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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
A cAlNEsE WEDDING.
Everything Connected with the cers
monies l. Decked In Red.

Everything Connected with the cere-
monies l. Decked In Red.
The Chinese place a significance upon
every color, and in connection with a
wedding red obtains deep rooted,
mysterious importance the next bridal
color in value being gold. At be-
trothal tho bridegroom elect sends his
sweetheart a pair of bracelets fastened
together with piece of red ribbon or
ford. The bride aud bridegroom drain
two wine cups at the wedding which
are also connected by a red cord. In
northern China the attendants wear
tall felt hats. and each hat has red
feather stuck upright in it. The attend
ants also carry the wedding presents
A sedan chair bears the bride herself.
In south China a sedan most wonder
fully gilded is used by the wealthy
classes, and il is decorated with what
appears at first sight to be brilliant in
laid stones but which are in reality
the glossy feathers of the kingfsher. A
handsome cloth of glowing red with
trimmed border is also thrown over the
chair.
In the case of the poorer classes red
is also the prevailing bridal color, and
chair Of ordinary carved wood, paint
ed bright red, is used. Above the door
Of the chair a kind of charm is plaeard-
ed or hung upon red cloth. The chair
itself is sent by the bridegroom, accom-
panied by what corresponds to our best
man. This fnnetionary brings with him
letter written in yellow or gold upon
red paper, praying the lady to enter
and take her place.
Men dressed all in red and carrying
red parcels containing the presents fall
into the procession. Other bearers carry
boards and banners. inscribed in golden
letters upon q red ground. These ban
ncrs tell the pedigree of both parties
Behind the bearers come the other at
tendants, with long poles, on which are
hung very handsome lanterns. The
brides veil is of bright crimson hue
and her dress regal gold and scarlet
Wide World
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
saperiatives.

DR. johnson says in his Grammar
of the English ToDgue:" "The COM
parison of adjectiyes is very uncertain,
and, being much regulated by commo.
diousness Of utterance, is not easily re-
duced TO rules"
Then he quotes passages from Para
dise Lost, " in which these words are
found, "yirtuOusest, ''powerfullest, ="
and passage from Samson Agonistes'
which contains the word 'famousest. +"
Surely Milton had an ear.-Notes and
Queriee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
rnrrn Names

The Cleveland Leader says thata man
registered il. local hotel the other day,
giving his place of residence as Sleepy
Eye, Mimi. Half an hour later another
guest registered from Painted Post, Ia.
The clerk paid no especial attention
to this. but when the next man to regis
ter boldly wrote white Pigeon,
Mich, after his name, both the CLERK
and the bookkeeper began to get inter
ested.
While they were talking about the
queer names that had been given to
some Of our western towns, a dignified
looking man stepped mp to the Office,
whiTled the register around, and
scrawled Households, n. Y"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
MnnIcInaI IeaInnsie.

New Yorker-You are a stranger
here, ! presumeg
Chicago Man (haughtily)-I am from
the great city that New York is jealous
New Yorker-Ahi And how are
things in dear old Lunnonl-New York
Waek1v
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28

When the sea freezes. first is formed
the thin fake called by navigato-s
''sludge," and as soon as this catches
and holds snow it is termed thrash. .
When il gathers and doubles. the whal-
trs style il .'pancake" or "bay ice " II
you can see the limit Of this. it will 10
"a fee, and an 'iceiield'' if its
boundaries are ont of sight
Pack ice consists Of foes forced to-
geiher and overlapping. and when this
again btcomss sroken aud scattered By
new wind the name Of it is sailing
ice .
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
lew Way 20 Gel Rich,

An Arkansas contemporary records a
queer case Of financial irregnlarity. 1t
appears that young man down there
swallowed copper cent by mistake and
doctor made him cough mp s2.--Chi-
cago Times Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28

Sissy, said the fresh young man,
docs your mother know you're out!''
''Oh, yes, replied the fair one, "and
she gave me penny TO buy monkey.
are yeu for sales''-Philadelphia North
American.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28

Wife treading the paper)-The ri.
raffe has tongue Is incDes long.
Hushand-AreH't you jealous?- New
York Ncrld.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
baltimore and Ohio Railroad-
o.4 - 0,,.h-ia Rranch

Somerset and Cambria Branch.
NoRTHwAED.
Johnsfown Mall Express.-Rockwood ll;lo a.
m, Somerset il:31, StCyestoWn l2.B<, dooV-
ersyills l:16, Johnstown loo p m
sJohnsfOwn AccommOdatton.-hOc wood o;l9
.. nl., Somerset $50 StoyestoWn6-0i, HOOV-
ezville6:iS, Johnstown 100.
sOUTHwARD-
sMaIi.-.IohnstOwn $50 a m, Hooversville 9.ls
Stoyestown 9.S3, SOmeret lo.z lockwood
lO.O
Express.-JOhnstowu 220 p. m, HoOyersvtlle
500 SiOyestown 3.2S, Somerset Ssi2, Rock
wood 4.i5.
ID. p. MARTIN,
Manager OF Passenger Traffic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
THE STATE FIGHT
NEARING THE END.
The Wanamaker Fusion Scheme
With the Democracy COIlapses.
JOHN FoW's SHOW A FIzzLE.

