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BY AUNT SUSIE.
[This is a corner set aside for the Little Folks ot Tub Constitution for their entertain
*«at end development in the art of letter-writing J .
The Little Kite Tried.
f*l never can do it,” the little kite said,
As he looked at the others high over his
head;
•T know I should fall if I tried to fly.”
••Try,” said the big kite; only try!
Or 1 fear you never will learn at all.”
But the little kite said, ‘T’m afraid I'll fall.”
The big kite nodded; “Ah, well, goodby;
I’m off,” and he rose toward the tranquil
sky.
Then the little kite's paper stirred at the
sight.
And trembling he shook himself free for
flight.
First whirling and frightened, then braver
grown,
Up, up he rose through the air alone.
Till the big kite, looking down, could see
The little one rising steadily.
Then how the little kite thrilled with pride,
As he sailed with the big kite, side by side!
While far below he could see the ground.
And the boys like small spots moving
round.
They rested high in the quiet air.
And only the birds and clouds were there.
•*Oh, how happy I am!” the little kite
cried:
••And all because I was brave, and tried.”
Katherine Pyle in MarSa St. Nicholas.
Dear Children—l expect many of you have
enjoyed reading Bill -Arp’s letters from
Florida. My little Clayton never gets tired
of hearing me talk of Florida; he will come
and get in my lap and say: "Now tell me
of the time you were on the big boat and
saw so many ducks,” and 1 have to begin
at the first and go through. One of the
dust beautiful trips in Florida is down
sBMm nuAO 1
AN OCKLAWAHA STEAMER.
the Ocklawaha river to Silver Springs.
The little steamer is the funniest little
craft you ever saw. When you <irFl K'" 4
on you only wonder why the little tun
don't turn over, but it does not and glides
along as smoothly as possible. Ine stream
Is very narrow and the beautiful palmetto
trees are all along the banks.
Silver Springs is one of the most beauti
ful places in Florida. You can see the
silver floor at the bottom, a depth of about
eighty feet; the water is so clear that it
Is just like a mirror and you can see
every object from the surface to the low
est depth; the sides seem inlaid with the
most exquisite shells and stones; the banks
are covered with clumps of watercress
and wild flowers. After you leave the
Springs the river makes 950 turns and is
so narrow that you often hear the branches
of the trees brushing against the windows
and the bout wiii bump as it strikes the
bank Every now and then you come to
a beautiful orange grove and the boat will
stop to take on a cargo of oranges. The
stream w.dens as it approaches the St.
Johns, where it empties. It is an odd
Bight to look over tire side of the boat and
watch the tish, for the waters are so clear
that you can distinctly see the big red
snappers and the huge eat tish as they
move along.
All along the river bank can be seen the
wild turkey and heron and on tire river the
water fowl, so that shooting is as
tisn.ng. If one ever takes this trip they
will never forget it, and though it is
bea tiful. yet I would rather go on the St.
Johns or Indian rivers; they are grand
rivers and the groves are lovely to behold.
I wish you could all have seen a bag of
Stamps 1 sent oil to Edna Brower today;
they were sent *>■>■ by the infant classes
of the First Methodist Sunday schools. I
had to get a strong cloth and make a bag
and put them in. 1 wanted to Know how
linin' there were, but could not take t.me
to ■ ount them, but there were several
thousand. 1 think half a million; it will
take Edna some time to count them all.
Yours, AUNT SUSIE.
About Atlanta
J. M. Barron, Atlanta, Ga.—l have re
ceive! so many lett< rs asking me to write
again, 1 have al last decided to yield to
Uv entreaties of the fair cousins.
Bet me see, where did I leave off? Oh,
1 I I eii< ve. \\ < 11, 1 shall take
up the churches now. Atlanta has about
one hundred chtir.-hts, embracing almost
every denommai.uii. They range In gran
deur from the nail, unassuming mission
to magnilic* nl temples of worship. Atlanta
might be termed “tile city of the churches,”
as well as Brooklyn.
