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FARM EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE
Establshing a Home Pecan Orchard
D. P. M., Cobbtown, Ga.,
writes: I am making prepara
tions to set about 50 or 60 acres
in pecans this fall and winter,
and wish your advice on the kind
of soil best suited to pecans, va
‘ rieties, and time and method of
planting; and also distance apart
they should be set.
The best soil for a pecan orchard
is one possessed of high fertility. This
i crop has been planted on all sorts of
soils, as' you doubtless know, and. in
< some instances, the trees have failed
to yield properly. " This has been due
in a large number of cases to the fact
that the plantings were made on
poorly drained land with a hardpan
close to the surface. Deep, sandy
soils are to be avoided because they
will not hold the fertility needed.
They may also become too hot during
i' the summer season. Soils that are
naturally thin and have been crop
ped heavily for several years past
are not in good condition for the
planting of pecans. The deeper and
the richer the soil therefore, the bet
ter are your chances of success with
this crop. There are a great variety
of pecans adapted for setting out in
your section of the state. The varie
ties which are recommended by those
who have made the most careful and
* detailed study of this subject are as
' follows:
For the southern region, the best
varieties seem to be Stuart, Curtis,
Bradley, President, Pabst. Alley, Suc
cess, and Teche. The Frotscher is
highly favored in southwest Georgia.
SOUTH fflS FIGHT
AGHIKST REDUCING
. G. 0. P. DELEGATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—The I
Republican national convention of!
1924 will assemble in Cleveland on
\ June 10 and its delegate strength '
will be apportioned virtually on the
old-time basis of full representation
for the south as well as the north.
A carefully drafted plan to curtail
the voting power of those southern
states which belong to the Demo
cratic solid south was overturned
by the national committee just be
fore selection of the time and place
for the convention had been made
final.
In 1921 the reapportionment pro
gram had been given the approval
of the committee and the reversal
was voted today over the protests
of those who declared a reconsidera
tion would be interpreted by the
country as an effort to increase the
delegate strength of states likely to
* cast their votes for President Cool
idge.
A The committee also decided to rec
ommend to the 1924 convention that
women be given an equal status
with men as members,
and that one man and one woman
from each state be chosen to serve
won a basis of parity as national
. committeemen.
Selection of Cleveland as the con
vention city had been virtually cer
tain since a preference for it was
expressed by the managers of the |
Coolidge campaign. Chicago, pre
viously considered a likely choice,
had withdrawn when the desires of
the Coolidge men became known.
South Keeps Votes
The delegate apportionment plan
finally adopted today provides for
a total of 1,110 delegates in next
year's convention, compared to 984
in 1920, the increases largely going
to northern states under a pro
vision that each state carried by
Harding iff the 1920 election shall
have three extra delegates-at-large.
v The 1924 convention roll for
‘southern states as carried in the
official call adopted today, compares
with the 1920 roll as folloxvs:
(States. 1924 1920 I
Alabamal6 14
Florida 10 8
Georgia •18 17
Kentucky A 27 26
North Carolina 22 22
South Carolina 11 11
♦ Tennessee 27 20 |
Texas 23 23
Virginia 17 15
West Virginia 19 16 ’
Sees Danger in Move
The reapportionment basis of
1,036 delegates for 1924. adopted un
der orders of the last convention,
was reconsidered upon motion of
Charles D. Hilles, New York commit
teeman, over the vigorous protest
of Senator Howell, of Nebraska.
4 Senator Howell warned the com
.-'Tnittee its action would be “lighting
the train that may lead to a powder
mill.” The reform of the southern
representation had been attempted
■ for twenty years, he said, and the
H proposal to upset the reapportion-
I ment was backward.
■ “This will cause you more trou-
■ *ble," said 'Senator Howell. “You
9 know the belief that the administra
® ’tion controls the delegates from the
B south. Whether true or not you are
9 doing an injustice to President Cool-
B idge in this matter. You are simply
9 retracing a step made for reform.
9 The country will believe that the
9 administration is to be the bene-
ficiary.”
9 President Coolidge, whose candi
-9 dacy for election was announced
9 only a few days ago, invited the
9 committee men and associate women
9 members to a White House lunch
-9 eon after adjournment of the com
fl mitten’s sessions, but tlie event was
9 said to be more social than politi-
■ cal.
In addition to the work of the
9 male members of the national com
fl mittee, the associate women niem
|B hers were called together at a sep
(Brate meeting “for women only”
later in the day to hear Mrs. Har-
BB riet Taylor Upton. of Ohio, commit-
vice chairman, and other wom
leaders, outline plans to win the
■B woman vote to the Republican fold
■ next year. The associate members
also will be given a dinner tonight
by Mrs. Leonard Wood, of Pcnnsyl-
I Vania.
