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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-26

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
Beauty Bits.

To be beautiful one must have health.
Your mirror will tell you as much as
your physician.
Note quickly the dull eyes, muddy
skin and fiabby muscles. And instead
of running to the apOtheeary for "Oeau-
" in bottle" she should look to her
self.
Is she overwOrking?
Playing too hard is just as bad
Is she overeating
Is she drinking enough "Shen
please to nOte-nOt She
One Of the best physicians recon-
mends glass of hot water a half hour
before breakfast, a gIas halfway be-
tween each meat and one on retiring.
One glass OF whatever one drinks is
enough for each meal, and the most of
it should be taken at the end Of the
meal
Is she keeping regular hours
There's more in that than all the
physic.
It's not 50 much matter when we do
our sleeping providing we do enough
of III as that we do it thoroughly and
regularly. Sleeping one time one day
and another time the next is fatal.
Cat-naps in addition TO the regular
sleeping are all right for people who
are trying to grow fat, but eat-naps as
a regular diet for somnus are fatal.
Beauty balms, physical culture, mas
sage, calisthenics are all very we'll il
We have first looked out for our clock
work. Otherwise it's all on a par
with regilding an old, worn-out, rusty
watch and expecting it 10 be famous
timekeeper.
And in these enlightened days there's
no excuse for not knowing how" In
addition to free lectures there is cheap
literature and free libraries. Moral:
"KuOw thyselfI'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
ola Dances In old Times.

In Edward SCOTS Dancing In All
Ages" are some curious details about
the dances used by our f0refathers.
Joan SGnderson-' was Jolly
dance in sir. SCOTS definition. for be-
fore it was ended each lady had kissed
an the gentlemen twice. and each man
lad been equally enterprising. Mary
Stuart danced the Volta though
not so high and so diSposedly" as
Elizabeth. In King Charles time peO-
pie danced ~Trenchm0te," the "Cush-
ion Dance. ~Omnium Gatherum" and
"Hoite cum TOitc"
"All In Garden Greed" Gathering
of Peascods.~ Lamps Of Pudding
Under and Over" '''rhe Bath. The
Slaughter House" and Have at Thy
Coat old Woman" are dances not
quite 50 old.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
A Natural Bridge in Arizona.

Natural Bridge, on Pine Creek, in
the northern part Of Gila county, is
one Of the greatest natural ouriosities
in the United States, equaling if not
surprising the Natural Bridge of Vir-
ginia. 1t spans the creek at height
of about 200 feet, and the walls OF the
canon rise above it on either side 200 or
500 feet, aud on one side form perpen-
dicular precipice. The bridge is of
lime formation, aud the inside of the
great arch, which is some 250 feet
across, is worn by the water as smooth
as though chiseled by the skillful hand
of a stonemasOn. The arch On top is
nearly, if not quite, 400 feet in width,
1000 feet in length, across the canon,
aud at the thinnest part only six feet
through. About the centre of the arch
is a hole large enough TO admit the
body Of man, aud through which one
can look down into the crystal pool Of
water 2O1 feet below.-Globe Arizona
Silver Belt
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
Largest Chinese Cargo.

The steamship Ping Suey, which has
arrived from HOngkong on her maiden
trip, brought the biggest cargo that
ever came from China TO an American
port on the Atlantic coast.
Her consignment of tea is by far the
largest ever brought To this city. There
are 1913 packages, S2.944 half chests
and -, ,723 boxes of this commodity
alone, which foots up roughly in weight
about :, 800 600 pounds.
The vessel has besides hundreds of
tons of fire crackers and mating from
China, several tons of tin from Singa-
pore and big assortment of silks and
curiOs and a large consignment Of ami
mails. The tonnage of the Ping Suey
il 4, l50, and she carries "a crew of 80
men, mostly Cingales and Lascars.
Shewan, Foes q Co., l6 Beaver-st., are
her agents.
The Ping Suey has been chartered
to load grain at Philadelphia for Rot
terdam, and she will be the biggest
vessel that ever went up the Delaware.
New York Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

Soon after General Robert +. Lee
went 20 Lexington. Va. the presidency
OF an Insurance company was offered
to him at a salary OF $4,000 a year.
lie was at that time receiving only So
003 as president of the Washington
and Leo university. I'VE do not want
you TO discharge any duties. general" "
said the agent. I'VE simply wish the
use Of yoUr name. That win abun
dainty compensate us"
Excuse me. sir" was the prompt
and decided rejoinder. Il cannot con
seGt TO receive pay for services 1 do
not render"
Nearly every mail brought him SINH
lar proposals. and just a short while
before his death a large and wealthy
corporation in New York city offered
him SJO.O0O per annum 10 become its
president But he refused all such Of
fers and quietly pursued his chOsea
path of duty.-Ladies' Home Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
Current Topics.

