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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

Mrs. Zerriah Gould Mitchell, an In
dian princess, died at her daughters
home in North Abingdon, Mass, re-
Gently, at the age of 81. She had lived
ON the shore of Lake AssawamSet, about
40 miles from Boston, for many years
She and her children We're the only liv-
ing descendants OF the Indian chieftain
Massasoit, whose tribe at one time num-
bered 80, 600. Massasoit always remain
ed friendly TO the colonists in the face
of many wrongs received at their hands.
Zerriah Mitchell was descended from
MassasOit through his daughter Annie,
who married Tuspaguin. known in mdi-
an history as 1.-The Black Sachem " She
vas educated, and before her marriage,
in 1924, taught in a private school in
Boston. OF her - children but four
are living One Of her daughters, Ne
linda, whose Indian name is Teweelema,
is familiar figure in Boston, where she
goes TO sell the fancy baskets made by
herself and her sister. They live in their
mothers old house and cultivate several
acres of land
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
How to FIN Your potpourrI Jar.

Pretty soon the roses viii be blossom
ing in all the country flower gardens.
and the girls will be filling their pot
pourri jars. Any girl can make fragrant
potpourri inexpensively by following
these directions:
Gather your flowers in the morning
leave them in a cool and shady place
till the dew has evaporated from them.
then put them in glass jar, sprinkling
salt over each half inch layer. After
this preparation has stood for ten days
mix with it layers consisting Of equal
weights of cloves, allspice and CHINA
mon, coarsely ground; then close the
jar tightly and let it stand in dark
place for three weeks At the end #
this time remove the ''stOck" TO your
potpourri jar and mix with it layers
composed of the following: One part
mace.and two parts allspice and cloves,
coarsely ground; two parts Of broken
cinnamon, four parts Of powdered Orris
root, 16 parts of dried lavender leaves
and bit of grated nutmeg. a few drops
of essential oils. such as rose, geranium,
bitter almond or orange blossom, should
be dropped upon the leaves, and over all
should be poured some favOrite toilet
water or cologne. Record
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
A plueI,v Woman.

Mrs W. Il Wilcox of Los Angeles
has two United States flags flying in
front of her house at S25 Golden ave
nue.. The other day a tall, swarthy
Spaniard came to 1he door, at a time
when she was alore in the house, and
demanded that the flags be hauled down
Mrs. Wilcox frightened him away with
a tiny nickel plated bicycle wrench.
which she pointed suddenly at him like
a revolver. He went away sHrly and
glower:ng. She watched him down the
street until he was joined by another as
dark and as big as himself The two
had conference Then they attempted
a flank moment. The Los Angeles Ex-
press says: Tho second man sneaked
around the side of the house, while the
first marched boldly up to the door
Almost before he reached it the plucky
woman burst it suddenly open and
with wild yell poked her shining
weapon right under his nose. Like Mark
Twain's coyote there was only a crack
in the landscape 10 indicate which di-
rection the Spaniard's flying footsteps
had taken. Since yesterday Mrs. Will
cox has re-enforced her monkey wrench
with an auxiliary battery, consisting Of
a six shooter -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

Nothing has done so much to encour-
age stealing (shoplifting) as the modern
department stores and their methods.
The problem presented is difficult one
with which to deal. but while mer-
chants have a right TO display their
foods the public also has rights and
duties in the matter. If a banker dumps
his cash ON tables outside his desk rail-
ings and lets people handle it at will,
he would not get much sympathy when
he complained that it had been stolen,
and if be continued the practice because
these losses We're more than offset by
the increased profits which the display
resulted in. as is the case with the de-
partment stores, there would be much
justice III the claim that he had no right
TO make profits by any method which
tended to debauch the public. In short.
il may fairly be maintained that it is a
prime duty Of every citizen to exercise
reasonable diligence in safeguarding his
own pr4erty, and that if he neglects
this he Decomes in a measure a menace
TO society. Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

