Great Tammany Leader. I®® Cttarri of Suuttr.] Congressman Am • J. < ummlnga. New York, Oct. 11th. IS9B. 1? ru-iiu Drug 1 -M'f'g Co., Columbus, O. Gentlemen—Pe-ru-na is good for ca tarrh. I have tried it and know it. 11 relieved me immensely on my trip *c Cuba, and I always have a bottle in reserve. Since my return I have not suffered from catarrh, but if I do I shali use l'e-ru-na again. Meantime you might send me another bottle. Yours, Amos J. Cuinmings, M. C. Summer catarrh assumes various forms. It produces dyspepsia and bowel complaint. It causes biliousness and diseases of the liver. It deranges the kidneys and bladder. Summer ca tarrh may derange the whole nervous system, when it is known to the medical profession as a systemic catarrh. Pe ru-na is a specific for all these forms ol catarrh. Pe-ru-na never disappoints. Address Dr. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, lor a free book on summer catarrh. A SWEET REVENGE. Clarencp Wn« Weak ou cannot believe the prisoner to be the cool, calculating villain the prosecution would make him out to be! Were he cool and cal culating would he have murdered his wife, os he is accused <1 doing? Would he not rather have spared her in order that slie might be here at this trial to weep for him and influence your verdict with her tears?" Only the thoughtless think lawyers do not assist the end.- of justice.—Detroit Journal. Laziness makes all tasks seem hard; in dustry makes them seem light.—L. A. \V. Bulletin. Some people are like clocks; they show by their faces what sort of a time they are having.—Goiden Days. -s l ' ' ' An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects <">J the well known remedy. SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIO SYHUI' 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 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 one 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 arc used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal qualitiesof ttie r-medy are obtained from senna and other aromatic plants, by a method known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SVJU'P Co. only. In order to get its beneficial effects and to avoid imitations, please rernemberthe full name of the Company printed on the front of every package. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. BAN FRANCISCO. CAL. LOUISVILLE. KY. NKW YORK. N. Y. For salt* by all Druggrifts.— Price 50c. *)er bottle. Eg) In time. Sold bv virufrglPtH. »| jp SOUTH SEA MAIDENS. They Are Iwyt Clone I'rUonem In li»ly Wicker Cases I mil Tliey lleeome llrlclcn. There are no breach of promise suits on the island of Mew Britain, in the South sea, says a New York exchange. The natives, in their simple Polynesian way, have solved the problem that wor ries so many American mothers of young daughters, and the maidens of the island never get into bad company or entanglements of any sort up to the day of their marriage. These natives are a simple sort of folk, if simplicity ean be used in con nection with a people that renounced cannibalism only within the last 15 years. They are of a dark brown color, of medium height, and they would rather eat than light. It was not so long ago that a feast followed every fight on the island, and the edibles were the roasted or fricasseed bodies of the worsted combatants in the battle. But now the tribes 110 longer make war on one another. Instead, they loaf and eat. and do as little work as they can. Their ideas of morality could be given In a very short chapter —almost as short as the famous one about snakes in Ireland —but they are great stick lers for their complicated and peculiar marriage customs. There are two classes, and a man may not marry out of his class. Girls be come wives at II or 12 years of age, and their wedding is literally their "coming out party." From the age of one year to the date of their marriage these poor little maidens are kept 111 wicker cages in side the small thatched huts. They are as rnueli prisoners as any unfortunate criminal behind prison bars. The cages, to be sure, are light and airy, and the occupant is able to see all that is going on in the free world outside. But they can't "come out and play," and all the pleasures of childhood- even a South sea childhood—are denied them. This is not. such a hardship as it would seem at first consideration, be- I jj THEIRS IS A HARD LOT. j etujie the little ones are immured in I their cages at such an early age that | they grow up without thinking to rebel