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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-31

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Spring microbes are in the air.
The first rose of summer-shad
)es.
A paper bicycle has invaded the
kld. ~.
The days and nights are nearly
ual.
The little onion will soon be put
its bed.
sfThat tired feeling" is becoming
evalent.
France makes 100000 woo.en
pes annually.
Tobias Reitz of West Beaver was
the county seat last Thursday.
Mrs. G. A. LAub and son, Ru-
rt, are visiting relatives at Adams
rg and Lewistown.
Rev. f. M. Chilcote has been
burned to Selinsgrove as the M.
preacher much to the delight of
congregation.
H. H. Faust, proprietor of the
ntral Hotel, Beavertown, and DIR.
plf of the same place were in town
lursday of last week.
You will need some spring shirts
d stylish pants and if you drop in
Oppenheimers Selinsgrove, they
i show you bargains. S-3l-St
It cost the State of Pennsylvania
hundred and fifty thousand dol
5 to put down the strikers riot in
nerIle region last summer.
According to the Centre county
l,ers, Thomas Bitner Of ofBlanchard
his hair cut week before last.
news getting scarce up there?
IF you need any trunks or satch-
call on H. Oppenheimer,
linsgrove, where they have a large
|ck to make selection. 3-31-3t
An effort is being made to erect a
" county out of parts of West
prland, Indiana, Somerset and
mbria counties, with Johnstown
the county town.
Thomas Hosterman of Woodward
ught the Selinsgrove bakery and
pee he and Mrs. Hosterman (nee
i've Renninger of this place. will
Pate at Selinsgrove.
II. b. McWilliams of McVey-
wn spent several days in town.
IS. will accompany him on his
urn and they will begin house
Pping at McVeytown.
A car load Of Iowa horses came
Middleburg on Saturday evening
o'clock for Henry Walter OF
eksburg. They were unloaded
taken to Vicksburg that night
Gilbert G. Kulp Of Shamokin,
Pther of Congressman Kulp, was
town several days last week.
bert is an active young business
p and clever fellow a. we'll as
ardent republican.
\. +. Gilbert OF this place de-
bred an Grafton in Lancaster last
PIX on individuality" In eonnec-
with the exercises of thy second
inon of the Senior Glass Of
hnklin and Marshall College,
NorIcE TO DEL1NQUENTs.-~All
standing taxes Of Franklin town.
p for the year 1897 not paid BE-
ZEN this time and June /, 1898,
J be collected according to law.
NJ. J. COURTNEY, Tax Collector.
1evi Walker, formerly of Selins-
I'VE, recently moved from West
rginia to Ffeeburg where he has
Fchased the soft drink establish
at from p. Bickel. Mr.. Walk
is a pleasant and obliging busi-
man and no doubt will make a
cess Of his new business. ! !.
Rev. B. F. Kauts, formerly ms
OF the Lutheran congregation st
Connelsburg, has resolved caIl
n 4 Qkav.r>, 49, W-.E ~ z. 'T N n
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Bathing An ELEPHANT,

F. Fitz Roy Dixon tells of "a baby
elephant" that was captured by friends
of his in Ceylon in an article that he
contributes to St. Nicholas. Mr.. Dixon
says:
Her daily bath afforded her great en-
joyment. A broad, shallow stream,
with a sandy bottom, flowed through
the estate, and in large pool Rengan
used to scrub her down every day. OF
course he went into the water also, and
she would lie down and roll, sometimes
with all four legs in the air, but always
keeping the tip of her trunk out Of the
water so that sho might have air to
breathe. When she had done enough of
this sort Of nonsense according to Rem
gan idea, he used to make her come
out and lie down on a sand lar, and then
he would scrub her down-a process Of
which she seemed highly to approve
after which she would be once more
washed down, and then she would trot
off beside her keeper, both c1cau and
glistening, and remain short while in
her stable, while he went off for his
dinner. He used to bring her back q
handful of boiled rice, usually rolled up
in a banana leaf, which she received
with great satisfaction.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Rugs and Moving.

