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BIRDS INSUMMEB.
"e give space to a poem and a story,
sent by one of our young folks who
stows her interest in the birds.
AIN'T SUSIE.
li"w pleasant the life of a bird must be!
Flitting about in each leafy tree
In the leafy trees so broad and tall.
Like a green and beautiful palace hall,
W ith its airy chambers light and boon.
That open to sun and stars and moon,
That open into the bright blue sky
And the frolicsome winds as they wan
der by
They have left their nests In the forest
bough.
Those h.cnes of delight they need not
now.
And the young and the old they wan
der out
And traverse ttielr green world round
about;
And, hark! at the top of this leafy hall
How one to the other they lovingly call.
“Come up! come up!" they seem to say
“Where tho topmost twigs in the breezes
sway.
"Come up! come up! for the world is fair
Where the merry Itntves dance in the
summer air.”
And the birds below give back the cry:
"We come! we come! to the branches
high!”
How pleasant the life of a bird must be.
Flitting about in a leafy tree!
And away through the air what joy to go
And to look on the aright green earth
below.
How pleasant the life of a bird must be!
Skimming about on the breezy sea.
Cresting the billows like silvery foam,
Then wheeling away to its cliff-built
home;
What joy it must be to sail upborne
.By a strong free wing through the rosy
morn
To meet the young sun face to face
And pierce like a shaft the boundless
space.
How pleasant the life of a bird m ist be
Wherever it liseth liter • to Hee;
To go when a joyful fancy calls
Dashing adown ’n:ong the waterfalls.
Then wheeling about with its mates play
Above and below
Hither and thither with s. reams us wild
As the laughing mirth of a rosy • laid.
W hat joy it nm-t !■- lik' a viug breeze
To flutter about 'mong th- flowering trees.
Lightly to soar and to • beneath
The wastes of the blossoming purple
heath
And th< yellow furzelike fields of gold
That gladden some fairy legions old.
On the mountain tops, on th, billowy sea.
On the leafy stems of the forest tree
How pleasant the :if< ■ bird must be!
MARY HOWITT.
A PLEA FOR THE BIRDS.
The above p- m is om of the most
beautiful 1 have ever read. We fancy
we are alone in a dense forest and we
hear the sweet blrgs calling one to the
other as they seem to say “Come up!
come up!" A.b yes; th-: world is fair,
'nut there is another sid' of ‘his life.
On? ""Id. dreai v wmt' v night, when the
«leet fell with that .hoorle; ■ s unrt wb'."h
is so often heard during L’ie cold winter
months. 1 was seated le.-itr the firft deeply
interested in reading. Mr attention was
arrested by a gentle jittering at the
wiinjpw. Softly I raised tin window and
peered out into the darkm-ss. Nothing
•avc the .alm white snow and ’.illing
sleet could be seen. aud L resumed mj
reading. Again that fluttering sound. and
when the window w r •£■■ 1 a poor,
half-frozen bird (-.-. me j, p . little
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bird, to the faint light it had flown for
protection, and could we turn that bird
away? No humane person could have
done so. We carried .the light into an
other room that the open fire might not
harm our guest. When the morning sun
rose bright and shone to warm the moth
er earth, the door was opened and the
bird flew away with a "chirp, chirp!" as
much as to say, "Thank you!” On that
same afternoon we found a little mock
ing bird lying cojd and helpless In the
snow. It was almost dead, bui we cared
for it and - soon it was able to go with its
mates and enjoy freedom.
Sometimes I hear these s.ame birds sing
ing both day and night. Through the
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ROENA C. PRIDGEN, Kerr, N. C.
spring we often hear them, and once
when the rain fell drearily 1 awoke and
heard one littje songster singing merrily
and wondered if wo might not learn a
lesson from our litjje friend. God knows
when one of these birds fall. And He
made them for a purpose, so I hope all
who ;ire bird-lovers remember their pledge
has been given to love and protect them
forevermore. VERNJE WILLBANKB.
San Saba, Tex.
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.
Jas Merritt. Marietta, Ga.—Dear Junior;
I am a little boy S years old. I live in the
country, !1 miics of Kennesaw mountain.
