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ajfksaldfjkljioef A JOURNAL OF LITERATURE AND DOMESTIC ECONOMY. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. Athens, Ga., May, 1888. Edited by KATE GARLAND, WHO WILL BE ASSISTED BY THE BEST TALENT IN THE COUNTRY. Subscription price, 50 cents a year. Great inducements to club-raisers. Send for our terms to agents and make money. Advertising Rates. 15 cents a line or 81.80 per inch. Twelve lines this type make an inch. Reading matter 30 cents per line. On orders for three insertions we allow 10 per cent discount. 6 insertions 15 per cent discount. 12 insertions 25 per cent dis count. Orders may be sent direct to us, or through any reliable advertising agency. Communications intended for editorial depart ment should be addressed to the Editress, at Athens, Georgia. All subscriptions and business communica tions should be addressed to T. L. Mitchell, Publisher and Proprietor, Athens, Ga. The popular editress of our “ Vegetable Garden,” is a prominent example of what a woman can accomplish out of doors. Every one who reads her valuable articles must be impressed with her thorough acquaintaace with all pertaining to that department of Woman’s Work, and her ability to express this knowledge well. “ The Last Straw ” is a forcible and enter taining expression of a great and important lesson to housekeepers. Don’t test your capacity of endurance ; don’t give the last straw a chance. Take care of yourself as well as of your house. This doesn’t mean to neglect the duties of the good house wife. The models in our homes are not those who strike the hardest licks or the most of them, but they who strike to good advantage. It is a happy combination of execution with self-preservation. Now let each offer some suggestion for attaining this desired end. It is with much satisfaction that we ob serve the increase of our interesting “ Cor respondence,” department. The near and distant States from time to time is a sufficie^^^HMKN^/W Oman’s is popular these letters are nature, for which we are grateful, our readers will appreciate the wide range of useful infor mation and suggestions which they con tain. It is a general family consultation and exchange of ideas, and each one is invited to contribute to this and all other departments of “ their paper.” We are proud of our writers, each and all. Proud to believe them true friends and interested in the noble work of increasing happiness in our homes, by advancing the best ideas and advocating the best methods. Proud of their ability to combine practical infor mation with a most interesting style of composition. Every department is a pre sentation of this last statement. For Woman’s Work. IN MEMOBIAM. BY MRS. S. C. HAZLETT. “ Rod is dead," and the words though soft, Struck my heart like a chill, I could scarce believe the winsome boy Lying so stark aud still. With the seal of His perfect sanction Pressed on the broad, white brow, And the frozen smile, on the peaceful face, Never so sweet as now. I thought of the aged father, The mother, so kind and true; The brothers and sisters who loved him, The friends and relatives too. I thought what he had been to them In his youth so pure and grand; How he toiled ana lessened their burdens, The youngest of all that band. Only too glad to bear the heat And burden of the day, For those he loved; and sought far more To easier make the way For those who were older, not wiser, And his was the head to plan, And hand to execute ever, Like that of expeHenced man. No lore, either ancient or modern, But he had it well by heart; And his philosophy was pungent teaching, To those who were old in art. Quiet and true, and steadfast, still He studied, and thought, and did; And now in the spring of his life, He lies— dead, in his work amid. Sudden and swift the angel came And touched him—and he slept. No more pain for the weary brain, For out of heaven there leapt Glad songs of praise; and a starry crown Was placed on the youthful brow Os “ Rod,” who acted well his part, While we in meekness bow, To the will of Him who is always just, Though the cross is hard to bear, But soon we shall see, and understand The reason—so be of cheer, Oh, aching heatts, and patiently wait; It is such a little while ’Til the angel will open the golden gate, And you’ll see your boy, with his smile. I WILD FLOWERS. (Illustration on front page.) How few there are who fully appreciate the beauties of nature’s flowers in their original wildness! I would not detract in the slightest degree from the interest in the richness and variety of a well culti vated flower garden, but there is for me a charm in the blooms of the woodland not elsewhere to be found. What a profuse feast for the eye! View the wild jessa mine. Lavishly does it dispense its beauty and fragrance. Not confined within the easy reach of man, but scaling the giant tree and clothing itself in rich attire of sweetness throughout its length. ’Tis su perfluous in this connection though, to call wild flowers by name. The country air is laden with their perfume and each variety has its distinctive beauties. I wish I was a botanist and could describe and discuss even the simplest flower that grows. We cannot realize how far above the most per fect conception of an artist are the delica cies of form and coloring with which na ture touches her work. Too intricate for the human eye; too clever for imitation. Have you ignored them ? Then you have missed much pleasure. Search for them, pluck them, study them. The little bee finds his richest treasures in the flowers of vines and trees. Shall we forget them ? —, I 'x. .. w 4 z— w / / 'W Jr 4. j/’ f <••• JMgrJBP' <• ; -- J j MRS. ALICE B. STOCKHAM. BOOKS AND BOOKMAKERS. MAUDE MEREDITH. In chatting of books and bookmakers, it seems to ma that as this is a woman’s pa per, it may not be amiss to talk of women who have made books. Not that book making is any more praiseworthy than home-making, but we are all home-makers, and there being so many of us, not even the most capacious paper could make room for all of these, but of women who have made books there are comparatively few, and with some of these we will spend a tew minutes. Women have long been book buyers, book readers and book writers; now they appear as book publishers, and this is per haps the most novel of all. Os one book publisher, whose picture is presented our readers, we make extracts from an article in “ Justitia:” In the summer of ’B3 Mrs. Alice B. Stock ham brought out “ Tokology, a book for every woman,” expecting to sell it mainly to classes she was then instructing in phys ical culture; however, before it was off from the press she was induced to place it on the market as a subscription book. For this purpose she rented desk-room only, in a back office, taking from her home an old desk, an office chair and a little rocker. These, with five hundred books, was her