Republicans TIarmonize on the speak
ership with John r. Farr. OF Lack
awann. as the Likely Candidate, and
No Doubt That the Caucus Nominee
WIN Win.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
ALL LOYAL TO
REPUBLICANISM
Stalwart Sentiments Expressed by
Members of the Leg
islature.
TRUE TO THEIR PARTY.

wanamalzcr Agents In the Interest OF
Alliances With the Democracy Fail
to Break Through the Lines OF the
Grand Old Party.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-28
DENNsYLvANIA RAILROAD.
.srs-- sr>"o.-O ~.
IN EFFECT JUNE 27, Isss.

coSDEssED SCHEDULE.
Trains arrive and depart nom the station at
as follows:
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CLIMATE OF ICELAND.
Not No Forbidding as II wouid Seem
90 Iio.

Not No Torbidding as ~ Would Seem
60 Be.
Iceland ls not by any means 30 for
bidding a country as It's name implies:
q Is no more a land OF ice than Green
land Is land of yerGure. says an ox-
change. II is not nearly so cold as
many places in the United States. not
90 mention the Canadian dominion.
The 90 and 60 degrees below zero reg
lstorcd every winter IN the Northwest
territory and Asslnlbola. and even the
30 and 40 below experienced In Mon-
tana and North Dakota. are unheard
os I'm Iceland. Neither Is the other ex-
treme OF great heat felt, such as these
very regions In North America en-
dure. No lcelander knows what "a
temperature OF 100 In the shade Is.
There are no sudden fluctuations or
great changes. the climate % remark
ably oquahle. A variation OF 30 de-
greos Ia a month Is probably not on
record In the island. The equahleness
Is due. OF course, 10 the same cause
that produces a similar eject IN the
British isles-tho gulf stream. This
great ocean current washes the south
ern and western shores OF Iceland. In
surlng mild winter and a balmy SUM
mer. There are glaciers. but they
form no icehergs The sea around the
island is never frozen, nor. indeed, ID
any floating Ice seen save on rare oe-
caslons on the northern coast, Now
and then In summer prolonged storms
will carry noatiag fee across from the
Greenland coast and drive Il upon the
northern shore Of Iceland. together
with cold fog and rata. In this was
polar bears are also sometimes landed
on the island. On the other hand. The
winters are 80 mild that thunder
storms often occur. In fact. most o
the thunder storms In Iceland are IA
the winter months.
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today 7O5 .s5i acres Of land available I'M
der the act Of Aus. %. 1894. which con
sista Of the acres that form the military
reservations ~ points where the gov
crnmeut no longer considers Il neces-
sary 20 maintain army posts. The lat-
ter land n scattered through Arizona,
California. New Mexico, Nebraska.
Montana. North Dakota. South Dakota.
Utah and Wyoming Originally. the
bill which has been discussed here pro
vided that all this land should be
thrown open 20 free entry. but the
clause making this possible was atrlck-
on out OF the measure before Il went
to the senate. II Is not likely that this
military reservation will ever be open
TO settlement otherwise than by pur-
chase. Much Of Il has been cultivated,
and M a rule Uncle Sans reservation
locations are the best TO be found In
the part Of the country whore they ex-
ist
whether or not the free home bill
will become a law IA as yet a matter
OF conjecture. but II certainly furnishes
an opportunity for those who wish TO
learn just where Uncle Sans possess
slona that invite the settler really lie.
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Beaumarehais. the author of the "a
nous Marriage OF Figaro" was the
son OF n Partisan matchmaker but had
gained fame. rank and wealth through
his own talents and oxertlons. A con
celted and enyious young nobleman
once undertook 90 wound the pride of
Boaumarchais by an alluslon 10 his
humble origin. In the presence Of a
large company Of people who had re-
gard for the talented young author this
young man handed him bic watch, say
ing Examine Il, SIR, Il does not keep
time we'll You can doubtless ascertain
the cause" Such was his rude haste
that his hand left the watch befo2
that OF the surprised Beautnarchala I'D
grasped Il. and Il fell 20 the groun&
Pardon. monsieur" said tho author.
with grave courtesy. STOPPING 10 pick
up the watch anc hand Il 20 lts owner,
you see my fathes was right when he
declared ths; ! sas too awkward TO be
matchmaker. New York Post
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AssS$E 70 S1Iz i:gi,S q s SS55s6,
SliaS ..'"1 GAIIs
.2y'~ 90 Sill @It t0Ts!' !'lv WI 90 ~
HE OSNRERS DAUGHTER.
BY CHARLOTTE N. BRAENE.
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

