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varnish Not Dry on the Pews.

PoRT JERv1s, n. Y. July 1.-The Metho-
dist Church OF Midvale, Hunterdon county,
\. j., of which the Rev. |. C. Starr, of this
place, is pastor, was recently renovated The
interior was decorated and the pews vanished,
and last Sunday the church was reopened for
worship. The Presiding Elder was present
by invitation of the pastor, and large audi
ence filed every pew in the church.
Mr.. Starr had prepared special sermon,
and after congratulations by the Presiding
Elder he began with his discourse. He soon
noticed an uneasy and restless feeling among
his auditors, which somewhat embarrassed
him. Soon woman arose, her action being
followed by a ripping noise. The diseoncert-
ed preacher descended from the pulpit and
walked down the aisle to where the woman
was standing and saw at glance the cause of
the disturbance. The varnish on the seats
had not dried, and the heat caused the dress
to stick to it.
When this fact became known the entire
congregation arose, and loud cracking and
tearing of garments followed. The preacher
distributed newspapersto the congregation on
which to sit, and he re-entered the pulpit and
finished his sermon
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Further Facts About the Great
Earthquake in Japan.

VANCOUVER, b. c., July 1.-The Steamer
Empress, of China, which arrived here today,
brings Yokohama advices to June Is, three
days later than the Japanese earthquake,
which was accompanied by great earthquake
wave, brief accounts of which have been re-
eeived by cable. Disconnected reports of the
terrible visitation are Published in the Japan
csc press. These would indicate that the
cable advices were not in the least exagger-
ated. The loss of life is in the thousands and
the destruction of property enormous.
The centre of disturbance was the island
of Kinkawa Zan. Between Kinkawa Ian on
the south and Hachinoye on the north, dis
lance of about 40 miles, practically the whole
coast was swept by the earthquake wave, and
over half of the town of kwawaiishi was
swept away. Many persons were drowned
or killed. Four hundred deaths are reported
at Hashikami and 300 buildings were de-
stroyed, 1,450 deaths at Koidizumi, and 800
at Utatsu Mura. At Shiznkawa eighty
houses were swept away. Seventy-two
bodies were recovered up to p. M, June
16 At Hachinoye Minato eleven persons
were killed. AT 0kachihama eighty build
ings were swept away, and the deaths num-
bered thirty-one. Among those who lost
their lives were eight jailors and several
prisoners.
In the three districts of Motoysshi, Okla,
and Mono, in Miyaga prefecture, the most
disastrous damage was done by the earth
quake were during the night. According to
the report of the authorities, in the district
of Motoyoshi alone the deaths were l,030 and
the buildings washed away were $50.
In Moroika during the night of June 10
there were repeated earthquakes. The eastern
coast OF Iwaieken was washed by the wave
and the damage done was beyond description.
The worst was experienced in three towns of
Kamaishi, Myako and Sakari.
All the employees of the telegraph office at
Kohiro- Hama were drowned by the tidal
wave. The office of the Yamada also was
swept away.
A telegram from the Governor of Iwaiteken,
dated June II, says the number of persons
who either lost their lives or were injured is
1000 in the Sakarima- Chi Kesen district.
Excluding the bluff of Kamaishi, the whole
town was completely swept away. The wave
was experienced along the whole coast of
Sapporo. Along the road from Sapporo to
Surumura eight deaths occurred, eight build
ings were destroyed, four sampans are missing,
and three we're wrecked. The whole eastern
coast of Miyagi Ken prefecture was washed
away by the wave at p. m. June Is. A
number of houses were swept away and n
heavy death roll is anticipated In the
MotoyOshi district more than seventy houses
were carried away involving the death of over
seventy people.
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A Grand children's Day.

