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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3 18B5.
WOMAN’S KINGDOM
A CORNER SET APART FOR AND SACRED
TO THE WOMEN.
gelp for ' Housewives—Hints for tbo
Home—The Beautifying the House
—Fashion Notes nn<1 Gossip of
the World of Women—Bto.
(Wo dedicate this ooner ot Tss Corn mottos
to the ladles. It Is set apart for their entertain.
Dent They are Invited to express their opinions
herein—to nse It as their oen. The editress will
answer any questions or accept any ingfeitlona
with pleasure. It Is her aim to make It helplnl
and enjoyable.1
Strength tor Today,
Strength lor today 1s all that we need.
At there never will ho a tomorrow;
For tomorrow will prove bat another day,
With measured Joy and sorrow.
Then why forecast the trials of life,
With mnoh sad and grave persistence,
And wait and watch for a crowd of Ills
That as yet have no existence?
Strength for today-what a precious boon
For earnest tools who labor I
For the willing hands that minister
To the needy friend or neighbor,
Strength for today that the weary hearts
In the battle lor right may quail not;
And the eyes bedimmed by bitter tears
In their search for light may fall nob
Strength for today on the down-htll track
For the travelers near the valley;
That np, tar np on the other side
Ere long they may safely rally.
Elrenglh for today, that onr precious youth
May happily shnn temptation,
And build from the rise to the set ol the sun
On a strong and son foundation.
Strength for today In house and home
To practice forbearance sweetly;
To scatter kind words and lovingly deeds,
Still muting In Ood completely.
Strength for today Is all that we need,
And there never will be a tomorrow:
For tomorrow will prove bat another today,
With lta measures ol joy and sorrow.
Notion, since I happened to bo present
when a jonng lady was seemingly boasting
ol her inability to do any kind ol housework.
It Impressed me that aho was rather proud of
her ignorance. She said aho really did not
know how to break an egg, and that on ono
cccaslon her mother was quite tick aud aho
did not know how to jmz a toddy. Thera wore
several Isdles present, and upon this particn-
Isrone leaving the room, the remarks that
followed were not very complimentary. I
could but think if the yonng lady had known
how exceeilvely silly she had oansod herself
to sppear, oho would never agsin try and
plead such Ignorance. If women, and partic
ularly yonng ones, know how mnoh more they
were edmlred by the atemer sex for home ae*
compllahments, they wouid certainly cultivate
them more thoroughly. Northern women
have an Idea that wa lonthern women do
nothing but set Idle, and bo waited on.
bavoteen them really astonished that we
ehonld understand homework of any kind,
and had one to tell me aho was surprised to
aee how many aontborn ladles did their own
housework,. But there,, are mpny other
branches of work a lady should be familiar
with, and one m particular la drotimaking.
Bow many a poor man It kept with his “nose
to the grlndatone” by the extravagance of hie
wife. I fear the grant desire ol onr women to
drerr, to appear as well, If not bettor than
their nighbora, Is t growing ovll. If every
lady knew how to cat, lit and mako her own
dresses, tharo would bo qnito an amount saved
In a family. The art of dressmaking has bsen
made so mnoh easier there daye, that with
good patterns add a few fashion pistes to look
at, almost any sensible woman can aeeom
pllth tbs art. Bat then comes in the preiu
dice egalnst home made dresseq. Fashionable
ladies sty they osn tell a dress that Is made
at home. So they may in soma Instances, but
It Is ftom went of experience in tbo maker.
Then again there are ladles who ere very pa
tlentin their efforts and persevere until their
dresses sura equal In stylo and fit to the best
dretsmaktra. How mnoh batter to know how
to do for onrsolvrs than to bo dependent oa
others, and often have our drosses coma homo
and never give any sstlstsction, except that
they have been mad# by a drat class dross
maksr, and wo have paid mors for the mak
ing of the dress than the material east. I
heard a lady tell a Iriond a few day* ago that
•be bad been to New York, and had two
drriies and a wrap made, that she had torn-
lihed the dressmaker with everything but a
few lining* and a small quantity el lace, and
her dressmikere' bUl was the modest lum of
one hundred and thlrty-dvo dollars, more
than every tlx women out of ton have to drees
on the entlreyear. Illeonld Impress upon
onr women, and eepeeially oar yoang onea,
the neeeitlty of making themeelves useful In
all branches of women's work, I should leel
I had accomplished a great deal. And every
woman can rest assured that the loro and ad
miration of a nnsband la increased tan fold lor
the woman who "lookath well to the way* ot
’ her household, oatoth not the bread of idle-
To Cultivate aSweet Tolce.
Thera la nothing eo attractive a* a sweetly
modulated voice. I do not know where 1 saw
the expression bat it impreticd me and it was
thisi “A kind hand iadeaf and dumb; It may
bo roogh In flash and blood, yet do the work
of a wit heart, and do it with a soft touch.
Bat there la no one thing it so much needs as
a sweet voles to toll what it mean* and feela,
and It is hard to gat it and kssp it in the right
tone." Wo can cultivate a sweet voice and
soon get Into the habit of speaking it In a
quick, sharp tone,ethers with a snarl. Suoh a
manner ol speaking with some become ha
bitual and tbs voles often speaks wans then
tbs heart feels. Some kesp tbsir sweat tones
tot those they meat outside ol Urn home circle,
just as they keep their best elothss, end when
they return there is se preceptive e change
In the voles as there is in the clothing. One
most start in youth end be constantly on
watch to cultivate e voles that will only epesk
tjie sentiments of e kind heart. Hence it la
necessary to correct ossr children when wo
bear them speaking sharply to etch other. It
is than they can be trained end their word*
subdued if the necessary ears end watchful
neu it exercised. Us* your bast voice at home.
