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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17

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Num'. Occip tipu. Residence.
Blrsllnnn. G., A.. Farmer, Centre
iuWr- y A.. 1aIlor, NIddlchtlrt,h
Cnl.rt.,n DIyL r. Sllcsmnu Urnynr
burl Jacob NJ. ,urpcuicr WASHINGTON
nr.,,. Antlnu Ftrmrr Un.,,rr
tl-ruhnur Nm 4. Ftrmcr WDsnipvtnu
Fisher. LAWS Farlncr. tnnn n,u
Fl,,. Il. g., j. t., Nnnrn"
Freed Eiyard Farmer. Ur1yrr
to.. Henry f. Farmer " Hru,rr
Iiu,s ID. a. Farmer W perry
iirrrnld David =, Teacher tuinu
Eunnn Emanuel Farmer " Hrnyrr
KCousr H. f. LnbOrer penn
Irnlry JOhn. Farmer W Urlyrr
Miner NJ. t.. Marble Dealer SclinsgTnyr
StnhI E Farmer Inton
Shirry' samuel Farmer. SpTing
SnrrLt U' a. inh0rrr Fr,nLiin
SLoruurv A H. Farmer penn
Suuir,s. If. f.. Farmer. Monroe
sh1iub1ch 4. s. Farmer. Franklin
Wtt n1yid H. Farmer Washiu,,tu',
Yrt.5rr siInon Farmer Snriug
,,,r,r t,r,us 7
IElll ''h''"'
Aurnnd, Geo. A., Teacher, Adams
liuuslI isaac, LubOrcr. Beaver
llcuurr, Daniel Farmer, ". Perry
Baylor, Joseph, LahOrcr, Spring
Bailey uTiah, Farmer Washington
Bailey, Amos, Farmer Monroe
Batcman, Jacob, Mechanic, Scinsgroyc
BIO,lus, JnO. ~, Teacher Perry
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
MIDDLE CREEK.

On Monday John ID. Goss and
wife left for Ohio to visit their chill.
dren and friends. -. Miss Nora
Knepp who had been at home for
several weeks, again left for Reeds
vile on Monday. ... Miss Mary
Knepp from Logan is isiting friends
in this vicinity Rev. Hilbish and
family, Misses Carrie. Hartley and
Sadie Meyer we're the guests OF
Jesse Knepp on Saturday and Sun.
day. VIM. Horbster and wife
were the guests of WIN. Kline's on
Sunday About half of the fall
seeding has been done already.
Some of our people took in the Bush
Meeting at New Lancaster on Sun.
day. The Middle Creek Picnic on
Saturday was NIL that could be dc
sired till about 2 o'clock when a
heavy thunder storm arose scatter.
ing the people in all directions and
giving some complete drenching.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17

seem &c reach the dis
ease at all until S.
SIS. was given, when
an i'm prove M e n t
was at once noticed.
The medicine was
continued with fav-
orable results, and
now she is cured
sound and we'll, her
skin is perfectly
clear and pure and
she has been saved
from what threat
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
We MUST HAVE help

We pay sS 60 $l2 per week for easy home work.
Can be done In spare time, day or evening. No
SCHEME, Books on PEpDrIsG. send stamp for
work ana particulars at once. seymour supply
Co., Masonic Temple, Camden, New Jersey.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17

ened to blight her life forever.
S.S.S. Guaranteed PNyciy tcgciabke)
cures Eczema, Scrofula, Cancer, Rheu-
matism, or any other blood trouble.
II is real blood remedy and always
cures even after all else fails.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-09-17
Hll HuilErs

should be tested under the hydraulic
test at least once II year. Avoid
danger and call upon me TO make the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14

the mother an
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14

and fifty to four hundred dol
lars. So you'll see most travelling
men wearing a good stone. It Is q
silent or special partner, and stands
by a man at the right time. Circus
men and theatrical people save their
money in diamonds. They see a
good many ups and downs, and if
they didn't put their surplus cash
into gems they'd let it all go and
have nothing for rainy day. An
actress can this way both save her
money and be using it at the same
time in her personal adornment. -.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
Drowned in Wine.

