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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01

1t is strange that in washing house
wives do not apply the same principle
that they do in making soup If we
want to get all the juice out of the
meat, we put 1t in cold water and bring
il slowly to n boil. So in washing if
we put the clothes in the boiler with
cool water and half bar of sliced
soap and heat slowly nearly all the
dirt will be drawn out. Punch them
down frequently and when the water
is quite warm empty into tub or ma
chine: then put on the boiler again,
with one pail of clean water and an
other half bar of soap Wiring out the
clothes, rubbing the soiled places lit
tie if you find any. BY this time the
soap in the boiler will be mostly dis
solved Add enough cold water to
cover the clothes, place them in the
boiler again. and this time let them
boil While these are coming to a boil
you can he washing the colored clothes
Sometimes | dip out a second suds for
the colored clothes, adding clean water
to clothes in boiler. BY this plan the
colored clothes go on the line first, but
the white ones are all the whittier for
the longer scalding. know that white
clothes last at least twice as long when
handled in this way as when they are
rubbed on the board-Practical Farm
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
Home Cures In Rhyme.

If poisoned. take mustard or salt, table,
spoon
In a cup Of warm water and swallow
right soon.
For burns try borax and wet bandage
too:
If blistered, then oil and dry flannel will
do
For childrens commissions warm baths
are the rule;
With castor oil dose, too, but keep the
head cool
Give sirup Of ipecac when Group is in
store,
For fainting stretch patient right out on
the floor
To soak in not water is best for a sprain;
Remember these rules, and twill save
you much pain.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
For Ones "Turnovers."

A dainty little bag to hold soiled
neckbands is made from two lawn
handierchiefs. Choose two alike hav-
ing a pretty embroidered edge and put
them together to form the bag. Those
with rather narrow embroidery
should be selected, and they are
stitched together around three sides
just below the embroidery to form a
frill. Around the opening at the same
distance from the edge stitch bead
ing through which ribbon of the de
sired width is run. y narrow ribbon is
TO be preferred. These can hang at the
side of a dressing table or bureau and
are both useful and ornamental.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Circles of telling, pinked or scallop-
ed, are invaluable to put between
choice china plates when piled in the
closet.
To perfume an inyalid's room drop
q little oil of sandalwood upon hot
shovel and carry the shovel about the
apartment.
Do not scrub porcelain or enam-
eled bathtub with any soap containing
sand. 1t thins and cracks the enamel,
and rust and stains result.
To put wide wicks in lamps or oil
stoves thoroughly starch, dry and iron
the wick, and it will slip In easily with
out Interference with its duty as CON
ductor of OIL
The colOrs in carpet or rug may
be frightened by sweeping with a
broom dipped in salt water, shaking
well before using, as it only needs TO
be dampened.
If you find a mouse hole in the cor
ner of your pantry or closet, try stop,
ping it up by packing it full of hard
soap. l have never known mice to dis.
turb it, says an old housekeeper.
Use a long handled brush in clean.
ing the walls or, more properly, long
handle ending in wire frame covered
by lambs wool bag, which may be
slipped off and beaten and washed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
The Kitchen.

"The best and most beautiful room ip
the house should be the kitchen, where
ones friends should gather while the
hospitable preparation goes on, and |
would have the cooking done by my
wife and daughters and myself" says
Professor Gulick of Brooklyn.
THE modern chatting dish is n healthy
and praiseworthy reversion to the ear
lier social aspect of eating, and it may
bring back that finer element of hospi-
tality which has been lost in later lux
urious and artificial modes of living.
'Some of us have experienced in
camp life perhaps the delight of enter
ing a spacious room with great fire
place above which were ranged the
cleaning vessels and watching the
preparation for the meal to which we
were invited. The feelings of guest
under such circumstances are vastly
different and the enjoyment vastly
greater than if he We're ushered first
into drawing room. then to a dining
room where unseen hands had pre-
pared the formal dinner"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
A Nursery Rocker.

