TO MIDDLEBURGH POST.
GEO. W. WAGENSELLER.
Editor and Proprietor.
M nit.Riti hmi, I'A.,iTnly 2, l:d.
Tho Supremo Conrt of (he Cnited
States hm decided that tho Georgia
law prohibiting the running o( froight
trains on Sunday in valid.
Mr. Gladstone thinks tho responsi
bility for Armenia now rests with
Russia, iioco that Power, and not
England, now dominates Turkey.
LI Hung Chang, tho Chinese Trirao
Minister, is decidedly occidental in
some things. Ho is making copious
Dotes of his journey to Russia, and
will publish a book when ho gets Nick
home.
Tho average coot of railroad con
traction in Japan has decreased from
10f,G'J7 yen per mile to C4.871, large
ly owing to tho fact that nitive brain
and ransclo are now competent to
very part of tho work.
Cork is ono of tho most important
exports of Spam. In tho province of
Gerona 198,000 acres aro devoted to
its cultivation, and bring an annual
Income of gs,000,r,oo. Cork will grow
hero as perfectly as in Spain, is tho
significant comment of tho Xcw Or
leans Picayune.
Tho Xcw York Commercial Adver
tiser says: Toe's cottage, at Ford
ham, is now the ineoca of tho literary
pilgrims of tho earth. Tin re, whiro
tht greatest genius America bus pro
dncod starved, nnd wrote immortal
tongs, they lay tho laurels now
laureU that wero denied him while ho
lived I Tho only wonder is thnt even
this frail dwelling has been preserved
as a memorial of the great poet, who
"learned in suffering what ho tanght
in song," and shaped tho truo courso
of tho literature of a land.
Id tho commendable work of Amer
Icwaizing tho Norwegian Lutheran
Churoh in this country, observes tho
Sew York Post, tho English society of
that church is taking a prominent
part. Conspicious in the society and
(ts work are Professor E. G. Lund,
Theodore Eggcn, and Henry ItiisrmiH
ten. They wish to snbHtitnto tho Eng
lish for the Norwegian languago in
the ritual and tho other services of
tho church. They aro working hope
fully. When they organized their
fociety threo years ago u small room
furnished all tho accommodation
ncedod for their meeting. Tho society
has grown fast in numbers and influ
ence. Ono of the London uownppers, in
ccra.iietitin upon tho death of tho
lute Shah of Persia states that eighteen
rulers have Lceu iissasinutcd during
the present century. Tho llrr-t victim
was Emperor l'uul who was murdered
in 1801 by pulueo conspirators. Then
followed u puuKo in the record for
nearly thirty year, alter which, in
lH.'lL, CupodintiiiH, the 1're.sident of tho
Provisional Government of Greece,
was dispatched. In lSoi tho luko of
Pulma wus assassinated. Tho turn of
transatlantic Presidents began with
the President of Hayti, in lS.V.t. Tho
South American series included Coi
onel Rolta, President of Peru, in 1872 ;
Moreno, President of Ecuador, in tho
same year, and his successor, Gut
tierez, in 187.1. President Lincoln
whs tho lirst North American Presi
dent to be assassinated; Abdul Asia
was bled to death in a warm bath in
1874 ; President Garfield was shot in
1880, and Alexander I was blown up
in 188L Carnot was murdered in the
midst of civic festivities at Lyons.
The Queen of Korea was the last to bo
added to t) black list. Four Roys of
Algiers were murdered in this century.
The executed monarchs wero Murut,
Itarbido and Maximilian of Aut-triu,
each and all of whom tempted fate.
Tho King moht often and most seri
ously shot at was Louis Philippe, who
somehow was never hurt by his would
be ashapsins. Tho most desperate at
tempt was by Ffcschi, the Corsicaa,
whooperated with an infernal machine.
He was once tired upon at such close
quarters that the flesh of the pistol set
lire to the bonnet of Queen Marie
Amolie, who sat beside him in a car
riage. Rut one serious attempt was
made to asvaxsinato Napoleon ; it was
with an infernal machine. Napoleon
III had two nirrow escapes. Ono was
when the Orsini bombs exploded round
his carriage, 'and the other was in the
lk is ile Roulo'gno, when a ball meant
for bis guest, Alexander I, whizzed by
bis eur and shot hi aid-de-cauip'i
Lorse.
