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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY AUGUST 5 1884. TWELVE PAGES.
THE WOMAN’S KINGDOM
The Home and the Housewife and Gossip
of the Hearthstone—Talks With
Women and About Women.
(Short Letters on home foDic* earnestly ■oUcIUnI
Write “Woman's Kingdom on one comer of too
«nrelop.j ^
Tioht-Fittiko Shoes ash Gloves.—A shoo
merchant raid to mo not long since, “I do
wish you would write something in yom
Woman's Kingdom about tight-fitting shoes,
Why is it ladies will wear shoes a whole num
ber too small?" lie then weut on to say that n
shoe merchant had more trouble fitting ladies
than any other class. They insist upon certain
numbers and whether the foot is comfortable
or not these shoes they must have. Now men
don't make half the fuss aboutttheir shoes.
They want to be comfortable, hut a lady will
suffer any. amount of pain to have her feat
lock well. I wish it would become fashionable
for every lady to wear what is called a “com
mon sente shoe;" that is a broad shoo with a
low heel, in the place a heel ought to he, and
not in the middle of the foot. If every lady
only knew the real comfort and ease of such a
shoe, I nm sure they would adopt them and
never wear nny-other kind. Ladies also hive
a rrent weakness ou the glove question. I sir
an nMusing piece in a New York papsr not
tnony days ngo on that subject. A lady era >
into n store on llroadwpy and askod for a No. fl
ten buttoned black kid gloves.The weary los
ing Attendant Baid, “A six! Are they for your
self?" “Why, ofeonrsa they nro for me. i>*
yoti think I wear on 18?" lie replied, “exam •
me. I thought that perhaps you had in a 1? a
mistake and was about to suggest measuring
your hand." To which the Indy rather pet
tishly replied, “I guess 1 know what size glove
I wear. They cost ino enough, goadnou
knows." No more wss said. The gloves were
selected and the Indy paid her #.‘1.25 and d j-
parted. The merchant was asked, “D) you
have many such customers?" “Very in py#"
ho said. “All are not so snappish, however.
That lady ought to wear a No. 7. I do not
wendtr her gloves cost her n good ilnl.
Gloves are the most costly Hum of n lady's
dress. The most frequent complaint is the
fingers nro too short. The trouble is the glove
is really too small everywhere. A lady who
should tako a OX can get her hand into a djf
glove, but in doing so the length of the glove
is taken up in the width; consequently the
fingers, instead of going well on, only go part
ly on. The thumb fares still worse, for it
reaches, os a rule, only down to within a
quarter of an inch of its propor termination.
The end of the glove, which is ma le to go
around the wrist, has to he buttoned across
the ball of the thumb." The merchant wont
on to say that what constituted a good fitting
glove was one that conformed to the shape of
the hund, and that if ladies would “wear their
gloves so that they could put them on without
tho aid of powder or the trouble of working
(hem for an*hour their hands would be baiter
dressed and their glove bills reduced two-
thirds." Lot some of our fashionable la Hoi
adopt the above advice and they would hava
all the aister'a following them, for fashion U a
great tyrant.
Only thob» who have never owned a home
can appreciate the blessing of possessing on9,
“be U ever so hamble,” yet If It Is home, thst
as dears It beyond expression. All young peo-
plo cught to begin life in a home of their own.
I have often hoard it said that there was not a
house in the world that was big enough for
two fetullies, and it is truly so; every one Is
happier to be in a homo of their owu, and if
our young people were only willing to begin
life as our parents and grandparents, thoy
could all have their own Uttlo nest. Out iu
the preiont day there Is too great a desire to
appear aa well, if not better, than your neigh
bor, i nd one wish begeU another until a poor
young n an, or one iu moderate circumstances
is unablo to attempt a homo for fear of not
1 leasing his wife's taste. But it is all a gro.it
n istaks, even if It is only a two room oottago,
jou feel that it is yours, nud to add first one
comfort and then another brings with it its
cwu pleasures. To plant your own “vine and
fig tree," and tee your children play beuoAth
their shado, and to*fiel that it Uod in lit*
providence should remove you from their
midst, you leave them at least a home, insist
1 ring joy to every parent's heart. I think if
ihpuld be the first duty of every father an l
ii other to begiu life by first making a hotua
hr their children, it is by saving a little at a
time that all Urge things are accomplished
ind it is surprising how soon we bteom* ac
(Ustomcil to doing without a great many thing*
wo think we must have and could not do
without, by simply deteriuhiiug to deny
selves, otd iu this way there ie'mauy a dollsr
saved. It bss always been a sad thought to
me that the man who could write* th > be iuli*
ful lines, “Home Sweet Home," should never
have had a homo. John Howard PajrtiA die i
in a f« n igu land surrounded by strangers, and
yet he had so feeling by expressed it.
“Mid pleasures and palaces, where ere I roam
Pv it ever (o humble, there Is no place like h<> ns.
Birkpixq Css Tbavel.—A lady writing t>
the New York World makes some very sen
sible remarks on the accommodation* ot slesp-
ing ears for ladiee. I expect every lady in thv
lend will echo her wish, for “belter and more
exclusive accommodations." Having traveled
• pod deal myself and felt tho inconveulences
expressed, and knowing what a power lice in
tl.e press, 1 with her most heartily join in the
plea for a change for the better. 8ho says “ l
Lave no idea that Mr. Pullman will to mu *U
dUtuibed or distressed by my complaint, but
ethers tusy be led to “ventilate"! the subject
and thus eventually. Some good may be a*-
umplisl cd. I had a*wave read such glowing
a< counts of the magnificence and comfort of
(hoping cars that i was prepared to find them,
whit liny to grand diloquently claim to be,
|alace care. But for pure, unadulteartcd dis
comfort, commend me to a sleeping ear of tho
| re ent type. The ouly piece iu which a U ly
can dr> es or undress i i a minute b *x, of abaut
the dimensions of three fe%t by four. In this
the • compelled to se» k privacy in order to
nu ke the simpliest toilet, _ end as it is only
Isrpe enough to hold one person at a tim»,
there is eonitant battering et the door of half
dressed women, crying children end invalid*
wb< are vainly seeking a piece in which to sit
a ew momenta. And ell this while et tho
other end of the car ere two roomy little com •
pertments where men, to the number of hilf a
dernn, «si drtss in comparative ease and com
fort* Often there U a little room at either end
of the car, <ne of which gentlemen use for a
crossing room and the other to am ike in.
