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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
1T CANNOT BE STOPPED.
Expectations Of Gold From Europe will
Keep Up.

Representative foreign banking houses
estimate that Of the first S15,OOO,O 900 in gold
imported In the movement to this country,
about so ,000, 900 was shipped against sterl-
ing louns and about 50, ,000, 600 against con-
mercial bills. OF the balance of the $40, 600,
900 or thereabouts, engaged In all 90 date.
$1,000, 600 was drawn against commercial
bills. II is still believed that the efilux OF
gold from Europe TO the United States can
only be temporarily, IL at all, interrupted.
number OF the sterling loans mature next
month.
The steamship Seryia. leaving Liverpool
on the cath, has on board Sl.OOO 900 In gold,
consigned to Kidder, Peabody ~ Co. OF
Boston.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

Lord Charles Russell, Chief Justice OF Eng.
land paid visit to President Cleveland al
Buzzards Bay.
Rev. Stanislaus Kiminski of Buffalo. has
been chosen bishop OF the Polish Catholic
Church OF America.
The brotherhood OF Carpenters and Join
ers, In session at Cleveland. resolved to at
tach salary to the office Of President.
A fire at WitmRr station, on the Pittsburg
and Western railroad, Saturday night, de-
stroyed six houses and caused loss OF
$4,000. A lamp explosion caused the con-
fagraticp.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
A MATTER OF MILLIONS
Philadelphia and Reading BougA. &
S2O,5OO,OOO.

In compliance with a decree Of the Ul,a
States Circuit court, the assets Of the P.&
delphia and Reading railroad anl C5i :!
Iron company that are not coyarglH H9
general mortgage bonds, were sold ass
tion in Philadelphia for - ,jOO0M nj
property covered by the general m5ra.
was sold for 5000, 900. The purchase 4
both sales was c. II Coster, Of New ici /
member Of the banking firm Of j. =. N,ge|
X Co., and who represents the Reai,,H|
organization committee. The tuil. i
value OF the property is said 20 3. ~
100000.
The attorney for Hetty Green W-,ss
against the sale on the ground that tT
Illegal, and filed bill TO that cilgt, 10 Z.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
The Pittston Disaster.

Tho commission appointed 10y Gov. Hast
ings to investigate the Twin Shaft disaster
at Pittston last June, in which IS lives were
lost has submitted it, report. IL Is signed
by Mine Inspectors William Stern, Snenan-
doah; Edward Roderick. Scranton, and Ed
ward Brennan, Shamokin, who conducted
the Inquiry. with the aid Of the attorney
general. They find that Superintendent
Langan showed bad judgment by going so
far into the mine 10 arrest the squeeze. a."
that he and those under him could not
escape. 1t Is presumed there was an explos-
ion from naked lamps
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Burned Toll Gates.

Between midnight and daylight Tuesday
morning over oue-half Of the "A toll gates in
this lAnderson) county We're destroyed by
regularly organized bands OF lawless advo-
Gates OF free turnpikcs. The keepers were
warned that any attempt TO collect any more
toll would be a warrant for a hanging. An
derson county L. one Of the wealthicst in the
state, and its people are Of kind who will
submit 10 no such lnwlessncss as the dis
graceful occurrences early Tuesday morn
iuU
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Fatal Mine Gas Explosion.

An explosion OF mine gus occurred at Mid
die Creek collicry, near fremont, Pa, and
five men were seriously burned and other
wise injured Two OF them died after reach
Ing their homes at Blackwood The dead
are; jasper Newton. Sr., and his son in-law,
John Cosgrove. Both are married and have
families. Charles Shogstall and James Nor
ton, also Of Blackwood, are severely burned.
Edward Donmeyer, OF fremont, sustained Il
fractured collar bone and arm
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Bicycle Craze in Bavaria.

A general bicycle craze has struck Bavaria.
according 10 report from United States
Commercial Agent Carpenter, at Furth. He
says the old and the young can be seen daily
practicing IN back yards vacant lots and
along country roads, desperately struggling
to maintain equipose, and the apothecaries
are consequently doing a brisk business In
linlments and court plasters
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Battle in Cuba.

A special dispatch 10 the Madrid Impartial
from Havana says: A lively fight occurred
Monday night between 900 insurgents. who
surprised party Of 10 Spanish troops, who
were out hunting horses. The Spaniards
put up u plucky fight against the awful odds.
hut lost ~ men killed. and several wounded.
However, reinforcomcnts soon came and the
insurgents were routed with great loss. 1t Is
estimated that the Cuban loss is 100 killed or
wounded and missing. 1t may be- heavier
though
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Tho Tornedo Rnnt Builders.

