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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
UTILIZING roGS.
The Problem 70 Which California
AErlcuiturIsts Are tnvtted to
Address Themselves.

Herbert Earlsciifie. of Santa Bar
hara. Cal. has communicated to the
weather bureau. ,hrorsh the chamber
of commerce Of Los IN geies. Il sugges-
tion relative TO fer that should call
forth all the inventive genius of Amer
lea, Mr, Eailscii5> ,ays:
"ir California :-sre are vast areas
ef valuable land wlsfe the water sup
ply is insufficient. Iu;urc has endeav-
;red to correct ,Eist / : sending in heavy
logs laden with rlc;.:ure. ard 1t only
remains fer the ingenuity of man to
utilize this. Tle.t .:gs generally come
in from the oceua az right daring the
dry summer rcout.!. when most need
ed. but are Gissipatt d carly in the morn
ing by the sun. HS!ci> np!c moisture
brought 10 our very doors II we could
but discover some simple aud practical
method of condeHgiug or p-ecip.tating
it on large scale"
1t certainly is Ia a.izing 70 think Of
this immense qua!;ity OF moisture
present ard viaih.c but ucavai,ah,v.
Neither science rcc art at present can
suggest any feasible method of causing
this fcg 10 descend In refreshing drops
Of rain. On the other hand. the green
vegetation at the SUBMITS of many
mountains has often been observed to
be due essentially to cloud or fog and
not TO rain; it may, therefore, be hoped
that alony the coast ci California some
lie rice will soon be introduced that shall
catch the fog particles as they float
along and force them 10 trickle down in
gentle streams of water so as TO moisten
the earth. We do not propose to con-
dense or precipitate the atmospheric
moisture in the ordinary sense of those
words. but simply to catch it as the
! leaves of the trees do. We recall the so
called drip from every rock and twig
on the summit Of Table mountain at
Cape Town, and especially on the sum-
nit of Green mountain, in the island OF
Ascension, and the dampness OF the
rocks on Pixies Peak, and we cannot
doubt but that in many spots through
out the globe vegetation is kept alive
by the small amount of moisture that
is caught on the leaves, and. dripping
thence to the ground, 10 soaked up by
the roots Of the plant. In fact there
are several plants whose leaves and
branches are so arranged as to facili'
tate drip and the collection Of moisture
by this process.
What is needed by the agriculturist
on the California coast is some simple
mechanical arrangement by which the
quantity Of fog particles shall be inter
cepted as they flow past any given
plant, and shall be forced to drip or
glide downward into the ground at the
root Of the plant. Any fan-shaped ar
rangement of sticks or slate that in
creases the area exposed to the fog
should apparently increase the quanti-
ty Of moisture carried down to the
roots. Mechanical devices, the ex-
plosion of dynamite, refrigerating ap.
paratus and other analogous devices
are likely to be too expensive in com
parison with the return they make
| Monthly Weather Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
BARRELS OF SAMPLES.
Over Two Hundred Thousand Tral Bot
ties Sent Free by Mail.

BY special arrangement with the
manufacturers of that justly famous
Kidney Medicine, DR.. David krnue-
dy's FavOrite Remedy, the readers Of
the tOSr are enabled t. obtain n trial
bottle aud pamphlet OF valuable med-
ical advice absolutely free, by send.
ing their full name aud address to
the DIR. DAVID KENNEDY CORPO.
RATION, Rondout, N. Y. aud men
tion this paper.
OF course this involves enormous
expense to the manufacturer, but thev
have received so many grateful let
ters frori those who have been bene.
fitted and cured of the various dis
eases of the Kidney. Liver Bladder
and Blood, Rheumatism. Dyspepsia
and Chronic ConstiI alton, an0 all
weaknesses peculiar to women, that
they willingly send trial bottles TO all
sufferers.
Upon investigation it was found
that 81 per cent of those who had
used the trial bottle had received
such benefit from it that they pur.
chased large sized bottles of their
druggists.
1t matters not how sick you are or
how many physicians have failed to
help YOU. send for trial bottle of
this great medicine, it costs you but
postal card, and benefit and cure
will most certainly be the result.
Put some urine in glass tumbler
and let it stand "a hours; il it has a
sediment or il it Is pale or discolored,
milky or cloudy, stringy or rcpy,your
Kidneys or Bladder are in q bad con-
dition. DR.. David kennedy's Favor.
ite Remedy speedily cures such dan.
gerous symptoms AS pain in the back,
inability to hold urine, Il burning
scalding pain in passing it, frequent
desire to urinate, especially at night,
the staining of linen by your urine
and all the unpleasect and dangerous
effects Oh the system produced by the
use of whiskey, wine or beer, DIR.
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is
sold at all drug stores at $1.W for a
large bottle six bottles for $500.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30

