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ORDERED THE CAPTAIN.

contest ragged, but our superior arms at last began to tell. At nightfaT we both rested and reorganized. They were fierce and resolute. and we knew it was going to be fight to the finish next day with no quarter. They threw thousand of gay-cClored scraps of pa per into the water. a rite even more sa- cred than the ringing of the gongs. to show the hopeful spirit that animated them.
 At break of day we were at it again. How the rascals fought They hurled their spears and gurgals with the strength of demons For a time it looked a bit ticklish for us. They fought so stubbornly I began to think they wouldn't quit till every man jack of them was cut to pieces. Twice men standing next to me fell wounded
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sent out by Tas Tai warned that old fox, Lun Tai, of the trap we were pre- pairing for him. But we never knew it then, and we set about drawing the net so as to capture every one of those 1500 pirates The forces on the gun boats numbered about 800 men all told.
 'The hour the land forces set out to blockade the hills back of the pirate nest we sailed up the coast to blockade the entrance of the bay and keep in the junks.
 The sun was just rising as we ap- preached the bay. Six miles to the southeast the Pearl had to remain at anchor. the water was so shallow.
 The pirates were ready for us. About thirty junks of all sizes flying inuu- merable flags set up a deafening ring ing of gongs. They changed them at
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LAST STAND OF 1900 P5in5EsIE GHNEsE PIRATES

a tremendous rate, for this it was be- lieved would insure them success.
 We were prepared for their first assault with the deadly stinkpots. A pirate at the junk's masthead lifted one, but before it could be thrown we were at them with a stream of boiling water Again and again they attempt ed to hurl them, always to be met by the hot water which put out the fuse and made the stinkpot harmless. At length they saw the fruitlessness of it. and, yelling and cursing like de- mons, they poured a savage fire on us from the earthworks on shore and showered the gingals from the 1unks
 We got at them hot and heavy, and for a time it was give and take hot work. too. for they far outnumbered us and fought like madmen. All day long the
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nish the boats and I will furnish the men on land, and you must promise to catch Lun Tai alive for me so 1 can chop off his head and hang it on the wall
 50 he sent out his spies, who re- turned with a description of the pi- rates stronghold, which was twenty five miles to the northwest of Swatow It consisted of several Notifications, mud forts, and breastworks, armed with odds and eds of cannon, bought, stolen and footed.
 '"Tas Tai, according to his promise, placed a large force of Chinese regu- lars in the pass of the hills back of the pirates stronghold, so that those at tempting to escape that way could be captured.
 "I know now that one of these spies
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Once I heard some one say My God! and l saw the man back of me trying awkwardly to pull the trigger of his gun, and for the first time he noticed away.
 we realized that defeat meant some horrible death, and we fought desper- ately to escape it.
 According to my log book we finally drove those pirates who escaped from the disabled junks onto the shore. We lost ten men and several more were mortally wounded. As near as we could make out not more than 800 pirates ever reached the shore
 ''On the third morning, under cover of constant firing from the gunboats, we lowered launches armed with ma rines and made for the shore on the
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HOW JUN TAI, THE WILLY ONE,
 ESCAPED.

outbreaks are recorded. The great Tooley street fire probably stands pre- eminent. It broke out at Cotton's Wharf on June 2, 1861, and continued burning for d month. MT. Braidwood, the then chief of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, was killed by some falling debris. and some other twenty persons lost their lives. The damage was es- umated at more than G2,000,000
 On New Years Day, 1866, another riverside fire broke out at St. Kathar- ines docks. This was not got under control without much difficulty though, fortunately, no lives were lost. Her Majesty's Theater was burned on De- cember 6, 1867, and the Oxford Music Hall suffered the same fate some two months later.
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HOW 800 WE'RE CAPTURED AND
 BFHEADED.

N the slkirmish which took place
 last month between the Germans
 and Chinese at KiaGchau the dis
 patches state that among the kill 4 ed was a scared Chinese who sub
 seouently turned out to be for rner pirate chief. one of the lead CTS of the terrible band that was wiped out by the British in 1860. He was known as Lun Tai. Although he was most notorious and has had a price set on his head for years he managed to elude the European coast guards until his accidental death in the recent skir- mish that ended in the German marines sefzing the important post.
 Captain George F. Jackson, who served in the campaign that wiped out the last famous stronghold of the pi- rates. remembers Lun Tai well and the
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Nickel Is a modern metal It was not in use nor known of till 1715. It has now largely taken the place of silver in plated ware, and as an alloy with steel it is superior to any other metal. for it is not only n-corrodible itself. but it transfers the same quality to steel; even when combined as low as per cent it prevents oxidation
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-29
TIMELY ORCHARD HINTS.

