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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
rrepasin~ fs, ut Best.

There's only one thing that insist
upoa." ssid Miss Elderly a. she skipped
alrily about the house.
sand what 10 thatg'
II want mistletos placed over every
doorway and On every chandelier
Detroit Free Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
Holiday TFOuAlss,

What do you intend to get your hus-
band for Christmas gitsr'
II can't make up my mind whether to
give him lace ourtalnA . dinner sst, new
porderes or . drawing-room clock."--
Chicago Record.
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NJ. Kinks Preference.

We'll. Uncle ESenezer, will you have
turkey or chicken for your Christmas
dinper? asked Mr.. Gilderslesve Of the
aged negro.
IL prefer chiokcu. sah." replied Mr..
kink, who then added. reflectively:
Den none OBJ my neighbors don't keep
turkeys. you know."-N. Y. World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
The TeADtG.

Georss-I Do not see The mistlsto@ IN
ito usual place; Whist 10 the mattss3
Bess--Psps could net sAerd II tXis
year. But I am wearing In ny hiir tie
ribbon II used 70 b tied up witA.-Up-
to-Date.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
Insight.

Tommy. have you dreamed about
Santa Claus yet?"
"Yes, papa; and he was bow-legged.
just like you."-Chicago News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

ask not gold nor gems. my dear,
Nor robes from Persian chest:
I dc net beg . diamond clear
To sparkle on my breast.
But from your heart. o. give to me.
Tho short your store Of pelf.
Some wee. small gift-whate' or Il bs-
That can use myself.
-ChfcAro Record.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
Election Notice
FIRST NATIONAL RANK.

The Annual Meeting OF. the Stockholders Of
the First National Bank for the election OF
Seven Directors for the ensuing year will be
held ON Tuesday the 18th day OF January next
between the Of 10 .. IN. and IL M
J. n. THOMPSON, JR, Cashier.
Niddlcburgh, Pa. Dec. |, 1877.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
NR. GlLCAL'S SURPRISE.
It kss cenulne. and Rade hls
Christmas Pleasant.
R.GuGAL occasdou-

R.GuGAL occadon-
ally tsok . drop
too much. I do not
ay he usuaily took
. drop too much
because what he
took usually was
several glassss too
much. And on the
beautiful Christ
mas evening Oh
which I am speak,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
Cancer
OF the Face,

Mrs. Laura E. Minis. Of Smithville, Ca,
says: "A small pimple Of a strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; 1t soon
began to grow rapidly, notwithstand.
ing all efforts 10 check Il. Nv
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23


eye became terribly
inaamed, and was 80
swollen S that for quite
a while I could not
see. The doctors
said I had Cancer Of
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
hausting their eforts
without doing me
ANU uoCh tha. n~vs
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

Their ThsUOhtloss Gifts.
II wish." said the minister's con sad
", "thst people wouldn't give % slip
pefs for Christmas."-N. Y. World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

xhy n b the Day Of An pays 10.
the christian Gsiendaf.

2ECIAELY nine
teen ce n turtles
have passed since
there fell upon the
ears Of . very
youthful Jewish
mother the most
gladsome SO u n d
that ever comes to
mortal the drst
wall Of her first
born child. She
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
-KLQNDYKE
Cold RAINING Co.

Capital Stock, 100000 Shares OF
$1,000 each, fully paid and non-as-
scssable, of which 250,000 Shares
are now offered for subscriptions at
par.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

UhVp Lp0IIT so forelsn e U. $. stamps VIII
unVu u nUuUl exchange for cash. QuoNe
price. Also have two stamps books for sa<
Address Fred. y. kOehlrr. Rooms 6I4 6!6 Bowl
Ing Green Bldg. 5& II B'way. N. Y CITY. s
XX/ANTED-TKUST AND ACT
" i've gentlemen or ladies' to travel tn
responsible. established house. Mon
thly 500 and expenses. Position steady. Refer.
ence. Enclose self.aGdressed stamped envelope.
ll-l6-g7, 81
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

A. they came. and he cried: 'tOhl the
homestead hill
fs steep and rugged a. life. but skill,
And courage. and patience. and care. and
viii.
Must win to the fountain head.
Yet the soul that triumphs 10 strong"
cried he.
As strsas a. the Saviour Of GAiiles."
It's long. hard climb up the hili Of life" I"
Cried the mother beside him there,
hut It's wales are sheltered. and gay and
green,
Its gardens and pastures fair.
Though the read that leads to those crate
full spots
Be winding. and rough. and steep;
Where tho oak has toppled the blue-bells
come,
When the thrush is silent the pheasants
drum,
And the brook will sing when tho birds are
dumb
The Shepherd inspires His sheep.
There's beauty and gladness for all whs
With the vision Of Jesus Of Galiiee."
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23
A Real Blood Remedy.