While the porter U making up the berths at
nigbtor taking them down in tho morning,
there is literally no plsco where a indy con
or stand, while the men ore leisurely perform
ing their toilet or taking an “cosy smoko”
one end or the other of the car. I have no
sire or claim to bo “story minded/’ or insist
what are called the “rights of wornifl,” but I
do think that et least equal accommodations
ought to be provided for them, and I hr.vo
found in traveling that this opinion i* shar'd
by every one, men and women alike, wi
whom I have talked." Evory lady who lias
traveled will recognize tho truth of the o‘
statement, and if thoy could, would join in
voice to usk for a change.
There nro no conditions in life but that
thcie is something left to be grateful for.
often exaggerate our troubles and in 1) for tune
and it U only by comparison with tboio who
arc worse off than we arc ever brought t
aliz^fully how much hotter is our lot in lift
thou many others. I knew mi old la ly one
who bad on abiding faith that everyth!
happened for tho host, and things might h
hcon worse. 8o far did she carry it, that
onco when a son died, who was very dissipate
and wicked. Kho was in great distress, and
tho way to the grave a friend sought for
words to con.vdoher, and in a very foablo w.
(for tho circumstances of the death had b
very terrible.) the old lady broke for
with, “Lnl y* s, child, it might have b
heap worse; ho might have been hung."
have often thought of this old lady with w
dor and admiration, and think wo might learn
n 1 crson from sucli wonderful content with
one's condition. After all, tho blossiifgs
life are very cqunlly-sllstributcd. One has,
we who ore lookers on think, everything
wraith con give, we cannot see thnt there
anything left to wish for, land and houses,
surrounded by luxury, case ami pleasure,
yet in that Imino may bo on nfilictcd c
and if not, there is some skeleton, or if not
the skeleton, there is a “shadow on thalioirtli
stone. Next door may bo nn humble homo,
the inmates strong, well and loving, but p
i rty to contend with ami hard, daily toil. It
was never intended thnt wo should havo per
fect rest or perfect happiness in this world
“The world a ould bo too sweet
To leave, If this should not bo truo
T lie world the moth can cat."
And therefore the greatest gift to bo sought
after is conteutinont with our lot. Iu the
words of Paul tho njwstlo when ho nays,
I lmvo i learned, In whatsoever stato I am
therewith to be content," is our only safety
XZoiiHnliold Tllntn.
Baiaify.—An appetizing way to cook salsify Is to
parboil It In a Uttlo salted water, then cut it, if tho
roots lie large, In slices, and If small, In fwo parts,
dip U» beaten eggs and very flue bread crumbs am
fry Iu bolllug bird.
Boui* may bo made of chlckon broth; that Is, tho
water In which a chicken lias boon hollo
must bo highly seasoned; tomatoes are mi oxcol
lent addition; a small onion sllcod very thin and
plenty at pepper and ialt, with a small lump o
butter.
Fish.—A nice way to cook fish Is to steam til
tender, remove tho bone* and scatter popper and
salt over It. Borvo with a sauce made of milk
thickened with Hour, wltti ouo or two hardboiloi
eggs chipped and mixed with It, and a Uttlo par
sley for flavorlug.
A Nica drink for an Invalid Is raodo by beating
a teaspoonful of current jelly with tho whlto of
nn egg and a Uttlo sugar. When It Is thoroughly
beaten |>our over It half teacupful of boiling
water. If Ice cold water ts allowed U may be used
Instead of hut water.
Cocoamut Custard.—Make a good holloi custard,
flavor with ono tcaspoonful of bitter almoin
cum nee, grate a cocoanut, and when the custard Is
quite cold (It should bo poured when warm Into
glass bowl), strew tho cocoauut ou tho top. 81(1
white sugar over this.
Veal C’bra* Sour.- Roll the remnants of a roast
of veal until the moat falls from tho bones. Hindu
and cool. Tho next day put on to boll with asllcj
of onion and ono-third of a cupful of raw rice. Lri
tt simmer slowly for an hour. Add silt and pep
I cr to taste. Just before serving ad J one cupful
of rich milk, or crcuui if you have U, boated in
repotste dish.
Nut Cake.—Two egg*, oiio-half cup of bultor,
tup of sugar, X cup of cold water, one and a half
«up* of Hour with heaping teftipoonful of baking
powder, 1 cupful of nutkcrnoli freed from bits of
thell, chopped line and rolled In flour. If almond*
bo iiMd hlnueh them, let them 'get cold and cut
•mall with a shsrpo knife. White or English wal
nuts can lie used. Mix as with cupcake, the water
taking tie plsco of milk, and the nuts going in
lust. Bake in small tiles or iu ono loaf iu a at i-ly
oven.
