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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
WOULD LOWER THE LAKE.
Effect OF the Chicago Drainage Canal Up.
on Nayigation.

The report OF the board of army engineers,
appointed by the secretary OF war TO examine
and report upon the effect the Chicago drain
axe canal would have upon the winters OF
Lake Michigan. has been received at the war
department. IL il understood TINT the
boatd tnds that the canal probably would
reduce the average level Of Lake Michigan
about six inches. and possibly Lake Huron
about the same. As the level has varied
fr' m oIe cause or another, such as lack OF
rainfall or unusual evaporation, more than
one foot in different years, ships have been
tuilt with view OF accommodating them-
selves TO this rvdused level.
The present mean flow through the ST.
Clair rlycr is about 200 cubic feet per
second. and through Niagara river about
10000 cubic ieet per seconr. The drainage
canal would carry of 10000 cubic feet per
second. Tho lake carriers association is
making every effort to prevent the buildng
OF the canal, and has got The cooperation OF
the Canadian engineers aud CANADIAN snip
ping interests in opposing any steps that
would result in ine lowering Of tho lake's $
level What action will be taken on the ro-
port will not be determined until Secretary
Lamont has given hearing to all ip,eres,ed
parties.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
Morn Settlement,

An agreement has teen signed by Secretary
OF state Olhey, Minister Dupny de LONE. Of
spain, Antonio Maxine Mora and MIR. Mora q
counsel. providing for the settlement Of the
Mora claim on the basis Of Sl,5OO,O0J. Sept
enter 10 next. by the agreement the clatit
ant waiNes oil demands for interest and nc-
cep,s the Hmoun named AZ full satisfaction Of
claims. There IL Only one point On which
1t appears possible that there may vet De- "A
hitch. The Spanish government insists that
the payment shHlI be made by Captain. Gen
era Caiupos III charge OF the Spanish forces
~ Cutn aud that the money shall Ue transfer.
red 10 Mora or his representatives IN HavAna
Nj Mora doec not accef; this condition and
Insists that, at the settlement 10 the result Of
negotiations between spain and tho United
States the payment should be made either in
Madfid or Washington. The aereernent
proV'es that the claim shall be paid 10
spanish gold dollars. which are OF slightly
less value than the American coin.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
SALOONS CLOSED.
New York Sundays Becoming Drier and
DrieT.

new Y Ork SanOayb becoming bIler anu
DrieT.
SUNDAY was probably the dryest in the his
tory Of the Municipality Of New York, at any
rate the police officials ali mako reports 10
that effect.
II spite o! the promises Of the wine and
liquor dealers associht on that they would ASK
ali members OF that body 10 close their saloons
to-day. instead Dt waiting until next SuudHy.
the o,ice ~ no wise relaxed their vigilance
and men IN uniform were stationed Vt the
DOOR of al! SUSPECTED places. An army OF
police oi(icerr IN citizens attire were on the
constant look out for violations ni the law.
The sGloonkeepeis were extraordinarily
yigileRt aud suspicious Of any one m search
OF "a giHss Of beer or wti-key. In several IN
stances Htres'B Of sA,ooLkrepsrs Tor interier-
!uE with Hu officer were TAGr.
Ia addition 20 ths metubrrs OF the DEPART
meut, there were d. any who had volunteered
10 G-sist the IoliCe ia searching out -y.dencrs
oi violations Oi the law by lO,i'yMg the police
captains Of saloons hc.leyed 10 De doing busl-
ness Superintendent DeHuett OF the PArs-
hurst 6Ccle,y was early on deck aud ill;tsl
atoui the eAst eide Of town, while ineiuheTn
oithe clty y2licEcs league and members ol
some Of tue temperance societies OF several VI
he fashionable en arches were active.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
Drugeed and Then Married

william Cowden. IA lG-yeHr-oh 10Y an d
son OF II prominent L air county, Pa, citizen
p.titourd ID" court for u divorce from his
wife, S,riiH Law. lhe sensational al'egR.
ilcns IA kis Petition hrr ,ha, on August IS,
1885. be visited Miss Law at her home -
North Fiiy-EiIh street. Philadelphia Will,
there /" WAS dragged with liquor and ron.
yeyed 10 u cnrriHg" across the ferry 10 Cnu..
der. y. j. where u ceremony was performed
by the Ety. Mr.. Bnrreil. The boy lurihrr al.
lcses that he did not recover from bis siuJe.
faction until the clergyman demanded bis ie,
Of :. He Immediately denounced tho cefe.
mony as u iaTce aud now sues for absolute
divorce.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
Crop Conditions,

