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Conducted by Mrs. Wm. King, 480 Courtland Ave., Atlanta, Ga
A biblical acrostic.
We give you an acrostic this morning
and hope you will all work it out. It will
make you hunt up your Bibles and study
them. See how many will send in th?
correct answer:
My first is a beautiful mountain of Pal
estine. Psalms cxxxlii, 2. *
Second, is man of whom we know two
great things. Genesis v. 22-24.
Third is a grandson of Methusalah.
Genesis v, 29.
Fourth is an ancestress of our Savior.
Joshua ii, 3.
Fifth is a time of life having great priv
ileges and responsibilltiess. Ecclesiastes
Xi. 9.
Sixth Is one of the names of our Sav
ior. Isaiah lx. 6.
Seventh is a judge of Israel who achiev
ed a wonderful victory. Judges v!i. 7.
Eighth is a noted woman buried at
Bethlehem. Genesis xxxv, 9.
Ninth is the city from which the great
missionaries started. Acts xiii. I.
Tenth is the only woman judge of the
Israelites. Judges iv, 4.
Eleventh is a time we can never recall.
Psalms xc, 4.
The first letters of these names gives
the name of one who loved The eekly
Constitution, of whom you have heard
many times.
STRANGE BAROMETERS.
It was to be a great military parade,
and Harold had been promised, to go. Of
fleers and soldiers galore, and one real
live general, were to be there—and now,
the very morning it was to come off, the
weather never looked more threatening!
Great clouds in the west wore hurrying
“to catch hold of hands '—Uncle Tom s I
way of expressing it—and if it rained ,
‘twould spoil all the fun.
Many times before breakfast Haro’d
wont to the door and peeped out, a serio'.irf ,
look on his troubled face that almost i
amounted to what grandma often called i
"a having-givon-it-up" expression.
‘‘Do you think, grandpa, "twill rain?” ■
he isk< d, going to the «hed where his I
grandfather Nichols was grinding the ax.
••Why—bless me! I hardly think it.
Suppose we go to the barn, and see what
the barometers say!”
“The barometers!” exclaimed Harold,
wonderingly. ‘‘ln the barn—no barome
ters are there!”
• No? Suppose WO see!" and his grand
father with a. mysterious lock, laid down
his partly-ground ax and started for the;
barn.
'Are they new?” asked Harold, doubt
fully.
"Not especially- some have been hatch
ed over two years!"
"Hatched - barometers!"
"Y- indeed ev< ry one of them! How,
eb-e could w, obtain our bens?”
‘‘Hr ns!
"C'ertair.ly. Now let's sec; Here they]
are- and not one of them oiling herself! j
No; no rain today. You’ll see the parade;
righ eters say so!'
"I don't ■ how yon can tell from the
h. ■ and Harold looked incredulously
at '.he Hock before him.
not oil ng themselves,” ex-
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Beat Cough Byrup. Tastes Good. Use FS
klrl In lime. Sold by druggists. fM
plained grandpa. "Haven’t you seen hens
rub their bills over their feathers some
times? Each one has an old sack, and
when ft is about to rain, they take oil on
their bills from their sacks and rub it
over the feathers, so they'll shed water.
You see, that's why I call them my ba
rometers.”
"But do their weather predictions al
ways come true, grandpa?” for Harold
was still doubtful. •
"Not always; but I'd give more for
what my feathered barometers tell me
than for many a new-fangled weather In
dicator that you buy.”
“I guess, grandpa, the hens are weather
prophets this morning. See, the sun’s
coming out!”
"And so wUi the parade—see if it
doesn't,” laughed grandpa, gaily.
And it did. And. strange hs it may
seem, Harold’s thoughts all that forenoon
were divided between the columns *>'
marching soldiers and the strange hen
barometers at home.
ADELBERT F. CALDWELL
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.
