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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Salt is excellent in removing dirt
from marble top furniture.
\ bedroom should never be damp,
and a saucer of slaked lime in it VIII
prevent this annoyance.
To clean gutta percha rub it with a
mixture of soap and powdered charcoal
Snd polish it with a dry cloth.
The smell of fresh paint can be re.
moved by leaving in the room all night
pail of water containing several sliced
onions.
Linen shades will look almost new
when cleaned by stretching them ON a
table and rubbing them with powdered
bath brick, applied with a piece of
flannel.
The newest and prettiest tea trays
are oblong. with brass or wooden ham
dies and a glass bottom which may be
removed to admit a piece of burnt
leather or rich fabric, racing print or
other decoration.
Glass is being used in the manufac-
ture of bathtubs. The glass is about
three inches thick and annealed to
make the tub durable. The effect is
clean and beautiful. The idea is II
German one and is rapidly gaining
favor in this country.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
ChiIdren's Questions.

In dealing with chidren's questions
mothers should be careful 10 diScrimi.
nate between those which are asked
from the desire to know and those
which are the outcome merely of a
childish love of talking The latter are
often best dealt with by saying quite
gently, IF you think little. dear, you
will be able to answer that for your.
SELF
TO questions of the former class the
mother should reply. if possible. as
carefully as she would to an adult
questioner. If the matter be beyond
the child's comprehension or unsuitable
for explanation to one of tender years,
never make a foolish or cvasive an
swer. Say simply: Il cannot explain
that to you now. for you are not old
enough TO understand it. BY and by,
when you are older. if you come and
ask me again | will do my best to tell
you what you want TO know"
If parents would speak thus to their
children, instead of snubbing or laugh
ing at their questions they would keep
their confidence.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
Marriage as a Profession.

Marriage for girl is undoubtedly
a profession. and profession which
requires an education. She must rec
ognze how much depends upon her
health and the health of those com
mitted to her care; how much depends
on her being a careful manageress Of
her household and of the money put
into her hands for use for the welfare
of others. Above all. she should be
taught that wives and mothers are
made not born. and no girl should at
tempt to marry without having re-
ceived some instruction in the science
of housekeeping and of making money
go as far as ii possibly can.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
To Make the Ankle supple.

If you want your child to have sup
pie ankles, have her sit down five min
utes each day perfectly still. Take her
foot, your left hand holding the ankle
firm, and with the palm of your hand
strike few little blows on the bottom
of her foot.
Then, holding the heel with your left
hand. thus leaving the ankle free, take
the tip of her foot and gently work the
ankle, turning the foot around. first
outside and then inside. During the
time the child's muscles must not stiff
en-. If they are found to stiffen ut first,
after very gently exercising them in
this way for some days the stiffness
should entirely depart and leave the
muscles so pliable that no reasonable
amount of turning will affect them.
Dancing is very good exercise for
making the child supple in all its mus
Giles as well as those of the ankle, and
skating little later will be found ben
eilcial, provided it is INDUCED in mod
erately. Standing on one foot, holding
the other off the ground and moving
it up and down as far as it will go, is
also good exercise
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
For the Home Seamstress.

To make a pretty and comfortable
petticoat cut the skirt about IL quarter
Of yard shorter than walking length.
Make it the same length all around.
Sew this on the machine. Sew on the
hem a plated silk rufile, cut on the
straight of the material, about six
inches deep. On the edge of the plait-
ed ruflles sew a narrow bias rufile about
two inches deep.
Do not set the rutlles on the skirt
proper, as the skirt is easier to walk in,
wears better and rustles more if the
rufIles are set on the bottom. Small
plaits are prettier than large ones.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

Drinking much at mcaltimes retards
digestion of solids. y little good soup
before a meal is as good as tonic to
impart vigor to digestion. One ladleful
is enough. a small cup of coffee at the
end of the meal is better than taking Il
mouthful of hot fluid after every bite
Coffee acts on the intestines and heart
Tea stimulates the brain and kidneys
1t is more often adulterated than cof-
fee and is often astringent from being
stepped too long. Boiled tea is poi
son" is very good sentence to keep
constantly in mind if you are fond of
tea yourself or are making it for 9th
ers. An astringent delays digestion.
Green tea is very astringent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
lhnrnc.eriSiir Worth.

