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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26


Dialect offices. No. o. Cockney.
Hall Lunnon'as han Oliday,
Hand hcveryonc his bout.
Hisin't hit ha jolly day?
Ear EN- larf hand shout
IIout 'ere hat merry Hepsom Downs,
lin sich rum summer vether.
Swell nohs hand prigs hand rustic clowns
Hail cangrcgate together.
Heach AIRY TWOS is 'Arriet.
Han logged hin colOrs loud;
Great Caesar hin IS chariot
Warn't nuvvcr arr has proud
Blow me- This mob his willainous.
Nv hcyci Just old me fawsti
Tho VERY crush his KILN hus,
Mot S'y? They're hOn hat lawst?
PersiinmOn leads, Shell tyke the prizc'
Just watch 'er skim the course,
w, blawst yer bloOmin bloody heyes.
That 'eros the Princes 'orsel
'Irrrahf The ONE Is Ighncss wins,
Hand heverybody 'ails
Tho victor. while the band begins;
God Bless the Prince hof Wales
Then eros 10 Halbert Helward,-ds
The cove wOt done the TICK.
Hin hall the royal deadwood, 'e's
BY far the sOundcst stick
'Ero's 'opin soon Hold Hcngiands crown
VIII be is hOwn hand may
y live to gather fresh rcnown
"O" '''p'O"' 4. +. HOLT.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
For Our
Small People.
Colonlal nnnc

trov shc IS no, very much 10 sec,
All Retsv's an olc-fashioncd name o
Az her nose is Hat and her eyes az"
M, shs's Colonial Dame
can show you her papers. written ""''
AMI A biz red seal ON the n"SN INA
fsactiy the same as my grahu"'"n"""
And signed by my papa and Jack
They mt I'm her ancestors. every one
And made her line OF desc" ,,.roo
Thy said she'd a very straight peelslec'
nrso,,'t don't know what thcy meant.
Ana mama no said she oidn come
~ tbe common sort OF folks. 1900,
1tkc icniannn Franklin the a4'n"""0
man. s1,oc
She doesn't care FOR parties ana teas
Iikc Maud and Alice and Maube'
she sits in the corner an day lohs'
Wcaring hcr pretty blue badge ,.,-
And thinking Wnat she saw az '"' '"'''
And how the visitors came
TO sec a doll OF the colony tmes'
4 real colonial Dame
Emily H. Miller. Youths Companion
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

4 woman. giving the name OF MIS-.
Matthews called az the Armory yester-
dav afternoon for warrant. WINE 'he
blank was being flied out she waited III
the operators room.
Operator William Mahoney was sehdlhs
his daily report over the police telephone
10 the Sub" stations and was giving 'he
description Of a mouse-colored morse
which had been stolen lie began.
Look out for mouse
Just then there was fortissimo screen
I'm high G. ass Mrs. Matthews gathered n'r
skirts about her and jumped on chalr'
-"colorcd horse continued Mahohey.
The woman turned red. climbed GOV"
from the chair. and lett the .room.-CHi-
cagO luter-Ocean.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
So -TRANs-DELETION.

Example: Summer. mures, sure, use)
SIX young clerk from city store,
And a girl who'd been at the beach De-
fore,
They met one day mid the seasons whirl'
The summer man and the summer girl
And they were engaged ere the week was
Ce:
They vowed in THREE that they would
bc true 49,
To each other th.se FOURs. their life
times through;
Her fingers FIVE in his slim white hand
Were clasped, and they lay on the SHINING
sand
They were types Of the season. these
lovers, two.
Twas a SECOND to play, but his cash
rem low,
And when I'm the evening he had TO 60
she smilinclv stood in the waning iight,
Watching his PRIMAL. all TOTAL. quite
And next day captured another beau.
SWAMP ANGEL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Dear Little Tolks.-Be careful in send
ine, I'm those compositions or answers to
puzzles to be NEAT. In n number Of
eases you have forgotten TO number your
puzzles. that is too bad. because II makes
il so hard 10 tell WHICH is winch. IL
totcs bovs and girls more time than We
havc 10 give. so try FOR YOUR OWS
SAkES TO be more thoughtful IL wouic
ho too bad. wouldn't IL. 10 have all ouH
answers correct. and lose the prize be
cause we were careless IN numbering ID
NOT FORGET in sending us compost
tons. WRITE. ON ALTERNATE SIDES
or THE paper. Now, try your best.
THE TIMES
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

