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On Wednesday night lightning struck the
large new barn of John Funk, near Waynes-
boro', Pa, and completely destroyed it, with
this seasons crops of wheat and hay, agricul-
tural machinery and two COWS. Loss, 81, 900;
insurance, 81, 400, Several other barns we're
burned in the same vicinity,
While Frederick Lusch and John Aitken,
Jr., we're gathering berries on mountain
near Tamaqua, Pa, on Tuesday, they fell into
mine several hundred feet deep, Their
bodies are covered with falling earth.
DIR. J. d. Cromwell, aged go years, was
shot and killed on Saturday, in Gainesville,
Florida, by Towney Kenard, aged &c. 1t is
claimed that the shooting was in self-defence.
The Northern Pacific Railroad was bought
in by the reorganization committee at the
foreclosure sale in Superior, Wis, on Sa:ur-
day, the total price paid being SlS,075,000.
A mob of striking miners from Riverton
and Spaulding, Illinois, went to Barclay, on
Saturday aud compelled the miners there to
stop work. Further trouble is expected.
The drought in some of the provinces of
Russia and excessive rain in others have de-
stroyed all hopes of good harvest, and it will
nowhere not be above the average.
At Warsaw, N. c., on July "A, snow fell
for full ten minutes at sunrise. Hundreds of
people witnessed this strange spectacle, I'M
parallelled in North Carolina in July.
DIR. Grenfell writes from Labrador to st.
Johns, N. F., that hundreds of people are
perishing of starvation and are appealing for
food and clothing to relieve their distress.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Southwestern
Road was sold at auction, under foreclosure
proceedings, on Saturday, to the Illinois Cen
trail. for s., 800, 900.
The shipyards of Harlan & Wolff and of
Workman, Clark 4 Co., in Belfast, Ireland,
were damaged by FIRE Monday to the extent
of 81, $50, 900.
Harry I. Thurgate, of Chicago, has been
arrested for robbing the city mail boxes.
Fqlly 5000 worth of goods we're found in his
room,
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Business Locals.

Coca-C Cola at Bowers Soda Fountain. 1t
braces the nerves of tired and over-worked
humanity. Try it.
My little boy, when two years of age, was
taken very i'll with blood hux | was advised
to use Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, and luckily procured
part of bottle. carefully read the direc-
tons and gave it accordingly. He was very
low, but slowly and surely he began to i'm
prove, gradually recovered, and is now as
stout and strong as ever. | feel sure it saved
his life. | never can praise the Remedy half
its worth. ! am sorry every one in the world
does not know how good it is, as | do.-Mrs.
Lima S. Hinton, Grahamsville, Marion county,
Florida. For sale by Jos. d. Zepp, West
minister, Md.
Last night" said travelling man, 81
should have missed my train and lost an en-
tire day but for little information noticed in
the Rand McNally Railway Guide. | will
never be without il again.
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MIR. BRYAN NOMINATED.
The Populists Accept the Democratic
Standard-Bearer.

