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Conducted by Mrs. Wm. King, 480 Courtland Ave., Atlanta, Ga.
NOBODY’S BOY.
“Father’s in the nursey
Faking care of baby
Mother’s at the woman’s club
Talking—scrapping, maybe.
Some day baby ’n' 1 will play
Poker and the races
Then we'll all of us. no doubt.
Be In our proper .places."
—Life.
UNCLE WILL SETTERS.
Dear Children: J am so glad to know
there are many of you who are reading
and appreciating ’Uncle Wl'l's" letters.
If you will read attentively what he tells
you. It will instruct you In much knowl
edge that you will find useful. He gave
you in last week's paper an acrostic that
he composed himself. He . aid it would
make you "search the scriptures," and
if ft does that it will a .-omplish a very
good work. It takes a good d< al of pa
tience for us to bo sue.'-., f-il In any work i
we undertake. So man;, children who are I
being educated get weary over their les- !
sons and say, "Oh, I cannot learn that." ,
or “I will never understand this," etc. ,
There Is the old saying, "The world was j
not made In a minute,” are! neither is an i
education a "m >lisl. 1 in a day. 1 would
like to tell you a story that will give I
you an example of patience. It is called, ,
“What the Spider Told."
“I was spinning a web on n ;
rose vine." said the spider, "and
a little girl was sewing pat hwork on |
the doorstep. Her thr ■nd knotted and j
her needle broke and her eyes were full
of tears. ’1 can't do it.' she cried. ’1
can t! I can’t!’
"Then the mother came and told her !
to look at mo. Ever-.- Hate I spun a nice )
thread and tried to fasten it to a branch
the wind bh-w and tore it away. This
happened several times. But at last I
male one that did not break and fas
tened it and ;- n other ■ • d to . oin It.
"Th.u t!ie mother smiled. ‘What a pa
tient spider,' she said.
■■ rhe littl, git .m 1< I, too. rnd ' ol U j
her work. And wli-a the s:n went J-’wn j
there was a beautiful Web in the rose ;
vine and a square M 1 ■ :titul patchwork :
on the doorstep."
Is not that a ni-e story the spider told? I
1! there was more ; ti imong our I
little letter wrlb-rs w.i',,l Hot be]
so many pensll writt-a. carelessly spelled i
letters to till the w.t.M-ba.-Kct. Won’t I
vou learn a lesson fr -tn t! • ■ little spider
for lite sake of AUNT SUSIE. '
THE VISITOR WARBLES.
If I w- t-> :r. of .'.I! tie- birds
I should have ■ . : ny thing else,
hundred and f t::--m. and forty
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think ought to apply. I suppose it is
something like this: A very wise man,
who has studied a great deal about birds,
finds, let us say. a 'bird that has such
a beautiful song that he calls it a warbler
without a moment’s hesitation. Then
when he begins to get well acquainted
with it he finds a good many noticeable
things about his bird. In the first, place,
it is- hold your jaws now—it is dentlros
tral. Isn't that dreadful for a poor, little,
helpless wanbier that never did a bit of
harm in bls life-to be anything so dread
> ful ns that must be from the sound? But
' when you find that dentlrostral only moans
"tooth-beaked” you won't think it is such
a horrible thing after all.
So the Wise Man finds that his warbler
Is tooth-beaked, or lias a bill that is
notched; that it has a bill that is long,
slender, but broad at tho base and taper
ing to the end; that its wings are also
long and slender, and That it Is sprightly
and rather small. So he goes to work,
and the warbler family is started. By
and by another wise man, or perhaps tin’
j same one, finds a. bird that Is small ami ■
j sprightly, with longish wings ami a pret- !
I ty fair singer, ami also dentlrostral; so j
ihe puts it with the warblers, too. And i
I so it goes. Birds that resemble in their
■ main points are classed together, until,
j as a matter of course, some of them lack
the very thing that gave the family
i name. So it happens that while many of
; the warblers are very beautiful singers—
; certainly the nightingale Is yet others
! are m ver heard to warble at all.
I If I were a wise man instead of only
I a little woman I would establish a rule
i about tin warbh rs, such as I heard a
I Mr. Smith describe tho other day\ He
I said: "Adam's .family name was Smith,
I but whenever end of the members did not
I act just right they cast him out and
: gave him a now name So when you see
■< man named Smith you ma.y know he
Is all right." That's the way you and
1 will do when wo get to classifying the
birds. The black birds shall all be black,
an : tho warblers shall all warble. If
tin ;. do not, wo will cast them out and
give them a new name, so that poor,
]■'. tin pec.; !o will not have a whole list
' of misl, ailing family names to muddle
: their brains.
Warblers, warbling warblers and non
wirbling warblers are, spread over all
the ha Ital globe. They are Important
little fellows too. oven when they do not
sing, for they wage ceaseless warfare 1
.pon the insects that prey on fruits and
fl-.w-.-rs The wagtail, the titmouse, the 1
. '»;: 1 e!-t ami even the incomparable nlght-
. gale belong to this large and inter-
:e is a little gray 'bird called the r
T • ss'-o warbler that nests in low ]
..-■■< i tall weeds. In fact, should 1 i
.• tho birds that are properly >
1 among the warblers you would ;
you know
CHARITY LIST.
Mrs Laura Starling, Forest, Tex.. 5 '
•n:s; Salllc Merritt, Mary, Ala., 5 cents; ’
Miss Lillie Hicks, Springs, Miss.. 5 cents; j
Ben Knight,Flamaton, Ala., 10 cents.
JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE. •
■Willie Mae Grigg. For’ Davis, Ala. 1
I>< ir Junior: I live in the south- i
•rn part of tho dear old state <
of Alabama, where the pretty flow- <
ers grow. How many of you like flow
ers? I do. Roses are my choice. I i
would like so much to s“o Aunt Susie. 1
I Hiink s!i- is a Christian lady. ’Tjs so kind i
■’ In rto care f>r the Junior department, i
I have a lost friend. Miss Clara Burney, i
When last heard from she was in Tai- t
las.-. ... Ala. If any of you know her, j
pl l ase let me hear from you.
t
Annie Sanford, Thomasville. Ga.. R. <:
F. D., No. 1,---Dear Junior: Like many <
others, this is my first letter to The '
Constitution, but 1 am no stranger to it, '
for every w< ek I carefully read all the j
letters from the young folks, ami really j
w- an everything In it. Mamma loves
tile Womaji's Kingdom. She loves best t
to read aboiß the flowers. We sadly 1
miss "Bill Arp's" sweet letters. We
live 5 miles north of the lovely city of
Thomasvillcj Cousins, I am going to a '
t' ..mion at the Baptist church tomorrow. 1
Tm ti will be dinner on the grounds, 1
and we > oung folks pre anticipating a big I
time. Carry Farley, if you will read ■
Bi h illy, you will find there is
no such church as the Camphellite. You ,
will find in Acts xl, 26, the disciples ‘
wu < ailed Christians, not Camphellites, ‘
In Antioch. 1 like your letter. India 1
liu' Kid, come again. 1 will not
tci my age. but my birthday and Christ- i
mas prait , v ■ m ar together they always
say. "Well, these presen'ts must do for .
both tlm.-s,"
F c. Barfield. Gay, Ala.—Dear Junior: I
Time has sped away on golden wings <
s:: ce I made the merry cousins of dear *
old Constitution a visit. Though I read *
the ousin's letters with much Interest
■ very week. I am real glad the cousins
have made peace and all Is happiness, a
Now, cousins, let’s see. how long we can I
all stay peaceful and happy, for, indeed, '
we all love to think of days that have ■’
p ssi ,l. if they were syent in happiness; '
ami we even exptXience a sad pleasure in
thinking of days that were spent in sor- J
row.
When sorrow and trials surround us,
h-.w often d> we gain courage and j '
strength by thinking of the happy days I
that are past, for it brings a fain: joy ‘
and the merry voices are all brought back
ny the simplest causes, for words can '
never be re ailed. Some words seem to
v. but a trifle, as they speed from us
to others, yet they possess a power be- j .
? ond calculation. We should be moro j
caretui and think twice before we ’
SpeaK. 1
Corn pondenco solicited, either sex. ’
B. F. Proctor, Rocky Mount. N. C-,
R. F. D. No. 6. Dear Junior: I am a
farmer’s son and enjoy living In tho
■ ountry. I think the cousins write very ,
n ■' !■!!'■■ mil glv.. some good advice, i
I think wo should love and obey our 1
p ira nts, because we are unable to see 1
what they have done for ns. I am glad
:to se that i great many of the cousins
:I >'' not in favor of killing the birds, for '
; it It w..s nat for the birds there would
! not be much farming done. If we were i
1 without the ch. rful little bird one year
we would be surprised to see how the
! insects would increase.
I .
i Georgia V. Haymaker. Artnel, Va.—
D'ar Junior: While you are discussing
I the merits of your respective states 1
will fall into line with a few words i !
in the interest of Virginia. i 1
\ irginia dates as far back in history ! j
as 1585. It was then the first English j <
settlement was made and she was named
Virginia in honor of Elizabeth, the vir- ; ’
gin queen of England; and I am proud j 1
to say that from 1585 to 1903 history's I i
pages beer no blot to mar Virginia's fame, t
and having given to her country such I '•
mon as Washington. Jefferson, Henry, ‘ (
Lo,. and Jackson. Virginia, the “mother ; ■
I state," the "mother of presidents," “the ’ •
THE WEEKLY COWITHJTIONi ATLANTA. MONDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1903.
Old Dominion.” holds among Iter sister
states the crowning place in history. And
fair as the virgin queen for whom she
was named is our beautiful Virginia,
which I’m sf’re none who seen her
will deny. From where I am sitting far
out as the eye can reach can bo seen
one wide expanse of rich, luxuriant green,
bordered by the blue Virginia mountains,
which look like sentinels standing out
against the blue of the sky as though
keeping- guard liver the valley >e love
so well. In the valley are Luray caverns,
Weyers eaves and the natural bridge,
each famous among natural curiosities,
and clustered about 1115’ home are many
places of historic Interest, among which
Is "Greenway Court," the old home of
Lord Fairfax, where George Washington
spent a number of years as surveyor.
Virginia's climate In general is delightful,
her soil productive, her people hospita
ble, and if any Virginian, after summing
up Virginia's graces, fails to love and
honor his native state he deserves to
he—well, in short, as Sam Jones says,
he “needs killin'."
DeWitt and Herbert Maxwell. Kyleton,
Ala.—Dear Junior: Good morning, Uncle
Will, hero's a lovely white rose for you.
Herbert has a. cream colored oni for Aunt
Susie. He thinks Aunt Susie the greatest
woman in the world, with a heart .and
soul large enough to love us all. And
he is nol the only one who thinks so.
either. And I, well I think t'nele Will j
one of the best men. and that ho Is j
doing much for the improvement or our ;
page. So, I shall place, some laurels !
on his brow. Comq to the front, boys,
I ncle V\'ill will stand bj us.
