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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-04-17

OF
JACOB o. MARLEY.
Died March is, 1873.


lCoo!-hcadcd and nervy to the last.
"Yes, his is poor Jacobs grave,
there j, no doubt about it. Poor fel-
low," wheezed the breathless Ira.
"Oh, dear, oh, dear And why did
they bury him way out here, Ira?
Why, l say, didn't they bury him in
the graveyard?' sobbed Jane Ellen,
mournfully.
"Who can tell what these savages
will do out here. But. see, his friends
must have respected him: 'Cool-head-
ed and nervy to the last, is written on
this slab"
"The idea! Why, dear Jacob was
devout and peaceable; not fighting
thing, as that must mean! Poor
brother! Dear brother! He shall not
remain in that grave, Ira. To-mor-
row l shall have his body eXhumed,
and we will take him home and give
him n Christian bdrial in the beloved
town of his childhood days"
Jane, having spoken these words,
shed copious tears on the grave of
her brother, and then, placing her
hand upon lra's arm, the couple
walked back to their hotel in the bar
barous village of Eureka.
Next morning the Brookses as
ccndcd Ruby Hill; with them were
two blue-shirted individuals, one of
whom trundlcd a push-cart before
him, in which were picks, shovels, and
long, coflin-shapcd box. True to her
word, Jane Ellen Brooks had made all
preparations to remove Jacob o. Mar
lcy's body from the unholy neighbor-
hood of the calamity cemetery. Ar
riVing at the barren spot, she pointed
out the grave to the workingmen,
and directed them to begin digging.
The men looked rather amazed
when they examined the mound, the
imbcdded hcad-board, and noted tho
staring black SO. y, +. Cor. Sacrllege
Claim" on tire reverse side. But recall
ing empty pockets, and The generous
wages promised, they began their Job
with vim. Deeper and deeper grew
the four-by-seven excavation; higher
and higher they piled the clayey dirt
and rocks. Jane Ellen sat on the edge
of the go-cart, watching the opening
of her lonC-lust brothers grave: Ira
breathed heavily beneath n big cotton
umbrella on the opposite side of the
hill, and above them the bright Ne.
vada sun glarcd down from a high,
steel-blue sky.
The solemn silence was broken by
James voice: IRA, who are those
men coming this way?"
Ira's near-sightcd eyes photo.
graphed blurred mass of rapidly
moving objects upon his retina, and
he became alarmed. "It's the town
authorities, Jane, and they are going
to stop us from exhuming dear ia.
cob!" he exclaimed.
"The idea, Ira! Why, got per.
mission to remove Jacobs body long
before you were up this morning
Those are not the town authorities,
say"
The men came on the run. There
were two Of them, and their appear,
ance was not in the least assuring
Guns bristled about them, and rough
clothes and scowlinr faces added te
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Glee,


VI met Bliggins this morning" 81,
The man with the muffler. "It's goj
joke. He was so hoarse he coudII
talk"
"You don't mean to tell me YOU a
glad your friend has cold,"
"Well, I'm not exactly glad. But
have one myself, and it was gra
comfort to meet some one who could
talk loud enough to tell me what toi
for it. All / had to do was to stal
three feet away and he waspow cries
Washington Star.
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'He believes in the Darwinian theory
thinks he is descended from mon.
key. you know"
'Well, SO far as he is individually
concerned, | guess he is right"
How is that?"
II am always ready to concede that
anyone who will make that claim not
only has descended from monkey,
but has descended good long ways.
He certainly hasn't risen. Chicago
Post.
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How Binks Was Hooked.

Mrs. Weeds" said Mr.. Binks, u
asked your daughter to marry me, and
she referred me to you"
I'm sure that's very kind of Susie
but then she always was dutiful girl
Really, Mr. Binks, hadn't thought Ol
marrying again at my time of life, but
since you insist suppose we make th'
wedding day the twentieth of thi
month. Tit Bits.
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Wrote HimscIf Down.

"The prisoner knocked me down..
calling me scarecrow, a wall-eyed
old fool, a reforming rooster, a dolt
and an idiot"
This was the conclusion of the
deposition. He affixed his signature,
which was preceded by the formal
entry: "Ail of which | swear to he
true" and left the court.-N. Y.
Herald
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Decp Respect.

