II ms ot fubli cation Th. Seawsst Herald ,, pushed .eery Wedr-la, KonJa at 00 rr uin, M c " lorarlafcl.t charge 's. ialcrt? wl U. lxAa- utll aU ootiry 00 0Bt their PPn wU1 ta b,M M f0T ral,OT,"Ptl00" a,TibmremoT5ztro on. Po.toQo.to.a- sth8r ,hoidg1v.B.t-. m. cl U. former weU M t.pretofflea. Afdure. Xhe Somerset Herald, ' Somerset, 1'a. U rV VF SCHELL. ATTOKNEY AT I. AW l.i MiTi iitfww Agent, merwt, tinVaiuotl. block. ! U-U. JSSssSSi&mersel County Bank U aTc. in MambJ U.TRENT, ,.iert-cf, Ja'. usTiTlt;E,-Aleder H.' OoBrot- Ha. I AV. '"'t.'t.-in, i in So5T.-tad L ''S'Xui.i Kuildin. '(0. ' p-uXj'tU" 04 Sdl. 'rT7H u BAKE, ATTOBNEYS AT J AW Stwnwu r-. will practice In " , S eo-ntle. All bt.lnf.ca- SJ" w,"jl!,,f,JU': "77 Tru- attvrney at xaw, I'-lL.u VU attend loab-.t-ae-fTiV're In Soraereta-d .diim mn- Built tfuik. J AMES L. rUGN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ,, v. nifka. Mammoth Bloi',tlra. t0lrW ui.m. and all iail V 3-K"-",rllKUYIL. A Si-nier.rt, I a. 1' ,,A H. K(K)NT7- ATTORNEY AT ,.:ec U . J bus It. SCOTT, . . - - a T- v a of ,-? Pa. (Hit to Um uj-h mi-l i bU cr-r ttJc. towi.b P'..ui ' iwtUtjr. II S,:M&EVATUW ' Svi-icnft. I'rCU . .. t-n.lHi HI FI'E ATT''KM.S AT V iiv aJ .luenJed lo. .irV.''a w 'lr8et' L"-sl,e lh Kx-.il'. Klk. J (J. KiLE ATTORNEY AT LAW, r r. rrleMl-l btl rntrun-ij :! " Vrl'ukXEV AT LAW, St-iueuau 1'ri c. gUli KY1N0. Writiaij Deeds, Ac, -U ;ui r- bcr A Co f Store 1 C. F. WALKER. AoM I'll YblCl ASS. tR J K. XILLER pennt ncat'r UU1 D8 H. BRrBAKEK tr.,.-hiI.rofeicJ oce Id ml.tcooe, dour et of tt Br- ct t Htt. Dc E II. KIMMEL w Uleoctlr.net j prctW ih.ucfoe, ndti.r ia pmfe--!!- u tbe rtiuoM .4 S-rtuerset nurr.iandHijt t wire. t t the oM plce, f DR. ITS. COLLINS. I.ENTIST. ScmTet. p unm to reir Bi'i-k. P ,H i b a : iu UTTH-t t f.nJ J.rerc- to .lo ke. Artinol toeih t all kicl. ti:t"r.i.t-trtJ. Oytr-luxt w7mBteL D?. A G. MILLET!, after twelve rtx'T It prartlee In Sbanktrllle. a Ul art i-e. ao- te"! hi. profwwfcmal kt-r-Jt ta CJtaen. ol wDd.f'I'?iSr ot hi Stew, Wf ti; liw. -! he e be r-msa!lel At mllUoiei i;nf i.ml!y raK. 4NU'-tclii pron-tlj wer- Dr. W. F. FUXDENBERG, Late Ke !enl Snreon, Si Bit Eje elI Ear Mrary, Z I::a:ei p?r:!t;7 b &e :::t crisi-LAic, 7iaa is ISCirSITE trcairert cf ill clsssiss f 3 Zt2 ai iai cf the X'e ar.d IThrcit, efflc. S. Kmth Rtrt. UXXTlSTti. JOHN BILLS, i."c !j. C.frt". kXtfl new bulWiuir. jlnCron Street. g-SsCTfot, Fa. "7?-I. COLLING, Bi:.TIST, ' .e i' .rrt ('.et-w k rreaw'a ore. Sotaerfet. - 1.1 :'T".r jrfrf i ta -rlT re-7-!.va gt k : to thi p'j ' --T - j. i .. tlf leil I'lTtTKliJ a i- St u. i es !r t-- u--iiJtu t;l eae -,ki..!i;s tei at I r pTi than jrc . .vi :trsi :a lj u;atr Id rti om'ry. . o n. . gi uf utelD (or a It tDa.il t pri ai4 my iauf um. .7intr,sot thaavj( aaiie thai I '' a..ie uteibwr tt t K'.vlr.r (fixi aat b -.-!. th; a rail on m at aJ ttme and art !rrt nf cfcjiy. .irli K'llHcAL-ETIItr I) E X T I S T SME CITY. tut1 Co., fa.. r "'' ' r usS Uil rtT.T? beet 1 l. ln.it.Tr. tui-r.ed to tb C't. I t..'..ai tjti. Mtd to the prea- i; a ! ih Lataral ue. Th'o wtehtisf to ,-' - 1 17 ' -er. ca dc fc t-j Am tump n : )i-T y 10ND HOTEL, s :oystot. PA. Tt f itii jk, . hai laUslT :im,j .i . ; rert . w'th all ara J,!"' ' u:i urr. hr"a rmj ma.i tt a T.rj Ji l" '-r (; for tbe trawllne paMie. !'.. w" l.-i titlur tall alt-ched it i for? ,nl r.niT ataMiea;. ' r;i-c eao or b.l al ttVl, e. p--'rt p'x'w -. ta of B-l ? m i'!;;. n i kk, I'mp. S Livr 1 ij 1. ' I Sut.5. Pa. S!S1M; CLOCK. lr : at Uaf!ia ?t JOSEPH HERR, ru'fs Ka-.rL(a(rr, tm at all . u r.-s'.fc j.:aj a trat-rlaw Ur- kptr. ekhar In the Iim t4 WATX HES VU CLUCK?. ttroijajp.!ij. Warkgatrantoed. HPT Hie VOL. XXYII. NO. 32. BANKS, ETC. nAV BANK. -:0: CHARLES J. HARRISON, Caxhier end 3faiMtgcr. Collection, made in all pan. vf tkeCoitau SUtaa. Cl.arKC moderata. Batter and ether enoek. ool lected and caabed. Eaatern and Weaternexchaag alway. oa hand. Kemlttacee, made with prompt sera. Aeconnta rollrlted. Fartlea dealrinr to porx-haae C. 8. PER CENT. FVffDED LOAN, eaa k, soemnmo datrd at this Back. The eupoct ara prepaid in i!e mucin alloc, cf ,3. BICKI la era u. au 11 Apis for Firs and Life Iwm JOHN HICKS & SON, SOMF.RSF.T. 1'A.. .nd Real Estate Brokers. ESTAKLISIIKD l&SO. Per whedaalreto aeU.baror ea-haaa;e prop erty, r tor rent will find tt to tbefr adTaotaa-a to rrjutrr Hi .lTlp;. thereof, aa aerharfrel. made anleM a.44 or rented, afeal eataw bulnM gem rail j arlllbe prouptlj all -Jed t-. auKls. CHAS. C. OKTON". CUAS. H. F1SHEB ORTON & FISHER, CIGAR MANUFACTURERS, f ACTORY NO. 7. Wblssale and Retafl DEALERS IN. CIGARS & TORACCO. We art now ir.ufit.ritit f the wholesale tr. f.ctttrr riwr thao ba' herct.itie tera m.nr.r'r.1 iti Stineraet etmotv: Aa frir H.r aii -li t tV-iom-w Tub! a. we claim to he man-tad-turlnjj the tvi la tiia stale, Me e-ll the attrn ti.ul Ui'tnil Itrnlrn" turcr gtiw aa lpric. In our Ketnil ttcre we carry tae btj;aein ana nae.t, wt-ll a ire etieapes t imle of Smfliliia and t l.ca in Tulci la the n arkrt. S-HO I'll"-, plpa r:tiii.--il ail klii '.a ol foi. kt i, matcriaw. tf tnct. ry ai.il Ectall tirc at No. 3, MAMMOTH BLOCK. Jn. 15 "pi'DLIC SALE. jiy virtue of an onler p?uel out of and nnderth. I be T'iii ol the i r.lins"(.'urt S..merwt county. Fa., Ibe no.iericd Tru.ce lor tbeealeoftho real ftlc J.c.h lJ-teroo. Uee'd. will exiera t" file ty put.nc tHitrry, at lue.ioruo) r.- wicr, Id Slant. ' Milla, Jrnaer 'I wp,. oa Saturday. January 11, 1810, at 2 o'rlnck r. u.. the followtos deacribed real ertate ol aaid dee'd. Tit : A ocrtain tract ol lan J ,lroate in Quemahoelna; Tap . Somerset Co.. Pa.,a.ljlniot lbt,nf tliaa l,cm Her, S.i mat I M. .Miller. A. Cover, and them. cuulnir.(t 57 acre nd loOwrrh, baring trr-o erected a Mr j 'o.y frauic ow luiuc house. 