FUN FOR RAINY DAYS.
An Evenlnc of Frolic In Which the
Ladies Drive Xftils and the >li'U
Trim Milliner}'.
It being a popular fiction that no
woman can roll an umbrella as it<should
be rolled, the ladies of the company
found themselves as-signed to the work
of umbrella rolling.
The young men were detailed to
thread needles. Five minutes was the
TRIMMING A HAT.
time limit in either ease. At the end
of this time the gentlemen who had
threaded the largest numberof needles
was said to have won in his particular
contest. He received a point toward
the final prize.
The work of the ladies in umbrella
rolling was examined and pronounced
upon by the men. The lucky woman
whose rolling was considered superior
to that of her associates received a
point toward Ihe ladies' prize, to be
awarded at the close of the festivities.
Driving nails and making button
holes proved 10 be the next number on
the programme. The nails were driven
liy the women, while the men devoted
themselves to buttonhole working.
Each lady in the company was given a
etrip of soft wood, a dozen nai'.s and
a hammer, the men receiving strips of
linen with buttonholes cut in them,
need'.es and thread.
A lively feature it proved to be. The
room rang with laughter and good na
turedchaffing. Points toward the finals
were bestowed here as in the preced
ing contests.
The awarding of these points was
followed at once by a brisk round, in
•which the gentlemen trimmed cheap
straw bonnets with flowers and rib
bon. and t he ladies puzzled over lengthy
examples in commercial arithmetic.
The results of these tasks were
judged by a committee, formed of per
sons of the opposite sex. The two most
successful players receiving as before
a point towards the prize.
The next feature was, if possible,
«ven more gayly absurd and fun pro
voking than those which went before,
fur here both divisions of the company
were given pencils and paper, the gen
tlemen being asked to write directions
for making fancy dishes, such as angel
cake, sweetbread patties and chicken
croquettes, while the ladies were called
upon to say how they would go about
investing in stocks.
A longer time was allowed for this
difficult feature than in the foregoing
bouts. Fach side had IS minutes in
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DRIVING NAILS.
which to do their best. Afterward the
papers, signed with the authors'
names, were read aloud. They were
hugely enjoyed by the opponents.
At the end of this supreme test
points were collected and counted.
The lady holding most of these re
ceived a book upon "The Ascent of
Woman," while the male prizewinner
was given a workbasket stocked with
the instruments of domestic work, his
future occupation.
The affair ended with a little dance,
in which the ladies asked the gentle
men to tread a measure with them,
end in o' her ways usurped the mascu
line prerogative. Again it was the
girls, not the men, who invited their
partners to supper, and who conducted
them into the dining-room. Boston
Globe.
Rest for Xervotis Women.
Anyone who is nervous should be
t-areful how >he expends her energy.
To rest should not be an art difficult
of acquirement or one requiring a
teacher —yet many know very little of
it. If you are physically tired a very
few minutes flat on your hack is worth*
as a means of repair, an hour's sitting
in a chair, but tnind that it is fiat, not
reclining on a lounge, or with your
spine bent out of shape in a deepcliair
in which your weight rests on any part
of your body < xcept the part in
tended to support it—above all, not
in a rocking chair, tha* special trap
for the nervous.—Chicago Daily News.
They Were Itoth Surprised,
A Delaware man who deserted his
wife five years ago returned the either
day and said lie went away "just to
have a joke on her."' A few moments
later the woman sprung a much rich
er joke on him by introducing hei
newer husband.
PRETTY LAURA CONGER.
Like tlie Princess In Fairy I.nnd She
Itcwards Hero W ho Saved Her
lit Peking.
Announcement of the coming mar
riage of Miss Laura Conger, daugh
ter of the United States minister to
China to Lieut. Fred I'. liuchan, the
clashing young American cavalry of
cer, has renewed public interest in
the thrilling experiences which both
of the betrothed persons encountered
in the Celestial city.
The Chicago Chronicle says that
the young man who was fortunate
enough tei form one eif the relief ex
pedition and to play a hero's part
in the eyes of the rescued Americans
and who lias now reaped so rich a
reward is lieutenant of troop K,
Third cavalry, one eif the lighting
young soldiers whom the country
sent to China.
