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FARM EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE
The Friendly Hog—Give Him a 1
<• Chance
In this day and time, we hoar h
great deal about the various agen*
cies which have been at work to de
velop and mold our modern civiliza
tion into its present form. All sorts
of forces b—.ve been credited with ex
ercising a more or less important
influence on what has occurred, but
4 1 have .yet to see the claim oi IQ*
hog for substantial recognition in
this field championed. Naturally,
there are those who will take violent
V issue with me for even making such
a suggestion relative to so profound
a matter. While this may be unfor
tunate, I feel certain that a. calm
review of all the facts in the case
will only be found to substantiate
and fortify my position.
In the beginning, man was a sav
age animal living in the caverns and
i Ahollow spaces in the ground which
* Wnattire provided. As he multiplied
upon the earth, the issue of an abun
dant food supply became more and
more important to his continued suc
cess and welfare. Prehistoric man
fed largely upon raw meat, and. to
this day meat in some form remains
the staple food of the most virile arid
progressive nations. Probably this
will continue to be the situation so
time lasts. Our forbears, in
Wng- about for food, curl?
the merits of certain animals
best adapted to supply them with
they needed. Thus, through
slow, evolutionary, and selective
plan of procedure, the cow, the hog.
k the sheep, the goat and the hen wore
" all finally domesticated. When this
fundamental undertaking was fully
accomplished, there began an ex
pansion and development of mankind
not only in regard to numbers but
.intellectual attainment as well that
■’ ’has finally enabled him to complete
ly overrun and dominate the. earth.
Have you ever thought How im
portant a matter the domestication
of -the animals enumerated above,
has been to humanity? ' Have you
ever realized that they furnished the
backbone upon which our modern
civilization Pests today? Have you
ever fully appreciated that the larg
est of these, the cow, was- in truth
and fact the foster mother of man
kind, while the sheep provided not
.only meat, but clothing as •well? Os
£ the hog and the hen, little needs to
. be said, for they have always con
stituted man’s most important and
best food-providing friends.
In the Americas, in Europe, in
Asia, pork products are very exten
sively used and represent a funda
mental part of the food supplies of
the nations concerned, The hog, next
to the hen is by far the most wide
ly and generally disseminated of our
domesticated animals. He provides
more people with a delectable break
| fast than all of our quadrupeds com
bined. In proof thereof, who. as a
matter of fact, has ever partaken of
anything finer than a choice qual
ity of. nicely browned and crisped
breakfast bacon? The ham of our
„ porcine friend is more generally util
ized when humanity goes on a frol
ic than that of any other animal.
What finer thing does the lunch bas
ket contain than a good ham, sand
wich? If the housewives of our coun
try and those of the other nations
which go to make up the world were
deprived of the use of pork,
’ -it would completely upset the home
► life of our people and strike the
fiercest blow at the maintenance of
our present typo of civilization
- which the world has ever known.
The great World war with all its
atrocieties and irreparable damage
to the moral stamina and sobriety of
the nations irrespective of the prodi
gious destruction of wealth which it
brought about would fall into insig
* nificance beside it. /
I You doubt the sanity of this con
clusion? You question the veracity
of my statement. Sit down and think
the situation over, and the more you
study it. the sooner will you be con
vinced that the hog today constitutes
one of the greatest factors in sustain
ing our modern life activities upon
an even keel. His merit and serv
ice to humanity have never been ap
preciated at. their face value. We
have built monuments to commemo
rate. all sorts of events in the history
of the world, but we have yet to ij,o
honor to the hog. which has supplied
' the sinews of war not only to the
soldier of the legion but to the mari
ner, the explorer and the pioneer,
and today satiates the appetite of
more jieople for meat than the food
derived from all other edible quad
rupeds. So. I think the time has
arrived in the history of our coun
try- and in the march of economic
thrreb|-Jet j n the sunshine of prosper-
enough to recognize the
* UußJlFt.nrrt contribution that bis
Gio hog, has made towards
th<> uplift of society and the advance
■ ment and permanency of our present
f* day institutions.
There is an old saying phrased ns
follows: “Go to the ant, thou slug
gard.’’ Tn other words, learn from
this insignificant insect the impor
tant. fact that conscientious indus
try holds the key to success. Does
the hog not teach us the same les
son? Noted for prolificacy, for in
dustry and adaptability, he does the
best he can for his human overlord
'helped her
IN EVERY WAY
* So Writes Mrs. Trombley of
Sharon, Vt., Concerning Lydia E.
j Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Sharon, Vermont.— “I was weak
and run-down, had a tired feeling
iraffiiimi
sab W'
< Wj&y
. sea
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so much faith in the Vegetable Com
pound that I keep it on hand all of
thotime and recommend it whenever
i nave tae opportunity. ” Mrs.
Lewis Trombley, Sharon,Vermont.
