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SHIP IS SPIKED on STEEPlE!
TIDAL WAVE LEFT CRAFT
HANGING THERE.
Then Another Earthquake Swallow.
ed Up Town, Leaving Church Top
Calking Up Hole.

NEW YORK, July 19.-One. Jetiro
Judd, of Gloucester, Mass, blew into
town last night and bumped right into
Jonas Horne Of the barkentine Belle
White. They sought out old man Hobbs
back room, where, gathering few choice
spirits, both of human kind and neuter
gender, too, they sailed old voyages
again, but fingered most Of all upon that
famous trip they made on board the
Sally Hall.
"Yes, Jethro, boy" said Jonas as he
set his glass eye straight. well have to
tell these youngsters here Of that stern
fight with fate
Tell on" cried Judd, while I stand by
to lend a hand, old mate
Jonas Horne's Tale.
I'VE was slippin' past South Sea
Isle. when, Hike lightning bolt from
out a cloudless summer sky, we got an
awful jolt. The sea, that had been run
MIN smooth, with just pleasant breeze
commenced TO throw all kinds of fits, as
saucy as you please.
Its mighty queer said Jethro here
I smells some trouble brewin.'
you're right says l. 'Squint yondeI
boy, IT you would see what's doin'.'
ITO starboard was stretch Of land
and on it's edge town. each building
doin' a Saione, and dom 1t up brown
The land was rocking to and fro with
every hill ashake. 1t took no expert eye
to see there was a grand earthquake.
THE crew knew what was comm next
No call now TO be braVe-each man III
wave 1t came. but first the sea sank
back, preparing for Its spring. and then
1t sprang-oh, me. oh, my, 1t was an aW'
full fling! Upon the crest Of that there
wave the Sally Hall was tossed and
thrown like straw straight for the town
and soon the town was lost beneath TO-.
coo tons of sea. while we flung on
until there came a bang and crash. bang.
bang!-and right there we stopped still
THE crew was chucked around like
teeth and wig and eye. whi,e Judd look
ed like mop. | gathered up my pieces.
though, and went with Judd on deck, and
If you don't believe the rest we'll back
II with check.
Ship Impaled on steeple.
Upon high church steeple point the
Sally was stuck fast. The point had
plugged straight through the ship and
stuck out like mast. A hundred feet
below our deck the terra firna lay, with
every building but the church clean gone
and swept away.
And as We looked there came a roar.
with many shakes and shocks-another
quake was breakin' loose and rippip' up
the rocks. The earth beneath the church
began to sink and split asunder; the
world grew dark with driving rain, while
lightning mid the thunder lit up the
scenery enough to show to Judd and me
the land had sunk clean out of sight and
vanished In the sea-
"Weil, boys, to finish up the tale, our
bark was f1oatin' fair. We found the
church had busted loose, but left the
steeple there. The steeple, stickin
through the ship. had plugged the hole
1t made, and not a leak showed in the
hold-'twaS stuck In tight and stayed
We rigged the steeple with a sail and
went upon our way. Well, Jethro. boy
here's health to you. forever and a day!
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In wheat. and his receipts for salary are
preserved to this day in the parish rec
ords. He remained for seven years. and
his successor for thirteen years. Rev.
Dutch ministers, whose pastorate began
In IT'S and ended at his death In 1903.
Eleven Of the sixteen pastors have died
during their service.
Early Church Customs.
In the early days the bell in the church
tower. which was remarkable for its deep
musical tones, was rung daily at break.
fast. dinner and supper time. to notify
the busy people Of Kingston that their
meals were ready. 1t was also customary
On Sundays between the first and last
bells for church service tor the sextop
to 60 about the town and rap upon thu
door Of each house with an ivory-headet
cane calling out church time: and for
this he was paid by each family the sum
Kinds. for funerals, for weddings. Tor
christenings and other events OF interest
to the congregation were handed to the
sexton, who took them up to the clerk to
be announced after the sermon. He also
carried written requests for the prayers
Of the congregation. The clerk had q
long rod, slit at the end, into which he
stuck the notes, one by one, and handed
them up to the minister, who had very
high pulpit in the shape of hemisphere
perched upon the top OF column unoer
q sounding board shaped like a canopy.
The minister wore black silk mantle,
a cooked hat and a . neckband OF linen
cambric, for cravats were uncanonicai.
The first psalm used to be set with NOV
able notes suspended on three sides of
the pulpit, so that every one as he sang
might follow the tunes. which In those
VS. were printed with each psalm, and
In was deemed an accomplishment to
dwell long and loud on mi, ia, sol;
deacons when service was ended. rose
in their places, the pastor distilled on
them the dew of charity, in short ad-
dress: they bowed, took each bag fixed
to a long black pole, with a small alarm
bell fastened to the end. went their
rounds. steering clear of the canopy.
the pillars and the bonnets: rousing the
sleepy heads with experienced dexterity,
and returned heavily laden with far
things. or with copper coin called to-
Church" and redeemed at stated times.
They never approached the communion
table unless appareled In black-a sort
of Silent language, saying DO this in
remembrance of Me. It was also usual to
stand around the sacramental board,
which was placed at the foot of the pull
Dit. Instead Of exhortations from the
minister. after he had broken the bread
and handed the cup, the clerk read aloud
a suitable chapter from the prophet
Isaiah or John the evangelist. The clerk
also read a portion of Scripture before
the minister came into church, in order
to withdraw the minds of the congresa-
ton from worldly matters. There was a
canopied seat expressly set apart for the
county clerk. the sheriff and the town
magistrates. and also separate bench
for the trustees of the corporation. The
rest of the seats were held permanently,
and at the death of the occupant were
again booked for life'' to the next of
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Another Flood at Salisbury.