Among ether places that are interesting
to a visitor is tiie state eapitol building
which sits on an eminence, the floors are
all laid in marble tiling, in white and
black squares, alternately laid down, which
gives them the appearance ot huge checker
boards. From tiie third floor of the build
ing proper one takes a pair ot winding
stairs, which lead to the very feet of the
Goddess of Liberty, who stands as a silent
•sentinel on a pedestal 270 feet above terra
iirma, holding aloft a mammoth torch,
which, if lighted, could be seen lor many
miles around. 'I he view from this lotty
position is an inspiring one, indeed. To the
northeast, sixteen miles distant, one sees
the blue granite crest of Stone mountain,
the largest rock in the world, from which
all the belgian blocks that are laid on the
streets were taken. On every side, as far
as the eve can see, there is nothing but
houses—big, little, stately and humble
that is Atlanta, a panoramic view that is
simply indescribable.
The handsomest building on Marietta
street probably is the custom house, al
though this thoroughfare abounds in nice
buildings. It is a magnificent structure,
however, built of red pressed brick with
granite trimmings, which gives it a hand
some appearance.
Atlanta has, perhaps, the finest system of
public schools in the country. There are
twenty-two public school buildings, 1 be
lieve. and still there is not room for the
children who yearly clamor for desk
room. The city fathers are now preparing
for the erection of three or four more,
among them being a boys’ high school. At
lanta has about 15,000 school children. Quite
a family, eh?
Let me say a few words about the big
press which prints your Constitution.
You know there has been a wonderful im
provement in printing presses during tiie
.ast decade. Most of the small country
papers, to illustrate, are printed on what
s known as a handpress, on which a man,
who is an adept at manipulating them,
"an print about 300 papers an hour. Well,
pome to The Constitution pressroom
and you will see two mammoth machines
which resemble in appearance a threshing
machine. At one end of the mysterious
looking object is a big white roll of paper
blank on both sides, which winds itself
through the intricate machinery, not un
like the cloth in a cotton loom. Ihe head
pressman gives the word “ready! There
at once tollows a slow, buzzing sound,
which increases in an instant to almost a
deafening roar. Constitutions are then
being printeu—guess how fast? Do you
th'nk you could count them as they drop
from the folder? for you must remember
this press folds as well as prints them.
No vou could not. They are coming out of
the press at the astonishing rate of 48,000
an hour! Think of it! It prints more in
sixty minutes than you could count in
twelve hours. It not only prints the papers,
but it cuts, folds, pastes, counts and stacks
them up in a little trough, better
than you could do with your hands, and a
heap faster. Would like correspondents
among the older girls.
YOUNG FOLK’S COItItF.SPONDENCE.
Letters of Exchange Among Hie Consti
tution’s Little Folks.
Win. S. Elliott. Pace, (la.—lt seems that the
Corner gets more interesting each week, and 1 im
patiently await the arrival of The Constitution,
will • ll comes every Tuesday evening.
1 have b ‘en going to school since the first of
December until la-t week when 1 stopped to go to
plowing.
pace is an enterprising little postoflice in the
center of a good fanning di-trict. Newton coun
ty is situated in middle Georgia. Agriculture is
the chief occupation of the people, and cotton,
t orn ami wheat are raised. Cotton, however, is
bv far the most extensively cultivated.
'Covington, the comity seat, is a thriving city of
nearly two thousand people, and has a good trade.
It has two railroads and through these carries on
consider ble commerce. Being but forty miles
from Atlanta, it lias ready access to the metropo
lis of Georgia.
Our people are enterprising, and hospitable, and
all Imnrst people will meet a hearty welcome if
they conir in re seeking a home.
B<»ys, we must spur up. for the girls are boating
ns. Someth ihe Roys’ letters are good, I must
atlinir. Let us all do our best and make the de
partment. th.it The (’onstitution so generously
set" a*i<ie lor us, as bright as possible. We all
join in thml.ing Aunt Susie for her nice letters
and good advice.
1 Mill close, with best wishes for all.
Leila Watson. Montgon ery, Texas.— I will try to
answer some of the question • in this week’s
< on'titution:
William the 11. was called Frcful the Red, on ac
count ol his hair.
