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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1885.
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WOMAN'S KINGDOM
A CORNER SET APART FOR AND SACRFD
TO THE WOMEN.
Belp for ' Houoewlves???Hint* far tbe
Home???The Beautifying the House
???Fashion Notes and Gossip of
tbe World of Women???Kto.
[We dedicate this comer of To Coxsnnmon
to tie ledlee. Tbey us Invited to exprea their
opinion! sereln-totueltee their own. Tieedi*
Pete *111 answer any questions or accept any
snnestlona with pleasure. I
LTiete came a request from Mrs. Bedding, ol
Herlwetier county, for two pieces ol poetry, but
ire bare been unable to Usd one of tbe selections.
Below we tiro tbe verses supposed to bare been
written by Alexander Selkirk (or more familiarly
known as Robinson Crusoe) daring his exile la
tbe Island ol Joan Fernandes:]
I am monarch of all I snrrey???
Hy right them Is none to dlapnte-
From the center all round to tbs sea,
I am lord of tbe fowl and the brute.
O, solitude! whereare the charms
That sages bare seen In thy lace?
Better dwell In the midst of alarms
Than reign In Ibis horrible place.
I am out of humanity's reach;
1 must flnlsh my Journey alone,
i'erer bear tbe sweet music of speech.
I start at the sound of my own.
- Tbe beasts that roam over the plain
Hy form with Indifference see:
Tbey are so unacquainted wltb man,
Their tameness la shocking to mo.
0, hsd I the wings ol a dove.
Bow soon would I taste you again I
If r sorrow I then might assuage
In the ways ol religion and truth???
Might learn from the wisdom of age,
And be cheered by the tallies oTyouth.
hat treasure untold
I that heavenly word!
If ore precious than silver and gold,
Or ail that this earth can afford:
Bnl tho found of the church??go!og bell
These valleye and rocka never heard;
Never sighed at the sound of a knell,
Or smiled when a Babbath appeared.
Ye winds that have made me your aport
Convey to tbla dreolate shore
Borne cordial, endeailog report
01 a land 1 shall visit no morel
My frlenda-do they now and then send
A with or a thought alter me?
0, tell me I yet have s blend.
Though a mend I am never to sue.
How fleet la a glance of the wind I
Compared with the spaed ol Its flight,
Tho tempest Itself lays behind
And thesolt-wlnged arrows of light;
When 1 think ol my own natlre land,
In a momentl seem to ba there;
Battles) recollection at hand
Boon harries me beck to desislr,
Bnt the set-fowl it gone to her nest;
Tbs beast ft laid down In his lair;
Even here 1st season ol rest,
And I to my cabin repair.
Thera'a mercy In erery place.
And mercy-encouraging thoughtt-
Glres even affliction a grace
And reconciles mtn to his lot.
There wag a time when every child war
taught how to knit. Our mothcra and grand'
mother! thought education waa not complete
without that accompliehment. Many ean ro
call, in their childhood, the tasks that were to
be accomplished before pity hour began, and
even now the tight of a knitting needle makes
me eleepy, for often havo my weary fingeri
ached and head nodded over a half Jinlshod
stocking. Then, when the war came, knitting
was done by all classes. Besides those at homo
how many thousand pairs of socks found their
way to our soldlorr, and how proud our noble
women were to vie with each other in the
numbers they would knit and send to the
army, and,how lovingly would thoy bo re
ceived by those for whom they were intended,
for they brought up happy. memories ol the
desr home circle as they gathered around tho
"tallow dip" of an evening and talked of thoir
absent soldiers, while the homo-knit socks
grew beneath their bnsy fingers. Many ol
those desr bands havo long since boon folded
"underneath all rcstfully" (ho coffin Ud, and
the home knit soeka have long since become
things of the put, and we have tnrnsd away
In disgust at tho Idea of wearing knit stock
ings, becanio It wu not fuhionable. But now
there comes a change, and knitting is a very
fuhionable oieupatton, and one our ladiu of
llesurebsvo almost forgotton. Both cotton
and silk are much used for knitting, and at
the north there are school! where knitting it
taught. Hand- knit socks arc a very tsehlon-
able Christmas present for gentlemen this
ytsr. Cardinal ud blacker* lire ooloremrol
used, though ones In a while some young girl
will uso silk of a more delicate hue. A young
lady wu heard to remark to a friend In a
store not long alneo that eho wanted blue, as
???ha "wanted to make Gsorgie's socks ol a color
to match his ejea." Another lady hesitated
long between red, purple and black, and
finally decided on bleok, u the .said, "the
gentleman lor whom thay were intended wu
wearing a mourning band around his hat."
It takas six balls to knit a pair. The price of
the balls varies, usually forty or fifty cents.
But a pair of bought silk hose costs from four
to six dollars. Knitting is a good, old, time*
honored custom, and we arc proud to know
our ladies aro going back to the occupations of
their onceitoie.
Fashion Hots,
Woodin beads are In great demand and era
made in all sires. Soma are ularge uwalonta for
cloak trimming; others, for embroidery and bon
net trimming are quite small.
Eosary beads ire tbe tateetnoveltj In trimming.
They ere in red and brown and us strung u a
drop fringe. Tbe rage for noreltyli ever inereaa-
fng and In the search for oovtlty wo too often lose
sight of beauty. A dot collar ol rosary bead! Is
hardly an appropriate use for emblems of fattb.
