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The Middleburgh Post.
PulihHbed nverr Thursday.
6co v Aag:;ns'.!i:er,
hiitor an I Proprietor
Su ih iptiou tfl.50 per year.
wb- !. i i w paid IB advaUOS 'lifu tnul oul-
siae tin- oouaty.!
fA-iSOF ADViKTISINO.
A" f..i-1-nl advertlLiui. lit- not otuerwlae
lOntrw ,i lor wui be charged at tea iw of is
netnunpariel tneseure) tor nrsi mser-
Hoe i ll -t-n'M per tine tor every MtoMUMl
tbeertlan,
' rti nnlie jiubt'hfil frrr ; obituary jxny,
:rb"'" i ' fMSSt ISf c"''
In an eastern train, the other day
fat n (jueer li! Quakeress. She wore
s tdlvor Tray dress. snowy collar. anA
uch a tweet gray hat. She was a big,
handsome woman, and her lurge Ma
donna face beamed with benevolence
anil o i'. A ruby or a diamond orna
ment would have marred her beauty.
Two mart commercial travelers
stepped into the same carriage with
the old lady. After they bad discussed
the spirit and tobacco trade awhile,
they looked at each other, smiled, and
me remarked in an undertone "Billy,
I fpiets the old lady is Inflated with
Quaker yeast." Without lifting her
eyes, the old lady remarked so low
that the passengers could not hear Hi
If thy father a; 1 m thcr had con
sumed more Mvei i Quaker yeaat ami
e ss 'v.id beer and tobacco, thee wquld
bave been better raised and better
bred." then it was so Btill that you
oulil near the engine pump.
Two small boys were playing choo
rhoo in a back yard in Chicago the
Mli "- lay. when one of them swallowed
ilia whistle, it was a very little one
Of , cent, but he missed it just the
tame, and meant to have it back. So
ie began to cough very hard. "Where's
. whistle'.'" asked Willie's playmate.
'1 thollowed it," said Willie, and a lie
took ;v long breath the whistle, away
lows in Ids throat, gave a long toot.
Willie and the other boy laughed; it j
va- RO funny to I1 able to blow a
ffblstle without trying. So Willie ran J
alioiit tooting, until his mother, who
happened out, asked what all the fun !
was about. When she learned that he !
had swallowed his whistle, she did not
eem to think it bo much fun, for she
hurried him off to the doctor, who
thrust a long wire, down his throat and
pulled the whistle out. And now when
Willie wants to toot on his. whistle he
Las to blow it.
The time-worn vices of morphomanio
Cbd alcoholism have been to some de
gree, superseded by "petrolisru," which
is described by physicians who have
elty, almost without parallel." The
treated patients for it as "a grim nov
taste for petroleum, it is snid, grows
upon the tippler until it develops into
an irresistible passion. Physicians who
devote themselves to the various forms
ot dipsomania have not yet had oppor
tunity to study the full effects of pe
trol;, m, and their views as to its cure
and 'nture are somewhat divergent,
tint he consensus of opinion is that
rhe rictiro of the new habit is sad and
nelancholy. The mineral oil does not
temporarily stimulate and encourage
!ke alcohol or morphine,
Philadelphia has a Vacant Lots' asso
ciation! which lia just made its second
annual report. Last year sufficient lan J
was secured within the city limits lor
108 gardens, cultivated by MO poor fam
ilies, numbering 77u persons. The total
yield was $9,700, an average of $60 per
garden. The outlay of the association
was $'.',200 for seed, tools, superintend
ence and incidentals. It is stated in the
report that a thousand deserving fam
ilies .ire ready to cultivate gardens on
this plan if the land can be obtained.
In Cowlea county, Kan., the other day
;!ie officials held a sale of judgments,
OS provided for in the new law. The
?ah brought $200, and the bill for adver
tising was $1,450, leav ing the taxpayers
"Ut of pocket just $1,2j0.
A Chicago man w as fined r25 by n Jus
tice of the peace for telling a lie. Any
thing that seems to be a slumpon the
memory of the late George Washington
i:. . at down upon in that city as though
it were an icy pavement.
Ah eastern exchange reports that a
foil-grown hog owned by a farmer near
ronngaville, N. Y., was attacked In its
pen by mis during the night and killed.
The farmer discovered it half devoured
In the morning.
A man in a modest position with a
small salary has one great consolation
lie is not constantly surrounded and
menaced by cranks and curious people
who wont to strike him down or blow
him up.
Judge White, of Pittsburgh, a few
la ) ago refused to allow a girl to tes
tify against ner mother's character,
saying that it would be a violation of
the commandment to "honor thy father
and thy mother."
The remaining regiments of volun
teers are returning rapidly to civil life.
Soon the hoet of 1808 will have been
mustered out, but its achievements are
marked broadly upon the history of the
limes.
In a recent competition to define the
word "honeymoon" the following was
the best: "A railway journey without
book."
Women the More Generous.
It is an Interesting and significant
fact that of the money contributed last
year to educational institutions and
other purposes of education, $3,446,000
was contributed by women. The larg
est single cstitributlon was that of Cora
J. Flood, of San Francisco, to the Uni
versity of California I2.12S.O00. Mrs.
N. 1. O'Connor, of San Jose, gave $130,
OCO to the California 6tate Normal
school; Elizabeth II. Bates, of Portches
ter, N. Y., $135,000 to the University of
Michigan; Caroline Craft, of Boston,
$100,000 to Harvard university; Annie
G. Patton, $100,000 to Princeton; Sarah
Underwood of Saratoga, $150,000 to the
American university; Elizabeth Smith,
of Lancaster, Pa., $75,000 for a library;
Elizabeth Kelly, of Chicago, $75,000 to
the university of that city; Helen Gould,
of New York, $77,000 to various Institu
tions, the rest of the grand total being
made up of smaller sums. It is also
worthy of note that the largest amount
donated so far this year is $2,000,000
for a female industry college In Boston.
As indicating what our rich women are
doing with their money, and also how
far the cause of higher education for
women is progressing in this country,
them facts make very interesting read
ing. The duke of Areos, the new Spanish
minister, and his American wife were
I assengers on the) steamer Kaiser Wil
liedm, which arrived in New York a
few days ago. They will have a hearty
welcome In Washington. The duke of
Arcos was a very popular member of
society there when lie was known ns
Jack Drunettl and was an attache of
tho Spanish log-atlon. As Virginia
Lowery the duchesa was u recognized
belle, and her friends say she once jilt
ed Admiral Dewey. But in nn inter
view she denied this, saying she and the
admiral were and are good friends. It
was r. happy idea of t he Spanish gov
ernment to select the duko of Areos
to reopen diplomatic relations between
the two countries, and lie and the
duchess will be conspicuous figures in
Washington society next winter. They
are not expected to take n house this
summer, but will slop in a hotel until
they go to Newport or some other of
the New England resorts with thereat
of the diplomatic corps In June.
A St. Louis goat was the prime cause
of a dl lay in B swell wedding a few
days ngo. He ate tbe license. A wid
ower was to wed a charming widow.
The widow has a son and that son has
a goat. When the time arrived for
the ceremony it was found that the ani
mal had been browsing about the flar
ing pocket of a coat huntf over a chair
in which was the document. He cap
tured the document just as a metnbeT
of the family appeared, but too lute to
anticipate the goat. There was a strug
gle, but the goat had too much of the
paper In his motlth. It was soon mas
ticated, and the ceremony had to be
postponed until another permit could
bo secured.
A queer ease has just been decided in
the New York state supreme court.
Louis DietZ, who died in lb07 as the re
sult of an accident, held an accidental
Insurance policy, He had been twice
married. In ranking out the policy he
had made it payable to his first wiie.
who Was dead, he then Tun ing married
Ids second wife, who has survived
him. The widow brought suit ngalhM
the administratrix, claiming that DietZ
meant her to be beneficiary, but in a lit
of absence of mind had inserted the
first wife's name in the policy. The
jury took the. same view and gave her a
verdict.
The scheme which started in Wash-'
ington to raise a fund to buy a house
for Admiral Dewey seeraB not as yet
to have taken full possession of the
public mind, writes E. S. Martin in
Harper's Weekly. There is no ques
tion about the enormous popularity of
the admiral, and it cannot be doubted
that, if the people of the country are
stirred to pive pecuniary expression of
their sentiments toward him, a great
deal of money will be paid in. If the
money does not come, it will be be
cause the admiral's admirers hove their
doubts whether this form of apprecia
tion will be agreeable to him..
In old New England farmhouses, in
nddition to the regular front entrance,
it was the custom to hove a second out
side door opening directly into the
front parlor. A knock on this door
usually meant that a bashful young
man was outside who wanted to call
on the daughter of the family. Now
that there are no more bashful young
men a sofa or a chair Is usually rolled
against the beau door and callers run
the gauntlet of the family entrance
A recent report says that a giant pri
vate from Montana out in the Philip
pines, when he wis fired on at a dis
tance of about teu yards and missed,
caught the enemy, took his gun away
from him, and then laid him across his
knees. After he had vigorously applied
a piece of bamboo, he seized the enemy
by the seat of the trousers and threw
him toward the rear. "There," he said.
