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10 Conducted by Mrs. Wm. Kino, 4SO Courtland Ave., Atlanta, Ga. LITTLE KINDNESSES. If you are toiling up a weary hill. Bearing a load beyond your strength to bear. Straining each nerve untiringly, and still Stumbling and losing foothold here and there; And each one passing by would do so much As give one upward lift and go their way. Would not the slight, reiterated touch Or help and kindness lighten all the day? There is no little and there is no much; We weigh and measure and define in vain; A look, a word, a light, responsive touch Can be the minister of joy to pain, A man can die of hunger, walled in gold, A crumb may quicken hope to stronger breath, And every day we give or we withhold Some little thing that tells for life or death. —SUSAN COOLIDGE. A TRUE INCIDENT. Pear Children: I am giving you a trie story today written by one of our young friends. He says. ‘'The father mentioned in my story was my great-grandfather. 1 have sat on my grandmother's knee heard her toll this story and upon my childish brain it has burned its in delible impression. I believe it to be one of the most heroic examples of Infantile <!• votion on earth. 1 would like to see i; in print because it is Georgia history, and also true." Newel and John, the children spoken of, have not been dead over fifteen or twenty years. We thank <>ur young friend for such an interest ing story. AUNT SUSIE. Over a century ago when northern and western Georgia was the home of the dusky red man. when the Creek or Cher okee gave vent to the blood-curdling war whoop o'er the hills where Atlanta now stands, when the whole tribe met near the headwaters of the Chattahoochee to celebrate the first fruits of the harvest with the green corn dance, when brave h art wooed and won the dusky belle, or the savage mother crooned her lullaby to her peevish papoose, John Greacy, a hero of the revolution, immigrated to those echoing hills then in their primeval rubes of trackless forest. There shared with him the privations and dangers of pioneer life a wife, two sons. Newel . nd John, aged 4 and 2 years, respective ly, and baby Jane. The day Jane was three weeks old the father was called away from home and tb.e mother and children were sent for safety to a rude fort in the neighbor hood called a blockhouse. The father had promts. 1 to return before night to his loved ones, s> the mother, during that dreary day, picked the cotton seed from the lint, plied the cards and deposited the snow white rolls in a large handker chief arranged for the purpose, dreaming day dreams of how "sweet" little John would look in his new home-made frock, into which the rolls were to be convert ed. Time flew apace and ns the sun was hiding his face behind the tops of the tall pines, the mother consigned the hand kerchief of rolls to John’s care, another bundle to Newel’s and clasped the babe to her bosom and started to the log cab in the ’’home, sweet home,’’ of the pio- The face of a hardy soldier, rough ened by exposure and scarred in many :■ hard fought battle with savage Indians and more savage elements, beamed with a smile and showed a peculiar radiance in the sunset glow as he leaned against the blockhouse gate and watched John clasp the bundle of cotton rolls with his chubby fingers and march in front of his mother, ever and anon turning round to see how far he had gone and to ask her for the twentieth time, "Where’s my papa," and "Reckon he’ll be home when we get there?” The soldier had scarcely replaced the bar to the gate when the savage yell of the Indian and the mother's shriek of despair grated harshly upon his ear as it echoed through the stillness of the woods and for a moment smothered the melancholy moaning of the pine boughs. The beaming smile faded from the pio neer’s face as a rainbow vanishes when the sun is hidden, and a dark cloud of tevenge gathered on the brow of this son of Mars as he and a few companions sallied forth only to find the mother dead and scalped, the boys gone and baby Jane almost suffocated by the blood that gushed from her mother’s muti lated corpse. She. with maternal love, bad clasped her babe tn her bosom and had fallen face first that she. In her dying moments, might shield the mite of innocence from the savage ferocity of the fiends of the forest. In those days of danger and trial it was considered a weakness for men to weep, but