9 HIRAM JOHNSON ENTERS
SOUTH DAKOTA PRIM ARIES
H PIERRE, S. D.. Dec. 12.—Senator
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‘ ' TA Tt. 1-WEEKLY JOURNAL
The Moore, owing to its productive
ness, is also a competitor for chief
place. Delmas, Mobile. Moneymaker,
Russell, Schley, Van Deman, Havens
and Nelson hold a secondary place.
The Schley was left out of the first
list on account of its tendency to
scab, but it is the best nut on the
market, bringing the highest price.
The Nelson was put in on account of
its size, but it might be better to
leave this variety out altogether, as
it has the serious fault of filling
poorly.
Pecan trees are generally sold on
the basis of size. There is a tenedcy
to plant rather large trees. We do
not believe this a good practice, as
the loss will be greater when large
trees are planted. There is an idea
that the tap root of this tree cannot
be cut back, but this is not correct,
yet it is not a good idea to cut off
too much of *';e tap root when the
trees are reset. It is also important
to see that the roots of the trees are
kept from drying out while being
handled in the process of replanting.
The pecan will be a large tree in
twenty-five or thirty years. The size
the tree will attain depends on how
far apart they are planted. On fer
tile soil. 60 feet both ways will be
close enough. On soil not so fertile,
they may be planted as close as 50
feet. A very deep, wide, capacious
hole should be made to receive the
tree. On this account, the blasting
out of a large hole with one-half a
stick of dynamite will often be good
practice.
CDTTONBLOCfISKS
CHANGE IN METHOD
OF CROP FORECAST
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Reform
in cotton crop and ginning reporting
by the government was discussed
at a meeting of a committee of
senators and representatives from
the cotton states this morning at
which it was tentatively decided to
introduce a bill asking that esti
mates based on the actual acre
age planted and not ou intention
of planting.
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi, chairman of the
committee, was instructed to confer
this week with Secretary Wallace,
of the department of agriculture, on
possible changes in the system of
crop reporting. Earlier and more
frequent reports of ginning were
favored.
Other members of the committee
included Senator Harris, of Georgia,
and Representatives Bulwinkle,
North Carolina; Swank, Oklahoma;
Oliver. Alabama, and Wingo, Arkan
sas, all Democrats.
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V ‘ -REPUBLIC SYND
FIVE GOOD THINGS
Prove all things: hold fast that
which is good.—l Thess., 5:21.
It is good for all of us to know
that we are not creatures of
chance or fate, but children of
God, capable of fellowship with
Him, and heirs of immortality
if we will only hold fast to our
birthright.
It is good for all of us to have
firm faith and true courage; to
pray for power from above; and
to live as those who have been
redeemed by Christ from the
bondage of sin and selfishness
and moral death.
It is good for all of us to take
warning and encouragement
from the mistakes and adven
tures of other men, staid to bring
the life histories of the Bible
home to our own business and
bosoms.
It is good for all of us to re
frain from harsh and hasty
judgment of our fellow men,
and to imitate what Francis of
Assisi calls “the great Cour
tesy of God, who maketh His
sun to shine and His rain to fall
upon the just and upon the un
just.”
It is good for all of us not to
waste our time in speculating
about those mysteries of the
ology which lie beyond the hori
zon, but rather to content our
selves with proving the value
of a short creed, honestly be
lieved and thoroughly applied.
Red Cross Committee
Vacancies Are Filled
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Elec
tions to fill vacancies on the central
committee, the board of trustees, the
general board and among the in
corporators of the American Red
Cross formed the principal business
before the annual meeting of the
society here today.
Hiram Johnson, of California, is a
candidate for president in the South
Dakota primaries in March.
Announcement of his intention to
file for the nomination was received
here yesterday in a telegram from
Mr. Johnson to John Sutherland,
local attorney.
Mr. Sutherland was given power
of attorney to file Mr. Johnson’s
name on the minority Republican
ticket.
Senator Johnson, however, may be
placed on the ballot as an independ
ent Republican candidate, this mat
ter being left to decision of his South
Dakota supporters. Mr. Suther
land said definite decision and filing
would be made before the end of the
week.
Senator Thomas Sterling, of South
Dakota, has filed as a candidate for
re-nomination on the minority ticket,
having been defeated at the Repub
lican state proposal meetings here
last week for the indorsement by
1 Governor W. H. McMaster, the pro-
I posal men’s selection for the sena
i tor Ship. Senator Sterling is under
| stood to be favorable to President
i Coolidge, who won the proposal
| men’s presidential nomination over
iSenator Johnson.
