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A TRIP TO COLORADO.
I see that very cheap rates are offered
in making a trip to Colorado.
we go? We must, however, take ours
even cheaper than that offered by the
railroads. It may noT be quite so satis
factory. We cannot see so much, but
we will save many miles of tiresome
travel. You see we will just drop down
anywhere we wish and then in an in
stant go somewhere else a hundred miles
away. You remember among the fairy
stories of the man who had a piece
of carpet, which he would put on the
ground, sit on it and wish himself in
Bagdad or somewhere else and ho was
there in an Instant? So I lay my car
pet, all of you are on, and away we go
to Colorado.
Away out to the left we see a high
mountain covered with snow. It is Pike s
Peak, 14.147 feet high. It is the first of
the great mountains which you see
among tho Rockies standing as sentinels
“a head and shoulders” above the other
giants of tne range.
Long before the time of railroads this
mountain guided travelers, prospectors
and hunters after gold in the journey
as the north star does the sailor on the
sea.
The mountain was discovered by Gen
eral Zebulon M. Pike, in 1806, after whom
it was named.
In ISSB gold was discovered near its
base and if we were there I suspect we
could still .‘fee some signs of the pits that
•'honeycombed” Its sides, but no great
amount of gold was gathered there.
It is great and beautiful as we travel,
but look at the top of the mountain
covered as It nearly always Is with
snow.
We see it begin to rise In a whirling
column; a storm of wind must have
struck it; the column ascends higher and
higher, flashing back the bright sun
light tn its seven colors. We soe It as it
still rises, half a mile perhaps and then
begins to spread out like an open um
brella. The rainbow colors fly past, in
termingle with each other as if giants
were entwining ribbons It Is wonder
fully beautiful; look well, for perhaps no
one has ever seen such a sight and we
never will again. Wo arc over Colorado
Springs, and look at the foot of the
mountain across a beautiful valley; it
almost looks as If you could throw a
rock and strike it. but it is seven miles
away. We have never been in so clear
an atmosphere and our eyes are de
ceived. This city is 5,000 feet above the
sea. nearly five times as high as Atlanta.
This broad street to our left leads to
the “Garden of the Gods” at the foot
of the only accessible part of the peak,
about 4 miles from the city. At a dis
tance the tai] rocks look like the spires
•f it hes; is you g-t nearer it looks
as if these “gods" had rolled all the
great stones they could find in the midst
of this “garden” and left it almost the
picture of desolation, the grave of a
long buried, unknown past. About 9
miles away we can see the top of the
peak. It is warm where we are. being
August, but up there the thermometer
Is 36 degrees, a little above freezing
point, and a winter fire is most com
fortable. T> see it as we do is very
much better than climbing up the rug
ged sides. Long years ago the people
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had to climb it; then they rode on “bur
ros ;’• now they have a “cog-wheel” rail
road But our plan is better, because in
ascendlnr thia great height th« blood
would often gush from the nose and
ears of the travelers and not infre
quently they would faint. I could explain
the cause, but we have no time. About
45 miles north is the beautiful city o£
Denver, the capiial of Colorado. These
people laugh at those who live in eastern
cities, claiming that theirs is so much
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RAILROAD IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
more beautiful. We think it is, as we
look at its business streets, its beautiful
residences and superb churches.
The streets look as if they were of
asphalt, and we wonder at their extrav
agance. But they are not, we stand on
the black prairie soil, beautifully round
ed. There is never any dust. It never
rains enough to make mud. The year wo
are looking at it there have been 313 per
fectly clear days, not a cloud to be seen.
You see there are just fifty-two days left,
when yiere was rain or clouds, and I
think those days are Sundays.
When the snow falls in winter it never
melts as it does with us, but is almost
as dry as dust and just blows away, or
th ■ sun draws It up as vapor.
You can hardly get tired walking. Your
heart is stimulated, you almost feel as if
you are walking on rubber springs, as
the blood Jumps through your arteries.
You are about 5,000 feet above the sea.
The girls you meet have rosy complex
ions and their eyes sparkle as If they
were glad to see us. It is the effect of
the stimulating atmosphere. It Is de
lightful, but dangerous, and apt to pro
duce heart disease, and a person with
any trouble about that organ should not
go there.
livery Sunday morning they send a
train out to the top of the Rockies to
Silver Flume. But we do not travel tri
Sunday for pleasure, so we will got on
our carpet and make it by ourselves.
