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The herald., 1896-01-22

Magaw's Penn. cheese is the purest,
richest and finest favored cheese made,
and can be obtained OF Z. w. Grannis,
grocer, West Adams and Hoover streets.
The herald., 1896-01-22

i. Wineburgh has removed from 300
S. Spring st. to the White House, 245 S.
Broadway.
, 1896-03-18
Bel jendtgjoEelse
FRA POLlTlET.
POLITlET.

0F0LGE MeddeIelse fra H@rstyr-
kens lste Compagni bekj endtgi0res
Diet heryed, at Compagniet vii
afholde >karpskydning med Kanoner
og Mitrailleuser paa e%kydebanen
we'd P~lantagen Judiths Fancy /
Tidsrummet fra den 9de til den
21de DIS.
[ den Anledning advares ALE og
Enhyer imod at passere ~Skydebanen
paa de Tider Skydningen foretages.
Christianstcds PoIiiikammer, St Croix, den
6te Marts 1896.
MAXEN.
, 1896-03-18
Publication
FROM THE POLICE.


MURSUANT TO communication
II from the First Company of the
Military Force it is hereby made
known, thai he Company will have
Artillery Practice with cannon and
Mitrailleuses on the shooting ground
at Estate Judith'S Fancy in the time
between lie 9th and the 2lst inst.
On this occasion the public are
hereby warned against crossing the
Shooting Ground during the hours
of practice.
ChristianSted's Police Office, St. Crojx,
the 9th March 1896.
MAVEN.
, 1896-03-18
ORDER OF DAY
for the Colonial Councils Ordinary
Meeting, Monday 23rd. March 1896.
- o'clock noon.

]. Examination Of patents of election for
LIST. and 4th Members for Frederiksted's
Country District.
2. 2nd Discussion on Draft Of Budget with
Money Bills appertaining thereto for
the financial year 1861, with Rectif-
cations to the Budget.
Amendments to The Money Bills must be
sent in before Thursday 10Th instant.
Colonial Council St. Croix, Nth March
1896.
A. Z. STAKEMANN,
Chairman.
, 1896-03-18
FOR RENT.

in Kings
Cross Street, containing 3 Rooms, with
Bath Room, Servants Rooms, Kitchen and
Pantry.
No. 3 Church Street,
lately entirely rebuilt, has two storeys, with
servants rooms below. Stone kitchen and pan
tr7. Coach house and a fine Fruit Garden.
Rents low to permanent tenants.
Apply to
THOS. PEARSON.
Basin. 10th March 1896.
, 1896-03-18

Translation.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Simple Home Remedies.

The hints ard suggestions given
herewith are expressed with rather
more confidence than we should gen.
orally use in regard to the efficacy OF
such remedies. They are, however,
very simple, and for emergencies can
do no harm.
Salt and water, used rs q gargle for
sore throat, is equal to chlorate of
potash, and is entirely safe. 1t may
be used as often as desired, and if q
little is swallowed each time it will
have n beneficial effect on the throat
by cleansing it ond allaying the irrita-
tion. In doses Of one to four tea.
spoonfuls in half pint to pint of
tepid water it acts promptly as an
emetic, and in cases of poisoning is
always on hand. 1t is an excellent
remedy for bites and stings of ins ects.
1t is good astringent in hemor-
rhages, particularly for bleeding Of
ter the extracting of teeth.
Mustard is another valuable remedy.
No family should be without it. Two
or three teaspoonfuls of ground mus
tard stirred into half pint of water
acts very promptly as an emetic, AID
is milder and easier TO take than salt
and water. Equal parts of ground
mustard and hour or meal made into
n paste with warm water and spread
on q thin piece of muslin, with anoth.
er piece of muslin laid over it, forms
an indispensable mustard plaster. T"
1t is almost specific for collie when
applied for few minutes over the
"pit OF the stomach" For all inter.
nal pains and congestions there is no
remedy of such general utility. II
acts as counter.irritant by drawing
the blood to the surface; hence, in
severe cases of Group small mustard
plaster should be applied to the back
OF the child's neck. The same treat.
ment will relieve almost any case OF
headache. A mustard plaster should
be moved about over the spot to be
acted upon, for if LETT in one place il
is liable to blister. A mustard plas.
ter acts as we'll when at distance
from the affected part. An excellent
substitute for mustard plasters is what
is known as mustard leaves" They
may be obtained dozen in box,
and are about four by five inches.
They are perfectly dry, and will keep
for q long time. For use it is only
necessary to dip one in dish of water
for a minute. and then apply it.
Common baking soda is the best oil
all remedies in cases of scalds and
burns. 1t may be used on the surface
OF the burned place either dry or wet.
When applied promptly, the sense OF
relief is magical. 1t seems to with
draw the heat and with it the pain,
and the healing process soon com
mences. Home Queen.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

