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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
FACING TOWARD GOD.

As the lilies look deep in the lens Of the
lake
To view the fair pictures their second
selves make,
As the blossoms of infinite fashion and
hue
See themselves beautifled in the prsms of
dew,
AS the bird sees itself in the surge of the
sea
When 1t wings its way DER 1t exultant
and free.
AS the ray of the star or the golden sun.
beam
See their glorined image In cascade and
So my soul gazing far. soaring high Ger
tho sod,
Sees itself magnihed in the goodness OF
God.
AS the bird hears It's soul In the sweet
ness Of song,
AS the sea voices praise when the tenn
pest Is strong,
AS the flower opes ITS heart to the kiss
of the sun,
As the nightingale trills praise when day
light is done.
AS the turtle dove turns to its nest and
its mate,
AS the sky t,Gns to gold when Heaven
. opens its gate.
AS the vine to the oak in close harmony
clings.
As the grub scars aloft when transHgured
with wings
AS the ship turns helm homeward across
the deep sea.
SO turn all my longinGs, Dear Father. to
Thee.
AS the limpet, though lowly. cllngs close
to it's rock.
Protected and safe from the hurricane S
shock,
AS the snowflake. though frail, so un-
questioning flies,
Obeying His bidding through stormiest
skies.
AS the flower lookcth heavenward in sun
shine or rain
And offers sweet incense from forest and
plain.
AS the tints OF the dawn turn to glory
the cloud.
AS the winter winds chant prayers and
praises aloud.
So my heart hears Thy voice over land,
over sea,
And Joins all Creation in worshiping
Thee.
J. EDGAR JONES.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

II will 90 back" ne murmureA
dreamily; back to the prison. But
it's long journey, and feel so i'll, Sc
very ILL.,"
His head sank upon his breast, and
for a long while the silence was un,
broken save by the monotonous fall
Of the rain.
Then the man stirred uneasily.
Fifteen years." be murmured; al:
long years. / must 20 home now
home to Agnes, and mother and the
baby"
Drip. drip, drip!
Motionless sat the figure.
Angrily the wind ratified the bare
boughs above him; rudely it tore from
its one fastening the thin coat. dashing
with malicious glee the chilling rain
over the sunken chest, the white
bowed head. into the ashen, peaceful
face. Round and round his unheeding
form circled the dead leaves, tenderly
covering his weary feet, vainly striving
to touch his cold, wet hands.
Drip, drip, drip!
Home" again murmured the man
while smile, tender and sweet, broke
over his face, "home."
4 Lower and lower sank the poor white
head, fixed became the smile, ever the
sad eyes dropped their heavy lids.
, An hour. two hours passed. but no
movement made that silent sleeper at
the foot of the tree.
The rain had ceased, and now from
behind the drifting clouds peeped the
face of the moon. The stars came out
one by one, the wind died away with
sullen murmurs. colder and colder grew
the night, yet motionless remained the
figure.
The night wanes. In the east appear
the first faint streaks of dawn. Higher
and higher mounts the sun. With
laughing glances he peers into the
sleeper'S face; with his brightest glow
does he pityingly envelop him.
The man stirs not
Dead" whisper the leaves to one
another. dead"
Yes, dead! John Austin, the forger
the convict, let us hope. had indecu
gone "home. e."-Western Christian Ad.
vucate.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
"Pityi" sneers the rich man "nifvi

"Pity!" sneers the rich man, "pity!
I should go to the almshouse IL liz.
tened to such pleas. No. sir; my money
or the house. Where there's will
there's way, you know" he added,
with chill smile, as he moved away;
80, Mr.. Austin, look out for the way"
There is way" said still, small
voice, as John sat at his desk the next
morning; "there is way"
And poor, overworked, struggling
anxious John Austin listened, listened,
and-fell. When the clear, brilliant
eyes of the stars looked down into his
soul that night they saw written upon
its once fair. spotless surface the hid
eous name-"forger." Then came those
nights of agony, those days of shud-
dering fear.
"They will never know" ever whis.
pers that tempting voice at his elbow
''who was the guilty one. Be tranquil,
then. Think only of the happiness you
have given your loved ones. Rejoice
and be happy"
Happy! tranquil" exclaims the tor
tured man, struggling to look upward;
'never, never again!"
Day after day he scans the face Of
his employer; every opening OF the
door, every sudden exclamation of his
fellow clerks brings the dew of agony
to his brow, piteous trembling to his
weakened frame.
This suspense unnerves me- he
murmurs. "When shall | know the
worst?"
And then!
"Mr. Austin" sternly says his en-
ployer, one memorable day, II desire
your presence in my private room. upon
very disagreeable piece of business
Like n torrent of lava rushes the
blood to the unfortunate mans brain.
To his despairing eyes the room rocks
as a ship on a stormy sea; in his ears
are the roars of Niagara. He struggles
to speak, but his tongue. parched with
the fever of fear. can utter no sound.
Blindlv he makes a step forward, sways.
and, like an oak struck by lightning,
falls insensible at the feet of his en-
ployer. the man whose name he had
forged.
Guilty. was sure Of IT," said that
man. spurning the form with his foot.
~ shall show him no mercy. An eye
for an eye, a tooth for tooth has al
ways been my idea Of justice, and !
shalt exact il now"
"Mercy," he cried. turning around
sharply: "who asked for mercy?"
The clerks looked at one another in
surprise. No one had spoken.
"'Twas my imagination" curtlv said
the merchant, with frown. 81 sup
pose, though. it seemed like whisper
in my ear. Ridiculous idea" he NUT
tered. turning away; really ridiculous.
Mercy, indeed!'
Then the object which John Austin
had ever before his sleepless eyes was
placed upon his wrists that day.
"Manacles," he cried, with shud-
der; "oh, my poor old mother, my wife
my child!'
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
RDDtQpG Or Hernia Cured.

