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BY MRS. WILLIAM KING.
(All letters to this department and The Young Folks’ column must be addressed
to Mrs. William King, 480 Courtland avenue, Atlanta, Ga.)
The Song's My Mother Ixed to Sing.
I had listened, but his sermon
Failed to reach my hard old heart.
He must be a powerful preacher
Who can make my tear-drops start.
Hut I tell you, I was softened,
And the tears began to fall,
■When his voice was raised in singing
Songs I loved when I was small—
When his old voice swelled in singing
’Till it made the -old church ring
With the melodies my mother
Used to sing!
I recalled, while he was singing
Those old songs so dear to me,
Thtfrdear time of life’s bright morning,
When 1 sat on mother’s knee.
S on my tears were faster flowing
Than in all my lift before,
For I heard poor mother singing
As she sung to me of yore.
Oh! the peace tiiat tilled my bosom!
All my cores and pains took wing
While he sang the songs my mother
Used to sing!
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Oh! I care not how down-hearted
Or ungodly you become;
Care not whither you may wander,
Wither you may ma’ke your home:
Until death has closed your eyelids,
To your memory will cling
Those sweet melodies your mother
Used to sing!
—James It >we in Good Housekeeping.
Topics for Hot Weather.
The intense heat through which we have
been passing naturally inclines our
though’s to cooling shades and refreshing
breezes. One of the hottest nights recently
the Chautauqua tent was crowded, and al
though rhe crowd were entertained, yet
they were paining with heat, when the
master of ceremonies announced that the
subject of the lecture for the next evening
would be "The Arctic Regions,’’ and he
urge ! all to come out and hear it and get
cool. Well, 1 don!t know that the lecture
had any especial influence on the weather
and yet it has been cooler ever since; so
with the hope of diverting our thoughts
from this heated sphere I propose to soar
for awhile far above it and dwell among
the cliffs of Colorado.
A pleasure once enjoyed is a pleasure
forever. Such has been the experience of
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Cliff House in the Canyon <le Cholly in Arizona.
•very one who was so fortunate as to at- ;
tend the world's fair last year. Our ’
thoughts often return to dwell on some de- i
lightful incident or some never-to-be-for- <
gotten exhibit that gave so much pleasure. <
One of these exhibits that proved of
much Interest was that of the cliff or 1
cave dwellers. It was to give one tin idea 1
of this ancient race which has interested <
the archaeologists so much. A. large com- 1
pany of < xplorers have been recently :
••arching among the unexplored regions of <
Mexico for traces of these wonderful peo- 1
pie, who an said to have nourished and t
decayed on the American continent lung 1
before Columbus crossed the seas.
The exhibit at the exposition represented
an artificial mountain, said to be an exact 1
reproduction »>f Battle Hock mountain. i
Colorado. It had the appearance of soiTil j
rock. Inside the visitor was subject to ■ 1
various illusions. There were caverns con- 1
taining utensils and ornaments found in '
the original homes of the cliff dwellers. ]
Having seen this exhibit made one feels
an interest in learning more of this race, 1
and it was with pleasure we read an ar- :
tide in The World giving much historical
information on the subject.
The most interesting ruins of the cliff
dwellers are found in south Colorado on the
terraced slope of the Havenweep. They ■
are very difficult of access, the nearest
railroad being 300 miles distant, so not
many tourists, but only explorers, visit
them, and from them we get our informa
tion.
The archaeologists who have visited these
homes say an immense length of time has
passed since these cities of the cliff dwell
ers have been deserted, and yet the clear,
dry air of Colorado has kept them in
this excellent state of preservation. In |
San Juan county, southwestern Colorado, [
stands within a few hundred yards of one •
great building that contains some 500 I
rooms a second large house which is in an !
excellent state of preservation and be- i
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'tween these two strongholds may be found
rows of small dwellings, built of blocks of
adobe, where lived the cliff dwellers who
preferred a house to themselves, and built
on the ground floor at that. Centuries
must have elapsed since people ceased to
tread these village streets, for they are
now overgrown with juniper trees of enor
mous size.
The remarkable preservation of the paint
ings is a source of wonder, pictorial word
pictures, the colors and drawings won
derfully fresh and bright. The pottery
found in all these ruins is very thin, hand
finished and painted in colors.
