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WS KINGDOM- {This is the ladies’column. They r.r? invited to express their opinions 1.■•.. in n.-.- it ;-s tini-own. The editress will a:;-"..- ipu-stl 'iis or accept sug gestions with pleasure.] Thanksgiving. “Fair Autumn spreads her fills of gold, And waves her amber wand; See earth its yellow charms untold Beneath her magic hand. Unrivalled beauty decks our vales, Bright fruitfulness ot'.r plains; Gay health and cheerfu n ;ss prevails, And smiling glory reigns. Beneatlr the sickle, smiling round And in destruction fair, The golden harvest strews the ground, And shuts the labored year. Man drops into refreshing rest, And smoothes his wearied brow; With rural peace the herds are blest, And nature smiles below. To Thee, great liberal source of all, We strike our earthly lyre; Till fate our rising sold shall call, And angels from the choir. The splendor that enchants cur eyes Remind us of Thy name; The blessings that from earth arise The generous hand proclaim. The plenty round our meadows seen Is emblem of Thy love; And harmony that binds tire scene, The peace that reigns above.” o Another Thanksgiving day is almost here. It is a season fraught with both pleasant and sad emotions; a season that should be religious ly kept by all. As a rule Thanksgiving day is more generally observed in tlie north than in our own southern laud. With the northerner it Is almost equal to Christmas in its festivities. More than two hundred and fifty years ago Thanksgiving day was established in Massa chusetts. It was in 4he year 1C23. The colo nists were greatly troubled at a terrible drought that had prevailed all spring and summer; day after day matters grew worse and they knew without refreshing showers their crops would goon bo burned up, and there would be no food for the winter supply. The puritans being a devout people, decided to cary their troubles to a Higher power, and then and there appointed a day of fasting and prayer. When the day arrived they assembled and offered earnest petitions for rain. Never did an answer to prayer come more promptly; before they left the meetinghouse the rain fell in copious showers and soon a drenching rain came down. Governor William Bradford immediately ordered a day set apart for the happy Pilgrims to return thanks in, and a of Thanksgiving occurred in the latter part of July. Many years afterwards the month of November 24th was the day selected for a national Thanks giving. The crops arc all gathered, the har vest is over and tho reapers rest from their labors. Weeks before the 24th of November approaches, preparations are begun in the homes of the New Englanders; turkeys, ducks and geese are fattened; cakes are baked and pies of every description are prepared. It is a time when all the absent riiembers of a family gather under the homo roof, and there are many happy home comings. The most beauti ful observance of the day is the strict attention to the religious rights; every one, old or young, rich or poor, go to church, and it is in reality a time of Thanksgiving to God for all the mercies of the year just past and gone. Why should not our southern people observe this day with tho same enthusiasm ? Have we not as much to bo thankful for? Every church should be opened on that day for religious services and we should all go and acknowledge and give thanks for the blessings that have been bestored upon us. There beats not a heart in all our laud that has not some cause for thanksgiving; no condition no matter how humble but might not bo worse. How much we all have to bo thankful for if we would Only stop to consider; have wo troubles, sick ness, poverty or affliction, which many have, yet there are blessings left; they may be al most obscured by the shadows that surround us, but they are there, and if we will look, not at those that are more blessed, but around at those that are worse off, we will find that from our hearts we can give thanks for one thing at least—that God’s mercy towards us “eiidureth forever.” * Fashion Better. It has been some time since we have given our young folks (aud it may boos interest to many of our older ones) a fashion letter. At this season of tho year most especially the question of‘‘what to wear, and how to make it,” becomes a very important one. Fashion we all acknowledge is a great tyrant, but we bow to it in a measures nevertheless. One be comes quite as conspicuous sometimes for be ing out of the style as for being in, andahappy medium is very desirable. To those who ad mire simplicity and plain dressing the present fashions will be very acceptable, for never has there been a season when plainness in the make of dresses has been so universally adopted. The skirts of dresses are not trim med this season or very simply. Tho under skirt of dresses have no more flounces or plait ings around the bottom; sometimes a Hat braid is used, but oftener the skirt is made perfectly plain and the overskirt very long and full. Basques are still worn and the favorite style ; many full sleeves are seen, a large puff from tho arm holo nearly to the elbow and then tight at the hand. Others prefer a tight plain sleeve, tho’ sleeves are not made so tight as formerly. Many new dress goods are shown. Henrietta cloth has only been made in black, (for mourning goods) but this year we have it in all colors, and it is one of the most fashion able materials used; it comes in all shades; electric, gobelin blue end plum color seem to be the favorites this year; gray is also much worn, combined with garnet makes a stylish Costume. I’laids are very much worn this Winter, especially for young girls; a plain under i..rt of the pla.d and overdress and basque of plain goods trimmed with plaid. Bashes worn this fall are very long, falling to the bottom of tho -kirt. We have also a beautiful goods call Tricotine ; also Brillian tine, both of these goods show a fine cord run ning through the goods. Braid aud galloon was never more used than at present; hand some patterns in braid come in sets, a panel for skirt and ornaments for waist and sleeves; these sets come in all prices from seventy-five cents to ton and twenty dollars. Plash and ▼civet is still used for trimming, but not so popular as watered silks. High collars on dresses art of vogue except for out of-door ami traveling wear. Short wraps for full dress are much worn and long plaid ulsters for common wCnr. In hats, wo have the English turban, high crown felt,, turned up on one side, and small but high bonnets. Ostrich tips, ribbon and lace are much used in mjili nery this winter. Loops of ribbon, curled cocks’ plumes, or straight wing and tp.il, feathers of tho domestic fowl, the kind of feathers that milliners cqll “points,” are the Correct trimmings. If any buckle or metal ornament is used it must be dull to be in good taste. • * Trailing. One of the p’a.'