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8 i .OOMffrntfTFMJR.I i n conducted / ? • 2®?* Sk Z? 'wks. w* KINq. \ / | " lolulllllliryf'v’nll irnlllfr x • ? K» WF 1, -i • CCS u iitwJ/n IIIHWib /t • a> -z. nnm-friHiw » *m* s * ■ IS* i -:• Im B • f rJllbrC 3 - • ZT ni Mr ™iy •• • • <• • v • -•• 9 •:• € %• 9 %•• • 4* • + •%••<*• * A CHRISTMAS PLAY. (In Three Parts.! Slim ark-t at.-klng" all hung up tn lUtlks all br-athless >n tips of wee t’r-s. V 4 t>-hli« for Santa •« evwvone knows. A Sill- .jark-r and dirker and darker It grows. til on th** mghl before I'hrtstmas. Hump scarlet stockings all bunches and I<um>< nil -4”'p”‘K tmdwd up in th’ir ■ rib*. | ’reaming of d.dWe» In aprons with bibs, of ships In full sail with the jauntiest All «ti the night before t'nnstmas. I.imp »arl«d stocking* all turned inside ••mi. l-atdra til barefooted ••■••sbinu about. ib.ii little dollhw and boats such a Shout .'■..nta has l»s-n here und gone, there's no doubt. All on tlw night before t'hrtstcnas. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS. ••■'hC-tmas tlift" to all the boys and girts? N»w T have .aught you. for I ■poke tust. That Was whMt w. U--d to •ar alien I was a child tint let me whl*- i r in y» »r - ar. that was so very long .-.. that I gth-ss i» I" not fashiona’ile now anything t»ut "M-rry Christmas." XV.-It. aS I am SO far away from you tiMM I cannot get a gift. I »”1 be .-ati<- v I must tell j«M of a htt' stranger who »• -.-. i ,o »i,t.» our family to slay, and \ •■■il! him ||.-nry Grady Ida. k. and I *t •-> j/ I' jo- I il- I"' • "iiru-tni.is gift '’•■ld bat’ Just thirt.. a years ago -***T .1 if. •-v Gr. dj wist auav aid . X•» o;« this baby ia. tv him. wtue- mother th- be •imi daughter ot lb lire Grady. This » «k il- third great-grandchild for ' t »!.%• fi’.* «*hrt!‘tiiias string bairn* of i <>!«•.>rn and iuui« up m it v. otdintmt. tmn with apples ;m«i .irwi * f •• iimlv iivd you » pr»tt% tn . •t« u .! th* !• ar % t n pr- iti* M»u iiii.l <lrl« ICUREFITS Vr.ffi I yiy | cur? 1 Ja mein merely to p them i w a time ar J then have them re i k m. Im. man al cure. Ihavemade ease of FITS El for FALLING St 'K*’ > a ■ ~2 :t -!y. I wan r ?J.- to cure Ite worst case'. Because « he*’, have faded is no rea* .n f.»r not now r . o fi cure.* J-end at once for a treatise ■ • i Free Bottik of me intallibk remedy* Give Fapress a .1 Post Odue. Prot W.H.PEEKE. jCcdar Sl k X.Y. SCH GL> AMD COLLEGES S BY S BOOKKEEPING. ■ * A|| PtNMINSHIP, <7s 'V / tvtMl u SHORTHAND. .... ••■ - . —, . : to I. :*. • HOVE STUDY . -* • ’ »•• • *’ the . » ■ < » *.' •••■’.■- I I ’IM •• Oil I I <•».. X ..Holl. |.-|>l> t . t. ■» « u I ’ A ' \ * e • ‘ |• 1 . 'ft ' • • • ■ t a 11 i i <.i: xrm I SOUTMLRR SMORTMRnO y/Z / ( / '////ZZVZer V , 7 k* ' r « ’ «’»ps-r* 80-»< • 1 *< ’TBxi, . !*.•* rtkUf-it b‘fwpwt*t s»r g ß | •a hrrv Uri:» f.«r JFtS. *«• POSITIONS. ” : 5 ri‘ • t »A’.’ry after griuiuauiig. fr.ntrr zuy time. 1 Drdiishor.'s Z 7 Z J Practical... 5 C Business... " • rm«**<■>«. Atte"t«. bt. I ««ia. Mawt««orr.. I tlllr k»-k. ft. Worth. Cat«laguc tier ■ shra»ey»’»t. « aodrrh. lit*. I- 1 lardbv’ ”»* Mndi. tWokkr- W”r. »”•. tw«bt by ma . p»r .Jt’r < ’llagecatai’ twa.m !'•• b- nn Homa btwdy.hd Og x < &■««<« a Caßntt. di hrrplasv Ipi|. r Imgit. Illi with chi’«tiiiit.” and •’goob er.-."—lt will giv«> you plenty of fun. We have a little girl who liven next d’"»«r who Is r» ex« Itcd .ib’iit t 'hriatmas thut she c.innol talk of anything clae. Th. ot’i’-r nlrht »>!>• talk’d and talk’d about what Hanta wan going to bring her till she V as too excited to go to sleep. Aft’r awliiic she ttuief’d down and went to sl’-ep; but in the night she spiaiig up ' in bed. and when her father asked her what w is the matter she said: ”1 thought r'autn had come.'* Win n you are reading this it wiil only lx i few «lavs till t’hri tmas. And I hope Santa will not forget one of tin children licit iH’h’llg tO "AI'NT SCSIK.” CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS. < Wilfred. |oq. » lnst>-ad of hanging up my socks. I tink It would be dandy. If I food hang my tummiek up \n' h:;v» !• fU'nxl wif tandy -F. I*. VITZEK WII.EHEI>’S IDEA I hmk that they make key-holes I In <!oors. for boys Ilk” mo. I So w« can watch our parents Trim up the t’hristmas tree —F P. pfTZEIt. i’ll A RAPE 1 ini always in tlw f’.llage. but nr ver in the tree. I And in every little flower wherever it may grow. I am always with the people wl.er.>ver they may be. | And Hi .ugh you’ll find me not in winter. I < onte wh’-u o»mes the snow. . A UiVING IdTTEE <lllll.. If other Hille girl” »’an spak. , i think I can. too. I So 111 ju”t tell you whom 1 love; I hope you’ll h-ar me through. ! . I love niv papa and mamma. Jfy »ist’rs and my brothers. And then I love .dd Santa Clans. And many, many others. 1 I can’t «av all their names toda . . I Tw mid lake too lone. I fear. I Hut just this many. I will say. I love all who are here. \ SN« iWBAId.ING KITTEN I*erha|M> it will b< mt’-n sting to our lit tle folks to h< ar th’’ -lory of Katura—a 7-montiis-obl kitt’lt. that during the first ’■ Ing s'<”W intohrajis ind tin n rolling it in into bills. \\ sup|«isc<l tins to be a I fr.ak. simple. an«f though we watched : r >. .ttlmg and s< rambling In the soft dritt w< -uppoi*- d that the next snowfall ’ would tind h< r fore tful or indifferent. lint to our suniri'e. at the next storm of ' the kind, we found her nt a still more ani rn. b-d gani”. Standing m-ar a f> nee, with gl. iming eye- and waving tall, she w u h’d th- flak*-* fall. Finding that they fell from u height, sb.