A certain man who owns q row of
dwelling houses over in the northwest
quarter of the town has learned wisdom
by bitter experience. A friend of mine
went to him not long ago to rent one Of
the houses.
"Do you lease it by tho month or by
tho year," she inquired.
"That depends on what you are going
to have OH your floors, -" answered the
landlord. "Are you going to have car
pets?"
"No," answered my friend; 1--WE
have rugs"
you'll have to sign years lease
then," the landlord made reply, smil-
ing craftily. "If you bought carpets and
had them fitted to the floors, I know
you'd stay in the house as long as you
could, but these rugs are too easily adj
iusted to any sized room. You'll have
to sign years lease if you have rugs.
There are seven houses in my row, and
six of them haven kept tenant longer
than two years at time for the last five
wears. The seventh house-well, the
people in it had carpets made and laid
for it five years ago, and they haven't
thought of moving. Carpets III rent
by the month; rugs, years lease. -
Washington Post.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Wabbled When He Came to Postum.

Old Uncle Claybrook is very reli-
gious old darby and holds converse
with his Maker twenty times day or
oftener. His habit is to pray and then
turn off into what appears to be a one
sided conversation with the Lord, but
1t is evident that there is another party
to it as far as he is concerned. To hear
him reminds one very much Of tele-
phone conversation.
The other day he was going through
his customary devotions, and when he
got to the point of expressing thankful
ness for the many blessings of life he
broke off into recounting of them,
says Cicero T. Sutton of the Owens
boro Inquirer. can den, dar's possum,
Lord-how'd you ever think of maxim
possum? Possum jes' beats all. You
jes' couldn beat it CT you tried ag'in.
Postum, he, he! Yes, dar's watahmil-
lion. hadn't thought of dat. Hits jes'
great. You couldn't beat hit neither,
could you, Lord? Now, homes, couldn
you jes' fix it so dey bofc git ripe at
oncet? Eff you was to do dat, you mought
go out an shet de do. Dey wouldn' t be
no mo- sin an no mo- sorrow an no mo-
tribelation. Jes' try hit oncet Lord, an
ies' see whit diffunce hit would
make"
And then "old uncle' began to hum
a quaint negro camp meeting time and
stopped to look at a piece of liver in a
butchers stall as the best substitute for
his loved possum or as best suited to
the small piece Of money which repre-
sented his total movable wealth.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Cowbells.

One of the comparatively few things
that the hand of improvement has not
touched is the COW bell, which is made
now just as it was 80, 100 and more
years ago and has now just the same
peculiar, clanking sound as ever. Cow
bells are made some Of copper and some
of composition metal, but most of
them arc made of iron and finished
with coating of bronze. The cowbell
is not cast. 1t is cut from sheet Of
metal which is folded into shape and
rivetcd. The metal loop at the top,
through which the strap is passed, is
riveted into the bell. Cow bells are
made of ten sizes, whose sounds range
through an octave. Sometimes musical
entertainers who play upon bells Of one
sort and another come to the manufac-
turer and by selection among bells Of
the various sizes find eight bells that
are accurate in scale.
There a4e only four factories in the
United States in which COW bells are
made, and in each case the cow bell is
only an item Of production among many
other things. Cow bells are sold all over
the country, just the same as ever, but
much the greater number are sold in
the south, the southwest and the west,
where farms are larger, less likely to be
under fence, and cattle are more likely
to stray. There are sold in those parts
of the country a hundred dozen cow
bells to every ten dozen sold in the east.
American COW bells are exported to the
various countries Of South America and
to Australia. New York Sun.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
ENLARGED LYMPH GLANDS.
What the Jumps Mean and How They
Should BE Treated.

