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r^*«rr: yfgfMnssam 8 THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLAIfTA, GA.. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 1884. TWELVE PAGES. THE WOMAN’S KINGDOM The Home end the Houeewite and Gossip of the Hearthstone---Talks With Women and About Women. [Short tetters o» home loolesearnestly solicited Write "Woman's Kingdom on one comer ol the enrelop.) A I'ussle. The story.of Pinion. [Fill the upper blank In each seise with a word which, beheaded, will All the next blank, beheaded again, will All the third.] Ills wood tor the Are itont Simon , And when his labor at night he —, Icicles bans trom the cottage —. Itctnrnlng across the meadow -<—. Home before him and forest In —-, The frost comes nipping, wiping his —. But on he goes,' and the frost he —-, Till coining to homo's own pleasant —, How good Is the supper, stout Hinton —. He lias only Ms little world to —, fils farm Is hla own, ft la not on —, What wonder BImon Is quite at bl* —. Ills children arc sweet and hla wife no —, lie laughs at winter with enow and , Aud so does bis horse, in blanket —. •TIs no "Ash story,'' though big aa a —. The secret of Almon, forehanded and , Is Unit he drink*neither whisky nor . —tV. II. 0., In Charleston Weekly News. In looking over a western paper, the other day, I saw a notice of a eampinccting thon in progress, and a little clause struck me with much force. Itwnsthis: "To-day will also be full of internal. It is set opart for tho re union of tho old peoplo.” There was some- thing very beautiful and touching to me in the thought that n certain day was given up to tho old people. I don't remember of over before aeelng such n tiling. In tho present iloy thoro is such a tendency among the young to Ignore tho old j end they ore too often mado to foci that they have outlived their day and genera tion. mid that their time for usefulness has passed away. Old peoplo ere peculiarly aen- •lllvc. I remember my own dear mother how oflrn when naked to come end join the younger |Kirtinn of the fainilyof an evening, ahowould keg lo bo left to the qulat of her own room, and say, "I am afraid of being iu tho way." Then I could not understand It, and would feel that it waa over sensitiveness, but now when aha baa lieen for mony year* a aalnt In heaven, and my lock# are silvering o'er. Often, very often, have coma to mo thoao words and these feelings, anil when surrounded by tho gsy and young, I have felt tnysolf very much out of place. It is very seldom that wo ap preciate tho faalinga of the old. There is nutliing sadder than to see tho old father and mother give up their Indopendonl Ufa and he roine inmates of a new homo with their chil dren. They nover fool at homo. They are at a lose for employment, and just feel they At iu nowhere. I heard an old lady, n few days ago, apeaklng of a yonng girl. Hho said, "the ia a lovely girl, and so thoughtful of tho old. W ky," aha eaya, "aha la at my boarding house and waa never Introduced lo mo, but onoh morning aho cornea so sweetly, and, handing me the morning paper, sake If I would not like to read It. You don’t know how 1 appre ciate It. 1 waa an only ohtlil, idolised by my pnrenta, nml indulged in ovary wish of my heart, I married a man who devoted hla whole Ilia to my pleasure anil eomfort. That alono waa consulted. Now 1 am a widow and alono in the world with only my children, and It comes ao hard to be sal aaido mid novor no. tired.’’ How many old peoplo could giro tho aanro experience. Bo kind to tho old. Wo wou't have them with ua Jong, and we kavo all lo ha brought whore Urey are now. Our feet will tregil tie same lonely read. Tho Ulna will camo when wa too will live only on mrmurlaa of the past. Srf let ns brlghton their last days and mako them, aa far aa lie In our jiower, their bast. Tna Naif pr Misaioaaaia* to Chi a A—The Christian world seem* bn be more than unusu ally interested of lata years In lending out nilsaionarisa lo China. In no country nre tlm women treated with so little ran poet, and there are many reasons why they should be net only Chrlslianlted but cUlUaad. t think all who read the following account of the be liefs of a Chinese doctor, and said to be on# of Intelligence above the average Chinaman, will agree they need missionaries, lie waa asktd lo explain a few of his odd methods for con quering disease. "Kvary sickness,” ha tald, "la caused ky Nong Y’sav (a disease devil) and it la the work of the doctor to And out where Ura devil ia and drive him out. What you rail fevar—hot akin, dry lips, high pulae, ia the work of a litUe imp with eight mouths, each having a hot, scorching broatb. The Imp gets into the patienl'a stomach by llying down hla throat, and 1s usually in the air on a damp day. The little devil la aa Urge aa a grain of sand, hut when ha gats into the hu man stomach ha grows to be abtat aa large aa a bean, lie blows his hot breath into every vain of the victim, and causes him great dis tress and tbiral by drinking nil lbs water la hla stomach. The way to earn the patient ia to poison Ura imp with a powdtr scraped from the Intfda of a tree which grows in tha pro vince of >'oo Chow." lien the doctor exhib ited some of the powder, which proved to be either quinine or einehonidia. lie then want on to say r "Bpasata, or tits, coma from tha earth devil, a' creature that lives under tha ground, and aanda n shock into the victim through hie bet. You will Aud that nearly all persons whan Arat taken with Ate fall while walking, but after a white, wbeu the dreit gate tha victim waakened, the shock can ha communicated from tha earth, through the house and Into tha bed. It ia very hard to run then. 1 cured a man In Canton who hoi been subject to AU A (lean yuan, by rubbing tha solas ef Ua bat with bl steered oat ol a fret’s heart. Opium it a very valuable kelp in such eases whan taken Internally, beaausc it makes the paUcnfa bet Itch and prevail i Ike dev lb bom gaining aa entrance." Bivaise ia tat Ate or Oaulik.