he said; THE train viii not start for
twenty minutes"
They went into the refreshments
room, where he ordered soup ana
wine. he was sollcitous for her COM
fort he was attentive to her wants.
but she noticed that he spoke to her
only when civillty dictated that he
should speak. and that when he did
address her he never looked at her.
lie took his seat by her side IN the
railway carriage They travelled
through the fresh dewy night. the
pleasant air coming In NJ the open
windows lie had carefully provided
her with books and newspapers the
railway literature.
1T IL quite evident" she thought.
that he Intends me 20 read-he has
no desire to talk 90 me"
She was Obliged continually 20 re-
mind herself that he had asked her 10
be bis wife. llc must have cared for
her or he would not have married her.
lie was not a demonstratlve man, per-
haps Then she turned slowly from
the sky TO the handsome, hlgh-bred
face near her. lie was reading intent
ly never looking up from his book
/ II was not the face Of q cold-hearted
cynlc-far from q. Then her eyes
wandered slowly away again.
The lovely dawn was flushing in the
I skies. the birds were singing the air
seemed to stir with new lifc-it was
the dawn Of another day. How often
would the sun rise and set before she
would understand this strange silence
Of the husband by her side how many
weary dawns would there be?
Paris al last Paris In the gay morn
ing sunlight. They drove straight Ia
the hotel; and then. for the first time
it seemed to her. be spoke kindly. lIc
said.
You look worry tired should ad,
wise you 90 get some rest nlway,
find cigar and the morning air mos
refreshing after a journey
Half an hour afierwhTd she aooJ
alone IN her room. She looked at her
self In the tail mirror II was n pal,
face with wlstful. shadowod eyes tina
she saw therein. She was fatlgued u
body and In mlhG. yc' she could no
sleep. II she only understood II sh,
only knew the meaning Of this silen
love Of her husbands that had neyo
yet been expressed In wordsi
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never lntorfcrcd lI the least with any
of her affairs lie sent up her letters
unopened, and never even inquired
from whom they came. lie sent every
morning 10 ash n she had any par
tlcular Wish for the day--lf there was
any place she desired % see AZ first
she said Yes" and won't TO the dif-
ferent places of note lie accompa-
MED her. but she could not avoid
thinking that be was slightly bored
by these excursions. The next time he
sent she declined and he did not re-
monsirlte, ho made no remark and
she felt almost sure that he was re-
llcyed by her refusal. when they went
TO the opera they were never alone
ho always secured some companion
n seemed 10 llldrod that he was quite
as much stranger as on the FIRST day
he entered the Holles.
"shall / ever be part OF his llfe?"
she thought. "shali I grow 10 be- heart
OF his heart, soul OF his soul2 Shall I
over know what he thinks. what he
likes. what be loycs?"
She had indeed mo- part OF his ex-
istcncc bee lived aa though she we're
not lie had fulfilled his part uf the
contract by giving -er his name. his
rank. his position. That living.
beating human heart might long for
more than that did not occur 60 him.
lie never thought of her as his wife;
the chances were that. n any ono had
asked him suddenly II be was mar
r.ed be- would have said "No" lie
/ had paid the forfeit of his folly by
hsing loo some measure compelled TO
burden himself with this young girl.
one evening he was rather startled
I hy Hlldrcd, There was fayorite
! singer at the opera. and they went 10
hear her She was very fair and the
/ gentlemen were huBlly engaged In dis.
cusslng her with lord and Lady
Carayen WAS a Frenchman. the Comte
de Quesne. a great admlNr Of fair
women. Tho conversation, kept up
chiefly between the two gentlemen.
was about the oharLhng actress
"she Is of the real English type.
said the comte. and the English Ia
dies ere so falr-they are adorahler
y think myself" remarked ihr
eari. that a falr-halrod English girl
rs certainly the loyeliesi object la ere.
alton"
The comto laughed.
You prefer the blondes 90 the bru
nettes. them" he said,
Certainly" replied Lord Carayen
Il do not see how a woman can b,
beautiful unless she be fair"
lie had entirely forgotten bis younl
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WHY SHE REFORMED.
The Alarm clock Went on In Her
tiuatie.

