The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-18

ply. They can't talk fast enough TO
tell me about them. There are NUE.
things in our domestic life and there are
big things. hut I believe the little things
are the biggest
For a month or more these chlluioi
have been watching and waiting for 'ne
bantam hen to lay her litter ana hatch
her little brood and this morning nv
telephone bell rang furiOusly ana IL saiu'
"Our bantam hen has hatched" and soon
they came running to tell us about .rle"i'
but they didn't stay five minutes They
had to go ack and look after the bantams-
Well, there is nothing prettier in all ma
tlre than a little brood of bantam chick
ems and my faith is they were createu
specially to make little children happy. II
seems that they originated In Httle
town OF that name on the island OF Java
and have been transplanted to othef
countries. They are a game BIRD ana
bantam rooster Will attack and whip an
ordinary game cock Of five times lt9
weight These little children come 10 see
me every day and to comfort me WINE
I am sick and their presence is the pest
medicine / have found. The happiness OF
cur children is the biggest thing In III
and nv desire to live is mainly for their
sake The papers are full OF Dig things
but they won't compare with the niue
ones.
clark Howell went thousand miles
to make big speech about Grant ma !
was all right. have more respect for
General Grants memory than TOR any DIX
man who was on that side. but l still ran
TO underA and how Lincoln came to ap-
point slave holder as general of the
army But time keeps rolling on ana
Grants attitude on the race problem
seems to be the popular one now among
orr northern brethren. The census ana
the result of negro education has at last
convinced the negro lovers OF their
mistake
couldn't imagine what Booker Wash
ington was to do with that S6oo0W OF Nhl
negie's last gift but see by Booker
late card he is going to eXpend II III
manufacturing tooth brushes ana ne say .
he can reform the whole race by supply ,
ing them with tooth brushes mat IS III
rieht-auything to get rid OF the money
that keeps on piling up. lie inishs "NN y
side factory for toothpicks
But speaking about General Grant
reminds me of his magnificent tomb at
crant mark and that reminds me of a
good thing on one OF my boys who
when IN New York, not lon~ ago was
invited by some congenial friends to
take a ride with them and see the tomb.
They stopped In front and my boy
haaved a sigh and said, Yes. that's old
Roh Iee-the greatest soldier VINO ever
lived and there's what he said T. Ap-
nomatox when he rave Grant back his
sword Let us have peace. Wieh IN
formed of his mistake ne Saiu -,
l wasn't there Oh cpu'9e' ""' i'+
was, and that 5 what ""PP'''
told me General GRANT SUI s''q'' 'N .-t7
sword to General Lee anu Oh" Do" gov
X back to nm ana saul ANN 10 '''
peace.
But we want no mistake made ABOUT
the negroes down mere N olNIe. we
want no more slaves We Wou'o" Lid
one as Tree slit- 20 8i9
give them away 10 ""3 '"uS "''o
them. me Iast census Iepo' 98S ~
negro is much the most criminal u o"i
population ana IS increasing - y ''.'o
with rearrul tapoIlS' ne neg ''H " n'
can read ana "r''e are "a! ", ~, - 'll.'
nal 'hah tnoSe "lo c"!.l'o1
Is four ana ohe-h'tl li''ieS as - 'l'','l,l
In New hhs''"u' -,
as ne IS ~ 'ne 9ouo"' "' ,a,a
, oeen ca" lieu ''''
ABOUT inns ioolh ~ uS"cs
hooker washington surely '"o ma y,
was Joking bat that $ the way II reau
over ms own signature reform me
race with tooth brushes II ohe'e -
awning IN the "orI" .il'' - n'e'2 -. 49,
,i"' want ~ - q 'oo,t % 'S'''
- o''n ile"ottS'n "o, N''e III my 60
zen now ana envy MN MS NOUN IA"
Of big sound teeth Never he'd one
pulled or plugged or to ache. love to
see MIN mourning watermelon
NO. II seems 20 he now admitted by