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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17
by Mrs King CORTLAND Ave. Atlanta, Ga

showed proper respect for large word.
especially If he had never heard 1t be-
fore; but what bout dem bristles 1 see
poEn' out at de sides? l nebber is
knowed dat littr slick wurrum was all
ringedy and bristly LAX dat. What dem
bristles good fur?"
You watch and you will see. You
know how a worm doubles and undoubles
himself when he moves along? Well
all these little bristles project backward
you see?"
Yes, sir, see dey does"
Whom the worm lengthens himself the
brtstles on the hinder rings of his body
stick in the ground and hold him firmly
there Then when ne shortens himself
the bristles in the fore part OF the body
stick in the ground. and the hinder part
10 drawn up. You wouldn't think such
simple thing as a worms craving Oh
the ground would be as wonderful as
that, would your"
mo. sir. wouldn't sca'cely. But DAT
maEnerscope (Uncle 81 always called II
that do show up things most wonder1ui.
you see the bristles don't begin until
about the fourteenth one from MS head'
90 he can have his head free. You see
he has not any eyes nor teeth, put you
can see his lips very plainly
How he gwine tell whah he want 10
On douten no eyes?" asked Uncle 81.
His sense of touch Is very keen, ana
he can feel the Jar Of the earth "heh
some ones comes near and Will go INTO
the ground. Living In the ground All the
time. pretty much, he could not use MS
ewes very we'll If he had them. You know
fishes that live In caves and where there
is no light soon come to be without eyes.
God Just gives US all. people and animals,
the parts that we need.
What do you reckon desc heah wur-
runs eat, littl' mas? Dey sho' must
want sumpn' mo- satisfyiner den dirt
Yes, indeed. They are fond OF all
kinds of decaying vegetable matter They
swallow & great deal of dirt, but people
who have watched them say 1t Is more to
get rid OF the earth as they bore through
the ground than for nourishment that
they swallow II. Really, worms are good
Tor the ground. as they open 1t up for the
rain and air to get in. l have heard my
father say that field where no worms
could be found was OF very little value
TO the farmer. They go down where our
plows cannot reach, and the good they do
no one can tell"
We'll, | nebber IS knowed dat 80 much
qunseconce could be fotch FUN dem
littl critters said Uncle ST as he re-
turned to his ''sparrygrass' bed.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17

There are three waters In the state
Of Indiana which actually impart mas
netic powers TO needles. knife blades and
the like. One Is at Cartersburg Spring
Hendricks county; another is derived from
a well driven at Lebanon. while the third
is from we'll driven at Fort Wayne.
These waters contain large proportions
Of carbon dioXide gas. which is SLOWLY
released upon exposure TO the air. While
the water retains this gas 1t continues
to impart magnetic properties to steei.
but. as soon as the gas escapes, heavF
precipitate forms on the bottom Of the
container consisting of magnetic oxida
of iron. Any considerable quantity %
one of these waters will defect the needle
Of cOmpHSS
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JUST ANY OLD WAY.

Two little boys were working one day
Just as all ...tle boys and girlies may;
And the work they were doing was by
no means n Jest,
But put all their strength and grit to the
test.
And one little boy set to with will,
And gave to his work his uttermost skill;
But the other. alas! paused often to say:
What diff renee? I'll do 1t just any old
way"
A man with noble and resoluto face.
OF the first little boy has taken the
place;
And over his life men freely confess
One word is inscribed, that small word
success
But tho other, g. beggar. walks sadly tho
streets.
Beseeching some aims from each ono he
meets;
And over his life Is written today
The failure that comes from ANY old
way"
Mrs f w Malone.
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JUNIOR CORRESPONDENCE.