"Don't you let me catch you playing
with firearms again."
Damages of $1,000 have been assessed
on a telegraph company in a North
Carolina suit for "mental anguish" for
nondelivery of a telegram announcing
a death.
The Ilwo Was There.
Spectators at the cyclorama of the
battle of Manila in Chicago the othei
afternoon saw s climax of a pretty little
romance involving a soldier of the
Twentieth Kansas Infantry and hit '
Sweetheart, who had supposed him
killed in the fighting before Manila, and
who had come to Chicago in answer tc ;
an advertisement for girls to go on .
the stage. The soldier's name is George
Dixon, of company G, and the young
lady is Miss Ethel Hardin, of Hoiden,
Kan. Miss Hardin arrived in Chicago
a day or two ago. The other afternoon
the manager of the agency, whose ad
vertisement the girl had answered, took
her, at her request, to the cyclorama.
Miss Hardin and her companion soon
became involved in a quarrel over Miss
Hardin's statement that she had
changed her mind about going on the
stage. Seizing the girl by the wrist,
the man started to drag the girl toward
the door, when in an instant a revolver
was thrust in his face, and Dixon, who
is on his way home on sick leave, and
who had been attracted by the quar
rel, Invited the theatrical agent to va
cate, which the latter lost no time in
doing. Explanations followed between
Dixon and Miss Hardin, and Dixon took
his sweetheart back to their home in
Hoiden, Kan.
A singular circumstance is related in
connection with the death of Lieut. Al
io rd, of the Twentieth Kansas regi
ment, who was killed in battle the other
day. liidentilieation badges with num
bers on them were given out to the
Kansas troops. The man who got num
ber 13 made such strong objection to
tiie unlucky number that Lieut. Alford
exchanged with him, and the lieutenant
had it on his person when he was lulled.
Last year's output of coal was the
greatest in the history of the United
States amounting to 15y.00H.U0U net
tons of soft il and 46,8 0,01 I ions of
anthracite. This placet the United
second in the coal producing countries
of the world.
Copper
A portion of the full paid anil non-assessahic capital stock of the Boston & Texas
Copper Company is offered for sale at Five Dollsrs per share (psr $10 for Treasury
purposes), and is recommended as s ssfe and highly promising investment.
The company controls twelve thousand seres of rich copper land in North Texas
which is also valuable for firming and town site purposes. The tract is some 10
miles long and about three miles wide, it is equivalent in size to five hundred ordi
nary mining claims.
The property has been developed sufficiently to begin producing at once, large
amounts of the richest copper ore (40 to 70 per cent.) taken out and marketed, and
Inexhaustible quantities of copper marl and clay running from 3 to 15 per cent,
copper found. (Calumet and Hocla an 1 other great dividend payers arc working on
1 to 3 per cent, ore.)
The property II within 12 miles of a railrosd and fuel anil water arc available.
The ores and marl are on the surface and a few feet down, and csn he mined and
converted into copper cheaper than any other deposits in America. Copper will bo
produced on the ground and a plant of moderate cost will treat 300 to 600 tons of
ore and material per day, and uecording to engineers' estimates earn $3,000 to $5,000
per day net, with copper at 15 cts per pound. It is now 18 cts. per pound.
- . The property lias a historical reputation and a record in the State Geological
Reports. It lias been examined and reported upon by the highest engineering, geo
logical and expert authorities, and its merit and value aro established beyond all
question. It is not an experiment, nor its value speculative, they are proven and
demonstrated. m, ' jfrnmsa ,
Prom Report of Prof. Wm. DeRyee, former State Chemist of Texas.
"Such numerous outcrops of copper ore have been traced over the summit and
sides of those hills that ont of 12,000 acres of land which the company own, hardly
a U!0 acre tract should be found without ore upon the surface.
A crosi-cnt to the depth of 15 feet was made upon the I shell lead, and ten
boars' work resulted in the raising of 6,000 lbs. of rich copper ore, averaging about
(10 per cent, of coppef. (Worth 83G0, net.)
It is easily smelted and the strata in which it is found can also be more econom
ically excavated than other in which copper ores occur.''
From Report of Prof. W. F. Cummins, former Oeologfst of Texas.