However, It la a novelty ud notwithstanding Its
audacity will bo worn.
Neckwear of pique It replaced b7 another nov
elty In the shape olblu folds of thin, white cor
duroy. This Is only to ba worn with wool cos-
romes, bnt It can ba heavy ud awkward In effect.
Una ruffles and fins plaltings aro again to ba uaod
on house dresses, while the high standing collar
ud mainline tie are lo be used exclusively with
tailor made costumes.
Boya and Uabiae,
Vandyke collars sre fashionable for little boya
to weu with dress raita.
Broad caps collars of lace or embroidery art
worn by children, with enflt to correspond.
The pointed Dutch hat will appear this reason,
and will he worn hy boya not yet ont of kllte.
A valance for the baby's crib is wnlte china allk
edged with Imitation Valenciennes. Tula aflxla
u washable as a cotton fabric.
I'pbolatovv and Farn lotting.
White embroidery fa taking the place of colored
on toUeteeairer.
Fin# cordnroy Is need with good eflect In uphol
stery. It wears well end looks rich.
Glgentlc temp ehadea dressed In white, with a
Wide frill of Florida lade, are much used.
Mantel valances arc tnada ot bolting cloth with,
e color underneath, and embroidered in outline
Stitch.
BetoUlol old china, even if It has bean cracked
ud mended muy tlasaa, la displayed In the brio-
a-hrac cabinet.
Ike finest cl porotUu is coming In again tot
a fatty to wash it
Knitted head bags called grandma's hags are
Juet being routed from their attic retreats, end
yonng ladles carry them suspended by a ribbon
on their erme.
A simple nlaed monogram la tho cuter ot the
tablecloth It the leteet pretty device In marking
table linens. The napkins are marked In the oen
ter tlto.
Flowered French reteens, made np with lace
ruffles, are very pretty lor bed spreads. The roll
pillow or bolster la covered with the eatne bright
material, *
Veiy lovely are the China silk doylies onttlned
In silk threads alter Japanreo designs, and Ml is
not loo high for a doaen of them, considering
their beauty ud the work that la expuded upon
Wedding Gifts and Dresses,
No Jewels are worn with wedding gtrmenU ex-
cept the engegemut ring.
A ltrgegsrltnd ol rosea ft considered more ap
propriate for a bride to carry thu a stiff boqueb
Tube rotes are the flower of misfortune at wed,
dinar, according to a French snpentltlon,ud aro
never used.
The family ud lrluds unite fn the gift of tho
entire ret ot silverware, tbe table service complete
udell to match.
If one wishes to preserve any sentiment
the bridal dress, one does not care to tub It
tall dieit afterward.
Simplicity In bridal attire la morea foreign thu
an American fashion, bat It mutt bo allowed It la
far more appropriate.
Chijtanthemnmg in all the ehadea of yellowaro
worn si corsage boqueia hy bridesmaids, ud, al
though an expensive ornamentation, It la also
very tdcctlro.
Fine sheer muslin Is being more ud more mod
for brldeldreteea, and while more durable than
tnlle and more easily kept, it la less gossamer ud
consequently leu attractive.
Tha Idea of a wedding gift la that It shall ho en-
doting, and in tho present English fashion ona
msy be able to carry ont this Ides, It la now the
custom to give silverware almost exolnslToly,
Beautiful, simple designs are made thla season
to eclipse those ol last year, uil a bright pollan
takes tha place ol frosted, hammered and
dlied finish, which were passing fancies, bor
be ol shore file.
October being a favorite month for.weddings,
the French and English fuhion Journals are lull
ot advice concerning detail!. No brldeemaldr,
???are one ta laoy In waiting on tho bride. Is tho
latest approved tuhlon.
The eollUry bridesmaid la arrayed In eimple
wbltoorlna delicate tint; tbe coetumo to bo
A notable bouse exhibits u Immense number
ol elsgint w rape,and not two alike, Womenhave
beoomevery fastidious Is this matter; they do
not went to apreerat the theater, opera,recept!on
or at church and tee a duplicate ol their mantel
In the building. Muutactureis have come to
undeistend this, ud take special pains to vary
theitylis. The Parisian will select his material
and order the garniture made, ud 11 the metch
la not perlcet be will not uso the material at all.
The finer garmenta are out short at the back and
havo long pointed fronts in some eases,tae points
ithed with (rings made of braid! chenlfieand jet,
oro! rotary beads and drops covered wlt& lrridee*
cent wire gauze. Those trimmed wltb far or
feather bands are the moat sought for and tha
feather bandaaje more In favor than fur. aa they
are lighter and more appropriate to much of the
material wed. ? heae feather bands are ahown In
great variety. In having this trimming purcha
sers should be particular to notice how It la mado.
a atylo that is simply gummed upon cloth is very
frail and will, if becomes warm or damp, fall to
pieces. The better goods have the feathers woven
into the foundation, and heat nor water witl hart
it and it will hear considerable hard usage. Thla
la true of themarabont trimmings.
Correspondence.