A kind vole* I* * lsrk’a song to heart end
bom*. Iti* to tb* heart whet light is to the
•J*-
It baa been a disappointment to many of
tbo rendtra of tbo Woman’s Kingdom that
there have been so few letters from our friends
in thecountry as wall ai town. An exchange
of thoughts and sentiments could bo made
to beneficial to each and all. Oar friends in
the country have very many occupations, and
FciMis ilemi ol Interest that would Internal
our readers; they could givo us iome recipes,
or tell ut what they are doing; If they want
inlormallon wo can give, It would be a pleat-
ure for us to Impart it. The correspondence
Inthii department has always proved Intcr-
•stiug and we would again urge upaa our
subscribers to tel us hear from them on any,
or all eubjects, and let there bo a free inter-
chugs of thoughts and feelings.
Fashion Letter.
The gnat excitement in fashionable circles
this week bsa been the millinery openings.
Having attended several, oonelnded to give
my readers the benefit of what I have seen
Borne ot the bonnets and hats are very besutl
ful, others quite ugly; no other word would
suit them, and yet strugo to relate these most
cflecsive to the testa are considered the most
styliih. To give yon some Ideas or what is eon-
sldcnd very atyliih, I will describe an im
ported bonnet seen at one of the most fashion
able milliners in Atlanta. The bonnet was
dark grten velvet, a very pretty shade, rather
high in front, trimmed with two handsome
red birds, a band of scarlet velvet adorned the
front and almost tbs entire crown, whore the
scarlet velvet was Inserted a rowofvlrsde
scent beads, finished the edge; the predomt
nut color among the bead* being purple, and
the whole finished by satin ribbon strings
about two inches wide of a dark brown. This
bonnet was $20; it wu considered by several
fashionable ladles present "a love of a bonnet,”
though there were others very mueh of my
taste. Thers were several of the same style,
and In the extreme oi fashion, but the variety
in bonnets and hats are so great that there is
no difficulty in alt being Bulled. A grest fa
vorite In hats lor young people ere military
looking cockade hats, end tbs tendency seems
to be to have them higher and higher, though
there are some styles that retain enough or
of the practical to suit *11. Tell felt hats and
those of velvet are trimmed immediately in
front and have narrow brims. Some roll on
one side, some flare' slightly In front, and
some are cnivtd at the sides. Bird wings,
or birds, or seme kind
made feather ornaments an very mnoh used.
In bonnets we have tbs close fisting, but with
the bird or sigrette placed u high as possible.
Some ot the small bonnets are sot up with a
slight Hire and have substantial orowns,
others have peaked crowns and the same kind
of brims. Broad ribbon strings era mnoh
used, crossed In the back and tied under the
chin or fastened with quaint pins with heads.
Felt bonnets have velvet puffs and ribbon,
and velvet loops, ud a wing or bird. It is
very fashionable to eover the orowns ol ielt
bonnets end hats with a beaded lace that
conies for that purpose. Gray Is a favorite
color, but brown (■ lbs reigning quean oi oolors.
Among other trimmed hate seen was* high
crowned hat covered with black woven allk
snd trimmed with brocaded ribbon, a fsn of
yellow velvet ud lino black ostrich tips. An
other of copper-colored shaded plush, with
cream color tipped silk front, the trimming a
yellow plume and copper-colored bird. Ac
evening bonnet of buff velvet was embroid
ered withleal seed.paarls, the lront. trimmed
with lace of tbo asms pearls. A bird of Far-
sdlie forming the trimming. An oxqulsite
olive green bonnet wu composed entirely of
thick cords,Abe crown open and filled In with
feathers, large ent beads aronnd the brim.
Oontenlment.
A more beautiful lesson ol contentment with
onr lot In lilo could not bo given than in the
piece below, taken from one of onrexehuges,
entitled "A Secret.” There is suoh a reslices
reaching out for what others have, and a do
sire to keep np appearances beyond our meus
these days, that It is well to stop and uk onr
solves, Wbat Is onr atm? and doea the reeult
justify the meus. Wo are often carried be
yond onr meena by tbo desire to please—not
oorselvsi, bnt others—and wa should seriously
inqnirs the praise ud admiration of thou wo
■eek’lo pleas*, harsb efforts to mako a bettor
appearance than our judgment, had wo fol
lowed Its dictates, would have suggested. Let
us learn the '‘secret" from the piece below
andf'go snd do likowiiei"
Assess*
Two yonng (Iris stood st the counter ot a fash,
lonsble stoic. One we* buytngarten silk, to bo
trimmed with costly free; the other was simply
looking on ud giving her opinion at to the shad#
ud pattern. It would seem tokea pleasant en-
Jcyirent.and yet the buyer's face wore a troubled-
packer as lbs restlessly compared (Uk with (Uk;
and when her decision wu finally reaebed, It wu
given with a sigh which had In It molt ol anxiety
then oi relief.
