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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-01-20
q. s. Civil Service Examination.

The Commission has ordered that
the usual dates for the regular semi
annual Examinations for 1898 for
the Internal Revenue Department
for the 9th District of Penna. be
changed, the exact dates for exam
ination cannot be fixed at this time,
but it is safe to say that the Internal
Revenue Examinations for Spring
will be held at Lancaster, Pa, be-
tween March 10, and April 18th.
That Forms III and l0l can now
be had by addressing the under
signed. All applications for this
examination must be filed in proper
form by March lst, 1898.
l.. S. EISENHOWER,
Sec'y Board of Int. Rev. Examiners,
March II, '9S. Lancaster, Pa.
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Dlt:l) }

Jan. 10, at kantz, Pa, Mrs. VIM.
Hughes, aged 81 yrs, II mos. and
1 day.
Jan. II, near Richfel,l. Jacob F.
George, aged IS years, 7 months
and 8 days. Funeral was held on
the l4th inst, at Neimond's Re
formed church. Revs. o. G. Romig,
H. H. Spohn and John Lands Of
ficiated. ..
Jan. II, at Knousetown, Chariot
t., wife of the late Peter Glotfelter,
ged sc years, 10 months and "a
.ays, Funeral was held on the
9TH inst, at the Arbogast church.
'evs. H. H. Spohn andO. G. Romig
officiated.
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NOTICE

We have discovered that it is .
violation of the law to issue pre-
MUM tickets, and we have becnad-
vised to discontinue it. We hav,
accordingly stopped giving them.
We will, however, redeem allout,
standing tickets. Respectfully, n
s. WEIs, SelinsgsovS
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MAR RIED.

Jan. 18th, by Rev. W. M. lands,
Frederick Holsapple to Mary E.
Shook, both of Adamsburg.
Jan. 9th, by Rev. L. Dice, Will
liam ]. Yost of Winfield to Maize
M. Arbogast Of Middlecreek, Pa.
Jan. 2, at the residence of VIM. d.
link, by Chas. E. Deckard, J. r.,
W. Thomas link, Of Liverpool, and
Miss Mary A. Hinkle, Of Pallas,
Snyder Co.
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Caution Notice.

Al the cOnstable's sale recently l purchased
the following named articles and left them In
the possession OF John G. Meyer. All persons
are hereby cautioned not to meddle with the
same.
horses, lot harness. Q shoats, l fat hog.
wagon, spring harrow, lot corn. buggy, mower.
plow. v interest OF twelve acres grain in
ground. lot potatoes, cook stove, lot carpet, 8
beds and bedding.
j. K. BOGAR, McKees Half Falls, Pa.
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IDOLS MADE IN ENGLAND.
The Propristors Evidently Not proud Of
Their Business.

The Propristors EvidsntIy Not proud Of
Their Basiaess.
Although It may not be generally
known, the people over half the sarth's
surface still worship idols, but, unlike
the olden times, the idols are, now
rarely made with crude appliances and
infinite toll. Our English cousins
across the water have come to the res
cue OF the heather, and make idols
for them, after approved modern meth
DDS.
Incredible as 1t may seem. there is
actually a factory in Birmingham. In
Christian England, where any kind Of
idol is made to order. and miscella-
neous assortment kept In stock. The
proprietors are evidently somewhat
ashamed OF their trade, as they refuse
admittance to strangers, and will not
consent to be interviewed. but some
facts have been cleaned Of this extra
ordinary industry.
Idols OF all kinds are turned out. rep
resenting the gods Of all heathSn ma
tions, from Toxic to TimbuctOo. The
export trade to heather countries Is
a fairly large one, although more gods
are sent out to foreign dealers In curl
os in the bazaars OF Cairo. Damascus
and Colombo, for sale to unsuspecting
travellers anxious to take home some
mementos OF their stay abroad.
The trade in idols Is kept such a
close secret that 1t Is difilcult to esti-
mate the output. for in the board Of
trade returns the gods would doubtless
be classed under the humiliating title
Of works of art or curios." But there
Is no doubt that the trade Is q fairly
large one, and that some cute Birming-
ham men do very we'll in the business.
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An Empty Jail.

lkThe Snyder county Jail at Mid
dleburgh is empty. Whether they
neglect to coop bad folks down
there or don't have 'em, is not men
toned. However, as the record
stands, little Snyder has a better
record than adjoining counties and
is not to be sneezed at any longer
Csntre Reporter.
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Sale Bills

The PosT printing Office is pre-
pared to keep up its reputation for
handsome Sale Posters. We are
adding new features this season and
would advise those who want attrac-
tive Sale Posters to visit this Office
before placing an order.
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A 6chemeF.

