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SIXTH PAGE
THE SUNNY SOUTH
MAY 3, t902
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In Woman’s Realm
Edited by Mrs
of Thought and Home
Mary E Bryan / -— ^ -■- ^
Talks on Timely Topics
SOCIETY, akin to the wide
ly-famed “Sunshine Socie
ty” In spirit, but with
deeper and mere definite
purpose, has lately been
Inaugurated with an ear
nestness and zeal that
promises well for Its suc
cess. Branch societies of
the “Opifers" (meaning
help carriers) are bejng es
tablished in several towns
of this state and In New
Orleans. One excellence of
the society Is that, while it seeks to en
list the service of old and young. It ap
peals more particularly to the young,
who are benefltted (while carrying help
to others) by having the qualities of un
selfishness, sympathy and benevolence ex
ercised :u*l cultivated In their own un
folding.
In another part of this page Mr. Ed
ward Young Clarke, who originated the
Opifer Society, gives a concise but com
prehensive outline of its scope and pur
pose. Mr. Clarke, who is a young min
ister, gifted as a writer and speaker, is
giving much of his time and thought to
extending the society and perfecting its
organization.
“Just ror_the Fun of If
“Just for the novelty of the experience
and to see- what could be seen” was the
motive (riven by two Chicago girls for
their setting out to walk from the Windy
City to San Francisco. With no baggage
but a hand grip, no . pistol, but little
money In thdlr pockets and with the de
termination to ask no favors, but to ac
cept any respectfully offered courtesies,
they calmly set out on their little walk
of 2.500 miles. They were neatly dressed
and possessed of high spirits, plenty of
nerve and a firm foundation In the shape
of typical Chicago feet encased in sensi
bly roomy and heelless shoes.
Before reaching Omaha they were gal
lantly taken in charge by the society of
Elks and furnished with first-class trans
portation to San Francisco. They had a
number of Interesting experiences, among
them three offers of marriage apiece, a
reception tendered by the society ladies
of a town through which they passed
and an adventure with five gray wolves
that came out of the woods to Interview
them as they were walking on the rail
way in a lonely part of Iowa at IX
o’clock at night. They promptly climbed
a tree and remained in it until a train
passing shortly after midnight frightened
the wolves away.
The Home Library
The most wonderful thing, perhaps, In
this wonderful age is the cheapness and
abundance of books—good books, too,
standard works, histories, books of travel
and delightful biography, illustrated
books on natural science, poems and nov
els by the best authors.
And yet there are many homes through
out this fair land In which there are but
few books, and these of a poor quality.
In too many homes it is the last feature
of house furnishtng to be considered.
In other homes books are a matter of
pride and not of use. The “residence”
of the well-to-do citizens usually boasts
Its library, where there Is a rosewood
bookcase, through whose glass front you
may read the names of the well-bound
books that line the shelves. The book
case is carefully locked, however, to ex
clude dust and the fingers of the children.
So It happens that the books, which
should be the live, everyday friends,
teachers and lnspirers of the young peo
ple of the household are as dead mummies
in their cases.
The show bookcase, like the show piano,
is unlocked only for company, and the
growing members of the family get lit
tle benefit from either . They are almost
as badly off in regard to opportunity to
feed and expand their minds by reading
as are the children of the much-talked
about “backwoods poor folks,” whose li
brary consists of an Old Testament and
a patent medicine almanac, five or six
years old.
It has been well said that “if you want
the fine, subtle flavor of good books to
be incorporated into the spiritual life of
a child, let him handle them at will. Do
not fret if they should become dog
eared or broken-backed, provided they be
came so, in the one legitimate way—the
reading and- rereading them. Such books
as especially appeal to them, they soon
come to fondle and wear out. What of
it? Can any author ask for higher
meed of praise than that the dawning
spirit of childhood should linger under
the spell of his enchanting words?
