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The Atlanta constitution., 1894-04-30

The Queen Of Fairies, one summer night,
Rang out her silver bell
Her palace. Il lily. tall and white,
Grew in the messy dell.
Softly the balTs sweet tones rose and fell
Throushout all fairyland:
In quicl, answer to the mystic spell
Circled a shining band.
Their gossamer robes of dazzling white
Were spun in evening dew.
Their galzy wings, in the soft moonlight,
Took on the rainbow hue.
With loving homage before the queen
They hastencd low TO bow;
She greeted them with gracious mien
And kissed each shining brow.
One fairy was missing from her place,
The sweetest of them all;
Shy little Violet, fair of face.
Who always Eraced the ball.
Without her they could not joyous be,
Perchance she would be late.
Long they waited, still hoping to see
Her enter the palace gate.
Then away they flew throughout the land
To seek sweet Violet.
Never was she found and all the band
Are searching for her yet.
And we can see them every night
When the daylight softly dies.
Their tiny lamps glow with fairy light.
But we call them ''fire-fies."
LILY KENNEY.
New Orleans February, 1894
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,ere long strings of dried fish,
IN SCOT from the fire and lamps,
eina.~e the corners were skin bags full or
oil for food. fuel and shampooing.
grub" and dollar" He made me sit
down on a chair made from the .jawbone of
a young whale-even the rafters were
whales ribs-and then hoped about glee-
fully and cried OUT "Oh, grub! grub!
grub"
His mother and an old woman with sore
eyes, who must have been his grandmother,
and a still older woman with much sorer
eyes, who must have been his great grand
mother, brought me some oil in cup made
from a seals skull, on platters made Of
the shoulder blades of dogs, they brought
fish and dried reindeer meat and, to
show how I appreciated their hospitality,
1 went through the motions of eating.
They raise a few potatoes at Kodiak, and
this is the only vegetable food of the ma
tives, and friend of mine made this
rhyme:
The potatoes grow so smal-in Kodiak,
That they eat them skins and all,
And for more the children baWl--n Kodiak -
There are no schools, and except the lit
tie mission chapel at Alexandria, there
is not a church in all the vast number of
ISLANDS that link Asia to America
The men are famous hunters and fishers,
and my boy, Negho, was the equal of the
best, for he had speared a Walrus, and he
could drive a team of twenty dogs over
the snow.
They work hard during their one day of
six months, but the long r1ssht is not dreary
to them The moon, the stars and the bril-
liant aurora are good substitutes for the
sun. | wanted to take NeghO away with ME
to land where he could have no end of
candles to eat, but he shook his head, and
told well he could that to him
the fairest land in all the world was the
CAPTAIN TOM
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MY LITTLE ALEUTIAN FRIEND.
How Youngsters Live Up I'm the Lam
of Ice and SnOw.

Still hunting for gold and never gettin,
all we need that is why we work ant
change place; and let me say the motive
is not the noblest, but it was that and 3
love of adventure that took me to the islant
Of Kodiak many years ago. We own il
now, but at one time the island belonged
to Russia, and it was they who built anc
named the little hamlet of Alexandra.
Negho lived near Alexandria with father
and mother, and no end of brothers anc
sisters. They were Aleutes, that is natives
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Owing to the large demand for the speech
es of the late Henry w. Grady, L have
compiled them in pamphlet form and will
send them to any part of the country for
SOC. Mr. Grady's speeches have an inter
national reputation. They are exactly what
the school boy wants for the coming COM
mencement exercises. Send soc (stamps
takenl, and I will send them to you at once.
T. J. KELLY, Atlanta, Ga.
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-04-30

There is an old saying that it takes a
''great mauy different KINDS. Of people t2
make Until late years the not
much attention. but now it IS a iao
.N0'HSShhN, fDe cats as we'll as common ones.
- 49,. 70 "a. is the most domestic ot all ami
r,,aie nat exist or have existed. 1t is hard
,n 0bain reliable information as TO wren
:. frt became a domestic animal, because
ms as # il had always been one, but
r. IS supposed that the eat is the descendant
NJ the English wildcat, but tins hardly
SONS probable when we remember how
closely a cat resembles tigers and other
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Letters of Exchange Among The C"nsti-
tutiOu's Little Folks.

