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The Washington times., 1901-10-01
SITUATIONS yyANTED-MALE.

SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE-
wASTED-Plaee as engineer; references and ex-
peTicnce in one Of large electrical plants in
city. J. r.. NJ, City Post Office Station d. eI
wANTED-By colored man, place as cook. soul
lion, paniryman houseman. Apply Is0sk
Et. vs.. el
WANTED Situation by plumber. timer, and
stone iobber. Address BOX Az, this Office. m3o-3
WANTED Position by hotel man: either man.
sger. steward. or head bartender. Address BOX
3es, this office. m25-7
gITUATIOSs WANTED - MALE AND
-s.,s-s- - FEMALE.
NooRE's SOUTHERN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY,
established 1897, 2i2 ct. NV; reliable help Of
all kinds wanted. mi
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
FRUIT SPECIALISTS.
Not Improbable That They VIII in
Time Control the Markets All
Over the Country.

Prof. Green, of Minnesota, is quoted
40 saying that the time is coming when n
fruit will be grown only by specialists.
He says-or it is said that he says
that the ordinary man is too careles s.
and shiftless and Intellectual in his
treatment OF fruit trees. He cannot
compete with the man who makes a
speciality of fruit growing and who
cares for his orchards in the bes ways
known. Prof. Green is perfectly safe
In such prediction. In fact, he might
pass It for a statement of present fact
and not be SO very far wrong. There
are still q good many farmers who
grow fruit as "side line" without any
particular care for the best methods;
but anyone may observe that they cut
a wonderfully small figure in the mar
kets. A good illustration Of the situ.
alton came to notice last fall. In one
neighborhood the apple buyers were
thick and prices were good-S1 so to
three dollars n barrel. In another
neighborhood in the same state apples
"eie EottinR On tne RTOunu Dy the
hundreds of bushels and prices ranged
from rs cents barrel down to nothing
at all, with the barrel thrown in. The
difference was merely that the former
neighborhood had a reputation for
apples based on the careful work Of
many professional apple growers.
while the other neighborhood had
grown its apples "on the side" The
same thing ca n be observed in the peach
growing business. and still more plain
" in the pear z >owing business. The
strawberry business, too, is practically
all In the hands Of specialists. This is
a good thing and II ought to be encour-
aged, the only mitigating considera-
tion being that this condition discour-
ages some farmers who ought to grow
fruit for their own use, but who are
giving 1t up because they have been
crowded out of the market by the spe.
cialists.-Country Gentleman.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

them, as some grown persons dc
when they drive oxen.
We thought: "Now, here is a nioe
picture" 50 it was arranged that
Harry StebbinS (fur this is the boys
name) should bring his calves and
wagon over to Mr.. John Gould's the
next day and have their photograph
.takcn. The next forenoon Harry was
on hand with his outfit, and Mr..
Gould borrowed neighbours children
to help fill the wagon, for that h
the only way John has any children
of his own. The sun was just right
on the south side of The windmtu,
derrick and large maple in the yard
Sitting there in the morning sunlight,
Harry looked as pleased as a "sure-
enough" GARNER, Snap went the
camera, and the picture was taken N
quick as a dash, and you can see all
just as, they. looked.
You will think it must have taken
Harry lots of time to break these
calves. Yes it did, but then boys
used his s'iB training his calves, BE-
sides forming the habit of industry.
The managers OF the fair invited
Harry to bring his trained calves 30
the fair and go in the procession n
the ring. and gave him premium for
doing so. That was why he was feel
ing so gay anl proud coming home
that evening from the county fair.
His little yoke Of steers, one year
old, had won prize all through his
own efforts.
One day lIarrys father wanted
some bran from the feed store, two
miles away, and Harry said ho could
90 after It with his wagon and calves.
There was n big hill to como up on
the road home, and Harry's father
thought that they could not haul
more than 200 or 800 pounds, but MT.
Stebbins was surprised to SEQ them
bring home 700 pounds. Some time
before Christmas Harry sold his
calves for $45 to man in the neigh
borhood who wanted young yoke
Of oxen for his farm. He is brear
ing another pair, getting them ready
for work on the farm. Apparently
this boy is cultiyating n love for farm
industries that will make the right
sort of n farmcr-Gcorgc +. Scott,
In Ohio Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
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WIDE-AWAKE FARM BOY.
CIV identity This Nounpstcr Is Deter
mined To Make Agriculture
Profitable Occupation