Glad to Help Others
“I hat- oains-in my back and sides
for many months, and my work would
I‘ have to be left undone at those times.
My sister told me what good Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound was
doing her, so I tried it, and from the
third bottle I was well and everyone
thought I looked better. lam glad
to help others regain their health, and
you may use mv testimonial.”
Mabel Hartmann. 1824 Greene Ave..
Brooklyn. N. Y. You must believe
that a medicine that has helped other
women will help you.
] under any and all circumstances.
Very often, because of the ignorance
and tyranny of his human master, he
is subjected to conditions and treat
ment wholly unbelievable and un
doubtedly as disgusting to the hog’s
nature as they arc to that finnicky
part of our own population who pre
tend to abhor all things of porcine
origin. Yet be and his family thrive
ami grow, develop, multiply, and
serve that indolent and incapable
master as no other known animal
would or can do under like circum
stances. Yes, the hog is a good fel
low! He takes a sporting chance un
der .any and all kinds of environ
mental conditions.
lie is an industrious, uncomplain
ing worker at all times, and, unlike
his human prototype, he fulfills his
destiny without omitting more than
an occasional grunt or squeal. He
hastens to engorge himself with
food that he may the sooner be ready
for the shambles, and he gladly
yields up his body with its supply
of delectable food that society may
be kept warm, healthy, well-fed, and
strong as a result of his untimely
demise.
There are a whole lot of people in
our country who do not think the
hog counts for much. They hate to
come in contact with him for fear
their persons may be contaminated,
or their clothing soiled. To them,
he is just a hog, a lowly, contempti
ble, unworthy anirhal. These are the.
very kind of folks, however, who
have degraded him more than nature
ever intended, and, strange to say,
they are the ones he frequently
serves the best. They do not realize
that it is the hog that literally keeps
the “home fires burning,” that sus
tains our great packing houses, that
supplies food for the guests in our
thousands of hotels and restaurants,
that makes live or refrigerator
freight for our railroads to haul, and
that finally provides a good part of
the money needed for the purchase
of the luxuries in which our women
bedeck themselves on holiday occa
sions.
They fail to appreciate the fact
that the hog has literally rooted out
the mortgage from the front door of
millions of homes in our country and
thereby let the sunshine of prosper
ity and success. Let us get the idea
out of our minds that the hog does
not .count. He represents one of the
fundamental pillars upon which our
future and prospective prosperity
rests.
We must therefore recognize his
fundamental worth and give him the
opportunity to function for our ben
efit which he deserves. Here in the
south, we must multiply his num
bers to a degree, more commensurate
’with our needs. He is entitled to a
“place in the sun” of southern prog
ress which is again coming up out
of the ashes of despair. Economic
conditions demand that he enjoy a
recognition and a commendation at
our hands hitherto withheld. Swine
production represents one of the
world's greatest key industries. It
is the most important one to the
American home whether the individ
uals concerned live in an urban or
a rural environment.
Here, then, is to the hog! May
he live long and prosper, multiply
prodigiously, wax fat and thrifty,
and through the rapid consumma
tion of his earthly career continue
to provide the American people with
some of the most delectable and
wholesome viands that have ever
■ tickled the palate of an epicure.
Beginning the Business of Chicken
liaising
R. 'V. 8., Talbotton, Ga.,
writes: I am starting in the
poultry business, and wish all
the information I can secure in
regard to poultry houses, runs,
etc. , What is the proper hous
ing and feeding methods for lay
ing hens? Please give me a bal
anced ration for best egg produc
tion.
A portable colony brooder house
capable of caring for 2'50 to 300 baby
chicks can be built at a relatively
small cost. The size of such a house
should be approximately Bxl3 feet.
From fifty to seventy-five young
birds can be carried in a house of
this character to maturity and .t
will accommodate from fifteen tc
twenty-five mature fowls. It? should
be set on runners made of 4x6 inch
pieces, and the framing should be
of 2x4 inch material. The floors
should be made of tongued and groov
ed lumber and the roof covered with
three-ply roofing paper. The walls
should be constructed of matched
tongued and grooved lumber.
This house should be 6 feet high
j nt the front arid four feet high at
1 the back. The screen window open
ing at the front should be about
■' feet wide. There should of course
be a door in one end. Removable
roosts should be built in so that the
house can be easily cleaned. One
can build several of these houses
out of lumber sawed on the farm,
and, under competent* supervision,
t l.c work can be done by cheap labor,
thereby minimizing the cost of con
struction a good deal.
Ib.is structure is the best type
of house for you to use. You can
of course, build a continuous house
of much the same style. To take
care of as many birds as you sug
ges,. tiie house would naturally\have
to be 64 feet long, and it should be
set towards the south and east.
One going into the poultry busi
ness must expect io provide an abun
p.ance of green feed for his chickens
at all seasons of the year. You are
well acquainted with the crops
which will grow in your section, and
you should plant those so as to
have a succession of them available.
