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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
'IHE ADAMS POISONING
Roland B. Molineux Arrested On a
Charge Of Murder.
rHE TESTIMONY OF THE EXPERTS

All Declare That Molineux Addressed
the Package of Poison to Harry Cor.
uish From which Mrs. Adams Took
tbe Dose Which Caused Her Death.
New York, Feb. 2S.-Rolond Burnham
uolineux, son Of General Leslie Moli'
oeux. of Brooklyn, was arrested last
night charged with numbering Mrs.
katherine j. Adams, in this city on
pec. 2S, 1898. He was locked up in
,he Tombs prison. The arrest followed
,he verdict of the coroner's jury ac-
e,sing him of the crime. While the in
ouest was into the death of Mrs. Adams.
4 also went into the circumstances of
the death of Henry G. Barnet, Of the
Knickerbocker Athletic club, who was
posoned by powder received through
the mails, as was Mrs. Adams. The
eases are so closely connected that they
can scarcely be considered separately.
The proceedings of the final day of the
inoucst were sensational in the highest
degree The case had dragged along
monotonously, witnesses being examined
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02

Denies the Cars Reported III Health
London. Feb. 2S.-The Standards cor
respondent at Darmstadt, capital of the
Grand Duchy of Hesse, says: Il am
assured that the rumors that Emperor
Nicholas is so i'll as to be unable to at
tend to affairs are without foundation.
The fit, from which he has suffered have
become less frequent in recent years
leading to the hope that they will event.
ually cease The chief reason why he
does not personally attend to state af
fairs is his anxiety regarding the ap-
preaching confinement Of the czarina. 1t
is quite possible that the disquieting re-
ports emanate from highly placed per-
sons in st. Petersburg whose plans
would be upset by the birth Of an heir.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
Blind Woman Murdered.

Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Cora 5. Henderson.
a blind housekeepcr employed by j. W.
Holtzlander. was found dead in Holtz-
landers' house, No. 1850 Madison street.
A blood stained hammer, with which
Miss Henderson's head had been crush
ed, was found on window sill, while in
another room was a bundle of valuables
hastily put together. Holtzlander has
been arrested pending further investiga-
tinn
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02

Santiago de Cuba, Feb. 2S.-Several
impudcnt robberies have been commit
ted recently near San Luis, and on Sun
day another store was completely sack
cd by II armed Cubans. Many minor
deprcdations are reported. Apparently
neither the Ninth immune regiment nor
the gendarmcric can afford the neces-
sary protection to property.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
HOPE Fer Mr.. KIPLING.

The Famous Novelist Battling Brnvely
Against Dread Pneumonia.
New York, Feb. 2S.-1he following
bulletin was posted at 2 o'clock this
morning regarding the condition Of Rud-
yard Kipling: Mr.. Kipling is. as at the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
Germans Assaulted In China.

Berlin, Feb. 2S.-According to an Of
fcial dispatch from Pekin several Ger
mans were grossly insulted and after
ward assaulted last Saturday at Tien
rsin, the port of Pekin. They had great
difficulty in escaping from their assall-
ants
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
Death of Major General Reynolds.

Washington, Feb. 2I.-MajOr General
Joseph j. Reynolds, L. $. A., retired.
is dead, aged - years. y month ago
General Reynolds had an attack of par
alysis, which eliminated in cerebral
hemorrhage, causing death late Satur-
day afternoon. The remains will be in
tered at Arlington tomorrow or Wednes.
dny
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
N,carapua,s Revolution Ended.

Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 2S.-The
government troops. under General Roul-
ing. from Greytown. attacked and cap
tured the bluff in front of Bluefelds.
General Reyes. the insurgent leader,
fed for protection TO the British con
suate at Blueields. He will surrender
without further resistance, thus closing
the revolution. General Rouling also
captured schooner near Monkey
Point, containing some 26 refugee Mica
raguans, who were en- route for Blue
fields
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
Re,,els want to surrender.

Manila lFeb.. 2S.-Two commissioners
who returned from Malolos under flag
OF truce report that 5000 rebels are ahx
ions TO SURRENDER. They also express the
belief that IAsuinaldo is inclined to ae-
os esps s% sss'ss Hsjsr s,,.sieDsra Gsnssal
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
To Be Cardinal Ireland.

