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■■Tliis Is tho Ift Hrs-’ <■ liirar.. Thcv arc taritwl to I^Kress 1 their**;■': !■ th, ir.-. w!l . editress will answer *,re,tfons er accept sug- with pleasure.] jEfy. Kindness. ■I [wniii.-N m woman’s kinopom.) “Bear ye one another’s bunlens, ®S' And so fulfill the law of ChrUt.” ■ To every human heart there comes Some’ into a grief to bear, ■ No loftly state, no lowly place, ’' , Escapes w hat ail must share. I Seme wear their sorrow through long years. Enduring silently, Tq others, woe comes crushing down Llko meteor from the sky. ■ As skillful hands lean heavy weight ■ To straighten crooked bough, ■ Bo to our souls all warped by sin, H God may these T-left allow. I But blest witn human sympathy They r.re not borhe alone, I The tears another sheds for us Will strangely ease our own. ■ And magical’t will seem to him Who nobly acts his part, I The heavier woe he he ps to lift, The lighter grows his heart. I His eyes will beam with happier glow Who makes some sad face smile, I For who his brother’s burden bears, Lets fall his own the while. I It may bo but a kindly word, H Or look from loving eye, I Or tender pressure of gentle hands, Or only an echoing sigh. I Eut they’ll touch some sorrowful human soul B With a thrill 01 sympathy, I And his heart grows lighter as fie feels There’s some one cares for me. Carrie E, Goodman. o ■ As December’s bleak winds howl without Bur comfortable homes, and we gather around Bhe hearth stone, it is but natural that we Should think of those who are not so highly ■avored as ourselves. When wo sit and look Ripon a huge fire and watch the burning logs, ■r the bright coals that are heaped within onr Brale, and later when we rest upon a comfor- Kable bed piled with soft warm covering, our ■houghts must naturally go out to so many of ■our suffering fellow creatures that we know Bare oven then perishing in the cold. True, we Krish most sincerely as we acknowledge these Rlessiugs, that every one “had a good fire, and ■swarm bed,” but is this enough? Far too Itnany of us indulge in|sent.imental charity. We Igympathizo with the poor, wo wish they had I this, and that, but do we lend a helping hand ? Do wo add to the comfort of even one poor suff ering soul a month ? How much good could be done in a year if wc agreed not to let a month (pass without in a small way adding to the Comfort of only one person. There are many ways in which at this season of the year we can dispense charity. How many cost off clothes, (that we feel almost ashamed to give, thinking them useless), would be accepted, chocs, hats, under wear and dresses outgrown, that are thrown aside and often lay piled away in closets out of sight, that would be untold treasures to some poor woman who would pless you for the gift. Many a woman has been deterred from giving such articles think ing them useless; don’t hesitate longer, look over your “goods and chattel” and if you have time mend up, put a patch here, and a button there, don’t mind a patch of another color, so It is strong, it makes the garment whole and Rood, and can be worn. You have no idea Low few poor people have any flannel Earments.W o know the comfort of wool goods Could not the old shirts and drawers be patched fcp to last one winter, and how some old person Whose blood has grown thin with age, and Whose old bones are filled with pains would bless you; for is there any comfort on earth equal to warmth of body, or any suffering so great as shivering cold ? We can add greatly to the comfort of the sick and old—a glass of jelly for a sick child, abotvlof nourishiugsoup, any little delicacy from off our table, and in deed the plainest food often proves a luxury, for it is a change. Wc all know how tired we get of our own home fair if it is the same, and how we make changes to keep peace in the family, then think of those who barely have tread and meat, (often bread without the meat), the same, day after day, when sickness comes the stomach revolts at this diet and longs tor a change. Many a morsel wasted from our tables would be a boon to the poor. There are •o many ways in which we can lend a hand in helping others that time would not avail to discuss them. It was more to bring the subject before our readers than to point out the ways, that prompted this article. There are hundreds of people in this world that are willing to help others, but are careless, and do not feel or think of the importance of the work. So these things must be brought before the public now and then to inspire all such, and to encourage those who do help, to renew their efforts, and heljj them go forward with more ardor for the work. There is no eason of the year that the poor and destitute require our help so much as the present. We should all ‘‘be up and doing,” lending a helping hand, helping some poor sorrowing soul bear life’s burdens, and they will truly experience what is so beautifully expressed in the poem that heads our column today; “For who his brother’s burden bears Let full his own the while.” Trusting these thoughts may bring forth fruit in many a heart we would only add, that in addition to the pleasure we receive from do ing good and helping others, we may constant ly bear in mind that at the final reckoning that must come to al], we will bear the Master’s voice as He says: “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethern, ye have done it also unto Me.” o To Our Correspondents. We have received many letters during the past week asking for insertion that are mere ly advertisements, and we have so often re peated that the editors object to our using this department for that purpose, that we hope our friends will understand why they are not pub lished. Wo keep the names of all parties writing to us and will help them in a private way all we can. Our paper has a large circu lation and we would say to all our readers, that wc can