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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-19

raised tonight by the entertainments
to be given, the program Of which
will be found in this paper.
When this morning the monu-
ment shall be dedicated to the men,
|ory Of the soldiers and sailors by
Indiana's favorite farmer Governor.
lit is mete that thousands shall
gather round, and thereby paw an
homage Of respect to the cause, and
renew their fealty to the laws Of the
land, and the support Of the Con-
stitution. Only by strict obedience
by the masses to the laws and a
firm adherence to the limitations OF
authority fixed in the Constitution,
can the liberties, and consequent
happiness Of the people, be pre-
served, and handed down unim-
paired through age after age. When
the law is generally disregarded BY
the people, and selfshness or un-
holy ambition is permitted to over
ride the constitution unrebuked,
then the shadow of the end for lib
erty comes.
Let us all hope and trust that
such an unhappy day may never
come to the people OF our low glori.
Gus, prosperous and unexampled
country, but that it may continue
to shed its light of constitutional
liberty over the world until all the
nations Of the earth shall enjoy the
same liberty, and shall constant,
praise glorious America, "the lane
of the free, and the home Of tn,
brave. -
The idea of a public monumen
to the Soldiers and Sailors OF Du
bois county originated in Guckes
Welman Post, No. 44S, of Jasper
in 1892, and was talked about il
the Post meetings that year, and a
the great reunion Of veterans helt
in Jasper, July 4th. 1892, and it
probable cost, location, and thu
possibility of raising the money I,
erect it discussed. Many wanted t.
buy lot or two, or square, anc
create a Park, to be known as Vet
erans Park, and which would hav,
been splendid addition to the at
fractions Of Jasper, to which so man.
are drawn by its exceptional health
fulness, and freedom from malig
nant disease Of any kind. But tn
cost Of the purchase Of a square, 0
suitable lot, was found to be s.
great that il was deemed beyon,
the reach of the probable contribu
tions.
Finally public meeting Of citi
zens was called at the court hous'
on Jan. IL. 1898, and an organiza
ton effected, with
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-10-19
MIR. GEORGE MEHRINGER

was chosen as Treasurer, and gave
a bond Of 5000. Mr.. Mehringer
is another veteran having enlisted
in 1861 in Co. X, Of the 9th Indi-
ana Vols, and being present with
his company as private during all
the hard campaigning up and down
the Shenandoah valley in Va, and
at Charlottesville he had his
throat cut by a Minnie ball, so that
for weeks his life was despaired Of,
and all nourishment had to be con-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05

Kolb Sworn In.

WASHINGToN, Dec. l.-Since daylight
this morning the streets Of Alabama's
State capital have resoundei with the
tramp Of armed men and the roll Of drums
and the early morning sun has gliiterel
upon hundreds OF bristling bayone;s. ali
of which marks the arrival and presence
of portion ofthe State Militia T. partici-
pate in the inauguration OF ofGovernor-elect
". G. Oates.
The mere presence Of troops on this oc-
casion i not an unusual occurrence in
itself There Is one unusual feature in
connection with their presence. however.
Each of these men, al the direct orders Of
Governor Jones. carries foIr rounds Of
ball cartridges for his rifle. with other
rounds close at hand.
There i another body of men on the
streets who make no display Of force. bat
who are easily recognized. They are tall.
gaInt cDuntrymen, with sullen faces and
attired IN rough clothes and slouch hats.
They ca:ne to town in small groups within
the past twenty-foar hours. 10y trains,
wagons, and males. They don't appear 20
be armed make no boast nor buster, bat
go about with a cowed air and gaze wrath
fully upon the Militia. They come here
Al Captain koih's request 10 see him sworn
IN as Governor by the grace of God
without the form of law.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05

debt bv the issue OF Slo0,0o9,0o of
bonds. he attempts TO place the respon-
sibility on Congress, and he gives his
approval to plan that looks 10 the
repeal Of the ten per cent. tax ca State
hank issues, as fuln mated in ohe Chi
cagoplatform.
These are the only essential points
touched in the message, which reports
from Washington say fully satisfies no
one. not even the cuckoos, who habit
uaIlv endorse all ideas or suggestions
enanating from the White House. 1t
Is evident that the President has not
yet recovered from his surprise and hu-
initiation at the tremendous rebuke ad-
ininistered by the people AT the late
election. and in sort of dazed way Is
standing i'm the middle of the road,
nearly helpless, but with natural
bulldog tenacity disposed to still pur-
sue the course previously marked out
bv him. OF course the old soldiers get
a whack. and Hoke Smith is defended
in his crusade against them. The mes
sage viii give rise TO much discussion
and bitter comment between the fac
tions in the Democratic party, none Of
whom can fully sustain it, and the
country viii hear more about its condi-
tions when these discordant brethren
recover their wind and fall to dissect-
inc il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
ARat Pat out the lights.