As theitrla walked ont from tna store together
Into the sonUtht ud the fresh sir the pousseor ol
Ikodreu, observing the bright and'nntronbled
expression o! her companion's free, exclaimed:
“i declare, Jenny I anybody looking st onr tsou
would think yon were the rich one with leave to
gratify every wish, snd I the poor man's daugh
ter, What la tbo reuon that yon seam togel more
utlstecllon ont ot yonr tow things tlun I do from
allmlne? I don't believe yon epend any more In
s year than I have Just laid out on that evening
■Uk,ud yet yon always look nice; you never
nets bothered about your clothes, snd yon take
tor lets trouble tbu I do.”
"NyKcretto a very auy ono to its through,”
replied her friend, with a quiet emlla ”1 reach
my elm In my plan of drees, snd yon never reach
yooia Iprcsch myself a smaU sermon shout
once a season on my tot In life. 'See, here, Jen
ny?’ I sey to myself, ‘yon are going to bays * new
drees snd a new bonnet, and yon ought to be vary
thankful for inch an event. The dress can't be
silk ud the bonnet cu’t bo Leghorn; bat If yon
makeup your mind that all yon want ts to look
nut ud trim snd dainty and ladylike, yonr
nun's veiling snd cblp wlllanawererery purpose.
And so It dou, and all the aeaaon through I am
wall pleased with my outfit, became, u I said. It
satisfies my aim.*'
“And wbat do yon take to bo my aim In dnur*
uked the other. thougntleUy.
Jenny wu sliest.
“Well, then," con tinned tbs buyer ot the costly
drees, ‘11 yon won't UU me, I must try to MU
myself. In tbs first place, I wu sot esoselone ol
bavins any atm stsU; bat, si ooant, something
brought ms ont to boy s new drtu this morning
ud It was not necessity, tor I have s quantity ol
s st home. Wu It Just lor sansaaeutT
Wall, I haven't been st all amused; on the con.
trary, I have been worried. Wu It to ptaSM'any
tody cue? 1 don't think It aaku the lean dlb
tore nee to anybody that I SSonld wear a new
reu to Mrs. P.’s reception. No. I can t see any
motive for this new diets union It to a demesne
have people uy, 'Cor* bu on a saw dnu-the
budaoaeet on* I’ve soon this season Don’t
abe look finer A poor aim, truly, hat even that
to not likely to be (ratified; lor, loalesd, they
win probably uy.'Bow axtravagaal Osn to! Way
dou sbo wear pink, when It isn't becoming! [
wonder who mads her drtuT Don't yen think
her fiouncea too hsavyr Jfo. Jenny, yon art
rlfitt; my atm to caver exactly reslls-.d "
Resolutions on n Waddtog Day.
When the oelebrated Theodors Parker married
Nils Cabot, ho entered In his Journal, on hto wed-
ding day, the subjoined resolutions, the keeping
ot which made hto married life a happy one;
1. Never, except for the but ot rouenr, to op
pose my wife's will.
2. To discharge *11 duties for her sake freely.
3. Never to scold.
4. Never to look cron st her.
f. Never to weary her with commends.
c. To promote ber piety.
7. To bear ber burdens,
5. To overlook bertollles,
9 To uve, cherish ud forever deland her,
10. To remember her always mastafieetlonstely
In my prsyere.
Thus, God willing, we shall be happy.
Cooking livclpe*.
Ccmt Wsmis-One handful of sifted lour snd
theeameof meal, one tsblespoontnl ol lent or
bntler, enough sweetmllk to make a thin batter;
greue you water Irons with s little butter tied up
In a rag ud bake quickly.
Oixoxx SKAM-One cup ol sugar, one cupot
molisses, fonr tablespocnslul of boiling irater
poured over twotesspoonstul ol sods, half cup of
butter,half cup of lard, flour enough to make
stiff dong b, four tableepoonstulol ginger; roll out
very thin aud bske In a quick oven.
Boex jiixY-One box ol Cox gelatine eosked In
* pint ol cold water, Juice ol four lemons, tiro
caps ol sugar; add to this one quart ot boiling
water, brat to s froth tho whites el ten eggs, than
strain the belling water ud gelatine over the
egg*and best until It congeals; flavor wlthva
Dills: color halt ol this mixture with Burnett’
extract ol strawberry, put the pink on top and
•one with rich cream sweetened ud flavored
with vanilla or boiled custard.
SricxuBuib-Slft Into * pan one pound ol
fiour.putlntoa half pint warm milk,a halt pound
ol butter; stir the milk and butter Into the flour
and s.wlnc glassful of good yeast aud a UttlemU
mix these well together ud set In a warm place,
but not too warm, to rile. Let It rise's lull hour;
then add shall pound ol augar, * half grated nut
meg. large spoonful ol cinnamon and a win*
glees of rosewater: mix these well Into s sponge,
pour Into a pan and sot to rise again; let It rise s
ball hour ud bake Ins slow oven.
A Dsmcati Puddiko—Take hells pound ol
stale sponge cake or any other tweet esko ud
soften them In milk; put a layer ol the moistened
cake In u earthen baking dish; then s layer of
preserved fruit,either etrawberrlea or raepberrlea;
then another layer ol cake and so on util the dish
to ball full, bavleg the top layer of eake. Beat
one egg very tight with two tableapoonafnl of
aogar ud mix with ono quart of milk. Pour
this slowly over the cake and add two table-
spoonsful ol sherry. Bake In a moderate oven
lor hall an hone ud serve cold.
