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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-04

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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-12-21
FLIES AND THEIR WAYS.
Found In Greatest Numbers In
the Vicinity Of Stables.

"House flies" said DR.. L. o. Howard,
the famous entomologist of the agri-
cultural department, come mostly
from the stables and the dirt left in
the streets by horses. II we could do
away with horses we would not have SO
many flies. A single stable in which
q horse is kept will fill an extended
neighborhood with flies. People living
in agricultural communities will prob
ably never get rid of the pest, but in
cities, with better modes of disposing
of garbage and with the lessening of
the number of horses In stables conse-
quent upon the increased use of cleo
trio street railways, bicycles and horse
less carriages, the time may come when
window screens may be discarded"
"How fast do flies multiply"
"An ordinary house fly will lay 1870
eggs during its existence, and 80 per
cent. of them will be hatched out. Dur
ing the ordinary summer IL or l3 gen.
erations of flies will be produced, SO
you can make the calculation yourself.
Every female fly is the progenitor of
millions of flies during a single sum
mcr.
There are four or five kinds of house
flies. The most common known to en-
tomologists is the 'musca domestica.' a
medium-sized grayish fly with its
mouth spread out for sucking up liquid
substances. 1t cannot bite. There is
. u cnl1 1ol 4 ha .ctn 1pif
which resembles it closely, but differs
in having an important appcndage that
is built to pierce the skin. 1t is second
in abundance. Both of these flies are
chiefly bred in manure. In our expert
ence and those of other entomologists
it has been discovered that they will
seldom lay their eggs in anything else.
There are several other kinds of
flies, but these two are the most COM
mon, and to then we owe the nuisance
that housewives suffer. The eggs are
hatched into larvae within "a hours
after they are laid. They remain in
the larval state from five to seven days.
and in the pupal state similar time.
The average life of fly is from ten to
fourteen days"
Does the fly serve any useful pur-
pose?"
Not so far as we have ever discov-
ered," said DR.. Howard, "and it does q
great deal more injury than people
commonly suppose. We are accustomed
to think of flies simply as nuisance,
but they are undoubtedly the carriers
of contagion, as was abundantly proved
during the war Of the rebellion and
also in the camps Of our army last
summer. 1t is the judgment Of the
highest authorities that a considerable
part Of the typhoid fever was due to the
flies in the camps."-Chicago Daily Rec
ord.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-12-21
FOLDING PIAZZA COUCH.
ACOnvenience for LOunginE or Sleep
ing in Open Air During the
Warm Weather.

For the summer piazza one Of the
most convenient pieces Of furniture is
folding couch that can be raised up
and fastened to the side of the house
somewhat similar to mantel folding
bed.
The illustration shows such couch
that is attached to the weather boards
of the house at the inner side, by means
of large strap hinges, while the outer
edge is supported on legs fastened to
the under side OF the woodwork.
An old hair mattress can be employed
as the topping. and it should be laid
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-12-21
Pretty Floral Decorations.

When flowers are costly pretty din
ner table decoration may be had by
using smilax, laurel or asparagus vine
made into wreaths and tied with white,
scarlet or pink satin ribbon. These
wreaths may be placed at the four cor
ners of the table, inside the covers, or
laid around candelabra placed in the
center, at the corners or at each end.
Or they may be used at two corners,
diagonally, with vases OF suitable
flowers, daisies or carnations, in two
other corners. II violet ribbons are
used have the dishes for bonbons filled
with crystallized violets and mint
leaves. Candles with white shades are
prettier with violet and green than
those of color, as the light through
a violet or green is not becoming.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-12-21
To Clean Platter nusts.