The article alluded to gives the following
account of other places found which are
full of interest:
"A large eave, situated sever tl hundred
feet above the bed of the Rio de Cholly, in
northwestern Arizona, contains a house,
three stories in height, in an excellent state
of preservation. ’There are seventy-six rooms
on the ground floor alone, and in them
were found numbers of exquisitely tinted
arrow heads and large grindstones, besides
many other implements of the stone age.
The walls of the rooms were plastered with
white cement of a stucco-like finish, which
was evidently spread on by hand, as the
marks of the pores of the skin could clear
ly be seen on its surface. In several cases
the entire print of the hand had been left
and in places low down on the walls near
tin floor, are to be notea imprints of chubby
hands of little children.
"Another remarkable cave in the San
Juan country, once inhabited by cliff dwell
ers, is located in the side of a steep cliff
200 feet above the valley, opening like a deep
round tunnel in the canyon wall. In the
interior there is an open space which no
doubt served the cliff dwellers as a work
shop. There are holes in the rocks which
once supported the posts of their looms,
and there are grooves in the floor where
the workmen made their saws or sharpened
their clumsy stone axes.
"The front part of the loNver floor con
sists of one large apartment or promenade.
No other community of cliff dwellers could
boast of so grand an entrance hall, and
probably the family who once made it
their residence were of the aristocracy. The
upper rooms of this dwelling had small
windows and communicating doors leading
from one apartment to another, with outer
apertures leading to the back of the cave.
The climate, it will be remembered, was
very warm, and the house, therefore, need
ed no roof other than the dome of the
cavern high above.
“The kitchen was the central room of
the main building, and there still remains in
this room many relics of the cliff dwellers’
culinary utensils. The fire was made in a
hole in the floor. Here they baked cakes of
acorn paste on smooth flat stones. Numbers
of these stones still lay beside the ash
heap. They roasted their sheep on a spit
and traces of the bones still remain on a
refuse heap outside.
“The Fueblo Indians, of New Mexico and
.Arizona, it is believed, are tile descendants
of the conquered cliff men. Among these
Indians there are many customs and hab
its which go to prove that they have
retrograded from the once intelligent and
powerful builders of the houses on the cliffs:
'1 hey build their mud houses after the same
plan of architecture employed by the cliff
dwellers, and they are fire worshipers.
These miserable Indians are, however, but
sad representatives of their prehistoric an
cestors, whose manner of life was not
utterly unlike our own, and whose great
cities, although now but mere relies of their
former greatness, still challenge admiration
and excite interest concerning the daily
life of their builders and their extinction.”
THE KINGDOM’S Ct>IUIb>»'ONI)ENCB.
A Gossipy Exchange of Vierra Amons
«he Ladies for Tltemaelves.
Miss Sallie Robertson, Yanceyville, N. C—l
want to ask the Constitution sisters it they know
anything about Mr. ,1. ]•’ Bowen, of luka Miss
1 saw in The Constitution he would buy old can
celed stamps ami confederate money, so 1 wrote to
him and he replied immediately, ami sent his
prices.
1 looked lioin garret to cellar ami found 544
stamps, some very valuable, ,?1,040.20 in confeder
ate money which I sent to him, and wrote to him
when 1 sent them, and alter waiting awhile ami
not hearing 1 wrote again, and then I wrote to
the postmaster there, and have never heard one
word from him or iny stamps and money. I be
lieve he is a iraud.
1 send a recipe for spiced grapes which the sis
ters will find very nice to eat with meats, or as a
sauce for light cakes. It makes a nice beverage
when diluted with water and sweetened, and is a
medicine lor diarrheea.
One quart of grapes and sugar enough to cover
them, stew and strain them, and then put in one
pint of sugar, a tablespoonful of ground cloves, :
iind one of cinnamon. Let all come to a boll and
When cool bottle for use.
Mrs. Lula Bond, Dewy Hose, Oa.—l see “W. D.
C..” Moselle, Miss., asking for a recipe lor putting
up cucumbers and beaus for winter, 1 wib give
one my mother used for several years and never
failed : Fill a vessel % full of water, dissolve salt
until there is about a pint in the bottom of the
vessel, boil twenty minutes, pour it m a wooden
or earthen vessel let cool. The cucumbers, peach
es, or other vegetables, should not be bruised or i
washed; wipe them with a dry cloth, make a cov
ering ol grape or mulbury leaves to tit the vessel;
a hoard and weight to press them under the brine.
They are safe to visit lor use any time in winter ,
or the next spring.
