The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-29


Mrs W. H. Dyche Sr., Philadelphia. East
| Tenn.-If Mrs. Thornton will put one quart
! of sorghum to one gallon of rain water
! put in her cucumbers as she takes them
from the vines, in a short while she Will
! have good pickles that will keep all win
VIII someone desiring position as gov
erness please write soon: reference CIV
en- and required.
| Mrs A. Frederick Kerrvile Tex.-Tve
been silent admrer of the grand old
Constitution for a numbr of years, ana so
! highly do [ prize the Womans department
that I eagerly devour the contents or the
sisters letters soon as | receive my pa
per. / see in the last issue that Mrs. "
w. Thornton asks for a recipe for keep
ing cucumber pickles. Soak twenty-four
hours in salt water; take out of water and
pack in jars and pour boiling vinegar over
them; add Il few spice and cloves. tie up
securely and put away IN O. ofy cool place.
Mrs. J. r.. Blakey. Chambers, Ala.--I en-
Ioyed Clara Hammond's letter very much
| agree with her in regard to cross babes
1t Is, generally the way they are treated
the first months. You can spoil Il baby SO
easy / like to read the Heart to Heart
Tallls'-n fact. [ like all the Kingdom;
that is the first l read. Wish some of the
sisters would write through the Kingdom
how to tax mildcw out of white goods:
If any who wants winter turnipS VIII send
me some quilt pieces and postage, l will
send them some seed. as | have 5000
many.
Mrs. V. A, Darden, Clay, Aa.~T will tell
Mrs. d. W. Thornton. OF Walden, Miss
how to put up cucumber pickles for Win
ter Don't cut the cucumbarS nor WASH
them just wipe them off good with a nice,
clean rag: put them in a pan with enough
good vinegar to nearly cover them. ana
spices to suit the taste. When they nave
come TO a boil turn each cuc0moIf oNtI.
and when they are of broWnish color
on both sides they are ready to put II u"
lar Pour the boiling vinegar over thGni
and seal air tight. / keep them tilI' way
all che winter.
Mrrs. q. Founders, Winsboro. TEX nave
two darling little boys and also two sweet
Girls I am trying just as hard to lead
NV bovs in the way of truth and paths OF
ueacc as am my girls. Oh sisters, II our
boys go astray and are rough and uncuI-
tured will they not also corrupt our 6FlS!
Teach our boys manHncss, nobility OF pur-
pose; teach them to love ana rear coo liis
Givcr of all good; teach them to hohnr
love ard protect their sisters. re so pure!
gentle and humble in your devotion to COO
and duty toward them that t4ey VIII 4ono o[
all women for your sake we Heto lio'
fear for our girls.
Mrs. William Garnett. Lost River. Blanc
County Idaho.-I wish to learn the where
and boy). When last heard of they were
IN Bozeman Mont, Which was twelve or
thirteen years ago. Their names We're
May Riley and John Riley. They were
stolen away from their mother by their
farther and nv sister has never heard
a,,y-tbinn daGnife Of them since although
She has travelled all through idah", WASH
ington, Oregon, California, ArzQha ana
Mexico, and this spring back TO Ctah, anu
no trace yet If any one %1l VI io, ~
through the Kingdom or by private ISltcI
If Will lift Il great weight OFT my mIiu "Ilu
| shall feel under lasting op4SatIoii9 ~
mem. | send cents for Grady hospital
"A READER Bella Vista, Ga.-As no one
has answered The questions III regard "
"Caltfornia burr cover ! will try to do
So | think il has no superior ana lew
equals as winter food for COWS, 1t puts
nm in September and remains green until
MAY when it seeds out and you can plant
the land in any thing you wish ana WORK
il lust as If the clover was not tnere, ana
the next September it will put up AGAIN
vet it is not hard to kill. You only nave
fo sow II once hut if you wish to kin II
inst ulow up before it seeds out Cows
seem to like it better than anything else;
| have heard that COWS fed on 1t would
never stay OF at nl&2', ana ! ki,"" n "I' y
never do while lhc clover IS green ana IL
makes beautiful butter-louks almost IKE
cheese. / have no seed to sell or BIVe
away.
Mary Owcns-One of the sisters asked
not long since how to keep sweet PoI"-
toes [ Will tell her how We keep them
here in South Carolina. After t.ie HTS-
good frost We dig them and bank them
the same day. We dig a hole about two
feet deep ana about three feet across. or
course you can nave them larger or small
cr. but this is a good size. Line the mole
we'll with puestraW; then pie on tine po-
tatocs uutii the hole is filled and piled Just
as lonS as you can pile them up. You can
put lrOm ten to thirty bushels in u DalN
Then put thick coating Of pInestraW all
around; then throw up dirt on TOD OK
tbaJ ana pack the dirt on well. uAis work
must be done so wei that there Is no
possibility OF the hardest rain getting
through Potatoes must be banked the
same day they are du9, as the cod might
air will cause tacm to spoil if they are
WIN some one ,eu me how to keep irish
potatoes in THIS climate?
Mrs. n. w Woodward Burgar, Flower
field, Mich.--You may never know there
is such Il person living in this busy world
and away up here III the north unless !
join the Kingdom club I have been a
silent reader of The Constitution for tw4
years. ( usually read the Kingdom and
Junior pages first. In them | find much
Of futercst-noble thoughts and useful
household hints, not forgetting the inter
estiug argument Now, sisters lend me
one Of your ears. | wish TO whisper to
yOu--the fact is, | have the southern
fever and growing worse. and If | knew
where to 90 / would be tempted to take a
trip south and look for a home. Would
any OF you keep me over niSllt2 Don't all
speak a once. ! would promise not to
take any silver or jeWelry. ] see some
letters from some by the name Of Wood
ward. Would be pleased If they would write
rae, no doubt we are related. My father
was son Of Benjamin Woodward ana