. THE HIDDLEBURGH POST.
GEO. W, WAC.EXSr.tLEE,
Editor auii Proprietor
MuiDLEiirituii, Pa., Jan. 14, 1897.
An investigation of tho work of tho
turn)ike raider in Kentucky ebowa
that 1500 miles owned by corporations
have practically bon confiscated and
are being traveled free of tU. It is
estimated Ibat tbo destruction of
tollgntes in the Bluo Grass region baa
. affected 4,000,000 worth of property.
The Madrid newnpapcrs Bay that
Spain is well ablo to punish tho
United States for "aoy interfer
ence." Tho Dons evidently expect to
get things like this for their money,
comments tho New York Sun. It ia
impossible to imagine that tho editors
are foolish enough to believe tho
pugnacious statements they print in
their (-beets.
"Sha le of Sir Walter Scott !" ex
claims tho Loudon Chronicle, ''Cluoy
Marphersou, of Cluny, as chief ot tho
Olnu Chattan, presided at tho inau
gural gathering of the clan in Glasgow
recently, but apologized for not np
penning iu tho hilt, as he was of mid
of catching cold ! Ho concludod bis
address by stating that whenever they
wanted him to lo.td them ho should bo
most happy, bo long, wo assume, as tho
weather is lino and warm."
Emigration to America has crcatod
such .1 Hcsroity of farm hands in Ger
many that laud owners aro now im
porting Chinese coolies in hordes for
field work in Silesia, East Prussia,
Poscn uiid Pomerania, says the Chi
cago Xowfl, Tho coolies work for
twenty cents a day, and tho land own
ers aro enthusiastic, with tho result
that many (iormans who havo hitherto
refused t cmigrato aro being forcod
to do ho through lack of work. When
tho Chinese coolio has extended Lis
grasp n littlo the Chinc-o problem of
Germany will bo tho Bamo as ours.
Iron inuilo in Alabama is steadily
pushing its way into t'uo markets of
ttio old world, tho latest order being
1000 tons for shipment to India, notes
tho fiow York Mail and Express.
Liverpool, Rotterdam and Genoa havo
already mudo liberal purchases of tho
furnace product of thq Sonth, and
thero is hkely to bo a btill further de
mand for it in thoue-aadi trUipr F.um
pean cities. Tho unexamplod cheap
uetu of production iu Alabama and
Tennesseo is gradually but Burely rev
olutionizing tho manufacture of the
sheaper grados of pig iron in this coun
try, and tho movement in that direc
tion is bound to be greatly accelerated
by tho rapid development of tho for
eign demand for our furnaco output.
Physicians and scientists agrco that
hot or iresli bread is much moro indi
gestible than old breid, declares tho
American Farmer. In Germany thero
is a law that no bread must bo sold be
fore it is a day old. Tho Americans
aro credited with making tho worst
bread in all tho world, an v way, and,
beside-", they consnmo an inordinate
quantity of hot bread, and on tho
bread question generally, ficera to bo
below the average iu civilization. Tho
American bread is srvgy and heavy,
ond has too littlo crust to bo truly
hygienic, and, furthermore, tho lino
white Hour has loi-t much of its nutri
tive value. All that goes to make
teeth and Initio aud to build up a lino
nervous system is bolted from tho
wheat.
Massachusetts has, nisordia-j to de
tails of tbo census of 1S'J,", just made
public, 517,385 families, of 2,500,131)
1 persons, i;n overaga of 5.17 to tho
family. This largo averago is largely
duo to tho fact that all occuptnts of a
hotel, a charttablo institution, a penal
institution, or other buildings of that
sort, arn considered as of ono family
with the proprietor or superintendent,
as tho caso may be, counted as tho
bead of tho family. The normal sizo
of a family, in its commonly accepted
sense, is a fraction over 3. The
largest average sizo of tho families is
in Suffolk County, whero it reaohos
4.97, and tho lowost in Nantucket,
where it falls to 3.07. In tho cities of
the State the average number of rooms
to the family is 6.02, and in the towns
7.00. The total number of buildings
in the Stato intendod for human occu
pancy is 423,494, containing 3,093,93!;
?ooms. Each person in the State
would have an average of 89.C5C
square feet ot tho superllciul area of
the State to move abont in if th
property were cut up and distributed
pro rata.
Miss Calamity's W ill.
, A man is ho. elessly dull when hi
doesn't know when he U being modi
fun ot .
F.ETTY EUBY HEN
frew was summoned
from school in baste.
Her great aunt, wealthy
Miss Calamity Crane,
was dying.
Ruby, full of lovo
and friendliness for all
tho world, though a certain wistful
nets in the great, hazel eyes told of a
want in tho young heart.