London, Feb. 2S.-The Rome corre-
spondent of The Daily News says he
learns, on reliable authority, that Arch
bishop Ireland will be created cardinal
at the next consistory.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
MRS ADAMS. THE VICTIM.

MRS. ADAMS, THE VICTIM.
member of the Knickerbocker Athletic
lclub, from which he resigned because OF
that quarrel. Molineux's father is q
Raint manufacturer, and is reputed to be
millionaire. The prisoner has gone
hto good society, being Of excellent ad-
tess and manners, and prospective heir
great fortune.
he jury deliberated three hours and
htf, and then returned with verdict
hdling Molineux responsible for Mrs.
A&ms' death. The coroner immedi-
atty issued a warrant for the arrest of
M&neux, and the latter was at once
arfigned before him. Through his at
tortey, Barlow 8. Weeks, he demanded
IN Immediate hearing, but Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Osborne objected, saying
It Vas Impossible 9 to proceed with the
srlng. The hearing was then set down
.ior Wednesday morning, and Molineux
was committed to the Tombs without
bail.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
For Loubet's Vacant Oh

candidate For Loubet's Vacant Chair
Paris, Feb. 27.-M. Constans, who was
recently appointed French ambassador
% Turkey, has officially announced that
ne is candidate for the presidency of
he senate. He will arrive here today.
His chances are considered good in spite
Of the violent opposition Of the radicals.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-03-02
The Twenty-four Hour Cycle Race.

San Francisco, Feb. 21.-The "a hour
bicycle race was won by Stevens, OF
Buffalo, after an exciting finish by about
five wheel lengths FROM Turville. Thu
score of the five leaders at 1923 p. m,
the end of the 21th hour, was as follows:
Stevens, 459.6; Turville, 1896; Lawson,
1865; Pierce, 400: waller. i5l4.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
coURTING IN CUBA.
This Writer Says There Are No Hand
some NiddIe-AGed Women
on the Island.

Apparently the highest social insti-
tuition of Cienfucgos is the Sunday even
ing promenade i'll the plaza, and with
out it l really do not know how the
young people of the aristocracy would
manage to mate and marry, says q COR
respondent of the Philadelphia Record.
During all the week senoritas of the up
per class are kept under rigid restric-
ton, never permitted to walk abroad
alone and constantly watched by par
ents and duennas, as If expected to rush
to the bad if allowed the smallest op-
portunity. This system of eternal Wig
lance would doubtless become as irk-
some to the guardians as to the opening
buds were ii not 30 soon over.
At the age of 10 Cuban girl is con.
sidered quite old enough to marry, and
her parents hunt up son-in-law with
out delay-unless, as is more commonly
the case, some sub-rosa lover announces
himself, or a match, satisfactory to
paterfamilias, was arranged for her
with the son of friend while the pair
were yet in their cradles.
The beauty and charm Of the fair
Cubans are as evanescent as irresistible
while they last. Like the lovely wild
flowers of their islands, they mature
very early, but fade as rapidly. The
prettiest girl will be plain before she
is 80, and handsome middle-aged WON.
an is not to be found in Cuba-if any
where outside the temperate zone.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
CARE OF DIRT-ROADS.
II IL Best to Keep Them in Repair
By Contract, Says o Govern
ment Expert.

E G. Harrison, government road ex-
pert, has been giving the farmers and
others interested in the building and
maintaining of dirt-roads some valu-
able advice. Inasmuch as dirt-roads
must continue to predominant in many
parts of the country, for years to come,
his remarks are worthy OF careful con-
sideration. He says:
Except when the frost is coming out
of the ground in the spring, it will be
quite possible to build ordinary dirt
roads so that they will be very satisfac-
tory, and so that they can be kept in
good condition throughout the year cx-
cept during few weeks of spring thaw.
The best way, after the road is properly
built, is to hire somebody in the vicin-
ity, some laboring man, for instance, to
keep in repair permanently particular
stretch of road. He can start out then
just after every rain when he wouldn't
be working in his fields, and with n
single shovel he can make all necessary
repairs to the road. If water is collect
ing IN any spot, he can open up HltIc
ditch and let the water drain off prop
erly, although if the road was properly
built this would rarely occur. He can
toss stones to one side that the rain has
washed down. And, especially, he can
look to see that no holes are forming. a
little hollow starts in road. The next
wagon scoops out trife more dirt, an
otherwagon another trife. Soon there's
big hole. It rains. Water collects in
the hole and forms mud, and then the
mud clings to the wagon wheels and the
hole grows faster than ever. But if, in
the beginning, the road repairer had
filled In the small hollow with his shovel
and some dirt, and stamped the earth
down q bit, then the wagons would have
packed the dirt like roller and the hole
would never have got chance to grow.
Its best to have roads kept in repair
by contract, for then it's to the interest
of the contractor to exercise constant
care"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
CAR FARE ETIQUETTE
Rules for Women Who Would Avoid
Argument for Themselves and
Embarrassment to Others.

