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8 Conducted by Mrs. Wm. King, 480 Courtland Ave., Atlanta, Ga. BOW A LITTLE EOY SAYED A QUEEN From “The Abbott,” by Sir Walter Scott. I give you a story today that has been contributed, but it is too long and must be given in two parts PART I. Many years ago the princes and noble men ot Scotland had their homes In beau tiful large houses called castles. In one of these, named the “Castle of Avenel,” lived a man and his wife, known as the Knight and Lady of Avenel. In front of this castle was a large lake, where many lovely pond lilies bloomed. Just across the lake was a small village where the people stayed who tended the sheep and planted the fields that belonged to the knight. The little children from there often came to the lake and rowed out In a tiny boat to gather the Hiles. The Lady of Avenel had no little girls and boys of her own, and she liked to walk by the lake and watch the children from the village as they rowed gmong the sweet pond lilies. Iler husband had a large dog, named Wolf, th/it always went with her. One afternoon when they were walking up and down on the shore of the lake they saw a boat full of little boys rowing over the water pulling the pretty white flow ers. One little fellow saw a very large and beautiful one and reached his arm out to get it. He leaned out too far and over he went into the water. There was no one to pull him out, and the Lady of Avenel, who sa.w it all, thought that the poor child was going to drown. She screamed for help, but there was no one near enough to hear her. Wolf was alarmed at hearing his mis tress scream so. Ha lifted his head up high and pointed his ears straight out over his eyes. Ha soon saw the yellow curls of the little boy floating on the water and knew in a minute what was the matter. He Jumped Into the lake with a loud splash and swam as fast as ha could to the drowning boy. He caught bls dress in his mouth and swam to the land wiih him. The Lady of Avenel was delighted to see the child safe, but still she was afraid that he might be too near ly dead to live. She carried him to the castle, wrapped him in warm blankets and gave him hot tea to drink. All the time Wolf was standing by, with the water dripping from his shaggy hair, and licking his mis tress’ hand. I think he wanted her to pat him on the head and tell him that he was % brave dog. By and by the little boy opened his eyes, and as he did so he said. "Mamma." This made the Lady of Avenel wish very much tnat this beautiful child was her own. and that she was his real true mam ma. She kissed him very lovingly and said: "I’ll be your mother, dear child.” Just then a servant came In and ssld that the little boy’s grandmother had come. ‘ Tel! her to come in,” Baid Avenel. And then she asked her to tell her al! about the child. ”l will.” said the old woman, “but It Is a .sad story. His father was a brave, knight like your husband, but was killed in the battle of Southron. When his wife hoard that he was dead she took her baby and wont to the battle field and laid down by the side of her dead husband and died. And it was on this field of death that I found my infant grandchild. Since than wo. have wandered from village to vil lage." "This is indeed a sad story,” said good Lady Avenel. And so sorry was she for I thme poor little boy that she asked his grandmother to give him to her. “He is the only relative that I have In the world.” answered the old woman. ' but I'm very poor and he would have a hard life with me. With you he would have a lovelv home and every good thing. Yes. kind lady. 1 will give him to you. 1 ’ Then she kissed him over and over again and wont away. So Lady Avenel called the boy, whose real name was Roland Gream, her page, and treated him ns if he were h“r own son Her husband was a great soldier, and away from home most of the time. B< cause of this the Lady of Avenel would have often been very lonely had It not been for Roland lie was a bright little fellow, and when he was not with Lady Avenel he was I learning to row on the lake, to shoot and : to ride horses. He spent a great deai ot •; his time, too. In the blacksmith shop with | “Donald of the Hammer “ Th> Knight ot I Avene! being a great soldier, had to keep i a. blacksmith to fix his swords and guns, and to make locks and key< to the doArs of his castle. Here Roland learned how to make locks and keys of Iron an.d silver. This knowledge was very valuable to him. as we shall see by and by. When he was grown up to be a big boy I’, years old the Knight of Avenel said that it was time that he saw some of the world and met some of the noble knights ' of Scotland. So he gave him a letter to take to the earl of Murray, one of his Bill Arp’s New Book. ‘“From the Uncivil War to Date. 1861 to 1903.” Wiih The Weekly Constitution One Year ONLY $2.00. This n°w book by Bill Arp contains fifty-six of his inimitable letters. The selection of them was made by Colonel Smith himself- The letters are all char acteristic of this homespun philosopher, who has In our own columns entertained p.j Bouta*rn people so long by his wit | a nd wisdom. The book contains 410 pages, is upon I splendid paper, is well printed and bound , m cloth and is an ornament to any | library. The offer is to furnish the book j with The Weekly Constitution one year: t,r only $-- Part of the proceeds of • the sale go to “Bill Arp” to support him in