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march round the world, fighting every
step. if his beloved emperor had command
ed him TO do so.
AT night, when the army came TO camp
in the strange country through which it
marched, Little Drumsticks would be call
ed before the camp fires and his fingers
would seem to fly back ana forth over
the drumhead as he beat the martial tunes
which sent a thrill through the bosoms Of
the bearded Erenadiers, who delighted to
pass a shake among the listeners for sous
and frame pieces for the drummer.
Every time the big hat was sure to come
back wen laden with money, and Little
Drumsticks. as he transferred the coins to
his pocket. would think of little Teva-
much oftener of her than OF his uncle and
stingy guardian.
There came a time when Marshal Mae
donald, brave as he was, was confronted
by a danger from which he might well
have shrauk.
lie saw that he would have to march
through that pass of the Splugen, which
is thousands of feet above the sea level,
and one Of the most dangerous passages
of the Lepontne Alps.
1t was mid-winter, and great avalanches
were constantly falling. burying sometimes
whole villages beneath them, and carrying
trees and powders with them into the
white valleys
do not know il Napoleon had another
marshal who would have attempted this
march; but when Macdonald saw the noun
tains rising before him, their tops hidden
above the clouds and their glacial sides
covered with snow. he coolly gave the
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the brave grenadiers began 20 Chamber
downward 1t was a perilous undertaking
as they were guided only by the stars,
and sometimes they were compelled to
stop and let a mass of snow dash over
their heads.
Whenever they stopped they heard the
little drum which some one was heating
with all his might deep down among the
snowy chasms. Old Barbadan stopped and
shouted that they were coming and then
the unseen pack of wolves set up such a
bowling that the brave men feared that
they were about to devour Little Drum
sticks
They reached the bottom of the pass at
last and listened again.
Presently the grim walls of the pass
were lit up with IA brilliant glare which
revealed their icy sides. and Barbadan and
his comrades ran down the trail with
shouts.
The sight which greeted their eyes when
they rounded "A bend in the gulch almost
took their breath. They fire among
the snow; they it was composed of
small limbs and that burning on the top
of the heap was an army coat.
Seated on their launches "A dozen gaunt
wolves. while beyond them. playing his
drum with all his might. was lost Little
Drumsticks.
The wind was blowing the fire hither and
thther and the boy was beating the tunes
of the grand army while the wolves, afraid
TO advance while the fire burned, were
waiting for the last fasot TO die out, when
they would charge over the embers upon
the brave little hero.
Barbadan looked at his comrades a mo-
ment and then gave the command to
charge.
The wolves were scattered i'm jffy. and
old Barbadan caught Little Drumsticks
in his arms. and holding him above his
head, proclaimed him worthy "A marshal's
baton.
1t was a long and tOilsome journey back
to the army, but when the rescueTs came
into camp with Little Drumsticks astride
of Barbadan's shoulders the fierce colonel
saluted and the whole regiment cheeTed.
when the campaign ended and Little
Drumsticks went back to the village on
the Loire, one of the stories which he
never tired of telling, and one which al
WAYS made Teva trembe was how he had
beaten the drum for pack of wolves in
one of the dread PASSAGES Of the Splusen-
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Young Mans Advice ia the Girls.

In a recent Issue of The Constitution. noticed
a kind letter from Aunt susie, advising the young
ladies not to have unknown correspondents, and
for fear that some OF the girls of The Junior de
parimeut VIII not consider the advice good, be-
cause Aunt susie has given u as feminine advice,
would ike to say few words concerning uu-
known correspondents. and give the girls OF The
Junior the general opinion of refined young men,
of Ladies' who delight in such. and allow strangers
to win their affections before they know any
thing of them.
Numbers 81 matches have been made between
Boys aud girls wto once wrote 10 the cousins de.
partmcnt, and we know thai many lite has been
saddcnrd aud made miserable un account of those
lar young girls lctting dcceittul strangers, who
are seeking their prey. gam their confidence, and
get their consent 10 unite with them IA bonds Of
matTnnuny.
While Aunt Susie feels that she is responsible
Tor the origin ui this she evidently h. NOT aud n
no case. pa nn matrimonial match, is any one IA
fault iur originating such unhappy Ike render
inE cause but the sweet disposed and easily lie
celVch ETl that allows the stranger 90 tell her
We often rad letters from girls in the Junior
department who solicit CORES oudeucc from .twLy
out west. away over east. throughout the south.
and sometimes throug bout the uited states. and
while their intentions are good Tor thus making
such solicitations, it sometimes leads 20 unhapri-
ness.