Here wo are, we have reached the top,
very nearly, and “light.” To our left
there is a chasm, called canyon in this
country, 3,000 feet deep. Don't be
startled, remember you are 12,000 feet
above the sea, and therefore the. bottom
of tho canyon is 9,000 feet above—that is
more than eight times higher than At
lanta. Down in tne bottom of the can
yon you see a prosperous town, Geogre
town; on the very verge of the canyon
the railroad runs. There is a joke that
has b on repeated here a thousand times
to “tender foot” travelers. "If your train
slioud roll over this cliff, what would be
come of the poor people below?” The
stranger begins to sympathize with them,
the joke, which is never seen, being
what would become, of the fellows in the
train when it rolled over. Tho view
from this point can be compared to noth
ing you ever saw being only surpassed
in this country by Pike’s Peak, where you
can see about 150 miles in every direc
tion. At sea it requires an educated eye
to see further than forty miles. But we
cannot remain longer.
We turn our backs on Denver to come
eastward. Looking west, peak on peak
of the Rockies are before you. On some
the snow’ shines like beaten silver. It
looks as if it were a world of mountains
alone; there is no room for anything
else. Among the mountains yen see al
most black gaps, then the canyons, the
splits In the mountains. If you wore
really there you could stand on the rear
of the train until the last of the moun
Ulins had sunk below the horizon and
then sigh as you felt you had lost a
friend.
tn these mountains Is found vast quan
tities of silver. Here immense quanti
ties have been and are still being mined
with the finest machinery, backed by im
mense capital.
.A relation of the risks that the pros
pectors ar<- exposed to, and the awful ac
cidents that some times happen, would
make this article too long, of course.
We start back for Georgia, and the
clock shows 7 p. m.. and after our fast
trip the clock shows 6 p. m. in Georgia.
Can you explain it? UNCLE WILL.
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.
Nolan Helms, Honoraville, Ala.—Dear
Junior: !■ am the son of a farmer. I
like farm life very much. I nm at grand
ma's now. I like to stay with her. My
home is five miles west of Greenville.
My home Is a very pleasant home, situ
ated on the Rocky Mountain road. Papa
owns 360 acres of land. Mama owns
forty acres, which her mother gave her.
I am 11 years old. My birthday was last
Wednesday. I happened to bad luck that
day; 1 lost my pocket-knife.
Hallie and Clara Chapman, Atlanta
Heights, Ga.—Dear Junior: We are two
girls of the same age. We come asking
admittance into your merry circle. We
live in the country nine miles from At
lanta. We are together this evening tn
write to Tho Junior. Our little sister and
friend. Annie, are hunting with all pa
tience for an old doll dross to dress up
the cat. Ah! Here she comes, with pussy
all dressed up and she has on grandma's
skirt. Well, we hear Aunt Susie telling
us that time is up.
Lina Livingston. North, S. C.. R. F. D.
No. 2.—Dear Junior: I live in the country
three miles from North; have been living
here all my life. I have been a reader
of The Constitution for a long time and
like the cousins' letters very much.
Would like to see Aunt Susie and have a
long talk with her. We have been hav-
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1903.
ing some very warm weather here and a
lots of rain. I wonder what all the
cousins are doing these days. Wish I
could see them all. Love to Aunt Susie
and all the cousins.
Miss Rubye King, Mott’s Mill, Ala.—
Dear Junior: 1 am a stranger to all, but
I hope I will soon get acquainted. Well,
now I will take for my subject “Flow
ers.” they are so pretty, pansies and vio
lets especially, and they have such a
sweet odor. Oh. how I do enjoy gather
ing wild flowers; it Is such fun. My step
father takes The Constitution and I
enjoy reading the letters. I have two
half-'brothers; their names are Austin
and Clarence Peel, ages 6 and 7. How
many of the cousins like town? I do for
one. Would like to correspond with
either sex, between tho ages of 13 and 16.