.- - i;e:, ly imtik-ed in. in eh ' . against which parvntaaboidd firmly set their Me -. Is that of trading among th..m- Mlvi-s i >um;only I m wn by tin elegant tem of "Bwapping. ’ Wl.i h: we believe in children having iUI! p ‘-s. a Jon of tbeirown things. (tor only in that way ian there b nurd in them a thorough sense ©t tlw i ; ;. ; i r:«. we ‘io ia-heve also that that right should rule when It comes to parting With their poa-eaMmi The babbit of swapping” engenders, or fosters 11 it does not engender, two very undesirable charac terising—a desire for gain and a discontentment with articles posscs-ed—and children grow accus tomed to looking around to see if some one else has not some more desirable possession than tbeirown. ’ 8 11 br., lto be unscrupulous, learn early to ‘‘dll,., a scarp bargain” with tho ; e younger or more mm cent than themselves, and woe to tie mot I?. T w hose son becomes a "little less than honest, in his childhood.” o Tl'.c Drummer's Best Girl. From the Detroit Flee Press. He hurried up to the office as soon as lie entered the hotel, and, without waiting to register, inquired eagerly ; "Any letter forme?” The clerk sorted over a package with the negli gent attention that comes of practice, thou flipped one—a very i mail one—on the counter. Tlie traveling man took it with a curious smile that twisted his plcasaut-looking face into a mask of ex; etaney. He smiled more as he read it. Then, oblivious of other .ravellcrs wiio jostled him, he laid it tenderly against his lips and actually kissed it. A loud gullaw startled him. i “Now, look here, old fellow,” said a loud voice, "that won’t do, you know. Too spooney for any thing. Confess now, your wife didn’t write that letter?” "No, she didn’t,” said the traveling man with an amaze I look, as if he would like to change the sub ject. “That letter is from my best girl.” The admission was so unexpected that the trio of friends who had caught him said no more until after they had eaten a goon dinner and were seated together in a chum’s room. Then they begun to badger him. ‘‘lt’s no use, you’ve got to read it to us, Dlek,” said one of them; "we want to know all about your Lest girl.” "so you shall,” said Dick, with gie.it coolness; “I will give you tho let. or and you can read it your selves. There it is,” and ho h.i lit open on the table. “I guess not,” said the one who had been loudest in demanding it; "we like to chaff a little, but I hope we are gentlemen. The young lady would hardly care to have her.letter read by this crowd,” and he looked reproachfully at his friend. “But I insist upon it,” was tlie answer. “There is nothing in it to be ashamed of—except the spelling; that is a little shaky, I'll admit, but she won't care in the least. Read it, Hardy, aud judge for your self.” Thus urged Hardy took up the letter shamefacedly enough aud read it. There were only a few words. Fust lie laugaed, thou swallowed suspiciously, and as he finished it threw it on the table again and rubbed tlie buck of his hand across his eyes as if troubled with dimness of vision. “Pshaw,” he said, “f 1 had a lovo letter like that “Fair play I” cried one oi the others with an un easy laugh. "I’ll read it to you, boys,” said their friend, seeing they made no move to take it, "and I think you’ll agree with me that it is a model love letter.” And this was what he read; Mi owen deer Pa I’A —I sti mi I’Rairs every nite an nd Wen I kis yure Pict ure I ASK god to bless yoo gOOd bi Pal’a yuie best gurl. Dolly. For a moment or two tho company remained silent, while the little letter passed from hand to hand, and you would have said that every one had hay-fever by the snuflling that was heard. Then Hardy jumped to his feet: "Three cheers for Dolly, and three cheers more for Dick’s best girl.” They were given with a will. “Advice to Wives.” Here is some advice, to wives, which has been going the rounds so long that we, out of pity, take it in out of the cold. "Remember that you are married to a man and not a god; be prepared for imperfections. Do not be surprised when your husband discovers that you are only a woman and not an angel. Once in a while let your husband have the last word, it will gratify him and be no particular loss to • you. Be reasonable; it is a great deal to ask under some circumstances, but try; reasonable women are rare —be rare. Try to forget yourself; as to your husband, forget that you married him; remember only that he married you; lie will then probably do the reverse. Let him read the newspaper at break'ast; it is un sociable, but, then, it is only a trifle, after all, and he likes it. • Some Very Good Recipes. Stuffed Potatoes.—Bake six good-sized potatoes. When done cut the tops off and with a spoon scoop out the pct ito into a hot bowl. Mush flue and add one tables] o iuful of butter, a quarter-cup of hot milk, a teaspoonful of salt and pepper to taste. Beat until very light. Then add the well-beaten whites of two eggs; stir gently. Fill the skin with this mix ture, heaping it on the top; brush over witli the yolk of the eggs, putin the oven to brown. They may also be cut into halves and stuffed. Potato Soup.—C iok as many potatoes as are need ed in salt and water, drain them and mash fine, thin them with boiling water and pass the mixture through a sieve, boil a leek and add it to the soup, as well as some flour browned slightly in butter, and cook for five or ten minutes. Just before serving add the yolk of an egg. Cornstarch Pie.