An Excellent Combination.
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
Syrup of Flos, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining' the liquid laxa
tive principles of plants known to be
medicinally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing 1 to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening laxa
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling ona
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid imitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
BAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KY. NEW YORK. N. Y.
For sale by all liruggistß.—Price 50c. per bottle.
A MISSING WORD.
Bat the Worthy Preacher lilt I'poa
Une That Was Just u»
FUll n«r.
A North Carolina preacher, in one of our
western counties, whose memory some
times fails him at the critical point, waa
recently preaching a sermon before a Sun
day school convention. His subject was
"The Resurrection." The thought toward
which he was driving with all physical
earnestness was that the doctrine of the
resurrection was the very essence of the
Gospel. The word "essence" he had care
fully calculated to use in a
epitome of his whole thought. Rising on
tiptoe he shouted: "In a nutshell, my
brethren, the doctrine of the resurrection
u» the very—is the very—"
Alas! his chosen word "essence" was
fone. He paused a second and then strode
orward, and shouted in thunder tones:
"The doctrine of the resurrection is the
very—is the very—" The recalcitrant waa
•gain nowhere in sight. Pausing once more,
end mustering his physical weapons for a
final desperate endeavor he lowered his
voice, but with intense earnestness, as if
ungTy with poor absent "essence," he
again let drive: "Brethren, the thought I
have tried to impress upon you is that the
doctrine of the resurrection is the very —
is the very—is the very soup of the Gospel!"
—Hamilton Review.
A IJRA Y E COLON EL "
Recommends Pe-ru-na as a Fam
ily Medicine.
A Scientific Spring Medicine.
Colonel Arthur L. Hamilton, of the
Seventh Ohio Volunteers, 259 Goodale
street,Columbus,Ohio, writes: "Besides
havirg the merits of Pe-ru-na so fulljr
Colonel Hamilton, of Columbus, O.
demonstrated in mv family, I have a
number of friends who have taken it for
catarrh and stomach trouble, and all
unite in praising it. As a remedy for
catarrh I can fully recommend it." Mrs.
Hamilton, wife of the gallant Colonel, is
an ardent friend of Pe-ru-na also. In a
letter on the subject she writes: "I have
been taking Pe-ru-na for some time, and
I arn enjoying better health now than 1
have for years. I attribute the change
in my health to Pe-ru-na, and recom
mend this excellent catarrh remedy to
every woman, believing it to be espe
cially beneficial to them."
The spring-time is the most favorable
time of the year to treat catarrh. There
in so much less liability to take fresh
tcold that the treat
ment is unimped
ed. All old cases
of chronic catarrh
should begin im
mediately a course
of Pe-ru-na as di
man's books on
this disease. There
are so many differ
ent phases and
s t a g e s of catarrh
that one hardly
Mrs. Col. Hamilton. k n 0 w s when h " e
has it. A great many people think they
•re suffering from something else and
have tried many medicines in vain,
when if they could realize that it is
catarrh and take Pe-ru-na for it they
would improve promptly and soon re
cover entirely. There are no substi
tutes. Let no one persuade you there
•re other catarrh remedies just as good.
"Winter Catarrh" is a book written
by Dr. Ilartman, Columbu*, Ohio. Sent
tree to any address.
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS.
fc Reform Thul Should Be Agitated
iu Every fountj in Every
Stale of the tuion
Here is a subject for the farmers to
agitate in their clubs and institutes
during the winter. There is no <;lass
that has so deep an interest in good
roads as the farmers, says Farmers'
Tribune. Over the common roads he
j has to haul his produce to the nearest
j market, and he and his family have to
attend church and flu their trading and
seek their amusements in the towns
and citiest, This is very pleasant when
j the roads are dry and smooth. But
| when wet weather sets in and the com
| mun roads become beds of mire, or
when they freeze up and become like
I stones dumped edgeways, pleasure rid
ing is out of the question. .Vow, the
! query is. how can we secure better
roads? First, we must secure perfect
! drainage. This, is obtained by the use
| cf the improved road grader that rounds
j up the center of the road and fills all
holes and a smooth surface.
This grader should not be left on the
roadside to rust till the convenience of
the roadmaster can find leisure to use
It. Immediately after a rain, as soon
as the mud will crumble, the road
| grader should be out and kept at work
j till the roads are in good order. Now
! this constant work on the roads can
! be very much relieved by covering the
I surface of the road with broken stone
(macadam) or gravel. Gravel is the
j best for the following reasons: It is
| more abundant and combines with the
| roadbed and for this reason is better
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A NEW ENGLAND PICTURE.
| (Road Over the Berkshire Hills in Western
Massachusetts.)
j for filling holes. Gravel deposits are
I more general than supposed, and the
' farmers can use their teams during the
idle spells in handling it on the roads.
