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WOMANS KINGDOM- [This is the ladies’ column. They are invited to express their opinions herein—to use it as their own. The editress will answer questions or accept sug gestions with pleasure.] Golden Rod. Gohlen rod, no Iding a welcome, Gohlen rod, bonny and bright, You bring to my mind a picture, As you wave in the wind tonight— Glory of August sunshine, Music of birds and bees, Hum of a thousind insects, Shadow of apple trees; Close Ly the du>.ty roadside, Perched on a railing high, Right where the scorching sun-kiss Darts from the blazing sky, Two happy, sun-browiu d children, Careless and g’a 1 and gay, Drcam out their dreams of Elfland Through the long summer day. Hats at their feet are lying— They do not heed the glare, While to their childish fancies, Visions throng, passing lair. Each is a ftii.y princess, Mounted on steed so fleet Scarcely the ground he touches With his fast-flying feet. Each is a fairy princess, Each has a golden crown, Pressing the sunburnt forehead Guiltless of care’s dark frown. E ich has a fairy sceptre— Sceptres that sway and nod ; Sceptres and crowns arc blossoms— Blossoms of golden rod. Is there a spell still hidden Deep in your cells of gold, Such as gave peasant children Castles and lands to hold ? Such as t. a '.stormed a fence rail Into a panting steed? Such as made yellow blossoms Sceptres of gold, indeed ? Golden rod, nodding a welcome, Weave once again the spell I And, with your old-time magic, Heal me and make me well ’ Soothe my tired brain with fancies— Dreams that i avc never been! Show me again the glories I have in Elfland seen I What have the long years brought me That is worth half as much ? Come back, child-heart, still hidden Safe from the world's rude touch! We will forget earth’s struggles, Sitting on yon green sod; Wc will go bai-k to Elfland, Here, with the golden rod. C. A. Kiefe, in Boston Transcript. o Who docs not love the month of October With all its golden beauty? There is some thing in nature this month that causes an in describable desire to live out of doors; an un settled feeling that makes us restless to com mune with nature; to leave the world far be hind us with its surging tide of human life, and seek the woods and peaceful glades ami there indulge in sweet* thoughts—memories of the past —anticipations of the future and present realities. The beautiful poem that heads our column today lias suggested these thoughts, for now the woods are tilled with Golden Rod, and who docs not love the beauti ful Golden Rod that truly seems to nod us a welcome to the woods where it waves its sceptre, and we can almost imagine there are unseen subjects that must bow down and wor ship it, for it is beautiful enough to be en shrined in our hearts, for does it not in reality •‘weave a spell’' that causes as to “forget earth’s .struggles” and “soothes our tired brain.” To how many a heart does the Golden Hod “bring to mind pictures” of a happy childhood. We meet daily in our walks, many returning from a ride or walk in the woods, and all bringing quantities of Golden Rod to brighten their homes. October brings us the ripening nuts, ami little children are happy as they vic with the squirrels in gathering and stowing them away for winter use. There is no month in all the year when the air feels so fresh and pure as in October; not too cool nor too warm, but exhilarating and strengthenin g. One feels as if out-door life is necessary and all enjoy the crisp air and the delightful sunshine. Many persons ask no better pastime than to look into the windows of our stores and admire the grand display of silks and satins, velvets and laces, in all the bright and beautiful colors of the rainbow,and arranged in the most artis tic manner to please the eye of the passer by ; but .are they half so much to be admired a,s the ricli and gorgeous tints of the leaves of our forest trees- -autumn leaves —no such blend ing of colors in art, try as we may, we cannot reach the perfection in shades and richness ■ f color that nature has bestowed on the falling leaves. As far as the eye can reach it isdaz elcd with the glorious scene that is presented. Gold in all its shades, crimson, brown, green and every conceivable color and shade meet the eye. There can be nothing half so beauti ful in all the world as the woods when donning its autumn costume. Am! what a pleasure to sit and watch this lovely scene; it is true en joyment, and we can all, rich and poor, enjoy this treat, for it is free io all God’s creatures. It is a rich feast to which any can come, and truly is that soul to be pitied whose whole be ing is not elevated and purified by being brought in contact with such scenes, whore they can commune with nature and nature's God. o Fashion Fads and Fancies. The new autumn woolens are unusually diverse; they are plain, shot, covered with small pattern , and many are striped. A new’ pattern for braiding and for ornaments in passementerie is the cockle-shell. This shape in colored o metallic beads is especially pi* turesquo and effective. The “ofllcer’s < ollar,” the so-called wide hand en cin Lng the throat us a finish to the corsage, is go ing out of favor, as are also the ribbons tie 1 around the neck above the coll .r. Wide bi n Is of feather trimming will Ixi much in TOgue during tic.-coming reason for the onnenta tion of cloaks an 1 wraps, and w ill vie in popularity with narrow bauds in fur. The cluster of curved cock’s plumes now in favor Wi lbe retained in largo groups, but the straight qu.il* colled “punth ' arc newtr, and each group of points v< m. lists sometimes half a dozen colors. Bows are much the rage for trimming lady’s toilettes, and ribbon I ows or knots with long ends hold up draperies amt tunics, ornament tho front, sleeves, and neckbands of bodices and Jackets, and arc placed anywhere and everywhere if a fold or pleat teems to require a fastening or addition. Yellow is prominent in all decorative touches. Wall papers. however dark in tone, have dashes of yellow, and in the extremely fashionable papers tbis color is shown throughout; if not in solid tones or precise di >h. h, it underlines the pink, blue and mauseto such an < t» j-.t that it shines out through the whole arrangement. A quaint fancy is develop d in catchall table®, where one takes off the ramble top and fits ahm -, square bag into the op nm , r , covering the outside with rilk, which falls in fi ll folds nearly to the floor. The b. g r\e for fancy work or plain sew ing, and the top is kept in place when work is put away. Fancy bags slt'.ing :ojm ran bo made of colored cainbr:.