Mary lone Denton, Micanopy. Fla.-
Dear Junior: Two years have passed
by since last I made my appearance
among the happy band of Juniors. I
will try and tell something about our
little town. It was named for the Indian
chief Micanopy, and it overlooks a
beautiful lake call'd Tuscanilla. Tus
canilla was the daughter of Micanopy.
It is a very old town, has two railroads,
four churches and a good high school.
Before the freeze of 1595 it was a net
work of orange groves and was called
a beautiful little place, but now- it is
nz>t so pretty. Correspondence solicited.
Inez Pettus, Huntsville. Ala.. R. F. D.
No. 3. Dear Junior: As some of the cous
ins write on subjects I will follow their
example and choose for mine flowers.
They cannot be monopolized. Tho poor
can have them as much as the rich. It
does not require such an education to
love and appreciate them and as they
are messengers of affection, tokens of re
membrance and presents of beauty of uni
versal acceptance. it is pleasanter to think
that all men recognize a brief brother
hood in them. It is not impertinent to of
fer flowers to a. stranger. The poorest
child cap proffer them to the richest.
They are emblems of purity.
I guess I had better close for fear I
make my letter too long. Love to Aunt
Susie and the cousins.
Elmer Lapham. Hand Station, Mich.
Dear Junior: I have been a constant
reader of The Constitution Junior for sev
eral years and will now attempt to write
because I seldom see letters from the
northern states. I am a. farmer's son and
prefer farming to anything else. I am 17
years old and have, a horse and buggy.
Riding is one of my favorite sports. Last
Sunday 1 went out with two other boys
to see a ball game which was very in
teresting. We have our ball games on
Sunday here because the attendance
would not be large enough during the
week. "Ethel." of Ruffin, N. C., write us
again. I agree with you regarding kiss
ing games, although I am q, boy. I will
now close hoping to escape the waste
basket. Correspondence solicited, either
sex.
Charles Guldot. Hand 1’ 0., Mich. Dear
Junior: I have long been an admirer of
the Junior page and have pevei before
written to it 1 live in southern Michigan.
It is a good farming country and the
climate is very good. I have always lived
here and am very fond of sports. There
are quite a number of boys about my
age around hero and we have great times
going out. together. I am making a.
stau?j> collection. 1 have stamps from al
most every country and would be willing
to exchange duplicates with any one de
siring some. As this is my first letter I
will not make it too long so as to avoid
tho w.ist -H.i.-ket. If any one would like
to correspond with a Michigan boy here
he is. 1 tyould like correspondence from
southern cousins, either st x. Age 17,
Janie Shingleton, Hampstead, N. C.—
Dear Junior: As this is my first attempt
to write to your page, I will not take a
subject, but will <1 scribe my home. I
live 3 miles from the postofllco and
about 5 miles from the sound. We have
three 'churches Presbyterian. Methodist
and Mormon, so you see cousins, we
don't want for preaching'. 1 was to a
big fish fry to the sound on the 24th of
July, and had a very nice time; had a
fine dinner and plenty of lemonade. The
evening was spent in music and dancing.
How many ot you have my birthday, Au
gust 1? 1 was 19 years old and have
been afflicted ever since I was live
months old. Paralysis In my left hand,
so 1 don't use it any. How happy I
would be if I could only use both of my
hand's. I will close. Best wishes to all.
Willie Alma. Cardwell, Chapel Hill.
Tex.—Dear Junior: I am a farmers
daughter. The farmers are real
blue about the cotton crop. The
boll weevil are destroying the cotton
so bad here. The Junior page is growing
real fast. Why don't some of the sol
dier boys write? I enjoy reading their
letters so much. Our protracted meeting
at the Baptist church has Just closed.
It was a splendid meeting. I am a mem
ber of the Baptist church. We live In
a. prairie country. I have never seen a
pine tree. I have relatives in Alabama.
Papa's only sister and one brother live
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in Alabama. Mamma's only sister resides
near Troy. I agree with Cousin Addle
Cooper about girls helping their moth
ers. Would like a few correspondents,
either sex. My age is 18 summers.
Jimrah J. Smith. Mist, Ark.—Dear
Junior: 1 am a newcomer, but hope W'U
will all welcome me as an old "chum.”
for 1 have been an admirable reader of
the dear old Constitution a good while
and enjoy reading the Junior page very
much.