It is said that as some of the company seized the body of the dead mother and bore it in their hurry of fright to the fort, a shower of sympa thetic tears poured down upon the blood stained face of the motherless babe as one hardy, tender-sou led pioneer clasped it to his bosom and bore it back to the fort. While the savages were scalping the mother and Newel an Indian girl grasp ed John and concealed him under a pile of brush near the roadside, saying as she did. "You heap pretty; too pretty to be scalped.” Thinking the voices of the soldiers wore Indian voices, he remained In his hiding place until attracted by the cries of his brother not far away In the woods. With the tenderness of baby instinct ho braved the surrounding dangers and amid the gathering darkness wended his way to his distressed brother. Still clinging tn the handkerchief of rolls, ho led toward home If you suffer from Epilepsy, Fits, is!!.Sick ness, St. Vitus’s Dance, or Vertigo, have children, relatives, friends cr neighbors that do so, or know n-ople that are afflicted, my New Treatment will Immediately relieve and PERMANENTLY CURE them, and all you arc asked to do is to send fcr my FREE TREATMENT and try it. It has CURED thousands where everything else failed. Will be sent in plain package absolutely free, express prepaid. My Illustrated Book, " Epilepsy Explained, ** FREE by mail. Piearc give name, AGE and full address. Ail correspondence professionally confidential. W. H. MAY, M. 04 Pins Strecta Hew York City* his older brother blinded by blood flow ing from the scalped head. On and on this little two-year-old hero guided the steps of his brother over and anon halt ing to apply to the bleeding head a small piece of cotton roll which he would ex tract from the handkerchief with his chubby lingers, until they stood at the home gate and cried for pa. But their cries were answered only by the echoes of disappointed hope. At that moment the father was kneeling heartbroken over the lifeless clay of his wife and pouring out the anguish of his soul In a petition to his God for the safety of his boys whom he believed to be in the hands of the Indians. Not finding pa and fearing the Indians they hid hi a nearby copso and all x Bl io V ■''‘ r I f Wm NELLIE CA VENDER, BtobO, Ga. through that weary night the hoot of the owl, the howl of the wolf and the scream of the panther seemed to send no shiver of terror through the soul of that heroic babo as lie pressed down the lint upon the brother's gory head with such a devoted tenderness that, If there be tears in Tieaven an angel mother must have looked down and wept tears of mingled pride and grief. They were found next day and both boys lived to pass the four score and tenth milestone of life. The heroic John in young manhood became a companion of Daniel Boone, and cooperat ed with him In settling the great com monwealth of Missouri. WILL N. CALHOUN. Mooring, Tenn. JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE. Maud Gunnels, Wesson. Miss--Dear Junior: I will tell you about <u:” concert. It commenced at f> o'clock and closed at 12. John Miz.e and myself got the prizes. I have an organ ordered. We are go ing to have a picnic the Fourth of July and all the children are going to recite. J. Cleveland .Tones, come again. Your letter was fine. Also Vivian, your letter was interesting. I like to read letters BaSEBAL’-FRH <s > > <Nj J I -’yW wwnn- ■■■■nwr- " ■ trnKj] BOYS, THE BEST OFFER EVER MADE! fiend your name and address and we will mail you 35 pieces of ART JEWELRY to | sell at only 10 cent, each--no trash. Everybody you offer it to will purchase one or more n pieces at eight. When sold send us the S3.GO and wo will send you promptly by ’] Deekgvje BeLsebex.il Ovitfit FREE. | The outfit contains 23 pieces: 0 Baseball Caps, 9 Baseball Belts, 1 Baseball. 1 Throw- 5 er’s G’ vc, 1 Mitt. 1 Catcher's Wire Mask. 1 Ik»ok Ccmpleto Baseball Rules. K Here is a chance to got a complete ou M, t without costing you a penny. Jim dandy goods K and latc.'t ’. 