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APRIL 4, 1903
THE SUNNY SOUTH
NINTH PAGh
In Woman's Realm of THoug'Ht and Home J
————Edited by Mrs Mary E Bryan^—^
Talks on Timely Topics
OBSTOI’S critics have sneer
ed at him as a “monument
of inconsistency,” his life
and character being at vari
ance with his great reform
ideas of social'and financial
equality. “He is,” they say,
“an ingrained aristrocrat,
yet he advocates the over
throw of all differences in
rank. He is a man with an
almost passionate recogni
tion of tihe claims of the
body, yet he holds that self-
abnegation is the main duty of the Chris-
1 tian. He is a country magnate with a
large estate, yet his creed is that property
should be equally distributed among the
rich and the poor.”
But it is well known to the initiated that
it is not Tolstoi's fault that he does not
follow out his convictions in practice to
the bitter end. His clever wife, lookirig
around at her thirteen children, decided
that the husband and father must xnot
be allowed to begin his refarm work at
home. She is a sensible and shrewd wom
an of business. While she sympathized
with the noble side of her husband's hu
manitarian views, she naturally^objected
to their being carried out 'to their full ex
tent which would have consignedTier little
ones to poverty. •
Her methods as outlined in The*T.iterary
World were these: “If Count Tolsfoi wears
the outer dress of a peasant, the countess
sees that the linen underneath is the
finest and scented with the perfumes
which 'he preferred. When he, on prin
ciple. adopts a primitive or a vegetarian
diet her clever touch rendered the dishes
as savory and nourishing as though made
of flesh and fowl. If he wrote for solely
the good of mankind, she saw that what
he wrote wj.s duly paid for by the pub
lishers.”
Thus she cleverly protected her gifted
husband from himself. He could not op
pose her; she was very firm, anrTalso she
was very dear to him, so he shut his eyes
and practiced his views in a sort of men
tal privacy.
This insight into the Tolstoi household
explains the seeming contradiction of the
great man’s life with his theories.
LENT AND EASTER AMONG THE
FASHIONABLES.
The pall of j,ont will soon be lifted. The
ranks of tall white lilies growing in the
conservatories of the florist will soon be
. ruthlessly mown that their snowy loveli
ness may adorn altars and shrines for t’he
Easter celebration.
In the work room of the fashionable
modiste ail is rush and confusion. The
new Easter toilets are being made up as
fast as possible after models thal the fair
\ prospective wearers have invented and de-
\ liberated upon during 'the penetential sea
son. “I,ent has its compensations,” said
a handsome belle of three seasons. “It is
n nice, restful time for one to repair one's
complexion, and then such charming toil
ets can be composed during afternoon ser
vice.”
BIRD LOVE-MAKING.
Every spring for a number of years a
pair of mocking birds have built in a
thick-leaved cedar tree in front of my
home. Whether 'the pair are both the
same birds or whether the male brings a
new bride to the old tree, or whether the
two are the offspring of the original pair
7 do not know, but the pretty' ways of
house building and the melodious love-
making are the same every year. And
when ’the nest is built and tile pearly
treasures inside are accumulating the
head of the prospective family mounts
guard on the identical oak limb, while his
mate is hidden in the green recesses of
the cedar near by, and pours out the most
ravishingly sweet love-making imagin
able, which, though intended for his bride
alone charms the ear of every listener. I
have even seen a gouty old rooster stand
for several minutes with his head cocked
to one side in a listening attitude while the
little gray songster above his head was
scattering happy, thrilling notes on the
air.
Mrs. Lillie Hamilton French, who is, I
think, a southern woman, has lately writ
ten a delightful book about the triple
courtship and marriage of "Hezekiah,”
who was no other than a canary bird,
"and yet a person,” she says—"a person
of charm and distinction.” Her account of
Hezekiah’s three wives and families—of
their lives, their joys and sorrows—makes
a charming idyllic story.
SOUTHERN NOVEL WRITERS ARE
BUSY.
It is said that this year will see the
publication of a number of new novels by
southern story writers, among them Miss
Johnson. Mrs. Cooke, Mrs. McKenny,
Miss Grace McGowan and Mrs. McCul
lough Williams. Mrs. Annie B. McKinney,
of Knoxville. Tenn.. who co.laborated with
Mrs. Cooke in writing'Ihe novel, “Mistress
Joy.” a charming, pure and beautiful ro
mance, is now putting the finishing
touches to a story of the Cuban war. Mrs.
