The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-13


stitutiun. like to read Little Mr.. Thimbletnger.
l am the baby in our family, but they don't pet
me much: am nine years 1la l won T. Try to tell
But / guess mamma will miss me when start to
school; will start next Monday. My papa is a
| teacher but he is not teaching at home.
One of The Constitutions cousins, sweet
young lady, made us visit few weeks ago.
| think my brother would like to write to The Con-
stitution, but he is like that bashfu boy thai is
afraid of girls.
Thank you, Aunt Susie, for your blindness and
| patience with the little folks.
Long live The Constitution.
Homer Lenox, Isaca, Texas.-1 live in little
railroad station of only few houses and stores
| am not going to Sch ol now. Our school will
| start the first of November.
went TO big picnic not long ago and had a
nice time. They also had ball play.
Iwrote to Mrs. John L. Brown, of 1uka, Miss,
enclosing ten "Coll mbia cancelled stamps. for
which she advertised in the exchange list, offer
| ing 10 send twenty-five foreign stamps; have
not heard from her.
have two novels would like to exchange for
| others. They are Erred Bennett, the Mormon De-
teetive," and "rhe Tramp Actor"
| cousins, and win answer all letters promptly.
| am fifteen years old.
Eva Patrick and Alice Benton, Morrison. Ga
We have been silent admirers of The Constitution
for some tin,c nut never attempted to write until
| now. We live on fam and like the country very
much. Our homes are IN a beautl1ul part OF the
| country about six miles from the town OF Penn
broke, in iiryan county.
We will also ask some questions:
| Who discovered the Pacific ocCaR?
Which rock contains most room III history?
| How many voyages dad Columbus make to the
| new world?
| Who was the fist vice president?
| Who Was. the founder of Rhode Island?
| We Will answer Emma NJ HUT ; question: In
confederate ship.
Saidee Shelverton, 81 Mcrritt's Ave, Atlanta,
| Gal have long been intending to write to this
/ colgmn, but somehow never could before.
] |
/ Corner and have been watching the vast in
provement IN the last few months.
/ Cousins, live within block OF Aunt SUSIE but
| don't suppose she would know me were she 10
meet me, although once belonged to missionary
! 500 iciy she had control or
! OF course you all know our city is TO nave an
exposition next year. How many OF the cousins
expect to come? 1t is said 1t viii be the grandest
/ the south has ever had.
Girs, do not think it right in you to brag
| about heing head of the boys you will dIscour-
| ace them Never fsind, bows. YOU doing tine.
/ Those mat write, don't become discouraged, all
| persevere. Their brauging doesn't amount TO any
| thing; you will lie ahead of them.
| Why is Il that more of the Older cousins do not
write? would I've pleased to correspond with a
| few Of the ola cousins.
Little Grancer.-IIurrah. boys, the girls are far
! in the lead, and it Is a hard hill we VIII have TO
| climb before we catch them either.
What has become of Miss Maggie Charles?
| Come again, Miss Maggie, and tell Us more about
] Texas.
Oracle Green wanted some one 70 write about
the largest hanging bells in the world; II IS IN a
Buddhist monastery, near Canton. China. IL Is
| eighteen feet high and orty-hv feet IN crcum-
ference, and IS OF solid bronze II l. oHc o Ell NJ
/ great bells which were east by command of tn
| Emperor Nounglo, about a. d., 400. and Is SAID
tn have cost the lives of eight men during the pro-
cess of casting. The whole bell, both inside and
| cut, is carved with an inscription in embossed
! chinese characters about half an mch long, GOV
| ering even the handle the total number being,
| SiO1O. These characters tell single story OF the
iwiilanswer two of Ethel Willia,ns's questions
inveops were first used IL 1889, bat do not
| know who by.
The first sewing machine was patented Ivy Elias
| Howe Jr.. in lei6
J viii ask lew questions: When, and by whom,
/ was ciass windows first used?
Who gave the world future prophecy OF wood
| engravinGs"
When were the first knives used?
Eulie lee, Phoenix, Arizona.-True, "thc young
| shou.d be seen and rot heard but know you
| wal be kind enough TO forgive and listen, whlle
! forget and talk.