—A party •( jankee gira quite an intareating account of lheir visit to OalUee. They found bathing la the tea of Galilee delightful romps rad with other places. The Jordan was too muddy for such purposes. You mow out ao covered with mad it weald have keen bard to tall than had ever been water mind with it. Bathing iu the Headers ia dangtreas to the eyes aud mouth, and if you have nay rata or tone on yonr body, exceedingly ua pleasant. Bolt bay have this ta my efUalileei "Bathing iu Gal- Use by moonlight, wa are prepared to vela a great aneceet. Tha eeavaat where westsppad at JJbriaa, abate apaa the lake near ana of tha beaches meek frequented by modern Be. Mmhe. On both ef tha nights which we passed on the lake shore we took occasion to jirovn Ihia. Only one thing marred tho perfect en jovnuntgfind that waa tbo nature of the beach, which was pebbly Instead of Bandy. It wai evidently a rare treat for the Rebekalui to wit ness our ablutions, as they Increased rapidly in numbers when it became noised about town that ‘real white men* were in the water, and they tarried obviously longer than was neces sary in order to 11)1 their jars." Was m CiiiVA.—As a usual thing ladies are great tea drinkers. Where you find one man fond of tea you will find a half dozen ladies. Such being the ease, the present indications of war between Frapce aud China are of sorious import to the ladies. Foo Chow, Amdy and Shanghai are the three important ports from which we get our supplies of tea, and already in New York the rejmrt that France had de clared war against China has created great apprehension in the tea trade of tho city, and the price of tea will go up. An old Importer in Front streetiays: "Tho price of toaa and silks, and other Chinese goods, will materially advance." But wo will hope that tho war will not really bo declared, and that tho pres ent little “unpleasantness” will soon corao to an end. Household Notes. Brass orasnents may bo cleaned by washing with rock alum which has been dissolved in boding hot water. A glided wall-basket has a stuffed kitten with a ribbon about its neck, pooping out of it. A Jap anese basket Is placed between tbo basket and the wall. Black (Ouglovs*.—Ladles are often annoyed by white streaks on the scams of black kid gloves. They can be removed by stirring a little salad oil Into some real black Ink and carefully touching the white streaks with a feather, being sure that every whltospot baa been covered. Dry quickly In the air. Discarded broadcloth suits can be nsed as cover- igs for chairs In n most useful way, and particu larly on aninll bamboo or cauo chairs that have become worn. Work nitrfpo of popples on mo rale cloth, to pasr down the center of tho back and the scat of tho chair. On cither side cover with tho cloth. Calm leaf fans are covered with silk or cretonne and have a loose piece of tho material attached so to form a beg. There are pompons around tho edge at regular distances. They are hung against tbo well, handle upwards, and serve as recoptaclcs for odds and ends. Tho outsides are painted, gilded or covered with silk or satin fitting tightly. A Psirtr Tidy.—A very pretty tidy Is made of scarlet or any shadoof red felt; put strips of black velvet, and on these strips embroider littlo fans In bright and varied colors of silk. Tho body ol this tidy 1b Anlalicd by pinking tbo felt, and let the velvet strips run down to form a point, and put a tarrel made of the different colored silks on each point* A ribbon chatelaine for sclseors, thimble, otc.. will I hi funnd very usclul. Uso ribbon about ono Inch In width. Tako a piece of card-board three Inches long and half an Inch wide and cover with this ribbon. To tho card-lioard sow three pieces of ribbon. Tbo Renter pleco should measure In length ten lurhrs, end each of the other two pioces eight Inches. Over tho ceuter piece lay anothar piece of ribbou liluo Inches long. Those ribbons should all be Annly secured to the card-board. Make a neat little itcedli-book, cover with satin, and fasten to the ten-luch center piece of ribbou. Flare a full ribbon bow over the sewing. On each of the eight-inch ribbons, add a little pocket. There littlo pockets should bo mado to lmltato a hedUM pompadour slipper. One Is for tha scissor* and the other, which should be smaller, for the thimble. On tlio ulneduch length ribbon make a little emery bag and fasten with narrow ribbon and loops. Tho Joining* of these ribbou are all covered under ono bow art tho top and suspended from tho belt by pins. Cooklug Rerelpes. If you wet the upper crust of a plo with milk just licfure putting it Into the oven, It will be a rich end yet delicate brown without baking until the crust crumbles. Damon rintuL—To on* peck of fruit five pounds of brown sugar, ona pint of vinegar, half ounce of cinnamon, one-fourth ounco of cloves, half ounce of allsploc. Mix and boll until thor oughly done. Bipg CaMTKLobri Pick lb.