"In order that 1 might see the condition of this lode after tins amount
of work had been done, I employed a few hands arid cleaned out the tnnnels
when I fonnd a lode of copper. This is the disulphatc of copper and wilt yield ss
iiigh ss 70 per cent, of copper. I drove the tunnel twenty feet further into the
hill, following the lode. When I had gone abont twelve feet I struck another
lode of copper eighteen inches east and six inches below the second lode. In three
feet more we struck another lode below the second lode. Immediately below the
lower sandstone is a stratum of cupriferous marl schists extending tlx entire width
of the tunnel, say four feet, and m probably much wider. This marl will yield
about 15 per cent, of copper."
From Report of Prof. Ousitave Westman, Mining Engineer.
" I beg to express my entire satisfaction with and confidence in the report
mad by Prof. W. F. Cummins.
4 I only had to remove one foot of earth from the surface on the three spots
already mentioned in order to find large deposits bedded into the clay. After
washing, this clay was found to contain 15 per cent, of copper ore of same value ss
above. These ores could of course be taken out and made available at a relatively
small expense.
FROM
Hon. F.mhry n. Low, President, and others, Boston, Mass. : Gentlemen :-There Is abundant evidence of rich ft 'PP" deposits, not only at the mines airca
opened, but at various other parts of the property, and it is my opinion that this will prove to be one of the exceptionally rich copper-bearing neMs or tnc united bisk
The ores found in these deposits are immensely rich in copper values snd the cuperiferous clays that are also foaaa nere ln inimense Deus, wnue not as nc
will undoubtedly prove of great value on account of the cheapness with which they csn be mined snd reduced. .
The mines sre sceessible at every point ; the cost of mining will be very small, ss the ore is not in hard formation ; snd then 1 no deeP worl1-
I have examined the various reports made by others, ami confirm them. . .
As far as I have been able to
Mr. G. II. Savage. Mine Examiner
field you csn psy $1 ,000,000 dividends
Major F. M. Spanlding, of Boston,
pany's stockholders snd inu-nding investors, report that tbey fonnd tbe property ss
mines snd exulored the entire property.
Tit rnmrnnv la thnmuo-hlv
coDoer. and so easily and cheaply mined and converted, that dl vldenda can
safe and profitable Investment, and
Remit by P. O. Order, Registered Letter, Check or Express to Edward B. Robins, Tre usurer ,ATrem
Building, Boston, Mass. Price 80.00 per Share. Subject to advanoe.
ROSTniSJ TRY A A COPPFP CO:.
Such a point has been reached, sayt
Kentucky exebauge, that it seems a
if it were Impossible to obtain any more
pure homemaih- sugar. James Ltnney, '
a Harrodsburg merchant, purchased ,
several pounds of what was represented
to him as a pure article the other day. ,
An old lady care in and purchased two
cakes. She took about a half one in
her mouth uud began to chew until she
could chew no more. The merchant '
end those standing about in the store,
seeing she could not open her mouth,
became alarmed, thinking the eiderly
woman had a severe attack of lock
jaw. But, to the chagrin of the obliging
merchant, he soon discovered he hud
been Imposed upon by some uuserupu- j
lous person, who had made the "sugar"
of some kind of glue. It was necessary
to heat a kettle of water and melt the
HtufT before the old lady could open
her mouth. However, she hadn't for
gotten how to use it when the glue
had been removed.
Kate I'pson Clark tells of a woman
who, competing for n prize, wrote upon
the best way for a woman to spend
$100 in charity. Mrs. Clark'H woman
gave a pathetic description of how Bhc
would expend the money to educate a
young girl who was a mill hand, who
wanted to go to school, but was obliged
to work to help support a sick mother,
heading this, a man at once sent Mrs.
Clark's woman $100, and live others of
fered to send each a like amount if
the girl's address was given. The wom
an w as obliged to say that there was no
such girl. She had invented the story;
was simply romancing to win the ed
itor's prize.
What Tells tfce Story.
"Do you believe men show character
In the way they carry their umbrellas?'
"No; but they show lack of character
In the way they carry other people's
umbrellas." Chicago IJecord.
He spoke from Bspevleaee,
"Man wants but little here below,"
remarked the landlady.
"And here is the place to get It." con
tinued the facetious boarder. N. Y.
Journal,
Safest Investment,
REPORT OF T. BURTON EVERETT. MINING ENQINEER ArJD
investigate, and I hsve done so carefully, I
Very respectfully yours,
of Butte, Montana, after gaining sample of
per year." s
and C. F. Crosby, Esq. , of Lowell, Mass.,
nmnl7l with attttatantlal hnaluu
those who take advantage of this opportunity to buy stock at the low price ottered wUI r P the beneft.
