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<l for Thin
Operation.
It is very often desirable to trans
plant trees which have already at
tained a considerable size, but it ia
not safe to do this either in the fall or
spring, for before the ro<jts establish
themselves to the new conditions of
things the tops become lifeless. Asa
consequence very few large trees are
transplanted. If the tree could be re
moved from one place to another with
out disturbing many of its roots, by
pruning the tops, the operation would
be attended with less difficulty.
A very successful way is suggested
by the illustration portrayed herewith.
This operation is performed in winter
while the ground is frozen. Considtr-
RACK AND BOAT FOR TREE MOVING.
I able of the earth is removed from
around the outside before frost, care
j being taken not to disturb the roots
! any more than absolutely necessary.
The amount of earth left will depend
' upon the size of the trees. This is to
remain until the ball of earth is frozen
| hard enough to stand moving. Then
! the apparatus is applied as suggested,
and the tree well protected after it
reaches its new home. The latter place
of reception is of course to be prepared
before the ground freezes. The tree is
launched in the same manner as it was
loaded. The size of the arms of the
standards must be governed by the
weight they must sustain. Of course
for very large trees guy ropes will
have to be used. With smaller ones,
little difficulty will be experienced in
getting the roots with their ball of
earth onto the stone boat.—l-'arm and
Fireside.
BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
In the Spra> 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!<J never
become popular here because the roads
were so poor. To-day America is the
greatest cycling country in the world,
ar.d there has been more advance in
read improvement during the last
decade than in any previous 20 years.—
Baltimore New#.
MANITOBA'S CAPACITY.
Can llalne Enough Wheat to Supply
llrltaln All She Requires
front Abroad.
Toronto, Nov. 10th. —The World com
ments on the report of the United Em
pire trade league on the capacity of
Canada as a granary for Britain. The
report refers to Manitoba as follows:
Manitoba has an area of 47 millions
acres. Deducting ten million for lakes,
rivers, townsites, and wasrKJ d.A;7.-
000,000 acres are left for farmrulti
vation or homes for 116,000 families on
320 acres each and as up to now there
are only 27,000' farmers there altogeth
er, that leaves room in one province for
89,008 more, wheat growers. Suppos
ing, then, we got them there and each
one of them out of his 320 acres grows
on an average H>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® \
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B More anjemic people have been made strong. hungTy. w
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\ Miss I.ulu Stevens, of Gasport, Niagara Co., N. Y.,had been a very 1
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U lost her appetite, was as tired in the morning as 011 retiring, and lost flesh §
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Sour Stomach
••After I wm Induced to try CABCA-
R KTS, I will never be without them In the house.
Mvtfver was In a very bad shape, and my head
ached and I had stomach trouble. Now. 6ince tak
ing Cascarets. I feel tine. My wife has also used
thern with beneficial results for sour stomach."
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Wheat Wheat
■fif "Nothing but wheat!
What you n>l K ht call a
k J TZJrTtS N sea of wheat" was what
I a lecturer said whll«
speaki uk of WKSTKRN
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