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VOICES OF YOUTH
MY NIGGER (SHADOW).
It used to scare me dreadfully
When I was very small,
To look around about and see
My nigger on the wall.
No matter if I went to school,
Or truant I should play,
There was my nigger at my heels
To haunt me all the day.
No single wrong thing could I do
But he would do it, too.
It made me stop and feel enraged,
But shamed and sorry, too.
I thought whenever I grow up
I’ll scare that scamp away,
But now I’ve grown up, he insists
With me always to stay.
And if I drink or play at cards,
He does it, too —by dad.
I’ll have to swear off just to keep
My nigger from the bad.
TEXAS BOY.
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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR.
Last week we published the names
of the two members who filled in cor
rectly the blank in a quotation given
on our young people’s page, and whose
names were first received in our office.
Thinking it would be of interest to our
young readers to see just how many
of their number guessed the little word
puzzle, we are printing below a list of
those who sent in correct replies. If
any name of the correct senders has
been omitted, they may be sure that
it was an oversight, or that their let
ters did not reach the office. All were
equally deserving, but in every con
test some one must be first, so none
of our dear boys or girls should feel
discouraged. There were a number of
forgetful little folks who sent in their
replies without any name attached.
Next time you must be more careful:
Maude Hollis, Derma, Miss Thos. W.
Epps, Waldo, Fla.; Annie Butts, Stark
ville, Miss.; Mattie Ghent, Galesburg,
Ill.; Fernandina Christian, Lindale,
Tex.; Ruth Doyle, Thomasville, Ala.;
Inez Balkcom, Georgetown, Ga.; Alice
Willson, Raleigh, N. C.; Ella Lee Ba
ker, Okolona, Miss.; Eugenia Echols,
Suwanee, Ga., R. F. D. 2; Grace Lane,
Magnolia, Miss.; Eudora Gilmore, New
ton, Miss.; Maud Beck, Waycross, Ga.;
Ara Gregory, Jenks, I. T.; Addie Bell,
Fort Deposit, Ala.; Robt. Wilson, Haw
kinsville, Ga., R. F. D. 4; Eulalia John
son, Centreville, Fla.; Hester Avant,
Tallassee, Ala., R. F. D. 2; Willie Bell
Garbutt, Wright, Ga.; Farish Chand
ler, Commerce, Ga.; Ada Leverett, Ma
con, Ga.; Mary Booker, Atlanta, Ga.;
Edna Ray, Valdosta, Ga.; Hephzibah
Chance, Jemps, Ga.; Mrs. J. N. Pat
rick, Atlanta, Ga.; James P. Leake.
Atlanta, Ga., 176 Crew street; Nell
Frazer, Crawford, Ga.; Fannie Brown,
Athens, Ga., 28 Baldwin street: S. L.
Wiley, Eastanollee, Ga.; Eunice Jor
dan, Waverly Hall, Ga.; Mae Thorn
ton, Columbus, Ga., R. F. D. 4; Jennie
Sheppard, Davisboro, Ga.; Susie Coop
er, Pontotoc, Miss.; Philip Jones,
Starkville, Miss.; Minnie May Ward,
Marietta, Ga.; Addie Brawner, Ho
mer, Ga., R. F. D. 2; Jimsie Little,
Bowdon, Ga.; O. F. Miller, Sallis.
Miss.; Lorena Lumbrick, Memphis,
Tenn.; Lola Staton, Gainesville, Ga.,
R. F. D. 9; Mattie E. Kent, Atlanta,
Ga.; Charles Blassingame, Booneville,
Miss.; Ruth Goethe, Ocilla, Ga.; Mrs.
J. L. Weathers, Raleigh, N. C.
Can’t you slip on your thinking cap
for a few minutes and tell us what
you are doing these hot days? Do
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sent in an answer to the word puzzle
would write us a short letter telling
what they are doing to amuse and im
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what lively, interesting times we
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Wttb ©ur Correspondents
WHAT THE JAMESTOWN FAIR RE
CALLS.
