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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13
AFTER EQUINOX

The season haf. changed.
C.@' WINS, damp air, coughs,
colds, grippe, pneumonia =
that's the order Of events.
This is the time Of year for
those With weak lungs or ten
dency to heavy colds to fortify
themselves against exposure
by taking SCOTS Emulsion.
Regular doses give great pro"
lection to the throat and lungs.
What's the use of staying
near the edge when such easy
treatment will keep you out OF
danger.
For obstinate colds, for old
coughs, for catarrh and bron-
chitis SCOTS Emulsion is a
standard remedy. You can feel
the effects of even a small bottle.
We send you a little to try if you like
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl street. New York
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with 80 pupils. Our teachers name is
Mr.. l.. p. Glass. He is good teacher
and like him very much We are hay
ing great deal of rain and the farmers
are behind with their farm work but we
children are going to help our papa
when the weather fairs off so we will
page very much.
Ella V. IIegwo0d, DeFuniak Springs
Fla.-Dear Junior: I will describe my
home. live in the country, s miles
from DeFunak Springs, Fla. small
city. My home is surrounded by large
red oaks, and almost every other kind Of
growth When spring comes the wild
flowers are pretty. | do delight to go
flower hunting and fishing, and pe in the
open air. l Just wish some of the cousins
could come and spend week with me.
lhere are so many beautiful views from
the nil tops and the Alaqua creek runs
in 10 yards Of our door. All UP and down
rs banks are Just lined with flowers. |
have good many songs but no pets. |
help mamma house keep. make the
| beds and sweep the floor and wash dishes.
My school is out but will soon start and
how glad viii be- for | do like to go 10
school and read good books Who has my
birthday, the 18th of November?
Sadie Conway, Deppc. n. Gear
Junior; ! am a stranger to you all. but
have been adnirus tn interesting let
ters written by the cousins for long
time. am an tS-ycar-old country girl
and live in Onslow county, which is in the
southeastern part of the grand old state
of North Carolina so Won see am one of
the "Jarheels." DO all the Juniors like
to 20 to school? like to 80 very much.
! was very sorry when mine closed. 1t
| closed in February and we had a nice
commencement when it closed. | think
4
Tor cutivatinE the minu is the road to
happiness and JOY, and through life we
want them, SO if everyone will work
earnestly they can have them. VIII some
/ one send mo the songs. Too Late, My
sweetheart Wont Down ON the Maine
In the Baggage Coach Ahead" Dream of
Youth. and Mollie Put the Kettle on?
Lizzie saadoo. Helms. Ala.-Dcar Jun
tor have been reading the cousins
nice letters for some time, and | think
they are very interesting. My home is
in the country { miles from Springville.
| enjoy country life much better than
town life. used to live in Abingdon.
Va. My mother and father is dead
came to live with Mrs. Jessie Jones in
May. like to live down here all right.
| am = wears old. | have ten little buff
, plymouth Rock chickens. | got my eggs
from Miss RoXic Sheets Lexington y
{. do love the dear old Constitution.
1t was through it I got my nice. pleas
ant home here. And oh. would not
have my dear, sweet little chicks if We
had not have seen Miss RoNie's le&te.s in
it. have been going to school ever
since November, and ] am 50 glad it is
out, because want to stay at home ana
learn how to do all kinds of nice work.
Beautiful spring is here and we have
an kinds Of pretty flowers
BESSIE Ward r r ID No FIopauS-
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Little hands, little heart
Keep them pure and white.
Fit for heavenly errands.
And The Angc,s' SIGHT.

