CHEERFULNESS AT TABLE. Hake Every Meal mi Occasion for the Interchange of Enlrrlainlnt ConverintiuD, An old lady, who looked as though she might have belonged to the "sun shine society" all her life, was asked by a friend the secret of her never failing cheerfulness, ller answer con tains a suggestive lesson for parents. "I think," said the clever old lady, "it is because we were taught in our family to be cheerful at the table. My father was a lawyer with a large criminal practice. His mind was harassed with difficult problems all the day long, yet he always came to the table with a smile and a pleasant greeting for everyone, and exerted himself to make the table-hour de lightful. All his powers to charm were freely given to entertain his family. Three times a day we felt this genial influence, and the effect was marvelous. If a child came to the ta ble with cross looks, he or she was quietly sent away to find a good boy or girl, for only such were allowed to come within that loving circle. We were taught that all petty grievances and jealousies must be forgotten when meal time came, and the habit of be ing cheerful three times a day, under all circumstances, had its effect on even the most sullen temper. Grate ful as I am for all the training re ceived in my childhood home, I look back upon the table influence as among the best of my life." Table manners are, of course, essen tial, but the most important thing is to make the meal an occasion for the interchange of delightful and enter taining conversation. Let such gath erings, fathers and mothers, make the most happy hour of the day, and the influence on the children may be be yond estimation.—X. Y. Weekly. BAG FOR CLOTHESPINS. It Does Awny with C'ontlminl Stoop ing and Habit of Putting Hie I'ins in the Month. Here is a drawing with directions for making my clothespin bag. Take a piece of blue denim two-thirds of a yard long and a half a yard wide, and cut like a; then take another piece the same length and 21 inches wide and cut like b; bind the pocket edge with white braid or tape, sew both r p >\ * | r B '}fc I A CLEVER IDEA. pieces together and bind all around with the tape, sew around the top a waistband and finish with button and buttonhole. When hanging up clothes one can button the bag around her self, and it does away with continual stooping for clothespins and the un sanitary habit of putting thein in the mouth.—Mrs. Nellie Norton, in Good Housekeeping. TWO SUGGESTIONS FOR AUTUMN c# ( {y I .. J |jf Z j - - ' - _ " r I|HK flrrt isown !c of almir.d gr<<n pklrt I trimmed at the bottom, elroulat- I ■ cloth. Th« skirt is trimmed with log a u with band I thi - :ii bor xr. i|» 'it cut row "i' tiK-k--. »r <• r• <: with .-i .m ~»« be.idii ft, In which ngtd In and with f«-»>to<>».e<l bltok valvet ribbon hi run. Thine bunds inc.- of vi lvet h -rdertd with little Kauae arc orriami i ted with motifs of cr«an lace, tl! t the mm Khlidr. Tins I iiiat i' '»i> ai> also trimmed l'l • u-e i tr.mmtd with tl >-r< *ti .pi rt with tl. in <, ■<i nmiils u nd the Idi ur.d with little ullap* of the ciu'.li lonMf t .« BfcotlUtf collgr oI i n pure, d v vt t fui-tei • d with k -Id buttoi ■ wI u h exit i . way down over th> . Icevaf .cue Htraps bordar the fronts whl< h II|H II fi.rmir.n long, odd MtullU. The sleevea ira lac e Jabot Tin ilet ve* are trimmed are finish, d wltli ruff of origii il i.e-ign, orre poi d aid th< puff- ar. uf guipiiia ui| •. I -hapi.l l of lil.uk v«lv«t .p. d with bui.dk Of the cloth The girdle Th. bolnu ~ »*•!,>. ovi r a I. HIM ~112 while of vilvet. rllk, or l.iwu with (any cravat end gir ittt git oil d gown la of black t ftua The >Ua of light blue ailk, or eeiut. NEW BEAUTY CHAIR. Sitting in It Is Said fo Iteatnrr Yonth, Strengthen Musclm and Re place Tissues. The latest thing to renew health and prolong life is a vibrating chair. By means of this peculiar bit of mech anism it is claimed that youth can be restored, muscles strengthened and wasted tissues replaced. The principle upon which the vibrating chair is worked is an old one. The chair has a heavy rubber seat and back. Un derneath this is a coat of thin rub ber. The heavy rubber contains per ll* " lif \© o ° ' J VIBRATING BEAUTY CHAIR. foratiens which are covered by the thin rubber. The seat and back of the chair are filled with water when ~the patient sits in the contrivance, and then a hammer, which strikes a rubber disk, is set in motion. This hammer starts vibratory waves in the water, and these waves are communicated to the body by means of the perforations in the chair. Lilian Russell and Bern hardt are using vibratory cbairs, and this means of acquiring strength with out expending energy is becoming quite a fad in New York. The vibra tory chairs cost from S2OO up, and con sequently will