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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26
LooalInstItute.


lowing is the program for a joint
10, Institute to be held at Jenner X Roads
De .mber II and IS. 1880:
KslDAY EVENING SESSION
Organization
Address Of welcome-Niss Annie sipe
Essay-John C. Donees.
Topic-"5elf reliance" John W. Bell.
Recitation--E. Z. Figge.
Topic. "Text-books of our common
schools '-Dr C. P. Lenhart.
Recitation--Ada Cover.
Topic. Influence of q good citizsn"-H.
E. Shaffer
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION.
Devotional exercises by Rev. /. N. Berger.
Essay-C NJ Swank.
Topic. Influence Of a good teacherr-E.
E. Blough.
Select reading-W. J. Peterson.
Topic, advantages and disadvantages of
country schools'-M L. weighley.
Select resding-E, Eta Shaffer.
Topic, Benefits Of local Institutes"-W
A. G. Lsne.
Topic, First days work"-Robert Lohr.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION.
Essay-W. +. Hammer.
Work for little fclks"-Miss Alice Bow
man
Essay, Good manners, ,"-Orrin McCahon.
Topic, Disadvantages of ungraded
schooIs"-w. l. Risheberger.
"rhoroughHess'-G. L. Walter.
Home training Hoffman.
Methods of teaching penmanship"-Da-
vid r. Berkey.
SATURDAY EVENING SESSION.
Recitation-Fred B. Sipe.
Essay-Miss Berthe NJ. o Connor.
Class drill, "Diacritical marks"-C. C.
Schmucker.
Recitation-Miss Annie Sipe.
Topic, Educational infuences"-Jas. M.
Cover, ESQ.
Recitation-Lala Critchlield.
Solo-Miss Made Critchfeld.
Educational talks by Prof C. F..Livengood
and Fred. G. Fryburg.
Closing remarks by the teacher.
The above program will be interspersed
with vocal and instrumental music and
queries. The Jenner X Roads orchestra,
which contributed so much to the success of
the former Institute, will be present during
the evening sessions. Several prominent
teachers from abroad have been invited, and
will doubtless be present. All friends and
patrons of education are cordially invited
to attend. Those having work assigned
them are urged to come well prepared.
w. A. G. LAPK,
ANNIE SiPE,
NJ. l.. WEIGHLEy,
Z. E. FIeGE,
Committee.
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Local institute.

The teachers Of Upper Turkeyfoo town
ship met al the Dwire school house on Fri
day evening, Nov. p, where the following
program was carried out
Impromptu address by A. J. Sembower
How should primary reading be taught?"
was discussed by C. R. PhilIippi, Professor
Eichor and others. as Physiology as
taught in our public schools success ~
A. s. Snyder How should writing be
taught in our public schools PC. X. Phil
lippi. I'm what way should punishment be
inflicted upon pupils?'-A. s. Snyder.
Queries. How should primary grammar
be taught7"-F. Z. Younkin. How 10
teach music to your scholars" C. R. Phil
lippi. Should pupils be punished for non.
preparation of lessons ?''-A. w. Snyder.
Queries. How should religion, exercises
be conducted in the schoolroom "a. ].
sembower.
The program was iuterpersed with music
and recitalians. The house was crowded
with people, many of them being patrons OF
the school. As this was the first meeting of
the school year we are pleased TO note the
great interest manifested in the success of
our school work.
Our next meeting will be held at the Mt.
Union school house on Friday evening,
Dec. 5th, 1890.
c. r PHILLIrPI Ssc'y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

We are having deal Of newspaper
talk about coalition between the
Knights Of Labor and the Farmers ALI
ance for the purpose Of controlling gov
ermeutal affairs. A coalition Of this
kind would equal the metaphor Of the
lion and the lamb lying down together,
,rith DC gaB,t IN the Hons stomach.
Ii is well known that for some time
the Kui. hts Of Labor have been quietly
using their best efforts to bring about an
organization among farm employees, for
the purpose of enlisting them in an effort
to secure better wages and shorter hours
of work. The agriculturists, they say,
are the hardest worked and poorest paid
wage workers in the country, and if they
will combine and exert their power they
will compel compliance with their de-
mands.
If this combination is brought about,
the Farmers Alliance will fad that they
have taken into their camp Trojan
horse. within whose interior a powerful
enemy is concealed; for while they are
hoping 10 enlarge their organization and
increase their influence by a coalition
with the Knights, the latter feel certain
that ones in coalition with the farm la
borers allied against the farmers who
employ them, and who constitute the
Alliance, it will only be a question el
time when the knights will absorb the
farmers and control the combination,
Will the dog wag the tail, or the tail wag
/ the dog?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26
LooKINo TOWARD 1892.
What the Farmers Alliance Will do
In that Contest.

