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dress enclosed. Thia is not for publication nor for the use of any one except
the editor of this pa*e. If your letter has sot been published this may bo
the reason. Address letters for •‘■ovsshold'’ to Miss !■• O. Thomas, Lock Box
542. Atlanta, Ga.
1 am sorry to have missed several of
Our Household who called for me at The
Journal offict. Some of the men in the
business tflfice know that I can be found
at the Young Women's Christian associ
ation from 12 to 4. but The Journal is
such a big paper that there are so many
connected with it who never see each
•ther
Mrs. Pansy came to see me today and
brought her babyl He is the picture
of health, a handsome child and sat up
like a little gentleman. I am sure that
Mr, Bach could not find any fault with
his behavior. Mrs. Pansy laughed and
said that he is really spoiled, but I did
not see any evidences of it. I am always
glad to see the members of Our House
hold. and hope they will not fail to
•alt
Yesterday we had what some one term
ed "weather hash." sleet, rain, snow and
ice.. The night before I walked up Peach
tree street at 10 o'clock with my fur
hanging across my arm. My friend and
I cotnnaented on the nice weather and
wondered if spring wouldn't be here in a
few days. Imagine my surprise to find
snow and sleet the next moaning.
Today Atlanta is wearing her dia
monds The elms and maples shine and
scintillate, the magnolias are greener
and glossier for their decking out with
the ice crystals. As I came down the
atteet this morning my mind left the
crowded thoroughfare and flew to the
country. 1 could see with my mind's eye
the unbroken expanse like a velvet car
pet and the trees shining in all the
glory of their sleet decorations Just
about three weeks ago I r-ally did go
into the country and saw the beautiful
decorations before King Sol in his rival
ry destroyed them.
Last winter 1 frequently heard people
complaining that there was not cold
■weather enough to kill the germs. I
don't believe there will be any cause
for complaint this year. It will be a
hard shelled germ that lives through the
weather we have had. I heard a woman
sneering at sanitary regulations and the
hygienic rules that now come as a mat
ter of course. She said that it was fool
ish to have hours for this and that. She
had been the mother ot nine children and
Nervous
Prostration
For Three Years
“Dr. Miles' Restorative Nerv
ine cured me of a period of
nervous prostration of over three
years duration, and the Anti-
Pain Pills are as necessary to
us as the roof of our house.
They have been household rem
edies with us for many years.”
WM. J. LOUGHRAN,
1214 Catherine St.,
Philadelphia, Penna.
Much sickness is due to nerv
ous troubles. Headache, diz
ziness, epilepsy and insanity are
nervous troubles. Then there
is a large class of disorders
which arise from a weakness of
* the nerves of an organ or part,
|as weak lungs, heart, stomach,
kidney, bladder, eyes, etc.
I Dyspepsia and indigestion are
usually the result of nervous
{Restorative Nervine
soothes the irritated nerves, and
assists the nerve cells to gener
f ate nerve force.
X Dr. Mll««' Nervine Is eold by all drug
gist*. If the first bottle falls to benefit,
your druggist will return your money.
MILLS MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
Nervous
■guessed” she knew something about
such things.
I asked her how many children she had
then, and she replied, four, that the “sec
ond summer” had always been a bad
time for her babies. I didn't make any
comments, but I thought to myself that
four out of nine was not much of a rec
ord in her favor.
There is a nice magazine called The
Mother's Magazine, that should be in
the hands of every mother with small
children. It is published by the David
Cook Publishing company. Elgin, 111., gnd
the price is only 50 cents.
Another magazine that I enjoy is called
Correct English. Most of us have to
watch our speech or we fall into very
careless habits. This little magazine is
fine, it calls your attention to the most
common mistakes, and then, as the
small boy says, "it’s up to us" to correct
them. It is only a dollar a year, and I
don’t see how second and third grade
school teachers can do without it. It
says. “The world requires not so much to
be informed as to be reminded.”
Faithfully yours.
LIZZIE O. THOMAS.
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Selfish and Unselfish
Ue> cntly I beard acme fine Illustrations of
the selfish and the unselfish life. May I pa -a
them on to you?