never become popular among the majority of beauty seekers. —Chicago Inter Ocean. WEEN WE FALL ASLEEP. Some Sfnupd lU'onmo Dormant Ilefore Other*, 'Mint of Seeing Ileiiitf tlie First. When a man drops off to sleep his body does not do so all at once. Some senses become dormant before oth ers, and always in the same order. As he becomes drowsy the eyes close and the sense of seeing is at rest. It is quickly followed by the sense of taste. He next loses the sense of smell, and then, after a short interval, the tympanum becomes insensible to sound —or, rather, the nerves which run to the brain from it fail to con vey any sense of hearing. The last sense to leave! is that of touch, and in some hypersensitive peo ple it is hardly ever dormant. This sense is also the first to return upon awakening. Then hearing follows suit; after that taste, and then the eye becomes able to flash impressions | back to the brain. i The same gradual loss of power is ; observed in the muscles and sinews. Slumber begins at the feet, and slow ly spreads up the limbs and trunk un til it reaches the brain, when uncon sciousness is complete and the body < is at rest. —Chicago American. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1902. VEGETABLE WASHER. Make One Without Delay and See If It Is .\ot a Grrat Convenience and Labor Saver. A very cheap and serviceable root washer may be made by any man right at home, and no need to call on a carpenter or blacksmith. Make a water-tight box of 114-incli lumber, 12 by 21 by 30 inches inside. The legs are l 1 by 3 inches, 2 feet long. Lap the legs 0 inches onto the box and fasten firmly with 214-Inch screws. This gives a height of 30 inches, which is convenient for all purposes. Two half-round notches are let into the sides of the box in which the axles of the cylinder re volve. The cylinder heads 114-incli thick are 13 inches in diameter. A block 1 inch thick by 4 inches square or a round wheel of same dimen sions, is screwed to the outside cen ter of each head. These blocks act " Hi VEGETABLE WASHER. not only as washers between the cyl inder heads and sides of box, but serve to reenforce the heads and hold the axles more fir'' Drive a 114-inch mortise clear through the blocks and heads of cylinder. Take 2 2-inch hardwood pins and square one end to 1%-inch plump, and drive firmly into the mortise flush with inside of cylinder heads. The axles must be left sufficiently long to reach outside the box when the com pleted cylinder is hung ready for use, and one must be long enough to mortise on a piece at right angles for the crank. If both project 4 or 5 inches outside the box it will be all the better, as they will serve as handles for lifting the cylinder out and into the box. Cut 32 slats Vz by 1 inch 18 inches long and slightly round the corners, which will be inside where the slats are nailed onto the cylinder ebads. Nail 24 slats one-half inch apart around the heads and the remaining space will be the door or cover of the cyl inder. Take two pieces of light harness tug 12 inches long and screw the remaining slats onto the pieces of tug one-half inch apart the same as on the cylinder heads, only the strips of tug must be fastened to upper side of slats, so that the cyl inder will be perfectly smooth in side. This door may be held in place with heavy leather or iron hinges, or by two small wooden or iron but tons on each cylinder slat next To the door. With a 2-inch piece 1 foot in length mortised onto the outer end of one axle at right angles and a pin through the lower end to serve as a crank, the washer is com plete, and at a cash outlay of al most nothing. A three-quarter inch hole may be bored through one end of the box just on a level with the bottom for letting off the water. Fill the cylinder with roots, fasten the door and hang in the box. Use plenty of water and revolve slow ly for a minute or two, and the roots will be cleaned perfectly. Any man at all handy with tools can make the washer in a few hours' time, and its use will save hard and costly hours of labor over hard work in one season. Of course, if one has the money to hire it made, and pre fers dressed lumber with iron or nickel mounting, and desires to paint and decorate, using turned or carved legs, there is no objection, and it will doubtless do just as good work as the old homespun. The above is very serviceable, can be made in a rainy day right at home, which many of us can do more easily than to pay out cold cash for the more showy machine. —J. E. Morse, in Kural New Yorker. Sailing I'nder Koine Colors. Oleomargarine men claim that their product is a wholesome food. The new law is now in force imposing a tax of ten cents a pound on oleomargarine colored to imitate butter. If nutri tious and healthful oleomargarine should be sold on its merits, very truthfully says the Globe-Democrat. Those who are willing to consume it as a substitute for butter do not want to pay anything additional for color ing material. The public hopes that the new law will be rigidly enforced, j Adulteration or deception practiced in food is a fraud on the people, and the federal courts, when called onto act, will see ihut the new regulations are enforced. Wlll.