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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22
Pi.,.burr and Suburban Churches.


The Monongahela Presbytery Of the United
Presbyterian Church, which covers Pittsburg
and she immediate vicinity, reports
membership of 5l65 and net in
crease of 328 for the year past Total
amount of contributions to the various boards
of the church by this Presbytery for the year,
s77,771, being an average of SIS 10 per member.
The largest salary paid to a o. P. pastor in
this city is "a, 900, which is paid to Dr. Reid. of
the First Church, Seventh avenue. The largest
salaries paid in Allegheny are to Drs. Robinson
and McMillen, who each receive $500 per
annum.
The Presbyterian Church membership Of
Pittsburg and Allegheny is fully one-half of
the whole Christian following.
More than 60 of the 120 to l30 churches OF the
two cities are of the Presbyterian order, show
ing that the Scotch-Irish element which
gained a strong hold in this section century
ago has not relaxed its grip.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

AT Norristown preacher illustrated his SER
mon . few nights ago with glasses Of colored
water.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

A WEST VIRGINIA town of $50 inhabitants
has lS9 dogs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

In digging well on his property on the
eastern slope of Mount Penn. near Reading, ].
Louis Keuchler struck gold-bearing quartz,
and he will secure an analysis.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

THERE is a mule in Cam bridge, O., that Is AZ
years old and still good worker.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

COW at Moslem Springs, Berks county,
choked to death over green pear.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

POSTAGE-AI persons who mail the
Sunday issue of The Dispatch to friends
sbOuId bear in mind the fact thnt the post
age thereon is Two t2) Gents. All double
and triple number copies OF The Dispatch
require n 2-ceut stamp to insure prompt
delivery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

A NoRRIsTowNER named Logan was unable
to land a l6-pound carp that he caught, and
called friend who shot it on the wing
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22
The AIleghen, Pre,hxrsrr

fails to show up as large figures as that Of
Pittsbnrg The number Of churches in this
Presbytery is 40. The total membership is
7,l75. The number added in the past year was
798. The largest enrolment is that of DIR.
Kennedy's church, formerly DR.. Swift's The
membership of this church is sos The Central,
over which DR.. Hays presides, comes next,
with 504 members, followed closely by the Nc
Lure Avenue Church, over which the late DR..
Burchard presided with an enrolment of 500.
The largest Sunday school Of the Allegheny
Presbytery is that of the MoLure Avenue
Church, the enrolment being ,037.
Allegheny Presbytery, of the United Presby-
terian Church, reports membership oi 1872
and net increase the past year Of 1872 The
four strongest churches of the Presbvtery are
presided over by Revs. McMillen, Robinson.
Fulton and Witherspoon, all Of Allegheny
City, The membership of these four churches
is from 500 to 600 each. The largest Sunday
school of the Allegheny U. P. Presbytery is
that of DR.. McMiIlen's church, which has an
enrolment OF LOIS. The total contributions Of
the Presbytery TO the boards of the church the
past year amounted to s9l, 75S, or an average Of
SIS 81 per member.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

AT Lebanon tramp asked lady for piece
of soap, and her son took the mans picture
and exhibits 1t as curiosity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.

This issue of THE DISPATCH contains
30 pages, made up of THREE PARTS.
Failure on the part of Carriers, Agents,
NewsdeaIers or NcwsvOys TO supply pa
irons with a Complete Number should be
promptly reported to thIIiis oce.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22
pITTsBURG PREsBYTERIANS
Interesting Facts in Regard to the Largest
Religious Organizations In the County
What II Coats to,supporf the Churches