-, wi ; h v».-r of netting i r de in mexbes from colored n. ruine, w hich is also novel in effect vmeni over col red m-kgrrn u . i-r screens or wall bj«.< e?, duor pane.s or buck-E.dl windows. 0 To Make a Du-** a4 Table. A pine table is the foundation for a gcxid dreeing table, wh.c • mibt t*c covered with co.or d gaz- cambric. <>-. rth - .*a cover oi linen, or;..*- BteDted with designs in stitch, woiked with THE WEEKLY CONSTITVTION ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1887. crewel or embroidery silk; the spaces between the designs have the threads drawn to form an n er tion. The porder corresponds and is edged with a handsome fringe. The drapery is air n id in pleats, with cross-j-titch design on each. A pretty circular cushion is placed in the glass; this is of cambric, the color of tho lining of the tabic cover, ornamented at the top with an a- plique de sign, edged with a flounce of lace, finished by a ruche of satin ribbon. The hairpin cushion is a. little basket tilled by a cushion covered with knit ting and ornamented by a dr. pe of embroidered cloth. The cover is edged with a bcx-plcaied quilt ing, o Some Simple Remedies. From Good Housekeeping. For a sore throat, cut slices of fat, boneless bacon, pepper thickly and tie around the throat With a flannel cloth. When stung by a bee or a wasp, make a paste of common earth raid water, put on the place at once and cover with a cloth. For a cold on the chest, a flannel rag rung out in boiling water and sprinkled with turpentine, laid on the chest gives the greatest relief. When a felon first begins to make its appearance, take a lemon, cut off one end, put the finger in and the longer it is kept there the better. For a cough, boil one ounce of flaxseed in a pint of water, strain and add a little honey, one ounce of rock candy, and ti e juice of three lemons; mix and boil well. Drink as hot as possible. Often after cooking a meal a person will feel tired laid have no appetite; for this beat a raw egg until light, stir in a little milk and sugar, and season with nutmeg. Drink half an hour before eating. For a burn or scald, m ike a paste of common baking soda and water, api ly at once and cover with a linen cloth. When the skin is broken, ap ply the white of an egg with a feather; this gives instant relief, a# it keeps the air from the flesh. A t the first signs of a ring’round, take a cupful of wood ashes, put in a pan with a quart as cold water, put the pan on tlie stove, put your finger in the it there until the water begins to boil, or as long as it can be borne. Repeat once or twice if necessary. Spending or Saving. C. T. W., Kftnsits. There is no question that affects so largely a n.aority of the American people as the one of economy, w hich means wise spending ami wise savii g. The model housekeeper or housemother of today should be an object lesson to be held up f>r study before the town in which she lives. The* w oman who is cultured, educated, relined and yet enjoys domestic life and knows how to cure for the money brought into the home by the husband and how to me it wisely ami well for the comfort of her family is as much of a missionary as though she were teaching the Hottentot civilization. The cost of living is becoming a serious affair with the majority of people, and is olten double what it ought to be with but half the comfort. We have sometimes thought that the subject of domestic economy ought to be taught in the higher grades of our city schools and in all the country schools of our land. If we had tl.at teaching in our own hands, w’C would c< m nence with making an effort to eradicate the ahn .st universal feeling of shame which seems to be felt in every mind when using tiie word “economy.” If it could be made a public sentiment tl a it were disgraceful not to use, as well as practice it, half the buttle would be fought. As it is, every one wants what they see others have, and families with small incomes of S">00 feel defrauded of their rightsof they can’t live in the same style as the family with twice the resources. The husbi n I and father works at his trade, or on a salary, from ton to fourteen hours a day, bringing m the money, the wife and daughters and sons work as many hours each day getting rid of what the head of the house brings in, and to what pur pose? To make as much oi a display as some other family that is trying to copy some one else, and so >n and on. Mrs. A has ft new silk. Immediately Mrs. B, Mrs. C and Mrs. D must have one. Mrs. B has a Dew carpet for het parlor. Instantly Mrs. A, Mrs. C and Mrs. D feci the need of a new carpet as never before. Miss A has a n?w piano. The keys rattle and the piano is “dreadfully out of tune” in the bonus of Miss B, Miss C and Miss D. Jft -k A has a pony or a new dog-cart, and tin- e is no end to the teasing until J hn B, luck C and Ned D all have ponies or dog-carts. And this goes on clear down to the unseen matters of daily life, and cverj one is jmt as full of unrest and dissatisfaction as they were before the purchase of the coveted goods. let one woman with intelligence, grace and advantages go into a community tilled with As, B’s, C’s and D’s, and live on a higher plane, earing never to cops her neighbors, and these people get an idea they never before enjoyed, l.c-t this woman talk economy,practice it and feel really glsdaud proud that she can, and how tho taste of tl;at whole neighboihood will change! 1 know three wealthy women in a city who years ago promised each oilier to dress for five yc: r: on sou a year. The good influence that resulted from that act has never di-d out. I know wealthy women who talk economy and practice it simply for the s.'i kc of others. God bless such women I A woman who has g'O h month to spend and gives away th* lion’s share, spending very little lor selfish purpose, is a woman Whose life does not end at death. What we wear and what wc rat need b i but a small part of our living, and yet we are making it by far the larger part. o Carpet Sweeping. Tn all carpet sweeping great care must be taken to blush well round the skirting board. This is the favorite spot for the moths to breed. Should ycu suspect th ir existence, lay a wot cloth, folded about three inches wide, cn the carpet round the skirting board, and on this press a very hot iron. The steam caused by this process will kill both moth and eggs, and there need be no fear of injur ing the carpet. I have said a wet cloth, became I mean more than merely damp, but it must not be dripping wet. A cloth wrung out of water as dry as you can will be right. Smeller rugs can, of course, be taken up and shaken every we ek. The Wilton, felt, or ingrain “fillings” often used add to the work very much, as they show every speck, being of sodd color and in a dusty street, seem to require sweeping every day to be really b igbt. W.lton tilling should not be swept at the same time as the rug it surrounds, which has usually some lighter colors, and the flue from these will attach itself to the darker pile. Sweep the mg first and take up the dust, then go round the room to sweep the filling or border. o— —. Contributed Recipes. [CONTItIBUTED BY MBS. H. C. BARBEE.] Queen of Puddings—Soak a pint of bread crumbs in boiling milk; the yolks of lour eggs well bcnl< n and sugar to taste; boil in a pio dish; when cold tpread jam on the top, and over that the whites of four eggs, beaten to a stiff froth, with four teaspoon fuls of white sugar; put into the oven and bake a I giit brown; u.-.o vanilla or leinou for flavoring cream sauce. Lemon Custard Pic—For two pies mix together the yolks of six eggs (well beaten), four heaping tea spoonfills of sugar, the erated rind of three largo lemons and one pint of milk; bake in one crust; put on a frosting made of tho whites of lour eggs, four tablespoonfuls of sugar and the juice of three lemons; bake till the frosting is a pule brown. Mayonnaise Sauce —Yolks of two eggs, one salt s) onfulcf salt halfnj oonp< ;*■: .ouetabiespoonfiil of vinegar, one teaspoonful of mustard; beat well to gether and add while beatingoue gill of olive oik Tomato Figs- The small yellow tomutto is the 1 est, as they are leas acid than the red. Take those fully ripe, allowing three pounds of sugar to seven of tomatoes; scald them and take off the skim; stesv slowly with part of the sugar, not using any water. When tho sugar has )>enelrated them, spread on dishes and dry in the sun. Sprinkle over the re mainder of the sugar while drying. When ly dry, pack'lown tightly in jura with a layer of t’j.a. between them. Br careful not to let the rain or new fall on them. The syrup that remains is ni-e f r pie«. A little extract of vanilla added to U.e tomatoes while boiling greatly improves the flavor, or us the old colored man remarked when asked why he us d onion* in bls stuffing for baked 'p,*iu», "Why, M; , . Charley, it takes the ker nii kt 1 taste away and makes them taste more zump- Chocolate Icing.—A. Hherlack—Tor five layers: Half cup water, one big cup sugar, one tablespoon I ul b tr; kt this < oine to a Ixiil, then add I,'jtable *p • n. n corn starch d.w-olved in a little water; then u luinl of a <ake ci ehocol to- (or Baker's e<MX,a; and stir well,.] re vl with a knife. This ,s delicious. A cake that never fa ds Beat two eups sugar an 1 a half cup butler to a cream, mid one cupof sweet milk, then three cups flour in which two teaspoon fli sos taking powder han stirred, then the beaten whites of live eggs and flavor to taste. Cream Cookies—One cup of sugar, one cup of sour cream, one egg, one tc.up(x>nfnl of soda, a little salt and nutmeg; flour to mix as soft as possible and roll out. o Some Useful Knowledge* From Good ll< u ckceping. To Remove Ink Stains—lnk stains are very easily removed if put immediately in milk and slightly rubbed tor a few minutes. If allowed to dry they so easilremoved, but can be, by a little more effort. To Remove Blood Stains Blood ‘•tains can bo re moved from an article that you 'lq not care to wivsh by applying a thick paste, made of starch and cold water. Place in the sun, and rub off in a couple of hours. If the stain is not entirely removed, repeal the process a id soon it disappears. To Remove Fruit Stains—Hold the goods stained over a vessel in such away that pouring boiling water on the opposite side of the stain it will run tiirough the goods, and jn short time the stain will be seen to disappear. To Remove Mildew —Soak an«l wash the spots in sour milk and you will have no trouble in removing the same. Correspondence* Mrs. J. P. Cheney, Gainesville, Ga.—ls you will allow me the privilege I would like to ask a ques tion. I see so much about the Mikado trimming. Is it crochet or wbat is it made of? I inako lovely trimmings ot'nll kinds and would be pleased to ex change samples with any one who would send me a sample of the Mikado. Note—Tho Mikado is a crocheted edging; the di rections have been given for making it. 1.. C. Grayson, Grafton, Ala.—l have been a s’leut admirer of Woman's Kingdom for sometime. Silent because 1 thought I could not interest any one, how ever, to satisfy this desire, will make one attempt, trusting some one will be benefitted. It is a feast for me to get The Constitution and peruse this de partment. I get so much valuable information from the sisters, don’t think 1 could do without it. My lieart goes out in sympathy to those sisters in their bereavement and always send up a silent prayer to our all wise Father in their behalf, asking Hun to pour healing balm into their hearts. Look up dear siste s, your loss is your absent one’s great gain; afte.rawhilc you will realize that God’s ways are best While we are expressing ourselves I want to know how many risters and cousins are fully consecrated to (lod’s services. How many will respond and say, I am a worker in my Master’s vineyard. “X. Y. Z.’’—Would say to Mrs. Ilowd, Muskegon, Ala.., that the following is the best way to e'em white kid gloves: R.-move grease spots with French chalk or magnesia, then apply, with soft brush, a mixture of magnesia and fullers earth. In an hour’s time rub them with a flannel dipped in powdered bran and whiting. To “A Friend,” Scale, Ala: Geraniums should be planted in tho spring, and tube roses in the latter part of February. To Eflic B. Johnson: Neuralgia in the face is alleviated by a liniment of hartshorn, chloroform and sweet oil, applied upon a flannel; but caution is ne<’Cssary in the use, or it will blister the face. 'The writer wishes to recommend to any lady readers of The Constitution, who desire a governess, a youngjady graduate of one of the best seminaries in Charleston; one who [lossesscs a sweet disposition, a cultivated mind, and the rare gift of imparting knowledge to others. She has been teaching for some years in the same school where she received her diploma, and can doubtless furnish tho very highest testi monials. Any one sending address to editress for “X. Y’. Z.,” will receive by return mail the terms and address of the lady referred to. Mrs. Allie J. Brownlee, Lisbon, Texas—Never were word- more truthfully nor forciably uttered than tbojc by the inspired writer, “Be not weary in well doing for in due season you shall reap if ye faint not.” Few Sabbaths ago one of the anticipat ed pleasure of my life was realized in the eonsuma tion of a 1< ng cherished desire, the uniting of a few of our faith into a church organization. I believe continued perseverance,accompanied with tho grace of God, every obstacle may be permanently removed and the accomplishment of on 's purpose and heart’s desire be fraught with happiness. How many of us delight working in the Master’s vine yard? which labor is designated as such over affords such sweet and solid comfort? How remiss tho church of today is in living up to its requirements. “Ye are the lights of 'the world,” in what way <Io we assume and manifest that light? let each sister inquire. How often have I mortified decdsoftho flesh to glorify God. How often have we searched for besetting sins, when found repulse them as we would a deadly poison? How often have wo be stored kind words and s,miles upon (he little waff, pat him gently on his head ami whisper God bb- s you? How often have we seriously spoken to the wayward of their terrible condition, and encouraged them by a kin 1 persuariom? and true piety? W ert*, we to perform the duty required it would enhance our happiness and aflbrd sweeter joy than the “gold of Oxhir” could i>urchase. The journey of life has a final terminus which each must subsequently reach. “Will the waters be chiily?” or shall wo find the stream placid ai.d beautiful with angels bright yea loved one-, on the evergreen sin re beckoning us home? I frequently find in our circle a fond mother whose heart is wrung with bitter grief nt the loss of a precious little one. To all such I extcnil sympathy, but murmer not in resigning the dear little charge to liis keeping. “Ifcdocfh all things well.” Kindest regards to editress and sisters. “Alice,” Cailide, Ohio Dear friends of the King dom: We are drying up here in northern Ohio; there has not enough rain fallen to lay the dust since the water sixjut near Oberlin. The wells and cisterns arcT mostly dry, and Plum creek, that raised such a havoc then, is stone dry. When I read in your excellent paper ot the freshet in the south I cannot lie!p wishing that part of It might have come here, hut our Heavenly Father knows what wc have need of and ho will do right. Real e>tftTC is not on a boom just at present, ami the out look for the coming winter is not very encouraging. Various forms of fever are quite prevalent on ac count of the dry weather and low water, ami many children and old people are dying, but we will hope and pray for rain. “Constance Clay,” Murfreesboro, N. C.~ Having much practice in making wax flowers, J will try to give “A Friend” a few dots. Green, light, yellow and orange are made with oil paints when the wax is sheeted. All the shades of red are made with carmine, same as used in water colors. Pale pink is white wax painted lightly with earmine, using bristle brush, and the deei>er shades by painting more; the scarlet and crimson by using same paint on yellow or orange wax; one small cake of violet and one of cobait blue, water colors, will last a long time. Always cut the petals out of tho wax before painting, and be careful not to paint the part that is to form tho calyx. Natural flowers are the best model?, iso a sable vcining brush and violet for the fine lines. All tie material and implements can be found at Saneutzky & Weber’s, No. Jk:.3 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. If “Friend” wishes more cxjdicit hiforrnath n I will tak • pleasure In giving it, cither through the Kingdom or by private letter, as the kind editress deem best; die has my address. Will some one plcaso givcrceipc for preserving oranges whole? Would like to know where I can get the novel “Tho Step Sister,” pub lished in Southern Illustrated News, Richmond, Va., during the late war. 1 do not know the author. I would willingly i*ay full price for a second-hand volume. I want it for an Invalid lady who began the story, but never finished it. I will not close by saying success to the Kingdom, for it Is a complete success in the highest sense, but I do say may health and happiness attend the dear editress and all who are dear to her. Electricity Among the Grapevines* From the Albany Argus. A man who lives but a few miles out of Al bany protects bls grapevines from fruit thieves in a novel manner. The supports arc of wood, but the cross-pieces arc of wires insulated from the ground and connected with an Induction coil capable of delivering a heavy spark through an inch of air. The other pffe of the coil is connected to the ground. Bix good-sized bichromate us potash cells furnish electro motive force for the coll. Bhort wires hanging among the vines are secured to the lar ;.j wires, and when anyone monkeys with tho grape vine while the Lattery is connected the neighbor h<x»d is apt to hear from him. It works every time, und no one comes for a second dose. “I Think it Good.” The emphatic declaration of a N< or.t .ka physician, whose patient in a very difficult case, had been umi< r preparatory freatment for prospective mothers, by Dr. fttainl-.ick Wilson, Atlanta, Ga. Particulars from L m FOH THE IOUNG FOLKS. Fun for the Children—The Constitution Training Scliool for Boys and Girls. Dear Ciihdren: It is Into at night and I am very tired. I have just finished reading and correcting fifty letters, but I have a few things to say to you and will say them briefly, as briefly as possible. First, some of the letters are so long this week that they have to go to tho waste basket. Second, there will be no mure letters printed except with the full name of the writer. No young person who writes a good letter need not bo ashamed of signing her name; if (he girls aro too large to wish their names in print they need not write for this column. I have received at least thirty letters asking for the address o£“Samanthy Jane”and “Mattio .” 