against their enforced captivity. Once a day only are they taken from their cages to be washed. Food is given them through the interstices, which i are plenty large enough to admit, the J little fresh air that gains entrance to ! the low cabins. The girls grow fat and healthy on this sort of life, and these j are doubtless the qualities deemed I most desirable in a South sea wife. But to an American It seems almost in- I comprehensible that a people living almost altogether out of doors in an j equatorial climate should so bring up I their young females. Still, the plan has its advantages. There, is no fear of the frisky maidens staying out too late at night, nor need their parents be alarmed lest the daugh ters get into bad company. When the ardent young man finds a girl whom he would like to make his wife he is compelled to do his wooing through the bars. Papa's chairs are never broken because of having to carry double weight, and all the courting is neces sarily done in the daytime. As a con sequence, when the young girl leaves her cage to become a wife, the husband is possessed of none of those harassing doubts that eome with a higher civiliza tion. And they make good wives, too, and are ready, should the fates bring them daughters, to keep them close within the same cages. Still, the South sea {rirls of to-dayare 1 luckier than those of 30 years ago. They were not brought up .".t all then, but simply killed at birth, and the young men of the tribe went to neigh boring islands for wives. So the march of civilization has the island of New Britain in its path after all. Hrtishf 11 te Improves (lie Hair. The very best brushes should nlwavs be chosen, and at the very least 100 strokes a day should be vigorously ad ministered. The bristles of the brush should not be so hard as to drag the hair out in case of a tangle obstructing their eourre. >"or should they he yield ing. It is useless to brush the hair un less the skin of the head lie brushed as well. The friction stimulates it Rial makes the hair grow. Brushing the hair with slow and languid strokes is simply useless. Vigor and intention are necessary to produce a really good effect and induce the bright, healthy gloss that hair should have.—Ladies' Home Journal. Knit «.-■■■ Precocity. An iola girl of 10 who is hardly too old to be spanked is. according to the Kansas City Star, a divorced woman Bad u motlK CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1899 RARE TREASURE BOX. Cirvrd Cherry stonr, IlroiiKht from India, ContnJn» Twelve Hoxpm Solid Silver Spoon*. A burglar ransacking the old house of Miss Phoebe Ann West in Nantucket, the quaint little island off Massachu setts, would scarcely notive 12 dozen solid silver spoons, which form part of the family plate. In fact, no one would observe them except with the aid of a powerful magnifying glass, for these 12 dozen spoons are so diminutive that they are all held in the interior ot a cherry stone. This statement is as true CHERRY STONE FULL OF SPOONS. as it is preposterous, and the cherry stone, which is of ordinary size, is one of the most wonderful works of skill ever wrought by its makers, the Hin dus. Miss West's father, a sea captain, brought two of these little curiosities from India years ago, but all trace of ! the other cherry stone, which contained j six dozen gold spoons, was soon after lost. The cherry stone is cleverly carved and mounted on a little ivory and sil ver stand, and the top screws off, show ing the gross of spoons, each about the size of a pin head, within. Each spoon, when seen under a glass, is perfect in shape. TO IRON TABLE LINEN. There 1* mi Art In Glviiist It I.uster | iind the Sinoothi*c*;* h Admired hy Housekeepers. Linen by pood rights should be dried only enough to make it possible to iron it well. It is well-nigh impossible to iron out. wrinkles that have once dried in; even with good sprinkling this is a flASlieult task to do, as anyone may ktuiv who has tried it. After the linen is washed and rinsed until quite clean, then let it hang in the sun if possible until just dry enough to iron nicely, i Have the iron hot; a luke-warm iron will not do. Fold the cloth lengthwise, if at all, for thft first pressing; press hard and iron smoothly, until the linen is quite dry; unless it is perfectly dry j it will not have that luster and bril- j llance that all well-ironed linen has. Fold the cloth lengthwise until it is narrow enough to suit the taste, and then crosswise folding is allowable. i The only point*; to