At the last regular school election
held in Phelps Opera House, Green.
vile, Mich, Or. A. W. Nichols was
elected director, in place of L. w.
Sprague, and o. c. Miller, n member
OF the board, succeeds himself. There
never had been rs exciting q school
election there. Hacks and buses were
running all day carrying women to
the polls. The issue was the exclusion
OF music, drawing and fairy tales and
substitution OF shorthand, typcwriting
and lecture courses. Tho educational
reform party won and useful instruc-
ton will succeed fairy.talo entertain
mcnt
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Largest Word In Any Language.

There is one word in human speech
which was not the outcome of the con.
fusion of tongues at Babel's tower. 1t
IS too long. 1t could never have been
created in any such hasty fashion as
that. 1t has been in process of build
ing ever since.
At the time of the Babel incident
there was no German language, and
German is the only tongue known
among men in which such q word
could ever have been constructed.
German was, no doubt, developed by
a wise Providence as special vehicle
for such words as this.
Not only that, but when the lam
Guage was all ripe and ready, an ap.
paratus had to be invented to apply
this prodlgious VOID to. At last, in
the course of things, they have all got
together. And here is the word. Don't
pronounce it hurriedly:
Observation-Disclosures n
blitzchuttzyorrichtung."
The Police Commissioners tried o
year ago to apply word-pronouncing
test to men arrested on charges OF
drunkenness. Any man who could
thread his way without stumble
through "exegetical" and kindred
polysyllables was pronounced sober,
but the fellow who could pronounce
neutrality-suspicious. p | alton
blitzchuttzvorricbtung" and live
ought to be made Justice Of the
Court of Appeals.
The hfty-three letters in that
Teutonic tangle form the name of a
patent arrangement of mirrors, acting
automatically, to ward of lightning.
II any American lightning rod agent
tried to introduce that article,
lightning could wreck the farm and he
could be kicked into the adjoining
township before he could finish telling
the farmer what he had to sell.
The average American granger
would sooner be struck by lightning
than hear the full name OF the
machine. Besides, it isn't in the right
ratio. There are only fifteen syllables
to one word. New York Journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

From 1850 to 1890 the State of Kan.
sas enjoyed a continuous boom. Its
population increased at a great rate
and it was confidently predicted that
Kansas would soon become one of the
wealthiest and most populous States
OF the West. The history of Kansas
for the past five years presents q sad
commentary on these high expecta.
tions. 1t is estimated that the popu-
lation is fully 100000 less now than it
was when the census of 1890 was taken,
and the exodus continues. A large
part OF the State is semi arid region
and utterly unreliable for agricultural
purposes. Crops there have been al.
most total failure in two of the last
five years. Thousands of Kansas far.
mers moved last year to moro favorable
regions and thousands more are pre-.
pairing to leave. The Atlanta journal
looks for very large movement of
farmers from Kansas and other parts
OF the Northwest to Georgia. Good
lands can be had in this State at low
prices and the Seasons" never fail.
There is always a sure return for in.
telligent and industrious effort. It's
great thing for people who have en-.
dured the hardships of the Northwest
to find themselves in land where ex-
tremes OF heat and cold are unknown,
where neither blizzards nor droughts
do come and where all the conditions
OF life are pleasant.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Wood Encrav,n.

