LIGHT. ' The very first requirement ot th# primitive man is food, the next, cloth ing, the next shelter and then he passes from the requirements of the purely animal body to those of a little liigher plane and demands light and heat and companionship. In the proc ess of evolution the very first evidence of a development beyond the animal stage, in which man was a carnivorous beast of prey, killing and devouring, raw, animals less strong than himself, was the employment of fire for heat, for light, and later for cooking. It is strange that nature should have Bo fashioned adult man that he cannot pass as much of the time in sleep as she has given over to darkness, and it is tocorreetthisfault in his structure that for all time man has devoted a large part of his energies to wards producing means for artificial illumination which would lengthen the day and shorteu tho night. The demand for light is as natural a demand as that for food. An evi dence of the fact that this is a natural demand, is the rapidity with which any industry sup plying a satisfactory light grows. Perhaps the larg est industrial concerns in the world are engaged in Ihe work of dispelling tho darkness after the sun has ceased to shine. A marvelous new chem ical compound which when brought in con tact with water would give off a gas possessing fifteen times the illum inating value of ordinary gas, was discovered by accident at a small North Carolina village on May 4th, 1802. Nothing was done with the discovery ——— until 1895, when a com- P an y to exploit it was y/i i\\\ formed. Since then its '/ '\\ growth and development / / \\ has been without parallel ' / \ in the industrial history ■ ' 1 of America. The new substance "Carbide" in ap pearance resembles dark granite and as ordinarily crushed the pieces aver age about the size of egg coal. Carbide Is inert, will not burn, is non inflam mable and can be handled in any quan tity with perfect safety. Calcium Car bide is produced by the fusion and re duction in an electric furnace of a mix ture of finely ground and intimately mixed lime and coke. There have been passed and pro nounced safe by the ltoards ot Kire In surance over eighty different kinds of generators for producing AciJylene from th» union of Calcium Carbide and water, and the sales of Calcium Car bide for a single day have been in ex cess of 300 tons. When it is considered that less than four years ago there was not an Acety lene generator on (lie market and the very name Acetylene itself was un known outside of technical chemical laboratories, this progress seems truly marvelous and is explainable only by the fact that Acetylene is truly an ex traordinarily brilliant, cheap, safe and satisfactory light, that it. pos sesses many advantages not common to any other artificial illuminant, and that it reaches and appeals to a class of isolated consumers in villages and 011 farms away from gas and electric mains and supplies—a long and sorely felt want. Acetylene is produced by the simple combination of calcium carbide and water, the former is now procurable readily and at small cost. Any me chanic can install the generator. Any member of the family can manipulate it. It causes no odor. soot, or smoke. The flame from the Acetylene is clear and brilliant, the very essence of light. Owing to its richness it is consumed in very small burners. An Acetylene flame the size of a thumb nail gives as much light as an ordinary flame from city gas thirteen times as large. MAY BECOME A BARONESS. Widow of .tln£lctan Hermann to -Tlarry » Wealthy ICusnian Captain. It is probable that Mrs. Adelaide Hermann, widow of Hermann the m> gician, may be a Russian baroness. Huron Ivan Svenorak Orskevitch, of the ifus.sian cavalry, holding the posi tion of captain and large of 'wealth, is mentioned as the main who is to marry the charming widow. Back of all this there is a romance. The baron is a widower. Hermann and his wife visited Russia. They were ■entertained by liaron Orskevitch, who was charmed with the magician's wif'o. The Hermanns left Kussia and Her main-n, in the height of his career, died. For some weeks Mrs. Hermann has played in vaudeville theaters in the far west. The baron found time to run over from J; us si a to San Francisco and come east, closely following Mrs. Hermann to New York. When she came back she wore a magnificent diamond and taphire rills'. To a close friend she confided that the ring mount an en irernrnt. POINTS ABOUT FLOWERS. (From tho Ladies' Home Journal.) Hardy Yellow Rose.