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BY MRS. WILLIAM KING.
[All letter! to this department and The Young Folks’ column must be addressed to Mn
William King, 480 Courtland avenue. Atlanta, Ga.j
Heart Growth.
In early days we passing fancies take.
Our love Is changing and our heart untrue
As butterflies that flit from flower to flower,
For fickle childhood ever seeks the new.
But as the years go by we come to feel
That scenes and faces strange, and all the
Can never be the same as those we’ve known,
And that “old tunes are sweetest, old
friends best.”
Cornelia Redmond, in The Ladies' Home
Journal.
A VISIT TO THE JERSEYS.
At Experiment Ga.—Butter and Cheese
making.
I promised in my article last week Yo
(fell you of my visit to the barn ami dairy
at Experiment, which gave me so much
pleasure that 1 wish to impart it if possible
to the women of our “kingdom.
There is nothing more beautiful than a
Jersey; as they turn and look at you with
their gentle eyes they remind you of a
gazelle. There is something so humane in
the expression that one feels akin to the
noble creature.
Mr. 11. G. Wing, the courteous gentleman
who has charge of the dairy department of
the farm, kindly explained the modus op
erand! of his department. They milk four
teen or fifteen cows. Jerseys ami llol
steins. When milking time comes the
cows are calk'd and each cow walks at
once to its own stall. They know Mr.
Wing's voice and are quiet and gentle un
der his hand. The milking process was
very interesting to me. as 1 had never seen
it done under any other circumstances than
a calf and a little negro, (or white child)
with a s;tick to every now and then hit
at the poor little animal, and when it was
allowed to get to the cow and had nearly
butted its head off nudging the mother,
it was dragged off by main force in about
two minutes, dragging the cow's teat out
half a yard long, till it looked as if it was
made of India rubber. This had been my
idea of milking a cow, but when I saw a
gentleman quietly bring a milking stool,
go in the stall ami politely request the cow
to stand to one side, take his seat and ii.i
both hands cause two stream- of gglden
fluid to flow into the bucket beneath, I
felt like the country fellow who went to
New York for the first time and when
crossing the ferry from Jersey City lie
saw his surroundings. he could
only exclaim: “Well, this do beat all. I
could appreciate that feeling when I saw
the milkin- of Mr. Wing. So interested
was 1 that I had a chair and went from
stall to stall until the last cow was milked.
I was then tatter the weighing of the milk,
it is not measured but weight'd) invited to
the dairy to see the cream separated. from
lite milk, while at the barn t lie milk was
strained. two.large cans with cheesecloth
tied over them received each bucket of
milk as taken from the cow; it is then ready
tor the dairy, 1 wish I could describe the
machine used for separating the milk and
cream, but fear 1 cannot: J will try ami give
you at least an idea: A large circular can
is fastened dowti to a table and the machin
ery is turned by a crank, the milk is poured
nto the can. then' is a small flutter machine
that revolves ItiJHiO times a minute and it
is this that does the separation, (no; 1 find
1 cannot desertin' the process), two pipes ex
tend from the can on different sides, from
one flows the cream and from the oilier the
milk; after the crank had been turned a
few minutes and the proper velocity attain
ed. the separation begins, and the milk
being the lightest pours out more freely.
When all the cream has been separated,
the milk is given to the pigs, and when I
asked, in much surprise, why that was
done, 1 was told that it was skimmed mill;
and not lit for use, but it looked so much
like all the milk we city folks have to buy
at 5 cents a pint, that it rather hurt me
to think of the pigs getting all that good
milk. .
As I was present at tin' evening milking
1 was promised a sight of the butter making
next day. ami was called when all was
ready, l ib' dairy is a two-slory building,
the lower part being cemented sides and
floor ami a pump in tTie center, the water
brought from a spring by means of a hy
draulic ram. The churn used was a barrel
churn holding twenty gallons. Usually
from four to eight gallons are churned at
a time. The ereaili (no milk) was put in
and the temperature taken, which was 6-1,
the churning was then commenced". After
revolving a few moments there was a small
stopper taken out to allow the gas or con
densed air to escape, as the cream swells.