BALTIMORE, Md, Dee. IA young rat
played the deuce with the Brush Electric
Light Works late Thursday night, though
AZ the tirne the employees were unable 10
locase the trouble. II occurred about
midnight. when, without warning, the
lights suddenly went cut and section of
the city using electricity was plunged
into darkness. At the same time the
switchboard and the connecting wires in
the works were blaze for an instant, and
when the display ended the entire section
was wreck. 1t was not until after a
thorough investigation that the explana-
ton presented itself
The rat in skipping along from one
brass terminal to another of an entire
circuit of lights h ad made connection
in other words, it short-circuited the
powerful currents, and the switchboard
went up in blaze. Each one of the brass
fixtures WAS connected with two wires
charged with opposite electricity. Thus
stood the rat. his from. fee; on one brass
fixture, his hind feet on the other. The
instant his front feet touched the brass
2-Go volts passed through his body, suf-
iicient to produce 1909 horsepower.
The rat was wet, and the hair WAS
burned completely of and the body be-
came rigid. The remains Of the little
animal are preserved n the works. The
body being instantly carbonized and
rigid, lis attitude Is exactly that Of a rat
stepping across a small cavity. So life
like is the attitude that AT n little distance
one woald think il a live rat in the act OF
iumninp.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
Better Pay For Teachers.

The Philadelphia Record says: The
women who are teaching in The public
schools III Philadelphia are asking for
more wages. They should not ask in
vain. As rule, they have especially
fitted themselves for the profession they
follow. The sehool-m'aIn of the olden
time, almost ~ unleitered as the chill
dren she cSsayed Ia teach. is only a remi-
niscence. The women whose best hours
are spent with fifty or sixty children.
not as their high-chaired tyrant. but as
their earnest. enthusiastic well-wishcT-
the women whose lessons require care
fIl preparation, and who makes every
pupil her daily stgdy-the women who
has so much to do with our future citi-
zens-can no longer he measured by the
standard OF former attainment. Years
Of her life have been given in making
herself ready for her work. Should her
request Toe passed over unheeded. il
would be crying shame and dis
honor TO the city TO whose children she
gives her time and service. Until Justice
shall have been done 10 the women, who
are the hardest workers in their profess
sion. further advances i'm the salaries
paid for higher but less laborious service
would only add To the weight OF injustice.
Equal pay for equal work is a rule which
should be lived up 70 without regard to
sex. color or condition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
Ianoselt Men in Prison Is Years.

AUSTIN, TEX, Nov. 29.-After being
prisoners Is years for the supposed mur-
der OF folr persons, b. \. Kre5bs aud
James Preston have been pardpnei By
Governor Hogy. who belieses they are
innocent o: the charges.
The men were coavictei I OF the m Irier
Of man named England, his wife. son
and little daughter, in Montague county.
on August p ls76. Kre5,is was arrested
for the crime and taken before VI n. Eng
land. who lived two days lf1e- being shot,
and she recognized him a. one ofthe men
whD had committed the deed. Her
dalghter also said thii Krebbs did the
shooting. \ soa Of the Elg!ands, how
ever, who saw the murderers. testified
that they were Bill Taylor, an escaped
convict, and John Musick. a neighbor.
who had a gsudgc against the Englands.
Krebbs and Preston were first con
demnc5 % be hanged. bIt the penIlty
was commIted to life Imprisonment.
They are oFer - years old. AMI in fee5le
health. An effort viii be made u bring
MusicS and Taylor TO justice.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05