Good, warm houses must be pro
vided for the winter. On that ac
count. it is best to put a hinged door
over the screen opening on the front
ot jour brooder house so that it can
be closed up and kept warm during
| the winter. Pullets should be fed
jwith the idea of developing them
|so that they will begin to lav in
lOttober and November.
A scratch feed which is used here
iat the college with great success is
i made up as follows; Mix together
lien pounds of wheat, ten pounds of
J cracked corn and ten pounds of oats
!• or a mash teed, take ten pounds
,of wheat bran, ten pounds of corn
i meal, ten pounds of ground oats, ten
i pounds of wheat shorts, and ten
i pounds of beef scrap. The mash
I feed is kept before the chickens at
-id tunes. It is placed in self-feed
nng l-.opners. The scratch feed is
i ted m the litter on the floor. This
nw .'-sjtares the birds scratching and
•ik.ng plenty of exercise. The idea
> .o teed about the same proportion
and , !nash feed - °ne hun-
* will consume from ten
O twetve pounds of scratch feed
Per cay. During the hot summer
months, e ght pounds will be a suf
ficient amount to feed.
All in the Family
KANSAS CITY. —The wedding
bells are clamoring noisily in the
\ ■ V. \ .
ttnd Mrs Nancy A. Piersec. 40. got
a marriage license here recently.
Tva weeks before Neal's son. Joy.
j and Mrs. !'a'rsc--' s daughter, Dot i,
j were married. *
>
and bearing-down
pains. 1 saw an ad
vertisement in the
newspaper about
Lydia E. Pink
ham ’s Vegetable
Compound and be
gan taking it. It
has stopped these
bearing-d o w n
pains and other
bad feelings, and
has helped me in
every way. 1 have
THE ATLANTA TRIWEEKLY JOURNAL
AUNT JULIA’S COUNCIL
A Friendly Meding Place for All Tri-Weekly Journal Readers
Dear Aunt Julia mid Cousins: Carn yon
tn edmit an ardent but heretofore silent
reader of vour council? 1 have been es
pecially interested since you began choos
ing subjects. 1 ani a young ehap. almost
a man, so I'm going to tell you about
•AX' IDEAL Clltl.’
Her age is anywhere between tlie sweet
figures of thirteen and twenty. She is a
Christian, very jollv and easy to like.
People don't consider her n firs: class flap
per or flirt, nor is she King 'Jut's grand
mother. Her schooling isn't from the
“High Ari ~.t Vamping.'’ nor is she ns
slow ns the Demoer;it;<- convention. She
is a companion and helper to her parents
and isn’t a bit hard headed. I limit her to
no particular height or complexion, nor does,
tiie color of her hair or eves matter so
much, for 1 have seen some ::s pretty blonds I
as brunettes and vice versa. Every <-itv |
•’CowTtov” and ’’Balloon Top ’ is jealous of ■
the flower that receives her smile.
Won’t some of the ’ Ideal Girls” write nil
admirer of ideal girls? Please do.
Very much your nephew and cousin.
.1. WiI.LARD SIOI.DEKBY.
Ruffin, X. C. '
Pear Auntie and Cousin: Will you please'
admit me into your band of happy hoys :
and girls? I know there are many more
that could write a more interesting idler,
hut I dou't like tiie idea of being a "wall
flower.” Gtjcss yon folks would like to!
know who this is that has apneared on the
scene, where she is from, and what she .
looks like. Well, I'm from a very 'small >
place in the dear old state of Mississippi. .
called French Cantp. The name came from
a camp near this place erected by the
French people. I have dark, curly, brown
hair, brown eyes, a few brown freckles.
Any lady that would, care to write to a
lonely girl let. vour letters come to
(MISS) ETHEL RODGERS.
French Camp, Miss.
Pear Aunt .Tulia and Cousins: Will you
please let a lonely Alabama girl join your
jolly circle of hoys and girls? 1 knew
yon would. If I were a gifted writer I
would take a subject, but as I am not, I
won't take one. If I were to take one. 1
would be on Christian life, for I think
that every one should trust and obey tiie j
laws of Jesus Christ. I just know that
each and every one ot yon agree witli me. j
I have, medium brown hair and blue eyes. ;
and medium complexion and am between 1
13 and .18 years of age. Come on, boys
nnd girls, and guess .my age. I am a
new cousin,
(MISS) AXXA BAILEY,
Route A, Box 160. AI more, Ala.
Bear Aunt Julia and Cousins: T have
been a silent reader of Tin- Journal for
quite a while and enjoy reading the Letter i
Box very much. 1 live on a large farm. ,
ju«t one mile front the little town called •
Paul. .My favorite imports are basket ball, ,
fishing and horse-back riding. 1 will be a
freshman in high sehbol next year and like !
school fine. I have brown curly hair (bob- ‘
bed i. blue eyes, and freckled face. My age
Is between Lt and If). The first one who [
guesses it will get my photo. Will answer •
all letters received if any one cares to
write. A new niece and cousin,.
