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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07
MISS RUBY PARKER.
Cordele, Ga, Route B, Box 103.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you adj
nit another Georgia girl into your happy
band of boys and girls? 1 have been silent
reader of the Letter Box long time 1 live
on farm and like farm life fine. Well, as
others describe themselves, I will, too, so
here I come :, Brown eyes, fair complexion,
black hair, weigh ITO pounds, three feet
high. l am twelve years old and am in the
sixth grade. Some of you cousins be sure
and write to me. 1 will answer all letters
and cards received. Address
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07
Cordele, Ca, Route B.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I guess you
have forgotten me, as 1 haven't written in
quite a while. Well cousins what you
fishing in the Miccosukee lake, which is
near our home, and take pictures with my
little camera, also play with my pet coon
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07

Let ''Danderine" save your hah
and double it's beauty. You can have
lots of long, thick, strong, Iustrous
hair. Don't let it stay Iifeless, thin,
scraggly or fading. Bring back it's
color, vigor and vitality.
Get a S5-cent bottle of delightful
'Danderine" at any drug or toilet
counter to freshen your scalp; check
dandruff and falling hair. Your hair
needs this stimulating tonic, then it's
life, color, brightness and abundance
will return-Hurry !-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07
Greenback, Tenn.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will yod
admit another Georgia girl into your happy
band of boys and girls? 1 have been a
silent reader Of the Letter Box. l will de-
scribe myself: Black hair, fair complexion,
three feet high. What do you cousins do
for pastime? I crochet and play the organ.
1 am going to school. am in the sixth
grade. I am twelve years old. l will close.
Some of you cousins be sure and write me.
l will answer all.
MISS RUBY PARKER.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07
Shuford, Miss.

My Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins Everyone:
May I enter this charming circle of cousins
1 may thank you! 1 will make myself
known then as Of course you do not know
me, a stranger? For this is my first at
tempt. l live in Mroroe county, east Ten
ressee, and go to Cooks school. 1t is about
one mile from my home. I live on Little
Tennessee river on 600-acre farm. Our
home is right over rhe Little Tennessee, it
forks and goes around 2o0-acre island
(that is why we call our farm Island
View'O every one thinks the view quite
charming. For our nome is on bluff
nearly 100 feet high and drops almost
straight down TO the river. We look aver
the island river a small plains, rugged
mountains that fade away to purple in he
distance, lakes seeming to swim just, like
fish this summer, but I caught the whoop-
gin cough lam almost well now. SO in
stead of swimming 1 had to ride horses and
read every book in reach. II love bOOks).
Me? why I have medium brown hair, me-
dunn gray eyes tthey are turning brown
fair complexion, feet inches high and
plump: age between one and seventeen.
would like to hear from you girls, every
where and will answer your letters. Aunt
Julia, how noble of you to adopt Yvonne.
Love to auntie and all cousins Sincerely,
BONNIE CLARK.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07
THELMA SMITH.
~-rSfTN- nITFTNl


Tennille, Ala, Route 2. Box 80.
p. S.--We will answer all letters and
cards received.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07

ana puppy. We live five miles from Lloyd,
Fla, and eighteen miles from Tallahassee.
Say, you Floridian cousins, wake up; don't
let the other states have 1t all to say
[ will now describe myself and go, so
please do not run: Eighteen years old, feet
inches tall, dark gray eyes and dark hair.
Some of you cousins write to lonely lassie.
Good-by. RUBIE DAWSON.
Z. 81 send a dime for baby.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
come again for the second time to have a
chat with you Cousins, don't you think
Aunt Julia was very good to let homely
looking fellow like me in the first time
And in return l must thank her kindly and
sincerely, and also the twenty-four cousins
who have written to me. l am coming III
favor of adopting another Wrench orphan If
Aunt Julia deems it wise. Listen, cousins,
would we be singing that most cherished
song today
My country, its of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
if it wasn't for the heroic sacrifices OF the
French people? So let US get on the firing
line. armed with our nickels and dimes fol
the poor orphans. just think how small our
sacrifices are compared t. the ones 1vonne S
ancestors made. So of freedom we could tell.
Your loving cousin and nephew,
DANIEL J. M'AULIFF.
Crooked Creek, Pa, Route l.
p. S.-InclOsed find 10 cents for Yvonne.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit lonely North Carolina girl into your
happy band of boys and girls? My father
takes The journal, and l like to read all the
nice letters. 1 live on a farm of 100 acres,
and like farm life fine.
Well, as it is the general rule to describe
yourself, l will, do so. Don't run: Brown
hair, real fair complexion, brown eyes,
weigh 100 pounds, feet inches tall, and
will leave my age for you cousins to guess;
st is between fourteen and seventeen years
! Say, cousins don't you think that Aunt
Julia had Il wise idea in adopting Yvonne:
And I also favor Luther Huffs suggestion
about adopting a little French boy, too.
Come again, Otis Hedrick; your letter was
fine.
l guess 1 had better ring off, as this is
my first attempt, if any of you cousins
want to correspond with a lonely girl, let
your letters fly to
Gnnfnrd n q Pn11tn Box Il
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-07