McKinney has not yet published a book
entirely her own work, but her short
stories in Harper, Vogue an d other maga
zines show the ability which helped to
make “Mistress Joy” a success. She it
was who suggested the plot of “Mistress
Joy,” which centered about her ancestors,
the central figure being her great, great
uncle, who went out into the wilderness
at Natchez with his brother and cut the
logs and built of them the first Methodist
church in the Mississippi province.
Mrs. McKinney is a beautiful woman of
gracious manners, the queen of a lovely
and hospitable hoyie.
“JOEL AND OTHER POEMS.”
Mr. Will Ward Mitchell, the well-known
Missouri poet, has lately published “Jael,”
a story in blank verse, which abounds in
fine sentiment and dramatic situations. A
number of minor poems are included in the
volume, among them “Jack,” a story in
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With the Household
WONDER how may of our
Sunny South friends have
suffered through the dread
ful overflows of the rivers
In Mississippi, Louisiana,
Arkansas and Texas! Our
paper has many subscribers
In those states. Deeply do I
sympathize with all suf
ferers from floods, having
known what it is to watch
the cruel, ever encroaching
waters during three deso
lating floods in Louisiana—
that destroyed for us horses, mules, sheep
croys, everything.
Before this Is in print, I trust, the worst
will be over for those in the flooded re
gions. For two days 'the “merry sun” has
burst through the dark cloud 'pall and
gladdened vis witth 'his smile. True, the
new moon prophesies “more rain,” ac
cording to the Indian sign. Tonight, as I I the shorter the pocr, or the short story
part of an absorbing book and find that
the denouement is wanting.
Fannie McDonald, your pretty little
story, “The Transformation.” will soon
appear, also your letters. Room is made
for one of these today. We have on file
for early publication many interesting let
ters and sketches, among them a true
story by Julia Neeley Finch, a Florida
ghost story, letters from Tessa, Bachelor
Girl. Old Maid. Manana, John Mason.
Muda Hetnur and many other sketches
and letters. Our Easter meeting will be
an interesting one, I think.
T'he first of April one was thrown a lit
tle out of date, but you will still enjoy
Ike Heartsill.
Rose Carlton says, “I have a dramatic
story in my head; shall I write it in
verse or in prose?” In prose by all means.
Very few long poems are read or are ac
cepted by publishers. The modern axiom
look at it through the still bare boughs
of the great oak tree by my window, I see
that it is lying nearly “on its back.” The
new moons of the last two rainy months
lay perfectly flat, if you noticed. During
las tsummer's continuous drought each
new moon hung straight as if suspended
from the tip of its silver horn. “All the
water had run out,” according to the In
dian sign.
So wet has it been that few of our
Householders, I think, can have made
much headway in gardens and flower
yards. Some, however, have made ad
mirable beginnings. Among these is our
new member, "True'heart.” She writes a
charming letter, giving timely suggestions
about flower culture and telling us how
she is arranging her yard so as to show
off flowers and vines artistically. Her let-
iter will appear next week. We have her
to thank for some valuable recipes for the
Home corner. Several of these, telling
how to make some unique and ornamental
cakes, we shall probably get into this
issue.
Emma B. Van Dusen sends a loving
message to her Household friends. They
will be glad to know that she has re
turned from New York city to her home
much improved in health and eager to re
sume her literary work. I have an imag
inative sketch which she sent me some
time ago. It will be published as soon as
possible.
Miss Vashti, your mountain loneliness
has ere this been invaded by the visits of
the three letters I mailed to you. I have
also sent your address to another ad
mirer of your magnetic little Household
letter. Rebecca Reaves Lee. please send
your full address (which did not accom-
j pany your Household letterl to Mrs. J. H.
Henika. 451 East Georgia avenue, Atlanta,
who wishes to furnish you with the in
formation about spiritualism which you
requested. Mrs. Annie Newsom, we will
be glad to hear from you in the House
hold. You have a right to fee! drawn to
newspapers, having come from a family
of journalists. IT. E. Stephenson, your
poem, or sketch, entitled “Alone” has
never been received by this department.
Miss A. A. P., who does not tell her place
of residence, wishes to exchange hooks
with the Householders. She will need to
the better. Many of our experienced poets
condense their magazine verse contribu
tions into eight and sometimes four lines.
