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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17
PrOper Revenge.

A Washington young man took re-
venge on two other young men whose
only offense was that they were too at
tentive to the young woman on whom
the revengeful young man had set his
heart. They were always at her house
when he went to call. In fact, by their
nl-concealed grins of triumph he knew
that they were playing a game with
him, and were there merely to make
him unhappy. They adopted all sorts
Of devices to find out when he meant to
be calling on the young woman and
they never permitted him to outwit
them. One balmy spring evening he
entered the drawing-room Of her
home-it Is on Seventeenth street, by
the way-and found, as usual, his two
grinning rivals comfortably seated.
His eye cleaned.
big fire downtown" he said. care
lessly.
"Where?" asked the young lady.
"Well, you know Rosenbaumstein's 3
pawnshop," began the young man.
His two rivals sprang to their feet
and made dash for their hats. Their
agitation was unmistakable.
'~TAe fires block from that" con-
cluded the revengeful young man. He
has the parlor and the girl to himself
Observation-Disclosures Post.
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THE sIMoER.s FORTUNE.
when Death seDarases the Great
Patti from Her MOuey,

when Death separases the Great
Patti from Her Money.
The death Of Nicolini. coming rs IL
has before that Of Adelina Patti. prob
ably means that q large share OF her
fortune will fall to American heirs.
Nine. Patti has few living relatives.
Her nearest kinsman Is believed to be
Alfredo Barilli, popular musician of
Atlanta, Ga. MIR. Barilli is the son of
the prima donna's half-brother. who in
his day was also musician. The half
brother was almost grown at the time
Of the diva's birth, and il was by him
that the voice which was to make her
fame and fortune was discovered and
given its first development. Many tales
are told In the Barilli family of the
strict measures resorted to by the
elder Barilli to force his young charge
and pupil to diligent study. and of the
oft-repeated but harmless punishments
which resulted when in the exubeunce
OF youth she slighted her tasks and
fniled to live up to the possibilities of
her wonderful voice.
Although In the brief annals OF Pat
tbs life little or no credit has been
given to Sig. Barilli for his part in her
musical education, the singer herself
has acknowledged her indebtedness to
him on the back Of large photograph
OF herself sent to him before his death
and just after PATHS first great Euro
fri,,rN nh. nr - "a
photograph, beneath his name and
hers. she has written: ITO my first and
only teacher" This souvenir, furnish
ing as 1t does almost the only proof of
the elder Barilli's intimate connection
with her career, is naturally greatly
priced by the family of his son. who still
have it in their possession.
Alfredo Barilli. an artist and a man
OF taste and culture, has always been
favorite with his aunt. and has spent
several summers with her at Craig-y-
Nos. Two years ago his wife and chill
drcn were invited to accompany him to
her castle in the Welsh highlands.
Every preparation was made to accept,
but sickness prevented them from go
ing as family, although Mr.. Barilli
himself paid his respects and expressed
his wife's regrets. During PATHS last
American tour, when she sang in At
lnnta, the Barilli family were invited to
dine with the singer at her hotel, and
were the recipients of afYectionate ia
vors at her hands.
The death of Nicolini. therefore,
places the Barillis in the direct line OF
Inheritance, rs the indications are that
the great singer holds them in high re-
gard. They have an attractive and
artistic home just outside of Atlanta,
in a suburb known as College Park, al
though Mr.. Barilli's musical studio is
In the city. There they live quiet and
unpretentious life. They have never
flaunted their relationship with the
great prima donna, nor by word or deed
encouraged the belief that they had any
expectations from her. Her photo
graphs. however, are enshrined in state
in their home. and every detail of her
life is followed by them with the great
est interest.-N. Y. Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17
Dwell IDEAS IN GLOVES.