* (lie rroflt Yourself. The farmer that sells a horse in poor condition is almost certain to lose | money thereby. The ordinary buyer wants a horse that is sleek and fat. 80 much is his the cuse that some men In the cities muke it |heir business to cuter to tlii requirement. They buy horses |xior in flesh. Thej fallen thein up, finish t Item off with oats and sell them ak u guo«l advauc.—Farmers' K«- riow. THE BEES IN AUTUMN. PtifiilntC Knrlj' for Winter Stores Is ■ Practice Highly Recommended by Kxpert Apiarists. The bees should be fed early, so they can seal up their stores, and feeding at this time not only insures good stores, but it also creates brood rearing, which is as important as feeding. The feed ing should be done to secure the best resulls in promoting the production of brood; to do this, they should be fed regularly every day during the entire month, so that at the close we have the required amount of stores and sev eral frames full of brood, besides a good supply of young bees. Sugar-fed colonies, if properly fed, usually winter better than those not so fed. especially if there is no honey flow at this time. We may exceptional ly have such a honey flow in autumn that bees do not require any feed, but this is very rare, and colonies that do not have enough stores in the hive at the close of the honey harvest seldom gain much during the balance of the season. Late feeding just before going into winter quarters is not good policy, for the bees cannot seal up theil stores, even if they are fed sufficiently, and no brood rearing will be done at this time, and we lose half of the bene fits. It is best when beginning to feed to feed lightly for a week or more. This will give the queen a chance to fill the brood nest with eggs; then during the latter part of the month feed more heavily until the required amount is given. Bees that are to be wintered out of doors without extra protection should be fed more; and 30 or 40 pounds will not be too much. If win tered in the cellar, 25 pounds is safe enough. Some who make a specialty feed less or carry them through with less honey, but they feed in early spring. It is best to feed enough, or give them enough honey during the fall to both spring and winter them, for they may be neglected in spring.—A. 11. Duflf, in Farmers' Voice. KEEPING SEED POTATOES. A Practice Thut Has Been Success fully Employed liy Eastern Grow ers for Some Time. The success of the potato crop de pends much upon the vigor and condi tion of the seed potatoes. Some grow ers have adopted the following prac tice with excellent results. When the potatoes are dug, Ihose which are to be used for seed are stored in a dry, dark shed or barn un til about the 10th of November. Just before freezing weather sets in, the potatoes are carefully sorted, and those which show the slightest signs of decay are rejected. A layer of straw from eight to ten inches thick is spread on the ground and the tubers placed upon this straw. The piles should not be made too large. The best results are usually ob tained from mounds three feet wide at the base and piled upon ridges as high as convenient. A covering of straw is placed over the potatoes, and this is followed by a layer of soil from six to eight inches thick, but before severe weather sets in more soil is add ed, and when the severest weather is at. hand, more straw, or strawy barn manure is added. The aim is to cover gradually as the cold increases. This method of storing potatoes seems to winter them much better for seed than when they are placed in root cel lars, or when they are stored in mounds immediately after they are dug. About the last of April they are taken from the pit and again stored in a dark shed or barn until about ten days before planting time* when they are treated with corrosive sublimate. After this treatment they are placed where they will be freely exposed to the sun. Reed should not be cut until shortly befove planting- If plantingis delayed, the cut pieces should be placed in a moist, ct>ol place.