pens 70 make them happy and sorry
when they are hurt Il occurred to me
then that probably loved them So 1
am making out the list for my own pri-
vate satisfaction
"Are you putting in every girl you
know
''No Heaps Of them are no more 20
me than people in plays. / am sure 1
love several men, too but can : write
list Of them, because might de, and
if the list were found there wocld be a
scandal "
Guess YOU are right What made you
think you loved people all Of sudden?
Man in the cases'
"No-perhaps-I don't know. 1t is
the pictures-my work, 1 think. ] feel
warm all the time and everything lately
seems alive What / like best about it
is not being jealous nor enyious of wo-
men. -
"Plain case of budding genius, F" OBJ
served the caller, who is older. ''I like
your idea of a love list shouldn't be
surprised 20 see it heees:::se popular. -
New York Press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
WOMAN'S FORLD.
ME IS THE WIFE OF A SOLDIER AND
KNOWS SOMETHING OF WAR.

The Rage Por Decorative LeatheF-AH In
the Making of a Gown-Her Good Work
Appreciatod-It Was Genius Working
out-They Have Frugal NindA
"A sailor wife a sailor's sta, should
be, '' and there seems no reason why the
Fame song should not be sung " a sol
dier. There are soldiers wives in Chi
cago today who are as bright star
hope 10 their husbands-women strong.
brave and courageous as they are loving.
Mrs General Fitz Simons Is one who
has twice given her husband ~ 10 his
country. 4 am not afraid for hiIS, and
/ am proud that he should choose 70
go. q" she says. but the general Is no
longer a young man, and if he has TO
face the climate Of Cuba I cannot help
bat dread the fever. Still, 1 must not
look ON the dark side of things If l
We're a younger woman, ! should 90
with him as much as possible and do
whatever / might for the poor boys IN
the hospitals That is what t-ied to
do during the civil war, and tell you
there is good opportunity for work if a
woman is stanch and unafraid But
now there seems nothing for me TO do
but to keep a brave heart and cheerful
spirit and write cheering letters
when / read that Mrs Moulton was
likely TO go to the front, / thought it
was a lovely thing. have been mis-
quoted as saying that | believed women
should stay at home. True, it would
seem impossible for women to be right
at the scene Of battle without giving
cause for unnecessary anxiety and
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
Her Genius worEInx Out.

a privileged feminine visitor. unan-
nounced, tripped into the boudoir of a
young and fashionable woman who has
taken to painting notable pictures late
ly. The woman was writing ia dainty
white kid covered booklet
Rearranging your visiting hstg''
queried the guest
mo. Putting down the names of the
women love. 4"
What an odd thing to do! And what
in the name OF the latest fad might you
meang'' ~
1T isn't a fad And might mean
most anything This is what l do mean.
| find that. there are quite number Of
women won't say unkind things about
and won't let any one talk of nleanly
10 me J am glad when something hap
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
The Binding Link.

Mrs Ellen NJ Henrotin, president os
the General Federation of Women 5
Clubs, says:
1.-The woman's club movement is
spreading around the world, so that the
general federation can now claim, as
does the queen Of England, that the sun
never sets-not on its dominions, but ON
its fraternitieS.
1.-THE club which formed the link
binding the islands TO the continents is
the Karrakatta club of Perth, western
Australia, and it was DR.. Ryder Of
Bombay, travelling through Australia.
who interested Lady Onslow, the presi-
dent of the club, i'll the general fedora
ton The club applied for membership,
and now the federation has a warm ad-
vocate in the isles Of the southern ocean.
''Dr. Ryder writes from Sydney,
where she is visiting her brother. that
Sir Alexander Onslow. Lady Onslow' s
husband, is deeply interested in making
the club success. and that Lady Ons-
low herself is woman of intellect and
refinement -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

We do.not believe there il any truth
in the alarming ruInor that there is
some uneasineSs in expert quarters in
regard to the stability Of the dome Of
St Paurs We imagine that the only
substratum of fact is this: 1t is known
that huge iron chain is imbedded in
the stonework Of the drum Of the dome.
An eminent architect some time since
amused himself by describing the con-
sequences which might ensne if the wa
ter were to reach this chain There is
no reason TO suppose that such thing
has occurred or is likely 10 occur, and
the newly appointed surveyors, Messrs.
SOmers Clarke and ]. T. Middlethwaite,
are fully alive TO the desirability Of
finding and examining the chain The
first djfiiculty appears 10 be that its ex-
act locality is somewhat uncertain The
second viii be TO get at Il effectively
when it is discovered -Londl IN Satur-
day Review
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06