ST. LOUIS, July 26.-Wm. Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska, who was nominated
by the Democratic national convention at
Chicago fortnight ago, was yesterday
made the standard-bearer of the Populist
party by a vote of 1912 to 321. The
Democratic candidate was nominated in the
face of his own protest, in the shape OF
telegram directing the withdrawal of his
name, sent to Senator Jones-sent after
Sewall, his running mate, had been ditched
for the vice presidential nomination Friday
night and Thomas L. Watson, Of Georgia,
had been named for second place on the
ticket. 1t was also made in the teeth of
an opposition so bitter that after the con-
vention adjourned some of the radicals
held 'rump convention.
The last session of the convention, which
lasted from $50 o clock in the morning
until almost ) in the afternoon, was marked
by scenes of turbulence and noisy excite
ment. which several times bOrdered ON
actual riot and which almost precipitated
personal collisions One fist fight did oc
cur-a Rhode Island delegate was elected
and West Virginia delegate, infamed by
the action of the convention, walked sui
lenly out of the hall. The storm centre,
as on the three previous days, was in the
Texas delegation, but the really dramatic
features of this wild session were enacted
behind the scenes Rumors of what was
going ON in the wings reached the dele
gates, but they knew nothing definitely
and to the very end II message from Mr..
Bryan, which might have changed the re-
suit, was kept from their ears.
ALMOST A RIOT.
The populist Bryan managers decided at
the outset yesterday to disregard Mr..
Bryan's telegram of Friday night, to NOM
mate him and straighten out the tangle
afterwards They started out to rush the
nomination through before any other can
didates could be put in the field, but the
opposition was too much for them. Gen
eral Weaver, of Iowa, the populist eandi-
date in 1892. placed Bryan in nomination
and General Field, of Virginia, who was
| HIS Iuulllng udlc, dItCi d Oiici spCSSh
moved to make the nomination unanimous
Chairman Allen held the motion was in
order and that until that motion was de-
cided the call of States for nominations,
which was the order Of the convention,
could not proceed The ruling almost
precipitated Il riot. Some cheered, some
cursed, some fought, and there would
probably have been serious trouble had not
the Bryan leaders wisely concluded to
abandon this so regarded) high-handed
programme But in doing so they opened
the floodgates and for six hours the con-
vention was deluged with Oratory. Almost
every State and territory had Its inning on
the platform Most of the speakers sec
onded Bryan nomination. About fifty
seconding speeches were made and some of
them were both eloquent and brilliant.
Two seconding speeches were made by
women-AIs Minerva Roberts, of Color
ado, and Mrs Mary Ellen Lease, of Kansas
MARYLAND FOR BRYAN
Maryland seconded Bryan. In doing
so the vote of that State was pledged for
the only man nominated by the people of
the United States in half century
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Gold and Silver Dollar.

The commercial value of silver in dollar
is abort SO cents. That is, ifthe government
stamp be hammered out of the silver dollar
the silver will be worth So cents. That silver
is equal in value to bushel of wheat. Ham
mer the government stamp ont OF a GOLD dot
lar and the gold will buy two bushels OF
wheat. When silver was demonetized the
silver in the dollar was worth more than the
gold in the gold dollar. The silver in the
silver dollar will buy as much wheat, corn ana
other farm products today as it would fifteen
years ago. The gold in the gold dollar will
buy thrice as much.
Corn. wheat and other farm products have
fallen in value in the same ratio that silver
has fallen.
Since silver was demonetized all values are
measured in gold alone. The sum of money
measures the sum of all values. When silver
was cut off half the money was eut off, and
values have fallen onehalf.
Debts contracted when wheat was one dol
lar bushel, are virtually doubled, for 1t takes
TWO bushels 10 pay what pliS "'HiN 4i''S i'''N
when silver was demonetized.
1t takes.twice as many bushels of wheat to
pay interest, and hence interest is doubled.
1t takes twice as many bushels TO pay taxes
hence taxes are doubled.
From 1892 until 1878 there was free coin
age of gold and silver. In 1873 silver was
cut off, and in 1888 tariff taxation was made
higher. As farm products and all values kept
falling federal taxation was increased by the
Mckinley tariff High taxation and contrac-
ZION of the currency have nearly ruined
the masses, while millionaires have multi
piled. and the meaning of the Chicago
platform is the restoration of our money sys-
TEN to what it was from 1892 until 1873 and
the reduction of taxation.
1t means an honest dollar of 100 cents; the
payment of public and private debts in the
dollar that was borrowed; the payment of six
per cent. interest.
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A RAILROAD WRECK.
100 Persons Killed or Crushed in a
Collision.

ATLANTIC CRY, N. j., July 3O.-The most
awful disaster in the history of Atlantic City
occurred this evening just outside the city
limits, when hundred persons were man
gIed in railroad collision, half of whom are
believed at midnight to be dead.
The Reading Railroad express which left
Philadelphia At $40 o. clock this evening for
Atlantic City crashed into Pennsylvania
excursion train at the second signal tower,
about four miles ont from Atlantic City. The
Pennsylvania tram was returning to Bridge
ton with party of excursionists from that
place, Millville and neighboring towns. 1t
was loaded with passengers.
At the second signal tower the tracks of
the two roads cross diagonally. The Reading
train was given the signal, but it either failed
TO work or the speed of the express was too
great 10 be checked in time. 1t caught the
excursion train broadside and ploughed
through, literally cleaving it in twain. The
engine of the Reading train was shattered to
pieces. Every car was jammed to its fullest
capacity.
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For the Democratic Advocate.
Organize.
WHO HAS THAT MONEY +?