Attorney What wns there about tlio
deceased Unit lot you to believe lie
wa of unsound mind? Vlinesa--Vell,
for one thing, ho abhorred bicycles.
Philadelphia North American.
BETTY BOSTON'S FOURTH.
BT K0BA rERRT.
OURTH of July is
coming, and we
must do something,
we positively
must," cried Betty,
as she pulled from
her calendar the
slip of paper tlst
recorded the 30th
of June, and was
confronted by tho big black lettering,
"July."
"Do something about what, prsy?"
inquired her older sister, Anne,
"The Fourth."
The what?"
"The Fourth o.' Ja!r. If father wero
here he would do something to cele
brate it but I've a wholo guinea left
of my allowance and I can buy"
"Betty, you are not going to buy a
lot of firecrackers and torpedoes to
dixtnrb tho whole neighborhood?"
"There aren't any neighbors near
enough to disturb."
"Near enough I What about the
Ft affords? How do yon suppose old
Lady Stafford will liko your firecrack
ers and torpedo explosions, and what
do you suppose Sir Richard and all
tho rest of them will think of our
Haunting this Fourth of July business
in thrir faces? It's outrageous taste,
anyway, Retty, to show off onr brag
of independence from their country,
liko this."
"I ain't doing it for then?. I ain't
going to iuvito them."
"You might as well ; they'll hear
tho wholo uproar. It's an awfully
vulgar kind of way to celebrate any
thing. You'd better" with increas
ing harcastu "get sorao boys to play
Yankeo Doodle for you, on a drum
and life."
"Rut the American Club in Loudon
celebrated the day, and ut tho Ameri
can miuihter'r. last year "
"Oh. yes, with Hags and speeches at
their dinner tables; they didn't firo
off a lot of crackers and torpedoes for
everybody to hear. Oh, Retty, don't.
I f-hould be so ashamed of tueh r. show
off before these Euglish pople. It's
all so vulvar, tho wholo brag uud blus
ter of it."
"Yon are always botheriug about
theso English people what they'll
think of us; what they'll say. You
haven't a bit of independence."
"1 don't care for tho independence
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nirKEY and itou cELEnn.vTiSrt Tim Forntn.
th:it is always going 'round offending
and hurting people's feeling"."
"Well, 1 dou't want to hurt tbeso
Eii;:hidi folks' feeliu;,'s. Rut I don't
tliink they are' very direful what they
siiy to us. Old Lady Statlord calls mo
Retty Rot-tou insteail of Retty I'ltrtou,
and that Mix .Stull'urd that you look
up to so "
"Look up to! That's ridiculous,
Retty."
"That you look up to so," coolly
proceeded Retty, "(aid tome onco :
You don't talk in a nasal tone at all,
as I supposed all Americans did.' "
"Shu uieauH to compliment you, and
culling you 'Retty Rostcu' it old Ludy
Stafford's fun. Sho likes you very
much, I can see, and oh, Retty, don't,
1 entreat you, go and turn them all
againht us by makiug that beastly up
roar of a celebration. Now, promiso
me that you wou't?" imploringly and
tearfully "promise ! promiso 1"
And Retty promised.
"What's tho matter, Betty? What's
gono wrong? Y'ou look awfully out
up."
"I I'm disappointed about some
thing, Dicky, that's all."
"It must be a pretty big 'all' by
your looks. Tell me what it is, Retty ;
maybe I can help you."
"You I oh, no you're the lust per
son to tell."
"Why? Why? What hove I done?"
"You haven't done anything; it's
only what yon ate it'd only," but
hero Retty stopped short.
"Retty, Retty. goon."
"I can't. I ought not to llavo said
as much ns I have."
"Rut, having said that, it's unfair
not to go on. Whatever you've got
against me whatever yoa think I am
that I shouldn't be, yoa ought to tell
mo and give me a chance to defend
myself. I didn't think yoa would
hurt a fellow's feelings by being un
fair like this," and Dicky Stafford
flushed up with vexation.