his declining years. If you are already a subscriber to The Weekly Constitution and wish the book eione U will be mailed to you upon re ceipt of the publisher’s price, $1.25. This is vour opportunity. Address all orders, with remittance by safe’ m< thods, to The Atlanta Constitution, ATLANTA, CA. I noble friends who lived In the city of Edinburg. He was to live with the earl for a while and obey him in all things. (To Be Continued.) THE HONOR ROLL FOR MAY AND JUNE. Cora Shaw, Bishopville, S. C. Inez White, planning, S. C. Bonnie Tabor, Keener, Ala. Eunice Andr<*.vs, Vincent Station, A a. Schmidt Moo/’, Abercrombie, Ala. AVheeler Hardon, Wheeler, Miss. Donna Osburn, Alexander City, Ala. Louise Lynch, Rutherfordton, N. C. Roena Tridgen, Kerr, N. C. Barter R. Smith, Mist, Ark. A’crnlo AVillbanks. San Sabo, Tex. Dollic Cleveland, Newberry, S. C. Will N. Calhoun, Mooring, Tenn. W. L. Leigh. Red Hill, Ga. Janie Yeatts, Whittles Depot, Ga. Kate Hines, Turkey, N. C. Lula Scruggs, Floyd, Ark. Sam A. Nef/y, Charleston, Miss. Onse Hasty, Lucile, jMlss, Rupert Clcmner, Dallas. N. C. Being on the roll of honor entitles you t. ohave vour picture In our Junior de partment.' Send photo if you wish it printed. AUNT SUSIE CHARITY LIST. Evelyn Mossman, Phenix City, Ala., sc; Sadie Elliott, Moundville, Ala., sc. JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE. Bertha Lee, Statesboro, Ga.—Dear Jun ior: Here is a little Georgia girl 12 years old. Wh live 4 miles from States boro, the county seat of Bulloch. States boro has no cotton factory, but It has an ice factory, a tannery and a brick mill, and about thirty stores. Our Sun day school convention was held at Brook let. Ga., this year. Every school In tho countv was Intended to be repres'Jited, but there was only about seven repre sented. Each school had a banner and badges to match. Ours had a pink one. All the schools met and marched down to the stand. After dinner each school sang a aong. Ours sang “There Is Joy.” My uncle came up from Sava’nnah and spent the night with us. We had a. very nice time. We have a lot of pretty flowers; have Jne bush that does not bloom until after sunset and shuts up In the morning about 8 or 9 o'clock. ! . Our school was out on the 22d of May. We had a picnic at Mill creek and had iced lemonade all day. I close with li>«* to all. Beatrice Martin, Lespedeza, Wls.—Dear Junior: 1 am a little girl 7 years old. I am the only child mamma and papa have I have four dolls I play w! /, and I wash and iron their clothes my self. I have found lots of birds’ nests this spring. I like to watch them build their nests. I like to go to school. I am in the second reader and half through my word book. Mamma says 1 have learned very fast. I study some every day. (Aunt Susie thinks that Is a very nice letter for a 7-year-old girl, for she sees you wrote it yourself.) Evelyn Mossman, Phenix City, Ala- Dear Junior: Mother takes The Consti tution. I enjoy reading the letters so much. I am 8 years old and go to the public schools in Columbus, Ga. Miss Jennie Lott is my teacher. I love her very much. Our school was out June 5. Sis ter and I are at home again. Father lives 3 miles in Alabar/i and grows fruits and berries. We board in town durtng school term and oh’ how glad we are, to spend vacation at home. We love, the country much better than the city. We have lots of pets—tw-o kittens, two puppies and seven opossums. Columbus is noted for her fine school system, pretty, broad streets and manu facturing industry. Inclof-d find 5 cents for the G/tdy hospital. J A. McFalls, Caroleen, N. C —Dear Junior: Here comes another fellow from the old "Tar Heel” state, the best state in the union Certainly some of the girls will differ with me on that, but I am pretty headstrong and If some of them undertake to prove otherwise we shall have a glorious time using our pens. We are planning for a, picnic the Fourth of July and are expecting a very delightful time. The place that has been selected is a very beautiful one In a small wood land known as "Taylor's park,” about the center of which is a large, cool spring surrounded by poplars and many other kinds of trees, which make the park pleasant and shady. I would give a more complete des, rlption of our picnio ground, but I have written too much al ready. for my first attempt. As a rule the Juniors write on some subject, but I will wait till a more convenient season. Then I shall try to interest them on some good subject I shall be pleased to hear from some of the fair sex. aged from i 16 to 20. Annie B. Greene, West Point, Miss.— i Dear Junior: As this Is the first time : I have ventured to write to you I shall ! take no subject. I have been reading so I many interesting letters In The Constl- , tution. but to my sorrow I find there is none from West Point and It must not | be left nut. West Point Is a growing ' little city- and has many stores and sac- ' tories- Our public school is said to be I one of the finest, in Mississippi. It is j divided into ten grades and every grade I has a small library. I am in the eighth I grade and study arithmetic, Latin, Eng lish history I wonder how many Os the Juniors are going to a picnic on the Fourth like myself. The picnic Is going tn be at Mhoon Valiev the next station to West Point. I agree with Miss ( annon about the boys. I do think the boys are doing well i’s they will con tinue to do so. but they Will do no bettor by