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Evening journal., 1896-09-12
OFFIcIATEp AT A WEDDING.

Rev. Frederic Doerr has returned
from Philadelphia. While in the City
OF Brotherly Love he officiated at the
marriage of Miss Louretta Davis and
Wilmer j. Hess, both OF Mountville,
Pa The ceremoney occurred at the
home OF Richard Loudenslager, No.
17lS North Twentyeighth street.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS. Proposals will be re-
ceived by the Levy Court OF New Castle
the erection OF a mud or DIRT road across
Silver run, III St Georges hundreS. Ilana
of the proposed route can be seen rs
Townsend, Del.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS.

Goldey College day sessions now
open. No class system. Begin at any
time Night sessions begin September
2S. Day or night circulars free.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
IN FOR REPAIRS.

The steam yacht Mlllie II. Ridgvay,
of Philadelphia is az the shipyard Of
the Jackson and Sharp Company for
repairs.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
IN YOU SMOKE7

Then do not forget to ask for CITY
Market manufactured by II. F. Bour-
don End an dShiDley. Forsale bydealers.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
TAKEN BACK TO PHILADELPHIA

Miss Cecilia Donohoe, daughter OF
John p. Donohoe, who is quite III, and
who was recently brought home, has
been again taken TO the University of
Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia
for treatment.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
MILL Gn Tn BuFFALO.

The local Builders Association has
selected as its delegates TO the Nation
al Association of Builders m Buffalo
next week. A. S. Reed, Calvin y
Swayne and Building Inspector Grubb
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
BUSINESS oppoR,U ,UNIcIEs.

92.35 Realized in one week on an invest
ment of S25; could you expect better re-
suits. Gather your portion of the golden
harvest. Write for particulars. Conden
q Co., Covington, Ky
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
tickets @ Mi be sold al rates named:

Children between and IL years
one-half Of the above rates.
Returning, special trains leave FAN
Grounds after the races.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
FELL AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD

Iii I'M % IIIU II VIIIlII III.
About ] o'clock this morning Will
liam Duffy, who resides on Townsend
street, fell and struck his head on a
fire plug at New Castle avenue and A
streets and cut his forehead badly. He
was sent to the Homeopathic Hospital.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12
LOsc AND FoUsD.

LOST.-A bunch of keys. II returned
to 5Ol Orange street clara Whitcrdit a
suitable reward will be given.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12

The Delaware Democrat, owned b.
the Paynter family and edited largely
by Edwin r. Paynter, utterly refuses
to advocate free silver.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12

The Bryan and Sewall Club, OF Sea-
ford, was addressed by l.. Irving
Handy on Thursday evening.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12

THE old reliable Delaware Beneficial
Association desires hrst-class men as
agents. Best terms No lapses. Apply
at No. l East Eighth St, McVey Bldg.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12

NOIICE.-A meeting of those engaged
in the Liquor Trade will be held IN the
German Hall on Sunday afternoon, Sep
tember 18TH 1886, at o'clock.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12

THE RIDING ACADEMY, Tenth and
Orange streets, may be rented certain
evenings each week for political meet
ings, balls, etc. Seating capacity, 1900
Apply to VICTOR r.. PYLE, No. SoI Mar
l-..t -lr
Evening journal., 1896-09-12

Medford II. Cahoon and Frank Wool
ley addressed the Union Republican
Club on the issues of the campaign last
evening. There was a good attendance.
Evening journal., 1896-09-12

Charles Ewing, Addicks supporter in
the First ward, was going around town
to-day with a long brass telescope on
his shoulder and looking for an Ad-
dicks majority in New Castle county.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30

BY the official census of 1911, taken
IN the year preceding the beginning
al hostilities with the United States,
the population OF England was TO-.
200, ,0oO, OF Scotland 100000 and of
Ireland 5000, 900, IL total of 1s,OOO,.
O0O. The census of the United States
taken IN 1910 showed the total popu.
lat,ou Of this country to be, States
and Territories. 7,239,OOO. The last
official census of Great Britain, taken
in 1891, showed the population to
have been 81, SIS, 900, and the census
OF the United States. taken TIE yenf
previous, showed the population OF
this country 10 hc %, C22, 900.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
A Remarkable Country Home.

