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The Atlanta constitution., 1896-07-27
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.
Interesting Letters from Our Juvenn.
Mrifrrs

o. = P~ttl~- Ca-Wiu. Ark--i ann little
hoy. just TEN years OlH from Arkansas.
have narrowed snme. hut have not plow-
sd any yer- . live On farm ~ Is acres
IaHa IS about dome working now. and gone
over tire Slliu. river tp work lrr my uncle
Ike Co. rr.tI tI- story vf Rodney stone
aud tire Junior deuartm. n'- This j. nav
trst attempt to write AS brother sent "A
l-csut stamp 20 Mr.. Ross. ~ Athens. for a
sample copy ~ his paper. but heard nothing
frum him.
Mabel Miller ar eutnu- 40 ans orion
Eirlgr.atrsrk u-l-ssa. MD.-Dsar Junior
we are tvyo girls from the north begging
-.lsuIftanc,a into your charming circle. We
live or q farm. w have ahoui a mile to
70 n school I go 10 school in the country.
I.rr Orion EDes to school in town Some
tImss when my school is out l visit her
school and have grand tiTres. Tor am ac-
auaiuged with nearly ALI her friends. She
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During warm weather battle the face ana
hands, or whole person, with Poni's EX-
tract and water. II revives, inviSorates
and freshens the face or person. lic"are
,.f mi "a
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A l6 to 1 Hodakai.

about nine months after my arrival
among the Ilikans the king died, leaving no
heir. The chiefs held hodakai or conven-
ton to name his successor. AS he had no
heir, the choice lay between Rahokouma.
the head of the warriors. and ALA. the
The Atlanta constitution., 1896-07-27
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a Department. Devoted to ene Ip-
seruceiop. az Well ss tbs Hmuse-
mepe. of ebe Youre Readers Of
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lives about five miles from my home I'm
the outskirts OF small town OF l.4o0 in
habitan's. We raise lots of flowers and
sometimes exchange seeds and plants. We
close with best wishes for The Junior.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
BEAUTY IN THE BUSH.
australian Types Bee 0ming Fa-
nous the World Over.
Girls In the AntlpOdes Initiate Their
English Sis.ers-art, Literature and
Drama Are re Ions UnexpIored
by Them.

A good deal has been written about
the American girl, the English girl and
the girls of other countries; but the
Australian girl, up to the present, has
not come in for much attention. Per-
haps it is, says London Sketch, that.
coming from English stock, she has al
ways been regarded as too essentiat y
British to be ASSOCIATED from the
daughters of John Bull. Yet sh5'1s
distinct species, as different from the
average English girl as the American
girl. In personal charms she possesses
all the attractiveness, but, owing large
ly to the prevalence of sweltering suns
and parching hot winds for eight
months out of the twelve, her face has
not that freshness, that pink, rosebud
coloring which are at once the joy and
sovereign possession of the English
girl.
But it is in the exquisite contour of
her figure, in the smallness of her hands
and feet and in tie perfect holding of
her features that the daughter of the
sunny south is able to hold l@r own. If
her face lacks the freshness of the
green fields and pastures of England
there is in it the warm sun of Australia,
which gives to the countenance "a look
of perpetual pleasure. The small but
clearly chiseled features Of the Austria
Ian girl ARE always pleas:lt II cN cs-
sion, indicating light-hearted. care
less, irresponsible character under
rcath.
The innate shyness Of the English
girl has . place in her temperament,
nor does she pay much regard to the
culture. the self-contained dignity, the
gracefulness which sit so easily on the
girls of the west. The unrestrained
spirit of an independent democracy
seems TO be irglelined in her. She is
essentially sociable; indeed, the life of
the average Australian girl seems to
be made up of round of social func-
tions-balls, "at homes" parties. She
clevates gossip to fine art, and in the
little world in which she resides she will
be possessed of an encyclopedia knowl-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