I have never been on the mountain, but
intend to go some day when I get big
enough not to be afraid of the wolves
an l bears. Instead of wolves and bears
being on the mountain, there is a. large
Elberta peach orchard. Well, as lam
afraid of the waste basket, 1 will say
goodby.
Tommie Lang. Hulett, Ga. Dear Jun
ior: Ibre comes a boy 10 years old. 1
am a silent reader of the Junior page. 1
live on the farm. 1 like to live on the
farm very much. How many ot the
cousins like to go to school? 1 do for
one. 1 havi n't any pets except some
canary birds which my aunt gave my
brother and sister and 1.
1 live on .'t hi,', with i stream running
on each side. South of the house is a
piece of woods. 1 will close with love
to Aunt Susie ami the cousins.
Earl Thompson* Emuckfaw. Ala. Dear
Junior: 1 .lui j, farm boy. but go to school
about eight months tn the year, and think
I shall go to school at ~ next term.
I wish tin: n-."th> rn cousins could visit us
and see the fields of cotton, as they will
soon be white with the fleecy staple. I
live in Tallapoosa county, about eight
miles nor'J. of the Horseshoe betid, where
Jackson defeated the Indians. The
"bend" is o£t th* Tal'.i )”*osa ri\’i. and
takes its nami from its ilia pc. i wen to
the state, fair at Birmingham. last Octo
ber. I enjoyed myself very much. Or
r'.pimh.ic solicited: either sex; age 18.
Miry Mass y. Birmingham. Ala.—Deal
Junior: 1 have been v a ling y.'iii' page
and J see so many nice letters that I
have become tempted to write and sec
if Aunt Susie will allow me to join the
band. ]
I will take for mj s d>j- -t "('heerfu'.-
< i'hec rfillness freshens the heart and
makes it healthy and vigorous. The
gloom and . shadow that piss over the
mind makes us wretched and miserable,
but the influence of sweet cheerfulness
■ it lake pleasant summer
breezes making creation glad.
The heart would be cold and desolate
u- it i: ■: warm. 1 by the e./ijl -;:nny
rays of cheerfulness. CorrcsponcKnc • so
i eited. Cither sex.
Adi Shaw. Montgomery. La •
Dear Junior: We have been tak
ing The < 'oustit ution for about
ope year. t enjoy reading the
cousins letters very much My papa is
a farmer, although wo live in town. We
move<] to town when I was 11 years
led. and am now 14 years old. I’apa
stays on the farm nearly all tho time
through day light. i like country life
very much, but we ware about three
miles from school, and there wore five o*
us to go and we wanted to get "loser to
school. Not long ago ! saw a letter
from a girl by the name of Cora Shaw,
in South Carolina. I do not know
whether wo are related or not My
mamma has a good many relatives In
Alabama. Her maiden name was Eth
erlilge. Correspondence solicited.
Genie Petty. Indian Village. La. Dear
Junior: I live in north Louisiana 20 miles
from th ■ eitv of Monroe named after th ■
president of the United States, and
miles from Calhoun. M’. home is situat-'-d
among tall oak and fruit trees. Mamma
Iris lots of pretty flowers in the yard and
there is one of the largest scuppernoue
vines in the country in our yard. We
have plenty of fruit. Mamma has 100 jars
of fruit, berries and pickles. Papa sub
scribed for The Constitution on the 4th
of July. I think the Junior page is so
much bettor than it used to be. but wo can
make it better if we will. J have one
brother 5 years old and two sisters. Wo
have such a nice time playing in the
cool shade and orchard. I want to ask
you cousins to write to me the 4th of
September, as that is my birthday, and 1
will be 12 years old.
Ella M Johnson, Snyersvilb'. Va. Dear
Junior: My home is sh,iiated in the Blue
Ridge mountains. My papa is a farmer
1 enjoy farm life very much. I help
my mamma and sisters work. | can
cook, sew, milk, wash thy dishes and do
anything else that is’necessary to be done
about the. house. 1 have a darling little
baby sister, seven months old. She has
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONS ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 003.
e., Atlanta, Ga
bright blue eyes and light hair. She Is a
joy to our home. I wish Aunt Susie could
see her. Her name is Ida Kate. She was
named for Mrs. McKinley, President Mc-
Kinley's wife. 1 am so sorry for poor
little Neva Jones. Lizzie Michume and
every other invalid. May God be ever
wi'h them through their sufferings. If
this escapes the waste basket I will be
encouraged to write again. I would like
correspondence with some of the girls
about my age; 12 years. Much love to
all.
