OFFENSIVE BREATH.
Fcrioni AlDlrtril irtth It Sltonlil I'ae
Some Simple Disinfectant
nlth Hi-sulurlly,
There arc many causes for bad
breath; in some cases it is occasioned
by the teeth, in others by a disor
dered stomach or catarrhal trouble,
again it is the result of diseased and
decaying lungs.
As persons afflicted with bad breath
are themselves frequently unaware of
the fact, it is the duty of those with
whom they come in contact to call at
tention to the matter in as kindly a
manner as possible. Where the dis
order comes from the teeth, the serv
ices of a good dentist are necessary,
also some simple preparation for the
mouth. The following recipe is harm
less and good: One ounce of pow
dered borax, one ounce of precipitat
ed chalk, one-fourth ounce of pow
dered myrrh and one-fourth ounce of
powdered orris root. Charcoal is nn
excellent remedy for a feverish breath
and the Canadian snake root is also
very highly recommended; it imparts
a spiey r aroma to the breath and
leaves a pleasant taste in the mouth.
Needless to say the greatest cleanli
ness in regard to the teeth and mouth
is indispensable. Many persons who
are most particular about brushing
their teeth after meals never think
of doing so before breakfast, and at
no time is it more important as vari
ous impurities gather in the mouth
at night. After cleaning the teeth in
the morning, wash the mouth with
weak borax water.
Where the offensive breath is
caused by some incurable disease the
person thus afflicted is deserving of
sympathy and consideration. Even
then some simple disinfectant should
be used.—Eliza It. Parker, in National
Stockman.
KILLED A RATTLER.
Mrs. Seton-Tlioiiipson Dlnpntclipd n
Venomous Iteptile with u Hunty
Frying Tan.
Mrs. Seton-Thompson, in her camp
ing experiences entitled "A \\ oman
Tenderfoot,*' confesses that in the be
ginning of her Rocky mountain life she
regarded rattlesnakes as only one kind
of disagreeable reptile. One day she
•was riding in advance of her husband.
She says:
"Suddenly, there came a noise like
dried peas in a pod, and gliding across
the road was a huge rattlesnake.
Whiskers, my pony, performed a flank
movement, so nearly unseating me
that I deemed it expedient to drop to
the ground; and Whiskers, without
■waiting for orders, galloped down the
road.
"The rattler stopped his pretty glid
ing motion away from me and seemed
in doubt.
" 'He is going to coil and then to
strike,' said I, recalling a paragraph
from my school reader.
"I cast a despairing glance around,
and saw, almost at my feet, half hid-
FRYING FAN CAME IN HANDY.
flen by sage brush, several inches of
rusty iron. Blest be the passing team
ster who threw it there. I darted to
ward it and turned on the rattler,
armed with the goodly remains of a
frying pan.
"The creature was ready for me,
with darting tongue and flattened
head. Another instant and »it would
have sprung. Smash on its head went
my valiant frying pan and struck a
deadly blow. I recaptured my weapon
and again it descended. The rattler
was settled.
"But, oh, that tail! That awful,
writhing, lashing tail. I can stand In
dians, bears, wolves, anything but that
tail; and a rattler is all tail except its
head. The snake was really helpless,
and I put one foot on him to take his
scalp; that is to say, his rattles.
"Then the uncanny thing began to
wriggle and rattle with old-time vigor.
Horrid thrills coursed through me;
but, fortified by the assurance that the
existing rattle was a 'purely reflex
neuroganglionic movement,' I hard
ened my heart and captured the 'pod
of dried peas.' "
Children - * Social Liberties.
The social liberties of the Ameri
can child are one of the evils of this
country. Children's dances and chil
dren's parties, once given in the after
noon, have intruded into the evening
and are sending thousands of our
children to their beils in a stnte of
excitement which means no good for
their future. It stands to reason
that no child can, with his or her un
formed strength, burn the candle at
both ends.—Ladies' Home Journal.
HELPED HER HUSBAND
Mra. I.n Follet te. W lie of Wisconsin's
Governor, Inn Hrlpmnte in
the Fullest Senir.
The tact and magnetism possessed
by Mrs. La Follette, wife of the gover
nor of Wisconsin, have made her of
the greatest assistance to her husband
in his political campaigns. She is best
known among the women of the state
for her advocacy of dress reform and
physical culture, and as head of the
Emily Bishop league for physical cul
ture she has gathered an enthusiastic
class about her. She attends all the
gatherings of the league, and is usual
ly its principal speaker and moving
spirit. But Mrs. I,a Follette is re
markable for other reasons. She is one
of the few women of the state admit-
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MRS. IjA FOLLETTE.
