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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12
AN OLD FRIEND RrrURNs

have been absent so long that l fear some
forgotten. miss the Household in Tuesdays
Journal 1t is the best part of the paper,
though am deeply interested in ''The King
letters on listen savers and s en,oved y tbem me
We busy mothers ned all such that will save
steps in our daily routine Of work.
Elizabeth wsring. I enjoyed your letter on
helping others. When one has sickness and
several children, little loving help from a
friend Is appreciated: but most OF the people are
for self, and sympathy is mostly in words, not
deeds.
differ from Mrs. ]. B. w. in her remarks
on stepmothers. Most stepmothers do not live
In '.flowery beds OF ease but take crowd OF
young girls who take No. two's place think it
better to be an old mans darling than a
young mans slave, and get the love and atten-
tion that wife No one was always too busy
to receive. All cases are not the same. Some
stepmothers and the children get agreeably
together: In other cases the children are un-
ruly or the stepmother unkind. and In such cases
there are always kind( p friends to interfere
and give the sort of advice which should be
withheld.
Mrs. Mahan was glad to see your letter in
know that you were a member of the House
hold when I you. I had never seen one
Of the badges. 50 had no way Of finding out
until later. / am glad to know that you have
been successful IN, getting the church built.
hope that fits power for good win increase until
II VIII be felt throughout the entire community.
get out q little on cruteheg, when the weather
Is pleasant. He has tried so many things and
failed that he has lost faith In almost every
thing. misplaced your letter, and had for
gotten your r. +. d. number. Please pardon
my negligence. Your kindness was much APP
preciated by my husband and myself
Another Easter has come and gone and our
thoughts have been directed to the resurrection
OF our Savior. To a great many II was day
for wearing Easter dresses and hats, going TO
church or driving out. etc. I spent the day as
usual, waiting on my invalid husband; except
before the hour for Sabbath school, we gave
an egg hunt for our own and the neighborhood
children. Quite crowd OF bright-eyed children
came and had great fun hunting and finding
eggs or all colors. Some Of the children had
never been 20 an egg hunt before.
Ny sympathy went ont to the two people who
wrote 50 despairingly TO Miss Thomas. We all
have our Gethsemane and our Golgotha, Per
haps IL Is 70 draw rs nearer to Him who suf
fered and died that we might live So we must
not give up In despair. though II seems some
times that God has forsaken The promise
is to the faithful and Though He Stay me, yet
win / trust Him." If faithful there
is something better awaiting us in the life be-
yond the grave.
Best wishes 70 Miss Thomas and the House
MRS. WILL.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12
A BUSY woMAN's PLAYrrME

