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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

0O 900 UNDERCLIFF STATION - FIVE
sDos acres of good ground with seven-roomxd
house, slate mantels, srring of water. cistern,
good orchard. nice large barn and other build
CO.. SO Federal St., ALLEGHENY. ja25-7T
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25

QI 50O-ON VERY EASY TERMS-A NEW
SDfs two-story frame house Oft rooms and attic,
hall, yestibule, bath. inside W. c. and W. s.,
range, b. and c.. water, slate mantes and tile
hearths inst de shutters porches, front and rear;
lot 3ox1oo feet; this is bargain, and is only
one minute from koup station and one-half square
from DuQuesne car line on Ellsworth av. j.
E. GLASS q CO., 1sS Fifth av. ia25-7S'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04

June ended with bright harvest days, and
July has entered with copious and refreshing
showers. The harvest season is here again
and farmers have a bountiiu harvest TO save.
The sounds Of the harvesting machines are
heard with us from early morn until late of
evenings cutting grass and reaping grain.
The grass crop is rather light this year, but
the wheat and rye is certainly a very fine
crop. Many of our farmers will finish cutting
their grain and early hay this week.
Oats seem promising and corn and pota-
toes never looked more promising at this time
ofyear then they do this season. Sweet corn
for the canning factories, in most instances, is.
looking extra fine. The pea season is nearly
over with us except the late varieties which
are not so promising as last year. Fruit of all
kinds is more plentiful this season, than for
several years, generally speaking.
The health of our community is very good
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
uniontown Items.

Mr.. John A. Brown and his daughter Nellie
returned home from Baltimore on Friday of
last week Edward Weller, who is engaged
in New Windsor with Jacob Frounfelter, was
in town last week to see his parents and some
friends.
We had another quiet wedding in our town
on Tuesday last. The contracting parties
were Rev. Thomas Still, the Winebrenarian
minister, and Miss Picnic Stonebraker. Mr..
Still has rented the house formerly occupied
by Mr.. Oliver Hiteshew. Mr.. Still went to
DR.. J. j. Weaver's and got Miss Picnic and
took her to his house, and they were married
in their own house by Rev. G. w. Seilhamer.
After the wedding refreshments were album
dainty served. No bridal trip was taken.
The groom's son and daughter were present
at the marriage. There were l25 guests
present at the wedding. In the evening his
congregations at Middletown and Mayberry
gave him donation.
Harry Yingling who is in the employ of
Webb & Son, hardware dealers, Baltimore,
has come home for week or so.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
Threatened Famine in Russia.

LONDON, June 30.-The Telegraph's st.
Petersburg correspondent declares the harvest
in Russia this year is likely to be the worst
on record He draws narrowing picture of
the results of the continued drought Prices
of cereals are rising hourly. Rice has never
been before so dear. Throughout Central
and Western, and the greatest portion of
Southern Russia, the outlook is dismal.
Ministerial reports say that the winter crop
in South and East Russia persisted by frosts.
Famine is already visible in the faces of the
peasantry of Kostroma. Disease has already
broken out. The only food is oatmeal,
mixed with tree bark or similar ingredients.
In Kazan among indigents receiving meals
gratis are LAG noblemen and &c priests. In
other districts similar conditions are reported.
In the Jewish colony at Rovonopol many
people are dying of hunger, and hundreds
have to middle together, several families in
one room, for the sake of warmth. Some
papers contain advertisements of children for
sale The Government is taking precautions
against expected revolts. Taxes are col
lected with the usual regularity, and failure
to pay is visited with severe hogging.
DROUGHT AND FAMINE IN MADRAS.
MADRAS, India, June 30.-The drought in
this province continues, and all hope of OBJ
tanning intermediate crops has been abandon
ed. The land presents n dreary, scorching
waste, and the people, so far as the poorer
classes are concerned, are already suffering
acutely from famine and from the scarcity of
drinking water.
AS matters now stand, crops are not ex-
pected earlier than the month Of February.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
Letter from Florida.
correspondence of the Democratic Advocated
MCINrosH. lime %. 1891.

Correspondence of the Democratic Advocated
MCINTosH, June 30, 1891.
MEssRs. EDITORS We are about through
one of the busiest trucking seasons that we
have ever had since | have been in the state,
and fairly successful one, too. Our little
station has shipped fully $4,000 boxes of
tomatoes, besides lots of other small vegeta
bles and carload after carload of cabbage.
This week will about finish our tomato crop
and then we will begin to rest up. Our busy
season begins in December and runs to about
the LIST of July.
Orange trees are growing we'll, with good
crop of fruit on them, and the peach crop
has been very heavy, with plenty of green
native peaches on the trees for two months
yet. A few hills of melons in my garden
have furnished plenty for the house and some
for my neighbors. Melons that weigh from
so to 60 pounds.
| send you some papers that will give you
fent idea of the immense proportions
which the phosphate interests Of our state
have reached in the two years of its life, and
yet the half has not been told. New railroads
are being pushed to completion for the pur-
pose of carrying the crude rock to the sea-
board, from whence it is shipped across the
water-England, Germany and France being
heavy purchasers. 1t is worth about $50
there, and the expenses are not quite halt.
So you can easily see that there is profit to
the mine owner. South Florida has the peb-
BILE heads along her streams, while all through
the west of our county and the adjoining ones
there is formation of hard rock phosphate,
which contains from rs to $50 of phosphate.
We are coming along as a state, and our
friends north who come and invest with us
are satisfied and wear n coptented smile.
w. NJ. GIsT.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04

There will be a festival at Deer Park Chapel
on Thursday and Friday evenings, July 9th
and 10th, and on Saturday afternoon and
night, July 18th. Proceeds for the benefit of
parsonage debt.
James Barber has moved from our neigh
borhood to his father-in-law AVIS, John f. Will
liams, near Smallwood, and will farm for
him.
Children's Day exercises passed off very
pleasantly at Deer Park last Sunday. The
program was excellently carried out and
great credit should be given to the school.
1t is thought there were about 700 people
present. Following is the program:
Voluntary, Miss Fannie Buckingham; opening
address, Harmon Wardenfelt singing, Come King
dom of our God, by the school; prayer recitation,
Suffer Little Children, Maize Arnold; recitation.
The Message to the Dying Georgiana Little singing
Grateful by the children; recitation, Nobody Knows
Seasons, Beulah Bartholow; duet, Home all Beau
tful; dialogue Faith, Hope and Love- by four girls;
singing Grace Smith; recitation, The Rhyme of Lit
tie Folks, Bertha Buckingham; singing. Lend a
Hand by the school; recitation, The World Made
Free Maggie Freyman: singing, Signal Lights, by
the school; recitation Church Organ Stella Arnold;
singing Ho Everyone that Thirsteth, by the chill
dren; recitation, The World and bondage, Mary
Smith; recitation, Flowers, Della Buckingham; quar-
tet Coming By and By; recitation, Eddie Arnold;
recitation, Living, Grace Smith; singing, Always
Ready by the school; recitation, Ada Arnold solo
and chorus, Anniversary Hymn; reading potatoes
and prayer Maggie 0sterhus; singing When the
Harvest Comes by the children; address by the min
lister; collection; singing Immortal King, by school,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
sandvvil,e Items.

The children and young folks of our vicinity
had an interesting day last Sunday. What is
known as children's day services were cele-
brated at Patapsco, Bethel and Pleasant
Grove Churches. Each place was well at
tended, the services interesting and the con-
tributions liberal.
The gathering sounds of the reaper and the
binder have been heard from early morn until
late in the evening for several days, while the
farmers are harvesting an abundant crop of
grain. The heavy rains, however, have kept
them back, and it is feared that wet weather
may give some trouble in saving it properly.
On last Wednesday evening Mr.. Adam
Frank was severely kicked on the face and
head by two year old colt belonging to Mr..
George A. Miller. He had gone into the
stable of VIM. Miller to water the colt, when
he was knocked to the ground in an uncon-
scious state. He was taken home with his
head and face much bruised and swollen, but
he seems to be doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
When the crowd was leaving Patapsco
Church on Sunday Mr.. VIM. FIatter acciden-
tally ran into Mr.. Edward Crawford's buggy
The horse, becoming entangled in the wheels
of Crawfords buggy, broke the wheel badly
and bent the axle. Mr.. Flatter had his shafts
broken off and his carriage otherwise dam
aged. Fortunately no one was hurt.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
Melrose Items.

