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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-02
The Country Doctor Of Old.

Is the "oid country Doctor of to-day
as quaint and attractive figure as he
was 40 years ago? Probably not,
though he may know more in his pro-
fession than his predecessor. The old
doctors shrewd. weather beaten face,
was frosty but kindly" Next to the
pastor be was the most important men,
Der Of the village community, and with
in circle of ten miles everybody
knew ~the old doc" and he knew every
body and everybody's horse and dog.
Usually he had college degree and
retained pretty good taste in litera-
ture. Possibly, he was not very SCI
entific, but some OF his remedies we're
Of wondrous potency and reached
down clear to where you lived and
stirred up the foundations of things
as the pastors theology stirred up
the conscience. He gave no sugar-coat-
ed pellets, but good old Calvinistic pills
of his own compounding, of search
ing and uncompromising quality, 'try-
ing the hearts of men" and calculated
for what Virgil Tor is it Horace?) re-
fers to as "the robust entrails of the
mowers."-HIartford Courant.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-02
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

Let us be careful not to dishonor the
prophets in our own country - the
saints in our own househ olds, the good
in our own church. the talent in our
own families.
He that has faith will act upon that
faith, and through acting upon it the
faith will be increased.
God has patience with weak and i'm
perfect faith. as a stepping stone to
higher and purer faith.
Facts are a true foundation for our
faith. All that God has done for 9TH
ers proves that He can do the same
for US.
It is right to pray for temporal bless
ings, but God cares more for spiritual
blessings which may come to us by the
way He gives or withholds the tenn
poral.
There are different degrees and quail
ities even of real faith. The faith that
is founded on testimony and on out
ward proofs may grow into that which
is the souls experience Of the presence,
and love, and power Of the Saviour.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-02
PRESS SONG,
FAey Whir and clash. through the u1ghts
and days,

Ney Whir and clash. through the u1ghts
and days.
The magical looms OF thought:
And In and out, through a thousand ways.
The flashing threads are brought
Their swift purveySrs part and meet
On rail and ship. on mart and street.
With ttreless brain. with hurrying feet.
As the endless web is wrought.
They may not pause when the sun 10 nigh,
Nor rest when the light Is low:
For while men live. and act, and die,
The word flies to and fro.
II leaps the sea. II spans the plain:
On throbbing wire and mighty chain.
II runs ike fire from main TO main.
That the world may see and know.
While all men sleep. they whir and clash.
The terrible looms OF light:
On eyes that wake shall the message fash
From far beyond the night:
And songs In the under world begun
Shall touch cur lips ere day is done;
For space is nought. and the earth's at one
Linked by the words swift flight.
Man calls to man. and not in vain.
The cry TO his ear 10 brought:
All love, and labor. and hope. and pain
Into each soul Is wrought
Work on. we presses, at life's behest.
For light far spread and for wrong re
dressed
TIL time is ended. ye may not rest.
Ye marvellous looms OF thought!
Marion Couthouy Smith. in Argosy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-02
Not Unlikely.

This is lawyers story Of his first
trial in which farmer accused his
neighbor of stealing his ducks. The
lawyer was employed by the accused
to convince the court that such was
not the case. The plaintiff was posi-
tive that his neighbor was guilty Of
the offense charged, because he had
seen his ducks in the defendants s yard.
"How do you know they were your
ducks?" asked the lawyer. 81 should
know my ducks anywhere" replied the
farmer. giving description of their
various peculiarities whereby he could
distinguish them. why" said the
lawyer. those ducks cannot be of such
rare breed. I have seen some Just like
them in my own yard" "That's not
IT all unlikely" admitted the farmer,
for they are not the only ducks I have
nad stolen sately."-Detroit Free Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-02

EN NANTFD--SENFRAL TRUSTWORTHY
w perso ns in this state TO man iae our bust
"css in their own and nearby counties. II is
ninly office work COZ Quoted at home. Salary
tIaight 500 u year and expenses-defnitc
honafec, nO more no less salary. Monthly
-. References Fnclose sclf-iddresscd stan,n-
81 envcloIc, crlcrt L. II less, Prc-t.. Dept NJ
hicago. -9-l5-l6t
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-02-02