—One pint sweet milk, one cup of sugar, two tablespoonfills of cornstarch, yolks of two eggs. Cook in a pail in a kettle of water, when thick flavor to taste and pour into a previously baked crust. Beat the whites of tho eggs to a stiff froth, add four tablespoonfuls of sugar, spread over the pie and brown slightly. Stuffed Pepper.—Slit tlie peppers, take out the seeds, and stuff with cabbages shredded very fine and English mustard seeds in equal parts. Put a small white onion aud two cloves in each pepper. Tie them firmly up and put into cold vinegar. The cabbages should be sprinkled with salt and hung up in a bag to drain the day before it is used. Tomatoes and Onions.—Prick the small ripe toma to skins and lay them in layers, cover with sn ail onions and sprinkle with salt, let it stand a week, drain oil salt water, put the tomatoes in a jar and cover with strong vinegar. Boil a pint of vinegar with redpei’Cr, horseradish, spices and mustard; add to the pickles. Jelly Roil.—One cup of flower, one cup of sugar, four tablespoonfills of melted butter, two tables spoonfiils of water, throe eggs, two level teaspoon fuls of eream of tartar and one tcaspoonfiil of soda sifted into the flour. Put all the ingred'ents together and beat ten minutes, bake in two long sheets, spread with Jelly and roll up whilo hot. Cream of tartar and soda may be omitted, and one teuspoou lul of baking powder used in toad. Give Biby a Drink.—There is no doubt that much fretfulness in little ones is caused by their suffering from want of fresh cold water. Give a little at a time every hour or two, espeeialy when teething. If your babe awakes crying after and hour or two of sleep a drink of water will do more to soothe and quiet him than anything else. Water is often more neefssary to the health and comfort of a child than any kind of medicine, or eien of food, i seif.—Mrs. E. H. T. Cherish Your Girlhood. Dear girls; don’t be so often wishing you were grown-up women, that you will neglect your girl hood. In the rush and hurry of these last times there is danger that you will reach and strain after “young ladyhood” too much. Be girls awhile yet. Be tender, joyous, loving, obedient and industrious' Womanhood, with its privileges and power, its burdens and trials, will come soon enough. On this point one has wisely said: “Wait patient ly, my children, thiough the whole limit'of your girlhood. Go not after womanhood; let it eome to you. Keep out yf public view. Cultivate refine ment an 1 modesty. The cares and responsibilities of life'.i ill come soon "enough. When they come you will meet them. I trust, as true women should. But oh I be not so unwise as to throw away your girlhood. Bob not your. cif of thia beautiful season, which, wisely spent, will brighten all your future life. o Correspondence. Mrs. Mamie Killebrem, Biuflton, Ga., is anxious to secure the service, of a good industrious healthy ■ girl, or woman, to <lo tho cooking and general I ho isework tor a family of five, for which she will ; pay good wages. Correspondence solicited. ' » Mils Ella I.inthls'im, Grape Vine, Texas—Will . someone please tell me how to make ,-w .t potato pudding? 1 would also like for some one to inform me through the Woman's Kingdom someth!ng about the Lat. sban; whether they are goo*! layers or not? Ii any of the inters wish to buy crocheted edging, inserting, yokes, etc., pieuse address me in- above, with stump, and 1 will write them my prices. THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1887, L. Lutz—l have seen the call of Mrs. M. E. C., for help for her little son for epilepsy. 1 suffered with that terrible disease for three years, and when two doctors failed i was directed by Providence to try Dr. Richmond's Samaritan Nervine, sold in all drag store.--, and the first dose stopped them and two bottles cured me; had no more tits in nearly tour years. I « ill simply say to her that this is tlie best medicine in the v. odd, and to let all the other tilings alone, for this will cure her b >y. Miss M. Nicholson, Shaw, Miss.—My mother looks for the Woman's Kingdom tho first thing and rends all tlie sisters’ letters. 1 will give u recipe for making a nice cake. Take two cups of sugar, four eggs, oil ' cup of butter, one cup of. milk, two tea spooiuuls of bilking powder and four cups of flour. Divide the mixture into two p irts. Into one of the part" put two tablespoonfuls molasses, oqo cup of raisins chopped line and two teaspoonfuls of cinna mon; citron is nice in it. Bako two cakes of tlie light part and one of tlie dark. Place tlie dark one in the c< nter and the light ones on each side; put Jelly between the cakes; Ice the top. Cora May Bynum, Bolivar, Tenn.—l will not re peat what has been said so often, but will say that I appreciate the good advice given by so many Chris tian sisters. I also like to read the children's letters; they are improving so much; I hope they will become good aud useful men and women. I live In town, but am now staying in the country; have been all summer. This is my favorite season, nature is so beautiful; the woods are all colors. I like to gather the pretty leaves. I have not many flowers but have several kinds of geraniums. Naomi A. Forrest—l am more fully impressed with the following lines than ever before: “Life is real, life is earnest,” Life is indeed a reality! Sometimes when God is trying me, when Ills chastening rod falls heavily upon me, ’tis then I wish with nil my sincerity that life was only a dream, and not a reality. The capacity of trouble a human heart can bear is almost unlimited; but since wc all must, and do have our share of nffic lions, “His grace is sufficient for us.” What our lives are depends upon ourselves, our own tastes, inclinations aud ambitions; for most assuredly if wo “aid ourselves, God will aid us.” Our associations too have much to do in moulding us. To make our lives sublime how essential it is to “live for some thing;” have some aim or object in view; not drift aimlessly down the current of life, let our aspira tions be to do something noble; I do not mean to do something to gain the applause of the world. Let us aspire to something nobler and grander than worldly ambition. Each day let us try to achieve something worthy of being recorded in tho Lamb’s Book of Life. We c m live pure and holy lives and be only common-place people. If we rely on God, trust in His precious promises and serve and honor Him in this life, be assured that when the death angel comes to bi ar away tho part of us tiiat. is im mortal, all will be well. Lizzie Park, Lithonia, Gu.