The remarkable country home OF
Mrs. Elliott +. Shepard, at Scarboro.
is just now in the nan3s Inexperienced
landscape gardeners. Large flower
pots and bay trees, which have been
brought from Venice, Italy, will adorn
and beautily the Italian garden in
front of the baronial mansion. A
large corps of workmen is now en-
gagged in the leveIing OF the hill in the
rear of the house. Roots of foreign
plants and young bay trees are also
being planted in the flower gardens.
1t is the intention OF Mrs. Shepard to
devote nearly all the vast estate to the
one unifying scheme of park garden
ing. So far ever $1,000, 900 has beer
laid out in building the mansion,
decorating and furnishing the same,
the laying ont of the Italian garden
and the landscaping of the grounds -
New York Advertiser.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
Hnman SacriIlce in AIrlca.

If liberalization of cannibalism in
Africa seems well.nigh impossible, 1t
looks as if would be even more diff.
cult to suppress the sacrifice of human
beings on particular occasions. In
Macmillan's Magazine there is an ac.
count of what is called tine yam Gus.
tom. Although the writer uses tho
guise of fiction, he unquestionably
sticks close to the facts. Vheincident
occurs IN a coast town, where the Eng
ligh have Il colony. The Donkos are
about ushering III the yam festival and
their deity, Bonsam, must pe pro-
pitated 10y human sacrifice. His Ex-
ceileucy the Governor is using all pre-
cautions SO rs 10 do away with these
horrible rites. Her Maiesty's officials
and the Inspector of Police are on the
watch, and many precautions have
been taken. An Ashantee on tine way
TO town from the up country has been
kidnapped. lie is 10 be the victim.
The besottel African King is half
AFRAID OF the English police, and hest
tates. The priests tell him that DIRE
calamities will arise unless Bonsam
has his usual sacrifice. A more pru-
dent course is determined on. The
blood of the victim might be traced,
if it bespattered the Kings mud.wall-
surrounded courtyard. The Asian
tee, bound with cords, is carried out
to sea in canoe. At some distance
from the land the priests cut off the
victims head. Then his Excellency
sends dispatch to the Right Honora-
BILE Secretary of the Colonies in Lon
don, informing him THAT the cele'
bration OF the yam custom, which in
former years was attended by many
ferocities, has Just been observed in
very orderly manner" and the con-
clusion is, "that the gross supersti-
tions Of fetichism are rapidly losing
ground under the teaching of the mis-
sionaries OF various denominations.
In the long past this sacrifice of human
beings to the gods must have been
common. Many ages passed before
this horrible custom was discontinued.
New York Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
Sheep Shcaring.

Part OF the shearing in New Soutt
Wales is done in large sheds, anothe|
part in smaller and less pretentiou|
buildings, and portion in the opel
air. Most of the work. however, j
now conducted in sheds with everi
modern facility, and is carrie |
through with dispatch and business
like method, approaching somewha|
the regular working of a large factory
Its occurrence being ouly once n year.
and then only for short period, thI
formality OF engaging tho hands 4
gone through before the work coml
mences, and is usually effected thd
day previous to starting, when thd
roll is called and the men sign on,
afterwards obtaining their shears
oil stones and bottle of oil. Prefer
enco is shown in regard to choice oI
shears, each man having his own par,
t,cular fancy for n pair of shears
suited to his wrist power, the stone.
being more matter of speculation
The general practice is to start at tn.
end of the week-the rams or STUD
sheep being frequently the first shoru
allowing for slow work, enabling
the men to get into the cutting with
out straiuing their wrists. This
method, it is needless TO say, benefit.
both the owner and his shearer.
Perhaps the most striking sound To
catch the ear OF the ounJoker after the
work starts in real earnest is the order
"tar, often given in deep voice n,
"tar here" while shouts OF "woo
away" as the ringers cut out thcir
sheep, intermincied with the occasion
al bleating of the sheep, add to Tn,
babel, to say nothing OF the constant
click OF the shears or the whirl OF the
machinery.
From the stands the boys secure
the tleeces, taking care to lift them IN
the orthodox fashion, and throw them
out on the skirters' tables, at the same
time skilfully spreading them out.
The skirter, working under special IN
structions, hands them on to the
classer, who grades and places the
fleeces in the bins, after which the
pressers, waiting near the back of the
bins, are ready 60 finish Oft the work,
-Dalgety's Monthly Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30