The time was ripe for heroes when
Lieut. Buchan first, flashed his sword
in Miss Conger's delighted sight.
Week after week the distressed for
eigners had huddled within their in
secure shelter. Day by day slaugh
ter. fire and bullets became more and
more familiar spectacles. "Boxer"
horrors were as common as summer
showers. Daily the specter of death
strode near. The food supply was
practically gone, hope was dying and
communication with lieime or with
any part of the world had long been
impossible.
Then, one Heaven-sent day, came
the rescue party, and, well to the
freint of it, a tall, fearless figure of
a certain young lieutenant. 'lhe way
bristled w.th peril, yet Lieut. Buchan
strode over dangers as if he did not
see them. While not actually en
gaged in obeying the orders of his
superiors, his only thought seemed
tei be the succor of the women of the
legation. And such comfort as one
young soldier could give them Lieut.
Buchan saw to i: that they promptly
had.
Lieut. Buchan is a Kansan. His fa
ther is W. J. Buchan, a well-known
MISS LAURA CONGER.
lawyer and politician of Kansas City.
But Frederick Buchan had never a
fancy for the dusty stillness of a
lawyer's office. Kansas is a state of
dauntless men, and young Buehan's
particular hero happened to be a
doughty little man of the name of
Funston, who has since become fa
mous and a general. In FUnston's
footsteps therefore he was deter
mined to tread. And his heroic con
duct at the siege of Peking was the
first step toward that career.
Miss Conger was not the only
American who admired the lieuten
ant's bravery. And so, when the hor
rors eif war had subsided somewhat
and a few weeks of comparative quiet
had made a nearer acquaintance pos
sible between the two, Lieut. Buchan
asked for Mr. and Mrs. Conger's
sanction to the engagement and it
was cordially given.
The Congers have a special rea
son to delight in the affair, as they
regard it in the light of a compensa
tion to Laura for a tragedy which
she has already suffered. Miss Con
ger is 2!) years old. tall, graceful, fair
haired, a singularly gracious and
lovely girl. But the sad look that
you will sometimes notice in her
eyes is the result of an unfortunate
marriage which she made a.s a vomit*
girl.
Iler husband, George Lonelrum,
whom she had loved devotedly, proved
altogether unworthy and the mar
riage turned out to be a deplorable
mistake. After several years of
misery, therefore, the girl secured
a divorce and the right to return to
her maiden name. Since then she has
lived with her own family. George
Londrum enlisted firing the Span
ish war, was wounded and died in a
southern hospital.
Wherever she has been seen Laura
Conger has been regarded as a bril
liantly accomplished woman. She has
been from childhood something of a
mathematical prodigy and was for
several years head bookkeeper in the
lowa state treasurer's office. She is
a close frienel and companion of her
father and accompanied him on his
last trip to Brazil, when he was min
ister to that country.
lveet> DiKlt Towel* Clean.
The dish-towel should lie washed
as regularly as the dishes,and should
never be used more than once with
out a thorough rinsing at least, and
if necessary a hot soap bath. This
requires only a minute or two, ane'
once the maiel is trained to attend
te» it, it will become second nature
to her. Few housekeepers send the
dish-towels to the general wash, but
make their cleansing a separate mfit
ter. About once a week, to keep
them from becoming grimy, they
should be scalded for 10 or 15 min
tites in soapsuds, to which a little sal
soda has been added, and then thor
oughly rinsed and dried ia the opes
air. I
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1901.
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HANDY THING TO HAVE.
Straw nnd Hay Harrow That AVill lie
Found n Genuine Time and
Laluir Saver.
When straw is stacked outside the
barn and some of it is wanted in the
stable for feeding or bedeling pur
poses, the usual plan is to carry
in a little at a time on a fork
or in a rope or strap sling. This,
in the use of a fork, is anything but
a speedy operati in, next, to impos
sible on a winely day, and with a slint|
a very unpleasant job in cold weather.