Mrs. Martha, there are many ways to cheer
our lonely hours. ] suppose my life could De
are always busy In the fields, 50 ! must keep
cheerful alone. ! have all sorts of work al
soes p ssaas satisfy the wandering mind. esps-
cially when IL is wandering back 70 the OLD
home and The old neighoors "Gula ss eve sestSd
in my dear old fathers home with the friends
around me who would be gathered around that
nrites these lines Ii has been almost four
months since ! saw my fatner. lie = N mn. me-
sssy long Wit With Is. It Is ehiid's duty to
visit their father when they can, but my health
won't allow me % do 2 lot Of things snat
but once this winter, and here is one way OF
passing off my lonely hours: ! find the or
not make music for any Of you, but II Is music
Tor me, and ! enjoy i. J. rejoice wneo any
one comes that can play ON the organ. AZ an
best dinner any one can cook. ! study music
whole lot harder than ala my school books books;
In music. for II is q hard matter 70 teach an
old head new tricks, especially when they are
hand can't get about over the keys like the
right. The hands that are kept busy at so
many things can't slip over the keys 50
Now III pass on to other things that help
pass away time. l have embroidered two
w Saat vests ana sS that s Just what have
dane, though ! have tried hard 70 make one
a
but the flowers are all right. and one Is but.
TEXTILES So you see I have the flowers and
the butterflies that are now coming out OF
winter quarters.
Marion Stevens, l trust you are having bet
ter luck with your ducks than ! am with my
chickens, or you won't get the old, old horse
that you can drive In this day Of autos and
bicycles Something caught a hen and left
ten little chicks. but luck would have IL,
found another hen that was kind and brave I'D
enough 10 be their step mother and they are
progressing finely. So far they are kind 70
her, and she mothers" them and the neigh
hors are not talking Then there is the pig
catching al that gets In the pen, and the
mites and feas are playing havoc. The hawks
set In. too. but / stopped them at the start
By feeding mux womfca.
/ have baby calf that takes up part OF
nv time, and then ] the mall carrier
20 for the mail nearly every day. / enjoy
that for q lot Of times l have some good
letters to raad. ! have q good nelghbor rlght
near my man box. and ! call on her OCCASION
ally and she has such 9 sweet baby that the
time Fiides away too swiftly, 30 you see
haven't very much time 70 be lonesome
! don't believe in living In such big world
and saying you lonesome. There are 90
many good things 10 occupy ones time, ! could
find something TO do II I could double the
tine. There Is much good reading matter.
/ read lots Of II. too. but not as much as
want to. But you win wonder II there are
not 30 hours In this day, and that / am Us
mg all Of them to write this letter. Good
luck 70 you. Sincerely, -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

TO a man who said he had not been
home In five years: You would take
time TO go to your mothers funeralT
He was a little indignant, but told him
that his mother would appreciate the
visit in her life more than when her
eyes are closed In her last long sleep.
In the course Of the year he again met
me and laughingly shaking his finger
at me. said: Il don't want you max
ing any more remarks to me like that
one about going to see mother. could
not reconcile any excuse to my con-
science and had 20 give up and go.
am glad now. but you must not work
that plan too often"
I hope that every one OF you that
can get to the home that shelters your
parents will make the effort that viii
take you there. II you can not get
there. you have no excuse for not writ
ing the letter that Will not take your
place. but IS better than silence and
absence. II your own mother is in that
land where parting is not known and in
which the flowers are always fresh and
sweet. then see that some old heart is
cheered by a kindly attention. Lift up
some saddened, heart and plant a flow
err there-the blessed flower of sympa-
thy.
In conclusion let me pass on to you
the wish that was given me: From the
rising Of the sun to it's going down may
you scatter seeds of kindness. so that
when the great reaping time comes
your harvest may be abundant and
blessed. The roots of heavenly Joy in
this life and the next are to be found
in having plenty to know, to do and to
love" Faithfully yours,
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

as the letter of an agreement.
There was still grave crisis tn be
met in Maryland, and concession could
not he made if it sacrificed principle.
At Annapons were the Eighth Mas
sachusetts and Seventh New York
regiments, the first troops brought for
ward by the new route around lSalti-
more. by water.
Governor Hicks an earnest union
man but unalterably opposed to war
as solution of the national troubles,
protested against the landing of these
regiments. He also proposed that the
difficulties between north and south be
left to a mediator, and suggested Lord
Lyons, the British minister. for thar
office.
Iineolns reply, sent so years ago
today, recalled a time when forces de-
signed for the defense of the unions
capital were not unwelcone anywhere
in Maryland, and added: mo domestic
contention whatever that may arise
ought in any case to be referred to any
foreign arbitrament, least or all the
arbitrament of a European monarchy
This political suggestion disposed or.
the problem of the troops remained.
They had to be landed, and orders
for the debarkation were sent from
Washington.
From Annapolis to the main railroad
line between Baltimore and Washington
was a branch road 20 miles long. The
rails of this were torn up, and the roll
ing stock disabled before the troops
landed.
They must either repair the road or
march to reach Washington
To the north and east of Baltimore
bridges on the road to Harrisburg ana
THAT to Philadelphia had been burned,
by Major Browns orders, as meas
ure of public safety.
fifty years ago today the city coun-
ell or Baltimore forbade the departure
of any steamer from its narbor, and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