be observed are these: Iron the linen before it is dry and iron it until it is perfectly dry. This will insure perfect work. Avoid starch in linen as you would upon silk or such fabrics. It is en tirely out of place. Table linen should be ironed in tlie same way as tablecloths, and all fancy j foldings avoided. Sometimes in hotels fancy foldings are used, but for the home table let the napkins be folded in plain squares and be ironed perfect- ; ly that their gloss will be an attractive feature of the tabic decorations. DAINTY SILK HOSIERY. Here Are Three- Style* ns Delicate lis n Spider's Well for (Slrls Fond of the 11 a nee. If there is one thought that reigns j supreme in the mind of the girl who ! is fond of dancing it is her hosiery. Here are three designs that are worthy her consideration. The first is a network of delicate silk threads of a pale violet hue. The front PRETTY SILK HOSIERY. of the caif is embroidered with dark ; green silk in a succession of loops that reach nearly to the knee. | A design to be worn with figured gowns is the diamond. The back ground of the stocking harmonizes with the background of the gown, and so with the figures. The half hose is quite the proper article to wear with fancy high shoes. The upper part of the stocking is of j striped silk, the stripes being separated by a delicate open network. The Fashionable Stone, Jade is the newest ornament of fash ion. The idea is said to have orig inated in London where jade is a stone highly valued as well as malachite. We may see a revival of the latter, too, per haps, though it does not lend itself eas ily to articles of jewelry. By degrees silversmiths have rung the changes on all the precious stones. Sapphires used to be sold at a large and prohibi tive price, it is now comparatively moderate. Pearls are always dear and precious; rubies have risen in market value, while diamonds of ordinary quality are cheap; large stones of any sort remaining always the urize ol millionaires only. THE ROAD MOVEMENT. There Ire Severn! Amende* nt Work Which May Make It n (iri-ut l'olillenl l»«ur, Headers who see mentions of the "good roads movement" do not realize that in this there may be one of the great national issues of our polities at 6ome time in the future, possibly with in a comparatively short time. This movement was started by the wheel men through their national organiza tion, the League of American Wheel men, and hundreds of thousands of dol lars have been spent by it in the agita tion. The principle of tlie movement, as advocated by the wheelmen, is that the common roads of the country are as im- A A DO BAD ROADS PAY? portant as the railway systems, the statement being made by them, and be ing easily understood, that there is not an ounce of any commodity hauled over the railroads that is not first transport ed by wagons over country roads or city streets. It dots not matter i* the commodity is manufactured articles that are loaded on cars at the factory; the raw material liufe first to be hauled to the factory, llut the greatest haul ing is done in the farming districts and there it is that good highways are most needed. The subject lias rot been j;iven the attention and support it deserves, as yet, for the simple reason that private capital cannot become interested in the building of common roads since there would be no income from the invest ment such as there is in railways. Municipal, county, state anil the na tional government have not had the is sue brought directly before them in its full significance because it is necessary to first educate the people to the neces sities of the movement. This is what is being done by the wheelmen at the present time, and it must be said to their credit that they have enlisted the sympathy and support of all the prom inent fari;iers'j*irganiz:itions in the movement. With the two classes work ing together it is only a question of time until the movement will be made a political issue and then will come the desired improvements. The argument offered in favor of the improved roads is, that they lessen the cost of repairs, make it possible to haul the largest amount of goods with the smallest animal power, save time and increase property valuations. No rail road company would expect to do busi ness if its tracks and roadbeds were in such condition as to make it either im possible to use the tracks at long sea sons of the year, or in using them have to lose a great deal of time and have im mense repairs to make; and yet that is what