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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
SEIZED BY DEVIL FISH.
A California Boy Rescued with DiGiculi
by His Plnclsy Comrade.

A California Boy Rescued with Diaic1lty
by His Plnclsy Comrade-
Among the many pastimes enjoyed
by the inhabitants of Pacific Grove,
Cal. says the San Francisco Examiner,
abalone hunting is one largely indulged
in, both on account Of the beauty Of
the shell of this mollusk and also the
delicacy OF the meat. A few days ago
two boys, about seventeen and eigh-
teen years of age, thought it would bs
a profitable undertaking to go out by
the Point Pinos lighthouse and try
their luck among the large masses of
rocks there. They arrived az their
destination at ebb tide, and proceeded
to hunt for the shells. Abalones, as
rule, fasten themselves to the under
surface of large rocks. While the
boys were scrambling among the rocks
they came across a large crevice filed
with water. Kelp or seaweed was
floating on the surface Of the water in
this black pool, and amid the tangle of
tawny whip-lilxe stems, bulbs and
masses of leaves bubbles arose in
quick succession as IL the water was
boiling. The curiosity OF the boys was
thoroughly aroused by this apparent
phenomenon. and after watching the
bubbling water awhile they decided TO
investigate. One of them leaped over
the pool, and leaning over the edge
closely examined the l1elp. What he
finally espied in the brown floating
mass of weeds he thought was the tail
of an eel. Reassured by his conclusion,
and with the knowledge that cells are
perfectly harmless. he grabbed for the
moving object and his hand closed firm
ly on it.
Like the long lash of q whip curling
at the end of stalk welded by an ex-
pert driver, swiftly uprose from the
dark waters a purplish, mottled thing
which fastened itself like a snake
about the outstretehed arm of the boy.
With impetuous motion he attempted
to withdraw his hand, but the Shiny
thing clung to him, and the boy was
dragged into the pool. Then more of
those horrible snake-like appendages
thrust themselves up and waved in the
air, clutehiug at the frantic victim, and
from hideOus barrel-shaped body two
bead-like eyes over n wieked-lOolzing
beak watched the struggles of the boy,
as 1t tried to fasten more securely to
its prey. The boy was in the grasp of
the tentaeles of a hinge octopus, which
had been left by the tide and was lurlS-
ing under the kelp. The boys COM
panion dashed into the water TO the
rescue, and, seizing the tentacle that
still gripped firmly, he succeeded in
loosing its hold, and both boys
scrambled upon the rock into safety.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
ARE YOU SUFFERER
E.P. layer and Solomon Davis, Speak 10 Vic
Tins OF These Terrible Diseases.

E.P. Taysr and Solomon Davis. Speak 10 Vic
Tins Of These Terrible Diseases.
E.P. Tayer, of East Nassua, New York,
says: q I wish it possible to speak per-
sonally with every rheumatic victim, for
l would tell them Of my terrible expert
ence and the relief and cure / found in a
simple remedy.
when I first saw in the newspapers,
Rheumatism can be cured was loath
10 believe it, but when found that the
statement was made by DR.. David Ken
nedy, of Rondout, \. Y, inquired into
il, and upon his advice began to use DIR.
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. My
condition at that time seemed hopeless.
had suffered for fifteen years with in
aammatory rheumatism. Ny physician
said I would be a cripple for life, but IT
was not ordained that way, for l had not
used Favorite Remedy long, before ! was
convinced that it was the right medicine,
and in a short while was cured. That
was three years ago, and l have not felt
a trace Of the disease since
Solomon Davis, of North Kortright, n
Y, suffered awfnlly from neuralgia and
loss of sleep, as is frequently the case
with elderly people in speaking to the
writer. he said 81 found that DR.. Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy relieved the
bowels, improved the circulation of the
blood, and the old pain left me altogeth-
er."
As one of Somerset's physicians recent
" said. "There is no reason in suffer
ing with rheumatism or neuralgia, fol-
DR.. sKennedy's Fayorite Remedy will
cure them" All druggists sell it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
THE FIRST IN AMERICA.
A Genuine Chinese Wedding Held
IN San Francisco.
An Impressive Ceremony After the True
Oriental styie-The Proxy Court
ship OF the Mongo-
Ian Lovers

