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The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13

of &
OF that patient old Sphinx,
pacable naughty stare above the
enguhng wastes sand sought to bury it. They
met the Crown Prince and saw him ride to suprn
tend the reconstruction Stadium for the revival of the an
ent Oympian games talked in English and observed
ueIently he moved from the ancients for he
modern bike, which propelled in wav that might have
astonished Agamennom puzzled Aristotle
They were chased through the
exposition Berlin nqustive hysterca throng of
shtseers they rode donkeys Cairo
tu Iuliest speed by black Egyptian boys They walked
through the catacombs Palermo lights
OF the aper which they carried across
@ gnhng skulls and heshless bones of thousands they
now weird Is that strange and uncanny which has
been often described.
aX Sea with the Sea Marmora suddenly from
rooi and all the windows OF the college
nags which like the flag mad famous story Barbara
Ftche were waved with right good by students in
tne college and band in that away place played
airs which responded the
Oh the steamer Fuerst Bismarck they
hey became well acquainted with Egyptians
many others OF different nationaites casped with
gee with black donkeyboy old acquaintance
one year they ourneyed seeing interesting
and meeting with odd experiences travelling companions
were Peter spreckes daughter spreckes
an ola Californian and is now banker at Dresden. He
brother OF Claus Spreckels
Il will describe you which are in the beaten
raVei routes said Mr. Payot when he requested
his and Mrs Payos experiences perhaps there are
enough odd things interest you Payot and
myself went Just about year ago. travelling overland
with Oakland Commandery We gone fact Just two
weeks year visited all the weknown points
OF interest Europe along the African coast
OF the Mediterranean and into Asia Minor. took
steamer through there and then
' NP ~ VIC we udFeeu enough IN Spaln 10
for ourselves that the Moorish civilization impress
all over the country OF the Ahambra beyond dscrp-
on The Spanards that Christopher Columbus discovered
America and that Washington Ahambra
We were shown the in which Washington Irving stopped
We the of is
going on at Government That progress snas
pace They Will do about much be ac-
complished in this country week.
Turning from the beauty grandeur the Alhambra
with its cewok and cooring red blue god looking
toward the Sierra Nevadas with orange groves feet we
went down the headquarters aypsies Spain is the
stronghold of the nomads As up king of
the gypsies.
He is swarthy, mediumszed man who gorgeousy
dressed He had IN his righ! staff this he
struck an attitude. His right with
proud gesture His left foot thrown front
Aoeeher his appearance quite striking
taed might and naturally suppose
cradle consequence But all that he on the
for tourists and he has his picture SELL party
every member of the party do
As We went toward the heart of the gypsy quarter
the earth must have opened and vomed bggar large
nachslc IL
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13