With eyeryQuaker
Kitchen Ca binet
we send, free, {
copy Of 1.-THE Ev.
cry Day Cook
Book" containing
3l5 pages OF the
most practical re.
c cipes ever com
piled, substantially
b und In cloth.
The top Of cabinet
% n inches by u
nA INt. m
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inches; has two metabottom bins one holding 50 lbs;
me large drawer one bread board which slides into
:rame Price, complete only s. on board cars in CHI
rago with the cook book free. Pay In 80 days yOl
And the Cabinet the most useful laborsaving piece
kitchen furniture you saw: II not entirely pleased
return ut our expense No deposit, no guaranty re-
Quired from any reliable person. In ordering be sure
to say you're reader Of this paperths is very import
ant-and that you accept Kitchen Cabinet Ofer No
g. Order to-day; or send for illustrated circular Nos
QUAKER VALLEY AF6 CO., 355 ". Harrison It,, Chtay.
P.S.-Genune Quaker Valley furniture Is never sold
through retaers-always from factory TO fresde u
wholesale prices. Don't accepts worthless imitation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02

. no roi1ked else the superiority OF juices
,,iI cause the growth OF thick stem from the
centre of the plant. When first extracted pe
fore the process of Fermentation seIa H. PN.t~
is sweet and scentless, and III thIs So - - $40
ferred by those unaccustomed 10 the urIhh'
Tbe fermentation takes place in tubs construct
ed for the purpose, and to ald or eNpeul'e tio
nrocess little "madre pulque or puique iho1I-
err is added. At times the fermentation Is r.
ia rded bv a cold spell at the watts. Nheh tHe
sweet sap is collected II rs IKE green va
i'm appearance and taste and is called aqua
r7iel - or honey water. Soon carbonic acld Is
formed and the pulquc becomes milky resth'r
bling i'm taste very good cider. The amount OF
carbonic acid contained is so great and the ue-
composition is so incredibly rapid that IN rev
hours il would become vinegar II not Closely
watched To prevent this the pulque dulce, or
sweet pulque, is poured into a tinacal, an OK
hide strapped to square wooden frame aiu
CAPABLE Of holding considerable amount Oh tne
Iiqlid These tinacals are of various sizes 10
meet the emergencies OF the situation.
To the sweet pulque is added an equal proper
tion Of milk and then a slight dose OF INFUSION
of rcnnet not sufficient. however. TO coaguIate
it, From the tinacal it is poured into hoss-
head bv means of pigskns and is transferred
TO the barrels Of the "hacendado' by means OF
to this city by special trains in large terces and
in "cueros de puque" or pigskins filled with the
liquid. ... i'll,
The plant does not arrive at maturity or yleld
its sap before its eighth year Its period or pro-
duction is about five months. and each plant is
supposed to yield from 125 to 100 gallons OF
uquid during that time The best pulque, OF
course cannot be obtained in the city. On the
haciendas where il is prepared II is very 1ne
and is a splendid remedy for kidney troubles
II is drunk in Mexico alone. none of the Central
or South American countries producing it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
THE "SHINE" PRIVILEGE.
BIG SUMS DEMANDED FROM BOOTBLACks
~ OFFICE TJTIIDTNGS

Since the bootblacks profession has followed
the general modern trend toward organization
II seems to have become highly remuneratNe
pursuit At least this must be inferred from
the high rates which the bootbackinG com
panes are required to pay for the privilege Oh
carrying on their business in certain desirable
places. Some time ago people were surprised 10
hear of the large sum that had been PAID by
the head of one Of these companies for the ex-
elusive bootblackng rights on the boats of one
OF the ferries The idea that the little Italian
boys worked for a company, and were not in
the business every one for himself was quite
new to most persons. A little later they received
still further proof Of the modern methods OF the
profession when they saw the cash. register car
ried by each boy, in which he was required to
deposit all the prices of his shines
But the latest development and the one that
best illustrates how the business must pay Is
the rent that is charged for bootblacks chairs
In the new giant Office buildings. There are
several Of these structures in which the eXciu-
svc shoe shining rights are rated as being
worth from 81 900 to $1,000 year in rental
l. the owners of the buildings. In one of the
newest and hugest scarcely yet finished. n man
recently offered 81 800 for the privilege of oper'
ating ten chairs for a year. This sum was re
fused without an instant = CpHSiutId 1i'i ''r
owners asserting that 5000 a year was the
least they would accept.
BY figuring a little il is easy to see how much
each chair would have to make to pay its rent
alone leaving out Of reckoning the wages of its
operator Allowing three hundred business days
to the year. the rent for each Of the ten chairs
would be 81 day. That would mean twenty
five-cent shines. Ii is not likely that the boot
black who presides over one of these chairs
could be hired for less than 81 a day, and this
brings the expense Of maintaining the chair up
to s. daily requiring forty fve-cent shines.
Now. unless a bootblack could obtain more
than forty shines day. his company would lose
money on the chair-that is, if the high rent Of
81 a day were being paid on it. Whether or
not the owners Of the building have yet sue
ceeded in convincing any bootblacking company
that the privilege Of ten chairs there Is worth
$1,000 the very fact that so large sum is
fixed upon by them and that two-thirds Of mat
amount is already being paid elsewhere for the
same thing proves that the business of polish
Ing shoes, as it is now carried on. is more proht-
able than many 4 Understanding enterprise
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
LONDON'S SMALLEST PARISHES.
From The London Star.

