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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-24
ship. Maseot In Battle.

"Scared?' said an engineer of the
Terror, speaking Of San Juan. ''Well,
/ guess was 1t was awfuIly hot be-
low, and we couldn't see a thing, and
the concussion of the guns and the
knowledge that we were in a rain of
shells were mighty unpleasant The cat
and were very badly frightened. /
guess the cat was worse than L But
then, you know, the cat and were the
only folks On board that minded it. -
He had evidently forgotten the cele-
brated goat, William Terror, who excit-
ed so much interest when the monitor
was in New York last winter. Billy is
very young. They call him an appren-
tice goat. 1t was his first time under
fire. and he behaved very badly. When
the action opened. he was on the upper
deck. and at the first broadside became
panic stricken. He tore aDout the deck.
A sailor had to carry him below, and in
the depth Of the ship, alone and uncom-
forted, he trembled and bleated till the
last gun was silent.
The Detroit's goat was braver. He
had a station ON the gun deck, and
while the firing was going ON and the
shells were wnirring over him be re-
manned absolutely quiet But whenever
there came a lull he capered madly
about. There is difference Of opinion
as to why he was so composed during
all the confusion His friends among
the crew say he was interested and was
watching the battle with critical eye.
and that his subsequent capers were but
an expression of satisfaction at its re-
suits. His detractors contend that be
was paralyzed with fear, and that when
the noise ceased thespell was broken. and
he gave vent to his feelings Of terror by
his wild antics. Chicago Inter Ocean
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band, R. II. Spencer, was soldier in
that regiment Her first experience as
nurse was caring for the wounded from
Antietam.
When the general field hospital was
established at Windmill Point, Va, she
was made matrOn. From June u TO
July she marched with the regiment
from Falmouth, Va, to Gettysburg.
She was moving with the ambulance
and supply train, July ], and was with
in four miles of Gettysburg when heavy
firing was heard. The train was ordered
back, but Mrs. Spencer loaded her horse
with additional supplies and pressed
forward with the First corps until un
der fire at foot of Seminary ridge. She
was at Gettysburg several weeks. At
the dedication of the Soldiers National
cemetery at Gettysburg she was per-
sonally thanked by President Lincoln
Upon the opening of the Wilderness
campaign she was sent by the medical
purveyor with two steamer loads of re-
lief supplies TO Belle Plain, Va, where
the sick and wounded from the front
were being brought by thousands.
On May 20, 1864, the relief base was
transferred to Port Royal to meet the
wounded being brought there. From
Pert Royal she went TO White House
Landing. May 80, 1864.
June Is, 1864, she went TO City
Point, where hospitals had been estab-
lishcd, and resumed her duties as relief
agent, which she followed TO the close
of the war.
At the City Point explosion she was
struck in the side by grapeshot from
the exploding ammunition. The govern
ment pays her pension Of $50 month
Mrs Spencer is 73 years old, and re-
sides in Oswego, n. Y.-Pittsburg
Press
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The empress of Russia has Just CON-
pleted her twenty-sixth year, and for
3 = years she has worn the very heavy
crown of Russia with wonderful grace
and dignity. This. too, in spite of the
fact that she long and earnestly resisted
the imperial honors that were fairly
thrust upon her.
At the time of her marriage she was
not tho least in love with the young
car. Her youth. passed in the almost
hGrible home of her father, the Duke
of Eesse, inclined her TO lock with the
greatest distaste ON the tedious cere-
monial and icy formality Of the Rus
sian court, while it went sorely against
the grain for her TO change her Chris
tian name and her religion, as the Rus
sian laws exact
AS Princess Alix she had passed a
simple. happy girlhood. and it was her
wish TO have married for love. as her
plain, kindly sister Irene. now Princess
Henry of Prussia. had done. Her desire
for a Russian marriage was certainly
not increased by the sight Of the trag
ical misery of her beautiful sister Ella,
whose husband IS the Grand Duke of
ferge, uncle Of the present czar.
As Princess Ella had been quite pow
erless TO resist her fate. 81 Princess Alix
also yielded 70 the demands Of her fam
lily; but. unlike her sister. she found a
gentlsr If a duller consort By infinite
tact she has done much 10 sweeteh and
,,oft,,o fka life 90 Sl,o S.,,,,-< - g D..
burg. Her influence is somewhat that Of
her grandmother the queen of Eng
land, and she has preserved for herself
the right to follow her own religion
privately. In all her reforms against
court gossip. smoking among her ladies.
the admission of notorious men and
women in the royal circle and against
antiqnated foolish ferns and ceremonies
the czarina is quietly upheld sy the sol
emn. rather stupid young car, who is
said 20 have the profoundest respect for
his wife's beauty and her splendid vir-
tues.
He il in fact very much inclined to
follow her advice. defer 70 her opinion,
and be adores her two rosy, blond
daughters Nearly every year by her
will alone he brings her 20 Soin her
grandmother's household for awhile in
the highlands. It's by her pleasure that
they also visit every summer her broth
er aud sister in their modest homes in
Germany, and il all goes well l. would
seem that the day would come when
this fair young woman, whose face is
rad and severe as that Of nun. win
aold great power in the Russian empire,
10 which she came so reluctantly and
with tears as bitter as those Of Iphi-
enia--English Exchange.
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women In Relief work.

