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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12

with my live stock bothered me. !
neighbor's cook said that tea made o.
them was fine for deafness. / happened
20 be suffering from too sensitive ear
so that didn't appeal to me and final
" gave them back to the boys. Dom
ask me what they did with them, they
might have sold them TO some quack q
treat suffering patients.
It's very bad taste to compare any
country with ones native environments
but the whippoorwills OF Florida are
leisurely and have a melodious whistle
Many an evening I have watched the
sunset fade and
Under the shadow Of the twilight's
wing.
I heard voice unto the heavens sing;
And suddenly from Heavens windo "
leaned
The Stars TO know the joy of listening.
There are all sorts Of pleasant legends
and some beautiful thoughts connected
with the whippoorwill. and I hope hat
all of YOU will cherish the voice that
calls so distinctly. 'Tis said the sweet
feelings that are in the heart when lis
tening to that shy bird will remain a
twelve months. So let us all try to
keep our hearts sweet and ready for his
singing.
Dear me, here are all these pages filed
with the birds and / haven't time nor
space to tell you about the COW and the
three yellow cats; no space to tell IF
the chickens, nor the buckets of apples
that Jennie and Lorraine brought from
the orchard. Penelope set a good ex-
ample when she took up the broken
thread of her last letter and told us. Of
laff
So, who knows? You may hear more
about that visit.
From the height of my own vine-clad
porch, 1 hear a "ch eep-cheep." Four
brown sparrows. feathered on back and
breast and wings, seem reproachIng me
for all I have not said about them.
And looking up at a mournful call,
I spied on a branch on the old stone wall
Trembling and twittering, ready to fall.
The poor little mother bird"
wouldn't harm them for anything.
1 must confess that I don't enjoy them
as much as I do the songbirds, and 1
know they are often nuisances. but the
mother bird need not be so distressed.
And so. through this world of ours we
go,
Bearing our burdens Of needless woe,
Many a heart beating heavy and slow
Under it's burden Of care.
But O, II we only knew,
That God was tender, warm and true,
And that he loved us through and
through,
Our hearts would be lighter than
air"
If don't stop you will think my visit
went to my head. and that am not go
ing to leave any space for the letters.
They are fine and am proud of every
one Of them. Get your pen and do thou
send me a token Of your interest in Our
Household.
Faithfully yours,
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12

speech at night and next morning when he
walks out on the street he will hear the news
boy crying his speech for sale. 1t will be in
print word for word. the man spoke IT, How
did they get the speech? The speaker did not
write il for them.
We have better churches than ever before,
better schools. and more money paid for the
spread OF the gospel than ever before. A
greater work is being done in our cities to
help the poor and lead them TO Christ. Some
Of our good women doing a great work for
humanity and the salvation Of the people.
One of the old prophets thought he alone was
left true TO God. all the rest had gone after
Baal. hut God opened his eyes and permitted
him to see the great host that were faithful to
Him. And. dear friends II would be that way
now. There is host Of good, true servants OF
God working for Him Think how quickly the
neople respond when called on to help In case
Of fire CT famine or any other misfortune. One
other point: The births of the world are so
much greater than the deaths, sanitary regula-
tions are better and the increase in population
is very great the bad increase as fast as
the good. The churches are gaining strength
all the time. and I believe If would go out
alone With God and sit in Judgment on our own
case. we would be more charitable to others.
With hest wishes TO Miss Thomas and the
Household,
UNCLE TOM.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
ELECTRIC FARM" IS THE
NEWEST IN AGRICULTURE
Ex- Judge Thomas H. Williams,
of Brooklyn, Is Making In
tereSting Experiment

NEW YORK, July 9.-The newest thing
in scientific soil filling is the electric
farm" Ex-Judge Thomas H. Williams,
Of Brooklyn. is making the experiment
He has purchased a two-acre plot OF
East Northport. Long Island. on which
he is trying to grow crops with the aid
% electricity.
While the general scheme is not en-
tirely new. Judge Williams thinks he has
improved on the methods employed by
experimenters near Dresden, Germany
The electric currents were passed through
atmosphere surrounding young plants. II
was found that while the growth was
accelerated to a slight extent, II was not
enough to warrant the expense OF the
electrical equipment.
Judge Williams has strung on poles
about a dozen feet above the ground in
which seeds are planted wires combin-
ing high amperagc and low voltage. Wind
mills are used to generate the electricity.
Part of il is run into storage batteries
TO be used on days on which there is no
wind to work the mills. Judge Williams
tried the scheme on a small plot on Gen.
trial Isle, Long Island, and is said to
have advanced the growth of his plants
three weeks He is now experimenting
on a larger scale.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
A Country Girls Opinion

