GRASSHOPPER BRICKS. Keu lion Food in (.'<» 11 cc 111 rut«ml Form lor Wlilcll (be World Im 111 to NrbrasUu. Grasshoppers are being put to a new use out in Nebraska. The farmers have killed incredible numbers of them by the help of a machine which is. per haps, the most effective ever devised for the purpose. It iscalled a "hopper dozer," and is nothing more ess than a large flat pan, with a mull amount of kerosene contained in a depression in the rear part of it. The contrivance, being attached to a horse, is pushed along in front of the animal as the latter is driven across the fields, l'retty nearly t very grasshoper is en countered, jumps upon the pan, and is promptly suffocated by the kerosene. This ingenious instrument has been in use for a number of years in parts of the west, but hitherto it has not oc curred to the farmers to make any use of the dead grasshoppers. Most com monly they were burned, though some more enterprising agriculturists turned a portion of them to account as poultry feed. They found that the hens liked them exceedingly; for it is a fact that a grasshopper is to a hen what a canvasback duck is to a human epicure—the very choicest and most esteemed <>f delicacies. Hence the idea which is now being developed on a commercial scale. The grasshoppers, after being killed by the hopperdozer, are left in w; iTrows in the fields, where they are soon dried. When they have been exposed to the sun for a sufficient time to reduce them to a properly desiccated condition they are gathered up with rakes, shoveled into carts, and conveyed to a • shed, ■where they are put into a press some what resembling an ordinary cheese press, and converted into solid bricks. The bricks are shipped in quantities to poultry-raisers, who find this new kind of hen-provender most satisfac tory, and they are anxious to get more of it. Apparently, it is a great en courager of egg-production. Jt is not necessary to grind the bricks before feeding the stuff to the chick ens. but merely to break them into pieces and soften with water. —Satur- day Evening Post. TESTING SILVER COINS. The ComprelieiiKlve System In VoKnr nt tlie Different Mints of the I nited Mate*. Out of every fresh batch of silver dollars made at the United States mints half a dozen are sent to the treasury at Washington to be tested as samples. If they turn out to be of the requisite fineness and weight it is taken for granted that the whole edition is correct. For the test the coin after being weighed is rolled out in a thin flat strip more than a foot in length. Then the strip is placed beneath a row of punches, which punch holes in it, so that after passing beneath the instrument it has the look of a colander. A great many little silver disks are thus obtained, and of these a dozen HOW DOLLARS ARE TESTED. or so are taken and assayed, to find out how much silver they contain. Being obtained from various parts of the coin, they represent fairly the average fineness of the dollar throughout. If the weight is too lit tle, beyond a very tiny fraction, the whole batch of coins must Vie melted and made over again, and the same thing must be done if the fineness is not up to standard. Otherwise the assayer indorses the mintage and the dollars. Wink Mennui'eil l>>' Selenee. A German scientist lias given an other proof of the painstaking na ture of bis race in obtaining perfect accuracy and the time that is occu pied by a wink. He used a special photographic apparatus and fixed a piece of white paper on the edge of the eyelid for a mark. He found that the lid descends quickly and rests a little at the bottom move ment. Then it rises slower than it rises slower than it fell. The mean duration of the downward movement was .075 to .091 of a second. The time from when the eye rested till it closed varied from .15 to .17 of a sec ond. In rising the lid took .17 of a second. The wink was completed in .4 of a second. The Trolley In Ktfypt. Tourists in Egypt can now take a trolley car in the main street of Cairo direct to the pyramids. In a short time a line will be built equipped with American cars to run from the ocean front at, 'Piraeus to the Parthenon at Athens. F.leetrle Lmnpii for IIOKH. A novel idea for sportsmen seems to be of Portuguese origin. An elec tric lamp is placed on the collar of the hunting dog, and this frightens foxes and badgers from their burrows .when the dog enters. HAPPY COMBINATION. Wpntern Inventor Huh Just Designed a llahy CniH'li Combined with <1 llleycle. From Arizona conies the up-t.o-dato ; machine shown in the picture below, the inventor being 1 Fred Genzlinger, of Phoenix. Of course, it will not prevent the policeman and nurse from holding their usual conversa tions in the park, but otherwise it is an improvement over the old style of baby carriage. The propelling part of the perambulator is similar to a bicycle, while the coach proper is pivoted