The Bath iron works. OF Maine, will build
two of the 5O-knot, torpedo boats and the
Union iron works. OF San Francisco the re-
naming one; Woln & Zwicker, Of Portland,
Ore, two 22j knot boats. and OF the little
2O-knot boats Herreshofl will have three, Co.
lumbia iron works, Of Baltimore, two and
Is the decision finally reached by Chief Com
structor Hichborn and Engineering Chief
Melville, TO whom the numerous and COM
plicated bids opened September IL were re-
ferred.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
A Victory for Lee.

The State Department has received official
information from Consul General Lee at Ha-
vana that Samuel I. Tolon. who was taken
into custody by the Spanish authorities in
Cuba September 4, had been released. To-
Ion. who is said to be a citizen OF the United
States. and until recently a resident OF Ma
tanzas, was arrested as he was about TO
board the Ward line steamer Seneca for the
United States. His detention was protested
against by Consul General Lee
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Yellow Fever in Cuba.

Marine hospital reports show no abate-
ment Of yellow fever IN Cuba, nor is the dis
ease less virulent than 1t has been all sum
mer, Tho United States sanitary inspector
at Santiago do Cuba, however, reports
smallpox steadily decreasing and expressed
the belief that Ia about one month more the
epidemic will be practically over.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
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Seal Fishing a Failure.

Reports received at the marine and fisher
les department at Ottawa, Quebec, from the
northern coast Of the Gulf OF St. Lawrence
state that seal fishing has been failure, ow-
ing TO the action OF the lee and the fact that
the seals passed down without lingering on
shore. Reports say, however. that the cod
fishing has been great success, and that the
herring catch is up to the average.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Innooent Men Killed.

As the result Of slapping white child's
face at Gretna, across the river from New
Orleans, two negroes were shot and one
lynched The negro who struck the child
was in u crowd OF his color, when officers
appeared to arrest him. The officers fired
and killed two innocent men and arrested
the negro who was jailed. mob was soon
formed and took him out and hanged him.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Danube Canal Formally Opln'l

The ceremony of opening Inc N M,
canal TO improve navigation on lheS
river was formally completed suD'',
emperor OF Russia. king OF Ser'la, a. a
OF koumania left Orsova. Seryla, Oa
or and went to the Iron Gates, l0ui n
low on the river, where the sitane
ed and the monarchs snapped 'psh a
laden cord stretched across the inO.~
canal and drank "a toast from
goblet.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Firemon Pass pebs, Resoiuti ON

The Brotherhood of LocOmotiye Firemen
at Galveston, Tex, selected Toronto, Cana
ia as the place for the next meeting. A
Debs resolution was passed in which the
convention refused to endorse any 'alleged
regularities,' but earnestly condemns any
and all Of Debs' action against the Brother
InnH
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Counterfeit Silver Certificates.

A dangerous counterfeit has made It's ap-
pearance. II is ~ Window silver certii-
cate raised to $40. No less than six OF the
raised notes made their appearance at the
banks in Toledo, o. Judging from the per-
sons who endeavored to. deposit the notes
the bill-raisers are endeavoring TO dispose of
them In small stores. The raised work Is
nNnnllnnf
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Moro Troons in Cuba.

Three additional steamships arrived at
Havana from Spain with reinfOrcements Of
of troops. The steamer Miguel Gallart
brought % officers and LILO private soldiers,
the san Francisco had on board 80 officers
and 200 rank and file and the Guadalupe
landed 90 officers and $50 men, total Of
l03 officers and 1900 men.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01

As a result Of the gales on the Frsnch
coast the steamer Magdaleno foundered near
Bayonne, and the crew were drowned. The
Breton fisherman have suffered severely
Four yaughts were driven from their moor
ings at Morget and have disappeared,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Malleable Iron Factory.

Eastern capitalists are arranging TO estab-
lish a big maleable iron plant at Urbana,
o., TO utilize the discovery OF George w.
Hartley, the founjryman OF Springfield, OF
making malleable iron direct from molds. 1t
is said to be big thing
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
An Awful Tragedy.

Charles pfeifer. telegraph operator. en-
ployei by the indianapolis belt road, was
found hanging dead to his doorway Tuesday
morning at his home In Brightwood, Ind.
In the house his wife and child We're found
dead Pfefer had cut their throats and
then hanged himself.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Colorado Miners s,ricke Ended.

The miners strike has been ended by the
agreement Of the men TO return to work at
the old schedule prices provided the employ
crs will put them back in their places
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Killed With an Az.