Z have been ??? reader of your excellent paper for
two years and now lor tho first tlmo ask for ad*
mlttsnce to the Women???s Kingdom. I think we
should all endeavor to do oar put by this depart*
ment,asltlskiDdto give.ns so much speco* I
will send a good recipe for oookles: Sight caps
oi flour, two of sugar, one of batter, one of sweat-
mlJk, one teaspooninlof soda, two of cream tartar
and two eggs* 1 wish some one would tell me
bow to make apple butter so It will be firm. I can
_ jpplsbL _
mVk.it hut it i. not Him. Wishing tho Kingdom
muob success, I hid you adieu.
Far.
KDirxgss Wovan???s Kixodoic-I am surprised to
find how universal la tbs question In Atlanta
when men meat, ???are you for prohibition or anti-
prohibition?" and then follow long arguments oa
the question. While the men an to absorbed In
this subject, then Is something I think women
ought to consider very earnestly and It Is how
they cth bctrtnal.0 homo attractive to the child
ren and other members ol tho family circle. Erery
mother hi country or city, whether rich or poor,
can devise some way ol making home bright and
attractive. Children love to give partite, audit
they are allowed to inrllo their UtUo Mends to
romp and play and enjoy Mm* almple refresh-
mints, they will grow np wltb the Idea that hap
piness and Inn aro to he tonnd at home without
depending on the outalde world lor amassment.
Boys will not h* tempted to go into barrooms lor
company il they can antertaln yonng people at
their parents' fireside, Girls will consider thst
"mother??? can do more than any person In tho
world to make homo cheorlnl and happy, and tbe
great danger to be dreaded from the allurements
ot Tire will be warded oil. I think parents should
oonildtr the spiritual and mental advancement
father come*;
really the highest and best la neglected. A deer
old lady once said that she made a study ot each
other children, and whatever might be the bent
of mind or talent of eltber, sbe made It bar duty
to give perlcet sympathy and bar hearty enoour-
sgement In tho endeavor to make the very best ol
any gilt with which God might have endeared
herd: lid ten. Now different from the end and
carelriawajaolM many parents who realty do
not know hall M much about the Inner life or
character ol their boys end girle aa do their young
and giddy school ftllowi. I venture to give these
thoughts ot mine to your corner, because to mo
the matter effect* the lulure men and women of
Atlanta who are to take our places when we are
dead and gone much more than the question of
prohibition or enti prohibition. Nora Bass.
I wish to Join this department. I admire it and
wish to help enttalniuch s worthy Institution,
and to prove Interesting Ills neoetasiy to treat on
some subject ot Interest, and consequently I
choose lot my subject the greatest ol Ood???e crea
tions???woman. Ido not wish tnbo classed wltb
tbeptnonewbouakeiacbabneand cry about
''woman's rlsbts " Assgenerat ruts, woman la
cotdcalt fairly by. The generality ol people are
always unwilling to girt bar credit tor wbatebe
docs; end even If rich credit lsglven, it generally
comei, rndgingly. Men. especially,deem woman
unworthy or a plsco equal to Ihosa occupied by
tbcmrelvea. I am oltan lraprcteed with the troth
ol the Hoes, ???Man to man m olt nolurt, and al
ways 10 to woman." This seems tab# a general
rale, There are, I acknowledge, many exceptions:
bnt generally men considers woman lnftrior to
bfmtelf- Tcnnynmdtdnot prove an exception
to tbit rale, (or bis words plainly teatlf/to the
lacL Be tbooibt himself superior to all woman
kind. Besald, ???woman ii tbe 1cm men, and
all thy passion matched with mine are aa moon
light onto sunlight and as water nnto wine???
Sbakspeerellkewlso felt his Imagined superiority,
or at least one would Infer so from tho words k*
Iclt us, wbleb ere plain enough to understand.
???Weirra are volt, mild, plUtbleand fleilbte.???
New I think If bit rat Jetty could visit tbe land In
habited by women, he would find all women are
by no means soil, non* loo msny are mild, a
small majority are pitiable and lass still are Aral-
bis. Byron cried ont In questioning tone, ???Bit
ys lords cl ladles Intellectual, Inform ui truly,
have tbey not henpecked yon alir??? Why It la I
cannot say, but I think It Is nevertheless tha
troth, both women and men labot under tbs
Impression tbit no woman ol talent can he any
than altogether Indifferent to the comforts ol ho
fsmriy; that tbs It above looking after any do-
mettle dntlte or pleasures ol home All then
false Impressions arise from the fact that women
>omi timet follow a literary pnrtnlt Instead of
wcsrlngherllfe awayln household drudgery. It
seemstomella woman possesses the power to
snlst In supporting her family with tbs pen or
biush, inttndol wielding tbe scouring mop end
always binding overs hot cook atove, aho has an
ondiipmcd right to devote time to tachponalts.
Agsln, both men and women peneente ner; and
In ible, women are moet In fault. II she should
ere Instead ol endeavoring to smooth tbe thorny
pillow on which her head must needs teat, allot
Iter aex add thereon acruel word lo etlng without
women overlook a sin In man and donoly heap'
coals of reproach upon woman's delencelets head.
Listen! ???Tan her, ob, maiden, with a pnre.
8 rood face, if aha puts ont a pr~ ??? ~
nt lay Iby hand on bis on bill
lo cling to him with wifely iovi
cnee Trust him who leads a slater woman to a
peaceful fste. Yes, atone the woman-let we man
go free! Letoneaonlinfferforthegnllt ol two
- Is the way oi tho world-women lore, and
in some sequestered bower,
men's words ol eloquence arise and Inspire ana-
tton, there breathes through all the undertone ol
women'e inspiration, wnether hers be lolly woqta
that nerve to fiery trial, or only lovely deeds o
lore and sell denial, her voloe elngs clear and
tweet, from out the wide world over. She epeaka
Ironwurt her heart to onrt and men and angola
??Lct tho women oomt forward and rapport thla
department. Naacusa wontir,
lions.hold Hints.