The efforts of the various relief or
CARNATIONS that have been formed
among women's clubs are confined to
the most practical methods 1t is sig
nificant of the experience of the women
at organized work that they have un-
dertaken these measures in such a
promptly efficient fashion. Cool headed
women, accustomed to committee work,
have brought quick order out of apparent
chaos in the embarrassment of yolun-
teer service, and prompt, discriminate
ing Judgment has rapidly produced tan
gible results. The impractical woman
who has occasionally presented herself
has been quickly suppressed. and the
work in all its phases has gone ahead
with most commendable dispatch and
efficiency.-New York Post.
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cnl,iration Of beauty.

This is one of the arts that have pros
pered. only the women of today culti-
vate the beauty advocated by modern
modes and not by those that followed
the dictates of classic days There is no
doubt that health is the best cosmetic
there is. It renders the complexion clear
and bright, the skin soft and supple,
the flesh sufficiently well developed to
keep in allegiance the lines and wrinkles
set by headache and indigestion There
are many priestesses Of health culture
in America, but there are fewer in Eng
land. The great Rachel believed that by
studying beings that wers beautiful it
was possible in time to resemble them
As child she was not blessed with any
great personal charms. but becoming
enamored Of some Of the classic statues.
she details in her memoirs how any
beauty she possessed she owed entirely
to these antique figures. We may not
be prepared TO adopt the healthy waist
Of Venus lie Milo, bat we can hardly
be losers by acquiring some Of the dignity
OF carriage of the ancients. which is
certainly not characteristic of our day.
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The naobeIor ctrr, waaerIoo.

Whatever success the bachelor girl
may meet with in her endeavors 10 inn
lress her vast superiority upon her mar
ried friends OF ON that sex who were
once her interiors. now her equals, there
is one person ON whom her lingual ac-
eomplishments, her array Of badges and
her air Of acquired Il know it ALL is
entirely thrown away
This person treats her with the same
indulgent air of protection which he
accords her mother and will accord her
children He alone seems to read per-
fectly her little bluffs and 10 meet her
newly acquired freedom with an air of
indulgent patronage which robs it of all
its worth.
The Broadway policeman is the bach
elor girls Waterloo and Sedan rolled
into one Watch how he meets her,
grabs her arm with no appearance of
knowing he is touching very superior
article which is accustomed TO being
treated with unlimited quantities Of re-
spect; see him as he plays game Of
shuttlecock and battledoor with her
through the changing carts and hurry
ing crowds. game in which she is the
unresisting. helpless shuttlecock; no
tice how be lands her at length, limp,
gasping, safe. if disheveled. on the op-
posite pavement
The bachelor girl realizes that the
Broadway squadron Of the peace alone
knows her as she really is--hai mless.
clingiDg. her vaunted superiority
Ilyth. glad of masculine protection,
willing to avail herself Of it at critical
moments. She bears him no i'll will for
his rudSmasculine strength and cour-
age She is grateful 60 him not alone
that he has come so ably 10 her rescue,
but that his way Of life is so humble
that he viii not think it necessary to
betray his knowledge Of her.-New
York Herald.
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The employment of women as wait
ers III a down town restaurant, said
hotel keeper, ''need not be regarded as
a sign that the work will ever be hand
ed over TO that sex TO any considerable
extent. There are advantages that they
possess for such service, n-t there are,
on the other hand, such drawbG cks as
make il certain that they would never
be acceptable 10 the majority of men
who woCld have 10 be served by them.
/ think the objection 10 them would be
based chiefly on the fact that they never
show especial attention to any person.
l never knew woman who waited on
a nan 70 trouble herself IN the least
abont the manner in which she served
him IL makes absolutely no difference
whether they receive liberal tips mot
They nlay be quiet near and quick. but
they would never pick ont one piece Of
beef because il was better than anoth-
er CT make any effort to get the best of
what was TO be had in the kitchen.
That sort of attention makes q man
worth his fee 10 the men who tip him.
IL Is this special service that makes q
waiter superior to the best Of his asso-
ciates- Women never detect any differ
ence between the quality Of one dish
and another. They are all the same,
and good service requires merely that
they shall be set down noiselasSly and
brought quickly. There the service Of
the waitress ends She can beat any
man at those features of the business.
But she cannot select for him anything
better than the rest Of the customers get
Usually she does not notice any differ
ence in them That deficiency is the
safeguard Of the waiter and viii keep
his place secure for him. New York
Sun
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-24

