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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
Living on a Dollar "a Week.

Four of the students of the local
Young Mems Christian Association
training school are experimenting in
cheap methods of cooking, says the
Republican, of Springfield, Mass.
About two months ago DR.. McCurdy,
in one of his talks to the physiology
class, spoke of the work done by Ed
ward Atkinson in experimenting with
different kinds of food in order to find
out which is the, cheapest and at the
same time the most nourishing. One
of the class became interested and
read extensively on the subject. Not
being satisfied with what others said
he bought an Aladdin oven and with
three other fellows begin to expert
ment on himself. The Aladdin oven
is an invention of Edward Atkinson,
the well-known economist, whose idea
was to cover an oven with asbestos in
order to keep in the heat, and in this
way to save fuel, space and time. With
this oven the four young men began
the experiment, which they now de-
clare to he the greatest thing out. "
They put whatever they want for
breakfast into the oven the night be-
fore, regulate the heat according to
directions, and when they get up in
the morning breakfast is ready.
After breakfast the dinner is put
into the oven, while the same is done
after dinner for the supper. This long
and slow method of cooking renders
the cheaper cuts of meat tender and
palatable, so that although they have
lived well and have eaten even more
than usual their expenses have only
been 81 each q week, which not only
includes the food, but the fuel and the
hire for the oven. One of the mem
bers of the faculty and his wife were
entertained few days ago with fine
success. The guests politely pro-
nounced the dinner to be the best
cooked one they had ever eaten.
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Christ Must Make You.

II you are to be anything in the vo,Jt
Christ must make you. You can suc,aa
only by His permission and help. Have y5
let Him into your life to work and to biil
up and to transform? You are neirhborI
with Him; but that will not do. He must \
allowed to become something more thai
your neighbor. He must be nd
mitted into your heart. He must /,
allowed to abide at the yery iocv
of your being and in the very springs d
your life. Mere neighborliness would neyel
have made Paul or John. 1t took personal
enthusiastic faith and love and surrender ID
make them. That you may reach the goal d
life, that you may realize your hest pos,ib.
self, that you may be what Christ can nasa
you. call upon you to make an absolut|
surrender of your soul and body and spidl
to Christ. Open your whole life to Hi, inI
coming. g..-pavid Gregg, ID. D., in "Our Bes(
Moods
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

Folly to Brood,

When trouble comes 1t is folly to st dOV
and brood over it. No situation was ever q
proved in that way. Great emergencies ca
for great strength of spirit and for gre
activity. The harder the pressure U
more is the reason why you should P'
the man. If you once give up, and waste
idle repining the energy that ought 70
spent in courageous effort. then You ae
as well die. Your case, let it hr as diillca
as it NAV. is no worse than that Of ihg
sands Of others who have, nevertheless 'n
Il stout heart and won the day. God Is 81
ply putting you to the test in order to y
tcrmine the quality of your manhood q
has no evil designs against you Nj w
He sends or suffers to come will turn y
for your good il you only accept 1t IN v
right spirit. Nashville Christian Ad'oca'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

Part of the surplus revenue, which
Great Britain is happy in having this
year, is to go towards improving the
postal and telegraph services. Itseems
that there are about 16, 900, 900 of let.
ters annually which the Government
does not attempt to deliver into the
hands of the persons to whom they are
directed. These letters are directed
to persons living in the sparsely popu-
lated districts and are,1eft by the Off
cials at some central point where the
owners can call and get them. This is
to be remedied, and direct delivery OF
letters to every house in the kingdom
IS to be made. Greater scope is to be
given in the matter of parcels, and the
charges on delivery of telegraphs out
side the set limits are to be materially
reduced.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

James Cassidy writes of the "Girl-
hood Days Of England's Queen" for
st. Nicholas. Mr.. Cassidy says of
Queen Victoria:
When the child was few months
old she was christened; and the chris
ing was very grand affair. No COM
mon marble or stone font was used; q
gold font was thought necessary. And
so gold font was brought from the
Tower of London, where it had been
kept for safety.
One of the sponsors was Gar Alex
auder of Russia; and hence it was that
the name chosen for the baby was
Alexandria Victoria, the second name
being that of her mother.
A fine, healthy, lively child, with
blue eyes and fair hair, was the
Princess, and it seems she suffered
little from the trials of infancy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

Mr.. John Usher, of Norton, who has
given $40, 900 toward the foundation
of Chair of Public Health in Edin-
burgh University, once provoked Mr..
Gladstone into exclaiming: 81 am
responsible for the understanding that
the Almighty has been pleased to lodge
in this skull of mine, but 1 am not re-
sponsible for the understanding that
the Almighty has been pleased to lodge
in that skull of yours.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
The Jubilee of Rameses.