Johnson was the president that was impeached.
Jackson’s last word* were “ Lot us passover the
riv»*r and rest under rhe shade ol the trees.”
rocalmnt is wascalle<l Lnly Rrbrcea inEngland.
Gvavral Si.ei man took a tort and lound only one
man in it and him drunk.
]>e Soto drove hogs before him for food.
How does a gra-shupp< r breathe?
What animal has its eyes on the end of its
horns?
'l übal Cain was the first blacksmith?
1 want to get an old history of Texas, by Murry.
They were gotten out by subscription, so 1 can’t
get it irom libraries. If any one ha. It, and wishes
to exchange or sell it, write to me.
J. M. (hitler, Cochran, Ga.—Although I may be a
little old, and a little ugly and a in th* me »n, I hope
1 am not tooohl,not too ugly, nor too mean to join
the happy band ot Constitution cousins. 11 the
privilege*be granted me, th« n I will try not to
grow old fast, nor will I get any uglier il 1 can
help it. and will certainly be as good ami nice as 1
possihly can. My age is not over forty. My ug
liness is not more so than all the rest of th<* boys
in the word, nor is mv imv iine-s as bad as the
average boy. Irom the fa< t i never yet stole from
a girl a ki> < without her consent, i hen, will you
cousins, admit, me?
1 love the Young folks’ Corner in The Constitu
tion, ami nad ev« ry letter print* d then in. Row
I ui-h 1 couid always hive been a child, then 1
would never have grown old, ugiy and me in.
I am a saleboy in a large, general im ichandise
establishment at this place. Oui “bos ” is one of
tin* nicest men you » ver saw. All ol his men .re
clever, and of course I have a nice time.
Cochran is a beautiful little town of 2,000 good,
kind amt clever people, noted lor their* health,
wealth and good looks.
Th sis a beautitui spring day in March. The
bird* sing sweetly by day, and tiie little frogs try
to do the s one at ni^.ht.
'1 lie violets are in bloom, ami the sun shines
warm, and ail ol nature contributes something to
make a boy cheer! ill and happy.
1 will close by asking for just as many corres
pondents as wishes to correspond with an obi. ug
ly boy. E-pecially do I invite the girls to corre
spond with me. because I never could love the boys
more than half as well as the girls.
Nellie M. Taylor and Lula A. Blitch, Largo, Fla.
Two Florida girls are now going to try ami claim
a place in tin* column given to the young ioiks.
\\ c are given this tor improvement, ami it is our
duty to try and make our letters as interesting as
possible, ami always strive to improve.
(air home is quite pretty, ami a very pleasant
place in which to live. All who live in Florida are
termed “cra< kers.’ but of course we do not care
for that, theie is nothing in it. lor we do notriiin *
we t ear a marked re: emblnnce to the “typical
crackci” with his bro.d brimmed bat and cow
hide boots and “hain’t got m» .arnin’;” any one
has o* ly to visit our home to find that there is in
our coiuinunitv verv nice people. And, while the
place is small there is j lenty ol life.
W e have different societies and clubs, and the
one we like best is the literary society and debat
ing' club.
There are only two nights, Monday and Wed
nesday, which are not used by something of this
Sunday morning we have Baptist Sunday school,
and service afterward. In the afternoon we have
.Methodist Sunday school, then service; and in
the evening we have Christian Endeavor.
There are near here. Bay Yiew, De Soto, semin
aries, anil numerous other small places wnieh are
situated directly on the gulf, and which vie are not
So near (about two miles); it is much better, be
cause we ean appreciate it when we visit it.
M e are sixteen years of ace, and wou’d like cor
respondents from all tiie states.
B. A. T. Jackson. Box 73, La.—Several months
have elapsed since last I wrote. M ile looking over
the letters in this week’s Constitution, thought 1
would again join the merry circle of the cousins.
I was grieved ,o learn of poor Edna’s misfor
tune, and can only that she will soon recover from
her in juries.