AUNT JULIA’S COUNCIL
A Friendly Meeting Place for All Tri-Weekly Journal Readers
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
“Help for the Helpless—Kindness to
All Dumb Things”
Rules
No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed 150 to 200
words.
Dear Children: Are you getting
excited over Christmas? I hope so,
and I also hope that you will again
this year make an effort to give your
parents a Happy Christmas.
You remember several years ago
we decided that we would try to do
some extra little helpful things dur
ing the holidays, so that the parents
would have some of the Christmas
joys.
Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I will write
again to let all my Georgia riends know I
haven’t forgotten them, and that I still en
joy being one of Uncle Sam's Blue Jackets.
I won’t write very long this time, but be
fore I go let me say that I will try to an
swer all my cousins just as soon as I can
find time. We are very busy these days
with target practice. Our next practice is
night battle. Yes, we fire it at night. I’ll
write longer next time, so I'll say good-by
until we meet again. .Your nephew and
cousin, L. C. LEWIS.
U. S. S. Pennsylvania. Box 3, care P. M.,
San Francisco, Cal.
Hello. Auntie and Cousins: May I
in for a while? I won’t stay long? First
I want to thank auntie for printing my other
letter. X received ever so many nice let
ters and answered every one of them. Auntie,
here is a poem, will you please print it.
“THERE’S A TOWN.”
There's a town called “Dont you worry,"
On the banks of River Smile,
Where the Cheer-up and Be-happy,
Blossom sweetly all the while.
Where the Never-grumble flower
Blooms beside the fragrant Try.
And the Ne’er-give-up and Patience,
Point their faces to the sky.
In the Valley of Contentment,
In the province of I-will,
You will find this lonely city,
At the foot of No-fret hill. /
There are thoroughfares delightful
In this very charming town,
And on every hand are shade trees,
Named the Very-seldom-frown.
Rustic benches quite enticing
You’ll find scattered here and there,
And to each a vine is clinging.
Called the Frequent-earnest-prayer.
Everybody there is happy,
And is singing all the while.
In the town of Don’t-you-worry,
On the banks of River Smile.
Now don’t you cousins think this is a
beautiful poem? I certainly do. How many
of you like music? Oh, I'm almost sure
you all do. for 1 don't see who could keep
from it. When you cousins have nothing
else to do, write to a lonely West Virginia
girl, who will answer every letter. An old
cousin, (Miss) ALICE HUGHES.
Grippe, W. Va.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: As the
evening shadows kiss the west, I have made
up my mind fa write you again. How many
of you cousins tried to live this year as you
thought you should Can you realize that in
one short month, 1923 will be numbered
with the past? All its gay joys and sor
rows will be folded among the leaves of the
book of faded flowers and vanished dreams.
It hns been a happy year for some, while
others have experienced the deepest of sor
rows ever known. I’ve been about on the
level, but I've learned years ago that our
paths were not spread with rugs or comforts
and that our cun of happiness doesn’t fill
in on days or even In many years, but I
suppose we must first taste the bitter in or
der to enjoy the sweet. Let us try to- for
get the unpleasant things. We ought to be
patient in tribulations. Let us keep our
face toward the sun and when the sun goes
down, turn your face to 4he stars. They,
like the promise cf God, will never cease to
shine, to cheer and comfort. Live each day
as nearly right as you can, by doing this
you may learn to live a better life for each
day is a little life and our whole life is but
a day repeated. Love to all.
ELLA SANDERS.
Gaffpey. S. C., Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Friends: Please open
the door and let me in. I have come from
sunny Florida. How many of you have never
seen a snow? There are four children in
our family who have never seen a snowfall.
I will tell you all a simple way to make
candy at home or school, now that Christmas
is not far off. Probably some teacher
would like to let her pupils make candy
at school. Each pupil brings 10 cents and
invests the amount in powdered sugar.
Each pupil brings one egg and a saucer.
Use only the white of the egg and moisten
sugar to form any shape of candy you may
like to mold when dry. You bare a good
candy, by a simple recipe. You can use
chocolate syrup to dip some of the candy in
if chocolate drops are preferred. How many
like to put flowers on your cemetery lot? A
simple way to get flowers to live at the
cemetery is to set the plants in a pasteboard
box (I use oatmeal/boxes) until they are
rooted well in the soil. When you wish to
set them out, dig a hole and cut away the
box and place in the hole. Flowers handled
this way will live with good success. How
many know that the land used by the
Martha Berry school, near Rome, Ga., con
sists of 5,000 acres? A visit to this school
would prove interesting for any of you. I
will close for this time. Your Florida
cousin,
(MISS) VIOLA VIRGINIA LANEY.
Somewhere in Florida.
