The Average Educated Girl
By JESSIE LLEWELLYN,
Daughter of Ex-Governor Lllewellyn, of Kansas.
In the present enthusiasm for the higher
>' ■& ' education of women there is a growing dis
g,, 'I parity in the college training of boys and
g' r ' s - This is especially true of smaller towns
and rural districts where sons are required to
leave school before reaching their majorities
ggto work on farms or in small stores. The k
k daughters are sent away to school at 16 or
IggpP*' thereabouts, probably to state universities or
'Sfe-:? boarding schools for girls where they spend
\ four years in acquiring graceful mannerisms
* I • v or C( ' ucat ' ons according to their tempera
ments.
T he unfortunate feature of such advantages for the average girl
in moderate circumstances is that SHE ALLOWS HER "LITTLE
LEARNING" TO OUTWEIGH IIER NATIVE JUDGMENT.
Returning from school arrayed in her brand new education, she
too often imagines herself a superior being and unfitted for her sur
roundings. She is just a little ashamed of her father whose life has
been one of patience and toil for others—herself chief among them
perhaps. She wishes her mother would not say "Awful" and"l
guess,' and she refers to the young men of her former associates as
"primitive man," learnedly analyzing them.
There is Tom Jones, for instance. The townspeople say he is
"Awful smart." But he is guilty of unpardonable lapses in English,
she argues, and he is not even "well read"—poor misused expression 1
To be sure he is studying law in his father's office up over
Smith's grocery store and the old men shake their heads approvingly
as he passes, but this Average Girl with an education smiles in a su
perior way as she remembers that he cannot even dance.
Her erudition weighs so heavily upon her and fills her with such
a sense of responsibility that she migrates to the city where she has
dreams of being a "bachelor girl;" of writing books or "teaching
voice" until the Typical College Man appears and instantly recog
nizes her lofty accomplishments.
But oh, there are so very, very many Average Girls in the city
and such a disheartening number of talented and even brilliant ones.
The "Bachelor Girl" she finds to be a feminine misnomer. Instead
there are hard-working, earnest young women with tired eyes and
possessed of seemingly untiring energy.
It is good to be at home again. What a really capable man her
father is, with his practical sound judgment. How pretty is her
mother with her white hair and sweet sympathy. And Tom Jones;
where is he? With astonishment she learns that he is a junior mem
ber of a reliable firm in the very city which proved too big and busy
and complex for her.
Finally this Average Educaed Girl who was wont to complain
that there were "not enough college men togo around," begins to
perceive that perhaps the men of broad business experience and care
ful observation are quite learned enough to interest a university grad
uate. She begins to question the superiority of a girl who imagines
her education complete with her Commencement bouquets, to the
young man in the midst of a more varied training in the world of af
fairs.
And then, eventually, SHE WILL COME TO SEE THAT
EVERY-DAY LIFE IS THE GREATEST SCHOOL and that
one's education is not a matter of four years, but of all the years of
Folly in the Worship of Animals.
BY LADY VIOLET GRTVILLE,
Wife of Baron Greville, of England.
Yto animals is a result of civilization. But
(112) I « w ' ia * a ' ,out l ' lc excessive worship of animals exhibited
"vA. /JB i|H/ bv people nowadays? There is a degree between the '"w
'"w J brutal cruelty of the dumb creation indulged in by the
Latin races and the sickly, unnatural affection man,
(rU oJ2 women s ' low f° r their dogs.
I know a lady who will not visit her relations in
\? tdU England because she cannot take her dog with her,
7 owing to existing regulations, and others who have
*\D given up the enjoyment of villas abroad rather than
leave their pets behind them. To my remark to a friend who lived
alone in a deserted spot in the winter, that I feared she would feel
lonely, she answered: "How can I? I have my dog and my parrot!"
I am myself very fond of animals, and like to have a dog about
me, but surely this adoration and foolish craze for animals is erring
as much, though in another direction, as the exercise of cruelty.
Human beings have, after all, the greatest claim on our affection and
sympathies, and while there are starving men and women in the world
it cannot be right to expend so much time, money and affection in
pampering our pets. The dog that only eats chicken, the peacock
that refuses any meat but liver, the cat that prefers and receives
cream, are all so many examples of our selfishness and want of bal
ance. DOGS ()NLY TAKE WHAT WE GIVE. We have no scope
for pure unselfishness in our treatment of them, we keep them for our
pleasure, we put up, in their case, with 110 tempers, weaknesses or
faults which are the portion of even the best-loved human beings, who
need our comprehension and our sympathy.
THE PHILOSOPHER'S VIEWS
The surest end of a gamble is the bookmaker's. He holds the
cash.
A gossiping tongue is as dangerous to the peace of a community
as a rabid clog.
It is a coward who waits for luck to bring him the success he
should be working for.
Some men seem to win through "pull," some men do win through
uerit, but time tells the difference.
When you bet that which you cannot afford to lose you sin
against yourself. When a man bets with you for that which you can
not afford to lose he sins against you.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1902.
CLEAN WATERING TUB.