being quarreled with, because I have three brothers and I ought to know I rusting I 11 escape the dreaded waste basket. I’ll bid you adieu. I would like age C lfi r to P ?B r:<l some of t,le Juniors, A Friend—Dea r Junior: 1 want to nsk .Aunt Susie for a little space while I com municate to you the death of our little shut-in friend. Dock Cochran, of Fair burn, Ga., whom you all know and for whom, no doubt, all felt sorry. He died on the night of June 11, after lingering for some weeks and being confined to his bed almost three months with con sumption. His suffering during the last weeks of his life and near the closing scene were heart-rending to loved ones watching by his bedside and who were •powerless to give relief. It seems to us as we review his short life of almost twenty-two years that there was enough ot suffering in so short a time, since lie was deprived ot so many pleasures that others ot us enjoy, and that we would have had his last hours calm and peace ful. free from pain, but we do not doubt our Father's wisdom and love; we do not I fear ills chastening rod, though we dread t lie trial, and we bow our heads in hum ble submi(sion and say, “Thy will be done.” We know that it is all right now; he is with our dear Savior, who loves us all so, and with his mother, who died some years ago, and for ills sake we could not be cruel enough to wish him back. Wo sympathize witli his father, brother and sisters and commend them’ to the love of the Fattier, who, while we were yet sin ners, sent His Son to die for us, know that suca love as this can never harm us. Just a while before he died he begged for • THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA. MONDAY, JULY 13, 1903. a light and when his father placed one in front of him he said lie could see it. and he would keep saying "I can’t stand this; it gets worse and worse,” and after a while the end camo and now his tired and troubled spirit is at rest, while the frail, pain-racked body rests in the quiet church yard to Tiwait the coming of our I.oril. AVe can never more minister to ins wants and tile thought must seem heart breaking to his lather, who has been un tiring in his devotion and who, we know, can feel glad that lie lias been permitted to scatter so much sunshine in the path of one of God's little ones, for his father was his chief pleasure. Cousins, 1 believe you will all be rewarded lor any little pleasure you have given this little friend and so let ns remember our dear shut ins and scatter in their way all the sun shine that we are able. Oscar, Grover, Grady' and John Stod dard. Powell, Ala.—Dear Junior: Will you please open the door and let us four brothers in to say a few words? We live in tlte country on the farm. AVe hoe and pick berries. Aunt Susie, make them boys stop giggling while we try to say a few words. We don’t mind seeing them girls smiling ov< r there. AVe have sev eral pets and we do enjoy reading the nice letters. There are six brothers of us and one sister living and one sister dead. • Our papa keeps the postofllce and store. Come out, cousins, and see the waterfalls and the rich valleys and the grand moun i tains. Cousins, we have rivers and creeks I here on top of these big Alabama moun- I tains and they nave lots of nice fish in them. Mary Ella Bowd, Dove, Ala—Dear Ju nior: I will take for my subject "Kind ness.” How many of us realize the value of kind words and smiles? They do not cost anything and yet they are pearls of greatest price. The boy or girl that is kind and polite to every one will al ways be loved. Even little children will love you if you are good and kind to them, and anything once impressed on a child’s mind will never be forgotten, whether it lie good or bad. Therefore, we should be very careful what kind of impressions we make. There is nothing nicer in young folks than their kindness to old people, and you can’t imagine how much they appreciate it. Time is fleeting. Soon we will reach that stage of life, and how happy It would make us to know that we were remembered by the dear young people. So, cousins, “Bo kind and gentle to those who are old, For kindness Is dearer and better than gold.” Hubert H. Barefoot, Rolesville, N. C.— Dear Junior: Like many others, I am a stranger to the page, but a place Just to tell you how delightful your letters are will be appreciated. I will take for my subject the words of the atheist, “There Is No God.” As I look out. across the beautiful fields I see ail nature decked In her very snowiest attire. AU day through my open window the little song sters sing me a pretty song. As I go walking through the dark and silent for ests, 1 come upon a cool, pleasant nook near :i bubbling spring of pure water, and all about, stand grim, giant oaks, I seeming so much like silent sentinels watching for a hidden enemy. And as 1 gaze on these scenes 1 can only wonder why any man can say there is no God. The natural beauty of our own Blue Ridge, mountains, the beautiful Alps and the awful grandeur of Niagara show that a masterhand has been painting wonder ful pictures on the canvas of the world. Again the heavenly bodies known to us as planets, swinging in space, revolving around each other, with never a jar. prove with great, force that there is a Supreme Being who rules the universe. Tho -wonderful workings of these bodies is mt mere chance. With much love to all. I will close for this time. If any of the fair sex would like to "hear from a sailor boy, please write. Tommy Dumas, Horne, Ga.