'ague pattern. This outfit v ould cost you at l-\»st $3.00 in any storo that Ixajidles ■ sporting goods. Beware of cheap outfits given by other conccrne. j Form a Baseball Club. | I Get nine boys in vour locality and organize a baseball club for the Summer. Let each $ | b'»y earn his ehare in ibis largo outfit by selling four pieces of jewelry. This will take but a W I few minutes of each boy’s time, and will be a source of enjoyment for the whole Summer R J season. We will guarantee you honorable treatment and shall expect you to treat us tho ■ I same Sv.ch an offer a* vc make you has never been made before by any reliable concern. E I Your credit is good with us. and wo trust you for tho JKWELRY until you have sold it. k I Write to-day. Address us this way: I STANDARD JEWELRY CO.. Dept. 64» BOSTOM, MASS, 3 TRAIN GOES THROUGH BRIDGE. Structure Was Weakened by Down pour of Rain. Chickasha, Ind. T„ May 25,-Reports from Saturday night’s storm over this section "how conditions to be far worse than first reported. Rock Island passenger train No. 35, which went Into the South Canadian river on the Oklahoma side of the bridge Saturday night, is still there and it will take twenty-four hours or more to get the false work in position to puli the train on to dry land. The entire train, composed of engine, tender, baggage, mail, three day coaches and two sleepers, went into the water, Superintendent Tinsman's private car being the only one to remain on the track. The approaches on the north Bide were THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1903. from the soldiers. Don't Bill Arp write interesting letters. Cousins, will some of you please write me off the words of "Just Get a Light" and "Georgia Camp Meeting?” Inclosed find 5 cents for Grady hospital. Alvea Wells, Alesville, Miss.—Dear Ju nior: 1 enjoy reading your letters. Pa pa has been taking Tb.e Constitution several years. We all think it the best of all papers.’ We learn so much by reading the Woman’s Kingdom corres pondence and the Children's page. Our school was out April 10. We will have, no more school until this fall. I did not miss but one-half of a day from (school. We were allowed flvte months. Our concert was real good, for a small school. Wte had about twelve pupils regularly. Will some of the cousins send me the song "Billie Grimes"? I was 10 years Cid April 18. Mary Lois Young. LaGrange, Ga —Dear Junior: I do enjov reading the Junior page. I will take for my subject "Birds.” I think birds are so pretty; 11: y are sing ing so sweet. I think it is so cruel in any one to break i.p their nest or kill them or break their wings There is a mockingbird building its nest in our gar den. 1 am so suit; Aim! Susie's eyes are troubling her. but trust they will soon be well. I live 7 miles from LaGrange. I am in the third book and like it very much- I give my twin sisters music. Their names ar'-Estr-lle and Ethol. In closed find 2 cents for the Grady hospital. Love to Aunt Susie and the cousins. "Novice,” Crcwsville, Ala.—Dear Junior: There is something for us all to gain in life if we will but try. The first thing for us to do is to raise our aim to a touch higher elevation than our tmrroundings seem to afford. Then make up our minds to Improve every opportunity—save the margins of time instead of idling them away. When once we "get the wheel to rolling, we must keep our shoulders to it." There will at all times be stumbling blocks} to roughen our road. But if we have the right determination it will make no impression on us. of course there will be always some one ready to ridicule us. But that is only for the better. That will test as to our grit or self-reliance. We must be able to stand criticism while in our youth, for when we grow older we will find that wo have just begun to make rivals, and again, our younger critics or pests, "will be living from hand to moutji,.’’ In ignorance, without friends. When on the other hand our alm will be our abundant and constant helper. We are our own judges; so we have to exercise our own judgment. We must never tiescend from what we consider our best opinion for fear of making enemies. Note—You make a great mistake in not giving your name; you could have gone ou the honor roll. Louise Lynch, Rutherfordton, N. C.— Dear Junior: Let me tell you about our grand memorial day. May 10. Notwith standing the gloomy prospect, for a pretty day, tile crowds began to pour in by sun up; the old soldi is, whose day it was, fell into line until they numbered two hundred and fifty After some business arrangements, electing ufli’ir.