Edgar Poe, who was a critic in advance
of his day. declared there were no long
poems—that a poem ceased to be such
wen it went beyond a certain length. Ten
nyson's shortest poem is believed by many
to be his best. It is “The Eagle,” as you
no doubt remember, and is only six lines,
but it paints a perfect picture to the
mind's eye. Bishop Ileber, when a col
lege boy. won the prize for the best verse
on Christ turning water into wine by his
one line poem—
“The ronscious water knew its God and
blushed.”
So write your dramatic story in good,
plain prose. Rose Carlton. Don't be led
into byways of description and close your
heart against the allurements of many ad
verbs and adjectives. Make the story as
short as possib'.h inclose it in an envelope
into which it will fit without folding (a
home-made one will do) and send it. to
either of the' periodicals you mention, in
closing stamps for return if rejected and
a brief business letter. Don't tell the edi
tor man, as you have toll us, that it is
almost your first story, and that you are
ii much need of money. Say only that
you inclose a story, hoping lie will find it
suitable for his magazine at '.t? custo
marv rate of compensation. I heartily
wish you success. M. E. B.
MA’S PRESENT BY EXPRESS.
Friends of the Household—if indeed any
of you are my friends, which I doubt—I
have decided to come before you in my
true colors. I shall have to pull off my
comic mask and disclose to you my tragic
face under it. You call me the Court
Jester.
You think I have a merry heart
Because my song is gay—
But. oh!—
Well, 1 tell you I have a hidden grief
gnawing at my heart-strings. I can't tell
you what it is. No; I am too much of
a Spartan for that. I will bear it alone.
If I told you, I doubt ip you would sym
pathize with me. You would just pretend
to—and laugh at me in your sleeves. 1
tell you l am bitter and cynical and pes
simistic. and all that. I have no faith
in human nature. I think you all—though
» ppn<1 thp namps of t1lP books and a,so the * believe'Vi'net^'is “af cold-hearted^blue
stocking with a big ink stain on her fore-
st.vle of binding and whether they arc in
good condition. S'he has "Ohiole’s Daugh
ter” for Mrs. Roddey. who can now see
“how it ends.” It is tantalizing to read a
rhyme of the Spanish war, and “Tue
Boys of Company K.” Some of the shorter
verses are humorous, others are fanciful,
others full of human feeling. There is a
quaint simplicity in “An old Shoe,” a
verse or two of which runs in t'his wise—
“A subtle touch of pathos clings
About a. cast-off shoe, somehow,
Evoking memories of things
More precious than the things of now.
It's work is done; it's future lot.
To be a useless castaway;
A faithful servant soon forgot.
And yet the shoe was new one day.
No more its textiure fine enfolds
A foot; no more treads courtly halls.
A sacred story, too, it holds
Of love where sighing music falls,
Of love and flowers one summer night
When some one told the old yet new
And precious tale to one in white.
Whose foot—so slender, wore this shoe.”
A SUPERB BOOK.
One of the most beautiful and notable , ■ r ,. . , . . ,
! uro <>t mo I oouldn t pretend to tbink
books that ever emanated from the south i otherwise—long enough to fool you real
is "The Mothers of Distinguished Gcor- good
finger, and that dainty Italy w'ears her
morning negligee clear into tbe afternoon;
that Tessa is a strong-minded spinster,
and Old Maid is an old maid for true and
not that sweet spring chicken that Meb
and others have pictured her. I believe
both our Doctors look wise and give bread
pills and rose cordial to tbe women, and
dose ns poor men with stuff they could
not be induced to take themselves. 7
believe Mr. Mason is right—and that we
go from the cradle to the grave dragging
the big ball and chain of Fate after us.
1 believe that Dolly Dimple hasn't a dim
ple to her face; that Bachelor Lawyer
tells whoppers to the jury; that the
Household preachers think no music is
so sweet as the jingle of silver in file
collection basket, and that Mother Meb
herself ip a hard-hearted, critical step
mother who—
There! I'm out of breath—and T just
can't keep up this role, anyhow. I'll have
to drop it, and tell you the secret of all
these sour sayings, or you'll think T am
ready for a straight jacket. April fool!
my friends—April fool!
You thought 1 meant all that cynical
stuff, now. didn't you? So you are April
fools. for it’s not a word of it true. I’m
as happy as a June bug. and l admire and
love you all; yes. every one in general,
and some of you too well for my peace of
mind. You are all you seem to be—just
as smart, sweet, sensible, shrewd, sym
pathetic. young, lovely and true. For the
lire of
TO WOMEN WHO DREAD MOTHERHOOD
Information How They Can Giro Birth to
Happy. Healthy Children Aboalntcly
Without Pain—Sent Free.