MEssRs. EDITORS This section of Car
roll county is getting into good shape for the
conflict. Organization is going on quietly
but most decidedly among the Democrats.
The Bryan and Sewall standard of Free Sill
yer is raised. Every district should organ
ize as centre of information and work.
Westminster should be the head centre of all
the districts, with central county organiza-
ton and with representation from each dis
trict club. This will be the means of having
full and thorough organization of the whole
Democracy of Carroll county and the friends
of the free and unlimited coinage of the
standards of the Constitution. Patriotism
and pluck must win in this all-absorbing issue
now before the people. There is no middle
ground of debate. AcKinleyism, gold as the
sole unit of redemption. and mugwumpianism,
against the united people, the people that will
gain the victory. J. B. PURCELL.
Sykesrille, Nd, July rs, 1896.
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The contraction of the currency by the
decentralization of silver in 1873. has
Doubled Debts.
Doubled Interest.
Doubled Taxation.
IL has cut down the price of Farm Pro
ducts One-haIf. and reduced by nearly
one-haIf the price of Farms and all Real
Estate
The free coinage of silver as well "s
Gold means more money and higher
prices for farm products and more regu-
lar employment of labor.
Vote for Bryan and SewaIl.
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Baltimore on tuesday, adopted platform,
choose electors and named central COM
mittee.
ELECTORS.
At large-Daniel W. Hopper, of Baltimore
city; Henry H. Hartsock, of Allegany county.
First District-George A. Cox, of Somer-
set county; Second, John NJ. MacKlem, of
Hartford county; Third, DIR. +. b. Fenby, of
Baltimore city; Fourth, C. A. E. Spamer, of
Baltimore city; Fifth, VIM. H. Silk, of Anne
Arundel county; Sixth, W. W. Moore, of
Montgomery county.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
J. \. Parker, of Baltimore, temporary
chairman; Allegany, &c. Hendrickson; Anne
Arundel, Edward Collinson; Baltimore city,
r. S. Kirk, j. n. Parker, J. w. Frizzell !;
Baltimore county, W. H. Flayhart; Calvert,
Thomas Z. King; Caroline, James Swami;
Carroll, Charles r. Woods; Cecil, VIM. T..
Mccullough; Charles, j. Z. Wetherald; Dor
chester, l.. X. Hackett; Frederick, j. c. Mic
odenus; Garrett, vacant; Hartford, P. f. Ball;
Howard. B. w. Bowman. Kent, W. p. Comp
ton: Montgomery, B. D. Watkins; Prince
Georges, vacant; Queen Anne's, W. c. Tuck
ID. w. Miles; Talbot, j. W. Wheatley; Wash
ington, s. NJ. Hickman; Wicomico, j. H..
Delaney; Worcester, l.. S. Wilson.
Mr.. Joshua lowering was formally notified
at night of his nomination for the presidency
of the United States by the National Prohibi-
ton party. \ committee appointed by the
national convention at Pittsburg waited upon
him for that purpose and the notification took
place at the Lyceum Theatre, which was filled
with friends of Mr. lowering.
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Is ii not humiliating to the United States
that any considerable number of her citizens
should deny that this government is not strong
enough, wise enough and courageous enough
to maintain currency of its own? The idea
of the United States, with its vast territory
and its seventy millions of people having to
conform its laws to suit England, mere spot
on the map and with less than forty millions
Of neonle
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Hon. VIM. Jennings Bryan will be no tilted
of his nomination for President in Madison
Square Garden. New York, on August 18th.
Mr.. Sewall will be present also and be notified
of his nomination for vice-President. Mr..
Bryan viii electrify the East as be has capti-
Yaied the West
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Robert Garrett, ex-President of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, died on
Wednesday at cottage at Deer Park, aged
forty mine years. In business and social cir
eles he occupied high position, while his
charities were unbounded.
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Capt William D. Burchina, treasurer of
Kent county, and one of the best known Re-
publicans of the Eastern Shore, has declared
for free silver. Capt. Burcbinal is only one
Of many Kent Republicans who want the free
coinage OF both gold and silver. just as the law
provided from 1892 until 1878.
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J. B. Stovall of the Lynchburg, Va, con-
gressional district, has Withdrawn from the
contest for the nomination for Congress, be-
cause he believes in the free coinage of gold
and silver
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IN the Circuit Court for Carroll Co.
L Sitting in Equity.
NO. 3441 EQUITY.