Dearest Auntie and Cousins: I'm going to
choose the subject nearest my heart to
write you all about—" Mother.” There's no
great statesman, writer, orator or artist,
place or anything that comes ahead of
"Mother.” There's no burglar, criminal or
any other person who does not have a warm
spot in his heart for the greatest person on
earth—“our mother.” For myself. I have
the best mother in the world. Everybody
thinks that, though. She is a great comrade,
more like one of us children. She takes an
interest in everything we do. plays with us,
talks with us. She is not quarrelsome and
always finding fault, but always making
and keeping peace between us. She does
not enjoy the best health, but we all work
to keep her from being sick, for she is the
joy of our lives, and I hope and pray that
God will spare her to us many more happy
years. Now, dear boys and girls, love,
honor and obey your mothers, for they are
your best friends. I could write a subject
as long on "Father,” for I love him, too,
and he deserves it. but my time is up.
Somebody else write on that subject. I
enjoy a letter on some subject more than
just an ordinary letter. Don't you all agree
with me? I must stop now. All you
cousins write to a Georgia girl. I am fif
teen years of age. Hoping to hear from
oodles of my new cousins, with oceans of
love from
(MISS) OLLIE WALDON.
Adel, Ga., Route 3, Box 42.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: I just wonder
what you all are doing this beautiful No
vember weather. As for myself, I do most
anything for amusement. Listen! Auntie
and cousins, I just wish that al! of the
cousins could have the great pleasure of
meeting all together, face to face, once a
year, and that to be at Christmas time.
Wouldn’t that be a grand time for all?
Cousins, Christmas is almost here again. I
wonder what the cousins are planning to do
on that great day? I sincerely hope that
each one is looking forward to a joyous
Christmas and a happy New Year. Cousins,
let's try on this great dny to cheer some
one. Let’s try to make it a great day for
our fathers and mothers, brothers and sis
ters. Well, cousins, Thanksgiving day is
nearer than Christmas. Cousins, this is an
other day which I think should be kept
holy. Who agrees with me? All! Oh, I
knew that you would.
Auntie and cousins,, oh, how I wish that
all of your happy band could be with us
each Sunday night for prayer services. I
hope to get a nice letter or card of cheer
from every boy and girl who reads my
letter. Reading and writing is my- chief
pastime. I’ll bid all adieu.
OLLIE J. GRANTHAM.
Vienna, Ga., Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
reading the Letter Box for a long time and
1 thought that I would write and try m.v
luck, as I have not seen anv letters from
Wyoming. Come on, boys and girls; don't
let the other cousins beat our state. I go
to school, read good hooks, go horseback
riding and help my sister with the house
work, as mother is hardly able to work any.
I also like to go to school Oh, don’t yon
think it awful not to have an education? I
am in the sixth grade. I will leave my age
for you to guess; it is between twelve and
eighteen. Who has my birthday. January 3?
AU of you cousins who want to correspond
with a jolly girl send your letters to
(MISS) RUTH SMITH.
Marshall, Wyo.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I
come again asking for admittance into your
happy band of boys and girls. I wrote to
the Letter Box about three months ago. but
w»s not admitted. . I have been i reader
THE QUESTION BOX
FOR EVERYBODY
Rules
1 All questions must have full
names and addresses signed. If it
is desired that names do not appear
in the paper, add your Initials or
some chosen name in adition to your
full name.
2. All questions must be written
on ONE SIDE of the paper only.
3. No legal or medical advice can
be given, either in the Question Box
or by personal letter.
4. All letters requiring personal re
ply MUST inclose stamped, self-ad
dressed envelope.
5. Letters for the Question Box
MUST NOT be included in letter for
Aunt Julia's Letter Box. The ques
tions must be sent separately and
must be addressed to Aunt Julia’s
Question Box, The Atlanta Tri-Week
ly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Folks: Here’s a suggestion
for a gift to an old friend or a sick
friend, a gift that has proven itself
a delight to several friends of mine.
Either make a cretonne box, or
get a gay, merry Christmas box. Get
twelve small gifts, for instance, in
envelope numbered one, put a book
of stamps, this to be opened on Jan
uary 1, and used in answering Christ
mas letters and acknowledging gifts.
Number two, to be opened on Valen
tine’s day, let this be a bit more per
sonal, if for a woman, a length of
ribbon for use in her lingerie. No.
3 can be opened on some anniversary
in March, and so on through the
twelve months. Think of having
something to look forward to from
month to month. It certainly bieaks
the monotony. Cordially,
AUNT JULIA.
