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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

Murphy h Cos. we'll on the Dun farm a.,
Of Bellevue, Is in and showing for a 25.b.,
rel producer. The Hazelwood oil Conn,s.
IL now down I 400 feet in the Hilkey l.,,
located 500 feet northeast OF the Dun well
The Philadelphia Company has sttucI I,
gusher on the Rhoades farm IN the M
Nebo field. that Ia flowing so feet over a.
top Of the derrick from the l00-foot. Ov,,
to the product being composed entlre, y
salt water u has no commercial value r,.
the pipe lines. Five wells are now drilEs.
in that ileld and the same number OF ~
building on kiibuck run. On the Ecobo-.
property there ARE four wells drilling ,,s
two rigs building.
Kennedy & Co.. have drilled into "A.
boulder on the Meyer farm. located one 49,
n half miles northeast Of Harmony, and t,.,
n good show. The Gchring K Co.. wei I,
the fidler farm to the northeast. is proi,,l
ing 20 barrels day from the same lout,
tion.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
Death of George f. Root.

George +. Root, the noted composer, died
Mt Bayley's Island, Me-. Tuesday. His death
was unexpected. Prominent among Dr..
Roots musical works were the cantatas OF
Daniel, Inc Pilgrim Fathers. The Flower
Queen, and The Haymakers, and the songs,
Hazel Dell, Rosaline. The Prairie Flower and
The shining shore. In 1855 he became a
partner IN the firm OF OF Root 4 Cady, Chica-
10, and when the war came on. wrote the
war songs by which he II best known. The
Battle Cry OF Freedom; just Before the
Battle, Mother; Tramp. Tramp, and The
Vacant Chair. DR.. Hoot was, at the time OF his
death, preparing to celebrate his golden
wedding, which would have occurred August
~
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
JAPAN'S THREAT.
Claimed the Right TO Search American
Ships TO fnd Obi ectionable Persons

S'hiheu the ttlRnt TO search american
Ships TO hnd Obi ectionable Persons.
II Is not generally known that Just before
the declaration ot the armistice which pre-
ceded the signature Of the treaty Of peace an
issue bad grown up between The United
States and Japan that threatened TO lead to
actual hostilitles between the Two countries,
and that hostile clash was perhaps only
aHerted by the conclusion OF the Chinese
war. This issue arose through the assertion
by the Japanese authorities of the right of
search OF American vessels. They insisted
that they had the right to board an American
vessel II they chose 10 take from her any
Chinese or any enemy they might find, even
though they ere but passengers.
Minister Dun very promptly denied the ex-
lstence OF any such right on the part OF
combatant, and not correspondence ensued.
The Japanese insisted on their right and
even when Mr. Dun reminded them TINT the
United States had gone to war with Great
Britian on lust this issue, and had forced the
abandonment OF any clhim to such a right
they refused to abate their pre;entions one
lot, though the minister intimated that the
first assertion Of such u right would be re-
gaTded by the United States rs an uniriendly
act and therefore likely to lead TO war.
The matter progressed TO that perious
state that when Admiral Carpenter was about
10 escort au American merchant steamship
out OF Japanese port TO prevent her deten-
ton by the japanese, the latter, It is said,
gave orders TO the shore batteries at tho
mouth OF the harbor to fire upon American
naval vessels II they attempted TO do 80.
This fact came out after the conclusion OF the
armislice, which fortunately occurred at Just
this period In the negotiations. thereby pre-
venting an incident that would certainly
have led to war, but tho significant point is
that since that time the Japanese have stead
10 Ih..a
serious trouble In the event Of another war
In the east.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
The Chile-Peruvian War.

The correspondent Of the Associated Press
is assured that Chile urges Peru to declare
the Province OF Tarapaca free OF all mort
gage liens which date previous to the war OF
1879. The Province OF Tarapaca is tho cx-
treme southern portion OF Peru, which was
conquered by Chile In its war with Bolivia
and Peru. The seaport between Iquique and
Piragua, which was csded by Chile TO Bolivia
In tho treaty OF peace between those two
countries, and Chile's request to Peru noted
above probably has 20 do with the settle
ments OF questions growing out OF the war.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
Fifteen Hundred Strike.

