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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
s.Oome below. sir"Isaid.


As we descended. he explained that
he was detective in pursuit of Bran.
don, who had absconded from Australia
with considerable sum of money and
valuable negotiable securities. When
he had produced his warrant, I ordered
the mate to fetch the log book. Un-
der date the 18th of January, he read
this entry:
Buried at sea in lat. 35 degrees 40
minutes n, longitude 33 degrees 16
minutes W., Anthony Brandon, cabin
passenger. Cause of death unknown" I"
He muttered something under his
breath which was quite unintelligible
to me. Then he demanded to see
Brandon's effects. l led the way into
his cabin. He ransacked every trunk
and portmanteau, but not vestige of
paper or anything of value did he dis
cover. The expression on his face
when he left the ship some hours later
was not particularly pleasant.
When he arrived in the dock at
London I smuggled Mr.. Brandon
ashore in one of his daughters trunks,
after they had been searched by the
customs officer. No one in the ship
ever expected the truth. Their secret
remained alone with me.
1t was arranged that Alice and I
should be married quietly before set
ting out on my next voyage, and our
honeymoon was to be spent on the
bosom of the deep. When we parted
that night she promised to commune
cate with me when her father had Sc
cured some quiet retreat in the coun-
try. She kept her promise. Here is
the letter. L have preserved it all
these years. 1t has neither super
scription nor signature:
Dear old Captain-Many, many
thanks for all your kindnesses. My
husband and for Mr.. Brandon is
my husband, though it was not known
in Arlington-will never forget them.
Pray forgive the deceit we found it ex-
pedient to practice on you in order to
carry out our plans. We are in fairly
affluent circumstances, for my husband
did not lose the money in speculation,
as thought it necessary to tell you.
Dear Captain, know can rely upon
you, for your own sake, not to inform
the authorities about my husband. AS
he died at sea, we expect to live Sc
curely, unmolested by the bank Of
iicials or the police. Good-by for
ever"
And that was the end of my ro-
nance. No, / never heard anything
more about them. Whether they lived
to enjoy their ill-gotten gains or
whether they didn't, l cannot tell.
But this do know, she was the first
woman that ever fooled me, and, by
heaven, she was the last never gave
another tho chance. e.-Tit-B Bits.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
NIateo, the Cross Man, is Dead.

The widely known eccentric charac.
ter, known as Matco, the cross man,
was found dead just outside of his
cabin at Abita Springs, La, by a
Choctaw Indian day or two since.
Mateo has been one of the most
unique characters of eastern Louisiana
for the past thirty-five years. He al
ways wore from seventy-fve to 100
crosses attached to his clothing, and
was crazed on religion. New Orleans
picayune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

Cyprus, once the abode of the god
dess Of love, is turning to baser wor-
ship, notes the New York Sun. 1t
has been found that the island pro-
duces black truflles not to be distin-
guished in taste or perfume from those
of Perigord. The best are found
near Morfu, in the western part Of the
island.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
Failure Follows One

A student missed learning but
lesson. At the end of the year
problem given to him in the eXaI
In the lesson he had missed, and
1t. Then a hundred times in alta
he stumble and make mistakes ia
and calculations. because he had
particular days lesson. Thus iail
duty, any day, may fling Its SHADE
close Of life.-J. II. Miller, d. ID.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
A Learned OpiniOn.

Son-"Pa, what is whisky
straight"
Father (who knows whereof f)-"Er
well, my boy, n large swelled head !;
an erroneous impression of great and
sudden wealth; disposition to fight a
man twice your size; an aptness for
making the world appear lop-sided
and to be revolving rapidly; any one
of them may be properly called
whisky's trait. Harlem Life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
Preaching of tho Word.