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Prices reasonable and in accordance with the
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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

Burhanau. Mich., May %.
G'rr-eoe Pure Food Co., Lr Roy,
y. Y.
GGNrLrMEN:-Mv maJmq ha,
been 4 great coffee driuker aud ha,
found it very injurious. Havlae
u Sc i several packages of You
GRAIN O, the drink that takes tn,
place Of coffee, she found it much
better for herself and for us children
to drink. She has given up coffee
drinking entirely. We use a pack
age every week, I am ten We IRIS old
Respectfully yours,
FANNIE WILLIAMS.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
Sausage Mystery.

Customer-I heard you scolding your
new boy about the disappearance Of
. sausage. What did he say?
Butcher-He said the pithecanthrop-
Us was in the canine.
Customer--Whatdi did he mean by that :
Butcher-He meant the missing link
was in the dog. Chicago Daily Nswh
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

Professor (at an examination in
gsammar)-Tell me what you know
about verbs.
Scholar (after moments hesitstion)
Sir, the verbs u are Just tia
opposite of kings.
Professor-How so?
Scholar-Why, because they always
agree with their subjects. - n. I.
World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
5 Cents

What is the price of Dobbins'
Electric Soap?'
Five cents a bar. full size, just
reduced from ten and your choice OF
139 25 cent books sent free, for each
8 wrappers, and 7 cents for postage
Hasn't been less than 10 cents for
33 years.
"Why that's the price of common
brown soap. I can't afford to buy
any other soap after this. Send me
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
MOHAWK CATARRH CURE

If troubl ed with weak digestion
belcbing, sour stomach. or if you
feel dullafter eating, try Chamber
lain's Stop,ach and Livet Tablets.
Price, % cents. Samples free at the
Mlddleburg Drug Store.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

"Yes, look at YOURSELF" exclaimed
Mrs. De Kanter, land see what beast
you are. A little sober reflection will
do you good"
''Shobe' rerfection?" snorted Do
kanter, turning away from the mirror.
"B'Jove, che rerfection'sh jush' as fulrs
Ism."-Philadelphia Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
A Prominent Chicago Woman speaks.

Prof. Roxa Tylnr, of G hicago, Vice.
President Illinois Woman's Alliance,
in speaking of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, says: 81 suffered with
severe cold this winter which threat
ened to run into pneumonia, I tried
different remedies but l seemed to
grow worse and the medicine upset
my stomach. A friend advised me to
try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and found it was pleasant to take
and it elieved me at once. am
now en- tirely recovered. saved q
doctors bill, time and suffering, and
will never be without this splendid
medicine again For sale by Mid
d!eburg Drug Store.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

"There II safety in numbers" said
the trite conversationalist.
"There is" answered the man who
talks on politics. "lf you can't con-
vince man by your argument you
can always silence him by quoting a
lot of statistics that he knows abso-
lutely nothing about."-Washington
Star
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
Pointer to New Duchess.

II the new duchess of Manchester is
worth $1,O0O,OOO in her own name she
would do we'll, recommends the Chica-
60 Record, to hand out spending
money to the duke in 25-cent pieces
If she wishes to retain her fortune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

Mr.. Blecckcr-Oh, yes. Baxter lost
all his money but not his friends.
Miss Chambcrs-llow is that?
Mr.. Blecckcr-Well, he had the good
sense to die at the same timc.-Judge.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

The question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer it TO- day.
Try Jell-o. delicious dessert. Pre-
pared in two minutes. No baking.
Add hot water and set to cool. Fla
vors:-Lemon, orange, rasberry and
strawberry.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
on on n TrID,

Shc--I haven't quarreled with my
husband for six weeks.
He-Oh, has he been away from
home as long as that?-Yonkers
statesman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
Statistics Of the british Election.