I live in southeast Arkansas. My home
is in the northern part of a large iprairie.
called "Pine prairie.” Just why it was
given this name 1 d> not know. Perhaps
because the eastern side of it is sur
rounded by tall pines. Be this as It may.
Il is a pretty place in summer wnen
everything is green and the sun sends
forth its beautiful rays most directly
upon the verdure.
How many of you Juniors delight in
eating watermelon? I am quite sure you
all do. and 1 wish some of you were here
to help me eat a few. An Immense quan
tity abound here this summer. Croips
generally are very good. If you can
come, please bring your parasols and
fans, so you may "keep cool.” " ould
like a few correspondents. Au revolr.
Marie E. Guldot, Hand P. 0.. Mich.
Dear Junior: You pp doubt have forgotten
mo by this time, as it is about three
years since I have written to our Junior
page, and I was quite a little, girl then.
\Vq have taken The Atlanta Constitution
for at least six years and 1 do so enjoy
the Junior page. A Michigan girl seems
to bo quite a treat because, one so sel
domg writes from here. Tl)e last time 1
wrote I was still attending country school
but now 1 have completed my second
year at High school. 1 attend school at
Detroit, a beautiful city, 12 miles from
here. Our uuilding is one of the most
beautiful In the state. The average num
ber of Students Is about 1.500. Our scho
lastic year begins Heptember S this year.
1 have to be away from home ten months
of the year, and vacation doe« seem so
short, although I enjoyed this one very
much. Did any one ot the cousins leave
home ten months for the first 'time with
out getting homesick? I assure you that
that has been the greatest ill of my life,
but if a person wishes to gain one thing
they must expect to sacrifice others, and
I think any ope who will not get a good
education when he has a chance is very
foolish. I would appreciate letters from
any of the southern cousins, either six,
between the ages of IS and 20. Like Wal
ter R. Giles, I will let you guess my age.
Alva A. Doneldson, Leeds Station,
Route No, 2, Sioux City, la. —Dear Junior:
1 am a newcomer from the north. Papa
has taken this paper for many years,
but 1 have not ventured to write before.
1 live In tho northeastern part ot lowa,
on Plum Grove farm, and like it very
much. Our farm Is seven and a half
miles east of Sioux City. The land west
of here Is very hilly, but going east It is
level.
It is harvest time now and all tho
farmers are busy with the grain. The
wheat is quite poor this year, but the
oats and corn are fine. We have many
plum and a few apple trees, but there is
not any piums this year; the blossoms
froze this spring.
We have vacation now, but school
starts In about three weeks and 1 am
glad of it. I have one and a half miles
to go to school. My two oldest sisters
are school teacher.'-:, and the next sister
Is going tv be, but I am not. lam going
to stay at home.
I wish I could got a taste of ripe
peaches and oranges. As you eat them,
1 suppose they are awful good, lhe fruit
grown in the south that we get. is pick
ed half ripe. But we have apples and
plums and strawberries, tomatoes and
melons. Well, goodby. Aunt Susie and
cousins. Would like to correspond with
any girl of my age. 15.
Annie S. Herndon. Eutaw. Ala.-Dcar
Junior; 1 will take for my subject
"Home.” Home Is a genuine Saxon word
Perhaps there is no other word in any
language th it clusters within It so many
and so stirring meanings. Homo, w .ten
It is all that nature and grace can make
it, has a blc-'/edoess and Ueauty Os r-V
--tty that imagination n its .aliest I
tures would find nothing to excel. But
thesad fact presents itself that in many
a spot called homo neither natur< nor
grace is found. Under the carousals
that rage above the brain of the de
bauchee deep down ami J?* 8
heart there may 'time to him the Whls
prtJ of parental evlm.tatlon and th” mu
sice of domestic hymns, The very ciiminal
In his dlsrral cell will often have ms’ a-
Hons, ministers to exhort, rot demons
to scoff. The sentenced culprit to < n
his last days on earth dreams
not' of his dreadful Imprisonment but
of tho rustle home of his cnildnood.
Then in dreams will be reprotJueed n
the brink of eternity tb.» jreshness of
emotion, hoi e and desire with which ex
isten.’e on earth began. What Is put
"into the first of life is put into the whole
of life.
