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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
a COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.
Something that VIII Interest the Juvenile
Members of Every Acknowledgements Ac-
tions and Bright Sayings of Many Cute
and Canning Children.
Our Boys.

Our Boys.
what shall we do with our boysT" hc
said.
Old Merchant Brown, TO his business wed.
AS with puzzled brow he shook his hend.
"Will chooses the law" said Mrs. b.,
And Ned" says the father, "he stays
with me.
I'll take him into the store as clerk,
And IL he'll be steady and tend to work
He'll soon be partner, and when die
He'll be n merchant, the same as l."
"And now" asked the mother, "what
about Jim.
Our youngest; what shall we do with
himy'
Jim heard the question. Father" said
he,
I'll tell you what you can do for me.
AS all my boyish pranks are played,
It's time TO bcgin-lct me learn n trade"
"a trade, my son. That's queer re.
quest
I'd rather treat you the same ns the rest,
And can afford as well, you know;
And trade, Jim. isn't that rather low 2
| wanted to send you off to college
To cram your brain with classical knowl-
edge,
Then 20 choose n profession that pleases
you best.
You learn u trade. Jim? I'm sure you
jest"
"No, father, mean just what | say.
I've thought of the matter for many n
day,
And that is the serious choice I've made.
If you don't object. let me learn n trade.
You say it's low, but we don't agree
All labor is honor, it seems to me.
Not every lawyer can find success;
Not every doctor, as you'll confess;
But man with trade and a thorough
skill
Can find employment, look where he will.
A. for education, | still may learn
The night schools and lectures will suit
my turn"
Then parents and brothers had their say,
But Jim stood firm till he had his way.
Will went through college and studied
law.
And looked for clients he seldom saw.
Ned worked as clerk for three years
term,
Then his father took him into the firm.
Jim learned his trade, and learned Il we'll
His motto, in all things to excel.
His nights he spent in filling his mind
With useful knowledge of every kind.
As time went onward, all he learned
To good and wise account he turned,
Until, within him, he found, one day,
a talent rare for invention lny.
Aud before very many years were parsed,
His fortune had come TO him at last,
Though long ere this he had found what's
best
A home with a wife and children blest.
The merchant died, and then twas known
His wealth had in speculation flown.
Then Jim. the open-handed, said:
Here's home for mother and brother
Ned"
And even wise Will looks up TO him,
For there's nobody now, like Brother Jim.
What shall we do with our boys?" you
said.
'Tis best If you let them learn n trade.
You think IL is low, but We don't agree
All labor is honor" ii seems to me:
And man with trade, and a thorough
skill,
Con find employment, look where he will.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
Effective Scbsine for Catching Rats.

One of the funniest and, at the
same time, most effective schemes for
catching rats has been devised by j..
b. Greene, of Garmon's. He has a
two-bushel washpot which was half
filed with water and cotton seed. A
board was placed to run from the floor
to the top of the pot for the rats to
walk up on and dive off. The largest
number caught in one night was four.
teen and the smallest eight. The total
catch was sixty-nine. New York
World
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
This Is Miss Piper.

Did you meet Miss Piper? If you
wish TO make her acquaintance, will
tell you how to do so. Take n common
clay pipe and insert 1t in spool OF
coarse black linen thread. Make q
dress, cap, shawl and white apron, and
paint eyes, mouth and cheeks. Miss
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
Why He Had TO LauRh.

eve had better watch the bookkeep.
er a little,' said the senior partner
"He has been buying bicycle" "But
you can hardly. call that an extrava.
gance," said the Junior partner. mo
but It is likely to make him crooked. u
And the junior partner. who had en-
tered the firm by the son-in-law route
dutifully laughed.-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14

A woodsman does not expend q
powerful blows upon a mighty trs'
then stop, expecting the majestic !
monarch to fall; nor does wise
chant send forth a few fiarlng aH
then cease. expecting business y
fortune to come without further 9
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
Living Beyond Their Means
DY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

I'VE pounds of
grapes I" said old
Mrs. Mildmay, in
aston i g h IN G n /.
care you quite
sure that you un.
derstood your mis-.
tress's order, Hes
terP White grapes
are sixty cents q
pound, and surely
for 30 small a din
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
oiscouRAoINo TRAIN Ros.,
A Louisiana Convict Inventss n.
Proof Tender Turret

Frank Ryan. a convict In the :.
lana State prison Mt Baton Rousa n
patented an invention for the nv.
ton of train robbers, which, be
Is bound to revolutionize the e,'
business. He points to the fact M. !
the years of 1891 and 1892 thero "
twenty-five trains robbed on N. n
ferent roads throughout tho r,J
States, and that In nineteen OF ~
the robbers boarded the engine,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14
An Example TO Others.

