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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
SAYINGS OF THE DARKIES.
Secret Nature of the Flies-A Substi-
tute for rMarria9e-AN Negroes
Illustration

The southern darkies are q constant
source of amusement, when they are
not the cause OF unmitigated wrath.
to the northern people who go down
there among them. The other day q
young northern woman, living In
Washington and possessed of q deep
and abiding antipethy for flies, COM
planned to Lucinda, the oolored serv-
ant, that there were good many Of
tho pests In the house.
"Idon't see, Lucinda" she remarked,
severely, "how all these flies could get
in II you kept the screen doors closed -
"Well, dunno, eitheh, miss" cheer
fully remarked Lucinda. But you
know they Is Of n secret nachuh, miss "
Down In Mississippi, in one of the
humber towns, which is owned by
northcrners. the house servants and
some OF the laborers are darkies They
are not very strict In their notions Of
law and order, and they have their
own and very lax ideas aong the line
OF mntrimopy. Wives and husbands
are snapped of with such freedom
and frequency that it is rather hard
TO keep track Of the exact contempo-
raneons combination among the ne
groes at given time. The colorcd
people have solved the delicate point
OF expressing exact relationship by
avoiding the subject of matrimony al
together.
ellie she's cookin' fur Duke John
son now" That's the way they put it
The woman doesn't marry" anybody.
She cooks fur" him.
One Of these darkies Yas telling
about woman on n steamboat. The
levee had caved so that the boat had
to land further up than usual. It was
at night and the searchlight, turned
on the bank. did not reveal anything
familiar TO the woman. She hung
back, therefore. and the darky who
had been detailed 10 put her ashore
didn't know what to do.
"She stood thah like horse loohin'
at strange gate" he said
II was this same negro who was one
day listening to one Of his acquaint-
ances dilate on experiences with the
Lord. From the darky's accounts
these experiences seemed 20 have
been extremely intimate, and without
word Of comment the negro spoke
up and said:
"Wen you all seen de Lord, wah He ?"
That is TO say: When you saw the
Lord. where was He?
The boaster was quite taken aback
by this simple question and subsided.-
n. Y. Sun.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
Enxland,. CoIleae of Arms.

Do you want a coat of arms to EN-.
blazon upon your stationery or your
carriage ponels? Pay your stationer
fee and leave TO him the task OF
equipping you. He will find coat OF
arms belonging u some one of similar
surname, will give it to you and you
will be elegant in the eyes Of all who
don't know any better. In England
there is a college of arms or English
heralds' college, where are kept the
records of the comforting Of arms.
There only can the person Of Eng
lish ancestry make himself quite sure
of the validity of his bearings. The
earl marshals court has power to inn
pose fines and penalties for unau-
thorized assumptions Of arms. In the
college have been kept for centuries
the records of the great. The duties
Of the officers of arms consist in max
ing grants and exempllfications of ar
mortal bearings, tracing and record
ing pedigrees. proving and registering
patents Of nobility, obtaining royal
license for change of surnames, pro-
curing patents of special procedure
and genealogical information.--Chi-
4.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
SCREENING ON PEDALS
A Subject Old A. the safety bicycle
Itself IL Again Coming Up
for Discussion.

The question how pedals should be
screwed into cranks Is being discussed
on the other side. and much the same
arguments are being used that were
used here IN q similar discussion some
tino ago. It Is curious how intelli-
gent, practical and experienced men
differ on this subject, and how various
are the explanations Of those whose
opinions do coincide. After every
thing Is said, however, one fact re-
mains, and that Is that the right side
pedal pin must have right-hand
thread and the left side pedal pin q
left-hand thread. In other words, it is
necessary TO have both pedal pins
screw towards the front Of the ma
chine as they are put into the cranks.
Experience has proved conclusively
that, with q good fit, pedals put on
this way need to be screwed up but
moderately tight while pedals
screwed on the reverse way Coward
the rear) have to be jammed hard in
a disadvantageous and injurious man
ner In order to make them hold.-L. A.
w. Bulletin.
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; resident
Broke Down.
Professor Barna9y, the head Of Ha,ts01k College,
tells hozO tie adsrls of member of tie faculty sa0ed
him suAen he sctthont hope. Il lesson for sOo,kers

