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10 THE YOUNG SOUTHERNER All communications and contributions intended for this department should be addressed to Mrs. Louise T. Hodges, 83 East Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. By the Sea. Slowly, steadily, under the moon, Swings the tide in its old-time way; Never too late and never too soon, And the evening and morning make up the day. Slowly, steadily, over the sands And ower the rocks they fall and flow; And this wave has touched a dead man’s hand, And that one has seen a face we know. They have borne the good ship on her way, Or buried her deep from love and light; And yet, as they sink at our feet today, Ah, who shall interpret their message aright? For their separate voices of grief and cheer Are blended at last in one solemn tone; And only this song of the waves I hear— “ Forever and ever His will be done!” Slowly, steadily, to and fro, Swings our life in its weary way; Now at its ebb, and now at its flow, And the evening and morning make up the day. Sorrow and happiness, peace and strife, Fear and rejoicing, its moments know; How from the discord of such a life Can the clear music of heaven flow? Yet to the ear of God it swells, And to the blessed ’round the throne, Sweeter than chime of silver bells— “ Forever and ever, His will be done!” —Scrap Book. With Correspondents. The winners of the prize for the solution of Miss Richards’ charade are: Lillie Sheats, Thirza M. Marble, James Leake. Their names and addresses have been forwarded to Miss Richard. Others whose correct answers reached me later are: Paul Ward, Vida Bryant and Buren Clyatt. Dear Mrs. Hodges: I read with interest the letters in the Young Southerner, and would like to come in and have a short talk with the correspondents and readers. I see that some select a special subject for dis cussion, so I will take one word, “Watch,” for my subject. Watch is one of the most important commands given to us in the Scriptures. Let us take each letter in the word as an initial and see how many different things we are to watch: First, W, our wills. Let us watch our will that it may be at all times the will of our Heavenly Father. The second letter, A. Watch our ambition, and try sever to covet or desire anything that we couldn’t be sure is right in the sight of God. Next »s T, our tongues. May God keep our tongues from evil and our lips from speaking guile. We never know the value of a kind word nor the sorrow that a harsh one may bring. “Speak just a word for Jesus, Tell of His love for men, Someone, distressed, may listen, Willing to trust Him then.” Fourth, C. Watch our companions. We are of ten judged by the company that we keep. Let our Conducted by Louilse Threete Hodges. associates be such as will lift us up rather than drag us down. Fifth, H. Watch our hearts. If our hearts are clean our lives will be clean. Also, watch our homes. We are, to a great extent, our brother’s keeper. We Young Southerners should live con secrated lives in our homes. The dearest place on earth is home, yet sometimes our greatest tempta tions are met in our homes. With best wishes for the Young Southerner, Your new-comer, L. K. S. Dear Editor: My uncle gets the Golden Age every week, and as I am visiting him I have the privilege of reading the Young Southerner, which I enjoy very much. My home is in Memphis, Tennessee. Perhaps your young readers would like to hear something about that city. Tennessee has a very interesting history, and I am naturally proud of my native state, and, es pecially, of Memphis, the largest city. Memphis is situated on the Mississippi river at the head of navigation for large steamers. It has broad streets, with many shade trees and beautiful parks. There are many handsome public buildings and nu merous educational and charitable institutions. A splendid steel bridge spans the Mississippi river; this was first opened in 1892. Five miles from the city is a National Cemetery in which are more than 14,000 graves. Memphis is one of the largest cotton markets in the United States. Tennessee has produced a large number of great and prominent men. I have a brother named after the first governor, John Sevier, and, of course, he is proud of his name. The industrial interests of Memphis are numer ous and important, but it would take too much space to enumerate them. Tennessee has much of the most beautiful nat ural scenery in the United States. Lookout Moun tain, near Chattanooga, is famed for beautiful scenery. There is a great deal more that I would like to tell you about my native city and state, but it would make my letter too long. Very truly yours, Seaborn M. Morse. Dear Mrs. Hodges: I am a subscriber to the Golden Age, and enjoy reading it very much. While I am not exactly a boy, I am child enough to like to read the page you edit. In looking over last week’s issue of the paper I noticed the charade, and while I am not especially quick at solving charades, I found the answer to this one at the first reading, and decided to write and tell you of my appreciation of the paper and of the editor, “Earnest Willie.” I have had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Upshaw, and I feel that a bit more of sunshine has come into my life from the acquaintance. I think that his life is an inspiration to the young people with whom he comes in contact. I send him my kindest regards and best wishes for success in his new field of work. With best wishes for the continued success of your department, I am, Yours sincerely, Robert L. King. The Irishman’s Way. An Irishman got out of his carriage at a railway station for refreshments, but the bell rang and the train left before he had finished his repast. “Hould on!” cried Pat, as he ran like a mad man after the car, “hould on, ye murthen ould starne injin—ye’ve got a passenger on board that’s left behind.” The Golden Age for October 18, 1906. Interesting Facts Compiled For the Young Southerner. The library in the British Museum is said to contain over three miles of book-cases and the total number of persons using the reading room in 1900 was 198,566. It is estimated, from the experience of printers, that the letter E is more frequently used in English composition than any other letter, and that the let ter S is most often used as an initial. The longest journey ever accomplished by a bal loon was 1,193 miles. This distance was covered in thirty-six hours and forty-five minutes by M. le Comte de la Vaulx in this balloon, Centaure, in October of 1900. North America is the leading apple-growing re gion of the world. It is estimated that a hundred million barrels are annually produced in the Unit ed States and Canada. Most of this enormous yield finds a market in the United States, though some are exported to England and other coun tries. A species of ant living on the semi-arid plains of Texas is said to plant, cultivate and harvest crops of grass. The space cultivated by one col ony usually has a diameter of 10 to 15 feet. All shoots of undesirable plants springing up on the “farm” are nibbled off as rapidly as they appear among the crop. When the harvest of the protect ed grass is ripe, the ants collect the seeds and convey them along the roads which they have previously prepared through the field, to the grana ries in the hill. Do the Hard Thing First. Suspended above the desk of a Pittsburg bank president is this motto: “Do the Hard Thing First.” Ten years ago he was discount clerk in this same bank. “How did you climb so fast?” I asked. “I lived up to that text,” he replied. “There’s not much else to tell. I had long been conscious that I was not getting on as fast as I should. I was not keeping up with my work; it was distasteful to me. When I opened my desk in the morning and found it covered with reminders of work to be done during the day, I became dis couraged. There were always plenty of compara tively easy things to do, and these I did first, put ting off the disagreeable duties as long as possible. Result: I became intellectually lazy. I felt an increasing incapacity for my work. One corn ing I woke up. I took stock of myself to find out the trouble. Memoranda of several matters that had long needed attention stared at me from my calendar. “Suddenly the thought came to me, 1 1 have been doing only the easy things. By postponing the dis agreeable tasks, the mean, annoying little things, my mental muscles have been allowed to grow flabby. They must get some exercise.’ I took off my coat and proceeded to ‘clean house.’ It wasn’t half as hard as I expected. Then I took a card and wrote on it: “Do the Hard Thing First,’ and put it where I could see it every morn ing. I’ve been doing the hard thing first ever since.”—Selected. Watching a parade in which the stars and stripes were an important feature, was a fair Canadian with strong British proclivities. In commenting on the merits of the display, she pettishly remarked to her companion: “That American flag makes me sick. It looks just like a piece of checkerberry candy. ’ ’ Senator Hoar, standing near, turned to the young lady and said: “ \ es, miss, it does; and it makes every one sick who tries to lick it.”