Said the Gump, II know full well that
I'm as lazy rs can be;
l often waste the golden morning hours
in sleep, you see;
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14

". "sick"-paused while his brain
struggled with the problem-then hn-
ished triumphantly: "sick, worse.
dead"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-14

But I've bought me this alarm clock, and
it's set at half-past four.
An dnow hope shall not be sluggnrd
any more"
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19
FROM OLD SUSSEX.


A squad of men are at work repairing
the government pier at Lewes, using the
recent appropriation of $4,000.
A second crop of Strawberries from vines
of the Cumberland and Lady Thompson
| varieties, is ripening in the vicinity Of
Bridgeville.
James H. McGlothen, of Georgetown,
has announced his candidacy for the Of
fee of Register in Chancery and Clerk of
the Orphans Court, which will soon be-
come vacant.
Greenabaum Bros. Seaford's well-known
Gamers have put up this season 100000
cans of peas. 10000 cans of peaches and
2SS, 900 cans of tomatoes and pears making
1,4sS, 900 cans put up this season. They
have paid out for labor over $4,000.
A colored boy living near Bridgeville
placed syphon in barrel of apple brandy
and drank SO much that he lay uncon-
scious for several days and may die. The
brandy cont tinued to flow from the syphon
after the boy was "full," and so gallons of
.'apple Jack" valued at $3.50 was lost.
Sweet potatoes are being shipped from
Milford in car lots. The price paid at the
depot is twenty cents basket or 81. Is
barrel of 160 pounds. The crop of sweets
is short all over this section of country.
Virginia's crop has about been exhausted
and New Jersey, like Delaware, has but
half crop or less.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19
DELAWARE CITY.


John R. Swan has resumed his du.:e
on steamer Alsenbarne.
Mrs. Margaret Hunter and granddaughter
have gone to Maryland on visit.
Mrs. J. Edwin Amos returned from
Baltimore on Saturday.
Willie Schunder is at home.
Miss Bessie Price spent Sunday at home.
w. Jester spent Sunday with his parents.
w. H. H. Clark visited Wilmington on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Edward Milne vitited Philadelphia
this week.
Miss Mollie Boulden was in town on
Wednesday.
J. Thomas Price was in Wilmington on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Robertson has returned from
Ocean Grove.
Miss Mollie Pordham spent Wednesday
in Wilmington.
Miss Annie Hickey has returned from a
visit to Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Warren spent few days in
Philadelphia this week.
The Single Tax men have pulled up
stakes and gone to Dover.
The Gen. Cadwallader made her last trip
for this season on the 18th.
Lieut.. and Mrs, Craig have taken up
their residence at the Battery.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Eagle, of New Castle,
were in. town on Wednesday.
Mrs. Martha Byles, of Philadelphia, il
the guest of Mrs. Julia Brewer.
Mrs. w. Robinson, Of Wilmington, is
visiting Mrs. William Beck, sr.
Rev. L. A. Oates attended the meeting of
the Synod at Baltimore this week.
Mrs. F. McIntire entertained Mrs. Baird
and Miss Temple, of Smyrna, this week.
Mrs. J. T. Cheairs and Miss Annie have
returned from Glassboro and Anglesea,
NJ.
The sum realized at the M. E. entertain
ment on Friday night was seventeen
dollars.
The ladies of the P. E. Church gave an
oyster supper on Thursday evening in the
parish house, proceeds to be devoted to
said parish house.
Mrs. Thomas Clifford whose death oc-
CURED on Friday evening was buried ON
Tuesday. Services were held in the
Methodist Church Of which she was the
Oldest member; Revs. J. Edwin Amos and
L. A. Oates officiating; interment at Della
ware City cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19

