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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02
VINO Kissed Away ,hc Tear,

Is anything stranger than the
human heart? Nature sends a fraiI.
green vine creeping across the earth
TO reach a grim wall and cover its
ugliness, to reach dead branch and
cover 1t with life. We bless nature
as we see these things and vet we do
not realize that human hearts are
ever doing the same. One dav.
months ago, a rosy-faced child. look
ing from a window. saw a queer. old
man go limping by. 1t tapped on
the pane, and the old man looked
up. The sight of that sweet face
opened his old heart, and he went
on his way feeling richer than for
many month past. He was the
grim wall-the child was the green
vine. He passed again, and again
the child was at the window. and
for days and weeks they never miss
ed seeing each other. At each meet
ing the vine crept nearer to the wall
the wall appeared less grim and
forbidden. One day the wall" laid
aside his old hat for q better one.
Another day he had new coat.
Again he was clean shaved. and the
vine scarcely recognized him.
No one knew the old man. but all
knew that he was feeling the inhu-
tnce OF the vine. rs the old man
passed he missed the face at the
window. Was he too early or too
late? He fingered and looked and
seemed lost. 1t was the same next
day. but kind heart pitied him.
and sent ont word that the child
was sick. The green vine had reach
ed the wall only to be blighted.
Two days more and there was Grape
on the door. The child was dead.
1t had fallen asleep in death with
out a struggle, knowing nothing Of
the grand hereafter, but having no
fear. On its pale cheek was q tear
"a single tear which glistened like
q diamond. No hand dared wine
that tear away. 1t seemed a tie be-
tween the present and the past-the
living and the dead.
Please can l see the-the child?0
1t was the old man-the grim wall
who Knocked timidly at the door
and spoke thus. They knew him
by sight, and they led him into the
room where the vine lay dead. He
stood over the coffin for moment.
lips quivering and eyes full of tears,
and then he bent over and kissed
the face which would wait for him
no more. When he had gone they
looked for the tear. He had kissed
it away Old and poor and un-
known, he had reaped treasure
such as all the millionso Of the world
could not buy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02
The Summer FalIow.

The summer. or bare fallow, was
formerly considered the best meth
cd of preparing land for the wheat
crop. The exposure of the soil to
atmospheric and other influences
for a whole season has an excellent
effect. but it is not necessary. a
crop may be grown, and if rightly
attended to, the succeeding grain
crop may be as good as when pre-
ceeded by a season of fallow. The
mechanical texture of the soil it i'm
proved by the frequent plowing and
stirring, thus opening the soil for the
free entrance of the air, and the bet
ter circulation of the soil and water.
These mechanical improvements
facilitate the decomposition of some
of the constituents of the soil, hber-
ating potash and other essential ele-
ments of plant-food from the locked
up and insoluble chemical COM
pounds of the soil. The Ammonia
of the atmosphere, which enters the
soil with the rain, is more readily
absorbed, and, last but not least, the
vegetable matter in the soil is more
quickly and thoroughly decomposed,
and thereby made available for sus-
tanning the growing plants. All
these points are gained by asummer
fallow upon a heavy clay soil, but
with light soil there is no such de-
mand for mechanical improvement,
and no corresponding advantage
gained in a chemical point of view.
Nearly all that can be gained by
year of clean culture is obtained by
a hoed or root crop. With it the
weeds cen be as effectually killed
as in the fallow the soil will re-
ceive enough culture to make it suf-
ficiently open for the circula-
ton of air. There will be a
large gain in the amount of the nj
trates and other valuable nitrogen
compounds. In the fallow these are
formed during the hot months of
the year, and being very soluble,
are washed out of the soil by heavy
rains, while, if there is crop, the
nitrates, ETC., are taken up as food,
and stored away, to be used for
some succeeding crop. Besides, the
root crop will furnish large amount
of excellent food for the farm stock,
and finally yield quantity of yalu-
able manure, to be returned to the
soil. With a root crop introduced
into the rotation, there is seldom a
demand for summer fallow.-4m.
Ag. for July.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02
Blackberries and Raspberries