Interesting Facts in Regard to the Largest
Religious Organizations In the County
What IL Costs ioisupport the Churches
Fourteen Congregations From Que.
WRITTEN FOR THE DISPATCH.
The minutes of the Presbyterian and United
Presbyterian Churches for 1889 have been
issued recently, and few facts concerning the
work of these denominations in this part of the
vineyard, gathered from the records are here
jotted down. The total membership of the
churches comprising the Pittsburg Presbytery
of the Presbyterian Church is 12949. The
number of churches is IS, about 20 of which
are located in Pittsburg proper. the balance be-
ing in surrounding towns and rural districts.
Besides the 20 churches in Pittsbufg proper.
there are number of missions, which will no
doubt ere long develop into full-fedged
churches. There are now thriving missions
and Sunday schools at Roup. Homewood, Nc
Candless. station and on Hiland avenue, near
the reservoir.
Thelargest church membership reported in the
Presbytery Is that of the East Liberty Church,
on Hiland and Penn avenues, of which DR..
Kumler is pastor. This church has member
ship of 500 and q Sunday school of 1853 notwith-
standing the fact thatithas sent forth goodly
number to the new organization at Point
Breeze within the last two years. The next
largest enrolment reported is that of the First
Presbyterian, DR.. Purvis pastor. The MEM
bership Of this church is 729. The Third
Church, of which DR.. Cowan is pastor. reports
COL members and Sunday school enrolment of
Gil. One of the younger churches, the Park
Avenue, Rev. George Chalfant pastor, reports
a membership of 400 and a Sunday school en-
rollment of Co., There have been added to the
churches of the Pittsburg Presbytery during
the past year l,SS5 members
Contributions for Missionary Purposes.
The Third Church is at the front in contriDu-
tions for the benevolent and missionary enter
prises Of the denomination. The large bene-
factions Of the late William Thaw an elder OF
that church, have given it the foremost posi-
tion in this section for contributions. The
total amount contributed to home missions by
the Pittsburg Presbytery for the year past was
$40, l97, of which s4623 came from the Third
Church, and s3. $50 from the First. The Third
the First in foreign mission contributions. The
Third gave So, 3Q4 to the spread Of the gospel in
foreign lands, and the First gave S3033. For
congregational purposes the amount contrib
uted by the Third Church was S14, 1862 by the
First S11 ,59S and by the East Liberty Church
S1l.70Z
The highest salaries paid by Presbyterian
churches Of this city are paid to Drs. Purvis
and Kumler, the amount being 5000 per
quisites from marriage fees, etc., should keep
those ministers in condition of comfort. The
Third Church provides for its spiritual adviser
an amount about equal to the above,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-08-29
EYESIGhT OF BIRDS.
Points Discovered by an Ardent STUDENT
of Natural History.

When telegraphic wires were first put up
numbers of birds were found lying dead
beneath them and were supposed by those
who did not understand electricity to have
been struck dead by an electric message
which passed through their bodies while
they were perched on the wires. The fact
Ia that they were killed by striking the
wires, and not by electricity, which could
not pass through the body Of perching
bird One day, when l was in Paris, saw
needless sparrow fly against an overhead
wire and fall to the ground in two pieces,
the head having been severed as neatly al
with knife. 1t is worth noticing that al
the present day birds are hardly ever killed
by similar accidents, they having now
lea ned to look out for posts and
wires as well as for trees and branch
es In order, therefore, to permit bird to
espy dangerous objects in time to avoid
them its eyes must be long -sightea-" In
point Of fact, many birds which need to de-
tect small objects at a great distance have
eyes which are equal to our best telescopes.
Such, for example, are those Of the vult-
ures, who, when searching for food ascend
to such a height in the air that they
are scarcely distinguishable. From this
immense elevation they can survey
vast range of country, and II an animal
should be dead or even dying, 1t Is sure to
be detected by vulture, which instantly
swoops down upon 1t. Besides watching
the earth the vultures watch each other, SO
that if one of them should swoop down
wards, it is Immediately followed by
train Of its fellows, who understand per-
fectly that such a descent from the skies
means q meal more familiar instance
of the telescope eye is to be found in our
common kestral, or windover, as 1t is often
named. You may see it suspended high in
the air, remaining in almost the same spot
and keeping It's face to the wind, its wingi
playing with peculiar quivering move
ment and It's head bent downwards while
its eyes are eagerly scanning the ground
so motionless ia 1t that the late Mr.. I. W.
Wood. who executed many illustrations for
me, once made a beautiful sketch OF kes-
trail on the wing by means of Telescope
He happened to possess telescope fixed
on a stand, and seeing out OF his window
n kestral lowering in the air, he brought
the glass to bear on It, Finding that the
bird did not move out OF the focus, he
fetched his drawing materials. and actually
,nnde n colored sketch OF tho bird while
viewing 1t through the telescope.-E. u.
Wood
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-08-29
AN ElMUCk CAMP.
A Queer Tribe Living In the Vicinity or
tho Afghan Border.