What the Lumps Mean ana ho" AHey
Should BE Treated.
"What are these Jumps in my baby's
ncck?" is q question often asked the
doctor.
Jumps, or kernels as they are often
called, because they feel like grains or
seeds under the examining fingers, are
lymph bodies, or glands.
The system of lymph glands and
tubes covers the entire body. Ii 1t were
exposed to view, it would have the ap-
pearance of meshwork. Lymph ducts
lead from the skin, from the mucous
membrane, and from bone to lymph
bodies which are further connected
with one another by the same means.
At any point where there is an in
flammation, Il sore, a breaking OF the
skin or mucous surface, there Will be
found open mouths of lymph ducts into
which waste matter is liable to enter
This waste matter sets up an lrrltatlon
and all enlargement of the lymph bod
les to which it finds it's way. 1t Will
now be easily understood how such an
enlargement or inflammation OF the
lymph bodies always points to state
of inflammation at some point, perhaps
Mt a considerable distance from the
lumps themselves Thus a felon on the
finger causes enlarged glands to appear
in the armpit.
Jumps in the neck may sometimes be
plainly traced to eczema OF the scalp.
Sometimes tho mouth is the seat OF the
trouble. Large and infamed tonslls may
be present, or the teeth may be decaylng'
When the ear is the seat OF an abb
scess, either before or during tue course
of a purulent discharge enlarged glands
are common. :,
Enlarged lymph bodies Just behind
the angle of the jaw are sometimes sig
nificant of catarrh Of the nose and the
adjacent portion of the throat
The existence of enlarged lymph bod
les for few days, or sometimes 1or
longer interval, cannot be SAID to DC III
itself dangerous. The case is different
when Jumps exist for several weeks OF
longer. They become changed III cnaI-
acter after this time and begin to break
down and form purulent matter. Ihls
STAGE too, is moro difficult to cure as
surrounding tissue may become affected
The skin over the glands is involved
and becomes part of the largo, soft, red
or purplish swelling, now called IN az,
scess which either breaks or is lanced
by the surgeon.
These engagements may become IN
vaded by the tubercle bacilli, from
which consumption of the lungs or
general consumption may develop
During tho course of an lhfcctlous
disease, when the glands in the neck
sometimes become enlarged, tho care OF
the throat must not be neglected. Inc
use of an antiseptio solution on the
affected parts will often produce III I'M
mediate good result
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Two Wildcats.

A Wells Fargo messenger OIL the Santa
Fe train had an unusual experience.
Among the articles in his care was a
cage containing two wildcats, consigned
from Fall Brook, in this state, to Mar
tins Ferry, o. The messenger from
whom he received them said they had
been behaving very we'll, but no sooner
was he started on his run than they got
into a terrible fight. The frail bars of
the cage bent SO under their Gathering
that he drew a couple of revolvers and
watched them, ready to fight for his life
in case they got loose. When the growls,
snarls and splitting finally had ceased,
the messenger took lantern and looked
into the cage. Where there had been
two big wildcats, weighing respectively
SO and 40 pounds in spite Of their
gauntness, there was now one sleek 80
pound wildcat and few hairs and
bones of tho other The surviving beast
was sent rejoicing OH it's way, billed as
"two wildcats. San Francisco Argo-
naut
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
A MORNING GLORY CULT.
This Flower Taking tho Place Of Chrys-
anthemums In japan,