I Maroon IL the Favorite Shade
kled Gloves for Evening Wear.
b newest idea in gloves is the one
vo-clasp walking glove. A light
on is the favorite shade. Heavy
Is used, and. indeed, the gloves
" resemble those for men. The
crinkled glove Is still worn for
ing wear. Some of the medium
h gloves have lace tops, while
Fs have silk tops. which extend
py to the elbow. The long gloves
D suede, but oil others are glace.
hong the novelties in party gloves
fglove embroidered from the wrist
be shoulder, but It Is not considered
hrticularly good taste. It should
p under any circumstances bc
zen by the girl who wears the same
les on o number Of occasions. For
theater pearl-gray or white stitched
Fhe back are worn. For street wear
and green will be prominent this
|ng.
to gloves, very few women under
ID the proper care due them. Eter-
vigilance Is the price Of dainty
les. They should never be rolled into
lad or left lying inside out. Pull
|slowly, stretch each finger to its
fullest length. Mend every minute
with glove thread and needles,
|ch come especially for the purpose.
(p each pair In tissue paper and keep
} long box without folding.-Chi-
b Times-Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17
THE WORD REINIKAsOC,
WnshingtOn II Its Birthplace. sew.
pape rdOn Its StrOuEhoII

"Rcinikaboo" is entitled to place in
the next revision of the dictionaries. II
has grown into the degree IF usage
which warrants formal recognition in
the language. Reinikaboo Is noun.
The derivation may be n matter of some
doubt. The definition is clear. 4 reini-
kaboo Is n newspaper publication of
certain character that can best be illus
trated by something that gained cur
rency recently. The statement was sent
out that Secretary Gage had rendered
his resignation. 1t was not true, and
yet 1t could not be classed rs n fake
pure and simple. The fake is pub
llcation Of what purports to be news,
but which is wholly fiction. The rcni-
kaboo Is not fake.
A few days ago the secretary OF the
treasury, when some one OF the pro-
nounced bimetallists of the republican
party were criticising his financial views
us not being in accord with the admin
istration, said to the president he hoped
he would not let his position cmbarrass
HiIi' ~ 'U' IItSlltllt Hilu Dt'U tl!tntPU
with the secretar,'s course and had
been looking for an opportunity TO tell
him Tint his resignation was desired,
the sccrctnry's remark would have
opened the way. But he wasn't and he
promptly told the secretary that he was
not embarrassed in the slightest de.
gree.
On this trining incident was built
the dispatch that the secretary had ten
Gnrcd his resignation. It was Il re
inikaboo-a statement Of news out of
al proportion, and almost out of rcla-
ton to the facts, ard yet having GER
tain origin and shndowy foundation.
No other word than reinikaboo quite
describes the kind Of publication. Just
why reiniliaboo does so would be diff
tcult to tell. AS n word, renkaboo cv-
lists, and applies by common usage. In
the classification of the Washington
newspaper man there are fakes, rein
illaboos and real news. The paper
which INDUCES too often becomes re-
inikaboo newspaper.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Fast Milking the Right Thing.

The rapid mixer not only does moro
work in given time than the slower
one, but he gets more butter fat from
the same cow. Experiment, having for
Its sponsor SO good an authority as DR..
Bsbcock, Is to the effect that the diff.
ference in favor Of rapid milking is, at
certain periods during lactation, as high
as II per cent. Everyone should there
fore make an effort TO learn to do fast
work and keep the milk pail frothing.
A kindly touch Is Of course important,
too. and the milloer should not be rough
In handling tho teats, but anyone fit
to be around Gown st al knows the
value Of gentleness, while Ill are not so
well informed regarding the impor-
tancs Of rapid work.-Dskota Field and
'Tarm.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

