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The citizen., 1902-02-28
The Baby's Big Table,

/ have found it much easier to give
|afnly baby bath and to dress him since
|l[I added big kitchen table to the fur
nishings of his room. had tried set
ting the tub on low table at first and
found the bath to be tax on my back,
|r,w while dressing the baby in my lap was
q tax on my agility. The table | now
|Nuse measures about 21a by feet, has
four solid legs and a long drawer that
opens easily and no leaves. There is
room on it for the tub, soap, towels
and other accessories of the bath, while
the drawer is near, with contents of
Ointments, powders, surgeons cotton,
bath thermometer, extra safety pins,
land so forth. | keep the table bare, Of
course. but the clean wood top is not
Iunsightly in the nursery.
III find it much easier to stand for the
ten minutes of the bath than to lean
over lower tub. 1t is of course i'm
possible to dress the baby on the table
while the tub is there, so | take him
out OF the tub on to the underflat of my
|lcbig double bath towel apron and pro-
4 coed to dry and dress him on my lap.
This after bath dressing, by the way,
is quickly DONE as the baby wears a
nightgown during his noon nap. Most
mothers dress a child for the day at
that time: but. finding that my baby
Nsleeps better in his nightclothes re-
lserve two nightgowns a week for the
noon maps.
|; When the table is free and the dress
ling can be done on it, the baby is de-
lighted. draw my chair up to the ta-
BILE, where he sits and submits to the
ordeal very gracefully. He seems to
like sitting up high, and his enjoyment
OF it. combined with the relief to my
back, makes the process a pleasanter
Z one for life and quicker one.-Good
L sHousekeeping.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
THE GOLDEN RULE.

The Golden Rule is worldwide and is
variouSly voiced as follows:
Do as you would be done by.-Per-
sian.
Do not that to a neighbor which you
would take i'll from him.-Grecian.
What you would not wish done to
yourself do not unto others.-Chinese.
One should seek for others the happi-
ness one desires for oneself.-Buddhist
He sought for others the good he de-
sired for himself. Let him pass on.-
Egyptian.
All things whatsoever ye would that
men should do to you. do ye even so to
them.-C christian.
Let none of you treat his brother in
Il way lie himself would dislike to be
troated.-M -Mohammedan.
The true rule in business is to guard
and do by the things of others as they
do by their own.-Hindoo.
The law imprinted on the hearts Of
all men is to love the members of So
ciety as themselves.-Roman.
Whatsoever you do not wish your
neighbor to do to you do not unto him.
This is the whole law. The rest is a
mere exposition of it.-Jewish.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
Care of the Complexion.

Soap and water daily are not good
for the complexion.
There is no doubt that many cases
Of roughness of the skin of the face
come from too much washing. 1t is
good thing to rub the face with a
soft, clean, dry towel two or three
times day. If, in addition, water is
used in the morning and at night the
skin will be kept in sounder smooth
er and healthier state than if, as is of
ten the case, soap and water are used
three or four times day.
Never under any circumstances use
hard water for washing the face Dis
TILED water is best, and next to this
comes pure, clean rainwater. If nei-
ther of these can he obtained, the hard
water must be softCnCd by artificial
means Where the skin is hypersensi-
tive it may be cleansed by gently rub
bing in little cold cream and washing
afterward with oatmeal water, made
by pouring pint Of boiling water over
a dessertspoonful of fine oatmeal tied
in piece of muslin. Allow the water
to become lukewarm before using, oc-
casionally squeezing the muslin bag
during the cooling process.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
BoyhOOd's Delight.

I'd like to be a boy again without a
woe or care, with freckles scattered on
my face and hayseed in my hair; I'd
like TO rise at o'clock and do hun
dred chores and saw the wood and feed
the hogs and lock the stable doors; and
herd the hens and watch the bees. and
take the mules to drink, and teach the
turkeys how to swim so that they
wouldn't sink; and milk about a hun
dred cows and bring in wood to burn.
and stand out in the sun all day and
churn, and churn, and churn; and wear
my brothers castoff clothes. and walk
-FOUR miles to school, and get a licking
every day for breaking some old rule.
ana then get home again at night and
do the chores once more, and milk the
cows and feed the hogs and curry
mules galore; and then crawl wearily
up stairs to seek my little bed and hear
dad say: "That worthless boy! He isn't
worth his bread!' I'd like to be a bow
again; boy has so much fun; his life
is just round of mirth from rise to
set of sun; l guess there's nothing
pleasanter than closing stable doors,
and herding hens, and chasing bees,
and doing evening chores.-American
Boy.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
The GentleYYOmnn.

1t is a fine gift to be quick and
bright in understanding things. but it
is far more important to be kind heart
ed and gentle. When you go out in the
world. no one will ever ask or know
whether you got good grades in alge-
bra and Latin. If you have done your
best, it is wrought into you whether
your best is very good or only medic
ere. But be sure of this: Every one
who meets you will know without put
ting you through an examination
whether you are a gentlewoman or
not. 1t isn't practical to quote Greek
or discuss psychology or read Shake
speare with every one you meet, but
you can always speak kindly and listen
courteously and quietly look out for
the opportunity to do the little deeds
of kindness that make our lives so
much more worth living.-Union Sig
nal.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
TOILET HINTS,

Nothing but the use of the curling
ron will make straight hair curl.
To whiten finger nails cut lemon in
half and rub in well at night. Wash
off in warm water the next morning.
Try the effect of adding sea salt to
your warm bath at night. 1t will re-
fresh you wonderfully and help you
to sleep well.
The shiny nose and forehead general
ly denote a butter loving, oil eating
person, and until the world ends the
stomach will be the monitor of beauty.
A hair wash that is highly recon.
mended is made of one pint of water,
one ounce sal soda and quarter ounce
cream of tartar.
Red noses are due to the pores being
especially open upon the nasal sur
faces. Massage at night and bathe
next morning with cold water and aleo-
hol.
For washing the face the softest wa
ter should be used with a pure soap,
like CASTLE. A complexion brush for re-
moving scales, dust and fatty secre-
tions is also valuable.
An easy way to soften hard water
delightfully."- is 10 throw orange peel
into it just before the water is used.
The peel will not only prove agreeable
to the skin, but will give out fra
GRANGE like that which follows the use
of toilet water.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
Tlie Ucnd In Bed.

y French scientists says that any one
who rests his head on pillow and
bolster while he is sleeping is slowly
but surely committing suicide
According to him, the only natural
position for 4 man while sleeping is the
horizontal one and the first thing to
do i'll order to accustom oneself to it
is to remove the bolster. Within few
mouths. he says, one will be able to
sleep much more calmly than ever be-
fore, and. moreover, the general health
will be much improved.
This statement, he insists, is not
made lightly, but is the result of long
experience.
The next step, he says, is to remove
the pillow. for not until then will the
circulation of the blood be as free as it
should be.
In further explanation, he says that
the pillow and bolster keep the head
and neck ut an abnormal angle and
that consequently the sleepers entire
body remains during the night in an
uncomfortable position and one which
impedes the free course of the blood
through the vessels and organs.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
DiscOntent of Wamen.

Women are more discontented than
men as rule, says Ella Wheeler Will
cox in Success. A mans discomfort is
more frequently constructive, a wom-
ans destructive. | have known many
women who made a constant outcry
against the cares of housekeeping and
who as soon as they abandoned these
cares mourned for the lost comforts of
the home, women who craved travel
and hated its discomforts the moment
they set forth, women who craved the
mountains when at the seashore and
the seashore when on the mountains.
What pitiful targets for their own
boomerangs they will be in their old
age! For what is more dreadful than
old age which has not learned repose
or calm or the contentment of pa
tience?
The citizen., 1902-02-28
Spelling Children by Care.

A great Swedish statesman once said
that the world is governed too much.
Whether true or not of states. the mot
is certainly true in many cases of chill
dren How often has a bright boy,
full of life and energy, been spoiled by
the very efforts s-conscientious, pains
taking, but incessant, overanxiouS,
fuSsy-of his parents or tutors to train
him WE'LL In their anxiety to make
him model of virtue they allow him
hardly any freedom or opportunity to
do wrong and, being kept continually
in leading strings, uneXposed to temp
tations, the triumphant conflict with
which would teach him self reliance
and strengthen his moral backbone, he
becomes Il moral weakling. Boys thus
stuffed with advice and fettered in
their action resemble a boy rightly
reared no more than chicken trussed
on spit resembles a fowl in the field.
Some parents do not seem to know
that there is such a thing as wearing
out the conscience of child by ex-
treme pressure and overst;mulation. A
shrewd old English lady was once
asked what she would recommend in
the case of children who had been too
carefully educated. She replied, "a
little wholesome neglect"
The citizen., 1902-02-28

1t isn't correct any more to have
things daintily pretty for the newborn
baby just in order to have them dainti-
ly pretty. 1t is no longer the proper
thing to swathe the little body in yards
and yards of muslin and lace and put
him to bed in pillows of down and silk
perfumed with rose or violet. Up to
date mothers no longer vie with each
other on the point of delicate elabora-
ton. They do not vie at all any more
Their one object is to make every
thing as sanitary and comfortable as
possible for the newcomer. Sometimes
they give sigh for the pretty bow or
frill of lace; but, after all, everything
in the new fashion looks so clean and
sensible and wholesome they come to
see the other was only a perverted
taste and take no pleasure in it. Things
have advanced in the last few years.
The nursery is one of them Marsha
Houk in Woman's Home Companion.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
Educated SenIs.

Seals are not only capable of being
trained while in captivity, but it MAY
be truly said that they may be educat-
ed. They are extremely sensitive e
sounds and can even be taught to enun-
ciate short syllables. had one who
could say "pa" and ma" intelligibly,
and no doubt with larger instruction
it might have acquired other words.
This one would also play a tune
through on hand organ by holding on
to the crank with his right flipper. He
could also make as graceful bow as
any lady need wish to receive. He
would throw water over you with his
flippers and expect you to enjoy it as
much as he did. He would also follow
me about like a dog and was not even
discouraged by fight of stairs. up and
down which he would go to keep me in
sight. When | was obliged to leave
him at night or any other time, he
would beckon to me with his head and
neck ito come back" just as plainly as
words could have expressed the feel
ing. and when he could no longer see
me he would cry like a child.-PhiIa-
delphia Ledger.
The citizen., 1902-02-28

throats and. crushing them, suck them
down to the depths Of the ocean; how
they are formed of masses of water
whirling round and round until Il fun
mel appears in the middle which en-
CULTS anything caught within the rush
ing ring of water Now your trick
should be done.
Sprinkle the shavings of camphor on
the surface of the water in the glass.
Try to have the pieces of camphor at
equal distances from each other, so
that they extend completely around the
edges. The camphor chips will instant
ly start to whirl around the top of the
water in the glass. and in moment
there will be Il beautiful whirlpool,
but of course on very small scale.
This will continue for some time and is
very interesting to watch.-New York
Herald.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
How to Use GIyceriu.

Since so many people use pure glycer-
In for the skin, word of caution seems
necessary.
If you apply little glycerin to the
tip of the tongue, you will find that,
although it has pleasant. sweet taste,
the first sensation that is felt is one of
pain and burning. This is because glyc-
erin has strong affinity for water and
absorbs all moisture from the surface
which it touches, thus drying up and
parching the nerves.
Ignorant of this fact, nurses and
mothers sometimes apply pure glycerin
to the chafed skin of infants, doing
harm Instead of good. The glycerin
ought to have been first mixed with an
equal bulk OF water. Elder flower wa
ter or rosewater can be used instead of
ordinary water if preferred. This be-
ing done, it may be applied to the most
tender surfaces.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
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MRS. JOHN JACOB ASTOH'
s society Woman Who Is DeVote"
ri SnnFfa.

S society Woman Who Is DeVo'e"
to Athletic Sports.
n, Mrs. John Jacob Astor is one OF the
ost beautiful of New York women
nee her entry into New YORK society
\ the wife of Colonel Astor IN 1871
lie has naturally been a conspicuous
,ure. As Miss Alva L. Willing Mrs
;stor was leader among the young
omen Of her generation in Philadel-
lia. The women of the Willing fami-
have been noted for their exception
q beauty since colonial days. 1t was
~ Y 1889 that this lovely daughter of Mr..
coS,d Mrs, Edward Willing came out in
VI the foreground of society. She and
Ell. Astor met at Newport that sum-
3. or. He had left Harvard two years
sfore. In February of 1891 they were
8 8 arried in Philadelphia in the Willing
ansion, with five generations of Will
ngs looking down on them from their
d,rtraits on the walls. William Astor,
lther Of Colonel Astor, died soon aft
ward, and Colonel Astor became the
Lale head of the American branch OF
1e famous family. In 1893 William
The citizen., 1902-02-28
A Rare Chance to Improve Your Stock.
BREED ONLY TO THE BEST.
Strive to Get Size, Style and Speed.
GOOD HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND.