A learned doctor says that onions are
really sweeteners of the breath in the
long run. They rectify disorders of
the stomach, carry of the poison accu-
mulating in the system, act as vermi-
fuge, and, if eaten raw, will loften check
q violent influenza. To eat small
onion every night at bedtime is good
way to cure sleeplessness, as well as
certain head troubles. 1t soothes the
nerves without the evil effects Of a
drug. The torment of earache is often
relieved by the application of roasted
onion heart, and onion sirup for a cough
Is too we'll known to need more than
ention.-Housewife
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
Tariff On Skulls.

A Swiss anthropologist. on his return
from Patagonia, brought home with
Linn complete collection of Patagonian
skulls, and when the custom house pro
posed to tax them on the basis of anj-
mails bones imported as manure he pro-
tested that this was an insult to hui
manity. To his surprise his objection
was listened to, and he received re.
ceipt for the duty charged upon high
er scale. with the skulls entered as "re-
turned emigrants' worn effects"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
AUDITORS NOTICE.
In the Estate Of ! In the or

In the Estate Of In the Orphans Cour
Nathan Arbogast, decd' ol snyder Co.. ia.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
Auditor appointed by said Court to make distri
hutton OF The balance appearing in the account
filed, to and among the parties legally entitled
win sit for that purpose at the Washington Ho
tel AT Middleburg. Pa, on Tuesday, April Is
isao at IL O'Clock A. NJ, where ali parties In In
terest are requested to present their claims le
gally authenticated and In ccns0nance with tht
Rules OF Court, or be forever debafred from par
'"c'pa',nS '''' W. e. HoUsEwoRTH.
March 2c. 1899, Auditor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
Elkhart Normal School
and Business institute

The Elkhart Normal Shool anG
Business Institute offers thorough
courses, methods, and instructions
in Pedagogy, Book keeping, Steno-
graphy, Penmanship, Darwing, El
ocution and Oratory, and Physical
Culture, and At the lowest rates fol
tuition and board. Students can
enter at any time. Circular, blotter,
and a copy Educational News fol
for an application, address. DR.. H.
A. Mumaw, Sec'y, Elbhart. Ind.
3.23 2m.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30

Are you sure you love her?" asked
his close friend.
absolutely" answered the young
man. i've been her partner at whist
when she forgot what ,rumps were. and
didn't lose my temper."-Washington
Star,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30

"Why do you think they are on their
wedding Journey"
Didn't you notice that he had the
pocketbook when they bought those
oranges from the train boy?"-Chicago
Daily News.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
Class In Rhetoric

james, in what way can you justify
the use OF the expression, AN itch for
notoriety?'
"Well, when man gets an itch for
notoriety he begins to scratch around
for it."-Chicago Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
His Advantage.

"I have never acted contrary to the
dictates of my conscience" said the
rich man, proudly.
"But some Of u.s." replied the poor
man. regretfully, "are not blessed with
such easy-going consciences." - Chi
cago Post.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
'rhc paru-rnphcr's grby.

"ias funny | can't trust you with
bal,y for short half hour without your
doing something ridiculous. What on
,artA did you carry him up in the attic
tore"
''.Iust for a high bawi. my love-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
His Polite breeding.

Maud Edith-The count did not make
any attempts to find out the amount Of
your wealth, did he?
Ethel Alice-lIe said nothing to me,
of course. He is too well bred to talk
shop.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
Expla.iutiOl.A.

at must be hard for pcbic men
whose turn has come to explain how
they came to get defeated"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum,
pensively; "but not rs hard as it is for
some of 'em to explain how they come
to get elected. ."-Wushington Star.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
Only Three.