The village school building and the
traveling library are boons to children
and young people who in this day of lit
erary plenty are starved for books. The
traveling library is comparatively a new
Institution. In Georgia it was initiated
by the Cherokee Club, of Cartersvllle,
a noble body of women, and it was pushed
to success by the energetic efforts of
Mrs. M. L. Johnson, who worked un
ceasingly until she has now nearly three
hundred well-selected books, suitable for
pupils, teachers, school patrons and any
one in the neighborhood who cares to
read. These books in convenient pack
ages and "sections" are sent to schools
throughout the country, any school de
taining a section by applying for it to
the chairman. Mrs. Johnson; the teacher
then acting as librarian and becoming re
sponsible for the return of the books. In
some cases the books are placed with
private Individuals to be circulated and
looked after. When a school or a neigh
borhood has had a section of books for
two months it may exchange it for an
other.
In each volume Mrs. Johnson has put a
quaintly-worded slip as a book mark,
which makes the book appeal for good
treatment from the reader, a little scheme
that has been generally effectual in secur
ing good care for the books.
As regains results, the teachers who
have had Vue traveling libraries in their
schools agree in saying that it has caused
the pupils to use better language and
improved them in ability to express th<|.*
thoughts; also in refinement <r~ manners
and in readiness to understand their
school books. In many Instances it has
undoubtedly awakened energy and inter
est In the progress of the world and
ambition to be one among its useful
workers.
“Opifer" society.
Nineteen hundred years ago the Man
of Gallilee stepped out upon the arena of
life breathing into the hearts of an in
tensely selfish and hard-herted age new
hopes, new doctrines, new motives and
new reasons for living. When “He open
ed His mouth and taught them saying,
little children love one another," the whole
atmosphere of the time received a clari
fying influence. And when looking at
the selfish cruelty of men as they lived
regardless of each other He cried “do un
to others as ye would that men should
do unto you," the whole world was re
buked pnd there sprang up in the hearts
of thousands new aspirations and new
determinations.
Step by step these nineteen hundred
years has the world been slowly ascend
ing to the pinnacle pointed out by the
humble, Nazarene as the ground upon
which the human race is finally to stand—
a supreme love of God, working out a
perfect love to our fellows, bringing
about at the fruit of the two a daily “do
ing unto others."
Institutions a/, dispensers of goodness,
kindness, tru/ii, morality, Joy, peace aril
practical apolied charity have grown
more numerous every year. Thousands of
men and women have turned themselves
into ministering angels arid are flitt.ng
throughout the land relieving the suffer
ing of huamnlty, while the malls of the
government are loaded with missives in
tended to brighten lives and kindle hope.
And yet the sigh of humanity still rises
to heaven; still there is suffering and
sorrow unrelieved; still there is work un
done which ought to bo done. .
With this knowledge in mind thertj has
just been started at the little cjty 0 f
Clarkeston, Ga.. an ideal surburban town
of Atlanta, e broad, comprehensive and
practical work. The name Qpl.fer was
selected after careful consideration—it
is from the Latin, meaning "carrying
help." The membership of the organiza
tion is to be composed of gjrls and young
women, though its associate membership
is extended to all who aid the work by
counsel or donation. Briefly stated, the
objects of the organization are: _
First. To watch for suffering or dis
tress of any kind at home or abroad and
by prompt and efficient means seeking to
relieve It.
Second. To have a fund from which can
be taken money to be expended in sub
scribing for magazines, papers, etc., for
those who are either not able to subscribe
for good literature or are indifferent to
the good to be derived from its perusal.
Third. To establish room or rooms to
be open day and night, being supplied
with current literature, books, writing
materials, games, etc., and to be free
to the public at all times for rest or
recreation. And to be used as meeting
places for the society; also, those situ
ated in the residence sections, to be
used as-gathering places for the young
people In the evening.
Each organization is to be composed of
six committees with appropriate duties:
The Pearl Gatherers, the Heart C.heerers,
the Hope Builders, the Light Bearers, the
Pastors' Helpers, the Eurekas.
The leading members of the organiza
tion are Miss iMary Jolly, president;
Miss Ada Bryan, secretary; Miss Cath
erine Dillon, treasurer and chairman of
Heart Cheerers; Miss Vera Reins, chair
man the Pearl Gatherers; Miss Jesse Du-
Bose, chairman the Hope Builders; Miss
Grace Mauck, Miss Alice Beck. Miss Car
rie Jolly, Miss Ida Cook. Several branch
organizations are in course of organiza
tion in a number of southern cities. Only
a month or two has elapsed since the
starting of the work.
