The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-12

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Roxie Sheets, your letter was real enter
tanning of September z, 1908. Oh what
a treat it would be to step over to Lex
| ington and see your beautiful flowers
Dear sisters, have had a very pleasant
time during the past summer, and now
autumn is almost here, so 10 IS time to
prepare for the cold winter days Since
my letter appeared on the Kingdom page
l received so many letters that l did not
reply to all; but, nevertheless, 1t was
pleasant pastlme to read the letters. Your
| kindness is stiH remembered. l wish to
send you readers a cake recipe. I think
it is real nice The whites Of % eggs,
cups of sugar, cups Of flour, 15 cups of
butter teaspoonfuls Of yeast powders
think a few lady correspondents during
winter will be interesting. | will close
with best wishes for at
Mrs. NJ w Greouwalette. Camden.
Miss-I feel I can resist the temptation
no longer. as Tie Constitution has visited
my home SO long. / lave been masrcd
almost five years We have had q series
Of meetings in Camden this week. / do
hope souls have been benefited by this
meeting. We are farmers, and try to
raise all at home we can We sell he
a year. put just quantities of fruit up.
[ have Il nice flower yard started have
some beautiful roses. My hollyhocks
were lovely this year and gathered so
many seed VIII send to any one sending .
stamped. self-addressed envelope and VIII
also send cinnamon Vine bulbs to any
who may desire Should any sister feel
so inclined TO send me n few scraps Of
silk or velvet they VIII be heartily &C
cepted for I am piccing Il silk crazy
quilt and lack a few squares having it
complete. The way ! cook Il chicken just
ior my family: Take a teacup of rice.
put in pot about half full of cold water.
set on stove, dress chicken as il to fry.
drop all in pot with rice. let cook about
two hours, season with pepper and salt.
butter have tolcrable thin when done.
Tlus IS German dish, but we an are
very fond Of it. ! Will come again and
tell you all how to make shuck hat.
Miss Alma Pope Comosnel. Tex We'll.
here I come, sisters from out among the
flowers ana chickens. Will YOU give me
a seat SO | may rest and talk a while.
Yes ! have n beautiful flock Of the
barred Plymouth Rock chickens and Il
lovely lot of flowers. but like everything
had such a time with mites and noas all
the year ana now some Of my chickens
are taking the sorehead Have two or
three stone blind; have TO feed ana water
them by hand And my box flowers.
well-the rats are playing havoc with
them; have eaten and destroyed Some OF
my vine flowers perfectly clean. Am
iscouraged, did you say? No. indeed
not a bit OF it. but only work the harder
to master those pests I ann only girl
Of little experience In this line and always
think there is a chance for everything
therefore I'm not easily discouraged. We
are having long drought down here
which causes me to have to water my
flowers out OF siXtv-foot deep well.
My chrysanthemums and other flowers |
keep watered are looking fine. ! hope
some day to have flowers to my entire
satisfaction ana then my fondest hope
win be realized The trees OF the seed
l have to exchange are thing of beauty
and l wish all who admire pretty trees
could have them in their yard.
Aunt Susie. the flowers | inclose are FOR
you, please accept them with much lovo
from a new writer.
(Many thanks)
Efde Baker, Moody, Ark-A few weeks
ago | offered hardy begonias in our paper.
Since that time ! have had SO many let
ters of inquiry, with Aunt Suses per-
mission will answer few of the many
questions here. | have box 2 by feet
square filed with very rich dirt; in this
| planted a begonia in early spring When
the plant was foot high the chickens
COR a chicken) ate every leaf from the
plant We thought the plant was ruined,
but it put out new leaves and has now
about twenty stems or stalks; these are
from to 4 feet high; on each stalk is q
cluster of flowers, cream, slightly tinged
pink, is magnificent and splendid bloom
er. This box gets the morning sun; after
10 o'clock it is in the shade | have been