—l take advantage of the invitation extended at the head of Woman’s Kingdom and feel myself welcome to enter your circle. I have been for sometime a silent admirer of your paper, especially Woman’s Kingdom. I have thought often of joining tlie band, but as I have never been accustomed to letting myself be heard through the papers, I felt a delicacy in doing so. I am anxious to get all the information possible; have selected and stored away many valuable hints from Woman's Kingdom. I would like to get some of that lady’s vegetable peach seeds of North Carolina; I will gladly pay for them if she will send me some of them. I would like for the editress or some of tho sisters to tell me where I can get ono of Willett Cornwell’s charts? “M.”—You have drawn mo ouWagain by your re marks on the exhibits of some ladies at the fair. I would not detract one iota from the merit of any one, but I can say that n.y remarks are in line with what I have written about the difficulties ofnoor straggling women. You need not go out of tho limits of your own city to find a woman who never went to school after she was eleven years of age; never had one hours’ Instructions in any art, yet she can do any kind es sewing; the tucking she does is the wonder of all who see it and entirely now as to the stitch; she has samples of quilts, which is simply beautiful. It is something new done on machine without quilter. The blocks are filled up witli beautiful flowers, done in quilting showing perfect shades. She has no model, no guide, but follows her own true sense of the natural, works rapidly without a mistake, and the whole picture pours apparently without effort. The best critic cannot detect any difference in the size of flowers in the different blocks. She has a trimming she calls “sea foam” beautiful beyond description; besides she cm dp all kinds of painting, has samples of lustra work and photographic painting tiiat is not excelled by any. But ns she says, "what is the use? iampoor and can’t get my work into notice; couldn’t even get my little exhibit in the fair, for no one would help me.” Note—ls “M.” would send full address of lady re ferred to, we would assist her in any way we could in bringing her work into notice. If there is any class in the world that should command our help andencourug ment it is women struggling alone in the world to make a support, and this department has earnestly endeavored to lend a helping hand to all who have solicited aid. There was no charge for the exhibit of fancy work at the exposition and no reason why any one could not have entered an exhibit with seme little effort on the part of the ex hibitor; there was no need of help from others. Clarksville, Va;—l learn that quite a number of the ladies wish samples of pretty crocheted edging, especially of the Mikado. I crochet agood deni and have that and some other very pretty patterns, which I’ve copied fri m time to time, that I will gladly send to any if they will write and enclose two or three cents. lam ti teacher and have charge of quite a large school. After school hours I have a great deal of time to devote to fancy work, and would be glad if the ladies of the Kingdom would give me crocheting to do, such as infant and chil dren's hoods and sacques, la lies' shawls, tasaiuatoes and mittens, for which I will charge a very mode rate price. I will give the recipe for a white cake, which is excellent. The white of four eggs, half a cup of butter, one cup of sweet milk, three cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted in flour, or two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar and ono of soda. Cream the sugar and butter together, add the whites, then the milk mi l the flour last. Bake in thick layers, and put between, when cold, a fill ing made of tlie white of ono egg, a piece of butter the size of a small egg and two cups of sugar creamed together and seasoned with essence of vanilla or lemon. Write to Miss Mary Williams, care of A. C. Nelson, Clarksville, Va. A CASE or LONGEVITY. A Hard Working Negro 117 Years Old and with 1,0110 nescciKlantH. From the Dallas, Texas, News. A case of remarkable longevity is that of Frank Hicks, colored, residing within ten miles of McKinney, oi e who.e remarkable head one hun dred anil siventcen summers have rolled. Tho evi dence of bis age is aflbrded by a bill of tale from a slave trader to F. H. Wei li, dated ISSO, and cert t lug that Hicks was eighty years old. As in the sale of a slave, like tiiat of a horse, the vender, while lie might have an object in underrating tlie age of his chattel, coull have no possible motlye In O'! Ung to his years,the proof that Hicks has spent one hundred and seventeen years in this vale of tears is conclu sive. Hicks, though a little bent, is in perfect health, uut looking a day over seventy, mi l giv ing hojie oflasting another |qiiart<.r of a century, or to ’6:112 years. When sold to Mr. Welch, he was thrown in with his wife; but In tlie thirty seven years that have since elapsed, he has never failed of doing a man's work at hoeing, aud this year, witli the aid of his wife, now in her both year, he has •harvested eight bides ol cotton, which fie sold in McKinney last week. Tlie cotton was grown on the plantation of Mr. Welch, who, out of regard to ids former slave’s old age aud diligent service, al lows him the free u-,e of all the hind ho can farm. By his present wife, Hicks had fifteen children, thirteen of whom are living, and by his former,wives be had many children—he says the go id Lord only knows tho number—some of whom, If they are yet living, n.u-t “nt'.iiuriins. Hlsearljr ftiniUM were Lorn in South Carolina, to which he was brought in a slaver from the coast of Georgia when only ten years old. Ho remembers naught of his native land, but lias a distinct recollection of his voyage to tho land of bondage. Ho was always faithful Jn bls ».