The woman who carries herself well
is more apt TO command respect than
head inclined forward and her Shout
ders in a STOPPING position. The pos
SCISSOR of a graceful, erect carriage I'M
consciously impresses us as having
characteristic worth, says the Pittsburg
Observer. There are many noble heart
ed women who really do themselves in
justice by the awkward way they car
ry themselves. 1t is very hard for 9th
ers to see beauty and grace of heart in
an unlovely outward appearance. 1t is
the exterior charm of the rose that
gives fitting expression to its hidden
sweetness.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
DRESS HINTS.

Always make underskirts about an
Inch shorter than dress skirts.
To prevent stockings wearing at the
heels line the backs of shoes with a
piece of black velvet.
To mend tear buttonhole stitch
closely around the edges once or twice,
as the size of the rent may require, and
then join the edges together.
Equal parts of ammonia and spirits
of turpentine will take paint out of
clothing, no matter how dry or hard
the paint may be. Saturate the spot
two or three times. then wash out in
soapsuds.
1t is never economical to wear q
street dress in the house. Nothing
stretches bodice or wrinkles a skirt
so much as lounging in it. Charming
house gowns can be made of much less
expensive materials than are required
for street costumes.
Before stitching any bias seam of a
dress skirt put a piece of tape between
the goods and the lining of one side
and stitch through it. This effectually
prevents the stretching and dropping
at the seams which SO often entirely
mars the appearance of an otherwise
successfully made skirt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

of her present extensive work, which
has grown until it now includes her
main office in Denver. with branch of
fees in Kansas City, Chicago, Ogden.
Salt Lake City, Butte, Mont, and two
in Omaha.
Her work extends from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. She handles men not
simply by carloads. but by trainoads.
Imagine the unique feature of Il wom-
an having charge of a trainload of Ia
boring men. who has aem so thorough
ly in hand that she never has any trou-
Bile with them! They never ask her
unnecessary questions, but obey her or
ders implicitly and treat her with ut
most respect
Mrs. Atwood is assisted in her work
by her daughter and says she is the
only woman besides herself whom she
has ever found who could take Il train
load of iaboring men from New York
and land every one of them at his des-
tination across the continent without
having trouble in some manner ON the
way.
IT Is no uncommon sight in Denver,
Chicago and numerous other places to
see Mrs. Atwood at the head Of large
following of laboring men leading them
to station for transportation.
She laughingly said, 1T is no under
taking at all to handle man in the
plural number, but in the singular he
is absolutely formidable"
Mrs. Atwood has Il large force of
men at Pocatello, Ida. where the rail
road is being built from Blackfoot to
Mackey to open up the Thunder noun
tain mining district.
When, in 1856, Mrs. Atwood found
herself entirely thrown upon her own
resources with baby girl, an aged IA
ther and mother and a large amount
of debts upon her hands and absolute
ly nothing to begin on, not even eXpe-
rience in earning her daily bread, one
would naturally think that she would
have been respondent, and, being a
woman, would have sat down and
cried, or at least would have tried
teaching or some other work which
comes in "woman's sphere"
She, however, took up her husbands
work where he had dropped it and has
gone on to success. \ load of debt and
a baby girl to rear-not to send her out
and give some one else the responsible
ity of bringing her up, but to give her
parental love and care-is enough to
daunt the courage of most any average
man, yet this dauntless little woman
has not only liquidated the debts and
reared her own and adopted children,
but has made her a cozy little home in
Denver and has money on interest,"
st. Louis FostDispatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
Natural Grace.

Every woman wants to be graceful.
Awkwardness is beauty's teatest foe
and, although its possessor may have
a pretty face, still she is placed at Il
decided disadvantage. Her lack of ease
is painfully apparent, giving her per-
sonality an incompleteness that is far
from pleasing. A great French writer
once said. Grace is more beautiful
than beauty" Beauty is something that
is purely physical. while grace is a
combination of the qualities of tact.
amiability. common sense and refine
ment. all producing a charming impress.
sion, says Julia Teresa Butler in the
Pittsburg Observer. The principal quail
ity of grace is good taste The CONVEX
sation of the woman with the truly cui
tivatcd mind will be naturally easy and
pleasing. for She will avoid incongrui-
ties of speech. The manner and actions
will reveal simplicity and good breed
ing, and her attire will always be in ac-
cordance with her surroundings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
Shelf For Pet Books.

