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Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
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Who is there In tho world who does
nat hold Sam Weller - ono of his great
est friends? Even the people who swear
BY Thackeray az opposed to Dickens
have Q soft and warm corner In their
hearts for the faithful follower OF tho
Immortal Mr.. Pickwick.
Few people, however, even today arc
aware Of the way in which the artist
who has given the world 80 distinct .
creation conceived and carried out tho
picture which the novelist had painted
in words for him.
It was Hablot K. A. Browne, and he,
oddly enough, was selected over the
head of Thackeray, who might have
been Dickens illustrator instead Of his
great rival and even superior.
The circumstances under which
Browne got his appointment were decid.
edly peculiar. 'The Pickwick Papers, "
in its we'll known green paper cover.
had only been started little while
when Seymour, who was illustrating it,
killed himself. AS soon as this was
known Browne and Thackeray sent in
sketches, and VIXEN the latter called on
Dickens he was told that Browne had
been selected.
With a generosity not usual among
rivals, Thackeray rushed to tell Browne
Of his success, and they dined together.
As soon as dinner was over Browne
went off to get held of Robert Young,
a former fellow apprentice, and the two
men set to work.
Browne etched and etched during the
night, while his friend Young bit the
plates in. When morning came, the
first plate was finished.
The first plate was the picture of Sam
Wellcr.-Pearson' Weekly.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
Tho Face.

THO E8E6s ~ :
Most girls are pleased to be thought
beautiful, nor is it displeasing to a
young man to find he is spoken of ss
handsome. But if we recall the faces
that are most pleasing to us we shall
commonly find it is not fairness of COM
plexion or evenness of feature that we
admire, but a merry smile, kindly
expression, q frank, honest look-it is
really the character of the person ex
pressed in tho face which attracts us.
But face does not respond to the effort
Of the moment. 1t is revelation of the
habitual attitude Of the soul. Thorcau
Gays, "Any nobleness begins at once to
refine man s features, any meanness
Or sensuality to imbrute them"
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
Not q slip.

Hero" cried the managing editor,
"what does this mean? The account of
this mans death is headed Gathered to
His Feathers. This kind of proofread-
ing has got to stop. Gathered to his
feathers!' Why, the man who let that
slip must be a driveling fool!''
''Oh, that's all right" said the city
editor. Its . joke. Folding bed aoci-
dent. you know. Chicago News.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
UNCLE sAM's MENAaeRlE.


fioulture For Experimental Purpossa.
It is not generally known that the de-
partment Of agriculture has a menagerie
in connection with it, but such is the
case. The menagerie is not a very large
one, nor does it contain any rare Or
strange animals. Most Of them are Of
the domestic variety.
It is q part Of the division of animal
industry, and the animals are used to
develop interesting cases Of disease and
to illustrate the effects of an epidemic
Of q particular kind which the division
may wish to experiment on with view
OF stamping it out and to test various
kinds Of foods of which trial is thought
to be efficacious.
Comprised in this collection of ami
mails are rats and mice, guinea pigs,
rabbits, different sorts of fowls, some
cattle and sheep aud o few others. The
larger Of the animals are kept at the
breeding place Of the department. on
the Benning road, while others are dom
iciled in the basement of the division
Of animal industry laboratory, near the
bureau Of engraving aud printing.
Down in tho basement, under the lab.
oratory, which was visited recently by
reporter, were seen number Of coops
and cages, in which were grouped gum
ca pigs, rabbits and chickens. The
animals seemed to be perfectly at home
and formed seemingly happy family,
as some guinea pigs were in the cage
with rabbits. One of the little white
and black creatures was nibbling at tho
whiskers of sleepy looking rabbit,
which blinked contentedly, as If it en-
joyed the operation or was too lazy to
resist any trespass on tho part Of the
guinea pig.
A dilapidated looking chicken, which
had much the same appearance as has u
tramp who has been forced to cav wood
for meal at a friendly inn," rested
on top Of cage. The guinea pigs SEEM
ed to be the life of the place and ran in
and out with apparently little or no
concern whether "school kept OF not. -
On some Of the cages where tho rab-
bits were confined, printed in large
UAdCA AelGeIs, Was Guo worn IaDleS.
Upon the cards also were the warnings
to the attendants and others not to put
their hands in the cages. This meant
that the animals had been inoculated
with hydrophobia virus, and it was
therefore dangerous to handle the ami
mails. A further precaution taken in
such cases, it is said, is not to inoculate
animals carnivorous by nature, as they
become terribly ferocious, or any ami
mails whose chief means of defense is by
biting.
A cat or dog, for instance, will strive
TO bite when afflicted with tho disease,
while a rabbit, which is purely vege-
tartan, will simply NOPE and die with
out making any resistance.
1t was stated that one steer, which
had the "blackleg, +" remained at cle
Of the experiment stations for about
eight years, and the persons there really
became attached to it.-Washington
Star.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
now TO COOK PossuM.
9old BY one os the Nest skillful 0ppss
SUM Chsfs In the World.