tho Afghan border.
Near the Afghan boundary MIR. Stevens
reaches an Eimuck camp. THE tents are
of brownish- black goat hair similar in ma
terial to the tents of Koords and Eltautes;
In size and ructure they are larger and
finer than those Of the Eliautes, but in
ferior to the splendid tent palaces of Koor-
distan. A couple of hundred yards from
the tents is a small spring Of water in
closed within q rude wall Of loosely piled
stones; the water Is allowed to trickle
through this wall and accumulate in basin
outside. Here, as we ride up, are several
women filling goatskin vessels to carry to
the tent The chief and all his men are
arrayed in garments of coarse white cotton
stuff throughout, loose pantaloons bound at
the ankles and an overgarment OF pattern
very much like q night-shirt On their
heads are the regulation Afghan turban,
with long, dangling ends, and their feet are
encased in rude moccasins with upturneo
toes" Refreshing bowls OF doke are
served, and then Mr.. Stevens rides up and
down before the tents to amuse the women
and children. The ground between the two
rows of tents resembled a macadam boule-
ward for width and smoothness, and so tho
wild Eimuck tribes-people received ten
minutes exhibition OF the whirling, speed
ing and riding with hands off handles OF q
new-world bicyclist. Some OF the women
were attired In fanciful oolors; Turkish pan
falcons of bright blue and equally brlgnt
red render them highly picturesque, and
they wear q profusion OF bead necklaces
and the multifarious gewgaws OF semi
civilization. The younger girls wear nose
rings of silver in the left nostril, with a
cluster of tiny beads or stones decorating
the side of the nose The wrists Of most OF
the men are adorned with bracelets OF
plain copper wire about the size OF ordi-
nary telegraph wire; they average large
and well-propcrtioned, and seem intel
lectually superior to the Ehautes strik'
ing peculiarly of the people in this cams
is sort of nsping. kissing accent to their
speech When first addressed by the chief.
/ fancied it simply an individual case OF
hsping; but every person in the camp does
likewise Another popularity OF express
sion that, while not peculiar to this par
ticular camp, is made striking by reason OF
it's novelty to me at this time is the use OF
the expression ''0' as term OF assent IN
lieu of the Persian "balli"-Interior
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-08-29