-rv.c and bo proudly acknowl edges that he neither merited nor received harsh treatment from any of his masters. His descend ants, in the opinion of Mr. Welch, exceed a tbou and. "Never R»w Anything to Equal It.” So writes Mrs. J. Wightmon, Pattonville, Texas, of preparatory treatment of prospective mothers by I»r. Stainback Wilson. Particulars from him, Atlanta, Ga. FOH THE TOTING FOLKS. Fun for tho ChHdron -Tho Constitution Training School for Hoys and Girls. Roll of Honor. Rena C. Neal, Alfonzo Finch. Minnie Poalb ur, Ary Custer, Edno Ih.s elle, Stella Mitchell, Kate hriitain, Mattie Middlebrooks, Sallio K. Williams, l.Hn Ycarwcol, Leonard 11. Evans, Laura Huris, Laura Bishop, Bertie Minton, Mary Garlin.don, Bertie Davis, Annie Kato Smith, Vera Hardison, Kila Snip/s, Isabel Miller, May Barnett, Bailie Staubcr, M. M. Dixon, Fannie B ile Mizell, John Hi dson, Cathie Moore, Sweety Littleton, Johnny F. Sammons, P. Z. Fret well, I. M. Wallace, Katie and w beh on, Inn? Sharp, Vestry King, Cecil King, Fannie Dodd, Alice Burnam, AnniseClement, Daisy Lunceford. Leila Culver, Nora, Kitlie and Sue Thompson, Fultie Pettit. o A Girl Who Was as Beautiful as Her Cloth- rr. i,,B * Two gentlemen, friends who had been parted for years, met on Chestnut street. The ono who lived in this city was on his way to meet a press ing business engagement. After a few expressions of delight, he said. ‘•Well, lam oil. I’iu sorry, but it can't be helped. 1 will look for you to-inouow at dinner. Remember 2 o’clock, sharp, 1 want you to see my wife and child. "O ily one child?” asked the other. "Only one,” came the .answer, tenderly, “a daughter.” And then they parted; the stranger getting into a Walnut street car bound for Fairmount park. After a block or two, a group of five girls entered the ear; they all evidently belonged to families of wealth; they conversed well. Each carried a very elaborately decorated lunch basket; each was well dressed. They, too, were going to tho park for a picnic. They seemed happy and amiable until tho car again stopped, this time letting in a pale-faced girl of about eleven and a sick loy of four. These children were shabbily dressed, and on their faces were looks of distress. They, too, were on their way to the park. The gentleman thought so; so did the group of girls. Just then the exclamation—“ Why, there is Nettie! Wonder whore she is going?”—caused tho gentle man to look out upon the corner, where a sweet faccd young girl stood beckoning to the car-driver. When she entered the car she was warmly greeted by the five, and they made room for her beside them. They were profuse in exclamation, and questions. “Where arc you going?” asked one. “Oh, what lovely llmversl Who are they for?” said another. “I’m on my way to Belle Clark’s. Sho is sick, you know, and the flowers are for her.” She answered Loth questions at once and then, glam ing towards the door of the car, saw tho pale girl looking wistftnly at her. She smiled at the child, a tender look beaming from her beautiful eyes, and then, forgetting that she wore a hand some silk skirt and costly jacket and that her shape ly hands were covered with well-fitted gloves, she left her seat and crossed over to tho little ones. Sim laid one hand on tho boy’s thin cheeks as sho asked of his sister; “The little boy is sick, is ho not? And ho is your brother, lam sure.” It seemed hard for the girl to answer, but finally she said; “Yes, miss; he is sick. Freddie never has been well. Yes, miss; he is my brother. Wo’ro goin’ to the park to see if ’twon’t make Freddie better.” “I am glad you are going,” tho young girl replied In a low voice, meant for no one’s ears except those of the child. 1 tnink it will do him good; it is love ly there: But where is your lunch? You ought to have a lunch after so long a ride.” Over the little girl’s face came a fiush. “Yes, miss, we ought to, for Freddie’s sake; but, you B'je, we didn’t have any lunch to bring. Tim— he’s our brother—saved these jiennies so ns Freddie could ride to the Park and back. I guess, mebbe, Freddie’ll forget about being hungry when he gets to tho Park. There were tears in tho lovely girl’s eyes ns she listened, and very soon she asked the girl where they lived and wrote the address dawn in a tablet. Afterriding n few blocks she left the car, but she had not left the little ones comfortless. Half the bouqueftof violets and hyacinths was clasped in the sister’s hand, while the sick boy, with radiant face, held in his hand a jmckage, from which he helped himself now and then, saying to his sister, in a jubilant whisper: “She said we could eat ’em all— every one—when we got to the park. What made her so sweet and good to us?” And the little girl whispered back : “It’s ’cause she’s beautiful as well as her clothes.” The gentleman heard her whisper. When the park was reached the five girls hurried out. Then the gentleman lifted the little boy in his arms and carried him out of tlie car, across the roaxl, and into the park, the sister, with a heart full of gratitude, following. Os course they did not lack for a dinner. At 2 o’clock sharp the next day the two gentle men, as agreed, met again. “This is my wife,” tho host said, proudly, intro ducing a comely lady, “and this,” as a young lady of fifteen entered, “is my daughter.” “Ah I” said the guest, as he extended his hand in cordial greeting, •‘this is the dear girl whom I saw yesterday in the street car. I don’t wonder you called her a darling. She is a darling, and no mis take, God bless her.” And then he told his friend what he had seen and heard in the Walnut street car. Correspondence. Furman Dames, Robbins, S. C.—l ain a boy thir teen years old. I have been going to school, but I am staying now at my uncles at Robbins, helping him keep store. I study spelling, grammar, history, geography, science of familiar things and arithme tic. Mamie Waddell, Union Springs-1 live in Union Springs and my father is an Episcopal minister. 1 have three brothers and four sisters but only three of us are at home now. Igo to school here and like my teacher very much. I see in a recent number of your paper a litt’e girl wants a remedy forcldllsand fever. If she will burn coperas ami mix it with quinine—three grams of coj.eras to two grains of quinine—put in capsules and take three times a day, she will find it a sure cure. I have been cured by it myself. Lillie Holloway, near French Camps—l am a little girl twelve years old. My papa is a lawyer. We are living in the country; our own home is in Winonce; we came out here for our health; we live in the country in the summer and in town in tho winter. If you will semi me tnc length of your quilt square I will try and iielp you. lam going to school at home an<l i like ury teacher very much. 1 send Aunt busie u curd for her scrap book. Leaner Smith, Baton Rou.re, 8. C.