Pinllic burden. Swansboro, Ga.-Dcar
Junior: live half mile from the
city limits Of Swainsboro. We call our
settlement out here Sugar Hill | am l3
years old. have four sisters and three
brothers. enjoy reading the junior
page 1t has been in our house about
twenty-four years. Ny father is an
agent Of The Constitution, saw in the
Junior page where Alfred Williams asked
a question:: What brave commander ieli
while trying to rescue the flag the SEE
ond time? 1t was Jasper and The second
attempt he fell whore the city Of Sa-
vannah now stands and there is a beau
tiful poem written ON the death Of Jas
per beginning this way:
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13

with hook aKd line Think of it. boys
anywhere from two to six pounds swing
ing to your hook and line, One generally
does me, although ! catch more at lmes'
just for the fun, you know. They are
fine to eat too.
Goodby, girls and boys. / believe /
haven't any correspondents just now.
Coralie B. Wilson, Finney's Siding, Va.
i am IA years old My home is IN the
country. one mile and a half from the
little town Of "Finney." Che Norfolk
and Western railroad. We live in sight
of the railroad on a high hill. 1t is d
pleasant place to live in the summer time.
The railroad is much upgrade from
Finney to the next station, winch IS
Honaker that they keep a push engine
a Finney all the time to push the trains
up the hill
Pearl Shockey, Henderson. Tcx-Dear
Junior: Please allow me d seat IN your
cozy sanctuary for a short while. | am
little country CIR! 10 years old. | live
two and half miles from Henderson
on the |. and G. n railroad. and my papa
is farmer, and live on the fruit farm
There $50 acres in peach trees in the
northeastern part of Texas This is
good country. They can raise all kinds
of vegetables cotton, corn, etc. ii IS d
erea. stock country. There is heap
said about the water in Texas, but Nc
have as good water as in Georgia, ana
this part of Texas is well timbered
forgot myself. | promised TO iarry a
short while. # che waste basket dor
catch this l VII come again.
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Elsie Key Ragsdale, Iithonia, Ca
Dear Junior: am little girl L years
Old. This is my first attempt to write
ia thc Junior live in the country
miles from Lithonia. have been read
ing Nle Junior page for a good whlle.
enjoy it very much ] have not peen
going to school this year. We live close
to the school house and | like 1t because
! don't have to walk far. Ny cousin just
a bout my age lives close to me fxd we
have nice time hunting mowers al the
spring ] think flowers an" so pretty
We have large. fat rocks In our pa ature.
ard do love to go down there and hunt
flowers. They have flowers all over tneni.
roarly 1t looks Just Ike mountain
down there NV father is a preacher
and he has TO 20 off and preach Two
and three weeks al Che time in the sprIFg
and summer and we nave to stay by our
Selves. hut we are not afraid
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Josie &. B1ant, Rctt. Ga.-pear Jun
Tor: Father, I,ls been a subscriber TO the
dear old Constitution for some time and
nothing gives me more pleasure than to
read the many nice and interesting let
tiers from tho cousins AS his is my first
letter ! will not take any subject. TA-
Their is a farmer and I like farm life
AL right.
Belle Henderson. I think your letter
lust fine. and certainly agree with you
ON your subject, the Farm Girl What
is any sweetcr than farm life? And to
know how to keep house and be good
cook? / don't think there is anything
;jcer than this We should all learn TO be
useful as well as ornamental. and not
think so mucn about being an ornament
or wall flower for the paror. We all
know that life is just what we make IT,
and we should strive TO make the pest
of our life and be help to others.
And now a few words TO the alnlcteI
cousins You must not or ratner snou"
not become discouraged at being affllc'-
ed but only look to Jesus and put your
trust in Him and He will guide you
through all lifes erring way.
/ have an invalid brother He mas i%eh
an invalid for eight years think II Is
so hard for one to be afflicted JuSl III
the bloom of youth. But we must be SUD
missiye. to the will of God.
What has become of the soldier BOYS
If they knew how girls enjoy tntlr
letters they would surely write again l
think all of the boys write excellent let
ters and the girls. too.
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Ollie Miller BentleYVlle, Ala.-Dear
Junior. Among all mental qualifications
which help on to success in life. there Is
none which is of more Importance than
seIf-reliance IF you wish thing well
done. do it yourself. says the old saw,
and hence it comes that those who rely
most upon themselves for the accom-
I pishment Of any aim are those VINO 90
the best work Heaven helps those VINO
help themselves" The determination TO
be ones helper is the secret of this In
diyidual development ana strength. No
greater misfortune could befall an ambl-
tious and able young man than a legacy.
The man who dares to think for himself
and act independently is the one that is a
service to his race. The daily expert
ence shows that ii is selfreliance which
produces the most powerful effects upon
the life and action of others, and really
constitutes the best practical education.
/ Decision Of self reliance enables one TO
do the right hing at the right time.
There is a tide in the affairs of rIien.
which. taken at the flood. leads on to
fortune The spirit of self help is the
root of All genuine growth in the indi-
vdual and exhibited in the lives of
/ many, it constitutes the true source OF
national Vigor and strength. AS this is
my first attempt to write to any paper. |
| Will ring off for fear of the waste bas
ket Best wishes 10 Aunt Susie and all
! The cousins Cores ondence solicited.
Ages from 16 to 20
Uour letter entities you to the roll of
honor Send your picture)
William j. Davidson. Rosser, Sumter
County. Ala bama.-Dear Junior: Spring
has once more put on her coat Of beauty
and grandeur Everything is so gay with
life The beautiful little birds are max
ing their throats swell with songs of
praise to Him who created them. Plant
ing time has come to the farmers and
everything is busy turning the soil in
preparation for the seed. Fruit, too will
soon be coming again. and am sure |
( will not care. as we have quite large
orchard We had 4 frost few nights
ago and l was afraid all of the fruit
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with 80 pupils Our teachers name is
Mr.. l.. p Glass. He is a good teacher
and | like him very much. We are hav-
ing great deal of rain and the farmers
are behind with their farm work, but we
children are going to help our papa
when the weather fairs off so we will
soon catch up. | like to read the Junior
page very much.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13