- «i«H»d upon h’sr to«-s ami holding up - |Kiw- eai-.riy h*ok«xl into tm-ni. toss ing up th- 'Uppo«’’d I oiltents. Iler ex- j ileim-nt tin r-a.-ed each moment, and : I’opttik to bring herself m arer to the • , ire of the fitiry. feathcrj things, m'tinted a flower box and rvwt'ing h«r ■ ii’iie ittiu l»odv 'he continut-d to catch , - .1 1..-- until she grew wild with exclle- Th’-n h-ifunr •! >w n t-i the walk she om-e ! ■. | rotted ih> iiutiv stuff t.. <d- -.-•tt’iine th- flak- - hither and i tier, .-very line of her l«>dy express i mg the most P’ rfect. graelou* action. I .■ \ ;' !■ :i.l I ;• SI ■. • knowing as w»- do. that the feline ' . . h - i <■” id d antipathy to getting i th’ ir !’• t and paws wet E M JOHNSTON. BEST THING FOK CHRISTMAS. ■ VX hit ■* tin l”-. t thing or Christmas | ‘ U lii. h .id alike tr.iv shat-* ' ' ltd ma” ha', e it free j in our h« A I •’ .! it ei er'w li’-r« ’ . X t . -tl: gifts and .lainih« It v. »1 t<» the j T’ * * wit! t* II u«. - ’lt* nefcve tn«l good mh> i;r»;K\E mi riiay'. A CHRISTMAS STORY. ”>a rm: ciiriktmak ti hkey I ,'U ik’-< »en i. ng thick nml I ■ • Th. merry iingh »f sleigh l-dls 1.. ■ th.- air witii mu-i’- many fwdes- | •1.. ,s paus’d t ’ i”’’k after the rosy- i >k * bright '• I pi’- isu’’ s. •k* rs as I t,i. giii’., iwai swiftly over the froa? j i. t r-w i •>> |y xi’ et.o. w.-r. adv** i t > ihe qiink. i I mirth and mysn-ry wa- i .. . gl’.w with It th:, amt decora- • • . ... |i. I a »• - <ti l’lix-n * d i” .-nd :*>.> I. -'em a with many I.‘ I. while tie older ”-.’ple COllV.rtsd | • • o’ ns|s i>d the dlspbri ot I • au i «it- i. t- \m»n« th« sh”p|H ts -imst a v> • \”l I woman whose sil- ”t fl. k«.t hilt, d not< I leant ot sor row HI” looked longingly, handled ten .l.-1 .i •!«’tn teinpthi.. to..- tor children . ’h n »--»’■*» i’i«i on--, d out Into th’ win ! i.-’ nu-bt II t Ie tuliful ’■>• ■ w. r.- moist j x.l’h t <• th. generous h’- irt louring to .t .ght it |i|.’ 111. • of loy. d ones, and h« I•• irm-s’l p’ -is t . h« in -n*. n-nd a /old- ■ v ' t f i I tk’ ■ . Th- r.”»n w is .om . with Its crimson ta . ■>” t m - I tint’ ami i a«. s . ot h-’tl« I’ll, only im-> uiK’trl was .msily | ki<itting ’ hitd’s btlght-hU’ d s!*p|h r. wlilh li-t l||.s pmj’xl .'ii’dlbii ft lieuveti t I Father grant the p■t of »n\ lionrt to 'g.i. happlU' •« in those dear mith< rl> ss .ie whose t pristmin phursurv must .■ilieiw ise i» <Mdi p‘o< nt and dlx.ipp.ilnt- THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONi ATLANTA. GA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1902. A’p*-!**-***-,-* *!«• *2*•*;*•.{«• •♦*•••!*• i tm nt. The way is now dark, our Fatli’-r. but Thon eattst s.-ml light out of dark- | m ss. We ’’.o trust Thee. Ih-II- vine dghl i will come In the morning. The day dawn’d ’-••Id and eheerh ss. Mrs Morri >n drew :tsh|e th” window etirl.iln. •x. I.ilu in-- ’•ttiil'.’ tlir’e more days until t'hrlstntas 'ml no money rarm-il to buy r. tn< in'.ri’t .forth. .|. •!• i hildn n. Ib>« .an I write M' rrv t’hrlstm .s’ ami semi ' ho oth< r •tf’’’ ’.ink? Leslie has so full)' i trusted the- Heavenly Fi'tli>’i t” provide I ’a lice fat turkey, ctanberr.v s im <■ at'.l ! warm overcoat.' mid I cannot believe sm-h I faith will go inianswered.’’ Just as she 'turned from the window- th’ postman s whistle w tn hwrd at the door ami a • li«. ri ’’good morning, Mrs. .Morrison, n : lett’ r for you.” The seat was hastily I I’tok n and th. re amid the isig.-s lay flu. ' th” gift of a d’-ar old frl”tid. For a mo . nient silei.e” s’-al. d I lie Ups of gindm ss. hut like the lark, on uplift’d wing. Mr*. Morrison's heart burst into song I ''Praise tJod. from Whom all blessings How. , ~ Praise Mini all creatures here below 1 The i'.tli of ll’-c.-miH-r wis clear ami .old ill St. Ixiv.lr. The streets were early ■ throng.d witli happy hearts shouting "Merry Christinas t«» all.” whih* the c annon .Hrini<«l. .Hid noisy tir ,, «Ta< , k' , rs mhhMi t«» th” tumult At th. window of a pitin house on tin unfashionable str-.-t stood two children watehhig th’’ passing ■throng; the wistful, mournful eyes of the «ld’-st. a boy. r.’S’ed loyingly miou tm dttle sister ami raid: "I • -aiinot l» li-ve that Jesus will lut Santa Claus forg’t us lod.iy. b >.ius” He knows ib.it it would make dear matntna unhappy in heaven Before th” child ceaS’-’l s|»-akiug an ex pre s wagon halted at th.- door, nml th” driver came up the steus with a latg” basket directed to -.Master Lesli” .M’T tis.it!. St Louis. .Mo .” til” dear tittle boy Who trust’d Jesus to pto'.ide tor ihe or phans. The paekag- was •ag :l' lb tied, am! th’ re stowed away was a tiie. fat turkey, cranberries, warm oyer <<,.tl. gloves, a pre’ty doll, slippers, bugnt hldsuts. a Bil l” and a loving btter trom "Auntie.’’ wishing h-r dear little itb'< o ami nephew a joyous happy ’’yulelidc.’ F’’”lin , i tudy assured that tm it lle.iy.-my Father hid ibundantly reward’d th’ir faith in Hliil. to fllve f’od gltls to all wnu love and -erve Him— )>.■■ R the tree and light the candles, le t the stm Kings ami >1! be Li.ng. For a saint with turn sandals O’, r th’ housetop high has swung; \mi Ills reimi’ er ste.