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204 THE SOUTHERN WORLD. MAY 1, 1885. The Children’s Corner. Thli 4epartn«nt is intend** exclusively f-r children under fifteen year* of age. Older per son. will confiue their contribution* to other, end more appropriate department*. DOLLV9 HOUSE WORK. Monday doe* the washl-g; put* it out to dry; Tue*d*y doe* the ironing; lay* it nicely by; Wedneiday doe* the mending; fold* the lock* in pair*; * Thursday doe* the (weeping of the room* np ■talri; Friday sw'eps the parlors in a thorough way; Saturday 1* baking—*uch a busy day; Sunday hean a sermon; listen* to the choir; Wonders If the singer'* voice can go much higher; Get* *o very tired that—would you believe? Fall* asleep a-leaning ’gainst her papa’s sleeve. -Youth’s Companion. A Kindly Greeting;. Tinder 'ho new p'oprletonhlp of the South- in World, there come* a change in this de partment of the paper, ono that will not please some of its contributor*. But we are sure that all rigbt-minded boy* and girls, those whohon estly seek mental and moral Improvement, will heartily second our well-meant efl’orts to put the department upon a higher and purer bail*. We shall, first of all, require our contributor* to make their letters sensible and practical, leaving ont al' nonsense, uninteresting details, and love matters, 10 that each letter may show Improvement in style of composition, force of thought and practical suggestion. Old people may be excused for carelessness in correapon dence, but young folks cannot afford to grow up regardless of the Importance of this branch of education. Again, we shall publish letters only from boys and girls who have fathers and mothers Instead of -'papas” and “mamas." Even under this se vere rule, we have enough manly boys and womanly girls, who wrlto of their fathers and mothers, to keep the department alive until a reform is worked in this direction. We shall, also, insist that our young correspondents spell correctly. This can b ■ done by the use of a spelling book and dictionary, and the discipline will be found valuable in all their afterlives. No child is fit to study French, German or Latin who cannot spell correctly simple English wordspand yet thousands of youths are to-day studying those languages who are sadly de ficient in the primary exercise of spelling. We do not expect our contributors to avoid all mis takes, but merely insist that they shall do their host to send good, sensible, well-written letters. They will never be sorry for making an earnest effort to do this. Talks Wltb Use Children. If the following named “cousins” will try again we think they can give us something that will Improve as well as please the young read era of this department; “Marigold,” of Georgia; Leon B. Sullivan, of Georgia; W. C. Alford, of Louisiana. “Sweet Sunny South” does not give bis post- office address, and ho is too old for the “chil dren's corner.” Let him write us a good letter for some other department. Boys and girls over fifteen years old are too advanced for this corner. “Christopher,” of Walnut Hill, answers J. C. Chalkor’s question and asks tbe following: In two books of the Old Testament you will find two chapters alike. What books and chapters are they? • “Valentine,” of Luravllle, Fla., says; “I am not attending school at present, but 1 like very much to go when 1 can. We have an excellent Sunday-school, and are thinking of having a pie-nloin May. The farmers down here have finished planting corn and cotton and cane, and commenced planting ground-peas.” “T. F. K„” of Atlanta; “E. F. W.,” of Ogle thorpe, and “Z. D. R,” of Butler, seem to havo mlstken the object of the Letter-Box. It is not -» young gentlemen and ladles who desire to carry on flirtations, but intended for little boys sod girls who wish To improve in the art of let ter-writing. , As this is our first attempt to get the mass of matter left over from previous issues in shape for publication, we find we shall be obliged to ask .the boys and girls to wait un til the next issue for such letters as may not be found in the Letter-Box of this issue. We have more on hand than we can print at present. “No Longer a Pa”ay Blossom” will hardly do to publish in our columns. And then it is writ ten with a patent lead pencil, which makes it difficult for the editor to read correctly. We trust that none of our correspondents—old or young—will use anytnlng but a pen and ink in preparing communications for the Southern World—certainly not a patent colored pencil. “Primrose and Tuberose" write on both side* of the sheet, and give too mueh of their commu nication to personal matters and “light talk.” Both