"You must always have the greatest
respect for your parents" said the be-
nevolent stranger.
81 have" answered the boy with
freckles. "Why, either one Of them
can whip me with one hand."-Wash-
ington Star.
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PlctOrially Maligned.

"Now if the Goddess of Liberty WEI
only real person." commented u
briefless barrister thoughtfully,
might stir up some business"
"How?" asked the curious caller.
"Why, she would certainly have
good claim for damages for some
the alleged pictures of her that appe,
in the cartoons, wouldn't she?" d
manded the brifless barrister.-BroO
lyn Eagle.
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borraseaa. and the faitA Of her stansA-
est citizens WAS shaken. ConseQusatly.
interest in the camp abatsd, and
among other things neglected was the
calamity graveyard-neglected in this
&ise-that Of fresh arrivals there were
none, and more noticeable than this
was the decrease in the number Of
headboards. Where they disappeared
to was mystery at first. but the
facts soon leaked out that prospects
ors, who could ill-aiford I" pay the
exorbitant price set ON lumber, were
appropriating these "In Memory"
slabs for the purpose OF stalking out
claims. No uncommon thing to run
across a location monument, bearing
the loca.or's notice on one side, and
an Inscription or epitaph to some de-
parted mans memory on the oppo.
site one.
When the wave of renewed interest
in Nevada mines resched Eureka, Al
bert Heehe and Alfred Deremer re-
located an old claim OF theirs, and
awaited buyer. This property lay
conveniently near the graveyard, and,
as former location notices We're near
ly obliterated, fresh ones were in
stalled. The new discovery monument
was head-board, and at each of the
four corners of the claim melan-
choly, grewsome grave-slab was inn
bedded in the mound of earth thrown
up as required by the mining statutes
of Nevada. Heehe, being of a grimly
humorous turn of mind, christened
the new location "Sacrilege Claim"
Up the gritty and parched slope Of
Ruby Hill climbed the portly Ira
Brooks and Jane. his wife. A warm,
dry breeze puffed across the broken
desert country; il dried the tear-drops
trickling down James checks, and
burned the forid face of Ira. Here,
there, everywhere within the confines
of the cemetery, searched the rela-
tives OF Jacob o. Marley. They care
fully scanned each and every name on
tomb-stones, rounded wooden slabs,
ohu hoh'iIsNiIpt stlChs. -NO truce VI
the lost brother-no inscription en-
craven in memory of him rewarded
their gloomy explorations. AS last
resort, husband and wife separated,
each taking Il different course.
''Ira Ira Brooks! l have found
him." Jane Ellen's wall cut sharply
through the dry, twilight air; Ira
Strengthened up from lowly position
he had assumed in reading a decided
ly queer epitaph, and, with his usual
efforts, FASTENED to join Mrs. Brooks
by the side of her brothers grave.
"Oh, Ira, it is true; Jacob is dead,
dear Jacob is dead and buried in this
wild, terrible spot. Poor, poor bro
ther."
Ira paused before the head-board
that was placed at the end of a long
mound Of earth. and in black letters
upon the weather-staincd slab, he
read:
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Too had.

First Author-Stackson's is case
Of where little knowledge is dan
gerous thing.
Second Author-In what way?
"Why, he knows just enough Of his
tory to unfit him for being historical
novelist. Brooklyn Life.
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She-And will you speak to papa to-
morrow, dear?
He lin dismay)-Oh! Don't, dsrling!
don't wake me up!-,FVck.
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The way to buy PURE wHIsKEY is direct
from the distillery. You avoid the possibility
OF adulteration and save the jobbers' and small
dealers profit. The Hayner Distilling Co., Day.
ton, Ohio, will send you four full quarts Seven.
Year.Old Rye, express prepaid, for So 90. Sec
their announcement appearing elsewhere in
this issue.
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4 Love verse1et,

"Oh, may | kiss you, sweet?" he cried.
what cheek!' exclaimed the belle.
Both, please" the artful chap replied:
'And on the lips as WELL"
Ally Sloper.
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~And she isn't married yet? Ora.
ciousl She's well preserved! She is
the same Birdie Hoppindyke she was
Is years ago."
mo, she's not the same. She spells
II Byrdye nOw."-Chicago Tribune.
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Not COmpulsOry,