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: We are two
Alabama cousins. We started to school
Monday week, ard like it fine. We will fin
ish the seventh gradeby Christmas. AS
we are two new cousins, we will describe
ourselves: l, Thema, am ) feet inches
tall, black hair, blue eyes, fair complexion,
weigh 1876 pounds, fifteen years old. l,
Bessie, am feet tall, red hair, brown eyes,
fair complexion, seventeen years old. l
hear Mr.. Wastebasket coming. Please print
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03
HAYSEEDS PHILOSOPHIzE.

Says ST Green to Josh Coins: Says
+. Josh, you hears more talk about
money desc days den you ever heard
before" To which Josh replied: Yes,
and there are more folks trying to
tend to somebody else's bizness than
ever before in thousand years alto
gether" This Illuminating conversa-
tion between these two hayseeds con-
tinued on this wise, with 81 Green
leading off:
II wuz in town yistidy and saw more
cars and heard more horns blowing
than Tom Flip ever blowed when he
tuck all the dogs in the neighborhood
'possum hunting. La, when we used
to hunt 'possums, Josh, them wuz
times, worn't they? Do you remem.
Der the night ever purity gal in that
section jined us. and don't you remem
ber Peggy Short fallin' in that creek
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03
4 pROFiTEER IN COURT.

The Judge-Mr. Squeezun., yes are
accused of selling Mrs. b. lot of mer-
chandise for $1.25 which was worth
only at a fair price 81, thereby making
an excess profit of twenty-five cents.
Mr.. Squeezum-Well, er, Judge
while was doing her up. er, !, mean
the goods up, a cat knocked can OF
sauer kraut off the top shelf and cut
my cranium and the druggist charged
me % cents for liniment to put on the
place. can't afford to lose.
Judge-Well, Mr.. SqueeZum, you
charged Mrs. c. 9S cents for a pair OF
hose which / find was selling else
where for rs cents.
Mr. SQueezum-Yes,J Judge, remem
ber, my wife had to spend that extra
% cents for ticket to the picture
show, war tax added.
Judge-But how about selling John
ME Simpkins a toy balloon for Ii
cents, whereas the regular price is 1G
cents?
Mr. Squeezum-Well, Judge, you
know it is perfectly natural for bal
looms to go up! Ha, ha, ha.
The Judge-Well, Mr., Sqreezum
how about those shoes which you sold
before the war for So, and are now
selling for $21. Weller, Judge-be
fore the war the shoes cost me $4.85
Now those same shoes cost me $3.50
and people pay that price just as read
lily as they paid the old price. You
see, Judge, it takes a whole lot to run
our families and pay our clerks and
store rent, etc. This thing Of cost,
Judge, is thing that the retail buyer
don't think about much.
Judge-Mr. Squeezum how is it that
you have made three times as much
money since the war started as you
did before on the same capital?
Mr.. Squeezum-Well, Judge, while
people have their minds directed at
other things, it is not much trouble to
go through their pockets.
The Judge (gasping)-Thirty days
at hard labor, and no terbacker. Next
case.
TOM FRECKLES.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

The U. S. Civil Service Commission
will hold an examination for Clerks
and Carriers on October II, 1919, at
Grenada, Miss, to fill vacancies in the
Postoffice in that city. The examina'
tion is open to all who meet the re-
quirements. Application blanks and
full information, including sample
questions, can be obtained from the
secretary, Local Civil Service Board,
at the Postoffice, Grenada, Miss, or
from the Secretary, Fifth Civil Serv-
ice District, Atlanta, Ga.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03
Mason Reports.

have gone over the road in Dis
trict and | find that all the roads
have been worked except the follow
ing: miles from Oxberry to j. w.
Woods place: miles from Martins
mill to G. w. Moore's place; 3 miles
from Atkinson to Leflore. | therefore
recommend pay for sixty three miles.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03