For past owing the general depression the price
of horses farmers breeding and to-day 1t diff
yearling during dull have
always brought good The trouble the has been that
order improve their stock the result of this has been to fill the
country with Scrubs which good horse to feed
and after reaching three earthly
How fine carriage be fond this county to-day
how fine stylish horses sixteen hands HIGH weighing from
eleven twelve hundred pounds with st and speed found
demand and bring from three hundred dollars There is
great demand for the they be of
good sze style and action To these hoses breed
size style and action Do with cheap stock what
have by breeding better than already want the
the CURRlTO beautiful splendid
of 2l73 His from small good bone
stylish and have lots speed This young horse
number of colts, all of whom speak for themselves.
To the chance who will
payable within the
return privilege given with but CUR
RITO has fOal getter.
GASPARD by Sea King, and of a producing mare
gandsue having number of the finest colts the countyfne
size, style and action.
Harge President of the Frederick County gricu.
Arthur Potts, Mr. John Weller, besides
kind colts from this handsome He full
sixteen hands high and weighs twelve hundred
horse get carriage and coach horses
GASPARD will stand the for S15.
lOw hopes of being able TO buy of the colts
only solicit ne goodsze other kind
Here chance the
colt from either of these horses will
be of for days rid the plugs
it much poor good
MICHAEL KNILL,
Manager for COL. L. VICTOR BAUGHMAN
Near Frederick City, Md
The citizen., 1902-02-28
The Girl In Her Teens.

Girls at the age which Longfellow
poetically describes as standing where
the brook and river meet" are more
difficult to dress than the tiny sisters
for their long limbs and unexpected
outlines are disconcerting, and often
their own whims demand an approach
to grown up attire in preference to
childish lOoseness. But it ought to be
firmly impressed on them that at that
growing time it is even more needful
for their own healthy and beautiful de-
velopment to avoid any compression of
the figure than it is earlier and far
more important than it will be in few
years time. The notion of its being
necessary to help to form the figure"
by stays firmly drawn in at the waist
is an error, as any doctor will tell us.
The waist will come naturally as the
hips grow to their full size, and in her
own interests the girl in her early
teens should be persuaded to let the
weight of her dress depend chiefly
from her shoulders and be tied in but
loosely at the waist line.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
Buying China,

A very large amount of china is not
necessity for Il really dainty table.
In selecting. where one has to make
limited quantity do duty for all occa-
sions there should be very little deco
ration and almost no color. A plain
white china, thin and of good design, is
very good choice for the mainstay.
To this add few dishes with gold
decorations, and if color is wanted sup
ply it by flowers. cakes and desserts.
Too much color in table appointments
is very wearisome. 1t is we'll to hesi-
tate before buying complete set of
china. For one thing, some pieces are
sure to be broken, and if they can be
duplicated it will be expensive to do
so. Then one set of dishes constantly
nSed is very tiring both to ourselves
and to our friends
Some will probably be fortunate
enough to have a few quaint old pieces
of china, either that with dainty and
quaint little flower sprigs or else with
odd gold tracing. To those | suggest
the plan of suppemcnting these treas
Lres Ia such way that the newer CHI
Ia VIII serve as a background to bring
out the full strength and beauty of
these rare antiques. Before buying
consider if the best results will not
come from getting china for the
courses instead of the complete set.
There are sure TO be too many pieces
of one kind and not enough of another
IN set. In serving in this way very
effective scheme is to start with little
or 10 color and decoration and work up
to the elaborate designs at the last.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
Children mt the Table,

The table is the place TO teach chill
dren self control, thoughtfulness for
others. the petty sacrifices that Emer-
son says make us good manners. The
little three-year-old who is required to
wait patiently her turn on pain of be-
ing lifted down is learning a valuable
lesson. and the comfort of the whole
family is enhanced incidentally while
it is taught. To make this still more
effective each child, particularly the
boys. should have some part in the
serving to DO, helping to the butter,
pouring water or similar tasks. In
many households this is left entirely
to the girls. Why should the boys,
who need it so much more, be exempt
from this discipline?
The citizen., 1902-02-28
A PRETTY HOLDER.

