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A Miracle OF Millions

In the transaction outlined to me Mr..
Rogers apparently. had religiously fol-
lowed his 'wS.dr,s;Scd habit, lut Il
could not help gaSl:ng ut the length and
breadth of hi.' audlcty. Notwithst;,nd-
ing the fact tlut I'LL the stocks and
bonds which Represented he ownership
of the actual gas companies of BUS Oh
had never sold for lS much as Sl4. 900
600. he and Whitney had hvpnntiZei IL
set of exceedingly smart and able fren-
Zied iinacierS into believing thtlt this
city of 100000 population crlId pay in
trreSt and dividends on so. 900 900. in
addition to the large amounts this deal
still left outstanding. 1t must he under
stood that the new organization in 10
way disposed Of our Bay State Company
with its far-tlung obligations and - i'll
tcreSt had to b" earned on its securities
as well. There had been Inducements,
of course. There are Away, doucturS in
such deals for the insiders. soon
learned that the consideration prompting
the Corral Trust Company to see the
affair from the right angle was II prom
iSe of SGiW.OOO ont of the three and Il
half millions cash business capital, to-
gcther with Il large block of the stock
for good measure. \ slice of the stock
or cash went to each of the eminent gen
tlcmen who had lent his name to the
transaction. When | put together the
different bon,rses-I had almost written
hrihes-in cash and stock, the stock
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PAUL JONES CAREER--HENRY WAT
TERSON WRITES OF BUELL'S HISTORY

msln-of-all-w"rk Everything by turns.
with nothing ill-done, he became an iron
worker ii ship carpenter, newspaper
reporter, Il Washington correspondent. a
draughtSman in Il great Shipbuilding eS-
tabliShment. From first to last the Paul
Jones legends chung to him, sung to him,
followed him about like II patriotic morn
ing glory, tucked him in like a literary
nightcap. As far back as 1879 he began
to write Of Paul Jones' 4 Scrced of his.
printed by Dom Piatt in The Capital,
at Washington. attracted attention. Liv-
ing with Buell. ut the Ebbitt House was
an old Virginia gentleman. who said to
him: "Bucll. | see that you are interest
ed i'll Paul Jones. My grandfather
bought the Jones estate near Fredericks-
burg. and | have in my possession ali
the papers and title dee :. If they axe
of any ups,' to yGI they are at your ser
vice" Is proof welcome to the man at
the bar
Buell. went for those papers then and
there. They were of the greatest value.
BY them, among other things, he was
able to determine the one and only equiv
"cal incident of his hcro's lfe the change
Of his naine from John .lul 10 John
Paul Jones. This was 50 simple as to
put some biographers and many critics
to shame. William Paul, John Paus
oldest brother. had been accepted by Il
rich but childleSs relative of the name of
Jones. in Virginia, taking the name of
Jones. In course of time. little John
Paul came sailing in those waters. and
it was arranged that in case William
Paul Jones died interstate young John
Paul should take the name of Jones and
inherit. This actually came to pass in
1i'2, and, n year later. having wound
up his Senfaring engagements and con-
verified what he had into Il goodly sum
Of cash. John Paul, the successful mari
ner, twenty-siX years of age became
John Paul Jones. the virgins, planter.
with several Thousand acres of arabic
land and several hundred likely negro
slaves Here the uprising of the colonies
and the War of the Revolution found
him. rs it found Washington and Jeffer-
Snn. and other of his neighbors. known
till then US good and loyal subjects of
the King. =
There WAS hut one other link needed to
complete the chain Of this episode in
the life Of John Paul Jones. and that
came to Buell. in the same chance way.
He happened to be in the Office of Ken
reth Raynor. then solicitor of the TREAS
ury.
Buell. said Mr.. Raynor, 81 see that
You are interesting yourself about Paul
Jones. My Kinsman, Joseph Hcwes, a
signer of the Declaration of Indepen-
dencc from North Carolina. was his
closest friend. | have big bundle of
private letters that passed between them.
II You would like to see them | will
how them To YOU
Those letters turned out a veritable
gold mine. They enabled Buell. to per-
feet his picture of the Scotch laddie, who
having made his mark at sea, had set
He'd down to a fortune on the land,
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Pagan Sunday, Says A. D. White