and Patty lifted II up TO see what II
might be hiding.
"Oh. my mn.
What "A dainty lunch lay on the niue
tray, The last OF the cocoanut cake VIZ
there. with macaroons and kisses, some
cunning little sandwiches. shccd pleN
annics ana lunches OF grapes. Ana Jes-
sic was gone and there was no one 10
SEQ 10 or help her enjoy II.
Poor Patty sat down and cried. Ihen
she swept the arhor. signing 10 hersch:
ooh. dear. II only haint put on. -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Nearly every household M this period
Of the year suffers more or less from
the plague OK flies. Iouseholders ma 4
therefore like 10 know that mignouelte
planted in boxes on window sill Will
Keep flies from a room as enectually as
Wire screens. Goraniums have the same
effect" Exchange.
Tho above is pure fake; the Star has
tried 10. The fes simply use the gera-
mum ana mien0nette 10 swarm on and
rest when not Annoying the occupants OF
the room. --frciercksburg star.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

FULLY 10000 OF the people Of INDIA are
annually killed by snake-hites. Nith Il
view 10 reducing the mortality. the gov
eminent offers reward for snakes
heads. which instead OF diminishing the
number of reptiles. tends DO increase H.
as the natives breed snakes solely TO Sc
cure the reward.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
Times Changes.

Just Of an age are Lou and Kitty,
But Lou is stately and kitty is small
And n stranger. seeing them together
Would never guess they were Twins at
all.
care your sisters twins?" l asked wee
Ncldy.
Who oft with his presence my study
cheers.
He answered. They were wnen theF
were habic'.
But they haven't been for several
years "
Nj. J.. Upton. i'm Youths Companion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

Bessie announced one day recently NJ
luncheon. I'VE wouldn't have had any
pudding to-day II IL hadn't been for the.
The rest Of the family all looked up at
he. considerably surprised. for Bessie is
only five years old. and they knew she
IL on the table" she went on. "and
might have let I'm the cat, YOU know
Then Whiskcrs might have jumped on (.
chair and eaten II. and then We wouidh :
have had amy pudding. But l didn do
it.'-Ncw York Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

The temperature at which bodies. when
heated. become luminous, - about go
degrees centigrads-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

LeCsburc. md, June II, leS0
Dear Sri hope 20 see you soon bring
back those volumes mine. There's Well,
ster that 10 YOU lent two years ago last
May. and Bacon back you've never sent
nor Columba's Birthday and Adam BcJe
and Waverly. Avolia. Nendome. q, please
return them right 10 me.
Yours truly,
NOVUS HOMO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26

The total number OF American citizens
in Turkey. including l12 missionaries. is
about 800.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
Sam rrpMINAL pTIETION.

Nv borrowed books to get.
He kept them well. and rs ! failed.
The borrower has them yet.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
.Nhnt VII fhe narNe,l y

Who first copyrighted A book under
Tnt.l states law;
Connecticut and Massachusetts, passed
copvrleht-iaws in 1888. but the United
states enacted none until 1850. when the
act of May 81 was enacted, entitled. An
for the encouragement OF learning by Sc
curing the copies OF maps. charts. and
books 20 the authors and proprietors OF
sn.h comics during the times therein
mentioned" Under this act. IL is prota-
bic that Or. Daniel Ramsay. OF South
Carolina. copyrighted the first books hts
History ofathe Revolution. and his History
O, South Carolina. lie had appealed 10
Congress or May s. 1883. for Tho passage
OF such an act.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
Little "i'ut-Of.

.r.,, ,.oirc ~ AK Jcssic to come and
coo ~. sbis afternoon after school, mann
ma"
Yes yes nm and couldn't you let us have
littln nffnrnnnn tlnI-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16


