Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28
MOL SICK put Silent

Dear Housebold: The printer made mistaEe
in my last letter by heading il After Long
Illness" believe Miss Thomas wrote 81
lence.'' I am glad to say 1t was not Illness
that kept me from The Journal: but ''roying
no P IN inc 20 sssTtfu a %irsEras SECTION Of
Georgia, 50 ! expect 20 keep up with our House
hold
4 ike Georgia Veteran. think ! would dis
continue my Semi Weekly h the Household
weie discontinued. want 10 see our page i'm
prove and increase. therefore offer my mite
Charley. from Anderson, Fla. would Ike 70
hear from lin again. Also our 0id 1lend
aud post. Russell. and Mr.. Everett, Bon, Hos
ard sind scoIe Uf otter men NC used 70 have
in our hand. All OF yon send letter In Jan
usry.
Is. for I am the only charter member n
your circle who keeps writing, and il | am not
mistaken. the only pioneer member of The
Household left among the rank and file Of our
l Wish to join the chorus of congratulate ions
that are being showered upon Mrs. opal
Alabama Mary said size was fixing 10 make a
trip to her home TO spend Christmas. les
there will be many happy home gatherings on
Christmas. II has formerly been my prac-
tice. but viii not he my pleasure this year I
prepoFing 10 spend my first Christmas away
from mr. home in Gwinnett county
Mrs. Pansy. ! suppose you. too would like e
be in your old southern home to spend the hol-
days. would you not? But If we are absent
from our lowell ones and our homo In body. We
need not be In spirit. and too. u we Hye right
down here. We viii some day he permitted to
meet in our home above where there will he no
parting
How do you like the north. Mrs Pansy? How
do ron like to live in such place? While 7
have great desire to see and TO visit various
parts OF the world. ! don't think ! would like
to live where negroes are sometimes made
equal to Vhites-
Georgia Veterans letter on killing birds was
certainly timely and to tho point. can re-
member when hsd large droves Of crows
In our section everywhere. but now IL Is very
thing to see them. So with other birds.
7 remember reading statement from a natural
killed insects and hugs would increase to such
an extent that IN seven years nlant life would
~ impossible. which. Of course. would mean
the end OF the human race. u does seem Ia me
tina. farmers above all others ought TO protect
the birds. but many IL them consider them enc
mics.
Stlvanius Stubbs may have gone little too
far IN his remarks about the fair sex, but !
hsve seen girls who would prefer the complain
% bovs with whom would not associate my
self TO that of decent. sober. Christian young
men have even beard them say they ddn
care anything about being in the company o,
the s-goosly -goody'' sort iof boys they termed
tie sober. moral and religious young men. Many
81 them are as bad as the boys. only their seq
keeps them from going and Going the same. II
rot worse things than the boys
or course there many Christian Young
women for whom no one has greater respect
than l. End TO whom no one would quicker
show honor Yet they. like the Christian Young
When the young ladies Of our country rise as
uuit and Say Down With whisky or the
hoys who drink it. then. and not until then
win YOU see n generation Of young men com
ing up who will grow into sober. moral ana
Christian manhood to bless our nation glorlty
our God and save our souls.
Arab Ca ~ j. FRANK SMELL.