''IIave i'll your nursery" advises a
mother, zone of the double willow set,
tee rockers. Nothing will give the chill
dren and the mother more comfort.
have spent more happy hours in one of
these comfortable seats, the baby on
my lap, two other children tucked in
at the side, with an older child stand
ing on the rocker, her head pillowed on
my shoulder, while read from a book
or improvised story, all of us rocking
happily together. Nothing now seems
more eloquent of happy days gone by
than that married and worn old settee
rocker, which still stands in the dis
mantled nursery, used now, since the
children have grown up, for sewing
room"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01

Few women realize" says French
expert, that the secret of face care
is to treat each feature separately.
American women in particular do not
seem TO understand that there are as
many compilations as there are figures
and that no one cosmetic can be good
for all faces nor for all parts of the
face. Rarely is the Skin of nose and
cheek of the same quality, and what is
healing for one may injure the other.
For example, the skin may be of good
quality all over the face except on the
nose, where too much oil is secreted.
Bathing the skin with n soft sponge
dipped in borax water will be of value
while such treatment would be too
drying for the rest of the face, or the
wrinkles around the eyes may be treat
ed with cocoa butter, which might be
harmful for nose and cheek. Leave
all cosmetics entirely alone or under
stand their use is her closing advice.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01

How many women know that cof-
fee-strong black coffee-is an actual
deodorizer of the kitchen sink?" said
a housekeeper.
'Well, it is" she continued, land if
you will remember this you will be
less troubled with that disagreeable
sewer gas from the kitchen of which
so many housewives complain.
whenever YOU have black coffee
left In the pot do not throw it into the
slop bucket, but instead pour it, as
hot as possible, down the sink. OF
course you must not let any grounds
go down, as that would be cause of
stoppage in the drainpipe. But the
coffee in liquid form is one of the
very best deodorizers known to mod
ern science and will be found of value
used as have said"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
A Cleaners Secret.

A cleaner gave away enough of his
secret for renovating materials to prove
very valuable to one woman. If gaso-
line, naphtha or benzine is the cleaning
tluid, the amateur cleaner finds often
that the last state of the cloth is worse
than the first. Around the spot will be
a ring of discoloration that marks the
stain more thoroughly than did the
original spot. To prevent this the fab
ric should be cleaned with a piece of
the same goods, the cloth rubbed
lengthwise and with the weave. Con-
tinue rubbing until the material is per-
fectly dry. If these directions are care
fully followed, it is safe to clean the
most delicate materials.-New York
Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01

terestcd in the subject until l attended
the academy in IIiawatha. There |
heard ana read a great deal about this
veXing problem. but ! never realized
what great subject it was until
came to the city. l was really shocked
TO learn the necessity for reformation
most homes stand in need of in this
particular. ! have studied the problem
from the girls side in my five years
here, and during that time | have
talked with the employers at social
functions and have heard their side,
Both parties are greatly to blame.
q believe the servant girl problem
can only be solved by n Christian edu-
cation. The employers and servants
must be taught To work together. The
problem furnishes n splendid field for
the energies of our young women. |
know several young girls with good
educations who work as domcstics be
cause they like it. These are the kind
of girls who stay Il long time in one
place and have no trouble with their
employers. Exchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
CIGAR BOX CABINET.

paper from them. Alternate boxes
with the lids retained are tackled firm
ly in under each drawer to give solidi-
ty. These are shown without handles
in the sketch twenty boxes for sketch
measured. The cigar boxes are S inch
es long, ~ inches wide and 21a inches
deep. They form capital drawers, slid
ing in easily under the fixed boxes, and
the handles are formed of little cop
per picture rings screwed carefully in.
The whole is stained brown, and mar
row pieces of black paper are cut and
gummed on around the front of the
drawers, which initiate inlaid wood.
The whole is then vanished and fixed
on the wall with strong screw rings
put in the top board.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
window Gardens.