The important part taken in the recent
political campaign in South Carolins. Geor-
gia. Tennessee. Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
Illinois and Nebraska, and the fact that the
naming ofindcpendent candidates or the en-
donsement Of those already named by the
minority party for Congress resulted in an
unexpected turning over in many disfricts,
has directed attention TO the organization with
view to ascertainins something OF its pur-
pose for the future and the part is Is likely
10 play in the next Presidential contest
Secretary Ritsenhouse, Of the National Al
lance, was interviewed at the headquarters
ofthe organization in Washington few days
since, when be made the following reply to
leading interrogation:
what will the alliance do in 1892" ask
ed the reporter.
1T will not then fight within Democratic
and Republican party lines, as il has been
forced 10 do this year. il is not side show
for either party. There is yet plenty Of
time to talk about candidates., but the is
sue will be currency reform. II was the de-
sire to relieve the stringency Of money that
actuated the farmers in their votes They
held the Republican party responsible, and
swept it out Of power This issue had more
TO do with the result than the Mckinley
bill. / know this because hundreds OF letters
received daily from the alliances give me
facts direct from the people.
1--WE want s400,00OOO0 added to the
amount now in circulation. That isjust ~
more per capita. A letter which just re-
ceiyed from Secretary Window shows that
the amount of money per capita in this
country is $22, while in France it Is $57. In
England it is so, and in Germany $50.
France is the most prosperous nation in
Europe, and this country will once again
experience The good old times when We get
more money in circulation. We are not
ereenback infiationists We do not ask an
irredeemable currency, and besides this, the
Greenbackers failed because they could get
millions in the Treasury and not 8 cent out
of il.
This currency reform is to be the issue of
the next campaign, and if James @. Blaine
will speak as bravely for an increased cur
rency as be did for reciprocity and lower
tariff on the necessaries Of life, he will be an
exceedingly popular man, in in 1892. and
he will meet with no unkindness at the
hands of the Farmers Alliance.
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ou,improvsd postsl service.


The annnal report fabe Postmaster Gen.
eral. Just submitted TO the President mak,s
splendid exhibit Of the work done BY this
department during the past year. It is not
TOO much 10 say that no single year has ever
shown greater improvement in she postal
service. A new series Of stamps has heen Is
sued. New contracts f,r stamped envelopes
have been made, by which saving Of $780,
ooe has been effected Washington City isto
have q new pos'ofiice building Steps have
been taken toward the establishment Of
posiosfi,es at sra. The free delivery system
has been established in many small towns
and country places. Lottery business has
been excluded from the mails. The etficien-
cy OF the railway postal service, under Su-
P~riniendent Bell. and such assistants as Mr.
K G. Jackson. the efficient superintendent
Of this district. has been greatly improved.
New postal facilities have been provided in
many places. more than i6 500 600 miles
having been added 20 the service in the es-
tabishment of new routes s.nd the expedit-
ing old ones More new posiofsices have
been established than in any former year.
The snost wonderful thing Of all is that all
these great improvements have been made
without cent OF additional cost. The gross
revenue Of the past year exceeded lha; of
the proceeding year by s50oo,oo0; and the
additional expenditures did not keep up with
the additional receipts.
- Il H. III sla tina "a
General has right TO be proud The postal
service has never been 50 thorough. so extern
sive, and 81 efficient as 1t is now We con-
gratulsie Postmaster General wanamsker
on his success.
But our enserprising Postmaster General
is not satisfied with past successes nor with
present efficiency. He looks forward to still
greater Improvements. A large part of his
report is taken up with his scheme for
limited postal telegraph. His idea is to es-
tablish post and telegraph service as part Of
the Posioffice Department Of as separate
bureau, postal kilograms TO be received at
pcsioffiees, transmitted by wire, and dsliver-
ed by carriers. Mr. Wanamaker does not
contemplate the purchase or ere i'm of tele-
graph lines by the government, but asks an-
thority to make suitable contracts with exist
ing companies for the handling of postal tele
grams. In connection with the service, he
would have established telegraphic money
order system Of amounts not to exceed 500.
The scheme has evidently been elaborated
with great care. The conveniences it would
afford are undoubted. and one OF the first
duties of the next Congress will be the
thoughtful consideration of the new pI n.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