Now. this is a radical change in our
present road system. The changing of
I one roadmaster that has put iu his
! year for another as green as when he
J was elected is not good for our road im
| provements. There should be a county
i supervisor, and a good, practical engi
| neer, whose duty should be to prepare
J every road in the country and instruct
the local roadmaster as to the best
points to improve. In short, we want a
radical change in our road laws. This
the farmers can secure if united. The
railroads in the state have been liber
ally supported by the farmersi and
should give liberal aid to improve our
common roads. Naw, there is no better
test of the progressive character of a
community than the state of the public
roads. Here is a point in which all can
unite irrespective of political ties. Agi
tate this reform in every county in the
state and thus secure good roads.
CurriintM on (lie Farm.
There is no kind of small fruit that
is so sure a crop if kept from the worm
as the currant. It also generally sella
at a good price, with the advantage to
the grower that the currants will re
main on the bushes two or three weeks,
not only without injury, but each day
growing better after they are colored.
This may not altftjrether prevent a
j glut in the market, but it at least gives
J the currant grower more time in which
to market his fruit. The only draw
back to currant growing is the currant
worm, but this is so easily killed by
timely applications of hellebore pow
der that it is really an advantage to the
grower who uses it in time, as it de
stroys the currants of so many others
who would otherwise be his competi
tors. There is nothing usually to be
Biade in what everybody can produce
very easily.
Keeping; Apple* in Pit*.
It is rather surprising that more,
farmers do not winter their apples un
derground in pits, stuch as. they use for
storing potatoes aed roots. These pits
are much better tlian keeping the
fruit in cellars under the house where
temperature, often changes very rap
idly and is usually most of the time too
warm. But the pit for fruit should
not be just the same «is for potatoes or
roots. These grow ing underground are
not injured by contact with soil even
in winter. Any kind of fruit would
t>e spoiled by such contact. It should
be inclosed in paper or straw or in a
box, so that there will be no chance for
soil to touch it. Nor should the fruit
be placed w here water leading through
the soil can readily reach it. as that will
spoil it as would the soil itself.
An Old Sni In* Rxplnlned.
"The stone which the builders re
jected, the same m#v become the head
of the corner"—if properly crushed
and rolled.
And They Sjienk Well, Too.
Roads smooth and hard and high and good
j Speak volumes for a neighborhood.
| —A. W. Bulletin.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1899.
FOR SEEDING MELONS.
\ simple Homemade I>e\l«*e Tlmt
DOCK lie Iter Work Tim 11 <llll lie
Hone by Hand.
For the part two years. I have used a
homemade melon seeder that does
away with the backache, and does bet
ter and faster work than can be done
by hand. The implement is shown in
the sketch. It has two wheels about
seven inches in diameter, connected
with a reach on either wide, so that one
wheel follows in the track oft he other.
Between the wheels is an upright tin
tube about three feet long. The top
of this tube is rfx or eight inches in
diameter, and the bottom tapers to one
a.nd one-fourth inches. At its lower
end the tube opens, into a plow-shaped
hollow shoe, which isailjustable to any
desired depth. Two little sheet iron
¥
MELON SEEDER.
wings follow the tube to cover the seed.
At, opposite points in one side of the
front wheel are two pins. At every half
revolution of the wheel one of these
pins strikes the end of a spring and
presses it forward, and then releases
it. The spring makes a snapping noise
to show when a seed must be dropped.
As the seeder i« pushed slowly aloijg,
a boy stands erect and drops the seed
into the large end of the tube. There
is a steady, distinct "tick, tick, tick,"
that tells how fast to drop the seed.
It takes two to run the seeder, but it
both drops and covers. Any small boy
can do the dropping; and it matters
not if the wind blows; the seed goea
into exactly the right place. With a
seven-inch wheel and two pins insert
ed, the seeds are dropped about tl
inches apart. With three pins the dis
tance would be a fraction over seven
inches. The two wheels may be of dif
ferent size, and both of them be pro
vided with places for one, two or three
pins, and. then a variety of distances
may be at the user's disposal. In mak
ing mine. 1 had an old seeder to begin
with, so I had only the tube to make
and the pins to fix on the wheels with
the spring snapper. I have used this
seeder for lima beans and some other
large seedls which the garden seeder
would not drop.- —C. L. Hill, in Farm
and llome.