The Jamestown Fair is not only high
ly interesting as an exposition, but it
is beneficial as a means of sending our
thoughts back to the “times that tried
men’s souls” and increasing our pride
in the heroes who won for us this
great free government. The spirit of
independence began to grow up in the
American colonists as soon as they
found that their interests were neg
lected and their rights ignored by the
king of the mother country, to whom
they had previously been loyal. Dur
ing this period of neglect and oppres
sion the colonists learned how to gov
ern themselves, and were filled with
the resolve to be independent of other
nations. It was no sudden, miraculous
inspiration that brought about the
Declaration of Independence. It was
the fruit of thought and resolve that
had been growing in the breasts of
true men ever since they felt the heel
of the oppressor. After having earn
estly sought to obtain justice by peti
tions and pleas to the English throne,
they felt that peace measures were no
longer possible, and deliberately, earn
estly and with desperate purpose, de
termined to declare themselves free of
the English yoke and build up a gov
ernment of their own. The result sur
passes the wildest dreams of our fore
fathers. The land they fought for, lit
tle over a hundred years ago, was a
handful of states on the Atlantic coast;
now, our country has extended her do
minions to the Pacific ocean and across
that mighty expanse of waters to the
fair islands lying in tropic seas. The
sun now never sets upon Uncle Sam's
dominions. When he sinks beyond the
waters that bathe the shores of Cali
fornia, he rises upon the palm-fringed
islands of the Philippines. Truly, a
glorious land. Every son and daugh
ter within its boundaries should feel a
thrill of pride in the inheritance gained
for them by the valor and fortitude of
their ancestors, and should do what
they can to guard its interests and add
to its material and moral prosperity.
ADA LEVERETT.
624 Adams St., Macon, Ga.
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FROM A YOUNG MIDSHIPMAN AT ’
ANNAPOLIS.
We have just returned from a very
pleasant cruise on the Severn and are
now enjoying a bit of leisure in Ban
croft Hall, Annapolis Academy. Uncle
Sam certainly treats his servants fine
ly. The boys’ rooms are more comfort
able than those of most hotels, and
are of ample size, with plenty of air
and light. In each room there are two
iron beds and two handsome lockers or
wardrobes built into the walls. In my
room I have two large windows, from
which fine views are obtained. In the
center of the room is a large study
table, over which swing two brilliant
electric lights, by which to read and
study.
The dining room is of ample size,
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and meals are served to the 800 stu
dents in grand style, the service being
silver and aluminum, and the mess at
tendants dressed in spotless white.
The boys are carefully watched in or
der to find out if they infringe on any
rule of table etiquette. If they do,
they are sure to be reprimanded later.
The food is all offered .first to the up
per classmen, who sit neat the head of
the table. This is one of the many
ways in which we are taught respect
for our superiors, which is necessary
discipline to the boys. There is as
miuch ceremony observed here as at
the Capital City Club in Atlanta.
Across the hall from our room we
have hot and cold shower baths —a
great luxury this torrid weather. The
recreation hall is fitted up nicely; has
a fine piano and tables covered with
all the leading magazines and newspa
pers. I was pleased to find here our
Atlanta daily papers.
I escaped being “hazed” on my initia
tion. I have an idea that a fine boy
from Georgia, who has stood my
friend, saved me from this ordeal,
which is practiced and is sometimes
very rough and tumble. There are a
good many young fellows here from
Georgia. They call on us quite often
in our rooms and give us tips as to
how to get along, which we find quite
useful. 1 have a splendid room-mate —
from Hartford, Conn. Like myself, he
wishes to practice economy —and thus
keep from being anything of a burden
to his people. Some of the young men
are lavishly supplied with money by
‘ their parents. They have little need
of money, as every want is supplied—
stationery, stamps, medicine, books —■
the best and most perfectly made
clothes —of excellent material —shoes,
hats, etc. There is nothing one can
wish for; but every boy likes to have a
little money to jingle in his pocket.
Each student on passing his examina
tion and being received in the Naval
Academy is given the rank of midship
man, with a salary of SSO a month, but
he is not paid in full until the end of
the year. He receives only $1 a month
until then. When he becomes a pass
midshipman—and then advances to
the rank of lieutenant and captain, his
pay is proportionately increased. Os
course, you boys all know that Annap
olis Academy is where Uncle Sam
trains boys to be naval officers —from,
midshipmen up. There are vessels on
which they take short cruises for in
structions, and after a while they go
out on long cruises to the Philippines,
the South Sea Islands, and China and
Japan ports.
A sad occurrence took place a week
ago. One of the young midshipmen,
who had been here but four days, was
drowned, through having imprudently
gone too far out in swimming. His
funeral was conducted with naval hon
ors, the coffin covered with the naval
ensign and masses of flowers, the gift
of his class mates. Zimmerman’s fine
band played the funeral march, the
students all stood at attention and sa
luted as the coffin was borne out from
the dead house and also when it was
borne into the chapel, where a beauti
fully impressive service was said over
the ill-fated young man. Then a rifle
salute sounded the close of the funeral
rites and proclaimed the end of a life
full of promise. It seemed a hard prov
idence to his parents and friends, but
God knows best and moves in His own
mysterious way.
I have seen only one copy of The
Golden Age. I think it is an excellent
paper and the Household is most in
terestingly conducted. Miss Bryan I
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