Addie Kate Faulkner, .Monticello, Ga.—
Dear Junior: I have long been tempted
to write to The Constitution. Cousins,
don't you hope At.nt Susie's ey-s are
better. 1 certainly do wi.-h I could see
Aunt Susie. I was in Atlanta in lune,
but didn't have long to stay; was on my
wav to Rockmart.
f will be 12 the 16th of October and
I want to have a letter party, and I
want all of tfie cousins to write. Best
wishes to all.
Sue Horne, AVlsacky. S. C.—Dear Ju
nior: Often have 1 thought of chatting
with you Juniors. 1 am the eldest
of twelve children- the oldest at home,
I mean. I haven't been blessed with
a college education, so please don't laugh
at a poorly composed letter. We live on
the bank of Black river in a beautiful
oak grove, in the southern part of Bee
county. Bishopville is our county seat.
We country folks down here have pleas
ant times. Wy jiave good schools. Sev
eral churches ar.: .near. Our young men
are ndLed for their piety, and "ur girls
for their dignity, in fact, wo have law
abiding peQple. Girls, 1 have noticed
for quil, a while how you are abusing
the beys. 1 don't think that is right.
Girls if we wilt try to be a little more
pleasant at home—help our deaz old
gray-haired mother a little more. we
would not have time to find fault 1
think if you will greet each one of the
dear ones every morning with a pleasant
smile you will be happy all the day.
A smile is just like music.
It lingers in Hu.- heart.
And makes the ills of life depart
Berlle Isley, Reidville, Ji. C -Dear Ju
nior: Wilk you allyw t North Carolina
girl to enter your charming circle. I en
joy reading the cousins' letters to Aunt
Susie. I live 9 miles in the country, and
enjoy- country- life very much. I live
on the farm and like to work in the
field and hear the little birds sing. 1
love I into and flowers. They are my
delight. Birds had been disappearing
around here till this year. There Irive
been more birds around home this sum
mer thm I ever knew. The bluebirds
build in the weather boarding of the house
right over the front door. The little
sparrows built In 10 steps of the <ioor.
The mockingbirds built in 50 yards of the
house, and many others built in the
orchard, around the yard; and all be
cause papa promised Jo <lve any one of
us 5 cents to toll him the first i>oy that
went rear a bird s nest or threw at
one. If ajj papas w-ere like mine, there
would be more birds. So by-by
Effie 801 l Swain, Reeves. Ga.—Dear
Junior: I am 13 years old. I
help mamma all summer, I am
going back to school at Cave Spring
Tuesday morning. Am in fifth grade
ar.d hive been in school five years. I
am a mute. I had pneumonia .up! con
gestion Os brain when 18 months old
and lost my hearing. 1 have blue eves
and golden hair. I am always- anxious
to get home in June. We have so much
nice fruit, melons and cantolou; s'.
I hen In September I am always anxious |
to get back to school to see my ,'chool- |
maps and teachers and studv my fit
sons. J would like for you to visit our I
m.-titution. My home is on the South- ■
ern railroad and near the Oostanaula !
river. ‘I here is one church, depot and
three stores here. • ■ haw good water
and good land. Farmers raise almost
•v• t y thing h■■ i o .Mv papa is a farmor
and fruit grower. I haw a sweet, lit
tfi .-uriy-headed brother. His name Is
Ifilwin, and a little baby sister. 2 months
old.
Strozier Todd. Oakland, Ga.—Dear Jun
ior; I thought I would step in and rep
resent my- state, and tell the cousins some
thing of it. instead of taking a subject.
Its greatest length from north to south
is 420 miles; Its greatest width from east
to west, 254 miles. Its area is 58.000
square miles, or 37.120.000 acres. It was
founded February. 1733, by James Ed
ward Oglethorpe. The first orphanage
that was built in America was built bv
George Whitefield In 1741. about ton
miles from Savannah. It was named
Bethesda, meaning "a house of mercy.”
Georgia ranks ninth in size in the I'niled
States. Its geographical center is twen
ty miles below Macon. Mount Enotab, l_p
Towns county, 4.7bv feet high, is the tall
est peak In the state. There are rich
mines in the northern parts. There are
large beds of coal and iron. Rich mines
of gold, silver, copper, lead, marble, be
sides other minerals, manganese, kaolin,
asbestos, mica, soapstone; also diamond,
ruby-, amethyst and opal. Stone moun
tain, In DeKalb county, is' the largest
mass of rock In the world.