The weather bureau. In its report OF -
conditions for the week ended August ..
says;
In tho central valleys and Middle AtAnti'
states the week has been too dry AM crop
generally have suffered. while IN she south,
states east Of tue Missipp, excessive ran
have proved Injurious. la the principal co'i
states the early planted corn has lnt;gr-'
rapidly, and some has been Gu; ia MIsss. III
IN Iowa cutting Will begin in about - wsrs
Late corr hu, been somewhat a. ltrd T.,
drOu:h, during tue week In ONO. !AdIanH
LIMOS aud Iowa. while SebrEsSa. W.scOu-!l
and Michigan report improvement,
spllng wheat harvest is nearly cOmT,o,r
IN Minnesota and South Dakota, tud hLup
hall done In North DasotL
Frost occurred in Minnesota, Non ana an
North DAKOTA on the IA b. can,lu, .ht .-
jury IN Western North DikOR, white /
week has not becn lay0ran.s for iali i.uw'u-
considerable has been doue. HLd sOIGs scs
m
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

II n Michigan chemist realizes his
expectations the saw mills in the pine
forests will become active competitors
OF The Loulslaua sugar plantations.
The audacious scientist declares that
lie can make granulated sugar out OF
sawd"st, and in support OF the claim
he exhibits substance which looks.
smells and tastes like glucose. lie
sny- that lie fret converts the sawdust
into starch, and turns the starch into
sugar, which he declares crystalline.
into as pretty grNuulalcd sugar as was
ever turned out OF a sugar refuery.
But his most astonishing claim is tina;
when he has perfected his process be
will make sugar cheaper than Cuba,
China, Germany or any other country
can possibly produce it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
HOURS OF LABOR.
Consular Report for Sept mber WI! Give
Intcrestirg Figures.

Consular Report for septambe WI! Give
Interesting Figures.
The consular report 10 be issued by the
state dcpar,mon: for September will 10 do.
voted largely 70 IA showing Of the rates o!
wages iu general trades iu foreign countries.
These Will be compared with the figures Of
average wages prevailing 10 this country as
shown iu the report 10 the Uglted States sen
ate during the fi!ty-secoBd congress. second
session. upon trans porta;on wages and prices
Tor % year,. ending July. 1891.
The tabes are hot complete. and 10 some
cases rather old, but from them the depart
ment stat.s;iciHn has compiled the following
statement o the actual worsing hour- In the
several co., tiviGed into groups into the
sys'eih preventing.
Countries with currencies on gold basis:
Australasia N'v Zealand, 45 hours; Vic
toria. - hou.s. I.e.l 60 s2urs; Belgium, 20
hours generally; Canada o. Ls9gs; Isns-drk,
30 hours; France 90 hoars generally; Ger
many co aEd GO hours, geuerallyi Holland
90 I'D G3 hours; Italy, 60 hours, generally;
Spain, 90 hours. generally; switzerland, 60
hours, generally. United Sta;es, 90 hours,
Austria. ~ hour. generally; Cminr-in Annoy,
the general trades labor 90 hours, but In
southern China. aud generally throughout
China. the working hours are from daylight
10 dark. with nu hour Tor the noon-day
meal aud q few minutes In the forenoon ani
afternoon Tor tea and re!rrshuenis; Columbia
co to Y hours; Ecuador, GO hours: Mexico 60
hoGtF; Persia, IRON sunrise 10 sunset; in
winter. an hour at noon for eating in summer
woGK,ueu nave two iutcrmissions. fire, at IL
O'Clock :ur break as; aud u few minutes IN the
afternoon tor luurn, Russia, ~ hours, gcner-
uUy. NCGCGGe,d. 90 hours.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

Miss Martha Wilson, OF Mount Yer.
non, N. y, died recently, and her
heirs have now discovered that between
her eighty seventh and ninetieth years
che spent $4,000 of which she was
left in control of by her sister. VI
TO her eighty.seventh year she wac
very penurious because she had little
money. When her ship came in,
however, she squAndered money right
and left. As a land!ady che was al
ideal, it being her habit every now
and then TO send the tenants receipted
bills for their rent, flowers on Easter
Sunday, lavish gifts on Christmas and
at other times checks for handsome
amounts. Occasionally she would
give bouse 10 friend. In this way
the good old lady managed to squau.
der the $500, 600 in three years. The
Wilson heirs are Dow trying to get ho!d
OF the scattered estate, but they vii
not have hal! as much fun Us the Old
lady had IN spending it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
KEYSTONE STATE CULLING3
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Annie Clark Found Drowned at tho
Brownsville Wharf.

