EXCELLENT HEN HOUSE. It Contain* Some Improvement* Which Add to the Convenience of the Caretaker. Ornament in poultry houses should be desirable, especially if their con- ! struction is equally simple and cheap, j and such are the points advocated | for the one represented in the ac- I comparying illustration. In fact, it j contains some improvements over the i ordinary kind of building, which ev- j ery poulterer would do well to con- j eider. In front it is eight feet high, 1 but the rear wall is only three feet, this with the sloping roof being am- ; pie. The roosts are two feet high and ■ all on the same level. The nests are ' '' CONVENIENT POULTRY HOUSE. plain, one-foot-square boxes, six inches deep, and scattered about the | floor, but not under the roosts. The | door has a fixed step a foot high, and hence does not open on the level of the outdoor step. The floor should consist of earth raised six inches ! above the level of the surface outside ! by means of broken stone which, en- ! closed as they are by the foundation j wall a foot high, will tend to keep it ! S practically dry, provided there is good drainage underneath and the location j itself is not too wet. There may be I a good yard in front fenced with | wire netting, but this is not strictly necessary albeit very convenient at I times. The dimensions of the building may j be varied, of course, to accommodate I the number of hens kept, one 18x9 < feet being sufficient for 50 fowls. The j windows in all cases should be made 1 to open by lowering the upper half, i as is shown in the picture, and whol- j ly protected on the inside by wore j gauze. Ventilation is thus secured in j a simple manner, and in summer the ! sashes can be removed, leaving only ! the v ire gauze. The roosts should be made in a i frame hinged to the back of the j house, and rest at the front 011 posts; 1 they can then be raised for the pur- j pose of cleaning out from under j them. The front of this house should ; always face to the south.—Fred O. ; Sibley, in Ohio Farmer. VARIETIES OF BEES. Those Mint in Favor In Thin Country Are the Cyprians, Kalians and West litdluu*. The Cyprians are the greatest honey gatherers on record. Their honey has I a watery appearance, which is caused ' by the cells being filled so full that the j capping rests on the honey. They .are 1 easily offended and cannot be subdued without using a great quantity ol smoke. The Cyprians are rejected account of these faults by those who produce comb honey. Their symmetry and bright colors render them things of beauty, if not a joy forever. Italian bees were first introduced 'nto «h<? United States direct from Italy, early in lbtiO, by a purchasing agent of the commissioner of agricul ture. They are liked better than other races, which, though better honey gatherers, are not as easily subdued and handled. I think their golden yel low color has much to do with their popularity. Italian bees do not winter as well in a cold climate as the com mon black or brown bees, but the}- de fend their hives better against moth and other robber bees, and are more energetic in gathering honey. The smallest bees known are natives of the West Indies. They build in the open air, fastening a single comb to the branch of a small tree or shrub. This comb is no larger than a man's hand c id is very fragile and delicate. There ire 100 worker cells to the square inch of surface. The tiny work ers' bodies are longer than house flies and more slender. They are blue black in color, with part of the ab domen a bright orange. These dimin utive bees gather very little surplus honey, therefore yieir cultivation would not be profitable.—Farm Jour nal. Winter Care of Poultry. No one who does not tunc an inter est in poultry can expect many eggs in cold weather or when the ground is covered with snow. My experience is keeping the roosting place clean, good shelter and a varied diet. To promote laying, feed alternately wheat, buck wheat, oats, scalded bran sometimes seasoned with pepper and occasionally a little corn. Onions chopped tine and mixed with their food will promote health, also scraps from the table; and thick, sour milk placed where they can get it is also relished. Where milk is not at hand keep clean water within their reach. Crushed oyster shell and gravel and a dust bath are necessary. With this treatment hens will pay well in winter. —Mrs. E. Bates, in Epitom ist. It pays to put your label on honestly packed good fruit* A WORD ABOUT WORK. If Some Farmer* Would Lalior l.eas and Attend to llnslnrna 31orc They Would l'roniier. The farmer is a busy man if lie is worthy of his occupation. So is every other man, no matter what his busi ness in the world may be. The idler and the trifler are like the sinner who "cannot stand in the judgment," they cannot stand long in the stern trial which the world has for every business man. Hut too many men misunder stand the meaning l of the word work. To many it means only manual labor; to many farmers it looms up as neces sary and important above all other things. For the sake of their work they will neglect their business. For the sake of their work they will pass by opportunities of great value if they were improved. The wise man spoke of him who is "diligent in business" as worthy of the highest honor; not of the man who is a slave to his everyday work. There is a nice problem confronting every business man. It is what and how much of the drudgery or detail of his business he shall attend to person ally. We have known a man whose time was worth several thousand dol lars a year to spend it on work that a cheap clerk could do as well. He was losing something. We know farmers and stockmen who are sticking at home and at labor all the time who ought to be attending to their busi ness affairs instead of taking the place of a hired hand. They are putting their ability in at too low a price, they are underrating themselves. Con sider what work can be done most effectively and do it. Tt may be that writing a letter will bring returns enough to pay for a laborer for sev eral days. It may be that reading an article or an advertisement will be worth more money than a month's la bor. No man can lay down a rule for another in such matters, but if some people would labor less and attend to business more they would be better off. Work is not all manual labor, it is the intelligent direction of energy to the furtherance of business. —Na- tional Stockman. ECONOMY IN FEEDING. Iloiv to Tliilld it I.OIV Pint form That W ill Cheek I. OHM of Corn Fed to the HOK'N. Large quantities of corn annually are wasted on many farms in the corn belt where hogs are fed, because they are fed on the ground instead of 011 a low platform. Economy in the matter of feed is of great importance in any kind of feed ing, and it will be particularly advis able this year in feeding corn to hogs to so dispense it as to prevent un necessary loss. Much of the corn given hogs is trampled into the ground, and thus es capes. Wherever they are fed consid erable rooting will be done, and when rains come places are formed into which hundreds of kernels find their way. Every farmer knows this well enough. We have suggested a low platform as a means of checking the loss indicated. It should be made of coarse oak lum ber and be large enough to accommo late the number of hogs fed up to a large herd. It would not, of course.be practicable to construct a platform large enough for very large numbers of swine. The platform should have a sort of rim on two or three sides to prevent the hogs from rolling or rooting the corn off, and the floor should be about three or four inches from the ground. Hogs fed on this platform will get every grain of corn given them, and it will more than pay for itself in a short time.—Farmers' Voice, BOARD ON STONE WALL. A Valuable Hint for l.oeatltle* Where Stone IN Plentiful and Lumber Expensive. Many pastures in the older parts of the country are bounded by stone walls which are seldom constructed so as to turn sheep, and not always cattle. Driving stakes beside the walls and nailing a top board to these, as is TOP BOARD ON STONE WALL. often done, does not bring the board permanently in the right position over the wall. The illustration shows how this object may be attained by using strips of board for stakes. The strips are fitted at the top after beingdriven into the ground, and an auger hole is then bored close to the surface o: the soil, in each strip on both sides, a '1 a round pin lis driven through. le board eanont be pressed either * y, even in soft ground; in a firm soil such a pin is not needed. —Fred O. Sibley, in Ohio Farmer. Wi 111er 1 nic liee* in Cellar*. Bees must be kept where the in terior of the hive will not become too warm or cold, hence the advantage of wintering bees in the cellar, us the temperature can be kept uniform. There are some disadvantages in the cellar, however, such as mice and moisture. If kept too warm the bees will consume more than the usual | amount of honey. Some beekeepers put the hives under a shed, so as to protect them from the rays of the sun as well as from cold winds. If the hives are made warm by the heat of the sun the bees will sometimes be induced to fly out, when many will perish from cold. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 1901. One Good Feature. She—So you don't like these Wagner con certs? He—Well, they have one redeeming fea ture. They're so loud you can't hear tiie man next to you whistling his accompani ment. —Philadelphia Times. St. Jacob* Oil for Chest-Colds, Ilron cliltia. Croup and Pleurisy. An outward application for bronchial dif ficulties is many times far more effective than syrups, cough mixtures, cod liver oil, &.C., simply because it penetrates through to the direct cause, which is, as a rule, an accumulation of matter or growth tightly adhering to the bronchial tubes. St. Jacobs Oil, possessing as it does those wonderful penetrating powers, enables it to loosen these adhesions and to induce free expectoration. Cases have been known where expectorations have been examined after St. Jacobs Oil has been applied, and the exact formation was clearly shown, where the adhesions had been removed or pulled off the bronchial tubes. All irrita tion of the delicate mucous membrane of the bronchae is quickly removed by the healing and soothing properties of St. Ja cobs Oil. In eases or croup and whoop ing cough in children St. Jacobs Oil will be Found superior to any other remedy. St. Jacobs Oil is for sale throughout the world. It is clean to use—not at all greasy or oily, as its name might imply. For rheu matism, gout, sciatica, neuralgia, cramp, pleurisy, lumbago, sore throat, bronchitis, soreness, stiffness, bruises, toothache, head ache, backache, feetache, pains in the chest, pains in the back, pains in the shoulders, pains in the limbs, and all bodily aches and pains it has 110 equal. It acts like magic. Safe, sure, and never failing. Going Kasy. "He is dying very calmly," observed the physician, as he felt the jiul.se of the sufferer. "So like John," softly spoke the pros pective widow. "He always was an easy- Soing man."—Baltimore American. Profit is always honored even in its own country.—Chicago Daily News. Some people are natural born artists at drawing conclusions.—Atchison Globe. The busy bee is able to keep busy with out advertising, but he is in an exceptional line of business.—Puck. When a man is good at telling "funny stories," it often happens that he isn't good for much else.—Atchison Clobe. When the candidate clouds the issue it is to be presumed that he is looking for the silver lining to the cloud. —Puck. Search any girl who is on the programme for a song, and you will find that she is load ed for an encore.—Atchison Globe. As soon as some people are clothed in a little brief authority they feel it their duty to appear on dress parade.—lndianapolis News. The man who tells his children what a tough time he had of it when he was their age usually acts as if he held them personal ly responsible.—lndianajiolis News. Mrs. Keepinhouse.—"Are you sure this bread is fresh?" Baker—"hure, tna'am. ' "it isn't yesterday's?" "No, indeed. Why, this is to-morrow's bread." —Philadelphia Record. He—"l must confess to a great deal of egotism." She—"lndeed?" Ife —"Yes; I think about myself a great deal too much." She—"Oh, that isn't egotism! That'smere lv the usual human tendency to worry over trifles."—Glasgow Times. Nurvy—"l want you to take a couple of tickets for our club's benefit at the opera house." E. Z. Mark—"But I woudn't goto an affair of that sort." Nurvy—"You don't have to. All you've got to do is just to buy the tickets."—Philadelphia Press. II production Its fxc&llferxce ||j of a laxative of known value and distinctive ' 3 du . c tc ? t^le originality and simplicity of the f|f|| $ action is rapidly growing in public favor, along combination and also to the method of manu ? with the many otlier material improvements of facture, which is known to the California big *|g||g p the age. The manv S y ru P V°' on, y> and . lch cnsures that P er ~ |l|§ feet purity and uniformity of product essential I . . • f* 1 to the ideal home laxative. In order to get Pi!® 111 "who w£ll iMcm&d 4< ... . . , If m must understand quite cleat,,, that in order l\S JjtrXfrf IClfcl QJGCfa || jS'**"-'! to meet the above conditions a laxative should , , • J **ur 11 llr},'lr US be wholly free from every objectionable quality always buy the genume and note the full name jggj m or substance, with its component parts simple of the Company-Cal.forma F,g Syrup Co - K Wand wholesome and it should act pleasantly printed on the tron of every package In the |g| m and gendy without disturbing the natural process ot manufacturing figs are used a, they «| SsBI r • • 'ri L„h„. ,„l- u are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal SEW' iSasi functions in anv way. Ihe laxative which r . agSHai jjga r , r , r iu • *-u~ virtues or Svrup or bigs are obtained from an s£§<s sSfaf fulfils most perfectly the requirements, in the - " fa ,- , , 112 . 1 n excellent combination or plants known to be aEfll ilj = eSt C e S lce » ls medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. I Syrup of fijs q , Ffi'CvbiMS §1 » jflpj The sale of millions of bottles annually for 1 j|a civil .HE many years past, and the universal satisfaction ssjlpjjjj iH which it has given confirm the claim we make, Sarv FrSdVlisco.GsJ. IPM m; hat ■' possesses the qualities which commend Louisville.Kv. rt *W York.H.Y I® Ml it to public favor. ' gggSE tifty c pcr j§|p^ «u jsiioN«MAUC• H vtt . « , «..„» "\0 _ i &''"' The standard has always B K Ootifrlas 84.0() I B txsen placed BO hiBU that the ■ g? <*ilfc Ldge ZAno Cannot Bo a B nearer receives morovnluo for jsj » ISciualea A Any I/rico. « Sw. Jf his money in the \Y. L.Douglas B ■ _ . . JKvMg; /: Bd Mora Tliiia ft Quarter of a 11 M Rot clsaWhero. \V. L. liouglaa E N Century the reputation of W. L. makes and Bella inoro 83.00 and I ■ Douglas ss.oo and s3.do shoes for $5.50 f)io( s than any other tvro I m stylo, comfort and wear has ex- tonnnfacturera in the world. ft H colled all other makes sold at tlieso Ay/Tsf FAi»T COLOR EYELETS ÜBLD. E gj nrici'B. 3. his excellent reputation Xw Instat upon he.ring W. E. Douglas shoes JP H has been vvon by merit alone. W. L. with noma and prico staiaped. 112! everywhere. OntnloK O Free. W. L. IKHJQLAS, llrockton. Muhm. Jl IJoenn't Soil a Wliite Vent. The Lackawanna route from New York to Buffalo and the West has been making the announcement that one might travel the whole length of its road, and not soil a white vest. The writer tried this the other day and sure enough the trip on the Lackawanna Limited left his linen in bet ter condition than it would have been after a day's running about in the city. The value of such service to ladies is obvious. This unique service is made possible be cause hard coal is used exclusively in the passenger service. It is useless to speak of the scenery of the mountains as we traverse them all day—such a relief from the dull monotony of the flat country and its weari some sameness. It's the luxury of travel.— The Evangelist. Make* It Too Kn*y. "Yes," said the lawyer, "business is bad." "What's the reason?" asked the casual caller. "The new bankruptcy law," was the re ply. "What's that got to do with it?" "Why, it enables a man to beat his cred itors without going to the trouble of hiring a lawyer to help him do it."—Chicago Post. Persons contemplating a journey East or West should be careful that the rates paid for their transportation do not exceed those charged by the Nickel Plate lload. This company always offers lowest rates and the service is efficient. Careful at tention is given to the wants of all first and second class passengers by uniformed Colored attendants. Tiie dining car service of the Nickel Plate Road is above criticism and enables tiie traveler to obtain meals at from thirty-five (35) cents to SI.OO but no higher. The Pullman service is the usual high grade standard. Semi-weekly transconti nental tourist ears ply between Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. Confer with nearest agent of the Nickel Plate Road. Her Loeic. He —You will admit that man is the most sensible of all animals? She—l'll admit that he thinks he is. It is for that reason it is so easy for a woman to make a fool of him. — Boston Times. Bent tor the liuwels, No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy, natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. When a fool hen takes a notion to fit she doesn't care whether there are any eggs in the nest or not, and some men are built ou the same plan.—Chicago Daily News. Stop* the Cnu£h and Work) Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c. Opportunity doesn't have to knock more than once at any man's door. Ko matter how many she finds out, she is sure to find somebody in.—Brooklyn Life. There is no trick in dyeing. You can do it just as well as anvone if you use PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. 'Boiling the goods for half an hour is all there is to it. Sold by druggists, 10c. package. The one prudence of life is concentration. —EmCmon. I do not believe I'iso's Cure for Consump tion has an equal for coughs and colds.— John F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, lnd., Feb. 15. 1000. Many a man's head is full of emptiness.— Chicago Daily News. 1 • The Grip of Pneumonia may be warded off with Hale s Honey of Horehound and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. The gifted bride is the one that gets the presen ts ia Record. Miss Lillie Dcgenkolbe, Treasurer South End Society of Christian Endeavor, 3 141 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111., Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " DEAR MRS. PINKIIAM : When life looked brightest to me I sustained a hard fall and internal complications were the result. I was considerably inflamed, did not feci that I could walk, and lost my good spirits. I spent money doctoring without any help, when a relative visited our home. She was so enthusiastic over Jjydia E. Pinkham's "Vegetable Compound, having used it herself, that nothing would satisfy her until I sent for a bottle. I have thanked her a hundred times for it since, for it brought blessed health to me and cured me within seven weeks. I now wish to thank you, your medicine is a friend to suffering women."— LILLIE DEGENKOLBE. SSOOO FORFEIT IF Till-] ABOVE LETTEIi IS NOT GENUINE. When women are troubled with irregular, suppressed or painful menstruation, weakness, leucorrhoea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bearing-down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache* bloating (or flatulence), general debility, indigestion, and nervous pros tration, or are beset with such symptoms as dizziness, faintness, lassitude* excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholy, "all gone," and " want-to-be-left-alone" feelings, blues, and hopelessness, they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. Kefuse to buy any other medicine, for you need the best. Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address. Lynn, Mass. Kolled Celery. Take the white stalks of celery, wash, trim and cut into six-inch lengths anrl with a sharp knife shred one end of each piece to the depth of one and one-half inches and then tie the stalks into small bundles. Cover well with boiling water; add a piece of mace, a slice of onion, a few pepper corns and a little salt and boil until tender. Drain from the water and | place in a heated covered dish and I serve with a white sauce, adding the beaten yolk of an egg and a little lem on juice. Remove the strings from the celery before adding the sauce. Striving; to I'leane. A New Jersey man, who was worried be cause he felt that he could not provide prop erly for his wife and five children, tried to solve the problem by cutting his throat. Some men will goto almost any extremes to make things pleasant for the family.— Washington Post. No Value. Freddie—Can't you give me something for my head ? Doctor —Wouldn't take it as a gift.—Chi cago Daily News. Cut this out and send to the j McKJnSoy Music Co.! NO FREE MUSIC GIVEN UNLESS j ACCOMPANIED 11V THIS COUPON. TRIH IS TO CERTIFY that I have spoken to lOof ! my music-loving. mu.ic buying friends, inciud- j ing music teachers, who*.- nuraenl send you here with, on a Ht'piuute sheet of paper, who would be glad tj receive your New Catalogue No. kl— 19ou. I For my troub.'e in the matter J send mo Free. Postpaid the i TWO PIECES marked boiovv: j —Jagtimo Johnson's Ragtime March. i Svi Svi eethearts True—Walt*. Love and Friendship—Walt*. .... My Rosary—Sonp. Because it's You—hong. ....The Palms—Song. FARM MORTGAGES I m&M FO( j SALE Small mortgages paying ft per cent, interest on irrigated farms in the Great Platte Valley of Nebraska, where crops never fail. Write for information. JAS. H. CASSEI^MAN, President ot The Irrigators' Hank, SCO TTSlll* Ul f F, NK BRA SKA. Whet's 11' •• I'seJ The captain of a down-town Salvation Army corps noticed the other day that ous of the most zealous women of his flock had been absent from meeting several times in succession. lie sent her a note of in quiry and received in reply the following pathetic letter: "Dear Captin: It ain't no Rpirrital trou ble —praise god, I'm all right there, but it's becaus 1 got a bad cold it my Nose runs. Now they ain't no use goin' to meeting and praying when your Nose runs and spoils all youre enjoyment. So Glory to god. good Bye."—N. Y. Times. Very I)far, "Dost.love me, George?" she whisprrefl. "Sweetheart," he answered, fondly, "you arc the dearest thing on earth to me!" Which was quite true; for, what wit& box suppers and carnations and chocolate*, she got most of the young man's salary.— San Francisco Bulletin. Sized Uliu t'p. "A man is known by his works." declares the irresponsible reformer, who was ad dressing a large and enthusiastic audience. "Yours must be a gas works!" shouted a rude, uncultured person who occupied ft back seat.—Baltimore American. It is easy to quit a habit you cem learned.—Atchison Globe. P| | ANAKESiSj-;:^^ g I jgSi I.' JXSr I E238 uuu bu i idinKi w Yorli. i SF& S BPPfi Si R£ ATPQSWI Vanßuren's >tne»- %W 3 51 K W m " ™ matte Compound Is 1 B>K iMu B® B H t, ' l ° on 'y positive? euro. I'ant **.*- Hi B HQ B H perionee speaks lor it self Depot •BAB B Ebi wS California Ave . Cbiwyco. S-JHK TEES KZXiSJg ;tW fbiijtHookii««. v»cir*4*/ c,KS E 112 Want yortn Sai.xsmxx |f*/% T WwMv STACK BROS, L«al(Una. Mo.; Danivillo,N. V 4£ii 1 DROPSY cases. <»f testimonials utitl 1O <luv«* trcAtmcrrt Free. Dr. 11. 11. iiKKEVb fcONS. Box Mi, ATLANTA, UA. WHEN WKETIBTO TO AHVEKTIHEffi. plestte "lute tlisu you tuw tl»c AUvertiMi' mcM lu tliSa b>aper. A. N. K.-0 1893 | * 'ln time. S< >ld bv 7
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