Always pay your car fare when you
would like others to pay theirs under
the same circumstances, advises the
Chicago Tribune
If you are visiting city friends or
relatives for more than day, pay your
fare on all occasions. Your hostess will
regard it as a direct answer to prayer.
If you meet social or business
woman friend as you are about to enter
q car, don't offer to pay her fare or per-
nit her to pay yours, and don't argue
about it.
A business woman never permits her
business men acquaintances TO pay her
car fare.
The social man friend whom you have
met by chance must be dealt with tact-
fully. BY all means offer to pay your
own way boldly and briskly, but if the
man displays o tendency to argue the
question sapiently for blocks, as mat
ter of self-preservation let him squan-
der the nickel.
When women go forth together for
Dutch treat" pleasure time each one
should meet her own expenses to the
last cent, always including car fare.
Schoolgirls should be taught not to
accept car fare courtesies from either
schoolboy or girl friends.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
TO Weybridge that night.

Three days afterwards Streuth, with
q smile on his face, called once more on
Mr.. Blake. Mr.. Blake did not seem at
all surprised to see him.
Let US speak quite plainly" said Mr..
Blake. you were afraid of the fire?"
II was" said Streuth.
Everybody is. 1t is the most awful
element, having in it something of the
supernatural. I have sent ITS suicides
to that place, and only three handed
their tickets to the night porter"
"And did the three commit suicide? ?"
mo! They came out again. Not one
of them has committed suicide or ever
will. You won't, for instance"
NO" said Streuth, common sense
has dawned After ALL" he muttered,
"she is not the only girl in the world"
MANY OF my clients" said Blake
smilingly, give me some little present,
some trifling souvenir on their return"
Streuth put his hand into his waist
coat pocket. AS he fumbled with the
coins he said: Suppose that one Of
those three who did give up his ticket
to the porter had committed suicide,
you would have stood fair chance of
getting yourself into devil of a mess"
Not at ALL" said Blake genially, mot
at all. To prevent the possibility Of ac-
cidents there isn't any furnace"
He swept the sovereigns from the
table into the palm of his hand.
Most liberal of you, I'm sure
Black and White.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
WARTS AND The DOCTORS.
Excuse Their Incompetence by De-
! / claring the NuiSances VIII
Disappear.

. The doctors excuse their inconpe-
tence by declaring that these nuisances
disappear as child grows older, says
the Pail Mall Magazine 1 profess to
believe them. No one in the household
remembers the historic case of Crom-
we'll, fortunately. His warts did not
vanish; you see them Us plain as his
nose on the mask taken after death
preserved at Warwick castle.
And there is Cicero; not that he him
self had warts 10 speak of, though l
have seen that statement in school
book recently. 1t was an ancestor OF
his who won distinction that way, as
tonishing the Roman public with an
excrescence on the tip of his nose, OF
trefon shape. Wherefore they called
him Cicero, vetch, and the nickname
chung to the family.
1t was rather comforting than other
wise to learn that the heroes and sages
of old were afflicted with warts. Even
the "godlike Greeks" had them, as
Lucian tells US in passing, and their
mothers applied to old women for
charms. The doctors were as helpless
then as now, of course, with more ex-
cI1aa
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
Reflections Of nm Old Maid.

Don't work. because the things that
used to please you please you no long
CT; the things that used to hurt you
hurt you no longer.
1t is customary to say that men are
strong and women tender; but there is
nothing SO fine as the unobtruded
strength of woman nor so exquisite as
the hidden tenderness of man.
If every woman's faults were written
on her forehead bangs would be fash
ionable.
Nothing irons out woman's wrinkles
so pleasantly as the knowledge that the
man who threw her over is living I'M
happily with his wife.
While am thanking the Lord for res
cuing me from the man I used to love
II may be that he is giving thanks for
being rescued from me.
Our enemies may give us little dis
comfort, but the capacity of our friends
to hurt us is little less than demoniac.
Detroit Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
No 1.onp-D,atance Woocr.