—Aunt Su.de, as Ido not want any of the cousins to lovo you any Letter than I do, 1 will write any way, for the pur pose of sending you a square for your quilt; please put xny name on it. I can »>• at Oni Smith and little Totlie. I have sixty eight jir. t cousin-; have a grandmother living in Union county eighty-two years old. Would like to correspond with some of the cousins; also exchange crochet samples. Mary R. Jarvatt, Curmugo. Tenn.—l arn a little girl ten year old. I have three sisters and ono brother. 1 have no j»cih but one cut. My papa cures ounce' I have traveled through 'B.-xas, Ar kan fv% Mirs! ippi and Alabama; arn now living near Ua’-margo,'n-nn. Papa takes The Constitu tion and I o »*i i ; c all like it very much. J send you live cents fur my name to gu in your Bible. Childers and Wil’le Ciularsand George Johmo.i, Ennis, Texas—Rapl Rap! Hero we are; lx there any room? Wc will tell you and the cousins how much cotton we have picked this year. I fUhildeiv; fttn nine years old, and have |h< kx! three bales and not done picking yet. I (George; am si x yuws old and have picked fifteen hundred and fifty founds tills year. 1 (Willie) arn five years obi and have picked twelve hundred jHmnds. J (Ghildcrs) can pick 200 pounds a day and George can pick eighty jxjunds a day, Leon Adams, kcwancc, Mk?.—Earnestly (b slrlng to improve myself in composition, i, through your columns, a«.k some of the little cousins to correspond with me. If you will look on your map you can s<;o that I live tn the eastern part of this state on tho Alabama Great Southern railroad. 'J his Is a randy soil, well adapted to the raising of our great stai le, cotton. Bertie Poe, Tillar Station, Ark.—l was twelve years old last Tune. I saw so many little letters from the cousins, I thought I would write. My brother-in-law takes your paper and I get to read It. Our school will start before long. I have one p t cat named Tab. There is so many nice recipes in your parser, which I cut out and put in my scrap book. 1 send you a card. Victoria V. Jones, Midville, Ga. —I did not get to Atlanta to the exposition, but I am glad I did not go since there was so mu h rain and the city so much crowded. If I had of gone I would have called on you al The Constitution tent. I send you a square for your quilt; also a nickle for your Bible. Cuusins, here is an example I wish you to work for me. How many tert of rope will it take to stake a iu>r.-c in the center of an acres so ho may graze the entire acre? not leaving any corners, but let it be a round here. Mattie Hardwick, Danville, Ala.—Seeing so many of the cousins are sending you squares for your quilt, 1 thought 1 would send also; how do you liko it? J wtiuld like very much to exchange some songs for “The Children of the Abbey;” 1 have three or four very pretty songs, viz., “Cldek a-deo,” “They Have Given Iler to Another, “Mother Says 1, Musn’t ’ and “Putting on Airs.” .1 will be very grateful to any of the cousins that will send it. T.izzie Talley—l am a girl in my teens and keep house for papa; I at:end to all th<? domestic work and find plenty of leisure time for visiting and fancy work. I am of a very lively disposition and like fun and have my share of it. We live near a Metho dist church ami 1 attend Sabbath school; the name 01 it is Pleasant Grovo. Wo keep itostoillce, and I enjoy receiving letters and reading so much. Would like ever so much to correspond with some of tho cousins between eighteen and twenty years old. Emma Gordon Worley, Long Branch, Texas—lam a little Georgia girl living away out here in Texas with a name and a picture that I am as proud of as little Grover Cleveland Mazo is of Ins. General Gordon sent me his picture before we left Georgia, ui el 1 think it is much finer looking than any of tho pictures I have ever seen of President Cleveland, and besides h? is a Georgian. I guess Mrs. Gordon is g< o l looking too, though I never saw her nor her picture. AdaLaroe Luke, Hazen, ColumW county, Ga. My papa takes The constifution, aud when he read little Irene Jackson’s letter it made me want to write too. I am just her ago; am my papa and mama’s only child; my ] a: a has a farm and store, but she s ahead of mo Iti my books. 1 have a whole lot of dolls, so many I can’t tell all their names; the two largest ones are named Etholou and Kuby. T had a nice little dog named ‘•Seamy/’ but the little thing got lost. Fannie and Maegie Daniel, Bowman, Ga.—Wc are two little cousins who live neareach other; we each send you a square for your quill; hope you will be pleased with them. We have several jH?ts and a line time generally in this beautiful country. We are surrounded with good schools and churches, good neighbors, and honest people generally. Beverly B. Bradley, South Gaston, N. S. -As my grandma takes your paper, I thought I would write to you. 1 want to tell you that lam a Christian; I professed ata protracted meeting in September at Oak Grove, M. E. church, and 1 have since then joined that church. 1 want my name in your Bible, so 1 send you five cents. Aunt Susie, I have a cot ton patch; 1 haven’t picked it out yet ; if I make enough 1 am going to subscribe to your p:i| or after 1 sell my cotton; i thmk it is a good paper. Leila Wilson, Auburn, Ala.—l want to become one of your merry nieces, and hope 1 will bo wel comed. Aunt Susie, 1 know who you are at last, but will keep your set rot. Papa went, to the exposition and went to The Constitution ofiice and got your name and address. J. Grice Duggar, 1 have nover read “She,” but would like to rend it very much; I like Rider Haggard's writings very much. What has become of Rob Roy? I live in tho country and am going to school at present. We have a nice little Sabbath school near by, and all day singings every fourth Sunday. Will some of tho larger cousins correspond with me? Daisy Bell. Baldwyn, Miss.