-. etc., the old soldiers formed in line, (lie I’nlighters of the Confederacy plnn ■<! badges on earn coat, then bein’g preceded by Ihe graded school children and brass band they marched to the cemetery, where with lull hearts and tear-dimmed eyes they dec orated the graves of their dead—recalling, as they pla-oil wiili lovir.g hands lovely Howers upon each silent mound, some gal lant deed. Then to the grove for dinner. After many hand shakes ai)d wishes "that God be with us till we meet again." the vast crowd departed, going to their washed out and the embankment soft ened by a cloudburst, squashed under the weight of the train, which over turned as it tumbled down the em bankment into the water. Immediately after the accident, while the. passengers were waiting for a special to take them back to El Reno, another cloudburst came. Many of the passengers left everything they had in the train, and those in the sleepers escaped in their night clothing. Some suffered slight in juries. The country surrounding Chickasha is in a demoralized condition, and it will be several days before passenger traffic can be resumed over any of the lines. On the Mangum branch six bridges, two of them iron, are washed out between Anadarko and Mangum. In Anadarko the Washita river lias overflowed its banks and is 6 feet higher than ever before known. homes In various directions. “A perl at the gate of Eden stood” has been my position. At last I ventured In to hear Aunt Susie say, "Well done," will content me. Eleven years old. Hallie 1,. Austin. Boughton. La.—Dear Junior: As I saw my other letter In print I will make another attempt to write and take for my subject "Flowers.” They brighten many sad hearts and cheer many an Invalid and they also bring happiness to many a weary traveler, and brighten their pathway. They are a great gift that God has given us. I am a great lover of flowers: but we haven't many In our yard; it, is too shady for them to crow, and there are not many in my coun try. My favorite flowers arc roses, hya cinths, capo jessamines, star jessamines and lilacs. I think the Junior png” is get ting more interesting all the time I think the first time we write wo should describe our homes, then next time take a subject. I enjoy reading the cousins' letters very much, esp clally those de scribing their mountain homes. 1 hope dear Aunt Susie's eyes will get all right, lor if she was to get so she couldn't read our letters J don't know what, we would <l°. I hud better close, as my letter is too long. Wit'.’ much love to Aunt Susie .and the cousins, 1 am your | little Louisiana friend. | Marye Scott, Yorkville, S. C.—Dear I Junior Here comes a little cousin from the northern part of the dear old state of South Carolina who wishes to be counted as one of the Juniors. I live 17 miles from the historic grounds whore the battle of King's Mountain was fought in 1776 between the Americans and the British during tlie revolutionary war. Me visited there a few summers ago. On the top of the mountain is a monu ment. which was erected by the Mascns of South Carolina in memory of those who fell in defense of their country. There is also one at the foot of the mountain jn memory of Colonel Fuger son, a. British officer who fell there. We ate our dinner near a spring and after wards commenced to ascend the moun ; tain, which was almost perpendicular, i Me had to rest several times in the as | cent. I rom tlie top of the mountain we ■ could view the country for miles around, i •*'?’ ?? ls covered with tall and stately j ' tie scenery was certainly grand. I wil: close, wishing Aunt Susie'and the j cousins much pleasure through life. I i would ike a few correspondents about I my age, which is 14; either sex. ■ James D East, Thirteenth Battery, F. I A., Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming.—Dear .Junior: Here conies a soldier boy from j the tar west to tell something about this i st , a , ve ;ln<4 organization which 1 am in. j This post is 3 miles from the city of i t heyenne which is the capital of M’voin- I Ing. The fort is in command of Captain iC. W. Foster. He is also commander of i the battery. lam a southern boy. My home is in Chattanodga, Tenn. The Rocky mountains are in view from the fort. This is a windy and sandy country. You can look across the prairie and see several hundred head of sheep and cattle. Farmers are very scarce In this country bv name, for they are better known as sheep herders than farmers. I had rath er be a soldier any time than a sheep herder. M’e have been drilling a great deal of late owing to the coming ot the president May 30. We have one hundred horses in the battery. It is quite a sight to see us drill with the horses and cannon. I will close, fearing this Is growing too long. Correspondence solicited. Rivers Powell, Grove Hill. N. C.