India Rubber Kid, Prattville. Ala -
Dear Junior: Who said the "kid" was
dead.? All these many months I have
been a silent admirer of the letteiH fill
ing the Junior column. I would have
ventured a letter before this good date,
but have been afraid of some twentieth
century girl—not exactly afraid of her.
but afraid she might keep quiet for at
least fifty seconds at one time, which,
under any circumstances, would prove
fatal.
Bovs, it's up to us. Wo should be up
and doing, or we might get to the point
where nothing would be left for us to
do- and I am sure that we have nothing
to 'say. as the "fairer crowd” have al
ready said everything. Our town Is still
in the same location. Setting close to a
very good stream, but just after some
thing social has liken place here the
water always runs up stream, having
been obstructed by gossip, of course,
"they" do tho most of the talking, al
though we have some pretty good "hot
air twirlers" among the boys. Boys
generally discuss matters which at least
grow out of something real, but I am
very much of tin- -l.'lnion that girls en
joy a conversation much better which
bears no relation whatever to tacts, but
had rather dive into the mysterious, fic
titious something which never did nor
never will have a being or existence.
I have calculated some on Ethel's let
ter, and "while J am considered by some
as being just a little "game," I am sure
that I do not c-re to play any "kissing
games." Girls are not in great danger
along that line, and it is not necessary
for them to lose much sleep on the
subject
Schmidt Moore, Abercrombie, Ata.-Dear
Junior: If qou will hear me we will have
a personal talk. Let's talk about the
things that are essential to achieve suc
cess. First and foremost, let us agree
that an education is the fundamental,
basis of all eminence. The mass of hu
manity have each a special vocation in
life for the benign Creator would not
endow only the few with talents. Now,
the day of universal scholar.-'hlip has
passed. It would be impossible tor one
human intellect to contain all the learn
ing of human knowledge.; therefore It
would be best for us to accept that voca
tion that we are best adapted for and
with Indomitable perserverance try to
reach our goal. We must have an ideal
In life. All of our most famous men and
women, both ancient and modern, were
and are men and women of single ideas.
Wo will, fir an illustration, compare the
human mind with steam. What Is more
powerless than steam when allowed to
go in all directions unrestrained? But
when concentrated in a boiler it is capable
of doing immense work. Therefore In
these days of keen cqinpetltfon concen
tration Is necessary to achieve good re
sults. Our time here Is limited, too, so
let's remember that there Is no atone
ment for lost time. Let's be indefatigable
In our efforts. It was said that once an
unknown person put an advertisement In
a. paper that read thus: "Lost—Yesterday,
somewhere between sunrise and sunset;
two goldeh hours, each set with sixty
diamond minutes. No reward offered, as
they arc forever lost.” Ask yourself this
question: "Did I ever sipend two hours
that I consider wholly lost?” Reflect,
think. Yea., that Is the one object of this
piece, to cause you to think If possible.
Reflect upon your past, think of your
present station !n life and anticipate
your future destiny. In fact, did you
ever utter a more vital word than think?
There never has been a man or wom “"
who wore their thinking c«g> constantly
that did not succeed in life. Be ye co -
siderate in all of your undertakings and
you will surely progress. Let s tninK
twice and act once. Now the acting
part comes in. Nothing is accomplished
without labor. Without labor there Is no
h n-or. no worth; it is the only key to
open the door to happiness. A' n d tne
greatest happiness awaits those who have
struggled. But on the other hand you
hear people sav be contented, or satis
fied: but I most heartily s-ay, whoever is
satisfied with what he does has reached
his culminating pnfnt: he will progress
n’> Man's destiny is not to
dissatisfied, but forever unsatisfied.
William A. Faulk, R. F. D.. Box 30.
Sandifer, N. C. Dear Junior: Writing a
good letter Is a rare accompllshmer*
What a variety of qualities muat necessa
rily be embodied in different kinds ot
letters! Business or official letters are en
tirely distinct from social letters in point
of general characjfif. And what is a good
social letter but an Interesting and in
structive one, a helpful one? Interest qjid
instruction is the great desideratum to
be aimed at in letter writing.