(The Talented Wife of the Governor ot
Wisconsin.)
ted to the bar. She was a Baraboo
girl—Miss Belle Case—and was grad
uated from the University of Wiscon
sin in the same class as her husband,
that of 1870. The same year she won
the Lewis prize for oratory, her hus
band also winning the interstate
championship in oratory, with an ora
tion on lago. Later she studied law
and was admitted to the bar. The
home life of the La Follettes is ideal.
They have three children. One daugh
ter, Miss Flora, a freshman in the uni
versity, who traveled in Europe last
summer. Mrs. La Follette preparei
her children for the high school at
home.
Wisconsin people, for some reason
not reported, have the reputation of
being exceedingly colit to their prom
inent fellow-citizens, but whether this
be true or not it does not refer to the
governor's wife, who is received every
where with enthusiasm begotten of
respect. The people of the state un
derstand that by her earnest endeav
ors in behalf of movements calculated
to improve the industrial and legal
status of women she hasi earned the
gratitude of her sex in all parts of tho
country.
LIVING WITH OTHERS.
It I* nettor, Even Where There Is
Jarring? anil Friction, Than
One's Own Company,
"It is better to live with others even
at the cost of considerable jarring and
friction than to live in undisturbed
quiet alone," said a wise little woman
the other day.
"Yes, I know that sort of life brings
hurts, smarts and heartaches, to say
nothing of an occasional tempest, but
all the same it is an education that can
not be gained in solitude. Life brings
many changes and throws strange peo
ple together, and it is easy to decide
that some of one's kindred by birth or
by law —especially the latter—are so
uncongenial as to make living with
them unendurable.
"Sometimes that is true, but very
rarely. Usually if two persons are
well-meaning—and most people really
do mean well at heart —they can grad
ually grow into each other's ways, and
by doing so modify individual traits
and habits to the great improvement
of character. We need to have oui
sharp corners rubbed off, our little pet
vanities punctured, and most of all to
learn self-control, 'sweet reasonable
ness," and toleration for otherpeoplete
point of view. When persons say tc
me of members of their own families:
'I do not know how to live with them, 1
I feel an unsympathetic desire to re
ply: 'Keep on living with them till you
learn how; it is exactly what yov
need.' " —Wellspring.
Harmony in Color Srliemr*.
Women would do well to give muck
thought to color harmony and circum
stances rather than slyle when choos
ing house furnishings. Upon the har
monious blending of wall and flooi
covert ng, together with the woodwork
depends much of the success of th«
room; yet some woman, hearing that
red walls "are the style," and seeing
how effective a soft shade of it is with
the pure black Flemish oak, straight
way has it put on her walls to com
bine with yellow oak. How much bet
ter a gobelin blue burlap or cartridge
paper would be! Then, too, often fh<
mistake is made of having everything
of one color to match, thereby causing
monotony. Artistic decorators advo
cate old rose in rugs and hangings as
a relieving contrasting bit to gobelin
blue walls and yellow ouk woodwork.
—Chicago Daily News.
Iter;ulntliiK n Child's Illet.
A child who is given whatever h«
asks for at the table nnd who is also
allowed to be continually eating
sweetmeats, cakes, buns, etc., be
tween meals must sooner or later pay
the penalty. It is as fsoiish to expect
a child's digestive organs to do the
work of those of an adu't as to im
agine he can compete with a grown
person in physical or mental labor.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1901.
HANDY SELF FEEDER.
An Absolute Necessity Where I.nmha
Are to lie I'ushcfl with Ilicli,
Nutritious Feed.
No first-class breeder expects to
produce the high quality of breeding
sheep now being required without
pushing his lambs with rich, nutritive
feed for all they are worth from the
time they are old enough to take more
than the ewe's milk until they are
well developed, says C. P. Reynolds, in
Breeders' Gazette. Most of the breed
ers use some form of the "creep," into
which the lambs are able togo and
secure their fill of grain, which is al
ways kept there for them. With the
proper grain, there is no danger of
overfeeding when once the lambs have
become accustomed to it, so no breed
er Ims any fear of injuring his lambs
by using the self-feeder.