woman was drowned at the brownsville
wharf sunday. The boly was taken to
the undertaking rooms ofs Crawford. where
an inquest was he'll Dy Dsplty Coroner 5. II.
Smith. Tas boIy vas idea;ineI as that ol
ANNE Ciark. n young woman. probably 20
years OF age. aud her home near Ceuierviile
woman WHO came up 10y boat saturday
nl2ht boueh; tea cents worth OF lauddnlin at
the drugstore Of Robert Graham, aud was
last seen gong ia the direction ot the river.
This Is the Oody OF that woman, and tue
cause OF her death Is supposed 10 Je either
accident or suicile.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
TELEGRAPHIc TICKS.

heavy rain in Iowa and Nelraska Fri
day The inst for monin, assures good
! corn crop.
4 y. r. Riddle, an old dti Ter. shot and Killed
q. Girard. another dfiller, whom he found
with Mts. Riddle. a; Manuinston. ". Va.
Boston Carmen, workers have won their
strike for recognition VI the aiou. Two.
'h'fis vi the employers have .nted tie de-
mand.
TIE theatrical people J. IN Holt and
M"boi Eaion eioped ;iom . cGo. o.. aud
lave saiied for Latopc. Il D.. .vii w,ie Le-
hind.
Cholera is working ,,ft.rc fayugcs in
japan. Since the outureak re have bern
z5.tcO cases Of that dl,...5 and 5000
deaths.
The st.,e d'i ar;meui ha- ceived IA cable
gram from Oo-su, Head "a .i-u T..u, stat
INK that the ,no.era at Che 4, W has dlsat.
4 Feared.
An expos on o' u bolief ycnrfcd at ise
somacco mile Un saturday. The ptcmse
were destroyed. Eve per,,as were kineI
and ~ injured.
Az AhdrtsOn, Cal, Il uHrty Of white lat o.
ere visited the Alexander f. at ranch and
drove away the Caihese .lborers The
packing house was fred.
The Hungarian government estimate o
the world wheat crop ,his year piaces il at
l,6l5.1Oi.JVG bushes. which Is 2J2. UOO. 600
bushels lees than fof 1874.
The gerdatmos and police surrounded the
village Of Fayora neas GirginHI. md arrest.
ed q members Of Malta societies vn charges
Of murder and other oGtraees.
thousand negroes are being armed and
drilled at Bchzo. Yucatan. to tt:uck the
CGribs, who have been fioiing Eu. ,h plan.
taiions on the frontier Of ilondutu..
a severe earthquake has shaken the town
Of Coin, ia Audalusn, 81 miles wet OF MAI
aga. Serious damage has been douc Coin
has popula;ion OF about 10000 people.
W. W. kiitell, al nttache OF the War De.
rattmeht, committed suicide in his room at
the Hotel Wiley. Pittsburgh. Monday. ty
'ehdinG S2-c"iUer bullet through his brain.
V!seount Miura has been gaze;ied japanese
Minister 90 Korea General Tnkassiua has
been ga2e,tcd Wee Governor Of the Isnud
Of Foruosa and commander Of the Japaaesoi
army there.
The steamer City Of Toledo coli,ded With
the schooner Magduen Downing. while ep-
terinR the Toledo o., har5or ALoutJ 90 per
sons were injured, seven Of thcm. j, Is te.
lieved faialy.
Seven deaths from cholera have occurred
Oh toard The steamer BaIkow. which arrived
at Nladiyestocc on August from Choc Foo
China since which time l6 cases and -
deaths have occlrrej ut Vladivos,ock i;
SELF
The negro Jones, who murdered whitman
Belzove, at Tillar, Ark. and who broke ihi
and shot James Bennett, whio resisting ar
rest, was taken from the jail ut Molt.celo'
Ark, ty mob Wednesday night Gud hanged
10 tree.
Secretary Lament returned TO Washington
and has resumed his duties as secre;ary Of
war. General Doe. assistant secretary, who
has been acting secretary during the score
,sry's absence. left Washington for TWO
weeks rest.
In n nght on IN excursion train from
Knoxville. Tenn. 10 Cumberland. GAP. two
excurs!oni,is were killed. Capt. wynpe.
super .ntendent Of the Knoxville. Cumberland
Gap and Louisville railroad, was badly cut.
IN trying 10 restore order.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

