The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-08
KINGDOM CORRESPONDENCE.

Mrs. Nicholas Maggie, of North Vernon,
Ind, would like for some one to give her
the address of Jacob Cloppine. her brolh-
er. formerly a steamboat hand on the ono
and Mississippi rivers.
Winnie V. Holloway. Plant city, F.a.-
I have long thought Of writing 10 the dear
old Constitution. but timidity kept me 81
lent Since ready "Nobody's Johns let
ter a few weeks since | venture out TO
tell him that the Florida girls only am
bition Is not swccthearts, picnics and par
ties If you should come D south Flor
ida and spend the day at the home OF
any Young lady. ! viii assure you
pleasant dag, and while the mother en-
tertainS You IN a nice, Well-kept parIor,
the girls viii prepare a dinner that VIII
tickle your palate. ana after ullller the
girls VIII entertain you with muse, clo-
Ouet etc. | dare say the girls Of FIorl-
da viii compare with the gir.s of any
state, though they may have the south
ern tan. They can cook, laundry, can
fruit make preserves ana jcllies. culE-
waite flowers. hoe up the weeds, pack
Strawberries. beans, tomatoes ana Or
anges do fancy work and most anything.
Now / don't think ! am Dragging on my
self | am a Georgia girl and nave
been in this state little more IMAM
year. and | would rather I'VE IN Georgia
though | like Florida in many thlnSS-
the orange groves, the sugar cane tasSelS
and the beautiful swamps, with every tree
loaded with Spanish moss, and the cab
baue palmetto as large ana tan az 4 COM
mon pine are all most beautiful. We
live eighteen miles from the Tampa pay,
Quite a crowd of US spent week there
In August There were 100 Of US there
at one time: some went for recreation.
some for fun and all for fish. ! think,
with the salt breeze. the daily SAT- pam.
the boat riding. etc. every pouE lell lne
aid camping place. where the Alatia river
runs into the Tampa bay. We camped
right on the beach. II is nicely shaded
with oaks and cabbage paIihet''s'
A Lover of the Kingdom am coming
again. but l shall not discuss how my
John does me. but everybody VINO mas
John should have the sympathy OF the
community, especially when pants are 10
match or n hole In sock that you can
,,et half your fist through to be woven
in and ont with thread and that batten-
bur. lace piece Just doing nothing. Do
lores | laughed at your letter. / just
had TO. and felt like patting you on the
back One man has his match
Aunt Susie, your piece, thoughts LOT
Women" was so good, so like the way
many people do; worry, worry is klliliS
Yes and your recipe for tutu Iruttl.,
NNish IL hadn't come so late, for THINK
I should have had me a nice jar by now.
and I should have used the alcohol, TOO
But few people are stronger prohlDltoh-
lists than l. but / don't like to go TO eN-
choke on "A gnat." No doubt many
mothers heart has been broken by whis.
XIV and / do not believe in the social
glass, but at the same time circumstances
alter cases. go,
/ viii now give my method of roofing
roses and a very successful way, 100.
When the weather begins 70 get COOL
say in November. take half harde ned
wood having four eyes or buds, insert
in good DIRT in open ground. leaving TWO
ewes or buds above ground; press art
firmly around the other two. water wen
and invert a fruit lar (glass. OF course)
over them and press the dirt up a little
on outside of jar, so as to hold II IN the
ground firmly. Leave these cans on yoar
roses until all danger of frost is over In
spring, then take them OFF for short
time each fair day until the roses are
accustomed to the change. ! have known
MANY a can to be perfectly filled Wi
branches and lovely. tender leaves in
spring. / rooted some roses this way last
winter. OF course. there may he some
| that will fail to root. but this is tho
| surest way / know of. Only one time did
| i use salicylic acid for putting up beans,
and rest assured we did not get enough