— Dear Junior: I want to step in a moment this morning to tell you of a sad accident that happened in our back yard. There was an oil apple tree and two little blue birds had their nest in a hollow in the body of it, and had two little birdies in the nest. .My brother was driving some cows out and just as the cow passed the tree the mother bird tlew out to de fend her young. The cow kicked and killed the bird in a second. Oh, we were so sorry. The other bird fed the little ones all day an,l would sit out and sing as if he was Dying to make his mate bear him. That, night it rained and poor birdies dud. Tlie mite bird went away for a little while and brought him a mate with him so they have four eggs 1 now in the same nest. I hope nothing will happen to this mother bird, for ihero is nothing in the way of love to be compared with a mother’s. My older sister saw the killing of this bird, or mamma said she would have always be lieved brother killed it with a rock. Aunt Susie, let us hav< sending drawing again for a while. Tins is my first letter to any paper. Am 9 years old. (If any one will send me a real good drawing I will put It in the. paper, but 1 must be the j’.'oig< as to its merits.) James A. Met ul, Kingston, N. J.— Dear Junior: My father is a subscriber to Tlie Weekly Constitution. He saw it named in W. ,1 Bryan's Club list, and as we all hear so much about. The Sunny South through Frink L. Stanton's poetry, father . aid he would take The Constitu tion with The Commoner. I am glad b.e selected The Constitution, and as father siys whoii he >■ • ives a l-.egratn mes sage O. K. 1 s;O The Constitution is <>. K, and the p-try is O. K.. too. Do you know t'ler 7 something about Frank L. Stanton's poetry that makes me feel jolly when 1 mad it. Father says a man that can write po' try like that will live for about 200 years. My Uncle Janus Ilcfferman liv.eight, or nine years in Granville county, North Carolina. 1 often hoard him speak of the Dukes, Lassiters and Joyners. My uncle's place was near Henderson. I see a letter in the Junior cori spondenee written by Hattie Harris, Granville county. Hattie,; do you know any of the above mention- i ed people? 1 read your very nice letter. I You speak of the nice time you had on I Easter. Laster Sunday is a big time with us. both at church and at home. I ate three boil o eggs last Easter. J got I a lovely lot of Easter cards from friends. In my next letter 1 will tell the Juniors ' about New Jersey. Myrtlce Smoot, Luckey. Ala,. -Dear Junior: I wil! take for my subject "Love.” Love is the ruling element of life; the ■great instrument of nature that soft sub duing sun, against whose melting beams there Is not pne human soul in a million whose hearts arc hardened. Love. If pure, unselfish and discreet, constitutes the chief happiness of humai. life. Men and women are not complete in their experi ences of life until they have been sub dued into union with Ihe world through their affection. The bosom that does not feel love is cold; the. mind that does not conceive it is dull; the philosophy that does not accept it ii- false, and the only true religion in the world has pure, un dying love for its basis. This life would not be worth the living were it not sea soned with love. Thete is a thing that comes to us all both great and small Mother's love is the greatest and truest one ever received in this world; yqt 1 am one of the many unfortunate ones who can hardly r< alize this fact; my mother died when I was only three years old. I have one slater She and I keep house for papa. With love to Aunt Susie and the cousins, au revoir. Correspondence solicited. Emmie C. Bryan, Trenton. S. C.