-ds ar. prati’ inc Through th.- star-besp .mlled rime, \m* th inootiiH-ams pan are g.atiemg In Hi tnerrv Christmas litm BESSIE .MILLER OTOX. Cr inden. Ala. JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE. Virgi. Hose l’”W. rs. Sant””. Mis' I htntor 1 am 10 years ”1.1, I can milk, serub. churn, cook, iron and pi. k eotl’.n I like l’» work ill the field I KO 1 „ i lig,, in g.. v. ri mm a. "■ in< :;Le takes Th* Constitution. I .'‘ft’ ‘Ldmof riend agents to Ihe" Grady hospital. Herman M Arthur. I«ong Pond. Ga.- n.-.r Junior; I want to tell von what a •ime we had on Thanksgiving da’. <»»r I Sunday sei I teacher had a dinner and ! invit’d her . lass There are not but s x i i the cl.ish; four *»t them an* i L. hool W”. of com - . had to get •nisdon from th. tea. lv r to leave th’- school house. He d’.sun-'ed US .illicit halt mi im-.ii before mon W. it.id J ” u ' , ‘ I n. f. and aft. r dinner we H; t -• . m, hack to school. W” stayed there a whil. ami then went to another man s house to get some peeans. M.n y L a David, Em s. AJa. -Dear Junior: I a:n at home siwnding Inanks ,... ... . .-....1 |n Uylng«u>n. Ala to th’’ Alabama Normal college for girls. I like the school very nim-h Girls , ,-nme ill parts of Alabama and stab - i : >k. musl; und.r an ( Italian mu<’.’ t’ i”her and lie has •• -.ht girls placing on th” brass bami. l>av< Fe:. ril’d to pi.' Me t'otmti-v it.- of rile.- ’ Would like c.>rros|H»mlene- with et her S’-X. M inn yo’t write address let- . t<T t. Ijvingston. Ala . in care <d the A X’ <’. eoliegc. Bessie Hall, olive Hill. X’ C. Dear J liii-r: I KO to school, ami lile to go i vr. mu< h. M} teacher's mbm I • M <;.<idis I also go to Sutidnv school when 1 can. I lik’ to go to Milton ami stay j with mv inch . * iiav»- a goisl :itn< at i - hool 1 .-n.ioy reading the ehihiren s - iia-.- Mi Idrl i” ■ ■ wa X - emls r 23 I I was 11 'ears old M' Aunt Bettie Hall from Halifax. Va.. i« visiting us this we.-k. Cousins. I hop’- we will have a K’hml tinu Xmas; also hope Santa Claus will bring us lots of nie. tilings. As this is m.v first 1.-tt’r I hope it will escape tllit dreadful waste basket. I Send .> cents so. th. orphan-. Will cto with much love for Aunt Susie and the Juniors. | ’lies: er Morgan. Portersville. Ala. — | i Dear Junior: I’m a little boy. 10 years | old I live in the little village of Porters- ' vlil. . |- is situated at the foot of Look out mountain. We have many nie. little boys and girls in tin- village, and we have | lots of fun going to school together. I i lik< m> teacher very ntm’h. II” is good i to fit ami makes us -tudy. I lik. gram- i mir best of 11! niv studies. I have two— ! A STCr.BORX COLD ORi BKONCh’I T!S vi< i<i' more readily to S ott'sj Lmulsion of c<xl-iivvr oil than («• anything that you can take; and if pcr.xibtentlv used a few i da\>. will break up the cold. i \\ hen \ou awake in the light choked up and cough i”g hanl. take a do>c of the, ; I inul'ion. and \ou will get i immediate relief, where no cough nicdic;ne will give you relief. It ha> a soothing and healing effect upon the throat and bronchial tubes. Most people understand Scott's Emulsion is a great botlv builder but it is equally gtHid to alla\ inflammation an<l ime colds and violent coughing. SmiH fiw F’»» >«mjil» sc ’l l & I <>WXh, i.hrm ’.», «■! I’’afl ”1 , N. V. JES' TORE CHRISTMAS. Father erilla me William, sister calls me Wlli. Moth.”’ calls me Willie -but the fellers | .-all me Bill! Mighiy glad I ain’t a girl Hither be a bay Without them -a.-hes. curls- an’ thing* , that's worn by Fauntleroy! Love to chaw’n gr-en apples an’ go swlnimln’ in the lak<’ Hale to take the ea«lor-;i” they give fr belli -ache' Most all the time the bull year rotin' ■ there ain’t no Ale* on me. But I”*’ b”for’> Christmm I’m good as 1 kill be. Got n valler dog named Sport- sick 'em on the «a■ • Fust thing she knows she doesn’t know where she Is nt! Got a cli|>|wr sled. un‘ wlnyi us boys go nut to slide. ‘Long emii't Hi” grocery enrt an’ we all hook a ride! But, sometimes, when the grocery man l» worrltted ami cross. lie reaches at me with his whip, and larrups up his boss. An’ then 1 luff an’ holler: "oh. you never tee’ied me!’’ Btit jes' before f'hristmaa I'm as good ! an I kin lie. For Christmas, wilii its lob it’ lots of eandler. cakes an' toys. Wa- mad”, th’-j say. for pr.ipe.' ki'lrf, au' not for naughty boys; So. wash yer face, an’ brush j-r hair, ; an’ mjm! your p’s ami <fs. And don’t bust out yer pantaloons, am! t don’t wear our your shoes: Say ‘Vissum’ to th” ladies, an' "les- ! sur" to the num. An’ when they’s co npany don’t pass y.-r plat” for pie But. thinkin' of the things yer d like to . see upon that tree. Je-t for” Christmas he us good as yer 1 km lie. Eug-’lie I’ielu. pct chickens. Their names tire Fannie and Leola I have a llitle shepherd .log named Bruno. M. umde is k> * I'ing him. as we live msir th’ railroad ami I was afraid he would get killed. I’apa is dead, ami mamma is keeping the postofliee She lias an assistant win. takes can- of it. 1 would lik> for some of th.- little c.ntsins to writ” to nm. Love to Aunt Susie and all the eousins. Ixmise Lyon. Edgefield. S <’.