—Dr*r Jun ior: I will tell you about a. picnic 1 at tended at Horne yesterday, June 27 In the morning at 9 o’clock all wore ready to start. After a pleasantly spent morn ing a delightful dinner was served, of which everybdy was invited to partake. When dinner was over we enjoyed • n hour and a half talk from Mr. Ed Rose, of Barnesville, an Insurance agent. His talk was interspersed with anoednt.es, poetry and amusing |n< bi‘ nts of his trav els over the state. His speech was en- I joyed very much by all present. Late in tile afternoon the crowd gathered In front of the residence of Mr. E. G. Horne and had their pictures taken. AVe were then : driven home by a dark cloud, which I caught us just before we reached home. Best wishes for Aunt Susie and the I cousins. Would like a few bov cor respondents. Daisy Gay. Hamilton, Ga.. R. F. D.— Dear Junior: I am a farmer's daughter and live in Harris county, Georgia, about 3 miles from Hamilton, and just a half mile from Pine mountains. My age is 32. and I can do most any kind of house work. I like country life. I like to visit the city. 1 visit the city of Columbus • every year to be at the fair and circus. I I am expecting a good time the Fourth of July. I am going to a picnic at Blue j S;.rings, and hope i will 'have a nice time. Emmer Pope, Colmesneil, Tex.—Dear ' Junior: Here comes a stranger who would I be delighted to join your merry band of ; « msins. I have never written to the dear I old Constitution, but have been reading I it fop several years. We ail think it a i good paper, and enjoy reading it so much. 1 live 3 miles from the town of Colmesneil, 1 1-2 miles from a sawmill. I I live on a farm, and think it nice We I have lots of cattle, hogs and sheep, and I have five horses. My oldest sister ana | brother ami myself go riding very often. I With my love and best wishes to all and • Aunt Susie also. Annie S. Gross, Ogeechee, Ga., R. F. D No. I—Dear Junior: I enjoy reading the letters of the many bright cousins, especially those taking subjects ami de scribing their homes. It is so nice to have the cousins’ pictures. I will tell you about a Sunday school picnic 1 attended not long ago at Double Heads Baptist church. First we 'ill met a short distance from the church and marched in. After we wore all seated the superintendent made a short Imt very interesting talk. Then, after singing a piece, the superin tendent called the name of first a boy, then a girl, each responding with a nice recitation, which interested me very much. Recitations and singing were con tinued until about 10 o’clock, then we were given a re< css We'wont, out of doors and played and drank lemonade until dinner time. After eating a nice dinner, we went back into the church and heard a very entertaining address by a young man of Dr. Lyon’s PERFECT Tooth Powder Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century PREPARED BY | the school. I spent the day very pleas | antly, and I think everybody who at i tended did. I am the adopted daughter of l Mr. and Mrs. e. Gross, of Ogeechee, Ga. I Papa is a farmer, but is sick now, and be ing unable to attend to business, rents out his place. My mamma has been walk ing on crutches nearly nine years. As for myself. 1 enjoy line health—haven’t been sick In four years. I have been go ing to school, but now have vacation. Aunt Susie, I hope this is not too long, and that It will escape the waste basket. 1 close with best wishes to all. Age 14. (It is a treat to receive such a neatly written and well-expressed letter. Aunt Susie thanks you for it, and puts you on the honor roll.) Miss Armlnda Cooper, Florence, Miss. — Dear Junior: i have been a silent readei of the Junior Club for some time, and if no objection, will enter your happy band. This lovely moonlight night, as I sit all alone in my room and listen to God's most wonderful little creatures chirp their lovely songs, I feel that I can not resist the temptation any longer to have a word with you. I am a farmer’s daughter, and I have a most lovely home, one that J love most dearly. My home Is near the beautiful little town of Flor ence. This town is on the G. and S. I railroad, 12 miles south of Jackson, the capital of our state. My mother died when I was real young, and as 1 was the oldest of tlie girls single, it fell my lot to keep house for my father and the little ones; and tonight I thank my precious mother more than a thousand times for the way she taught me to work. I be lieve in each girl or boy having an edu cation, but don't think that you are too good, or be afraid of soiling your hands at -work. We have good Sunday schools in our community. I am a teacher In our Sunday school, and have been for five years. Correspondence solicited. Edna May Jacobs, Cullasaya, N. C. — Dear Junior: I am an Alabama girl just out of Anniston college for young ladies, and I was is the subfreshman class. 