of these girls are capable of Instructing the “cousins” in more Important matters, and we hope to hear from them on that line. The same comments can be applied to several other cor* respondents who are not prominent enough for special mention', • , “A Tennessee Corncracker,” of Nut Bush, Tenn., falls to send us his real name; therefore we omit all of his letter except this Inquiry “Can any of the cousins tell me what book in the Bible does not contain the name of God in any form?” The following “cousins" have responded to the Inquiry of J. 0. Ohalker. of Kenton, Tenn., as to what verse in the Bible contain* every let ter in the alphabet bnt one and what letter that is: Bettle Blakely, of Souffletown, 8.0. answers that it is the twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of Earn, and "J” is the missing letter. “Wild Bose,” of Santa, Ala., says: "It is the seventh chapter, twenty-first verse and is the missing letter.” She has failed to give the name of the book in the Bible. "Pansy,” of Milford, Ga., gives a correct answer. Also, “Christopher,” of Walnut Bill, Miss.; Thomas Pierce, of Victor, Ark.; W. D. Lesly, Bachelor's Retreat, 8. C.; Mabel 8. Smith, of Fayetteville, N. 0.; Annie 8. Bond, of Willow Branch, N. C. LETTER BOX. gome Timely Advice. I have often seen boys scattering their pocket change around like they had plenty of it, and that, too, for utterly worthless purposes. Boys, if you can't save the cents, you will never learn to save tbe dollars. And if you can’t learn to save the dollars, where will you stand, finan cially, at the end of life’s journey? You are to become the future law-makers and law-givers of this broad laud, the guardians of this nation, the impulse of whose power and progress has swept around the globe. You are to be dtixens ol the most enlightened and progressive nation the world ever saw. You are to become its farm ers, its merchants,its manufacturers,its lawyers and its rulers, and also its defenders against bankruptcy, and financial embarrassment, u well as against anarchy, tyranny, barbarism and destruction. Learn, then, while you are young, and have opportunity, to economise; to be a close financier and a wide-awake manager of ■mall business transactions. But, above all things, especially if you live in the country, don’t try to dress above your means. Some boys seem to think a broadcloth suit, a watch and chain, a silk tie and a pair of gold cuff but tons are all of their being, and anything outside of that is of very little importance. Many boys and yonng men spend everything for these things, because they lift them higher in the social scale, and draw around them along train of bme eyes, golden locks, smiling lips and brainless brows. This, of course, is very nice, so long as it lasts; but whatlsaucha social position? It is a vapor which adverse-winds of fortune bloweth away. Boys, economize in your expenses, your clothes, smd your time. Broad cloth suits and gold watches, cuffbuttoas, rings and scarf-pins are not necessary; you esn do without them. Don’t be deadheads, don’t waste yourmqney; if you acquire a habit of scattering your nickels now, it will be very hard to stop after awhile. Make yourself a man. It is bet- ter to be an economist than a spendthrift, a wise man than a fool. Jahks Aristotle Hall. Calhoun, Ga. A Texas Boy Farmer. I am a Texas boy, twelve years old, and as I see the little people have space in your paper, I thought I would try to write a short letter about my father’s herd of twelve Jersey cattle. We milk five cows, which make from twenty-five to thirty pounds of nice gilt-edge butter each week, for which we get thirty-five cents per pound. We have four pretty youDg calves. Father sows rye in the fall and they graze on it in the winter. We feed them bran and sorghum hay. In connection with this, we raise fine chickens and hogs. We killed four nice hogs this winter, and we get about twenty eggs per day from our poultry. Father has some John son and Bermuda grass, which the cows like very well. You see, therefore, that we don’t have to pay out much tollve on. We have also planted a young orchard. Bassett R. Miles. Luling, Texas. An Alabama Boy. As you are so kind as to give all who ask It, space in -your most valuable paper, I can no longer refrain from making an effort to write a tew lines to your paper, and should I be so unfortunate as to fall to Interest the many young readers of your paper, I beg them not to view it with a critic’s eye,but pass my imperfec tion by. I reside in a small village in the up per part of Dale county, Ala. My father is a far mer; he runs two plows, plants thirty acres in cotton, sixty