A jubilee for long reign is not new
in the worlds history. When in the
year B. G. 1888 Rameses II. had
reigned for sixty-seven years mag.
nificent general rejoicing took place
with great pomp on the banks of the
Nile. On the rocks at Silsilis there is
a full account of these festivities which
were Oh very grand scale, and it is
recorded that certain high state Off
cials traversed the country from north
to south in order to make the necessary
preparations.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
CHRISTIAN EDElVR TOPICS
TOPIC FOR SUNDAY. AUG. /,
Putting Jeligion Into Our Daily r.,..
Kings vii. Is, IA; Acts xviii Ia.
Mark vi. l-3.
DAILY READINGS

OUR DAILY TASK
July 26. Willing work. Neb ~ :.
July q. Work with God. Hag ~
July 2s. My Fathers business II;
II. Al so. Lu
July 20. Quiet work. 2 Thess a,
July 80. Hard work. Prov. vi cr a. D
July 81. Work rewarded. 2 Tim, ~ +,
Aug. 1. Putting religion into onr ," !
tasks. l Kings vii. II -"
Acts XVII. Ia; MARI
Scripture Verses.-Exod. xiii .,
xvi. II. Deut. xxxiii Il, 25: Pc -
Is; Luke xi. 8; Cor. vi. l6. VIZ yA
Phil. iv. l3. 10; Heb. xiii. 3 All
LESSON THOUGHTS
All through the Bible records Al
toll is regarded with honor. ana ua aa
Jesus himself was known as Oh w
penter's son." We can therafora ,.i 70
perfect right to ask Gods blcssing w, W.T.
our honest labors, and while We ~
fervent in spirit, serving the Lord :,
may at the same time be diliron,
business.
Putting religion into cur daily ,os
means to do all things az Under tba :
of the Lord. 1t will add Anerrv a. .
efforts. cheerfulness to our labnrs h(
esty to our principles, and put char
IN all our dealings.
SELECTIONS.
The bisy fingers fly, the eyes may ,
Only the glanclng needle which ~
hold;
But all my life Is blossOming inward
And every breath is like a l!tapv.
While through each labor, ljks
thread of gold,
Is woven the sweet consc!Ousress
thee.
In one of Murillo's pictures IN ;,
Louvre he shows us the interior ~
convent kitchen; but doing the wo
there are not mortals in old dross,
but beautiful white winged anpa
One serenely puts the kettle on the a
to boil, and one Is lifting up a nail
water with heavenly grace. and ono
at the kitchen dresser reaching for II
plates. What the old monkj
legend that Is represented is. | do n
know. But as the painter puts 4,
you on his canvas, all are SO busy AZ
working with such a will, and So r
1ning the work as they do II. M
somehow you forget that pans are par
and pots are pots, and only think of n
angels, and how very natural an
beautiful kitchen work is,-just VIII
the angels would do, Of course. 1t
the angel aim and standard In an Al
that consecrates 1t.
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AsHelpful Sign.

Sign the pledge: it makes Il strong oD
CATION. When man gives up the dn
he must do all that can be done
strengthen his obligation. II ne slnl
makes resolution, he feels at libenII
withdraw from 1t il he chooses. But u
double-knots his resolution with sGle.
promise to which he has put his ia. .
then he feels bound by the most SOiys
obligations. He cannot think OF prea.. prt.
his word. He dare not violate his pllsass
troth. And in the moment OF temptaI
his self-respcct, his love for truth, his %, ~
to be a man of his word, bis written w
will be strong reason for saying w
Sacred Heart Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

There are two piles of gold in New
York City which aggregate 26O tons.
One pile is in the Sub-Treasury vaults,
is valued at S77,94O, 900, and weighs
$50 tons. The other is in the cellars
of the Clearing House, weighs 11O
tons, and is valued at $50, $50, 900.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
Deem Boring,

The deepest hole yet bored in the
earth runs 6571 feet below the surface
of the soil. This is at Rybrick, in
upper Silesia. An interesting feature
was the record of temperature taken.
At the surface it was 53.6 degrees. At
6571 feet it reached 157 degrees Fahr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

ing down into matted layers of dim
color around the columns of the piazza,
and the tall dahlias nearly prostrated
by the steady downpour. No walks,
no gathering of ferns, mosses, berries,
in the still, delicious woods; no
dreamy rambles to the mountain tops
and, worst and saddest of all, moth
ing to read.
"And ! won't be deluded into work
ing worsteds," said Matty, "nor yet
into crewels and Kensington stitch.
Eveleen, what is that delightful book
that papa was reading aloud out of last
night?"
'Do you mean the rRecreations of a
Country Parson'?" said Eveleen, com
pairing two shades of rose colored
wool.
eff that's the name of it-yes."
"He took it to the city with him, ="
said Eveleen. 81 saw it sticking out
of his coat pocket when he was run
ming for the train"
"How provokingw sighed Matty,
clasping her dimpled hands above her
head; "when it's the book of all books
that should like to read on day like
this"
"Mr. Winton has n copy of it," said
Eveleen, threading worsted-needle
with the very darkest shade of garnet.
"But what good will that do me?"
said Matty, disconsolately.
Borrow it," suggested Eveleen.
Everybody borrows everything in n
place like this; and I'm sure Mr.. Win
ton would be glad to oblige you"
But how?" urged Matty. "The
hotel is at least half mile away"
"Send Nora"
"Nora, indeed! I don't suppose
Nora ever did an errand in her life"
said Matty.
Then it's high time she began"
laughingly suggested Eveleen. Write
q note!'
'Td rather send verbal message.
said Matty; 'and l wouldn't send at
all if l wasn't dying to read the end of
that essay that papa began last night"
Nora, deep in the energetic occupa-
tion of backing the kitchen stove, was
summoned upstairs.
Nora" said Matty, impressively,
II want you to go to the hotel. You
know where the hotel is?"
'Sure an L do, MISS" said Nora,
with wide-open mouth, and eyes OF in
tense attention.
"And ask for Mr.. Winton, and tell
him that Miss Matty Rice sends her
compliments, and would like to borrow
the 'Recreations of a Country Par
son. >"
"Yis'm," said Nora.
You're sure you understands"
"Yis'm, an why wouldn't II"
promptly retorted Nora, rather nettled
by this implied aspersion on her pow
ers of comprehension.
"And come back as quick as you
can"
"Sure an it's me that WILL" said
Nora.
And presently the two sisters caught
Va hti tut OF
rusty proof cloak, with man.
moth umbrella held over her head,
disappearing behind the huge leaves
OF the rhododendron hedge.
81 hope she won't be long" said
Matty.
why should she?" said serene
Eveleen.
And she went on composedly with
the pomegranate blossom that he was
embroidering, while Matty sat down
to the piano, and tried to pick out the
notes of some dreamy refrain, which
had haunted her ever since she heard
it at the opera last winter, with Patti
smiling on the stage, and the full or
chestra laundering out its strains.
And Nora, plunging down the ravine,
like anything but wood-nymph,
FLASHED her way to the hotel, going
quarter of mile out of her road on
account of a spotted snake, and stop
ping for good chat with fellow
who was on his way to the |
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
The Shah of Persia.

The Shah is brusque OF speech. He
is also magnificent shot, and can hit
copper coin tossed in the air. He
goes off on rough hunting trips and
bags big game. He is the best gun
shot in Persia. Hs is neither fool
nor an imbecile, and is man of swift
action.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29
God Thought IL Chrap.

A man lived fifty years-joy dashed wit
tears
Loved. toiled. had wife and child. and 10:
them died;
And left of all his long life's work one ttl
song,
That lasted-naught beside.
Like the monk Felix bird that song va
heard;
Doubt prayed. Faith scared, Death smile
itself to sleep;
That song saved souls. lOu say the Ia
paid stiflly? Nay
God paid and thought it cheap,
Vida Btiss.
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MIDpLEBUReH, Pa, July 80, 1897.