1old BY 0.s of the Most skillf.l Oppss-
sum Chefs In the World.
A negro's juicy appreciation Of pos
sum meat was well illustrated upon .
recent occasion when lady with whom
the narrator is acquainted paid . visit
to New Orleans. She told him the
story. She was walking down Chartres
siscet early one morning, intending to
visit the celebrated French market cf
the Crescent City, and on her way she
met very old colored man coming
from the opposite direction, evidently
from the market, us he was carrying in
one hand possum aud in the other q
small split wooden basket of sweet po.
tatoes. The old mans face was BEAM
ing with good nature and wrcathed in
smiles Of anticipatory pleasure. He look
ed SO joyously into the face of the lady
that she, too, could net help but smile
at him, whereupon he held the possum
up aloft and said, "Good eatin, missy.
good oatin." She stopped. for moment.
looked at the childliko, happy face Of
the old negro and said, $50 you like
possum, do you?"
''Like possum, missy! I loves pos.
sum. Dare amt no eatin like possum
Dc possum am good, but dc gravy
with sweet potatoes is better. Did you
never eat possum, missy? Den you
didn't know what good eatin was. But
mebbe you all wouldn't know how to
cook Mr.. Possum, fur dar's ebbyt'ing
in de know how"
"Well, then, tell me how you cook
it," she said. -
The old man set the possum and po-
tatoes down on the pavement, or, as
they call it in New Orleans, the "ban.
quet, and with look of earnest con.
oentration began with: "Now, don't
you never forget jest what I'ze gwine to
tell you about how to cook de possula.
Well de 'fust ting you does is to get
your possuln. Dat may be easy fur you
uns, but tain t fur me-dat is, always
Well, den. when you's dun got your
possum you skins him fust Den you
puts him into de pot with cold water
an put de pot over q hot fire, an den
you parbiles him-not too much-fur
you doan't want to lose any of his nice
sweet fat. Den you takes him out Of de
pot an you dries him in q clean towel.
Den you puts him into big fryin pan
Den You scrapes de skin off your sweet
potatoes an you puts dem into de same
pan with MIR. Possum. Den you has
your stove red, an den you puts de pan
an possum an potatoes into de oven
an den go away fur little while. but
not too long.
"Den when you comes back you puts
in little hot water, an den you begins
an bastes de possum an de sweet pota.
toes, an you keeps on a-bastin an a-bast-
in till de possum is good brown
jest like my color-an de sweet potatoes
is soft an juicy an de gravy is almost
black an plenty of it. Den you takes it
out Of de oven, an den you sots de table,
an den-well, den you bars de doors,
fur do smell of cooked possum goes a
long ways, an when you have only one
possuln you doan't want much COM
pany besides yourself.
Now, there is your recipe for cooking
possum and given by probably one of
the best chefs for that dish in the world.
philadelphia Times.
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now I. Al, u.pp...a.

He was in doubt.
On this particular evening he made
up his mind that he would reach the
point where doubt ends or know the
reason why.
Thus it happened that he got little
closer to her than usual when he found
that they were sitting side by side on
the sofa.
''Do you ever think about marriage?''
he asked.
"No," she replied.
OF course that was lie. OF course
he knew that It was o lie and she knew
that he knew it. Consequently she
wished that she hadn't answered so
hastily, but that is so customary in a
woman that it should attract no alton
tion.
IF were a woman like you," he
said reproachfully. 81 would think of
it."
"Would you?' she inquired cafeless-
ly.
eyes, I wo:-ll,' he asserted aggrcs-
sively.
Perhaps" she suggested tantaliz-
ingly, "you wouldn't mind telling me
just what course your thoughts would
take-if you were a woman like me. -
II don't know that ] can give the
exact course Of reasoning" he answer
cd, fearful that ho might be getting be.
yond his depth. "but it were wom-
an like you I feel pretty reasonably sure
that I would marry a man ike-er-
like me-"
"You do?" she said, coloring little,
but still speaking in the same tantaliz-
ing tone.
"Yes. do," he returned doggedly.
"Well, if I were a man like you,
she asserted, "Iwouldn't expect wom-
IN like mo to Go anything of the sort
until q man like you had asked her to. /"
1t is no trick at all to hold to the
course of true love after the mariner
once gets his bearings so long as the
signal lights continue to burn, and thus
it happened that their bark sped merri-
ly on its way.-Chicago Post.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
cLEo's THRIFTY MOTHER.
Washed and Ironed the Dancers Clothe.
and Walked Miles For Twenty Cents.