At Amite. La, John Johnston, a negro,
killed Mr.. aud Mrs. John Cotton and Mervin
Steven, aged IL also wounding Agnes and
Lizzie Miller The murder was committed
with an ak. No cause is assigned,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Corbatt is Barred,

The National Sporting club OF London has
decided not 10 offer purse for any match
In which Corbett Is engaged, but should
FitzsimmOns arrange a suitable match with
any one else, the club will offer a suitable
purse.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
First Snow OF the seoson.

The submits Of Mounts Washington and
Jefferson were covered with snow Thursday
morning. The thermometer marked SO de-
Crces
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
Seven People Drowned.

A ferry boat while crossing tho River
Tyne, near Shields, on Saturday night, sank
and seven persons were drowned.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-10-01
LATE TELEoRApHlc BaIEn

John Daniels. wealty reslden..gs".s,
Okla, committed suicide by sh9ouNT
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-03-07
DIR. .Iohnson and women.s pre.,.

1t WAS one Of DIR. Johnson pcculiarities
that. while dressing like sloven, he con.
sidercd himself an infallihlc judge of what
ladies ought to wear. NO millincr OF
Bond street. says Mr. Craik could be
more critical To detect the displacement OF
n ribbon, the want of modishnc,s in cap,
or inharnonious coloring in dress" He
lccturcd Mrs. Thralc On the subject, and
he lectured her friends and induced one OF
them, who WAS dressed for church, not only
to change her hat and gown, but also Il
thank him for his reproof at seems, "
says Fanny Burney that he always speaks
his mind concerning the dress of ladies,
and all ladie, who are here obey his injunc
tions implicitly and alter whatever he dis
approves
This WAS written AT Strcatham, but
Mrs. Thralc's guests were not always abb,
to satisfy the iaStidious doctor. Oneyoune
lady. Whose cap johnson called vile. failed
tn win his approval when She had changed
it, Fanny's own cap was pronounced very
handsome. but her mother had to chang,
her gown because ii did not meet with hi.
approval and was then told that she should
wear not "a black hat and cloak in sum
mof.-LOndun Spectator
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-03-07
Ihen l pntllcr mn nll

says, Yes; more. Then gather up all
tho sins OF hundred people In this house
and put them on the shoulders Of Christ,
and | say, "Canst thou bear more He
saws, Yea; more. And | gather IN all
tho sins nj this assembly and put them ON
the shoulders Of the son Of God, and say,
"Canst thou bear them." Yea" he
says. "rure But he is departing
Clear the way for linn, the Son Of God
Open tie door ana let him pass out. lie
Is carrying our sins and bearing them
away Nc shall never see them again.
lie throws them down into the abyss,
ana you hear tho long, rcvcrbcrating echo
of their TALL. On him the Lord hath laid
the iniquity Of MS all Will you let him
take your sins today, or do you say, Il
Will take charge of them myself, | will
fight my own battles, | will risk eternity
on my own HccOUEt!" l know not how
near some OF you have come to crossing
tho line.
n Clergyman said In his pulpit one Sab
bath, Before next Saturday night one of
this audience Will have passed out Of life. ="
a gentleman said to another seated next
to him: Il don't believe IT, | mean to
watch, ana il it doesn't como true by next
Saturday night l shall tell that Clergyman
him said Perhaps it will DO yourself"
'Oh. no, " the other replied. II shall 1.-Two
To BE- an old man That night hc brcathed
his last. Today the saviour calls All
may come. God never pushes "A man oil.
God nevor destroys anybody. Tho man
Jumps of; Ito jumps OF. 1t is suicide
soul suicide-if the man pcrishes for the
invitation Is, whatsoever will. let him
come " whosuevcr whatsoever, whatsoever!
While God invites, how blest the day.
How sweet the gospels charming sound I!
Gene. sinner, haste. Oh. haste away
Nhile yet pardoning God is found.
In this day Of mcrciful visitation while
many are coming into the kingdom of God
join the procession heavcnward. Seated
in my church was "A man who came In who
said, " don't know that there is any God. :"
That was on Friday night. | said, We
will kIeel down and find out whether
there is any God" And in the second seat
from the pulpit we knelt He said: Il
have found him. There is God, par
doning God feel him here He knelt
in the darkness OF sin He arose two min
utes afterward in the liberty Of the gospel,
while another sitting under the CALLER
on Friday night said: Ny opportunity is
gone. Last week | might have been saw
ed; not now. The door is shut" Be
hold the lamb Of God, who takcth away
the sin OF the world Now is the &C
ceptcd time. Now IS the day Of salvation. :"
''lt is Appointed unto all men once to die
and after that the judgment.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-03-07