This article is for the boys; those
live, up-to-datc - that like the
farm and its stock. The boy that IL
5 about lives in Portage county, and
| know that you will be Interested
IN hearing about him. Last fall the
writer attended the Chagrin Falls
:air, and on the road from that fair
we passed a boy driving pair of
calves hitchcd Ia a wagon He WIS
sitting ON the spring seat, whip In
hand, as dignifcd as any grown man.
The calves were well broken, and
-hcy responded perfectly TO a word
and a light tap "f the whip which
he carried in his hand We noticed
that he never beat them or yelled at
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

of the pretticst of flower holders This
is Of clear glass, with a rim at the top
that is capable Of carrying brass
chain il the bowl is to be hung up
Brass and copper vessels that have
been kitchen property are other
unique holders for flowers. Green, 1t
must be remembered, is the safest
background for any kind Of flower.
The hanging flower pots shown in
the illustration are an attractive deco
ration for n window drapsd in white
muslin. They may be adjusted to any
desired height by lengthening or
shortening the cord. Almost every
flower that can be found in the garden
or woods takes on n particular charm
when placed in these hanging pots
They are as desirable for piazza fur
nishings rs for indoor use, and are i'm
ported only in small quantities from
Japan.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
Our sturdy Country DOys.

There is no question OF the influence
which the sturdy outdoor life has upon
country boys; and the fact that the hte
is harnessed to REGULAR, imperative thI-
ties is to the boys advantage. He is
developed gradually and healthily, his
mind following his physical strength
rather than the reverse. And around
him. for his everyday observation and
study, are the very best object lessons
possible for a hoy's developing Life.
He associates Familiarity with nature
during his work and r-creation; and
even during his sleep, the air which en-
tiers his open chambs window is laden
with the odorS Of apple blossoms, or
the harvest season, or, perhaps, is the
pure, stimulating atmosphere of the
white, undulating winter fields. BUTT
all goes toward making him stronger,
sturdier, more Self-reliant, more am
bilious, more observing. He is healthy
all through, physically, mentally, NOR
ally.-Farm journal.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

We cannot help admiring the fine
spirit OF conservatism which leads
many men to cling 10 the faith of their
fathers in many good things. But
there is such thing 5 being too con-
servative. When conservatism means
ignorance, awkward methods. unsatis-
factory returns, it is not subject of
reverence, but source of stagnation
and poverty. The true spirit of i'm
provement is not wild desire for some
thing new; but il is willingness TO
recognize that which is best and 10
utilize it whether il conflicts or coin
cides with former ideas. Let us not
revere the old things too much, nor ex-
alt the new things merely because they
are new.-American Cultivator.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
Until about 20 years ago most Of the

Until about 20 years ago most Of the
immigrants to the United States came
from the countries
of western II d
northern Europe.
In general, they were industrious and
thrifty. When they arrived their tend
eucy was to scatter among the farms
of the west and northwest. Many of
chem spoke our language; most OF
them werr accustomed to free insti-
tutious. They We're British, Irish, Ger
mans, French, Swedes, when they
came; then they became BritiSh-Amcr-
leans, Irish-Americans. German-Amer-
leans, and SO on; then they or their
children dropped the prefix and the
| Ihyphcn, and are now plain Americans.
OF late years, says Youths ComPan-
ion. there has been an alarming in
crease of immigration from eastern
and southern Europe. Twenty years
ago Poles, Huns, Austrians. Russians
and Italians made up altogether less
| than onc-tcnth of the total immigra-
tion. For the nine months ended with
! the 3lst OF March last they constituted
nearly scvrn-tcnths. Nearly one-half
of them were illitcrate. These immi-
grants are "A source of danger, not only
because they are illiteratc and igno-
rant of American institutions, but be-
cause they crowd iuto the cities. OF
the Poles in Illinois. fve-siNths are in
| Chicago; of the Italians in Illinois,
thrcc-fourthS are in Chicago. The
same tendency to colnnize in the great
cities appears in New York, Massachu-
| scttS and other states. Chemists pre-
pare tables showing how much time
| different kinds of food require for di-
gestion. If similar tables were to he
prepared for the body polite, il would
be found that the earlier type ofimm-
grants required comparatively short
time for assimilation, and that those
Of the later type are assimilatcd with
extreme difficulty, if at all. Every
crowded ship load Of this class Of i'm
migrants adds to the public burdens
and teaches the need Of restrictive leg
islation.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
American Vines I'm Austris

1t is interesting to note that Just
now Austria is importing American n
grape vines, as 1t has been found
that the American grape vine is not
subject to insect attacks to the ex.
tent to which the European vines are
subject. This is of value to us, indi-
eating the advantage we have in nat
urally hardy stock. The American
vines have been introduced into
France and Italy and now there are
large vineyards with nothing except
what grows on American stocks.
Austria has been slow to recognize
the situation SO far aS the harder
vines 10 concerned.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
THEY HELP THE FARMER