Friend-The gossips have formulated
. regular indictment against your char
acter. They say you were terrible
Airt while abroad. Do you plead guilty?
American Girl-Y-e-s; to three
counts.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
WANTED (!

A Reliable man for Manager of
Branch Office which 1 wish to open
in this vicinity, If your record is o.
X. here is a good opening. Kindly
mention the Posi- when writing.
A. T. MORRIS. CINCINNATI, O.
Illustrated catalogue cts. postage.
29.6t.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
1. Hnnr Man. .

= poor Man.
I.lwyer-Iou say deceased was .
pnor man?
E:jLess--Yes, sir; very poor.
i.awyer-Had you ever been inside Of
his ECdse?
Witness-No, sir; but knew that he
kept seven dogs.-IIar.em Life.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
The Queen. Footmen.

Queen victoria's footmen wear wigs,
which have eight rows Of curls, whereas
those of the prince of Wales are allowed
seven rows, and those of the lord mayor
Df London are given six rowA
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
She was Innocent.

Mrs. Gotrox-Bridget, some Of my
jewelry is missing.
Bridget--Well, don't come to mo
about It. mum! I'm no kleptomanisc!
Puck.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-30
MEDICAL WORK
FOR MEN,ERE:E::

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work treating on every weakness and disease ~
culiar mon is Just from the press. Every msg.
10 matter what his occupation or position IN iit.
wil find this work unl like anything ever pu lahsd.
IL - OF vital interest Ia the married or unnarr,e,
70 The healthy and strong or to tho w,lE and
hfol,sa-davn. While tins edition lasts viii s3nd
= cop 4tevte.s aoa'sa ia n plain wrapp-f, pest
eOe rrrpaid, 80 every man who writes for Il. fhis
.rittion ~ iimitad and those de-iring copy most
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Ughlnv Department q. la CLARK ST., N. II. CSE
..liifJe. Chlcagf. li.iLSiK.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-23

The reports of the trial Of the HOl-
land submarine boat have created
great interest in England: The Lon
don Globe expresses surprise at the
results, but maintains that these
could be accomplished only in the
most favorable weather and water con
ditions, and holds that judgment must
be withheld until trials are under
taken at night and in rough water.
-Ex.
During the late war with Spain,
Hollend, the nventer of the boat, Of
fered to go into Santiago harbor and
destroy the Spanish feet with his
submarine boat. The American Naval
Board would not listen to his propO,
sition. Had he succeeded in the pro-
iect it would have done away with
the navy in a measure and put an end
to the respectfulness Of marine heroes
Should England or some other foreign
nation secure the patent from Mr..
Holland it would be another example
of the utter uselessness of our Board
of Naval Directors. 1t is but a mat.
ter Of time when an American boat
will be sent to the bottom of the seq
by one of these Crafts and in the
hands of the enemy. 1t will then be
n,Icer for America to hire some natter
10 aa44lninister a proper kicking to ou
Naval Boa1d. We were given a pref
ty hard lessen on the smokeless pow
der proposition aud the same will
eventually happen in the submarln
boat business.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-23
GENERAL MILES

Evidently the Wal Department ring
in Washington is still too strong for
Mi1s, though Alger is no longer Sec
1etarr Of War. The attorney who
has succeeded the lumber dealer
seems to have taken his place III more
senses than one; and while important
operations are in progress ia the
Philippines, large bodies OF troops are
being modified almost daily and dis
patched across the sea, and p1epara
tiens are being made for d campaign
that is to end the wal in Luz II before
Congress shall have a chance 10 IN
t~erfere, General Miles, Wh1 n~0!Dinally
is in active command OF Inc army, is
travelling around "inspectng' LITTLE
unimpoItant frontier pose and accept
ing dinners and receptions from any
body who may happen 10 tender them
1t is rather a pitt bic spectacle. Doe:
it indicate that General Miles has
given up in the fight and is content t(
play second fd lie and draw his SALARY
on condition Of being let alone? The
admirers Of h Generals militar!
record and of tae bojdness with which
he f1ced Alger, Mckinley Eagan
Cerbin and the meat combine on be
h>lf of right, justice and the ranI
and file will hope not. 1t is hard t
believe that the courage of Nelson
Appleton Miles has failed him or tina
his pride has been broken.-Stockto
Mail.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-23

