The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-09-07
KINGDOM CORRESPONDENCE.

Nellie Landrum, Nellie Postofficc. La
If any Of Their readers of The constitution
know how to make reaffia hats and will
let me know they will confer a great
favor. God bless Aunt Susie is my wish
Mrs Cecilia c. Self, Clarence, La
have two enormous crimson ramblers.
one being rooted from a cutting taken
from the other. l will from now until
December send any lady five cuttings
taken from them on receipt Of postage
and anything in the line of flower or veg
etable seed or in fact any useful little
thing such as pins. needles, books etc.
Mrs i. G Lemacks. Ritter. S. CT
have just finished reading the many in
teresting letters In the dear old CQnst-
tuition and 1 certainly enjoy them. Some
times when / am tired | lay down ana
enjoy a little while with the kind sisters,
who contribute such nice, newsy letters
| am living in the country and like 1t
very much l lived in Atlanta nine years
and | will always long to go back. but
am satisfied in the country. where you
can enjoy all of natures beauty. The
climate in Atlanta did not agree with mo
and my health now is a great deal better.
to employ a refined young lady as gov
erness for my children, five in all. We
have a county school down here, but L
prefer a governess. We have a Metho-
dist church one and half miles from US
The depot and large store and postoftice,
are only two miles from here.
Mrs. Josie Walker. Baucom. Tenn.-We
take The Constitution and like it so
much. | turn to Woman Kingdom the
first place. The children want lie young
folks department There is something
nice and entertaining for both young and
Old. ] was amused at the piece on Dor
rowing: but | can't agree with the lady:
| think we ought to do all we can for
the poor; help than all we can. The
Bible tells us not to turn away those that
ask of you, and from him that would
borrow of thee, turn not thou away
Matthew V. ~. Aunt Susie, | was delight
ed to read your description of your sum
mer garden! OF flowers. l know it is d
beautiful place. ] love to read the sisters
letters on the subject of raising children.
| have five children-three girls and two
boys ! will close. with love and best
wishes to all.
Miss Lille Hicks, Springs, Mlss.-T think
the sisters must be busy putting up fruit
by so few letters for several weeks We
put all orr fruit up in cold water One
doesn't have any trouble that way
don't have to be over the stove. | wish
Aunt Susie could see my beds of gera-
NUNS l have 250 pot plants. have
tried some on the ground this year. and,
oh how they have bloomed. Last fall |
got cutting from each pot and rooted
them All during the winter / had my
beds spaded as deep as the spade could
go, and made it rich from the lot. l
plapted them out the middle of April.
They soon commenced blooming and the
bed has been in a mass of blooms ever
Stree. never had to water them at
all. although we had some real dry
weather There is nothing more elevat-
Ing and refining than the companionship
of Gods beautiful flowers. and everyone
ought to try and have flowers of some
kind
a dime to do as you think best
Miss Ellie STEELE, Fort Worth, Text
is half-past o'clock in the afternoon and
many whistles are blowing-sisnals 10
the tired workmen that the long days
work is over once more. In a few moments
crowds of weary, grimy people will be
passing along the streets all eager to
reach that haven of rest-"home,
Among the whistles 1 can distinguish
The deep, hoarse ones Of the great Swift
and Armour packing houses. The mann
moth industries that have caused miracu-
lous growth of Fort Worth as well as
bringing much money to all live stock
raisers of Texas. And still the cry is
more hogs. more cattle" and farmers
,i,,erc
but with their overworked wives and lit
tie runted children continue to toll in the
cotton field twelve months in the year in
spite of the destructive cotton boil weevil,
too which almost seems to have been
providentially sent to turn the peoples
minds in more profitable channel. |
hope all the sisters have spent a pleasant
summer and that all farmers have mads
good crops. Texas has had plenty of
rain this season and crops of all kinds are
fine My flowers are still lovely. Speaking
of the flowers reminds me it is time TO
get out the hose and give them their even
ing sprnklng. 1t is most supper time
too, 50 goodby.
Miss Roxie Sheets, Lexington, n. CIT
has been several months since last I
wrote to the Kingdom, but I've read every
letter printed and then wished for more.
Everybody must be off on vacation else
we would have more than one column of
letters at q time. ] do hope many of our
talented readers will help by sending In
bright letter. The summer will soon be
gone. and it has slipped SO rapidly by.
In June | spent some days at Jacksons
Springs. Il well-llnown health resort in
this state The special attraction was the
midsummer meeting of North Carolina
Baptists. There We're hundreds in at
tendance, the large hotel being crowded
to its utmost capacity. The religious ser
vices were of high order and enjoyed to
the fullest extent, and the social inter
course delightful. The renewing of old
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