Miss Calamity had been bountiful,
considerate, kind t tho girl never
tender. With her large, angular
frame, her energy, her courage and
iron will, she was moro like a man
than 3 woman.
She bad given fcer grand-nisce a
home, and every advautngo in educa
tion ; she apparently realized nothing
was needed beyond this.
Yet, lluby loved her nunt with ft
lovo born of gratitude and respect ;
sho was oppressed with dread and
grief now that she approached Silver
side, whero Miss Calamity lay dying.
Tho family carriage was waiting for
her ut tho station.
"Mrs. Calistn would have como to
meet you, Miss Ruby," said Barney,
tho coachman, "but sho oould not
leave Miss Calamity."
For the first time since tho letter
summoning bor to Silverado had
reached tho seminary, Enby remem
bered Mrs. Calistn Crane. Sho had
seen tho woman first bix months pre
viously, when home at vacation.
Mrs. Ca'.ista was Mit-s Calamity's
cousin.
Sho had attended Miss Calamity
very closely; uniraatcdly announced
her success at "keeping up her
spirits," though Miss Calamity had
long borne ill-health with great forti
tude. And down tho long lino of terraces
tho poplars showed their silver aides,
l'ho beautiful mansion of brown gran
ito loso abovo them.
Tho mnssivo oaken doors swung on
thoir silver hinges, and lluby was in
Mrs. Calista's arms.
"My dear, you aro too late. Sho has
gonol"
A cry of pain broke irotn tho girl's
lips. "Aunt Calamity dead I"
Bat she saw the waxen image which
Utti v6cu bei liiua aunt, auii nearly
broke her heart over it.
"Dear child, don't," said Mrs. Sil
cott, tho housckeoper. "Miss
Calamity wouldn't liko it to havo you
cry bo. Como into my room, dear,
and get your roor littlo feet and
hands warm. You're white as a ghost
and colder, haunting this chilly room
all tho time. You can't do that poor
woman any good, but you'ro making
yourself sick."
On a lounge before tho housekeep
er's fire, lluby heard tho account of
Miss Calamity's last hours.
"Sho lived a brave, good life. Shc'r
gono to her roward, nnd sho provided
for you, Miss lluby, bo sure of that.
She sot a groat deal by you that I'm
sure of. Wait tiil you hear her will
read."
lluby thought ot the future, and her
perplexod meditation driod her eyes.
"There's ono who hoped to prolit
by her stay here that's Mrs. Calista,"
said Mrs. Silcott, nfter a silence. "Not
that sho was ever needed atSilvcrside,
or was ever Bent for. Sho just crowded
herself in to servo her own ends, I
say. I could have nursod Miss Ca
lamityshe always likod my nursing
iu days gono by and I wouldn't have
pushed advice on her about her will,
cither 1" added Mrs. Silcott, eigniti
cautly. Trembling iu her black robes, Ruby
gathered with tbo family, two dnys
later, to hear tho will read, Mrs. Ciil
ista Crano was also in deepest mourn
ing. Iho bulk of Miss Calamity's
wealtd was great. Every servant nnd
dopnndent was generously romern
bered, and then live thousand dol
lars to Mrs. Calista, ten thousand and
Silversido to Ruby, and tbo vast re
mainder of bank stock, railroad shares
and real estato to John Steele, a
nephew of Miss Calamity, whom lluby
had never seen and seldom hoard her
aunt speak of. Whatever he might
be, a dozen fortunos rolled into one
had become his, and Mrs. Carlista an
nounced that ho would aoon bo at Sil
versido. "John Steelo do you know him,
Miss Silcott? ' asked liaby, wonder
ingly. "I've seen him, dear, years ago,
when you were a child a nice enough
gentleman. But what's willed to him
Bhould be yours by right. Miss Ca
lamity would never have done this but
for it's boing put into her head. John
Stoclo was rich enough before. As for
Mrs. Cahsta, sho is pretty well cut up
by her legacy. But sho hopca to make
it up with Mr. Steelo s share. Laws?"
muttered Mrs. Silcott, "she's boon
mail after him these ten years."
Her last words were nearly ambigu
ous to Ruby. All truth and simplicity
tier so II, sue was bund to guilt to others,
and unsuspicious.
Her mind, too, was flllel with her
loss. By tbia last kind aot of her gen
rous aunt she was mistress of beauti
ful Silverside, and its income would
afford her aa ample living she, vho
had come, a homeless child, tcu years
before, to this good woman.