Furney Hemingway. Rome S. C.-Dear
Junior: l have been reading the Junior
page for long time. I live in the coun-
try. Is miles from q. town. l help mamma
and sister in the kitchen Every boy
ought to know how to cook ] am going
to be a farmer when am a. man. love
to go ra--f hunting and huckleberry
picking.
Evan Bethune. Shelby, Mont.-Dear Jul
Nor. am II years old. and as | don't
see very many letters from MontanV, l
will try TO help some. l i've out IN the
country u miles from town. I like to
skate the best of any sport except swim
ming, for the summer the water Is cool
and nice and the river freezes over In
the winter and 1t is fine skating. This Is
my first letter.
Maud Cooper. Simpsonville, S. C, R.
f. d. No, Dear junior: l will take
for my subject Country Life" Ii is
the sweetest part of my life TO be at
| home or some where in the country en-
joying It's pure air and listening to the
birds singing their sweet songs. In tha
country you can have every advantage
to make life pleasant There you can
have good fruit to eat and pure, good.
cold water to drink and l believe VIII
stay in better health than In town. l
am 13 years old and can cook or do al
most any kind house work We i've
in the upper part Of South Carolina. We
raise corn, cotton, wheat, oats and most
anything that will grow In a moderately
warm climate
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Better Than Spanking.

Spanking does not cure children Of bed
wettng. If it did there would be few chill
dren that would do it. There is a consti-
tUtional cause for this Mrs. NJ Sum-
mers. box los, Notre Dame. Ind, will
send her home treatment to any mother.
she asks no money. Write her today If
your children trouble you in this way.
Don't blame the child. The chances are
Ii cant helm 1t
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writes on May L:
Editor CONSTITUTIONS: You do not know
how glad I was made when the mail
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which l received with The Constitution.
It Is so much nicer than l was expect
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PRACTICAL. IRRIGATION.

The address Of r. J. Merriam. EDITOR
of The Southern Ruralist. before the
farmers institute at Clemson college,
South Carolina. was of especial value to
the farmers, as he spoke from actual
experience. Mr.. Merriam is we'll known
in Atlanta, being one of Fulton county's
largest and most successful farmers, and
an authority OIL this subject.
ANY one" he said. who will take the
trouble to observe will soon become con-
vinced that water Is of preeminent i'm
portance in the growth OF crops. as
plants take up all their nutriment in a
LIQUID form. AS a rule, the rainfall over
the southern states is sufficient for ordi-
nary farm crops; but the season of 1902
when scarcely any rain fell in many
sections between April Is and September
l. made many farmer wish he had
some means of watering his crop,
He urged the farmers to do all in their
power by deep blowing and after-culti-
walton to make Their soil hold water,
whether they had an irrigating plant or
not Some idea Of the storage capacity
of the soil for water" he said, may be
derived from the fact that soil broken
- inches deep may contain 20 per cent,
or 500 tons of water per acre, and still
be dry enough to cultivate while soil
Di0A0" 'lAiS 4ii0iiN' N~0k "O
but 120 tons"
Water in Plants.
The Importance of water In the produc-
49, e - o, ,o,tal,,- i, tho nasa Of