Dear HouseholderE: I don't think girls are
resIiy educated Until they know how to co
ion I say. girls. 20 20 school II you have
chance. parents should try 70 give them
tue very best education in their power Give
toe boys start IN the home school ana heip
them on ~ you ran: ~ ron can't. then put the
money you can su-rr the girl and let toe
boy fight his own way u he hasn't CROUCH
.rerzy % ret educarion he won't have
enough q Use II after be does get It.
Well. I guess I bad better hush on this
subject hsfors ] an callei down for talking
saucy % older ones. sni Miss Thomas drop
me over in the waste basket Then, too.
want 70 write something on The Powers u
Early Impressious-- AS a twig Is bent. -
ding TO grow IS Il = trsinsd. Mothers. are
you setting the right eXanple before your
chfldren7 Consider this question. please; II Is
important Tou can also see the power ot
early trAiuins in the animals one has 70 deal
n the master IS gentle and always thinks
what "a best for his horse. lets him know DIS
thrifty aud kindly where be wants him 70 20;
TEACHES him 10 stand Just where he Is left
While q colt: not q he afraid Of train o. au-
tonobiies' lets him know that they are not
chiff or a woman DIVE him. that horse viii
niways he = pleasure ~ hts owner
1 have often noticed q certain nail carriers
horse wh~u Re f. put on the road he knows
lest ho5-sr n 20 whrn the line Is given =
slight pull nesr box; 70 knows IL Is utne
70 start agafn on his daily route when 10
S sssr. ne -, se he q me-, hot DOR closed TIT.
driver needs % sneak m word. fO- the training
~. been doue snd the horse knows
rou can take the widest ~ animals while
n n Young and train II until u can be well
managed and taught 20 d his trainers bidding.
Man Is TIRE ruling sniE"aL and u Is nNfu
n he lets his children grov- up With minds aid
turned n god things. but in after years that
heart MAJ ~ - Impressed.
solouOa tells Ito train child in the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
An Old Eavorite Returns

Mrs. Sylvia, can't see where the love can
he expected in a marriage brought about through
advertising, and It is frequently done
Here they call It bordering a Wife" Many
girls marry any kind Of a man just to say
I'm married." when down in their hearts
they know they don't love him. Last week
during a hard rain. two heavily loaded wagons
passed. going 10 the depot. Things for the
wife in another state. and the unhappy huS-
band. son OF prominent parents, left alone,
probably never again 10 see the baby he loved
so we'll
Bingham, such a neighbor Mamie has Will
not read. l have some good neighbors that
haven't any We for a paper. l don't think
would need any help 10 teach her better, and
wouldn't run her off. either.
Welcome back. Mrs. Hornet. Come again.
don't care to vote. but I hope to profit by
all the letters about II. I give my boys clear
clothes each day and n bath but don't keeI
them inside with closed doors and they some
times come I'm pretty much soiled but SOAP
and water is so plentiful we use 1T freely.
There IS family across from us whose
children look like walking statues. The dear
old grandma does love 10 tell how long they
can wear a suit and you hardly detect the
soil. Understand. I'm not like some folk
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
How About Our Own Hearts?

Dear Household: ! hear a great deal said
about the world growing worse I will not at
tempt 10 discuss the question hut will give a
few facts in the case. And will leave IL for
you TO decide whether OF not the world Is
growing worse better.
In the first place. we have better facilities TO
learn OF crime than once had. When I WAS
a hoy there not many papers published
snd they had slow WY Of getting news as
the papers had To go a stsge. We lid not
have the railroads nor the telegraph wires T.
flash news across the continent. We did not
know OF hear much Of what was going on over
the world. but TOW when great crime Is
committed II is flashed over the world and r.
scon IN print ready for you to read, and you
also have the pleasure OF hearing many pleas
snt things just as quickly. man can make
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
THREE RAILROADS WILL
RACE TO COAL FIELDS