SALISBURY, Nd. July l0.-The jury
dam just completed a few days ago
across Humphries lake gave way under
the pressure Of water coming down from
Shoemakers pond and practically de-
stroyed all the work done by the city.
This Is about the fourth time the breast
work that has been placed there by the
city has been washed away. and all the
time these washaways are occurring all
the citizens of that section OF the city
known as South Salisbury, OF which there
are over 2000. are cut off and iucon-
venienced by the delays In making this
section passable.
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Girls Sleep Ends in Death.

HAGERSTOWN. Md. July 1e-Miss
Dmma ]. Rodgers. the young woman
whose sleeping illness attracted much at
ten,ion among the medical fraternity Of
this section, is dead at her home, at
Fayetteville. She had been an invalid
practically all her life until few weeks
ago, when she arose from her bed. ap-
parently cured. Her recovery, however,
did not last long, being followed by a re-
lapse, during which she lay In a stupor.
While in this state she became very weak
and succumbed before regainins strength.
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New Zealand Defense Forces.
ial CahlegYam to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
CHRlSTCHCRcH. New Zealand. July
IA movement for the greater efficiency
Of the New Zealand defense forces Is
making itself felt throughout the country
The establishment of permanent training
grounds for mounted infantry is advo-
Gated. and a strong appeal is being made
for the restoration Of the control of the
defense forces to the military authorities
apart from political influence
Mass meetings of women are being
held for the purpose Of emphasizing the
absolute necessity Of immediate steps be-
ing taken to form an efficient system of
land defense for New Zealand
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Missing Heir, Arnett, Heard From.

FAIRMoNT. W. Va, July 19.-The
whereabouts OF Glenn Arnett-who by the
decision Of Judge John ". Mason. in the
circuit court here, was made heir to
over $4,000 of the Arnett estate
which has been much of a mystery to
his friends. has become known. His at
torney has communicated with him at a
town near Columbus. Ohio. and he has
| said he viii come here to claim the for
tune. Arnett left the city mysteriously
two months ago.
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Chloroformed and Robbed Of $l4o.

HAGERSTOWN. Nd. July 1S.-While
J. c.. Anderson. aged sixty-five years, a
veteran shoemaker Of Hagerstown. was
asleep yesterday In room on North
Jonathan street thief gained entrance
to the place. chloroformed the old man
and stole 3l4O When found. Anderson.
In addition to suffering from the effects
OF the drug. had serious lacerations on
the head, where he Is believed to have
been struck by the thief.
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Dunkard Bishop Yourtree Ill.