If were a factory girl, / know not what
| would do,
For they haven ANY freedom scarcely.
ana their pleasures are 50 few
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-04-13
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10 tell exactly what
il will cost TO
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i'll fact all you will
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Francina NJ cave Greenland. s. c.
Dear Junior: ! am an orphan girl 10 years
old Mamma has been dead nearly seven
years and papa died this year in Janu-
airy. Oh, cousins. let me tell YOU who
nave mothers and fathers, be kind ana
obey them. because some day they may be
taken away from you. hope Will meet
my mother and father in heaven some
day. ! have TWO sisters and two brothers
Jessie T. Greene wrote Il nice letter
think it was fine. Boys, let me tel yod,
don't go into saloons. That is BAD
place for anybody. We all have just
gotten through with the measles My
oldest brother was very ILL., We have a
good home now. We stay with our uncle
and aunt They are very Kind to us My
sisters ana youngest brother stay to-
gethcr. We see each other every day
You will find iucloscd 10 cents for what
YOU may choose TO use it. and 10 cents
TOR my little cousin, Cora Dicks. Goodby
cousins.
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HUG CIUUU dppt9lN,
There is never a life SO happy but has
mad Its time # tears"
SO | am going to make the best of ms
life here. | would like to correspond
with some of the cousins either sex Ny
age is II.
Your letter is worthy Of your ~ |
name. and I am sorry You did not give it
You take lust the right Jew of life and
its occupa lions and hope others will bc
benefited by Your l"ttorl
Florence Moore Madras. Ga.-Dear
Junior: Ny father is farmer. ! have
one sister and four brothers. We live
near Madras. a pleasant and pretty little
station on the Atlanta and West Point
railroad. Our school closed last Friday,
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pages left. He takes the brick and trans
forms it into gold. | cannot take any
more correspondents. as | have as many
already as | can write to; but if some of
YOU will send me magazine old or new
it will be greatly appreciated. and If there
is ever anything | can do for you | Will
do it with pleasure. | would be glad to
receive COPIES of the Home Magazine
especially.
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(Your letter entities you to the roll of
honor. Send your picture)
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12
PROHIBITION DowNED IN VERMONT.

