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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
How To Make Cooks Scarce.

Sometime last summer the people Of
Meridian, Miss, engaged the police to ex-
anime what they called the bucket brig
ade"
An editor Of Mississippi paper said this
effort for police interference would surely
result in making all housekeepers do their
own cooking. Let him tell It in his own
words:
The police OF Meridian have set an ex-
ample which IL carried out TO the letter
will have the tendency of breaking up the
bucket brigade and forcing white women
10 do their own cooking. II is a well
known fact that whenever a "colored
lady cooks for the white trash she steals.
She has six children and two husbands TO
feed and she must get the grub from
some source. Hence every night just be-
fore starting for home she hauls out her
two gallon bucket and fills IL with the
best on the place-grub she was particu-
lar in saving out for herself and FOLKS.
The police OF Meridian now propose to
arrest these cooks as they emerge from
the kitchen well loadeu for black bucks,
and make them give an account Of the
grub contained in their buckets. The
other day two were arrested and the
mayor fined them for stealing.
That Is the proper way to do ii, but a
very serious question comes in here. If
they are not allowed to steal. which they
consider Is understood when they are
employed they will quit cooking at all
and the white women will have TO take
their places. Everybody who has ever
hired a cOlored woman 20 cook knows she
will not eat on the premises, but takes of
her meals in her bucket. and what 1t
takes TO feed her Is governed by the ca
pacity of the bucket or the fact that the
grub Is not on the place.
OF course in this instance the police are
right. but cooks are going to be mighty
scarce in 4Ieridian Observation-Disclosures
burg Progress.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
BY MRS. W. H. FELTON,.

from Gainesville, has two children to
send to school. He pays heavy taxes to
the state and county. He told me he paid
"a on the first day of every school month
for the privilege of sending his two chill
dren to Gainesville, and there is no school
nearer to him that would furnish accept
able tuition to his children.
Mr.. B. sends three children to Carriers
Vile, pays "a for the three. He pays taxes
to the state for the school fund and gets
nothing back in his pockets Immediately
or later Mr. S. has four children and
pays IS, as 1 understand. and sends to
Gainesville. He pays taxes, Mr.. H.
sends three children across plantations to
another settlement, across a turbulent
creek, and If his children study Algebra
they pay extra for the privilege. Mr.. f..
has a little boy in primary grade and has
no school nearer than Gainesville to pat
ronize, and If he sends to Gainesville he
pays 81 a month for a school seat. Now,
who gets their money back? A gentleman
who lives near the river says there is no
school hear his summer dairy farm, and
you may go miles and never hear of a
school. This is in Barlow county, con-
sidered one of the best in the state. In
1900 we had So white teachers and Is col
ored to pay out of tax money, raised from
tax payers farms and other property sub
ject to taxation-in all, rs teachers en-
ployed.
Some people do get tax money back in
their pockets very quickly, but they must
be commissioners, members of school
boards, teachers or persons who sell
school supplies at enormous prices to the
patrons.
If they are the people they may verify
Mr.. Glenns declaration as to the getting
back Immediately into their own pockets"
but the great majority who pay taxes get
nothing and less than nothing, as will be
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
NISBET TO OPPOSE
D. B. STEVENSON
COMMISSIONER
MARIETTA MAN WANTS TO BE IN
CHARGE OF THE AGRIcUL-
TURAL DEPARTMENT
AGAIN.

Colonel r. T. Nisbet. of Marietta. is
souarely in the race for commissioners OF
agriculture, and will oppose the present
incumbent Hon. o. B. Stevens. Mr.. MS
bet has already begun sending out circu-
lar letters asking support in the race, and
il is likely that within the next few days
these circulars will have been scattered
throughout the state
The circular which is being sent out
compares the present administration OF
the agricultural department TO his admin
istration He says the present admins
tration is extravagant and is spending too
much of the states money. He claims
that it is costing the state thousands OF
dollars more now to run the agricultural
department than it did eight years ago,
when he was in office.
AS a footnote to the circular the follow
ing appears: Il will be in the race for
commissioner, and ask your support IN
bringing about a different line of policy
in the management of the department OF
agriculture"
Mr.. Stevens defeated Colonel Nisbet for
the office several years ago, and since
that time Mr.. Nisbet has served one term
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
BY
MYRTLE PAINE
PASTEY.
PROTEST AGAINST PATHOLOGY"
OLD SYSTEM THE BEST

