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MRS .WILLIAM KJHG.
480 (pourtlapd five., fitlaryta, Qa.
IF WE BELIEVED.
Jf we believed. we should arise and sing.
Dropping our burdens at His pierced
feet.
Sorrow would flee, and weariness take
wing.
Hard thing* Stow fa»r. and bitter wa
terf sweet.
If we believed, what room for fear or
care
Within His arms, safe aheltered on His
breast?
Fracs* for our pain, and hope for our
despair.
Is shat He m«ant who said. "1 give
the# rest.”
Why linger, turn away, or Idly grieve?
Where els- is rest-the soul s suprem
Grandly He offers, meanly we receive;
Yet love that gives us rest Is iove In
deed. ,
The love that rests—say. shall it not do
mon ?
Make haste, sad soul, thy heritage to
claim.
It ealms, it heal*: It bears what erst ye
And marks thy burdens with His own
dear name.
Carried in Him and for Him. can they
harm
Or pr.«* thee sore, or prove • weary
weight ?
N.-.v. nay; Inte thy life HI tdesned calm
Shall «in>i». at.d thou no more be deso-
Xe more w -h downcast eves go falter
ing on.
Alone and si. k at heart atjd closely
press.-4.
Thv . bains shall break, thy heavy heart
b- gone.
F r He who call* to thee w'll “give thee
rest.”
MARY UWE DICKINSON.
THE DUTIES OF WIVES.
Did I proni’se to say something about
th. duties of wives? Yes. I believe I did.
but first I think I will.have to put my
aelf straight with some «.f the sisters. 1
<l—»"t think thev altogether understood
r..e when I said, "a man was too mean
to lit.- that would let his wife get up and
make fires and draw water”—probably 1
have qualified it by «aying “unless
th re Ss s-.m.- good reason for It."
I don’t think there is any reason why a
man should not make the tires for his
wife and draw the \y. ter -it would only
take a f. u minu'.' s b« fore he went to Ids
daily laliors. and would be the greatest
h.-ip he .-..aid give her; then she would
l-e r-adv for h.-r own part of the wort
-1 gu<-s if we were to investigate this
suhjh.-t very thoroughly we would find
fu*t a* tnanv lazy. self-indulgent wives ns
then- am indtffer. nt husbands. There are
duties to be p rfortned by each, and
where a man and woman love each other
these duties never conflict—they both are
willing t«. make «acrili> > s and h Ip each
other. If a woman is strong and has
h« »h. them is no reason why she sh mid
not assume all her household dull-.«. A
bus and has enough manual labor Io per-
f. have some r» ~t when ho < .:»• -
Imo the house, and'no wife should sit
Idly and wait for Idm to come and do
what she ought to have done. In sum
ming up a wife’s duties, it would
verv h rd for any one hut the wife her
self to Judge of what they should l»c. and
If them should t-e any doubts on th**
sutti.i t Solomon makes it plain In Li -
pralse and prop. rti« s of a good wife,
last.!, what he says: "She look* th well to
the ways of her hous-hold, and eateth
not the br. ad of id > ness. She l.tyeth
L<r ha;. Is to the spindle and her hand
hold the distaff. She seek th wool and
flax. and work, th willingly w ith her
hands. Site ris.-th while it u yet night,
and gv. th meat to h*c household. Her
. hCdr. ii rise up and call h r Id. -«ed. her
husband also. and he prat- lli 1.. r."
Here we have not only the work of a
g. wife, but arc assured she "work
«th willingly with her hands.”
I nwilling work is twice as heavy as
work d..ne willingly, if wives would ac
cept the duties of their daily work with
a .h.orful spirit it would come easier.
I know that often the ’’spirit is willing,
but the flesh is weak ” I have long since
!■ . rned that fretting and complaining
don’t help things. There Is only one way
—take up our duties bravely and cheer
fully and do our part in the great bat
tle of life and the site that does this
■ ■■■ fe*l that th- wise man is right when
• th. i.- rt • ( h. r . '
safely trust In her." and "she will do
him good, and not evil, all the days of
♦ K
THAT MAGIC LANTERN.
We are very sure that the sisters and
children win. were s>» kind as to send
•-onlributions to buy a magi, lantern
for Miss Maxie Thomas in Japan will be
tery glad tu know the am. unt is al
last made up. ami we are about to s.-nd
it. I felt wry proud that my worn. :i
and children were able to h. Ip in this
good work. Miss Thomas will be ab.-
to teach to p.e»r little heathens to much
gr.at«r advantage. Last Sabbath a gen
tleman brought a tiny little g;rl into my
/hundreds
of thousands
of people are enthusiastic
n-aders of
!! The Ladies’ Home Journal
The Saturday Evening Post
And hundreds of thousands
J more are. undoubtedly, very
nearly on the point of sub
fl scribing to one or both of these
high-class periodicals.
That is why it is so easy to
secure subscriptions to them.
It does not require much talk.
Sometimes only a request and
sometimes a few words of
argument.
We want reliable agents in
every town.
Large commissions, ioirge rebates
for clubs. And. in addition, at the
end of the season fiß.ooo will be dis- ■
tnbnted among the Ttq most sue- ,
cesKlui agent-. b
Write now for particulars. ■
The Carbs Publishing Company. Philadelphia, f
I infant class and said: "Mrs. King,
here is a little Japanese girl and she
wants to come in and see your class.”
She was a cute little girl and was with a
missionary from Japan, who had come
home on a visit. This missionary told
me she knew Miss Thomas well, and she
knew how happy she would be when she
i heard we had given her a magic lantern.
We can comfort our hearts then with the
I thought that we have done some good
In helping a laborer in the Master s vine-
EXCHANGES.
(Don’t send .filing- on a postal card
—when sent to the office they are apt to
get lost.)