Now. cousin::, allow me to introduce to
you Herbert Maxwell, my brother. 1
think he Is what I'nclu Will wi.mld call a.
bugologlsit,
Sim e my letter and picture, appeared in
The Constitution. I have received many
nice letters Wish I could at wer them
all. but I am only a. little boy. 13 years
old Novembei 8. and it's DeWitt here, 1
and DeWitt there. ; U id DeWitt, if you ar.' j
not busy you must study your books, i
J■ s. Thurston, we have good seliools, 1
good clnifehes. and good people In this 1
part ot Alabama. No large towns near. :
Hartsell. 12 mills distance, is our nearest 1
railroad station. We attend Sundav :
school at'the Methodist Episcopal "hur.'li, I
a half mile from our Imme. Between ■
sixty ami sevi nty are on the roll. We ;
hay? five good teachers, all of which w t
love, but we love our superintendent best. ■'
because he is our papa Long live Aunt 1
Susie, I ncle \\ 111 and the cousins.
U ncle Will and Aunt Susie thank you ■
for the flowers.)
Sallle Merritt, Mary, Ala.—Dear Jun
ior: Good morning. Aunt Susie, and all j
of the cousins. How are you all ibis
beautiful Sabbath morning? As I never
see any letters from this place, I thought '
1 would write one. I have been reading !
The Constitution every since I was b'ig j
enough to read, and I always enjoy read- ■
ing Aunt Susie's and th.- cousins' letters. '
I always enjoyed reading Bill Arp's p-t- '
ters. and oh! how sorry j was when 1 :
read in the paper of his death. I am j
an orphan girl. My father and mother '
have be»n dead quite a number of years.
Cousins, Christmas will soon be here. I
and 1 guess you all are autleip.iHng a •
nice time on that day. J am always glad j
when Christmas comes although ! will 1
scon boa young lady. I still expect a I
visit from Santa Claus. Inclosed you
win find 5 cents to use as you think i
bes' Correspondence solicited. Ages I
from H to 18 years.
Orrell W. Prevatt, Seville, Fla.—Dear
Junior: I am a little boy 10 years old.
I have been to school four terms. Am
in the fifth grade, but can't write very
good. Professor McCall makes us carry
our books home every night and liar.i !
our ITssons if it take- us til, io o'clock, i
and when we go to the school room next i
morning we had better know our les- I
sons, too. 1 have no pets except a little I
sister 4 years old named Ida Delfi;, a
bird dog named Bob, that 1 hitch to mi
big cart; a colt named Jennie. 1 wil.
tell the cousins about my horn ', which
is I mile north of the depot on the .1.,
I'. and K W. railroad, which . runs
through our grove. My papa is an 01- 1
ange grower and has most all kinds of
oranges. They are getting ripe now. I
Wil! begin to ship about the Ist of No
vember. Lake Louise is on the w< st
side, is about I mile wide and 4 miles
long. We go fishing and boat rising
in it.
(Aunt Susie thinks you should go on
the honor rol; For .1 10 year old boy
your letter is O. K. and well written.)
Barton R Smith, Mist, Ark. -Dear Ju
nior: As the "sex war ' has been tear- I
tially quelled, I thought I would slip in I
and try to sit with you a while, taking
great caution not to arouse the fair !
juniors to arms again. 1 claim the vi- I
tory for 'the boys who have "calmed ■
the storms" by the irttibl- force of the
proverb, “A silent month is musical.'
1 will gay a few words on that familiar, i
though inexhaustible, subject, "Friend- ?
ship."
Our nature possesses an Instinctive
aversion to solitude am! its irksome el- 1
feets upon the consummate bliss of our I
live s, 'l he mere presence of our fel vv
beings tepels weariness and prod ces ,
cheerfulness. Then, if the mere presence
of our fellow-beings makes us chti i ful, j
our happlpess is increased manifold times !
bv the association ol a host of true
friends.
True friendship is "a noble and virtuous
attaehmi nt upringing fr m a pure .- uree.'
and includes u willingness on Hie part i
of one to pi rlovm a kind act or deed for
another. To assist him and become his
aid in trouble. To share his troubles,
as well as his happiness, assisting him at
all times.
There is a. vast difference between true
friendship and Ihe so-called friendship.
Mere acquaintance has but little, if any. j
bearing to friendship. An aciiuaintanc
may be a counter!'' 11 friend who is closely I
allied to a falsi friend. Christ calls Ju- I
das his friend, though a traitor. A false ;
' ■ ■ you in ime of need, I
bur a true friend is constant.
True friendship bears close relation to ;
love. We Im., a trm- friend because he
possi sses p’easing qualities which give us
pleasure In his society. We loy. him be
cause he lias done us a favor and will
continue to work to our int> rest.
Invaluable Is true friendship. Lincoln
was rich because he saw the virtue of
the accurate expression, "Win hear s,
and you have hands and purses." He
seemed to possess the precise qualities
to gain the friendship qf all which, he
knew, would be far more condu ive to
his happiness and sueC' ss in life than
much riches and great learning.
The secret of a beautiful, hapnv, suc
cessful life Is chaste friendship. Manv a
iOSERn
When I say I cure I do not mean merely to
stop them for a time and then have them re- |
turn again. I mean a radical cure. I have made j
the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING I
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 Free Bottle of my infallible remedy-
Give Express and Post Office.
