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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
EXCESSIVE HEAT.


This present summer reminds me OF the
summer OF 1876. the year Of the Centen-
NAL exposition IN Philadelphia, because
OF the torrid temperature OF June and
July.
Congress was I'm session and the people
OF WASHINGTON city were accustomed TO
hear OF numerous prostrations from heat,
sunstroke. the doctors called Il.
Thousands OF people were travelling 90
the Centennial and taking advantage OF
cheap rates TO 90 to places that they
had not been able to visit after the war
because OF poverty and consequent scare
fty OF money. This was especially true
in the southern states. We saw hundreds
OF southerners that year who were sight
seeing in washington City for the nrst
time.
II so happened that I could chaperone
many GeorgIans, especially through the
United States treasury.
Everybody wanted to sc how money
was made and the rules were very strict
as 20 crowds OF visitors.
remember one day there were larger
number OF Georgians than usual. quite
enough to nj a street car. and I went
with them as a sort OF guide TO them.
The weather was steaming hot and when
We reached the long cool corridors in
the treasury we liked TO linger- Naturally
they al wanted to see the vault contain
ing the gold and to see the presses turn
or thousands OF greenbacks- We were
held back for want OF a permit. but
somebody in the treasury knew me and
I was asked II / would sign for their
good behavior. etc There were rich At
lantians along. who had more money in
a minute than I had In a lifetime. but
signed al right. and then we went in,
the doors being locked behind US. / re-
member how the burning heat outside felt
to me. when we at last got out OF doors,
and the asphalt pavements were so sim
mering hot that II felt like walking over
hot embers-
we had a delicate child Of years. and
one day he came near fainting in the no.
tel dining room The doctor told US we
must get away. and we went to the
country that evening. and remained for
six weeks until congress adjourned The
deaths from sunstroke were many. the
head waiter OF the hotel tainted on the
sidewalk
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
ATLANTA MAY GET
POSTAL BANK SOON

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July s!--Post-
master General Hitchcock had expected
to establish postal savings banks at a
number of postoffices Of the first class
by July 1, but he had to abandon the
idea, and it will be some days before
he completes his plans for the establish
ment of postal savings institutions at
Atlanta and the larger cities.
All the banks that have been estab-
lished so far have been at the smaller
towns that rank as second class in the
postoffice department Mr.. Hitchcock
took up the matter of inaugurating the
postal banks in the larger cities on his
return to Washington this week.
1t is impossible to say whether or
not Atlanta will be among the first Of
the larger cities that will be favored
with the establishment of the new gov
eminent depository that is proving so
popular with the public.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11

in midsummer the yield of the fruit
is very greatly increased.
Extensive experiments at various ex-
pertinent stations have developed the
fact that the increase due to trimming
is great. At the Maine station this
increase reached as high as SO per
cent. and the gain in weight was very
marked. in one instance reaching So per
cent.
The plants were grown under ordin-
airy field culture and they were start
ed in the greenhouse, April 1, planted
in the field June LIST and headed back
July "a. August sth and September 5.
OF course in milder climates this
work should be done earlier.
At each trimming the leading branch
es were shortened about six inches and
most of the side shoots below the first
clusters were removed, the Others be-
ing shortened. and the sunlight was
thus freely admitted.
Training tomatoes on wires to run
from five to ten feet high, is becom-
ing common practice. This method in
creases the yield. as the sunligns
reaches all the fruit and makes picking
much easier.
II is not difficult to train vines in
this way. and it can be done in any
ordinary garden by means of wires.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
G0RED TO DEATH
BY MADDENED BULL

DOVER. n. H, July Scored by a
maddened bull owned by Damon Cup
till, Horace Luce, a farmland. is dead
at a local hospital. Mr.. Guptill himself
had an encounter with the animal Thurs
day and was seriously injured.
Luce had led the bull down to brook
on the farm for a drink when the ami
NAL turned upon him, knocked him down
and sank its horns into his body again
and again. Luce managed to crawl
through a nearby fence, where he was
found by another farm hand. He died a
short time after he was taken to a
hospital
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
MANY STATES LIKE
YORKTOWN DAY IDEA