Anyone desiring to make a contribution
* A Mobile Society Girl’s
Success as an Editor
W HEN a well
educated and
bright society girl,
with a reasonable
amount of determi
nation and energy,
sets out to accom
plish an undertak
ing, it is pretty cer
tain she will be
success ful. This
has been proven
during the past
winter when two
young women of
the south started,
and successfully
ran during the win
ter season, a bright
society journal in
Mobile.
The young ladies
in question were
Miss Amanda
Moore and Miss
Ethel H o d g son.
Miss Moore comes
of an old southern
family. Her moth
er was a Miss Ran
dolph, a well-
known Virginia
belle before her
marriage. Her fa
ther, Rittenhouse
Moore, is one of the
successful finan
ciers of the sou|i.
Miss Moore herself
is well known in
New York social
circles, having
passed several win
ters there.
Miss H o dgson
comes honestly by
her literary pro
clivities. Her fa
ther, Colonel Hodgson. Is the editor of a leading paper In Mobile and author of a
number of books on the civil war. Miss Hodgson, when only 12 years old, had
a story accepted and published called “A Modern Ivanhoe.”
Both young ladies are prominent in the social life of that old southern city.
Both are young and possessed of their full share of womanly beauty. When
they intimated to their friends that they proposed to edit and publish a paper,
they were laughed at. Their friends declared the idea was absurd. What did
two girls know about editing a paper? *
But the young women soon showed the stuff they were made of. They de
cided to call their paper Chat, and proposed to do all the work themselves,
except the mechanical part. The original intention was to publish it only during
the winter social season, but so successful were they that their friends advised
them to run it during the whole year. This was not done, however.
The young women solicited the advertisements, chased after the copy and
planned the make-up of the paper. Then they hustled for news and society gossip
and had no trouble In finding plenty of it. They wrote the editorials and spe.
clal articles and declared they could have filled the paper many times over. In
a business way, the paper was a great success. There was plenty of advertis
ing to pay expenses and the paper sold well at 10 cents a copy. The girls had no
financial backing of any kind and no one to assist them.
With the Household
O we didn’t have our “big
meeting” last week after
all! I had arranged a varied
programme and expected a
large company to fill our
especial room and overflow
-into one adjoining. But af
ter seats had been arranged
and the tea cups filled
(metophorically), behold! a
number of you did the van
ishing act once more. Not
of vour volition was it, or
of mine; it. was because—
that being The Sunny South's big memo
rial issue—the advertising folk came flock
ing, provided with tickets that called for
reserved seats and took the places that
should have been filled by our dear House
holders. 0
Well, this time I am positively assured
everything will be set right for good, and
that in this issue all shall be ‘In it,” in
cluding those who have patiently waited—
though ready dressed in type—for two or
three weeks. Taking this assurance in
good fafth, the room has been newly
“swept and garnished," the chatting chain
cosily placed and a welcoming hand held
out to you by MEB.
Just a Country Girl
beautiful. The later day requires later
methods. The woman of today must seek
the place where her influence is furthest
reaching.
Looking back, we find that the condi
tions of life for women were simpler and
less diversified than now. Southern wom
en. particularly, cultivated the qualities
that found their highest exercise in the
realm of home. Without a thought of
deprecating the woman of that day. we
must acknowledge that she fulfilled her
destiny in being, not In doing. As mis
tress of the home, surrounded by numer-
and they are worn In unassuming gentili
ty, be they ever so plain and cheap, the
owner is adorned in the wearing.
Even among the well-to-do personal
neatness is not a universal quality and the
disgusting spectacle of a person In fine
clothes soiled from mueh wear and need
ing stitches here and there not infre
quently prompts the wish that "cleanli
ness Is next to Godliness" might be lit
erally construed. An untidy person, pos
sibly, may be upright in conduct, but
slovenness naturally suggests a moral de
fect, and the great door of character
ou8 slaves and looking after tjie ways of turns on the little hinges of habit.
Miss Ethel Hodgson.
I take intense plerlsure in the House
hold, and Phis must be my e:*-use for
asking to be admitted to it. I am a
plain country girl without wit, beauty or
Intelligence above the average. I live in
a very pretty isolated place, and my
only pleasure is in riding horseback and
in reading. For the latter reason I am
anxious to Join The Sunny South Book
Club.