This was done several film's, then the regu
lar revolving of the barrel began. In just
twelve minutes by- my watch' the milk be
gan to break —we could hear it and in
exactly fourteen minutes from the first
revolution of the churn the butter had
come. We asked him how much butter
he would make from the cream, which
appeared to be about three gallons, and he
said five pounds, and had already
weighed his salt, one ounce to
the pound. I mention this to
h-i you see how- accurately everything is
done.
When the churning was finished the tem
perature was again taken and was (14, the
same as when begun -the churn was then
uncorked and the milk drawn off: the
water from the pump passing through a
rubber pipe was then turned on the butter,
it is not touched by hand, paddle or any
thing. this first water is then let off and
more flows in, and this is done until the
last water is as perfectly- clear as the first
that is used. Now the better is ready to dip
up and looks like grams of gold, every
grain seems to stand to itself, and not
one is lost, it is dipped up in a drainer and
placed on a V shaped wooden case and
rolled with a long wooden roller, the hand
never once touches it. Mr. Wing rolled it out
as you would pie crust, sprinkled in the
salt, turned it over as you would dough, and
so on until all the salt is worked in and
the butter ready for the molds, which hold
one pound. The molds are first put into
hot water, (this is to keep butter from
sticking) then into cold water, the butter
is then put in. patted down., then a stamp
that has Experiment, Ga.. on it —pressed
on. and the butter slipped out and laid
aside, not once was the hand touched
to it.
So accurate is everything that when the
butter making was over the amount of but
ter made was within a fraction of an ounce
of what he said it would be.
A few words now on what 1 learned on
calves, milk. etc. 1 saw two little baby
calves that had just been killed, and. upon
inquiry, found that they were only two days
old. They were male calves, not wanted,
and hence killed. The mother of one of
was a Holstein cow that look
ed almost as large as a small elephant.
Her hag was the most immense one I ever
saw.
If a calf is to be raised they arc taken
from the yow at a day and raised by hand.
Thej*-w!ll at once drink milk from a bucket.
The cow stops fretting and does much bet
ter. There has always been much differ
ence of opinion as to how soon a cow’s
milk ought to be used after the birth of a
calf. Great was my surprise to hear that
after tin 1 seventh milking the milk
was considered as good as it would be in
seven weeks. Surely the world is progress
ing and old ideas are exploded. I asked my
self the question, “What won’t science do?”
even alter the milk of a cow.
One of the most interesting features of
the dairy department of Experiment is
that any one visiting to learn dairying can
go there and get all the instructions free,
the only expense being their board. Every
instruction is given, butter and cheese mak
ing and everything pertaining to cows. I
regretted that 1 was too late to see cheese
made, but laid the pleasure of tasting some
of the delightful cheese that had been made
some months ago.
Last summer a young lady from Talbot
county wrote to know if sTie could be
taught dairying. Heing answered in the
aflirmjtiv® shs <'«ree aaj w<hi» work In
earnest. made luT aprons and showed ev
ery desire to learn. She milked the cows,
made cheese and butter and spent a month
devoting her whole time to the work, go
ing away fully convinced that there was
considerable profit in dairying.
Only the week before I visited the farm
nil of the cows had been dehorned. I vra»
sorry I could not see it. I was shown the
machine used and had expluined to me
how the cow’s head was confined, and in
a minute the operation fs over. With a
sharp saw the horns are removed. This is
done as "the cows sometimes light and
worry each other aiuT after their horns are
removed the most fractious cow becomes
more quiet and easily managed. Tn calves
caustic is applied when the calf is only a
ft'W days old and the little stub that would
be a horn is treated, and it never matures
into a horn.
I shall never forget the delightful morn
ing spent in the dairy of Experiment, the
novelty- of all I saw making it doubly in
teresting. Mrs. "William King.
CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE KINGDOM
A Gossipy Exchange of Views Among the
I.allies for Themselves
Note—Let ters written on both sides of ths paper
cann<>; be printed.
"Will riie correspondents of this column please
address their Jotters te -180 Courtland avenue,
and not 400. This is the lie l number of my
house, and all letters must be addressed to No.
480.
Read and Remember.
We cannot, advertise in this department
Several letters have been received this week
ottering articles and mentioning a fixed price;
we leave out al! such letters; do not object to
simple exchanges, but oil.er oilers will be left
Mrs. 11. A. Dobson, Stanley's Creek, N. C.—-
Can any reader of The (institution give me any
information of Janies L. Dobson'; When last
heard from, two years ago, next June, he was
al Itirmiliglianq Ala. I am an invalid and in
formation concerning my only boy, will be
gladly received.