By q curious coincidence Captain
Marryat's "Snarley-yow," the only
novel reviewed in the reprint Of the
London Court Journal for June "a.
1887, was also reviewed in the literary
papers for June, 1897, as new edition
has just appeared.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-29

When you have country woman t.
dinner, notice how shy she is of the bu:.
YER you serve.
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NORA'S BLUNDER.
BV HELEN FORREST GRAVES.
CHHcHHHcHHncH

F Miss Matty Rice
had yawned once
since breakfast she
had yawned a score
of times; and even
pretty Eveleen was
growing drowsy
over her embroid-
cry by the window.
For it was n hope
lessl.y rainy day in
mid-October, with
the sky yelled in
dark gray mist, the
tinted lpoves float
Evening star., 1897-06-11
FOUR YEARS IN PRISON

The Sentence of n COlOred TheOlouical
Graduate for Digamy.
WIN. A. Saxton, alias Alfred Saxon. a
young coiored man, who graduate in the
o'osy frc m Howard University few years
ago. and who was formerly employed in
the treasury Department, was this morn.
ing sentenced by Chief Justice Bingham. in
Srihlhai Court No l, to pay fine of $40
and be imprisoned in the New Jersey state
prison for the term of four years athard
labor for bigamy. g.. a
!. saxton, man of intelligence and well
educated, married Eliza Hunt Eat Grean-
'ilie' ;. e., January J, 1850, anda White she
sui lived, undivorced, married Laura e.
llngton here the Sth of last March, De-
spite the fact that the first mf+r;ays was
testlned to by the officiating minister, the
Wlte and three or four other witnesses and
despite the testimony of several 'othen Wit
nesses that the man openly lived with is
Hrst w1fe here and publicly declared her
~ pe sucn, Saxton took the witness stand
ana boldly denied ever being married to IN q
hunt woman or ever living with her as
ms Wl1e or declaring her to rbe his wife
In suggesting to the court that the de-
1endant was not entitled to leniencA AS
sistaht District Attorney Shillihgton re-
marked that he added to- the Jeffense Of
p1gamy by going On the stand md COM
mittipg perjury. -. .oal,,a-.
IN imposing sentence Chief Justice Blng-
nam remarked that the defendants oppor-
tuhltles In life his education, his adoption
OF the ministry, made his crime ali the
more offensive and entitled him to little If
any ieniency by the court. In marrying
the second woman, said the court, the de-
fendant not only wronged his first wife
but betrayed and deceived the second one
AS TO the mans guilt, ne said there could
De no doubt, IN view of the governments
testimony and his own admissions under
cioss-eXamnation. 1.-The sentence Of the
law is, said the court in conclusion, that
ycu pay fine of $40 and be imprisoned in
the New Jersey state prison at hard labor
for the term of four years."
The court declined TO stay the execution
OF the sentence for thirty days, such mo-
counsel, Mr.. j. w. Walker, in order 10 ap-
ply for executive clemapcv
Evening star., 1897-06-11
ANOTHER FAIR NIGHT.
Warmer and Pleasant Weather Indi.
cnted for T0mOrrOw.

Warmer and Pleasant Weather Indi-
Gated for Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District Of Columbia, Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight and Saturday;
Warmer variable winds, becoming south
erly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The pressure is relatively low from Nova
Scotia along the northern border of the
country to the north Pacific coast. The
pressure is relatively high from the middle
and south Atlantic states to the Rocky
mountains.
Rain has fallen in the upper lake region,
the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys,
in New England and on the middle Atlantic
coast.
The temperature has fallen slightly in the
middle Missouri valley, has risen in the
lake regions the middle Mississippi valley
and has remained nearly stationary else
where.
Generally fair weather will prevail from
the Atlantic states to the lower lake region,
the Ohio and lower mississippi valleys.
The following heavy precipitation dn
incheS) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours-Port-
land, Me-, 1.1O; Abilene, 1.36.
Evening star., 1897-06-11
G 0 N D EN- ED LOCAL.

There is a leaky hydrant at Rhode Island
avenue and nth street The police re-
ported II this morning. and also well Oh,
Philadelphia street Brookland said to he
n d dangerous coEdit on
Lieutenant Gessford has made complaipts
mar siiewaiks near ID and T streets Eek
iliGton. and on Chao:n street h,tweeo II,l,
&nC 10th streets, Mount Peasant. are coy
-red with dirt
A coiored girl named Viola Kibble wss
fdii over yesterday, rear the corner Of lltf
.!-u n streets northeast, ny milk wagon
if;NeE by Frank hoLneliy. DIR. Wetmore.
~i'o attended her. found thai one of hnr
fibS fiau been fractured
At Tie meeting Of d. A. ca. X of l. las,
h-e.t letter was received from Mr. Sill
set Hutca!nS stating that in signing tl,,,
asrterient between the Central Labor
not htend TO exclude members of the X.
OF L., but that they shouid be Parties in
all its terms and stipulations
Burton Toulette, thirty-five years old.
Hho lives at No. IT'S l. street. fell from
ms bicycle yesterday afternoon about $50
Q CLOCK near the White House stables anl
was so badly injured that he was taken
10 the Emergency Hospital fer treatment.
dis shoulder was disioca;ed and his face
bruised.
lgnatius Tinssli of Ne. iI6 o street
northwest, VINO is alleged TO have bee.
injured by the sudden starting of Il Metro
polltan car at the corner OF Jth and O
streets the evening of the 9Th instant, is
Sii!l CnGer the care OF his physician, Or.
GILL Iina2ii Is reported 10 have received
painful injuries on his head, arms and
knee.
Basil Frazier, coiored, sixty years old,
fell and broke his arm last evening Will.
making some repairs to the Episcopal
church in Anacostia. After being attend
ed by DR.. Watson ne was removed 10 the
Emergency Hospital FOR further treatment.
Evening star., 1897-06-11
Tide Table.