—Harrison's yel ow and Persian yellow are both ex tremely hardy varieties of the yellow Toee. Baby Primroses.—These charming •ud popular little plants belong to tho Obconiea branch of the Primula fam ily. They are of easy cultivation. They like a light., spongy soil, plenty of light *nd plenty of water. They ilioom pro fusely all winter and are grown from >eed sown in tho fall. THIS MEANS BUSINESS. When the Con* Are Milked the Scales anil a Hecord Sheet Ought to He nt Hand. The scales and a record sheet ought to be at hand when the cows are milked. Then each cow's milk can be weighed and a record made of the amount, so that one can tell what his cows are doing—whether each cow is paying her way and something more, or whether some of them are running DAILY MILK RECORD, the dairy in debt. The percentage of cream which each cow's milk affords ought to be known to the dairyman. He can gain the information by the Babeock test, or (approximately) by by sefting a quart of the milk in a straight-sided vessel and noting the proportion of cream to the whole depth. Then with a record of the amount of milk given by each cow, the value of her weekly and monthly prod uct becomes instantly known. Have a record sheet -and keep it on a hinged board behind the cows, as shown in the accompanying illustration. Orange Judd Farmer. MULCHING ORCHARDS The Only Mulch They Should Receive Is That .Made by the Harrow and Cultivator. It is a common thing for the farmer with a surplus of straw to be at a loss what to do with it, and for him to conclude that the orchard is the best place to haul and spread it. He ar gues that it will act as a mulch and conserve moisture for his trees, and ultimately be converted into humus which will improve the land. In this he makes three mistakes: First, straw, which is given the the oretical value of three dollars a ton when used as fertilizer, is worth little when spread out thinly and allowed to decay slowly as in the orchard. It loses its nitrogen. Second, it fur nishes excellent hiding places for mice, rats and other pests, which may cause great damage by gnawing the trees. This is particularly noticeable in young orchards. Third, and most important, it does act as a mulch, but in such a way that the surface layer of tjie soil is kept moist at just the time of year it should not be, namely, the early growing season. This en courages tjie growth of roots close to the surface, a place that is dangerous to the life of the tree, because in a very dry spell there are insufficient deep growing roots to supply the tree with moisture, and the surface has no moisture in it. It would be better to sell the straw at a loss. This would not mean the loss of the orchard as well as the straw, if used as men tioned above. But some extra stock may be utilized to eat up or tramplg down the straw, and thus make ex tra manure and litter. This will save the straw, the orchard and the ma nure. The only mulch that the or chard should receive is one made by the harrow or gang plow and culti vator. This will make the roots gv deep and thus fit them to withstand a dry time.—M. G. Kains, in National Rural. Priming; the Peach Treed. The peach trees may be pruned early, and with some trees it is very beneficial to cut them out liberally. No old wood should be left on a peach tree if the branch is dying, on which such old wood can be removed to al low new buds to grow. Some growers cut off one-tliird of each tree every year, claiming that by so doing only one-third is left bearing, one-third producing wood for the next year and one-third producing buds for fu ture growth. Peach trees must be cultivated and the ground kept clear of weeds and grass. Diligent search must be made from April to October for borers. Starting- the Onion Crop. When making the onion plat use the "stits" instead of seed and set them 111 the rows as soon as the frost leaves the ground. They may be about three or four inches apart in the rows, but for large kinds more room may be given. Begin working them from the start, and especially after a rain, to prevent them from being crowded with grass and weeds. Where the maggots attacked them last year such land should be given over to peas and a new location selected for the onions. Cnrintc for Milk Pail*. Scalding the milk pails will nof cleanse them, as hot water causes por tions of the milk to curdle. Firsl wash the vessels with lukewarm wa ter, dissolving a teaspoonful of car bonate of soda (washing soda) in every quart of water used. Scrub tvell and rinse with clean cold water, and thenscald,usingmorecarbonate of soda in the boiling water, then again rinsing vVith clean cold water. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1900. Beware of Ointment* for Catarrh That Contain Mercnry, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole sys tem when entering it throngh 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. Ball's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. .T. 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 bv Druggists, price 75c per bottle. Hali's Family Pills are the best. Significant Slr nni. "I was much ainuscd," said CawJ'.er to Cum so, "at what a returned Klondik.»r told we of the customs of the gold mines." "Interesting and funny, were they?" "Be said that in his shanty six men slept together. They all lay in a row, like spoons in a case, facing one way, to keep warm. When one of them became tired of lying on one side he would call out 'Lawyer,' and tfoev would all turn at oncc." "Why did tliey use the word 'lawyer?' " "That meant 'Lie on the other side.' " Judge. Give the Children a Drink ofllled Grain-O. It is a delicious, appetizing, nourishing 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 las much as coffee. 15 and 25c. Kept Awake l.istrnlnrc. "What makes Mrs. Henpeck look so wor ried these days, I wonder?' "Her husband has developed a habit of talking in his sleep, and it's driving her crazy. ' —Philadelphia Press. You Con Bet Allen** Foot-Eau FRF.R. Write* to-day to Allen S.Olmsted, Lcroy, N. Y., for a FHEE sample of Allen's Foot- Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes. It cures chilblains, sweating, damp, swollen, aching feet. It makes New or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bun ions. All druggists and shoestores sell it. 25c. Flr*t nrnult*. He—What's the matter, dear? You look as if there was something troubling you. She—There is. I've joined a "Don't Worry" club, and I don't know how in the world I am going to pay my dues. —Yonkers Statesman. I-ane's 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 -5 and 50c. "Trigby, does your club play whist regu larly?' "No; the women talk regularly, and we men play whist when conversation flags." —lndianapolis Journal. There is a disease among cattle known as big jaw; many people catch it. —Atchison Globe. Me Swatters (at the end of a poker gams) —"Bow will you account for this 50 to your wife?" McSwitters—"l own an automobile, and I'll put this loss as 'gasoline.'"—Syra cuse Herald. "llow comes it- a woman of such proud lineage is married to a man of humble birth?" "\\ ell, I understand they arc not rich enough to afford an ancestry for both of them."— Detroit Journal. M< Jigger—"That'sa funny thing." Thing umbob—"\\ :iat i- it?" MeJiggcrs—"Miss l'asvy was an old maid before she married, and now that her husband is dead she has become a young widow."—Philadelphia Press. __ Willis—"Lopers is a low-caste tramp, a disgrace t" de perfession." Sorrow ful >-.im —-"Wot's he been doin'?" Wistful \\illia—"De las tune I saw him he said dot he wu.s scourin' de country."—Syracuse Her ald. Mrs. Pilkins—"Why don't that horrid man, S wilier, across the street sober up; he's been on a spree a wet k ?'' Mr. I'j 1 kins— "Swiller is a philosopher—if he sobers up lie knows he'll have a headache."—Ohio State Journal. Bourbon— "Our friend Lusher has the chicken pox." lirandee—'"Get out! Don't try to tell me that about a man of his age." Bourbon—"He's got it, all right. The doc tor says he drank tou many cocktails."— Baltimore American. \\ hen a frirl is out in company, she cuts a weazened little old oyster in four pieces, in dicating that her mouth is so small she can't swallow- it otherwise. When she is at home with her family she will swallow oysters as big as soup plates with gracefulness and ease.—At ehis<fti Globe. Mrs. Brown—"So you are a widow a sec ond time, Mrs. Middleroad?". Mrs. Middle road - " es, and its too bad. I have got so used to the name Middleroad that 1 hate to have to give it up for some other name, for 1 don't think there's another marriageable Middleroad in this vicinity. Isn't it awful?" —Boston Transcript. NOTE —Laxative Bromo-Quinine which is advertised on the large banner over State Street, Chicago, as represented above, is the only exclusive cold prescription sold by every druggist in the United States, Canada and in England. This is the sig nature t^ie i nvcntor an d plainly appears on every box of the genuine article. It is sold for 25 c a box, and all druggists refund the money if it fails to cure*. 