Stella Blouse. Bolton. N. C.
-Dear Junior: How many of tho
cousins have ancestral relics, and
what are they? I Drill tell you some relics
we have. We have our greatgrandfather s
Gaelic Bible which he brought to Amer
ica before the Revolutionary war, also
his mariners' compass, which Is a very
strange looking object .in comparison
to the ones med today We have great
grandmother’s teapot, It is a light tan
color, and decorated with beautiful red
ros.-s’ and green leaves. How I wish I
could sec the twinkle of grandma Agms
eye'as she sat by her table In the dear
old land of Scotland sipping her tea.
Say Junior. I bet I can say something
of my grandfather that but few it any
of you can. He was sea born. He was
born on the Atlantic Ocean under the
British flag.
I shall feel very grateful to any of the
Juniors if they will be so kind as to
give me. the words of "The Officers !• tin
eral." If they will write me 1 will ex
change any song that I have for IL
1 hope Aunt. Susie and all the cousins
are enjoying the best of health.
Agnes Bridges, Kerr, N. C
Dear Junior: 1 feel I'm already
acquainted with all, through this
interesting page, some of you certainly
write splendid letters. It is a great pleas
ure to read them, especially when you are
discussing some interesting subject. I
think we should all be very thankful for
all the blessings we enjoy. We may
sometimes think we haven't any bless
ings, but if so, we forget, that the time
we have on earth is all borrowed. And
I think it is a great blessing that wo are
permitted to use as much of it as we do.
We should be very careful how we spend
our time. While we arc enjoying so many
blessings we should think of tho less
fortunate, and strive to cheer some
fainting heart along.
"How little it costs if we give it a
thought
To make happy some hearts each day.
Just one kind word, or tender smile,
As we go on oqr daily way.
How are you all enjoying the hot.
weather? Where are you bachelor girls'.’
Won't you come again? I enjoyed your
letter splendidly. I hear the “Old Waste
basket saying, "hurry up, I'm wating
for you. so adieu, adeiu.
A Farmer's Sou. Centerville. Ala.. R. F
D. 1 Dear Junior. I come frac •king for
an admittance to -. our happy band. While
I am not a fluent writer.- by any means,
a- t I wil! try to write a few lines on the
subject of "Education." Education is i
fact that should bo conceded to by ovi ry
boy and girl of nur country. As God has
given us an intellect above all other
beings, we should show our appreciation
■>f Hu- great gift by improving our minds
and getting a. better knowledge of things,
“o that we might boa help in preserving
God’s handiwork, and in lifting up and
pushing forward this beautiful world
which He has given us to live in. We
should strive to aceompilish such tiling' 1
th.it wb.on out work here on •iwth is done
we will be contested with the fact that,
we hav< played our parts well in the.
world s advancements, and that wo have
.1 promise of a gr-ator reward in the
I- vend Los every one of us recognize
’■lie fact that education is the one and
tiio only way by which we can gain honor
i ,d .-mile to in thi world, and through
wlii-'h wo can hope to dwell in the land
beyond. In conclusion, I will say that for
us to succeed well we must have a moral
as xv. il as an intelle<*tual education. "Let
us all seek an education.”
(Yoti could have gone on the honor roll
if you had signed your name. It is a
great mistake to hi ashahied to give one s
own name.)
Grace R Hemphill, Abbeville. S. C
Dear Jan.' r: It is .'ming neat’ ’'Ti-t
--mas and I would lik" to suggest away
for some of the cousins to make a little
money, without very much exertion. The
following is a re -ipc for baking fruit,
cake, which is a good one, for 1 have
mad" my mother's and sifter's Christmas
cak's. as well as.Jhe second sister's wed
ding cakes: One pound sugar. 1 pound
butter, I pound flpur. 1 pound eggs I
pound rui-aiis, poimdu cmrajits. a h.ilf
pound citron. 1 pound almonds, a tea
spoonful of baking powder (Good
Luck or Royal). a teaspoonful of
the following spices—mace, cinnamon,
spice, nutmeg and cloves. A wineglass
of brandy mixed w’th wine adds to tins
recipe, while it is not at all necessary.
