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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26
IN GEORGIA SANcTUMS.

The brunswick Cali sings as follows:
Lives of newsmen all remind us.
Honest toll don't stand "A chance
The more we work there grow behind us.
Bigger patches on our pants.
"On those pants once new and glossy.
Now of stripes of different hue
All because the debtors linger,
And don't pas up what is due.
LET us then be up and doing
Pay your bills however small
or. when autumn winds are signing
We shall have no pants at all
The Cuthbert Liberal sings of the expo
sition
"Old Atlanta's going to have her Show
And We Georgia fellows want to go;
And we're talkin' bout it rain or shine;
But subscriptions come so slow
And we are so deuced po'
That we won't ne apt to so,
Less our pass comes in once mo-,
or the walking seasons extra fine"
Deed.
He did a deed, a gracious deed,
lie ministcred to men la need,
He bound a wound. he spoke word
That God and every angel heard.
He did a deed. a loving deed.
O souls that suffer and that bleed,
He did deed. and on his way,
bird sang i'm his heart all day!
Robert Loveman in Munsey's Magazine
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JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.
Interesting Letters From Our Ju-
Veuile Writers.

Mary = DAVIS. liFrr1-ltll- e sl--N ell here am
again. and vsrs tIrr,i- tnr- am Just getting well
at q bad s1ld. aud tc..rliacllc has settied down
urau uv iau sith evident Determination 40; To-
come s.1f unless tha tnrth dos tss. - am 20
iu 90 SCI 30 auv VIII -Et credit for hein- iul-
IL under cretitAhlc Circumstance. a. Marx Tap
ley sly~-
since my nTst letter appeared in tins page, l
have reviewed 80 uauV lrtreFs that 90 b. impossible
e. answer an. uuis-s lrs ale meal -sftsuc and
slt.hwlsIlu go anil sny brother, u"uIl not stand
ttsat. 81 stay up 400 might aud my constitution
could not stand that -1 val n The CuuStl-
rutiuu can stand another letger from me- to *
main 90 al tire friends who wrote ne such nice
letter uI-v tas. answers never rarue-
Please understand. ear unknpwn friends, that
] 10 mt write yaa 40 personally simply becaE-a
there are Ifmiratlwus IN things human. even 70
nv power. ~ a letter writer. thpugh Aunt susie
vii have a different opinion ~ this last.
Atout ~sm Francisco Yon may all know that
Inst at-1lr nfrv wears agoa little village spran-
az in Yert4 Bu-na Cove On san Francisco hay.
srf IA rss- 81 took the name Of the Mission and
itay In that year there were So persons in that
village. which has grown and Conquered the sand
hills until uuz it y the eighth city IN the union,
numbering more than three hundred tluJsand. and
IN this great city. l. country giri who had never
h-eu On a town more than hundrcth as large
vas alm0st turned loose. for my mother went
hs.rne in a week. whiie I stayed with some rela-
t1ves had never before
still. w2s not ignorant cf city ways a.
might appear. knew. for one thing. that gas was
20 b. blown out unless you wanted 70 give the
coE1ncE job, and knew, also that the proper
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26
The Curious Japanese.