Oae of the most heeutif1l natural
rock carvings in the world is the south
ern Gross on the island of Grand Me
nan, in the Bay of Fundy. It stands
at tue head of ledge of rocks jutting
into the bay from the foot of one Of the
immense cliffs az the southern end of
the Grand Manan. Its shape is that
of an almost perfect cross.
In London newspaper ingenuity is
being exercised in the attempt 10 dis
cover a word for wireless telegraphy.
The suggestions include "wave-writ-
ing" autobiography" ''atmO-graphy,"
electrography."
Tne Toronto Mail and Empire, which
keeps record of the casualties in the
war in South Africa, puts the English
losses up to the beginning of this week
at 4lsO, not including those disabled
from illness. The items in the account
are: Killed, 40S; wounded, 1906 and
missing and captured, 1866. Each
British soldier carries au identifca-
tion earl sewn up in The left hand cor
nsr OF his kharki tunic; it bears his
name, rank, regimental number and
the address of his next OF kin. When
the roll is called after action, those not
answering are marked as missing and
they are looked for on the field of bat
IT,. The tunic of every dead and
woun ied man is ripped open and the
identification card tells the whole
story.
Toe salmon canneries at San Jose,
Cal, were SO busy and so short Of hands
last month that the local school board
decided to postpone the opening Of the
schools for two weeks in order to allow
of the employment of the pupils during
the rush.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

'I want to get ring for lady"
saiC. the customer.
Sweetheart or wife? ," asked the
clerk.
Both" replied the customer.
"Say, Now Pm all at sea, said the
clerk.
"If it was for sweetheart I'd show
you something handsome in this case;
if for wife, I'd send you farther down
the aisle for something less expensive.
Bat when a man combines the two.
Say, you'd better look over the entire
stock. It's against all precedent and
I'm Tot competent to give you any ad-
yiee."-Chieago Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
A House of Sorrow.

Dhe Colonel halted his horse in front
of Dakota dugout and uttered Wig
orous "HeliU. aud after a minute n
tow-headed girl Of about l6 years of age
showed up and looked him over and
said:
"Now, then, what ye whoOpin' fur,
and who be ye?"
''Can get anything to eat here?"
"Not a thing"
"Any water for my horse?"
"The springs gone dry"
"How far is it to the river?"
Dunno"
PLEASE ask your father to step out. +"
Pops bin on a drunk for a week. /"
"And your mother?"
"5he's got the tOothache. That's her
crying"
Haven't you got a brother?"
"Yep, but he got snake-bit yesterday
and don't feel well.'
"Well, what about yon ?" persisted
the Colonel. "You seem to be all
right"
"Oh, but | amt" she replied, as she
made ready to disappear. Il was to git
married yesterday, but my feller got
shot by an Injun, and it'll take two
weeks to ketch on to another. This ar
house of sorrow, sir, and you will
please to ride on and not ask any more
fool questions.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
Her Change of Husbands.