Atlanta, the capital. Is jts largest city.
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B fruits and vegetables for the Northern markets-peaches,
U strawberries, plums, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, melons —
M finest in size, coloring and flavor owing to soil and climatic
E conditions, and maturing ahead of any other section. As
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along the Cotton Belt Route can be bought for $8 to sls an
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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 1903.
;i tn 1845 the first railroad of Georgia ter
. minated at this place, then called
■ I Terminus. The state authorities named
i it Marthasville; for a daughter of Gov
-1 I ernor Bumpkin This name was also
- changed by the state legislature to At
. i lanta. There is 5,000 miles of railroad in
Georgia now. I could tell you cousins
lots more about this dear old southern
state, but fear I will not be welcomed
] enough to have this in print, i bld you
1 all au revolt'. Correspondence sokdted
either sex.
Maud Dearing, Griffin. Ga.—Dear Jun
ior: I am a farmer's daughter. 13 years
of ago. I live five miles north of Gris
fin. Griffin is the county seat of Spald
ing. It has five cotton mills and also one
knitting null. I have no sisters and only
one brother. I have . n organ; can play
very well. 1 am saving all The Junior
pictures. Much love Io Aunt Susi".
. D M f .indlin. Wilburn. Ala.—Dear Jun
; ior: I have Ireen reading your page and
I 1 see so many nice letters that I have be-
I come tempted to write. 1 will take tor
Imy subject "Farming.” Farming is a
healthful occupation. There are many
| l irmi i s who ar" se-’lting other employ
ment, thev are not contented on the
l farm.’ They cannot realize the many
; pleasure- that can bo had on the farm.
While many of us are trying to live too
fast, some are not frying to live fast
I enough; they arc dragging along trying
i io get through without doing very much
w irk, but that will never do. Wo must
hustle i! wo do very much good in t.us
world. Wo don't need to b- rich to be
1 pl-asnnt. Wo can live a plea-ant li'e
I without riches, but we do need to accum
ulate enough means to live eo-nfortab.\.
so WO can do that if w ■ will only try.
I wish Aunt Susie and all the cousins a
■ long and happ” life.
! Private J. W. Pouncey. Second Battery
i Field Artillery. Fort Sam Hou ton. Tex.—
] Dear Junior: Most of the cousins write
on some subject, but I will tell the cou-
| sins something of the army this time.
I and if this mls.es the waste basket I
I will call again. How many oj the
cousins read the “Will of the Drunkard.'
I \lso the "Wandering Boy?” Oh. isn I u
' sad to think liow a lather or son can
| bring sorrow and shame to In: homo.
Hois b l us remembei the good o j so;:-. 1 .
! "Turn Your Glasses Down. Boys.” Our
I poor motlv r’s pros for us daily that we
i mav live true and sober lives. I am glad
l that I can say that. 1 don't drink any
: whatsoever. And again, fit us flunk
'of home. Oh. isn’t It a hallowed name.’
; It's the dearest spot on earth '1 hoi"
is bat fess of us think li"W it grieve.;
our mo liers' hearts when we 1 'sr
for awhile. Well. I gu-ss you think 1
am getting verv n itch off my subject. I
am onlv a soldier boy. ar.d I will II you
about mv first encampment. Under the
law the militia I a p >rt of the
forcer, of tie United Stat".', aml 'h" reg a
lars go in an encampment with them
onee a y. ar This encampment was at
('amp Mabry. 4 miles from Austin. This
battery was present and four others.
There was said to he five then :>h! in th
oncempm*''t. We went through the eoun
l trv there and enjoyed ourselves Hie host
; kind. 1 must say that the sham battle
; was good After the !>.-i I torb s fire! ■■■
I the infantry and ealvars* for some time
they had to rotrent. as we were getting
I too »do. ■■ on them lor safety. I am glad
] to sis that there wasn't any one to get
■ hurt except a few fainted. The ambn
j lam e was stion in the battle field and had
them up. 1 am oxp< .'ting a nice time at
i Dallas the 26th instant, as this battery
is going for parade there. I will el so
. with best wir’ws to Aunt Susie. Corre-
I spondenets solicited.