Statistics of the British Election.
At the last general election in
Great Britain s,s76,o0o votes were cast,
at an average OF SO cents vote for
legitimate expenses. In the English
countiessthe cost was $1.22 and in the
boroughs 20 cents.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
Practical Finnncirr

"The widow seems to take a great
interest in old Goldthwaite. She
thinks that il she takes interest now
she'll have the principal later."-Tit-
Bits
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

"Did you hear what Mrs. Wedder
calls her alimony?"
mo. What?"
"The spoils of war."-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

"a HANY young women completely prostrated for
wi week out of every month by menstrual suferngs.
The of msnstruaton overshadow their whole
How needless this 10 In shown by the
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

"Fifteen years at hard labor"
The cold. emotionless voice OF the
Judge is followed by heartrending
cry:
"My son, oh, my SON." and feeble
old lady with outstretched arms totters
toward the stricken prisoner.
"He doesn't mean it. John: he cant
mean it." she moans. Tell him 1t was
for me, for the love of your poor old
mother, you done it, o! tell him,
somebody. tell him and he'll take it
back. The monster has swallowed us
up after all. John" she cried in dazed
way; my son, o my son!"
Mother" cried the agonized man.
"mother.'
"The shadows. John, the shadows are
here. | can't see" moaned the old lady.
cropping her way. You must come TO
me, Wy boy; come to- your old mother.
And as John Austin was led from
tie dock by the pityng officials his
old mother, supported in the arms of
the faithful wife, passed into the val
ley of the shadows, to the mountain
of light beyond.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
"Drin. drin. drini

"ln the winter of my days am | home
less and desolate," said the man, look
ing about him with a dull. apathetic
expression of eye. Homeless and des-
olate."
With trembling fingers he drew his
thin coat about him. and gazed pitiful-
ly, helplessly into the gray leaden sky
above.
Even the heavens frown and show
no mercy. In prison | had shelter, 1t
least" he said, aloud; but out here
under the sky ! shiver with cold as
well as hunger. I'll go back to the
prison. They will not turn from me
as the good people do outside of its
walls. I'll tell them the Prince of
Heaven had not where to lay his head,
and for His sake ask them to let me
In"
Drip. drip, drip!
Needless of the fast gathering dark
ness, the cold, the rain, the man sank
down at the foot of tree, and sat star.
Ing into vacancy.
"Come, little one" he whispered
feebly, outstretching his hands to some
imaginary object; ''come to your ia
ther. Do not shrink" he moaned. 20,
50 not shrink from mel"
Then a look Of hope for moment
rrept into his eyes.
II forgot" he sighed; "she was but
a babe. and it has been years, long, ter.
Irible years, since then. All are dead
now, mother, wife, child! All mel"
Drip, drip, drip!
Through the bare branches the chill.
Ing. drops fell upon the bowed head
and weary form beneath.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

thousands of grateful letters constantly
coming to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn. Mass.
from women she has helped.
Miss JoIE SAUL, Dover. Mich. writes
as follows to Mrs. Pinkham:
IL suffered untold agony every
month and could get no relief until I
tried your medicine; your letter of ad-
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31

The night Of a stormy day in No
vembcr of the year IS was closing in.
when man stood irresolutely at the
turning of a road near the great city
of C.
The trees shivered and tossed their
long skeleton arms with melancholy
murmurings. The dead leaves stirred
by the wind turned with long quiver
ing sighs upon their place of sepulture,
bcmoaning with faint rustlings, their
sad, untimely fate.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-01-31
MGGAR0
FACES OF
WOMEN

vice and few bottles of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
are Compound made the happiest alive.
ON shall bless you long as live"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
CHAPTER XIII.
A Decree of Banishment.

The Imp cried-absolutely cried, for
VeXation--when a curt and sour note
from Southend told her the issue. The
blow struclydown her excitement and
her eXultatfon. Away went all Joy in
her encounter with Mr.. Disney, all
pride in the skill with which she had
negotiated with the prime minister
The end was misunderstanding and
pitiful. She poured out her hearts
bitternessSto Major Duplay, who had
come to visit her.
I'm tired of the whole thing, and |
haze the Tristrams," she declared.
1T always comes to that in time
Nina, when you mix yourself up in
peoples affairs
Wasn't it through you that began
to do it?
The major declined to argue the
question-one of some perpleXity, per
haps.
well, I've got plenty to do in Lon
don. Let's give up Merrion and take
rooms here
Give up Merrion?" She was startled
But the reasons she assigned were
prudential. I've taken it till October
and | can't afford to. Besides, whats
the use of being here in Augusta"
You won't drop it yet, you see
The reasons, did not deceive Duplay
Il don't think | ought to desert Ce
ely. / suppose she'll go back tt
| Blent. o, what an exasperating MAJ
| he is
Il think Harry 1listram as much o
fool as you do" Duplay said. Il
he'd taken it he could have made
good match. anyhow, even II he didn'
get Lady ritisnam.
"Cecilys just as bad She's drawn
into her shell. You don't know tina
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22

l.e postoftice AT Forest N,iue and
Hardin, Allamakee county, have
been discontinued. mail to Postyille
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-09-19