1 left Anniston at 5:50 o’clock p. m. and came via Rome, Ga., Chattanooga, Knox ville and Morristown. Tenn., and Ashe ville, N. C., to Dillsboro and then 2a miles by private conveyance and arrived at Franklin at 5:50 o'clock the next day, and then 7 miles out to my uncle’s in time for supper, where 1 am to spend the summer amidst the beautiful moun tains of western North Carolina, some of which are over 5,000 leet above tidal wa ter. 1 enjoy myself picking raspberries and dewberries, horseback riding, fishing and listening to the songs of the numerous I uirds. My aunt has a great variety ot culti j vated flowers and the mountains have a great variety of ferns and wild flow ers. Mv uncle Iris a great many apple trees one of which is 10 feet and 10 inches around the body of the tree. In it is a platform, seats and steps up to it. Where 1 go and read, work on sofa pillows, lis ten to the birds sing and enjoy the cool mountain breezes. 1 want to be a trained nurse and help the poor and sick all I cazi. My uncle says that 1 wiil be like "Aunty Doleful” when she went to see "Cornelia Jane.” I am 12 years of age and in about four more years 1 will be through school, and then I want (•• keep house for my father and brother. My mother died when I was 18 months old. Eula Smith Umatilla, Fla. —As this is my first attempt to write to your page I will not take a subject, but will de scribe my home. 1 live about a quarter of a mile from the depot. We have three churches, Methodist, Baptist and Bresby ! tcrian, a hic» two-story school house, I two general merchandise stores, a post i office, drug store, and at cool drink stand. This place is noted for its health and clear w.it-r lak‘ ' which have great varieties of sh in iliem. -My home is situated right by a pretty clear water lake, and the most enjoyable time of the year is summer tint . when I can go in bathing and boat ri'llr.g. Crowds of girls come down most every evening to go in with us, and, oh, such tine times we do have splashing and swimming in the water, and 1 do hate when it is time for us to come out. I do not know what I wniid do if I did not live close tr> a. lake. I will close for fear of the waste basket. Annie Laura Bowen, 1700 Tobacco Street, Columbia, S. C.—Dear Junior: My home : is in the eastern suburbs of Columbia. Some of the cousins discuss about living :in the city or country. 1 have dwelt in I both places and although I must acknowl i edge that country life has many charms I like the city life better. ; Our school was it on June 5. I liked to go to school very well and was sorry when it closed. I go to school in the Columbia High sei ’ol, and was in t'hc eighth grade durin,- the last. term. \A e go to school nine <-liooi months out of twelve. I got an oarage of ninety for seven of the school months; the other two months were examination months. I am very fond of reading. 1 do a great deal. Among the books that f •have read I consider David Copperfield” and “The Wide A a ike World” the best of any. “Infelice' is also splendid. I I have no talent for letter writing, but i T know a good let:, r when I see one. t i liked Stella Barnett's letter very mu< h nnd I agree perfo■ tly with Odum Clark? about the president, and I’ll wager most <>f the cousins do. Aunt Susie, I hope you will enjoy the Fourth of July. Exle Hines, Fayettex-llle, Tenn.—Dear Junior: “What is so rare as a day in june? Then if ever come perfect days.” This morning as I stood and watched the beautiful sun rls<-, shedding its bright rays ot llgh tand Glaring away the dew drops with not a cloud to be seen. I thought, “if ever come perfect days” this certainly blds fair o • e one. Rut as the morning hours passtd away clouds began j to gather and how true "There is never a day so sunny But a little cloud appears, There is never a. life so happy But has had its time of tears ” Yes, indeed, our lives contain clouds as ■ well as sunshine ant sometimes it is hard to find the sunshim, but we should ever , look on the bright side and let us culti vate a cheerful disposition. Life is short and what pleasure can be gained if we are continually lotklng through blue glasses? l>et us grisp the present with renewed energy ard determination and I urged on by hope's sweet promises, may i we arouse ourselves to the performance I of nobler, better risers. Let us not be- I come discouraged and ever remember that "God's plans, like lilies, Pure and white infold; We must not tear the close-shut leaves ' apart, Time will reveal the calyxes of gold." I hope the Jurors read the poem, "We've Builded A'lth What You Sent Up.” Oh! that was s • good and I think it. would be well to memorize it. True to promise. I send a orreet list ot answers to "A Floral Love Story.' which appear ed in this' department some weeks ago. Miss Addie Atkinsm, of South Carolina, had the nearest orreet list and Miss Ruby Riley was tie first to respond. Answers to ”A Iloral Love Story;" 1. marigold; 2, S«-et William; 3, snow ball; 4, trumpet; 5 four o'clock; 6, golden I rod; 7, Wandering Jew; 8, elder; 9, jonquil; 10, buttercups; 11 aster; 12. thyme; 13, tulips 14, poppv; In, roses; 16, bachelor buttons; 17. Jac'k-o-the-pulpit; IS, phlox: 19, primrose; 20, ciina aster. With best wished to one and all. Ruth Raymond, Fayetteville, Tenn.— Dear Junior: I l:we Just been reading The Constitution ffid now I wish to chat : a few moments, t I s llo *- Quite time to begin dinner, so have come ub to my "sky parlor” for a short rest. Old Sol is sending his ray? down with force and warmth today. A'heat threshing is the order of the day iow and I imagine they find it quite warm work. 1 am very com fortable now in ny cool room, but I 11 soon have to phY Bridget and m °\ e things about riglt in ( ' ie kltclien. AV e have plenty of apil es now to eat and they are spletdld. I dearly love fruit of all kinds. Blaeberries are ripe now and they say thsre is a splendid crop. Think I'll go s-e. How many of the Juniors would lil-3 to go and have a pic nic and gather some berries' We are going to Celebris the Fourth of July and guess we wl! have a gay' time. Aunt Bugle, I enjoy ,-eading your letters so much and when I come to Atlanta I will be sure to call around to see you. Read ing Is a favorite pastime of mine, but we should be very careful in choosing our literature. I am now reading "Ivanhoe,” by' Scott. It is fine. The clock is rapidly ticking away the minutes. How time tiles! Do we all realize the importance of im proving the moments as they speed away? Time is more precious than money. Money is given us to obtain the neces saries of life, but time is given us to improve our minds. Time may bo com pared to a long string of diamonds and every moment we lose is a diamond gone. Oh! how fast our diamonds drop one by one down, down into the ocean of time and out of sight. All tha.t Is left for us to do is to watch more carefully the re maining ones. I received several nice let ters from the Juniors and wish to say' to one and all that your letters were ap preciated. I could not answer all. Barton R. Smith, Ely. Ark.—Dear Ju nior: It seems that some of the cousins cannot write yvlthout criticising the boys for thefr silence. Thanks to Stella Meigs for well using the statement, ’Si lence is golden," in iter nice letter to the cousins. I take this as argument for the defense of the boys in the charge made upon them by the girls. It is not my aim to score the girls for their at tack upon the boys, but simply wish to thank them for arousing the boys to action. Tlie Junior page of tills week, June 22, seems to me the best I -have ever read. I also notice that more of the letters are headed by the names of boys than usual. Do you catch, girls? Hurrah, boys! Raise high your banner, exercise your talents, and let’s win a great victory by showing the girls the great necessity of their strict observance of "silence is golden.” This is not a departure from the usual. For when a girl gets behind a boy with a broom stick he moves. 1 take for my subject “A'lrtue.” A’irtue is the loftiest qualifica tion one can possess. In its broadest sense virtue implies more than the hu man mind can comprehend. At this in stance we wisli to speak of virtue with reference to the soul. Man, 1 fear, lias fallen into the great error (a greater error he could not make) of setting up two standards of virtue, one for men and the other for women. Some men and some boys suffer themselves to be come drunken and engage in swearing, slandering and abusing those with whom they come in contact, yet they think they' have committed no gr-at sin; while at the same time if he sees a woman or a girl in this condition he looks upon her as degraded and committing an un pardonable sin. But, nay, the deed of the boy has the sanw qualities as the deed of the girl. AA'e must remember that the body is not guilty. The body does not lie or swear. It is the soul that expresses itself through tlie organa of speech. The body In itself is not vile, but the soul, tainted with vile thoughts and evil desires, moves the body to do its bidding. The body is our home, and the style of the house the soul lives in certainly does not change the quality of its deeds. One soul lives in the body of a man, another lives in the body of a woman, but both are souls, and one is just, as responsible for right conduct as the other. Therefore, there is no more excuse for a man doing wrong than for a woman doing wrong. God’s law is the same for both. Thon let’s away with tills Idea of a double standard of moral ity, a. relic of barbarism, and al! try to live purer, consecrated lives for Christ. (This Arkansas laddie enjoys corre spondence.) Sergeant Jarnos E. Cantroll. Fort Casey, Wash -Dear Junior: I trust you won't I think it strange to receive a letter from ! the state of Washington, but as I am a Georgia boy and longing to be once more back in that dear old state, I thought I would write just a few lines to all the Juniors in the hope that mayhap some of my friends in days gone by may st.e and read it. After enlisting and leaving dear old Georgia I went to my regi ment, the Second infantry, then statium-d at Fort Thomas. Ky.. and 1 stayed tneic two months and then proeci ded by rail j to San Francisco, Cal., arriving there the I 21st of A ungust, HIi.SG, and boarded tlie I transport Thomas and sailed that same I day for China and aft.-r a rather duh I journey we sailed into Nagasaki, Japan. | and there we learned our order had been I i-ountermanded and that we wi re to go to I the Philippines and after a stay of tliri-e . days in Nagasaki w. sailed for tlie I'lilii; i pine islands, arriving in Manila on tie ’ 17th of Septemln i , PjOO. Just as soon as ; we had been inspected we commenced to -unload our goods and ammunition into boats called easeos and on that same night sailing up the Pasig rivi-r to r< inforce tin- Fifteenth infantry ai a plate called Stnilon, Luzon, but aimed too late, as there had been a battle and a great many of our boys had been killed, lull assisted in laying them to rest in their graves as a good soldier should lie buried. A captain and a lieutenant and i about fifteen privates wore killed in that ; i-attle and several wounded. After this I battle I. with my company, was sent out i on an expedition under command of Gen eral Hal: and we were out marching