Paiummn Wink.—English tourists in Paris
gcticraliy delighted with the cheapness of wine,
tut thilr satisfaction would he it good deal tempt
ed if they always knew its ingredient*. The fol
lowing, It apneais, Is the reelpo far the Parisian
tmuket: "Pour luto a cask a quantity of water, to
which add potato Juice, barley Juice, sugar, yeast,
vinegar, eregm of tartar, violet ru n*, elder bio*
urns, llccehing fluid mid glycerine. Vary the
Haim's of the wine according to the different pro
portion* iu which tho ingredients are used. 1
would mm a* if tho above reelpo would help tho
tcuipcraucc cause could it be read with faith ill the
statement, i
Ice (ream Cake.—Six eggs, 1 pound of flour, I
pound sugar. •* pound butter, 1 cup of sweet milk,
heaping tcaspoouful of hiking powder, ono toi
spoonful of iwsenee uf lemon, cream, butter at»<
sugar together, boat egg* lightly and sepcraloly
nud add, and then flour nud milk, llvk * in sui-itl
p*us or pie plates in six layers, then take one and
three-fourth |H>uuds of sugar uml ono teacu
wr.trr, put the water on the sugarhalf hour before
boiling ami lot stand, then boil until tUo syrup
will drop thick from the spoon, and have tho
whites of four eggs beaten to a slid' troth, pour
loillrg sy rup very slowly over them, boating
them very herd all the time, flavor w It * two ten
rpooufulsof vanilla, beat uutli a thick teluj, pul
cakes together with thin layers of this and
w huleot
1 IsM's* cm cl Tlioro.
A traveler who lws recently return? I from the
Fsudwlch islands rays that he saw in Honolulu, a
long, handsome sttect of elegant houses showing
evident e of much sue and lux ury. These a
hemes of the millenaries. Align Meant contr-m
to the miserable tenement bouses of the poor at
borne. •
A BLiusxiD mimioxaky say* the granted fan to
Industry and ri\ I Illation In tropical countries la
the come nut tree. It goes oa bearing ftuit abun
dantly for foity year* without any cultivation au 1
know lug that they can d« pond on it for
the rnulvr* knowing that the;
sul ri-fence, remain lazy and
oarage.—Now York
TfllttS
Liik'o lu anyt*.—A Urge port of life’s burtons
arc self imp**ed uml wholly nc.M'.eu. Vein of
<* lam [lies, which never happeu. a doleful bcbll of
locking at the went, a suspicion* dirporitfot, a
jealous turn of mind. Thc*c are the tyrants that
lead us tilth burdens heavy to bear, but nerdie**
to cony. If we should honestly examine the vari
ous burdens of our live*, we should be surprised
to fled bow many of them there are of this char
acter. Not ooly may we drop them If we will, but
jt-sthe to other- demandthat wcsUoahL A man
cr woman habitually unhappy is essentially ael •
I>Ii, and is always a thorn In the community.
There are enough crosses and trials of life which
must be* borne, without manufacturing artificial
and nc< dlcss ones, and the more thoroughly we
rid cur elves of the latter, the more energy and
split wc eon bring to bear upon the former.
Phctllixo Gttarop Bests.—In India there are
rese farms where the planters cultivate only rcMOi
for market. They nro planted In rows in fields
and require no particular care. When they begin
to blcom they are picked before midday. The
work if fir do by women aud children who esteem
It more of a pleasure*than a pursuit of labor. The
re u. lcuvcs are dhstlilcd In twice their weight of
Wbtcr, which la drawn off into open vessels. The
i re allowed to stand over night, being covered u?
with cloths to keep out dirt aud insect*. In t!
morning the water is coated with a thin oily
f.'rr. llii:-1« the rurcrt*tnror rose. It is ski ram ; l
t fi w fit* a fine feather and dropped Into vails. Th;
; iocc»s continues dally until the l»u«hei ccxte t-
bloom. It takes 50,000 roses to yield one ounce o.
fitter f-.i.d it in .••old at $100 an ounce. Bo it may be
imagined that any essence or oil that requires the
distillery oif/),COO roses to fill ftn ounce vial ha3 a
right to have a good price set upon It. Home
traveling In California says: "In California the
common rose* grow In great profusion, where dis
tillation of attar could be made a very profitable
Industry. I have seen hedge rows near Hamona
ti nt t tutr, to dense with these rosea thnt tho odor
from them on a warm, sultry day caused a feeling
of peculiar faintness and oppression In the passer
by. This is the effect of the attar that is distilled
by the heat and moist air, and Is held suspend.'d,
an It were, in the atmosphere. Thoro is money in
that cause of faintness aiul Indolence, but In this
country not ouly the sweetness, but the great value
of the flower Is wasted In the desert air. 1
I'm sol■ Nr.w.'TAiMiits.—It is astonishing how old
pa I era will accumulate nbout a house, and tacr
arc a great many useful ways in which thoy ca?
to uped just in the household. To polish windows
or mirror* Dimply breathe on them and rub lightly
with soft newspaper aud It will clean thorn beau-
fully. To keep tins bright, tako a small lump of
washing renla, dissolve In water and ncbl a Uttlo
fond, then rub the tins briskly with it, using
iiewfpsper1m.tend of a cloth. Polish off and dry
with dry newspaper. It Is said there Is something
in the printer’s ink that uhls the polishing.
-WHpnpcr is nti excellent thing to keep
stove clean. Whenever anything is by accident
pplllcd upon the stove, instead of trying to clean
with n cloth or brush, take a bit of paper and
move It quickly and use a little more paper to
rub thc-ftovc bright and then burn them. It Is n
.neb quicker, neater aud more couvenlont way.
A folded newspaper, or a part of a paper folded,
is good for a holder uhd saves burning tho fingers,
spoiling the temper, or Lolling a dish towel whoa
In hasto to remove a tolling pot, open an ovou
door, or tnkc up a hot poker or lam.
Old news;>apcr is tho best thing for cleaning
la in pH. First polish tho chimney with a bit of
paper, removing nil smoko, then toko a fresh pleco
to clean the gloss or metal part of the lamp, ospee*
fully the burner, which must to kept clean and
fico from soot In order io secure a good light, an 1
then take ofl‘ tho crisp, burnt part of the wick.