The Invention OF wood ors.
that of gunpowder, has bso.
for the Chinese, whose boot.
tainly been printed for aecs !. Y
graved blocks. II has even -
serted that the art of cut,l,. !.
In relief and printing imn,o'.,j
them on paper was known ..s
ticed by that nation as oo.-
reign of the renowned rmn..
Wing, 1120 Il. @. There h
that wood stamps were usoI \
ancient Egyptians and Ro,.
stamping bricks, and otbr, y
made OF clay; and that wood a.,
stamps of monograms. etc -
In various European coun,rlo, !,
testing deeds and other docp,,,.'
q very early period, when 80
considered an extraordln,rv y y
plishment, even for princes H.
however, until the beginnlp, J,
fifteenth century that any er,I,,.
wood engraving, as under,,ooa !.
day, were found. The earlles, -.
which any certain inforinatlo, !,
obtained is that discovered N !,
the most ancient converts Of Co.,
which represents st. Chrlstopbs, :
Ing the infant Savior across n.'
and Is dated 1923. This ar, M,
ployed In illustrating many Of M.
editions of the Bible, and win ,
strides has at length reached a 4
or perfection which is truly wo,,.'
rs may be seen by reference 10 m
Gus works to be found IN llbns.
books, the lights and shades api
minutiae of the engraylncs CONN
favorably with those done upc,
or copper.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
POPULAR SCIENCE.


The composition of mutton is the
came as that OF beef and il IS about
equal in nutritive value to beef.
Lamb is about the same.
A telescope which its maker ex.
poets will bring the moon within thir-
ty-nine miles of the earth, is being
built for the Paris exposition OF 1900.
1t is said that dew will not fall on
some colors. While q yellow board
will be covered with dew red or
black one beside IL will be perfectly
dry,
The banana is said to be tho most
prolific of oil food products, being
lorty-four times more productive than
potatoes, and 131 times more than
wheat.
The international congress for the
prevention of cruelty to animals, held
it Pesth, unanimously resolved to
tako steps to bring about n general
prohibition of vivisection by. law.
There was rainfall OF u inches in
the north of Ireland in July, which
beats oil previous records. There
have been 23t inches of rain 80 far
This year, 2! inches above the
average.
Library students in Paris wear
'muzzles" when perusing old books
in the National library, mot because
there is fear that they will bite the
I'D volumes, but to prevent the inha-
lation of tho book microbes into their
lungs.
In France there are thirty.two bo.
tanical gardens; in Germany thirty
i've; in Great Britain aad Ireland.
eleven; in the Indian Empire, nine I;
in Italy, 221; in Russia. fourteen !;
while in the big United States there
are but five.
The average depth of the sea, in
yards, is as follows: Pacific, 1852 I;
Atlantic, 4026; Indian, 1858; An
tarctic, 5000; Arctic, 1890; Medit-
erranean, LAG; Irish, $40; English
Channel, 110; Adriatic, forty.fvc; !;
Baltic. forty three.
A scheme has been quietly inatured
by capitalists to connect the surface
railway systems of New York and
Brooklyn by means of a tunnel. Tho
tunnel will be about 5000 feet in
length, and in its greatest depression
IL will be lac feet below the surface of
the East River.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

With th, exception of Texas, which
is n much larger State in extent OF ter.
ritory, Georgia ranks first among the
States OF the South in the mileage of
her electrical railways. The record is
as follows: District Of Columbia, fifty.
1ine miles; Maryland, 233 miles !;
Virginia, lG3 miles; West Virginia,
twenty.six miles; Kentucky, 1G7
miles; North Carolina, thirty.nine
miles; South Carolina, ten miles /;
Georgia. 235 miles; Florida, thir.
ty'seven miles; Alabama, seventy.
six miles; Mississippi, four miles /;
Tennessee, 20S miles; Louisiana, 156
miles; Arkansas, thirty.eight miles /;
and Texas, 25i miles.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
THE r1LLER OF THE SOIL

Great gains arc made In tho marts OF trade,
Yet great losses on some must fall,
But mighty yield from each seeded fleld
Is glorious glft'to all.
Tho keel furrowed sea would deserted J.
Were II not for tho furrowed land,
AND without our farms and their yeoman
arms
How long would our cities stand2
Merchant princes break, solid bankers shake
Even railroad kings give way,
But the farmers loans to tho soil he owns
right generous interest pay.
Specu'ation's crash at single dash
May the strongest "houses" floor,
But disaster still does not cross the sill
ofthe farmers open door.
Though his hands are bare OF tho Jewels
rare
That on daintier fingers glow.
From his forehead brown labor's pearls drop
down
With tho grain he stoops TO SOW,
And he feels no fears that his nfe's last
years
VIII in want or In sorrow end,
As he turns the sod with the harvest's God
For his helper, guide and friend.
w. II. Barber.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Hints on Eating.
Rapid eating is slow suicide.

