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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-29
Aunt SUSIE'S VACATION.

Lexington. Ga. October Dear chill
argn: You viii SIZE from the heading Of
tnis letter that J am away from home.
taking my summers rtst. which ! needed
very uluCh- 4 have often thought since
! h1xe t-reu her. az thc "ften-tiiscusssd
Question You aI write about, Which IS
ain. r.-...tut.st. city or country ufe-' and
3 has. come 40 the conclusion that the
treasure are equally divided 1 always
enjoy the quiet aud rest. and / SIT and
hook over the beautiful fields and listen
ra the ulnrEiuebirds and gather the gold
su raI and breathe the pure. fresh air.
lay last visit here Wis r. very sad one,
and there are many things to make me
sad-oun merry uJte voice greets me no
more there are ua ulttcr ~ feet about
tha house. ID seems su still. ! sit ard book
ua.t under the trees where there Wls once
Iitsle rluyhuueas. and expect O. see q httie
brown head moving mp and down. bat
Isk in ys.u. for son know that 4 lite
~ welL tn heaven one l1y- and now
tt..r. T. only a little grave we 80 10 b.
every evening. that is our evening $ walls
1te Aeep ia covered with flowers all tine
time. for she lowed them sn. and we
think of the EttIe SONG she used to sing
au Gav. -I am Jesus uttle lamb
auI 10 cheers our hearts Tor
W.. know she is Jesus little lamb.
s1 .fte viii keep her safe we know
tHI we 70 10 her in the beautiful home
sl-svc-
r-ust tell you how very proud / feel
~ mv yalu- folks and SOME ~ the old
ones. ton. who E1ve sent me help for the
orrEaus. home 1 have had some such
fE,.e letters. auI SOU VIII sce from the list
La. uurb has heeu contributed
want ro teil Sou something sweet ono
OF ans tt-I- rrsu.<sus said the either night
-tfeur- Grady -l1vard- IL was moon
G-1t rl-ht ana wee were going to prayer
meeting We came boy "a garden whore
tas fence was covered with vines. and hc
sasI- -Nurua THIS IS the ureftiest place
J pass when 8 - to school every morn
ir-- -..u @ come hy tine dew IS on the
-ulee anl lle morning Eiories a-pccpins
trrsu-H trr fence and tho sweet peas are
faunrirr and tire mockiuEhiris are sing
fre. anna the bluesavS ara peciZins the
aan~as. ANA the lasS ARE humW.ng- and
srer- ming looks 81 fresh AMI sweet
Gs enjoy i-- Don't yuu think this little
I-1-. NOT set ten wears old. is real. true
bower 81 nature 1 feel quite proud OF
hiu-
must not forget - say n Won that
vI c. from home twn weeks. and they
--e not very careful NJ THE office about
E.tr.r-. ST., 81 sou nrd your letters do not
srr-.ar a-sd are lost don't blame
AUNT SUSIE"
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lines solely under British control connect
ing Hong x ,ng and Canton directly with
Shanghai and with the western province
Of Szechuan, respectively.
Xxx
IF the British aims are not thwarted
even more will he done, for II IS planned
TO extend the British line n Burmah
from Mandalay TO KUElon Ferry on the
chinese border 70 Join a line from there
70 Chungking, the head OF navigation on
the Yars-tse This line would cross the
British lire from Szechuau 20 Hong I>onE.
establishing direct rail communication
between St Petersburg and India,
through Siberia ana China
AT present China has not even high-
ways worthy Of the name Of roads. her
wayfarers often driving their beasts ~
burden along tracks through fields o-
grain. where The farmers only protectio1
is TO construct pitfalls 10 turn traffic
another way. Think Of these great trade
arteries to be. and thcn CS the prese
means Of overland travel. and form your
own ideas Of Chira's future trade expan-
sion
THE present disturbances IN north
China. while upsetting our trade for the
moment. viii be but a ripple On the sur
face, and in the end viii make Tor Eoot
III they bring about the reorgauizaticI
or the Chinese government. as above In
Dictated If. on the other hand. the box r
rebellion leads 10 the division Of China
into spheres OF influence our trade Is
bound to suffer. In this case NIanchuria
and northern China. including cur two
great distributing ports of Newchwar &
and TIe7 Tsin. would come under tHe
sway Of Russia; Che Zoo. the third gre
center for our goods n the north, under
Germany; while the Yargrse valley, In
which our trade IS at present insjgniG-
cant, would be the only sphere controlled
by foreign power o. whom we could
rely to afford US the same trade PRIV
iegos we now enjoy
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THE ORPHANS HOME.