—Tako off the outer rind of the fruit and all (ha Inside, and drop in cold vinegar. Let It remain two or three days, then pour off the vinegar, and lo every pint of vinegar a pound of sugar, cinnamon to tha taste; put ou and boll until done. An excellent cream can be made of ono pint of mam, the Juice of one lomon, one glass of sherry w Inc, sugar to please the taste, and throe ounces of macaroons. The macaroons must be rolled or crushed very Ana, and then they should be boston Into the cream. Whip both together and theu freeze. As this to the season for tomatoes, and they aro very plentiful, the following la the most delightful way of preparing them for winter use, but the directions must be followed minutely: ChiU haute*.-Eighteen large tomatoes, peeled aud chopped flue, eight peppers, two largo onions, chopped fine, four teacups of vinegar, two table- spoonfuls of salt, oaa uhfcspoonfnl of brown sugar, two teaspoonfuls of ginger, two teaspoon- fuls of cloves, two teaspoonfuls of allspice and tho rame quantity of cinnamon and uulmcg; mix well together aud boll for several hours uutll as thick os sauce. Proch fritters aro delicious, and aro a welcome moi»cl lo those deluded people who prefer fruit rooked, and who do not really feel as if they have made all that they should ol It unless they serve It In the form of pies, etc. Still uo ono uoed scru ple to help t hansel vet mice to peach fritter*, for It Is excusable. Make a nice smooth batter of fiour and sweet milk, add eggs and salt to your taste; peel aud cut the peaches to halves, removing the stones, of course; dip the pieces of peach In tha Utter and fry iu hoi lard. U will take about ten minutes to fry them properly. Dralu them by placing them on a very hot plate, scatter powder oft sugar aver theta, and tend them to the tabt hot _ An Bxpsrimsnt. It was a terribly was-begone face that Mr.'Jtea- •on presented at the break last table on that bright summer morning. "It'sof no use, Hattie; I'm about dteeouraged. I've been awoke nearly all night worrying about that debt, aad I can't eee any way of ever paying It Our family expenses take ail my salary, and In the future, the expenses are likely to increase much faster than the salary does.'' "Chert up, husband, sheer up; we'U pinch n little more, far the debt must be paid." "What enn wa do? Wo don’t have any luxuriei now. I'm sure we don't drees extravagantly, and this table doesn't look as U we could spare much in the eating line. Clothes and food ef some sort yrt must have." "That reminds me, "Robert, that I want you to order some groceries when yeu go dewn street— roue flour, butter, lard, crockets, and n pound nr two of cheese." By the time the breakfast things were cleared away and the children randy lor school, tho gro cery boy hod deposit*! a number of pork egos In Urn kitchen; and son* aflce Mr. Benmso came la, the gloomy expression still ou his teen. “Robert. wouldn’t U have been bettor economy to have bought a barrel of flour? Those bags nercr scorn quite equal to an eighth of a barret, and It would havo saved a dollar In prieok” ••But, Hattie. X couldn't think of paying tight Collars for flour now, when I’m tryiug to saro every cent. There! I forgot the lard, aad I didn't know how much cheese you wanted, but I thought ten pounds would do." Mrs. Benson did not tell her husband he wa* the moft thoughtless man In tho world, and never could do a thing right. Oh, no. Bhekncwth&t far weightier subjects than groceries were on his mind. "My deer, about how much are our table ex penses a.week?” "Oh I I don't know—anywhere from five to ten dollars, oftener ten than five, I guess, but wo do w ell, spend 1cm than most of our neighbors." "But don’t you think I might help you a littlo by taking charge of the table expenaes? I don't mean that I could do better than you"—that was just wbat the sly woman did mean—"but I ought to know somcthlug about the cost of things, and I never shall if yon always do the buying. Will you allow me six dollars every week to furnish the tabic? Try mo for awhile; do, please." Mr. Benson "poobed" and "pshawed," said she would repent making any such bargain,and Anally yielded to his wife. With a stated sum of money how at her com mand, Mrs. Benson studied to make It purchase the greatest number of needed articles. No general with a limited number of troops over planned more skillfully than did she. Always a prudent housewife, now more than ever did she show her marvelous tact for concocting pics and puddings from scraps which in many families would hare be en thrown aside ss useless. She rarely exceeded the six dollars. On one or two occasions a large number of visitors compelled her to ask for an extra dollar, which waa willingly granted. A little tin box on the top pantry shelf served aa a bank, and every Saturday night this was made tho recip ient of the week's savings. Sometimes It was only a five or ten cent piece which was dropped In, sometimes a quarter of a dollar, or even more. Blowly but steadily tbo box filled. The family had no reason to complain of lack of