RUNNING SORE
ON HIS ANKLE
After Six Years of Intense
Suffering, Promptly Cured
n p P o entire circulation is in a depraved condition, lhey
Dj oi ui di are a severe drain upon the system, and are con
stantly sapping away the vitality. In every case the poison must
be eliminated from the blood, and no amount of external treatment
can have any effect.
There is no uncertainty about the merits of S. S. S. ; every claim
made for it is backed up strongly by convincing
testimony of those who have been cured by it
and know of its virtues by experience
Mr- L. J. Clark, of Orange Courthouse, Va., writes:
" For six years I had an obstinate, running uloer on my
ankle, which at times oauaed mo intense suffering. I was
so disabled for a long while that I was wholly unfit for
business. One of the best doctors treated mo constantly
hut did me no good. I then tried various blood remedies,
without the least benefit. S. 8. S. was so higlilv recom
mended that I concluded to try It, and the effect was
wonderful. It seemed to get right at the seat of the
disease ami force the poison out, and I was soon com-
pletcly cured, bwifts bpectnc
3. S. S. FOR THE BLOOD
drives out evory traco of impurity in the blood, and In this way
cures permanently the most obstinate, deep-seated soro or ulcer. It
is the only blood remedy guaranteed purely vegetable, and eon
tains not ii particle of potash, mercury, or other mineral. S. S. S.
cures Contagious Blood Poison, Scrofula, Cancer, Catarrh. Eczema,
Rheumatism, Sores. Ulcers. Boils, or any other blood trouble, lusist
upon S. S. S. ; nothing can take its place.
Valuable books mailed free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Oa.
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ADVERTISE
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Share
Largest Dividends.
The cupriferous marl situated below the sandstone, containing 15 per cent
of copper, can be estimated worth at the place at least $10.00 per ton, net."
From Report of Qeorge F. Rendall, Mining Engineer.
"It is a self-evident fact dcducihlc from every report that on this propertj
large bodies of copper ore exists and that hundreds of tons have been shipped of
high grsdc ore.
That a deposit of this nature can at s very small expense be made to yield
handsome profits, from all existing reports, appears not only likely but certain."
From Report of Francis Arthur Reall, Superintendent.
" This property is all right an J there is all the copper you want here. I think it
is the best in Texas and it seems to have been selected a such for copper. It ii
near the top of a water shed and the hills crop out here. 1 think there is oil here
because there Is coal. Oil has been found at Corsieana. The property is sdapteJ
to genersl farming purposes which seems to he very profitable here and a town
could be laid out on it and a railroad built to Dundee, 12 miles, to great advantage "
The Great Boom In Copper Shares. ' j
Copper mining has proved the safest and most profitable industry in Amerlcs,
and the largest and most conservative capitalists in the world have recently become
large investors in copper stocks.
This company csn produce copper as cheaply as any In the world. It is capi
talized the lowest of any in propordon to its acreage, and at the price of copper
bearing land in Michigan ($400 per acre) containing a much less percent, of copper,
has s large value in excess of its low capitalization ($2,500,000.)
Receipts for ore and assays by the leading chemists and assayers in the country
are on file in the company's offices.
The officers anil directors of the company are n.er, of the highest standing and
business capacity, and include :
Hon. Emery M. Low, manufacturer, mayor of Brockton, Mass., President.
George W. Russell, Esq., paper manufacturer, Boston, Vice-President.
Maj. F. M. Bpsnlding, 2d Vice-President.
Col. Edward B. K"oMns, Boston, Treasurer.
Col. James. M. Wheattfri, Boston, Secretary.
Hon. Jss. W. Bennett, Fx-Fresidcnt Erie Telephone Co.
Only s limited amount of the stock will be sold st the price of $6.00 per shar
snd those wishing to secure shsres should set st once. As stated the stock is fui
J nnn....i.v,l. A loon as this allottment is sold the price will hi
" " -
advanced.
Amount of land, quantity and quality
ment, nesmcss to trsnsportstion, favorable climate for oontinuous work the j
around, the increasing demand and profit in producing copper considered, tl
Boston and Texas Copper Company possesses unequalled advantages and affords t
best kind of an investment. Il csn essily earn 50 per cent per year on the price
which the stock is here offered.
Stoelt may be ordered through jour banker or broker, or direct as below.
am of the opinion it is one of the richest coyps
ore from the property, says I "The ore is the
who returned June 16th from an examination
represented and confirm the expert reports,
mtmm In Um miMHmnil IS ha aurh
be earned and paid during- the current
Obstinate sores and ulcers which
refuse to heal under ordinary treat
ment soon become chronic and deep
seated, and are a sure sign that the
eeo.eeeM
of ore, cheapness of mining snd treH
EXPERT.
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