If you have already grouped your
books according to your liking for them,
it will be found pleasant to set apart a
special shelf or a chosen part of your
bookcase for your intimate book friends
the ones that you most respect enjoy
and are truly fond of. Then, when in
the mood for converse with favorite
author, you can turn to this special
group, sure of finding what you want,
or, if you do not care to open the vol
umes, you can read them by the
backs"-that is to say, you can by a
mere glance at the books themselves
conjure up, as if by magic charm, the
scenes, personages and often the very
words that lie within.-St. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
Family Invitations,

1t is general rule that not more than
three persons in the same household
should accept an invitation. This rule
may of course he broken when special
circumstances seem TO Justify it. A
daughter may accept an invitation to a
house where her mother has never been
asked, and members of family should
not feel hurt when some are invited
and others left out. At the same time,
in the case of weddings in church and
for large general affairs hostess
should be careful to send invitations to
all the members of family which she
knows well.
1t is not polite to address the envel-
ope inclosing an invitation MIR. and
Mrs. Brown and family"
There should be a separate invitation
for the Misses Brown and another for
the brothers in the household.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
TOILET TIPS
Don't go to bed without brushing the

Don't go to bed without brushing the
teeth.
OF the mineral acids as skin whiten.
ers only one is of service-hydrochlo
1t is well t. start with weak solu.
ton, say l yer cent.
To whiten and soften the skin par
boil i few medium sized potatoes, re-
move the Skins and use them as YOU
would Il piece of soap for washing the
hands.
a bit of pumice stone is to be found
on the dressing table of most women
these days and is invaluable in remov-
ing all traces of CRIME on finger tips or
around the nails.
Two drops of camphor on your tooth
brush will give your mouth the fresh.
est cleanest feeling lima ginable. will
make your gums rosy and absolutely
prevent anything like cold sores or af-
fections of your tongue.
The water of the toilet must he soft.
If possible use distilled water. \ little
bCraX or few drops of ammonia will
soften hard water. but hahlual use Of
either is not advisable, too dry skin
| being the result. a water softener is
| better.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
Attractive Kitchens.

A well known woman, who makes
the distinction between housekeeping
and housekeeping, calls the kitchen the
heart of the home and insists that aft
er its simple fashion it should be as at
tractive as any other room. In this
day of cheap wall papers she suggests
frequent papering three or four times
yearly. greatly preferring the bright
variety and cleanliness thus secured to
any advantages resulting from the use
of paint, which is more expensive ,
renew and more laborious to keen
clean
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
The Medicine Closet.

The bathroom closet is usually crowd
ed with bottles and packages but it
does not often have exactly the assert
ment of medicines and appliances called
for in emergencies. Clear out the old
stuff, half cmptied bottles, etc. once in
awhile and see that there are always
on hand the simple remedies most often
needed in the family. Ammonia, witch
hazel, sweet oil and limewatcr should
be there and Il l per cent solution of
carbolic acid with which to battle
wounds and scratches. If a cut is first
bathed in carboic and then painted
with collodion, there will be little bleed
ing. The sweet oil and limewatcr
which the druggist will mix in exactly
the right proportions is the best Of
remedies for Il burn. Add to these 4
ten cent box of absorbent cotton, Il roll
of antiseptic bandagos and hot water
bag, and the closet will be ready for or
binary accidents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
A Recipe For HapDiness.

one OF the youngest looking women
we have ever known was one whose
principle IN life was never TO expect
100 much of people, and in this lies
the great secret of happiness. A large
amount OF worry and trouble comes
from our too great expectations of peo-
pie. We expect too much of our chill
uren, for example. They must be gift
co. beautiful, obedient little compendi-
uins OF all the virtues, and if they are
not all this we think bitter things and
SOW wrinkles and gray hair and ill
nealth for ourselves. What right have
we TO expect so much of our children?
BLESSED is the parent who looks toll
erantiy and ,philosophically on the
llaultS of his children and who realizes
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