food. One and all declared that they had* never lived as well before. Economy la i.otsynonymous with meanneM, it Is the opposite of wastefulness. Mr. Benson was delighted with the arrangement. It relieved him of some care, and was threat help lo saving money. At tho end of the year the gloomy expression had all dhappeared; for tbo dreaded debt was paid. "And now my systematic little treasurer, or treasure," with an accompanying kiss, "I can be gin to sav'e towards buying those hooka I've want 'd so long." The blush and smllo of the wlfo showed her piatltudc for well-earned praise. Just then a ring at the door-bell called tho husband aw ay. A mluute more and be rushed into tho room hold ing several handsomely bound hooka in his arms. Why, Hattie, what does this mean? Tho fellow rays these books aro paid for, aud ho was told to deliver them here. Just what I wanted! Do you know anything about this? It can't bo! Yes Ills. I see by ypur face that you wero the purchaser, and you bought them for me. Where did you got the money?" And Hattie Benson, with a pleased smllo and satisfied look, only replied: "By our experi ment." With the Name Suit On. As a gentleman passed through tho hotel corri dor the other day, ho heard a lady scream: "Shut the door, quick, there's somebody coming." She had put ou her bathing suit for a trial trip in her mother's room, and waa horrified that a man should see her In that (lx. An hour later she and her friend were lying on the beach, tho waves washing over them at every throb of the set, Mini she was writing her liaino In the sand with hir tots, wklio her merry laugh souuded above tho roar of tho sen.—Seaside Letter. OUR YOUNG FOLKS. Devoted to the Inatructlon and Entertain* ment of the Boy* and Glrit Who Read The Constitution. fin writing for this department,write plainly, on one side of your paper,and put "Our Young Folk*" on one corner of your envelope.] "Mother's Dear ComfoTt.” The kitchen ia clean and cozy, And bright with the sunsh' gay. And "mother's dear cot . .jr mother's take Is busy working away. Paring potatoes, aud Clinking, "It’s humdrum work to do;" But little Mbs Comfort Is willing and quick, And the sunbeams are belplng her through. For mother Is sick and sleeping, And baby Is quiet at last; And father'll be wanting his dinner soon, The minutes are flying so fast. Ob, she knows he will kiss her and love her, And call her hla "busy bee;" And mother's pet name Is the truest of all, For "mother’s dear comfort" Is abe. —Sel. Kyea. It If sold that very quiet eyes, which'Imprest and embartaM oue with their repoao, signify not only self-command, but also much complacency and much conceit. Restless eyes that cannqt look on steadily In the face deuote a deceitful, design ing mind. Eyes In which the white has a yellow ish tinge and fs streaked with reddish veins, prove much of strong passion and hasty temper. Very blue eyea bespeak a mind Inclined to coquetry. Gray eyes signify dignity, Intelligence and excel lent reasoning faculties. Greenish eyes, falsehood and a fondness for scandal. A malicious mind Is often Indicated by greenish eyes. Blaokeymshow a passionate, lively temperament, and ofteatimes a most deceitful disposition. Brown eyea are gen erally teuder and truo, Indicating a kind and happy disposition.—Mx. Answers to Correspondents. Thomson, G a., August an.—I soc you are giving tomo excellent household receipts In your valua ble paper. Will you be ao kind as to furnish ono for making apple butter, and oblige Yours respectfully, fiUBSCglBIR. H a largo quantity Is to be made, take tho fol lowing proportions; If not, half them:. Tako a barrel of elder and boll down to half tho quantity; have peeled and cored three bushels of applos, put iu and boll uutU soft, and continue to ztlr and boil for ten hours. When done It will stick to an Inverted plate; put in earthen Jan, (uot stone) and dimIi down firm; pnt white paper over the butter and then tie up the Jars with thick brown paper. Littlo Thing* I once taw a young married woman show on old lady a j>alr of ear-rings, and tell her ft was a present from her husband on the annlvcnary of their marriage. Bho aeomed so pleased, aad said it was a little thing that he bad thought of It, but It gratified her very mueh. 1 shall never forget the old lady's reply. She looked at her so sweetly •ud said: "My child, a woman’s life Is mode up of little things." And'so It is; each day as It dawns brings new caret and perplexities—here a little, and there a little, end wo go on doing, and nt the dose of tho dey, os we ley our tired beads upon our pillow, And nothing has been done after all, aud we have worked all day In vain. The fact Is, but few lives ere remarkable for great thlugs, but are made lovely aud blest by many Utile du ties well performed—by Uttle Jojre often repeated, or little troubles, reel or Imaginary, overcome be fore they cause a frown upon our facet. We can make our lives very happy and beautiful by per forming faithfully many of the little dnUes of life, aud always remembering nothin* la too little that will add even a moment of happiness to those around yon. "We cannot measure the need Of the tiniest flower. Nor check Iho flow of the golden sands That run through a single hour. But the morning dew must faU, And the suu and the summer rain Must do their part and perform It all