Prof. W.H.PEEKE, F.D., 4 Cedar St, N.Y. >
man would have lain down disheartened
iong before he readied Ins goal but for
the stimulus and encouragement ot some
1 iriend whose name the wpt'ld has nevi r
Known. Thy average person li'Hle res Ilzes
how great a. purl ' even of liis material
.-uc. ess ne l)v , ~s to liis frit nds, taking
<0 nimselt tj ;i . onitro credit of every
aehievemnt and boasting of Ills own mar
velous insight, judgment and hard work.
However, we should nol view friendship
from the standpoint of service rendered
m advancing our material irrierests. Its
veal value is estimated in relation to Ils
msjilration. its effect on our character.
Dr. Hillis says tha t "destiny is d( termined
oy friendship; lortime 1- made or marred
when a youth neglects ills companions.”
Emerson says, “Our chief want' in life
is somebody who will make us do what
we can.' This is 'the service of a friend.
1 hey double our possibilities. Their as
sociation sliinulates Hie thought, quickens
the faeultlcc, sliarpetis tie intellect, opens
th.- floodgates o f language and senti
ment. Many dull bovs ami girls nave
"<> ii urged on to success and happiness
by discerning teachers or friends who
saw in them possibil les that no one
else COtlfi! s. e.
l.ike * \ 1 a-;, piling of true value, genuine
frlen.lshlp p eoniparatively rare, though
It Is Pound' d by no di.- tin-'lions in rank or
h.- exhilarating effects may
Ivlt li. thy penurious, as well as nv
til.' Wealthy.
I he fundamental rule of every young
man or woman should be to surround
themselves wi'ih a host of true friends.
H Is the m.iin-f i\- ( -,f fife and no one can
' e 11 ,ru ly hapny life without friends,
we have frlcndg. we should never be
•■i.r.ild to express our friendships. We
should not be afraid to t/’ll them that we
admt’-c or love them. If we enjov one’s
company, wo should say so. If wo love
anybody, wfiiy not say so? It costs noth
ing and may mean rveryth’ng to your
friend ami to your friendship.
A ■■ ; bouia i.iko sf. 'clai care in solect
.ng our friends. Drove vourself worthy
m confidence and then s-i.-ei. as noarly
es p'lssib!.., :! t w lio are true. From its
great intlii,.i.c,. , on onr efin,q or and
pro i.e.-ts. we . n not be overcautious tn
.- ' ■ ■ |
Friendship, when once entered into
>ss of a friend la
more piercing ti an th. suing of addi r.
' ;' ’’ "ho'dd , : t out in life with a de-
■ lb'i'R.7” ’r’i ' r '■' '' iri I'K friend-
ships He must keep them .-'live or so, rl
fl; a part of m m anh>. .1 ;1 liar!
, 1 hl., success | fi, p>. fi ni; iv bo said I
1 that "a kind and gentle ’
: ,n comfim friends -nd ;
edon‘l ’ ? ' N bn '• '1: dr
with hooks'of neVl'" n ' Qm ?n '" i
oo m 'o r: ;,?.'p 1 ' r ' >ri ' ,irpn ' !
m-He A" r. ? ’.-. 1,. » ' V " rk ,ikP '
Sona Faris. Belmont. S. C.■-Dear Ju- I
j nlor: Well, j a k frost has made his ap- i
i and that is the sign o f w h at ? ,
I u ), ‘ l '' r ■ “ay? Yes, but 1 can't
! Ze l y thu, 'k h - lam ready for good i
I olu winter time, for winter always
| brings summer While we view the de- :
j parting j, ir VV ith feelings of sadngss, ;
1 a .war . usi; n d upon us and wo :
j are brought m,... t 0 lace wiu , |h „ fact I
■ o'"'o'' 1 ' ' JW :ng' the seed that some I
i u,lle will li; ,” lot-ill truit ol' some kind. 1
I ~‘ S ' :e 10 llli hk of the past, I
!ls """" '’ ■ ' vents and resfimisi-
■ '■“' l,l 11 ' 1 " ■■ is-' ..,in whio.'i should I
' ba l< ? us °I >" st importance and which ;
should comm 1 most ol our attention i
may be simini. d up in the following I
i Question: Ho« ayu.what shall 1 do in :
the future?
> As we look it to the new year let
I sis take up 1. .. -rk of sowing vs!;h re- 1
I newed ' i.'i ;; . -meinljeting that liabits
1 early formed v. ;il fieeom.- fixed. How
; little do we 111 ‘ k that our actions haw.? I
i marked int!■;■ . ovex* our future exist- 1
' ; ; w‘ 1 ■it in mute < internment ;
: and wait lor mgs to turn up?
I !f K" are II willing to discard rest- i
: les-ness and pro.; h things In tne i
I Proper manner, -airely we ought to get !
I out of the wa; >f others that they may |
■ do for themsei s and for us what we
i should b■■ d"i: . '.idvaneing every way." ;
i "Le.arn to hi. .and to wait" should be 1
i our motto in 1 auction with "sow good
services; sweet remembrances will grow |
from them.”
< Your ■ f.oo good to ';>>■ spoiled I
j by kiss receipt.)