EciLLorru Otstes—An excellent reelpo lor *0*1-
loped oysters to this: Put a qnut ot oysters with
their liquor in a saucepan on the Are. At the first
boll drain tho liquor from the oysters and sot
them aside. Bet in a saucepan on the Are with
two onneca ol butler In It; u eoen u the butter
to melted stir in a teaapoonlnl ol floor; when it to
rather brown add the oyster liquor, s gift ol gravy
ud ealtand pepper to taste; boll gently for ton
mlnntea, stirring occsslonally; while the sauce to
boiling put the oyaten on aeaUoped shells, two or
three oystora on each abell; pour tome ol the
aenco, when It to cooked, on each, dust with fins
bread crumbs, nut’s little piece of butter In the
center ol each shell and bake lot twelve minutes
in a good oven; place the shells on a large platter,
garnish with parsley ud servo.
Lshom Jelly Custabd—A mott dellclotn and
delicate desert la made In this wise: Futons box
or two ounces oi gelatine to soak In * little cold
water tor an hoar; then pat three pints ol oold
water In a saucepan on the flic, with tb* thinly-
pared, yellow rind ol three Urge or lour small
lemonsapd the clear Jnlcoot the same; also one
ooflke cup of augar; whan brought to a boll, re
move th* rind ud sdd the gelatine; stir till die
solved, simmer for fivsmlnules and pour Into an
earthen dish to cool; then mako a boiled custard
of one quart ol milk, ono coffee cup ol eager, s
Utile salt and vanilla flavoring ud tbeyolkaonly
offlveeggs; set this away to cool also; when
ready toaerre cut np tb* Jelly, which should be
quite aUfl, Into small rquarts or dice, put Into
your desert dish ud pour the boiled euetardovor
It; tho colder It to, without being Iroaen, the bet
ter; the top may be frosted with th* whites. If
desired; the Jelly alone, made more add by nifng
Ices sugar to very agreeable ud appetising to tn-
valids-easlly digested by very weak stomaoh*.
Faaey Work.
Another plant that to vary ornamental to tho
sweet potato. Take a flower far that wUl hold
water ud fill It ud put In a email potato, place
yonr Jar on a bracket, gnd in * little whUe th* po
tato will sprout ud the vino will grow nry rapid
ly ud faU gracefully In tytry direction.
A pretty lamp shade la made of allk, pale pink
or bine, cut Into lections like paper lamp abadee;
on each eecllon paint soma ol Kate Greenaway's
dainty, wee toddleaa, In septa or India Ink, bring,
lng np the llgbtk with* tench ot chtoase white.
Join tha lecUons with guipure lac* ud flnteh with
a heavy allk fringe.
A pretty table acarl can bo mads of old go d
satin, with a border ol posooek plush sod a Irlns*
which grew, bias, crimson, gold sod bronst
are blended. On tb* scarf paint five or six pea
cock fsathsrsasU thrown carsleady down, snd
pslat aronnd tbo atalka * bow ol dark crimson
ribbon salt to tie them together.
NIc* table mats cub* mad* ol palm last fans.
Cutoffths handles and trim the fan to anil yonr
Mate, both main udahape, bind the odgt with
crimson wonted braid, and naxt to tha bnld or
ball u Inch from It work a row of hear/ crocs
slllcb ordonblo briar stitch In- crimson sipbyr
They make pretty ud isnloeable mats.
A pretty ornament for a slot room or yoor alt-
ting room, to to get a amaU gist* globs, inch aa ara
■old for keeping gold flab; this can be e us pended
anywbero by chains or by wind pletnre cards.
Fill yonr globe with water and put In It a calling
cf ivy; It wlU grow luxuriuUy II trained around
tb* cord ud tbu allowed to ran at will. Be
plentoh the water occasionally, u It to lowered by
evaporation,
A pretty idea to a wt of not plate* Get wooden
plaqnts about tlx Inches In diameter ud on* llall
the large on* paint a aqabrel on the branch ol
tree with a nnt In hto pawa. On tha emslier ones
make a many, leafy tack ground and then deco ■
rate each plat* with not* ol difierut kinds, and
bright terries, hickory unto, acorns, has a and a
bough ol hone chestnuts Just homing from It*
burr. When dry, finish with retouching ol French
varnish and lightly Una tea rims with gilt.
A pretty umbrella stand to mad* by peocartlog *
large drain pip* two ud a half teat nigh ud
having a wooden bottom made to fit Into It, (sat
paper It smooth. Than It to ready for painting.
Paint yonr back ground greenish gray If yon are
going to havt bright flowers on It, which to very
pretty grouped with grasses ud terns. A stork
■Undlnson one leg tmoig rushes It s very pretty
design. It yon cannot paint yoa oa get a num
ber of bright, small toncyplctarea that are hought
by the shast, and glue them on In uy way to sun
your tut*.
Corvee pe ad. aao.