Student-Tell me, colonel, can man
be thoroughly honest and still succeed
as a lawyer?
Veteran Attorney presume so;
but-ah!--it isn't necessary!-Puck.
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The Worm Turns,

He-Your cooking never equals my
mothers.
She-Quite likely. l have heard she
used to roast your father pretty well.
IN. Y. Sun.
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"a man may be able to carry him
self straight" remarked the observer
Of events and things; "but when he
comes to carry a baby, that's another
mnttcr."-Yonkers Statesman.
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Al a Womnn,x CluI,

Miss Homely-As for myself, |!
should prefer to be kissed to death.
An Unkind Member-But where
could you get an executioner?-Smari
Set
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THE ALCHEMY
OF JANE ELLEN
>OO>
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A Modern Miracle OF hiinins Camp.

" IhEhA! IuTtha! shouteu the
l. conductor on the narrow
gauge train, as it wheezed and
groancd up the final stretch of rails
that terminates in Eureka, once
.populous and thriving mining camp.
whose reputation ranks second only
TO the famed Comstock in the produc-
sion of gold and silver dollars, but
is now only blotch of buildings
crowded among low hills of sage
brush. Half a dozen people began
the preparatory rustlings of weary
q, passengers nearing their destination.
When the train came to q halt at
the depot, Ira Brooks and his wife
climbcd down from the coach in
the wake of their fcllow-passengers
The mission which brought them
from New Hampshire state to this
Nevada camp was not an eNtraordi-
nary one; Jacob o. Marley, brother
of Jane Ellen Brooks, had struck out
for the wcSt in the early sixties, and
after desultory correspondence for
1cn years with the home folks, had
.ceased writing. In his last letter to
Sister Jane he mentioned the fact
chat he had discovered big silver
mine in Ncyada-not stating the ex-
act location; and from the stirring
epistle Jane Brooks formed glow
ing picture of Nacob as bonanza
king of the wonderful west. His fail
,.-,'t gi,,
Jauc; she imagined her brother ruled
by q jealous wife; perhaps living in
.extraya CAN'T luxury, or mayhap the
slave of his millions with not a mo-
Tnent in which to pen letter to his
Iond sister, Jacob never did fancy
writing materials" Mrs. Brooks
yould not allow herself to think of
ibis absent brother as a poor pros
oector, or the possibility of his de-
sgIarturc to the realms above. When
an old aunt died, bcqueathing to
-Sanc few hundred dollars, she i'm
-ncdiatcly planned a western trip with
40 other thought than to unearth the
asrrant millionaire, Jacob. OF course,
IRA Brooks, her husband, should ac-
company her, and since James wishes
we're akin to law in her own house
mold, Ira and she soon Logan their
. guest for Jacob o. Marley.
The twain had been whisked, and
2oltcd and dragged to nearly every
settlement in Nevada. Stout old Ira
bad seen such a surfcit of alkali plains,
.saKcbrush hills, and uncOuth mining
. camps that even his dreams were of
distorted New England scenes, alive
.DSiih Nevada eccentricities. After
many weeks filed with wild adven-
0'ss' .s i qAliies'. Keystone BIZ d an it 0lo to
Eureka, at which place the narrow
gauge has already set them down.
Mrs. Brooks piloted Ira to the
Brown hotel, and scarce waiting unt IL
che stains and fatigue of travel were
-emoved, the anxious sister made
&nown her errand by plying he citi-
sens of Eureka with questions.
"jacob o. Marley, ma'am? Why.
sure, | lnowed Jake" responded one
Tip" Wortlc: but last | seen of him
,'ae-say, ain't You heard about it?"
"IIcard about v'''? Sir, | am ia
cob o. Marley's sister, and am look
si1g for my dear brother. say am
Cooking for my dear brother"
-"Then youI better prospect in that
thar hone-yard, ma'am, for Jake he
.rpt killed in y ,riln-G uht niuh opt,r
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Proprietor-Very kind to say when
he would call.-Boston Transcript.
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Cannot some wise one tell us,
To ease our wondering minds,
Who Is II loses all the fault
That other people find?
Baltimore World.
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A Good Formulation,

Foreign visitor-Your American sn
ciety has no old castles with haunted
rooms. - F
American Girl-N-o, we haven't, J
admit; but (brightening) we have
plenty of scandals.-N. y. Weekly. !
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Try Chamberlain's Stomach & Liv.
er Tablets, the best physic. For
sale BY Middlebrugh Drug Store.
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Ensy To Find Ont.