1t is with regret as an acquaintance
and a Delawarean that the TRAN
SCRIPT announces the fact that ex-
State Treasures Burnite is short in his
accounts. The public is entitled to the
facts and justice should he done Mr..
Burnite by the truth. Rumor has it
that he is an embezzler TO the extent
of $11 900. This is not true. 1t ap-
pears that subsequent to his settlement
with the Legislative Committee lie
collected State tax from some of the
Banks, which other Treasurers have
done before him, according to ex-
Treasurer and Ex-Governor Robert J.
Reynolds, though it appears unbusi-
ness like and evidently a acareless hand
ling of the public funds, which Mr..
Burnlte has not paid over. The
shortage is eleven hundred dollars, It
is presume that Mr.. Burnite's friends
will make good the loss. His numerous
friends, irrespective of party, regret
his misfortune, yet honest men of all
parties must condemn any misappro-
priation of the public funds.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19
Launch of the ssyvflmfngton,

The launch of the gunboat "Wilming-
ton," which takes place at Newport News
to-day, will be witnessed by large dele.
CATION from Wilmington and vicinity, the
Board of Trade and committee of citi.
zens of the city having made special ar
rangement, with the B. & o. for the trans
portation of visitors. Miss Anna B. GRAY,
daughter of Senator Gray, has been chosen
by the. Secretary. Of the Navy to christen the
new boat. The people of Wilmington, as
recognition. of the honor conferred upon
their city in having SO notable q namesake,
are contributing to fund, started by the
Evening Journal, to be used in the pur-
chase of a silver service for the gunboat.
The Newport News Shipbuilding Company
and Navy Department have made elabo-
rate preparation for the ceremonies which
will be the most beautiful Of the kind ever
celebrated in a southern port. The gunboats
Nashville is to be launched at the same
time, and the daughter of the Mayor Of
th at city will ehristen her cityis nanesake
Many distinguished guests will be presenr
and the affair win be very brilliaat evert.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19
MY MARYLAND.

The Denton Journal has entered upon
the fiftieth year of its publication.
B. F. Thomas, North East Gamer, will
apply for a patent for an ingenious
machine to paste labels OIL cans. 1t puts
on the paste, rolls the label about the can
and presses it firmly in place. doing the
work as rapidly as fifteen persons could do
it.
Texas fever has broken out among the
cattle in Kent county to an alarming ex-
tent David Smith, near Edesville has lost
ten of his herd, and other herds are af-
fected. The disease was brought there by
cattle bought in Baltimore.
John Kemp Skinner, aged IS years, a
merchant of st. Michels, where he has
been in business more than half century
and was the Oldest white inhabitant of the
town, is dead. His father died twenty
years ago aged 95. Two sons. Joseph Gra-
ham Skinner and Walter Skinner, survive
him.
JOoCpu DSHJuIulu ulcu OuHuuJy ut LIS
home, near Leslie, Cecil county, in the
eighty-third year of his age. He was at
one time justice of the peace, His ancestors
were among the original settlers of Cecil.
Mrs. Annie Minor, wife of Lieut. VIM. B.
Minor, of the southwestern police district
of Baltimore, are two of his children.
disnatch from Denver Co1 states that
the will of the late John A. Clough is to be
con ntested by his two sons. Mr.. Clough
who had recently accumulated consid-
cradle estate, donated the larger part of it,
amounting to about $500, 900 to various in
stitutions, leaving TO his two sons only the
income of small farm in Queen Anne's
county. The sons allege that their aged
father was misled into a religious mania
brought about by the improper influence
of their stepmother. Mr.. Clough was ma
tive of Queen Anne's county.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19
CHESAPEAKE CITY,