hVe Peter
with Switzerland, but that enjoyed
we had there The long range Lebanon Mountains
covered with Every night the Alpine glow
mountains Just over beyond the Damascus
Alter we released from to affa 60
to Jerusalem There passengers land there We
were ary oo6ed by the begga at Jafa thought that they
would tear skin off, The guides beggars all
stood together made against persons
The mob stayed with for until We reached
a place OF shelter That demonstration awful.
"At Smyrna found the United States ship Charleston
we were ang on the Fuerst Bismarck and of the 800 passen
that $50 Americans While we were at
Smyrna launch the launch were the
move all the time. We welcomed heartily and as
knew of the officers very pleasant meeting
The Charleston beautiful sghsnowy white and kept in
tine TRIM The officers proud OF the silver service
which given the ship of San Fran
cisco, and they showed this all time came
for away which night the Charleston was lin
minated at place where light would stick
Two earchghs also the cruiser passed
around the Charleston way the bands ON both shin
played National melodies searchgh were on us until
miles away. 1t great pleasure
greater pleasure so many Americans
From Smyrna through the Bosphorus into the
Black Sea. Coming back after had turned
American college Every window and the ooftop of the COLLEGE
by flags. who could
flags waved sheets Our band played Students
band responded with American melodies.
when anchor it opposite Sutans
palace Coastannople distant
pistol shot from the paece 1t the FAST
the last the Sultan took wife, who
fortysecond wife, We pass that day
palace great kiosk special OCCASION
He allowed walk upon European
the road from the palace the kiosk
which had been brought
the way with bands music The ambassadors
in gtterng apparel. The Sultan kiosk in
carriage accompanied by Oman Pasha the hero
The Sultan white any u.s. and a Euro
pean and all like Turk. He did robust
When he back to the palace he white
cordng custom The Sultan wears black beard He is
ordinary sized
Athens Crown Prince. He was coming
from the Acropois going toward the
before the Oympian The Crown Prince
restoring the Stadium in his He along
knowing that tourists and talked with Eng
sh which he speaks well. He proceeding
amphheater OF classic sports uodate bicycle He
talked freely with the workmen, and it sea
that they all liked him. Good fortune gave the five
in our immediate party tickets private
brated by Pope in the Sstne Chapel the on
The Pope himself. He brought upon
by eight the Pope had said Cardinal
the benefit of the Pope and Pope
communion personally administered he then
thirty specially favored persons We
The Pope dressed in white After the ceremonies he
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court for Cecil county
was in session on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week.
t:-Hon. David P. Davis, Chief
Judge; Hon. William K. Reckefus and
Hon. Charles F. Beatty, associate Judges.
Sundry claims against deceased estates
were examined and passed.
Bonds approved. -Bond of Jesse D.
Otley and William S. Otley administra-
tors c. t. a. of William Otley; bond OF
Harry T. Pyle, executor of Micah c.
Pyle; bond of Louisa A. Haddock, excu-
trix of Samuel Haddock; bond of Stephen
]. Murphy, administrator of Rebecca
Murphy.
The inventory and appraisement i'll
the estate of Samuel Haddock, Charles
Keilholtz and Henry Rowan were ex-
amined and passed.
An order was passed revoking the
letters of administration heretofore
granted to Annie E. and John A. Fischer
on the estate of Rebecca Murphy, de-
ceased, and letters were granted to Stephen
]. Murphy.
Court adjourned to meet i'll regular
session on September Sth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Base Ball.

Tick Ridge tackled Rising Sun again
last Saturday and went down to the tune
of 26 to 3.
Bay View and Rising Sun will play on
the home clubs grounds on Saturday
afternoon. Game called at $50. Adnis-
sion 10 cents. Ladies free.
The Juniors of Pennington and West
Nottingham had battle royal last Satur-
day at Pennington, which resulted in a
score of 16 to IS for Pennington. Bat
teries: rmington-Brickley, Williams,
Terry and Slicer. West Nottingham
Wiley, Freeman, Tosh and Nesbitt.
The Rising Sun team went to Octoraro
Junction on Tuesday to play Liberty
Grove and smothered them lunder a
score of 80 %. The Grove boys were no
match for the visiting team who played a
careless game after getting big lead in
the second inning. The batteries were
McDougal and Devon and Dare, for Rising
Sun; Jack and Patton for Liberty Grove.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Bryan and Silver.

Pursuant to a call published in
last weeks JOURNAL for the forma-
ton of free silver club a number
met in DR.. Kinks hall ON Tuesday
evening, elected G. J. Davis tempo
rary chairman and D. Webster
McVey secretary. DR.. G. S. Dare,
II. J. Sheppard and W. T. B. r.
Robertson were appointed a com
mittee to report permanent officers
for the club and order of business
for it's meetings at the next meet
ing which will take place on Mon
day evening next, 18th inst, at s
O'Clock. Notice of the meeting was
not well circulated, and but a
limited number of persons were
aware that meeting was to be
held.
1t is proposed to alternate with
the Colora club and meet week
about at each place on the even
ings to. be determined in future.
The Colora clubs next meeting
will be held Thursday evening,
August q. A general invitation
is extended to meet with the Rising
Sun club on Monday evening.
After routine business had been
transacted Mr.. Alva Ell. Tyson was
called ON for a speech and responded
to the call by neat speech in
which some of the most salient
points in issue were presented. Mr..
Tyson showed in this eXtemporane-
Gus effort that he has the stuff to
make a ready, fluent and forcible
speaker. The young orator was
greeted at the close of his short
address with a round OF hearty
applause.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Miss Efie Mcdaniel of Wilmington, i:

Miss Efie Mcdaniel of Wilmington, i:
visiting her uncle, Mr.. John Sergeant.
Miss May Gray of Middletown, Del, i:
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hopkins
Chas Haines of Phila., spent severa,
days with his sisters in Rising Sun this
week.
Mr.. John Whistler and sister, of Evans
vile, Ind, spent Saturday with relatives
in Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arson Dare of Harris
burg were the guests of DR.. G. S. Dare
and family this week.
Messrs. Leopold Bierwirth and Chas.
Hodge of Washington, we're the guests OF
Mr.. H. H. Haines and family this week.
Mrs. Jas. B. Simpson of Phila., and
Miss Sara Grafton of. Baltimore, are
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Mcclure.
William H. Ranbo of Elkton has the
contract for plastering the High School
building.
Miss Sallie B. Hathaway of Oakwovd
had valuable young mare to die of
cerebro spinal meningitis last Saturday.
The Union Bretheren Sabbath School
will hold festival at the mouth of
Pequea creek, Pa, on Saturday evening,
Aug. 2o.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hopkins gave a
very enjoyable dance on Thursday of last
week in honor of their guests Misses
Fannie and Annie and Mr.. Lee Hopkins
of Hartford Co.. Misses Mabel and May
and Mr.. John Grier, of Phila., and Miss
Helen Walter of Roxboro. The yard was
prettily lighted with Japanese lanterns
and chairs and benches placed ON the lawn
for the comfort of the guests. Dancing
was INDUCED i'll on the broad porch
which runs across the entire front of the
house. Among those present were:
Misses Lula Brown, May Miller, Annie
Miller, Gertrude Dare, Linda Brown,
Marie Kirk, Carrie Kirk, Isabel Elliott
Carrie Cummings, Beatrice Keilholtz,
Mary Worthington, Bessie Marshall,
Addie Smith, Violette. Haines Halle
Haines, Mary Brumfeld, Jennie Max
we'll, Mrs. G. G. Sill; Drs. G. S. Dare, J..
H. Jenness, T. B. Moore, G. G. Sill
Messrs. H. S. Smith, w R. Richards, H.
F. Richards, c. E. Dare, c. T. Dare,
Evans Ewing, Halus Ewing, o. T. Kim
bell, Barclay Reynolds, Jr., H. L. Worth
ington, J. E. Brumfeld, Edgar Brown,
F. c. Kirk, S. H. Barnes, w. R. Bufing-
ton, H B. Patton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Lawn Euchre.

Dr. and Mrs G. S. Dare entertained a
number of friends with lawn euchre on
last Friday evening. About fifty guests
were present and eleven tables were used
by the contestants for honors. The lawn
was scene of beauty, being handsomely
decorated with Chinese lanterns III
summing up the scores it was found that
four ladies and four gentlemen were tied
for honors. A cut resulted in Miss
Violette T. Haines securing ladies first
prize and Miss Helen Walter the second,
while Messrs. H. Linn Worthington and
H. F. Richards secured first and second
places in the gentlemen's list. At the
conclusion of the play dainty repast was
served, at which all present secured first
prize.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
SYLMAR, Nd, Aug. 10th, 1896.