The saloon Is a direct at,a,s upon our
children.
The liquor traffic is Tho enemy Of every
legitimate Industry IA the country.
OF all the evil spirits abroad in the world
the grog spirit j. the most dcyilish.
Tho JOY Of the whisky. selling shop is tho
friendly patronage Of the cwu!sky-prcscribius
doctor.
II the drinking saloons ~ Lonion woro
placed side by side they would reach from
London 10 Portsmouth.
The American University. ut Washington,
will have n one OF It's departments college
Of scientific temperance.
The descent from the olaborlrly furnished
liquor palace to the low class drinking den
Is both natural and rapid.
The total ahstuincr Is safe from the dan.
gers Of the "kuuck-uut' drops and the diu.
bolical devices OF the ilenls who use them.
Temperance in advocating cause sagcy
remarks one Of our Catholic contemporaries,
Is as much virtue as temperance ia drinH.
Mrs. Lake, Third Vico-Presldcnt Of the G.
II. A. IT,, has completed arrangement, for
an Eastern lecturing tour in behalf OF tho
total abstinence cause.
Chicago brewers have formed a compact
To raise the price OF beer. IL II reported
that a penalty fund Of 5000 900 has been sub
scribed by siXty-three brcwcres TO imme4i-
ately bring this about.
A temperance banquet was given TO the
Mayor OF Southport, England, recently, ut
which the drinks We're orange champagne,
ginger champagne, lemonade, ginger alc,
gingerette, w,nterino aud coffee.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16
rAntY rxn,lsn rNrrmrnAycr.

Stephen Perrin. a French physician who
was in England about the time of Henry
Wills death. wrote; "The English, ono
with another, arc joyous and are very fond
OF music; they are also great drinkers"
Tho Rev. William Kettle preached about
sunday. in i570---"Which holy day the multi.
tudcs call their revelyng day, which day
is spcnt In bul-bcatngs, beare-bcatings,
howlings, dcyng, cardyng, daunSyngel
and drunkenness" Philip Stubbs U5S3)
wrote that the public houses were "crowdcd
from morning till night with invctcrttc
drunkaris.' Bacon saw enough to convince
him that "all the crimes on the earth do not
destroy SO many of the human race, nor
a'icuatc so much property rs drunkenness" "
The testimony ot Shakespeare particularly
of laco) and Of the other dramnti-s of the
period, - too familiar to- need quotation. At
this period the upper classes drank wine and
the lower still stuck TO beer. hut spirits. tho
invention of which dates from the eoric,
piHutagruUt dayl, wcrc beginning 10 bG
known. Geneva. or gin, wns brought homo
from the Ncthcrlaud-, and Irish settlers in.
trolucrl thu dtttliauon Of usqucOaugh.-- -
National Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16
AnoLIsH TIE sALnnNa.

Why can we not close then? The London
Times we'll saws; "It Is impossible 10 find
anything which stands for so much loss TO
soul and body and estate IA tho saloon"
Their whole trhl1lc IL evil, and that con-
tlDuHlly. They foster idGncss, poverty,
crime, disease and death; and these terrible
evils are not confined to their patrons, but
reach out to their families, their neghbors
and the entire State. II has often been
said: "Let liquor alone and 1t will not
touch you;" but this is not by any means
true-it touches the drunkard's wife and
children In spite of all their efforts to pre-
vent IL. II touches the family OF the father
Killed in railroad collision in consequence
OF drunken engineer or conductor. II
turns out 10 the frost and snow the family
OF the drunken sot who. trying TO light n
match, set fire TO his own house and burned
1t; worse still, It breaks tho hearts OF thou
sands Of noble mothers, because they have
seen their once lovely sons drop into "a
drunkard'sgraveto to meet the fearful Sentence,
"No drunkard shall inherit tbs Kingdom
OF God" and all this while their own cry
was: Touch not, taste not, handle not"
Let US abolish the saloonl
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16

Cu,rmns or facts aui lsurr-. with 1910 ihei
arguments. could mot convey u-tr1ua'ur pur.
travail of the awiu, effects of drunkenness
than this story Of real life, taken from ono OF
thr biz daily puurrs Of Now NUr,. ono
morning Inst winter sn the story runs. q poo
lc"mun oumr into the Jefferson M1rHct
Court, having In chursrn itl Oi twenty. tn"
boy stirred yarnutly about him. AMI his face,
which Wss honest aud good huWurrl. WIS
blontcd with long and heavy drhalch.
Close behind him camc q iittlc old woman.
dcccntly clad Her hair was white aud her
coUntcuaucr ualc anl anxious
"Whos this, ollrcrt' tho justice sal,
when the boys turn came.
"It's John Clcpry. your Honor. We've
rot his mother 60 enter complaint against
him for hnhitunl drinking. We think if h'
had a month at the island II would giyc him
a chance to pull up
"lou can do nothing with him yourself,
Mrs. Clearly said tho kindly magistrate,
who. used ~ he was 60 scenes ot suffering.
was startled 10y tho dumb agony ia tho old
wumuu's face.
lean not, sir. IT, I've ycar' sjrr' H.
took tothc drink. lts not Johnny fault
There's four saloons near hv. VI" was as
good a LDv Rs ovcrH mother hal. Hes GOO /
now when hos himself" <
/ "lIc's mnl when hr Is drunk, the poli'
man interrupted. "llc trioi 90 hll hci
twice
"Sien tho complaint. Mrs. Clcnry." tho
magistrate ordered pNllins CO. clerk win,
. laid printed form on the table before her
saying "Wrilc your nnmo on that lu".
She took up tho pen and chen turned
tine justice again. Her thin face was blood
less,
"sir." she said, "hc's a'ltho child I've got
Tvo been lighting tho devil for him for Iiy,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16
d. $. Ewing, Genl Agent,
1927 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa.


