About Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1902)
6 ■rs.. --r-r-'ISS ' -~'T| THE COUNTRY HOME i Women, on the Farm Conducted By Mrs. IV. H. Felton. + Correspondence on home topics or ♦ 4> subjects of especial interest to wo- ♦ + men is invited. Inquiries or letters ♦ 0, should be brief and clearly written + * in ink on one aide of the sheet. ♦ * Write direct to Mrs. W. H. Fel- 4 4* ton. Editor Home Department Semi- 4 <■ Weekly Journal. Cartersville. Ga. ♦ No inquiries answered by mall. ♦ * ♦ HOW GEORGIA SECESSION MOVEMENT WAS STARTED HE session of the convention which took Georgia out of the uniop met on January 16, 186 L in Milledgevilla, and adjourned T pn March 23, IMI. This convention held •open” session. But a ••secret" session was held in Savannah. begin Whig on Blarch 2. 1861, and adjourned also sine die on March 3. istt. The journal containing the proceedings Os both conventions I am fortunate in owning, and a hundred years from now ft will be a valuable volume to the his torian. Governor Brown issued a proclamation tm November □. 1861. and the delegates elected from the various counties met at the time appointed. • Mr. Styles, of Ware, nominated Hon. Henry L. Benntng as chairman, and Ar thur Hood. Esq., was appointed secre tary. . I Rev. Mr. Williamson. of the county of ■Telfair, opened the session with prayer. On the motion of Hull (Asbury Hull), Hon. George W. Crawford was chosen president by acclamation. Messrs. Hull. Alexander Stephens and Kenan were ap pointed a committee to notify Mr. Craw ford, to request his acceptance and con duct him to the chair. Albert R. Damar, of the county of Muscogee, was Elected Secretary on the third ballot. Jesse Oslin. of Cobb, was appointed as messenger, and William Atkins, doorkeeper. Mr. Fouche, of Floyd, was chairman of the committee on rules, the other two members being B. H. Hill, of Troup, and Clarke (R. H.). of Dougherty. On motion of Mr. Bartow (Francis 8.). It was unanimously resolved that one of rules of this convention shall be we suppression of all applause or oth er onl’y demonstrations during or follow ing she remarks of any delegate. Hon. James L. Orr. commissioner from South Carolina, and Hon. John G. Short er, the conjmlssibner from Alabama, were In waiting and at noon both addressed the convention. After their addresses, on the snotion of Hon. A. H. Stephens, they ad journed until next day. when Hon. E. A. Nisbet offered his secession resolution. Hon. Herschel V. Johnson offered his sub stitute and then the battle raged. When the vote wa< recorded there were 166 with Mr. Nisbet and 130 with Mr. Johnson. Nisbet. Hull, Cobb. Benning. Colquitt, Hansell and others voted for immediate Recession and Johnson. B. H. Hill. Mc- Daniel. Stephens, (both A. H. and Unton), all the Smiths, four in number, one each from Charlton, DeKalb, Talbot and oth ers. voted to go slow and consider the chances before the leap wag made. The Immediate secessionists won the day. and a committee of seven teen was appointed to report an ordinance to assert the right and fulfill the obliga tion of the state of Georgia to secede from she union.. It is interesting to recall the names of the seventeen selected by the of the convention to lead Georgia out of the Union. They were Nisbet. Toombs. Her- Bchel V. Johnson, Bartow. A. H. Steph ens. Benntng. Williamson. of Telfair; Brown of Marion; Hill, of Harris; Rice. Hill, of Troup: Trippe, of Cass; Chastain, of Fannin; Cobb (T. R. R-). Colquitt, Kenan, of Baldwin and Reese, of Morgan. Os these Johnson. A. H. Stephens. Will iamson. Brown, of Marlon; Hill, of Har ris; Hill, of Troup: Trippe and Kenan voted against the Nisbet resolution—eight out of seventeen. Hiram V. arner voted •gainst also, but he* was left off the com mittee. ditto N. M. Crawford, of Greene, who stood so high in Georgia in later years. The men who were most active for se cession were Toombs. Bartow, Tom Cobb, Benning. Colquitt and Reese, with Nisbet on the committee of seventeen. It was General Toombs who introduced the resolution "approving the patriotic •nd energetic work of Governor Brown in taking possession of Fort Pulaski.” ? ' Mr. Martin, of Lumpkin. raised a breeze by calling for the full vote of each county and each delegate in the conven tion; but it was defeated by 168 nays to 327 ayes. There was only a majority of between B 6 and 40 that carried the* state out of the union, because the vote on the Nisbet resolution was the test vote. and the defeat of the resolution to count the vote in each county and for each delegate was carried by the same men with the aid of five more. It is interesting to note the five who Voted against secession, but also to de feat the call for the count. Davis, of Put nam; Farias, of Dade; Phinixy, of Mon roe; Teasly and Waterhouse. When the vote to secede was pending, Mr. B. H. Hill, of Troup, moved to sub stitute Herschel V. Johnson’s plan, rath er than