“Ike," Pino T.evol. .Ala. Dear Junior:
Please admit this rude fellow in your
happy circles one time. | will try to
behave myself. I am a country kid and
have all the rough and tumble all tlTe
rest have. (inc das’ my brother and 1
yoked two yearlings up to a two-wheel
cart, we fixed up We put a largo goods
box on for I bo.;y I could not lie ecu
tent to stay on tie- ground, so I crowded
into the box. \\ ■ started down hill. It
is needless to say th calves ran aw:".
My brother stump d his too and fell a:’*
of course lot go his rope. Well, on we
went. The farther wo went tho faster we
wont. Finally they turned the wheels
over, top side down and mo still in the
box. 1 did not feel very oomfort.-i bio.
] but it was about tlio best I could do at
I the present. 1 was not riding at all;
• -neither was I walking, but I was sailing
‘ over He I.ind all ricin enough. At last a
] bush come to my relief, kno’king the
I "box and wh "Is" off mo. I got off very
light, but liavi not boon able to find all
the bide that was scrubbed off my knee
till tills very yet. I love to road the
cousins' letters v ry much. Boys, wo will
have to spur up: the girl, will get ahead
of us. Th" women are fast surplanting
the men. They are teaching most of the
schools am! a uc at many a:- t: <>».■ the
men's places as clerk-. They are taking
more interest in elmreli affairs than men
and are fast . undenting :1c men in many
ways. Say. boys, are we going to stand
around witli our hand In our pockets and
let the women make a living for us when
we grow up Mae th' kind providence
bless the women and .iris, of our country
for they at" doing their best. But wo
men and boys are not much. Eove to
Aunt Susie an 1 th" cousins.
j Beulah Hill. Oxf rd. Miss -Dear Junior;
i Now wouldn't I love to know that Aunt
] Susie smiled (?) to s.a- me and all Iho
I cousins shouted long and loud, "Oh. here
i Is a letter from ('opsin Beulah." Mv.
j wouldn't 1 fee) good. I expect I would
• write almost every day. But as I havg
j no assurance that Aunt Si: i, ; or even
i one cousin will be glad to s, mo, I am
I just going to write any way and risk the
consequences. I will dts.-uss "Haippiness.”
| Many are striving for happiness, but few
, find It l-.o’.ius., of the simple fact that
, too many of us are looking where happi
ness is not to be found and tl’.o motive
| which prompts us is too often a selfish
Dr. Lyon’s
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Used by people of refinement
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PREPARED BY
one. Faith In God's promises and the
discharge of one’s duty result in happi
ness, because thev produce a happy state
of mind. When we violate the laws of
nature our physical body must suffer.
Just so when we transgress the law of
duty We must endure the penalty, which
is unhappiness. The man or woman who
stakes his or her every hope and energy
in the mad rush for worldly renown is
sure to lose the game. The noblest and
highest ambition we can have, cousins.
Is to try and make all of our many homes
a lit type of heaven. So, cousins, if wo
can’t obtain a college education we may
al! acquire a. certain degree of heart edu
cation and we shall never regret the time
and effort spent in the search for it. It
will ibe b neficial to us not only on earth,
but in- the life to come. Evon if wo atre
sometimes unable to see the faintest ray
of light wo must, trust the providence of
God and remember that we're not walk
ing by sight, but by faith. Girls I want
you to give <me a letter party
B. F. Proctor, R. F. D. No. 6. Rocky
Mount. N. C.—Dear Junior: I hope you
will admit a boy from the Old North
State. I live 3 miles south of Rocky
Mount. I am a farmer's son an 1 like
living in the country, where 1 can enjoy
the sweetness of summer and hear the
happy little birds sing. I think it is a
' i ry bad boy that kills or rotis the poor
11(11" birds that make so manj' sad
hearts happy, i think that ,-.ome of you
write very nice letters. My age is 15.