Correspondence of the Democratic Advocated
The Wilkens Avenue NJ. L. Church South,
Baltimore, was the scene of one of the finest
Chidrens Day services in the city, on Sunday
last The musical director was VIM. E. Har-
desty; organist, Miss Annie Rine; pianist,
Miss Ada Beaumont; violinist, Mr.. Mohr;
trombonist, Mr.. Wooden; cornetists, Messrs.
Nicholson and Davis; piccoloist, Mr.. Clancy.
In the vocal department there was singing
by the school of $50 voices; also by double
quartet, consisting of Mrs. Koch and Miss
Forrest, sopranos; Mrs. Weir and Mrs. Fair
banks, altos; Mr.. Koch, tenor; Mr. Koch, LIST
bass, and Mr. Clark, I'd bass. A mixed quar-
tette, composed of Mr.. Beaumont as tenor,
Mrs. Beaumont as soprano, Mrs. Gray as alto
and Mr.. Gray as bass, also took part. The
school was composed of Is basses, Ii tenors,
10 sopranos and A altos. The church was
crowded from the pulpit to the entrance and
over 800 could not get in. The church was
handsomely decorated with flowers and ever
green. A presentation of two rocking chairs
and a basket of flowers closed the services.
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TRUSTEES SALE.
Il OF A
Valuable Lot of Land,
In Carroll County, Md.

By virtue of decree of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county, in Equity, passed in cause
No. 3441 Equity, wherein Jesse Long is
plaintiff and Addie E. Miller and others are
defendants, the undersigned, trustee, will
offer at public sale, on the premises, on
SATURDAY, 25th day of JULY, 1896,
at , o'clock, p. M, the following described
parcel of land, containing
10 ACRES, l ROOD AND 20 PERCHES
OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
situated on the Deer Park road, in Carroll
county, Nd, about mile from Gambler p.
O., and about miles from Finksburg Station
on W. NJ. R. r. The improvements are a
log dwelling with cellar, all
necessary buildings, and has 80
an excellent well of water at tTsssS1
the door, good fruit &C., con- Hs1s1 zzsszs=
venient to German and English churches and
schools, and adjoins lands of Levi Barnes,
Jabez Barnes and George Bartholow.
Terms of Sale.-0ne-thir part of the pur-
chase money shall be paid by the purchaser
or purchasers to the trustee on the day OF sale,
or upon the ratification thereof by the Court,
and the residue shall be paid in two eqnal
payments, the one to be paid i'll six months
and the other in twelve months from the day
of sale, with interest, and to be secured by
the notes of the purchaser or purchasers, with
security to be approved by the said trustee.
J. FRANK LONG, Trustee.
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Judge Gaynor on the Money Cues
ton.

Judge Gaynor, Democrat and Justice of the
New York Supreme Court, in an interview by
the New York Journal says:
do not know anything of any letter by
Mr.. Whitney, and have nothing to say in re-
spect of whether he should, would or ought to
stand for the Presidency. As to this ques-
ton of gold and silver, to my mind it has been
grossly exaggerated, to the great injury of
business. We are not and have not been
within bow-shot of danger from it. | do not
deem the question too great or too intricate
for the general intelligence of the people, and
am confident of its eventual honest and correct
solution by them.
With all Difference TO those who are called
LEADERS upon this subject and others, the
aggregate intelligence of the people of this
country is now, as it has always been. in ad-
vance of our statesmen and leaders, and much
safer. Nothing absurd or reckless will come
out of it, and those who are proclaimng other
wise are in that exaltation Of vanity which
makes them overrate themselves and under
rate the rest of us. The discomfort IN this
country which is causing people to huctuate
back and forth from one party to the other
does not arise out of the question of silver or
gold at all. 1t is perfectly well known to the
people that that question is only temporary
and will be safely settled.
But the scandal, decentralization and OPP
preston growing out of the fraudulent over
stocking and over bonding of public fran
chises and privileges, thereby amassing vast
inflated fortunes in the hands of a very few at
the expense of all, and upon which all have
to continue to pay dividends and tribute,
seems to receive no sincere notice from the
so-called leaders of either of the great parties.
The people are alive 10 the real evil which is
expressing labor and legitimate industry, but
these so called leaders stand in their way aud
Illustrate them.
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Mr.. Whitney at Chicago.