NEW YORK, July S.-The movement
OF the George Washington Memorial as
ISOLATION to have Yorktown Day, October
10, observed throughout the country by
a series of peace demonstrations in honor
of Washington, has already found adher-
ents in 20 different states. Among these
are Utah, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Missouri
Indiana and Florida.
The association purposes to erect last
ing memorial to George Washington in
the form Of a magnificent building at
Washington. D. c., and it expects that
Yorktown day will be declared a half
holiday throughout the country in order
to permit school children and others to
take part in the peace observances.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
BOSTWlCK RAILROAD
WILL BE EXTENDED

GREENSBORO, Ca. july 7.-Mr.
Fletcher Mobley. of Monroe, receiver
for the Bostwick railroad, hal been in
the city several days. He SAYS there Is
no doubt about the Bostwick railroad
being extended northward to the Sea-
board Air Line, and the work will be
done in a reasonable time.
When the Seaboard Air Line has been
tapped work will be begun on the
Greene county end. coming to Green's
boro, via Grayswood and GrHshanville.
From here 1t will be extended to Sparta
and sandersvile. to connect with the
John Shelton lines.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11

Whenever you discover a sheep lmping
along. catch him and examine his feet for
rot
II you want 10 raise good crop OF
mice and insects that win damage the
orchard trees. let the weeds and grass lie
thick on the ground
Il i mans duty to think up ways OF
making his wife's work easier.
Running the mower along the sides
OF the bitches win make it easier keep
Ing them clear OF weeds.
Fence corners fun OF dead weeds make
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
MEXICAN SOLDIERS
IN FRACTIONAL FIGHT

MEXICO CITY, July s.-wire re-
ports received today OF the clash in
Iguala yesterday afternoon between
the forces of General Figueroa, CHER
of the rurales and General Salgado in
dictate that the encounter followed an
effort to arrest Salgado. His follow
ers learning OF the order for his ar
rest attacked Figueroa's men, formerly
their companions in the revolution.
The fighting lasted three hours. ter
Ininating with the surrender OF the
greater part OF Salgado's men. Not
more than ten men were killed, but
many were wounded.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
STRANGE DRESS FASHIONS.

STRANGE DRESS FASHIONS.
notice where a preacher is giving
the women, FITS for copying after the
Paris fashions, especially the divided
skirts. They tell us that these women
are so eager 20 wear breeches that the
dresses are made in open lengths and
then gathered around the ankles. The
preacher said 1t was actually sinful.
Now. I expect we will reach a time
when we may be thankful that these
women will wear as covering clothes as
these-wear anything like dress skirts
and since their necks are bare now and
their arms naked. we may return thanks
that they wear even pantaloons.
Mother Eve wore fig leaves, and gem
orally the savages wear breech cloths,
so we may rest satisfied that Paris
women win wear something similar be-
fore they are done with the fashions
for dress am too old to follow ex-
treme fasnaons, but I do want to look
like I think a well-dressed old lady
should look, so I never expect to wear
divided skirts or Paris pantaloons.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11

glad did, for 1t has cured me.
'I know Of so many cases where wo-
men have been cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that can
say 70 every suffering woman If that
medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that will."-Mrs. JANETZKI,
2o6S Arch St, Chicago, Ill
This is the age Of substitution, and
women who want cure should insist
upon Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing ills pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe-
male ills. In almost every community
you win ind women who have been
restored TO health by Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11

bugs which viii get busy with your crop
next spring.
The man who used brains to save his
legs is not lazy-he is just wise.
Unless the chrysanthemum are shaded
during the hot months OF July and Au-
gust they win be injured by the sun.
Roses Of all kinds should be thoroughly
manured with well rotted cow manure
and mulched with lawn cuttings and
leaves.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11

when you answer this announcement,
Is / am going to distribute at least
one-hundred-tho sets Of the DR..
Haux wonderful ''Perfect Vision" Spec
tacles to genuine, bona-flde spectacle
wearers in the next few weeks--on one
easy, simple condition.
Iwant you to thoroughly try them on
your own eyes, no matter how weak
they may be; read the finest print,
thread the smallest eyed needle and
put them to any test you like in your
own home in any way you please.
Then after you have become absolutely
and positively convinced that they are
really and truly the eoftest, clearest and
best-fitting glasses you have ever had
on your eyes, you can keep the R0InsoQ
pair forever without one cent of cost, and
Just Do Me- Good Turn
by showing them around to your neigh
bors and friends, and speak good word
for them everywhere at every opportu-
nifty. IL you want TO do me this favor
write me at once for my free Home
Eye Tester and RO4@seW Spectacle offer.
Address, DR.. HAU-X,
Saux Building, Sc Louis. no.
~ ~ <7T,sS y SF-zSs,11p y 49,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
BLOCKADE BEGUN AT CAIRO.

