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6 THE COUNTRY HOME I Women, on the Farm Conducted By Mrs. IV. H. Felton. ♦ Correspondence on hom* topic* or ♦ * subjects of esrjeial Interest to wo- ♦ 4 own Is Invited. Inquiries or letters 4 4 should bo brief sad clearly written 4 4 tn Ink on one aldo of the sheet. 4 4 Write direct to Mrs. W H. Fol- 4 4 t*e.Bdrtor Home Department Semi- 4 4 Weekly Journal, Cartersville, Oa. 4 4 No Inquiries answered by mall 4 ♦ 4 S*»*flfl*fl»****M 111 M»l»»44 UNENDING. . Anon, tn All the Tear Round. Ttoer* Is on end to kisses and to sighs There to an end to taughter and to tears. An end to fair things that delight our eyes. An wj to pleasant sounds that charm our An end to enmity's foul libeling. * And to the gracious praise of tender friend; There to an end to alt but one sweet thing— TO love there to no end. That warrior curved an empire with his sword; The empire now to but like him—a name: That statesmen spoke and by a burning word Kindled a nation's heart Into a flame; Now naught to left but ashes, and wo bring Our homage to new men: to them we bend. There to an end to all but one sweet thing— To love there to no end. AH beauty fades away, or else, alas* Men’s eyes grow dim. and they no beauty see; The glorious ahosrs of nature pass and pass; Quickly they came, as quickly do they floe. Aad he who hears the votes of welcoming Heers next the slow, sad farewell of hto fritnd. There to an end to an but one sweet thing— To love there to no end. Venturing Into Deep Water. Every day records the death of soma venturesome person who is fond of get ting into deep water, but Is unlucky about getting out again. Hunmankind seems to be generally built that way. Where you find one person who refuses to go in at all. and wtio shuns water like a hydrophobiac. you will find nine at least that will try the tempting exercise. When you go to seashore resorts, you will seee bathers of all sixes, ages and conditions delighted to get Into the surf, and I have seen old folks away out. cling ing to the rope and allowing the waves to lift them up and down, like they were young and still active in athletic sports. But accidents are almost certain to oc cur and death comes so quickly when the A. undertow seises its victim or cramp "hatches the bather unawares. A number of sad occurrences have been chronicled to Georgia during the present summer. Happy homes have been suddenly plung ed into deepest grief when everything was Mtthe and gay a moment before. Two instances come Into mind as this article progresses, that happened within a few days of each other, both near Sa vannah. I «. Two lovely sisters were at Tyhee on a fair, beautiful day. the mother chaperon ing a gay party of lovely maidens, and the father not far away on a swift sail ing boat, but the sisters went beyond their depth and were swept out to sudden death almost tn an Instant of time, with • agonised parents convulsed with grief and helpless to rescue looking on. Another—a young AUantian. who arriv ed in the morning to join a brilliant house i party on the river and went to his watery " grave in less than half a day later. When a ship goes down at sea we are not surprised that some passengers are lost, but It seems a hard fate when pleas ure-seekers are overwhelmed by the wat ers on a sunshiny day. and with no ap parent call to go beyond their depth. How little we know of the future ahead of us! When I was a bit of a girl we lived quite near a river, and ft made a bend about the premises, so that we could see the flowing waters from various points of view One day a friend came to visit my par ents. his conveyance being driven by his favorite man-servant, and when every body In the house was giving the good • friend a joyful welcome a cry of alarm was heard and my mother reached the back piazza In time to see this man-ser vant and two fine horses strugllng in the river and the man rose to the surface for the last time as she gazed on the piteous sight. The faithful senant had unharnessed hie horses and went to the river bank to water them, riding one and leading the other. Before he had gone tn five steps they plunged Into deep water and only one horse scrambled out after the accident. The gloom that filled the home and our old friend's grief over his dead body-ser vant was an Incident never to be forgot ten. "In the midst of life we are In death.** I If the drowned man had only been careful to inquire as to a safe watering place his life might have been saved. It will be well for all of us to be ex ceedingly careful in such ventures. Little By • Little by little, sure and slow. We fashion our future of bliss or woe. As the present passes away. Our feet are climbing the stairway bright Up to the region of endless light. Or gliding downward Into the night. Little by little, day by day.” There is a whole sermon as patience, forbearance, seal and duty In these lines that have been ringing tn mind tonight We fashion our future by cultivating good or bad habits, by indulging in good or bad thoughts, by leading good or evil lives and by reaching up toward "endless • tight" or going down into the night. Habits formed in early life have untold Influence on all of our lives. The boy that seeks rowdy company, that likes to listen to "smutty tales." that reads bad books and sneers at those who decline to do as he does is in the broad and easy way that goes down Into the night. The habit of loose and afterward filthy language is like the tobacco and whisky habit—a hard one to overcome. Some boys really think it is smart to swear and jeer at serious things. If the example is found In their own homes, then the habit becomes second nature very soon. And how a dirty epithet or vulgar say ing will linger.in one’s mind! It will come up in memory with marvelous facility. I heard of a careful mother who had tried In vain to stop her little boy from uttering dirty sayings. Whipping was of no avail. One day she called the of fender to the family wash place and gave the youngster’s mouth a good scouring with soap and water. The little urchin cried and spluttered, but she rubbed his mouth and lips vigorously with a wash rag filled with soap subs. "Now, my young man,” said she, "every time your mouth is fouled with dirty words your mother proposes to scour the filthy place until you quit it.” It was a lesson that did the work for Suffering Women. Dr- Tucker can cure yV you of that awful A backache, smothering, 10 pains around the heart. misplacement, nervous fears, short breath, leu- JUIESST A corrhoea. bloating, in digestion and constipa tfon. free Dr. Tucker. Broad street, - - , Atlanta, Ga. the boy. The whippings he could sub mit to, but the scourings were intoler able. If we are to give an account for all our hasty words and actions it is a duty we owe to ourselves and those that follow our example to reach up to clean thoughts and words and actions, because we are busy fashioning our future lives for weal or woe, "little by little, day by day.” "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God,” said the Savior, because nothing but purity of heart will be ad mitted into the presence of the Almighty Maker. "Dare to do right, dare to be true. The fallings of others can never save you; Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith. Stand like a hero and battle till death." School* Open Again. With the advent 'of September the schools begin and hundreds of thousands of school children commence another term of school life with all it stands for to them now and hereafter. Colleges and high schools are getting ready for the more advanced pupils, and it will require only a few days for the mammoth educational machine to start up regularly for another scholastic year. I am acquainted with a dear lad who Is an orphan boy, but happily situated in the family of beloved relatives and guar dians. He took the honors In his class and received hl* certificate of scholarship last term. He felt he must now go to another school to fit himself for a busi ness life. When he told me he was going away from home to boarding school I could well Imagine what will be his lone ly feelings in a strange school and among strange faces. As I gazed Into his noble boyish face and bad* him good-bye I couiu hardly restrain my tears. I did take the liberty of giving htm a motherly kiss, with a “God bless you” attached to It- This going away is his debut into the wide, wide world. After he thus steps across the threshold of childhood's home he is not exactly the same boy any more. He has in large measure put away child ish things and entered upon the serious duties of life. It is a long step, forward, and I feel sure this precious orphan boy will do his part well and nobly. Nevertheless my heart was filled with strong emotion wnen he bade me adieu, for I could un derstand what he must encounter that he yet knows nothing about, and I hope the good Lord will keep my little friend under the shauow of His protecting wing. After the pleasure and relaxation of vacation it is always a little difficult to ■.art on a regular course of study with school confinement. Later on the work grows easier and something monstrous. But every observer of passing events is capable of understanding the meaning and importance of beginning in the right way a new year in public school education, lue training of immortal minds is the highest calling known to the human race, and It is well for teachers, equally with pupils, to feel Impressed with the respon sibilities of their position and an impar tial estimate of their own fitness for the undertaking, will go a long way toward stimulating both seal and Integrity in their vocation. ' Little children are so confiding In their attachment* to a favorite teacher that a teacher is not only an instructor in books but an example in manners, habits, dress and conversation. And it la a perfectly natural sequence to aw every day experience. I know a little boy who has lately begun his first school attendance and hl* love for his young teacher is touching In its childish fervor and confidence. No matter