—Dear Junior: I do enjoy the moments spent in writing to this page. M'hen last I wrote the farmers were planting their crops, now the fields are green with cot ton and corn, and (lowers of every de scription are blooming beautifully, and the morning air is filled with fragrant odors. We have had a very mild win ter here and the crops are very promis ing. so we are looking forward to a great harvest. I can near the happy negroes, while at work, singing from morn till night I can't, understand many of their words, but some of the tunes are realiy beautiful. We realize much happiness living on a farm. I always 1 ~ok forward with much pleasure to the coming of summer, tor then we have a great 'many picnics and you all know what fun it is to spend a whole day on picnic grounds. Then we have protract ed meeting, which I enjoy very much. Kate Dims, I like your letters very much. 1. too. think girls should know' how to cook and do all kinds of work. ' Someday we ail expect to have a house I of our own, and what would we do if we didn't know how to cook, even if we didn't have it to do, it would be too bad not to know how to have it done. I have been taught, not only domestic work of all kinds, but can. sometimes, make a good shot with a pistol and rifle, can also hitch a. horse, to a buggy. Now some of you will say too much self- Save the Babies. INFANT MORTALITY is something frightful. We can hardly realize that of I all the children born in civilized countries, twenty-two per cent., or nearly one quarter, die before they reach one year; thirty-seven per cent., or more tnan one-third, before they are five, and one half before they are sixteen We do not hesitate to say that a timely use of Castoria would save a ma jority of these precious lives. Neither do we hesitate to say that many o ese infantile deaths are occasioned by the use of narcotic preparations. Drops, tinctures and soothing syrups sold for children’s complaints contain more or less opium, or morphine. They are, in considerable quantities, deadly poisons. In any quantity, they stupefy, retard circulation and lead to congestions, sickness, death. Gastoria operates exactly the reverse, but you must see that it bears the signatme of Chas. H. Fletcher. Castoria causes the blood to circulate properly, opens the pores of the skin and allays fever. Letters from Prominent Physicians addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher. igamsgi) 1 nr . E . Down . of Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I have yo y r b f a,^ r ' ...... tttt— rTgomEZ gg j n m y practice for many years with great satisfaction to mjself and benefit to (#& ft- O nU Dn J. E. Waggoner, of Chicago, Ills., says: “I can most ntcomm"!* Is M 0 your Castoria to the public as a remedy for childrens complaints. I ha ra cN mRW 4x10(1 and 14 of B reat value.” „ , , ■ Dr. Edward Parrish, of Brooklyn, N. Y„ says: ”1 have used your Castor a !n my own household with cood results, and have advised several patients to '. .'r,7l'C,<, J ' l .7 W'TVc’-Ut 'sffl use it for its mild laxative effect and freedom from harm. ''" ~’ ’W nr J B Elliott, of New York City, says: "Having during the past six AVcgC table Preparation for As- B yoars proscribed your Castoria for infantile Stomach disorders I most heartdy Simitating the Food and Re? Ula g ” USO ’ Th ° f ° rmUla C ° nt deletenous to the most dellcat. luig the Stomachs and Bowels of ° C r , r T" G Sprague, of Omaha. Neb., says: “Yottr Castoria is an Mr’! —— .... . ■ urn-, n’Sn==T ** medicine for children, and I frequently prescribe it. Wliile Ido not advocate r s indiscriminate use of proprietary medicines, yet Castoria is an exception for 11 f <_ 4)1 jjjbjjjlj ® conditions which arise in the caro of children.” ra Dr J A. Parker, of Kansas City. Mo., says: "Your Castoria holds tho estee-n „ rx- .■ r-t. r 1 of the medical profession In a manner held by no other proprietary preparation. Promotes Dlgeshon.Cneerlul- Mffl It Is a sure and reliable medicine for Infants and .children. In fact, it is the ' Anc! Rest Contains neither universal household remedy for infantile ailments. GCSSananeSLUOIUdIUSIIciUK-* w Merrill, of Atigv.ua. Mo., says: "Castoria is one of the very finest I Opium,Morphine nor Mineral. O and most remarkable remedies for Infants and children. In my opinion yo.:r : A, NarcdTTC t'i' Castoria has saved thousands from an early grave. I can furnish hundreds of . x., teßtlmonljUs from this locality a 3 to its efficiency and merits. . yea-s I have frequently recommended your Castoria as one of the best nHtpccfOUOrSANIXLHrCBVt £ preparations of the kind, being safe In the hands of parents and very effective In ~ ,• r j id relieving children's disorders, while the ease with which such a pleasant 1 preparation can be administered is a great advantage." I 1 Dr F H. Kyle, of St. Paul. Minn., says: "It affords me pleasure to add my '.J,, r. td . ( M name to the long list of those who have used and now endorse