the blessedcst drip coffee you ever
saw. and has the commonest kind of an
old tin coffee pot. She has n majestic
bearing. too. Her feet set just exactly
as a perfect woman's feet set. Her
head could he carried no better if she
tried for hundred years.
When ! want To find out if anything
Is right or not. just get il before her
mind and figure on her Judgment. She
hits il every time. Don't ask me how
she does it. There is no spittoon
around the house. ! know where the
peg for my hat is, and every time
take il off in the house hang it on this
peg. My coat has peg, too, and there
is where my coat is found when not on
my back. There is no club on earth
like my wife and Wendell. She is the
outside guard and the inside guard.
She is the light in the east, and the in
tellect in the west. She is my bright
and morning star. She can smell
loose button a hundred yards, and she
has way of noticing the little specks
on my coat lapel, as she used to before
we were married. She loves me and
Wendell. l don't find anybody that
suits me half as well as she does, sweet
and gentle from morning to night.
When / want to be cross, she won't let
me. When / get cold-hearted and the
last speck of brotherly love is oozing
out of me, just one touch of her pres
ence stops that disposition. All in all,
my wife is o. X. and / am model hus-
band.-Erastus PloEey, in House
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

enc Ea'ros s udy or How Eu-
ropea Eas q heir Heals
Americans Always can for Tee Water.
Trenchnien Are siici.crs for style.
GerInans aud EngIlshmen Want
solid Food.

The climate. the place, the people and
the language may change. but the table
d'hote is ever the same. You have no
choice; you are literally lat the table
of the host" and you must take what
he gives you and be thankful that hum
ger has given you the necessary appe-
tite. There are two things almost in
dispensable to the American tourist
which are rarely furnished unless a
special order is given-the first, butter;
the second. ice water. The butter,
when it is secured, is always unsalted,
and the water uniced, which necessi-
tates a second order and another wait;
anything out of the unusual taking
time illimitable. 1t is said that the
American is distinguished by his
prompt demand for ice water, and, if
this is true, of which / have no doubt,
there is no adequate reason, consider
ing the great number of American tour
lists, why it should not be served more
promptly. / have tried everything to
quench the thirst of travel but nothing
but water will satisfy.
The table d'hote dinner greatly sim
plifes the arrangements for service.
Having the same dinner to serve to each
guest, there is a system and order
maintained which is different from the
hurry and skurry of dinner la carte.
At Neuhausen, where the Rhine falls
attract so many visitors, was particu-
larly struck by the silence and system
of the attendance. The mattresses were
attired in Swiss costume, the shat bor
dered skirt, the black bodice, with sill
yer chains, and filigree medalions on
shoulder and neck, and the spotless
white chemisctte. AT the beginning Of
each course the Mattresses formed a
line at the door, and then, at a signal,
took their respective places, either at
the head, foot or center of the long
tables. They stood a few seconds. with
huge trays poised in air; then bell
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

sounded, the trays were lowered and
the guests served
I have been much surprised at the
small amount of beer drunk by the bet
ter class Of Germans A German with
,oat his beer had always Seemed to me
: 9ather a Hamletless 1iAu1tet, but, am
told ard 0bservakion Bears out the
assertion, That the better class of Ger
mans do not drink beer. On the Rhine
boats beer is not served in the first
class saloons, and in the great garden
at Baden, where the open-air concerts
take place and which is the great place
of resort, very little beer is served, the
general order being for the popular
SRhine wines, while the Frenchman
takes his inevitable cognac and coffee,
sip of the cognac, then one of the cof-
fee, then both poured together and
drunk being the approved method.
. Somebody has called Scotland the
country of two jams" orange mar
malade and some other preserve maxi
ing their appearance at every meal
with startling regularity. Switzer-
land might be termed the country of
e honey. On every breakfast and lunch
table the little pot of honey is laid out
and. if the sweetening process begun
in Scotland is continued i'm italy and
France, my bad temper will no longer
be a source of anxiety to my friends
and prayerful meditation to myself.
One can always tell the nationality
of ones neighbor at these tables d'hote
by what he takes to drink. The Amer
lean always has his ice water, the Ger
man his Rhine wine, the Englisliman
his dark, heavy wine, when he can get
it, which tastes like half-fermented
vinegar. and the Frenchman his cham
payne or his cognac.
And the customs are so different in
the manner of eating and drinking.
There Is a profound satisfaction in the
meal itself to the Germans and Swiss,
who eat, oblivious of the rise and fall
of empires, duels and death. The
Americans always act as if they were
in a hurry to catch train, and they
usually are; the Frenchman eats more
slowly, with more attention to details,
atten tSe service, etiquette, ETC., while
the Englishman resembles the German
in the solidity if his food and the way
he swallows tn. Y. Recorder.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