Plaster busts and statuettes may be
cleaned by dippirg them into thick
liquid starch and drying. When the
starch is brushed off the dirt comes
with Il.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-12-21

FOLDlNG COUCh fOR lHE flALAA.
on the platform and held down by
means of denim, which is drawn down
all around the edges and tackled secure
ly to the wood.
The tufted effect shown in the Illus
tration is obtained by making holes in
the wood and with a long pack needle
string is drawn up through the mat
tress and tied at the top through the
edge Of a metal or cloth-covered but
ton.
Where the string is tied the mat
tress,is depressed so the bottom is deep
seated. A valance of the denim is made
and gathered around the front and two
ends, as shown.
In rainy weather, or when more plaza
space is required, the couch can be
raised, valance tucked in and the whole
thing fastened to the weather boards
by means of strap. - Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-12-21

Gods book of nature agrees with His
book of Revelation in this glorious hope.
Only with Jesus as King can these
good times come. Every convert to
Christianity is another step towards
them.
mighty hopes make US men."-Ten-
nysou. The assurance of transformed
world gives enthusiasm and strength,
and readiness to deny ourselves for the
salvation of the world.
It is blessed to have such ideals ever
before us, toward which we may labor
as well rs hope.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
kaiser's Large Expenses.

a lively controversy is raging in
Berlin just now as to where the money
is to come from to defray the cost OF
the kaiser's approaching visit to
Jerusalem. Even though his majesty
is to 60 as a Cooks tourist, the ex-
pense entailed by the expedition will
be very considerable; and, as all the
world knows, the imperial privy purse
is by no means too well filed at the
present time. There is a rumor that
the kaiser may ask subjects to come
to his assistance in the matter; and
in consideration of the advantages
that may accrue to the empire from
his stay in the east, add to his civil list
special grant in aid this year. If lie
be well advised, however, he will
think twice-nay, even thrice-before
doing anything of the kind, for. iudr-
ing by the tone in which the subject
is being discussed, his chance of oh
tanning a single pfennig is nil, no mat
ter how persausively DR.. Won Miguel
may plead for him. Indeed, bitter
complaints are already TO be heard
on all sides as to the way the civil list
has increased in these latter days.
The present kaiser's income is more
than twice as large as that which the
old kaiser had; and yet he is always
In sore need of money, to the infinite
aismay Of his cheese-paring Prus-
slams, who cannot conceive what he
does with his income.-Pall Mall Ga
sette.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
THINGS SEEM DIFFERENT NOW
The Young Soldiers Views Have
Changed since He Came Back
from Cuba.

Before I went away with the regi
ment," b" said Mount Pleasant boy, who
isnow fattening again, Il was begin
ming to entertain an exceedingly small
opinion of this town in particular, and
of this whole stretch of country in
general. Washington was rapidly be-
coming too contracted a sphere for
nee. I was falling into the habit of
lying awake at night and thinking OF
chucking up my job and getting out Of
here. I wanted to roam. / wanted to
go out west, first of all. My idea was
to take a hack at Chicago first, theE
get on out to Denver; then on to San
Francisco. After a few months OF
pipe-dream life in Frisco and down in
southern California, I figured on rum
ming over to the Hawaiian islands.
even had my mind sort o. set on shak-
ing Japan up a bit. I didn't partucu-
larly know how was going TO do all
this, but the idea of doing it all
haunted me. This thing of living at
home in Washington palled on me. II
struck me as being altogether too
commonplace and prosaic."
The young man paused to sample
the contents of seven more plates full
Of appetizing-looking stuff that his
mother and sisters placed before him,
and continued:
But 7 guess, upon the whole. look
ing at the matter from all sides and
from every point Of view, that Wash
ington will be good enough for me for
the next 112 years. That's what the
trenches of Santiago have done for me.
don't want to roam. I've completely
cut out the roaming idea. There's
nothing in if. | want to be common
place. I want TO be prosaic. want
to be, and am going to be, what the
funny ducks call home guy.' I'm GO
ing to hang on to my job here. don't
think I'm so many as / did before
went down below there with the boys.
I had a chance to see how dead easy 1t
would have been for the world to con-
tinue going around had | been Just
wiped clean from the map some old
morning there in Cuba. don't banker
for any more excitement. just want
10 have the weather get cold and rainy
and dismal, so that I can emphasize
the delight in clinging to my own fire.
side-snuggliHg up 10 the latrobe that
/ didn't much figure on ever seeing
again a very few weeks ago. Wash
ington is a comfortable old town. and
you hear me. Every night since I've
been back, after taking a nice cold
ducking in really-and-truly and sure
enough porcelain bath tub, and get
ting on a well-sired nightshir: pre-
paratory 70 going TO bed, and hearing
my mother and sisters and the governor
talking downstairs, and hearing the
darky boys singing up and down the
streets. and the cars changing by once
in awhile--well, say, I've just gone TO
the window Of my room. and looked
out at the stars. and thanked the good
God that il has all been arranged this
way, and that I've got a home.
That's what TIE Santiago trenches
did for me and it's about enough
Washington Star
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
AcnnlfIe 4.