Matte Gurley, Richland, Cal write this TO
learn the whereabouts of my grandfather, Mead
Ii .ln Gurey. When last heard from he was In
Tennessee. Any information woulu be thankfully
received.
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Ethel Shivers, Morris station Ga.-Spring has
opened and the little BIRDS begin to sing so sweet
w. and the woods are covered with wild flowers.
The barefoot children are running up ana down
the branches, seeing how many flowers each VIII
get
lIverWitl my grand parents as my mother Is
dead, and my father away om home great deal
OF the time.
am going to school now, and enjoying myself
splendidly. | always like to 90 10 school and like
to learn all my lessons well.
sympat llize with Edna Brewer | wish she
would write again her letters are so interesting.
| would like very much 10 her picture.
a s wa
Would like correspondents. Age thirteen
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wind in its mad fury cast down. and as the drifts
float by, they draw picture upon ones mind, that
this is the stream of time pressing onward those
who have shared the joys and SorrowsOf this life.
This village of which have just been speaking,
came in one vote being the capital of Tennessee.
attend school about eight months every year.
love history so much, especially the description
of the discovery of America. think the revou-
tonary war is very interesting.
would enjoy corresponding with some of the
cousins. Age fifteen.
Seila Mathews, Pennington, FIa.-I have been
reading The Constitution for several years, and it
is always my delight as the mail comes to
read the many interesting letters from many
cousins. | love to read of their beautiful homes
and to hear them tell what nice times they are
having, but must say that ! think my home
away down in the sunny land of Florida where the
flowers have been in bloom for two months, is as
happy a home as one could wish.
We live in the midst of pine forest. with fine
orange grove on one side, which is now white with
fragrant blossoms and many OF the trees still la
den with golden oranges.
We live one mile from Flemington, one of the
Oldest settlements in the country. and think one
OF the best. / am one of those girls that think
there is no place like home, Sweet Home"
We have NICE school and oh, how | love my
studies. Our school will be out on the Both of
March. and am anticipating, as tell my school
mates, a big time.
We have been preparing for our exhibition for
three weeks. We all think that the little story of
Cinderella and the Fairy Grandma, Will he one
OF our best pieces. am to have the part of Gin
derrelia.
Could some of the cousins tell what they
think the best book for recltatons, like to learn
good pieces to recite
would be pleased to have few correspondents
from some OF the girls between fourteen and sew
entcen.
S. +. Harben, Minerva, TeXas.-I will answer
Miss Jennie Burns question. love to write
the subj ject of Columbus:
He died May 20 1906. His last words were ''In
manus tuas Domino commendo spiritum meum."
Into thy hands, Lord. commend my spirit
His remains were first inferred at Valadolid.
After seven years, in 1913, the reains of the dis
coverer transferred to the monastery of
Las Cuevas in Seville, where III the chapel of
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Ethel Hamlett Port ROYAL, Tenn.--I have Just
been reading the Young folks letters III this paper
and think they are splendid, and would like to
JON this hri@ht and happy band.
We have not been taking The Alta nta COnStitu-
tion long, but the short time have had the
pleasure of its coming INTO the family circle, /
like il better than any of the Others
My home is situated near thriving little vii
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Correspondents solicited. Age twelve,

Alice F. Smith s74 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mas
/ enjoy reading The Constitution very much.
Lynn has 81 600 inhabitants, you see it Isl
large city. l have three sisters older, and or
brother younger than myself.
We have fine skating here in the winter, and
enjoy it very much.
fwill close by asking for correspondents be
tween fifteen and seventeen, of either sex. NJ
age is fifteen.
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-04-30

Jody Brown, Aqulla Ala.-My papa has bee.
taking The Constitution ever since / can remem
ber. l read some of the letters from the littL
folks. | have never been to school much bu
study at home sometimes.
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virdie Dalton, Summerville, Gal live on
farm south of Summerville 1t is very nice plad
Just one mile from town. go to school.
You can't imagine how | enjoy spring. j emil
feeding the little chickens and hunting eggs
the barn very much.
[ enjoy riding horseback especially when Il
weather is pleasant.
Who first circumnavigated the globe, and whei
Who was the first governor of the Plymouj
colony?
Correspondents solicited. Age twelve,
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A GREAT WORK AT LAST SUCCESSFULLY
ACCOMPLISHED
just What 1t Is!