| To THE MIDLAND JOURNAL.
Mr. Editor My letter published in the MIDLANI
| JOURNAL June oath has met with favorable com
ments with the thinking people everywhere
dozens of persons have congratulated me on the
declarations therein expressed and say they NEE
their views and sentiments exactly.
| 1 know the JOURNAL has been carried from
house to house and even sent and taken Out
of the State so that friends of reform, as well
as others, could read it. The favorable views
taken has not unduly elated me, as these have
been the teachings of many of our greatest and
most eminent writers for years. l am a pupil
and have been q close student of the reform press
! for nearly two years and am now thoroughly con-
WINGED that the true conditions of political affairs
have come to light. If l had read only the old
party papers or had not heard some able speakers
on the reform movements, l too would in my
ignorance be insanely whooping and hurrahing
for Mckinley and gold platform, and would OF
| course vote the ticket.
The goldbug papers try to make us believe we
are all silver crazy, &c. We, as they all know,
advocate the free coinage of both gold and stcer at
the ratio they held to each other paevious to the
demonstration of silver in 1873; when every in
dustry was prospering and prosperous. Since that
time there has been gradual depreciation of all
products, especially OF farm products. The de-
cline has been so gradual that it did not create
any great alarm for several years, but it has be-
come so desperate now that the blind can almost
see the cause for the general distress
How aud why was silver demonetized? John
Sherman appears to be the only man that had the
knowledge at the time that silver was being de-
monetized. Many prominent congressman, both
democrats and republicans, who participated and
voted for the bill, say they did not know or
understand that silver was being demonetized
The reason or cause for demonetizing silver has
never been clearly explained. The only reason
have been able to find is that silver was then
too valuable to coin, the silver dollar then being
worth about per cent more than the gold dollar
However, at that time there was no talk of
CHEAP" "debased,' "dshonest' silver The
different questions have been ably expounded
time after time by distinguished writers as we'll
as by the MIDLAND JOURNAL, Silver Knight
Waterman New York Journal and thousands of
other great papers all over the United States.
The facts are the great declaration of princi-
pies as adopted at Chicago-the platform on
which Mr.. Bryan stands-is being discussed and
approved everywhere. 1t has been well said these
principles are sweeping this country like prairie
fire. Yours truly
d. w. MCVEY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Lost His Mail.

Mr.. Samuel G. Bye, secretary of
Farmers and Mechanics Insurance
Company, on the day of the annual
meeting lost a package of mail
which was handed him by the p.
M. cf Fair Hill. While the meet
ing was in progress in Rosebank
Hall, Mr.. Bye being very busy laid
the package to one side, and after
the business was concluded went
to the place he had laid the pack
age of letters which had disap-
peared. Some person had stolen
the letters, which probably con-
tanned some money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Neatly Trapped.

Two colored tramps were noticed break
ing the seals of freight cars at Perryville
Saturday evening. They we're watched,
and finally i'll company with two white
men entered a car, whereupon Detective
w. T. Jones, who was watching them,
locked them in and thus took them to
Elkton, where Sheriff Mackey opened
the car door and jail door for them. At
a hearing at the Jail Office Monday, Mag
istrate Groves held John Wash and VIM.
Turner both colored, to answer at the
September term of Court, and discharged
the white men, David Miller and James
Carter. The witnesses were Conductor
Riley, and Detective Jones.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Killed by the Kick of a Horse.

AS H. Webster Mather, aged 20
years, son of the Rev. A. II.
Mather, pastor of the Bay View
M. L. church, was driving to Leslie,
about five o'clock on Thursday
afternoon of last week to attend the
Local Preachers Camp, the colt he
was driving became frightened and
kicking struck the young man in
the breast rupturing blood vessel
and causing death Immediately. The
young mans sister was driving
with him. AS soon as the accident
occurred he was taken to house
near by and a physician summoned
but nothing could be done to restore
him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Parson Kirk as a Goldbug,