Let the hogs eat up the fallen fruit
in the orchard.
Keep raspberries and blackberries
pinched back in good season.
Always prune to let light and air
freely to all parts Of tho top.
The grapevine is long lived. Ifgiven
good care 1t will outlivc the planter.
Thin-skinned fruits, as n rule, are
very poor keepers; thick-sk!nned ones
are much better.
Remove dead and mildewed twigs af
sight. Besides looking bad they i'm
pede the light.
An assortment of fruit grown prop
erly is usually safer than making one
kind specially.
Send only fruit of good quality 10
market. Work up the poor grades in
some other way.
The surest way of destroying the
curculio is by jarrlng or spraying with
| poisoned water.
With the grapes potash and phos-
| phate manures tend to produce fine
| quality of fruit.
Slow growing trees and vines should
be set on richer ground and fast grow
ing trees on poorer ground.
A liberal supply of supcrphosphatc
scattered around the strawberry
plants will In u measure prevent grub.
To secure u good crop of gooscber-
ries or currants, the main thing is to
keep them well trimmed and thinned
I out
Dead wood is deadly burden to n
living tree. Letting the dead limbs re-
, main robs the live part of needed sap.
st. Louis Republic.
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.. have esnuine hsfoinee right at eur
notabh example y . neighbor,
-. wifa Who for Ave long yeap
osJIv an invalid husband and supported .
NJ "a. - children until u length her health
y -sy }. and she was . .physicl wreck.
~, 10 Mrs. Martnda c. White, q
wv Va Her husband was colder,
~, hi. country In the l74th 0. v. I,
,Ls u, son. Everett White has recently
u ou,,ae,ed de his muskst. being . member Of
L ~ l7iS a.I: o; y; s:o o. t.sder reporter visited
White, when she told the following
Imsrkable story: :-,r.u,-.s
NV husband was stricken with paralysis.
ssrs wears he lay helpless. We had four
rd,sn / was at loss to know how
n,d Ia live and keep the family together, but
SnIh | obtained work making trousers.
,,sSs a dozen pairs every week, besides car.
= mall Ill alone for my husband, and keeping
y children in school.
!. T;nslly. after two years Of effort, ny
hand was granted . pension. This re-
IA me somewhat, but money could not
!" him. For five years ] watched night
"A dsy by his bed. In July Of 1889 my
- daughter run . crochet needle two
~. into her heel. This threw another
,;.nt on my hands. Blood.poison set in
IN. fingered between life and death, nc
snovinV which would die first, she OF
fatber. At last she recovered, but her
|she, died in November. =.
ain February following my husband'i
..h suffered stroke Of paralysis, after
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-29
HANDY GARDEN ROLLER.

the frame more compact and rigid.
AS to the length of the logs, the one
in each section should be just trihc
over three feet, for then, owing to the
space between the rollers Of about
five inches, one, II he SO desires. can
nicely roll ground planted to corn by
driving astride one row. y roller of
this width, with logs about two feet
in diameter, can be drawn by span OF
horses with ease.
To explain its construction more
fully, on the end of each roller should
be fastened plate of old boiler iron,
through which have the pins project,
these being about Is inches long, Many
farmer can do all the blacksmith
work himself. but in case he cannot
this cost rarely exceeds three dol
lars. For the driver, an old hay rake
or moving machine seat is just the
thing; and, in order to prevent the
rollers from having decided ten
dency downward on the tongue, rs
oftentines occurs, and making the
necks of the horses sore In conse-
Quence. it is generally advisable TO
bolt the seat on tho middle crosstie of
the frame. This arrangement affords
comfortable driving position. as
well as an excellent one from which
to observe and direct the work; and
II roller thus made is only properly
housed, il will do good service and
last for years.-Frcdericlt o. Sibley,
in n. Y. Tribune.
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SECRET OF SILAGE.
Precautions Necessary 10 Keep the
Contents OF tho SilO in n Whole
some Condition.