—Ameri can Gardening. BEST EGG PRESERVERS. (Inleklinie. Snll ami Water nnil Sill. cute of Soda Have Proved the Moat Satisfactory. Numerous experiments at times liav« shown the worthlessness as egg pre servers of ashes, sulphur, permangate of potash, gypsum. Dry salt Kept eggs fairly well, but injured the flavor. Vas eline or grease rubbed on the sheila worked well for short periods, but was a failure in the ten months' tests. The old formula, one pound quicklime, one half pound salt and one gallon water, was a success, although flavor was <=— I.ADM" FOK STORAGE EOGS. slightly salty. Unfortunately the dear lime pickle does not appear to have been tested with the others. The best success of all was with wa ter glass or silicate of soda. This costs 40 to <!0 cents per gallon and may be re duced with water when used to as low as three per cent, water glass. The eggs must l»e very IVe.-h and should be completely immersed in the solution. Kven this pr« partition was not success ful in every en e, but was usually so, tbe egg-- being as good as fresh eggs for cooking. The egg ladle, as por trayed, is n great convenience in hand ling large numbers of egg-. It is madr of a round, shallow tin pan with a long bundle, the tin being perforated to drain o(T the liquid. With it the eggs may be gently lowered into the barrel or tank without rit-k of |ircuktt|fe. When wanted again they are removed with t he dipper and placed on a rack of thus to dry <i. 11. KI kr, IU I'urtn and lie in a. MOTF for Ibr Money. A gentleman, accompanied by his son, lias just selected a picture representing a group of four peaches and a cut melon. "How much?" lie inquires. "Fifty dollars." Here the youngster whispers to his parent: "Oh, father, don't buy it. I saw a much finer one at another shop for $4(1." "i'es, but how do yc;i know it was bet ter ?" "Why, there were at least 12 peaches and the melon wasn't cut."—Detroit Free Press. PnrniloilPSl Ailment. "Of all bodily ailments," said the suburb anite, ' 1 think ague is the most paradox it al." "How paradoxical?" inquired C'itiman. "It gives you the shake and sticks right to you?'— Philadelphia Press. I.allies Can Wear Shoe* One size smaller after using Allen's Foot- Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching feet,-ingrowing nails, corns and bun ions. All druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Address Allen ft. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y. "That man," quoth the large-waisted phil osopher, "who cannot find a job good en.iugh to accept, mistakes egotism for am bit ion." —Indianapolis News. Stops the Contth end works off the cold. Laxative Brosca Qui can* Tablets. Price 25 cent*. Not Philosophic.—"He used to be quite a student of philosophy." "Well, he grum bles a« much as any of us now."—Detroit Free Press. "It was almost a miracle, Burdock Blood Bitters cured nje of a terrible breaking out all OV.T 'he body. Jam very grateful." Mits Julia Filbridge, West Cornwell, Conn. "Her face is her fortune." "Then she is to be taken at her face value. I suppose."— Indianapolis News Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains, sting*-, instant relief. Dr. Thomas' Elec tric Oil. At any drug store. Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: "An empty bin!"— Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Orjp of Pneumonia maybe warded off wit h Half's Horrey of Horehound and Tar. Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in one minute. "lias be a well-developed sense of hu mor''" "When the joke is on some one else he has."—Chicago Post. Putnam Fadeless Dyes are fast to light and washing. Self know ledge will cure self-love.—llam's Horn. The greatest happiness comes from the greatest activity.—Bovie. Character lives in a man, reputation out side of him.—J. O. Holland. The less people speak of their greatness the more we think ot it. —Bacon. ITe is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who will not. —Seneca. Inner sunshine warms not only the heart of the owner, but all who come in contact with it.—J. T. Fields. "Self-made men," said Aunt Jerusha, "are very popular, hut the home-grown kind makes the better husbands."—lndianapolis News. Mamma —'"Johnny, I told you togo and wash your face and hands. When I tell yoa to do a thing, I expect you to do it." Johnny—"You're not much of a judge of human nature, are you, mamma?"— Boston Transcript. "Dear me, John," called the cobbler's wife, "are you never going to stop work? It's most 12 o'clock." "What's the-differ ence?" answered the busy man of the last. "It's never too late to mend." —Philadel- phia Bulletin. Bervl—"Yes, when Jack married her h« thought she was an angel, but it wasn't long before he found out his mistake." Sibyl— "Disappointed?" Beryl—"l should say not. He found she was a good cook."—Baltimore Herald. * "There goes a poor fellow who has hard work to make both ends meet," says my friend, indicating a portly person across the street. "So?" 1 inquired. "Yes. He is an artist's model, and before he got so fat he made good money posing as heroes and demigods, but now he is so obese that the only occupation he can find is an occasional pose as a purse-proud plutocrat for noma cartoonist."