4 l.w more subscriptions have been
r ....-.I fn- tra orphans home:
AIEi. Cs.Glii. Ns-tc-y. : -. Amos
ssr-alG- Errs-ry- = 60 Curtis Cauiieii-
N--r.s-rv- s s-- Fsuhy Neu Garfield. Ne--
d--.. S. C-- ~ cents
fsrhv NeU Ei,. s. MORGAN. Ga. . cents
Esv Snrliu-s Ensrwick. Ga. = cents;
Srr. s-sI.urs. Eoetw ck. Ca. - cents.
TTn-f-e Smelling. TsostvIck. Ga. . cents;
I.r=elIe Sneri1-s. Brstwlck. Ga. > cents.
Orphans Home. Decatur. Ga--Dear
; tr- King Al supper last night the rs
urr.rrtus voted with q unanimous AMI
sav.r- --cyc- o. send the enclosed letter
O. aunt Susie Won w1ull have reioicei
,aliI You nave heard Or. We are so
rs-t.fuI -o you and he friends. Nav
ss.sl iu Ii.s tenderness bless yuu and iAe
dear doctor and au th@ lowed ones.
HOWARD CRTMLEY.
D.7~ Aunt Susie We little orphans
down here at Decatur are 50 glad we've
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AWAY FROM YOU.

Away from you my heart IS always sad.
Though nature In her brightest robes be
clad.
And suEfowers and the flaming golden
rod
Make gorgeous all the woods that breathe
OF God,
Yea-I am sad. II heaven be gray or blue.
Nv love. nv life. my dream. away from
Away from you,
I pluck white asters from their fragile
stem
And tell the secret OF my heart TO them;
! whisper to the river dancing by
.'oh. take me back-without him 1 must
But blooms and river answer notch.
true.
Dear heart the world IS dumb away from
you
Away from you'll
I write 10 you. u low. your And each
word
Through nv hearts corridors. Ike some
fran bird.
Doth iutter gentle wings. and breathe
name
That sends to brow ard cheek sudden
fame
Tor. T. II old. my heart Is sure and true.
Although il bleeds and grieves away
fIpm you
Away from you.
/ kneeI 20 night. and pray our God 70
hllr-
And ssme,imes I believe lie answers.
dear.
And tells me not 20 grieve- But weep
-.- stili.
/ bend nv head and sob. -, God. until
lie COMES. I cannot SMILE Then sob
anew
F0r Joy were nocSery away from you
Away from youl
ETA WALLACE MILLER
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GRADY HOSPITAL LIST.

Willie Weaver. Dewey, Ala, cents;
Lille OSBORN. LOgpit, Ala, cents; Will
lie Kelsey. Dillburgh. Ala. cents; En-
ma Hubbard. Red Lick. Miss, 10 cents;
Arkie Mansfield. Vine. Va. TO cents,
Alice Mansfield. Vine. Va, cents; We
letha Mansfield. Vine. Va. cents; Stella
Mansfield. Vine. Va. l cent; Annice Brew
ster Alamucther. Miss, 10 cents: Noneta
Brown. Double Head. Ala, l cent: Flor
ence Rencher. Enterprise. Miss, 20 cents;
Myrtle Coker. Larissa. Tex, cents
Agnes Betcher. Tecumseh, Tex, 10 cents
Airs. NJ. +. Little. Oakiiskee. Ala, g
cents; Ninci Douglas. Crawford. Tex, 8
cents. Luna. Holloway, Darden. Ala, 8
vents: Willie Holloway, Darden, Ala. .
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OUR TRADE WITH CHINA
OUTLINED By MR.. BATES