I would like to correspond with some
of the cousins. Best wishes to all.
Carrie Rollins, Gordon, Ala.—Dear
Junior: I read so many interesting let
ters in The Constitution I have mus
tered courage to write myseif. I would
el honored to be a member of that
merry band. We lake The Constitution,
and of course think it a flue paper. I
will take a subject. "Kindness to Pa
tents." There Is nothing In the foolish
walk of fashion or glitter of wealth to
compare with a happy, peaceful homo.
’Jessed witli kind parents. Their hearts
ore bound to us by ties stronger than
those of earth. Their hopes, their la bors
and theii prayers are all for us. All
that is nobl> and true in our lives we
owe to them and I believe the highest
happiness is known to those who honor
their parents, and every time wo feel
rclellions w.- should repeat ’.lie fourth
• ommandmont .and impress it upon our
.'limls. There is no promise '., a dis
obedient child. Always bo cheerful at
the table. When you come In at noon
'i;'e l .on I huncry don't criticise the fare.
Correspondence solicited. Age, 13.
Chares It Faller, Wichita Falls, Tex.—
Dear Junior: Will your great hospitality
and generous nature allow you to open
your doors to one more lad—a cowboy
from the wild, wild west? I live awav
out here on the boundless pradries of
crtli Texas, wlu.e everybody has jilentv
q r"om to grow big and enjoy mituro s
solitudes. I am far. far away from the
-and hills of old Georgia, but read The
Constitution regularly just the same. The
Wichita eountry is on a great boom now
ar.d with irrigation will soon be an agri
cultural country of recognized Impor
tance. Wheat, oats, millet and cotton
are the staple products. Sorghum, mllo,
maze. "tc.. are also : aisctl in great albund
inee, while corn does not do so well. The
soil is of u deep sandy loam and Is said
to be a very strong soil and no doubt is.
The prairies abound in natural grasses—
is:-.luite and sedge—and on the creeks
timbers, sue! l , as 'pecAti, ash, haw cotton
wood. willow, elm. mulberry, etc., are
found. Wild animals, such as the wolf,
which howls so freely during the long,
still nights, the 'coon.' 'possum, wild cat,
oto., abound in great numb-rs. < m the
irrigation lake near here can be found
wild ducks, geese, etc., and in the fall and
winter it is the gnat hunting ground for
all game of this sort. It Is also an ex-
• ■eilonl place for boating and is said to
bo the largest artifimal lake in the United
States.
A'ictoria Christenbfrry, R. F. D. No. 8,
Charlotte. N. C.—Dear Junior: As I
lave an hour to spare before starting
dinner. 1 would like to spend it with
Aunt Susie and the co ins. I will not
take a subject, hut will say a few words
to the eountry girls, . s I am one of
that number myself. think it is so
much better than livlm: In the hot and
crowded up city. I w >uld say to the
_ irl who grows tired of the routine of
farm I'fo ami work and longs for the
attractions of city lif' that she. does
not appreciate the b'autles of nature.
You must remember that life In the
city is not. just what you think it Is
by nn occasional visit now and then.
The working girls of the city liave a
li.irdi r life than the c 'tintry girls ov r
creamed of. The Country girl may have
to work hard, but sin can attend the
picnics in summ( r and parties and sleigh
rims in winter. it t° always a keen
enjoyment for those who know bow to
api.rtciate Mother Nature's works. Think
of sp'-nding every day in some dingy
office writing or siting at a sewing
machine in some factory with a clnt' t
if machines all around you. or standing
behind a ooun'.er all d.tv and having
to force sirifi after smile to the cus
tomers when you feel like sinking down
and out of sight. All tiiese and many
more are in the life of the working girl
of the city week in and week out with
but a few holidays in the year. Don't
you think it n relief for the country girl
when sb» thinks of all this that she can
churn, bake and sweep in the cool of
the morning and aft.< r dinner go out.
and swing under the shade in the ham
mock and read some good book while
the mocking bird makes music for the
car end the honey bee gathers its pre
cious sweetness from the flowers at
your feet, or better still, to go out in
the woods in the fall and gather the
brown nuts as they fall from the trees?
