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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
The EnrIn.rr.. Stnrr

To run over man-perhaps that's
the only thing of all that shakes me.
To see him on the track within 10 or 20
feet OF you. TO know that you can't stop
to save him. to feel the whecls of the
engine 20 over his body. crunching out
his life-a man doesn't want TO expert
ence that more than once in a Hfpti,np
Its worse with a child There was
an old mate Of mine in the west when
| was riding in the Union Paciiic-upv-
er mind his name: he's dead now-as
good an engineer as ever stood In n
box. cool. nerve like steel had been
through three wrecks. a hOldup AMI n
fire. Well. one day Jim was little be-
hind his schedule and made like any.
thing for the next stop. There wax
crossing right In front of him. He
saw that everything was clear. as he
thought. and went right ahead. whom
all at once out Of clumP Of trees there
ran a little golden haired fairy right
In front OF the engine. II was all over
In one instant. and when the train stop-
ped Him dropped Ike log. II was two
mouths before he crrpt hack again TO
work But be could never come 10 that
crossing hut he saw the little girl with
her hair iufiering in the wind running
out from The trees. And one dav he
just got OF his engine. turned II over 10
the second Eian and walked away. nev
er TO be seen again until his body was
found In the eriver."-LesIie's Weekly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17

gentleman whose wpri cannot ne
doubted and who Is rot V.ssiiy deceived
tells the following:
Very early one morning he saw fox
ewing most wistfully a number OF wild
ducks feeding in the rUshy end OF a
highland lake. After awhile the FOX.
going 10 windward of the ducks. put
afIoat 10 the lake several punches OF
dead rushes or grass. which noated
down among the ducks without caus-
ing the least alarm
After watching the effect Of his pre-
umlnary feet for short time the fox.
taking a good sized mouthfui OF grass
in his iawS. launched himself into the
water as quietly as possible. having
nothing but the tips OF his ears ana
nose above water.
In this way he drifted down among
the ducks and caught tine mallard-
Though this story seems extraordi-
nary. Il must be remembered thai the
fox manages TO capture wild ducks.
wood pigeons. hares and numheriess
other animals. sufficient to keep him
self and family. and il is plain 10 be
seen that in doing so he must practice
many a trick that would seem imprOb-
able If related and quite beyond the in
stinct Of animaIs--Omaha WOrld-Her-
oil
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
EngIIsh Rrstnnrnnt.

Different countries produce different
foods Perhaps that is the reason why
description of railway restaurant
In England sounds so curious TO Amer.
lean ears This terminus restauran,
corresponds TO the American luuch
counter where pie and coffee are the
staple refreshments of the hurried hun
CRY man
Patrons crowd the English plas,.
three deep and wait FOR the FROM ry,v
70 finish eating and depart. Oue rl,lr-.
ly woman drinks hot spirit and wafer
and eats sandwiches Beside. her n
country couple devour huns AMI nlls
how British buns sounds,-nnd .
busy man eats sponge cake aud drint :
port wine Can one Imagine a C'hIrago
broker rushing into quick mr,h
counter with a demand for sponp.
cake? He might as well ask for n
coach and four
In this London restaurant a motb,r
Of family regales herself ana bar
meek husband with ginger b.~r and
cakes. and a nervous young cIrr.-v.
man asks for a glass Of milk. Rims
sponge cake. milk and beer-the u,enn
Is little different from those on his
side Of the water.-Chicaso News.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17


A voung uegress In mourning asAeo
the magistrate for a warrant !" 'Ne
jefferson Market court
.sThere is a negro who has coniinil.eu
tho worstcst crime ever," she said II
so awft,i 1 can't hardly tell acout IL
Nv mother died week ago. ana ne
done took n pawn ticket from .ie
corpse. Now he's done took out o''-
mond ring on that ticket that vas -
mothers. and now the ring snoniu oe
mine. but he won't give II to me-
~Weg that's rather bad" ad-nitteo
the magistrate. signing a warrant lor
the offender
rhe voung woman returned 10 the
afternoon in company with a wei
dressed negro with whom she seemeu
TO be on very friendly terms he was
the defendant.
what have you got to say to the
charger the magistrate demanded Oh
him.
aWhv.~ the man replied smilingiy.
..the dead woman was my wife
.Ts be your stepfatherT asked the
magistrate. turning 10 the girl
..Course he is" she answered
aAnd why diIn't you tell me that be-
fcreg"
a'Cause I wanted that rIFs. your
honor"
-step out" said the magistrate.
"Step OUT echoed hal: dozen po-
iicemen. while the man and the girl
walked out together without sign OF
anImosity.-New York Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17