I do not remember the words, but here 1* the
thought: A fountain of pure, sweet water
bubbled up from a rocky basin on the mountain
aide and flowed away. down, down, into the
valley, where it joyously sang Us way to
the great, wide ocean. On Its banka lovely
flowers grew, and tall trees lifted their verdant
heads to heaven and blessed the atreatn .at
their feet. The little birds came and drank
cf Its pure water and. refreshed, flew away,
singing Its praises to tbe sun. Children played
on its pebbly banka end waded happily about
In its clear, cool depths, Thirsty cattle drank
of its waters and went away satisfied.
Wherever If went, the stream was a blessing.
Sever withholding, but constantly giving rut
of its beet gifts its brought life, happiness add
good cheer to many.
On Ita way from the mountain to tbe sea
thin beautiful, life-giving stream passed nr-tr
a lake. Now, thia lake had no outlet, but
selfishly kept all ita water within its own
basin. “I have no more than I need, so why
should I give sway that which la mine?" It
selfishly argued. “The supply might fall some
day. then I should be left dry aod thirsty. No.
1 will horde up these bright, precious drone
for the day of need.” Soon Its waters grew
stagnart and foul. Poisonous vapors rose from
ita surface, defiling the surrounding atmos
phere. Men. afraid of Ita death dealing, mias
tnle breath, turned sway disappointed. Neither
bird nor beget would drink of Its corrup’ed.
brackish drops, but aonght elsewhere the pure,
dean waters of the stream.
Avoided by all things pure and good. the
►elfish, the stagnant, the miserable fake was
won left to Its fate of deserved obloquy—neither
l-eneficial to others nor satisfactory to itself.
All of us know people whose lives remind us
of the Stream—cheery, unselfish, helpful |»eOpl-«
happy and imparting happiness all along life's
way Others remind us of the lake—they are
so densely, so Intensely selfish, so afraid cf
losing some little good for themselves. Thur
scanty supply of generous Impulses soon evap
orates. leaving ‘heir natures encrusted with a
green slime of relflshncsa while evil thoughts
riot and multiply unchecked v. I thin their hearts.
Tin question with each of us. however, should
be: “Winch represents my life, the stream or
the lake?"
ANNIE DIRHAM METHVIN.
Dawson. Ga.
Another Year
An other year is dawning;
Dear Master, let Is
In working or in waiting
Another year with Thee.
Another year of progress.
An it her year of praise,
Another year of proving
Thy presence all the days.
Another year of service
Os witness for Thy lore;
Arother year of training
Fbr holier work above.
—F. R. HAVERGAL.
Busy Wife’s Suggestions
Dear Miss Thomas: I have been a reader of
the Household for some time and enjoy the let
ters so much. Ther- is merry Grandmother’s
letter—l Just think it splendid; and Busy
Is always welcome, and many others.
I like Busy Bee’s letter on training boys, for
1 au> interested there myself. I bare uo boys
of my own, but bare adopted one five years
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1910
old. and I hope to bring him up in the right
path. I am like Mr. Bach about children, it
• here i* anything I do hate to see it is h
.iirtv child; dirty clothes are bad. but a filthy
wind I* worse I don't see why mothers can t
see their children's faults. Some »ey they
don't have time to look after the children, out
it is better to take time.
\V« li. I will give a hint or two that will
probably help some one. Take that piece «t
granite ware with a little hole in it and put
over the fire, let it get real hot. then take a
~fe<e of a lar rubber end rub back and forth
over the hole with a knife until the hole 1»
gone. Let it :-00l before using.
if you happen to scorch the aoup. take it
from ’the fire, set the v»»ael in a pan of coin
water end ;b.n dip out the soup and you ten
M-arcelv tell the difference. I do all Os mj
own work and am glad to have something to
do Mv husband is a sawmill man now. but
hopes to quit and settle down as a fanner. 1
think there is nothing nicer than a good f ® r ' n -
He doe. not drink and never <l'’«" p l* •bout
•vbat I have to have and be never foffcets to
tell me he loves me. If all men would ouce
n week tell their wives how much they love
them, all would be happier.
Guos I will ring off for this time. I wUI
come again. Love to all. buSY WIFE.