Jesse Long, VS., Addie f. Miller, ct al.
Ordered this 29th day of July, A. d. 1896,
that the sale of the property mentioned in
these proceedings made and reported by
J. Frank Long, Trustee, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 3lst
day of August, next; provided copy of
this order be inserted in some newspaper
printed in Carroll county, once in each of
three successive weeks, before the 24th day
of August, next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S367.70.
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True Copy,-Test:
augl 8t Benz. f. Grouse, Clerk.
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For President of the United States
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
OF NEBRASKA.
For Vice President of the United States
ARTHUR SEWALL,
OF MAINE.
Electors for President and Vice President
Al Large.
RANDOLPH BARTON.
(REsIGNED.
Baltimore City.
GEORGE W. PURNELL,
Worcester County.
District Electors.
WILLIAM NJ. STAY, Kent County.
GEORGE W. ALBAUGH, Carroll County
JOHN HUBERT, Baltimore City.
EDWARD RAINE, baltimore CITY.
THOMAS II. BOND, St Mary's County.
WILLIAM R. GETTY, Garrett County
Election Tuesday, November 3, 1896
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Notice is hereby given to the creditors Of
Valentine C. Wautz, deceased, to file their
claims, property authenticated, with the
vouchers thereof, with the Clerk of the Cir.
cult Court for Carroll county, within two
months from the said 22d day Of August. 1890
LEWIS d. WANTZ,
aug IS Trustee.
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DENJAMINS Lutheran Sunday
ID School near Westminster, will hold an
ice cream festival on Thursday evening and
Saturday afternoon and evening, the 9th and
9Th of August, on the ground at the church.
Proceeds for the benefit of the school. A
pleasant time is anticipated. All are invited.
augl 2t
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TRUSTEES SALE
Il OF
DESIRABLE LITTLE FARM
Wood Lots and Limestone Quarry,
In Carroll County. Nd.