SEATTLE, Wash, July "a race oil
three railroads for the Boring river coal
fields and the development of that section
of Alaska is only awaiting word from
the government that the coal may be
mined.
According to Stephen Birch, presiden;
Of the Morgan-Guggenheim Alaska syn
dictate, the Copper River and Northwest
ern railway will build an extension to the
district as soon as the government makes
some arrangement for the mining OF
coal.
Harry White, of Los Angeles, and as
sociates say they have the money raised
to build from Controller bay to tap al
coal mines in. that district.
John Rosne. Of the Controller Bay and
Bering Coal railway, said yesterday that
he has men clearing the right of way
for the railroad. and his company intends
TO construct to Canyon Greek.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
COL. JOHN S. M0SBY
LOSES HIS POSITION

Mosby, who distinguished himself in the
Confederate cause in the civil war as a
daring guerilla fighter and who, in the
early part of President Roosevelts ad-
ministration, was appointed a special at
torney in the department of justice, has
lost his government position. The rea-
son, therefor has not been made known,
but it is understood old age was the
chief cause for the dismissal.
Colonel Mosby is 70 years old, although
his friends say he is still energetic and
active. He has made no effort to be
restored although this is deemed probab-
lie and the attorney general may be asked
to intervene. The colonel, II is stated.
may now devote his time to writing a
book on the civil war. in which he took
an active and picturesque part.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
BUBBLES DISCOVERED
ON THE ARM0R PLATE

WASHINGTON. July s.-Bubbles or
"spalls" on the armorplate of the bat
tleship North Dakota were noticed by
Secretary of the Navy Meyer when he
made his recent inspection of that YES
sci, he said, today The substitution Of
new plates was ordered Immediately and
there was no diminution OF the vessels
usefulness on account Of the rectifica-
ton. Whether the present methods in
relation to furnishing armor plate at
tain the highest effectiveness is conjec-
tural.
The question of fixing the responsibility
for the defective plates, involving broad
questions of who should bear the cost Of
taking off and putting on any of the
faulty ones rests with Assistant Secretary
Winthrop. Mr.. Winthrop is due to re-
turn here early next week and the re-
port on the whole matter will be submit
ted to him by Solicitor Butler.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
A Helpful Letter

have been silent reader of the Semi.
weekly Journal for several years. and have
often though of writing. but would think the
little that know most everyone knows, so
what is the use of taking up Miss Thomas time
with nv ''puny message but I have been help
ed and cheered many times by reading
.Chat'' and "Our Household" that l feel i'm
pressed 10 offer my mite.
NV way of putting up cucumbers is, go to
your vines every other day, take pair OF old
scissors and clip them off with a stem wash
and wipe dry. put in jar and cover with
salt. when the Jar is full wash flat rock
clean and weight them down. Take out as
many as you wish to prepare at time, and
soak most OF the brine out which is easily done
After they have soaked long enough put them
in agate or porcelain lined vessel and cover
with weak vinegar, let boil for five or ten
minutes, according to size; take up and put IN
Jar, then take enough good vinegar 10 cover
them. put in the vessel and add one cup sugar
to each quart of vinegar and spices to SUIT
taste Let 1t come to boil and pour over
cucumbers. They will be ready to use IN
"a hours. -
This is to make pickle in winter, for summer
gather the cucumbers in the afternoon, wash
them, put them in strong brine ana let SOAK
over night In the morning prepare mem as
for winter pickles. II you wish them brlttie'
while boiling them add lump OF alum the
size of a birds egg for every quart Of vine
gar. -. -.
ing slice the large and put them IN a
vessel with little salt, let them boil Tor
one or two minutes and can. Have READY
thick cover Ia bed quilt is best), place Jars on
II and wrap up closely; after three or four
hours see II the lids need Tightening; re-
cover and let them alone until cold: This Is on
the order Of fireless cooking, and they are
much better favored than they are when boiled
so long
ned in the same way
Betsy, your letter on visiting mother ruched
a tender chord, as l have children away from
home who get too busy to write as often as
would like to hear from them.
Celeste's letter on associates is good for IL is
a true saying that birds of feather will
flock together" We Judged by the CON-
pany we keep.
Hope the recipes will help some one Those
who try them, let us hear from you through
the Household.
ALABAMA CLARA.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12

way he should 60, and when he is old be VIII
not depart from it,"
Impressions made the minds and hearts
af children are perpetual; they go on from
generation tn generation. How important it
il that our impressions should always be good
ones II we help a child by counsel, In
fIusnced by the Irresistible power Of love, |e
really live after we dead. After our bodies
have long been dust live I'm the passing
generations. for by the children's children the
Impressions are sim handed down. We must
not live a life OF trifles. but be up and doing.
Not overlooking small things, for small things
make great ones.
We can't do very much in making great and
good men and women out OF old ones; We must
share the lives for great good while they are
In the very earliest years Of life.
Some parents are 80 uneasy about their chill
, dren, when. II they have done their duty In
bringing them up. implanted the right impress
sions while they were young, they need not
fear. The child may wander away from his
early teachings, but he will wander back.
Hss not the Bible said much?
With best wishes to all, l am ever,
COUNTRY GIRL.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12

declare dirt makes fat. but outdoor exercise
does
MT. Bach isn't the only one thta mas seen
such children he wrote about
1t is never too late 10 learn the little nlcetes
and refinements of life. hut 1t is much netter
TO teach the child in early life, so that these
rcfnements be ingraned in the children 50
that in after life they may not regret Tue
wasted years. You want your children TO nave
them and you must work to that end. De-
lieve It was Evelyn that wrote the letter
about somebody's child It was so sincere !.
reminded ne Of our PASTORS prayers. heard
him preach twelve years and now long 10
hear those earnest prayers again.
One word to young people; When you pass
the home Of an eyed person. have the COCO
courtesy TO speak. My next-door neighbor j.
an old lady and the people here may look at
YOU as they pass but rarely speak, and we
Alabama folks weren't raised that way; and
she doesn't know what TO think when thcv
won't sneak. 1t makes one feel bad to De
in new home and the people treat them that
way. ,,,,,
ere CONSTANCE.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
CHAT

When I was writing about the birds and
harvests I did not know that l would
&c 50 fortunate as to have my ears and
.yes gladdened by a visit to the country.
But the glorious Fourth" came on Mon
CAV and that enabled many TO leave At
ANITA for a two days outing Mrs Pan
AXE had asked me to so TO see her the
very first time you can get off and that
vras my chance. Several days before the
iay came. said I hoped that il would
not rain. Sallie said that there would
Be several spells of weather" before that
time. hut there was only one, and very
rainy spell at that. Old Sol was good.
however. inasmuch as I did not have
TO 20 10 the station in the rain The rain
poured when changed cars at Cornelia.
but he gave me a proper welcome at
GAINESVILLE.
SUNDAY Yonah sulked and Pink hid in
the same veil. but Monday they rele1ted
and gave us smiling faces. and the noun
tains on the other side were magnificent
Bob White announced that he was in
good hunnor even IL Il had been too rainy
for comfort. But / have a grievance
against the whip-poo--wiIl family OF
that section They seem in too much OF
: hurry. whip-poor-will. will. whip-poor-
viii, whip-poor-wiIl they called in the
quickest sort OF notes. and not very must
cal, either Was there a prospect OF
some ones re.enting. or did the refrain
mean that poor VIII was whipped when
smother deserved the punishment ] pom
erred long over this. and had to leave
Il for some of the more fortunate ones
- solve. those who may take month on
I'D live in the country at least four
tfexsed blissful weeks. Lena goes up
g. Al hrrr
.futely refused 70 take even Nature
problem with her she says she is going
Il take a hammock and that nobody has
i ~ business with problems and ham
mock. Hammocks belong TO rest time and
Frobiems to the other II months and
weeks
I beard an sorts Of birds. IL seemed 70
--e every feathered fnhabitant had some
thing to say in favor OF the sun shin
i7E Monday. and the July dies used all
f,efr snare time. in fact, I don't think
there was any but spare time for them.
- '-chay-chsying'' as we used tn call it.
hey were lively we'll grown flies, but |
eld 20 tell them that they couldn't hold
candle TO their relatives in Japan
There the boys put a lump OF very
s-icky dough, made OF rice -four. on the
ID Of long bamboo reeds and capture
raern. The noise those large ones make
funds more Ike a board across box
sd got on my nerves" until had 10
= myself a good talking to- had
A. live over there and 1 decided that
must not let their excruciating racket
,noy me. At first I offered the boys
our neighoorhood a fifth OF cent for
en- one I'll state right here that the
~.in used about as freely there as the
r.-e-cent piece is here IS worth one-tenth
- a cent. and there is one even Of less
--alue. So when I offered two Of those
Gins for the c-cada I was liberal. After
= DAYS trading ] was loaded with
noise producers" and the outside world
wasn't a whit more quiet What to do
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
That Eczema Cure