"Ilow absurd it is to say that a
man doesn't know on which side his
bread is buttered when it's so easy
to find out"
WunN ~
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TIE 1asssr's acne.
Warrington What's the matte.
With your clockf It's stopped.
Tailor-I never wind it up. I use
u as q motto.
What do you mean?"
mo tick here."-T'it- Bits
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AppreciutiOn.

Clerk-Mr. Shipper was in while you
were out; he said he'd call again to-
morrow
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Drop it. Anyone ought to know
that it will fall butter-side down.
Chicago Post.
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Proprietor-Very kind of him.
Clerk-But he wanted to collect q
bill.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
Fine residence lots for sale In Fer.
rings addition to city Of WiIlmsr.
5tf o. A. FERRlNG. City.
AtWator.

Mar. 28.-K. J. Johnson returned
Tuesday from Mile Laos lake where
he has been working in R. E. Peter
sons saw mill. .....P. 0. Hall has
sold his dwelling house property,
which he is now occupying, to Nels E.
Johnson of Lake Elizabeth. Mr..
Johnson will move to Atwater next
month. go. Among the Irving visitors
at the county seat last Friday were
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Williamson, VIM.
Maddocks, Gilbert Peterson, John
Hagen and Lewis Gregerson.:. Jens
Larsen has made deal for the sale
of his dwelling house in the south part
of the village to J. W. Dudley. The
former will move to Browns Valley
where he has employment. The fol.
lowing are the names of those who
will take part in the Silver Medal
Contest on the evening of April r.
Celia Strong, Lillian Nelson, Mabel
Peterson, May Quist, Mamie Ander.
son, Edna Gibson, Evalire Horne
and Amy Johnson.-Republican Press
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Now London.

Mar. 27.-Miss Josie Lindberg came
home last Saturday for a few days
visit. She is teaching in the Elk
River school. -. Willmar is going to
figh: out her municipal election on
party lines again. It's smooth way
of avoiding the real issues. . Emil
johnson came home last Monday
night and J. P. Thompson Tuesday.
They have been to Black Duck where
they have taken homesteads. . An
thony E. Anderson, who left some
months ago for Phenix, Arizona, to
try change of climate for his health
returned home last Tuesday. His
friends are all sorry to learn that his
visit to the south has been of little or
no help to him. Nv. D. Andrews ar.
rived here on the noon train last Mon
day from Minneapolis to look after
his farming interests at Burbank. He
has lately been visiting southwestern
United States and Mexico.-Times.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

Spring time is the time to use Rocky
Mountain Tea. Keeps you we'll all
summer. Great life remover. IS CITE.
A. E. Mossberg.
DR.. F. E. Twitchell went to Atwater
last Saturday to attend meeting of
the executive committee of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society.
Mrs. Andrew Anderson of New Lon.
don passed through the city last Fri
day en- route to Litchdeld where she
will visit with relatives.
G. A. Kramer of Dawson passed
through the city last Friday en- route
home from Bottineau, N. D., where
he had been looking for land.
john TAFT, the Cargill elevator rep
resentative at Spicer, passed through
Willmar en- route to the home of his
folks in Harrison last Saturday.
c. E. Bergquist of this city and
Gust Nordin of Lake Andrew returned
from Aitkin Wednesday of last week
where they had been to purchase some
land.
W. D. Andrews of Minneapolis was
in the city last Friday on his way
home from Burbank, where he had
been on business connected with his
farm.
All who wish to go to Washington
state should write to F. G. Greene
Renville, MINI. He will give you in.
formation that2will be of interest tc
you and will save you money.
Fred Paulson came down from Ken.
sal, N. D., last Thursday noon. FREQ
states that they have had much rair
and snow in that country and thai
there are many washouts on the rail
road.
The Ladies Guild will serve after
noon coffee at the home of Mrs. P. L.
johnson on Friday, April 4, from
until 6 O'Clock for ten cents. From
10 to O'Clock supper will bt
served for Is cents. A cordial invita-
ton Is extended to all.
E. M. Stanford has purchased 10
from Mr.. Lindquist south of the M
E. church and will erect a residence
We understand that Mr.. and Mrs
Stanford will become residents O
Willmar. The city will always wei
come such acquisitions.
J. J. Goar of Montevideo, represen
tative OF the Benefit League of Mime
sofa is in the city in the interest o
his company. Mr.. Goar is we'll know
to some of our citizens since last fall
as the gentleman who made the draw
ing for the map issued by the Gazette
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

