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Pleasant Valley Items.

Farmers have been very busy this week
cutting grass and housing hay, the fine weather
being of great advantage. The temperature
was up in the 80 S all week, and the hay dried
almost as fast as il was cut.
Walter, son Of Mr.. Henry c. Helwig, met
with painful accident on Wednesday after
noon last. While playing on his father
porch the little fellow fell off and broke his
right forearm and sustained a severe confusion
on his forehead. DIR. Jacob Rinehart was
summoned and rendered the necessary surgi-
cal attention.
John 7. Lawyer will erect n new dwelling
in our village some time after harvest. VIM.
Myer raised new wagon shed on Thursday.
VIM. f. Myers is painting his large new wagon
shed. John Brown has had his house painted
inside and out.
Corn has made wonderful progress since
the hot weather set in. Wheat is looking
well and if the present weather continues it
will be ready for harvesting before the farm
ers are.
The ground is becoming very hot and dry,
and rain would not come amiss.
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On Monday last FIVE year-old daughter of
Austin Stonesifer, of this place, fell into tub
of hot water and was badly scalded about the
back and hips. AT present the little sufferer
is doing well, but is not yet considered out of
danger by the attending physician.
Scarlet fever is still on the increase. Sew
eral new cases have developed this week.
Thus far no cases have proved fatal.
B. F. Shriver q Co. commenced picking
peas on Saturday last. There seems to be a
great scarcity of hands.
Rust is attacking the wheat in this section.
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Business Locals.

The Best Horse Rakes in the market, below
cost, at Gilbert & Stoueh's, Westminster, Md.
It
A festival will be held at White Hope
Chapel, Finksburg, Saturday, June 25th.
Public cordially invited.
Eighty Thousand White Pine and Hem
lock Palings, at Warfeld's, Sykesville.
Statesmen Wanted-Salary and expenses
paid Brown Bros Co., Nurserymen, Roehes-
ter, N. Y.
Special Potato Manure and Fertilizers, for
Spring Crops, at Warfeld's, Sykesville.
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Trustees Sale of Desirable Little Prop
erty, &e.-David N. Henning and Charles l..
Wanted to Loan $1,000 Charles E. Fink.
For Rent-Thos. Craddock, Pikesville'
Legal Notices-List of Unclaimed Matter.
Wanted--E. NJ. Mellor, Sykesville. Md.
For Sale-Apply at this Office,
Wanted-Apply at this Ollie
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Young peoples society christian Endeavor

The county executive committee of the
Young Peoples Society Of Christian Endeavor
met in the lecture room of the NJ. T. Church
on Saturday afternoon last. r. ii. Williams,
President ofthe County Union, presided. The
matter of holding conventions was taken up
and discussed and the length of Time to hold
them. 1t was decided to change the time OF
holding the conventions from August to Oeto.
Der, and from February to May. The Octo'
Der convention will open in Grace Lutheran
Church and close in the NJ. P. Church, this
city. A motion was adopted to ask Rev. j.
W. Charlton to preach the convention sermon.
C. L. Queen and NJ. C. Elliott were APP
pointed committee on printing for the DC,
tober convention. No other business on
hand the committee adjourned.
Among those present were President u.
II. Williams, of Uniontown; Secretary Z. H..
Queen, Westminster; W. Il. Zollickotfer,
Uniontown, and Miss Salle L. Fuss. of Union
Bridge.
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Childreu's day service was held at the Luth
eran and Brethren churches last Sunday, as
had been announced. There was a very large
congregation present at both places. The
churches were beautiful adorned with many
different kinds of flowers. The programs
we're rendered in such a manner that made it
interesting to all present. Short addresses
we're made by the pastors of each church
Miss Hattie Hesson presided at the organ at
the Lutheran church, and Miss Cora Linn at
the Brethren church.
Mr. Frank Keopard is making preparations
to build a new house.
Mr., VIM. Horner lost valuable horse last
week, from spasmotic colo.
Mrs John Benner, who had been confined
to her bed for the past several months with
inhammatory rheumatism, is now able to be
out again.
Mrs. Randall, of Littlestown, is visiting
friends in this place.
On last Monday afternoon Commissioner
Stoner and Hahn visited this place to inspect
our roads, and instructed one Of our road SUI
pervisors how TO drain the fish or frog pond
in front of the barber shop.
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Warfieldsburg Items.