Vegetable Compound has done for me
during this trying period. Complete
restoration to health means so much
to me that for the Dako of other suffer-
ing womoa I am willing to make my
trouble public so you may publish
this letter. Mrs. CHS. BARCLAY,
RID, Graniteville, vt.
No other medicine for woman's ills
has received such widespread end UNI
qualified Enforcement. No other med
icine wo know Of hao such :. record
of cures &c has Lydia Z. Pilkham's
Vegetable Compound.
-or moro than 80 years it has been
curing woman'5 illg ouch as inflamma<
ton, Clcoration, lbroid tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains and nervous
prostraSion, I'D 1t is uncqualled for
carrying -7omen cafely through the
peril C 1honge of lifo.
Mrs. Pinkharn, ct Lynn, lass,
invites elk Tc-len TO write
her for advice. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

Dear Household: want to chat with the moth
ers OF our Household about the Importance OF
a education Moths5s yo9 can AID them EVEN
with the little tots at or years OF age.
Select some short interesting sentence, as,
Il have = doll" ~ love mamma teach
them che word at q time, pointing it out at
different places. then let them find It for you.
after the word selected Is easily recognized,
teach them to spell and pronounce H. In this
way m0notony Is done away with. When all
the words are thus learned proceed TO teach the
child TO read the sentence. Now, let every
mother try this method and see what may be
accomplished.
certainly sympathize with teachers who have
half dozen, or perhaps more, little ones to
teach their letters, and probably twice that
ali the grades Just think And yet you
scold If they do not teach them To read through
their primer the first term. Surely teach
ers deserve more respect parents should prac-
tee reciprocity. it would enable the teach
er 70 accomplish a great deal more, but as
rule the parents think their duty done when
they clothe, feed, furnish a few books and
Ii cannot be doubted that we are approaching
an age when our rural schools win be changed
The change Is already IN the air. This change
win be made By the farmers, for they compose
the strength Of the rural schools.
Every school should have a garden and raise
vegetables also corn cotton etc, and kitchen
Win prooer utensils to teach the children to
cook. the teacher is TO do the instructing. not
the utensils.
lAVlF0SAtAtA
70 some teachers, for many do not know the
difference in the time Il takes to boil pound
OF meat and an egg. but the ineapables viii
soon be weeded out
Young girls land older ones. tool marry and
undertake the responsibility OF housekeeper,
cook and mother without giving one thought to
previous training. and the result is. her health
breaks down and her husbands rapidly de-
teriorates for want OF proper cooking and
their children are often weak and sickly without
proper diet or care.
when l was a little girl we had an invalid
neighbor, and I would take fresh water IN for
her and do other little things, and had for
gotten all about II until my mother recently
told me that she had visited her. and the In
valid lady said she would never forget me for
those s.Iittle things"
An education Is not Just a well learning Of
school books. This is only one OF the lean to's.
properly educated girl (or boy) is one who is
ratieHt. kind, loving, modest amiable, simple
hearted
would like TO more letters caring for
babes. Mine Is nine months old stays in his
cradle 81 the time just laughs and plays
ell the time He has never been sick day
since be q month Did.
I do not feed him, and the result IS that
at six months he weighed % pounds.
May Gods richest blessings rest on each
MRS j. IT, HowsER.
r.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12
CHANGE
IN WOMAN'S
LIFE


Graniteville, VII was passing
through the Change of Life and suffered
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