1 fcajn. and other ncejHrTmhail.iioa. Tt.ere are hn" vminif '.n-barii o! ai.pio and ch tree iw the liirm. aatd Iruit trc-8 Iteiux of tha beat varieUi-s. The farm b) well enpplied wiih running water, and haa a lime quarry o U. Ahont -0 acre, reclcre.tandin(f"ltato of eulilTatioo and the oalrc it well timbered RaM fanrla situate PDlToue half mile from Stanton f Mill, 'EKiS. Hie-third in band on eonttrmatl w of tale, hala-ce lo two equal annual paymenu with-o.tlt-n AARON BLOrtlH. IVtc ... Truateo. S. II-PJLE, DIALER IS FLOVJl AX J) FEED Groceries, Confection-, Queensware, 'Willow-ware. Salt, Fish, Tobacco and Cigar, &c. &c. tc. New Stock. OXK PRICE. All Goods Positively SOLD JiJJO BOTTOM PRICES. FAIR AND SQUARE IS Our jNIotto. I)o.l rail to Give a 2, SM'S BLOCK A CALL, When doing your Jn. m .,fS tiO SIMPLE, Ci I . I vLLf lCT iS ? i w-v- P15I5 but M Sir, 1solToht X a CHUD CAW WUW ITy USE nn"onttiit" lvFashions. The era .r'n!4- ! th rawemeTV r ! od7wa'-l!. Te- tlTat ta ara ri4j;?fl! To7lP'ie!Jiii" ' Domestic" Fcshion Co., HEW YORK. I Q Jl v . r i ii tm v m D.. 4 MISCELLANEOUS, 'lVH(CH(0)iyjC.ieilE ithe X Ibral GREAT POSITIVE CURE a DTK.ial rJarrr dfran rt-Hfl. Ho tf lS HI4OI. I.I V AM, . VI.Eilit -vawaaa. Tlie Best Family Herein n Urth. is loo i-V ciOTr to ut rrxm BSlctM with s Hhwaia lat I GfirrK wfO 4t MWrar trii prTkHn; liw ItoaM Uf OTf-M ocv CMC wastf berfmd point of rrpair. U .-M.Tt,i(i.j cnmpooitiVU Irrin irM, J.nou, vartki moa Gams found in C-il(orcU ad h Wet IrKliM, fkalg ft TniCCathnii, Antlr, Diwte snd -wdarlfi-. 2 lb ImiaMlaw errt tipoft th dtfrrulvft ore vrrtbrf ttniJaiTvi -7 OkM or exhaacte-i from any cs, to ta 1 rrej trvir pomi of .HU-tfl n4 l.ntfil--o. It til. ctM4 th0 appt!;. Malrts dteMtUm, ftiKf ehtft.:iM wtl tot ( (l c-miar ati cirrtltlc aytm. It t!r. .tetf tiin pruMMi t wee-i ftciiTitr. ft'terj, ror- o uk-U iMMiuy ruc.- TE CIY TSTIE BXEDY FCS COLDS, 7t ti te crplat njKm tha nitan of cm cert, rriD. tf y-m nr. RC'Tiaa im riuota atTuaa, mvtrili. t ixnu.wiioi. .iim aTis. nntam. eiUTtr, irtTH"iTioT, uv i w ,ihh, iiu, or a itt 4"rra artdna ra lift Yumn, rt a ltt of l uu k t i. Haa tMraifttonaapnetr h-ran. In Fnrt- h, Orrn. Iirwat.n .ad rr-arti. On. a.ii. wilt MtrcnTtea )ou at u Uiaa TnUuaua aapmaMi la priatetV AUi-tof w bottle nw-et tt. adoprVw eiwt CatsCT. Itt no B,tvrChuca.. i tltct k antt ru".:n iomr ilk, II fir.t cImjim tb. .ratem. Ia repair, thca biiUdanp. tt-aacnrt-a-diaeaa. and aT.ltri-laa t&ca pcrairnt, sat. and eodurii. as.. t -p la la-c b, anal, ptMuant to take. N4 k , ira U-w-U;, Vrto., ,lw Btlr, H' aiier & Badgrer Kfg:. Co., rroprs. itii(eKo)iwa;iciTa! StFFERED 30 TEAR. Jrcrwy citT. yfmmbf gki, i prt. Ve tottsn sa t!t tu I hT i.rrvi for t iMtt Z4 yMrv U fa CmTIiLrriidlUlr MUJiM. I IUJ. t tirno ao bad tLiU 1 eoct.d oH stand npon toy fr. I uLi4 oi Yaafc half ft mlV without tnrrlD( icitcftaa ftvaf viteh wnoM brtiix on errre Lilnr. Aaout rtt T"" co 1 vm lndocvd W try ft bottle- of f-our JWHtr ftd am rLad lo ctrnte thw a'trr ln cx mim I a fnUn?!j mnsl of botti ctisccaea and wi ftrrw rnrTnc rXf . nt beaJtH an-l atrftaUu I ftd TtM ail JjBUrtjr ftlBtctml to try MMiUMti. M ii. J. F-HKId. 13. Eftascx St. DOV'T GO FOOLIG AROVSD. Ai ft rpn rtnr madtriat I ras ooftfldc-tlT nxnme& T1tftiu I bava ued It tn ny family and know othora tjtto bar irWd il, mn4 ail proiioanre tt rKfl and reHUbaf. b don't pv otlcur aroood aad iippetit ja by maitnc bo but it attenda to (iuMa aad ae-cwptia-oa baS -rbtrrant It K -nt m M. K. Dl V.U.L, Rlniaad, l, i. OP YEARS 8TADIG t a oaa bctla of TtnnnrXR aad cum trvtvriinr aay that tt hi mrvd ma of .trula aad lUiRk-a of yoaa asiaadme. 8. C. KOC Lrjaaox K. J. FOR SALE DY G. W S P E E R S t i? UGGIST, SomerwU JVr. Wbo U aatborised to fpuraQ U Vlirortoe to prore ai guiteed. D.LC. la aboolwta anJ rreKmiU er luf " DRUNK- .'nnesa. Intemperance aad the oaa of Opium T.ib.eco. Narcotic-, and tlmulmla, remorimt Lail tavte. aeatre aaa natut ot uainir any 01 tncoi rendering tbe taiie ano dratr. for any of tt tm cr.ecily otllou, and iluaiia;. iivn erery a perteot and IrriMftthle e tnd of the aobrl it of tbemaelTe. and their frirsda It tirerenta that al.lutc ohxiral and moral jiroeiratH that followa tbe audue- brdaking tr-'tn uajna .umutanta or nomn. Packaae. i.rewid to cure 1 to 1 lr.Tl. IS. ur at ruar irua1 A 1 Tempcraum ano oliarltaMe bicietlea mould ne IU It la harmler, and nerer-fallicg. HOP BITTER! MT'ft CO.. Agta EOCHESTER, N.Y. The JCop Cough Cure IleatroT, all pain, kjonet the eouh, quiet, the inerre, an-l polUTei rest. It nerer fall. In per- lonninc periecx cure wnera mere ia a rnaa - iw ol hope. Try it once sad jott will 1 1 Il;. FOR SLE BY ALL DRVGOIST. fUWllM mm COLLEGE (Plt(.ltirgli,(i:aMi:nd,) Pa. CollegLitc j ear optoi September 12lh. . ... , . i . Loeion'4 niilcs trouj Court Houie. over-lookioe East Liberty valleT. East of tccefa nd frte frtm -mote. Term for bearding pupils reduced, fur pmcqlrs Mi-o iieLex e.peletreau, Acting rresidiDt GEO. A. BERRY. Treasnrtr. Asc.T YBMIXISTRATPRH NOTXE, tateof Michael ICmmermaa. Uteof Quemahou 1p Two.. ! memet e. n:y. Fa., oec'd. I,ettsr ol admiuntratibn os tha abor. ealatt hariEK been granted to the un.leritirned, notkett herebr airen tt-oide-tcdtokt lomakeimma- diate payment, and thoao harlsK claim, aitalnrt IL to preaent them duly aut henticaled forettl- ment on aaiuruay, tne a-tu uaj ac a-arr, l.Tt, at the reaidenre, i f.Irc. WX. ZIM MtaJAn. Dee. IS Adau-iatratur. rSSIQXEEdXOTICE. Notice if hereby aires, that Dtetrlck Krewer baa alrucl all hit property real aa-i prrraeal M ,lx.n icr .MT or tne -riK-ht ot an creoitor,. all .rraon, vherckire lau-bte- to the a. Id bieJirk Kramer will make lmmeallate payaaeBt to Ud Aa- .iCae. and thuaa rl daliu aaisal tha aame ureasnt Iken U a A-rw f -PtUeUMBt at theR-.t-oe-ofthe arxe As-.r 14 til'O crack towaihlp, oa at-nir, jaaMiafT H A J ...... 4rA. -t.. rwia. Per. I AMt-B-c tq Aael-atBent Jacob Klee t -opbRiecp-rl-eca, f d-tol-BtU d4n 'buiHeai aa J. Kl" A Km.' ) it. IT". fS-m-sl S. FclL,of St arr-t4 Jl iric.l haTtaa aid, an alwl-M.riit to J. Kle A Bro;rof Pttta- iKtrah, lre 1 hereby aleca to all awrama iadebt. ml lu toe mU Amiic-. to make tmeaejlala pay ment lathe a.u Aari(eca. an-1 i.-- oariui climi to preacat tha to aataa (or tetUamBt 5 the OB---C of W. It k)". ' kLEEABRa. Def- H AMljrvert. A SSIGNF.ES NO rid.