Mrs. Dixie Johnson, Carthage, Miss.—-I have re
ceived much good f rom our corner of The ( insti
tution; J wish to add one good recipe lor making
good pickles t
If your cucumbers arc large, slice them in quar
ters tne long way, If hot very large don’t cut.
them at all. Lay them in yotir keg or jar to the
depth of three inches, sprinkle salt over them, till
ing all the open places, and cover the cucumber
half an inch. Continue in this way until your
vessel is filled, adding to you r stock at any time
you can get the cucumbers. Keep weighted down
and covered. When wanted lor use, take out a
quantity, soak for two days, changing the water
often. Drain lor one hour, add good vinegar.
Never use water to make brine, it will ruin the
pickles. Keep beans the same way.
Mrs. Laura K. Walker, Hoke’s Bluff, Ala.—l send
the sisters a recipe for canning fruit: Take a bar
rel or box, put an oven of coals of tire in the box,
put a jar of water enough to coVer the fruit in the
box around the oven, take a thin cloth, spread over
the box and tie ; put your fruit on the cloth, then
spread n cloth over your fruit, take a single hand
ful of sulphur, put in the oven of lire and let it
smoke 50 or 60 minutes, then put, your iruir ma
jar or keg, pour the smoked water in the vessel
with your fruit, let the'water come over the top of
the fruit, then tie up with paper and cloth; they
will keep nicelv and look just like they did when
you put them up. I like it better than the fruit
powders, ami it is much cheaper; when used wash
it in two Waters. Now, sisters, try it; 1 think you
will be well pleased.
Sisters, did you know that strong vinegar will
kill lice on stock?
Mrs 1.n1.i Meadows. Benevolence, Ga.—Mrs, C.
Cenerly, of Fine Valley, Texas, wishes for some
one to tell her what will keep weavels from her
seeds. Il she will (after they aic thoroughly dry)
put lour or live drops of turpentine on several
very small pieces of cloth, and put her seeds in a
bottle, dropping in a piece of the cloth occasion
ally, then cork tight, she will not he bothered
with those trouble-omc weavels in her seeds.
1 was at a friend’s house once, and she was put
ting up her beans in the above way, ami 1 asked
her why she did it. She said to keep weavels from
them, and ever since then 1 have put seeds away
m that way, and am never troubled with weavels.
Try it, sister 8., and report the result.
Next comes my turn to ask a question, although
it has been asked before, and hope Mrs. King will
pardon me tor asking it again ; but the reason 1
do so, is because 1 do not remember ever seeing a
reply to the question :
Will some one please tell what will take fleas
and lice off of chickens? If any of the sisters, el
even ilie little cousins, know of a sure remedy,
please let the Kingdom sisters know.
Would be pleased to hear from .Mrs. Carrie Belle
Gable again: and also Miss Norma Rasmus, of
Tahleuqah, 1. T.
Mrs. M. I. Williams, Dadeville, Ala.—l sec in last
week’s Constitution a lady asking some one to tell
how to keep weavels out ol seed. I will tell her
how I keep them out of my garden seed.
When I gather all of a kind, I put them in a pan
and pour boiling water over them and pour off
immediately or they will get too hot, then spread
in the sun to dry. f look at them occasionally, and
if weavels are in them I scald again, if they are
not put where old seed are that have weavels in
them, it is not often that 1 have to scald the second
time. The scalding does not hurt them if the wa
ter does not stay on them too long and the seed
get too hot.
A lady asked some time since how to put up cu
cumbers for winter. 1 make astrong brine until the
salt will not dissolve, and drop the cucumbers in
every morning, adding a handful of salt every
time I put in cucumbers until my jar is full;
then I put grape leaves, or fold a piece of paper
and lay on top, and put a weight on top to keep
them under the brine.
When i want them for use I take out as man in |
I want, soak them about a week, changing U" ,
ter three or Dur times u day. 1 put a piece .i . ~ «
lum the size ol a pea in a half gallon when I be- J.
gin to soak them, to make them tough.
Cut the cucumbers with a short stem. I amusing
cucumbers now that I put up last summer in
brine.
Mrs. Margaret Jennings, Ottawa, Ill.—l know
that many of the readers of our paper are moth
ers, so I will write about that old, but always in
teresting subject, the cure of babies, hoping that
some things which 1 have learned by experience,
may be of benefit to them.