last day the water Is all drawn of. II
will be q line Of wrecks from beach 10
beach. There Ia where the harpoOners
went down. There Is where the line OF
battle ships went down. There Is where
the me rchantmen went down. There Is
where the steamers went down, q long
line of wrecks from beach TO beach.
What q spectacle in the last day when
the water is drawn off But oh, how
much more solemn IL we had an eye to
see the spiritual wrecks and the places
where they foundered. You would hnd
thousands along our roads and streets.
Christ came down In their awful ca
tastrophe, putting out for their souls,
spreading forth His hands as a swimmer
spreadeth forth his hands to swtm;"
but they thrust Him in the sore heart
and they smote His fair cheek, and the
storm and darkness swallowed them up.
/ ask you to lay hold of this Christ and
lay hold OF Him now. Y ou will sink with
out Him. From horizon to horizon not
one sail in sight. Only one strong swim
mer, with head flung back and arms out.
spread. ] hear a great many In the audi
ence saying:
"well, l would like to be a Christian.
l am going to work to become Chris
tian."
My brother. you begin wrong. When a
man is drowning, and a strong swimmer
comes out to help him, he says to him:
"Now, be quiet. Put your arm on my
arm, or on my shoulder, but don't
struggle, dom try to help yourself, and
I'll take lyou ashore. The more you
struggle and the moro you Try to help
yourself, the more you impede me. Now,
be quiet and I'll take you ashore"
When Christ, the strong swimmer,
comes out to save a soul, the sinner says:
THAT'S right. am glad to see Christ,
and am going to help Him in the work
Of my redemption. l am going to pray
more, and that will help Him; and l am
going to weep extravagantly over my
sins, and that will help Him."
No, my brother, it will not. Stop your
doing. Christ will do all or lone. You
can not lift an ounce, you can not move
an inch in this matter of your redemp-
ton. This is the difficulty which keeps
thousands of souls out OF the Kingdom OF
Heaven. 1t Is because they can not con-
sent to let Jesus Christ begin aud COM
plete the work of their redemption.
why" you say, "then is there nothing
for me to do?" Only one thing have you
to do, and that is to lay hold of Christ
and let Him achieve your salvation and
achieve it all. do not know whether l
make the matter plain or not. l simply
want to show you that o man can not
save himself, but the Almighty Son Of
God can do it, and will do it If You ask
him. o, fling your two arms, the arms
of your trust and love, around thtI OH
nipotent swimmer OF the cross.
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sown, and grass and weeds will CHOKE
and rob the wheat. Fifth. IL spread
after the pillow, and as we At the seed
bed the manure will be fined and in cor
porated with the upper soil. This IL
as 1t should be. for wheat Is among
the shallow feeders, and needs the
manure most in the fall and early
spring. while the plants are
yet small. Sixth, soils gain fer
tility from the atmosphere and
more from disintegration and
decomposition within themselves; and
both these gains are increased by plow-
ing, which facilitates the action OF air,
sun and moisture; hence early blowing
enlarges these gains Of fertility.
Some make the very serious mistake
of not following close after the pillow
with the roller and the harrow, and as
a result the clods become all the harder
in the sun and hot wind. IL the clOds
are crushed and pressed down some
what, they will gain moisture from
below and will soften. Roller and
harrow are at this time put over the
ground but once, for IL we use them
more we can not get the blowing done
in good season; and also the process
OF compacting the ground may be car
ried too far, till it is seeding time
Country Gentleman.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-08-29
Seed-Bed for Wheat.

Firmness and compactness are the
prime mechanical conditions of a
seed bed for wheat The ground must
be crushed into small particles, and
while these particles must not be fused
into masses, they must be in close con-
tact.
In ground having these conditions,
moisture. air and heat are most gen.
orally and equally diffused; hence
every seed is most apt to find the
conditions essential to termination,
and every plant the conditions essen
tial to growth. There is the greatest
capillarity, an important matter at
time when we must depend much
upon the ground-water for the neces-
sary moisture in the soil; food is most
readily yielded to the piants-for
division ard also general diffusion OF
heat, moisture and air increase the
supply of food available in form and
location; the roots get firm attach
ments; absence of large crevices in
sures absence of excessive air; the con-
ditions are against an excess of moist
ure, which, by it's expansion in freez-
ing, would heave up the ground and
throw out the wheat; and the seed can
be most evenly distributed and COW
cred, and the best ridges be formed for
the protection of the plants.
Knowing these prime mechanical
conditions of the seed-bed for wheat,
we easily arrive at the advantages of
early blowing First. we stop in good
season that growth of weeds which too
frequently spring upon stubble ground.
and that, If allowed to reach consider
able proportions, will prevent the
compacting of the wheat ground,
although they are well turned
under Second, the work of
blowing can be better and more easily
done. August is usually dry and hot,
and the ground, already dry, hardens
rapidly. If we defer blowing until the
latter part of August or until Septem-
Der, the ground will be so hard that
the work will wear fast the plowman.
pillow and team, and the ground will
UFcdh up lIlbo luLiPo, anu humps hoio
to reduce; whereas, if we pillow early,
the ground will be more easily broken,
there will be fewer Jumps, and they
will not be nearly so hard. Third,
the ground can be pulverized and
completed with less labor, partly be-
cause of the conditions just named;
and also, sun, rain and air do most
effective work in disintegrating Jumps
and compacting the particles, and these
laborers exact on hire and board them
selves. The earlier we pillow the
longer their season of work. Fourth,
blowing will bring to the surface,
where they will terminate. the seeds
of weeds and of grasses. If the plow-
ing is done early the growth from
these seeds will be destroyed by the
work of fitting the seed-bed; while If
the blowing is done late, much of this
! growth will come after the wheat is
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-08-29
HERE AND THERE.