Mrs. S. Y. Verner. Retreat. S. <’—'
have s?.'»*• II s•>. il'l. * ° !,n ‘ l *''.*.* 1,1 S
. hi coiifvcvrau* y. that I i
I change for tie- best offer.
I D. K. Terrett. Holman’s Mi ls N’.
' t’;:s lor exenange ».>,»l’» an«* »»•‘'onfedeta...
' bills to exchange for grammars, fjeog
i fiphi.-s, art it bm« ti. - amt algebras. Mine
w hat you have.
. Mrs. U . .1. Cotton. \u :us’a. Ark.-I
will .xchange :<«• strawoerrx plum.. M
ch-1- <.:rl\ or Bu. a< i» Ao. lor tell
| yards Llue or gray calico or tne yards
' bleached sheeting.
j. 11. M. Harri.-on. Tilden, Miss.,
wishes to exchange thirty-.wo ca'.ls-r
Marlin safety r. |>. -ting rille with c< n>-
. P'e-.e set of te'.Mullog tools, sot a pair of
English berkxhirt or China pit
Mrs Smythe. 223# Pennsylvania avenue.
1 Denver • d.. has annual suoserlp. ions to
, s»rai'magazines to ext hange tor fancy
work.
Mrs. M. K. Milam. Boyce, lai . has
root -I magnolias, swo-t-ha? y How jes
s. m ne. hom-ysuckle and woodbine, to «-x
--, for fruit 1 ■ ■••• au. -t. p • trt > •
F. 11. Ballard. <lilv<’» Msg., will «x
--cbati;;. t: io pure bred t o.u-h comb le'. .w 11
leghorn h.< k> us for two buff eo.-lnn
hens, pun- find, have put rial ey«-l«.pe
ak of ltv« stock an.l .otliplete st>«
t<«r, with over I.2<M pages, to exchange
f< r light brahma hens, p i.e bred.
.1. i: it i. - Au' lor. Ark-, h
i sehaiarshlp ill I Haughton s business ed
h ge. g H.d in any ot 1 'raiightoi.’s culle-< s.
to • x-hang, lor ■ -■ ol ‘Messages and
I’ajH rs ot the I’n ddetlts” by Hou. J. I’
• Richardson, of Tennessee; or lor best
■ viler. Write.
Mrs. A. 1.. Mcßride, Hicks. Miss., has
|oy< I) Stamping pattern >tu exeliang, lor
. I.e
, silk, either canary m cr« am
William K. Cooper. Clarksille, \’.i., has
, five yards of navy blue velvet to «x
change, wool go.ds ol atty kind, ai •
•
tnmni ng.— tor anything useful.
Miss Willie May Itr oks. Lexington.
* ■ will *< I • 811 ■ w XatioiuU <jues
ll’tia Hook. \titobi -graplty ot l-’rabel,
I arkcr’s Talks on Te.. liing. Arnold’s
Wt ymatk for T« .<< 1. rs an I Ben is’
iti nd-is* <k <>t Mythology , nil ar • new
I’l.d stibsta*. ally bo.tnd in cloth. Write
w.iat you have
Mrs W. K. Thompson. Cass Station,
l
I
--tier m ..-• ii.n Also a young if. -■tu th
bred Essex SM w and white Holland tur
keys for best trale in .’f>i days.
•Miss M.ug;.- Wall. Hickory. Mi.--,
w ntx to exchange word and mu ■ oi
‘M iggh 11> nahue” fax m of lu-t
Bleak th.- New- to Mother" Also have
■ an-< |e<| stamj.s and v.m- seed to vx
chango for-• a sheila Write.
<•. It Reynold*. Mat vllle. Ha. It.-ts
Gcarhart’a family knitter, with rlbbin-f
I exa h.ingi for lin« pigs or lies; otter.
Mrs. T. <1 Wilson. Trenton, N. <’., will
ex< hnt’g,* in «-ont<-i- tate money tor
•
first.
Willie T. Juntas, Santua-k. S. Ex-
• cluuiga- ;n last paper sliould iiat- eaa-n
G r "rfehiiapps” and ’ R. S. R ’ tobacco
KINGDOM CORRESPONDENCE
.Mrs. M. O. Bryan, Mt. Ix’banon. lit.— I
atn a fartm-r’s wile and my husbanal has
tak< n The Cotwtitutiuti tor st number ot
years, and we feel that we eamlal not do
•■••thaiut it. 1 tun: to the womans jsige
first and ra-ad every word about the train
ing Ot ahild.-n, as I hava- live antru-laai
t-a my - ale. utid I ll lVe ever felt deficient
tn many wajs t-. tn<- responsibility that
mu.-t tiatni.iily tab on every mot-iter. My
i’-day ■ s girl is tour j. its and lhr-s
--months old. and 1 have tried i<> ie.-i<li
1,, r ,o tie neat and tidy wait all her
things. I have taught her to ra-ad. She
lias illli.-ni f tm i’tt ( and Seconal lia-adet;-
ami .s iii.v reading the i’hird, and It. te
tna-d t-i ke«p tier irum lx mg much baby
or great t for any •ue cannot love a
i-; ly .-pen. d a hiid. We a all tier Miss
■ • • ■ I - tlo ■ I til,- 1 j|„ -
and l-.miaj tnain good, and they h !p
n .my a iiou in giimcr. J will eend some
Daisy Brown. Bov.l s Tank. Ala.—l was
Very time i inter, .-t.-a in the sahject of
l -.-ks .. cus ed by the sisters, and siiall
mention a . » of interest. "Darial Ha
ram’ I enjoyed: it is comparatively uew,
ai-a a with N. w England 111. and. like
"Siia.re Acre-, ites •h ui.j in sin its sim
p it). A l-aiiy ot (.."lality" is w-li worth
reading. ;s .-d-i and its heroine is a char
acter mat will five. An Egyuan I'rin-
ICS-. ■ lit,- I ridu of Hie Nite, ’ in tha:
Sehtll.no- l ourt, ’ Tin- House of Seven
I G oie-s. "’I h. Little Minister.’’ So!di--rs
t>4 i «»riun«. in<j many, many oih-
1 ni)4 < harming Tli«*re Is u book
cu by ih<- quvii ot Romania, under
ui. :i<«m «|o phiin<’ of ’’Carmen Silvia”—
•’Some On.’ Is Knocking.’ Tins l.ook
! • ’ 11 i<l rat- . . ti ever, known in
real life. ’’l ac Igasl l*a)g of I‘ompeii ’ |
■ ait t.- id and reread, always finding heati
ti- -. .Next t,, my books I lov. tl-iwer.- 1
wish tin- sisters ..nd <|* -r Aunt Susie could
See my SW-T.I tellis. Tli.-y are ’’tilings of
l-t .uiy,” and afford me joy. I have tl-iw
et- ami Vine .-eel t> give to those Who
B«-nd rdamiH-d envelop.- | have r.-ceiv- I
■Mo many lav >rs from tli u sisters I would
1 like to re: urn a few.