most dainty silver lamp, which is to
take the place Of the tiny silver candle
stick which Lolds the wax taper The
shape of this lamp is so exceedingly
graceful that the chances are every
writing desk in the city viii be adorned
with one before the winter is over and
it will prove most delightful Christ
mas present to bestow upon some girl
who is now collecting things" for her
writing table.
The pattern is what is known as the
colonial, but the shape strongly resem-
bles the small Roman lamps. As yet
ii has only been shown in silver, but it
will not be long before it viii be re
produced in all the different materials
that those trifes are made in. When
the outfit is complete a silver seal is
added to the lamp, but either will prove
an acceptable ~ift.-E. u. Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
CORRECT STATIONERY
Suggestions That win BE Appreciated D.
Letter Writers.

Suggestions That win BE Appreciated by
Letter Writers
Striking novelties in writing paper
are plaided, blocked and brocaded III
elaborate and not-to-be-comlnended
fashion. Pale tints are also popular
a delicate blue. pink and cream. Pale
oray. lettered with black or silver, is
used for second mourning. Mono
grams grow smaller; they are lnciosed
in a ring not larger than ten-cent
piece, and frequently backed with
Green or blue enamel. These are most
EXPENSIVE designs. Long, narrow en-
vclopes are superseding the large
square ones for wedding and other invI-
tations, with. of course, the sheet 10
correspond.
To seal q letter properly, one should
have an alcohol lamp, or roll OF the
wax taper sold for the purpose, and still
air in. the room. With the seal and en-
velope before you, turn one enc OF the
stick of wax rapidly over the flame
not near enough to ignite it, un'il it is
creamy and ready to drop, then deftly
rub it round and round over the point
OF the envelope flap until enough is de-
posited, when the dab of wax may be
held moment Immediately over the
fame Then firmly press the seal into
il. If drop of the hot wax is first
placed under the point of the flap, the
seal will be less likely to break. well
cutseal will never stick and practice will
insure a firm impression, with the wax
nodded neatly and evenly around the
seal. In all thia pray be careful! Blaz-
in:: wax in some hands is dangerous.
Lcmember Mrs. Longfellow's sad fate
from the lace of her gown catching fire
as she sealed her letters! -Hom Queen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

edge f everybody figuring in social
circles. She achieves distinction in
volubility. ''She can talk, but she has
no conversation, as Mrs. Allonby re-
marked. To her, art, literature, drama
and politics are unexplored regions.
Dress is the dominant note of her char
acter. And in this, as in almost every
thing else, she is an imitator.
There is little original about the Aus
tralian girl. England is her fetch, and
particularly the English fashion jour
mails. She will wear cumbersome and
trailing skirts under a pitiless sun, and
with the Thermometer over 100 degrees,
If they have been worn in England. And
in her affections she dearly loves an
Englishman. She doesn't stop to in
quire about his character; if he comes
from the old land he has the key of her
heart. But, above ali these super
fatalities, which are unavoidable in
new country, rough and uncultured,
there is much that is good and useful
and practical about the Australian girl.
In her domestic qualifications she is I'M
approachable. Woodworking, indus
trious, economical, capable with her
needle, good-tempcred, and, above all,
generous, the Australian girl makes an
ideal wife.
AS the artistic and refining influences
of the old world become more and more
ingrained in the people of the vast
southern continent, the Australian girl,
by her grace and winsomeness, will be-
come keen competitor with her Ameri-
can cousin for recognition in the social
spheres of London and Paris
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

way. The illustration shows how
corner has been utilized to give closet
space to room without that conven-
fence. The work has been sl1ilfully man
aged here to make the closet appear to
be natural part of the room and not
an after-thought.
To this end the frieze of the wall
paper is carried across the front part
of the closet, rs is also the picture rail,
thus forming a finish at the top of the
open space. At the bottom the base
board has, in effect, been carried across
the front of the closet. though in reality
it has in it hinged panel. which is the
front of triangular drawer. or box,
that can thus be brought out. disclosing
place for boots, shoes, etc. The open
space above has a curtain to conceal
and protect from dust dc clothing
within. Webb Donnel1. IN CouAtry Gen.
tleman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

and OuI IOOW WdS
very cold but did not take any cold, and
never had any after-pain or any other pain.
It was all due to God and DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription and Compound Extract
of Smart Weed. This is the eighth living
child and the largest of them all. / suf
fered everything that flesh could suffer with
the other babies. I always had a doctor
and then he could not help me very much,
but this. time my mother and my husband
were ne with me. My baby was only
2ys old when I got mp and dressed
ain my room and stayed up all day."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
SOME FANcY STITCHES.
They Will Not Strain the Eyes Like Genu.
fr,cL Il IL,