Last night while reading The Journal,
as is my usual custom, became much in
terestedi in the article entitled Pathology"
by Myrtle Payne Paisley. Now I do not
know whether she is Miss Paisley or Mrs.
Paisley; a bachelor maid, an old maid,
grandmother, a mother, a step-mother. a
mother-inlaw or even a childless widow,
but the article set me to wondering.
! love an argument anyhow, so 1 will argue.
Now, If pathology is such a fine science,
such a new science, such an important
science, how in the world did our grand
| mothers ever raise their children, to say
nothing of our great-great-grandmo
Men were certainly raised, and grand and
glorious men at that, and the dear old
mothers who brought them up never did
hear of pathology, and even now in glory
land they would not know what it was
If they were told that their great-great-
grandsons were being raised under such
a system. Z.
I am not an "old fogy," neither am a
new woman" but 1 do believe that
true, good mother, an earnest Christian and
a we'll educated woman can raise as good
and noble a son as any paidologist who
has studied books and sciences world
without end. For example look at George
Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Edward
Everett Hale, Henry Clay, Daniel Web
ster, Henry Grady and host Of others
whose names written down would fill a
special edition of The Journal, and please
do not say their mothers had nothing to
do with their raising.
1 also believe that any mother with four
or five children (and any more than that
in these times is counted a disgrace) who
leaves them to the tender mercies of
colored or even French nurse while she
goes down town" or to the city to study
pathology will do those boys or girls
greater wrong than If she went TO her
grave without that science. Then, like
! enough, if she does go and graduate in
pathology q love that word) when she
she is too worn out and rundown in health
to use her knowledge or she suffers an at
tack Of nervous prostration and by the
time she RECEIVERS she hears of something
new and very important that must be
learned, and off she goes again.
So that, when she is ready to give her
flock the benefit Of her study, she finds
that they have already raised" them
selves the best they can, maybe very
WELL maybe not so well.
No, pathology may be a grand thing, but
is it a necessary evil, and why establish
chairs of it in colleges, where they do
not need it anyhow?
house to house professor of pathology
to go around and give hour lessons might
be a pretty good thing, but hope our
legislature won't make it compulsory in
Georgia.
Let's go on raising children in the good
old way a while longer, and when we
raise a generation in which there are no
great good or successful men, then 1t will
be time to study pathology sure enough.
MARION TEMPLE.
Winder. Ca. Feb. 10.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
THE CURE OF THE FIELDS.

! vent adown the great green fields
Weary and spent with care
NJ heart was sad. and my spirit had
A burden sore 70 bear
But they lea me to pray in their own grand way
And I LETT my trouble there
Great ard green and calm were they.
And they bade me - at rests
For Goa was above. ard HIS wonorous love
IN them manifest
And 10 ne there came. at a tired ehild's claim.
A bcnedicti0n hlest-
Faith - said the grasses soft and low,
On but the sound was dear
Hope said the light 81 the sunshine bright
How could I choose but hearg
Love said each voice. land 50 rejoice.
child 81 the earth, nor fear
went ny way from the great green fields.
And ! left my sorruW there
For they had taught my puzzled thought
The spirit o. their prayer,
And I f0yed 20 know that could not 50
Beyond our Fathers care
L. NJ Montgomery. IN s s. Times.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
Mrs. ROrer's twentieth Century Bread.