1 have not time to reply and have answered none of them ; I am sorry, but I only answer the letters of ladies making in quiries; so the young gentlemen and girls must excuse me, and “Samanthy Jane” and Mattie must Avrito again and give their address themselves, I have had two letters, one from a gentleman and one from a lady, but there are so many little letters I can only give one, and as it is full of good advice I want you to read it. It is from a Physician and you should feel proud to have him feel such an in terest in yon. I regret that not half of the letters this week can go in; there have been several hundred, but “first come first served.” I have so many to thank for contributions this week that I cannot name them, if they do not see their letters ift print they may know 1 tried to get them in, and may be sure their names will be in iny Bible. I thank them all sincerely. I hope you will all come to tho exposition, and if you do, come out to “The ConsTiTi j ion tent” and you will see “Aunt Svsif.” o Correspondence. “Rainbow.” Hannontown, Miss.- Dear Children: 1 never Cail to read your letters; anti while many of them are quite interesting and free from faults, I am sorry to know that others arc wanting in interest and need some corrections. It is surely very kind in Aunt Susie to allow so much space for your little letters and you should strive to make columns as spicy ami instructive as you possibly can, by con fining yourselves to subjects which will interest the public. By so doing, you v ill show appreciation for (he s l »aec given; your readers benefited und your>elves improved. Now dear children, don’t think lam an old cross bachelor, foil of fuss and wish to scold; but don't speak of your age, your pets, your personal appearance, how many brothers and sisters; and above all, don't speak of your parents as the “old man” or “old lady.” Remem ber, they are the dearest to you of«ny on earth, and always show them tho greatest respect and affec tion, Though the world might forsake you; there is no shame, no disgrace, no degradation so great that wonfil cause either father or mother to desert you. Nay, ih y would follow you behind prison bars or upon '.he scaffold; then, uh, then, irnxt to your Co I. Jove them lM\st, Now cousins, one%nd all, 1 write these Hues with the kindest feelings and hope you may profit by them. Lillie Goodman, Gladvrvillo, < hi. Our hist term of school has closed ami we liavecxtendcd the parting hand to our kind proses or. I feel very lonely to think Monday morning will bring no return of teaclu r and students. The welcome ring of the oh! school bell, to which we have so olten responded, now hangs quietly mid silence and gloom. 1 have l>een attending singing conventions and enjoy them very much. Paul Jones, come again; your ex perience. was so funny ami interesting. Dear Aunt Susie, 1 often think of you in your city home, and ho{>e yon will accept a dime, as I wish my name in your Bible. Annie L. Gilbert, Plckneyville, Ain. - I have been waiting to step in to see auntie and the cousins, and now come in a little while to chat with you all and am going to tell something about Scotland, which a correspondent of mine wrote me. She was born in the city of Glasgow Scotland, across the ocean. I will tell about the capital, lidiuburgh. There is an old fortress in Edinburgh called Edin burgh castle; it was a place of great strength at one time; it is still kept in repair by tliegow rnmont. The ancient crown of Scotland is kept in ere; any one can sec the crown, but are not allowed to touch it; it is j- Uirded by the military. Oalton Hill in Ixlinl urg there is a cave where the Jews bury their dend. The top of tho hill is laid elfin beautiful walks and drives with statuary life size cut out of stone. Arthur's scat is a monument commanding a view of the city and surrounding country. Princess street is the most beautiful rlrect in Great Brifa’n. Scotland isdivided in nine hundred parishes, each has a church and minister paid by proprietor of land, these churches are called estab lished churches of Scotland. I hope Mary H. Fin. lay will not be offended for writing, what she wrote to me, but i wanted the cou-insto hear something interesting. There was an old gentleman that spent tlie night with us not long since; he w; s from Holland; lie was a journi y.nan tailor; he < ro-. - e<l the C an three time- ; Le has a on in Asia; he told many interesting stories. » Delhi Masters, Anderson, S. < . I haveb< enstand ing out here ever so long knocking to get in. Aunt r’usie, I have four cats; the b-a't one 1 like letter than any of them; her name is Tabby, and when I put my doll’s dress on her she looks so funny. I also have a pet chicken. My father died when 1 was very small and I live with grandma on the farm. I wash dishes, swe j> the house and help grandma in lotsuf ways. 1 have been picking cot ton; I picked thirty-two pounds in a halt jl flay, j will send you five cents to help buy your Bible. Millie, Lollic, Humphrey and Gamut Posey, Conyers, Ga.—We are two brothers and two sisters; we all send you five c< uts apiece and we want our names in your Bible. Wc have been going to a writing school, and everybody says, we write v<?ry well; wliut <lo you say, Aunt Susie? Love to you and the cousins. Your letter is written very nideJy. Mil I tie Tabor, Minden, Ln.-1 am thirteen yean: of age; help sister do the work, as I try to bo useful as well as ornamental. I have four sweet little situ rs, to which J help take care of. Our dear mama went home to Go I neatly three years ago, uhl iiow sa llt was. f can sympathize with all the little girls Uiut is without a mother’s care und love, but alas! wc v, ill meet to part no mon*. Aunt .Susie, I send you a nickle for my mono to go into your Bible. Lena llitncl, Assiunptlcn, La.—Deer Aunt Susie: I am a little girl SjvcH . o m old and wl.-h to join in your happy band of cousins. I go to school at home an<l amin tho tljJrd rcmlcr and spcil'T. My mother reads the letters; 1 Love to hear thorn. I have a little white rabbit and a iittlecat. lam knitting myK ls a cap'*. I will send you a dime to help you buy your Bible. George IT. Perry, I. iGrnn'e, Go.—Affor Jong sub mission to my last'listjq o.ntrnvnt, I will again pen a few llne.i and try to make it so interesting that it will escape the wa v te basket this time. My last lettersucccedod in getting nofartherthan the wii.