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Newspaper Page Text8 fe\ Conducted by Mrs. Wm. King, 480 Atlanta, _Ga. She Loved Them All. *1 love the sunshine,” said little Bess, 'iwrausc It brings the light. And makes us warm and nice And everything so bright. ”1 love the rain because It makes The pretty flowers grow. And brings the daisies out. All standing in a row. "I love them both, and everything. In this pretty world of ours. The sunshine and the rain. Trie green grass and the flowers. “The birds, the bees, and butterflies. The little plants and trees so tall. And papa and mamma. too. I ,ove The very best of all!” —WILL S. GIDLEY. Mizpah. Vauclean. Miss.-Dear Junior; Aunt Susie has given you all such a nice talk on birthdays and said so many k-hhl thing for us all to remember, for every Word •‘he says and all her teachings are pure and r-od. I will tell you how happy 1 was mad- ..n my birthday, which was . .. -.| of February, by receiving a little >.< ..nd letter. It was not a costly pres ent but the “gold of «»phlr couldn't buy ■t *' It !-• prized for the sake of the dear :..x that sent It. He is away from the h. nest now out Into the busy wor ilthfullv performing the duties assign.*. it he always >’*• - n,, ‘" ! ‘ “ „.,L . letter and the one that heralded . h< . ... I by -avlng: "A birth- , r vou. mamma " None but a Xbr knows wh.t these little word. I tie sailor boy In bisque and H» 're cbt va« a nice thimble that just tits .... The -ails are polfethed shells; on one . h um! a lovely foreign scene; on the oth r written. “Mobile. Ala." my na .... rd ice S»«-t rn. morl.-s will ever cling L. thV little craft The years don't ae- m -•> many sin. e the d. tr giver was a hoy our first, sailing hlsown minia ture l-.ats in the pond near by. hut he w n’t tre if 1 tell vou that he has had ty Mrtbdays and I havo I n tv up f«»r a kuw 1 - _ I will a k you all a question. One of .... * fc .v,' birth-iav ,-om. * on Joht. > l‘.,\ * How many .-an tell in your next ■ what day It 1* and what month it *' '. N w another word to the n when v-.u leave the roof that has lettered you so long and the dear pa ints that have lov.d you so much tab. - me to write to th.m ..ft. n and wh.il th. day com. s round that they never for t y..u t.o» r» m- mls-r It. If «»••>* to wa t ' s . > 7 k V..u may nn.-i kn.w H. hut G will hear the prayer breathe for vou and see the tears . i ... V m g-atnude to ulini f .t are wi|~ d away .U - ... for giving th.-m such loving, thoughtful v..ys. and He will reward you. JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE. Effie ... lok.-. t hiefland. Fls.-Deat it tie frl riv'en venrs ni«i. many ..ar I. tors from the cons- Ins I thought i would write too I am s. . a at Aw Susi**? age £ careful, enuring. v l- 1 dIU-k. she 1- 4 ;|"vh' c.. n- - attempt to write. I wTTi say g‘H»lhy. I . .1 find Z «n’.s for the Grady "••*- lital. • J Wifi* r-.bb. Hirtu.ll. Ga.-De.«r Ji . I : .le not sen anything fr-m H irt- I am going to «. !..»•! in the country. We h >ve < g.MHI s. h-H.I and I am very much i:*t-r. ted in my studies. <»ur home is f or miles from Hartwell. This is a beau ti* il ..-unity s.nd Hartwell is one of the I-r.--*.«-t little town, in northeast Geor gia. My father has b»en dead about four years I have two brothers and one sis t. r. My step-father is a farm, r and we help him on the farm. My little brother i. :id 1 have caught several rabbits In our traps tl is winter. J. H. M.s'arty. Amity. Miss Dear Ju nior: I will say a few words about novel reading. I think to read gond novels is benefleis!. but I will Pot advise any* one to read trashy one-*; they- arc really in jurious tn one's mind, in some cases I have heard ot people S.~-.-n>:ng insane be reading novel-. I d*- not really Is li, ve that to is- true. If a j» rson has got go >1 sense surely he will m l 1.-t an old tiovt I .1 him aw«y. I gue-- probably I had better q-.it writing alou- n..v.1 have tw-ver read th»-m enousl. to writ.- much of anything of them, but will say something abnut our country We bav. a very pros perous . oim:r« We tve . icht mile* east •>f Tup. 10. a town of about ;.<«• inhabi tant*. but have a postoflue Just a few st. as from oar hots*.- ; nd papa is post master. Correspond. .. e solicited. Forney R. Rar. I'i-imont. Ala.-Dcar Junh r: Will you dense b.- so kind ns to «.>rr>«t an err ar mad.- In the i-rintlng of my name Tn a letter writt -n by m< to The Jvninr departm- it fn.ni If.dmont. Ala., n.y n'.nv ap;r*ar> > as Fanny It Ray. In stead of Form y It. Hay. masculine g. n der. I hot* you will prtrt thi* so th.. I boys and girls will know what my- name is It was r«-al fu.-nv t*. get so m ini -.i-. bt’er-.t fra n the hnyti .-ailing m- “lt»-ar ■ Miss Fann-. "• tc As I hat, r.-.. Iv-d CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEaLiNG. ONE MILLION CURED CASES. You Can Be Cured Whether You Be lieve in Christian Science or Not. Over a mill-on • ur. « of diseases In every form arc now to the credit of Christian jt. fence Headng Most «»f these were cases that the d*» tors had given up as 'lncurable.” Many more w.re chronic jna’adies that had baffled their skill for years. All were cu-.-d qut.-kiy; some were cured instantly. The evidence on these facts is simply Indisputable and the curing stiil g« - * on. Tie-re can l>« 1 mistake ml.- - fa-ent. rfl about it. The healers and their work are in the public view. As a C. R. my many mar velous cures have startled the wor>d. Jhtring the past 13 years I have h. aled diseases of almost every known kind and In every stage of severity. They in< luded many surgical cases where operations were otherwise threatened. I cured cases that were far away from me. as wed as those near at hind. And I tell you in ike manner that wherever you may a-, H. and whatever be your b.