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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
W|CKERsHAM FAVORs
OPENING UP ALASKA
Thinks Government Should
Devise Plans for Working of
the Coal Mines

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept 7.-Attorney
General George w. Wickersham, who re-
turned from a tour of Alaska last night
in company with Secretary OF Commerce
and Labor Charles Nagel, declares him
self strongly in favor Of Alaska's de-
velopment In an interview he said:
Transportation is necessary to the
growth of Alaska and coal is necessary
to transportation" said he. 1T does
seem rather illogical, to say the least,
that the railroad companies in Alaska
had been forced to pay s14 ton for Jap
anese or British Columbia coal, when
they have much better fuel near them
II believe that congress this winter
will work out some way by which the
coal mines of Alaska may be developed,
looking always to the protection of the
interests
While declining to outline the plan that
he will recommend to the president, the
attorney general propounded the query:
why couldn't the coal land of Alaska
be operated somewhat along the lines OF
the Chicago traction companies? The
city of Chicago has at any time the right
to take over the traction lines upon pay
ment to the operators OF an amount suf-
ficient to reimburse them. l believe that
coal operators would develop the Alaskan
fields upon indeterminate contracts II
they were assured that when their con-
tracts were terminated they would be re-
imbursed for their investment"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
journal DAYS Are Happy Days

Nor Miss Thomas: l look froward 10 eacn
r,Iesdav and Friday as visiting day; Turn
at once to Our Household. and READ from InS'
20 last with interest. They all write such goou'
belnfuI letters and Miss Thomas, Chat Is e1-
traordinary / have started two letters 10 tnis
49, hut would Law them aside and say some
one will laugh at that sorry letter: usIee
ugith ali that stands up for GOOD euucatl ;
start cot boy or girl without eooo euue S a
and they don't know which way to turn. Mem
en- hardly farm successfully IL they haven I
a GOOD education; women can't Keep mousse anu
raise children right wothout one III parents
would do their duty by sending their children
70 school and make the children go there TO
learn and not to play there would De more
smart men and women such as Miss Ihomas'
Mrs Felton, Bishop Gambler and others.
Do you all remember Southern Oeprator let
terY / wish he would write again. Girls, tae
lesson from that and don't go with a boy
that drinks. / have been married nearly three
chew, smoke drink We have one darling
little girl to make home happy; she Is just six
months old but IL a lot of company, and pleas
ure TO me, and as hard as / try l can't keep
her clean all the time. / hope Mr.. Bach won't
come along and see her when she has on d
soiled dress.
. As for the voting, I not one of the vot-
ing crowd. l prefer staying at home. but II
woman were allowed to vote and l could do
any good would go and vote. but / hope I
will never have to go to the polls.
Come all ye good writers, with your cher-
~ letters sylvanus Stubs. Busy Bee. Mrs.
Lang. Aunt Mary and ever so many more that
I haven't space to call over, write fine letters.
But let me say that Sarah Pilgrim wrote my
sentiments. / would like to know her personally.
Why don't all Of you sign your real nsmes1 ]
will not intrude on your patience longer With
good wishes for all, remain
MRS. CRADLE POUNDS,
Dorsville, Ca, Route No. i.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
To NaSica

Dear Miss Thomas: ! have just finished
reading Nasica's letter of the issue Of the
23d and was impressed to reply in this way;
provided you will not exclude me on account
Of fly sex. l aft one who Is trying to live
for the good I may be divinely permitted TO
accomplish. While my life has been sad
disappOint ment to me, / have assurance that II
has not been in vain No, Nasica, the pilgrim
fathers did not really want religious freedom,
but as a great many sects are doing today, they
placed creed above Christ. and as consequence
they would not tolerate truth.
agree with you, Nasica, in regard to compul-
sorry education, but IL 1.-THE law) should only b
enforced where the parents guardians car
and will not send the child or children to school.
There are extenuating circumstances some
times which should be respected by his males
~ the law. Now you have lost sight Of land,
or rather you are Eat sea" the liquor qucs-
ton Certainly a man has a legal, civil OF
constitutional right to dispose Of his corn, rye
etc, as he pleases. but when so much harm
Is being done is sure to follow the man.
ufacture OF IL into intoxicants be or she has
harm to HIS fellowman. because to do so Is
against the moral law; therefore. breaking
Gods divine commands. feel that In your
heart you viii agree with me.
l agree with you. Nssica. In regard to woman
suffrage because God did not intend her &c
take part in such affairs. Her moral Influence
in the home il more far reaching than II could
ever be in the halls Of legislation. IL sucn
law ever comes TO effect (which God FORBID
the worst part Of woman kind will rule ouI
fair land in conjunction with the worst ele-
ment of the male sex. l was raised to honor
and revere the sex as such, but among thou
sands Of others l could have no longer any
veneration for them.
beck and call Of every man or lady. think
II both are industrious, both suited TO marry
they should marry and together make homo.
fear there are far too many who are blinded
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
lust Some Random THOUGHTS