They Will Not Strain the Eyes Like Genu.
inc Embroidery.
Embroidery is difficult art and one
which it is not always advisable to learn.
Girls with weak eyes should be content
with simple fancy work, which, if done
neatly, will give pleasure, and will not
strain the eyes like the elaborate details
of genuine embroidery.
There is a secret in producing good
outline leaf. It is this: Begin always
ut the stem end and work toward the tip.
The stitches should be reversed, that is,
should slant in opposite directions on
the two sides of the leaf. Take any
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
How to Add Clothes Closets to Rooms
4Thaf Have NOna.

How to Add Clothes Closets to Rooms
That Have None.
1t is common to find, especially in
houses some time built, sleeping-rooms
with no provision made for hanging
clothes; or, if provision has been made,
it is often inadequate. Houses now be-
ing built are usually well provided with
closets, but some of US are obliged to
live in dwellings, built by former gen
Grafton. To introduce closet into
room is not always an easy matter. One
of rectangular shape, built out into
room, is likely to be stiff and also in tn,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
WRITING DESK LAMP.

Quite the Latest Fad for Up-tO-Date Let
ter Writers.
While some conservative people have
never given up sealing their letters
with wax, it is only within short time
that fashion has decreed it the only
proper way to fasten the envelope.
Now comes a new fad in the shape OF a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

times before pushing it back through
the cloth to the wrong side. The mum.
Der Of times you wind the thread round
will regulate the size of the knot. Twice
is sufficient in ordinary work.-BrooA-
lyn Eagle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
HEAD AND HANDS.
How Co Keep Them in Good Conditi'
Ali the Year Around.

How Co Keep Them in Good Condition
All the Year Around.
At this season of the year it is almost
impossible to keep the hands from chap
ping and looking red when they are i'll
water as frequently as it is necessary to
have them. Below is given a mcst eX-
cellent recipe for making laul el ne,
which is simply and easily prepared at
home and very inexpensive.
Two ounces of glycerine, one ounce
of alcohol, one-fourth ounce of gum
tragacanth, one-fourth to one-half
ounce of rose water or violet perfume,
one pint of water; soak the tragacanth
in the water two days, then strain and
add the other ingredients. Cut the
glycerine with the alcohol. If it should
be too thick add little more water and
alcohol. Bottle and it is ready for use.
In very cold weather, if it is too thick
to pour easily, heat ii by setting over
the register or in bowl OF hot water.
While most people admit there is
nothing better for the scalp than thor
ough brushing Of the hair morning and
night, many VIII not persist in this,
and are continually asking what will
make the hair ccrac IN when it is fast
coming out Nancy Of tho best hair
dressers ard l::.ht are rccou.lnending
rubbing pure e9"aaa n very thoroughly
every night or every other Il CHIT In
several instances ths has proved very
elfectual ard te,, ere I'll of short and
strong fuzz Ell ovs; the head has been
the result
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

man with child, so l
got two bottles last
September, and De-
ceniber 18th | had a
twelve pound baby
girl. When / was
confined I z0GS NOT
sick in any 7OaT. l
did not suffer any
pain, and when the
Child was born l walk
ed into another room
and went to bed. !
keep your Extract Of
Smart-Weed on hand
ali the time. 1t was
very cold weather
1.I A,1~ room WAC
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
FREDERICK, NJ

Mr.. VIM. II. AKIN, Ageut
Mutua TIrof n
Dear Sir My husb j i
company at has death
ny's cheek for $4,000. H-a
for the very prompt payu
should recommend the % u
wish To provide for Their a"l
Very truly NNIfS
Mn. Al
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

