The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-25

! SOME time since the Brethren resolved
TO establish College or Seminary, there
being no school of this kind in the State,
and only one Belonging to their church in
/ the United States, which is situated in Ohio,
or Illinois, We are not positive which. the
I only question being as TO where il should
be established. Among the places cum
| peting was AAriinsburg, Blair COUNTY,
! Huntingdon. and our neighbOrinr town of
Berlin. At a recent meeting, held VT be-
lieye at MarlinsbuTg. Berlin was selected.
Mr. Samuel Meyers of that place c.lcring
TO donate three acres of ground and hand
some sum OF money. he hIal lies south
OF the town. in 3 comman. ..Ig situaiion.-
Berlin is eliCibly situated in one of the
healihiest localities of the State, surround
ed by a rich agricultural and mineral coun-
try, ihickly settled by members of this de
nomination. We understand that work
on the buildings viii ic commenced at an
early day, and tha; no expense will be
spared TO make them as fine a. any build
ings of the kind in the State
Messrs Emanuel J. Meyers and Francis J.
Countryman. were the representatives Of
the BreiheTn Of this county, at the meeting
ct MartinsbIrg and much credit is due
these gentlemen for their energetic and
effective efforts 10 have the school located
at Berlin.
We congratulate the Brethren of this
county on having obtained this much to be
desired school, and especially are the good
people of Berlin to be congratulated for
having secured this splendid acquisition 10
their town and our county.
Ttrt r-sc; ;sr.vc - r,ripfsnn nfffrs IN
very appropriately be classed under these
three heads, the appreciative, The patroni
zing and the one who stops his paper.
The aprreciaiive advertiser and sutscr.-
ber walks in with a genial Good morn
ing pays his bill, apologies for having
kept Us out Of our money 50 long, invaTia-
bly pays years subscription in advance,
and ii there is any items he can give us, lie
does so in a straight forward manner and
10 the point. he then retires without taking
up more of our time. followed 10y the good
wishes of all.
The next Is the patronizing subscriber
who swaggers up Ia the desk IS n the ex
istence of the paper depended on his money
and influence and after inOulEing in a great
deal of useless casconade, in which he
gives us 10 understand the great response
biliiv we have undertaken in printing has
paper, hands US a two dollar note (which
does not paw his subscription in full with
a consequential II guess | owe you this.
Though we stand In awe of this II am the
great | am, " we always scruiinize the note
he gives Us very closely. Fortunately We
have to do with but few Of this kind of
men.
Then comes the man who stops his
paper, instead OF walking into the Office
and paving his bill and saying, Il want
nv paper discontinued. as a reasonable
man would. he comcsi in with downcast
look, and takes up three quarters OF an
hour of our time 10 tell Us why the paper
must he stopped all the time covertly
glancing around TO see what will be left
when the direfGl calamity. Of which he
has been speaking. oyertakes rs. A man
like this always borrows his neighbors
paper the next week to see whether We
hav not been compelled 10 reduce the SIZE
o: our paper or cripple it in some manner
because he stopped. Thank heaven few
visitors Cf this kind torment Us and they
torment us only when wordy.