SAYING MEAN THINGS. A Disnncrccablc Habit Which la Cul tivated MoNt As»idut>u*ly kyTou Many Women, It is unhappily true that many peo« pie take great delight in saying dis agreeable things to their friends, but there are very few who have suf licient courage or frankness to speak I openly or to risk being considered rude or malicious. So they will use a great deal of circumlocution to [ convey the .disagreeable truth or J criticism which they feel unable to resist uttering, but for which they do not wish to be held accountable. As everyone knows by unpleasant ex perience, a remark that may wound deeply may be veiled with conven tional -jliteness so thoroughly that the malice of the speaker cannot be detected, and, although you who lis ten know, and the speaker knows you know, that the cutting speech is made with a purpose, there is noth ing to take exception to. "Do you know how Mrs. Sharp manages to say the most unpleasant things to your face she can think of?" said one of her victims. "She repeats a remark presumably made by a third person who never existed, an imaginary Mrs. Harris, who says everything she is dying to say her self, and does not dare to. I have discovered that she has a regular plan of working. First, she begins l>y exciting your curiosity. She has heard something about you, she gives you to understand in a round about fashion, and, of course, you want to know what it is. 'But it will vex you,' she purrs; then you get wilder than ever and insist upon being told. Finally, after much per suasion, she tells you of some re mark that has been made about you that makes you feel uncomfortable all over. Of course, nothing will in duce her to tell you who has said it., and you are left under the impres sion that it is one of your friends who has either maligned you or ex posed your .aults. It took me a long time to find her out, but I feel sure now that she makes everything up, and then shields herself behind an imaginary third person."—N. Y. Tribune. ARE FOND OF DISPLAY. Coolie Women of Jnmiilra Dress Themselves in Fiery Ileal nnal Wear Many Clienp Trinketn. Some of the most striking individu als one will see in the West Indies are the coolies. There are a great many of these swarthy-skinned people with jet-black eyes and hair on the island of Jamaica. One will meet them in the market place or on the highways tricked out in the most gorgeous col ors with tinkling ornatnents on neck and arms. Some of them will have all of their earthly possessions represent ed in the heavy necklace of coins around their necks. Some will have COOLIE WOMEN OF JAMAICA. three or four of these necklaces, and bracelet after bracelet on their dusky arms. They are foud of fiery red in their garments and the women are much addicted to the wearing of cheap lace. Little can be said of the house keeping abilities of the coolie women. It is without order, system or cleanli ness. liut as the coolie families are hardly ever in their houses excepting to sleep or in stormy weather, they may feel that it is not worth while to "bother" with the ordinary duties of housekeeping. The coolies are lean and lithe, with far greater swiftness of motion than the negroes of Jamai ca. They are also more industrious than the negro and are in greater de mand on the plantations. There are many thousands of coolies in the West Indian islands. After their emancipa tion many of the negroes of the is land, with the inborn love of idleness of their race, declined to do any more manual labor than was absolutely nec essary to provide the scanty clothing required in a tropical climate and such food as nature did not supply in the abundant fruits of the island. When a negro has earned a shilling- in the West Indies his work for that day is done, no matter if the sun has not yet reached the meridian. Not so with the coolie. lie will work ail day and In most eases will do better work than the negro. The laziness of the negro after his emancipation made it neces sary to import more industrious labor ers, and thus it was that so many coolies found their way to the West Indies.