A railway company running into
London and establishing Il new station
at St. Johns Wood broke up the home
of jerome X. Jerome. He emplovet
counsel and sued the company for de
priving him of congenial haunt FOL
man Of genius. The case was worked
up well, W. s. Gilbert, |. Zaugwill,
Sydney Grundy, Frankfort Moore and
other literary men being produced as
expert witnesses to prove that Jer-
rome's house was removed from the
hurley-burly of German bands and
hand organs, and singularly vel.
adapted for literary work, and that
such places were not easily found il
London, The jury awarded Mr.. Jer.
ONE compensation of $500 for what
might be considered sentimental
damages in being compelled to give
up his the tenancy of a house where
he had absolute privacy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
NEW rLrcrRic LINE.

The opening OF the county bridges TO the
street railway companies 10y the commission-
ers furnish great possibilities for the future,
among which is tue ranutns Of electric cars
between franklin and Oh City. Tue putting
down OF car line between Franklin aud OIL
cry ls "a certainty. One OF n. directors OF
the FrabkiiD electric railway company stated
that the road would be IN opotaiiJ Jn by fau.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

Il curious use for husband is re.
ported from Cicrkenwell, near Lon.
dcD, where Mr. Lamb and his wife
keep a small shop. For fourteen years
the firm bas avoided paying taxes by
the wIic's sending the husband TO Jail
TO serve ont the LEGAL time for unpaid
taxes, while she remains ut the store
attending TO business.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

Ihe celebration OF the 2jth anniversary Of
the establishment Of the mother houss of
Sisters OF Charity, on Seaton Hill. at Greens.
burg, wHs ce.ebfaied Tuesday. Many Of the
SISTERS from ll,ishurg and other towns were
present. a large chapel now being erected 10
connection With -. Joseph's conven. Will be
dedicated Il, Nt month
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

j. issHil 10y The New York Sun that
that the German smokcless powder is
unsatisfactory. Its smell is 20 fright.
ful thnt even nostrils accustomed to
the ripe cheese OF tho Fatherland can.
not cniure 1t. Who knows that
blank cartridges OF the stuff may be
sulicieut to pm, the enemy 20 flight.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
S!x New Gunboats

Tho bureau Of Ordnance aud Repairs OF
the Navy Department have completed the
plans and specifications for the six light.
drhii composite gunboa,s authorized by the
the last session OF Congress, and copies were
mailed 10 shipbuliders throughout the
country. The gunbosts are to be l,CCO tons
disslacemeni, and the cost Is not TO exceed
$500 each. The law pf4''ass that not
more ihan two OF the six shaL ce lai!l Ly one
bildeT or at any one yard.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

II Jnrnn is wooing England because
che distrusts Russia, she has q length
OF head which will create for her a
permanent place in the diplomacy Of
tho pnMrra
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

IN the Danish budget curious tax,
entitled the frank tax is calculated
90 produce SlG,30j. Social rank is
highly priced in Denmark, and every
one OF any consideration has his clear
ly defined poe'tion in the sociul heir.
nrchy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

The famous BdcE;ail regiment. IN. nts.
iiEc regiment OF the Pennsylvania Reserve
cOrIs viii hold a reuuiou at Lock Haven
september aud 1. No meetings Of old sO..
diers are iuHer Of interest than the reunion o,
the Survivors Of the bh,ktalis. The citizens
are preparing Tor the entertainment VI the
theu.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
fresperltv inthe sonih.

The Souu ern states Magazine rut ..,o.
e.hbnihie frpot's IRON southern bauk.,. Ia
rnlfohd oHlrers N regard To the Outlook h,
htminr aud general business The H.rtcsa,s
ccrn c.,p Of the soGih will lie from C-o '1S
OtO TO tJv. 0O2 600 bash. :. worth to H., ..'
ton al ieas, s1uc ,6uu,0t0 THIS W.! ,4 r.
greatest corn cfcp ever produced a. n.
South.
Ftui and vegetables. M shown ty these ,,.
rof's. are a,irHciius great attention L,I fl.
yields have teen uurrccpd"utiy large Ir.
south has teen blessed as never before Ma.
every cfop eSceltn: cotton. and utLo.s
That may he snailer IN yield than lest Sea,
ts money value promises 10 be larger
tt JtpaE",e nr, r'ca ting Port Attn,
En- Li.nuItiing lie forts.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

In our sixteen large cities there are
500, GOO people of the slum class.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
LIVE STOCK.
IENTRAL STC.k lAEDs, EAsT LI3knrY, "a
CATTLE
SHEER