First prepare the fruits. The seedless
raisins, which can be bought in pound
boxes, also the currants, the raisins
should be clipped with scissors, pick and
(■lean the currants. Slice and then clip
the citron in small pieces, blanch the
almonds and clip th -m.. cutting them into
about three or four piy.'e s each. Cream
the butter. A pound of eggs ten usually
weigh a pound. Tho sugar should be
fine. Beat the yokes and whites of the
eggs separate!>\ add the sugar to the
y-dks. then add the butter, tho flour and
whites of 111" eggs. last. Sift the spices
to bo sure that they are thoroughly pul
verized. add to the flour and sift again,
dost ea.'-h of the fruits with a little of the
same T".ir that ha< been weighed out to l
ke."., them from sticking together. Mix
the fruits well, then add to the otfeer in
gredient:-. 'lll' oak. should be cooked
with a slow. S.i-adv fir.- f,-> r throe and a
half hour.- It w.mld bo t .;i to keep it
covered with a grca.-od paper. One or
two plies of bro'll manila wrapping pa
p r should 1. well ere . sod. and put in
the bottom of the p.-in
lOllfflTS
When I say I cure I do not mean merely to
stop them for a time and then have them re
turn again. 1 mean a radical cure. 1 have made
the disease of FITS, Ei’ILEF’SY or FALLING
SICKNESS a life-long study. I 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 Frei Bottle of my infallible remedy-
Give Express and Post Office.
Prof. W.H.PEEKE, F.D., 4Cedar St, N.Y.
Would like for some of the cousijis to
give the recipes for making caramel cake
and homemade candies.
Hopipg all who try this recipe will suc
ceed. I beg to bid you goodby with a rid
dle: Why is a lazy boy and a good cake
alike? Answer, Tje more you heat them
the better they are.
Mary V. Reames, Coffeeville, Miss.-
Dear Junior: About two years ago I wrote
a short letter to your pajje and as dear
Aunt Susie was so genej-ous to throw the’
mantle of charity gyor my misgivings, I
have often thought I would euXcr again,
but seeing so many Important subjects
discussed, I feel my inability in discuss
ing the one I deerp most important for
girls; however, if Aunt Susie will permit
me I shall try to tell a few of my scat
tering thoughts pn “Modesty.” I am sure
that al] will agree with me in saying that
It is something greatly to be admired.
It commands respect and involuntarily wo
feel drawn toward one who possesses a
modesty of demijtnoj-. This is particular
ly true of young ladles and throws about
them a halo which irradiates their whole
being and elicits our most profound ad
miration. By modesty I do not mean
mere prudery or staidness with no dispo
sition jo enter Into the enjoyments and
delightful pastimes of every day life.
True modesty I s on Inherent quality and
while th" possessor mnglpj wjth the gay
and glddv* 'hough there is a. refinement
which captivates al- and we can but say
she Is a lovely girl mid. her chief charm
Is modesty. Hers is a delicate nature,
shrinking from acts that might be termed
hold and unbecoming In a Imly and all
who come in contact feel the subtile
charm 'which gii'deth her as with a chain
whose links are fashioned of purest steel
and which can ne'er be I could
say a great deal more about this import
ant subject, but fearing It will be cast
into that awful prGon. will leave it with
some of tho superior cousins to finish.
Correspondence solicited.
Roena C. Pridgen. Kerr, Sampson
County, N. C— Dear Junior: I Just came
this time to congratulate the cousins, on:’
and nil, on writing such nice. Interesting
letters. I don't mean the girls alone, but
I moan Iho bovs as well. Now, really,
I think the boy's write just as good let
ters as tho girls, and some are bettor
Now. for instance, take Barton R. Smith's
letter, of a few weeks ago. His letter was
fine; ami. girls. I know you will agree with
mo on that. I notice you cousins have
boon discussing who was the most useful
and worth tho most, the boys or the
girls? W"1I, I don't think the boys are
worth any more than tho girls, or th”
girls am- more than the boys. I dolTt
think our Maker intended that one should
be any bettor than the other. So. I say,
let's stop grumbling. Are you willing to
do that'’ T rather think that a good
many of us like to grumble about most
anything, or a good many things, any
wav. But I say lot's don't boa grumbler.