There was great texcitement in China
town. San Francisco, the other day,
caused by the marriage of a Chinese
belle in strict accordance with the Ori-
entail customs, a Cho Fa Queo, OF Hover
sitting-chair, being used for the first
time in this country. Expense was not
spared in the construction of the sedan,
which is described by the Chronicle as
a handsome piece of workmanship. 1t
is about five feet high, with a space Of
about four feet square for the accom-
modation Of the passenger. 1t is lux
uriously upholstered, while the exterior
is trimmed in red and black silk, held
securely in place by strips of gold mold
ing. ii ii, a comely Chinese maiden,
secured the honor of being the first tc
use the new sedan, and the event
caused hundreds of Chinese to assem-
BILE in the vicinity of the brides resi-
dence to get glimpse Of it 1t is Gus
tomary in China for two male relatives
of the bride to carry the sedan, but in
this case there were none who wanted
to convey the chair through therain and
mud to the ferry. So it was securely
fastened in wagon
Ii Ti's eourtship had been carried on
In true oriental style, and, although
the marriage ceremony has been nearly
completed, she has not yet seen the
man whom she must soon call her lord
and master. The bridegroom is All
Yo, a prosperous fruit grower, residing
near Sacramento. For weeks a go-be-
tween has been negotiating with the
family of the bride and the bridegroom,
and at last the dot of each was salts
factorily arranged and the marriage
preparations began. For several days
there had been feasting and pleasure
ut the home Of III I'll, which were later
continued at the home of the bride
groom. At last the time for departure
had arrived, and for several hours the
bride sat in her room dressed in the
bridal robes of red silk and surrounded
by her female friends Her face was
closely veiled and she kept crying and
wailing aloud while the women about
her chanted doleful songs While that
scene was being enacted a large ex-
press wagon was being filed with fur
niture, clothing and sweetmeats, which
the bride must take to her husband
When the sedan was ready the bride,
astride the back of a female member
of her family, was brought down the
stairway, all the time giving forth
| loud lamentations. Amid shower OF
rice and the shooting of fireerackers
she was bundled into the sedan and the
door tightly closed. Several carriage
loads of Chinese accompanied the bride
to the steamer, but only the go-be-
tween and few members of her fam
lily accompanied her 10 the waiting
groom. Upon her arrival the groom
gave his friends great feast, and that
completed the ceremony that made
them man and wife.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
CONGRESSIONAL REPORTERS.
seenosrsphers Able 10 Make Big Money
Dur nE Debates in the Houses

gteuacrsphcrs Able TO Make Big Money
Dur nE Debates In the Houses
II Is true that there are twenty or
thirty more members in congress than
there were a few years ago, but
change has come over the spirit OF de-
bate. Long-winded speeches are rarer'
men talk quicker and say more 1he
Incesssut agitation of the tariff has
been an education in figure, and If a
man makes a wild statement he is
nromutlv contradicted. A stenograph-
er who can report the house debate
Is at the top Of his profession. says the
Rostou Transcript. and there Is no
more promotion for him. The men
who do this work earn incomes that
would make the average professional
man turn green with envy; for when
congress is not in session they are in
demand at the highest figures, to re
port the most important matters.
There was a man in Washington once,
a good many years ago, who through
bad habits had lost every faculty he
had except that of writing shorthand
not only as fast as people could talk,
but as fast as they could think. IN
his intervals of sobriety he could
make money hand over fist as a
house stenograher. He generally kept
fairly sober during the session Of con-
gress. but as soon as it was over he
would deliberately drink himself into
insensibility. His services were so
much in demand that men who knew
his powers and wanted his services
would come to Washington, bring him
out of his fit Of dissipation, get him
sobered up, take him off 10 the scene
of action and watch him like hawk
while the case-generally great law
suit lasted. Then, as soon as it was
over, he would 60 back to his evil
WAYS. But as long as he lived he could
write shorthand, and as long as he
lived he made a fine income. There is
a superstition that every tariff bill calls
for the death of one Of the house ste
nographers. The Mckinley bill, the
Morrison bill, both had their victims,
and if a man has a headache now
among the stenographers they all look
blue and feel black.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
wAR-woRN SICILY.
Tt Has Been the Battle Ground OF Europe
for Many Years


