Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-30

at cents a pound, and II mas not Oeeh
so long ago, either and l know that the
cry of free trade had lots to do with IT,
and l know it made the only Democratic
administration since the war so unpopu-
lar that we have not had another In near
ly 20 years.
/ do not claim to be prophecies, but
risk nothing when / say that the pres
ent successes of the Democratic party are
not based on free trade with foreign
countries but a revision of tariff duties
in our country.
We are spending billions to keep up an
extravagant government, and that money
has to come, no matter which party rules
the country, and l for one prefer that
foreign luxuries should be taxed to do IL
rather than the cotton producers of my
own state. I am first a Georgian and
then an American, and 4-cent cotton Will
soon make the name of Democracy odious
in our own section.
ward to the wise ought to be ssuffi-
cient
A DELIGHTFUL XMAS GREETING
FROM PARKWAY MEXICO.
This is Just to tell you, Mrs. FELTON,,
that we want you to know at this glad
Christmas tide how much we appreciate
your letters in The Journal.
We trust that each day of the new year
and of each succeeding new year your life
may be filed with joy and sweet content
ment. Most sincerely yours,
MR. and MRS. F. N. SANDERS
Baptist Missionaries.
San Felipe 772, Guadalapara,' Mexico.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
In a few days The Journal with all its
belongings, its type machines, books,
desks, printers, managers and editors are
going to move into the new, elegant ana
spacious office building which has been In
process Of construction for many long
and strenuous months.
Everything will be spick and span, new
and fresh, and it has cost pretty PEN
ny" also, but the whole Journal force Is
going to be as proud as a baby with red
shoes when the last load gets in and the
machinery starts on the first issue Of the
paper afterwards. +
AS one of the smallest in Importance
considering my work ON The Semi Week
ly JournaD / do not allow anybody to get
ahead of me in throwing up my bonnet
in enthusiastic praise for this mammoth
undertaking and what 1t promises to the
people. In this connection / will begin
with Mr.. Editor Gray and go along to
the smallest messenger boy and wish ev-
cry one of you, the printers especially,
the happiest New Year of your life!
Like Tiny Tim, can say, truly, May
God bless us every one!"
THE EAPPY CHILD.
know a dear little 7-year-old boy
who wrote a letter to Santa Claus and
unburdened his anxious heart on the
momentous approach of Christmas. He
wanted cowboy suit more than any
thing, but he also wanted an engine to
run on his little track, with IL. and n.
r. r." on it, because his papa runs
that sort of an engine. He didn't sup
pose it possible to have all he wanted,
but to make sure that he could get
one, he named two things that would
make for his supreme content .~
Before breakfast on Christmas day
timid knock on my side door brought
to view the perfect cowboy regulation
uniform from the crown of the head
to the soles of the feet-everything-
nothing lacking, even to the lasso rope
that hung from the belt; and the little
boys face was picture OF perfect
happiness-nothing lacking. He told me
that the L, apd n, engine was over at
home, a fine, Snowy one, and 1 propose
to go over as soon as l can and see
that peculiar treasure.
He believes in writing to Santa Claus.
and If the old hoary Christmas giver,
could see that childs face, in its full
contentment, he would never get tired
of making children happy.
The little lad is so graceful and
shapely and the fit of the cowboy suit
so perfect that L wish / had his pic
ture to place above this little sketch, as
a study in absolute and complete hap
piness for the time being. OF course,
nobody can ever expect to be as COM
pletely happy land carefree as this child
appears to be. when life's problems
bear down on US. but | shall never forr
get the picture this little boy made to
my eyes this joyous Christmas morn
ing.