"Oh, I don't want to hurt any of
your feelings that's what I told
Anue," cried Betty with a little hy
sterical laugh.
"And your sister is in it, too!
Well, I must say but instead of say
ing anything, I think I'll bid you
good morning, Miss Barton. You
can't want the company of a fellow
you think"
"Oh, Dickey, Dickey, stop, stop,
don't go oft like that. 'Tisn't any
thing against you it's me," regard
less of grammar "I was going to do
something! aad Anne didu't want me
to do it Oh, dear, I've tangled and
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bungled so I shall have to tell yoa the
truth, or you'll think it's something
worse than it is ; but first yoa must
promise me yoa won't tell any of your
family, Dickey."
Dicky looked astonished, but never
theless gave tho promise with the
grostcs alacrity ; and then Betty told
the story of her 4th of July plan, and
why she had relinquished it.
"As if my people would care becanso
you celebrated a victory gained over
us mor'n a hundred years ago; I'd
liko to hear what my lather'd say to
this," laughed Dickey.
"Rut you're not going to toll him
you promised not to tell any of your
family," cried Petty in alarm.
"And I'm not going to break my
promise; but I know they'd feci just
as I do-"
"No, you don't know. They might
take it as Anno said they would.
Anno knows more about tho world
than you or I. Anno is eighteen."
"Anne's a goose," thought Dickey.
He was a clever little fellow, and
though Retty by no means told him
everything that Annie had said, or
that sh herself had said, ho under
stood a great deal moro of Miss Ann's
motives than Retty imagined. "And
to think of her spoilingall of this fun ;
it's a shame," he further thought.
"Rut tell me everything all tho de
tails of what you wanted to do," he
presently said.
And Retty told him confessing
smilingly that sho would even have
liked to had "Yankee Doodle" played
by u drum and life, as Annie had sar
caHtieiillv suggested.
"What's 'Yaukco Doodle?'" ho
uhked.
"Yon never heard of 'Yankeo
Doodle?'" cried Retty.
"No, Retty, I never did. I'm only
a poor ignorant littlo English boy,
you must remember."
"Oh, yon may laugh at me, but I do
thiuk it is ignorant not to know that
'Yankee Doodle' was tho rallying tune
of the Americans in tho war of the
Revolution; not a great big diguitled
national thing, but a little catchy
hurrah quickstep, that all tho Federal
troops marched by. Hoar now, this
is it," and Retty hummed tho lively
strains, playing an imaginary fifo as
sho did so. Dicky jumped up from
tho garden Boat beside Retty, af tor the
first few bars, and began to danco to
the quick measures, and thou ho be
gan to whittle them and in a minute
he had such an ear for a tune he had
the catchy little quickstep perfeot,
"and oh, Retty, it's the very jolliest
thing I ever heard," ho cried, "and I
know a fellow who'd do tho dram, and
I'd do the life, if you'd only go ahead
and "
"Rut I can't. I've promised not to ;
and I couldn't go against Anuie, and
my father and mother awoy don't
yoa see?"
"When will you father and mother
be back?"
"Oh, not till next week; long after
the Fourth. They're gone to town,
you know, to have father's eyes
treated by a great oculist there. I
told yoa about it,
"Yes, I know."
Anno from the tower window had
caught the sound of the voioos in the
garden below.
"Retty and Dicky," she said to hor
self. She couldn't hear what they
said; she didu't even catch the sound
of 'Yankee Doodle,' but when they
came around the corner of the house,
she saw Dicky dancing merrily down
the path before Retty, and laughed at
the sight. And Dicky was dancing to
tho softly whistled tune of 'Yankee
Doodle !" Retty was tall for her age.
Dicky was sixteen and short for his
age. "I'm a year older than Retty
though you wouldn't think it ; but I'll
grow up to her by and by, you'll see,"
Dick bad said merrily, at the begin
ning of the summer. Anne laughed
again as she remembered this.