- U oa Coarad tltoa aad wile of A li'tDT townrhirN oa toe - . .lay of -tecember. made T.lunury aatnteot to Oeo, O. Walk.r, tor tha tai crojiiora. ot an IH rau aaa paraaaau mti of aid Cunrai Felloe.: a "tic. ia hereby Utreo v all prrK. ladeoted to aatd Aaalrnor to make lametiiata payment, aad tboee harlns rial ax-in him to prearat them aly aalhen'l tir.ted lor aetuete-t u tha aaleraia-l at hie rrn.ienee In Allegheny towneiilp, wo , Saturday, Jansary is, ifTa. . QE'Jij- U. AI AEB, iaCu. U Aealfhta. 0 RPIIANS' COURT SALE. Tirtac of aa order Uened oat of tbe Ornbaaa CV.rt of Someiaet co"t-ty Pa., I Fill jell fcl pfta a 10 ia nacaewwa, oi-Tn so-piy, a aw Tuetday, January 21, 18! 3, the followtsi real t,tatc ta wit : A ewrt-ia aat aad tut at ar- tltaata ta P. a-H-craet (cty. Pa., trontt-a- on the Kr-i.ord aad O.eeaatora; tarnpiae oa tbe anath. aCjotutcc lot ofChrtB Shank oa tbe weU-da of Adam Sorber oa tha Bonn, aad hit of Aaron Cr;aey oa the cat Term, raah taa per era. tahapaM when rrn- crty u M -. r-Mdoc o oooartoaU-a of aa.a. baio at lit kx oa daj of t.- ' : "WILLIAM REEL, Jan. 1 TraaEca. "jpLECTIOX NOTICE. X otic- to berehr prrrea that aa eleeUoa win be hell M.arfay Juur) 1 IM. at tbo Kara hoaaeuf Oaa-ae Jo-iir. ia Bertla, f r .be par part of ctec Ir.f a reLrl aa4 dtraoten al taa BaB Vailcy AUU Koad. D. A-EErBArET, DtB ,t iaaamy. rj Somerset IIOW BE LEFT BIS MOSIET. , Joha Uatchwar was a rich bache lor, brother to fire brothers and four tistera. Tbe pareota of this large f ami It wera well-to-do farmer., but could only teach their children to work, and start them with a few hundred dollars when tbej settled io Ufe. John bad great taste for farming, and soon added acre to acre, till tbe little Geld bis father gave bim grew into a large iafm, under perfect cul tivation, and slocked wiib the be.t breeds io sheep and cattle. There were two snug hcu.rs upon it, but John ccnlinued to live with his pa rents at tbe old homestead. The brothers and sinters all married, and to please John, the oldest son ia each faaiilj was christened John Hatchway. Tbe oldest sister, Kliz betb, bad a John Hatchway Potter; Susan, a John Hatchway Saiitb; Sally, a Hatchway John, her bus baud's last name being John. Only Mary, bis youogeht sister bud inde pendence enough ii depart from tbe tablished rule. She called her boys Fred, Harry aid PauL John said nothing; tbey bad a right to call their children what tbey pleased. His brothers and sitters were all farmers, and lived wiibin a radius of seven miles from tbe borne, stead. The place was called Hatch way -cttlemcnt, for there was at leatt fifty cf.all ages and s!z3, from the old great grand parents down to lit tle Paul, Mary's baby, two weeks old, when our story opens. There were nieces and nephews married, and called their boys Ha cb way John, John Hatchway, yet turn it as they might, it made no impree.ion on the eld unci?, who .bowed o partiality, save tbat be spent a little more lime at Mary 'a than with tbe rest ot them, lnouttb twenty jearsyouDger tban the dear old Lrotber who bad raUed them all in the borne nett, .he loved this fath erly brother best, and fche wns bis fa- vcrite. Afar tbe rest bad all built op homes tor themselves, these two stayed six years with the dear old father and mother of their childhood. But Mary's sunny face, set in clus tering brown curl?, ber laughing blue eyes and dimpled pink cheeks, could not long remain iu tbe bouse already ri-bbed of nearly all its treas ures, and one morning she married handsome Frank Malconi, a young qian of good morals, who had work ed on John's farms two years Tbey commenced housekeeping in one of the neatest cottages on the place, and Mary furnished it very uatefully with tbe five hundred dollars ber father gave ber. There was consid erable grumbling among the broth ers and Dieters at ber extravagance, but she did not care, tbe money was bef own. "The louee bad six rooms, and she made it a perfect little para dise. Without extravagance her taste and ingenuity made it appear as if a great deal of money bad been spent in adornment. After she had all tbe necessaries and cheaper orna ments, she still bad a hundred and fifty dollars, which she spect for an organ, for she would not take the old one from borne, as ber dear parents would miss it almost as much as her self, and sue wanted to play the old songs whenever she went to the old home. Elizabeth lectured her severely, and Susan was too jealous to go into any part of the house but the kitch en. She always came in at the back door, and stayed perbap? an hour, sitting on tbe hard, high wood box, to the discomfort of Mary, who could neither persuade ber to take a chair, nor come into tbe si'tiog room, where her sewing was waiting. "This is good enough for me," she would an swer, ''I can't stay but a' few tpjn ptes.'l Sally dd not hesitate to go to any part of the house, but she always brought two or three children who p . - ,4 were sure to examine the book-1. 'a tlimb oa tbe chairs, handle tbe deli cate va.es on the mantel, try to touch tbe pictures eg the wall and play with the delicate little ornament, on be what not. If by accident they broke anything, their mother would "J " wYou naugbty litue child Z Aunt Mary won't allow yen to come iu here if vou are so careless. Put tbe pieces in your pocket," and to Vary, "It dofl't pay tp buy tqch thiols wHete mere are ccuq.-eq. ou win fiad better 0?e for money by aid by." Mary tried to be pleasant, but such things were very annoying. Sam's wife was anotber or, 6?r yort rneata " " - "You'll get John's fortune, sere " -l would say.' "He is always brag ging onToe."' When the baby was two weeks old she walked three miles ta tell Masy what j same II "Vhy don't yoi call the baby Job. I I . hoold think you would try to please a brother tbat always favors joa." I dook know as it would please him. He came in ibeqifcer iof",iD, and take him to taaae tbe baby He sail, -Call it Paul, a.d I wilt buy it a new dress.' "Well, ba'aedd. anyway. Xow I have asked bim to come and lire with os since tte eld people died, but hi stays with the old house sf r vants, as if be hadn't a relation ia the world " ' J think he would bardlv enit-y suck a large family as yon.rs. H is cot need to'cViKrea." lte seems to come here as tbougb he eould stand it very well" . Mary's cbeek burced. "We bave nerer asked bim to lire with us j he