The illustration snows an easily and
cheaply made convenience to facilitate
moving the straw, which may also be
useful for transporting small quan
tities eif hay from place to place. To
made it, procure first some light lath,
say three-quarters by 2 inches, and
STRAW AND IIAT BARROW.
make an almost sejuare frame, using
II eif the lath pieces, as if making a
beix with one corner left out. On in
side of this frame, at desired height,
•tail two heavier and longer pieces feir
handles. A couple of Sxl-inch boards,
proper length, and with one enel
of each narrowed down to tit
the hands, will answer for the
handle pieces. On the bottom eif
frame, nail lath or boards, letting the
two nearest to center project about
six inches in front. These two should
be a little heavier than the others, to
prevent springing. Between the prei
jecting ends, place a small wooden
wheel six or eight inches in diameter.
This wheel may be a circular piece cut
from a 1 or 1%-inch board, and have
a light iron band fitteel on tei keep it
from splitting, or be a wheel from an
old barrow or something similar. A
light, wire spoke wheel from a toy
wagon is excellent for the purpose.
Axle on which wheel revolves is at
tached to under side eif the project
ing pieces of frame by a staple driven
over it into each piece. The two rear
upright pieces of frame extend down
level with lower rim of the wheel to
uct as feet. Put braces across front,
as indicated by elotted lines, to
strengthen frame and hold in the
straw. Other light strips may be
tacked on siele eif frame tei serve the.
same purpose. If the contrivance is
made of the right material, it will
combine strength with lightness, and
be very durable. The exact dimen
sions may be made to suit the wishes
of the builder. If made only 2%x3x4
feet, it will hold a considerable quan
tity of straw, anel be found a time
and labor saver fe>r the work for which
it is designee].—J. G. Allshouse, in
Ohio Farmer.
MOISTENING THE EGGS.
The Pros nnd Cons of n l'oultry Prob
lem Tliut 11 it n Aroused General
Attention.
We believe that as a rule sprinkling
the eggs with warm water which are
being incubated by the sitting hen is
productive of harm rather than good.
If the hen is free to leave the nest
as she wills, and is not debarred irom
a run in the grass during her short
respite frejm her duties, she will re
turn to the nest with feathers laden
with dew, and the eggs will not suf
fer for moisture, says Wallace's
Farmer. In our early experience we
regularly sprinkleu the eggs the third
day before the hatch was due. We had
read about a cart load of poultry pa
pers, and with a good d-*al of sound
advice which they gave us, we gave
undue weight to several articles
which got the advantage of our cal
lowness and made us believe that
sprinkling the eggs was of prime im
portance. While still believing that
under certain conditions it is attend
eel with advantage it is only oce-a
sionally that we revert to the prac
tice. During the late dry spell it oc
curred to us that something might
be gained by returning to it. We had
six hens engaged in hatching us out
some late chicks. The eggs were due
to hatch on the 15th of July. On the
12th we removed the eggs from four
of the nests, and after dampening the
earth upon which the nest was built,
put them back. We did not apply any
moisture to the other two nests. The
result justifies the belief that under
such circumstances as these the ap
plication of moisture is attended with
advantage. From the four nests we
took 38 chicks anel from the other two
only five chicks. The eggs were the
same, and the hens were all about
equally attentive to tneir duties. The
exceptional dryness of the air and
the absence of dew demanded a
change from the usual order of |
things, and we are welt convinced ;
that we are well paid for the time it j
took to moisten those eggs. But we |
have sprinkled lots of eggs without |
gaining anything by it.
The arrival of the first cattle in this
country is thus recorded in Gov. I
Bradford's history of Plymouth col- |
ony: "By this ship also came three 1
heifers and a bull, the first, of any I
cattle of that kind in yc land." This j
was ia 1024.
ABUNDANCE OF FORAGE.
| Orchard Grass Yields It Ycnr AftMr
Year unit Require* Hardly Any
Attention.
Can anyone tell why orchard grass,
on* of the most common as well a.s
oiii of the most valuable forage plants
in the United States, is not better
known and more appreciated? Many
a farmer elocs not even recognize it at
sight, though he has bad chance to ob
serve it all his life. A veritable gypsy,
it has found a home in every country of
Kurope and America, in northern
Africa and in Asia. Cheerfully adapt
ing' itself to all soils and conditions,
it flourishes in wet or dry weather,
sun eir shade, and in a porous subsoil
will senel its roots to a great depth.