This Flower Taking the Place Of Chrys-
anthemums In Japan.
Miss Eliza Ruhamah Scidmoro has an
article on "The Wonderful Morning
Glories Of Japan" in The Century. Miss
Soidmoro says:
AS floral sensation the chrysanthe-
mum may be- said to have had it's day,
the carnation'is going, going. and seek
ers after novelty among flower fanciers
are signing for new flower to conquer.
1t is hardly known, even to foreign res
idents in Japan, that that land, which
has given us SO much of art and beauty,
has lately revived the culture of it's most
remarkable flower, the asagao, our
morning glory. For size, beauty, range
of color and illimitable variety there
attained this sunrise flower precedes all
others until its cultivation has become
a craze, which is likely to spread to
other countries, and-who knows-per-
haps there introduce the current Jap.
anese custom of 3 o'clock in the morn
ing teas and garden parties.
Asagao, the morning flower, is more
especially Japan's own blossom than
the chrysanthemum, which, like it.,
came from China as primitive sort of
weed, afterward to be evolved by jap
anese art or magic into floral wonder
of hundred varying forms.
We who know and grow the morn
ing glory as a humble back yard vine on
a string-a vine with leaves like those
Of the sweet potato and puny little pink
floral darkness as the Chinese, who
know it chiefly as a wild thing Of fields
and hedge rows, the vine of "the little
trumpets' or the dawn flower" that
is entangled with briers and bushes for
miles along the top of Peking's walls.
The old poetry and the old art do not
seem to be permeated with it, as in
Japan, wherathe forms of vases bowls
and cups, the designs and paintings OF
the greatest masters, repeat the graceful
lines of vine and flower, and scores Of
famous poems celebrate the asagao in
written characters as beautiful to the
eye as is their sound to the ear.
The asagao was brought to Japan
with the Buddhist religion, that partic-
ular cult of early rising. Scholars and
priests who went over to study the new
religion brought back the seeds of many
Chinese plants. The tea plant came
then, and Eisai brought the seeds of the
sacred DO tree, and Tai Kwan, the Chi.
nese- nriest at the Obaku temple in Vii,
who may have introduced the flower tc
Japan, was one of the first to sing Of
the asagao in graceful outas, classic
poems which scholarly brushes repeat
today. "Asagaos bloom and fade sc
quickly, only to prepare for tho NOR.
row S glory" is Tai Kwan's best known
verse;
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
FRANKLlN'S GRAVE.
Reasons Given For Allowing 1t to Remain
In Its Present Condition.

Aeasohs Given For Allowing 1t to Remain
In Its Present Condition.
Benjamin Franklin's grave is in a
neglected condition. No appropriate
Stone rises over it, the ground round
about it is uncared for, and tho tomb Of
the great scholar and statesman is as
obscure as that of a man whose name
and fame were no part of the glory Of
his country.
His grave is destitute even of a head
stone. 1t is covered by an old fashioned
marble slab which was placed there 100
years ago and is now worn and discol-
ored by age.
Nothing has been done to it since
Franklin was buried there and even
the modest arrangements of the grave
are not kept in the perfect condition
that is expected Of great man s tomb
The earth ON all sides is barevof grass,
the common matching Of tho common
est grave, and an air Of desolation is
about the whole place.
The sexton said that the descendants
of Franklin would not do anything to
repair the grave; neither would they al
low anybody else to do anything. Ev-
cry day he has received offers of sub
scriptions from visitors, who nre dis
tressed by the forlorn appearance Of
Franklin's resting place and who would
like to see it improved. In reply he
says, as he has been instructed, that
Franklin wished it so, "being a plain
man averse to display Of any kind" "
Not long ago, at his own expense, he
had the fading inscription recut, or else
even the only distinguishing mark, the
name, would be gone.
If he had not done so, the last rest.
ing place of the greatest man, outside
Of Washington, in American history
would have been forgotten and un-
known. Who is responsible for this con-
dition of affairs? Not the living rela-
tives of Franklin. The responsibility
rests with the American people, to
whom the man belongs. They should
see to it in the future that what little is
there to mark the grave is kept in bet
ter order than 1t has been in the past.
Before he died Franklin provided for
his own gravestone and instructed q
stonecutter of his acquaintance in every
detail, even to the inscription which
was to be placed upon it. He desired to
be buried beside his wife, who had
died some years before, and a common
slab was to be placed over them both.
The inscription arranged as he ordered
it reads:
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Central Vermont Railroad.
Tinne-T able.