Thanks foTthe Chair
Dear Miss Thomas: It has been a long time
since I have been among you. I know that
you will be glad to learn that the chair your
band helped buy for me two years ago has been
a great comfort to me. I am able to sit in It,
by the fire and have a rest from the bed. I
can't leave my room, but 1 can read and write
and make a few neckties and am thankful to
bp n<» worse. T
Cbiistmns was r pleasant occasion. I re
ceived many meful presents. I do not receive
as many letters as I did. and I do hope that
some of vou will write to me. you will give
me a great deal of pleasure. My mall is about
all the sunshine in my life.
1 long to go out of doors one more time, but
if I cannot 1 shall get all the pleasure out of
mv shut-in life that I can. Let us all try lo
be as much service to the world as possible.
Yours shut-in friend.
MARY ELLEN WILLIS.
Route 3. Barnesville. Ga.
Aunt Mary’s Contribution
Pear Miss Thomas: I come dgain after a
long silence to say I have lost no interest in
Our Household, but enjoy Chat and the let
ters as well as ever. Especially do I enjoy
the letters concerning the civil war. I lived
through that period and 1 want to tell the
Hmisehold of an experience our family had Just
before the war began. We lived in a' small
town in Middle Georgia. A tailor came there in
October. '6O. seeking a location for his business.
He went to my father to get board, and father
took him. The presidential election came off
soon after his arrival, and be voted a Demo
cratic ticket, or said he did. and was the first
man in town to put on a secession badge. Real
ly. he was the strongest secessionist in town,
seemingly, and said that was why he left hie
home in Syracuse. N. Y.. was because his sym
pathy was with the south, and he came to link
his fate and fortune with the southern cause
and even right for It if necessary. His work
was faultless, as was his dress. He made
friends of everyone ho met. He seemed to have
plenty of money and soon had all the work he
could do. It was no trouble for him to go in
any store there and get credit for any amount
with a promise to settle in a few days. He
borrowed mv father's horse and buggy a few
times and went off on business, and the last
time he had them he was late in the night get
ting back, and father said that was the last
rime he would let him have them, for he had
learned something that aroused a suspicion that
our tailor was planning to leave. He wanted
the horse and buggy again, one Sunday morn
ing about the middle of January. 1861. to go to
see a young lady in the country, he said; but
father would not let him have it: so be went
off walking, and that was the last we ever
>aw orshenrd of him. He left in debt to every
one that had credited him. Os course every one
thought he was a spy. but we never had any
certain proof.
I am planning for a visit next summer which
will take me through Atlanta, and if I do go
and have the time to spare I want to call on
our dear Miss Thomas, if she la at home. I
was sorrv to hear of the death of two of our
belored members. Mrrtle Estes had in one of
her letters expressed the wish that I could visit
her. and it would have given me great pleasure
to have done so. 1 intended to have written
her a personal letter, but procrastination, that
"thief of time.” that has caused so many heart
aches In this life, kept me from It. We know
not who will bo the next of our number called
to cross over the river. Let us all try to live
so that when our time comes to lay aside this
mortal clay wo mar also be ready.
Miss Annie Peavy writes good ietters, and is
a great sufferer. I have a dear friend who is
an invalid and has been for several years, who
corresponds with Miss Annie, and I think it is
a great pleasure to both of them. I visit my
friend as often as I can. and she is so cheer
ful one would not think she was such a suf-
Delicately
Formed
and gently reared, women will find In
all the seasons of their lives, as maid
ens, wives and mothers, that the one
simple, wholesome laxative remedy,
which acts gently and pleasantly and
naturally and which may be taken at
any time, when the system needs a
laxative, with perfect safety and real
ly beneficial effects, is Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna.
It has that true delicacy of flavor
which is so refreshing to the taste,
that warming and grateful toning to
the stomach which responds so favor
ably to its action and the laxative ef
fect which is so beneficial to the sys
tem when, occasionally, its gentle
cleansing is required.
The genuine, always bearing the
name of the California Fig Syrup Co.,
may be purchased from all leading
druggists in original packages of one
size only, price fifty cents per bottle.
serer. Her cure is a sad one. and she is so
sweet and patient.
