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Mrs. William King ' => °
A CHRISTMAS STORY.
Written for The Junior.
Dear old Kris Kringle, one cold winter
night,
Brought out his new sleigh all shining and
bright;
And of all the nice things, so I have been
told
It was, indeed, wonderful to behold.
There were presents for all, both the girls
and the boys,
Then' were sleighs and skates, games and
toys;
There -wire nice warm clothes for those
who had need,
And the nicest of books for children to
read.
There were caps and hats, and their fan
cies to tickle
Ho had for some a new bicycle;
There were boots and shoes for lads and
for lassies.
There were cases and laces to suit all
classes.
There were small articles of furniture—rare
bric-a-brac.
And for a wee little tot, a great Jumping
jack.
There were iHwel-edgcd mirrors and beauti
ful vases.
There were boxes for jewels and nice toll-
Boxes for 'kerchiefs, for collars and cuffs;
And costliest furs-tippets and muffs;
There were balls and dolls, and what do
you think?
Curly-headed negroes—as black as ink;
Oh, I could not begin the half to tell
of monk.y and donkey, rattle and bell,
From grandpa to baby, till, so they say.
Had something tucked in Kris Kringlo's
new sleigh.
The night was very dark and great flakes
of snow
Peppered old Kris every way ho did go;
But he heeded It not—the dear old saint.
For on making thousands happy that night
ho was bent.
60 to the homes of the wealthy and homes
of the poor
He joyfully glided, none were missed on
the tour;
There were stockings to fill and Christmas
trees
Were, loaded with presents that were sure
to phase.
But In surprising others Kris Kringle, too,
Was often surprised. I’ll teli you a few—
He ent, red the home of a dear little maid.
For a suit of doll furniture she had earn
estly prayed;
But her little heart was sad with the un
answ> red prayer,
So she wrote a little noto and placed It on
si chair
With a dainty little stocking, near the sldo
of her bed,
And this was the little noto that Kris Krin
gle read:
"Ah,” said Kris Kringle, "this Is, Indeed,
A very tine way to get what We need.”
So he left her a wardrobe, a dresser, a bed
stead and chair-
in fact, everything she had asked for In
prayer.
Then, as he hastened away,
He left a great wax doll, site called "Lily
May.”
The ntxt home ho visited was that of a
boy
Who loved Kris Kringle—his name was
Boy;
All day lie had thought he would like to
KiT Kringle something as a token of love.
Be had nothing nice, and it troubled him
Sore,
Till be thought Santa Claus would care
more
For a trifle If ho In love did bestow
Than costlier things that are giv< n for
show.
Half i d. ten marbles so white and round
in a ch in little bag were neatly bound,
Aia.r. ... d and placed handy for the com
ing of Kris—
Don’t you, know that Roy got something
The next was a home where the children
were bad,
This visit m ide Kris Kringle feel very sad.
For like all good people he takes no de-
In giving- t" children who quarrel and fight.
These little ch ir- a wer. .veil much worse
They disobeyed mamma and quarreled nt
nut sc;
Aiwa...-; ill-natured, so sullen and bad,
It did really make Kris Kringle feel very
So out of !/ great abundance of riches
He left those boys a bundle of switches.
Which, I think, you will agree, was quite
right,
For bad Ittlo I.— who quarrel and light.
Then away hastened Kris Kringle, stop
ping here and there,
Leaving gifts behind, costly and rare,
Till tin .'..giit wore on and the breakers of
day
Gave him a warning to hie him away;
So away ho glid'd, leaving good cheer
And many one. watching lor his coming
And now, d ar children, though we may
not I eslow
Like dear old Kris Kringle, beautiful gifts
as we go,
We can, by our actions and words of love,
Brighten our homes and the shadows re
move.
We • .m make others happy, If wo only
would care
For sueli opportunities, and countless they
are;
And in making others happy you will, my
dears,
Find your own Christmas filled with love
and good cheers.
WHITE WINGS.
Inverness, Fla., Drcomber 1, 1597.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS.
Flow I wish I could go around with Santa
Claus this year and help him make tho
children happy, but I guess his sleigh Is so
crowded with toys he has no room for any
one . Ise, You must read the Christmas
story above and see what bad children got.
Did you ever notice how very good little
boys and girls always get just before
Christmas? I have. Well, I guess they
think there are small birds flying around
that carry messages to "Santa;” that is
what they used to tell me when I was a
little girl, and oh! It made me very good.
If my little boys and girls could only take
a walk this morning with me down to the
Ettores I believe they would be so delighted
with the beautiful things they see that they
would try and bo on their best behavior in
tho hope that Santa would hear of it. The
windows are filled with toys of all kinds
and It is amusing to see the children that
crowd around and watch their eager faces.
I have seen a dozen little letters written
to “Santa Claus,” and the writers want j
everything. One little boy 1 know wrote he
wanted five books, a train of cars, a horn,
a box of tenpins, a pistol, ever so many
fireworks, a ship or boat, and all sorts of
I good things to eat. Now, when Santa
ads that letter 1 think he will call that
boy rather selfish to want so much. It is
better to think what you can do for some
one else and divide your gifts. I think you
will all be very happy if you will only look
around you and think if yon cannot make
some child near you who has a poor chance .
for Christmas happy. You try it and see if
it doesn’t pay. 1 hope each and every child
who belongs to The Junior will have a
very merry Christmas ami happy New
Year. Yours truly, AIINT SUSIE.
THE HOME FOR THE ORPHANS.
1 am very sure that . 11 of my children
will enjoy the pictures in our columns to
day of tho little children p< -ping up the.
chimney looking for Santa Claus. A dear,
good gentleman having a little angel girl '
in heaven has caused hi.s heart to go out .
with love to all little children, and more I
especially little orphans. This gentleman
is one of the officials of the Orphans’ homo
at Decatur, Ga., ami a week or two ago. at
tho suggestion of Rev. 11. L. Crumby, the
good nt of tin- home, he went out to
make the little ones a visit, and, as li" ex
pressed it, ho .-lek. d tho matron to "dress
the children like they went to lr.l at
night;” Im then told the children about
Santa. Claus, and wh:!" tiny wro inter-
I e.flcd and looking up th" chimney h<; took
snap shots of them. This Orphans' home
is a very b antiful pl le . lary■? hom'e.s and a ■
grove of trees surrounding them, the trees’, |
mutest roams, comfortable beds and tho
children are well clothed, ami as happy a .
little wt you ever sa>v. How 1 wish .
I 1 could take my children some day to tills ,
home and see these little orphans and their i
lovely home. There are ninety-six childten, I
about as many boy.; as girls. '1 bo boys do |
all the work of tho place, for there is a ■
farm and garden attached. They plow, ho ’, ;
feed stock, plant the garden, gather Vt go- I
i tables aid, in.bid, do all such work as .
■ boys arc accustomed to doing on the term. ■
I Th" girls take care of tin- house, cleaning ■
' tho rooms, making tho beds, taking care .
of the milk and butter, the dinning room. ■
: and those that are old enough do tic- ceok- i
; Ing and Ironing, indeed, everything but ,
| washing.
Could you peep In upon this happy house- |
hold you would never ini hey were
. orphan <>. Id'.-, n, for they have a d< ar
good woman wl:n takes care o' tn.-ni,
i "Mother Taylor” is her name, and she Is ■
j beloved by every one who k', ;w h'-r.
I They leave two babies among them who :
ar e the pets of th whole !-. mse. A few •
' Sunday mornings ago tin- door of my In- ;
fant class ro "tn opened and same me seal,
I here is ‘Mother Taylor” b inging som of
■ her orphan children to visit your room,
i She called m "Aunt Susie” and : >.d how
■ glad she w.'i. to m< t me. She it.nl m ■>:
I the balms In her arms and a beautiful I
! child it is.
' 1 wish you could have heard the five or i
six little boy-, and girl- who were wi'h li i
sing, they gave us several beautiful song--, '
answc red ihe i lible que fl ions perf< ct ly.
Now we are going to give tli so ll'tle or
phan children a happy Christmas.
Some of the gc"d Idles met lust w
to make clothes for them, and such busy
lingers worked all .lay, and when evening ,
• atii'i there were piles of clothes ready
made to lie packed, besides a great many
that were brought in and given, but you
know children wouldn’t think it was Ciirist
m -h if you gave them only a dress, or a I
coat, or a pair of shoes, it would have to
be a doll, or a top, or a knife, or some
“goodies” that Santa. Claus brought t >
make Christmas; so wo have a Red Santa
Claus to help us mak" those children hupp.'. ,
and wo expect to have a visit from th'- old
fellow himself, ami such loads of things
, wo are going to take to tile Orphans home,
i that the little ones that you see in th"
■ picture peeping up the chimney will not bo
i .1 -appointed, but will have faith in Suita
■ clans. 1 wish tii.it all th. little orpiitin
: children in the world m:y haw- a happy i
i Christmas this year. “AJ'NT SI’SII-1.” I
i JUNIOR CORRESPONDENTS.
Willis Smith. Youngs, Miss. -Dear ,In
i nlor: I will answer J. L. Ragsdale's qu> s- |
j tion. I’zziah was the first leper and the
i curso was -ent on him for disobeying G •«!.
I am tin years “Id. My papa takes Tim
Constitution and I like to r< id it
; Fannie Roberts, J.iekson, La. Dear Ju
i nlor: t am ten years old. I go to school :
j and love to study. I go to S inday sole >i
j every Sunday I always read the cousins’ .
i letters. ‘Would like to correspond with '
i some of tlie cousins my age. J send lu ;
! cents to join the Grady hospital club.
Annie F. Tb ad. Roeltalo, Ga.—Dear Ju
; nlor: 1 live In the country and have a
i.ice time horseback riding. I >..ka tie
light in cooking. W’e t lie The Constitu
i tion and .-.re always giad to get. it. I would
I bo glad, -pond Will! some of the
cousins. Inclosed 1 send 5 cents for tho
1 Grady hospital.
I Fred Bowb y. Temple, Tex. - Dear Junior:
. I tun a farmer boy. and enjoy farming v< ry
■ mm li. 1 am suffering with curvature of the
| spine, anil am not ab’o to do any heavy
; work. I am not attending school now on
I m-coimt of diphtheria, which Is in tie
I neighborhood of the school. 1 enjoy read
-1 Ing the letters of the young folks.
Oakley liemiett, Loulsvilb , Miss.. Dear
I Junior: 1 am twelve years old. 1 have a
: pony and am very fond of him. I am not go- :
) ing to school now. but will start soon. His- j
I tory is my favorite study. 1 will ask a
I question: In what month was the bom- ;
bardment of Fort Sumter? I would like to I
eorr spond with some boy who likes stock.
Inclosed find 5 cents for tiio Grady hos- ’
pi tai.
Joella Miller, Stonewall, N. C. - Dear
Junior. I wish some of the little cousins
hero to help nm "at pecans and
hickory nuts. My school is to be taught '
i until June. I will be real sorry when It
I closes. I never get tired of going to
.‘••bool, even if I don't learn anything I
should like to go. Would like correspon
dents of my age, which Is twelve years.
Navajoe. Ok.—Dear Junior: I am a cow- ;
boy In Oklahoma, where the cayotte oneo :
l howled; where the. blizzards rage, and
I where the Comanche and Navajoe Indians
I once foimlit a terrible battle, from which
; tho Navajoe nimmains and town have <]< -
; rived their name. This is the place where
1 we live. The prairies that once were alive
with antelope and Texas long-horns are
now dotted with beautiful farms; where I
tho dancing hall formerly stood, now stands i
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Mention The Constitution.
TITE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEAIBEB 20, 1597.
the Navajoe High school. Greer county
was once claimed by Texas, and for many
years was called the unassigned land; but
in a suit between the United States and
Texas over the disputed country, the
I United States gained, and now Greer county
is a part of Oklahoma. Greer county con
tains 1.372,bin; acres of land. The sports of
Oklahoma at'e principally hunting, Ashing
and horseback riding, but the bicycle is be
ginning to supersede the horse, and 1 ex
pect the. cowboys will soon be herding the
long-horns on the bike. My father takes
The Constitution, and I think it is a tine
paper, especially the cousins' part of it.
Tipple Met'arty, Dothan, Ala.—Dear
Junior: 1 have been reading some of the
cousins’ letters, and 1 like them so much.
I am going to school. We live out in the
country throe miles from town. We take
The Constitution; I like it very much. I
like to read the little letters in it. We have
just finish' d grinding -me. We made a
lot of sirup. I like to stay around the
cane mills. I enclose 5 cents for the Grady
hospital.
B'side Whidd'-n. Dothan. Ala.--Dear
Junior: I will bo eight years old my next
birthday. I go to school and study hard.
1 love my playmates. We live In the coun
try, and have a nice horn*-. J have a little
sister two years old, and a baby brother.
I help my mamma all 1 can with them. We
' are going to bang up our stocking Cbrist
i mas to see what old Santa will bring us.
Think he. will be sure to ■ ome. I send j
cents to the Grady hospital.
Dixie May, Is noir. Miss. Dear Junior: I
go to school at Renoir. How many of the
cousins Ilk ■ reading? I do for one. I have
~ ~i a I many books. 1 think every-
body omtbt to read the Holy Bible Some
of l’k* cousins quarrel with th<* litth* cnii
i writ q about their p ts. lx-4 thtni
wric about tie m if they want; they hive
noth.ng else to write about. W ould like
a correspondent of either sex.
Klvira Cleveland, W hite Mound, Tex.—
I Dear Junior: 1 am a. farmor's daughter. I
I am twelve ye its old ai.d weigh Ha pounds,
i My j>apa made thirty bales of cotton and
; seo bushels of corn this year. I can pick
i 2i>il pounds of cotton In a day. How many
i of you cousins can beat that at my ag*-?
; j have no pets, except a little sister. I
| want some of you cousins to si nd mo a
i pr> ity name for her. My mamma takes
I '1 He Constitution, and J enjoy reading Hie
l cousins letters; also Aunt Susie’s. In-
■ elo.- .1 find 19 cents to join the Grady
I Hospital Club.
Mattie A. Beverage, Dabney, Ark.—Dear
I Junior: I .-einl a dim" for the club. Cous
’ ins, l um yet in my chair, unublo to walk
' or !'■ ’d myself, as I have been for seven
, years. I have suffered untold agony. Oh,
; how I wi.-ii i could be treated in that hos
i pit al, where . 11 cripples get so much al
and bo restor'd to health, like
I jioor little Willie Mytllain. I thank all for
past favors In writ ing. with many pres
ents, and hope they will write to me often,
one and all.
i Rilllo Calhoun, Clim ax, Ga.—Dear Junior:
I am is 'a in my fourt< • nth y ir and The
: Juniors’ corner has been my favorite, and
will continue so. There is pot a l«.‘tter
1 paper published in Am riea. 1 make this
paper my choice b cause I think it is tile
b st family paper yet pul.Ji, ■< d.
1 want to buy .some Flot Ida beans, or
what is k. it■« Key West b< ms; il any
o t . islns will be so kin-1 a ' • gi
! me th.- n >m<s of the - who handle them I
will tlemk tin n verv much. Fbase find
■ inclos 'd 10 cents for the Grady club list.
Nellie J;ay Spinks, Dallas. Ga. Dear
'Jen or; 1 am nine years old. 1 have a
little brother older than mys-ls. 1 live In
the beautiful villauc of Dallas. I am not
going to : "hool at present, but will start
lift, r Christmas. 1 wasli the dishes, and
lu ip clean up the 1 M fath ‘r works
> for tile Southern railway. 1 often go out
io my grandmotlier’s. 1 have a real nice
limo out there feeding th" 'lucks, guineas
and chickens. Cousins, will some of you
■] :• i-o nd in" some me' speeches to recite
. : school I haven' anything to off' r In
: . '"bang' . but I feel sure some of you will
! send me some anyway.
Eudora Rhodes, Bertha. Ala.—Dear Ju
> , r. As all the cousins take a subject, I
Mill t.-.iie “Summer” for mine. What can
be mare levly than tile bright summer
f-.iiwrs? ’l l:' tre"i rob".’, in smb beautiful
, green dr-;-s< s, the birds suiglng such
sweet songs, -Il nature ,ms aroimed and
omieav oring to mak- summer tho most
beautiful of all the seasons of the year.
I iv- In the country ami have a pretty
home, which I would not like to exchange
! for a- ity home, W , country cousins have
many advantages ov- r those in the
! .i: - . We have th-' birds, flowers, fresh,
1 puce air, and, most of all, we have a
■ freedom wli: li those in tiio city cannot
en.ioy. ami wliieh w ill should highly
' prize. I would like correspondents.
Mamlo Heml-rson, Tryon, N. C.—Dear
Ji'iiior: My home is not In Tryon, but in
Gr.'cni die, S. I am only visiting my
' sister, lu re.
Tryon is a b-autiful little village about
or-" mil-' from the South Carolina line,
. mong the b< autiful hills of the Blue
' Ridge, giving it mor.;.lain seen' ry of the
' most picturesque d> ■ aflption. The hous-s
I ar.- all scattering. Lofty mountains on the
I north ami west up close around lu re,
i so that cold winds from those quarters
are supposed not to r<m il h-!■■ . while tho
■ -'e. n -■oun’ry towar-l the south permits
the balmy bn ezes from that section to
blow i;i ui on the inhabitants. Tile mountain
air Is so P ire and bracing I want to stay
out m 1' .ilsi,: . 1 l ay, in , n a subscriber
t Itution for m-arb t year, and
• .'li truly s.;y 1 lev. to r-ad the dear old
: Constitution.
'i'h- atn ' :ra' .“ford, Maggie, Pike Coui’y,
G orgi... Ji. ar Juiior: What we want is
io Im nice, mod'st .'Did truthful, ami if it
is taught from childhood we will not de
part fro n it who-i a- are older. Boys, you
get drunk, do n-1 say just wii»t
ti.-y please, ami .-till their own sex .ire
)- u!y and willing t i iiiihol-i tin m and place
them on il standing than the
fi.r sex. Now, girls, can't we be their
equal, ami I hmk just as mu-li of each
oil.er no they do; inst id of saying son --
tiling degrading about your girl friends?
Braise their, for ail they are worth, and
t.-p- clally to young men. They will think
n ore of you evry time than they will if
>" i woi d ini-ki.' >me sliglit re nark. I
know plenty of gills who will do nil in
their pow- r to puli -lowa other girls, and
especially if they g<>.:-'-|, >oki tig. dress
v "11 ami liav" a. .od <1- il of company. I
say il shows a v.-.ik point in cv- ry girl,
ami if Hwy only knew is. tliey ar,' injuring
them Ives. < I;; i. .should 1 : a the confi
dence of their frii mis, an-1 never do any
thing to beiray their eorfid-'m-e. Corre
tw-'iidc'its solicited. I sent w cents to the
Grady hospital.
Dear Junior: Th- re is a little poor boy
In Gc.irgia who i-; suffering the untold
pains of rheumatism: hasn’t walked any
in thro" years. He is a. little son of a poor,
good willow worn;; a. II :s mother has to
work hard to make Iv r bread, and it is
iiii)io.' mi l-- for her to k-ep | i.m j n medi
cine. Now. dear cciisins, let’s nil try to
semi this poor little fellow som,‘thing for
Christi.-. ;s, io make him harpy. He is only
eleven years old; makes no difference how
small your mite may be, it will certainly
lie ;q ]II I elated. If any of you boys have.
cloth's that you have hung up in the
wardrobe to fe ■;! the moths -'ii, send them
to this cold, little fellow. Girls, you can
send a remnant of domestje to make a
waist, or m:;k" a soft cushion for his hard
chair. How can we all have the heart to
cat all the good things Christmas, ami
knowing this little boy can’t get a stick of
candy unless we vzill divide with him? My
TO ©l®
mamma sent him some money to buy med
icine with. I am going to give him some
thing nice Christmas. If you have any
thing for him send it to little Judge Jen
kins, Toccoa, Ga.
Annie I’cavy. Peavy, Ala.—Dear Junior' |
I am still shut in and suffer, oh! so much,
but in spite of all my suffering I feel very
happy and thankful to God for sparing my
life to see the time drawing so near the
precious birthday of Christ. No doubt
many sorrows ami heartaches have come
to many of you since last Christmas. The
very fact that your troubles and anxieties
seem to you so overwhelming is a proof
of their rarity. We should not let these
afflictions outweigh the Joys God gives us
in such abundance, and even when the
shadow seem deepest we should comfort
ourselves witli the thought that it must •
soon pass away.
How many 01, you will make the coming
Christmas a joyful time for those whose
lives know so little of Joy? If there are
any invalids near you visit them and let
them know they are not forgotten and you
will surely lie surprised to see their eyes
brighten and pale ilps smile in fond ap
preciations of your visit. Some months ago
I mailed to Miss Emma. Langford, of Rock
pile, Ga.. a crocheted scarf and have never
heard from he:'. Would like for her to
write me if she received it or not.
Dear Junior--! rim an Alabama girl wish
ing to join your happy baud and will take
for my subject “Labor." The highest and
lowest alike acknowledge the universal
I sway of labor and that it cannot be other
| wise than honorable. Without it nolhitiff can
be accomplish, <l. It is an indispensable
requisite to all Hie sweet influence of re
finement. It makes the desert blossom as
a garden of ros- s; it whitens the sea. with
sails and sli'etches bands of iron across
the continent. It drives the plow, scatters
the seed ami causes the fields to wave
in golden harvest for the good of man.
It gathers the grain and sends it. to the dif
ferent regions of tiio earth to other mil
lions In less favorable channels. It molds
the brick ami shapes the columns that
rear not only the humblest cottages, but
the. gov- mors’ palaces. Man will never
taste life’s greatest happiness or wield
its greatest influence for goo-1 or reach
the summit of his ambition save only
through long labor. The Lord paid: "Take
up thy cross and come unto mo and I
will give tl 1 rest." Only those that labor
uro called for; only th.- w- ary need r.-.-L
Th-r,' are great responsibJlths resting
upon the young, for those whose lie.el-; are
frosted over with many winters wiil soon ;
bi- gone; we must take up their work.
Lucy Mann, Sumtervllle, Fla.—Dear Ju- ;
nlor: I have ioqg Is en a. reader of The I
Junior department ami think it the best ■
page of The Constitution. I’apa lias been a I
subscriber of Th" Constitution two or three I
years and 1 don’t think w«, could get along I
without it. J take for my subject “Kind- I
ness.”
Kindness Is a prlcrb ss Jewel and brings i
fori', golden tr< isures. Harshness seals ;
them up forever. Kindness is tho real law ,
of life, the. link that connects earth with ’
heaven, the true philosopher’s stone, for all
it touches it turns to virgin gold; the truo
gold wherpwlth wo purchase love and
p. ace. It’ w-- write our name by kindness,
love and mercy on the. h, arts of people we i
come in cont.'iet W’th day by day, and year I
by y ar, we will never lie forgotten. How !
sweet are th-- affections of klndmss; how j
balmy tlie influence of that regard which i
-Iv.'i lls around th" lir- ,-.de where virtue 1
lives for its own sake ami idelity regulates
ami restrains tie thirst for admiration, -
Klndnet • ■. iple of love. ;
’ t us give no pain. br< Uh- not . sc nt'-
merit, say not a v.mrd that will offend at - i
other or send a thrill of pain to bis or her i
in art. W-- should -leal g. ntly with a ,
We - ; fld treat them as we i
v. tld l!k< to l treat I ig strangers.
Kind words do tmt eo.-t much: they nev- j
or blister the tori ■or lip.-, and no mental ;
tt 'iil-!.- • - ver ari rora them. The nobl
H'enge w- o on -air eri'inl-'.-- is ,
t" do them a litt! a.et of kindness. I think j
t'li- ro is nothing that is m -r-' apprei'inl- d
than kindness, we should not lie spar- I
Jr.-, witli our kind words or acts. Ag- tif
t' en. Correspondents solicited. Either x. ]
Faul Upshaw, Fine Log, Ga. —-Dear Ju- ’
n'or: I have selected “IMueation” for my
fmbjo t. Now, the. first tiling we must take |
in consideration that edu- ation mak- t ■
the man. Education comes from tie- Latin j
word “edi* o,” to train. Wo may fall heir
to many riches and a largo estate, but a
• ■ ngui .■ l aut ioi ys, “an industrious
and virtuous iducation of children is a bet
ter inheritance for them than a great es
tate.” What can we ae -ompiish without a
thorough and practical edu- ation? “To !»••-
- ome able in any profession," says an au
thor, "three things are mcessary—nature, i
study and practice.”
First, if We f-'"l that ft is natural for us I
to b- come a profe.s lonal In some line, we j
musi devote as mu ■!> time to studying it as ■
possible, and the next tiling is to put it to 1
pi i- 'i- -'. “I'racL " main" perfect” is the j
old adage. What has education done for j
p.s? Winy, it his pre. - tit-i.l tile m>- i inie j
li rule by which lie can build Ills railr imls
aii-i ere- t hl.s ma i.--ms; it has searched :
tiio roots, . ras ' > -of swamps
and moun for its me«lic.ine; it lias start- |
<«1 many a youth up tt" road of success;
It has pre.-enti'd th-- merchant, th-' banks;', |
th< farmer, tin kholdei and t my oth
ers a. rule I>y w :ivh th, y can keep their '
I- oks .'fl'aigb't: It lias harm ss- d the light- |
n ng and lixi d it • o that you can send a (
.. . . ■ . ’ blue waters, I I
, ould m« ntion ma ot her ■ . Tha
n- xt thing now is how may w<- obtain an ;
education? It is lined now so that almost
any p--or boy or girl can -btain an e<iu- a- I
t' -ii who has th will and genius. Work ■
while you work md study while you study; ■
don’t b" osbami d of go to school be
i-aus.j you don’t know much, for you will *
never learn younger.
Slerzu.-:. Fresnal, New Mexico— I
Dear Junior. As I sit at the door of my *
quiet Sacramento mountain home enjoying I
tiie cool breeze that blows through tlie tail j
pinys I wonder uaat tlie more eastern peo- •
pin are doing. \!i letters are toad witli in- I
(-•rest from different parts of the United i
States. I wish that my simple graphic i
will escape the waste basket. Is tills my J
understanding that iiaehelors and old maids i
are only tangents on the great circle. We :
enjoy young company. Once 1 was "sweet I
sixteen,” now Im sweet twenty-two.”
Yes, some will tviy she is still hanging on
the willow. I'm just like a bachelor. They
won't ask ami 1 w- n't answer. -Inly a
few years ago 1 was of the wandering sori
and have now concluded to become a
ranch-holder. How strange It seems to
mo. t girls for a girl to control a ranch.
Listen, girls, it’s just as easy to have the
work done as it is to have some one do it '
for you. If a girl can ride a horse without (
Calling off why can’t she go eow and horse j
limiting and drive the cows to the pasture
and brand a calf if necessity demands it. I
It's true the housework and piano playing ■
are delightful. Can’t a girl play one or two ;
of Beethoven’s ciassleal pie. -s. clean up i
the house and then saddle her pony and [
ride away twenty or thirty miles in search I
of a cow or a->rs . come baek it night.
r< id some thrilling storj Music, flowers
a:d liti.i.-iure i - th' center of my pleasure.
N-> mother - father and the friends 1 have
gained only console my disappointed 1
hours. One living 120 miles from any rail- i
road it is naturally supposed they would j
enjoy papers, I. iters, so I am going to I
•ask some of the old bach- lors and maids of .
my age to write me, and 11' they see til to '
torr, spend witli me it would lie one of the |
adds to my pleasure. My vocabulary is I
not what a college student could afford— ;
lime proves a benefit to till. I'm not a j
composer of long letters. .>t some con
venient time i wli! be delighted to give a I
description of the life in New Mexico ;
among the ranch g-rls.
——
Grady Hospital Club.
Fannie Roberts. Jackson, I.a. (pd.)
Elvira Cleveland. Whit. Mount. I’.-x. (pd.) |
Mattle A. Beverage, Dabn- y, Ark. (pd.) |
Grady Hospital List.
Mrs. Callie W- lib. Burhelt, Tex., 10 cents; j
Theatus Bransford, Maggie, Ga.. 11l cents; |
Annie E. Head. R-.ck ilo. Ga., 5 cents: ->.i s- ,
lei' Bennett. Louisville. Miss., a cents; M!<s I
S. E. Mclntire, Page. N. C.. 10 cents; Lola |
M. Bush, Burnet, Tex., 5 cents; B-'S-.e
Whlddon, Dothan, Ala.. 5 cents; Tipple -Vic- I
Carty, Dothan, Ala., 5 cents.
Looking for S O aus v —)
Scenes from Life at the Method’st
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I.
Ever see a picture anything like this?
We’re the little folks s that’s wher’ the
orphants is;
Ain’t dressed up like other folks that’s
growed up bigger, ’cos
We’re lookin’ up the chimney fer Mister
Santy Claus!
IT.
i We thes been talkin’ ’bout him all night,
an’ ever’ day.
I An’ wond’rin’ if they told him we’re wher’
the orphants stay?
But some has n< ver heard o’ him that folks
know fur an" wide,
j ’Cos they wus such little folkses when all
their parents died.
HL
Rut they’s some little boys an’ girls that
knows that, in the night.
1 When the wind thes whistles -whistles, an’
they’s in their gowns o’ white,
, An’ tucked up in their little beds, old
Santy Claus —he comes,
A-Slidin’ down the chimney with the dolls
an’ with the drums!
IV.
' An’ so, they all gtt out o’ be-1, an’ at tho
fireplace
They listen listen—listen to hear the rein
deer race!
1 An’ they all look up the chimney, an' crowd
around it, ’cos
They thes cati't wait no longer fer Mis:- r
Santy Claus!
WHAT THE TOYS SAID.
I
The Hobbv Horse said,
As 1. • shook his he.'l;
“It’s a long, long ways to go
O’er the white snow's foam
To th-' Little Boy’s home;
1 But I hear the tin horns blow,
; And must race away 'till I’m out o’ breath
! To the Little Boy who will rido me to
death!”
And the Toy Drum said:
‘Tve a hard- ne,l head.
And away on my sticks I’ll go
From this icy dome
To tho Little Boj's home—
I can beat my way through the snow!
Av.n' away! ’till I'm out o’ ‘ ' >
To the Little B->y who will beat me to
death!”
And the Toy Doll said.
As her gold-crowned head
Shone over the wintry snow:
”To the Little Girls
Os tiie golden curls
In a fairy coach I'll go:
Far—far away, ’till I’m out o' breath.
To th- Little Girls who will Kiss me to
death!”
But tlie Elephant said:
"If that way I’m led,
Ami they treat you all so bad,
I t< 11 you now
That there’ll be a row,
And they’ll wish they never bad!
For I'll pack tlmni all in niy trunk, you ,
sec, ~,
And lock it. and throv :■ Cte key.
WHICH ONE WAS
THE COWARD?
Bob was sitting on the 1
porch looking out ov-r th".
bayou, whose wa.ters w- re
Story of sparkling in the mooiVi t-
Ib- was not feeling happy. I
Southern That w S why I
ed at home alone, ra'thi r
Florida. than a.-.-me-my bis aunt
and 114 'b- to spend the , ven- 1
ing In tho village. One of his school
fellows had tried to pick a qiiar- :
rel with him. Tiie rest bad tirg- ,
ed him on to light. 11 • itad r fused, giving
as his reason a promise mad" to his dyi' ;
nirttl'i r. whoso brother an 1 Im band h id
both fallen victims io .1 quick t- mp'.r, that
be would never fight With another ex<’>.pt
in self-defense. At this the otb' r boys had
laughed and called him a. coward. This « is
the source of Poli’s trouble "in a nut
sh< 11,” and he thought it wa.s a pretty hard
nutshell, too.
But the worst, rs it was that in had <
come very near breaking ills promise. It
had tak “n all his s if control n t to spring
Into tho midst of those thougatle s, .’,«■• r- j
ing boys and fight tlie whole lot of them.
He was a ti' W-Min- r. had onlv lately come
to live with bis am .and titiel" in th, Ir
Flotilla borne. The boys -Fd not know, him
x- ry well, but “"in. -lai. w! • n h bad a
chance, he would show th- m that because
a boy refuses to go In' • a senseless tight
ho n< < d not I"- a cow ini.
”H. 110, Bob: pap t ■ nt me ov. r to s- • If .
your uncle will I- n-i him the b g : !i. :r,s to
prune the orang" trees in tit-' morning.
It was John Dunn who spoke, the v. ry
boy vim bad tried to malt" him fight, amt •
had called him a c iwnr-l.
”11.'s In Hie village." s a!d Bob; "you will
liav • to wait am! ask him win n he conies
back, or - Ise com o”. r in th.
Crash, bang. bump, the clatter of fall- i
lug boards, tho l--ud snort of a horse, and ■
the hiss and roar of something that was
not a horse, whatev, r it might la-. The I
boys stared an instant, then started for the I
stabl-'. whence came the noise.
"It can't bo my pony kicking like that,” |
gasped Bob, "for ho Is sick, ami can’t ;
even stand up.”
A threatening hiss greeted them as they ;
reached the stable door, or what was left j
of it. and then whack, within a few inches ;
of Bob's legs, camo a fierce blow from the j
tail of an alligator. Another vicious blow
brought down the door post, and a shower
/©<-« i'' r n
/TO . :
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'Z;;, , ■ ■•;. I. „ K ' !' ■’
‘ ' j' '
! of boards, that Ml 1 ttilng around and ■
! ov r the monster.
In the iigiit of tho full moon, and t-iat ,
I in Florida is wondrously bright, the boys i
: could SC ■ the all., tor ly clo-■ to t.’.e '
[ pony, which was struggling vainly to get |
I on its f'■ Th- huge rept;!-) was roaring ;
| and lashing its tail in a rage at being dis- I
I turl .-I, ami was plainly li' - itating wh. h -
I to attack first, the boys or the pony.
"J- r.,-aleii.!” gasped Joint, "that's the
big man eater thty’ve b- .11 try.ng to catch |
tiies,l three j .its. Com-', b l’s rim. He'd I
just as b- : <at U.S as look al it . Run. run, I
he'll got ii.- in; t. id of the pany,'
Without a. ba. kw; rd glai ■ , J.kin fled aS
fast as his 1-gs would carry him.
"VVh.i'ii of us is the. c -ward now?” shout- I
ed Bob. A big pole stood against the wall, j
lie sl!::o<1 it, ami 1-apmg ov r the ruins i
of thi doot way. got im t lie tta >l< Just i
1 as tlte alligator ina-ie a plunge toward I
j the pony it ng : • flet .on ,’s 1! uk. ;
| Tim pmy kicked In its t- 1 ror ami agm y. |
and by good luck, one of ii uoo? ; stru k. ;
I the monst-T full in one ot Ils - yes.
Ro,.r 1 : witl- pain, it W m ;< d ; . tml ami i
tried to strike tho pony v.'.:P im tail. In- 1
! stead it struck and » rusTOd au iiit-’rven- i
1 ing post, banging down a lot of Loai is •
1 shir gl. . For a v n orm ' B >l> 1
could not see either pony or reptile, both j
h< g < overeel by tlu d< bi is The ; it r
w 1 ; wild with pain am! tage, the pony !
was wild with pain ami : ar, ami such a
squirming . ■ ■ tus le as '. ■ • i - up un- I
I der all t'iiat mass of r was m.vet t-e- n ■
1 before.
i The tl all-i.k.' tail of the a1 i mat or sent tile ’
| st- al! board t and shit flj ng into
j shower anmml brav- Bolt as he .flood
watching eliance striki Th, mom.
| the monst,b.< a.I emerm -I from tm- i
i bris the sliarji-po 11. ed pole went well clown ■
I Into its open jaws. I:s smi le:’, side Imp •
i tve a jerk to tlie p->!e t aat sent Bol> 11;
; upward, turning a sola, t; in.; til,: 1 .ike t ,
I him perilousl.v mar tiiat la.--lxii.g ta i. A 1
J sw.l't roll ami over amt tho brav" ;
i Bob sprang to his 1. nothing dam /I. j
| Tito snapping jaws were last im. ..ng j
■ leindling wimd of tin poie, Bob ran ' 1
! tho woodsh-d mar by amt sm. ' !.' I up
. an ax. The powerful tail was playing 1
I a tattoo among the splint'red beards, t.ie i
| cruel jaws Were almost free from tiie pole, ,
! but Bob. cool and culm, wa ed Ls ch
! ami brought the ax down on the alligator's i
: head, it was a lucky blow, for it struck j
I tlie utiin.iui'-d e,yi' an-l -a-a..m. 1 ■ Iblimi"'i ;
i its owner.
j 11. ssing, roaring, its tail la-it Ing, its
fierce jae ' ’
forwat-i and lie- d itself irum tlie mass ct 1
■ wreckage. Tins was just what Bob want-
ed. i town < mo the ax with tlif In 1
will on 1 but terrible ta 1. L'ba bi >w
disabled it. A S'-comt am* a I.com- 1
pietel -■ ■■ ■ ' ' it. Du wn came
I again amt .«:;aia, now oa t'. e armor 1 ,
1 ody, now on lite, n- '. not o th,
A iew m rnellls im.i' a:.U Lie 1. i-e::.' - |
i lay dead.
\s'h :i Hob's uncle -nd aunt ;.'"t laa.i" ,
:: ■ .a...
■. , ter m Itad shun, not hurt, bu ■
I eome byzxm.u on ami it- im n . Nv-tn- ; ■
i el' v. as 1 " r rn- : injur
I The ail gator in-u.-iiru! iiite- n i. , t in 1
: length. 111 its m-m.. eh w. t'ouml tv - ,
' tin cans, thri ghtw. cd kt ots. 1 ■ s 1
ieatb'-r “li'" . witli th, l""t 001.• “tdl :n
it. some pie. es 01 a el . '
; IK John Dunn b • it
i was 1 eallf th stint. ’man-ett : (
1 W ",, .■ . a.m:. 'em . .1 ) ant . 11., n
n w I ■ 'it - 1
But the best of it ail was that no one j
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Mention The Constitution
V.
An’ them that think ', he's cornin' Is good
an' sweet all day.
An’ ask God plea,, to .-end him when they
kneel down to pray;
’Cos God knows all about him, an' all them
toys o’ his,
An’ God kin t' ll him how to find tlie placo
tiie orphants is,
VI.
Rut little Jim, what knows n heap, he
iteys teat all the toys
Is fer the 1 . her little girls an’ richer little
boys;
That Santy Claus pp i d when he
comes the orphatit's way.
An’ ties < 'n't fir 1 th.- < dmneys that’s
wher' the orpiiants .stay!
VH.
For orpbnnts- they :n't got no folks to
tell him wrher’ they live.
An* that they'll thes tak. g what ho
is got to give;
An' Hint’s wh; ct-r' one o’ us, when wo
km "l down to pray.
Ask God if He v.'ll 1 : :i-e ta show old
Santy Claus tlie way.
VHT.
So we're lookin’ up <!>,■ chime.' ' mos’ ov r*
night like th■;
We little bi: o’ fflkscs that’:- wlu F the or
phant.s is;
’Cos wo kn-'W that G".l IT. ■• s us—He
knows t’i<s \vh>t’ W“ vi.'iv.
An' H''ll .“"'nd .1 . air :' am • 1 to “how
Santy Claus th" way.
FRANK L. S’CANTON.
SIX PERISH IN OTTAWA EIRE.
All Luc Two of a Family Succumb to
the Flamcc.
Ottawa, Ont.. !>. e'i;i: rH. 'I roslfletwe
~r Patrick Leahy was burned early this
m irning, and ty 1 <1 : ' ■ 1 ■ ■' ’'■ ; '
dr. n, ’i homas, Mari, 1 , Kali.*, ?-I ig”i‘* and
Patrick, th, oldest but nine years of age,
peris ted.
Mrs. Leahy ami a boy named Frank,
aged five y< ars, < jeap. 1.
It Is . :jppoisi.'d '- it . tliy dropped a
lighted match w'hi.'h It. was accustomed
to carry around the Ii t: ■
Cinnd Forks, 17. ?£)., Has Blaze.
Mlnm ap..! . D- - n . L - “tmeial to
The Journal fri : t Hr ' ' D..
says that a loss of 1 i’ .:i. a milii'.-tt dollars
was caused early :h. tm,i'i.’ng l>y lite.
The Hotel Da’.m a lu: < !i,.-:‘ory
structure t it ■ • m ■!• leiy
destroyed, as wer ■ tl.e t■• ■ > lar. w.ioi. sale
stores adjoining, N . . !:.■ • a u ti.G.'.anl
Forks Mercantile CompaiLV, N fl Bros,
salers and toe mi-rc. .‘til,, a..', .;: dealt in
groceries.
Both concerns oeeu,.l. 1 brick buildings
about J<4 feet square .nd four or Jive
stor.es high.
Tin. !■.. : tsed near y 1.000
ning from ’ ! . ■ •
The fire d ■!.■..■ num-
ber a.■ I but f :■ t.v ...-• :aLmireds
of p - tld v< ■ ned Half
the peifl'".' in the ’i" ■ v. ’ .■ nil.lo.- pulled
out ot tiie only way
ladder.
Piles and Vistula
Cure guarant TUCKER,
Broad Sire 1 . Ai lan ia, Ga
to read
Michigan M- -m im on .-age 9.
nn veil vi'nrdT to
r, 1J W hJ© ¥ !■ f.' K'7 H r
UU fl £ f 1 . A9 J |.. w -
We Sell as Premiums With
This Paper Some of the
Very Best and Cheapest
Scwinf { Steves, •-
ts a'ohas
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Foucttam Pans, ■ ■ Spasahasj
FLjZiJST, .*.iA'7o; VutStJt itO, i
EcC'i L-tcks Jo
On tiie <Tc.it “Fac-ory t<» Fireside”
Piatt. We >v i!l Le j.»,4 ’<ic!.l.!,i it>
death” io send y >u a caiaPi<ue
uescribln:; every! i i;, -;. Hee.
TIIE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION.