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BURKE’S WEEKLY
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
MACON, GA., NOT. 23, 1807.
Contents of No. 21.
Marooner’s Island, by the llev. 1. R. (Moulding
Chapter XIV., —original 161—102
Poktby—Only a Brook 163
Aunt Nellie’s Story, by Eloise V. Allen—original 163
Poetry—A Swann of Bees worth Hiving 163
Praying and Trying 163
Forgot to LookUp 165
Editorial—'"Out of Mischief,” with a beautiful
illustration: New Music; To Our Patrons : Ze
phyr’s Loves, (poetry); Chase’s Improved Mi
croscope; To Correspondents; “Nine O’Clock
in the Morning” 161
The Little Island Builders, by Uncle Joe—origi
nal 165
The Owls, illustrated 165
Four Impossible Things 165
Poetry—Boy on his Birthday 166
Jack Dobell; or, A Boy’s Adventures in Texas—
Chapter XlV.—original 166
Don't Write There 167
Different Kinds of Givers 167
Three Important Things 167
Our Chimney Corner—two illustrations 168
CHASE’S IMPROVED MIOBiISeOPEI
iThc Most Amusing Thing in the World!
The French. Craige, Novelty, Coun
terfeit Detector, Cloth Glass, Ani
malcule Cage, all combined.
Adapted to all Trades and Professions, Coun
terfeit Money, Cloth. Seed, Living In
sects, Prepared Objects, Plants,
Pictures, &c.
COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR,
With directions for detecting Counterfeit Money.
Price SI 25, Sent, postpaid, on receipt of the price, by
J. W. BURKE & CO.,
Macon, Ga.
For County Agencies, apply to M. P. KELLOGG,
President Female College, Newnan, Ga., exclusive Agent
for the State of Georgia.
“ Out of Mischief.”
fAST week we gave you a picture of a little
girl “In Mischief.” We now furnish the
companion to it. How many of our little
f readers are only “ Out of Mischief” when
they are asleep? Not many, we trust.
We want all of you to study these two pic
tures —there is more in them than appears at first
sight, if you will only take the trouble to find it
out. The best way to keep “ out of mischief” is
to have at all times some useful employment.
1 here is an old proverb, and a very true one:
“An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.” Dr.
W atts expresses the same idea when he says :
“ For Satan finds some mischief still,
For idle hands to do.”
There is a world of good advice in the last verse
of this same song, which we commend to all of our
little readers:
“ In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past.
That I may give for every day
A strict account at last.”
New Music.
Wk have received from the publisher, Wm. Mc-
Carrell, Louisville, Ky., copies of the following
pieces of new music,:
“There Never was an Earthly Love.” Price
30 cents.
“I Love Thee Still.” Price 50 cents.
11 Autumn Leaves are Drifting. ’ ’ Price 30 cents.
The pieces will be forwarded by the publisher
postpaid to any address on receipt of the prices
given. 1
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To Our Patrons.
<rl, ’c verv thankful to our friends eveij*
|\| where for the generous patronage be
stowed on the 11 eekly up to the present
time, and for the many manifestations
‘jUSp'j of encouragement and sympathy which
have been extended to us. But we are
far from having attained such a circulation as we
ought to have, in order to make the 11 eekly self
supporting. The press of the South are almost
unanimous in their opinion that ours is the best
paper for young people, not alone in the South,
but in the country, and we could fill our columns
with extracts from letters commending the II eekly
in the highest terms, as the paper for the children
of the South. We received an order last week
from two of the most eminent teachers in the
South, residing in one of the largest of the South
ern cities, for one thousand copies of Nos. 19 and
20, to be distributed by them gratuitously in the
schools of the Southwest, at their expense, in the
hope of introducing it generally throughout that
section. We mention this fact to show the high
esteem in which the paper is held.
But, as we have already said, our circulation is
not what it deserves to be, nor what it must be, to
make the paper a success, pecuniarily. How are
we to increase our list? We cannot go out and
canvass for subscriptions, because our services are
needed here in furnishing matter for the printers-
We *Ainnot send agents all over the country to can"
vass lor us, because their expenses would eat up
the profits and leave us worse off than we are now.
