The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-03

.,.s,sr in neigbboring town, 3
snsdsvs ago, surprised bis audience
~ -" r,...Iing the following announcement
- ~, -. - onInit: ~The REGULAR session
-, nc donkey club will be held as usual
u -. ,l,se Of service. Members will
igst outside the church door,
.aate remarks and stare ST the iAdies
-, ,sss as Is their custom. Any mem
k,o,n 10 escort lady 10 church aud
=, ,,i,,, her ike y gentleman VIII pe eA-
-.,,1..3 from membership" The appiieA-
r,,jon was to the point and the ehec' was
marvellous.
r-,o,e claims that in less than three
vaeks the people Of that town "iii no@' al
-, -, American flag ever made. II
~ -. - svung from wire cable stretch
- scross the gap al the eastern entrance
Inc town. in such position that traV-
- =, the Pennsylvania Railroad
can see it for many miles IN Doth
s;-ectious. The exact dimensions are
not Given. but the materials Tor the nag
- ,..bles are to cost $50, from which 1t
.-a,,l5 annear that the boast OF the
-, Star-Spaagied Banner on earth
isto he made good. A good part oi 'De
money had been raised already.
There are many flags floating in SOM
srsst bnt few Of them are cared ior as
- deserve. Instead Of being allowed
.9.n ia the breeze twenty-four hours a
a. ,,ev should be taken down every
-, and boisted again in the morning.
rrbev should not be allowed 70 remain up
80 storm. On all Government
1,,,ii5ings and ships the flag is furled at
g,,sei and unfnrled at sunrise. On ships
as,n.u aag is substituted for the stand
ard ensign during storm. IN TINS way
,ba ases are always neat and clean ana
I.st much longer than if allowed to wear
,hoo,saIves out in all kinds of weather
Honor the flag 10y giving il proper care
and attention.
n, Tuesday counsel for the defendant
-, ,ba li,,el suit Of Haderman VS.. Thropp'
growing out Of the recent campaign for
he Congressional Endorsement OF Bed
ford County. filed an answer to the
,lsin,iffs declaration, and in it entered
,be general plea Of mot guilty" TO all the
,Isintia,s allegations. By this Mr..
rbropp denies all the serious charges
made by Mr.. Haderman, and the onus IS
TINS thrown upon the plaintiff TO prove
and make good all that IS alleged IN the
declaration filed. The case IS now at
issue. and Mr. Haderman and his attor-
nov il Is said. will do all in their power
~ hiring it 70 an early trial. They viii
make a strong effort TO hayethe case come
up at September Court
Judge Bell, Of Blair county, granted
On iniunction TO J. W. Gardner, the eldest
son Of Andrew tiardber Of Tyrone, on
Monday. .restr lining the father from mar
rving Mrs. Sarah f. Grafius, of that
nlace. which be was intent upon doing.
This rather unusual method Of stopping
A wedding was the outcome of the Gard
ner children's displeasure at their faith
er's determination to marry woman
whose "repute in the community Is such
thai Mr.. Gardner would not undertake a
contract with her were he in his right
mind" The eourt was asked TO appoint
q commission in iunacy on the old gentle
man. but refused to DO so on the ground
that such a petition should be made in
open court Pending such an action the
court granted the injunction restraining
all justices or ministers of the gospel
from marrying the couple. Mr.. Gardner
is quite well of.
The present sultry weather IS xtreme
IL favorable 70 the development Of the
potato blight, and the effect is already
noticeable in some fields Of early pota-
toes The blight first appears on the
vines, and its presence may be readily
detected by the premature whiting oi
the leaves and the decayiDg Of The vines,
which exhale an offensive smell
The preventive of blight is the spray
ing Of the vines with a solution of one
pound Of copper sulphate lyitriOll to 50
gallons of water. One fourth pound of
paris green added TO this viii kill potato
bugs. while the vitriol kills the fungus
that is the germ-of the blight. II is well
10 spray even after potatoes have been
injured ss a means Of eradicating the
disease When the tnbers begin to bt
affected the sound ones may be saved,
if sufficiently mstured, by digging and
s. putting in a cool place, covered from
sunlight, aud some slack lime. say one
bushel to twenty five Of potatoes, scat
tered amongst them.
The new bankruptcy law. in which
business men Of the entire country are
Interested, was approved by the presi-
dent on July and went into affect in-
mediateiy, with this provision, how
everrthai no petition for voluntary bank
ruptey shall be flied within one month OF
The passage Of the act and no petition for
involuntary bankruptcy within four
months. IL Is also provided that pro-
ceedings commenced under any state in
solveuey law prior 10 the passage of the
act shall not be affected by it. One Of the
principal objections to the last national
bankruptcy law. which caused some on
position IN both houses 10 the Dresen,
act, was that il was admitted harsh and
1fsslie 10 many Of its provisions. In
the present law great care has been taken
% eliminate features Of this character and
10 the report OF the conferees it Is asserted
'iiaI 10 honest man need fear that harm
can De done him under the provisions of
Toe aet The purpose OF the eonferees in
tiis oohheetion. as set forth in the con-
ierenee report. was 10 enable every honest
uelS9r 70 secure q discharge from debt
upon surrendering all his properly not
NeA'p' oy the Law Of his domicile from
SEIZURE aud commence life anew. Atthe
same 'iine the law is guarded by reason
~o'e involuntary features framed 10 pre-
.eu' debtors from running into debt.
A7''ng ihe property obtained upon credi,
@Pp'ying Ii all TO the payment of one
eli'or IN preference 10 others eouslIv
observing Of protection. These are The
puf'oses which the act is intended to
e.'e' together with the greater one OF
upp'ying a uniform system applicable
o al sections Of the country.
men Hawaii Porto Rico. the la
iroaea and the Philippines are ours an,
nave set up territorial governments
-, J ~ :, q 'hem' then will come the ques-
- :. congressional representation and
! a4'e no doubt that there will be manv
A'i'ols willing to run for CONGRESS u
m ~ = 'l me annexed districts and there
- :, y some strange faces on the floor 81
m ~, s'1, The gentleman from Ladroue
:, a',ioAe - ms fat cigar in the CLOAK room