Noltaire, when on his estate Of Fer
ney, was fond Of assuming the air Of
nobility, and displayed a most philo
sophieal hatred OF poachers. One luck
less fellow was caught and brought
before him. Voltaire determined to
try him according to Law, and took his
seat rs judge, directing his secretary
to act as counsel for the prisoner The
advocate made a long speech in favor
OF the culprit and stopped suddenly
"Why do YOU hesitate?" asked Vol
taire. 81 wish to read a passage from
a volume in your library" He pro
cured the book and silently turned its
leaves. Noltaire became impatient and
demanded the cause of his silence.
well" answered the secretary, Il have
been looking for the word humanity.
and see you have omitted It," Voltaire
thought the argument SO forcible that
he set the poacher free.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
HIS LAZTNESS CURED.
rh. Amazing TransesrHation % Ras
fus stoggtnby to n Nan OF
Energy and Action

st once knew a man. said Col. Cal
liner. who was transformed IN day,
Ia a minute, in fact, from the laziest
man in town, into one of the most driv-
Tag and energetic. That was my old
friend Rufus Stagginby, who former
ly lived In StorIgille Center, Vt.
"Mr. stogginby had in his front yard
lust one small tree. But he was very
proud Of this tree, and he liked to get
out and sit in the shade of it. The
only trouble was that the shadow the
tree cast was SO small that to keep
IN il as it shifted with the sun he had
to keep moving his chair. To do away
with this he built around the tree
revolving platform, whose movement
was adjusted to that of the sun. There
after, when he once placed his chair IN
he shadow he never had to move It.
For years Mr.. Stogginby found
great comfort in the revolving plat
form, and from a sort Of attachment
he had formed for it he continued to
use it even after the growth Of the
tree had made It no longer essential
to its purpose, but finally something
happened that made him give 1t up.
at seems that the spring that Mr.,
stqgginby had put in to move the ma
chinery of the platform was very
powerful. Made that way so that II
wouldn't be necessary to wind It up
very often; only about once IN three
months. In some way, one day, when
II had Just been wound, the spring got
loose and started in to expend in about
three minutes the power that had been
stored up for three months, aud Mr..
stogginby, who had just settled down
comfortably in his chair On the plat
form, suddenly found himself whirling
round and round with great velocity.
He had built around the platform
railing to lean his chair against and to
give the platform a kind Of inishl and
he was now by the action of eeatrif-
ugal force thrown up against this
railing and held there. In about a
minute. however. a section Of the rail
ing gave way and Mr.. stoggiuby went
sailing through the air. He was
thrown toward his house, and with
such force that he smashed through
window and went clean across the
room to land in the fireplace On the
other side.
"Mr. stogginby suffered no serious
injury from this mishap, but the re-
markable transformation IN him which
I have described was by everybody at
tributed to it. He had before been
lazy; be now became a man of energy
and action. It seemed as though he
must have been all his life under some
sort of a brake. waiting for just the
right touch to release it; and nobody
doubted that this had come from some
jar received in his fight Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
OREGON'S MANILA GUARDS.
Girls, the sweethearts of
Brave Volunteers.