Miss Carrie G. Brady was in Philadelphia
part of last week.
FranklP. Conrey. of Philadelphia was in
town on Tuesday for a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs: John NJ. Reed are visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Edwin Graves, in
Marietta, Pa.
Misses Sallie H. Barwick and Mary viii.
lis are spending some time with relatives
in Kennedyyille. Md.
DIR. Harry A. Cleaver has returned to
New York, after spending several DAYS
with his parents here.
The Steamer Gen'l Cadwalader. which
has been making daily trips between Balti-
more and Philadelphia during the entire
summer, completed the season on Tuesday
last which has been an unusually good
one.
The members of the Ladies Guild, of the
church OF the Good Shepherd, will hold a
sociable at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Bouchelle, on Wednesday evening.
Oct. 23d. An interesting programme has
been arranged and will be carried out dur
ing the evening.
An informal social dance was given in
the Masonic Hall on Friday evening last
by the young men around town and was a
very delightful affair. Those who enioyed
It were, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Griffith, Mary
Cochran and Harry Manlove, of Middle.
town; Eugene Paxon. of Summit Bridge;
Merritt Paxon, ofSt. Georges; Fred s. Gil.
pin and Geo. Brown of Elkton; Misses Ella
Conrey, Mary Ellison, Emma Reed, Elsie
karsner, Leorine Beaston. Daisy Jones
Evelyn KiOler, Nellie Boulden, Hattie
Morgan. Alma Bouchelle, Minnie and
Lucy Reed. Anna and Kate Pyle, Messrs
Bennett and Groome Steele Julius Clayton.
Frank and Harry Howard, Thoms ]. Con.
rey Jr. Ralph Reese, Palmer Boulder.
Harry Kibler. John II. Reed Jr., and Lin
del Beaston.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19

PEOPLE who indulge in the luxury
of family quarrels should keep them
within the prison house of home, and
citizens of town should have local
pride enough not to spread an ex-
aggerated account of "a little fun by
the boys" Great injustice has been
done MiddletoWn, its citizens, its
business mer, its hotels, by report of
a riot on Saturday night. Not only
was there not 400 negroes from the
local option county of Cecil" but there
was not probably one, and there was
no riot here. 1t appears that three of
"the bloods" started out for good
time, they guyed the good-natured
officer for time-about two hours it
seems-and naturally crowd collected.
One or two negroes, who presumably
had been drinking, were heard to say,
"no niger could misbehave in that
way-he would be put in the Lookup"
and they were ordered to leave. Not
going as quickly as their 'bosses"
thought they should they were charged
upon, one neglo was knocked down
and one white man was hit by brick
or cobble stone. This is all, so far as
We can leain the facts. 1t is enough
and more than enough, and should
have leen nipped in the bud, but it is
no excuse for a willful exaggeration Of
the truth, showing "a condition that
does not exist, discrediting the town,
and injurious to the business of the
community. Let the same law be ap-
piled in the same manner alike to all,
and there will be no further trouble.
Law abiding citizens will not object to
an enforcement Of the law, but they
will and do object to both the viola
tion of law and Misrepresentation of
facts, injurious alike to the good name
and the business of our beautiful town
One lesson should be enough.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19
AT THE SOUTHERN EXPOSITION
The Peninsula Editors, Their Wives
and Sweethearts are Marching
Through Georgia.

The Peninsula Editors, Their Wives
and Sweethearts are Marching
Through Georgia.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, October Is, '95.
The Peninsula Press Association of Del
aware and Maryland is quartered at the
Oriental Hotel of this city.
A special train was awaiting MS at WASH
ington D. C. which city we left at IL: 10 a.
M. Saturday last, by the Southern rail road
The first place of interest was the city Of
Alexandria which did not look unlike
some of our own towns. The historic bat
tie fields of Manas ,es aud Brandy station
were passed. :.
On nearing Charlottesville Va. Montpelier
the home of Madison, was pointed out to
us. On hill overlooking Charlottesville
Monticello, the home of Jefferson, was seen.
During few minutes stop at Montreal,
typical southern darkey amused the pas
sengers by his endeavors to sell his chest
nuts, failing in that, he earned few pen
mics by singing "Home sweet Home" Con.
tinuing on our journey, we passed the Nat
ural Bridge, we arrived at Danville where
fine supper had been prepared for us, at
the southern rail road station.
Thence on to Charlotte where we were
expected to spend the night at the Central
Hotel. While in Charlotte every courtesy
possible was shown the association.
The Mayor and Postmaster took party
out for trolley ride through the principal
parts of the city to the club house and
through the post office, accompanied us to
the station and extended to us very cor
dial invitation to stop over on our way
home.
Weleft Charlotte promptly at 1920 p. m.
Sunday and were soon passing through
the cotton fields of South Carolina. In
which state some of the stations were pro-
vided with two waiting rooms. one for the
white people and one for the colored. We
stopped at Mt Airy for supper which was
served in most expeditions manner.
We reached Atlanta on time and were
directed to the Oriental Hotel, where spec.
ial rates had been made for US.
Monday morning we were met by a rep
resentative of the Exposition who presen-
ted to each one of the Association pass to
the fair grounds.
On our way down we couldn't help but
the way the soldiers came during
the war and Of ourselves gliding along on
the smooth road-bed of the Southern Rail-
Road. Our train making the RAPID rate of
sixty-fve miles an hour. M. 7. III.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19
CURRENT EVENTS.

Potatoes are selling for only five cents c
bushel in many parts of the west
A fire at the Atlanta Exposition grounds
on Tuesday destroyed the Negro Planta
ton Building, incurring loss of about
5000.
Business men of the west are making
use of the opportunity afforded by the At
lanta Exposition to forward their trade in
terests in the South.
Elisha P. Perry, the first Governor o
the State of Washington, died at Seattle or
Monday. He had also been twice Cover
nor of Washington Territory by appoint.
ment of President Grant.
DR.. Mamie Stevens a physician in Kar
sas City, has applied for divorce from hel
husband, a well-to-do farmer, who is
charged among other things with mo-
helping with the meals.'
The sentiment for Cuban ind .pendence
is spreading over the country and mas:
meetings are being held in all the large cit
les where expression is given to a grow
ing sympathy for the revolutionists.
1t is very generally accepted rumol
that Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt are alb out te
re-marry. Their daughters marriage te
the Duke of Marlborough is the occasion
of the reconciliation, which will be consu.
mated Immediately after her wedding.
Col. willie" Breckinridge is still figur-
ing in Kentucky politics and is diffusine
his eloquence in behalf of his party, in
spite of the many protests against his ap-
pearance as political oracle, which is gen.
orally regarded as great Democratic blum
der.
The Grand Jury of the District of COL
umbia hss found true bill against Miss
Elizabeth Flagler for man slaughter and
she will have to stand trial before a iury
for shooting and killing the little negro
boy for stealing pears last August. The
young lady has been i'll with nervous pros
tration since the tragedy, but her at.
torney is ready for trial as soon as the case
may be called. She will be allowed to re-
main at home on bail.
President Cleveland and his family will
go TO Woodley, their country home, in
about ten days, and remain there until the
cold weather sets in. Woodley is now
being placed in condition for occupancy.
MFR. and Mrs. CleYeland and their children
will 60 there Immediately after the return
of the President and his party from Ar
anita next week. Mrs. Cleveland will not
accompany the President and the Cabinet
to Atlanta, but the wives of the Cabinet
officers will be in the party.
A queer case will presently engage the
of the Minnesota courts. A Mr..
Phair was out hunting. A moose attacked
him. A Minnesota statue forbids the
shooting of moose. Phair didn't use his
gun. and the moose had fun with him,
him around and hurting him
quite seriously. Now he is suing the,
state for damages on the ground tha., the
moose being state ward, Minnesota is re-
sponsible at law for the moose's misdeeds.
Middletown transcript., 1895-10-19

PRESIDENT Cleveland returned to
Washington this week after an ab-
sence of months from official duties.
Republican Presidents who have been
absent from the capital not half SO
long have been subjected by Demo-
cratic papers to charges of Indifference
to public business. accused Of taking
junketing trips at the expense of the
government, etc. In contrast with
this we have seen no such reference to
Mr.. Cleveland by Republican papers
and we are glad Of it. The duties of
the Chief Magistrate Of this nation
are laborious, and President is en-
titled to all the vacation he can get,
for more or less Of his duties follow
him wherever he may 60. We are not an
admirer of Grover Cleveland but we
do think he, and everyother Presidents,
is entitled to relaxation from the
onerous duties which devolve upon
him, and that " ithout the petty critic
cism Of petty party papers.