The whole secret OF preserving silage
rests upon the fact that fermentation
cannot proceed except in the presence
Of oxygen, and in nature this is sup
piled by the air. Hence, says Hoard's
Dairyman, we build our silos imper-
vious to the air, cut our corn or other
material into 1t, and provide that it
shall be distributed so as to settle
evenly. To this end we keep the sides
somewhat the highest, so as to over
come the friction. Of course there is
pow moro or less air all through the
mass, and In consequence fermentation
commences very soon, as is evidenced
by the rise In temperature; but fortu-
nately, in this process of fermentation
carbonic gas is evolved, and this, be-
ing heavier than the air, forces the lat
ter up, and out of the silage, just as
pouring water into Jug of cask dis
places and dispels the air, and the air.
tight sides which prevent the outflow
Of carbonic gas arrest further decay
(fermentation), and so long as. this con-
ditlon is maintained, the silage remains
In statu quo.
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A Soldiers Widow ]
mar CARING FOR 4 DEFENDER of
the COUNTRY ENTAILED.
y lereIe Deveiiea si Z Woman b lss Family Which
Breus1i q Long Suffering 1eH Relief eame.

several weeks Of nervous prosecution. Tor
days my life was despaired Of BY the attend.
ing physician, but recovered enough 70 get
around. The next year he'd another stroke,
and lay prostrated for fouY weeks
Ny mind and nerves were almost wrecked
For four years was unable to use my hand
70 comb my hair. could not climb high
Of stairs except BY the most painful labor
| was under the care Of seven diiferen
doctors.
"At last, in 1895, reed In the Newspaper
of the wonderful cures effected BY DR.. vii
Llama Pink Pills for Pale People. ] de
cidsd to try them and bought box. Befos,
two days | felt better. I could sleep ant
felt rested when arose In the morning.
continued using the pills and the paralysi
pains disappeared, and could walk withou
difficulty. l am "A years old and attribute
what health I have to the use Of DR.. Viii
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
"My two daughters, Mrs. Maud Kohl, o
Pomeroy, and Cora, who lives at home, hav
also been greatly benefited by the use Of tn
pills.
"I have recommended the pills to man,
sufferers, and shall continue 20 TO do"
NARINDA c. WHITE.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In l.,
presence this 10th day Of May, AID. 1898.
HENRY C. TURNER, Notary Public.
For all forms Of weakness, . specific
found in these pills. Wherever you 70 yo
will find the most important article in ever
drug store to be DR.. Williams Pink Pill
for Pale People. Physicians prescribe thor
and everywhere the people use thsr.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-29
OMAHA EXPOSITION.
Eight-DRy Persona NJ ~ Conducted Tour
via Pennsylvania Railroad.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has ar
ranged for special eghf.dnv persOnaly-COn-
Quoted tous 10 the Trans Mississippi and Inter
national Exposition at Omaha on october ], al
lowing four flIll days at the EXposi'lo Round
trip tickets, including transportation and Pull
man berth In each direction, meals IN dining car
going and returning. hotel accommodations and
meals at Omaha, admission to the Fair, and car
rlage drive and hotel accommodations at Chi
cago, VIII be sold at rate OF 500 from New York
500 nom Philadelphia $50 IRON Washington and
Baltimore 1891 from Williamsport and Harris
burg $50 from Philadelphia and DrOpOrtiOnatc
rates from o. her points.
The party VIII be accompanied by Tourist
Agent and Chaperon, and viii travel In special
Pullman Sleeping cars.
For the benefit Of those who may desire to
remain longer In Omaha, tickets will he made
good to eturn on regular trains until November
Is. inclusive. such tickets Include only railway
transportation returning, with reduction OF sl5
from above rates from all points.
For further Information Apply totlcket agents,
Tourist Agent, 1875 Broadway. New York. or
Geo. w. Boyd. Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia. oS.it
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-29
HOMEMADE ROLLER.
Rasy Of COnstructiOn, Servtceable
and Not at All Expensive In .
Comparative Sense.