II is noticeable thing with the boys that pref
ty girls aIt everywhere. and any hoy who honest
y de-, rles the love ami matrimonial deyuteluess
81 pretty sweet, harmless uttle girl 10 fnd one
that he cah love night lu hts own state county,
ANA ADVERTISING 90 Induu- g companion through
an utah"Nh correspondence Is positive proof. Ia
ilht ct-c- "t t'4f- that he i- uot v"tthN "i amy
true EIrl confidence. st,t WHcr fnN Le thta rifl
VIA, fu sorrow uuu thaJ size was only Tine prey
witch spider ldd succeeded pa getting INTO his
web
Man our FAIR sex guard against these deceits
that render them unhappy. and may each word 81
advice given them conrt rnin- tAIs fault hc placed
Tor sale keeping deep IN their memory.
Cooss CoGnty. Ala. 4 YotNG MAN.
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TREASURE miD ~ ATHENS.
1t May h, rha, i. nid There Yet in SOM

Athens. Ga. September 6.-(Spccial) Mr.
Andrew J. Cobb. of Atlanta, while here
On visit few days ago. related a con-
versation between himself aud Major John
e. Whitner. OF Atlanta, which is of rare
interest to Athcnia1s. Major NuItncr was
up north on business trip and got into
conversation with gentlemen Of good
station in the business world who told
nm the following story;
Il was during the war member of Cen
erai Palmers command and after the sur
render We went raiding through Georgia IN
search of President Davis, who was known
20 be making his way in that direction.
We camped at Athens. Ca, during our
search and while there an incident hap
pencd that / shall never forget as long as
/ live
eve We're csmped near the Ocouce river
on hillside Nearby was a railroad depot
which We were told was the Georgia rail-
road depot. \ little band of soldiers in
our company had. during the long march
from Richmond south, gathered together
quite a considerable amount OF treasures
when they reached Athens these treasures
had accumulated IN halk To such an cN-
tent that they would carry them no fur
ther. SO they decided to bury them.
"One dark night they went To work in
hurry to conceal their treasures. They Sc
cured a stout wooden box and piled every
ching in il and nailed ihe top down See
curcly upon 1t. Into that box they piled
over bushel of gold and silver watches,
quite an amount of gold and silver coin
and large number OF articles Of silver and
gold. After digging q hole about six feet
deep they buried the bees. covered it thor
oughly and went their way. soon We
moved and the company became dis
banded and I've never heard Of amy re-
eovery or any attempt at recovery of
those buried treasures. But il is fact
that those treasures were buried iu Attn
ems. Ga. under a big tree that stood not
far from the Georgia railroad depot
This federal soldier told the story 10
Major Whitner with great deal of earn
estuoss and said ths-t he could picture I'm
his mind every surrounding at that time.
OF course that section of the city is much
changed now. the old depot having been
torn down and only the site remaining.
when the people living in that section
OF the city read this article they win he
no doubt Justified in going To- digging for
the buried treasures.
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about battles with the Little Corporal, as
they called Napoleon.
1t was during these times that a wound
ed drummer bought Little Drumsucks a
drum at a toy shop, and under his care
she little fellow learned TO play all the
army tunes in a manner that stirred the
blood of the soldiers and took some OF
them back TO their regiments almost be-
fore they were able to travel
When il came time for the old drummer
to rejoin his comrades Little Drumsttcks
begged TO be taken along. and as he was
an orphan and his guardian an old mser'
who seemed 10 bcgrudge him the bread he
ate. consent was easily obtained. and one
fine day the whole village assembled to
hear the boy beat the last tune ne was to
sound on the square for long time.
when he had finished and looked at his
tutor with pride. little girl rushed fHom
the throng and threw her arms around his
neck.
This was little Teva, his schoolmate. and
as she pressed "A bit of ribbon in his hand
she had taken it from her bonnet strings
she cried OUT
BE brave, my little Antoine! Never let
danger nor the enemy overawe your Ana
with Tcvas kiss IN his cheek Little
Drumsticks. ri" way aud marched
with the 81 the -~Ai~se.
lie saw a great 4sahy things that i'm
pressed and delighted him when he had
passed the boundary lines OF FRANCE ne
heard the men say that they were going TO
Italy, and now aud then, whenever they
thought that he had grown tired trudglng
along with his drum on his back, they
would take him on their broad shoulders
and tramp along with the greatest glec.
