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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
Messages Taken on the Move.

Railroad signaling by electricity has
been attempted in various ways for
some time, but the most succaS-s
effort in this direction seer, T. that
devised by an Englishman - r.,
being tried on the Manchester, Sh, +
field & Lincolnshire Railway. Although
many electrical systems OF comr--s.=.::-
eating with trains in motto. have been
devised they are either too complex or
some mechanical method is adopted Of
making the contact. In this system
an electromagnet on the road actuates
two needles in the engine cab, and
each of them completes circuit which
works two miniature semapf res i'm
front of the driver, and at the same time
rings a bell. Tbo Ise OF The duplicate
needles is to avoid all FIsk Va a danger
signal failing to be received. The sig
mailman is thus enabled to have direct
communication with the engineer,
even when the train is going at full
speed. III this system will stand the
test of further experience it will make
semaphores and colored lamps super
fluou- and do - wiz; ,he present
barbarous Eng systeri of fog sig
mailing, which consists in plac ng de-
toaat Irs on the tracks.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03

"Nowadays the woman who has 20
friends or she who has 200 receives
them ON a special day. The tea gown,
no matter how handsome it may be, is
not intended for wear even by the host
ess at an afternoon at home. Instead
q pretty, well fitting frock is assumed,
writes Isabel A. Mallon in The Ls0les
Home Journal 1.-THE combination OF
stuffs with velvet or satin gives to the
visiting toilet a rich appearance and
makes possible artistic contrasts in col
or as well as in materials. There Is a
decided liking for moire. Usually the
moire is watered in the broad fashion
and has large figures or designs IN the
same color as the background brocaded
in silk, not velvet, upon it Brocaded
moire is almost invariably combined
with velvet The moire is used for the
skirt and tie velvet for the bodice, al
though some part of the bodice, the
back. the waistcoat, the draped corselet,
or perhaps only the belt and Collar,
must be Of the same material as the
skirt
BLACK, in velvet, silk and wool, is
more popular than ever before. and
dressmakers endeavor to gain novel ef-
fects by using the magpie colors-i e.,
black and white. A new material which
bids fair TO gain great popularity is call
ed 'soleil cloth Lace and passemen-
terie of Jet, steel, gold, pearl and that
rich formed of imitation precious
ston, C used upon street and house
GOWNS" :"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03

The various fanciful accessories in
volved in many of the new fashions,
says fashion writer, are well calculat-
ed to fulfill their mission, which is TO
give variety without material change in
the dress. Unusually interesting and
artistic conceits are shown and they are
most lavishly used. the effect Of excess
being easily avoided by good taste and
clever disposal. With other fancy waists
it is always well to have a black satin
bodice plain, stylish and close fitting,
with skirt TO match. This may be
quite high in the neck, or otherwise, cut
square with one or two semitransparent
chemisettes provided-black and white
severally, for instance; also one of black
satin trimmed in some pretty fashion
A majority of the new neck trim
mings are made to simulate square
neck or very broad deep yoke bordered
with lace or plated chiffon frills, and
these, worn with a high necked bodice,
can be varied indefinitely. A strap of
ribbon passing over the shoulders forms
a short brace ON each side, and these
straps are joined by a ribbon that cross
es the figure horizontally. Rosettes of
ribbon conceal the joining, and thus the
pompadour collarette is formed, and in
sertions of ribbon and lace are added to
the yoke part and frills of chiffon or
lace to its edge
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
Through Rain and kud.