All the windows of house can be
utilized for plant growing, provided
one Is careful In selecting and adapts
the plant to the window 1t is to grow
In. A list OF plants adapted to the sew
eral exposures would be something like
this: For eastern windows, fuchsias,
begonias, Gala, Chinese primroses Pri-
mula obconica, azaleas. plumbago, ste
Was, lobelias and all kinds of Dubious
plants; for southern windows, gerani-
ums, roses, chrysanthemums, carna-
lions, lantanas, oxalis, oleanders, abu-
tilons, hibiscus, marguerites and most
of the plants having richly colored foil
age; for western windows, bright
leaved plants and few of the more
accommodating" plants like the gera-
mum, provided the effect Of too strong
sunshine Is modified somewhat; for the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
Growing Pains,

Children suffer good deal from pro
miscuous aches and pains which in the
days of our youth were classed under
the generic term growing pains and
met with but scant need of sympa
thy. Nowadays the other extreme is
rushed to. and the merest suspicion of
a pain is made much of.
This is a mistake. Pain is a very
real thing and should be remedied. but
the mite should early learn to endure
hardness. Growing pains usually mean
rheumatism, and tendency to this
should he guarded against by clothing
the little ones in flannel and by gently
massaging little limbs night and morn
ing. Generally it will be found that
there is too much acidity in the system,
so that attention to diet will be neces-
sary and possibly some mild alkaline
medicine, which must be prescribed
by doctor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
CIGAR BOX CABINET.
A Pretty and Unitarian Article That
Is Easily Made.

Form a framework of four boards,
two upright ones % inches long, s
inches wide and half inch thick: the
top and bottom pieces are 20 inches
long. Two more upright boards are
placed in the framework, edge to
front, as in sketch, and nailed to the
top and bottom boards, same length.
width and thickness. Two small
shelves of board 10 inches long and the
same width as the others are nailed in
position, as in sketch.
We next buy the requisite number
of cigar boxes. carefully removing all
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
How to Select a Hat

The first essential in selecting a hat
is to know what is becoming to the
wearer
Not only should one look directly in
the glass, but take handglass and get
a view of all sides, particularly the
back. a hat will sometimes look very
well on the face and be thoroughly I'M
becoming to the profile, and what can
be more Disseminating to the observer?
Some hats look well only ON certain
types of faces, and fortunate is the
woman who knows just what style of
hat suits her face.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01

WIsify WOm8G8r
49, WSGe
MISS L. ELIZABETH MOVER,
A Graduate of Washburn College
and n Maid of All Work.

Miss L. Elizabeth Meyer, a graduate
of Washburn college is the heroine of
the Rev. Charles NJ. Shcldon's novel,
Born to Serve" She is pleasant
faced, pleasant voiced. pleasant man
nered girl in the early twenties. She
is the daughter of wealthy farmer of
Brown county, Kan. For five years
she has worked as domestic for fam
flies in Topeka, making a practical test
of the servant girl problem. Her con-
clusion is. Both parties are to blame"
Miss Meyer says.
Since l was old enough to have any
fixed purpose in life | have had as my
motto. L will do the things that | can
do the best of the things that need do
ing the most | wanted to make my
own way through college, although my
father told me that he would help me.
] would accept no help and finished
my course by my own eXcrtions.
we had no experience with servant
girls on the farm. and did not get in.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
The Baby and It's Food,

Watch the manner in which the baby
takes its food. If 1t is perfectly WE'LL it
will attack the bottle greedily and will
express its satisfaction much in the
same manner as any other young ami
mal-that is, by soft and inarticulate
noises and grunts. If, on the other
hand, the baby contemplates its food
before touching it or, after tasting it,
turns from it, be sure there is some
thing WRONG
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01

If you are overtired-''to tired To
Sleep rs we sometimes say-bathe
the neck and temples with hot water
Battle the back of the neck particular.
ly. This seems to relax the muscles
and the veins that supply the brain
with blood. Lie down to sleep in peace,
for it will come surely. The same treat
ment will wonderfully refresh during
the day. \ headache may often be re-
lieved. sometimes cured. by hot appli-
cations to the back of the neck
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
Tainted Meat.

Very often when joint smells faint
ed it is really only small piece of
gristle or meat that needs cutting
AWAY. The rest of the meat, after be-
Ing trimmed, should be washed in n
little strong vinegar and water. Al
ways hang your meat up as soon as it
arrives from the butchers and see
that the hooks used for this purpose
are constantly washed and scalded.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
Toilet Vinegar.