furnish the names of ladies wish ing to teach in schools private and public, also those who wish companion’s places, house keepers, governess, seamtresses, etc.; others who wish work of different kinds, a lady who crochets baby sacqves, scarfs, doos crayon work and embroidery; a lady who wishes a family school. Any one wishing to get work done, or to employ a teacher, housekeeper or Beamtress, will send to the editress enclosing stamp for answer and they can be furnished with a list of names; will answer all letters of Inquiry privately, provided above rule is ad hered to, of sending stamp. IVo are sorry to see that some of onr best correspondents have remained silent for a long time; we would gladly welcome you back; remember that the success of this department is due in a great measure to your cooperation, and we depend on you for interesting and instructive letters, and we miss the letters when they fail to come. Let vs hear from Mrs. E. C. 8., Mt. Nebo, Miss.: Mis. E. W. P. and Mrs. M. J. T,, Sugar Valley, Ga.; Mrs. B. 8., Baggett, Ala.; Mamie 11.. Boone, Ala.; Mrs. P. M., Martin’s Station, Al ... and others too numerous to mention. If you have not written, frieudi, in a long time, let us hear from you one and all, and feel that you are each individually re sponsible for the success of Woman’s Kingdom. “I Am With You Alway.” ctt!l yen this positive assurance truth- _ u . r “other. She was your earliest friend, .i * n n^anc Y an< l childhood you were happy only n ■ rer presence. Iler smile was your sunshine, her rrown your darkest cloud. But, as the years pass S’* you had to leave her, and make your own place in the worid. In heart, you were s ill her loving n d, but one sad, s i 1 day she went away in m yon aid earth forever. She could not be with vou al way. Your father cannot make you this promise.. His care sheltered and fostered vou in your voting days. Ills counsels guided you. His warningsturned your feet away from dangerous paths. You fell that in him you hud a strong, safe place of refuge. Bill are you were aware, his work for you was ended. He eould not b ■ with ;oi alway. Your brothers and sl.-t-rs, children of your own paren’s, cannot promise to be with you alway. Y’ou grew up together. You knelt round your mother’s knee for your evening prayers. You shared the same Joys and sorrows. Your lives seemed woven together. But the time came when, inevitably, each one o r you began to entertain hopes and fears and ulans of your own. The old home was broken up, and you separated to firm new home, widely i ' rrilu cacl ' other. Cor t nonts and oceans divide you, and some have journeyed still fart I or, even to the land that is very far off. They could not be with you alway. Neither, as you have proved by heart-breaking ex perience, can your wife, your husband, be with yon In ,llc ’ Y° un S morn ng yoi held each other by the hand at the altar, and promised to love and cherish each other till ilei.t’.i did you separate. You kept your vows, and, in your mutual love, the old story of E Jen was repeated; and, in spite of sor row and trial, your home was Paradise on earth. But death come to dissolve the bonds, and you will go mourning all the remainder of your days because your dearest, best beloved friend can be with you in this world no more forever. It is only Christ who can say, “Lo, I am with you alway.” With Christ, our Saviour, our Elder Brother, our Friend, our Master, our Guide, giving us this sweet assurance, v. e can camly tread life’s saddest, roughest ways, and can even go serenely down into the valley of the shadow of death, sing ing as we go: “I will fear no evil; for thou are with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” How to Teach a Bird to Stand on Your Finger . Set the cage on a table near where you wish to sit; alter a little conference with the bird, intro duce a finger between the wires near the favorite perch, holding it there patiently, yourself occupied with a book or paper the while. Presently, as it shows no disposition to harm him, he cautiously goes up to examine it. Then he picks to ascertain its quality, maybe he fights it. That is well; he no longer fears it. Pay him with a little bird food, put him away. Next day try him again. He may go farther and light on it, or he may be several days getting thus familiar. Be patient. Once this step is attained, vary the programme by introducing the finger in other spots.’ He will soon light on it at any point or angle. Then try the door, at first thrusting the finger under it, next time fasten it open, blockading egress with the rest of the hand as one finger extends within. When he perches on it, draw h.m forth a little, next time tempt him to perch outside a little, and so on. In a short time you have but to open the cage door, uplift a finger, and he is sure to fly for it; and he may thus be called to any part of the room to rest on the familiar perch. Most birds learn this familiarity in a few days, yet there are tho e who will be two to four weeks about it.—Our Dumb Animals. A Laundry Cushion. YVeyjive this go d suggestion from American Agri culturist for a ■ ‘laundry cushion.” A full list of the articles likely to be in wash is written with indelible ink on a piece of unbleached linen About six inches r, —**.. ■■ _ >■ *, ion 8. ten wide. - 67 8 9 Ire The name of each COLLARS 12 3456/ 89 10 ortinlA is fnlinwnd CUFFS 12 3456 7 8 9 10- lrtlcla *" follow'd SHIRTS 12345 6 7 8 9 10l a row of figures DRESSES 12345 6 7 8 9 lOi from one to ton in- SKIKT3 12345 6 7 8 9 10] elusive. The line n NAI’K INS 12 3456 /89 liq Is then sewed to a SHEETS 12345 6 7 8 9 10l X?of the TOWELS 123456789 10] seco “ . ot the DRAWERS 123456789 lO] F ' flme s,ze an<l ma<le STOCKINGS! 