BEING on the other side of the earth is
perhaps the reason why the Japanese do
things in a fashion exactly the reverse
from ms. or course To them we are the
contrary mortals. but the fact remains the
same. Here are a few instances:
Japanese books begin uFon the page
where our books end, the page which We
call the title page they utilize for the inns.
In the superscription of letter the Japan
csc begin with the name of the country TO
which the letter is to DE sent; then follows
the city, then the local address. and, final
ly. the name of the receiver. thus:
America. Illinois, Chicago, IL Jones
street Smith John"
This after all. makes an easier job for
the postoilice employees. this descent from
the general into the particular.
Ia Japan. babies are carried not in the
arms, but upon the back. Etiquette COM
pels the removal of the shoes. rather than
The dOiiing of the nat. Boats are stranded
with their storms. instead of their prows,
on the shore. Instead 81 saying northeast
or southwest. the Japanese say rast-Horth
or west-south. Wine is always drunk he
fore, MOI after dinner, ana sweets are serv-
cd before the subs tantial Viauis of meal.
In ali books The foot notes occur AT the
top of tn page, keys turn TO TIRE left car
p"ntcrs plane toward the body instead Of
OUTWARD and ia cash aero ants IN figures
are written first ami the corresponding item
next The japanese mount the horse from
tho right side. the harness is fastened in
I'll parts OF that side. and the name is
brushed and made tc EioW that way
In his stall the horse is placed with his
head outward. and his food ls always scrV-
ed at the stabie door from a tub. Among
japanese women the peHchant is 40 sew
an lces, Guns ar.i frills tIsy-turvy and
wrong slte out.
Brace up Is a tantalizing admoniton
TO those who feel all tired out without
appetite ana discouraged. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla builds up the tired frame and gives
a GOOD appetife.
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the time"
With this the boy turned and went to-
ward the dragoon's horse at the post. Inc
animal seeing mat il was not his master,
was shy at first. but Alan being agile and
quick vaulted upon his back ana was on.
The boy knew where was to be found a
little camp of the "Skinners," who would
like nothing better than to take care of
Big Gideon and he piled the spur like a
jockey.
In the Hands of the Patriots.
Twenty minutes later there was cloud
of dust on the country road, and out of it
near the Shepley farmhouse came a dozen
grotesque-looking fellows. who were head
ed by the boy.
All these drew rein in front of the house,
ami Alan pointed with triumph to the cei-
lar.
He's there yet" he exclaimed. "See
the lock is not yet broken and the door
has not been forced
The American riders sprang to the
ground and surrounded the cellar door,
while Alan called to the man he had left
inside.
'of course. I'm here yet" growled Big
Gideon. How can one break through a
stone wall or force door of oak? I'm
no Samson. lad. but l strong enough
to show you what it is to shut up the
kings regulars in this manner
Alan opened the cellar and the flushed
face of the prisoner came In sight.
But midway on the steps he halted, as
ne loked up into the amused faces of the
free lances of the neutral ground.
Whats this" he cried. turning white
faced upon Alan Shepey. What have
you done, little rebel?''
1--WE only gone and fetched some of my
friends to you. You will have to talk
with them, Master Gideon
The big fellow fumed and growled over
the situation, but he had to submit. He
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26
THE DUKE AND THE GEOGRAPHER:
A sketch of the Ab.est' Orator in the
RritiSa Royal Family.


From a London Letter.
He walked into the room in ordinary
evening dress with nothing about him to
suggest being of superior clay except the
broad ribbon crossing his breast and an at
tendant in court attire who stood at a le-
spectful distance His coming had been an
nouncod to the two hundred geograpnefs
present by Il bustling little EnSlshnan VINO
suddenly shot into the room in great apIar-
ent hurry and somewhat shrilly announced
Take your seats, please. The dukes com
ing
He was the duke of York, and ne may sit
on the throne of England some day if her
gracious majesty does not outlive all her
descendants He had left his fair wife and
young heir at home. and had gone To South
Kensington to welcome to England the
men from al over the world who had arrlN-
ed in London as delegates to the lnterna-
tional Geographical congress; ana as he as
cended the PLATFORM a foot above the floor,
the foreign ambassadors in London crowded
around to greet HIM and then began to
present the delegates from their various
countries.
The duke made pleasant impression upon
the foreigners. He was simple and aitab!e
i'm mapncr. wore a pleasant smile, bowed
slightly as he heard each name, and again,
in more generous measure, he grasped
each hand. Perhaps his handshake was
more hearty than it would have been if the
throng had been larger. II not. he can en-
dure a good deal of that sort of exercise.
The ceremony over the duke was con-
Quoted to the great hall of the Imperial in
stitute. where ne opened the congress in the
presence of a large audience. There was
nothing exceptional in the matter of his
speech. but its manner probably surprised
most of the delegates. HIS royal hShness
seems to have had the advantage of excel
lent elocutionary drill. He was the only
speaker that evening whose every word was
distinctly heard by the two thousand audi
tors Had he spoken in our Metropolitan
ope.'a house. / venture To- say that the au-
ditors in the topmost gallery would not
have missed "A syllable. His voice has plen-
" of volume and carrying power, is Of
pleasing quality. and he speaks with dis
tinctness of enunciation that is rare among
T. lblic speakers. The duke Of York is a
comparatively recent arrival on the plat
form but he speaks his grandmothers Eng
fish with excellent effect.
The heirs to the British throne have fire.
ouent occasion to rnabe more or less in
teresting remarks to large crowds o. their
future subjects They viii at least have no
trouble in hearing what Prince George mas
to say. He is the best public speaker the
house of Hanover has produced. and if hap
nilv he have some gift of elOquence and inn
agination. he would make an orator of no
mean ability were he not as a royal scion.
too closely hedged round with dignity ana
circumspection.
The duke will find America a better field
than England for cultivating the art of or
atOry.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26
How They Made Knights.