General Horsce Porter draws the
following picture of wartime expe-
riences in his Campaigning with
Grant, in the February Century: The
continuing rain was most dishearlen-
ine. On My Is Grant wrote TO Ha'-
lecx: ave have lad i've days al,aost
constant rain, without any prospect
re of lis clearing up. The roads have
rag become 81 impossible that ar bu-
,a..~es with wounded inen esn no long
er run between here and Fredericks-
burg. All offensive operations must
necessarily cease until we can have
twenty-four hours Of dry weather.
The army is in the host of spirits, and
feels the greatest confidence in ulti-
mate success. The elements alone
have suspended hostilities.
In the Wilderness the army had TO
struggle against fire and dust; now it
had TO contend with rain and m i'd.
An ordinary rain, lasting day or two,
does Dot emharrass troops; but when
the storm continues for week il be-
comes one of the most serious obstacles
in a campaign. The men can secure
no proper shelter and no comfortable
rest: their clothing has no chance to
dry: and a tramp of few miles
through tenacious mud requires as
much exertion as an ordinary days
march. Tents become saturated and
weighted with water, and draft-anl-
mails have increased loads, and heav-
ier roads over which to haul them-
Dry wood can not be found; cooking
becomes difficult; the mems spirits are
affected by the gloom, and even the
most buoyant natures become disheart-
ened. 1t is much worse for any army
acting on the offensive, for it has more
marching to do, being compelled TO
move principally on exterior lines
Staf.ofiicers had to labor day and
night during the present campaign in
making reconnoissanoes and in cross
questioning natives, deserters, prison.
ers, and fugitive negroes, in an at
tempt to secure data for the purpose of
constructing local maps from day 10
day. As soon as these were finished
they were distributed TO the subordi
nate commanders. Great confusion
arose from the duplication of the names
of houses and farms. Either family
names were particularly scarce in that
section of the State, or else the people
were united by close ties of relation
ship, aud country cousins abounded to
a con0sing extent so many farm
hgases in soIne OF the localities we're
occupied by people of the same lame
that, when certain farms were Gesig-
mated i'm orders, serious errors arose
al times from mistaking one place for
another
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
Jennie june on women's Clubs.

There is one aspect of the work Of
women's clubs that will be more ap-
parent during 1897 than ever before.
Formerly n distinct class of women
Joined together in clubs. Now almost
all classes of women have caught the
spirit. Society women have shown that
they appreciate the value of the club
idea Young college women are FORM
ing clubs as fast as they can, and all
manner of women who have never been
identified with club in their lives are
now manifesting a gratifying desire to
join the movement. What the leaders
Of the clubs throughout the country are
planning TO do during the coming year,
what we who have been with the move
ment from the beginning hope for it, is
too long a story to be told in few
words. Our ambition, however, is
heightened rather than otherwise, and
encouragement is most abundant. Mrs.
]. C. Croly in New York World.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
Iamn Shades and saeexes.

Three years ago when women We're
back at 1880 in their sleeves-whatever
they were in anything else-lamp shades
aspired to rival them in their volumi-
nousness and blossomed forth into veri-
table canopies, covered with elaborate
confections of silk, lace and ribbon. Last
year innumerable reefs had been taken
in the still ample sleeves and lamp
shades showed their desire TO reef also.
Empire shades, straight and severe,
moderate in size and guiltless of "trip
peries, We're all the rage You could
have them with their simple frames
covered with various colored silks, gath
cred ON and drawn tightly over them,
finished top and bottom with full ruche
of the same silk or the same colored
mousseline de sole. or you could have
them in parchment, decorated with old
prints applied, outlined by dainty scrolls
in water color, or you could have them
decorated entirely in water color in any
design that most appealed to you
This year sleeves have shrunk to in
fnitesimal proportions and lamp shades
were IN despair. They could see no way
for them TO shrink In affecting the
style of the empire they had discounted
the sleeves next stage of shrinkage.
There was one awful moment when they
feared they would have to acknowledge
themselves out of it, when some one
with a brilliant mind said globes. +"
And globes it is. They are the very
latest and they are just as close fit for
lamps as the up to date sleeve is for
women.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03