Little Freddie-Mamma, I met the
minister, a little while ago, and I told
him you wanted him to come and take
dinner with US this evening.
Mamma-Why child, what do you
mean? haven't said anything about
wanting the minister to take dinner
here this evening.
Little Freddie-I know, but I seen
you bakin' pies to-day. and never was
80 darn pie hungry In my life.-Clsve-
land Leader.
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In these days, when matches arc
practically the cheapest things ono
can buy, 1t Is dificult to realize that in
some parts Of the world old-fashioned
tinder-boxes and flintlock guns are still
in use. and that there is quite trade
In supplying the demand for these ar
ticles.
In the village Of Brandon, England.
there is a fourishing mandatory of
gun and tinder-fints. The trade in
tinder-boxes is mainly confined to the
rural districts Of Spain and Italy, al
though even travellers in uncivilized
countries prefer flint and steel to
matches, because Of their being more
Trustworthy. The gun-flints 60 to the
inner parts Of Africa. where quite a
number Of the old-style guns are In
use.-Golden Days.
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CHRIST'S SYMPATHY.
Tho briRands of

Tho brigands Of
Jerusalem had
done their work.
Il was almost sun
down. and Jesus
was dying. Per-
sons in crucifxion
often fingered from
day to day-crying.
begging. cursing
but Christ had
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Teddy Thoughtless-My employah 10
80 doosid unreasonable, doncherknow!
Dickie Doneup-How 20, Oh felt
Teddy ThougAtlsss-Hs says Vote
The way you thinki"-New York Jour.
AL.
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and they only add gloom and mystery
to the passage: but Jesus Christ so
nightly stormed the gates OF that
future world that they have never
since been closely shut. Christ knows
what 1t Is to leave this world, of the
beauty of which He was more appreci.
ative than we ever could be. He knows
the exquisiteness Of the phosphOres.
cence of the sea; He trod it. He knows
the glories OF the midnight heavens;
for they were the spangled canopy of
His wilderness pillow. He knows
about the lilies: He twisted them into
His sermon. He knows about the
fowls Of the air; they whirred their
way through His discourse. He knows
about the sorrOws Of leaving this beau
tiful world; not taper was kindled In
the darkness. He died physicianless
He died In cold sweat, and dizziness
and hemorrhage. and agony that have
put Him In sympathy with all the dy
ing. He goes through Christendom
and He gathers up the stings out OF
all the death pillows, and He put,
them under His own neck and head
He gathers on His own tongue the
burning thirsts Of many generations
The sponge is soaked in the sorrow Of
all those who have died In their bed,
us well as soaked In the sorrows Of al
those who perished in icy or fiery mar
tyrdom. While heaven was plying
and earth was mOcking, and hell wa,
Jleriding. He took the vinegar.
To all those to whom life has beer
an scerbify-a dose they could moi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14
SEEING THINGS IN EUROPE.
Some Girl Travellers Meet and Compare
Notes on Various Sights.

Some Girl Travellers Meet and Compare
Notes on Various Sights.
You didn't see the rose garden at Nurem-
burg ?" she exclaimed with an affectation Of
sympathy in her look and voice. Why. it's
one OF the most beautiful things in the town.
Really. it isn't worth while going there unless
you see that"
The person to whom this remark was adj
dressed had travelled in Europe before and
she knew how to reply in kind. So it was not
merely feminine intuition that made her say
"Oh. we heard 1t was worth going to. Every
body told us SO. Did you go to Munich ?"
"Oh. yes. We were there three days. Had a
lovely time. We happened to be there while
the Emperor was passing through. and they
told us few people ever saw Munich so gay"
You. went to the Hofbrau. OF course. and
drank beer out OF those big stone mugs-steins
they call them-that you have to wash your
self and get Your own beer?"
Moo" faltered the other. We didn't do
that but -
You mean to say you went to Munich and
didn't go where they have those lovely radishes
and the beer is 80 cold and everybody goes?
Why. it's one of the most interesting places
in Europe. You oughtn't to have missed it."
B l never drink beer. and"-
But you'd have drunk it. It's as, cold as ice"
VIM NAASy a." Jus AAS va bAh AAlAhN hIlB
through the mountains? ? We rode in carriages
for three days from Garnisch-Mary and
Charles and papa and all of us. They were ele-
CANT"
Yes. I was there. But they didn't strike me
as being so grand. Too new and spick and
ready-made looking, Besides. there's no his
torical association about them-no queens or
murders or anything of that kind
That's. what We liked about 'em. Not
musty and dingy and. cobwebby. We're com
ing. good-by. Now do write You know the
bankers address, In Paris. It's the same as
yours. Well be there in two weeks
Two Of the girls ran along the station toward
an elderly traveller who was standing by an
open. compartment reckoning to them impa-
tiently. The two other girls waved to them after
the door of the carriage was shut. Their train
was to leave a few moments later. AS they
sauntered over to the party awaiting them
one said excitedly to the other:
Why, Mary. | could have tainted when you
told Helen Brown you had been to see Ludwig's
palaces. What in the world did you tell such a
nh for? Mamma would be Mortified"
why, / told her Just because l knew she was
going to say they were the only solitary things
in all Europe worth seeing the moment she dis
covered we hadn't been there. When you've
travelled In Europe as much as / have you'll
find ont that all people ask you about your trip
for is to find out what YOU haven't seen and
then rave over 1t. They all do it to their best
friends. / got even with her about the brew
cry. and was determined to stop her right
there, Walk, faster; they're calling us. The
train is about to start"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14
SHE ROUNDS UP HoBOEs.
A Woman Who Ii an Expert in P~erBuadinG
TrRmps to Work ON n Railroad.
From az Kanaas Citu WorLd.

= '"V NV hNNfNN ivy WV
Mrs. g. J. Atwood calls herself the Hobo
Hustler Of the West" and there is possibly no
other woman In the world who holds a similar
Her business Is to gather up all the idle la
borers she can find and put them to work on
the Union Pacific Railroad in Colorado. Wy
ominR and other Western sections. She has
been employed by the Union Pacific In this
capacity for tho past twelve years. and the COM
pany finds her services Indispensable.
Mrs. Atwood arrived in Kansas City on
Friday, and Saturday she left with fifty men for
Wyoming. Most OF the men were negroes;
Several OF them had the appearance OF typical
hoboes. Mrs. ATWOOD has been in the business
30 long that she says she can tell by looking at
a man whether or not he will make. a good
hand. When she sees one who suits her taste
she approaches him without hesitation and
asks him how he would like the position. she
has TO offer. 1t only requires the work OF about
a minute for the terms TO be arranged. and the
man il escorted to some corner where others
she has engaged have been c~0ngregated.
Mrs. Atwood has no place she calls her home.
but she usually makes Denver her headquar-
tiers. Most OF her time Is spent between Denver
and Portland. Or, She says she does not ,eT-
actly like the style Of the men she received in
Kansas City, az they do not look sufficiently
hardy, but that labor Ia very scarce in the far
West lust now and she could do no better.
The hobo hustler" Is a little woman about
30 years OF age. She has short curly hair that
is as black as night. She walks with an agile
step and always, has "A pleasing smile Tor even
the touRhest hobo.
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crawl by. Torn and bleeding no was able 20
report q the guard next day and escape detec-
escaped through the drain. but ali were peR eap.
snrea except Wooster, wig. made his way to the
joined in by the men who gave the neeonnt" Of
6nSSIr entrance to the prison. With several
Toundins one md to9E the F Essrq pSis 1SseI,y
,ubn nNy then released their companions. and. al
many escaped, A committee Of Y The n eoS sGStIe,
G fts r Assembly INVESTIGATED their escape, and in
the inefacie %eye Of T tRS s sarSdSstic comments on
tum Saso9 sS Son ~ Was awakened by, the
man more At to carry ash. to; MARKET than u
also asleep. but Si could DO no StSSfnsn the Th srEson was
t tea21H aust H IA % TO dr ~ NRlOT Nth q very Ssn.tSlS,
morning, tpoor boyl.". The b%IockRonse was
burned three times while the English prisoners
BRIGHT green and dark steel gray eolors will
be noticed In the rock. This, is tho copper
for richness to the mines. Many attempts
a tsmps fR %Ss MAJ r. aRI E T Ps5i e failure i sSm The Any, 5sss, y \;
OF TIE land owners Of Sunbury. The company
t %eG or g f SSt tSs Y Bsltt th1e S. S5Es5IsE,mSn q 70 |. met n
sttemptE aS made lust before tie Rsvoiution,
were banSone so Mo D1an tor mining PTp55bposeS
Phoenix Mining Company was formed Of New
York men. but the company went under during
the panic. Tit last, attempt was made in 1855
built a si1able plant and for two years carried
on the undertaking.. While the ore Yields 10
per cent the difficulty is in extracting the metal.
3, D. Niets Of Springfield. Mass. q great
grandson OF the first keeper of the prison, now
owns the property and secures q comfortable
revenue from slRhtseers. The caverns we're
first used as a prison in 1913 by the Connecti-
State prison in 1890. when. most OF the build
inRs now in ruins were built. There we're
many thrilling escapes. rebellions and insur-
%rections among the convicts until the prison
was abandoned in 1920 for the present State
Prison at Wethersfleld.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14
NO MAN INDISPENSABLE.
A Limit to the Value of Even the Valuable
Mans Services.

"A Limit TO the Naluc OF Even u NdluuDle
Mans Services.
Its a mistake for a man to think he's indis-
pensable.' said Mr.. Nozzlebv, for no man Is.
Men are valuable. and they may easily make
themselves very valuable. but when n man
comesto think that the business can't get along
without him.. or can't get along 80 we'll as 1t
does. which amounts to the same thing. why.
he's wrong. that's all. More than one man has
found that out when he has set his valuation
too high. And it is very probable that when he
began to dwell on his own value. his value in
reality began to decline; 1t is certain that one
of the things that contributed most to increase
his value was his forgetfulness OF himself.
AS Il matter of fact. a mans interests. II ne
Is really a superior man. up to q certain point:
and that a high point, too. will take care OF
themselves. or rather other people will take
care of them II he will supply the motive.
There Is a fixed low price for the run OF people
OF average ability, but none. for tho man q
really superior ability. that is. II he H. a 10Y
per cent. man, which Is to say not only OF mgr
ability. but of perfect forgetfulness OF self and
absolute devotion to business. Any break or
flaw or lack in these qualities anywhere knocks
a mana value down wonderfully. Nothing less
| than the whole thing will do. but that will COM
| mand a price nywhere and everywhere.
"Stil no man Is indispensable: 1t isn't IN the
nature OF things that he should be. No. matter
who dies. the world keeps on turning Just the
same, and it would be Just the same with tho
business II you should 20 out of it,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14
IT'S ODD ABOUT GEE Sc.
They Can't Stand a RainstOrm When Thirsty,
Says an Old P~Oultryman.

Says an Old POultryman.
Geese are PECULIAR said an old poultry
salesman In Manhattan Market. Put them
out in a rainstorm when they have a good
thirst on. and they are liable to die. About ten
years ago I was engaged by Il firm to go out
through the West to buy live geese and
chickens. l bought about ten carloads. put
them in crates, and started East. The geese
were in the crates nearest the floor of the open
car-that's the regular way to ship them-and
on top OF them were piled the chicken crates.
I'VE got about ten miles from st. Joseph.
Mo-. when the load on one of the cars sagged.
and the whole pile of crates was spilled on the
side OF the track. In piling the crates on again
the geese were placed on top. | knew | was
taking chances. because a rainstorm meant
death to the geese. but there didn't seem to he
any storm in sight. and / thought we could
make st, Joseph and shift the load there.
The train had only gone n short dis
that, the rain was falling almost as soon
as tho clouds were noticed. The geese had
moment they felt the rain they were strctching
their necks through the openings between the
stats and holding their bills open TO eaten ruo
to save as many as possible. Then got a
s sTaIT Re Sds In SrlSH the 1% t crates. t"S T R,SF didn 9H m KfEa
the switch very much. and ! had to give, each
one four or Ave good hits before II would, pull
we got into 81. Joseph ii was still raining, and
ti"n 81 those u Under der the the coat, Was dead Whether
they died from drinking too much or flom
drinking while their necks were in an unnatu-
has handled live geese knows that a thirsty
goose ip, a rainstorm ~ = crate rs as good as
geese without being doubted. hut you lust ask
any poultryman II it isn't true"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14
A SPARROW ON A FERRYBOAr.
The Limit of Its VentuTeSOmenoSS Reached
When the Boat Started Out.