HIS AGE of sharp newspaper competition is sur
passing itself What could not have been done
little while ago can be done now, and the readers
OF live newspapers seeking greater circulation get the
benefit. The CONSTITUTION has improved an oppor-
tuniy which is believed excel any heretofore existing
1t this: There has just appeared issued by of the
great publishing houses book of 217 beautiful photo
graphic illustrations, which almost literally reproduce
our great Worlds Fair Only of late has it been
possible to the best photographs and select most
wisely from the thousands taken All the best have at
last been grouped together. The work is entitled
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-04-30
TEAM OF TWENTY DAYS.

tahPt resembled our jack
Uno.@.~s< Of this strange
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W.P. Bishop, Avery's Creek, N. CT wahG I,
tell the cousins about the country IN Whlch ~
7 live in the heautiful French Broad valley, aD
a half mile from Bill Nyes mansion, ana !
miles from Vandcrbit's estate.
| don't think the cousins could nnu "a II
country than the one in which / live we n
some of the finest mountain scenery anywher
be found. hat
of North Carolina DO you llVe? i i've III u
connie comfy. which, as YOU all know. is I'M
western part, and l think the best part Oh
Old North State.
Cousins, come over and we Will take Nie =
Mr. Vanderbiit'S mansion 81
Best wishes for Aunt Susie and Tn
ton.
COrresnOndentS SOlIeN
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Matte Riddle Pensacola, N. c. Il live in a Iii
valley called Pensacola, surrounded by mountai
The largest is the black mountain, so named fir
it's numerous balsams which gives it dusky Il
pearanCe.
Nine miles from my home is Mt Mitchell. VIII
is 6,7O7 feet high Besides Mt Mitchell, there Il
many other parts of the Black mountain; al
others, whose scenery is magnificent.
How many of the cousins like fishing? vi
not say that it is my favorite amusement uni
some Of the girls say they like it, for fear thI
would call me "Tomboy-"
[ am not going to school most of the cousi
are, but am studying at home. intend starti
to school very soon.
Correspondents solicited.
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known as 'Ihe LAID ",Is tho

known as "Ihe Lad ~ tho
springs of sparkling water can De
forth from almost every mountain side.
live ten miles from Hendersonville, and gSst
ty-hve miles from Asheville. HendersonvillrS
beautiful little town of 200 inhabitants, stu
on the Richmond and Danville railroad.
1t contains one newspaper, one college,
foundry, machine shops, drug stores
twelve or fifteen dry goods and grocery stores
When and by whom, was the art of print
invented?
TO the first four sending correct answers, I
present each packet of flower seed.
Correspondents solicited.
The Atlanta constitution., 1894-04-30

tTlTIS, TIGNt, tf1'7 rV''V'
T do not believe the bows could catch up with
muccless Get ahead. if they were to try ever
hard. There is something the matter WIN the
bows but think its nothing except DaShlulheSs;
or tpey would write more letters than tney do L
think the girls can hardly be beat. .
| would be glad il the cousins living on Iio oo"oO
would send me some shells.
Most of the cousins tell about their homes, Dut
as this is nv first attempt will wait until ne&t
time to tell about that, but do not thhh 1heio i'
any nleasanter place TO be found than here.
Correspondents solicited.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20

JoHs C1OSIS. who was hanged in the
state prison at wethersfeld. Tuesday. is
rep rtsd to have said on the night before
he vas ,xtcuted that he preferred death to
Imprisonment for life. Judging from the
press reports he showed less emotion than
any o. the spectators when the awful sum-
mons came he apI srentIy had no fear.
Would it lot have heen better to inprisc N
Cronin for life than 10 take E~ay HRS life
HIS punishment would have been greater
and the ends of irstics would be satisfied.
Hanging is q relic of barbarous age
Imprisonment for life at hard Isbor will
some day be substituted for hanging in
Connecticut At least we hope so.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20
A GOOD TAIKER.

\ good talker is, first of all, enc who
never manages to touch your sensitive
spot.
\ good talker is one whose memory is
not too good.
A good talker Is one who never asks i'm.
pertinent questions.
A good talker is one whose voice 10
agreeable tn listen to.
4 good talker is n joy forever, knowing
when to keep still and wher to speak.
A good talker Is one who remembers
the charming side of life and forgets the
disagrCeablc
a good talkcr is one who realizes the
value of the personal touch in converse
ton and yet steers clear of scandal.
All that ask, when am invited to q
dinner, Is that next to the best talker may
be placed that appreciative listener.-lsa-
bel Mallon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20
he WON THE CASE.
But the Subsequent Action Of His Client
Was MfsfradIng.