(MISS) NETTIE D. ROBINSON,
Paul, Ala.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
make room for a little North Carolina girl?
I want to join your happy band of boys and
girls. We take 'file Tri-Weekly Journal
and like it fine. I surely do enjoy reading
the cousins' letters, hut I don't see many
from this state. 1 will not: write on any
subeet this time. I help mamma in the
house when 1 am not working in I lie field.
Some of you cousins come and spend a while
with me this summer. We would have such
a nice time fishing and gathering wild flow
ers. I was twelve years old July 1(1.
Have gray eyes, fair complexion, light curly
(bobbed) hair. I had bettor go before I
break Aunt. Julia's rule. All of yon boys
and girls write mo. J surely do like io
get letters. Will answer every one 1 get.
Yo;:r new cousin.
(MISS) CT.OB DAGEXHART.
■Story Point, N. 11. F. 1), 1.
Dear Happy Crowd: Are old cousins wel
come? We surely hope so, for wo have
knocked and the door was opened unto us.
Don’t suppose you remember us. though.
Such an interesting space is the space that
contains the letters; in fact, we enjoy every
page of the dear old “T. W. J.” Audrey
is’ a girl, of fifteen summers, with dark
brown, curly (bobbed 1 ) hair and blue-gray
eyes. Gladys, with long, medium brown hair
and eyes, is sixteen years old. No«v. cousins,
that’s just a description and doesn't tell a
bit Mow we look. Vacation will soon be
passed, then for Cue great stacks ot books, a
large room crowded with bright, shining
faces: a pleasant, but. very sin'-ere and
earnest looking person, nt the head of this
room. We think most of the young folks
do not realize what a good time we are !
having. While w.e have nice school build- !
ings and lots of teachers and books, they
did not have them long ago. Some had to I
make out with old dwelling houses with
only boards for. desks. Don t you think we
stand a better ehance> of doing good in (his
world than our forefathers? Andrew studies
the eighth grade and Gladys the ninth. We
are great chums, for we live only one mile
apart. The letters we received when we
wrote before were highly appreciated. Won t
you please write again. No, no. not those
only, but all of you. understand, all of
you'. Gladys would surely appreciate the
books: “Silvery Steak” and “The Shadow
of Her Double.” Will take good care of
them and return favor if she can. Audrey
would like to exchange crochet patterns.
Can't some of you send your picture? Will
send vou ours. Very sincerely.
(MISS) GLADYS GASTON,
(MISS) AUDREY LONG.
Pine Mount. Fla.
P. S.: Write before sending books.
Dear Auntie and Cousins: Will you please
let a little Texas girl come in? Aren’t we
having some beautiful days, but how hot. 1
We surely are needing rain on our crops.
I am ten years young, have light brown
hair. Who has ny birthday. July 21? Don't
you cousins think Aunt Julia is just a
dear Io give room to us cousins? 'Ten cents
for Inez. Cousins, let your cards and let
ters come to your new cousin,
BERNICE JONES.
Negley, Tex. ■
Dear Aunt Ju'ia and Cousins: Here 1
come again knocking for admittance. Was
admitted once before and received so man;,
nice letters, so I decided to try again.
Well, cousins. I’ll take for my subject.
"Mr Ideal Girl." My ideal girl is a girl
with strength enough in mind to guard
against these degrading fashions, such ns,
figure-showing gowns, painted cheeks and
one that will not cry over what she saw
on the screen: must not road novels for
they endanger the n ind: no cigarette smok
ing either. She must he about five feet
and six inches tai! and weigh about .120
pounds, with Jong dark hair, bine eyes nnd
a loving disposition: a mother-like devo
tion for children, and with great love for
God, tender, sweet, and sympathetic. One
who has taken the greatest card in all
the world to protect her character, who
has lived a true life and held her’ char
acter aoove ev, i ry‘ii:r.g else, energetic, eco
nomical and bhsiness-like. one who dresses
neat but not extravagant. And if God made
her. 1 want one that will not gossip, keep
troubles to herself and smile through trial-
If I can marri a girl like that and live
fo , r fif 'y years, "Then let me
it. Mill dose as | know that 1 am about
to go over the limit. Could write lon-er
n> I don't want to impose on Ann’
tn. t 'l.h’.' " at ’ ,rP ' 1 think
to all a gr;,n ' l won,n "- IVith love
- neal ’
loV’ for A t'he Htti'''' r
Xu T.M G????: V' eive ■ mn
T-. s N r S S T . ( ?.^ v noOF -
mn.-cr. N w \
. Hello. Aunt Jul : .-nnTl-:v ( . r v One- \s t', s
y l -' I |rst . attempt. I will not tai<s a sub- !