Mrs. w. II Wilson of Nashville has
become famous through her excellent
cakemaking. She has never attended a
cooking school, but her renown has gone
abroad, and she recently filed orders in
enc week for cakes TO be sent to London.
Paris and Australia She had for long
time been filling orders for brides cakes
anl birthday sakes to be sent to various
cities Of the Unitod States, and through
the correspondence of her American
friends She received orders from noted
people in Europe. By means of icing
the cakes after an ingenious method of
her own she makes most elaborate de-
signs with orange blossoms and lovers
knots for brides cakes, and wildfiowers,
geraniums orchids. fruit designs. etc,
blossom forth as this artistic woman
TlroceedS
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Homeless. Sea Birds.

Owing to the activity Of the govern
ment IL coast defeuses many thousands
Of sea gulls have been wiped out of ex-
istence. Great Gull Island, situated at
the eastern end of Long island, was one
of the interesting spots in America to
scientists who desire to study the habits
Of sea birds. Ii was estimated that more
than IL, 600 gulls found their nesting
places among the cliffs Of this little is
land, which comprises only about IL
acres. Last year the government decided
to erect forti6cations ON the island, and
workmen sent to build temporary
dwellings made sad havoc among the
birds and their eggs These peaceful
birds in gray, unused to cruelty. were
so tame that they made no attempt to
fly at the approach of man, and so were
easily captured and destroyed. This
spring few returned to the old haunts,
but as other forts are to be erected there
will be no place for the feathered pio-
neers of the isIand.-New York Tribuna
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-24

Hot weather is entirely prostratlng TO
those ont of condition and il Is trying
enough to the most robust, but 1t Is
possible 20 create degrees in our discom-
fort and 70 make it more OF less positive
under weather which sends the mercury
skvlarking among the nineties
If we eat, drink and dress properly
and eschew fussing. we are decidedly
happier and cooler than when we allow
auv reversal Of one Of these conditions
In the matter Of clothing, woman is
her own tyrant. Men learned lG,g ago
that costume which allows of circula-
tion. of absorption Of perspiration and
of an occasional passage Of air between
the BODY and clothes. is the only sane
dress for summer. A woman begins
wrong with the corsets, and ends wrong
with her lined and boned dress waist,
her tight garters and her neck held IN a
stiff white collar, and many details Of
the habits Of individual women but add
to the discomfort.
OF course, stout women suffer most
from heat, and they are precisely those
who squeeze into tight clothing Could
it be established, once for all, that this
tight clothing only accentuated size
there would be less Of it.
Some authorities recommend light
woolen garment next the skin, but
while that absorbs perspiration it pre-
vents evaporation, and in climate like
ours evaporation is necessary if we
would keep cool If any sudden change
comes. those clad in flannel are imper-
vious to cold or chill, but we have days
and days Of torrid weather when we
rarely feel any chill for which light
wrap is not sufficient protection
The most comfortable dress consists
OF Isle thread vest or shire. low neck
and short sleeves; a corset of net-a
summer corset, as it is called-and light
IL boned, instead of the heavy coutil
and iron affair Of winter; drawers of
fine. thin muslin made loose and open at
the knees. A thin muslin or india silk
petticoat, a thin corset cover and dress
of muslin or unlined silk made loose
viii be found great relief, especially
if instead of the stiff linen piece Of
ribbon OF white net is loosely tied around
the throat. Underclothes should not be
starched by the laundress, and the corset
should be worn loose.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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Pigtails Popular.

twenty-five and 80 will masquerade
as ''sweet I6" and bread and butter
Ia this summer. You will hardly
credit this, but it is nevertheless the
fact In 'pigtails, Gretchen braids, F"
Whatever you please TO call them, but
sure enough braids-two of them, fall
ing down the back-the modern girl is
to appear from now on in the country
in the mornings
OF course after lunch she will put up
her hair in the most proper and precise
coiffure.
What is accomplished by wearing the
hair in long braids is that it, is given
what is known as rest. Hair ex-
perts have now developed the theory
that good rest about once a year Is
what head of hair needs.-New York
Herald
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Miss Balfcar, who acts as hostess at
her brothers. many political parties. is
not the least brilliant member Of her re-
nlarkable family. Like her sisters. Mrs
sidgwick and Lady Rayleigh, she is
deeply interested IN all the problems Of
modern life and, though chance has
made her necessarily play a consider
able role in the Conservative party, she
has never been particularly active
member of any political association
and she is undoubtedly moro interested
in her brothers philosophical slabors
than in the great position he has won
for himself as leader Of the Tory party
in the house Of commons. Miss Balfour
herself wields very clever pen, as was
shown in amusing accounts of her So
journ in South Africa, and Of her adj
ventures nearer home when acting as
her brothers alter ego in some of the
wilder districts of Ireland Lord Sails
bury considered her more like his sister.
the late Lady Blanche Balfour, than
any Of his other nieces. She is charm
ing and unassuming hostess and pos
sesses the gift Of making even the least
known Of her guests thoroughly at home
and at ease. Mr.. Cecil Rhodes, who is
credited with being something OF q mi
sogynist. has great admiration for Miss
Balfour. He did everything in his pow
er to make her visit in South Africa
pleasant one, and since he has been in
England be has been several times her
guest in Downing street.-Ladies' Field.
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summer work Among the Flowers.

Go over the garden beds daily and re-
move all fading flowers. This is very
necessary if you would keep your plants
blooming. If seed is allowed to form,
the plant will throw all its energies
into the development of it, and you will
get but few flowers but if the process
Of nature is interfered with by prevent
ing the plant from forming seed it viii,
as a general thing, make further efforts
to perpetuate itself In thus thwarting
its efforts it can be kept Towering in
definitely. Remove all withered flowers
from the lower portion Of the gladiOlns
stalks If they are left clinging there,
they soon give an untidy look 20 the
spike. Tie the central stalk of each
dahlia to a stout support. or the plant
may lie broken over by a sudden wind
Give morning glories stout strings to
Chamber ON, but never attempt TO train
sweet peas on any support of this kind,
for they will stubbornly refuse to make
use of IT. They like best a support Of
brush, but they viii do very well if
trained over wire netting with a coarse
Lltcl- 1Lt u6illAE SAoNAN ~ ~ AStaot
five feet wide
If the season is a dry one, water must
be supplied to plants in the beds. Give
it after sundown, to avoid the too rapid
evaporation which takes place if the ap-
plication is made while the sun can get
at the soil. Apply it close about the
roots of the plants, where it will do
most good. Keep the soil loose and OPEN
This prevents its crusting over so that
water will run of instead of into it. It
also enables it TO act something like q
sponge and absorb whatever moisture
comes in the shape Of dew.
If weeds were kept down well during
the early part of the season, they will
not need a great deal of attention now,
but the gardener should make it rule
tn pull up every one as soon as seen
Never allow weed TO ripen-
Grass clippings from the lawn will be
fOund very effective as mulch about
dahlias and other plants requiring
constant moisture at the roots As soon
as it begins to decay dig it into the soil
about the plant and let it act as fer
tilizer Bazaar.
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W0MAN'S WORLD.
HER PORTRAIT ri THE STONE STAIR
CASE OF NEW Works. CAPITOL

