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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-12
Knew Was Unusual.

Husband tat supper)-Can't you give
me a napkin? 1 haven't had one for a
week.
Wife-Why, remember giving you
one yesterday, just before you said
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-12
| SOME CAPITAL STORIES.
President Lincoln's Gift to q To-
baccoless Soldier.
Bishop Brooks Once Likened . Session OF
Congress to q Football Game-How
senator Hill Squelches In
Quisitive Reporters. =,
Especial Washington Letter.1

Especial Washington Letter.1
Abraham Lincoln had charity for all
men, and often humored their weak
nesses, as a father humors q youthful
son.
During the autumn of 1852 when the
army of the Potomac was camped near
Falmouth, Va, President Lincoln vis-
tied the troops and went from regiment
to regiment to see the soldiers, and also
to let the soldiers see him and under
stand that he was personally interested
in them.
AS he was passing the One Hundred
and Fifty-seventh infantry camp, one
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29

Don't forget to go to tho polls and
cast your vote for Mckinley and Ho-
bart on Tuesday, November the Third.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
RAILWAY MEN AND SILVER.

The Effect of Free silver Coinage Upon
Their Wages.
Tho effect Of FREQ silver coinage upon
the wages Of railway employees, rs shown
by the New York Sun, should be carefully
studied by every man In the railway bust
ness. fourteenth Of all the working
men In the United States arc employed by
railway companies. They number be-
twcet 800, 600 and 900 900 and depend en-
tirely upon their wages for support
Those wages are not now more than they
ought to DO and, as The Sun shows, thcy
would be cut In half by tho free and un-
limited coinage Of silver
The Indebtedness Of the railways OF the
country is payable in gold. Should free
silver standard be adopted tho companies
would have To go into the markets and
buy gold In order to pay their maturing
obligations. Their earnings would be
paid in silver, which would then be the
currency of the country, however low
might be its market value. To buy that
gold they would have to make or save
more than they arc now making, and who
doubts what their first stop would boz
Not only would the purchasing power of
the mems wages be reduced, but nothing
but n miracle could avert the cutting
down of the wages themselves And the
age Of miracles has passed.
But us The Inquirer has many times
shown, no one class Of men would suffer
from that change. All would be stricken
alike The farmer would not only sell less
than he sells In good times under sound
currency he would also get less for what
he did sell. What is true, in short of the
railway men Is true Of all Others. .-Phila.
delphia Inquirer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
Don't forget to 20 to the polls and
cast your vote for Mckinley and Ho-
bart ON Tuesday, November the Third.
which Is the Lie?

From the beginning tho advocates Of
free silver have been inconsistent aud con-
Trajectory in their declarations as to what
they expect OF free coinage. To the man
who is In debt they argue that free silver
will make cheap money and enable him to
scale his debts 5Opcr cent. in other words,
to cheat his creditors out of half he owes
them To the other they argue that free
silver can do no harm, as FREQ coinage will
bring up the price Of silver so that tho
bullion value Of n silver dollar will equal
that OF gold dollar. OF course ono or
the other of these arguments Is false, and
the advocate OF free coinage knows IL. The
only question is, which story does he tell
for n lie and which for the truth? He may
honestly believe either the one or the
other, but he cannot belivo both II he has
any common sense.-Bedford Inquirer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
PORT TREvERTON.

After an absence OF nearly four
months, VIM. Petit returned home
from Pan Yam, N. Y. :. Albert Neitz
one OF our genial town boys has
gone to Sunbury for the winter.
The Union township Mckinley and
Hobart club attended the mass
meeting at Selinsgrove. They report
having had good time. While
they were gone the Bryan people
cabbaged the left over Mckinley
paraphernalia and made the welkin
ring for silver. 1t was all done good
naturedly however Recently
Jones and Hanna of Union town.
ship politics, were travelling in @
produce wagon from Milton to Port
Treverton. They scanned the polit.
ical horizon, made predictions, and
argued gold aud silver until both
were lost in maze of words. Final
ly Jones asserted that he could beat
Hanna busking corn. Hanna. who
is farmer as well as n politician,
was willing to engage in the prac
tical argument, Jones was also will
ing. Reaching cornfield some.
where in the vicinity of Winfield.
they tied the horses to the fence.
jumped into the field and began to
work. While thus busilv OF gagged,
along came the farmer aud demand
ed their right to enter his corDfeld.
The argument Of course was post
poned until satisfactory cxplana
tions were made, whereupon the
farmer perched himself upon an M
per rail and said, Go IL BOYS, mud
I'll be Judge" The shocks now he~
more vigorously and the contest was
pretty even until six shocks piece
were husked. Then Hanna's cS-
perience began to assert itself ncd
he forged ahead. The farmer de
clared him the winner but JuueS
maintains that the Judge was u re-.
publican and therefore gave u prriu.
diced decision. We don't know how
that was, but we do know that had
we been the farmer, the whole field
of corn would have been shocked
ere the decision given. x.x.x.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29