From The London Star.
What is the smallest parish in London? The
answer is the parish Of St John the Evangelist,
in Watling-st., which has only one Inhabited
house.
ST Mildred. Bread-st has only two houses IN
habited. and has the smallest population mime
tten) Of any city parish which still possesses its
church. ST. Anne and St Agnes parish, behind
the General Postofice, has three inhabited
houses and there are only three in st. Leonard
Foster Lane, another General Postofice parish
In 1901 there were 123 Inhabited houses in 81.
Anne and ST. Agnes, and 1874 in st. Leonard
ST Mary Mountain, not far from Cannon-st
station has only three inhabited houses. and
Allhallows- the-Less, a parish which is almost
entirely covered by CannOn-st. station, has only
seven. ST. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has only four
and they must either be inside the Bank Of Eng
land at LOyds for these institutions COM
prise the whole parish.
Outside the city there was until 1871 the par
sh Of St Katherine, which, clustering around
the historical hospital of ST. Katherine-by the
Tower. had III 1901 a population OF 2,OoZ Ihei
the St Katherine's Docks were eXcavated, ana
In 1881 the population had fallen to seventy
two. The population slightly increased mo DOUBT
through over ,rowding) in this century. and the
parish had a population Of 1S2 in 1877, when IL
was united with Aldgate.
The population OF the Tower OF London Is
e1g There was formerly a separate jurisdiction
called the Verge OF the Palaces Of St James
and whitehall which had a population Of Z3o
when it disappeared. IL 1891 Staple Inn has
only six inhabited houses. and Glasshouse Yard,
in Aldersgate-st, ninety three, with population
Of 49,:
The population Of the Old Artillery Ground
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02

which is formed by Gun-st. Steward-st. ana
others near Sptal Square, Bishopsgate. has been
steadily increasing during this century, while
the houses are decreasing pretty strong e1-
dence Of overcrOWding. o- .
The number Of inhabited houses was 100 III
1901 and the population LAPS. Now there are
139 inhabited houses and population OF = l45-
on an area of five acres The rated householu
orc are only 2O6 i'm the Old Artillery Ground,
which means either large families or sub-letting
once the Tower gunners and then the city
train bands exercised here. ~,
In the City proper there were IN lo'o oi 1 ' %
hirtbe 5nG in the Strand district and IOG in
Westminster There were only CPS marriages III
('lty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
FOR A VERY COOP REASON.

Hanover letter in The Chicago Record
The administration of the German Army IL
undoubtedly excellent. Perhaps Americans
would say 'stngy" but never mind that ~
the strictest economy II has been possible 20
keep up a big army. efficient and healthy
one with considerably less means than Any
other nation has required 10 90 the same. one
OF the reasons il that Prussia has Tho 'oglr-
rechnungskammer" the superior auditors Of
fce-an institution founded 10y the ultra-..0-
nomicaI father OF Frederick the Great wu4.h
controls every expense incurred. even the most
triting farthngs. The reprimands g this 3D.
stitution much dreaded 10y officers auc as
pecaly BY paymasters. II anything rs foo
wrong long reports nave to be- submitted &
Il IS astonishing what this "OherrechuUn ssks,,u-
mer'' Will find out. short time ago the com
lnandcr uf the Tenth Army Corps al llan',
received a query from the auditors asking Wy
the broad streets OF the camp at Mucust'r hai
not been let out TO peasants for cattle pastur"
when not IN use as a camping ground a. ~ don
with other camps in Prussia. The general scrt
the question e. tho commandment az the CAM
at Muenster whose witty vein h. knew. tn
general returned the question 10 the oOerrro h-
nungskammer with no other comment than TIE
words the margin: Because In this sectoh
Of the country cattle DO not eat sand"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
AUGUSTIN DALY'S BIBLE.
THE EXPANSION TO FORTY 1.-TWO VOLUMES.
WHICH COST MANY YEARS AND THOU
SANDS OF DOLLARS