cairo.
BLOCKADE BEGUN AT CAIRO.
The opening of hosti1ities had found
the south with a supply both of pro-
visions and of munitions of war con-
siderably smaller than was desirable
and effort had accordingly been made to
secure both from the northwest.
Consult as to the feasibility of OBJ
tanning bacon from Ohio or Kentucky
wrote General Lee from Richmond. April
"a, and the same day the Confederate
secretary of war stated that IAN agent
has been sent to st. Louis and Louisville
tc make purchases for the army"
The day that Col BENJAMIN M. Prem
| tiss, the Federal commander at Cairo
arrived at his post. he received from
the governor OF Illinois a dispatch an
nouncing that two steamers. the c. E.
Hillman and John d. Perry, were about
to leave St Louis with a cargo of arms
and munitions for the south, and or
dering him to stop the boats and seize
their cargo
The seizure was promptly made, ana
the prospects which it and the occupa-
ton OF Cairo by Illinois troops evoked
were little needed either locally or in
Washington.
To a Kentucky legislator who COM
|
across the river. Lincoln gave the 'front.'
cal assurance that .he would never
have ordered the movement of troops
complained Of had he known that Cairo
was in your senatorial district" Gov
ernor Magoffin. of Kentucky, likewise
appearing to the governors of Ohio ana
Indiana, got small consolation from their
advice to send the troops asked for by
Lincoln.
ppovrcIonrc ron corrYrr crop1ro
How far to carry such blockade was
a question not at first decided I'VE
have directed the officer at Cairo"
wrote Governor Yates, of Illinois, to
Washington, ITO seize munitions of war
passing that point, but we have not yet
assumed the responsibility of prevent
ing commercial intercourse"
! William T. Sherman at ST. Louis.
heard April Is that orders had been is
sued at the custom house to refuse clear
| ance to steam boats to seeding states.
"All the heavy trade with groceries and
| provisions is with the SOUTH" he wrote,
| ''and the order at once takes all life from
| st. Louis"
To interfere with the trade of friendly
/ or neutral states, and thereby to gain
| their i'll will was not at all to be desired,
and on May General Scott accordingly
photographed: "It Is deemed inexpedient,
because irritating to Kentucky and other
| states bordering on the Ohio, to detain
cargoes of provisions descending the riv-
| ers from those states"
Immediately came objections to the or
| der Governor Morton, of Indiana, point
| ed out that brisk trade in provisions,
hay, etc., was being carried on between
| his state and Kentucky, from where the
goods were sent south, and inquired.
Twill ii not be well to cut on all trafiic
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11

and i went TO the
store to get a bottle
of Lydia E Pink
hams Vege table
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let me have it
he said it was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing
all about it i in
sisted and finally
got it. and / am so
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11
SHE GOT
WHAT SHE
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid

Chicago. I1l.-"I suffered from a fe-
male weakness and stomach trouble,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-11

Ohio to guard. and the Tennessee and
Cumberland. which into it ran through
Kentucky and Tennessee from deep in
the Confederate terruory. And, most
Immediately, there was the blockade al
Cairo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-27

