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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

An American who has just returned
from a trip to Sweden says that the
custom in the cool north country that
impressed him most was the manner in
which every one, young and old, leaps
off Of the street cars There seems TO be
a general understanding that passengers
will get ON or of the ear while it is in
motion, and a fall or an accident of any
kind seldom, if ever, follows this origi
nal way Of boarding or leaving vehi-
Gle 1.-The manner in which the women
jump aboard, swinging ON with all the
agility of an American conductor, is
quite astonishing, says this observing
tourist They do it as a matter Of
course, and do not appear to be at all
proud Of their accomplishment A car
is rushing along at a good speed, and
just ahead q pretty yonng Swedish wO-
man is seen standing at the curb. She
makes no signals for a stop. AS he
comes opposite her the driver pulls up
bit and she slides on as gracefully as if
she We're freight brakeman on a west
ern railway
AuC AlAIHN dSOOuANAAAAH N11A4A- dOodA ~
is the artistic manner in which the
women alight at full speed In doing
so they face ahead, holding ON by the
hand nearest the horses, throw the body
backward when they jump. land lightly
IN their feet, take hop, skip or two,
and there they are, safe and sound
Really, they Overturn one of the laws
of nature in performance Of this feat
woman's nature at least Ny rather ex-
teRsive observations in America have
led me TO the conclusion that woman is
so soceastitpted it is impossible for her to
alight from a moving street car any
other way than the wrong way-that is
to say. BY holding on with the hand
which turns her face 70 the car and
jumping or rather falling off backward
Ninety mine women out Of I0o in Amer
lea alight from a street car in such
manner that if the vehicle were to start
while they were in the act they would
be thrown to the ground American
women excel the women Of all other
countries in beauty, grace, refinement
and lots of other things, bat they could
learn valuable lessons in getting on and
off street cars by going TO Sweden f"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10
St. Vitus
vanquislned-
What Cured Lille Stanley EishoI Of chorsa.
non lAe Repu5llcaa,Jour,aaI ogsrnss'ir0. n 2

dav he Scared me terribly by throwing hack
ri hr,;.l and rolling his eyes up 80 that only
the white p,srfs showed. / taOk him 10 our
family physician who prepared some nedi-
cine for him. He took il and commenced 10
imurove. The dose, however, had % be m
creased and Stanley rebelled against taking
Il. Itwas rery disagreeable medicine snd
douit b,ansc the boy for not wishing 70 take u.
ssOur physician went to New York elty on
business and while he WIS away the medicine
Became exhausted and We could get no more.
stanley was still very bad. About that tine
/ read ai,s,.t a little girl who had been cured
Of st. Nitus' dance by taking Dr. Williams
Pink Pills. I thought would Try them and
procured a box. ! followed the directions
that came with pills, and gave only haif
dill az a dose. did not sec much improve
ment and increased the dose 10 whole pull
The effect was noticed in day. Stanley I'M
mesliatcls commenced 20 get better aud dad
not o.,icf 10 taking the pills as he had The
other Fiedicine. lie took seven boxes cf The
nils md to-day appears 10 be perfectly we'll.
lie Discontinued taking them some time $50
lie weighs nearly fffeif pounds more than
he did and is strong and hearty. A year ago
we took him out Of school but he Is 50 mueh
better now that he is going to begin again
this fall"
Or. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary 70 give new life ard
richness 10 the blood and restore shattered
nerves They sre sold in boxes tneyer N
loose form, by the dozen or kundredl at -
cents q box. or six boxes for $50. and may
be had Of all druggists or directly by mail
from DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, y. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10
women We prss. IN Fairs.