TnE Democratic press is very busy
nowadays thundering denunciatIons
against the census taken in June last,
and changing that it was fraudulent and
cooked up for political purposes. The
evident object Of this outcry is to impair
confidence in the reported enumeration
Of the population, and thus create sn
excuse for resisting Congressional apPor-
tionmenf the coming winter, and, II
possible. throw that work into the hands
of the next Congress, which. with its
one hundred and fifty Of Democratic
msjority, could exercise its own sweet
will in such q manner as to perpetuate
Democratic control of that body for the
next decade. To obtain = perfectly ex-
act enumeration Of the population in any
large city is an impossIbility, but that
the late census was as fairly taken as any
previous one there is no good reason to
doubt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

BEAVER FALLs, Pa, Nov. 2s.--word hss
been received here that party OF five hun
iers, who were trespassing upon the farm Of
. Mr.. Coburg, few miles east of this place,
sere attacked by Mr. Coburg, bis four son,
and several neighbor. The farmers had
clubs and stones. while the hunters had
their guns. which they did not attempt to
use only a. clubs until one Of thsir number
was knocked down and beaten insensible.
Then they fred, and at the first voIley old
man coburg fell. filled with bird shot, while
the Others ran Coburg is seriously injured
while several Of his nsighbors are slightly
wounded The hunters we're badly used up
also.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26


Notice is hereby given to all persons concern
ed as legaiees, creditors or otherwise that the
following accounts have passed register and that
the same VIII be presented for Confirmation and
allowance ct an Orphans Court 70 be held nj
somerset Pa, on Wednesday, December 10, 80,
First and Final Account Of Henry F. Weber sur
yiying Executor of Henry +. Weber deceased
kirst and Final Account of Jacob | Kaufman
Administraior Of Polly Kaufman deceased
First and Final Account Of ) r. Reirnah Ad-
ministrator of Albert Phillppi deceased
First and Final Account OF JOhn Mowry Fxecu.
tor Of Abraham Shaifer deceased
Ftrst and Final Account of James c. Fostleth-
waite Administrator OF Sidney A. Postlethwaite
decreased
First and Final Account Of B. s Fleck Executor
OF VIM ). Morgan who was guardian OF minor
children OF Edward A. Griffith deceased.
First and Final Account OF b. s. Fleck Execu.
tor OF Wm. y Morgan deceased, who was guardi-
an of minor children Of Abraham Manages, dec d.
First and Final Account Of Isaac foder Admin
istraior Of Daniel G. Yoder deceased.
First aud Final AccOuut of John Stahl Admin
istrator OF Noah ID. Yoder deceased
first and Final Account OF y. B. Critehfeld Ad-
minisiratOr Of and Trustee fIr the sale of the
Real Estate Of c. G. Musselman deceased.
First and finr Account Of William Weller Adj
ministraior of L Weller deceased
first and Final Account Of II. L. Baer Trustee
for sale OF Real Estate OF Maria Buckman decd
Decemoer ., io9U Register.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

A correspondent Of the New York Press
suggests that the following severe lesson
be tried upon workingmen who voted
the Democratic ticket:
let the Republicans not oppose any
bin that the Democrats may frame. Help
them to make tariff law of their own
Rs Near TO free trade as possible allow
them to repeal the Mckinley tsnf. The
consequences in the nexttwo years would
be the closing up OF half the factories in
the country. This would bring idleness
and misery ta many Of those now cele-
brating the defeat of the Republican
party. You may think this cruel, but as
men only learn by experiences, the lesson
will teach them how 10 vote. and will
assure the greatest Republican victory Of
OF the century in 1892
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26
Consumption.