Cancer is blood disease, and only
blood remedy will cure it. S. S.. S.
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

NO ysars had Whit.
ened the 0ewine
lockA
Aud wrinkis1 the
rudy skii..
OF the old man walt.
Ing ON Christmas
To welcome his kith
and kin.
Thfo' the wns-dung
door streamed Q
sudden flame
And the walls cleaned
sunset red.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

he only J
consiiP
iila!i,ms |
'tcn lt.'I
Icon. q
troubletI
| |warthsy
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

The business Of the Alasks.Kiondyks Gold
Mining Company will be to run q linrlot steam.
ers on the Yukon River, and between seattle
and the different parts of Alaska, open supply
stores at the different camps, do y general
transportation, ommcrcial and banking bus
mess, and, in addition, deal In Mining Claims
and work the mines already owned and that
may hereafter be acquired by the Company
Tha (inp,nan,, nnntr,lS tho t,lI,n,;,,
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sent Y
,erses1
|,,raiisI
ii,rns solsl
elts auJI|
n ono M
'ity irom
| yiiltuiaNs y
II, you' y
| year Csc
'I)iscs<
,ody w.
atiOIi. M
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
A Seal on the Warpath.

An "educated" seal, on exhibition
at the Schiller Theatre, elbowed its
way out of the tank and went on the
warpath recently. .
The afternoon show was over and
the theatre almost deserted when the
Waterman and Policeman de Mari were
aroused by yells from the real of the
stage. They ran behind the scenes,
where they found the largest of q half
dozen trained seals had escaped and
was engaged in o fight with Manager
R. G. Gardeners pet dog. On seeing
the men the seal left the dog for larger
game. It failed to catch them, how
ever, for they made the most hasty
exits from the stage in the history OF
the theatre.
The policeman secured a heavy club
and returned to the battle. The dog
had left the field. Several heavy blows
from the policeman's club failed to
make a lasting impression on the fur
coated fighter, and the officer was
twice knocked down, but he luckily
escaped its sharp claws and fangs.
After wearing out his club the police
man went for re-inforcements. When
he returned, with half the employees OF
the theatre at his back, the b~ellicose
seal had returned to its tank and was
quietly nursing it's injured fn.-Chl-
cago Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
Making History.

At the recent celebration Of old En-
peror Williams centenary Herr Won
Werner, the German artist. had this
to say concerning the famous painting
of Professor G.. Bleibtrou, represent
King William after the battle of Grave
lotte, receiving Moltke's report, "Vic-
tory is ours" seated on the dead body
of a white cavalry horse. When the
old Emperor saw this painting he ut
tered a mild oath and said: "Strange
how people insist on making history!
I am sure I never sat on q dead horse,
but have always given such horrors a
wide berth" Taciturn Moltke, when
he read the bombastic distortion of his
report, for once, likewise, opened his
mouth and said: IT uttered
such nonsense. When I found his
majesty at. headquarters sitting on a
camp-stool I merely reported. The
Second Army Corps has arrived at
laat'D
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
Where Prisons Are Untenanted.

The inhabitants of Iceland are com.
mended as the most honest people out.
Cases of theft are almost unknown to
them, and q murder does not happen
once in a generation. There is only
one policeman on the island, who
spends six months of the year In the
north and the rest of the time in
Reykjavik, where the only goal is To-
Gated. According to the islanders,
this prison is a magnificent building,
In that it is built of stone, and they
think it is a direct invitation to
wrongdoing, as an inmate of the prison
lives in a nice room, enjoys the priv
lege of reposing on a real bed and
eating bread at meals-luxuries which
an ordinary Icelander scarcely ever
has the opportunity of indulging him
self with. In spite of all these temp
t~ations, says the Prisons Service Ga
zette, the Reykjavik prison is nearly
always empty.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
Lord Nelson's Human Fellowship.

Captain Mahan, in his "Life OF
Nelson" just published, claims the
following as an original story showing
the inherent kindness of the great
sailor. The feet letters had just been
sent off, when Nelson saw a midship-
man come up and, speak to Lieutenant
Pasco, the signal officer, who, upon
hearing what was said, stamped his
loot in evident vexation and uttered
IN exclamation. The Admiral, OF
whose nearness Pasco was unaware,
called him and asked what was the
matter.
Nothing that need trouble your
lordship," was the reply.
"You are not the man to lose your
temper for nothing" rejoined Nelson.
"What was it?"
"Well, if you must know, my lord, l
will tell you. You see that coxswain?"
pointing to n of the most exacting
of the petty officers. "We have not q
better man on board the Victoria, and
The message which put me out was
this. I was told that he was so busy
receiving and getting off the mailbags
that he forgot to drop his own letter
into one of them, and he has just dis
covered it in his pocket!"
"Hoist the signal to bring her
back" was Nelson's instant command.
''Who knows that he may not fall in
action tomorrow? His letter shall
20 with the rest" And the dispatch
vessel was brought back for that alone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
The Apron.