A Ixtui.-iana Hubserilter—l am so glad
I that Aunt Biwie is going to write us a
letter on Hie duties of wive-, fur I think
It is time our "leader" was coming to
the front, 1.-st on this subject of arratgn
» Ing <«a.- Johns Is-fore the public, we are
like sh. .-p without a shepherd, will soon
j go astray l hope as she pointe out our
duti- - .- a- II not say that John sliould
i do < v.-ry thing, w tile tin- children d<> noth
ing To have you Well understand what
I in-*.in. I’ll Just pi.-ture to you a home
. tii.it 1 visited one. Twas late in the
at ern-.on, ;h<- complaining mother fon
dled the little stranger that had coin.:
to share (her poverty. The one ser
vant prepared the .-veiling meal. The
I thirten-y.ur-old daughter, type ..f her
• niorm-r. complained of being so lonely—
nothing t«> do. I’ve already practiced iny
! music and 1 don’t intend Io study my
’]< .-sons until after supper.” The’ very
Im inion of --'ipper aroused that wife's
-mpla nice aitare. She say.-: ’’Look, see
If your father Is coming. Why will he
. stay out so late when -io knows there
. s-i much to do ami I’m not able to
do anything Tin- cow Is to Is- fed after
he milks; the children to he bathed for
b.sl; th»‘ wood ami kindling to be
i t»r-mght.” etc. I very innocently said:
’ ‘.'-in't your servant milk?" “Oh. she’H
onlv hired to cook. John can milk ’’
Now. sisters, I hope when Aunt Susie
writes u« th.it le’t.-r, shell say where
there are children in a family of only one
; bread-winner. many of the evening
ch-ir- s can lie done before John comes in.
v ■ least tha traa mj h < Una ta am I
saw poor, tired John, with ills lantern
af-er dark doing work that those children
might have done at Ih.-ir mother's sug
gestion I've l>een boasting that Louisi
i at.a sisters il.id been limit uu the John
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. JANUARY 1, 1900.
question, but this Issue brings one to
symixithize with Mrs. Ruth Smith. In
my opthlon, a woman that knew no more
about asserting her individuality than
she did when she was called to draw
dirt from the well, should have eaid its
Ruth of okl. "whither thou goest, I will’
—even to going down and digging dirt. 1
can’t close without complimenting The
Atlanta Constitution for the way It has
set dovn on Neil. Now, sisters, let us
after Aunt Susie's letter gets off on
some new subject. Let’s read the edi
torials wore and study our husbands’
Interests instead of writing their faults
to be viewed with a critic's eye.
Mrs. George. W. Booker, Beaumont, N..
C.—A hand-shake and my best bow to
Aunt Susie and the sisters, including
the old batch and Joe’e wife. The form
er has been battered about until he needs
a wife (if he has none) to plaster him
up, and as for Joe, ho ought to be ku
kluxed. 1 know too much has been said
on this subject, but remember the batch
man caused this discussion. Tile wo
man only defending hemelf.
Housework Is so monotonous: so mu ( 'h
repetition, that men do not understand
tlie worry of it. I know lots of men
are too hard on their wife, and daugh
ters; then again, I know wives and
daughters tihat dawdle away their time
and waste the hard earnings of fa titer
and brothers. L,-t us ehare and sha.ro
alike. We are not beasts of burden nor
neither are they.
Mrs. Bessie H. Spinks, I’awticfraw.Miss.
After an absence of some time 1 come
again asking for admittance into your
Kingdom. There are many bright and
cheerful letters and many that tell of sor- 1
row. Some express regret because their ]
Howers were killed by the extreme cold j
last winter, while others express the deep- i
< st grief at the loss of some loved one. ■
We know that the How rs of earth will
bloom again, but our friends who have
«•< ssed over the river of death cannot be ■
with it;- again in our earthly pilgrimage,
but we can only hope to meet them in |
lb ~ hom< where tiowerx ever Uooaa and
troubles are no more. This lias been an
unt-ual year of extreme cold and hetJ :
tearful storms and Hoods in different parts
ol the I’nited States. So many people
have Is eti swept away by the angry wa
lers. killed or injured by the storms, while
others have siic<-ttmb<-d to that dread
lever and lie sleeping in tin- grave. It Is
sad to part with friends when we know
they are onlj ffolnff "" ■' «hwl journey,
but t' I gtle < inilot express tin- griet til.Lt
burdens the heart when we say goodby
for the la.-t tune, knowing that they are
traveling to'that bourne from whence no
traveler returns.
vv ,|| un ii Myers, IJ esburff, Fla.