A very sad death occurred in our town last week,
consumption's victim. A more devoted Christian
could not be tound. and hers was a tnuniphaiit
death! I think the most precious jewel to be nos-'
sessed is a sweet, Christian character.
The girls of F. F. C. institute had a debate last
Friday evening. The question was: “Kesolved,
That Childhood is the Happiest Period of Life,"
and to my great disappointment I was placed on
the negative side ot the question. As might be
expected, the affirmative side won .
4. an any of the cousins inform me where I can
secure the book: “ The Escaped Nun,” or ••'Die
Confessions ol an Escaped Nun?” I am not sure
bv which it is called.
M ith I est Wishes to The Constitution, Aunt Su
sie and the coisins, I will bid you a reluctant
goodby.
May Bint Gibson, Blue Mountain, Miss.—l am
now attend Blue mountain female college. Ide;
THE AVKEKT/Y- CONSTITUTION; ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 17,1894.
vote my time entirely to music (vocal and instru
mental). Will finish in instrumental tins first five
months in next session, an 1 will go from here to
Boston.
We have a club here, the ‘‘Rough Walkers,” a
lot of tun we have, I assure you. We can walk six
miles in ati hour and a half.
Tue most interesting tiling here though, is a
“Love Kock.” It is said tint people who suffer
greatly from heart disease, will find immediate
relief if they wjll only go with one other person
to that rock'(that is, if it is the right one).
It any of the cousins find time to write, I shall
be delighted to hear from them.
As you never find a girl that will tell her agei I
shan’t be the first to break the rule. '
Richard IL Calhoun, Beech Island, S. C.—l like
reading flic Constitution, especially the Young
Folks’Corner.
1 ain a farmer’s son. and live nine miles from
Augusta, Ga. lam eleven years old, and my sis
ter is eight. We go to school every day; we love
our books and are learning very fast.
We had a hard sleet in February; it was about
four inches deep, and remained on the ground
more than a week.
I have a shot gun and a rifle. 1 have killed four
ami five robbins at a shot with my gun,
I have but one pet and that is a shepherd dog.
1 would like for some little boy about my age to
correspond with me.
Mary S. Hayes, Rural, Oregon.—Having been a
reader ol The Constitution for some time, and be
ing highly interested in it, especially the Young
Folks’ Corner, J have concluded to contribute mv
little mite from this far off region, in order to aid
in making this department as interesting as pos
sible.
My home is in the Coquille valley, about forty
or fifty miles fiom the Pacific ocean, and when
the breeze is Irom the nori Invest, we can plainly
hear the surf beating noon the beach.
This is a delightful climate, though we have a
great deal of r.dn during the winter season. I
guess this is about, tiie finest fruit country on
eaitli. We have lots ot applesnow. Aunt Susie,
1 wish you had some of them.
But as this is my first letter I must not. make it
too long. If any one wishes to know more of this
country, I will probably come again.
Correspondents solicited, cither sex.
Kate and Cecile Cole, Macon, Miss.-We are jol
ly, country girls, and we are very fond of the
sports of country lite, such as iioneback riding
and other pleasures that city girls know nothing
about.
We live in a fine section of country. The prin
cipal products are cotton, corn, potatoes, etc.,
cotton especially. We wish some ol the northern
cousins could see cotton in its different stages ot
growth; when it is green, and full of white, pink,
and red blossoms, which are so pretty; and then
when all t he bolls have opened, and the whole field
looks like a snow bank at a distance.
Indeed, we have a lovely country, and we had
rather live here than anywhere else. In summer
we have such splendid roads; pretty shade trees,
such as several kinds ol oaks, elm and hickory;
and so manv kinds of beautiful wild flowers.
We have so many nice picnics. Wish Aunt Su
sie could be with lis and enjoy them.
We go to school too. as ail good children should,
and we are trying to be very industrious, so as to
make good reports.
Wli.it was ihe late of La Salle?
Mho was the “Swamp Fox” of the Carolinas?
We would like some correspondents. Address
all letters to Deer Brook. Miss.