NoviLDusaHusmo.???Anorelway o!mend
ing a woolen drees In which a round hole had
been tom, and where only a patch conld remedy
matters, ires tha following: The frayed portions
around the tear were carefully smoothed and a
piece ol tha material, moistened with very thin
mucilage, was placed nnder the hole. A heavy
weight wu put upon it until It wu dry, when It
wu only possible to discover the mended place
hy careful observation.
A Good Wnrriwasii-Slako one hall bnshcl o
unslahcd lime with helling water, geeping It oov
ered during the process. Strain it and add a peek
oi sail, dissolve In warm water; three pounds ol
ground rice, pnt In boiling water and boil to a
thin pule; one half pound powdered Spanish
whiting and apound ol cleu glue; dlmolvo In
warm water. Mix these well together, and let tbe
mixture eland lor sertrel hours.
Selections.
Frixxdsiiii' is tho sunllgbtol thesoul by which
tho flowers ol affection aro nourished Into life.
Seeds ot good or 111 we scatter
Heedlessly along lilt's way;
Bnt a glad or gilavont Irnlttge
Wilts ns at tho harvest day.
Hunan Lire-Hope writes tbe poetry ol tbe boy
but memory that oltbo man who looks forward
with alibi. Such la tbe providence ol God. Tbo
cupoIliIelaiweet.it at tbe brim; the flavor la
and the dregs are
??? straggle when It la
taken Horn our lips,
GooDnars???The wind It uuMen but It cools tne
brow ol the levered ono, sweetens the rammer
atmosphere end ripples tbo surface ol tho lake
Into surer sparkles of beauty. So goodnou ol
heart, though Invisible Is tbe material eye,makes
Ils presence fell; end from He effects upon sur
rounding things wo are rare ol its existence.
Fixer-roaco Is better than Joy. Joy Is an un
easy guest and always on tip-too to depart. It
contenttdlj and It never exhanata onr strength,
nor give* ns one anxlone, lorecutlng thought,
i bticloie, let us prey lor pesos.
Follow rax RionT???No matter wbo yon aro,
what your lot or where yon lire,yon cannot afford
to do thatwhlch la wrong. Tbe way only to ob.
tain happiness and pleunro lor yonneli le ta,do
tbe right thing. Yon mey not always hit tbo
maik. bnt yon should, nevertheless, elm lor It;
whether yon-aro to be praised or blamed lor It by
others; whether It wllfeetmlnaly make yon rich-
erorpoorcr, orwhetber no other person than
yonneli knoweol yonr action, itlll always and In
all cases do the right thing. Yonr lint lessons In
the rale will grow easier, until. Anally, doing tha
right thing will become a bablt and to do a wrong
thing will uem an Impossibility.
BxwaitD or FiniuTY???Never loruke a friend.
When enemlu gather around; when alokneu l??Ui
on the heart; when lbs world le dark and cheer
less Istbotlmototrylrue friendship. Tbey who
torn bom tho eceno ol diet rose betray their hy
pocrisy and prove that Interest only moves them,
it yonbave a bland who love* yon, wbo baa stud
ied your Interest and happiness, bo sure to sus
tain him in adrenity. Let him leal that bla lor
met kind nets la appreciated and that bla loro waa
not thrown away. Real fidelity mar ba rare, bnt
It exlata???In tbo heart. Tbey only deny lit wqtio
and power who nerer loved a lriend or labored lo
make a friend happy.
Xb# Hllence ol Feaoo,
From tbe Detroit Free Press,
Abl It tboy oonld only speak.
There la a marble elab at the head ot ovary grero
nl tbo National ccmetesy to tellot war. II there la
no name tbe word "Unknown" aiguilles that aul-
dler wbo wu killed In a certain battle lies buried
there.
It la tbe gnu which art illent-whlch have
nothing to apeak tor them. Hero and there ono
bu boon saved u a relic, bnt the real majority
have disappeared In tho melting furnace, to come
ont In more peaceful form.
Whet ol tho great barbette gone at Fort Sumter,
the hlack.moulhed montlere which roared defi
ance at Dean regard u ba struck bis first blopr it
tbe union? What ol tho grim tribsilea which
belched flamo from the many port boleo u brave
Andereon fongbt to delay tbo Inevitable! A hun
dred cannon, manned by conlederetet, hurled
death and destruction at the fort for fateful boars,
end nearly every ono of them wu colled Into use
in latsr years. Can one tingle plsco ol tbit ord
nance bo found today ?
Great alego guns buried shot and shell Into York-
town, Cbsrleitou, Petersburg, Vicksburg, Port
Hudson, Island No. 10 and nail o soore ol other
placet. Who can point ont tbe epot where one ot
ihctc monsters lies resting today?