—Baltimore American. A HARD STRUGGLE. When you have a bad back, a back that's lame, weak or aching it's a hard struggle sometimes to find relief and cure, but it's a harder struggle when the dangers beset you of urinary dis orders, too frequent urination, reten tion of the urine with all the subse quent pains, annoyances and suffering. There are many medicines that relieve these conditions, but you want a rem edy—a cure. Read this statement; it tells of a cure that lasted. Veteran Josiah Heller, place of resi dence 700 South Walnut St., Urbana. 111., says:"ln the fall of l s s'.i 1 pro cured Doau's Kidney Pills at Cunning ham's drug si ore in Champaign and after taking the remedy conscientious ly I made a public statement of til" results. I told how Doati's Kidney Pills relieved me of kidney trouble, disposed of my lame back and the pains across my loins beneath the shoulder blades, etc. During the interval which has elapsed 1 have had occasion at times to resort to Donn's Kidney Pills when 1 noticed warnings of another attack anil on each and every occasion the re sult obtained was just as satisfactory as when the Pills were first brought to my notice. At this time 1 just as emphatically endorse the preparation as I did several years ago. A FRKK TRIAL of this great kidney medicine which cured M •. Ilcller will be mailed on application to any nart of the I'niteil States. Address 'oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price SO cents per box. WI I II.K thi* far- £V'" Alf ■ Vb t0 attcnd to th< ,attv * ing his crops what it is intended his body is gathering n —. for. It drives out (he a crop of aches and 11 ■ tfc ac ' ,cs and h< 1 the pains, «uts, bruises, mMBOfIBHHM c) wounded fli-.ii most ""' ' I m 9 A ' cles and siillemd I joints. Why not allow flesh of man oi l>< a t. SURGICAL OPERATIONS How Mrs. Brace, a Notc<l Opera Singer, Escaped au Operation. Proof Thai Many Operations for Ovarian Troubles are Un necessary. " Dear Mrs. Pi.vkiiam : —Travelling for years on the road, with irregular meals and sleep and damp beds, broke down my health so completely two years ago that the physician advised a complete rest, and when i had gained* mbsTg. BHUck nufileient vitality, an operation for ovarian troubles. I\ot a very cheerful prospect, to be sure. T, however, wph advised to try Lydia E> l*inl\ haul's Vegetable Compound unci San ative Wash ; I did so, fortunately forme. He fore a month h.vd prised I felt that my general health had im proved ; in three months more I wr<' cured, and I have been in perfect health sin;" 3. 1 did not lose an engage ment or miss a meal. " Your Vegetable Compound is cer tainly wonderful, and well worthy the praise your admiring friends who Have been cured are ready to (jive you. I always speak highly of it, and yon. will admit I have good reason to 0.0 so."— Mrs. O. Bruce, Lansing, Mich. SSOOO forfeit if abtiue testimonial is not genuine. The fullest counsel on tlite subject can he secured without cost by writing to Mrs Pinkhara, Lynn, Mass. Your letter will he entirely confidential. $3 & $3-59 SHOES S W. L. Dourjlas shoes are the stardard of the world. W. L. Douirlas made avid sold more men's C»iwd« year Welt Hand Sewed Process) shoes In the Ant six months of 1902 than any other manufacturer. tin nnn nil] be paid to anyone who u) I UiUUU can disprove this statement. W. L. DOUGLASS4 SHOES CANNOT BE EXCELLED. $1,103,820 i }?,°c s "o'o7h., &2,340.00fl Best imported and American leathers, Heyl's Patent Calf, Enamel, Box Calf, Calf, Vici Kid, Corona Colt, Nat. Kangaroo. Fast C'otor Eyelets tiwii. C.iutinn t Tho genuine have W. L. DOT7GH-AS* ii . nana* and price stamped on bottom. I Shoes by mail, 20c. extra. Illus. Catalog J'ree. W. L. DOUGLAS, BROCKTON, MASS. FREE ELECTRIC BELT OFFER TRIAL lo yonrown nomf, kp fuml»h tfco sronufno un«l only IIKIDKLBKKU ALTERNATING II BRENT ELKITRIC Hfr-Llttfa any reader of this paper. No inoun In ail*ni.e«; >ery l\i«r 2SJL po>,l I f# R" r " n t« r . COSTS ALMOST NOTHING •* uh most all other treatments. < ures w brn nilotliiTeiee trie belts, appliances and rrra-dii»s fall. if \ UK (I UK fnrn»r« than 60 ailments. Or:ly Bare cure for all nervr.utf illio.. wciiLik'mcii and diaordrr*. I'or cut.-v --louriK', rut thi« ti«l. nut iiud milll to UH. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., CHICAGO. R' IVETERS, AW GENERAL HELP WANTED IN STRUCTURAL IKON SHOP. oogo waqf.s and mm EMPLOYMENT. CIIK lUO RKIIK2R A* I ROY CO.. lifight* ( lilcuKOt Rle EMI EC wswsrp A. N. K.-C lu. 17 PL Cf» HENRY C. BLAIP'S irrtLL TEETHING NECKLACE I' l » or M4M . «>tl . i'IIIh ill kUtUtl'fe 7
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