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Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, W hitmore
roo or Services bi-weekly alternating
morning and evening. Services cones
dav, D. m, Sunday School Up. m.
Guild each Lords Day p. m. other ser
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. J. II. Barb, pas
~ Services, Sunday 10 A. N. and $50 r
u. Sunday School, 2. P. u Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, 6.45 P.
United Brethren Church-Kev ~ y. D.
Castle Pastor. Regular Services ny ap'
appo,ntment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at III a. III
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School PM.
Mite Society s mi-monthly, Wednesday
evening at o'clock. W. MIS-. Mee'lhg
Monthly at Parsonage
Moravian Church: Rev. M. F. Oerter, Pas
tor, Sunday School every Sunday, y a: m
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore. alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard 7;3O respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
NJ. Fl. Courtney Pastor. Services every alter r
nate Sunday at 10 A. N. and 73o +. M
Sunday School at 9 A. Nj. Prayer Meethg
eyery Wednesday evening at 7.3o T. M.
S. stephen's Church, Protestant Episco-
pal.-Rev. r. Whlttingham, Rector. ser,
vices every Sunday at 1O3o, a. NJ, anu
Sp. m.
Service on FRIDAYS at 8 p. m.
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Patents

Caveats and Rel Issues secured; Trade Marks
and Copyrights registered Opinions given as
to validity and infringement of patents; As-
signnaents Contracts, etc, prepared and recor-
ded, and all business in the Patent Office in
the UNITED STATES and all FOREIGN
COUNTRIES promptly aud carefully pros
ecuted. Upon receipt of model or sketch or
photograph of invention with description,
will advise as to patentability free Of charge
Main offices directly across from the U. s
Patent Office, and attention is specially called
to my perfect and long established facilities
for the most vigorous and successful prose
cution of applications for patent and for
tending to all business entrusted to my care,
in the shortest possible time. Rejected cases
specially. MODERATE and exclu.
sive attention given to patent business. Book
of information and advice, and special refer.
ences, sent without charge upon request
J. r. L1TTELL,
attorney and Counsellor in Patent Causes,
Washington, D. c.,
Opposite Q. 8. Patent Office
(Asston this Papsr)
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He aras .ptde uarake and raised hts head
to look at us.
will be to rush out We must fire OH
them and drive them into the woods,
trusting they will leave the captain be-
hind
That was the proper way to do it, but
I should never have thought of it. MOI
Had been alone I should have turned
back at this point. feeling that the diff
culties were too great for me to sur
mount. I handed Mary couple Of
matches, made ready to open fire, and
she moved inside and struck light. AS
she held the blazing match up counted
eight men lying on heaps of brush and
leaves they had gathered for beds, and
right in the center of them, bound hand
and foot, was Captain Clark. He was
wide awake and raised his head to look
at US.
tell you, and felt 1t to my shame,
though l stood guard and had the
guns to carry, Mary stepped right over
those sleeping men, cut the prisoners
bonds with knife gave her, and then
helped him up and held him on his feet
until the blood circulated and he could
use his limbs. They came out hand in
hand, the captain took the rifle handed
him, and we made our way back to the
beach without q word having been
spoken on the way. The captain did
not even know who we were. 1t was
not until we were safely aboard that he
knew, and not until we were back that
it was generally known Mary and had
been absent. 1t was joyful reunion,
you may be sure Captain Clark had
suffered no injury or privation, but he
had been made to realize the desperate
mood the men were in, and that many
of them were for killing him offhand,
no matter about the ship. Only half an
hour before our arrival one Of the men
was awake and cursing him. Truly, but
luck was on our side in that expedition!