Mr.. George NJ. Zepp, wife and daughter
Sadie, spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends, near Hanover.
Your correspondent had the pleasure of
visiting beautiful Bachmans Valley on Sat
urday last Everything is in a thriving CON
dition. Some farmers had begun to cut wheat.
On Sunday of last week, while Mr.. David
Jones, of the Valley, was standing on his
porch during thunder storm, lightning struck
in shellbark tree near the house. Mr.. Jones
was stunned but he has suffered no inconve
nience by it.
Miss Mamie Harchenhorn, Of this vicinity,
is spending several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Susan Duncan, near Hanover.
While Miss Jane Berwager, living with Mr..
Alfred Bachman, of the Valley, was picking
cherries she accidentally fell from the tree,
injuring herself SO that she will not be able to
be about again for several months.
On Monday of last week DIR. j. II. Preston,
of Manchester, took Mr.. Peter Gettier, of
near here, to Baltimore. Mr.. Gettier has
suffered with disease of the nasal organs for
a number of years. 0flate it has troubled
him so much that he found it difficult to
breathe. When in Baltimore he had twenty
polypus tumors removed from his nose. Some
were an inch in length. He seems to be re-
lieved somewhat since that operation was per
formed upon him.
Mrs. Jacob L. Matthias, of the Valley, has
a daisy plant that bore over two hundred well
formed flowers on it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
Harvey Items.

On last Friday evening the A. o. K. of NJ.
G. held their regular semi-annual election for
officers for the ensuing term with the follow
ing result Commander, d. j. Hasson; vice
commander, S. A. L. Waybright; LIST lieuten.
ant, S. B. Null; assistant recording scribe,
John W. Fream; chief of staff, W. d. Ohler;
assistant chief of staff, Walter R. Bush; inside
guard, Francis Harner; chaplain, f. S. Eyler;
trustee, j. A. Bishop.
Mr.. C. f. Reindollar, our druggist, will
teach the public school in this place next
winter.
Last Friday afternoon H. A. Menchey and
wife, and Mrs. Henry Null and son, drove to
Hagerstown to attend the funeral of Mr..
Charles Reidenour, brother-in-law of Mrs.
Null.
Our barber, Jesse Witmore, intends moving
to Philadelphia about the first of August.
He has sold his outfit to j. W. Reck.
The United Brethren and Lutheran Sunday
schools of this place will unite in holding
their annual celebration, Saturday, August
18th.
Mr.. Jacob Newcomer went to Washington,
d. c., ON Monday, on business trip.
Some of our farmers are through with wheat
harvest, while others are not done cutting.
The wheat throughout this neighborhood is
good.
Calvin Rudisil and wife, of Two Taverns,
Pa, were the guests of A. Hesson last Sat
urday.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
Business Locals.

John D. Bowers has a fine lot of MackereI,
White Fish and Potomac Herring; also goods
for harvest. 2t
The Apple Wood Whiskey, years old,
81. gallon, at A. C. Strasburger's Pm
FARMERS, LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST.
| will furnish Hydraulic Motor for forcing
water to your house that is more simple, more
durable and more economical than the ram
or windmill. 1t can be attached to pump.
Give me trial and will guarantee satisfac.
ton. +. A. Crawford, Winfield, Md.
The Farmers Delight, Double Distilled,
SLIGO gallon, at A. G. Strasburger's. 2m
WANTED FIVE THOUSAND HICKORY LOGS.
Highest cash prices paid for tough, clean,
White Hickory Logs, y, 81 and feet, or 10,
Schminkey, Warieldsburg, Nd
Save your babes from Cholera Infantum-
use DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup. Drug
gists sell it, Is cents.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04