11-....... Old as the Bills > / ► are the pains and aches of 1 I; RHEUMATISM > I; NEURALGIA > : : SCIATICA ;• \ J Sure as tazei ia the cure of ► , teem by *• <: St Jacobs Oil •: CuuKhlni; Lends to Conaumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at once. Goto your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and 5G cents. Go at once; delays arc dangerous. (irent Social Forcei. We believe it will be found that, next to electricity, flattery is the greatest force in the world.—Atchison Globe. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c. Tho doomed man had a last request to make. "Pray do not tell my parents," he implored, "that I was hanged!" "What shall we say killed you, then?" we asked, suspecting nothing. "The dropsy!" cried the wretched fellow, with a loud laugh.— Detroit Journal. Dropsy treated free bv Dr. H. H. Green's Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. l'he greatest dropsy specialists in the world. Head their adver tisement in another column of this papei". The man who cracks his fingers several times while nailing down the carpet knows what it is to take pains with his work.— Philadelphia Record. I have used Piso's Cure for Consumption both in my family and practice.— Dr. O. W. Patterson, Inkster, Mich., Nov. 5, 1894. You can ride a broken horse, but it is dif ferent witli a broken wheel. —Golden Days. who have Sseees relieved of painful menstruation by Lydia E. Penkham's Vege t&ibtie Compound, are con stantßy writing grateful letters to Mrs, Pinkham, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I I cured them. it always relieves painful periods and no woman who suf fers should ho without this knowledge. Nearly all tho ills of women result from some derangement of the ff&maSe organism. Mrs* Pinkham's great medi cine makes women healthy; of this there is overwhelming proof• Don't experiment. If you suffer get this medi cine and get Mrs„ Pink ham's free advice> Her address is Lynn > Mass• To California Quickly and Comfort ably Via Chicago, Union Pacific and North western Line. "The Overland Limited" leaves Chicago daily 0:30 P. M., armes San Francisco tlw; afternoon of third day, and Los Angeles next morning. No change of cars. All meals in dining cars. Uuffet, smoking and librarv cars, with barber. "The best of everything. ' "The Pacific Express" leaves Chicago daily 10:30 P. M., with first class and through tourist sleepers to Califor nia. Personally conducted excursions every Thursday. All agents sell tickets via Chi cago & North-Western R'y- For fu" in formation and illustrated pamphlet apply to W. 11. Kniskern, 22 Fifth live, Chicago, 111. Fond Of Koran. Hoax—Kluxnsy is very fond of horses, isn't he? I Joax —If he is it's something new. "Well, I MW him out riding the other day, *nd he had both arms around the horse's j neck." —Philadelphia Hecord. JIAHI H AND APItIL in tbe .float IMau g rceable HonUia of the Year In tUe North. | In the South,thev aratheplensantest and most agreeable. The trees and shrubs put forth ttieir buds and flowers: early veg etables and fruits are ready for eating, and in fact all nature seems to have awakened i from its winter sleep. The l.ouisville & Nasb ! vilie Railroad Company reaches tho Garden Spots of the South, and will on the first and I third Tuesdays of March and April sell rouKd trip tickets to all principal points in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and West Florida, at about half rates. Write for par | ticulars of excursions to P. Sid J ones. D. P. A., in charge of Immigration, Birmingham, Aln. v or Jackson Smith, D. P. A., Cincinnati. O. i There are some women who always use j the same kind of judgment in allowing a i poor steak to be passed oft' on them that tf ey j exercised years ago in selecting a husband.— Atchison Globe O, How Happy I am to 18l if" y y • 1 p' : ' BE FREE from IfflsaiJljiirfi Is what Mrs. Archie Young: of 1817 Oaks Ave.. West Superior, Wis., writes us on Jan. 25th, rx»o. • 4 1 am so thankful to be able to say that your SWANSON'S «5 I>2£Ol*S' is the net medicine I have ever used in my life. I sent for some last November and commenced using it right away and it helped me from the first dose. Oh, I cannot explain to you how I was suffering from neuralgia! It seemed that death was near at hand. I thought 110 one could be worse. I was so very weak thalt I hardly expected to live to see my husband come back from his daily labor. Hut now I run free from pain, my cheeks are red, and I sleep well the whole night through. Many of my friends scro so surprised to see me looking so well that they will send for some of your *5 DiCOl'S.'» DUCBBEIffI fl k * I have been afflicted with rheumatism for 2 years. I was in!