when ! was IN the country this
summer" said the woman. we used to
be favored daily with visits from wan
Gering fortune teIlers. They were pic
turesque figures for the most part. If
you take the word 10 mean Untidy.
And the more grotesque they were TO
look at the more we concluded ;;!.Syy ;;!.Syy
must Enow about the future. though
why an uncleanly person should know
mere about the invisible than 4 real
nice. neat individual is beyond my
comprehension. But here in town
change is taking place. and one more
career seei1s TO be open to women. The
other day young woman called 10 see
me. She didu't look like 4 book agent
exactly. although she did carry a little
hlacs. bag In plain view. She was nice
i3oking. and she wore 4 tailor made
town OF good style. with 4 fashionable
but not CauGy hat Take II all in all
she was rs FAR removed as possible
from the oll time gypsy; nevertheless
she vas making business Of telling
pasts and presents and futures in all
the approx, T. s2ethods.
seeres> in q tailor made gown
seemed a novelty to me. and I was
interested 70 Hnd out about her more
than about my past and present. which
! know. and my future. at which !
ran guess IS Wei as any one. she
seemed 10 have the most mp 10 date
ideas about fortune telling. She had
not a word 10 say aa3ut seventh sons
or seventh daughters. bUt instead she
claimed TO be scieaf!fic in every way
couldn't understand though. how
she managed 20 reconcile science 70
card turning. Palmistry really seemed
~ be her preference. probably bcca Use
8t is more scientific. but she wasn't Gt
al averse TO bringing out a pack of
cau!s when hand reading failed 10
tempt me.
The most interesting thing she ted
ne was that she has a regular list Of
Patrons that she visits ana that she
was simply trying 10 add few more
names. From that I judged that TIE
visiting fortune teller is hcro-ling as
essential rs tile visiting rlaz.cCre or
'ae visiting governeSs. II E.ay be that
size was moi telling TIE truth. But il
was Interesting ct any rate."-New
York sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
Features of Dinner Gowns,

There is quite question as TO the
difference between a dinner and a ball
gown these days. and il is rather diff
cult to tell at first glance. for many of
the dinner gowns are quite elaborate
enough 10 wear at dances; but. on the
other hand. dinner gown can be much
palmer in design. says Harper's Ba-
Zar.
For instance, long sleeves in a ball
gown are not considered good style.
while most of the dinner gowns have
long sleeves. Indeed these long sleeves
are rather a feature of the very smart
new gowns. a gown of pale yellow
panne velvet. cut very low in the neck
and quite off the shoulders. has a very
odd pair of sleeves of the velvet that
start below the straps Of lace over the
shoulder.
These sleeves are unlined. are very
long and have rather the effect Of
mousquetaire gloves the same shade as
the gown. for they are loose enough 10
wrinkle on the arms. although they are
fitted as tight as though they were
gloves.
This particular pair of sleeves can be
taken out If SO desired. and the gown
is then quite smart enough for ball
gown. as the materials are of the very
handsomesf. The lace sleeves are so
exceedingly becoming that women wear
them as much as possible. and they are
seen on the handsOnest gowns. They.
Ike the velvet ones. are unlined. very
long and fit closely TO the arm.
Then in some few Of the gowns that
are made Of velvet and satin the sleeves
are Of satin. also made to look like
mouSqUetaire gloves. but they never
are put into the armholes at the top,
There is always Z space left in which
the arm shows through. thus heighten-
ing the impression Of long gloves rath
er than sleeves.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
Salt and Horse RadIsh.