Mr.. William C. Whitney, Ex-Secretary of
the Navy, last week announced his intention
to 90 to Chicago to fight for the single gold
standard. Mr.. August Belmont, another
millionaire will do likewise, and also Ex-
Gov. Russell of Massachusetts,.
What will these gentlemen accomplish !?
They will meet men MS able as themselves,
equally as honest, equally as much in favor of
sound currency, equally intent upon pre-
serving the national credit, and equally intent
upon the payment of public and private obi
CATIONS in honest money. The one believes
in bimetallism, the other in gold alone. The
bimetallist come from the Democratic states
and from heretofore Republican states that
will surely go Democratic on ii platform de-
claring for the free coinage of gold and silver,
the money of the constitution. They will
outnumber the gold advocates three to one
When Mr.. Whitney asks these bimetalists to
adopt straddle like the Republican conven-
ton adopted, he will be told that the South
and West cannot surrender principle so in
tensely believed in by the people of those sec
tons, and lose all hope of success merely TO
please him and the Democrats OF the East.
He will be told further even if no principle
we're involved, that the bimetallists could not
concede declaration that would disrupt the
party in Democratic and doubtful Republican
states to gain nothing elsewhere. He will be
told that not a single New England state can
be carried by the Democrats on II platform
like Mckinley stands upon, and even New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey would be
doubtful; whereas, upon declaration Tor
bimetallism, and with candidates believing in
that principle the South will certainly be
Democratic and in all probability every state
west of the Ohio river would go Democratic.
In fact Mr.. Whitney, Mr. Belmont and Gov.
Russell will be overwhelmed, and when they
learn of the intense feeling in the South and
West for bimetallism, and that the people are
in the saddle and are determined, they will
be ready to concede their mission failure
and that the nominees of the Chicago eonven-
ton on a free coinage platform is going to
sb.
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By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias issued
out of the Circuit Court for Carroll county,
State of Maryland, at the suit of Henry b.
Bennett and Joseph Thomas Harris, eopart-
ners, and trading as Bennett & Harris, against
the goods and chattels, lands and tenemenis
of Edward l.. Shipley and Henry B. Shipley,
and to me directed, have seized the following
property, viz; All the right, title, Interest
and estate, at law and in equity, Of the SAID
Edward L. Shipley and Henry B. Shipley, IN
and to all that piece or parcel of land, situate
and lying in Carroll county. in the State Of
Maryland, composed of part of a tract OF land
called Prospect Hill, part of tract OF lana
called Johns Camp, and partofthe land call
ed" Elders Inheritance" all lying contiguous
containing 1861 acres of land more or less.
This property lies in Freedom district, Car
roll county, Nd, on the Ridge Road, about
one mile from Marriniisyille, and is improved
by dwelling and necessary outbuildings. !
hereby give notice that will sell the property
so seized and taken in execution, on the
premises, on
THURSDAY, the 2SG Jay of JULY, 1870
at 10 O'Clock, a. M. to the highest bidder i9r
cash. Also Mt the same time, and at inc
same place, / will sell to the highest
bidder for cash, all the right, title, interest
and estate, at law and in equity, of said I'd
ward L. Shipley and Henry B. Shipley, IN ana
to all of the following tract or parcel OF land
lying and situate in Carroll county, Mary
land, and adjoining the property, of Henry ,.
Shipley, and being the same land when
Joseph Sellman, deceased, obtained IRON
Comfort Miller by deed, dated 14th day Of
March. 1910, and recorded among the heal
Estate Records of Carroll County, Maryland,
in Liber W. W, No. 5, folio "a, containing
six acres of land more or less, it beng ine
Shipley by James A. c. Bond, administrator;
&c, BY deed bearing date on the 10th day q
March, 1876, and recorded among the :, i'an y
Records of Carroll County, in Lber f. /. o.
No. 46, folio l75, &c. This property adIolns
the first named tract.
J.OLIvER MURRAY, Sheriff.
iune27 Is
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McKinley's Progress.
From the New York World, Dem.