recent press despatch from Dos Moinos,
1OwH, states;
"The return of the saloon has been dis
astrOus to prosperity. There are hundreds
OF empty houses here. business ia stagnnnt,
except in the dram shops. and the pupula-
tion, instead OF reaching $1,000 as was eX-
pccted, and as doubtless would have been
the case had prohibition continued, H. shown
by the State census to be- lowering in the
neiGhborhood Of $1,000, IN Increase OF about
1000 In the last five years, ne against an in
crcnse OF 1900 in tho preceding Ave years OF
sohd prohibition. Business men, who clam.
ored for saloons as the best method Of max.
ing city Of Des Aoines, SEQ the sudden
stoppage OF immigration OF tho best classes
from tho small towns OF the State. and from
other parts OF tho country, yet are appar.
emily loath to admit tho error which led
them into the great mistake Of lowering tho
civic tone OF our municipality. You may
look for an uprising against tho saloons as
soon as the 'aaven OF adversity permeatea
action" -
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16
yAar OURSELVES nrrgrm

Nhat makes ono portion of time diunr
from or better than another What g. % tUIt
gives value 10 a day or a year h. II not the
man IN the midst of his days Mt the sur
roundings and the circumstances which may
happen 10 bee about him. Whether MY
years Of Europe are better than u cycle Of
Cathny depends altogether upon the person
who Is living IN one piucc ur the other
sing" day Ia the li!r of -, Paul, thDu-h II
be passed even IN dungeon, was far richer
ana more enjoyable truu "a decade Ia ho lie
oithat monster oi iulqultytl Emperor Nero.
All this carries u along to the point that
the only wuy 10 make uthrr year better ~
10 mas" ourselves better. Just IN proportion
as we bccum more devoted 10 duty. moro
open TO the truth. hray"r IN asserting II,
truer uLd more constant IN our uilrr iuu-,
purer and more uu-rill-u IN daily lyiuE shall
we Ice con orr.ng upon the pas NJ Gays a
value ani % glory which will make IN M worth
living ~ the experience and $50 th rrmrm-
berlng hereafter. And the tine 10 lcsin Is
now. \ year Hips away from MS hrlor" We
are aware ui It's flight. How short Whine
ago II seems that We were making new rrsD-
lution- for the year 1895. The difference be-
tween the most Of W. and Jesus Christ j. that
he never postponed Until next year or next
week the thing he ought To- do. We
are continually deiudiug ourselves with
the notion that pretty son we
vii! begin 10 carry out our high i'm.
pulses tnat day after tomorrow, perhaps,
we VIII attack tnat bad habit but 1896 viii
be good year 10 u only Hs We str.y" 10
make January fr.t and January second, UuI
oil the successive three hundred aud siNty-
three days, Just ~ good az wc eau, by beau.
lilyiug our own characters ana by Brighten
ing the lot Of those about Us.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16
CLEAR VISION or cunIsr.

II is not easy 10 have right Views Of God
aud a clear vision Of Christ, Ey,H pn the IN
teI!ectual plane, II does not bccOMu easier as
time goes by 10 say that We believe Ia the son
of God. on tho contrary, there are abundant
signs that the cycncal movement which
church history so often suggests is bringing
Us back again, not only 20 the primitive lite
Of the church. and We may very likely end
regards the person of the Lord himself
Prof. j. Rendel Harris.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16
RELIGIOUS READING.

Hark the praising angels say,
Christ was born on Christmas Day
In blest Judea far away.
Hush our pleading spirits say,
Christ be born In us, we pray,
And give our souls their Christmas Day.
From the German.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16
oIyr aop rnr aLonY.