What cannot be removed with paper ought uot to
come off. Scissors are seldom necessary or desira
ble In trimming lamps.
Newspapers aro very useful on your kitchen or
pantiy shelves, they are easily removed when
soiled,and always make tbin:alook fresh and next,
ulso lu drawers to keep out the dust.
Mill Piktnkjt, DeKalb County, Go., August 1.—
Editors Constitution: As you Invite short corre
spondence from your subscribers upon topic
which mny be of intorest to the readers of your ex
ccltent department, tho "Womans’ Kingdom," I
will wrlto you of my wash pot and lamp. In tho year
INK), forty-five years ago, my fathor purchased In
Jefferson county, this state, a mcdlum-slzod wash-,
pot. This wsshpot has been in constant nso ilnco,
toughi-that Is, on wash days, besides It wai also
used for n great while to cook stoek feedJn. It
bids fair to Inst a long time to come, although It la
'somewhat worsted" from wear. The lamp, also,
was purchased by my father, In Atlanta, la 1817,
thirty-seven year* Ago. This old lamp has glvon
light—though not ns brightly as some of more
modern Invention—Almost constantly, its only real
being for a whllo during tho "late unploaiant-
nets," when sperm oil could not be obtalnol.
Kerosene is now used. It Is made wholly of
china. It is our wish thnt this old lamp may eoa-
tinuo to Illuminate a happy home.
Mas. T. B. DxL.
flflss Catharine Wolfe's Millions—Her Pala
tini Boasldo florae.
From the New York Journal.
Much has toen written of the vast wealth of
Ynmlcthllt and Gould. Tho possessions and trcio-
Im xc* of tho Asters, Btuyvesant * and a dozen
other millionaire families have all been dwoalt
upon, but tho history of the mllliotnlrcs of
this city would to incomplete without the name
of MUs Catharine Wolfe. Bom in the hum-
nils of life, Miss Wolfe, through In
heritance nud by her Judicious management of
the property left her, has become the richest la ly
lu this eountiy. 8hr, to-dny, has an incorue of
(TOO,COO a year, and tho vast tracts pt roal estate
Handing in her name at tho present time aro valj
m d at between tf,GUO.00a and frt,000,000. Her prop
erty ts also dally growing in value, and In a fow
cars her amiuaI income will bo In the netghbar-
hood of 11,000.000.
Miss Wolfe is the daughter of tho late Petal
Wolfe, who,under the firm name ot Wolfe .k
Iriicp, did a wholesale business in hardware,
tii.wnic and general notions In a s<nAllshop lu
liAinbcis street, many years ago. Mr. Wolfe
ct-ntcir.pcrary of A. T. Stewart, and closely fol
lowed the dry goods merchant iu his buslnots
maxims. Ho conscientiously and quickly pil
his obligations, aud expected the same tr.ntmr-it
tewnrd him. Fume have said he was sharp tmd
nrHi in his treatment of delinquent ciHtJiuars,
but thete stories, sifted down, find that Mr. Wolfe
niktd no favors aud was list Inclined to grant
many.
In curly life Mr. Wolfo married the voungeit
ririer of old l'ctor LorlUard, the head of the great
obarro linn, and w ith her received a fortune of
W,U«,U«. In u few year's Mr. Wolfe’s wlfodiel,
M.d »cviral months later ho wa * ■
rlnye to old Peter’a second sister,
om tin r plum of fl.Oco.uW. Mr. Wolfe’s second wife
aNodoomed to p«M away,and in a few year* he
OUR YOUNG FOLKS: .
Devoted to the Instruction and^Entertain-
scent of the Boys and Girls Who
Read The Constitution.
fin writing for this department, write plainly, on
lit of your paper, mid put "Our Youug Foiks"
n one corner of your envelope. ]
~ ~~TIIEBAINY DAY.
Younu beginners in life’s morning,
Don't forget the rainy dayj
Fnnshine cannot last forever,
Or the heart be always g ly.
Have the dime aud then the dollar,
•Save up something as you roam—
Choose fome blooming spot ol beauty,
Some fair lot and "plant a hoMO."
You too, who have babe* around you,
Coming up to take your place;
Give them something to remember,
Homestead memories let thorn trace.
Would you feel the pride of manhood,
Let the sun your dwelling greet,
Brtntko the blessed air of free lorn,
Own the soli beneath your feet.
You too, who perhaps have squandered
Life’s fair morn-'tis not too Into!
£tai t ot once to woo bright f nduuc,
Bril no more at ro called fate.
Fow the golden seed of saving
In the rich and quickening loam; •
Epcnd your lost days not with strangers,
Enter heaven’s gate from home.
Our Lettor 4Iox.