capital and stock in trade. She began without knowledge of business in the book line, but resolved to master the mysteries of the book trade, both in aggressive methods and in detail. She discovered a wide field for study in the science and art of advertising, and realized in this day by day that adverbs are mighty; that what one has to make known to the world is often overbalanced by the how and when and where. It was I not enough that she had a good book but it was essential to let the people know it, and to this end clear and farsighted methods were necessary. Her success has undoubtedly resulted from a willingness and determination to surmount all difficulties in these lines and to untiringly guide the affairs of her office by personal knowledge and supervision. From one desk in the corner of a back room, the business now occupies a pleasant, sunny suite of rooms. These, besides having convenient and suitable office furniture, are adorned with rugs, portieres, pictures, etc., that present a homelike and attractive appearance. Visitors to the office always remark upon its homelike and womanly appearance. This charm is greatly augmented by the beauty and fragrance of the fresh flowers which appear regularly upon each desk the year round. Even the packing-room shows a tidiness decidedly unmasculine. From this establishment one hundred thousand copies of this work have been sold, as well as many hundreds of other books devoted to physical culture, mental healing, etc. Dr. Stockham often says that for her own sake, she does not care for her success, so much as that it is an example for other women to follow. It is also a satisfaction that she has been able to give employment to so many. Hundreds of intelligeht, noble-minded women, untrained in busi ness ways, and seeing before them no suit able avenue to self-support, have found work in introducing her books. ' Only ladies are employed in the office, and are engaged as bookkeepers, stenog raphers, typewriters and shipping clerks. Even the heavy packages are made up, boxes packed, covers fitted and nails driven by womanly hands. The work is so sys tematized that it is done without friction and tlw young ladies often call themselves “ the happy family ” —for they make a pleasure out ot their arduous duties. Any one showing a captious or quarrelsome dis position would find herself quite out of her element in this friendly atmosphere, and would not be welcome there. One woman’s success is an encourage ment for others to undertake similar ven tures. For this reason, and because an only daughter, Miss Cora L. Stockham, enters into partnership with her mother. Other women desiring to engage in a business enterprise will note a few of the points that have conduced to Mrs. Stock ham’s success. She handles such books and articles only as have real merit and value, and which she can recommend. She is particular to keep her credit good in business circles, usually discounting her own paper. While often trusting struggling, depen dent women, she counsels them for their own sakes to habits of promptness and fidelity. She demands of paper dealers, printers and binders fulfillment of contracts, and they respect her threatened vials of Quaker wrath. She pays her help prompt ly, advancing salaries according to merit, and thereby establishes a mutual confi dence, that without rules ensures faithful service. She treats her customers with courtesy, fidelity and womanly kindness. She demands of business men no favors on account of sex, always dealing in a straight forward business manner. By this course she is never taken advantage of on account of being a woman. She may have been imposed upon on account of her ignorance in certain lines, but the universal courtesy and good faith shown her is proof that wet men need not hesitate to enter upon busi ness ventures, through fear of insults and imposition. Desirable and lucrative vocations are open to woman, and her success in them depends upon the same conditions that man’s success depends upon, and these summed up are, that she must, first, master her business, and secondly, deal squarely and justly. Used one bottle of Mother’s Friend be fore my first confinement. It is a wonder ful remedy. Looked and felt so well after wards friends remarked it. Would not be without Mother’s Friend for any consider ation. Mrs. Jos. B. Anderson, Ochoopee, Ga. Darwcr of .Life to Mother v ’ ‘.Rradf'iclo Co. 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Where these Lands are; how to get them, as well as for information of all States and Territories, send 10 cents and receive the beautiful Engravinsrs. a Picturesque Panorama of the United Butts. AddrtM THE WESTERN WORLD, Chic ago,lll. BLACK WYANDOTTES, WHITE WYANDOTTES. WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS, WHITE MINORCAS. EGGS FOR HATCHING. Illustrated circular free. Win. FAIRWEATHER, - MEADVILLE, PA. DECORATE YOUR HOMES Send 81.00 for a pair of Beautiful Plush aud Gold Cabinet Photograph Frames, for Mantels, Bracket, &c. Regular retail price 81.50 per pair, sent postpaid by the manufacturers for 81.00 per pair to introduce our goods. A lady agent in every county. No postals answered. GEM NOVELTY WORKS, Mount Pleasant, Pa. . AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER TO ALL WANTING EMPLOYMENT. Ws want live, energetic, agents in every county in the United States and Canada to sell a patent article of great merit, on its merits. An article having a large sale paying over 100 per cent, profit, having no competition, and on which the agent is protected in the exclusive sale by a deed given for each and every county he may secure from us. With all these advantages to our agents, and the fact that it is an article that can be sold to every houseowner, it might not be necessary to make “an extraordinary offer to secure good agents at once, but we have concluded to make it to show, not only our confl- ■ n S°...’ n merits of our invention, but in its salability by any agent that will handle it with energy. Our agents now at work are making from $l5O to S3OO a month clear, and this fact mkaes it safe for us to make our offer to ail who are out of em ployment. Any agent that will give our business a thirty days trial and fait to clear at least SIOO in this time, above all expenles, can return all goods un sold to us and wo will refund the money paid for them. No such employer of agents ever dared to make such offers, nor would we if we did not know that we have agents now making more than double this amount. Our large descriptive circulars ex plain our offer fully, and these we wish to send to everyone out of employment who will send us three one cent stamps for postage. Send at once and secure the agency in time for the boom, and go to work on the terms named in our extraordinary offer. Address, at once, National Novelty Uo. 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, Pa.