AT length, one day, Professor Bowman,
our instructor In natural science, cams to
me and advised me to Try Dr.. William
Pink Pills for Pale People. Thsy had cured
him Of an illness smilas 10 my own.
II resolved to take his adviee.
"The first box Of pills did me good.
The second box gave great relief, sueh as I
had never experienced from the treatment
Of any physician.
SIX boxes Of the pills cured me. feel
better and stronger than for year. I ees-
tainly recommend the medicine"
To strengthen his testimony In the eyes
Of strangers the professor made affidavit to
4; truth before Lyman J. Seudder, local
Notary Public.
The cure Of Professor BarnAby was e.
fected by restoring tone to the nervous sys-
TEN, the weakness Of which caused his In
digestion, and was the reason for his break
down. The pure, powerful vegetable in
gradients Of the pills supply the elements
necessary to build the wasted nerve cells, and
by purifying the blood, assist In the eleans-
ing and upbuiding Of the entire system.
The almost miraculous power Of the
pills has been exhibited In thousands oi
eases like that Of Professor Barnaby, prov
ing them to be natures specific for the ner.
vous breakdown 50 common among hard
worker
All druggists sell d.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People, and eount them
among the most valuable medieines that
seientitie research has ever revealed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
RIGHTS OF WHEELMEN.
bicycles Have as Many Privileges In
the Public Highway rs other
Wheeled Vehicles.

An example should be made OF some
Of the teamsters who insist upon dis
regarding the rights Of wheel riders In
the public streets.
Many drivers Of teama take especial
delight, apparently, In occupying as
much Of the paved streets as possible.
They do that particularly on streets
where there are railway tracks. Driv-
ers OF heavily loaded trucks and
wagons insist upon getting in the mid
die Of the space between the curb and
the railway tracks, and will turn
neither to tho right nor the left to let
wheel rider pass, when they could
easily make room without inconven-
ience TO themselves.
Perhaps the drivers are not aware
Of the fact that law was passed ut
the recent session of the Legislature
which provides that wheel riders shall
have the right of way in the cutters Of
all roadways, and making IL misde-
meanor for any driver Of team to re-
fuse or neglect to turn out when noti-
fed to do 80 by signal from wheel
riders bell.
| 1t Is pure meanness which prompts
drivers Of teams to obstruct the way
OF wheel riders, and II the police would
arrest q few of them a good example
might be set. Bicycles have just as
many rights in the public highways as
have other wheeled vehicles. and, mas
much as wheel riders are forbidden to
use the sidewalks, an effort should be
made to save the portion Of the streets
to which they are entitled from un-
necessary obstruction. - Cleveland
! Leader.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
Automatic Chain Cleaner.

Providence (R- u inventor has ad-
vanced an attachment for automatic
ally cleaning the chain OF bicycle
when II Is In motion. The inventor
claims to have provided device
operating with practically no friction
and simple in construction. 1t con-
sists Of rotary brush on the arm at
tached to the lower stay on the
sprocket side Of the wheel. The lower
portion Of the sprocket chain passes
between the forks Of the arm, rests
upon the brush, and, rs there is al
ways more or less slack In the chain
at this point, its own weight keeps it
In contact with the brush. which is
made to rotate and clean the chain as
Ii passes over Il.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27

II there with the right hand, while
carrying the chain over the small
sprocket and around forward under
meath with his left one. Then change
hands. Hold the end Of chain on top
Of sprocket with left hand, and pick
up the other end from below with
right hand, and bring it into position
shown at right side of picture. Both
ends will then fit over the teeth of the
sprocket wheel and will fall exactly
into place, so that the bolt will fit in
without difficulty.-L. A. W. Bulletin.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27

ptussssor Alvin P. Basnaby, President Of
H.,,sviile College, At HartviIle, Ind, has
icarned the method by which professional
mn o. business men, O. anyone whose
dut;ss are too mueh for their strength, may
sepaif their shattered health.
Graduates Of the eoflsgs Ia al pasu Of
s,e world will rejoice 10 leafn that President
Bafnaby has fully recovered from the break
down t6at threatened to end his usefulearcer.
He b q new man, mentally and physi-
eaily, energetic, enterpfising, fuil Of vitality.
He tails Els own story.
ITO begin at the beginning," be said, II
stvdied too hard while at achod.
"After completing the theological course
I sceepted the charge Of United Bsethren
Church at small town IN Kent Co, Mich.
~DIigent work and study finished the
beeakdown Of my constitution. which BE-
Ran at school. 4
Ny chief trouble Nas indigestion; this
wsth other affections. caused nsrvousness.
Ny physician sest ms away for rest and
change q scene and improved somewhat.
"Soon aftcrward I came 10 the college as
pfoiesor in fhysies and chemistry. My
nervous trouble returned.
n suffered complete prostfation.
~Another long eoufse Of medieines and
physacians, and I managed to get back to my
work. Twas elected president Of the college
and the increased work soon told On me.
"Then followed . total collapse. Icalled
In several doctors but none could cure me.
"Hy health seemed 70 Be pefmanently
impaired
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Only one person In a thousand dies
of old age.
The castle Of Heidelburg is the larg-
est in Germany.
Iron horseshoes have been found dat
ing back to the year 4Sl.
The state dress of a trumpeter of the
Royal Horse guards, "the Blues" sus:s
over $50.
A man in the London slums makes u
living by selling hot water ut half
penny per quart.
Ex-Mayor Latrobe, who was mayor
of Baltimore for IA years, has atteiSst
over 600 bauquets.
The most common name for place
in England is Newton. which occurs no
fewer than 72 times.
The Tartars have quaint custom of
taking guest by the ear when invit-
ing him to eat or drink with them.
Under the laws Of China the man
who loses his temper in a discussion
is sent to Jail for five days to cool
down.
Bishop Leonard (EpiscopaD, Of Ne
vada, says that Indians never use pro-
fame language until they learn English
and become Civilized"
The Pittsburgh poor farm is located
over a coal deposit, and the coal is to
be mined by the inmates to furnish
fuel for the institution.
Smokers are less liable than non
smokers to contract diphtheria and
other throat diseases in the ratio of
one to twenty-eight. So says Prof.
Hajak, Of Vienna.
The demand for horse meat has
| grown to such an extent In Germany
that it is beginning to be difficult to
supply 1t. Horses for butchering now
cost from five to ten pounds, where
formerly they could Dve been pur-
chased for one-tenth that amount.
One of the strangest streams in the
world is In East Africa. 1t flows In
the direction of the sea, but never
reaches 1t. Just north of the equator,
and when only few miles from the
Indian ocean, II. flows into q desert,
where 1t suddenly and completely dis
appears.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27