IF MOTHERS KNEW THEIR DAUGHTERS
Dear household
We have had so many good letters on par
ents training and providing for their chill
dren so as TO broaden their minds and make
them happy at home but not until my faith
er had two telephones put in our home did
fully realize that their feters were so timely.
Some girls win q telephone TO talk to
young men just as long as a Will talk to
them and then tell their mothers they were
only talking TO a girl Just to listen at girls
that 20 TO dances and ''promiscu0us parties
andSthen notice the young men that go with
those girls Is enough to cause their mothers
hearts 70 bleed and II they could but see and
hear all that is said and done I beliyee there
would be some radical changes, for the men
sich girls fancy almost sure to be men
that spend their money for drink and lawless-
Ruf nnathaEs do not knou that's
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

cwn daughters they have failed to teach them
from childhood TO confide In mother"
Christian parents viii give good advice to
entg' advice is spoken well Of in any com
munity. I wish I could say to every girl, IL
your mother gives you kindly advice, do not
turn from her, nor spurn her words. She
knows what viii best tend to your futre hap
piness- Treasure her advice as "apples Of
gold and pictures Of silver" The time viii
come when she can not be with you to com
fort you in your troubles. So, girls let's love
our mothers now. TIME GREEN.
Glnnuunod n
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12
Officers Are Named

BAINBRIDGE. Ca. May s.-At meet
ing of the board Of directors of the
searchlight Publishing company held on
last Saturday Hon. Byron Bower was
elected president of the company, Mr.. B.
C. Dickinson. vice president, and p. B.
Butler, editor. The Searchlight Is one of
the largest weekly papers in the south
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

Come up, come up. o soft spring airs.
Come from your silver shining seas.
where all day long you toss the wave
About the low and palm plumed keys
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

L I u III u6INOubllEAS
and other annoying
symptoms, and /
can truly ray that
Lydia e. Pinkham's
" g g eft o bio Com
pound has proved
worth mountains of
gold to me, as it
restored my health
and s treng t b. /
never forget to tell
my friends what
r.. Pinl-ham's
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-12

The hog house Is a common cause of
thriftIessness in young pigs, and when
numerous. tends to retard their growth.
1t is advisable and most profitable to
keep swine free from lice at all ages
and stages of their existence and devel-
opment so far as possible. To this end
their houses. pens and sleeping places
should frequently be cleaned and disin-
fected, the woodwork whitewashed, the
bedding material kept fresh. clean and
dry, and the yards free from accumula-
tions of litter and filth.
1t is impossible TO keep hogs free
from lice without maintaining sanitary
conditions in their quarters and in at
tempting to rid them OF these pests the
also the shipping Of amy roodsturs
from the city.
These measures could operate only to
the distress of Washington. for Balti-
more was its greatest market for sup
plies.
WIN it's food cut of. the route to the
north blocked, with confederate
force holding Harpers ferry and 60
gateway in the mountains through
which came the railroad from the
west, with Virginia in arms, and
erecting batteries on the Potomac,
and with Maryland In danger Of q
recrudescence of riot and bloodshel,
the hour was dark at the national cap
ital so years ago.
(Tomorrow-Robert E. Lee takes
command of virginia's forces.)
Copyright, 1911, by Associated Liter
airy Press)
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-04-12
DnhrIng and Vicinity.

Mrs. Alfred Shook and two children
returned to their home in Wheatland,
after three weeks visit with her BROTH
er, Bert Emminger, and sister, Mrs. F.
W. Knupp.-Miss Grace DIETRICH spent
Saturday of last week at her home at
Wsgner's Mills.-F. W. Knupp and Ed
Heppinger made business trip to War
ren last Monday Heppinger has
purchased the oil lease from knight Bros.
situated al Parrish and comprising about
400 acres. Mr., Heppinger expects to
commence drilling couple of wells soon.
Bert Emminger purchased new COW
from Frosrs, at Frost Town, recently.
"A box social was held at Duhring hall
Saturday evening, under the auspices of
the League, Miss Grace DIETRICH, presi-
dent.--The young folks to the number
of about fifteen met at Mrs. Kuupp's last
Friday evening and practiced the hymns
for Easter service, which will be held in
Duhring hall, Easter night.-The South
Penn are making some extensive repairs
on their lease above Duhring, cleaning
out wells and putting up derricks. A. F..
Kinney is their pumper. er.-Chas. Guign-
on, gauger for the Standard Oil Co. for
this district, ran three tanks OF oil at
Parrish, one each for f. w. Knupp, the
Melva Oil Co. and Ed Heppinger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-04-12