your Castor .a. 1 ThT faet of the ingredients being known through the printing of the I S on the wrapper is one good and sufficient reason for the recommendation of | B any physician. I know of its good qualities and recommend it cheerfullj. i I GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYa ! f X? Signature of b ness find Loss of Sleep. ™ Facsimile Signature of M Jr jf 'I _ NEW "YORK. _ J* r The Kind You Bure Always Bought ’ f < n Uso Over 30 Years. CINTAUR COMFANV. TT MUBRAY »Yrr«T. HKW YO«A C<TY. praise, but I do not wish to bo coi*idered : mart for 100 much is expected of a smart person. Aunt Susie says we must not write such long letters—so I will close when 1 ask one question; M'hat is the shortest verse in the Bible? Ellon Byrne, Grand Island, Fla.—Dear Junior: If Aunt Susie will permit me I'll try to say something about Florida. The woods have beautiful trees which are covered with long moss. The wild How ers grow prettier in autumn. 1 live on a beautiful lake called Eustis; it is S miles long and 1 miles wide. Most every day in winter I can look out steam boats and naptha launcnes. It looks queer to see the napthas going along without being rowed, for some ain't much larger than row boats. M'e have fish fries very often in spring and all enjoy eating the nice fish that are caught. After lunch us girls and boys go boating ami we certainly have fun. I have three chums who come over about, twice a week to go swimming; it is great fun. Me swim and dive am! just enjoy ourselves. The mosquitoes are very familiar these days. Would like for the cousins to give me a letter party tiie 2d of July; it's my birthday. Roena. Pridgen. Kerr.N.C.—Dear Junior: 1 have never come around before to call on Aunt Susie, and take a little look at my many unknown cousins. So please be patient, a few moments, and hear me through. Most all the subjects have been llscussed, so I will take for mine: "The Ruins of Time." There is a great many things to ruin time, and some things which we least expect, such as idleness, -ambling and spending our time in riot ous company. M'e should be careful how we spend our time, and not act so as to cause ft to be ruinous to us. if we could not improve our time by studying, reading and keeping good com pany or such as would benefit us by maring good conversations, learning and improving our minds, and time, and ■quid not have the spare time to read and study, we could not expect to have our minds cultivated. But I think ft would be better than to do like some; |o®lw^T‘ AKE DOWN REPEATING shotguns I A Winchester Take-Down Repeating Shotgun, with ■ strong shooting, full choked barrel, suitable for K JiV trap or duck shooting, and an extra interchangeable fij / ZjisE’ RS modified choke or cylinder bore barrel, for field shoot- ftjjj Ml Ma * ng ’ lists at only Dealers sell them for K i e3 less ' Ttlis makes 41 serviceable all round gun within fc Saiiuu ww H reach of everybody’s pocket book. Winchester gj w // In IS Shotguns outshoot and outlast the most expensive I J ■ double barrel guns and are just as reliable besides, n REPEATING ARMS CO., - NEW HAVEN, CONN. H H There I. »oneed of.pcndinaa .ingle rent to furnl.h yonr he.M. Hundreds ot women in all parts ot the tt. R H I L’ are fitting up their hi'inee with our goods at no eriienso to themselves wbalerer. Our now plan enables any ren-on /fill tßawlgaßißCgt H ■ K*l?y , Sjv®3 aiiiiSta toeeeiireovereoovaluable article, without investing any money at oil. Here is a partial list ot the dcqrsble jpß^ ; rl U Rirffwij premiums which wo >rlvo torn few hours work nmong your triends: D'sks.CitrtaJns, (.'ouches. Sewing Machines jB'iSWnMRtWUtUI » R S" I f *'sn24rV d IWtAji Organs,Sideboards. Kitchen t’ablneta. Cook Case., t.stension Dlulng Room Tables. KocLcrs, Inning Hoorn Cbnlrs InM H ’Kxrjs’r KeeUnU>gChalra,CblnnC»blnet»,CiiamborSets, Bedroom Suites, I.ntniw. Pr.ven|n>rts. Iron and l.ra«s Beds Ifc-’O M K Lfl Hugs, Dinner and Tea Sets,Silverware,etc.etc. Allweask I® H CAMDin raqß youi.4Btatc«irelliM«preinlMnl > «. p <.tup. r ; o b enl.r Bn „ Dlr ® S 3 KihMfeWwl bAMFLL UAbU _ your friends .U.