In n paper written by Mr.. Daniel Moore
Rates. on "Our Cotton Export Trade
With China" he says that they consist,
for the most part. of drills and sheeinEs.
with n comparatively sma" asnciFt OF
cotton jeans. In drills and sheeo7SS tine
United states stands head ana ShouI"e'9
above her rivals.
"In The words OF the Chinese customs
commissioner at Shanghai, American
cottons are steadily making their way
and rule the market In the north Cuai-
itv considered. they can in price defy the
connection of their older rivals.
'.PracticaIly all of our goods which en-
ter China go through Shanghai with the
exception of those shipped VIA iio,h
Kong which are not Included III INC
official rpDort as from the United states.
In 1901 our SHIPMENTS to ports ir China
amounted to about $1l,5OO0OO, and those
IN Hong Kong to about $,500,0oO or ms
tot,I ~ some 500 000 900 worth of goods II
is estimated that $20.O00,00O worth was
consumed in China proper. Most OF the
goods entering Hong Kong go into south-
eastern China. those entering Shanghal
going TO the north and east, by coaStWlSe
vessels 10 the seaboard ports and by
steamers up the Yangtse to HankoW' the
great inland distributing point.
while British lftde mas
practically stationary for the past four
years ours has increased by leaps and
bounds. being now equal to more thah
one-half that of Great Britain. while In
1895 1t was not one-siXth. This does not
include the trade of either country
through Hong Kong, which is so IN
volved as to be impossible for compari-
son.
Our cottons have supplied on the aver
age over seven-tenths Of all our direct
imports into China and about one-cighth
of all the imports of foreign cottohs.
which in. addition to drills. jeans ana
shectiugs include shirtings. + cloths, cot
ton naunels. yarns and many other cotton
fabrics both dyed and plain in which
American competition takes as yet no
active part.
1.-THE remarkable high proportion ts2
per cent? borne by our cotton exports to
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TAX PAYERS PAY FIRE LOSSES
South CaToIina's Public Building In
sured by Assessment.

Columbia. s. C., October 23.-(special)-
Under an act Of the last legislature South
Carolina has become hcr own underwrlf-
CT All the public buildings. Including the
four colleges al Clemson. Rock I'm Co
Um5ia and Charleston. VIII he insured b.
the state. An assessment WEI ne paid tv
these institutions and by the state for the
state house until the amount 50 paid In
reaches $2o00o0. In the meantime if there
is fire the loss viii fan directly upoa
the taxpayers.
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BlRD-LOVERS' SOCIETY.

-sr- C---rer. Willie CIymc-. Lizzie
Cfvaa~. Crr-ru Rogers. Banner Stanford
Nn-. r.r. Tex
gaav Sen III ~. Morgan. Ca
I'LL .-.-El. -----r-n.. Ca
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Conducted by Mrs King 48O Atlanta Ga

got a real. live auntie. We thought all
our aunts were dead. but we know you
are our very own auntie. because you
write for us and get our good cousins TO
help us. Please bring some of our own
cousins to see us. We want to thank
YOU and thank them and to love you all
lust like we do Uncle Robert. who is real
kin TO us. We are glad We've got such
a nice aunt and such fine knfolk. Your
little OPRHAN KINSFOLh.
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OLD TIMES in GEORGIA
GOOD TINES RHn Dad TIMES
BY SARGE PLUNKETT.
"a N. WEIR
With Tho Weekly Constitution One Yerr
ONLY 500.

This is the only book OF Sssxe PJunBx..e
inimttahle sketches that mas ever been printed
1t does not contain any Of his later letters ~
as filled with some OF his best earlier prosno-
uC4-c- An ong thin are his war stories stories
OF the home the customs and some OF m
quaint ideas OF the cracker, ana his horna-
made philosophy and observations we'll worts
the reading.
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Warmer weather often causes extreme
WEAKNESS and debility. Now is the time
to fake Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t puriiieS
and enrichcs the blood and gives tAe
whole body new life and vigor.
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I1OM1S J.. I0Ckn9rt, wellington. MO-
Dear Junior: So many Of your children
have requested me to write The Consti-
tuition again, and as they have all been so
kind 10 mo / concluded to do so There
are two things they seem especially auN-
ious to know. Firstly. how many letters I
have received from The Constitution read
ers up 10 date. Well now. that is a Diff
iicuIt question to answer. as / lost count
at 300. but | feel confident il has run as
high as 500 or over. And ] have sold
about coo pamphlets The highest number
OF letters an one day was forty-hve The
Constitution certainly must have an i'm
mensc circulation, and the people seem
T. fairly worship the dear old paper
and Aunt Susie" | have been told by
some who have tried TO sell the book
let's for me mat people have said il was
only money making scheme that |
might be fraud The new pamphler
viii doubtless convince them To the con
traGy, as the truth OF what / have written
IS sworn To by some of the business men
OF Wellington, ana I have only made suf-
ncient TO live ana pay my printers bill.
Secondly, the juniors want 10 know ii 1
have any pets. L nave only one nova
canary named Mike but l have only
had three, and l will tell you about the
DOG TINS time. lie was a shepherd dog,
anu i named ulm 'EOWser. Oh All have
probably read about old man BOWsor. lie
was always growing about sonnet thing.
The pup also mad tins diSGgrecable habit,
so that is how he got his name. lie grew
To be a fine goOd-natured dog, however.
anu would offer his paw to shake. even to
"a stranger We also had a pet pig, a
red one, and the dog and pig would follow
their mistress Wherever she went.
She would often shut the gate To prevent
them following her. Then they were GER
little hands sObbed, and then Murfec
tain to have a big fight to see which
should lie in the path next the gate 20
await her return. The pig would stand on
her hind feet and tight just like a dog,
but the dog came out the victor every
time. When our noignbOrs' pigs came in
the yard he would deliberately take them
by the ear and lead them home. They
would squeal as If he were killing them,
but he didn't bite hard unless they pulled
hack. Three of our neighbors had pigs
exactly alike but Bowser would take each
pig to his own home. 1t seemed as II
he could count and knew just how many
belonged to a neighbor He had been
taught not to hurt the red pig, aHd he
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grandfather's people and would be de-
lighted If / could hear from some OF

