LETTERS FROM THE CHILDREN!Myrtice George.

West fie Id, March ,Dear Reporter :

As our school has come to aolose, and I am feeling very sad Jand lonely, I would like to join \your happy band of little readers

Our school closed March 2nd, Ijjith th-7 besl entertainment we

ou'e Brown Mountain folks everhad. Our teacher gave prizes. Iwill give a list of those that won :

Ronald Martin, 1; Jack Martin, j1; Peter Smith, 1; Lespie George,'it; Zola Martin, I; Delia Tilley, 1: iTrudie Tilley, I: Ada Nunn, |1. Mvrtice Getrge 2, |Leskie George and Ada Nunnwon prizes on speakinu.

Hurrah! Ada. I will run you a 1race uext year 1 think its nice 'for teachers to put up prizes. Itkeeps the little fo ks front gettiugsick so we would have to stay athome. I won one premium atschool last year and two this year. >What little nine-year-old girl canbeat that ? Miss Phebe Tilleywas my teacher. We hope shewon't get married and will teachagain for us next winter. We alldearly love her.

Ihave four dolls Their names (are Flora. Zettie, Maud andKatberine. My little sister Alma,has four dolls. Their names areVerda, Alice, Jessie and Ella.Mamma is going to give us a dolltea party when it gets warmenough for us to play out in theyard.

I have a little sister, they callher peep, peep, she wndes waterdeep, deep. deep, she climbs themountain high. high, high, poorlittle thing, she has but one eye.

Your little friend.MYRTICE GEORGE. I

Schooler Sheppard.

Pinnacle. March 7.Editor Reporter:

I am a little girl 8 years old andgo to school every day. I like togo all right My teacher is Mr.C. K. Boyles. My school is outMar.U and am Borry it is so nearout. We are going to close withan exhibition.

Debnte and Farmers Union isall the go around here.

I will answer Elsie Sheppard'sfirst riddle: As I went overLondon bridge. 1 met a man un-der the bridge, if I tell his nameI will be tj blame, she hastold his name five times. Answer:It is a man named I.

SCHOOLER SHEPPARD.

Owen Ferguson.

Winston-Salem, March 5.Dear Reporter :

I am a little boy five years old.I do not go to school, but I canread and write. I stay at homeand help mamma all I can. Ihope I will get to go to AuntMaggie's Easter.

I have two pets. A chickenaud a cat.

1 will answer Malcolm Wall'sriddle : What goeß to the springand back, and never comes in thehouse V Answer : A path. Iwill also answer Grace Fowler's

I riddle : Long legs, short thighs,i ball head and no eyes. Answer :A pair of tongs.

Now I will close by askingsome riddles : What chews andnever swallows ?

Why is a colt like an egg ?

Your little friend.OWEN FERGUSON.

Nannie Gordon.

Pinnacle. Feb. 28.Dear Reporter:

Papa takes the Reporter andwe all try to get it first when itcomes.

I am a little girl nine years old,have dark eyes and dark hair anda little inclined to freckle. I havesix sisters. 1 have a baby sisterfour months old. She is real in-teresting. lam going to schoolI like to go. Mr. Colonel is my

, teacher and 1 think he is a goodone. I study spelling, grammar,arithmetic, history and geography.I like history best of all mystudies. Our school is only eightdays longer. We are expecting

jan entertainment at the close.Hope we may have a nice time.I will be very sorry when myschool closes.

1 will ask a question: Whatstate is it that is round at eachend and high in the middle?

Your little friend,NANNIE GORDON.

Mary Smith

Meadow. March i.

Mr. Editor :

Papa takes your paper and hasbeen taking it ever since I can re-member. He takes three other pa-pers and the Reporter The Repor-ter is the only one I really love to

1 rend. Igo to school. My teach--1 er is Mies Lula Tuttle. I like

her line. She is n good teacher.She has promised to teach

I another mouth anil 1 am gongI too. My studies are geography,arithmetic, spelling and reading

I I am 10 years old.I have three brothers and three

sisters.Your little friend.

MARY SMITH.

Ollie Jessup

Peters Creek. Va.\u25a0 Dear Reporter :

As other girls are writing to,| the Reporter I thought I would| wri'e one to.

I am 1") yeHrs old. I have ibrown eyes and hair. I study

, ten books They are highest gram-1mar, defining, spelling physiolo- jgy, agriculture, geography, arith- iluetic, civil government, NorthCarolina history and I'nited,States history. ' '.

Our scln ol was out last Friday.'11 was sorry they closed it. Miss I

I Ada F eming and Mr. Jessie iDoyle were our teachers. I liked ithem fiue. Hope they will teachagain next winter.

I have two brothers and fivesisters My brothers names areSamuel and Willie. Mv sistersnames are, Btssie, Hell, Lois.Rachel and Nellie. Nellie is the

1 sweetest of all.I will answer Grace Fowler's

riddle: Long legs, abort thighs,bold head, and no eyes. Answer:

, Tongs.I will answer Clarie Tuttle's

1 riiddle: House full, yard full,iand can't get a spoon full.Answer: Smoke.