—Denr Junior: As I hav u I seen anything i.i j your column from Edg-ilel’l I thougnl I would write ami say a little In its b”- ■ half. Although I do not live in its inor- ( ]S.rated limits. Edgefield Is a till” little town It has one factory, one oil mill ami railroads, also, ; nd several chute!'’, The i;< od things I tntist n ention. but not leave om th. l"«l < m-s—that Is the dis ' l' 1 live on a tine farm, ami i>apa runs a d.itv farm, also My pets ire only some kittens. I am I ...king Hi Claus now soon. Me hirtlldav is on t .1” rail of Febtm.l I’V 1 Will I"’ twelv. \e;.|S ohl 1 liave eight I let’s and bv broth- t rrs ora S’ lrally. S. Lally. Tenn. 1 "«r Imilor: As this is tnv first attempt to write. I will not tak” a sul.ir.t 1 am i 1(lt going p. s. hoot m.w. my selm.fl is out. cl’.s.’d in OctoP’ r. My father is a farmer. He rais s corn, wheit. oats, potatoes, p. as. rye and all kinds of veg.- la d. 1 live tit:. •-qmirters of a mile . from th- village Seiralß I , mv hmm I liv< among the beautiful j Illis of Tennessee. I can look arnuud . and see 'he e.itll” gi V-ltlg on the blinj ! gt ,-s Our littb otl.ig” ha- two stores. , on. < liur.-b school Imus. . two hlacksmith ■ I shops am! -v. ral dwellings. My father , has been a subscri "T to Tile ' 'on«t ttu- , tion for several years. I enjoy reading _ the cousins’ letters very much. Much |..v, to Amu Susie ami the cousins. I. A. H.i’lelling. box !•'•". r.mghkeenslo, X V D. ar Junior. I have been H idlng the letters In the Junior for several I rears and this is my first attempt to 1 join you till. I hav'c be.n taking The 1 Constitution for good many y.-ars. I will t ike for mv subject ”Bil>l”.’ I 1 tliink th.it we ought t . read tit” l.tme m«»r<' ili.in w«' :in<l "h»»iil<l praise it il».v> ad other books licit ar. in .-xist . uee. We should r*»td the Bible and -tmly it three times a day and five on 1 Sunday. H not more than tliat. ati.l ’.ray. If y.i ;ir> going -> r”ad th” Bible ami voii don’t pay any attention to what } you read, vott should not lead it at nil. I that you Will b< doing wontr- , Wlm . ~.i i ' 3<l tiie third y.-r— of < \X IT I's-.lm without crying? < ’..rrespondenee sulielted. either sex. C. B. Hy. r l*ak” W eir. Fla. Dea” Jun im A- \oiiai. looking over the Junior de partment vou will tit d that .von hate a t.cw eotisiu. But I im .frai’l after Aunt Sue glan. es OV. I this so w-ry fast it will land in ’ll” waste basket at least; but if she knew It took tm- six months to m rve m.'setf to writ” tbi- she would introduce I rm- to vou. I am at present -i poor out ieast. oh :< desol.U” island in the middle ■of Like Weir. whet, you heir only th” j a ligalor holler, panther -qtiall. and see i tile bull frog making for his hole in the I wall. I know von will wonder what I lam doing o\ > r het”. I shall tell vou in Imy next letter tb it is. if Aunt Susie I tm •- ‘ ' ■in.! hav. n”V. r be -n to the penitentiary. I hop- some ot lie . ' ins vtjll write to Ime I am soniewoat foolish about my I girl eousins. so the boys must lav low. for noth tig less than a jetfer from •oin» fair maiden could . onsole me in my pres- ■ ent PH dieament. I Yxiis Jone*. Fait burn. Ga Dear Junior: |As Thanksgiving is pa,<t, we eagerly t look forward to a merry Christmas. • which, as you know, is the birthday of our Savior. But do yon think w<- cele brate th. day t.upropri.itely ? ■ Sent” people tliink they have not had ■t merry t.n Cliristmas without, getting •-o drunk they eannot walk, ind raising j 'ow • with et .ry .me w ith whom they I come in coat act. Ch’-i-tmas ire. - .re ver. enjoyable oc- i . ....... u i 1 b.i > n with ... -it .tlu r , I enjoy reading , , Aunt Su-ie's letter so mm U that I al- ways >• id het-- tir Sim must l>. ~o i I kind and n<* ■ ffi Is bus Ung .. loating r >t.u;ient iii th. i arts of the y mng propl. of th- south ; I Wish \mit Susie and al the cousin , i tm-. t v t’hri-tmas. Hattie ll.iek’iey. Xev.i. Tnn f’.-.r 111 >. r ■ I -. ” .... • ' • ’ .1. ' | the 1,, st I < an. I Ih e in the tate of h Johncm ...nntv <ml live it country nte. \\. have < >m. flowers yet. hut Ja.k Frost has killed most of them. 1 am a gr.-at lover of The Con stitution and lik. to read the many- let ters ftotn tiie cousins. ! go t<> school I 11111*1 it' the tlm St tdx geography. I grammar, aril him 11”, reader and .-pell ! ing. I I like to go to s UI.Rl' school Hid le.ltn i - all I can ..bout the Bible. That is the i j most imriortai t tiling for us to learn ' fallout Who .an tell tm’ the dat. Christ was born on? Our Sunday ... m>ol Is get ting up an eittei t • ininent for < liijstnm* that will Im jolly for us. I will take gi - it pl ism . in helping tnv te ii’hera to : get II IIP Good Middles to Aunt Susie. ' M . age Is It MR’ Mi e. i Mi- Dar Junior- Tm- snow is falling | In larg. flakes 'tld we being Jmilms arc. i of com s”. in high .spirits. W’e attend . bool In th” town, th’- M.«< mi graded and high -’li.m’l. W have a jolly crowd of voting people In mir art. We belong to a so.-iui . ini. and have the •.trial inrrtingn *j* -on Satur.iavs. Their are six girls in it. W e look forward with pleas tut anticlpa- I lion until Christmas, for we expect to have several parties and a holiday of | two weeks. Singularly mir birthdays twth ; I emne on the hith of Ib’crmber and we I want every one of th.’ emislns to write ( Io us, »n we erm have a big letter party. , i l»o writ.