Mrs. Jane Lyle, Eclectic, Ala. Like many
others have come Io express my gratitude to
the dear old Kingdom. I think The Constitu
tion one of the best papers of the south. I
want some of the sisters of the Kingdom
io give me some information in varying on a
ladies’ aid society. I am in a neighborhood
that needs some, and 1 have never had the
chance of attending one, I feel like I want
to do some good for the Lord; I hope to hear
from some one soon.
Mrs. E. V. Itnmsower, Valley Springs. Tex.
—I read with great interest The Constitution,
and having noticed where so ninny learned
the whereabouts of their relatives and
friends. I thought it might be possible I
could learn something about my Uncle Frank
Lamb. !!<• left home about sixteen years
ago to help drive a herd of cattle to Kansas,
ami has never been heard of since. Any in
formation concerning him would be gladly
received by his poor old crippled mother.
If any one should see this who knows him
and will write to me 1 will return the post
age.
It. I*. Holland, Greenbrier, Miss.—Wants to
find out where the children of the late Clem
Davis, of Walker county, Ga. When last
heard from there w ere five girls living. The
oldest girl. Elizabeth, married a man named
James Anderson, and was living in the state
of Kansas. Have not heard anything about
them since- the war. Any information con
cerning them will be greatly appreciated.
W. C .Bates, Owens, Miss. —Will lie very
thankful to any one giving him any informa
tion concerning his brother. T. T. Bates.
When lasi heard from ho was in Denver, Col.,
lie expected to visit New Mexico after he
went, to Colorado, which lias been about
twelve years ago.
Mrs. W. P. Nelson, Sunshine, Ala.—As 1
was called very hurriedly from home to North
Carolina by the illness of my dear mother, I
could not finish sending flowers to many of
the sisters who send stamps. If I tint spared
to retnrn 1 will most assuredly liquidate iny
obligations to all. To my host of floral
friends 1 wish to return my grateful thanks
fur the many kind letters and nice flowers
received. Let me recommend to all ex
changers a wise plan, viz.: Write your ad
dress plainly on tin- outside cover of packages.
I have received many packages of flowers
not a flower labelled, nor any clue as Io the
donor. To all such persons I appear very un
grateful, as I know not when' to waft my
thanks.
Miss Virgie 15. Ogden. Marietta. Ga. -I
wish that all the sisters could see a quilt, de
sign that I have lately had given to me. As
a rule, quilt making is tedious ami after they
are pieced they will lie around for months
before they are quilted With this plan yon
do the piecing and quilting at the same time,
though it is nothing like tin* log cabin neith
er is a bolder necessary. It is prettier with
out a border. It is impossible to make one
understand it from a description. It can be
made of ill wool, silk, velvet or calico. No
lady could fail to be delighted. Any sister
sending me a package of all-wool scraps will
receive by return mail a square entirely
completed. They can at a glance understand
the construction.
Although I do not exact any certain quan
tity of scraps, I feel sure that the sisters
will be just with me ami send enough to com
pensate me for my trouble in making the
square. Please lie careful and send no scraps
with a suspicion of cotton, as I have decided
to use maie except of the best quality.
Note Having received a sample square of
this quilt. 1 can add m.v testimony as to .its
luing very pretty and something entirely dif
ferent from any quilt square I ever saw, the
very novelty making it pretty.—Editor.
Mrs. F. E. A. E., Eureka. Tex.—l often
see letters mourning the death of a sweet,
babe >r lovely child, which makes my heart
bleed afresh with thoughts of my own loved
ones that long ago passed from my care to
that of a more tender, allwise aiid loving
father. I’ut when I reflect on it I know
it was for Iho best, and it is a sweet thought
to know that they are already saved and
have net Hie sins and temptations of this
life to contend with, but saved through His
love ami tender mercies to them. Sisters.
I have a sacred drawci’ filled with relics of
my loved ones, that I could not willingly
part with, it would seem sacriligious to me
to do so for there I can view them and
bring back vivid recollections of their sweet
lives and they seem to draw mo upward
ami onward to that blissful abode where
Christ said, except ye become as a little
child ye cannot enter therein. Now, I feel
we ought to thank God that ho has been
so merciful to our darlings and shielded
them from the snares of this sin-polluted
world. For if they bad been left to our
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: MAY 2, 1893.
care, oh who can tell what might.
their fate. Then et us try to d*
by (hose we have left, and leave
God. ifr
EXCHANGE EIST.
E. W. Gordon, Moreland, Ga., t
celed stamps to exchange for pansie
or any kind of seed.
Annie Thompson, Repton, Ala-, b
yards of lace one-half inch wide to e.
for two and a half yards of red velv
Miss Mattie Vernon, Mayfield, Mi
crayon a life-size portrait lor any o,
ing six yards of pink surah silk,
first.
Mrs. Peter Mcßride, Long Po. i
Ims geese feathers to exchange loi
tiling of equal value. \\ rite win 4
have.
Mrs. W. A. Castley, Guide, Tex., wishes
to exchange a rug needle for anything of
equal value, or useful. Write for partic
ulars.
J. M. Carroll, Narcossee, Fla., has rare
Florida flowers to exchange for sunflower
seed, rooted roses and dahlia bulbs. Write
for list.
Mrs. Due Truitt, Huntsville, Ala.,4»’iß
exchange double tiger and xVhite lilies 'il |
double sunflowers, for silk, velvet, or v. t.-J
ed. scraps.
Mrs. L. G. Randolph. Springton, Tex.,
wishes to exchange white ring-necked Eng
lish doves for anything of equal value.
Write first.
Miss Laura Long, Bexar. Tex., has pat
terns of draped princess dress and other
patterns to exchange for anything useful
or ornamental.
Postmaster, Gaysport. 0., will give a!
good novel for two United. Stales coppe
cents, or three pennies, or five small for
eign copper coins.
11. Cameron, Eastman. Ga., has 42a vyl
liable foreign stamps, with new stamp
bum, to exchange lor any six cloth bouul
standard novels or offers.
Mrs. G. 11. Hammond. Truett, Ala.
has Eagle typewriter to exchange for book;-
etc.; Constitution premium books prefers
ed. Write what you have.
Miss L. Gradick. Red Banks, S. C.. h;»
samples of crochet and quilt patterns t>
exchange for gladioli bulbs, cacti. iiiselua,
tube-rose bulbs, and geranium cuttings.
Mrs. W. A- McKenney, 803 Chestnt
street, Chattanooga, Tenn., has one sampj
Case Caligraph, one shorthand machine, t>
exchange for poultry or colt.
Mrs. G. F. Richards, Stanley’s creel,
N. C., lias nice recipe for putting up frui,
no expense, no trouble, to exchange for twi
yards of good calico or bleaching.
Miss Willis, Box IOS, Greenesboro, (la,
will exchange music, flower seed, sci:i!3
or anything of equal value for 11. A. Wa
lenhauft’s ‘Gram! March de Concert.
Frank Bowen, box 62, Inka, Miss., wil
exchange books such as “King Solomons
Mines.” “Allen Quarterman." "Mahomet,
and others, for confederate bills, stamps <r
bonds.
Miss r.'iftio D. Thorne, Airlie. N. C., h:s
an invalid roller chair to exchange in'
something of equal value. Chair cost •>-!::
nearly new. Write with siamp enclose!
for particulars.
Mrs. A. Black, 55 Washington street
Greenville, S. <’.. has Parisian tailor sys
tem of dross cutting, with book of directions,
to exchange for lace curtains, rug or any
thing of equal value.
Mrs. M. E. Webb. Fayetteville. Tex.,
has toy harness, stocking bag and buttpn
bag to exchange for Easter lily bulbs find
geranium, also quilt and toy animal pattenns
for canceled stamps.
I,eo Robertson, Health Spring. S. C.. has
rare stamps and a few Snanish coins,
date 1773, also rare United States coins,
to exehnge for anything useful. Writ*
what yon have for exchange.
Mrs. IT. M. Statley. Rin_can. Eflingham
county, Georgia, has a sn>-<lollar Howe
sowing machine to exchange for two cows
with calves. A lot of furniture for Pekin
ducks, bronze turkeys, pur" bald geese or
fowl eggs, also confederate money, bank
notes. issued before the war. for pigs of
fine stock. Many other things for exchange.
"Write for list.
Confederate Soldiers, Attention !