Jenny Wren: It is hard to tell
one’s husband that a check to buy
some long needed or coveted thing,
that he might think foolish, would
be the most acceptable Christmas
gift, and do you know I think it a
bad idea. Let his gift, no matter
how useless, or frivolous, or com
monplace, be spontaneous.
M. H. J.: Os course you can't wish
a friend in affliction a “Merry
Christmas,” but you can send a
lovely tray, a basket of fruit or a
flower to her with just your love.
James: A boy fifteen to twenty
four years, 5 feet and 10 inches tall
should weigh or average 154 pounds.
Insurance weight.
Eva Erwin, Route 2, Box 39. Con
cord, N. C.: Has “Pollyanna Grows
Up,” “Dora Deane” and “Tempest
and Sunshine” that she would like
to lend to any cousins? She will take
good care of any books lent her, she
states, and return in good condition.
Write first.
Herschel Esridge, Rockmart, Ga.,
Route 4, wants, some cousin to sug
gest name for her black kittie.
of the Letter Box for a long time. I enjoy
reading the letters very much. I read all
of the letters in The Journal almost every
week. I am afraid I have broken Aunt
Julia's rules, so I must close. All of you
cousins write to me. I will answer all
cards and letters that I receive. Aunt
Julia, please print, these songs, as so many
of the cousins have asked for them. A new
cousin,
(MISS) BESSIE THOMAS.
Richlands, N. C.. Onslow County.
Dear Aunt Julia and Couins: Will you
make room for me to chat a while tonight?
Thank you all so much. I haven't any spe
cial subject to talk on, but will tell you all
some of my duties: First, I go to school at
Trenton. We have a nice two-story brick
building and six teachers, including the
music teacher. My teacher is Miss Mar
garet Reynolds, of Columbia, S. C. We all
love her very much. I five three and a
half miles from school. Trenton is a small
town, having four churches—Baptist, Meth
odist, Episcopal and Presbyterian—and one
hank. The storm of March 5 last wrecked
our Baptist church. They have remodeled
the church, and daddy says it's very nice
now. 1 am going to join the Sunday school
Mother says Sunday school is better for
children than sermons, for they study more.
She says we must go to preaching, too.
when we can. for we cun have God s word
explained by those who hare studied it. As
for amusement, I don't have much time for
that. I hare three little brothers and one
sister younger than myself. I help mother
all I can. I milk one cow and wash dishes,
churn, make beds and sweep when I am not
busy with my books. We lire on a farm,
although daddy is a sawmiller. I lore to
see things grow. Mother always gires me
some garden seeds, too. when she plants.
I hare been stripping ribbon cane today.
Daddy took two truck loads an<) a two-horse
wagon load to mill. You may know I hare
eaten cane in the last month. I can’t say
write me, cousins, for I hare too much, to
do now .to answer the letters. I haren't
told you all my age. I'll be ten years old
next April 13. I am the oldest child. Mar
gie and myself are sending our mite for
Inez. By-by.
L. A. and MARGIE CATO.
Trenton, S. C,
Dear Aunt Julia and All: Please, auntie,
may we three school chums from norfh
Georgia enter your charming circle? We go
to school erery day, and like it fine. We
study the seventh grade. We hare a good
school, although it is not a large one. as
this part of the county Is thinly settled.
We won't give a full description of our
selves. for some one might not like our
looks and wouldn't write to us. I. Ruth, am
a brunette. I. Clara, am a blonde. I am
fifteen years old. Who has my birthday?
It is October 20. I, Edith, am a medium
type. Who is my twin? My birthday is
February 7. I’ll be seventeen years old.
Now, all you cousins please write to us.
Write to us separately. We want to see
which one will get the most letters. Aunt
Julia, please let us see this in print. Best
wishes to all.
RUTH PUCKETT.
Waleska, Ga., Route 1.
CLARA BARNES.
EDITH WHITE.
Canton, Ga., Route 3.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonder
how many remember me. I wrote a letter
to the paper- about a year ago and had a
nice lot of letters from the cousins. They
surely did come like a shower, and I en
joyed them? I didn't mean to neglect any
one, but I didn't get all answered. Cousins,
what are you all going to do for Thanksgiv
ing? I hope to have a fine time. I think
it’s grand to go to the country on Thanks
giving day. 1 am working in a dry goods
store, and like my work fine, only some
times I would like to get out and roam
through the woods and listen to the music
of the babbling brook. How do you cousins
like music? I surely enjoy string music,
especially guitar and violin. And it is use
less to say how well I like to read. Cousins,
how is the weather down there? It is fine
here. I will close by saying Merry Christ
mas to one and all. I am sure it will be
Christmas before this letter finds a place
in the corner. I would be glad to hear from
anyone who cares to write.
(MISS) EULA WOOD.