-te basket, although my name appeared on the roll of honor. My age 1- Die Mme as the number of wells of water where there v«ic *•« . < n’y palm trees. <an any of the cousins gu< 3 or find out t>y looking in the Bible how old J am? Boys, us a general thing, are not very good u uC.n «•-, as they ciin'l send u square for Aunt Bush s memory quilt, nut they cun send u nickle for the Bible, au-l I hope they w ill all do so. Please find mine cncfo-cd and have my name put In your memory Bible too. Our mule school opened on the 12th. I nrn n<4 going to school this term, 1 have to help papa in the store during the lull. 1 don’t know whether J will go next term or not. Cotton Is coming in pretty lively and we iiuve good prospects for a good trade thU fail. Minnie Wofford and EHna Flournoy, Tahlequah, I, T.—Admit two more CoNsrinmoN cousins info your circle. Wcaio devoted fricndi und both at tend school at the Cherokeo academy near Tahle quah. Wc live in this town. Wo have a splendid corp c of pupils und two teachers, a lady and gentle man. I (IJina) am fifteen ycarsold. J (Minnie) urn alxteen yeu-ioid. Now wo request jw>mo of tho cousins to write to u't. Love for Aunt burie and th t coudus. Luni -o- lb ad, Milner, Ga.—l a*n going to write to you on<3 more time; 1 have made tlie attempt once before, bat It fell to the waste Ui*.ket. Aunt Burin, J am not going to guess how you look, but 1 know you ;.rc so gcxxl and kind all the cousins can’t help loving you. I.nclo cd h* fi\ ever. te for your Bible, i will’lke very much for my name to go in. My papa is dead, but my mama takes The Constitu tion. I always liko to read the Young Folks’ column. 1 would like very much to correspond with W. L. Lane. Much love to Aunt Susie and the cousins.- Catlo Cook, Dermot, Kan.—Will vou admit me in to your charming circle? I h<p’ you will not put this letter in the waste basket, as it is my first one to The Constitution. lam a country girl and have but few associates, as wo live in the far west, where it is not very thickly settled, but I am well satisfied with my new home and only wish sonif of the cousins would visit me. Alice Morgan. Dover, Tenn.—You have so many little correspondents; will you take just one more in your group? lain only nine years old and take great interest in reading theletteis from the cousins. Wo live four miles north of Dover; no doubt .some of the cousins have heard Fort Donelson spoken of; U is one mile below Dover. Asthisismy first letter to Aunt Susie,l will close by askirg tiro cousins a question. “Which is the middle verso in the Bible?” Lizzie McMlchon, Braswell, Ga.—-Papa is a sub scribe to your paper and wo all like it very much. As this is my first attempt to write to you I will make my letter as short ns possible, for fear it might all be lost; so I elose by saying I think I si all come to the exposition, and I hope to sec you all while there. Aunt Susie, I send you a nickle; I want my name in your Bible. EKio Wilson, Kilkenny, Minn.—l thought per haps I might interest some of the little cousins with a lew lines from Minnesota. I think my papa Is the only one around here who takes The Constitution, and he was a soldier In tho union army. I live here in the timber and it is a very pretty place in the summer. I can s n«l Beulah Kyle the song “Just Before the Battle Mother,” if she has not ic ceived it air a ly. lam twolvc years old. Lena Sessoms, Owensville, N. C.—This is tho first letter 1 have ever written for publication, and I hope you will not. coiu ign it to tho flames. I have been reading the roushis’ letieis for sometime and I enjoy them very much. lam twelve years old and weigh sixty seven pounds; have In cn going to school, but the term expired a few weeks ago. lam very fond of music; I can play some pieces on the accordion, organ and piano. Mama und igollsh. lng, but do not catch v<*ry many. Wc I ave Sunday school at the Methodist church every Sunday; 1 at tend pretty regularly, although it is two or three miles distant. Not w shing to occupy too much of your valuable space, I will close. Much love to yourself and the cousins. Some of the cousins will please write. Maria Siliie Reeves, Crane Eder, Ga.—Dear Aunt Susie: lam seven years old and never went to school any in my life. I picked I‘l pounds of cot- i ton in four days. 1 am learning to play on the organ. I live with my sister; she married Mr. Sam Dillard. Wc arc coming to Atlanta next month. J send you a nickle to get my name in your Bible. Lillie Sengo, Richmond county, Gn.- I have never tried to write to you before, but I read youra ano the cousins’letters every week. lam cievcn years old and live in the country eight miles from Augusta. I saw in the last paper tiint Fannie Me- Bryant thinks that I bury Ward Beecher wrote the pomn "11 1 Should Die Tonight,” but papa says his teacher, Mr. W. .1. Burnside, who boarded nt his father’s house 1 o ore tho war in IXSB and taught school, wrote the poem and showed it to him. 1 will put in a nickle, so if not too late please put my name in your Bible. Maud Wilchar, Aledo, Texas lam a lit lie Texas girl now, but. I used to live in Georgia, 'fills is my second attempt at writing to yon, but I never saw my first letter in print. Papa takes The Constitu tion, ud<T how I do love to read the lett th from the cousins, and youra too, Aunt Susie. 1 am eleven j ears old; cun help mama do all tho housework, sew on the machine and milk six cows by myself. I will start to school to my grandma next month. Tell Kate Capchart her riddle is a watch. Aunt Susie, I send you a ciud; will yon accept it? Angle Hull, Orlando, Fhi. - This Is my first at tempt to write ft letter, and J hope I will be adinit tco in the band of cousins. I live in the land of floweiß. Jam twclv e years of age. My little sister, Bertha, and I will send five cents so that our names can go into your Bible. I will close with much love to Aunt Susie and tlie cousins. Susie Johnson, Lively, Ala.—l am eleven years old but have never been Io school quite ono year; can only read and write a very little. I’apa’s Mi.