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BURKE’S WEEKLY
AND GIRLS.
MACON, Ga ~ AUGUST 24, 1867.
Contents of No. 8.
The Fairy Ride, (concluded,) with an illustration,
by Mrs. E. P. M. —original, page 57
“ All Alone,” (poetry,) 57
Little Rosie, (poetry,) ••••• 58
Marooner’s Island, Chapter VI., by Rev. F. R.
Qoulding—original 58
Extraordinary Answers 59
Real Courage 59
Editorial —Photograph Albums; To Correspon
dents; Self-Control; A Proposition to Sunday
Schools, 50
Our Geographical Puzzle, 61
The Story of a Dog, with an illustration—original,.. 61
Birthdays, (poetry,) 62
Jack Sobell; or, A Boy’s Adventures in Texas,
Chapter II —original 62
Little Feet, (poetry,) 63
The Fox, tl e Goat, and the Carrots 63
Boys, read this—Hold on 63
Shutting the Doors 63
The Bible 63
Our Chimney Corner, with illustration, 64
Photograph Albums.
| are enabled to offer some very beau
j| i)l tiful Photograph Albums as premiums
for new subscribers to our Weekly.
For three new names and $6, we will
send, as a premium, a handsome Al-
A? bum, holding 24 pictures, and worth
$2.50; for five subscribers and $lO, we will send
a beautiful Album, holding 50 pictures, and worth
$4; for eight subscribers and SIG, we will send
a very beautiful Album, holding 50 pictures, worth
$6; for ten subscribers and S2O, we will send an
elegant Album, holding 50 pictures, and worth
$lO. Any of our present subscribers -who have
paid $2 for a year's subscription, may count
their own subscription in the above, sending us
hco names and $4, instead of three names and $6,
and so on.
The Albums we offer are of the handsomest
patterns and best make, and are warranted to give
satisfaction. A little effort only is necessary to
secure one of these beautiful and useful ornaments
for the centre table. Our paper is richly worth
the subscription price, and is popular wherever it
is presented.
Remember that two half yearly, or four quar
terly subscribers count as one yearly subscriber
in all clubs.
To Correspondents.
T. S. M., LaGrange, Ga. —Your favor, with
$24 for sixteen copies is received. You can add
as many more as you like to the club at the same
rate.
H. A. D., Blakely, Ga. —In giving a prize to
the successful solver of anything in our Chimney
Corner, we will always substitute any article of
the same value for the one offered. It is difficult
to answer your second question. We scarcely
know how we could make a difference on account
ol distance, mail facilities, etc. We propose, as
soon as we get our mailing department better or
ganized to send our paper to distant subscribers
first, so as to have it reach all at or about the same
time. r l his will enable us to meet the difficulty
you suggest.
W. N. A., Ihomaston.—Please send answers to
your problems. Glad to hear from you at any time.
BURKE’S WEEKLY.
Self-Control.
SOLOMON says: “He that ruleth his
spirit is better than he that taketh a
city,” and the history of mankind, from
the earliest stages of the world, teaches
us that those have been the greatest and
(T) best who have learned the secret of self
government. Alexander the Great conquered
the world, but he never conquered himself; and
many a hero has vanquished armies and gained
great victories who never controlled his own tem
per.
A man of hasty, ungovernable temper is his
own worst enemy. He puts himself nearly al
ways in the wrong, and is liable in a moment of
passion to do what, in all his after life, he cannot
undo. “Anger is not always wrong, but uncon
trolled anger is both wrong and dangerous. Even
the best friend is not safe in its presence. It
breaks covenants, betrays trusts, alienates friend
ships, and deals mortal blows upon the head of
innocence. It is a frenzied wild beast let loose.
It perpetrates crimes in a moment which the agony
of a life-time cannot atone for.”
It should, therefore, be one of the first lessons
taught to the young —the absolute necessity of
controlling the temper. Let the boy or girl who
reads this determine to take this matter in hand
at once, and not wait until his or her temper gets
beyond control. Pray for grace that you may
be enabled to conquer this evil disposition. And,
above all, see that you do not harbor ill-feeling,
but strive to live up to the Christian precept;
“Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.”