Miss Annie Jeans and Jean Sellman, of
Baltimore county, were the guests of l.. NJ.
Sellmau several days last week
j. C. Bowers is erecting a new house on
Main street. George Harris is also building
a new dwelling
Mad dogs are creating quite an excitement
among the people in this vicinity. Levi Lee
had two hogs bitten and he found they were
going mad and killed them. In the neighbor-
hood of Denning's, one dog bit fifteen others,
and several colts before he was captured.
Our Band intends holding festival in the
grove near the hall on Saturday night, July
ath. There will be several visiting bands to
assist in furnishing music.
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alpha and Omega.
4 DRAMA IN TWO ACTS.
MI L
(Alpha,)

The scene of this most interesting and thrilling
act is laid in the land of Queen Mary upon promi-
nent elevation rising one thousand feet above tide,
water lying thirty -four miles west OF the CITY nan
the name of Baltimore, and commanding an extern
siye view of the picturesque regions OF the sur
sounding country Upon aforesaid elevation there
formerly stood an institution of learning so famed
for the excellence and thoroughness of its courses
that students focked thither from all parts OF the
Then known world The cast of characters consists
of the members of the 22d graduating class of that
institution and the time of this act is September ~
1859 at the beginning of the Sophomore year OF
aforesaid class. This is a representation OF what
they did and said and thought themselves to be at
able as furnishing to the careful observer an insight
into the peculiar customs in the colleges of remote
antiouity
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wsa.hsr RECORD for the week.

June lI-mercury So at a. m. and IS at
. D. m; clear. June l2-mercury "a at a.
m. and SO at p. M; clear. June lS-mer-
curry Y at u. IN. and 80 at p. MI clear.
June l4-mercury IA at a. m. and VI at p
M; clear. June 15-mercury ~ at o. M.
and So at 2 D. M; cleer. June l6-mereury
70 at 7 8. IN. and S8 at p. M; fog, followed
by generally clear and blustery weather.
June 17-mercury IA at a. N. and 81 at "
M; clear.
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To The Mayor and Council.
For the Democratic Advocate.

Why is it, when you have the power, you
do not pass an ordinance prohibiting the keep
ing of hogs within the corporate limits of
Westminster, the ordinance to take effect
January LIST, 1893? Do you not know that
nearly every square in the city is filled with
foul odors from fostering pig pens2 Doyou
moi know that these stenches endanger the
health ofthe community? Has not the health
officer been before the Council on more than
one occasion to protest against the permission
of hog pens in the city? Can it be that the
city officers keep hogs themselves, and hence
their neglect to act in this most important
matlerY Citizens who regard their health
more than they value the little profit in keep
ing hogs, are getting restless at the long de-
lay of the Mayor and Council. SANITARY
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DIED.

In Westminster, Nd, on June lG, 1892,
Mrs Elizabeth E., aged IS years, = months
and days, wife of John Barber and daugh-
ter of John and Mary +. Wagner. Funeral
this Saturday morning, at O'Clock, from
the residence of her parents, East Main street.
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The Calisthenic exercises are always greatly
admired and enjoyed. Those participated in
by the young ladies', shared the greater APP
plause, for several reasons. There was
greater novelty about them, they were exc
cuted with more grace, and the unique cos
tuning of the young ladies gave them
great advantage In the last piece they were
dressed after true Japanese fashion, and
made very picturesque appearance indeed
Tuesday.
The morning hours we're spent in busy
preparations for the Society Reunions which
took place at p. tn. At each gathering
there were present an unusually large number
of ex-active members and visitors. Bret
interesting literary programs were gwen,
followed by spicy impromptus, and refresh
ments that were all the more refreshing on
account of the high temperature were served
in abundance at each board.
At s p. m, the Annual Contest between
the Irving and Webster Societies for the Mer.
rill Wreath, and between the Browning and
Philomathean Societies for the Newell
Wreath, took place. Rev. I. B. Appleget
rendered the decision given elsewhere IN
these columns Rev. Mr.. Appleget was very
happy in his remarks and complimented very
highly all the contestants. The very beauti-
full and sweet singing was no small part OF
the evenings entertainment:
Chorus-Kerry Dance...............By the Glee Club
Browning Essay. From the Years, the EteTltles
Miss A. f. Grouse. ST. Miehaels.
PhilOmaihean Essay ..............A Heritage Trust
Miss NJ. h. Tagg, Baltimore.
Solo and ChoruS-The owl and the Pussy Cat-......
BY the Glee Club
Irving Grafton Nature TO Natures God
H. ?. Grow Frederick City.
Webster Grafton Day Dawn
W. G. Baker, Buckeystown.
Chorus-The Glee Club March.......By the Glee CluD
Browning Essay. The True spirit OF culture
Miss II. L. Anderson, Madonna
PhiiOmathean Essay me Literary woman
Miss II. A. Wimbrough, Princess Anne
Chorus-City by TIE tiee biuo
irving Grafton lne IhhioNh
D. f. Wilson. Washington, ID. G.
Webster Grafton. The Blades of Grass Point upwaru
W. II. Litsinger, Lisbon.
Wednesday.
This was very busy day, and breakfast
was scarcely over before the audience, anx-
ious TO enjoy the merriment that is sure to
abound at the Glass Day Exercises, was hill
ing Smith Hail. The following program
gives one some hint Of the general course OF
the exercises. But to know what they were,
one need to be present. The audience dis
persed sometime after u o clock, more tired
from excessive laughter than from the length
of the exercises.
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MARRIED.