I will answer Emory C. Rotli-rock's question. Answer: Moses.

I will close by asking a riddle:A dish of all dainties, made of allflowers. 1 will tell you this riddlein twenty-four hours. Won'tsome of you little girls answer myriddle?

Your friend,OLLIE JESSUP

Stella Gordon.

j Pinnacle Route 2., Dear Reporter :

I am a little girl <i years old.I go to school, my teacher's nameis Mr. Colonel Boyles. I like

j him fine. My studies are spellingand first reader. I like to go toschool fine. My desk mate is;

, Carrena Bennett I tbink she is' a good desk mate.

STELLA GORDON. |

Nannie Brim.

i j King, March 7.jDear Reporter :

i! I am n little girl 12 years old.' 1 I help mamma cook, wash dishes

and many other things that a liti tie girl cau do. I have no pets

except my little cousin. Claudia: 1 Gravitt. I love her very much.

Your friend,1 NANNIE BRIM.

d Ho Are You gJ Honest? B

\u25a0 With your land when for the NU sake of saving a few dollars MB you use a fertilizer whose HU only recommendation is its Ufci analysis. It requires no spe- HU cial knowledge to mix mate-UM rials to analyses. The value HU of a fertilizer lies in the ma- U

terials used, so as not to Uover feed the plant at onetime and starve at another.'. U

HThis is why Royster brands Qare so popular. Every in- D

fO gredient has its particular Qwork to do. Twenty-five Dyears experience in making Dgoods for Southern crops has Denabled us to know what is Urequired. USee that trade mark Is on every bag \u25a0

IttICTCRUJr

F. S. Royster Guano Co.NORFOLK, VA.

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Little Virginia Girl Writes-

Stuart, Ya , March 7.Hello Little (J iris and Boyß '<

Here comes a jolly little girlfrom Virginia to join your happyband. Oh, 1 think it is simplygrand for the little children to

read 1 am a little girl 15 yearsold. 1 can do lots of things. Iwent to school most all the timethis winter. My studies aredictionary, history, physiology,geography, grammar, reading andarithmetic. My teacher was MissLena Lyon. She certainly was a

good teacher. Our school is outj now.

Yours with love,

NANNIE HUNTER.

Carl Lackey.

Smith, March 7.Dear Reporter :

Will >ou let mamma's babyhave a little space in the Repor-ter ? I feel like a man. butmamma says I am yet a baby.I am going to have me a popcorn patch this time. 1 can drivethe horses and ride and helppapa work. I am six years old.Cousin Jennie Rhodes has got a

J little boy. lam going over there1 to see it.

Your little friend,CARL LACKKY.

Daisy Keaton

Yade Mecum, MarchDear Reporter :

' I have just been sewing on mydoll's dress. I like to sew very

much.Auut Amie is learning me

my letters and learning me to

count to. She says Ido excellen-ly to my age.

I hHve two pet cats, their names

are Flossie and Feacie,

Mv papa takes the Reporterand I like to bear him read fromthe children's corner.

As this is my fi.st letter I willmake it short.

! DAISY KEATON.

THE DANBURY REPORTER

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Gertie E. Hartgrove.

Dear old Reporter:I see lots of letters in the Re-

porter from our little friends. Ij]like to read them tine. 1 havebeen going to school for a long, 1time, it is out now My teacher's *name was Miss Anna Reid. \

I will answer Clarice Tuttlesj,riddle The more you cut it off,]at each end the longer itAnswer, a ditch.

1 will ask some riddles: What ; 1is it that grows in winter and Inever in summer and grows with 1its roots turned upward. j(

As I went up Hepil Steeple ithere I met three Christian peo-ple neither men. women or chil-jdren.

What is it that is first whitethen tilack and then red all over.

I will tell the little fiiends myage and weight. 1 will tie elevenyears old the third »f July and Iweigh II2A pounds

GKRTIK K. HARTGROYK.

Pilot Mt. Route 1.

Pilot Mt.. Route 1, March 7. -

Mr. and Mrs. 1,. (). Boyles, ofWinston, are visiting Mrs. Boylesparents. Mr and Mrs. W R. Cov-ington.

Mr. M.<>. Pell, who has beenvery sick, is improving.

Choppings are all the go trnw-a- '

?laysThe wheat is looking fairly well

in this section.The public school at Gibson's

taught by R. H. Mitchell Jr., andMiss Alice Simmons closed Fri-day Miss Simmons returned toher home on Brim Route 1 Fri-day. Mr. Mitchell will return tohis home on Madison Route ',)

Wednesday The school has beenquite a success.

Mrs. Nannie J. Gibson is visit-ing relatives in Greensboro.

JOHNNIE BAKER

Are you frequently hoarse? Doyou have that annoying ticklingin your throat? Does your coughannoy you at night, and do youraise mucus in ttie morning? Doyou want relief? If so, takeChamberlain's Cough Remedy andyou will be pleased. Sold by alldealers

Men's nice pants '.(He. Silkwaist goods 2">c. W. E. Butner.