Tho American Cultiyator remarks
The fire iiend is an enemy to forestry.
More stringent measures are necessary
to prevent forest fires. The forests
are becoming too valuable TO bc neg.
lected. Their destruction by fire
means not only tho loss of property,
but the serious loss of employment to
woodsmen, teamsters, sawyers, wood
workers and all the kindred trades.
Ordinary cutting of trees need not
destroy forest, but n heavy fire
works destruction. DR.. Rothroc.., OF
the Pennsylvania forestry commission,
thinks it an outrage that while man
under our laws cannot set fire to a
hen coop without severe punishment,
he may carelessly or willfully set fire
TO forest and burn up many thou.
sand dollars worth of property with,
put being molested. Penn sylvania
loses $1,000, 900 annually through
forest fires, and S50,000,O00 would
not cover the annual loss to the coun,
try from this cause. 1t is found in
many cases that when a man is pur.
sued by one holding a mortgage on
his woodland he set, fire to it TO spite
the man who forec!oses. 1t is very
difficult To convict such man. Care.
lessness and ignorance are responsible
for many fires, yet thousands OF dol
lars worth are burned every year from
this cause without anybody ever
being punished. Why one kind OF
property can be burned up with i'm,
punity when other kinds are protected
by the severest fines is one OF the
curiosities of legal administration that
is beginning 10 oe looked after none
too early.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30

stood upon the corners presct
that this wns the Last Day fore
by the Evangelist. Some ped
wrapped themselves in white sh,
and sat at open windows OF on rol
singing hymns. But just before
set the sky cleared. / remember
my mother and father embraced ca,
other, then kissed me, and seomt
overjoyed, and the street was full
people running to and fro and shou
ing that the world was safe"
The Black Day of the thirteen
century must have been yet more di
and terrifying, according to two fra
mentary accounts which have cor
down. "During the whole day q
sun was disc of ebony in a funere
armament, and the whole earth W
full of weeping. The beasts ere
into mems no uses for comfort. NE
York Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30

An Australian agriculturist, Mr..
Krichauii, has called attention to the
fact that the potato will celebrate the
3OOth anniversary of its introduction
into England this year. 1t was in 1896
that Sir Waiter Raleigh returned to
England from America with the first
tobacco and potatoes, which originally
grew in Peru. Although the potato,
1t is estimated, now furnishes one.
sixth of the nourishment OF the human
race, for long time it was IA dclicacy
for The rich alone. Even at the be.
ginning Of the seventeenth century
noblemon paid two shillings n pound
for potatoes and seasoned them Will
81 cry. People often visited the gur.
dons Of the botanist Gerard at Hol.
born TO see the plants in bloom.
There is talk of IL celebration in honor
OF th" anniversary.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
Finnish TrOtling Horses.

Horsemen in this vicinity are taking
more than ordinary interest in Will
lam Matson, farmer and horse
breeder of Wasa, Gamla Kanleby,
Finland, who has brought to this
country six Finnish trotting hoi ses,
three mares and three stations. The
horses are smaller than our trotters.
averaging about l4l hands high, but
it is claimed for them that they have
unusual endurance and are not affected
by the cold. They are now at Fleet
wood Park and have attracted much
attention from local horsemen. New
York Advertiser.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
WHILE JENNY WAITS,

The cows are coming home, Jenny-I hear
their clanking bells.
White Face
And Bright Face,
Coming, coming, coming from the clover In
the dolls;
Coming, Jenny girll
And what care they for a curl,
Or that red rose that you wear in your hair.
Jenny grip
The cows are coming home, Jenny, the cows
are coming home:
Lazy Bell
And Daisy Bells
Coming, coming. coming from the fields
whore daisies foam;
Coming, Jenny dear,
And wonder why you wear
Such ribbons and such roses In your hair
Jennie dear?
The cows are coming home Jenny; by the
lowing calves they're led
White Face
Aud Bright race:
Coming, coming. coming; but beware that
rose OF reil
or DO the cattle care
For womans rlbboned hair?
Nny! there's some one watching, watching
for your coming, Jenny dear
The COWS are coming home. Jenny; but llttle
do you caro-
For Lazy Bell.
or Daisy Bell.
From fragrant fields Of Glove. while in all
the twilight air
A swcctcr music swclls
Than the ringing Of their bells.
From lips that cry for kisses from your red
lips, Jenny dc1r2
The cows are coming home Jenny, anI surely
have heard
with White Face
And Bright Face.
The calling, calling, calling OF that merry
whis,iug bird
That says as pqin as any,
"Arc You coming 20 me. Jenny?
with your ribbons ami your roses-aro YOU
coming, coming, Jcnnyy'
Ne'er mind the cattle. Jcnuy--.hoyH come
iJrali the girls:
Daisy Bell
And Lay Bell
The calves call thcm homcwarI spite OF
ribbons AMI OF curs
Think You the cattle care
Eor the rose that's in your hair2
Nay but ono th"rc Is vino love. YOU. and hc's
whiting, Jenny dear,
-. H. Stanton, in AuB . Constitution.
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A Remarkable Brick Column.