At Mostar, in the Herzegovina, a
husband and wife died a most ex-
traordinary death together. The
wife went to the wine cellar to fetch
q mug of strong, new wine for her
husbands supper, and as the enor-
nous cask was not full, she leaned
over and fell into it. Her husband
Immediately dropped IN after her TO
save her, and both were drowned 10
o few minutes. Their property Is
valued at twenty thousand pounds
sterling, but they lived as simple
peasants.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
THE DIAMOND.
Its Uses for Drummers. Circus ana
Theatrical Peopie.

the6frlcat People.
That's my silent partner" said
Tody Hamilton, when I called atten-
tion to the fact that he always wore
his big diamond beneath his vest.
ga good diamond" he explained,
SIS about the best friend In need 3
travelling man has. You may think
it case of Vanity. but it isn't-at
least 1t isn't with majority OF the
men who wear them on the road A
diamond Is the most convenient form
of portable property, and the least
fluctuating in value. You may get
out of money in some far-away town,
be robbed on the road, lose your
money, or blow it In on spree;
there you are. Your diamond Of the
value OF one hundred and fifty dol
Lars viii stand yon IN for one hun-
~ 6aaars. You upuld1s 1T more
than fifty dollars or something Ike
that on watch worth two hundred
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
THE SHORTEST LINE TO
MONTANA AND BLACK HILLS
is the Burlington Route.

Fast vestibuled trains daily to the
gold fields of the northwest with Sleep
ers, through free chair cars, Kansas
City to Billings, Montana, via Lincoln.
Through connections for Helena, Butte,
Spokane, Portland and the north Pacific
Coast. L. W. WAKELEY, G.. p. A.
st. Louis, Mo.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
Excursions.

Topeka. Kas., May 1921, 1895. Grand Lodge,
Knights OF Pythias Encampment, fare IS. Is FOR
the round trip Dates of sale: May 18th and 18th:
final return limit of May 22d
Topeka, Kas., May 9-16, 1896. Annual Meeting,
Grand Lodge. Degree of Honor, A. o. q. w. Fare
and one-third on the certificate plan. Certificates
to be signed by E. Ii. Forde, Emporia. Kan.
Ottawa, Kan, May 26-29, 1895. Account of
Annual Meeting, German Baptists or Dunkards.
Open rate OF one lowest first class fare, plus - co.
Tickets on sale May 49, o. % and ., tickets to be
good for going passage commencing date of sale,
and limited for return leaving Ottawa not earlier
than May 23d. Final return limit, June 6, with
privilege OF an extension of 30 days. For further
particulars. call on
WIN. KEN ROBERTSON, Agt.
Santa Fe Route.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
ssYOHrs for Health. /"

Expert physicians affirm that the right climate
may cure consumption and kindred diseases. The
right climate is where pure, dry air. equible tenn
perature and constant sunshine are found. These
essentials exist in the Salt River Valley of Arizona
and various places in New Mexico. Descriptive
catalogue issued by the passenger department of
the Santa Fe route contain complete Information.
For free copies. address Geo. 7. Nicholson, G. p.
& T. Agt., S. F. Ry., Chicago, Ill, or call on
VIM. KEN RoBERTsoN, Agt..
Great Bend. Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
WORKING FOR REFORM.
The Understood Man Wanted to
See Casey, But Couldn't.
Upon Being Denied This Privilege He De-
cIared for Wife-BeAtins and Reform
Casey Also Belonged to
His Party.

He was an understood man, and he
wandered into the Oak street sta
ton with a bigger ma. about four
o'clock, says the New York Sun.
Kin we see Casey?" he de-
manded.
s'You can't" said the sergeant.
s'Weil, I'd like to know why" said
the understood man.
s'Well, principally because you
can't, }" remarked the sergeant.
Say, sergeant, is his offense seri-
ous2" asked the understood man, as
his companion turned and left the
station.
"Oh, no, not serious" said the
sergeant; "abusing his wife and
children, making hog of himself
and acting like a loafer generally"
'sNow, you look here, sergeant, ?"
said the understood man, "he's e
good fellow, and that's all right"
Perhaps" said the sergeant
Then the understood man walked
over to the window where the two
men were sitting. There's some
women" he said, that needs beat
ing. There amt any doubt about
that, and maybe Casey's wife de-
served IT. "
IT haven't much use for man
who will strike woman" remarked
a man by the window.
well, know" said the under
sized man, 'sbut sometimes they get
contrary, and there's nothing like @
good clubbing. It's necessary.
He turned to the other man by
the window then and said: care
you one of us?"
Zone of who?" demanded the
man.
lone of US reformers," said the
understood man. Were just revo
authorizing the government of this
town. We're on top now, and in
tend to stay there"
why don't you reform CaseyT
asked one of the men.
''Yee," said the sergeant. ''Yos
better begin on him."
vi, tudV OLA lSuV, o6lu Vic uh
dersized man. You're prejudicet
against him just because he's abuse<
his wife. That's all right We re
formers are just reforming the cit,
government" he went Oh, 'andif i
hadn't been for Warning we'd a-kep
. right on. That man Waring b,
queered the whole dang game.
What are you out for now9
asked one of the men.
'sWhat would we be out for7" de
'manded the understood man.
'"The DUST suggested the ser
geant.
"Well, what's anybody out forP
demanded the understood man.
''Tell me-" said the sergeant, Is
Casey reformer7"
"He has the honor to belong
my party said the understood man
and he few out, muttering tina
Casey's arrest was an outrage an
that he'd put the government" on
to the police in the morning.
THE DIAMOND.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-05-14
D E NJ O R E S 7 S
AN UNPARALLELED OFFER