Anne had a great liking for English
people, especially English people of
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high degree, and aha was delighted
when she found that the house) her
fathor had taken for the season at
Eastootnbo was so near to Bir Richard
Stafford's place. In fact it was part of
the Stafford property, and Sir Rich
ard had rented it gladly to the rich
American manufacturer who hadcomo
over from America to put himself un
der tho care of Dr. Eyelet, the great
London oculist ; the doetor himself in
troducing Mr. Rarton to Sir Richard
and recommending E lgecombe, as in
easy distance of London. The Staf
fords had been "very nice," as Anno
had expressed it, and Anne was happy
in the anticipation of further nicouess
of getting quite chummy with the
Stafford perhaps. But as yet the
only chumminess seemed to be be
tween Retty and Dicky. Dicny had
taken to Retty at once. "A girl who
can rido a bicycle like that little
Yankeo is no fool," Dicky had an
nounced at the start, and Betty had
told her family that "that little red
headed English boy was a very jolly
littlo boy."
"Things aro going on swimmingly,"
Anno said to herself as sho watched
the two cbnms from her tower, "and
if Rctty's dreadful American assertive
ncss don't interfere there is no know
ing what we may bo to the Staffords
soino day."
On the morning of tho Fourth of
July Anno was blissfully dreaming
that sho was at a grand party at Staf
ford hull, dancing tho opening
quadrille with Rob Stafford, the Ox
lord undergraduate. She was at the
very height of her triumph, when sud
denly tho flno orchestral strains
changed to a queer piping tune
tootle, tootle, tootle, and thon, a bam,
bam, bam, that was strangely familiar
to her ; and with this the undergrade
ato disappeared, and tho ballroom van
ished, while tho tootle, tootle, and
bum, bam of the dram grew harder
and harder, so loud that Annne opened
her eyes, then started and ttsrtod,
then sprang from her bed and rushed
to tho window in breathless horror,
when tootle, tootle, the clear Ufe
notes with tho bum, burn of tho drum
wafted up to her the deathless old
tune of "Yankee Doodle."
"Oh, how could Retty havo done
this? sho promised mo, sho promised
mo !" wailod Anne.
Sir Richard was strollng about un
der his trees in his usual fashion that
morning when ho suddenly pricked up
his ears at tho sound of a drum and
tlfo. Where were they and where had
ho heard that tunu before? After a
minuto or two he boan to whistlo the
tune, just as Dicky had done, and
then all at onco it Hashed upon him
whero ho had heard it before. It was
two or three summers ago 'way out on
a great cattle ranch iu America, where
he had been a guest for a few days.
One of theso days happenod to be the
Fourth of July and his hosts fine
young Americans, geutlemeu all of
them had celebrated tho day with
great jollity by a lot of tiroworks, tiag
tlying and other holiday demonstra
tions, noue of which was more inter
esting to the Englishman than a drum
and life performance by two colored
men of that quaint quickstep "Yankeo
Doodle."
"The jolliest tuno I ever hoard,"
mused Sir Richard, who, like his son,
had a great ear for tunes. Rut where
who oould bo playing it here?
"Why, thoso tenants of mine, they
are Americans, and by jove to-day is
the Fourth of July, and this is what
they aro up to, celebrating the day ;
and thero are ouly those two girls at
home! Why didu't I remember?
Dicky I Rob I" and calling these names
Sir Riohard hastcnod towards the
house.
"What is it, what do yon want of
Dicky and Rob?" asked old Lady
Stafford, who was jut then coming
down the path to meet him.
"I want them to help those yoang
Americans, the Rurtonc, to oarty out
their holiday plans. It's tho Fourth
of July, you seo, thoir National .holi
day. Don't yon romembor ?" and Sir
Richatd recalled for his mother that
American ranch experience of his,
even to whistling for her "the jolliest
tuno" he ever heard.
Lady Stafford remembered perfect
ly. "And you wanted Dicky and Bob
to help," she began, when Sir Richard
interrupted with :
"Yes, I wanted them to help those
two girls ; I havo just thought that the
mother and father are away."
"To bo sure. It's a shame for those
two youug things, Btrangers as they
are, to Lave no neighborly help in
thoir holiday work. Rob isn't down
yet and Dicky's off somewhere. I
beard him up half an hour ago; but
I'll tell you what we'll do, we'll just
step over there now, yoa and I, and
offer them any assistance they need.
There's a lot of those pretty Japanese
torpedoes and firework things in the
coachhouse. We'll otler those to them
, for one thing."
