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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-05-20

other LEFT at home. there is nc hope for
shorter and business sessions. Abolish
the Record, for the average legislator can
not resist the temptation to make
speeches for buncombe, and have them
printed and circulated atpublic expense
aud lop of the class Of gentlemen who
must have at least Saturdays and Mon
DAYS to devote to private affairs, and con-
sequently give but four days Of their time
each week to legislation, and the legiti-
mate work Of the session might be &C
complished in three months. The pres
ent Legislature Is, however, no worse
than the average so-called "deliberative
bodies The first two-thirds Of the ses-
son are generally wasted, and business
IS rushed during the last third, without
deiiberation.
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ren MInIon Dimes Put Away.

WAsHINeToN, D. c., May ia Treasury
official, speaking Of the embarrassment the
dime pocket savings banks are causing the
Treasury Department, is quoted as saying
that il is estimated that there are 81 000,OOo
in dimes hidden away in these pocket banks
to-day, and there appears to be no way to
draw upon this reserve until the bank is
glutied to its full capacity. II N getting to
be a craze.
Why, every other woman in the building
has a bank, and lots of the men, too. There
are thousand dime banks in active opera
ton in the department alone, and thousands
in the other departments, and ten thousand
more 10 the hands Of Washington children,
and every one of them has a wide-open
mouth yawning to devour the fractional
coin
It is estimated that IS per cent. of the
dimes that were IN circulation three months
ago in the city have been banked in these
little tubular deposiiories, and the cry is for
more.
The craze has affected other cities, too.
Baltimore, NcS York, Philadelphia and
other commt scial towns are sorely put TO
for change Of this Init Of value This de-
mand is giving the bank cashiers and Sub
Treasurers great deal of worry, for it re
quires three expert clerks a whole day tC
count $4,000 in this sort Of money.
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In Memoriam.

At a regular meeting of Stoyestown Lodge
No. 372, l. o. o. F., held May 9th, 1891, the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an all-wise
Father to remove from our membership by
death our worthy and beloved brother, Rev.
John S. Wagner. Therefore, be it
Resoirsd, That by his death our Lodge
loses one Of its most worthy, jealous and
conscientious member, this community an
honest, fearless and charitable citizen, and
his wife loving husband.
Resolved, That while we bow in humble
submission to the will of God, yet we cher
ish the memory Of his virtues, and endeavor
10 emulate his zeal and fidelity to the prin-
ciples of our beloved order.
Resoired. That we tender to his wife and
aged mother our sincere sympathy in this
ssddest of bereavements, assuring them that
We, who knew him so well, can best appreci-
ate their irreparable loss.
Resolyed, That the charter of this Lodge be
draped for thirty days; that copy Of these
resolutions be presented to the wife of de
ceased, sproad upon the minutes of this
Lodge and published in the county papers.
AUGUSTUS HEFFLEY,
CHAs. W. PuGH,
NJ. NJ. BRURAKER,
Committee.
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Another West Virginia Feud.


CATLErTsBURc, KY, May 1S.-Partieulars
of tragedy reached here this morning from
eager Mcdowell county, W. Va, in which
three men were killed outright and another
seriously wounded The Hall and Steel
families have been on the outs for year
The Halls consisted Of father and four sons,
while the Steels count three able-bodied
men. On Saturday the four Hall boys and
two of the Steels met at Squire Murphy s
office to transact some legal business. All
were well armed.
One of the Hall boys was on the witness
stand and contradicied a statement made by
a Steel The lie was given and the bail
opened The court room was quickly emp
tied OF its occupants not interested in the
trouble About 90 shots were fired, and
when the smoke of the encounter cleared
away two Of the Steel boys, Samuel and
Hiram, were found to have been killed out
right. J.. w. Hail had a rifle ball through
his brain, and his brother Lewis was badly
wounded. The other two have not been
arrested and will proably not be- as they are
known 20 be desperate men.
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A Floriaa Baby Trust.