But IL WIN All Go for Naught-The Re-
publican Party Has Given the Soldiers
Liberal Pensions In First Glass Money.
Not Get WIN Not Be Big Enough to
Hurt or Help Anybody.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
a Class That Is u Mass.

The comptroller OF the currency estim-
ates that there are between 10000, 900 and
ll,0O0,OoO depositors in the financial insti-
tutions of the country, and that their
aggregate deposits amount to over five
billions Of dollars Nearly one-fourth of
the depositors and about one-third OF the
deposits arc in the national banks and
the balance in state institutions. These
figures have evidently never been brought
to the attention of William j. Bryan, or II
they have he has chosen to entirely ignore
thcm and their meaning. They do not
chime in at all with his demagogic masses
and classes talk, nor are they at all har-
monious with his idea Of debasing tho
currency sf the country to one-half its
present value.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
Orphans' Court Sale Of
Valuable Real Estate !

The undersigned Executors OF the last will
aud testament OF Daniel ZetDer. late OF Spring
township. Snyder county, Pa. deceased, will by
virtue OF an Orphans Court OF the said county
OF snyder, expose TO public sale on Tract No. 4.
on Thursday. Nov. 6th. 1890, the following
described real estate, 70 wits TRACT NO. :,
being all that certain IN Ssuagc AMI piece OF
land, the Mansion Farm OF the testatOr, situate
in Spring township, Snyder county Pa. bound
ed on the North by land Of Simon leager and
solomon Lambert ct. al. East by land OF said
Lambert, and Tract No. 8, south by land OF
Lewis Manbeck Isabella Iost and Josiah lIel.
frlch and on the West by land OF PhareS Hell
dred end nfty-two u52) acres and 100 perches,
more or less. with the nppurteDances, whereon
are erected 2story weather-boarded plank
frame house. bank barn aud all necessary out
buildings, a well VI good water at the house
and one at the barr, about 20 acresof this tract
Is well tlm0ered aud the balance Is In high
state OF cultivation,
TRACT NO. .. being another certain farm mes
suage or piece OF land situate In township, cOun-
" aud state asOresaid. bounded on the North
by land of John Ieiber and Joseph Hassinger,
East by land OF Joseph ilassinsef. solomon
Lambert and Tract NJ. 4. here natter described,
south by land cf Lewis and Annie Manbeck and
West by Tract No. 3 anu land VI John Zelber,
containing one hundred aud one u0il acres and
80 perCnes M lrc ur less with the appurtenances.
whereon are ereeleda 2.story weatner-boar'ic,i
log house, bank barn and all necessary out
bUlldinys plenty NJ good fruit, about H. acres Is
In timber aud tue balance Is clear.
TRAIT NJ. y, Delng atOlner tstrn Of piece "
lanu situate as aud adjoining tracts ! ana z
anove described. bOuntbd on the by pub
lie road leading from MiddecrCck o TroAelyille.
East 10y tract .. south ~ land OF Anna aud Lew
Is Manbeck and West by tract and public road.
confirming eighty so acres more or less Win
the appurtetinces Main buildings, water.
fruit. state Ot cultivation about the same us on
the tract above described.
TRACT NO. :. being ccriAir piece OF timber
land situate IN iOwhship county and stale
Aforesaid bIuudcd Oh the Nustt bl laud Oi Az.
salon Lambert and Gust Meyer East by land
OF Alex llommei. south 10y lhbd Of Amos Hack
enburg and West by land Of Lewis ManbecK and
tract containing ciVht tslg) acres more or less,
with the appurtcnauces.
TRACT NO. 8, b Ing certain Limestone lot.
situate ns tracts above described, adjoining
lahus of John kllnglcr Reuben Seininger ct
nj. containing 10 perches more or less. Sllc 10
commence NJ 10 o'clock a. VI whom terms VIII
be made known by
JACOB ZEIBER.
LINCOLNZEIBER.
Executors.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
BuckIen's Arnicn SaIyc.