The writer has known many farm
ers doing without such agricultural
machinery as a roller simply because
they considered the expense too great.
As q good roller, however, is an in
dispensable adjunct to successful hus-
bandry, no tiller Of the soil can af-
ford this, nor is there any excuse for
it, in that the homemade roller pre-
sented in the accompanying illustra-
tion is easy Of construction, very serv-
iceable. and not expensive at all In
the comparative sense.
AS can be seen in the picture, the
rollers consist of logs, and the jour.
nails upon which they turn are pieces
of gaspipe into which pins from
the logs are thrust, this manner Of
construction placing all the bearings
on straight line, and SO rendering
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-29
DEAFNESS Caunct Be Cured

ny local application rs they cannot reach III,
disease portion OF the ear. There is only on,
way To cure deafness ANA that Is by COhsilu
tlOual remedies. DhaflrFs II caused hy an IN
lamcd condition VI tie muCCus lining Of tho
EustaChian Tube When ms tube Is iuilamtC
YOU have rumbllng sound or imperfect hearing
and when II Ii entirely closed. deafness * The
result, and unless the Inflammation Cnn l.,
taken out and this tube restored 10 Its normal
condition. hearing viii lr destroyed forever
nine eases out Of teh are caused by Catarrh,
which II nothing hut an inllam,d condition oI
the mucous surfaces
We VIII give one Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness caused by Catarh) that cnhno' be
cured by Hairs Catalrh cure send for Clrcu-
lars -; free.
FL. CHENEY i Co, Toledo q.
Sold by Druggists, 15c,
Hall Family Pills are the best,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-29
Farmers Break the Buggy Monopoly

II is claimed that for years buggy mahufac.
turers have secured eXorbitant prices for their
goods. bur recently, through the combined as
slstHuCe OF the farmers or Iowa, Illinois and
other states. SEARS, ROEBUCR q Co., OF Chicago,
have got the price of open buggies down 10
$3.50. Top Bugges. s22.7G; Top Surries. si3.7b
aud upwards, and they are shipping them in
immense numbers direct to farmers In every
state. They send an immense Buggy Catalogue
free, postpaid, 10 any one who asks for II. This
certainly Is big Victory for the farmer, but q
severe blow TO the carriage manufacturers ard
dealers. 7-li-l3t,
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Alre,ady Dr,i.ed.

Mrs. Peque-There seems to be- .
preferences for unmarried men for the
army. don't sec why that should b
the case.
Henry Peque-Neither do l. Mar
ried men might not amount to much
for aggressive fighting on their own
part, but they would be just the fel-
lows to stand without complaining
any number Of sieges or constant
harassing from the enemy.-N. Y.
World.
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How Fortunate.

"My husband" she said, "is not at all
the sort of man ] thought he was be-
fore married him"
How lucky" said the woman who
had been married three timcs.-Town
Topics.
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He-You say you like manly man.
What is your idea of manly man?
She-Well, for instance, one who
doesn't stay and stay and stay just
because he knows the girl isn't strong
enough to throw him out.-Chicago
Daily News.
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4 Clear Case.

Prison Chaplain-Do you believe
that crime is hereditary?
Confidence Man-l can't help bcliev-
ing Tiny mother was the most active
church bazar worker ever knew.-N.
Y. Truth.
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lie Did.

Ferry--liargrcavcs, you could give up
your drinking habit as easy as not. Why
don't you try TO break yourselfP
liargreaves-1loly gee, man! do
break myself within three days after
pay day.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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A Com mon Case.

"Has Mr.. Quacious given snything
to help the United States along in
its war with Spain?"
'ln some respects he has been
among the most liberal Of our mon.
eyed men,"
What has he given?"
"Advice. Free Press.
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CAUTION NOTICE.

The undersigned Overseers OF the Poor Of Perry
township, Snyder County. Pa. give notice thai
no one sbal. harbor 10 give credit 10 Jenni,
pressler. wife OF Philip Presslcr, on the credit
OF Perry Township She has been a pauper q
this District but she has LEFT our district and ",
viii pay no bills for her.
JONATHAN TROUP,
HENRY ID. SWINEF0RD,
Perry Twp, Aug, 20, 1895. n. Overseers.
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Now Book FREQ

A valuable book giving complete
information how ! successfully cure
consumption and other lung diseases
will he sent free to the readers of
this paper. Address DR.. Bartz, A.
Inter Ocean Bldg, Chicago, III.
S.15.Gw.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-09-29
A Considerations Jury.