co? fa 4 foes w bea te p:easea- "Well, he must be blind not to see how yea sliobted bim. Here you bave three bys and not a John among them " ; "Ifl bad ten I would never cail one Joka We have already Jo eiah's John. Sam's John, Elizabeth's Jobs Hatchway, Jc.iah's John's John, Sally. Hatchway John, Su san's John Fatchway and ber John Hatch way 'sJobn, down to tbe third feneration. If the namefakee get the farm the will be email shares." "Well, y.u and Jim's wife are just alike ; she .ieted on calling ber boy I 'not mora tbaa be deserve-; 1 nev-7borf- r ber father, bat Jim er could 11 bis place. I can traai would not bear to it He said as bim ia everythin g Ha aaa kaowa EST A B LI S3 E , 1837. SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, like as not be wotld ba tha only boy, and be must be celled Joha. Lucky it was, too, there Js aeven girls and not another boy.1? .Mary's Mowers were ber pride ana joy. tier yard was a perfect bower of beamy, and bar two little boy, Fred and narry, could be trusted all day among ber shrubs and plants without destroying a bud or leaf, but Joe's children never came np the walk without placking something. In their own yard weeds and thistles grew to tbe door, and these they lov ed to figbt with rmllein stalks. M-s. Joe Hatchway bad a rode taste for in-door decorations, and ber sitting room and parlor were full of cheap, gaudy ornaments' The mantel was crowded with stuffed rabbits, with har1 srn, hrtl Aft1 nttu, til,, i j . , , r-r-. The bureau lookea like a case of plas ter of Paris toya ready to mount some Italian's head. . There was ev ery variety of beast and fowl, from tbe little rooster fltte life-size nude baby. The walls were covered with gay maps, gauay pictures ana nuge bouquets of draa gr rass filled the cor- ners t Among all Mary's rioters and ber brother's wives tiere was but one who did not' enfy her; that was Jake's wife, a sister - to Frank Mai com. These two were more refined. and their tasteful homes were more to John's mind tbn any of tbe rest Jake was bis youngest brother, a thrifty young farmer with four pretty intelligent daughters. His farm joined John's and be frequently put in a field or two oft shares for bim. - Tbe Eummer of 65 was very hot, and one day when John was in tbe field with bis men be was sun-struck, and carried into Mary's for dead. But after a time the doctor's efforts were successful in reviving bim, but be said tbe patient must be kept very quiet for a few days. How, was a mystery, for tbe brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, old and young, kept up a continual coming and go ing, l be room was never wunoui six or seven sympathizing relatives, aud three or four babies. Mary dar fd not ebut them out, for fear of of fending, and to, instead of recover ing, be went into a alow fever, and was sick nearly tbe whole cqm mrr. Sueso did not wish to appear dis interested, so she terosed tbe hall from the kitchen and entered the sick man's room. They had removed bis bed to tbe parlor, where it was cool, and tbe surrcoodiogs were plea-act She pretended to sea nothing but the sick brother, and said she wished she had him at home, in a little back bed room, wbere it was dark and qui et. . : t, ; "Vou woulda'tsbut me up in soli tary co-Soemect, I hope." be said, smiling faintly, j , "ao, but tt p?ars to me it's waste ful to put a sick person in a parlor. It, would -4-W1-- fortaaa. pcaiiy quick at this rata:" " "Well, Mary shan't lose anything by giving me tbis room awbile. "No ; 1 reckon not ; you never did see ber faults. But I must go," and she shut the door with a bang. "How pesky big Mary feels sines John's sick at their house" said Jo- siab's wife, as after an early call to see tbe invalid, she stopped a few minutes to talk with Susan. "Yes, I suppose she thinks tbe for tune is sure now, and that she can af ford to let him die iu ber parlor to get it." "She does it to show people ber nice room, since everybody goes there" "1 suppose sue oe, out l never let ou I see anything nice, though I did give John a good bint." -What about?" "I said it was pretty expensive to put a sick person in a parlor." -You did I What did he say ?" "Well, be only slid sho atoulda't lose nothing by letting him have ber from room a while." "I shouldn't wonder if she gets all; well thank fortune you nor 1 don't need hi. farm." and with tbis consol ing thought she hurried borne to pick goose As tbe weal fcer became cooler John grew strosgei, and as soon as be was able went back to tbe old boose keeper. During the Winter he made preparations for building a fine boo.e, and early tbe next spring tbe masons were at work upon it. Now a breeze pptUFgup. Everybody thoqgbt John Hatchway was going to be married, but be tbof e to keep his own secrets. He sent Mary a set of new parlor furniture, and she felt well repaid for tbe use cf ber rovta. Jack Hatchway's prospects had fur seme lime been clouded. T, wo years prtviocfclv be bad. routed a tarm, ex pectib; to realise a large profit from the crop be put' in, but, when the time tor marketing came, there was no sale for tbe article and be was deeply in debt, paying tea per cent- on borrowed, gtoaey. - f be second year proved even worse tban the ur.t, and when bU contract for the farm was up, Le was on the verge of bankruptcy, iiis lara auust be sold u tbe bite.t Udder. When ail was gcte te rescived to go west, with tartly enough to carry them through, ana not a monnh's living ahead John's new bouse was nearly com pleted and every oe wondered why he did not help Jake instead of spend-ir-jr mocey so larislly. . Tbe grounds were t-eaotifu'ly laid out, and the house Suit-bed and furnish J is, the mobt tasteful mancer, and when all was completed, he a.ked Mary bow sooa .be would be ready to move. 'I have nse for this cottage,', be said. - - 'Why John, are yon going to turn us off?' ' '' " 'Yes, I bayp rend this to Jake's son Wla w, and, they want' possession immediately.' 'Yea are rather bard on os. Frank has always tried to do bis best, I'm sure,' and tears came icto the beauti ful eyes. "I hope it wil) sot prove very hard. I wish you to leave things just as tbey are, aad come over to my new house. - Jake isn't able to give Hes ter an cat setting and abe deserves a home. J like ber husband, and will help them get a start. 