The undersigned, as captain of the 150tli
regiment. New York Infantry, nineteenth army
corps, was taken prisoner by the troops on the
left of the confederate line (Rhodes and
Gordon's) during th" charge of Hie forenoon
at tlie battle of Winchester. Va.. September
10. l.Stil, and lost his sword (a cavalry saber
with steel scabbard) and licit and a small
canteen both of which had his initials or
name mi. A very liberal reward will be paid
for their return. W. F. TTEMANN
196 St. John’s Place, Brooklyn, N. 1.
may 2—wk 2t
A Song with a Difference.
Cyclones lilowin' through the west an twist
in’ off the trees —
(I lie cverlastin’ weather on the run;
An' Georgia jes a-dreamln' in the blossoms
an’ the breeze
An’ her mockin’ birds a-singin’ in the sun!
Singin’ in the sun,
Havin’ lots o’ fun—
Singin’ in the blossoms
An’ singin' in the sun!
Other folks a-fightin* an’ a-fumin’ ’bout the
fish,
Jes’ to keep the other folks away;
An Georgia b.v the river with her tackle
goin’ “swish!”
An’ shootiu’ alligators every day!
Fishin’ every day,
Happy on the way—
Shootin’ alligators
An’ stuffin’ ’em fer pay!
Other folks a-farmin’ an' a-thinkin’ they are
right,
Lookin’ at the corn a-growln’ tall;
Au’ Georgia jes a-dreamin’ in her fleecy
fields of white , .
Os six cents fer her cotton in the fall!
Dreamin’ day an night
In her fields o’ white -
Six cents fer her cotton,
An’ the money out o’ sighH
A Shower of Esses.
Last Saturday's Sunny South contains a
story of nearly twelve hundred words, each
word of which begins with llie letter S. it
is a curious and interesting literary feat.
'Hie confederate veterans are taking great
Interest in the “War Department" of this
popular old weekly called “ 1 h<* Blue 11ml the
Gray.” That page is crowded constantly with
original and true war stories, many of which
are excellent in style and of no inconsider
able historical value. Many deeds of in
dividual prowess hitherto overlooked are being
recorded in The Sunny South, and we direct
Hie attention of the old soldiers of the south
to the successful effort wliieli the zealous
and enterprising editor is making to gather
and preserve from the lips and pens of living
witnesses the multitude of wat incidents and
episodes which are in danger of being lost to
posterity. Send him your reminiscences.
A Good Reason.
From Vogue.
“Why do vou ask mo for m.v autograph?”
asked ‘the poet. Who liked to hear words ot
P r "lieenuse you are the only one who can
write it.” said the applicant meekly.
Hni-sb.
From Truth.
Charlie-1 don’t understand why fortune
has never smiled on me.
Ethel Knox—She must have overlooked
you. else she had laughed alomL
Piso's Remedy tor catarrh Is the HI
Rest, Easiest to Vse, and Cheapest.
UM Sold by druggists or sent by mail. gjH
Dm soc. E. T. Hazeltlne, Warrei* Pa. gg
Name this papre , decs—wky
K-'IMATIC women.
A o >
U ,nd Plain Advice—Home Ex
‘ .I,'! t Will Lim’ier Stiff Joints.
’
'incline to give aching women
rheumatism before 1 reline
op
/ 0,/ n is safe in one form of rheutism
,s Qly—inflammatory. But if it be your
'J,jat aches with rheumatic pam, you
''. ss consider yourself heavily afflicted,
7 ‘m cannot do your daily work without,
‘special joint. You should felicitire
elf instead that necessity obliges you
.'■i your arm and keep the painful joint
motion. Recall how much worse is the
in the morning after the night s in
action of the hand.
I If you are conscious that you have become
1 liable to rheumatic attacks, you ought to
give your habits of lite a serious overhaul
ing. Rules for eating and drinking. Work
ing, resting and bathing must be made and
carried out.
1 have heard that Japanese women suffer
ft'om rheumatism because they take so
liianv steaming hot baths. But
plenty of baths you must have,
either cgld or hot, that the
skin may perform its excretory functions
j and rid you ot your waste. If you Jive in
1 town where dust and germs are constantly
i ustir a Saturday night, baths is little better
I than no bath at all.
1 Mineral waters prescribed us drinks for
rheumatism are of no value unaccompanied
by exercise and baths.