By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county in equity, passed in cause
No. 3435 equity. wherein Lewis d. Wantz
and others are complainant, and Lydia A.
Wentz, widow, and others, are defendants,
the undersigned, trustee therein appointed to
sell the real estate in said proceedings men
toned, will sell at public sale to the highest
bidder, on the first mentioned premises, GU
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22d, 1896,
at l O'Clock, p NJ First, all that farm or
parcel of land containing
~ ACRES, / ROOD AND PERCHES.
more or less, improved by large and COM
Portable frame dwelling house,
cased with brick, two and -ahalf lzaaN n
stories high, with basement, II lsaiM
good bank barn, new wagon u
shed with corn crib attached, . diaries, car
rage house, hog house and other necessary
outbuildings. There is fine spring of water
at each of said diaries and convenient to the
buildings. There is also fine young orchard
of apple and other fruit trees on the premises,
This farm is under a fine state of cultivation,
well watered by running streams; about six
acres is in timber. 1t is situated in Carroll
county, on the county road leading from the
Pleasant Valley road to the Roop's road.
about Il miles from Pleasant Valley and about
p miles from Westminster, and adioins the
lands of Absalom Thurman, Joseph Bankert
and others.
Second, wood lot containing i Acres of
Land, more or less, situate q few hundred
yards from the above mentioned farm.
Third, wood lot containing 8 Acres. 8
Foods and IS Perches of Land, more or less.
Fourth, wood lot containing Acres.
Rood and is Perches of Land, more or less.
All of said wood lots are covered with a fine
growth of chestnut timber, and adjoin each
other.
Fifth. All the right, title and interest of
which Valentine G. Wentz, late of Carroll
county, deceased, died seized and possessed
in and to parcel of land containing / Acre
8 Roods and 81 Perches, more or less. There
is a limestone quarry on this property It is
situated in the village of Fountain Valley. on
the Taneytown road about 2 miles from West
minister.
Terms of Sale.-One-th third cash on the dav
of sale or on the ratification thereof by the
Court; onethird in 9 and the other one-third
in Is months from the day of sale; the credit
payments to be secured by the notes Of the
purchaser or purchasers with approved secu-
rity, bearing interest from the day of sale
LEWIS ID. WANTZ, Trustee.
,Jno. Milton Reifsnider, Solicitor.
John I. Diffenbaugh, Anctioneer.
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CANDYMoUNT Sunday school, at
y Sandyville. will hold an all day picnic
in the grove at the church on Saturday,
August 22nd. There viii be prominent speak
ers, also band to enliven the OCCASION
Ice cream and confectionery Proceeds for
the Sunday school. All are invited to come
augl st
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The threatened lynching of Mrs. Anna So
pher for the unproyoked shooting of John
Kicker, at Nebraska, early Tuesday morning,
did not take place. The sheriff Threatened
to call out the militia and the mob scattered
before daylight.
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nEER Park M. P. Sunday School
IL viii hold its picnic Saturday, August
at o'clock, a. m. band of music and
speakers will be present Ice cream and
confeciioneries will be sold for the benefit of
the school. augl 81
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ct. JOHNS( LEISTER'S, SUNDAY
- School will hold its annual celebration
and festival on Saturday, August 10Th. Re-
citations and dialogues by the school. War
fieldsburg Band will furnish the music. Adj
dresses will be delivered by the pastor and
Others. Festival TO be continued at night.
All are invited as big day may be expected.
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nIaGs. CHAPEL d

DIGGS CHAPEL Festival will be
for the benefit of the Talent Fund of St
benjamin. Reformed Church. Music by Mt
Pleasant Band. All are cordially invited.
If the weather is unfavorable il will be held
the following Monday evening. aug1 2t
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Bryan is All Right.
From tne AIlanIa constitution.

The Democratic party puts forth a candi-
date who is neither mortgaged TO a syndicate
nor has been living off his friends. There
has been nc bluff surrender of his property
with string to tin Bryan's history.
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rzIoN SUNDAY SCHOOL will hold
II its picnic August y, instead of August 8,
as formerly announced, augl
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DATAPSCO LODGE, L o. M, No.
j 80. will hold festival in 0ursler' grove,
on August 8, commencing at u m. and con-
iinuing during. the afternoon and night.
Vocal and instrumental music, dialogues, rec
itations, etc. Refreshments sold on the
grounds. augl 2t*
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GALE NOTES FOR SALE at the Anyo.
- GATE Office.
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DATIFICATIoN NOTICE.

In the Orphans Court of Carroll County.
JUNE TERN, 1896
Estate of Thomas J. Gorsuch, deceased.
On application it Is ordered this 9th day of
july 1896, that the sale Of the Leasehold Prop
erty of Thomas j. Gorsuch, late of Carroll
county, deceased, made by Laura T. Gorsuch
and Harry Kepler Gorsuch, Administrators, of
said deceased, and this day reported to this
Court by the said Administrators, be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause be shown to the
contrary on or before the 9Th Monday, 3lst day,
of August, next; provideda copy of this order
be inserted for three successive weeks in
some newspaper printed and published in
Carroll county, before the 4th Monday. oath
day, of August, next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
FIVE hundred dollars (S500.00.)
JACOB RINEHART,
WILLIAM Y. FRIZZELL,
True copy,-Test:
GEo. NJ. PARKE,
augl st Register of Wills.
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FREE SILVER !
HAVE THE FERTILIZER
Yes Free Silver is wanted by many people, but we

that will bring plenty both Silver and Gold to the farmer who
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The Prohibitionists.

The State Prohibition convention met in
Baltimore on Tuesday, adopted a platform,
choose electors and named central COM
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