I deeply sympathize with Incognito in
her sad love affair, though I have had no
experience of my own. I would like to
give every member of the Household a
big bunch of the lovely, fragrant lilacs
that I see blooming before me as I write.
BESSIE.
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A Poem of Spring.
toward the support of the work in money,
magazines, books, papers or by friendly
counsel should address a letter to Miss
Vera Reins, Clarkston, Ga.. who is chair
man of the committee having charge of
the gathering up of the things to be dis
tributed by the society. Those sefficient
ly interested in the work who desire to see
its operation at Clarkston should com
municate with the writer at Atlanta, Ga.,
who will be glad to go with them to
Clarkston, at a date most convenient for
them.
Those at the head of the work are very
anxious to get as many branch organ
izations started at once as possible, and
anyi'oung people who feel they would like
to engage in this kind of work should write
the president about the matter at once.
The work promises to attain mammoth
proportions and those who desire the
honor of aiding in t.,e starting of the
work should not delay writing.
ERWAKD YOUNG CLARKE, JR.
Did They Believe In a Future Existence
A few weeks ago there appeared an
article In The Sunny South in which it
was sajd to be doubtful whether the
prophets and sages of the old Bible pos
sessed a full and definite belief in a fu
ture existence.
Reading this set me to searching the old
Bible, and I have found there, as I
think, conclusive proof that many of
the prophets possessed unwavering faith
in the immortality of the soul, and that
this was the accepted belief of the de
scendants of Abraham two hundred years
before the decalogue was written. It
Is true that we_88®BoN asking the ques
tion: “If a man die shall he live again?"
But in another paragraph we have his
clearly expressed answ.er: "I know that
my Redeemer llveth and that He shall
stand at the latter day upon the earth,
and though worms destroy this body, yet
in my flesh shall I see God.”
In Leviticus we find the law for the
atonement of the soul. We see David
bowed down with grief for his sick child,
but when he was told that it was dead,
he arose and comforted himself by say
ing; “I shall go to him, but he shall not
return to me."
The Psalmist says: ■'God wllV redeem
my soul from the power "of the grave, for
He shall receive me."
Isaiah says: ""Thy dead mean shall live,
together with my dead body shall they
rise.”
In Ecleslastes we read: "Then tho dust
shall return to the dust as it was, and
the spirit shall return to God who gave
it.' .For God shall bring every %-ork
into Judgment with every secret thing
whether it be good or whether it be
evil.”
To my mind the old Bible teaches of a
"peaceful rest for the righteous” and a
place where the wicked will be turned
into and all the nations who forget God.
And is to Nicodemus, who came to
Jesus by night and who acknowledged
him to be a man sent by God, and pro
pounded the question; "How a man could
be born again?" He was a ruler of a
sect known as pharisees and we learn
in Acts that this sect believed both In the
resurrection and immortality of the soul.
A CRANK. ‘
'Tis thd pledge of all the beauty of the
' year—
This springtime, after winter, cold an I
drear;
As though Love, wakening from a lonely
dream.
Felt life through all his being stir and
teem.
April, thrilling with desires and insist
ence.
Triumphs over winter's stern resistance;
Warm from kisses of the fair south seas,
Whlgperlng love tales to the flowers,
comes the breeze. ,
Life, a-qulckenlng from its earthly grave;
Young birds nesting where the young
leaves wave;
Peach trees dropping pink snow In the
stream;
Subtle promise everywhere a-gleam.
Mystery of birth, prophecy and dream.
MALA PETTUS.
Elkmont, Ala.
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The Chambered Nautilus
It was the wish of Dr. Oliver Wendell
Holmes—essayist, novelist, wit and poet
—to be remembered by his poem “The
Chambered Nautilus,” teh last stanza
of which is tijs:
“Build the more stately manslons.Oh my
soul.
As the swift seasons roll.
Leave thy low-vaulted past;
Let each new temple, nobler than the
last
Shut thee from Heaven with a dome
more vast
Till thou at length art free.
Leaving thy worn-out shell by life’s un
resting sea."
The Nautilus which suggested this
beautiful poem has a spiral shell, and
each spiral is larger than the one which
preceded It. As the little creature grows
it builds for Itself a larger cell to suit
its increased size.
