The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-04-01

Henry F. Haverty, Atlanta, Ga.-Dear Junior:
| have for a long time been quiet but constant
reader of The Junior, and as l have read many
letters from the readers praising the paper,
| would like To say, that Junior always has some
thing Instructing well as amusing in 1t, and it
! will do any boy or girl good 10 read them.
Alfred L. Mack, Macon, Ga.--Dear Junior:
| think the story of Little MIR. Thimbletinger" is
| very interesting. My papa is subscriber to The
| Constitution, and take great interest in the
| childrcn's page.
/ / will try to answer j. Howard Davis's questin:
"IIow much did the United States pay for
Alaskan" S7,OOO,0Oo.
Rufus O'FarreIl, Athens, Ga.-Dear Junior:
| am very much pleased with the Junior, and will
| write a short letter. / am twelve years old and
| am very fond OF literature
will try TO answer question asked by Ma
Poor Richard was benjamin Franklin.
/ viii ask one question: What man stood before
| five Kings during his life?
y. Louise Blacksburg, 5. C.-Dear Junior: Am
| ! coming too ottcn2 IL 50, please let me know,
| ami will wait longer next time.
| We have no school now, but hope it will com
1 nenre again soon.
forgot to tell INV age before, and want you all
| to guess ut il now, VIII you?
| some one said something about correspondent.
Minnie Freeman. Tallasseee Ala.-Dear Junior:
This is the first letter that have written 10 The
Junior. live IA mile and half of Tallassee,
| west side of Talapoosa rive, and go to school
| and have little sister to 20 with me, and am
twelve years old ard my little sister is nine years
| old. and Miss Emma McClusky is our teacher.
| j viii close Tor this time.
| =. Henry Husker, Fort Valley, Ga-Dear Junior:
/ have been silent admirer of the Junior, but
1 want To- answer =. Howard Davis's question:
/ The United states bought Alaska from Russia
/ IN ls''1, and paid S1.2Ol0o0 for IT,
Where was General }. f. i. stuart killed?
/ Would like 10 hear from some of the Junior
readers.
Ernest Lindsly. flovilla. Ga.-Dear Junior:
/ have been "A reader of The Constitution for some
/ time, but have never written before.
/ am thirteen years old and live IN the beautiful
city of Floyllia, meaning the villa of flowers.
/ Papa y general manager of the Illinois, South
crn and Florida railroad, and enjoy riding on the
ear every summer.
! 90 hunting nearly every Saturday, and some
times kiil considerable game.
Mamie Watson, Columbus, Miss.-Dear Junior:
/ am a little girl years old. Papa has been a
I subscriber o. The Constitution long before can
! remember.
| / am goin, with papa next fall to the Atlanta
/ exposition, and nope to pay The Constitution
/ visit at the same time.
| have sweet little sister, and a dear baby
brother Just learning To talk.
I viii ask the rcauers of the Junior questions
| What i the meaning OF the word '.Mizpah?,'
send 10 cents 10 help toward building the chill
/ drcn ward IN the Grady hospital.
Mamie Mary Sparks. Louise Turner Eatonton,
| GA.-pe3r Junior: As we have never seen a letter
from this city, We have decided Ia write. We al
! WAYS enjoy reading the correspondents.
Ne were 80 sorry Little Mr.. Thimbefnger end
cd. Ne 20 To school and have a nice time when
/ recess comes. jumping tlic rope.
Ne will answer Icon McNoe's questions:
GFeculcaf Whittier was called the Quaker poet.
Washington Irving WAS called the father of
I American Literature.
Clark Hardeman Macon Ga.-Dcar Junior: I
/ thought would write 10 your little paper many
times but do not think of it wheh l have time
I L. write.
/ cla>s. ! study history. Language, word studies,
arithmetic and physiology.
will answer Jennie Moore'S question:
The longrs. name IN the Bible Is Maharshalal-
hashbaz. II i found in Isaiah, chap vll l, ), V.