Bishop Patrick \. I.ulden. of the
Catholic Dincr>" of Syracuse. has re-
cciv"d from Andrew u. White. at Ithaca.
Il letter commanding the bishops atti-
tuIe on the m:;ttcr If refusing Christian
burial for those wh,, die by accident on
the Lords Day. having culpahIy vio-
lated its duties ana obligations In part.
DR. White writes:
81 have, for some time luSt, watched
with r-incrcaSing regret the, tcnden-
ci"S III our hlr%e cities. and indeed. to
,Dm extent, in the country districts.
lnNlrd II complete paganiZing of .Amrri
can life as regards the first day of the
week. The extremes to which our com
munlticS have gone of late in appoint
ing every sort of game and amusement
through the morning hours. and of maxi
Ing Sunday resorts less and less decent.
are such a> to create just ilIrm amoag
all thinking citizens. 1t WIS under this
conviction that | observed the very bold
and noble stand which You have taken"
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EARLY IN THE JONES REVIVAL

EARLY IN THE JONES REVIVAL.
| am no new convert to the Jones re-
vival. Four years ago, being invited by
the Navy Department to deliver the an
nual address at Annapolis, l made the
subject of it a discussion of the real
Paul Jones, as separate from the spur
iouS Paul Jones. | have rot been 'goad-
ed" into my present interest and warmth
by any current "gnlling' of the London
newspapers. Indeed. there has been
nonc-only Il few reproductions Of the
Standard Naval Historians of England.
Even Hanchettc. the French naval au-
thority. speaks of Jones us having died
in great wrctchcdnes>, obscure and poor
1t is such outrageous pcrvcI~i"as Of
truth that | have felt impelch TO meet
and combat.
After the War of the Revolution Jones
WAS received in london with the great
est d$inctica. The Army and Navy Club
delighted to homer him. Burke ANA Fox
were his familiarS. Horace W'HlFole wIS
his intimate friend. To them all he was
dear Paul The only act of ''piracy'
ever alleged against him was his de-
scent upon Sclkirk Castle. whence some
of his men. failing t. find Lord Selkirk,
carried away the family plate. Learn
ing of the pillagc. Jones Immediately
on getting back to Brcst. collected every
piece of this plate. purchased it out Of
his own poke slnd returned it to Lady
SclI,rk. with letter of apology. The
SelkilkS thcnccfCrward were among his
most ardent admirers.
In his last illness. the King of France
sent daily to ask after his health. Had
he lived II week longer he would have
been an admiral Of France. The French
Assembly rose upon its feet and stood
uncovered whilst the resolution of re-
Spect was being passed. He left a large
sum of money to his two surviving sis
terS He died the larking officer of the
American navy. Three weeks after MS
death letters came from Washington and
Jefferson placing our marine interests in
Eurcpc in his hands and authorizing HIM
to organize ln expedition to 90 after
the Rarhary pilUltC.. He stood in the re-
latiGn of a son to Franklin. of Il brother
to Jefferson, possessing the fullest con-
fdencc of the Father of His Country
Whenever IL. appears upon the written
page we see not only naval commander
wisdom and crystal lucidity, reminding
uS Of the writing If Abraham LincC!n.
Personally he was the most captivating
Of men. handsome and gentle. When he
came back from his wonderful sea fight
the Duchess of Orleans lodged him in the
Palais Royal. The King made him
Chcvalicr of France. Paris went wild
In the court in the highest French so
cicty, he was literally "a bowling SWELL"
though he himself did none of the howl
ing" There is not "a blot on his cSchut-
chcon.
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\ CALIFORNIAN.

We had he pleasure of lately meeting
in our town. Mr.. Hugh y. Brown. of
Stockton. California. son of Hugh
Brown, Esq. of North East. this county
Mr.. Brown w;le' known while here as Il
young man of sterling integrity. and we
have been gratifed to learn that he main
tairS the highest standing us n gentle
man and Christian in his far off home
We are also pleased to learn that he has
been successful in business. and we
hope ere long to welcome him home per-
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POWDER MILL EXPLOSION.

About O'Clock yesterday morning our
town was shaken by conclusion till
the houses trcmbled and the windows
ratified. When the 10 o'clock cars came
theY brought the sad intelligence that it
was IN explosion ut Garasche powder
works. near Wilmington. some twenty
mile, distant. hy which five men We're in
stantly killed and five Others wounded.
We have heard no other particulars.
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DEATHS AT MD. PIVOT BRIDGE.