Some people contrive to get hold of the
prh'kloy side of everything- to run against
all the sharp corners and disagreeable ;
tilings. Half tie- strength spent in growl
ing would often set things right. We
may* ns well make up our mind, to begin
with, that no one finds the world as they ,
would like it. but we are to take our part i
and bear it bravely. Wo wil! be sure to
have bunions laid upon us that belong to
othei people, nob s.- we are to shirk our- .
selves; but <1 ui't grumble. Those work .
ers who till VP the gaps and smoothe j
.away the rough spots and finish up ill’ j
job-' t> at others have undone— they ar",
J tbP tr „ p a, "makers, and worth a whol- I
regiment of growlers.
William Litlr-’ll. Jr . Powersburg, Ky - '
Dear Junior There are some wry in
teresting ti mos dismissed m this de
partment life love, tattling, etc. Tat
tling! That i CO art only ‘ OO , " ( ' l ’ l ' n "
derstood by •••'me of us already. L all
of US w mbl o:T. obey tm dictates o,
cur <■ mscie.nces tattling would soon Have
no place with ns. But what is thT all
wise "Ounselor. conscience'? Roaik .-ays. I
"It is the moral feeling, that winch ap- ;
pr.ives of .i right and painfully disap- .
■ ■-■ ig act.” He says a o ■
'that in "very • use conscience waits on
judgment as to the rightness
or wrongness d' an act. How careful.
.. . ihj i ami develop om -
h.g power to the highest ilegr-e possible,
our cons.-l nee may be strength- ,
ined, ami we '-an do this by acquirb<; ,
right knowledge or education.
Any one of low character is tho pos
| sessor of a weak conscience. There is a i
groat demand for men ami women of |
ia strong conscience. '1 here is not a ;
field of activity today where mon and ,
women of high and noble character are .
I not needed There is room In the law ■
■ for men who stand for law and justice, ;
J mon whom a client can trust because of
: l is ability and character. There is plen- i
. tv of room in medicine for the doctor ;
i who does n-' 1 profess to know mote ,
I than he does, and tak s no advantage of :
i his helpless patient.
Thon is room in the ministry for men, !
| not lazy hulks who are seeking an easy
: job not trimm"rs who change with every ■
! shift of ptViliC opinion to be on the I
i popular sid" but men who stand for .
I righteousness and mold the consciences •
.mil characters of other men. And when
we see one Is in the wrong, when his j
: eonsclenei Is too weak to cheek him, w" '
1 .- hould not go and tell It to our neighbor,
but bravely and
’ lioer whither he is terming.
We need not fear the truth suddenly
I told will hurt the conscience of men if ’
| they are pure, but if they are not then, |
l the sooner they find out they are in i
I the wrong the better. We should not ’
! attempt to save a drowning man grafl
. ually. Why should you think it neces-
I sary that moral light should be brought
i to the wanderer in darkness by degrees.
You need not fear to turn the whole
I blaze of your light upon him. for if he
; comprehends it at once he will welcome
it gladly, and if he does not it will not
injure him in the least.
How kind it is of Aunt Susie to print
I tho cousins' pictures. I am clipping them
from the paper and placing- them in my
scrap book with their respective letters
under each. Would like to receive a per
sonal letter from each one.
Correspondence solicited, age Ifi to 21,
both sexes.
Stafford County, Va., "Cool Spring ■
Manor."—Dear Junior: In the life of j
a hard-working man there is Hille tj
bring a rift of joy ami sunshine, but the |
'coming of The Weekly Constitution this
morning, and your Junior column partic-
I ularly, has helped one up. In my life now
| of nearly twenty-three years I have been
thrown much among children. For awhile
: my work was among them, and I have
' known them as they are. The very child
i itself, and to me the child in its life is a
prototype of the Great Master, who suf
fered them that they should come unto
Him. and who gave them His blessing I
and made them an example to us.