23456 7 8 9 ltd n ‘.o a stuffing with ~ ... j wool or l>ran A cord Is added to cushion to hang it up by, and a row of pins stuck around tho edge. Tho number of any article in the wash is recorded by sticking a pin in a corresponding number opposite the name of the article. If four shirts are sent a pin is stuck in figure four, and if there are twenty-four napkins in wash pins stuck in ten, nine and five keep a correct count. Gems of Thought. There is nothing in life that slips by more stealth ly than an opportunity. Prosperity Is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends. A generous man will place the benefits he confers beneath his feet; those he receives nearest his heart. Money buys a certain grade of service, but that which is at all worthy the name can come only from good will. Nothing will make us so charitable and tender with regard to the faults of others as thoroughly knowing our own. Advice should be like a gentle fall of snow, and not like a driving storm of hail. It should descend softly, and not be uttered hastily. A man’s nature, Bacon tells us, runs either to heros or weeds; therefore ho should seasonably water the o ic and destroy the other. Violence ever defeats its own ends. Where you cannot drive you can almost always persuade. A gentle word, a kind look, a good-r.a’ured smile, can work winders and accomplish miracles. Sympathy unaccompanied by tact is almost value less. It may still be golden, but a men knocked down by a masS of the precious metal is quite as likely to be injured as if the missile had been lead or iron. Life is largely what we make It, and whatever may be its clouds and storms, they will be chased away at length by the clear sunshine of a strong and noble character. “Fill the heart with goodness, and thou wilt find that the world is fill! of good.” o A Few Good Keel pcs. Scones.—One pound offlour, % of a pound of but ter, half a small teaspoonftil of salt, %of a tea spoonful of soda, of a teaspoonful of tartaric acid, one tcaspoonful of lemon. Mix with milk, and roll out half an inch thick, cut with a tumbler, and bake about fifteen or twenty minutes. Pearl Cake.—Whites of three eggs, one cup of white sugar, one teacupful of Hour, one teacupful of corn flour, teacupful of butter, '/i a teacupful of milk, two spco iluls of Horsford's baking powder, two teaspoonfuls eof lemon. Beat the butter to a cream, add the sugar and other ingredients, and lastly the eggs (whites only), well b.atcn. Bake at once in a moderate oven. Potato Croquettes.—Mash six good sized boiled potatoes while they are still hot. To them add one tablespoonful of butter, %of a cupful of hot c.eam or milk, the whites of two eggs, well heated, and salt and pepper to taste. If you wish, use also a slight grating of nutmeg, or a teaspoonful of lemon juice. Let the mixture cool slightly, then shape, roll in egg and crumbs, agd fry. Doughnuts.—This is an old Dutch recipe which has been in use for more than a hundred years: Beat a cup of butter Into two cups of sugar. Add a half-tcasixonfulofsalt, two eggs well beaten and two cups of milk. Put in flour enough to make a still'batter. Nowmdd a cup of yeast, and continue stirring in Hour till the dough is as stiff as you can stir it. Lay tho mass over, sprinkle it with flour and set it to ri-,0. It will take from fifteen to eighteen hours. Then turn on a moulding board and roll out. Cut in lals an inch and a half in diameter. Slip a raisin in the t'n er of each one as you eut it out, make a sharp gush with a knife for the purpose, closing ti e edges by witting them. Otherwise the raisin will fry cut in the fat. Let the cut out 1 oliecooks stand for half an hour. Then fry In hot fat for ten minutes. When they are fried drain them from all fat and roll them iu powdered sugar. Epicures soak them in Santa Cruz rum and heap them with Ice cream for a dessert dish.—New York Tribune. A mother writes to Babyhood: After trying many kinds of stocking supi<irters, I .Ind the following simplest and best: Take two pieces of rubber tape, each one inch wide and a quarter of a yard long, and four medium safety pins; pin one end to the waist and over the oth- r pin the stocking; if frill at the top make-a Hue roll where it is pinned. There are no button holes or buckles to keep la THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. DECEMBER G. 1887. order, r.nd the whole length between stocking and waist being rubbed it “gives'' much more than when half is tape. o Dissatisfied With One’s Lot. From Good Houseke. > ing. I he good things of this life are always a long way off. The ruminating cow or horse will wander arounct a r.eh pnstu.feed n: here and there and appr.r ntly seeking for something better. The un ruly sheep boards over the wall or thrm g.i tho fence to get a pasture I luti is vagtuly supposed to lie a li.tie beyond th? kno’.vn fie.d. Men envy each ather in their occupations. The blacksmith is soiry that he was not a car; ter; the carpenter is sorry that he was net ;t painter, an t the painter is sorry that he was not a black.- ini.li. By snapping nt the j.iee. nf meat that is reflected in the water, the dog looses that which he already possesses. The ra.lway conductor feels that be has a h. rd time in earning his bread and envies his friend in having an oceupniion that sei ms to rest on him lightly, but which in reality is leading tire latter in o a wish that l.e might do something less exhausting. Dissatisfaction with one's own lot and the bright prospect of an easier and more contented life in come one r ise’s shoes, somehow or other seems to run through human nature and to be theiguis fatuus of a tiresome round of daily duties, that arc endeavoring to ihr.l relief, The daily treadmill of work, no doubt, is weary ing. An operation that is at first In’eresUng, ceases to be soon ti e hundredth or thousandth repetition, and becomes a dead load upon endurance. The in dustrious housekeeper whose \vr rk is “never done,’’ plops on in rhe mending cycle or details that consti tute her house work, mid longs for a relief to come before death shall be tne