We have two children who are
subject to attacks of Group. When.
ever an attack is coming on my wife
gives them Ceamherlain' Cough
Remedy andit always prevents the
attack. 1t Is household necessity
in this comfy and 10 matter what
else we run out Of, it would not dc
to be without Chamberlain's CougL
Remedy. More of it is sold here
than of all other cough medicine
combined.-J. NJ. NIcKLE. of Nickle
Bros, merchants, Nlckleville, Pa
For sale by all Druggists.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
King of Insect EAtera.

The king bird Is an insect cater, and
has the reputation OF being fond Of
honey bees, but out Of PSI stomachs
only II contained bees, so bees in all,
of which 20 were drones and four
workers, with the other six broken 80
that they could not be distinguished.
They had fed mostly on beetles. the
June beetle, tie click or swapping
beetle. whose larva Is the wire worm.
weevil, robber flies, which prey upon
the honey bee, wasps, cut worms and
grasshoppers beside such fruits as el-
derberrieA dogwood berries and Wild
grapes-American Cultivator.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
JOINING THE CHAIN.
An Easy Thing to Do, Provided You
Know Just How to Go
About Il.

When a rider is about to replace the
chain upon his machine it frequently
happens that difficulty is encountered
in the effort to join the ends and In
sert the chain bolt. Sometimes. in de-
spair, he loosens the rear wheel and
shoves it forward. although he knows
that the chain adjustment was right
before the chain was removed.
The trouble is due to an effort to
join the ends Of the chain in the
wrong way. He should begin by lay
ing one end on the large sprocket. as
shown at left of the picture. and hold
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-10-27
Effects Of bicycle Riding.

DR.. Sargent, Of the Harvard uni
versity gymnasium. says that the
chest capacity of the person who sits
upright on wheel is 24O, one who
sits at an angle Of As degrees. 260. and
the one who assumes the scorching
pose 2l0, DR.. Sargent approves Of a
rider leaning over at an angle Of 4S
degrees. provided the head is he'd
properly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-08
9 10000 c &C Q c. G oo ooooooeoo

