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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
ATTEMPTING REPRESENTATIVES,.

A few days ago an effort was made
to erect steel bridge across the St
Lawrence river in Canada, one span to
be more than $500 feet long between
buttresses and the entire length from
shore to shore 1929 feet. The railroad
company was trying to shorten the dis
lance between Halifax and the Canadian
northwest zoo miles.
The span that was being hoisted
weighed over 5000 tons. The St. Law
renee river is 200 feet deep under the
bridge. There were nearly hundred
workmen on the span that was being
lacked up from the tugs that were an
Chored in the river.
1t was proceeding very well. when all
at once the steel frames gave way and
plunged downwards. Eleven men are
dead and siXty-five were picked up by
boats. Nine years ago similar tragedy
occurred at the same spot in an endeavor
to hoist another bridge of same length
At that time seventy persons lost their
lives.
II is plainly evident that some things
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22

are impossible to human strength and
human skill. To lift 5000 tons aloft
from flowing water is manifestly an i'm
possibility. There must be something
firm to stand upon, that will not give
way when such an enormous weight is
going up in the air. Not an ounce of
weight was lessened by leaving the tugs
and cutting loose from the water
The St Lawrence river is one of the
large rivers of the western continent.
Its great depth is one of its remarkable
features, and the building of such a
bridge will not come in my lifetime
under similar hindrances.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
CAN YOU HELP THIS CoNFEDER-
ATE wIDOw7

Dear Mrs. FELTON,. VIII you please
help me? My husband was born and
raised in Atlanta, Ga. 1 am now old
and feeble and not able to care for my
self 1 want to try to get a pension.
Ny husband was in the war. His name
was John Franklin Finley. Please ask
the old people if they remember him.
Any assistance they will give will be
greatly appreciated.
MRS SARAH FINLEY,
Route 2, Quitman, Clark County
Mississippi.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
CAN you SEND HER cUsToMERsP
Mrs. ", Fl. FELTON,,
Atlanta, Ga.

MIS-. W. n. FeILOn,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Madam: / notice that a good
many people write to you for informa-
ton about different things, so am go
ing to ask you to give me some infor-
nation eff you can" about where l can
sell hand embroidery work" l am so
afflicted 1 can't do anything much. but
1 can do embroidery work" / have
always been poor and have always had
to work hard but my strength has fail
ed me so that l can't do work that l
have to be on my feet so L am very
anxious for work that 1 can do / am
the mother of 10 children, am 3S years
old; live on the farm. Any information
that you may give me will be very
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
FEEDING COTTON MEAL AN.
HILLS TO HORSES.

c. C. J.. Auburn, Ca, writes: would
like come information in regard TO feedlng
cotton seed meal and hulls to horses
have a horse that will quilt his corn and
fodder for them. Some folks say they are
good for horses. I nave been feeding my
horse on them about two weeks and he is
getting fat I would like 10 know in what
proportion to feed them and how much per
day.
we have found that as much as two
pounds of cotton seed meal can be fed
with advantage to work stock. Some
animals will consume more than this
amount, but we doubt whether it is ad-
visable to feed a larger quantity because
cotton seed meal is very rich in nitrogen
and the system of the horse might be
surfeited with this element and Azotur1a
produced as a result We have only
FED bulls in limited quantities because
they contain a good deal of dust and
there is a tendency for this to frritate
the air passages and induce the develop
ment of heaves. While a small amount
of hulIs can be fed without objection,
they should not constitute the main
roughness. We would moisten them be-
fore feeding. A mixture of 500 to 500
pounds of corn and cob meal and 100
pounds of cotton seed meal provides an
excellent ration for horses and mules
at hard work. This mixture should be
fed In two equal feeds night and morn
ing at the rate of about IA to Is pounds
per 1000 pounds of live weight.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
A BUSY YOUNG MOTHER.

Dear Mrs. Thomas: I have been a
silent reader of Our Household" about
two years and enjoy reading your
"Chats" verv much, also the letters
from other members.
/ am a young mother, was raised in
r. city. and given a high school educa-
ton. I married a young man who work
ed i'm a grocery store, though he was
raised i'm the country. He made a good
salary, but on account of bad health he
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
Tuscumbia, Ala.