where he sees the teacher—at church or on the street or in a crowd—the little boy is looking out tor this young man, who la decidedly the most Important personage in the youngster s life outside of his own family. The teacher represents to the little boy his first intimate friendship and association with the world. Perhaps the complexion of that small child’s life will be colored by the teachers' influence and example upon it. If It lay in my power to whisper a good word in the ear* of all of our numerous, teachers I would say "Seek to instruct the child, of course, but do not fail to make the child love you.” Protect the confidence the child displays toward you and do not ever forget that there Is no neutral ground in this busi ness for the teacher will either do thechlld good or harm If they are kept together. And a good teacher—a kind, sympathis ing Instructor—l* such a blessing to the child, when the two are well agreed In essentials, fundamentals of duty, honor and affection. Discipline is a good thing, it is true, but harshness is a common error with the thoughtless ones who assume the vocation of teacher without due regard to the weight of responsibility which goes along with the calling in every case. I do hope the dear orphan lad and the confiding little urchin may each find a genuine friend as well as teacher in their school lives and that their love for the teacher will never wax cold or wane! Some of the sweetest thoughts of my long life cluster about my good teachers 'in early youth. Mr*. Myers' Yeast Recipe. When night comes take a cup of warm water, one teaspoonful of sugar and in this stir dnough good flour to make a stiff batter. Dissolve a tablespoonful of yeast, such as Mrs. Myers makes, set In a warm place to sponge, but don’t expect it to rise in the batter. ■ In the morning make a strong tea of peach tree leaves by boiling the leaves in water. Take a teacupful of the tea and let it cool down to milk warm. Then stir tn the sponge, which was the batter of the night before; sift meal in a pan and use this mixture to make up a dough like you were mixing corn pone. Set it by and when it rises to twice its size make out into little cakes and dry the cakes tn the shade with plenty of air. In making bread, use flour Instead of meal and water instead of peachtree leaf tea. Work in lard and salt to taste. When the dough rises to twice its size, knead well and set to rise in baking pan. Let it rise two hours, or more If wanted very light, and bake slowly. Practice is needed to make first class bread. Mrs. Myers offers to send enough yeast to start with If a self addressed envelope with two stamps on it is forwarded, with a yard or two of calico, mailed to her to pay for her trouble. Address Mrs. Rachel Myers, Hawkinsville, Ga. A Little Girl’s Letter. M’RAE, Ga., Aug. 14, UOl. Dear Mrs. Felton: I am only a little girl and live on a farm. Mamma and I enjoy reading your page in The Journal very much. Mamma saw in the "Dairying and Live Stock" column that Mrs. E. H. A., of Canon, Ga., wanted to know how to get warts oft of a cow’s teats. The Domestic Cyclopedia gives the following treatment: Warts are of two kinds. The first, on the outer skin, may,be removed by rubbing with camphorated olive oil. The other kind penetrate into the flesh and may be removed by a ligature of thread or silk. Tie It around the wart and it will fall off in a few days. We would like for Mrs. E. H. A. to give us her full address for we want to get her yeast cakes. Wishing you success in your column, your* truly, . , MARY BUTTERWORTH. THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1901. The French nation is not alone in the evident decline or failure of marriage in many places. That alarming fact may be found elsewhere than among the Gauls. While it may not be true of country life In Amerijca, our-cities furnish many illustrations of the fact. The condltions-for marriage in Atlanta are perhaps as favorable as can be found elsewhere; and yet it is hardly an extravagant estimate to say that there are fully 5,000 unmarried young men in her population. By young men I mean bachelors, and no bachelor who intends to find his mate ought to be regarded old, although singleness of state is favorable to rapid aging. There is a here for the press, as well as for the pulpit. This is not a subject for flippant treatment. As well deal with the great facts of life and death and destiny after that manner! Marriage stands closely'related to all of these incidents of human life. Pa triotism, peace and happiness are bound up in this union, which is both a human, privilege and a divine ordina tion. Next to a neglected gospel, a neglected marriage counts most for man’s deterioration and wretchedness. It is a talent committed to men for safe and faithful improvement; and most of such as hide it in the earth are excluded from the heaven here its wise use would assure. And in general marriage so uplifts man and brings into wise exercise his nobler feelings as to greatly predispose him to a re turn to his Maker. Whatever is help ful is a channel for the stream of grace to flow in its man-seeking movement. The pulpit and the press alike, then, have need to join hands in furthering a revival of marrying, until, every man shall have his wife and every woman shall have her husband. . There are few exceptions from the obligation to marry. Confirmed disease, • vileness of living, habits of alcoholism ought to bar men out of this .benign provision of Providence for th* race’s perpetuation and improvement. But industrious, healthy, clean men can not put aside this obligation or need lessly postpone its assumption without offending God and bringing damage or loss upon themselves. It Is.not a cross to be taken up with trembling and fear. A woman’s heart is .richer than hidden treasure, and whoever worthily wins that is rich indeed,, and surely "finds favor with the Lord.” The cost of running a home, without doubt, deters many a man from mar riage. His salary is not .arge enough, he feels, to meet the Increased de mands upon his purse, and leave any margin of unexpended meanfl for un usual occasions. But there is less dan ger of embarrassment in a marriage made union of lives than in the reck less extravagance of a' majority of bachelors. Not one man in fifty, at least if he lives in city circles, is saving anything from his wages. After fifteen or twenty years of clerkships and toil not more than that proportion of wage and salary earners have enough sav ings to decently bury themselves. Would it have been worse, if they had sought for a true woman to help them' lead economic and industrious lives from the beginning? It takes more to feed two than one; but two are usually more successful than is one in making the means for . feeding. Besides the Useful Gleanings For the Housewife. Clover cushion* ar* now included in th* divan or couch collection of every up-to date woman.’ They make a delightfully soothing pillow for tired heads during these days of heat and humidity. And the fragrance is deliciously suggestive of • quiet, restful country nook. To make one of these cushions quantities of clover blossoms must be gathered and carefully dried on a sheet in the shade; the blos soms being turned each day, so that the air may permeate every chink bf the dain ty puff balls. Then an under-cover of strong calico is made to inclose them, quite loosely, and the over-cover of pret ty printed silk slipped over all. The cush ion must not be filled too full or it will be hard and unpleasant; nor must It be left too empty. For the city home the clover cushion is a particularly attractive and refreshing couch accessory. • • • An ideal lemon squeezer is of wood, every particle of it, except the hinge. The handle and frame are of an ordinary white wood, but the bowl into which th* lemon is placed, the part through which the juice drains and the heavy rounded piece which presses into the lemon, ar* of heavy, dark polished wood, so as to secure extra pressure, and so close grain ed that th* lemon juice does not soak in. What Women Are Doing. One of the ablest presentations on the subject of “Women in Professions" was made by the president of Bryn Mawr, Miss M. Carey Thomas, before the Asso ciation of Colleges and Preparatory Schools and has been published in The Educational Review in separate form. Her arguments are logical and deal with the existing conditions, not with theories as to women's physical and mental aptitude for certain pursuits. Sbe declares that since women are becoming doctors, law yers, etc., they must be properly educated and equipped; that if they are "not suited” to a certain profession they will not suc ceed, and therefore will be weeded out in the survival of Cis fittest and need cause no distress to alarmists, who w.ould pre vent women from technical education on th* plea that they are not fitted for it. • • • Boston's woman architect. Miss Joae- tell. • A . . Bhe went to market her eggs to sell; 1 Sbe went to market all on a market day. And she fell asleep on the king's high- way. Find her two children ar,£ another.dorf. There was an old woman, ss I've haard The Decline of Marriage. BY WALKER LEWIS, D. D. economy a young couple find it neces sary to practice. Isl education for fort une making. Married men are the fortune builders of the world. Busi ness kings have queens in their pal aces and heirs apparent' to the in dustrial thrones they have reached. Marry not and die poor! A wife is bet ter than poverty, and often the spring and way of escape from Its incon venience and hardship. Don't go west young man, but go courting! "At the end of that rainbow," there is richer gain than ” a bag of gold.!’ But it might as weH. be . conceded, for it’s true, that many fkir fflrls are themselves so extravagant and imprac l tical as to discourage marrying. A » woman that cannot make.