Tompkinsville, Ky.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you let
me come in and stay a little while? Aunt
Julia, I thank you for printing my other
letter. I surely did get many nice letters.
I will thank all the cousins who wrote to
me before, for I surely did enjoy your let
ters. it is nearly Christmas time. I am
thinking of having a nice Christmas. I
hope you all will have a jolly Christmas.
Cousins, let us all give Aunt Julia a Christ
mas card shower. I will stop before I break
Aunt Julia’s rules. Auntie, please print
this. All the cousins please write to me.
With love to all. I hope to hear from all
of you. Your nephew and cousin,
(MISS) ANNIE WILLIAMS.
811 W. Marion St., Lake City, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins; Will you all
let an east Texas kid in? I am only sixteen
years old. I surely do enjoy reading the
letters. We do not (ake the paper, but I
get it fmm m.v friend every week. William
Hall, your letter was fine. Don't you cousins
think Aunt Julia is a sweet lady. Ail let
ters and cards will be appreciated. I will
answer all if possible. Mv address is
(MISS) POLLY MOBLES.
James, Texas, Route 1
Dear Aunt Julia: Good morning, cousins!
Glad to be with you all again. It has been
some two or three years since my last
visit, and it was a pleasant one. I gained
many good friends from different states
through the Letter Box. I think auntie is
a dear, don’t you, cousins? I won’t take a
subject this time. I only want to say there
is a lot of talk about bobbed hair, powder
and paint. You certainly can't judge a
girl by her bobbed hair, for I know some
girls w ith bobbed hair who I'm real sure are
(lice girls, and some aren't. Some who
DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME
The Woman Whose Husband Is a
Slave-Driver The Girl Who
Escaped from a Parental Pris
on Only to Find Herself
Locked in a Matrimonial
Jail. Her Fiance Won’t
Tolerate Her Eye-
Glasses
DEAR MISS DIX: I have been
married for four years and
have continued with the job I
had before marriage all that
time. We have our house almost
paid for and could live easily on
my husband’s salary, but when I
suggest stopping work and staying
home he be
comes furious at
- > the very Idea.
/ When I get
\ home it is near-
5U M ly 7 o'clock, and
M hy the time I
smSL jssST have cooked din-
ner It * s 8. After
that comes the
\ washing and
ironing, clean-
’"U *’ig and all the
« other necessary
work of a wom
ffr' an who devotes
■».. ' Jy-- her entire day
to keeping her
house. My. husband never helps
with the housework. I have found,
out that I have nerves which I never
had before. My husband also ob
jects to the very idea of oui- having
children, and I adore children. I
am so tired, and I feel that I have
come almost to the end of the rope.
What shall I do? WEARY.
Answer: Revolt, my poor woman.
Rebel. And do it at once. Other
wise you xvill either be dead or in
a sanitarium with a nervous break
down which will leave you an in
valid for life.
You have evidently had the mis
fortune to marry a man who is a
slave-driver, and who doesn’t care
whether he works you to death or
not so long as he gets the benefit
of your labor. Wives are cheap la
bor. When he has killed you he can
marry another woman. So, if you
are not anxious to sacrifice your
self to your husband a few dollars,
you will have to call a halt on your
present mode of life, for no flesh
and blood could stand the strain
that you are putting upon it.
I believe in a woman helping her
husband. I believe that it is very
often the right thing and the wise
thing for a women to keep on after
marriage with the gainful occupation
she has followed before marriage in
order to save up, and buy a home,
and get a start in the world.
But a woman’s duty to her hus
band depends altogether on his at
titude toward her.
If he is appreciative and sympa
thetic, and if he tries to save her
and help her, she owes him much.
But if he is selfish, and inconsid
erate, and grasping, and tries to
wring the last ounce of service out
of her, she owes him nothing—abso
lutely nothing.
.And one thing is certain. No
woman ought to keep house who is
working outside of the home. She
is trying to do two jobs, and it will
kill any woman on earth. No wom
an has the strength to pound a type
writer all day. or stand behind a
counter, or toil in a factory, and then
come home and cook, and wash, and
iron, and sew.
So, weary wife, use a little com
mon sense. Have a little courage.
Give up your job or give up the
housework. If you husband doesn’t
have long hair are nice and some aro not.
Girls, stay in your place and do right, and
if a boy ever insults you just pick up any
thing you can get your hands on and burn
up his face with it. I’m pleased to say I
never had a boy to insult me in my life. I
always tried to be as nice as I knew how.
I always went to mother for advice, and I
find she never did tell me the wrong thing.
