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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
FOREIGN NEWS.
Shot Down After They Had Been Induced to
Surrender.

The steamer City Of Peking arrived az san
Francisco from Hong Kong and Yokohama
bringing the following advices:
The Tien Tsin correspondent OF the North
China Mail says that on Octo' er a there
were i've Russian men-of-war inside Of Port
Arthur and nine outside.
News has been received Of the massacre OF
25 Manila soldiers who had deserted from
Tatam, a military station. The Spanish gun
boat Marques del Duero visited Sandokan ia
search OF tle desertefs. The men were de-
coyed TO the beach, and gave up their arms
They were surrounded by a force of Spanish
marines, and borne to Dyaks. At u given
signal fire was opened upon the desertcrs.
Some rushed into the water. where they were
slaughtered, and all perished. Many Of the
bodies were mutilated.
The loss Of life upon the steamer Kung Pal.
which blew up at sea. was $50 instead Of 500
as first reported. In addition $50 were badly
scalded. and burned. OF the officers and
crew, only Is were saved Most Of the killed
were Chinese soldiers,
As a result OF the recent attempt of Hong
hong Chinese conspirators TO capture Cam
ton, 80 Chinese have been executed.
The Hsien-Fu correspondent Of the North
China Daily News writes that the Mohamme-
dan rebels in the Northwest are Speeding. SO
far, the Moslems are having II al their own
way, as the Chinese are unwilling to fight
The imperinl troops sent against them have
been annihilated, 20 battalions being utterly
routed.
AT Chemulpo, Noveber ~, is men OF II. NJ,
;. Edgar were drowned. A company Of II
men were returning from shore In a boat
WEIGH was capsizcd by heavy seas. All were
drowned except three officers and eighteen
men.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
MANY WILL BE DROPPED.
Chicago Brewers Will Shut Down l,7oo
Saloons

Chicago brewers are tired Of being saloon
keepers and have decided that after Janutry
next there will be LOO less saloons In that
city than at present Those that remain
must pay third or u half more for beer
than they are paying now. There H. gen
eral alarm among saloon keepers whose H.
censes are owned and whose rents are paid
10y the brewers, and 1000 or more Of them
are wondering who will have 10 20 out Of
business. For many years the policy OF the
brewers has been to establish saloons whcr-
ever there was II possibility Of selling enough
beer TO make paying investment Compe-
tition has been 50 close that their profit has
been cut down 10 nothing.
The dropping Of 100 saloons means u Sc
yore loss OF revenue to the city, as each sa-
loon pays IA license Of $500.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
We NAVE AGE sNouon.


No. Aneriesh Need Long for objects
OF veneratiou at HQme.
We are accustomed to speak Of every
thing In America as brand-new. it
smells TO rs Of varnish more than any
thing else, and when we 60 abroad we
say Of buildings and Of institutions,
Alas, We have nothing Mt oil Of this
sort In American There is truth In
this, and yet perhaps we do not suffi-
ciently realize how long our American
civilization has beeh growing, and
how much of the worlds history has
been made in the last 250 years. 1t Is
Interesting to fnd a suggestion Of this
nature emanating from 80 Thoroughly
English q source as the London Specta-
tor. the attention Of which has been
drawn to the age OF our American col.
leges by book Of Illustrations 4o1 our
university buildings.
Let us follow out this suggestion.
and, taking Harvard University as a
measure Of age, see where the world
was standing at the time Of the foun.
dalton Of that institution. This was In
1898. Charles I. was on the throne o.
England. Cromwell was young man,
"guiltless OF his country's bloo,i," and
had just been turned back from his
plan OF coming to America. The face of
Germany was then desolated with the
Thirty Years war. Richellcu had Just
formed the French Academy, ani was
In the zenith OF his power The spau.
ish inquisition was pursuing Its relent.
less work, and Calico was yet busy
with his literary labors. II was sixty
years before Peter the Great applied In
London for his naval apprenticeship
and nearly 100 years before Frederick
the Great came into his inheritance
We are apt TO think Of English litera.
ture as ante-dating our American civ.
llization yet at the time the New World
had taken on the educational and NOR
al strength which gave us Harvard Col.
lege, English literature was practically
unwritten, II we except Chaucer, Spen
ser and Shakespeare. Paradise Lost"
was only dream OF Milton, who was
30 years old In 1888. and then began his
continental Journeys. Dryden wos
years old; Bunyan was 10, with no
thought OF serving under Cromwell OF
being jailed for his views. Pope, Swift,
Addison, Bolingbroke, Bishop Berke
ley, were yet unborn.
These reflections show us how large
n part OF human history belongs TO the
period since the founda ton OF our old
est university. Into the life OF this
young and growing republic all these
things entered-the growing hatred OF
absolutlsm. the spread OF religious tol
GRAFTON, the literary inspiration of NIL
tons day, the artistic spirit that breath.
! ed from ST. Peters dome. The Amerl
can Of to-day need not lack for objects
of veneration In his own country. 1t Is
old enough. Its founders and those
who have preserved II with sufferings
and death, and sometimes harder ser
vice of living effort and denial, have
left bright spots In the dark and devious
strugglings of the human race. Tc
emulate rather than to disparage theii
character and service is the duty ana
privilege Of the intelligent patriot Of to
day. Moreover, to consider the matter
from another point Of view, the para
dox is true that, II we are to look te
antiquity, the present age is the old
est. ------
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly OH the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN effectually, dispeis colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, It's
mauy excellent qualities commend it
TO all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try 1t. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIC SYRUP co.
SAX FRANCISCO, CAi.
LOUISVILLE. xr NEW roRh NJ
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
TEMPERANCE EDUCATION.
May be made Feature Of the New Ameri
can University.