The latest fad among women IN Lon
don and Paris is dressing in pai-s-that
is, two women when going out together
dress alike in every particular. An
American who has just returned from
a trip abroad said in speaking Of the
craze:
81 was much astonished ON my first
drive IN the park to notice 50 many
women gowned exactly alike had
never heard Of the fad, 50 If course
quite naturally supposed the first pair
TO be sisters, possibly twins 1len. see
ing the same sight 30 often, began to
notice that the women often appeared
10 be widely separated in point Of age /
was puzzled and finally astOnished when
an acquaintance Of former years drove
BY with her double in point Of dress.
She was a woman who had never had a
sister yet there she sat with q woman,
apparently about the same age and al
most the same coloring, dressed exactly
like her
"You may be sure that before l slept
that night I learned the reason for the
apparent frequency of twins in London
But when / learned it was a fad my
surprise was not at all diminished 1t
seemed so contrary to the nature Of
woman to want another woman, a pos
sible rival, to have identically the same
things know that the women of my
acquaintance always make an effort TO
have things quite different and never
forgive a modiste when she makes the
mistake of turning out other gowns
even resembling their own
"On my next drive in the park
made it my business TO keep a count,
and 1 noticed no fewer than SO Of these
pairs. That evening, when talking with
an old friend who has been abroad for
quite awhile, asked for an explana-
ton Of the FAD
1.-The only way 1 can account for it, ,
said she, sis that it takes two English
women To have an idea and then they
both have to dress ON il.
I'm Paris noticed the same thing,
though not nearly so frequently. saw,
presume, about Is or 20 such couples
during a two months stay. But, as
they were Frenchwomen suppose the
fad has been taken up over there, and
perl.aps later in the season New York
viii feel the effects and on our own
streets women will make themselves
conspicuous by dressing as twins -
New York Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

This seems 60 be a large numDer. Out
even this roll cali unSerestimatcs, rather
than overestimates, the fact--as for
example, the WoInan's Christian Tenn
perance union has national organiza,-
ton, IS state and 6 territorial unions
and 8 separate union ia nearly every
county in every state and from TO 20
unions In every city Of every county,
making the total Of clubs and unions
federated for one purpose far up IN tho
thousands, the active, paying member
ship Of which Is said % be nearly 300, I
600.
Il is to be hoped that the clubs and
organizations Of the country viii per-
ceiye the importance Of ComuiSsione-
Wright's enterprise, the vastness OF the
effort contemplated and the necessity Of
cooperating with him in order 70 make
his work a thorough success s--New
York Mail and Express.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

Although fine, double damask, with
servlettes TO match, is never old fash
Toned, a great many housewives who
are replenishing their linen closets this
fall are selecting Scotch and Irish lin
en- made just little larger than the
table and hanging down an equal dis
tance all around
The cloth is hemstitched, the hem be-
ing an inch and half deep, and some
times it is edged with to-chon lace in
fax thread Where the plaits are placed
are two wide bands of drawn thread
work, one near the edge and the other
about a quarter Of a yard farther in
With these cloths no table center is
used, but trails of flowers are laid en-
the white surface The spaces left by
the drawn work are sometimes lined
with tinted silk, but If ones table is of
polished wood it is far prettier to leave
them eniined- New York Commercial
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

that the percentage Of those Of her sex
who start and turn back will not be as
great as among the men In appearance
Miss Hasche is small She dresses mod
estly and is an incessant talker.
Miss King says the women Of her
club who go to the goldfields will en-.
gage in active mining. She proposes 10
do so herself, and with that Meet in
view and being Of an inventive turn of
mind she is just completing machine
which she predicts will revolutionize
placer mining in the frozen north. Miss
King says of her invention:
women have heretofore shrunk from
the idea of mining in Alaska ON account
Of the severe cold and the seeming i'm
possibility of digging the gold from the
frozen earth believe that have now
solved the problem and that mining can
be carried on in ALASKA by women and
that gold can be washed out of the earth
as easy as washing dishes. Experiments
have been made with this device on
substances which have been subjected
to the severest degree Of cold which an
ice machine can attain, and the sub
stances melt as rapidly as ice in hot wa
ter. The process is simple in operation
end can be worked by any one The
heat applied can be confined TO any de-
sired area, so that the side walls of the
shaft are in no danger of caving, and
timber viii not be necessary. The ma
chine can be easily moved from one
place TO another. 50 that the miner may
operate wherever it is desired "
The machine is to become a part of
the property of the Woman's Alaska
Gold club. and it will be at liberty to
do whatever it pleases with it. Miss
King fayOrs leasing it to other CON-
panies and using the proceeds in devel-
oping mining property 70: the woman s
club.-Chicago Record
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