I'his perhaps accounts for its per
sistence. When once it has secured
a foothold it may be- relied upon to
yield an abundance e;f forage year aft
er year with no attention except that
it thrives best under cropping. In the
spring it is fit for pasturage consider
ably earlier than other grasses, and
five elays' growth will give a gooel bite.
Its blossoming season is the same as
that of red clover, and Ihey are fre
quently sown togetlie-r by farmers
w ho have learned the value of the com
bination. A Kentucky stock grower
who relies upon it for his pastures
once said relative to its capacity for
sustaining itself when other grasses
are dried up: "It will make more
growth in one summer day than blue
grass will make in a week." Such a
commendation from the land of the
famous blue grass pastures is surely
a great tribute to its good qualities.
A farmer in northern Ohio has writ
ten enthusiastically of a piece of orch
ard grass on his own farm which see-el
ed itself 20 years ago and which has
been cut annually every June since.
This season it stooel higher than any
rye in the vicinity and was so heavy
that it lodged. For early soiling and
long pasturage he considers it supe
rior tei any other grass, but lie utters
a caution about cutting it as soon as
matured, for if allowed to get dead
ripa it is of little account.
Like other drought resisting grasses
it shows a disposit ie>n to grow in tus
socks, but this may be prevented by
thorough preparation of the ground
before sowing and an abundance of
seed uniformly distributed. Two
bushels of seed to the acre are usually
considered sufficient, or half that
amount when sown with clover. It
is said to be much less exhausting to
the soil than timoth3% which is so often
grow n with clover. It was ihtroduceil
into England from Virginia in 1764,
and is there so highly esteemeel that it
has taken rank as one of the meist
valuable forage plants produced in
the "tight little island." The lux
uriance of its aftermath makes it es
i pecially fine for pastures, anel stock eif
all kinds relish it. Sheep, it is saiel,
will leave all other grasses to feed
upon it.—Farmer's Review.
CORN CUTTING KNIFE.
Illade In Made front an Old Scythe
und IncloNcd with Two Pieces
of Hard Wood.
For cutting corn the liomemaele
Knife, portrayed herewith, has been
found very useful. The blade is cut
from an old scythe, as shown by dotted
HOME-MADE CORN KNIFE.
lines. The blade is cut partly across,
two feet, and a part hammered back
eight inches, to use as a handle. It is
then inclosed with two pieces of hick
ory or other hard wood, which may be
held in place with wire bands. —Farm
and Home.
StncklnK Fodder Ont-of-nnors.
An le>wa correspondent wants to
know whether we would advise stack
ing corn fodder out-of-doors. We cer
tainly do not advise such a practice, if
the idea is to stack the fodder in the
same way that hay is usually stacked
in the western states; that is, by build
ing it up in ricks and leaving: it exposed
to the fall and winter storms. If fod
der is cut when in proper condition,
and left in the shocks until it is thor
oughly cured, it can then bestacked un
der cover to very good advantage; but
a far better practice would be to get a
good shredder and run '.lie fodder
through it, and then you will have as
nice feeding product as you would care
'o handle; besides in this way you save
the expense of husking the corn by
•iuud.—Prairie Farmer.
Ttrnlnss I'lks Into Pasture.
Harvey Johnson, of lowa, says:
When our litters are- of sufficient age
to turn out we usually put two and
sometimes three litters together in a
pasture where there is a good warm
and dry building anel plenty of good
grass. Near where the sows feed is
a small inelosure with a low trough
in it, and by a little persuasion and
some tempting bits of food we expect
to have the pigs feeding nicely at three
to four weeks of age. The feed is in
creased as their capacity for handling
it is increased, but we are careful to
underfeed rather than overfeed—feed
ing no more at any time than they will
eat clean. We allow them to run with
the dams till they wean them, unless
we wish tei breed the sows again.
Keep the ('olts Uruwliiff,
If the pasture is not what it should
be the colts should have a feed eif
oats daily. A few bushels eif oats fed
tei a well-bred yearling when the pas
ture gets old and the flies bad will lie
well invested. A great many horses
urc stunted their first winter, and a
great many do not g-et a chance to
make it up their second summer—
their first summer away from their
dams. Keep them growing the
buyer wants good-sized outs.-Nation •
ui fct jckmuu.