There is nothing more to be reprobated than a
revengeful disposition. By taking revenge for
an insult, a man or boy becomes only the equal of
his enemy ; if he passes it over, he becomes his
superior. An English poet gives the following
piece of good advice in regard to this too common
sin :
“ Learn well betimes to curb pernicious ire,
Nor stay till kindling sparks ascend the fire;
Be all mad rage, all anger then resigned—
A cruel heart ill suits a human mind.”
It is recorded in history that one of the Emper
ors of China, while traveling through his domin
ions, was entertained at a house where the
master and his family, including wife, children,
daughters-in-law, grandchildren and servants, all
dwelt together in the most perfect harmony.—
Struck with admiration at the spectacle, the Em
peror requested the master to inform him of the
means employed to maintain such a happy state
of things among so great a number of persons and
such a variety of dispositions. The old man, ta
king out a pencil, wrote these three words : Pa
tience —Patience —Patience. In passing thro’
the world we shall find great and constant need of
this admirable virtue. In what condition should
we be if the Almighty had not been patient with
us all our lives long, bearing with our daily and
hourly violations of His law? Banish from your
hearts, therefore, all malignant and revengeful
thoughts, and cultivate love, pea.ee and charity
with all mankind. “ Avenge not yourselves, but
rather give place unto wrath; for it is written,
Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.
Therefore, if thine enemy hunger feed him ; if lie
thirst, give him drink ; for in so doing, thou shalt
heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome
of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Names may be added to clubs at any time
during the year, at the regular club rates.
A Proposition to Sabbath Schools.
tT a late District Meeting of the M. E
Church, South, at Americus, the “Com
mittee on Books and Periodicals,” re
ported that “ anew candidate for pop.
ular favor, Burke’s Weekly for Boys
and Girls, is also of great religious
T and intellectual interest to the children
and deserving of public appreciation and sup
port.” We are gratified and complimented by
tbe endorsement of so large and respectable a
body of Christians, and while we shall scrupulous
ly avoid, in the future as we have done in the
past, anything like sectarianism in the conduct of
our little Weekly, we hope to so endear ourselves
to every denomination of Christians that we shall
receive their aid and patronage.
While upon this point, we desire to say a word
in answer to an objection which has been urged
to the subscription price of our paper. Parties
making it seem to forget that we give them a pa
per every week, and not once a month, and a
moment’s reflection will convince 1 hem that our
paper is cheaper than any other published at the
South. For instance, the subscription price of a
monthly paper, which gives but twelve numbers in
the year, is 50 cents per annum ; we give more
than four times as many, or fifty-two numbers, for
$2 00, or for 50 cents we send our paper three
months, furnishing thirteen numbers. To clubs
we furnish three copies yearly for $5, ($1.66§
each); Jive copies for SB, ($1.60 each); ten copies
for sls, ($1.50 each) ; or twenty-one copies for
S3O, (less than $1.45 each.) Another thing to
be remembered : we direct each paper of a club
to the subscriber —whereas the others require that
the papers shall all be sent to one address, or the
full subscription price paid. We make this ex
planation with no desire to supercede other pub
lications, but as an act of simple justice to our
selves.
Now, we propose, in future, to furnish our pa
per to Sunday Schools on the following terms:
One Six ! Three
Year m’ths months
For any number of copies, over 25 each each each.
and less than 50, to one address,.. . SI 30 75cts. 40 cents
For any_ number, over 50 and less
than 75, to one address, 1 20 70 “
For any number, over 75 and less
than 100, to one address, 11065 “ 35 “
For 100 copies, or more, to one ad -
dress ] 00:60 11 30
Sums of $lO, or less, may be sent by mail, at
our risk. Larger amounts can be sent by express,
or in a draft on some Northern city.
At the above rates, there is not a Sabbath School
in the country that cannot make up a club for
either 3, G, or 12 months. If you make up a club
of less than fifty and afterwards increase it, we
will give you the benefit of the reduced rate on the
number first ordered. For instance, if you send
for twenty-five, thirty or forty copies, at $1.30
each, and afterwards increase the number to more
than fifty , we will put the entire number at the
rate of $1.20 each ; or, if it subsequently runs up
to one hundred, we will put the whole number at
$1 each.
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jQftWßemember that clubs need not all go to the
same post office, or to the same State. Get them
where you can.
my little boys and girls,” said a
teacher, “ I want you to be very still —so still that
you can hear a pin drop.” For a minute all
still, when a little boy shrieked out —“ Let er
drop ?”