Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-19
Found Out

Dear Household: Having kept up with all OF
you pretty regularly for several years past,
and gaining great deal OF help from various
writers II creates a desire within ones own self
20 add ones mite in the business of letter
writing. Also one who desires good company
cannot find a better retreat than this corner.
What better regular paper can you find than
The Semi-Weekly Journal. with Bishop Gamblers
and Mrs. FeltOn's timely letters; Frederic ).
HaskIn and last. but by no means least. Miss
Thomas Chat. and the lettersg II one cult
Yates a desire for reading matter Of this ma
ture or any that is uplifting they lind it
growing themselves, and the desires of
their hearts cannot be better gratfied than
when feasting good literature.
But ] did not start out TO discuss this or
any other one subject. as abler pens have al
ready. time and sgain. done so.
In the issue OF March % while casually
CHANGING down the Household columns, my eyes
behold my real aud address in full. Al
most stunned for a moment. / could hardy
rsklize IL. having kept my name in the back
ground all the while and feeling perfectly
secure in using ogden Skipper my pen name.
However ] don't blame any one at all. and
sitter having thought about Il, as Busy Bee
says. I have become reconeiled TO use no other
for the future. BY the way, wasn't that last
letter Of Busy Bee fine i-almost sermon
within itself.
Georgia Veteran and Bingham come oftener.
Uncle Tom, you have almost deserted the page
lady writer recently expressed my senti-
ments exactly on woman suffrage While
woman might vote better than man, things at
home might suffer for attention. believe
this is the sphere that God intended for woman
For man 70 make a slave of heri-nO. neyerl
But TO reign as queen of home and train up
boys In such way that they may be a blessing
TO their country and have proper intelligence
We have had lovely weather for several weeks
and II seems the Hand that shows no par
TALLY is blessing all alike. This is. indee~. a
cheerful season, and the man who is enjoying
good health. whether he is reveling in a very
great degree Of temporal prosperity or not. and
is complaining at Providence growing as
be goes along ought 10 be drummed ont OF
the land. When the whole family of birds are
blending their notes together and everything
prOclaiming new life and sunshine. Is time
for the pessimist.
Now a word TO boys as I never see any sug-
gestiGns offered them. and some OF them may
be readers u our Household. Not that I have
grown overwlse and have such stock OF IN
formation that no one can give such good whole
some advice. the fact is | sometimes feel very
greatly the need Of advice. especially since /
I have observed this much: Boys who aspire
90 make the most Of themselves not seen
sitting around the street corners Sunday
smoking cigarettes and using profane language
Better be at home reading. aud have no assoc
cistes at all .-.an go with that cheap crowd
Tor they will ruin you. II you live in the
country and attend church never be found on
the outside while there is preaching. Never
be afraid Of any honest labor or too proud Of
the same. Let your pride be OF the sort TO
make you too proud 10 do litlte. mean or mar
row act. and not too much so Tor any meritorious
work. Instead OF spending your nickels and
dimes for so-caIed soft drinks. give II to your
Sunday school. Be able at all times to loof
the world square I'm the face and not look out
OF the corner OF your eve. as much 10 say.
Il distrust yOu;" or II Zee that ron distrust
me-" n you are living farm think seri-
Ously before packing your grip and telling
neither gOOd-by 10 live in town. for you may
the time that you would give everything
20 be back in the home you grew Mp in and
again enjoy the pleasure. Independence and
liberty that country life affords.
50 81 al times strive "a honor your parents,
your country and your God.
I am giving these hints for the rcisnh 5rar
I have teen n boy myself. and having gone
through varied experiences ana naturally in
.erssted I'm BOYS.
wishing happiness for Miss Thomas and al.
Duth Ca. 0SG0OD q. HAYES.