'No woman need any longer dread the
twins of child birth; or remain childless.
Dr. J. H. Dye has devoted his life to re
lieving tbe sorrows of women. He has
proved that all pain at child birth may
be entirely banished, and he will gladly
tell you how it may be done absolutely
free of charge. Send your name and ad
dress to Dr. J. H. Dye, box 13", Buffalo,
N. Y.', and he will send you postpaid,
his wonderful book which tells how to
give birth to happy, healthy children,
absolutely without pain: also how to
cure sterility. Do not delay, but write
today.
gians,” compiled by Mrs. Sarah Harriet
Butts, of Brunswick, Ga. It is a work
much needed in connection with the his
tory of the eminent men and women of
the south’s empire state—men and wom
en Who have made and ar making then-
stamp, not only on their own state, but on
the entire south. In these days, when
heredity has come >to be so largely con
sidered in any study made of the life and
character of noted persons, it is interest
ing and requisite that the natures of these
persons should be traced to their source—
the mothers, whose character and training
molded their children to a very large ex
tent.
Mrs. Butts says: “Loving history, par
ticularly biography, I have been aston
ished and indignant at the small place the
mothers of the great men occupy in the
biographies of their sons. Only in a few
notable instances have they been given
their meed of praise.”
The book contains sketches of ninety-
nine mothers, the period being limited to
the last half of the nineteenth century.
The women whose short, interesting bi
ographies are given in this work are not
all Georgians. Many of them arc from
other states, thus making the book a valu
able contribution to history. There are
212 pages of reading matter and thirty-
nine portraits on beautiful, embossed pa
per, contained in this elegant volume
which is an editor's de luxe, from the
press of Little & Co., New York, bound in
fine morocco leather with gilt edges, well
worth $10, which is its price.
Mrs. Butts has performed the difficult
task of compiling with skill and discretion.
The matter is beautifully arranged, the
dedication and preface admirable in
thought and expression. The book should
‘have a place in every public and private
library. Its spirit is finely set forth in this
verse on the title page;
“These do not wear
Trappings of state, nor gird upon their
side
Resistless steel, nor any symbol bear
To show they wrought a nation’s life and
pride.
“These do not crave
Faihe’s voice, for their high task is far
above
Her wavering tone, soon mu^ed by the
grave.
These, in the royal consciousness of love.
“Ask but to gaze
On tiheir great work, and seeing it is good
Put graciously aside all meed of praise
Content in God's best gift—pure mother
hood.”
But T'm fixing ur> a big April fool for
mu. though she's looking out for me. I
think, and she’s poinpr to see me. and try !
lo go one better, as we say in pok°r. i
Last April it was up to her sure. I had 1
her set her best hen on a dozen artificial
eggs that T pretended had been sent by
express as a present ffrom a poultry
that she had been corresponding
The card inside tbe box said they
were eggs from a new imported breed of
-owls—the Silver Topped Minacans. The
dealer
with
Some French Tests.
I have just been reading the preliminary
report of a joint commission appointed
by the Paris Medical Society and the Con
tracting Painters' Association, of the same
city, to determine the comparative value
of white lead and zinc white as paints.
The tests, some thirteen in all, were made
at the Pasteur institute, and are intended
to settle, finally and forever, all disputes
regarding the comparative value of these
two paint bases.
Some of the comparative tests were
made on a plastered wall, interior and ex
terior; others on exposed shell iron pan
els; others on iron window shutters, and
still others on the outside of wooden doors
and posts. In each case corresponding
portions were painted with lead and with
zi DC
The present report has -to do only with
working properties and physical quali
ties of the two pigments, but the com
mission has agreed to meet annually at
the Pasteur institute to determine the
comparative durability of the tests, and
their conclusions on this point will he
published later.
Their present conclusions are interesting
and somewhat surprising to those who
know of the paint question only bv hear
say.
First they insist that, for satisfactory
results, the zinc must be ground with
pure linseed oil and the driers and turpen
tine added carefully. The drier used with
the zinc was a manganese drier exclusive
ly. Secondly, they found that zinc re
quires more oil than lead, and that a
pound of the pigment consequently goes
farther. Third, there was no perceptible
difference in the working qualities of the
two pigments; fourth, that the covering
powers (opacity) of 'the two was practi
cally the same; and finally, that the dr
ing properties of the two paints as p,,
pared by them were equal.