The merry looking faces ofthe husbandman
is invariably sign Of good yield, that being
the case this season, and if Providence will
permit and favor us with good weather until
the last of next week all the wheat will be
housed. The late grass crop will be very
good, while the early was less than a half.
Oats, since the recent rains and warm sun
shine, is trying to see how fast they can grow.
Corn is looking well thus far.
Mr.. John Detrer lost very fine COW from
milk fever.
Mrs. VIM. Flickinger, near Taneytown, is
lying critically i'll with typhoid fever
Rev. NJ. l.. Eror, formerly pastor of st.
Paul's Reformed Church, Lexington street,
Baltimore, but for the last year in Sioux City,
Iowa, has been elected pastor of the Union
Bridge charge, and will preach his first SER
mon on Sunday, the 18th of July, at Baust,
at 10 O. clock, a. M; Ladiesburg at O. clock p.
M, and Union Bridge in the evening at about
s o'clock. The people Of this charge are to
be congratulated on their selection. Your
correspondent is well acquainted with the
Reverend gentleman having attended his
church during his residence in the city OF
Baltimore.
Health of the community good.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
Would Free Coinage Mean More
Money or Less
Ex.secrelary rairehila in the July Forum

Ex-Secretary Fairchild in the July Forum.
All Europe has stopped the free coinage of silver,
which it would have not done had it believed that
it, in conjunction with US, could maintain the old
ratio of the precious metals. The countries of the
Latin Union have vast amount of silver, and it is
much more important to them to maintain the equal
ty of silver with gold than is to even yet aud
still they not willing to do so with help; how
much less then must they believe in our power TO
do this unaidedi Therefore, upon thinking that
they saw the approach of silver mono-metalism in
this country they would also think that our gold
coins better property than our silver coins and
would take steps at to get gold and to save
themselves from the possibility of getting silver.
They would do this by selling all the securities
created in this country for which they could find
market They would seek that market here, and
the result would be that, for time at least. this
country would have the use of much less foreign
capital than il has Certainly the first result
of this action the part of foreigners would be to
depress all values here and TO create more or less
scarcity OF money in this country. Every one can
answer for himself whether this condition would be
well for us or not.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
100000 MILES A MINUTE.
An Electric Current GirdIes the Globe
in Three Seconds.

Philadelphia scientists are preparing to find out
how fast an electric current travels. An expert
ment will be made, probably from the franklin In
stitute by connections over the Atlantic cable to
Liverpool and return.
A recent test appeared to show that an electric
current is a slow coach as compared to light, being
only able to get over to Europe and back in some
thing like n second, or at the rate of only some
100000 miles a minute, while light ambles along at
y rnillion-m ile-a.minute gate. The Philadelphia
scientists who are proposing to make further in
yestigaton satisfied to give up the record to
sunlight and hope TO prove that the electrical cur
rent, if not handicapped, is the swifter element
The most recent experiment was tried at McGill
College, Montreal. The current was transmitted in
Montreal, was transferred to the cable at the New
foundland cable station by means of Thompsons
mirror galvenometer, sent to the station at
Liverpool, and returned to Montreal by the same
method. The distance trayersed, partly by over
head wire and partly by cable, was 5000 miles.
From the time the current left the key in Montreal
until it returned to the receiver in the same Office
Just second and 1-20th of second had elapsed; but
the conditions not as good as they might have
been. hence the further experiment to be made
here.
The rapidity with which the current travels over
short wires with no delay indicated unlimited pos
siblities in the direction of practical tests Profess
Marks of the Edison Electric Light Company, is
authority for the assertion that il the globe was en-
circled with a continuous cable current would
travel the entire distance i'll triae over three
seconds. At this rate current would travel to the
sun, covering the distance of 100000 miles, in
three and half minutes.
an this age of science" said one of the gentlemen
who will participate in the experiments, people
have all idea that we know so much now there is
nothing more to be discovered Why, we are yet i'll
our infancy far electricity goes. New discov-
cries will yet be made and We will live to see them
put into practical use which will revoutionize the
entire world. The experiment which we are about
to make in telegraphy is only feeer, which will
lead to other and more startling experiments. The
establishment of telephone communication be-
tween the hemispheres is already being seriously
discussed"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04