Every one VINO has gathered wild
blackberries is aware that the stems
grow to the height of SIX or eight
feet, and gracefully bend over at the
top. The lower part OF the cane
bears little or no fruit, il being near
ly all at the top Of the bush. The
same happens on a smaller scale
with the raspberry when left to It,
self. While we cultivate the black
berry for the sake of better fruit than
the wild plants usually aliord, we
should also endeavor to have more
of it. and more conveniently placed
ON the bushes. From questions that
are asked, it is evident that all are
not aware that the stems of the
blackberry and raspberry Cat least
those cultivated for fruit are only
biennial The plant throws up from
the root, often at some distance from
the old stems, vigorous shoots, which
grow rapidly, and by autumn will
become ripe and hard canes, ike
the old ones. The old canes, which
have given a crop Of fruit, have com
pleted their work, and, though they
may remain alive for awhile, VIII be
dead by next spring. When the
fruit has been gathered, it is best to
cut the canes entirely away, TO give
room to the new ones. These should
have more attention than they usu-
ally receive; if left 10 themselves.
they viii become Just ike the wild
plants. struggling, and with their
fruit all at the top. Not only on ac-
count of the greater quantity OF the
fruit, but for the ease in picking 1t,
should the canes be pruned. Black
berry canes should never grow over
five feet. and many prefer to keep
them at three feet high, remove the
top, or growing plant. which, being
tender, may be picked off with the
thumb and finger. Soon after this
is done, branches will start along
the stem, ana those should also be
pinched. the lower ones when eigh-
teen inches long, and the upper
when twelve inches. By little at
.ention, once n week or ofteRer, CIV
ng the needed pinehing, the black
berry, instead of being a long, strag-
,ling shrub, catching at the clothing
If all who approach it, may be
brought into the form Of a neat pyr-
.midal bush. which, the next season,
will be loaded with fruit from bot
ON to top. The same treatment
nay be followed with raspberries,
which are usually kept shorter.
)ne of the greatest pleasures in gar,
lening is found in training and
haping plants, and making them
row as we wish, and the effects OF
his are strikingly shown in the
,lackherrv and raspberry.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02

Penny royal, distributed in places
frequented by reaches, VIII drive
them away.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02

T failure of one man is the op-
portunity of another.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02
TYsu Are Ruined

In health from any cause, especlai-
Iv from the use of any of the thou
sand nostrums that promise so
largely. with long fictitious testimo-
mails have no fear. Resort 10 Hop
Bitters at once. and in 4 short time
Won viii have the most robust and
blooming health.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02

asked father sternly, when he
would he willing to takca brigade %
When the losses Of war leave me
the ranking officer Of the brigade in
which my regiment is serving. was
the prompt repiv.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02

Second Corps, May IL, 1854.
"ORDERs.-Colonel james A. Bea-
yer, One Hundred and Forty eighth
Pennsylvania Volunteers, is hereby
assigned to the command Of the
Third Brigade, and viii report to
these headquarters at once.
'By command Brigadier General
Barlow.
John HANCOCK, \. A. G."
He Of course reported, but asked
to be allowed to decline the profer-
ed advancement. "He preferred"
he said, mot to leave his regiment.
He felt it his duty to stay by the
men he had brought into the field"
This was the second or third time
he declined promotion, and Barlow
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02
A TERRIBLE STRUGGLE.

"The angle" says Brigadier Gen
eral Grant, of the Sixth Corps of the
defense of the salient, became at
once the key-point and scene of a
terrible struggle. 1t was literally a
hand to hand fight. Nothing but
breastworks separated our force from
the enemy, and our men mounted
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13
GRANT on PORTER.
THE Rx-PREsIDENT DECLARES THE
DISMISSAL OF FITz-JoHN PORTER
FROM THE ARMY UNJUST