In the city of Salvador is brick
column ninety feet high and three,feet
square that was moved 100 feet with
out losing its perpendicularity or
cracking the mortar. The ground un-
der the city of Salvador Is full of cav.
erns OF unknown depth. A man was
once digging we'll there. The last
stroke he gave with his pick the bot
tom fell out, and he and his pick and
all fell through, nobody knows where.
New York Advertiser.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30

y
n. 5. W., 10 Ethel Emily. youngest daughter
al the late Emilus Rawiins. ESQ, OF Bcciley
Hall, Devon.
read that announcement with q
rather contempuous smile. II closed
Mt last and forever Il was relieved to
thinkl the only foolish passage in my
past life. Except for that had always
been II model of sound sense.
I saw n good deal of Edith Rawlins
when first came down from Oxford.
And / liked her, simply because she
was so rational and sensible. There
was no sentiment about it. Any one
with half an eye could see that. She
made me one present. 1t was pocket
Encyclopedia. | also made her n
preseut-"Jcvons's Logic" That in
itseltis, think, II sufficient rofutation
OF what my sister vulgarly called
"spoouings,' between us.
1 admit that on one occasion / did
something quite unintentionally-
which was nearly giving color to these
silly rumors. Vt was Mt garden party.
! took Ethel Rawlins for stroll
through the cOuservatorics. We were
both OF MS rather interested in botany,
and our hostess had some rare speci-
mems of the pitcher plant which we
were anxious TO inspect. Ethel and |
stood looking at one of these. A slight
discussion arose between us about n
wasp which had been caught in one of
the plants peculiar receptacles.
maintained that it was a wasp. Ethel
thought that il Was IA bee. We both
put our heads down to examine the
thing lat the same II oment as il hap.
pened) and our cheeks Glanced to
touch. 1t was the most purely acci-
dental circumstance. But, at that very
instant, the door opened, and Mary
and another fellow came walking IN.
/ noticed Mary's face as she passed us.
1t wore that horrid, insinuating ex-
preston which she Is so fond of put
ting on. / must sny l do hate girls to
do that sort of thing. 1t is shocking.
ly bad taste. l saw that Ethel thought
the same, for she colored (simply with
vexation) and seemed quite ANNOYED
about it. determined to give Mary
piece OF my mind when We got home.
But MarY-with her inexcusable
lack OF trutbfulness-had already put
me in false position before | had the
opportunity of setting things straight.
"Ohl" exclaimed all my sisters, in
a breath, when l began to administer
to Mary her deserved rebuke: Don't
pretend You didn't; we know you did.
Mary saw you"
"Saw me what?" l demanded in a
justly exasperatod tone.
"Saw you and Ethel Rawlins kiss
one another, of course" they said, all
staggering in the most vulgar man
ner.
Now, of course, this was downright
absurd; and ] told them SO. What
should want to kiss Ethel Rawlins
for? When fellow has six sisters,
every one of m'insists on kissing
him every morning and night of his
life, he soon has sickener of that sort
OF thing, and l gave 'em to understand,
pretty plainly, that 1 didn't care if
was never kissed by girl again dur.
ing the rest of my natural life. AS
for Mary's scap dalous falsehood well,
commended that to he --ie~"o
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
Why a Diplomat Wore Bangs.

A prominent New Yorker said re-
Gently: 'I never did like William
Walter Phelps because he was too af-
fected. / never could stand man
who wore bangs" Judge Phelps was
not at all affected, and he wore his
hair banged to hide terrible scar on
his forehead. New Orleans Picayune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30

"Rarely does the death Of public
man call forth such generous, almost
unqualified, and practically universal
tributes Of esteem both for the man
and the political leader notes Public
Opinion, "as have been accorded tho
late ex-senator Thurman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30

They are raising row in Wisconsin
over the State university. It is
charged that it is being converted into
an institution for the sons of rich
men, and that poor men have no show
there.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
MiDDLEprnc, Pa, JAN. 80, 1896.

The Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
movement in England has enrolled
some hundred thousand members, and
is steadily advancing.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
Fruits.