Kate Woods, Buckholt, Texas.—l am a little or
j han girl My mother takes The Constitution and
Ido love to read the cousins’ letter.-. lam twelve
years old and go to school and like my teacher.
How many ot the cousins like to go to Sunday’
BC l'wili dost, for 1 fear the waste basket.
Lula Homes, Moultrie, Ga.—The Constitution
lias come and I have been enjoying the little folks
corner. I am living in Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt
couutv. I have been living here one month and a
ball. '1 h..ve been living on the Georgia southern
railroad. This a beautiful country.
Mv father is a terpentine man. I am going to
be a’music teacher. I like music very much.
Hattie Heetli, Monticello, Fla.—l have been go
ing to school but had to stop because mamma, is
not well, and I have to help her take care of the
baby, who is six months old, and just as sweet,
and fat :>« can be. His name is Virgil Hunter. 1
am sor y; I hate to stop school, but 1 would do
anyth Jf ir mamma, who has done so much lor
1 went to a birthday dinner not long ago. My
great uncle was seventy years o il: lie went a fox
hunting on that day. lam eight years old.
Alice F. Smyth, 874 Western Ave., Lynn. Mass.—
I live in the city of Lynn, which has about fifty
five thousand inhabitants.
I have one brother and three sisters. We have a
great deal of skating and sleighing here, both of
which 1 enjoy very much.
1 have three pets: a cat, a dog and a bird.
I would like to correspond with either sex be
tween fifteen and sixteen years ol age.
Mattie McFarlin, Bonham, Texas.—Aunt Susie,
take me as one ot your children ol The Constitu
tion. lam the only one, I think, ot Bonham who
is writing to she < onstitution.
I have one little pet, ami that is my littla broth
er. Elijah. 1 have lour brothers and one sister.
1 < ni’.v reading the cousins’ letters. My grand
ma take's Tiie Constitution, and I have a good
tune rending it.
I would like some correspondents . Age, twelve.
Nannie Erskine, Home, Texas.—l am a little girl
just ten years old. and live in the country. 1 like
to go to Sunday school very much and love my
teacher dearly.
Home is a I'itt’e town with about, four hundred
inhabitants and three churches. 1 have a sweet
dolly ; 111 r mime is Lottie, and I delight in dress
ing her nicely.
I go to school and like to go.
1 iiko The Constitution Very much. I have a
dear, swiet little brother and three sisters. I have
a beautiful white hen; she is sitting now.
Lillie Erskine, Home, Texas.—l am a little girl
12 years old. lam a leaner of The Constitution,
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THE PRIZE CONTEST PICTURE.
Two Prize Offers.
The two prizes which The Constitution
has offered to the boys girls have dis
covered so much talent for story writing
arming our younger readers that we have
determined to make aiiottv r offer—this time
to both the boys and girls.
The offer is a unique one, and will give
the young people a fine opportunity to !
show' the' originality of their imagination.
It is a picture without a word of reading
matter about it. Look at the picture and
tell a story about it in not more than 500
words. The story may be about anything,
that the picture suggests, but the main in
cident or the plot of the story must be
so shaped that the picture will illustrate it.
To the boy under fifteen years of age who
sends us the best story about the picture
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Mention The Constitution.
and like it well. Papa is agent lor it. I like very
much to read the 111 lie cousins’ letters.
I live tn the country and have a very pleasant
home. The soil is very rich and f< rtile, and it is a
very healthy and pleasant country to live in.
AVe have iuid one little snow this winter, and
very little ice. I like to write letters, and very
often write to dear old grandma in South Carolina.
I have three little sisters and one dear little
brother just nine months old.
NELLIE’S SILVER THIMBLE.
1 (The following’ story is- one of the fairy
• tales received in the prize competition, the
• result of which was announced last week.
i After the prize was awarded, four stories
I which were held until the last and which
; came very near winning the prize, were
I held for publication. The story given below
1 is one of them.)
i
i ’Twas Nellie’s eighth birthday. Mamma s
i voice called her to see Aunt Jane’s pres
i ent. And what do you guess it was? A
beautiful silver thimble, with "Nellie” en
; graved on it. Almost any little girl w’ould
have been pleased, but Nellie was noti as
! she did not like to sew. She thought she
1 would go to the woods, near her home, and
: think it all over. Putting on her little sun-
I bonnet, she started. At last she came to
a large, shady old tree, near a little brook.