in corn and two in potatoes. He gave me two acre for a cotton patch last year and it produced fifteen hundred pounds of seed cotton. I want to know If my of my little cous ins can out-farm me. I am going to school this year, as we e are having a fine school, taught by Professor 8cott. We have preaching at the Meth odist church twice a month. This is a very busy season t/ith the farmers in our section of the country. They are planting corn and preparing their land for cotton. I will give my young cousins a motto to go by: “Love many; Trust few; And learn to paddle your own canoe.” Olopton, Ala. J. X. CovzxeTOK. A Mississippi Girl's Letter. A* I do not see any letters from this part of the oountry in the children's column of your paper I think I will write one. I live about eight mtlesfrom Grenada. My fatheris a farmer, bu he has not done mueh towards planting bis crop, as it has been so cold. He has Just finished planting corn. We have a few early flowers in bloom, such as hyacinths and daffodils. There are a few seeds up in the gardens, but on ac count of the cold weather plant growth is very backward. I go to school with my brother and sister and we have about a mile to walk. It has been raining for several days but looks some brighter now. I do hope it will clear off and we shall have some nice spring weather. Grenada, Miss. Lidie. A Very Mice Letter. After reading so many nice letters from the oousins I cannot resist the temptation to write one myself. I live in aldw, flat oountry where the woods consist of tall, straight pines. Long, green wire- grass forms a beautiful carpet, and now and then clumps of persimmon or sweet gum trees break the monotony of the scene. About a mile northeast of us flows the silvery waters of the Itchaway Notchaway creek. Very likely most persons will recognize this as an In dlan name, and it is said that it means silver stream. If this be true, we who live near it can testify that the name is most appropriate. There are some very large hammocks on the stream, and one of them is right near us. It is a delightful place for picnics and fish-fries. Turpentine and timber are the chief Indus tries now, besides farming, in our section. Milford, Ga. Pansy. A Rice Planter's Boy. As it is your desire for young folks to enter yor,r little band, I will try and give you a de scription of the “low country,” as it is called. A e have a few very largo rice plantations on the Altamaha river, and my father plants rice, yeti don’t profess to know anything about it, except th»t when it is cooked good I like It. We have been living on a plantation for about seven years and we have had to take blue mass almost as regular as the sun rises and sets. Now, I will also tell you about my father's large cabbage crops. He has raised cabbage to weigh fifty pounds and as whlto as a snow-ball. I would write more, but I am afraid of that dreaded waste basket, yet hope you will give this a place in your Letter Box Wishing much success to the Southern World, I remain your little friend, Joe Walkex Evelyn, Ga POSITIVE EVIDENCE -READ IT Tbe Opium Habit. The opium habit seems to increase every year, and its use incapacitates all who use it to excess for any responsible employment, besides it breaks down the constitution, ruins the brain, and the vic tim loses all interest in himself. For centuries science failed to discover a remedy for this fearful habit. A few years ago Dr. B. M. Woolley, of Atlanta, Ga., discovered a sure and permanent cure, which has proved a great blessing to thousands, who gladly testify to their cure and bless their benefactor. The writer has known Dr. Woolley person ally for six years. He is a gentleman in the strictest sense of the word, whose integrity cannot be doubted, and if this article should be read by one suffering from this dreadful habit, we unhesi tatingly assure him that Dr. Woolley’s Antidote is no humbug, but will accom plish all that he claims for it. He re gards all communications with the strictest secrecy. The writer has knowledge of a promi nent Alabama physician’s cure, who, when placed unaar Dr. Woolley’s treat ment, took habitually 180 grains of mor phine and 300 grains of chloral in forty- eight hours. This physician began tak ing morphine under treatment for a se vere wound in 1866, and increased the dose until the habit of twelve years had so fastened its fangs upon him that the above-named stimulants became neces sary to his life. In seven months time he was a well man, and is now prosper ous and happy, and attending to his daily business.