She wandered about the familiar,
Btrangely-silent rooms, weeping a good
deal. Her eyes were red, her cheeks
pale, yet she was a sweet, lovable
little thing, in her black dress, all tho
gold hair knotted plainly back, as
John Steele came upon ber, standing
disconsolate upon the hearthrug be
fore the ruddy drawing room fire.
Mrs. Calista was with him, and ef
fusively performed the introduction.
Aud what did this blue-eyed, curly
bearded, pleasant stronger do? Bow
formally to pretty littlo Miss Renfrew,
of Silverside? Not at all. He took
both her little, cold hands in his warm,
strong clasp.
"Why, yon poor child 1" ho eaid.
"Don't grieve bo!"
Ruby met tho kind yet piercing
eyes with u quiver of tho lip.
"Sho was all 1 had. I havo no ono
now," monned she.-
"I don't know about that," said Mr.
Steelo.
In all hor lifo Ruby had never seen
any ono 60 pleasant and hearty, with
such an eye of conrago ond voico of
cheer. All at onco sho felt frioudless
no longer.
Aud Mr. Steelo evidently took care
that sho should not feci ho. Socn tho
glances which rested upon this girl
wero more than kind they were ten
der nnd Mrs. Calista saw them.
Ono morning, Ruby roso with a
strange dizziness r.nd ringing in her
ears. After an effort mudo to dress,
sho was compelled to return to her
bed, aud Mrs. Calista camo to attend
her.
"Sho has taken everything so much
to heart, she is worn out," said the
woman.
Her words seemod true. Ruby was
robbed of all strength. No pain, no
disturbnnco, but a strange languor,
iu which everything bwoui before ber
eye?.
She heard Mr. Steelo urgo calling a
physician, but Airs. Calista strenuously
opposed.
"No no, indeed I Sho docs not
need drugs, but rest and relief from
exciiemcut. Leave her to met"
And Hubyt since she did not Buffer,
nnd was so heavy-headed, did not care
wbnt was done, since they did not dis
turb her.
But the languor grew deeper. Day
and night were a dream. In this trance
sbesomctimessaw Mrs. Calista turning
something from a vial into tho glass
from which she drank, but she cared
cot for this, nnd thought of nothing.
One day she saw John Steele's bluo
eyes bonding over her.
"Darling my littlo darling I" he
said, tenderly, "what nils you?" .
She was conscious of longing to ease
tho pity and pain in his face, but tho
strange inc-rta hung upon her so heav
ily sho could not lift a lid or move a
finger.
'lhen camo a long blank, full of
tlran.j;e dreams. Sometime", in the
night, Mrs. Calista held a feather to
her lips to seo if sho breathed. It was
long sinco food bad parsed them ; she
only drank from a spoon upon
her pillow. Aud it was always fdra.
Calista who presented it.
Sho missed tho others, yet could not
dwell upon the thought of their ab
sence. But ono day a piercing scream pene
trated even her dulled cars. Bofore
hor eyes struggled two figures. Mrs.
Calista held tho glass and tho vial in
her bunds. Mr. Silcott grasped firm
ly her wrists, und called loudly for
hoi p.
"You aro poisoning her t It is tho
truth 1 I have caught you! Help!
help!"
John Steelo rushed into the room,
and tho two combined to restrain the
frenzied woman, who struggled madly
to dash' tho vial upon the floor.
But John Steele secured it, and read
tho label with a blanching check. Then
ho closed his hand upon it, and direct
ing Mrs. Sileott to make no outory,
but send for n physician, closed the
door upon the only witness of Mrs.
Calista guilt, and sternly faced the
woman alone.
"Why are you poisoning that inno
cent child?" he demanded.
"Yon lovo her, and I had loved you
madly for years. I have won your
fortune for you. Yon shall marry me ;
hover her?" was the reply.
"Dreadful, infatuated woman I
Mad, iodoedl" he cried. "Calista, I
could not love yon, if you brought me
tho wealth of the Indies. Horrible,
horrible I Ob, if sho dies, I will give
you over to the law criminal that
you ore I
For a moment he forhot her, and
stooped over lluby s pillow. In that
instant Mrs. Calista slipped from the
room.
The physician came, and Mrs. Siloott
was stationed at the patient s bedside,
But Mm. Calista's work was nearly ac
complished. The breath of life flut
tered feebly on the girl's lips, threat
ening at any instant to take its depar
ture, John Steele himself threw wide
the windows, letting tbo strengthen
ing breeze blow over those pale lips.
and administered nourishment with his
own hand. They all started when tha
eyelids quivered and the breast
heaved; but it ws with, life, rot
death, and tha strong man trembled at
he tnrned away, with the murmur,
"Thank God J" upon his lips.
All night the physician was in at
tendance; but at dawn Buby smiled,
and knew them all.)