About three years ago a number of
progressive women here In Lafayette,
Ala., formed a club and called it “The
Nautilus.” adopting-the stanza Just quot
ed as this motto. It is an inspiring mes
sage that appeals to the modern woman.
From the life of the lonely little shell
fish among the coral reefs, shaping Its
destiny to larger Issues, the poet has
drawn his lofty lesson.
In olden times the zealous knight pur
sued his search for the holy grail
through deadly perils and hardships, with
a steadfastness of purpose that nothing
could turn aside. Such should be our
quest for the good, the true and the
her houshold. as lady of the manor, she
was the true exponent of a past civiliza
tion, illustrating the original meaning of
the yord lady (loaf-dy), bread giver—Lady
Bountiful—dispenser of gracious hospital
ity. In'the hearts of husbajids and sons,
she was cherished with chivalrous devo
tion as the ideal woman, the pearl within
the shell, but'they must never reach the
pearl, enshrined In peace and purity.
Honor to those women of the past! They
were types of virtue and gracious lovli-
ness.
But today conditions are different and
women, conforming to these enlarged con
ditions, are building larger environment
for themselves. Not satisfied to be all
that there predecessors were, they wish
also to do. Progress means work as
well as thought. Work, not only in the
narrow circle of home, but in the circle
that extends from the 'home. In lines
that widen with the yeyrs, embracing
today social duties, church work, philan
thropic work and mental culture, under
which comes club work and interest In
educating and training children.
In addition the modern woman must at
tend the last new opera, hear the lec
tures on popular or scientific subjects
and be able to discuss these with intelli
gence and discrimination. -She must find
leisure to read some of the new books
and possess a knowledge of periodical lit
erature. To do all this—and more—while
she presides serenely over her home in the
manifold capacity of wife, mother, mis
tress. friend and hostess, seems too.diffi
cult to be accomplished. But thousands
of women do accomplish it in an admir
able manner. It was a man who said.
“Talk about the labors of Hercules! The
older I grow and the more I see of the
dally work performed by women of fash
ion the more thankful I am that i was
'born to trousers and obscurity."
This tribute is from a man—a being who
is ignorantly supposed to despise the work
of women as compared with his own all-
engrossing "business.” I say "Ignorant
ly” supposed, because it is not true of the
man of today. The true man today stands
in reverent wonder at the complicated
achievements of woman. He inwardly
pronounces her the wonderful, complex,
adorable creature whose vaij/d abilities
he cannot grasp. At last he places her
not in a niche in the hall of fame—this
is "mere man’s" own hard-won goal of
ambition, but in the realm she has won
for herself a circle of influence, ever ln-
durlng like sound-waves that break at
last on the shore of eternity itself.
Should the kind mater of these bright
Householders approve, this little sketch
will be continued.
MRS. THOMAS BUTLER COUPER.
Lafayette, Ala.
A Monument of Gems
So It is in the home; the three good
fairies—cleanliness, intelligence and cul
ture—can transform a hovel into a house
beautiful, and without which a palace is
a sorry abiding place. They will not
come for the mere wishing them to enter
and money cannot buy thejr continued
stay. They must be earnestly sought,
and unceasingly urged to remain, for
their good offices to be effectual. House
Is no home, and an embroidered motto
over the door may silently invoke deity
to bless It. but If principle, refinement,
courtesy and order are not the keynotes
of action the walls merely stand together
and the inmates hive Inside.
LEA WATSON WALKER.
HawkinsvJlle, Ga.
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Old Letters
AH! my hand falters! No, I cannot bam
them.
These letters old. knitted with ribbons
blue;
Since, for my heart, some of these yel
lowed pages
Have made the brightest hours it ever
knew.
Some of them came to me when skies
were laden.
And brought a light, as from a fair, far
place.
For on each page I felt the smile so
sunny
That warmed it from that dear and
absent face.
And heTe! these are her letters, dearest
Ella's;
Over each page her gladsome spirit
shines.
And yet. when I more closely scan the
pages.
I find that there are tears between the
lines.
Ah!
Now, I
no, I cannot burn them!
know it;
For shining gems I would not with them
part.
They bear the tender touch of hands I
cherish—
Sweet hands, whose lightest touch can
thrill my heart.
—Q. H.
College Park. Ga.
Knowing Them Through Tlielr Letters
Women and the Home &
Your appearance signifies that your blood
I is not- nourishing the body properly.