It's far CRY from war to the theater
hat, but women were ever inconsequent.
and even in the more vital excitement
they find time to wage minor conflicts
having very different objects from
FRAY at large. One Of these took place
in theater the other afternoon A wo-
man was ushered TO n seat in front OF
whole row Of other women. The wom-
an, with her customary conscies.tious-
ness, removed her hat "Oh, dear
went up in a groan from the woman d.
rectly behind the neycomer- "Why,
what's the matter?' chorused the other
women. Il can't see. " went ON the COM
plainant .'When the curtain goes up
/ don't believe shall be able 70 see
thing. . but she's taken her hat off, =
said the other women. Yes admit
ted the complainant. "she has, but
in tones intended nnmistakably for the
newcomers ear-''5he's got such lot
of hair and it's piled on top OF her
head so high that it's just as bad as a
hat" " Murmurs Of mingled pity and
indignation here broke. forth from the
other women, the complainant finally
declaring, Women have no more right
to wear their hair like that to the thea
ter than they have 70 keep on their
hats" But the joke of it was that after
awhile the newcomer had the curiosity
10 turn round and take look at the
complainant. She particularly wanted
to see what sort of hair the woman had
and how she wore ii, but in this she
was frustrated The complainant had
ON her hat.-Philadelphia Times
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
YelIou Attractire 10 In.ect..

If we watch the beautiful golden
marsh marigold, we shall find it rarely
receives visit from the bumblebee. 1t
is said that those bright, golden bodied
flies of the family Syrphide are the
chief disseminators of its pollen. How
ever this may be. one thing is perfectly
plain, the marsh marigold is a striking
and snowy yellow flower, which cannot
escape the notice of a multitude of
spring insects. 1t is consequently visit
ed by bees flies, butterflies and beetles
Yellow is a most common color among
flowers. and one which is peculiarly
conspicuous and fiashy in sunlight, when
it is vanished with gloss likethat
which we see ON the buttercup and the
marsh marieold-Chautauquan.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

The manager of one of Philadelphia's
theaters has started a novelty, which
might well be copied by all theatrical
managers. He has added to his corps of
attendants a trained nurse. who will
attend to any case of sudden illness
which may occur when a crowded audi
ence is present. Very often doctor has
TO be summoned to attend 20 some one
seized with faintness or even a fit of a
more or less dangerous character, and
in these cases it would be great COM
fort and convenience TO have a nurse on
the spot, and in most instances further
aid would be needless s-Pbiladelphia
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
she La bicycle Doctor.

The newest profession for progressive
women hereabout is that of bicycle doc
tor. She does not go about tinkering
wheels, but rides up and down the high
ways and byways literally looking for
trouble" When she finds it, she at once
sets about to lessen or remove it In her
hit she carries surgical and medical
necessities, and the victims of headers
and collisions are her mutton. She does
not pretend to cure them all ON the open
road, but she is prepared to take the
stitch in time that lessons present and
subsequent suffering New York Let
for
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06


therefore impeding action but for the
women who are young enough and
strong enough to keep near their hus-
bands this seems a splendid opportunity
10 help You see. speak from the ex-
perience of having gone through one
war
Mrs Fitz Simons lives in handsome
brownstone house at I6l Ashland bon
levard The exterior is striking, the in
terror wonderfully artistic with pro-
nounced martial coloring The hall and
winding stairway have instead Of pic
lures groups of aTInor, crossed swords.
bayonets, horse pistols and sabers in aus
tere peace. The single stained glass
window which looks down over the
carved oak mantel has for its story a
mailed knight mounted on heavily ca
parisoned charger. riding away 70 the
wars from~a battlemented castle and
waving his hand gayly 10 the fearful
maiden who bids him adieu from an up
per window.
I'VE had just finished what the gen.
eral calls his warroom. she smiles.
81 had a room decorated for him all IN
red, and he said IL was a room to think
fighting thoughts in. No, l didn t 90 20
see the regiments of. | didn't think it
best. Partings are ,-.-a enough TO bear
without that high pressure environ
ment I've been out Of town for few
days. and ] began 70 realize what had
really happened when l came into the
station with no husband 70 meet me. 1t
never happened before. ! think. and It
hurt But rs soon as | got into the
house my eyes fell upon this big photo
graph of the general He kad sat for it
and had ordered it sent ON and placed
on the mantel for my coming. If he
were not here TO greet me. his pictured
semblance was. and il helped
81 can't 90 to the hospitals much
now, not even if the war should be
long, but hope other women will
shall be with my husband all that
can. l shall go and stay quietly at some
hotel where | shall not be in the way
and ] shall go just as often rs Il is pos
sibie -
Mrs Fitz SimOns was young mar
ried woman when the civil war broke
ont. and she went 10 the front with her
husband After it was over she was rich
with trophies belts. saberS. uniforms
etc, most of which Were burned mp in
the great fire; but her fondness for mil
itary acconterments still endures Chi
czigo Times Herald
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
m. R.re For decorative Leather.

