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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
DIR. MARION NH. HULL.

Just how long after Pentecost we do
not know, but long enough for the ex-
citment caused by the descent of the
spirit to have subsidized somewhat, and
for the disciples to have resumed their
normal life Peter and John went to
the temple to pray at the evening hour,
3 o'clock. Every member of the church
at this time was a Jew, and that they
were still observing the ceremonies of
the Jewish church. The only difference
was that these Jews had accepted Jesus
as their Messiah and we're observing
their temple worship in the light of
their knowledge of Him who had come,
rather than in looking for the One who
was to come, as before time 1t is i'm
portant for us to appreciate this in
these days, for the Apostolic church was
the most remarkable church that the
world has ever known, and it was en-
tirely Jewish, although Christian. In
il we have a picture of what the Jewish
church today will be when it becomes
Christian, when they accept Jesus of
Nazareth as their long looked for Mes
siah.
There was a very familiar sight at
the Beautiful Gate of the temple, the
gate through which one entered from
the court of the Gentiles into the court
of Israel. 1t was of poor unfortunate
man over forty years of age, lame ever
since his birth, and had been brought
daily and laid at this gate of the temple,
there to appeal for help. Although an
Israelite, he had never been inside the
court of Israel, through the Beautiful
Gate, because neither Gentiles, nor any
lame nor deformed people might enter
the court of Israel. This was a regula-
tion made because of the contempt
which the Jews had for the lame.
AS Peter and John passed from the
court of the Gentiles up the steps into
the court of Israel, this beggar asked
aims. Peter said Look at us. We
haven't any money, but what we have.
we will give you. In the name Of Jesus
OF Nazareth, get up and walk" 1t must
have been interesting to study that beg
gar's face. In rapid succession the ex-
preston changed from doubt to hope, to
belief, to determination. 1t took just
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
LIZZIE Q. IHUMAS,
Tuscumbia, Ala.
THE YOUNG eTRL IN BUsNEss

During the year 1916 there will be many girls
leaving country homes to go to the city to seek
this time TO say just a word to them. The
first thing I would say is, listen 10 the advice
OF those in position to advise you. Hundreds
Of girls from the country have gone to town
and made good as business and professional
women, and not few Of them have married
men who have achieved that degree OF sue
cess which ranks them among the leading men
Of the days and as wives Of these men have
made good. While this is true, as / say, Of
have been other hundreds who have not had
the courage to Keep from. following the line OF
least, resistance. and they have been failures.
These talks win tell the country girl Of
the city, OF how TO avoid some and how to
handle others
Most girls in the country are bought up
in that old school which taught that as long as
girl stays IN her place a man will always
stay in his. That is one of the first things a
girl will have to unlearn. Coming from the
country to town, she is unacquainted with the
ways Of the big world and the arts and wiles
CT the men therein. so ignorance often leads
the way 10 irreparable injury. woman
can be as wise as a serpent aud harmless as a
dove and she should be. That trite saying,
knowledge is power" is nowhere more appli-
cable to anything than TO the woman going out
into the world TO make her way. she must
never be too sure OF herself. Over-confidence
in her ability to handle any situation is one
OF the country girls greatest handicaps.
The temptation OF that very quality often gets
her into serious trouble should she fall into
the hands Of the INSCRIPTIONS man. 1t acts
as an incentive to him TO lead her on Into
things she knows nothing about; then, Of course,
be gets out and leaves her on the mercy OF
her confidence in herself, which oftentimes she
finds sOrely shattered.
II you are coming TO town. II you have no
relative or friend to meet you at the station
and see that you find lodging in respectable
quarters when you reach the waiting room OF
the station ask the mstron in charge, who rep
resents the Travellers Protective association.
and who viii have on badge by which You
can identify her. where you should go. she
Is Maid 70 look after Just such cases as yours.
and she Will be glad TO refer you to good peo-
pie. If the station should not be provided
With a matron. then communicate with th
local Young woman's Christian association, or
Y NJ C. A. and ask their aid. of course.
the sensible thing for every country girl going
10 a strange town to do Is TO provide for her
HELENA.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY.