Washed and 1r0ned the Dancers Clothes
and Walked Miles For Twenty Cents.
The parsimony Of foreign celebrities
who come to this country has been fire.
quently amusing to Americans. There
have been some very striking instances
of it in recent years, but the mother of
Mile. Cleo de Merode seems to have car
ried off the palm in this respect. Sal
vini, it is said, was SO penurious that he
bought sandwich on the street for 5
cents rather than pay for his supper at
hotel, and one of the stories told about
him on his last visit to this country was
that once in Philadelphia he gave the
porter of hotel penny and told bim
to buy him three tacks. The actor had
discovered that his trunk was damaged,
aud he wanted to repair it himself.
Tamaqua was notorious here for his
stinginess. 1t was said that he sold the
tickets sent to him in view of his artist s
privilege and hired his own brother as o
valet because he could be got at a cheap
figure. Then he used to make him roll
his trunks around on truck at tho for
eign custom houses rather than pay the
porters a fee for the work. Herr Vaa
Biene marked as a curiosity and sent
back to England a hotel bill of fare on
which he had marked the price, 81. so,
for tenderloin steak as one of the won
ders Of an extravagant and youthful
country. 1t may have been nothing
more than good business judgment
which prompted Mile. Calve to look for
business manager while she was here
and then express the greatest astonish-
ment that such an assistant Of the most
capable kind could not be hired for $40
q week.
7 These are some of the stories told
about the highly paid foreigners who
come to exhibit themselves here. But
Cleo's mother holds the record. It is
said that she astonished the servants at
the Imperial hotel by washing her
daughters clothes in the bathtub and
ironing them herself. On the day before
they returned to Europe the ballerina
and her mother were seen on lower
broadway. They had gone down to one
If the exchange offices in order to get
$500 in French money. It was raining.
An acquaintance met the two just as
they We're coming out of the Office.
"Why, that wretch inside" ex.
claimed the mother Indignantly, "wants
TO give me only 517 francs for $780,"
Then Mime. Ia Mere de Cleo de Merode
put up her umbrella with mighty ON.
phasis and stepped out on to the side
walk. "Why, a man offered me 5l8 up
town. But thought could get $40
down here. Now we shall have to walk
up town, for otherwise there will be no
profit left for us." Then Cleo and her
mother started to trudge up town. The
dancer received %, 900 for her appear
anoes here-New York Sun.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
Tommy's Problem.

81 don't see what's the use Of my be-
ing vaccinated again. said Tommy,
barring his arm reluctantly for the doc
tor.
'The human body changes every eev-
en- years, Tommy" replied his mother.
"You are II years old now. You were
in your fourth year when you were vac
cinated first. and it has run out.
"Well, was baptized when was q
baby. Has that run out too?''-Chicago
Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31

II you are starting on long walking
tour. thoroughly soap the inside of your
etocking heel with the common yellow
soap used in laundries. This will rre-
vent your heel blistering.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
This Ono Especially.

From Paris paper we take the fol-
lowing conversation in q police court:
Tho President-It appears from your
record that you have been 50 times pre-
5viously convicted.
The Prisoner (sententiously)-Man is
NOT perfect.-London Globe.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31

The highest ascent ever made by man
up q mountain is believed to be that Of
zurbriggen on Aconcagra, one of the
peaks of the Andes. He reached an alti.
tude of between %, coo and "a, 900 feet.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31

The most northern lighthouse in
Great Britain, the northwest tower Oh
the coast of Shetland, is built on rock
900 feet high, the summit of which
barely affords room for the necessary
buildings. The rock itself has the ap-
pearance of q gigantic iceberg.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
Insulted Him.

Fcrry-What was the matter with
johnson last night that he should get
insulted when I asked him to drink? He
is not total abstainer, is he?
Wallace-1t was the way you put the
question. He is subject to attacks of
kleptomania, and when you asked him
it he wasn't beginning to feel like
taking something" ho got hurt, very
naturally.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
Avoided.

"Does your sister sing much, Geoess!''
Not VIXEN I'm around.
ssWhat's tho 1easou?''
II always Leave whsa 80 begins. q
.Oleveaand eaain Doalee.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
He'll he Heard From.