Mr.. Dallas Albaugh is putting new roof
on his barn.
Mr.. Cornelius Lippy and wife, of Snyders-
burg, spent last Sunday at Mrs. d, Albaugh's.
Mrs. Jacob Brown, Mrs. Jesse Beard, Mrs.
Jerry Shaffer and Miss Ella Sykes, spent last
Sunday at Mrs. George Robinson's.
Mrs. Jesse Beard has gone to Baltimore
and Woodberry on a weeks visit.
Mr.. Jacob U. Brown is visiting his parents
at Hanover, Pa.
The proceeds of the festival held at st.
Johns Church amounted to $50.
People of this vicinity have not got the
Brown fever yet, they are all too busy, but
wait little.
The celebration of St. Johns Sunday
school will be held in the grove on August Is.
Mrs. Mary Ham and brother, and Will
Sharrer, spent last Sunday with their sister,
Mrs. William Lowe at Cranberry station.
Mrs. Henry Machaley and son visited
Harry Matthias on Sunday.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04

We noticed the different crops on our trip
through parts of Westminster, Hampstead
and Manchester districts last week. The
wheat and rye looked very fine and had well
filled heads. Those crops not matured look
promising. The incest field of corn we noticed
was on the farm of VIM. H. Hahn, between
Manchester and Melrose. The heaviest crops
we saw were the cherry crops and office seek
ers The latter crop is blooming. Myers
district don't expect a full crop. We are safe
in saying the crop will not supply the wants
in our district. No doubt other districts will
agree with us before the crop natures.
George Koontz, near this place, informed
us that he Graded wheat half day on his
farm on Saturday last. If Mr.. Koontz lives
until next October he will be SO years old,
and he is the father of 10 children, all living,
daughters and 9 sons, all Democrats.
On Friday morning of last week one of
George l.. Little's chickens dropped an egg
that was a curiosity to our people. The part
containing the yelk was egg shaped and larger
than hulled walnut, the other part, contain
ing the white, being as thick as a mans finger,
and tapered to point. The egg had COM
menced to form the shell, and was I inches
in length.
On Sunday evening last, while j. Fl. Knipple
and Geo. L. Little were sitting on the latter's
pOICHS lHey uOlceu DdlS CEdHlluS Jul dl INC
top of the door, between the fastening and the
brick wall. They counted 100. On Monday
morning Mr.. Little, with several of his neigh
bors, made an examination of the bats har.
Dor. They succeeded in capturing 1872 and
II escaped. Bats and Democrats are plenty
in Silver Run.
Mrs. Hahn, widow of the late Samuel Hahn,
walked out to the harvest field on Tuesday
last. Mrs. Hahn is about IS years old, and
returned home well pleased with her trip.
The third and last carload of lumber from
North Carolina for the new church arrived at
Littlestown, Pa, on Saturday last The
freight on the three carloads amounted to
1891.
The Lutheran congregation will burn a kiln
of brick after harvest for the new church
they are making arrangements to build next
summer.
Some of our farmers expected to finish
cutting grain on Wednesday and Thursday,
but the rain prevented them from going into
the fields with their binders on account of the
ground being so soft. The grain is very
heavy, and it is slow work saving it, owing to
the soft condition of the ground.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
The season at winchester Place.

The season at this new but growing summer
resort, which is destined at no distant day to
become one of the most popular within easy
reach of Baltimore and Washington, has be-
gun in earnest, and there are % guests there
with many more coming.
The first hop of the season took place last
Saturday evening, and these social dances
will be of frequent occurrence during the
summer. The Westminster German Club
will likely take the lead in these affairs.
The hop on Saturday night was informal,
but all the more enjoyable. All were more
than pleased with the hostess and her cordial
greeting. There were IS couple present and
delightful refreshments were served in abund-
anee.
1t is but right that the people of Westmn-
ster should join with Miss Wroth in making
the season at Winchester Place an enjoyable