final relief. Tho labor of maintaining existence is hard, of course, and its exactions arc o.ten burdensome to overworked humanity; but each one is in error in thinking that lie is the only one that is over burdened and wearied and that every body else is carried along on the crest of the wave. If Longfellow is rigid, if it is true that “Not enjoyment and not sorrow Is our destined end and way, But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today;” then it is the duty of life to work out the lest results that we can, and to keep on working m patience, each at his own undertaking, striking out with manlystroki s in obedience to duty, mid remember ing that, as irksome as the labor may be, millions of our fellow beings are bearing the same load in another form, and many of them one that is vastly heavier. o A Snake Farm. RAISING BEPTII.E3 FOB MEDICAL Vt'KroSBS ONLY. The Omaha Herald is responsible for a description of a snake farm, which, it says, is siiuatedatGalten, Illir.o s. The farm, it says, consists of forty acres of virgin prairie, owned by colonel Dan Stover, and is a short distance from town. There are thirty-seven mounds of earth on the farm, prepared in such a way that t'.ie snakes use them for nests, and there are about ten or twelve nests to the mound. The colonel rays each nest turns out about a dozen rattlers each year, so that his stock Is bicreasing rapidly. He has a contract with a patent medicine firm, and furnishes them with 250suakes a year at 82.25 each. No snake less than four feet long is ac cepted. Last year 7GB snakes were sold, his custo mers being scattered through a number of cities. As mu h care is taken of tlie young snakes as If they were lambs. The nev. ly-hatched snakes, if not properly cared for by their mother, are taken to the colonel’s home, located in one corner of the lot, and there fed by the children, who catch bugs for them about the gar icn and street. Sometimes tho eggs were hatched out under the stove. A half dozen very large snakes, with their fangs drawn, are kept about the house as pets. They are excellent mouse s, much better than eats, the colonel says. The colonel wanders about his farm, taking no other precaution against the reptiles than to wear a pair of thick boots. When a reporter called on him the colonel complained that the neighbors did not come to visit him very often, and that his wife didn’t like that much, for she was fond ofcompany, but, on the whole, since there was plenty of money in the business, they were very well content. Correspondence. Annie Sherlock, Bay City, Fla.—ls some of the sisters would kindly send a recipe for “Angel Food,” 1 would be greatly obliged. Have also some crochet patterns of lace that I would Like to exchange; pineapple, spider web, shell and many others. Note—l send you tw o recipes—one a eakc called ‘■Angel's Food;” also a pretty dish for dossert or for tea. Cuke—Whites of eleven eggs, one goblet of flour, one and a half goblet of granulated sugar. Sift flour and sugar each three times, and stir into the flour a teaspoonful of cream of tartar. First stir the sugar into the frothed whites, and then add the flour lightly. Pour into a pan that has never been greased. Do not open the stove for fifteen minutes. It will le done in forty minutes. Another “Angel Food.”—Take a quart ofpnre cream, whip until it will froth no longer, (after having sweetened to lasts and flavored with va nilla) when the froth has been removed sprinkle in lightly the half of a coconut that has been grated; stir very lightly, so that the cream will not fall. This Is very nice. R. E. Vaughn, Bold Springs, Ga.—l have been a reader of Woman’s Kingdom for a long time and en joy tho infounition received therefrom very much. I have bridal rose and want to plant in hot house. I would like to know bow to manage them and when they should be taken from the pit. Note—Plant your rose in a jar and treat as any hot house plant. It should not be takon.fr jm the pit be fore the last of March or April. “B. J.,” Tcxana, Cherokee Nation, I. T.—Will you please give me the address of "Keep’s Partly Made Gents Shirts?’’ I have failed to find it in any of the papers that I used to see it largely advertised in. It may be that the firm is not now in existence. I would like to hear from you as early us possible, ns this sister has “come to grief” on account of "mis fits" in the above named article; and she gets fits and Las fits (nearly) every other day in tho week' with this otherwise leiceable family. If any one can give the above a ldress, please do so, as wc do not know what it is. Mrs. E. V. Wooten, Blountsville, Ala.—l have often wished to write and tell you how much I like The Constitution, but feared to <Io so. However 1 have determined to open my alabaster box and let the incense of deseived praise arise. If we like the paper, 'tis S uciy no wrong to let the editors know we appreciate their labor. My time is out in two weeks aud I shall renew so rb not to miss a copy. I alwaysread my papers cn fully and then give them away so that others may enjoy them, I have found some of the recipes to be excellent. Lately I saw a paragraph on fall plantingof bulbs, which I thought very opi»>rt:iac. I have just finished bedding out my hyacinths, and would icy if any ofthesht rs want tine hyacinth , tulips, jonquils or other bulbs, I can supply them at low prices. Write to the above address. liegnle.ting Trade in Eggs. At the national convention of the Butter, Cheese and Egg association, to take place at Mau cbe-.tcr, lu., this month,’a leiolutlun w.ll l o Intro duced by a prominent member of the New York trade which will embody a plan for the future sale of eggs by Weight. Those who agitate for the change say that tho dishonest farmer sjieculates In ecgs by sailing, mealing or holding them for an advance in price aud then fraudulently sells them as fresh laid to the Layers or sbippeis. The