BAINBEIDcE, Ga. May 23.-A. NJ Thomas
a native Of Decatur county. who lives just
across the State line in Gadsden county. Fla.
is 50 years old and the father of 32 children.
all of whom are living. Mr. Thomas's wife,
who is also native of Decatur county, is
three years younger than he.
Fifteen years ago they were married. In
~ months they found themselves the parents
Of four bright and beautiful children. With
almost nnyarying regularity ever since the
family hes been increased by the addition
sometimes of twins, sometimes of triplets,
until the number has reached 81
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are thrifty, happy
and contented couple, and their children are
as fine looking a set as one often sees.
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TmE Governor has vetoed the Road
bill, assigning a score Of reasons for his
action, half-dozen of which are that it
IS unconstitutional in that many Of its
provisions. Thus the labors Of many
weary hours have gone for naught. The
truth is, you can't have good roads with
out the expenditure Of money, and good
deal of il, and our farmers would rather
plod ON in the old way-throwing dirt
into the roads, TO be washed into the
bitches during the fall rains, and thrown
out again the next spring-than TO 60
down into their pockets for the necessary
sum 10 make permanent highways With
more than a thousand square miles of
mountain territory, it would require a
very large sum Of money annually to
keep the roads and bridges Of this county
IN first-class repair. SO, we presume our
people will not lose much sleep over this
last veto Of Governor Pattison.
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Twenty Blocks in Ashes.

MUSHROOM, Mich, May I7.-Nore thar
twenty blocks of this city are in smoulderins
ruins Fire broke out in the Launkowell
barns yesterday afternoon, and, famed by d
stiff breeze, swept ten blocks up Pine street
q main thoroughiare. Here sl4t in the
wind drove the flames across Terrace Ave,
fine residence street, and from there the
fire swept strip quite to the city's edge.
Not less than 80 families are homeless,
and last night the city thronged with be
wildered, houseless. destitute sufferers. Peo.
pie whose homes were saved stood in theii
doors and welcomed rich and poor alike
Nearly all the homeless ones were provided
with shelter. In a few cases homeless
people slept out Of doors in tents. As yet
there is no general movement looking to the
raising Of funds for the distressed.
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From $4,000 TO 20, 900 Old Soldiers
Passing Away Annually.

New York Pres.
Writing about pensions, l recall some in
formation that came TO me within few
DAYS firm Captain George E. Lemon, the
well known pension agent at Washington.
] had asked him how rapidly the old SOL
diers were dying. when he said AT the
close of the war there were about 100000
veterans The census returns show about
], 10000 now living. The pension rolls
carry about 10000. The deaths Of pension
ers reported to the pension bureau aggregate
about 5000 annually. but by no mems all
the deaths OF pensioners are reported. Not
more than four ffths are so reported, and
the pension Office only asoertains the death
ofthe other 1900 by continued absence ofthe
pensioner on pension payment day. Iii fair,
from the ratio Of pensioners to veterans, TO
presume that fully 5000 to 10000 old SOL
diers are dying offannnally. They will 60
much faster in the next ten years than at
any period before.
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A Companion for Your June Out
Ing


With over 100 Illustrations for June, the
c1smOyolifan for June sets fast pace in the
handicap for magazine houors. The person.
al element enters largely into its compost
ton, and an impression Of beautiful women
Is the first received by the reader who turns
its tsges. The frortspiece is portrait Of
Madame De Pompadour, and pertains to a
bright sketch ola summer spent in the home
of that famous woman by Amelia Rives ano
her guests. Miss Julia Magr0der, the wri-
ter, was one of those guests, and instantane-
ons photographs are used TO illustrate the
scenes OF delightful holiday amidst nnasn
al surroundings. i pleasant Insight into
the attractiyeness Of japanese women IS CIV
en- in paper BY Henry Finck, illustrated
by large number OF photographs of pretty
faces. The art article of the month describes
the work ofsinstave Dore, with elaborate
engravings which illustrate very well the
masterpieces of that wonderful artist. Thos.
B. Connery, formerly managing editor of
the New York Herald, gives interesting
"reminiscences Of the first work of Stanley
for that journal, and of his neighbor, Thos.
A. Edison. S. G. w. Benjamin, ex Minister
to Persia, tells the true story of Moor Mahal,
the Light of the Harem. celebrated by Thom-
as Moore in Lallah Rookh. This bit of
Eastern biography is illustrated from 0rien-
tai sources. Three continents furnish mate
rial for the June number. The European
contributions consist of a description of
Model Municipality. an article well worth
the attention of Americans interested in mu-
nicipal government; the Woolwich Arsen-
al, which Mr.. Pelham Clinton, through in
fiuential relatives. was permitted to have
made for the Cosmopolitan, and charming
sketch of Bean Brummel and his times.
Hjalmar HIorth Boyesens story illustrated
by Wenzell, whose work on Life has made
him so well known the country over.
The halfmillion people who write for
periodicals will find matter of great interest
in an article by Mr.. Frank Howard Howe
for some time one of the editors of a New
York monthly. Mr.. Howe gives his person
al experiences of the manuscripts Of the
Great Unpublished" and offers much ad-
vice that will be found useful. Perhaps the
most valuable article of the number is that
contributed by Mr.. Abner l. Frazer to the
literature Of the farmers movement. The
COSMOPOLITAN prize of $500 for the best arti-
Gle on ''the needs of the farmer, his hours of
labor, and the national legislation necessary
10 his prosperitv.n was awarded by the
judges 10 this gentleman The article itself
is frightened BY a series of cartoons Uy the
famous artists, Atwood, of Boston and Dan
Beard, of New York. toosmopolitan Pub
lishingtop Co.. Madison Square, New York.
Price, Is oents.l
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-05-20