A mother will never tell her girl or boy a
wrong thing to do. Every mother wants
her boy or girl to grow up to be good men
and women. I have a little boy. I don't
know what will be his future life, though,
with the help of God, I want to train him
in the right, way. I'm a young mother’,
only nineteen years old, but I know right
from wrong. My little boy is only two
mouths old and the darling of our home, and
his name is Earl Robert, called after his
father. He is a good baby, sleeps eighteen
hours out of twenty-four. Gertrude Derouen
and Bessie Ruth I’ridgeon, where are you?
Write to me. I’d love to hear from you
cousins. I’ll assure you an answer. I'd
just love to come again soon and tell you
young folks wliat I want to. If I ever come
back I will take as my subject "Character.”
Auntie, please put your sweet picture at
the top of the Letter Box, and the baby’s,
too. _.I never did see either of your pictures.
Your niece and cousin.
MRS.' ROBERT RAMSEY.
Drexel, N. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: As I haven't
seen any letters from Manchester, I will
write and see if I may be allowed to join
your happy band. I am sixteen years of
age and go to school every day. I am in
the eighth grade, and like school life fine.
We get The Journal, and I dearly love to
read the cousins’ letters, and think Aunt
Julia is such a dear lady to give us girls
and boys the pleasure of getting acquainted
and corresponding with each other. Walter
Phelps, come again. I thought your letter
was very good. Please send me the follow
ing song and I will return the favor in any
way I can: "The Blind Child.” I will not
describe myself this time, as it is the first
time I have written. Aunt Julia, please
pardon me if I have stayed too long. Boys
and girls, if you want to write to a jolly
girl, who enjoys writing letters, send your
letters to your new cousin.
(MISS) HATTIE COLE.
Manchester, Ga.. Route 1, Box 43.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit a north Georgia girl into your circle
of boys and girls? I guess some of you
remember me, as I have written to the Let
ter Box before. I enjoy reading tlie letters,
also Dorothy Dix’s talks and the continued
stories in The Journal. How many of you
cousins love to read books? I surely do.
My favorite author is Mrs. Georgie Sheldon.
I have read several of her books.. Will
some of the cousins please send me the
song, "Little Moses?” I will return the
favor in any way I can. An old cousin.
LESTER HARPER.
Cutcane, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
a happy girl from dear old South Carolina
to join you all. I will promise not to stay
but just a few minutes, for it is almost time
to go to schcol. I have been a reader of
the Letter Box for some time, and enjoy
reading the letters very much. What do
you cousins do for pastime? I do house
work, read and write, but I like to read
best of all, especially good books. I will
not describe myself tire time, but will leave
my age for you all to guess; it is between
fourteen and twenty. Who has my birth
day. June 2? All you boys and girls write
to me. I will answer all cards and letters
received. A new cousin.
(MISS) GLENNIE MOORE.
Mount Croghan, S. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit two South Carolina girls into
your circle this beautiful Sunday evening?
We live in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
mountains, and love them dearly. We just
wish you all could be here with us. for the
mountains are beautiful now. I. Vilah, am
fifteen years old, with light hair and blue
eyes. I, Bonnie, am seventeen, but maybe
you can guess how I look, so I'll not de
scribe myself. If anyone has the music of
“I’m Going to Climb the Blue Ridge Moun
tains Back to You,” please send it to roe.
Aunt Julia, please print our letter, and
maybe we ll come again some time. You
cousins write to us. With lore to all.
(MISS) BONNIE LEE.
(MISS) VILAH LBE.
Mountain Rest, S. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I hare been
a silent reader of your paper for quite a
long wh'le, and enjoy it rery much. I do
not see many letters from South Carolina,
so cheer up, South Carolina, and don’t let
the other states beat us. I lire on a farm
of serent''-five acres, and my occupation is
farming. I like farm life fine, as we have
so much pleasure and sports in the country,
such as swimming and fishing. I go to a
school that has about 300 pupils and four
teachers, and they are doing some very
congenial work. The name of our school is
Concrete, It derived its naais ijoj® the
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1823.
care enough for you to want to save
you, save yourself. Ninety per cent
of the men in the world treat women
just as the women permit themselves
to be treated. Don’t forget that.
DOROTHY DIX.
Dear Miss Dix: About nineteen
months ago I married to escape the
stern ruling of my parents, but I
find my husband and his family even
more tyrannical than my father and
mother were. They have created a
world for me in which only they, my
family and my husband exist. I am
young, gay and would like to live as
the average girl does, but jealousy
holds sway in our home and I am
not permitted to go anywhere, have
any pleasure, or even any girl
friends. Please tell me what to do.
N. T.
Answer: Many girls find that they
have jumped from the frying pan
into the fire when they marry to get
away from unpleasant homes, and
the marriage jail is a more difficult
jail to escape from than is the paren
tal prison.