If it was, you wouldn’t have that sallow com
plexion or feel nervous and worn out. Your food
would digest better and your head and back wouldn’t
ache. What’s the use running risk of getting some
serious disease by refusing to attend to the blood ?
It’s vitally important to have pure nourishing blood
and you should not waste one moment in getting
Dr. Thacher’s
Liver and Blood Syrup
It's a tonic of the highest order. Pleasant to take and nourishing in
the extreme. It will make you feel like a new person.
It's poor policy to be sick or next thing to sick
when you can get Dr. Thacher’s Liver and Blood
Syrup, which will make life worth living. Price
50c and $1.00 per bottle. $1.00 size more than
twice 50 cent size. Dr. Thacher's Liver Medicine
(Dry) 25 cents.
Yes, your druggist sells it Be sure it’s Dr.
Thacher's, though. See that our trade-mark is on it.
Write our Consultation Department explaining
symptoms and receive free confidential advice. jvwje Mar*.
THACHER MEDICINE COMPART,
ChattiRMga, Twin.
RS. GERTRUDE VANDER-
GON says: “If I were a
persuasive voice, I would
go to every farm, and if
in some shady nook I did
not find the little busy bee
working for his owner
while he boarded himself, I
would go to the mistress
of the house and tell her
■how my husband bought
me two colonies of bees
in the autumn and how
they gave me 145 pounds of
honey. AVhat I sold brought 15 cents
per pound, and for what we kept and
ate we .got more than this in health and
gratification of the appetite. The next
summer I took two colonies out of the
cellar. From these ten swarms were
hived, valued at $2 each, and 165 pounds
of honey was produced, which was sold
at 14 cents per pound. If a woman,
Instead of ruining her eyes and health
with sewing, mending and patching,
would seed 1 acre of land In buckwheat
and clover, plant some fruit and bass
wood trees and purchase a few colonies of
bees, she would in a few years realize a
fine return from the investment
An Hour for Yourscir
Mothers, when a lull comes in the busy
work-a-dav life and you are free to do
as you feel inclined for at least five
minutes, take advantage of it and do sim
ply as you please.
The time is yours and you deserve it
and will make the better mothers by
giving some time to yourself.
Try to forget the pile of spring sew
ing or the basket of darning and remem
ber that Rome was not built in one d,iy.
We all have our favorite pastimes. With
some it is to play and sing, others would
prefer walking in the o|en air; some
would rather sit and write or simply sit
and rock—thinking, thinking.
I keep a scratch book on a hook in the
closet that I Jot down a few thoughts In
that I want to remember;
I also keep Journals for my two babies
and one for myseff.
'Twas only yesterday that I so enjoyed
rereading parts of my journal writter
before I was “wooed and won.”
On a rainy day it is pleasant to delve
into an old trunk and look over old
things half way. What a chain of mem
ory will a piece of lace or ribbon bring
back to the mind! So will the dear old
letters.
Mothers, do take a little time "ofr
each day to devote to your own recrea
tion. You will feel refreshed. I feel like
adding a R. S. and telling how many
times I Xive been interrupted while writ
ing this short page—while enjoying my
leisure moments (?).
I haven’t counted the times, but I
know I got up one time to put a clean
aproiT on baby, another time to take the
poker from her, another time to let her
ride on my foot and at another time I
paused, I know not how long, to admjre
baby's cunning ways.
Most mothers know of similar lulls In
the busy nursery life-- MARTHEY.
Anniston, Ala.
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Neighborhood Clubs
In Illinois a new and practical plan
as to clubs has been elaborated by the
Farmers’ Institute, and Is being carried
into effect. Clubs of twelve neighboring
families are organized which meet once
a month, each time at the home of a
different member. In the forenoon the
men inspect the farm where the gather
ing is held, study, criticise and suggest.
In the afternoon the women djscuss the
problems of domestic science as they
touch farm life. In the evening the
younger members are prominent in pre
senting the social, literary and musical
features of the meeting. Any number
of families, from six to twenty, could
organize themselves into such helpful
clubs.