grandfathers people and would be de-
lighted II / could hear from some OF
them.
Agnes Betcher, Tecumseh. Tex.-Dear
Junior: Another year has come and gone
since last 1 wrote, and L am now six
years old. but this year 1 did not have
any birthday party-though mamma
cooked a nice birthday cake-because
there was so much sickness In the coun-
try-scarlet fever and diphtheria. One of
our neighbors lost a little boy two years
old from scarlet fever. / have cousin
Just the same age as myself VINO also
had the scarlet fever, but she got we'll.
We live right between these two fami-
lies and mamma was very much afraid
we might take the fever, but we did
not. She fumigated the rooms with sui
phur 1--WE We're I'm them all the while)
times a day and had us battle our face
and neck in carboized water. The above
was recommended by a physician and /
write this thinking perhaps some of you
readers might like to know what to do in
similar cases. Mamma saw once In The
Constitution what to do for membranous
Group and she says II saved my life.
"Orange Blossom" Oakland, Fla.-Dear
Junior: 1t has been a long time since
l wrote letter to the cousins. and If
Aunt Susie will spare me the space and
not consiGn this TO the waste basket I'll
tell you of one of our jolly little picnics.
1t was one bright morning and nice,
cool breeze blowing that ten of we young
people started out in one large row boat
for the place we had chosen 10 have our
picnic. To get there we had to go to
the opposite end of Lake John, which is
a large beautiful lake with several
Islands in II, one Of which is quite large
having several orange groves on IT. After
rowing about two hours we came to
beautiful oak grove, where landed,
and Just after we landed three large deer
came swimming across the lake from an
island about mile out. OF course, the
boys grabbed their guns and ran, but
they were too late, as the deer didn't
go very slow once they got ashore. And
now for the days amusement. part
went fishing, others played games, and
large trees, which were covered with
Spanish moss.
our fishermen soon returned, bringing
plenty of fish. which we soon fried and
all did ample justice TO dinner. We spent
the remainder of the day there. and
MOON" singing songs and telling stories,
all feeling that tSry had spent most de-
lightful day.
I'm sure our more northerly cousins
would enjoy our piCnicS: also our beau
tiful town situated between two large
lakes, Lake Apopka. which is the larger.
being twelve miles wide and fifteen long.
barrels OF fish are caught out of it every
season.
Then the large orange groves that are
beginning to bear full since the freeze
are an attraction within themselves, with
their masses Of dark green leaves and
clusters Of golden fruit which will soon
be getting ripe.
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the city girl and boy to realize the man,
privileges and pleasures of the countr.
that they are deprived of in the city
Would like TO correspond with some o
the cousins.
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J. y. H.. Pine Log, Ga.-Dear Junior:
] am real sorry for ''Nobody's John" It
seems that his name IS Il very suggestive
one. How lonesome he must be with no.
body to cheer him along the way. | al
ways had a different opinion of the girls
to that he seems to have. IT may be IL
/ will express myself in this matter that
the anger of the girls will be in measure
appeascd. / think if there be any dit
ference (and there is) between the boys
the girls morally. the girls are the best
u never see girls smoking or drinking,
and | am sure they use better language
in their pastimes than the boys 90 gen
orally. / never saw but one drunk WO-
man. but 1 have seen scores OF dTuhh
men. Bows never think about the 81 IS
having the same right to do these Things
that they have. Ihey lnlnk the bIIls
must stay at home while they lie around
town Wncn the nave nothing Specidl 10
be- doing. This is one reason. suppose
the girls are ahead of the boys. W ME
they are spending their wet DAYS apouI
the stores spinning yarns ana nearing
them spun the girls are al home DONG
their work. keeping the home in Older ana
ii they find "a spare moment now ana
then they make tue best use % II bN
reading some good book. lt the boys are
Industrious the GIris are more 50. l. thlhk
if 'NobodV's John could spend Few
sabbath afternoons with some OF thc
fair sex he would have an opinion alto
getner different from what he now seems
To entertain. So FAR / have been giving
the gi-ls pleasant and the boys some
what unpleasant place. nut i have en-
d,tNored 20 give each their Just dues.
However there are exceptions to the rule
on either side. / think when this sub
ject is Thoroughly weighed that IL Will
be- round mat The girls and boys, most of
them. are pretty hard 10 beat. There are
50 many things that sister can do for
MS and SO many things that brother can
90 that / hardly see how life would be
worth living without either the girls o."
the boys. Win some of the cousins please
send me the song (Words and music
Then III See Him Fare To Face And
Tell the story Saved by Grace"
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Julia Eloise Foster. Mt Lebanon. La
Dear Junior: Quite a while has ELAPSED
since ] wrote TO the Junior last. but
nevertheless ! have not been found lack
ing when it comes TO interest in our
page.
] am truly glad 10 see such marked
Improvement among the Juniors in both
moral work and literary. Really. | did
not know our little band was composed
of So many soldiers till the Bird Society
came to life. hut ] am glad to see 50
many little soldiers for the right
The summer has been season Of sick
ness ana death for us. causing sorrow
and sadness, hut ] believe We shall con-
qucr unScathed
| would loo so glad to hear from some
Of my grandfather Sparkss people. who
originally lived ia Georgia. His mother
name was Sorah Kcmn. She was first
married 10 "a Mr.. Callahan. To whom was
born six children. After his death she
then married q widowcr by the name Of
Sparks. who had six children by his
first wife, and to him and my granG~lother
(great- gTandmotherl We're born six chill
dren. making in all family of eighteen
children. My great-grandmother died a
few years ago at the age of one hundred
and eight years. L know nothing of
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Daar Aunt Susie We little orphans
down here at Decatur are 50 glad we've
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-19
PARIS EXPOSITION OPEN.
PRESIDENT Loubet Cheered by Americans al
United States Building.