John Kirk died at the Pivot Bridge on
Friday of last week and his brother,
Capt. James Kirk. on the next day. both
mt the house of the latter, and Il report
has been circulated that they died Of
cholera. We learn from the best source
that the former died of consumption
and the latter of congestion of the brain.
There has been no other sickness there
since.
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In the Louisville Courier-Journal of
July :, its distinguished editor, Henry
WattelSon, now in Europe, writes of
tie discovery and identification of the
body of John Paul Jones at Paris, 113
years after its burial. He thus writes of
BuelfS history of Paul Jones Though
it should be explained that the author
falls into the error of calling Jones the
founder of the American navy, whereas
that honor belongs to Commodore Bar
~, whose bones now repoSe in the burial
ground of st. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church. Fourth street near Spruce.
Ph;ladclphia):
Until the hook written by Augustus C.
Buell.. Paul Jones. Founder Of the
American Navy" and published by the
ScribnelS. made its appearance four or
five years ago, the world wanted an ade-
quate life of the great sea fighter. The
materials for such a work were copious
and accessible. But they were diffused
and scattered. There existed many docu-
menary groups among the archives of
America, France. Russia and England.
Several of these had been printed. but
n"le of them intelligently edited. Bio
graphicS there were innumerable and in
all languages, some adhering in super
fetal way to the records, but the greater
number little other than fancy sketches
1t remained for Buell. to gather from
near and far the mass of matter relating
10 the career of the most remarkable
men. to separate the wheat from the
chelff. the true from the false. and to put
together Il pain. connected narrative on
purely historic and documentary lines.
While this is unembelieshed by any
"a rtS nf th.A CT. -fnlIn
from start to finish severely authenti-
Gated and simply rendered. it is as in
tensely abSorbingly interesting as any
romances. Although Buell. began the
work which General Porter has COM
peted of rCe7cuing Paul Jones from fic-
tl"A and restoring him to history. the
character and exploits of Jones were so
unusual. 50 picturesque and dramatic
thAt tn" most uneNaggcratrd. the lc;rt
adorned version eXciteS the imagination
ana >tirS tn" blood. even as Il novel of
Walter Scott or Alexander Dumas. No
one of the heroes of those masters of
mimic scene could quite equal Paul Jones
on the real.
BUELLiS UNTIMELY DEATH.
Buell. died last year in Philadelphia.
The pity of it. He should have lived to
see this day of joint glory for him and
Horace Porter-though. like Mickey
Free, IT VS. little for glory he cared-a
rough diamond, who had mae guide luck
in hfe'-the greslt-grandSon of Henry
Gardner, the gunner of the RichIrd who,
next to "dear old Dick Dale" jones'
heroic lieutenant and professional legatee
stood near to Jones heart.
BuelPs book on Paul Jones was itself
species of evolution. 1t began in the
traditions Of the Gardner family. Buell.
was born to these, had them sung to
him in his cradle, grew up to them. He
developed into all sorts of an all-around
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DIED.

At her residence near Greensboro. Md.
July Sth, Miss Mary e. A. Reed
At Cochran Grange" near Middle
town. Del. on the morning of the 25th
ut. Mrs. Eliza r., wife of John L.
Cochran. Esq. in the 43d year of her age
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TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING.

We understand a temperance mass
meeting will he held near North East on
the 22nd of August inst, which is to be
addressed by Rev. Pennel Coombe. Chris
tan Keener and Edwin Wilmer. ESqrS
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Total 5.3:3f}57S 1,SS4,957 7.23S. 80

UTTT 'I0'hl'IIo T,SS9,JJI I.-DS.'h)I
In Ill the districts of the county there
has been an increase. since last year. in
property and also in all the towns, with
the exception of CharlestOwn. In that
place there has been n decrease of over
$1,000. The First district. which is the
largest has increased S1SS6. while the
Eighth, which is the smallest. has in
creased S3.1G1. The greatest changes,
however have taReu place in the Sixth.
III which district the increase is $50 1868.
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| !
LOCK JAW.

! "A colored boy by the name of Charles
Craig who cut his arm with "a Scythc
BONE two weeks ago in Elk Neck died
on Tuesday night of lock jaw. He was
about II years of age.
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THE LOCOFOCO DISTRICT MEET
uNGS AND COUNTY CONVENTION.

An article on these meetings parti-
eularly in reference to the test" ques-
ton came to hand too late to be printed
this week.
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Observation-Disclosures.
ELkTON, MARYLAND

alone amounting To SS.UbO.0O0, | real
lied the kind of hypnotiSm that had been
pIdctiscd.
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manentIy with his pile.
PROPERTY IN CECIL COUNTY.

Below we give a statement taken from
the Assessment books, showing the as
seSsahle value of property in the county
for the present year:
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BUFFINGT0N'S

The continual stream of customers to counters
makes continual buying necessary keeping stock fresh and
clean and supplied with the markets latest productions
Pretty things from New York manufacturers and i'm
porters in all Laces, Insertions Bands Corset EN-
bidey one small lot of IS pieces val Lace, per doz
Ladies fancy Collars, Belts and Summer Novelties
among new things for July showing.
Job in Corsets-S1. 90 kind your choice for only
40 cents.
Second Floor
New arrival of S. & F. Ladies' Lawn Wrappers none
beter also the LIBERATED New York Muslin Underwear
Third Floor
There you will find the latest designs in Champion
Clothes-a long training and experience having resulted
in perfection in fit
How to dress economically and we'll is the lesson we
teaching if you know where to buy the lesson is
soon learned.
Twopece Suits So 81 so per suitjust the idea
fol hot weather.
Outing and vacation Shoes and Oxfords with leather
and rubber soles.
Look over our Bargain Counter Mems odd Suits IN
many instances at half price
Boys Boys Suits Suits reduced to $3.50 and sl7s
Men s trousers to " IS cents
Good Shoes to $1OO
Before leaving look stock of Hats and Sum-
mer Haberdashery The chances you will find just
what you want in the way of Shirts Neckwear Hosiery
Handkerchiefs and Underwear
Groceries
Now is the time for light luncheons Remember our
line of Canned Goods, Meats Vegetables, Fruit Pickles.
Olives put by reliable packers and guaranteed the very
best
National Biscuit Co. Crackers, fresh, in Inner-Sea
packages. Fifteen varieties.
Furniture and Carpets
Full and complete New line of Rugs this week Do
you want something cheap to throw down your
ting? rs, IS, 40, SO, SO, 75c and 81 90 each.
The great Trading house for Northern Cecil and ad on-
ing counties where goods reliable prices always
right. YOURS
E. r. BURLINGTON g. SONS
RISING SUN, MARYLAND
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thence to be plucked by destiny to the
most marvellous series of adventures con-
ceivable by the liveliest fancy of the
most extravagant writers of fiction.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION
Woman kidnapped when Child Finds
Her Parents,

NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. H.-(Special)- >
After having been kidnapped and lost from
her parents for eighteen years-ever since
she was a little tot Of 2-Mrs. Herman Wip-
perm of st. Louis has arrived at Gross,
Neb and today found her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Scheinost Of
that place.
Mrs. wippern arrived at Butte, Neb., ,last
night from St. Louis. believing she would
find her father in the person of Anton
Scheinost. but he proved TO be her uncle.
the brother of her father. This morning
she drove to Gross and met her parents.
Eighteen years ago Mrs. Wippern was a
little baby girl in Brown county. where
her parents owned a ranch. A neighbor
named Ormsby seemed TO be peculiarly at
tracted to the child and often invited her
to his home to play One evening Just
after the sun had gone down the little girl
was playing in the yard. Her mother was
busy and her father was In town. At dark
the mother went to the door and called for
her little daughter. but there was no reply
search Of the county failed TO reveal
the missing child. A few days later Ormsby
suddenly departed and was never heard
from again. 1t was always supposed that
he had stolen the child.
A few days ago the Scheinosts saw a let
ter in a newspaper from st. Louis woman
whose story coincided with that of their
lost daughter. The letter said that the
writer had been kidnapped from a small
Nebraska town years before. and she was
searching for her parents. Scheinosts asked
for her photograph, in which they saw
family resemblance.
Mrs. Wippern until five years ago be-
lieved that her mother was Mrs Beard, a
circus performer with whom she had been
travelling all her life. The circus woman
on her deathbed told Mrs Wippern that her
real name was Leila Franklin and that she
had been stolen from a small Nebraska
town Then the search began. which cul-
minated today. Although perfect strangers
to her, Mrs. Wippern was delighted to find
her mother and father and they were more
than made happy by her return.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22
Crowds at Fullerton Chautnuqua.

FULLERTON, Aug. A.-(speciaL) Sat
urday morning at the chautauqua grounds
Mrs. Fuller Swift concluded her work with
the children by giving a farewell council
after which they all assembled on the hills
in their Indian costumes. and had a pic
ture taken with their leader and Instructor
who assumed the Indian name OF Two
Tongue"
DR.. Vincent closed the very interesting
Bible lectures which have been so inspiring
and instructive a feature OF the chautau-
qua and left. regretted by all who had been
fortunate in meeting him.
Yesterday morning before nine o'clock
the grounds swarmed with crowds of peo-
pie from the country and surrounding
towns.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22
YeIIowstone Gun Club Picnic.