( oeirbbora for £ VoWYAaFH H n Kf ■riwCnßißwF&Strvu.iiwss. (Hlr high prude Toilet, ami f rpiginSkuSu t U ■ fißHßeitSv w-ilj ■■■ Lsnnury Soaps, lerfumes, tfiWß Jh£Qtljlu B BE 9 ataolutoly FREE our J 'ti" ? a "‘‘ ijIIJW M® 1 H I ■ M - J handsome S.nid. Cm. at P that any- , ■tfj.MSt tai M s “” ec - B " lIU * W ’ >UDEB ’ Coae and fuU uilormal.on. WI UcRESWITH A 07. M OBDK3. BULLOCK, WARD > CO., 192-216 E. Van Buren St., CHICAGO, ILL. spend all their spare time In seeking . pleasure and in frivolous company. When we are wasting all our time in idleness or in going about seeking pleasure, we will certainly lament it when we have grown to be men and women, and find that we have wasted our time in youth. Time is more precious to us in youth • than it is when wo have grown old I There can be a great deal more said on . this subject. Lot us hear from you all on this. Oh, how the Junior page is improving! So many of our older cous ins are writing. Come, cousins and let's ■ get to work and see who of us can write > the best letters. It seems like the girls are "taking the lead” nowadays. I guess i some of the boys are busy farming. I would like to sec Edward Evans and Jones Nabors "plant frogs” this season. I thing it is just fine for Aunt Susie to let the cousins have their pictures in The Constitution. How many of the cousins will write me a letter? If any of you will, write it will be greatly ap preciated. and I will answer all I can. CHARITY LIST. I Marj' Lois Young, LaGrange, Ga., 2c; Maud Gunnels, Wesson, Miss., sc; Ella C Smith, f.fanlton Springs. Colo., 10e; Mrs G'.' M". Colley. Morgan, Ga., 10c; George McCarty, Lee Pope, Ga., 10c; Mrs. M. J. Herring, Herring, Ga., 10c; Mrs. Ellen Milner, Ottumwa, lowa, 10c. Better Than Spanking. Spanking does not cure children of bed wetting. If it. did there would be few chil dren that would do it. There is a consti tutional cause for this. Mrs. M. Sum mers, box 105, Notre Dame. Ind., will send her home treatment to any mother. She asks no money M’rite her today It your children trouble you In this way. Don’t blame the child. The chances are it can't help it. Two Prisoners Freed by Mob. Bluefield, W .Va., May 27.—This morn ing a mob, numbering fully 200 men, ap peared at the jail, and. with pickaxes and crowbars, attempted to liberate two pris- oners. TJie turmoil aroused the police, who hurried to the scene, and. seeing that nothing could stop the wrath ot tha mob but the release of the prisoners, ac cepted bond for the culprits, and the latter departed from the jail and the mob dispersed. The prisoners who caused the troubl. were two brothers, named Johnson. Ona of the brothers last night became boister ous. M'hen Chief of Police Calioway at tempted to arr:-st. him the brother jumped! in and struck Calloway on the head ulth a club, inflicting serious injuries. Here Are Jobs for Thousands. Topeka, Kans., May 27.—State Employ ment Agent T. B. Gerow says Kansas will need at least 25,(700 men and 4 uv) teams for the wheat harvest. His e mates are made from reports received from every township in the state. There are no idle men in Kansas, so it will be necessary to import harvest hands fr>m the neighboring states. There is a great scarcity of horses end mules in the state. This is caused by the fact that during the Boer war thousands of Kansas animals were purchased by the British and taken to Africa. (f EIGHT (IfIirTOLLARS Wz? i and FHNETY-FIVE CENTS iXjZj/BUYS THE GENTS'HIGH GRADE NEW 1903 MODEL BURDICK BICYCLE. Shipped to any ai dress with the understajri and agreement that y< a can £lve ft ton (lavs’ free trial, put fttoevpry tost, and it ycu do not find 11 handsomer, f tron<?er, cas!< rr 1< 11 ng, bet tere-iulppcd, better Urea, hubs, hangers, bearings, and In every way higher grade than any bicycle you can buy from any other house in Cldcn.g<\ at home or elsewhere for less than £20.00, you can return tho blevcie to us at our expense, and you will not be out one cent. FOR 003 FREI SPECIAL BICYCLE f*RT£l showing the most complete line©? UMIAL.y&V& new 1903 model gents’, ladles’ •nd children's bicycles at prices so lov/ as to bo renliy startling, for everything in bleyckf ?ur.<’rles and sup plies, for the meat atd-nnlshln-.-ly Übe-al offer ever beard of, cut thia advertisement out and mall to SEARS. ROFRUCK CO.-, r” 4 ’ FREE SAMPLE Os "THE STORY OF MY LIFE AND WORK,’* Isy Rooker T. Washington. SSend us your name and address. We want you to have a copy of thl« an t obi o graph y of ihe greatest living Negro for the purpose of in troducing it In your community. It is remarkable seller, b!« profit; agents are mak Ing from $4 to $lO per day. AVIII you intro duce it by Felling or 91‘-J Austell Building, Atlanta, Ga.