To bring this desire to a sugcssful Issue,
it is indispensable that the writer pay at
tention to a few salient points. He must
keep in mind 'the nature iijid environment
of the person addressed, lie can interest
his reader by describing two classes of
objects: Those with which tho reader Is
already at "i.east partly familiar, and
those of which he has no practical knowl
edge. lie can the better cater to his
friend's entertainment. If ho knows every
whim and idiosyncrasy of his makeup.
If there be a cordiality of relationship
fostered by prolonged intimacy between
writer ami reader, then the greatest.free->
dom within the bounds ot propriety 19
permissible.
A good letter, then, may be regarded
as a substitute for an agreeable visit
from writer to reader; a shabby letter, a
disagrecbale visit. The style of the letter
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WIIKKJ.Hfi JiAKIiKN, AlanthuH, Ain.
should be formal or familiar according to
the relationship existing between writer
and reader. A stranger calling on a
stranger must not act as an individual
addressing :y friend, whether It .be In
person or by letter. Honor to whom
honor, custom to whom custom, tribute
to whom tribute, avoiding the extremes
of unjustifiable familiarity and utter
coldness and stiffness on the one hand,
and stilted praise and absolute disregard
of real or seeming merit, on the other.
Correspondence solicited.
Lena. M. Tyner. Americus, Ga.—Dear
Junior: 1 have thought for some time
I would asK permission to join your
bright and cheery band, but have never
mustered up sufficient courage to do
so until now.
I have just finished reading Lowell’s
Vision of Sir Lannfal. 1 wonder how
many of the cousins have read it? Those
us you who haven't let me advise to do so
at once, for there is a great treat in
store for you.
The poem is peculiar In purpose, form
and structure, and is said to have been
composed almost at one sitting.
The story tells of the young knight
who, before setting out on his search for
the Holy Land, prays for a vision to
guide him. Tiffi vision is granted. In it
he. sees himself riding out. young, hope
ful, exultant in the joy of summer. At
the gate of his castle a lep r asks an
alms. In disgust the young knight, tosses
him a piece of gold. The leper refuses
the gift, for it is offered in the wrong
spirit. Then his dream changes. He
sees himself, long years after, returning
in poverty and old age, in the dead of
winter, to a. castle no longer his. He
is driven from Its doors, and, as he sits
in the cold, the leper appears once
more Sir Lannfal has now no gold to
give, but he shares with the beggar
his single emst and gives him water
from his wooden bowl. Then the beg
gar casts off his disguise; lie is trans
formed into the Christ, who tells Sir
Lannfal that this is the true spirit of
charity. It is not what we give, but
what we. share, that is welcome to the
needy and of blessing to ourselves. The
young knight awakens. He hangs up
his armor and devotes himself to char
ity and hospitality.
lie has learned his lesson well, and
would that we all could learn the cen
tral lesson of this poem that "it is not
what we give, but what we share," not
w. at we do but the spirit in which we do
it that tells In our own hearts ana in
the eye of heaven
In the second part the description ot
winter is tine, but tie sure to read his
rhapsody over June, beginning. And
wiiat is so rare as a day in June?" This
seems to have been Lowell's favorite
month. His letters ari full of raptures
over it. In "Under the Willows” we
find him representing the bobolink as
singing in his ecstacy: 'June, Dear
June! Now God be praised for June!"
The cousins should read this rhapsody,
for it is said to be the best passage in
literature descriptive of our American
summer,
"It's better to be brief than tedious,”
so 1 will desist for this time. With Aunt
Susies permission I'll come again and
tel! you about some other nice books
I’ve read, my visit to the Alimo and
missions in Sin Antonio, etc. What has
become of our gallant Sergeant Can
trell? Come again and tell us more ot
your experience in the Philippines. And
tho Arkansas laddie, Bartow Smith, come
again with one of your delightfully re
treshlng letters. Correspondence solic
ited.
CHARITY LIST.
Inez Duff. McGaheesville. Va., 5 cents;
Mrs. V. M. McLeroy, Qultte, Ga., 10
cents.
FOUND NAKED IN THE WOODS.
Savannah Boy Who Had Been Miss
ins’ More Than a Week.
Savannah, Ga., August 17.—(Special.)—
There was rejoicing at the home of the
Schwarczes today when news camo that
•heir 7-yoar-olrl son. who has* been lost
for nine days, had been found. The boy’
was found on Warsaw Island. stark
naked, almost devoured by mosquitoes.