Chicago, Caiuc--N ommou to eSira ~
L; luV.t.tp. tl,'Eufs .Hi ietu"ts, .
COWS ana luis, eAin,t .un. ,l.I,cs. 90 =
ltfs-Lt"y., 60 l.H- go. vuiitIrii I" -
nnSrG, s+..p,&D1: choice ssI,ttL st''-'
ici!cr 10 choice, i SOTO %, emDs, .A's =
Cincinnati Hogs se!ec; shippers 4 p !,
lGiIEvis ~ .uH4. ~; iair 10 roIi patAti'
Il ..,. tar 10 Egnt - lutn ~ roi"A''
IuugA&i.,.tof.UU tL,t'v ,,g snIp?ufrS ,
rood .ochGire 80 iht'a1u tur tu lntdiuh
So. common &" 30 .!i lAu, -eA"l',
good u gl1,gV ., ,U,Ot .. eOluhOblo -
W 20
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

Miss Josephine Mack has sued George Law,
the New York millionaire. for $50. 900 for
breach ofpromse Of marriage.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

Mrs. Ada :. Gelnsberg. aged 80 yeate was
burned 10 death ty the explosion oi gaso-
!in" stove ~ her residence Ia Philadelphia
and Mrs. Margaret c. Braishaw, uged 33. Is
dying ifOm u s,m.Iar explosion tat her home.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29

Middleburgh, Pa, August gs. 1895.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-29
MARKETS..
rIlrsI;UiiG.


ITuH vaoLEsAI.N racss ARs clvsy rlu
The Cook County herald., 1895-08-03
The Tyranny of Etiquette.

- It is impossible to read even the least
dogmatic books on etiquette without be-
ing oppressed with the conviction that
a heavy and binding addition has been
made to the code Of morals in the by
laws, which have to do with visiting
cards, invitations, conventional phrases
and other minor but vigorous formulas.
It has been reiterated by writers on these
subjects that not single rule of eti-
quette is arbitrary, but that all prove
their reason in the very nature Of things,
and that those who disregard them sim
ply show their own lack Of insight and
incapacity to appreciate genuine refine
ment.
While this is all very we'll for society
people pure and simple or those whc
have other definite and absorbing work
in life compliance with all the thousand
and one trifling points Of etiquette is an
utter impossibility. The question then
becomes, Shall such persons be excluded
from society or be allowed to enter it on
their OF wn terms? Society might be SC
conducted as to make of it charming
and delightful recreation instead of a
tyrannical business, and those who see
this clearly can do much toward making
1t tsO.-Philadelphia Press.
The Cook County herald., 1895-08-03
SARDiNE FISHING.
The Process From the Time of the Catch
to the Canning and Cooking.

The Process From the Time of the Catch
to the Canning and Cooking.
Toward the end of April the sardine
fishermen along the coast of Brittany
begin to watch for the bubbling Of the
sardines on the surface of the sea. For
they know that vast shoals Of the little
fish are on their way from the coast of
Africa up through the bay of Biscay to
the north, and that they must be caught,
if at all, as they pass. : When any one
sees the water agitated, word spreads
rapidly and the boats put out from the
shore and race to the shoal. - -. : :.
When the net is extended, the water
is "baited' by throwing balls Of
'roque' into it. AS the bait dissolves
and sinks the sardines rise and remain
long after to nibble it, and their doom
is sealed. For this reason ''reque'' is a
most important part of the sardine fish
erman's outfit. It is made Of the eggs Of
maoEerel and Goldfish mixed with clay,
and is rather expensive, costing from %
shillings to 70 shillings barrel.
Within the curing factories or can
neries everything is hustle and confu-
sion, for there must not be moment s
delay in cleaning the fish. All night
long the work is carried on by the light
Of blazing'o oil wicks. The sardines are
spread out on benches Or tables, where
salt is busted over them. Then the
women go along and snip off the heads
with great scissors.
The little flat boxes so we'll known
to commerce are taken one by one and
filed from the glistening pile of fish,
after which pure olive oil from the
province Of Bari, in Italy, is poured
over them and the tops soldered on.
In the meantime a great oaldron Of
hot water has been raised to the boiling
point ready for the real operation Of
cooking the fish. The sealed boxes are
thrown into it and left for two or three
hours. IF any oil appears on the top Of
the water, the master workman knows
that some can has not been properly
soldered, and the loss is charged up to
the man who did the work. A good
workman will not lose moro than two
Or three boxes in 100.-NeW York Re-
corder.