Some $4,000 sermons are preached
each Sunday in England and Wales.
The average Sabbath day church qt-
tendance is computed to be between
10000, 900 and 100000 persons.
There is place Of worship for every
500 individuals, taking the country
oil through, and stated minister for
every 700.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
Got Her Moneys Worth,

Some time ago our local operator
took telegram which read:
"Miss Maude, will you be mine?"
1t was delivered to the proper party,
and soon she came tripping into the
office to wire her reply. TREAD
Eyes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes"
Ten words, you see, and she paid
her quarter, and then tripped out of
the room with the sweetest kind Of q
blush. sh.-Evansville Courier.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

A writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung
points out that since the separation of
the sexes in elementary schools has
been carried out in Prussia, there has
been not an improvement but a dis
tinct deterioration in the manners and
conduct of the pupils.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

st. Louis people were treated one
day to the odd sight Of gang of brick
layers walling in the tenth story Of a
new building when the brick work
from below had been carried up only
to the eighth floor. This was rendered
possible by the modern skeleton con-
struction, and was done to utilize a
double force Of men.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

1t is a pleasure for the Chicago
Times Herald to note that even the
highest class music is now within the
reach of all Paderewski says he will
charge only $4,000 day to play at pri.
vate musicales next season.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
MDDLEsuRaH, Pa, AucCsr 5, 1897.

Notwithstanding the progress OF
British photography, the last Blue
Book OF Rear-Admiral Wharton re-
ports as many as 200 rocks and shoals
dangerous to navigation discovered
during the year 1896.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

The record Of our Lords life is
strange, serene leisure. His Father
ness was done for 80 quiet years at
reth. The Son of God served so log
premiership of patience before II Z
began. And afterwards, when il 2
the vortex Of eddying multitudes,
showed trace Of hurry or eY
Through all those crowded days 4
md controversy, He never knew v
to be feverish or fiurried or distra
moved like king in his own real
of the pageant that stays for his
British Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
Lost In the Shuttle.

GLOW are your geological studies
progressing, Miss Climely?'
"Very nicely, indeed. I found o
lovely piece of rock quartz to-day up
on the hill back of the hotel. But,
unfortunately, I laid it upon my soap
dish when went up to dress, and now
l can't tell which is the soap. Life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

Excited Wife-"Oh, Professor, the
cook has fallen and broken her collar
bonew
Professor-"Discharge her at once! (!
You told her what to expect if she
broke anything more. Detroit Free
Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

General Lew Wallace says that after
diligent search for short name for
the hero of his great book, he came
across the name "Hur" in the Book of
Genesis, and by adding Ben" which
means "the son Of" he obtained q
name both short and odd.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
SMALL THINGS.

n may be glorious to write
Thoughts that shall glad the two or three
High souls like those far starts that come
In sight
Once in a century;
But better far II is to speak
One simple word, which now and then
Shall waken their free nature In the weak
And friendless sons OF men.
James Russell Lowell.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
He STOPPED to Conquer.

Mrs. Fussanfeather-"I understand
that Mr.. Tdllman kissed you on the
stoop last night"
Miss Fussanfeather-"Why, yes,
mamma; he's so tall, he had to. -
Yonkers Statesman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
God sows June fields with Glove
xynrld

Broad cast with common kindnes
With plain, good souls that cheer
Their homely duties in the c0mu
or daily life, ambitious OF ms NOR
Than to supply the needs o. rem
Yet serve Gods higher will 80 ,iuma
-SampcI LonS
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOR.
lAUcHTER.PaovoKINc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

The Oinerence-The Deed Of fDeeds-Noth.
ing Better-Thc Observation-Disclosures
Breaking 1t to Him-Can't Be Done
She STOPPED to Conquer, ETC.. Etc.
The Senior finds most surprising change.
When for the world he leaves his college
halll
In college he had always too much work.
But now he sees he can't find work at all.
Yale Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
Can't BE Dime.

Archie-'T always think evening
dress must be SO trying to lady of
humor"
Bertie-"Why?"
Archie-'Because she can't laugh in
her sleeve. Pick -Me-Up.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

The Reason.
"I'm writing to Belle"
because you have something spe-
cial to say?"
mo; because I have nothing spe-
cial to do. Puck.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

Life In the soul Is TIL tide q lnI
ocean flowing as it hs 4opportunlnl
the narrow channel OF humM
Everything else Is on q colorao'1r
OF life, and a mode Of tstence'--'1
son, D.D.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
Breaking 1t to Him.