Hat isn't it pretty early tm t
morning for a call?" demurred Sir
Richard.
"A call I Don't be absurd, Riohard ;
we are going over on a neighborly er
rand, and we've got to be qniek about
it, or we shan't bo of anyone for
they're in the thick of their fan now
as yon hear," and Lady Stafford hnr--J
rioa her eon forward with such energy
that in a few minutes the two were
entering the Rarton grounds just aa
Anne came ranning out of the house
to stop "that dreadful drum and nfe
noise." Betty was following in the
rear. If Dicky was to be quenched,
Retty was bound to stand by him and
be quenched too, and so had dressed
aa expeditiously as possible to be "in
at the death."
Lady Stafford catching sight of the
two girls, nodded ' vigorously, and
when she was near enough began :
"We heard your drum and fife musio
and came over to ask if yon "
"Oh, Lady Stafford, I was just com
iDg out to stop it. It isn't my fault,
and I'm bo sorry, I"
"Fault! sorry I" echoed Lady Staf.
Iprd, staring at Anne with a puzzled
astonishment that brought hor brows
together in a frown that both the
girls misunderstood, and that stirred
up Retty to say :
"Xo, it isn't Aune's fault, it'a
mine," and then with a littlo fiery
sparklo in her eyes at what she thonght
was tho unwarranted fault-finding of
theso English people, Retty, in spite
of Anne, told the wholo truth of her
patriotic purpoo and how it had been
frustrated, and why, and her own
disappointment thereat, winding up
with her confidences to Dicky, and
the result.
"And it's Dick after all," broke
forth Lady Stafford, her lip twitch
ing with her appreciation of the situa
tion thus revealed to her. "It's
Dicky ; ah, here ho comes, the scamp !
Dicky, how dared you do this when
yon knew how Miss Rarton felt about
it?"
"Hullo !" cried Dicky at sight of
his grandmother and his father ; "how
camo you here?"
"Well, Miss Rarton will tell yon
that we were disturbed by this patri
otic racket and came over to protest
against it. That it not only hurt our
ears but our feelings; that oh, Miss
Rarton, Miss Rarton," breaking into
tho jolliest of jolly laughs, "How
could yoa think we were such silly
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"WIIAT'S TIIE MATTE n, HETTY?"
folks as to take your celobration as an
offense? "Why," uud here Lady
Stafford cxpluinedtho real stato o: her
own and Kir Richard's feeling, aud
tho real reason of this early vixit,
greatly to Anne's confounding and to
Betty's unmixed delight.
"And didn't I tell yon so?" cried
Dicky, hilarionsly, nodding to Retty.
"I knew they'd take it all right;" and
then straight to his lips ho lifted his
fifo again, and tootlo, tootle, bum,
bum, lie r.nd his little drummer start
ed up that jolliest tuno Sir Richard
had ever heard, "Yankeo Doodle."
And that uight after the Japanoxo fire
work had been set off by tho two
brothers, tootle, tootlo, bum, bum,
Sir Richard would have tho tune
again ; and it was to this tune that the
whole party were marched over to the
hall, where "dear gran," as the moth
erless Stafford children called Lady
Stafford, had a littlo feast spread to
finish up the day.
"Rut it's for that dear little, honest,
independent Retty," deolared gran, in
the privacy of her own family. "How
she did stand np to mo, and defy me
with the whole trntn, when that foolish
sister was for wriggling out of it. I
liked little Betty Boston from tho
start, and now I have a great respect
for her."
"Yes," added Sir Richard, "she has
character enough to stand by her
gnus."
"And not to run with ours," laughed
the undergraduate.
"As her sinter was oonstautly trying
to do," joined in Miss Stafford, the
young lady of Anne's admiration.
Rut it remaiued for Dicky to bestow
upon Retty the most effective tribute
in this family conclave.
"Retty? Retty is tho pluckiest girl
and the prettiest girl and the best
bicycle rider on either side of the At
lantic," he cried, "and whon I grow
up to her, I'm going to see it I can
persuade hor to come over here and
celebrate the Fourth of July every
year with me," and tootle, tootle,
Dicky whistled the tune of "iankee
Doodle" to his father's appluuding
laughter and gran's approving nod.