Rudyard Kipling's maternal grand
father was Rev. George E. Macdonald.
1t is related of him that in the days
when he was counting the lady whom
he afterwards married the father-in-
law-to-be-an aged Methodist, with ex-
tremely strict notions in regard to ME
proprieties-was injudicious enough on
one occasion to enter the parlor with
out giving any warning of his approach.
The consequence was that he found
the sweethearts occupying q single
chair. Deeply shocked by the spec
tacle, the old man solemnly said: "Mr.
Macdonald, when was counting Mrs
Brown she sat on one side of the room
and 1 on the other" Macdonald's re-
ply was: That's what should have
done had been counting Mrs. Brown"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
wa,ercress for Marketing.

A good deal of money may besecured
from many small streams where water
cress either grows naturally or could
be made to do so by judicious seeding
and planting. The cress seeds aoun'
dainty after it's season of growth Is
over, and when o stream is once stocked
with 1t the growth of the plant is apt
10 increase. In some places gardeners
have made artificial beds which they
have planted with the cress, running
from the stream into little coves which
can be easily kept under water. The
first cress Of the season brings fancy
prices at the large hotels and restaur-
ants. The cress has sprightly spicy
taste that is almost universally liked,
and it is believed by many that 1t has
medicinal virtues that give 1t especial
value as tonic to the stomach at the
time when it first makes Its appear
ance.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
Eirht ON NarrOY Tires.

There is bill in the Massachusetts
senate to prohibit the use of narrow
tread wagons on the public roads OF
the state, and its passage is urged by
the bicyclers and all who contend for
good roads. 1t is waste of public
money, it is urged. to spend 1t in max
ing roads and then to permit the roads
to be cut up by narrow-tired wagon
wheels. A narrow-tired wagon wheel
sinks deep through the surface of
road and makes it rough and uneven,
and the ruts and holes prevent drain
age and keep the road bad. 1t is also
contended that, although the substi-
tuition of broad for narrow tires VIII
involve considerable cost, yet 1t will
be an economy in the diminished cost
of hauling. The broad-tread wagon
wheel, so far from injuring the roads,
acts almost as q roller, making them
smooth and compact.-Baltimore Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
Curious Christian Name.

In the Canterbury Diocesan Gazette
there is an interesting and authentic
record of the use of Acts of the Apostles
as a Christian name. The entries are
in the registers of Boughton-under-
Blean. Actsapostle, son of Thomas and
Elizabeth Pegden, from Dunkirk, was
baptized August 2, 1898, and the burial
of this Actsapostle Pegden, aged 70
years, took place November IA, 1865.
The name seems to have been abbrevi-
ated to Actsy, for the vicar of Bough-
ton has heard parishioner speak OF
her uncle Actsy Pegden. Again, Acts
of the Apostles, son of Richard and
Phoebe Kennett, was baptized at
Boughton church April, 1888.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
LITTLE GIRLS OF LONG AGO.

Reared in many a lonely cabin,
Learning but in Natures school;
Proudly plating straw for pastime.
Perched upon wooden stool.
Bounding through the dim old forests,
Finding where the wild flowers grow,
Dressed in homely Iindsey-woolsey,
Little girls Of long ago.
Rowing UP and down the river,
Singing in birch canoe,
Sticks for dolls their only playthings,
Feet that seldom donned shoe;
Watching mother at her spinning.
While she hummed some old tune low,
Crowding round the CHEEKY fireplace,
Little girls of long ago.
Mush and milk their daily diet.
Eaten from q pewter bowl;
Always happy and contented, y.
Dancing on from goal to goal.
Busy as the bees in summer, "
Helping father oft to SOW;
Gathering up the nuts and apples,
Little girls OF long ago.
Indians everywhere about them,
Wolves at bedtime bowling near,
Yet they did not know the meaning,
Or the misery, OF fear!
Following their elder brothers,
While they hunt with gun ana DOW
Brave as any older settlers,
Little girls of long ago.
Building houses every autumn.
With the brown leaves scattered round
Taking tea with bits Of china
Neatly laid upon the ground.
Sliding on the ponds In winter,
Trudging through the drifted snow,
To some distant neighbours quilting.
Little girls Of long ago.
Snow-white grew their shining tresses,
And at last they sweetly slept;
On their low mounds daisies blossomed.
Round and round the Ivy crept.
Many O line they've left to tell US.
Early pleasures. later woe.
Dead and gone our great-grandmothers.
Little girls Of long ago!
-Findley Braden, in n. Y. Observer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
LONDON'S LAZY CLUB.
Observance OF Its Rules Calls for q
Good Deal of Determination
of Character.