at the forward end of the j frame in such a manner that it can j be easily turned by the steering wheel and chain attached to the han dle-bar. To relieve the main wheels of a portion of the weight there is i a small trailer at the rear of the coach, and this wheel also serves as j a rest whtti the carriage is detached BICYCLE BABY CART. from the frame of the wheel for walking. The seat and handle-bar have the usual adjustments, and it should be a pleasure to the nurse to take the baby riding in this speedy machine, while it goes without saying that the child once taking a ride iu this carriage will prefer it to all oth ers. —Louisville Courier-Journal. NEW HEADACHE CURE. I*li > nlcliiii Ki'cniiiniriiilii I (it the Seton iin Infallible uihl i'eriti fluent. Sick headaches, the bogey of the modern society woman and often tho greatest trouble of the businessman, is to lose its terrors, according to an English physician when a remedy now used by lii'u becomes universal. This medical man, a l)r. Whitehead, has re- j turned to the practice of old days, and ' reintroduced the seton, and by its use | claims that be has successfully treated every bad headache that has come into his hands. Simply described the seton consists ■ of a twist of silk, of small threads or a few horsehairs, which by a needle is ' ! drawn through the skin so as to keep a ! iiole in the skin open. In the cure of headaches Dr. Whitehead draws this j seton through the skin at the nape of ] the neck. How this cures he does not explain, but says that for 25 years past 1 lie has not seen a headache case that | ! could not be cured by it. In one case j a lady had for years been affected by ! severe headaches that left her pros- j I irated for many hours after tliey had j ; passed the climax. A seton was putin i three months ago, and since then she j lias had no attack. The seton, he says, ; should be left in place three months, j English authorities say 'this means . should not be resorted to unless the pain from the headache is absolutely j unbearable, as otherwise the remedy ; will prove worse than the disease. The causes for sick headache are 1 many. Often it is due to the eyes, and ■ | a use of proper spectacles will prevent it. Sometimes it can be stopped by the | 1 use of a stimulant, as a cup of black coffee at tho moment when the head- 1 ache is beginning to manifest itself, j I Nearly every one who is subjected to ' these attacks knows of one or more ; causes that will bring them 'on and j sometimes is able to avoid this, but j 1 sometimes the cause is unavoidable | i even when known. Of all the cures that have been sug- J ; gested the greatest confidence is p'.aeej in caffeine and in antipyrine. j j Antipyrine is taken in powder in doses | of one gramme; two, three, or four i such doses are given an adult in the first two hours of the attack. When j given in time this drugealms the head- j ache even when it does not entirely cure it. But when taken repeatedly the effect of the drug wanes. The sys- j tem becomes habituated to it.and it 110 j ! longer gives relief. Then as a substi- j j tute antifebrine or acetanilide may be j given, or oxalgine or ph'enaeetine. Among the many other remedies which help in special cases are salicy- ! late of soda, aconitine, bromide of po tassium, chloral and sulfonal. Aconi tine is a dangerous medicine, however, j and the others are of little use—the I soda least of all. In general, however, sick headache is the result of a generally bad condition of the body or of a bad condition in some portion, and a general medical treatment is desirable to remove the J cause and thus prevent a recurrence of ; the attack, ilenemic and chlorotio subjects should lake ferrugineous medicines and should undergo hy dropathic treatment. Self-Chnrßlnß Aiktomnklie. It is reported tlisrt an automobile I battery has been e\olved in England I which threatens a revolution in horseless travel. Ingoing down hill the motor is reversed and the battery recharges itself, so that it is much stronger at the bottom than at the top. A record trip of over 04 j miles was made on an American I built wagon equipped with this mo tor und battery, and no stop for re • charging. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1901. ilSim CHICKEN COOP DOOR. So Simple In Construction That Any i'arniuk unit IHwco vcrctl. An entertaining story comes from the French Alps of Dauphiny, relat ing the futile efforts of the Princess of Croy, who desired to enter the monastery of the Grande Chartreuse, a habitation from which women visit ors are rigidly excluded, says an ex change. The story runs that the princess dressed herself in boy's clothes, and accompanied her husoand to the in stitution. The gates were opened to •them, and the prince sent his card to the father superior, with a line to the effect that lie was accompanied by a friend. Just as 'they were about to make the round of the building, the word was received that the father would like to see the prince and "bis friend." Going upstairs, they were received by the smiling monk, who cordially in vited them to join him in an appetiz ing luncheon. The princess endeav ored to make the best of the situa tion. but, she was not put any the mor - at her ease by the fact that the monk kept gazing sharply at her. At last he exclaimed suddenly: "Catch it, young man!" a.t the same t'me throwing at her a large pear. The princess was startled and, thrown completely off her guard, made a feminine motion to grab up her skirt, the absence of which she overlooked in her confusion. Then the father stopped smiling, and said, with great gravity: "I beg your pardon, madam, but ladies are not allowed in the monas tery. I must ask you to wait outs : de until the prince has finished his in spection." And outside she had togo, the rev erend father bowing her from the room with most elaborate politeness. 8111 >■ 11tiic Stories. Once he was shooting where his host happened to have killed a boy and a keeper in the same season, and he asked a beater whether his master felt the matter very much. The an swer was: "Well, sir, he didn't care much about the by. He gie his moth er five pounds. Hut he were wery wexed about the man. He didn't go out shoot en 'for a whole week." This in Norfolk was considered ail evi dence of the climax of human emo tion. A Lord Cholmondclev of the past once incautiously asked the mayor and othernotabilities of King's Lynn to enjoy a day's shooting. They got little sport till they approached the hall, where they blazed away freely, but they were somewhat tak en aback when, at the banquet which followed, a horrified servant brought the appalling intelligence that "the Lynn gentlemen had shot all her ladyship's tame partridges."—London Post. flow It Affected Him. 'Cholly—Does your father say any thing about me? Edith—Dear me, yes! Mamma says he'll never get over his hoarseness unless he stops hollering every time he speaks about you!— Puck. ipuoo a Month To Agents selling our Co-operative Mercan tile Contracts (Shares). Territory allotted January Ist, 1902. \V e want bright insurance men or Rankers. Fidelity Assurity Com pany, 377-371) Broadway, New York City. The change from a job to a situation is not always appreciated by the incumbent; as, for instance, when a political job be comes an embarrassing situation.—Puck. A Dose in Time Saves Nine of Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar for Colds. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. Every man hides his deformity.—Atchi son Globe. i -rtv. mm 1 SWMS, Mil H I mL&A gill imlJSltPi THe Sale of */ J Millions of Bottles /fo. °f Syrup of Figs and the universal satisfaction H which it has given attest the fact that it possesses *V*p : ' ; s|if 1 the qualities which commend it to public favor. With the diffusion of knowledge of what a laxative 1 should be and a general understanding of the fact ' /fg^ljgj- vji 1 effect and be wholly free from every objectionable / * i ?jL : quality, or substance, the large and growing de / «l) / demand for ( Mfl l Syrup of Figs Is > ■! /ttjfaL y& 112. I fjr M&l\ \ shows that it is destined to supplant the old-time / cathartics which were generally injurious and usually disagreeable as well. In Syrup of Figs one ra'F H fra 'Y ff TK finds a true laxative, simple and pleasant to the upw $ * i » taste, gentle in its action and beneficial in effect. •tHll &' \a, J r | » In the process of manufacture figs are used as \*\jT :'v * j they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal *Hj 3 ;X : " ;«y virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained from an M $ « Jr § excellent combination of plants known to be B! H J: medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. To Get Its Beneficial E.£fect i » Buy the Genuine —Manufactured by the «Sai\ Francisco, CAJ. Loxiiavi J1 e,Ky. Haw York, MY for saUe by ajl Price fifty cerds per bottle. The Dlelelli* nnd nyKlenlc Ciuxettc. mvs: "Walter Baker & Co., of Dorchester, Mass., I'. S. A., have given years of study Ito the skillful preparation of cocoa and i chocolate, and have devised machinery anil 1 systems peculiar to their methods of treat ment, whereby the purity, palatability, and highest nutrient characteristics are re tained. "Their preparations are known the world over and have received 1 lie highest indorse ments from the medical practitioner, the nurse, and the intelligent housekeeper and caterer." Then He C*etM \oi*>. Mrs. Biggs—Your husband isn't much for show. He always dresses very quietly. Mrs. Diggs Huh! You ought to hear him sometimes when his collar button rolls uu der the dresser. —Chicago Daily News. Persons contemplating a journey East or West should be careiul that the rates paid for their transportation do not exceed those charged by tiie Nickel Plate Koad. 