DIR. Edward Alderman, president of
Tulane university, Louisiana, has strik-
ingly defined for us the qualities that
go to make the trained woman" In
an address to class of Tulane women
graduates Or Alderman said that the
age called loudly for more trained wo-
men. The trained woman is one who
has no nerves. who has Il good, strong
body, is swift to serve others and who
has mind that wishes to know why
things are as they are.
"Such women are needed in the home
first of all. for the woman who builds
home is as great as the one who
writes an epic poem. The trained wo
man is needed in society, for at the last
the woman is the teacher by the laws
of her life and her subtle graces of
mind. heart and perception
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

Take of powdered alum and sugar of
lead each half an ounce and stir them
into gallon of water, and when the
mixture is clear pour off the upper
liquid immense the cloth in this for
twenty hours. then drain and
press it. The cloth. will be uninjured
In color and texture and will stand any
amount of rain to which you are likely
to be exposed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

The American woman is restless, dis
satisfied. Society, whether among the
highest or lowest classes has driven
her toward Il destiny that is not nor
NAL. The factories are full of old
maids The colleges are full of old
maids The bathrooms in the worldly
mileux are full of old maids. For nat
ural obligations are substituted the fic
titious duties of clubs. committees.
meetings. organizations. professions. a
thousand unwomanly occupations
Everybody's Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
THE ALFALFA PLANT.
Weak When Young. Vigorous In VIA
turity-Will Not stand WEI Feet.

turity-Wnl Not stand Wet Feet.
Growing alfalfa in Kansas is the
subject of bulletin of the state sta
ton. whose interest eX.enls. in fact
wherever the growing of alfalfa is at
tempted. Its points are all practical.
Here are few specimens:
The young alfalfa plant is one of
the weakest plants grown on Kansas
farms. 1t grows slowly, IS Il weak
feeder and is easily checked or killed
by weeds and by uufavorablc condi-
tons of soil, weather or treatment.
Mature alfalfa is Il most vigorous
plant. 1t grows down de, ply in the
soil, is a vigorous feeder and lives and
yields well under many unfavorable
conditions. For this reason ii will pay
well to give the laby alfalfa plant
good care and favorable surroundings
for the first year of its life
Moisture is an absolute necessity to
the growth of the young plant, and ii
should be held in the most favorable
condition for plant growth Land for
alfalfa should be in the best of filth
and carry Il full supply of mo sture.
without being soaked. Loose soils
should be packed both before seeding
and during the LIE of the plant. while
hard soils should be made mellow.
Do not seed land to alfalfa until this
condition is secured if it takes two or
three years to get it.
A Good Seed Bed All Important.
a good seed bed almost inSurcs a
good stand of alfalfa. AS alfalfa is
costly crop TO seed. and ii is cX.
pectcd to furnish good crops for ten
or more years after seeding. it is profit.
able TO spend much labor on the seed
bed and get it just right The land
for alfalfa should he thoroughly fined
on the surface to a depth of three or
four inches. Below this the soil should
be mellow. hut compact. in such a con
dition as to hold moisture and to bring
up the greatest amount of moisture
from below.
After alfalfa reaches maturity ii
can secure abundant food from tough,
hard soils Mature alfalfa adds nitro
/ gen TO the soil in large quantities. but
the young alfalfa plant must be sup
/ Piled with nitrogen in an easily availa.
BILE form or it will not thrive and will
/ often perish In Kansas this supply
of nitrogen is secured cheaply in two
ways-by short fallow and by grow
ing some logumc, such us soy beans,
4 Canada field peas or cowpcas on the
land before it is fitted for alfalfa.
Land Must Bc Wen Drained.
Alfalfa viii not grow with wet feet.
1t grows best where permanent water
is fifteen or more feet below the sur
face With thoroughly drained soils it
sometimes thriles where the ground
water is only six to ten feet below the
surface but not often. ON hundreds of
farms in Kansas alfalfa is Il paying
crop with the permanent water 50 to
$50 feet below the surface.
To insure Il good stand Of alfalfa the
land must be free from weeds and
weed seeds at the time Of seeding. The
weak, young alfalfa plant is more cas-
lily killed by weeds than any other
farm plant.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
ETIla'F WOmssGSr
" W&dl@.S
MRS. S. j. ATWOOD.
"a Denver Woman Who Handles La
boring Men by the Carload.