Today-Low tide, 1890 am. and 1850
pm; high tide, 3:57 am. and 4:31 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, Ii 30 am. and II 81
p.m; high tide, 4:5S am. and 5:33 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:34 a.m.; sun sets, 725
pm.
Moon sets, 2:02 am. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:34 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by S:34 pm: ex-
tfnguishing begun at 3:42 am. The lighting
Is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at S:19 p.m.; extinguish-
ed at 1857 am.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at y
am: Great Falls, temperature, 66; condi-
ton, Z: receiving reservoir, temperature q:
condition at north connection. 8: condition
at south connection, 5; distributing reser-
voir, temperature, II: condition at infiuent
gate house, Z; effiuent gate house, IL.
Temperatures for Twenty-FOur Hours
The following are the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau for the
past twenty-four hours, beginning at +
o'clock yesterday afternoon:
June 10: pm, 73; 8 pm, 60; midnight.
81
June II: am, 81; s am, IS; IL M, "A:
2 pm, rs.
Maximum. 20, at 1 pm. June 10; mini
mum, 56. at l am. June II.
Evening star., 1897-06-11

shake hands with. Two little girls were
lifted into the car by the President and
handed back to Mrs. Mckinley, who played
with them. Mrs. Mckinley is fond of chill
dIen, and at the White House frequently
sends for few to call upon her. The
President has never evinced any desire to
emulate Andrew Jackson by kissing the
babies and children brought to him by fond
me theirs.
Secretary Wilson watched the condition
of the farms on the journey here, and
Secretary A1ger showed most interest in
iron and coal operations. Secretary Will
son commented upon the tiresome looking
red hills, the lack of vegetation, etc. He
said that clover could be profitably planted
on all worn-out farm places. He said that
the ground was thin and needed more
nitrogen. Glover would give it nitrogen,
had departed. 1t would afford splendid
pasturage, and could be planted at such
little cost. AS delightful summer region,
however, the Secretary thinks this one OF
the finest he ever saw.
General Grosvenor constantly has the
tariff in mind, ard this morning secured a
copy of yesterdays Star and devoured
the tariff news with more avidity than his
breakfast. Representative Babcock is stop
ping at the spring for few days with his
family, and he, too, keeps the tariff Ill
mind.
General Grosvenor thinks that southern
cotton will be given full protection. He
said the south was getting more out of this
than ever before and could get more if she
asked for II.
Secretary Alger told many interesting
stories of the war. He said that in one OF
the hottest summers of the war in the
south. General Sheridan tried to get his
officers and men to drink as little water
as possible. He told each of them If they
would put a pebble under their tongue it
would alleviate the thirst. The men tried
that, But it wouldn't work when a man
was thirsty said General Heger, who
says he drinks little water. He rarely
drinks a glass of water at meals and never
drinks between meals. He drinks little
tea or coffee, and rarely anything else.
Commissioner of Pensions Evans, one of
the jolliest men the trip, never drinks
water between meals. w. w. +.
Evening star., 1897-06-11
JalS-1Od

are not entitled to the distributive share
that would have belonged to their imme-
diate ancestor had he not pre-deceased the
one from whom the property is derived
The principal case upon which the court
based his decision is that of McComas agt.
Amos, - Nd, page 120. In this case the
court held that when an intestate died un-
married, and leaving no child or de-
scendant, father or mother. brother or
sister surviving him, but left several
nephews and nieces. and also several grand
nephews and grand-nieces. whose parents
had died in the lifetime of the intestate IL
was held that the grand-nieces of the in
testate are not entitled to share In the dis
tribution Of the personal estate, and that
nephews and nieces take per stripes and
not per capita.