-ar cane is fine. I feed our hens on wheat IXm to in creased their yield of eggs.. Will this do for a letter Aunt Susie? Scbie Johnson, Lively, Ala. 1 live ten miles west of Columbus, Ga. Itisiifmor sandy country here. We rue m t very near any chinch or school, ami papa ; ays if he was out of debt he would not stay hen*, out dairy and )»oultry yard yield us more than our farm. Wclnno a beautiful scuppernong ar’iur; two vines c over a space thirty feet square. My little brother nine years old has raised eight hogs which w ill weigh three hundred j»oiindsaplc< o; be t- I them with coin and buttermilk with soda in it. Uoo’l-bye Aunt Susie. Claud W. bb, Spring Garden. Ala. I am n little girl eleven yoius old. I want to be one of your in, - My pnpu t’alo s The Conhtituuon and we all like it. My papa Is n merchant amt has a large farm. Aunt Knsle, I send you a nickle tc h<-Ip buy your Bible and I ave my name put in it. Hoping to ree this in print, I will < lose. Katie Sheldon, Napoleonville, La.—-Here cornea another little Louisiana girl. J wrote to the Young Folks' column once before, but us I did not see my letter in print I will write again. My grandfather takes 'I he < oNsiriition. My Dnciu Robert is ft sugar planter. I live In New Orleans, but 1 nm spemliiig tl;<! summer with grandma a id grandpa. Aunt Sil-ie, I rend you a picture for your hi trap book. With much love to Hie con-ins and Aunt Susie, 1 close. Eugene Sampson, Dcnlen, Texas 1 will write you a letter. J will lx* elev<’u years old next Frlduy. I am a Georgia boy, lut now devoted to Texas. I have a grandma and uncles und aunts in your Hate. Igo to school in winter and farm in sninmer. My father lost his right arm in Hie late unpica'-antnesq he wiuj a eon federate soldier, i have a fine cult named Dodie; 1 owned a horre but papa sob I him. When Ig<t my mom y I will ha-.', j >O. How jjniny of the com n own as much us I.’ M. A. 8., R'Hind Top, Texas Dear Aunt Susie ami cousins: Wliut will I write about? you don tv.ant me to tc I how many brothers and Bisters J have or how much land my fuipa has or what hu mess Im follow.?, but will say 1 have plenty of work to d >; 1 can doahnort anything. lam go'ng off to school in October to be g< n ! four months, then I mmss I will not have so much to do. Mama is calling now; "Mollie, can’t you run and gather some of those peas, for I believe there D coming a big lain.” Courinq 1 like I’nrlc Will and Aunt -usie’s lett<n ‘o much. Let us try and gm ss who I'ncle Will 1.; 1 think he lu Aunt Euhio s husband. Aunt Susie, am I right? J send you ten cents and want my name in your Bible. < lernmtc Malcom, Madison, Ga.—-I am a little Georgia girl and live about ten miles fr mi tho city of Madison. I hope ,that the mice won't get my letter this time. J have written twice before. lam spending ft while with my aunt in C’Jako comity, near Athens. 'I bero is a literary soe.ety here hi this settlement wlwtu I am Veiling; they nre pre paring to have ft public entertainment. I liave re cited twice rinc: J have- Iwen hi re. i nm going to lake part in Hie entertainment. 1 think a society is agn ut help to a community. My papa is a t inner and hike TheConhtiti tion; I like it very much, i am tiilrtcen years of age; can d » most any kind • f work. I wish that you would wr.te every week; your hitters are so Interesting. I wi-h that r. uue of tho cousins would correspond with me. I will send you a nickle to help bly you a Bible. Love to Aunt Husle und the coubins. W. Ernest Crosby, Crosby ville, H. ('.—Xu thia is my first attempt at writing a letter to the dear old Con- STiTuno.i and the courinq J hope that I will not Ise dibcumaged by finding that I have fallen Into the waste basket. Jam fifteen y» ais old and a sub bcrlbcr of four piipeni, among them The Constitu tion, winch I like the best of all and regard it the best jaq>er in tho Unit d Stat* s. ’ I live in a region known os the Dark Corner, and tw o m iles frmn Broad river, Igoto m bool to an excellent teacher, Mr. Harris, of North Curoiina, and like him very much. My father is a farmer, jxj t n u.tcr i n 1 photo grapher. lam going to the expo-1 lion and would like to shake hands with Uncle Will, whore letters I appreciate very tnwh. a'e \ ry good tn this section except corn, which v.u-. nearly all dertruyed by the fresh* t*. 1 will <-loshoping ‘I at The ( un hiHt/noN may live and proq/ r. Guttle Landers, Marqu-.z, Text-s-I enjoyed hear- ing about your trip and want to tell the cousins of mine. Cousin Mabel Carrington, aisterand 1 visited! relatives in Burnet county; we passed through’ Austin; spent two nights there; saw the new state, capita!, an ! while nt Burnet we went to tho Granite mountain, from which the rock was taken to build the. c.ipitoi. Did you ever s.-e a mountain of stone, with no trecF on it? it looke<| odd to me. We also visited Marble falls on the Colony Jo river. The water looks so ; retty falling over the smooth black marble. There will be a city built there soon. I be lieve more than all was enjoyed going to the ice cream parlor for cream and mxlii wate”. C< usin Bennie, we had almost as goo 1 a time as you and I did at Silver creek, Georgia. The nickle is for your Bible. I’lease put my name In. Kato l ylle, Murfreesboro, Tenn.—l have been very much interested in reading the letters from tho little cousins, which you are so kind as to publish, and have been intending to write one myself, but mama says I can not write quite well enough yet, so she iias kindly offered to write this one for me. ns I want to fond you a square for your quilt and five ’ cents toward helping to get your Bible. I made tho square with some as Istanec from mama, but did most of it myself. I live in a beautiful country and am naturally protected from severe cyclones and tornadoes by tlie surrounding hills and m am tains. We are in a complete basin, and are literally in tho center of the state; a large fiat rock about a mile from town marking the spot. Our forests will soon take on their fall tints, then they are gorgeous in their beauty. Then the beautiful blue grass is beau tifully green all winter. My mama is an Alabamian, and says she will never get dto this cold, bleak clime. Our winters are becoming very severe sinco our forests ha ve been cut away to such an extent. Note -Your squares are very pretty and neatly made and lam much obliged; the design is some* thing new. Emily M. Francis, Davisboro. Ga.—(’an yon let one mure who is a constant reader of tlie children’s column come in? My home is in Texas, but lam now living with my uncle; he lives four miles in tho country on ft farm. The crops are not very good this year; hope they will las better next year. I will go back to school a’i out the first of Octobc r, after a tong vacation of foiii months. 