THERE l. considerable talk Just now
% reorganizing the Democratic party
in this State. That il Is utterly bro
ken, disorganized, rotten and non-ad-
hesive is abundantly shown by the re-
suite the hate election, and the attempt
to re-organize il by the men who have
betrayed it and caused its overthrow is
simply absurd. IL cannot be recon-
structed on its old rotten foundation.
II il i, it viii soon again tOpple to lis
downfall. Its young men, chained
down by musty traditions, are power
less for good, and its present leaders
are BOurbons who learn nothing and
are incapable of progress. Now is the
time and this the opportunity for the
yOung men Of the country who have
passively voted with that party, en-
trapped by its professions and led 10y
its traditions, TO throw off their self
imposed subServiency To these myths
and turn 10 the living realities of the
present Now is the time TO step into
the ranks of the party of progress, the
party that stands for America and
American industries the party under
whose wise policy the country has
proSpered for the past thirty years as
no country ever before prospered; the
party that is again about entering upon
another protracted term of power and
usefulness, endorsed by a majority of
the votes of the citizens of more thsn
two-thir,is Of the states Of the Union, q
majority unparalleled in the nations
history. Here is an opportunity To re-
deem the past and secure the future.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
A Brooks Law Decision.

John Huber, of fMeehanicsburg, was re-
Gently convicted ofselling liquor on sun
day and selling without license. His coun-
sells, NJ. Leidich and J. W. Wetzel, ques-
toned the cOnstitutionality Of the Brooks
High License law, and held that, mas
much as the title does not correspond to
the body of the act, it is unconstitutional.
They asked for a new trial on that ground
alone. In deciding the matter Monday
Judge Sadler said he had no doubt that,
as far as selling on Sunday is concerned,
the Brooks Law is unconstitutional. and
for that reason he would not sentence
Huber on that count, but, as the verdict
on the second count, selling without
license, was not contested; he would
oyerruie the motion for new trial and
sentence him on that count. Huber was
sentenced to $50 fine and three months
in Jail.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
Smith and Pensions.

In his annual report Secretary Hoke
Smith says that the number Of pension
ers June ~. 1884. was 90. .5iL The
amount expended for pensions during
the year was Sl59, ,SOl, 46l.O5. leaving a
balance from the appropriation of So
215. .7l2.65. The estimate for the fiscal
year, lSad, i sI40.90G000. The num-
her of pensioners added to the roll dur
ing the year was 1885, while the num-
Der dropped was 57.G5l. The greater
number Of the pension cases now pend
ing in the bureau, the secretary says,
are old cases. Many of them have been
pending fer years. and had been ex-
amined one or more times prior To the
present administration. Upon examina-
tion it had been found in many cases
that proof was not sufficient 10 sustain a
pension. The attention Of the applicants
having been called 10 the defect, in some
cases efforts had been made to supply the
needed tfSfirnOnV
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05

SPEAKING Of the great clock which
Is to be placed on the Philadelphia city
hall. the Record Of that city says: " 1t
viii be a marvel Of ponderous delica-
cy. The face Of the clock must be
twenty-seven feet in diameter and a
hand thirteen feet six inches in length
would weigh close on TO half a ton and
yet must move with unerring accuracy.
No one yet knows who viii have the
honor Of constructing this great mech
anism, but sentiment among the COM
missioners favors American manufac-
ture, if it can be done in this country.
Some time ago a European expert Wis
tied this city with reference 10 bidding
for the work, and he maintained that
its construction would occupy three
years after the order was given.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
BETTER Citizens yaa.ei.