A young baby needs very little tending. The
habit of being continually in arms, or amused is
soon formed, and themother becomes rhe slave
which she has no right to be, even to her own
child, bee that he is comfortable, and allow him
to amuse himself the greater part ol the time that
he is awake. He should have plenty of food, sleep
and quiet, and if he is provided' with these, a
healthy baby will give very little trouble. ,
A daily bath in water of the proper tempera
ture (about 98 degrees) is not only necessary for
cleanliness, but is greatly enjoyed. Do not allow
him to remain in it longer than live minutes, then
dry him thoroughly, and rub his body gently with
the hand, to secure a good reaction. Dust all the
creases wit.i powdered chalk. This will protect
the sensitive surface, but if the skin becomes red
and irritable, rub the places with sweet oil, cold
cream or something of the kind.
A great deal has been said about the best wav to
make babies’ clothing, but whatever patterns are
chosen, let his underclothing be of the softest
wool, and see that the bands are not too tight.
Often a little losening in the afternoon will add to
his comfort. It is much more convenient to make
all his garments open in the back. Place the skirt
sleeves within those of the dress when you put
them on, and you will save yourself much time
and patience.'
Many mothers do not seem to think that babies
require water, but they should be given a few
drops of water from a teaspoon occasionally, al
most from the first. This alone will often quiet a
restless child at night. After a child begins teeth
ing, to neglect to give him a cool drink every few
hours, is a positive cruelty.
There are many mothers, who like myself, can
not nurse their babies, and the feeding is the most
important thing about caring for them. To such
I would say, that nothing 1 have ever tried, equal
lactated food. Have at least two bottles with rub
ber nipples so that the one that in use may be
washed and aired, or left in the pure cold water.
Prepare only a small quantity of the food at, a
time, ami empty and wash the bottle as soon as
the meal is done.
Begin by feeding every two hours during the
day, and not so often at night, gradually lengthen
the intervals between meals, and increase the
quantity. Regularity is very important, for feed
ing a child every time he cries or is restless, not
only causes the mother unnecessary trouble, but
will derange the stomach and bowels. Do not give
a child meat or any vegetables that require chew
ing, until he has all his teeth. It seems incredible
that after all the warnings doctors have given on
this point, there are still mothers and nurses who
believe it strengthens a baby to give him a little
of everything on the table.
After he has| passed his sixth month, a little well
cooked rice or oat meal may be given, but if there
is any trouble with his stomach or bowels, a re
turnee an exclusive diet of lactated food for a
short time will always correct it.
You will be assured thatl Know whereof I write
when I teil you that when my first baby was three
months old he weighed only seven pouimS, and
upon the advice of our physician, 1 decided to
wean him.
As ter 1 began feeding him iu the way described,
he gradually gained in tlesli and strength; when
he was eight months old, it would have been hard
to find aneartier, healthier child than he was.
He passed his second summer without having
the summer complaint, or any of the ills so com
mon to children of that age. Since then I have
led two other babies in tlio same way with the
same result.
Have You Confederate Stamps t
The I’resque Isle Stamp Co. desires to buy
all denominations of confederate stamps.
'The city stamps issued to the local post
masters are the most valuable and may be
found in old attics, galleries, etc., and will
bring a good price. I’resque Isle Stamp Co.,
Box 243, Atlanta, Ga.
OF JA7B/CEN7’ 70 FAKMBKS
Miss Eliza C. Sharp, of Madison, N. C.,
will exchange rooted geraniums, abutilons
and the bridal rose for calla lily bulbs.
Mrs. G. H. Myers, of Wynnewood, I. T.,
box 103, has good recipe for complexion to
exchange for vocal music. Write first.
Miss Oja Hamilton, of Oostanaula, Ga.,
has music, instrumental and vocal, to ex
change for an eight-ball croquet set.
H. H. Lindsay, of Rockford, N. C., has
solid gold English watch, open face, to
exchange for good Standard typewriter, or
safety bicycle.
Mrs. Alice Myhand, of Society Hill, Ala.,
has two peafowl fly brushes (value $2.25
each) to exchange for household articles
of equal value.
Mrs. M. T. Altaway, of Hawkinsville.
Ga., has a washing recipe that does away
with rubbing to exchange for three yards
good lace or Hamburg edging, two to three
inches wide. Write and send stamp.
A. B. Martin, of Collinsburg, La., will ex
change shepherd pups for Berkshire or
Poland China pigs, or line poultry. Write
what you have.
Mrs. A. B. Martin, of Collinsburg, La
wishes to exchange manetti vine, white
and blue plumbago and other flowers and
seed for hothouse plants and bulbs. Write
what you have.