Matte Love Scroga.s Fort Valley Ga.-Dear
Junior: ann faithful reader OF the Junior. and
hail il with Joy every week. As have not seen
letter from Fort Valley, viii write that we
/ will not be- left out entirely.
/ am httle north Carolinian. My papa was
made superintendent of the schools here two years
/ ago. We like Georgia very much.
We visited Atlanta last summer and were very
much pleased with 81. think would like To live
there. We viii 20 there again this summer.
am ten years old and IN the sixth grade at
enclose 10 cents 70. the childrcn's ward of the
Grady Hospital. our school here is Grady insti-
tute. Long 1--we the Junior
Sallie Joe Hurst and Annie W Bell, waynesbo-
re-, Ga.-Dear Junior. VIII you let two little girls
twelve years old JON your happy band. We are
readers of ihls dear little paper and take
a srest interest IA writing you letter.
Ne are members Of the WayncsbOTo high school.
We All in love with our dear teacher, Professor
Jordan II. Sanford.
II has been raining here for the last week and we
an So tired at staying indoors. We hope next
week viii bring sunshine. We noticed that Tie
Augusta Herald has started Il Junior also and we
dc hope that II will prosper much as this one.
We will close 10y asking one question.
what di0 Daniel Webster eluquently say of
Hamilton
Ethel Johnston and Lillian Carter, Wayneshoro,
Gs.-bear Junior: As we have seen hut one letter
from Natneshoro, we thought we would write.
We look forward with pleasure TO the coming of
The Junior, aud expect 10 make aDOOk of them.
Our beloved teacher departed 10 the happy home
above Friday morning At o'clock, and left many
tTicnuS and pupils t. naourn his death. His NOBLE
aud honored son. Jordan, has taken his place
principal Miss Daisy Dickinson, one of our
suartest girls regret To say absent few
days on account Of sickness.
We expect 10 entertain our friends and parents
with Friday exercises. We expect TO have a new
school house soon. lt will be commenced on the
! ISt oi April. We dearly love 20 come to school.
We study very hard indeed.
We will close by asking riddle:
What river Is round at both ends and high in
the middle?
Eunice Asbury, Gainesville. Ga.-Dear Junior
! / am little girl four years old; can spell but
cannot write very well, 50 mamma has kindly con-
Nv papa takes The Constitution. and there is
nothing like tettcr than hearing the letters read
1 have quite a number of story hooks and get
/ mamma to read to every day. | play tive
/ pieces the piano, and have learned two pretty
/ TecitatIonS.
/ I can do fancy work l embroidered three mats,
4 and have now begun sofa pillow which think
VIII be quite pretty when finished. have n doll
Iarger than myself: call her Little Sister. Mann
/ ma and papa brought her all the way from the
world. FAR.
Icxpect TO visit the Atlanta exposition next
fall. VIII close with best wishes to The COnsti-
1 tuition and The Junior.
/ Frank Cook. Alto Miss.-Dear Junior: have
been thinking of writing to The Constitution, Jr.,
/ but nave Just got courage enough.
/ live the country ten miles from the New Or
| leans and North Eastern railroad ON "A farm con-
! tanning 800 acres. This country is composed OF
| high. low and prairie land. Ny father lives on a
[ hill that You can oil for distance OF fifteen
I miles
Was any of You ever in storm? if you never
| was Won need not wish to ever one. was in
| tins coming April 18th two years ago. ON the
90n acres there not e-twentieth of the trees
/ lett.
Did any of the cousins ever see deaf and dumb
/ person. I know deaf and dumb that has been
/ 10 school eight years.
II any of the cousins would like to see the al
/ phahet on the hand, incluSe me a cent stamp.
] I Will ans cr Helen ks question: GLOW many
! times does the word Reverend occur in the BIZ
| ble"H Only once: Psalm cXi, v. ..
/ Now viii ask a question:
What Is IL that You cut off a both ends and