Over and over again." Fortune Telling. Win be come this year-will be come the next? WiU be come today? she lightly blew With sweet red lips the thistle-down, W hispering, tell roe—oh. tell me true! Docs be love me well-does he love me waH? No doubt In her heart the maiden knew; But In ntlspcre soft she said again, * Thistle-down, thistle-down, tell me true! For every maid In the wide world knows That sweet, sure prophecy. Dolly drew Her little mouth into rosebud shape, flaying, oh, thistle-down, tell me true! Yes be loves yon well. Ob, he fovea you well! When will become? He will oeme to-day! This to the answer the thistledown Gives to her heart, as it files away. And Dolly, that night, at the garden gate. And Harry, the lamer, breve and brown. Look lain each other's eyes and rey: ~ "A prophet true la the thistle-down." —Oarlotta Terry. JcKKTecnoiTebnd hack wltb'Tbe Continent" Will surprise nobody. Aa a carpet beggar be waa a decided sneeomtn a state the sloe ef North Osr- otlr**, but bis abilities when spread out over the surface of * - Ibe continent,” were very thin, la- Our Letter IJox. Deer Annt Busio: I love and thank all the boys and girls for thinking of me, and sending Mr. Green the dimes for my books. When he geta enough, I hope he will send me a dictionary and word-book, a copy book and a pen. My school mates lend me their books, and I write on my slate. Grandma Is sick now with chills. She is too old to work, but she lx good to me. When I am grown I am going to do all the good I can. If Mr. Green sends me the books, tell him to send In care of Mn. Wilson. Your little nephew, Jimmijc Willie Smith. Chalybeate Spring*, Ga. Dear Annt Susie: Since JImmlo Willie has writ ten to you we will write too, and tell you that he Ja very smart, Indeed, and studies hard. His teacher thinks so much of him. He Is a good boy p and we like biro. He has pretty blue eyea and light hair. His Schoolmates. Chalybeate Springs, Ga. Dear Aunt Susie: We nrecouslns, aged thirteen and twelve. Our fathers tako Tire Constitution, and we lovo to read it—especially O. Y. F. We like Betsy II. too. Can any of the cousins guess this riddle: I n a garden there strayed A beautiful maid, As fair as tbo flowers of the morn. She became a wife The first hour of her life, And died before she was bom. Your loving nlecea, Alice Branan and Mattie Patterson. Near Stevens's Pottery, Ga. Dear Annt Sasic: I am fourteen years old. I am very delicate, and can’t go to school. I have no father, but I lmvc the best mama In tho world, 1 think. My uncle lives with ns and we run alarm. Ho takes The Constitution, and I liko It very much. Ask tomo of the oouslns to write to me. Your loving friend, Wilder Ozdorn. Stepheusvllle, Ga. Dear Aunt Susie: I am thirteen. Papa Is P, M. at this place. He has a ferry on the Chattahoochee river too. He takes The Constitution, and wo like It very much. Tell Bailie Heusleo It sho will write to mo and send me some samples of darnot 1 will send her a sample of crochet la return. Your friend, Helena Aderuold. Sandtown, Ga. Dear Aunt Susie: Wc go to school and have a splendid teacher, Professor Pcndergrtst. We hare had' a great revival at the Methodist church. Twenty-eight members wero added to the church. We both Joined, and aro going to try to livo Chris tian lives. Wo are ten and eleven years old. Your loving nieces, Jennie Sewbl and Jennie Seaole. Lutherville, Ua. Dear Aunt 8us!e # : I have been going to school at Calhoun, and take mnslo and drawing lessons. The answer to Suslo Ware's riddle is: "When the cow jumped over tho moon." With best wishes, IIattt Garlinoton. Oostanaula, Ga. Dear Aunt Sualo: I am seventeen and a farmer's son; but I had a mechanical talent rather than a tali n t for farming. Tell the cousin that worte the enigma on tbo bird's nest that I think tho answer Is "Oriolo." Yours truly, Goahen, Ga. Thomas Ware. Dear Aunt 8usie: I am a farmer's daughter, ten years old. I go to school and love my teaeher. Papa takes The Constitution, and I like It Tory much, especially O. Y. F. and Betsy II. Can any of the coualns tell me how much barley Ruth gleaned, and what she gleaned It In? Your little niece, Watts Williams. SUlesboro, Go. Dear Aunt Snsle: 1 am four yean old and help mama take care of my little brother, and pick up wood for fccr to cook with. Grandma to making me a beautiful quilt with 1,970 pieces In It. Your little niece, Luxie Brookimo. Milner, Go. Dear Aunt Susie: I go to school, bat will have vacatiofi in three weeks. 1 lovo to rodd O. Y. F. and Betsy H. 1 am six yean old and am la the Fourth reader, geography and arithmetic. Your little niece, Monroe Co., Go. Lixzis Clyde Abeematha. Dear Annt Susie: I am eleven years old, and do not go toachool. Papa Is a farmer and takes Till Constitution. We like It very much. I bad sore eyea for a week, and papa wouldn't let me read The Constitution, and I did not like it. Your little friend, Mast A. Carter. Friendship, Go. [Your riddle had been sent by another "eoaiin" before your letter came.] Dear Aunt Snsle: lam thirteen yean old. My father la dead, and I’ve one sister and brother. I like The Constitution. The answer to Minnie Bayfield's riddle to "A Cock." Your friend, H. C. Webb. Rockingham, N. C. Dear Anntflntie: 1 am a termer’s daughter, ten ycan old. My birthday was August 51, and I re ceived a beautlfnl