The American University at Washington
has just completed an agreement with the
Board of Counsel OF the Temperance Educa.
tonal Association by which the latter agrees
TO secure and transfer to the University $3.50.
900 on condition that there shall be inaugu.
rated as one of It's departments a college OF
scientific temperance.
The scheme originated with Mrs. Mary Ii.
Hunt, OF Boston, the well-known leader iD
scientific temperance instruction, and Vice
Chancellor Beller.
II Is the purpose that this department, like
all others, shall be post graduated and deyot-
I'd chiefly to original research.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
Berlin msshers are now largely pstroDisins
London tailors.


There is not human being physically Per
feet Much Of this imperfection comes from
heritage, much more from accident, neglect
or ignorance. All OF this mass OF mortal
suffering Is manifest In aches and r-lns OF
more or less intensity. or In soms kind OF
unnatural distress Hence ali strive for re-
lief The simplest and surest is OF course
the best. and true economy den,ands to have
Il always nc hand. wh-n we know that an
ordinary sprnin may make n cripple for life,
we should seek the best remedy ut once, and
ut once we know that Il is found In bottle
OF 81. Jacobs Oil. Those who In any way
doub, this can experiment and be sure OF
cure. Thousands have done 30.
There Is more Catsrrh IN this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together,
snd until tbs last few years was supposed to bs
incurable. For great many years doctors. pro:
nounced IL q local disease snd prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing TO cure
With 10 ,at treatment. pronou need II incurable.
Science has proven catarrh To be n coustttu-
uonsl disease aud therefore requires constitu-
tion,d treatment. Halls Catsrrh Cure, ma n
ufsctured by F.J. Cheney d CO., Toledo, Ohio,
4 the only constitutional cure on the market.
Il Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops 20
teaspoonful. IL acts directly on the blood
And mucous surfaces OF the system. They offef
ene hundred dollars for any case II fails TO
sare. Send foe circulars and testimonials,
wv F.J. CHsSyv & Co., Toledo, O.
- Sold by Druggists. TO
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
Another Sweat Shop Strike.

The members Of the Clothing Contractors
Mutual and Protective Association OF New
York, have repudiated the contracts entered
into by them with the members OF the United
Garment Workers Of America in July, and
another strike, involving 10000 taiiors In
New York city. Brooklyn, Brownsville and
Newark is precipitated. The contractors are
under bonds in $500 each 20 live up TO the
terms of the agreement for year made
during the last conflict between themselves
and the organized tailors. TO whom the con-
tractors had 10 yield and grant their demands
at the close Of the struggle which terminated
three months ago.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
gH1NyT9,

A reporter called, on Wednesday
evening, May 8, 1896, at tho rosi-
donco Of Mr.. William McMahon, No.
16ss Pearl street, Brooklyn village
(Clevoland), o., TO learn, u possible,
the cause OF the noticeable i'm
provemcnt In hts physical condition
over that Of year ago, when no
was a sufferer from indigestion and
various organi, disorders "You
see, began Mr.. Mcmahon, "to start
with, my work-that Of settingtypo
at the cAsc.--ullows mo little chance
for bodily exercise, AMI is alto
gether too combining for anybody who
Ia In the least subject to indigcs-
ton or dyspepsia. Perhaps not moro
sothnn many another mechanic or
artisan who is constantly indoors and
under severe mental strain, while
the physical development IL sadly in
need OF something TO keep It In
trim. Well, tina, has been my COM
plnint for years, and some months
ago became very bilious, and con-
stipation made lite miserable for
me AT times. Then II took seat in
my LIVER. which became no,iceably
inactive, and became alarmed
about II. The first thing | turned
my attention 90 was 90 secure n
liver regulator, which. however,
failed to regulate; next I sought
relief In liver pills, which SO paincd
and gripci me that tho cure was. |
thought, worse than the disease.
Tho next thing did was to throw
away the whole shooting match
AMI resolve 20 take no moro propri-
etory medicines. However. on
hearing my tale OF woe, one day, at
the ofllco. n fellow-worsmnn offered
me small BipRns he
called (which, ho said. he would
guarantee TO act on the liver.
took II under protest, expecting to
be doubled = =. about tiite"" --'"-
utes with the 'gripes.' b.,
agrecably surprised In it's action. A.
was very gentle, and resolved 70
try a box Since then have gradu-
ally noted an entire change In tho
working Of my system. and think
that lhpnns Tabulcs are the best
remedy for liver and stomach
troubles this side Of anywhere.
They are really Il substitute Tor
physical exercise. Have ono before
you go2' And Mr.. Mcmahon pro-
duccd his box of "stand-bys' from
his inside pocket as the reporter
took his leave.
Rlpaus Tahulos are sold by druggists, or by N
the price 80 cents a boEl n sent to TIE RIP
"mical Company, No. ~ Spruce d., New So
nplc Vlul. 10 cents.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
ORIENTAL QUESTION REoPENED.
The Powers Demand that the Japanese oui
Korea.