*•£ nfir Sliiyß id I lawful With it when I saw your advertisement in a paper, recommending: I IVSVI SWAN SON'S *5 DKOPS* very highly. I thought I would j-z-jptf try it. It hascompletely cured me, but I like it so well that I want two more botilrsfor fear I will get into the same fix I was before I sent for *6 IMfiOI'S," 5 writes Mr. Alexander Futrell of Vanndale, Ark., Fe.hu Is the most powerful fperlflo known. Free from opiates and perfectly harmless. It j j atlcu 1 11, 1 Ni • u r:» i'iV! *1 >y« p c i»»l i»VHa <• U ii<- h at h m a!' ci\ «- llropiy, Malaria, Creeping -> umbnt-•». etc.* etc. yS&jBnP JrafJSflr OA A to enable suffcrem to plve "5 DROPS" at least a trial, wo UV B will send a BWANSON KHEUMATIC CI'UE CO., 160 to 181 Lake St., CHICAGO, ILL. IAREYOUAFST MERCHANT, PREACHERI Sa Interested in lighting- your home, store, church or other build- kR ■9 ings? If so, send us your name and address on a postal card and Bn| EJ we will mail you a booklet containing' full information regarding- W 39 the new artificial light—ACETYLENE; and toll ycu how simple afcfr: prl it is to install ACETYLENE GENEItATOItS, and how eco- Wfi if Address Buckeye Acetylene Co., H Dealers in ACETYLENE GENERATORS anil CALCIUM CARBIDE. ES lIVI v™- Kniilnml lllb.'. CI.KVKI.ASII, OHIO. W>/: I | I IN CASH GIVIN AWAY | i Send Us No Money. J m Wo want a few honest boys andglrlv, and y. I) housewives who have a few Rparo moments (4 A during the «lay, to help us advertise m 5 SJSAPEPULE, } T) u ten-eenf medicine for Indigent lon. Cfl A We will ; uy liberally, drop us a postal. tn I) EVKKRA MEDK IXE ( OMPAXY, (A jfji Dept.A. Providence* is. I. 4r. 69C5e56969556969e56559£5«9 In 3 or 4 Years an Independence Is Assured IH'yjPPMf 3PTSWFn y°" take up your homes ||£Be3£w v 111 Western Canada, the land of plenty lllus 4wJ I I* trated pam hlets. giving 6% experience ol fanners <m application to the Superintendent of Immigration. Department of Interior. Ottawa. Canada, or address the Under signed. who will mail you atlases, pamphlets, etc., free of cost. K. I'KDI.KV. Supt. of Immigration. Ottawa.Canada; ortoM. V MrINNKS. No -'Merrill Blk , Detroit. Mich.; D. L. CAV«N. Columbu*. Ohio. IMSril M&TISM n£ aO 9 B lh<> n|l, y v e cure, l'ast ex- IR I ■ B perienee speaks for itself Depot (|B Q S California Ave.. Chicago. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of See Fac-Simlle Wrapper Below. Very small and as easy to take as sagax. ADTrraV FOR headache. iUAm uw for dizziness. Kittle for biuoushess. | Wiysrc FOR TORPID LIVER. H PIS IS FOR CONSTIPATION. | fif jfei FOR SALLOW £K!fS. | fo&jßaa [FOR THE COMPLEXION| I . 1 28 cSrts I Purely "Vegetal?! 112 »■— jassrss-jsEBOTBsrs 1 CURE SICK HEADACHE. aOC^R«©a®o®'4i@»SMsO9®»®«©««.'fK 1 FOR 14 CE^T&f • Vo wish to pain this year SKKIfWO 4» & yfrju rf&V- l l >k B- Harden B< et, 10 n A X t>^NS^ (TO 1 Pkg JZarl'st Emerald Cacuub«?lSr A a 1 " l»a Crosse Market Lettuce, lie £ :%\ 1 *• Karly Dinner Onion, 16c & ifc'v'* '-■"3mli 3 " Brilliant Flower Seeds, Ific S 9 nvlK Worth 112 1.00, for 14 cents. 6 fc'y Above 10 Pkgs. worth SI.OO, we wili V J Wl mail you free, together with cor (9 »112& J m* great Catalog, telling all about A C 7/ m SALIER S MILLION DOLLAR PO7AJG & A |f)A M npou receipt of th is nofiro A I it?. S x km etarapH. \V v o invite yoar trade. a»4 * 2 l£ft- BRL I .know when you once try Sal /.er'n * & jmiriiCTiiW'edK you will never do wjtbonfc. flr g Frizes on Salter's 1900— ray- ml A cot earliest Tomato (iiant on earth. [k | rafc 5 JOHN A. HAL7.FR BCEDCO., LACROSSE, I*!S. READERS OF THIS PAPER DESIRING TO ISUV ANYTHING ADVERTISED IN ITS COLUMNS SHOULD INSIST UPON lIAVINQ WHAT THEY ASK FOR, REFUSING g ALL SUBSTITUTES OK IMITATIONS. | } eO STI t&E I 05 Th « bolt Ked ft»p» ji yur iii la Ilnclndcd. Substitutes for plaster. Samples frea. H THE FAY MANILLA ROOfIHQ CO., CAMDEW, N. J. | A. N. K.-C 1800 IV SI EN U'KITI.XO TO ADVERTIMKSCS plcine atuto that you «uw the Aitvcriismr meat ID this paper. 7
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