Rheumatic people must avoid sweets
Beef, too, is best left out. of your diet, rat
meats should be eaten seldom. No meat
should be eaten oftener than onc<> a day.
Women's habits of carelessness dispose
them toward rheumatism. They sit. with
stockings <>ti ami skirts, and tlwy sit
in draughts. Many are careless of then
health from*Very unselfishness. 'lhousands
have no time to take precautions, r.very
physician knows that there are myriads of
women who are too tired to observe inles
of eating, sleeping, bathing and exercise.
Their stomachs cease Io digest, their skills
lose tone so that they take cold easily. Iheir
muscles break down. It seems almost use
less to cry aloud in the ears of these hur
ried and tired women:
“Save a little energy for future years;
ns yon advance in life you will find increas
ing difficulty in keeping your system in
1 "Yet the time used up today in exercise
would be regaied toinorrnow or next weejc.
Trennment for < luonic Rheumatism.
If you have chronic rheumatism and are
already stiff, you best cure yourself by
swift means, send for a good masseure,
and have massage every morning before
vour day’s work begins. If you bye in
;.,.rtaiu ‘great cities, there are ms ituteis
where you can go and let maelnues km a.I.
pound, tap and roll your muscles until jou
feel like a new erat tire.
If von cannot afford this luxury, you needs
must do the work for yourself. Jou can
not give yourself massage very xvell, but.
von can take exercises.
If the rhetimatisin is in the lower limbs
begin treatment with the ,1?
vourself in n low , res , t ,’ h *A cn
vour leg on a hassock, and rotate the ankh
forty times outwards ami forty tunes up
wards. Then bend it upwards and down
wards against the r.'sistanee which you can
make with your own hands. I nub it
press it. knead it as deeply as you would
knead dough, rub it from the toes to the
knee, then bathe it in hot soda water and
g, Do the same thing for any s<;re joint not
actually inflamed, give yourself half an hour
of your day.
Muscular Rheumatism.
If you have purely muscular rheumatism
between the shoulders or in the back, take
the following exercise:
(1.) Stand facing your doorway bar placed
at the height of your waist. I lauds on hips,
lingers forward, heels together. Bend lor
ward from the waist as far as possible, lean
ing on the bar, keeping the knees stiff ami
the eyes on the ceiling. Now do vigorous
arm movements, upward, outxvard and back
ward, with all the force possible.
(2.) Stand with your back to the bar, and
bend backward as far ns possible over it,
doing the same movements with the arms.
(3.) Hands on hips as before, shoulders
well back, and rotate the upper part, of your
body on the hips as a pivot. Bend well for
ward, to the right, backward, to the left
and forward again. Describe as large a cir
cle witli your head as possible. \\ hen you are
dizzy from rotating m one direction then
untwist.
(4.) Lie on a table or bench, face down,
your feet held down b.v some person or thing.
With your hands on your hips, try to raise
your body by bending your back backwards.
After you can do this well, try to turn tha
body while you raise it.
(5.) Rheumatism of the hip requires a leg
and hip movement. Lie on your back and
rotate each leg in turn and then together,
making a large perfect circle in each direc
tion.
(6.) A treadle motion in great moderation is
good for muscular rheumatism in knees and
ankles. Climbing stairs is an excellent exer
cise. Also long mountain walks.
(7) Whatever exercise you take must be in
a well-ventilated room, and let ns much at
tention be paid to the breathing as to the
“movement.” Finish every set of exercises
with long, full, lung expansion, and you
will soon learn the value of oxygen for
rheumatism.
C’itiiHOH of I* hen mot ism.
And now what is the cause of rheuma
tism? and why adopt treatment b.v exer
cises? The cause is an excess of lactic
acid in the system.
This excess may be due to failure in
digestion; or to some want of tone in the
nerve centers which preside over assimila
tion of food. There may be little rheuma
tism microbe—who knows? but if one should
be found who could tell wjjy it attacks one
joint and not another?
It is enough for all practical preven
tive purposes to know that people who are
exposed to changes of weather and of tem
perature, and at the same time allow them
selves to become very tired--too tired to
<eep warm or to digest their food —are the
people who suffer from rheumatism.
Acute o’- li.ibimt Kh«*uiu:<t
If your rheumatism is acute (he joint
must be kept absolutely quiet until the in
lia immit io’i <,a- s.J,snieii.