''People said that young Lumley
would squander the money he inherited.
but he's gone aud invested it in sound
business.
'That so?''
eyes, he's bought an interest in q
boiler factory. Chicago News.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31

In Zululand, when the moon is at ths
full, objects are distinctly Visible at as
great . distance ~ seven miles. By star.
light one can $50 to read print with
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
THE MINISTER'S STORY.


Shows Appreciation.
Rev. DR.. Britt of Omaha, who off.
oiates as editor of The Veteran, dearly
loves a good story and can tell one as
we'll as listen to one. DR.. Britt was for
years leading minister in the Metho.
dist church, but resigned ON account of
ill health. He served in the Union ar.
my for four years and earned the right
to wear badge Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, and his service in the ar
my makes him seculiarly fitted for his
position of editor of the Grand Army
organ Of the department Of Nebraska
A few days ago DIR. Britt was telling
Of one Of his ministerial experiences It
occuNed years ago in Illinois.
On the coldest night in the winter Of
1878 DR.. Britt retired to bed in we'll
warmed bedchainber and prepared to
sleep the sleep Of tho just. Just as he
was 6reaming Of donation party that
did not eat more than it left he was
aroused by knock at the front door.
When he answered the knock, man
stepped into the room and shook the
m.w from his coat.
II want you to go out near Motifs
echoolhouse and marry q couple" said
the stranger.
Motifs schoolhouse was nine miles
from town, and DR.. Britt naturally oh.
jected to travelling that distance through
a blizzard.
"Why not wait until morning?" que.
ried the doctor.
''It can't be did, parson," said the
stranger. "The man has got to start fo,
South America in the morning an
wants to take wife with him. His
girl has steadily refused him up till
three hours ago, an as he's got to start
tomorrow he wants to marry her an
take her along.
DR.. Britt had been married just long
enough to appreciate the situation, and
finally consented to go. He wrapped
himself up as warmly as possible and
took his place Oh the spring seat of the
lumber wagon that was to convey him
to the bridal scene. 1t was the coldest
ride he had ever experienced and re-
minded him Of that icy night before the
0OoSAy G41l 1/OuGlSOu SUIIGuuSICu. DuI
the home Of the bride to be was finally
reached. A few neighbors were gather
ed, and as soon as the preacher was
thawed out he performed the marriage
ceremony.
The next morning the bride and
groom started for South America and
rode to the railroad station in lumber
wagon with DR.. Britt The doctor went
to the station with them, and just be-
fore the train departed the groom called
him to one side and thrust sealed Ell.
velope into his hand.
DR.. Britt thrust the envelope into his
pocket and hastened home. Calling
Mrs. Britt into his study, he opened
the envelope to gaze upon his fee.
The envelope contained 81 bill and
a 30 cent shinplaster.-Omaha World
Herald.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31

The sweet pea, which has become o
very popular flower, was first cultivated
In Sicily about the year 1900. and Of
the four original varieties two came
from Sicily and two from Ceylon. The
time to plant the sweet pea is as soon in
the spring as the soil can be turned
without ologging, and that usually
comes early in March.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31
oY0o(eDa0,

The Alond-I wonder IL shall svsr
i've 10 be 1902
Ths RsAs1ts-l1ot n you Isnaia %,
mach lnoE.-Lnndon 1n1. q
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31

Professor Forbes calculates that the
arst cataract Of the Nile at high NilS
sepEssents 500, OOC horsepower aaA q {
Nv Nile q, ,Ooo bo4sspeWse.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-31

All lososase ahks, and Ahsa. .issyhY
thay osssluDl-lesw OGisans p
5sas.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-02
PAXTONVILLE

Michael Frantz has been quite i'll
for some time. He is under the care
of DR.. Smith of Adamsburg. ;. &.
Allen Smiths. of near Lewisburg,
visited H. d. Mitchell and family
on Sunday. :. Ed. Keefer, of Sun
bury, visited here over Sunday. ). !.
Melvin Harner is home again from
the lumber regions. He thinks ii
is no more than justice to help Pa.
and Ma. work away the fresh sau-
sage. +. Mrs. H. J. Duck of Sc
linsgrove, visited her father, Mich
ael Frantz over Sunday. A few
of our farmers are not through
husking corn yet. 1t must be rather
chilly in the corn field this kind OF
weather. =. "A fat hog died for
Mr.. Boyer last week. Isaiah
Bowersox has gone to Millmont to
clerk in o. f. Bowersox's store
over the Holidays. .... VIM. Bruner
OF Central Pa. College, visited his
parents over Thanksgiving 1.-The
Christmas Entertainment in the
United Evangelical church will be
held on Christmas eve.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-02
TIE KAISER MURDER.
Ciemmer, the Accompiice OF Kaiser,
Arrested ut Newark, n. j.