In any State except Utah, the time
that a woman takes mans name
would be fairly good evidence Uf the
approximate date Of their marriage.
IL the rule were applied TO the case Of
Brigham II. Roberts it would argue
that he did not take his last plural
until ia the spring Of 1897, for not
until then did Maggie c. Shipp change
her name publicly to Margaret G.. Rob-
erts. This statement is borne ont by
the entries for successive years in the
Salt Lake city directory; by the fact
that in the spring Of ~ she changed
her name in the book of telephone
subscribers; by the fact that she chang
ed, from Shipp to Roberts, her sigma
ture on her prescriptions, and by the
fact that in April of that year she re-
quested DR.. Luells Miles 10 change
her name on the rolls of the medical
society.
The question naturally arises: II
Roberts married her before the issuance
of manifesto. why did she continue for
seven years to bear the name of another
man-one who had been convicted and
imprisoned fol. unlawful cOhabitation
with her and others? Why did she
continue for three years to occupy n
place OF residence rented by Milford
b. Shipp and later by himself and an
other wife?
In the absence Of legal documentary
evidence, such as divorce from Shipp
or license to marry Roberts being a
plural of both, she could obtain neith-
er, except from the church,, Mrs.
Shipp-Roberis did nothing to public
ly proclaim her change of husbands
until, in lS97. she changed her name.
Ii Is possible for Roberts 10 have
married her, according To church rites,
secretly, before the manifesto, but even
then his offense was hardly less blame
worthy than it would have been ifthe
marriage We're more recent, because at
the time OF the issuance Of the mani
festo he had only been out of the peni-
tentiary for year and ten days. Rath-
er a short time in which to manifest
his repentance for a previous like Of
fense by taking the plural of another
man.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

The manager OF the clothing depart
ment opened his envelope on pay day
and scOWlcd.
"LooE here, Afiggs." he said to the
cashier this is the fourth time in sue
ceSsiOn you have paid me with three
$50 bil.s. and I'm getting tired Of hus-
cling around TO get them changed
Suppose yOa work your big bills OF on
some other fellows for awhile. begad"
Mr.. 3fiSgs." spa5e up a calm, TN
emotional. busineSslike voice from
somebody who was sitting inside the
railing with "a newspaper in his hand.
for the next four weeks you viii
please save Mr.. Whackham some an
noyance by keeping one $50 bin per
week out of his envelope. Chicago
Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
No Fear for George.

T. suppose you worry a good deal
about your son, don't you, Mrs. Mag
nus >"
'Yes. just tremble every time l
see a messenger boy coming down the
street, aud until be gets past our house
am always sure that he must have a
telegram telling me that something
terrible has happened to my boy"
''Still you must remember that the
chances against him are comparatively
small Let me see, think saw a
statement somewhere the other day,
that the percentage OF soldiers killed or
wounded in the Philippines was only
about"
'Oh, it isn't George who enlisted that
] am worrying over. It's Harry, who
haas been made member of his college
football team this year"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
As They Ran.

The native American is very slow to
acknowledge the claims of hereditary
dignity.
The daughter of General Dash mill
'itary leader, idolized in one section Of
the country after the civil war, entered
a fruit store one day and ordered bush
el of apples.
"See that you send the largest ones, I"
she said sharply, to the fruiterer.
They are sold as they run" he said.
"If pick out the large ones, the price
will be higher"
II am accustomed TO have choice
goods OF all kinds sent to me. You
probably do not know who am," the
lady said haughtily.
II do not, madam. My customers
are ali served alike !"
II am Miss Dash, the daughter of
General Dash, " she said:
Indeed ," said the dealer, in a quiet
tone" Il served under your father for
three years, and can only say that he
was the last man to browbeat poor
shopkeeper or to try to trick him out of
his just profits"
The lady retreated and took the ap-
pies las they ran"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
No Resemblance.

It costs nothing to be ordinarily pO-
lite, even under adverse circumstances,
and it generally pays. a passenger in
sleeping car, who was tired and
sIeepy aud wanted to go to bed, called
out to man who had just entered the
coach aud was hurrying through it:
Say, isn't it about time to have these
berths made up"
"What do you take me for?" angrily
replied the other, stopping and coming
back. "Oo I look like sleeping car
conductor, sir?"
NO" slowly rejoined the tired pas
senger, looking up AZ him YEARLY.
''You do not. l beg your pardon. My
observation is that sleeping car con-
duct0r is always gentleman. -
Youths Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

A New England woman Is the owner
OF a hen which appears TO choose her
surroundings with = discriminating
eye.
Soon after her present owner ac-
quircd the hen she discovered the crea-
trrc's fondness for stepping into the
house whenever she could effect an
entrance and laying an egg on the
down eoverlet which ornamented the
bed In the best chamber"
One day the hen managed TO got in
unObserved during a season Of sweep
ins, and her presence was only dis
covered as she made her way hastily
out Of the side door, cackling with tri-
umph some time later.
As the best room cOverlct had been
out of the way during the sweeping.
the mistress Of the house looked about
for the egg which she felt sure had
been laid somewhere. She found il.
after half an hours search, on the
plush mantel covering in the parlOr,
where the hen must have sat in state
between a china shepherdess and a
glass vase.
Nothing ON the mantelshelf had been
disturbed. although just how the hen
had managed the delicate business will
never be known.-Youth's Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