1 C. .Mian Narrani'jre, Glia Bend, Artz.— j
; Dear Junior: It has I- -n so long since 1
I wrote to the Junior page that I think j
pc; ha] you will read this b< fme you >
ternemi'ir how tiresome my lust letter '
Was; : it 1 feat ti.: will remind you '
wry foicibly of the fact. 1 'gi'-.i with
?ou, Ill'll.l Rubber Kid, that the girls '
ilave leu. us nutiiing to say, but maybe ;
we can p.ua,-1-uric of the same I
old thin ... . . :.. ;. ill : niuk vv e >
I are origmal. Say, liana Itui-.u r, where 1
• lid .you t,-.'t luat name? 1 should like I
to cor: s.aind with 5 ..i Very much. East- i
ern eoasiu:-. 11 ;. on wn. oni'.' out to Ari- ;
zona 1 will .-flow 5'.:; a good time, and .
we will go on a ■ .mi ap" with the
c 'W'.ioy. It you like auventuia 1 am |
sair, ;. 0..1 will enjoy it. I'att.e raising ts i
one ot our ..'hie: fi . wire s, so the .-ow- i
boy is om of our most important citi- i
.-.•ns. 1 hope, tin.-ugh. that tile cousins i
will not form an ;::.: 1 voralde opinion of i
Arizona from that fact. I assure you .
tbit nil th" stories that you hear of his I
lawless iharaetir arc not true. 1 admit ;
that tii. y are lax In obeying "I'nele ;
tuim," IjUt their [■ •!<>■ .-<ti'X.-> is Seldom ;
vicious 'j'he six-slmoter is one of the |
most important parts of h's apparel, I
but it is seldom used, except under great I
prov-'. at ■ ui. Then. iu'Wev. :', hi- does not
tiesttate to use It, whether it lie man or 1
"gun" too fi' 1 >ly li ’ exp. is to suffer ‘
t;... ne-'q an,l In seldom tries ■
to es".-ipc Just! ■■. but accepts his punish- i
ment lik' " m tn. >' >• of the first things j
you will noli,-, In "I'no boy” are the finer
instinces which 'how through his ;
roe gii ex :< ri : ■ ■ of t '■■ ; ■> f. .nd- I
Iles's for music < ':"■ wiio can sing is ‘
always a great -q.ds-ition, and in th" :
evening when tlu-e gather around the I
Camp lire he is k.c.t busy until a late I
hour, or until his Ist Is- repealed sev- i
oral times. Another tiling that will !
seem strange to lit "tenderfoot” (pfi'ase I
c-xcus,' the - xpr> ‘don, for it is not a
disrespectful n'ara but a chief factor
In the, westerner's voeabula ry) is the
number of well educated men who fol
low this li' Grad at.s from our best
colleges are often found on the range.
They are m.-n who have chosen this
free" and easy lift to a more refined one.
1 should like to corresnond with the
cousins, and cspeei.dl.v with some of the
young "school mtirms." Age 20.
Grover C. Littrell, Powcrsburg, Ky.—l
D, ar Junior: I find .'1 great many of the i
cousins ; ie deeply int, rest' I in gaining!
an education, and I la artily agree with '
them. I have been attending school very I
regular, but as harvest time is here, 1
am Oblig d to leave school for a while—
a fact. 1 very much regret. I vo had the
luck to gain one of the best teachers of
tills (Wayne) county. Education is some
thing wo nil should .drive to acquire dur
ing out' early youth. As the stales pro
vide'- fi' l •'■ se]io.•;■•■ for us Io attend we
should b>- ? efficiently grateful to take
advantiie'’ of th ■ opportunities they offer
.and mak, g’ -d u- ■ of our time. \\'..
shoulil bling o:r will into activity. Re
member it takes work to gain an educa-j
tion. When Diongscss. the tyrrant of 1
i -ia fnstruct
him in geometry bv an easier method
than common the philosopher replied: "1 |
know of no roy.il r >a<l to geometry," so |
;.■! us ten., time In hunting for :
that “royal roa l" to education, but just 1
go to work ; nd acquire the desired knowl
edge. which is the only road to take. Cor-'
rc-pondence d> sired, cither sex, between I
16 and 20.
Roxie r.’bb, Dayton, Miss.- Dear Jun
ior As all of the com Ins take a subject I
I think I had better take f’r mine birds
A: I write there Is a dear little mocking
bird singing so sweetly. She is the nap--
Jest thing I ever saw. She takes great
pride tn 'll her movements. What would
this, earth be if there were no little birds ,
to .'tug for us. W. should all try to be:
hattpv and content as the little birds. I
want IO H V to- live as to be a good ex
ample to tnr lounger sist rs and broth-;
<-rs. I think tho old< t child ought to al- '
wavs li-.o Just as perfect as they can for |
the' younger child-, n are alw ,ys sure to .
follow tla ar example. I do want to make j
a good and useful woman like dear Aunt :
Susie I Just think she is the dearest,
woman that 1 ever knew. 1 say knew, |
for who could road so much of her good
advice and not know tier. Oh. I was so
sorry to hear of our dear Bill Arp's death.
I have read so many of his letters; they
were so interesting, but his memory wdl
ever remain within the homes of fine
Constitution readers. 1 would like to cor
ri-s’-end with some of ‘.he young people ol
my age—l 6.
Ben C. Knight, Flomaton, Ala., Es
cambia County, Box 14—Deal Junior:
1 am sure jou all will be surprised to
le.arn that I am 800 miles from my old
North Carolina homo and all relatives.
Kind friends paid my way and 1 am
with entire strangers, but the dear
Lord's bright sun shines on us all and
we ought to praise His holy name. i
um in hopes the change will do me
good. 1 was helped off and on the Haiti
live times and was very tired after my
iorty-six hours' ride. 1 came September
2. Can't tell when I will go back to
North 1 aroilna. I do want to go to Dr.