A SMILE ALONG THE WAY.
Have you got a heap of troubles?
Are you feeling mighty blue?
Guess you'd better look around you
Lots of folks worse off than you.
Not so many feel like singing
When the skies are dark and gray
Lots of weary folks would bless you
If you'd smile along the way.
Sighing's never going to help you
Get the things you're longing for.
Only makes the days go slower,
Only makes your heart feel sore.
Better make a bit of sunshine,
Help to make some sad heart gay.
And the angels will be near you
If you smile along the way.
CHRISTINE KERR DAVIS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22

much appreciated. / enjoy reading your
column in The Atlanta Journal very
much. as soon as 1 get the paper J
look to see what you have to say. ]
am very respectfully,
MRS. E. X. SMITH.
Ruby, South Carolina.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
CAM you HELP HER7

Whigham, Ca, Sept. H. 1916.
Dear Mrs. FELTON,: AS you help 81
many others /, too, am coming to you
for help to locate my half brother,
Charlie Gilbert, adopted to Barlow
Howell. His whereabouts or any in
formation you can give me will be
highly appreciated.
Yours truly,
D. D. SUTTON. {
r F ID No D \
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
THE SAILORS CoNSOLATIUN.
By WILLIAM PITT.
(l7O8-1778.)

One night came on a hurricane,
The sea was mountains rolling,
When Barney Buntline turned his. quid,
And said 10 Billy Bowling:
"a strong nor'westerS blowing, Bill;
Hark! don't we hear it roar now?
Lord help 'em, how L pities all
Unhappy folks on shore now!
"Foolhardy chaps who live in town.
What danger they are all in,
and now are quaking in their beds,
For fear the roof should fall in.
Poor creatures. how they envies us,
And wishes, I've a notion,
For our good luck, in such a storm.
To be upon the ocean.
But as for them who're out all day,
On business from their houses,
And late at night are coming home,
TO cheer the babes and spouses;
While yOu and ], Bill, on the deck,
Are comfortably lying,
My eyes! what tiles and chimney-pots
About their heads are flying!
And very often have we heard
How men are killed and undone,
BY overturns of carriages,
BY thieves, and fires in London.
We know what risks all landsmen run,
From noblemen to tailors;
Then, Bill, let us thank Providence
That you and l are sailors"
Of all the dangerous places known to
the war zone, the sailor class have the
limit at this time. Lord Kitchener, the
greatest British soldier of the century,
with the very pick and flower of the
army, went down in the North sea, along
with hundreds of marines, and the best
ships England could construct. Two
OaV nrin urha
these lines they had only wooden ships.
MRS FELTON,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
AGRICULTURAL
'9SzSSGduCatiOn
~ AND SUCCESSFUL EARRING
Z=Zk " ANDRMH 0oULE
'ESSEl EARRING

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cultural College, Athns
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22


''My boy, who could never play note, sat down
and played three pieces first night Mrs. E..
.Windover, Halls Bridge, Ont.
Il never could learn anything about music un-
til 1 got Easy Form | learned to play piece
and carried the four parts in an hour''-Amanda
West Scottsboro, Ala.
On request we will send you thousands of sim
liar letters from almost every part Of the world.
Doesn't this convince you that you can play by
this wonderful new method?
Any child old person can now understand and
play the Piano or Organ without previous knowl-
edge. No teacher. No tedious instructions by mail
,Simply write a post card. saying. "Please
,send me Easy Form Music for days free trial.
IL I don't want to purchase it, l will return it
promptly" Be sure to answer these questions:
How many white keys on your piano or organ ?
Do you play note music?
, We will then send you complete instructions.
together with 100 of the worlds most beautiful
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send us $3.50 in days after you receive the
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with the music mail it to us in days and owe
US nothing. Isn't that fair enough?
Address-EASY METHOD MUSIC CO.,
os, clsrkson Bldg. Chicago, III.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22