Breaking 1t to Him.
Husband-"Do you need anything
for the house?"
Wife-'The cook says there is not
enough china to last the week OUT
Life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

There is only one way to get 70 gay %,
and 1t is along the path u obed sns n)
the path OF bowling oVr SIN Au.|
opening our lockjawed mouths, as
Ing out OF our hearts, and eislns
obedience to His will.-1Rev. John
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

When . man becomes old, nobody
wants 70 loaf with him.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

Sauce For Geese and Ganders.
'Won't it be delightful when We all
have flying machinesr'
81 don't know about that; of course
our creditors will have them, too. -
Chicago Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
Distinction.

81 wish to see some collars"
Yes, ma'am. Ah-ladies' or gen.
tlemen's?"
"Gentlemen's, sir. For ladies'
use. Chicago Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05

Nothing Better.
'Tell me, doctor, what do you con-
slider an ideal case?"
"a healthy man with an incurable
disease"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
|BRANDON'S DAUGHTER,

D, I've never
be en- S ip-
wrecked nor
been in q CO.
lision all the
time I've been
at sea-a mat
ter now of over
forty years.
But I've car
ried som g
queer passen-
gers in my
time. I'll tell
you about two
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05


|OuD DUDUn IN mT1rOD
|UUh DUUUEI UF. HUMUk,
W1sSN,MS os,Sre AZ WIVES ~"
~
The oinsrence-The Deed of Deeds-Noth.
ing ne''ercIhe neAson-Dis''ncsion-
Sne stopped TO conquer Etc., ETC
The Senior finds most surprising change
"n1m haIiI ip1 'ne w0fia no 'eaVes MS colese
In college he had ALWAYS too much work.
But now he sees he can't find work at all
yale Record.
Nothing Better.
Tell me, doctor, what do you con-
slider an ideal case|
A healthy man with an incurable
disease"
breaking II to Him.
-, "" A0e'' "AJ 'AinS
~. u,;s, e nVnS ,rS,'
o,',nS IL -. 'ToA I.u. sayS .n1le 20 :, nov
A G;sa '" " '"'' 'ne "''A ou''
The REASON.
sT'm writing 70 Belle~
c;al to soypn
"No. because T bave nothing enc.
cial to do. Puck.
Distinction.
81 wish to see some collars"
Yes, ma'am. Ah-ladies' or gen.
ssc,4I,. -: H. ,1.,
use "Cb;cogo Tr;hnno
-
Sauce For Geese and Ganders.
"Won't it be delightful when we all
have flying machines!"
81 don't know about that; Of course
our creditors will have them, too. -
He stopped to Conquer.
Mrs. Fussanfeather- understand
that Mr.. Tdllman kissed you on the
stoop last night"
Miss anfeather-"Why, yes,
mamma; he's so tall, he had to-
Yonkers Statesman.
Arctie-sI always think evening
dress must be SO trying to a lady of
humor."
Bertie-"Why?"
Archie-"Because she can't laugh in
her sleeve. Pick -Me-Up.
-
r more onreiessness.
Excited W1e-Oh' Professor, the
COOK mas 1alleh ana broken her collar
Done! AN.
rroiessor- Dlscnarge nef at once!
broke anything more. detroit Free
fress.
1os, IN ,,. s,um.
uUow ore vonr ooo,oo;ooI strd;os
nroaressina Miss CI;molsa, ~
sverv nicely indeed found q
,ovelv niece Of ,ocI. nuortz toJon ' mn
on 10 h;ll hoot 90 d. " hoto, pn ~
unf0nt,nato,, Ia, :. 80. Du.,
J;ab wben T Wont mn 70 dra0s nrd 2 ,u" m"I,
T con't toll which ia tho conn )" I;fo
~ o .-o 'O'P' ''
Ie,r,ed o,,,,,n
ooh "n"' 40 WHISKY
s'raieh' ~ .
r",iei ,, N%no hnoMs wnereoi Lr
-"en, lny ooy, iaise swelieu neau
III erroneous Impression OF grea, anu
suuoen wealth. " olsposltioh 10 hgn.
man '"ice your sl~e' I'LL "P'hess ior
mah.ng 'ne woilu appear 'oP-sioeo
a,iu W oe fe'oi'iiie raPiuiy' any one
Vi tneiii may DC properly cailea
"ni'Ay ia'' '''-ii"''oih Aiie'
c.. u.. ,....,. -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
WHEN MOTHER CUT MY HAIR.