But the Subsequent ACTON OF HIS Client
Was Misleading.
II have had just one criminal case in
my life." lawyer remarked to me yes
terday, ''and that's all l want III stick
to civil actions hereafter"
"How's thatf" asked did the man
get hung or electrocutedf'
mo; it was a measly case anyway. A
young fellow, who was a son Of client Of
mine. got arrested for picking n pocket.
His old mother. for whom had searched
two or three titles, naturally sent for me
II didn't want the case, but she insist
cd No excuse from me would be taken,
so had to go to the police court There
was the ornament of society In the prison
ers' pen, and 1 nodded to him, and he was
finally brought out He was charged with
taking $40.
I'VE talked the case over. became
convinced that the 'laddie' was innocent
Before we stepped up before the police
justice my criminal client handed me SIS
he said his mother had given him to give
to me.
We'll, the case was called, and the com
plainant told her story Of how she was in
a crowd, felt n pushing. etc you know
how those things go-and then i cross
questioned her. Her story was good
enough until finished with her, and then
Then my client had his say. OF course
he said he was several feet away, had
arms no longer than the average man, had
always worked by the sweat of his brow,
and, in fact, ought to be in n better place
than on earth
Discharged said the police justice,
and feeling as IL we had won a victory
no, not exactly that, more, that the limo
| cent had been saved-my client and my
=, self strutted out of court
II had my money in my pocket and
made a bee line for the L station To hur-
~ to my office My client would not be
shaken of. Where are you gOing' be
asked, and l told him, Down to my Of
| fee
well, I'll go along he said I've
got to so down town, too. so we walked
along together. and i paid for two fares
On the l. We cbatted together for abIu'
Is minutes, and rs we drew up at n sta
ton he said: IN leave you here I'm
| greatly Obliged to you. Good day
" Good day. replied cheerily. Re
member me to your mother or something
like that, and no disappeared. We had
como but n few blocks when / put MI
hand in my pocket to take the ss5 anC
fold them nicely to put in my pocketbOOk
Il didn't take them out, though. Th'
| s25 were gone. searched one pocket aftci
another, but had my trouble for my pains
The money was in the pocket close q
which my client had been sitting. Final
ly, giving up the search, said, Well
| I'm -"
| And do you really believe he took th'
money! asked in my ignorance Of som
men and their wars
Believe its" said the lawyer. with
chuckle. Well. l guess yes! saw tn
| fellow n week later and charged him witt
it. He denied IL at first, and then wha
do you think he saidt"
I'm sur don't know"
HE said, DO you know, hated TO d
IL, but was awfully hard up ut the time
What do you think of that9 And then b
added, 'Hcrc's $40 on account
And you took it'''
why, certainly. Why nOtf"-Ncv
| York Herald.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20
The Efan Of Selling Medicines
ON ). .. TRIAL !. PIERCE
BAlED HAY.

He Thought 1t Was Opposition, but Is
Was Only Literary.
In Laramie. Wy. lived stationer
and feed store keeper who We're deadly
enemies. Their places of business were
directly opposite each other ON the main
street. A mutual friend of the enemies
was coming down town onc morning
when he was hailed by the feed man.
who was ON the sidewalk in front of his
own store. The flushed face and glar-
ing eyes of the latter indicated that he
was mad-redhot-all through.
Come here, Jake. want to show
you somethingr' yelled the feed man rs
the mutual friend drew nigh.
Pointing across the way to the sta
toners place, he exclaimed: Look over
therei Now. what do you think of that?
Didn't always tell you that fellow was
the meanest skunk that ever cucumber
ed the earth:"
The mutual friend looked. but failed
to sec the object of the feed mans
wrath.
Don't You sec it:'' queried the feed
dealer. Don't You see that sign out in
front? See what that measly whelp's
gone and doner'
This time the mutual friend saw n
large placard in front of the stationer's
window like this: "Baled hay for sale
here"
''Runnin oppersition to my business"
snorted the feed man. "Feller told me
no heard him swear he'd bust me up
afore he got through with me. Amt
he the meanest man in Wyoming
II hardly think he's gone into the
feed business. said tho mutual friend
quietly. Come over with me, and
we'll find ont.
After some persuasion the feed man
accompanied him to the stationery store
do you keep baled hay here?" in
quired the mutual friend.
Yes. sir" answered the clerk.
The feed man looked rs if he would
explode.
Gimme bale" said the mutual
friend
"A bale:'' inquired the surprised
clerk. Say. Jake, that's horse on
you. The only 'Baled Hay we have
for sale is a new book by your friend,
Bill Nyc."
| The feed man and the stationer have
since become good friends.-ChicagC
| Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20

