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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07

80 Csmnasoioaes sf FisA ona
Snessss ~ TIE Presiasne
q n. Bowers was born ss
6town, Berkeley county. w. Va.
| and he has been q resident OF
Cunty all his life. At present MS
! In Martinsburg. where ne IL q
! citizen and business man.
(ather, the late John 8. Bowers.
lon after the son attained his ma
and the latter at once took
of the large estate left. In 1856,
but 90 years old, he was elected
btate legislature, and was regard
bng the members of that body rs
Able and industrious. Two years
= was chosen as a director OF the
|rland Valley Railroad company.
same year. 1858, he was a candi-
h auditor on the republican tick
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07

TRAINING RASPBERRY VINES.
piece of plank two feet in length and
saw q notch close to each end of the
upper edge. In these notches firmly
stretch No. 16 wires and brace back
the end posts. The accompanying H.
lustration makes perfectly clear this
simple and effective way Of doing the
work. The advantages of keeping rnsp-
berry and blackberry vines from
sprawling all over the lot will be best
appreciated by those who have tried
this method.-Farm and Home.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07

b. Gen. (now judge Nathan
Is the nominee for governor, but
feated by 800 votes. During
hpaign Gen. Goff frequently re-
Ito the candidate for auditor as
kht bower" After the close of
hpaign Mr.. Bowers was elected
hirman of the Republican Ma
league for the state of West Nir-
Ind within n short time there
sisted in organizing ESQ repub
ubs.
10 President Harrison appointed
Ners supervisor OF the census in
firginia. For his work in that
he was highly complimented
Printendent Robert p. Porter.
lowers has spent much time in
Y of ichthyology and in pisca-
fsearch. He has the finest
along this line that is TO be
is side of New York. When Mr..
hvas Civen to understand that in
bability he would receive the
bent as fish commissioner he
took up that line of work.
Ri study and close application
Eers has been able to prepare
for the position to which he has
pointed by the president. He
given his time and attention to
ocular species or family of fish,
made study of all classes. He
he habits of the fish which fire.
be waters of New England as
those which float in the waters
puth and the rivers of the west.
hon, the trout and the bass have
in for their share of attention.
Tcrs has mapped out certain
hich he expects to follow.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07
|ANO FOR lNVALlDS.

he Played While the Patient
Is Confined TO BED.
h have ever been confined to
I for long time by the break
|leg or while regaining strength
|urgical operation, you know ex-
fom experience how long the
Re in passing away, with no one
to and when you have read so
Y your eyes ache too much to al
to read longer.
body with an experience of this
readily understand and praise
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07
Baked Apple Sauce.

Pare, core and quarter apples to fill
an earthen crock or deep pudding-dish
taking care to use apples Of the same
degree of hardness, and pieces Of the
same size. For two quarts Of fruit thus
prepared, add cup Of water, and. II the
apples are sour, a cup of sugar. Cover
closely, and bake in moderate oven
several hours, or until Of dark red
eolor.-Cood Health.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07

Which is better, to thoroughly
cleanse and purify the blood just
now, or make yourself liable to
the many dangerous ailm en- is
which are so prevalent during
summer? Impurities have been
accumulating in the blood al
winter, and right now is the time
to get rid of them. A thorough
course of Swift's Specific is needed
to cleanse the blood and puri-
fly the system, toning up and
strengthening it all over. Those
who take this precaution now are
comparatively safe all summer;
but to neglect it is to invite some
form of sickness which is so COM
mon during the trying hot season.
1t is now that course of Swift's
Specific
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07

Boody-Doctor. I'm very much
alarmed about my son. He has had
three peculiar attacks within week
and during each of them he was with
out sense or knowledge for nearly three
hours.
Doctor-Oh, don't be uneasy about Il
little thing like that. I've known pco-
pie to live all their lives in similar
condition.-Chicago Daily News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07

"Now, Thomas" said certain bish-
op, after taking his servant to task one
morning, "who is it that sees all we do,
think, and who regards even me in
my bishops robes as but vile worm Of
the DUST"
And Thomas replied: THE missus,
sir!"-Tit-Bits.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07
Was Very Confederate.