.'o1! VI q Ni0P' 40 :,,..1
ilul'9 anu Nese'"DiUS' % ~ e''i' 1'4N'
trated.
Analysis shows" said he, that green
corn contains ~ per cent of water: tur-
~ on no. o,,,+. str,v,harriae 90 & nar
md ono ,f,,ar-C ri r,pr
CENT ana cuculill'eIS 'iS"i ~ 20 Pc
lie quoted Il. r hoe as having Salu'
After you have done every thing you
can think of TO make fine straw berries,
give them little more water and
ssa1e0 tHA' "e ii''u Aou''" '''''
= We w ,,er,. often have drv weather In
MAY when the Strawberries are ripening"
he continued "and one good watering
has frequently added over 500 an acre 10
our crop
MethodS CT irrigation.
Taking up the different methods of r-
rigation he went on to state that the
simplest and least expensive way was
to dam up a natural stream of water at
some favorable spot and divert the water
into q main irrigation ditch from which
1t could be distributed over the land be-
low He then proceeded to give the MS
tory Of his irrigation on The Ruraiist
experiment farm, which he now has per
fected to a high state of efficiency He
emphasized the necessity. when using
this method of Irrigation, OF having tne
WoIh Wen cone h.Fils d suiilcdet - " %9t9
G Ia..t, ~ sI,iceva,, throueb the dam
uhern tine pond may be let off, and the
straaIo allowed to run clear when not
/ in uae This he said would remove
iii nossible compications
1 He adVC Gated very strongly the use
NJ Tho gasoline engine for pumping water
/ for irrieating PURPOSES and inStanced a
rIrobar which were in successful opera
| tion around Atlanta
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Lula Purvis. Stockton. Ala.-Dear Ju-
Nor: AS this is my second time, l have
written to The Constitution. / VIII not
take any subject. l am 10 years old. and
can do any kind OF house work. | live III
the country. one mile from Stockton.
have two sisters and five brothers MY
oldest sister is married and lives In Nir-
vinia Our school is out now. and am
very sorry. for l dearly love to go; but 1t
will start IN October. I think the cousins
write such nice letters. and Aunt Susie
puts such pretty stories in The paper for
us to read. Miss Pearl L. Howse. your
letter is very nice. I think. l would like
very much for some of the cousins to
write to me- from Is TO is years old. Much
love to Aunt Susie and the cousins.
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or he can do 1t with a hypodermic in
Reba Roberts, Robertsville. Ga.-Dear
Junior: / have Just finished reading many
of the interesting letters and thought l
would make an attempt to write HOW
are YOU all standing this hot weather.
1t just overpOwers me sometimes I'LL 1
cant do anything but fan and get cool
Two of my brothers and l went to
picnic the LIST Of August, and We had
splendid time. The band was out there
from Macon and lot of young people
danced, but / didn't But don't think
there Is any real harm In dancing VINO
agrees with mo there l am gong 10
have d letter party the Slst OF August
and 1 want all Of the boys and girls 10
write me nice, long letters. 1 like TO
get letters, and answer them, too
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Lille Boon, Caroleen. N. C.-Dear Ju-
Nor: Here comes jolly girl from the
Old North State. We all enjoy reading
The Constitution up here. especially the
Junior page Papa has been subscriber
to that much loved paper for quite ?
while, and sometimes when it happens to
come a day late / am as restless as a
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17