HafSOn ELM hlrk as a ueDutant
goldbug appears last week in the
Wing, not as satan rebuling sin
but as that sultry gentleman revil-
ing righteousness. The old pro
verb, "let the shoemaker stick tc
his last'' was never more appro
pirate in application than in Mr..
Kinks case when he attempts tc
say a word-for what? The Lord
only knows, for brother Kirk
doesn't tell. He takes off his
clerical robe, lays itin a corner, rises
from his bench and calls respect
able man who bears a character
above reproach an Anarchist" a
"populist," a 'demagogue." Can
the Rev. Elm define "a dema-
gogue''? Does he know what
"populist" stands for? And above
all has he any conception of "anar-
chist"? 1t is charity to believe
that brother Kirk doesn't know
the meaning of any of these, terms
or he wouldn't use them in the
connection he does or attempt to
apply them as he has. He speaks
of "silver monopoly" in his in
coherant ramblings. Silver mo-
nopoly is good, and quite original.
Five families of Jews in London
have the credit of monopolizing the
silver output of the world. Brother
Kirk is interested in goldbugism-
apparently-and in the Bible too,
it is believed. There is room for
doubt whether he knows much
about either. Be this as it may, if
he will open the latter at the
gospels where an account is given
of Christ and the money changers
in the Temple, he will learn what
the Saviour thought of goldbugs.
AS brother Kirk attributes the
"deep damnation" of Mr.. McVey's
''taking off, to the teachings of the
MIDLAND JOURNAL, he gives the
MIDLAND right to a word in
defense, If Mr.. Kirk had studied
the JOURNAL more he would know
more about the Questions he is not
able to discuss, and would not be
making an exhibition of himself
standing on the street corners (of
the Whig) making long prayers
thankful he is not as those who are
teaching the brotherhood of man
and trying to lift up the lowly.
That is why Christ was reviled and
prosecuted and crucifed. He de-
Tended the lowly and denounced
the goldbugs of his day, and we
have no doubt there were lots of
brother Kinks, hooking his
doctrine and throwing mud to
please their goldbug patrons.
History repeats itself. We read
in the good Book which brother
Kirk appears so little to under
stand, that the devils rend their
victim when about to be cast out,
and the way that brother Kirk rocks
with pain it is possible they are
contemplating leaving him. A
goldbug among the lowliest of
Christ's disciples is such a cartoon
ON human nature that even the
devil can not improve on it and is
about to leave in disgust.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
q. A. r. Encampment at St. Paul,
MINI.
EXTREMELY LOW RATES VIA PENN
SYINANIA RAILROAD

la LIN IIMIII41 Law Nails VIA I4AN
sYLvANIA RAILROAD.
The National Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic will
be held at st. Paul, Mimi, Sept.
2 to 4.
For this occasion the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad will sell on August
20, 80 and 81 excursion tickets to
st. Paul and return, at exceedingly
low rates, as follows
New York, $500; Philadelphia,
$26.25; Trenton, $27. O5; Baltimore
and Washington, $25 90 Harris
burg, Williamsport, and Wilkes
barre, S24.75; Altoona, $3.50;
proportionate rates from other
points.
Tickets will be good for return
passage until September 16, with
an extension to and including Sept.
80 if deposited with the Joint
Agent at st. Paul on or before
September 10.
Full information can be obtained
on application to ticket agents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
Echoes From the Race Track.

Little but rascality and attempts
to dodge debts is heard from these
moral shows which have been i'm
ported from Gloucester to Elkton
and vicinity. The Democrat tells
the following story.
A suit for board, grocery and
feed bill has been brought by a
merchant of Elkton, against J. P.
Rowan, who is said to be a nephew
of Gov. Lowndes. The suit was
brought in Delaware, where it is
now pending before Justice of the
Peace in Wilmington. Rowan and
Pangle, trading as partners in race
horses contracted the debt to which
acknowledgement was made by
Rowan, that he owed one-half OF
the same and promised to pay.
Following the promise Rowan's
horses were taken from the stable
near Iron Hill, and walked into
Delaware, to escape the Maryland
law. They were intercepted at
Newark, Delaware, but the proper
warrant not having been obtained
they could not be held. They were
subsequently stopped at Newport,
Del, on a foreign attachment to
secure the claim. Bond was filed
in this case as well as in that of
another claim against them, but it
appears that horses and owners
and all have disappeared.
Several of their ''valuable"
horses have been sold by the sheriff
and invariably sell for a few dollars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-08-14
School Commissioners.

The Board of School Commits
sioners met Tuesday. Messrs. Ev-
erist, White and Ash, present.
The Treasurer, Mr.. Biddle, filed
his bond for $4,000, giving the
Fidelity and Deposit Company Of
Baltimore, which was approved by
the Board.
The following appointments OF
teachers were confirmed Miss
Margaret E. johnson, No. 8, First
district; Miss Emma Clark, No. 1,
Second; Miss Sallie r. Miller, No
4, Third.
Notice of the appointment of Miss
Mary o. Harris to No. u, Fifth,
was received but not the contract.
Miss Mary J. Mahoney resigned
No. II, Fifth.
The following trustees were APP
pointed: Thomas A. Wright and
Gilbert Cam to No. 6, Fourth dis
trict; Turner Cameron to No. 3,
Ninth.
The following bills were ordered
tO he maid.