C. J. Campbell at Bay Mineue. lie has
the name to cure and greatly benefit
others, and if he can help me the least,
i which I feel like he can, especially in
my arms, -neck and back. 1 don't feel
like I can go back and not have a few
. months' treatment. 1 am In 40 miles of
- him, ami his price 50 cents per treat
; ment at once per day. It. seems right
j hard not to have his care. Me treats
1 hy the psychic force, electricity and Its
baths. 1 have tried to sell mj? pictures
at 10 cents and poor luck, amt none at
' all on canceled stamps. 1 thick so much
j of Dr. C. J. Campbell and want to get
Ito him so bad. I hope it is not too
! much to ask the kind attention of all
that will. It is not a pleasant life or
feelings to state m> case thus, but such
Is Ilf, with many. I feel like we afflict
ed bear our burdens as well as others
would to put them as we are. I hope
you all will give a great big birthday
<■oiobration October 21. This is my first
one from my Enfield, N. C.. home. In
close 10 cents for Grady hospital.
If you write in answer to this address
B. C. Knight, Flomaton. Ala.
Iva Defrceso. Piedmont, Ala., R- F. D ,
No. 2.- Dear Junior: I live 9
miles from the nearest town, Pied
mont. I am spending a while
with my married sister, who lives fit
Alexandria, a little village near Annlst >n.
There are throe stores, two churches.
Baptist and Methodist Episcopal, post
i office, depot and telephone . ffico. popula
tion 63. Thvre is a very largo, b. nutifi.l
: spring, which Is I- need out to the pn >-
: lie, which is vm-h a nice plai " to go to
j walk In tho afternoon. 1 think it is a nice
! ptaee to live and I enjoy visiting here. I
I staved here five months tw - y.-ars ago and
I went to i chool and indeed I < njoy co it ;
j nd meeting my schoolmates and friends.
; Si- tor trios to make me enjoy myself. ;
- I have been to Anniston one time. I went
i into tho cotton factory and saw tho poor
little girls hard at work and thought
what .1 contrast in their lives and ours,
who have the privilege- of going to seno fl
and of happy times we have during vaca
tion V.'o don't appreciate it as we
j should. I had my picture taken tho last
I time I went and I would like to have tin.'
I picture of some of the cousins.
Doll \V Pursley. Sharon, S. C -D'-ar
I Junior: T have written to The Constilu
| tion before, but guess it found Its way tn
i the waste basket, but however I will not
cot discouraged and writ, again. I will ,
take I’lo subject. My papa takes The Con- j
] stitution and 1 love to read the cousins' j
1 letters. I am a little girl 10 years old and I
| can do any kind of lionwork, such as
cook, wash dishes, swoop, do all I can t" .
’ help mamma, -'s I am the oldest damrn- i
tor; I have om- brother and one sister.
! Cora Grah.'im. Eady. Miss.- Dear Jun
i lor: I live In Newton county. 2t 2 miles
' from Conehatt, but my postoffi--.- is Eady. I
I I li.ave boon teaoing tho Junior page a :
; short while; some of th'’ letters are quite ,
- interestitig. I think the page is improving.
I will giv'- a short description of Newton
, county. It is hilly in some sections, (
1 while others are level and is said to ne
'.,-ry fertile In some places. Th.- people .
: raise corn, cotton, cane, watermelons. '
'etc. There Is plenty of limber and g.-'l!
I water also. Well, some of the cousi;'’S
j h ive been bh-s-ing Out tho boys for not j
writing more than what they do. but. I I
j think some of them write excellent let- I
I ters, such as Soldier Boy’s and Grover C. i
i Griffin. Well, cousins, some of you toll I
' .-ilio’it your pets, but I haven’t any to I
1 write about yet awhile, as wo are done I
hoeing, bat the cotton ick will soon oe
a pct among a good man.v of us-. The!
crop,- ar - only tolerable g ’"d this year;
w, had some dry- wi-uther that cut the,
I crops off Much love to all. Correspon-I
i d.-n.-e solicited Age 17.
1 f'llie May Gilmer. Hansonvlllc, Va.- - |
I Dear Junior: I have been reading the I
i letters on the Junior page and I see so I
; many nice letters that I have become .
tempted to write and see If Aunt Susie .
I will allow me to join the happy band. j
As this Is my first letter, I will not 1
tike 1 subject. My papa. Is a farmer. I
: Wc liv - in the country near the little vll- I
i luge of Hansenville.
■ Igo to the public school at Stony Point. 1
I like my teacher very much. I wont 1
eight miles from here last Sunday to a ;
\ eliildrcii’s day and a league rally. I went, i
Sa 111: day evicting as far as my aunt's. !
I and from there on Sunday. 1 certainly j
i did enjoy myself; had dinner on the I
I ground and you know any one always I
’ has a good time where they can stay
' all day.
< 'orr.-spend' solicited, age 14.