'Ob. John, will Frsnk be willing tq - a receive sucu m lavor . job nr. 'done so msch for as already.' He JANUARY 15, 1879. my plans for some time. I want you to cook lor me, my boosekeeper is getting too feeble. I have deeded the homestead to brother Jake on condition tbat be keep the two old people as long as they live. Mary '8 cheeks were wet with tears as she learned that ber favorite sister was to remain ne .r ber. The next week tbe changes were all made, but some of the envious ones never went near John's new home Mary's boys erew up under refin ing influences, and despised tbe coar ser sports of tbeir cousins, caring lit tle for any but Nettie and Frank Hatchway, Uncle Jake's two young est children. Uncle John lived to be seventy, and several of bis brothers and one sister passed away before th will was read, but those who were living f aw tbe four of trriojr to bur bis fortune aub a name, for when tbe will was opened it read thus: losmter Marv. 1 bequeath the house where she is living, with fifty acres cr lanfl; to Uttster Uooper, my niece, tbe cottage snd forty acres near it. ibe remaining three hundred acres to Fred, and to tbe nephews bearing my name five dollars each on their twenty-first birthday. To each of my brothers a good horse, and to my sisters each, a good cow.' A few were too angry to accept anything, but Frank Malcom found no fault with his brother-in-law's will. now ta Pravaait Jaekaylaia;. The doubts anent tbe true inward ness of tbe Courtnev-Uanlan race re call to us an incident tbat occurred. Io ! the-e many years ago, ia tbs neigbborbood of Richmond, Va. A certain Colonel, a well known gen tleman, esteemed for bis fine quali ties as a man and renowned for his judgment if whihky and horse f).sb, had entered his mare in a race where tbe best stcck in tbe country was en gaged. 11U animal was acknowl edged tbe fries t trotter in that sec tion was ooe ffthe finest trotters, iu fact, ia tbe country at that time, when Rarus 8 SP nnknown bird end a tbe meeting, bets ran high be tween the assembled sporting men planters, lawyers and merchants of Virgioia.Nonh Carolina and Tennes see. Tie Colonel was ever a heavy bet ter, and bad pMitid hiuaelf to tbo exieut of $.'5,0tH oa his mare. The morniog of tbe rave his jockey came to bim with a blanched fsce and a cautious, whispering tone of voice. "Colonel , mr God. sake hedge while you have time; I break my word with my friends to tell you, but I will tell you our maie cannot win the race 1" Tbe Colonel's face turned an hon ester white than bis jockey's but; a wicked saula: e over, bis lips thin and compressed and his voice, tbougb even in utterance, was crack ed as he caught the jocky by tbe throat with one band aud with tbe other drew a derringer from bis top pocxet." "My mare is the best blood on tbe course, and can win the race " he said. "I have staked all tbat I and my family bave on the trot. If you don't win this race, I will bespatter tbe track with your brains, and if you have brains you can know tbat I won't be jockeyed." The Colonel's mare came io ahead every heat. THE OF PENHSYLVAHfA. Gentlemen of the Senate and Howe of hepretentatioet: As tbe first Legislature holding a biennial session, you will have many 1 ran a . a aimcuu ana aencate matters to adju.t As all tbe existing legislation has been passed in view of annual ses sions, it will be necessary q make a careful examirjatiorj of the various laws regulating tlje Departments, and particularly ihoe. concerning the management of financial affairs. With ot attempting a specification of all tbe changes rendered necessary by tbe new system, it will be sufficient, as aa indication of tbe importance o tbe work, to point out, (feat Brass aa amendment o the law requiring the votes tur'fctate Treasurer io be count ed as tbe votes for Governor are now counted, is passed, an extra eessioB of tbe Legislature must be called in 18-0 for that purpose alone, at s very considerable eipense. Many reports that re row annually required can probably be dispensed with, and many changes made whici will leas en the expense sad simplify the oper atiQus of the Departments. - Tbe aew Constitution has hitherto, in iutran- t-ition state, addeJ largely to tbe ex- tens- cf goreroment, but the period as now arrived wben tbe people should begin to profit by tbe redueed coat cf iu regular operation. ; 1 do col doubt tbat your work will : be done with conscientious fidelity, aodj your constituents realise, for taa aext two years, render wise aad Jadiciocs Viva, the full benefits cf the new or der of things. Daring the year, the peace of the State baa been unbroken ; no epidem ics have impaired the n.aal health of the people, and tbe earth has yielded ber harvests without decrease. e are still ia the gray of, - hard lime an4 the giant industries of. toal and iron are yet slumbering reatleaaly ; but, everywhere, the stir of awaken ing confidence betokens tae begin ning of a mor prosperous day. . Un- dejc these circumstances, it is gratify ing to be able to infona yoa that, while it may be necessary to redact tbe payments on the debt, to nearly UonstitauonaJ limits, for a year or two. the resource- of revenue need net to be extended or increased. SATI5Q3 BASKS A5D THC'ST COMPA- Mv views upua the subject of say inga' banks beviog been folly laid be fore you, in former message, J eh all merely renew the reeos-aendeUoa for such legialatioa aa will adequate ly protect lb depositor of sack fa- sutatioaa, by drawing aad maiataia ANNUAL MESSAGE JL ol iug tbe line between business enter prises and fiduciary relations. Last year, in connection herewith, I took occasion to recommend tbe creation ot a bank department, and the ap pointment of a bank examiner. A bill to that effect was introduced at the last session, and passed the Sen. ate, but failed in the House. I am still convinced of the advisability of such a department Tbe total num ber of banks reporting to the Auditor General, in 1873, was one hundred