"a Denver Woman Who Handles La
boring Men by the Carload.
Mrs. S. j. Atwood of Denver probably
excels every other woman in the world
in the magnitude of her especial bust
ness. The vocation of this genial little
woman is laughingly called by her
Catching hoboes," but is more gener-
ally known as an employment agency.
Mrs. Atwood handles all the way from
10000 % 100000 men annually, accord
ing to the public demand for labor
She controls all the labor on the Oregon
Short Line, besides all the boarding
trains and outfits on the same road, and
furnishes numerous large contracting
firms and railroads with men.
In 1886 Mrs. Atwood had one small
office in Denver, which was the nucleus
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
Dainty Sachet Bags.

Little sachet bags of silk may be
hung unobtrusively upon the backs of
chairs to supply a faint, elusive scent
TO the room, if that is liked. These
should be filled with dried leaves of
sweet geranium, lemon verbena and
lavender mixed. or of lemon verbena
alone, if that delightful odor is pre-
ferred
They make sweet sachets for the
handkerchief box or the linen closet or
the bureau drawer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

''e" stops to take on passengers Tor Columbia
and points east. N stops 10 let on paSSen
gers from west of Columbia.
Additional trains leave Frederick for Bruce
vile 100, 10 a IN and - r. M weekdays !;
returning, leave BruccVillc for Frederick So
1910 Il. m and $50 p. m
Trains leave Hanover for Gettysburg at . Is
n. m, Il ID and 5i2 p. m. weekdays return
ing, arrive at Hanover from Gettysburg, . IL
a, IN. and rs p. IN. weekdays.
TRAINS LEAVE YORK FOR THE NORTH
Pacific and Northern Express, daily.I Is a. m.
News Express, dali $40 a. m.
Buffalo and Ptlsburg En-, daily ~ 10 30a M.
Chicago Exp and Fast Line, daily...1 ~ p m.
Chicago and st Louis Exp. daiy.....6l0p y. m.
Buffalo Il ST. Louis EN daily. .......l0(2p IN.
Western II $. Western FIX daily. l0.ii y. m
For time tables and further information APP
ply 10 Ticket Agent at the station.
j. 3. HUTCHINSON, J X WOOL
General Manager General Pass Agt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
Ribbon Roller,

a small sized rolling pin is handy
article on which to roll ribbons and
thus help to preserve their freshness.
Select a roller of good wood. carefully
sandpaper and then varnish, so as to
bring out the grain and color. Gid the
ends and give an extra touch of orna-
mentation by tying bows of satin rib
bon ON the handles.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
A Woman Lumber Dealer.

a Californian. Mrs. Mary Coggins by
name, has shown that Il woman may
win success in the business of lumber
dealer She is at the head of box
factory and attends to all the details
of the business, although one of her
sons holds the position of general man
ager. She is interested also in the
management of two sawmills and sew
eral thousand acres of timber land.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
The Ideal Nursery.

In an article ON An Ideal Nursery"
by Carrie May Ashton. in the Mothers
Journal, it is urged that children be
made so happy in the nursery that they
will be made happy twenty years hence
by the memory of it. y large, light,
sunny room is Il perfect delight to most
children and makes them stronger men
tally, morally and physically. Simple
ity should I've the keynote here and har-
mony throughout the furnishings. Tint
the walls or use Il plain ingram paper
of IL soft tan color or sage green. which
makes an admirable background for
pictures. y hardwood floor. with Il
large rug, is easy to keep clean and
preferable from sanitary point of
view. Low bookcases filled with the
children's books should be found here;
also a place for their specimens, writ
ing desk, Il comfortable couch and plen-
ty Of chairs There should be an album
dance of cupboard space. with deep
drawers in Il closet opening out of this
room sufficient for each child, where
games, toys and Other treasures can he
carefully slowed away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19

A brilliant shade for coZy corner
lamp is made of light amber colored
satin, fringed with small glass beads
in the same shade. The fringe is deep,
and the effect of the light shining
through the yellow beads is wonderful
ly soft and effective.