At Day, Md, at the home of the groom's
parents, on June u, 1892, by Elder VIM. Fl.
Franklin, Francis NJ. G. Mills and Miss Capt.
tola Richardson, both of Woodberry, Md.
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SATURDAY, JUNE IS, 1892.

rbe date on the label on your
,oar shows the time to which
our subscription is paid.
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un,ontovn Items.

Edward Weller, of New Windsor, spent
Sunday with his parents here, and Harry
Weller, his brother, was down from Emmits-
burg. Howard Brough, Of this place, was in
Creagerstown last Sunday. Mr.. McCoul-
burn, Mrs. Scott Roop and Miss Lydia Val
liant, Of Westminster, spent Sunday with
friends here. Miss Mary Fowler, of Belair,
Nd, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lee Erb.
Miss Annie Baust spent last week in West
minister.
Children's day was celebrated at the NJ. p.
Church here last Sunday. The church was
decorated for the occasion, and the following
program was admirably carried out:
Singing The Old Story
Scriptural and Recitation Song.
Frayer............-. by faslor
Address Story of the Raindiop Myerly
Singing Little Builders. By Little Girls
Recitation The Little Men. Birnie
Missionary Bed......Norris Frock and Howard Myers
Recitation, Go and Teach Emma Hlteshew
Singing for Reapers
Recitation The Masters Blessing Norris Babylon
Recitation Legacy of Crumbs. Martha spies
Recitation Family Eliza Brnie
Singing the News
Dialogue Edmot Charlton and Howard Caylor
Dear Little Heads in the Pew..........Alce Wright
Reading, Missionary Harry Edgar SelDy
Singing Triumphant
Recitation. Heather Chinee.....Gertrude Devllbiss
sermon Florence Se1D 10y
Reading Pansy Faces Mary Shaw
Recitation The Whtened Fields.......N ettie Myers
singing 81 =; ii ~ mse GiT
singing -..-Church OF Christ Advance
''S'o'
Benediction.
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Hon. Eli I. Stackhonse, member Of Con
gress from the sixth district Of South Carolina,
dropped dead in Washington, D. C., ON Tues
day.
Harvest prospects in Russia are gloomy,
the locusts having destroyed the crops IN
Caucasus,
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Seleetion-"Wang Morse
Fist Essay VI i-isht
George Grace Phillips, Laurel, Del
Second Essay are hee wen
Kate Crompton Jackson, Dailsvine,
Third Essay ... The Crown of History
Annie Handy Gait, Westminster.
First Grafton. lueai
Frederick Robertson Jones, Bayview.
Second Grafton ....--....-.-AuO ndeVeloped oectioH
Talton Manasseh johnson, Curtis Hills, \: Z.
William Edward White, Wilton.
Watz-"Robin Hood
Fourth Essay The Valley of Decision
Lena Elizabeth Wolies Annapolis
Fifth Essay And What of the Future2
Grace Eta Herirg, Westminster.
Fourth Grafton -. The American Sabbath
James Samuel Williams Geneva. N C..
Fifth Grafton The Mutable and the Eternal
Louis Napoleon Wheaton, Chineoteague' Va
Seleetion-"The Tyroean Zeller
Sixth Essay. Builders of Ruins
Ella Laughlin Deer Park
Seventh Essay Critics
Anne Belle Whaley, Plymouth, n c;
sixth Grafton ne rue tnS siSlai
William Preston CatDn, Alexandria! Va
Seventh Grafton. lepTosy OF the ffesS
Caleb Henry Bowden, Chincoteagne, Va
Xylophone Solo-"Iola Royle
Undergraduate Honors and Conferring Degrees.
MaTch-"Sangerfest .-..'-" elsahu
Valedctory Essay ....., w QUO ria'iu
Carrie Corinne Coghill, Henderson, N I. So q,
aNHedictory Grafton Inc Empire O. mihu
Naaman Price Turner, Salisbury
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Promptly at . o'clock, to the bright march
by Itzel's Orchestra, the school proceeded up
the aisle of Smith Hall auditorium, and were
followed by the stately array Of digni6ed
seniors, the faculty and the trustees who took
seats upon the stage.
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Miss Phillips a very beautiful arrangement of
oranges, some whole, some partly peeled, on
a polished table, which reflects their rich
colors.
The pieces in oil are very numerous and
many Of them of much excellence. We will
only mention few: Forsaken, by Louis