Hew delightful to bo renumbered I And bow
hnppyIamtot**tke“Woauu , eKtngdoia” back
•gcln. Tb* btnu about housekeeping and othev
tblcya, I find most useful and Interaitlog. To our
Klnsdom Ism Indebted for a most as ratable so-
qualntence, ud correspondence with ‘-Alie* IF,”
m sorry 2 never beard from Lcoline; will yon
no! help mo find ber. Totallyoasuartnlagabsat
ytelf, my crayon* have been Idle for nearly a
year, but my minds and hands bare not. I bsvs
altered thamyiterleaal telegraphy euffl-Uently
ft able me to tike cars ol a small ofioi With
nest wishes lor tho prosperity of Tat Ooseriro
iron ud especially the "Woman’* Kingdom,"
. “ALICE HAY,"
Sugar Valley, Ga.
lam much pleased to aao on* corner ot Tn* Con
nmiTioir set apart for tho benefit ot womeo, and
therefore take pleasure In availing myrell ol the
privilege ol writing. For Ally years I have been a
constant rcadcrol the weekly Journals printed In
the United States, ud wish to say Taa Coxstnu-
non laths best paper I have ever read yet. BUI
Arp's letters are superb. Dr. Talmage'a sermons
are sublime. They are filled with divine truths
ttrlklcgat every rational person’s heart Theyaro
•o tangible that It makes my poor heart trim hie to
trad them, yet I am delighted and more benefited
by reading them than by going to church. I wish
toarkalewqneatloU. Cu any of our readere re
produce the poetlcalllnre ot Alexander Selkirk
better known as Boblnson Crusoe, whilst an exile
on the Island ot Juan Fernandes. The poem com
mencre. “I am monarch ol all I surrey," Tue
next poem I wish to “Hu she uy tint" This wu
written by Elizabeth 0. Marahsll, now Mri. Don
nelly. Che finished her education at the Madison
femalecollrge, graduating June 28,1S53, and this
poem was her graduating auy. After going tho
rounds ol all the leading journal], tnelndtug
lUbllshed In pamphlet
lying In Wascsbaqlilo
rr the name of otetns or
Thorna and Blossom*. labonldtlketosoebothof
Harper's Magaalns, wu on
form, Mrs. V. to now IP
Texas, ud writes under thl
Thorns and Blorroma. I aho
three poems come ont In
Kxcutethta poor bit ota rerun,
three rcorcand len, tho pendlni
Time vibrates to a nervous I
speckled with white, bnt I s
pendlnm ol
hand, my h»lr U
_ am jut as fond of
literature aa In tha d«ya of yore. Perhape 1 may
wlte fotnrtt in* In the future that will Internet the
young foil*. Youre truly, Mite A. M, Bxddi.vo.
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Fan for the Children—Tho Constitution’s
Training Sohoot tor Boys and Girls.
Why Little Birds Hop and Other Birds Walk
A little bird ant on tbo top ol a tree
A swinging snd singing u glad u oonld be,
And shaking bis tall and smoothing hto dress,
And haying men inn u yon never oonld sueea.
And when.hehtd fin toned his gay little aong
Hs flew down In the street and went hopping
This way ud that way with both little tret.
While hla rharp llttlo eyu looked for something
to eat,
A little boy said to him, “Little bird, at >p.
And tell me tha nuon yon go with a hop.
Why don't yon walk u boys do, and men,
Ono foot at a time, like a dove or a bent ’
Then tbe little bird went with a hop, hop, hop;
Andholanghcdandhs laughed u ha never would
flop;
And ho raid, “Llttlo hoy, tharo ara soma birds ean
talk,
And tome birds that hop ud some birds that
walk.
Us* jour eyes, little boy: watch closely snd see
Wbstllttle birds hop, both leet, Just Ilka me,
Aud what little birds walk, like the duck ud the
ben,
And when yon know thst,yon'U know mors than
sem# men.
'Ivory bird that can scratch In the dirt osn walk:
Bvcry bird that can wad* In tho water can walk;
1 very bird that has claws to catch prey can walk;
One toot at a time—that to why they can walk,.
"But moat little birds that can slug yon a song
Are so am all that their lags are not very strong
To amaleh with, or wads with, or ottch thing*—
that’s why
They nop with both feet—little boy, goodbye."
■ —Wide Awaka,
Mr D*s*Ciild*««—Did you; ever hoarol
a cat party? I have,aud thought U wu so
funny I would toll you about it. Just think el
n little girl giving n parly and Inviting cats.
It was a strange idea, wasn't It? Well, the
littty girl was named Joalo and ltvsd away out
In the west some whore. Her mother toll her
•he could ghro a party. So she raid aho would
lnvtta eighteen little girls, ud eaoh ono wa
lo bring her oat, but tharo must b* no kit ans
under six months old. So th* llttlo girls all
said they would com* to Joaia's party. By 8
'clacktha oats ware all la and th* young
mines In testacies. Tho oats, Instead of say
ing naughty words and quarreling as usual,
when In company, were on their good be
havior, seemingly proud of their ribbon orna-
menla, for they all bad a bright ribbon tied
•round their neck. They were looking good
naturedly at etch otker when, by accident,
the psrlor doors ware left open long enough
to sdmltaSeoteb terrier dog whose ehlef am
bition In life was to kill cats. In less than
half minute tho terrier wu tho solo occupant
oflho parlor. Ho had ran the slghtcsn cats
mi, with slghtetn girls alter them, screaming
as tha ftllncs bounded away in terror, with
tbsir elegant dresses and many colsrad rib
bons, and svary ost’s tall bristling out Ilka so
many lamp ebimnoy brashes. They wont
through tho home, out olthe doors and win
dows. Several ofthsm climbed tha nearest
tree, (a hickory,) snd jumped out of tho top
branches to tho root a neighboring hone*
nearly thlrty-tset distant. Thtn they
scurried over the roof and down th* aid* of
tho hear* to tho ground. Farming tholr
leader whose home wu in the direction of n
colored chnreb, from which the members
ware returning altar Wednesday evening
prayer-rotating. Tbo eat proecsstsn wu first
•un by Ann! Julia, a fleshy old washerwo
men, Unfortunately, her ayes wars not as
good as they ;us*d to bo, and at first sight of
th* long lino of cats coming towards bar she
wu so horrified that she Jumped off tha side
walk down an embankment, and dldnotcsas*
rolling until she demolished a panel ol barb
wire tone* at tb* bottom of tho hllL” Now
children did yon aver bur snob a fanny story T
You must learn this mneh from It, If yon ever
give a eat parly, be sure, and don’t let a lit
tle dog get in. Aoxt Scsrs.