wnere a uererminnnt majority on un-
recognized persons ever asked for an ex-
tension of rights OF privileges
"a volume would not contain the rec
ord of instances in the worlds history
where an active, aggressive minority
has demanded an extension OF rights
and privileges and received them The
whole story of the evolution Of liberty
is but an illustrated sequence Of exam
Piles where the few have asked and the
many received. To confine ourselves to
our own country, we should never have
had Declaration Of Independence II it
had been necessary to have majority
of the colonists declare for 1t. The ma
jority, and especially the wealthy peo-
pie in colonial days, thought it better to
endure the ills they had than to run the
risk of others which they knew not of.
AT one time during the Revolutionary
war there We're twice as many Ameri-
cans in arms against the cause Of inde-
pendence rs there were in the American
army. The loyalists in this country al
ways claimed that they were in the
majority. In New York state originally
only freeholders voted Did the poor
man unanimously petition for the frnn-
chise? Did the poor black man in the
state of New York in 1S46 unanimous
ly or in any determinant majority petit
tion for the franchise? Did Abraham
Lincoln insist upon majority petition
from the slaves before signing the eman-
cipation proclamation? Did the negroes
in the south in the days of reconstruc-
ton circulate a petition to find out how
many wanted to vote?
IF majority test is to be required,
the logic of the situation demands that
it be majority of citizens, both men
and women. New York Tribuna
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
A Bov and a Panama Skin.

One day last week white haired old
gentleman was walking up Fifth avenue
with his cane Not far in front of him
dawdled a boy eating a big ripe ba-
mana 1t was near the noon hour, and
the street was thronged with people
hurTying off TO lunch. Presently the
boy, having finished the banana, drop
ped the skin on the sidewalk and went
whistling up the street. The old gentle
man stopped and bent over slowly, lean
ing heavily ON his cane, and picked up
the banana skin Just then the boy
looked over his shoulder and saw what
the old man had done. He stopped, with
his hands in his pockets, and watched
curiously. Close to the curbing stood a
forlorn old dray horse, with its head
hung down and one leg bowed out. He
looked as if he hadn t had enough TO eat
in months.
The old man held out the banana
skin, and the discouraged old horse in
stantly pricked up his ears. He was evi-
IDENTIFY suspicious at first that joke was
being played ON him, but il was only
for a moment He reached forward
eagerly and nipped the banana skin with
his soft lips. When it was gone. he
looked up wistfully, but the white hair
ed old man was walking ON up the strees
with his cane. The boy stopped whis-
Ting. He was thinking, and so were a
score of other people who saw the little
incident. Record
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
Pique. and Cotton Canvas.

Judging from the quantities CT pique
displayed in the shops, it is to be ia
vorite material the coming summer. Ii
is of lighter weight, not nearly so stiff az
it used to be, and the different colorings
are very attractive, the pale yellows,
pinks and blues especially so, while
there are dark blue striped with white
and tan with hairline of white which
should make up very smartly. This is
Iaorlc winch Is particularly pretty Tor
children's wear, and in the coats and
capes trimmed heavily with bands of
openwork insertion is much better for
summer than any silk could possibly be-
For grown up people pique looks best
made in a severe style, and q coat and
jacket in tailor fashion are always salts
factory. There is rumor, and one that
seems to have more foundation in fact
than most rumors, to the effect that the
loose sack coat is to be made up in
these piques This is style which re-
quires great care in cut and make.
When il Is becoming, it is immensely
so, but when it is not it is the very ug-
liest garment any one can wear. The
gored skirts, made with the narrow
cores, are to be fashionable for pique
and such materials, each seam having
cording or piping. lines of braid or
narrow and effective insertion.
The canvas cloths are much ON the
order of ducks and come in a great va
riety of coloring. They wash well, do
not shrink and are not so heavy or
warm as the duck, and therefore prefer
red by many, but they have the disad-
vantage of missing very easily. The
reds, the tan, the blue and the black
and white are particularly noticeable
this year and should look very well
made up in the tailor styles, and braid
ing is especially good ON them; there
fore it would be well for any woman
who is clever with her needle to begin
now and braid herself smart Eton,
bolero or any other short jacket, for
she will certainly find it fashionable
when the warm weather comes. Denim,
which is very much ON the same order
at least resembles it closely in appear
ance-will be worn in the braided cos
TUNES, and the plain blue linens will
also be braided, so there is plenty of
fancy work for the long winter even
ings-Harper's Bazaar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
The Rainy Dsy Club,