If you have lumbago or stiff neck, or in
tercostal rheumatism so sharp as to make
you fear heart disease of pleurisy, or if the
pain has attacked your face or head, you
may take a Turkish bath; or you may ap
ply blisters and get yourself into a Lull per
spiration. As soon as the severity ot the
attack has passed, send for the masseure
or go to work in your "home gymnasium.
In ( »••<' of Gout.
As for gout, many of our generation suf
fer from itie sins >1 our tritlf'i's o'i" gm.‘l
fathers. Too much roast beef and red wine
made our ancestors "portly.” They over
ate, over-drank and have transmitted to
their children not only gout but also au
epicurean taste in food.
An open air life, regular exercise and reg
ular hours will do all that can be done to
counteract a natural tendency to gout.
Form a habit of eating simple and snb
stwntial food—the finer kind of meat, eggs
n> am! .0-1 'fs but as little *■'
a' vstarchv vegetables as possible: no h"t
r A 'xr‘“ dcifseake'.oonnre’nightu.vxvg
rM.i.’Aio "fried cakes,” no corn bread;
nothing Stale or highly seasoned, but plenty
of (milk and mineral water, green xegetabli s,
brl.ad u'ul but* ’f. 'th n-sli " *'* ...
tri This diet, habitual and reguhu. will
tri* Xfornt a gouty invalid into a type ot
he:» iiiv womanhood, anti make an ange t<
be Hgbf one who has felt irritable beyond
enl ini'N'C. „ TT
*• Kate C. Hi nn, M. L>.
DRESSED ON THE PLATFORM.
Aa h First Experience In i» Sleeping Car.
' A Drummer's Yarn.
Fr< I’lie Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
'• | S Turner scarcely ever strikes town
w some amusing incident to relate about
h " Thomas travels for Clafk, and there
better known "drummers” in the
'Io arrived in the eitv last week
in the northern part of the state,
it." lie said to a party of congenial
>rlv la the month. 1 was on the
'eiitral, not far from Buffalo. The
'• wrts nearly full. We stopped
' *T an old man with a map of
■tv/>p Ids face got on board
the porter. He
piled up a lot of baggage, and then asked
whether he could not go to bed.
" ‘lf you will go away for a few minutes,
■aid the porter. Til make up your berth.
“The old fellow took a little hand-bag and
walked up and down the car, apparently look
ing for something. Then he disappeared
through the door. The porter made up tar,
berth and arranged the curtains. It was the
first berth to lie made up.
“Presently old St. Lawrence, ns we called
him appeared at tin' end of the ''ar with a
pile of clothes hanging over one arm. his knots
tn one hand. Ills collar and socks in the otuer.
He had nothing on but a gray flannel night
shirt, that just covered Ids knees. He looked
around the car and then made a rush for his
berth. „ ,
“Everybody roared. His feet were bare,
ntid we' could sec the snow melting on his
calves ami ankles. He drew his curtains
and remained silent for a few seconds. Then
hfs head appeared before the curtains.
“ ‘lh’V voting man!’ he cried to-the porter.
‘l’ll lie" ’goslr durned if this company liain’t
the meanest I ever struck.’ ,
■* ’Why, what's the matter? asked the
P °u l qy ( . ) ] thunder, they ought’er give us
a, decenter place to undress than them cold
steps out there betwixt the cars.
“\\e found out Unit the old duffer had un
dressed on the platform, which was covered
with six inches of snow.” •_
TALK OF TITE DAY.
Did it ever occur to you how short time Is,
when measured by the standard of human
life?
It is true that standing at one end of a
lino of men not Larger than the average mill
tary company, you could almost talk in a
whisper to your great grandfather,' Adam,
while within reach of your arm you could
catch Moses or Julius Caesar by the coat
sleeve, and ask them to dress up, in Hie lan
guage of the drill.