Since the death Of Augustin DAILY some REFER
ences have been made in this paper t. his re-
markable expanded copy of the Bible. but TO
account has been given-indeed II would NC
scarcely possible to give one-to show what a
wonderful work it really is. The account which
is here given is furnished by Henry Blackwell
who mounted all the pages arranged the p'"'''
and bound the volumes.
Mr. Dalv spent many years in collecting the
plates which were to accompany or. rather.
were chiefly to make up the work. He then
turned them over to Mr.. Blackwell 10 be ar
ranged and bound 1t was a tremendous piece
Of work and while Mr.. Blackwell was about X
Mr. DAILY frequently sent him more plates "hiie
the binder collected considerable number nm
self There were in the end about eight thou
sand plates, and in sorting and arranging these
Mr. Blackwell declares he spent no less than
eighteen hundred hours before a beginning
could be made with the actual binding. TINS
took all Of his spare time for two years.
In the course of his work he read the whole ~
the Bible through four times, and ne thinks
that when he got through he could have passed
a good examination in theology. lie arranged
the plates by subjects, and when he found 30
many OF single subject that he did not care
to place them all together he scattered some
tanning more or less direct references 10 the
subjects.
The next care was the text. The Douai YER
sion was used and the edition was one printed
in Dublin something over hundred years ago
Two copies were used, because every page had
to be mounted by itself on Special paper, so
that one side OF each leaf was lost Some OF
the pages were much soiled In order 10 get
them all clean. and uniformly so. Mr. Blackwell
took the books all to pieces and boiled the
pages lust as a washerwoman would boil
clothes Then he hung them on the clothesline
in the back yard and sat smoking his pipe and
watching them while they dried, the other MEM
bers of his family and the neighbors being all
the time filed with due horror at such treat
ment OF a valuable book
But the pages came through the process sound
and clean ard then came the work OF mounting
them. and finally Of binding They were bound
into forty-two volumes. in half white levant.
with venum sides Sometimes there is a con
siderable amount of text in a volume and some
times there is extremely little. according 20 how
many plates have to accompany it. The Gospel
of Matthew for instance takes three or four
volumes and the Lords Prayer alone takes
whole volume This volume OF course. con
tains only one leaf Of the regular text Of the
book, but it also contains the prayer in $50 Ian
guages besides the many plates.
Each Of the volumes has title page with
water-color drawing by Eugene Grivaz Mr..
Blackwell estimates that the whole work must
have cost Mr.. DAILY not less than SO 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
HOW PULQUE is MADE.
THE CAUSE OF ITS DIsAGREEARLE DOOR.

TIE CAUSE OF IT'S DIsAFNtF.NI 'I9T4 OI7UTN'
From The Mexico Two Republics.
A great many people think the putrd odor OF
pulque is due TO the pigskln IN Whlch II Is ca
rried ia market In this they are entirely mis-
taken The late Ambassador Of the United
States. Mr. Romero. has splendid explanation
in one Of his books of the process OF extracting
and preparing pulque for market. He says that
the putrid odor and flavor Of the famous beFer-
age are caused by the rennet that is put in II in
order TO induce a slight amount Of putrescence
as i'm cheese
The various guidebooks that are published
give the reader a very poor idea of how pulque
is prepared. The pulque plant is indigenous 10
Mexico. and grows on the plateau where for
months and wears at a time no rain falls. The
plains OF Apam, a large tract Of land lying IN
the States OF Mexico. Puebla and Hidalgo about
sixty miles east Of this city, are famous on
account of their production of pulque.
When the liquor is ready 10 flow the plant
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-04-19

The American Sunday School Union
whose headquarters are in Philadel-
phia with Morris X. Jesup of New
York as President. will on the 25th of
next May celebrate it's Seventy fifth
Anniversary in Philadelphia. A Special
Committee of Arrangements has been
appointed. ClaIkson Clotbier Chairman.
William II. Wanamsker William c.
StOever, II. c. Cara of Philadelphia,
Robert T. B. Easton and John n. Beach
of New York, with ]. NJ. Andrews as
Secretary and Elmer b. Stevenson of
Iowa as Assistant to the Chairman.
The Academy OF Music one of the
largest Aud'toriums of the city, has
already been secured for the meetings.
Many leading speakers of the country
are TO be here and representatives of
the Union from all parts of the United
States will be present. No pains will
be spared to make this one of the great
est gatherings of the kind ever held in
this country.
This is the oldest and largest Sunday
School Missionary Society in America,
having for its field of operations the
whole United States and has organized
over one hundred thousand Sunday
Schools curing its seventy-five years
Of work.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-04-19
HEROES CT THE RAILWAY.
Deeds of Daring that the Men Them
selves Sonnet mes Forget.