London contains many societies, from
the Christmas Goose club to that. fol-
the Worshipers of Omar the Tent
maker, but apparently there is another
which has hitherto escaped notice, says
the London Telegraph. 1t is called the
LAZY society" and, no doubt, in the
metropolis there are many people who
are eligible for membership. Idle per-
sons, however, had better not enroll
themselves rashly, or they may find
that the rules demand too much deter
mination of character. Absolute lazi-
ness is q task in itself, and requires
good deal of living up to, besides In
volving one in unpleasant situations.
Mr.. Reason is one of the members OF
this curious community, and so in ear
nest is he that he informed Mr.. Mar
sham at Westminster that no punish
ment would induce him to break stones
or pick oakum. He was charged by the
master of the workhouse with refusing
to do any work, and be even carried his
principles so far as 20 decline to wash
or updress himself. He had been pun
ished in every possible way (ominous
phrase), but all to no account. He re-
manned, in spite of all temptation, an
obstinate member of the Lazy soci-
ety." The jailer asked the defendant to
give some explanation and he answered,
with great deliberation, that work was
too hard and against his principles.
The magistrate decided that he must
suffer for his convictions, and sentenced
him to 81 days hard labor. The martyr
left the dock very quietly and slowly
and with beautiful smile on his face.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
DREAMING BY THE FIRE.

When. alone with my soul, am citing
In the f1relight's golden CLEAN,
BADLY watching the shadows fitting.
I seem to slumber and dream;
L thousand deep fountains Of feeling
Gush forth with nIelodious flow
like the music OF windharps stealing
Through the twilight. sweet andIloT.
knoat on swift tides of emotion /
AS bitter with tears as the seas. y
! drift through measureless ocean
OF sorrowful memories; ~.
md out Of the misty sea spaces iS,IS,
Fair phantoms around me rise gfi
How well remember their faces H,}
The light of their soulful eyesl -.
Afar, through the nebulous distance
A splendor shines like fame,
And voices. with tender insistence,
Lovingly call me by name.
from mist, and from foam, and the hollow
Sad sound Of this sobbing sea,
chese phantom forms beckon and follow.
These voices whisper to me.
4, know that these misty sea spaces.
These shapes. are not what they seem,
That the voices, the eyes. the faces,
Are only ghosts of dream.
long ago strange guest came. unbidden.
An angel. out OF the skies,
ind In graves are these faces hidden
And dark are the shining eyes.
But still-when alone am sitting
In the frelight's golden CLEAN
Sadly watching the shadows fitting
They haunt my soul in my dream.
Charles w. Hubner. IN Atlanta ConstItu-
ton.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
Got Ahead OF Him.

Judge-What do you say to the
charge of cutting Jasper Humboldt De-
grace9
Accused-Dat's right, you honah. I
slashed him. We am ribals. He done
tole de young lady dat he wa gwine TO
to cut me dead on de street, an don't
low NO man to git de drap on me, you
houah.-Detroit Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
Tall bride and Groom.

An eccentric wedding took place re-
Gently at St. Peters church, New York,
when an artillery officer named Lal-
loway was married to lady named
Martha Washington. The happy pair,
the bridesmaids, the best man, the pas
tor, Mr.. Roche, and - brother officers
of the bridegroom, VINO were present,
were over six feet high. In order to
preserve the recofd in its complete
ness no others were admitted to the
ceremony.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-01
g TRAMP and millionaire.

Mayor Jones, of Toledo, O., in re-
cent article takes the ground that the
idle tramp and the idle millionaire
should each contribute to the welfare
of the country. He thinks that the
capitalist should invest some of his
money in road building and the idle
yagabond should contribute some OF
his time and strength. These services.
in his opinion, would be as patriotic
and as worthy of the love of men as to
risk ones life in battle.