The general idea of this arrange
ment is clearly shown in the illustra
tion. About all that it consists of is
a box and a barrel. The box is about
three feet square, more or less, and
eight or ten inches high. Both ends
are knocked out of a barrel, when it in
HANDY SELF FEEDER.
then set on the box, save for being
slightly raised. The support between
the box and barrel consists of two
pieces of two by two-inch stuff fas
tened crosswise in the shape of an
X. At points where the barrel end
touches the X grooves are cut into the
pieces into which the barrel head fits,
thus allowing it to come within about
one inch of the box. It can be readily
seen that, as the sheep or lambs stand
about the box and eat the grain as it
appears in the inch space below the
barrel end, the weight within will force
more grain down, until the contents
are exhausted. As long as there is
any grain in the barrel there is just
so much in sight, and in such shape
that it cannot be easily wasted.
It will be observed that there is a
slight rise at the edge of the box, which
has a tendency to prevent any grain
spilling over the edge in case an an
imal should work out more than can
be cared for, and if the wind is in
clined to blow it about, neither of
whioh is very profitable. No cover is
shown in the cut. In case the feeder
is to be used outdoors, a cover would
be quite necessary. Such could easily
be made with a few boards, so that
water would be readily turned off and
the grain on the interior fully pro
tected. The expense of such a feeder
is slight, comparatively, both intime
and money, and yet the size is sufficient
so that from a dozen to 15 I&mbs can
feed around the same box at once.
TIMELY HORSE NOTES.
Ventilate the stable but do not al
low a draught to pass over the
horses.
As the hair of the horses increases
in length the more necessary the
use of the curry comb.
Because a horse is not used is no
reason why he should not be regular
ly and thoroughly groomed.
Drain tlie stalls well and no water
will remain in the bedding. It will
save time in currying and keep the
horses looking better.
Now is the time to fix up the
stables and get them ready for win
ter. A few boards and nails are
cheaper than extra feed.
Fodder shredders and feed grind
ers are economizers in the wintering
of horses. Either will pay for them
selves in a season if properly used.
If you do not know how to keep
your horses in first-class condition
consult some one who does know.
Your neighbor who has healthy,
sleek teams will be glad to tell you
all about the care of them. Don't
be ashamed to find out. It may be
worth lots of money to you.
The high prices prevailing now for
horses should encourage liberal
breeding next season. Good horses
are liable to bring high priews for
many years to come and farmers
with good brood mares need not be
afraid to pay liberal service fee® for
the use of good sires. Brood mares
of quality are the best kind of farm
property if bred right,—National
Stockman.
I'tillxinK Cow Pen*.
A poultryman reports that an acre
of cow peas was left uncut near his
poultry yard, and during the winter
his hens attended to the harvesting of
the peas. He was surprised to receive
almost double the usual amount of
eggs during that season, and asked
if the peas had anything to do with
it. Cow peas are rich in protein,
therefore should assist in forming
eggs. The exercise in securing the
peas is another factor which recom
mends this practice to the poultryman
in search of winter eggs. It would be
a good plan to give cow peas a trial.—
Golden Egg.
A Valuable Curate.
There is much excitement in the
village of Slushton, because the most
important cricket fixture which the
village club had arranged was down
for decision on the following Satur
day, and the 'bowler who had won
every match for them that season had
sprained his wrist, and consequently
would not be able to play.
All 'their fond hopes of vietory had
gone, when, as a last resort, they
asked the new curate of the village to
play for them. He consented, and ow
ing to his score of 54 and his capture
of eight wickets for 34 runs they
scored a brilliant victory.
The next morning as the squire,
h'imself an enthusiastic cricketer, was
leaving the church, where the curate
had just preached his first sermon,
he was asked by the vicar what he
thought of the new curate.
"Oh," responded the squire, "his
voice is weak, his doctrine's shaky, he
isn't as learned as he should be, but
his cricket is a fair eye-opener. We
must keep him, even if we have to pay
him double the salary."—London
Spare Moments.
Oratory IK on the Kerlinc.
Dr. Harry Pratt Judson, dean of the
University of Chicago, in addressing
the seniors at division meeting said:
"We have no orators to-day—that is,
no orators of the first-class. The rea
son for the decline in oratory is the
vast increase in reading. There are
too many gabblers without sound
knowledge. We need more thorough
knowledge nnd clear-thinking, and
oratory will then take care of itself.
The newspaper and periodical press
at the same wine make much oratory
needless and multiply the power of
what is left."
tronK Men.
Miss Touriste—You have some ,» t .rong
and rugged types of manhood out it> this
western country?
Stage Driver—Yaas, miss, we hev men out
here the'f don't think it's nuthin't' hold up
a railroad train. —Ohio State Journal.