and skirmishing and returned to Manila after an absence of forty-three days. Then j we were ordered to prot-od to the island I of Lamar. Laaur is one of the southern i islands and i» about •t."U miles from Ma- ; nils. After arriving there wo were kept ■ pretty busy chasing gugus and trying to pacify the people, but I guess, dear read- : rrs, you have all heard and read so ! much in regard io the warlike natives of I the Island that it was a very difficult task | to try and accomplish. Tho natives, not • being able to destroy us in any otlu r way, would dig pits and drive sharpened i stakes of bamboo so that a person in fall ing would be impaled on them. I am ! very glad that I am once more back In ■ the United States, as I have had enough [ of the. Philippine islands. Now if this j does not. roach tlie waste basket I will | write again and tell you all some more | about the Philippine islands and tlie pt i- i pic. I will also describe this island and I how we live under peaceful conditions I in tho United States. Wishing all the j readers of the dear old Constitution and | all the Juniors a long life and success and | prosperity, 1 remain a. true Georgia boy and a reader and admirer of The Con stitution. Would like to correspond with all Juniors who would care to write to a soldier boy. Vernfe Willbanks, San Saba, Texas. Dear Junior:—l wish to thank those who kindly responded to my appeal in behalf of Miss Lizzie Michume. Ono kind gon- j tieman sent stamps to me and I thank I him in the name of our invalid friend I as she will not ha ve that pleasure, j hose I who are more fortunate do not realize ’ how little acts of kindness will cheer the i Invalids who are shut in from tiie outside I world. Let us brighten their lives while | we may. I wish Aunt Susie -nd all the : flower loving cousins were here to take j a walk with me tills morning through the I wild flower garden surrounding our home. | As you cannot wo will in fancy roam I through the flowers. The birds are sing ing sweeter far than the music of a band. ■The sun is shining brightly and all nature is rejoicing. Standing by the window we can see thousands of beautiful flowers waving in the gentle breeze. But come out among them. Here are the Indian blankets; they bloom in profusion everywhere; there are so many we can scarcely walk; these are only wild flowers, but in your garden perhaps there are a few flowers you would name as cosmos. Then fancy you see millions of the same | flowers and you know how beautiful these ! are. About 6 inches below the cosmos I are the daisies, large, white, and beau- } liful beyond description, mingled with , the brilliant cosmos they are perfect. ! Here and there wo see a .arge white i poppy with golden center standing high jCUREFTTS 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.H.PEEKE, F.D., 4 CedarSt, N.Y. ' A BNCSIESTER I “NEW RIVAL” —mbJl FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS Give these shells a thorough trial, and you will find them to be as nearly perfect as experience, ingenuity, brains and equipment can make them. They are made with the Winchester patent corrugated head, which has made Winchester “Leader” and Repeater Smokeless Powder Shells so popular and satisfactory. Winchester Factory-Loaded “ New Rival ” Shells are thoroughly waterproof, and are loaded by exact machinery with the standard brands of powder, shot and wadding which makes them uniform and reliable. Shoot Them and You’ll Shoot Well THE AGENTS 9 Summer Contest Splendid Otter to Subscription Workers. S3OO For Summer Clubs. The special summer offer, "All Summer for a Quarter,” has attracted wide attention. The Constitution has never before made a special run on short-time clubs, but now offers this splendid list of prizes under the rules provided below: For the agent sending the largest list of subscriptions to The Weekly Constitution by October 1 SIOO.OO For the next best list 50.00 For the next best list - 25.00 For the three next best lists, $lO each 30-00 For the five next best lists, $5 each 25.00 For the ten next best lists, $3 each • 30.0<J For the sixteen next best lists, $2.50 each 40.0 C 8300.00 Th<? following rules will be observed: 1. 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Get up a club at once and have It booked in time for Its members Xot to miss any .1 the great summer features. Every 25-cent subscription v. 11 count on your list. Write all names and addresses plainly. If any R. F. D. direct -n is needed with any address do not fall to give it, with number of route. Subscriptions will begin with first copy of paper after receipt No back numbers supplied. This is your chance to roll up a list at your office such as you have never seen before. Address all order? and by safe methods to FHE ATLANTA CONSTSTUTB&N, ariMITA. GA. I above the others. Look beneath tlie ' daisies and examine tlie wild phlox; every ■ color of pink is .