Deed. of Daring that the Men Them.
selves Sonnet mes Forget.
The Century has published several
articles on the Heroes of Peace. and
one Of the best of the series appears
IN a late number of the magazine. 1t
is called Heroes of the Railway Ser
vice." and consist of notes from the
experience Of Charles De Lano Hine.
The writer is a graduate Of West Point.
who. after serving four years as an
officer. voluntarily resigned his COM
mission in the army to become n
reight-brakeman. He worked six
months as a brakeman and two years
As a yard-master. all of the time in
constant contact with the men and the
dangers he describes. In the late war
he was major in the First District
Of Columbia Volunteer Infantry. Here
IS one Of the good stories he tells:
Not long ago freight-cOnducrOr
started on a night run after dra wing
mis- mouths wages from the pay-car.
He had with him his young son. a lad
IF II, and when well under way they
began to cook supper on the caboOSe
stove. The rear brakeman. on watch
in the cupola, observed that the engine
seemed to have unusual difficulty in
pulling the train. He did not connect
this fact with the presence of several
hOboes on top of the cars. who. un-
known to him. were setting brakes and
stalling the train. The front door Of
the caboose flew open. and four masked
and armed men ordered the occupants
to throw up their hands. The con-
ductor jumped to shield his child.
seized coupling-pin and smashed Il
head. but not until four shots had rung
out and three bullets were in his body.
Fighting to the last. he fell dead in the
doorway. The brakeman was shot in
the arm, and made his escape from The
car to the ground. Fearing he would
give the alarm and cause their capture.
the bandits fled. Then the boy showed
that the blood of heroes is transmitted
to succeeding generations. He pulled
the body of his father inside. and cooily
secured his money and watch. He no.
ticed that the train was barely moving.
and it occurred to him that there was a
second section close behind. He knew
the brakeman had no lantern even #
alive. The plucky boy took the red
!ight and torpedoes. dropped of. ran
oack. expecting at every step to be
shot, and tagged the other train. Trav-
elers westward over the Big Four
sometimes wonder why slender vol
unteer seems SO prominent in helping
the switchmen attach the dining car at
one of the terminals. If they happen
to inquire, the men reply: why. that
s Johns boy, the conductor those
buns put in the clear that payday
last year"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-04-19
comn,tcr ted Rel.,tonship.

A curious case of complicated rela-
tionship exists in Oakland, as result
If a father and son marrying two SIS
ters. Alinio Tolentino de Figuereda.
aged fifty. married May Carmyn. an
eighteen year-old girl. and Wilfred A.
De Ffguereda. aged eighteen. married
Katherine Carmyn. twenty-three years
DID. Thus the boy will be his fathers
brother-in-law; the two sisters will be
,isters-in-law; the fathers wife will
be a step-mot,ier to her brother-in-law;
the sons wife will be the old gentle
mans daughter-in-law as well as sis
ter-in-law. II childre. be born to the
wife Of the son. the grandfather will
be their uncle, and should there be
children in the fathers home the son
will be uncle and step-brOther. The
old mans wife will be aunt and step
grandmother to her sisters little ones
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1899-04-19

No sovereign is SO rich as the EN-
peror of Russia, and no sovereign has
such heavy calls upon his purse. The
Grand Dukes Vladimir, Alexis. Serge
and Paul AlexandrOvitch, as well as
the Grand Duke MichaelNicholeje-
witch, as the sons Of emperOrs Of Rus
sia, receive from the head Of the house
an annual sum Of 1885, 900 rubles, which,
added to their private means, makes
them very rich. The wives and widows
of Russian grand dukes receive 10000
rubles. their sons 10000 rubles. 1t
was the late Emperor Alexander Ill.
who made the rule that every member
of the Russian imperial family must
spend a part of the year in Russia or
else lose q third of his or her allowance.