[LETTER TO RI PINKHAM NO. 4e,e7ol
81 had female COM
plants SO bad that it
caused me to have
hysterical fits; have had
as many as nine in one
day.
olive bottles Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
cured me and it has
been a year since | had
an attack.
frs. Edna Jackson,
Pearl, La.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-23

A fusion of the Democratic and
Silver forces in this State will give it
to Bryan by 2 900 majority. Nevada
ought never again to be jeopardized
by a triangular fight. The Silver mer
are being beaten in other States by g
division of forces bat such a thing
ought never to happen here.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-11-23

If Mrs. Pinkham's Compound will cure
such severe cases as this surely it
must be a great medicine-is there
any sufferer foolish enough not &c
give it a trial?
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25
School Savings Banks.

Those who attended the meeting last
Tuesday evening spent pleasan,
hour in studying the method and ad.
vantages of the School Savings Bank
System.
1t is not the intention for the chill.
dren to beg pennies at home, they are
encouraged to earn what they deposit.
Thus they early learn the value OF
money and are more wise IN spending
it. Facts disprove the assertion that
the children are made misery. They
often withdraw their money for cloth
ing, or to help their parents or unfort-
innate neighbors, and show themselves
willing and gladto do SO.
THE collection which was taken will
be expended for literature for. genera
distribution and an effort will be made
to introduce the system into the Shell
ton schools.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25
Around the County.


HOOP CANAr,. Aug. 2znd. 1899.
DIED. AT H6odsport AUG "a NJ 7
". Rule, aged fifty six years. He wa
born in Wisconsin, but came. to this stat,
ten or eleven years ago from Texas, witt
his family In 1890 he moved to Lilli
waup, and not long after the boom burs
at that place, became to Hoodsport. which
has since been his home. He was taker
with vomiting of blood week before last
while at work at Clifton, but recovered e
as to be removal to Hoodsport last Thurs.
day by his son Thomas. On Friday, how
ever, he died, He leaves wife, two mar
RED daughters. Mrs. VIM. S. Hale. now O,
California, and Mrs. Elmer Clark at Ever.
ett'- also son and two daughters at home.
One of the daughters was at Everett with
her sister, at the time of his death, but ar
rived home on Saturday night, Mrs. Clarl
being too unwell to come He was buried
at Hoodsport last Sabbath, Rev. M. Eells
officiating. Many of the people of Lilli.
waup coming to attend the funeral.
The steamer Mia, of Brinnon, Can't.
Frank Robinson, came up to the reserva-
tlon and other points along the canal the
first OF last week, with party of fisher
men.
Report says that Edward Simpson, with
one or two others, is building steamer to
run on the Hood Canal route.
Ned Brooks of Seattle came to Union
City, his old home, last week for visit.
Comfy Surveyor. ]. S. w. Shelton. with
others, spent two daysllast week surveying
a road mainly on the reservation between
the Agency and the upper end of the reser-
walton.
Mrs A. r. Burt and daughter returned
home to Hoodsport last week, having been
absent at Duckabush and Port Townsend
for about four months.
N, Thue, the road supervisor of the
Hoodsport district, has had quite force of
men and teams at work during the past
two weeks on the reservation. turnpiking
and hauling gravel on to the muddiest part
OF the road across the bottom.
We understand that it has been definite
ly settled to establish the fish hatchery on
the Skokomish at the mouth of small
creek above the bluff between the Latham
and Webb farms, about three miles above
the mouth of the river and part of the
lumber has already been taken there 1t
IS expected that ten or twelve men will
soon be employed in building the hatchery
Mr.. Moore who came to Seattle about
four months ago from the East, is visiting
at Thos. Webb's. Mr. Webb was ac-
quainted with his father in Ill. before he
came west, about fifty years ago.
]. E. Youngblood is spending this week
at Holly superb Intending the erection of a
house there on land which he has bought
S.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25
Reliable Information From Manila.