These conclusions are very much at
variance with the opinions freely express
ed by American painters: hut accord pre
cisely with the facts as demonstrated by
American paint makers, who use enor
mous quantities of zinc in producing their
paints, and make them to work, cover and
drv exactly like white lead, with a con
siderable saving In the ouantitv of mate
rin! required to do a given job.
The point of endurance has long since
been settled in practice; but it is just as
well that these French authorities should
confirm by careful observation the supe
rior endurance of zinc.
STANTON DUDLEY.
eggs looked like the real thing, and ma
went about boasting of her present.
,ien she did find out she was so mad
T had to take my pocket money and send
to the poultry man for 4 dozen fine eggs
to pacifv her.
Now. 1 am pretty sure sties going to
try to get even with me this corning April.
There's something in the wind. She goes
about singing; “I want to be an angel,
and she smiles at me and calls me
“honey,” and the other day she startled
pa by stopping beside him. as she was
tripping along the piazza, to stroke his
hair and call him “Sweety.” Yes. mil's
got something in her head. Maybe It is a
new hat or a trip to the city, but I be
lieve she's fixed up a trick in her mind
to pay me back about those Silver Topped
Minacan eggs. I'll look out for her.
though, and if she gets me. I'll acknowl
edge the corn to von. for when it comes,
to" telling the truth the father of his
country wasn’t as reliable as is your ad-
mirng friend.
IKE HEARTSILL.
A TRIP TO THE WINTER FAIRY
LAND.
Mother Meb. F don't wonder at your
being homesick for your birth state—fair
Florida. I am at home after some de
lightful weeks spent in that winter fairy
land—my first visit.
Among other places. I visited the note
Ostrich farm near Jacksonville and wa
interested watching the restless move
ments of the giant birds. Oliver W. ha'
a stately, graceful mien. Of course
“Teddy” was among them, strenuous
enough, but, strange to say, not seem
ing partial to dark visitors. I was charm
ed with the brilliant beauty of other trop
ical birds.
I never tired watching the water craft
on broad St. Johns—the numerous boats,
magnificent steamers and private yachts.
These were novel sights to me. Standing
on St. Johns bluff, a panorama is spread
out before you worthy a painter's brush.
Looking out across the wide river and
low. green, marsh lands, softened by the
soft sunshine and the hazy atmosphere. X
was strongly reminded of the crystal Con
cho and the broad, fertile prairies of
western Texes.
A red-letter day for mo was the one
on which I first beheld the mighty At
lantic. r hardly know whether awe or
exhileration was the sensation upper
most in my soul as I looked out on the
great expanse of heaving waters. It was
an ideal spring day. and my sole com
panion was a little maiden of twelve. On
reaching Atlantic beach, two men tour
ists, my little comrade and I were the
only ones who got off. After a look at
Mr. Flagler's big new hotel, set among
trees transplanted into a soil artificially
made from the barren sands, my chum
and I sat down to get rid of our lunch,
while the unknown tourists went along
the beach gathering shells. When we had ,
disposed of the lunch we walked down j
along the firm, white sand, and found j
ourselves monarch of all we surveyed. I j
could not resist the tempting water and [
Louise’s pleadings to “let's go in and i
wade.” I forgot for a time that I was ,
a. staid spinster, a good Methodist and j
that it was Sunday. Afterwards we on- i
joyed a 3-mile walk along the mag
nificent beach to Pahlo. Margaret Foster, |
how I wished for you while playing in
the sand and gathering the pretty shells!
What a delightful companion, with your
knowledge of history and love of the an
tique. you would have been for me while
sight-seeing in the quaint old city of St.
Augustine.
The ocean—so last and sublime—belit
tles our small doubts and fears. , I
thought of John Masan's views as to frli
ma n destiny ana .he various discuss!;.mi
of the Houehoiders on the subject of he
redity and environment, and felt that r
could trust my fate to Him of whom
it is written. “The sea is His who made
it.” Manana, in her poem, "Say Not 'Tis
So.” expressed my views on this subject
more clearly and beautifully than I
can do.
I envy Mother Meb her Household pic
ture gallery. After reading the letters of
our Household friends—some of them, par
ticularly- T would so enjoy sitting down
and studying their pictured faces, and
comparing these with the individuality re
vealed in their letters.
BACHELOR GIRL.
CHILD SLAVERY.
