FURNISHING A FLAT. K>|n-rlrnr« of m Wine ('hlniKii t.irl Wlili'h Con tn t iin ft flint for I'rotprctlvr llrldea. "There are good ft* well as bad things to be said of ft long engage ment," announced Peggy, after she bad snuggled down in the sofa pil lows with her latest "best friend" touching elbows with l.er. "Take Heth Thompson, for instance. lier and Fred's engagement was announced over a year ago and there isn't the least sign of an early wedding day. In the meantime they are furnishing their flat." "Their flat?" echoed the "best friend," with her mouth full of marsh mallow paste. "If there isn't any wed ding day how in the world can there te a flat?" "There isn't one really—only just an Indefinite one, located off there in the future somewhere, in the midst of rosy-tinted mists. Hut they are fur 'P||r. FURNISHING THEIR FLAT. nisliing it, just the same, and substan tially. too. At present the articles are stowed away in Heth's mother's gar ret, but there is quite a pile of tliem by this time. It's a pity, though, that the card playing season is so nearly mcr now," added Peggy. "You see, they're furnishing their flat with prizes won at cinch and euchre parties. They are fine players, and it is a rare thing, indeed, when they do not come home with either the first or second prize. Their friends have entered into the spirit of the thing, nnd whenever a girl invites them to come in for an informal lit tle evening she buys something which will shine in the famous visionary flat. Then the other players, too, have caught the contagion, and they work with a wonderfully unselfish spirit to help the struggling would-be house keepers win. Ueth told me the other day that she and Fred had enough .china plates to run a hotel, and her oonbon spoons would fit out a jewelry shop. As for pictures, she thinks she will have to lay the superfluous ones on the floor, instead of having rugs. Her doilies nnd embroidered center pieces will last her for years, and there is a whole shelf full of books for the prospective library. "Of course there are several dupli cates among all these things, but a clumsy young housekeeper will soon reduce that surplus. Heth says that her only fear is that with next win ter's earnings added to the wedding presents which will come some day the flat will have to be enlarged into n storage warehouse. The whole thing is lots more exciting than the usual humdrum accumulation of mere bits for the trousseau. If brides would put a little more thought into getting together hall rugs and dresser covers nnd library lamps, and less into pale kid gloves and lace petticoats there would be fewer young men with a hor ror of matrimony. I wonder if it would be untnaidenly for a girl to be gin a collection ' of things for house keeping before she has found the ex act man who is to pay rent for the flat?" —Chicago Dally News. Cream of Corn Soup. Score down the grains and press out the pulp from six good-sized ears of corn; add to this in a double boiler one quart of milk, a teaspoonful of grated onion, not more, than one-eighth of a teaspoonful of ground mace, about a teaspoonful of salt and a dash of pep per. and. if you like, a teaspoonful of sugar. Hub together one tablespoon ful of butter and two of flour, add to the soup and stir until thick. Serve in a hot tureen after pressing through a puree sieve.—Mrs.. S. T. Horer, in La dies' Home Journal. I'lK Sandwiches in KOIIN. Split a dozen figs, scrape out the soft portion, rejecting the skins; rub this to a paste. Butter either white or brown bread, then cut the slices from the loaf as t bin as possible; remove the crusts; spread over the paste; roll the bread carefully, press for a moment until there is no danger of the roll opening, then roll it in a piece of tissue paper, twisting the ends as you would an old-fashioned motto, or it irta* be tied with narrow baby ribbon of any color.—Mrs. S. T. Ro'rer, in Ladies' Home Journal. flotv to Cloutl a. (ilium. To cloud a glass for the sake of pro tection purposes, as in a bathroom, and yet to preserve the light, a man w ho works in glass says that it is done with a solution of Epsom salts and vinegar applied with a brush. This should give a frosted look that be comes durable if it is gone over at once with Dainar or white varnish. HOW TO GAIIt FLESH. Mm. S. T. Horer I»r«-»orll»eB the Prop** l>let anil Trrnlnirnt for Wouara Inclined lu TUluiifM. "First of all. the person inclined to thinness must learn to be quiet, even In aetive exercises," writes Mrs, S. T. lforer on 'The Hest Foods for Stout and Thin Women," in the Ladies' Home Journal. "The morning bath and rub iis absolutely necessary. For the morn ing meal she should take some light, easily digested food, as two soft-boiled eggs, a piece of milk toast, or piece of toasted whole wheat bread, preceding this a half hour with a cup of warm water. At luncheon a cream soup, piece of whole wheat bread, well toasti ed, any of the little made dishes like, chicken timbales, boudins, omelets; with at least two slices of wholewheat bread thickly buttered; two ounces of butter at this meal would not be too great a quantity if well masticated with the bread. Use, also, a baked po tato, or a couple of tablespoonfuls of boiled rice, and as a dessert, rice pud ding, cup custard, any of the light souffles, or Bavarian creain —in fact, anything but cake, pie or boiled pud dings. Avoid all of the acid fruits. "For the night meal have a clear soup, a red meat, either beef or mut ton. with a baked potato, or mashed potato browned in the oven, or a pota to croquette, or rice in any form, stewed macaroni, a green vegetable, and a salad composed of a green vegetable with French dressing. D« not have more than two vegetables at one meal, besides the salad. For des sert have a charlotte, a little ice cream eaten slowly, or any of those abo\e mentioned, or a wafer that has been thoroughly toasted, and any of the ripe cheeses. For luncheon, where cream soups cannot be used, a cup of cocoa or chocolate with creain is ex ceedingly valuable." DRESS FOR INVALID. Oenerlption of n <'renni ( linllle *JIIH» Kecently Made fur Mr*. Corne liuiß Ynnderbilt, Jr. Nothing is quite so comfortable a• challie after all, when you want some thing for a room dress. A very inter esting invalid of New York, no other in fact than Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. ,had sent home to her the other day a room dress of cream challie. It was to wear on the first day she could sit MRS. VANDERBILT'S ROOM ROBE. up with her baby in her arins. The skirt was made apparently without gathers around the waist, it being so nicely godeted that it had no unneces sary fullness. Small japonica pink fig ures dotted the skirt. The waist was of challie with a little frill around the hips, and a bit of a jtt | ponica pink satin. The waist was i trimmed with a t ueking of plain cream ! challie. j This little dress, which wasextreme ! ly comfortable for the room, was made on the surplice pattern, which insures a neat finish to the front of the waist. Cottntcc ('heeie Sandwiches. Cut slices of brown bread about hall an inch thick; do not remove the I crusts; rub half a pint of cottage I cheese to a smooh paste, then press it i through a fine sieve; add slowly, i at ! ing all the while, two tablespoonfuls ot | melted butter, half a teaspoonful of ' salt, and two tablespoonfuls of thick creftin. Spread each slice of bread j thickly with thl.- cream mixture. Put ! on top i very thin slice of white bread, I and on top of this another thin layer 1 of cheese. Cover with a slice of brown bread and trim into shape.—Mrs. S. T j Rorer, in Ladies* Home Journal. Pnttl Still In Guod Voice. ! Adelina Patti, the famous singer, ii j now 55 years of age. She has beet j twice married and once divorced, and j was recently made a widow by the j death of her second huband, Rig. Nieo | lini, the tenor. In spite of all this, she j preserves in a marvelous manner much of her pristine beauty of voice, and she has lately sung in London so ad mirnbly that the public and news paper enthusiasm knew no bounds. The Frmrh Don't llnke. In France no family makes its own bread, and better bread cannot be eat- I en than can be bought at the appropri | ate shops. No family does its own i washing. The family linen is all senl , to women who, making this their sole j profession, get it up with a care and j nicety which can seldom be equaled ir lany family. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER R, 1898. 11111®! ROAP IMPROVEMENT. It In Po»«lhle Even Where Clabiirula UiterutluiiN Are Knlirely Out of the Huestioii. Boad improvement is alw ays possible at small expense, even though elabo rate road building is out of the ques tion. There are three essentials of good highways, all of which may be secured easily and at little outlay, and which will insure vast improvement in the roads of country districts where the people are unwilling or feel unable to undertake extensive improvements. First, the road must be graded and drained so that water can neither stand upon the surface nor soak in under the foundation. Water is ruin; '" jfl' ''''' ROAD NEAR ELM IRA, N. Y. ous to a road in either of these loca tions, and if allowed to remain in them, will speedily work complete de struction. An expensive stone road that is inadequately drained will suffer just as surely and fatally from water on or in it as the most ordinary coun try road. Disintegration and com plete breaking up are only a matter of time, and a short time at that. The second essential is found in the rstablishment of a workable, method ical system of care and repair, by dis tricts, whose responsible heads will utilize time and labor to advantage and get the best possible results that can be obtained from the local conditions and facilities. This, of course, means the abolishment of working taxes, the substitution of money taxes, and the employment of a competent, intelli gent corps of workers. Finally, the roads can be compacted, smoothed and hardened by the use on vehicles of wide tires and axles of un equal length. Hepeated experiments and tests of the actual saving in power by these means have proved it to be very great; experience in localities where they have been tried have given most satisfactory results, and many foreign countries enforce their use. It Is in effect the use o: a constant stream of steam rollers passing along the highway, instead of a series of weights being rolled along on knife-like edges which cut apart and tear up as they go. These changes and improvements ran be made at small cost to any com munity, and will speedily demonstrate the value of good roads.—L. A. W. Bul letin. WHERE ROAD TAXES GO. A Condition of Affairs Which [Oilmi In Other Stutex an Well an In Old Kentucky. "It is a disgrace to the principle erf self-government," says the Louisville Courier-Journal, "that the law-abiding people of Kentucky not rise in their majesty and might and put an end to the present system of licensed robbery. What is really wanted is not toll-gate raids, but the hanging of a few over seers and contractors, and the impeach ment of a few county judges and local magistrates. "The farmers complain of hard times and high taxes. Yet they stand like logs of wood and see themselves pil laged right out of hand, saying neve* a word. In Jefferson county alone $30,- 000 annually are wrung from the peo ple upon the pretext of road making. It is safe to say that not one-third of this vast sum is ever devoted to the purpose intended, whilst two-thirds of it goes into the pockc-fs of the heart less bloodsuckers masquerading as road oversneers, and rascally contrac tors, with whom these are in partner ship. "As a rule the county judges either know nothing about it, or care nothing about it. Meanwhile, the poor farmer stands off with his fingers in his mouth, as dumb as a post and as helpless as a calf. Year after year this robbery goes on. What we need at Frankfort is a good roads commission invested with ample power to Investigate these frightful corruptions and to punish those chargeable either with collusion to loot the taxpayers, or with guilty neglect in the duty of protecting the public money." Give the Calf Mnontth. I know by actual experience, says a writer in Hoard's Dairyman, that a calf can be raised on skimmilk, if he has enough. We have one now, on this place, that, at fCur weeks, gets 25 pounds of skimmilk a day, and, be sides, all the bright hay it wants, which Is a good deal. And with this liberal feeding it is a beauty, and as for growth, as the hired man expresses it, "beats any calf I ever did see." The trouble with not only calves, but most young stock is that they do not get enough. A growing boy will eat more than a grown man, and the growing calf wants enough, or it will not be • growing caJf. He,,, n«t III* K«-»rh The count became passionate in his pleading. "Be mine!" he cried. I have titles and landed estates! I will give you a position in the society in which roy alty moves! Say that I may hope for you!" She sighed, blushed and shook her head. "Yon got into the market too late, count," she said in a business-like way. "It has already been cornered." The next day her engagement to a young man on the board of trade was announced. —Chicago l'ost. The IllfCKetit fllcyclc In the AVorld. A German has just completed a bicycle that has one wheel nine feet in diameter. Two people ride it —one on each side of the monster wheel. It runs as easily as a small er bicycle because of its scientific construc tion. The scientific formula of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the reason of its great virtues in making the weak strong, and in curing most of the every day ailments of men and women. If your health is poor, try a bottle. I.neked Orißluitlity. He—And am I really and truly the first in.is you ever kissed? She —Why, of course, you are. stupid. "Stupid! Why do you call me that ?" "because you are not original. At least a dozen men have asked me the very same question."—Chicago Evening News. Shnke Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, nervous, smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. Its the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen's root-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach ing feet. Try it I"-rtiiy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y. People who don't know what they want, are harder to please than those who do know and can't have it. —Ram's Horn. Wheat 4<> Cents n Bushel. How to grow wheat with big profit at 4fl cents and samples of Sal/.er's Red Cross (8(1 liushels per acre) Winter Wheat, Rye, Oats, ('lovers, etc., with Earrn Seed Catalogue for 4 cents postage. JOHN A. SALZER SEEL) CO., La Crosse. Wis. K The Maidservant "Professor, madam lias just returned from her journey." Pro fessor—"Remind me by and by to give her a kiss."—Tit-Bits. G. A. R. Encampment Sept. 5-10. $5.00 Queen & Crescent Route, Cincinnati, Chat tanooga and return. W. C. Rinearson. Gen'l Pass'r Agt., Cin'ti. O. A rich man's will is something like the shower. It settles the "dust." —L. A. W. bulletin. We think Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only medicine for Coughs. Jennie Pinckard, Springfield, 111., Oct. 1, 1894. A shower is distressing to wheelmen, but the man with a horse ought to welcome a driving rein.—L. A. W. Bulletin. Daglow—"What do you think of the weather'."" Shabbier—"Excuse me; I don't swear."— Roxbury Gazette. "I suppose your wife misses you n great deal?" uiguired a lady of u commercial trav eler. "Well, no. For a woman, she has a remarkably straight aim," was the reply.— Answers. "My friend," said Keedick to a tramp who had asked him for a dime, "why don t you go and wash yourself?" "I'm too patriotic for that, boss," replied Soiled Spooner. " Dirt is not t/atrioi ism." "No, but I'm afraid I'd get. hold of n piece of Castile Boap by mis take."—Town Topics. A would-be playwright brought to a well known actor-manager a play for him to read. The actor found it execrable, arid when the author demanded a verdict felt it a kindness to point out the mistake* he had made. Hut the tyro waxed wroth. "Do you know that play cost ine a year's hard labor?" he ex claimed. "My dear man, you are fortunate," retu'j,-.ed the imperturbable actor; "a more just nidge would have made it ten years."— Tit-Bits. "You shall be rich and famous." said the fortune teller. "Alas!" cried the sitter. "Then I am undone. For my dream was to devote my Life to art."—Philadelphia North American. Cruel Woman. Greymais— "My wife didn't say a word when I got home so late the other morning." Betterhaws—"That was kind." "As 1 was saying, she didn't say a word when I got home. She waited until I sot sleepy."—Cincinnati Enquirer. She—"l don't believe there was a hat in <jhurch to-day that I didn't see." He—"Ex cept the one that was passed for the collec tion."—lndianapolis Journal. Examiner —"What part of speech ts the word 'am?'" Smart Youth—"What, the 'am' what you eat, sir, or the 'am' what you is?"— Fun. Counsel—"You're a nice fellow, ain't you?'' Witness—"Yes, sir, and if I were not on my oath 1 would say the same about you." —Boston Herald. THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS is due not only to the originality and simplicity of the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SVKUP Co. only, and we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing the true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured bj the ™:.IFOKNIA FIG SVKUP Co. only, a knowledge of that fact vriU assist one in avoiding the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing of the CALI FOKNIA FIG SVKUP Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other laxatives, as it acts on the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. 1 n order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYPUP CO. SAN Fit AX CISCO. Cat. StOllflVlLLE. Kv. .NEW YOItK* N.T. ' SWEET REVENGE. A Torklnh Hath A**ld«»n« <;«•!» Eren with the Jodxr Who Srot tl I>■> I'p. The judge had never taken a Turkish bath, but lie was not feeling his best that morn ing, and it suddenly occurred to him to test its vivifying effects, so enthusiastically des canted upon by his young friends. It seemed to the judge that the rubber was terribly rough, but fearing to expose his in experience and subject himself to ridicule by objecting to tne regular treatment, he pa tiently endured being punched, pummeled, slapped, spanked, whacked and poked, un til he could not stand the terrible torture a moment longer. "Is—it— quite necessary—to—make—me —bla-aek—and—blue—all—ov-ver?" panted the judge, as irregularly as the rubber dug his tists in more or less vigorously. "Never you mind; I'm fixin you, re sponded the rubber, redoubling his as saults, and grinning diabolically— at Jeast so it seemed to the judge. "Who (slap, groan) are (thud, groan) you?" gasped the nidge, a horrible suspicion dawning in his mind. "Your (whack, groan) face (thump, groan) does (whack, groan) look (slap, groan) fa—(thud, groan)—mil iar" (swish, groan). "Oh! you remember me, do yougrowled the rubber, sarcastically. "Well, dash yer old hide, mebbe you'd like to send me up for six months again for prize fightin'!"-- Harper's Magazine. A Musical Critic. "That's a mighty good band," said Tommy Tucker, who was up in a tree listening to the afternoon concert at the park. "How many musieianers is they?" asked Benny, who was lying down in the grass. "They's 20," ansewered Tommy, "an* they's a feller that stands up in front of'em, beatin* a stick up an' down and trvin' to bother 'cm, but they don't pay no attention to him."—Chicago Tribune. I'oor Girl. She—Oh, please don't tease me to sine. I'm HO hoarse to-nigfct that I can hardly make a sound. . , _ ~ , , . lie—Yes, I know. That s why I think tm« would be a good time to have it over with. —Chicago Evening News. £ Columbus discovered America but A y I have discovered BATTLE AX I y 2 There is a satisfied glad I've got it —expression on Z Sl the faces of all who discover the rich quality of 2C MSB* ® It is an admirable chew fit for an Admiral. 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Excessive monthly pain itself will unsettle the nerves and make women old before their time. The foundation of woman's health is a perfectly normal and regular per formance of nature's function. The statement we print fror'. Miss GER TRUDE SIKES, of Elclred, I is echoed in every city, town and hamlet in this country. Read what she says: " DEAR MRS. PI.NKIFAM:—I feel like a new person since following your ad vice, and think it is my duty to let the public know the good your remedies have done me. My troubles were pain ful menstruation and leucorrhcea. I was nervous and had spells of being confused. Before using your remedies I never had any faith in patent medi cines. I now wish to say that I never had anything do me so much good for painful menstruation as Lydia E. I'ink ham's Vegetable Compound; also would 6av that your Sanative Wash has cured me of leucorrhcea. I hope these few words may help suffering women." The present Mrs. Pinkham's experi ence in treating female ills is unparal leled, for years she worked side by side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pink ham, and for sometime past has had sole charge of the correspondence department cf her great business, treating by letter as many as a hundred thousand ailing women during a single year. All suffering women are invited to write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., for advice about their health. 7
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