Eta Smith Mist, Ark.-Dear Junior
This Is my first attempt TO write 10 the
Atlanta Constitution. 1t Is very inter
esting indeed 10 read tho letters from
the Junior circle. l attended school at
Beauvoir college last session and 1t is
very good school for progress. like
to go TO school very much for 1t Is the
main source of an education and l dear
ly love good education. What would
this world be If 1t were not for the edu-
Gators? Why, 1t would be In state of
Ignorance. Every one should possess an
Education. Perhaps some one Will say
that l am not financially able to possess
an education. but l say any one can. 1
will take President Lincoln for example.
He was very poor and did not have any
school advantages whatever except coun-
try schools and he reached a high stage
of education.
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Miss Katie Hosenbecl1, Note Ga-Dear
Junior: AS a constant reader and adj
mirer of The Constitution l beg for adj
mlttan"e into your merry ban. J will
not take any subject, hut Just tell you
cousins something of the porr, unfor-
tunate victims of the state asylum For
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17

George e. CRAWFORD Fort Casey, Wash.
Dear Junior: Wont you please allow a
soldier boy away ou here IN Washington
10 Join Your happy nrcle. for he IS very
lonely2 We receive rhe Constitution here
once every week anoll eagerly read every
one of the Junior letters and l have found
them to be SO interesting and cheering
that have ut last decided to write and
see If /, too. might pin your happy home
circle NO doubt a great many of you
have never been to % far distant a coun-
try as Japan. SO / vii try and tell them
all what | saw whils in the land of the
mikado." l left Maria on the 5th of July
and arrived in the karbor Of Nagasaki,
Japan, on the evening of the 18th, and
just Imagine, If you can, the scene that
was presented to mp Before the trans
port had dropped h'r anchor all up the
sides of the boat swa7ned dozens of dimu-
tive brown people al anxious to sell vari-
Gus articles and Souvenirs of Japan to
the boys in blue" nom them you could
buy almost anything from the most in
tricate puzzle to thd finest of silks, and
here let me say THU the japanese are
very skillful In the manufacture of the
finest silks. | obtaiNd permission from
the doctor to go ahore. for l was In
valided home from tie Philippine Islands;
sickness due to sevee colds contracted in
the campaign. / tln looked about to
find some means of Ding and was at last
enabled to do 50, bdhg roWed ashore i'll
Il native boat called "Sampan' and 1t is
propelled by one oartastened to the back
of the boat and it 8 worked from one
side of the back EN- to the other 1t is
sometimes rowed by,women. On landing
at the dock I and my chum We're ap-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-14
PRICE OF DRINKS
HAS INCREASED
Costs More Now than Ever
Before-Story of the
Police Court.


Justice John has raised the price OF
DRINKS. and in future those who 20 out
to celebrate will have to have a good
stock OF the funds left to get them out
OF jail
Tom Jones was fined $40 yesterday by
Justice John for being drunk and dis
orderly and making himself obnoxious
IN the Capitol Square. and james Ander-
son was fined a similar sum for being
drunk and disorderly at the Second Sta
ton.
Richard Randolph was charged SO for
threatening to kill B. II. Lange.
Jack Harris was assessed $40 for beinx
drunk and dlsorderly In the Chesapeake
and Ohio depot.
Eddie Day was placed under bonds for
twelve months for being drunk and dis
orderly.
John a1agnum paid ,a.5o for being dis
orderly.
Rachael Cousins (colored) was fined IS
for assaulting Sarah Starke with
Ratchet. and Sarah was dismissed OF tho
charge OF trespassing.
NJ. Jacobini and M. Darhenan wero
each fined 81 for keeping their confec-
tioncries open on Sunday In the First
District
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-14
HE STAMPS BILLS
WITH HIS APPROVAL
Governor Rounds up a Num-
Der of BillS-Will Read
Night and Day.

Governor Montague returned a number
of bills yesterday with his approval, and
in consequence the following will be laws
after July LIST, unless otherwise provided:
An act amending the existing act relat-
ing to public printing; an act to authorize
II. Fl. Massey and j. w Massey to erect
a pier in James River off Warwick coun-
ty. an act to authorize the Auditor of
Public Accounts to pay James e. Phillips
or his heirs 5000 for work done and ma
tcrlal furnished for tho University of Vir-
EiEa; an act vestlng In the Circuit Court
of Albemarle county, or the judge thereof,
the power and jurisdiction of the County
Court of Albemarle until February j. 1901;
an act to amend the charter OF Wythe-
vile; an act relating to vestibule fronts
on trolley cars. requiring them from Nor
yeHber until April Goth; an act providing
special separate assessment of taxes on
mineral lands and improvements thereon,
and an act preventing the delivery of in
toHicating liquors within the limits OF tho
local option districts of Warren and Taze-
we'll counties.
The Governor had up to yesterday
caught UP with the General Assembly,
but he received a large batch of unsigned
bills from the enrolling clerks yesterday,
and from now until adjournment he will
be pushed to the uttermost, and will read
bills night and day.
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GAINES MDILL.
p@aoo@a@oeY@@@.

