The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Conducted bv Mrs VIM King Courtand Atlanta, Ga.

, something We are going to find our
selves greatly I'm need of when we get
| older: and now while we are but boys ana
girls IS the time for us to lay in store
all the good instructions ana examples
laid out by professors for our own bene-
fit for there is nothing more beautiiul
than good morals and gentle manners; Is,
We will soon find ourselves IN the print
OF man and Womanhood, ana III We niNe
not fitted ourselves with an educduoi'
then we will look back on the days sohc
by with much regret. In many instances
il NAV be that our chances are sim, Dy
being destitute OF means. But seldom lS
IL the case that real earnest or 1althiul
boy or girl lacks for an education De
cause IL they have the will ana deter
mination the way will plainly present
itself: and now in our schooi DAYS "SS
kno. what branch of Industry may ran
to our lot. so let us be preparea 70 10 ~,
lust what is put before US all through
iife's Journey, and make ourselves use
full.
/ wish some of the other cousins would
express their opinions on this point. why
NOT more of the oIder ones write and
make our page as interesting as we can /:
| notice there is being right smart sald
about correspondents; well, Tor one en-
JOY and take a great interest IN IL. !
think any ones time Is well spent IN VIII
ing nice letters and receiving letters OF
the same quality. ! believe this one val
liable branch of education. Best wishes
to The Constitution and its many readers.
Ina f. Alternately. Lafayette, Ala
Dear Junior: | have just finished readlhs
the many nice letters on YOUR page OF
The Constitution, and thought / wouid
write To see # Aunt Susie would let the
printers ink find mine | live four miles
north of Lafayette. which Is the county
site OF Chambers. My father has been a
subscriber 20 The Constitution for many
| years. and l think il is one Of the best
papers published in the south. MY
| mother has been dead nearly nine years
| and l am the Oldest of ilNe cnlldreh, VINO
were left TO Ice raised without that pre-
cOus jewel. "a mothers love. have
one sister, who Is the dearest human on
| earth TO me. We keep house for papa
and what u nice. good time We have TO-
sether. We share each others joys ana
| sorrows, for what one knows the cther
| knows. My father lost his left arm in
| the civil war in the battle of the Wilder
| ress. SO. my dear Juniors, you can nm
| agine how / am si'uated-"m Dtherless '
/ and cne-arm father. 1 love TO read
| Aunt SusiaS letters in WOman's King
! com and to the Junior: also B!ll Arp. /
\ would Ike to hear from Willie Ayers
/ Rowland. of North Carolina. +ly mother
WAS Rowland | notice The cousins are
+ discussing different subjects. ] think l.
/ is q nice thing TO wri,e on. and gives Us
T all new IDEAS. determination was Il
Grand subject in last week ) issue. ard i
j think type of 1t was shown In the let
Z ter from Daisy Pierce. a determination
+ with big responsibility. She has my
/ sympathy and best wishes. 1 viii close
with love To Aunt Susie and the cousins.
+ COrresT ondence solicited.
Clara Walker Mount Olive. " c.
I Dear Junior: | live in the country, six
miles from Mount olive on the Whining
T ton and Weldon railroad. | enjoy coun-
/ try life very much.
/ wish to tell the juniors Of u trip to
Raleigh. the capitol OF our state. on
the morning OF September Sth We boarded
f the ears tor Raleigh. / enjoyed the
scenery iloI the way very much. We
arrived there about . o'clock "a. m. We
secured "A carriage ana drove out to the
asylum. The attendants were very kind.
, They showed us through the entire build
/ ing. / feel grateful tnat We have such
1 "A grand Institution for the poor unfortu-
I nates of our state. The b uIdlng Is ST.
/ uated in a boauuful OAK grove. After
I spending two hours al the ass lUm. W.
/ returned and v4sItcd the capitol, saw
/ Nashinston statue aud many other
Z Things of interest. The capitol grounds
I are very pretty. From the capitol we
/ went 10 the museum. There ! saw many
/ things OF interest. such as fish. fowls,
/ birds, animals ana reptiles, et"., also the
I skeleton of whale measuring sixty
/ i've feet in length and turtle weighing
/ S1 pounds. Many kinds of very tipa
/ stones. \ Spanish gun captured May !.
Z lN:N. saw the skc4etOu of an INDIAN.
E ana also many ltuldn rtilCS, many pc
! lures 81 beauutul scenery i'll Our state.
+ ! would have been pleased to have VS.
/ lleu TIE grave 81 our noble hero Ensign
4 Worth Baglcy. or first American oIhcer
I VINO fell I'M the Spanis'. war.
] After spending the day SO pleasantly We
! returned Il Goldsboro. arriving ut p.
IN. I'm conclusion. l will ask now many
. of the juniors like music? | for one am
. very tond of II. and have many songs |
+ would like 10 exchange.
Ora Barnett. Cove CITY, Ga--Dear Ju-
nior: Ny subject. How fiction may
serve 10 cultivate Thought" Is an i'm
/ portant one. Since fiction is certain to
be widely read. it IS important for us
I To know how IL may be made To cultivate
the thinking powers
If we would read a novel with as much
care as "A history much mental discipline
might result The injury caused by novel
reading is not due to the Characters
introduced into the story nor to the con-
+ struction, as many think, huf il is due
10 the rapid devourinE OF novels
Digestion. mental or physical takes
, time. The inveterate novel reader I'm
lshes one novel and begins another.
No tne IS left for perfect digestion:
the mind ruShcs on from one exciting
I scene 10 another in as quick succession
as possible; thus the mind is ruined for
severe thought.
If one wishes TO make novel reading
{ characters
I in fiction should be compared with ac-
tons in READ life. Would real persons
devc.op new emotions and change old
ones as qClckly and for the same reasons
IS those on the printed page? The read
or should ask himself this question. and
thing what he would do or how he would
act II he were the fictitious character
" Nhen the hero and heroine are plunged
into difficulties. as the actions in gene
raj seem to be taking the wrong course.
the reader should lay down his book and
a ~ ha
right: how he would avoid 4 certain
catastrophe. BY doing this ne VIII deveI-
on the power of constructive tbongh+
This practice will serve him in the actual
difficulties Of his life
II may be considerable trouble 20 read
4 novel I'm this way 20 forecast each
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