Wheaton; an ltalianbo, boy, Miss Heasey, APP
pies and overturned basket by each Misses Gait
and Phillips, cows, milkmaid and dog, by Mr..
Grow, moonlight scene by Miss Posi-, flowers
by Miss Earhart. These all attracted much
pleasing comment.
There we're also fine work by Misses Lem
on, Herring, Vannort, Dale, Hoffman, Wilson,
Sparks, Gait, Woodward, Erb and Ethel Lewis.
The china painting is very beautiful, so
delicate and exquisite. Miss Phillips, Sparks,
Lewis, Vannort, Post and Herring each have
yery beautiful work. Miss Anna Whaley has
a ''tete tete' set, salad bowl and ch ocolate
cups, which deserve especial mention.
In decorative work the class is by no means
behind, a large table being covered with
handkerchief cases, bon bon boxes, blotters,
in celluloid and chamois. There are also
beautiful scarfs, table covers, screens and
many other pretty articles.
The art needlework does not fall behind in
quality of other years. Miss Lemon has a
table cover, scarf and sofa cushion, the latter
a fine example of Kensington and bullion
work. Miss Spence's best work is bureau
scarfs, table cover, handkerchief case, pin
cushion and mats, in gray silk, embroidered
in bright-browns. Miss Wolfes has an ex
auisite centre piece and doylies in white and
gold: also photo case in chamois and ecru
scarf in drawn work, dsrning and Kensington.
Miss Post, of W. Va, has many articles of
great beauty. We will only mention sofa
cushion, in gold on Nile green, head rest, and
bureau scarf Miss Lille Hull has an elegant
scarfin sage green, Ottomon silk with arabes-
que design in gold. This, we think, the hand
soonest piece on exhibition. Miss Hull also
has very handsome table cover on brown
turcoman in self shades. These are only a
part of the pretty things in this exhibition,
but are all our space will allow.
At 8 p. M, came the Recital Contest of the
Sophomore Glass for the 500 money prize,
left by the late Samuel Norment, of Wash
ington, d. C. Pieces of calisthenics, varied
the program, which was as follows:
Calisthenics Hoop Drill
The Roman Soldier-..,..Wm. G. Baker. Ruokeyslown
Imelda........J. Pauline Barnes. Georgetown, d. C.
Mabel b. Baukhages, Hyattsyille
the Edward C. Goodwin Fort Mead ees
Bread Upon the Waters
Mabel E. Buckingham. Westminster
Calisthenics... Clubs, Fancy Swings
The l. Hill, Elcou City
Experience with European
Charles H. Kues. Baltimore
Calisthenic Clubs
The Wife of Asdrubal........Ala b. Jones, Bayview
AngeiS OF Buena Slsta.
NJ. Reba Smith. MeClellandsviIie
Regulu j. Long, HagerstoWn
After the Hamilton L. Roe Easton
calisthenies. fantasies
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Making Them Young.

There once lived in the City Of Mexico
a Frenchman known as Otavito Qittle
Octave), whose rogueries kept the town
in ferment. At one time he claimed
to have discovered a specific for the re-
juvenescence of women, and by means
of sensational advertising he succeeded
in gathering clientele of forty or fifty
ancient danes, who were assembled, on
3 certain day, in long sala, triSked out
with astrological symbols, crucibles,
alelnbics and all the paraphernalia OF
charlatanry. The conjurer presented
himself before the ladies and addressed
them in hamboyant language, ending as
follows: "And now, senoras of my soul,
it is needful that the mystic ceremonies
before us be opened by the Oldest one
among you"
Then, addressing her whose appear
ance seemed to indicate priority, he
asked her age. "Thirty-seven years,
senor," simpered the beldame, who was
at least in the seventh decade. "And
you, senoraY' "Thirty-six." And so on,
until ne had got them down to q de-
clared age of twenty years, with q maxi
mum of thirty-seven. "Wel, ladies all,
you perceive that without further pro
ceedings the miracle is accomplished,
said Otavito, 'for the least gallant of
men could not call her aught but young
whose years are but thirty y-seven-and
you see for yourselves that is the age of
the oldest among youp-San Francisco
Argonaut.
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p,bvs,cians and Their Drugs.