The Alarm clock Went on In Her
iiustie.
"I've quit smuggling" admitted the
good old lady who II prone to consult
her conscience and look upon the laws
of men as the outgrowth Of fallible
Judgment and OF political pfeJudices
SAYS the Detroit Free Press III can
get my laces and iewelry and my dress
goods for less money IN the Dominion
OF Canada than can here. regard u
as my right 10 do So hut one expert
enco with the revenue officers made
them watchful Of me and now | do my
shopping on this side rather than bo
subjected 10 the annoyance OF their sur
veillance. | had gradually grown IN
to the habit OF getting my silks. wool
ems. seal goods and diamonds In Wind
for In fact, / bought nearly every
thing over there that ! could get at
reduction and conceal about my person.
One afternoon when ! was there ! found
the dalntlost and prcttiest and cheapest
little alarm clock that had ever seen.
We needed such an article In the house.
and. after being assured that Il was q
good tlmekeeper and 10 be depended
upon to wake as at any desired time.
I bought a.. At that time bus,lcs were
good deal larger than we wear them
now and / had no trouble In conceal
ing my purchase. also had about ~
person several articles OF silyorware
cured at bargain. and a beautiful IT.
tie diamond ring for favorlte niece.
The Canadian officials at the landing
knew me and bowed pleasantly. On
this side I felt perfectly secure be-
cause had been engaged In individual
smuggling for years and no one had
ever asked me question. As ! step
ped to the dock one Of the deputies
lifted his hat and began 10 examine the
basket OF some poor woman who was
landing. Out OF curiosity awaited the
result but right In the midst OF the
investigation there was a hur-r-r and a
whlr-r-r-r that made me faint My
alarm clock had proclaimed itself, 1
was caught redhanded. and they said
they were letting me on easy when
they connscatod the goods. That's the
only reason that ceased TO SNUG
gle"
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crestlng them with foam. But now the
stiffness of the sea was something mar
velous and beautiful; Il was as though
the great dark shadow OF night brood
ed over the waters stiffness broken
only by the rushing Of the water
through the paddlo-wheels OF the
steamer. Slowly the line OF llgh"
round the coast disappeared, and at
last land was ont uf sight there was
nothing visible but the hcaylng, sill
very waters and the sky above.
Lady Caraven sat ON the deck; the
stewardess had advised her 10 go to
the ladies cabin. but she declined.
why seek the close warm cabin while
tho stars wero shining on the seag
Tho captain had brought q comforla-
bic scat for her. she had a warm shawl
a faint hope stirred the young wires
heart. perhaps. when lord CaraVen
saw her there alone. he might come
and talk 20 her.
She saw him once or twice. once
be- asked her N she enjoyed the beauty
OF tho night. and her answer was
YES then. as though he had iul-
filled duty. with an air of relief he
walked away. She was left 10 her
thoughts and they we're strange ones.
After a while she rose from her seat
and bent her face over the starlit wa
ter face sad with thoughts that
should have had no place ON her we'd
. Il 81
and came 10 her
Are you tlrcd?" he asked. I'VE
shall not be very long now; can see
the lights on the Frcn,a coast. The
night is very fine Are you tirod?'
NO. never tire Of the sea-" she re-
Piled. Indeed. should like 20 live
near a."
"Raycnsmoro Is near the sea-" h'
told her. "You can see Il from th'
Castle towers"
81 had forgotten that was to lIv
NJ Rayonsmerc. or / should not hay
said that" she remarked. quickly, "
dld not know that Il was near th
sea"
your father has two maps OF th
estate. Have you not seen thcm?" b.
asked
She looked no him wonderngly.
why should see thom?" fh
asked. Certainly not"
you do not inherit your father
business talents thea he said
But he repcnted Of the words almoa
before they We're uttered. She did mo-
The Eddy current., 1898-04-30

In the course Of the building Of an
arch bridge for a European railway
line, Il became necessary 20 level and
clear track along the bottom OF n
river for q considerable distance, An
ingenious method OF doing this was
adopted a heavy iron bar was sus-
pended by ropes and chains attached to
either end and fastened TO two boats
built on the catamaran principle, the
supports coming up between the two
sections Of the catamaran. An electric
device was connected with the bar
which was lowered until II touched the
river bed The boats were moved slow
~ forward. Whenever the bar struck
an obstacle which threw Il on from
the horizontal. the electric bell gave
warming: then by means OF sounding
poles the obstruction was located.
when II was easily removed. This meth
cd was continued till path twenty
feet wide and the full length OF the
space required was clear Of obatruc-
ilona less than four Inches IN diane
ter.
The Eddy current., 1898-04-30