Demorest's Gut Paper Patterns the most prac-
tical on the market They are of any size that any
member of household could require. In each
copy of the magazine is printed coupon emitting
the subscriber, purchaser to a pattern (worth
and regularly sold for 35c) or any number of pat
for four cents each to package and post
age. When the value of the patterns is considered,
the subscriber actually gets
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07

the otAsf at the S6acJ ko1 the pit. Gel
Axteen fleet poles. O inches IN diane
Tor. ana 20 sgven-feet poles, 9 inchea
70 diameter. for the roof. Make the
frame for the door 2 feet wide and {
feet high; Get In the center Of the front
Put your 4 feet poles, eight on each
sldA nail through the door frame and
ret two stakes ct each end to hold the
poles IN, position, one above another.
Then put your other 10feet pole on
top, resting the center on the door
frame. Notch Ill fleet poles 90 as to
At each end on the front and back;
then set up 20 as to form the roof.
Nail any old plank ON the ends. Bank
up earth all around and on top. Nail
old bags on the door to keep frost out.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
The Electric Fuse-Traan:

The recent war talk has directed
attention to the utilizing Of electricity
in naval and military warfare: Elec-
tricity is now of the greatest value In
the operation Of IN army, more partic.
ulariy in the form of the telegraph;
the field telephone and the war bal
loon and in men-of-war it has come
to be indispensable in ammunition
hosting, range-finding and the hand.
ling and firing Of big guns and torpedo
work. In the last named field q new
invention has been announced, styled
the electric fuse train" Its declared
object is to 'effectually retain tho
force of exploding gunpowder so that
none Of it is lost, and to direct its
force at any desired point" The fuse
train is said to "burn with q sudden
and irresistible flash, the fame and ex-
plosion travelling with so great We
lOcity that 1t can never be put out by
the pressure Of water when submerg-
ed; and when the flame reaches the
torpedo, shell, mine, ETC., to which the
device is attached the coil of fuse
train, flashing off,. fills the powder
chamber instantly with an intensely
hot, confined flame. that penetrates the
powder and causes every grain to ex-
plode at the same instant" How this
is to be done is not explained, but the
limited details of the invention which
have so far been made public seem to
point to the production by electricity
of the flash which is stimuli taneously
to pervade every part Of the powder
chamber. 1t is stated further that
''this fuse-train is perfectly reliable
and excels every other means of COM
municating fire to one or more charges
Of powder, torpedoes, shells, mines,
blasts, etc., either near together or dis
tant from each other-one line of fuse
train only being required for any mum.
Der Of explosions"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
DO ,lAp1s1nllss TnousLnlI.

Ever Sinee Yuath he HAS DesB
Threatensa with Loss o et0At. n,
In the course Of Q talk Du Maurler.
described the tragic affair that occur
red at the Antwerp academy, where 10
was studying under De Keyser and
Van Lerius. ut was on day in Van
LeriuS studio" he said, ''that the great'
tragedy Of my life occurred"
The voice Of Du Maurier, who TIM
then had been chatting with ANNA
ion, suddenly fell, and over his face
nme an indeAnable expression Of min
sied terror and danger and sorrow.
II was drawing from model when
suddenly the 0irle head seemed to me
to dwindle to the size Of walnut.
clapped my hand over my left eye.
Had been mistaken? could see a.,
well - ever. But when in It's turn y
covered my right eye learned what
had happenede My left eye had failed.
me; 1t might be altogether lost. 1t was
60 sudden blow that I was as thun-
derstruck. Seeing my dismay, Van.
Lerius came up and asked me what
might be the matter, and when told
uluu uS .S&le1 SudI IL was nOtuAA6S eAAsAS
he had had that Himself, and 80 on.
And q doctor, whom I anxfously con-
suited that same day, comforted me
and said that the accident was a pass
ing one. However, my eye grew worse
aRd worse, and the fear Of . total
blindness beset me constantly. That
YVES the most tragic event Of my life.
It poisoned all my existence"
Du Maurier,. as though'to shake OH a
troubling obsession, rose from his
chair and walked about the, ruonn, e.
gazette in hand
Elm the spring Of 1852 we heard Of
a'great specialist; who lived In Dussel-
d6rf, and we went to see him! He ex-
amined my eyes, and said that, though
the left eye was: certainly lost. had
no reason to fear losing the other, but
that must be very careful, and not
drink beer, or eat cheese, and 8. on.
It was very comforting to know that I
was not to be blind, but + have never
shaken off the terror'of' that apprehen-
sion.
"My life was very prosperous one
from the outset in London. I was mar
ried in 1868, and my wife and never
once knew financial troubles: Myonly
trouble has been my fear about, my,
eyes. Apart from that have been,
very happy" Westminster Budget.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
A L1srvoF, AcaUA1NrANcps