I've been down to a barber shop. tho first
dodgasted one
I've tackled since I've been il town a-vlsit-
in my son.
They trimmed my hair and twisted 1t and
piastered and shanDooed
Until they've made ne look bout like a
regular bloonin dude
An6 as set a-thinkin,' with the apron
round my chin,
Fly recollections got to sort O. runnin'
back agin
To long afore knowed the world had Sech
thing as care
When 1 was just little tyke and mother
cut my hair
When mother done the cuttin', why, she
done IT she ort;
And she never ust to ask me If I'd have it
long short
She slipped my head into a crock, and then
she grabbed her shears
And cut my hair off even on level with
my ears.
They wasn't any seafoam and a lot o trytn'
stuff
To make Teller weary when he knows he's
got enough,
Ner no bay rum ner brilliantine ner easy
sofa chair,
Fer which / had to settle when my
Q rDother cut my hair.
] s'pose chat I'm old-fashioned-1iIze and
sort of out-o'-date;
want born soon enough err else I'm
haDGin' on too late
But somehow these new tangled ways the
people now invent
L hgger. as the Teller says, don't hit me
worth a cent.
Fer down in that big barber shop, with ali
its fuss and frills,
And all the fancy-smellin' things the mind
O. man diStilS,
I wished the goose grease she put on, and
bergymont was there,
And 1 was jest little boy with ma to cut
my hair.
Nixon Waterman. in L. A. W. Bulletin.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
Willing to Walk.

Once when the Pensacola was coming
up to San Francisco from the South
seas somewhere off Honolulu she met
II gale that almost laid her down. Car
penter McGloin, privileged character,
who invariably became seasick in heavy
weather, promptly went 10 bed. Final
ly it was reported to the captain that
something was wrong with the foretop-
mast. The captain sent for McGloin
and the carpenter staggered on deck.
Get up there" commanded the cap
tain, land see what's the matter at the
foretop." up that mast?' gasped Nc
Gloin. The proposition so dazed him
that he lost his breath. up that mast,
reiterated the captain, "and find out
what's the matter at the foretop.'
Captain" said McGloin, in a last de
spairing protest, do you really mean
that you want me to go up that mast
in this storm, with the ship going this
way, and see what's wrong with that
foretop?'
You heard what I said,'' said the
captain, losing patience at last; nov
get up that mast, and be quick about
it. too" Captain" said McGloin. sol
emily, eff there was a ;our-inch planl
from here to Brooklyn I'd walk home.
San Francisco Argonaut.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
be sudden unconsidered move-re

the sudden, unconsidered moveHe
her skirt caught on the saddle-horn at.
she half fell, her weight coming upon
her outstretched hands in such fashion
as severely wrenched one wrist. Hur-
riedly struggling to her feet. IL was
with q mixture Of discontinue and re-
Lief that she perceived the stranger rid
ing toward her as fast as horse might
carry him. 1t was annoying to be dis
covered in such undignified pose, even
by such simple ranchman as she i'm
agineo the rider to be: but there was
scarcely time for the captious thought
in the imperative need of help.
Miss Meredith-are you hurt?' he
breathlessly exclaimed, as he threw
himself from the saddle beside her, so
much of genuine concern in voice and
manner that the girl felt unconscious
ly strengthened and comforted. 1t did
not until afterward occur to her as
strange that he should call her by name.
So far as she noticed it at all. it had
only a soothing sound of friendliness.
NO; but the horse-oh. it is terri
Bile. His leg will be broken" she cried,
helplessly clasping her hands as she
watched the animal 1oundering pain
fully in the ugly trap.
Inn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
Truly Wonderful.