The whole civilized world is excited by
the reports Of the discovery, by Professor
Koch, of Berlin, of an apparent remedy for
that terrible courge--coasumption. We
would not advise any hasty Judgment on
this suhject, but il is without doubt that the
remedy has the confidence Of many eminent
In medical science A well informed writer
says:
"The world has learned to be very patient
and suspicious in regard to the reports of
wonderful medical discoveries. Possibly
this is due among civilized people 10 the an
nouncements-mostly paid form news
papers, Of psnaceas for all imaginary physi-
cal ills. But there is really an unusual de-
gree Of confidence placed in the news that
Professor Koch of Berlin has discovered
means of curing tuberculosis in at least some
of Its stages. Should this be true even in its
limited promise. the discovery may rank
with the greatest of the century. What the
healing lymph Is, remains, for the present,
secret. but there is no disposition on the part
of the scientist to make mystery Of it after
he has become satisfied that it can stand the
severe tests TO which he proposes to put it..
He has long worked on the germ theory Of
disease, seeking something which would
check tubercular growth, first in the expert
mental glass tubes and afterwards in animal
organisms. Important experiment have been
made upon several patients in Berlin, and
thus far with extraordinarily favorable re-
suits; but it must be remembered that all
tuberculosis is not necessarily pulmonary,
and secondly, that IT is hopeless to apply
even this remedy to cases Of consumption
that have advanced too far. One Of the
most sad and perpiexing features of this
common disease is the disposition on the
part Of the patient to conceal or neglect it
until the tubercles have gained an advantage
too great TO be overcome. With the new
hope inspired by this treatment, the victim
may always be save il inoculsted In time"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

Two yesFs ago the Democrats aud Mug
Mumls falloWed Mr.. Cleveland in de-
nouncing the Republicans for Piling up
a surplus in the Treasury. snd their
combined efforts were IN devise some
laan for d'sbursing the surplus. Nov
she came people are howling abont the
Bankruptcy Of the Treasury" and the
New Nork Herad is trying 10 create q
sensation by claiming that there If not
enough money 10 paw the pensions. The
Democrats are simply paying a cOmpli-
snent 20 the ability Of the Republicans
10 do Whist they could not DO. The Re-
publican party took charge Of the gov
ernment when the Treasury was bank
Tupt and the country engaged in the
greatest war OF history. The Republi-
cans provided the means for carrying on
the war. restored our credit and placed q
sarplus In the Treasury. The DeInocrats
f,und that surplus there and were as
incompetent 10 handle il as they were to
handle the deficit they LEFT when they
went oct of power in 1854. The RePu5
licsns have shown them how 10 distrib-
ute q surplss as well as how to accumu-
late one. The man who knows how 10
make money. 70 ssre money, and to
spend money. IA geuerally recognized as
. ,,eod business nan. - *
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rha EIfty.seoond congress.

The roll Of the new Congress will be made
up as the certificates, which are issued after
the official count is submitted to the proper
certifying officer in each State, are received.
1t is not expected, however, that the results
will differ materially from the figures al
ready publicly announced, and Clerk NC
Pherson will call the roll Of members upon
the assembling of he Fifty Second Congress
with more names unknown to national leg
islation, public service, than has ever been
known in the history of the Law making arm
Of the Government.
There are more solid Democratic delega-
tions than has ever existed in the House.
In the list are Alabama, Arkansas, Conneti-
cut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia. Louisiana,
Maryland. Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, Texas, Virginia,
(clsimed) and West Virginia (claimed), max
ing sixteen out Of fourty -four States. To
this list may be added Indiana, Kentucky,
Minnesota, North Carolina, Rhode Island
and South Carolina with but one Republican
member in each delegation.
The semi official list kept in the clerk 3
Office shows the following fOotings, counting
the Farmers Alliance members elect with
the party of their antecedentsi
.....---...-+ -.'o
Republicans sS
Total o5z
Democratic majority ...............-.-.... l4S
Notwithstanding this enormous majority,
the experienced men Of the party do not re-
gard il as special subject Of elstion, as the
next turn is more than likely to 60 to ths
other extreme.
The presidential year is bad time for
Democrats. The people may chsstise their
leaders when nothing is st stake, but when
the welfare Of the country is involved they
have no use for Democrats or their meth
DDS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26
ALSO

All the right. title interest and claim of Henry
G staub. defendant, aud Lou. A Smith terre
tenant, TO wit That certain meSsuage, piece OF
parcel Of band situate in the Borough of Meyers
dale, County Of Somerset, state of feunsy lvdnia.
being part OF lot now occupied by John + Staub
and granted to Henry G. Staub BY deed dated Oc-
tober IL 50 fronting on North side Of North street
> feet 'front.' running back by division line fifty
jOl fee being The Eastern part of said lot as ref
erenee 70 the County Atias more fully shows TO-
gethsr with the appurtenanees
Taken In execution ss the property Of Henry
c. Stadb. defendant. aBd Lou. A smith, terTs
tenant. at the suit Of Harvey NJ. Berkley, Admr
of Emanuel Licty, decd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