—Detroit Free Press. Scavengers ot the Air. Because gelatine, onions and milk are notable scavengers of the air, they should never be left uncovered. THE HUICHOL INDIANS. Mexican Aborigines Who Wear Gar ments of Elaborate Designs and Have Struatice Ueiiefs. Mr. Carl Lumholtz, the noted ex plorer, has recently returned from an expedition into the wilds of northwest Mexico, bringing back a wonderful collection of ceremonial objects, which have just been placed on exhibition on the first floor of the new west wing of the Museum of Natural History at New York. This material is the work of the Iluichol Indians. The area of this race WOMAN AT WORK. is difficult of access, as they occupy a deep ravine in the Sierra Madre del Norte range, in the state of Jalisco. They are hemmed in by huge mountain walls 8,000 to 10,000 feet in height. Here they have been able to defy all invasion from the outside world and have expelled the missionaries who came to teach them. No churches or priests are allowed in their country, and they are living in the same grade of culture as when Cor tez first put foot on Mexican soil. Having preserved their ancient cus toms and beliefs unaffected by white contact, they are more than ordinarily interesting to ethnologists. For the first time their products have now been brought to civilization and their mythology reported on. The iluichol number about 4,000. They dress in garments of their own manufacture, decorated with elabor ate and artistic designs. The most in teresting industry of the people is weaving. The women make belts, sashes and pouches of cotton and wool. The ribbons and sashes are ornament ed with odd and beautiful figures, all of which have a symbolic meaning. I)r. Lumholtz' collections qmong this tribe not only cover the whole range of their industries, but illustrate in a most exhaustive manner the beliefs and ceremonials of the people. Their country is comparatively arid and their food supply depends largely upon the regularity of the rainfall. For this reason most of their cere monies are intended to propitiate the gods of rain, and all the objects they use in their ceremonial worship are covered with symbols indicating rain. Most of their gods have control over clouds and rain. In each village there is a large temple around which stand a number of small houses sacred to various deities. In these are deposited the offerings made by the people, says the New York Herald. Woven shields are sacrificed for good luck. These bear designs of the sym bols of the deity to whom they are of fered. On others are shown the ani mals sacred to the deity and a pictorial representation of the object of the prayer. A man who prays for the health of his wife will make an offer ing on which the figure of a woman ia represented weaving or painting, When he prays for the welfare of hia herds figures of cattle or sheep art represented on his offering, while a woman who prays for skill in any kind of handiwork sacrifices a sample of it. A % symbol of prayer is attached to an arrow. The arrow is frequently stuck into the thatched roof of the temple, and is supposed to take a course toward the deity, carrying the wishes of the supplicant. In the tem ples are also found chairs in which the god is supposed to sit. Symbols of prayers are often attached to the seats, where they will at once attract the attention of the deity. Salt of the Knrth. Mrs. Brunot, the wife of the Indian commissioner, was full of good works. She did not despise dress, but she never followed varying fashions. The result was a quaintness which singled her out from the other women as completely as did her sweetness and charity. One day, at the Church of Missions house in New York, a young clergyman who was at that time very little besides young, came and introduced himself to a de voted friend of Mrs. Brunot. That lady happened to know Mrs. Brunot had been kind to him, so she began conversation by asking: "You know Mrs. Felix Bru not, don't you?" "Oh, yes," said he, "and doesn't she look as if she came out of the ark?" "Youngman," replied the lady, sternly. "Mrs. Brunot is one of the very few people I know who would have been worthy togo into the ark." —Youth's Companion. lllntM on Ilnkini; Oaken. Light cakes require a rather brisk oven to raise and set them. Cakes raised with baking powder also need a quick oven. Much sugar in a cake will cause it to burn quickly. There fore the oven must not be so hot for them. Large, rich cakes require long and careful baking. Small sugar cakes need a slow oven. Ginger bread, too, should be gently baked. The oven door should be kept closed until the dough sets, and all the time the cake is baking the door of the oven should be opened as little as possible and the door very gently closed, as slamming the door, even to shut it, will make a cake heavy. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1901. IS A NOXIOUS PLANT. Cow Cockle, a Weed of Pnropean Or igin, Is Spreading; with Truly Alarming Itapldlty. The plant illustrated is a smooth, much-branched annual one to three feet high. It bears red flowers and blooms in May and June. The plant is a noxious one of European origin and is becoming gradually established in ail parts of the United States, the seeds being carried in grain and in |-S 5 nil 0\ THE COW COCKLE. other ways. Cow cockle has spread with alarming rapidity throughout the northwest, becoming one of the worst weeds of that section. It is widely disseminated in the fall by the tops of the plants being blown about by the wind like tumblevveeds. This is poisonous to some extent, but just how virulent the poison in it U has not yet been determined. An extract of the seed fed to a rabbit caused severe sickness. A little of the same solution injected into anoth er rabbit under the skin resulted in death in a few hiours. This plant should not therefore be eaten by s;tock, nor should its seeds be permitted to remain in wheat that is to be milled for flour.—Farmers' Review. ROOM AT THE TOP. The Man Who In Determined to Win Will Succeed in Spite of AM Obstacles. The old school maxims "There is al ways room at the top," "Xo excellence without great labor," etc., etc., are as true in after life work as they are for the youngster who is just launching out to try his hand at conquering the world. They may be old and common place, but if there ever has been any truth in them it is still there. The great trouble with most people after they have passed a certain age or have had a certain amount of experience they begin to formulate maxims and ideas of their own, and those which were good in their earlier life ate dis carded. Even in the mostbumble and obscure work we find one man advancing more rapidly than another. Among hewers of wood and drawers of water we find leaders, those who take an honest pride in their work and by their own efforts advance themselves beyond those who toil with them. Careful study and an absorbing interest will show an improvement in the live stock and crops of the farm. The man who desires to be the best feeder, breeder or farmer in his neighborhood will find an inspiration in his work that those who do not care to improve will never know. There is room at the top for the man who wants to get. there.in any line of business. If the bottom is satisfactory to a man he will be likely to be found there. If some men would cultivate a little more ambition and fewer weeds they would be much bet ter off. "Not failure but low aim is crime," is an adgge that we all might keep in our minds to a decided advan tage.—National Stockman. Peafowls Around tlie Farm. Peafowls are not only ornamental but excellent for the table. They are slow in reaching maturity, and the hen seldom lays before she is two years old. The chicks, however, grow very rapidly at first, but as they begin to feather almost at the start of life they require frequent feeding or they will perish. They soon begin to fly, and roost on the highest positions they can find. The hen lays from ten to sixteen eggs, according to age and treatment. The young chicks should be fed the same as young turkeys, but meat, finely chopped, should be giver three times a week after the first week. The male is u quarrelsome bird in the barnyard, and often makes short work of young chicks. They are more ornamental than profitable, though the tail feathers may be pulled for sale as soon as the moulting season begins.—Mirror and Farmer. The apiary should be kept neat and tidy, clear of all kipds of grass, weeds and rubbish of all kinds. Frames of comb that caiinot be made perfectly straight are much better melted into wax. Itough usage and negltot will neve? ouk< a hardy horso. PACIFIC OCEAN TURNS RED. 4 Moat Remarkable Phenomenon la Witnessed Along the California Coast. Following the earthquake shocks that visited the California coast pe ctiliur phenomena have developed in the Pacific ot-ean. Within a distance or 65 miles along the Los Angeles county shore line the waters, hereto fore clear and of the usual greenish color have become a terra cotta red. This color line extends off shore for several miles, and is so distjasteful to the fish family that they have gone far into the ocean to seek clear er waters. At night this colored sea waiter gives off a phosphorescent light that enables o,ne to read aver age print. At a certain point along the beach the water has turned into sweet water that can be drunk. No theory is advanced except that in the Pacific, off the coast, the earthquake opened a fissure that forces fresh waiter and colored matter to the (surface, and the latter is drifting to tihe shore. A tid'al wave followed the earthquake. Titer frj in Tragedy. Friend—Did you ever shed real tears on the stage? Actress—Often. It's enough to make even an actress cry to be told right in the middle of n live-act trag edy, that the manager has skipped with the receipts.—N. Y. Weekly. Ills Modest Kepi]-. Diggs—Do you believe there is any truth in the saying that it takes a genius to live with a genius? Biggs—No. I don't. I never consid ered my wife a genius.—Chicago Daily News. "Think of it! Goats on raring yachts as mascots!" "They are certainly no'more re markable than rams on battleships."—Phil adelphia Times. If you cannot keen cool you can keep your temper.—Town Topics. Impartial.—Tess—"l never a?e Miss Spin ner out wheeling that Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Sproekett are not with her." Jess —"Yes, she's got them both on her string. The girls are calling her 'Miss Tandem.' ' less —"Put she rides an individual wheel." Jess—"Yes, but she's a bicycle maid for two.' " —Philadelphia Press. An Unlucky Coincidence. —Silas—"ITow did Ezry Marks come tew lose his farm?" Jason— He thought his neighbor's fence wuz encroach in' on his land, an' the very fust darn hnvver he spoke tew about it thought so, too." —Boston Traveller. "It was a marriage of reason." What! With that donkey Todkins? Absurd!" "Not at Ull. lie may be an apology for a man, but as an apology is an excuse, she reasoned he was an excuse for getting mar ried."—Philadelphia Times. Nell—"Mr. Weston paid me quite a com pliment at dinner last evening. He told me I ate like a bird." Belle— Well, he's a tood judge. He runs an ostrich farm, you now."—Philadelphia Recor^. Good Advice. —"I'm thinking of doing a little speculating," said the lamb. "What's the best thing to put your money in?" "A safe deposit vault," replied tihe old bird.— Philadelphia Press. Miss Pritty—"You'd never dream what a lot of proposals I've had." Miss Jellus— "Perhaps not, but I'll wager you've dreamed most of them."—Philadelphia Press. The Widow's Intended.—"Well, Tommy, has your mother told you of my good for tune.'" Tommy—"No. She only said she was going to marry you!"— Punch. A Useless Adjunct.—Ascum—"What's the idea in your new stofv?" Wright—"ldea? Why, it hasn't any. It's a society novel."— Philadelphia Press. "He's a regular ward healer." "Why, he looks like a physician." "That's it. He is a hospital doctor." —Philadelphia Times. I B i T | J ASIATIC CHOLERA, friends and relatives. There's only one [ certain way of keeping clean inside so as to j prevent dicease and that is to take CASCARETS. Perfect disinfectant and bowel strengthened. All diseases are i&a I IW ALL DRUGGISTS ;• CASCARETS are absolutely harmless, a purely vegetable compound. No mercurial or other mineral pill-poison in CASCARETS CAS CARETS promptly, effectively and permanently cure every disorder of the Stomach, Liver and Intestines. They not only cure constipation • but correct any and every form of irregularity of the bowels, including diarrhoea and dysentry. Pleasant, palatable, potent. Taste eood do i good. Never sicken, weaken or gripe. Write for booklet and free sample. Address STERLING REMEDY CO., CHICAGO or NEW Y01& 429 5 I MEMBER OF SANDWICH CONGRESS * FRCM ISLANDS Cured of Catarrh of the Stomach by Pe-ru=na. 4 CONGRESSMAN K. W. WILCOX, j | Delegate to Congress from Hawaii. J Hon. Robert W. Wilcox, Delegate to Congress from Hawaii and the Sand wich Islands, in a recent letter from Washington, D. C., writes: "I have used Peruna for dyspepsia and / cheerfully give you this testi monial. Am satisfied if it is used properly it will be of great benefit to our people. I can conscientiously rec ommend it to anyone who is suffering with stomach or catarrhal troubles." —R. W. Wilcox. MASS SV TMB Wmm bk# ipip OILED CLOTBMC MAV6 THg MW& PCINTS rawmm ©F RXCEUBMCE AK9 CIVS SS&jpg&a COMPLETE SATISFACTION T ll IfiVPcfnrG Our Wheat Fund 1 1/ produces to investors an 1 average of over IO per cent, per month. Withdruwalsou demand. "Noth ing soiinf* as wheat." For full particulars apply to W. K. iK>B?(_)N &CO., Bankersand Brokers. lil and Uif Broadway. >c\v York. Banking World says: " Their rarihiidti arc honnralil*, ennaerialive and uprn to nil." PB 8 ANAKESJS S2SK: A Win Hef and POSITIVK j| || |®BI >&. I.Tt'IJKKS PILES. une buildiug. New Yorfc. matte Compound U rap &R Mb ■ H the only positive cure. Past ex* E% PTU ST E ■ perieuee speaks for Itself Depot 111 l Rl ktt 6. California Ave., Chicago* AGENT WANTED M .ell I'«« *t linpo'ttr's PRICES. WIUTE QUICKLY to HttMl; TEA COMI'.t.VT, lt)i i'earl Sirrat. NEW YORK CITY. DSf THEES best b >' Test-77 yearj, V | flitl* * Largest Nur.cry, -AS GV ' FBCIT BOOK Irce. Wtniv CASH P»|# WiNT MORK SAI.HHIS PA g Weekly Vr STARK BROS, Louisiana, Mo.: Dnasville, N. Y.;Etc SQZOO6NT Tooth Powder 25c All over this country are hundred* of people who are suffering from catarrh of the stomach who arc wast ing' precious time, and enduring need less suffering. The remedies they try only temporarily palliate the distress,, but never effect a cure. Remedies for dyspepsia have multiplied so rapidly that they ure becoming as numerous as the leaves of the forest, and yet dyspepsia continues to flouri-sh in spite of them all. This is due to the fact that the cause of dyspepsia is not recognized as catarrh. If there is a remedy in the whole range of medicinal preparations that is in every particular adapted to dys pepsia, that remedy is Peruna. This remedy is well nigh invincible in these cases. Dr. Ilartman, President of The Hart man Sanitarium, Columbus, ()., says: "In my large practice and corre spondence 1 have yet to learn of » single case iof atonic dyspepsia which has not either been greatly benefited or cured by Peruna." No one suffering with catarrh of the stomach or dyspepsia, however slight, can be well or happy. It is the cause of so many distressing symptoms that!) is a most dreaded disease. Peruna acts immediately on the seat of thetrouble, the inflamed muoous membranes lin ing Hie stomach and a lasting cure is effected. If you do not derive prompt and sat isfactory results from the use of Pe runa, write at once to Dr. Ilartman, giving a full statement of your case, and lie will be pleased to give you his* valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Ilartman, President of The Ilartman Sanitarium.Columbus.O. 20,000 HARVEST HANDS H»fTil • VjmV/ SiTViV" I Required to harvest the grain crop of Weitero j k i |2> N I CANT Alt A. The mo?*t raill* abundant yeld on the pi Continent, lteports are 1 A that the average yield o* No - 1 Hani Wheat la UjM W 6»P "v/OWestern Canada will bo J*Zrf&iover thirty bushels t<> the "ere. Prices fir in no ' help will be excellent. Splendid Ranching Lands ud joining the VV bent Belt. If will be run from nil pmnis the"' FREE*' ©IK ANT I.A.N 118. Secure a homo at once, and if yon wish to purchase at prevailing prices, and secure the ad - vantage of the low rates, apply for Literature* Kates, etc., to F. PKDLKY. Supt, Immigration. Ottawa, Cunad i. or to JOS. YOUNG, 61 V& State bW Columbus, 0., Canadian Government Agent. When visiting Buffalo, do not: fall to aeo Use CANADIAN EXIIIBIT at the Paii-Anici'lcan. fBCOISTOMY CREIM SEPARATOR Pays for itself In a few days. Seniles In 40 minutes automatically and frets ali the cream. Only costs a triflo and lastt forever. A O EX TB WA X T£l) Big nay—every farmer buys. Where* we have no agent we will send a Sepa rator at agents' prices, to introduce it. Write for catalogue, prices, eic.. to ECONOMY SUPPLY CO., 554 Main St., Kansas City,MO Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists. ffifi A. N. K.—C 1577 WHfiir WRITING TO AnVKßTlSfrizii Intense atate that you saw the AdvtrtlMi* ■cat lu tills paper. 7
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