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 (35) cents to SI.OO 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 Koad. A of Ttane. Yeast—T see a Philadelphia composer has written a quickstep. C'rimsonbeak Yes, and I hear they are using it in Chicago for a funeral march. — Yonkers Statesman. Best lor Hie UoTvel*. No matter what ails you, headache to,•> 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, natu'al movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. L'ascarcts Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet iias C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. Cn u t iotin. Short—Do you believe that a fellow feci al" makes us wondrous kind? Long It all depends. What are you feel ing for now?— Chicago Daily News. Traveler* Cull 11 lJlesmed. Of all the blessings that a railroad com pany can confer upon a long-suffering pub lic, none is greater than smokeless coal# The •Lackawanna R;iilroad burns it! for ivhich all travelers call that road blessed. No smoke! no dust. Its policy may well inspire the gratitude and patronage of a grateful and appreciative public.—Outing. Flirtby—"No, I've given up calling on Miss lloxlcy." .ligfrs—"Ah! 1 suppose her father had a hand in that?" Flirt by -"'Well cr —not a haud, exaclly."— Philadelphia Press. On Dec. 3rd and 17th the Norfolk & West ern Ry. will sell round trip tickets from Cincinnati and Columbus to points in the Virginias and Carolinas at greatly reduced rates. For all information as to rates, address Allen Hull, D. P. A., 45 E. 4th St., Cincin nati. There are few crooked things that a pull which is long enough and strong enough and earnest enough will not straighten out.— Wellspring. Stops the Cornell and Works OIY Ihe Cold. ; Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price2sc. "Don't you know jou oughtn't to smoke, my lad?" "So me physician tells me, but it's the only way I can get relief from busi ness worries."—lndianapolis News. Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli i ble medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W. ' j Samuel. Ocean (.rove, N. J„ Feb. 17,1900. | It is not hard to let your moderation be i i known to all men, so far as the virtues are i concerned.— Ram's Horn. j Half an hour is all the time required to dye with PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. | The hypocrite prays cream and acts skim j milk.—Chicago Daily News. ! A square deal—The sale of a city block.— j Philadelphia Bulletin. ~ f'isxlH Very Ancient Coin. William K. Davis, a veteran of tho Forty-second Indiana infantry, living at Flora, 111., has a ltoman coin which lie found while campaigning in the .Philippines and which numismatists claim is more than I.GOO years old. Authorities say the coin was struck by the Emperor Maximums in 236 A. 1). The coin is in an excellent state of preservation and the inscriptions are legible. It is the size of an Amer ican dollar and is made of bronze. The obverse bears the head of the emperor and I>he inscription reads, ""Maximums Pius Augustus (icrmani cus," and the reverse has the figure of a man bearing aloft, an olive branch and bears the words, "Pax August!." It is supposed the coin found its way from Spain to the Philippines years ago and was lost, in Luzon. Mythology in Kanrtftfi. "Rome one in Kansas proposed that o. statue of Ceres be placed on tiie dome of tha new statehouse, but now he wishes lie hadn't made the proposition," remarked the exchange editor, as he laid down a Kansas paper. "\\ hat's the objection?" asked the tele graph editor. "it is urged that no one in Kansas knows the lady, and that she probably was an ac tress, anyhow. It is the opinion that the figure of Chief Fewclothes, an Indian, would be more appropriate as an ornament to the dome of the Kansas statehouse." "Well, I should think that a statue of Chief Fewclothes would be a nude depar ture, at any rate."—Pittsburg Gazette. j Hurt llini There. "How crazy you women act over th~«j 'Woman's page! " said Mr. Pozenby, in tone of withering sarcasm. "I wonder whyj the papers don't have a 'Man's page,' too? ' "They do," Mrs. Pozenby replied. "I've never seen one." "Oh, yes, you have. It's the page devoted to prize fighting and horse raring and other' occupations of that sort."—Youth's Com panion. ; Her Cirenlntlnur Medium. "She's a very cautious woman. Especial ly about gossip. No woman ever heard her retail any scandal." "ISut I am told that stories confided to her in secrecy do get out somehow." "Yes, I know. You see, she tells them all to her husband."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hoped They Would Hun Their C>oarae« Mrs. Vernon Brown—Why on earth don'fc; you get your husband to cut off his whi®- kers? Mrs. Smiffian .Tones—l wouldn't have him do it for tJie world. I want him to let them, grow and get them all out of his system.— Stray Stories. 7