The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-09

The second toast. The Washing
ton Scheuizen Verien takes NJ sep
backward !; financially sound ; it is as
ever the centre of social life IN mod.
GRAFTON" To which President Wolf
responded. Referring to the necessi-
ty for q sound financial basis for ev-
erythiog /; be complimented the men,
beers and Secretary Sherman alike
upon the fact that the government
and Scheu.zsn bonds we're both at
and above par.
THE United States and Us adopt
ed citizens: The one protects, The
other upholds together they are in
viueible." Secretary Sherman re-
sponded in q glowing address.
"The ladies, we never fail to love
them.n "What, never p" "Well bard
ly ever To this General Garfield
responded in bis usual eloquent style,
paying 10 the course of his remarks
o rare tribute to women, saying that
oil over the world the trinity, mother,
wife and daughter, were respected
and ~venerated and that no man is fit
to call himself such until be has 10y
ally and royalty allied himself to the
love of one true woman, and when
he has done that be is..a King indeed.
Volunteer toasts were then in or
der and at ii O'Clock the company
arose and the banquet was ended.
Captain George w. Harrison, FORM
erly Quartermaster at Cumberland,
Nd, during the war, and brother of
Charley Harrison, of Somerset, has
received, through Senator Davis, of
West Va, an appointment as clerk to
one of the Committees ip Congress.
Gen. Coffroth, before the House
adjourned, presented a bill 10 Con-
gress to place the name Of John
Hammer, of Hooversville, on the
Pension rolls Of the Government.
Samuel Giselis claim for pension is
nearly complete and is only waiting
his record from the War Department.
Mrs. George Alderman, claiming
pension on account Of the death Of
her son John, who belonged to "B"
C ,mpany Of the 54th PENN. Vols
has been granted her pension.
Agitate, boys of the late war you
will eve get such another chance to
have your cases passed. Rules of
evidence are no doubt sometimes
waived when the Chairman of the
Pension Committee wants to get a
case through, and assures the CON-
missioner that he personally knows
that the claim is just, although every
little point can't be covered by afida-
Wit of persons, as the strict conetruc-
ton OF the law requires. Cambria
county veterans are pushing their
claims en- masse. A clerk told me
the other day that from the applica-
tons received from Cambria county,
he thought the whole county must
be disabled. 1t is amusing to see
our "Alec" go Up to Comr. Bentley to
press a claim. M~editating | can hear
him say, 1t is q damn shame to keep
this poor woman out of her money
so long. | am going to put this claim
through or have a fight, Mr.. Com
missioner. We'll, my dear Chairman,
you fellows make the laws and now
you want me to break them. The
case is suspended for the want of the
necessary evidence to complete the
case. "Wbat is wanting?" 1.-THE
affidavit of the Captain" damn
it, the Captain is dead. He was kill
ed sixteen years ago." "Alec" gets
mad, mulish, dashes gu. of the pen
sion Office in a fury and rushes down
to the House, tells Downey to see by
his list of constituents if this woman
is q Democrat, and if so, to draw up
a special bill in her case at once. In
a few minutes be is seen in the House
at the Speakers desk begging Ran
dali to recognize him before be cools
off. Randall agrees, of course, with
the scientific politician, and in a meek
and olive tone of voice the bill is pre-
scented and referred to the Committee
on Invalid Pensions. If you want to
be sure in getting your ease through,
get Alec mad.
PICKET.