Judges Z. II. Stowe. +. III. Collier and
J. T. Siagel, sitting in common pleas
court No. l, of Allegheny county. adop-
ted n set Of rules, Friday, which Will, in
the future, practically shn. of the ratu-
raliz5tion of aliens in their court. II has
long been question as 70 whether state
courts had jurisdiction in the mattcr of
naturalizing aliens, the point being
raised that the United States courts
alone had jurisdiction. The rules as laid
down 10y the court are as follows:
First-Applicaticns for naturalization
viii be heard, unless otherwise specially
directed. only on the first Monday OF
each month, except July and August.
Seoond-Every petition shall be sworn
TO. rs provided by law. and shall be filed
for 30 days before the hearing. Public
notice Of the application shall, unless
otherwise ordered. be published at the
cost of the petitioner in two newspapers,
to be designated 10y the court. for two
weeks, the last publication OF which shall
be at least 10 days prior TO the time of
hearing.
Third-Any citizen may file remon-
STRANGE or objection to the naturalization
of an alien at any time prior to final
hearing.
Foarth-Every applicant will be re-
qUired to show to the satisfaction of the
court that lac is able to read or speak the
English language, and that he under
stands and is attached to the principles
of the constitution of the United States
and of this commonwealth, and is well
disposed TO the good order and happiness
of the community.
Fifth-Every petitioner not a resident
of this county shall show, under oath,
that his petition has not been rejected by
any other court, and that there is sat
isiactory reason for applying 20 this
court instead of the court Of his DOM
icile.
Sixth-Every petitioner shall alIege in
his petition, under oath, that the expenses
of his application are not paid or 10 be
paid by any political party or committee,
OF person representing or acting for the
same.
Seventh-The officers fees aud the
costs of advertising shall be paid by the
petitioner at the time OF filing his appli
cation.
IL is said that Judges Thomas Ewing.
J. W. 7. White and Christopher Magee,
Of common pleas court No. >. contem-
plate adopting similar rules. Judges
". d. Porter, J. NJ. Kennedy ana :. a.
McClung, OF No. 8 court, have for some
time held the opinion that the state courts
had no jurisdiction in this matter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05

THE Treasury Department has just
issued a report showing that despite the
hard times and the general depression
of business the tin-plate industry is
steadily increasing and that during the
three months ending on June 30th last
that forty concerns in this country
manufactured Il, ,2GO, I'll pounds of tin
and tin plate. For the previous quar-
Ter the output was ;, ,360, All pounds.
II takes no stretch of memory TO recall
how only two years since, during the
Presidential campaign, the ''tin-plate
liars' filed the land with the declara-
ton that tin-plate could not be manu-
factured in this country and brought
their batteries of ridicule TO bear on
Governor Mckinley for attending the
opening Of a factory in Ohio and dip
ping the first plate. But TO expect
either consistency or truth from DEM
ocratic source Is 10 lie down with the
dogs and hope to arise without fieas.
The manufacture of tin plate in this
country is fixed and rapidly growing
industry, Notwithstanding the discour-
agenent and persistent hostility OF the
free trade Democracy, a the report
just issued by its enemies shows.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
! Herald OF the Insant Year.

Clip the last thirty years or more from
the century. and the segment viii repre-
sent the term Of the unbouaded popular
ity OF Hoste;er's Stomach Bitters. The
opening Of the year 1895 will be signaliz-
ed by the appearance Of fresh almanac
Of the Bitters, in which the uses, deriya-
ton and action of this world-famouS
medicine will be lucidly sei forth Ey-
erybody should read it. The calendar
and astronomical calculations to De found
IN this brochure are always astonishinCiy
accurate, and the statistics, illustrations.
humor and other reading matter rich in
interest and full of profit. The Hostctcr
Company, OF Pittsburg. Pa. publish It
themselves. They employ more than G.
hands in the mechanical work, and more
than eleven months in the year are con-
sumed in its preparation. Ii can be OBJ
tanned, without cost. of all druggists and
coantry dealers, and i printed III En-
gliSh, German, French. Welsh, Norwe-
gian, Swedish, Holland, bohemian and
Spanish.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05

THE Philadelphia Ledger, with its
usual good sense, remarks: The
weather we have been having is un-
pleasantly suggestive of that which
ushered in the grip season several years
ago. Prudence viii suggest, particu-
larly 10 persons of weak lungs and
throats, that proper care be taken 10
guard against attack from the disorders
to which they are pre-disposed- This
does not mean that they should remain
housed in over-heated and underwear
tiIated apartments, or that they should
indvlge freely i'm stimulants. Common
sense should enjoin what is best to be
done, although people in frail health
should not Ice dilatory in seeking med
ical advice"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
Against Giving See Is.