Lennis Hundley.

Campbell, March 'i. 1Dear Reporter :

j 1 am a little girl 1»» years old. |11 have been going to school every , Iiday that I could, but it is out Ijnow. and I am sorry, for we had Isuch good teachers. Their names 1were Mr. C< ait her Davis and MissOssie Tike. 1 sure did like them, i1 think it is the best school we thave evor had. My desk matewas Agnes Sisk. and 1 think sheis a tine little girl. She visited ime today, and we sure did have a itine time playing. i

I have sisters anil one brothermarried. My brother has one of 1the sweetest little l>abies I nearly ]ever saw. He will say everything ithat you tell him to say.

! I will close by asking some rid -

jdles :1 am not in dress as anybody i

knows, but always busy whirlingI out clothes.i Holly dutty with a round blackbody, three feet and a wooden hat.

A dish of all daunies made «>fall Mowers, you can't tell me this

1 riddle in three long hours.' Your little friend.i LENNIS HI'NDIiKYj

Nina Moorefield.

Sandy Ridge Route 1. March 10.Dear little girls and boys:

Will you allow a little girl justten years old to join your happybaud? I enjoy reading the chil-dren's corner very much. Myschool closed Feb. the Kith. Wehad an entertainmeut and had a

' real nice time. I have a goodi time at home playing in my play -

i house now. Wish some of youwould come to see me, we wouldhave a jolly good time placing.

As all of you ask riddles I willclose by asking one too: Runsand never walks has a tongue andnever talks.

Whittie in whittle, whittiei looked out of whittie, whittie saw| whittie in whittie, whittie sent

1 1 whittie to get whittie out of whit-' tie. Some of you plense answer

I if you can.Your little friend,

NINA MOORKFIKLD.

Trudy Gunter.

Stuart, Va.. March 7.Dear Reporter :

1 am a little girl eleven yearsold. 1 can help mamma attendto my little brother. His name is

» Glenn. He certainly is a sweet> little kid. Be can walk a little.

Well, I will write a few wordsabout my school I went to

1 school every day. My teachersname was Miss Lena Lyon. She

' certainly was a good teacher. My1 1 studies were grammar, history,

1 geography, spelling, reading and11'Arithmetic.] x Your little friend,| * TRlT DY QUNTKR.

I Real Estate Bargains II Some of the property we are now offering for sale is II as follows: I

One store house and lot on Main street in Wal«nut Cove. A good stand.

The Central Hotel property on Main street inWalnut Cove. This is very desirable property.

Two-thirds interest in Johnson-Fulton MachineShops, also known as Johnson-Fulton Lumber

j Co. A good business at a bargain.A number of good farms in various parts of the

county.

I If you want to buy or sell write us your wants. It II is our business to help you. I

[Petree, East & Co.lI Real Estate and Rental Agents, II OFFICE IN BANK BUILDING. WALNUT COVE, N. C. I

To Walk Wirt Across YadkinRiver.

v King, March U Mr. LutherI'etree who has been practicingwire walking aince the StokesCounty Fair here Inst fall, tellsyour correspondent that lie willwalk a slack wire across the Yad-kin river at Donnaha on EasterMonday. Mr. I'etree performs it

uomher of stunts on the wire andthose who have seen him operating are predicting that ho willsucceed in crossing the river onthe wire.

K. I*. Xewsum let the contract

yesterday for a new building t<>

be erected on his vacant lot onDepot street, where his barbershop was recently burned. Thebuilding is to be completed byApril Bth and will be used for tln>King postoftice.

Dora Tedder.

Tobaccoville. March 7Dear Reporter:

Igo to school and like to gofine. Our school is not but one

i week longer. I will be sorryI when it is out.

Well, my birthday was Marchthe Ith. and they surprised meand we had a nice time. Therewae between forty and fifty pre-sent. My friends gave many nicepresents. I am thankful for my

I many good friends.| I will answer Emory C. Koth-

, rock's question: It was Moses.Your friend,

DORA TEDDER.

Floyd Boyles.

Germanton. March 7.My dear Editors:

My school was out Friday. 1t hated for it to close. I like to goto school so well. My studies are

|; as follows: Arithmetic, geogra-\u25a0 phy, history, physiology, spelling' and grammar.

I will answer Malcolm Wall'sriddle. What is it goeß to the

'; spring and back and never goes: | in the house; answer: a path.

Your friend.FLOYD BOYLES

j Best red oil 15c. Best fat backs> 14c. W. E. Butner.

| Why Take Alcohol?]Are you thin, pale, easily tired, lack your usual vigor andstrength? Then your digestion must be poor, your bloodthin, your nerves weak. You need a tonic and alterative.You need Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the only Sarsaparilla entirelyfree from alcohol. We believe your doctor would endorse*these statements, or we would not make them. Ask hint

andfindout^FolloMMhisad^Th^ndor»ementonourdoS^*inc«sE37SS»S^Sc»*»»^oorconfidenPills as a family laxative. Liver pttit. All vtgctaMe. Ask your doctor about KM.

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