Mrs. Beeson-George, what makes
gou so quiet when you're out in COM
panv? You sit around like a dumb
person. Why don't you talk more?
Mr.. Beeson-My dear. do talk when
l am out alone. was quiet this even
Ing because thought it wouldn't be
just the thing for one family to nsonop-
ollie the Observation-Disclosures
Post
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07

l~a gparan'cc of Excellence. The Cl,rnS
Brandy made from ape in is7d IS nn-olu., =
pure sor sickness in your family d, not t,r
heavens sake use amy lrGuGy but oil an4
strictly pre- distllaut from the grape.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07
Blood

will accomplish so much toward
rendering the system capable of
resisting the evil influences which
are so liable to attack it during
the summer when sickness is so
abundant. 1t is the best tonic
and system-builder on the market,
because it is u real blood remedy
and is made solely to search out
and remove all impurities, and
supply an abundance of pure, rich
and red blood. S. S. S. is made
exclusively of roots and herbs,
and is Natures own remedy. 1t
is purely vegetable, and is the
only blood remedy guaranteed tn
contain no potash, mercury o.
other mineral. Be sure to get s..
S. S. There is nothing half as
good.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07
PIANO FOR sIcKBED.

|est instrument OF Torture Evolved
by Yankee Brains.>
Pit invention of q piano to be
flusively by invalids. Doctors
Pes know that the lack of some
do or something to amuse the
one of the chief difficulties in
an invalid back to health. This
Pvented piano for invalids fills
t precisely, at least for those
w how to use it and enjoy do
d side of the bed, says the New
orld, are four upright steel
zach pair Of which rests on q
supplied with six easily mov-
rs. These four upright beams
together near the top, high
ABOVE the bed to allow this
De rolled from the foot of the
Q the head, where the patient
N the keyboard. The piano
tnese uprights, and looks much
PRIMARY upright piano, except
ng legs, low keyboard and light
slon. The keyboard on the
'ano 10 placed where the ped
On ordinary piano. This key
inclined In order to allow It to
cay reach Of the patient.
~ while lying In about
o''uon = while reading a
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-04-07
RASPBERRY VINES.

How to Keep Them from Sprnwling
All Over the Lot.
My way is to firmly drive four-foot
stakes one rod apart and nail to each.
30 inches above the ground. short
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
ELEPHANT GREAT IN CRIME.
The Animals intellectual Powers Are
Most Apparent In His Schemes
for Revenge.

Few more impressive condolences
can be mparted than one in which
Hindoo describes how he knows his
lephant intends to destroy him. 1t
is all so seemingly trivial, and yet in
reality Of such deadly signitican His
story is so full Of details that prove
the mans profound understanding of
what he is talking about that one re-
mains equally amazed at the brute's
power to dissembe and its intended
victims insight into the wouid-be muir
dercr'S character. And yet. from the
psychological standpoint, an elephant
never gives any other such indication
of mental power as is exhibited in its
revenge. That patient, watchful. i'm
placable hatred, often provoked sim
ply because a man is in attendance
upon another animal lfor it is the rule
with tuskers to detest their next
Of a high intellectual guide than all
stories. true or false, that have been
told Of their ability. Such concentra-
tion and fxedness of purpose, such
careful. unrelaXed vigilance, such per-
feet and consistent pretense, and
when the time comes, such desperate,
unhesitating energy as homicidal an
imals exhibit, are impossible without
very considerable, although in this
instance, very irregular, development,
says Outing.
No one can deny that if this creature
is great at all its greatness shows it
self in its crimes. These have caused
it 10 be worshiped in the east, where
men venerate nothing but merciless,
irresponsible force, and where an ex-
hibition of those qualities and traits
described fully account for the formu-
la: "My lord. the elephant"
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
MOODY AND THE ROWDY.
How the WeIl-NnOwn Evangelist's
Quick Wit Saved Him from a
Probable Drubbing.

