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60 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. —♦♦♦- 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 ?”