BENNINGTON, Neb., Aug. A.-(Special.) }
About fifty members of the Yellowstone
Gun club and their families of Omaha held
their annual picnic IN the Bennington
Park. most of them coming out in the
morning In carryalls. One of the sports
Of the day was a team shoot at Blue rocks,
nine men to team, the team captained
by king" Windham defeating the team
captained by Stafford by nine birds, Wind
hams team getting los and Stafford's s6.
Several ten bird matches were shot off by
Fred Hoye and different members OF the
club in which Hoye generally came out
second in which 1t was found that his
friends" had something to do with load
ing his shells, but he has promised to get
even. The club voted this the best outing
they have ever had and promised to come
back next year.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22
Swedish Epworth Learu..

sTkoMsBURG, Neb.. Aug. n.-(special.) }
The Swedish Epworth league Of the state
heia thelr yearly eampmeeting here the
past week. August II to 20. The grounds
which the league bought for the purpose
three years ago. were this year In an ex-
eeptionally good condition. The weather
also except for one night, during a heavy
rain. was as favorable as could be wished.
A large attendance from ali the different
charters and congregations In the state via-
ited the meeting. There were forty tents
on TIE grounds and about q hundred and
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22

LARAMIE. Wyo.. Aug n.-(speeial) )-Ali
arrangements have been completed for a
dinner which ts 10 be given by Colonel q
]. Bell at his ranch, twenty -one miles from
this city. on the 18th inst The guests
will form a distinguished party. among
whom will be included Mr. A. L. Mohler.
general manager OF the Union Pacihc; c.
J. Lane, assistant trafic manager; Luther
Drake, president Of the Merchants National
bank OF Omaha; B. A. McAllister. land
commissioner, Omaha; Governor b. b.
Brooks Of Wyoming, United States Sem
atOr Clark OF wyomipg. Congressman F.
w. Mondel Of Wyoming, DR.. J. n. Wilson,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22

They want the town on the Faist farm
about a quarter of a mile from and on the
other side of the track from where the COM
pany has located 1t. Surveyors have been
employed to lay out a town on the Faist
place and those interested will do their best
to have the business houses built there.
Two banks have already been Incorporated
and Will start doing business soon as
building operations commence, and from
present indications three or four stores will
be built. 1t looks as though Estina would
be the most promising town Of any Of the
new towns on the line of the Great North
ern in this vicinity.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22
FATAL WRECK IN MONTANA
Nine Persons Killed When Freight Strikes
Street Gar at Butte.
EoToUMAN FAILS TO OBEY THE SIGNAL
Freight Conductor Says He Was
Warned, but Tried to Cross
Railroad Tracks at
High Speed.

BITTTE NEort Auo ., Ny,,. -...
were killed. one fstaliv iriured ard aho,,,
thirteen more or less in,urad IN a co,lIston
between a street car hIIed with re,,,rnIna,
merrymakers from the CoIur,hia sordar7s
and a freight train on the putta A naoo,,a aa
& Pacific railway Last ntOh,
The dead:
MAGGIE HARRINGTON a1ad 10 r,,,,,a
MAUD JOHNSON, aged 49, Butte
MnSS;c MMnS; yASOBS, IA Obs, eolored, Butte.
VERA HAf1GHTciH saeS' "a % Me-
MRS; SADIE SMITH.
o,S SlhtS ,,oat6 MOLD, ldentined only by name
pocket 'ioii '"eoA iouho III MS
UNIDENTIFIED MAN AND WOMAN.
DpEh Tha AZ the Montana undertaking rooms.
re-. Rottt1.
John Harvey.
Harry L. Lindley.
TsSIIn 2TosePIn Phenneoy'
Albert Dockstader
Agnes Sullivan.
PSnii SaiLns.
Alfred Jackson rnotorrsr
EAcaDe NJ Man N,...-,
Loaded with nassans.r. 49,, -
women ana SirIs tba o., .a,,,.,,,o sHelli SIeI'
Columbia gardens mas .tr,,o,, 49,
OF a freight train o, ,ho 49, ''.e 7,NI Gnu
north ~ the R,,,,o AnaooSaa nN,so
depot. ana crushed benoa,h -. -. I'm ne
one freigbt oar Lut,o - -,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22
Harve.t JubiIee M HoIdr.r.

HOLDREGE, Neb., Aug. H.-The second
annual harvest Jubilee opened here this
morning. The streets are gaily decorated
In yellow and white. the decorations being
uniform throughout the city. These street
decorations will be well lighted with cleo
tricity. The decorations far exceed those
OF last year, which were marvel to all
visitors. Ten townships are placing ex-
hibits In agricultural hall and nearly every
stall is now taken in the stock barns. Hol-
drege's second harvest jubilee will far sur
pass the first. The Parker Amusement
Co., will furnish afternoon and evening
shows.