Letters From tha Oltlldraa,
Dsu Annt Sosla-Tbls to my first tattsrandu
most write abort onu I will tell yon abont my
pels. I hays tvtr so many cats and little lambs.
I bar* on* pst tomb and Its ana* Is Mlnnls; It
will ut angst from my hand lias a baby. Yonrs
sincerely, Lota H. Hall.
Wnitcavllle.Tsnn.
Dear Annt Bute-fiittlng by th* window this
bmutffsl afternoon resins upon tho trees In tbsir
antnmsal busty,my *r« oft* upon a great pst
oart-alargs, white cat. We call her "Kttti.
rrhnoi Paps Intends taking ns to Gainesville *o
a e tbe show, and we areexpuettng to hare a nlo
me there. Yonr I,lends,
Low Blls aeo Lula Bell Boact.
Brown’s Bridge, Qa.
Dear Annt Sntle-I will attempt tnothu letter,
upon kindly published my first. Yen don't
know how I lore to retd tbo letters. Paps Is
mul y done picking cotton Bobu gathered bis
com. Ho made a good orop. Youre,
ferry, Ga, Gaohoa F. Hum.
Dear Aunt Sutlo—This li my first letter to you,
Wo read your paper every week. I have twin
listers, eleven years old. Their namu ue Lis,
ate snd Lola, aud they read yonr letters every
wrek and enjoy them and the other pieces Yonr
IrlsLd, Katis White.
Tronp Factoiy, Ga.
Dotr Annt Sn»lc-Iam 10 glad to hare yon back
again. I want to tellyon how much more 2 can
do to help mam* now than I did lut year when I
wratetnyon I uw on the machine real nice and
, piok i
drive tbecslr**. I reed your story lut weok and
wu aoglad little Nina got to go to the May party,
Youre,
Hefty H11J, Ga.
Dear Aunt Basle-We aro glad to woleomo you
back and know you have had* pleuant visit to
tho conn try. I am a IltUe country girl, eight
years old, I bare been going to school, but am at
borne now. I have a good time hnntlus eggs,
gathering hlakory nun and helping my mama
and slater. We hare bad nlo* Irnlt this year and
are new havlbg tote peaches and apples. My
roams sings a sweet sous called Bonaparte's Kxllc.
Do any of the children snow tho words or would
they like to know them? Yonr niece,
Kara T, DutHan,
Woodstock, Cobb Co., Ga.
Dear Aunt Basic—I am so glad to see your name
In tbe paper again. I know yon bad a jolly tlm*
In tho country and enjoyed It u we country folks
do a visit to town. 1 will bo twelve yaueold
Chrl.ticu and have tbreo sfttera and a brother,
all yennger than myieif. We ohlldren we have a
n iton crop and will make abont twelve dollars.
lave no peta except a tweet baby ilatar, named
Amy Onr mama teaebe- nr,at we hive no aeboel
In Into neighborhood. Yoor little frleod,
Lucy V. Uakwet,
Mlddlrgronnd, Bcrcvrn Co , Oa.
Dear j nnt 8uilo-Aa this to my first latter, lam
anxious toaeo It In print, ao I wlU write a shor
one I am not vary old—somewhere In my teens,
I have eight brothers and thru sisters, but hays
lost a brother and two tlstore In lau than a yew.
My oldest atoter that dlod left two ohlldron-a
bos and a (Irl. Tn« little girl lives with us and
theboy with hla laiber. I nave no little peutont
spend my time helping my spam*.
Yonr friend, Nahme McCaAMir,
Clayton, Ala.
Dear Annt fiusie-I was twelve years old the
12th of tost August. I am living In Bllljay now,
butesprcl to more to Brae Bldgs soon. J hare
bsen going to sohool but am not now. Wo Ilka
writU
BerniA May Hashom.
leeltdsstroisd.butf
. Hie has eaten the to
_ I of a Utile boy’s ss.—
wa<a lets tbs rat me Which way ft isgolug. I
Dew Annt lotfo-Wo are two llttlo slitare, six
end eight ysarr old: bare bsen going to school all
the yaw and an glad oar tlm* li nearly out lor
Drw A ut floats- How (lad w* are to bare yon
give usaroiaeragain; and** are daUgbtad to
kaow yon spent tbo somasor In the country. Ton
now know we country girls hero u (smash to
— Iretntor
kJMAi
Dew Aunt Btute-W* are mneh plaaaed to heir
ion |on again. Wear* twin giro, eleven yews
old; caaiewoD thesiaehlu, cook, milk sod do
■oslsny klndof work Wo wo nut grlng t>
schoolnvwbottoPls**AulOiov«o4ur.:b gum*/
AN ADEPT Ilf MATUatfAtlOS,
Bow doses Miniums Works ont th* Most
Interests Problems,
From Ure New York MslL
A little wrinkled man, with an osier air, aat In
a plumbing shop over on the wut aide, tho other
day, working ont problems In mental arlthmetto.