Put one pint Of milk to heat into a double
boiler. When shot remove from the FIRE and
when lukewarm, IS degrees Fahrenheit, add q
pint OF water. Add half teaspoonsful of salt
a small compressed yeast cake dissolved in a
quarter Of a cupful OF cold water. Stir in
sufficient whole wheat -four to make a batter
that will drop from spoon. Beat Continuous
ly for five minutes. Cover and stand in a
warm place, IS degrees Fahrenheit for two
hours and a half. Then add slowly sufficient
-four to make a dough. Take this out on a
board and knead continuously for ten minutes
Add a little -four from time to time to prevent
the sticking. When the dough is sufficiently
elastic, springs back upon pressure. make Il
into four loaves. Put each loaf into a small
square pan. Cover and stand in a warm place
for three-quarters Of hour, or until the
dough has doubled its bulk and Is light
Brush the top with water: this softens the
crust allowing the gases and moisture 70
escape. Bake ten minutes at a Temperature
Of $50 degrees Fahrenheit, then lower the tenn
perature TO 800 degrees, and bake thirty min
utes.-February Ladies' Home Journal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
When He Set the Pole.

An amusing experience is travelling the
rounds in the newspapers.
A lazy man undertook to set a pole in
the ground while his overworked wife got
out the family wash. He dug and sweated.
hitched one end of the line to the smoke
house and the other to the garden gate
post The pole he set up midway and
when he saw the line on top Of its requir-
ing considerable EFFORT. he went in doors.
a proud and happy man. After a smoke
he decided to take another look at the
erection and expected to see it pointing
skyward. like a small telegraph pole. but
instead, he saw the pole lying out on the
onion bed.
The son and heir was also looking on
in fact. gave the alarm to his mother, all
OF which irated the pole-setter.
'You pushed IL down, did your" cried
he. wrathfully.
mo. sir. deed didn't One Of them old
English sparrows lit on the end of IL and
pushed IL down. Didn't It, mamma?'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

seen from the facts as shown in one
settlement, where there has been no school
house owned by the county since the
present system begun 30 years ago. and
yet these tax payers have been forced to
pay tax money for the supposed privilege
all these years, with meagre returns.
If a person feels doubtful of my figures
let them ride out of Gainesville and go
north on the main road of that section,
and they will travel nine miles until they
strike a free school for the white children
along that road.
In the year 1900 the expense to the tax
payers reads thus:
County commissioners in states 62,07450
Boards of education. 10S27.A
Postage, etc.. ...................... 1O,S2.97
School supplies, etc.............. 71,02S.67
Teachers ....... 1886, 6S1. 81
This is the common school account not
local system, not state colleges, nothing
but the commonest kind of very common
schools, and this. expense account is as
Stunning formidable proportions, with
much dissatisfaction.
1t is unnecessary to say that revolt is
obliged to come, and that before many
years.
Unless the majority of the tax payers
get some return for their tax money the
thing will eventually break down with its
own weight.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

in the state senate. He is going to make
the attempt, however, to recover the. office
which he once held, and his friends say
that he viii make a splendid campaign.
1t is said that Mr.. Nisbet intends maxi
ing his formal announcement in the news
papers within the next few days.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
crazed from Fright.

COvINGTON, Ga. Feb. 24-One night last
week Mrs Cicero TitshaW was awakened from
sleep by some one at the window of her bed
room and since that time she has been crazy
from the shock. 1t seems that a negro at
tempted to enter her room but was frightened
away. It is not known who the negro was
but all efforts are being made to find out
who he was. Mrs. Titshaw is the wife of Mr..
Cicero Titshaw, well known farmer of Wal
ton county and was carried to Milledgevile
for treatment Saturday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
OUR FRIENDS, THE DRUGGISTS.

It is a pleasure to testify to the generally
high character of druggists. But because
of a few exceptions to the rule, IL is neces-
sary to caution the public to be on guard
against limitations of Perry Davis Painkiller
See that you get the right article, the sooth-
ing helpful Painkiller that was used in
your family before you were born. Don't be
taken into buying a substitute There is but
Painkiller Perry Davis.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
Railway Commission to Meet friday

The regular monthly meeting OF the Geor-
gia Railroad Commission will be held FRI
pOrtant case to be heard is the petition from
the merchants of Savannah 10 allow them
ten days to unload lumber from cars before
paying demurrage on cars. instead OF three
days heretofore. No answer to the petit
tion has yet been fled by the railroad COM
panies Commissioners Atkinson. Brown. and
Jordan will be on hand at the meeting.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
How the Chinese Became Laundrymel