The following is the full text of let
ter recently written to President Arthur
by General Grant in relation TO the long
pending case of Gen. Fitz-John Porter (:
NEW YORK, Dec. %, 1881.
The President, Washington, D. c.
DEAR SIR: At the request of General Fitz-
John Porter | have recently reviewed his
trial and the testimony furnished before the
SchOfeld Court OF Inquiry held i'm 1879 giving
to the subject three fun days Of careful read
ing and consideration and much th0upht In
the intervening time the reading of the whole
of this record has thoroughly convinced me
that for these nineteen years I have been do
Ing gallant and efficient soldier verv great
injustice in thought and sometimes in speech
feel it incumbent upon me now to do what
ever lies in my power to remove from him
and from his family a stain upon his good
name. ] feel this more incumbent upon mo
than / should, If l had been CORDS comman-
der only, or occupying any other command
in the army than the one which did: hut as
General, had it possibly in my power to
have obtained for him the hearing which he
only got at a later day, aud as President l
certainly had the power to have ordered that
hearing
In justification for my injustice to General
Porter | can only state that shortly after the
war closed his defense was brought to nv
attention, but read it IN connection with a
sketch Of the field where his offenSes were
SAID TO have been committed, which now
see, since perfect maps have been made by
the Engineers Department Of the whole
field, were totally incorrect as showing the
positions OF the two armies. / have read it
in connection with the statements made on
the other side against General Porter, ana,
| am afraid. POSSIBLY with some little preiu-
dice in the case, although General Porter
was man whom / personally knew ana
liked before; but I got the impression, with
many Others. that there was a half-hearted
support of General Pope in his campaign,
and that General Porter, while possibly not
more guilty than others. happened to be
placed in a position where he could he made
responsible for his indifference, and that his
punishment was not a severe one for such
an OtIense. ] am now convinced he render
ed faithful, efficient, and Intelligent service,
and the fact that he was retained in COM
mand Of the corps for months after his Of
fenses were said to have been committed is
in his favor
What l would ask in General Porter's be-
half from you is that. If you can possibly give
the time, that you give the subject the same
study and thought / have given it and then
act as your Judy may dictate: but, feel
ing that you will net have time for such in
vestigatiOn (fOT 1t would take several DAYS
time), | would ask that the whole matter be
laid before the Attorney Genera! for his ex-
animation and opinion.
Hoping you will be able TO do this much
for an officer who has suffered for nineteen
years punishment that never should be in
htcted on any but the most guilty, I am, very
truly yours, [. s GRANT.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13
LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA.
TURLoCK, Stanislaus Co, Cal, }
Z


TURLoCK, Stanislaus Co, Call
Jan /, 1892.
DEAR FRIEND--I have had it in my heart
Tor good while to write you a letter; but
what could l say to alleviate your sorrow
might refer to the Michigan fires the thea
tire disaster in Berlin, or the calamity near
Pittsburgh, to prove that death turks at each
door, aud that these Affections are not con-
fued to any particular locality. Still the
poignnncy Of grief in your breast will remain
the same. / know this by my own expert
ence in the loss of nv dear daughter Annie,
almost two years ago, the wound OF which is
not vet healed. and never viii be.
I have no. much news to sAn| Won The
rains began to fall about the first of Y ovem-
Der. but it was not till the twentieth that we
commenced to plow. The weather has been
mild and beautiful, and our three SiX-hOrSe
teams have been turning over about twenty
acres a day. We have over six hundred
acres now plOwed on this ranch, and four
hundred more TO p,Ow, On the Oakdale
ranch there are about three hundred acres
plowed, and about four hundred acres stin
to plOw In all about seventeen hundred
acres will be pLt in.
We have seen no ice here beyond the
thickness OF common window glass, and |
think that the freezing IS over.
Grass is green snd growing, and the early
SOwn wheat Is as green as a meadow. There
never was better pI respect for a good crop,
though all depends upon late rains.
This land is much like the famed land OF
Canaan. There is drouth in summer
then comes the early, then the latter II n ,
and it Is the latter Iain that makes the Wh, al
crop. A very large area of wheat is being
pot in, and, with a good season, the crop
will be large.
Most Of the last two years crop remains
in the State for want Of a market. Freights
f0h - 70 ma Ep mot hlnp
bv selling now. Perhaps they Will have to
sell al last without rise in the market
The price her now is not more than so cents
n bushel in the clear. With such prices
farmers can but live, and wheat producing
will soon cease to be q profitable business
perhaps cease to ne a business at Gll. We
can only hope for the better.
Wishing YOU some sunshine amid youl
now gloomy hours, / remain your most af
fectiOnate friend, 5. 3. MCCORMICK.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13