Miss Mamie Bates left Thursday to
attend the Southern Baptist Convention
at Savannah, Ca. and will on her return
pay a visit to her sister. Mrs. w. D.
Marrow. Of Charlotte n. G..
tremely III. has suffered a relapse and
Is now In critical condition.
Miss Ruth White remains critically Ill
at her home. DR.. Collins. of Highland
Springs; Dr.. Nelson. of Hanover and
DR.. Gee (specialisp. Of Richmond. have
all been in attendance upon her.
Mrs. Swiffer of Cold Harbor. has suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis of the brain.
Miss Norma Camp Is III at her home
near here with fever.
The Crawford Union Of Hanover ccun-
May 9Th. at the residence Of Mrs Irs, r. 6,
ors were present. The meeting opened
promptly at half-past 8 O'Clock With de-
A. jeff Nelson. Tie report OF the COR
responding secretary and treasurer, was
read, also good reports from the officers
of different branches OF work were re-
1T it was was decided by. the union to have a
called meeting at the residence of Mrs.
to, prepare for the county conyen vto
nut Grove Church some time in June.
All members are asked to be present at
The regular. meeting Of the union, will
hereafter be held on Wednesday follow
Ing the second Sunday IN each month;
-Four new members have been added
since the last meeting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-14
RICHMOND WANTS
GRAND SECRETARY
Local Lodge of Elks Will Try
to Get the Place for Mr..
Burke.

When the Richmond Lodge Of Elks
goes to Baltimore in July to attend the
meeting Of tho Grand Lodge of that body
they will go with a purpose which If sue
cessful, will be Of much Importance to
Richmond.
This lodge. which is one Of the most ac-
tive and prosperous in the country, and
which has in its ranks some Of the most
distinguished and substantial citizens of
Richmond, will have as their object the
election Of their secretary. Mr.. r. r. a.
Burke, to the exalted position OF Grand
Secretary of the Lodge.
This nieuns much for Mr.. Burke and
Richmond Lodge, and it means much for
Richmond for such an officer represents
ing a progressive and influential Order
like that Of the Elks, will Of necessity be
of national Importance. 1t will bring to
this city from time to time prominent
members. committees and delegations OF
the Order; 1t Will necessitate the estab-
lishment of a suite of Offices, giving en-
ployment to half a dozen or more clerks
and stenographers and 1t will advertise
the city, as hardly any other similar
office could.
Mr.. Burke is conceded by members Of
the Order all over the country to be emf
nently qualified for the place. His long
experience as secretary Of Richmond
Lodge and his close touch with Grand
Lodge sessions, OF which he is member
have tended to place him in a position to
fill the Office with all its details.
Richmond Lodge hopes to elect Mr.
Burke to this place and in order to SO do,
they will carry large delegation OF en-
thusiasts with them to the meeting in
July.
These meetings are always events In the
affairs of the cities in which they are
boI tta oit n m hop
already expressed themselves as ready to
show the visitors q three-days' time"
they have never had before.
Attendance is not confined to members
of the Order. but all persons are invited
to attend, and Richmond Lodge hopes
many citizens who are not members of
the Order will go with them to root for
Richmond go.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-14
CURIOUS THINGS
Come From Coffee Drinking.


A lady in Now York city suffered an ac-
cdent to her leg and running sore fol-
lowed that medical science tried to cure
for many years but unknown to her, the
coffee she drank daily kept the blood
In condition that would not let the
sore heal, "Three years ago" says this
lady, II was advised to drink Postum and
give up coffee of which was very fond.
10 say that I am thankful now for hav-
ing done this Is putting It very mildly for
as soon as made the shift from coffee
to Postum my leg began to heal and in
few weeks was quite we'll.
''It has never troubled mo since and
think 1t marvellous. Neither have I suf-
fered from the bilious headaches which
used to af1lict me. / can give you the
names Of many of my friends who are as
firm friends OF Postum as l." Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich,
This is a case where Postum made red
blood In a hurry. This lady thought 1t
marvellous because ne. trouble OF years
standing was cured In a few weeks
through giving up coffee and using Pos
tum in Its place, Nothing marvellous
about 1t, only the simplest scientific rea-
sons that 1t will pay anyone to look Into.
Good healthy red blood Will cure most
any disease. Coffee in many people, der
stroys the red corpuscles and produces
white or watery blood A definite change
is made by leaving off coffee entirely and
using Postum. You can prove this by
trial.