The apron is again coming into
fashion. 1t has not yet appeared IN
this country, but the English leaders
of style have decreed that it shall be
worn. One was ordered not long ago
which cost $500, made of Brussels
rose point in a beautiful design Of
flowers, scrolls and a border of tiny
roses. Another lady ordered n with
a pastoral picture in which figures
were introduced with a border of
flowers. Still another apron was or
dered lately from Venice decorated
with butterflies, birds and blossoms.
During the last century the Duchess
of Queensbury wore what is supposed
to be the most costly apron ever
made. 1t is entirely of point lace and
it's value was placed at $4,000. An
other favorite idea is for travellers to
buy the dress aprons of the peasants
Home Queen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
NorMaY,a Artificial Coal.

The peat coal now being turned out
on a considerable scale in Norway is
made by the process of Rosendahl, a
Norwegian engineer, which consists in
heating the peat in closed retorts to
$50 degrees, for seven hours. The
finished product retains eighty per
cent. of the original tar and gas. An.
alysis shows this coal to consist Of
sixty-fve per cent. of carbon, sixteen
per cent. of oxygen, six per cent. Of
hydrogen, thirty-seven per cent. OF
water and only five per cent. of ash,
and it's heating value is that of the
average bituminous coal. The cost Of
manufacture is about sixty cents per
ton, or about q quarter of the cost in
Norway of natural coal. The. peat
coal has proven suitable for foundry
work, and all rooms have been heated
with it at exactly half the cost of the
same effect from ordinary coal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
The American Heiress Drain.

1t is estimated that American heir
esses pay annually to foreign titled
fortune-hunters the aggregate sum OF
$50, 600, 900 to induce the titled for
eigners to marry them. Referring to
this evil one of the United States Sen
ators, in a speech on the floor of the
Senate the other day, compared such
American heiresses to ''heifers fat
tened for the foreign market that is
to say, fattened with their fathers
millions, which makes them attractive
in the eyes of their ~aristocratic lords.
So prevalent has become the fashion
of rich American women marrying
foreigners that the last New York Leg
islature felt constrained to pass a law
to protect such women and their heirs
from the disposition of their husbands
to grab everything they possess. This
law provides that any woman born a
citizen of the United States, who shall
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
Pretty Blue Stockings.

Quite a feature of the "c%appings,'
as the degree ceremonials are called at
the Scotch universities, says London
Woman, has been the number of girl
graduates who came up 70 be duly
"capped" and congratulated by the
Vice Chancellors, At the Edinburgh
ceremonial the other day there was a
creditable show of lady NJ. AS, most
of them young and pretty. The acade.
mic dress proved vastly becoming,
especially in the case of one lady grad
uate, who wore beneath it a gown OF
white alpaca and long white kid gloves.
The men students and visitors had a
specially hearty round of cheers for the
ladies as they came up, and the Vice
Chancellor made the distinction be-
tween the men graduates andthe ladies
by shaking hands with the latter after
he had performed the ceremony of
lowering the big black cap over their
learned heads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
About Cables,

Cables have their Universities even
on the bottom Of the Atlantic. Ice
bergs passing over sometimes cut
them in two. Volcanic eruptions
sometimes %injure them. A few years
ago three Atlantic cables went down
at the same time and in about the
same spot. No other explanation has
been found but volcanic disturbance.
Near shore the risks multiply. One
of the commonest is the anchors of
fishing smacks, a whole fleet some
times riding on O cable at once. The
rocks and breakers near the coast are
also dangerous.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
Fashion Notes.

