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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
WHAT ISTEMPERAScE DoF

The New York journal, in an 4
which IL counted up the financial 4
cost OF intemperance in its city, con
follows:
But Father Knickerbocker's loss II
20 that of these citizens themselyI
years army OF unfortunates who1
led TO law-breaking, II placed in 4
allowing each person two feet 10 4
would stretch from the Tombs pris
York TO the jail In Newark. n. },
weary, woeful line never marched q,
world; no spectacle so horrible as Y
centration OF the drink-born horrJH
York alone was ever presented %
tlon. But II IL were, its frightiul tl1
unseen. Those who watched thi- q
line would see $4,000 men wnlI
manhood alcohol had dofcatel; son
from whom liquor had stolen all
best and highest. But they would
the wrecks. To fully sense the
meaning OF the sod line they would
see a parallel procession containll
marchers as they were before their IA
And even that would not half tell
rid tale. II would only show the
liquor on the ones who had drunk
other and even greater army would
cruited II those who suffered In 1895
the intemperance OF others were <
Wives bruised and bleeding from
husbands brutal blows would be IN
ray; children neglected and left 10 :
drunken mothers would tottsr weai
ranks; mothers distressed and broke
sins Of offspring, liquor-wrecked
walk, weeping; husbands. gloomed
perate through the wickedness {
drugped wives. would march blindl
Thst "at the end II stingeth like al
is shS wn by the city's hospital repo
hun6ted and eighty deaths were
caus'd by drink In 1895. or tho 81
lost trough pneumonia. at least
the lcctors say, might have be0n 81
the lntims not been weakened by
, Con -tmption claimed 1904 victims
and n,these 1000 might have lived {
ha6 hit used liquor. And so the s..
Itlcl q weary, weary story OF m
wre on and death. No Temperance,
: eve rlooken was half so powerful
4 sc against strong drink. whic
dr., own awful work shouts 4
WI leu- NA
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

The elder man started at this obser.
vation, he couldn't understand the ap.
plicstion of. However, he passed it
over.
"Well, George, my boy" he said,
as he shook his hand in hearty grip,
'I'm truly glad to have you for SON
in-law. And, how's your father?"
"My father?" echoed George. "He's
been dead this ten years or morei"
"What does all this mean?" cried
Mr.. Morrough, in amazement. "Am
] mad, or what is it? You've Just left
your father, my brother-in-law, Tom
Spander, in England, haven't you?l'
Phyllis threw up her arms, and, with
n wild shrek, fell down on the thick
est part of the soft fur rug that lay be-
fore the fireplace, in what appeared
to be dead faint.
The two men bent down at the same
time to attend to her, and bumped
their heads together, and everything
was confusion.
"My names not Spander," said
George, hurriedly, as he rubbed his
head with one hand and supported
Phyllis with his disengaged arm.
'My names Rockerton, and Iwent
all the way from college in America to
England. to secure your daughter"
The pen refuses TO record Mr.. Mon.
rcugh's forcible language when he was
thus suddenly made acquainted with
| the fact that he had given his consent
to his daughters marriage with the
son of the family to which he had
sworn deadly hatred, and the very
man he had before refused, while all
the time ne had thought Phyllis was
marrying George Spander, his broth
er-in-law's son.
] For about five minutes tho place
would hardly hold him, and his anger
was such that he took no means to re-
store his daughter. leaving her new
found husband to "bring her round"
rs best he could.
However, by the time he had roared
himself out of breath, he saw the fu-
tllity OF his further opposition or re-
sentiment; and, like the good business
man that he was, he veered round and
met the wind as it blew.
"Welll well!" he said, "I've been
done! But what's done can't be
helped"
He then turned to assist Phyllis,
but by strange coincidence that
young lady had just "come to-" and
in a burst of hysterical tears. begged
forgiveness for the little "misunder-
standing"
81 forgive you, you little WITCH"
her father cried. "But i have my
suspicious about the misunderstood.
ing"
And Mr.. Monrough mas never feen
able to decide in his own mind wheth-
or it was accidental or of "malice pre-.
pense" on Phyllis's part that the "mis-
understanding" occurred. He has, on
several occasions, tackled his daugh-
ter on the subject, hut 81 has always
managed most skilfully
question. and ~ she and -.-- go.
are the happiest couple imaginable,
and George "is not such bad chap
after ALL" Mr.. Monrough has long
since ceased to inquire further into
it, and has also, of course, "buried
the hatchet" with the Rockerton fam
lily. -Tit-Bits.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
TEMPERANCE TOPICS.