HAGERSTOWN. Md. July la.-B,shop
Ell Yourtree. one of the oldest and beat
known ministers OF the Church af IN.
Brethren Dunkards) I'm tho state. i.
critically i'll at his home a. R,ownyNtue
Washington county. He Is ao,cnt .ave
years old
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thaee." Forty years later he painted his
picture in the Capitol and shortly after
died here in extreme poverty and is
hurled In the local cemetery.
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Plans for the Celebration.

The program for the anniversary eNer"
eises begins Sunday. September Il with
q sermon by the pastor. Rev. DR. Van
Slyke. and the holy sacrament. which. II
is hoped. many former members OF tho
church who have removed from, Kingston
will be able to attend. In the evening
there will be an address by Rev. Dr.. Ed.
ward Tanjore Corwin. historian Of the
Dutch Church of America.
Monday, September Is, there will be
public exhibition of historical relics, in
Guiding the old communion service. the
archives OF the parish and portI ats OF
by historical address by Chaplain Ros-
well Randall Hoes of the United states
Navy. who Is now stationed at the NOR
folk navy yard and whose father. tho
late Rev Dr. ]. c. r. Hoes. was formerly
pastor Of the church. The address In the
evening will be delivered by the president
of the New Brunswick Theoiogicai Semi
nary of Rutgers College and by visiting
clergymen.
Gov. Hughes has been invited to make
the principal address Tuesday, Septem-
Der IA, when other distinguished visitors
also will speak, and "Wednesday, Septem-
ber IL. there will be reunion or sons
and daughters Of Kingston. = reception
will be given for the congregations OF All
other churches In the city and to all VS.
itors.
In the senate house are some rare paint
ings by John Vandeylyn. who painted the
Landing Of Columbus In the rotunda
OF the Capitol at Washington. He was
born In Kingston late In the eighteenth
century. and was first apprentices TO
wagon painter. The genius that was IN
his developed In spite of this proSaic
occupation. For several years he strug-
gied to reconcile his vocation with his
avocation and to develop his taste while
laying smooth panels Of coach varnisn
q I'D tpS, u,ho 0AY
that meddier with many fortunes. Col.
Aaron Burr. stFayed into the Kingston
tavern. and while waiting there saw some
OF Vanderlyns work He called Tor the
artist. and the result OF that interview
was that the young man cessed to paint
wagons and went TO Europe 70 learn 70
paint pictures. In 1919. at the Louvre. ne
received the gold medal offered by Na-
poleon Bonaparte for the best COMPOSE
tion OF the year. and his subject vas
"Marius Contemplating the Ruins OF Car
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The remainder of the inscription covers
events in the recent history of the
church.
There are several tablets in the Dutch
language, and In the chuFchyard Is an
imposing monument to George Clinton,
Soldier and Statesmen. Governor Of the
State of New York; Vice President of
tns unlteo ,.Sa,,, es: and "uns uaio he Ived M! ms
Pride, the Ornament and the Security Of
his Country. and when he Died he left
an Iilustrious Example OF Well Spent
Life worthy of Imitation
There have been only sixteen pastors
during the $50 years Of the history OF the
Kingston Church, an average Of nearly
sixteen years in each pastorage. The pres
ent pastor. Rev. DIR. Van Slyke, has min
istered to the congregation for more than
forty years.
The first pastor. Dominic Permanus
Blom, who came over from Holland and
commenced his labors in 1860, was paid
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kin, or, on their neglect, TO the nrse sp-
The bell was also rung whenever there
was a christening. and then the minister
with an elder and whoever else nleased,
went into church and performed the rite
Of baptism.
On the top Of the steepie was an iron
cross. fastened horizontally. according 70
the magnetic meridian. and accurately
designating the four cardinal points OF
the compass. This In former Gays was
sIIrnounfed by a large cock, which, they
say. was reminder Of Peters denial Of
his Master And on top OF the pulpit
was Noah's dove holding an olive branch
in her mouth, but these emblems have
been lost in the rubbish OF oblivion.
There was also. until demolished within
a few years, a consistory house. built In
front Of the church door. according TO
the fashion Of the Dutch churches IN
Holland
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Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
OF the town Of Kingston,