In all children I take the deepest in- i
ter. st, arid particularly in those wJK'se
minfls In tender .sears turn to the true
tacts' and try to see tho right way of
living; to those whose hearts are blessed
with true charity, which is love, and
these who are enabled by their sense of
light, ami their deep convictions of the
true, to live upright, noble lives.
Several letters in your “JuniiJt’ corre
spond .‘lice” have very deeply Interested
me. The one from Inez Duff, MeGaheys
ville, in the western part of my state.
Indeed, her ideas in regard to our duty i
in “little things” are excellent. From !
the very foundation she has grasped the I
truth of the whole situation. If all could j
just realize the crowns they are failing
to win, the “mansions beyond" they are
failing to build, by their neglect of "lit
tle things” their skipping over small du
ties. 1 think there would be a more gen
eral effort on the part of all. young and
old, to attend to these "little duties.”
If all the cousins would just read this
little girl's letter and follow her' ad
vice, follow where she is leading, they
would be very happy little boyg and
girls; and even the older ones of us, if
we would follow the footsteps of this
child and pause at the "little things,”
how much greater would be tie satis
faction we would derive from life. And
those of us who do pause at the “little
things” and who do try to accomplish
semething ir; these “lesser duties, ’ but
which many of us leave in impatience on
account of failure to see Immediate re
sults, if we would “possess our souls in
patience,” and doing our duty await the
fruits, we must remember that not in a
day nor a month nor a year, possibly
not in a lifetime, do tlie fruits of our la
bors blossom; but this should make no
difference to us. we should remember If
we do the duty before us. however small,
it may be, and patiently wait tor the
result—stand and wait, like the «»»*at
Milton said in winding up that beautiful
poem on his kindness, that "they also
serve who only stand and wait."
Every evening as 1 stand on the veran
da here at the Manor house and look
toward the setting sun, out across the
river and beyond the foothills of the Blue
Ridge, I can see the tops of the principal
range, and hereafter as I daily watch
the sinking of the light of day I shall
think of the little girl who lives over
In that gorgeous valley—a little girl who
if all through her life will strictly and
obediently follow the duty in little things
will see beyond another valley peaceful,
-alm, as beautiful as the valley In which
-■he lives, whore tho sun will ever light
ner along the flowered pathway—the val
ley of good deeds and noble achieve
ments.
My love to all the cousins and a great
leal for yourself. I will write again somc
ime with your permission. Believe me
:ver, "One interested in your work."
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 Idl. Notre Dame. Ind., will
send her home treatment, to any mother.
Sne asks no money. Write her today if
vour children trouble you in this way.
Don't blame the child. The chances are
It can’t help it. _
LETTERS FROM_THE PEOPLE
Whence Name "Elberta?”
Editor Constitution: In your valued
paper of recent date, my attention was
drawn to an article under the caption
‘‘The Georgia Beach." in which it is
claimed that the famous "Elberta” de
rives its name from Elbert county.
Believing in giving credit to whom credit
is due, permit me to say that in the year
1806 it was my privilege to visit profes
sionally Mrs. Rumph, the mother of
Samuel Rumph, of Marshallville. Ga..
then one of the most extensive cultiva
tors of the Elb- Ita peach in our entire
state. Thus it was that I learned the
origin of this luscious fruit. Mrs Rumph
having grafted it from another variety
and named it in honor of her little grand
daughter, Elberta.
MARION T DAVIS. M.D.
Atlanta. Ga
An Incident of ’63.
Editor Constitution: In the summer ot
ISiill. near Marietta. Ga.. at a place called
Noonday Creek, the writer, a vankee
soldier, was placed as a picket on one
side of the creek, and on the other side,
distant about one hundred yards, a John
nie was doing similar duty. It was a
common occurrence for tlie outposts of
tho contending armies io engage in con
versation, but either side usually kept
themselves in a position that the other
party could not take advantage of them,
although in the afternoon of each day
there was liable to be skirmishing along
some part of the opposing lines, and
sometimes the action became general.
On this occasion the two pickets, the
yank and tho Johnnie, engaged in a con-
V"isa:ion. which resulted in a compromise,
and each laying aside gun and cartridge
box. walked cautiously toward the other,
in.til they met in the middle of the dry
channel.