The boys drumming was marvellous. and
his tutor old Rarbadan. would say that he
could teach him nothing more in drum
ming. and that some day he would be
noticed 10y the emperor himself, an honor
Tor which Little Drumsticks dared not
hope.
With the Soldiers.
That part of the grand army which the
peasant boy of the Loire was attached was
commanded hy Marshal Macdonald who
was one of the best of the emper0rs COM
mauders. lie was man who let nothing
keep him from carrying out orders and it
has been said that he would have tried to
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends tC personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy lie more, with
less expenditure, hy more promptly
adapting tn worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attcs.
the value u health OF the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced ix the
iemedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence i dae to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant To the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties OF a perfect lax.
alive etiectuaiiy cleansing the system
dispelling colds, Headaches and fevsrs
and permanently curing constipation
1t has given satisfaction to millions ard
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
levs, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs IS for sale by all drug
gists IN See and s. bottles, but.ir is man.
ufactIred by the California Fig Syrur
CO. only, whose name is printed on even,
package, also the name. Syrup of Figs
and being well informed, you will moi
Rceept any substitute f offered.
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Downright, 1851

When Little DIumsticks was born on the
banks of the Loire one of the sunnlest
rivers In France, the world had heard but
little of Napoleon Bonaparte.
AS the peasant boy grew up the conquer
er of Europe came to the front, so that
when Little Drumsticks was ten he heard
of nothing else but 1.-THE emperor. lie
used to listen to the soldiers tax or inc
battles in which they were wounded, or
where they had performed feats of Nalor,
and his soul was stirred by the narratives
There was an old tree with a seat around
IL in the middle of the village square, ana
hither the veterans would come, and the
boy. who was bright and handsome, with
ringlets of chestnut hair, would find seat
near them, where he would hear stories
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good deal of notice of the brave little
fellow. ordered an investigation. hoping
that Little Drumsticks had strayed to
some other regiment in the command.
Go back and look for him. said the
colonel to old Barbadan at last. Fake
three of the best mountain men In the
regiment with you. | can't lose Little
Drumsticks His music is worth whole
regiment of soldiers"
Barbadan and his help trudged back In
the path which the army had cut through
the snow.
They were liable to get caught by falling
ayalanches. but this did not deter them
for they loved Little Drumstcks, and old
Barbadan had promised little Teva that
he would watch over the boy and see that
no harm befen him while he was with the
grand army.
1t was past midnight when the four men
rested on one OF the lofty trails. They
heard the long bowls of a pack of wolves
which had followed the army all day, and
guessed that they We're still on the scent.
But all at once there came to the ears
of the listening men above the bowls of
the hungry pack an air which had thrilled
them in more than one battle.
The sound came up to them from an
inaccessible point below, and they looked
at one another and wondered what It
meant.
1T must be Little Drumsticks" cried
old Barbadan. Forward! The music
comes from the same direction that th.
wolf calls do. We must save the pet of
the regiment"
The Resuce.
Despite the dangerous passages and the
dark trails that led down the mountains.
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Two one-Armed Judges.

From The Washington Post.
Judge Newman. who presides over the
United States district court for the north
ern district of Oaoreia. is one of the most
highly esteemed ana best liked gentlemen
bon il- south. he is "a Tenuesscean by
birth but settled ia Atlanta shortly after
tho war closed. ami zoo l,s5 was appointed
ON the bench 10y President Cleveland. At
the Shoreham last evening Judge Newman
discussed the forthcomiue Cotton states
and International exposition with a Post
man. and declared his belief that it would
far eclipse amy similar exhibition ever
held IN the south Everything pointed to
the success ~ The Undertaking, and the
railroad people. who are the shrewdcst
judges Of such affairs were preparing to
haul immense crowds to Atlanta from the
date OF THE opening TO the close of tho
exposition az the end of the year.
\ few DAYS ago Judge Newman. who
is minus an arm. lost in behalf of the con-
felerIcy. was nj the White sulphur
Springs. Another federal Judge. Judge
Brawley. of South Carolina also minus
an arm. lost iu the same way, was there
likewise. To while away the time one
afternoon some gentlemen PROPOSED n
friendly game of draw at a very mON1est
limit The two ju-ists. who could only
make "a pair of arms between them. could
make - third man. To other pairs. bet
ter than anybody around the board. and
SO when the diversion was concluded they
had all the chps between them, wher,at
Genctrl Roger a. Pryor of New York ana
Virginia. himself judge. is said TO have
remarked:
There is no doubt that Mr. Cleveland
players in America. It's well he put them
on the bench"
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Death Valley.