1 n I lb- W • ran Kingdom i ’
named'.' Shouldn't it be termed the Wo
man’s Queen Jom?
it- -piieti (Aunt Susie) Is a jewel rare
of the gieatesl magnitude, and tin- read;
• of tile Kingdom ah'juld iry mid ap
pr«<• v.hai sn»’ is fur ’.htni-
Eternttv only can reveal tin- great
good he/ moral ami Christian influence
t- aeeonipii-liing through the kingdom,
and ma.v sh Jong continue to rule u
with the -,ime consideration, sympatii)
and luxe fut which Un i’.t-t has been
"“'d , i
For more thin thirteen jears t have
bi-en an invalid, su’d lor twelve ve-us
ot the time confined to my bed. it has
bc»-n m-arlv ,-levim years since I ias-t
w.uked. and words are not adequate to
<.xp'e.-s the great suffering and trouble
I've endured. ,
I silvv.i-- iprice ill. b tt< rs in the King
dom from tile afflieteil .ui'l ulTesiiig. Sli d
oti’ liow my lieatt goes out to those who
sir.- passing through the fiery furnace,
and < si'.-' ally Htos - who are hi the
ipringt’ine of life and have beheld their
i right dreams, fond hop' - and glow ing
, , ms with« r and Cade aw.i.y. cause 1
lc. t?!'- inti h illing baud of ill'll- er ,
I live In the country mill have but litile
eompanv. and wonder II the readers < t
tile K ngdom would care to contribute
a little sunshine and cheer at < hristmas
wf h kind token- of remembrances I
beg to sav that you would have to p.-r
--0,(1 div ks.ow mv lonely, 1.-olated and
uiieom ■ nial environments to fully sippre
, j t.- how mu. Ii I will enjoy besng re
mentlH-red.
A. E. Ingraham. Byhalia, Miss. It ’s
useless for me to “swell the chorus” by
singing praises to The Constitution. Its
pri alone In almost every homo
■peaks more forcibly than tiny pen. I-t
wsi- ;i weekly visitor in our home when
I was a ehild and a I advanced in years
it always formed a part of my literary
perusals until link by link It has woven
itself Into my life like a bright, golden
cord. Now I have reached womanhood;
have forsaken the children's corner and
humbly beg to be admitted among Ihe
n.. ur<-r minds I ant not so unsoph sti
cati-d bin wl.at I can give some valuable
limts in the culinary departments, for
in that I am well versed I send you
some of inv nxeipts that have been thor
oughly tested ifine and again.
(’iioeOl.t-tv Custard Yolks of six eggs,
ore cup ,-yg.ir. two ounces grated choco
late. Illi' quart of sweet milk; let milk
come to .. bojl; dissolve chocolate in a
■up of milk: b-t boil together unta it
thli-keiis; Il i coi with vanilla, bake in
pastrv bea whites to a froth, add one
«up of sugar, ptp on custurd and let
I have the words of songs tl.at were
sung in th*- civil war. after the war up
to the present time and will gladly a--
omtnodatij mu i< lovers win will send
tin just anything hey think vv -uld please
girl’s fancy and I w copy off
anv you w.-li, I h ive ov<-t a jJiundred.
All have be'n popular songs.
Mrs. C. Camp, Fulshear, Tex.—The si-
I-n ' lit woman fo’rnierlv so
appraised, now, as civilization advan-
< es, is being viewed from a truer stand
fioint. As a widespread intelligence is
making its influence felt, and broadening
Hie sphere of woman, she comes to a
r< nHz.ition that to be a womanly w om
an is not essentially to be subservient
to man, bit- that to remain so is an in-
• to ; elf, .'■■ r husband and !>• r
( ii.-iring in- niucli a- ’he in l[> she
might give him is wiuhheid, inr own
dev. I, pmetit liindy-red ami consequently
tin- heritage of |n r offspring deb riora
t<-d. We are all aware that man's
p easufe is not always his duly, -o in
order to aid him and teach him self
control, woman must be self-reliant in
judgm< nt. firm of purpose and ready to
combat, what idle knows to be wrong,
though sin may suffer some incunveni
. . • for o doing. In whateyermw path
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Over a million cures of diseases in every
fotm are now to the credit of Christian
Science Healing Most of these were
. as< - that the doctors had given up as
■incurable.'' Many more were chronic
maladies that had battled their skill for
years. All wit- cured quickly; some
wre cured instantly. The evidence on
these facts is simply indisputable and
the curing still goes on. There can be
no mistake or misstatement about it. The
it .ilers and their work are in the public
view. As a C. S. hauler my many mar
velous cures I.ate startled tin- world.
During the past 13 years I have healed
di-en.-'-s "f almo-t every known kind and
In every stage of severity. They included
many surgical eases where operations
w, re’ otherwise threatened. I cured cases
that were far away from me, as well as
those near at hand. And I tell you in
like manner tliat wherever you may
dwell, and whatever be your bodily ail
ment or whet tier one or many physi-
< inns have failed to give you relief, if you
report the case to me and so desire, you
shall be cured. This is no vain or idle
promise. My past success fully justifies
it You ran be cured whether you believe
In Christian Science or not. You can be
cured whether in this city or thousands
of miles away front me. In our Christian
S'-ienee healing distance is of no account;
d -i'elief I- not any hindrance; disap
pointments of tlie past only make strong
er ground- for hope. All you really need
is the wish to be healed.
1 have just published a little book in
regard to this blessed truth called "A
Message of Health and Healing.'' If you
write to me I will gladly send you a
copY FREE. It gives many interesting
fact and eonvineitig testimonials. Incloso
t'-eent stamp for postage. S. A. Jeffer
son. <’. S. I’-., room 33 Fairbanks building,
Chicago. 111.