The Republican candidate is a Bourbaa
only on the tariff In regard to the currency
he has shown a capacity to forget things that
it was Inconvenience remember, and to learn
things that were Indispensable to his success.
A few years ago he voted for free silver
coinage. A little later he voted TO coin not
less than $1,000, 900 nor more than 81, 900. 900
"A month. Still more recently be voted 10
have the Government buy practically the en-
tire silver product of the country and issue
Treasury notes against it,
In February last he declared for dollar
as 'untarnished as the flag. In the eyes of
Bland and Teller bright new dollar, so per
cent Hat, Just meets the definition. In the
OHIO platform he favored dollars of equal
purchasing and debt-paying power" Our
present gold sad silver dollars have this
power-at home Pressed for a more definite
expression, the candidate said we must have
''full dollars As this was not satisfactory,
he said in his speech to the Notification Com
mittee that our money Unjust not only be
current at its full face value at home but it
must be counted at par in any and every COM
mercial centre of the globe" II is perhaps
little uncertain whether Mr.. McKinley
would have this done by conforming all our
coinage to the worlds standard, or enforce
his must at the mouths of our cannon or
our orators. But his unqualified approval
of the ST. Louis platform gives ground for the
hope that he will yet declare in plain terms
his opposition to the free and indedendeat
coinage of silver 1t has not failed of ohSer-
walton, however. that Mr.. Mckinley has not
vet done this or mentioned the gold stand
ard.
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Transportation of Persuade Food
From the New York sun.

In no more emphatic manner are modern
facilities of transportation emphasized than in
the safety with which perishable food is con
veyed from great distance. In this partie-
nlar, Australia, South America and the
United States are no further removed from
Europe than single province formerly was
from the capital of the country of which it
formed part. Algeria is now supplying
Parish markets with camel meat An extern
sive plant has been created in that French
colony for the killing and refrigerating of
those animals, ard daily shipments are made
to Paris. The meat Of the camelis described
as not unlike beef. with the tenderness of
veal. The hump is the choicest portion.
Eggs that formerly were gathered near the
localities where they were sold now come
from distant points. Four million daily are
received in London from foreign countries.
Most of them come from Russia. They com
mand in England twice the price they bring
in the home market. The export Of eggs
from Russia, that in 1885 amounted to 235,-
100000, increased in 1895 to 1850, 600, 600
These are official figures. The larger pro-
portion Of this product goes to England
In addition, greats quantities of dressed
fowl are annually exported from Russia to all
European countries.
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People who talk about silver dollars being
fiat money, don't stop to think, or do not
know, that all money is fat Money is the
result of legislation and all legislation is fiat.
Who said that -. 90 grains of gold should be
called dollar? Congress? How did Con
sress arrive at that conclusion? BY mere
speculation Value is theory, and any
Legislative regulation of it is fiat. Money is
not used at all in settling foreign trade bal
ances. When drafts and checks are not used
gold is used, and the amount is determined
by weight.
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Tell the Truth,

1t is a great mistake the city press is max
ing in announcing that the East is solid for
the single gold standard. 1t is deliberate
misrepresentation. There are two bimetal-
lists in the Maryland delegates to Chicago,
three in the District of Columbia, three in the
Delaware and two in the Maine, while eoun
ties here and there instructed their dele
gates to state conventions for free coinage.
Free silver has many advocates all through
the North and East. and the sentiment is not
confined to rural sections.
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IN Myers Dlstrlct NafrOil county, Maryland.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust from Heze-
kiah H. Jones and wife, TO the undersigned,
| will sell at public sale. on the premises, on
SATURDAY, LIST day of AUGUST. 1896,
at $50 o'clock, a. M,
First: A desirable little farm, containing
59l ACRES and 13 PERCHES OF LAND,
more or less The improvements thereon
consist of Frame Weather
boarded Dwelling House, new Aas \
bank barn, spring house, corn - -
crib and other necessary out 93zszl5zEsts
buildings, pump and well of excellent water
at the dwelling house. There is also fine
young orchard of apple and other fruit trees
on the premises. About 10 acres is in timber
and the balance of the land under good state
of cultivation.
Second: A Wood Lot, containing / Z acres
of land, more or less.
Third: A Wood Lot containing . acres,
roods and 20 perches of land, more or less.
Fourth A Wood Lot, containing , acres
and % perches of land, more or less.
Fifth: A Wood Lot, containing acres
and 80 perches of land, more or less.
All OF said Wood Lots are heavily covered
with fine growth of chestnut timber. The
aforesaid Farm and Wood Lots, are situate
in Myers district, Carroll county, Nd, on
the county road leading from Silver Run
Valley to the Penna Line; also on the Road
leading from Union Mills to Hanover, Pa,
about miles north from Union Mills, and
about miles from formerly Geething' 5
Mills, and adjoins the lands of Joseph o.
Jones and the heirs of John w. Jones, de-
ceased.
Also on said Saturday, August list, 1896, |
will sell on the following named premises. at
l o'clock, p. M, all that property known as
''Wentz P. o. containing
sACRES OF LAND,
more or less Improved by large Brick
Dwelling House, Brick Store House, brick
spring house, bank barn, smoke house and
other necessary outbuildings; pump and well
of water convenient to the buildings. There
is splendid orchard of fruit trees on the
premises.
This property is situate in Myers district,
and now in the occupancy of the said Heze-
kiah H. Jones and adjoins the lands of Eph
riam Vent and others.
Terms of Sale:-0ne- third cash ON the day
of sale, or on the ratification thereof by the
Court one-third in six and the other one
third in twelve months from the day of sale;
the credit payments to be secured by the notes
of the purchaser or purchasers, with approved
security, bearing interest from day of sale, or
all cash at the option of the purchaser or pnr
chasers.
GEORGE W. ZEPP, Trustee.
JnO. Milton Reifsnider, Solicitor.
july4 Is E. ID. Thurman, Auct
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Sunk Through Suction.