Now, naturally she was tired. Sitting down
and resting her head against the tree, she
watched the leaves wave to and fro. A
very peculiar little leaf came floating to
wards her. Strange to say, it looked very
much like a little manikin riding on the
leaf. Could it be? Yes, It was. He wore
a cap. which looked like a yellow jonquil.
His little waistcoat was of a bluebottle’s
wing, while his tiny legs were covered
| with trousers made from the ladybug's
wing. His small face was puckered up into
a doleful frown.
Something seemed to worry the lutle fel
low. "Why, what is the matter?” cried Nel
lie, full of astonishment at this wonderful
looking little man. In a wee, tiny voice he re
plied: "Why, my dear, haven’t you heard
of the queen’s ball, whitch takes place to
morrow night at 12 o’clock? And now, the
queen’s favorite dressmaker has been made
suddenly ill by the sting of a honey-bee,
wlii.e plucking a leaf from the pansy bed
to make a new mantle for her royal high
ness.”
"Cannot 1 help you?” cried sympathetic
little Nell, thinking of her new thimble.
The curious little fellow seemed radiant
with delight. Lifting his pretty cap, with
a bow of great gallantry he replied: T
will hie me to her majesty and ask her.”
Soon the little fellow returned and with
him came many other little fairies, all
carrying in their tiny arms many brilliant
hved flowers to be fashioned into costumes
for the members of the royal little court.
It did not seem strange to Nellie to be
sewing dew drops to spider webs or sun
beams to rose leaves. Soon the small gar
ments were complete. Wit-.i many thanks
MISS JEAN FARLEY.
and bows the little elves retired; and Nellie
was alone with the little thimble which
had given so much pleasure. Through the
gratitude of the queen, Nellie was permit
ted to attend the fairy ball and see all the
Utile creatures so daintily attired in the
lovely little garments her nimble fingers,
with the help of her silver tnmible, had
made.
Would yon like to know what Nellie saw
at the ball? As the tall white lily bell
rang out the mystic hour ot' midnight,
from under the fern leaves crept the little
elves and tripped lightly down
to the water’s edge—where the
white boats of cockle shells waited
to transfer the happy little revelers to the
broad green lily leaf, which was to serve
ns the ballroom.
The musicians. Cricket, Locust, Katy
did and proud Bumble-bee in his blacK
velvet trousers and yellow sash, were seat
ed in state on a big toad stool. The illu
minations were furnished by Mr. Firefly
and family, with the aid of Glow-worm.
’ Small sweet violets were the seats of the
queen and her maids of honor. The danc
ing went on iong and merrily. Little pages
served honey dew from the dainty perfum
ed white cups of the lily of the valley
atul the beautiful pollein from the golden
rod. Finally, day dawned and the wee
fairies vanished from Nellie's wondering
eyes, and she oft. wonders if any little
girl ever saw such a beautiful fairy ball,
which she owes to the little silver thimble
given her by Aunt Jane, on her eighth
birthday. JEAN FARLEY,
Age Eleven Years.
Old Egj |>('n Slot Boxes.
The Alexandria correspondent of The St.
James Gazette thinks that ancient Egypt
is "looking up” in every way. Some of its
contrivances appear to have been quite up
to date. Actually they had already, more
than 2,’>’o years ago, what we call "nickel in
the slot” for the extraction of something use-
we will give $3. To the girl under fifteen
years of age who sends the best story we
will give $3. The contest will be closed
two weeks from today, thus allowing am
ple time to write the stories. Remember
all stories must bo purely original, and no
■h< Ip of any kind must be re -eived in writ
im- them. Look at the picture, trunk of a
i good story about it, and write it out your-
I self, without asking any aid from any one.
All ' stories must be accompanied by a
statement that no aid has been received.
All stories must bo in by April 28th, two
weeks from today. .
In the subsequent issue of In" \x eek.x
Constitution the result of the prize story
contest wHI be announced and the stories
nublishod, with Hie pi' tures of the girl and
boy who win. Now, who will be the win
! tiers 9
ful, pleasant or otherwise serviceable. Her
on, the philosopher of Alexandria, who
flourished in the third century 13. C., him
self an inventor, describes an automatic
machine used in Egyptian temples for a
long time past. By throwing a piece of
money in the slot the worshipers received
some consecrated object through a valve.
The box, the two-armed lever, with its
closing valve, and the other details of the
machine are correctly described.
THE SMALLEST HOG IN THE WORLD.
The Utile Archduchess Elizabeth, of
Austria, Is Its Happy Possessor.
The little Archduchess Elizabeth, daugh
ter of the widowed Crown Prince Ste
phanie, of Austria, and the pet of the Aus-
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THE TINY DOG.
trian imperia) family, is the forunate own
er of the smallest dog in the world. It can
play about upon a human hand, and is of
the silk-haired terrier breed. It formerly
belonged to Mrs. \x aldmann, keeper of a
case in Vienna. The miniature creature is
thirteen centimeters high, seventeen long,
and weighs about a pound.
Mrs. Waldmann thought the tiny thing
so charming that only a royal child should
possess such a rarity. She accordingly ap
plied to the crown princess for permission
to present it to the little archduchess as a
Christmas gift. Frau Waldmann took the
dog with her to the court and showed it to
the royal mother. All were at once taken
with the terrier's droll ways and its fine
little head, and a few days afterwards the
dog found its way in a small basket to the
castle. On Christmas evening the dog was
presented to the child from its mother and
grandparents, who had deposited it in a
basket under the archduchess's Christmas
tree.
Louisiana Indians.
From The New York Evening i’ost.
About 300 Choctaw and Biloxi Indians
still remain in Louisiana, and it is proposed
to deport them to the Indian Territory.
Except for a love of forest life and inherent
skill in tracking wild game, they are very
much like their white neighbors, dressing
in the same fashion, indulging the same
vices and dabbling in politics. The men
vote regularly at the elections, and one of
their leaders, Banks lohnson. is a shrewd
politician. Few of these people speak the
Indian tongue, and close intermarriages
have weakened them intellectually. In
physical strength they have also degener
ated, so many of them falling victims to
pneumonia during the damp winter season
that their extinction in their present dom
icile is a question of only a short time.
Banks Johnson being asked if his people
consented to being moved to the Indian
Territory, said: ''We do not really want
to leave. We would rather stay here. But
it is galling for the Indian to be brought
daily into contact with the people who have
deprived him of his birthright. The whites
despise the natives. In the Indian nation
we shall be with our own people. We shall
have a chance to educate our children, such
as is not afforded here. We can acquire
property, and not run tne risk of having to
yield it up to a rapacious neighbor. In
other words, we are recognize there as
having been deprived of our rights by the
white men, and some effort is made In rep
aration.” Tn weaving baskets and tanning
hides the Louisiana Indians show no mean
skill, but most of their time is spent in
hunting. They are remarkable marksmen.
Their bows will carry with accuracy be
tween titty and sixty yards. The arrows
are made of canes, unheaded, if intended
for bird hunting, headed with filed nails if
for deer hunting.
It’s Great to Be Great.
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The meadows about his new palace were
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the ground and with the pigs, horses and
cattle, for want of better accommodations.
All the outlying roads were blockaded
with wagons bringing presents, so that the
castle yard is described as being a verita
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kegs, boxes and bundles of all shapes and
sizes, for which there was no available
storage. If the old man is not killed with
kindness before he rounds out fourscore,
heaven only knows what will be the in
voice next year.
And yet, in spite of all this imposing
array of moving tableaux, the shameless
gout has still no respect for greatness,
while about the same measure of mother
earth will cover Bismarck and the poor
peasant who walked a hundred miles to
honor his birthday.
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