Fifteen hundred coal miners. employed in
the mines along the Loup Greek Railroad
W. Va, went out ON strike Saturday. de-
manding an advance of 10 cents a ton aud n
check weighman. Heretofore the coal has
been paid for by the car. mt the rate OF 30
cents Tor two-ton measured car. which the
miners claim holds nearly three tons.
The demand Is that ench ear Of coal be
weighed, as is provided for under the state
law. aud that 80 cen ton be paid. The
demand is almost identical with that made
by the Norfolk aud Western miners, the Arst
OF MAY
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
Utah Women NAV Vote.

Judge Smith OF tho Fourth district court
handed down decision In Ogden. declaring
that women in Utah have a right to vote for
the ratification or rejection OF the new Con.
stiiution and for the officers OF the proposed
state. Suit was brought by Mrs. Sarah A.
Anderson against tho registration officer OF
the second precinct OF Ogden, for manda-
mus requiring the registration officer TO
place her name in the registration book Us a
voter
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
Three Men Killed.

The cannon BALI express smashed into
special freight Just below Plymouth, n. H..
with irlghtlul results. Engineer Frank
Stevens and Fireman George S. Merrill and
W. II. Glines we're Instantly killed The
second engineer, name at present unknown,
jumped and escaped. Several passingers
we're seriously injured, and fourteen new
freight cara Just from the shops were itoyed
into pieces. as were the locomotives.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
TEXAS FEVER ~ HuNrINapoy.

A dangerous type Of Texas fever has h,.l
en- out among the cattle at Bitminsh,s
Huntingdon county on the line OF the net,
sylyania railroad. A drove Of ~ belory,,
20 Albert Gtier became affected. and 5,s
died. while tho others cannot recover M,
cattle belonging TO the nearby farmers .,
also affected aud several have died. Iu,s-x
cattle food shaken from passing can !,
thought to have introduced the disease b,,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
KEYSTONE STATE CULLIuG,
THEIR GRUDGE FATAL.
John Gallagher Murders John Wa,
Near Scottdale.

The iron workers picnic a. Ellsso,,
park, near sco,,dale, was broken up h, .
murdered about lI.9O O'Clock SATURDAY pi.,,
John Gallagher, Of Everson. stabbed j,r..
Welsh, OF scottdale in the neck, compl.,.I'
severing the jugular vein, causing death 4, :
few minutes. The killing was the respI, !,
an old grudge. Gallagher, who had b...
black legged during the big strike here ~.
year, was chased out OF the grounds by IL.
crowd, and after running about 100 yards 4.
turned and stabbed Welsh who was ps,,,',
him.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
Skirmishas i'm Cnhn.

Col. A. Ebada, who Is operating 10
Cieniuegos district. reports that the
under his command has had an engage;
with rebel band, led by the bandit
gas, at Clenaga de Zapata. The rebe,
several killed and wounded. one
gent surreDded. The loss ou the goNei-l
side was one seriously wounded. u
Bonet reports from Trinidad that he hr
a fight at Condado with an insurgeh'
under Cantero. Two rebels were cap.
Two OF the government troops were w
ed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

The new army regulations reduce
the size of the regimental flag, II is
TO he five feet six by four feet four,
instead Of six feet six by six feet, and
will be carried on a lighter staff The
old flag did not unfurl readily in a
light breeze, and was uncomfortably
heavy To carry.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

As an illustration of the vitality OF
the old Welsh language it is shown
that it is still spoken by eighty.fve
per cent. of the population of Wales.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

More than half the exports OF farm
products from the United States are
absorbed 10y Great Britain.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

The New York World says that the
big Sunday papers have forced the
popular magazines to reduce their
price to ten cents.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15
ArnisoNrR HANGS HIMSELF

Benson Rose. prisoner in the ,n n
Waynesburg. hanged himself with a ,,v
made out OF sheet. Rose was rs year \
and had been imprisoned in July for siea !,
He was not considered sane. and bad beet
the poor house.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

Julius Berghof was arrested at Hoboken,
y. j., on u charge OF embezzling $40. 900
from Ma,iiage Son, provision dealers OF
New York
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

Darlington, s. q. has a colored girl preach.
er nine pears old.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

The Texas Populist convention sent :,
grAn OF sympathy and support TO -
V. Debs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

Negro miners at sbring Valley Ill, have
Sssurasa H! 70 work, protected by armed
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-08-15

49,.
mob has jnSt looted the American mis-.
sion chapel at Inghok, nifty miles from Foo
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26
Britain Slowly Washing Away.