drew for a present. I go to school aud like my teacher. I've bad a nice time this summer attending fishing parties aad barbecues. Your affectionate niece, Morgan Co., Ga. Matte Lqu Feaoock. Drer Annt Susie: I am twelve yean old. Papa's been taking Tur Constitution, but hto time has expired aud 1 want him to rooaw U. I go toachool and am learning tesL I help to cook, clean up the house, etc. I've.three brothers aad eight sisters, •o you see there Is a house fall of us. Your friend. Hams Abxscrombik. Chapel Hill. Go. Dear Aunt Snsle: We are all termen* daughters, and are going to the reino school—to Mr. and Mrs. White—and we love oar teachers. Our ages dtfifer foo mueh for ns to write them. Oar tethers take Tim Constitution, and we Uke It very mack. Your loving nieces, Anna, Ella, Maude, Molub and Gibtrude. Sunny Side, Go. Dear Annt Snsle: I am a termer's daughter, thirteen yean old. I go to school to a eweet lady and lovo her. Brother takes The CONfrircrros, and I lovo to rred it. can anyone tell me what It is that is block and white and red all over. Year niece. Mix nix Lee Harter. Long Cane, Go. Dear Aunt flute: PapoUkes Til Ooxvtmmow, and I lovo to read Oar Letter Bex. lamtlevea years old aad help ms wa Moan up the house aa! take care of Baby. I west to Collage Temple to school last term anAliUd It very mueh. 1 lore logo toachool but fore to halp mama foo. Your Uttle friend, llama B. Sraixaxx. . e: Papa takes The CoNimunoN, and I am always ready when he tells mo to saddle ••Charlie" and ride in town for The Constitution. 1 nm ao fond of reading Our Letter Box. I’m ten years old, and go to school, but my brother aud I have a cotton patch that we will pick every Satur day. Your uephew. New Providence, Ga. Idus L. McNair. Dear Aunt 8usle: We arc both fourteen, and are Jn the same class at school. We love each other dearly, and love everybody and everything except arithmetic. We’ve the nicest teacher In the state, except that he gives too many ' demerits." Can’t you write a letter to "teachers" about "demerits,'* and help us out We take The Constitution, and like it very much. Some of our schoolmates write better compositions than we do, and are a little stuck up about It; so please publish this and let us show them that we can have a letter in The Constitution. Your loving nieces, Mart Watts and Moselle Park. Cave Springs, Go. Dear Aunt Susie: We are sisters, ten aud seven years old. We go to school and help mama too. Papa takes The Constitution, and we love to read it. Tell Mettle Nicholson her bird was an "Ori ole." Your nieces, Pine Log, Ga. Bertie and Dora Bradford. Dear Aunt Susie: I am a termer’s daughter, thir teen years old. Papa takes The Constitution, and I lovo to read O. Y. F, and Betsy H. I wish all the cousins could have been with me to eat watermel ons this summer. I am going to school this win ter. Will some of tho cousins write to me. Your niece, Georgia Slash. Orchard Hill, Ga. Dear Aunt Snsle: Papa takes your paper and we are all delighted with It, especially O. Y. F. I don’t go to school now. I con do all kinds of domestic work.. Auntie says I am a smart girl; so you see it to not self-praise. Your little friend, busts. Lincoln Ce. Dear Aunt Susie: I am twelve years old, and am going to school. Papa says I am learning fast Papa takes four papers, but we like The Constitu tion best of all. Your little frleud, Crawfish Springs. Harry D. Myers. Dear Aunt Susie: I read Tne Constitution con stantly, and don’t think I could do without it. Wo haven't a good school here and I want to go to Colnmbus the first of October to attend school. Tell Susie Ware beefsteak was highest when tho cow jumped over the moon. Ask some of tho cousins to send me a nlco namo for my little nephew. Yours lovingly, Cottage Mills, Ga. Minnie Latfield. Dear Aunt Snsle: We aro ten and eight years old <VUd are going to school. We like our teacher. Papa takes The Constitution, aud we love to read Betsy II. Wc ore going to have an exhibition, end wish some of tho cousins could come and assist us. Your n'eces, Jasper Co., Ga. Hattie and Allis Tyler. Itone Mary’s Flower Garden* Miss Rose Mary Orme, Amcsbury, M—, care Thornly Orme, Esq: "Dear me!" said Aunt Prucllla, reading it over again, "who can be writing to our little Row?" "Ircrner, of course," Interrupted Dr. Orme; "ho always remembers her birthdays, you know. Wednesday to the twentieth, and, If I mistake not, her elet enth birthday." "Soltis; dear met" and Aunt Prucllla bustled out of the room to order luneb, "for the doctor must start on his rounds precisely at twelve. Don't bo behind, Harriet; It makes mo quite nervous, you know." Mrs. Orme was gono on a visit, and Aunt Pru- cilia was keeping house. Rose was an only child, and her ways were so sweet and womanly that her tether often called her "little mother." Not long before that Rose had asked her father for a flowergsnlen, "all my very own," and nenry, the gardener, had laid out two immenso beds on the borders of the kitchen garden, for there was where Rose wanted them. "You must have a plan or something of that sort,” sold her father ono morning, as ho saw her carefully planting verbena seeds in small wooden boxes, and putting tho tubo row bulbs in the hot bed which Henry bad made tho day before. Row was as full of plans as a nut to of moat, but they were not selfish