* dress or a biscuit or a battorcake.'who yet can spend ten dollars of her escort's money in one night's trip to the theater and its accessories, doesn’t gpcourage his wish to marry if he reflects’ that he toiled three days to get ' what she makes go so rapidly! He thinks he can make his trip in shafts better than when hitched to a double tree! The girls that allow their gentlemen friends to lavish money upon them in various forms of entertainment,are making old bachelors multiply, and causing It to be more unlikely that they them selves shall ever be widows. A prac tical, modern education for girls; fit ting them for domestic affairs, giving them kitchen degrees; would be great incentive to a revival and Increase of marriages. That’s the kind of; "fin ishing school” they ought to .come out of at the end of their course, jf the vis ion of their beauty and attractive ness is likely to make a man speedily seek them, the ordinary and the min later. Not that men seek wives for cooks rather than companions, but because companions may some* fine morning be without a eook. What, then, if she shall empty a sack of flour into a tub to make the dough of biscuit for two, and salt the coffee, and sweeten the ham, as ft’* labeled “sugar cured.” Oh! itl* awful when she toasts- cheese in the kettW and poaches eggs In their shells beside it, and uses a dollar's worth of rice for dinner, filling the tubs as it swells! Let us have more marrying.. Not by those that have found that-grace. One wife at a time i* enough! Th* “Lat ter Day Saints” want more, a great many. The country ought.to “pass the character” of every gentleman who is sensible and religious enough to marry on* woman, and devote himself wholly and for life qnto her support and hap piness. Then he’ll find himself enter taining an angel unawares, and in that serene estate discover the best conditions for reaching the altitude of manhood the Creator urges us to at tain. Very few. unmarried persons eome to the fulness of soul their hearts are susceptible of experiencing. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Hit Kind You Han Always Bought B**r« th* ’ 41gn*tur«> of The serpent : #duld seerq to be the last resourc* in the form of household decora tive articles, 4>qt, a* * matter of fact, there are dozen* of natural looking, dim inutive reptiles sold for the adornment of dens, cosy congers and the like, ’they are of wood,.jolnt«4 and flexible as wire, and in dark green with gold flecks, a dozen or *0 inches in length, they are considered by many highly ornamental and ar* de cidedly inexpensive. • • • The serpentine idea in dpcoratlon ap pears on a pair of bellows of recent man ufacture. They are of dark carved #OO4, the nose being the raised h*ad and ciirved neck of the serpent. . ■ The latest fad of a woman who likes to be different is to have silk sheets.’ The design for one pair is to be daintily em broidered with violets in floss silk*. The accompanying, coverlet is of pale violet satin filled with violet scented eiderdown. Another set is of white silk, powdered with rosebuds and perfumed with white rose. . v • • • Piece* of unpacked lime in earthen bowls placed in different room* will, it i* said, improve th* atmosphere on a humid day. The lim* will absorb the water from the air. 4 phlne Chapman, was given the commission of designing the New*England States building at the Pan-American. She already had gained a reputation tor her magnifi cent executions of two fine churches at Attleboro and Lominster, a dormitory at Cambridge and the Worcester Woman’s Club building. Miss Chapman won this exposition honor in competition with many t male architects solely upon;the merit of her designs. •• • , A distinguished Irish archaelogist and antiquary was Miss Margaret Stokes, who recently died in Dublin. Her fattier. Dr. William Stokes, was a former president of the Royal Irish academy. • • • \ w ■ ■ j A prominent feature at the National Congress of Mothers was the address by Miss Mary Garrett, a successful' trainer of the deaf. With infinite patience she educates the dflaf child to speak by lip movement, so that it can enter public schools and be instructed with other chil dren. She alms to make these useful citi zens of a community, not a class apart. Another famous archeologist, Mrs. Sarah Yorke Stevenson, of the factulty of the University of Pennsylvania, has just been made a doctor of science. She was one of the founders of this department, also of the American Exploration Society, and has often been sent to Egypt and Rome oh archeological tours, bringing ' homo many valuable antiquities. • • • New Jersey’s first wqman lawyer, Miss Mary Philbrdok, recently appeared be fore the court of errors and appeals to argue< the case of a client. The client was a woman who had been' deserted by her husband the day after marriage, but had not’ been able to secure a ijvorce in the common courts, and. Lawyer Philbrook won the case. '• • • The New York state board of pharmacy gave the highest rating ever attained by any aspirant examination paper of Mrs. Marietta Harman, of Syracuse. She. is a teacher, and being left with a drug store by her husband’s death, she studied pharmacy outside of sefiool hours, besides running the store with a licensed clerk. ‘ The daughter of