The British board of photographers
have made n report which is startling
in some of its details. 1t appears that
after long series of observations it has
been ascertained that the little Thames
is carrying $4,000, 600 cubic feet OF
British soil into the sea annually IN
order to get an idea of what the above
figures really mean, let us imagine a
huge mass of stone 100 feet in width,
100 feet long and 100 feet high Then
let us imagine that ii of these immense
cubes are yearly floated out to sea from
the British mainland. The Thames ba-
sin has, however, an area of 6, 100
square miles. The immense amount of
solid matter alluded to above is taken
grain by grain from this large extent of
surface, so that it only wears away the
surface of the basin as whole at the
rate of one-eight hundredth part Of an
inch each year. At the rate of wear and
tear mentioned in the opening para
graph of this article one would natural
ly suppose that within "a few hundred
years the whole of the main British isle
would be deposited at the bottom of the
ocean, but owing to the vast area from
which that ii, 000 600 cubic feet of SOL
id matter is gathered the basin of the
Thames has only been lowered one sim
gle inch since the Norman conquest.
Some of the readers of this will no
doubt be disappointed to find that the
rate of erosion is so slow and will de-
clare that the head line conveys differ
ent impression. The island is, however,
"slowly washing away" " for the statis-
tician of the photographic board says
that it will take $500, 600 years more
to reduce Britain to the Level of the sea
st. Louis Republic
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26
Btooklyn Life.


A Germantown bachelor of convivial
habits, missing his last train, spent the
night with friend in town and met
with a narrowing experience. When
they awoke i'll the morning, the Ger
mantown man, to use his own express
sion, felt like a fur salesman who had
swallowed his samples. He was still a
trifle under the influence of the rosy,
and his nerves were not i'll the best pos
sible condition. On the dressing case
was an open pill box containing two
pellets. He was about to ask his friend
what kind of pills they We're when one
of them gave a little squirm and turned
completely over. The Germantown man
rubbed his eyes and stared in amaze
ment Then the other pill slowly began
rolling about the box, and his eyes
threatened to bulge out of their sockets.
The two pills next began hopping up
and down, as though trying to escape
from the box. Thoroughly frightened,
the Germantowner gave yell, and
jumping into bed pulled the clothes
over his head.
Take 'em away" he groaned
Take what away?" asked his very
much surprised friend.
''Those pills in that box. Have 1 got
'em, or are they really jumping about?"
"Pills!' was the laughing reply.
'"They're not pills They're a couple of
those jumping BEATS bought yesterday
and put i'll the pill box to keep -
Philadelphia Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26
He Stocked Up on Eyes.

OF the glass eye worn by prominent
publisher of New York several amusing
tales are told. The artificial orb matches
its natural fellow so accurately that the
two cannot be distinguished apart. One
day the publisher was visited by a man
considerably under the influence of
liquor. The caller made an objection
able remark to which the only reply
vouchsafed was a prolonged stare of
Indignation. The steady gaze affected
the mans shattered nerves, and his self
control left him entirely when he saw
fly crawl over the publisher S glass eye
without causing him even to wink
Have | got 'em again." cried the in
ebriate as he fled to the nearest drug
store, intent on loading up with aromatic
spirits of ammonia and bromide.
While Oh a yachting trip the publish
er suffered for a few hours from seasick-
ness When he recovered, he noticed
that the good eye was bloodshot, while
the other retained the brilliancy of ap-
parent health, "Ah," he remarked,
cheerfully, II must stock up OH eyes so
as to be prepared for emergencies. :"
And he did, and he now has on hand
orbs of various shadings. New York
World
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26

Methods used by the Romans for
warming their houses We're clever. In
Rome itself artificial warmth may have
been brought rarely into use, though the
Italian winter requires fires at times,
but when the Roman took up his abode
abroad as the conqucror he certainly
lived in chilly climates In the country
houses he built i'll England he had care
fully devised heating arrangements,
which are called hypocausts. These are
fues running underline tesscllatcd floors.
Fires We're lit outside of the house, and
the hot air passed under the floors TO
do thus much required a knowledge of
the builders art, with tie necessary
precautions against fire Remnants of
these hypocausts are found today in
England, huilt during the Roman occa-
patton. New York Times
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26
HOW BULLETS ARE CAUGHT.
One of the Most Mystifying Conjuring
Tricks Neatly Explained.