After fifty years of trial the staid old New England
state of Vermont whose foreign population is practically
NIL mas voted down prohibition by majority not large
it is but sufficient show the preponderance of
tment in the state Vermont has discarded the prohib
itory law enacted half century and adopted in its
place high license local option law, with classes
of licenses ranging in cost from $1,000 for the general
saloon SO for drug stores selling physicians
scriptions, with record kept of the sales
The legislation passed by the legislature last fall has
been fairly submitted to the people for approval and to
go into effect the first Tuesday in March
The trend of conviction all New England is
mistakable The governor of Maine has recommended
the resubmssion to the people of the constitutional pro-
hbitory provision and legislative hearing the ques-
ton will be held in Augusta In New Hampshire prohibit
ton is stationary the people having refused ncorpor
ate in the constitution 1888 by vote of 25 S6 for
and 30,96 against 1t is to be remembered that aside
from Maine and New Hampshire only Kansas and North
Dakota remain in the prohbitory column
In the Vermont contest the humorous feature of the
situation is that the liquor happy notwith
standing what might naturally be supposed to be their
triumph They conceive that under prohibition they
carry liquor business at much less expense than
under the newly enacted liquor system This in itself is
very significant
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12

Mexico portions fairly well developed considering the
great lack Of transportation facilities but when the rail
road is completed it will section that should
Leadye Cripple Creek in their most prosper
GUS DAYS Some largest mines in the world
in operation the Batopilas and Pamajero districts,
and the celebrated mining region beyond the town of
Guerrero (Concepion close which the projected rail-
road will pass The road will through large long
pine for 80 miles beginning lao miles south
of Chihuahua
best parts California Sugar coffee. cotton tobacco
fruits produce large Of fine quality. Cane has
be planted only every five six The higher
produce good crops Of cereals and vegetables
in abundance There is deposit Of good anthracite coal
the northeast of Port Stillwel which should make
that port excellent coal station
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12
AS TO HE ORIENT RAILROAD.

"The New Empire" is a new magazine the first num-
Der of which has made appearance from its pubica
ton house at Kansas City II is monthly journal and
will be devoted to the upbuding of the greater south
west especially of the country be by the
Kansas City Mexico and Orient railway. In circular
out simultaneously with the first issue we excerpt
number Of facts, which will be found new and
interesting The distance between Kansas City and
Topolobampo or Port Stillwe the entire length of the
road is 1000 miles which is 500 miles shorter than TO
San Francisco Port Stillwen is 1920 miles from San
Francisco by and but POO from Galveston and
about zoo miles nearer New York by way of southern
railway connection than is San Francisco The circular
goes on to say that:
The Of the railroad from Kansas City to Wich
tia Kansas viii be about 200 miles, or q miles shorter
than other road. This portion Of the line between
Kansas City and Wichita. as that south of WITCH
tia to the Rio Grande finest agricultural
and grazing region in the southwestern country 1t will
pass through the coal fields of Usage county sixyhye
miles from Kansas City. It viii bring the cattle Of west
ern Oklahoma, western Texas southeastern New Mexico
and Old Mexico to the Kansas Civ market with haul
hundreds of miles less than any now in existence
II viii be direct line that vast section which is
now producing grass cattle than any other part Of
the United States From Kansas City to the northern
Texas line the road viii pass through fine and ella
veloped agricultural region surpassed anywhere in
the country The route from the Grande to CITY Of
chihuahua, distance Of $50 miles follows the Conchos
river and passes through grazing and mineral country
which wiz develop rapidly the road reaches il
chihuahua has population Of 10000 and is one of the
most important cities Of Mexican republic It's com
mereial and mining interests very grea in lead con
Per, gold and silver ore cattle general merchandise
coal and lumber The line also passes through deposit
Of semfanthracite coal lying east Of Chihuahua This
coal field has been developed owing to want Of
transportation facilities.
The line viii traverse the finest mineral country in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12
TWO SIDES TO THE QUESTION.

