The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-17
WHOLE NO. 1882.

9 Records and Archives (l6Sl-lT90l
g published under the supervision of
: the late Samuel Hazard, the i've vol.
3 umes of Bates History of Pennsylva-
3 MIA Volunteers (ls6I-ls65) and the
) more recent publication of four vol
, umes of a second series Of Archives,
, containing large body of valuable
, materials. by that means. placed be-
yOnd the possibility of deStruc ion.
The labors of the Historical Society
= Of Pennsylvania in this direction, are
, worthy of special notice. Its well
J managed publication fund has con-
: tributed to historical resources. The
Correspondence Of Penn aud Logan;
J the History by AeFelius, Of our
Swedish settler upon the Delaware
before the time of Penn; HeckeWel-
ders' Indian Nations, and the Histo-
rieal map of Pennsylvania, published
IN 1875.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
The Board of Commissioners Of the
Second Geological Survey Of Penn
sylyania will inform YOU Of the pro-
gress of the work, and the funds
deemed necessary to complete il.
Some surprise may be expressed that
the amount should so far exceed the
original estimates and the additional
sums already appropriated. But the
work is, no doubt, being thoroughly
and economically done, and if finish
ed, will be Of invaluable service 10
The government and people Having
been begun, the Survey ought GER
Taiuly to be satisfactorily completed
With the present trained corps Of
surveyors and assistants, the work
can be done less extensively and
more perfectly than if discontinued
and commenced anew after the lapse
Of some years The Board proposed
some modification in the law c0utrolI.
ing the distribution Of their reports.
and ask for some disposal Of the
specimens collected by the survey.
| trust you will see tie wisdom Of
granting their request and providing
a suitable place for the display Of the
collections. The propIiety of extending
State aid to the United States Coast
Survey, in It's triangula:ions Of the
State, has already been referred 10
in former messages. At the present
rate Of progress it win take, perhaps,
twenty years to complete it. An ap-
preparation Of three thousand dollars
would enable it to be pushed forward
with great rapidity, aud materially
aid the surveyors 10 their labor
NATIONAL GUARD.
\ much larger militia than the
present force has always existed On
paper, but the people Of the State,
before this year, were never able tu
judge OF its real strength aud aysiIa- /
bIliIy The policy OF the present al .
minIstratiOn mas been 10 cut all iuef
heient organizations. aud while re-
ducine the eset aud Rouiiual member.
u Increase the effectiveness Of Ihi-
necessary department. The aim has
been to make q small, compact,
eifcien: body Of troops thar could be
quickly called together, a.u confident
I Is relied upon 10 an emergency
The prompt response Of the soldiers
on seyera, important occasions, aud .
I the numbers that assembled IN the
Centennial encampment aud parJici- f.
pated IN the parade, are evidences ot I
the success Of the policy adopted .
Out of muster roll Of SO officers
aud :, 996 enlisted NEE, 1901, rank
and ale, took part 10 the military /.
demonstrations OF the Centennial
year Considering the voluntary
character Of the service, and that the /
men bore all the expenses, except
transportation, the exigeLcies Of bus
mess, sickness and other causes Of
enforced absence, the large attendance
is in itself a most convincing proof
Of the spirit and patriotism 0i the I
troops
The year has afforded al excellent
opportunity Of comparing the militia
system OF Pennsylvania and its re- 4
suits with those Of other States. /
Costing the State much less in pro-
portion to its size, | think il may be
safely asserted that it is very much 1
superior to any other in proportion Of.
effective troops, and especially in the .
feelings of professional pride and .
/ patriotism that it tends 10 develop .
Every year, the decided improvement
Of the Nationl Guard has atJested .
the wisdom Of the change in the law,
and the salptary influence Of the sup .
Port and encouragement Of lde .
people. 1t Is 10 be hoped that the 4
valuable services Of the troops in .
preserving the peace Of the state, .
and the soldieFly qualities shown on .
inspection, IN encampment and on .
parade, will keepalive public interest,
and remove all feeling that the sys-
TEN is one Of merely Osteutatiogs d.
play.
LAWLEssSES[
Although the peace o! he Com-
monweaIth duriSg the year nas beea
unbroken, j feel it my duty 20 call
your attention 10 the plan for pro- .
yiding against future contingencies 4
sel forth 10 my last annual message
Sach emergencies frosa time 70 time
may be considered inevitable, and n
spite of the fact, that much has been
done within the past year to break
them up aud discourage tAeir for
nation, organizations msy continue
o. exist whOse lawlessness viii re-
quire more than ordinary measures 20 4.
fepress. To devise s@eh measures
Will be a matter ii ordinary wisdom,
aud to provide them, precsu1ion Of
cOwmon prudence. Theoretically the
sEerif is clothed with the power Of
the county 4 pleasing, delusive
phrase which keeps the word Of