THE BEST SALvEin the world for
Cuts, Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chanp.
ed Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by Gray bill,
Garman Il Co., Richfeld and all
Druggists.
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Out Of Sight,

Mckinley majority is getting so high
that If 1t wasn't anchored we'd feel there
was danger IL might get away from ua--
Chicago Post.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-29
Ons on Mexico.

The Mexican dollar Is worth more than
ever before. not intrinsicsiiy. bus ~ .
ststkiag obtsot lesson. New York Herald.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06
AN ANGEL BOY.

Sir" said Il lad coming down to
one of the wllarves in Boston, and al
dressing a well-known merchant,
''have You any berth on your ship? l
want to earn something"
''What can you do?" asked the gen.
tleman.
II a try my best to do whatever
| am put TO-" answered the boy.
What have you done?'
II have sawed and split all mothers
wood for nigh on two years"
"What have you not done?:" asked
the gentleman, who was a queer sort
OF IA qucstioner.
swell, sir" answered the boy after
a moments pause. 81 have not wills
pered in school once for a whole year
That's enough" said the gentle
man; "you may ship aboard this YES
sci, and | hope to see you the maste
of her some day. A boy wh0can mas
ter a wo0dpilc and bridal his tongue
must be made Of good stuff.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06
WAYSIDE CHAT.
Chicago Times Herald.

Chicago Times Herald.
lyon are worth your weight in
gold" he ventured To remark TO the
girl he had wanted to marry.
IAN l, indeed" she returned, "and
how much is that?"
II don't know the exact amount"
he replied, but it's a good deal"
"Well, I'm just going to find out
how much you value me at. | have
been studying the money question
lately, and l have some books that
will tell me-"
And she went to the library and re-
turned with a report Of the United
States treasury department.
''Herc.i it is. Pure gold is worth
$40. sc an ounce. That is Troy weight,
with 1000 grains to the pound. Have
you a pencil and some paper, Mr..
Chapleigh?"
'Oh, Lord he groaned.
whats that?n sharply.
Il only said, ycs, certainly"
swell. figure out the value of 4
pound of avoirdupoiS; you know peo-
pie are weighed by %ayoirdupOiS. Only
precious metals and precious stones
are measured"
"You are IA jewelm
"No nonsense. Figure it up"
For five minutes he wrcstlcd with
the problem, until lie felt his collar
climbing up the back of his neck.
At length she inquired:
well, what is it,"
81 can't do it,"
'Givc me the paper. Yet they say
men are so much better than women
at figures
In half Il minute she read the re-
suit.
"a grain Of gold is worth S0.043066,
so a pound avoirdupois is worth $30l,.
462. weigh 10 pounds. lam there,
fore worth in your estimation 1913, $50.
S2--my weight in gold. In that case
Mr.. Chapleigh, | think you had bette
marry Miss Greenwood; she is wortl
$4,000. She Inherited 1T from he
father. Good day, Mr.. Chaplcigh."
He feebly protested, but she wa
implacable, and he left.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

The Southern Cultivator sums up
the value and ad~aptability OF the pea
crop as follows: 1t is a nitrogen
gathcrer; it shades the soil in summer
and aids the process Of %nitrllication; it
goes deeply into the soil and brings up
water and mineral matter needed by
the plant; its a%daptability to all kinds
OF soils, %stiffest clays to the most por.
Gus sands, fertile alluvial bottoms to
barren uplands; it stands the heat and
sunshine OF southern summers; its
rapid growth and shade, cffectually
smother all weeds and thus serve as a
cleansing crop; it is the best prepara-
tory crop known to the southern
farmer; every kind of crop grows well
after it; furnishes IA most excellent
food in large quantities for both mar
and animals.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06
PROVERBS.

