Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-05
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p 4" CONVICTED Srr1Rs INHIBITION.
CoNpocTED 81 YRS. INHIBITION.

In the late winter last February
trod on great, rusty nail and cellu-
litis set up after eight or ten days of
Inflammation. That was one escape
that was notable, because blood poison
lis very insidious and often fatal Every
little while the old WOUND twinges and
reminds me of my escape from fatal
results.
Then I encountered danger in a ter
rible head-on railroad collision as late
as September.
1t was the mercy of God that crowd
ed trainload of men, women and chill
dren were not picked up 60 feet below
killed, and some of us will be remind
ed of the event many times before the
closing scenes come to us.
1t is therefore, a day Of sincere
Thanks giving for one old lady, who is
able to get out of bed and wait on her
self and try to return grateful prayers
to the Giver of ali good.
There are a good many who were here
last year who are not alive today, and
the Thanksgiving of 1912 may nnd
more of us absent, but ii is glorious
privilege to stand before the congrega-
ton and return thanks for preserving
mercies all over these United States,
THE TIPPING NUISANCE.
I notice general criticism on the tipping
business and among other discoveries I
find that the United States government
in paying salaries to its big officials,
puts an allowance for tips" when these
dignitaries travel abroad. 1 was never a
United States official, but oine time
tthen as lady manager from Georgia to
Chicago exposition), and 1 was allowed
. ~ he civ fn he PIllp1a n
porter who made UP my berth and dust
ed my cloak when / was ready to get
off the train. but the big ones-the dig
bugs-are given a dollar for every day
on the Pacific vessels and $3.50 per day
on the Atlantic ships, to pay for at
tendance and busting Of coats. 1t is
boldly stated that our American drum
mers pay at least 100000 in tips each
| year. These persons who are tipped get
good salaries as walters and steward
esses. They could not make as much at
any other business or they would not
be at it, but 1t has reached a place
where you are not properly served on
dining and sleeping cars unless you pay
extra, although you have already paid
for your transportation, and hotel rates
on these Pullman cars. You must tip
the hotel waiter or your coffee can be
cold and your eggs too hard; you must
! tip the bell boy. or wait q spell for a
pitcher of ice water, etc.
And IL you desire to see politely yelled
contempt, just ask Pullman porter to
carry your modest grip to the depot plat
form, unless you have laid the quarter"
in his waiting palm!
1t has become more than nuisance;
it is pure graft, and the government is
cowardly concern that fosters this out
rage. Let those hotel men and Pull
man owners pay a living wage and stop
this dirty graft upon their patrons.
CHEWING GU MAND CIGARETTES.
Mrs w. H. FELTON,, Gainesville, Ca
Dear Mrs. FELTON,: I have been reading
your page for quite 8 while and adj
mire it very much. Hike the way you
write concerning styles, and II young
girls and older women, too, would read
your page / am sure they would get
ashamed of style and dress themselves
little more decent.
If you would also give the young folks
a talk on manners / think 1t would do
them good.
AS we all know it is very impolite to
chew gum in company or for men or
boys to smoke before ladies and girls;
but in the settlement where live, nor
far from your town, Il seems that the
young people use them for manners.
If there is a gathering in the settle
ment most every one goes with . wad
of gum in their mouth, and the boys
carry plenty in their pockets to supply
those who have none. So they chew as
if they were at chewing party Then to
complete their manners, the boys both
large and small, roll their cigarettes
in the presence of the girls and smoke
them, putting the smoke almost In the
girls faces
win stop for this time, with many
good wishes for Mrs. FELTON,.
A SUBSCRIBER.
lAgin adunrfico Nolfon