Phoenix IS centrally located in salt river valley,
which is forty miles long and 20 miles wide, and
! irrigated by - tcas" from sat river. Enormous
crons of alfalfa and barley, and all kinds at de
! sidiuus iruIts, vegetables and orarEes are aDnu-
/ ally raised ami being SIX weeks earlier tlan any
oth"r state IN the union, quite good bt Is shipped
| 10 California and other places.
The valley is very tertiic and sells Mt from $500
TO $1,000 per acre and beng quite IA health resort
| many people from all parts of the United states
| are here, ana some have permanently located and
| built many Zine adobe and hrck residences, most
Of which are furnished with furniture made OF
giant cactus II growing quite large in the terrific
| nv. our streets are named respectively Tor the
| president, but Cleveland amt I'm it,"
| The Maucopa Indians drvss ed III feathers and
| beads, with their uncovered heads AMI long,
straight. black flowing hair arc here in all their
hcaEtyD p and can run mile in 80 minutes m Ike
| 20 feet strides while their HAIR stands straight
| ont behind them.
There are 500 cinnamon here mo women, and
the old Dr. ChInaman ives in CLOSE dark ceil, and
ms power lies in his third ana fourth iingernails,
| whlch are xix 90 seven inches long.
| They all smoke opium, aud When they fail asleep
| dream they are worth millions ana millions OF
| dollars.
There are also quite a number of Mexican- herr,
/ and often four to five families of the lower class
| i've in one adobe hut, "or pachal' and sulsis1
entirely on "irholCs tarias." OF course the
| hi her class live more like a civilized ucol,e.
! Ihave travelled across the continent and through
| Mexico but the dear old home where | born.
| back among the red hill goOberpea patches OF
! central Georgia.
Jessie W. Smith, Fatonia, Texas.-I have con-
clGded 90 wrI.e and tell you and the little cousins
| about northern Texas. We started the 18th OF
June. Papa mamma, my tw" sisters. little broth
/ or and myself all in a covered wagon We did not
| enjoy camping out much going up there, us it
| rained on rs several times. We were out IN "A
| thunder storm one night. never saw such light
| ming, IL struck tree no. far on We reached our
lunts aDoGt four miles from Liberty Hin the fifth
| day after leaving home; it Is one hundred and
I'VE miles;
| tending protrJCtcd meet ngS and visiting, and
! youngsters enjoyed ourselves playing, horseback
| riding and climbing the mountains. We were
| obliged 20 say goOdby and turn faces home
| ward. The -udcSt part leaving my sister l}er-
| ta she attending the summer normal there
| She wrote to The Constitution SOME time az de-
! scrihing her trip to san Antonio. She received a
| great many letters and songs.
| We started home the I'd day of July. We
! reached Austin, tbs capital of Lone star State
| the next day about II O'Clock, a. m. IL is large
| city. We saw the blind, the unatic and the deaf
| and dumb asNlums. We also saw the Texas uni
| versity the business college and the Confederate
| home and the drill grounds where the soldiers
| have their reunions. We intended y.=iny the lrge
| dam three four miles up the river and ride on
| railroad called tho dummy line, but it very
| warm. we concluded 10 go through the capitol
! binding (Which viii describe in my next letter.
| and then It sumed our journey we were getting
| anxious TO get home
would like to exchange the songs "The Drunk
| ards DOOM or "Will Iou Love Me When Am
| Old for "a Home by the sea-" and do They
| Miss Me at Home" Age twelve.
| Miss Sulla Persons, Dranevile, Ga.-While Pc
| rusing many bright letters among our young
people this week, find two that especially inter
| est me. Those of Emma JansOn, Canton, O., and
I. l.. Fletcher, Clearvillc Pa. The latter has SUI
| gcsted an interesting ana very important subject
| for discussion, and If permitted, / will give my
| ideas, in the hope of hearing from others. The
| subject is: (Which does the most toward she for
| nation of characterter, education or environ
| nentS?'
believe education does more in the upbuilding
of our character, than anything else. The human