Ir has been discovered that quite
number of DANES in high life have been
playing the diSreputabls part of smugglers
of costly dresses for their friends in New
York The customs officers having long
suspected the fact. have at length been
able to verify it, and the probabilities are
that the names of a number of the guilty
ones will be given to the publi,. Why
should they not be? The charges made
against them prove conclusively that they
have been indulging in doings that are
premeditated violations of the Law. Had
women of ordinary position been caught
doing such things. there would be no hes
itation on the part of the authorities in re-
gard to giving their names to the public.
but it is more than possible that, as the
culprits belong to the upper tendon.
their names will be suppressed. which
will be gross injustice This style of
smuggling. it is we'll known. is a crime.
and those who have been practicing it
have bean fully aware that they were vio-
lating the law. They cannot plead igno-
rance on that point These attempts to
evade the payment of customs duties have
been nothing more or lass than literal
defrauding of the government. As such
it is without excuse. and those guilty of
such violations of the law should be ex-
p,sed That the government is de-
frauded of hundreds of thousands of
dollars annually by this fashionable
wrong doing is generally believed. and If
the authorities will do their duty IN these
recent cases they will promptly give the
entire matter an official airing
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20
THE WRITER.

r. ID. Blackmore is market gardener
by trade and writes his novels in his spare
time.
Alma Tadsma is to follow In Du Maui
rier's footsteps with an autobiographicai
volume.
Zola. tho great French writer, is pre-
pairing to c0mc to this country. He ex-
poets to lecture and ut the same time
gather material for possible future work.
Robert Barr, Luke Sharp" the hui
morist Of thc Detroit Free Press, began
life as "a carpenter at as cents n day He
is of Canadian birth, tall and strongly
built.
Bret Harie has been n miner, express
messenger, schoolmaster and editor, and
yet before he became famous as an author
he was poor rs he well could be while
keeping out of the workhouse.
Mrs. Margaret Deland, author Of John
Ward, Preacher" lives in Boston, but
spends her summers in Kennebunkport,
where she has n writing room fitted up in
the haymow of her barn, and there she
works undisturbed.
Oliver Wendell Holmes kept up with
the literature of the day until the very
last. On the day that ''Trilby" came ont
he sent to the old corner book store, in
Boston, for a copy of the book, and the
following week he ordered a copy Of
Peter Ibbctscu."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20
Up to Date.

The Count Showing visitor through
his castlel-That first room was furnish
ed with the spoil Of n battle in Spain,
the next with the booty secured after n
siege in Flanders. Here is the Turkish
room. One of my ancestors brought all
these things back after n campaign in
the east.
Visitor-I notice that the furniture
in this room is antique French.
Another ancestor obtained that
He sacked n palace in Normandy"
lyon have also. see, a large amount
Of expensive furniture which is decided
~ modern.
Eyes. bagged an American heir
ess. Life.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20
THE CYNIc.
Greed for office is not reform.

Greed for office is not reform.
II people did not have trouble, they
would believe in their friends
Some people can't enjoy n pleasant day.
they are 50 fearful that it is weather
breeder
Hypocrisy is so common that there are
few people who cannot talk ugly about q
man one day and cat ut his table the next.
When a man gives away his old clothes,
be demands that the recipients wear them
for Sunday clothes, or else he feels that
they arc Observation-Disclosures Globe
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20
which Was the Brute:

As good an example Of human injus-
tice rs could easily be found was re-
vealed in n remark made by n man who
was recently run over ON the street by n
cabman.
The injured man was asked If he
knew the claimants number and an
swered:
mo, couldn't see, but l got even
with the brute. Just as he was driving
away hit his horse fearful blow with
my cane, and 1 shouldn't wonder if it
would lame him.'-Youth's Compan-
ion
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20
The New Woman

She-How dare You kiss me, sir:
Helm awfully sorry. but-why did
you encourage me?
She-And pray, sir, how did en-
courage you:
He-well-you took of yo II glasses.
Pal! Mall Budget
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-20

THOMAS O. PLkTr is being roundly
abused by the mugwump press of New
York because he sent out a circular to the
country republican newspapers. impressing
upon them the importance of making peo-
pie believe that Plat did the work in New
York city. and that Parkhurst and the
committee of seventy were only sideshovs.
Plait is buoyant and irrepressible boss,
and the Parkhurst crowd will probably
feel the weight of his heavy hand before
many months