There has been organized at Nc
Minnville, Ore, company of 40 young
women calling themselves the Manila
guards" Their object is moral, phys
ical and intellectual improvement.
They are the sisters, sweethearts
and schoolmates of the Oregon vol
unteers who went to Manila. Beauty
and physical excellence are necessary
qualifications of members, and this
climate furnishes some excellent
types. Ages range from Is TO 81 years,
and the members are the daughters Of
the best people of the city and coun-
try.
The girls are neatly uniformed and
equipped as nearly like the boys in
blue as conditions will allow-a snug
fitting blouse of blue cloth, with brass
buttons and blue skirt, cut nine inches
from the floor, with two white stripes
Of braid down each side. Tan leg
gings are worn, and a blue fatigue
cap, with tiny broom made of manila
and wrapped with red, white and blue
cord as a pompon, constitutes the
head-dress. On the left breast is worn
five-point star, made of manila. and
wrapped with red, white and blue
thread.
The guard is equipped with swrods.
belts and haversacks, and is drilled by
an old army veteran in marching and
saber drill, the latter according to the
old Stevenson tactics" They have
attained high proficiency in drill, and
their fame has become state wide.
They gave an exhibition drill on the
Fourth of July and created sensa-
ton.
These pretty cavaliers will attend
the annual regatta at Astoria. They
viii travel over 300 miles by rail and
boat. All expenses will be paid by
the regatta committee. They are de-
termined to be the chief attraction
and are brushing up their uniforms
and drilling daily for the trip.
Orders have been issued for the AS
toria campaign. Two blankets, a
sheet and a pillow will be allowed
10 each member, and two must bunk
together, tying their effects in one
bundle.
Discipline is very rigid, which is nee
essary to control 40 romping. healthy
girls. Rising and retiring at appoint
ed hours are required. Breaches Of
discipline are punishable by reducing
officers TO the ranks and the dismissal
of erratie ones from membership.
The guard can storm the trenches
or drive mob from the streets, and
when in a sham conflict their wells re-
mind the old troopers of the "Jobn.
MES and "fanks" Of long ago.-Port-
land oregonisn.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
KISSED BY FIFTEEN.
A ConyaIeseent soldier Has N Bliss
full Experience on q New
Jersey Railroad.

On the Erie Western express which
pulled out of Jersey City was a men,
ber of the seyenty-frst regiment who
had served through the Cuban cam
paign, and who, just out Of the hos
pital, was bound for the home of his
family to reeuperate. 1t was evident
at a glance that he was none too
strong He was travelling alone, but
the kind-hearted passengers, men and
women alike, saw TO it that he did
not suffer for lack of attention. Fruit
and cakes and other articles were fair
ly showered upon him, and were ae-
cepted with a wan smile and a tired
Thank you
At Paterson Is young women, ae-
companied by as many men. boarded
the train. At once the young women
spied the invalid soldier. and without
more ado deserted their escorts and
fiocked about him. The young women
were pretty. and the soldier began to
show signs of returning health They
we're so persuasive, too, that finally
they induced him to tell some of his
experiences. The result was that in
few minutes all the feminine portion
of the audience was in tears, and the
soldier storyteller had 10 cut short
his narrative.
All the while the train was bowling
along, and soon the home station of
the young women was reached. OF
course, that meant that they had to
get off. Just as the station was
reached a demure looking miss, with
the roses mantling her cheeks, looked
bashfully about her, and then, with an
independent toss of her head, stopped
over the young soldier and kissed his
pale cheek. Fourteen other young
women promptly followed suit. Tears
came to the eyes of the gallant Seven
ty-first man; and then the young wom-
en were gone.
The soldier looked happy for a long
tipe afterward, and somehow it
seemed that the remaining passengers
on the train shared the happiness.
And it was worth noticing that even
the escorts of the young women ap-
peared not disposed to find faulty.
Y. Times.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
he WAS UNRECoNsTRUeTED.
Know That the War Was
on Again.

THE war with Spain" remarked the
handsome drummer from Philadel-
phia, may, as our statesmen and or
ators tell us, be a blessing in that it
has brought together once more in
fraternal union the two sections Of
the country split wide open by the
civil war, but while their speeches are
all right in a general way, they are
lacking in some of the particulars.
For instance, two weeks ago | was
passing along a remote road in Mis-
sissippi. At the ford of a small stream
met a man of about 30 years, who
was quite as primitive a specimen as
I ever saw in my life. asked him the
way to the place I was after, and, as
he was going the same way, I asked
him to join me, and we enlivened the
journey by conversation. Naturally,
the first thing l spoke about after
the preliminaries was the war, and
I said I didn't suppose he had been
in the fight.
"'No,' he said, but my daddy wuz'
"'How did it happen that he went
in and you didn't?' l asked.
"I wuzn't born then, mister he
answered, looking at me as if | ought
to have known better than to ask such
a question.
Oh / hastened to explain, when !
caught onto what he was thinking
about, I don't mean the last war be-
tween the north and the south, bat
the one that has been on this summer.
'Gewhillikins, he exclaimed, has
ther' been another WARP
"'Of course there has, said, laugh
Ing at his surprise and his ignorance.
"'Well, I'll be derned.' he said. after
giving himself a moments thought;
1T do seem like ez eff we never
would git them dang Yankees licked
plumb right; don't it?'
Then it took me a minute TO COM
prehend clearly what was in the
mind of this far-away, unreconstruct-
ed sOutherner, and when / did never
let on that he was mistaken in his
facts and conclusions, but jollied him
along for a mile down the road, when
he turned off into the woods and left
me to pursue my way alone, wonder
ing what there was in the world that
we had not yet heard of."-Washing-
ton Star
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
HoRsERADISH TIME.
Cses of This Pungenf Root That
some People Don't EHsw
Abeut.