The non-union miners through their attorneys put IN
some hard raps before the commission against the high
handed and socastic methods resorted by the United
Mine Workers association in forcing nonunion men to
terms was that the evidence proved that the
great majority members Of the union did net under
stand the object aim of their socastic leaders who
made unreasonable demands, who demanded short hours
in the interest themselves and those inclined to loaf
and whose policy becoming the rule would reduce the
average union man to of practical slavery
while denying the nonunon his rights Ameri-
can citizen. Socialism in deprving the ambitious and
industrious the chance get ahead in the world
would establish equality unequal men, reducing
all to dead level of the majority. The non-union
DC not deny right organize in the interests
of labor but protest against the methods of the Mine
Workers union in degrading intelligent labor, parayzng
honest industry crushing out every who desires
to get ahead by his own extra exertion The report is
that the nonunion in the presentation of their
and in showing up the coercve methods resorted to by
the union leaders, made strong impression the
mission.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12
DON'T WANT ANY MORE OFFICES.

The political pull up at Topeka is losing much sleep
R worrying itself death trying to devise gratis
spite the fact that of the $50 assistant door
keepers already provided for there other deserving
ambitious aspirants for place. Among the
and highly important positions proposed to be created
the Offices of state DOCTOR horse DOCTOR
state farm pharmaceutist and state fire marshal Why
the ackass interest has been left in the cold
appear why the $50 doorkeepers
been provided each with stenographer and those
superntendents of ventilation with private secretaries
The taxpayer to be in for it. and hopeessy. A
few years ago revolt from cow-doctor foolshness
taxpayer found the Republican party was
not in it with the Pops when it the creation of
and useless Offices.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12
HOW A socIALIsTuc HoWLER HowLs.

Henry D. Lloyd, social reformer, has been saying
bitter things in recent lecture. For example:
"At whatever cost to ourselves a nation wealth
the blood Of best boys will distribute among
barbarian dogs soap beer type consuls postmas
ers sleeping and freless telegraphy. tee-
phonization of the world
liberty in America has been betrayed by Prosperity
with kiss. Like parvenus into fortune suddenly
have become intoxicated with luck and the evil
passions which thought dead with our ancestors
have walked up and plunging into fury
war conquest luxury corruption. Our steps expan
sionward are irretraceable"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12
LIKE THE MIDDLE AGES.

The ways and the powers of the British coroner are
peculiar In ST Bravals Forest of Dean Worcestershire
recently, named Thomas Harris, upon returning
from South Africa, where he had been private in the
South Wales Borderers had to be jealous of his
sweetheart young lady named Laura Cox. Very fool
shy, he invited her out for walk evening and
she did not Immediately fall into his of thinking he
shot her and she fell to the ground Then he blew
his own brains The not killed and appeared
at the coroners inquest where the jury brought in
dict of suicide The then ordered that the dead
should be deprived of Christian burial and that the
nterment should take place between the hours of 8
o'clock and midnight These orders carried out
strictly The coffin placed in cart. ard preceded by
the father and brother the deceased bearing torches
it taken part the graveyard
where grave had been dug The vicar of the parish
church there however, though without his robes
and he offered short prayer the body lowered
into the grave It in all worthy of the med
eval ages.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-12
YANKEE SAILORS HARD TO BEAT.

An interesting incident occurred here today says the
Hong Kong correspondent of the London Mail under date
of December The British flagship Glory and United
States flagship Kentucky in the harbor at the
time and the Glory having heard of the reputation of
the American warship in the matter of rowing and
siderng that her provided the crack boats
in the British squadron challenged the Americans
to The challenge accepted. The course was
fixed for five miles starting from the lighthouse and fin
ishing abreast the Glory. The Americans led the
start and finished mile in front OF the British
Several American steamboats, had been following the
race and when their boat each steamer hoised a
broom at the masthead to signify that they had swept
the British off the bringing to ones mind the story
of the famous Dutch Admiral Won Tromp.