-»hown in these little ' flowers. They are very much like our own phlox. On. on just as far as the eye can re tch th-xse flowers grow in profusion with :o many others we cannot, name them all. We are ne. ring a beautiful grove of trees, and here we will rest 'neath the tempting shade. Beneath those wiving mesquits. how beautiful that crimson flower, yes those are the hollyhocks. They grow on an Ivy-like vine and the many flowers resemble port ulaca. only much larger. A little far ther on we. reach the slope of a hill on which we find the cacti blooming. They have large silken flowers of different shades of pink with white centers. Stand ing on the summit of the hill we see sev eral miles away. Look upon farms and houses so far away they look like mere specks in the distance. But we must re turn home, tired and thirsty. Tonight, we will stand and gaze upon mother earth, when tlie daisies are sweetly sleeping and millions of large golden buttercups are uplifted to catch the falling dew. Flow ers! flowers everywhere, so sweet, so pure and beautiful. And yet consider they are not really necessary. Why were they made. Mary Howitt answers softly: “To comfort man. to whisper hope Wherever his faitli is dim. For who so careth for the flowers Will much more care for Him." Barton R Smith. Mist, Ark.—Dear Junior: As I sit thinking of how merci ful the all-wise Creator- is for blessing us with such pleasant sunshiny days, I wonder how the cousins are spending their time. Doubtless some of you are busily engaged in farm work, some going to school, while others may be sporting. Be your work what it may, I hope that ' you' are spending your time profitably. I will take for my subject "Music." Music, as given by Webster, is the sci ence and art of tones or musical sounds. Much has been said of this subject. Yet one should never tire of a few com plimentary remarks about music. Music has existed in some form since the cre ation of the earth. In fact, nature is abundantly supplied with music. Man's soul has been made to thrill with rap ture by the songs of God's feathered creatures and by the blending of human voices from the first generation to the present time. Singing was an important part of worship with the ancients. But perhaps their music was somewhat in ferior to the music of today. Music has continually grown from a very crude state to its present state, which is doubt less tlie highest state It has ever at tained. It continues to grow, traveling toward a state of perfection which may never be reached. Its growth and im provement has been wonderful, and we may boa-st, but should feel thankful for having better music than was known to any other generation. The'effect of music is charming. It replaces cares and burdens with cheer, and comfort, and places man's imagina tion above the things of this world and directs it heavenward. In short, music has perhaps as great Influence in the formation of one's character as has any other science. Doubtless the shepherds were greatly affected by the glorious an them of the angels, "Peace on earth and good will to men.” We should all have some knowledge ■> of music, no matter what oui vocation r may he. J 'Correspondence solicited. i Better Than Spanking. • Spanking does not cure children ..* bed wetting, if ft did there would be f--w chil dren that would do it. There is i consti ‘ tutional cause for this. Mrs. M. Sum mers, box 105, Notre Dann ' send her home treatment to any moth'-r. ' She asks no money. Write her toda' if your children trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child. The chances are it can't help it. How To Take “Snap Shots.’’ St. Nicholas; Now, my dear young pho tographer, whoever yoq may b possibly you are just like Robert in that you hav« never before realized wl at a . .ip-.-:>“t with brains" Is You have never dis, v ered what your little pocket camera may be made to do when you think 1 ■ fore you snap. It does not depend so much on what you take as on how you take It. Summer is here, and on land ami water your camera can be made an inter esting companion. Let me suggest to you a few experiments you may not have thought of before. I do not claim them as original, but they will do to be gin with, and they will, doubt!* ss, sug gest others to you. 1. Water pictures. Stand on a. pier about 6 or S feet above the surface of the water, and point your camera at your friend swimjming or floating below If your “subject” can swim ujider water, and the water is clear, you will in thi? way obtain pretty studies of reflection and | refraction. Then try to take persons diving and jumping into the water; but do not be disappointed if at the first few trials your flints show only a part of the body or the tip of the feet. It is not easy to catch a quickly falling object in the center of your picture. 2. Moon .pictures—reqj.ly setting-sun pic tures. Just before the sun sets the actinic rays are weak. You may point your lens directly at the sun, without fear of fog ging your plate, Water is an important factor in a picture of this sort, because it shows reflected light. The effect is en hanced by having one or more objects in or near the reflected path of light—either in the foreground or background. 3. Lightnipg pictures. People have said to me: "How can you snap the shutter just as the flash conies?” You don't You point your lens at a retreating thun derstorm—at night. Then open your shut ter. and leave it open until you have caught one or more flashes on the film. As it is night, you may keep your lens open until nearly dawn without fogging your plate. 4. A few hours with your friend the camera can be made to teach you quite as much about perspective and the laws of light and shade as many a text book. Hundreds of new ideas will suggest themselves to you when once you have begun to put your mind upon what you are. doing, .and your frivolous “snapping” may be changed into a most interesting study. Try it aqjd