Perhaps l will never see the change
made but 1 shall continue to insist that
General Lees birthday has never been
properly celebrated in the south so long
as school is dismissed and the children
turned loose as the general method of
memorializing the holiday.
The day should be celebrated by at
least lecture from some we'll informed
person on the subject and the students
great or small should be directed to
make a synopsis and a short thesis for
a lesson-before school is dismissed.
AS it is now managed a day is lost
from the school business and the chill
dren know less than nothing of General
Lees life and history. Better far to con-
tinue the school exercises throughout
the day or cease to make an excuse for
a general holiday under false pretenses.
|. General Washington's birthday re-
ceives the same sort of school atten-
ton. President Lincolns birthday is
discussed more freely, but all of these
great men holidays should be regularly
scheduled to do the subject Justice.
General Lee as a citizen, as a soldier,
as a Christian gentleman and an Ameri-
can patriot presents a magnificent top
ic for the most skilled orator in our
section. His private life is known to have
been spotless. because he was a supe
rior father to his children and a devot-
ed husband to his wife. There was moth
ing small or sordid in his wake-up, as
A neighbor or as a friend. He is a wor-
thy object lesson to the youth of our
country. His devotion to principle re-
duced him from affluence to poverty.
He did not own a home 10 live i'm during
the last years of his life.
. He was much opposed to secession, but
he said he could not take up arms
against his kindred and his native state
and while he was aware that secession
was premature and perhaps a rash VEN
ture he made a willing sacrifice to duty.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28

tune destroys her earning capacity.
But / am not sure about the married
couple. He has never been so hard
up that he has left of his tobacco,
nor has she lost her taste for moving
pictures. She says that she is honest,
that she only .pinches as much off the
housekeeping money as he takes for
his tobacco They are both taking
from a little boy who looks underfed
and will some day need money for an
education.
From a little vine-clad piazza / used
TO watch the house hunters every
spring. I had a lot with stone cop
ing. and a beautiful maple tree grew
quite near the sidewalk. Many of
them used to rest there and discuss
the merits of various places. and when
one would argue for or against buying
n home 1 would want TO tell them that
$50 a year ought TO pay taxes and the
'upkeep" on a place valued at $4,000,
provided there was no wanton destruc-
tion, nor the miserable habit of put
ting things off till necessity drove one
TO make repairs The nail, or window
glass in time means as much as the
proverbial stitch I'm time.
I've written all this. not simply the
DRY, but the truth as I've worked it
out and have seen it worked out, hoping
There must be common sense, energy
and self-denial added to the money
spent.
And here comes the second mistake.
So many people are afraid of response
biiity. The fact that there are no
strings on them is often a serious
drawback. All of us work better if
there is something pushing US toward
a goal of some sort The sort that rent
because they shirk responsibility are
seldom careful tenants. The landlord
sees that the gate is kept closed, that
no carelessness mars the walls or ruins
the CRATE or Injuries the roof. Such
people move often, and quite as often
leave things worse than they found
them. l see In my memory's picture
gallery a place that was once a cosy
home. The calf is now tied where a
rose bush once fiourished; the pickets
have been used for kindling wood and
the gate is a wreck. The man is away
from work every Saturday afternoon,
the wife has plenty to do, but a small
boy who is forever clamoring for a
dime (smaller coins do not buy
enough might be made to clean up the
premises. And using those pickets is
downright stealing. There has been
enough said. 1 certainly hope that
may put some one on the road to a
competence.
--.. Faithfully yours,
LIZZIE o. THOMAS.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
HOW | DARKENED MY
GRAY HAIR
Lady Gives Simple Home Recipe That
She Used to Darker Her Gray
Hair.