Inc EoP0A0I oNCACs ACA -sN-~ " ------
"The tendency of the winter jacket
is toward the blouse effect, which Is OBJ
tanned BY darts, +" writes Isabel A. Nal
lon in The Ladies Home Journal
''Yokes. collars. cuffs, pipings in fur,
whether it b. mink, Persian lamb, er-
mine, sable, silver and black fox or
monkey, will DO popular. Velvet and
silk braid Of all widths are much used.
Satin cloth is really the novelty of the
day and obtains in heliotrope, green,
mode, golden brown, silver gray, royal
blue, dove and lincoln green. In this
arc seen not only the fur decorations
mentioned, but also a very thick, coarse,
black woolen braid and tiny straps OF
leather matching or contrasting with
tho cloth in color. Collars continue
high, are gored and undulating and
may be lined with fur, velvet or lace
Vatican effects are seen. Capes viii
continue TO be worn The novelty in
their trimming is flounce Of the same
material about the edges, described by
the French modiste IS cut in round ="
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

letter was lafely received at the oihee oi
the RepHblioan-J0Hrnai from Hammond "a
the elect that the cure Of an extraerdinary
severe ease af St VitUs' dance had been
effected on the person Of little Stanley Niehoi,
the eiSht-year-old son Of Mrs Charles Niehol
ofthat village
A reporter was accordingly dispatched n
thst direction who, after some inquiry, toutd
Mrs. Nichols residence about q mile OUTSIDE
the village. Mrs. Nich0l said:
4. A little over a year ago my boy, Stanley
Michel. who IS now only eight years old,
alarmed me one day by being taken with a
strange gurgiing In his throat. After the
first the attacks became quite ffefuenf.
Stanley did not complain Of any pain, but
said that he could not help making the noise
At that time there was a New York doctor
stopping in the village who WAS specialist
on throat and nasal diseases / took my son
10 him and after careful examination he
said that there was nothing the matter with
the boys throat. The gurglins IN his opinion
was caused by a nervous contraction of the
muscles Of the throat. He asked who our
family physician was and said that he would
consult with him before he prescribed.
"Stanley rapidly grew worse. He was
always a sickly boy. One day | noticed
that ne was jerking his arm mp in very
peculiar manner A few days later he
seemed 10 lose control Of bis lrcS. hrst one
and then tie other would be pnAcd up and
then Strengthened ont again. lie was y per-
feet bundle Of nerves and was rapidly losing
all control Of himself When eating at the
table or drinking, his arm wO;ld often twiteh
% as 10 spill what he was drinking. One
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10
.,rhs Decline Of Woman,

In view of the recent notable gifts tc
charity by women on both sides Of the
sea the title of Frederick Boyle's article
in The New Review has somewhat
startling sound He discourses ON the
Decline Of Woman However, it is
gratifying to learn that it is decline
in standing rather than in character
that Mr.. Boyle has discovered he says
that women enjoyed a position in Egyp.
that was incredible even TO the Romans
Diodorous says that the supremacy Of
the wife was acknowledged in marriage
contracts, the husband agreeing to obey
her in ali things In those times a wom-
an made contracts and sold property
without any reference whatsoever to
her husband 1t may turn out that the
new woman is in fact the very oldest
on record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10
WOMAN'S WORLD.
A YOUNG WOMAN IN THE FACULTY
or STANFORD UNIVERSITY.

women's Clubs and sOeieties-WOnen
Who Dress In P&irs-AgiIe Women In
sveden-New Detsns In GOUns-Busi-
ness Women Cooperate.
Miss Mary Mclean of Oakland, Cal,
who Is oneof the new assistant instruct
ors Ia English literature at Stanford
university, is not the only woman IN
the faculty of that institution Mrs
Mary Weldon Barnes, the historian,
and Mrs. Mary Williams have preceded
her. but Miss Mclean has the dlstinc-
ton Of being the youngest woman IN
the faculty of any western college Her
own alma mater, the University Of
California, has not yet seen fit 70 open
its faculty door 10 women but Stan
ford, being younger, is less conservative
Miss Mary Matilda Mclean is a
Young lady Of interesting personality.
She IS Of Scotch stock and has always
been noted for her serious temperament
She is well endowed mentally, though
not remarkable for a robust physique
She is quite ambitious and decidedly
earnest and thorough
Miss McLean's family were New
Englanders when they ceased TO be
Scotch, Gnd the stundiness Of the race
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