then slip the bottle into the bag and
gather the silk tightly round the neck
to inclose it firmly. You must have a
frill at the top as we'll. so allow the ex-
ira material at the top for it. You now
get china ribbon and form two smart
rosettes. which you tack top and bot
tom. as in the sketch, and then make Il
long loop, which serves to hang the
bottle over the side of the looking
glass or on a nail The bottle forms a
receptacle for the pins and saves the
pincushions \ few violets or small
flowers mixed with the rosettes form
a pretty finish, and, should you wish
to make an elaborate present, embroid-
er the recipients initials on the silk
and scent with sachet powder.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
Oriental Room Not Extensive,

According to an authority, the fitting
up of an oriental room or Il coZy corner
does not necessarily require the ex-
penditure of small fortune, although
thousands can easily be expended if
thousands are available for the pur-
pose. But there are reasonable priced
materials that are used with excellent
effect in the adornment of a Moorish
or whatever style of room is desired,
and it is to be noted that the arrange
ment of these draperies is more simple
than formerly. and therefore the ma
terials are not so apt to prove dust
traps. An advantage in the cotton
goods is that they can be easily clean
ed, and if draped artistically the effect
is as good as if the more costly mate
rial had been employed. The arrange
ment of light is one of the important
adjunctS in connection with the fitting
up of an oriental room, and, whatever
be the method employed, the light
must be so tempered as to produce the
mellow effect that is half the charm of
oriental draperies, whether costly or
inexpensive.
The citizen., 1902-02-28

Parents may sometimes be tyrants,
children sometimes rebels, but home
life would never be a failure if Thack-
erays doctrine of the double duty were
recognized Honor thy father and
mother and Honor thy son and
daughter" AS the same kindly philos-
opher, so often miscalled cynic, said,
at is only in later days, perhaps. when
the treasures of love are spent and the
kind hand cold which ministered them,
that we remember how tender it was,
how soft to soothe, how eager to
shield, how ready to support and ca
ress."
The citizen., 1902-02-28
A Burned Saucepan.

When food burns down in sauce
pan, the damage to the pan may be
remedied by boiling soda water in it.
Use a teaspoonful of soda to the aver
age burn, with water enough to keep
from boiling dry, and after ten or fif-
teen minutes boiling the burned sub
stance will be so softened that it can
be easily scraped off. If the burn is a
very bad one, it may be necessary to
repeat the process but it is effective.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
Light nnd sound.

Light travels at the rate of 1SG6G0
miles per second, and it takes eight
minutes and eighteen seconds to travel
from the sun to the earth. Any phe-
nomenon, therefore, occurring on the
surface of the sun is not observed by
the inhabitants of the earth till that
time afterward Sound travels in still
air at the freezing point at the rate
of 1000 feet per second. The report of
a gun one mile distant would not be
heard till nearly five seconds after the
flash was seen
The citizen., 1902-02-28

A Scottish congregation presented
their minister with sum of money
and sent him off to the continent for u
holiday.
y gentleman just come from the con-
tinent met prominent member of the
church and said to him:
"Oh, by the bye, | met your minister
in Germany. He was looking very
well-he didn't look as if he needed a
rest"
NO" said the church member very
calmly; ''it was ma him; it was the
congregation that was needin' a rest"
-Pearson's Weekly.
The citizen., 1902-02-28

Vincent Astor was born to Colonel and
I Yrs. Astor. He was named after his
great grandfather, William Vincent AS
or, son of the original John Jacob AS
nor. AS a hostess Mrs. Astor has been
generous and hospitable, an able sec
md to her mother-in-law, Mrs. William
Astor. Mrs. Astor is devoted to outdoor
sports. She is an expert horsewoman
Ind one of the best tennis and golf
players among the sumW Dr. residents of
Newport. In her manner of entertain
ing Mrs. Astor has introduced some
features new to New York society. In
her house parties at RhinebecE she fol
lows to some extent the organized
methods common to English house
parties. Her dinners are among the
,handsomest that mark a winter season
In New York or a summer season at
Newport.
The citizen., 1902-02-28
A ReprOOf.

"Pa," said Willie. what does It
mean to say man is one of natures
noblemenT"
"'One of natures noblemen,' my
son." replied the old gentleman, with
significant look at his better half, 'is
a man who smiles when he gets some
ridiculous cheap gift for his birthday
and exclaims: How nice! Just what
wantedr" - Catholic Standard and
Times.