and seventeen, with $23,400,000,000 on deposit. Of these, seventy-seven are represented as savings banks and trust companies, with 4,18,790,000 of deposits. Since that year, the offi cial records show tbe failure or sus pension of thirty-one institutions, whose deposit aggregated $3,200, 000. ' Eighteen of these suspended banks were so-called savings banks, with deposits amounting to 18,650, 000. It is a significant fact, that about 68 per centum, or $4,500,000 of the deposits of tbe eighteen broken savings banks, was invested in dis counts upon ordinary business paper. These figures will convince you, I think, of tbe importance of drawing the line between tbe two classes of institutions, and creating an officer to enforce the law, and close up all fail- ing instiutions, before tbe ruinous conaequences of concealment of insol vency and desperate efforts to re trieve losses have involved depositors to an almost total extinction of secur ities. EDt'CATIOX. Oa tbe subject of general educa tion, I shall merely repeat my con currence with tbe views of tbe Sup erintendent of Public Instruction, and indorse bis request for a revision and digest of the school laws, the passage of aa act for tbe compulsory education of vagrant and friendless children, and the adoption of a. sy?i tern of industrial training. Tbe act prepared bv the Superin tendent of Public Instruction for tbe education and support of vagrant and friendless children, ia in accord ance with tbe recommendation of that officer in bis report of 1877, and with tbe views expressed, from time to time, by tbe present Administra tion. Although it baa been publish ed and di-cussed as "A Pennsylvania plan of comp-lsory education," aa examination of its provisions will show that it is best defined by its title as "Aa act to provide education and maintenance for destitute and neglected children," its main object being to compel tbe local authorities to pro-ide shelter, food, and clothing for and to educate, empoly, and ap prentice children without parents or friends, and those whom parents or guardians, either through poverty or crime, habitually neglect. Io tbe lat ter case, if tbe parents or guardians are. pecuniarily. ab,ihey may be Diiea and compelled to give reasona ble security lor tbe future support and education of tbe child, or to pay a part, or all, as able, of tbe expense of its public maintenance. I cannot see aur valid objection to the passage of such a bill. Most of those whom tbe plan includes will be homeless sod parentless children, and, surely, no one will deny their claim to tbe home the bill provides. The few oth ers who come within its scop will be found, for tbe most part, ot vicious and criminal parentage. I shall not debate the natural rights of individ ual, in tbe parental relations, since I am, tor my own part, irmly persuad ed tbat the social rig h is of adults end wir,n ice rignt to liumitaDiy propa gate beggars sod criminals, and stop sbort ot tbe privilege to educote them. Oa the subject cf industrial aac technical training, I wish only to call your attention to its relajon to tbe larger labor question. As the frontiers of civilisation recede, tbe diffic.Uy o i transferring tbe surplus population of our labor centres is yearly increasing. Our mining and manufacturing districts are conse quently crowded, with eapital and la bor, which tbe present diversities of industries eannot absorb. Tbe natu ral spread or population tends, la a measure, to restore the equilibrium, bat tbe period of growth is probably reached, wben ip is necesssry to find employment for an increasing popu lation. Nothing, it seems to e, will eo much extend tbe spiers of activi ty as a systeOa of; industrial educa- Sueh a system would be costly, and tbe return to the State, in the exieasion and elevation of its indus tries, and the diffusion cf greater comfort and content among the peo ple, cannot be accurately measured in dollars and cents. Tbat the male rial gain in tbe increase of the value of manufacturers, and the decrease in tbe cost of maintaining order, would balance tbe original outlay, and tbe annual appropriations necessary to establish and support tbe system, is probably toe much tc assert or expect Hat wben w consider, that in tbe last eight years tbe State has expend ed 133- 905 30 over and above the ordioary militia expenses, ia tbe tup pressioa c ripta, which are not to be considered as the results of an anos- caiiy lawless disposition, but rather as the desperate straggles of irao.aoi men to cat tbe (Jordia- knot of a dif ficulty that only the u'.mo-t skill and patience will ever enable society to untie, it will b acknowledged that the gay,, ia that one item alone, would go s consider. way toward the support of th system. Confining the problem to Pennsyl vania, it does not seem possible to aiopt any anicaer r better measure tha t increase th value and varie ty of production, and improve the brefrd-winaiaVg powers of the laborer In other words, to diffuse the tech nical ud artistic knowledge which increase the tepidity aad beauty, and thereby dmeaeea th cost and widens th market of th manufact ured article, and to foster tbe intelli gent cooperation of laborers, among themselves and U capital, so as to utilize to h beat advantage the (iaaa' wages. For iter is a skill in living quit aa important as a skill is earning.. And probably there ia o- tbiag tae Am ericao people are more ia need of learning. Seeb appears to me to bo tbe pra moaat reason for a system of iadue trial aad tecaaieal traniag. I saaMt aot agaia yrewat taa sy-tta vbJea id WHOLE NO. 1436 was outlined last year, but I hope tbe subject will receive at your bands the couHideration tbat it merits. In tbis connection, as a preparation for tbe work, it would be well to con tinue your patronage to tbe Pennsyl vania Museum and School of Indus trial Art. and make some provision for the exhibition and preservation of tbe valuable scientific library and collections of the Second Geological Survey. AHBITRATIOX. The great question of tbe day, is tbe so-called connict of capital and labor. While we need not indulge in gloomy forbodiugs concerning