The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-08-25

,y ......-----Augusi . 'Ss'
-. Alien Tax law is being
Aie-' o. ~ Tadre W. W. AcheSon, IN
Is.9 1.'i' nlrei states Circuit ''"''' =
' .-e.r registration in order to
The ia'' m m IS september instead oi
,.ae this - -r,o registers Of the various
sPieni'e' en- ,e at the polling places on
di.iri''' an and september between 'ne
sagus' % '..l,.k - A. m. and } p. M ana .
h'a,, .,s and 9o'cioek p H. 10
be nay call :.
f,srs for sale new variety
P heins' great yielder, stin IN
Of sea soes not lodge free from all Hi'"'
se per boshel'
measure says that three
The So .rske one inch, and so they
b'ries g,ss1 .p.,l the standards Of measures
DO Nh', '.-,sblished, three barleycorns'
were IT. ~ we're taken and laid END 10
vel a'''' ING understood to make an
end M = I.grth. The hairbreadth, now
in'4 u l,.d1itely and conveniently Tor
ns5i ~. .s,,I .nace. WAS regular meas
q infuI'e'''--''' - laid side by side equal
ing one iarleyeorn'
,--row Springs, eight miles north
Ne@i 80 d Tuesday afternoon. the
oi>piiH7 $50 what will be the largest
carliei - ,-aaries. il not in the world, was
safl - .ha nresence Of several thousand
laid u = :. the farm Of John Bryan, a
PeoP.s, nbilanthropist, lateofNew York
psl.-. -, /. operating his large farm on
NJ % - running il 10y departments
Dc" - lent man in charge OF each.
III. it diversified iniensineu iAi'n
in.
...,risI assessment Of all the
I-' !, the state will be made this
PT'fs.'. ,bs same time for the first time in
- ofthe state. The commence
'-' .'-- III he in September and the COM
lls-, -.,osr. of the various counties are
- preparsuions for IL The law TO
AlA> -,b;. uniform assessment was ap-
So 80, ,,-il ~ and provides that the
osss.iouers Of the counties shall issue
-. IN make the assessment on or
- second Monday OF September;
=. ,.ses,ors are required 10 com
-..,ba assessment and to make return
=. ls,er than the 5lst day oi December
"a ,rjenniaIly thereafter.
correspondent has revived the Indi-
,-,5;,ions and misty tales about the
grsiur Of gold in the Laurel Hill noun
=. /, WsS.moreland. lie alleges that
=, Do days ago, Archibald Beistel,
rsrs fishing near the James Robinson
-. ,t-ae miles from StahlstOwn, found
-. metal In the sands Of the stream.
Ese,rlsetsd 4 tupful OF the yellow stuff
IA u, Porch. of St4hlstown, tested 1t
- s4ijs which had 70 effect whatever.
oasu,ity has been sent to a Philadel-
~. chemist. but he has not yet rendered
= snsIysi,. Il might be added that the
.,-.pandent has 10 affidavit appended
% Lis g.iuering story.
r,a,u,v Attorney General Elkin has
eirsn an opinion in response to query
fxDr.N C. Schaeifer, state superintend-
s-,ofpubIic instruction, whether the de-
,arment is required to furnish blanks
errbe enumeration Of the school chill
5-sn ofthe several counties, or whether
II, simply 10 furnish a form. Mr.. FL
kip's opinion reviews the law requiring
enumeration. q and SAYS that under its pro-
visions the department must furnish the
hanks at state expense. This will apply
% al counties in the state, and the coun-
II commissioners viii distribute the
blanks 10 the asseSsOrs with the other as
sessmeni books.
By an act Of general assembly it is un-
lawful for any peron 10 keep any tree in
fsc.ei with the contagious diseases
known a. yeilows, black knot, peach
r,,sie or pear blight, OF 10 offer for sale
OF shipment or 70 sell any Of the fruit
thereof except the plum, cherry and pear
irea Both trees aud fruit diseased are
subject 10 destruction a public nuisances
upla complaint Of any person. II the
owner d0es not destroy the tree the au-
ib5Tiiies Of the town OF township shall
appoint three free-hOldsrs as commits
si0uers 10 inquire and condemn, aud the
expense charged 10 the borough or town
ship, which may be recovered from the
owner ofIhe trees condemned.
Adispateh from Greenbay, Wis, says:
Fearing that his children might quarrel
over his estate when he dies. John Wal
Ter, an early resident Of this county, has
made q novel settlement with his heirs.
tie called his family Of nine children
around him and proposed that the estate
he divided among them now and thus
save future litigation. The plan agreed
up0n was that the estate should be divid-
eilnio nine parts Of as nearly equal val
Ne a. possible. and that corresponding
numbers should be drawn. To this all
agreed. The numbers were accordingly
thrown into hat aud the drawing pro-
gressed good naturedly to the end. when
al declared themselves satisfied. The
Only stipulation made by Mr.. Walters
vas that each Of the beneticiaries should
Contribute SIS per annum TO fund for
LIS private Use. In case this proved to
te more than he needed he would refund
what was leit. The estate is valued at
about sl5.0a.
What viii be the finest underground
sable ID the coke region, says the West
Al1fe-and Democrat, i being completed
al Tie new shaft al the II. c. Frick Coke
20, : standard works, near Mt. Pleasant.
d = practically a tunnel in the solid bed
81 elal 10 feet long, l3 feet wide wide.
van urek sidewalks and arch, and is
equipped with electric light. water pipes
e. anu including the feed room. is ca
P'..e oi accommodating - head Of horses
and Auies. The stalls are 81 wide and the
Partitions are Of iron pipe railing. no
'''l or other iufammable material be-
-''s 1Aed ID The construction Of the stable
- '''n pli4nee with law governing the
'-''''' There are four underground STA
'.'9 al coke plants in this county and
- = A some Of the large coal shafts. but
..-7 ''ne al the Standard plant is the best
= any oi the Frick works, either in West
il'Fe'and or Fayette county. The object
y Underground stables is convenience. to
lIi'''iize time aud avoid the trouble Of
-.-a .'--,'ng The animals up and down the
shAa every day.
-. -1.,ei meals you should have simply a