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She identified hin, at first glance.
answered with shouts of defiance. The
events Of that day caused much talk in
England and Australia when put into
print. Captain McComber gave orders
to exterminate the gang to the last
man. All day long we marched back
and forth across the island, and all day
long two pieces of artillery were busy
shelling the mutineers out of the denscst
thickets. Half an hour before sundown
the last man Of the gang was driven to
the open beach. He had been wounded,
but he carried club in his hand and
was still defiant. When he refused to
surrender, we would have fired upon
him, but he walked down to ledge of
rocks, made his way out to the break
ing surf, and with a shout Of contempt
for us he plunged in, to be seen no more
If wave and tide brought his body to
the sands later on, we were not there to
find it. They had said they would die
to the last man, and they had kept their
word.
Need tell you that the Hindu. with
the help of the men loaned us by the
generous Captain McComber, finally
reached her port Of destination? There
was a legal investigation, of course, but
we came out of it all right, and the
government was held to its contract
While we were detained in Australia
for this investigation Mrs. Williams
passed away, leaving Mary an orphan
among strangers. That she did not suf-
fer for companionship and care you will
readily believe. When the Hindu was
ready to sail for home, she was one OF
the 80 passengers, and despite her be-
reayemont there were many pleasant
features about the voyage.
am an old man now, and my aged
wife bends over me as write these few
lines. l long ago gave up the sea at the
wish of her who has made my life hap
py, and told you in the beginning not
to expect too much from one whose cd
ucation was fecked by the froth OF the
sea.
THE END
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CHAPTER XVIII.
THE FINISH OF A SAILORS STORY.

THE FINISH OF SAILORS STORY.
On the morning Of the sixth day after
the arrival of the man ofwar Mr.. Will
liams was buried on the island. There
was another break in the weather, and
it was a fair day. About 100 people
went ashore, and of this number about
40 were armed to be in readiness for
any move the mutineers might make.
That the death Of tho poor old man
was q sad blow to wife and daughter,
and that they had the full sympathy OF
every one aboard, you cannot doubt. In
my own mind had planned that when
we reached port l would ask him for
Mary, and perhaps remain ashore to
take hold Of the new life with him.
Now that he was dead it was not likely
that the survivors would want to remain
in that farof land, and of course mar
riage could not be thought Of for months
to come.
The men dug grave on the east
shore Of the island, and, with the chap
lain Of the man-of-war conducting the
services and all the officers ashore, we
buried the poor old man whose love and
solicitude for his daughter had given
him grave begirt by the sea. I spoke
such words Of comfort and solace to the
widowed and fatherless as came to me,
and in the presence of her mother Mary
put her hand OH my arm and said:
"Ralph, it was known to father and
mother that we loved each other. That
we have you to comfort us and depend
on in this hour relieves the anxiety if it
does not soften the blow. Our future
will be guided entirely by you.
Directly after dinner Captain Mo-
Comber began to land force Of men on
the beach. and CAPTAIN Clark and both
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CHAPTER XVII.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
It was broad daylight before we heard
from the mutineers. Then the whole
crowd of them swarmed out OF the for
est and down on the beach, and in their
madness and desperation they were no
longer men. Their cursing was some
thing awful to hear, and but for the six
or eight great sharks cruising around in
the bay they would certainly have tried
to board the bark in the face of our fire.
arms. They showered us with pebbles,
and some Of them even picked up hand
fuls of sand and flung them in our d.
rection. 1t was q long quarter of an
hour before they cooled down, and then
Ben johnson stepped to the front and
said:
AYE, Captain Clark. You gave us the
slip last night, but we count ourselves
no worse off. Within week We'll have
the Hindu and the life Of every man,
woman and child aboard"
Having exhausted their rage, they re-
tired to the shelter Of the forest and
their camp. 1t was raining that morn
ing, and ! cannot tell you how thankful
i was. 4uOSo Luou uuu Deeu WOIkeu up
to that pitch that they would have fired
the bushes without an hours delay in
hopes to encompass the death Of all
aboard the bark. They would ten times
rather have destroyed her than to see us
sail away. The last threat Of Johnson's
could not make us any more vigilant
for there was never a minute we were
off our guard. Even the children were
put ON watch during the day.