The plumbers regard blm u a wonderful mathe
matician, and he can elpbar ont tbe moat Involved
combination ol figures Inarenr abort time. Ho
to Mom T. Williams, ol No. lfi King strut, and b*
claims to hare liventod a new fractional table,
which he calls the “Mining Arithmetical Link,"
and which he holds to he aloof advanoe In tho
•clsnce ol numbers. Ho taku pride In trotting
ont hla Idf a and putting It throngh lta pices. He
rarely finds a pencil necessary to work, and allhsr
has a prodigious memory or arrives at hto results
by intuition.
Hto system Is busd on the meehanloal vsluo ot
the single vnlswlraollont or any denomination
commtndof with one amt ending with ciphers.
Upholds tost a man who hu learned by heart all
toe alngle vulgar fractions o! this cists hu an In
atrurontathtofingerenda that will entblehlm
to mister almost any arithmetics! problem which
la properly applied, ror example: Attllor hu
ROyaidaol doth and wanta to know bow many
pain ol trousers, ol 2H yard* each, ho can get out
of too pise*.
The ordinary wayol finding toe result ol this
simple problem would bo to reduce the 2X to 5 2
and wlthltdlfldo 1L0, giving CO, Bnt Mr. Wil-
llamiargnia: II eaoh pair ol trousers needed 10
] aids toe 110 yards would allow 13 pairs Instead
rich pair needs but 2% yards, which to ons-fourto
ot lOysida. Therefor* too number ot tranters to
be get ont ol toe piece at 2X yards lo too pair will
baloorumistoonnmberpoulb.'oat 10 yards to
too pair—or to pairs.
Again: How many gsllonaol water wlU bo held
i a link IS (set long, to lot
Bemrmbtr tost S7H I* 5, ol
TUTT'S
"THH OLD RELIABLE.**
28 YEARS tW USB.
tb* Greatest Helical Triumph cf th* Afsl
Indofgod all ovortho Worlds
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER*
Llt* 1 Nau»on,bow«lkCOq-
ply lrg Ibis system lo practical problems Is shown
ween tho coat of tbe suggested chip canal from
Lake Fifo to Ontario and from Oawcgo to tbo
Hudson la considered. Tba distance would b« 800
xntks* Pnptote tho plana call fora trend 210 leet
wide at tba top, 75 fret wide at the bottom and 33
fret deep, to coat 1*8 1*3 par foot BemetnberlMf
that SCO Is 16 of 1,000 and iaj( of 100 and dividing
ue should arrlva at tho formula 6,280-4 plui
01 Mr hi iamsthen a>ked for pnulm, and urgad
hla audjtti.ru to irtYe tbcm to him. but aa ha bawd
pvnlcracoid Tbeniuwho drora tbo waton
wanted to know If a bona wu bought for $575 and
Mid for 8675, wbat car cant, lota on tbe dollar
would tba tranaartlon catutf In aeren aeconda
bj tba watch Mr, William* took h!i palm away
from bia area and chirped “84 2-7 par oent."
That wm rlibt, as a man with paper and pcr~' <
found a ntbute afterward. Mr. WjllUuu aald
juat took 8676 from 8876, eaylog 8300, aud at
lowmt cancellation 88 pine 17 ofjowu 84 2*7.
Tha following table Mr. Wllllaaa would baye
the rlribK* i Deration cut out rnd paatelnlUhat
“ S ‘fl.SK 2 12
la 6 time* 2
2 28 time*
127 time*
11*3 time*
114 ilaaa
ills ss
So li t
60 t
7 1*2
8
8 1-8
1?
!8 I!
21 times lfi
fig times IS
fi-tfi Urnca 3J
« nd upwards In to* asms ratio,
hen ai r Williams figures he turn hto toft (tend,
lie says be taught hlmsell to be smbldsatroqs
SUBS veers ego. when ho bad satisfied ntmsoil
tost tbe eaclwln me of too rlfibt bond wu rapid
ly brinilnf the human rare Into toe grave.
EOLlrAIHr. 1IP.V2VMD,
IhoMsseusstsa tram* ol Herds From on
tcihlesl Rtsndpolat.
From too Provldrnce Journal.
A fiecldid revival to noted In the famed cerfls
which fa knows among usu solitaire, hot which
In fereten coontrtes goes under toe curio us title
of “Pittance.” In certain part* ot tote city It Is
rsrortsd lo bo epldfmta. while In ether* ills spi
racle, or merely threatening. AU too ablest wri •
tars on Uosnbjeettiru tost It to both Infectious
snd contagious, sad everybody knows tost It la
Ir curable snd total. Bemediu toe most powerful
bare boon applied to Ura mildest cues without toe
silt Matt beneficial effect.