The EmY ress of Rassia-cIOthes For Hot
weather-summer Work Among the
FIowers-The bachelor Giri's w.Sterioo-
wemen as Walters.
Mrs. Elmira P. Spencer one of the
pldest il not the Oldest member OF the
Woman's Relief corps. is 10 receive the
distinguished honor from the state OF
New York Of having her likeness carved
ON the western staircase in the state
capitoI, Albany. To Colonel Albert ID.
Shaw, late commander of the depart
meBt Of New York, q. A. r., IS due
the honor and recognition thus accorded
not alone Mrs. Spencer, hut all the
army nurses Of New York. Last March
he conferred with Superintendent Aid
ridge in regard TO having placed in the
capitol the portrait Of some worthy and
famous army nurse, cut in stone, torep-
resent the state. The superintendent IA
vored the idea and left the selection to
the G. A. r. Colonel Shaw appointed
Colonel II. PyInan and 4 assistant Adju-
tant General Lester a committee for this
purpose. Mrs. Spencer was selected, and
the selection was unanimously Endorsed
by the g. A. r. council of adminisfra
tion.
Mrs. Spencer is well known to the
veterans. She volunteered as a hospital
nurse in August, 1862. and went with
the Forty seventh New York. Her hus-
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woods most distinguished citizen.
Young Harris was greatly interested in
the war from the first and when the
president called for volunteers he
promptly enlisted.
The elder Harris was astonished and
much disturbed when he learned of his
son's act and was strongly inclined to
interfere. but the boy pleaded so hard
and so well that the father yielded.
81 saw that Craig's heart was set
upon being a soldier and going to the
war, ;" remarked the senator to cne of
his friends, land concluded to let him
have his way"
AS showing the sort OF stuff this youth
is made Of it may be said that a few
weeks after his enlistment in the First
District Of Columbia regiment as a pri-
vate he was promoted to be corporal,
and since then has been made q sergeant
in Company l.
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Lincoln Revivalin Illinois

Many of the old friends and neigh
bors of Abraham Lincoln gathered
at Old Salem Park on the Sangamon
River, near Salem, ILL.,, recently.
Governor Tanner and other speakers
delivered addresses. The meeting
was held under the auspices Of the
Chautauquans of the Sangamon re-
gion who propose to start a local Lin
coin revival and to organize for an an
nual Lincoln celebration at Old Salem
Roundabout are many reminders of
the great man. The woods of his boy
hood days still stretch away to the
southwark in broad expanse of tim
Der.
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The newest wartime note paper is
notified gray and bright blue, orna-
mented with miniature ships. portraits,
etc. in the upper left hand corner. The
boxes for this patriotic paper are unique.
They are seven inches high and ten
inches long. exactly in the form of a
tent and covered with canvas One end
is Of cardboard. with a picture of SEN
tinel. The other shows the opening Of
tho tent. laced across with red, white
and blue six cord TO keep the paper
from falling ont.
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Queer Reckoning.

Indian street peddlers throughout
Mexico sell Lananas for ~ cents a
dozen, bot when offered "a cents ON
payment for two dozen bananas the
peddlers refused il and demanded 25
cents. The course of reasoning is that
real Is IL cents; reals. % cents /;
s reals make dollar. So the trav-
eler must pay real for one dozen ban
anas, but 70 cents for two dozen, and
no amount OF argument will convince
the peddser that this is not right.
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China silk Coats.

Tucked into silk reticule no bigger
than the bag that holds her bath sponge
the smart traveller carries her new and
improved waterproof coat. 1t is made
of a taffeta impervious to water or a
perfectly soft Chinese silk that is treat
ed so that it is as water tight as gutta
percha bowl. Patterned exactly on the
form of mendicant monks brown
robe, the silk rain coat covers the wearer
from neck to heels and is the coolest.
hghtest protector yet invented The
sleeves fall away from the wrist or can
be buttoned tightly about the hand. and
a hood at the back can be drawn up to
protect without in the least crushing the
most fragile hat