There are plenty of foolish girls
who think that marriage means free
dom and that if .they can only get
away from mamma's nagging and
papa’s lectures they can do just as
they please and that life will be a
perpetual joyride, running about
to place sos amusement and buying
everything they like.
But they find .that husbands are
a lot harder to g e t along with than
parents are, that mamma’s chaperon
ing was nothing to the eye that jeal
ous husbands keep upon them; that
papa’s growls were innocuous com
pared to the things that angry hus
bands say, and that even the best
husbands expect their wives to stay
at home and get dinner instead of
trailing off to the movies and coming
back with something in a paper bag
that they call dinner.
For the girl who has gotten her
self into this sort of a box ther© arj
only two courses open. One is the
divorce route, which is messy and
unpleasant, and which will put her
back in the home she left because she
did not like it. The other is to make
the best of her bargain, and to be such
a good, faithful wife that her hus
band will learn to trust her and give
her more liberty.
But it is bad business, and a los
ing one, marrying for anything but
love, for if you loved your husband,
N. T., you would be satisfied just
to be with him. DOROTHY DIX.
•* « •
Dear Miss Dix: I have very bad
eyesight, and for over fourteen years
been wearing glasses constantly. I
am in love with a young man who
objects very much to them and will
not take me out when I have them
on. So for two years I have not
worn them in the evening when we
went to places together. Now my
eyes feel the strain and I am afraid
I won’t be able to continue going
without my glasses any more. Do
you think he might eventually learn
to carp for me enough not to care
whether I wore them or not
FLORENCE.
Answer: “Love me, love my
glasses and all, he doesn’t care for
the young man doesn’t like you,
glasses and ali, he doesn’t c are for
you. Don’t risk your eyesight for
any man. Cupid may be blind, but
he doesn’t aim his darts at blind
women; and you may be certain that
you will not win this hypercritical
youth by ruining your sight.
(Copyright, 1923.)
concrete of which it is made. I wondef if
any of the cousins has my birthday, Octooer
8. If they have, write to me and I will
answer all the mail I receive. I am eighteen
years of age. I would like to hear from all
the cousins. I will answer all letters from
all the cousins. Your niece and cousin.
MONTEZ COOPER.
Piedmont, rt. C., Route 2.
Good Morning. Aunt Julia and Cousins:
I am so glad there are so many of the
cousins here this morning. I want to get
acquainted with them all. Move over a wee
bit, and let me have a seat by Aunt Julia.
Cousins, how many of you like to live in
the country? I do. for one. I like to ram
ble over the woods, and hear the sweet
songs of the birds. I am in school today.
I am thirteen years old. and in the sixth
grade. I will be fourteen the 24th day of
December. Please give me a card shower
on that day. As my letter is getting rather
long, will be going. With best wishes to
Aunt Julia and cousins,
MISS JESSIE BROWN.
Arabi, Ga,, Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have been
a silent reader cf the. Letter Box for some
time and have decided to write, as I have
seen lots of letters from girls and boys
that I know. I, like most of the other
cousins, lire on a farm, but I think I would
like city life the best. Our school hns
started now. Miss Pearl Manning is my
teacher. I like her just fine. I am four
teen years old and am in the seventh grade.
I wonder how many of you cousins enjoy
going to school. I certainly do. Who has
mv birthday. August 11? I hope all you
girls and boys will write to me. I will
close with lots of love to auntie and all
the cousins. Your new niece and cousin.
(MISS) NOKA KELLY.
Dear Aunt Julia and AH the Cousins:
Please let a eboy from Colorado in for a
short chat this morning. How are you
cousins enjoying life? Fine, I truly hope. I
will tell you a little about the country out
here. Where I live it is just a wide, roll
ing prairie, although I can look off at a
distance and see the high snow-peaked
mountains, and I think they are surely
beautiful. Who has my birthday? July 29
I’ll be twenty years of age. As auntie says
be brief. I’ll close asking the cousins to
write me. You will get an answer. Very
sincerely. M. E. YOUNG.
Briggsdale, Col., Box 183.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit two Georgia chaps into your
jolly council this lonely autumn day? What
are you cousins doing these days? Going to
school we guess. Our school was out Sep
tember 11. We surely da enjoy going to
school. I, Lawrence, am thirteen, and
study the seventh grade. I, Ruby, am elev
en years old and study the fourth grade.
How many of you cousins have our birth
days, Lawrence, December 10, and Ruby.
May 14? If any of you have our birthdays,
please write to us, and all others who wish
to, just address your letters to two new
cousins,
(MR.) LAWRENCE TANKERSLEY,
(MISS) RUBY TANKERSLEY.
Ellijay, Ga.
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