The man who never smiles is the center
of gravity. Philadelphia Hecord.
A figurehead does not necessarily have a
good head for figures. Ham's Horn.
You had better contract your expendi
tures than stretch your conscience.- Ham's
Horn.
A man will admit that he is prejudiced,
but never quite as much as the oilier fellow.
■ —Washington (la.) Democrat.
Customer —"By the way, Mr. Yolker,
there was a chicken in one ot those egg*.'
Dealer —"So? Chickens are two shillings
a pound, you know. I suppose you are will
ing to do the right thing?"— Boston Tran
script.
"My dear, this is my friend Smiggins, of
whom you have heard me speak." "I'm
glad to meet you, Mr. Smiggins. You can
hardly appreciate what a convenience your
acquaintance is to my husband when he
stays out later than he should."—lndianap
olis News.
Wherein It Faile'd.—"Why didn't the
tenor sing to-night? He has such a sympa
thetic voice." "Well, the reason he didn't
sing was that hi.s voice wasn't sympathetic
enough to touch the manager for a week's
salary overdue." Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin.
Poet —"I was pleased to see my poem in
your paper. Is there any money—" Kd
itor —"Oh, no; we sha'n't charge you any
thing this time. It is your first offense, you
know. If, however, it is repeated, we can
not let you off again so easily."—Boston
Transcript.
One of the latest apocryphal stories on
the yacht race is that about the lady who,
on hearing that the Shamrock was beaten
on time allowance, said it was "horrid of
the Americans to take advantage of the
difference between their time and ours."—
Glasgow Evening Times.
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5 (It ts And Acts |
§ . Pleasantly and Gently, m
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ideal home laxative. The combination is a simple and wholesome
!j« one, and the method of manufacture by the California F*j Syrup
Company ensures that perfect purity and uniformity of product,
which have commended it to the favorable consideration of the JE%
most eminent physicians and to the intelligent appreciation of all
W who are well informed in reference to medicinal agents. g£i
Syrup of Figs has truly a laxative effect and acts gently with- *s|
!D out in any way disturbing the natural functions and with perfect Q!
freedom from any unpleasant after effects.
N*T In the process of manufacturing, figs are used, as they are
pleasant to the taste, but the medicinally laxative principles of the &L
jl* combination are obtained from plants known to act most bene-
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STRENUOUS STINGERS.
The Wasp Has Tloro Krai Kxerutlr*
Ability Titan Any Other Hot-Fouled
Insect.
"I read in one of the magazines re
cently something 1 about the sting' of
the bee," said a citizen, relates the
New Orleans Times-Democrat, "and I
was reminded of an experience i had
with a friend some time ago while in
the country. lie was plowing- over
'behind a small clump of hills, and
they were well wooded almost down
to t.he fence line. It"was a section
which is noted for making wildcat
whisky, and this fact threw me off
the track, as will appear hereafter.
I was approaching my friend from
the hillside. I was riding.
"Suddenly I thought he glanced at
me, and at the time he rushed around
hurriedly to the singletree, unhooked
the trace chains, threw them across
the horse's back, and the animal
struck out on a dead run down the
turning row which split the ravine.
My friend followed, and it was a race
for who laid the rail, as they say in
the country. I could see through it
all in a minute. My friend had been
making moons>hine whisky, and he
thought I was a United States mar
shal. I split, my sides laughing over
the thought of the thing, and then I
struck out down the ravine after him.
1 traveled some distyice before catch
ing sight of my friend and his horse.
Finally J found them close to a
branch, and my friend was stooping
down occasionally, picking up some
thing and smearing it 011 his hands,
face and neck.
" 'Hello, Bill,' I said smiling, 'T
guess you thought I was a United
States marshal.' 'United States h—!'
he said, almost uncivilly; 'plowed up
a hornet's nest.' And sure enough he
had, and both the man and the horse
were as knotty as a hickory limb as
the result of it all. The bee may be
a good stinger, but the hornet is the
fleetest thing on wings when it comes
to using the stinger with swiftness
and effect.
"That reminds me of tlie curious
methods of bees and things of that
sort of stinging,"the narrator contin
ued. "Take the lioney bee, for in
stance. Now, the honey bee. is what
you might call a la/.y, clumsy, docile
sort of stinger. Really, the bee is
awkward when compared with other
inseets. The bumble bee is a trifle
more vigorous, and there is a deal
more of what one may call action in
its movements. It is a striking sort
of sting, and I have seen children al
most knocked down by these heavier
members of the bee family. It is a
mean sting to handle, too, and does
not yield so quickly to treatment.