OF the town Of Kingston,
IN Ulster County.
This church was organized In 1863.
And chartered Nov. II. 1719. under
His Majesty, George, King Of Great
Britain; was served until Dec, 1868.
by pastors educated In the Univer-
sity OF Holland. who preached in
Dutch. The first sermon by the
first pastor was delivered Sept.
II. 1860. by whom the Lords supper
was first administered on the 26th
Of the following December. \ min
listers house was built in 1861.
which subsequently was used both
for religious dutys and civil
a6ayres. In 1879 a stone church
was erected on the southwest cor
ner Of this lot. which edidcc
was notably improved in 1921. ard
was rebuilt and dedicated Nov.
&C. 1852. N. s. The latter. which
is here represented. was burned
by the British. Oct. 16, lI17
aud Was renewed and extended
in 1I80. and was finally rebuilt
IN 182S'
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History Inscribed on Tablet.

The history OF the building and the So
ciety is related In an inscription upon a
tablet set in the wall beside the front
door, as follows:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15

would make shift at something for a
shovel and dig it out. She gazed at
1t for long time wondering if 1t
were an explanation of the presence
of the solitary inhabitant of the is
land, but nothing was to be gained by
wonderment and speculation
A little stream she noticed trickled
from under a thick covert across the
sand toward the sea. She turned and
idly walked away from. the beach, fol-
lowing the stream. The man. who had
stood with her watching the boat, did
not for a moment notice her, but SO
soon ,as he discovered her direction,
ran after her and without offering to
touch her barred the way with ex-
tended arms.
NO, mol" he cried, his first real
spontaneous use of the word.
She stopped, reflected, waved the
man aside and went on. There was
something in the coppice that he
feared. She had not known that he
possessed the faculty Her curiosity
was too strong to be denied. She must
see what it was. She quickened her
pace as if to shake him off. but he
easily kept by her side plaintively
circulating his monosyllahic negative
1t was evident that he knew the mean
ing of tl.e word. she was glad to see
When she reached the underground
of the coppice, she hesitated in appre
hension of she knew not what, but
summoning her courage parted the
reeds and peered in them. She shrank
back with a sudden cry Of horror, for
at her feet, the vegetation springine
through in every direction, lay a
skeleton, human skeleton. 1t lay
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
EASY TO DETECT BAD MONEY
Hold Bill Up to the Light and Exar,-
inc the Silk Threads In
the Paper.

Despite the utmost vigilance of our
efficient secret service men, the maxi
ing counterfeit money in this country
has not been wholly suppressed. Spu
rious coins and paper tokens occasion.
ally get into circulation and some of
these are so well. done as almost to
defy detection by experts.
Among the latest samples of the
counterfeiters' art is $40 bill, one of
the cleverest limitations ON record. A
speciment of this issue was received
and paid out by several banks, being
regarded by all who handled it as
genuine. In time it reached the sub
treasury at New York and there its
spuriousness at once became known.
On first inspection the bill appears
to be real product of the treasury
department, but when held up to the
light the little particles Of silk, which
in a genuine bill are curved and
twisted in the paper, are seen to be
straight and hard. A magnifying
glass shows some very slight discrep-
ancies between the face of the bill
and that of a genuine one.
Subtreasury officials state that the
bogus note was engraved by master
in the art who may once have been
employed in the bureau of engraving
at Washington. Every person who re-
ceives SO bill, says Leslie's Week.
ly, should apply to it at least the sim.
pie test above given of holding 1t up
to the light and noting the condition
Of the silk threads.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15

