Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-08
CHAT.

Mrs. Almon has our sincere thanks for
her splendid letter on flowers. it is so
clear and concise that even those who
have not succeeded may now take heart
and begin again. We have others in
Our Household who have helped us In
the past and 1 hope they will lay aside
this paper only to take up their pens
and send US flower letters. II each
one will tell her plans and how she
treats some certain flower she will con-
fer benefit On many.
Who makes a success OF tuberoses.
who OF peonieS. who Of lilies OF the val
lew Tell us how you keep the bugs off
your roses and how YOU make your IL
lacas bloom. Among our 10000 subscrib-
ers there are many who will thank you
for your help. Don't wait until the sea-
son has gone. Do the thing that can
help another in time for that other to
benefit by your deed. then you will new
er have TO say, "Of an sad words OF
tongue or pen. the saddest are these,
IL might have been
Eruina touched the right chord In
life's harmonies when she said that
men and women are pretty evenly bal
anced There should be a finer strain
in woman than in a man for he is
made Of the dust OF the earth and she
is made OF one OF his ribs-cOnsequently
the DUST that our heavenly Fathers
touch had made a little finer by the
second handling: but she was made
help meet for man just as Ermina says.
and not a toy or idol
Notice the history of the nations. just
M high as the women get the nation
stays Hand In hand they must go.
women perhaps a step in advance; but
never either taking a place the other
considers inferior Much is said about
woman suffrage. and some have writ
ten me long letters against IT, Had the
letters shown one single evidence of log
&c they would have been published, but
II Injuries any cause 10 fail TO show good
reasons why you support il. and 1t helps
the other side.
Personally, / can get along without
q vote: but IL does seem absurd that /
must be taxed and the money voted to
all sorts Of uses by men who haven't
had sense or Industry enough to ac-
cumuIate anything to pay taxes on. The
great question OF bonds is now before
the people OF Atlanta and there arc
hundreds of women who own property.
and thousands who have children iE
the iIl-yentilated places they call school
houses who would vote for the bonds,
vet they are denied the privilege. while
street losfer can be sent to the polls
and voted like sheep driven in pas
ture.
You can't say that the question is al
WAYS going to stay as il is. Too many
thinking men are now convinced OF the
Injustice. I'll venture to say that 10000
women who read this page know that If
they had a say in the school question in
stead OF the knot on the log" they now
call a school commissioner. things would
Be different
may not see IT. but 1 believe there
are plenty who read this who will one
day look. back on this splutter over wo-
man suffrage and smile at some Of the
prophecies. just as can look hack with
smiles and see the stir. and remember
the iII natured things said twenty years
ego about the business woman.
In every Japanese home there is an
sIcove called the place of honor. This is
raised just a few inches from the floor.
and II ever the emperor visits that home
he will occupy IT. No emperor Of
japan has ever been in Dri-
vate house, and. in the meantime,
their rarest picture or flower is placed
there and on stated occasions the
spirits OF the departed are worshipped
there. but IT is always ready for the en-
peror. Can't we always keep our hearts
ready for the coming OF our King? Fill
them with the best life has. and work at
the best life offers. but keep in mind the
great thought that the heart must never
be IN a condition that would unfit it
for the Kings presence
II we earnestly strive to do this we
will day by day prepare ourselves for