\ WRIT OF ERROR to the decision of
Judge Pearson, Of the Dauphin county
Court, in the case Of Charles 5. Wolfe,
against State Treasurer Butler, being
the famous legislative salary case, was
taken out at Harrisburg on Wednesday
OF last week to the SnpreE2e Court. 1t
is expected that the latter Court. Row
in session at Philadelphia, will fix an
early day for hearing the argument Oh
the question i'll controversy. 1t is i'm
portant that the matter should be def
nitely determined. While we never
doubted that the members of the Legis-
lature were not entitled to be paid at
the rate OF ten dollars a day for time
consumed beyond one hundred days, al
though that has been the uniform prac-
tice ever since the new constitution went
into effect in 1874, and while we did not
think it was the fair thing on the part of
the Attorney General of the s ate last
winter to instruct the State Treasurer
not 10 pay the members in the same
way that they Lad been paid since the
passage of the act of 1874, still it is i'm
portant to have the question settled in
in order that any future difficulty in re-
gard to it may be be avoided. If the
Supreme Court afirms Judge Pearson 5
decision, it will be pretty rough on the
members of the present Legislature,
who simply claimed that they should be
paid, as their predecessors had been paid
since 1874, without any protest or CON-
plant. The line, however, must have
been drawn at some time, and it suited
the Attorney General in a way peculiar
~ his own, and not at all cIeditabie to
him, to draw it where he did The
same result might have been reached by
means entirely unObjectiOnabe.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13

Mr.. WOLFE and his independent Re
publican followers in the State. repre-
sented by delegates from the different
couu, as. elected as well as self-constitu-
ted, held a conference in Philadelphia
yesterday, for the purpose Of deciding
what course they will pursue in this
years political campaign. Ia as much
as forty thousand Republicans and ten
thousand Democrats. by voting for
Wolfe last fall for State Treasurer, gave
undoubted evidence Of their undying
hostility 70 the one-man power, and in
as much as Wolfe can either make or
break things political in this State next
November. a very lively interest is felt
in the proceeding Of the conference. As
we do not vet know what the proceed
inEs were, we cannot. of course, refer
to them until next week.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13

It seems to be the uaiform rule with
Reruhlicsnswho happen to be appointed
90 high Offices at Washington to begin
business by putting as many Of their re-
laJious as are out of employment into
comfortable positions, United Stated
Senators are adopts at this kind OF work
and IL is not stretching the truth to say,
that inside of month after Ben Har-
Iison. Of Indiana, took his seat in the
Senate, on the fourth Of March last, he
had managed to locate so many other
Harrisons as we'll as relatives in office,
that scarcely one OF the name was left
remaining in the Hoosier State. Timo-
thy o. Howe, the new Postmaster Gen
eral. has made a good beginning, his
very frs official act hcing the appoint
ment of his son to the position OF chief
clerk. 1t his relations in Wisconsin are
numerous. now that Timothy has pa
tTonage To dispense is their time to strike
him for all he can give them.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13