He was the engineer Of an ocean
liner and pridrd himself on his knOwl-
edge Of electricity. ON orc OF his brief
stays al h02le he accompanied his
wire 20 i party. The subject of elec-
tricity coming up. he Indignantly COM
batcd the idea that It was possible for
two people TO produce an electrical cur
rcrt through the body Of Il third by
simple physical contact His wife and
p friend said they would prove il and.
leading him TO window. told him To
pull Up his sleeves and place both
hands lat on the glass. They then. on
either side took a firm grip on his
wrists VI tLc end Of few moments
his wife said.
Don't you feel pain. Willyy'
"No-' he replied and returned a like
negative TO second and a third in
quiry-
st his third response most OF the
company began 70 laugh and it sud-
denly flashed into his mind that the
pronunciation OF pain and pane was
the same.-New York Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
Roadside Trees.

Country roads can be made far more
useful aud attractive than they usually
are. and this may be secured by the ex-
penditure OF only a small amount Of
labor and money. Although such im-
provements are not necessary, they
make the surroundings attractive and
inviting and add to the value of prop
erty and the pleasure of the traveller.
Not only should brush and weeds be
removed from the roadside, but grass
should be s0wn, trees planted and
side path or walk be prepared for the
use of women, children aud other pc
destrians going to aud from church,
school aud places of business aud
amusement
II trees are planted alongside the road
they should be far enough back to ad-
mit the wind and sun. Most strong
growing trees are apt TO extend their
roots under the cutters aud even be-
meath the roadway if they are planted
too close to the roadside. Even il they
be planted at a safe distance those va
rieties should be selected which send
their roots downward rather than hOri-
Zontally. The most useful and beauti-
ful tree corresponding with these re-
quirements is the chestnut, while Ger
tain varieties of the pear, cherry aud
mulberry answer the same purpose.
Where there is no danger of roots dam
aging the subdrainage or the substruc-
ture of the road some other fIvorite va
rieties would be elms, rock naples,
horse chestnuts, beeches, pine and
cedars. Climate, variety OF species
selected aud good Judgment will -:e-
termine the distance between such
trees. Elms should be 30 feet apart,
while the less spreading varieties need
not be so far. The trunks should be
trimmed to a considerable height 50 as
TO admit the sun and air. Fruit trees
are planted along the roadsides in Ger
many and Switzerland, while mulberry
trees may be seen along the roads in
France, serving the two fold purpose
of food for silkworms aud shad". If
some Of our many varieties of useful,
fruitful and beautiful trees were plant
ed along the roads in this country, aud
if some means could bs devised f1r pro-
tecting the product, enough revenue
could be derived therefrom 10 pay for
the maintenance Of the road along
which they throw their grateful shade.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

One OF the hardest tests given ap-
piicants who 90 belorc the elvd service
commission boards 81 examines Is in
the fern IF printed matter. which ia
to he copied without a snzie change
u Is said "a be surprising 70 hnd how
many iEfelligeR< people find il isnpoSsi-
Die to properly stand this test. They
can frequently correct errors in Ian
guage which they cannot copy YER
batim.
There was lately an applicant who
showed his aptitude for this work He
was given a printed page and told to
copy t.
~want it just like thisT' he asked
without a change the examiner
replied.
The man labored The printed mat
ter was on a white sheet and was
spotiess. with the exception OF ily
specS on one OF its corners The sheet
the STUDENT had was minus a blemish
in that particular spot. but when il
was turned in there was a well imitat-
ed hy speck. There was not flaw in
the work. and he received a rating OF
100 on that portion Of his examlna-
ton and today is one OF the best and
most trusted employees in the service
of the commission. where he was de
tailed shortly after taking his exami-
Washington Star.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

Ny son has been troubled for years
with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime
sge persuaded him 70 take some OF
CRaiRberlsin's Collie, Cholera and
DiaSrHOea Remedy. After using two
bottles OF the 25-csnt size he was cured.
I give this testimonial, hoping some
cue similarly afflicted may read it and
be benefited Thomas G. Bower, Glen
eoe, Ohio For sale by all druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
THE Loss of Gold is Great;

The loss of health is more" Health n
lost by neglecting to keep the bloOd
pure, but it is regAined by purifying
enrichiug and vitalizing the blood
with the great health restorer, Hoods
SarsaparilIa. Thousands who thougAt
health had been permanently lost have
been made perfectly well by taking
this great medicine. Your experience
may be the same.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
Gave Herself Away.

