The Atlanta constitution., 1900-08-27
irs Wm King 48O CourtIand Ave., Atlanta, Ga.

some nineteen hundred years ago: and
the testimony of daily experience proves
that it has lost none of It's original truth
With the lapse OF eventfui cen'TrieS eel u wben
| the word seems to "gang awry we had
the moral courage to look within our
selves for the KEY to the mystery; we
| might not always succeed i'm finding H.
| perhaps. but in most cases the introspec-
ton would at least open our eyes 70
good many things of which we are eltnel
| profoundly ignorant or willfully uninino-
| full. I would like a few correspondents.
Miss s. W Johnston. Tyler. Tex.-'Dear
| Junior: / have just read beauului
piece from A. \. McDougald. of Bowie.
| Tex. | agree with MIN. We should write
more about spiritual affairs. and no; so
| much exchanges. When we are wei we
| look on death and eternity as pelnS a
| great way off. Life is short. we kho" not
| what an hour may bring forth. Whatever
| may be our position and circumstances III
| life, whether high or humble. We nave
part to 10 i'm blessing the world with me
| light of truth. Your work you must 90
| or IL must remain undone forever lor
10 one else can do it for you. IL yoa
| neglect your duty, you Viii be neld re-
| sronsible for 1t in the day OF Judgment
| and your loss will be great and rulhouS
| Work, tLen. while II is day, Tor tnS
night cometh when no man can woi 4,
| This earth seems Deautiful enough 70 hvc
| in always. ii we could be good ana holS
without evil. but who can wish 10 I'VE
here always SHINING and sorrowihSc IL
is sweet to reflect on the joys that await
| US ana loved ones gone before. thcie
| shall be no more parting, SORROW. pam
| nor deatn. hut with the Savi2T forever
and ever. | wish few correspondents.
Ethel Ardis, Sepulga, Ala.-Dear Ju-
nior: Mamma has been taking The Con-
| stitution for only short while. we
| think II is the best paper In the south.
/ must tell you what a time | had once
making biscuit. Mamma and my two
oldest sisters were gone to grandma 5
| and of courseI had to be the COOK, 50
| made them up and left out the lard ana
| such hard biscuits ! never saw, but papa
| and the hands managed to eat them.
| But before they came home learned 10
| made them up and left out the lard.and
| practice ever since. l can cook anything
! now. | can cut and make dress py
| myself or make anything that comes 10
hand. and can play anythihg OH tne
| many of the cousins have sent fof'
| Thomas L. Lock.harts book? | am go
ing to send for II today. l thlhK Ine
! name of the book so swect-"little Tom
| Life, or Almost Home. 1t made me
feel so sad. and | am going TO send Tor
1t. Let's all sepd for II ana help nun; ~,
| the bird lovers list. never Killed
bird in my life I will he sixteen the
2Sth of August. Would like for all the
cousins to send me a photo of themselves
or any kind of little token on that day
Correspondence solicited.
Alma Grisham, Washington, Miss
Dear Junior: l will take for my subject,
! stick to Your Bush" The greatest
motto of life is stick to your bush
Now, IT Is highly important for
man to start right in the world by Sc
lecting the right kind of bush TO SUCK .
| 10 Some people stick to very poor
! bush and some to very bad one.
| MANY a good farmer has only made a
second-class lawyer or doctor ana inahy
A splendid mind has wasted It's energies
! b. hind the plow handlc-a place, however.
where wasted genius has never done any
harm. 80 4.
! cboose what he can best do and then
stick TO it until he succeeds; o,oos,rr
Often we make mistakes IN cnooSlils
the right bush. and as often we sec
| titful and unsuccessful lives. sometimes
we see men who are shifting an the
while from bush 10 bush. never succeed
ing at anything-"Jack AT all traueS anu
/ good for nothing. -, -
4 Onrortunity will never be wanting for
! tenacity will always find an oppor' hl,
I for success I'm the generous cour OF
Our great mon in all the calling and
professions Of life today are th9s u"
] chose their bush early ana stuck
/ Correspondence solicited
Donia Brame. Tadonia. Tcx-Dear 5u-
nior: II Is heavens day todhy ana III.
been tropical in heat and richness ana
| axnonsivcness and | feel as II II Is on
| such davs only that we really i've ana
! know how good is God THIS evening
I am sitting by the window and can see
/ and hear the sweet singing birds. thlhh
II is cruel To XIII them. Aunt SUSIE you
may nut my name down on your list OF
. Rir1 lovers Society. My papa has been
taking The Constitution for about seven
| tecn wears | like X better than any
| pauer we take. | am farmers $ daughter
| / would rather live IN the country imam
/ have written on and the sun has set.
| and the moon has risen. and reVeaIS the
fine sculpture OF mature, -. H. d ,nd tha
| can be- heard but my pensrohIs. anu ing
| evcr-wclcome voice of the cricket. whlch
| seems expressly created TO announce 81,
lence and peace sutF II ,entiv Iy'fo' to listen to
| ~ rhfrn OF the cri et. do you think
| he could ,hen go and Kill his brother!
/ believe he could not; put u needS t,els;o,, d
| sense unthickened by outrageous passion
| To hear Gods crickets. Ii even needs Il
! mint unburtkened with care CORES
pondence solicited. either sex.
"a I. B." Sharp. Ala.-Dear Junior: l.
too want TO talk about birds As l SIT
! here visiting. | hear the sharp report
| of n gun and / know there Is one more
| bird dead Yes. and l see 1t, too; II Is
| a lovely little bird; 1t looks all innocence
| -, 10, II docs IFS mischief too. We
have been very much annoyed with these
| little birds for the past few weeks. They
| siu,nlv live off our bees. They stand by
| the hives all day and devour all they
| catch. and that Is a good many. They
| also feed their young with them. Now
| the bees are NV delight and 1 love them
| as much as / do the birds for ! think they
| have as much feeling as "A bird. Aunt
| Susie which is right to kill the pretty
| little bee-eatng birds or let them live
| and eat all the bees There are great
| MANY of the little birds and they destroy
| a great many bees I'm a day. There is q
| drove of them that stay in the grove all
| day and catch bees. i dislike to see the
! birds killed. yet | do not want them to
| eat our bees But | do detest boy who
| will take his gun and go into the fields
| aud woods and kill every bird he sees.
| am nit I'm favor of killing birds to deco