Very Few Men Who. Kn0yvbH Naaa&
One Thousand Reople:
A small party seated; in. the Manhat-
tan club night before last, was discuss;
ing the question Of acquaintances. One
well known lawyer said he knew az
many people as any man in tile room.
he did not care who he. was Z asked
II he could say how many aaquaint.
ances he had-not friends. merely, but
persons knawn casually and slightly.
After thinking it over he said 80 600
Il bet $50 to S." sold another Of the
party, that you cannot name 1000
parsons Of your acquaintance, and give
you all night to do it." The bet was
made, and the lawyer began, q friend
keeping tally.
Wren, after two hours of hastl think
ing, he had reached between 500 ana
GOO; he was going very slow and strain.
Ing terribly. At midnight he was so
fnr from the. 1000 mark that the
party broke up In disgust,
doubt II there is a man in this
country who could write down the
names OF l,OOO acquaintances ut a mo.
ment's notice. don't believe there
are five men in the United States who
are acquainted personally with 1C.oo0
people. Dan Lamont, secretary of war
Is said to know more faces than anv
other man. He made a study of faces
when Mr.. ClevelAnd's private secre.
tary. and became Indispensable to the
president. It might be said that there
are many politicians who know more
than 10000 people personally. but yo,,
can't rely upon a political asouaint.
ance: The politician has way Of nre.
tending to know every living man whn
mas vote. DR.. Chauncey M. Denew
probably has as wide an acquaintanca
es any man we know. Many men re-
aae%Der races without being able to
recall names. That is not an acoua,nt.
ance. 1t will not do to say We iava
seen such and such man befors
somewhere. but cannot recollcct lila
uame.-New York Press. -
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
Carlyle. Rhap.odi.ine

"The man." says Mr.. Morley, ''who
writes in the dialect that Carlye did, is
heavily weighted" should have
thought rather that, if Mr.. Carlyle had
not written in Carlylese, his writings
would not have attracted the atten-
ton that they did. If any one doubts
this let him translate some passage of
the dialect" into plain and simple
English. He will find that, I'm most
cases, the inspiration-or what passes
as neutrality-suspicious.. OF no one
can it be asserted more truly that the
style is the man. In saying this I do
not seek to underestimate him, for the
same thing may be saiGf Of most Of
the prophets Of the Old Testament.
Carlyle's style is q curious mixture Of
the rhapsodizfng Of one Of these proph-
cts and the involved phrasfne Of Ger
man done into English. It is what oft
Is said, but ne'er so strangely express
ed. We are often told that Carlyle
nodded the thoughts Of his generation.
I have never yet been able to find any
one to explain to me in what mold he
cast them. He roared from the house
tops In rugged language, but beyond a
sincere conviction that every living
man except himself was more or less
Of a fool, and that those historical
personages who acted on this estimate
Of themselves ought to be the saints of
our calendar, he seems to have had no
very definite opinions upon anything.
He Is called by his admirers 1.-THE sage
Of Chelsea" No man was less of a
sage, either in his private relations or
In his public utterances. A man of
genius he may have been, but q sage
he was not.-H. Labouchere In Truth,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07