—Pike County Newt, Oc tober 1, 1884. Alexander Oity, Ala., April 6,1885. Dr. B. M. Woolley: Dear Sir—Within a day of a year since I was taken with a rising in my head. The pain caused by it was so severe that I sought relief in the ubo of opiates—morphine, laudanum, and finally gum opium. After three or four spells of rising, running, etc., the trouble ceased. I then thought I would leave off the use of the opiate, but I found that worse than the disease. I made several unsuccessful efforts to quit its use, but the suffering incident to the effort was so great that I would again seek relief in the use of opiates. On writing for your book I promptly re ceived it, and after reading and carefully reflecting over it I became pretty well satisfied that you could do what you said. I ordered and received the Anti dote, or remedy, and commenced its use on the 9th of last December. I had lost in weight about thirty pounds, and my general health was badly shattered from the use of the opiates, but in three weeks after commencing the use of the Antidote I recovered fourteen pounds, and in about two and a half months I recovered all my lost weight. About four weeks since, I left off the use of the Antidote entirely without any inconvenience whatever, and feel that I am thoroughly cured of the abominable habit. I have no doubt at all, from my own experienc and that of others whose assertions are not to be questioned, of your ability to cure any case of the opium habit if your directions are fol lowed. Permit me, dear sir, to extend to you my sincere gratitude. You are at liberty to make any use of the above you wish, with or without my name, as you desire. Very respectfully, ' O. P, DARK. I did not Believe aa I Smoked Opium, bnt am Cured. Conner Creek, Baker Co , Oregon, February 22, 1885. Dr. B. if. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir—You must think me very ungrateful asl have not wri.ten you how I got along, but 1 have neglectee writing. When I began I had but littld faith in the Antidote, as I smoked the opium, and 1 had never known a single person cured of the habit. To-day 1 am as clear of the habit as the day I was born; have gained twenty-three pounds in two months. I had taken but about half of the medicine you sent me before I was entirely cured, and had no desire for the opium from the first dose of the Antidote. Enclosed find one dollar for five boxes of your Liver Pills; they are a most excellent family medicine. Please accept my many thanks for curing me. You can use this letter for the benefit of those who use opium. I will make a sworn statement if any one doubts what I have said. Yours truly, 0. 0. DAVIS. Hoggaro’s Mills, Baker Co., Ga., November 8,1884. I have never led a dissipated life, but got in the habit of using morphine while suffering from sore eyes. I used mor phine seven or eight years. It ruined my health; my energies were destroyed; I had about given up; I would have been willing to give up everything and begin life over again to be cured. My wife persuaded me to try Dr. B. M. Woolley’s treatment. Though I had doubt, I gave Dr. Woolley a correct statement of my case, and b> gan the treatment about May lBt, 1883. When I began treatment I used a bottle of morphine in about two and a half days. From the first dose of Dr. Woolley’s medicine I neither felt any ne.ed nor had any desire for morphine or other opiate, nor have I taken any since. I took four and a half months’ supply of Dr. Wooley’s medicine. By reducing the dose, as I was directed by Dr. Wool- ley, this amount was all I used, and I left off the medicine the first Sunday in June, 1884, without any trouble or in convenience. I have neither taken Dr. Woolley's medicine nor any morphine or opiate in any form since. I am in excellent health, and 1 am as free from the habit and the disease induced by using morphine as it is possible to be, and as any. one who has never tasted an opiate. As an evidence of the confidence my fellow-citizens have in me,I will here add that have just been elected by them to represent my county (Miller) in the State Legislature. B. F. JONES. Cured, and Says Ho. Linden, Ala., Dec. 8, 1884. Dr. B. If. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir—I left off taking your Antidote 14th of last August, and am happy to say that it has made a cure of me. I had one bottle left. If you want a certificate I will send it to you. Yours truly, T. J. HOGUE. DrusKista and Pliyslclana. Special attention is called to Pember ton’s French Wine Coca, a most wonder ful and marvelous tonic, which is exten sively advertised and meeting with un precedented sales, unknown heretofore in the history of any remedy. For prices and terms addresB J. S. Pemberton & Co., Sole Proprietors, Atlanta, Ga,