as lignin n widower, but he bad the connotation
ol Icing in cimtrot uf over t2.0UU.tMi. Mr. Wolfo
did nut venture on the matrimonial sea nrri.i,
ai:da few year* late - 1 —* tew
«liiMtvn to the guhltt
Mbs Catharine Wolfe,
well-known society lady In Madi*onaronus,
happened to boltt town tot evening, said, iu
»| taking of Mb* Wolfe:
•• Fbc is one of tmture’s noble women. She has
devoted her life of fifty years to a sown l and J
dit ious tlbpcntatlnii of charity. She l* plain an
•it ostentatious in all her walks of life. She I*
-jicthc r to her brother;* chUdrt n.an.l although she
! ns titt-iiid many f ilers of marriage, she will nut
ft tick? thou. Even to day, at her age. she
Uricttd by fortuue hunters who kiosr
t I rr fnrome make* her the rieicsl
man iu America. She is not fund
we, tnl the Is so good and so *eu*lble. a* 1 ni l
to fore, many of the hamtsomest ami Kat gentle-
n:cn in N«w York *»*ciriv have tried to win her
favor, tot I believe that Miss Wolfe lias always had
the fear thst the attentions which were paid to her
were not sincere and were dictated by an all-ab
out blug desire to get possession of her wealth. Aud
rather Uisti trakcsuchamorriaae her preference
ha* »tca<!fjstly been to remain single and the
- tirit'dian of her \w>t Eossrmions.**
" ‘die I* to genial and sprightly In her mxn*
ucis. so ci>n!tal in her relation*, an l wlt'ttl pvt
olre faire of the society lady, thtt
l *n Mm in the drawing-room few would rviiiz;
that the !* on the down track **f life. i|jr h »aiz-
cwit>rt. which wascomnleied last summer. Is
ralatiai. sud the finest vestdcnce »»:i th-j AtUatic
■W] It will compare favorably with any of the
is country mansions in Europe; in tact, in
iwithular* outriva** them, aud it
the advantage of all the modern
. -Vtmints. Brilliant electric lulus illu.uine
st.d it I* fumbhed iu orieuul magnlitceuoa.
»*•*» Wo'fe’s New York resldeoee Uat kvllua
cvinue and Twenty-fourth street, and Is ants
It titat ce fn m her father. The old gentleman
lived in It many yean*. The interior ts d*?o-
tctid and sdoruB; with the highr-t works of art,
ard were mainly srleetcd hv John Taylor John-
m t). who wa* cn old friend of Mr. Write, and at hi*
«!«ath trwmfcmd this kindly remembrance to ht*
sitter, kin Catharine.
Pair AuntBusie: Mo»s a 'Ittlc hoy with blue
eyesond ’kin, mama's aud papa's only child, and
dey love mo fo much. 3Ie’s got ode gran'ma aud
grun’pa, and one uncle and aunt. Gran’pa tikes
Pi:Cojurrnrnojt nnd dey all like it. Mo
like to fee 'Ittle Km C-allawny and p’ny with her
P’cajo div her my love. Your ’ittle friend,
Blakely, Ga. CHARLIE LEE i'ACITONE.
Dear Aunt Susie: I nm ll years old and don't go
to rchool now. I can seiv nicely on tho machine.
I made mamaa pair of pillow cases to-day without
testing them, nnd sewed up a skirt, and p
pants for my brother. Mothcrsays It is improving
for us little toy» to write letters with love for you
and the ccusfcs. Euclid Carr.
Con yen, tin.
Dear Aunt Susie: Wc uro three couslniaged ten,
twelve nnd thirteen. Our fathers nre farmers
take The Constitution which we enjoy very
much. We ore uot going to school now, but help
mothers with their domestic work. They ore
surveying a new railroad from Atlanta to Colum
bus, and we hope it will run near enough to ui for
u.* to go up to Atlanta sometimes,
l'lcase ask some ouo to answer this.
When a Indy meets a lady,
Inn patch of beans,
Why can’t a lady tell a lady
What a lady moans.?
Your little friends,
Ethel, Belle and Ludie Moxtus.
Magdalena, Go,
Dear Aunt Susie: I am eight years oil, I havo
vocation now and a spending a week with my
grandpapa. He takes Tue . Constitution and i
enjoy reading the “Young Folks.” Give iny love
*o my cousins in Misourl, and tell Charlie to write
to you too. Your noice,
* Clara Parker.
Red Clay, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am thirteen years old, and
go to school to a good teacher. 1'apa takes Tits
Ccnjtitltion and I like it very much, specially
Our Young Folks and Betsy Hamilton. Wo have
on organ and I can play a little.
Your friend, .
Fanny Day.
Jasper, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: Wo are eloven and eight years
old. We go to school end learn very fast. We
havo a pair of goats and havo a fine timo driving
i bom„ 1’apa takes The Constitution and wo en
joy It vety much, specially Betsy Hamilton and
Our Young Folks. Your friends,
Ela and Hieam Uridqei.
Creswcll, Ga.
f Dear Aunt Susie: I am nine years old and have
throe brothers and two sisters. Papa takes Tint
Constitution aud we all like it. Wo havo vaca
tion now. Your little friend,
Annik Day.
Jasper, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: 8o few Texas children wrlto to
yon that I've concluded to write. Father D n
Georgian tut we’ve lived In Texas four ye in.
Did yen ever fee an Indian? 1/ you lived hero
you'd see plenty of them. Ihavoahorso, a dog,
two ptga and a cat. Your little nclco,
(.'LAUDIR 8ANDE:13.
Livingston, Polk county, Texas.
Deer Aunt Susie: I nra thirteen yean old and
go to school at Ward’s high school to such a
nice bandiomc teacher. Wo will havo our ex
hibition when school clozes. I lovo to run homo
after school and help mother. I think all girls
cught to help their mothers.
Tux Constitution's friend,
Lizzie CatTrKNDXg.
Ifutd, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susio We are sisters fourteen, nine
and four years old. We help mama cook, wadi
dish**, churnifeed the chickens,set the tabte and
sweep the house. Wo will go o school soon. Papa
ti kes The Constitution and we like it very much
to read Bill Arp, Betsy Hamilton aud Uncle
Remus. Your little iriendt,
Lome, Nora and Uuace Ponder.
Near Fair Play, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: Papa takes your piper and we
like It very much. Will "Daisy" please send m j
her address or write*to me where I can get her
fancy work and somo samples? I will send her
rumple* of darned nett in return. I will exchan?o
flower seed with the cousins It they will send
stamps for me to send them the seed.
Your neico,
Haller Hesilks.