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she journeys she will find obstacles 'to
overcome and perhaps none greater than
casting off the old-time, slave idea yoke
of obedi'-nce. We. being mentally and
morally resj>onsn>?e beings, can not rec
ognize man’s rigtit to imixise restrictions
upon us. Tlie considerate, affectionate
wife will delight in being able to seek
counsel of iter husband when he lias
been proved and found worthy, for she
knows their interests are inseparable,
and the bond of sympathetic <"iiliden<-e
will cheer (iter heart, if it does not
strengthen iter n solution. But eman
cipation from file yoke that curtails our
best powers and dulls our highest fac
ulties Is the axe that we must lay at
tha root of the long existent evil. The
beginning of tlie time has arrived whin
w iintan's long continued self-immolation
must come to a close. True progress
must no longer be cheeked bv her re
jti-sion. Hit highest development,
physical, mental and moral is the right
ful heritage ol tlie thuman race. The
nineteenth century has evolved a new
'•nature, old ideals of womanhood ate
passing away, and nobler ones are being
substituted.
. nose talents which for ages remained
buried may now be utilized. Held back
bv th- age long error of obedi'-nf-e man
she in turn, lias held back Ibe winds ot
progress. But tlie glorious day of a
pur. r. higher civilization is dawning when
no longer tlie genius and abilities of
the nt. st spiritual portion of tlie race
must lie dwarfed and retarded. It is
no longer womans' paramount duty to
pie i e an arn gant ls "». m P>Y
gratitv a marital prejudice, or selfish
ness. \Ve ate beginning to awaken to
the disastrous results that follow sinh
compliance and will no longer accept the
unquestioned ipse dixit of our husbands,
cowardly pandering to old opinions and
customs.
I his is intellectual slavery. \\ "man’s
pinions are fluttering, and --lowly but
surely she approaches that spin re where
social evolution must fore,, het \ recog
nition of tile true nattire "f vy-ornan's lib
erty, and noble r*sponsibilitie- will lilt
the human race out of many llscredita
ble difficulties. We demand ttiat in ibis
new World that is arising alike upon the
man and the woman, where "Id customs
are passing away, and things are assum
Ing new shape anr relations, not only
our s’liare of honored and sociallv use til
human toll, but that we move untram
meled In fearless Rbcrty of thought and
action. Would ho glad to hear ’rum the
sister on this subject and wouldn't ob
ject to an oeiasional broth't - opinion,
if he can get into the fold.
Mrs. Ruth Smith, Aiitun. S. C T S’*
In the last edition of The < ’onstlt ut lon
a letter from Mrs Ruth Smith. l>-<:
county. Ai t., in w!ti< h she mentions her
husband. Joe. It Is such a strange coin
cidence that we all should have the same
name, as mine is named Joe, too. 1
thought I would write, another proof of
tlie old adage "that there is nothing in a
name." I have never started the tire of
mornings, but if he knew I w - praising
him in this public place lie vvouid sav alt
there, and as 1 < ouldn't writ, in that
»iir< 'lion without keeping in tliat strai»
1 shall desist. Aunt Susie s iys -itch men
are not tit to live, but, as perfect as 1
think she is, 1 beg leave to differ wit It
iter a little. I think they should live to
t epent and do better. No do'.lbt such
men are well meaning (they mean to
tak'- care of themselves) and I hope we
shall v. t hear of all such, a.- Mr. I'adgett,
of ibiger, heard of Bill Arp. tliat he
"had quit his old way of doing and re
formed.”
This neighborhood for ten miles around,
we think, is the garden spot of South
Carolina. We have good schools ;nd
good teachers, good churches and good
pr.ae’r.ers that can lead us In m-w tields
ami pastures green without dcviatln-,
from tlie same old story, yet ever new
jn our community we have no negro p »
lent to solve. They are good and law
abiding. Und s. Ils for L’" ano $3" per
acre ..nd the near, r town you get the
liigher i- is Doesn t tliat prove what a
! tlie earthly paradi W"
withstanding old hoar trust has touch* 1
our vegetation and destroyed our beau
tiful Wild Howers, they will emne agoln
in great-r abundance than ever, sot no
stock run out here to destroy an\thing
in ntanj places you w-iid almost think
vuu were on tlie Vanderbilt grounds ma
*>htvilh X. < ; <»thy his are artist • ady
ami beautifully tom ltd up l>y human
ingenuity, while ours are in their pristine
b lUtv and border on tlie w.ldwo'.d
gr,.ves. touched up only bv tile ban.l
that -ends tin sun.-hi- ■ and the
which makes them more joyful in their
I, ;u:v, and our joy in them will last
f,ti ver. I c'-au.se of tin handiwork wli ch
placed them th' re.
Tim flowers that I s.iw in the wildwood.
Frost can never blight them in mv < ye.
Imagination wouldti '. lot-gel them if it
eollld,
Roses may fade and violets, too, but
they can never die.
(Aunt Susie loves to r. ad sm-h a letter
a-’ th s even though tlie wrii<: disagrees
wit Ii her. Let me ask one question—do
y,.u think a man mean enough tu impose
on a woman, and that woman ills w.le.
would ev.r live to repent? 1 still think
lie is too mean to live.)
A Proverb Calendar for 1900.
Each ye ir when w. re eive tlie 11 -od's
Sarsap.'.i ilia t’ah ndat w< w onder how it
. . > clev oe
s gns. Tin- Proverb Calendar" itself is
nisi end' d in front of two Hui,, tots, uno
rois d in delkiite pink -nd im other in
him-. On the reverse side there are tile
usual astrom mi'al ■ ah-ulaiions ami
i th. r facts The calendar is made to
stand alone on disk or table or it nt i>
lie suspended on the wall. ) o’l should
be sttr ■ to get one of these cale-nda.s
from vour dtuggist. or one will be m til
, d to’vou bv sending •' cents in scamps
to C. 1. Hood & Co , Lowell. Mass.