<dlly ail ment ”«■ whether one or many physi rlans have failed to give you relief. If you rt-oori the case to me and so desire you shall be cured. This is no vain or idle i,ri.mtse- P*’* success fully jus'ities <• You can be cured whether you bebeve Chri-dian R-fence or m>t. You ean be .ured whether In this city or thousands ..f miles away from me. In our Christian o' i rn ce healtng distance Is of no account; !?'-tw-"ef is not any hindrance; disap ""intments of the past only make strong er Grounds for hop. All you really need « The wish to b- healed. ». a ve just published a little book In , ’ rd to this Messed truth called ' A ,ag«- «.f Health and Healing.” If vou write to m ' 1 w-11l gladlv *cnd you a .-,,PY FREE. H elves many interesting ♦ ,« and ennrin-ing testimonials. Ineloso I”. . n t stamp for poetage. S A. Jeffer * „' r S B . room 33 Fairbanks building. < h«io. HI- I many letters fr >m the boys wishing t<» cott. sp'-nd with me. I beg leave ta state to th. m that lam a boy tnyself Boys. 1 tegret to have to disappoint you. but can t help it. t*orrcs|H»nd« nee solicited from the feminine sex. Manton II >lt. Hat Creek. Va.—Dear Ju nior: Nothing gives me more pleasure thin reading the many Interesting letters from the young iM*ople. Will Aunt Susie accept a letter from a new- correspond ent' I have just subscribed to The < on : stltutlon and think it one of the last pa pers I know of. I made a gu. ss at the touon crop, certainly hope I will be the lu’kv man. as 1 have just bought in. a hom: and don't you know it w ,| l lie m|« If I can get money enough to paj tor it. I hope this letter will not find its way to the w .st.-l.ask. t. as I wrote one wh. n I was a little boy and never heard from it any more. I send 5 c. nts for Grady hospital. 1 would Im- more than pi a to eorr. s|M>nd with some of the cousins, either sex. William V. Reed. Kerns. Wash -Dear Junior: May I enter your cir le. 1 am liv ing with a confederate colon. 1 from t»e«.r . gia. I hofie my tirst letter will be welcom ed. The family 1 live with takes The Con stitution and 1 enjoy reading the cousins letters. We are living on Tenis riv.-r, ' which is a cold and rapid stream, which IS tel t.y Mt M. Helens and Mt. Adroii. We in- twenty miles from a large lake w.ll k.-.l with tin. -peckled trout. We * i liv.- thirty miles from Mt. St. Helens and I over I'* l miles from Mt. Adams, both are , capped with |H-rpetual snow, ix.tli inoun- * i.iius w«*r«* oiuv active volcaiu»*•?. I uill 1 for the hit* r will Im* too long. I With much love Ip Aunt Susie and the - ! cousins. ' . Ethel Keil Green. Lmg Cane. Ga.—Dear Junior: I have just been reading the cousins' letters and I decided to write. 1 too. I was eight years old the 3*h of Febr. arv, Mamma took m<- to Mtll.-dge ’ vdle i.-t <• to er t . mu i. ’..itiv. -th. r and we enjoved our trip very much. Ml a.mti. s gave me a very pretty ring and -u-veral other presents, also haJ my ptc . ture taken while there. I am not going to ’ school now . as we hav. no V' ‘m * c less we will get one soon I Will close, with |kv»* to Aunt Susie and the Junior. ’■ Guand Suset”Ragland. Graham. 1 Tex l-.at Junior. We are two little i ...ustn- We are both tarm.-rs- daughters 1 an<l our parents t..k. The Omstt.ution. f W«- have v anted to write, to th- Junior s partin' nt : r name Unm. Wn are re- I ,;v. j -.x and Mgi.t v. u ' , i> Hi; i . sch h»I. h umins x<‘r\ fa-t. j <-nr t-hoo! -vid be out in tw.r week--, then »» it! Iriv. a Ih»x -upt-.-r the night >t s . P"i i.v of -Ip -d. W • riitieip .tea ’• tu .‘;t!!~*!■ o’i. •i^’’h.- b^rT.'.': r I relatives in Georgia. I would Ire glad to r c.ir'spond wait tm-m. „ Eunice M<«m. Ga -Dear Junior: H. r- comes a country girl asking admi.- "nc- into your little band of boys ami girls. I have le-en nadii.g Th- Ju.dor tor i :■ lotu- time and think it I-- a ’lice page tot th. little p. pie. If it was not for Aunt S.;*- we would not have such a page as r we bav- tsi -.v If this is prlnod I will I. wrk g«in nd write ..n a su.-j. - t .- wont ink. anv this time. 'Hi. how w. . should .dl -•;< h noble ,m t aid women as An d Su*h Is. I’-.. . • ’• ■ :!! know t would pleas, o. r parents know tba- w- had "‘7*|. . * > excuse 111 -take*. 1 will close with all - ! my love to Aunt *u«|. and the cousins. * I <*< rrespondents soil. t-d. Mattia Johnson. Ito-art. G.i.—Dear Ju nior: I have not seen any letters from * this place, so 1 thought I would write. I am a colored farmer's wife. We have Ih-cii subscits-r's to The Constitution for six years ami I don't think I could do “ without it 1 like this part of Georgia v.ry much. The while |s-opl< as a gen- * ersu rule are v.-rv good to the law-auid- - Illg colored iws-ple here If any one ill r Tennessee should see this and know anv- * , thing alout George Smith, any itifor '* million of his wli.-r.-aomits would be " ' tli .nkt.illy Ks eived. He left Athens. Ga , f I on the .’•th of lA-cemis-r last for T<-n- ' m s>e<. Have not heard of him sine.-. He is re.ll black, and a little over five - feet tall. Anv "Vie answering by letter i I ; Will leturn Irt.stage, . Mary Hammond. Collier*, S. —Dear Junior: I will take for my subject "Good I Manm rs." Good manners are ni-re ser . vi. cable than a Itank account or aUm ige. . Th. y make friends for us; they add tu I l«-. tty; th. y detract from p.-rse-nal ugll -1 n«-ss. and they leach Us lie Iteauty of self -1 sa ritlee. Th. y Impress ujs.n us to guard r th«- f.-etings of others. Good manners , warns us to avoid the "familiarity- that bn• <ts . ont up', ai I. ilm : an I «otitagious. M .liners are profitable as well as pb-asont. They < any with them a . 1 measur«*less weight of Influence. The . charm of g.*o.i manners is not a qttaliii cation is- onging to any particular station in life, for. to Hie poor and unlotter.sl oft times may Is traced d.