How the Chinese Became Laundrymen.
Some one interviewed the intelligent
Chinese consul in New York city and what
he said was printed in the New York
Times He thinks Cinnamon could fill
clerical positions and do many other
things excellently well besides doing laun-
dry work. He was asked why so many
of them became laundrymen on arriving
in America. He thinks he found the rea-
son.
when my countrymen first began to ar
rive in this country in any numbers min
ing was the great business of California,
and they drifted into mining towns.
There. II is supposed, they had to do their
own washing. and being less robust than
some others for the heavy work of mining
they gradually undertook to do washing
for the miners. They did their work so
well that it paid well, and gradually they
adopted the profession"
Laundry work. he said, was never done
by men over in China.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

The war tax repeal bill which has been
passed unanimously by the house will
probably be amended in some respects by
the senate. There is indicated DISPOSE
ton in the upper house to restore the
brokers' tax and also to make the reduc-
ton of the tax on beer 80 cents instead Of
so cents. The revenue produced under the
law as 1t stands from July to December
l. 1901, was SS7, 9S2. S72. which would make
for the current fiscal year about 100000
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
Who Wants "5obs," the Thoroughbred
Duroe Jersey Pia7

"Bobs'' viii be six weeks old and over
when you see this notice. His mother is
a thoroughbred SOW, ditto his sire. pure
strains. / raised him by hand and he will
be fine stock hog when he is six months
old. Four dollars will get him. boxed and
delivered to office. The first order will take
him. MRS. FELTON,.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

IOtal per week.. -. ...$o.0U
There are a few little things-salt, soda,
soap and the like that must enter into
either account. but the proportion is the
same-the cheaper diet the more whole
some and desirable in every way On
Saturday or Sunday, when the father of
the family is at home to enjoy it. have an
ice made of buttermilK sweetened and
frozen, or a boiled custard; or in winter
purchase a pretty cake from the Woman's
Exchange for a special treat. Here are
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

II your subscription has expired and
you wish to get our next issue send US
a money order or register US 81, select
your premium, and your subscription
will be renewed for one year. Don't
delay
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

Subscribers are requested 20 ad-
dress all inquiries for Information
on subjects relating 20 the farm.
field. garden and poultry 20 the
Agricultural Editor. All inquiries
win receive prompt and careful at
tentfon- No inquiries answered BY
mail Please address Harvie Jordan.
Agricultural Editor. Monticello. Ca
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

Tomatoes steWeu Win sugar.
Syrup and Biscuits. 49,
SUPPER.
Coffee and Biscuits
OF course a person likes to have sugar
and coffee and such seeming necessities
but if you have them and are poor, you
must give up the fresh fruit and vegeta-
bles that are so necessary to your health.
If you make any addition to my preferred
bill of goods let 1t be more meat and
vegetables 1t is the overwhelming pre-
dominance of starch and sugar in our diet
that causes the bad health and imperfect
development of children
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

two menus taken from the two courses of
diet:
DINNER
Fried Steak.
Rice. Cabbage.
Cornbread
BREAKFAST.
Apples.
Hash. Poached Eggs.
Cornmeal Gems.
SUPPER.
Bananas
Cornmeal Battercakes and Syrup.
The other:
BREAKFAST.
Biscuits. Butter Coffee
Fried Meat.
DINNER.
Middling, boiled with Cabbage.
Biscuits. Potatoes.
Tomatoes stewed with Sugar
q nd Ili-clllt-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

Make up the meal with eggs and butter
milk and soda into mullins. You will find
this diet wholesome and far more nutri-
tious and satisfying than such a one as
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27

great and wonderful
remedy is always
appliedexternally,and
has carried thousands
of women through
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-12
S0MMER TO REFORM.
Justice OF the Peace Declares
That He viii Resign and Quit
the Political Game.