In tbe rank weeds at Fort Pillow lies a disabled
cannon. It may be apoktn ol u dead. A great
shell bom a federal gunboat Inflicted mortal In
jury. II that old canuoo could only epoakwbate
story it could related tho fierce fights In the bond
ot the great river. It helped drive the gunboats
back again and again; It thundered at them u
they Dually ran the gauntlet; It fell Into federal
bands; It wu retaken by tho confidents!; Itsaw
all tbe horrlblcneu ol wu before It wu thrown
down to link owty In tbo toit toil and bo ball
bidden by tbo weeds.
OnUrorldgoaboTeVIckibnrf-tho ridge from
wbleb o hundred guns hurled ehot at tbe Federal
craft-one may find two old.cannon,defaced, crip
pled, delete. Tbey will never Grander again. II
tbey conld speak I JustUrlnk ol tho story tbey
would toll, beginning with Bhcrmen???e attack, and
ending ch that glorious Fourth ol July which
wltneucd Pembertot???s surrender! Bstween
three deles wue hundreds ol days and nlghle???
Cays ol battle -nlthls ol alarm-weoti ol vurfa
llen-monlbt of lOJpfnae and horror. These can
ton ct uld tell us all, bnt they are forever silent.
And what ol tbe hundred* ol field binaries?
Fach gun came to bar* its namo and history.
Iacb one came to bare Ha filende and admirers
In the trisscc. Etch new rear added Mila list ol
lilends-escb haute proved It more worthy ot
confidence. Tblnk of tho battles on* of tboto
ruity, defaced and useless pieces could name!
TMuk ol tbo thrilling Incidents It eonld relate!
In tbo roadside ditch between Frcderlckabnrg
end ChtnccUortTUl* os* list dead, end M burial
out ol sight that low ogee rut upon It. On tbo
field to AnUeUm???over In tho woods where
Hooker ruehld at Btonowall Jackson and conld
not drive him-lira another. No man can any that
a third can bo brand, though ho look oruorovy
field cl battle known to blaloty. What ot ibe
ptecta which flamed and roared at Bull Bun, Wit-
flair rt.unr, Carnlftx. ana tbe Seven Data? What
Cheicellcrtvllle. Gettysburg, Cblekunanga, Ap-
r omattox? Of to* hundreds not on* etagtedosea
sva been preserved through theee twenty years
ol peace. The burden of siieoc* la npoo tocos.
They may exhibit tbelv soars and mat. but the
secrets ol their taulo Ho safely bidden In thalr
black depths Tbey could tall of latkore. brotboia
bnt thay are silent forenr.
: bloody repute*
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Fan for the Children???The Constitution's
Training School for Boya and Glrla,
Bast Qaiusiks???I have had a good many
letters from you all lately, and I think it ii
Ume I was answering thorn. At I have had
about Ally of my nieces and nephews to write
to me it would take up too much of nsy time
lo write a letter to each one of yon, eo I intend
Ibie letter to every ona who hu written Aunt
Sntle a letter, and each little boy and girl
reads this they mutt feel, "Well thie ii an
answer to my letter.??? Now firet I want to
thank all who bare boon so kind as to say
they with I would eomo and too them. Don???t
I know I would onjoy aociug you all in your
own houses, and those Banka county boyi and
girle wbo want mo to come up there, woli,
maybe I will iee you Knt of theee days. Then
I want to tall you that sometimes when two
children in ono family wrlto to mo I havo to
pot their lotion together bocauso I don???t have
room; then sometime* your loiters ate too
long and I have to leave ont ramothing eo u
to make them ehorter, but yon mutt not mind
that; I want you all to write. Out of tha chil
dren naked mo whore to (end manuscript lor
publishing j und it to tha editor hi To* Cox-
???Tirurioa. Some of the children have written
nnder assumed names, but I always pat yonr
real name as that it our rulp. Odossa Follngt
asked me to name her little brother. I feel
that is a great eompllment and have been try
ing to got npretty name lor her but lam
afraid aha will think I am going to giro her a
real old fashioned name when 1 toll her to call
him Walter, lor that it a favorite name of
mino. And now I believe 1 have answered
all your questions and lam going to toil you
wbat I think will afford na ail a good doal of
amusement. Yon havo written to mo all
about your pels, and your eehool, and your
brothers and eletere, and Mmaof you how you
look, and I want to know how eaehofyou
think Aunt Susie looksj we all have our idoaa
of how tomocno we havo nover teen looks;
well, yon havo never seen me, and it will ba
fun now for each ol you to guest what kind
of a eomebody Aunt Susie Ii, Now each ol
you writ* a short letter and tty what you
think, how old, bow big, what kind of hair
and eyes, and wa will aea who comes nearest
to drawing my picture and I will toll you who
make* the trneit guess; don???t make your let-
ten long for there will be eo many that I want
toprintoveryone,that each of you will toe
what the other says. And now I moet atop,
fori have written you anchalong letter that
I won???t bo able to give you a atory this week,
bnt will have a nice one for next week.
Yours, AuarSoaia.
Letters from tho Children,
Dear Annt Suile-Allow another little girl to
enter jour large circle ol friends. I bare been
going to school UHs year and atudy geography,
arithmetic and several other books and am only
nine yean old, so don't yon tblnk 1 am right
smart? Ihopeyou will think my letter worth
accepting ana 1 went to surprise mama andjpapa.
Hooky Mount, Ga.
Dear Annt 8uale-I am quite a little girl to
wrltotojou (Jnst six years old) but mama read*
at! the children???* lettera to mo In yonr paper, and
I thought I would write one. too. 1 am aU tbo
lltlle girl mama bar, and I do get aqlqnely.no
ono to pity with me bat my cnnulng UtUo kfiten.