the majority report of the seven teen. of which Mr. Hill wai a member, and in this way he dissented to the re port of the committee, but he lost his resolution, nays. 164; yeas. 133. It is also Interesting to note the division In the committee, for Johnson of Jeffer son, A. H. Stephens Williamson. Brown of Marion. Hill of Harris. Hill of Troup, Trippe and Kenan, all voted together. When the "ordinance of secession ' was put on its passage there were, yeas. 208; nays, 89.. The president voting affirma tivcOy, and a majority of 113. In a total vote of JJ7. If a two-thlrßs vote had been required there wcuid have been but twenty votes to sparer and if those who went ovfer to the majority on the final vote had re mained! firm, a two-thirds »vote would never have been reached. The debate on the Nisbet and Johnson resolutions, when Messrs. Nisbet, Cobb, Toombs. Reese and Bartow spoke on one side and Herschel V. Johnson and Alexan der Stephens and B. H. Hill spoke on the other was a discussion that every Geor gian should know and remember. When I read those speeches and know, ns I do now. what was involved tn the issues of civil war. it makes one melan choly to recall the time and occasion when Georgia went out of the union in evident haste and excitement. But the fatalistic idea of "what has to be, will be.” seems to harmonize with the madness of the hour. Hon.’Charles Murphy, a delegate from DeKalb, died while the convention was In session. Georgia appointed commissioners to ap pear at various states in the south, those which had not seceded, and the list ap pears as follows: Virginia—Henry L. Benning, of Musco gee. Maryland—A. R. Wright, of Richmond. Kentucky—Henry R. Jackson, of Cha tham. Tennessee—H. R. Bell, of Forsyth. .Missouri—L. J. Glenn, of Fulton. Arkansas—D. P. Hill, of Harris. Delaware—D. C. Campbell, of Baldwin. North Carolina—Samuel Hale, of Ma con. Louisiana—W. J. Vason. Richmond. Texas—J. W. A. Sanford, of Baldwin. There' was a resolution adopted which xead thus: "That all members of this convention. Including those who voted against said ordinance, as well as those who voted for it, will sign the same as a pledge of the unanimous determination of this con vention to sustain and defend the state in this her chosen remedy, with all its responsibilities and consequences, without regard to individual approval or disap proval of its adoption." How Barnum Advertised Jenny Lind. Jenny Lind was the first of the world’s great singers to come to the United States for a tour of the principal cities of this country. P. T. Barnum the incomparable showman, engaged the “Swedish Nightin gale” at fabulous prices, and he intended to make his money back. He knew the public mind was greatly ex cited over her coming to America. He believed if he could work up Che ticket buyers into a frenzy the excitement would be greatly increased and tickets would sell like hot cakes. New York had a fa mous batter, John N. Genin, whose hats ranked as Stetson's have done In later years. Mr. Barnum with the shrewdness for which he was ever famous, went to Mr. Genin and told him to buy the first ticket sold at public outcry and Genin’s hats would run an even race with Jenny Lind’s songs. Mr. Genin saw the point and promised to keep the promise a dead secret. Mr. Barnum now set to work to get someone to bid against Mr. Genin. He went to Dr. Brandreth, the great pill maker. and who had made his fortune by advertising. Mr. Barnum pledge Dr. Brandreth to secrecy. He explatiated on the good he could do the pill business by buying the first ticket. "Buy that first ticket, Brandreth. and every newspaper In America and Europe will announce that the maker of the celebrated Brandreth pills secured the first Jenny Lind ticket at 350 or SIOO. as the case may be. Dr. Brandreth smole a smile when he remark ed: “A pretty good thing for you. Bar num. If you sell tickets at that price." “Os course, doctor, it would be a good thing for me. but a much better one for you." Before Mr. Barnum retired Dr. Brand reth agreed to send his cashier to the auction and put in a liberal bid. How many others were visited and pledged to secrecy the record does not show, but Sep. tember 7, 1850. fifty-two years ago’, three thousand people assembled in Castle Garden, New York, to attend the sale of Jenny Lind tickets, which were to be sold to the highest bidder. An admlsion fee of 121-2 cents was charged by the Castle Garden authorities for entering the inclosure. Brandreth's cashier and Genin's agent were there, neither suppos ing the other knew what he was intending to do on that occasion. The auctioneer understood his business. “Gentlemen,” he said, "I am going to offer you the first choice of a seat with the privilege of ten seats at the same price, for the first concert in America of the world-renowned Swedish nightingale. Mlle. Jenny Lind. Now, what am I of fered?” - • After a little silence Dr. Brandreth’s cashier said “Twenty-five dollars." “Fif ty dollars,” said another voice. ” “Seven ty-five." “One hundred." Genin’s man - cried “one hundred and fifty." “Two hundred" came like a clap of thunder. » “Two hundred and twenty-five,” cried Genin's man. And it was knocked down to Genin, who instructed his man to bld a thousaqd rath er than lose it. Dr. Brandreth limited his man to S2OO, or it would have gone, to the thousand. It made Genin’s fortune. The Doctor said he would have done well had he bid 35.0C0, as it was a first-class advertisement, but he lost it. What do You do When Horse Is Sick? During the war, when we were refu gees, we were obliged to haul all the corn used to make a crop abqut 20 miles and were glad to get it then. When we “ske daddled” out of North Georgia in front of General Sherman the Confederates’ gave vouchers for corn that they seized, to support the armies on the march. We had .some of these vouchers and felt very comfortable in having something would get corn. "Tkx tn kind” was re ceived from the owners of plantations, and corn that was turned over as tax to the Confederate government was used or sold or exchanged for these vouchers. We had a large family, black and white, to support, and a wagon went once a week and oftener to the plgce where no railroads reached, and gathered in corn. One night the wagon did not come in as usual. We were much afraid something serious had happened and the loss of a team and corn would be decidedly se rious. We sat up waiting. Some time between midnight and day the driver rode into the yard on a mule and reported the mate (a black horse) down sick, about a mile from the home. He did dot know what ailed the horse he said. The night was dark and rainy, and while the driver was waking up some help, we began to cast about for some thing to carry along to drench the sick horse. We had sweet milk and surghum syrup, but we wanted something for a laxative. I heated a pint of lard and sent it along, because we were scarce, very scarce of medicines at that period of our history, and then nobody knew what ailed the horse. (I still have a sneaking notion that it was more hungry than otherwise.) About daylight they got the horse home and tn default of something else to do. we gave another cup of warm lard. By dinner time "Black” was able to get up and pick about a little. Ever since when a hirrse or mule gets sick and we are in doubt, we make a point of giving it some lard, on the prin ciple that it may do good; ’anyhow, it won’t do harm. Some people give kerosene oil, some beat up eggs and make a drench, but a bad case of colic needs morphine, followed by ar-.foetida, a tablespoonful in a pint of hot water. Rubbing is a good remedy and a change of food is always worth trying. I feel so much sympathy for a sick horse that I am very busy during such a sick spell. Everybody that uses horses and mules should keep some efficient remedies In the house, sucu as turpentine, asafoetlda. epsom salts and ginger. Don’t forget a ong-necktd quart bottle In your prep arations, because it Is perplexing to chase around for a drenching bottle when the case is a bad one and the horse is rolling in pain. Unless it Is an epidemic like blind stag gers we doctor faithfully In a desire to relieve the suffering animal as well as save its life. I believe in mules for farm work be cause they are tougher and less Hable to get sick than horses, for It does hurt to see a fine horse sicken and die as It too often happens. Spiced Grapes. Press the skins from the grapes and press pulp through a colander. Put the skins In and weigh. To every seven pounds of grapes add one cup of vine gar, cinnamon to taste, cloves and three and one half pounds of sugar. Boil until thick and bottle. Damsal plums are nice also. Somewhat Similar. Chicago Daily Newi. “Man,” remarked the philosopher as he sat on the bench, “is like an ocean wave.” “How Is that?” queried the very young man, who was shy oh practical experience. "He starts in with a gnat roll,” answered th e wise one, “but he no sooner strikes the shore than he proceeds to go broke.” THE SFMI-WLEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1902. ADELINA PATTI IS RENEWING HER YOUTH The Secret: Great Diva Never Worries and Never ' Gets Exceed. a • Chicago Tribune. WHEN I read In the papers that Mme. Adelina Patti was going to sing at Albert ’hall I went out straightway and bought seats. I had not heard Mme. tatti since she sang In opera at the old Academy of Music, New York, supported by the long since dead and gone Nicollni. That was in , but why give ddtes? It was too long ago for one to be particular about such details. I am sure that Mme. Patti would rather not have me recall the year. And here was Patti—the real flesh and blood and no ghost—going to sing again. There was no Nicollni this time, but a brand new young husband, whose name was published in brackets under her more famous one: ’ (|) (|) (|) (|) (|) (|) (|) (|) (|) (|) () (I) () (I) MME. ADELINA PATTI () (I) () (I) (Baroness Cedarstrom). () (|) () (|) (I) (|) (|) (!) (|) (|) (|) (|) (|) (I) To the present generation the name of Adelina Patti is what that of Jenny Lind was to a generation past. When I told a young American girl that I was going to hear Mme. Patti sing she looked at me aghast. “Patti sing! I thought that she was dead and burled ages ago.” To prove thfit she was alive and singing I took the young American girl to the con cert with me. To my great delight Mme. Patti gave her old familiar repertoire. She first sang Diva,” with “Volche sapeta” as an encore. Then the jewel song from Faust with “Within a Mlle of Edinboro Town” as an encore. Then “The Last Rose of Summer,” "Home, Sweet Home” and ‘Cornin’ Thro’ the Rye.” No one can truthfully say that Mme. Patti’s voice fs as fresh today as it was 30 years ago, but every one must admit that it is marvelous, considering her age, for she has turned 60. As for- her style and method, they are unimpaired. ft seemed to me as though her songs had been arranged for a lower key than of old, but I may be mistaken. Her trills were liquid and brilliant as far as they went, but, the famous one, "None, they say, have I,” was much shortened. Do you remember that trill? And then the way, later, that she played with the”rye" as a kitten with a ball, tossing it higher and higher, rolling and turning, till it finally ended In a big. round gurgle and then came to an end. It was in the sim pler things that Mme. Patti was best—“ The Last Rose "of Summer” and "Home. Sweet Home,” and the enormous audience that filled Albert hall arose to these and gave her an ovation. As far as manner and appearance go Mme. Patti was as young and coquettish as ever. She was dressed In pale yellow with a "picture hat” perched upon her black and curling hair. To have seen her running airily up the Inclined plane that leads to the platform of Albert hall, bow ing gayly to right and left, you would not have given her a day more than 20. She Js a wonderful woman, is Mme. Patti. I doubt If any prima donna of today will have such a record of song. Fortunately for her she has never torn her voice with Wagner’s music. Grand as that music is It is death to any but German voices, and even they cannot long withstand Its strain. Patti has confined herself to Ital ian operas and English ballads. Since she was so small that she had to stand upon a table Jo be seen, she has been singing In public, and before that she played the violin in an orchestra of which her father was the conductor. Notwith standing her long life before the public, she shows few signs of wear and tear, because her life has been made easy for her. She has always had some one to stand between her and all worry. She Is never allowed to be excited. Louisa Loew, the companion of fourteen years, after her quarrel with Mme. Patti pub lished the story of her life to the world. It was not all a pretty song, particularly the part relating to Nicollni, but It was undoubtedly true. Mme. Patti has been treated more or less like a valuable race horse. Her food, her exercise, her rest, all are looked after by specialists, and have been for years. An article published re cently in a London paper tells a different story. It says she “eats what she likes, she lives as she likes, she takes exercise as she chooses, and has no physician in attendance.” She has no nerves. If this be true times have changed. When she was last in New York she had her own cook, her own doctor, and her own physi cal attendant. As for nerves, she had them all over her body. She seldom ven tured outside of her hotel, and when she did she drove In a closed carriage and stuffed cotton in her ears to keep the cold out. Mme. Patti has not yet succeeded in selling Cralg-y-Nos, her Welsh castle, and ■he still spends the most of her time there. The place has cost her a fortune and It takes a fortune to run it. Like every Blood Poison Cured Frae. The Remedy Is Sent Absolutely Free to Every Han or Woman Sending Name and Address. A celebrated Indiana physician has discovered the most wonderful cure for Syphilis or Blood Poison ever known. It quickly cures all such Indications as mucous patches in the mouth, sore throat, copper colored spots, chancres, ul cerations on the body and In hundreds of cases where the hair and eyebrows had fallen out and the whole skin was a mass of bolls, pimples and ulcers, this wonderful specific has com pletely changed the whole body into clean, per fect condition of physical health. c y I & 9 William McGrath, 48 Gullford street., Buf falo, N. Y., says: "I am a well man today where a year ago I was a total wreck. Several doctors had failed to cure me of syphilis. I was rid of my sores and my skin become smooth and natural In two weeks, and after completing the treatment there was not a sore or pimple on my body, and today I am absolutely well.” Every railroad running into Fort Wayne brings scores of sufferers seeking this new and marvelous cure and to enable those who cannot travel to realize what a truly marvelous work the doctor Is accomplishing they will send free to every sufferer a free trial package of the rem edy so that every one can cure themselves in the privacy of their own home. This is the only known treatment that cures this most terrible of al! diseases. Address the State Medical Insti tute 3«!< Eiketon building. Fort Wayne, Ind. Do not hesitate to write at once and the free trial plbkage will be sent sealed In plain package. prima donna that ever was born, Mme. Patti loves the country. It Is, of course, the contrast to the excitement of their public life that makes singers and actors eager for the peace and quiet of green fields. I say again, Mme. Patti Is a wonderful woman, and it Is still a genuine pleasure to hear her sing. I would much rather hear her, even though her voice may have lost some of its freshness, than most of the famous singers of the day. Pattis are born, not made, and she still sings with all her old time grace and charm. The young girl alluded to at the beginning at this letter was enchanted. “I feel,” she said, turning to me, “as you might have felt if you had been taken to hear Jenny Lind." “Not exactly," I replied, “for I could only have been taken to hear Jenny Linu before I was born.” , At this same Patti concert I had the pleasure of again hearing the greatest of English baritones—Charles Santley. Shall I ever forget the Rlgoletto of Sant ley! Such singing, such acting! And then that wonderful night at the Academy of Music when Parepa-Rosa, Adelaide Phil lips, Wachtel, and Santley sang the “Trovatore!” What a crowd forced its way into the Academy of Music. Men’s Some Good Tomato Recipes. These summer days when the appetite Is jaded and needs something crisp and tart to appeal to it, the tomato Is about the most tempting vegetable. It is a thing of possibilities, lending Itself to a dozen or more .delicious recipes. A writer in the Philadelphia Press has gathered together some excellent suggestions for preparing the tomato which are reproducecd here as follows: When the tomatoes are to be served raw, those of deep red color and firmness of flesh should be selected, as they are more “meaty,” peel easily and slice and keep their shape much better than other varieties. These are less acid also. The very simplest way of serving them raw is the daintiest and most attractive. Have perfectly ripe tomatoes peeled and placed on Ice some time before serving. Then slice them and arrange on a bed of ten der, crisp, curly lettuce. Dress with the best and sweetest of oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and serve at once; there is certain ly nothing more deliciously appetizing. By using a mayonnaise dressing in stead of the plain French dressing you have, with no more trouble, quite a dif ferent salad and a most tempting com bination of colors. In order to peel the tomato easily, pour scalding water over them, let them stand but’ a minute, then throw Into cold wa ter and let them cool sufficiently to handle and the skin will rub off easily Then set them in a cold place until need ed. Medium-sized, smooth tomatoes are best for slicing and serving In salads. On account of the acid In the tomatoes use agate or porcelain-lined or earthen ware for cooking them; as Iron and tin will give them a disagreeable acid flavor and discolor them as well. Many consider that long cooking de stroys the flavor of the as a rule, when stewed, they are cooked In such a careless, hurried and Indifferent manner and served up weak, watery and Insipid, except for their naturally tart flavor, they are regarded as very poor eating by those not fortunate in having occasionally enjoyed them property stew ed. They require an hour to stew and a longer time will greatly improve them., When they must be served as a vegeta ble and as expeditiously as possible, drain off the greater part of the juice, which may be added, to your vegetable soups, and after cooking the tomatoes 15 or 20 minutes thicken them with flour and but ter rubbed together to a smooth paste. If the tomatoes are of a very acid va riety, season with a little sugar Instead of salt. GRILLED TOMATOES. The dark red tomatoes are best for grilllhg. They should be ripe .but firm. Do not peel them. Cut a thin slice from stem and blossom end and place In a fine wire broiler, stem end next the and broil over a clear fire from three to eight minutes on each side, accordlngg to sizze of tomato. Season with’ salt and pepper and serve with minion steaks or on slices of toast with cream sauce. CORN AND TOMATOES. Cut boiled corn from the cob, leav ing the husk; to each cup of corn allow two cups of stewed and strained toma toes, which have been well seasoned with salt, pepper and butter. Cook them to gether