eln-wlfe with the dark eyes ana tho
spanish face. lie would MOI have
wantonly pained her, but he had for
gotten her presence. sho heard the
words. AZ the time she made no ro-
mark, although they burned into her
heart like Gre
The comte went home with thom.
and they were Joined by another
friend; but she found an opportunity
Of speaking 20 her husband when the
other gentlemen we're busy " ecarte,
and Lord Carayen had withdrawn 20
look over some !atters that had just
arrived. She summoned up courage
and went up 10 him.
Lord Carayen." sic said, would
you mind telling me one thingg"
lie looked up In wondor-it was 80
seldom that she voluntarily addressed
him. A he looked he was slightly
impressed with her appearance; the
tail. slender figure was draped In soft.
shining silk. the glrllsh face was
flushed with the effort OF speaking TO
him, the dark eyes were bright and
starllke. filled with unutterable
thoughts. lie could not help owning
TO himself that there was some beauty
Ia the thick coils OF dark hair. IN the
tall, slim, graceful figure. In the per
feet grace and harmony. She was sim
ply yet beautifully dressed: n pome-
granite blossom lay In the coils Of her
/ hair.
II want you TO tell me one thing"
she repeated. ~ you admire fair girls
with golden hair. Why did you marry
me, with hair and eyes 20 dark7"
She asked the question IN such per-
feet good faith. In such earnest tones,
with such sad sweet eyes. that he was
touched. not deeply, but as he would
have been had some child come 10 him
with trembling lips to tell a pitlful
tale.
why" she pursued. ~ that was the
case. did you marry me7"
You know why ! married you" h'
replied. grayely-"why ask me the
question:
io saw vivid color spread ovel
her face. bright light shine in hol
eyes. The simple girl thought and be-
lieyod he meant that she knew he ha,
married her because he loved her. He
heart gave a great, glad bound. i'
loved her! She would understand bet
The Eddy current., 1898-04-30

lt has long been the fashion 90 place
upon menu cards sketches and quota
tluns 90 suggest topics Of conversation,
but Partisan hostrsscs the past month
have adopted am opposite course. Their
formula reads while sitting 90 table.
speaking on the subject al the Dreyfus
question o. forbidden" In like fashion
Catherine u. once posted on the walls
of tho Hermitage III is forbidden
90 have an ill-temporod air, 90 cx-
change unklnd words, to speak ill N
any one whatever Al quarrels must
bo loft az the door with hat and sword. %
How beautiful 10 bc Dictator Yet
oven ln the land of free speech, the
De Lone lndlscrotion suggests the Wis
dom of dictatorship over ones own
tongue.
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WHY DID YOU MARRY ME?
ter In time; she would know why he
seemed reserved. retlcent, cold and in-
different.
You know why / married you"
the handsome earl had said: and the
words filled her heart with a strange.
sweet pain.
II will try TO remember" she said.
gently.
Dull as was his ea-, he heard new
music in her voice.
you viii remember what?" no
asked.
II will remember why you have mar.
rled me" she replied; and as she went
away he wondered greatly.
II should not thinl; that she Is like
~ 10 forget IT," he said 10 himself.
Certainly women are puzzles. She
will try to remember why married
her and the words seemed like melt
ing music on her lips, a light that was
like sunshine on flowers spread over
her face! Why. / married her because
her father sold her Tor title, and she
was willing TO be soldl"
tTo be cOntlnuod)
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understand them or see the meaning
OF them She answered quite simply
no. / know nothing Of business. I
care much for study ! often think e.
strange that my father and have not
one taste In common
Ito thought 20 himself that u was a
fortunate thing Then he asked ner
n she had ever been to Paris before
n she should like tho center OF tho
city lf there WAS any part that she
preferred
II always stay az the Hotel MeurIce
near the Tuilerios" ho said but ~
you prefer any other part
No She had been 90 Paris only
once that was for her holidays She
knew nothing OF the city Then the
young husband locked over the blue
waters. He had shown her due polite
ness and attention ile was 40 az ease
ana longing 10 be- away again. lie did
not notice how wistful was the fair
young face turned 10 him. lie bowed
politely and went away
She clutched her little hand: she
tried 10 stlll the beating Of her heart
Her husband married that day yet
had he no more 20 say than this? Ths
lights on the French coast were close
AZ hand she could even in the 81.
lenco hear the waves breaking on the
shore. Amlce atood near. with a large
carriage Ia her hands Lads
Caraven wondered n her husband
would come TO her, or II he would al
low her % land with the help Of the
servants he approached hurrledly.
I'VE have time for refreshments.