♦
Cure lor Drunkenness
Dr. F. Oswald and Dr. Alcott, American
physicians, claim to have discovered a
new and purely American remedy for
drunkenness. It is nothing more than a
tea made of the leaves of the stramoni
um Jamestown or "Jimson'' weed. It is
said that after a few teaspoonfuls of the
extract has been taken the patient will
conceive an aversion—soon growing to
horror—of liquor in oil Its forms. The
very scent of it sickens him. Dr.
Oswald says in "Physical Devel
opment” that the so-called “vital
power cure” in Europe and the
"gold cure” In America are simply
the extract of that offensive and flaunt
ing weed which first appeared growing
about the cabins of the early English set
tlers at Jamestown. The remedy \»as
brought before the public by a Philadel
phia gentleman, whose only son was a
confirmed toper. The father, as a last
resort, took the young man to Europe
to “hear the lectures" of a famous tem
perance advocate. This was of no avail,'
and father and son were on the point of
despair when an American Botanist per
suaded the young man to try the stra
monium cure, which he had Just dis
covered. Dr. Oswald says that highly
seasoned food, strongly peppered regouts,
etc., are responsible for many cases of
liquor-craving. Among nations who eat
no meat and use no high seasoning, drun
kenness Is almost unknown.
♦
The Precious Parlor
(Suggested by First Chapter of Second
Epistle of Peter.)
If you would build a monument
Of jewels rich and rare.
Which storms of earth can only make
JNfi-e gloriously fair.
Found It on pure and steadfast Faith—
A Dlamord gem of power;
With this alone your structure base
That strongly it may tower.
On this lay Virtue’s sapphire gem.
Where pure, cerulean ray
Will light your life and shine beyond
Time’s sublimity day.
Place Crystal Temperance next. It’s
light
Shuns too much glow and glare;
Excess in everything it chides.
Restraint Its lesson rare.
Next Ruby Patience—from life’s fire
Coming wllh undimmed shine;
This with the Pearl of Godliness,
Its beauty should combine.
Now crown with Emerald Charity
The richest Jewel known;
And thus your lasting monument
Is to perfection grown;
’Twill stand triumphantly through time,
Your tomb It will adorn.
And crown you when you shall awake
On Resurrection’s mern.
SUE E. SHAW.
After Five Years
It Is amusing and sometimes pathetic
to witness the zeal with which many
housekeepers collect and store away lbt.s
of trumpery and furniture In one room
they call a parlor; then when the as
sortment Is arranged they close the door
on It, and It Is a holy of holies to the
family until a wedding occurs, a funeral
takes place or some high and mighty
potentate comes a visiting. Tbp vase
that Is too fragile and costly to hold
flowers where every member of the
family may see and enjoy their beauty Is
only so much potter's clay; the sofa, too
fine to rest tired limbs, the Instrument
too precious to be touched to banish
everyday cares, are but things of wood and
metal, and the money Invested In them
forms r.o part of the homemaking.
Nothing Is truly beautiful that Is not
useful, and these sundry collections of
crockery, musical Instruments and fur
niture take up space and make work
without serving any purpose. If the
money put in them were spent to adorn
the whole house and make every corner
attractive, instead of heaping all orna
ments out of sight in one, it would be
an object lesson of refinement that would
brighten and bless the lives of Its occu
pants. The spirit of the home Is the
one that act lates conduct In the battls
of life, and every grace and sweetness of
mind should be employed to make It ele
vating in tone and pure in quality.
WALKER.
I have not seen a Sunny South for five
years. Being an actor and a wanderer,
I have been almost everywhere save In
my native south. The other day my old
friend (and a former Household favorite),
Musa Dunn, told me that the old Sunny
South was flourishing and that Its earli
est editor. Mrs. Bryan, had charge of the
Household. I had the pleasure of being
Introduced to Mrs. Bryan in her office by
dear Lizzie Thomas years ago. I cannot
help wanting to see the paper again; It is
like an old friend. Please send a copy
to Albany, N. Y.. where our company
will play a Bhort engagement In a few
davs. I sign my old Household name,
ZERLEINE.
New Haven, Conn.
♦
The Philosophy of Dress
The sentiment of the lines—
“Let the mind's sweetness have Its opera
tion
On thy' clothes, body and habitation."
needs to be more generally applied.