THE Legislative Apportionment bill
passed the House on Thursday last Il
reduces the present number of members
from eO4 to 30i, q reduction of three.
Philadelphia retains its 80 members: Al
legheny county gains 4, increasing its
representation to %. Blair, Cambria.
Clear6eld, jefferson, Luzerne, Lackawan-
ma and Northumberland gain one each.
while Adams, Bedford, Bradford, Chester,
Clarion, Columbia, Crawford, Hunting
don, Lancaster, Lawrence, Mercer, Som
erset Schuylkill and Wayne each lose
one We presume the Senate will adopt
the bill, as the Constitution arbitrarily
fixes the rule for apportioning Represen-
tatives. One member only for Somerset
looks like retrocession, but the mining
and manufacturing districts increase SO
rapidly in population that purely sgri-
cultural counties like this will have to be
content with one Representative. prob
ably for all time to come.
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Sheriff Is Office
april %, 1891.
pEGIsrER's NOTICE.

Notice IS hereby given to all persons concern
ed as legatees, creditors. or otherwise. that the
following accounts have passed Register, and
tias tne same VIII De presented for confirmation
Somerset, Pa, on Wednesday. May ~ 1891
k1Tsi and final account of Jonas Turney Exec
utsos OF Henry Soluble, deceased.
First and hnal account OF Peter Kneireiu Ad-
ministrator Of Mary Leydig. deceased
First and final account OF John NJ. Stief, Exec
utor OF Wilhelmina keidel, deceased.
First and final account Of Abraham gevits Exec-
ut0r of William Sevits, deceased
Inlru and final account Of Aaron Will one of
the Executors Of Henry Sechler, deceased
first and final account Of A. J. Cober and Israel
Brant, Administrators of jeremiah J. Brant. de
ceased,
The account of Edwin A, Caller, Administrator
of Peter Caler deceased.
tlfst and final aoeOuntofE E. K. Hoehstetler. Ad-
ministrator Of Lydia Hochstetler, deceased
FRS: and final account offs. A. Philson, Exec
ntot OF hester Glessner. deceased.
Edrsf and final account OF 5. A. Philson Admin
istrator OF Samuel Custer, deceased.
f1fst account OfjacoD o. Kimmel ExccqItor ~
Henry J. Fox, deceased.
First and final account of d. W WILL Admins
traitor OF Aaron sehrock, deceased.
tiist ana final account of !. Harry Fritz Adj
mllnstrator Of John J. Miller, deceased.
FIRST and hnal account of James NJ Cook, Ad-
nlnlsiratos of VIM II. Shockey, deceased.
First and final account Of Phoebe Young Ad-
miiistratrix Of Simon Young deceased.
First and iiual account of Peter r Shaulis Ad-
hi.nintioeof " Joiih W nay deceased.
RI 81 aeeoun;.0f b. s. Fleck, Executor of VIM s
Morgan. deceased.
First and final account OF J. D. Zimmerman,
Administrator Of Joseph Zimmerman deceased
Flrsq and final account of Alice X. Higinho-
ed
First and final account Of l. p Fried;ine. Ad.
mlnistrafor Of John +. Wechtenheiser deed
tlrst and fiji al account Of W. II. Hillegas and
:. O. walker, Executors of Samuel Walker, de-
ceased.
FIRST and final account Of Daniel J. BTabaker,
Administrator OF Isabella M0sholder deceased
Flrst and nnal account of Andrew Krnkel Fx-
ecutrix of Andrew Kunkel, deceased.
First and final account of BENJAMIN G. Bittner
Administrator of Dinah Hochstetler deceased {
First and final account Of Sarah Fisher. Execu-
trlx Of George Werner deceased.
f1rst and fina1 account of Joseph T Yoder
Administrator Of Sem ]. Thomas. deceased
second and final account of Aaron Miller Al
ministrator OF Benjamin Miller, deceased,
ffrst and final account of \. B. Critchfeld. Ad-
ministrator OF VIM Rodgers, deceased.
First and final account Of Perry Umberger and
Reuben Homer, Administrators OF Herman Uu.
berger, deceased
First and final account OF G. 3. Bittner Ad-
ministra6or of Hannah Cittner deceased.
f1rst and final account OF David H. Vought
Trustee for the sale of the real estate Of William
Nought. deceased
Registers Offices A J. HUFuAN
Sofnense', April % Register.
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LUzEnNE CoUNTY has been given an
additional Judge, and Governor Pattison
has appointed Hon. John Lynch to the
position. Judge Lynch was member
Of the Fiftieth Congress, and devoted
more Of his time to bis private affairs
than 10 his public duties. lie is hide
bound Democrat, an amiable gentleman,
and reputed TO be q good lawyer, but We
miss our guess if he proves to be hard
rvorkar
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Teaohers' ExamInatlons. ;seI.