Of the ffinprant merchants whose
raneous cries are just now particular
lv penetrating none is more insistent
than the purveyor OF horseradish. a
vender almost peculiar to the East
side and upper sections Of New York.
He comes trihe early this year, per-
haps, but he says on being questioned
as TO this preYiousness that the horse
radish ctap is very much ahsat Of il
time.
.sProperfy." said one Of the veEdei
to me. the season does not begin Il, :
til oyster time; hut since the efaa
insisted on eomrg = perfection son.
weeks in advance and horseradish Is
mighty gaod as 4 relish fer all sorts
Of cold meats, why. + reckon no one
objects to that fact, ieastWays not the
restaurant keepers.
Good cooks always buy plenty Of
horseradish of us hawkers, for you
have no idea how many are the fine
dishes which may be made with the
root. Lots of people make very
toethsome sauce by covering one
pound of sliced horseradish root with
spirits of wine and keeping the mix
ture tightly corked. Then this Is
added drop by drop to the white
sauces used for meats or fish. When
mixed with a little fresh mustard and
red pepper the horseradiah and spirits
Of wine make a great sauce for broiled
beef or deviled chicken.
"Horseradish vinegar is another
coneoctfon much used in New York,
and the way to make 1t is to soak
a eupful of freshly grated root to-
gether with an ounce of minced on
ions. a piece of garlic and pinch OF
red pepper in a quart of cider vinegar.
After this has been kept eorked up
for a week it is strainea gh
cloth and bottled for use. 1t Is pleas
ant addition to a number of salads.
MANY of the restaurants uptown
where the cooks are foreigners grow
very fine salad from horseradish-
Thev take the crowns which are left
after the roots are dug up and bury
them upright in moist beds which they
keep specially for the purpose in the
dark. warm cellars under the restau-
rants. ~. 7. Herald.
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
PRESS SONG.


They whif and clash through the nights
and days.
The magical looms Of thought
And in ard out through a thousand ways.
The flashing threads are brought
Their swift pnrveyoHs part and meet,
On rail- and ship. on mart and street,
VIII tireess brain. with hurrying feet
As the endless web is wrought.
They may not pause when the sun is high,
Nor rest when the Hight is lew
For while men live. and act. and die,
Tae word flies to and fro
II leaps The sea, it spans the plain.
On throhbing wire and mighty chain,
L runs ike fire from main 70 maini
That the world may see and know.
While all men sleep. they whsr and clash,
The terrible looms Of light
On eyes that wake shaIl the message tiash,
From far beyond the aght.
And songs Ia the under world begun
Shall touch cur lips ere day is done
For space Is nought. and the earth al one,
Linked BY the words swift flight.
Man calls TO man, and not in vain,
The cry % his ear is brought.
Al love. and labor, and hope. and pain
Iato each soul is wrought
Work on. We presses, t ife's bchest,
For Hight far spread. and for wrong re-.
dressed
TIL time is ended, sc may not rest,
xe marvellous looms OF thought
--sdarion Couthouy Smith. IN Argosy
The Van Buren press., 1899-01-07
Nof IfuIIIgeIr

This is a lawyers story of his frs.
trial in which a 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 yard
How do you know they were your
ducks?" asked the lawyer Il should
know my ducks anywhere" replied the
farmer, giving a description of their
various peculiarities whereby he could
distinguish them. Why" said the
lawyer. those ducks cannot be Of such
rare breed. have seen some just like
them in my own yard" That's not
at all unlikely admitted the farmer,
"for they are not the only ducks have
had stolen lately."-Detroit Free Presa