1 am just another MisVssmni '
an<l full of fun. I .... a -... T.,
the s.vth grade. 1 surelv eniov -n-n- .
S'-h'-.0l I hope tn have jtn P dm-.G km one of
these days. I am the eldest of s."- nn ■ ■
;Iren. My birthday -s NovemV;-' 15 w? .
eave you all >o g„ PSS ,„ v .
between twelve and seventeen i hiv> ' : '-'.t '
auburn, curly (bobbed) hair.' fa ir complex- i
ion and bine eyes. I sm a lover of t ow- I
ers and enjoy s-whig them ur .. w , j .-rtain- !
/ '• agree with Miss Gladys Vaughn on I
giving father some praise. j <lparlv j.. vp
both of my parents, for what is i.n !n ,. „ith
ont father, mother, brother and sister' 1 T’. <
earth would be asa I plact t Iwel in Os I
course, there are beautiful things to J r . lw
our attention, but home a- t ) OTp ,- s t(lp
dearest and -weetest. I -p; h. going hr
asking alt who care to w-ite me to send
letters and cards and I will trv to answer
all. Hoping tb s i;t t > „-■; -, P „.„ r .
thy of spa<«, 1 hhi a new
'MlvtS I VERA PEYTON.
Coldwater. Miss., Rente 4.
Dear Av.n f Julia and Con- n.: As 1 s •
cere under rhe oeean-ldtte sky, and Hie sun '
that shines over our sunny south. I let mv
mind stray away to join you all. as you - : j
tughing and talking t geth anil just
wonder if you will move over a bit and !
give me the cozy corner, or the seat in the I
midst of your happy circle of boys and }
girls. I live on a farm, about seventeen
miles so::’h of ('imttam. _• i. Tenn.. :n G. r
g;a. I like the beautiful, natural c untry
that we have rhe privilege of sei g ■
country. I go to school at Central High I
- ' >ol, near 1 I go on a I
bus. wit It runs !': >-n Ringgo'l to Cl trra
n-'ogs. I w-!’k nn- m ; 'e to ’ to - '’-te i
- I like t : ' ■ ' veri I
much, nnd I study hard and go regmar’y. '
I have missed only one day in five years.
I was a freshman nt Central this year, and
took five snblecls, Latin, algebra, history,
English and domestic science. I like do
mestie science. When I was jn the sev
enth grade 1 entered the Hamilton county
' bread contest'’ nnd won second prize. I
Ihink every one should strive for an edu
cation, for it is the most important essen
tial to a successful life. Lei me say just
one word for our school. Central is one of
(he best high schools in the south. Our
fdcnltv numbers fifty. The student body
the p.isl year numbered 1,200. If this is
printed I will lake a subjecl next time on
"Why an Education Is Necessary.” What
do you cousins do for pastime? I help
witli the housework, read, go fishing, and
■am trying Io learn Io swim. I like to read
good books best of all. How many of you
I have road "Little Women?” I have, nnd
I certainly like Jo and Lnurie. Gladys
I Vaughan, your letter was fine. Why should
I you wait SO long about writing again? I
like your idea of.an ideal, for your ideal is
imine. It. T. Wilkins, your letter was fine
1 and jour age is twenty-one. George Jen
kins. your Idler was good. Come again.
, Your ago is 1!). I have blue eyes, fair com
plexion and medium brown hair, but not
bebbed. nnd never will he. 1 wear it. curl
led and hanging loose down my back. I
am sixteen summers and fifteen winters
I young. When is my birthday? All you
boys and girls write to me and I’ll try to
I answer all letters. Aunt Julia, please print
this, as it i- my first time to call, and I'll
try not to bol her you again soon. Lots of
. love to all. So let your letters come to
your new cousins and niece.
I.MISS) INEZ WIGGINS.
Ringgold, Ga., Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: As I
have, seen so many nice letters in The At
lanta Journal. I decided I would try one.
I am a lonely man. 38 years old. My
birthday is May 7. Have 1 a twin? My
father nnd mother are both dead. 1 have
four brothers and five sisters. 1 am a
farmer. J am living with m.v sister, as
i she is a widow. I would love to hear
from the cousins. 1 am a member of the
Baptist church and go to church every
Sunday. Affectionately yours,
R. B. PARKER,
White Oak, Bladen County, N. C.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes an Alabama girl, who wishes to join
your happy circle. I have written once
before, but was not admitted, but do hope
I will be litis time. Cousins, don’t you all
think Aunt .Yulia is the best Auntie that
ever was? I do. I live on a farm of 124
acres: like farm life very well. 1 have
six sisters and two brothers, one dead. <
! still have a dear mother and father—that
is something to be thankful for. 1 was
, promoted to the seventh grade. I was
: fourteen the third of .Inly. Who has m.v
I birthday? I have brown eyes ami hair,
dark complexion. Hoping Io hear from all
| you Cousins, your new t'ousin.