The trouble about which you write .s
quite common. The best treatment is to
draw the milk frequently and gently bu.
thoroughly. Then bathe with hot water
for twenty minutes at a time After this
rub dry and apply some ointment of a
soothing character. Various things may
be used for this purpose, but the follow
ing will be found easily made and of
value for the purpose in question: Dis
solve two tablespoonfuls of gum cam
phor in a teacupful of fresh melted lard.
Add to this an ounce of fluid extract or
Belladonna. lamentations with hot wa
ter should be carried on three times
daily and the ointment well rubbed in
after each treatment. Careful and per-
sistent treatment of the character men,
toned should effect a cure. Sometime
the glands of the udder become infect
ed with bacteria, and possibly this is
true in the case of your COW since you
speak of this trouble as of long stand
ing. We suggest that you make a solu-
ton of carbolic acid part TO 90 parts
of boiled water. Inject into the udder
through the milk duct. A glass funnel
with rubber tube and a glass tip may
be used for this purpose. After the So
luton has acted for few minutes, milk
out carefully.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22

TREATING \ CAKED CDDER.
4. %. r., Nicholson, Ga, writes: l have
q COW that seems to be in perfect ht attn.
She has her second calf but one side Of her
udder il hard, and sometimes there are Jumps
ia the milk and long strings, and il is
thick and yellow. Is there anything ] can
do to remedy this condition, as she is fine
COW and ! hate To get rid of herr
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22

to be derived from feeding the two
,Iols in-,eau OF piowins unuer one acre
clearly apparent.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
Learn to Play the Piano
In One Evening

II you don't play the piano organ and want
10 learn, won't you let loan you for five days
100 pieces of the world sweetest music and full
instructions for PLAYING?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22

be a good idea to keep himl To what
tent can we breed kindred?
In-breeding is the most powerful agen-
cy at the command of the breeder for
intensifying desirable characteristics. At
the same time If carried too far il gem
orally results in loss Of vigor and utili-
ty. While intensifying desirable quail
ties it also influences the development
Of individual characteristics of an I'M
desirable nature. Therefore, in-bree5ing
should only be practiced to a moderate
degree. by the average breeder who has
not studied the question very thoroughly
and is not familiar with it's dangers
and the best methods OF avoiding the
transmission of undesirable qualities. If
you have an exceptionally fine animal
and both brother and sister were unusu-
ally vigorous, in-breeding will not likely
prove DISASTROUS. but rather beneficial. 1t
Is by the skillful application of this
method of breeding that most of the fine
sires and notable animals in the world
have been produced OF course, some
men have possessed a genius for nick
ing animals and have won great sue
cess. Hundreds of others have failed. If
the animals in question, therefore, are of
unusual vigor and quality we do not
think there is serious objection to the
cross YOU propose. We doubt, however,
the advisAbility of continuing the prac-
tice.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22

wzszx-Dny-E- l// A postal card brings
1t to you FREE.
G5#L/1M Would you give penny to
! learn to play the piano or organ
WX@1AN in one EVENING" Impossible
No, not at all. Hundreds Of
thousands Of others who never
played before, played their first
~-Sk7HRH piece In Just few minutes
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22

-, Co.. 590E 5.ls q, ~ e PT i
Vid style G." just strike
Way ~ -zv,-5 Il = g.. the keys
a.. 49,. E2KR4cER9HfHEfzIf marked "B d
%rinsH In G." You can't
EasyEoFm ~ ~. ss:--.5F..ssTss.TT-T go wrong
Way %, fE:InE. S--I-sTs-ss--T g." AS simPie as
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
THE FUNCTIONS OF GROUND
LIMESTONE

HE L NOTIONS OF GROUND
LIMESTONE.
j. ). X, Atlanta, Ga, writes Will the
application Of limestone offset the absence
OF potash in commercial fertilizer? Would
you advise the application of limestone to
be separate or can ii be mixed with acid
and cottonseed meal and in what proportion
for corn and cotton on sandy loan soil?
Ground or puIverized limestone is
valuable as soil amendment in Georgia
under certain conditions 1t will give it's
best results in increased yields when
applied previous to the planting of
legumes. We think at least one ton per
acre should be used for this purpose
Lime. of course, should be applied as a
top dressing on land which has pre-
viously been properly prepared for seed
ing. 1t should only be narrowed lightly
into the surface soil. Lime is in no
sense a substitute for potash and ton
of ground or pulverized limestone ap-
Piled TO an acre of land cannot be count
ed on to set free any appreciate amount
of potash. The pulverized limestone
should not be mixed with commercial
fertilizers II is not desirable TO use
rs a filler in cases Of this character
because its tendency is to make the
phosphoric acid less available, then the
small amount which can be used as q
filler would not enable IL TO benefit the
soil to the same extent one might an
ticipate from heavier applications. Pull
verified limestone should. therefore, be
applied separately from fertilizer ingre-
dients and put on the soil at least two
weeks before commercial fertilizers are
used. An application Of the amount sug-
gested may be of some benefit to corn
or cotton on sandy loamy soil. Only
moderate increases in corn and cotton
have hppn obtained ON OIr test Mats
from applications of pulverized lime rock
to
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-22
IN-BREEDING IN HOGS.