ENGINE CRUSHES HER LIFE OUT
Father Saves His Children, but Loses
His Wife.
Columbia. 8. C. December 26.—(Special.)
Mrs. James returning to Anderson from
a Christmas visit to her mothers at Orrs
with her two little children, was met at
the station b.v her husband and thg fam
ily started to their home a few rods away
walking on (Jie track ol the Charleston
and VVesterr railroad. As tiny w-re
crossing a small trestle a shifting engine
.a.u,. suddely upon them. Mrs. Junes
i id not seem to realize her danger Her
husUvnd seized the two chiidr.-n and
Jumped oft the trestle, the eng tie bruis
ing one of the children as it was pulled
away and crushing the mother to death.
Beat to Death with Iron Bolt.
Raleigh, N. C., Deeemtter 26.—(Special.)
William Green, a tenant farmer, of Jones
county, was murdered by repeat d blows
with a heavy iron bolt. His body was
carried half a mile into the wooda and
thrown face downward In a heep hole at
the root of a tree blown down. The in-ad
was cut to pieces by blow s w it it tile bolt.
Another tenant named \\ atsou is in jail
charged witli the murder.
This Will Interest Many.
F. W Parkhurst, the Boston publisher,
fays tliat if any one afflicted with ihctt
matisin in anv form, or teuralgia. will
send their address to hint ut Box l.’Jtl.
Boston, M iss, Ito will direct them to a
perf-ct cure. lie has nothing to sell or
give; onlv o-lls you tow lie was cured.
Hundreds have tested it with success.
PECAN GROVES DISCUSSED
BY ONE OF EXPERIENCE
Editor Constitution—No subject related to
horticulture is interesting the southern peo- ,
pie more at the present time than pecan eul- •
ture. A great deal has been written about j
the subject from mere theory and by people
who have had no experience tn ».ie matter, j
The people are now anxious to hear the ac- ,
tuai facts from some one who lias had long ;
experience in tlie matter. I have spent must
of my life in pecan growing, and have devel- i
oped the largest pecan grove in south now i
in bearing, and speak entirely from expert” .
ence when I write about pecans. During each J
year I get a large number of letters asking I
many questions from parties who wish to
engage in this Industry, and as It Is out of i
the question to answer them all by private '
letter 1 make it a, rule tu write O’ caslonaliy |
a letter for the press telling what I know i
about tlie subject. Every year 1 And out
something now about the matter.
The must frequent question is: Do pecans
reproduce themselves from seed? No. Not
with any exactness, but where tine large seed
are planted you get a large proportion of
trees that bear large nuts. I know* for a '
fact that a tine grove tan be had from seedling '
trees where the i>est nuts are planted. While
it may be best to plant budded trees if you j
know the parent tree to be all right in ail
respe< ts. still there is gr» at risk if you do
not know ai! about the parent tree. The
mere fact tliat the pecan tree is budded !
amounts tu nothing, if the variety is not first- ■
class. A number of very inferior pecans have
been budded and disseminated, and because i
they are budded trees people think they are >
something very extra and pay a high price :
for them. I know several of these varieties ’
that do nut compare with the best seeding '
tn es.
My plan was to plant the finest nuts I
could buy. Upon investigation I found the i
Ixniisiana pet an to be far superior to the
Texas pecan, and that they sold for double ;
the price in New Orbans and New York. I
planted thorn in the cotton field in rows sixty
feet apart, and the tr**e» thirty feet apart in
tlie rows. Th» y came into bearing at nin •
years. A great many bury nuts of large size
ami gooil quality. A ft w < arne Inferior, un i
these I topped and budded to fine varieties.
They soon formed new la ads, and some of
the buds bore in three years. I find it verv ;
diffieult to explain this budding process un
I»aper, but I have a standing offer that if
any one will come to Mound, La., I will
show* them exactly how the thing is done, en- .
tertain them while lore and charge them noth
ing for tlie pains. A great many avail them
selves of this offer, some coming as far as from
Chi. .igo.
l*‘< ins do lirsf on river button land. . And I
yet some of tlie finest trees I ev *r saw were ,
in the high hills of Mississippi. I have
lately return* <1 fr- in a visit to Port Glbs<.n, in
that state, and saw there same magnifle* nt I
pecan trees that would put all oth*T tr»'» ; s i
shame. If asked wiiat was tie most essential
tiling to sm .< -s in pecan culture I Would
say poo-i cultivation. Many people think if
you put a pecan nut in tlie ground and bt it
alone that it will make a tree of itself. In
rare cus- s it will. But y«*»i won t get a
fin* grove tliat way. I* Is best t«» c’ultlvate
a prean grow for the fi t fourteen years. If
possible plant it in rott- n. for you will never
tu gleet your cotton ami the pecans will get
tie- benefit. Thi n it is w» || to put as much
fertiliser around y« tir fiee? as posdldo, being
• ar. fnl not to put it t >o close so as ♦*• b urn !
the tie* . Anything that will serve to fertilize
corn < r cotton will du for the pecan.
The pecan Is most highly prized of all nuts.
The finer grades sell f> r nu»re money today
than any other nut. Tlie demand fur them
has never been supplied, and is growing every ,
<hiv P.r .i young person <t Lr a man with
children there is n*» form of life insurance
that will equal a good pecan grove. That is
if you are willing to take rare of it. if you
are not willing to take care of Jt you had
better not plant it. And yet it is not necessary ’
for one t-> be very young t<» plant a pecan grove j
and got returns from It. My mother was
fifty-three years old when rny grove was
planted, ami w*» have already had from it re
turns that enable us to haw comforts which
we < ould not otherwise have affortb ij. Thon
the last argument in favor <-f the p**< an is:
Thev aie not killed bv overflow n -r cold, nor
blight nor disease So much can be said of
no oilier tree. 1 have planted peach on hards
ami pear <.rchard and apple orchards and
plum orchards and »’rawb«rry patches and
chestnuts ;nd English walnuts, hoping that
th* y w uh! remain with me and afford me
profit, h i blight and disease ami disast* r
have killed them all, while my pecan grovo
has stoed them and set ms to thrive upon them
all. It is the most permanent thing 1 know
us in the horticultural world.
