Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-19
AUTUMNAL MUSINGS.

AUTUMNAL MUSINGS.
October is the time TO begin winter
festivities or TO be more exact, to en-
JOY autumnal pleasures. September is
a month that cannot be depended on.
There are years that have their warm
est days i'm that month. and after one
has gone through July and August their
system is often so run down that Sep
TENDERS heat proves prostrating.
But the cool. crisp days invigorate
one. and tasks that were appalling in
September become pleasures in the cool
sunshiny weather.
september often has the Harvest
Home on a small scale, but more of the
crops are ready by october. the frost
is on the pumpkin and the nuts are
told. by Jack Frost. that it's time to
let go and fall among the leaves that
carpet Mother Earth.
TURKEYS that looked ugly and "spind-
ly'' in September have begun to fill out
and are now seeking the trees instead
of their pole in the turkey house. The
Bourbon or Kentucky Reds are more DO
mesticated than any others. and II =
chicken-mother is given to them they
never fail 10 come home when the sun
sets.
Persimmons are falling everywhere.
cows. hogs and dogs all know where
the trees are growing, and If the chill
dren do not get up early and get there
first they fail TO find the luscious fruit
that falls in the night 1t seems to me
that the mammoth persimmons grown
in Japan would be a great success IN
this state for l never saw the native
persimmon as large and finely Favored
as here.
Then the "scalybarks" and walnuts,
they have a fine place in the hearts OF
the children. and every housekeeper
should know how TO make nut bread. 1t
takes the place of the cakes that be-
fore Mr.. Hoover asked US TO economic
on sugar. was supposed to be made ev-
ery Saturday.
| believe that all children should have
the same amount of sugar that our
soldiers have; they need it TO become
strong, well-grown men and women, but
the way that they often eat candy and
leave il in the cups after meal is over
is positively sinful. ] was in home
where two and three spoonfuls of sugar
was put in each cup of coffee. When
the dishes were gathered up one of the
girls who had become interested in con-
servation put all of the sugar left IN
| the cups in one saucer and il was all
that it could hold and not run over
Its all a notion, said man who used
/ TO Inlnk InaL MS COH6e was UON III ~
drink unless it had two or three heaping
spoonfuls He signed Mr.. Hoover's card
to help the allies all he could, and finds
one spoonful enough for cup.
October gives us our most gor-
geous flowers. the dahlia, marigold
and chrysanthemums in clusters OF
rich colors sets any place apart as
the abode of beauty. This is 10
me the month that calls to mind
the autumn of life. the life that has beer
well spent and now has the fruits of thai
Ilife's labor as well as the flowers of APP
probation. TO make beautiful its close
Sometimes in this month there come to
| us the faint tips of gold and crimson
to show the lining to life's clouds. These
clouds sometimes get pretty black as
\ the infirmities of age creep on, and tc
| the one inclined to wonder what lies be-
/ fore them in these latter years before
| they really ripen for their Mother
Earth's embrace these beauties of Octo-
Der give heart grace" and little
| glimpses of what is to come when the
/ frost of Gods discipline has made them
ready for the simmons, and helped them
loose their hold on things terrestrial.
The dearest secrets of our hearts are
known to God. The panic that like
Peter had as he tried to walk upon the
waves, comes to every heart some
times But, like Peter, we only have "a
call Lord save us" and stretch out our
hands believing in His power and AL
will be we'll
| Therefore our Heavenly Father.
We need not fear to pray
For the little needs and longings
That fill our every day;
And when we dare not whisper
| A want that lieth dim
We say. Our Father knoweth,"
And leave il all to Him.
/ For His great love has compassed
Our nature and our need,
! We know not; but He knoweth.
And He will bless indeed. \
Therefore. o Heavenly Father.
I Give what is best to me;
\ And take the wants unanswered,
] As offerings made to Thee"
Faithfully yours.
/ LIZZIE o. THOMAS.