In many respects the anuuai report of
the Secretary Of Agriculture differs wide
IL from that Of his predecessors. The
Secretary discusses the financial policy Of
the government, the silver question and
many other matters Of broad and general
interest not usually treated IN an agricul-
tural report. ana demands lp-imel cur
reney in return for prime beef or
pork.
The secretary denies the frequent allie
CATIONS on the part Of European govern
ments regarding disease, &c. and sug
gests that if certain European nations
continue to insist on microsoopieal inves-
tigation of American pork aud veterinary
inspection OF beef with governmental
the United States might wen insist upon
inspection and ceriitication by such for
eign governments of all importation
therefrom. whether edibles or beverages,
intended for human consumption.
The secretary deals somewhat at length
with the subject of the farmers foreign
trade. indicating where, in his opinion.
the farmer can best find market for his
different products. The work OF the bu-
reau Of animal industries, the various
branches of other scientific work and the
weather bureau are highly commended.
Regarding the latter the secretary con-
cludes that the investment is a paying
one and may properly come within the
functions of the government. The report
indicates that the recent discussion in
several Of the large cities resulting i'm a
lessening Of the cost of bread and the bet
terment Of the article itself, was the out
growth of department bulletins bearing
upon the nutrition investigation recently
undertaken.
Secretary Morton reiterates the convic-
ton that the promiscuous free distribu-
tion of department publication should be
abolished.
The comparison be:w cen o1r statistical
work and that of foreign governments *
uaflvorable TO Us. The secretary points
out the exactness Of the agricultural sta
tistics of Great Britain, stating that such
eXactness is reached through the revenue
system o. tina; country. ana suggests that
il might possibly be obtained in the
United States through a similar agency.
The secretary Is opposed to the whole
business Of giving away seeds and says !:
EdIcationaliy this enormous sum could
be made OF great advantage 10 farmers If
expended in the publication OF practical
bulletins, new ideas being of more value
than old seeds In lien of slG0,001, the
present appropriation for seeds, he pro-
poses $500 70 be devoted 20 the issues of
away grltuitoGsly at all, il shoald be
done under the direction of the several
experiInen: stations, the appropriations
of such being increased $3.50 for the pur-
-,RGa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05

ONE of the arguments used when the
income tax was being urged in Con-
gress was that ii woGld fall upon the
rich alone, and under that impression
many green-gosling COngressmen
worked and voted for it. Arrangements
are now being made by railroad direct
ors, corporation managers, bank direct
ors and other officials to withhold two
per cent. of the net earnings of these
institutions to pay that infamous tax,
and thousands OF widows and orphans
whose limited means have been invest
ed in the stocks of these institutions
will have TO pay their share of this
tribute 10 the socialistic tendencies of
the party now in power.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05
pEGIsTER's NOTICES.

NOTICE Is hereby given to all persons con-
cerned a. lcgatees. creditors, or otherwise.
that the foiio'-iBg accounts have PASSED Reg
lister. and tilsI the same viii be presented for
confirmation aud allowance al an Orphans
Court To be held at Somerset, Pa. ON Wednes-
day. Dee 18th, 1881.
First and mai account OF II. IL stahl, ad-
minis;rasor OF Peter u. Baker. deed.
First and final account Of Joseph Johns ex-
ecutor OF TohiaS Ioder, decd.
First and final account OF Joseph F. Meyers,
administrator of Josiah Il. Meyers, deed.
First and fiDai account OF John :. Miller,
administrator Of Samuel n Miller. deed
First and final account of ". II Straub and
George g. Strluh, executions of Casper Straub
who was executor %. John Il. Straub. deed.
First and final account of John A. WOy, ad-
ministraior of Henry Smith, deed
Partial account OF James NJ Cover and J. j..
Bowman, executors oi George Rink. deed.
First and partial account OF Montgomery j.
King, executor OF sarah King, deed.
Registers Office, JACOB ). MILLER.
Nov. iith, 1871 Register.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-05

THE third session Of the Fifty-third
Congress convened at noon on Mon
day, and Immediately after its organi-
zation the Presidents message was pre-
sented and read. This document is
long and prosaic and Is largely made
up Of reports made by the different
Secretaries. Ii contains nothing ahSo-
lutely new, and but few recommenda-
tions for future legislation. The all
important subject of the tariff is touch
ed very gingerly, and in sort of per-
functory way he announces that he
still favOrs putting coal and iron ore
on the free list, and that he would be
glad TO see the differential duty in IA
vor of refined sugar stricken from the
present law.
On the late increase Of the public