The fewer weeds there are allowed
to go to seed the less will be the work
of giving clean cultivation.
AS fast as the crops mature in the
garden clean up the ground. 1t will
be easily kept clean in this way.
If the geraniums are expected to
bloom in winter, they should be cut
back considerably as soon as they are
done blooming and then be set in a
sunny place for two or three weeks.
All barns should be so constructed
as to allow the family cat to go any,
where under or in it. as a precaution
against rats and mice. which destroy
more than may be supposed.
Apple trees can be budded now.
Peaches and ounces the latter part Of
the month. Look after the earlier
work and see that the ties are not cut
ting into the wood.
Hogs and sheep are fond OF ap-
pies, and rather than have them go to
waste it will pay to turn in the hogs;
this will be found not only more profit
able but much better for the trees.
-Wire-fencing for poultry-yards Is
cheap and good, but the lower part of
the fence should be OF boards. in order
to avoid the quarreling of the males in
adjoining yards. The boards also serve
as a wind-brake in winter.
With fruit plenty and cheap care
should be taken with what is sent to
market to sort and pack so as to reach
market in as good condition as posi-.
BILE 1t is only the better grades that
will sell now at profitable prices.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-08-29
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
The Farmers Trust

The special tendency OF the times
seems to be the formation OF trusts.
Each day some new combination is
made and another trust is declared
Meanwhile the farmers go on pro-
ducing and nothing is said about or
ganizing trust And whyP
The farmers have the best trust pos
sible, the trust in God, they are conf
dent that harvest will follow seed
time, that the combined forces OF nat
ure will give them living as long as
they do their share. In spite OF in
sects. storms, cold or heat, deluge or
drought, their trust is that their barns
and bins will be filed and there will
be enough to spare to furnish the
money to buy clothes for the family
and provide all household necessities,
and exercising this perfect trust the
farmers labor on and are happy in
their work.
In each insect enemy they recognize
a new Indictment to more determined
warfare. and better understanding OF
the nature of the plant and the habits
of the insect that wishes to help the
farmer gather his crops, and at the
same time is unwilling to consult him
as to how and when it shall be done.
done will insure the deserved success,
and his trust does not fail him.
There is second trust that the
farmer practices not to be so heartily
commended-that is the trust at the
village store and at the agricultural
implement and seed houses. Perhaps
no class practices the trust so persist
emily as the farmers. The number who
owe their ruin to this trust is greater
than the number ruined by any other
cause.
There are exceptional farmers who
have regular income throughout the
year, and these are less puzzled as to
how 10 regulate their expenses.
The majority of farmers begin now
to get little money for garden truck.
but must wait for the bulk of their in
come until the harvest is gathered in
the fall. Then the income comes in
large sums, and for time the delu-
sion of wealth exists.
The bills that have accumulated
through the year are gathered to-
gether. and when they are settled the
farmer finds the margin small indeed,
and perhaps against him, instead of in
his favor. Then he is discouraged.
He finds the trusts TO which he be-
longs has been against him and Oft
ener is inclined to withdraw from
his trust in natures recompeEse
than his trust in the village store.
He complains that nature has worked
against him; that he has done his best
and it avails him nothing, and resolved
that farming does not pay, either with
draws entirely from the work, or con-
tinues with lack of real that makes
the work of nature doubly difficult.
The trust at the store is dangerous.
1t induces man to buy more than he
needs and incur debts hard to settle.
A wise man will determine his proba-
BILE yearly income and so distribute it
as to have money to meet each
months demands, and be to a great
degree independent.
A farmers trust is all right, if he
will put it in the right place; trust
his own ability, trust the goodness OF
God, the justice of nature, the good
will of his neighbv. and withdraw his
trust from the supply store. Mass.
Ploughman.