Some people care for nothing but
lemon on raw oysters. but there are
others who desire horse radish- Usual
ly such folk regard the strongest horse
radish as the best. but an experienced
vender of the condiment poohpoohs
this point OF view.
why should the strong horse radish
be considered good?". says he. 1t
brings tears TO your eyes and lifts the
top OF your head of and makes you
want TO sneeZe. II has 70 taste what
ever The mild horse radish. that which
has stood awhile. Is the best and pleas
ATTEST always.
There is nothing so foolish as TO
think that the strong. biting kind is
the fresb--that Is the reason why II is
preferred 10 the mild sort-for the very
stalest. weakest horse radish can be
made In 20 minutes strong enough TO
blow your head OF. All you need to
do is 10 add salt TO II. Try this some
time. Just take any old horse radish.
dump in a spoonful Of salt and then
notice the difference. | don't know
why salt should have such a powerful
effect on the stuff. but no doubt a
chemist could tell you that"-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17

The first thing which strikes the
traveller In China upon his entrance in
10 any of the many cities of the Celes-
tial empire is the strings OF dried nice
which hang from the roof. OF the
houses suspended by their tails. just as
sausages are hung In front OF butcher
shops in France.
The Chinese hunt these mice with n
long. sharp pointed knife. VIII .h they
plunge into the animals tlroats Then
the mice are suspended by the tails un-
til the blood has dripped our when
they are skinned. drawn and ST ,oked.
Another favorlte dish with the Chi
nese is dogs feet The feet Of black
dogs are considered more of II delicacy
than those OF any other color. and
white dogs are rejected as being TASTE
less. Dogs fat. prepared in special
manner. Is looked upon ASIA repast it
for a king.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
Nearly KILLED by Her Comb.

Mrs. Noah Brown. residing on Col
Grain avenue. met with peculiar acci-
dent the other day. Mrs. Brown was
waiting on her husband. who was in
bed suffering with a sprained ankle.
She had occasion to stoop down in
front OF an open CRATE fire. and as she
did so a celluloid comb worn in her
hair exploded with sufficient force TO
throw her 10 the floor some distance
away. Following the explosion. the
comb igniied.
Most of Mrs. Browns hair was burn
ed OF. her eyebrows and lashes were
scorched. and she was severely burned
about the face and neck. Considerable
effort was required TO prevent the car
pets and other furnishings from catch
ing fire. as il was found impossible TO
extinSuish the blazing comb after il
mad been pulled from her hair. The ex-
plosion was accompanied by a report
similar 10 that of a blank cartridge dis
charged in q pistol and was heard by
several people.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
Turned II to Account.

a Derbyshire man. accompanied by
his wife. happened 10 be travelling in a
train when. near Stafford. n collision
occurred. He was well known for his
shrpwdness in business. and he proved
that in the collision his wife received
a confusion between the eyes. for
which n jury awarded ESQ damages.
Some time after the affair had blown
over the following confession. or some
thing to the like effect. was elected
from the plaintiff in a moment OF un-
guarded conviviality:
"Well. you see. when the collision
happened Z ovid woman and wur all
rect. but when looked out o L car
ridge | seed n lot Of fellies In a ter
rible state One sings out: Ely. lad.
Ise getien me head cut open. I'll ha'
twenty peounds for this Twenty
peounds. We silly fuleT cries another.
Use gotten me shoulder out. and I'll
ha' forty peounds for T. When heard
this" continued the clever business
man. Il jumpt at I ovid woman
straight out and druv my cad be-
TWEEN her eyes. and we'se gotten fifty
peOunds for it."-London Answers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
A penaI,, 70, nelns Polite.


II is more difficult TO be polite In the
city of Hamburg than in any other
place Ia Europe. There the most chiv-
alrous man has TO think twice before
giving up his seat In a car TO a lady, as
he may be turned OF the car for po-
liteness. II seems that the Hamburg
trolley cars win seat. according 10 size.
20 or 2S persons. 10 to IA on each side.
In addition four persons are allowed
IN the front and five persons on the
back platform. When the car Is full
the conductor hangs ont a sign Be
setzt." which nesans occupied" and is
absolutely forbidden to take on another
passenger until some one gets OF the
EAR.
Sometimes. while the conductor Is in
front collecting fares. lady will step
on the car which Is already occupied" e"
As there is no conductor on hand 10
prevent her. the lady steps inside. and
the gentleman who n,Sy offer her 8
seat comes out and takes his stand on
the platform. When the conductor aft
er going his rounds returns 10 his post
he promptly requests the gentleman TO
step or the car. as he has forfeited bis
seat and the car is fully occupied .
Should he refuse TO leave the car he is
put Of The policemen on the streets
are Instructed to watch the cars sharp
ly. and II they fad car carries even
one more passenger than its proper
complement the conductor is fined -
rents. which is paid to n charity fund
Of the street railway company.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
a DOGS Revenge.

Mr.. Charles Rogers of Ravenswood.
n. l.. owned two dogs-a Newfound-
land and n cur. Next door there was 4
mact;G. The mastiff tore the New
foCnGland terribly, so terribly that he
was laid m for some weeks. says a
writer in the New York World. Dur
ing this time the cur acted as his friend
on watch. giving many evidences OF
the activity of benevOlence In his soul
which do not belong there.
When the Newfoundland was well
again. Mr.. Rogers one day saw him
and the cur friend rush down the ave
nue.. He followed. They ATTACHED the
mastiff. dragging him to the East river,
where the Newfoundland pulled him
under water and kept him there as
long as he (the Newfoundland could
do without breath. When they came
to the top. the cur jumped on the mas
tif7s back and kept him from getting
out Of the water till the Newfoundland
was able to take him under again.
These alternate doings of the New
foundland and of the cur were kept up
till the mastiff was dead.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
A Natural bridge In Arizona.

Natural bridge. on Pine creek. in the
northern part of ella county. is one OF
the greatest natural curiosities in the
United States. equaling II not sur
passing the Natural bridge OF Virginia.
II spans the creek nj Il height OF about
POO feet. and the walls OF the canyon
rise above 1t on either side 100 or 500
feet and OH one side form a perpendic-
ular precipice. The bridge Is of lime
formation. and the inside OF the great
arch. which is some 30 feet across.
j. worn by the water as smooth as
though chseled by the skillfui hand
Of a stonemason. The arch on top is
nearly if not quite. 100 feet in width.
LOCO feet in length across the canyon
and at the thinnest part only six feet
through. About the center Of the arch
Is a hole large enough TO admit the
body of man and through which one
can look down into the crystal pool OF
water 2OO feet below.-Globe a. t.
Silver Belt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
a cnt rhnt ninr. the Phone.

a big. black tomcat in u Sioux City
Cal place of business gives the girls
in the telephone central Office deaf
of bother. much as the children do. you
know. for he likes TO turn the teie-
phone crank TO hear the bell jingle
OF course that calls" the patient girl
at the other end of the wire. This
cat is always ready to sit on his hind
legs. like a dog. or do a bit Of gym
nastic work on the back of 4 chair. for
he is a very unusual cat. One day he
was licking the sawdust from his sleek
sides when his paw struck the crank
OF the telephone. which was beside
him. He stopped and looked inquiring-
ly at the crank and then carefully.
softly touched it again with his paw
and seemed immensely pleased with
the jingle. Now he has TO be scolded
two or three times a day for expert
menting with il. As soon as he pushes
the crank central calls up and wants
TO know number" The cats friends
have to answer, "Kittie rang the
phone" The phrase has thus become
a byword with the operators. When
there is n false alarm. they say. 1T
was kittie who rang"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17

Wales. was built as 4 home to which
English girls from the provinces with
aspirations. for an education in the
higher arts could come and be sure Of
a refined environment and cOngenial
society for 4 moderate outlay.
Ia this model institution. which was
erected al 4 cost Of Sl.2J0.O00. there
are quarters Of elegance for 80 young
women. Each inmate has little suit
of parlor. bedroom and bath to herself.
and there are magnificent reception
rooms on the lower floor where the
youc- women can receive their guests.
There are also 20 music rooms scat
tered through the house with pianos
and as r,any studies fer the aspiring
artists TO work in. The fortunate
young women also have the entree TO
all the museums. libraries and musical
ateliers cf London.
For al these privileges they pay Sc
a vecl. ccch. with washing and med
ical attention thrown in.
But these palatial surroundings and
unsurpassed adyantac ces are not for
dreamers or those whose talents are
not of a pronounced character. Young
women from families who can afford
to pay more than the charges made at
Sir Francis institution are also care
fully excluded.
The applications are carefully sifted.
and each student accepted may be sure
that her record has been carefully gone
over before that result was attained.
Lady Cook thinks that such an iZsti-
tuition might prove a great boon to
young women IN this country and has
told her sister. Mrs. D. ". HaIloran.
that she intends 10 erect a similar
bcilGins here as soon as she can: ar
range her plans 10 do so.
Mr. Halloran. who lives with his
wife at 137 West One Kindred AID
Twenty-frst street. said. speaking of
Lady Cooks plans:
My sister-in-law is full OF this idea.
which has been n great success in Lon
den. and feel certain that she gTill see
il carried oCt here. She always en-
phasizes the fact that she IS an Ameri-
can through and through and has made
her husband imbibe many American
ideas. among them the treating CT ali
his children alike in his will"-New
York Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
The silver wedding.


have been asked several questions
In relation to the celebration Of n silver
wedding and am glad Of the occasion
TO give you the last hiatS in this mat
/ ter. The most general celebration is
an afternoon reception. which may or
may not be followed by a dinner party.
Sometimes the celebration begins with
4 dinner party or consists only of that.
The number Of guests is a matter OF
choice
Invitations TO any of these gatherings
ought TO be issued three weeks ahead
on cards printed in silver in the name
of husband and wife. If for n dinner.
the invitation should say so. for a
dance the houT of the celebration
should be stated and the word dane
ing" placed Gt the left hand lower cor
ner of the card. Every invited guest is
expected 10 send a gift suited to the
occasion. hut not necessarily costly.
whether the Invitation is accepted or
lot. The gifts and cards Of donors
are usually exhibited during the cele-
bration and are the means oftentimes
of leading one into extravaganza. We
are such slaves TO appearances.
Husband and wife receive together
Rt both dance and invitation. When it
= oossible TO have the attendance Of
best man and bridesmaids of the mar
riage ceremony. there is added luster
given TO the occasion. They assist in
receiving. At a dinner party on such
an occasion the host takes his wife in
TO dinner and places her at his right
hand. as be did at the wedding break
fast 25 years before. They usually pre-
cede the guests. The table decorations
should be white and silver. and. when
the hostess can afford it, a white ana
silver gown is pretty and appropriate
II really costs no more TO do these
things appropriately. Good taste counts
quite as much as money.-Philadelphia
Times
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17
The Poet onAen

When it comes TO unique faneies in
household decorations. Elizabeth. queen
Of RouEania. poet and sentimentalist.
must be awarded the palm. She was
very much averSe TO electricity for H.
Illuminating purposes Until quite recent
ly. and her boudoiF was lighted by
crystal flowers. in the hearts Of which
CLEANED pale colored lights and verses,
all written by the queen or painted 10y
one OF her gifted court ladies' The
great dining Ian is ornamented with
tall panels illustrating the principal
works of Carmen Sylva's novels. ro-
mances and poems. The room is very
somber. being furnished with black
oak and COrdOvan heather ;.LI lighted
only 10y stained glass windows bril-
liant in color and representing court
balls. wedding banQuets and other roy
al festivities. but nevertheless they pre-
vent the sun from penetrating the
gloomy grandeur of the apartment.
says the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser.
And this is why the queen. WI loves
beauty and harmony. strictly fOr.iids
the wearing Of black or dark dresses
al her table. She prefers un:f0rm TO
conventional evening dress and does
not shrink from fancy dress If it bp
gay and pretty.
During Pierre Lofts visit to Pelasch
the queen told him size hoped lie had
brought with him some picturesque
ecsiCIaes. L)ii. who has weakness
fer maSq2erading. appeared n dinner
the following evening in the garb q
Pharaoh. The queen expressed hcr ad
miiaiion. brt the Eirth of her u ...es
ana even of the laclieys was with di.i
Guilty rcpressel.
The queens iSdies in waiting a.
chosen from among the p-rtrlcst aa2
clevercst girls in Roumaaia. aal spv
eral fine musicians ard talcn-ca ara
teur actresses aad artists are TO h,
found among .hera.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-01-17

A certain grocer on the hill has for
some days been looking for the owner
OF a voice that claimed his attention at
the telephone one busy morning. When
he inds the man. the meeting will fur
nish material for an interesting item.
and the following dialogue explains it.
self:
The Noice-Hello. there! Is that you.
Charles?
Groceries.
The voice-Have you any salt fish?
Grocer-Yes.
The Noicc-is II fresh?
Grocer-Ycs; came In this morning.
The Noice-Cod or pollock?
Grocer-Got both Which do you
wantg
The volce-Well. don't know. Is
the pollock good and dry?
Grocer-les.
The VOic'.-Well. why don't you give
II drink. then.
Al this point the grocer brought the
collOqUy 10 4 sudden Termination with
a remark that would be out OF place in
polite society and therefore unfit for
ublication.-Portland (OrI Argus