A few years ago when Evangelist
Moody was preaching in the slums of
large city he was delayed in leaving
;he hall till late in the evening. says a
writer in Ladies' Home Journal. The
exit was in 4 back street, and as he
eft the building he found number of
.oughs waiting to annoy him. AS he
walked along he heard them say:
Here he comes!" and they prepared
% iostle him from the sidewalk Co
ng straight up to the ringleader, Mr..
Moody held cut his overcoat, and, with
self-possession that commanded COM
olete respect, said:
'My friend, won't you just help me
On with this overcoat? l am not quite
so active now as 1 was at your age,
and some day, when you are as old as
am, I'll be glad to do you the same
favor"
No bully was ever more completely
taken by surprise. He held the over
coat for the evangelist to get into it,
and then I'll mixing the young man for
his aid. Mr.. Moody went along unmo-
Tested.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
GROWING GOLD.
The Mystery Has Been Satisfactorily
Explained by Chemists
Experiments.

1t is generally supposed that the mug
gets which are found in the river
gravels Of Klondike and other aurifer-
Gus regions have heen brought down
by the rivers direct from the reefs in
which the gold originally lay.
Many practical miners and scientific
men, however, have long been OF opin-
ion that this cannot be the case says
the London Mail, for no masses cf gold
Of so large a size are ever found in the
reefs themselves. They believe. on the
other hand, that The nuggets have
grown where they are now found, just
as crystal of salt will grow in strong
brine; but with so insoluble sub
stance as gold it was difficult to un-
Gerstand how such growth could take
place. Experiments carried out in Aus
tralia have shown that decaying vege-
table matter will cause the deposition
of gold from solutions of gold salts,
but these salts are not known to occur
in reefs.
The mystery is now solved. A Sla-
vonic chemist named Zzigmody has
jusr shown that gold itself can exist
in a soluble form. By acting on a
slightly alkaline solution of gold salt
with formaldehyde and submitting the
product to dialysis he has succeeded in
obtaining gold in colloidal condition.
in which state it is soluble in water and
may be precipitated by the addition of
common salt. Ii is probable that some
of the gold in quartz reefs exists in this
condition. 1t is washed out by the
rain, carried away in solution by the
rivers. and deposited in the river
gravels wherever there is anything con-
tanning salt to cause its precipitation.
In the course of ages large nugget
may in this way be formed.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
CHINESE ENJOY BEHEApING.
The Execution of Rebels IL Made q
Festive Affair for Women
and Children.

According to late Vancouver B. CO
mail advices from China eight sub
ordinate leaders of the Kwangski re-
bellion have been beheaded at WI
Chow. They were carried in baskets
through the principal streets as
warning spectacle amid the laughter
and jeers Of men, women anG children
Ten thousand people witnessed the
decapitation and made it gala day.
Little children copied their parents
who joked at the dying rebels second
before the ax fell. When all was over
the children played among the head,
Jess, bleeding corpses and made sport
with the black, distigured heads.
Mandarins and headmen improvised
a sort of Nay pole and the heads of the
rebels were placed on TOP in tiers, the
children dancing around them. The
governor advised the mandarins to
make the oeheading as festive as pos
eibIe, so as to inspire disgust for the
rebels in the hearts of the people.
BANQUET was afterward spread.
The Japan Mail says petition has
been sent 10 the government By ior-
eign consris requesting that oehead~
ing be discontinued,
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
A CHINESE SURGEON.
One Who Was Speedily Led to Appre-
ciate the Superiority of
Modern Methods.

When DR.. WeHyon, the famous medi-
cal missionary, went to China, many
years ago, he had to combat a great
deal of prejudice against the practice
of his profession. However, many pa
tients came 20 him and he made many
cures. but some of the Chinese literati
iealously instigated an opposition hos
pital to Wenyon's, equipped with all
the facilities for the practice of medi-
cine according to Chinese etiquette.
A staff of Celestial doctors admin
istered the drugs. The place was called
The Hall of Ten Thousand Virtues"
but somehow that did not assist the
cures. In fact, it came to be case of
going to Wenyon's for cure and to
the Ten THOUSAND Virtues" for a
coffin.
One day there came to the mission
ary stately gentleman, a learned man
belonging to the upper classes, having
painful disorder needing surgical
treatment. lie hired a private room,
was operated on and in a fortnight he
was well. He had not told who he was,
but before he went away he said to the
doctor:
You might like TO know who I am,
and | want 10 tell you, because l am so
grateful for being cured of this terrible
disease. ain the head physician of the
Hall OF Ten Thousand Virtues"
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
HIS VACATION LUXURY.
He Had Himself Called Early Every
Morning That He Might ReVeI
in u Second Nap.