Teachers Examinations, 1901.
Shanksville, Thursday. June 25.
Stoyestown, Tuesday, June l6.
Conemaugh, Livingston S. H. Tuesday
June 30.
Jenner X Roads, Wednesday, July 1.
Bakersvile, Thursday, July 2.
New Lexington, Thursday, June is.
Confluence, Wednesday, June "a.
lockwood, Friday, June 10.
Berlin, Friday, June 26.
Salisbury, Tuesday, August Is.
New Centreyille, Friday, August II.
Bethel, Tuesday, August %.
Somerset. Wednesday, August 2G.
Meyersdale, Friday. August 2s.
Special examination at lockwood, Friday
September Is, and at Berlin, Saturday, Sep
tember %.
Applicants for professional certificates will
be examined at Berlin and at Somerset in
connection with the regular classes.
Examinations will begin at eight o'clock
Applicants should come prepared tc
write with pen and int. Suitable paper
will be furnished.
Persons under sixteen will not be ex-
amined.
The special examinations aye intended
for late and irregular applicants only, who
give satisfactory reasons for not joining any
of the regular classes. No private eKamina-
ton viii be granted.
All the examinations will be open to
the general educational public. Directors
are especially invited to be present.
J. NJ BERKEY,
County Superintendent.
Berlin, Pa, May 8, 1891.
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AFTER much hard work and vexation
of spirit, the House Committee on Con-
gressional Apportionment has reported a
bill leaving the districts as now oonsti-
tuted, with the addition of an additional
district each for Allegheny and Phila-
delphis. II the Senate concurs. and the
Governor does not interpose his veto, the
discoidant elements in the present dis
tricts must reconcile their differences. OF
2 number Of them may change front. In
the light Of past experience, it is scarcely
70 be expected that the Legislature will
agree upon any bill that will meet the
apProbaJion Of our veto-loving Governor,
and therefore, less than the usual inter
est is taken in Congressional apportion-
ment However, with the present ap-
portionment, and the certainty Of the
Republicans electing the two additional
memberS Il placed en- the State ticket.
We can afford to be oonten; if oCr friends,
the enemy. are.
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Twelve of them Convicted.

GREESsBURe, Pa, May 1.-THE trial ofthe
Morewood rioters has ended and out of the
Is indicted II were found guilty. This is
the sealed verdict brought in by the jury last
Saturday night. Judge Reyburn, Of Arm
strong county, sat on the bench during the
trial. Nike harEelt vas the most noted one
in the rioters. Able counsel vas employed
on both sides, and the trial was well con-
Quoted. The names of the convicted men
are not yet known, and will not be made
public until the court reads the verdict to-
morrow morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-05-20