latter again retain them mr a time, short or long, us it may be, before passing them along to the receiver in the east, who again retains them subject to an advantageous sale. The Jobber coming next on the list, in order to make a greater profit than is legitimate, will buy these now stale eggs and mix them with more honestly handled eggs, and in that shape they may reach tho consumer through the retailer. Naturally this man ner o! selling eggs reacts oa and discourages tho honest producer In the fact treat the consumption of his products are becoming more and more restricted as this system of egg manipulation Is growing better known to the public. The hohest producer and the consumer are the real victims of this questionable practice. It Is argued, therefore, that the prosperity of tho trade depends upon substituting the weight of twenty-four ounces for ten eggs as a standard of quality of value, Instead of dealing by mere count, as at present. In this way tho consumer could judge for himself the quality and value of a pur chase, and this fact will encourage him to bt y ■ freely. Binis' and guinea hens’ eggs will, when sold by actual weight, become mere curiosities In the market, instead of being, as now, sold os food. Newark Sunday Cull: Messenger boy's diary— “ Monday, hired; Tuesday, tired; Wednesday, fired.” “Words cannot express my gratitude,’’ so writes Mrs. J. T. Brown, Norwood, Ga., of Dr. Stainback Wilson’s preparatory treatment for prospective mothers. Particuiais itoui Llm, Atlanta, Ga. FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS. Fun for tho Children—The Constitution Training School for Boys and Girls. Tho Lost. Doll. Frank H. Stauffer, In Good Housekeeping. My doll baby’s missing Since earliest morn; Sometimes I’m sorry She ever was born. I’ve hunted and hunted All over the house, In crannies and nooks Too small for a moose; Down in the meadow, An 1 under t he trees— Ask’d all the Imt'erilles, Ask’d all the bees. Where is the bell man? Ob I wliiit shall I do? Get out a hand-bill? Pray, sir, would you? Mamma’s not worried; For, as I went i ast, All that she said was: - “Where had you her last?” Doesn’t she suppeso That if I knew I’d go and get her Without tills ado? Dear Children : As tho winter nights come on and you gather around the tire, it is nice to have some quiet games to amuse your selves with, so I send you a few this week and hope yon will try them and let me know how you like them. Some of thorn may not be now to all of you, but to others they may be. If you like them and want more I will have others to send after awhile. “Aunt Susie.” Games for Winter Evenings. Consequences.—Take a long strip of paper and fold itup in and out into spaces about an inch wide. Let the las. player write down the name of a gentle man, fold the strip over, and hand the paper to the second to add tho name of a lady. Let the second fold that over and pass the paper to the third to add. tl’.e name of some place where the gentlemau aud lady are supposed to be. That being folded over, let the paper be passed to a fourth to add what the gentleman a id lady are sii; posed to be doing, and then let a fifth, in a similar manner, add what the consequence was. Fill up the paper in tills wny, and then unfold It and read. The result will be somewhat as follows: “John Smith and the Queen of the Orkney Islands, iu a boat on the Hudson picking walnuts, the consequence was they lost ten cents.” “Mr. Bayard and Tom Thumb’s motl er, in the coal-box laughing loudly, the conse quence was they were scut home eold in the frying pan.” Fitting Faces.—Take a piece of card or paper, and on it let the first player draw a small curve or simple geometrical figure. Pass the card to the next player, and let him draw a face or part of a ie.ee so as to use up all the lines that tho other haa made. There does not seem to be much in tills, but ionic striking works of art ate producible on the system, particularly if the face is add ?d to by three or four hands before it is finished. Ring Sliding.—Let all the players but one—and the more themerrier—kneel in a circle facing out ward. Run a length of string from hand to hand behind their backs; thread a brass curtain ring on it, and tie it so that it forms an endless band along which the ring can be slipped. One of the players remains outside the circle, and his object is to touch the hand that holds the ring as it is swiitly moved backward and forward along the string. Lamplighting.—ln this game the players kneel down opposite to each other. Thy right knee is knelt on, and the left leg is held off the ground with the right hand, so that the equilibrium Is particularly unstable. A lighted taper is given to one of the players and an unlighted candle to the other, and tree object of the players Is to light the candle. It Is not an easy thing to do, particularly If the playess are placed so as to bo only just within reach of each other, and thelrnumerous thilures are provocative of much laughter. Correspondence. Bobbie Lightfoot, Alexander City, Ala.—Will you please permit me to add oue more name to the happy band of cousins? I am a little boy nine years old. My papa takes Thb Constitution; we all en joy reading its newsy columns very much. 1 five in a little town of .about n thousand inhabitants. I have been going to school about three years. I have a sweet little sister three years old; site is as pretty as a pink, and as full of fun and mischief ns site can be. 1 will close by wishing long life and much happiness to the cousins aud Aunt Susie and success to The Constitution. Ella A. Fowl, Carlisle, Ohio—As this is my second attempt to write you, I will try to make my letter us interesting as possible. I will not tell what my age is as some of the cousins de. I will now give you a puzzle. If you wanted a tailor’s goose and wanted two of them, how would you ask for them? I will close by sending Aunt Susie a memory square for her quilt and asking tho cousins to correspond with me. YValter W. McGowen, Wilsonville, Ala.