None but those who work late and
have to be called early in the morn
ing can appreciate the bliss of being
mg Gun ub bIcouco mo onoD OF Oc1ug
a bic to turn over and take another nap
after being awakened at the usual
time. A summer hotel proprietor CT
a nearby suburban resort tells of his
recent experience with a man who came
to the hotel to enjoy weeks holiday
and gave instructions to the clerk to
have him called every morning at $3.50
promptly. Carrying out these orders,
the new guest was awakened the first
morning at the given time. When the
bellboy raped at the door the sleeper
answered all right and was heard to
give sigh of delight, and the bell
boy returned to the Office.
The next morning the clerk noticed
, that although the guest had beec awak-
aned as usual at 6:30 he did not appear
at the breakfast table until ten o'clock.
The clerk, having his attention once at
tracted to this circumstance, uncon-
sciously noted that this same thing hap
pened two or three mornings i'll success
sion, and finally, after consulting with
the proprietor about the matter, de-
cided not to awaken the man at that
hour again, as he never seemed to get
up, anyhow.
After the second morning following,
however. the guest called at the desk
and wanted to know why his orders
were no longer carried out
81 requested you to call 1ne every
morning at half-past six" said the new
conner, ''and after doing so for few
mornings you have suddenly ceased to
obey my wishes"
"Well sir" said the proprietor, 1--WE
have noticed that you never came down
Or even got up until nine or ten o'clock,
so we thought we would not unneces-
sarily disturb your rest, knowing that
you came here to enjoy a weeks recre-
alton"
"My dear sir, that is just where you
are interfering with my enjoyment of
this outing. l have been called every
morning for the last two years at half
past six, and every morning when was
awakened | felt that | would give half
of my life to be able to turn over and
take another nap. Now, I have come
out here for that purpose, and l was
enjoying myself hugely until you
stopped waking ne up in the morning.
Now, sir. if you wish me to remain
guest of your hotel for the rest of the
week YOU will kindly see that l am
called at $50 every morning as long as
I stay here 1t isn't often get holi-
day. and intend to enjoy it to the best
of my ability. ."-Washington Post.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
WIVES NEEDED.
Necessity COmpels Relaxation of MI
sOgnyist Cecil Rhodes Rule
in South Africa.

British South Africa is sadly in need
of wives, according to late accounts
from that land of diamond mines and
millionaires. The chartered company
Of which Cecil Rhodes is the head has
:or years frowned on the idea of mar
'iage among it's mounted police. civil
servants and other employees. This OBJ
lection has amountcd to practical pro-
hibition. and is we'll known to have been
the result of Rhodes misogynist views,
he being a confirmed woman hater. In
the past year or two number of his
best men have left the companys serv-
ice rather than subscribe to Sir Cecil's
peculiar notions to the extent of re-
naming single for life. The result has
been that other leading members of the
chartered company have taken the mat
ter up. They pointed out that unless
a reversal Of policy were manifested
things would soon assume q serious as
pect, as important affairs would be left
in the hands of the least relia bic of the
company's servants. Sir Cecil gave the
matter due consideration, and, finding
that the protest had most substantial
grounds. has surrendered. According
ly an edict las gone forth among the
chartered company's officials promis-
ing that preference in promotion will
be given to married men, and advising
all those who can 10 so to enter forth
with into the bonds of matrimony.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Thirty years ago there were only awo
dozen explosive compounds known to
chemists; now there are over eco.
A coIorless ink for use in writing on
postal cards. etc. is made by mixing
together sulplluric acid and water. the
writing becoming permanently visible
when the paper is heated.
There is in the constellation Andro-
media star visible to the naked eye
which the smallest telescopes show to
be double. Seen through a powerful
instrument, it is found to be triple.
The hair Of rabbits and other ami
mails in Russia is converted into bowls,
! dishes, and plates, which are valued for
their strength, durability, and light
ness. The articles have the appearance
of vanished leather.
Herr Puluj calculates that the oscilla-
tions from a Leyden jar are from 1GO,-
0O0 to 100000 per second, depending
on its size, but in order that the cleo
tric rays produced thereby should be-
come visible as red light the number of
oscillations would have to be increased
to 400, $50, 900, 600.
SO far, says Flam1narion, there have
been discovered about 1l5,OOO double
stars, of which the orbits of but 25 have
been calculated. The length of these
orbits varies greatly. One of them takes
but a little more than five of our years
to complete it's sidereal revolution
From this the orbits run up to nearly
two centuries.
By novel and ingenious system gold
leaf is now made so thin that 250,000
sheets measure only an inch in thick
ness. Thin sheets of copper are placed
in an electroiytic gold-plating solution,
and when gold film has fc rmed upon
them, the copper is dissolved by
chemical process, leaving the gold
sheets intact.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
SWELLS ON STREET CARS.
They Cause Foreigner Much Sur
prise While Travelling IN
This Country.
-tNothi1,g have in the
United States," says a European, who
u