Dear Miss Thomas: l don't know how II
affects the other writer's Of our Household, but
point and write letter there is always
much left over that ! failed to say j am
obliged to write another just as soon as mod
Glare Moran may consider herself heroine
she has completely turned our thoughts out OF
groove that threatened to become deadly IN
its letharsy. You will please notice that
said threatened" and ! Will call your atten-
tion to the fact that Miss Thomas always has
some spring a subject Of absorbing interest
just about the time monotony Is lowering.
How does she do it7 Ask her, for 1 confess
l can't tell. AS she time said, she has
to present all sorts of subjects for all sorts
am refreshing my memory with the history
questions and answers. !, too, want Clare
Moran to give a paper on Josephine and ther
one on Lady Jane Grey.
Kizanna those two letters OF yours were fine.
The woman who never stops talking belongs to
a large family, and 1t must be her twin sister
who lives near me. l had a friend IRON
soon as she seated herself she said, And how
do you like Mexico7 Is it so hot there thai
the people don't elothes7 hear so, any
way; but l suppose you wore something.
can't magine any one not wearing a thread oil
Clothes not even in Africa. l know l couldn't
bring myself to any such state OF affairs, DC
matter what others did"
And l declare to you that my poor friend
never did find a place to slip In a sentence
to deny the awful idea she seemed to have
or do such people ever have ideas?
When she finally left we teased my friend
not little about the style OF undress prevail
ing In Mexico.
There are some people that can be inter
rupted and others that cannot even be turned
aside I have often wondered IL these con-
slant takers were told when child N, how
very rude it is TO talk when another trying
to get in word.
This morning I heard lady say that she
felt real hard toward another for not answering
her letter. friend said to her, "You need
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
DR.. BELL, SWAINSB0R0,
DIED SUDDENLY MONDAY

SWAINSBORO. Ga. Sept. s.-Dr. Green
Bell, one of Swainsboro's most prominent
| citizens, died at his home here early Mon
day morning. A few days ago DR.. Bell,
apparently In the best OF health, suffered
from a stroke of apoplexy while sitting
on his porch. There was no premonitlon
that anything was wrong with him until
he fell from his chair to the floor. He
had, however, recovered somewhat from
this attack and his family were much
elated over the prospect of his being re-
stored to health, therefore his death last
night was somewhat unexpected.
Dr. Bell, who was born in this county
about so years ago, has lived here all his
life and has been one. of Swainsooros
most enterprising citizens. Much OF this
city's growth is due TO his progressive
ness Besides being one OF the soundest
and safest business men in the county
he was one of the leading physicians In
this section, many person in the coun-
ty crediting the fact that they are now
living to DR.. Bells skill.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
After Ten Years