Mrs. A. Evans, of Mountain Meadow, Ala
will exchange sample and directions for
shuck hat for silk and velvet scraps. Send
stamp for reply.
W. A. Hare, of Summit, S. C- wishes
volumes II and 111 of "Peck’s Bad Boy,”
and will exchange other books or anything
of equal value. Write first.
Cathleen Howard, of Columbus, Ga., has
two lots in Marion county, Florida, to ex
change for ladies’ gold watch; and one
other lot to exchange for lot near Dead
Lake, Fla.
Walton Watkins, of Okahoma, Miss., has
Fru> s’s geography, life of Napoleon, Burns’s
poems and other books to exchange for
best offer.
B W Votes, of Villa Rica, Ga., has tele
graph instrument and battery for learning
telegraphy to exchange for "Odell” type
writer.
Malaria kept off
by taking
Brown’s iron
Bitters.
BAI) MEN OF THE PAST.
John Murrell and IDs < ;b,| K Were V illians of
Deepest Dye.
Waycross, Ga- July 14.-(Special.)-Never
in the history of outlawry was there a more
notorious bandit than John A. Murrell, WHO
operated during the decade preceding 181-
along the Georgia and Florida boundary
lint and in portions of Alabama and Mis-
For years his crimes formed the
darkest unwritten page in the history or
the country.
Murrel) was taught by maternal example
to be a thief and robber.
Y( ung Murrell asked a notarious set of
gamblers to join his band. They laughed
at him. He left the room and in the dark
ness of the night secured a dozen horses
belonging to the gamblers and fled.
Murrell made a successful raid one night
in Alabama at a country church, where
he had just preached a sermon. He rode
off in the darkness, leading a drove of the
finest horses in the community. He cross
ed the Chattahoochee river and never halt
ed until he reached Georgia.
He was walking along the road near
Thomasville shortly afterward and saw a
young man coming toward him. •
"Where are you going, friend. asked
Murrell.
“I am not going your way,” was the re
-1 "Well,” said Murrell, “if I can’t have the
pleasure of your company, won t you turn
over your money to me?”
The youngster was covered with a re
volver and came to a halt.
His hands went up, but by some means
he made brave to reach far his pistol.
Murrell saw the movement and sent a
bullet through the young man’s heart. The
dead body was buried in a lime sink. Mur
rell organized a band of highwaymen and
he was chief. His word was law and per
fect obedience was required or death was
the penalty.
So perfect was the organization and sys
tem of operations under Murrell that not
until near the end of the Murrellites’ exist
ence was it known that there was a law
less band of whites in that section. 'Die
Murrellites used secret signs and held their
njeetings in the nives and swamps
, A few In liana o'! the Seminole tribe were
scattered here and there throughout south
ern Georgia and the crimes committed by
the Murrellites were charged to them.
Companies of whites were formed to war
against the Indians. Finally the Seminoles
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were driven down into Florida, where they
sought refuge in the everglades
After the Indians left the country, horri
ble crimes were perpetrated throughout
that section.
Whole families were brutally butchered.
Men were shot down at work and helpless
women and children were beaten to death
with clubs. Houses and barns were plun
dered and then burned Lives and property
were hourly in danger of destruction. \ ic
tims cried for mercy in vain—there was
none shown. The crimes were not laid at
the door of John A. Murrell or his band.
The assassins wore moccasins, leathers
on their heads and red paint on their faces
and hands, and indulged in great war
whoops.
Tremendous excitement filled the whole
section. Doors were barred at night and
in the day the men stood guard at their
homes.
Work on the farms and in the shops and
stores was i bandoned. Many residents fled
to the nortlj and left their homes to the
mercy of the bandits. It was at this time,
early in 1842, that General William Bailey,
a wealthy citizen of Monticello, Fla., began
the organization of a band for the sup
pression of crime in that section.
He had studied the situation carefully
anc' came to the conclusion that since the
Indians had fled to the everglades, the
crimes in his section had not decreased,
but instead had increased to an alarming
extent. He organized a band of spies
known as the "regulators.”
Mr. James Ellenwood, of this place, was
a regulator. He is now in his eightieth
year and is thoroughly familiar with the
times in which the Murrellites operated.
In speaking of the regulators and the
final history of the Murrellites, Mr. Ellen
wood says:
"After the ‘regulators’ were thoroughly
organized, there was a horrible murder
near St. Marks, Fla. A well-known young
man left Monticello, Fla., for St. Marks.
He had on his person a large sum of gold
and bills. Before reaching St. Murks, the
Murrellites fell upon him and murdered
him. A mar named Youmans, who was a
notorious character, was suspected of the
murder.
He was ci ptured by the regulators and.
finally confessed that he knew all about
the murder.
He said John A. Murrell and a large band
of robbers had committed the murder. You
mans was made to stand on the rear end
of a wagon and a rope was fastened to
an oak limb over his head and then adjust
ed to his neck.
“He confessed that the Murrellites were
guilty of many crimes charged to the In
dians. He said Jack Jewell was a Murrell
ite and was the meanest man under Mur
rell.
“When he was told to make his peace
with God. Youmans asked for a Bible. One
was handed him.
“With a Bible in his hand and a s*ng
in his mouth. Youmans met his death.
“Jack Jewell was next caught and hang
ed near the place of Youman’s death. No
confession could be obtained from him.
“He was taken to a place near where
Youmans was hanged and there swung to
a limb until death came. •
“John A. Murrell, the chief of the Mur
re’lites, was never captured, but died a
natural death among strangers. He made
no confessions and never made any dispo
sition of his property. It was supposed
that Murrell was immensely rich, and sev
eral attempts have been made to discover
the whereabouts of the hidden wealth.
What to Rend.
From The Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette.
Read history. It is the story of the pro
gress of human life. It teaches by ex
ample and stimulates to endeavor.
Read poetry. It enriches the Blind with
ideals that may become real.
Read romance. The examples of its he
roes are an exaltation, and tend to the
formation of noble character.
Read science. It supplies information
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that equips for usefulness and prevents
the triumph of error.
Read philosophy. It imparts wisdom to
consider all things, itn'awigdge-..t0 under
stand all things and fortitude tb endure ail
things. ‘'Six, i
Read the Bible. It gives' prottfcj.se of the
future and strengthens the soußq.
Woman.
Empress of creation, woman! Unto thee
my harp Is strung.
Lay thy tender lips upon it; else in vain
this song is sung.
Woman must interpret woman; for this
truth the poet knows:
He, who gives the rose his pencil, needs to
dip it in the rose!
How shall I begin to praise thee? Teach
my silent muse to sing,
For thy virtues disconcert me, like the
riches of the spring.
Who can mirror back thy beauty? Let
him catch the morning’s ray,
And across the snowy canvas limn the
glory of the day.
Back into the grim old garden, ere the cares
' of earth began,
And the lower creatures mated, mocked the
loneliness of man; ' tt
Lo, the mystic light of heaven, wraps the
sleeper in its gleam,
And the world’s imperial woman wakes the
blossom of his dream'
Unto man in every sorrow she has been his
solace sweet;
Lighting up the soul within him; piloting
? his weary feet;
Flooding all his path with perfume,
sweeter than the clover lea;
Putting all his cares to slumber, lulled by
love’s sweet minstrelcy.
Woman! to thy tender keeping God has
given this command;
Rear the childhood of the nation; nurse
the young hope of the land;
Teach the principles of. virtue; lift the
manly brow of youth,
Till it scorns each baser laurel for the
triumph of the truth!
Never leave thy little kingdom; never sac
rifice the crown,
Though your realm is but a cottage, keep
it ever, ’tls thy own.
Let no trespasser invade it; from its door
let hate be hurled,
For the teachings of the fireside rule the
forums of the world.
’Tis thy mission to be gentle; meek in
spirit, undefiled,
For the nation’s growth is rooted in. the
nurture of the child.
She who rears a goodly offspring gathered
at her pious knee.
Reigns the queen of the republic; guards
the court of liberty.
—L. L. KNIGHT.
What It Is.
The merchant can take an article worth
75 cents and sell it for $1 —that’s business.
The merchant can take a material worth
$5 and make it into a watch worth sloo—
skill.
Vanderbilt can write a few words on a
sheet of paper and make it worth five mil
lions—that’s capital.
The ditch digger works ten hours a day
and shovels three or four tons of earth for
s2—that’s labor.
A lady can purchase a very comfortable
bonnet for $3.75, but she prefers one that
costs s27—that’s foolishness.
The jioet Tennyson could take a worthless
sheet of paper and by writing a poem on it
make it worth s6s,ooo—that’s genius.
The United States can take an ounce and
a quarter of gold and stamp upon it an
•*ei gle bird” and make it worth s2o—that’s
money. „
The editor of this paper can write a ehe ?K
for $80,000,000, but it won’t be worth a dime —
that’s tough.
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