The Berlin correspondent Of the Standard,
London. say that the powers have addressed
TO Japan a pcrcmptory demand for the
evacuation Of Korea.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that several
Russian warships watched the formal rr-cn.
try Of the Chinese into Port Arthur.
II IL believed that China. n Il reward for
Russa's Intervention I'm her favor with japan
after the war. will permit the Russian Pacific
fleet to winter in kiaO-Chuu bay.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19

widow-''Do you know, Mr.. Caiien
that you remind me very much of my
late husbandT Mr.. Caller docking al
watch)-"Why, it'isllate, isntit7 Ex.
cuse me. really had no idea Of the
dme."-Richmond Dispatch.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
THE LABOR WORLD.
Items Of Interest to Lsboring Msn-New
Industries.

The new plate mill under erection for some
time by the Bellaire Nail Works, Bellaire, o.,
win probably not be ready for operation
nDtil next spring. This concern has under
consideration the question of changing its
title from Bellaire Nail Works to Bellaira
Steel Company
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
Pingree's Potato Patch.

The Union Charity Association OF Akron
Ohio, has practically decided that with the
coming of spring, the plan Of Mayor Pingree,
OF Detroit, OF aiding the poor, Will be tried
There IL an abundance Of land that can be
readily secured and plenty Of people who say
they will be glad Of the opportunity OF aid
ing themselves. Meanwhile this organization
means to furnish aid only to those willing to
work. An account will be opened with each
person 0r family receiving supplies, and to
balance the same the poor will bc given
various odd jobs, such IA carrying coal
shoyeling snow, etc. For this they will be-
paid from Sl.5O TO 81 "A day. A salaricd
superintendent will have charge Of the affair
OF the association.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19

dispatch from sagua La Grande, prov.
ince OF Santa Clara, says that the insurgents
In that neighborhood have hanged foui
peaceable countrymen.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19

The Pi;tsbure Car whec Company has ar
ranged 20 erect an addition 10 its present
plant. and will manufacture ear wheels. At
present the works are only for the finishing
OF wheels. The plant will be- located al
Home and Hatfield streets. between Forty
sixth and Forty-scventh streets. II will have
daily capacity OF 80 tons. II will be started
next week.
Messrs. Byrnc Parsons & Co.. Phoenix.
vile. Pa, are TO build a mill building 100 by
Al feet three stories and basement with
boiler house 20 10y 46 feet. An 80 horse
power boiler and 80 to 60 horsepower en-.
Rine. sprinkler system, l00-light electric gen.
orator, freight elevator. tank, etc. are all re-
quired and not yet purchased.
The newly organized Brewer Tube Com.
pany, Of Toledo. o.. Is negotiating for "a locn.
tion. Architects Mills X Wachter are pre-
pairing plans for factory for them. which il
TO be l05 10y 200 feet, and will be equipped
throughout with the latcst improved ma
thinery for the manufacture Of seamless
tubing.
Samuel Gompcrs was elected president Of
OF the Federation Of Labor hy II vote over
John Mcbride. VI. NJ Garland, president Of
the Amalgamatcd Association Of Iron and
steel Workers was elected yico-president
The federation expressed decided disapproval
OF socialism.
The Indiana Manufacturing Company.
Peru. Ind. which owns and operates the
largest plant there. has recently made eN-
tensive improvements and additions. adding
two-story brick building 60 by 100 feet.
and put in an electric light plant.
The Southwark Foundry and Machine
Company, Of Philadelphia Pa. IL turning
Its boiler shop into an erecting shop and will
put In a number OF cranes, etc, which will
be Of the most improved kind.
1t Is reported that the Monongahela Manu-
featuring Company. OF Monongahela CITY,
Pa, will increase the size OF It's plant TO
double the present capacity.
The Walker Foundry Company. OF Erie.
Pa, Is to make an addition to its plant. rs by
100 feet and the pattern-room Is TO be en-
larged and new Office built
The Powers Triple Cylinder Engine Com.
pany, st. Paul, Mimi, Is contemplating the
erection Of plant for the manufacture of
the now Powers steam engine.
The Union Foundry Company. of Grand
Rapids. Mich. is 10 enlarge its plant and has
bought 100 square feet OF land on which 10
erect new building.
The Walker foundry Company, of Erie
Pa, is to make an addition 10 it, plant 72NlO0
feet. and the pattern room H. 10 bc enlarged
and new Office built.
The Detwiller Company. Of Toledo. O..
hes about completed all details for erecting
new manufacturing plant for the construc-
tion Of steel tubing.
Further improvements are being mnde M
the Arethusa Iron Works New Castle. Pa.
This plant was practically rebuilt last sum
mer.
A new wheel foundry To make all the
wheels needed on the PENNSYLVANIA system.
will be built at Altoona In 1896.
Philadelphia traction line employees will
likely strike for 10 consecutive hours work
and extra for overtime.
Jackson K Carcny are building an extern
siye foundry and machine shop at Shelby,
n. G.
The strike Of shpbuildcrs at Glasgow and
Belfast IL still on.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19
Two Thousand q Week.