I will tell the sisters who raise chickens my
remedies for sorehead and cholera. Eor sorehead
give a teaspoonful of turpentine to a quart of
meal dough two or three times a week. For
cholera giro a level teaspoon fill of copperas to
a quart of meal dough two or three times a
week. These are good preventatives as well as
cures.
B. W. 0.. your letter in the last paper is a
good sermon to the young people. Hope you will
write often. Am glad for Old Woman that
there has been such a reformation tn her fam-
Uy. I know she is feeling good over it. Will
close with love for Mias Thomas and all the
Household.
AL’NT MARY.
A Bar
A door to sin and grief and shame;
A bar to heaven, a door to hell:
Whoever named it, named It well.
A bar to manliness and wealth;
A door to want and broken health.
A bar to honor, pride and fame;
A door to sin and grief and shame.
A bar to hope, a bar to prayer,
A door to darkness and despair.
A bar to honored, useful life;
A door to brawling, senseless strife.
A bar to all that’s true and brave;
A door to every drunkard's grave.
A bar to heaven, a door to hell.
Whoever named It, named It well.
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Agrees With Mrs. Pansy
Dear Household Friends: After reading Mrs.
Pansy's letter of February 4. I felt Impress'd
to write to you. I am like you. Mrs. Pansy,
in regard to girls marrying men that have the
money.
What satisfaction can it be to marry a wan
with no money to buy the necessities of life.
Stay at home aud half starve and have no
clothes decent enough to wear in company.
I know of several jurft such cases In this coun
try. Some time in life I expect to marry, and
when I choose my partner for life I am going
to try to get the man that has the money.
B. W. 0., 1 sure would like to have been
at the dance yon spoke of. and when you got
lost. I would have taken you by the hand and
carried you through. There is nothing I enjoy
bettor than going to a jolly dance. What harm
is there in going to a nice dance? I can soe
no harm whatever in daucing with nice girls
and boys. (X course, you can make' harm out
of anything, but if you choose nice boys .twi
girls to dance with I think it is all right.
The Bible says there Is a time for all things,
and I say when you go to n party and when
it comes time to dance, shake your foot if you
feel like It.
Mr. Bach, come again; your letters are cer
tainly good.
Wishing Miss Thomas and all the Houtfebold
friends a prosperous, happv new year. 1 wilt
•ay good by. ESTELLE SOL'TIL
Expects to Hear From This
Dear Miss Thomas: I never thought I would
write a letter to our Household until lately,
and I can't hold my pencil still any longer.
The more I think of Mr. Bach and the scrapes
he gets into with children, the more I want
to tell him and all the others how I detest dirty
ill-managed and spoiled children. But you who
have never had the entire care oi children. I
would advise to say no more on the subject
of how children ought to be brought up. until
you have had the entire care of oue or more,
for one year anyway.
I used to have strict ideas of bringing up
children. How nice they would be and bow
sweet and clean 1 would keep them, but, alas!
for my dreams, for such they were. In not
quite three years my ideas have been com
pletely changed on the subject of all kinds
of children and how they should be brought
up. I would like to know if Mrs. B. Plainman
baa any children. Surely she hasn't or else she
would know the old saying that you Just can't
keep children clean, is almost as true as It is
old. Children don't believe in being kept clean.
Try one and see. I have tried changing one,
two and three times a day, with a half doaen
or more face washes thrown in, and then
if anyone called their clothes were soiled and
faces dirty. 1 don't let mine play out of doors,
and trv to keep my house and everything In it
as clean as possible. Clean up a child and
by the time your back is turned he fs into the
stove with ashes and smut all over him. or in
the grate, or a pan of water, just anything
he ean get dirt off of. 1 am glad Mr. Bach
doesn’t live near me. as there isn't any danger
of his calling, for I used to be so particular
myself that I understand these people with
tbelr big ideas about how children should be
trained and how wise and sweet they ought to
be at all times.
But 1 have learned my lesson and truly hope
the other sillies will do the same. Those that
know so well what children ought and ought not
to do. I know you will all think my children
are the worst possible, but they are not as bail
quite ns some I know, but are about like the
average child.