(MISS) MYRTLE PARTON.
Chase, Ala , It. 1.
Dearest Aunt. Julia ami Cousins: Here
I come again to join your happy circle/ I
live on a farm and like farm life fine.
What, do you cousins do for pastime? I
crochet, read and play the organ; work
in the house and field. I nia fourteen
years old. My birthday is January 18. Who
is my twin? Listen, cousins, I have Aunt
Julia's pielure, and the one who writes me
the longest letter will receive it. so get busy.
This is my third attempt. Write to
(MISS) SUSIE M. MOSS,
r.laine, Ga., Rte. 3.
Dear Aunt Julia: As I have just finished
reading the cousins’ letters, I just can't
help but write a few lines myself. We
live in the country about a mile front
i Drewry. I will be in the tenth grade
I next time. 1 am about five feet tall,
have brown eyes and hair, and weigh about
115 pounds. Cousins, did you all ever read
the poetn entitled “My Mother?"’ It goes
like this:
Who dressed my doll in clothes so gay,
And taught me pretty how to play,
And minded all 1 had to say?
M.v mother.
Who ran 1o help me when I fell,
And would some pretty stdry tell.
Or kiss the place to make it well,
My mother.
Who taught my infant lips- to pray.
And love God's Holy Book nnd Day.
And walk in wisdom’s pleasant way?
My mother.
And can 1 even cease Io he
Affectionate and kind to thee.
Wiio was so very kind to me,
My mother. ,
Ah. no, tiie thought I can not hoar,
And if God please my life * n spare,
1 hope I shall reward thy care,
My mother.
Well, as Aunt Julia was kind enough
lto allow me this much space, J will go
I now, and give another writer space. I
will be glad to correspond with any one
who cares to write to me. Your new cousin,
(MISS) EMMA LOU FLEMING,
Manson, N. C., Box I).
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit a lonesome little Alabama
girl into your happy hand of hoys and
girls? 1 have knocked fvr admittance once
before, but Mr. W. B. was hungry and
gobbled it all up. Hope he is spending
a vacation now and 1 can slip in for a
iititle chat. Well, I am another motherless
girl, and can sympathize witli any one
who has lost their mother. I also have
two brothers and two sisters in tiie great
beyond. Grandma stays with me part
of the time, she surely is a lot of com
pany to me, although she is nearly 63
years old. Papa is a cripple; a tree fell on
his leg and caused blood poison in his leg.
So you knoxv I have a hard time keeping
house for papa, my two sisters and broth
er, and going to the field, too. I guess my
letter is getting too lengthy. I better go.
So if you cousins care to write to a girl
who litis long brown • hair, brown eyes, and
fair complexion, and just 15 summers young,
let vour letters come to your new cousin,
(MISS) ALMA LITTLE,
Bankston, Ala.
P. S.: Please find inclosed my wee bit
of help for Inez.
Dear Aunt Julia: Will you admit a lit
tie crippled girl into your happy band of
bovs and girls? Let me have a sent Close
to Aunt Julia because I enjoy talking to
grownups as well as to little boys and
girls. I am sick and confined tn the bed
most of the time, and would like for each
one who cares to write me letters and
! cards and enclose their phqto when th’v
can. I have never gone to school very
much and cannot play as other children
do. but pray some day that I can be up
again. I wish all who can to send me a
card shower on my birthday, which is
August It. I will leave all to guess my
age. It is between 10 and 13. I have au
burn (bobbed) hair, brown eyes and am
fair. For pets I have one of the sweetest
little baby siste-'. Her name is Ethel Inez.
Sle is two mon. .s old. Hoping to see thi
ll) print, I will uid all adieu. Please re
member me as your little crippled girl.
VIRGIE PEYTQN.
Coldwater, Miss.. Route 4.
Dear Aunt Julia: Here is a poem I like.
It is called ”Wyrsh'p.”
Singing, singing, singing the work and car*
away,
Singing, always singing, from dawn till
dark of day;
A song on the lips at dawning for the
long days work that's done.
Love of the family farm house, of the
labor just begun
Oh, love of man and children, and love of
the dally toil,
Love of the family farm house, of the
fertile, yielding -oil!
The birds in the meadow carol a tuneful
■ nielody.
, Am! I. i.y t!ie kitchen window, praise
God in song each day.