- to its mi th” I'lth. G»ve to Aunt Susie and the cousins. W. D. Freeman. Easley, S C.. It I’ No. , 2 Dear Junior: As this is my tlrst a'- < . tempt. I will n.’l take any subject. I «m- I ’ joy rending tiie many nice letters very ' ! tnitch. I think the Junior page Improves , ' every week. Th” h”autiful autumn days , ar« gone, mid th” crisp winter days tire I hme. so.m aisitli’i v”;"’ will l>.- number’d with the things of the past. Many gold ' en opportunities we have had, though many of u* have let them pass without elevating ourselves In lite any at .<ll. L. : us look forward to th” new year and strive to <|.i till the good we ’’.’in and for ourselves and others. Thank you M E. for your go ld adv lee to the boys, como , again. Wak” up Imys. tn<- girls are still ri.’l’l. If w- boys would only l ike th« interest in writing as the girls do. we ■ would vvri'e l.'-tt- r. W t lung you M merry Xmas. Correspondence -oiiciled. 1 ” I’mile Stuckey. Knowles. La. —Dear Ju nior: indeed. I am quite a stranger to you all. as tbi.’ is my tlrst visit to this | comer, although I made an attempt to j ent. r once before, but guess mv letter j ' went sliding into that dreadful ami liun ! gry waste bask. t. Think Aunt Susie evi- i i d’-ntly must h ive it placed in mt” of the most eonspicuouK places. I am a farm er's daughter and hav. a beaiitifui home sit anted in north Loui-iana. in Lincoln - parish. 12 miles from Ruston, and have • i two church’s lo at<’d near by. .Methodist ■ ' mid Baptist. Alabama is my native iiom- . 1 but I lik.- Ixniiolana much bet- I t’T. Cousins. all of you describe . ; your homes. 1 think it is su - much better than taking a subject mid i I then s’-arcely mentioning it. I do so ; niiieh enjoy all tin- letters from the older I I eousins giving a description of their sur- i I roundings. I haven’t taken any subject. ' | a- I tliink all that are capable of licing j offered have already i>een worn out. | Saraii and Mary Brunson. Sumter. S. | <’ Dear Junior: As tills is our first at- , tempt to writ’ we will not take any sub led and we hope Aunt Susie will excuse om- mistakes. We are country girls -We hav. live brothers and four sisters. Our , eldest sister is staying at our grandma's. ‘ and as we are tit” oldest girls in the ' house we have to take turns in cooking. We have a go.ai school and a nice teach- I er. Miss Salite Ellis. She gave us two ' j davs' vacation Thanksgiving. W> have, not any Sunday school now. but hope to have .me soon. We have a nice preaeher and lik.- him. Mary saw Mrs. Warner’s ' advertisement of shells and p- as and sent t j 2 nts to pay postage mid do not know whetlier enough or not. mid wish, if she i sees mis. site will answer through th” | Woman’s Kingdom. Well, we will close . for this time witii tnueh Yove to Aunt | , Susie and the cousins. 1.. Glenn I'erry. Stanton, Ala —Dear I | Junior: 1 will not take a subject, b try to describe my home. We live about a half of a mile from Stanton and 2>: mil'-s fr.mi Selma on .. farm, ttnr house lias . eight rooms, a hall and two porelves with I a large smooth yard in front, where we ' enjoy playing croquet in the summer. It nil’ !:<•’•: tn . in !». A battle ' was fought b. i'- on th. Ist day of April in tne year between Wtlson, the , union general, ami Forrest, tin- southern general. Seven or eight men were killed n. re. Two were buried in one corner of our y ard. The church was UB”I as u hospital. An old. old oak in front of the house had lite top blown out by a emuioii and live carriage house has about a dozen aoies .in it. So I live on historl il gr mini. 1 I like to t' .id Aunt Susie’s and Bill Arp’s : letter-. I heard Bill Arp b-eturc in th” ■ school house at Tuscaloosa. 11. told us 1 what soi: of s.-hooi he went to when he ' was a little boy. He said he sat on a i J pvnekili and my little brother .‘ame home i ami told mamma. "Tne man sat mi a j ;> impkin when he was a little boy.” Will I s..me om- guess which I nm. a Ixiy or girl, I ami vvii.it my age is. I will have to end for fear of the waste basket. Miss Ida A. Browne. Walhalla. S. (’.-Dear Junior: I wonder how many of you live among hills or ; mountains. Miy home is nestled amid tiie ■ hills of upper South f'at din.i, alm..st on j the banks of a iteautiful slr.-am bearing the same u ime tm- county li is. There is - i delightful little cascade in view of my window, ami I have only to lift mv ey.-s ! to see it from Where I am sitting. Its voice is never still ami it is always pleasant to my ears. When th” days were long and hot I liked to go down-there .iml just stand itid I .>k and listen. There i< always a >-00l mist rising that makes it cool there on the hottest days. X’ ar tin- cascade is quite i profusion of ivy. laurel and lionet suckle. Firns are to Im- seen in still greater abundance, tor they grow any where that tin y I’tiii ilti’l moist,it.’. Thi v thrive witii- , out much sunshine so I timl them under trees, bushes and ledge* of rock. If lb. i 'rre.sponih-nt trom Spiceland. ; Iml.. will writ- to me I may 1..- of some 1 assistance to her I fear my I. iter is too long, and Aunt I Susie may think I am tr.-.-passing on time ' and spa e that should In- used otherwise. | 1 may want to eonte again some time. (The way to treat ros - cuttings has al ready been given.l Jessie Rodgers. Balloon. Ark.