Go aud do something Tor The least oi
these" That IL how we work for our Chrlsts
who have been iltcd up. Go their orrandS I,
enter into the sacrifice with them; bc IA link
yourself in the divine chain. and feet the Joy
aud the life OF 1t. The moment you give
yourself, you shall feel that NJ. Mnu-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16

Total abstinence Of parents brings into tho
family cheerfulness. thrift. cleanliness, i'm
dusirv. and all the natural virtues; but es-
pecinlly 1t helps the Christian virtues. Happy
The home in which both parents are total alb
staincrs. Sacred Heart Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16
TEMPERANCE.

LITTLE runLic uoUsr.
"rhere's n little public-house
Which every one may close;
'Tis the little public house
jus, underneath the nose
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-16

Ncat-. u -igu tu,,, l,t..,, -. ...
80 Hon never forgive mo. He'll Gryr
come home again"
ITS the only chance 20 save him. th
officer said.
She wrote her name. John was told {
stand up.
"Nuw - into the witness boss" u poli'c
man directed her. "Youmu-t sWalru .aIu,
him"
Her loot was on the stop. She suIlrpi
turned. 81 cau't swtHr against him
cant' Sh" clutrh"i hrr hrrl-t with Ul'
hands. "lt5 killins me, johnny, com
hrrc'
Gcr son spranf towards her, but size '.ll 70
his icet She was drpl when hr ltft' hnr
"M1thrr, mother, I'LL quit tho dr,uk' On
startled lud cried. Eul sho lid mot auswy.
The physicians said Il was heart disru-r.
An ambulance was summoned, Suur ON
whi-u"r"itO the iu-iir'.
"Dischnrrcl, " ho said, and Tho wr'tehc
lli followed his doa mother homo tp %
haunted all his Illc by the Terrible thou'u
TINT ho sent her brckeu-acartyI T. L.
death.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-12
TRUTH IN ART.

Now is the time when the artists
who dwell in Bohemia do pack up
their canvases and tubes and brushes
and HE away to haunts of the fern,
and the open viSw between the hills
and well it would be for the world if
all young artists would co. for upon
the work of many does nature need
to smile ere it is at all true and will
live. 1t is sad that some of the aspir-
ing young fry in the artistic path for
get that greater than art is truth, and
that only the kiss of peace between
the two viii ever mean a thing to the
worldl-the world who loves truth III
all things. Art-to be more practical
asks no sacrifice Of common sense nor
reason Form and color convey mes
sages to mankind, but mankind only
accepts those that are worthy of pre-
servation and which are good. The
trouble with artistic beginners is that
they think they can color the sky, not
that the sky must dictate to them for
a thousand times her subtle tints and
shades ere they can catch one glimpse
of its true beauty. And as for form
well, we have been treated to so much
vile caricature by the poster artists
that it is hard to criticise the young
art pupils and their efforts-but some
Of the badly proportioned drawings we
have been served with in the maya
zines during the winter past have led
the mind to wonder from whence the
drawings came and why they were
thrust upon a discerning world.-The
Woman Bohemian, in The New b.
hemian.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-12
TWO UNIQUE MoNuMENTs.
en- and the Other Commemorates
Faithful Slaves.

The little village of Fort Mill, on the
line of the Southern railroad in South
Carolina, boasts of two monuments.
the like of which is not to be found
elsewhere in the United States. One of
them is dedicated to the women of the
Confederacy; the other in Intended to
commemorate the faithful slaves.
They were erected by Captain Sam1
E. White, and were unveiled a few
days ago. The women's monument
consists of base, a pedestal and a
statue. The statue shows a female
figure kneeling on a Confederate flag,
in the attitude of prayer. The other is
tall, plain shaft. On the base are
proper inscriptions and two typical
scenes from slave life, carved IN the
marble. 1t also bears the names of a
half dozen slaves, whose loyalty to
their masters is told by the monument
Some years ago a shaft to the Con-
federate dead was raised in Fort Mil
Since then Captain White has conciud-
ed that the women and the slaves de-
served recognition, and at his own eS-
pense the monuments were prepared
and erected. During the war, while
the men of the region were fighting at
the front, the slaves remained at home
and cared for the women and children
There was no insurrection, no run
Always and no trouble whatever. To
fittingly acknowledge this faithfulness
Of the slaves the monument was erect
ed.