I Wonder where Betsy Hamilton lives-sue writes
M fanny., .Oood-byo until next time, lours.
_ Ena* Laos* Basakov
Cleveland,Venn.
Dear Aunt Bnilo-I am writing to you (or tbo
first time." I am only ulna year* old. My father
la agent lor your piper. I lisve been going to
Softool mast ol tali year; I Ilko.my -teachers vary
much. Iimatnomonow and help mam a wash
Ithea, make up the bods and rock mr baby ate
tr Your little Mend, Jam* Bvxaxrr.
Sugar Valley, Ga.
Dear Aunt Soils-As you hare given me spies
In your columns, I will writ* you fir the first
tlms. You cannot Imagine how much I enjoy
rang Foies??? column; atao Betsy
Arp and othar plates. 1 have been
taking music letMni andean play several new
pieces. The answer to MoUle and Fannie's riddle
ilAHIlSOl COrlUMD.
Uimoki
die: "tonal u.
bis garden!" Your niece,
Temple, Ga.
Dear Aunt Bnslo-I Ilka to call you that, bo*
nut* I bar* an AnntSoal* that Hot* very much
I am an Alabama girl. Wo moved to this county
from Georgia when I was fire years old. Iam 111
teen now. I am tbe oldeet ol (onr eblldren-two
stria
Dear Annt Snslo-I am a little boy seven years
old and live near Hollonvllle. I go to Mhool In
warm weather, then eehool dotes nnUl alter
Christmas. I have a mama and pspa and a little
slatar named Daisy that 1 love very ranch. We
bed aaunday eehool oelebratlon here on the 2sili
end I beard a little glrisremad May AUsn ssyone
ot tbe iwcatcnepotobca lever heard. Your mile
ephtw. kooia Lome.
Houonviiie, Ga,
Dear Annt Buelo-I am only nine years old and
lire three mile* bom ThomaerlUo. My lather le
a farmer apd has arrest muy baanlllnl pear troes
on bla place. My oldeet brother and I go to ecbMl
to onr cousin. I study geography, grammar, Ms.
I would Ilk* to write to some ol the lltUo oontlu*
II they will answer my letter!. Boca VAita.
IhomasrUle, Ga.
Dear Annt Bnrlo-I am glad yon have given os
an opportunity to write to you. I go to school
and bars a splendid teaebar and like her very
much, but onr school will soon cloae until alter
Christmas. I now hare seven lesaona ??? day. Wq
hive five pat chicken*. When I ass not at Mhool
halp at bom* lo M* work???Iron, milk cows and
sweep the yard. We milk lour cows. 1 an twelve
years old. Can any ol tb* cousins answer this
riddle: "Bound e?? a biscuit, bu-yas a be*, the
preUlcet thing you ever did tee." Yours.
Long Can*, Ga. OaauaL.Haar.
Dear Aunt Bail*-1 am glad that you want us to
writ* to you. I am going to eehool and bar**
fin* teacher. We hare sixteen scholars and w*
hare a fin* Urn*. I hare seven studies. I ilk*
geography the best of all. I bar* but ont daw
maw extent in two ol my studies. W* bar* only
two ftojt to our school. ?? haul anal horn* I get
noth* com and calvreaud fired thohorsev. I bar.:
a bay pony named Nell. Papa gave her to me and
the wet two years old to Juue Your aajhe w,
Lout Cane, Ga. Joan A. fluntoif.
Dess Aunt Snaia-My pap* la ??? (armer. I go to
school rad bar* a good teaebar ud ilk* bar very
much. I alto go to Sunday school regularly. List
quarter I got torty two Ictsora In Sabbath school
at this le 1-17 first I will not mah* it too (sag.
Your nitpbtw, Bilst 0, Uatrra,
Gardl, Ua.
Dear Annt Suslo-fiettog romany nle* tetters
from the coniine, I thought I would writ* one,
too. My father le dead ud mothtr te an Invalid
I am a crippled girl, fourtrra year* old I tara
t M hern going to school this yew. I keep bouse
white my sister goes, but, I. hop* I wtu go mat
year. At this la ary firet tetter I mustnot make is
too long. 1 Ilk* to road Ta* Copvrrrurio*. Your
Disc*. Basra WiLLiaaa.
Bowden, Ga.
DttrAnntBuafe-Tbte Is my aecvnd tetter to
yep, I have commenced riudyiog composition
stocol teat wrote to you. 1 want to answer tbe
rted'e sent Jaslwetk; the answer lee well, fan
going to take a fine noiMbaek rid* hater* long. I
us yonr little nlero, Maxv McKrao is.
Croat Plain*, Ala.
Dear i not loate-I am a littl* girl thirteen veers
old. I bare so brothers or til ten. I lire near ta*
Cbattabcocheo river. 1 aero bongo!** to echo >1
tnl have vacation now. It it * treat to oi *11
when mall day comes and we get Tat Oonrmo-
now. I lore so to rood the letters, Thla la my
lint lettar to yon. Your little niece.
Jamestown, Ga. Hit
Dear Annl Susie???As this Is my first letter to yon
I will tell yon something ol our little family. I
have a mama and step lather, who I love vcif
then aed one sister. I
he rammer, but my ma
I will begin aair
81LL1S BTABBES.