CORRECTED TO JAN. %, 1898.
Trains leave Barre daily, except Sunday, AZ 20.
GOING SOUTH.
g1O A. M.-MAIL. For Boston VIA Lowell o,
o'-0 Fitchbulg; New York via: Springfield and
all New England psints. Parlor car to Bo
ton via. Lowell, without change.
10 90 p. M-FAST EXPRESS. For Boston
Lowell New York via. Springfield andvi
New London. Buffet parlor carlo Boston
5lO P.M.-LOCAL PASSENGER. For North.
field Randolph, and White River
Junction, connecting with mixed
train for Windsor.
HOO P.M.-NlGHT EXPRESS. Leaves Barre
week days only, but leaves Montpelier IL 40
AM, daily including sundays. Due Bos-
ton via. Lowell daily 8.15 A. M. Boston via.
Fitchburg, daily, $50 A. NJ; New York lex.
cept Sunday 1925 Am. On sundays runs
to Springheld, only. Wagner sleeping cara
to Boston via. Lowell and to Springfield
GOING NORTH.
40 A. M.-LOCAL RXPRESs. For Burling-
ton, st. Adams, Richford, and Rouses Point,
Connects at Essex junction with express toi
all points on Rutland r. Il.
3.15 P.M.-MAlL. For Burlington, Rutland,
Cambridge Junction, st. Albans, Montreal,
Norwood, Ogdensburgn. Wagner Parlor
Car to Montreal,
h.!o M-iIXPRGsS for Burlington, st. Al.
bans and Montreal. Pullman Sleeping Car,
Montpelier Junction 70 Chicago, without
change. Due Chicago $40 Pm next night.
Connects at Essex Junction for New Iork
VIA Rutland and Troy.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Golf Pointers.

In the absence of the regular golf cd
itor the following question from a be-
ginner was referred to the turf editor
for an answer: lin game of golf is it
right to fuzzle your put Or is it better
to fetter on the tee?" The turf editor
set his teeth firmly, stared hard at the
wall in front of him few moments
end wrote the following reply: In case
a player snaggles his iron it is permissi-
BILE for him to fuzzle his put, but bet
ter plan would be for him to drop his
guppy into the pringle and sno- ..e it
out with niblick. "-Chicago Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Sir Edward j. Poynter's Beautiful Art.


If there is one element predominant
in all his work, it Is the intellectual
Clear, serene, we'll ordered, the art of
Sir Edward Poynter stands out with
some distinction among the less consid-
cred and less complete workmanship
with which it is SO often surrounded.
Although he himself has been among
the reformers of his day, the later move
ments in the direction of personal i'm
pressionism have not affected either his
method or ideal The new school to
which he belonged in bis youth, which
may be broadly described as the "neo-
classical" has almost become an "old"
school now, but he has seen no reason
to swerve from the aims and principles
which inspired and guided his earliest
efforts, and he finds it impossible to be-
lieve that any new fashion or indeed any
new discovery can alter certain funda-
mental truths, which inform all the
greatest art works of the past including
those of Phidias and Michael Angelo.
-Cosmo Monkhouse III Scribner's.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Montpelier & Wells River R. R
TIM E-TABlE.
)u and after Monday, Nov. s, 1897. trains will
run az follows. Sundays excepted.
SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE.

