gold basis.
Second, to have the SILVER dollars al
ready coined robbed of the legal pow
ers. so as 10 be only taken as money
to be redeemed in gold.
Third. To destroy all silver certificates.
treasury notes and greenbacks and TO is
sue and fasten upon the country gold
interest bearing bonds TO the amount OF
the money and currency thus destroyed.
The coin bonds of the government al
ready issued will then be made payable In
gold only.
Fourth. To Increase the power of nation
al banks by turning over to their manage
ment and control the entire issue OF pa
per currency to be redeemed In gold.
IL the above Infamous scheme succeeds
the hard times we now have will be made
twice as hard and the liberty and pros
perity of the American people will be
sealed forever.
The objects OF the clubs win be to bring
together all men opposed to this diabol-
zeal English plot and who will fight not
only to the bitter end to prevent its con-
sumation but to restore and maintain an
honest financial system.
The time has come when II Is the duty
of every patriot of every party to come
together and fight the English gold curse
with the same unity. zeal and determina-
ton that our forefathers fought and drove
British bayonets from American soil.
recommend that a state convention OF
clubs be called as soon as a sufficient
number are organized.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-17
THE SYNDICATE AND GOLD.
IL Has Paid No Premium and It's
Methods Arc Legitimate.

IL Has Paid No Premium and It's
Methods Are Legitimate.
New York, Aug l6.-Speaking of the
sensational reports that the bond syndi-
cate is paying a small premium for gold
bars, an authority states "The facts, which
have been known to practically every
banker in the street, are that ever since
the syndicate was formed its managers
have endeavored to scure for the trasury
the bulk of the output of the gold mines
of this country, but they have in no case
paid direct premium for bars. They
have, as is customary in the bullion busi-
ness, paid the expenses Of transferring
gold from the smelters to the government
assay offices, and in some cases divided
the expense with the sellers Of the bull
lion, 2Efd if+other case4 paid the usual
brokerage to bullion dealers for secur-
ing gold bars.
1T is believed that, in this way, the
syndicate acquired over $4,000 worth of
gold bars at no greater cost than the us
ual difference in value between bullion
and coin. The greater part of these ac-
cumulations have been represented by as
say Office checks given in payment for
the bars. These are now being turned into
the sub-treasury, as they are payable in
gold coin, and as the syndicate accepts
legal tenders in place of the coin, the
treasurer says the gold balance to the
amount of these checks, is increased
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-17
KNOCKOUT FIGHT IN COURT.
Opposing Counsel in "a Will Contest
Disfgure Each other.

Opposing Counsel in VIII Contest
Disfigure Each other.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 16.-An ex-
tremeIy sensational episode. barely escap-
ing the magnitude of tragedy, was wit
messed to-day in the circuit court room
at Athens, Tenn, during a will contest
case in which much bitterness has been
manifested.
Col r. NJ. Burkitt and w. L. Kinser,
opposing counsel, engaged in a knockout
fight in open court and as a result Col.
Burkitt will be disfigured for life.
The will under contest dates back to
April last, when NJ. d. Cone died and be-
$50 900, to Seesta Ware, a niece who had,
it is alleged, before his death, been COOK
in his family. Mrs. Jane Cone, his wife,
was disinherited, but al once began suit
to set aside the will and it was during the
progress of this case to-day that Col Bur-
kilt attorney for Mrs. Cone, in his ad-
dress to the court, violently arraigned the
character of the defendant. Since coming
into possession of the property left her.
Miss Ware has married w. L. Kinser, who
is engaged as attorney in defending her.
At the close of q terrible chastisemenr
of the defendant. Burkitt hissed, ''Why,
she is nothing but a concubine." Mrs.
Kinser's husband-attorney advanced on
his wife's accuser, white with rage, and
sayagely assaulted him. Col. Burkitt's
face was beaten into pulp, bloody mass
and he was carried helpless out of the
court room Both attorneys will be tried
before Judge Parks for contempt Of court.
The affair created great excitement.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-17
NO TROUBLE IN VENEZUELA.
No Foundation whatever for Recent
Reported Outbreaks.

Reported Outbreaks.
New York, Aug. 16.--Among those who
arrived here to-day on the steamer Phil
adelphia from Puerto Cabeno. Curacoa
and La Guayra was DR.. Lucio Pulido. sec
retary Of state of Venezuela. DR.. Puiido
denies absolutely that there is any foun-
dation for the recent reports to the er-
feet that Venezuela is on the brink Of a
revolution.
''Our country" he said, was never
quieter than it Is at the present time. The
crops are this year IN better condition
than they have been for a decade. our
people are comparatively IN the MIDST or
great prosperity and know absolutely
nothing of the uprising about which we
read from time to time in New York
newspapers" Il would ada, said DR.
Pulido. that all liberal minded people in
Venezuela are perfectly satisfied with the
administration of Gen. Crespo."
He verified the statement that the Ven
ezuelan government had recently made
concessions to an American syndicate,
and hoped and expected that the Unitei
States would assist and protect them. He
also said there was no truth I'm the state
ment that a Venezuelan gun boat had fir
ed upon a British boat few days ago.
DR.. Pulido said that the Venezuelan
government would never give up an inch
of the territory claimed by British Guiana.
1t consists ef valuable gold mines prop
erty as to which large concessions to
Americans have been made.
DIR. Pulido comes here for his health.
He has been ailing for a long time. In a
few days he will go to Saratoga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-17
WARRANTS FOR RIOTERS.
Mob Law at an End-HOw They'll
Pay the Piper.

ny AAG
Princeton, Ill, Aug. 16.-Twenty-three
men charged with participation in the re-
cent attack upon the colored people of
Spring Valley and with driving them out
of the city, We're arrested to-day by sher-
iff Clark and eleven deputies without
trouble. Tonight they were brought to
the county jail in this city and tomorrow
will be given a hearing.
The complaining witness was Charles I.
Martin, negro who was clubbed and
fred upon by the 4tai45fhs. u'rfie- = nysfcians
yesterday found six pistol balls in his
body, half of which were taken out. At
II O'Clock this morning Sheriff Clark with
the deputies arrived in Spring Valley and
at once went to No. shaft, where most
Of the accused were at work. They had
warrants for thirty-six men, but thirteen
of them had left town.
The deputies took a position on top of
the Shaft and at o'clock pm. the mine
was shut down. The men came up in
twenty-five colored women and men were
on hand to point them out. These re-
marks were heard: "That man struck
me with a club, ETC., that man broke
my house open" Others who were
charged with carrying guns and firing
shots were detained. Among those ar
rested were several or the Spring VAL
ley Italian band that led the mob.
AS fast as the men were apprehended
they were placed in wagons and all
started together for Princeton. While
the arrests were being made Mayor Del
margo and several aldermen requested
Sheriff Clark to allow the men to be
tried in Spring Valley, but the sheriff
said it could not be done, as the war
rants were made in Princeton. Although
the presence of the sheriff and his dep
uties was well known there was no at
tempt at interference.