f THE ancient superstition that Wo-
men are incapable of taking a
large, broad and philosophic view
Of things needed any further refuta-
tion it would be found in the action
which has recently been taken by the
Eli (Neb.) Associated Women's clubs,
which resolved that when a man be-
comes bald, in the opinion of the SEN
sible members of the fair sex, he stands
higher than he did when a luxurious
growth of hair covered his crown In
telligent women, especially those of the
Eli Women's club, look upon baldhead-
ed men as being thoughtful and kind,
trustworthy and confiding; past the
follies and frivolities of youth; usual
" successful and men of property; not
given to running around nights, and.
moreover, the baldhead looks so clean,
white and pretty that one could kiss
it without a feeling of disgust"
Imagination FalterS.
Can anybody imagine a mans club
paying this deserved tribute to bald
headed women? Or any man ever even
thinking in the depths of his secret
soul. how nice and kissable was the
clean white spot on the top Of a wo-
mans head?
It is because men would have moth
ing to say to the hairless woman that
women spend their substance for riot
Gus waves. and puffs. and switches,
and braids. and transformations, and
burden down their heads with a hot,
headachy. pulling and uncomfortable
mass, not to say mess, that is expen-
sive. unhygienic, and repulsive to the
women themselves. But what can you
do? The poor dears are not TO blame.
It's all the fault of man who cannot,
like the Eli (Neb.) Women's club, ap-
preciate. the beauty OF a nice, shiny
pate.
LiberaIity OF Opinion.
In good truth nothing really shows
how much more liberal in their opin-
ions, how much more discerning in
their judgments, how much more truly
appreciative of real sworth women are
than men than just this thing of the
different points of view of the sexes
in regard to bafdheads. The fact that
a mans head is as free of all growth
as an alkali desert does not cut the
slightest ice He may dance all night
with the prettiest girl at balls, and
marry whomsoever he chooses.
But fancy a woman in a similar pre-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-27
Dorothy Dix Defends H:.s.s h Ma. Bald

dicament, q woman with a head like
an ostrich egg. She might possess the
concentrated extract Of every virtue
and every grace on earth, but would
any hostess dare to ask man to take
her into dinner, would any man ever
ask her to dance with him, would any
man importune her to marry him. un-
less she first concealed her badness
under a wig that made her look like
one of the seven Sutherland sisters?
Preferred Risk.
I'VE look upon the baldheaded man"
says the Eli Women's club, as being
thoughtful and kind" Mark that He
is thoughtful and kind" In other
words. he has passed the stage when he
is chock full and sloshing over with
the egotism and selfishness of youth.
and has reached the place in life where
he has begun to consider the rights
and pleasures of others, even of a wife.
He is trusting and confiding." oh,
very much so. Even as Samson's
strength was in his hair. so is the mod
ern mans worldly wisdom in his. With
every hair that he loses he becomes
an easier mark. until by the time he
is bald, he has got so that he will put
his hand in that of any golden haired
kidnaper and let her lead him where
she will, even TO the altar
'Baldheaded men, continue these
feminine oracIes. ARE usually success
full and men of property" Correct
again. Notice the women in diamonds
and laces at the theater. L there not
a man with a glistenins bal1head sit
ting hy each: ')b~,.~vr the men who
are opening big green bottles with
white labels. and ordering teal duck in
restaurants Are they not almost in
variably baldheaded? They are.
True and Sanitary.
THE baldhead looks so clean, white
and pretty that one could kiss it with
out a feeling OF disgust"
How true and how sanitary If you
are bound to kiss any kind of head
what infinite advantage there is in
pressing a chaste salute upon one that
has just ben sterilizad with carbclic
soap and water. instead of on :, hairy
incubator for baciIli.
Everybody, with the exception of
BARRIERS and the manufacturers of hair
restorers, will heartily indorse the adj
resolution, expressing a vote
of confidence. as it were, in the bald
headed man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-27
The Manicure Lady
She Reads Up Some on Books of Travel

you had coon chief rub his nose
against yours you would stop being a
philanthropist
oh, well, I suppose some people
was born to travel, and some was born
to stay at home, but 1 get mighty
lonesome sometimes when liam sitting
mere waiting for customers to come
in and have their nails did; and wish
that could journey to some of them
coral strands where every prospect
pleases and all the men is vile.
Why is it. George, that some of us
has to stand and wait, while the 9TH
ers gets chances to go to the far parts
of the world, and to come back home
and write books about their travels
Oh, if I just had a really good chance
to go out and see the whole worIdi
You don't know how weary 1 get SIT
ting here, listening to a lot of fresh
boneheads whispering, oh. YOU kid =
l think some of these days 1 Will make
a trip. if I have to sroot myself and
take the long leap to the sky"
You're young yet, kid" soothed the
Head Barber. Cheer up, maybe vou'II
marry travelling man"
If 1 did," said the Manicure LADY
that would be my finish. Then I
would never get nowhere"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-27