—l thought I would write a short letter, for no sportsman ever hits a rabbit without aiming at it; skill is required by rojicided attempts, and unless you aim at perfee tlonyou will never attain it, but frequent attempts will make it easier, so I will try and w’lito as intzr estlng letter as Is possible for a twelve year old boy to write. I will close by asking some of tho cousins to please correspond with me. Eulalio Ezzclle, Valdosta, Gu.—l have long wished to Join you, but could never get my counige “screwed to the sticking point” until now. A friend of mine, Mrs.'ll. B. Hollilay, takes your paper and I read It every v, eek, and it is needless to say, enjoy it. I am not a native Georgian, am a "tar heel,” and of course I think there's no place on earth like the “old north stale.” Smth Georgia is a very nice, place though, and 1 like it. 1 d > not go to school now,but am studying German, Spanish and bookkeeping at home. Have any of you eausfns gathered any autumn leaves? I send five cents for your Bikie; please put my name In. Gertie McLarty, Hammond, Texas • I am fen years jold. Mamma is jhe mother of eight children and lam the youngest little cousins. It was the will of our Heavenly Father to afflict me; lie gave me six fingers. lam a Christian. I sew for mama on the sewing machine. I am not going to school now, we live so far from school; we will move near the Wooten well noon and then I will go to schocl. Papa rays he wants to make a school teacher out of me. Preston Sir an, Olive Branch, Mias.—l thought I would write, as I never have written before. I like to rea l the children’s letters, and yours especially. I live in sight of tho Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad, and can get on the train and go to Memphis any time. I went to Memphis and saw President Cleveland and hl* beautiful wife aud do wish I could have gone to Atlanta to see you and ull the beautiful scenes and sights. I am going to school aud have a good teacher, named Professor Farley. May and Floy Waylcy, Covington, Texas—We are two little girls, one twelve and the other seven years old, both go to school; we like our teacher very much. I (the older) am taking uttislc lessons. We have pigeons for pets; hud three canaries, but a cat got In and ate them, we regret It so much. We love to read the cousins’ letters very much. Wo send you ten cents; will you please write our names in your Bible. Cora Seitz, Killeen, Texas—As I am a reader of the Young Folks'o >mcr I thought I would write a letter to answer Lillie H.'s qu. s’.fon. It Is a snail. I hope I will get the flower seeds, Evie HaygtxxJ, Conyers, Ga.—l went to the expo sition, but could not find The Constitution tent, and no I did not get to see you. It would make many LearMglad to seo your picture at the head of our column, and can’t you put it there? Igo to HabbAh school every Munday afternoon. Paul Jobes, write again and let us know what you have done with that baby that gave you so much trouble, and Uncle George, why don’t you write; we would bo so glad to Lear from you. Aunt Susie, I think Uuc.e Will is your huslxuid; lake not? Minnie M. Smith, Blanche, Tenn.— l ain a little country girl twelve years of age. J returned a few weeks ago from the Winchester Normal. They have a splendid school; I enjoy going to school very much. Wo have a splendid Sabbath school at Blanche; wo have a hundred and ten pnpils; ean any of the cousins’ Sunday schools lent th.it? I will an wtrJ. B. White's rlddlo—-w hat is blaekew than a crow? Its feathers. Minnie Gregory and Loulsla I.ee, Fair Forest, 8. C.—l (Minnie) send you a square for yr.ur quilt. If 1 ever see your quilt I will know my s fltare, because it is like my new dress. I (Louisa) have never written before, but I too will rend you a square of my dress. (' nisius, yon ought to have been with its at the G auge eneamim. ui; we did have such a lively time. Anna C. Martin, Louisville, Ga —I wrote to o: In the summer and stw my name in the roil |of honor. Wc had n supper to got money to finish pay!:.;; oar preacher's salary, and we got enough to tin'. It taxy ing him. I wlllsend five cents to get you to ;11 my name In your Bible. Can any of the eoasins tx 11 nxo where chestnut tree Is first mentioned in the Bible? I would hke to exchange crochet samples with some of the cousins. Cora Browder, Conasauga, Tenn.—l will trs» and answer your question. Siberia is in tho northern part of Asia anti borders o.i the Arctic ocean. I have been picking cotton, but am about through now. Lizzie Egerton, Urec. N, My papa takes Tua CoNSTtruiiON, and when 1 read so many little letters it makes me want to see my letter in the paper. I am a lonely little girl eight years old; have no brother or sister toplay with. Manin calls me her romping little eherub. Papa lots me lid*? hi r eback by myself, and I dearly love It too. Aunt Susie, I do love to rend your letters to the little folks. “J. A. M.,” I was nt the exposition, but didn't see you; didn't know where to look for you. Nearly nil the girls say they want correspondents, but they takegrent care never to answer the letters written them. I saw the president and Mrs. Cleveland, also Mr. Grady in Atlanta. My homo is on the Savan nah river. My father is a cotton farmer. I won't tell my age, os it is unnecessary. I send you five cents for your Bible. May L. Perry: Give yum full a ldnssand I’ll write to yon. St. Simon's Mills won't do without the state. Let us hear from our Canada friends again. Anna Forel MeKemie, Carthage, Alc.