In order to make nice toilet vinegar
take of best white vine vinegar one
pint, of rosemary two drains, of rue
two drains, of lavender two drains and
Of camphor two drains. Put these in
gradients TO soak in the vinegar for
twelve hours; then strain it. A little
of this mixture added to the bath wa
ter or rubbed on the skin after a bath
imparts delightful perfume to it,
Dried or fresh herbs may be used for
the purpose.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
pillow EiIIiuU

a substitute for feather pillows can
be made by cutting up clean rags into
quite small pieces, fraying them little
with the fingers, then filing cotton
ticks with them. The cutting of the
rags may be done by children, and ii
will be a useful pleasure, as they viii
realize that they are spending their
time in working for those who really
need their help.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
Cnkn EInur.

Cake flour should always be sifted
twice-first when it comes from the
barrel and before it is measured, next
WHEN the baking powder or the soda
has been added If it is measured be
fore that first sitting, you will surely
get too much Of it for your cakes vel
fare. On a damp day or when the flour
seems at all clammy set it where it
will dry without browning before you
are ready to use it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
Stuny Pantries.

Charcoal is an excellent remedy for
STIFFNESS in the pantry. 1t can be
made quite easily by burning a log of
wood until it is thoroughly charred,
then taking it from the fire and allow
Ing it to cool. The Jumps are now
ready to be placed on the shelves of
the pantry. They must be renewed
frequently.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
A Curling Fluid.

The following is a recipe for n curl
ing fluid: Take an ounce of boraX, a
dram of gum arabic, pint of hot wa
ter and two tablespoonfuls of cam
phor. The camphor should be added
after the other ingredients are dis
solved. Before curling the hair slight
~ moisten it with this mixture.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
The Care of Shoes.

Don't forget that shoes are greatly
the better for a thorough airing every
time after wearing They should nev-
er be slowed away in cupboard d.
rectly they are taken off. A little
French chalk sprinkled in every time
before wearing is good for people who
are troubled with excessive perspira
finn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01

northern windows. ferns, arucarias.
English ivies, palms. aspidistra. ficuses
md selgnellas Roman hyacinths, Pri-
mula obconica and Chinese primroses
will often bloom well in sunless win
dows.-Home and Flowers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01

Fine white dimity with wide lace
edged ruffies makes a cushion cover
that is effective in pile of other deli
cate pillows on small divan. 1t has
excellent wearing qualities-better, in
deed, than thin silks and can be laun-
dered as often as needed. Heavy white
duck, with monogram or large initial
in color or in white, is also useful for
durable wear.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-08-01
Red Arms.

Many girls are troubled by the red
ness of their arms, especially at the
back between the elbow and the Shout
der, which is very damaging to the
appearance when in evening dress. A
good remedy for this is to soap the
arms well every morning using a soft
flannel, and in the evening to battle
them with thin warm cruel made of
equal parts Of starch and oatmeal. Dry
carefully, then apply camphor ice or
cold cream mot glycerin) and sleep in
very soft white sleeves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
Indiana Notes.