Box 400, Kershaw, S. C.—Dear Junior:
. One of the groan up cousins that has
I long neglected his desk wishes now to -
I pen you a. few words. Perhaps T could ,
j not interest iou more than to tel! you i
i about the country where I live. To the |
1 southeast of our home lies the level sand i
I iielt of South Carolina, once the home of I
; the yellow pine, but now an almost ilm- '
: berless regiotj. To the north, east and ;
I west He. th,, broken clay and granite ;
country. We have some very pretty I
si-.-nery. About two miles from here |
tlu-r.- Is a place from which w, cin see '
beyond tho Catawba river about four- ■
teen miles away, and the intervening |
landscape presents a beautiful view. |
I pon the banks of that river stands the |
rains ol an old fort which I have been ;
told only lacked one vote of be- j
ing selected as the United States :
military academy. About 7 miles east
of here is. perhaps, the hist pay- -
1 ing piece of gold mining properly |
east of the Rocky mountains. It is an .
i inter.-sting sight to see the different pro- I
.-■■ss,--s wlii.-h the orc passe^throngh from
i the tim,- it l -.-ivos tho pit* until nothing
1 remains lint the pure gold bullion, i
Would some ot the lade's like tn go j
me to see the sights. I would be delight
ed to take you. I have a few friends '
that 1 would like for you to meet, one of I
whom Is a ni- ' Hile preacher. He Is -
married, lint I would like to introduce you |
to him anyway. Correspondence de- i
Lillie Holliday. Carpenter, Miss.—Dear j
Junior: I am a little girl and live in the
country. My mother uas a beautiful
; tlowi-r garden and we have pretty flowers
' all -he yr ;,r round. Would some of the
: cousins like to exchange flower seeds?
1 have some line balsam seed that. 1 will
j exchange tor other seed; write what you
1 have. I think Aunt Susie is so kind to
: let us have a department in ’J he Con
stitution.
Felix Garland, Cool Spring Manor. Staf
. ford t’ounty, Va. Dear Junior: AOlll
' columns today just bristled with that en
| tl-usiasm of youth for noble endeavor,
bi-h mindedness and substantial truth
1 which Older ones ever admire in the boys I
and girls. What a -blessing it is to see ,
children thirsting In tin right direction--!
1.1 se • them with trend of thought that is ,
: uplifting to life. I see one of the cousins ;
touches on a them,, which comes to the
consideration of all sooner or later, that
subject of grumbling Grumbling over tho
in< vit.-ibb-. w.- all k.inw. don't we. that
wlmt happens Is for our good? Every
cross Is accom.panicd Icy a crown. There
Painkiller
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arc no thorns without the roses near, so
let us all do as did a gentle lady whom 1
once knew and whose life was made hap
py by her sweet disposition. Accept
what is sent . feeling that each trial H
meant for a test, a test to see if wc arc
better fitted for higher things, and let
us bear our burdens so that ■ a, h will be
a benefit to us in our preparation for
greater things, which come sooner or
later to ail of us. Let us patiently stand
by the cross until the crown ■:,<■ won. and
oh, don’t let us fret over these trifles.
Lot us he self-possessed and of strong
mind and we'll overcome the hardsiilps.
If we would only be patient Hi,’ right
will so pass and a. brighter day will dawn
when loveliness will b<- over all tin earth
and then when all is pure .'nil bright we
wil! n"t feel out of plaei: amid such purity
and brightness "if we have suffered and
arc strong.” as Ella VVh'-eler Wilcox tells
us. and what better advice haw we than j
this:
"Don’t worry; dio the best you can.
Ami let hope conrpter cure.
No more Is asked of any man
Than he has strength to b' ar.
The buck was fitted for the load
Your burdens all were planned,
But. if you sing along the road.
Kind fate will lend a hand."
1 notice that affliction has come to
some of the band of our cousins in Wom
an's Kingdom and that some have touch
ed upon this subject of: "Thy will, <1
Lord, lie done." Affliction has been mv
lot recently. Ono whom 1 loved very t- n
d'-rly and very dearly was call' d home
I had not sce’n them for some time, for
1 had wandered off an I little did I think
that never again would see them here,
b it a greater power than mv love called
and a troubled soul sought peace beyond
Ine troubled sea ami while It was hard,
this parting in life, yet would I deny the
v. -ary rest. Th -‘'e wl.o ha- e suffered ■
much through affliction of this kin-1 just
pier home v.h- r< ..ill A.all rest. Just don't
think of what It nii.?ie p; 1 ' een if nov
were still her- : just don't think of those
things we might have done to eli-.-er Ho
broken-hearted on their journey through !
life, but let’s think of them "at rest." :
Let's think that w-- ."b.-i. s----- again the
"radiame of e.'i‘!i dear fee" 1 know ir
seemeth dark to wander on alone .and
w<- cannot understand wbi h seems so i
hard for weak humanity who asks for j
reasons, but—
" This darkness will be spanned
One 'by light, we. too. shall understand.”
I,et us put the whys and wherefores)
from us ami stand firm upon th- never >
varying, never falling foundation G-.-i's )
proinises Let ns r.-st In the shadow of ;
His lov-- and wilt "uni 11 th day breaks' ;
It is tho strength that we mod it is I
the power to will -and to do and if wo i
.0 stand ri’sol tely upon each wave of
sorrow, each pillow of mortal pain, and
bravo the tempests In o-ur lives, looking
higher we will find tho "peace be still"
and ns the poet once raid:
“There's One who sees
An’ watches :s tliru 'gh joy "r strife.
Each life its mission here fulfills
An-1 only IF-- may know the end.
And loving H'im we may be strong.
Through storm or sunshine Ho may !
send."
I can nover express to you how very
deeply, and earnestly F appreciate every
cousin's letter. 1 enjov rending them and :
they help me In my life. For the sight of 1
goodness in any one always makes my
heart beat for joy.