Tlie Alabama senate has passed liie
child labor bill by a very small ma.jori- 1
ty and after long and bitter opposition.
But u passed, and this is a gain. Little
by little, the great wrong of dwarfing
the bodies and minds of young children
by working them ten hours a day in the
close air of a factory will be done away
with.
And this blessed reform will be due in
great part to the exertions of women.
It is through women that the wrong
ol child slavery was laid bare to the
world—and the question of doing away
witli it. was kept in persistent agitation,
to the disgust of the rich mill owners
and their allies.
Women, however, wore generously help
ed by good men, who have come to their
aid with tongue -and pen. The poets—
who ever go before and show the way,
like the pillar of fire in the wilderness—
have nobly aided the cause of childhood
with their verse—from Mrs, Browning’s
"Cry of the Children" to Mrs. Crosby's
“The Devil Has Got Into the Machines.”
We quote at length from the latter poeju.
which is certainly a? unique in form as
it is strong in expression:
Br-r-r-r-r-r-r-r!
What are the machines saying—a hundred
of them in one long room?
They must be talking to themselves, for !
I see no one. else for them to talk to.
But. yes, there is a boy's head bending
over one of them, and beyond 1 see a
pale face fringed with curly locks.
There are only five boys in all on this
floor, for one bright lad can manage
twenty-five of them.
Each machine makes one cheap, stout
sock in five minutes, cuts the thread,
and begins another of its own ac
cord.
The boys have nothing to do but to clean
burnish and oil the steel rods and re
place the spools of yarn.
But how rapidly and nervously they do it
—the slower hands straining to ac
complish as much as the fastest! •
Working at high tension for ten hours
a day in the close, greasy air and end
less whirr—
And in these good times the machines go
all night, and other shifts of boys are
kept from their beds to watch them.
The young girls in the mending and fin
ishing room downstairs arc not so
strong as the boys.
They have an unaccountable way of col
lapsing in the noise and smell, and
then they are of no use for the rest
of the day.
The kind stockholders have had to pro
vide a room for collapsed .girls and to
employ a doctor, who finds it expedient
not to understand this strange new
disease
Perhaps their children will be more stal
wart in the next generation.
Yet this factory is one of the triumphs
of our civilization.
With only twenty-five boys at a time at
tlie machines in all the rooms it pro
duces five thousand dozen pairs of
socks in twenty-four hours for the
toilers of the land.
It would take an army of fiftv thousand
hand knitters to do what these small
boys perform.
■py-r-r-r-r-r!
What are thp machines saying?
r rhcy are saying: “We are. hungry.
We have eaten up the men and wom
en (there is no logger a market for
men and women, they come too high!—
We have eaten tip th" men and women.
ai' 1 now we aye devouring the bays
and gi-ls
How good thev taste as we suck the
blood f-op their rounded cheeks and
forms, and oast them aside sallow and
cellar
Woman and the Home
THE SPRING HOUSECLEANING.
^PRING is here, and with it
comes the necessity of
cleaning out the attics,
closets and boxes, where
the cast-off clothing has
been kept. It is a time
that most housekeepers
dread, for the work Is hard,
and unless there are several
pairs of hands to do it, re
quires considerable time;
but the delicious sense of
cleanliness that pervades
everything from attic to
makes her feel that the itime
and labor have been well-spent. If she
* s economically inelinmed (as every good
housewife should be) she gathers up the
fragments and makes use of them.
New pieces of calico and gingham may
be used for a quilt, and if they are cut
by some simple pattern like the nine-
patch or star, and sewed upon the ma
chine the work is very quickly done.
Pieces of woolen goods make warm quilts
or comforts when pieced together and
lined with outing flannel. Dress skirts,
: heets. pillow cases and other garments
uat are no longer useful in that capacity,
■tn be used for carpet rags, for rag car
ts will be popular as long as the thrifty
■oiisewife likes a cheap and serviceable
;uor covering. Nothing stands the wear
ui a dining room or sitting room floor so
•'fll. and when soiled the widths can be
taken apart and washed and will look
like new.
If you wish to make a hit or miss car
pet, gather all the rags that are suitable
for that purpose, and when you have
enough, tear them and mix them thor
oughly before sewing. The colors will
then he evenly distributed throughout the
carpet, which is never the case when only
a few are sewed at one time.