the farmers and others using the common roads are doing in a compara tive way every day in the year. They make the most impracticable attempts at road building and repair-, ing. and then wonder why there is no profit in their products, which have been hauled overbad roads at the great est expense. It has been estimated that in the states where the stone roads have been built the cost of transporta tion has been decreased to 20 percent, of the former figures, and that #ie roads pay for themselves within a few years. It has been further shown that the amount lost in the different ways mentioned will more than pay for the building and repairs of these roads on the annual assessments made for the*!, or that it costs no more each year to have good roads than it does to have bad ones. The I.lfe of I'ench Tree*. There is no reason for peach treei dying out in ten years, "bearing-them selves out," sonic, farmers will say What they mean is "being starved out." A peach tree, barruig accidents, should be good for 2~> years. It should, how ever, have as good cultivation, liberal feeding, and as much general atten« tion as an annual crop. It should be examined twice a year for borers, and when its limbs begin to die out and look straggly so that people ordinari ly will say it is played out it should be pruned back severely- -cut way back —when new vigorous shoots with dark green leaves will put forth. and the second year after a good crop may be looked for. There are many 30-year-old peach trees in the country.-—Journal of Agriculture. Cranberries are indigestible. They ire good, however, for inllummation, when applied as a poultice. Glv« the Children m Drink lallud Graiu-O. It is a delicious, appetizing, ■otirishing food drink to hike the place of sofiee. 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. Crain-O aids digestion and strengthens the nerved. It is not a stimulant but a health Guilder, and children, as well as adults, ean drink it with great benefit Costs about sas much as c ifTec. 15 anH 2oc. Frnltlrx* A ii-.li 161 on. "Did yiu see that pale young man calling out 'Cash!' at the ribbon counter?" "Yes." "Fate's awfully funny, sometime". Ten years ago. when we were boys together, his one ambition was to be a mighty hunterand catch lions with a lasso."—Berlin (Md.) Her ald. Do Your Fcrt Artie end IlarnT Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder tor the feet. It maUestightorNew SSuoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot, Callous, Sore, and Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it. 25c. Sample sent KKEE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. V. \u Wonder. "She has a remarkable voice." "In which respect?" "In timbre." "No wonder. She used to call a logging ramp to dinner."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lnnr'a Family Medicine. Moves the bowels each day. In order to be healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head ache. Price '25 and 50c. We believe, in spite of statistics, that more girls kill themselves eating pickles than kill themselves skipping rope.—Detroit Journal. To C'uro a Colli In One Rny Take Laxative Broino Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. '.25 c. Dreamers are the world's great archi tects; the toilers are its builders. —L. A. \V. Bulletin. I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure for Consumption.- Mi?. Frank Mnbbs, 215 YV. 22d St., New York, Oct. 2 'J, IS'JL It is not creditable for any gill to have several young men "on the siring."—Atch ison Globe. o "Ma, I'm at the he-ad of my class." "How's that. Dick?" "Teacher says I'm the worst of all the bad boys in school."— Answers. Why the Minister Sighed.—.Tingso— "What did the minister eav when the plate came up?" liingso—"lie said lie •wouldn't mind so muck if the buttons were all alike." —Syracuse Ilera.'d. "I am not at all certain," said the father, "that my daughter loves y u Buflieicntly to warrant me in intrusting her to your keep ing for that." "Well," replied the young man, "perhaps you haven't had the same ad \ ant age for observing things as 1 have."— Plii.udelphia North American. "What is the meaning of this?" demanded the customer, hotly, as ny the aid oft ha mir ror he detected a pucker across the back of his new coat. "Oh," replied the quick-wit ted tailor, promptly, "that is—cr —the last wrinkle, sir." —Philadelphia Record. A man with a good voice went to oblige a kirk social the other evening, and the ruling elder who introduced him equivocally referred to the artiste as an "amateur gen tleman."