So far as could observe from aloft,
the mutineers stuck pretty closely to
their camp, while the quarrels among
them were frequent and violent. In one
of the alterations one Of the sailors
was killed, and through the glass /
could plainly see them dig shallow
grave and roll him into it as if his body
had been the carcass Of dog.
On the morning Of the twenty second
day of our anchorage in the bay the sun
came up in oloudless sky. The bad
weather was not yet over, but this was
lull or break in it. came on duty at
2 O'Clock that morning, and as soon as
reaching my accustomed perch aloft /
made out brig, with her sails aback
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knew that was on duty, dressed her
self and came out to have word with
me about her mother. She saw me
asleep with my chin on my breast, and,
Just climbing over tho rail by means of
q rope which had been left by Haskell
as he was putting on a bit of paint that
day, was Ben johnson. 1t was star
light night, and she identified him at
first glance. He had swum off to us 20
strike blow for revenge before the
fight of the morrow, which he could
we'll reason would be the determination
Of the gang. Between his teeth he held
his knife. Across my knees was rifle.
Had Mary delayed to call out for help,
the villain would have been upon us
both. Without an instant's delay and
realizing the situation in flash, she
sprang forward, seized the rifle and fired
upon the man as his bare feet touched
the deck, only eight feet from where l
sat. The report Of the gun and his yell
of pain and rage were blended together,
and in q minute the whole ship was
alarmed.
Johnson had been shot in the breast
We went off for the surgeon, and when
he had made an examination he plainly
told the rufflan that no had but few
hours to live. The man had not uttered
word after being shot, but the looks
he had given Mary and l proved the
feeling Of murder in his heart. At first
I had some hopes that he might make a
confession, but when he looked at me
with eyes cleaning like those Of
wounded tigers realized that it was
useless to address him. And yet all
had hoped for came about, after all
The desperate man died by inches.
As the hand of death clutched at his
throat the little good in him came to
the surface. An hour before he breathed
his last he sent for Captain Clark and
Mary He begged the girls forgiveness
for all that had passed, and then made
a dying statement which completely
exonerated US both. 1t was taken down
in writing and duly witnessed, and,
though he wanted nothing to do with
me, and even spoke bitterly of mo to
the last, felt that could forgive him.
After making the confession he gave it
as his opinion that the mutneers would
surrender after learning Of his death,
but his hope was that they would die
fighting
When morning camo the body of Ben
Johnson was taken ashore for burial.
There was but scant ceremony in laying
him away to rest, and, when he had been
covered in, white flag was sent forward
and the mutneers informed of his death
and commanded to surrender They
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1t was 80 dark that when we stood In
the door and peered around we could
not make out thing There might be
half dozen men in there, and Captain
Clark might be one Of them, but how
were we to ascertain My heart went
down like lump of lead as I realized
the difficulties, and whispered to
Mary:
1--WE have made the trip for nothing.
How are we to find the captain in the
darknessn'
"We must take some risks" she
whispered in reply. II am going to
strike match and have look. If we
raise an alarm, the first idea Of the men
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Mr.. d. p. Davis, q prominent liveymaI
and merchant of Goshen, Va, has this to sa,
on the subject of rheumatism: II take pleas
ure in recommending Chamberlain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism as know from person
al experience that it will do all that is claimed
for it. A year ago this spring my brothe'
was laid up in bed with inflammatory rheu
matism and suffered intensely. The first
application of fChambcrain's Pain B I'm eased
The pain and the use of one bottle completely
cured him." For sale by DR.. Waters.
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Earthworks.

Military engineers are practically agreed
thnt no material for Notifications is supe-
rior to earth. When clay is not obtainable,
as on the seashore, sand Is collected into
bags, and these are laid In regular heaps
along the line of the proposed fortification.
In such fortification the balls from the
enemy's cannon sink without doing dam
age. and shells explode harmlessly.
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THURMONT Frederick County, Maryland, Thursday February H. 1897

went ashore to offer our services. While
the courts in England had cleared both
Mary and l Of the charge which had
sent Ben johnson into penal servitude,
both of us felt that our characters had
been stained. The only thing to clear
as was voluntary confession from Ben
Johnson. I stated my idea of this mat
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Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at
826 and 10 40 m, and 8 81 and 6 "a p M.
Leave Edgemont for Wayresboro, Cham
bersburg Shippensburg, and intermediate sta
tions at z O5 and II As m and 7 "a p m.
Leaye Hagerstown for Cherry Run and all
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at %
m and IL 35 and 05 pm.
Leave Brucevile for Frederick at 30, 40
and 10 40 m and "a and 6 25 p m, and for
Littlestown, Taueytown, Wrightsville and
Columbia at 8 a. a m and 8 As pm
Daily-all other daily except Sunday.
tStops to land Passengers from Baltimore.
J M. Hoop. B II. GRIsWoLD.
Genl, Manager. Genl, Passenger, Agen
The times., 1897-08-11
LOUGHRAN HELD TO ANSWER
Charged With Having Aided James
Carr to Escape.
Was Seen in His Company Du ring
the Night Following the AL
legged Assault.

Yesterday morning In the police court
Joseph Loughran, eighteen years old, was
put under $500 bonds to await the action
Of the grand Jury for assisting in The es-
cape IF James Carr. the alleged assailant
of Rosa Robinson.
Loughran Was one of the boys who was
seen with Carr shortly after the time the
assault is reported TO have taken place.
4he evidence did not tend to show that
Loughran was In any way connected with
the rape, but that ne had merely been seen
with Carr the night after its occurrence.
During the hearing os the witness he sat
in the COCK beside his attorney, Major j.
Mcp. Darlington.
The testimony was of most interesting
character. 1t partially disclosed the
story of Carr's movements subsequent To
the crime and implicated other persona
in aiding hisetforts to evade capture.
There We're q number of residents of
the immediate neighborhood in court,
among them Cars little brother Joe. Il.
nice-looking, neatly y-dIessed boy, in knee
trousers and wide sailor collar. He was
seated With one OF the witnesses. q Mrs.
Sweeny.
Tie first person to testify was Francis
D. Parker, who lives near the Robinsons
| On the night OF the assault, he said,
James Carr, Joe Loughran and two other
boys came to his house and asked per
mission to stay there. He had heard
nothing OF the brutal assault which had
been committed. and wished to know their
reason for making such a request
Carr carelessly replied that he had
gotten into trouble, but that it didn't
amount to much" Mr.. Parker was little
suspicious, however, and refused TO harbor
him. He did not hear of the assault until
the next day
The next witness TO take the stand was
Mrs. Bridget Sweeny, who stated that ON
the morning following Carr's crime Joe
Loughran came to her house and offered to
sell her two witness fee tickets made out i'll
| Carr name.
| LoughraR stated that Carr had sent him
to dispose of the tickets, as he wanted to
| go to the baseball game, and didn't have
the money.
| Mrs sweeny, believing the boys story
| bought the tickets.
Detective Barnes here produced the tick
cts and showed them TO the court.
| Major Darlington claimed that the tickets
were net evidence, and said that there was
nothing TO show that Loughran had done
anything wrong.
| judge Mills decided however, that they
Were a most importantlink in the evidence
| Of the case.
Loughran was held for the action of the
The bond was furnished by Mrs. Margaret
|
The times., 1897-08-11
LEGAL NOTICE.

EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS IN THE
DISTRICT OF Washington,
July l, 1897. To whom it may concern:
The Commission created by section OF
the act of Congress approved March q
1893, entitled IAN act to provide q per-
manent system of highways In that part
OF the District OF Columbia lying outside cs
Cities" has received from the Commits
sioners OF the District of Columbia a cerui-
fled copy OF map showing proposed
permanent system of highways In the
District o Columbi within the area
bounded by North Capitol street, Florida
avenue, Eastern Bran IN and the Disulcs
line. This map and plats showing In de-
the proposed system OF highways, are now
on exhibition in Room 9, 4th floor. of the
District Building All persons interested
are invited 10 examine the map and plats-
The .ommiSsion VIII consider any suggeS-
ton or protest concerning the location OF
any highway or portion of highway aa
shown on the map. The suggestions and
protests must be in writing and must ses
forth clearly the reasons Tor the changes
and show the property owned or controlled
by the objectOr. IL protests, etc. mus5
be submitted on or before the FIRST OF
OCTOBER 1897, and be addressed to the
partment, Washington, d. @. The COM
mission viii meet October Is, 1897, at 8
O'Clock a. m, in the office OF the Secre-
taIy OF War, to dispose of all objections
and VIII then hear orally from those W no de-
sire to thus support their written objec-
tons. R. A. ALGER, Secretary OF War.
G. N. BLISS, Secretary of the Interi0rf
JOHN NJ. WILSON, Chief of Engineers, u.
b. Army. jy12-15t,au9-16s
The times., 1897-08-11
The World Of Business.
Wall Street Yesterday.

New York, Aug. 10. This mornings
stock market was unquestionably unfavor-
ably affected by the failure OF the ex-
pected to happen at the fortnightly settle
ment on tie London stock exchange, which
began today. Contrary to general ex
pectations, there was no considerable short
interest disclosed, and indeed, the Con-
tango rates We're from 1-2 to / ger cent
higher than at the previous settlement
Furthermore, with the opening OF the new
account very heavy selling for foreign ac-
count was noted In this market, and cable
advices showed that the decline in Ameri-
can shares in London had exceeded the
sharp break here yesterday afternoon by
from 1-4a12 point. The sales for foreign
account, or certainly those by foreign
houses, amounted to upward OF $4,000
shares, so that, in edition to the dis
turbed sentiment resulting from yesterdays
sharp reaction, the day hegan with the
superficial influences favoring the reac-
tonists.
Outside of the technical conditions there
was nothing in the situation of the days
Developments Of an unfayorable character
sharp advance in wheat, following the
lead Of the European markets, was a dis
tinctly encouraging circumstance
In the money market the tendency toward
firinness was more pronounced, and the
ratesfor loans on time were quotably higher
AS the tendency of the money market is the
result OF the more active specula ton and Of
improving business it furnishes no bear
argument
With n few exceptions the stock mar
ket opened lower, but while during the
forenoon the trading showed good deal
of irregularity general tendency toward
recovery wasdiscernile. The trading was
by no means so animated as yesterday
and in the morning there Were actually
dull periods.
The whole became firm in the afternoon
and the activity was general. The recov-
cries then made We're rapid and the losses
made yesterday Were nearly recovered On
those stocks which suffered most, while
in other cases new ign records were made.
The firmness of the anthracite Goals
throughout the day made them conspicuous
features OF the market, and the so-called
Gould stocks also displayed decided
strength. The granger shares Were very
active and recoveries OF 1 per cent in
that group, Northern Pacific, Great West
ern, New York Central and other stocks,
resulted. AT the close buying movement
set In on which net gains over yesterday y
were made.
The times., 1897-08-11

Chicago, Aug. 10.-There was enough
hull wheat news today to put prices to
the best level SO far, higher even than early
last week. The foreign advices We're pos
sibly the most influential. French crop
advices reported continued deteriorat tion,
with the certainty of France being COM
PEELED to go abroad for supplies. The OFF,
cial Hungarian crop report made the
wheat crop only 27 100000 metric cen
tails, lea wing nothing for export. Last
year the exports were 10000 900 centals.
The export clearances from our seaboard
We're very large, about 100000 bushels
The decrease in the worlds visible for tn :
week, 4,29S 900 bushels. was double the
expectation, it being almost entirely
abroad. No announcement was more re-
1narKable than the cable from Liverpool
that cargo Of English home grown wheat
had been sold to France. Cash business