-tNotbi1g that I have seen in the
United States" says European, who
~ u
has just returned TO his native coun-
try. seemed more typical of Amer
lean institutions, than the people one
sees On street cars. The passengers on
one of these vehicles epitomize the
whole character of the country. /
was dstonished the first time | saw
women beautifully dressed climb into
them and take their places next to
work;ngmen, and in the evening when
men and women in evening dress take
their places alongside perso dressed
in the poorest fashion, the sight is one
shat could not be duplicated in any
other country in the world. There are,
of course, trans in all the great Eu-
ropean cities, but they are more re-
In them one sees the comfortably
dressed and the poor. But not people
of the social position who ride here in
the public conveyances. The reason.
of course, is the prevalence abroad of
the cheap cabs, which are low enough
in price 10 be accessible to anybody
but those of the humblest means. Some
times they are used by persons who
find it cheaper to carry bundles in
that way than to send them by mes
sengers. Americans who go to Eu-
rope have been astonished sometimes
to see washerwomen delivering their
baskets in cabs. But that sight is no
more surprising to them than it is
to the foreigner who sees women
beautifully dressed in the public
street cars. Such a thing might be-
come possible some day in Europe, if
such comfortable means of travelling
were to be found in the European cit
les as those that exist here"
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
The suItan.s Throneroom.

Constantinople, is a gorgeous sight.
The gliding is unequaled by any other
building in Europe, and from the cell
ing hangs a superb Venetian chande-
lier, the 200 lights of which make
gleam like that of veritable sun. At
each cf the four corners of the room
tall candelabra in haccarat glass are
placed, and the throne is huge seat
covered with red velvet, and having
arms and back of pure gold.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
Effect of Lime on the System.

4 medical scientist is authority for
the statement that children and old
people especially suffer from a lack
Of lime in the system. Persons who
habitually drink soft water, while
they may enjoy immunity from GER
tain of the ills of life, expose them
selves to others perhaps quite as much
to be avoided. Hard water helps the
teeth and the bones by furnishing
lime, which is necessary to health,
growth and development. Old persons
who drink but little lose their teeth
more quickly than those who take
reasonable amount of drinking water.
Lime, or food products in which it
abounds, should be a part of the regu-
lar supply furnished to the system.
One of the most valuable vegetables
fo~ this purpose is the yellow turnip
or rutabaga, which should be given to
growing children at least once a week.
Properly prepared, it is very relish
able and it's food value has never been
appreciated.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Winslow mail., 1898-12-03
Extraordinary Marriage Vows.

An English rural clergyman says
that in his parish it was quite the
fashion for the man. when giving the
ring in the marriage ceremony, to say
to the woman: with my body thee
wash up, and with all my hurdle goods
/ thee and thou" He said the women
were better up in this part of the serv-
.ce than the men. One day, however,
bride startled him by promising, in
what she supposed o be the language
Of the Prayer book, to take her hus-
band 'to ave and to old from this day
forni't for betterer horse, for richerer
power, in siggerness .EEalth, to love
cherries and to bay" What meaning
this extraordinary VOW conveyed to
the woman's own mind, the incumbent
said, baffied him TO conjecture.
Birthdays Celebrated in Egypt.
The custom of keeping birthdays is
many thousand years old. Pharaoh's
birthday festivities are mentioned in
the Pentateuch.