Dear Household: have been married nearly
ten years. l married poor man with nothing
much ahead but since we have been together
we have always had plenty to eat and wear and
he is no drunkard.
l suspect that when Mr.. Bach got out Of the
woods he was so smoked that he would have
been glad II some mother or sweet 10 would
have got a basin Of water and about two large
bars Of soap, some towels and jar OF snam-
boo 10 render him assistance, but hardly think
they would let him into back porch.
How many of YOU sisters enjoyed MISS
Thomas chat Of the 23d7 think it fine. and
the good recipes she gives u are excellent.
Every time l a recipe in our page / get
my scissors and my paste book, for they are
ali useful. I heard a lady say that she never
read a recipe and could cook good as any
body You believe that, don't your
As for voting, don't think ii would
look well for the women to have to vote, so
as to keep state and county in decent order
] just can't possibly see any harm in women
voting, and If they were to vote l think several
Of the tigers would go farther In the swamp.
would he seeing tigers. for he would be so far
in the dark he would have to keep his eyes open.
And know some Of these old houses that
would be slid into the river.
l enjoyed Aunt Mary's summer vacation letter
and hope she Will come with another OF her
letters We have lots of fine writers. l have
long been wanting to write, but was ashamed
to think of such thing when l would read
the fine letters others wrote.
/ saw one of the Whitfield sisters In our city
last March and was so sorry for her. would
be glad IL all could see her. She is real good
company and was getting some cloth to en-
broider to make her some money. l intro
duced her to my husband and he gave her a
quarter and she seemed glad. she thanked
him and said nearly everybody she met gave her
little. l hope our Household will all send
her a Christmas present this year. She is liv-
ing at the same place.
/ will ask a few Bible questions and close
for this time: 1. How many different Mary IS
are spoken of in the Bible? 2. Who ate grass
like an OK? 8. What written with pen OF
iron and a point Of diamond7 A. In what place
in the Bible will we find Samson's riddle?
Best wishes to all.
MRS. G. NJ. WILLIAMS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09

to the sacredness OF the marriage tie by Inc
love and glamour of filthy lucre." Certainly
some screw Is lose" in the social world. what
we need is great moral awakening of our
country to the knowledge Of the immoral social
canker that is eating its way to the very vltals
of our homes and firesides, disrupting the mar
rage relations leading our and daughters
into loose, frivolous and sometimes immoral
lives May God speed the day to that moral
wave that will awaken our mothers. wives
and daughters 10 see the great evil and by their
conduct instill into the rising generation
true sense of their responsibility.
II has been said that 1.-THE hand that rocks
the cradle rules the world" which is only a
gospel truth in another form. But it viii
depend altogether on what kind of training the
rulers have had in their homes. Because as
sure as Christ is "the way. the truth and the
light" our social fabric is never any stronger
or weaker than the influence women exer-
else in our God given country. Respectfully,
Fort Pierce, Fla. j. 5. COATS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09

not. for you have treated me that way many
time Yes, but that was different. she
said
And then / had to turn that answer over
in my mind and remember that nearly all Of
us see the difference in the motive that keeps
us from writing and the one that keeps our
friend from writing to
WELL" said this friend, "don't harbor hard
feelings. Life is too short. If people seem
TO love you and go away and fail 10 write,
make excuses for them. It's the gall and
NORWOOD of such thoughts that make unhap-
piness Remember that you have gone year
without writing a word, and II your friends
don't write to you, make excuses for them.
/ had to agree with her, and l am sure
that the thoughts cherish, good or bad,
are the ones that make our lives bed Of roses
or one of thorns Here am at the end Of my
allowance of paper and haven't said a word
about the girls marrying for riches. never
said for them to do that. l told them the sort
of moor men not to marry and does IT follow
that they must marry richH Sincerely,
MRS. FULLER.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
How About This

Dear MISS Thomas: have been
reading the many good letters in this
department for some time, and am
particularly Interested in what is said
in regard to woman suffrage.
L am glad you give both sides an
equal chance TO argue their respective
claims.
l recently read an article written
by a woman to another magazine which
impressed me so much by its sound
common sense that / wish to pass II
along for the benent OF the Household
ers:
Women indirectly do about all the
voting anyhow. They mold the char
acter OF the man, and II the woman
molds IT right. he will vote right;
but if she neglects to rear her boy
right he will vote wrong. The i'm
pressions that a mother makes on her
child's mind remain as a guide and
teacher from the cradle to the grave.
Now, personally, 1 am perfectly will
ling for some women to vote. There
are some women that 1 believe would
cast a ballot as intelligently as any
man in the state, and there are a plen-
ty of them that could do as we'll as
some men. But / am for placing a
more strict qualification on the voters
we now have and then we could elect
SOOu Dlcl W OAllCc nlluOAN NilC ehlN Va
the women's votes.
woman is one of Gods grandest
and greatest creations in her place, but
one of the greatest curses out of it,
and in my mind the ballot box is not
her place. If a man and wife are ia
one another what they should be, her
kindly influence and gentle reasoning
should never fail to win him ito the
, righteous course. On the other hand
il they are not what they should be-
one might be unable to induce the other
to vote as they did and the result
might mean a divided house, and God
knows We have too many divided
houses already. So l say, if woman
will fill that high and responsible po-
sition which the all-wise Creator de-
signed and intended she should fill
and raise up her children as they
should be raised, she will have Meth
er need nor desire to vote, for heI
brave, manly sons will relieve her OF
the responsibility and true to their
early trainings, will denounce tyranny
I'm whatever form, and whenever and
wherever they may meet II.
With best wishes for Miss Thomas
and all the Householders, I am,
Thomaston. Ga. RICHARD.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
SENATOR BLACKM0N HAS
STARTED HIS CAMPAIGN

ADMISSION, Ala. Sept. state Sena-
tor Fred l. Blackmon has returned from
HeAin. In Cleburne county, where he
opened his campaign Monday for con-
sressman from the Fourth district, and
he expresses himself as being delighted
at The reception he was accorded by the
people in that section of his district. He
was introduced by Hugh D. Merrill,
former law partner. and spoke at length
on the issues of the campaign, confning
most OF his remarks to a local application
of the Payne-Aldrich tarin law. he
says his address apparently pleased e.
neople, as he was frequently given warm
cheers by his hearers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09

do enjoy the good letters from the
Householders, also Chat.
am like Mae Johnson; I thought we
were going to have whole page. me
letters from all are good and interesting
but Just not enough of them.
There is only one that 1 know, and
that is Miss Mae Johnson. I'd give
most anything to know Mr. Bach. Come
often. with your good letters, Mr.. Bach.
They're always fine. / fear one or
those sweet sixteeners" will captivate
you, as it seems to be quite fad' es-
pecially in our part of the country, Tor
old bachelors to marry young girls.
I'm glad to see you have so much love
for your mother. We all should try
to make our mothers last days in this
world the happiest of all. There are so
many thoughtless boys and girls
Below is a little poem which is ta-
vorite of mine. 1 wish every boy and
girl who reads it would paste 1t in their
scrapbooks, or commit It to memory:
Don't let mother do it;
Do not let her slave and toll, f'
While you sit a useless idler,
Fearing your soft hands to soil.
Don't YOU see the heavy burdens
Daily she is wont to bear,
Bring the lines upon her forehead
Sprinkle silver in her hair?
DAUGHTER, don't let mother do 1t!
Do not let her bake and broii'
Through the long bright summer hours
share with her the heavy toll,
See, her eye has lost its brightness
From her cheek the ruddy glow
And the step that once was bouyant'
Now is feeble, weak and slow.
"Daught ter don't let mother do IL!
She has cared for you so long,
Is il right the weak and Feeble
Should be toiling for the strongF
waken from your listless languor'
Seek her side to cheer and bless'
And your griefs will be less oltter
When the sods above her press
"Daugh ter. don't let mother do IL!
You will never, never know
What is home without mother
Till that mother lieth low
low beneath the budding daisies,
Free from earthly care ana PAIN
To the home so sad without her'
Never to return again"
with sincere good wishes TO an;
"i''- DAFFODIL.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09

1 am now enjoying" Mrs. SARAH
LoUs1GNoNT, Ala S. Livingston Street,
Brookfeld, Mo.
The Change of Life is the most criti
cal period of a woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain. .-.-
Women everywhere should remem-
Der that there is no other remedy
known to medicine that will so sue
cessfully carry women through this
trying period as Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from ma
tive roots and herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing wo-
men from the worst forms of female
INSTRUMENTATION, ulcera tion, dis
placements, fibroid tumors, irregulari--
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnGden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham. at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09

On September 9. 1913. there was
fought the battle of Flodden Field, re-
suting in the defeat and death of the
Scottish king, James ", the slaughter
of nearly 80 of his mobiles and chiefs and
the loss of about 10000 men. 1t was an
overthrow which spread sorrow and dis
may through Scotland, and was long re-
membered as one of the greatest calam-
titles ever sustained by the nation.
With all tenderness for romantic i'm
pulses and chivalric principle, modern
man, even of the Scottish nation, is
forced to admit that the F'lodden enter
prise of James " was an example of
gigantic folly, righteously punished. The
king of the Scots had no just occasion
for going to war with England. The
war he entered upon he conducted like
an imbecile, only going three or four
miles into the English territory and there
dallying till the opportunity of striking
an effective blow was lost.
When the English army, under the
Earl of Surrey, came against him, he,
from a foolish sentiment of chivalry, or
mere vanity, would not allow his troops
to take the fair advantages of the
ground. So he fought at a disadvantage,
and lost all, including his own life. 1t
is pitiable, even at this distance of time,
to think of a people having their inter-
ests committed to the care of one so
i'll qualified for the trust; the many suf-
fering so much through the infatuation
of one.
When the long and bloody battle was
over the Scottish people would not be-
lieve that their king was dead. They as
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09

, serted that the body that was taken to
London and buried as his was arrayed
in arms resembling the kings during
the battle. Hence the populace enter
tanned the opinion that James was alive,
having secretly gone on a pilgrimage TO
the Holy Land, and that he would re-
turn and take possession of the throne.
To this fond conceit they chung for many
years.
A reason that is generally assigned as
one of several that caused James to
lose the battle was his infatuation for
Lady Ford After the Scottish king had
assembled his army of $4,000, they raw
aged those parts of Northumberland
which lay nearest their border, and took
number of castles, including Castle
Ford. Lady Ford was taken prisoner
and after being presented to James, she
recognized his weakness and so gained
on his affection that he wasted in pleas
ure the critical time which, during the
absence of the enemy, he should have
employed in pushing his conquests.
On the Flo0den Field, after the battle,
there lay slain, besides the host of COM
moners, IL Scottish earls, IL lords, ana
five eldest sons of peers. Scotland had
sustained defeats in which the loss had
been numerically greater, but never one
in which the mobiles slain bore such
.proportion to those of the inferior rank.
The cause was partly the unusual oosti-
macy of the long defense, partly that
when the common people began to de-
sert their standards the nobility and
gentry were deferred by shame, and d
sense of honor from following their eX-
ample.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
DROUTH WAS BROKEN
THROUGHOUT TEXAS

DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 6.-Heavy rains
reaching as far north as Muskogee, Okla
homa, as far south as Houston, west as
Childress, and as far east as Paris and
as far southwest as Son Antonio. have to
a large extent broken the drouth which
has prevailed in Texas and parts of Okla
homa for several weeks.
Indications are that today's rain was
more general than any that has fallen in
the last three months. There were no
reports of storm damage. though high
wind was reported al. Jacksonville. Tex
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
Don't Let Mother Do II

Dear Household Friends:
Like all ye other writers, I've been
trying TO get up courage enough to
write but hesitated, as / knew all the
other letters were so much better than
mine.
I dearly love the dear old Journal. and
always look forward to its coming as 1
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09

dates back to the
time that wome n
may expect nature
to bring on them
the Change of Life.
I got a bottle of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e ge table Com
pound and it made
me feel much better,
and / have contin-
ued its use. l am
very grateful to you
for the good health
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
EXCHANGE

have a formula that is sure cure for
catarrh 1t has cured my mother OF catarrh Of
ten years standing. II Is an inhalent composed
Of certain parts of creosote, carbolic acid and
glycerine I would be pleased to exchanges
this formula for any thing ] can use Write
first. WILLIAM CHESNETT.
Box IT'S, Greers s. c.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
While NV Better HaIf'S AWAY

ny better half said to me one morn
ing: John. there is to be an excur-
sio1 to Atlantic City. Y. J.. with stop
over privileges at Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington. and by adding a few
dollars we can go to New York for a
few days"
-Tsn. 1 would Ike to go. but do not
feel able physically right now for so
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