PE-RU-NA AVERTS BANGER
In That CrstScafl Time When a Girl
Becomes a Woman.
j
| MISS ISESSIE KELLOG.
U- . ..
Miss liessic Kellog, President of the
Young Woman's Club, of Valley City, j
.North Dakota, writes the following
from First street, South, Valley City,
North Dakota:
" Ever since 112 matured I suffered with
severe monthly pains. The doctor did
j not seem ta understand what the
i trouble was and the medicine he pre
! scribed from time to time did not he.'p
j me. He finally suggested that / have \
\an operation. One of my friends who
I had been cured of a similar affliction
through the use of Peruna, advised me
to give it a trial first, and so / used it
for three weeks faithfully. My pains
diminished very soon arid within two
months I had none at all.
" This is six months ago, and dur
ing that time I have not had an ache
nor pain. I give highest praise to I'e
runa. Every woman ought to use it,
and I feel sure that it would bring per
fect health."—BESSlE KELLOG.
The experience of Miss Bessie TCe'- j
log, of North Dakota, ought to be read •
by every girl in the land. It is a criti
cal period in a woman's life when she
ceases to be a girl and becomes a wom
an. Very few pass through this period j
without some trouble. The doctor is I
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jf'Sf a mouth, throat and food channel. That
oWttltlM t means, they stop undigested food irstn
Tiir DTnuinii 3 VfrthJ souring in the stomach, prevent gas for/n-
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READ ICRS OF THIS PAPER i
IJlCalltlNO TO IIU'V ANYTHING
ADVEKTISEO IN ITS COLUMNS I
SHOULD INSIST UPON HAVING J
WHAT THEY ASK FOR, REFUSING
ALL SUBSTITUTES Oil IMITATIONS.
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uuc buildtuir New Vork.
SQZCBOMT Tooth Powder 25c
j called and ho generally advises an op
eration. Perhaps lit; will subject ihe
l>a:ient. to a long series oft <;pi-i-itcezrt»
.villi nervines and tonics. The reason
he does not often make a cure is be
cause he does n ,t recognize the trou
ble.
In a large majority of the cases ca
tarrh of the female organs is the
j cause. Peruna relieves these czt-rKu
| promptly because it'cures the eaSai-rfe.
I'eruna is not a palliative or :i scdai.iv*;
ior a nervine or a stimillant. It i-.t :u
] specific for catarrh and cures catarrlj
j wherever it may lurk in the system.
This girl was lucl:y enough to
I'eruna at last, As slie says, the «1 Mr
tors did not seem to understand what
the trouble was and the medicine istr
• prescribed from time t:> tim;' did .-tat
Inlp her. Peruna hit the mark a;"
once and she is now reeoimueJuTng
this wonderful remedy to all the otlvcr
girls in the United States.
Thousands of the girls who loot at
her beautiful face and read her sluj
etre testimonial, will be led to 5r v
j Peruna in their times of trouble jnrl
critical periods. Peruna will n fas
them. Every one 112 them will bv g'laii
'and it is to be hoped that t.Ueir i-c
--thusiasm will lead them to <!o as this
girl did —proclaim the fact to the
! work! so that others may read it and
| do likewise.
j .Mrs. Christopher Fliehmatm, Am
j sterdam, X. Y„ writes:
"I have been sick with catarrh of the
j stomach and pelvic organs for about
• five years, and had many a doctor, but
| 11: ne could help me. Some sail! 1 vrouli?
! never get over it. One day when &
read your almanac 1 saw those wit;.'
1 had been cured by Peruna; then i
I thought I would try it. I did, ami
j found relief with the first bottle I
I and after two more bottles I was as
.well and ft rung as 1 was before."—
; .Mrs. Christopher Fliehmann.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
I isfactory results from the use of Pe
| runa, write at once to Dr. Harttwan.
giving a full statement of your case
] and he will be pleased to give you hU
j valuable advice gratis.
! Address Dr. llartman, Prwsftfent off
; The llartman Sanitarium, Cclunzbrss,
! Ohio.
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