—London Mail. "Yes, that's the bride." "Very young, isn't she?" "Nineteen, I believe." "Who are those midle-aged women with her?" "Those are her unmarired sisters. She's chaperoning them."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ethel (of ivnstoti) —"They sav he is very rich, but intolerably vulgar." Victoria (of Chicago)—" You're dead right, there, my dear, lie's got a load of dough, but he's oil the 'hog' t-vtry other way."—Judy. A Profound Thetne. —"What is encour agement, pa?" "Encouragement? Well, you can't understand, Dickey. It is some ti.i»g people don't get, ana rule, until after they quit needing it." —Chicago Kecord. Too much good living makes a bad liver - -L. A. W. Bulletin. J*rcm 97/zs. Sunicr io 97frs. ZPinkham. [LETTER TO MRS. PINKIIAM NO. 76,244] "One year ago last June three doc tors gave me up to die, and as I had at different times used your Vegetable Compound with good results, I had too much faith in it to die until I had tried it again. I was apparently an invalid, was confined to my bed for tern weeks. (I believe my trouble was ulceration of womb). "After taking four bottles of the Compound and using some of the Liver Pills and Sanative Wash, at the end of two months I had greatly improved and weighed 155 pounds, when I never before weighed over 138. Lydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound is the best medicine 1 ever used, and I recom mend it to all my friends." — 51 ns. Ajjna Eva Guxter, Higgjnsville, Mo. Mrs. ISaruliart Enjojs Lifo Onco More. "Dear Mrs. Pixkiiam—l had been sick ever since my marriage, seven years ago; have given birth to four children, and had two miscarriages. I had falling of womb, leucorrhoea, pains in back and legs; dyspepsia and a nervous trembling of the stomach. Now 1 have none of these troubles and can enjoy my life. Your medicine has worked wonders for me."-- Mi:a. S. Baknuart, New Castle, Pa. liraziiiK Belts of West- R'j ern Catuula and lnfor- I to 1' INNLS. No. 1 Merrill Uluck. Detroit, Mich. ' £ TO LOOK Oft THE BRIGHT | | SIDE OF THINGS, I > USE I VV« «•.< «t«.« CC-^C'C 4 ' )! LOOKS \ Poor clothes cannot make | you look olci. Even pale a cheeks v;o:i'i do it. Your household ccrcr, nay 8 be heavy and disappoint- n merits may be deep, but » (they cannot make ycu icoi: a old. ■< One thing does it and 1 never fails. It is impossible to look ?7< young with the color of seventy years in your hair. jjgj J| WflE* |> bhqrqbEEBESI!ES9E3' MHRr r TT j *"i i"i i > ~'imui '» --^V IS permanently postpones the o a tell-tale signs of age. Used r^f Ij according to directions it | gradually brings back the ffl n color o? youth. At fifty your eJ S hair rruty iook as it did at $ B fifteen. It thickens the hair j) B also; stops it from falling ft Eg out; and cleanses the scalp | m from dandruff. Shall \vc I jsj send you our book on the i g| Hair and its Diseases? jfi| S r i!o £2eei &i?vi'Go ITftiQ, 8 H&m If you do not obtain all ihc beno. fc KB fits vi u expected trom the use of ka tho Vigor, write tho doctor about it. fa Probably there i* somo diflleultjr Pm iuEfi with your KfncrrJ tystt-m which y f*fSl nrtv bo eaullv r'-moveo. Address, W DR. .112. ('. AY Hit T.owell Mass. \9 | There Is a I Class cf People | & Who aro injured by tho uae of cof- ~ fc fee. Recently there has been placed s £ in all tho grocery stores a new pre- Z t paration called GIIAIN-O, made of 5 £ pure grains, that, takes tho place of 3 S coffee. 2 fe The most delicate stomach re- 3 ceives it without distress, and but 3 t few can tell it from coffee, fc It does not cost over as much. Z fc Childria may drink it with ben. 3 jE efit. 1." conta and 25 cents per pack- 3 P age. Try it. A*k for GIiAXN-O. 3 | Try Graln=o! £ IriPist that yonr jrrocergives you GEAII'I-O ;2j p Accept no imitation, 41 .1 f(or K waa Induced to try CASCA UETti, I will never bo without them in the home. My liver was in a, very bad shape and my bond ached and 1 had stomach trouble Now. since taU ln;r Cascarets. 1 feel fine. My wife has also used them with beneficial results for sour stomach." JtfS. K Kit ULi Ml, J'JBl CuiigiCSS St., bt. Louia, AlO. CANDV Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do GooU. Never Sicker Weaken, or Gripe, 10c, 25c.tOc. ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Hlcrlinic l.emnly Cum|>iißj. Milenrn. Montrriil. Nf» Yorli. US Wfi Tfl Rfin Sold and gnoranteed by all drug lsU 0 i irists to <'l■ EC V. 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