You will need some bright colors to
make a pretty carpet, and the white rags
may be dyed red, blue, green and yellow,
for the diamond dyes in all these shades
produce beautiful and unfading colors on
cotton goods. Black and white chain ar
ranged in stripes 3 or 4 inches wide is
pretty or two contrasting colors forming
what weavers call "brick work,” is pre
ferred by many. Either plan makes a
prettier carpet than if the chain were all
one color, and costs no more.
When the bright colors are arranged in
stripes they are usually alternated with
wide.stripes of the dark rags sewed hit
or miss. Cut the rags fine and even, and
sew them together carefully so that no
loose ends will show after it is woven.
One and one-fourth pounds of rags will
make a yard of carpet, and one to one
and one-fourth pounds of chain will he
required for 3 yards. Some looms use a
little more chain than others. l T se none
but the best, for the chain always wears
out first.
ELSIE GRAY'.
LETTER WRITING.
Ts it true that the majority of people
in our country dislike letter writing?
Judging by the careless correspondence
of those with whom we come in contact,
we are forced to believe tha.t it is too
true. And yet, why should we dislike to
write letters to our friends with whom
we cannot converse in any other way?
We enjoy reading their letters, especial
ly if they are of that class who are
styled "delightful correspondents.”
Perhaps if we would strive to merit
the above complimentary description we
would soon learn to like the occupation.
To begin with, never write a “stilted”
letter to a friend or relative. Be your
own soe f able self and tel! all the bits of
news that will be of interest to the recip
ient, but be very careful not to say un
kind things of any ono, if it can possibly
be avoided. Even if written in the
strictest confidence there are many ways
that the letter might accidentally fall into
the hands of malicious persons who would
perhaps repeat the message and do a
great amount of mischief. It is well to
remember that written statements always
seem more emphatic than spoken ones,
and so should he modified accordingly.
The folks at home or the young people
who are away from the home nest, will
pay very little heed to the exact style of
the letter, so long as the affection is
expressed in no uncertain terms and the
chatty contents are “like the writer,” but
it is always well to keep posted on the
correct forms, as one must sometimes
write more formal epistles to those who
are only acquaintances and who would
perhaps be critical.
Always use good paper, having a “com
fortable” surface to write upon, and en
velopes that are thick enough to defeat
the curiosity of prying maids and carriers.
Good pens and ink that will always be
bright and flow easily from the pen are
also essential. A package of slate dia
mond dye disolved in a pint of boiling
water and strained makes an excellent
black ink that will give satisfaction and
will not corrode the pen.
Don't send a postal when a letter would
do better. The extra cent is a small
matter, and very few people care to have
their correspondence examined by disin
terested or curious people, even though
there are no secrets in it.
Don't allow a lazy disinclination to pre
vent writing letters to those who love
you and will be grieved because of the
neglect. R. E. M.
A DELICIOUS PRESERVE
may be made by this recipe, furnished by
an old sailor to many foreign ports. Take
1 cup of large, plump raisins, seed and
put into a sauce pan containing a quart of
cold water. Let this boil slowly until the
mixture is reduced to a pint, then add 4
cups of cranberries and 2 1-2 cups of sugar.
Let this mixture ootl until it becomes as
thieg as jam. Put into tumblers and seal.
BREAD PUDDING.
Take any pieces of broken bread or bis
cuit, dry them in the oven, but do not
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toast them. Break them finely and pour
over them a custard made of two well
beaten eggs, a teacupful of milk, a pinch
of salt, a lit'tle cinnamon and a cup of
sugar. Add a small piece of butter on
putting into the oven. This pudding is
much enriched by adding chopped raisins
or currants. If these are not at hand add
a great spoonful of chocolate, or even
cocoa, to the custard and a teaspoonful of
vanilla.
PINEAPPLE TAPIOCA.
One cup of tapioca soaked over night,
boil soft with 1 cup of water, 1 cup sugar,
juice of three lemons, one can of finely
chopped pineapple, whites of 4 eggs beaten
very tsiff. Pour into a mold and cool on
ice. Eaten with whipped cream.
TO PREVENT HAIR FALLING OUT.
Every other night before retiring sponge
the hair roots with the following prepara
tion, rubbing it well into the scalp: Ja
maica rum. S ounces; quinine, 20 grains;
tincturp of camtharides, 1 dram; spirits of
rosemary, 3 drams; glycerine, 3 drams.
SOME FASHION DOTS.