\ young man Who wished to be a knight
was first Of all put into bath. When he
came out he pat on white robe meaning
purity: "a red one, meaning the blood he
was to- DE ready TO sned in every righteous
cause: and black one. which meant that
r. had TO die when his time came. The
young man then tasted for q whole day
and night. lie also had to spend one
nght in the church on his knees. After
that ne confessed has sins and received the
holy communion. ant also heard "a sermon
which set forth the duties Of "A good soldier.
After the sermon he went up II the altar.
with his sword hanging round his neck.
The priest took Tho sword. blessed it. and
replaced il. After that. the youth went TO
the person who was IS confer knghthood
on him and kuelt down. why 10 you
wish 10 BE- kniehtei*'' he was asked. If
It is To get riches and ease and honor
without doing anything noble, then you are
unworthy of IT,"
When the young man promised that he
v ouid behave as a knight ought, his re-
quest was granted and the knights who
were present. ana sometimes ladies' also,
arIayed him in his coat of mail, and girded
on his sword. Then his lord struck him
three times on the shoulder with the flat
Of his sword. saying. I'm the name of
God. st. Michael and st. George. I make
thee knight; and be thou brave, bold and
loyal" He then had his helmet placed
back, and rode out of the church.
More Trouble.
From City ana County.
Il saw something just now / can't get
over" observed the financial editor, COM
ing in with a preoccuped look on his face
What was it?' qucried the exchange ed
itor.
THE moon. Ira. la, la, Ia"
Mph" grunted the exchange editor.
That's pretty smart. but you can't tell the
difference between Henry clay ana gorm-
let"
Whats a gormlet?" asked the financial
editor, suspiciously.
a thing the hens pick their teeth with.
Lum-ti-tum-tumi TOo-ral-eye, too-ral-eye,
tOo-ral-eN c-daNt
Chnnce To Make Money.
] am out OF debt ami thanks TO the dish
washer Tor H. nave made $l,6iO clear
money in 81 days amt attend To my house
hoil duties besides. ana l think this is do
Ing splendid for woman Inexperienced ia
business Any one can sell what every one
wants To buy, and every family wants "A
dish washer. l don't canvass very much;
people come or send for the washers ana
every washer that goes out sells two or
three more. as they do the work to perfec-
ton. ! am going To devote my whole time
TO this business now, and am sure that
can clear $5.Ooo this year. My sister and
brother have started in the business, doing
splendid. You can get complete instruc-
tons and hundreds Of testimonials by al
dressing the Iron City Dish Washer CO..
40 :. Highland ave. Pittsburg. Pa. and if
you don't make lots of money It's your own
fault. MRS. W. Ii.
Not Thou.
God. let me write a rhyme so pure
That men will read ana pray,
poem pure. that will endure
Until the latest day.
This my hearts hope but on a scroll
UnfCldcd to my sight.
/ read. Not thou, whose secret soul
, Is damned and black as night"
Robert Loveman In Boston Transcript
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