until boiling hot and then add a * little good cream and serve at once. SCALLOP OF TOMATO AND POTA-, TOES. Season a pint of peeled and chopped tomatoes with salt, pepper and onion juice to suit the taste.. Pare enough po tatoes to make a cupful when chopped fine. Butter a baking dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs and put in half of the tomatoes; then a layer of soft crack ers, buttered and broken In coarse bits. Cover the crackers with two heaping tablespoons of grated American cheese. Then add the remainder of the tomatoes, more cracker crumbs and bits of butter and place in a hot oven. Bake twenty minutes. Serve at once. STUFFED TOMATOES. Select tomatoes that are firm and of uniform size. Cut a slice from the stem end and scoop out the seeds, leaving, the pulp. For si good-sized tomatoes mix two cups of fine bread crumbs with a small onion minced fine, one tablespoon ful of butter, melted, a teaspoonful of pepper. Fill tomatoes with this and set them in a baking dish with a very little water to keep them from burning. Bake them until tender, but not broken. Serve on individual plates with a sprig of pars ley at the side. GREEN TOMATOES STEWED. Bare six large, green tomatoes; peel •three medium-sized onions. Put a table spoonful of butter or drippings into an agate frying pan and when hot slice in the onions for five minutes; sprinkle in a teaspoonful of salt and quarter of a teaspoonful of peper; stir about for a few minutes, then slice in • the tomatoes and add half a cup of hot water. CoK'er and let simmer until tomatoes are tender; add a large tablespoonful of butter and serve. TOMATO SOUFFLE. Stew three cups of tomato down to a pint and drain off any liquid part remain ing; then rub the pulp through a sieve. Separate six eggs and beat yolks and whites separately. Mix yolks with the pulp and season to taste with salt and pepper. Beat whites to a froth and stir them in; then turn Into a buttered baking dish and bake 10 or 15 minutes until set In a hot oven. Serve as soon as done. TOMATO AND RICE. Prepare the tomatoes as for stewing, and when they • begin to boil add well washed, uncooked rice, allowing two ta blespoonfuls of rice to a cup of tomato. Cover and cook slowly for half an hour; then season to taste with salt, pepper, su gar and a bit of butter. Stir and cook a few minutes longer', and then serve. TOMATO TOAST. Stew a quart of t<\matoes and season to taste with salt, cayenne, sugar and but ter. Cut thin slices of entire wheat bread and toast on both sides; lay on a hot platter and moisten slightly with a little hot water and melted butter; cover the toast with the tomato and put a large tableepooful of whipped cream on top of each covered slice just before serving. TOMATO FARCI. Cut smooth, round tomatoes in half and place them In the baking pan tulth the cut side down, with enough hot fat to keep them from burning, moving them about occasionally until they are a little tender; then lift out carefully without breaking and place them In a buttered baking dish; pour a little oil around them and sprinkle lightly with chopped garlic or onion, parsley, salt and cayenne. Place In a hot oven and hake 15 minutes. Serve from dish In which they are baked. TOMATOES STUFFED WITH CHICK EN SALAD. Peel six round, solid, smooth tomatoes by scalding a moment with boiling water and then quickly placing in cold water and clothes were torn from their backs and women fell fainting in the crush. Sant ley was In his prime then, young and handsome, with not a gray hair in his head. Could it be possible! Was this bald man, with a little fringe of gray, the cur ly’ haired blonde of a few years ago? This man whose hands shook like aspen leaves as he held his music! Could this be the stalwart pillar of song? Yes. It was none other, and none other could have that voice, almost gone to be sure, but with much of Its richness and fire left, Sant ley was the only English singer I ever heard who had Italian passion In his sing ing. He still has that quality, ar.u it was a treat to hear a man sing with such a method. How different from Mr. Ben Da vies, who preceded him. Mr. Davies is of a pure English type. Santley never was the least bit English. He always was and always will be till he dies a great singer. "I should think that this concert would suggest a ‘Paradise Lost’ to you,” my young companion remarked during the in termission. “On the, contrary,” I replied, “It is more like a Paradise regained. I am renewing my youth, and what could be pleasanter than that? JEANNETTE L. GILDER. removing the skins. As soon as the skins are removed drop them in Ice water to harden them. Cut a small slice from the blossom end, remove seeds and core and fill with chicken salad. Place a spoonful of whipped cream on top of each and on this lay the slice cut from the end. Place each tomato on a little mat of crisp let tuce leaves and serve ice colu. Hawallans Like