Dear Miss Thomas: come with my eczema
cure. do not know the proper name myself.
I never saw It in any book. This weed has
been used by old people as a great medicine
and II certainly is fine. There is no harm
in il to drink the tea. The salve is fine for
risings and old sores.
was taught TO call the weed Wild ratsvane
instead OF ratSbone; the weed grows only in
pine thickets: ] don't suppose druggists know
anything about II. Take much OF the weed
as you can hold in your hand, boil the strength
out. throw the weed out, then add tablespoon
full of tar and lard TO the water and boil until
II makes a salve. | have seen this salve cure
very bad cases where doctors failed.
You may sign my right name and address II
you wish. as ! might be help to some one
by sending them the weed.
Your Household friend,
MRS. CLEO MAHAN.
Fairmount. Ca, Route ?, Box %.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
AMERICAN STILL IN
POWER OF MADRlZ

William P. Pittman, the American en-
gineer WHO was captured while wi n the
insurgent forces, was sent today to the
interior under an Escort of soldiers of
the Madriz troops at Bluefields Bluff.
Recently General Estrada offered TO
exchange Colonel Salamanca. who was
taken prisoner in the attack upon Pearl
Lagoon for Pittman, but this offer was
refused by General Rivas.
Pittman's chances of getting out of the
hands of Madriz are now considered
slight. II is likely that he will be taken
to Managua.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
Can | Keep a Secret


wonder how many OF us thinking Of
last summers protracted meeting. And
praying and hoping for better one this sum
mer. Have all stood up to our pormise
that we made TO God in the proposition that
the preacher made TO us? ] think We are all in
great danger when we fail TO do what we
promise the dear Lord. ] would be afraid that
my last state would be worse than my first.
! have heard people remark, Il could live right
II l didn't have such and such TO do. and be
aggravated with So-andSo." That kind OF peo-
pie like excuses. and are the hardest kind 10
get right. You might set them up in a par
Tor and give them the Bible to study and moth
them in a tight bandbox-they would soon find
an excuse to get out.
They seem to think that the preachers have
the easiest time OF anybody. But IL they
and have 70 overcome II all they would soon
find out what trouble Is.
It's good for Us all II we will only take II
10 God In prayer as should do. and feel
thsnkful for all Of our temptations God
knows best Christ was tempted and overcame
the devil and 90 should we.
never have had any experience as preach
er. but have experienced a wife and mothers
hariships in trying to live Christian life.
We cannot serve two masters. And how must
We prove which one we are serving? BY low
ing our enemies and showing them kindness
hy doing 20 them we wish TO be done by
This Is hard some times. but the greater
strength the more strength we Till havs
for the next
am one in the band Of the Household that
would like 10 wear a badge, but am undecided
where 20 that money, as I've so many
places 70 put st.
Ny John gave cotton patch this year
ssked him II Il would make a bale, h,
said he didn't know. IL might make ''possi
bic bale"
Well" said I. 81 can take off your Pill,
and make a good one"
There. now. Just like you" he said. ''yoJ
couldn't keep a secret and II ] were 10 kill
man you would 60 and tell st." l told hin
II be happened to thst misfortune not e
tell me. But I've not told all ~ my secrets
for I have not said who will get the cotton tina
my p6fci makes
7 had better ring off. I can see Miss Thorn
a. cutting her eyes over towards the waste
basket II see n there Is any room for M
letter Love and best wishes ~ all.
MRS JOLLY.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-12
NEW ORLEANS CAR MEN
FAIL TO TAKE ACTION

NEW ORLEANS. July s.-The car
mems committee adjourned tonight
without taking any action on the coun-
pany.
The car men replied TO connmunica-
ton from the New Orleans Progressive
union, which offered it's services in an
effort to bring about a peaceful settle
ment of the trouble. stating they would
be pleased to confer with the board of
directors of that body tomorrow after
noon.