The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-10-05

recently had my yard beautifully laid off.
/ ram greatly interested in flowers, espe-
cially in hyacinths and verbenas. I want
to make me a "Constitution bed" of each.
Want to get large a variety as /
Will each Of the sisters who have these
send me one of each variety they have?
Also their name and address, as l want
to inclose them In a frame. | can no
doubt enjoy the beauty Of these beds for
years and look on the names of the send
ers with pleasure. VIII return favor in
any way l can. l want Aunt Susie to
send me something special to grow In
her honor. l want to christen 1t aunt
Susie, queen OF my Constitution beds"
Perhaps some of my old scflts,mates will
remember me Josie Cunningham, Lau-
rensville Female college, Laurens s. c.
Best wishes to all.
S. C. Harley. Gurdon, Clark County
Enthusiastically allow me to inquire
who has a copy of General j. f. john
ston's Narrative" of General j. b.
Hoods advance and Retreat" or both,
for exchange, and what is wanted for
them?
Can any of the sisters furnish the
words to 1.-TWO Little Graves?' The
first. I think. is:
In a village church ward
There is found two little graves
And somewhere in it are these lines:
"Ah! the angels know the story,
What those little graves doth mean"
These words have a world of mean
ing to two old people, who more than
thirty years ago had their only children
two) taken from them within fifteen
days of each other, and now lie buried
"in a village church yard" We had
the desired lines once. but lost them and
wish very much to have them again.
Any one furnishing the lines in full to
The Constitution will confer an appre-
ciated favor to a mother and father.
Mrs. Cora H. Shelton, Stuart. Va, r.
f. D. No AS the fall months are here
l begin to think how / shall while away
the coming winter months Since my dear
husband died | find the winters days so
monotonous on a farm with no young
people In the house 1 think a home
without the young is always somewhat
gloomy Still, think 1t is nice in many
respects to be on farm. Perhaps some
may think we suffer with cold up here
in these mountains, but such IS not the
case. Come to my mountain home and
YOU will find our rooms well supplied
with wood and our modern heaters MAX
ing our rooms as comfortable as your
southern homes. lost my husband
nearly three years ago, ana life has been
so different with me since, as all know
who have passed through this sore trial.
There is a vacancy everywhere l go and
my heart Is yearning for something 1t
never finds. How true 1t is, Laugh and
the world laughs with you, weep and you
weep alone" But we must make the best
of life we can-live out the time God
allots us, and try to meet our beloved
ones above, where we will join together
in the anthem In praise OF the Master S
love l hope you can suggest some way
for me TO pleasantly pass away the Win
ter hours. ] shall hope to hear something
from you or some Of your readers. l
forgot to tell Won that we have lovely
flowers mp here, both wild and cultivated
ones Wish YOU could see my lovely
roses mixed with japonica in my yard.
1 have a cape jessamine nearly as tall
as | am. It had one hundred blooms
and buds together on It at one time this
summer Come to my mountain home
and I will deck you with roses rare l
have always been an admirer of the
Woman's Kingdom and hope to hear from
you soon.
Mrs ". n. Chambers, Moscow. Tenn
SO accustomed are we to seeing the
canary rehnd glded bars. where we
may at will feast our eyes upon their
graces Of form ana color and our ears
upon the melliAuence Of their happy
a., to, f,,s-+o VITO
late any natural law in following this
course, for the majority OF these birds
having known no other phase of exist
ence than tfnt OF captivity, have neither
regrets nor longing. Freedom, indeed
to them would mean suffering and
death for not only would they be ut
terly incapable OF supplying their own
needs, but they would inevitably be
come the prey of othar and harder den
teens Of the air. Thus. provided they
are well housed Well fed and gener-
ously supplied with light, air and
warmth their cage life Is by far the
happiest they could possibly know It
may he set down as a general inheXible
rule that ali pets, whether birds or ami
mails require Intelligent and systematic
care. To fuss over them today and neg
lect them tomorrow is not only inimical
to their health, but also to their temper
and spirits. Feed them al regular
hour every morning As for the food
and water receptacles. they should IN
every instance be OF china or glass and
must be kept perfectly free from i'm
purity. The entire cage should be thor
oughly cleaned every morning If its lit
tie occupant Is to be kept In health and
comfort.
1t is very interesting to note that dur
ing the thirteen days which the mother
bird devotes TO incubating her pretty,
de!icately tinted eggs her sympathetic
mate perches himself in close proximity
to the nest and whiles away the hours
with his most thrilling love songs. Nor
do his attentions cease when the young
birds appear for he shares with the
mother the duty OF caring for his chill
THE Val HE OF CHARCOAL.