To reach men, first reach God.
Long looking multiplies the stars.
Short waists often have long gains.
Prove your immortality by long
thoughts.
Great pcrils are the hotbcds OF great
souls.
Union is not good unless it unitcs on
good.
People quote most from the authors
they read least.
A beautiful soul might rest in any
sort Of a body, but it doesn't.
A broken heart you may heal, but a
crushed object is never of any further
use.
Few men seem to realize that a we'll
dressed woman is an advertisement Of
her husbands business.
Nowadays three objects are ncces.
sary to a marriage-a million dollars,
another million dollars, and a min
lister.
When a mar shows enough interest
in a wOman's actions to scold her for
those that do not please him, he may
safely be act down as in love with her.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

A woman fond of home and chill
drcn will marry a man who doesn't
really care for either. She will marry
n man who regards home as simply a
Mace in which to sleep, and perhaps
eat, and children a most damnable
nuisanccs, to be beaten and cuffcd at
Measure. The worst Of 1t Is that she
knows what kind Of a man she is 60
ing to marry; but the law Of contra
rietics drags her on; she cannOt help
herself, and her whole life Is made
wretched and dcplOrable.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

The United Journeymen Bakers
Association Of Philadelphia and vi.
cinity has started a campaign against
Sunday work, and the members, so
they say, do not propose to let up In
the fight until they succeed in per-
suading the State Legislature to pass
q law making it unlawful to bake
bread on the Sabbath.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

An exchange not published In ILL
nois says the Chicago river contains
the only water Ia the world In which
you can stick your finger and leave a
hole when you pull 1t out again.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

A company with abundant capital
has been organized at Orlando, Fla,
for the cultivation Of rubber. 1t has
been found by practical tests that the
rubber tree grows as well in Florida us
anywhere in the world.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

"Mama," asked a little girl, point
ing at the woman on the other side OF
the street car, "what makes the lady
wear her rings outside her glovcs?"
"Hush," said the mother In a stage
whisper, don't be rude. The lady
wears her rings outside her glove to
keep them from blackcning her fn-
gers"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06
Ehelrmorrat-S STA,
THE PEANUT AS Fonn
Pittsburg Leader.

pittsburg Leader.
There has been Organized IN i,
city a company for the manuf,o,"''
of oil and food products y, ~
peanut. The comn,nv
known as the American Food ana ~
Co., and will apply for a char,e, W. W
q. The capital stock OF the co,o"'"
is s6o,O 600 and the factory will bs ~
Gated at Norfolk, Va, the ceute, .,
the peanut growing country.
Concerning the manufacture n, ,.,
products and oil out of the peann, :.
may be said that it is practlcallr.'
experiment In this country, althnnaa
it has been one of the great indes
tries OF France and especially Of M,,.
settles for a great many years.
The statement Of Edward Atkins,
of Boston, the well-known polltlr,'
economist and statisticlan, that with.
"ltus
in a few years the peanut crop will :.
one OF the prime staples of the Sou,s
was, no doubt, a surprise to m,Dv
but statistics bear the statement on,
and it is conclusively proved that t1s
industry is constantly growing.
few OF the facts about peanut oil and
peanut meal are very interestin,
The oil is said to be so like olive al
that only the chemis. or the exno,,
can detect the difference. It's eavo,
is pleasant and bland, and NAV, on
account Of its purity, eventually SIM.
plant olive oil in all culinary uses 70,
the table.
The refined forms of the oil are used
as the basis for all pure toilet Scans
which are manufactured in France
The crude oil is an excellent lubri.
cant, being equal to sperm oil, besides
being n0n-0xidizing and free from
gum. Its keeping qualities are 81.
perior to cottonseed oil. Other uses
to which it is put are for slab dressing
by cOnfectiOners and wooden mann.
facturers, and in the moulds Of plup
tobacco manufacturers. The kernel
or tieshy part of the nut, in its prop
critics as food, closely resemble The
sofa bean, which is used by the armie,
OF foreign countries as a ration, and
has a much higher nourislllng value
1t can be manufactured into all sort
of cakes, biscuits, breads, soups, grid
die cakes, etc, and is well suited Il
persons with impaired digestiy,
organs.
The residue Of the nut, that Is tn
shell, is said to make a food for liz
, stock that is much more nOurishinI
than bran or cottOn-sccd hull.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

