The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-01-18


IT., ~, noaded 10 make living for herself
80 that was a sufficient reason for nm 10
,.iva her the chance. Now ana ti'eh "i-o
roods truths like this that souA' HAe le-i4s
stories and they are good 10 h"ow' -.
keen I'D the warm puisatioh III 'l7
of life and make us believe IA IL. - ~ -
-. ..antiroeots at which we too often sneer-
Something About Ferrets.
,,rora .ra so Few ways by which women
,;,';ne, i, the country or small towns can
make pocket money, that any iii'"Si'
pointing that way is ATTRACTIVE r.,,
co,aa time since a lady living north'
- Letter TO our column in which she
s,ol,. of her success Al raising fefFels' am
- tbo ,iseftilness OF these queer llt1o
animals. Many questions nave siiIc9
.si-ed In regard TO them t'eddlis u
large farm in New Jersey Niici0 - 49,, -
IL ppi,nals are raised in large l1uihDei'
- tn uses to which they are put VIC
,T,o,,ei,t IT might prove of interest 70 Oul
,-@.,Ierr and give some women an lue@ -
to now to start a proiitaDie ou'liies -,
rHst vsar nearly two thousand ierri's
1vare raised on the farm, "Iilch 1"
,,osra,,ce is much like a modern poui1ly
,or1 It is divided into pens made oI OF
zinorv barrels and dry goods Do&ea It,
bo-xes are sunk several incne5 mo -
Ground and rest uDon boards pti AZ" -
I,tis fs TO prevent their burrowlns oe' o.
nfn
with n wire netting. and oPehlhs on i7
80 from each house * smaiiet no@s
,,.l,aro a Y,es,, Of straw and hay Is prcFilet
co. the feTnal In this nest the young
ara brought forth every May ana Sei-Sii--
Der. -, fe,-,.
So first we see they are made coii.io-to-
bIe ana they are said TO be quite conf
~ erro,v M as tame as kittens -'--
arc fed on scraps of meat. bread, crietlet7
and in fact almost everything a u"S 80
cat. They are fond OF mice, ie''i'9 80
q,,uirrejs and are fed on these once %
twice q week to quicken the-i - -
instincts. They viii early t'Ke 4"
b,,,,tfnr taase animals without an5
training. not showing them the rat mole
tnair i-stinct guides them into the hoie
after tie rat and hunger does the rest
In large cities hundreds Of ierFets are ~
Demand ard owners OF large sloI
,,,tera there are many rats. rent these
iittIo animals from the dealers \ eood
ferret win clean out the rats in Week OF
80 and the dealer receives & co-itS q
dov for the rent Of each ferret
They sell at about $50 10 u ''pleee- IN
summer the price IS lower, but IN WINTER
thev are more al demand, and the pfl-7
goes up ,..-
They are used by hunters Tor huilli'.'
bI,its OF course these are wei trained,
but there are some that cannot DC broken
~ eating the rabbit when e't"sht' anu
ines. are Obliged 10 be ml-z@ied WIN "
soft leather muzzle that comes iof go
nurpose. They are carried by the I'ltet
in small sacks. which are siuHs "FSi ei0
shoulder by means Of strap
r,na ferret is n queer and usetEl Atue
,rir,aI and hundreds are sold every year
,I,bere are but few people that Te''iiy kho"
now useful and important they ale 10 u.7
public.
- ,-.,ca New Market, Ala, sends
enigma No. = ..
II : something void of either supstanc
or shadow. has neither taste. smell eu'oi
nor bulk, is void of vision. IS Eoise!e99' y
a great wanderer, yet I've known il - -
main motionless for hours
Then. as if in a sDasm. leap. run 9u''.i'
Nv. as II were. as though il would flee 20 40
,,ftarr,ost ends of tne eartn in a Holn ~
&c time. 1t IS OF every imaginable t'.il-'
SOM. small and some OF such great e-ttt-i-
Sims that cannot be measured us sa.-liiS
Is often seen in T1oIy Writ. but Il IS utleiiE
devoid of faith. hone and charity, Eee L
covers a greater multitude OF SINS tf'tA --i'-
thing out OF Ciod's sCper.is
To the first one sending correct solution
10 my seventh enigma, or sending one sllt-
81 balf Yards of nice black sateen. VIA
send nv effectual treatment for INDIGESTION
WIN send a package of pure digestive SOL
vent Send stamp for reply
Mrs c A. Halter West Greene. Ala
Having for some time reTUsed this column,
devoted to the entertainment and muiua.
instruction of the women readers ot tno
constitution. I must express myself deeply
grateful for much valuable intorI--attl9n
CLEANED from contributions Of the sister
hood. ana VIII submit as a token of M
appreciation a receipt requested by ore 81
the sisters some time since, as regards the
method OF dying wool during the war. a-
7 find it in an old scrap book a. thar
period.
To Dye .BIacll-Place IN your kettle
laver Of walnut leaves; then a layer ~
warn: continue the same until your yam
is exhausted. then pour IN water until oh
IS covered boil all day. Next morning
pour off the liquor into another vessel ana
put fresh leaves with the yarn ia layer @s
before and pour the same liquor over i ana
boil again all day; then nars the yarn ga
the air for one day. after which wash &
and II viii be a durable black. Leaves
should be gathered in autumn. as they b.
to fail from tho trees. II Mrs. . y. Wiz
son. Hogan n c., viii write 70 mo. I car
tell where she can get hydragea or seven
bark.
Mrs. Florence Brindlev. Sommerviile. Ma
WIN some one rive me a tested and tried
recipe for white cake-one that VIII ae
light and flaky. Also direction for crochet
ing g. pretty hood FOR a lady Would Ike 90
have Authorizations for crochet explained
and exchange patterns with sisters. VIII
give a nice recipe for jelly cake; Three
egEs beaten very ISht. t.vo cups sugar.
two-tErd cup butter: oae-half cup sweet
milk, two teaspoonsful baking powder
flour to make q nice batter: flavor TO taste
Mrs. J. ". Winton would ike to hear
from Mrs. Nora Howell Of Saeltonvillc.
Ga. in regard 70 articles sent her some
time ago. also AIRS. McITarue. Gardy. =. G.
Exchange List.
Miss c. z. I.eith. Rowland, y. C.. has
music. Allegheny valley Railroad March
and "Tn be All Smiles Tonight" To ex-
change Tor washington Post arch 'arl
'Peek-a-I3oo Waltz" Write hrst.
=. .. Box (. Shellman. Ca. want 70 eV-
change Webster's pocket dictionary for
twenty-five Arbuczle signatures and ors
2-cenJ stamp.