II Has Been the Battle Ground OF Europe
for Many Years.
The insurrection in Sicily, which has
caused so much alarm in Italy, is not
something that is new to the island.
Belgium has been called the cock pit
of northern Europe, but Sicily has
been the most remarkable Of all inter
national arenas. Ancient geographers
called it Trinacria, meaning Triangle
Land, which was a very appropriate
name.
One of its main capes stretches out
toward Greece, another toward north
ern Africa, and the third toward the
mainland of Italy, thus, as it were, in
viting invaders from as many different
points of the compass
Three thousand years ago, and long
before the foundation of Rome, Sicily
was the scene of fierce struggles be-
tween the aborigines and people whose
home was somewhere on the other side
of the Straits of Messna-
Seven centuries before the Christian
era, great cities were built in Sicily;
but a series of civil wars covered the
island with ruin, and seaport after sea-
port fell into the hands of the Garth
aginians. Eventually the island be-
came a Roman province, but in the
year A. D. so. il was conquered by the
Nandals; they, in turn, being expelled
| By the Ostrogoths-
Saracens and Normans, Spaniards
and French have fought for the do
minion of the island, and in the era of
the first French empire Sicily proved a
fatal apple of discord. England
claimed the island; France insisted
that it was part Of the kingdom of
| Naples, and the war that ensued only
ended with Waterloo.
The present agrarian insurrection
may spread across the Straits of Mes
sina, or even TO the gates of Rome, and
possibly fulfill the prediction of an
Italian deputy, who recently warned
his countrymen that TIE revolt was but
the beginning of the end for the dy.
nasty of Victor Emmanuel
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
CHARACTER IN SCRAwLs.
It Is q Fad to Describe the Writer
from His Writinga
some Salient Points Given By Those Who
Profess 70 BE E1Perts-Daiiy Cor
respondeDce Rendered More
r-ao-nafInr.

A fashionable fad Just now Is char
ac,er-reading from handwriting and II
X really astonishing what clever bits
IN the vrav Of personal skits, an expert
IN that line frequently deduces from
half sheet Of nOte-paper covered WIKI
the writing Of the person whose VIZ
ines and foibles are under discussion,
savs the New York Tribune Whether
Il Is chance OF. actual knowledge II i
imDossible to say, for these wizards OF
society are very loath 70 communicate
their methods, and take pleasure IN
enshrouding themselves in mystery as
much as possible, recognizing the faei
that to impress people with their WIS
dom and 10 keep up their prestige they
must affect the occult
While the majority Of character
readers confine themselves simply &c
the salient tcharaeteristicse expressed by
the writing, some 60 even further and
profess to read past events by the
writer's method Of combining his let
ters and words. This. however, Is OF
course mere jugglery-but that Ger
tain amount Of ones disposition and
character is legible to those who read
between the lines" seems 20 be almost
an acknowledged fact Certainly,
when one hears a clever exponent OF
art give a brief synopsis OF the differ
ent distinguishing qualities that he
sees expressed in a handful Of notes
and letters. and one recognizes many
of the peeuliarities and qualities which
are mentioned. it is impossible not to
feel interested. Many of the deduc-
lions drawn are wonderfully true; and,
after all. when one considers that the
written characters are direct emana-
fions from the brain. il seems plausi-
ble enough theory that these queer lit
tie shapes and combinations that we
call letters and words should mean
uauch more than at first meets the eye.
How can 7 tell?" said one of these
experts, when Intercepted about his
theories. = cannot explain IL TO you;
il is the general appearance OF the
writing, and il is almost impossible TO
analvze. There are a few salient
points, however, that ! can give you.
For instance, even letters-that IS,
word written so that the two copybook
lines, one above and one below, touch
the edges Of each letter; this means
honesty. 4 hopeful disposition shows
itself in the tendency Of the lines TO
go upward The way people cross
their is is very indicative indeed;
where there IS a firm stroke with sort
of slight hook at the end, it means te-
nacity Of purpose and viii power. Ex-
ecutive ability Is often shown by the
words running themselves out into q
sort of scrawl, but the merest devia-
ton viii often change the meaning OF
one line into quite another character
istic. so that 1t is quite impossible for
anyone 70 understand all the various
shades Of meaning unless he has
studied the subject for long while
But when you do understand it more
or less, and can discover the bidder
meaning of it, il is quite wonderful
how interesting ones daily correspond
ence becomes - far more than the
xvrfter ever dreams of
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
TEXAN HoselrAlITY.
The Passing Stranger Always Invited In
and Taken Care OF.