its out come, it is certainly a matter that statesmen and legislators cannot safe ly ignore. All tbe labor communi ties of tbe old world bave passed through precisely the same turbulent career of strikes, riots, outrages, and murders, which have excited so much alarm in Pennsylvania. Occurring in every industrial community and under every form of government, tbey cannot bo regarded as menacing particularly republican institutions, nor is tbe cause to be looked for in our political organization. But the direct and indirect losses a.d miser- tAB f K Ant ii n rr. tli, n own w. I d.mMS . Mtient investitioo of tha causes and an honest attempt at re adjustment As mentioned above, the .State has paid for tbe suppression of labor troubles an average of over 5104,000 annually for the past eight years, and even a casual examination of tbe annals will show tbat there has been a growing frequency and breadth of trouble and violence, and, consequently, a corresponding in crease in the expenses of their sup pression. The direct loss to cnpital, ia tbe dedroctioa of property, bai been very great, while tbe Iocs from enforced inaction has been enormous. Tbe loss of wages to tbe working class bas amounted to many millions of dollars, and habits of individual independence and thrift have given way to a demoralizing dependence upo organizations. 1 be antagonism of class bas been a fruitful source of crime. Tbe large sums expended in tbe detection and conviction f tbe perpetrators of these outrage?, u.t therefore be placed to the sate ac count Tbe MoIIie Maguire murder, like tbe agrarian murder io Ireland, and tbe trades union ontrsrepg. arson and machine breakings it E.gisnd, were not tbe work of lie so called criminal classes. Tbey did no- orig inate in tbe depravity which diiber ately se'ects criminality a a m ,le of life or result from tbe soil lea 'pmn- tations of passion or avarice. They were es?eutially class murders; and as is always tbe case in the bitter ness engendered by aucb contention, tbeir criminality wa ignored by many cf tbe class and nationality outside of the "oilty circle of tbe or der. If some of tbe leadinz spirits of tbe clasa bad been member cf a board of arbitration as representa tives of labor, with some of the em ployers or their agen's as representa tives cf capital, it is not unreasonable to suppose tbat most of the disagree ments tbat have kept tbe coal regions in a state of turmoil, might have been amicably adjusted, and many of those who were assassinated and ot those who have been hacged. living to-day. if spared ia the ordinary course of nature, the life of the avenge citizen with all Its undeveloped possibilities ol good aodeviL Under these circumstances it be comes a highly important question whether tbe policy of repression is tbe best remedy tbat tbe wisdom and humanity of the sge eaa devise. It most eventually prove a failure in the United States. Under our polit ical institutions the bst way to pro mote tbe spread of communistic ideas is to hedge property with bayonets, In the long run, tbe po'iicy cf eleva tion is safer and cheaper tban tbe policy of repression. Probably ao social movements are governed ao little by considerations of interests or more ry mere entirant and passion than strikes and their attendant agi tationn. Strikes are precipitated without reference to conditions or prospects of trade or market, and ob stinately prolonged after all bnpe of succesa baa vanished. Indeed tbe chief obstacle to any re-adjustment of the relations of capital and labor is a sentimental antagonism and unrea soning jealousy. It ia tbis which prevents mutual understanding and knowledge of interests and mo tives. Haw mocb tbe action of tbe Legislature can do to establish better relations is something that eaa best be karaed from past and future ex periense. It is certain, bo waver, that to be wholly effective arbitra tion cf disputed points must be vol untary, and possibly all tbat tbe Legislature can do is to prepare tbe way for such a system by dissemina ting information of its formation, operation, and advantages, and enact ing a 8i no pie code as a model for vol untary arbitration. Ia iaSjrrand. the system of arbitra tion and conciliation originated with tbe manufacturers and .praorfl, and has changed, where ever fairly tried, the old feelg of bitter hostili ty between the employers and tbe employed, into oae of mutual respect and confidence. With tbe same class in Pennsylvania, Eea tbe responsibili ty of tbe ioiiietrve with the Legieia- tae, tbe responsibility cf educa tion. Deeply impressed with tbe import ance of bringing aboat, it possible, a mutual understanding of the two eraasea, and creating an arrangement for tb amicable and rational settle ment of al! disputes and controver sies, I gladly availed myself, ia tbe early part of the year, of tbe services of a gentleman, student of aV--trial questions, who visited England to investigate the form, practical workings, and results of tbe various systems of arbitration in operation there, and commissioned bim a spec ial agent, nn Jer the seal of the State, to examiae and report the same cn behalf of the Commonwealth. His report, wbicb ia the fullest, clearest, aad most sat facto ay presentation of tbe subject I bave ever seen, 1 bave tbe boaof to transmit herewith, and I would respectf ly seggert that iu wide, pabHcatioa, and especially among tb laboriag classes, will do mocb to produce tbe accurate knowl edge, aad tha bji prejudiced and ra tScoal views of the subject, oat of which arbitration mast, eventually, grow. ,: I hive refrained from any discus sion of the system, which is elabo rately presented ia the report, sc1 confined myself to urging its necessi ty. I shall close simply by summing it results. Wherever established, an intelligent cooperation between em ployers and employed has beoa ef fected and steady employment secur ed at those rates of wages, which tbe industrial conditions cf a competitive market enable capital to pay, and maintain a steady productioo. Strikes, riots, outrages, aud trades union murders have become things of the past In prospereus times la bor bas shared