And car we'd thereon your name.
Look yonder at that broken wreck,
With tottering step and slow;
He was young and honorcd man
A few short years ago.
He had of wealth bound,ess stora
Loved smiled upon his way;
His life held every happiness,
But what is he to-day
A broken, bloatei, ragged wretch,
Men pass him by with scorn;
Better II were for him and his
He never had been born.
What made him what he is to-day
What robbed him, do you think?
What stole his honor and his name2
The cursed llend of drink.
Would you, too, tread the downward way,
And be 10 rum a slave,
Till false 10 truth, to honor lost
You I'll drunkari's grave2
Don't say; 81 II only drink just oncei
That surely is no harm"
That fatal glass, the irst you take,
Unnerves your steady arm.
You say that you can stop at will;
Ii is not 90, my friend;
After the first the second comes,
And soon you reach the end.
'Iis the first glass that makes the sot,
Then shun IL while you can;
Be true 10 honor and yourself,
Gods noblest work-a man.
Don't tread the rapid downward way.
To I'LL drunkard's grave;
Look up to Him. IL you are weak,
Who has the power TO save.
Don't drink that first, that fatal glass,
Twill dim your beaming eye.
For honor's sake, for loves dear sake,
For Gods sake pass it by.
Mira. VI. l. L.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

Borchgreyink, the Antarctic ex-
plorer, says the reason there are fewer
Antarctic expeditions than Arctic ones
is that II il colder around the South
Pole and results are less promising,
His next expedition, which starts from
England in September next, will have
for its object the discovery of the
South magnetic pole.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
A Singular Jubilee.

A singular jubilee has just been
celebrated by famous Austrian poll
tician, DIR. Smolka-the fiftieth ami.
versary of his condemnation to death.
AS young man DIR. Smolka was sent
enced for belonging to reasonable
society. and only escaped the death
penalty through general amnesty.
Afterward he became loyal subject,
and rose to be President of the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

A French newspaper says that
Europe will one of these days have to
take up aud dispose of American pre-
tentions in regard to American terri
tory. "Wc are thus notified before
hand what we are to expect" remarks
the New York Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

It is hardly TO be credited, but it is
nuthoritatively stated, that the people
of the United States annually chew
$50. 600, 900 worth of gum.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

e sec
tions ,noy a., tue northwest
ern farmcrsand inducing them TO locate
in the South. Tho Southern indus
trial association Of Alabama says that
reports from its agencies all over the
South show that there has been re-
markablc inflow of immigrants from
the Northwest since Christmas. and
there is every indication, declares the
New York Sun, that the immigration
wiz show Il large increase as the spring
progresses.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
Rockerton's Sweetheart,

r. ALP HE u S
Mourough ad
made his pile as a
speculator, prin-
cipally in rails, /"
but he still amused
himselfb by dealing
now and again to
the extent of ST.
600, 600 or so, al
though for gen.
eral business he
had practically re-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.


The fact that there are drunkards is proof
that moderate drinking is not safe.
Does il pay the State to hang one citizen
because another citizen sells him liquor2
The consumption OF intoxicating LIQUORS
In New Zealand is decreasing year by year.
One dollar for religion and five hundred
for rum is about the ratio in this day of
modern civilization.
1t does not pay to have fifty working men
ragged in order TO have one saloon keeper
dressed in broadcloth and flush with money.
The saloon produces the grand majority
OF the paupers, and then the sober people of
the community have to support the product.
II does not pay 10 have ten smart, active,
intelligent boys transformed into thieves in
order to enable one man to lead an easy life
by selling liquor to thom.
DIR. Nansen, who is said to have found the
North Pole, has put himself on record as be-
ing opposed 10 the use by arctic expeditions
OF Intoxicating liquor In any form.
Gilbert, the man who paid the penalty OF
his crime on the scaffold In Boston, recent
ly, publicly declared in his latest utterances
that liquor was the cause OF his downfall.
"Show me the child" said woman lec-
turer the other day, "and will tell you the
habits OF the father" She's right, the drink
ing man Is known by the poverty OF his
family.
1t. does not pay, says the Temperance Ad-
vocate, 10 have fifty working men and their
families live on bone and soup and half ra-
tions In order that one saloon keeper may
flourish On roast turkey and champagne.
All the leading newspapers are talking
about the liquor traffic, admitting that it IL
an evil thing and suggesting some means
for taking care Of the results. This means
thinking, and thinking means much for the
cause OF total abstinence.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

The United States and Europe to-
gether have 2j2, 7ij blind people,
something less than one in 900.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
students' Ghastiy pranl..

Some pranking students stole the hui
man skeleton belonging TO the high
school at Freeport, Me-, the other night
and ran II up by the haIyArds TO the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16
Blast Was PrematureIy Exploded.

The premature explosion OF a blast in the
tunnel works Of the Pioneer Electric Power
Company, about four miles from Ogden,
Utah, killed five men and horribly mutilated
seven others. This Is the company In which
Mr.. Bannigan, a Rhode Island rubber mag
nate, Invested heavily. Senator Frank j.
Cannon Is the general manager.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

either family took every opportunity
Of trying to take the life of some mem.
ber Of the other. After fathers death
we sold the farm and came East, and
so the enmity ceased actively; but /
could never consent to your marrying
into that hated family-never !"
"But, papa" insisted the girl,
"what was it about2 What led to the
quarrcl?"
at was about stream, my dear,
which ran between tine two estates.
Old Rockerton insisted that the water
was all on his land, whereas it was tue
boundary, and we had the right on
one side of the stream and he on the
other. But it really distresses me to
think about that dreadful time, when
for two whole years l walked about
| with my life in nay hand, so to speak.
j beg that you will say no more on the
subject"
well, Just one question. papa,
asked Phyllis, with nh eye to future
contingencies. "Was any one killed.
"No. No one was killed, answered
Mr.. Monrough; "hut your grand.
father was shot in the arm, and never
can forgive them never never !"
Her father then insisted on her
promising him that she would not
marry without his consent, which she
dj readily enough, but she saw it was
useless arguing with him any further,
and for the time the matter ended.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

MiDDLEpuRGn, a., APRIL 1G, 1896.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-04-16

&c candy cathartc constipation. vegetable
cas-" sold by druggists everywhere, guaranteed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
BANNER DAY AT CANTON.

Canton. Ohio, Oct 24.-Delegations
began to arrive early this morning
and at a rate calculated to make this
Saturday at least equal to any DEM
onstration of earlier Saturdays of the
campaign.
The first delegation to arrive came
from Lebanon City, Lebanon county.
Reading, Burks county, Schuylkill
county, and contiguous territory in
Pennsylvania. They arrived about
half past six o'clock on a special train
of seven coaches, but did not go to see
Mckinley until about nine o'clock.
There were Introductory addresses by
ex-Mayor ]. X. Kennedy for Reading,
and J. V. Yellowsmith, from Lebanon.
AS soon as the address of the Penn
syfvanians was finished, the mem
bers of the Hardwood Lumber Ex-
change and Builders and Trades Ex-
change of Chicago, who had arrived
on a special train of three Pullman
cars, were given possession of the
lawn. They were introduced by Har-
vey S. Hoyden and addressed by Ma
jor Mckinley.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
DRESSING A FISH.
The Quickest and Best Method for
Small Ones.