Speaking of the bullet catching trick
in particular, Professor f. D. Hewes,
who is also dealer in the art mystic,
said:
There are literally but few tricks in
magic. Tho so called new ones present.
ed to the public from time to time by
our leading magicians, conjurers OR
whatever they call themselves, are SIM
ply the revival of some old experiments
clothed in new form. The catching Of
bullets is not by any means a new trick,
for it is almost as old as magic itself. 1
remember seeing the old 'Fakir of Ava
perform the same trick, only in differ
ent manner, when | was small boy.
The catching of the bullet is easily ex-
planned. In the first place. to accomplish
it the conjurer must procure an old style
caplock, smooth bore musket, some pow
der, caps and a leaden bullet. All these
must be perfectly free from any decep-
ton. Now we come to the ramrod.
Therein lies the whole mystery of the
trick. 1t is constructed with a small
metallic tube closed at one end and SO
arranged as to become detached from
the end of the ramrod at will.
Having explained the construction
cf all the appliances, we will now pro-
ceed to do the trick The gun, bullet,
powder and caps are freely given for
examination The performer requests
some one to put the charge of powder
into the gun. Next he inserts a small
piece of paper and rams it down, and
by twist of the ramrod to the left the
small metal tube is dislodged from the
point and remains within the gun bar
rel. Now the bullet is marked and
placed in the gun by one of the audi
ence; again the professor rams it down.
Now, by contrary twist, the metal
tube becomes fast to the ramrod so that
in withdrawing it the bullet is re-
moved.
'The performer now palms the mark
ed bullet and all that remains to do is
to go through the motions of catching
it when the gun is discharged, and the
spectators are thoroughly mystified.
You see, it is all very simple when you
know how. Boston Post
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26
THE ExlLES OF ENGLAND.
Their Tombs and Memorials Scattered all
Over Europe.

Over Europe.
No doubt we have driven out our own
exiles as we'll as received the exiles of
foreign states, although not in the same
proportion and measure. There are
tombs of Stuarts in Italy, and there is
church in Rome where have rested for
centuries the remains of the greatest
Irish rebel who ever stood up against
the English crown. But the ashes Of
any Stuart would be welcome to a rest
ing place here if it We're so desired, and
if the plot of earth which holds the body
of the gallant Tyrone were to be incor-
porated with the soil of any English
cemetery no Englishman would make
objection, and indeed we fear that very
few EDglishmen would know who the
Earl of Tyrone was There is some sat-
isfaction i'll thinking that an English
man travelling i'll foreign countries finds
little of mute reproach in the craven
names of eXiles on tombstones. The
bearing home in triumph of some ban
ished mans coffin is often the crown of
political partys endeavor. Sometimes,
too, the refusal to allow of the bringing
home makes man and a party popu
lar. We can most of us remember we'll
how the father of the late President Car
not became in a moment popular idol
out of comparative obscurity because he
sternly refused to allow the remains of
his own father to be brought back to
France from a grave in Magdeburg.
1t was in the zenith of the second
empire, and Napoleon III thought he
could do popular thing, and indeed
perhaps sincerely felt the desire to be
generous, when he offered to the Car
not family to restore in triumph to
France the coffin of the organizer of vic
tory. Carnot. the son, sternly refused
to accept the invitation. His father, he
said, had given his genius and his life
to the service of the French republic.
His body should never rest in a land
which was governed by imperial des-
potism Perhaps the late President Car
not might never have been the chief
magistrate of a French republic if his
father had not thus peremptorily and
publicly rejected the offer of Napoleon
III. Time came round, and the empire
is gone, and the Carnot tradition had
lts revenge. Napoleon LII, 10 90 MIN
justice, was not ungenerous i'll his deal
ing with political opponents, at all
/ events with political opponents whom
he thought no longer able to work him
harm. 1t is not easy, however, to make
safe calculation in that way. The man
i'll the coffin is sometimes able to work
more harm to the ruling system than
the orator in the political tribune
London Telegraph.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26

Simple Explanation of Grip.