Sylvanus Stubbs, you must know a queer lot
of girls, I won’t believe any girls I know
would marry for money. I have heard more
men talk about marrying a woman for her
money than I ever heard girls say they would
marry for money. But right here let me say
that plenty o's money goes a long way toward
keeping peace between even married lovers,
whether they married for money or not.
Don't understand me to mean that anyona
should marry for money, far from it. They
should marry for love and expect trouble and 1
money afterwards. I guess it is time I was I
stopping my pencil, for the waste basket is not i
far. and I hoar a crowd of eager voices, eager
to give me a piece of their minds, each louder i
than the other. The row is on. I can feel it I
In the air, but come on. all of you. and I'll
run off in some corner and hide until the way I
is dear.
But 1 won't take nny children with, for they I
would be sure and cry. and then I’d be found.
But take warning and beware how you talk of j
children and their training. i
SILVuu WING.
Exchange
Mrs. T. J. Robinson. Greenville. Ga.. Rout?
3. will exchange all colors of monthly rose cut
ting*, Inclmllng two running rosea. Cloth of
Gold and Martha Washington, 20 cuttings for
five tpools of thread. No. 40.
SHORTHORN LULA
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Xrula’a record la 605.6 pounds of butter in one year. Worth at market prices 9199.18, with skim milk enough to
waka the year's work worth $2lO. A few more such oowi in our herds would make dairying- more popular.
Just Listen to This
Dear Miss Thomas: If you will permit me
to visit this merry band of friends once more
I'll promise to stay away at least a month
anyhow
I waxt to have a heart to heart talk with
the girls and women on “woman suffrage.”
If I'm not mistaken there has been some
thing said on this subject before. I want it dis
cussed again.
We don’t know what these 30th century girls
and women are going to do. They are Just as
liable to be running for governor or some oth
er office as the men are.
I Girls, hadn’t you rather be man’s goddess
I instead of his competitor?
Haven’t you got enough work to do in the
house to keep you busy most of your time? If I
1 not, I think you should use your spare time
I in teaching your brothers or sons how to vote
instead of going and voting yourself. When
you girls vote or hold some office you will be
1 man's competitor, and he's going to treat you
as his competitor instead of his goddess.
Woman is man’s equal in brains, but I think
she would better use hers in domestic life, that
is, to make home a paradise for man. She
should have an education and know bow to
keep house and know how to teach her boys
how to vote and run the government. Instead
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of voting herself or trying to run the com
mercial world.
There are but few mothers that have time to
look after public affairs if she does her duty at
home.
There Is a sentiment in the air all over the
county advocating woman suffrage.
I think most of this is being kept up by the
old maids, just because they got left they
want to be man's equal in public or commer
cial life.
When women get beyond school teaching I
am going to regard them as my competitor and i
treat her as I would a man In commercial
life. ’
There Is nothing on the face of the earth
so beautiful as a modest, refined and cultured
girl or woman.
j Lets hear from some of the abler writers on
this subject. It is one of importance to both
I sexes, and it may confront us in the near fu
ture for our considerartlon.
With best wishes to all.
fßncerelr. SYLVANUS STUB.
Loganville Ca. ; i~
Good Neighbors
Dear Household: I have been absent so long
I fear I will not be allowed to say "our
Household;” anyway, will make an effort, we
have not had The Journal for several montn.-,
yet I have had the pleasure of reading nearly
every copy. One of my good neighbors re.iaa
her paper, then sends It to me.
There is nothing like having good neighbors.
Only a few days ago I was very sick (perhaps
some of you remember that 1 Keep house lor
father aud my five brothers), so when 1 am
sick there is no cook, but here are my goo<,
neighbors again, who. come in cheerfully ana
carry on my housework and give me all '.lie
attention needed. God only knows how much 1
Jove my neighbors, and 1 piay that each one
may receive a rich reward in heaven.
I think the Household is improving. So many
good writers, and all handle their subject wed.
How many readers have resolved to read tne
Bible through this year? I, for one, bare. 1
read the Bible quite often, especially the New
Testament, but don't think I have ever read the
entire Book straight through. ttnly a few
months ego our pastor asked all who had reeu
the Bible through to hold up their band. Tns
large church was about full of people and J
think only six hand - went up. I felt like crawl-1
ing under the bench, for I was so ashamed.