While busily engaged in friendly eon
versati'in. in whi'b their whole attention
was absorbed, the?.’ failed to notice the
apjiroa'-h of a third party, and they sud
denly found themselves confronted by a
nln 1 oilier, who. to the vankee, seemed
to bo 12 foot high, and would weigh at
least a ton.
After torturing the yank for a while, by
asking questions and making sugges
tions. loading tho yank to believe lie
would be mad" a prisoner, tlm officer be
came more friendly, and began to talk In
away that he soon gained the confidence
of the scared yank.
The oflicei informed tlie writer the.’
some time before this he had been wound
ed and made prisoner, and was cared for
in a union hospital, where h p had some
friends, to whom ho would like to send a
letter, and asked the yank for a stamp
with which t" send it.
Within tin- n.non linos at that time let
ters from one soldier tn another did not
require a -tamp, and to write across the
envelope ' Soldier's Letter” entitled it to
be carried free. The yank told the officer
just to write across the enV'-lope soldier's
letter, together with tho address of the
pi qile at tlie hospital, and that ho (the
yanken soldier) would carry and mail the
letter within the union lines.
The letter was taken and mailed as
promised, and if they are still lii'ing the
wiib i- would like to'meet either the rebel
picket or officer at the reunion at Chat
tanooga. TAT MURPHY.
Private, Companv G. One hundred and
Ix’.-' iit'. (bird Illinois Volunteer Infantry,
anil .1 Member of Wilder's Brigade.
( lark Center. Clark County, Illinois.
Negro Farm Laborers.
Editor Constitution: 1 have read with
much interest Mr. Ulrich R. Phillips' ar
ticle in today's Constitution on “Econ
omics of Plantation.
For twenty years my mind has been
conteied on th. probb-m of farming suc
cessfully under tlie conditions that now
;onfront us at the south. The crj lias
been for "small farms:" this has been
largely due, no doubt, to the success that
has been obtained by small farmers In
other sections and countries.
Mr. Phillips g' <s right up against the
tide when he suggests Hie. return to the
plantation system. Nevertliebss, 1
lieve he is correct. Our agricultural en
deavors are si ill. and for years to come
must be. limited to that method that will
must economieallv and profitably utilize
th", m gro He is Hl" best "gang" laborer
IXI the world, and perhaps the poorest in
dividual laborer. The farms that are best
cared for in tho south today will he tound
whet-" ho '.ab'.is entirely under the super
vision of the "boss," the poorest when he
is his ow n "boss.”
Mr. Phillips' article deserves close con
sideration by all students of this great
question. JAMES L. SIBLI-A .
Milledgeville, Ga., August 24.
A Monument for Bill Arp.
Editor Constitution: On receiving The
Constitution each morning I have looked
lor th,- reports from Major Smith s bed
side before reading any other news of
the day.
He was the idol of the children of Geor
gia and of the south and was loved by
ill of them as well as by the adults.
Ills letters about his family and his ac
'ounts of the hours spent with his grand-
Painkiller
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ft some of it the finest fruit and truck land peaches, pears, H
0 plums, strawberries, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, cabbages, S|
3 melons—grows anything you plant. Write for “ Hornes in »
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9 N B BAIRD, Traveling F»»». A*enl, E.W.L«BEAUME.Gen.P»ra.4Tkt.A<t.
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children have made them well-known
characters to his readers.
As the aged humorist's hours on earth
seem to be numbered, two of Cordele's
sweetest little girls, Misses Mamie and
Irene Lewis, twin sisters, propose to
start a subscription fund for the purpose
of erecting a monument to the memory
of Bill Arp. They will receive very gen
erous and spontaneous support in_ their
home town. L. M LES I ER.
Cordele, Ga.
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The Bible Suits All.
The Premium Bible came three or four |
weeks ago. but do not think it is lack of :
appreciation that J have not expressed J
my thanks sooner, for I assure you that .
It came in good time, as I was wishing
tor a new one, and one of that size, it
is the nicest I have ever seen.
MRS. A. E. HUDSON.
Paris, Tex., January 21, 1903.
