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ReveiIIe on Shipboard.
The Bugle Calls all Hands to Lash up the Ham.
mOckN.

Let us spend a day on board of man
ofwar and see how this is done. Let lis
suppose that she is in port. We take our
place on her deck very early in the morn
ing. The heavens ale bright with stars,
and about us masts and rigging, smoke
stacks and ventilators, rise up in shadowy
outlines, while the big guns loom i'll de-
fined and ghostlike. In the gangway
sentinels are pacing; on the bridge quar-
termaster keeps his lookout; and back
and forth on the quarterback PAGES an Of
ticer, alone. By the light of lantern he
presently consults a book for the ''morn-
ing orders,' which have been written by
the executive officer the night before; and
then he directs the quartermaster to call
the boatswain's mate. the hammock
showers, the master alarms, and the
bugler. Then passes a period of ten
minutes, during which few shadowy
figures appear on deck, and take their
stand beside the long troughlike places in
the ships bulwarks known as the ham
mock-nettings, opening them up and
preparing them for the reception of the
hammocks. Then at the time assigned in
the morning orders, the officer of the
deck gives his first routine order: Sound
the Teveille Call all hands,
At once there rings out in the hitherto
silent ship those merry bugle- notes known
to almost all of us. To them have been
fitted the words:
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PROBATE NOTICES.


AT IVflt VIIl IItIII at ItIIdSl, WllIIIN anu 10
the County of Waldo, on the second Tuesday of
June, A. d. 1895.
A certain instrument, purporting to be an au-
"A thenticated copy of the last will and tesla
ment of FREDERICK c. HARADEN late of Bos-
ton, in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, deceased, having been present.
ed for probate.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons in
terested by causing copy of this order TO be
published three weeks successfully in the Repub-
lican journal, printed at Belfast, that they may
appear at Probate Court, to be held at Belfast,
within and for said County, on the second Tues
day OF July next, at ten of the clock before
noon, and show cause, if any they have, why the
same should not he proved approved and allowed.
GEO. L. JOHNSON, Judge.
A true copy, Attest
JERE D. PARKER, Register.
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THE subscriber hereby gives pubic I.
l concerned, that he has been dtlt
and taken upon himself the trust oi A
tor of the estate of
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'HE subscriber hereby gives public notice to all
concerned, that he has been duly appointed
and taken upon himself the trust of Executor of
the last will and testament of
BENJAMIN BROWN, late of Searsmont
in the county of Waldo, deceased, by giving bond
as the law directs; he therefore requests all per
sons who are indebted to said deceased's estate to
make immediate payment, and those who have
any demands thereon to exhibit the same for set
tlement to him. GEORGE W. BROWN.
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WALDO Ssh Court of Probate, held at Bel.
w fast, on the second Tuesday of June, 1896
CHAS. f. GORDON, Executor on the estate of
ELIZA MERITHEW, late of SearspOrt, IN said
County, deceased having presented his second
and final account of administration of said estate
for allowance.
Ordered, That notice thereof be given, three
weeks successfully i'll the Republican journal,
printed in Belfast in said county, that all persons
interested may attend at a Probate Court, TO be
held at Belfast on the second Tuesday of July
next and show cause, if any they have, why the
said account should not be allowed
GEO. 4. JOHNSON. Judge.
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THE subscriber hereby gives pubic t....
L concerned, that he has been du. .
and taken upon himself the trust Of 0..f
tor of the estate of
ACHSA W. GLIDDEN. late of f..,-.
in the County of Waldo, deceased, ivy Co.,
as the law directs; he therefore reqHe-.-
sons who are indebted to said decp..-.I
to make immediate payment, and tha-y a.
any demands thereon, to exhibit the sail.
Element to him. ANSEI r ll |Hr
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Announcement,

MISS GEORGIA T. BURROWS OF BOSTON,
teacher of eocution and physical culture, will or
ganize limited number of classes. Private pupils
received at any time. Miss Burrows be Sc
cured to give parlor or public readings, single
numbers, entire programs, or to direct entertain
ments. For dates, terms, ETC. address
MISS GEORGE t. BURROWS
2teow23s Court Street Belfast
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NATHANIEL G. WEBSTER, late of Oh.
in the County of waldo, deceased, b> 81,
as the law directs; he therefore ret,ut--
sons who are indebted TO said dectas,-.
make immediate payment, and tho-e
amy demands thereon to exhibit the ~.,l
Element to him. ELISHA = WI .
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true copy. Attest
JERE'H ID. PARKER Register