1T.
I'll y Gentle and
m GE term
.i Il ocght noy to
ryef, n10,A-r should
nv 81 t2 th'S. ft is tat women
'ael ''s fctty tlr..l ia q good
lazy h"He nct ts' t"ci .rd wisdom
ih9N rtsc Il l3a ssa j iacir work.
A,a.at-.rieni. a.n ecc.gnized, is al
aTas ia.1sr rc.@: 2tA 4, children
and gf2Hn-u2 X Il n an indignity.
'3ut i@,.fal Nn,aaa ever let's it be
'-Sn. a-a rcace as! happiness are as
sufcl under her in.
She kcers her servants for years, and
carries out her plans, smoothing away
ali obstacles, and yet people do not con-
slider her a desgot. She studies the dis
positions of her husband, children and
dependents, and wins rather than
drives. She is gentle and courteous,
and requests and suggests far more than
she commands.
The great secret of successful man.
agement at home is to keep your own
temper and to take care not to upset
anyone else's.
In the control of her servants the
good mistress gives praise where it is
deserved and gives credit for good inten-
tons even where the performance has
not been wholly satisfactory. If some
times it is necessary to administer re-
proof she chooses a time when she can
do SO pleasantly.-Home Notes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
STIMO NlALS.
BALTIMORE. Jan. END, '95.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 22nd, 80.
Mr.. w. AKIN,
City Hotel,
FREDERICK, Md.
Dear Strive send to-day 10 Mr. J G. Mot
ter the company cheek for s6,Sl000 in pay
ment of Geo. W. CTameT's claims.
Yours very truly,
O. r. BRESEE Il SONS.
Gen. Agts.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
Mr. WM. II. Axis, Agent
MutuaI Lie IusuTaur

Mr. WM. II. Axis, Agent
Mutual Lie Insurance, y. Y.
Dear Sir: My father had "A policy on ms
life for $4,000 in your company Al his death
the claim was paid IN fuii. 10 was great SAL
iSlactiou to do business with sucn am uSfuu-
tiOn always ready, able and willing To fulfil
its contracts to the let er. The company has
my sincere aud hearty thanks for Tire prompt
and satisfactory settlement.
Yours truly,
JOHN I.JORDAN.
Clerk of the Cirrui Court for
Frederick County, Nd.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

FREpERrcK. Mo. aug. s..

FREDERICK, Mo, Aug -, 1892.
Mr. VIM. II. AKIN.
De03 Str.-I wish To state in reply to your
enquiry, that | hold a policy in the Mutual
Lite Insurance o Of New York for 50 600 which
was issued November 1T, 1857. The policy
cost me SllS.20 annu iAly. The dividends have
not drawn, but allowed them 10 accumulate to
the credit of the policy, which at present
amounts u S29SI. l consider the Old Mutual
the safest, strongest and best company in the
United States.
Yours truly,
ANDREW j. WILCOXON
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

ton. thus assisting Nature and shortening
tabor" The painful ordeal of childbirth
is robbed of its terrors, and the dangers
thereof greatly 1essened to both mother and
child The period of confinement is also
greatly shortened, the mother strengthened
and built up, and an abundant secretion OF
nourishment for the child promoted.
Send Fl cents for great Family Doctor
Book 1000 pages, prof1se1y il1ustrated),
giving all particulars. Address, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. \.
PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH.
Mrs FRED HUNT, of GIen71Ile ~ r.,
saws: ~ read about DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Presentation being SO good for wo-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
LrMA.o, April p. 90.

- LIMA, %, Aprii q, ".
T. ID. WALLACE. Agent
The Mutual Life Insurance Co, Of \. Y.
Dear Su:-Pease accept thanks tor drln Of
81 900 in p tymen5 OF Foley M 3W04. The
p emium was due iour DAYS before Sir. Lock
heads death and was unpaid, nut the c lm-
pauy took no exception 10 a.. and paid my
claim promptly. / W ud recommend the
Mutual Life" u every one having "a family to
provide for.
Mrs. +. a. LOCK HEAD
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
FREDERICK

MI. II. AKIN. ESQ.
Dear Sir - regard th
ance Company of New
sou rs tn strongest and
anre Comp tnies in the
person ia need OF insuraa
selecting this company.
cry res spec
F. AN
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03
oLD-TIME COURT DRESS.

LavishIy Embroidered in Gold, Silver and
Precious Stones.
The rage in Paris at present for the
heavy embroideries in gold, silver and
precious stones on the satin fronts of
evening sleeves recalls the end of the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-01-03

FREDERICK, Nov 23rd, 1888.
Mr.. w II. AKIN.
Dear Sir: / received th above check as des-
lgnaed 10 the letter enclosing the same. II
was paid promptly.
J. c. MOTTER