Small Ones.
At this season of the year many are
camping or living in summer cottages
by lake or ocean. To those who can
take with them a competent cook the
knowledge of a quick method CT clean
ing fish may not be of any practical
use; but the real campers are those who
catch their fish, and clean and cook. as
well as eat them. To these, although
the catching and the eating may be
most enjoyable, the cleaning is always
bugbear.
The quickest and best method for
dressing all small fish like perch, bass
and croppies, is as follows: Put the
fish in a large pan and pour over them
scalding hot water. Shake them about
in this for moment, then pour it off
and rinse the fish in cold water. Now
with an old pair of scissors cut off the
fins and tails. With a sharp knife cut
off the heads and cut through the skin
of each fish in straight line down the
back. Beginning on each side of this
incision, easily and quickly pull off the
skins. Some epicures prefer the skins
left on, but if they had the scales TO
scrape off, they would perhaps change
that opinion. 1t really makes very lit
tie, if any, difference in the flavor.
The fish are now ready to be opened
and cleaned as usual. Each one should
then be washed thoroughly, inside and
out, in cold water; wiped dry; rolled
in corn meal or flour; seasoned well
with salt and pepper and laid on aclean
platter. They may be set aside in a
cool place or fried at once. When fried
brown and not too fast in hot butter
and lard, one part of each, the flesh is
firm, crisp and delicious.
Wash the tins and knives which have
been used with plenty of hot water and
soap. After the hands have had good
scrubbing, if they still have fishy odor,
as they doubtless will, wash them in
little cold water, in which has been put
a half teaspoonful of listerine, which
will entirely remove the odor.
A very nice thing for the woman who
fishes and is the possessor of delicate
skin is fishing collar. She may wear
veil, big hat and old gloves, but the
hot sun and the reflected glare from
the water will get at her neck, do the
best she can. And a red neck is de-
testable above all things. Take any
light wash goods, linen, calico or ging-
ham, and cut from it a faring collar
at least three inches high. Starch it
very stiff. Fasten ribbons to the ends
and take it along the next time you go
fishing.-Good Housekeeping.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
The Food of School Children.

1t is lamentable fact that too little
attention is given to the hygienic sur
roundings of the pupils in the schools,
and by far too little to the nature of
the food and the manner of eating. The
aim often seems to be to so prepare the
food that it will require little or no
mastication before it is swallowed, and
when solid food is taken it is not suf-
ficiently masticated to properly pre-
pare it for the digestive organs. Some
years ago a doctor requested many Of
his patients to report as to the number
of bites it required to masticate differ
ent foods. He especially desired to learn
how much less children chewed the food
before swallowing it than their par
ents. He got reports from $50 intelli-
gent people, and learned that practice
in this regard varied very much, that
children generally were entirely too
apt to bolt their food. To encourage
the habit of chewing it more thor
oughly he had advised parents to give
the children chewing-gum, much to the
disgust Of many of the parents. He
thought the habit of swallowing food
before it was sufficiently masticated
the cause of insufficient nourishment
in many caSes.-N. Y. Ledger,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
ARMY NEWS.

Target practice at Leon Springs is
progressing slowly.
Private PendletOn. LIST cOrnet of the
band, has again re-enlisted and taken
his old place, to the satisfaction of
everybody.
hunting party will leave the post
for Il trip to the coast next week.
They expect to be gone fifteen or
twenty days.
The battery will leave here Monday
afternoon at o'clock; the battery
from New York is expected to arrive
Tuesday next.
Lance Corporal Brown. Co. II, Ord
infantry. stationed at Fort Brown,
takes three months furlOugh after
three years service.
Department headquarters has been
notified that all enlisted men of the
light battery wishing to remain be-
hind may be transferred to the incOm-
ing organization.
Captain bravo. chief cOmmissary
of subsistence of this department, has
been ordered to Fort Bliss and camp
at Eagle Pass to inspect the commits
sary stOrehOuses at those points.
Private Renhardt, troop e, Fifth
cavalry stationed at Fort Ringgold,
has been granted a three months
furlOugh under the provision of the
three years act.
Johnny Miller has started an oyster
bed at the corner of New Braunfels
avenue and Hood street; he has taken
advantage of the large excavations
on the avenue and expects to make
a rich profit during the muddy season.
the excavations being very rich in
deep black slush. The only difficulty to
be overcome is the smell, but this can
be remedied by the application of as
afOetida.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
LATEST TRAIN ROBBERY.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 24.-Up to
noon today no trace of the quartette
of train robbers who boldly held up
the regular west bound Chicago and
Alton passenger train twenty miles
east of here aid been found. AL
though expressing confidence in their
ultimate capture, it is evident the To-
cal detectives have little faith in their
ability to land the robbers. The men
were well disguised and having a
good start of their pursuers, doubt
less were outside of the county and
had thrown off suspicion by daylight
this morning. Nothing has been
found to lead to the identity of the
men, though the belief is they were
novices at the business. That it was
a wind haul is substantiated by the
express company officials today, they
claiming the packages of jewelry Sc.
cured by the robbers were valued at
less than $50 and the only money Sc
cured was 500 from the engineer.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
CURSED HER MOTHER.
Ray Roberts Lover Did, And She
Wanted To Commit Suicide.