Rapid eating is slow suicide.
Plenty Of time should be taken.
Dinner should be of a lighter no.
ture in summer than in winter.
Mere qualification OF the appetite is
very likely to shorten life.
Ii is not good to dine when in q
state OF mental or physical weakness.
Two pounds of potatoes contain as
much nutriment as thirteen pounds of
turnips.
Light soups, light desserts and light
meats should have the preference in
warm weather.
Fish and oysters are easily digested.
An hour or two of rest should be taken
after the meal.
Abuse of the stomach at dinner will
be repaid sooner or later by that pun.
ishment which comes to the glutton.
Vegetables and fruits are to be used
most generously at that season OF the
year in which they naturally mature.
Home Queen.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
The Hog in 0lden Times.

II we go back in our researches to
the historical page We find that the
hog was at that time of much impor
tance. The ancients used pork as an
article of food; the Greeks and Ro.
mans made the art of breeding and
rearing OF swine study, and every.
thing was done to impart q finer and
more delicate flavor to the flesh. The
poor animals were fed, crammed and
tortured to crafty the gluttony OF
the people. We are informed by one
writer that swine were fed on dried
figs and honeyed wine in order to pro.
duce disordered or diseased liver.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Tough Luck for the Cyarl,

Women who have suffered NJ
hands of dilatory and lnefIlclen, b
makers will learn with Joy that,w,
itself cannot always command evs
coronation robes. For many ur
the most skilled workers Of emlmj
in the Russian converts were ban
work, embroiderlng, in delicate
and silver, on white satin. the M
ton train of the Czarina. Astu
enormously long, 1t had TO be vs
in separate pieces ana sent to ST.
ersburg to be pieced together. !.
Of the CONSERVATION Of the cour
tresses when the precious pared
unwrapped. All the beautiful 1
threads had turned black, Not
lists, but corrosive acid In the Z
ping paper had caused the cali-
and the Empress of al the Rg
had to be crowned In a complaii
plain frock.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
that I ever bestowed on witch--ex-

'nht ever bestowed on Wltcn--ex-
pressions OF affection.
''My darlingi ~ ! went on, 'I know
you would never have made such q
little fool OF yourself IL IL hadn't been
for that malic Gus catamaran, Aunt
Betsy Jane" The form within my
arms struggled. was holding her
tightly, or my face might have suf-
fered. "But Ill tell you tale, dear.
about her. I'm the only living soul
that knows, now old nurse is dead"
You could hear the form breathe, so
still was it. went on. "Aunt Betsy
Jane 10 As now"-the form wriggled--
'about 20 years ago"-I could hear
her heart beat, / relented-"No,
Witch, 1 will not tell you that story
You have come to me, and l can
afford to pity Aunt Betsy Jane. She
was badly used when she was young,
and she can't bear to see people happy
now she is DID,"
The form muttered. I opened my
arms. "Want to fetch something,
dear. You shall. Only come back at
once, or shall feel like telling that
old tale about Aunt Betsy Jane"
She scuttled off to tho house and in
minute or two Witch came down
the garden in very dignifled manner.
] let her come right to the edge of tho
water and peer about. knew she
couldn't see me. Presently she said,
anxiously:
"John?"
My heart jumped, but I didn't in.
tend to give myself away, so l simply
said, "Welll" But she didn't intend
to give herself away, either. She
turned. Then saw that l had my
work cut out for me.
"Stay, Witch; I'm in the boat" I
exclaimed in a tone of deepest en-
treaty, rs scrambled on shore. She
paused. caught hold OF her hand.
"Witch," I cried reproachfully, "Pve
been waiting here for nearly eight
hours, and I'm so faint l can hardly
speak,"
That fetched her? A woman will go
cheeriully for hours without crumb,
do yards and yards of shopping on a
balfpenny bun, and think nothing of
it; but let man only say that he has
missed his lunch, and they make as
much fuss over him as if he had suf-
fered the martyrdom of st. Lawrence.
''You poor thing" exclaimed my
darling. "Come in at once and have
something to eat"
"No, Witch" l said family, but
firmly: "you must forgive me-"
"Forgive you OF course forgive
you. Ididn't know you had been here
all that time. Do come in at onco or
you'll die. / know you will"
But / stuck to my guns and didn't
go indoors until had made Witch
promise that we should be married
that day month. Then / consented to
go in and work mighty havoc among
the eatables.
Aunt Betsy Jane came to our we'd.
ding and made us a handsome present.
Then she went to live with some friends
in the North. / think the poor old
soul had had some suspicion l know
her story and so had tried to part US.
She took my note from Amelia in the
morning and kept it for that reason.
Ny darling did not know / was in the
boat until Aunt Betsy Jane came in
from the garden and told her.
But l have never told my wife
word. 1t isn't wise to tell your wife
oil the little peccadilloes OF your
friends and relatives. st. PauPs.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