ANY one wanting a good picture of Aunt
Susie and E,ina Brewer can get the Two
pictures in one or,Ier for - cents. or ons
picture for - cents Send stamped enNei-
one Ia E.Ena Griffith. Steuhen. y = lou
will d. hciplu= To raise money Tor the 'ii"-
Gr.r,s ND 81 Ns-aIy hospitlll
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

knew that i'm short time he would be a
prisoner of war in the American camp.
and in twinklng he was dsarmed and
mounted on his own horse but as cap
tive.
Just wait till come back" he exciaim-
ed. turning and shaking his fists at Alan
Shepley, who stood the porch with a
smile of keen triumph on his ruddy face.
zone of these days you will learn what 1t
IS to entrap one of the kings regulars"
The boys smile broadened.
"Goodby. Master Gideon" he said. "the
next time you come Wen try and have
plum pie"
The big dragon muttered something
about the future vengeance. then the Skin
ner captain gave the command to march,
and away they went with their unexpect-
ell prisoner
the kings regular was never able to
carry out his threat, for before he was
exchanged the fortunes of war had turn
ed i'm favor of the colonists, and tine neu-
hands of the enemy.
trail ground was safe from the plundering
Alan Sheplev became the hero of the dis
trict for his exploit, which chung to him
as long as he lived, and he never grew
tired of telling to his grandchildren how
he caught Big Gideon of King George y
army and turned him over to the Ameri-
cans.
And Big Gideon, 1 suppose, never forgot
how he failed to get "A plum pie feast at
the patriot farmhouse.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Nashville. Tenn. Next session opens Sept.
1Sth Fun graduate as well as under grad
uate courses. Ten fellowships for college
graduates. Seven departments. Fully
confined labora tories ana museums wills
WILLIAMS. Secretary.
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Jimmie Clark. Creek. " Gear Junior: Will
you admit another thirteen year old into your
happy band of boys and girls?
My father II farmer; like to live on farm
very much. have never Travelled any, but have
often wished TO do So.
have never been 10 school much, but mamma
and sister taught me at home. l have five sisters
and enc brother
ikc To read The Constitution very mucE, es-
peciaily he JUNIOR and Betsy Hamilton.
would like to know If Frank Martins mother
raised any gOslingS this year.
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Chester Adams. Pittsboro, Ala.-Dear Junior:
This Is my first attempt to write To The Constitu-
tiOn. ! am small BOY thirteen years old.
have two dogs; they are my pets; enc of them
IL pointer and the other Is a hound. My father
is "A farmer and like farming very much.
My school starts the first of August.
There IL a large creek running near our house.
The name OF that creek is Iatchechubbee; 1t has
a great many fish in IT..
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26
MISS VI J. B,uDw,z.S SCHOOL

MISS VI. }. BiLDNIH'S SCHOOL,
Augusta Female Seminary. stanton.
Va Term begins Sept. 9Th 1855. Located in
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. T-nsur-
passed climate. grounds and appointments.
Board. etc. with full English course. Sc.
Write for catalogue.
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Won Don't nrcak Down.

on. .o.Isrs IN life's vineyard
In the country. in the town:
Ke.p cour1Ee. You viii set there
Il yol
Tho futures sun Is giving
All the hills n silver crown
sand steady, You viii get there.
you
Tl-er.4.s a merry SONG ~ re1pers
Which no stormy winds can DROWN
Fiave ralsh. Yol-u hni the harvest.
Do yea
Break
Lot the h-llews beat the vessel
l.. saa skies In anger ir2&n-
Y.-l-W anchor safe IN harbog
ii you
Down.
v-u.~-r-T ANV-sN
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

.end for one of them. The Consti-
tution's Premium High Arm Machine
will he delivered, freight paid, for
S2I
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26


One afternoon i'm early autumn a boy OF
sixteen, standing in the shade of tree
which grew near a farmhouse. saw single
horseman turn bend in the country road
not far off.
The sunlight fell upon the scarlet uniform
of a kings man, and the following moment
the youth had withdrawn into the house
and hurriedly locked the cellar and the
pantry
Intuition \told him who the trooper wa.
as ne was entirely alone, though 1t was
likely that others were not far off, perhaps,
among the hills near the river.
The large black horse that carried the
dragoon came cantering down the road and
i'm a few seconds the soldier had drawn rein
I'm front of the old-fashioned farmhouse
"Halloo, there he shouted In gruff
voice as ne threw one leg over the saddle
and looked toward the house. big Gideon
wants his dinner"
1t happened that the boy who had seen
him was the only occupant of the house
that afternoon His mother had taken the
only horse and ridden to his aunts, few
miles down the river and the father was
In the American army.
Alan Shepley was alone. the only one to
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