—Dear Ju i nior: While ail the <>utsid< world lies ' . wrapped in a rolte of white, and all the trees scent bending low in every direction under th” heavy w. ight of snow. I sit by a tir»- within and view .he scenes withour ■ and realize that the warm day* of sum mer have passed tnd we are nearing the ' close of another year. It us. 1 to »em a wonderfully long time front one Christ- j I mas to another when I expected Santa. iml since lie has changed his route and • I hate grown older ami wiser time flies j with greatei speed. But. titer. ! I didn't tii’ in to writ” an essay on time. | only I « i-h’-.l to greet my old cot respond, tits - through the medium of this page and ask them to write me a long letter ami send It a ’ a ('hrlsiinas gift, or if ii should | not le.ieh nie until utter Xm.is. then Ih. y shall be appr.-eiat.-.l just th.- same, perhaps -Olli. ..I you have , ro-sed the ; matrimonial s.-.i sine.- I I ist heard from I you. as it h.»s l>. .-n some time ago. but j vou will find nie al tiie same pla with ■ my mother and glad 1., say she is in 1..-t- I i t.-r health, though not well yet. I re- ' <e|ved .-<» many ni.-e letters. but of I emirs. • oitld not keep tp -ori ’ -p.>:.i|em . I with all. hut if you will 1..- s.. kind as to write me it will h« ip to pass away tip •iiii. Hui afford nt” tie great’ I pleasun But tipT”. li.e d me mv ii.it; \tint .Musfe’s ’..idling to;- Ii r l.a-k i J'anni Powell Sink-s. It.iti 1.1.0 i.. x ’’ -Dear Junior: 1 am a little orphan gll . 1.. ye.ilM old. 11l nil I <ii.il w Hell I was in days old. and niy papa died wit-n I wa- <; y- tt’M old .My uncle ami am.: adopt, d me vvlu-u I was ;; w< eks old. | have been living with them ev.-t .-a..- i They ore my mamma tnd papa. Aunt l Susie said for us t< writ, about wild Dr. Lyon’s PERFECT Tooth Powder AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY. , I Used by people of refinement I for over a quarter of a century mul», kj. as 1 don't know anything about wild animals. I •will try and r.’rlte about my tbits aqu.'rrcl. Joe ca.:3l'.t him . '-out a year ago in a muw atovm. Hr <e.ne «lown out of a trse In the grove ai:»J J<” ran him down. I k..< p him out in tit” yard in a larg cage. He has a small box in mi” end of the cage for a nest. Before I put the box In I cut a hole in one end so he eould ge* in. X'ext m< rnlng I went out th-re. an I he h’ttl cut a great hole in the top. and mo he has two doors to hi' houar nov He is very fond of all kinds of nut* and .K’ori’s. He Is also very fond of peaches anil apples, and will not eat the |»’iir. but likes the core In the spring I have known hint to eat nearly a quart of plums in a day. He Will eat rIW sw.el potatoes and com. He is so cunning I wish all the cousin* could see him. Claudia 11. C*ul«lw”Il. Moore. S ’ .. R- F. D. No 2- Dear Junior: I enJ'y read ing the Junior page so well. I will now attempt to write a short letter. I am go ing to school an>l am having both a g<s>d and bad time. I live in a Is’iiutiful part <»f th” county. 14 miles from the city ■ f Hpartanburg It is mo nice lo live in lb country, for we can go flower hunting •••<! go Ashing, have nice fat hog* and goo I ohl s.iu'hk’’ f” eat I like any kind of sport. Mil. ii as hunting ind bicycle rid Ing. What are you cousins going to do for Christmas? I am going to have all the fun I can. I think some ot the girls are too hard on the Itoys. I think they w rite nk-e letter* and some times belt, r than th” girls, so don’t l»- too hard »n them. Writ” up soldier’ 1 . I do love to read your letters I haven’t any brother. I help mamma do a gnat deal, such as .MMiking. sweeping. Ironing and most ev.-rv thing. I would lik” for some of the eousins to s. nd me th.- words of "Hell’’, (■'entral' Give M<- Heaven. ’’ and I will lie greatly oblig’-d. I will 1> glad to hear from an' of the emislns from th” ngeg of ifi to 20. and . won’t veil all send me wour picture.’ I do like to have photographs I have an album. Wishing ill a merry Christmas. I i must say goodby. Alice Ruff '■ Junior: I have been reading the Junior 1 page for a long time and have mark’s! its great improvement. Mv father hast iM’.’ti taking The • ’ nistitution ever since ' I can remember and I love to read tit” many nice letters. I have never visited 1 any thing more curio.than a eav • which was stip)»os’’d t<> have b<’"H m id” by the insects ealled ants. I supl”••”' everylKxly knows what they are. It was ab< ut f.-et deep. :!'> feet in length and about 2<i ; feet in width. I will tell you something I 'if the climate of this country. It is some what iike that of some parts of Texas, very changeable. One day this w.-’-k it ' was very w.irm. rather warm, in fad. for fall, and clear until about I p. in. A. I cloud then iM'gan to rise in th” southw.st : and wh it was .uir surprise when waking in th>- motnlng t” find everything .-over. .1 I in -now. Our winters are mild, th” snow never more thin 2 fe.-t <!• <-p and some wint.-rs it do. sn’t snow .it alt. Th” r--st of the year is very pleasant, with the • x , c-piion of July and August, whi* b are - very sultry. , I’orne again, aontc of you soldiers of the Philippines. Your letters are read With 1 much interest. One of the cousins asks what tiie meaning of Philadelphia was; it Is the city of love. Johnny Buckeye. Dandridge. Tenn [ Dear Junior: I’m a Tennessee boy and I ■ delight in reading this page. Some writ” |on some subject. Pardon me and 111 write about Tennessee. From IS3O to l'”<i ! il might be said Tennessee almost rule I th” t’nited States. Tier senators and , reprevsentalives in congress w -re shrewd land able men. Her great statesmen tilled important places in the cabinet and in I foreign ministries; her lawyers were ! judges of federal, circuit and supreni” i courts, and Tennesseeans .ver.- presidenis during twelve years in a period of twen ty. No stat” except Virginia has ever j held so commanding an inliu<-m;e in va i tional affairs. ~ Andrew Jackson was pr<-id. nt ->f the I’nited States from 1X29 to tS3T. H’ dl’-'l at his h<»me near Nashvilb* Juin* v : and rarely, if ever ha- a man lived w.vo had such loftv patriotism, such bitt”t 1 prejudices, such dauntless courage and such unbending will. Tennessee h;M produced several noble m'n ami I think is a noble old -tat”, it is not as fertile as a-m but it ts blessed With fruit and sunshine Ea-t Teimesse.’ is a hilly* country, but iw» many tine springs. (Come again.) John L Terror. Mount Park. Okla -D- ar Junior: It is with a thankful heart ll'.at I take you out of the postotli an I carry vou awav iii trijimph to mv home, w’i.rc I I can in one or two hours travel in my ' mind almost from pole to pole, where I .•an be changed in a moment, in the twinkle 1 of an eye—one moment 1 an in the cotton fields of Georgia, tiie next on Greenland s icy mountain: then to the battle s front in foreign lands; then among th.- Junior t’orrespondents: then with Bill Ar;>, then on an «po--um ■ hunt with Plunk ti and Brown; then in woman’s realm; then witii the farm corre.spondent* Yea. in t few nienients w** are. acquainted with th*- hap -1 evenings of ‘he world. We might travei to I the ends <»f th. earth. We would see thing' on every hand that would alm.vst i look natural to us. W•• would I” gin io wond.-r wtiv, then, th- old <' ’ti-tit it ■ut 1 would erv out: Behold. 1 have • .id you •Ivefore. Which is the most instructive, reading or traveling, is a question that has often Ireen discussed. It is a one sided question For $1 per year. Ihe ('onstitution eom»-s to your door witii ail the news of the world, will h one can read at odd tim.-s. and not interfere with our daily vocations ot life —see.’ V hie ttt worth, of travel would not take you out ~f th. n igh »orh >od. Tomoir »w Thanksgiving day and the gr.-at south and the er.-at north Will all cat the - >me kind of .< turkey, they will .at the same < j <lod i’. the same kind o f e!”.ir.-tt.-s. ba: their views will always bo different on . politi.-til ..ml social problems. ! will . i ’Se ■ my fog horn, with best wishes to The ' <'onstitution and all it -.-orr’spond.-r:s in ! all of its d. partments. I Anna G Good. Harrisonb >rg. V.i— --i Dear Junior: 1 come from the oh! his toric valley of Virginia, th” scene ot many a hard struggle during th” nt.-m- ! orable sixties. This, th” old Dominion, i i.i the gr.-at ' Shenandoali valley have many natural ' curiosities singular t ’ themselves The natural bridge Roekbridg. - > .aty. numbered among the *ev. n great won ders of the world. <k.npies one of th” highest places «'f national interest in the way of a natural wonder in the state. Th” cave of Luray, in Pag” < o in- - ty. ami Grottoes and M.ts-anutt’-n, of thi” (Rockingham county i. are all : worthy ”f note tn.l posses.- w inln th- m -e.lv.-s underground palaces <>: g rgeous i beautv. So niysttt. ing and b . ,::tui at th. st..me- rtnitions. th. d.izziiag -tal ' .. tfte- and th- ling st.,l <g:ni:- - that • ; Sightseer simple view- them wit;, aw and wonder. Tii. tow.-ring mountain I peaks Win eoiiront the yaliey on c.-t I tnd w-form a most beautiful tnd p; titresqile appearaia”. in summer (hey tr. clothed as with a iii.mLe of velvety green, am! in winter they ar covered with a . ’I pet t .-now. -a is.- g a br. gy wave to liov. r ovi t til.- t flag. Im low. and ii. wda -.•■ i-t.- th : ■ ■ sigh and mourn for the appro., -ii of spring Man - ,r. t.. i.” -’•• lb.--. it.-.- i• - ’ levs. >n every hand, which are . l-ar i and iejuvenatii g to th- «. traveler ot tourist (Jiris. ( lig.. t ;,. -vi« .. • t ' -• .X. fl. has »t it ■ nd )■'*•( • l.oy wit., would tv foi. * in <->mt»any Idfl staggering ar und with toba. ... juice streaming downh.-r < tus ks Ijg.. • .m. I~vy I have s.-.-n? I dare sav tint’ j- a’’ om . Bid ilien. why is |» that so uiaiA’ young girls (and from ni ■< f itilil* ”. toot, ar.- to be .-e. n keeping e.vmi“'"' with just such characters'* Have they Hot th.- moral .oarage to resist, or they 1 >st all self-respect. t' .ine. ‘ ” t ik” a ‘lrtn slat d ai-d r.div all p*<’’G’er and give live whole busiip-ss a sti-’lKht fotwald blow It I Ikonly 1 will pow. r and a determined ml n< ‘- ''fll In the end m>-,ms nobler men *'om.-n and a glorious future of our ■" ll "'t’.'- Mat. V Jackson. fi, .rb"’' 1 , ' I’etti Junior S’ vr il y.-ar*"* ' wr. t” the Juniors atsmt Mexico .h"* ~f •<’• pine •of Interest Now I *" *'* '■ ag-’itv so. tiie holidays * '*'"•* *" bom. friends, and will t< ll j ,''.i r l'' I took in my lt.t ..ff son"' left Sal.z-.r. .. town «" L b ,l< h ha. A th.