SAM 11. JAMES.
Mound. La., December 14. 1899-
BLOODY DUEL IN .VIRGINIA.
Two Cousins Meet and Fight to the
Death.
Culpepper, Va.., Dei’ember 26.—A bloody
duel resultinn in tlie death of one of the I
pi-.rtiefpants and 'he fatal wounding of
the other, occurred at ('rabble, a little
pustofiice set upon a snow-clad peak of
tlie Bine Ridge mountains, in Ruppahan- ;
i.oek c< unty. yesterday afternoon, be
tween Rk bard and Emanuel ('ampbell,
cousins.
There has for many years existed a
family tend between the.-i- men. They
met in the county road as they were re
turning to their rcspec’ive homes, and
both instantly drew pistols and began
firing. Emanuel Campbell fired the first
shit, striking his cousin Just above the
heart. The latter dropped to the ground
fatally wounded, and died in a few mo
rn, nts, but before death stiffened his
grasp or glazed his eye. he find three
shots in rapid succession a. Emanuel.
E.i, It bullet struck his antagonist, one
in the chin, one in the neck and the
otter in the shoulder, and he is now
hovering between life ad death, with the
chances of recovery against him.
O JK o T O TI. T -A- .
P ■ j-i the >9 l h ’ K' oll 2°“ BBU2M
Signature f j i?"
of
NEGRO MURDERER ESCAPES.
Coolly Took Guard’s Hat and Over
coat and Walked Out.
Norfolk. Va.. December 26.—Walter Cot
ton. a desjierate negro murderer, who
was to have been hanged January 12th
for the murder of (’ll.tries Wyatt, a mer
chant in tlie surburbs o’’ Portsmouth,’
walked out of the county jail this morn
ing <h spite the nriwnce of J- Saunders,
the night death watch in tlie < ell, and has
apparently made good his escape. Saun
ders was asleep in a rocking chair. Cot
ton. who had in some way tiled away
two burglar proof steel bars of his ceil,
took the overcoat and cap of the death
watch and stole away without awakening
him. Bloodhounds took the trail to a
lighter. The pursuers crossed to Berkley
in a boat, when the dog again took the
trail. At 2 o'clock the pursuit by the
bloodhound, which frequently lost the
trail, was abandoned. Tne sheriff’s posse
continued the search. Saunders was ar- |
rested this afternoon and locked up for '
criminal negligence.
Cotton is desperate and will not be
taken alive 1t is thought He Is a North
Carolina negro and received assistance
from the outside.
CRAIG WOULD KNOW SUCCESSOR
Treasurer of Tennessee Refuses to
Resign. If Not Told.
Chattanooga. Tenn.. December 27 —State
Treasurer Craig was in the city today and
stated that his resignation had no* been
tendered to Governor McMillin. It ap
pears from the statement of Governor Mc-
Millin's friends that Mr. Craig wants to lie
apprised by the governor of who is to be
his successor before he tenders his resig
nation, and this Governor McMillin has
declined to do.
Mr. Craig lots accepted a responsible po
sition with the Virginia Iron and Coal
Company, and his resignation has been
expected for some time. Friends of Gov
ernor McMillin deny most emphatically
that Mr. Craig has been given any inti
mation us to who his successor is to be,
although Mr. Craig today authorized the
statement that he would not resign be
cause ex-Comptroilcr James A. Harris
was to be named as his successor. Gov
ernor McMillin, it is stated on authority,
itas notified Air. Craig that no man will be
selected for the place until his resignation
is in the executive office.
Governor AlcMillin has stated that it is
a mutter of indifference with him whether
Mr. Craig resigns or holds on. and that
he does not intend to secure Craig’s regis
nation by making any promise as to whom
he will appoint in case a vacancy snoulu
i occur. tja ,
Mr. Craig has said he would resign a«.
1 once provided the governor would make a
certain appointment, but McMillin insists
that he is governor and that no one snail
dictate his action, it is conceded that the
i situation is due to factional party differ
er.ces and for this reason is intensely in
, tcresting to democrats all over the state.
MOODY IS LAID TO REST.
Impressive Services Were Held in
Northfield Last Tuesday.
Esust Northfield, Mass., December 26 —!
' The funeral services over the body ot
. Dwight L. Mocdy were held al the Con
gregational church here today before a
I very large audience.
Rev. C. I. Scofield. D D., officiated .as
sisted by Rev. A. Torrey, of the Moody
Bible institute, Chicago. There were ser
! vices at tlie lute residence of Mr. Moody
' early in the day, only relatives and dos
friends being present. Dr. Scofield read
tlie scriptures and Mr. Torrey offered
. prayer.
When the family had withdrawn, the
i corpse, which had been permitted to re
main upon a leathern couch, was placed''-
• in the casket, which was us simple design,
black covered and open at full ’length.
( The body was iiorne to the church on an
obiong, black-covered bier, by about for
. ty students from the Northfield institute.
The body remained on view in the
church until 2 o’clock.
At tin public funeral service the music
was tendered by the choir of IGO students.
Dr. S' otiehi delivered an eulogy in
which lie gave an estimate of the man
and his work. Other addresses followed
and the body was then carried to the
i burial place at Round Top. Tlie chorus
sang "Jesus, Lover of My Soul” and
after prayer and a benediction, tne body
was lowered to its resting place.
♦ . ■
LIVE STOCK MEN WILL MEET.