1 have had a very pleasant vacation ami am now ready to return to rny studies. Will some of the cousins exchange crorhet samples with me, for Inm very fond of having u lot of pretty samples. I can make tho Mikado fan ami strawberry; I think them very pretty; l make about sixteen dlflhren* samples. I enjoys d Uncle Will’s letter of September mth in The < ’onsittution, telling about tlie tilings fib saw when he left New Orleans and was traveling to Florida. It all seems so natural, for 1 have trawled part of that road and remember it. There Is some beautiful viewsand 1 enjoyed it very mm h. Undo takes The Constitution, and I enjoy the Woman g Kingdom and the children’s column very much. Will some of tho cousins correspond with me. t would like to write to Nita Alma Black, Lindon, Tenn., Edna Curtis Blyth, (’anu<la, if they will write first. With love to Aunt Husio and tho cousins, I will bid you adieu. Ola M. Steele, Pioneer, Montana—This is a toveiy sunny day; altogether we havo had u pleasant year ami I hope 1 have Unproved the time, since 1 last wrote I havo read “Drifting Around the World,” “Daviff Copperfield,” "Little Women,” and many others. I believe the ladies and girls out here do not care for doing fancy work as much as southern ers do, though we make preserves, jellies and pickles and raise fine chickens Wo are getting fruit, tonm to< s, melons ami sweet potatoes from Oregon und Washington territory now, ami they are fine, but [ fam*y it would be nicer to go out in an orchard and gather fruit myself, if I didn t meet a snake. Thera arc no snakes in lids country except ham 1 ss, littla prairie snakes, but rattlesnakes are plentiful in soiiio parts of Montana. I sujipo.se you Will think wo have lOiuething as bad ft; tnakes when I tell you* t o e was a large bear and ner two cubs killed yes- 1 t *rday in less than two miles of us; the larger ono' wax Bhol by a boy seventeen years old. If 1 knew the address of “Gram.ma, Mississippi,”! would send her some lower seed. We’ve had lovely ilowera this summer. Mama received a bouquet this week of the finest asters wc ever saw; very large end all kinds. The Chim-se are very fond of them and gavo us some too. The pink flower 1 send i . the bitter root ir nn which Bitter Root valley takes its name. Tho other is a splendid liiy that grows wild here. D. M. Argo, I wrote to you but received n > reply. T. A. Robinson, 'i'cnnessce, I will corresjioml with you. J wish we could go to Atlanta in October and sec the president and wile. General Grant was tho only preHideut we over saw. My rister and I send u dime and our names for your Bible. Note—Thu flow<THarc beautiful; many thanks. I wish you would come to Atlanta this month. Anna L. Crawford, Edwardsville, Gn. 't is with great. pleiHuru that I sent my? elf tin.- 1.4 mil i fol morn ing to write to yon und the cousins. Aunt Surie, £ was very glad to hear you liked north Georgia; it was ray home until 1 whs ten years uld und I love my old home yet. I will t• 1 you Low I Lave spent the. summer. 1 have uttrn o one prutrm fl-J meet ing and one cam pnaoting unci a,u association and enjoy«’d them nil very much. lama nu n.her of tho missionary Baptrih ci»urch, an 1 I have commenced to make up money to buy a Bible for our < Lurch. L have not di ide up much yet but h< p 1 will have good luck. Aunt Susie, I <•; n t tell you how niucb £ enjoyed your lett'r m 2’>J number, if all thoehlto dren would take good (are of their toys like Queen Victoria did they would have sum. t dug interesting to show when they get old. Uncle Will, your lelteis arc very interesting; wri o uh often aw you can. Carter Black, I would advise you to cultivate tho acquaintance of the cows when your inam i returns and help her, and then if you are 1< ft to k-’Op Jfou>e any mo o you won't have so much trouble. lam « >rry your letter left you up tho tree; lioj. yoiiure not still up there. Beulah Kyle, write o s'in and tell all about your home. I have soine friends in Arkansas. Aunt bu-ic, 1 will send you a nickto please let rny nam •go in yoi r Bible, J will send you one of my curd* fur your scrap book. Good-bye*; to all. Note—Your letter Is very neatly written and well expre-sacd. Tiianks tor the nickle and eaid ♦ A Marvelouu Record. From the Baltimore American. Mr. Allen Thorndyke Rice Inis . n inh rest* lng article In the October number of the North American Review on the comparative inereaNC of Great Britain and tho United states within the past) half century. A few of th<r facts that h.-gives will not be uiiintereHtii g. In fifty yeais tl-<- piqudalioii of the l idled Kin, d mi hns increased nt the rftteof 42 per ccutr—from 26,000,0G0 Jh ls;7, 10/.s/hiO.'HM) hi ]hR7, During fifty years the |x>pulution of tho United StatcH ncaily quadrupled- a ten times greater increase. All our cities have distanced English* citk-3 in the percentage of their increase in poptiiiilion. In fifty years the United King dom has lost ov< r nine millions by einigra. tion, and neatly nil of these h ive come to tho United btitcs, ami th jy are comin f now at the rate of 700 u day. Thu pcreenluge of adult . whoc&u write is idncly two in tl o United Klngd >n>, against d dity in the I'd t -'l SlaU-H. Tho Unin-d Kingdom lin i 80,177 school teachers, the United S’a cshas 2/2,Cb6. The United States has more ncwq)apeifi than all the restot the world, and w ■ pay far moro for [•••riodicftls und te-oks than the popleofthe United Kingdom. The United Kingdom ha- 51.050,-! (XXJJKK) inv-uted in rftiln a Is, the United .'tabs lai S-8,339,285,8'1^—much m re t. an double, fn tho value of land and j»i<j »erly the prop rtfon is still’ gHMter to our credit, ihs value of manufiuiluroi in fifty years trebled in the United Kingdom, hi t! country tho Increase was five fold. The pro<|ticiion of < oal in the Unite I Kingdom was five- o J. in th s (■ountry e’uv< n fold The savn h b.ink- i > th » I nile<l King loin in IHH6 h id < n 0 ’,<n.u,- the mvings banks of the United K!a(< n '.r.H,' .»,0f 0 A Comfortable Aftnurum c. From the New York Hun. J‘;is-reng< r (on Texan railroad)—Are w«- like ly to reiK-ii Waco ou iiuic, conductor? Conductor—Depends on train robber.-*. Ticket, TutfsWis Regulate The Bowels. I'Mlk.nrudernnire* <!>•’ whole sys tem nnd beget, dlgeuse*. ■uch as Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Fevers, Kidney Diseases, Bilious Colic, Malaria, etc /■ ,tt•» PillH produce hul.lt of ilv nml good <ltg*o*>lioia. without iji.-li. no one cun vujoy good health. Sold Everywhere. !1 TTs nVACIENTHW-\MIC .z ■ I flail Valua h l-rIM I Write Mr».F.<J.Fumugtva. bug vie, Cha-aga* 9