Notwood, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am a long nosed boy of
fifuen, and I rend The Constitution and likolt
very much. Please ask the girl living near Fair-
bum that has rorulc so mauy quilt* to till n* her
ege. She must be very Industrious, or very old to
have made such a number. Your friend.
# Z. W. M.
Palmetto, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am a farmer's sou four yoir
eld. PSpa basa fish pond aud 1 lovo t > g» with
him to feed the carp. Mama rei lt me tho Uttlo
letter* in The Constitution and l like it very
much. Yours truly.
Guv Alexander.
Bold Spring, Franklin county. Georgia.
Dear Aunt Susie: Papa is a farmer au l takes
The Constitution and we like It so much. Oar
school!* too far for us to walk to now but we help
papa on the farm and sweep the yard for mama.
We go hunting nearly every Saturday and hare a
nice time. your little friends,
AfBiE and Maxtc Moore.
Mountain Hill, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: 1 am a widow’s daughter an f
am 14 years old. Grandpa is a physician, and w»
live with him. He Ukc* The CoxsnTurtox and I
so much pleased with BUI Arp, Dot*y lira-
llton, and Our Youug Folks. 1 can sew. erxhet,
knit, mtlk and make up beds. I h ivo seven
guineas, one gosling and three cats.
Yoon lovingly. Lula Winn.
Woodstock, Gs.
Dear Ann! Basic: Mother take* The CoNinru-
ttox tnd I think It la josi splendid. 1 like BIU
Arp end wish I could ace him and hi* little girl
Jessie. Mother is a fanner and we h tv* a go si
ciop and splendid garden. XnseJ to hi vs
cats that I hitch* d to a little wagon made of spool*,
I made them y ull it bnt mother said I was to*
Ug to to drivieg cats up and down the road, and
ebc gave them away. I can crochet and sew o i
the merit.'no and have mode three quilts. I wish
rcxnc of the cousins would write to me. Your
ueice, Mary Hall.
Trcup county, Georgia.
Dear Aunt Susie: We are 11 and 9 years old and,
go to tchool and Sunday school. Papa Is a mer
chant. He takes The Constitution and we like it
very much, especially Betsy Hamilton and O. Y. F.
YouMittle friends,
Ctecawcll, Ga. Mattie and Oscar Norton.
Dear Aunt Susie: I’m so glad you had a nice
time HibJngond riding on the water. On accoun
cf sickness ami rain I’ve toen to school very little
lately, but mid by lessoii.i at home and kept up
with my class. I have a cotton patch thit pihelpel
me with, nnd a melon patch I planted and wor to l
nil by myself, and It is fine. I t*y to be useful aud
help papa and mama. I help spread and stir pa’s
wheat to dry It, and help m&raa gather vegetable*,
string beans, peel potatoes, pick chicken i and haul
weed in my wagon. When my cousins came t)
rcc me we bad some nice rides iu tho wagon, but
w c were the horses. I rend ten ceuts for littla
Wfllio Jimmie Smith’s books. Your little
nil hew, * Luther B.
Near Barncavlllc, Go.
Dear'Aunt Susie; Wc are schoolmate*, 13 and l'»
years of nge. We can kov on the machine, cook,
cre diet and do many useful things. Wo like to
x-cd Bill Arp, Betsy Hamilton and the Letter Box
very much. Your friends,
Rosa WteB and Annie Taylor.
Long Cane, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am 13. My grandfather Is of
years old. One day tot week I was at hi.* liotisj
and he was hoeing. Don’t you think he I ra very
old innn to work? Your little ueice,
Lalrdehoro, Ga. Eva May Veal.
Dear Annt Susie: I nm 11 years old and a;n,a
farm el’s daughter. Wo take The Constitution
nnd like It very much. Will one of the little
cousins send me n pattern of the crazy quilt? I
will rend some crochet patterns in return.
Your little frieud, Lemon Kin.vrd.
Orchard Hill, Ga.
Dior Aunt Susie: I am 12 years old and live In a
little country town nnd go t-> school. We litt'o
girls have n missionary society nnd I am trying to
raise some popcorn to make money to help.elu-
cato the little licatheu* in China. Papa takes The
ConiTITUtioK and we like it very much.
Yours truly, Ella Tallulaii Love.
Austell, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am a farmer's son, 13 year*
old?- Wc have vacation now. I’apa takes The Con-
ntitution nnd likes It very much. I like Bri*y
Hamilton, Bill Arp, Undo ItcmuiaudO. Y. F.
Your llttlo nephew, Johnnie Stkinukimf.r.
Brooks Station, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: .1 am 10 years old. Papa tako.*
The Constitution, and I wish It could come every
day. 1 let papa read it first and then I read Betsy
Hamilton nml O. Y. F. I havo a nice speckle 1
pullet aud four goslins that it takes most all my
Ud)c to see after, this rainy weather. Your lit.le
friend, Dollie Farvle /.
Fayetteville, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: Wc arc so glad to havo a place
111 your paper. Wc love to rend Betsy Hamilton,
and wish wo lived near her—who is so fanny. Wo
wish wo had been with you at your picnic. Your
friends, Otuella and Minnie Eciuls.
Bowdon, Ga.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am G years old, and go to
cchool. My little sister Is on a visit to her cotulu
and I am so lonesomo. Sometimes I take my little
hoe and try to help my brother cut gras*. Papa
takes Tuk Constitution and would not bo without
it for double the subscription. Your little
nolcc, Bettib Me
Halt Springs, Go.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am 13 years old, and go to
school now*, but will soon have vacation, and I am
glad. I cook breakfast every day and also wash
diskes, sweep yards, churn, clean houso, and Iron
the little things ou Saturday. I havo throo little
pet goslins. Your truo little friend,
Weston, Ga. Kittib York.