An expert employed by New Yorh
house earns q salary OF 5000 q yeas
for Just four weeks work-two In thu
autumn and two In the spring. He
business is to go to Hamburg. and1 out
Of thousands OF designs made there and
submitted TO him for "cdgings," 10
select those that shall be manufac ctured
for the American market
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19

use Piso's Cure for Consumption both In my
family and practice DR. q. W PATTERSON, {,
tnkster, Mich. Nov. 5, 1874
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19

NERVE RssToRER. No fits after frst days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and s2,op trial bot
tie free. DIR. Kline. @l Arch St. phila., Pa.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19

The street accidents OF London amount 10
about $500 year-nearly 10 day.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19

Rlpaus Tabuos are sold by druggists or by nan
VI the price 80 cents boEl n sent to TIE RipNns
Chemical Company, No. ~ spruce st New York.
Sample yluI 10 cents.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-12-19

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-02
John l.. Wilson "a Changed Man.
Washington City Post.


Two days In the senate have made John
l. Wilson changed man. II must be
the atmosphere. The John l.. Wilson who
used To be a member of the house was A
quick. active. nervous man. irrepressibie
In debate. swift 10 seize his political or
ronent In catch-as-catch-can wresile.
From the far-ofr corner of the Republic
can side his loud and piercing voice would
carry across the chamber q lightning
like shaft Of Wit, disconcerfing the en-
envy and causing confusion IN the DEM
ocraitc ranks.
The John L. Wilson In the senate moves
with soher step He walks with dlgnitied
tread. he secs that his coat is always
carefully buttonei, he rarely smiles. and
even refrains from repeating his good
stories IN the cloak room. by the hour
he sits IN bis chair. as silent and as idle
as the most confirmed senatorial habltue.
When re signals for a page he brings the
tips OF his fingers together In a soft and
suhdued way. and even when he goes
down for lunch re 6cscends the marble
steps on the tips OF his toes. Is the
contrast overdrawn? Heaven forbid for
yesterday, during the debate upon IN.
Indian bill. this same John /. Wilson.
leaning his head upon the high hack NJ
hts easy chair. soiegnniv crossed his
hands uron his manly breast, turned hts
face zip to the ceiling closed his cen,xa
eyes. and went 60 sleep
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-02
NORTHWEST NEWS.

The Paiouse News says that the whole
Of Whitman county can be made vast
and rich sugar-producing region.
Vacant houses In Tacoma by the score
are being stripped of their plumbing fix
lures. even the hot water boilers are
taken and the News says the loss will
amount to thousands OF dollars.
Philip Wasserman. one OF Portland s
pioneers. died Tuesday. He came to
Portland In ISIS. was mayor of that city
tRensy-four years ago, served two terms
In the Oregon legislature from Multi
nomah county .band was school director
or Portland for several years.
In Victoria last week a man named
Simpson go, three years in the peniten-
tiary by saying three words TO Judge
him to five years in the psnifentiary for
robbery AS Simpson was leaving the
court room he turned 10 the judge and
rneatately added three years TO his sen
tence.
The mild weather I'm the Paiouse coun-
try has encouraged the farmers. IL ia
expected that about four-fsfths of the
usual grain acreage will be sown this
Year. although the low prict OF wheat
has canSed the wheat growers TO 20 more
extensively Into diversified farming. A
great deaf cf fisx viii be grown. and some
OF the Paiouse farmers have already con-
fraetsa their crop at y and ~ cents Der
hundred. The number of flsit trees will
be largely increased, and hog breeding IL
proving profitable.