sv-r-r.--.f- en- .--faiuIv claim the great
a. natural uau.lars ~ the world lt@ 10
semitic valley. 5t~ tl- trees, peirii-el forests
and immune .ss sl.r .-trr.i' tnis s'it'ai-lA-
tIat. tae ,.a.u.. aal s Hrt porii'n - t--e
state 8 fsz.a.-sE..s..E 54sa. = f'l-Ff'A-
g-. 81 tn.. a.as.ssss uItie known ana
rg-.te sr.s.u 80 .s Death valley. inis is
an. tar.easaat name SO am unpleasant place
IN Hrro county. uut remarkable natural
Curf
trs : trseGlsSs waste - sand an"
r1-E sh.usu1arlae aH.er tHe rays ui a NOR"
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H. r.saus. -. aS aaI r-auut.i-es- whose very
fnlu-ass IS shat ~ eternal .r.,'..-i 'ii- au"
son haev fair ltea % Death valley ''r'-
Ar..rn.eaf1v Be IS t'.e sink uf t.e A'iifFs"-N
river. vEa.E s. quite "a marvel lu itst-i- IL
rt-.- Iu tEe western Si-rlae- about u.s."
miles frm tHe california i.rr. nrd Rows
s...Uthvafl fHr ull.stk miles W-+u Do 1i-.ii'-
r.--e tram s.elt Boz ta- i--i 20 on afri'nt
I.e- "a lle fa#t 81 ta- Resting Spring
mountains = utri. ful her south Do reap
pears aaI continues another siAiF n-i-'-'
v.-.-- e. n-s#a H#-HsrH- rs .. r.l.stt -Itii' l'i
channel ~-.U .-1.a Be rt1r.-i Hi.- l'N
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a Department. Devoted to ebe IN
structioD. as WeIl as the Pmuse-
meQt. Of tbe YouQ9 Readers OF
Ibe Weekly SoDstitutioR

tAuy one wanting good picture OF Aunt
Susie ana Eiua Brewer can set the Two
picture .n one orIcr for - cents OF ON
picture FOR 81 cents. Ssni statnped ehNsi-
ore g. fslua Griffith. Steulen- y 4. a4d
viii D. heluiEs 10 raise money TOT inc S4i''-
Or.l.-s WI ~ .s.aIE hosp.lll
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ted for anything except its fine college, which is
one OF the finest in the state.
This is the Cheyenne country I'm which live.
and where Cheyenne city derived its name The
government appropriated this country as n home
In the valleys the land IL sub irrigated and Is
very productive and will raise most anything.
This IL very wild country for the west and is
very healthy. This Is IA big cattle country also
horses. and is the finest grazing country ever
saw; hills and valleys are both covered with green
grasses How beautiful il looks to see herds of
cattle and horses, of many colors, grazing over
thousands of green hills. You could not imagine
how beautiful Il looks unless you could see 1T.
Now comes the beautiful meadows OF grass;
some OF II Is from three to four feet high, and
covers up the valleys IL is not So high ON the
hills. This grass Is sometimes cut and put up for
winter feed. The winters are so severe that cat
tie are fed and they like this grass when it is
cured.
~As to game, there is not very much here. Some
turkeys. and some deer, hut | think the Indians
have killed them of on this creek. The Indians
live within e.h miles of here. They have long
hair and p,ais 1t and 1t hangs down their backs.
They h d a war lance the ith of July last at
Cheyenne city and beat upon the bottom of a tin
pau Tor music.
: There are thousands of grapes here both vine
and bush grapes; currants also.
wish some OF the readers could he with me In
grape picking time: we could have a Jolly time,
but expect tile ra;tlesnakes would bother us some.
will not tell the readers that like this coun-
try, Tor am Texan and hike my Texas home.
have three pets: first my books second, a kit
tie named George; thIrd, calf
Enclosed please find - cents TOR the Grady hos
pital IN honor of one OF Americas best men.
with much love Tho Junior, permit mo to
close.
