The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-29
Items of Interest.

William Angle, who is buying walnut |
lumber for gun stocks for the United |
States government, cut a tree near Mil |
ford, Pike county, which measured seven
feet in diameter. The first sixteen feet will |
make about 1000 feet Of lumber and the |
whole tree will furnish stocks enough 10
supply a regiment. II is the largest wal |
nut tree ever hewn in Pike county.
Saloonkeeper William l.. Gilbert, of |
Frederick, last week joined the NJ. T.. |
church during revival and decided TO
abandon liquor selling. lie was offer |
ed $50 for his license, but refused to ac-
cep: it, and Pastor Zimmerman raised
the money necessary TO start him in some
other line of business. Then Gilbert
dumped his stock of liquors into a sewer,
while 800 church people chcered him.
National Chairman Harrity said in
Philadelphia last week that he fayors the
nomination of Ex-Governor Robert Il.
Pattison for President, and believes that
he will have the support Of the Democrats
generally throughout the State. Mr..
Pattison is willing 10 be candidate, and
it is said that he counts on the support of
New York, New Jersey and Delaware,
besides his own State, TO start with.
In kentucky the vote for United States
Senator on joint ballot Is equally divided
between Congressman Hunter and the
field. Mr.. Hunter appears 10 have re-
eeived the fall Republican vote, 6s, but
no fss-4 .1..i, 20
given him the necessary majority does
not seem to have materialized. The situa-
tion is extremely interesting in Ken
tuclSy, with the odds in favor of the
election of Republican, but with no
margin to spare.
An exchange says that there is a grow
ing feeling in favor of selling eggs by
weight, and it is probably only matter
of time when that will be the practice.
II is absurd to sell the eggs of the Brahma
at the same price per dozen as those of
| the Legnorn. As well sell small peaches
and oranges at the same price as large
ones. The eggs Of the pullet are always
smaller than those of the mature hen,
but there is no difference in price. There
| is no inducemeHt to breed for large eggs,
as size does not count.
Commenting on the work of the candi-
date, an exchange says: Each man
promiseth TO surely vote for the one who
asketh him, no matter if it be ninety and
nine. He shake:h the hand of every body
until his joints are sore. Then he gOeth
home secure in the thought that he viii
surely get there Bat after the votes
are counted, ne marveis at the prevaTica-
tors he has met by the wayside when he
was button-holing and shaking hands.
Yea, verify, things are not what they
SEEM"
The House Committee on Post-oitices
and Post roads has reported favorably
bill to extend the mail carrier service in
districts where free delivery i not au-
thorizel. The bill provides that on the
petition Of not less than twenty citizens,
the postmaster in the district shall ap-
point a carrier, who shall receive aS com
pensation whatever may be agreed upon
by the petitioners 20 subscribe. If there
is no agreement, then the carrier may
/
age delivered. The carrier shall be sub
ject to the rules and regulations OF the
| United States postal service. This deliy-
cry service is not to be compulsory, as
any one of the petitioners, If he elects to
have his mail left in the postoilice, will
not be called upon to contribute to the
! compensation of the carrier.
Il am an old soldier of the Rebellion.
\ year ago was in bed all winter with
chronic rheumatism. Three doctors fail
ed to give me relief Two bottles of Bur
dock Blood Bitters put me on my feet.
1, is worth its weight III gold" W. Il.
Knapp, Litchfeld, Hillsdale Co, Mich.
The Iowa Legislature has just honored
Senator Allison with 2 reelection to the
Senate. 1t is an honor conceded to be
well deserved Mr.. AIlison's position in
the struggle for the Presidential nomiua-
tion is peculiar. lie NAV he described -
man without antagouisns. This pc
clliarity does not mean that Mr. Allison
is in any sense i weak man. ON the con-
t:ary, hc j. strong man. That he has
not made more enemies is s0t due to any
lack of personal aggrcssiyeness. lie is a
force felt not only in every committee Of
the Senate Of which he : member. bat
upon the noo. of the Senate, where he
participate. in dco1tc with freedom and
yigor. Nevertheless, by some wonderful
instinct of diplomacy, Mr. Allison has
succeeded in keeping himself clear of ell
tsngleneuls upon almost all Of the pub
lie questions which might tead to COM
promise his candidacy in the view Of
different sections OF the Republican
party.
OF the 20 Democratic nominees for the
| Presidency, from jackson, in 1S.}2, -
| Cleveland, nine were nominated at Balii.
more, three at Cincinnati, one at New
| York, two ut 1t. Louis and two at Chi
'cago. OF these, however, Greeley was
first named by a Liberal Republican cor
| vention at Cincinnati and afterwards in
dorsed by the Democracy at Baltimore.
In 1850 the Democratic convention met at
Charleston. but split on tho slavery ques-
tion, both wings six weeks later conycn-
ing separately ut Baltimore, when the
ultra slavery party nominated John c.
Breckenridge, aad the gathering in
which the Northern end of the p-r;y was
predominant pat up stephen \. Douglas
IS their standard bearer. Cleveland was
nominated once at 81. L9ais aud twice a.
Chicago, where the next Democratic con-
| vention will be held.
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