Mrs. Bertha Welby has good reason
for calling the Rainy Day club "the
club of the century" 1t is a long time
Ence such an important reform for
women was intoduced as this Of keep
ing their skirts out of the mud. and q
club whose purpose is to make such a
reform general may well be credited
with being the most eminent organiZa-
ton of the kind known for a century.
Mrs. Welby says that the club will do
more for the health and happiness of
women than any other club. She has
received letters from women in every
part of the United States and Canada,
asking for information and desiri =
membership. The slight feeling Of en-
barrassment that troubled some OF II :
pioneers in the movement has disappear
ed, and women walk about in skirts e
sensible length secure in the knowledga
that they are admired for their common
sense.
At the meeting of the Rainy Day
club in Brooklyn few days ago most
of those in attendance wore walking
dresses of convenient height, although.
as it was fair day, it was not neces-
sary to appear in the regular bad wealth
er costume. Even on bright days it is
well to dress comfortably, with the bot
tom of the dress at safe distance from
the dust of the ground, and the men,
bers of the club understand this perfect
ly. The prospects of the club are excel
lent. So soon as it is generally under
stood there will be thousands of women
on its roll of membership, for rainy
and muddy days are as COMMON in one
city as another and in country places
as well. Dame Fashion may have rebel
led against the rainy day costume at
first, but even she has joined the process
sion now, and all who wear the sensible
clothing have the satisfaction of know
ing that they are stylish as well as COM
fortable. New York Press
Tne women i'll New York who are
advocating scheme to have all mothers
tag their children so that they could
easily be identified and returned if lost
deserve to have their efforts crowned
with success, and the plan should not be
confined to the metropolis. = Boston
Globe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03

Upon stylishly attired young women
in afternoon dress at the various picture
galleries in the city are noted gowns of
cloth, soft india cashmere or drap d'ete
in black or colOrs, dark or pale, the
costume consisting merely of the gown
lined with silk and little toy bolero
jacket ON velvet, brocade or moire,
edged with fur, with girdle to match,
huge empire muff, a aspreading picture
hat with witchlike crown, and any
number of disjointed looking feathers
apparently fastened ON with one stitch
and a promise and blown hither and
yon over the picture" creation. The
wearers of these jackets, spite of their
big muffs and big hats and merely or
namental fur trimmings, look cold and
long skirted and short wasted, their
abnormal hats and muffs out of all sort
of proportion to their insufficient little
u inch jackets. Certainly until one
has become accustomed to this mode of
dress it scarcely appeals to ones sense
Of the appropriate or becoming for WIN
ter wear ON the street. However, it is
considered "the height of STYLE" there
fore what further need be said against
it or in its favor New York Post
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03