Medical writer's make it clear why
grip is so fatal. They tell of hemor-
rhagio and pyamic results, with puru-
lent and gangrenous inflammation of
the lung tissues and frequent metastasis
to other organs. One case of hemor-
rhages and hematomas in the muscular
tissue, parenchymatous bleedings and
bleedings by diapedesis, pachymeningi-
tbs hemorrhagica interna, is mentioned.
In many cases there is hyperemia of the
pia; also meningeal inflitration and sup
curative meningitis and hemorrhage
into the lateral ventricle and very fire.
quently lobar pneumonia. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26
What Christ Taught.

Before Christ came men did not know
God. They did not understand his fa-
therhood and affection. They had all
along supposed that whoever would ell
joy Gods favor must purchase it i'll
some way. and so before the coming of
Christ men crouched and tremhled be-
fore God as though he were an al
mighty tyrant and they worshiped be-
fore him with sacrifices of slavish fear
But the coming of Christ brought
new element into human faith. He
taught not the Jew alone, but he taught
all men everywhere that God loves
them; that he loves them as sinners;
that he loves them with love that is
more devoted and tender than any
mother bears her child; that he is not
only ready to forgive them all that is
past of transgression and sin, but to
make them heirs of glorious and eter-
nal inheritance; that all God asks of
man is love. Advocate
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26
DANGEROUS RULES OF ETIQUETTE
Treating In New Mexico Is Fraught With
Many Difficulties.

Treating In New Mexico Is Fraught With
Many Difficulties.
The man from New Mexico and his
friend stood against the bar in one of
the palatial saloons of Chicago. The dis
penser put out four glasses.
where's your beeswax?" asked the
New Mexico visitor.
I'm not ON, responded the dispens-
er.
''Never tend bar in New Mexico?"
The dispenser said he had never had
the pleasure.
pleasure nothing. 'Tain't no pleas
ure, I'm tellin you. It's much as a
mans life is worth. But see you don't
savey about the beeswax. Well, I'll tell
you how they drink in New Mexico
There's only one thing to drink, that's
whisky-liquor, see? The bartender sets
up one glass. He amt got no whole lot
of glasses like you. He just sets up one
big glass. Then he takes out his bees
wax, and he marks the glass for as many
drinks as there are drinkers in the par
ty. Say there's three He puts two bees
wax marks OH the glass about so far
apart. Then he fills the glass with liq-
uor to the rim of the glass. The first
man in the party drinks down to the
first beeswax mark, and then he passes
the glass to the next man, and he drinks
down to the second beeswaX mark, and
the third man drinks to the bottom of
the glass. 1t amt safe for man to go
below his beeswax mark. A man in
New Mexico who'd do that wouldn't t
live long enough to send his wife dy-
in request. A New Mexico man might
rob a stagecoach, but he wouldn't t drink
below his beeswax mark. Got any wa
ter?''
"Oh, yes Plenty of water"
"Well set 'er up. And if there's any
thing extry fo- it I'll pay the cost. Say,
this is the all firedest town was ever
in. The idea of settin up four glasses
for two men to drink outen. l reckon
there amt another town on earth where
such stravagance is seed. "-Chicago
Herald.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-01-26
Girl Babies of Sicily.

In some parts of Sicily the birth of Il
girl is looked upon as such misfor-
tune that black flag is hung out the
window to proclaim the sad event. Hav-
ing to be supported by the family as
long as they are unmarried, and being
obliged to dover the bridegroom, they
are looked upon as expensive luxuries.
Boys, on the other hand, are very soon
self supporting, and when the time
comes for marrying increase the family
wealth by bringing home a bride and
her dot The girls live in seclusion, are
most kindly treated, and at the age of
IA orA 6 they are disposed of i'll marriage
ON a purely financial basis.