The active competition for living
that the physician in New York has to
encounter has resulted in a curious
method for stimulating trade. There
are doctors in this city, graduates in due
form and no doubt in many cases men
of ability, who remit all fees for consul
tation, relying on the profits they obtain
from the medicines they prescribe for
emolument. Certain standard prescrip-
tions they have put up in quantities, and
these they sell directly to the patient.
Where prescription has to be COM
pounded the patient is sent to q certain
drug store, at which the doctor has an
arrangement for his commissions.
Between these two devices the prac-
titioner really captures reasonable fee,
and he gets it, moreover, in cash, where
he otherwise might have to give credit,
with strong show of loss, for though
patients will not dream of demanding
credit for medicines, they make very
small bones about leaving the doctors
bill unpaid once he has permitted them
to run it up.-New York Cor. Pittsburg
Bulletin,
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why MANY treatments Fail.

"The fault is not Of the art, but Of the
patient" is the phrase that may be ap-
piled to those diseases in which the most
correct measures taken under favorable
circumstances fail to accomplish their
purpose, because the patient himself
does not or cannot CO operate with them,
No treatment can relieve the smoker
from his throat catarrh, 80 long9as he
persists in his habit.
This aspect of the case is especially
pertinent to the nervous disorders which
are eione of the growing scourgs of our
age. Incapacity and vaeillation, the
force Of outer influences or the pressure
of business too often intervene to inter-
rupt cure which was otherwise fairly
possible.-Professor 81. Nothnagel in
Popular Science Monthly.
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Peculiar Pronunciation.

Landor always pronounced yellow as
yaller. We have heard Mr.. A. r. Wal.
lace, the eminent naturalist, during the
course Of lecture, repeatedly sound it
thus, mode of pronunciation said, i'm.
deed, to be traditional in many good old
English families, and which includes
the substitution of laylock for lilac,
Room for Rome, goold for gold, and
wonderful for wonderful.
A homely old rural dean, long since
dead, used always, like Sam Weller, to
leave out the "w" in woman, and his
,"Wilt thou have this CONAN to be thy
welded wifeY' was apt to mar the 30
lennity of asmarriage service.-London
Tit. BITS.
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rhe Moi,ern CHI. Better o..

There is no doubt that Maude's great
grandmother would be shocked at the
agoings on" Of these latter days. The
old lady would faint at the sight of her
descendants ways; but, after all, isn't
the change for the better? Certainly
the dress is better than the terrible
lacing of revolutionary days, and If
Maude does go Glow neck" to ball, she
appears on the street in stout cloth
gown. How any woman ever lived to
|, be thirty in ye olden time is q mystery.
Why, the way they tramped about in no
sleeves and low necks and tasted them
selves then and fed (supposedly) on
lilies is enough to make galloping con-
sumptive invalid pale with envy.
Evelena, pale and languid, read poetry
all day, except when she foated about
like sylph- in the rose garden. 1t is
bad to rashly judge, but ones private
opinion is that the aforesaid Evelena
had her chunk of beef in the pantry.
( Why did Evelena spend all day in
rose garden? Was she supposed to be-
studying the beauties Of nature, or had
the old man really sent herout to spray
the bugs off the bushes2
Another weakness of Evelena's was
her. relapsing on all occasions into
"floods of emotions" and clears of sweet
sensibility." In fact, one is tempted to
believe that she wandered about clothed
in .sher regal beauty" and an old pale
green calico wrapper. But one fails to
find a reason for her 'emotions."
Doubtless they were kept "on tap"
and didn't lose their sparkle by frequent
turnings of the spigot. But it must
have been real uncomfortable toisit up
at night learning how to weep and faint
just at the right time.
! But Maude irreverently thinks the
..goings ON of her great maternal an
cestor triAe stupid, and there is no.
doubt that.she finds the healthy fash
ion far more enjoyable than the "dying-
h-leafy-June" style of beauty. Then
Maude walks, rides, drives, goes boat
ing and plays tennis till the blister on
her nose murmurs of "cold cream"
Still she enjoys it, and would you change
if you could?- Washington Post.