DETROIT. Mich, July The steamer
Brazil, coal laden, bound up, was sunk in the
Detroit River, near Amherstburg, in a pecu-
liar manner early this morning. Near the
Mullen 4 Garfield coal docks she met the
steamer Marina, bound down, which was
travelling fast The Marina, in passing close
to the Brazil, drew the water from under the
Brazil, causing her to strike on the rocks on
the bottom of the river and punching large
holes in her forward and amidships. The
Brazil filed almost instantly and sank in
twenty feet of water. She was raised this
evening
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Death of Harriet Reecher stowe.

Hartford. CoNx, July AT noon today
Mrs. Harriet Beeeher Stowe, the famous
authoress, died at her residence in this city.
AT her bedside were three members of the
family, Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker; her
husband, DIR. Hooker, and Harriet Stowe, her
daughter. Throughout the forenoon the
friends of Mrs. Stowe were gathered in the
room, waiting for the end Death came with
out struggle and the end merely appeared to
be final continuance of the unconscious state
into which Mrs. Stowe lapsed on Monday.
The services in Hartford will be private, and
the interment will take place in Andover,
Mess
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Five Men on One scafold.

FoRr SMITH, ARK, July 1.-Rnfus Buck,
Louis Davis, Lucky Davis, Naomi July and
Sam Sampson, comprising what is known as
the Buck gang, were executed here today,
President Cleveland refusing to interfere in
the carrying ont of the sentence Of Judge
Parker's court. The Buck gang, composed
of FIVE members, were convicted of murder
on October 81. An appeal to the Supreme
Court acted as a stay, but the appeal was in
vain, the higher court refusing to interfere.
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OEHM'S ACME HALL.
jul4 2t Baltimore and Charles Sts. Baltimore Md

c. Wantz. deceased, or so much thereof as
may be necessary for the purpose, may be sold
for the payment of so much of the aforesaid
debts as may remain unsatisfed by the app-
cation of the personal estate aforesaid.
6. And for general relief
It is thereupon, this 26th day of June, 1896
ordered by the Circuit Court of Carroll county,
in Equity, that the plaintiffs, by causing
copy of this order to be inserted in some
newspaper published in said Carroll county,
once in each of four successive weeks before
the 9th day Of July, 1896, give notice to the
said absent defendants of the object and sub
stance of this bill, warning them and each OF
them to appear in this Court in person or by
solicitor, on or before the third day of August
next, to show cause, if any they have why a
decree ought not to be passed as prayed
CHARLES b. ROBERTS.
True copy,-Test;
june27 st BENZ F. GROUSE, Clerk.
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When paper, public speaker or writer,
advocates the single gold standard, financial
ills of the present are conceded. Not one
fails to admititMr. Whitney, who abandoned
II trip to Europe to fight for gold at Chicago,
in letter issued Monday, speaks of exist
ing Ills Why should there be ''existing
ills, after % years of gold recommendation
Twenty three years of "sound money should
have given a stable currency and sound linan-
cial policy, and yet bond issues are necessary
IN hnv GOLD