How a Donn-Knal Farmer Converted
a Once Illrty S'prliiK Into a
I'lace of Ileauty.
It is n molasses barrel that figures
in the illustration, though barrels
that have served other purposes may
easily be made suitable. The spring
was in a little "run," or rather at
the head of it, and the cattle going
there for water always stood with
their feet in the spring, making the
water decidedly unpalatable for the
cattle that came soon nfter them
for a drink, to say nothing of ren
dering the spring totally unfit foi
people to drink from.
"I'll fix that spring so it will be a
'joy forever,'" said Jack, a month
a
t >-•
WATERING TUB AND COVER.
after he had taken possession of the
farm. He took the aforesaid mo
lasses barrel and sawed it in two
parts. He thoroughly cleaned out
the spring and made a foundation of
Hat rocks for the half barrel to rest
upon. He made a similar foundation
eight or ten feet down the"run"
for the other half to rest upon, and
ran a bit of iron pipe from the
spring into the second half barrel.
The one over the spring had a square
opening made in the head, which was
left into give a firm support to the
staves, and a hinged cover put on
top. A hinged cover was also pro
vided for the loWier half barrel, so
that it can be closed when desired.
A tin dipper hangs inside the half
barrel over the spring, so that man
and beast are now provided for and
each can drink the water at its best.
■ —Orange Judd Farmer.
STRAW FOR LIVE STOCK.
In Many Section* It Will Relieve tha
•Shortage of Hay to a Consider
able Extent,
In many parts of the country the
hay crop was very short, even in
some places being almost an entire
tailure. The corn crop, of course,
will be immense, and for home use«
the corn stover will largely relieve
the hay shortage. If, however, no
roughage but corn stover is fed, the
animals get pretty tired of it, and
will not consume as much of it as
if they could have a change. Now,
if the wheat and oats straw be saved
bright and dry, large quantities of it
will be eaten by the cows and young
cattle if fed to them once a day with
the stover. Even if there should be a
good supply of hay about the place,
if it can be sold, and straw made to
substitute for part of it, there will
often be more profit in selling it than
in feeding it.
There are always enough nutrients
in bright, clean straw to pay the an
imal for eating it, and in the ab
sence of sufficient more nutritious
fodders, it serves the good mechani
cal office in the digestive operation of
distending the stomach, or rather, of
filling it. For this a quantity of
v julky feed is essential in the ration
for its most economical animal as
similation, and where large quantities
of concentrated feeds are given
straw will often take the place of
more expensive material.
Even on our western farms, where
straw is usually valued highly, many
farmers maintaining that they can
only afford to grow wh/'at at pres
ent prices in consideration of hav
ing the straw for bedding, we waste
large quantities by using an un
necessary amount for bedding, when
part of it should be used in the
mangers.
If straw for bedding is cut into
about one-inch lengths it will be
found that about one-third as much
as is used for each cow when uncut
will keep the cow clean and be many
times more valuable as an absorbent
When we shall have so far advanced
in our methods of economically car
ing for, and properly using, every
thing of value that our farms and
our labor produce, then we wit] feed
much more straw than now.—Farm
and Fireside. ,
Wood Ashes for the Tlftx.
The best pigs that we ever raised
had all the wood ashes, with « little
salt mixed in it, that they would eut
says A. C. Green, the well-known breed
er of Winchester, Ind. We think it is
much better to keep a mixture of
wood ashes and a little salt in a box
where the pigs can goto it at will.
They will go and get the ashes in the
morning before they will eat their
feed. We do not think it best to mix
the ashes in the slop or feed, as that
would make them eat more than they
would want, and might be more than
they ought to have. We have found
soft lye soap, made from wood uslies,
to be good to feed pigs to make them
hearty and grow well. We think wood
ashes and n little salt, kept wheve the
hogs can get it, are worth more than
all the cholera remedies put together.
THOUSANDS OF WOMEN -™ DYING FROM CATARRH
|| That Is Why the
;, . M A WoHd C^uld Pe-ru-na j
1 1 J
Pe-ru-na Cures a Cold Promptly and
Permanently.
"I am glad to recommend Peruna as
it has done so much for me. I had been
a great sufferer from catarrhal coldsun
til I was urged to try Peruna, and I am
happy to say that it'lias entirely cured
ine. I shall never be without it and
most cheerfully recommend it to others
who are afflicted as I have been."—
Katherlne Dauter, 289 13th St., Mil
waukee, Wis.
Most people think the success of Pe
runa depends upon the use of advertise
ments. Undoubtedly the advertise
ments help some. But by far the great
est number of people who hear of Pe
runa, have their attention called to it
by a friend.
Some one gets cured of chronic ca
tarrh by Peruna. After he is certain of
bis cure, he is sure to recommend it to
his friends. Friend recommends it to
friend and the news spreads from
tongue to tongue.
All the advertisements In the world
could not make Peruna as popular as
It Is. Peruna cures. That Is the rea
son people like It. Peruna cures a
very stubborn disease. That is why
everyone recommends it. Peruna
cures chronic catarrh after all other
remedies fail, which explains why
Tlionfflitfalne»9 of a Survivor.