WALDO SS.-ln Court of Probate, held at Bel
~ fast, on the second Tuesday of June, 1896.
ROSE A. CILLEI, Administrative on the estate
OF ELZADA r. SARGENT, late OF Monroe. in
SAID County, deceased, having presented ner first
and hnal account of administration of said estate
for allowance.
Ordered, That notice thereof be given, three
weeks successfully, in the Republican journal,
printed III Belfast, in said county that all persons
interested, may attend at a Probate Court, to he
held at Belfast, the second Tuesday of July
next, and show cause, if any they have, why the
the said account should not be allowed.
GEO. f. JOHNSON Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
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n ALDO SSH Court of Probate. held at Bel
w fast, on the second Tuesday OF June, 1896
CHAS. f. GORDON, Administrator with the will
annexed, on the estate of ERNEST STEGER late
OF SeaTSport, in said County, deceased, having
presented his first and final account of admins
tratlon of said estate for allowance.
Ordered That notice thereof be given, three
weeks successfully, in the Republican Journal
printed in Belfast in said county, that all persons
interested may attend a Probate Court to he
held at Belfast, on the second Tuesday of July
next, and show cause, if any they have, why the
said account should not he allowed
GEO. 4. JOHNSON, Judge.
true copy. Attest:
JFRE'H n PARKER RariStar
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At a Probate Court held at Belfast within and for
the County of Waldo, on the second Tuesday of
June, A. ID. 1896.
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A true copy. Attest
JERE'H ID. PARKER, Register.
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THE subscriber hereby gives publtru
L concerned, thar he has been duE
and taken upon himself the trust OF L
the last will and testament of
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3. & o. Train Service,

There has been more than one
gratifying improvement in the man.
agement of the B. & o. since it
passed into the control Of the pres
ent receivers. Not to mention the
chan ges which have been made in
the direction of a mere extensive
and effective equipment of the roll
ing stock of the road-particularly
in the matter of freight transport
tation-there have been several
minor improvements which Indicate
a better state of affairs. Particu-
larry worthy Of commendation is the
increased regularity IN the running
of trains. 1t is stated that during
the months Of April, May and June
there was no greater punctuallty
in Reinforcement on any railroad
system of the United States of an
equal amount of mileage. Sched-
ule time was maintained with
only the normal number of excep-
tons, both in the passenger and
freight service, and in the West as
well as the East. The New York
trains, particularly the express
trains, have always held very good
record. But more than one trave-
Ter has complalned-and with rea-
son-of the Hardness and uncertain
ty of trains on the Western divisions
of the road. The announcement
thatefor three months passenger
and freight trains have been NOV
ingsswith regularity is an indication
of what can be done under proper
management and is happy omen
for the future.
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Silver in Coium bia.