The French have devised Il method OF
preserving fruits by means of alco.
holic vapor The fruit is placed in a
room containing open vessels contain.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
An UnSentimental Man,

ROM the Morning Post
OF August 81. 1892:
BOwLEY -- RAwLiNs. 49,
August ~. at Becklcv. De-
Won. by the Rev. Henry
Elwlins, brother OF the
bride, assisted by the Rev.
Frank Bowley. cousin ofthe
bridegroom, Charles Mad
den Buwlpv. of Wuupitoopn
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was readin g leas- written or :orsign

was aiding le.ts- wriissr or -oreign
paper.
"Ob, jack" she said, ''here is some
news for you which / am afraid will
not be very welcome. Ethel is en-.
gagged to Mr.. Bowley."
"Poor Jack, added my odious sis
ter Mary.
"Why do you say Poor jack in
that pitying way" / demanded, with
reasonable irritation. "If you had
said Poor Ethel, IL would have been
more to the point"
because you look so green over
it," retorted Mary. Mary certainly
has the vulgarest way OF talking of
any girl ] know.
turned upon her n look OF lofty
and dignitied reproof But ] did not
attempt to reason with her. Reason
and sound sense would have been
quite wasted on Mary. She had a
moral twist in her which was past rec.
tification.
Of course, the news was shock.
Ethel Rawlins had sunk lower than [
should have thought possible. 1t was
q sad, pitiable decline. ! was deeply
disappointed in her. / sold the ring
to a ieweler for twenty guineas. Tho
verses went TO magazine. and fetched
one guinea more. They we're memen-
toes of my disgust at Ethel's fall |
was glad to get rid of them at any
price.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-30
From the Morning Post, October I,
1894:

From the Morning Post, October /,
1891:
KENpRIc BowLEy. Septnmhor 90. nj 81.
James, pltrnl,lly. john Eondric, ot Beck
ley, Devon. O. E.la, Emily. wi low Of the
late Charles Ma ilcu GJwicy, Oh MappitoOgl,
y. $. w.
John Kcndric, the writer. could
not help It, There was no other way.
Ethel, having once tasted the insili-
Gus sweets Of sentiment, was like II
lion who hai tasted human flesh. She
was incurable. Under these circum-
stances ! could not leave her Mt the
mercy Of tine first sentimental idiot
who might cross her path. TO save
her from sinking into further folly, L
married her. OF course, have, in
this matter, been more or less bound
by an absurd convention. have had
to do some loye-makiGg, It has been
a tremendous etfort-a heroic endeav-
or. But the sense of duty has always
been strong within NE. And have
risen to the occasion. London Truth.
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From the Morning Post, September
II, 1898:

From the Morning Post. September
II, 1898:
suddenly. at wappitooga. n. S. W. on tho
81 ult., Charles Madden Bow,cv, aged
thir,y-hyc. Friends please accept this inti-
nation.
When ! FIRST read thia announce
ment IT gave me quite n turn. I no
longer retained that regard and re-.
spect for Ethel which had felt before
her fall. Still, one cannot utterly
break the ties which bind one to old
friends, even if they have disgraced
themselves: and really was sorry for
the poor, weak girl in this afliction.
There was another thing. | had
been feeling III and miserable for some
time myself. NV nervous system had
gone wrong. And the news of Bow
ley's death--such hale and hearty
beg.ar he had seemed, too...set my
thoughts running in morbid train.
J went 10 my doctor at once. l told
him just how ] felt.
lie said ! wanted change OF mir and
scene. \ sea voyage, now. Could /
find time for sea voyage? ! said !
could iuG time for anything that
would restore my health. To what
country had l better make my
sea voyage? Oh, 1t didn't much mat
ter; only the longer tho voyage the
hetter..-to Australia, for instance. I
said, resignedly, that Australia was
as good rs any other place. So it was
settled that should 80 to Australia.
l booked my passage to the Anti.
podes in the very next liner that
sailed. The day before | went, / hap
pened to pass the shop of the jeweler,
to whom ] had sold my goimother's
diamond ring. Glancing in at the
window, | saw-with some surprise
that it was still exposed for sale there.
When q man feels III, aud, as it were,
nearly shaking hands with death, it
makes him think more seriously OF his
duties, obligations and such like. 1t
was borne upon me now that / had
behaved most undutifully in parting
with that diamond ring of my dear
godmother's which she had bequathed
TO me az u keepsake. ! was thankful
that the iewelcr had not sold it. I
obeyed the dictates OF my awakened
conscience. went in and repurchased
the ring.