Frmine Morse Calhoun, Augusta, Ga.--Dear Jul
nior: read your little paper every sunday Papa
buys it. and am so happy 10 get 1t. read all the
letters from the boys and girls, and now will add
my little letter to the list.
have little brother and dear little baby sister
We love fun and rolic and love each other dearly.
get mamma to copy my letter for fear the
waste basket would he my fate.
send 10 cents To the Grady hospital for the
childTen's ward.
Robert James. Darlington, s. C.--Dear Junior:
20 to the Darlington graded school, and like 1T
very much. | am IN the NTH grade. get a dol
lar month for sweeping she yards and wiInng
the dishes Tor mamma. have made a handker-
chief 10 send To the exposition. | make my mis-
sionary money by making handkerchiefs for 10
cents piece.
our school has stopped and it is vacation.
send cents Tor the Grady hospital.
Walton Colson. Americas. Ga.-Dear Junior: I
am a little boy ten years Old. ! like 10 read The
Constitution. wrote To You once before but did
not see u Ia print.
VIII close with love to The Junior and the lit
tie orphan children.
1 send . cents Tor the Grady Hospital.
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Walton Colson. Americas. Ga.-Dear Junior: I
am a little boy ten years Old. I like 10 read The
Constitution. I wrote To You once before but did
not see ~ ia print.
VIII close with love to The Junior and the lit
tie orphan children.
send cents Tor the Grady Hospital.
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Maggie Webh and Nora CLARK Goss, Ga.-Dear
Junior We are going tu write Tor the nrst time,
AMI uHIss % w.ill o. published.
We are going 70 school. and we. like our teacher
frrl luuru- liis name i- Professor q. l.. rayuc.
W. iisvr sax -tudIc- apiece. We are jolly school
hlaic-. tut ue are mu klu. our fathers are farm
tI-. lutl ue ltke ~
We 'Re in fc ttle city 81 Gos~. 10 has one store,
q h.agk~ imIfa'- shop Amd several dwellings. u
um thr southern railroad.
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Despite the dangerous passages and the
dark trails that led down the mountains.
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Alice Whailev. cheyenne city. %. T..-near .Iu-
uiur. seeing many nice letters written from
every state eNcept this "ne. ! have concluded To
write IL ihr Iuninr. Ny papa takes THE 'n.sti-
tuition. ami like 10 very we'll
New. u you viii keep stIll. will tel, you some
thing of this Ear western vnrutrv. livr ia inur-
teen miles Of the little country town of Cheyenne
City, situated on the MaShita river. IL Is not no
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Russell MaNheld, New city. Iil.-Dear Junior
aui a iaFlmcT bak. aud an thirteen years old. I
htt boz nt-eem miles - Springfield the capital.
Yen ttty . a little village. We have good
sri.. 80 With rasiu~-
" bad 1i1 acres Of corn this year. 40 acres Of
WHEAT aui 80 70. osts. lhe chin~h bugs damaged
Tire ulrtt tnd usEe.
We r~fi % take ife fHuSti 'ufiuH. trI are going
u take CO. AGAIN There are tarre bows tud three
girls ia our family Ny father a.d v.ufIIrr are
tslatuE alsaut -"lf. t. tiir Atlanta position.
ana lu fir rifu reader ~ -rfsall and gram
f1af- sruErily. -isl.u-. afltIul"ftC and history.
ar hr.sf-ier fiIi D. each. Ilu f1n bushels Of
>ud Eiue tur - cent. ts-~iti-S the growing crop
20 rsru. uiF fattar il~ fs fi-l -lri~ 90 u.d corn
nlr sThuuI Hs.-IE- riiss month.
IIcrr D. -oiur ts il- "a - IT, faiT az Springfield
tlis- fsii. The grounds ST. nice Viitre. they
brought one - the huiding, Iran the world
tar -ruumsi- ia chicago. Iue huiiaing consisted
90 forty ear o4a~.
1 viii cio-e IS asking the bpys To wrltc to mel
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Alouve Walkuer. nry Creek. La.-Dcar Junior
Here rime, Louisiana KID. and guess viii 20
uy ts~f.
Ger southern independence. am reading GULL
Nrr'- Travel .ud like o. very we'll
eur ~rii.as sllI commence th- sd OF September
. uI-u Uueir Erfuu~ wauid write again.
viil a-k q question. What Is the nrst thing a
tfE u.is.- Wusu Ie falls In the water
SIS papa - for the silver hill: the free coinage
90 silfrr. Like lii. Arp's and sarge Flunhetts
letters very much.