The best and only way to increase our list is, for
every one of our present subscribers to constitute
him or herself an agent, and canvass for us Take
a specimen copy and go among your friends, and
get them to subscribe. If they cannot take it for
a year, induce them to try it for three or six
months, but always get the subscription for the
year, if possible. If you wear out one or more of
your papers canvassing, write to us, and wc wE
send you others. Go to work with a will. If each
of you will send us one new subscriber, our list
will be doubled ; but some of you can send three,
Jive or ten by using a little extra effort. Will you
not do it ? We have kept every one of our prom
ises to you. We promised you the best paper in
the country —everybody says we have given it to
you ; we promised that the paper should constant
ly improve in matter and illustrations —we leave
it to you to say whether we have been as good as
our word. And now we promise that the paper
shall continue to improve if you will increase our
circulation as you ought to do. Will you do it ?
Remember, we do not ask you to work for notlx
ing. If you get three yearly subscribers, you can
retain $1 for your trouble ; it'five subscribers, you
can keep $2; if ten subscribers, you may retain
$5 ; if twenty-one subscribers you may retain sl2
for commissions. Or you may send us the whole
amount and receive your pay in a Microscope, or
a set of Building Blocks, or a set of Croquet, or a
Photograph Album, or books from our catalogue.
Now, little friends, we beg you to make a strong
effort in our behalf. We ought to have the lar
gest circulation of any paper in the country, and
if all of our agents will at once go to work as they
can and ought to do, we shall soon have it.
Back Numbers.
We can still supply back numbers from the be
ginning of the volume. T early subscribers can
be supplied with the first thirteen numbers, stitch
ed in an elegant illuminated cover. ts
Zephyr’s Loves.
WRITTEN BY MARIANA CROSS, SEPT. 7, 1867.
Ab, what Joes Zephyr say,
lie, the false roaming fay,
To the Spring-blossom?
“ Dear love, awake ! awake \
Thee, far away I’ll take,
Borne on my bosom.”
Now with him she has flown,
Far, far away they’ve gone
Over the rivers;
“ Dearest, I’ll rove with thee.
Over the land and sea,
Till death us severs.”
But soon false Zephyr found.
Hid close beside the ground,
One that was gayer;
See, where the blossom lies,
Murmuring as she dies—
“ Thou my betrayer.”
Chase’s Improved. Microscope.
| (tE have before us a specimen of this real
■ (fri-l U useful little instrument, advertised
| elsewhere. It is just the thing it pur
| ports to be, complete in every part, so
| small that it can be carried in the pock
et, arid wonderfully cheap. It will be
found useful and convenient by all, and can be
used for detecting counterfeit money, examining
cloth, seeds, plants, insects, and minute natural
objects. It is richly worth the price asked for it,
viz: $1 25; but in order that every little reader
of the Weekly may be enabled to secure one for
him or herself, we make the following offer: To
any one sending us two yearly, or four semi-year
ly, or eight quarterly subscribers, and $4, we will
send, postage paid, one of these Microscopes, put
up in a neat paper box, with the counterfeit de
tector all complete. Here is a chance to secure
an endless source of amusement, at the cost of on
ly a few hours labor. Let us hear from you, boys
and girls.
♦♦♦
To Correspondents.
Cotie L. C., Welborn, Fla. —We have none of
the pens and copy books you inquire for, but we
have others just as good.
Hugh N. S., Augusta.—We have received a
large lot of Crandall’s Building Blocks, and can
send you a nice set for $3.
Annie C., Auburn, Ala. —If you will refer to
No. 15, page 116, of the Weekly, you will see that
you do not comply with our third rule. We can
not publish enigmas, or anything else sent for the
“ Chimney Corner,” unless answers accompany
them. This rule is imperative. The editor has
no time to work out puzzles, and must have the
answers in hand before he can decide on their
merits.
Nellie V., Columbus. —Your Geographical
Puzzle is so long that its publication may be de
layed for several weeks. It will appear, however,
as soon as we can make room for it.
“ Nine O’Clock in the Morning.”
This is the title of a new and choice collection
of popular songs, duetts, trios, sacred pieces, etc.,
designed for the use of schools, seminaries, classes,
and the Home Circle, edited by Henry Tucker
and published by Wm. A. Pond & Cos., of New
York, for a copy of which we are indebted to the
publishers. A competent critic, after a careful
examination, pronounces it one of the best collec
tions published, and on his authority we commend
it to the favor of our readers.