~ OA2AS AOAN'
Leave Barre, 80, s.o) 1890, M $780, 200, 1876,
$40, 40, 1000 p. NJ.
Arrive at Montpelier $50, 9.20, 1850 A. NJ, 1890,
2.2O, 4.27, $40 7.3O, 1920 p. M.
Leave Montpelier, $50 $50, 945, A. NJ, 1900 M.
l.Oj, $3.50, lao, $50 $50 p. NJ.
Arrive at Barre, $50, $50, 1908 A. M l2ZO, 80
$50. 5.l2, $780, $50 P. M.
suburban Service is subject to changes. Appl
cation from the people for more trains, quicker
Tine or better service will be cheerfully consid
cred All trains will stop signal at any place
between Montpelier and Barre to take passengers,
and will stop at any place to leave passengers, pro
yided the place is made known to the conductor.
TRAINS EAST AND CONNECTIONS.
Connects at W ellis River with Ac.
comnodation Train north, and with
Mail and Express Train south over
tina lassumpsic Division of Boston
\ Maine X. X. Through Train SER
$50 A. M. vice from Wells River via. Plym-
outh or White River Junction to
Boston, and via. Bellows Falls and
Springfield for New York. Arrives
in Boston 1 80 p M, New \ ork
tGrand Central DepoD Z. 10 P. M.
Through SERVICE Burlington to
Fabyans. Stops at all principal
stations between Wells River and
Fabyans, arriving at Fahyans LOG
M. Connects ut Fabyans WIZ
tain for Portland and Old Orchard
BE lch. Also with train for sum
nit Mt. Washington, arriving sum
init $50 p. M. Connects at w ellis
River with the Mail Train NORTH
over passumpsc Division, and the
l23OP. NJ Pacific Coast Express via Cana
dian Pacific Railway to Montreal,
Quebec, Chicago and the PACING
Coast. Through sleeping cars Mon
trea to Chicago every day except
Saturdays. TO Pacific Coast every
day except su' lay. Also with TX
press Train a. living In Boston $40
p NJ Also " it'll train for Fabyans,
Lancaster, Whtetield, Jefferson,
Berlin, Groveton and Grand Trunk
Railroad
Connects Mt Wells River with tx :.
press train north ID. Y NJ IL
Il. for ST. Johnsbury, Lyndonvlle,
Barton and Newport with Accom-
mediation train south l. iall statio.i
4u5 F. M between Wells River and WINE
River junction. Also with Express
train north over White Mountain
Division for Lisbon, Littleton, BETH
lehem Sire ct, Profile House, Twin
Mountain, Fabyans, Crawforf s..
Whiteiield, jefferson and Lancaster
F. W. STANYAN, General Agent.
r. w MORSE, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
W. A. STOWELL. General Manager.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
MADEMOlsELLE THERMOMETER.

know OF q restless young lass,
WHO lives In house made of glass,
And from her location
Marks each vibration
OF " and cold waves as they pass.
mheh Lat Is announced, she will spring
To quietly mako note of tho thing.
TITS very surprising
That simply W rising
30 truo report she can bring.
To self clevattya inclined
Sho has such volatile mind
That In every season
suitable reason
For frequent depression she'll find.
Her temper mercurial thus
Creates everywhere such q fuss
That in conversation
Affairs of the nation
Arc sighted, this maid to discuss.
Julia NJ. Cotton in New York Christian Ad.
yOCate.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Lion Tanning.

Men who have had long experience
with lions give them very bad char
acter. There is said to be no art in SO
called lion tanning but the art Of terror
ism, and no rule but keeping the lions
stomachs full and their minds cowed.
There never has been, and there never
will be, say some, an appeal made to
the lion s intelligence, because the linn
tied amount of that quality which he
possesses is entirely dominated by his
ferOcity
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your
Life AWAY.

If you want to quit tobacco using easily and
forever, be made well, strong, magnetic, full
of new life and vigor, take No-To-Bac, the
wonder-worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ten pounds in ten days. Over 4O0,-
600 cured. Buy No-To-Bac from your own
druggist, who will guarantee a cure. Booklet
and sample mailed free. Address Sterling
Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-10

Eczema in any part of the body is instantly
relieved and permanently cured by Deans
Ointment, the sovereign remedy for all itc..i-
ness of the skin.
Cure that cough with Shioh's Cure, The
lest Cough Cure. Relieves bup promptly.
One million bottles sob Far. 40 doses
for 25cts. Sold by Y Go.