'Did the postmsn leave any letters,
Mary, the mistress asked on return
Ing from a visit Que afternoon.
Nothing bu; postcard, ma'am."
who is it from, Mary ~
And do you think I'd read it,
rna'am?1 ask the girl, with an injured
air.
Perhaps not. But any person who
sends me message on postcard is
either stupid or impertinent."
You'll excuse me, ma'am," return
"a the girl, lofrily, but that'sa nice
way to be talking about your own
InDthern'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
How to Make a Snare.

Take a cord rope 10 or l5 feet long,
make a noose in one end, tie the other
cad to a spring-pOie, drive stubs into
Jile ground in circle L inches in di-
;sneter; make long trigger. say -
inches, cut a notch ! inches from the
end and another notch near the same
cad. Make short trigger 1 or > inch
- long; slope both ends. Tie the rope
Iack three feet from the moose end To
she middle Of the snort trigger, draw
down the spring pole, let the moose
around the circle OF stubs, set as you
would trap, by having a notch in the
Top of one stub for the short trigger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

In all stages of Nasal Catarrh there
shonld be cleanliness. As experience
proves, Ely's Cream Balm is u cleans
er, soother and healer Of the diseased
membrane. 1t is not drying or irri-
tating, and does not produce sBeezing.
Price so cents at druggists or 1t will be
mailed by Ely Brothers, 50 Warren
Street, New York. Upon being placed
into the nOstrils it spreads over the
membrane aud relief is immediate. 1t
is an agreeable cure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
She Didn't Know.

Recently rosy-eheeksd German girl
applied for a position as domestic in
we'll known family. The girl learned
TO speak the English language in re-
markably short time, but many of the
expressions did not appeal to her in the
proper sense.
The telephone had peculiar charm
for the girl, and at times she would loi-
ter about near the instrument in order
to answer aScall.
One day there came ring, and she
hastened to the phone and put the re-
ceiver 10 her ear.
"Hellop she cried.
"Hellor' came back over the phone,
''who is this ?''
"How do / know" innocently in
quired the German maid; and to this
day she wonders why the man at the
other end laughed until he rang off.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
AsURE CURE FOR GROUP.
Twenty-Five Years Constant Use
Without a Failure.

The first indication Oferoupis hosrse-
ness, aud in a child subject to that dis
ease il may be taken as sure sign of
the approach Of an attack. Following
this hoarseness Is a peculiar rough
cough. IfChamberlain's Cough Ren-
edy Is given as soon as the child be-
comes hoarse, or even after the crOupy
cough appears, it viii prevent the at
tack. II is used in many thousands Of
homes in this broad land and never
disappoints the anxious mothers. We
have yet to learn Of a single instance
in which it has not proved eirsctual.
No other preparation can show such a
record-twenty-tive years constant use
without failure. For sale by all
druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
Rem arkabIe Feature of 1t.

"That fact that he mas 2l children is
Not the realty remarkable feature Of the
ease"
Then what is it?n
@'rhe fact that he his been able TO
airport them."-St Louis Post Dis
patch.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20
A Feminine Search.

Bibbs-How de do Bob? Where's
Sis?
Bob Sis's husbandl Gone shopping.
"What did she wanl?1
Nothing"
Then, why did she go shopping"
To SEE if fsne coIld fiud anything
that would make her want something"
New York Weekly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-20

As cure for rheumatism Chamber
l1iu's Pain Balm Is gaining a wide
reputation. ID. Il. Johnston OF Rich
lapnd, Iud., has heen troubled with
that ailmenr since 1862. In speaking
"f it he says: IL never found any
thing that would relieve me until
gsed Chamberlain's Pain Balm. IL
acts like magic with me. My foot was
swollen and psining me very much,
hut one good application Of Pain Balm
relieved me. For sale by all druggists.