The Passing Stranger Always Invited In
and Taken Care OF.
The latch string hangs out" ex-
pressed the hospitality OF the southern
frontier in the days before the war. -
II 4 traveller rode up before the fence
pat separated the log cabin from the
road he was greeted by Light,
stranger, 'lightin Without this salu-
tation no one dismounted. hut it was
rarely withheld. Mr.. Williams. ins is
recent book, ''Sam Houston" p" thus de-
seribes the impulse Of hospitality,
which made every traveller q guest
dnring the early settlement of Texas:
The traveller who rode up 20 the
front fence was instantly invited 10
alight His horse was staked ont OF
hobbled TO feed on the prairie grass
and the visitor sat down TO exchange
the news with his host. The coffee
min was set going, if there were any Of
the preeious grains in the house, and
the hopper in the hollow log TO grind
ing the corn The venison or bear meat
was put on the Goals and the ashcalSe
baked
---ANA AA-I AASaA anu AAAG EhEAAl4- tfAElE
the visitor stretched himself On buf-
faio robe on the floor with the mem
bers OF the family and slept the sleep
Of health and fatigue. In the morning
the response 10 any inquiry as to the
charge was; ''lOu can pay me by COM
ing again"
The story that a certain hospitable
settler used TO waylay travellers on the
road and compel them TO visit him AT
the muzzle OF a double-barreled shot
gun was only a humorous exaggeration
OF the instinct for hospitality which
characterized the community.
The visitor was living newspaper,
who brought the only news obtain
able, and was welcome relief TO the
inonotony and loneliness Of the wilder
oess-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28

A new con petitor OF the sillEworm
has been found on the Dalnatian coast,
according to a report of the French
consulate in Trieste. This is the bonn
byx lasiocampa otus. The moth of this
is similar to that Of the silkworm, but
the cocoon is much larger and the silk
finer and Snow white. The worm feeds
on the leaves of the evergreen quercus
lex. Experiments are being made
with the intent of raising this newly
discovered worm for commercial pur-
pcsea
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
Encouraging Tree Planting in FLORIDA.

Tree planting on the streets of Or
lando, Fla, is encouraged by q bounty
of fifty cents for each tree in good con-
dition, after one year Of growth. The
work is being done under an ordinance
passed two years ago. II provided that
the variety TO be planted must be the
water oak, in size not less than two
inches in diameter at point two feet
above the ground. The trees must not
be less than ten feet in height, and
they are to be set out at stated dis
tances apart and seven feet from the
street bound of the adjacent lot. Thir-
ty days after planting the trees are in
spected by a committee, and for each
one in good condition twenty-five
cents is paid in city warrants upon the
treasury. At the end of the year a sim
liar sum is paid if the tree still -four
ishes. Larger trees may be planted by
the property owners, provided they
are uniform in size, but the city pays
no more for them There seems to be
no difficulty in finding men who are
willing to make contracts with prop
erty owners to put ont and care for tho
trees, assuming all risks, and relieving
The owners of the labor and care.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
Two Valuable Friends.

l. A physician cannot be always had.
rheumatism, Neuralgia, Bruises and
Burns occur often and sometimes when
least expected. Keep handy the friend
of maLy households and the destroyer
of all pain, the famous Red Flag Oil, %
cents.
2. Many piecious life could be saved
that is being racked to death with that
terrible cough. Secure a good nights
rest by investing % cents for bottle OF
Pan-Tina, the great remedy for coughs
colds and consumption. Pan-Tima sold
at G. w. BenfoId S Drug Store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
A vepmoNT SILVER MINE.
Tradition Says There l. a Rich store 81
White MefN In the state

White Meftl In the state
The western slope of the Green
mountains is prolific of legendary lore,
saws the Rutland Herald Especially
Is this true of n radius of ten miles
from Lake DUnmore. From the time
of the earliest settlements in town
vague traditions have foated in the
air that at some earlier period fabu-
lous amount of silver lad been mined,
hidden and abandoned somewhere
among the foothills that skirt the east
ern border of Brandon. When, where
and by whom, was the insolvable
enigma. These traditional myths be-
gan to assume a concrete form about
the year 1870, from the advent of
stranger of some three score years,
who had been wandering for a long
time over the hills in Chittenden and
Brandon. BY typographical memory
he was convinced that he had approx
mately located the object of his search
near the cabin of man named Rogers,
about three and one-half miles cast
from the village of Brandon.
The stranger engaged board with
Rogers and disclosed to him his per
sonal history, that of the mining com
pany. and the purpose of his visit He
represented himself as the youngest
of party of fourteen, all Spaniards,
one of whom was woman and his
mother. He said that he was born in
camp and remained with them till
their removal, when he was about fif-
teen years of age; that they mined
about two and a half tons of silver,
wlsch was deposited in a subterranean
cavern of great depth, and that the
approaches to it were carefully filed
and concealed, and, so far as pos
sible, all trace of their work effaced;
that they were driven away by the
hostility of the Indians and intended
to return at some time and reclaim
their property, and that for the pur-
pose of Identification they had buried
three iron wedges marked with certain
symbols that would indicate the
opening of the avenue to THEN
hidden wealth. He invited Rogers
to Join him in the search and
offered him one-half of the spOils
The invitation was declined through
distrust of the man. He then secured
the cooperation of one Field, and they
searched one or two more seasons in
vain for the hidden wedges. During a
temporary absence of the stranger
Field found the wedges, but concealed
the fact from his partner on his return.
At length the stranger became dis
couraged and disappeared from the
scene. Field prosecuted the work
with untiring tenacity until all his re-
sources were exhausted. Without q
knowledge of the key to the symbolic
wedges they were Of little avail Two
of these wedges have been lost; one is
now in the possession of a gentleman
in Rutland who was among the last to
abandon the scheme, though his con-
fdence in it is unshaken.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
Rich Women.. Charities.

Miss Helen Gould is said to spend
one hundred dollars a week on private
charities which no one knows about.
Her latest Offering at charity's shrine
is 4 gift of land which lies back of
Lyndhurst, the GOulds' country home
at Tarrytown, to the kindergarten and
Potted Plant association for the build
ing of summer home for poor chill
dren- Mrs. John Rockefeller and her
daughters spend an immense amount
annually on charities of every descrip-
ton. Miss Alta Rockefeller supports
and superintends a small private hos
pital of her own for delicate women,
at which she has entertainments given
every week to interest the invalids-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28
Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so we'll
known and SO popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song OF
praise.-A purer medicine does not exist
and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all
diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will
remove pimples, boils, salt rheum and
other affections caused by impure blood.
Will drive malaria from the system and
will prevent as well as cure all malarial
fevers. For cure of headache, constipa-
ton and indigestion try Electric Bitters
Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or money
refunded. Price 30 cts and 81 per bottle
at J. n Snyder's Drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-28

A physician tells the Cincinnati
Times-Star that the widespread fear of
disease germs Is entirely grOundless-
Everything" he says, lis full of
germs or crusted with them, but every
germ is not harmful. Every disease
germ on the body does not produce a
disease. fit did there would not be 4
lersou on the face Of the earth tO-mor-
row. People lived before disease germs
were known and Were as healthy as
they are to-day. They lived Us care
fully as we do-perhaps more so. We
cannot avoid contact with disease
germs. but we can do what is better
strengthen the body so that it resists
them as easily as a lion can a flea
Some scientists pretend to deplore a
lack of prccaution people take against
germs. 1t is simply because ths people
see, despite theories. that every germ
doesn't produce sickness any more
than every man Is murderer. Every
man may possibly be one. bat we would
net be justified in going armed on that
eceonnt.r