NEWSBOYS TO WEAR BADGES.
In Accordance with Law Passed by
New York Solons.
New York. August 31.—AH New York
newsboys under the age of 14 will begin
wearing badges today in accordance with
the law passed 'by the last legislature.
Badges will be issued only to boys be
tween the ages ot 10 and 14 years.
Boys under 10 will not be permitted
to sell newspapers and boys over 14 can
sell without badges. The law prevents
girls under 16 years of age Irotn selling
newspapers and no badges are issued for
girls.
In order to secure a b.qdve a boy must
be a r-gular attendant at one of the
public schools *>r a private school, and
must have the consent of parent or guar
dian to accept tlie badge and into tim
business. The work of distribution is
now in the hands of the associate city
superintendent of schools who expects ;
to issue more titan 6.000 badges.
Our Cotton Still King.
(From The New York World.)
There must be an acute appreciation
In Lancashire of the value of untaxed
American . otton. or else Mr. Chamber
lain would not have felt obliged thrice I
to repeat that a tariff on our southern !
fiber was far from bis thoughts.
Not only English but French and Ger- i
man cotton manufacturers are alarmed |
at the prospect of i large increase in the i
cost of their raw material. Two facts I
Justify their anxiety on this point: Fii '-r, i
their dependence on this country for tho I
bulk of their raw cotton; second, the
annually increasing draft of American
mills on tho American crop.
"Ever since th.? American civil war."
says The London Mail in a recent loader,
"men have preached that it is madness
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for us to remain solely dependent on
America for our raw cotton supplies. •
But the preaching has had no ;.rac’d' al
response, and today British and 1 'tropem
mills are more than ever de;n-i Jr-nt on
our southern cattoil fields. In ti. re :s
71.6 per cent of the world’s tot? gi n
production is grown. For six ;>• .' ■ , , 3 t
the world’s consumption of ctt'in i
barely balanced its product! ".. w! ;.e
American mills have been e.-.-y j r
taking a larger share of the ri<-in
1 ciop- The southern states had • ,m
I 3,5iK),000 spindles in 1897 and '..l'iii.o- ia
I 1902. northern mills increasing Hi s;. i-
■ dl”s by 1,250.000 in the same |.«- >■-!. V.
lin the same five years Briti
ropean mills showed an im reas* -c ■■ .;t
8.090,000 spindles, but no new c<> :.
tries of importance have been di- ■ .
Anticipating that in the n ,t I'.: e
the American surplus for -rt .-..il
shrink to not more than one-ha f .?
total American crop, M. Pierre 1 i .
French ex-minister of puhlii w-. ks.
warns Europe that it must find new -->t
ton fields or close its mills Wit. •,s
end in view the British governm-r.r s
planting cotton in Rhodesia, G-rm.-: ri
ic-r west African colonies and F; .. in
the valley of the Niger. Th< ir de ■ ,r
an in dependent supply of this indlsp r; e
staple is greatly increased by t-y a::t
fielal rise in the price caused by r '
ton exchange gambit rs But int
experiments succeed American t ? ■.!
remain king.
All at Government Expense
(From The New York Pr"-: )
If the president himself had V- - ■ ol
the Mayflower could not have linen m e
to the front at the fluke on T!i -
Secretary Moody and members • ‘
president's family said that they
not restrain the skipper from vi" ’ g
ail the stringent rules laid down b > -a
’ department tor the government • e
! contest. The Mayflow-r was, 1: f
the only boat that broke all rules,
r.venue cutter officers were in d. ,
when they saw her within the lim
one dared protest. She was the pr ■
dent's boat: the secretary of the
was on her: the president's family w--re
on h.-r. Moody was is much worri
' anybody, it is said, by th" Mayflow
■ prominence. An officer hints that
I commander got his orders from a band-
■ some young woman.
It Is!
(From rhe Augu: :.i Herald.)
The Richmond News-Leader cbargey
j tliat ' man ?f the com' ined Rock : ' I
and Seaboard systems made for The A
liinta Constitution gave "the imp: '
tl at Atlanta is the substance, center. ■-
.)■ ■!, inspiration and lif of tb." •
stem from Denver, Col'., to Was: . .:-•
ton, D. C.