But when that proposition Is made again I hope
to have my hand ready to go up with tne
faithful six.
Mr Bach, you are a real jolly old bach: your
experience wrih those “kids” was amusing. I,
too. spent a few days among the dear old
mountains. There was a girl only two and a
half years old In cur crowd, but her mother j
kept her so clean we were not afraid for her,
to touch our Sunday "duds.” Really we would
have been lonely without the merry laugh aad
childish play of little Marie. So. now. if yon
want to have a real enjoyable outing this
summer, just .loin the -“Hill Billy Club.”
We have had some real cold weather —the
coldest we have had for several winters. Spring
chickens aud gardens will be rather late at
our house, at least, but I hear the chirp of
some baby chicks at my good neighbors'.
Well, Sunday is almost here and I don't
know ray Sunday school lesson, so I guess 1
had better lay my pen aside and study my
lerson for a while.
Wishing you a happy year, may I be rem-'m
bered as KIILKA.
Searching Questions
Greeting;- to all Our Household: I trust we I
have greeted this season of new resolution with
promises that will not be broken; but made
with a determination to do more good than
we have ever done before.
I have just been studying my Sunday school
lesson, and I find some very important ques
tions which would be good for us all to study.
Here are the questions: "Do we pray? i*>
we practice private prayer? Do we enjoy
praver’” There is no greater test of the spur ,
itual life than our attitude toward prayer.
These are searching questions, and the answers
io them will show whether we delight in God
or net. Whin we pray we should be very care
ful to have our heart in our worship.
To guide us in a matter so Important, our
Lord not only cautious against what prayer
ought not to be. but shows what it ought to be.
Thus. H< hands to us this pearl of great price;
this purest crystal of devotion, to be a pos
session of His people forever, never to lose 1
Its luster through ages and ages of dally <
use: its beauty becoming rather more an-. I "
more manifest to each successive generation. ’
Prayer Is the Christian's instrument of power. ’
How many of the Household are wearing .
badges now? I recently visited in South Caro- <
lina and bad hoped to meet with some of oui t
Household, but failed to see any badges. 1 ,
visited several pla<-es of interest in the i’al- y
metto state. I had a nice trip to Glenn Springs
and drank some of that fine mineral water. I
UUnn Springs Is an ideal summer resort; it la .
said that $60,000 has been spent around tbe
spring. I suppose that includes the bottllug
house also. I also saw the inatltutlcn for
tbe deaf, dnmb and blind at Cedar Springs. 1
have a beautiful little basket made of tiny
white and blue beads, made by one Cf the
blind pupils. I* is wonderful bow they can do
so much without being able to see. I was In
several towns, Spartanburg. Woodruff, Roebuck,
Wellford aud Pauline.
It is almost time to begin work with our
flowers, and mine were all killed. Gnees I
will not try to have many this year. I am
I.very fond of flowers, but sbaoe trees keep
me from having yard flowers, and being the
wife of a Methodist minister. 1 am not at noma
enough to nave nice potted flowers. I will
have to stop and take the little girl to ride tn
her little “wagon;" she is keeping so muet
noise I can’t write more this time. Best wishes
to all th" Household. ADA IKK.
Bowdon. Ga.
REYNOLDS. Ga.. Jan. A ltf.o.
The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sirs: I received my premium on
the 23rd of December. 1909. and am mighty
well satisfied with it. Very truly yours,
F. W. FREEMAN.
A. J. Williamson Dead
VIDALIA, Ga., Feb. 15.-Mr. A. J. Wil
liamson, one of Toombs county’s oldest
and most prominent farmers, passed
away at his home in Vidalia today at 1
o’clock. Mr. Williamson leaves a wife
and several children to mourn the loss.
Mr. Williamson was 70 years of age.
H. W. Andrews, a farmer of Sangamon, coun
ty. Hl., says he obtains good results by
feeding his dairy cows a small quantity of
molasses every day all the year round, except
during tbe breeding season. At that time ha
claims that tbe carbon In molasses is danger
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