The crow is great destroyer of in
sects and does but little damage TO
crops.
The owl seldom attacks poultry, but
prefers rats, mice and squirrels.
The mole is one of the farmers best
friends; II saves shrubs and plants by
destroying worms and insects that
prey on their roots.
The kingbird often destroys the
farmers bees, but the good which it
does by protecting poultry from hawks
and other birds Of prey greatly over
balances the mischief which it may do.
F. +. Frantz, in National Rural.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
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PRETTY HANGING FO.S.
A. n Decoration for Country House
Pinzxns or for Windows They
Have Few Rivals.

Too often the beauty of summer
blossoms is spoiled 10y awkwardly-
shaped bowls or harsh contrast of
colorcd ware. \ mistake most often
seen is in choosing some elahorately
decorated vase for holding the sim
plest tlowers-yiolcts, daisies or any
of the wild blossoms.
The fish globe. that may be pur-
chased i'll three different sizes, is one
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08
A recent report says that a number

of American bronze turkeys have been
presented to King Edward, and they
will be kept at Sandringham. When
the next delegation of American bust.
ness men visits his majesty he will be
enabled to pay them very delicate
compliment by taking the ax out into
the shed and killing nice plump COB
bier with which TO regale his guests.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

| american UultS were sent DN lne
thousand to South Africa and evident
| ly created n favor
| BILE impression.
| Within the last two
years many American horses have seen
service with our soldiers in the Philip
| pines and in China. Whether our horses
are better for military and general
service or not, their appearance in the
orient has directed attention to horses
and cattle in this country. Thirty and
forty years ago American cattlemen
and horsemen were sending commit
tees to England and continental Eu-
rope to purchase horses and cattle for
breeding purposes. Nearly every live
stock district in the middle west had
its commission in Europe investigating
methods and purchasing animals. Now
we have in the United States q Japan
ese commission made up Of govern
ment officials and live stock specialists
to select horses and cattle in the diff
ferent sections of this country for
Japan. 1t is significant, remarks the
Chicago Inter Ocean, that this commits
sion comes first to the United States
and will visit the countries Of Europe
later. This means that the United
States in not more than so years has
become, through the attention of ito
horse and cattle breeders, through its
variety Of climate and soil, through its
great extent OF territory adapted to
the growing of the finest horses and
cattle, n center of interest to the live
stock men of other countries. In
dOubtedly the demand for our horses
and mules growing out of the Boer war
was Of great advantage to our farm
ers and stock growers, and possibly
the visit Of the japanese commission
to look into our methods OF stock
growing and to purchase typical Amer
lean animals is the beginning of
movement that will stimulate our
ranchmen and farmers to continue in
those efforts that have given us the
finest horses and cattle in the world.
DR.. d. X. Pearsons, 81 years old, who
has given $3,O00,O00 to small colleges
providing other persons gave $4,000
900, says most of his fortune has been
donated, reports a Chicago exchange.
"What an investment this has been"
declared the philanthropst, musingly.
at is far better than making money.
feel as if l am drawing IS per cent.
on my investments. ! wish could tell
every rich old fellow the satisfaction
there is in this giving. There are a
few | have stirred up. / would there
were more. ! am glad was pioneer
and holped stir this up. Why, now il
is fashionable to give money to col.
leges. l have given something more
than S3,000000, and this has caused
others to give $9,000,0O0 to meet it,"
Then came a chuckle from the doctor
as he added: "And perhaps some OF
them did not want to shell out, either"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

Dry sifted coal ashes on the floors
Of coops and frequent cleaning will
help to keep young birds. in healthy
state. Dry earth is equally good.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

The Cincinnati Times-Star prints Q
thrilling story of how two Cincinnati
men who were startled by the appear
ance Of great serpent finally killed
the animal. Serves the serpent right.
II it had stuck to the seacoast it would
never Aavs been killed. .
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08