There are 40 mountains In Colora.
do whose peaks are over $4,000 feet
above the ocean level.
HARDER. the great authority on fish.
says that every square mile Of the sea
Ia inhabited by l20,000,0OO fish.
1t is estimated that over so tons Of
diamonds have been unearthed in the
South African fields during the last IS
years. These represent total value OF
S2s0.O00. 900.
About 100000 false teeth are man
ufactured annually in the United
States, while one ton of gold und three
tons of silver and platinum. to the
value Of 100000. are used In filing
teeth.
One million and half Of men work
in the coal mines Of the world. OF
these Great Britain has 5000, United
States 100000, Germany 2s5,O00, Del
gium 100000. Russia 44,0OO. The worlds
miners of metal number 1900, 900.
The popularity Of cork leg Is that
apart from the name there isn't a
vestige Of cork about II. The origin of
the term comes, it Is said, from the
fact that nearly oil the great manusac-
turers Of such articles used to live in
Cork street. Piccadilly.
The tunnels of the world are esti-
mated to number about Lac, with q
total length Of 514 miles. There are
about 1000 railroad tunnels. l2 SUBJ
aqueous tunnels. 90 canal tunnels and
40 conduit tunnels, with aggregate
leNgths OF about $50 miles.
The surface of the sea is estimated
at 150,000,00O square miles. taking the
whole surface Of the globe at 7.OOO.-
600. and its greatest depth supposedly
equals the height of the highest noun
tain. or four miles. The Pacific ocean
covers 7s,0eo,oOO square miles. the At
lantic 25,OOO,OOO. the Mediterranean
100000.
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Alaska. Why u


TO be realized from the wonderful discover
already made and to he made IN this New X 'a,.
c--A'aska-EldoradU" THE WASHING.
TON GOLD FIELDS EXPLORATION Culi.
PANi under Its character IL authorized to Irt..
pect for and acquire Mining Claims aud rtur
critics in the wonderful gold fields of KlonGiSc
and Alaska. lmmcnse fortunes have already
been reallzednnd millions more will be ina,lr
there VIII YOU allow this golden Opportunity
to pass you by" few dollars Invested IN
in this undertaking may be the foundation Ia
your fortune. The rush to the Wonderland nee.
csNitatcs Immediate action. The first in the
field the first In fortune. No snch opportunity
has ever been Presented To the pcopie Of the
present geDeration ~ is offered in tine Klon.
dikc-Alaska Gold Fields. An shareholders
get their full proportion Of all profits. No diyi.
dends are mnde on stock remaining unsold.
Send your orders enclosing One Dollar for each
share of fully paid-up and nonassessablc stock
desired to the WASHINGTON GOLD FIELDS
EXPLORATION COMPANY. Tacoma, Wash
ington.
The following Tacoma dealers in supplies for
the KlondiSc and Alaska trade nre Stockhod.
ers in the Company and will inform you regard.
ing the reliability OF its officers: Monty
Gum, Groceries; A. +. Hoska, Harness Co.
Morris Gross Co., Dry Goods and Clothing W.
q. Rowland. Outhtter; Hugo Fcitz, Tents
Tacoma Hardware Co. l02s-lyr.
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Practical Experience.

Landlady - That new boarder Is
either married or widower.
Daughter-Why, ma, he says he's
bachelor.
"Don't you believe he is. When he
opens his pocketbooli to pay his board
he always turns his back to me-
Chicago Evening News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17
GouM Al weakness easily cured BY
DR.. Miles Nerve PIasters.
Dr. Miles, Nerve Plasters for Rheumatism.
Educate Your Bowels With Cxscarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
i0c, 5c. II G. @. G. foil, druggists refund money.
Beauty IL Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
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satisfactsry All Arsuna.

Set1sfoctory All ARoun1.
e-And you were merely flirting
, me from the frst?
'e-Yes. ] hops. you are mot very
p, no. not st III; not astll. On the
Prssys ] an glad ofit Twas sfraid
wsrs n earnest, and proposed
rIy - md ont. - Clsvslsud Leader.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17
Ffs Tss Blood

which thoroughly cleanses the
blood of all the accumulated i'm
purities, tones up and strengthens
the entire system, and aids Nature
in renovating and renewing the
body 80 as to render it healthy and
strong. Those who purify their
blood with S. s. S. at this season
are we'll fortified against the many
forms of disease so prevalent dur
ing the dreaded heated term, for
it has been demonstrated that the
system that is thoroughly purified
in the spring is we'll prepared to
resist disease all summer.
No other remedy on the market
is equal to Swift's Specific as a
spring medicine, because it is the
only purely vegetable blood rem
edy and is guaranteed absolutely
free from potash, mercury and all
other minerals. 1t cleanses, puri-
fies, builds up and strengthens.
Insist on s. s. S., for there is moth
ing half as good.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17