Tin's fact lias been suggested by the visit of
of the Duke de Veragna the lineal descend
ant of Columbus, who is just now the honored
guest of tile nation. We have been accustom
ed to regard Columbus as belonging to ancient)
history. Before the date of I lie American rev
olution lie was merely a schoolbook figure
to l>e marveled at, lint never to lie thought of
as within the memory of man. When Co
lumbus set sail to discover these shores the
amours of Henry Vlfl had not made them
selves manifest, and his half dozen wives had
not realized that their heads were not their
own. Napoleon had not yet arisen to upset
the fabric of existing government, and most
of tile incidents wliii-li so agitated the great
grandfathers of the present generation had not.
taken shape. Buried beneath so much that
has come to be regarded as history. Columbus
was, indeed, a back number. And yet, here
comes Ids descendant, who is only ten lives
removed from his distinguished ancestor. An
ordinary base ball nine, with manager Mur
ray standing at one end could establish a lino
of communication witli the great discoverer,
and could hear the echoes of that first consul
tation witli Hie strange red men, who were
named Indians under the mistaken notion
that they were natives of the Indies.
Christopher Columbus was past middle life
when lie started upon his voyage of discovery
in 14!)2. His eleventh descendant, the Duke
Veragua, was born in 1833. His son has
long ago reached maturity, ami for the pur
pose of this calculation it may lie assumed
that 500 years will have elapsed from th"
birth of Columbus to the death of the young
man. and that twelve lives represent that
space of time. At the same rate the twenty
fourth ancestor of the average Engllshinan
was hilling in the woods with the yet unde
veloped Alfred the Great. Forty eight ances
tors would take him through a maze of de
scent that he could not be expected to recog
nize, and would bring him back to the time
when Pontius Pilate prided himself upon l>e
ing a potentate entitled to some respect.
Following the line of descent further back,
twenty-four more lives would bring him ba< k
to the time when he would lie standing by
some roadside watching Abraham taking Sa
ra down into Egypt, and lie might have over
heard the conversation ill which it was agreed
that Sarah should pull Hie wool
over the king's eyes by passing
of as the sister of the nvin witli
whom she was traveling. Twenty-four more
ancestors ami the common father of humanity
"Would be reached and as the children of
Adam, in his august presence, i here would be
no distinction save that of age between bis
numerous brood of grandchildren. I bus it.
will be soon that every man now living would
only have ninety-six ancestors to hunt up,
when lie would find himself under the protect
ed Adam's wing.
Some Georgia Nuggets.
All the good men are not in the cemetery
hut they’re living mighty convenient to it.
Some men cast their bread upon Hie wa
ters only to hook the fish that nibble at it.
“All the world's a stage” and some men
are trying to see why can play the devil
best.
God once made a world for one man; but
instead of being grateful, the man wont to
growling because he eoiildn t go visiting.
There’s a peck of happiness to every pint
of misery in this world, but some folks are
in the retail business and find the pint meas
ure handier.
Don’t growl because another man wants
half the sidewalk: there is room -enough in
this world for double tracks all along the
way.
A Lesson in Natural History.
From The Fllegende Blaetter.
Teacher-AVliat is the use of a watch dog,
John?
John To guard the house by night, sir.
Teacher—M'liat does lie do when a stranger
approaches the house by night?
John —He barks, sir.
Teacher—Does lie aW” bl "' k wheu the mas
ter of the house, your papa, for example,
comes home
John- No, sir.
Teacher—Why not?
John Because my papa never conies home
until near morning.
Willing That He Should Go Home with Them.
From Tile Atchison Globe.
If a girl asks other girls to come over on
the evening that a young man is to call on
her, il is a sign that sue doesn't care fur
him.
—
She Knew Why.
From The New York Herald.
Mrs. .Matehem Why didn’t you marry
her? She is such a sensible girl.
Hewman —Yes, that s just the trouble.
AGlinipsc of Society in Kansas.
From The Atchison Globe.
Wives are warned to keep an eye on .the
holes in their husband's shirts. The men
are beginning to go round in their shirt
sleeves.
Toney Dudley died at his home, in North
ampton county, North Carolina, recently
aged 108.
Are They
• Z' y Dangerous
iTA / —the imi-
find out ?
A few washings with them
won’t show any damage. It’s
only after some months, "when
your clothes go to pieces sud
denly, that the danger can be
seen and proved.
Arc you willing- to risk your
own clothes in the experiment?
Use the original washing com
pound—Pearline. All the
others arc founded upon that.
Will it pay to use these imita
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may offer—prize packages,
cheap prices, or whatever it
may be—and put it against
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Our faultless razor No. 20 is handforged
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Our Faultless Razor No. 28.
Our faultless razor No. 2S is just like the
above with the exception that the blade is
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Our Strop.
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We will send yon a pair of eight-inch
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Button Hole Scissors.
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