-"Our baby cries for Chamberlain 8
Cough Remedy" writes Mrs. T. b.
Kendrick, Rasaca, Ga. at is the best
cough remedy on the market for coughs,
colds and Group" For sale by all dealers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-04-12
New Railroad Seems Assured.

t. d. Collins spent several days of the
past week in Tionests going over the pro-
posed route of the new railroad which il
Is Intended to extend to this place, con-
Meeting us with the Sheffield aud Tio-
nesta Ry at Nebraska. Mr.. Collins made
what might be termed a preliminary
survey of the "bsck channel" route, taxi
ing the creek bank a short distance be-
low the bridge aud following around the
point at the mouth of the creek and up
the back channel to Hepler's livery barn,
thence across the lower lots, past the
Mapes machine shop to the terminus on
the ball ground. Mr.. Collins expressed
surprise and qualification at the ease with
which this route can be followed and with
very little inconvenience to the property
owners.
Asked how soon he would begin active
work on the grade he said, "as soon as
the right of way is secured" This fea-
ture of the project is now in the hands of
a committee of Tionesta gentlemen who
go at once to work to secure rights ofway
from the property owners in the name of
the Sheffield and Tionests Railway, and
as most of the privileges will be given
free it is expected that part will be COM
pleted within couple of weeks, in which
case Mr.. Collins proposes to put force
Of workmen on either end of the extern
sion-st Nebraska and Tionesta-and
rush the work with all possible speed.
Uuder favorable circumstances this
should mean the running of cars over the
road before the inclement weather of
early winter sets in.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-04-12
Pleasantville Man Murdered.

John Spence, aged go years, a we'll
shot to death last Friday night in the
home of Perry Gray, Civil War veteran
| living one mile south of Pleasantville,
Gray said that the killing was done by
burgl lars. He has the reputation of get
ting drunk whenever he has the money
particularly about the time he gets his
pension. Spence was inclined to be in
temperate in his habits, also, though
not to the same extent as Gray. He had
no regular occupation and made a living
for himself his wife and three step. chill
dren by doing odd jobs about town.
At o'clock in the evening the two men
were together in Pleasantville and short
ly after that left for Gray's home. That
was the last seen of either man until
8 o'clock, when they showed up at the
home of John Cole, neighbor, Lying a
stones throw away.
Leaving Coles the men went to Gray's
house. Near midnight Gray came back
to Coles apparently much excited and
said, among other things, 1--WE got in
trouble" and talked of someone having
tried to rob him, and also said something
about Spence having been hurt. The
Coles finally persuaded him to remain
there and lying down upon the couch he
was soon asleep. About $3.50 next morn
ing Gray awoke and went to his house.
He returned shortly and told Cole he
thought Spence was dead. Other neigh
bors were notified and an investigation
proved this to be true. Spence was
found on the floor with one bullet in his
breast that had pierced the lungs and
heart, and another had gone through the
right arm.
Gray claims that two strangers entered
the house while he and Spence were
seated at the table about 10 o'clock who
seemed to be acquainted with Spence.
He got suspicious of them and left the
house going to Coles. Gray also said his
80 calibre revolver was missing. This
was afterward found concealed under a
hay-rack near Gray's barn. Two car
tridges had been exploded,
Gray has been arrested and is being
held at Franklin on charge preferred by
detective Hiram Brown for being re-
sponsible for the killing of Spence.
The accused man is a widower aged 70
years, his wife having died suddenly last
September, Except for his drink habit
he has borne good reputation in the
community, and he stoutly protests his
innocence, saying Spence was one of bis
best friends and he would have no object
in killing him. He says one OF the meu
who came to his house that night was, he
thinks, man whom he had treated at
one of the bars at Titusville. He had
drawn his quarterly pension only few
days ago.