One morning John Steele lifted h'l
head upon his shoulder, bringing ta
flush to that pure cheek with the tea
derest kisses.
"Darling, yon are safe now in my,
care. Tell me, Buby could you learn
to love me?"
"So," she whispered; "because 1
have loved you from tun first."
By-and-by she atked for "that
dreadful woman."
"Gone, my precious. I let her go
gladly when I found she had not suc
ceeded in her terrible plan. Yon
would not wish her publicly pun
ished ?"
"No," Ruby said. Saturday Night.
Beginning Life All Over.
According to the latest reports from
Kansas, Herbert Spencer, who caused
suoh a sonsution last spring, when, it
will be remembered, he was discovered
by the police wandering about the
streets, Laving completely lost his
identity, is still a psychological mys-'
tery. Bit by bit Spencer is picking
up his old life, but it is all approached
from the viewpoint of to-day. There
is no recollection ot the past involved
in the process. Spencer is once more
attending tho University of Kansas.
In bis letter to tho Secretary of the
university Spencer said that bo had
been informed that he had once beon
a member of the freshmen class and
ho wished to know if be could re-enter
without on examination. The answer
camo that ho could, and two weoks
ago he started to college. At college
Spencer nets as an entirely new stu
dent, with tho exception that the
studies of tno tiret half of the fresh
man year seem familiar to him. He
docs not recognize bis old teachers.
He was given tho scat he occupied
when ho was thero before, but did not
know such was the case until some
ono told him. Ho had to become ac
quainted again with tho different
rooms and passageways. And so it ia
in going around town and to and from
the university. Ho has to begin all
over ngain, as though be were a child
and a htrauger, and yet ho bos the in
telligence of a grown-up. Philadel
phia Press.
llomesticnting Wild Turkeys.
Tho turkey is indigenous to Amer
ica, and was never seen in Europo c
til imported there, it is conscquen.iy
tbo fowl least removed from its wild
state, moro shy in avoiding close as
sociation with man than any other
bird. Considering how man treats the
turkey about holiday time, it is not
surprising that tho turkey's domesti
cation proceeds so slowly. In one re
spcot the wandering habit of the tur-
tey is lor ui r advantage, tuougu lie
may not eeccpe getting it in the neck
when bis proper time comes. The
turkey that wauders, that is, ono thut
is set under a hen turkey, has more
Vigor and vitality than tho turkey set
nuder a common hen. Tho latter will
generally havo more turkeys from the
tamo number of egg-, but tho weakly
ones will die, whilo tho turkeys
hatched by a turkey ben will live. This
is uncording to tho law of natural se
lection, tho stronger living and tho
weaker dying. To keep tho smaller
turkeys for breeding whilo selling tho
largest rcveri-rs nature's process. It
tends to deterioration. Hence every
few years breeders who do not under
stand this principlo of breeding have
recourse to tho original wild stock to
reinvigoratc their Hocks. Boston Cultivator.
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Blushing .Hay Be Hereditary.
It is said iu medical books that n
predisposition to blushing is frequent
ly hereditary, and in cases whero pe
culiar kinds of blushing are observed
a family history of the same habit may
be obtaiued.
All voluntary actions nro controlled
by tho brain. If a man drinks one
glass too much, or smokes ono cigar
loo much, tbo braiu is responsible,
but blusliin' in involuntary. It is
not even a!lccted by the "piual cord.
It is part of tho work of tho sympa
thetic nervous system whoso couters
aro hngo masses of nervo cells in front
of the spine. Thcso centers control
tho blood pressure and size of the
vessels.
If the stomach, for example, ia out
of order, tho nearest "rtympathetio"
centtr is affected, and this will fre
quently transfer influences to the
nerve centers, which control the blood
vessels in the face, resulting in a red
noso, or even a soro throat. Atlanta
Constitution.
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Ll Hung Clians's Tribute.
The Chungwen gate of Pekin is th
gate at whioh the octroi of the capital
aro collected, and the North China
Daily News says that every time Li
Hung Chang goes through he it
obliged to pay the gotemau abont
$30,000 in order to be allowed to past
his baggage and costly presonts to the
conrt without examination.
Bullet-Proof Animals.
The skin ot the whale ia from two
inches to two feet thick, and the skin
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ton. The rhinoeeros is the thickest-
skinned quadruped, with a hide to
tough as to resist the claws of thi
lion or tiger, the sword, or tho balli
of the old-fashioned musket.
Monument to the Inveuior of "Shoddy."
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morial be erected to tbo memory of
Rsninmin Tinnr. who in 1813 invanfod
"shoddy," or, as ho terms it, "that
new cloth might bo made out of old."
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