From a new cousin.
iMISSt M VRGUERITE WELCH
1 atrick, S c. t i;. g b os 35
I Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Mav ] erne
I talk? My: Aren’t w e having
s me ho U'ather- Guess you all want. <■
know hew I look so hetc goes. Have brown
eyes au.fi bro„n hair. Am a little dark ..r
si:iihurj IP d. Gue-, y Oll al( remember Rach»'
nbing the Jelly Bean. She is my
; cousin. I live in the country and like t
' cuess my age? It is he
r w tyn fpji anti fifteen. Hope Anut JuFa
j wiH print this. Bye bye,
n ~ x PERCY JANE HARPER,
Deep Run, N. c.. Route 1. Bex 166.
• Bear Aunt Julia and Cousins; It has been
i ‘"cr a year since I have written to the
, let.er hex and I decided I would write
! a ’ a,n ! . surely enjoyed reading the Je
ters I received from the Cousins.'’ and also
the good letter in the Letter Box;
I xyant to tiiank Aunt Julia for printing
’’ ' other letter, and also thank the Cousins
writing me for they surely did cheer
:p a sick one as I told -. eq Cousins before.
I hive ’wen sick for over two years. I am
, vw-iting r... some of the Cousins and 1 want
: Cousins hotn old t.nd voting to write
IO” ■ H' w do you all enjoy reading? I
[s tely enjoy it for I can’t work and reading
• a pleasure to me. Have any of you
j < ousts the hook, ’’The White Rose
j Memphis If you have I would be glad
J uld —4 it to me. I will pay ■■ st
age both ways. Myrtle Dixon from Ala
i bama has sent me some books, and I cer
tainly have enjoyed reading them. I would
• 'ike to 1 ear from Maud Rich and Eunice
Mae Hemphill. As my letter is getting
lather long I hid better close. With lore
: and good luck to all the Cousins. I will
, answer ail mail received.
ARVTT.T.A ROBERTS.
F’owery F.ramh, Ga. Rome 3.
Dcare-- Aunt Julia ard t” w-n-x-r ’
' ■ o; v. mid admit two Geoagia ; r!s in’ l
DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME
Should a Man Disclose His Salary 1
Before Marriage?—Shall She Wait 1
for the Muh She Loves or Marry i
a Good “Catch”?—ls It Ever t
Kighi to Marry Under an
Assumed Name?
z |
DEAR MISS DIN- I am engaged
to a girl who thinks that I
make more money than I do,
and that I have better prospects
than I have. Should a man tell a (
woman about his business, and just,
exactly what his income is, before ,
he marries her? ROBERT J.
Answer
He cr it a inly
should, Robert.;;
It is only com-]
mon justice andri
honesty for a]
man to tell a'
gitl exactly what]
he earns and
make her Uior
oughly under-]
stand just what I
this means in
terms of daily.
living. Then she
can either take :
him or leave
him.
S. 4W'
J
At any rate, she will understand
just what she is doing, and she can
decide whether she loves him well
enough 10 be a poor man's wife or
not. Certainly the man who mar
ries a girl letting her think that
she is to live on Easy street, and
then lands her on Poverty Flat,
isn’t playing the game squarely. He
is taking a most unfair advantage
of her.
Yet many men do this. In fact,
very few men ever make a clean
breast, of their financial affairs to
the girl to whom they are engaged.
Their vanity will not permit them
to come down to brass tacks, and
tell the girl j\ist exactly the size
of their pay envelopes. So they
speak in large and glittering terms
of always being able to take care
of her, and the girl puts a generous'
interpretation upon what this j
means. Also, without intending it, |
perhaps, many men lead a girl to
believe that they are far better off
than they are by the lavish way in
which they spend money in their
courting days. The man always
has money for presents, foj- little
dinners and taxies and flowers and :
candy. He never seems to count
the cost of thing's, and the girl ,
jumps to the conclusion that he i
will always be able to give her
these luxuries.
So she gets a sad jolt, as she :
often does, when she finds out i
'after marriage that the man wris'
making a plurge just to daszle her; i
that they cannot afford the movies,
still less grand opera, and that she:
has to sweat out of the market:
money to pay for the presents he I
gave her, and for which he is still !
in debt.
Considering that it is the wife
who has to handle the family finan
ces, and who has to pinch and
economize to make a small income
coyer the .high cost of living, you
would think that every girl before
marriage would demand to know
just exactly how much money a
man made, and what sort of a busi
ness partnership she was going into.
But most girls are not practical
minded enough for this. They have
not had enough experience with
money to know the importance of
it. And, besides, they have a deli
cate shrinking from the subject.
They fear that a- man will think
them mercenaty, or that he will
feel that such a question is a re
flection on his ability to support a
family.
So the man should volunteer the ,
information. It starts the couple ;
out with a clean slate, and it saves !
many future recriminations and ;
Quarrels. :
’ Dear Miss Dix: I am nineteen,
very popular, and happy as a girl
could be. But here is my problem:
Two men want to marry me. One j
is twenty-six, a good catch, and my
mother tries all th« time to persuade]
me into marrying him, although D
do not love him.