0fe0 yards broad. Tney walked ncr00l
It with rides trailed, and came to TIN
edge Of the gulch not more than I'VE
and-twenty or thirty feet deep, and
through which a mountain torrent wa,
rushing In melodious turmoil.
Dick stopped and pointed with out
stretched fore-finger to the bottom.
'.Theer's where It lies, thick a.
peas" he said. sAny amount Of 1t
I'd never dreamt o. coming here, only
/ shot buck, and that was the place
had to get him from. Now YOU
know It as wen as I do"
After q moments pause they nude
their way down. At the bottom
among the young pines, the mon
light dripped in silvery hecks and
blotches onto q moss and fern
stlewn rocky ground. The frettina
water shed in winter time overrun the
whole bed Of the gulch, and smooth
flints varying from the size Of q mans
fist to the smallest Of pebbles, gilt
tered and cleaned In the pale sheen.
Dick took up one unevenly-rounded
fragment and advanced with It to the
waters edge, where the light fell clear
and bright on his face
Look ut this" he said, pointing to a
yellowish, shining spot ON the dull,
creamy stone; ''that's gold. I might a.
taken bushels from here II hadn't
been afraid of somebody prying about
my place and finding 1t while was
away. You see, while I was alone, I
had nobody to take care Of the place,
and those fellows are mean enough for
anything"
He turned the glittering, auriferous
stone in his hand over and over again.
Both his figure and Herbert Chaun-
cey's were standing out, dark md
sharp, against the lazy, moonlit fur
Their side of the river. @
Crack! Crack! Two shots rang
through the air fr quick succession,
and Dick Ashland. with an unearthly
cry. jumped full three feet in the air,
and dropping rifle and flint from his
outstretched hands, fell face-foremost,
with his hands toward the stream.
Herbert Chnuncey felt a sharp sting
below the shoulder, and the rifle
dropped from hfs useless right arm.
He looked round In vague amazement.
and noticed the blood trick1fng over
his buckskin hunting shirt. A suffocat-
ing faintness came over linn. and he
sank down on the ground. The noise
of footsteps attracted his attention..
and as he looked up he saw at the top,
where he and Dick had descended,
two men. .if1e in hand. who were peer
ing down. shading their eyes with,
their hands against the moonlight, and.
evidently preparing to descend.
Ito be. Continued),
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
rapn Netea


1t is: better to diversity crops than
to depend on one crop.
Clover seed should be sown early,
so that, the freezing and thawing may
work the seed into the ground.
If it is over-productfon that infiu-
encess prices there must be an i'm
mense crop Of everything this season.
It will; not be safe to plant for sea-
SON like the last one; such never sue
coed each other. i
A farm without garden is Just as
much Of n1fsfft as It would be II veg
etables had not been 80 abundant and
cheap last year.
The subsoiling question is attracting
q great deal Of attention. especially in
those states that have recently suf-
fered from severe drouths.
None q the barnyard manure should
BE- allowed to 60 to waste. This is O
coed time to haul it out. 1t should be
put on the thinnest soil.
It f. whispered among farmers that
corn win again be employed as fuel.
This 10 not surprising, when It Is only
worth II cents. In my market coal 10
worth Is cents.
~
Some farmers. instead Of greassne
their plows when they put them away,
allow them to rust, and then ruin the
looks of the roadside in trA;ng to scour
their plows.
Different crops take from the soil DIFF
ferent elements Of fertility; hence, the
necessity Of rotation in crops. Soils
given up to any one crop for several
years will run down in fertility.
In footing up your profits from the
farm the past year, says writer, put
down q good, big sum for eatisfnctio
and enjoyment Of life, especially II
you can't balance accounts in any 9TH
er way. t
The way to produce humus, and thus
Increase the fertility Of the soil, Is to
grow heavy sods and other vegetable
substances for manure, AZ writer
says while making the farm pay q fair
interest on the investment.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07

is the best thing in the world fer the
purpose. String it on the wire or cord
as shown III the cut Be sure that the
to bark them. Sometimes where the
wind has special force, to lean the
tree slightly north or northwest when
setting it or toward the quarter from
which the prevailing wind comes is o
good practice.-Farm and Home.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-02-07
Maftre.Isle&,.

Maitre Ialet,
bers Of the States, set ont to inspect
the roads. The union jack and st.
Andrews flag were hoisted on the
staff and saluted by the cheers Of the,
elated spectators.
These facts were communicated to,
the inhabitants Of Saint Malo and.
Grandeville, who wired in detail what
had taken place to the Paris newspa-
pers, in which, virulent articles ap-
peared, declaring positively that the
Minquteres belonged to France, and
not to Britannia.
A diplomatic correspondence has tn.
ken place between the foreign. offices.
of both countries, who, ifFrumor. is cor
rect, wish to name commission. as.
they did in 1888 in the matter of the.
Ecrehos when it was proved that
these islets belonged to, the. British
crown.-London Sketch.