Prison* who have been ncceufolly vaccinated
lib virus from a oonfirmtd and abandoned play-
.j bare frequently bun caught u Itbcloratho
IslLtssla *n of Incrustation appeared. Isolation
SftCBSd* liWSUS/’SM&S
•»d fuiton upon botellon. It. however, e perfect
curerould b« found, ofwhfctevAll would It be
They Inert a•• th«Anprllta,aadeiait
the body to Take cm Flast'.fhnetlHieyp*
tem le nourish'd, end by »heir Tonis
Action on tbo blffcitlvs Organs* IUgu>
lor fltoola ore prodni'tl. I’rPsSS «nw*
fOTXSjmr
— .— r -tin s HMum coior, vns
ntanennsly. Sold by OraggLMs^ or
eent by express on reoslnt of 81*
OOfico, 44 Murray at*. Now Yorks
Ho2w*4 m topool nia
DANGER SIGNAL.
When a person fives you counterfeit money hd
perpetuates s crime against tbe law end yout
pecuniary Interests, but wtitn be Ktvee you aa In*
tenor end dangerous msdtclne in tbe plaoe of on«
of recognised snd well known curative properties
be commits tha blackest of crimo, for he oonspirei
aieliist your health end Ufa.
a “Tbe hew York Herald,“ Sept. 21, 1886, says:
"To Indorse s counterfeit medicine Is to injure tho
manufacturer and tbe buyer, end the buyers will
soon drop away from a counterfeited medicine
that they find worthless. Manufacturers of coun
terfeit articles fall baoaute they have not the ex«
*11% Simmon*
lA( .
Liver Bfiulator prepared by J. H. Zetlln A Ox, ot
Philadelphia; tnelr firm nos devoted years of
time, employed tbe most eminent chemUts of tho
laud, ood spent thousands of dollars la bringing
their medicine to tbe perfection It has attained.
lor. m order to make money from the grest
reputation gained by this remedy unscrupulous
adventurers have gotten op cheap count sr /efts,
dangerous to health, and stick on these fraud! s
usmeclcselv resembling tilmuous Liver Rcgala*
< or. to drcelvo tbe unwary Into buying their la
lerior goods.
FraNANDiNa, Nassau Co., Flo.
I have used Dr. Bimmons Liver Kegu>
Is tor and always found it to do what Is
claimed for It. ffhe lut bottle and two
packages did me no good and were worse
ibati nothing. Iieelt isnotpatupbyj.
II. Zeilin 4 Co,, and nntgsnulne. and a
wute of money to buy li. I would bo
. filsd to *
ores after »bry are once In?
One might well uk, to tbe words of Mr. TIk mas
dcQoitrey; "How came any reasonable being to
smjfrt bfmseif to such a yoke ot misery, volunta
rily to tuor a captivity so servile, owd kaowtesiy
to Utter himself with such a isreofoJd ebUnf
Yes ibe fact remains—altogether the meat lmp>r-
tari fact we tort to face-wet thousands of ree>
ss.r aWe befogs do fake op tbe slavery of solluire
frrm rbolre, well knowing that It aboil endure
• •li dealt do them pert, fevew the pure minded
Ccwpcrcould write:
• 1 pi* t»* the Frenchman—his remark was shrewd.
Bow iwctt, bow paaatag sweet I* Holiuire."
injure some one badly. Bom. T. Hick."
• genuine 8lmmons Liver Regulator hu be*
• the Faultless Family .Medicine and hu tha
lndoncmentof the thousands who have mud It.
If you want Hlmmona Liver ltegulator seo that tha
draught glvo* you the gfutne. not something ho
claims la “Just os good, 7 and because he mokea
more off It.
mtyhi-wkylv nx rd mat
It wu on tbe morutng of tbe 28th of Auguiti
1845, that tbe long felt want wu eradicated,
Wbat long felt wantf
Why, tbec*taUIsbment of the luformallou of
fice at Brooksvllle, Florida, conducted by A. H#
Bt hlli>K A {Ut, for tho Lum fit of Itaomj duelrlng to
breome aware of tbe many advantages anddlsad*
Tin tenet presented to tbe uninitiated, anticipa
ting the taking op of their abode in thin Amorlcau
Italy. Thousands, yea tbonssnde of letters hava
been mailed to tbe various postmastersaed others
making Inquiries which were never answered*
end arc continuing to pour in dally to tholr great
annoyance, wblcb we proposo cheerfully furnish*
lng. accompanied by a fasndaome Florida curloel*
there wonld have tx *n couuUcm hundreds of dol
lars laved to the pockets of the unwary nowcomet
aud capltniut* Therefore, take timely warning
and communicate with
A* it- uiiiuna or uo.,
Mi.In "tri-. l, Hroonvllle.
Hernando County, Florida.
Name thli paper. eep22 wkytm
ATLANTA SAW,
WORKS.
Atlanta, Ga#*)
pPiriTT A PARTIES HAVING
I L V A Itodslo TBXoA tor
I P A LX . V bale or for wolch they
1 JJa V A UnaNl an A|«ot, and
those v«J«hir RU> IkVMJT In rBX49PttOt*MK«
TV aro invited to correspond with the under*
Information farolahed of
AGRICULTUKALaad tt AMOS LINDS,
G. P. MEADE,
I.AND AUKNT,
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