Representative Southard, of Ohio, who
admits that he does not know many stories,
and that those which he tells are generally
ancient, recalled the other dav an incident
which happened up on Lake fcrie near his
home. An excursion steamer was wrecked,
and it was supposed that everybody had
been drowned. About midnight Mr. South
ard received this telegram from one of th«
survivors:
"I am saved, but please break the news
lently to my wife."—Washington Post.
Confidence.—"Would you trust him?"
"Oh, yes." "To what extent?" "Well, I'd
trust him to look out for his own interests
—and that is all."—Chicago Post.
'.'..'J '. . ,
L (ft THE CHILDREN ENJOY
\ T "* Life out of doors and out of the games which they play and the enjoy
ment wllich they receive and the efforts which they make, comes the
;> V-Z* greater part of that healthful development which is so essential to their
v\'£■'<s/ happiness when grown. When a laxative is needed the remedy which is
/ / given to them to cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs
jf/ oil which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its /* V : ; ; !■"
/it component parts r.re known to be wholesome and the remedy itself free from pt
I if every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents, "
tfj well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy,
V,i because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action atid its beneficial effects, is— /£•..
Syrup of Figs—and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should \ "
be used by fathers and mothers.
jy-; 1 S'; Syrup of !• igs is the only remedy which acts gently, pleasantly and
naturally without griping, irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the
'••••.?£"'•'■!& system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results >yf
V" '■{ from the use of the old-time cathartics and modern imitations, and against A "i:
)<* X~ ■ which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them "&*>,■*
% /?' grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give '!
( them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when nature needs
assistance in the way of a laxative, give them only the simple, pleasant and ' j
l' gentle—Syrup of Figs.
Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the ~••••<v . .. /
laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but
".Vi? also to our original method of manufacture and as you value the health of , '*v
j.'?, yg the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous deal- * •{*"'" |.
A "*.«• ers sometimes offer to increase their profits. The genuine article may be £' \
\ bought anywhere of all reliable druggists at fifty cents per bottle. Please /
to remember, the full name of the Compdny— ./
'•••■ IX .. CALIFORNIA FIG SYR.UP CO.— >s printed on
• „ir'*,. the front of every pack- V
\.j> a R°- In order to get its ,S"CY\\
: l '■ 112' N » beneficial effects it is al- /\S <■■
b " y^
" r' i\
neighbor recom-,
mends it to neigh-'
bor. Peruna cures
catarrh permanent*
l,r „„rl 41, to 1,
ly,_ and this way has gained ?.
a life-long friend.
People who have been cured by
Peruna many years aeoliave been
eager to recommend Peruna to their
friends ever since. This is the way Pe
runa is advertised. It advertises itself.
Its merits are its chief advertisement.
Once cured of so distressing and exas
perating a malady as catarrh, it becomes
the duty of every one to pass it along;
to call the attention of those who are
still victims, to a remedy that rarely
fails to cure.
Ucwnre of Cheap Imitations of Pe
rn-na- He Sure That You Get
Pe-ru-na.
There are no substitutes for Peruna.
Allow noone to persuade you that there
is something justas good. The success
of Peruna has tempted many people to
devise cheap imitations. Beware of
them. Be sure that you get Peruna.
Miss Jennie Driscoll', 870 Putnam ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y., writes:
" I heard so much in praise of Peruna
as a specific for catarrhal affections that
Only One of Many.
Smith—Sad thing about Brown, isn't it?
Jones—Don't know. What's the trouble?
"Why, his recent illness has affected his
mind, and he is now unable to recognize his
wife.
"Pshaw! I know lots of sane men who
can t realize that their wives are the Fame
women who fished them out of the bachelor
pool."—Chicago Daily News.
Difference In Deurree,
"What is the difference between a mono
logue and a dialogue, pa?"
"A monologue, my ton, is a man's wife
talking to him and a dialogue is his wife
and her mother talking to him."—Town
Topics.
when I found myself with a had case of
catarrh of the head and throat Peruna
was the first thing that I thought of.
And my convictions were not wrong,
for in a few weeks after using Peruna
systematically I wasentirely rid of this
aggravating and distressing disease,
catarrh.
"If people knew how efficient Pe
runa was for this trouble they would
not hesitate to try it. I have all the
faith in the world in it, and have never
known of a case where the person was
not cured in a short time."—Jennie
Driscoll.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving b
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give* you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. nartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
I'nszlcd the Expert.
"There is a strange body in your
aesophagus," said the expert manipulator
of the X-rays.
"Yes," said the subject. "I have felt
it there for a week or two."
"I cannot tell, however," proceeded tha
scientist, "whether it is your missing falsa
teeth or one of your wife's biscuits."—Bal
timore American.
Conldn't Re Sqare.
"Of course." said the promoter of tha
get-rich-quick companv, "we can only pi v*
the prospective earnings in round num
bers.
"Ah, yes." replied the victim, "beraif*#
they couldn't possibly be square."—Phila
delphia Pres«.
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