A WOMAN'S PRAYER.-Dear Lard,
please have mercy on my soul, and
please let me have the French gray
satin / saw this morning for, with
lace tlounces and overskirt, that dress
would be very becoming to me, |
know. II you grant my request,
please let me have Il black lace shawl
also. Dear Lord, | knecl before thee
tonight feeling perfectly happy, for
Madam Etolic has sent me such
lovely bonnet! A most heavenly lii.
tie bijou, composed Of white satin
with floral tufts. For this favor | am
feeling very grateful. Give me, |
pray thee, an humble heart, and q
new green silk, with point lace trim
ming. Let me not grow too fond OF
this vain and deceittul world, like
other women, but make me exceed
ingly gentle and a%riStOcratic. As the
spring fashions come, let them suit
my style OF beauty, let there be plenty
Of putings, %pleatings, rufies aDd
hounccs, for ! dearly love them aA
Oh, Lord, let business tetain my bus
band at Il, for he is not wanted
at home at present. l wish tobccONe
acquainted with the tall, darK'cyN
foreigner who is staying with V@'
Longswallow, across the way bl'ns
about an introduction, | bcscecl tOee'
for Mrs, Longswallow will not. bic"
my children and please send then
good nurse, for l have neither wv
time nor the inclination to look ava
them myself; and now, On Lord, ''''
care OF me while l sleep, ana p'u
watch over my diamonds. Amen
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

GONE AT A TINE, GENTLEMEN
A ticket-sellcr in a theatre once oer
cd a parrot that was quick AZ leaIa''s
to repeat the phrases he heard lnuN
among other things, he was 500" aus
to cxclaim: zone at a time, uen."
men ! one at a time, please? ~ y.
this sentence was constantly III y"
mouth Of his master. The ticker la'
went to the country for a summer
cation and took the educated pun"
along with him. One day the WV
got out Of his cage and disappears I''
His owner searched all about TOT a'-
and finally toward evening found y"
dcspoiled Of half his feathers s,'a':
far out on the limb OF a trce' "| M
dozen crows were pecklng a. ".
whenever they could get a ela ..s
And all this time the poor pa ,a,,,
with his back bumped up, was eus's
away and constantly excl N". A.,
"One at a time, gentlemen our M. n
time, ~please!"-Harper's hou"'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

Wallpaper shirt fronts are and nd sa
latest style. They are ca s''V ~, syd
on the wall. =
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

The Atlanta Journal asks ,,,is
the horse a future?" No1 ~ ~, ana,
about the horse but a niue n !, and
his right hind foot. Examine a,n.a ~" "' =
you will have a near future
companicd by a near funeral.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

Yor are making character always,
even ' her, on are ddinga ,thing.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

II. P. Chapman, alias Russell - n, he
while proprietor Of "Down r'.rsDut
u periodical published a. ' rs%cssi
for awhile, has skeedaddleo, ,s,yIsa
vanished aaus to parts unsnov'' ,n 'ss,', ;
some Of his friends in TIC "a dolJsn
tho tune Of several thoasa'' w.
He was from England.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

There arc upwards Of rory y. mini
Indians in Mexico, VINO Sps"
different languages
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06

The Weekly with the New York
Worlds Great 1ri-Neekly edition 81 30
per year for the TWO papers. INVARIABLY
IN ADVANCE.
Sample copies of the Daily or Weekly
Commercial Herald or Iri- Weekly World
seut ON application. Address.
COMMERCIAL HERALD,
Vicksbulg, Miss.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-11-06
COMMERCIAL HERALD.

The Daily and Weekly CCHMERcIAL
HERALD. printed at vicksburg. Miss. Inc
Daily is the leading paper in the Stare
and takes the full Associated Press Dis-
patches over its own leased wires by u
special operator. -,
The Weekly is issued every Friday ana
is u comprehensive review OF all import,
ant events culled from the Stare ahn
Metropolitan papers up to the tlmc Vi
going to press.
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