shows in this youngest scion The
young lady is % years Of age, an only
child, and has been carefully reared
Her father Is the Rev. J. K Mclean,
D. D., who has been in California for
80 years and is known all over the west
He is the leading COngregptiOnalist in
California For 25 years he was pastor
of the most powerful church of that de-
nomination on the coast and Is now
president of the Pacific Theological
seminary.
From her father Miss Mclean in
herited a penchant for book learning
and the study Of science and the Ian
guages. She attended the public schools.
the Oakland High school and later the
State University of California, at Berke-
ley. At Stanford's rival Miss Mclean
took a full classical course aud graduat-
ed with a good record.
Three years ago she was graduated
She went next TO Cambridge, where she
took postgraduate work at the Harvard
annex. and year ago went to Europe,
partly for her health and partly TO
study. Mrs. Mclean went from Califor-
MIA and chaperoned her daughter. 1t
was while in New York, Just before
sailing for Europe, that the offer of an
instruct0rship in English at Stanford
came TO Miss Mclean. II was secured
for her by certain powerful friends, who
arranged 10 have il held open for her
until her return from Europe. Up to
that time Miss NcLean's tastes had led
her in literary and classic paths. but
she had had no definite aim in her
preparation She expected, vaguely, to
teach, but just what or where had not
entered into her calculations
Miss Mclean went first to England,
where she entered the Oxford college
annex. Later she studied in Berlin and
Travelled extensively. Her health i'm
proved rapidly, and she paid close at
tention to the methods in the various
foreign institutions where she was a
special student At Stanford Miss Nc
Lean is to be an adjunct TO the chair Of
English literature. For the present her
work will be confined to freshmen and
SopHo4AoIeos anu eno VIII 10 uOtuAuS
but correct and commenU upon themes
Gradually she viii have instructing to
do and so become full fedged assist
ant professor Miss Mclean is a good
Latin and Greek scholar and proficient
in modern languages She viii intro
duce a number of European methods,
culled from the great colleges, all OF
which she has visited. into her new de-
partment York Herald
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Women. oluhs and societies.

a work of great interest and value
has been undertaken by United Sta.es
Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright
and consists in the compilation Of a
thorough report upon the subject Of
women S clubs and societies IN she Unit
ed States He has made a public appeal
20 the presidents Cf every organization
70 forward him a full statement as to
the purpose. programme and record Of
each body, with full statement as to
the division and distribution of duties,
the claSSifcations and the functions and
I'll other details that may be Of .xalue
IN the matter
This is bold venture, rs it involves
an enormous amount of origin i work.
Since the compilation of the last census
at least 10, 600 women's clubs and So
cieties have sprung into being in the
United States. No one knows the exact
number of their organization, bet in
complete lists kept by those interested
IN the movement show that lacre than
100 clubs each have been formed upon
the following bases: Church work,
Cn0IOn cAtcueldl- uCdlle f--l Slial kTlifk-
foreign mission work. the rational
council, woman suffrage, motherhood.
domestic economy. public schools. rag
ged schools, technical schools kim
dergartens fruit and flower missions.
~vorking girls working women's 5 rcIies.
-Scret societies, Freemasonry, Jewisr
organization, Swedish ogsaniz1;l---.
German organization, the American
Revolution, the war Of 1912, carly New
England, the Confederacy, health pro
lection, the civil war, mctual insur-
anoe, sick benefit funds, accident funds.
students aid, college societies. uniyer-
sity settlements, social settlements, hos
pi-al aExllaries chiliren's aid, chill
dren's fresh { q societies woEnan's ref
uges social purity. Temperance, the
Sabbath's Observance, physical cuiture,
art, education, music, ceramics, miner
al, painting. trained nurses, deaconess-
es, cooperation, the Bible in schools.
literary improvement young woman's
Improvement, scientific study, chess.
whisa, lawn tennis. boating, cycling,
driving, riding, archery. croQuet, golf,
gymnastics. skating aud pedestrianiszn-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

Miss Rosalie Loew, who served on q
jury in Judge Goldfogle's court in Clin-
ton street, New York city, is the first
woman to do jury work N New York
state. Miss Leow is bright young law
yer She was admitted to the bar about
A year ago and is associated in the prac-
tice Of law with Joseph Geller She
was oEe Of tho six jurymen impaneled
TO try the case of Diane versus Coed
man for possession of some property in
Division street.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10
SOME one MIGHT keaa