Within a very little while Judge Nor
ris SOmmer will cast his lines in new
places. He will eschew politics and office
holding. but will take his well earned
title with him. To commence with, he
will resign his position as precinct justice
in a few weeks and thereafter he will de-
vote himself to the practice of mining
law, with which he mas been making him
self familiar by hard study during the
past year or more.
The Eagle block was enshrouded in
gloom yesterday when Judge SOmmer an
nOunced his intention of striking out
anew. In the office of Powers, Straup &
Lippman, across the hail. the briefs in
preparation for a big case got stalled
with extraneOus matter and every book
in the library took on a sorrOwful hue.
The judges friends quit work for the day.
''Toughy." the dog, tried to shuttle off to
the sidewalk through the open window
and the eagle on the eupOla outside let out
a last scream on hearing that SommeI
had resolved to quit politics.
AS to the exact hour YTnen he will re-
sign, Judge SOmmer cannot tell. But he
swears that he is one Of the few Demo
Gratis who will not serve out a full term
That there is good money in the job he
admits. He says he would have resigned
long ago if it were not for his desire tC
serve his country at a sacrifice, anC
moreover he did not want TO see a Re
publican appointed by the county com
missioners to fill his place.
Whether a successor can be legally ap-
pointed to succeed Justice Sommer is
serve. and it is claimed that he alone, &C
cOrding to the new law, would have the
right to complete his term with full juris-
diction under the statutes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-12
Statement of Associated Bank,

New York, Jan. 1.-THE statement OF
the associated banks for the week end
ing today shows: Loans. 1854. 236, 500;
decrease, $5,509, 500: deposits. 1926, 49,
600, increase, $I7S,500; circulation, 3d.
01S,700, increase. $139, 500; Legal tenders,
$76, 481,400, increase, s., 223 500; specie,
$l6S, 222, 200, increase, 3,413, 800; reserves,
$244, 704,10 increase, 50, 637, 800; reserve
required, 1921, 745, $50, increase, S194,625;
surplus, $l2,958S, $50, increase, s., 440, rs.
The Financier says;
The movement of money into the
banks from the interior was quite large
this week and the tracea bic net re-
ceipts from this source were SO, OCT, $780,
The ordinary operations of the sub
treasury instead of showing a loss TO
the banks. as has been the case each
week since July 20. 1901, indicated the
small gain to these institutions Of $34,-
300. The receipts by the banks for new
gold and for bonds purchased amount
ed TO 81, 060, 700. Deducting S65O,0OO de-
posted by the banks in the sub-treas-
ury for transfer TO New Orleans. left
$40. 700 nearly Offsetting the $500 600
gold coin which was shipped TO Europe
Jan. 5. The results Of these various
movements was an estimated gain by
the banks of $S,911, 800 cash. The esti-
mated increase in the previous week
was IS, 222, 600, making the gain for the
fortnight ST, 535. 800. The bank state
ment last week, however, showed an
increase of only S5.637, 500 cash. In the
previous week this item was augment
ed in the official returns by only 50, 457,-
500, making for the two weeks a gain
Of $9,095,30O, as reported by the state
ments.
rrLo,., 80 +t-.,oeo~o . l7;-,,.,~,-, ,--- -
$S,83S, which is between the total esti-
mated and the officially reported gain.
It is impossible, reasonably, to ac-
count for this wide difference. If il
was due to the system of averages in
making uD the bank statement it would
seem that the discrepancy of 50, 1874. 300
1 between the estimated and the official
statement of Jan. 4 should have been
| partly, at least, recOnciled last week
| and yet it is seen that there was then
a further discrepancy of So, ga, 300, max
| ing, as above noted, a difference Of Sc,
/ 43S, 500 for the fortnight.
1t is scarcely likely that the prelim-
| mary estimates OF cash movements
/ which are carefully prepared, can be
wholly responsible for the discrepancy
and it would seem to remain with the
/ banks to show, if they are so disposed
what has become Of the cash which
/ has been traced to these institutions
| Loans were decreased last week by S.
/ 500, 500, probably rejecting liquidation
| of maturing contracts. Deposits in
! creased $T78, 200. or $3.50. 500 more thar
/ the difference between the gain in cash
! and the loss in loans. The surplus re-
| serve was increased by S5,442.S7S, Il
| Sc, 95S, 450; at the corresponding date
a year ago the surplus was so, S9S, 050