—Yly homo is near the Warrior rivir, and also not for distant from several hikes, which in spring are lovely; ti.eir banks being festooned with wild wlstlria; the long purple flowers hanging in graceftil bunches. There are several gins near here, all run by steam, and one grist mill being constructed to bo run by steam also. Alabama is fast improving, ami it Itcon tinucs will soon be tho most important one of the southern states, on account of its great mineral wealth. I will correspond with any of the cousins. Aunt Susie, enclosed find ten cents for your Bible from my sister Berta and myself, if there is room lor any more names. Victor Howard, Putnam county, Ga.—l thought I would write you a loiter like tho other little chil dren. The other day I stuck a nail in my foot; it made me sick two or three days. I was eight years old last April. 1 have never been to school but three months, but Mias Ina taught tne to rea l ami write. I love her and if sli o will tench mo next year 1 think I can write so you can read it better than this. Note—Your letter is written very nicely for.a little girl of eight years. Ida Finley, Walnut Ridge, Ark.—l live near tho busy little town of Walnut Ridge, situated on the Iron Mountain railroad. It has a population of about one thousand inhabitants. Although this is comparatively a new country, nc havo®oodsociety, very good schools anil churches. 1 uni in grent sympathy with Lula Clifton In regard toherc.ke, and if site will write to me I will answer, aud give her som? of my sad experiences. I saw a letter from an Alabama girl with my name; possibly we arc cousins. I have a greet many relatives In Ala bama. I will correspond with S. D. Freeman. Rosa Caldwell, Double Wells, Ark.—l am a new subscriber to The Constitution, but I like it the best of any paper I have ever read. I am a very little girl and 1 love to read your letters. My papu is a farmer, and he likes to read your paper. I milk the cows for mama and sweep the yards and help cook. My sister and 1 have three pet cats, Tom, Jumbo and Polly. I haye been going to school this summer and liked my teacher, since school lias been cut I spent a week in town with iny friends. Freddie Moore, Belgreen, Ala.—Siberia Is in tho northern part of Asia, and extends from Europe to the Pacific ocean. It Is larger than all Europe, but has very few inhabitants. The climate In the north is so cold that the mercury is frozen two months In the year. It Is milder in the southern part, and agri culture is carried on In tire valleys. Mining, trap ping, grazing and t rading are the occupations of the people. The mines are worked by the noble exiles and their descendants. Siberia belongs to the Kus slan empire,-and is the place of banishment for political offenders in Russia. It Is like British America and Labrador on our contencnt. Aunt Susie, this is my own writing nnd spelling. How will it do for a little boy seven years old? Your letter Is excellent und 1 am proud of you. Ila Dyer, Aurora, Ga.—You ask some one to tell about. Siberia, thought I would tell what I could. Siberia occupies tho northern part of Asia; Is bound ed north by the Arctic ocean; east by tho Behling sea; south by the Chinese Empire and west Ly Europe. It is a cold black country. Mun a says the whisky, like the milk; freezes. The winters uro lon ; and Intensely cold; 'tis thinly inhabited; the northern part Is crossed by Arctic circle; It is also a part of tho Russian empire. The chief products are metals, minerals, also furs and fossil lv< ry. Tiie principal towns are Gobalsk and Irkutsk, the principal rivers ato Lena, Zenlseo and Obi. Aunt Susie, 1 guess we cousins would alniort freeze in Siberia. Sister Fuura and rayself send a square for your quilt; ploiree stamp our names, and tell us If tin y will suit. Yourdwriptlon of Siberia Is very good. The squares are all right—many thanks. Corrie Hannon, Jnauin, 8. C.--I will give ushort sketch of Napoleon Bonaparte. Soon after the exe cution of Louis XVL a war broke tail In Euro|e. Six nations Bent armies against France, In tlie French army there was a young runn ininied Na poleon Bonaparte. When the war began he was an unknown and friendless youth, but he distinguished himself in every battle and >.erg• till the whole world had heaid of him. He win not n gorxl man, nor truly a wise man, hut he was ambitious. This caused him to b? a mighty conqueror, I can't fol low him In his marches, nor even number the victories which he won. Ho was culled tho "Mau of Destiny," because fate seemed to have ordained that he should always bo successful. But, In IMS the spell of his succesr began to be broken. He mardhed against the Russians but was defeated with great lots. Now he was forced to give up his crown. Napoleon's last battle was fought nt Water loo on the Bth of June, 1815; there he was utterly overthrown, and Franco also with him. The emperor was sent to dje on tho Island of Ht. Helena. Y’our letter Is very good, Lollio Hull, Round Top, Texa'r-I live In tho southern portion of Texas on Lababla prairie, where the Indians used to roam, but which la now culti vated by Germans, who have come over from Ger many to enjoy this free country. I got perfect hi my last examination, and I am going to try and get that cvety month. 1 will ask tho cousinsaquestion. Wirere was tho first Thanksgiving Celebrated? To tEe first one who answers tLh question, I will send a pretty card. 1 will close for this time. Minnie Button, fio'itie, Habersham county, Ga. As all tho girts aie plecelng you a square for your quilt I thought I would piece one too. I live In northeast Georgia in the mountains, ten miles from Clarksville, a thriving little town, and about twenty miles from Tallulah falls. 1 have neve? vtsl'e<l the falls, but I Intend to sometime; those who have say they are very benutlliil. Wo have two Sunday schools In reach of us, Loth Baptist, an*l one singing society. Well cousins, what have you all been do. Ing this yeari I have been going to school most of the time. I love to crochet, and spend most of my I time In crocheting. If loins of the cousins will ex- I change patterns with me, I will be glad, and also Dower seeds; I have morning glory and marigold seed a plenty;! Would like only pretty kind ofllower seed In exchange. “Ifollle McFarland, Hendi rson, Texas—J. Griee Duggar: Let inc suggest ' Pan Una” as, a name for your i>et colt. How many of the cousins have ever read “The Mill on the Floss?’’ I think It Is very Interesting, but It has a sol ending. I do dearly love to read, and 1 agree with Caryle when he said: “May Ini ’ sings bo upon the head of Cadinus, the ( Phoenicians, of who ever it was that Invented book?.” Has Rob Roy gone abroad? Why is he 1 sllorit so long? I guess many’of the cousins attend ed the expxisitlon und nad grain! times. 1 certainly enjoyed Betsy lliunllton’s <!■: .er.p ion of he trip. I would like to correspond with some uftheeousisit. Bessie 81ms, Concord, N. C.—Concord Isa pleasant* and thriving town; it has several'good schools and’ five white and live colored churches. lam not gox Ing to school now on account of mv health, f will answer the con in's riddle; “What Is blacker th, n 4 crow;" its feathers. I send you a ntckle; please let my name go in your Bible. Lion It right, Mt. Holly, Ark.—Father takes Tna - Constitution, and thinks it the best paper publish-’’ cl. Myself r.u ly. unger sister are constant reader* ot It: it omen's Kingdom, the children’s column and; Betsy Harnllton’s letters nro more eagerly sought and enjoyed than the news columns. lam a very< young housekceiur. Our mother has been deads several yen's. [ g,.q many valuable recipes and.* general lid.'imation through Woman’s Kingdom.' Enclosed is a dime Cor your Bible. Minilie I'batcher, Rudd, lowa—We are having w splendid mil, and hove It will continue. It is need-4, less to say we love the dear old Constitution. Il love to read tho cousins’ letters, and tho Woman’? Kingdom is very interesting; it has so many good? recipes 111 it. I would bcmuoh obliged to any of th« cousins if th -y will send ma a good dialogue and I will do as lunch for them If 1 have the opportunity.* We aro going to have an exhibition In our neighbor**' hood. Cousins, don’t you like to go to a good ex« idbltion? Ido. 1 camo to lowa four years ago. There is quite a difference In Ohio and lowa. Mattle L. Starr, Como, Miss.—l like to read the Woman's Kingdom and am always delighted with* theioiißins letters, so much so that I wauttojoin the band. My native state Is Alabama; my papsy moved to this state when I was two years old, so I do not remember anything about my old Alabama home. We have been in Mississippi twelve years. I tun not going to school now. I commenced the first, ot October, hud been going two weeks when my'i dear teacher, Mrs. Heath, was taken sick, and died t in one week lifter she was taken sick. Her pupils I all loved her so c.ucli; sire was so kind to us. lut tended amiirriaga at the Mothodist church at Como' yesterday morning at 7 o'clock; the church was, beautlfiilly decorated. I would like to correspond-' «1 h some of the cousins. Grace Vosbur .h. Chicago, TIL—How would you' like a northern 1 1 ice? I'apa has been reading some I of the cousins' southern letters, so I thought 1 would) just, write a short ci e aud tell yon what a beautiful snow storm wc had toilsy. It began at seven this morning and has snowed all day. I do not think ll should like to live tn Georgia, for 1 love tlie beanti-' fill snow so well. lam *.dull It Is winter, for I wns' sick with dyntlreria last spring and it lasted atlJ summer. The extreme warm weather was dreadful Some one said her ago was "sweet sixteen;” 1 am fifteen tn De ember, and lilt should Happen to bd “sweet” 1 will tell you about it. Am glad to welcome a northern niece; sorry so much of your letter is omitted; never w rite on but one si.’.o of your paper. Annie Holleman, Byron, Ga.—Napoleon Bona parte was born nt Ajitoctn on the Island of Corsica, on tlie 15th of August, 176:). Napoleon was also an important character iu the siege of Toulon. He first married Empress Josephine, und then married Marla Louise by proxy at Vienna. He was once banished end his mother sought refuge In Nice, and) afterwards in Marseilles. He was a brave man ofl great personal Intrepidity, but not fortunate he was' a donest and trustworthy man, but an Indifferent) general. I think lie was-sevinty-seveu years old when he died, but I nin not sure. Tiffs banishment* of Napoleon anil the parting with his soldiers Is al-* most the sadd st tl Ltg 1 ever read. A BAD INDIAN. From Outing. 1 f one were looking for a magnificent speci men of the much-tulked-of “Bad Indian,” Umapine) would bo the man. Reckless to thereat degree,! b» 1 Incss tempered with cunning, a longing for ex-: citement ami unlnial like restlessness are, or rathcrl were, his characteristics—for he law at Inst succeeds edln getting himself killed while ou a foray into Montana. lam sorry be is dead, for 1 had set my| heart on getting some sculptor to put him In bronze.' A more typical North American savage will not be found. H!b physical presence was Impressive. Ini the quietest and most unconscious way he would' stride up to a campfire or join a group, uiul everyone' instinctively gave him room, lie wns over six feet, in height, straight ns a young pine, a breadth of| shoulders and a chest that seemed as if they could breast an avalanche, and every movement, even tho! awing of his sinewy erms, tilled with that engine lino gracefulness, the po-try of a strength that! knew no limit, no flaw, end exulted in its ported-' tion, Ilka the play of a tiger. It is sometimes to be found Iu the tig, r are! lloneM, but only in th** nia i who has never worn clothes save a strip about the' waist, ami who has l*ecn cradled by the great rhyth-: mic movements of nature. 1 never saw human anl-l mutism Hutt iinprcsseil me as did Umapine’s, lie* wns not contented, n|**>nrently, unless he was kill-! ing somebody—in a letltlmatc wav, of course, nc« cording to his notion. 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