MIXING INSECTICIDES.
A Cheap Substitute for I'nrU iareen
Recommended l»y tlie Oliio
■Experiment Station.
Objections to Paris Green.—Paris
green is a good insecticide, but ia
somewhat troublesome to use in liquid
form as it does not dissolve readily,
and needs constant agitation to keep
it from settling. If allowed to settle
at all the distribution is not uniform,
and injury is likely to result to the
foliage of some plants', while the in
sects on other plants escape. More
over, it is unduly expensive, whether
used dry or in the form of a spray.
White arsenic, in a soluble form, costs
about one-third as much as Pari»green
and gives no trouble in the way of set
tling.
How to Prepare the Arsenite ol
Soda. —Dissolve two pounds of com
mercial white arsenic and four pounds
of carbonate of soda (washing soda)
in two gallons of water and use one
and one-half pints to a barrel of Bor
deaux mixture (50 gallons'). The easi
est way to make the solution is to put
both the white arsenic and carbonate
of soda in a gallon of boiling water
and keep boiling about 15 minutes, or
until a clear liquid is formed, and
then dilute to two gallons.
How Much to Use.—One and one
half pints of this solution to each bar
rel of Bordeaux mixture is sufficient
to use when spraying for potato blight
and potato bugs, for apple scab and
apple worms, or fftr any other purpose
where a combination mixture for fungi
and insects i& required.
Merits of the Combination Mixture.
—This combination hasibeen fully test
ed at the Ohio experiment station and
found to be quite as effective as the
Paris green and Bordeaux mixture
combination, and for the reasons'given
above is much to be preferred. This
arsenic and soda solution, or arsenite
of soda, is more safely used in combi
nation with Bordeaux mixture than
alone, as when in combination it will
not injure the foiliage, but alone it ia
liable to burn the leaves. The same
objection holds good, however, with
reference to Paris green and London
purple. It is better, however, in al
most every ease, to use the combina
tion. mixture as fungi are nearly al
ways- present and unlet® they are kept
in check there is but little use for fight
ing insects.—Bulletin Uhio Experiment
Station.
Itunner* of Siranheprlm.
Whether early or late runners on
strawberry plants urs to be used for
the succeeding crop is a question
worthy of consideration. E. A. Jtiehl
says that the early runners should be
allowed to grow, anO then there will
be few if any late one® to cut off. Some
varieties of sTrawherries have the habit
of bearing the next year's crop only
on the early runners, asd if these early
tinners are not allowed to grow there
will in eucli cases be a total failure of
the second year. There are other va
rieties tiiat will bear fruit no mutter
hew late runners are uacd.
MISSING VACANCIES.
Tk»r» Won ■ no* of Them and They
Were Held by the Agent
for ( hnriri.
A short time since quite a discussion arose
among the officials of one of our prominent
southern railroads as to the reason of the
many vexatious delays and troubles in the
transmission of local freight. It was claimed
by some of the parties interested that it was
caused almost entirely by the stupidity or
inefficiency of the local agents, and as there
was some difference of opinion on this point,
it was decided that the matter should be
tested.
To this end a tracer was prepared indue
and formal shape, calling for the where
abouts of "One Box of Post-holes," which it
alleged was missing from a prior shipment.
This was sent out in the regular order of
business, with nothing except its "internal
nothingness" to draw attention to its un
usual character, and passed agent after
agent without eliciting comment or informa
tion save the stereotyped indorsement:
"Not here."
Some 15 or 18 local agents were actuallv
passed in this way, until the tracer fell
into the hands of a bright young fellow
who was accustomed to looking into the
business passing through his hands, and
who speedily came to the conclusion that
the tracer had gone far enough. At any
rate the document went speedily back to
the general office with the following in
j dorsement: "Box of Post-holes, as per in
closed, held at this station for local charges
to amount of $2.50. Will be forwarded on
receipt of same." Under this indorsement
was written: "X. B. —The price of beer at
this station is $2.50 per keg." It is said that
the charges went forward.—Harper's Mag
azine.
Days of the Horse Cambered.
The greatest electrician in the world de
clares that the days of the horse are num
bered, and that in a short time electricity
will completely supplant man's most useful
animal. In 20 years, he asserts, the horse
will be a curiosity. Diseases of thestomath,
liver, kidneys and blood would also be a
curiosity if all sufferers would take Hostet
ter's Stomach Bitters. There would then be
practically no dyspepsia, nervousness, sleep
lessness, indigestion, constipation, malarial
fever or ague.