ones. 8he was one of twolve littlo girls who had formed on aid society callod the "Helping nands." The object of this society was to help poor children In any way which they most needed. Row called her father aud mother and Aunt Prucllla her "advisory committee," becauw she always asked their opinion and advice bofore tbo society undertook anything. "Mama knows all about It* and you will know,” said Rose, smiling and blushing, as she pressed tho earth carefully around the tube row crowns. "All right, Puss; don’t bo lato to school,” re turned her tether. That very morning the let ter came, and although the postmark was "Boston," and Mrs* Orme was visiting there, It was not her handwriting; be sides, she bad written once, and It was not tlmo for another letter. Rose found It under her plate when she sat down to dinner. What a start she gavo, and how her eyes shone with happy light when she was read ing it. It closed with: "I have sent you a box of plants and a package of seeds; also, an excellent work on floriculture, which I hope will help you very much. Mama to well, and Joins me in much love. Your aunt, "Bertha Hiooenrotiiam." Papa drove to the express office for the box that very evening. Instead of one there were two, and good sized ones at that! "It'll ram to-night, miss, and It's Inst the time to put them out." Rose lost no time In going alter India Baird and Sylvia Moore, who were to help her about the plants. Even Dr. Orme came out aud bedded the geraniums and potted the pelargoniums, of which there was a choice stock. "Wbat fine tea roses; you’ll have a bushel of budsffor bouquets," eald Henry, as ha set the thrifty young row trees In place. "Heliotrope and mignonette enough for a flower •how," said Rose, laughing. "Pansies and fochlaa In bloom, and tube roses already sprouted. Such lovely carnation plnks- fonrsbadcs!" exelolmad Sylvia. "They are bud ding, too; why, in two weeks wo can sell our first bouquets." "Now, Betty the milkmaid," said India, un wrapping a fine tropical fern, marked, "To be pot ted," "a'pos'n we wslt a few days and tee if they all grow, and tl we sell any." "You can sell the fern right away," said Dr. Orme. "Dr. Marks, the druggist, said he would give three dollars for a good specimen of that species. He was speaking only yesterday about 1L" "How nice! Just the thing!" echoed the three girls In a breath, and Row said softly to herself, "Annt Bertha to just the nicest auntie in the world." A full fledged April shower came that night, such a one as generally cornea about tha last oi the month. How those flowers grew! They seemed to know that they hod a mission to perform. Those who were not in the secret kept wandering what the "Helping Hand" was about now. 8uch nice treys of button-hole bouquets as they sent to all the concerts gnd literary entertainments! Ames- bury was a famous place for cueh things, and the "Helping Hands" controlled the busfnem, for there wasn't a single green-house there. They rooted cuttings and sold them as test aa they were potted oft Thrifty verbenas went Uke hot cokes; phlox and pernlee from the egad ware toon all and a call for more. Cot flowers for wed dings and crosses for funerals soon came Into de mand, but the loving care which the plants re ceived brought a rich reward. For every bud cut off, two seemed to grow In its place. Mrs. Orme wee an adept la making flower designs, and tha Helpers" soon learned the art under her patient tuition. Crippled Jamie TrambeU, the minister's Uttle hoy, often begged on Saturdays to be wheeled over to Dr. Orme’s, to see the girts work. They would pause between times to give Jamie a pleasant word. playfully tom him some fragrant blossom. Jamie had curvature o^the spine, caused by afalJ, end Dr. Orme, .who treated him, had said that he might bo cured at thesurgicallustltute, which use in a town some seventy-five miles distant. But where was the money to come from to pay the fees, and Jamie's and hto mother’s board? Mr. Truro bell’s small salary was barely sufflcleut for everyday needs, but hto heart was sore and sad when he looked at patient, suffering Jamie. A bright thought struck India Baird one day, not long after the garden was started. Her father was in the south, and had sblpoed home a barrel of large shells. They were Inteuded for a fernery, or something of that sort, but Iudia concluded to convert them into hanging baskets. After they were all nicely cleaned with weak lye, hanging wires were attached by her brother, and the socie ty spent a day fitting them up with trailing vines and dainty maiden hair ferns. "They are perfect beauties, and entirely new. Papa aays they are worth a dollar apiece," sold Rose one day, when they were nleely started. Four weeks later the baskets were gone, and ON teen dollars were added to the treasury. What next should they think of but rustic vases! A friend donated a hall dozen wooden butter bowls; Harold Baird and Brace Moore got forked stand ards, which they ornamented with grape vines ready for the bowls. These and pine burs wero soaked In water over night, and tho burs fastened to the bowls with small brads. When dry, they were varnished with common varnish, and firmly nailed to the standards which the boys had pre pared and varnished for them. Geraniums, ferns and vines were used for these, and they were read ily sold