ia tbe increased prof its of capital, and in periods of depres sion each lias mutually supported the other with tbe minimum of loss and suffering. PETlt. B-FOBMATOR., A! ELFR MOSt !f ART IXSTlTCTlOSS. The reports of tbe Board of Pub lic Cbari'ies and cf tbe isepecurs and superintendents, wil! present to you the generally .atisfactcry con dition of the various penal, reforma tory, and eleemosynary institutions of the State. Since the f.rreikn cf the Board, ia 1SC'., great reform? have been introduced m the pubii. institctious coming nJer its taper is ion, and the wisdom of its creation ras bee a shown by a more effective and economical uso cf public money, and a marked improvement iu ibo care of tbe defective and criminal c!afses. During the year, the Board met with the loss cf two cf its mem bers. Ia 1S75, upon tbe resignation of Mr. Harrison, tbe Honorable G. Dawsoo Coir-man became a member of the Board, and up to tbe time of his death, ou the tiuth day of Sep tember, 1373, gave to its work the valuable a.btsiance cf Li. broad end liberal ve, wide experience, and mature judgment. On the first day of January, 1S73, tbe Honorable Francis Wei's severed his connection with the board. For over five year?, Mr. Wells bas labored ia tbe eause of pubiic charity, with a zeal and in telligence wbicb have a partial re ward id tbe satisfaction for great im provements he has assisted to make, and a knowledge cf tbe confidence aud support wbicb the disinterested labors of tbe Board bare won frota the peop'e and their representatives. The over crowded condition cfthe Eastern and Western Penitentiaries will continue until the completion cf tbe new Western aad Middle Peni tentiaries. Tbe old institutions have found some local relief in the meas ures recommended and adopted lat year. The inspectors of the Western Penitentiary bave taken possession of tbe Reform School property, aod bave already remored one hundred and fifty prisoners to the new prem ises, tbas relieving tbe eld prioa, and setting the convicts at whole some and remunerative cut-doer work. The letter cf tbe president of tbe Board, herewith transmitted, will explain fully the sums needed, exclu sive cf the annual appropriation, to complete the removal of the old and tbe buildiag cf tbe new penitentiary, with a capacity of one thousand cell, which, in tbe opinion of tbe inspec tors, wiii be sufficient for the pri-on population of the western district, for many years to come. The inspectors cf the Eastern Pen- ' itentiary bave completed two new corridors, increasing the cell capacity cfthe prison to six hundred and eighty, and before the summer, eighty-five more cells will be ready for use. Even this increase will give them very inadequate sccom modations fur eleven hundred and eighty convicts. The report cf tbe inspectors will be transmitted early in February, together with tbe valu able statistical tables, which are pre pared with so ranch care and judg ment by tbe gentlemen ot tbe board. Tbe commiseioners appointed un der tbe act to provide for tbe ercctioa f tbe Middle Penitentiary bave 1 coted tbe same at Huntingdon, and are now negotiating for a tract of ground of about twenty acres, agree ably to the provisions of tbe act As it will be some time before tbe convicts of tbe middle district, now eo fined in tbe Eastern and Western Penitentiaries, can be removed, I re ppectfully renew tbe recommendation to modify the law so that only those criminals who are sentenced to not less thaa two years imprisonment, at separate and aoliury confinement, may be sent to tbe penitentiaries, i The reasons for such change were given at length ia tbe message of 1377, and the necessity cf providing as ample relief as possible to tbe old institutions, pending tbe building of tbe new prWons, will acquire addi tional fore from year to year, a-J even when a!l tbe prison extensions now in progress are completed, such a modification cf the law will still be necessary to secure all the benefits of tbe increased capacity of oar peniten tiaries. The reports cf the superintendents cf tbe varioua State asylums for the insane, and cf tbe cemmiasioners of the State hospitals at Warren and Norristown, will accompany the re port of the Board of Publie Charities. I need not remind tbe Legislature cf the necessity of early and full appro priations tor tbeir support and com pletion. By a well-timed liberality, parts cfthe hospital at Wirren can be ready for tbe reception cf patient towards tbe close of 1379, aod tbe hospital at Norristown in like condi tion some time next year. Tbo care of tbe criminal insane was the subject of a memorial cf committee of the Medical Society cf Pennsylvania in 1874, and cf tbe re port cfthe commissioners designated by tbe Legislature in 137, both of wbicb were referred to ia tbe mes sages cf tbe respective years. 'In sanity hut seldom renders its victim better tban before ia any rexpect ; more generally, indeed, it adds dark er and more repulsive features to the character. The insane criminals are mu eh mere prone than tbe relief the iaaane to commit dangeroaa and vio lent acts ; to be concocting plans cf escape, rebellion, cr mutiny ; to tor ment tbe feeble and irascible a bo at them ; to teach new lessons ia de pravity' ia the testimosy cf ao ex perienced aod di-crim 'eating writer. It seems to be th duty of the State, therefore, to provide for their separ ate confinement. Tbe class is small, aad, perkape, some modification ia one of tbe hospitals cr penitentiaries now boildiog would answer all pur poses. TOE 5ATI35AL OCAXa. Pennsylvania bow ha well or ganized. armed, aod diweiaJined force cf militia. AJ'.bosgh still perbsp somewhat larger thao absolutely ne cessary, ibe po icy cf the administra tion to make a small, compact, and efficient body cf troops has been steadily pursued. When core parr d with th organization and nrabr in 1372, tb aoldier-Jike result of the different eonsoiiaietioo aad our prog res toward perfect miliiery a-yetera. are clearly apparent. In 1372. there- (ConftJiwr-f on second fage It f r i t h t 1 : f ' t' t J! I - iV Mi i 5 I n
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