First citizen---If you had any doub,
Of the guilt Of Mrs. Borgia. the alleged
poisoner. why did you vote to hang her?
Second Citizen (who was on the jury)
We'll, you see, the trial made her so
notorious that we knew il we didn't
hang her she'd soon be appearing on
the stage.-N. Y. Weekly.
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In After Years.

Exnminer-On what grounds do you
cfaim pension?
Applicant-I lost me voice sellin' war
Ntrys.-N. y. Truth.
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OLD COPIES WAN TED.

In order to complete our files we
mt the following named issues Of
b PosT:
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1870; Jan. 26, 1871; Apr. II,
10; Nov. 4, Dec. %, 1875; Mar
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pr. 10, 1881; Apr. %, 1888 ,
prch q, June IL, and October;
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y 8, Oct. 2S, Dec. %, 1886
fc. 20, 1887.
Any of our readers having copies
the above issues will confer a
'or by letting us know. Such
P'es in good condition will COM
nd fair price. If.
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"Mina, | am getting jealous of that
man over there"
Waitress - Nonsense! l scarcely
spoke to him.
"Ies, know, but you give hin
larger dumplings than you give me-
Tit-Bits.
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A Diplomatic Usurcr.

May always collect double on the
bets | win.
Adn-I should think the losers would
object.
May-Not at ALL always bet kisses
N. Y. Journal
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One Thing Needed

Mr.. Wabash-Do you belong TO the
daughters of the Revolution" Miss
Olive?
Miss Olive (of st. Louis)-Not yet;
but pas going TO buy mc wheel next
wcel.-Chicarl Daily News.
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Colorcd Parson-I am afcard, friend
Johnsing, dat too many cake walks
hab dulled de aidgc oh yo' scnsibilities,
sab.
Johnsing-No, indeed, pahson. Jes
dulled de aidgc oh my razzer, dat's all
N. y. journal.
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the great fortune
to be realized from the wonderful dlscOvcri".
already made and 10 he made In this New Klon
e-Alaska-Eldorado" THE WASHING
TON GOLD FIELDS EXPLORATION COM.
PANl under its character IL authorized to pros
p"cl for ard acquire MInin Claims and Pro-
critics in the wonderful | fields KlOndk
been realized and milio more II he mad
there. WIN you allow this golden Opporttnit, ,
to pass you by? A few dollars invested VI
In this undertaking may he the fouGdntion to
your fortune. The rush to the wonderland nee
cs>itntcs immediate action. The first in th'
field the first In fortune. No snch opporturit.
has ever been presented TO the people Of III
present generation rs is offered in the k!on
dikc-Allska Gold Fields. All SHAREHOLDER
get their full proportion If all profits No div
dcAds are made on stock remaining unsod
Send your orders enclosing One Dollar for carl
share OF fully pad.up and worcestershire stocl
desired to the WASHINGTON GOLD FiELns
EXPLORATION COMPANY, Tacoma, Wash
iugton.
The followin" Tacoma dealers IN supplies for
the Klondike and Alaska trade are Stockhold
ers In the Company and will inform you regard
ing the reliability Of its officers: Monty Z"
Gum, Groceries; A. +. lIoska, Harness Co.
Morris Gross Co, Dry Goods aud CiC!hing; W
q. Rowland, outfttcr; Hugo Fcltz, Tents
Tacoma hardware Co. l0-2S.lyr.
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Madam cannot allow you to receive
your sweetheart in the kitchen any
more.
Bridget-Its very kind of you, mum,
but I'm almost afraid he's too bashful
to come into the parIor.-N. Y. World
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OND HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS.

Nx/ANTFD--SEvERA TRUSTWORTHY
w persons in this state to manage our bust.
ness III their own and nearby counties II is
mainly Office work conducted at home. Salary
straight 5000 n year and expenses-deinite,
bonaide, no more, no less salary. Monthly
SIS References. Enclose u selfaddi esscd
stampd envelope Herbert L. Hess, Prc-'., Dept
NJ, Chicago. 9.l5-lGt.
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We havcOn press for early issue, General Lees
own story Oi cuba and the spanish War, 10 be
produced IN substantial book OF over SEQ pagt s.,
7Ngi, inches IN size and almost