The other young man is not fi-1
nancially able to get married right
now, but I love him. He is studying
a profession, and will not be ready
to marry for three years or more,
and he wants me to wait for him.
I am still young, and I think I am
your delightful ’corner? We nre just crazy
to he members of the cousins’ band.
W»* live on a farm and like it fine. Its
awfully hot to hop these days. Wo Jive
close Jo the church and attend Sunday
school regularly.
Come nn you city Cousins and tell ns ahni’t
yourselves, as we don't see many letters
from the city.
I. Mamie, have lizht hair and hhi® eyp>i.
nnd fair complex inn. I'm 19 years young.
T, Bertha. h«\p dark brown hair, nnd
eyps nnd brunette complexion. I'm 15
years old.
Mp would like to hear from any of y<»n
con«ins. hoth young and old. boys nr girls.
We’ll try to answer pvpry letter wp get. i
Please, a nut ip. pardon us if we have stayed !
ton long for we have enjoyed ourselves so I
mncii. Will < nme again if we nre nd-j
initted this time. We are two jolly]
(onsms. Send mail separately pleas?.
fMISSi MAMIE GAILEY,
(MISS) BERTHA GAILEY. 1
Alto, Ga. I
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonder
if y-.m will admit another stranger from the
tar heel state? There. I knew yon would.
I ha vp been reading The Tri-Weekly Jour
nal for two years, and I never miss an is
sue. Although I’m away from home a great
deal. I always bunt the cousins’ page when
ever I have the (chance. I teach in the win
ter and go to summer school in the
summer, so you see Cm always busy. How
many of you cousins tp-T'-h ? And ho"’ do
you like teaching? Oh’. I’m nnt crazy about
the work. I have been teaching three years,
nnd intend tn teach again this winter. I
b”gan teaching when I was nineteen, so you
• •an guess my age. Did I hear some one
say she'< an old maid? No, Cm nnt a
siting chicken, but I’m nnt thinking of the
nld maids' list yet. What are you cousins
doing for pastime these warm days? I’m
planning ami getting ready for the pro
tracted meetings in this month and next.
As this is m.v first call. I will not wear
out my welcome. T will ba glad to co»tp
suond with cousins from different states.
Wi’l trv to answer all letters received. Re
spectfully.
(MISSi EDITH GILLIS.
N. Route H.
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THURSDAY. AUGUST 14, 1924.
right to wait for the man I love.
But my mother thinks differently,
and we are at war over this. She
says 1 will waste my time with this
young man, and that by the time
he is ready to get married he will
fall in love with some one else and
leave me flat.
UNDECIDED.
What do you think?
Answer:, J. think your mother is
entirely wrong, and that she is do
ing a cruel and a wicked thing in
t.ryjng to persuade you to marry one
man when you love another.
No man is a. good ’chunee” for a
girl, no matter what else he has, if
he does not possess that mysterious
something that inspires love in her.
He may be able to give her pearls
and limousines and a Tine house and
all that money can buy, but he can
not give her happiness. He can
not buy contentment
The idea that marriage puts' some
sort of a conjure on a woman that
makes her fall out of love with the
man she cares for, and transfer her
affections to another man just as
soon as he becomes her husband, is
perfect folly. It never happens. On
the other hand, it is quite the other
way about. Blessings brighten as
they fade. The thing that we can’t
have is always the thing we crave
the most, and the man you don’t
marry is always the ideal husband,
with virtues and charms that the
one you possess never has.
Os course, mothers all think that
they could make a better choice of
husbands for their daughters than
the daughters could themselves, but
this is not true. Hove is a matter of
individual taste, and the whole hap
piness of a woman depends on her
getting the man she fancies rather
than the one that mother likes.
Those who have to live with hus
bands and wives have a right to pick
them out.
Certainly at nineteen a girl has
plenty of time to wait, but if she
was nihety I would still say wait for
the man she loves.
, Dear Miss Dix: I am a young
i man very much in love, but I don’t
learn enough money to support a
wife. I want to get married so. as
to be sure of my girl, but I don't
want any one to know about the
marriage at present. In order to do
this I am planning on getting mar
ried under an assumed name. Would
I such a marriage be legal? Under
the circumstances would the mar
; riage be advisable? Would I be con
sidered a cad? And would it reflect
! upon my character if I married a
• girl in that way’? GEORGE.
Answer: You said it, George. Cad
|is the right word. So is fool. A
• secret marriage always reflects upon
:a. man’s honoi’ and integrity and
i sense and judgment. Don’t marry
] that way. No good ever comes out
•of it, and it will bring no happiness.
•If you cannot trust the faith and
: love of a girl before marriage, you
cannot trust them afterward, and
you will suffer the torments of the
damned in jealousy when you see
men paying her attention, and dare
not assert vour rights as a husband.
DOROTHY DIX.
Copyright, 1924.
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