Ground corn and oats for sale at
the New London Milling Company's
elevator. 7tf
IS. L. Benton, the insurance man,
was in Spicer and New London last
Thursday.
William Peterson and VIM. Olson
of Spicer did business in the city last
Thursday.
Miss Emma Dalheim went to the
cities for short visit with friends
over Easter.
S. G. Hillman, the Green Lake mill
proprietor, was in the city on business
last Saturday.
| Editor Lawson and sister Dora
visited with their parents at New Lon
don over Easter.
Misses Title and Jennie Embertson
of Grue visited in the city the latter
part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Johnson of New
London were visiting in the city Fri
day and Saturday.
BLASTED ROCKS-W anted in ex-
change for farm machinery. G.. A..
Erickson, Willmar. Stiff
Mrs. August Olander of New Lon
don visited with relatives in the city
Thursday and Friday.
First class table board and rooms
furnished by Mrs. Della Rice, 2l1
Lake Avenue, LIST ward. 25t
J. II. Virgins went to Grove City
last Saturday on business connected
with their plumbing firm.
George Nygaard of Norway Lake,
but lately of Hawarden, Iowa, is
visiting friends in this city.
Seed oats, seed barley, seed fax
and seed wheat for sale at the Newton.
don Milling Company's elevator. I'll
A car of Northrup, King & Co.'S.
seeds, also some seed potatoes on
hand.
I7-2 SLETTEN & ERICKSON.
Miss Lima Pritchard of town Of
Woods, Chippewa county, spent Easter
with her sister, Mrs. A. O. Forsberg.
FOR RENT-Two very pleasant fur
nished rooms on east end of Itch
field avenue. Inquire of Eric Obs.
berg. ST
G. J. Johnson, one Of the prosper
GUS young farmers of the town o.
Lake Andrew, did business in the city
last Saturday. >
Martin Anderson of tennessee was
in the city Monday taking subscrip
tions for the Minnesota Issue, q pro
hibition paper. .>
> Prof. s. O. Tjosvold of the semin
ary spends his vacation between tn.
winter and spring terms on his farm
near Granite Falls.
G. A. Gustafsoh, formerly manager
OF the Ekander wagon and repair shop
:. went to New London last Saturds.
for few days visit
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
A Judicial RetOrt.

Sir William Meredith. chief justice of
Ontario, Canada, was formerly a very
prominent politician as well as ia
nous lawyer. He was especially noted
for his success as prosecuting attor-
ney, and few criminals escaped convic-
ton when he addressed the jury.
During one Of his political campaigns
he was speaking at meeting in the
city of London, his native town. The
audience was turbulent and he was
frequently Interrupted. Finally voice
from the gallery cut into one Of his
finer flights with sarcastic "Oh, 60
and get your hair cut"
Sir William, who wore his hair
somewhat longer than is usual. was
stopped by burst of laughter. But
as soon as he was able to make him.
self heard he turned the laugh and won
the audience by this reply: my friend.
If I'm not mistaken, I've had your
hair cut before this!'-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
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Wenner1und.
JEWELER and OPTICIAN
Local and Personal.
Benz. Castberg, lawyer, Willmar.

Benz. Castberg, lawyer, Willmar.
w. j. Pinney went to the cities last
Thursday.
Good baled hay for sale by G.. A.
Erickson, city. 45tf
Hon. Henry Feig was in the city
last Thursday.
Abstracts of title promptly furnished
by J. T. Otos. 2ti
FOR RENT-One furnished room,
Inquire at this Office.
Russell Spicer went to the cities on
business last Saturday.
J. S. Robbins went to Howard Lake
on business last Friday.
Dr.C E. Gerretson, dentist. Office
in Mikkelson block. Willmar. 22t1
Miss Emma Haines is spending he1
weeks vacation with friends at Ben.
son.
WANTED-A few more customers
to take milk.
Stiff A. III. SPERRY.
A. o Hedin has sold his residence
in Fourth ward to o. J. Kjos, the res
taurant man. Consideration, So, 100