IT is alleged that during the late furry
in stocks, Jay Gould added several mil
lions TO the hundred millions and more
that he is accredited with possessing.
Rumor says that he purchased a railroad
= day for about week In three days
ne added the Union Pacific, Atchison,
and Richmond Terminal to his holdings,
in as many days Rumor is probably
wrong, but, notwithstanding, Mr.. Gould
picked up an immense amount of stock
on the denressed market.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

TnE Philadelphia members-eiect TO the
House at Harrisburg held meeting on
Saturday last and unanimously pledged
themselves 10 vote for the reelection Of
Hon. ]. Donald Cameron TO succeed him
self as United States Senator. This
knocks out sll the Philadelphia candi-
dates for that position which the press
Of the State have been so busy manufsc-
turing, and with the Senator'S conceded
strength in Allegheny, Lancaster, and
other interior counties, virtually assures
his re-election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

THE State of Nebraska voted upon the
proposition to substitute constitutional
Prohibition for High License at the re-
cent election. and license won by ma
iority OF 10000. The cause Of Prohibi-
tiou seems to have lost much of the hold
II had upon the people several years
since. and there is great danger Of several
Of the States that adopted restrictive
legislation in the past years by decisive
msjorities reversing their position on the
whisky question, particularly Iowa and
knnaaa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26
Crash in the Quaker city.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.-The city was
surprised to day by the announcement of
the suspension OF Barker Bros a firm which
has been 50 long in existence-4s years
that it was thought able to weather any
financial storm. The active member of the
firm is Wharton Barker. who has been long
known as bold and successful hnsncier
The other members are Abraham Barker
and Joseph Wharton, who is very wealthy.
The firm refuses TO make any statement Of
their affairs, and their liabilities are placed
by some vell-informed persons as high as
$5,Ooo,000 Others say they will not be half
as much
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

AMONG the Democratic statesmen who
are urging their claims 20 he made
Speaker of the next House is Springer,
OF Illinois. If blather is considered an
ingredient in the makeup of Speaker
then Springer isihe man. His loquacity
is unbounded. Since the election he has
demonstrated that his tongue is hung in
the middle and wags both ways. Every
day, almost, new interview with him
appears in print. There are worse fel-
lows, however, than Springer. He is
genial, natty, and alert, and decks him
self cut with fresh bouttonaire every
morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26

ScoRr another one for Superintendent
Porter. The census Of Louisiana, taken
by her State officials, shows a population
of l.Il59l7. The government census
made the population Of the Pelican Stale
Ill6s s2s. The Democratic theory that
tho National census authorities was to
decrease the percentage Of increase in
Democratic States and increase 1t IN he
publican States, is by this time pretty
thoroughly knocked out.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26
ALso

All the right. title interest and claim ofWilliam
NJ. Ankeny. OF. in and tJ the following described
building and lot OF grnnnd. TO wit, The said bull
ding is a twost0ry frame house, eonta ming =
rooms being eighteen feet by thirty feet with an
attachment OF building fourteen feet by sixteen
feet, and erected upon lot or piece Of ground
situate in MeYeTsdale. Somerset County, Penn'H .
bounded and described as follows viz Being
lot No 81 IN said Meyersdale. In the Bueehley sur
yey, located on the West side of Salisbury street
bounded on the North hy lot No. ST. on the East
by salisbury street. on the South by lot No ~ on
the West b. Cen re alley.
Taken in execution as the property of William
NJ. Ankeny at the sui.of Francis Baer use of f.
Durr
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-11-26
POLITICAL.

The closing year has been crowned By unparal-
leied Democratic victories in the State and Ma
ton. With the new year Governor Pattison will
enter on his duties. The groun iwork OF the great
Presidential battle OF lss2 viii be laid in that
year Congress and the state Legislature will be
in session. The WEEKLY PosT VIII gather all the
political news so important to every well inform
ed Democrat. and will discuss II with fairness and
candor from the standpoint OF Democratic prin-
cin.es