The country is the garden spot to
which 1 shall always cling. Stay where
the flowers bloom .and the moss grows
green. Icm a 1 ird lover. You can put
my name on the list.
"Wendell.” Falkner, Ala.—Dear Junior:
It is quite a treat, to have the pleasure
of writing to your bright and very inter
esting page this beautiful September
morning while all nature seems to be
mourning from some cause. I know not.
what it is. I don't, oven hear the chirp
of the crickets in the grass out in the
field. Nature must, be bidding farewell to
old summer, as site is fast dying, and
making room for autumn with her colors
of red and gold. Although I am not a
fluent writer 1 will write a few words
about "Success in Eife. ’ This is rather
a large subject for me, but 1 will do the
best I cun. The greatest hindrance to
success in life with the majority of tile
people is their wanting to drift with the
tide instead of going against it. Look
around and you will see Che average per
son doing only what is necessary for a
moment, and never think of the future.
No goal in view; no effort to climb higher
in his calling. There are many other ex
ceptions, but this is the condition of many
persons. Young man, push your business.
Don't let your business push you; if you
do you will make a failure sure. There
is a stumbling block with some people.
Their business has to push them. It
they would stop for a moment and think
and then reverse the thing they would
be much more successful in life. All the
work that you do more than you are
compelled to do is pushing. The differ
ence In the amount of work done by the
"pusher” and the person who is pushed
may be very little, bill it is the dift'erenee
between succe s and failure. It is the
little extra work that counts. Make
high your aim and work toward your
goal. Have ambition and a host of it.
You cannot reach a high postlion without
work. If you will go ahead and push
your business you will liave success in
life. Wishing Aunt Susie and all the
cousins much success and happiness I
now grab my old straw hat and bid you
adieu.
Carmon Valentine, Glenlynn, Miss.—
Dear Junior: We have b>en taking The
Constitution for a long time. I enjoy
reading It very much, especially the
Junior page. I have been reading so
many good letters; they are very interest- .
ing. 1 am 9 years old. My papa is a
farmer and spends his time in the field.
I like to plow, hoe and pick cotton. The
cousins have been speaking of their pets.
I have a pet cat. His name is Dewey,
and I have,, a pet calf. He Is now 8
months old and as gentle as can be. 1
have been working him to a little wagon
with shafts ever since lie was three
weeks old. I will close now. Love to
Aunt Susie and the cousins.
Irone Bennett. DeLand, Fla.,—Dear
Junior: I will describe this place. De-
Land is a town of two thousand five I
hundred inhabitants. It is a great winter
resort for tourists and health-seekers and
it is the county seat of Volusia county.
It is situated three miles from the St.
Johns river and 20 miles from the At
lantic ocean.. There are three large ,
hotels and several large boarding houses: i
also three newspapers published here, i
seven churches, three photograph gal
leries and a starch and cigar factory and
a great many stores and shops. The
club house and grounds are situated 2
miles from here. Six miles west of here
is the famous DeLeon springs, where
there arc beautiful picnic grounds, a
grand pavilion for daring and springs for
bathing and excursions are run there
from all parts of the state. Goodhy
for this
A TJttle Virginian—Dear Junior: Here
comes a. strapger In a strange land. T
love to read the Junior page. I think,
(of course it is natural), that Virginia '
is the grandest state in the union, and i
next to that I love Georgia. Can you i
guess why? I have several relatives I
living there, and last week a first cous
in came up to see us from Atlanta. It
was the first time I had ever seen him.
if all the southern boys are like him.
I think they can almost surpass our
boys.
Juniors what are some of your favor
ite amusements? I will tell you mine,
hut you must promise not to laugh at me,
for some of my chums think I display a
very undignified taste. I love books ,
and children, from the tiny little babe I
tin to the largo children. 1 must conclude i
now before dear Aunt Susie gets the I
broom stick after me Ilk" "my old b';i"k !
Aunt Susan” does. Love for the Jim- !
tors and may showers of blessings fall
around Aunt Susie.
Isabella Hires. Newborne. N. C. -
Dear .Imilor: Wonder what you nil arc
doing—chatting as usual? I know you
all through our page and my! wouldn’t’
it be nice to know each one pcrsomilly.
I want to s.'i.v :i fc'v words about
"Friendship.” Friendship is one of the
fairest flowers of earth. Its fragrame
and beauty have something of heaven in
them. It belongs to the noblest part
of human life and nature. It grows
in al! social conditions. It blooms un
der the skies of the tropics, and on the
slopes of the northern hi!s. And wher
ever' it is found, it. has a charm.
Life is brighter arid happi"r because
of true friendship.
What more dismal fate could befall
anyone than to b" friendless?
Washington Irving says. "Sweet is the
memory of distant friends. Like the
mellow rays of the declining sun, it falls
tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.”
If yon would have friends you must be
friendly. It can not be all on one side,
never expect more than you are willing
to give.
Fair weather friends are not of much i
account. When trouble overtakes yeti .
and the heart breaks in the great griefs ;
and nernlexi'ies that assail you. the i
O! for .a friend—one that understands I
your sorrows.
Happy are those who can give it and !
hanpy are those who receive it.
How many of the cousins love to read.
1 am s i-'-cwhat of a book worm. T've
just finished reading "The Road to
Frontenac.” also "Blennerhasset." 1
like them splendidly.
E. L Kuglcy, Greenville. S. G.. Dear
Junior: Fall Is here and Christmas is
not very far off. As T read the Junior I
page each week and see find realize the j
hokt of southern young people who read ■
it my heart goes out inquiring to know i
how our Juniors stand on the temper
ance question, not as it. concerns otr
parents, but. concerning our persona] at
titude to this mighty question. Oh, gins,
in whom lies the hope of our country, let
me, as a young man. beg you that you
let not the dge of the wine cup be in
serted "betwten those rosy lips of ymirs
during the coming Christmas holidays. ,
And do not tempt your young men friends '
ami r'datiV'-s to drink frory the social .
glass. For you may. by 1 u'eviulmg with j
them, sow the seed which shall surely I
spring up and bring forth fruit In. maybe. (
their filling a drunkard's grave. Now. ;
b"vs, a word or two to you. At the age I
of'about twelve years 1 signed the pledge ,
against my drinking win' and s-pirltuous I
liquors as a beverage. God has helped ,
me to keep my pledge, but bow many "t |
our young men and boys are in the habit ;
of taking a social glass, especially at }
yulolidc? Fellows, you are playing with j
a most deadly viper, and. mark you, un- |
less your spurn it from you it will en- '
twine itself about you ami at last bury [
Its deadly fangs in your souls. Do not ■
allow your sister, friend or sweetheart ;
to entice vou anv more to drink th ■ social ■
glass witli them. If they try to. Young
men, boys, my heart goes out yearninglh
to you as the Christmas sense.i ap- |
proaelies. For the sake of that sainted 4
mother of yours, for the sax 1 "t that
sweet sister f >f yours, for the sake of that I
one whom yon • boose to call your (lari I
ing and who you Intend wedding some j
<lav at the altar, for the sake of your |
eouritry. for the sake of home, sweet
home, forth" sake of that soul of yours
which must live throughout eternity, for
th" .sake of that Savior wlio di"d tor you
on calvary. I beg you in God's name to
make a sacred pledge this moment that
you will abstain from the use of wine or
other spirltous liquors as a beverage
henceforth. In conclusion, let me say
that I am a. young man not. quite twenty
two years of age. and I write these few
lines because I love your souls. If an\
one wishes a. pledge that they may sig:
and keep as a reminder of their decision
I will gladly send you one if you will
but write me. inclosing a sfamn for re
ply. In union there's strength. Therefore
write me of your personal decision to
help this cause forward, for the youth
and maidens of today will be the men
and women of tomorrow.