The manufacturing product OF Eng.
land exceeds that of any other Euro.
pean Nation. It is moro than equal to
the product of Germany, Italy and
Spain combined and very nearly equal
to tho total manufacturing products
OF France and Russia.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

A law against "unfair competition
in trade" has come into force in Ger
many. II Is aimed against false de.
scriptions and other forms of swind.
ling by advertisements. Not only tho
advertiser, but the newspaper pub.
fishing the advertisement, may be
prosecuted.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
A Prediction Verified.

Hlcks-Do you believe il Es|
mcnts?
Wicks-Ycs; something told ned
little while ago that | was -0.nsul
q bore.-Somerville journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

English Radicals are asking for the
appointment of public defenders to
oppose the public prosecutors.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

AT this point she broke down and
wept scalding tears" Dear me! She
must have been boiling over with rage"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

The English statistician, Mulhall,
recently published an estimate of the
wealth of all the leading Nations. His
information was gathered from the
most reliable sources and there is
every reason to believe that it is ap.
proximately correct. Mr.. Mulhall
shows that the wealth of the United
States far exceeds that of any other
Nation. Here are some of his figures
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

1t is further shown by Mr.. Mulhal
that the average earning capacity of
the American workingman is much
greater than that of the workingman
in any other country.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

their physician, and not till ihq
suffer no longer, will they thllI
act for themselves.
The following testimony Is slH'
to the point, and represents 'n
perie ence of hundreds of thoaSn'I
now grateful women: "for SKY
i was n great sufferer from h@
ternal weaknesses so prevalent
our sex. After having received
ment from four physicians OF o0'
and finding no relief whatever
cluded to try Pinkham's Nes'-l
Compound, and it has proved ~,
me. 1t can truly be called a "ssu,
of Women. ."-MRs. b. A. fHO
Waynesboro. Pa.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
WITCH AND I,

TITLE Witch md I had
n quarroll Who is it
that says it takes two
to make n quarrel? q?
Whoever it is makes a
mistake. 1t took only
one to make our quar-.
rel, and that was my
precious Aunt Betsy
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
A WOMAN'S STORY

II Should BE of Interest to Every N
Ing Woman.
Women who reason well kaor
no male physician can uuier>'au.1|
treat the complaint known Us ID
Diseases" for no man ever eXpe'a|
them.
This, Lydia T.. Pinkham tangai1
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-19
SMYRRA.
Special Correspondent Of Gazotto nud Journu

Special Correspondence Of GaEette 9ud journal
Smyrna, March l6 The Town Coun-
Gil has elected the following officers
for tho ensuing year: John II. Hof-
fecker, President; II. d. Boyer, Secre-
tary. The following committees have
been appointed by the president; Street
and sewer, j. G. Robinson, John Cos
griff and DIR. n. G. Moore; electric
light and water, John II. Hoffocker,
W. A. Faries, John Cosgriff, ii. ID.
Boyer, A. Lee Cummins, DIR. t. @.
Moore and James G. Robinson; Opera
House, II. ID. Boyer, w. A. FAIRIES and
A. Lee Cummins; fire apparatus, DIR.
4. G. Moore, H. d. Royer and John
CosgrilT. At the next meeting Council
will elect superintendent of electric
light and water works and engineers.
1t is likely that the Council will raise
the tax rate to GO cents on the hundred,
to help pay off the $40, 900 indebtedness
on tho town.
Thursday evening a crowd of young
boys paraded the streets with drums
and horns and trailed Spanish flag in
the dirt. Subsequently they burned
the flag.
A large gathering attended the Demo-
rest Medal contest in the Opera House
Friday night. The affair was under
the auspices of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and was extremely
interesting. The judges, Miss Emily
Spruance. the Rev. G. W. Dame and
the Rev. w. o. Hurst, in making a
decision on the merits of the recita-
tions awarded the medal to Miss Hilda
Wells. Next month there will be a
gold medal contest, participated in by
the six young ladies who hold silver
medals. The contests are in charge of
Mrs. Jennie @. s. Price.