I bresfhca ny vcUs cne evening
Unto my hove - faiT
Her treszzss brushed my forehead
AsI kzred zhoye her chair
saw her burning blrshes
As WHISPERED N her ear,
Pm. Oh. she sroui4 not answeri
SID she -some one might heaTi-
Irrasped her hand and urczsed It
Al fcndly IN mise e<rn
And told her that Der image
Was set on inemory's ihro1e
/ vowed loved her truly,
That she 70 ne was dear.
But. oh. 70 ansyrer cot
Save she feared some one miSr'
heari'
/ secuted al her caution
Nv breath did fan her cheek
I isnrlored n ferren; language
That she 10 fne wonld speak
l saw her with emotion
Wipe from her eye 4 tear.
Ye- ssill she softly murmured-
s.SupTose some one should hoarf
nv hopes began 70 vanish
Ny tears commenced 20 now,
And 10 hide from her my weakness
turned away 20 80.
when heard a trembling whisper
Pail softly On my ear.
s-Oh, yes. fondly love you
And ] care not who may heari'
Finley johnson IN New. York Ledger
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She Helped herself.

When the well known Stock Exchange
broker Henry Knickerbocker died in
New York a few weeks ago, his widow,
instead Of giving all her time and at.
tention to new styles Of mourning and
demonstrating with Providence. prompt.
ly set to work to establish herself at
the head Of her husbands business In
less than weeks timC she had formed
a new company. II Knickerbocker &
Co, the Go " representing a oonfiden-
tial clerk of the former office and mem
Der Of the New York Stock Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10
A Clever Negro Boy.

J. R Thompson, a negro boy, II
years of age, living near Savoyard, KY,
has already mastered the common
school rndiments Of his scholastic edu-
catior and is away up in algebra, geom-
etry, astronomy, calculus and the higher
branches he is said to be a lightning
calculator and a marvel in many re-
sDects.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

Mother-Johnny, / see your little
brother has the smaller apple. Did You
give him his choice, as suggested?
Johnny-Yes'm- ] told him he could
have his choice. the little one or none.
and he took the little one.-London Tit
pits
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10
Natural History Toys.

There are two new toys for children
who are fond of natural history. One is
flying bird, the interior of which is
supplied with machinery through which
a piece Of twine is run. By pulling the
twine the bird is made 70 flap its wings
and fly to the other end of the string.
The same sort of machinery is attached
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

A Long Felt Want.
One day wee Willie and his dog
Sprawled on the nursery floor.
He had florists catalogue,
And turned the pages Ger,
Till all at once he gave a spring.
"Hurrahi' he cried with JOY.
MAMMA, here's just the very thing
To give your little boyi
'For when we fellows go TO school
We lose our things. you know,
And in that little vestibule
They 10 get mixed MP 50.
And as you often say you can't
Take care Of EN- for me,
Why don't you buy a rubber plant
And an umbrella treei"
Carolyn Wells in St. Nichols
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

Little Bob-Aw, could walk the
rope just as well as the man in the cir
rus if it wasn't for one thing.
Little Willie-What is that?
Little Bob-Id fall off.-Harper's
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Hats and Boppe.s.

The first autumn hats and bonnets in
colors are darker tones Of the oddly
braided. gay hued styles that have been
so popular all summer. The iris, violet
and periwinkle shades are repeated, the
various dyes in green and brown straw,
and these and other snowy colors will
rival the black models that are to usurr
no small portion of the domain of au-
tumn fashions in millinery. and wholly
black trimmings will rule very largely
to the exclusion of the mass Of color
that has so predominated for seasons
past. There will be great use of large.
broad. fluffy ostrich plumes. with little
II no use OH hats of real elegance of the
little stark, stiff. stuffed, tricolored eff
gies with dyed beaks and legs, bead
eyes, and wired wings that have so long
been looked upon as an essential decora-
ton Of all fashionable hats New York
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20 the interior of a tin fish, which is
made with scales closely representing
the real thing" When this string is
pulled, the fish will go through the mo-
tions of swimming The string in this
last toy is fastened at both ends to a
regular fishing rod, and the youngster
may imagine he is fishing by the brook
-Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-10

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