New York, July 16.-The
World tomorrow morning will
print the following letter from
United States Minister to Columbia
Luther F. Mckinney:
Bogota, June 17.-As the money
question seems to be the important
question in the present political
contest in the United States, |
thought it might be of interest to
your readers to know what effect
silver legislation has had upon the
people of Columbia. Twenty years
ago, in 1876, gold and silver were
coined in the minis of Columbia,
both being a legal tender for all
debts. At that time owing to the
scarcity of the white metal silver
was at a premium over gold of
about 3 per cent.
About 1880 gold was at a pre-
MUM because the imports exceeded
the exports and as the balance had
to be paid in gold it required a
small premium to get the gold for
the purpose. Up to 1885 the Gov
eminent continued to coin gold and
silver, and at that time gold was
at a premium over silver Of about
&c per cent.
In 1882 Congress passed . law
that made paper money a legal
tender for all debts the paper to be
payable in gold or silver at the OPP
ton Of the Government, this being
an attempt to make silver at a pan
with gold. This was an impossi-
biliJY, for at once the gold al
went out OF the country and the
! Government was on a silver basi;
IN spite Of their effort by legislation
to keep gold and silver at a parity
From that time to this there has
been no gold in circulation IN Co
lumbia, The effect Of this was tt
raise thu premium on gold from
20 per cent. in 1885 to 100 pei
in 1895.
At the perosent time (June II
exchange on New York is 40, the
price of exchange depending wholly
upon the number of drafts upor
the market and the demand foI
them. AS the coffee crop IS being
shipped at this time and the mer
chants for certain reasons are no
importing largely, the price Of ex
change is low.
In 1885, when gold was at a pre-
MUM Of 20 per cent, wages of work
ingmen on the plains of Bogot;
were 40 cents q day and in the no
country 60 cents day. At the pre-
sent time wages are 60 and 80 cent
respectively, an advance of so pc,
cent. All PROVISIONS have increased
in cost about 200 per cent. Meat
at that time were selling for from l;
to Is cents per pound; at the presen
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gold and silver in circulation accPrd-
ing to ratio fixed by law.
The most recent experiment. of
that kind was tried by Chill, the
strongest and most progressive OF
the South American States. There
was no demonstration in Chill on
which the blame could be laid for
the decline in the value Of silver
The legal ratio was 1850 to i, xed
in 1851. Until the rapid increase
in the production of silver and
consequent decline in value WHICH
began in 1874, the effect of this
ratio was to keep Chill on gold
basis, just as in this country before
the war. The market price of sill
yer fell from 16 10 to l in 1875 to
1880 to l in 1876, and just as
soon as the market value of silFer
fell below the mint ratio gold ceaSed
to come into the mint and siFer
poured in like a flood. The mlnts
could not coin half the silver bullion
presented, although nine ado tonaI
machines were povidedj .,hes 99igf'
deavor to keep up with the coinage
demand. Finally the government
had to suspend the reception O.
silver, but the ratio was not altered
and silver remained a legal tende,
at the old ratio. The sudden ex
pulsion Of gold from circulation
caused a contraction of the currec1
which was met by issues Of papel
and this paper being on a silvet
basis shared in its rapid decline o
value. The effect was an extensive
robbery Of the compensation Of la
Dor. Prices went up rapidly Will,
wages increased very little and pro
ductiye enterprise of every charac
ter was depressed by the continue
depreciation of the standard o
value. The people were awakened
by dire experience to the caus
of their misery and in Juue, 1895
the gold basis was re-established
If the organs, Tillmans and Atgeld
should 60 to Chill and attempt t.
tell the people what grand thin!
free coinage of silver at the old IA
ito would be for them, they would
be hooted at.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-23
A Phenomenal Summer,

The summer of 1896 will 90 into
history as one of the most peculiar
in its weather of any in many a year.
The season opened with a ramarka-
bly, early and open spring, following
a winter of little severity. The mild,
ness Of the spring forced vegetation
before its time, with the result that
farm crops were given an impetus
which they held until the early ones
are harvested. The unusually early
development and rlpening of the
small fruits and garden truck in the
North followed so closely on the heels
of that of the South that the south,
ern crops found shorter time to com.
mand good prices IN the northern
markets than they ever realized be
fore.
Contrary to usual experiences, the
early spring was not characterized
by late frosts, a thing almost with,
out a precedent. An abundant
rainfall sustained the growth OF
everything, and the crops are not
only early, but abundant, and
everything developed and filled well
producing large fruit and vegetables
At the present the sunshine is suffi.
cient that the farmers may proceed
with their harvesting, yet an ample
rainfall is helpful along the progress
he the later crops, which give prom
Use of abundance. as well as the
early stuff and vegetables.
Following a warm spell in the
spring the temperature of the adj
yanoing summer has not been excess
siye for many days. The conditions
of May and July weather are a re-
versal of the seasons. From the
time spring begun, with its summary
weather, the whole period has been
akin to an extended month of June.
The packets on the rivers have had a
long season of good water, meeting
with only a slight break in the traffic
since last November. What the
next six weeks in July and August
have in store is hard guess, but on
the law of chances, the warm weather
of early spring might lead to the
hope that considerable cool weather
will intervene before the frosts Of
autumn come for good. If so, the
remarkable summer will MAINTAIN
its peculiar character throughout
the entire season.
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time they sell for 40 and so cents
House rents have increased from
100 to 200 per cent. Small tene-
ments, such as poor people occupy
could be had in 1885 for So a month
now the same tenements bring IS.
In 1884 and 1885 the Protestant
minister of Bogota occupied house
for which he paid $50 month; at
the present time the same house
brings 5000 a month. The reason
that the merchants give for not buy
ing more goods in the United States
is that the goods are too good and
the people cannot afford to buy
them
Three years IN this country has
given me some practical knowledge
of the effect of a silver and paper
currency, and | send you the above
facts, as they are well known to the
people here.
LUTHER +. MCKINNEY,
United States Minister.
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RaIIying Cry for Good Times