- I have boon thinking of writing a long time, but have never had the courage to write until now. Au it Susie, I want to make you a square for your quilt, but T don’t know how to make it; please tell me. 1 have been redding some nice stories, “Bet and Her Family,” “The Earth Trembled,” and “Under Throe Names;” the latter was written by an intelligent lady of Bald wyn; I think it is splendid. I.ula A. Chapman, Shiloh, Ga. I am so much pleased to read the cousins’ letters that I cannot keep from expressing it any longer. Now if any of tlie cousins know anything of Mr. Frances Gray, please let me hear Bom them. My age is ten years. J have only one pet, a sweet little sister. Aunt Susie, 1 will send you a card for your scrap book. Minnie and Maude Mitchell, Winsboro, Texas.—l am afraid we arc too late for your Bible, but we want our names in it so bad wo will como in and send live cents apiece any way; plearo put thorn In with the others, for I know none loves you more than wo. We also send a square apiece for your quilt; will they do to go in? K:ia Slaton, Tuskegee, Ala.—l {would be glad to exchange the following s- ngs: “Stepmother,” ‘•Loves Childings,” “Hard Times” “Lulu lias Gone” aud ‘ Nobody’s Darling” and “For They Told Me Not to Ixjve Him.” I will give any of the two to tho one sending it. 1 wish also to correspond with s->mo of the couiins between fifteen and seventeen years of age. Aunt Susie, 1 hope you enjoyed your self at the exposition. I guess though it was very disagreeable weather. Gccr je T. Hunt, Perry,Ga.: Well, tho holidays arc over now, and I see you wnntf Interesting i'tters; therefore, I am going to male my letter as interest ing as I can, and I will take great care in writing It. I want to tell you about this improving county, Houston, which is situated near tho center of Georgia. Houston has about twenty-two thousand and five hundred population. The lands in Houston are very good. Wo raise cotton, corn, peas, pota toes, wheat, oats, cane, etc., but cotton is the chief production. The health Is very good a’s >. Tim Southwestern railroad passes through tho western portion of the county. Perry Ih the county site and located near the center of ll< uston, situated on Big Indian creek; it has about ono thousand inhabitants. In Perry there uro several .‘•mall man ufacturing enterprises. They make currycombs, hames, harrows, etc. A medicine called O. I. U. (Old Indian (Jure) is made there. There is an enter prise at Derry, known as the “variety works,” where they run a saw and grist mill, a public gin, and will f( o i commence to make brooms. A great deal of I r om corn Is planked hero. Fort Valley, which is situated In tlie western part of tho county, is the largest town in Houston. It hasonetlioußand and two hundred inhabitants. In Fort Valley thero are s verat manufactories, which make cotton pr< s < ■, cotton planters, and several other kinds of articles, "i i.C- c are two newspapers publish'd in Ifou.-lon—one ftt Fort Valb-y culled the Port Valley Mirror, and one at l’« rry t ailed tho Home Journal. lam a correspondent to the Homo Journal. I own a p-inUr;.' ; o s'4, and I will st nd you a sample of my print e g ti? n xt time I write. J i lb WUlinrns, Wiillamsburg, Tenn.: May f have alitt’o jU”' in vour good paper to fi ll tho little cousins that did not get to the fair in Atlanta what I saw thorn? We started from Athens, 'Duin., at about six o’clock Monday morning and arrived in Atlanta about six o’clock in tlie evening, and it pouring don n rain. We had no Lcanilng place; wo could not get in a. hotel for the crowd. Mumu and I sat In tHe wait ngrooni until my Uncle John went and found us a b >urdlng place. How glad we were to get out of the crowd, to get a shelter and a good bed to sleep on, when so many hundreds had Io sit upall night, an I hard to find shelter! I enjoyed my stay s/j much! Aunt Smic, I bad thought that I would get to boo you, but it wemed that every one ( 1.-cwisin tlie same notion at the •.mm time, as I could not get near you for the crowd. I like Atlanta ro much, and think you have such a delightful home; I would like to visit you Home time when you haven't no much company, ’i'licsday morning it was still mining and so muddy we did not go to the f/Hr grounds but stayed and siw the street ixirode and the president and Mrs. Cleveland; she looked so sweet, especially wlien sho bowed and smiled to us children, on Weduealay morning early we went to the fair groun >s. There wo saw mj many pretty tli.n -1 wish Tcould describe them—tlie prettiest crazy quilts, etc.; (when I get older I perhaps can do- ribc what 1 saw,but my pen fails me now.) Now I waul to thank all tho cousins tiiat have sent mo such nl'-e things In exchange for my flower cuttings. J imvc rccr ived so many letters from the cousins, some may have been overlooked and not ft, h rered; if pi« a-c write again. To Annie Bryant I hunted for you in Atlanta, but failed to find you. Hope we may meet mxiii. Aunt S ale, J •end you a nickel for your Bible; please put my name in If riot Uxj lute. Diamond Thornhill, Piiiphur Springs. Miss. -After reading your letter describing the great exposition, I thought I would t•. J guess I whs not the only one of the con ins that longed to be at tiic«-xponl tlon. Do write and tell us nil about the lady that went up in the balloon and the president and Mrs. Cleveland. 'Jell Uncle Will to write again. 1 think little’ Cleveland Mazo's k ttcr sweet and Betsy's letters sj»arkle with fun; hope to hear from her j again. Mumu Las a brother, his name is Thumus 1. I Wilkinson: when last heard from he wasatßay villc Parish, IjH., seventeen or eighteen years ago; 1 she also has an aunt, a Mrs. Edna E. Mayfield; when last heard from was in middle Tennessee; hope they orsome of tl;eir children will see this and writer Her ad Ircss is M. M. Thornhill, Sulphur Miss. Aunt Susie, I send you a nickel; roynamd' must go in your Bible; promise won't you let it go iu.' Olive V. Teaford - I have a young girl friend tiiat has b en aftlietc 1 for several years, not able to leave' her bed. I want the cousins to help make her a scrap album; any pieces of poetry or pictures with; your name attached will be acceptable, and I will: see that it is made into an album and presented, and I will let you know ti e result. 