Atlanta Constitution.
A Transplanted Custom.
Our habit of reading he Dec
laration of Independence on the Fourth
of July is derived from the old English
customs of having the Magna Charta
read twioe a year in the cathedrals.
The bishops not only read it, but ex
communicated those who broke it.
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Tnen and 5o,
Nephew "I don't nppose ,,
miml Tnearinff a cannon cro off. iU'
uncle
Veteran "I should soy not. r
t'u Tiaard hnnilrniln at timn V-
l wasn t so near to mem f
my Bon. Jntige.
Fonrlh of July Fun.
'Tt Ilia rtnlrfMiftamfcll tin (Ka t.
rt .Tnl la a frumn that in ilvnr.
the Roman candle.
Homo leavo the city on the Fi
for quiet, while others, fotlowin?
fireworks' example, go off for a h-
time.
Jokes which inclnde the exyh
near people of tho largest si.o cm
crackers are of tho kind that it u
ter not to dwell upon.
Stranger "lour orator ham
voice, but he is mnrdcringthe On
English in tho most horrible n.'tut
Native "Why shouldn t ho ta
Fourth of July?"
Young America "Did Thonw
fcrson write all of tho Deck:
himself?" Patriotic Parent-"
my son, ho wrote every word of it
his owu pen. ionng America '
didn't he hiro a stenographer an 1 1
writer?"
Grandpa (looking up) "What
rav boy?" Freddie (at winlo
"Stand out a littlo farther on tho
walk. I havo a package of tori.o
and I want to drop them down ua
bald head."
Giant ttrecrakcrs this year are
teen inches long, and contain pot
enough to break a plate-glass
when exploded on the curb. !?
boys will not only hove to lool
their fingers on the fourth, l,ut
ents will have to look for thcirt
President Clevehiu'1 on tlm lnr
Tho day is celobratoJ, not let
on tho rourth of July certain hi
colonies in America declare!
freedom and independence, la:
cause on that day the lir.it step
taken on this continent towarJ t-
ing human government to tlic c
and management of tho people
eoverncd.
This reflection leads to tho
thought that such a project t
never havo been entertaiuctl t
in the faith and expectation tbatt.
intrusted with self-government
pnard and cultivate that uunelii-h
self-Hacriticing devotion tj
scheme of government which is
lately essential to its pur.tT
safety.
Inasmuch as this sentiment ii
life of our institutions, and be-
they aro threatened with the e!
atmosphere of selfishness mi l a
ty, we should so commemorate
pendenco Day as to ftimula'e
teuMlv a patriotic love ot our do
ment for its owu sake, vhit
rejoicing should bo mousiire.l b;
extent to which we and all out (
rymcn aro imbued with this f:
ClllOVGll Clkvcuv
Independence Day.
Buns! Boom! Rattle and si.;:!
liy Bik'im like thesu wo ku w it U
"Dear Iuilepomlwieo Uny!
A smull of pow ter iu tho air.
A small boy prtwtnt evervwlnri',
EuKagud iu mimio (ruy!
A trumpet's blare, a drum' lou ! i.
A quaint procession In trie wrc
Of littlo "niluute nmn"
A cheer, a shout, a frond hu'.'i,
Anl palriot "Vuiinit America"
AppluuiU tho i'ast a-alu.
A bright, buwiMorinc array.
Of "(jodilonses" in rlhbons g iy,
Tho colors of tbn free!
A Nation's hnnormt Hag full ti.H;'
Anl la tho heart, thaulc Uot, u !t'
Finn love for l.l'Hjrty!
Suiuu M. llest, la Now Yurit lui,-
A New Supply.
Mrs.Ringo "I thought yoa t
going to play with that littlo boy
door auy more?"
Robby "I wasn't; but mT
crackers gave out before his.'1
Relies of the Great Deelurati
The accompanying picture
the table upon which tho Declv
of Independence was signed -
chair of the Fre&ideut of the Co:
at that time in session. . The t"
in Independence Hall, rhiluuc'i-l
The Government of India si'F;:
stes IO.OOO.OJ'jO rupees a ye'6
I maintenance 'and care or iore
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