Photograph frames. writing porto
los flask holders. porteInonnaies and
various appointments for travellers
outfit are now brought out in rococo
leather. a new product of Vienna man
ufacturers The rococo leather is dura-
BILE and as rich and soft as any ether Of
the tanners productions, bnt the SKINS
chiefly calfskins-are subjected TO a
treatment that makes the surface look
ss though it were hand painted
Taken in the hand and examined crit
ically. a writing case Of this nosel i'm
ported leather appears to be covered
with rich watered or repped silk, the
groundwork brocaded or figured over IN
shaded colors. Green, either vivid green
or the metallic shades, both electric and
cadet blue. the wood colors and various
tints OF coral and terra Gotta are s,sne
Of the colors employed The lighter
shades are brocaded over plain ground
work Of darker hue and the leather
has luster that is attractive How the
repped or watened surface is impaired TO
the skin by the tanner is mystery. bat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
sER ANcesToRA CRUSADER.
a Woman 81 Royal Lineage and spanisl
Blood Who sympathizes with Cuba

A Woman 81 Royal Lineage and Spanish
Blood Who sympathizes with Cuba
Countess lie Susini st. Angel Of
Brookline is at present in the public eye
on account Of her baing Of Spanish
blood, yet thorough sympathizer with
the Cubans in their struggles against
tyranny. She is sort Of Lady sSounti-
full and delights in doing good irmong
the unfortunates. For years she practic-
ed philanthropy among the poor OF
New York city, and is at present work
ing for the Cubans, and at the same
time is charming homemaker and de
voted mother. She has beautiful home
ON Beacon street, Brookline, furnished
in rare good taste and filed with valu-
ables collected during her extensive
travels In person she is commanding
and Of regal presence. She his blond
hair and brown eyes. is quiet in man.
ners, has low, sweet voice, which is
frequently raised in song for worthy
charities Two handsome children make
the home brighter.
The countess belongs to one Of the
oldest families in the world, their line
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
A Building For children.

In the Transmississippi exposition at
Omaha there is TO bea children's build
ing. 1t will be a special feature of the
educational department, which is in
charge of the women. The object is TO
have home for children on the exposi-
ton grounds, filed with everything
that can interest and ainuse young peo-
pie and where they will be taken in
charge and entertained Tho feature is
a most worthy and important one, is in
stituted and being pushed by the whole
army of clubworking women in the
state-a sufficient guarantee of its COM
plete success. ss.-Ram's Horn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
VINO would You Re Lll.eq

Papers were collected from l,44O
school children in answer to the follow
ing questions:
"What person Of whom you have ev-
er heard or read would you most like
10 resemble? Why?'
Being written as regular compost
tion exercise, these answers with one
exception show every evidence Of SINGER
ity. Out of the total number only seven
children fail to return a ready response,
and their hesitation seems due TO a
premature development of fatalism-
Nobody. " writes boy of Is, because
it viii do me no good 10 want TO resem-
bic any one. \ girl of - reaches the
same conclusion from a feminine reli-
ance upon authority. Il would not like
to envy other people, because they say
it isnOt right They say that God made
you to be so. ''-Estelle NJ. Darrah il
Appletous' Popular Science Monthly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