-vds and actions that marks them as nature's noblemen. Corn -i> Hid, n-- solicited, either sex, be tween the age of fourlttn and eighteen. Maud.* Holm<«s and M.nn.e Nesbctt, • 'li. st« rvide. Miss. Ih ar .lumr: Our papa lakes Th. Constitu-:en ami thinks it a go h! pajH-r. W, like th children's |M«e very much. We will n d take ~ subject this tim< . We ar- going to school and riudv spelling, reading, .irithmatic. geog r.phv and grammar. Minnie has conn j home with me Friday and stayed nil Moii ’ .lay morning. Minnie is seven y. irs and ' I am ten. I li ive no jh Is bin a Into •dog nam.-d Jingo. Fhe his four pretty lit;!.- puppies, they are no swe.t, Mr wo sisters are g.-ing to si-hoo'l at Fohloloc. Miss. I would iketogo to .-e th.in. Minnie and I have just got back from sweetgum hiinling. We go; a g«»od d« ad. grandpapa went with us. 1 nope Aunt Sus will l»-t this- |> ;ter in as It Is the first ■ tim< vv«- have written. We would Ilk- to , e<>rr< spond w ith some little girls about Minni.- Lou Bryan. Talking Ho< k. Ga.— ' Dear Junior: I am a little girl of seven. I am a cripple. I am a little huitcli-back; Hie doctors say I will n-ver grow any more. 1 can't walk to do any good. I love for mamma to read me The Junior page. 1 hope to read It myself soon. 1 am not able to go to sch. Mil. but am studying at home. 1 wish the cousins would send me some iws-tty scraps and Zephyr thread. I do love to work at sm h as that. Mamma says I <an woik almost as good as she «-an. I ho|x- this little letter will be in * print. I want my grandma to see it and | know it Is h-r little eripple Minni.- who dictat.-d it. With love to all th- Juniors i ■ and a great Idg Jot tor Aunt Susie I close. ■ j Beulah Frost. W.-dgefieid, S. C.—Dear - Junior: I was five ye; rs old the second of October. I am going to school in sight of I hom. and like to go very mu. h. I have a very nice teacher. I live m the country and like it very well. There is a great many* wild flow’ers here In the spring and I Jke to gather them for mamma and my teacher. 1 send fi tents for the Grady hos pital. Franco M. Kyle. Kelseyville. Lake Co.. Cal.—Denr Junior: Will v-ou let a | California girl join your band? Well. I I hope so. Papa has taken The Constitu- ' lion only a short time, hut I think it is < a very g.Hri paper, and I do enjoy read- | ing the Junior page so much. I live on a farm two miles from the I I little village of Kelseyville. We have j THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1900. had a very warm winter this year, so it began t<< look springlike very e.iriy. The almond and pea<-h trees were bloom ing by Hie latter part of January nt.d many the wild flowers wort* bl<» then also. Tli. prettiest wild flower vve have here is the Easter lily. The haves , are dark green with dark brown spots on them ami the flower is pale cream color, almost white, with yellow spots in the center. Maidenhair ferns and these lilies make the loveliest bouquet you eouhl imagine. I think I would like to live in the south very much, though of course no state is quite so nice as California. <leor- . gia is my father's native state. As this is my first letter I will not , make it too long. I would like to corre spond with some of the cousins about my age. which is seventeen. S. E. Bailes, Pleasant Valley. S. C- Dear Junior: 1 thought 1 would write .-ilx.ut tin- Boers and the Transvaal coun try. The Boers settled in South Africa about 2.'*» years ago. They fought the sav.ige Zulu and established the republic of N.it.il, but they abandoned Natal and I established the Transvaal republic. The , Boer is lighting tor home and tiresidc and lialivo land, lie lalieves tile God of ''-G" ties Is with him. "Victory or death is his motto. He Is lighung. tor his rich country. It is possibly the richest countty in the world. I'he diamond mines furnlsll per ct nt of tin- world’s supjAj . Before the present war began the Transvaal was yielding annually worth ot gold. . Now. can you blame the Boers for tignt- I ■ , urn-ndet - * x )"* 1 • ■•> ! and It was all that could be expected, when a force of holds out for • a w. ek again*! a force of 50.’«0 trained ! troop*. The .-fT. et of Cronje's surren der will strengthen the cause ot the ' Trabi aal patriots. We cannot help but admire those brave Boers no matter ' where our sympathies may be, but wk.io | ev r is in the right we must admire the 3.1*111 patriqti who stood up for ten dajs - against of the British army. Etta Chappell. Woodlawrn, Va. Dear Junior: I will tage for my subject "Time!" Moments, how precious! They chase ea. h otln r through the clrelini n-1 the houra toll away the day by one. two, three, four. live, six, etc. Ult » I stops to think as time rolls us on toward the great and awful grave about old Father Time? That if we lose one of his moment it Is too late then to .ad H ; g;,in. oh! time, time! you burry by . o tast. We lay h babe in its mother s aims, t„,i. ,y touth and mint tomorrow old age and the grave. W- -perni <mr live-. chain that joins soul and body. M.< > •vv iv I*au<e a moment ami think u to siiend on. moment in idleness, and it vou do vou will regr. t it and be coin, When oi.i age. with his 1 11 '! coin. : "Oh! beautiful day* ot youth . tu-u " I would like to receive a l.'ttir from Pollv Packet and will vote pit 111- t-oi.-iitutlon Charity «'lub. Dong may you lite. Mint Susie, for I do not t link any one would be to “ll your p-.ti-m. j ' ,e*:>.>nden>-e with either sex Imlo.ei ~ cent for the Grady hospit.il. Willi- L F.-ld.-r, Parler. S. C.-Denr Ju nior: W. II hero is the son of one ot i n Constitution subseribers, from the old South State" who wishes to join the band j of cousins. My father Is a constant reader of Hi" • interesting, «.-iiecially so its Junior to utmiH. . I am a country boy. of course, our post .,lti 11. ! e 1.. Ing aXei y small town. M e ! .... .... ■>' .ini''. -si • owe. Wild- 1 have not trax led much. J think w<- lit. In otic <■!' ' tie Ih st sections of the country . Our crops are usually good, th principal on., being cotton. Aside from this, we hat' in oar section a few places lot tii-i.-i. inteix t, the mo-1 notglHe ot wln. il is tile famous Eutaw Springs. Iler, was fought the battle of Eutaw springy with tie I.rnve Marlon as a eons. d>-rat.‘ I . and surroundinga are most l.cautitui. I li.- water Is .tear and cold. Th- place is a favorite resort In summer for crowds who go there foi pi-idcs and darning. I .ik<- corr-spend-nts and w-uld like to exchange a f. w- l.tt- rs with som- of the coll: ins H tw.en tile ages ot elgllteell and ■ tw . tity-t w >. Molli. Eiland. Sy Id. ton. .Ml-s. Denr Ju t.ior: 1 hav- be. i a silent reader of The Coi slittition a great while, and now have ia d-sire to jolt, tin- band Will take for my subject "Th • \ alu- of Time.” The in- I tinlte'value of ilnie !s not r< .iliz. d. It is the most pre -!<»us thing in all Hie world. In th. first pla.-e, leading is n most in ter, sting and pleasant metli.-.i of occupy ing our leisure hours. All young people have, or may have, enough to read. The difficulty i- tli-y ar- not -ar. fill to im prove it. Th-ir ii< ur.s of leisure are either idled away, or talked away, or spent in *. me other way < .pially vain and useless, ami tli.-n they < omplaiu that they have no Ilin- tot- th- cultivation ot their mind and h. at I s. Time is so pre -ious that here l.s never but < ne rnome it in the world at oi.ee. and that is always tak -u away before another is given. An i n what way can we sp nd our unocciuit-d hours more pleasantly than in holding <• -nor;•• with tile wise ■nd I, through tl.> nt-di.iiu ol th. wrltli ; s'' ft is a ..nsideratlon of no small M.tght that n-id'ng furnishes .nat.-rial for ' h.t. resting an I us. f’il conversation. 'I h ■ : r< ad to w ilth. to honor, to usefulness i 1...: I'lh I ntO ,111. and all wit'* will n. .y etit.-r upon it, with the almost c. rtait pros|N-et ot smeess. With m .ch lox. to Aunt Susie and the i << tains. I bid you an revoir. Ctirr. spond ell.-e dt St. ed. Efla Shut*!, worth, Tolarville. Miss.- , D-ar Junior: This is my tirst letter to Tin- Junior d-'p.irtm. nt. ] come to have u little ehat with you ail this evening, as I have . just read The Constitution over and like the children's page the |.. st of nil. We live In a cozy little cottage lacing the east ami about on- mile from tin* swamp, which is «.ur place. We live in the hills, but our place extends about three miles w. st ill the swamp, and we go there fish ing in summer and eamp out. We have a jody lim. . Wisli Aunt Susie were here : to go with iu I Sil- asks us t" guess Iler age. J will guess thirty-six. \\. d 1 will tell you all about a place burning on our swamp place. It has l.e. n burning for marly live months and i* .-till burning* as big as ever. Some say It i* a coal mine. \ ..u can sin. 11 it aixiul three or four hundred yards before you get to it. People com- h-re from uth- I < r ...unties and bring dinner so they e.n have a jolly time. I can sympathize with Aunt Susie, for I. too. have lost two dear ' n jreai -me in July, USS, and I the other one In June. |X!M>. No one ean 1 realize what death is until they have lost a dear one How mativ of the cousins ' have my birthday? It is th- 4th of Jami- I ary. I noticed some of the cousins speak ing of novel reading. 1 don't think it is HMEFITS When I say I cure I do not mean merely to stop them for a time and then have them re turn again. I mean a radical cure. I have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a life-long study. 1 warrant my remedy to cure the worst cases. Because others have failed is no reason for not now receiving a cure. Send at once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Express and Post Office. Prof. W.II.PEEKE, F.D., 4Cedar St., N.Y. right to read them. They had l etter be reading the Bible. 1 will exchange th " The Dying Girl's Request, Wedding." "Down to the Club- °‘ anv songs 1 have for “There 11 t ome a Time.l'lire.- Ix-aves of Shamrock and "Sidewalks of N.-w York." 1 inclose 1 cents for my ItkM fee. . .. (Did you ever play •‘hide the switcn. Well, when you are away off from tn switch you say "cold ns Ice"—so in, gues ing tny age, you "are cold as ice. Aunt Susie.) Lucy Gilbert. Prospect. Tenn—Dear Junior: I have long been a silent ad mirer of your paper. Don't think wc <•< uld do without The Constitution. It is one of the best papers published. rheii it is ono of our <>wn southern papers. 1 am a true daughter of the south. 1 <lo imt see how the northern people stnml the cold and snow. Tennessee Is my native state and one of the grandest m the union. It abounils with high hi.is and bubbling springs. That is one -t the great advantages that country 111'* affords us. Prospect is a thriving little . town, but everv wav you go you have to climba hill. Guess that Is the reason I we are all so strong and healthy. 1 am j sixteen years <>l<l ami weigh about one , hundred ,-tnd thirty pounds. That looks like we are healthy and strong, rh'esn t , it? Prospect Is situated in the south ern part of Giles county, one mil- from j Elk river. The D.uisville and Nashville railroad passes through here, so there is | a great ileal of shipping etc., carried on. I We have only one church, six. stores (no’ I counting Jim Wise s shack, where all ! th- itirls that like candy and the boys go). ■ How many of you like to fish? I do. I think there is nothing- ulcer than to go fishing, but have never fished v, '’y much. Spring will soon be here. Al ia ady the Howers hive begun to peep their heads out of the cold ground. But 1 am afraid winter is not yet over and will all be kill. <l. There is nothing prettier than a yard of flowers. Me have a flourishing school at Prospect. Would like a few correspondents. Bessie Morris. Wallers Va.-Dear Ju nior: How many of the cbm ins have stood by and seen their beautiful home burn down? I for one hav- witnessed the sad scene. I think it is next to death to stand ami see ev< rything you have burn up. There wasn't anybody there when It taught afire but my sister, lltle brother ami 1. The kitchen was almost burned up when w • louu.l !t. We hollered tor help us loud as we could ami then went to work to save ;-s many things as we could, 'i'll- house was almost ready to tall in t.< fore anybody came. We saved a. 1.-w things, but not < id i gli to am *mt to an>- thing. But I r -k >u 1< was done for some good purpo; ■ Gel knows what to do tor the t>< st. W- ha-, no idea how il caught, I unless the rat- set it afire. We hadn't had ' any fire in th- kiteiien since 12 o clock ! I lie day befor.. our mother hail been 1 staying with us. but had b-en called the day bel'ote to s-e mv brother Sam's siek ; bail}- and just did get tin re la-fore it db- I. I I went to church on Sunday and Hie I house was burti-d that night. Oil, It is ■ sad' If any of the cousins nave ever hap ' p. tied Io tiiis sad accident th-y have my In.ii'tl'elt sympathy. My lather has been dead about nine vears, and I am staying 1 with my brother and mamma is witli 1 tny sister. I reckon we will have to stay > a| art this way until v.■ get another house . put back. I am going to a sui.seription > school this spring anil try anil teach ) xt . winter and help to <io all 1 can. I like ti» I stay with tny brother, but there is no i place like home. Would like to hear from i tint of Hi- cousins, and if there is aiiyliody that fe-ls like th. x want to give me soine i thing II will b- highly apr.staled, i elo*e t' with much love to Aunt Susie and ill Hr: ; cousins. i I would like for some cousin to send me - the words to "Just as the Sun Went r 1 <.wii.’ Will exchange any 1 have. Would ■ ' like to correspond with some of the coi;s --i ' irut S M Pierce. Cameron, N. C.—Dear Ju -1 nlor: I live four miles east of Cameron, a little town on the Seaboard Alr-IJn railroad fifty-live miles south of Raleigh, our state capital I live in a poor land I county what might be called a wiregrass . p lilt and guess tli.it a great many ot the coii*ins would think this a queer looking land, covered thickly over with wliat we tail wiregrass, a round grass about tin size of a common jilii; when straight from lour to six feet h.ng. After burning off in spring it makes good grazing lor < .i tie and sheep and wh-n it is old sometimes i J'hV-. '.*■"*; uU ‘! : ‘ l1 out the tur,>eu* tile- l» ne . ' '• t o,' Hi- past in tins se< lion, bin hl . _> ■ .lew boxes. My lather and b fill, is > .'lng boxes now. When tlie tn I bi was -ul in tins sec tion. that w.- . m tattler says, in I’s". | tittv j<a rs i . . < npiaiKl growt.i n i this *o tioii ot Mo-.- county is long and I sum t-slt awed ptn« ula-. k jack, hickory I at.it uogwood, ol i !. ami sweetgum ,n I swamps and bills, liuckl< 'errie* auuii- We i-.ii-•• i' e.,tton, whear, i■ e, oats amt sweet pm peas and stig ir can". We can't ral • itd'.ige to a pron - ai>.e extent, but til. Georgia or southern collard to pet fecit .u the t ear round. Cousins, 1 am verx fond of pets. My youngest broth t • me and m$ slater a mule eolt some tin. ■ back; his name is Bob; lie is a mighty nice pet. I also have a t.inie fox; it- name is Fattie; !t i* vm-v interesting, p. • • fly gentle to our home folks, but it Im;'t Ilk. strange s a-I will try to fight them; he likes t> <.it-h eliM-kens; h- will limb trees aid vait for me to conic .nil lake him d •' m Mv older sister .ml m.self wants to raise son . tutlx.ys this yea . our liens are tu ginuini’ to lax. e lirix-'- tin- common Ann-:;, an wild turkev 'id the bronze tur key n ixed, thev ate very large ami hardy. Well, cousins ami slsiers, I would like to know what on 11 think <4 Aunt Susie. I can't expre-s my thoughts. Imt in part I think th it sh> m-i*t !><■ the best woman in the world. I think -that site must be ,i regular I'■ a-' "f the tiine- teenth century. (See A. t* ix. She il i wavs has some good w.ed for .very on--, and .spei-ially (he mt nd and h-'at - broken. I think time si is perfection of kindness I xvmiid 1 g' d t?) .rrespond with some of about my co, sfxt on. Mamie M Ri.ll.x-, Towles Point. Va Dear Junior: Since r. adl .g the letter ot "able girl" in the Juni n page of your 1 valuable paper it !>• J ” ,n *' 11 ; food for thought. It ;• truly preposter- I ous in a vming women (for stteli she must be) to n 'rt her ideas of right and wrong upon one of the g oat subjects i iof the dav, namely, wa" .etween the ! ' Boers ami the British. If Mrs. E. L. | 'Gorman, of East Greenwi it. be nothing but a chil.l, I fear we me * excuse ,!• r I - expression \ for ’ti« trub. quote.l. "Where ' ignorance is bits tis foil* I . lie wise.” I have neither time nor in. filiation to I write at great h ngtii upon thi moment ous question, * v*-n allowin' I should lie favored by a publication ... sum. but all sensible people must agree with me that great countries do no’ wm:" war unless iiievitabi,. . and by this "paril moiintlv" big child sending such a letter for so’manx youthful mtrd.s to peril- e tin- .fleet must of neci'ssit be an un wholesome otic. Such language as is made use of toward smne < f the finest i sp*-eiinens of men tin* whob- world over, namely, our British oflleers, is truly ap- , palling to any English woin.i i of culture ; or refinement (American one. too. I should think), and to those who have seen and lived in foreign parts for many years I In- effect of such opinions is nauseat- i *‘ig. : It is a pity that such ”i irimount [ wisdom docs not choose a s-i .jeet which I savors 'k justice ami truth, ami "tie with which Mr*. Corman is familiar, I leaving great political problems to lie solved i>v the wise heads wh • .an grasp j both sides of tin- situation, iter majes- I ty. Queen Victoria, and empr ■ of In- | dia will remain throughout a I ages as ' ar. example of th.? noblest an I best of rub rs that the world lias ever produced. ’ With tlie dying breath of ev< r. true and j honorable Englishman and woman none ■ could deny it. Why? Becans, w know. The Constitution afford i ti< much pleasure, having been a sul.serilx r for a long time. I hope to continue . fi" for many years. Inclosisl please find 25 cent, for the Grady hospital, which Is a cause of ad miration to (ill who know of i's < xist ence. Bentley Bacon. Over on, Tex.-Dear ; Junior: Here is a slxteen-ycar-ohl gir! | from the “plnej* woods' of cast Texas rap- , ping for admittance. I am fror. .’ear old 1 east Texas, 'he pride of the. Lm<* Star State. How many of you have ever been here and ;< i-P 'he il.-ar old majestit oak ; : i d the b*aut fill waving pine tree*? i.ast Texas «-o'il<! not be Imrsclf without those 1 vely pine trees. As%ir as eve can r*ach thurv they bland, w ivitig grax.M'ulL iu j the distance. The prairies are beautiful, but give me the trees, the grand old trees, where the air is always fresh nnd cool; where we can sit under the ’‘had-* of tin woods ami listen to tlie wind whimpering through the leaves; where we can teet tlie sweet, fresh l.recze cooling our neated <-hc< ks and blowing through our locks. Overton is a busy little town situated on the I. and G. N. railroad It D a Vv ’'V .pretty town, surrounded by forests oi oaks and pine trees On the southern side is a verv high hill, tlie soil of which is rid. and it Is known everywhere as no "R. ,1 Hill." Every afternoon. espe< inll> in the summer time, about sundown this Dill is lined with peopl • in larriages. c irts ami bug-gies, bovs ami girls on nicyci ■ and horses, and th- "strollers on out tor pl. ..sure, li is a. l»eautiful drive um. th- top Os the hill is about one mile in length. On tiiis bill is what is calle 1 At tica ” so called from its resemblance to a i k.itlir village The majority of the negro population lives up til. te. The h'Ls are] all in lines and everything is straight nnd clean. 1 asst re you it is quite picturesque an.l he legation is de. ide.lly the l ,r '’* , ■ i .-st part of town. All ot the negro i xdiur hes ami school buildings are 1 ! t,l (»verton has a very goo 1 school—Hub bar! college, ami there is a <ott-n com press situated here. It is qi ite interesting 1 to watch the process of the compressing | of the cotton. ... I Cousins, how many of you hk *to ren t. It is my greatest pleasure. I have re i centlj- read “Hon Peter Stirt ng. It is a good book, full of true and upnglT i haract ts— *i book that will do anv on* g< ...I io read I a msure all of you who have read it admir- the character of i I’eter Stirling. Have any of you rea l "David lltrain." "Richard Carvel - and "Janice Mendith?" How d > you like them- I am a great lover of Dickens ami Col lins and wonder I ow many of you have 1 ad "Th ’ Moonstone," 1 i ’ ollms. t consider It rm- ot the lim st mystery sto lies ever written, th- plot is so clever and it worked out Splendidly. Al! of you who have not r< ad it 1 advise you to do so. 1 would like t y eorresjiond with some ot the cousins. GRADY HOSPITAL LIST. Essa Shuttlcworth. Tolarsviile. Miss.. I’} Ic< nts: Mit tie Johnson. Bogart. Ga.. u| . cent- i lilfoi.l Baines, Spring Grove, X 110 cents; Ren.l Nix. R mdolph. Ata.. 1 lent' Manton Holt. Hot Creek, \ a., a] <<nts- Roscoe Matthews. Ritt. Ga., "j cents; Mrs. A. J Tax lor, barley. N. C.. ' x cents Gus; I Ragland. Graham, Tex.. .> cents- Sime .I Rugland. Graham, Tex . 5 cents* l.flie Dykes. Chiefland, Fla.. 2 cents- \\ J Avers. Vardelie, S. ' -• . nts. : Mrs. A. <l. ib rring, Towb s point. \' i "5 cents- Beulah bros.. Wedgefield, , S. C. « cents. Josie Htilley. Edward. , N C ' 5 cents; Frances M. Kyle. K«d*ey viilc, it'll.. 10 cents; Etta Chappell. Wood lawn, Va., 5 cents; Laura A. Jarvis, Moyock. N. C.. 10 cents; KNOWS LITTLE OF GOVERNING ELIHU ROOT THINKS CUBANS ARE VERY POOR LOT., Expresses the Opinion That It Will Be Some Time Before a Gov ernment Is Founded. i Washington. March 20.—Secretary Root tiiis clterm on gave to President McKiniey tlie rest Its of his observations of affairs in Cuba during his recent trip to th* ‘ : island. Subsequently the secretary con- , s-n'ted to talk for publication as to exlst- 1 j ing conditions in the island and tlie possi- : I btlit es of the people it the direction of I self-government. During Mr. Root's trip he visaed the . provinces of Havana, Matanzas und i’inar <iil Rio ami made it a point to note < are ’ fullv th- condition of '.he people and their 1 industries ami to discuss with individuals. * as well as officials in all the places a which l.e stopped, questions affecting their : in'< rests. His inquiries and observations covered ' a large branch of-subjects and gave b.lm ‘ a fund of informal on- w hich will lie val -1 uabk- to the president ami to the war de- * .. Ftutiir.- <|p!l lit! With 111’ parttmiit u the future dentin-* witli uv s I'ubuus Ou tin wil'd’* the secret. H-y t ■ 1 . 1,.’ ... .. n. . .lip IOT lie uev ha* I . | iiersoiuii knowledge of many tilings which heretofore in- had heard vnlv through the channel of report* of the military author ities sta’.'im-d in the island. - . On the whole the secretary expresses ‘ | himself as sall’ti' d with what he saw; th- I people app'.ir to lie getting nlong very ‘ well and p- ace prevails through the coun try. Naturally tlie question of th'* fil'i ' malt irdepe'ifi *n -e of tie- -'land < am? up 1..r discussion durlrg th secret iry'a visit to Cut.a. hut he was got prepared to say : just when th ■ t'nited States government would be willing that this should be a i reality. j In idcntal to this matt wl.ieli is tip ' permost in tile Cuban mind, are tile foi , maiive step* ihat will bring it ab>ut. The I first of these. viz: The holding tof tlie municipal elections at an j early date, was a subject that Sk - j retarv Root d. ■ ussid jr-ely. lyirtleuiarly witli tlie i'nite.i S;.it-s ollio.ils on iiie is land nnd the arrangements for carrying into <ff ct tills fust step towards an in d’-pei dent government were matters into which Mr. Root I ok< d vety care fully. "Th’-se elections." * 'd the. secretary, "will be Cuba's first t ffot t towards popula I governn • ir;. I'naeeiistomeU as tin Cu- I hans ate to these things, they are as the I' liw- un’ioin and have everything to learn. Tlie whole plan for making effective th*- j scheme ot' muti’fpil suffrage ha.* to • ; e.ii-efully worked out and Hie people ir.- 1 struct”! in all the details. Tilts involves : a vast amount ot labor and tekes kiu ( sfderable time. lut ultimately will be '.voified out and tlie elections take plac. I I hardly believe, however, that the au- ; thorit >s will in- quite reefy ; r holding , tile ele«-tlon.s by the Ist of .May." Independence Is Far Off. Secretary Root was not prepared to ■ venture an opinion as to when h- believed tiiis government would grant independ- ' ' enee to the Cubans. Tin* declaration >n . ' tlie joint resolution of congress, however, 1 granting them full independence would be i ■ carried out. He pointed out how it would be necessary th if the municipal govern- ! ments should be firmly established <>n a working basis, after w-hich attention would l>e given to the select on of a con- , stitutional convention for the purpose of framing a constitution for the island .uni its adoption bv the people. Following tills and the establishment of a firm government in tlie ’sland. the sec- ! rotary t’-lt would lie time for tlie formal I recognition of tlie Independence of the 1 Island and the withdrawn) of the assist- I 1 anee and supervision of the authorities <>! | ''' i -:■■■. Mr 1; Ot . Which Way? Are the children growing nicely? A little stronger { each month 5 A trifle heavier ? That’s good. Or is one of them growing the other way? Growing weaker, growing thinner, growing paler? If so, you should try Scott’s Emulsion at once. ’Tis both a food and a medicine to all delicate children. It makes them grow in the right way — taller, stronger, healthier. jot. and SI.OO, all druggists. ■Deal’S? Makers ■•‘VES ■ you fr dbsattebed with your purcbase-and en«t les X Vk 4•' , you to savo the dealer’s profit- U W , Ji » rnsßfid REMEMBER! THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE si,ooo Srsc Oowt For Constitution Agents. From January ist, to April list, The Atlanta Constatutaon Wants 10,000 Good Agents. A-v tn deal earnest—Tint J'lri Simply tn ray "? am Th» ConstP’l- Atlanta Constitution’a agent here, ani a goo we went a rood Farmer, or -IMnf .Me Citizen, who i’ known p Grsnfl „ x; ’■ x; t.«f r us *. - - - - tn which The Constitution r-aehes 200,000 CIRCULAI 'ON. SI,OOO In Cash To Be Distributed as Follows: To the agent -ding the largest fist of <of .-500 names) from. J.. uary Dt tn April let. 1900 ■ 150 00 To the agent sending the n*xt largest ltd. regar ,- * • 75 00 F-r the next best list ’ 50 00 For the next best Hat •• ” iqq OO For the 10 next beat list- -each *' ** '' " '' 125 00 For the 25 next best llsts-each $5 " > j - r- course nr sewing machines. t>i- Our offers are in cash. We do n t .n< . ... Even- d • knows what the mon- I .nos, bicycies. ring’, jewelry, etc. at a ey ls worth, and the prizes wt’H-' f'»> wlthin , he r- . rl , ; * the Interesting cot- Thf» whole of the . ... n t - subscrib- er s rur:-!<) « K’>‘' FS f» nr.«' wll help >ou ■ You a>k them and a»*e. f ;rr . •' campl* roplea arl If you have not already an out ** . contest will blank stationery free. Th- time . short. The the T- be of greatest Interest, and «”> - «r C ,i r e on •ur guesses in the cotton Look ' ' Imest. come Into the race and help u. and help yourse.f. THF jTI ftNTft CONSTITUTION, Alianta, Ga. i j feature r>f his v i*i: to talk with the lent 1 ets td w l at has Ix ’-n known a. the r< ' • ’ tionary element of the population an those *vh<> ale opposed to anm xation t the i'nited States, and he says th-y ~i * not impatient over what ate regard- .1 e ■ trv and reasonable delays in th formation of a well established gover:: ni’-nt. realizing that th’s»- are a neevssitj 'Vie n : staid- md settled policy of i ii h. s been esta'allshed, tin secretary be > lieve* the island v. i I h ,e t season . prosperity and that outside capital as we as much there remaining uninvested ix cause of the uneertinty that «xf*ts wil find its wav into the channels of trad and agrie ilture. «- ■ ■ ths /) - r * A-ril VM Naw Always BljN CONTRACT NOT YET AWARDED Atlanta Federal Prison To Be Btiilt by Western Firm. Washington. March 2(> ’Special.) Il is expected that the contract for the new ’ prison at Atlanta will tie formilly lei : within the m xt tw.> weeks and that it will go t<> Grit! th* Wells, of Chi. ago an-1 St. Louis. I' the contract is let to tlu firm it will mean tlie establishment of a southern rd'ice at Atlanta, the*.- . .ntrac tons and builders, who eonsritute one of the largest In the country, h ivitig d’-tcr | mined to enter a lively into the contest ! for a'l southern business on a targe scat' ; with a southern office it X-'.in' t. Thev i have, it Is understood, b’-en awarded th’’ ■ contract for the new Empire building and I the figures given out by t!ie departmen i of justice this morning show that they I are the lowest bidders for the prison i work. i The depar ment officials gave out to- I day tli’* figures of the different bidders ! These show that instead of the Clark -d being the lowest, as seemed to ue tli” ease from th * first computation, the Grif fiths & Wells bid is the most favorable. The total bld of this firm was ssX2.’’7t. Miles It Bradt. of Atlanta, were next on the list with S.V*X.SCA; Grant Wilkin*, ot Atlanta SJs’.'.bX); tlie C. Everett ’ 1 -r.i ! Conip.iti’v. s.’O .'it?; Gilded' W Ilk. r, ' 1, L l\ea. h & Sons. Chicago. 1 Nor*heutt Bros, of Boston $’'.21,112; Fal- I kenau Construction Company, of .'hiea i ire <r!s!» 0.7); C. W Gindelc. of (hl «go. :p;iA110; - W. \ * E. A. Wells. Chi ag*. 1 jr— mi ft was announced that a hid f-.’,m Nicholas Ittner. of Atlant., would D e ..n hand, but none was received. The. bids were submitted ill sections and it wa , no-, until today that the results >f the contest w*re announced by Attorney I General Griggs. Architect Is Well Pleased. ' Thi* architect of (lie building Mr. Eames. Os Eames d Y >«>»«• Sl - | rcgaids the figures as very favorable. “There was less difference Iwtwcen file I j.i* than is usual on wot k ot th..— kin I. -nd lie. "I f'' l t-cre from wha: 1 know of tli*- *U‘-K‘*s'ul bidder* that thev -.v’.li prove in ev« rv vv.iv «qual tr the t I sk, an I wh' ti thev have completed t i« ir work At lanta w ill hav* a prison building of which , v.-rvbo'lv will ”• I aroud. Not that i: Will b" 1 beaiitifu’l building or anything ot tlie sort as lo.nplcted under the depart ment eilicat ons of the pres«-nt con tract for that is not tlie aim. The bill pa-sed by congress provides for a com plete prison within the s..ip."«> limit and lli.it will l«- furnished by the present con tract' but it is the desin of those re si«onsible for tills legislation that tills work will be s> npl’-niented by additional appropri'.tions vAider which a large front building in addition to these wings ean be built. That will be a handsome structure of Georgia marble or Georgia granite, and will completely hide from view those buildings covered by the pres ent contract, which are in reality ( d- wings of the prison as it will be r ,,l when finally completed. I> . "These will. hoW’-Ver. be completed in re themselves Indeed Tdo 1 ‘t think it ex as I aggeration to sax that *o far as th. y go ;i • they trill c the mo-' perfect buialing of it* kind Pi th.- world. Sub stantiality. ompi’-t' -i’ - * .n every «;• ’ atl lie , has l»een th. a m of tl.” a:■ hit’-o;* in . ■ drawing and m iking 1•• kp< -.t ittons ”f . W II Harr son. of Atlanta. :s h-re. H-< ,l ■ Is a .andtdate for tli.- p -sition of superin !,'] • undent of the prison building while it is | Iseing c iistrucf'd. !!■ and Architect D.n wid'.lie seem to b- the most active candi ‘ dat’* for the appointment to this posl- I lion. f Mny Pass House This Session. The t>.ts*age iv the . net. of the bill ippropri • fi g '"<►> •►?> f >r th. improvement of the di. building it Atlant , carri, a tiiis leg.slation up to the house of repre -' iit.itix * S' nat' : Clay ha I th. bii i - ported up >n and passed, after consui ' ton. It 1 j the i.iea of both of them that the chances ■ of the bill were fa.-ilit »t<-.l bv favorabio It a< lion by (!>«■ *• ii.it?. T • this end F-m --lv :'-<r- Bacon uid «'l i hav- 1• ■ n working s’.adily. The house • 'ir.mittve has al ' ready received the e-»tim to* the treas- 1 ury d« p.-irtment wh.ch places he cost of T th ~r■ : *e.| improv-Tic nt c nsider;< >!y a | ove th. tn ;rk named in the 1 a >,ut it .* d-emed tg-st • • pit the bill through In the ,-hape m which it was in- I traduced rriher 1 to change the tig f 1 ere* at ti * titae. It is believed th i. the . | «i- partin' nt < *’tim. • * are somewhat too l.igb but if th’.* :* not t' :o tiie addt' onal . I have a better < has going through th* t . li.-us. (In* -• «*ioi. -han it would as . origm.-illv introduce,) with an appropria tlti .n of ?!.<iik.«> f„ r s . new b'l iding "it • some other site. Chairman Mercer, who i- | ’* at the head of tlie house committee. , i do. s not give much one "liras’ me-j to th” many applicants for legislation on this i line, |.i. Colonel Livingston has strong : h pe*- *!i.i- h- will be ibje to , ut through the bill al this session. 1 j I’RICKI.Y ASH BITTERS cures dis eases of the kidnexs. cleanses an I • ' strength, ns the liv. r. stoma, li and bowels. —— -• Decided Law Unconstitutional. t i Raleigh. N. <'.. March 21.- (Specia! ) Superior Court Judge Timberlak' decides ■ i the <’raig law unconstitutional. Thi- is the :• xx , n.i. ted last year by the leg uro as an attempt to prevent the trans- ’ if'. 1 ’"isos from state to federal courts. I The ease now conies on appeal to th<» ; supreme court, which, it Is believed, will j | sustain the court below. Philadelphia Now at Acapulco. Washington. Marel 21. The flagship Philadelphia, with Admiral Kautz aboard, has arrived at Acapulco on her wav to 1 the isthmus to look after American in : ter< i* in th< neighborhood of Corinto, Nicaragua. In Absence. 1 Through all th husv. bustling hours of day. 1 W hilc all my thoughts by grinding care .-•to held in thrall. 1 suffer all my treasured flock to stray And pasture on the green unheeded mead ow* way. When silver light supplants the sun's warm gold. And evening qui> t broods where tumult erstwhile reigned. Then gently guided o'er the darkening world. Come flocking all my lambkins to the safe, warm fold. The shenherd Memory brines them in the whiles. I This priceless flock—your rippling laugh t« r. merry words. Tender glan < and all your little w !es— And folds th m in my heart, and all my care beguiles. L’HTSE THREETE HODGES. i Atlanta, Ga.