r. w, Rutledge, Ca, writes: l am
raising BERKSHIRE hogs on a small scale, and
have an extra good boar pig, but he is bred
by brother and sister. DO you think il would
be a good idea to keep him? To what ex-
tent can we breed kindred?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08

Education" said Mayor Mitchell last
night. when questioned as 20 the truth
Of Mr.. Thomas charge that the new
members had been pledged to vote for
Mr.. Wilcox. II am responsible for the
people ! select and appoint"
He said that there was no truth IN
the report that member who had re-
fused 70 vote for Wilcox would be
forced out OF the board, and denied
that Commissioner Bennett had been
forced out.
"Mr. Thomas also said that you APP
pointed Mr. Kelly about week ago
and kept tho fact secret he was
told.
His appointment was announced as
soon As made" said the Mayor '"Of
course, suppose Mr.. Thomas, like
some Of the others, was disappointed
at losing the opportunity for the pros
titution Of the schools TO political
needs and ends, and 30 he makes state
ments Of that kind. But those things
are entirely untrue
In answer TO direct question
whether he had pledged the new mem
bers 10 vote for Commissioner VIII
COX, Mayor Mitchell replied that he had.
81 conceived It my cuty 10 rescue the
school system this year from the IN
fuences of politics that have been at
work here recently" he s. d. And |
did select and appoint the new mem
beers of the Board Of Education with a
view 10 obtaining an administration for
the schools that would be free from
such influence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
ROCKEFELLER GIVES
SCHOOLS S335.25O
General Education Board Makes
Appropriations from Fund
Negroes Benefit.

TIC General Education Board, which
administers thc iluG cr .rl .
John 70. Rockefeller. Yesterday an
rounced rev OPERATIONS agCregat.
ing StSo2. Sor running expenses and
trdCNm-uL5 Ct Or titutions Of learning
The policy o. the board has been to
place its funds with view TO inducing
others % cooperate with II. and .hus
Us appr1Iial.oEs have been supple
meu,ed hy other gifts.
The appropriations TO colleges an
nourccG were:
IT. addition. its annual appropriations
for negro schools this year are: Cal
houu Colored School. Calhoun, Ala,
$4,000: Fort Valley High and Industrial
School, Fort Valley, Ga, $1,000: Ma
nassas Industrial School. Manassas,
Va, $1,000; from the Anna r. Jeanes
Fund for employing industrial teachers
for negroes. $4,000, and for home
makers clubs among the negroes in
the South, $l6,250. These are neigh
borhood clubs formed 20 teach girls
and their mothers the elementary prin-
ciples Of good housekeeping.
Further gifts % $4,000 have been
made 10 assist rural schools in build
ing homes for teachers.
The boards officers for the wear 1915
are: Wallace Buttrick, secretary; E. c.
Sage and Abraham Flexner. assistant
secretaries; /. c. Myers. treasurer: l.
" Osshiell. assistant treasurer; mem
bers. Frederick +. Gates. Walter II.
Page. J. .. Rockefeller. ir.. Albert
Shaw. Starr j Murphy. Edwin A. Alder
man. Hollis y. Fri~seil. Harry Pratt
Judson. Charles ". Eliot. Andrew Car
negic. Edgar l. Marston. WicNiGe
Rose, jerome D. Greene, Arson Phelps
Stokes and George Z. Vincent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
Rockefeller Foundation
Inquiry Asked in Senate

Albany, Feb. II general inyesuga.
ton of the Rockefeller Foundation and
allied organizations is the aim Of a
resolution introduced in the Senate to-
night by Senator John !. Boylsn, Of
New York. The resolution was pre-
scented, Senator Boylsn said, at the re-
quest Of officials Of the New York
branch Of the American Federation Of
Labor. which held that recent letter
from Abraham FieXner made 1t appear
that the foundation contemplated gain
ing control Of the New York City Board
Of Education.
Appointment OF legislative commit
tee of i've. with power to investigate
tne activities. objects and accounts Of
the foundation, It's general education
board. public education association and
oil other similar organizations. is called
for by the resolution. The committee
would be instructed 20 report its md
ings as early as possible, with recon-
mendstions for remedial legislation, II
necessary. An appropriation Of $4,000
for The committee is requested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
ORIENTALS PROTEST
IMMIGRATION BILL
MANY Denounce Clause Calling
for Registration.

Washington, Feb Certain feat
ures Of the immigration bill recently
reported to the House are giving much
concern at the Japanese Embassy ana
the Chinese Legation and have caused
several conferences on the subject be
tween tho japanese Ambassador and
Chinese Minister and State Department
officials.
When a similar bill vas pending
during the last session the state De-
partment was induced to mako repre-
sensations 20 the House Committee on
Immigration IS 20 the necessity OF
avoiding any invasion OF the treaty
rights OF Orientals.
4 section OF the bill which requires
the registration Of all Oriental IS IN the
United States is regarded by the inter
ested diplomats ss threatening 20 work
neculiar hardship. II already has been
the subject OF many remonstrsnces and
appeals reaching Washington from
Japanese and Chinese in the United
States.
Acting under its ant,-slien land law
Of 1913 the State of California has
brought suit in the Superior Court at
Santa Barbara to nullify the title OF
Gin Fook Bin, subject of the Chinese
Republic. to real property IN this city
valued at $4,000
This is the first action brought by
the state under the law that aroused
international discussion when IL was
before the state Legislature, and which
threatened 70 lead 20 a misunderstsnd-
ing between tho United States and
japan.
As treaty nights are involved. the
case ~ said 20 be certain to 60 20 tie
Trd ates Supreme Court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
FOR $50 HE'LL UNLEASH
TERRIBLE WHAT-IS-IT
It'll Wreck England or Germany
in . Minutes-WhO Wants 1t!

Thirty dollars stands between the
United States and preparedness; be
tween Great Britain or Germany and
annihilation. Pay your money and take
your choice Pay it to {. II. Clark. OF
l5O North Railroad Avenue, West
Mount Vernon. y. Y.
lie announced yesterday that he had
completed two new war devices, one for
land and one for sea, but for lack OF
$40 he was unable TO take out the fnal
patent papers. He prefers TO Sc the
rights TO America. but, # not TO Amer
lea. TO the Allies.
"3ly devices can be carried in Ford
automobile" he said, cor in an aero
plane. Two yoke of oxen could draw
il over q mountain. I'd like TO see the
English drop one among ten thousand
Turks. I'll guarantee one of my devices
20 DO e thousand times more damage
than a seventeen-inch gun. A dread.
nought ten times the size they build
now would be helpless before u.
II already have patents IN Nashing
ton, but sickness mas lett me without
funds to carry this further Surely it
is, az least, like President Lincoln said
about the rat hole, worth looSin'
into"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
TWO ALLIED CRUISERS
WAIT FOR APPAM
Patrol Virginia Capes for Other
German Prizes.

Newport News. Va, Feb. T. British
shipmasters arriving to-day reported
that two allied cruisers. one British
and the other French, are patrol'ihS
the coast off the Virginia Capes.
The German prize Appam IS not
likely 10 put 10 sea in the near future.
and marine men take the presence Of
the warships 10 mean that the allied
governments expect other prizes cap
tured By the mysterious German raider
TO be brought to Hampton Roads.
Berlin. Feb. g. Lieutenant Hans
Berg. commander of the prize crew
which recently took the British steamer
Appam into Hampton Roads, has been
identified as Hans Berg, Of Apenrade'
a naval reservise and master in peace
time Of the tramp steamer Gamma, be-
longing 20 the Ahrenkiel a Clausen
Line.
While on furlough last year Berg
told his wife in Apenrade not 70 be DIS
turbed II she heard nothing from him
in A long time. His wife has had no
letter from him and has been unable
TO write him for many months as MS
address was unknown.