A gray feather boa is one Of the
necessities Of fashionable outfit just at
present.
Long, narrow envelopes are taking
the place of the square ones for we'd
dings and other invitations.
Monograms are smaller, and are en-
closed in a ring not larger than a ten
cent piece, and are frequently backed
with blue or. green enamel.
Striking novelties in writing paper
are plaided, blocked and brocaded in
elaborate fashion. Pale tints are also
fashionable in blue, gray, pink and
cream.
A skilful needlewoman can make
collars from q pattern collar with very
little trouble, with one or more inter-
Innings of cotton according to the stiff
ness desired.
A homespun wool material is q new
weave, very loose and thin like grena-
dine, is in the market. 1t comes in
stripes and is made up over the in
GVlCaUl6 ldlcId o1lh 1111AS'
Swiss embroidered muslin of the
finest kind is made up into dainty
summer gowns over silk Innings, and
pretty figured lawns are tucked from
the knee to the deep hem as they were
years ago.
Transparent effects play a large part
in summer millinery, andmull, chiffon,
net and tulle are shirred into the
prettiest-shaped hats, with both light
ness in color and weight to recommend
them to favor.
Lace is more in demand than ever,
and the who has q lot Of old
real lace is to be envied. Yet the
limitations are exquisitely fine, and the
art of producing pretty effects with in
expensive lace is well known to the
dressmakers.
Ribbon belts made of two lengths
of ribbon folded and crossed on the
hips so that they form points back
and front are a useful accessory of
dress, since they are boned andhooked
in front, and, consequently, are al
ways in place.
To utilize last summers hats n
should, for q white straw, brush it
we'll, then remove the stiffening wire
and wash it with cold water and good
soap. After rubbing we'll, dip it in
clear water and dry. Last of all,
sponge it with the white of egg we'll
beaten to make the straw taut.N
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21

have married or shall marry an alien,
and the foreign-born children and de-
scendants of any such woman shall,
Notwithstanding her or their residence
or birth in a foreign country, be en-
titled to take, hold, convey and devise
real property situated within the State
of New York. Under this law, if New
York heiresses will leave the bulk of
their property at home when they
marry abroad, they will be able to
control it, and will thus be able to
command good treatment from their
respective spouses. When a foreign
fortune-hunter gets the woman and
her property into his own control the
result is usually much misery for the
American woman, as the numerous
separations and lawsuits growing out
of international marriages testify.
It would be better if the American
heiresses would marry Americans and
save the $50, 900, 900 drain; but as
there are many who prefer foreign
ers, it is we'll that our laws should
offer them such protection as is posi-
BILE from the result of their folly
MINNEAPOLIS Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
Echo Used to Measure Distance.

A most interesting method of EN-
ploying the echo of a sound has beer
devised for the location of the carriers
which sometimes lodge in the under
ground pneumatic tubes. Knowing
that sound travels at a speed of, rough
Iy, HOO feet per second, and knowing
the time measured in thousandths of 6
second between the firing of a pisto'
shot in the conduit and the arriving o.
he echo at the outlet of the tube, a
simple calculation gives the exact loca'
ion of the obstruction. The means
of five experiments in the recent test
gave 2793 seconds, and when thu
sound velocity was corrected for all
temperature the obstruction was locat'
ed Mt 1887 feet from the instrument,
which was the exact location. Science,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
Hoods Pills s snd i lfssr f stimSl s9tna 8
Perpetual Earthquake There.

1C3pSto
ssThere is a place in California where
earthquakes may be said to be kept on
tap" said a Fresno County fruit grow
or. The spot is at the headwaters OF
the Keweah, at the border of Fresno,
Tulare, and Inyo counties. You can't
hire an Indian or a Mexican to 60 near
that locality. They say it is the home
of the evil spirits. The country Is
rugged and rocky-mountains with
deep valleys and precipitous cliffs.
Snakes, scorpions, tarantulas, cent?
pedes, and all sorts of hideous reptiles
and insects seem to have made that
neighborhood their paradise, for they
are there in very palpable abundance.
"But in addition to these attrac-
tions, the region may be said to be in
a state of perpetual earthquake. The
ground trembles and quakes continu-
ally, and the rocks themselves e to
be grinding and grating against one
another constantly, as if subject to
some great internal force. These phe-
nomena are said to be more emphatic
at night than in the day time. Ere
quent booming discharges, apparently
deep in the earth, are heard, and men
who have heard both say they are ex-
actly like the muttering of distant ar
tillery. I have never heard any one
advance any theory to satisfactorily ex-
plain this uneasy and p~erpetually dis
turbed condition of nature up among
the far Keweah rocks and hills, but it
is there. If you ever happen to be in
that vicinity, ask the first Indian you
meet to guide you to the spot, and see
how quickly he will shy away and dis
appear.-New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
An Efficient Salesman.

Imagine a clerk trying to sell an
article to his own "boss" and actually
accomplishing it and winning an in
crease of salary as a reward! That is
what happened recently in one Of the
branch stores of Upton, the great
English grocer and provision dealer.
He has SO many clerks that some Of
them do not know him by sight. Il
was one of these latter who called Mr..
Lipton's attention to a fine specimen
of poultry as he was walking through
one of his stores, and the clerk was Sc
earnest and adroit in extolling his
wares that finally the customer ordered
it TO be sent to his residence.
When the address was given the
energetic clerk, and he found that he
had been pressing the goods upon his
own employer, he nearly had a fit,
but soon recovered upon being in.
formed that his assiduity had earned
him ar increase of pay.-Merchants'
Review.