WOMAN AND HOME. A JAPANESE LAWN. Hew and Deautlfiil Mnterlnl fur Tea (■ami ur Wrapper. The tea gown, contrary to its sound. Is not worn in the afternoon when tea Is poured in the drawing-room. On the other hand, it is a wrapper to be worn mornings in one's own room or when entertaining informal callers. It is loose and not at all a company gown. For these tea gowns there comes a Japanese lawn which is very w ide and very bright in color. It is soft and silky and looks and feels not unlike India silk, though much cheaper on ac count of its width. These lawn dresses can be made in quite stately fashions. Their coloring THE TEA COZY UP TO DATE. Something Neat aud Pretty to Keep the Pot Warm for the Last Oup of Tea. The prettiest teapot loses its beauty if it gives forth a cold, insipid fluid, and the best tea becomes neveless if it is allowed to cool. A tea cosy dresses up a teapot and at th« ■arrie time keeps it hot. To make such a tea cosy, combine two triangles of velvet or heavy satin. In eithe. Cttte you will need to line it with cotton and to interline it with soft warm material. . I y' (Sicio. \ I J ! 112 . \ / \ / /"8 £ I 1 M^NAA/O 1 \ | borcjey. J V Velvet Cut OO b *£**>. 3 The object of a tea cosy is warmth, and when our grandmothers made them half ah Inch thick they made no mistake. Decorate the outside with a design in gold thread »rid sew on a border of velvet cut on a bias. For the handle cut a long, slender piece like the pattern and fit into the opening. is so good that they can take dark trimmings nicely and even carry off strips of fur and ruffles of real lace. The latest way of cutting them is in im itation of the empire designs, and long cloak-like effects are obtained by trim ming them in long pointed shapes. A coat effect is given the front by the in troduction of a lace vest. Frlcaimee of Boani. Steep one pint of haricot beans for a night ill cold water, then remove them, drain and put on the fire with two quarts of soft water. When boiling allow the beans to simmer for another two hours. While they are cooking thus put 011 in another saucepan two ounces of butter, an ounce of parsley (chopped) and the juice of one lemon, and when the butter has quite melted throw in the beans and stir them round for a few minutes. To be served in a casserole of rice.—Chicago Times-Her ald. Kmolllrnt for Chnppeil Hnn«l«. A home-made emollient for chapped hands is compounded from an ounce of white wax and an ounce of spermaceti. Cut into shreds and melt together in an earthenware jar; then add an ounce of cainphorized oil; stir the ingredients until they are well mixed, place the jar in a basin of cold water, stir until the cream is cold, then pack in little jars for the dressing table. If this is rubbed on the hands and a pair of wash-leather gloves worn at night, the relief will be prompt. r*e WnxhlnKton'M Mirror. A family at Warrenton, Va , see themselves daily in a large mirror be fore which George Washington used to regularly make his toilet. They have had it some US years, having acquired It at a sale of the personal effectts of Laurence Washington, a great-nephew 01 the great Washingtoti. CHOCOLATE CREAMS. Xot a« llar«I to Make Them nn la Gfß crull> It is not at ail difficult to prepare chocolate creams, though it is a some what tiresome process when a large amount is prepared. Prepare some soft fondant by melting a pound of sug-ar in a quarter of a cup of water, boiling it until it is a very soft, creamy ball, but not at all sticky when a drop is rolled between the finger and thumb. Let this fondant cool until you can put your finger in it, and then stir it with a spoon until it is about the consistency and flexibility of lard. Kread it on a marble board or lightly buttered platter until it is even and firm. It takes a strong hand to do this, and men often succeed better than women in doing this part of the work, as they tlo in many other culinary proc esses where strength is required. I>et the fondant be flavored with a little vanil'.ia when il is beaten up. Let it stand for an hour or longer, and then put the bowl or dish holding it into a dish of hot water and melt it out enough to form it into little balls the proper size for the interior of a chocolate crtam. Melt a small cake of sweet chocolate by putting it in a pan and set.tting the pan in hot water until it is melted. Dip the balls of soft fondant, which should be somewhat hardened by this time, into the melted chocolate one by one, holding them on the point of a trussing needle or long hat pan. Slip them one by one as soon as they are dipped on a buttered paper or parafline paper, if convenient, and let them dry over night.—N. V. Tribune. Hon to Keep Yonlhfnl. The ever youthful appearance of the members of the dramatic profession is a constant source of surprise to the public at large, says What to Eat 7he reason for this is not so much in the material necessarily used in making Up, which obliterates to a certain extent the natural wrinkles of the skin, while it lubricates and nourishes it; but it is due to the change in the expression of the various emotions which every part of impersonation demands. This causes the actor to bring- into play all the muscles of the face. liy using them equally, they all maintain their firm consistency and strength, and none wastes away from disuse. The result is that the skin is kept stretched and tense over the face, and does not iali into hollows. Klffbt HOIICK. To insure restful slumber, all night dresses should be softly trimmed, and, aliove all t.hings. never starched. The most restful and sensible gown is of plain China or India silk, simply trimmed. For those who do not like the sensation imparted by silk—and there are many such —there are combi nations of silk and linen and silk and wool. Cincinnati Commercial Trib une. Mnntard for I)fodorlxIni(. A successful method of purifying the hands is the putting of a mixture of Hour and mustard into the bath, when washing, the rubbing to be dis continued as soon as the smarting of the skin is felt. This very efficacious method of sterilization of the hand; also radically deodorizes them. lodo form, even, is quite removed by ihe soaping in combination with flour and mustard. Candlf Shndoi in Green. Fashionable hostesses frequently order candle shades to match their din ner sets. A set made togo with a service of green and go'.d china was of green salin delicately decorated with a gold tracery and edged with a nar row gold fringe. Luminous paint is coming into pop ular use throughout the country or highways for guide boards. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH io, 1898. THE FARMING WORLD. COMFORT FOR COWS. Anlmala That Are Well Treated He turn the Klndneaa. After milking in the way the average farmer docs for a number of years, in an open lot, with a straw stack for shelter, and concluding that if a cow house would not be a paying investment it would at least add very much to the comfort of both cows and milker, we built one this fall. It is not an elaborate or costly afTuir, and is within the reach of almost any farmer who keeps a few cows. If there is anything more ex asperating than milking a restless cow in a muddy lot, I have failed to find it. It not only tries the patience, but in jures the health and at least part of the cow's feed is wasted. But I started to tell you about the cow house. It is 40 feet long and 11 feet wide with shingle roof. The stalls are a little less than four feet wide, and there is room for nine cows, and a place to store feed. Milking, which has al ways been a burden, is now a pastime; each cow knows her place arid the weather does not interfere with milk ing time. We have broken three heifers without any clubß or profanity. Two or three weeks before calving they were putin the cow house taught to stand tied, and fed regularly with the right kind of feed, and gave no trouble either with calving or milking. The total cost, labor included, was less than SSO. The interest on that sum at ten per cent, would only be five dol lars, and it does seem that the saving in feed, comfort and health ought to bo worth that. The dairy business does not seem to be very encouraging at present, but it gives a regular income, and there is generally a demand for a good article of butter; and with a lot of thrifty pigs to utilize the waste prod ucts, there ought to be some profit in it.- —J. M. Terrell, in Journal of Agri culture. RIPENING OF CHEESE. The Changen Which (anally Occur DuriiiK the I'roeria. A well-cured cheese contains a higher percentage of fat than the same cheese does when green, and this gave rise to the idea that the action of rennet, or of the fermentation process, caused cer tain of the constituents of the cheese to be converted iuto fat. Partly with the object of testing this theory, Dr. Caldwell lias undertaken an investiga tion of the changes which occur in the curing of cheese. The course pursued was to take several green cheeses fresh from the hoop, analyze the same, and then keep them in air-tight receivers to cure, liy daily examination of the air in the receivers, everything that was given oft" from the cheese, or absorbed by it, was traced and noted. Without going into minute details, it will be enough to say, in brief, that the examination of the air in the re ceivers showed that the cheeses all alike rapid I j gave off carbonic acid and water, and as rapidly absorbed oxygen, in the early stages of curing, but after ward this steadily diminished. The weighing showed a steady loss in the total dry substance of the cheese from oxidation, and a loss in the total of each solid constituent—fat and casein—and that the casein lost more than the fat, thus leaving the fat in the cured cheese in iarger proportion than in its green stage, and demonstrating that the in creased percentage of fat in the ripe cheese over that in its unripe condition was not due to any increase of fat in the curing process, but to a greater loss of casein than of fat by oxidation. —C. G. Freer-Thonger, in Farm and Home, England. ECONOMY OF LABOR. It la Secured liy the Ilulldlntc of the Houae Here Ileacrllied. The cut shows a unique idea in the establishment of a dairy and ice house. In many dairy sections it is now the practice to set the milk in cold water, or run it through a separator. Keep the DAIRY AND ICE HOUSE. cream in a cold place until the creamery team makes its daily round, when the cream is sent away, and the skimmed milk retained for feeding to hogs or calves. Where this plan is practiced, the house shown in the accompanying illustration will be found exceedingly convenient. It is built against the north side of the barn, in the shad« and away from the cattle, which are usually on the south side. The ice is stored in the part next the barn, the other part being used for milk tank, etc. This gives great economy of labor. The milk has but a few steps to be car ried. while the skimmed milk is right at hand to be fed to calves, or to pigs whose quarters can either be in the barn cellar or In a near-by shed. The ice is also just where it is needed.— Farm Journal. Cheeae from Sheep'a Milk. In the district of Roquefort, France, there is a cheese factory which uses the milk of some 250,000 sheep, turning out during the season from 3,000 to 3,500 tons of cheese. This is the celebrated Roquefort cheese, which is largely ex ported, and commands a very high price, both at home and abroad. The ewes give such an abundance of milk their lambs get sufficiently well grown to be safely weaned at two months old, leaving the dam then to be milked for the purpose of making cheese. A VIGOROUS BATTLE. From the New Era, Greensburg, Ind. The following is a straightforward state ment of facts liy a veteran of the late war. No comrade will need further proof than their friend's own words, as here given. Squire .lo'.in Castor, of Newpoint, Ind., i« the narrator, and an honest, respected cit izen he is, too. He said: "I have been troub led with rheumatism in all my joints, ever since 1 went to the war. It was brought on by my exposure there. It came on me grad ually, and kept getting worse until I was unable to do any work. I tried several physicians, but they did me no good. They said my trouble was rheumatism resulting in disease of the heart, and that there was no cure for it. Nevertheless 1 had lived and fought the disease for thirty years, and did not intend to die, simply because they said I must, so I hunted up some remedies for myself, and frnally happened on I)r. Wil liams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I asked some of my neighbors about the medicine, for it had been used by several persons in the community, and tliey recommended it very highly. I procured a box. The pills helped me right away, and I continued tak irg them. I commenced taking them last fa,II, and finished taking the sixth box a few months ago. I am not bothered with the rheumatism now —the medicine has cured me. I can most certainly recommend Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills for Pale People." These pills are not only good for rheuma tism, but are invaluable for any dNease citnt arises from impoverished, or bad blood. They do not act on the bowels. Aid*. Fanni"—l wonder where Mr. Reggie got his lovely English accent. He's American born. Queenie —Why, I heard he bought his teeth in London. "How clever of him."—Philadelphia Call. Catarrh Caunut lie Cured with Local Applications, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts direetlv on the blood and mucous sur faces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is com posed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting direct ly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. .T. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Sold bv all druggists, price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. JVot Worried About Ilia Ancestors. "I can trace my ancestors back to a bun dred years before William the Conqueror." "Well, I can't trace mine that far, but I haven't the slightest doul't that m of them were living even earlier than that."— Cincinnati Enquirer. Sonnd Money Dlacuaalona. Between now and next presidential elec tion there will be hosts of discussions of the questions of "sound money" and silver. However opinions may be divided on these points, there is but one public and profes sional opinion, and that is a favorable one, regarding the merits of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for and preventive of malaria, as well as a curative of kidney com plaint, dyspepsia, constipation, liver trou ble and rheumatism. Practice makes perfect—and often makes the neighbors feel like smashing the piano.— Chicago Daily News. Laud unu u Living Are best and cheapest in the New South. Land $3 to $5 an acre. Easy terms. Good schools and churches. No blizzards. No cold waves. New illustrated paper, "Land and a Living," 3 months, for 10 cents, in stamps. W. C. RINEARSON, G. P. A., Queen & Crescent Route, Cincinnati. Both the bride and groom may be timid, yet they always stand up for their rites. — Chicago Daily News. Conrblne Lends to Conanmptlon. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Goto your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Large bottles, 50 cent? and SI.OO. Go at once; delays are dangerous Lots of boys say they cannot stand the confinement of the schoolroom, who can stand to loaf around a billiard hall every day. —Washington Democrat. Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up children's Coughs and Colds. —Mrs. M. G. Blunt, Sprague, Wash., March 8, 'M. Cheek—Something that a man has a great deal when it covers ar. acher.—Chicago Daily News. Putting Into Practice.—Mamma—"Doro thy, do you know who ate my raisins?" Dorothy (turning over the leaves of her book more rapidly)—" Mamma, you told me yesterday some ihings are better left un caid. Isn't that one of them?"— Judge. Cook (on the day after her arrival) — "Please, mum, I'm a bit fierce at times, and when I am fiery, I'm apt to be a bit rough spoken; but you needn't let that put you about—with a little present you can always bring me around again."—Tit-Bits. A man never feels more foolish than when he sits around at the station and lets his train leave him. —Washington Demo crat. The Parson—"An' to t'ink ob de New Jerusalem wif de streets paved wif gold!" The Deacon—"An' yit dere ain't de same rush dere as dey is to de Klondike."—Puck. Little Teddie—"Pa, what does 'infra dig' mean?" Pa —"Infra dig? Oh, that's Klon dike slang. Don't ever let me hear you use them words again."—Cleveland Leader. Some peopl? cure stomach trouble by dieting, but the cure is worse than the dis ease. —Washington Democrat. We wonder why most things we like to eat are so hard to digest.—Washington Dem ocrat. "Papa, dear, why are these waterproof leoles called 'gutta percha?' " "Because, my lad, they enable you to jierch in the gutter without getting wet."—Tit-Bits. Suitor —"Sir. I love your daughter." Blunt Father—"Well, sir, what does that prove?" —Philadelphia North American. A woman always enjoys ripping up some thing useful to make something ornamental. —Chicago Daily News. Political fences are usually of the old fashioned stake-and-rider pattern.—Chicago Daily News. An old toper says the sweets of life are always mixed with bitters.—Chicago Daily News. A FRIEND'S ADVICE. And what it led to. tt !* not ft common occurence that a friendly word should be the means ol giv ing nearly forty years of happiness and health to the person heeding the advice it carried. This was the case with Mary I,ingard. At twenty-five she was dragging out her days in misery. At sixty-one she finds herself so active and strong she can do work that would shame many a younger woman, and looks back on thirty-six happy, healthful years of industry. But let lie'r tell her story : "Thirty-six years ago I had great trouble with ray liver. The doctors allowed thit there were tumors growing on it.and they blistered my side in an effort to give me relief. I was at that time earning my living as a tailoress, but for five years, between the pain in my side and the blisters I was in constant misery, and work was a drag to me, with no prospect of relief; fortunately (for me, however, a friend advised me to take Dr. Ayer's Sar taparilla, and finally persuaded me to take a regular course of it. When I first com menced taking the Sarsaparilla my side was so painful that I could not fasten my dress, and for a time I did not get any relief, but my friend advised me to per severe and relief was sure to come, and cone it did. This happened, as I say, thirty-six years ago. My liver has never troubled me since, and during these years I have passed through the most critical period of a woman's life without any par ticular trouble, and to-day. at sixty-one years of age, I am active and strong, and able to do a day's work that would upset Hail In vestment. Mrs. Holden—John, we'll never Vie able to save a cent if you don't quit being so ex tra vagant. Mr. Holden—Why, my dear, I'm not at all extravagant. "Yes, you are. There's that accident policy you bought nearly a year ago, and you haven't used it once; if that isn't ex travagance I don't know what it is."—Chi cago Evening News. Ktwar» the March Wind! Escape the rigors of the winds this month by going South over the Louisville & Nash ville Railroad. Tins line has a perfect through-car service from cities of the North to all Winter Kesorts in Georgia, Florida, along the Gulf coast in Texas, Mexico and California. The Florida Chautauqua now in session at DeFuniak Springs; six weeks with the best lecturers and entertainers, in a climate which is simply perfect. Very low rates for round trip tickets, on sale daily. Homeseekers' Excursions on the first and third Tuesday. Tickets at about half rates. For full particulars write to C. P. Atmore, G. P. A., Louisville, Ky., or Jackson Smith, D. P. A., Cincinnati, O. "I suspect there has been some crooked work going on here," he said. And he was right. His wife had been driving nails.— Puck. Give the Children a Drink called Grain-O. It is a delicious, appetizing, nourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold bv all grocers and liked by all who have used it, because when properly prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but is free from all its injurious properties. Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health builder, and children, as well as adults, can drink it with great benefit. Costs about Jas much as coffee. 15 and 25c. A JOYFUL MOTHER OF CHILDREN. t Declares that in the Light of Mod -36 no Woman Need Despair. ere are many curable causes for steril- Q women. One of the most common s general debility, accompanied by a >eculiar condition of the blood. Care and tonic treatment of the fe nale organs relieve more cases of sup posed incurable barrenness than any ■\ other known method. This is why Jfi Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- M pound has effected so many cures; its tonic properties are directed es pecially to the nerves which supply the uterine system. Among other causes for sterility or barrenness, are displacements of the womb. These displacements are caused by lack of strength in the ligaments porting the womb and the ovaries; re hese, and the difficulty ceases, Here, the Vegetable Compound works woo- See Mrs. Lytie's letter, which follow* i column. Goto the root of the matter, restore the strength of the nerves and the tone of the parts, and nature will do the rest. Nature has no better ally than this Compound, made of her own healing and restoring herbs. Write freely and fully to Mrs. Pinkham. Her address is Lynn, Mass. She will tell you, free of charge, the cause of your trouble and what course to take. Believe me, under right conditions, you have a fair chance to become the joy ful mother of children. The woman whose letter is here published certainly thinks so: " I am more than proud of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and cannot find words to express the good it has done me. I was troubled very badly with the leucorrhoea and severe womb pains. From the time I was married, in 1882, until last year, I was under the doctor's care. We had no children. I have had nearly every doctor in Jersey City, and have been to lielvia Hospital, but all to no avail. I saw Mrs. Pinkham's advertisement in the paper, and have used five bottles of her medicine. It has done more for me than all the doctors I ever had. It has stopped my pains and has brought me a fine little girl. 1 have been well ever since my baby was born. I heartily recommend Mrs. Pinkham's medicine to all women suffering from sterility."- MRS. LUCY LYTLE, 255 Henderson St., Jersey City, N. J. PAINTmWALLSsCEILINGS.iI MURALO WATER COLOR PAINTS | FOR DECORATING WALLS AND CEILINGS I: j- your grocer or paint dealer and do your own deeo- 1 > K rating. This material is a HARD KINISII to be applied with a brush J J fi and becomes as hard us Cement. Milled in twenty-four tint* and works J > j> equally as well with cold or hot water. £3?" Bend for sample color cards < ► & and if you cannot purchase this material from your local dealers let us ' | K know and we will put you in the way of obtaining it. J [ I THE MURALO CO.. NEW BRIGHTON, S. 1., NEW YORK. { ! fo Closer you keep IIS to t ' ie directions, the more Pearline will do lni or y° u —especially so in washing clothes. JP Uf\ E ven *h e hit or miss way in which many use ' (f* }\ V-j Pearline is better than soap-using. But Jw 'Aw soaking, boiling, and rinsing the clothes—- U accor^'n g to directions—is best of all —better a jj l/yW \\ for clothes; better for you. Use no soap Ifa ' ' W with it. 677 many a younger woman. I*ver since my recovery 1 have taken a couple of bottlea of Dr. Ayer's Sarsapa. ilia each spring, aud am quite satisfied that 1 owe my good health to this treatment. I give this testi monial purely iu the hope that it may meet the eye of some poor sufferer."— MARY LINGARD, Woodstock, Ont. Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla has won its way to every corner of the world by the praise of its friends; those who have tried it and who know they were cu-ed by the use of the remedy. There is nothing so strong as this personal testimony It throws all theories and fancies to the winds and stands solidly upon the rock of experi ence chalh ging every skeptic with a positive "1 know." Ayer's Sarsaparilla with its purifying and vitalizing action on the blood is a radical remedy for every form of disease that begins in tainted or impure blood. Hence tumors, sores, ulcers, boils, eruptions and similar dis eases yield promptly to this medicine. Some cases are more stubborn than others, but persistence with Dr. Ayer's Sarsapa rilla usually results in a complete cure. Mary Lingard began with a bottle, and went onto a course of Dr. Ayer's Sarsapa rilla. When she was cured she realized that a medicine that could cure disease could also prevent it. So she took a couple j of bottles each spring and kept in perfect health. There are thousands of similar cases on record. Some of these are gathered into Dr. Ayer's Curebook a little book of 100 pages which is sent free by the J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. Write lot it | Very Probable. The Clairvoyant—Yes, I get most of my business through the papers! I _ The Mesmerist —Ah, you are an advertis ing medium then.—N. Y. Journal. — Oh, What Splendid Coffee. Mr. Goodman, Williams Co., 111., writes: "From one package Salzer's German Coffee ! Berry costing 15c I grew 300 lbs. of better coffee than I can buy in stores at 30 cents a lb." A package of this and big seed catalopne is sent you by John A. Salzer Seed Co., Crosse, Wis., upon receipt of 15 cents stamps and this notice. Send for same to-day. li 3 AH Advertised. The Lady—Can you match this piece of ribbon ? The Gent—No. lady. You mav remember that it was one of the matchless bargains we j ran last Monday.—lndianapolis Journal. ' A Handsome Metal Paper ( utter anA llook Mnrk Combined ■ Sent free of postage under sealed cover on i receipt of ten cents in silver or stamps. The latest, best and most serviceable adjunct I of every library and office. Address Geo. H. I Heafford, 410 Old Colony Building, Chicago, : in. _ _ Wluit Puzzled Hint. The most ignorant man in America lives in St. Louis. The other day he asked hia employer, who was reading a paper: "Say, boss, which does you read, the black or the white?" —Kansas City Star. To Core a Cold in One Dily Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al} 1 druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. Clove —An article used in the manufacture of a counterfeit breath. —Chicago Daily News. 7