Maytne Johnson . Owlton, Ga.—Deal
Junior: Several years have slipped by
since last I wrote a letter for this page, j
and it is strange what a change has ]
taken place. Why, surely lam not grow- ]
ing old? Today T don't see on the list a ]
single "old timer." All are new cousins, j
who have enlisted since 1 visited this i
corner some four years ago. Ono thing ]
caught my eye today while looking over ;
the Junior page and that was the name of I
our “Soldier Cousin” from Fort Casey. I
Washington, on the honor roll. I do I
wish there had been room for that letter !
and I know all the cousins who have I
been reading up on this page will agree
with me. for one of the finest letters I
have read for a long time was written
by this soldier cousin a f"W weeks since.
Now, Mr. George. lu.::it tip your pen from
where you throw it when vou inw ""iir
name cn the “roll” ami writ ■ us another
good long letter. I'll guarantee'' thev
iiiiifsj
When I say I cur? I do not mean merely tc
stop them for a time and then have them re
turn attain. I mean a radical cure. 1 have made
the disease of FITS, EI'li.FPSYcr FALLING
SICKNESS a life-long study. I warrant my
remedy to cure the worst cases. Because ]
others have failed is no reason for not naw ]
receiving a cure. Send at once fora treatise :
and a Fret Bottle of my infallible remedy-
Give Express and Post Office.
Prof. W.H.PEEKE, F.D., 4CcdarSt . NX
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pear, Tmt 1 come out on the roll, will
any one lament for me? No. indeed: those
old. selfish boys would laugh at my luck.
Where ps that cousin who wrote from
MeJlborn. N. (.'., and said for us to guess I
at. his s-x. Well, I'll say this: If you
are not one of those selfish, pettish boys. I
i you are a "tomboy,” for no good girl
] (neither any good boy) would throw oTf
■on the girls as you did. If “he girls are
not brave enough to look out for them
selves and tak' their part, what will be
] come of us, I'd like to know? Ami
as for the criticizing, if some one don't
act as critic what a time poor, dear Aunt
Susie would have with you boys. Ob.
those hoys, they seem to think they hold
an Important place in life, anyway, and
oven boast, ton' the girls could not make
out without them. The v- ry idea. Well,
girls, lot them think it. and now I wonder
how they would make out without the ]
girls? (> girls, boys are becoming a'.v- .
fully self-i-onccited. aren't they? Just j
quit paying any attention to their 5
"whims” for a while and see how they I
will "cool.” *
Lillie AVhitaker, Roberta. Gh..—Dear
Junior: If Aunt Sus: ■ will permit me
I will give a few of my thoughts on
"Education.” Education is a fact that
should be conceded to by every boy and j
girl in our country. As God has given ]
us an intellect, above all other beings ]
:we should all try to get an ed scat ion ;
and be of some use to the beautiful !
world (bid has given us to live in. We :
should strive to accomplish such tilings ]
that when our work here on earth is ]
d ole we will V contc 1 I with the f'"t .
that we have played our part well in the ]
| world's advancement, and that We have i
a. promise 01 a greater reward in heaven. ]
(.iris and boys, take an interest in your !
I education. All of you that can go to
I college and graduate and get your di
| ploma. That is wlrit I expect to do.
I God being my heli" . . In conclusion f
I will say for us to succeed well we must
i liave a moral as well as an intellectua.
iication. f'orr"spo'iden<?e solicited.
"Lu -inda.” Gurdon. Ga.—Dear Cousins:
For a. number of years I have stood
afar ami admired the cousins’ letters,
and loved Aunt Susie so much! Many
times her good advice has come to me in
| times of temptations, ami made me say 1
] with a strong resolution: "I will not." ]
] I wish that I was able to write on ]
i improving our time, but I know I eannet ;
I do it half .justice, so I must decline and t
leave it for some one more competent. ]
1 hope some one will write more about |
it. It is my greatest ambition to im- |
prove my time, ami get. a good education, j
ami go out in the great field of labor to [
work for the Master. Cousins, can we 1
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Have we helped any poor sinter : "
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