handsome and commodious clubhouse
was built which cost 81, 900, $500 being
paid each year ON the Indebtedness.
This amount is raised by outside sub
scription, entertainments, etc. They
still owe SO, 900.
The house was dedicated amid great
enthusiasm and has drawn an immense
membership from that vicinity. 1t is
finished admirably and furnished for
the special needs of the organization.
On the ground floor are the rooms occu-
pied by the janitor and his wife, the
matron, and consist of little five room
fat. The bathrooms, which are always
open for the use of he members, are al
so on this floor, as well as the furnace
and storage rooms On the second floor
are the Offices, library, two large recep-
ton rooms and well appointed kitch-
en- where the cooking lessons take
place and which, as furnished, is mod
el kitchen in every sense of the term.
The third floor is divided into large
auditorium and two music rooms in
front.
The entire house has hard finished
floors, and the rooms, with the excep-
ton of the large auditorium, are fur
nished with rugs All the furniture ex-
cept the auditorium folding chairs was
donated by friends of the institution.
This is probably as attractive a club
house as there is in the city, especially
when it is taken into consideration that
it is managed entirely by girls These
young women say the organization Is
what its name ENTHUSIASTICALLY
mutual in its benefits. The members of
the leisure class have time and ways to
plan and to work for the support of the
club outside the clubs own limits. The
wageworkers do their part in dues and
are always ready to engage in entertain
ments, for which they pay regular ad-
mission price as a help to the revenue
of the club. 1t is impossible to estimate
the value to the leisure class of the les
sons which they learn of the girls and
young women who every day CLEAN ex-
perience in the business world. These
industrial members are bright examples
Of patience and perseverance.
hC OAt1c>tS silC 1Itt, Win OllC CA
ception, and the fee for that one is on
ly 10 cents, the charge being made ON
account Of necessary expense involved
The other classes are carried ON by "a
volunteer teachers, who aim to make
their instruction as practical as posi-
BILE. For the dressmaking class sewing
machine has heen given, so that nothing
is left out Of the fullest instruction
necessary to cut, fit and make complete
anything in a girls wardrobe The
cooking classes are especially interest
ing, the theory being followed by prac-
tice and illustration in the shape of a
supper.
This institution is not for the so call
ed submerged tenth''-does not aim
at civilizing, but Americanizing. This
district being composed entirely of for
eigners of the poor but thrifty class and
speaking their native languages in their
homes, it is hard to get at the heads of
tbs families, as they stay at home 30
entirely that many of the women do not
understand the English language at all
1t has been the desire of the club to
form mothers clubs, but in this the
club is hampered by the linguistic fact
above referred to.-Chicago Tribune
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
Tracing bis Family Tree.

met a man in one Of the down town
hotels yesterday who follows . unique
L ofession. He makes lis living by
h ;nting up. inventing or otherwise
procuring pedigrees for persons who
h..ve newly-acquired wealth and social
ambitions.
"Cdd experience?" he said TO me, in
aaswer to q question. 80, yes, fire.
quenily. I've just finished a job for
f'se craakiest old ignoramus that ever
dealt with lie came to me and said
lat nc family wss one OF the oldest in
Z [ aitel States. In fact, he was con-
seen, That $, me o. his ancestors were
s.nODg the iirst white men who settled
en this continent. | went TO work to
ace back the genealogy through a
succession Of obscure New England
farmers, and, with only two or three
breaks, managed to establish line
for him going back to the Mayflower.
] thought that would please him and
at first il seemed to.
"BIt couple of days after he had
paid and discharged me he came around
TO see me and he was in a towering
passion. He accused me of cheating
him, of having slighted my work anG
wanted back the money he had paid
me. When / finally got a chance to
ask him to explain what he meant, he
said:
"'Why, / told you distinctly that
my ancestry went back to the first
white men who landed on this conti-
nent. And here you've stopped with
the year 1920"
"'Well, | said, that was the year
when the first white men came to this
part oi the country. You can't goany
farther back
Cant eh?' he shouted, that shows
all you know. | didn't have TO read a
United States history half an hour TO
learn that white men landed on the
New England coast in 1901. ! want
my ancestry traced back to those men,
sir, and if you can't do it, I'll find some
one who cam"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-02-03
To Reduce Infant Mortality.

The city fathers of Buffalo, at the in
stigation of DR.. Wende, backed by the
medical fraternity, have passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting the use of tube nursing
bottles. DR.. Wende is the efficient health
officer who by his sensible methods
reduced the death rate of Buffalo about
one-half in two or three years. He ex-
poets to reduce it still more by means of
this ordinance.
France long ago did away with this
deadly nursing contrivance, and her
physicians claim that thereby the lives
of about 100, 900 infants have been saved
annually. The danger of the tube bot
tie lies in the impossibility of keeping
the tube clean; microbes breed in it and
quickly find their way into the infants
stomach and intestines, when the little
one soon succumbs 10 bowel trouble "