WOMAN AND HOME.
SMALL GIRL'S APRON.
It Will He I.lked »iy the I.lttle tine
\V ho t,oe* to School.
The small girl's apron is receiving at
tention, and the little maid can have
•several varieties from which to choose.
One of these is the little Fife apron, the
pattern for which is taken from the
apron worn by the oldest daughter of
the duchess of Fife.
This little girl, Lady Alexandra Duff,
wears this season a series of pretty
liouse aprons all made of Scotch ging
lium in pretty stripes of various colors.
APRON FOR SCHOOLGIRL.
The pattern for the apron is a simple
one and the diagram for it was sent
over from England by an American
lady who visits the Fife house.
The skirt is plain anil is the same
length front and back. Around the edge
of the bib is a broad ruffle ending in a
point at the waist. When the apron is
laundered the waist is separated from
the skirt and washed separately. By
making two waists to each skirt one
fddrt will often outlast two waists, both
in the laundry and in the wear and tear
of the apron.
ENTREE OF FRIED BANANAS.
How to Prepare Them in a Way That Will Please the Most fas
tidious Appatite.
The red bananas, or plantains, are best for frying, as they are firmer. They
are seldom brought north, as they are not so delicate as the yellow ones. So,
if you cannot obtain the red, select bananas that are very bard and linn,
possibly too much so to be used raw. Peel tli2 bananas and cut them in pieces
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aTwut an inch and a half lor.g. Drop them in boiling lard or other frying sn'l
stance that is not too salty.
When a I ight brown, put them in a covered collander to drain.
Make a sauce of half a cup of boiling water, half a cup of claret, thicken with
cornstarch and sweeten to taste. Serve very hot. Fried banana is a great dish
in New Orleans, where it originated with the Creole cooks, who serve them without
breaking.
Fruit Knlrn nt ('kurrhra.
A fruit fair was the form of a recent
cliureli entertainment. Oranges, limes,
apples, bananas, grape fruit and hot
house peaches and pears were attract
ively arranged in various styles. 1 here
was a table of fj'icy work at which no
piece was offered which did not in some
way associate itself with fruit. Until
one attempts to make out the list it is
dillieult to realize how long it can be
made. There are all sorts of menu
cards, prettily decorated with fruits,
and innumerable doilies and centers
whose limitations to fruit designs did
not prevent a wide variety. There
were fruit plates and fruit baskets,
pin cushions in fruit shapes, and pretty
water colors, with bunches of fruit, al
together a considerable array. At the
table where refreshments were served
the ices were in fruit forms. The idea
was at least novel, which seems to be
the most desirable thing nowadays.—
Chicago Tribune.
Avernsre llel K lit ~112 Women.
The average height of women in Eng
land is five feet six inches. The aver
age height of American women, accord
ing to William Klaikie, the expert on
physical culture, is five feet four inches.
The two inches in favor of the English
women are doubtless due to many gen
erations of outdoor life and sports.
A little hoi sealing wax dropped on
his hand has just killed the earl of
Clonmell, blood poisoning having set in.
ABOUT ELOPEVIENTS.
A IVlkc Mother IliM'iiMei (lie Subject
lit ng lntere»tin(c Hnj.
A mother whose daughters are all
happily married, referring to the sub
ject of elopements and marriage un
sanctioned by the bride's parents, re
cently said: "1 think the trouble in
such a matter is largely owing to the
mistaken treatment which the daugh
ters receive from the members of their
family circle. Their brothers, if broth
ers they possess, are not apt to make
much of them, and the father and
mother are so taken up with the cares
of existence that they unwittingly fall
into the error of appearing indifferent
to the budding beauty of their daugh
ters. Every woman's heart longs for
love. Compliments and endearing
words are as sunshine to a growing
plant, and if there is a lack of these
at home is it any wonder that when
a young man conies along and tells a
young girl that she is the sweetest
tiling 011 earth, she feels she lias been
unappreciated for years, and imagines
that to dwell forever with an individual
who adores her, who recognizes her
charm, will be the acme of human hap
piness?
"I made up my mind when my girls
were babes that they should never have
to look for admiration away from home.
It was the rule in our household to give
them every pleasure within our power,
to tc'l them when they looked well,
and to be as complimentary and gra
cious as though they were the young
ladies of a neighbor's household. And
so tl-cy were not upset by the first
chance words of admiration from a
stranger, and having been always given
to understand that what could be af
forded was theirs, they were not
prompted to run off to better their
condition. Runaway matches are sel
dom made in Heaven, but are brought
about, as I said in the beginning,
through a natural longing for affection
that lias been wanting in places where
it should be expected to come from
first." —Chicago Daily News.
NOVEL WINDOW DRAPERY.
Simple in Conntrnrtlon, Hut Ilnn<l>
■nine in Apprarnnce.
A charming effect at a window with a
curtain that is at once a graceful drape
and mellows the tone of the room by
filtering the light beautifully, is the
economical contrivance of a New York
artist, .Miss Alice Donbery, who took
the gold medal for tapestry at the
world's fair.
A white lace curtain of least expen
sive make, but a good and bold floral
design, had become the worst for wear
in the laundress' hands, and what to do
with it was a problem. It was mounted
011 old gold yellow cheese cloth at four
cents a yard, tacked on a quilting
frame, and the outlines were evenly but
sketeliily run in with old gold yellow
crewel stitehes. It was then "whipped"
at the edge, finished with brass rings,
run on a mahl-stick and passed through
two polettes, which served as window
brackets.
To make the light more graceful to
the eye, the lower part of the window
was lined with white tissue papei
pasted on without a crease, Which
when dry gives a faint gray light so
needful to the artist who .at, that angle
must guard against a glare. The cur
tain was, however, one of a pair for a
tiny drawing-room. The effect was rich,
and only on close examination re
vealed its simplicity of method. —Chi-
cago Times-Herald.
More l«« the I'urpone,
"Proud beauty," said he, his black
t-yes flashing ebon lightning, "1 will
yet bring you to the dust."
"Why not bring the dust to me?" she
asked.
And he started for the Klondike
Indianapolis Journal.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1898.
THE FARMING WORLD.
HINTS FOR BEGINNERS.
Advice to 11 Who Wnnt* to
Start In llct'kfriiliiK.
To make » good beginning is always
encouraging. 1 would advise, s-avs a
writer in American Gardening, not to
start with too many colonies, say about
three good strong ones. We generally
succeed better after experience,
and it is economical to gain that before
investing a large amount in a new en
terprise. If there is a successful
apiarist in your vicinity, by nil means
visit him and secure his advice. As a
ride, beekeepers are very generous and
have no "secrets of the trade" to hide
from their fellow men. If possible, it
is best to purchase from a neighbor
apiarist, but very often that cannot be
done. "A Reader" does not state, but
possibly the only bees to be found in
his neighborhood are in box hives. If
so, purchase, and move some colonies
to your place early in the spring, as
Boon as the bees can fly every day. It
is best to move them at night, or early
in the morning, before they begin to
fly. Don't close the hive too tight while
moving, Bees must have plenty of air
to breathe. Use wire screen to close
the hive for moving. When you get
them home place them where you wish
to have them permanently, set up a
board against the front of the entrance
arid when the bees come out they will
notice the hive and none will be lost.
It is folly to purchase anything but
roaring strong colonies. It is a waste
of time to fuss around with weak col
onies. If you have any choice of hives
take the largest, as that is likely to give
you the most bees, brood and comb, and
you will later see that a large comb
is preferable to a small one or to two
small ones. It is best not to move bees
in winter when cold, as they w ill break
the cluster, and often many die from
the shock and excitement, and some
times the whole colony will perish. The
bees should have a good flight soon aft
er they are moved. The colonies should
be heavy, as that indicates a lot of
honey; we don't want to feed if it can
be avoided, as that might induce rob
binff' ______
CONVENIENT EGG CRATE.
In It KKK> Can He l arrled Safely m
I.onff ItlHtuttce.
For one who markets his eggs to
private customers or at the stores even
the egg crate shown herewith will be
found very serviceable. It may be
made any size desired, although it is
not policy to make it too large. A dry
goods box of suitable size should be ob
tained at a grocery store and then fitted
up as required, for this will render the
work much easier than attempting to
make the crate from the beginning, and
especially for those who do not have
sufficient tools or material handy to
CRATE FOR EGGS.
work with. Then, to obtain a dry goods
box is much cheaper, and generally the
storekeeper will let his customer have
one of the size in question simply for the
ask ing.
Well, the box obtained, tack leather
handles 011 each end and construct a set
of drawers for it, as shown, out of good
half-inch pine siding. Cover the bottom
of each drawer thoroughly with coarse
bran and fit them with pasteboard egg
illers, so that the eggs may have a soft
esting place, or else lay the eggs in and
then pour over them a lot of brain, such
r»s oats or buckwheat. Thus put up eggs
may be carried a long distance in very
cold weather without any danger of
freezing. Best of all, however, in "ped
dling" eggs one lias but to take out a
drawer of eggs from the box and carry
it into the customer's house, the box it
self being left in the wagon. In this
way a world of hard lifting (speaking
for a year's time) may be averted, and
with it the extra danger of breaking the
eggs. —Frederick O. Sibley, in N. Y.
Tribune.
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.
The bee life is longer or shorter just
in proportion to the labor it performs.
Disturbing bees during cold weather
is one of the most disastrous things that
can be done.
Every hive should have a good bot
tom board, which should be planed
smooth, and painted.
A locality plentifully supplied with
clover and basstvwod is a paradise for
the beekeeper and his bees.
New combs that are pure wax and
have been used for surplus honey are
not apt to be injured by worms.
The workers are dwarfed female bees
and so small that they never become
impregnated and do not lay eggs.
You need be seldom troubled with
swarming if all the queen cells are
taken out before they are sealed over.
ISees are the best friends of the grow
ers of small fruits, because they fructi
fy the flowers and cause the fruit to ma
ture.
lloney improves with age. older
It is the finer the flavor. Comb honey
should be kept in a moderately warm
room.
Extracted honey is much easier kept
than comb honey. The latter is liable
to get soiled and must be kept in light
cases to exclude dust and insects.
Heat does not damage honey, but
lends to ripen and improve it. Damp
ness and darkness damage it. It should
always be kept in a dry place.
Dysentery is produced by long con
finement of bees in close hives during
.•old weather. It may be caused also
by the b< es eating impure food.—St.
Louis Republic.
Spring Medicine
These two words emphasize a nececsity j
and indicate a remedy.
Sl-niNO—the season when the blood is
most impure as a result of the win
ter's closer confinement, higher liv
ing, slower action of the kidneys and
liver; when humors of all kinds, boils,
pimples and eruptions are most liable
to appear; when the weak, languid
condition of the whole bodily struc
ture demands and welcomes help.
MEDICINE —that to which the millions
turn at this season—Hood's Sarsapa
rilla. The original and only prep
aration especially adapted to the pres
ent needs of the human family; that
which makes the blood pure and
clean, as shown by its thousands of
wonderful cures of drehdful blood
diseases; creates an appetite and
cures dyspepsia, as shown by its
"magictouch"inall stomach troubles;
steadies and strengthens the nerves,
as proved by people formerly nerv
ous, now calm and self-possessed,
thanks to i
Hood's Sarsaparilia
America's Greatest Medicine, because it cures when all others fail. lie sure to get Hood's.
Crippled for years? Pshaw! Why St. Ja
cobs Oil will cure sprains right oil. Sure.
A man would rather spend five dollars
r ooliflily than to lose a nickel tlirough a hole
u his pocket.—Washington Democrat.
Explosions of Coughing are stopped by
Hale H Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The people who get the least mail are the
worst kickers when the mail is late.—Wash
ington Democrat.
No mistake. Thousands have been cured
Promptly of neuralgia by St. Jacobs Oil.
People always laugh at the first man to
follow a new fashion, and at the last one to
idopt it. —Atchison Globe.
Sore and stiff? Cold. St. Jacobs Oil the
Cure. It warms and relaxes.
A hand separator—not letting your right
land know what your left is doing.—Rural
New Yorker.
Black, deep bruises cured by St. Jacobs
Oil. It wipes them out.
Empty wagons rattle most.—Washington
(la.j Democrat.
OYER-WROUGHT NERVES OF WOMEN.
Extracts From Letters Received by Mrs. Pinkiiam.
"lam so nervous and wretched." "I feel as if I should fly." ITow familiar
these expressions are. Little things annoy you and make you irritable. You
can't sleep, you are unable to lift ordinary burdens, and
are subject to dizziness.
W, That bearaig-down sensation helps to make you
r\JZr\j feci miserable.
e 'P P n in top of head, later on
/ \HV at base of the brain.
s Ban Such a condition points unerringly to
/ JSBL i \ serious uterine trouble.
y v If you had written to Mrs. Pinkham
11 \ when you first experienced impaired
\ vitality, you would have been
spared these hours of
«>, 1 jjgy awful suffering.
kM'.L If Happiness will be gone
-v !> / out of your life forever, my
sister, unless you act promptly. Procure
Lydia. E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
at once, and begin its use, then write to
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., if there is
HgUBA anything about your case you do not
understand.
You need not be afraid to tr-11 her
things you could not explain Co the doc
tor, your letter is seen only by women
and is absolutely confidential. Mrs.
Sy Pinkham's vast experience with such
Mr troubles enables her to tell you just
112 what is best for you, and she will
' 1 charge you nothing for her advice.
'JKT ™ MKS. JENNIE BIEKLV, Youngdale,
Pa., writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: —WiII you kindly allow me the pleasure of expressing
my gratitude for the wonderful relief I have experienced by taking your Vege
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Life was a burden to me. The pains I suffered at limes of menstruation were
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A Million Women Have Been Benefited by Mrs. Pinkham's Advice and Medicine
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! of great suffering can fully appreciate
I the gratitude with which the testi
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"Gentlemen: —"My first experience
with Hood's Sarsaparilla was when I
used it as a tonic and spring medicine.
I It did me so much good my faith in its
Willie's Query.
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Pa—Well, what is it, Willie?
"Is painting the town red a cardinal sin?"
—Chicago Evening News.
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prepared it tastes like the finest coffee hut
is tree from all its injurious properties.
Grain-0 aids digestion and strengthens the
nerves. It is not a stimulant but a health
builder, and children, as well as adultx. can
drink it with great benefit. Coats about ias
much as coffee. 15 and 25c.
In the Uuae Clef.
Every musician has the idea that if he
would consent, to lower himself to do it,
he could write a successful popular song.—
Somerville Journal.
Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first day's use of Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial bottle &
treatise. Dr. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
Very few people care to be undertakers,
yet a great many are willing to runfunenals.
—Washington Democrat.
merits became very strong. About two
years later I had a running sore on my
foot. It developed into erysipelas and
affected the entire liinb. At that tim*
I was
Very Much Run Down,
as I hud been troubled with dyspepsia.
The drain on my system was so sever®
and my stomach was so weak I became •
ready victim of mtiuria. I feared 1
could never regain my health. My stom
ach rebelled at the simplest fowl, and tha
medicines prescribed for me gave but
little relief. I sent for a bottle of Hood'a
Sarsaparilla, and I had taken this medi
cine but three days when I began to im
prove. Continuing with it, lam now
better and stronger thr.n I ever expect
ed to be. It has purified my blood anfl
given good circulation. I have had no
return of my old troubles since." MRS.
W. KANE, Media, Fa. Hood's Sars»-
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Tou will see the excellent effect after taking the
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere, Price,
26 and 50 centa per bottle.
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