A Scentiems Flower.
She loves Chris, yet her love for him ia
dumb;
She can't afford to marry a-d repent.
She says he should be called Chris-anthe
mum;
He's splendid—but he hasn't got a 'cent.
—Brooklyn Life.
Hevrare of Ointment* for Catarrh
Tli tit Contain Heronry,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange 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 ia
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Hall'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 F. J. Cheney &. Co. Testi
monials free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Ha'i's Family Pills are the best.
HnalneM.
Highwayman—Your money or your life.
Lawyer—Here's all I have.
"All right. Now get out!"
(Taking him by the buttonhole) —"Wait
a minute, friend. Don't you want to en
gage counsel to defend you in case you
should be arrested for this affair?" —Boston
Journal,
Give the Children a Drink
jailed 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-0 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 iaa
much as coffee. 15 and 25c.
Peril* of the Arctic.
The Sweet Young Thing—l love to read
of those dear, daring explorers in the Arctic,
but I should think scaling icebergs all the
time would become monotonous.
The Savage Bachelor —Part of the time
they were scaling fish- —Indianapolis Jour
nal.
You Can Get Allen's toot-Ease I K EE.
Write to-daii to Allen S. Olmsted, Lo Koy,
N. Y., for a FREE sample of Allen's Foot-
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes. It
cures chilblains, sweating, damp, swollen,
aching feet. It makes tight shoes easy.
Cures Corns, Bunions and Ingrowing Nails.
Alldruggistsand shoe stores sell it. 'i"> cents.
Some men are so mean their best friends
don't like them very well.—Atchison Globe.
Conichlns Leads to Consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once. Goto your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 50
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous.
There is money in many sports, but base
ball has diamonds in it. —L. A. W. Bulletin.
Ever thus—heirs to aches and pains. St.
Jacobs Oil's the doctor.
It is usually easy to rob a busy man.—
Atchison Globe.
Many a young man who is called fast by
his friends is considered slow by his tailor.—
Daily News.
The landlord thinks of the rent in his
pocket, but forgets the hole in the roof.—
Chicago Daily News.
A Future Possibility.—ln a recent dam
age case the defendant, a railroad corpora
tion, asks a new trial because the fair plain
tiff flirted with the jury. If this sort of
thing keeps on there will have to be 12
blind men in the jury box. —Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Mr. Dukane—"Stryker is a heavy-weight
pugilist." Mr. Gaswell—"What do you
mean by that?" Mr. Dukane —"He uses
words of live syllables in the preliminary
debate."—Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Short and Simple.—"l don't want no rub
bish—no fine sentiment—if you please," said
the widow, who was asked what kind of an
epitaph she desired for her latest husband's
tombstone. "Let it be short and simple—
something like this: 'William Johnson,
aged 75 years. The good die young.' "
Ohio State Journal.
Politics.—"You are quoted here—" said
the reporter. "But that was yesterday," in
terrupted the politician. "Then I may say
in mv paper that you deny and repudiate— '
"Ah!" again interrupted the politician;
"but that will be to-morrow."—Philadel
phia North American.
Questioning a lad of 12 years about his
studies and school life, the other day, a
friend said: "No corporeal punishment
there, I suppose. Jack?" "No 'inn," re
plied the boy. "Moral suasion. They just
jaw us."—N. Y. Herald.
Customer —"Look here! The first time 1
vised this cheap umbrella I bought of you
the black dye soaked out and dripped all
over me." Ilealer- "Mein friendt, ciat vo;
von new batent detective umprel. You set
it ish von zelf-ded'ector. If anyone ilakt
hitns you can dell him py his clodinga."—
Ohio State .ToucnaL
Public opinion is
never far wrong
You can cheat it for a time, but only for
a time. The average life of a patent
medicine is less than two years. They
are pretty well advertised, some of them,
but it isn't what is said of them, but
what they are able to do which carries
them through the years.
AYERS
Sarsaparilla
(which made Sarsaparilla famous)
has never recommended itself to do what it
knew of itself it could not do. It has never
been known as a cure-all in order to catch
all. For half a century it has been the
one true, safe blood purifier, made in the
best way out of the best ingredients.
Thousands of families are using it where
their fathers and grandfathers used it
before, and its record is equaled by no
other medicine.
Is the best any too
good for you?
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