The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-07

y AAtlLA Oh mere IS
a peculiarly connected with the family OF
B~umgardnefs, in this county, which we
venture to say is not found in any other
family in the State, or the United states.
Michael. the head Of the family, IS q far
mer, and resides near Shinbone, in the
mountains. He has six sons, all tall, ath-
letic specimens OF our hard-fsted yeoman-
~, yet strange to say they are all preach
ers. five Of them belonging to the Evan
gelical Association, Pittsburgh Conference,
and the sixth, s member OF tho NJ. L.
Church, West Virginia Conference. Their
names ale respectively Daniel, Samuel,
Lswia, Franklin. and Aaron, OF the Evan
gelical, and Nathan, of the Methodist
Episcopal. The men are all large, the
smallest Of them standing five feet nine
inches in his stockings. They we're eli
raised farmers, ard ale Bne- lOokilg, ~
bust ~nio3.-fHg.Hg Cga98 ezthgHgs.
II We mistake not ore ef tie Bum
gardner brothers IS Stationed ih'this county.
THE FLEA.-A great many people arc
interested in this nimhle fellow yet Few
probably have over taken the trouble to
tAAitAA4lN H. lflAAatAA 81 HtANAE~ AAAiAt-
its peculiarities are likes and dislikes, Just
as we bipeds have, for it is fact ia; .i,sG
viii nibble cp5 L,.a -a4A6 pasPle, adler
l8g Ike q sti1king plaster, and altogether
avoid others. When placed under a mi
cCcscope and made to appear as large as
an elephant. we can see all The wonderful
paris Of lis formation, and a1s she'd
70 frd /, has "a GOAT of armOr much more
complete than ever warrior wore. and
COMPOSED of strong, polished plates, fitted
over each other. each plate covered ike q
tortoise shell. and where ihey meet hun
d:eds Of strong 9uiils project like those
on the back Of a porcUpiHe or hedgehog,
There Is the arched neck, tbs hlao., eye,
and the Transparent cases, the piercers 10
punctuTG The skin, a sucker to draw away
the blood, SIX long jointed legs, four of
which are folded on the breast. all ready
at any moment To be thrown out with ire
meudOus iOrce for that jump which both
y when they want to catch him,
and at The end Of each leg hooked claws.
to enable him to cling to VTlgteYcf HI
upon. 1 flea da Hump hundred
lines iis own Length, which il The same
IS Il a man jumped six hundred tines his
own height.
srIcIpE.lOn Wednesday OF lasi week,
Mr.. Solomon Deairick, who lives about
q miles north west from New Paris, COM
miited suicide BY shco ting himself in the
head with a revolver. The ball entered
,he middle Of the forehead. about an inch
above the eyebrow. The shooting occur
roll about q 0-.l,cE IN tho srnrpfpr ,nI 10
Gid not expire until some time in the after
noon though lie never spoke d word moi
recovered consciousness. III villa al
u.61tss tie Gauge tolAe TACT Of Lis having
been hard pressed and distressed fer debts
Whici he WIS Unable TO meet, aud says
that he acted very queeTly on the morning
pI tho tragedy. The deed was committed
in an ~unOccupied portion Of the house,
adjoining the apartment used by Inc tamil
Is. At tbs report OF the revolver the
wife hasteaed to ascertain what was the
matter and upon opening the door of the
room was horror stricken to find him lying
on the floor weltering in his blood. lie
leaves sswife asa fe,F cH:,dAeA oHe Q Llbe
three week. old, 10 mCurn his ultimely
los. Our Informant says that the family
have been in destitute circumstance @F
some time, and tia. the husband was one
Of those poor. unfortunate creatures, who,
In consideration Of credit given, waived
any advantage he might have under the
exemption laws OF Pennsylvania and
particularly the Act Of Aab,y % 1919,
exempiing S310.00 worth Of property,
realor personal, from levy and sale upon
execution, BY signing what is known as a
Judgment exemption note.-Bedford IA
qufrer.