There was quite a crop Of hanEinCs on
Friday last, In different parts Of the country.
There were tw0 executions In Louisiana,
three in Missouri, one 10 Jersey CITY and one
at Elmira. \. 7. The execution OF the Ger
man, Kenkowski. at Jersey City, who mur-
dered Nina Miller last MAY, was distinguish
I'd by the most solemn protestatious or his
part that he was innocent. On the scRffold
ne prayed for the forgiveness Of those who
had brought the disgrace Of hanging an limo
cent man on the State. There was littis
doubt Of his guilt, although the evideuC.
against him was mainly cIrcumstantial. But
It was one of those cases in which he would
probably have been acquitted could he have
shown a good character
Thomas BTiley. and aged and well-to do
farmer near JaTrettsville, Md. had occasion
Wednesday night to entera blacksmith shop,
and, finding the door locked and its prnprie-
tor Sbseut cTGwled in through the window
He was seen going in, and on Thursday morn
lug when the blacksmith entered the shop
Briley was found hanging head d0nuwarGS
from the window s1li. his foot having caught
in nail. The unfortunate man had been
unable To release himself, and when taken
down it was found that his head had swollen
fully twice its original size Shortly after
ward the skin Of the head burst and over a
quart Of blood poured out. He described
how he had struggled all night 20 re ease
himself and de tailed his horrible suffering
but soon became insenSible. Death put an
end To his torture IN a few hours.
"Wednesday. while an engine on the Le-
high Valley railroad was descending the
mountain toward Wilkesbarre, with the en-
Eineer ana crew seated an the engine. one Of
the wheels twisted and the engine rolled over
on its side and pitched down the bank. turn
ing over and over several times. The tank
broke Loose from the engine and remained
on the track. running unattended down the
mountain with terrific speed, q distance Of
twelve miles, where 1t met a freight train
coming up the mountain ON the same track
collision took place in which the ru1a wa 8
tank was smashed and the freight engine
badly wrecked. The engine on the noun
tain was broken up badly. The engineer
was seriously injured ami the crew more OF
less bruised. Their escape from death was
mirlcn lnus
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13

AN OLD LANDIARK TO BE REMOVED
1t seems that the fiat has gone forth for the
removal Of the old reservoir. This has been
Pennsylvania Canal days. WOfkmen are
now engaged in cutting away part OF the
breast and when the warm winds of summer
blow over Chimney Rocks, they will find
nothing Of the former beautiful little lake,
but the cracked and dry bed. No more will
the early June morning see the NJ. c. rail
road track dotted with the fgpres of num-
berleSS unsuccessful hut patient disciples of
good old Isaac Walton. on their way to the
different good places for bass, which each
one knew so well, along the banks Of the
dear old reservoir. There are plenty of our
citizens who were won't TO 90 to the reservoir
for a DAYS recreation, who will hear with re-
greet that the hand Of the SpOier is tearing
away the trunk Of their dear old friend and
letting ont its hearts best blood. But it is
true that cold things are passing away. -
HolliddYsburg Register
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13

THE failure or Judge Peter c. Shan
non to secure from MI. Arthur a reap
pointment as Chief Justice of Dakota,
and the appointment of 4. J. EdgeTton,
of Minnesota, in his place, discloses a
nice little bargain, showing how Peter
c. was shrlved by an Influence he never
dreamed Of. When Garfield last March
appointed Window. then a Senator from
Minnesota, Secretary of the Treasury,
the Governor Of that State appointed
Edgerton as WINDOWS successor. Soon
after Arthur succeeded Garfield Mr..
Window discovered that Arthur was
bent on putting New York man at the
head Of the Treasury, and as he win
dom) couldn't think of living without
an office, and as Edgerton in the Senate
was like the teats on a boar, entirely or
namental, he concluded to try to get
back to the Senate himself How easy
1t was for him to suggest TO Edgerton
that if he would agree not TO stand in
his way as candidate he (Windom)
would guarantee that Arthur would
make Edgerton Chief Justice of Dakota.
Edgerton, like Barkis, being willing, -
was nominated and confirmed as Chief
Justice, the Legislature of Minnesota
met and elected Window to the Senate !,
and Shannon, who had Cameron s back
ing, was left stranded on the ;hickly
strewn beach Of disappointed and dis
fa1 anIs
man like Window in .he Senate has
more weight with Mr.. Arthur than
Peter c. Shannon in Dakota as its Chief
Justice. And that's what's the matter
with Shannon.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-01-13

Mas. SARAH MUTTON, mother Of the
late Johp Z. Mutton, who for long
time w,s imminent citizen OF Kit
tanning Armstrong c'ulsy' uleu III Vll"V
place on las. Saturday week, At Inc great
age ot 100 years. During the last '"eil'
ty years, although able most Of the time
10 be about her room, she was not out Of
the house. except when taken out in a
buggy for a ride. This remarkable old
lady WAS the mother of seven children,
and dfty-five great grandchildren. She
retained all her faculties to the last, aud
could see almost up to the time Of her
death without the use Of speCtaCles.