- New M”xl .. railway h ” n *’• i Over 3000 Boys in various parts of the country are j' making money in 3 ' their spare time selling The Saturday Evening ( Post. Some make I s as much as s<o.oo and $15.00 a week. Lgy Any boy who reads this can do S the same. ™ IN A DAINTY little booklet, which we will send to arv boy free, the most successful of < >tir boy agents tell in their own way just how they have made a success of selling The Saturday Evening Post There are many stories of teal busi ness tact. I*i< tures of the boys are given Send f<>r this fvooklet and we will forward with it full information how you .an begin this work. No money required to start. We will send Ten t'opies of the magazine the first week free. Write to-day. The Curtis Publishing company Philadelphia. Pa. ■ titudc of !»,.’>»’ f.-et aivovc sea level. 1 > go to .Mexico City, which was only 4.<««» t-et lewer. and 1 r.»dc on an engine wit.i my husband as driver of this monstrous steel. \V< had only th” engine .ip»l tank. v for he was going down to help the pas senger train up th” mountain. After J ■ limle-.l upon the lineman's side and ail vv vs ready li.■ !»!w a sharp tvia-t fr->m the whistl. and w. start’d on our made ride. • low 11 ihe mountain. This was not m; first rid’- on an engine, for 1 went down the Rascon mountain on the Central railway. wh”re nature a.i.l spring had ••omlviii’d to paint the most beautiful pi. tut-” that eyes ever looked upon: but. 01; this night, in-led of the b.autif.fl coffee ami banana farms and troprcal gardens my .yes hoi feast.-d on so long. I only looked out in:<» .< black stormy night, and knew if a l»owlder was to fall upon the rail that the engine and h< r ci-'-w would go a thousand sec-t dow 1 into th- canyon, yet 1 felt no more fear than wli.n in my tiny little parlor at hone*. One touch of a sober, st’-a.iy hand upon the lever would send th” great machine flying jvast sections, over higa bridg’-s and culverts. Switch and target lights glc-amed tor a second and were lett far tv-hind. There eould ..niy be h- ard tb.” d.”-r rumble and the warning blasts .ro:n th” whistle, as it echoed far up in th • stormy hills. When we had left the big tunnel* miles Ivelimd and the head liglvc of the train we were to help flashed tut • view I r. -ax.d niv h.d’i on the <ab win dow. got d'.v ti on Mother Earth and took two long breaths just for change. In five minutes i-iir "tigine coupled on to th” other on”. b th-s’” gladiators |>ored climWng that per cent Th. is or. native tii.m u fed tons ot . » I 1 to th. hungry monsters, wh”. in ’ thr. w it out th” stack in a nuis< or smok and cinders. Aft. r an eight-nour ride we pulled into Salazar again. M> husl ind cut -ti hi < ngi ■ tnd v , • tin- round hou-’- -.nd y'"‘ rh ' k*7 h”m and climbed into the goose hair . c Lat r i was on board rt f ’’L mW th.- road—the 87- nulling th” f'-t ’nu.- Th” dispat.-i.et had given a lap °™'’; and th” train we w.i” to m-et w vs fast appr.vaehmg at t n” <t rat” of .lid not know w w< n- 1 froze in mv veins as I saw tho-e <l< m 1. Os d ath lv< <ring down .m .aeh ’•th’. It was mv la-r ebau.-e of 'H>‘- ' vd from thi- window .no and. d m H only arm hhir tha 1 we p>■ • s-. . Thumb out of joint, shins and ’ ■ . Iv skinn d Engineer .I f k.->» I'k' ‘ up til” wreck, and n affect 1 n l ’ if that was the way th- ’tip ' ’ , ■ 1 would have to stay at home in in. ture. CHARITY LIST. .Mamie Hili. Aubrey •la . e • nt* Willis. Rnti • rford Tenn. *• ‘ Math’ son. N- utut ’ Hatt Olive Mi'ls. X t’.. 1’ «•«■»’ s ' 11. Franklin. Manslt’ld La.. 1“ ' • ’ INDIANS TAKE WAR rA.K- MucA Apprehension Is Felt at Wkit® House. . y sjjwtal ; and v. . ■ ’ - ‘ , W- -o’.’-'in.’- : I« >i ’■•'•er th’ rvport that a t..n‘.l '• liiaai.v Indian- !•-•' tl; wet. r : • r ui’.m--e; e < ittle S’lniou ■ I’ tty riv. -s ' • ts s . 1 k . <*iat<!y with ifty in*n. —— WHEAT GROWN IN ALASKA. Century Ago the Cereal Was Raised , by the Russians. Tocoma. Wash.. Dec. mix r F Th wheat was grown in .lla-ka tt »• siat-.s a century ago is prove ...very of tw.. old flour mil's bj.it > the subjects of the czar On- i .es-- has been dis -..v< r. d ~ ‘ r - .utli. astern Alaska. ■ ' 1:1 the interior. Toe form, r m ’ ’ been investigat’sl !>y R I- ’!* •' Smithsonian instttut I flour mil! was bn>:t ’ •' ’ l< early in the last ■ irv. OldTimesin Georgia GOOD TIMES ANO BA3 TIMES. B\ SARGE PLUNKETT. X »|. W ILK WITH THE WEEKLY CONSTITI’TIOM ONE YtAR ONLY SI.OO ’ tl>« IS t* n • ’>;.• sket. h-» t lit h « ever been print’d it does not conta.n any of ht* later 1 tiers, but is t. 1 wtth sorvs ot his beat earlier productions. Amor.* them at” tn war '• ,r:.-' s”r<es -f tha home, the customs ard s-’ni” o£ »h” •p.atnt 1.i.-.’* of th- cracker, and his home n ade pht >s ’ph.' a nd observations well worth th” reading Th.’ book Is In paper cover. -W pages, well printed. will be sent postpaid to anv address under th- «" >'* ’ff** A« a premium with The W .-k'v Const! t ttlon on- »!•«. ,h ’*., I bt, ’ k , "'■''’J' V costs vou t Mb. ig. "e "HI ths book alone upon r- <'”lpt of' I'a■ r. nt«e (tTir suppl' I* hnlt.'d ’id th’ ff’T Is a rare on- First -onr. first Served Address "II orders to Th” <’or stltutton never I- "n Indlv dual Send your R<n dlrectlv «r through th- local agent Remit bv post <1 money order, express tr t-gistered letter, wherein we asstena all risks. THE CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, OA. I