1 think the dear old Constitution is tin* best paper in the south Aunt Susie tho best woman, i.ong may they live.' Send your pictures to Olive V. Tealord, Alone I’. 0., Rockbridge county, Va. Macy Wftlton, Baton Rouge, S. C.—l have just finished perusing the many nlco letteiH in the' columns of this week's paper. Rest assured Aunt' Susie that your letter received its full share of hU. tention, as it always does and should. I wish could know how much you have endeared your dear good self to us by your kind letters so full oft go >d adyice and golden prec q ts. I will not attempt to describe any of my adventures here. How many of you are “Sunbeams?” Up to August we had l’ think 119 Sunbeam societies organized through tho dilfei ent churches. Let us hear iroxn some of you* h )\v you are progressing in your work; our’s haven’t quite developed itself yet, but we intend to keep to the front aud do a big work for missions. Bessie Reed N.ipier, Macon, Ga.—l am fourteen years old. 1 will try to give the cousins a de- crip. Hon of some things I saw nt the fair in this city, i Among the agricultural displays was an image en titled “Diversity Redeeming the South.” Tho pedestal was composed of pumpkins, gourds, Irish! and sweetpotatoes, etc., while the figure was niadtf’ of cotton, corn, wheat, oats ami other grain. Amen# tlie many pictures displayed was one of two water* melons. The first watermelon was growing to a vine and tho second was cut in pieces. They were sonatuial. But the prettiest thing I saw was a little onl ine and train of earn made entirely of flowers. Tlie smoke from the engine was made of a soft wavy grasses. Ono more description Aunt Susie ami I shall have finished with the fair. There was a little hou. e whi» - was beautiful. It was dis* played at tl c I’iedmeut exposition. Tlie tiny win*’ flows, blinds, chimr.e . s and. balcony were perfect, A little lawn surromlflcd the house covered with, soft green gra>s. The answer to Lillie Henderson s riddle is, i think, a snail. Ivie Brooks, Zebulon, Ga.—A farmer boy raj>sat the door of the cousins wishing to enter and be one. of the number and chat witli them. Papa has tr water gin and I stay theromost of the time. I havS no puts but a dog named Bounce; she will help driva' tho cows home and is a good yard di g. I am going! to try to make agood 'potsum dog of her. I, likqrl some of tlie boy cousins, get more working than schooling. I guess Paul Jones is too tired to writdj again. Ab it is custom to tell their age I will telj mine; lam twelve years old. Tho partridges are fat, The rabbits are creeping; X must go to bed Its time 1 was sleeping. OriO Perry, St. Simon’s Mills, Ga.—l am OrahJ May’s little sister, and 1 want to have a letter iiv May's pajicr too. I send you some money for y< un Bi’)le; I made it myself. May is at school now; II miss her very much. I have a cousin I play witlv but ho is a boy; he likes to joggle, play that is a play we made up, but he don’t like to plop dolls. 1 have ten dull.-, one is a big French dull! that came way from Cincinnati. Ain't that a fad way for a doll to come? May says if J write aboud myself you will put my letter in the W. 8., don’ll know what that is, but 1 want it in May’s paper.l May has plenty of dolls too, but she packed up hen* When she went. She gave me little Lord she named him after a boy in a book. lam just old as he Is and my name is Orah Abbott Perry. Mama calls me “Dimple” and sometimes May calli rao“Dimp.” Aunt Susie, please tell the cousins tof write to me like they do to Muy. Johnnie Murchison and William Emimkfaw, Ahu—Will you accept the names of two more little girls to appear with your uiecoß. We are h ilf sisters. 1 (Johnnie) am twelve and Bister ton' .years old. Wo have never seen anythiug in your paper from the children near uh and we are anxious to see our names for the first We arenotgoinrf to school now, but our school will commence ia about two weeks. Mama takes The CoN.sTiTUTJONf 1 wearowell pleased witli it. We find ro man/ interesting letters in it. Aunt Si so, I wish you wouhl write every week, your letters are so plain and instructive. We were delighted with tho picture and description you rave us of tlie queen’4 cake. Aunt Susie, wc send you u quill square apiece for your memory quilt; also u dime apie e for yuui Bible so that our n lines can g> in it. We hope wa are not 100 late. Will c’o*e, with much love to Auut Susie and tlie coublhh. November Weal her Proverbs. From the Whalemen’s Shipping List. As the wind is in the month of bo it will be in December. Thunder In November indicates a fertile year to come. 1 if theie bo ice in November that will boar a duck, S There will be nothing thereafter but sleet and muck/ * If nt St. Martin’s (November 11) it Is fair, dry and' cold, the cold in winter will not last long. If the geese on Martin's day stand on ice, they will walk in mud on Christmas day. , When in November the water rises, it will show, itself the whole winter. Ah November 21, ho tho whole winter. ( Ah at St. Catharine's (25th), foul or fair, so will the next February. As In November, ho the following March. i If the leaves of the trees and grape vines do not full before Martin’s day a col 1 winter may be ex<« pected. A Model Perittliuist. From tlie Rochester Union. Marion Crawford tells this story of Oflcaf Wilde: “Wilde,” says lie, “came Into my study one, day and sat. down at a table, loaning his head h' HViiy on ids band.” Hi re Crawford drooped InUjl Wilde's position. “And he said: ‘Ah! Crawfotdj Crnwfobi, lam feeling v< r ad tonight. One halt the world docH not belle-.-• in God, and the othef hail d-' j.>.» bslteve in me. ” T ntFc Pilk IWII 100 To<*nro coati vette««« the mHlh'.'no moat !><• i»ioro than a atlve. To bo per* inaueut, it must c.inluisi Tonic, Alterative and Cathartic Properties. Tnlt’M P1I!n |»onmcx< llicnoo luiitieu lift uii finiueut degree, untl Speedily Hestore to tho bowels their nutual luotlen, mo CMMentlu! to rvguliirtty. Said Everywli«re. ■ 1 T-ve 11 Band k ■ ''i/apPk turwiA Flirtalionft ’F’ ™ it El .-ganlbawplM, 100 V. AueUn, Naw HavaD,Cl. Nn:n»‘ thl* pnucr novW—wkyßt CIIHIST.MOUII S. fb 25<% T’mywil! ph’.. .’ you. 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