Arrangements have been made for
4 lecture by Rev. Chas. A. Owens,
who has just arrived from; Manila,
where he has beenliving for the past
year as missionary. His return was
announced IN the daily press. and let
ter was sent Immediately to him so
that Shelton will be among the first
on the list to hear his lecture from the
seat of war. Don't forget the date,
Saturday evening, September 9th.
Mr.. Owens is an instructive, pleas
ing and humorous speaker, and COM
ing as he does, direct from the Phil
ippines, he will have reliable Informal
ton to give concerning the native Fill
ipinos, their habits, character, and
ability for self-government. Mr.. Ow-
ems has native boy with him, whom
he brought to this country to educate.
In view of the fact that for good reas-
ons the government is exercising a
censorship over the war news from
the Philippines, this will be an oppor-
tunity of getting the views of one
who has been there.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25
Abuse Of Forest Reserve Land.

The forest reserve of this state. Or.
egon and California, and in all other
states where reserves for the preserva,
ton of forests have been created. are
of very substantial benefit to the
owners of land within those reserves
The owner of tract can retain his
land if he wants to or he can deed i,
back to the United States and at anv
time thereafter he can select an equal
area of public lands, surveyed or nm.
surveyed, IN any state of the Union
where there is vacant public domain
open to settlement. The great advan-
tage of this exchange is in the right
to select unsurveyed lands. For ex-
ample, the so-called PENNSYLVANIA
syndicate, that owns some of the best
timber lands in the state. located in
township 81. range six and seven west.
Mason county, has logged nearly three
thousand acres through the Simpson
Logging company. The logged land
is worthless, but the forest reserve law
permits the syndicate to surrender il to
the United States and take elsewhere
as many acres as they surrender. The
syndicate can log all it's lands and
when finished have. as many new Sec
ions on hand as it had at the outset
1t has already decided to the United
States twenty four hundred acres, and
its attorney is now selecting the lieu
lands. A Mr. CIV Clarke, of San
Francisco has had ap agent, Mr.. Ben
son, IN this state since March picking
up lands in 1ieupf forest reserve lands
in Oregon and California. In one un-
surveyed townshipTat least, in Cheha-
lis county, he picked up two sections
claimed by settlers.
To select this land there are no paw
ments, large or small, to the United
States. It is fine deal for the owner
Of worthless lands, and the owner of
valuable timber lands also if he can
log them. 1t follows that owners of
timber lands within any of our reserve
will log them as rapidly as possible,
and go in search of new lands free of
cost. The commissioner OF the gener-
al land Office ruled once that logged
lands could not be exchanged for other
lands, but the secretary of the interior
overruled him, holding that the condi-
ton of the land was immaterial. All
that had to be established was the
ownership.
1t is great snap for the forest re-
serve boys. Thefe are others outside
ofthe reserves that would not'object to
having their lands taken IN if the ex-
change feature is retained. The
Northern Pacific railroad has the same
snap, including the right to select one
hundred thousand acres in lieu of the
odd sections incorporated in the Mount
Rainier National park established by
the last congress.-Olympian.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-25
Timber Land Notices for Publication
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

OlyInpla WASH, July ZS, 1871
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of juno g.
1873 entitled IAN act for the sale of timber lands
in the States of California Oregon, Nevada and
washington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land States by act OF Augusta 1892,
ALBERT SCHANEMAN,
OF Seattle, county of King, STATE of Wash, has
this day filed in this Office his sworn statement
No 524, for the purchase OF the N1a,of Nwl4,
Sw14 of Nwl4, and Nw14 of Ne14 of Section No
10. i'll Township No "a N, Range No W, and
will offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes and to establish his claim
to said land before the Register and Receiver of
this office at Olympia, wash, on Friday the
29th day of September, 1899.
He names as witnesses: c. c. Gilbert of Brin-
non, f. II. Osgood, OF Seattle Richard L.
Downey, of Ballard, Albert Schouher, of Brin-
non, Wash.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
CLAIMS IN this office on or before said 29th day
of September, 1899.
FRANK G. DECKEBACH, Register