When the Boat Started Out.
On one OF the boats OF the South Brooklyn
ferry that was about to start from Brooklyn
the other day there was a sparrow that was
hippity hopping about on the deck picking up
what It could find to eat. 1t had made its way
out to the forward end Of tho boat, which was
well occupied bv people sitting about on camp
stools to get the breeze. Finally. the little
sparrow hoped outside OF tho lattice gates. to
the extreme forward end OF the boat, where 1t
had the projecting section of the deck all to
itself,
and continued to do so even after the boat had
begun to move along the bmlkhead that forms
stopped pecking and hopped forward almost 70
the edge OF the boat. and. on the side toward
the land. II seemed To look Overland down into
the water and 10 realize that the boat was ll
motion: that Il was going and then II spread
It's wings and flew ashore.
there seems " DO U limit to It's audheity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14
From he Columbia Herald.

Wherever the traveller goes. from Claysvillc
to Sturgeon and from the town OF liOchepOrt 10
the town Of Centraiiai there are ed. headed
pliers or the soil or tho blood, but red headed
people thrive and increase. The oldest inhabl-
tanf-onO Of hlm-said the other day thar there
were more red-headed folks now in Columbia
than he had ever known before, and lie had
been here ever since his hair was white for the
hrst time. IL Is white now. butsthis rs the sec
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27
When his birthday was celebrated,

When his birthday was celebrated,
in 1773, there was a great deal Of
criticism on the part of his enemies,
and the Aurora, one Of the opposition
papers of Philadelphia, published long
poems describing him as the worst Of
men. He was nicknamed the Ameri-
can Caesar and the stepfather of his
country. The Heuse of Representa-
tives was asked to adjourn for half an
hour on the 22d of February, 1896, to
pay its respects to President Wash
ington on the occasion Of his birth
day. This practice had been in vogue
since Washington was first inaugu-
rated. The House, however, refused
to adjourn ON the ground that it was
the duty of Congress to attend to
legislative business and not to pay
foolish compliments. When Wash
ington delivered his farewell address
he was reviled by the opposite party.
All sorts of libels were uttered against
him, and the Aurora said there ought
to be jubilee in the United States
because the Washingtonian admins
trations were at an end. Notwith-
standing all this the character Of
Washington shines brighter to-day
than ever before. With his little
weaknesses, which historians have
done their best to hide, he is, taking
him altogether, perhaps the greatest
American our country has ever pro-
duced, and the false charges against
him were but drops of moisture on the
mirror of his fame, which time has
long since washed away.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27
Society Women to go as Nurses.

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Within the
past few days, while the the war fever
has been rising higher every hour,
there has been perceptible determi
nation on the part Of society matrons
and maids to volunteer their services
as nurses in the event of war. Should
it happen, as rumored will be the case,
that the two magnificent hotels at
Fort Monroe will, in the event of war,
be seized as hospitals, the ardor of
these volunteer nurses will be increas-
ed. Nothing will then, keep them in
Washington.
The wife of an ex-Cabinet officer
now in Washington, has declared her
intention of becoming an army nurse.
The two daugters Of "Bob" Evans
have signi6ed their intention of vol
untecriug as nurses.
Representative Wheeler of Alabama,
who almost at the first rumor of war,
went to the President and volunteered
in case of war, sees his martial and
patriotic spirit shown forth again in
his three pretty daughters, each of
whom asserts that she will only be too
glad to 60 as nurse to the wounded
soldiers and sailors.
In the case of Commander Robley
D. Evans, history has within the past
week repeated Itself. 1t will be re-
membered that few days ago the
young son of Commander Evans was
a member Of the class graduated ahead
of time at the Annapolis Academy,
and Immediately assigned to duty on
the battleship Massachusetts. Com
mander Evans was, during the late
war, graduated ahead of time and at
once sent into active service.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-27

An Iowa editor WAS challenged to
fight duel. He promptly accepted,
aud chose axes as the weapons. Then
he issued a supplement, and named
forty rods as the distance.
T. B. Rice, IL prominent druggist Of
Greensboro, Ga. writes as follows !:
II have handled DR.. Pitts Carmina-
tive for eight years. and have never
known of Il single instance where it
failed to give perfect satisfaction.
Parties who once use it always make
permanent customers. We sell more
of this article than all the other Car
minativcs soothing syrups and collie
drops coMbincd For tccthiny chill
drcn it has no equal.