With the change of season comes the
buying and making of new clothes, and
It Is Interesting to note what the pur
chasers are putting in them. The vain,
frivolous, and extravagant admire the
loud and guady, and the gewgaws of
dress. It goes without saying that their
clothes express kindred qualities. It is
not unusual to see people bodily walking
among their fellows attired in \from one
to two hundred dollars’ worth of clothing
and Jewelry when none of their acquaint- |
ances would offer one for what Is In their j
heads, their costly garments making a ;
pitiful contrast with the Ignorance they
display. There are persons who feel
It almost a disgrace to wear an old style
dress, yet feel no compunctions for de
ceiving merchants Into believing they are
going to pay for what they buy. They
have no higher atm than to follow the
dictates of fashion and to make a showy
appearance. In their dress, with its
flounces and flummeries, they exhibit
more than they are conscious of.
There is a philosophy of dress, and it
is closely allied to the philosophy of con
duct. If clothes be not well earned, well
made and worthily worn, there Is no
beauty in them. But if honestly adapted
outlay to means, harmony, neatness and
good workmanship directed the making,
Dear Mother Meb and Householders: A
stranger asks a seat in your entertaining
circle and craves a welcoming smile from
all. Sure am I that our hostess and her
delightful family possess the womanly
grace and tact to make & new comer feel
at home. All women have, to some ex
tent the indescribable magnetism that
steals Into the heart unawares, like the
delicate fragrance of a flower. “Woman—
God's last, best gift to man!”
But stay! In my tribute to the women
of the Household, I am forgetting that
a number of bachelors form “a part of
the whole,” and a most entertaining part.
The Household would not be complete
without Samoth, the versatile; Merle
Monte, the sarcastic; Detective, the wit
ty; our Jolly "Court Jester,” Ike, Romu
lus, the gallant; Old Man, the chivalrous
Billy Boy, and—but I cannot ennumerate
all, though I know I greatly enjoy their
bright and Interesting talks.
I fancy I can detect the nature of each
of the Householders through their letters.
The sentiments and thoughts they ex
press give the keynote to their disposi
tions—as the face Is an index to the heart
and the eyes are “windows of the soqfc”
It Is true, however, that—
“Thought Is deeper than all speech.
Feeling deeper than all thought;
Souls to souls can never teach
What unto themselves was taught.”
Flneta, your letter about the bird*
awakened a responsive chord of Interest.
I, too, love these songsters of the grovf.
As i write I hear their Joyous trills filling
the ajr with melody.
Margaret Richard, what an exquisite
sketch you gave us. What an endearing
scene, for who can help loving chil
dren?
i
"They have the least taint of earthly
clod;
They are freshest from the hand of God.”
Well, I will let my first visit conje to an
end, trusting I have been welcomed, and
thus encouraged to come again.
MURIEL MERLE.
♦
A True Country Home
The Sunny South comes as a welcome
and enjoyable friend to our home. We
live 4 miles from the Tombigbee river, 150
miles from Mobile, our beautiful city on
the bay. Boats pass regularly every week.
We have health and plenty. Pure water
Is abundant. We grow every kind of
fruit and vegetable and com, cotton,
peas, potatoes and rice. We all enjoy
the Household. It gives us an outlook
at what Is going on In the world of
thought and action. I am greatly Inter
ested In the new thought and find julia
Neely Finch's letter beautiful and In
structive. Mrs. Couper’s modern women
Is richly thought-suggrestlve.
MRS. M. Y. POWE.
Branch, Ala.
♦
An Exile
I’m sad tonight. The whole day long
My soul has crooned a dreary song,
Exiled from home, no loved one near,
—«„ shadowed o'er with grief and carel
Ah, little bird! fain would I fly
Like you far Into yon blue sky.
And find some land where souls set free
May rest In sweet tranquility.
On alien shores my days to spend!
Dear Christ, be Thou my help, my friend;
In Thy kind love let mq abide..
My sorrow In Thy shadow hide.
—ANNIE T. JAMES.
Birmingham, Ala*
♦ 1
What Is Life Like In Oklahoma?
I trust that admission to the House
hold Is not strictly limited to those who
have something to say. for that would
leave me out, on the present occasion, at
least, for I have come In merely to in
troduce myself and to ask a question or
the circle.
The Sunny South, like sunshine, goes
all over the southland, and I trust there
Cmlissfd on nmxt salt.