Tho Political Review is . weekly
magazine Of Republican politics. II
contains IS hsdsomely printed pages,
aud IL devoted almost exclusively to
the interests Of Missouri Republicans.
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cusscd. II contains brief sketches Of
leading Republicans, information
about organizing clubs aud CON-
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Committee, valuable political intor'
nation, contributed articles from
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The Republican press OF the Stat
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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-09-19
Axeou COATS InaIM N CHRISTIAN co.
Aad tke Mills Of Isaey Co. Gro fqusii,
Adsptsd TO Their Ssceessisl
MsiateNance.

II. L. Goss, the owner OF the
famous herd Of Angora goats, In the
east part OF tho county, brought In
twelve very llno goats, Friday, and
shipped them to Charleston, West
Virginia. Tho express charges on
them was $500 per hundred. This IL
the second shipment Mr.. Goss has
made to this customer, At so great Il
distance, which 10 evidence that Mr..
Goss has q fine grade OF goats. Mr..
Goss has given the Angora goat rails.
Ing a fair trial, having had q herd OF
several hundred on hand for two
years, aud be finds ita profitable
business. Mr.. Goss has been engaged
In raising gosts In other parts OF the
country, but finds tho Ozarks the
Test place he ha, Yet 'ricd. The soil
being Of such = nature that II dries
quickly after rain anorutng them
dry place 10 sleep aud also keeps
them tree from foot rot and other
diseases; the water is pure aud plentl'
ful In the rough timbered land'
where thoy feed Oh the underbrnsl
Of the forests, and tho mild climate
In winter enables them TO br0use and
live through the winter without be
lug fed but little, thus making thon
the cheapest and most profitable
stock that can be raised. Tho soutl
part Of Christian county Is especial!
adapted 10 goat raising aud land II
that part Of the county IL very cheap
aud offers great Inducements Il
capitalists, "a well as to the poor maj
who wants q home OF his Own.-Th
Christisn County Leader, Sept. l2lh,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-09-19

Professor j. W. lsedwsy gave his
second lecture before tho teachers
yesterday afternoon At tho Central
high school. The subject was "Globes
and Maps Among other things be
said, mo map Is entirely accurate.
ln comparing two maps, there cannot
be both similarity Of outline aud ex.
Nctness In measurements" The great
differences in map work result from
the uso Of various uiap projections.
The exaggerated size Of Greenland
on the Union Pacific maps 10 illus
trative OF this fact.
elaborate map drawing in the
ward Schools" said ho, "is nino times
out of ten . great waste Of time
When the map Is finished, the teach
er has an excellent copy, nothing elsc
She has taught precision and accu
racy, but that 10 all. Or course, thes'
are good qualities, but they are No
the great aim In nlap drawing, thu
highest is the nicinory sketch work
Tho hand and brain should be trainc,
to work together aud the pupil b.
able 10 produce The map with = quici
oiihand sweep. The teacher shoul'
divide the class IN sectious, QUO o
(which should sketch tho map, Will
another puu iu the divides aud river
"Profea,or Greenwood wished IN
to teach . round earth THE afternoon
but l do not consider the globe o.
essential feature In geographies
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-09-19
WITH ALL AMERICAN PEOPLE,
AM1 ne Coed Works Eaduee ths Psssjae
Of TlAe, 70 tte oeWeflt Of tke
Repseae.

After al the false hopes raiscd for
the ultimate recovery Of William
Mckinley from the wounds inflicted
by tho Anarchist Cxolgosz, the Amer.
lean people are sgain called upon to
mourn the untimely death of . Presi.
dent whose every thought aud deed
seemed to be for the welfare Of tho
citizens Of this great Republic, and
tho attainment of tho highest perfcc-
ton In governmental affairs 70 secure
that welfare; at the same time not
losing sight Of the demands Of hu.
msnity In q worldwide sense, for
better conditions and q more general
and equsble enjoyment Of life, liberty
and the pursuit OF happiness.
At 2:l5 O'Clock, Saturday morning
Sept. IA, 1901, tho spirit Of William
Mckinley took its flight. Surround.
ed by relatives and friends aud the
members Of his Cabinet-the closing
scenes OF the Presidents life We're
most touching. Twice before In ouI
history, has this Nation becu called
upon to sustain similar losses. Ths
was with the passing OF Abraham
Lincoln and James A. Garfield.
| On the inside pages Of this week
REPUBLICAN, our readers will lind
moro extended account OF the sor
ro " full events At Buffalo.