Dear Aunt Susie: I am 16 years old and go to
ccbool every winter. Father is a farmer. He takes
The Constitution and we all lovo to read thoc’iil-
dren’s columns. Will sorao of tho girls correspond
with me? 1 will be very glad If they will. Your,
nephew, George 8. Barnes.
Csmdcn, S. C.
Dear Aunt Susie: I nm a farmer's daughter. Wo
have vacation now, but 1 go to Sunday school
every Sunday. Wc tako Tub Constitution and I
like it very much, especially Betsy Hamilton and
O. Y. F. 1 am thirteen year* old. Your Httl-j
ueice, Emma Long.
Sunflower, Ga.
Dear Aunt 8u*ie: I am It years old and livo In
the country. I’apa take* The Constitution an l
think* it 1* the tost paper in tho south. I love t»
iced tho children’s letters. Can anyoue solve this?
brother* and sister* have I none.
But this man’s father 1* my father* son.
Yours affectionately, Chauue Starr.
Orchard Hill, Ua.
Dear Aunt Susie: I nm an only child, 11 yoiri
old ami my papa’s a farmer. I had eleven pet
thickens, but four (lied aud the cat ate three, *o
I’ve only four left. We've tom bavin.7 water
melons sinco the8th of June. Wo have *r.m L)
Conte peas too. Grandpa hat two Jerseys and I g >
with him to feed them. I’ve toen taking mudo
Ursons and like It very much. I can piny several
pieces on the piano. Your nclco,
Piuewood Farm, Ga. Clara Grave*.
Dear Aunt Susie: Pa takes The Constitution
mid we do Ukc the children'* department so mueh.
We hnve a store near us aud mam* send* me t >
l uy things for her often. Please see if auy of the
courinit can solve this:
Yellow os It enn to,
It float* In a crystal sea.
Surrounded by ail ebony wall,
Better than sugar, yet at time* worse than gall.
Ycur neico, E. A. C.
Near Lyre, Go.
TDK Story of a Horsehioe.—When painted
brmsl ot* Hot came Into fashion little Mlin Molly
was io carried away with the work that she seem; 1
to do nothing tut gild and paint.
Only old horzeshoe* were supposed to bring good
luck; so Mire Molly was often seen picking her way
Hlcut through the shabbiest streets iu towu, an 1
grlcg fu and out blacksmith shops.
Oucdsy she thought she would try a near pla
in tcarriicf horseshoes; so she walked into Ur
Flaflcrty’s shop where he was pounding away ou
1 b am il. Tho^sparks from the redhot iron were
(lying in all directions. Molly »too-l quietly at th j
deor till Mr. Fiakcrty pained iu hlz work, looked
around and said: •
"Well, MU*, what can I do for you? Do you want
your horse shod?"
"No," replied the young girl; "X only WAnt to
buy old horseshoes."
bow we cannot wonder that Mr. Flikerty, who
was not.keeping track of fishloaible fancy work,
was rather surprise’! at thl<; she did not 1 > >k ilk •
a reg picker or a collector of old iron.
“Old shot* bring good lack, aud they aro eider
to paict," raid Molly Uy way of explanitlox. #
The blacksmith tried to hl<te a smile.
"1 never *oe a painted horseshoe, MUs," hesii I,
"find not many a step would a horse step without
taking off the paint altogether."
"But lonly print them to hong over dsorj,"
■aid Molly; “everybody does them now."
"By tic fconoro’ the king !''cxcUlm»l Mr. Fisk,
city, raising hi* bead In aurprUe from a box of old
kcmxhoi* which he was already poking over.
lie was much Interested. Ue bad a bort*ri»j
called over bis shop door for good lark, bnt h:
never heard of putlog on* over a parlor door. Ik
found Molly such smooth ones an t fltel thus «»
nicely that she ventured about Christmas time to
go back for more. Mr. Flakcrty seemed mue i
pleased to see her again, and. as before, refused to
take any money for the shoes.
"But I’d rather pay for them; they aro certainly
worth (omething, and I’ve troubled you to fl!o
them," said Molly.
"Well, I'll tell you, miss, we'll settle it In thl<
way: You'll paint me a shoe and we'll call it
square!"
Molly was rather taken aback by tills propout.
But not to be behind him iu politeness, she agree 1
to do it.
A little wreath of pluk May flohrers trailed ore?
the golden shoe, ami a dainty blue ribbon oral
patsed through the nail holes and tied iu a u ia-I-
some bow at the top. Of coarse it bad “G1 io*."
paiuted on It In German text.
Molly went one afternoon and presented It t-»
Mr. Flakcrty. He was charmed with It, and s.i d
he should take It homo to hli little girl.
Mr. Flakcrty lived in n'laiye tenement house
with his wife and their only child, little ltosle,
who wa§ for from being a red rode. She was lame
and very weary were the hours she passed lu tho
dull room.
You may fancy how pleased she always was when
her futhcr came home at night, rile would often
make believe that lie was a strange man and
would knock loudly at the door. When Margaret
opened it he would speak in a flue, little voice:
"Is there a young lady tore by the name o' Mta
Flakcrty that would like a call from a fine go ltlo-
man?" Or ho would say In a loud voice: "Go.id
evening Miss Margaret. 1 believe I met ye onso lit
Ireland; aud If ye’re a mind I ptep iu a id tako a
cup o’ tny wld ye"!
Poor little Rosie always laughed at anything her
father said or did. She thought he was tho hnr.d*
somest and dearest man in tho world.
But Margaret and Rosie had a great sorrow. Al
though Timothy loved them dearly, he would go
off once in a while with some rough men who lived
in the house, nnd driuk and spend foolishly tho
money he had worked so hard to earn, and which
should have been saved for his family.