decided upon by the Government of his
Majesty, L give you notice that 1 have
sent the conditions of your telegram ask
ing an immediate answer and enabling
you also to show this to the general of
the American army to see If he will agree
TO await the answer of the Government
which cannot be as soon as the time upon
which he has decided, as communica-
ton by way of Bermuda is more slow
than by Key West. In the meanwhile
your honor and the general of the army
may agree upon capitulation upon the
basis OF repatriation, returning to Spain"
i have the honor to transmit this to YOU
that In case you may consider the fore
going satisfactory, that he may desg-
nate persons in representation of himself
who, with those in my name may agree
to clauses of the capitulation upon the
basis OF returning to Spain, accepted al
ready IN the beginning by the general
ln-chief or this army. Awaiting a reply
1 am very respectfully your servant,
JOSE TORAL.
Next the statement tells of Miles
landing at an unexpected point on
Porto Rico and concludes:
General Miles remained in Porto Rico
as long as he deemed his presence neces-
sary for carrying out the wishes of the
president and now returns to the United
States, bringing with him nearly 5000 men
who are no longer required there being
some 1900 remaining, an army SUFFICIENT
for all purposes. He returns at once to
washington, where he believes he can
be most useful, as he considers the most
Important need of the hour to be the
reduction of war expenses and the re-
turn or large portion of those in the
military service as soon as possible to
their former occupations, where they are
most needed
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Regular uDd Volunteer Forces Of
the United States Will Be
Reorgunized.
Hereafter Field Officers Are to Be Held Directly
Responsible for the Heultb and Welfare
Of Their MeD.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.--Secretary
Alger is now putting his affairs into
shape to admit of his absence from
Washington on tour Of inspection OF
the army camps throughout the coun-
try. He will leave tomorrow evening,
going first to Camp Meade. Pa, and
thence to Detroit. Now that the ac-
tive war operations have closed. the
Secretary feels free to express certain
views entertained by the President and
himself respecting the plans for the
treatment of the soldiers and touching
the persons upon whom responsible
ties should be placed for some of the
matters of complaint. In this connec-
ton he says:
1.-The regiments that have been or
dered mustered out will be mustered
out The regiments that have been
designated by the President to re-
main in the service will have to re-
main. AS soon as we have mustered
out 100000, more or less, we Shall reor-
ganize the army-every brigade, divi-
sion and corps, and put them into COM
Portable camps until such of them as
are needed are withdrawn for service
in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.
In THESE CdIupS, Will Tic CAPCi iCiiOC
of the past to guide us, sanitary con-
ditions, will be strictly enforced. The
men composing the army will be
treated as soldiers. They will be shown
every possible consideration and their
health will be preserved. The officers
commanding regiments and companies
will be held strictly accountable for the
sanitary conditions of the camps. They
are the ones who should be held re-
sponsible During the war many of
these officers disregarded the specific
instructions that had been given look
ing to the proper care of the men. Now
it is time for them to take. this work
upon themselves and with the knowl-
edge that they are to remain in service
they will be expected to devote their
best energies to the work. Where men
are incompetent to discharge these du-
ties they must give way to competent
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-08
FATAL PLUNGE OF A
YOUNG S0MNAMBULIST

SALINAS, Sept. IA fatal accident,
the result Of somnambulism, occurred at
the Spreckels Hotel near the sugar fac
tory some time between ii o'clock and
midnight last night. Charles Mcguire, a
young man who attends bar at the hotel
went to his room on the third floor at
1890 o'clock. Three hours later residents
at Spreckels heard groans, and upon in
vestigation found Mcguire lying under
the porch Of the hotel. He was picked up
and carried inside and medical aid called.
While awaiting the doctor young Ma
guire, who had recovered consciousness,
said that he had dreamed that the hotel
was on fire and that all escape was cut
off. To save himself he made for the
window. which he opened and jumped
out, as he supposed, Into a net held by
onlookers. He remembers nothing more
until he awoke in the hotel.
The doctor found that besides having
received severe internal injuries Mcguire
had suffered fracture of both arms
above the elbow and at the wrist. and
both legs near the thigh and the pelvis.
He cannot recover, and his death is hour
ly expected.
Mcguire is "a years old, native of Cal
ifornia. and lived with his parents here,
who are well known and highly respected.
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men, for again / wish to make 1t clear
that these company and regimental Of
fcers are to be held to account for the
welfare Of their men.
The great complaint Of the soldiers
is inconsistencies, and great deal OF
this has been caused by the inconsider-
ate publications in the sensational
newspapers. Some Of 1t is also charge
able to the fact that the men entered
the army with the expectation that
their services would be very short.
Every experienced officer knows that
q great many died of inconsistencies.
Following the depression which ensues
upon inconsistencies come other mala-
dies, to which the homesick soldier
falls an easy victim, and it Is impos-
sible to check their course.
Now, to my mind, the American
people should try to brace these men
up, to encourage them and cause them
to remember that they are soldiers and
are expected to meet a soldiers duties,
The people of this country should not
be given the impression that they have
sent into the army lot of boys unfit
to Withstand the unavoidable vicissi-
tudes Of camp life. Some of the conn
plants that have been published are
calculated to make the American army
appear in a poor light to the eyes of
the American people and also to those
OF the nations Of the world
The Secretary gave assurance Of his
purpose to carry out strictly the deci-
sion he had announced to hold field Of
f1cers responsible for the condition of
their men in the case Of Private Hugh
PARROT, who was reported to have per-
ished in his tent at Montauk, lacking
medical attendance This was the case
to which Representative Grosvenor had
directed the attention of the War De-
partment. The Secretary several days
ago called upon the commanding officer
at Camp Wikoff for report upon the
subject, and to-day he sent a peremp-
tory order to General Shafter to create
a court Of inquiry to investigate the
case, or, If the facts warranted 1t. to
shorten the proceedings by ordering a
court-r martial at once for the officer
responsible for PARROTS lack Of atten-
ton.