a wealthy Buffalo man. Miss lonia Roe, aged twenty-four, has creditably passed the government exami nations for steamboat pilot's’license. Hav ing accompanied her father on many yachting tours, she can boast sixteen years' service at the wheel. The license was granted tn Virginia. •• ■ • Out of fifteen prizes recently offered by the American board of foreign missions to Sunday school pupils for essays upon mis sionary themes, fourteen have been won by girls. • •• Senator Mason’s daughter, Ruth,- in tends to join her father and brother in the practice of law in Illinois. THE WORLD’S WORK. . The World’s Work Is one of the most in teresting and instructive of all the maga zines published. It is issued one* a month and ie • book in itself. Ws will send Th* World’s Work for three months, together with the Semi-Weekly Journal for one year, for the sum of $1.26. This is an ex cellent opportunity to procure one of the best of the magazines at an introductory prie. AID FOR HAWAIIAN PLANTERS. Th* Japanese government will shortly issue an edict permitting Japanese sub jects to leave* Japan and corae to the Uni ted States or to the Hawaiian Islands, says a Washington’ dispatch, The edict will state that only law-abiding, thrifty and industrious people can secure admis sion to the United States or to Hawaii, and it will forbid more than sixty Japa nese going on any one ship. This infor mation'was given to Mr. Taylor, assist ant secretary of the treasury, by Kogoro Takhirs, the Japanese minister to the United States. Mr. Takhlra had a long conference with Mr*, Taylor in relation to emigration and the wording of the edict, which his government has asked him to advise them in. Two years ago a large number of Japa nese sought admission to ■ the • United States, coining byway of Canadian ports. So numerous were these arrivals that the treasury officials ordered an investigation, and discovered that the Japanese were arriving by the ship load. An arrange ment was made with the Canadian; offi cials by which the treasury department was permitted t©-station immigration in spectors at Canadian ports, and hundreds of the Japanese were deported or not al lowed to land from the ships. This condi tion was brought to the attention of the Japanese government, and-.through the Japanese minister here it was Informed that United States officials were acting within their rights and under the author ity of an enactment of congress. The object of the call by the Japanese minister upon Mr. Taylor was to inquire if the edict were Issued would objection be raised to the entry of the Japanese to this country or their passage through it to the United States or to Honolulu if they were under contract to the planters or any one else. He said, however, ■ that no objection could be raised if they sought entry as individuals, if not afflicted with .contagious diseases, and were neither paupers nor ex-convicts. They will have to take their chances of secur ing employment after •• their arrival at Honolulu for if it is shown that they come to Honolulu under contract they will be deported because of: the contract labor law. MEANNESS OF SE W ATOR-CLARK Senator Clark's copper mine in Arizona, the richest in the world, which brings to its owner an income of $12,000,000 a year, and for which $500,000,000 has been declin ed, is saut down, because Clark has re fused to grant his men an- eight-hour dav. ' . There has 1 never been a labor strike which has Involved such rich property owned by one man. But two men, Senator Clark and his superintendent, have an adequate idea of the real value Os the United Verde. The mine, underground, is one of the few secret properties of the west, says the St Joseph Gazette' Herald. The un derground workings ar* solely under th* charge of the manager, and Ingress is only on written order- from the owner. Senator Clark himself. Few such orders have ever been written. The mine,.so far as it has been developed. Including the explorations of a diamond drill below the present workings, shows an immense ore chimney, 400 by 600 feet across, thgt has been explored by shafts,-tunnels and drill holes to the depth of 1,500 feet. How far it will be possible to work the mine before reaching the heat limit it would be Impossible to say,, but rea sonable estimate is 3,000 feet; but without trespassing on the future, the proved ore bodies contain values that almost stagger belief. The mine to the depth of 1,400 feet contains 836,000,000 cubic feet of ore, and estimating eleven cubic feet to the ton. which' is a liberal allowance, there are 83,000,000 tons practically in sight. At $75 a ton, a conservative estimate of value, the ore represents more than $2,475,000,000, with more than one-half of the available ore body yet untouched. In many respects the United Verde is th* most wonderful mine on earth. It is a treasure of wealth that might pay the national debt. It has made its owner a copper king, a railroad magnate, a United States senator. It has made him richer than any monarch and perhaps may make him as powerful. Yet he refuses to grant his employes an eight-hour day. le®rg L child rc . yp C a.n we.sh. »» (Bl UwithPEARL /INE- Really *'•—/nothing but soak infl in PEARL INE and water to loosen the dirt, and then rinsing out. No washboard needed: better without Washboard ruins, PEARLINE saves clothes. Less rubbing, less wear and tear, less steam ing over washtub. less ill health for every woman who uses PEAR.LINE. 657 • L Pearline Komen j Want to Go I To New FREE? There is an easy way to get the trip without spehding a cent eff | money for • it. J ■ Railroad fare, sleeping, car accommodations, meals, hot*! charged- K —everything will be included. You pay nothing. | The condition upon whfeh you will be Welcomed a* our guest on this j. trip is that you do some pleaflant work in helping us QBlckly B to Introduce that most excellent article, Glory Soap. You will be delighted to learn what small effort will produ** big' I 1 results The fame of Glory Soap is abroad in the land. Everyon* ■ who has used it has a pleasant word to say for its virtu*. j If you will mention the Semi-Weekly Journal we will send yon by r return mail,a folder giving full particulars about the fra* trip to I New York and return. I; Georgia Soap Co./rj Cor. Hollins and Wells Streets, • - Atlanta, Ga. I THE WHIPPING POSTIN DELAM In Delaware the whipping post has proved efficacious and economic, declares Alan Cunningham in Frank Leslie's. for September. Criminals are deterred from committing offenses, and when they do commit them, shorter terms of impris onment accompany whippings; the bur den upon the community is lightened and the jails,. which are public schools of crime, are kept reasonably clear of dan gerous, hardened crlminala Much has been heard of “Jersey justice,” which is prompt and relentless, but the defenders of they whipping post maintain that Dela ware justice is even superior, as it not only swiftly punishes criminals, but more effectually prevents crime by "warning with a loud voice and ruling with a strong arm.” The efficiency of Delaware's system may be shown from her court records, and the only question is whether the price paid for the result is too high. The advocates of corporal punishment contend that the “wave of humanitarian sentiment” has degenerated into weak sentimentality. Not only has vindictive ness in punishment»been abolished, bdt the extreme sensibilities of philanthropic, well-meaning men and women have caused us to lose sight of the very ob jects of retributive justice. “Let me re member," the great English judge. Sir Matthew Hale, was wont to say, “when I find myself inclined to pity a criminal, that these is likewise a-plty du* to the country.” Th* advocates of the whip- A Visit to the Orphans' Home at * ■ ? ’ 1 ***.»> *q -*i '* BY MRS. W. H. FELTON. My friend, Rev. Howard Crumley, the conference agent of the Methodiet Or phan’s home, at Decatur, wrote to me several days ago, asking me if I would not make the homp a visit. Most gladly I responded at ohce. With four of my own dear children over in the heavenly land, there is perhaps nothing In this world which touches my heart so closely as the happiness of little children. When I looked in the faces of 150 orphans on the day of my visit, I felt like singing a song of praise to the Almighty Father who had put it Into the hearts' of gener ous Christian people to provide a place for these little ones who were obliged to live on .the charity of the world in their infancy and youth. And a heartier, hap pier and more contented household I never saw In my life. No one can question their contentment, > for children, especially small children, are absolutely frank and honest in their likes and dislikes. The home has just emerged from an epidemic of whooping cough and measles, and six little ones passed over to join those who had preceded them to the better land. Rev. Mr. Crumley said the mortality pre vailed among the feeble and formerly ill cared for children, who came Into this lovely home with depressed vitality' and were unable to withstand disease. " • Measles of a virulent type is a dreadful thing to encounter. During the civil war they “broke out 1 ’ In our own family, while we were refugees, and we burled seven children, black and white, within the space of two weeks, my own little Mx-year old son. the last of the victims. With this painful remembrance in my mind, I was able to congratulate the Orphans' home managers, because they had escaped so lightly with such a multitude of chil dren exposed to the epidemic collected in one place. *■ As t looked at these little ones (God’s little ones, for the master says: “Os such is the kingdom of heaven): My eyes swam in tears of thankfulness, because the orphan children had found capable friends In a time of serious Illness and affliction. I know, If anybody knows, how a moth er’s heart aches, when her little ones lie before her on a sick couch, perhaps a deathbed. I know how the little ones hunger for affection and petting, and these little tots are Joyfully fond of their teachers and caretakers. Mr. Crumley told me of their exuberant delight on Sundays when Mr. Shedden goes to the home and gives them his care, and atten tion during every Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Stone and his lovely wife (for I have known. Mrs. Stone since her baby days, have also known and loved her own dear parents for a third of a century) told me also of the fond devotion of these or phans to Mr. Shedden. I said to myself, “God will bless this dear young man a thousand fold In his own heart and life, because of this tender attention to the hapless llttje ones, who crave love and petting just as do our own little ones, our children and grandchildren.” .1 went from cottage to cottage into their sleeping rooms; saw the splendid equipment of them all with bedsteads and mattresses, baths, etc. I ate dinner with the little orphans and enjoyed every mouthful of the good plain foqd set be fore me. They are hearty little folks and after they had sung two or three sacred hymns I went around to the baby table to ' find a half dozen or more of babies sleeping in sweet content, as I have seen my own babies fall asleep at table In the years gone by. I do wish the readers of the Journal could make the visit just as I did without giving them any warning or time to pre pare for inspection and thus understand the magnitude of the work the good peo ple of the church and of our section have done at this point. The founders and managers of this organization will be blessed in mind and heart for their gen erous appreciation of the opportunity. If there is any charity in this world which exceeds this sheltering care of little or phan children I know nothing about it.. What Is donated in this direction cannot; be discounted, for it is applied exactly. where it must do good and only good to? the recipients. »And how busy those little ones are. in j work hours, as well as school hours. The boys do farm work of all kinds, learn to ping post believe that peaololffl forgotten the community-And M objects centered wholly ugtpn tlflH “cure” the criminal, t, .iK-WW The whipping methods are so|| ferent in New Castle. th<norM3 ty, in which the city of cated, from the modes primitive Kent and Sussex New Castle the post and blned in an elaborate 20 feet high. A stout planted in the jail yard from the ground, a pillory, with room for two. project from the post at right W each arm is split, permittlhS ; half to be raised on a hlngM hole at each end and a larfflV middle of the arm oner's arms and head; '' per half of the device is locked the culprit is held neath the platform, about 4 ground, there is one each a semi-circle or end of each is raised; the his hands in and the iron chHK fast. The position is such tim stoops lightly, offering face of bare akin to the This is the whipping post the prisoner, who is heltjy post and yet strives to'x Jff” .1 away, seems to be huggthb o f man whipped is said, iq p to to “hug "Black Susan.” ~ * 4,-- . . carpenter and nepair The girls are taught sotmK and all domestic Vnrift. Wlfea now told there are no wait on this Immense famifc* the cooking, washing, irqniijvj’g churning, house cleaning, formed by the inmates of ■ can appreciate the there accomplished ta maintenance of dlomaf^^ 1 takes his corps Os little/ laundry department on >. xclt where an engine tump f ft, chines and mangle. The Get . and bed linen of conslde, *** 150 people, large and sr)j=z through in a few hour«F doubt the most indefaj So ch a business that !■ He leads the little and when I lejr“fie grading- the roil all preparatory to seeding and A valuable hydraulic branch carries three water into the building all sanitary pre the utmost cleanliness And the cows, the The blessed. good have given all these Anew m||||| ; • thir’y-Ave or herd. These little that th» land must be raise c< w feed for the I drank a glass of dinner, and it was _■ I know good milk taste it. i '' J QHIhM And when I recalled th-se little mouths are mini-' ‘■ r.sT-■ i ■ ted. their IBM ed t- :=eful work by thdMl e- • --r.-artet! ''T >- v. rid is gt-owing gible proof of It.” men*. They must ' ' *' ' kindness . v ’ contribute Every years the g e« - n There Is no >O- iz T - : dear r< -a ■- tn the sight of o -■ I be a saame ,z .-. n f this f-ra ”sin aqc* ...» cn lantly -u - - Ing enthusiastically have done much, far !y than could ever demanded at ary cy seat of the t firm when clguds IpgjV ’*’< was dark. age minded. and Many of u£g eett— own heart f W S ed to go sooiMg .t> «m pul! with a °, nt A contenting myself^M-JB. tne contribution, when urgently needed eVery the orphans.* • i « • v And. friends, there iwßi||| this world. tunes disappear OTR comes to the'JddeceqdMM opulent of earth,, and MH 8 * may do for you -and aaBWWk now doing for the As Georgia’s proiMiM<sJ|MM sheltering the orphans, IdR : sufficient sb eRecM-b ? 61ght ’ J - y REFLECTIONS F.»r-- girl has i tak» her breath a man s bualbea* i «av,« him When a womkr; is ’n h« -f.*lt When i* geagllHlWr • v The reason wby is ■■Moemi... ,:«<rawdßl on y-* Q Best Cough ??rsidMW and ■§W''