Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-16
RETSrIE.
Live at Home

Dear Household: For several days have been
planning TO write, but there are so many things
for me TO do that Lave been kept busy, hut
gathering time is atcut over; corn IS in the
crib, potatoes banked and cotton Will soon
be picked out; our hogs are ready to be Killed
when the weather gets right, and We have pen-
~ of syrup to sep, and are getting plenty OF
milk and butter. 80 tonight we are thankful
that we can live at home with the exception
Of sEar and flour. And we arc going to do
like Mrs. FELTON, says, sow wheat and make our
flour az home. The time has come when people
will have tc make their supplies at home. A
nan can't afford TO raise cotton to buy corn
and flour ut tue present prices. The farmer is
on the top. II he will manage night and work
six DAYS in the week, see no need OF CRYING
helps those that help themselves The place
for farmer to be union man Is at home. lie
take notion. when grass is growing night and
day in his crop. That accounts for many short
crops this year When wa we're busy between
the showers, some people were going TO the river
on Saturday Afternoon II 1t has Tained every
day that week. He Is hunting big tine"
regardless Of duty. Our frat duty is at home,
and to tly to make an honest living and not
depend on the merchsnt for everything we eat
end wear. We ought to try to supply the mer
chant with what he Weeds to eat, and let the
merchant supply us with wearing apparel, and
then we would be on higher planes. Never de-
pend on the merchant for everything and then
merchant IL 1 were selling goods would Try
to get q good living out OF It; that Is what
we all work for, and usually get what we
work fCr-no more, no less. We want Is cents
for cotton: would take 20 cents II we could get
IT. Let the merchant do likewise; he is working
for the profit, and 10 are you. ] want all
eau get for everything have 10 sell.
! have averaged % cents for eggs this year,
and have sold chickens for as much ss IS cents.
and none under % cents each, and ! was glad
to get 10, and would have taken more II
could, or II II had been the market price.
sold beans for Is cents gallon, and sweet po-
tatoes at 81 per bushel. and let me tell sou,
farmers wives, that helps the farmer; that Is
the kind Of farmers union / believe In. Ny
to sell. for we are continually having TO buy.
and this way OF sending a great long bill Of
much Of this. end 90 much OF that, and 50
much OF the other Qike some women dol and
not sending anything to pay for II, viii keep q
man's nose 10 the grindStone long as he
lives.
Get a move on you, farmers wives: help youI
husbands and have big time when you get
financially able. Dnu't do too much visiting. FOL
that Is not doing your duty at home. You might
be nuisance to your neighbor and failure at
woman ought to have, since she has more power
than a man in the way OF economy: In fact
] believe women have more POWER than men n
many walks OF life.
She has the POWER to make home happy Of
make it unhappy. 1 a little bit OF poetry
the other day that want TO give you, especial
IL Mrs Hsrdwork and Holly Leaf:
'Get all the good you can today;
Don't fret about tomorrow.
There's trouble round us all the dmei
hat need is there TO torrow7
1.-THE wise man gets what OF he can