Dear Aunt Eusle-Aa I hare never toon a letter
Horn tale pert ol tha elate, I thought I would
write ud tell you how highly wc appreciate your
paper and enjoy trading It. Pap* often reads
aloud to ue at night. Papa 1a a farmer and we
lire terra miles from the city on the Central rail
road. I hare uo special pel but a beautiful wax
doll. Wc bare nine calves ana I pet them all.
Yours, Manr H.Olasx.
Columbus, Ga.
Dear Aunt 8utfe-0b, I am so glad thst yon
bare not forgotten the young folks. I am alarm-
cr'a daughter, tlx yean old. My papa Js postmas
ter atthlaplaotud hast oountry store. Idonot
work on tho farm, but tew,cook,waih and crochet.
I would like to exchange crochet ud patterns
with tome ol tho cousins. I nave no pets, except
a cow which we call Betsy Hamilton. Yonrs,
AwwaB. firms.
Absalom reatc fflcc, Hall Co., Ga.
Dear Aunt Bnsle???I am a Isrmer???adangbter and
we are delighted with yonr paper. I am M glad
you have given ua a place to your oolumns. The
childrrn'sleUeis Interest mo most ol all. Your
mice, Helim Psuit.
Turin, Ga.
Dear Ann t Susie???I am a little boy two years old
today. Mama baked me acake lor today. Ilore
cake and butter. Hoping you will not relate a
few words from me because I am little, I will
close. Your mile nephew,
Chotcolocct, Ala. custom F. Tsiksls.
Desr Aunt 8ue!e-I am so glad wc bare a placo
to your paper ud lam alwtye delighted when
Tuesday comet to get tbe paper. The answer to
Mollle Dukes'riddle la a welL Yours,
Cross Plalna, Ala. John P. Lxnnirran.
Dear Aunt Baste???We are little alstara nine ud
seven years old end go to the earno eehool and
each ol na hare lour or fire etndiea, and wo have
dolls and a pet cat. Here le a riddle (or aU to
???irentc wer* c ???
it's heart?
YourJtleo**.
MABU AMD Boa B. Duckett.
Larklnaiork, Ala.
Dear Annt Burie-I have to get my alitor lo writs
tali letter as I had myarm pntontot placeand
have It non to a sling. I am staying with my tig
i school, am onlynf
I stun Its, andlqvetq
Larklntlork, Ala.
Your Ne
Faux
s go to school.
K nr, '
BtUTMM.
Desr Aunt Susle-Iam so glad you havo como
home; we Utile iolke mlsecd oiu coin mn eo much
Iam sine years old, live on a farm flro miles
west ol tha gate city. Ism vere busy now. Shier
own. The unrer to Mollto and Fannie???s ilddlo
II a wall. Yours,
Joeeph, Ga. Addii Launa Ozcusm.
Dear Aunt Bnsle???I, like the otaerlHUoehU-
dim, am gltd to welcome jon back. I have not
been to school since July, and u I am acountry
boy, Inavo a nice time gathering nuts, ohlnqtios
pine and picking cotton. Your Nephew.
New Providence, Ga. lone 0. McNau.
Hr ar Aunt Bntle-ltma UtUo girl only eight
jetre old and have been going to Mhool only two
mouths ud like It very much. 1 loro to read the
you were
Cedartown.a*. Hama Aoara I
Dear Aunt 8ntle-I cm glad that yon hsro given
tbeboyeudglrli acorncr in your paper again.
Hope they will all wrlto and make it Interesting.
Ulre in a prcilyllttlo village that Is Improving
vtrrrspldly, ftohoolte out now, bnt will boalrr
scam soon. Our Bundar school Is taiklug ol har-
??? ig a Christmas trre this yesr. This II tny scconf
liter to you so I must not mako It too long.
Youri,
Jasper, Oa. Faxare Day.
Dear Aunt 8ui!e-I am to glad to write to you, I
am only twelve yean old, and have been going to
school, but It Is out now. I go regularly to Sun
fly school and baro anlco teacher, end loro her
and onr pastor and superintendent very much.
Your Loving Niece,
Six MU* Station, Ga. Gxmxvu Jobmsom,
Dcm Aunt Butlo-Ael sco tho other UtUo girl,
are writing to you I thought I would also. I lire
to a beautiful, healthy town, am ten yean old, go
to lobool and like It very much: have s little sis
ter younger than 1 am that goes with me. Ou:
sebeel will ba ont in rix weeks. Your friend,
HtrtwtU. Ga. * KkLLie Cnarr.
Dear A tint Buale-I am a little girl alx yean old,
ud would lUa to toll tho coniine what I can do,
My mam* teach ct ma al home. I era read and
writs and make my nnmben up to twonty. ??? I can
S itu and duitmy own room and latacareol my
hi* brother. Ibave no,sisters. MrpeUarea
dog end pig thirl ire friends. 1 havo been gather
log nuts and ground peas forwlnlcr. Tho answer
to tbo riddle It* wolh Your lovlngnlece,
LovereU.Ua, Maun Caauoi.u
Desr Aunt Susie-1 am a stranger to yonr letter
box, bnt hop* U* hoy* aud girls and youuell will
bid ma welcome. My lather thinks yonr piper
the best to ta* state, and w* all look forward to
"a coming with delight. I baro no pets but a
og. Hoping Tux CoasriTunoM every sueccas *
m vour niece, WIM* D. HoMTOoxur,
Howard, Ga.