He laid the bow across che strings
Gently. He loved them, Il would seem.
A dream was in his face, and then
The violin began 10 dream
"When skies are gray" il sang.
''When keen and cold the night wind
thrills
Then the dark world is big with hope.
For morning awaits behind the hills.
IF life Is sad. is sad, it sang.
"Whnt theni The saddest things are
sweet.
Life, love and death. our heritage.
In them all pain and gladness meet.
"ARd round this dark. bright world. 3" it
sang,
The winds Of Ged blow all the time.
Calling the soul 10 farther heights
Pause not, for thou hast strength to
climb"
He laid the bow across the strings.
And sweet and clear the music rang.
De was the dream 5 interpreter.
And yet he knew not what he sang.
Martha Baker Dunn in Youths Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
An 10 the Meklnr Of a Gown.

A woman who was noted for her ex-
quisite gowns when she was a society
woman and who has been upon the
stage for several years was induced by
we'll known periodical TO write little
article upon the art of dressing. Her
creed could be formulated in a few
words, saysthe Philadelphia Times. and
one often hears it from people Of less
authority 1t is to pUt ones money into
the making Of a gown The material
does not matter so much. 1t need only
be becoming in shade and need not be
expensive OF course every woman of
coed taste viii avoid shoddy looking
or d cheap material. but she can get ex-
cellent values nowadays for less than
dollar a yard Such good stuffs are now
made in Canada and parts Of our own
country that it is no longer absolutely
necessary 20 pay the price of import
ed" woolens when having a light
weight wOOlen gown made All that Is
necessary is 10 90 to a reliable house,
take its advice about the materials it
sells as 10 quality and be guided by your
own taste in the matter Of beoomingness
of design and shades
Another matter of importance is the
lining. Ii really is far better to have a
silk lining for a gown, especially if one
is 10 have that for almost every Occa-
sion Here we come to a real item of
expense, for good lining silk cannot be
bought for less than IS cents a yard,
and even then it is not always safe to
trust it. 1t is better this year 10 buy the
silks with little stiffening in them.
They rustic less. consequently are in
better taste and wear longer. OF course
silk lining is not an absolute necessity.
1t is honestly luxury, and if one can
not afford to be extravagant ON that
score it is well TO turn contentedly 10
the many handsome Innings which have
been described before IN this column If
silk is used, it will be found that 1t
wears much better with the new drop
skirt effect than it did when the lining
was fastened to the outside skirt at ev-
cry seam
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

Here's a case, +" she exclaimed indig-
nantly, looking up from her paper, ''of
a man who actually had the nerve 10
put his wife ON an allowance of 10 cents
day"
what did she do with it alp he
asked absentmindedly.
1t was several hours before she felt
that she was calm enough to discuss
matters with him dispassionately.-
New York World.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
A Nob,e Life Rounded ont.

Another honored name has been reg
istered among the immortals. Sarah II
Pillsbury. wife of Parker Pillsbury.
died last month at her home in Con-
cord, n. H, aged so years and :
months She gladly and intelligently
stood by her husband in his champion
ship of the abolition of slavery and was
warmly identified with the movement
for woman's equality. For 5s years of
married life she had thrown the beauty
and sweetness of a rich character around
her home. always with broad. sympa-
thetic appreciation Of the needs - the
larger home outside. Woman T1b-
uua
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06

The young women students at the
University of Michigan have taken a
stand against smoking in the corridors
of the building or ON the campus. They
say they are obliged to pass through
crowds Of male students. nearly all of
them putting out great clouds of nau-
seating cigarette smoke. The fumes sat
urate both corridors and recitation
rooms and make many of the girls feel
sick--Woman's = Journal
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Let Us Hope Net.

If Blancn is holding Hobsor until an
exchange Of prisoners can he made
with a Spaniard Of equal fame. Hob
son j. in tor long term. Spanish he
roes Of the Hol,son s,a-rp are scarce =
New York Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-06
something Smaller.

Professor-H you are at all interest
ed in geological specimens. madam. will
you not accept some Of these beautiful
specimens Of quartz
Mrs Mushroom-They are almost too
large for me 70 carry. Have you any
plnts:-Pearson' Weekly.