Neither his wife nor his child dared to speak to
him about this. They saw bis evenings away from
home came oftener and oftenor aud that his merry
ways were giving place to a sullen silence. They
loved him dearly though.
“Where's one," asked poor Mrs. Margaret, "with
such a broad back and stout neck and merry
twinkle in his eyes as lilmseli?"
Oneeveuing when Rosie was listentng for hit
step, the well known thump, thump, thump, w»i
heard on the stairway aud Timothy soon put hii
dingy face in at the door with this Inquiry:
"Is there a young lady within by tho name of
Rosie who would like a present as would bring
good luck to her?"
“I would 1" cried Rosie,, tho light omlag Into
her pretty, pale face.
Timothy laid a paper parcel down and carefully
washed bis great, grimed hands. He noxt untied
the piqk cord, and Margaret aud Rosie looked on
“A golden horseshoe!"
Rosie was fairly dazzled by it with it's bluo rib
bon fluttering around it.
"What is it, father?" she asked.
"Why its a horseshoe;and it was painted for m i
by a very foln young lady, and give to me for you.
Its to bo put over the door, nnd tho word on it
mrens ’good luck’ in Dutch," said Timothy.
"Oh, lot me put it in the paper again," aa'.d tho
littlegirl, "I can look at it thon once in a while in
mother's drawer^ But it would bo all spoiled oat
in the room."
Tho next day the horseshoe had to bo taken out
of its retreat many times when it lay wrapped up
n one of Margaret's clean gingham aprons.
"If our rpom was cleaner, I’d like to have it pnt
up over the door like the young lady’s,''said Rosie
to her mother one day.
"I'll mako it cleaner then, ray- dear. Rut tin
rouble is It won't stay so. It would boa foin
thing to clano If things would stay clone, but thoy
just gets dirty again, and then where’s all the haid
work gone to?" said the mother.
Margaret went to work, howevor, tin next day
and scoured and scrubbed so thoroughly that
Rosie scarcely knew the room when slio was
brought back from her small bedroom to her big
rocking chair.
"Oh, mother, this looks lovely 1 Why, the win.
dows almost laugh, thoy look so clean and tho
room smells so sweet o’ soapsuds. Now drive A
big nail up over tho door and hang my gold horse
shoe up—and oh, mother, can’t I have on ray best
dress with the red spots In It, and tho rufllej in tho
neekt I don't mind its scraping me. And yon
put on your al pocky that’s bitched up wtd a bo.v
behind," cried Rosie.
There was soon a sort of holiday air about tho
place Margaret arrayed h >r*elf In her “alpnckcy"
and then set tho teakettle on the shiping stoio
where It aoon joined In tho general cheerfu.ncaa
by singing with all Its might.
"Mother," said Itoai* ,‘ why can't weget down tho
sugar bowl with tho whole edges to 'em that was
give to you afore you was married—fum the top
shelf?"
'And sowb will Rosie;" and Margaret set tho
table aud with a nice instinct drew it out from
tho wall where It usually stood during their core-
lets meals.
Fur onco tho kerosene lamp declined to "smell"
aud burned brightly, its gay pink wlok shining
cheerily though the chargtos.
When Timothy came, he stood still in utter
surprise in his owu threshold. There were #
Margaret and Rosie ail dieted up, and setting
waiting for him at a fine tea table iu tho mid-
d!o of the room.
They laughed at hi* look of surprise. lie wai
greatly delighted at the change In hi* home.
"If I am invited to this tay-party," he said, “I»|l
scrub tncsclf up a bit in honor of D, Have yo any
*oft soap about, Margaret, to Ukc the smut off m/
bands?"
Of course Mr. Flakcrty could not, in fifteon
short nrinutes look like a lily-bunded gentleman
of fashion; but be shaded himself down severe
degrees till ho looiced like a mezzotint engraving
of blacksmith rather than a charcoal one, and ho
put on a high, shining paper collar, and wet hi*
hair till it lay down very flat and smooth on hU
head.
"Hullo, hullo; there’s the gold horseshoe over
the door," he cried.
Roelc laughed and said: "Wc fixed up so aa to
liave things nice ouough for tho horseshoe- Ob,
I wish we could look this way always."
"An* so we will, dear, if father'll dress up as
fine every night and come home to us," sold
Margaret.
The evening was a very merry one, and Timothy
was overtomc wiih Joy at owniug two such lovely
creatures as Margaret and Rosie.
The text evening the room looked tl.e same,
and again Timothy arrayed himself in bis piper
collar. After tea he and Rode popped and ate the
pretty white kernels as long as they could.
Another night they made molasses candy, and
other evenings they told stories. Margaret soon
saw that there plca*ent evenings at borne wom
helping Timothy to be a totter man. Bhe kept
the rooms bright and clean a ter thtt, and ttojfo
grew ttrenger and happier every day.
It every painted horseshoe brings th? good
fortune which Rosie's did there will he a vast deal
of good luck In the homes of America.
Mm. C. C. Bush, in Wide Awake.
Kx-Speaker Kcifer Thrown Oat of the Racs.
Hi ring field. Ohio, Augiut *2.—Clark county pri
mely meetings for the nomination of congran-
tn:u hare given a large majority for Captain
•Bushnell. thu* throwing General Kiefer out of
race.
Washington, August 2.-Private dispatchei re>
pert that cx-Speckcr Kcifer was beaten at t'as re
publican primaries to-day In his own town o
Spring field by hjo majority, and in the county by
5C0 majority. His pponeat was Captain Bas'nneli.
Kctfcr bad been working extraordinarily hard
for uuemlnatioD.
No Arbitration Yet Asked For.
Wa»hzngtgw, Augusts.—It Is mil at the flats
department that no request has been made so far
as ta known for arbitration by tha government of
the United State* in the Franco-China* triable*