Love 4 the apex, humility The fsun-
dation sf the Christ-like life. /.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17

The Father You. ak my consent
What expectations have your n
The Suitor-I expect 70 get your con.
sent.-Puck.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17

W/ANTED-Rclia men to tack u p advcrtis
w ing slgus $3.50 weekly; steady work
send lOc for postage. sample, etc. YOUNG
MEDICINE CO., I29 North Colorado street,
Philadelphia, Ia, Feb 3.,m.
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Na's(|Rfil|!|3

It is impossible for the system
to withstand the demands made
upon it just at this season, with
out the assistance of II good puri-
flying and strengthening tonic.
The changes which Nature DEGREES
shall take place each spring are
so severe that u breakdown is
almost sure 30 come. 1t is wise
that all possible assistance be
given during this period, as upon
this purifying process depends the
health for the entire summer.
Everybody just now should take u
thorough course of Swift's Specific
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-03-17

I. What was the sin in the life Of Heroa
and Hsrodias for which John reproved
them3 :. How did Herod attempt to quiet
this voice Of conscience? g. Why was not
John behsaded Immediately he was appre-
hendsd! Z. What gave Herodias the op-'
portunity Of accomplishing what Hsrod
was too cowardly to do Of his own WISH
g. What was her scheme and how did she
carry Il outf g. What was the probable part
strong drink played at this tragic banQuAt9
2. DID the 6sheading Of John the Baptist
quiet the voios Of conscisncsf .. What was
the ultimate fate Of Hsrod and Hsrudiasf
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14

made but one exception, in the case
Of his own flagship New York, refusing
to nominate a member.
The navigator of the Brooklyn, the
Gloucester, the Texas, Iowa and In
diana, were all members Of this board.
But the New York had no report 1t
was directed to ascertain and report
the position of the vessels engaged in
this action. It did not exceed this in
struction in any point in its report,
which comprises very little more than
chart on which the position of the
vessels are defined. This chart is the
result Of the combination of all the data
contained in the separate charts made
up by the various navigating officers
of the fleet. The report is said to be
unanimous, being signed by the navi-
eating officers of the Brooklyn along
with the others.
1t draws no conclusions, makes no
deductions and neither takes from nor
gives credit to any officer of the Amer
lean fleet from the admiral down To do
so would be to exceed the instructions
to the board. and what it has presented
other than the Instructions as al
ready stated, nothing more than dia-
gram from which the facts may be
CLEANED by any individual inspection.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
A REMARKABLE DOG.

The interior of Postmaster Woolley's do
main contains many unique advertise
ments. The following is a copy of one Of
the many curios that decorate the side
walls.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
FORMATION OF A CYCLONE.
Inception of the Twisters That Deal
Destruction and Death.
(From sd. Nicholas