Milton Aust, Evansville, Miss.-Dear Junior: l
am a little boy eleven years of age. My papa died
January .. 1875. ! now hive ON a farm. have six
brothers living and one dead.
have been going o. school at Fair Niew college,
f. but IL is vacation now. While | gong to
school, studied arithmetic, geography, spelling,
history and grammar.
will answer Matte Curriers' question:
The first steamboat was invented in 1907.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

and he took care to have it very clean ana
neat whenever he rode out.
A rumor that big Gideon was to make a
raid was always sufficient to cause the in
habitants of the neutral ground to lock
their coops and put their pies and pastry
in the cellar. for he apt to dismount
before a door and call for his dinner.
II was always dinner" with the big
Dragon.
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Not Thou .

God, let me write a rhyme so pure
That men will read ana pray
A poem pure. that will endure
Until the latest day.
This my hearts hope. but on a scroll
GnfCldcd To my sight.
/ read. Not thou, whose secret soul
+ Is damned and black as night"
Robert Loyeman in Boston Transcript
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

pictures out of the paper and put them away,
they sweet.
have Just retured from visit to Camden, Ala.
live with my great aunt and uncle. My mother
died when was one month old,
| ar getting me up cabinet. want my friends
and relatives from different parts OF the world to
send me some of the curiositles of their states
have written to Tennessee and Texas, ana am
going to write to Mexico. Aunt Susie, want you
to send me something, shells, rocks, acorns; Just
anything from Georgia, | number the articles
and keep the name OF the giyer
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

j. X. McIver. Jr., IIazlehurst, Ga.--Dear Junior:
| am little hoy of eight years old, and can't
write very well.
live over in Darlington, ;. C., but have come
over To STAY awhile with mother and father and
brothers. go To school in Darlington, and stay
with my grandparents. | sweep the yards and
chop the wood and get cents "A week. | will send
cents tn the chldren's ward.
have brawn pony aud call him Brownie and
| get up at 4is o'clock in the morning and take
ride. m the evening too. ] like Co write To The
Junior because am one myself.
like this mill out here very much because it is
SO large aud fine.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-26

Brace up Is "a tantalizing admoniton
TO those who feel all tired out without
appetite ana discouraged. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla builds up the tired frame and gives
a ..nnl annnfifn.
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Fannie and Nolcn johnson, Nolensville, Tenn.
NV little brother and wanted to see our name in
print, thought would write and see II IT
would escape the waste basket.
go to school at Pleasant Hin. Mr. Ragsdale is
my teacher, like him very much. | am not al.
yanced far enough yet for me to tell you of my
studies; will do that other time. am
afraid of cows and horses and also snakes, 80
grandpa takes me To school every day ana Nolen
goes to the field with Bob and Mack, they are our
hired boys; papa as afraid he won't like TO go
when he gets large enough.
Enclosed you will find 10 cents for the chidren's
ward; am sorry Tor them.
The Globe-republican., 1895-05-24
A Few Things.

Sheep slaughtered by millions, because
wool has been made free; the price of
beef advancing; Portland (Oregon)
syndicate buying three thousand horses
with an intention to introduce horse meat
to American consumers; Edward Atkin-
son running about the country giving
demonstrations of methods of preparing
l5-cent dinners and recommending to
poor people the use of shin beef and
OleOmaIgarine; women doing mans
work in the tin plate mills in western
Pennsylvania; foreigners leaving the
country as fast as others come in, and the
Treasury of the United States unable to
stand by itself. but propped up by British
Bankers-these things indicate what we
have come TO and foresbadow what We
are coming to under the domination of
American affairs by British ideas.-The
Manufacturer, April p 1895.
The Globe-republican., 1895-05-24

We have today received copy of the
last catalogue of the state University.
By hurried glance through its pages we
notice that the institution is still pro-
crossing and expanding in all its depart
ments. During the past year the Spooner
Library Building was completed and
dedicated. The new Physics Building is
almost completed and will be ready for
use next year. There are now fifty three
III the faculty. The number of students
enrolled in the various departments is
s75, not counting University extension
students. Important changes have been
made in the curriculum, many new
courses having been added. We would
advise al persons interested IN higher
education TO write to Chancellor F. II,
Snow. Lawrence, Kansas, who will
gladly send a catalogue free upon app,i-
cation.