Ray Roberts Lover Did, And She
Wanted To Commit Suicide.
Because her sweetheart cursed her
mother, she said, Ray Roberts, a rath-
er gOOd-lOOking woman, about "a
years of age, living on West Nueva
near the corner of Laredo streets,
swallowed ten grains of morphine
this morning with the intention of
committing suicide. John Cristol went
there drunk this morning. He ours
ed her father and mother and she said
she could not stand to hear her moth
er cursed and bought 20 cents worth
of the poison. She was removed to
the city hospital about o'clock this
morning, and DR.. Menger and Mr..
Koch attended her. She is now we'll
again and says she wants to die, as
she is tired of life. She has relatives
living in Louisville, KY, her home.
She also had a quarrel with anoth-
er woman today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
No Need of Than.

"Girls are becoming more sensible,
don't you Think" she asked.
I'm what way?" he inquired, for he
was wise man and objected to commit
ting himself until he had seen all the
plans and specifications.
well. for one thing" she explained,
they no longer wear tight gloves"
"They don't need to-" he answered.
They have probably learned that they
can get their hands squeezed other
ways"
well, that's sensible, isn't it? And
a great many of US don't wear such tight
waists, either"
Eyes, yes, of counsel" he exclaimed,
hastily.
And thereupon they went into execu-
tive session.--ChicaRo PosA,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
HIS NARROW ESCAPE.
1t Was Lucky the sherin Looked Before
He Shot.

He Shot.
Il was riding along mountain road
in Leslie county, KY" said timber
buyer to a reporter, "and at nightfall
sought shelter at a double log cabin.
I had some acquaintance with the
occupant of the house, and he intro
duced me to three men who seemed to
be boarding with him. We sat up that
night and played cards until late, after
which 1 retired, occupying a bed with
one of the boarders, who had been in
troduced to me as Sam Taylor. During
the night it grew so hot could not
sleep, and I went to the window to get
some air. My host was below, and level
ing a rifle at me he said:
"'Go right back thar, Sam, an drop
yo' derned fooliShness.'
81 hastily called out: Don't shoot,
it's me- and hurried to bed. The next
morning my host apologized.
"I'm glad I didn't shoot befo'
spoke he said. 'Yo' see, these gentle
men yo' met las night is all 'cused of
murder, sab, an the one yo' slep' with
has done ben convicted an waitin' ter
go ter Frankfort soon's kin git time
ter take i'm, so watch i'm purity clost
for fear he gifts restless. I'm Jailer, an
thar amt no Jail, so they jess lives with
me, and take 'em huntin' aad fishin'
and try to be squar with 'em, so they
won't give me no trouble. But that
Teller Taylor's jess sort O. cranky.
Killed ten men, an eff he takes notion
agin er teller he jess shoot 'em, so 1
didn't want i'm to git outer that win
dow. He's gittin' Uneasy, an reckon
I'll hev ter start fer Frankfort with i'm
termorrer.' "-Washington Star.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
REGISTER AT ONCE.

The total registration at noon
today was 9,251, today's regis
tratiOn being 15S. Registrar
Shardein requests all those not
having yet registered to do so at
once in order to avoid the rush
on the last day. The registration
closes next Wednesday evening
at s o'clock. 1t is estimated that
the registration this year will
reach II 900.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-10-24
THE COTTON MARKET.

New York, Oct. 24.-The cotton
market opened steady at 3 points ad-
vance on confirmation of reports of
damage to crop by heavy rains. Ca
bles are higher. Private wires report
firmer spot markets in the south with
offerings at an advance of 1-6 cents.
New England spinners showed more
disposition to buy cotton owing to a
good demand at Fall River. After
opening. prices fell off 3 to 6 points,
but at II o'clock the market again
showed two points higher with a
steady undertOne.