Dear Annt gnlle-I am an Interested resderrfl
yonr peper at my papa bu been taking It (or fir*
years. I am only ten years old. Cra crochet a
lttle. Have two brotatrt and. two slslera, a baby
broibes w* thtnft IheswecK-st In thn world, Jnst
earning to walk. I am yonr loving nleoo
Leesburg, 8, G*
Bony,
Ecu Annt Bnsfo-WIll yon admit me Into yonr
corner? I have bun ilajIngaVmygrandfatber'*
for mar* than a week eud h* take* Tua contrrru-
3 om and got * Waterbary watch, apd Is wall
rased wlih both. My pans talk* of taklo* tha
paper olio rosy toon. Ihev* a little pet enter
named amine. J y mutj not write to. mgslettar.
Wschoochte Valley, Ata.
SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT,
The Sewing Machine Monopolists arc mov
ing to (top ibe ial?? of Sewing Machlnei
through newspaper*. They feel the effects of
low pilcei ??nd realize that they must elthe
stop 1 he Constitution from telling at $18 or
muitfcducs their own price* from $45 down
to $18.
They aremw trying lo etop or buy up the
factoriee from which w?? buy We do not be
lieve they can do It. We shall resist it to the
lilt. But we feel It due our reidert to let
thimhnow of the attempt that It being made,
to that thoie who hive the mo.-ey to ipirt cut
order at once and thui have a iheap mrchlne
even If the monopollits do stop our te'llng
them. We do not believe they can. But If
they do, the price of machines will go up to
$45 it once. You will belli rlfcht if you have
bought before ihii occurs.
Wftrttiul'IIreara 1 taecraednorft toeklog.???
td equally true It It that Dr. Pierce???s
"Pliaaaat Purgative PalUts??? (the original
Little Liver Plllr )sro the moat effectual meant
that ean be ui*d to reuh the teat of disease,
civet sing tiro bo well and system, and aeaUt-
lag nature in her rrcunerativo work. By
druggists.
opocusl sronoM
at CARD -TO all who tr* rafiertn* trom US
mom and indiscretions oi youth, nervous weak.
eras, early decay, Ices ot manhood, etc., I will
???end * reap* that wffl cure you, FHKS OF
OBAEGE. Thte great remedr waa dlrovercd by
s mbwtonary In Booth America ttond a eellrad.
Itemed envelops to tho Rtv. south T.Ihmah,
Italian D, New York City.
- Tonfip BOWELS,
disordered liver,
_ and MALARIA.
uJXISS
:hiA'&spz'?????;i??? skm*
or food. Irritability or temper? ??SS
???plriUg A fceliutt oi lmring neglected
eome duty, JMztlnce., Fluttering at Che
fflr&'afei
KSi^ot? oonal. Their action on t ho
???l r ???t??m, ,, producing oppo.
m^slIg^ARjA.
.norio-o&wkly ran wed iri t coin tin wok
Given Away
L.&B.S.M.H.
SAVANNAH, Ga,
The Great Mnslo House oi the South, hu removed
to a magnificent new store (the largest Music
Temple In the U. B), and aa a souvenir ol this
important era Iq their business, and also aa an
advertisement which will loll irom the 1???otomad
to the Bio Grande, they aro actually giving away
valuable gold watches.
Doubt not tala statement. It la a (act. It???s g
Wholesale Home, and they do things in a wholes
sale wav. Read tala startling,
To every cash purchaser of a
Plano between November 1st and
December ist, 1885, from ua direct,
or through any of our Ten Branch
Houbcs or 200 Agencies, wc will
present as a Complimentary Souv
enir an elegant
GOLD WATCH.
Guaranteed Solid Gold Case, and
fine movement. Sold by jewdlers
at $40 to $50.
THIS OFFER GOOO ONLY UN
TIL DECEMBER \ ???85.
riura ??t Lowest Caih Price* known, with Com-
plcte Outfit*, *nd AH FrcJicht P??ld, Krcrythln*
fair *nd iqtiarc, and lull zaUifaotlon guaranteed.
Bend your name and addreaz for circular giving
full particular*. Thla 1* tho one chance of a Ufo
time, which ahould not he milled, Don???t wait*
The offer expire* December lit, and cannot be re
newed, AddrcM
LUDDEN i BITES SODTEQRS MUSIC DOUSE;
ALTMAYER???S NEW BLOCK,SAVANNAH.GA.
noAlO-wMt
The Forcmocl Standard COTTON
GIN of tha WORLD.
It ha* Juet taken the ???
Thomas Jf. Clarke & Co., Atlnntu,0fej
or, Unttey & Hamilton, Home, Ga. , .
9
North Carolina,
HULL FACULTY. THOROUGH INSTRUCTION
f well equipped laboratoilci, beat moral aud re*
flglotiR IcutxcncCM, flexible curriculum, healthy
location, ecculcal. Session* begin in Hcptembet
ifid January.
Student* received at any Ume.
Senator
ATLANTA SAW
WORKS.
SA.'WSlI
And dc*&.i In
??? 8AW MiU/w^
;*? supplies
-y Workmanship
' gunranu-cdtO
, give ptrtMt
UtUiL???UoD.
Atlanta, Ga.