The Paris exposition was ouened
April ii, but it will be at least a month
before anything but buildings are to
be seen. The days ceremonies were a
peculiar mixture of fsumptuous splendor
In the SALES des Fetes and widespread
confusion elsewhere
The ceremonies within the Sales des
fetes was simplicity itself The recep-
tion to President Loubet at the en-
trance lasted only few seconds, and
on reaching the presidential tribune.
NJ. Millerand, the minister of com
merce, Immediately delivered his ad
dress, handing over the exposition to
the chief of staff, which address was
couched in most eloquent terms and
read in resonant voice, heard through
out the vast hall. NJ. Millerand's per-
Grafton was especially fine, and it
brought forth storm of plaudits.
President Loubet then replied and the
speaking part of the function was
ended.
AT the United States pavilion many
guests were assembled, and they
cheered while the Stars and Stripes
were dipped on one flagpole, while the
French tricolor was lowered from an
other, while the crowds of Americans
gathered on the embanllment in front
of the pavilion gave Loubet a ringing
cheer. The president was greatly
pleased at this little courtesy, and
turning to ambassador Porter, who
was beside him on the boat, he re-
marked: The American always does
right; this is a magnificent building -
To many visiting Americans, however,
our national pavilion is a distinct dis
appointment 1t is pretentious, almost
overpowering, with its big dome and
striking frescoes over the entrance, but
it compares unfayorably with the beau
tiful buildings of even smaller powers,
like Italy. Spain and Austria, which
are its neighbors along the Seine.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1900-04-19
ROBERTS HAS A BIG AMRY.
si4,oOO in the Field and 10000 Nor,
Aaoat

si4,oOO in the Field and 10000 Moro
Aaoat.
1t is calculated that Lord Roberts
pow has 2l4 900 effective troops, with
$4,000 more aGoat or under orders.
The war officers has instructed officers
not to take any more expanding bullets
TO Africa for revolvers.
In roundabout way London hears
that Roberts, when wiring to the
Prince of Wales at Copenhagen, con-
gratulations upon his escape from as
sassiuation, added two or three hope
full sentences portending an early ad-
vance with wide reaching combina-
tions
Quite assurances are passing around
among military men that Lord Roberts
is employing his great army effectively
and that the adventurous Boer com
mandoes are likely to be enmeshed
Scraps of news, a detail here and
another there, have reached England
over comparatively idle cables, but
they do not illuminate the situa-
ton.