A prayer which was none the less the
sincere expression of fervent gratitude
from the fact of its amusing and very
definite and needless illusions to in
finite power was made by New Hamp-
shire delegate at a missionary conven-
ton some years ago. After offering
thanks for the Lords provision of His
servants &c laoor with strength and ear
nestness of purpose in foreign lands,
giving up the ties of home and all other
Interests in their devotion to the cause.
he concluded mis- prayer thus: And we
thank Thee, o Lord. for Thy wonderful
power over this world in which we live.
for although Thou hast made the earth
and caused it to reyolve in strange
manner. and with great velocity. and
although our missionaries are scattered
all over the globe, still, so marvelously
hast Thou balanced the centripetal and
centrifugal forces that as yet not a
single brother has been thrown from
the surface into amending space
Youths Companion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
Queer Customs Thst Obtained in Past
Centuries.

Centuries.
There are many curious features
about the laws of marriage as admin
istered under our early Anglo-SaXon
and Danish kings, traces of which have
survived in our existing jurisprudence.
By the AnglO-SaXon laws every woman
was under the care of some man, who
was termed her mundbora, or guardian:
and no one could marry her without
having first paid sum of money as d
compensation to her mundbora.
The father, of course, was the guar
dian of his unmarried daughters; the
brother if the father died; and next to
him the nearest male relative; if, how
ever the female were friendless and
alone, she found in the king her legal
guardian. There were no runaway
matches, no clandestine and romantic
nuptials. among the Saxon people; they
did everything, even to their very love
affairs, in a plain matter-of-fact way:
they estimated the value of the mail
according to her rank in life. and the
law fixed the sum which should be re-
garded as a legal-tender to satisfy the
avarice of her guardians. The first
step in courtship, therefore, was to buy
the consent of the mundbora; the lover
was then admitted into the society of
his ladylove. and allowed to claim her
m due course as his wife. If, however,
her personal charms OF her disposition
proved, on better acquaintance, unsatis-
factory to her sutton, and he failed to
complete his bargain, he became imme-
diately amenable to the law.
If a man vcntured to marry without
first having bought and paid for his
mund-breach, the consequences of
| which were both disastrous and vexa-
tious. The husband. in such a case, pos
sessed no legal authority over mis-
spouse; he was a husband, in fact, with
| out a wife: he could recover no compen-
sation for any insult which another
| man should dare TO offer her-she had
| not been paid for--the guardian had re-
| ccived no consideration; and ell the
| damages or fines inflicted TO- slch an
| insult were payable TO the woman, 5
| mundbora-
If man wished to take his wife into
| a foreign part, or into another thames
! land, ne had to enter into a compac:
/ with her guardian that no wrong should
| be done 10 her, that she should receive
every mark of attention aud kindness
II a man bought maid and paid for
/ ner, nc otter could negotiate for her
| purchase; but if any fraud had been
committed on her part, or on the part
| of her friends, she was returned home
| and the man demanded back his money
st. Louis Republic.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
OPENING AN ACCOUNT.
Woman inI Bank for the First Time
TrouhIR.

u
"a woman opening bank account for the
first time is a peculiar creature" said one of
the clerks in a national bank lone came IN
few days ago and glanced around suspi-
ciously. Then she ambled up to the window
and said:
If you please, want to deposit some
money
..-Yes'm: just go to the next window
'-She stepped over in careful way, as II
she was breaking some rule or other, and, al
most in whisper, said:
a Is this where they deposit money!
Yes, ma'am Do You wish to open an
account
g oh, no. she said. I don't want to have
anything charged. 1 Just want to deposit
my money Is this bank really safe:'
She was assured that it was.
This bank is as firm as Gibraltar.
madam. You have come to the right place
We will have to have your autograph. just
write your name right there.
Haven't you got stub pen and some nice
violet ink?'
she was fitted out, and in the most care
full way imaginable she wrote out her full
name, Then she was provided with de
post book, which she looked at in an in
curing way. She produced her money, hung
on to it for minute, and then handed 1t
in, all rolled up and tied with thread. The
receiving teller counted it in a rapid way
and threw it in with the other receipts.
Now she said, this amt good bank
You've just gone and thrown my money in
with all the rest, and you can never pick
it out again. Take your old book and give
me my money. And scratch my name OFF
couldn't tell anything about a bank
She was given her little roll, the auto
graph was scratched off and the deposit
ticket destroyed. She flounced out in a de-
cisive way, as much as to say: They can't
cheat me, if I am woman "-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune