A LITINO WITNESS. Mrs. Hoffman Describes How Sha Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for Advice, and Is Now Well. DEAR MRS. PINKHAM: —Before using your Vegetable Compound I was a great sufferer. I have been sick for months, was troubled with severe pain in both sides of abdomen, sore feeling in lower part of bow els. a l so suffered o with dizziness, c ° s^ e ®p* I replied tell ing me just what to do. I followed your direc tions, and cannot praise your medicine enough for what it has done for me. Many thanks to you for your advice. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound has cured me, and I will recom mend it to my friends. —Mrs. FLORENCE E. HOFFMAN, 512 Roland St., Canton, O. The condition described by Mrs. Hoff man will appeal to many women, yet lots of sick women struggle on with their daily tasks disregarding the ■urgent warnings until overtaken by actual collapse. 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. Tinkham, and for sometimes past has had sole charge of the correspondence department of her great business, treating by letter as many as a hundred thousand ailing women during a single year. One of Many. Mrs. Weeks—What business is your hus band engaged in? Mrs. M eeks—He operates in stocks. "Is he a "bull' or a 'bear?' " "Both. He's a bull at the stack exchange and a bear at home."—Chicago Evening News. Urnarr of Ointment* for Cnturrli That Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely tierange the whole sys tem when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is often ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them, llall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., contains no mercury, and is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen uine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by !•'. J. Cheney & Co. Testi monials free. Sold by Druggists, price 7oe per bottle. Ha'l's Family Pills are the best. View of » Laymnn. > Bill—What do you reckon that doctor t'umps me all over de chest fer? .lake—Try in* to sc-e how much dough you had in your inside pocket, of course.—Cin cinnati Enquirer. Give the Children n Drink aalled Grain-O. It is a delicious, appetizing, ■ourishing food drink to take the place of coffee. Sold by 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 ias much as coffee. 15 or ><\ Truly Loved. Mrs. Adsley—-My husband is very good to me. He always accompanies me to church on Sundays. Mrs. Darling—That's nothing. M.v hus band looks under the bed at my request every night.—Chicago Evening News. f||| Not worth faying attention jgjk to, you say. Perhaps you HT Jfe? have had it for weeks. TSL W It's annoying because you j| & have a constant desire to a RR cough. It annoys you also ■ M because you remember that Ma fgft. weak lungs is a family failing. an Bp At first it is a slight cough, fflj ' At last it is a hemorrhage. %|J At first it is easy to cure. At last, extremely difficult. quickly conquers your little hacking cough. There is no doubt about the cure now. Doubt comes from neglect. « git For over half a century j&w Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has Rfi been curing colds and coughs »« and preventingconsumption. f§ 9 It cures Consumption also K I if taken in time. « Keep one or DP. flgers ctserrg 0 W Pectoral Plasters over goer dk longs It gen cougij. M 9 Shall we send you a f&k ir book on tnls subject, free? w 9k Our Medical Department* FM If you havo any complaint what- EK ever unii desire the best medical lag* W advice you can jiossihly obtain, write W the doctor freely You will receive Jm A a promnt reply, without cost. J/M Audrey, DK. J. C. AYER. n Lowell, Maes. HL THE WOMEN OF CHINA. Their Mnnnrrn nriil CmtdiiiN Differ \\ iilvl> from ThoNe In Yot&ue iu Our Country. At the present moment, when it may be said, without fear of contradiction, that in the whole of the civilized world there is 110 woman who is attracting more universal attention and interest than the dowager empress of China (in favor of whom the emperor has re signed, and who is described as being "a woman in her sixty-fourth year, v ho has not yet lost her love of pow er"), a few notes about the manners and customs of Chinese women may be of general interest. Somehow it is difficult for us to credit any Chinese woman with the "love of power," when, for years we have been accustomed to think of the female pop ulation of the celestial empire as be ing remarkable only for their tiny feet, deformed from infancy by tight ban dages for the simple reason that in aft er life the women may be easily de tained ns prisoners. Itut, although the chief part of a Chinese lady's costume may in our eyes be her shoes, embroid ered chiefly by her own hand arid of such small dimensions that they would only fit the infants of other nations, there will remain a great deal of inter est in Ihc other articles of her ward robe, which consists of beautifully em broidered silk robes and satin tunics, lined in winter with the softest fur. Even the peasnnt women wear orna mental garments, especially the bet ter-class ones, who affect bright-col ored tunics, such as bright blue ones worn over bright red trousers, or light blue over pink trousers. Perhaps at the theatrical perform ances, which play so prominent a part In China in connection with all re ligious rites, are to be seen the most gorgeous costumes. The ( hinese ladies spare no pains in arraying themselves at such times, and arrive in their best silks and satins, ornamented with many pearls and much jewelry, often going as far as wearing two sets of ear-rings at one time. Their hair is wonderfully dressed and heavily gummed, and dec orated with all manner of gaudy arti ficial flowers; while their cheeks and lips are profusely colored with rouge. The average height of a Chinese woman is about four feet six inches, but in their trousers and tunics, which are the most common articles of female dress, the*' look even shorter. As a nation, they are extremely supersti tious, particularly the lower classes; and men and women alike are much given to gambling. It is no uncommon thing to sec a woman burning joss sticks and ofteK'.iij!' up petitions and prayers for good luck to attend her gambling speculations to Pu Ti, the God of Earth, who is believed by the lower classes to favor all gambling. Before a Chinese woman is married, ■he sends with great pomp and state to her future home h«r entire trousseau, which is packed in large boxes, the keys of which she brings with her when Bhe comes, and on no account is the bridegroom ever supposed to be al lowed to see what is contained in these precious trunks until after the wed ding is over, when they are shown to him with much pride and ceremony. In a number of ways the Chinese dif fer totally in custom from Europeans. For instance, it is considered the great est mark of distinction to remove one's hat in company; and the greatest com pliment it is possible to pay a Chinese man or woman is to tell them they look cider than they are. Again, no CI inanian or woman would, on any ac count, ever dream of eating off a white cloth, looking upon it with great horror and superstitious distaste, much in the tame way as we would regard a wind ing shee. Another peculiarity of the lower class of women is their slavish fear and regard for their mothers-in-law, who take advantage of their position of being dependent on their daughters-in law, to whom they often behave most cruelly, and whom the law places with in their power. To their children the Chinese are devoted, and to all strangers, if kindly treated by them, exceedingly faithful and polite.—St. Paul's. Ilncon or Ham KuHlicm. This is an exceedingly economical, but, nevertheless, most appeti/.lngdish Bemnants of cold boiled potatoes, cauli flower and cabbage should be cut up to get her, and fried brown in the fat in which the bacon or ham has been cooked. Season the mixture, milte a layer of it at the bottom of a warm clitii and arrange warm fried r*u»tvcr» »112 j bacon upon it. I CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1899 CHILD'S SCHOOL APRON. \t-w lleiiarlurf in the Cnrmenl Tim I'riitPt'lN the 1.11(1** Mulil'i Itprlly I>reH»e». Children's furnishing stores are show ing- designs in little girls' lawn apron* this year that are quite out of the or dinary. More material is employed in their construction than in those of former years, and less lace trimming is visible. Four yards of lawn are required for an apron for a child of seven of eight years. Tucking for the yoke can be THE NEW EMPIRE APRON. made at home or purchased for a small amount; in either case a half yard cf goods is sufficient for the front and back. The back and side widths of the apron are slightly gored to give it more shape, but the front breadth is made very full so that when gathered upon the yoke it falls in folds not unlike those noticed in empire effects. Straps are made of the apron materi- : al finished upon the shoulders with small bows of ribbon. The sash is also of lawn trimmed only with two or three rows of tucks above the hem. The skirt of the apron has also groups of tuck* around the foot. DAINTY MOUCHOIRS, The Kliinil-Rniliri>l(kreil Handker chlt'f of SlieereHt I.inen In the Fad of the Hour. It is now quite the fad to make one's own handkerchiefs. The sheerest linen is purchased for the mouchoir, and so carefully is the work done, that it re quires weeks to complete a single one, especially if it be much trimmed. For shopping and ordinary use the handkerchief is usually quite plain. The edges are turned over and hemstitched, care being taken never to catch moie PRETTY HANDKERCHIEF DESIC;.\S. than five threads at a draw. The hem is then striped with colored linen or silk thread. Sometimes it is worked with the cross-stitch finished by a fancy stitching in the square, and a mono grain. Evening kerchiefs are hemmed and edged with the rarest Valenciennes tnd point lace. If desired the initial is em broidered in the corner. Ilow to \Vn»li China Silk. Silk should be washed as rapidly a* possible. Examine the articles to be washed, and if there are any parts es pecially soiled clean with a little ben zine or gasoline applied with a flannel cloth. Then prepare a soapsuds of lukewarm water and plunge the gar ments in it, sousing tliem up and down and rubbing them thoroughly in this sud. Kinse them into water a little* cooler, and then into a third water still a little cooler, and so on until the final rinsing water is perfectly cold. Do not blue them. Wring them out as dry as possible with a machine. Lay them in sheets and heavy cloths, and roll them as hard as you can in firm rolls. I'nt them away for an hour, and at the end of that time iron them 011 the wrong side.—X. Y. Ledger Monthly. Moll oprrtl inert (ilovPK. The motiogramed glove is the very latest thing and, of course, it is worn only by the extremists of fashion. To make the monogramed gloves you get a pair of plain kid gloves with as little stitching upon the back as possible. ISlack and white are the best colors. Now mark upon the back of the gloves your monogram, or get it stamped there. With silk the color of your walking suit you now embroider the monogram. After it is completed iT is about as large as a silver quarter. You will find that it is very becoming to the hand and the custom of wearing the cm j broidered glove will grow upon you un-> I tii you will want 110 other. aWggpas. TRANSPLANTING TREES. Description of n Rack ami llout peeliilly I)exi|[ne Inic of I'ear* of All Klnila and Applen It flaw Proved Unite Effective. At Green's fruit farm we have found by the present year's experience tha', pears are greatly benefited by spraying with Bordeaux mixture. The spray should be applied three times. The first time at once after the trees have blossomed and the next time a few weeks thereafter. The Seekel pear is particularly inclined to be imperfect unless sprayed, but w here sprayed the Seekel was smooth and beautiful. The blemishes on other varieties of pears can be largely removed by spraying and the quality of the fruit is greatly increased. In apple orchards buyers do not care togo far to see orcnards that have not been sprayed, knowing that the fruit of such orchards cannot be first-class. One spraying is not enough for apple orchards, since frequent showers are liable to occur at the sea son of the year when spraying is done, which is at the close of blossoming. We have also sprayed our peach trees with partial success, but the spraying not entirely preventing the peach leaf curl. There is no question whatever that the orchandist must have a spraying equip ment in order to market the finest speci mens of fruits —Green's Fruit Grower. ORCHARD AND GARDEN. Long stable manure makes a good n.uleh for the strawberry bed. but the objection is that it contains too many weed seeds. It is claimed that a liberal dressing of salt under quince trees as far out as the roots extend will help to induce bearing. Moss-covered trees will be benefited by a whitewashing of lime and wood ashes in equal parts, wet up to a proper con sistency with water. The greatest enemy of house plants is dust. Much of this may be avoided by covering before commencing to sweep. Wash the leaves occasionally. If proper work in pruning is done at the time of planting the tree and for the next four or five years little time or labor will be needed afterwards. In raising trees or plants from cut tings the important point is to have the callus formed as soon as posfibte, so that the emission of roots will be a little ahead of the uufalding ®f the leaves.-—St. Louis Kepublic. American HoiiUm Are Improvider, j America is a country of poor roads, and those working for highway reform are laboring in a wise and just cause, but it is worth noting what great prog ress has already been made. About "teu years ago it was emphatically asserted it England that the bicycle cou!o acres at 20 bushels to the acre, if youj figure it up you will find it is quite possible, for Manitoba alone to supply us with all the wheat we require from abroad. It is only a question of money, and, comparatively speaking, not money either. The cost of one first-class battleship (about £ 750,000) would put 5,000 families onto farms in the North, West, allowing £ 150 to each to find them in implements, seeds, horses, &c. Would keep them until their first crop was harvested. Five thousand farmers, averaging 100 ac«e9 of wheat each at 20 bushels to the acre, means an extra 10,000.000 bushels, for if that scheme is not liked Britain would put a duty on foreign wheat. In addition to the wheat lands of Manitoba there are the millions of acres in Assiniboia, Alberta and Sas katchewan. It is an evidence of greatness to listen to the advice and experience of others. A fool is always bull-headed.—Atchison Globe. J drag along always tired. | } fl never hungry, breathless Tjv j { -\*r. •J- ' 1 \ P hear» after slight exercis# 0 112 op sta.iTS is exhausting. (y I 1 » Sometimes a shoTt. dry-cough .fj?A \ j 1 leadi to the fear that they \\ ! n are"going into consumption" —y J f \ They are anaemic, doc- / » tors tell them, vihich means / Jr g® \ blood Are you like that' Have you too little blood? j B More anjemic people have been made strong. hungTy. w & energetic men and women by the use of DT. Williams* V / PinK Pills for Pale People than by any otheT means They ft / are the best tonic tn the world- lr \ Miss I.ulu Stevens, of Gasport, Niagara Co., N. Y.,had been a very 1 1 Kealthy girl until about a year ago, when she grew weak and pale. She U U lost her appetite, was as tired in the morning as 011 retiring, and lost flesh § 1 until she became so emaciated that her friends hardly knew her. 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