For years l tried to restore my gray
hair to its natural color with the pre-
pared dyes and stains, but none of them
gave satisfaction and they were all ex-
pensive. 1 finally ran onto simple re-
cipe which 1 mixed at home that gives
wonderful results. 1 gave the recipe
which is as follows, to number of my
friends, and they are all delighted with
II. To ozs. of water add small box
of Barbo Compound, 1 OF. of bay rum
and IA o. of glycerine. These ingre-
dents can be bought at any drug store
at very little cost Use every other day
until the hair becomes the required
shade, then every two weeks. IT will
not only darken the gray hair, but re-
moves dandruff and scalp humors, and
acts as a tonic to the hair. 1t is not
sticky or greasy, does not rub off and
does not color the scalp.-(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28

Those who take the time to read the
STATES of faithless wives and husbands
IN the daily papers and of discriminating
love letters which are frequently READ
out in court, and who thus expose their
for the persons who thus expose their
married partners and who believe as
do. that our lax divorce laws are to
blame for three-fourths of the divorce
proceedings in the courts, will enjoy as
l did a story that came down from I'LL
nois a short time ago A gentleman or
means and also possessing a wife and
children became acquainted with train
ed nurse at a watering place. The nurse
was pretty and affectionate and made
herself very agreeable to the gentleman
After he returned to the bosom of his
family the nurse wrote a very beseech-
ing letter to the party who had the
wife and children, but the letter went
into the hands of the wife, who answer
ed it for her mate. The letters began
to come on regularly, and more and
more to the point. When the melon
was ripe" according to the plan of the
nurse, she entered suit for breach of
promise and bad treatment, ETC. When
the case came to trial. according to the
nurses plan, the mans discriminatory
letters were read in court. Then the
wife appeared as a witness. She pro-
duced the letters which were written to
her husband by the nurse and told the
Jury that she herself had penned every
one that had been exposed i'm court, by
the designing woman who was attempt
ing to break up her home and destroy
her happiness. The suit for $4,000
claimed as damage to a trusting heart
collapsed like glittering soap bubble
and the end came quickly.
Said the yife: II believed my husband
was entirely innocent and I determined
to try her out wrote every one of the
letters which she has given out today
as received from my husband, and my
husband has not penned a single one of
them She was entirely willing to bring
disgrace on my home, and l concluded
would do as much for a designing ana
unprincipled woman
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about it.
said Il know nothing will help me but
will try this / found myself improv-
ing from the very first bottle, and in two
weeks time1 was able to sit down and
eat a hearty breakfast with my hus-
band, which had not done for two years.
] am now in the best of health and
lid not have the --ztion. - Mrs.
John A. E,,E-Slu, 5G2 Flushing Avenue;
Astoria, -. Y.
Every one breads the surgeons knife
and the operating table Sometimes
nothing else will do; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not Letterafter letter comes
to the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or, If performed, did no good,
but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poundwasused and good health followed.
If YOU want advice write to
Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfdentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
U. S. CHAMBER TO ACT ON
PAN AMERICAN AGREEMENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The cham
Der of commerce of the United States
will act February ) on a pan-American
commercial arbitration agreement pro-
posed at the recent .pan-American finan-
cial conference. The Buenos Aires
chamber. of commerce has just approved
the agreement with notifications. Other
South American commercial bodies al
ready had accepted it,
The agreement would have all COM
mercial disputes between American
business houses submitted to arbitration.
1t would become effective after exchange
Of notifications within one year from
July 1, 1915.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
CARRANZA WILL PROTECT
AMERICANS IN MEXICO

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-American
employees of the Yoquive Development
company at Minaca, Chihuahua left
there yesterday on a special train guard
ed by Carranza soldiers for Chihuahua
City, state department advices today
from Ell Paso reported.
American Consul Silliman at Guerra
tero reported General Carranzza show
ing an apparent desire to comply as far
as possible with the demands Of the
United States to protect Americans and
their interests.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
did opportunity to bear witness.
HIS MAMIE


Peter said, "Ye men of Israel, wha'
are you looking at us for as though
we. by our power and holiness had made
this man whole?"
As Israelites you ought not to bt
startled at a miracle having been per-
formed, for your whole history has beer
full of Gods miraculous dealings with
you. The only explanation of this is
that our God, the God of Abraham, OF
Isaac, and of Jacob, hath glorified His
Servant, Jesus, whom you Inundated
and killed; but God raised Him from the
dead, and we know it, for we have seer
it. 1t is His power and holiness, thai
has made this man whole, whom you
know to have been cripple.
HIS GRACE.
"And now my brethren" continued
Peter, 81 am sure that you did what you
did to Jesus through ignorance. In
spite of that, His grace is so marvellous
that He is willing to blot out even your
sins, and to save you if you will repent
and turn again. And when He does blot
out your sins there will come seasons
Of refreshing from the presence of the
Lord, and He will send back Jesus your
appointed Messiah, who has gone 10
heaven now to stay until the time or
the restoration of all things, of which
the prophets have spoken. We can nave
Him come back now If the Jewish ma
tion will turn to Him and receive Him.
But if you do not. there is but one end
for YOU, and that is destruction, Just as
all of our prophets since Samuel has
spoken. Now unto you first God sent
Him to bless you in turning you away
from your iniquities.
The sermon was interrupted by the
arrival of the priests, captains or the
temple guard and the Sadudees, who dld
not believe in any resurrection. They
arrested Peter and John, and put them
in prison until the next day. But while
the servants of God were bound, the
word of God was not bound, and there
were 5000 souls converted that day.
This is how the lame man led 5000 TO
Christ.
HIS GLORY.
And this is the glory of Christ, that
when His name is proclaimed and HIS
Grace is revealed, lives are changed. L
doubt if many of those who heard Peter
could repeat his sermon. They FORGOT
what ne said, but they saw what he
did. The lame man himself was a walk
ing witness to the power of Christ.
The hest social service is not that
which changes the mans surroundings,
but which changes his heart. T3e Sa-
vior was worth a good deal more to that
lame man than any amount OF silver that
Peter could have given him; for when
the Savior came into his heart 1t placed
him where he could earn his own silver.
There is a good deal of social service
today which is not worth much because
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
Nrv ENEMY FOR POULTRY.

Dear Mrs Thomas and HouseloIueTs. WIN
vor an make loom for Of the old writer's
after an absence Of long timer IL mas becn
some time since ! wrote 70 you, but have en-
iovad the letters all the same.
Mrs Thomas. you have had a whole lot TO say
about the chickens. so what DO you know ABOUT
thiST I bad A hen sitting and she began look
ing SO had that I examined her for mites and
lice and didn't find any. She hatched but
three chickens and quit the nest, and when I
went 10 burn the next as ] always do, I found
that u wasn't mites but chinches thcdbugsl
They were as thick as ants. I have never seen
ANYTHING like II. I heard an old lady tell
something like that when 7 was a child, but
had never seen it.
Now. dent any ~ you all think that YOU
couldn't sleen in one OF my beds. for I haven
seen any in the house so far.
Well I viii bring my letter TO a close be
fore "a reaches the waste basket. ] would be
Amanda Betsy Trotvood. Nav johnson. AMI
all Of the others. 7 won't try 10 call the
roll. for 7 must be going. NANCY.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28

it is not done in the name of Christ.
The best way to change the communi-
ty is not by legislation or philan'
thrOpic humanItarianism, but by chang
ing the hearts of the individuals. As
Dan Crowford says, 1.-The soul of al
improvements is the Improvement of the
soul"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
Peace Pilgrims
Will ArrGUe IN
N. Y. SInddu
by Associated Pressl

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Jan. ga
wireless message from the steamship
Rotterdam at Cape Race, Newfound-
land, received here this morning from
q. r. Milton, member of the Ford peace
party returning to America, states that
the party will arrive in New York Sun
day
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28

IOu4CS- Il was get
ingworse everyday.
/ had chills, my head
would ache, / was
always tired. Icould
not walk straight
because Of the pain
in myback andI had
pains in my stom-
ach. / went to a
doctor and he said /
must go under an
operation, but j did
not go. read in
the paper about
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28

SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON, JAN. 80

Golden Text: Peter said, "Silver and
gold have none; but what have, that
give thee. In the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth walk" Acts 3;6.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
WOMAN AVOIDS
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur
geon's Work Unnecessary.