(Hr0m 81. N1cnolaS.)
To get an idea of cyclones formation
imagine large circular pan or tub with
quite a large hole in the middle of the
bottom With this hole plugged fill the
vessel with water; then draw out the
plug and watch. There is first q rush of
water from all directions toward the hole
and a turbulent effort to get through.
Then the water surface above begins to
sink ana swirl, the particles gradually
circling around and around, and rushing,
ever faster, toward the centre. At last
there 10 actually a hollow space through
the centre. around which all the water in
the tub is whirling, sluggishly near the
rim but with more and more violent ra-
pidity toward the middle, until 1t PUSHES
downward through the bottom. Now, If
that water were air you would be watch
ing a little cyclone turned upside down.
for the air rushes upward instead of
downward.
In the cradle of cyclones during the
summer months, when the land and the
water grow hotter and hotter because of
air, hot, light and full OF vapor, is for a
time held down by denser air above it,
Restless, expanding, tumultuous It
thinner place in the air above is found.
Then up it madly PUSHES and into the
vacuum left behind the lower atmosphere
hastens from all directions pushing and
twisting and pouring upward until 1t has
fallen into q regular spinning around
common centre. The cyclone once
formed, rushes away from the tropics to-
ward the pole, and begins its career Of
destruction, bruising, wrecking and sink
ing the lucl1less ships which happen to be
in Its path. More and more of the sur
rounding atmosphere is drawn into the
whirl, until the storm often covers an
area nearly 1900 miles in diameter. Some
times it filings itself upon our Atlantic
coast and tears fiercely through forests,
! fields and cities. Then again 1t sweeps
away across the broad ocean and dashes
itself upon the coasts of Europe. Once in
while 1t so adroitly avoids the land that
we never know it mas passed until ships
come in torn and broken.
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CHINESE RAILWAYS.
lrrom the 1ndependent.l

The Chinese railways which have occa-
stoned so much discussion and which are
stll mostly on paper, may be divided into
four systems-the Manchurian, East
China, Central China and South China
The Manchurian system includes those
planned to connect the Trans-Siberian
road with Port Arthur and Peking, via
Kirin and Mukden The Picking connec-
ton is to be via Newchwang. Shan-hai-
kwan and Tientein. The section from
Peking to Tientsin and to Shan-hai-kwan
is completed anu it Is the extension TO
Newchwang, contracted for by an Eng
fish bank. but which Russia desires to
control, that has raised the latest dis
tuTbance. The East China system is
under the initiative Of Yung Wing so
swell known in this country, and proposes
to connect Peking with Chingkiang near
the mouth of the Yangtse, with extern
sions to Shanghai and connecting with the
German Kiaochau in the province of
Shantung. This is as yet purely on pa
per, and the concession is by no means
agreed upon. The Central China system
as yet includes only the famous Picking
Hanlau or Liu-Han line, extending in a
southwestery direction from Picking
through the province of Honan to Han
kau, on the Yangtse. The Importance of
this railroad arises from the fact that
It will open up the great valley Of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
DISMISSED FROM SERVICE.
The Charges Against Chaplain McIn-
tyre Found to Be True

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The navy de-
partment today made public the find
ings and sentence of the court-martial
in the case Of Chaplain Mcintyre. All
the charges were founded upon the
chaplain's criticism of his superior off,
GERS, in lecture delivered in Denver.
All the specifications were found
proved as alleged; the accused was
declared guilty under three charges
and he was sentenced to be dismissed
from the United States naval service.
The case is now under review at the
department.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14

Yangtse, and also that it will run very
close to the coal and iron mines of Shansi
and Honan, recently secured to an Anglo
Italian company. The concession for the
road is given to a Belgian syndicate rem
resenting France and Russia, and thus. il
Russia's claims are allowed, is definitely
Ia Russia power. A short portion only
is complete, the greater part not even vet
having been surveyed. The South China
system includes roads connecting Bhamo
IN British Burma and Hanoi in French
Iongkin with Yunnan and cities on the
planned, but are being considered
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14

Boston, Oct. 13.-Boot and shoe man
ufacturers in this city and vicinity have
claims aggregating $4,000 against !.
Med. Scott & Co., of Pittsburg, Pa,
wholesalers, whose failure was an
nounced today. Their claims have been
placed in the hands of the National
Shoe and Leather Exchange of Boston,
and Charles E. Lewando, treasurer OF
the exchange, has gone to Pittsburg
in connection with the matter.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14

Mulhall says that in the ninety years
ending with 1880, the losses IN battle
have been 4.4170OO. During that time
there have been several of tho great
est wars of history, among them the
French revolution, the Cr.mean war,
the civil war In America, the Franco
Prussian war and the Turko-Russian
wars.