S6T fave you ever read many OF
them books of travel,
George?" asked the Manicure
Lady. as she adjusted the barette above
her medulla oblongata and peered into
her hand mirror. 81 think, as long
as anybody has got to read, they ought
really to read only them things which
tends to make the intellect more.
Don't you?"
Il amt gave it much thought" re-
piled the Head Barber. IT never did
care much, though, for books of travel
The only book of travel that I ever
read clean through is a Southwestern
railroad time table. I'm too busy to
read much kiddo, and you can take it
from me that 1 amt too strong for
believing what I see in them time ia
bIes'
Il think you ought to improve your
mind every time you have a chance,
George" said the Manicure Lady. I'VE
amt here for long, goodness knows
and I think that for them few fleeing
moments we linger, we ought to get all
the knowledge we can.
That's one thing I admire about
Will Burgess. With all the slips the
poor fellow makes in politics. he sure
is persevering, and If he don't succeed
at last, it won't be because he doesn't
dig into the books and try to learn all
the wisdom possible.
But 1 am all the time getting away
from my subject, George. What I start
ed out to tell was about books of
travel. Gee, 1 picked up one last night,
it was about gent named Henry Stan
ley on the trail of David Livingstone.
and would you believe me, George, I
ztuck to that book for a solid half
hour.
1T was awful interesting, all about
the Congo and the jungles and the
gorillas and springboks and the rest
of them big snakes. and it told how
he met the native chief of a big vii
lage and gave him string of beads.
after which the native rubbed noses
with him.
They always rub noses with you
over there, the book said, to show that
they are grateful That's why
wouldn't take no presents along if I
eevr went to Africa. The way it seems
to me. George about the third time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-27
WITH
The Exchanges
Ell PAso IN STRANGERS EYES.

Ell PASO IN STRANGERS EYES.
BY John Overmyer to Syndicate of In
dinana Papers.
This city of FL Paso in 1890 had TO-
coo people; in 1900. $4,000; and now
$4,000. I would not be at all surprised
if the census of 1920 would show
100000 people in this city.
FL Paso is 2 bright. uptodate metro
poiitan city.
It's location and the long lead it now
has assure its future. Great lines of
railroad center here.
Great smelling works are here, and
this is the distributing point for Ari-
IONA, large part Of New Mexico and
Texas, and for a big territory in old
Mexico.
Manufacturing industries incident to
such a point of distribution are rapid
ly springing up.
When you arrive at FL Paso you are
at an elevation of 1900 feet This
makes the air much better and more
bracing- You observe that the people
move with brisker step and have
more ambition about them.
The Latin-Spanish civilization has
also made its artistic impress Music.
flowers and artistic touches are more
in vogue.
This is destined to be not only a
large city, but pretty and artistic
one. and with fine, bright and alert
citizenship.
The sunshine is magnificent, and the
number of cloudy days In the course of
a year, very small. Today the people
are sitting on benches in and about the
plaza" or public square, about like
the people in an Indiana city would
do on fine May day
The city of Juarez, over across the
Rio Grande. in Mexico, is really only
a suburb of Ell Paso. and has 1000 or
5000 people
A trolley line runs from here over
there, and I went across.
The people have the free and easy
companionable air Of the west gen
orally about them
One of the biggest and most inter
esting things in this country is the
great irrigation dam being constructed
by the United States government
across the Rio Grande river in New
Mexico. 125 miles above this city. The
dam is 10 be $50 fet high and will
be about one-fourth mile long at the
top.
The waters to be held by this dam
will make a lake so miles long. and
VIII take up the 1000 waters OF the
Rio Grande for a period of three years.
The cost OF this great work will be
sic. O0e. 600.
This dam and it's waters will irri-
gate the Rio Grande valley from there
down here to FL Paso and for so miles
below this city.
The average width of the valley thus
to be irrigated is four or five miles
This will make the whole valley very
valuable. as the land will be very pro-
ductive.