Mckinley acquired all the popu-
larity that compelled his nomina-
ton at st. Louis because the masses
the rank and file of the American
people that regard his name as in
itself a rallying cry for return to
good times. The campaign must
be kept on that line. With one
fourth of the worlds entire stock
of gold now in our possession all
we need is a tariff like that of
1890 to give us s1OO,000,00O a year
or more IN gold from Europe to
settle the balance of trade in our
favor. And that's the goal toward
which the American revenue and
fiscal policy ought to be steadily and
persistently SHAPED.
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Hon. JOHN X. CowEN, Demo
cratic Congressman from the
Fourth district of Maryland, says;
"Populism, Altgeldism and Fiatism
is not Democracy. | think it is
not only the duty Of Democrats to
vote, but to work against the ticket
and platform adopted at Chicago,
and | shall do both. The Republi-
can Convemtion boldly took posi-
ton for the gold standard and the
nominees of that party stands firmly
on the platform. | shall unhesita-
tingly vote for Mckinley aud Ho-
bart.
Gen. John GIL, delegate to the
Chicago Convention, Hon. Isador
Rayner, ex-Gov. Whyte, and
hundreds of prominent Democrats
in this State, have declared their
intention of voting for Mckinley.
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Bumors OF The Campaign.


In spite of all that has been
written of late on the free-silver
question it would seem that there
are still some intelligent people
who do not understand the niean-
ing of the phrase ''16 to 1" used
in the platform adopted by the
Chicago convention. Some of the
misconstructions of the term are
so extraordinary that it would be
difficult to believe they were any
thing but humorous campaign
creations were they not vouched for
by the most respectable testimony.
For instance, correspondent of
Tile San writes to say that he
knows a Hartford county farmer
who interprets the declaration in
favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver
at the ratio of 16 to l, meaning
that every body can get sixteen sill
yer dollars for one gold dollar if
Mr.. Bryan is elected. He thinks
that if everybody is to receive SIX
teen dollars for every dollar which
he owns now, we cannot fail to
have good times. Our correspon-
dent adds that this idea has taken
such deep hold in the farmers
mind that he could not be persua-
ded that he was wrong. We trust
his eyes will be opened to the truth
before the election, otherwise a
bitter disappointment awaits him.
The expression "l6 to l." has no
such meaning as he has attached
to it. Sixteen to one refers merely
to the ratio which the free-colnage
advocates think should be observed
between silver and gold when these
metals are converted into coin at
the government minis, sixteen parts
of silver to be eqnal to one part of
gold. They propose that the gov
erment shall coin free of sharge all
the silver and gold bullion that
may be brought to it, that sixteen
ounces of silver shall be held to
be worth as much as one ounce of
gold and that the two metals shall
be coined at that ratio. The real
ratio at present. that is the relative
value of silver and gold in the mar
ket--is about 80 to l. That is one
ounce of gold is worth about thirty
ounces of silver. The ratio of 16
to l is bad enough as a business
proposition but the Chicago platform
does not go quite the length the
Hartford county farmer supposes.
1t proposes to make the government
take little over fifty cents worth
of silver and stamp it as dollar.
but it don't propose to give sixteen
of these dollars in exchange for
gold dollar.
If the Hartford county farmer
were silver mine-owner, however,
he could make pretty penny, If
the declaration of the Chicago plat
form should become a law. The
following calculations from Finance
and Commerce indicates what a
soft and lovely thing it would be for
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a Recent Experiment.