President Springer Announces Fort
Worth as Next Meeting Place.
| Denver, Col.. December 26.—President
John W. Springer, of the National Live
I Stock Association, today issued the tfll
i eial call for the big annual convention
i of tile association to meet in Fort Worth.
Tex., on January 16:h. and continue in
session four -lay- 5 . The conveiit'on will
be'< omposed of ueieguiis r. , r<-s. nting all
of the largest st i, k associations in the
I country stocK yards' oinpanies and
iiiufv railroads. It is exi*-c;e,j that there
will be over 1,«K» delegates in attendance,
representing every state and territory in
i the union.
According to the call, among th' sub
jects to tn- discussed ore tile questions
of leasing pui»li<- lands to stock m< n for
grazing, grazing in forest reserves of the
w. st, the taking of a complete census of
i live stock next year, the work OI - gath
ering vital statistics relating to trans
portati in of live stock b.v railroads, and
subjects of a kindred nature. Ix»w rates
have been made on all railroads for this
'■ e
to the industry will be considered au-1
I passed upon by the convention.
SOUTH LEADS THE COUNTRY.
Textile Mills in Course of Construc
tion Number 299.
Boston. Mass., December 27.—The num- I
her of textile mills constructed or con
templated in the Unit'd States for the
hist half of ls!)9, as reviewed by The ;
American Wool and Cotton Reporter, is
IS3, against 116 for tlie first half of the !
year. This makes a total ot’ 299 mills
for tlie year, against 262 for IS9B and 100
-for 1897
The south still leads in the number
' for the first of tlie year. The north has
i shown a greater increase, having an
accession of fifty-three over the twenty
five reported the first six months in the
I year.
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a variety of fashionable shade .; in fact, nearb Ul colors are
represe: :ed also <li3-rent kinds of Ribh ad ijied for
MFckii:f.ir t irimmtng fcr hat-, and drgnet 9
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bons as these at any store in *he lard for many times f ir
price, s j that the bargains offered by us should be taken
advantage of by our customers.
Ojr stork of Silk Ribbons, from which we put up these
: -
min, ar d van. o , oth*r sty> s of Plain and Fancy Silk Rib
bons suited to t i - wants us our lady friends
We put up carefcßy assorted j .a of th*“se Ribbons,
assorted r Jors. No remnants less than one yard loi.g,
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h Kent sta
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Easv Childbirth Mrs. Stainback Wilson.
Atlanta. Ga.
| THE OLD COAT OF GRAY.
(Written for The Constitution.)
j It lies thrre alone; it i.e rusted an ! faded.
1 Uitn a i.atvh on the elbow—a hole In the side,
I But we ♦he k of the brave boy who wore it. and
Look on it with pleasure and touch it with
pride.
1 A history clings to it; over and over,
W- u prjud youth hurried on to tha fray.
With his form like the oak, and his eye like
the eagle’s—
How gallant he rede In the ranks of the
gray.
It is r...u- h, it is worn, it is tattered in rlacee.
But I love It the more, for the story it bears;
. A st, i \ us ■. irage in -tru. gl s with sorrows,
| And a heart that bore bravely its burdens
j and cares
It is ragy and rusty, but ci 1 it was shining
I In the iIM (t eh en. wh-n he wore It away.
An-1 ills mtile was bright as the giad summer
■ncninc
X When he -p.-ing to his place in the ranks
I \ ct the gray
■ Thede’s a rip in the sleeve, and the collar Is
thirnished,
; The buttons all gone, with their glitter of
! ’Tls a thin> of the past, and we reverently
i lav It \
' Ar. iv with tKa treasures and relics of old.
1 As the gift of rove, solemn, eweet and un
spoken. \
And >in ri-I t os x-aves from a long van
tshi 1 dav.
We n lil k -p tlie old jacket for the sake of the
loved one X
Wh • rode in the van ln\the ranks ot the
gray.
I Shot through with a bullet, right here In the
shoulder, X.
An.* d .wn there the pocket ts spluttered and
soiled; . . \ „
i Ah! r- --i res. the lining is stained ahd dis
. colored! x
Y, ...4 drops the texture have stlffehcd
jlt came when lie at ,h ’ h ‘’ a ' l o? ,h "
Chanting flown in the battle aaa fleadffart flay, \
1 When squadrons of foeman were broken asan-
I Ar.d Victory rede with the ranks of the grsy.
’ Its memory Is sweetness, aul sorrow commln
i t o it is precious—more precious than
1 cultl;
In the rent and the ehot hole a volume ts
written,
I In thv stai is ot the Mniaff !« agony told.
That v.-t t-n years ago, when in life’s sunny
. morning
He with bls comrades down Into tne
’ And th*"'old coat he wore and the good sword
h' l wuihie<l
V.’cro all that came from the ranks of
the gray.
And It lies there alone; I will reverence H ever,
i The patch on the elbow. lh n hole In the s de.
For a gallant, r heart never breathed than th«
10-. vd one
Wh » • .*• h» b >ncr and r.y pr e.
mu brush off the dust fiuiu its tatters and
tarnish,
; Let ! e fold it up cIo ely and lay It away;
It is ail th st Is 1.-ft of the loved and lost one.
Who fought fur the right in the ranks of the
gray.
Mrs. Dr. Mary A. Brannon, Specialist
’ Cures diseases of Women at the pattent's horn-,
i Hook and letters ot particulars, references and
proofs of cures mailed free. Treatment eent.
Address 104 N. Pryor St.. Atlanta. Go.
Hilton Trophy la Returned.
Trenton, N. J.. December 26. —The Hil
ton trophy, won by the New Jersey Rifle
team at Sea Girt last summer, arrived at
th»* statehouse today from Georgia, minus
the s< alp band, which would indicate that
it was won 1 year i-v the Georgia team.
The G, urgians protested the award of
th-- trophy this J ear to the New Jersey
team i,n the ground that their score was
i not correct.
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