Myrtle YFigglns. .. .onton. Fla.—Dear
Junior: I live on the Manatee river,
where I can go in bathing every day if
1 want to. The water is very salty; that
is tho reason it is so healthy to bath in
I am a farmer's daughter. \Ve raise let- .'
tiiee, tomato-s, beans, cabbage and many i
other vegetables. We have the finest
orange groves in the state here on the
river. I live just I mile from the largest,
grape fruit grove In the world. I will
send a nice roll of scraps to any of the
i-ousins that will send me the letter o
taken from the packages of mother's
oafs. Hope I will hear from some of
you, as I would like vi ry much to get I
the letter. Will close with love to all. ;
Better Than Spanking.
Spanking does not cure children of bod j
wotting. If it did there would be few |
children that would do it. There is a :
constitutioi al cause for this. Mrs. M. >
mors box 404. Not re I)a me, Ind., I
will semi her homo treatment to any 1
mother. She 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.
Angler Makes Ghastly Catch.
Jamestown, N. Y.. September 29.—1-’. W :
Hinkle, - f t’incfnnati. while fishing in
Chautauqua lake today, felt a tug on his
line, and on pulling the hook to the j
surface was horrified to find the body of
- man. The body w.;s later identified as
Aaron Spi-ncer. 50 years eld, a resident
of Boomertown. It Is believed Spencer
was murdered.
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! KNEW CHICAGO AS A VILLAGE
! Jefferson Tells a Chicago Audience
of City’s Early Days.
I Chicago. September 28. -At the close of
| the performarce of 'Rip Van Wink!.,''
1 at. Powers theater tonight, Joseph Jiff.-r-
1 son, responding to a. curtain call, m
I ered a reminiscential address, in w'm- a
I he said:
| "I acted In this city sixty four years
ago. My father was one ~f ’.'ne first
n anagers in Chicago, ar 1 with ass -til
: company of actors, myself among tlcit
nt ml er fixing a boy ten years ,-f a—
wo landed in front of the th* a mwa
, village of Chicago, whl h numbered abort
I four thousand Inhabitants. We acted for
; th- season and 1 need not te!, .-'-i Just
- when I return here year after ■ ".ir I —1
i like a veritable Rip Van Winkle lr-1-
| Mr. Jefferson told how. In the
t'rys, when prejudice against actors v. -,s
| s re.it. the town coun- ii of Sp.-p :
! Ills., had placed a prohibitory
| 1 heatrii-al pct: ■ ‘mar. - - and hi: f
- company, stranded in the town, w;-i
have been unable to give a per: -rn,..
had not a young lawyer v< ■
arrange matters with the ,-ity f.ath -s.
That young lawyer was Abraham Lin
coln.
CASTOR IA
I’or Infants and Children.
The Kind You Hays AJways Bough!
: Signature of
BIBLE LORE FOR STUDENTS.
Chancellor McCracken Deplores Lacs
of Church Training.
; New York, September 30 Chance", r
.McCracken. <>f N--w York ur, rsity. <!-■
pi'ired the lack of church training shown
i by Hu- average student in his annual ad
:dr - to the students’ body today. Ha
I said:
| "1 wish wc could r-'iulre from every
i freshman a Sunday sei. o' diploma that
i would ,-< rtify :!iat lie k-ew by heart the
; Tin Commandments, the Sermon on the
I Mount, a church '-atochlsm of some k'; d,
i a score of the s.-ilpture psalms -ind fl -st
' classic hymn ;. This univ- rsity wi.; Join
, any asso.-ial a >n of unii i-rsit'es and
i leges that wi” demand this as an e :
' trance requirement. S-> much as in
i lies, we will make tho colli'.go a pi n for
' preserving and strong: "i-ni'ig : ■ ~r' - - "
for things divine."
WONDER IN VZAY OF FENCES.
Wire Being Placed Around L r.ver
Brule Reservation.
Chamberlain. S. Dak.. September 30
1 A fen-e is being <•• as tro ■■ d -i .
around the lower Brule r<’Si rvat! a.
will be quite remarkable in the w ' '
fences, being 63 miles in b-ngtli I
be composed -of four wires pl.i> -,1
. po.-ts set a j-od apart. In its eonstr :
1 252 miles of wire will In- used. Th-- k
is being done entirely by In-li.i: -
reported that in the spring It is the ; 1 ■
pose of the government to Issue t .
Indians s’toek and cati' -. with in id > ‘
i-ontribu':ing In this way to their - v<
self support and independem-e.
MONEY FOR ATLANTA SCHOOI
By Will of Elizabeth Fiske Univ ■
sity Gets $5,000.
Boston. Mass.. S> pt -a.! --r 29. <Sp-
Atlanta university and Tuskegee in.
are each given $5,000 by t-.e terms
will probated today of Elizabeth I
of Commonwealth avenin?. Boston.
; will is dated Marell 2. 1893. and ,
I the other bequests are SIO.OGO tc
II mestic and Foreign Mi
I of the I'roiestant Epis -opal . hi:- ’
1 $25.C00 to the- Boston Y 'img A otm- ■■
Christian Association buildim?.
Killed Girl and Himself.
: Pittsburg. Pa . September 29 c '-’ti
Worthington Garwc 1. a wait ;
; broker aged 65 years, today . ' < I
killed Hilda Vogel. ig"d ab 1 t
two, and then killed himself .n ,
I c-ccupied by the couple at 131 M-
| street. ' Jealousy was th, cans
I <l<-od. Garwood has a wife and : 0
! children.
About two years age-. It is sal : G "
■wood became infatuated with Hll-a V
gel, who was a waitress in th,' restaurant
where Garwood to k ills m- ,!- S; o
then tho ciViplo have been on m- ,
less intimate terms, tho nan frequently
si < wing the jealousy ovet att ■ '. ■
shown the girl by other men.