The theories of the free silver
advocates are contradicted by the
experience of all countries in the
world, including their own. The
experiment which the free silver
people advocate has invariably
failed and for this reason every
European country now has the gold
standard. They came to it, not
because they wanted to, but because
they had to. England did not
adopt the gold standard until after
a struggle of centuries to keep
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close of Harrison's administration,
to 38, 100000, Jan. I, 1896, after
nearly three years of Cleveland and
practical free trade, a decrease of
16 per cent. The price of medium
wool went down from 33 cents in
1892 to 213 in 1895. The imports
of foreign cheap woods went up from
S17, 69S,O5S worth in 1892 to 1873, =
77O,159 worth in 1895.
Jan. /, 1892, under the wicked
Mckinley bill, one barrel of pota-
toes would buy % pounds of sugar.
Jan. l, 1896, 0nder the truly good
Brice-G orman-W Wilson bill, one bar
rel of potatoes would buy IA pounds
of sugar. How much did the far
mers gain? Jan, l 1892 one bushel
of wheat would buy 264 pounds Of
sugar. Jan. /, 1896, one bushel Of
wheat would buy 10 As pounds Of
sugar. How much did the farmer;
gain? And the currency was just
the same thatit is now. 1t couldn't
have had any effect in changing
prices. 1t was protection VS.. free
trade. Free trade did the mischie.
and protection IS the farmers bes
friend. Mountain Echo.
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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET
GEN. DAN S1cKLEs says that hi
OF NEW JERSEY

GEN. DAN SIcKLEs says that he
was never in the habitof using blank
cartridges IN the presence of the
enemy, so he will not waste vote
on any third candidate, but cast it
for VIM. Mckinley, whom he knows
was good soldier. is true patriot
and will maintain the honor Of the
country.
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WE FEAR that our esteemed con.

We FEAR that our esteemed con-
-trerrrrttr ;s,r the Democrat, is bel
ter and a topper. The Democratic
platform of MARYLAND contains this
deliverance: "We are in favor Of
a firm. unvarying maintenance Of
the gold standard. While we favor
the most liberal use Of silver consis-
tent with the enforcement of q
gold standard, we are absolutely
opposed to the free coinage of sill
ver." This doctrine is not now
advocated by the Democrat, but
quite the contrary.
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MiSfit Candidates.


William Jennings Bryan is an
attorney for the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company, and Arthur
Sewall is a director in many corpor-
atoms in Name, including the
Maine Central railroad, besides
being a shipbuilder and merchant
of prominence, the president of a
national bank, and the richest
man in the state. These are queer
standard bearers for a party with
such Populistic platform as that
adopted at Chicago.
A representative of the Missouri
Pacific railroad in New York city
is responsible for the information
that Mr.. Bryan is an attorney for
that corporation and this repre-
sentative added: "Some of his utter
ances would seem to me incompat-
IDLE with conscientious service in a
railroad corporation. Just so.
A corporation lawyer ought not to
be candidate on Populistic plat
form, and a man with Bryan's
views ought not to be corporation
lawyer.
The tail of the ticket is even
more of misfit. Mr.. Sewall is
president of the American Shipping
League, which has organized to
obtain heavy subsidies for Ameri-
can ships. Mr.. Sewall goes to
Washington every time a tariff
bill Is under discussion, and does
his best to secure high duties on
ships, lumber, potatoes, hay and
other products of his state. He
is an intimate friend of Senator FRYE
whose protectionist views are well
known, and he is fellow member
with Mr. FRYE of the American
Tariff League. Mr.. Sewall did
not attend the Democratic conyen-
ton as delegate. He went in
his favorite role of lobbyist. Az
chairman of the American Shipping
League, he went to Chicago to Sc
cure the adoption as a part of a
resolution similar to that adopted
by the Republican convention.
The st. Louis body declared"ain ia
vor of the restoration of merchant
marine and protection to American
shipping by the adoption of dis
crimiating duties. Mr.. Sewall
failed to induce his party's conven-
ton to declare in favor of his ship
ping interests, but he and his bar
rel were captured by the men he
went to cajole.
The American people then are
asked to vote for railway attorney
on platform which denounces rail
roads and demands that the govern
ment take control of these corpora
tions in order "to protect the people
from robbery and oppression. )"
They are asked to vote for national
bank president on platform which
denounces the national bank sys-
tenn in severe terms. Verify, it is
a misfit ticket.
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Death of an Infant.

Bertha Agnes, the six months old
daughter of Mr.. ard Mrs. John
Gangley, of Crellin, died Tuesday
nigh of cholera infantum. The
funeral occurred this morning. In
terment was made in the Catholic
cemetery.