= HI Z
John Revell Charnock? The problem
was not greatly calculated. There was
no evidence that the book belonged to
the man or the man to the book, or
even that the one appertained remote
~ to the other. There was a certain
Likelihood, however, that they had
come to the island together.
She had been sure that the man was
white man. She had thought that
he looked like an American, an Eng
lishman, an Anglo-Saxon, and the
longer she looked at him with the
Bible in her hand the more sure she
! became.
She had been disappointed that the
book had turned out to be the Bible,
but at least it would serve one useful
purpose. BY it, without the laborious
effort involved in making letters
upon the sand, she might teach the
man before her to read. She wished
she had worthier volume from her
point of view through which to intro
duce him to the worlds literature,
but she would do the best she could
Will tuttt. II WIS plllIul, as Sne saw
it, that with nascent soul to work
with, she should be compelled to en-
tighten it through the medium of time
worn superstition.
Below the shelf, not quite buried in
the sand, there was small metal box.
/ She knelt down. scraped the sand
away and presently uncovered it. It
appeared to be of silver. 1t was Of
such size that she could clasp it
easily in her hand. She opened it not
without some difficulty and found with
in it-nothing! Well, not exactly
nothing, but certainly that for which
she could see little value. There We're
several hard pieces of stone of red
dish color Clipped and shaped in curl
GUS fashion. She turned the box over
and examined it on all sides. There
were initials upon It, monogram. She
rubbed it clean with her hands and
studied it carefully-"J. R. c." The
book and the box had belonged to the
same person. John Revell Charnock.
CrO BE CONTINUED.)
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
True to Memory Of Beau Nash

True to Memory of Beau Nash.
The famous Beau Nash was at one
time extremely fond of beautiful
girl called Juliana Papjoy, sometimes
known as the Bishopstrow belle. She
used to ride about the streets of Bath
on a fine gray horse carrying a whip
with many thongs, fad which gained
for her the title of Lady Betty Besom.
Juliana was very kind.hearted and
during the last five years of the
beau's life she nursed him devotedly.
After his death she vowed that she
would never again sleep in bed and
took up her abode in a large hollow
tree, where she lived for many years,
earning scanty livelihood by sell
ing herb medicines and fetching and
carrying. At last Juliana became very
Ill and. knowing she could not possi-
bly, recover. she felt an intense long
ing to die in her old cottage home at
Bishopstrow. More dead than alive,
she set out on this last journey, and
managed to reach the house where
she was born in time to die there.
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gin to be was then meeting him face
to face. He had slept in that cave, she
imagined, for years, and suddenly he
was thrust out. There was no hard
ship in that, except the hardship in
the necessity for obedience, if hard
ship that might be- The night was
balmy and pleasant; no shelter was
needed. 1t was the fact that he had to
go; that he was subject to another
will and purpose; that something
higher than himself was overruling
him which might be hard: 1t would
have been hard for the woman. She
thought, however, that the limited
comprehension of the man might not
enable him to realize it.
He stood long time on the sand
while she watched him. Had she con-
quered? Had he learned his lesson?
Had she laid foundations upon which
consciousness of life and its relations
might be builded? Would she be free
from the terror of molestation, which
in spite of herself sought expression
In her voice and manner? Would she
be permitted to pass the night undis-
turbed? Was her power over him suf-
ficiently definite to be established and
to be of value? Suppose she had not
succeeded in mastering him, in DOM
mating him? She .shuddered at the
/, probabilities involved. OF all the
beasts of the field, the most terrible
when he is a beast is man.
She was not weak woman. She
was above the middle height, athletic.
splendidly developed, accustomed to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-12-15
Cheering Her Up.

Islington, which is no longer rural,
was once so esteemed by medical men
that they sent their patients there
after severe illness. Many also went
there in the last stages in the forlorn
hope that the invigorating air might
restore them to health A story re-
lated by DR.. Abernethy turns on the
latter class of visitors. One Of his
patients engaged some rooms in Is
lington, and casually remarked to the
landlady that the banisters on the
staircase were very much broken.
"Lor' bless you, man," said the land
lady tits no use to mend them, for
they always get broken when the un-
dertaker's men bring the collins down
stairs. London Chronicle.