Arrested ut Newark, N. j.
Newark. n. j.. Nov. 2I.--James A.
Ciemmer, Of Norristown. Pa, was ar
rested here yesterday afternoon on the
charge of murder and after being taken
to police headquarters he admitted his
guilt.
On oct &c. 1896, Mrs. Emma p. Kaiser
went driving in company with her hus-
band. Charles -. Kaiser. James A.
Clemmer and Elizabeth l.. Dekalb.
The start was made from the Kaiser
homestead early in the morning. and
that was the last seen alive or Mrs.
Kaiser in Norristown. Mrs. Kaiser had
not lived with her husband for some
time previously, but she had placed
Q $4,000 insurance policy on her life.
and this accounted later to the police
for the interest her husband took in
her
The same day Kaiser returned with
Mrs. Saiser's dead body. He told a
story OF having been waylaid by high
waymen, Mrs. Kaiser being shot dead,
and Kaiser himself being slightly
wounded in the arm. The story was
not believed and Kaiser was arrested.
-
ing their escape. Kaiser was event
ually tried.' convicted and sentenced to
death. The DeKalb woman. who was
captured recently, is now awaiting trial.
The first the Newark authorities
knew of the presence of Clemmer in
this city was when they received in
struCtions from James A. Strasburger
district attorney Of Columbia county.
Pa, To arrest him. A personal had been
inserted in a New York paper pur-
porting TO be from the Dekslb wo-
man. Clommer was a victim OF the
deCoy and responded with a letter,
which fell into the hands Of the district
attorney. Clemmer was then easily
located. When ne was arrested he took
matters calmly and denied his identity,
bu; subsequently admitted that he was
the man wanted.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-02
FREEBuRaa.

Mrs. d. c. Nipple and daughter,
of Newton Hamilton, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Susan f. Boyer.
Myron Meyer, son of Prot. VIM.
Meyer is at Reading visiting his
brother, Frederick c. Meyer, who
is organist of the Reformed church
at Reading. VIM. +. Brown, his
sisters Dora and Mary and Misses
Lottie and Mary Hilbish visited J.
j. Pawling's at West Milton during
Saturday and Sunday. They sang
in the church Saturday evening and
at services on Sunday. =. The
Lutheran and Reformed Sunday
school appointed committees and
collectors to make arrangements for
suitable Christmas exercises. A
service sheet will be selected by the
same committee with the approval
of the superintendents, Messrs. Boy
er and Meyer. D.. Charles ID. Moy-
er, of Chicago, arrived here Mon
day evening. He left Tuesday
morning, accompanied by his sister,
Florence and his three children who
had been in the care of his parents
for some time. Mrs. Meyer had
been an invalid for some time but
is now able to resume housekeeping
and the training of their children
......Jerry Charles expects to move
into his new store room next week.
We will give description Of the
premises after being occupied. =. t.
Brother Editor Willis arrived home
under a special escort Tues lay
morning. The Courier will appear
this week. Thanksgiving vacation
is over. Miss Sallie Boyer,
daughter OF DR.. Boyer and Miss
Bessie Ulrich, daughter of c. p.
Ulrich, of Selinsgrove, were the
guests of Miss Sallie Glass during
Saturday and Sunday.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-02
HUMMELS WHARF.

Merrill, the next to the oldest son
of Jacob Herman, bloomed, faded
and died. He is not dead but went
to sleep in the Spring-time of life
at Sp. m. Saturday last, Nov. u.
On the Banks beyond the stream.
There's no night but endless day,
There's where our dear Merrill
Has gone TO stay.
oh, dearest father, mother, brothers and
sistcr all will sing
There the angels walt for me.
Merrill was a cheerful, kind and
obedient son. Now his young
friends will live in the sweet mem
ories that will cluster around that
name, Merrill. j.. Peter Bailey is on
the sick list. Miss Irene Schoch,
who has been in Millersburg teach
ing music for the last l6 months,
has returned home. Prot. Harter
Of Laurelton visited his cousin.
Mrs Huff. Daniel Sassaman
made trip to Kratzerville on Sum
day. :. Edwin Fisher had pet
chicken which he called Dotty, he
said he would not take one dollar
for it. One night last week he
heard something after his chickens
and shouldering his gun he shot the
thief which happened to be an OPP
posum weighing ten and halt
pounds.