The boy went in bathing on Warsaw
at a picnic August 9. He wandered up
tl * beach before removing his clothes
and the tide swept him farther away.
When ho came out his clothes wore not
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to be found and he plunged into the dense
wood and was los. Since then lie has
ranged through the island and when
found todav was 7 miles from the point
where he left his distracted parents, lie
Was believed to have been drowned. Con
tinuous search had been made for him I
without avail.
His parents are devout Jewish people !
and regard his deliverance from dangers
that encompassed him as a miraculous
answer to their prayers.
Robert L. Frlpp, when he heard the j
news. Jumped into a rowboat and rowed ,
frantically to Thunderbolt. where the |
facts were telephoned to the city. The
boy’s parents wore almost overcome.
Physicians hurried to the island, and it
Is believed the recovery of the boy is
certain. Considering his youth, hard
ships and the lad's nakedness, hfs escape
from death Is almost incomprehensible.
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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 const!- j
tutional cause for this. Mrs. M. Sum- I
mers, box 105, Notre Dame. Ind., will
send her home treatment to any mother,
fine asks no money. Write her today if
your children trouble you In this way.
Don’t blame the child. The chances are
it can't help it. '
CURE FOUND FOR LOCKJAW.
Calcium and Potassuni Salts Will Do
the Work.
Chicago, August 18. —A cure for lockjaw
has been discovered by Dr. S. A. Mat- ;
thews, of the University of Chicago, and '
has bqen successfully used In treating
George Newman, South Chicago.
Dr. Matthews’ method of treatment is
the injection of a solution of calcium and
potassium salts. The injection was given
Newman a week ago while he was suffer*
Ing from extremely severe tetanus
spasms and he is now declared to be well
on the way to health.
The new cure is a diuretic. The problem
which Dr. Matthews has worked out is
to get the proper combination of salts to
bring about the effect desired. Now’ that
it has been found the doctors say that
the same principle can be applied to curt
snake bites, blood poisoning and other
diseases caused by toxins in the body.
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TO SCHOOL BOYS IN FAK’MING
Alabama School Superintendent Rec
ommends a Book.
Montgomery. Ala.. August 17.— (Special.)
i State Superintendent I. W. Hill and C”'n
' missioner R. R. Poole, of the agricultural
■ department, today announced their inten-
■ ticn to the adoption by every p .b-
He school in the state of a book ent.tl"!
' "Agriculture for Beginners," ;i book re
j cently adopted by the text-book comre.s
--1 sion. and which Is profusely Illustrated,
showing the proper manner of keepin- ip
farms, of raising grain, protecting i'ati'«
during the winter months, feeding c.i: "e
In the summer and the treating of is
dairy and farm generally.
"We have come to the conclusion." sa:.l
Mr. Poole this morning, "that the ebild
should be instructed in farming as in
the professions. The boys are bq eg
the farms and going to the cities. T: *v
i see nothing attractive in farm lif -1
' our purpo"S9 is to show them that farm
i life is the most attractive and indep*m<!-
i-nt In the world if one only know., tho
secret of making a success of Larniing
and how to build a cottage and w
to make that cottage an ideal home. lie
lawyer is first schooled in his profess, n.
the doctor in his. the artist and i.x.k
keeper earn has to study and beci -ne
expert and successful. All the pr.A a
slons. In fact, require training and study,
and the young man who Intends to be
come a farmer is loft to learn fanning
by practical experience. Experienc. svrne.
times is a dangerous teacher. Os course
she teaches her lessons well, but it la
I often too costly. Mr. Hill and I exp' t
to get this book introduced In e\ y
public school in the state, and we ? :•>
to encourage boys to remain on tho 1
instead of crowding Into tho cities .ml
into the professions."
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Signature of
Cattleman Miller Wants Damages.
Guthrie, Okla* August 17.—George
Miller, of the famous “101" ranch, today
brought suit here against Colonel Alb rt
•' Dean, of Kansas City, southwest n
i agent for the bureau of animal ind
asking $20.(W0 personal damages. Mi' er
was recently tried and dismissed c a
charge of shipping cattle over the
eral quarantine without proper ins; c
tion. Miller. In his suit, alleged p. exe
cution at the hands of Colone’ Dear.,