The surplus layers should be started
on the way to market. The chicks will
yoon need more room.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-08-08


ness that no word was spokeo--snd
not . word was needed, for the hook
spoke louder than words. "And the
Lord looked upon Peter. and Peter
went out and wept bitterly" Oh, what
a look it must have been TO break
down the swarthy fisherman apostle!
1t was such hurt look. such q be.
seeching look, such q loving look.
such a forgiving look! Was there
any other being since time began,
such combination Of wrath against
wrong and compassion for the
wrongdoer? Lion of Judah's tribe!"
Hear that! Lamb of God who TAX.
eth away the sins of the world!"
Hear that!
Like Him, let US hate iniquity with
complete hatred; but, like Him, may
we help those who are overthrown
and be willing to suffer for their
restoration. Then, although at the
opening of this discourse cur text
may have seemed to command US to
do an impossible thing, we will at
tho close of this sermon, with
prayer to God for help, be more rig
Id and determined than ever before
against that wh:Sl is wrong, while
at the same time we shall feel SO
kindly toward all the erring and
work SO hard for their rescue that
we will realize that we have scaled
the Alpine. the Hinalayan. height Of
my text, which epjOinsi "Be ys angry
aud sin not"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-31
CEORC a PHONE 45e.
CUSTAvE ECKSTEIN & co,

the swiftest thing on feet, is the correa
del camino as II Is called in Mexico Its
aliases are the ground cuckoo the lizard
bird, and the snake killer, snakes being
favorite diet. In Northern Mexico,
Western Texas and Southern Colorado
and California, II is found. The bird
measures about two feet from tip to tip,
and is a dull brown In color. His two
legs are only about ten inches long, but
neither horses with their four legs, nor
hounds, nor electric pacing machines are
In 1t. for swiftness, when 1t comes to
running.
Most curious are the sewing or tailor
birds Of India--llttle yellow things not
much larger than ones thumb. To escape
falling prey TO snakes and monkeys, the
tailor bird picks up a dead leaf and flies
up into a high tree, and with fiber for
a thread and his bill for a needle, sews
the leaf onto a green one hanging from
the tree, the sides are sewed up, an open
ing being left at the top. That a nest
Is swinging in the tree no snake or mon
hey or even man would suspect
The best drilled regiment in the world
cannot compare in perfection OF movement
with the flight OF the curlews OF Florida.
winging their way to their feeding
grounds miles away. all In uniform lines,
In unbroken perfection. The curlews are
Dainty and charming. some pink, some
white, perfect angel birds.
Birds In flight often lose their bearings.
being blown aside from their course by
the wind. In this case they are as badly
of as a mariner without a compass In a
strange sea on starless night.
All very young birds. by a wise pro-
vision OF nature, are entirely without
fear. until they are able 10 ny. The rea-
son OF tho delayed development Of fear Il
that being unable 10 ny, the birds would
struggle ana fail from their nests, az
every noise, and be killed. Suddenly, al.
most IN q day, the birds develop the
sense Of fear, when their feathers are
enough grown 10 that they can ny
n IL always q source ~ wonder 20 Arc
&c explorers 70 ma such quantities OF
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-31
SOME CURIOUS BIRD LORE.
Birds That Swim, That Cam Sew
That Can Outrun a Horse ana

Birds That Swim, That Cam Sew,
others.
Birds without wings, or flightless birds
are found in New Zealand and Australia
Kiwi is the name of one specie. Beauti
ful mats are made of the feathers Of
the white variety, but it takes ten years
and more to collect enough feathers to
make even a small mat, which would sell
for about $3.50.
Birds without song belong to Hawaii
In Honolulu, one sees bird about the
size of our robin, an independent sort OF
fellow that walks about like a chicken,
instead Of hopping like well trained
bird of the United States and 1t has no
song
A bird that walks and swims but does
not fly, is the penguin. He swims as a
duck does; when on land he walks along
in dgnifed fashion, being nearly three
feet high, or he sits in a peculiar up
right position, with his queer little apol-
ogies for wings tucked close to his side.
No nests are made by penguins, but the
one egg laid at a time by the mother is
carried about under her absurd little
wing, or under her leg. In this style,
she takes good care of 1t, until the baby
penguin appears, when both parents 20
out and fish for its dinner fish swallow
ed whole is the penguins' daily diet.
They are very noisy birds, making a
harsh, braylng sound.
The largest of flight birds is the Cal
ifornia vulture or condor, measuring from
tip to tip nine and a half to ten feet, and
exceeding considerably In size the true
condor of South America. The bird lays
but one egg each season, large, oval,
ashy green in color, and deeply pitted, so
distinctive in appearance, that 1t cannot
be COMPOUNDED with any other.
Glossy black plumage is the birds us
ual costume, with few white plumes In
his wings; he has google eyes and the ta-
Ions are as long as a mans hand. The
California condor is rapidly approaching
extinction and museums all over the
world are eager to secure living speci-
mems; it Is believed that there is only
one in captivity.
Another large bird is the rhinoceros
bird: which is about the size OF tur-
key. One recently shot on the Island OF
Java had in its crop a rim from a small
telescope, and three brass buttons, evil
IDENTIFY belonging to a British soldiers
uniform.
A bird which is swifter than a horse
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-31
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