All the right, title interest and claim Of
Kendriek Upton and Mary De II. UptOn of, in and
10 the following described real estste viz.
No. /. A certain tract Of land situate N Upper
Turks yfoot rownshipp. Somerset County, Penn
sylvAnfa adjoining lands of Jacob Augustine
Daniel Augustine. Keith & Evans, MeGaugh-
hey d Shower and tract No. ? containing
about 240 acres. having thereon erected large
two-story Brick House. large bank barn and other
outbuildings land in good state of cultivation
and large orchard on the premises; being the
same tract OF land which was purchased from Ad.
ministrat0rs of John Brooks by W. l.. Hoblitzeu
in his lifetime and the title 10 which Is now vest
ed in said Mary De II. Upton, with the sppurte-
nauces.
No 2. certain tract of land situate in the
Township, County and State aforesaid, adjoining
tract No. ]. lands of B. and J. Harmed tract No. 3
Phillip Phillippi, and Keith & Evans, containing
about 172 acres, having thereon erected log
house, and log barn ard other buildings
which said tract was also purchased from said
Jonn Brooks Administrators by said W. L. Hob
litzell and the title 10 which Is vested in said
Mary De II. Upton. with the appurtenances.
No 8. A certain tract OF land situate in Lower
TlrkeyfOot township, Somerset county, Pa, ad-
joining tract No. >. lands of b. and ]. Harmed
Noah scott. MeGaughey d Shower, containing l4l
acres, more or less with log house, log barn and
other ontbuildings thereon erected which said
tract Of land was purchased by said W. l. Hob
liizcll in his lifetime from the Administrators OF
Israel Roads, decd and the title TO which is now
vested in said Mary De H. Upton, with the aI-
puTtenances.
Taken in execution as the property of J. Ken
drick Upton and Mary De II. Upton, at the suit
OF Jacob Hunbird.
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Tnr Democratic papers are proclaim
ing that in his speech made in Buffalo
last week, Mr.. Cleveland struck the key
note Of the campaign Of 1892, in which
he is now certain TO be a candidate. II
is noteworthy that hewas especially loud
in his denunciation Of the policy Of pay
ing liberal pensions to Union soldiers,
reiterated his old platitudes in favor OF
free trade, and proclaimed his hostility
20 the project Of building up our mer-
chant marine under the Stars and Stripes
This keynote win produce very discord
ant music in the ears of patriotic Ameri
cans. unless we are grossly mistaken.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-05-20

The kentucky Democratic State Com
mittee, in its platform adopted last week,
declares, 1--WE insist that tariff reform is
the paramount question before the
American public, and denounce the
Mckinley bin as the most outrageous
taxation ever passed in the American
Congress" Having succeeded in delud-
ing the people by false statements in the
last campaign. the Democracy are evil
dently going TO force the fight in the
coming Presidential campaign on the
tariff issue. The Republicans are moth
ing 10th TO accept this gage of battle.
70, let the issue be made up between
Protection and Free trade. As Abraham
Lincoln was wont TO say, "The plain
people may be deceived once, but not
second time" The Mckinley law is
here to stay for years yet TO come.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-05-20

Jusr now Democratic newspapers are
proclaiming that Ohio is the batt'e e
ground on which the Presidential elec-
ton Of 1892 will be decided in advance
When next November sees Major kckin-
ley triumphantly elected Governor Of
Ohio on the protective tariff issue, these
same papers viii hasten to explain that
Ohio never did amount 10 much, any
NAV
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Fire Breaks out Afresh.

on Cry. Pa. May l7.-Fires in the
Specify district, where Is wells were de
stroyed a week ago, broke ont afresh this
morning in four places, several miles apart,
covering large scope Of territory, and eaus-
ing hard fighting for hundreds of men. The
principal POint TO be protected is the Desh-
ner farm, on which the North Pennsylvania
Oil Company has about 80 oil wells. This
farm was one fire to-day, but no wells have
yet been destroyed, and reports received to-
night say that the fire there and at other
points is under cnntrnl
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A Great Dunkard Meeting.

DAYTON. Ohio, May I6.-The annual
Dunkard meeting with brethren and their
wives from all parts Of the United States be
gan at TrotwOod, a few miles from this city,
at noon to-day. Business and religious
meetings are all held in the immense taber-
nacle erected for the purpose. There are
also sleeping quarters and large dining balls
for ten thousand people. The great religious
meeting viii be held tomorrow and bust
ness meeting next week.
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whIte CABS pefIed By an EdItor.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May l5.-The young
bride who was recently whipped by White
Cap women at Ducktown, Tenn, has died,
after intense suffering. Three men who
were shot by the White Caps, will also die.
Editor Craig Miles, of the Ducktovn Repor-
ter, when three armed men ordered him to
leave, on account of his description of the
outrages, grabbed his gun and held his
ground. He is at present here, bat says that
he will return to Ducktown.
The White Cap women who are RESPONSE
be for the brides death, are under arrest.
Their friends are determined to keep them
out of Jail, so fight between the police and
the mob seems imminent. Further murders
are expected, as the White Cap people are
said to be hardened and drunk.