Astoria, N. "For two years 1
was feeling Ill and took all kinds of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
THE TABLES YERE TURNED .

q will write again of this subject)
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-11
For School Lunches.

There are many pupils who take cold
dinners to school every day OF the school
year and many who take their dinners
during Indictment weather. At the Brick
there are thirty six boys and girls who
carry dinners every day and there are
sometimes as many as sixty. A teacher
is always on duty durisg the noon hour.
These teachers at the Brick have felt
that something hot would be acceptable
to the pupils, many of whom start from
home as early as 7 A. ~. and do not re-
turn home till P. NJ. or later.
During the last fall term the four
schools united IN securing Larkin soar
order, aud in this way secured money t.
be used for school Improvements. Ou
of this money the teachers purchased ar
ticles necessary for preparing school
lunches to serve the pupils. Each pupi
provides his own cup and spoon. The
oil stove which the janitor uses during
the summer was called into service
Such things as corn chowder, tomato
bisque, pea soup aud cocoa were served
during the past week. By very close
reckoning and skillful management the
teachers estimate each pupil can be
served for two cents serve.
The teachers are very DESTROYS of con-
tinuing this part of their work, and in
order to serve the children without cost
until the lunch idea is established anC
the people understand the purpose
of the undertaking, they are engaging
Miss Agnes Hersey to give an entertain
meut next Friday evening. The proceeds
To be used entirely for school lunches.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-11
Holbrook.Libby.

A marriage of interest to Norway
people took place at Portland Monday
evening, Jan. Sd, when Chester D. Hol
brook and Miss Alice May Libby, both
of Portland, we're united in marriage at
the parsonage of the Chestnut Street
Methodist Church, by Rev. Charles o.
Mills, the double ring service OF the
Methodist Episcopal ritual being used.
Mrs. Holbrook is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Libby of Norway, is q
graduate of Norway High School and Of
Gray's Business College Of Portland.
She was formerly employed in the office
of the Norway shoe factory under the
Spinney management. For few years
she has been in the Office of the b. 8.
Melcher Co. in Portland. She is a young
lady of exceptional ability and highest
character, and has many friends here
who extend to her their best wishes.
Mr.. Holbrook is also employed by the
Melcher Company as travelling sales,
man.
After the wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Holbrook will be at home to their friends
at III Sherman Street, Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-01-11
Twitchell.Wight.

There was quiet wedding Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wight on Pine Street, when their
daughter, Miss Cora May, was united In
marriage with Lester P. Twitoheil OF
this town. Only the near relatives OF
the parties and one intimate friend OF
the bride were guests.
Rev. G.. w. r. Hill oficiated, using the
single ring service. The bride was
go wned in white crepe de chine, with an
overdress of lace. The bridal couple
were unattended.
After the ceremony refreshments were
served, and Mr.. and Mrs. Twitchell left
later for their home at the Twitchell
farm.
The bride is q graduate of Paris High
School in the class OF 1910, and has for
some years until within a few weeks
been clerk in the dry goods depart
ment in the N. Dayton Bolster Co
store. She Is a member OF the Congre-
gational church, and has taken an active
part in the work of the church and III
auxiliaries. Mr.. Twitchell Is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Twitchell, and
has always lived on the home place, In
which he Is now joint owner with hi'
father. The young people will live In
rent which has been prepared for tnen
| in the house.