at two dollars each. Everybody seemed to take pleasure in patroniz ing tho "Helping Hands." Thero was work, and plenty of ft, but there was profit, too. How fast the spring and summer sped I September was at hand, and the church members were talking of a "surprise" for Brother TrambeU. Some unknown friend, the "Helpers" never knew who, sent them twenty-five dollars to be added to their fund, mak ing In all one hundred dollars. "Now Jamie can go to the Institute," said tho happy Bose on tho day of the "surprise." There were tears of rejoicing in the minister's household, when the envelope containing tho money was opened. "From the 'Helping Hands,' with the hope that Jamie may get well," was written on tho outside. Ood had blessed Rose Mary’s flower garden with an abundant success*— Mrs. E. 8. L. Thompson. A Rainbow at Midnight. The comparatively rare but bcantlful phenome non of a lunar rainbow was seen at Mendota, IU., at about 11:80 on tho night of August 4th. Tho colors wero by no means ss distinctly marked as •rethosaof a solar rainbow, but yet were sufficient ly so aa to define an orange tint on the outer edge, with a gradual mixture of the prism of colors, and terminating with delicate blao within the aro It lasted for nearly forty minutes, bat was twlc. obscured by clouds for a tew minutes. A Fool Friend. Blunt truths are more exasperating than sharp lies. Mr. Paler called on the editor of the Hand 8aw, who in consequence of a severe wound, was confined to his room. "Ah," said Paler, "I am glad to see you are getting along so welL You have had quite a siege." "Yes, aud regardless of pain I have kept up my writing for the paper.” "Ah, but my dear fellow, bad it been as exerutla-* ting to you os it has been to the readers, you would not have exerted yourself."—Arkansaw Traveler. The First Requisite. Hero to a story of Mr. Laurence Jerome, tho great New York stock broker. He was passing tho shop of on undertaker during a ramble at the East End, when he row displayed this sign: "Every Requisite for a Funeral." Solemnly entering, Mr. Jerome observed in a sepulchral tone: "I wish to procure a corpse !'* "Whose corpso?" stammer- mered the attendant. "Any corpse will answer,’* retorted "Larry," aa he was called by hto friends Jn Wall street. "You see, I wish to get up a funeral, and as your, sign says 'Every rcquslte of a funeral furnished,' and as tbo first requisite is a corpse, I thought I would inquire."—San Francisco News Letter. _____ That Goat. "Where are my slippers!" yelled Fits, as ho jnmpcd out of oed, and struck the offcnjlvo end of a teek, "where are they Isay?" "I'm sorry, honey," answered hto wife, "but they were in tho back door this eveulng, and Fin der's goat got hold ol them." "He did, did he? Well, where are my pants, then?" .. "You tee, ritzy, I cleaned them up lost night after yon bad retired, and to dry them, 1 hang them in the back yard. This morning I went oat there, and and—" "The goat again, hey?" ”Yes, ,r answered the lady, "he was just getting on the outside of tho last stitch." "Whero Is my shirt, to that gona too?" Before Mrs. Fits could answer, the door opened and the reply to hto question struck him pain fully. There was a muffled cry, a scrambling, and from on the bed a voice cried: "And—and—where is my Fftsy?” "I'm sorry," came the agonized tenes of Fits- goober from behind tho wash-stand, "but—but— that goat—” here a dead silence ensued. Kindness. "Ma,” remarked Plndcr FItxgoober, very grave ly, last Sunday at the dinner table, "our Sunday- school teacher gavo us a good lesson on kindness to-day." "She did?" smilingly asked Fitzgoober. "Yes, sir; and aba wound up by asking as boys to give an Instance where kindness would bo shown." "Did you give an Instance?" "No, sir; that kind of buzlness stack me, and when she saw I waa In the mud, she said: ‘Tin der, suppose Mr. Fltegeober should come homo very weak and sick, what would your mother show him?" "What did you tell her?" questioned Fits, pleased at being remembered by the teacher. "I told her," anawered Finder, with the air of a boy who felt that the thermometer was about to taka a sudden Jump, "that ma would show her ugly temper, and ask wbat kind of licker you’d been drinking this time." It to safe to conjecture that the room did be come suddenly warm. The country Is now full of redbogs and candl- Tun moonshiny nights are hastening forward the career of Brer Possum. Patience. Hold thou mine hand, beloved, aa wa sit WIthiu the radiance of oar winter fire. Watching the dainty shsdows as they flit On wall and ceiling, as the flames leap higher. Hold thou mine hand, beloved, with the calm Close clasp of love assured and at rest. And let the peace at home, a blssttd balm, FaU on us, folding faithful breast to breast. Hold thou mins hand, beloved, while I speak Of all thy love bath done and borne for me, The stronger soul supporting still the weak, The good baud giving royally and free; Tha tender heart that put man's roughness by, To wipe weak tears from eyes too seldom dry. I touch this thing aud that, the pretty gifts, The silver zone, the Jeweled finger-ring. The out wart symbols of a love that Ilf to • My tele and me beyond Ufa's buffeting. Yet, oh, thrice generous giver! there remains A thing for which 1 have not thanked thee yet. Thy patience—through the long yean with their