The principal danger III captive work
is the always present possibility Of the
wire rope parting. not because Of the
obvious result that the balloon, being
set free. would M once make off at speed,
but for reasons Of a very simple technical
nature, albeit none the more pleasant by
reason of their simplicity. 1t must DO
understood that when Il captive balloon
has been sent up the required height, the
neck of the balloon has To be tied up so
as to prevent the wind from exerting a
pressure on the envelope and forcing
ont the gas, which would result i'll the
balloon very shortly losing its lifting
power and descending. In free runs tho
neck must always be wide open, for
otherwise any sudden expansion of gas
might burst the balloon. Hence if a
captive breaks away it is bound to make
an unduly rapid ascent, since it is sud
denly released from the restraint as well
us the weight Of the wire rope
OF course Ill such au emergency the
gas would at once commence to expand
turiously. and unless the neck Of the
balloon We're instantly opened and kept
open the envelope would inevitably
burst. In the shocking accident ut the
Crystal palace i'll 1892, when poor Dale
and his comrades lost their lives. the
balloon was started with too much lift
and commenced to rise with undue ra-
pidiiy. Dale, the acronaut. realizing tho
danger. opened the neck and in his anx-
icty TO see that il was clear looked into
it, and it is supposed that his head
checked the outrush Of heated gas, with
the result that the envelope instantly
burst, with terrible results. -Macmil-
lan's Magazine.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-03-07

Tho survivors Of the 1863 persons who
left Paris in balloons during the sieg,
have just formed themselves into society
No fewer than til balloons left the bcsieged
city. carrying in their ears not only these
100 persons, but 3 0D0. QUO letters and .36a
pigeons, which were intended to return 10
Paris with dispatches. and two boxes OF
dynamite. Filtytwo ii these balloons
fell In France, live in Belgium. four IN
Holland, two III Prussia and ono In Nor
way, and twn were lost at sea Eighteen
of the balloons fell within the enemy,
lines OF these five We're captured by the
cnemy-LonLnn standard
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The last one over is Ii rotten egg
called onr H'tlo girl, ana all the children
ran across the r0ad-all, that is, except
the boy who would have been last. He
sauntercd away, saying I'm not in II. -
But he was in il, for they all yelled;
"Georgc is rotten egg George is rot
ten egg and got much delight there
from, while | mcditated on the joys that,
sven at this early age, come from being In
the majority Chicago Record
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tsFAc

Piles IS so CONNIE. !"
every other person You meet B.
troubled with j; more or less L
Gems to be a little thing and usual
~ gets little attention !; may NOT
be serious NJ first, but it makss a
aaan sick-makes him nervous.
cross. irritable-unft for business.
II robs him or sleep, takes his ap-
petite-cuts down his hesh-and
yet he is careless about it.
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Get the Genui1 37HSE I'M
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1.-THE PIONEER"
The Snow Hill Building ( Loan Association,
OF Snow Hin. Nd.
Incorporated under the Laws OF Md, May 1891
rim Neur Assets ~95OOO

". T. DICKEHsoS. ............. President.
MARION I. liARGIs, Vice President.
". -. CORBDRY, JR., ................ Secretary.
|. I. MATTHEWS, ......-..... -........ Treasurer.
$500 dollars year paid in monthly INSTALL
mcnts OF Sl.n0 on the First Friday IN each
month will amount to $4,000 in ten years.
\ mortgage OF one thousand dollars cancell-
cd IA ten years by the paymcn; Of FIVE dollars
a month.
Only legal interest Of per cent charged and
paid monthly.
Members can't lose their profits in the asso-
citation los becoming borrowers. hut stand on
the same footing rs the investor or nou-bor-
rowing members.
No partiality shown in disposing 90 money
ON loans. hut every member given a FAIR and
Open chance.
Withdrawing members paid in fun with in
icrest less their share ot expenses which are
small ewing 10 the latest and most approved
methods being employed Ia conducting the
business.
Ne entrance fees. No large office rents. No
favoriiism. We +, fer 10 our record
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WINTER SCHEDULE.
PoCoMoKE RIVER LINE

The Steamer PocomOke leaves Snow Iill at
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DIRECTIONS
for using
CREAM BALM

Apply a particle O
the Balm directly int
the nos,rils. After
moment draw s,ron
breath through IN
nose. Use three time
a day. after meals pr,
ferred. ami before r,
firing.
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The bones of very agsd persons are
said to have greater proportion of lime
than Il use of young pecpla