The hornet and the yellow jacket
sting on the wing, as it were. They
do their work quickly, but thorough
ly, and they generally leave a reebrd
behind them that they woald have no
cause to feel ashamed of if they had
this element 'in their make-up.
"But there is my old friend, the
wasp. 1 want to speak of him. He
is the prince of stingers. You may
not forg-et him so quickly when he
stings you. He leaves a sort of
waspy taste in your mouth, and it is
anything but pleasant, and it is a
taste you will remember even after
the years have gone by. The wasp
is a lingering sort, of fellow. 'He lov
ingly and caressingly stings, perches
for a while on one's neck, I may say,
and then hums about his business.
But really, while the wasp lingers
longer than other insects while sting
ing, he also shows more anger, and is
probably the most spiteful member in
the list of stinging insects."
Teacher —"Yes, 'revive' means to 'come
to.' Now make a sentence containing that
word." Bright Boy—"If one apple cpsts
three cents what'll four apples revive?"—
Philadelphia Presa.
Hon*t I'ny for Another')) Diniipr.
"Order what you want; pay for what yoj*
order," is the unique way in which tlm
Lackawanna Railroad is advertising it» n«*w
dining-car service. The aptness of the
phrase is apparent when it is understood
that the traveler may order from the mnwt
complete menu, and yet pay tor nothing ike
does not want. In addition, low-priced c!«l»
meals are served individually from 35 cenl»
to SI.OO, so that table d'hote and a '4*
carte features are virtually combined. AQ
through trains to Buffalo, Chicago and St.
Louis are equipped with dining-cars, and
the service is admitted to be second to none
in the world.
iteculln Kuiuou* lure*.
Small doses of fine, dry sund are the lat
est freak "remedy" for dyspepsia. Some
how this specific recalls the leu-k of u
distinguished American that six feet o£
gravel is the only cure for hay fever. —Nor-
lolk Reflector.
"Straw* Show Which Way the Wind
Ulons,"
and the constantly increasing demand for
and steady growth in popularity of St.
Jacobs Oil among all classes of people in*
every part of the civilized world, show con
clusively what remedy the people u»a for
their Rheumatism and bodily aches and
pains. Facts speak louder than words, ami
the fact remains undisputed that the sale
of St. Jacobs Oil is greater than all other
remedies for outward application com
bined. It acts like magic, cures wlicre
everything else fails, conquers pain.
No man ever arrived suddenly at the sum*
mit of pure cussedness. —Chicago Daily
News.
Ilest for the llowclh.
No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. C'ascarets help nature,
cure you without a gripe or pain, produce
easy, natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C.
stamped on it. Beware of imitations.
What is worse than a giraffe with a sore
throat? A centipede with chilblain#.- Roa
ton Christian Register.
Persons contemplating a journey East or
West should be careful that the rates paid
for their transportation do not exceed those
charged by the Nickel Plate Road.
This company always offers lowest rates
and the service is efficient. Careful at
tention is given to the wants of all first
and second class passengers by uniformed
colored attendants. The dining car service
of the Nickel Plate Road is above criticism
and enables the traveler to obtain meals
at from thirty-five (35J cents to SI.CO but
no higher.
The Pullman service is the usual high
grade standard. Semi-weekly transconti
nental tourist cars ply between Atlantic
and Pacific Coasts. Confer with nearest
agent of the Nickel Plate Road.
Just a lleK'inner.
She —Has she many friends in society?
He—Oh, yes; she hasn't been in long, you
know.—Smart Set.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggistsrefund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
"Smith evidently does not think time is
equivalent to money." "Oh. I don't know!
He just now asked me to let him have ten
dollars for a couple of days."—Detroit Jour
nal.
Explosions of Coughing are stopped by
Hale s Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute:.
"This ancient umbrella," remarked Squil
dig, "belonged to my grandfather." "Ah!
One of the shades of your ancestors," added
McSwilligen.—Pittsburefi Chronicle.
Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs.—Wm. O. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind.,
Feb. 10, 1900.
People who get the hardest knocks bar*
the best idea of life. —Atchison Globe.
We promise that should you use PITT
NAM FADELESS DYES and be dissatis
fied from any cause whatever, to refund
10c. for eveiy package.
Monroe Drug Co., Unionville, Mo.
Two fools' heads are worse than one.—
Ram's Horn.
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