Eruptions. Washington Times. "In Hawaii we pray for Mount Kilauea to become active, and the more eruptions there are the better we like it,” said Mr. Phillip Peck, a banker of Hilo, last night. “An eruption does no harm,” he added, naively. ’’Doesn't do any harm? Well, it ap pears that Mount Pelee did plenty of harm." “That was a different kind of activity from Kilauea. In Hawaii, where Mount Kilauea has not been disturbed for two years, the eruption Is of slight conse quence. But it Is a great sight to see the great lake of lava boil over the sides of the crater and push Its way down Into the bowl-like valley which has been formed by eruptions more violent In the ages past. “The sight Is such an unusual one that It causes a great influx of visitors each year, and that naturally Is a good thing for the island financially. That’s why we like the volcano to be active. Kilauea’s crater is the largest in the world. People used to go and sit by Its edges and watch for an overflow of the lava. The guides could tell almost to the minute when these overflows would occur. “In 1882 there threatened a great erup tion, and the natives were afraid that the town of Hilo would be Injured. The Princess Ruth, of the royal family of Kamahameha, went to the mountain down which the lava had begun to run. With, her she carried several chickens and one or two other animals. Standing by the edge of the crater, she threw up her head—she was one of those Imperial looking women, and weighed about 400 pounds. She called out, addressing the Hawaiian god: “ ’Pelee, you promised never to hurt Hilo; now I come to remind you of your promise.’ “With this she thrdw the chickens into the lava. The next day the disturbance somewhat subsided, and the natives at tributed to the princess the credit of it.” 'Willing Worker. ’ Chicago News. Myer—Slyker is a friendly sort of chap, isn’t he? Oyer—Yes; he’s “most too friendly.” Myer—How's that? Gyer—He no sooner quits shaking your hand than he tries to pull your leg. I The Semi Weekly Journal ( OF ATLANTA, GA„ Jg Is the Official Organ of the Southern Cotton Growers’ Protective Association. ' SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. i S One Year 5100 SL; 5 Six .Months 50 Jp Three Months .’. .23 5 OUR CLUBBING OFFERS. 3? "S Our Premium WatclLand Semi-Weekly one year, $2.15. This Jg 2* Watch is guaranteed by the manufacturers to keep correct time 5 for one year, and we guarantee safe delivery. I’ - £ Gold Fountain Pen and Semi-Weekly one year, $1.70. 14 3a karat gold pen point, best quality of irridium used, hard Para rubber holder, highly pdlished. Points, fine, medium or stub. <5 Rand, McNally & Co.’s Atlas of the World, 225 pages. Two It* descriptive pages and one page devoted to the map of each state and country, with The Semi-XV eekly Journal one year, $1.50. Atlas alone, SI.OO. e tS Rand, McNally & Co.’s Wall Map of Georgia, divided into counties, with index of each town and city with the population, g JS and on the reverse side map of United States, with 1900 cen- jc As sus and population of each state and principal city, also ox all eJJ foreign possessions. Jg THIS MAP GIVEN FREE WITH A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SEMI-WEEKLY. MAP ALONE sOc. The Five Vaseline Toilet Articles manufactured by the cele- g brated firm of Chesebrough Mfg. Co., of New York, and Semi- Weekly one year, only SI.OO. Sg The Semi-Weekly and the Youth’s Companion, $2.75. g The Semi-Weeklv and Munsey’s Magazine one year. $1.85, The Semi-Weekly and Thrice-a-Week World one year, $1.50. S The Semi-Weekly and McClure’s Magazine one year, $2.00. g 3 The Semi-Weekly and Rural New Y’orker one year, $1.75. For $1.40 we will send the Semi-Weekly one year, the Five Vaseline Toilet Articles, and one of the papers offered free jg 1 with our Semi-Weekly. ’ 5 ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PAPERS GIVEN FREE WITH ONE YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR SEMI-WEEKLY WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. § Southern Cultivator, of Atlanta, Ga. ’ AS The Western Poultry News, of Lincoln, Neb. . American Swineherd, of Chicago, 111. g The Gentlewoman, of New Y’ork City. g -Z Tri-State Farmer and Gardener, of Chattanooga, Tenn. The Home and Farm, of Louisville, Kv. ■g The American Agriculturalist, of New York City. The CommerciaJ Poultry, of Chicago, 111. 3* The Conkey Home Journal, of Chicago, 111. The Stockman, of DeFuniak Sprigs. Fla. g 5 Farm and Fireside, of Springfield, Ohio. , =5? Missouri Valiev Farmer. Topeka. Kansas. | On g I market day | remember I Uneeda I I Biscuit Y ou can't gain- say their fresh- gS ness, for there's r\ \/j the In-er-seal on I n. the package. I*** J STORIES OF JEFFERSON, GRANT AND ST. PETER Chicago Chronicle. I OSEPH JEFFERSON, the actor, tells a good many stories In which he was more or less concerned. No man of the stage has a greater fund of anecdotes and experiences than J the dean himself and this fact lends plaus ibility to the story. Another recently re vived Jefferson story Is the following: Some years ago he got on the elevator at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York, to go downstairs, and as he stepped aboard a thick-set gentleman with closely cropped beard spoke up In surprise. “How do you do, Mr. Jefferson?” he said. “I haven’t seen you for a long time. Are you playing in the city?” “Delighted to meet you, sir,” replied the comedian, "but I beg your pardon. I—er—fear you have the advantage of me,” i “Then let me freshen your memory,” said the stranger. “I met you In Wash ington a few years ago. I’m General Grant.” Mr. Jefferson loves to tell this story on himself. And then he adds: » “I got off at the next floor. I was afraid I might forget and ask him if he was in the war.” Still another yarn attributed to the vet eran has been resuscitated. Mr. Jefferson Is a firmly established favorite at Yale, where he annually delivers an informal address before the undergraduates on the .afternoon preceding his evening appear ance. Last year Mr. Jefferson was taken by a senior to “Mory’a.” the orthodox chophouse that is one of the landmarks of Yale. The rooms are mellow with age and rich with tradition and are generally conducive to reminiscences. Mr. Jefferson was discussing tho life to come and was asked by his student host: “Mr. Jefferson, It Is fthld that we shall have the same character of work in the next world as on earth. Do you expect to be an actor In heaven?” “Well,” replied Mr. Jefferson, “I'll tell you; I am afraid that if I reach the gold en gates St. Peter will shake his head and say: ’For heaven’s sake, Joe, change your roles.’ " Learned to Appreciate Water. Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, poured out a glass of Ice water and drank It with evident satisfaction, says the Washington Post. “There isn’t anything quite so gdod as water, after all," quoth Blackburn, "which, by the way,” he added, "reminds me of a story.’.’ “Down In Kentucky.” began Mr. Blackburn, "there was a farmer, who, strange to say, did not know the taste of whisky. One day, at Christmas time, he was at a neighbor's house and was invited to sample a mixture of cream, lemon, sugar and other Ingredients, commonly known as eggnogg. He sipped, then drank, then drained several mugs. When he started to go home he felt curious. It’a an Insidious drink, you know, and when he reached home he went to bed. TWe next morning he awoke with an awful thirst. Breaking the thin cov ing of ice on the water bucket out on the porch, he took one long drink. “Mandy, Mandy, come here and bring the children,’ he shouted. 1 never tasted such water In my life.' " CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. It Is more than a coincidence that politicians are so frequently Interested in oil and gas. They are all spouters. The bigger man in a fight plays in tough luck, for if he wins he gets little glory and if he loses he gets plenty of mud. •Elkins, W. Va., July 86. It has been learned that the motton of Judge Lynch's posse is: ‘lf you see a black face shoot!’ The stqrmy winds do blow, and Crunshell’s great, you know. Great on land, you under stand. "He's a tar. There you are! What bo!” ‘ Hungary will shortly be invaded by the Salvation Army, according to a letter written to a Hungarian friend by "General” Booth. THE ? Semi-Weekly Journal’s < . Premium Watch. ? * * W|9 3h| This watch Is guaranteed by the • factory to run and keep correct y time for one year and we guarantee f safe delivery. By purchasing these X watches In large quantities we are Z enabled to make the exceedingly f low rate of $2.15 for The Semi- X Weekly one year and the watch. J I The Semi- \ Weekly Y Journal’s c Fountain ! Pen. ? 14 karat gold, the f best quality of irid- , X lum is used and / can be sent in fine, I medium or stub P points. The holder X is made of hard J Para rubber and > highly polished- X This pen is sent f with The Semi- \ Weekly one year Z for only $1.70. \ The Semi-Weekly / Journal's $1 Atlas ? of the World. j This Atlas - t tains 225 pages. A map of each state 1 and country of ths Eastern ana < Western Hemispheres Is given In C addition to the description. It is 1 neat, handy and Is a ready refer- r ence book. The Semi-Weekly Jour- I nal one year with the Atlas post- 1 paid only $1.50. Q Special Offers. ? For a club of four and $4-00 J will send absolutely free to the f sender of the club one of our pre- i tnium watches. , J For a club cf two and $2.00 we win r send free one gold fountain pen- X For a club of three and $3-00 we g will send postpaid one of our At- x Each subscriber in the special J offers Is entitled to select any one of our premiums offered free witn v a year’s subscription. Address all orders and communi- a cations to f THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURML < ATLANTA. GA. f