The up-to-date woman has her hair
smoothly dressed in modified pompadour
style with many sorts of plain shells and
fancy pins holding up the back hair. The
favorite perfumes are stephanotis and
jessamine. They are never applied to the
handkerchief, but to the bare skin under
the ears and on the palms and wrists. The
skin absorbs itihe drug quality and only
the sweetness is left. Rows of black vel
vet ribbon adiorned with tiny gilt spangles
is a favorite garniture for afternoon
gowns. As the season grows older much
trimming will be used—braids, tassels,
sequint, buttons, folds, bias bands, em
broidery and lace.
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Simple Home Remedy.
Pyramid Pile Cure gives instant relief
and never fails to cure every form of
this most troublesome disease. For sale
by all druggists at 50c a package. Thou
sands have been quickly cured. Ask your
druggist for a package of Pyramid Pile
Cure, or write for our little book which
tells all about the cause and cure of piles.
Write your name and address plainly on
a pjstal card, mall to the Pyramid Drug
Co., Marshall, Mich., and you will receive
the book by return mail.
FREE WHISKEY
the reason we say IT*S FOR
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DIRECT FROM A UNITED STATES REGISTERED DISTILLER TO CONSUMER.
Send us your order for four full quarts of ten-year-old Rye for $3.15,
express prepaid, and we will send you. free of charge, two sample
bottles—one twelve, one fifteen-year-old—Rye. a corkscrew and a
gold-tipped whiskey glass. We make this offer simplv to get you to
try the goods. We also have this same brand eight years old,
which we will dispose of at $2.50 per gallon, in lots of two or
more gallons at one shipment. We also give sample bottles, glass
and corkscrew with these goods. All our goods are put up in full
quart bottles, and sent express prepaid. If goods are not satisfac
tory, return them at our expense and we will refund your money.
It is almost impossible to get pure whiske3* from dealers. These
goods are shipped direct from the Distilling Co., which guarantees
their purity and saves middleman’s profit. We are the only Reg
istered Distillers in America selling to consumers direct the entire
product of “Our Registered Distillery:” others who claim to are
only dealers buying and selling. REFERENCES, any Express Co.
NOTE.—Orders from Arir.. Colo , Cal.. Idaho. Mont., Sew., S. Mex., Ore..
Utah. Wash.. Wyo.. Fla..must call for twenty quarts prepaid.
KELLERSTRASS DISTILLING CO.,
address 870 Kellersirass Block. KANSAS CITY, M0.
EITHER OFFICE. Warehouse 870, ST LOUIS, M0.
The above firm are sole owners of Regist ered Distillery No. 22 of the Sixth District
of Missouri. When writing please men tion The Sunny South.
M.
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KANSAS CITYM0.
Los Angeles,
San Francisco
zind Portland, Ore.
Personally Conducted Tourist Sleeping Cars are run by the
WABASH LINE
Leaving St. Louis every Tuesday at 2.20 p. m. for Los Angeles
and San Francisco, reaching Los Angeles on Friday mornings
and San Francisco on Saturday mornings following.
Leaving St. Louis every Thursday at 9.00 a. m. for Portland,
Ore., reaching Portland on Sunday afternoon following.
Every attention given to passengers en route.
F. W. GREENE,
* District Passenger Agent, LOUISVILLE, IT. ,
50-PIECE DINNER SET CDCC
Wonderful inducement to sell our Swan Baking Powder. | II Iftfl HB
Every purchaser of a pound can of &waa Baking Powder
under our Plan No. 65 will receive this beautiful W ater Set, consist
ing of pitcher and six glasses, full size. free. Latest cut gloss pat
tern. Remember this Water Set is given absolutely free to every
purchaser of household articles as described by our Plan No. 65.
To ever / lady who sells fourteen cans of Swan Bakina Powder,
under Plan No. 65, with the ladncvateat of this beautTftal Water
Set free to each purchase r,we give a handsomely decorated 50-
Plece Planer Set er a 5C-Plece Tea Set, absolutely free. W e
do not require any money in advance. Simply send ns your name
and address and we will forward our different plans ana full infor
mation. Yon will bo surprised to see what can be accom-
pH shed la a few hoars* work. We will allow yon fifteen days to deliver the
paying us. “We allow large cashconunission if preferred. Wepayiallfi ^ - . -
Tables, Couches, Chairs, Shirt Waist Patterns, Musical Instruments, Lwc Curtains, Reeking Chairs and
hundreds of other useful and desirable articles, for seliimr our goods. Writo for Plans and full information.
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