ELKHART-Frank Vicory of this city,
was convicted in the Circuit Court of as
saulting Daniel White with intent TO COM
nit voluntary manslaughter, the penalty
for which is two to fourteen years in pris-
on. VicOry. who expected his worst fate TO
be a short Jail sentence, nearly collapsed
when being led back TO the Jail. He is
twenty-nne years old He and White quar-
relied over his attentions to Mrs. White.
RICHMOND.-The seventh general order
issued since Mrs. Mary E. Swain, of this
city, became president of the Indiana De-
partment of the WOman's Relief Corps
calls upon the corps to observe in a fitting
manner the birthday of the late President
Mckinley, Jan. %. Funds are asked for 10
help carry on the work of the department
of patriotic instruction. This work is now
at a standstill, owing to lack of money.
LAFAYETTE.-The abandoned knitting
mill has passed into the hands of the Dun
can Meter Company, and a force of twenty
five men is at work fitting 1t up for the
business. When 1t goes into operation
100 hands will be employed in the manu-
facture of meters of all kinds. brass
foundry will be operated in connection
with the plant
LAPORTE.-The Laporte County Farm
ers' Institute held a very successful ses-
sion here on Monday and Tuesday. The
attendance was large and many farmers
were present from neighboring counties.
The new officers are: II. w. Henry, presi-
Scott Wall, secretary; w. a. Hall, treas
urer; Homer Fitzpatrick, musical director.
LAPORTE.-County Commissioners to-
day opened bids for printing and station
cry supplies, but because of the excessive
bids they were thrown out and an order
given to readvertise. Burford, of Indian
apolis, and Wilson Humphrey, Of Logans-
port, were the only bidders, the figures Of
the latter firm being the lower.
HARTFORD CITY.-The insurance on
the +. |. Winters stock of dry goods, cloth
ing, millinery and shoes, recently destroyed
by fire, was adjusted on Wednesday. Win
tiers received $4,000 and carried $4,000. The
insurance on the building, belonging to K.
Kirshbaum, of Indianapolis, was settled for
81 100
GASTON.-This place is to have a new
canning factory. Stock to the amount or
900 has been subscribed. mostly by local
men. but Ira Compton. of Muncie, is at
the head of the company. The plant Will
be ready to go into operation when the
canning season opens.
PORTLAND-The local milk trust has
collapsed, the dealers putting the price
down to 5 cents a quart again.
indictment charging criminal assault,
has been attacked by appendicitis and is a
very sick man.
E.-Represeutatives of an In
dianapolis syndicate here taking sub
scriptions for stock In a proposed electric
line from Indianapolis to Nashville, to be
completed within three years. They are
meeting with considerable success.
VINCENNES.-A case of smallpox has
developed in that part of Knox county
known locally Tadpole, and the school
there has been closed. Perry Reight-
meyer, farmer, is the victim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
Convict Seeks His Freedom.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
-LAPORTE. Ind, Jan. 22.-Weir & Weir.
attorneys of this city. will institute habeas
corpus proceedings in the Circuit Court
tomorrow morning TO secure the release
from the Michigan City Prison of a con-
vict named Sowardine. who was sent up
from Vigo county 10 serve a sentence of
ten years for manslaughter. He was re-
ceived at the prison in 1895. With his good
time deducted. ne should have been released
early this month, but infractions of prison
rules added several days to his period OF
Incarceration, his sentence expiring on
Jan. Is. 1t has been learned that the prison
officials propose to hold SOwardine for the
full time of his sentence. The attorneys
for the convict contend that further deten-
ton of Sowardine is a violation of the law,
and they seek his release by habeas corpus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
Funeral of =. A. Morrison.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
LAPORTE. Ind. Jan 22--The funeral
services of Samuel A. Morrison, of Indian
apolis. which were held this afternoon at
the Michigan-avenue home of Mrs. c. c.
Buck. mother of the deceased. were very
largely attended. there being scores of
friends and relatives present from Indian
apolis. Terre Haute. Marquette NIich).
Plymouth. New York. Lagrange Qll.), Chi
cagO Peoria South Bend and other places
The floral offerings were the finest and
largest ever seen at a LapOrte funeral and
were sent by friends, banking houses and
associations all over the country, many of
the pieces being from Chicago and Indian
apOlis. The services opened with the hymn,
Some Time Well Understand. which was
sung at President Mckinley's funeral. by
quartet composed OF Mrs. +. a. Morgan,
Miss Swan, Claude Garrett and w. w.
Byers. Dr. r. II. Hartley, of the Presby-
terrain Church. then read a chapter from
the Scriptures following which the Rev. +.
ID. Daniels. OF the New SwedenbOrgian
Church, paid tribute TO the dead. closing
with prayer. DIR. Hartley paid glowing
tribute to Mr.. MOrrisOn's qualities, closing
with a prayer. The service closed with the
hymn. Some Sweet Day" by the quartet.
Interment was in Pine Lake Cemetery.