ucation. 1t is ordered that said offer
be and the same is hereby accepted
and a contract Of sale and renewal in
accordance therewith is hereby au-
thorized to be made and entered into
with said w B. Hoffa by the Presi-
dent of this Board, for and on behalf
, OF the Board
Ordered by the Board that the clerk
advertise for bids to build pile
bridge across Long Creek on New
burger place, District T. bids to be
had at the next regular meeting OF
the Board, October, 1919, bridge TO
be built according to plans and srec'
ifications now on file in the Chan
Gerry Clerks office The Board re-
serves the right to reject any and all
bids. Ordered this September the
4th, 1919.
Ordered by the Board that j. A.
Rice be and he is hereby allowed the
sum OF $4,000 in compromise and
full settlement OF all work done by
him on all the roads in District No.
4 I'D to this date. d. r. Childers and
w. V. Horton voting No =.
1t appearing that the meXpired
term of said r. " Mason is less than
six months the President Of the Boarf
declared the nominations for Super
visor were in order; G. p. Cunning
ham was thereupOn put in nomination.
and his nomination was seconded ny
| d. r. Childers and there being no
further nominations the Board pro
ceeded to take vote and all mem
bers having voted for G. P. Cunning.
ham, he was declared to have been
unanimously chosen as Supervisor
from District No. Five to fill out the
unexpired term of r. V. Mason, re.
signed, ending on the Ist Monday OF
January, 1920, and it is ordered hat
the Clerk of this Board certify this or
der to the Governor for issuance of
commission.
James Reports oi Middle Road
beg to report that J have gone
over that part of Middle Road known
as the Bond Issue Road in District z,
and find same up to contract and rec,
ommend pay for seven miles.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03
James Reports oi Middle Road

beg to report that F.! have gone
over that part of Middle Road known
as the Bond Issue Road in District z,
and find same up to contract and rec,
ommend pay for seven miles.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03

Continued on Page 81
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03

"That it denOunces his contemplated
speech at Natchez and deplores the
misguided self-interest of those per-
sons bringing him here; and in mem
ory of those who suffered and died, it
calls upon all persons with drop of
patriotism in their veins to refuse to
hear this same James X. vardaman
speak, and by failing to attend his pre-.
sumption in showing his face before
an American audience .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-05

We are closing out an odd line of Children's Knit Union Suits, with the tape and button styles. These garments are wonderful values at $1.O0. Sizes from 2 to 12 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-05

For Monday special. we have 10 dozen colored Petticoats. with the silk flounce. which we will sell at $2.5o.. Monday only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-05
The New Fall Suitings Are Wonderfully
 Interesting

>S It also quite unusual to find of uitng for everybody engaged of wooens that the Principle interest will following veours, tricotine duvetyn.
 We recommend inspect these collections while in Beldings .:s ssoo 1s a high ia''. self draper, fA $498 e1i1s osh sad ssss ssu. range of & $35O Georgette Crepe in all colors, H. R. Mallnson n0 rn and s ssss sa all .1s o ... $25 Table Mo- 2-One lot alwoo Dress Goods in tricone Q" esss. sis 's,'ps' ss worth up to ssso $2.5O s'sI.'g O. sss for ' all s'''' ss.neh $1.25 oa s'.: .sl. ss'ss' .s i. all color. for hats $2.OO
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13
BY RICHARD sPILLANE.
Noted American Economist, who
Writes on Finance and Business
for The Washingto ton Herald.

More than 10 per cent of the stock
of the United States Steel Corpora
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13

Before long. prosperity will prob
ably be here whether we do anything
10 bring it or. not; but by our attitude
we can assure its coming and accel-
crate the revival OF industry. The
thing that is necessary Is an attitude
OF confidence. of trust In America 5
future. OF APPRECIATION OF Americas :
opportunities.
We have just come through the
greatest war in the history OF man
kinda war that has drained US OF
our accumulated surplus, and as a re
suit we lack. and all the nations OF
the earth lack. the things that but for
the war we would have thought we
never could do without During the
war we refrained from purchasing
anything beyond our actual require
ments. and these are a small part of
the normal purchases OF the nation.
Now we have returned to peace;
we can have whatever we want,
and by making and buying the nor
NAL peace-time productions OF in
dustry at this time we shall stimu-
late business and bring prosperity
to America at once.
The wheels OF industry. once put
in motion by our own demands,
will remain in motion for a long
time; there are markets in plenty
for everything we can make. and
once business has been restored to
an even keel these markets will be
sought and supplied with American
goods.
There are first OF all the markets
OF Europe-Europe, which has suf-
fered much more than America;
which needs raw materials and
manufactured. articles. food and
machinery. in enormous quantity.
to repair the damages Of the war
which shook the stricken continent
to its foundations.
Second. there are the markets Of
our neighboring republics to the
south-the twenty republics of Cen
trail and South America. Latin-Amer-
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13
The Amazing Story of
Maria BOtchkarepa

just scratching the skin. Then every
thing quieted down again; and we
were soon relieved. | lN-ely had
strength to reach my trench. There. 1
fell exhausted, crying: My foot! my
footi'
l was taken to the hospital. and
there the horrible condition of my foot
was revealed. 1t was as white as
snow, covered with frost. The pains
were agonizing, but nothing terrified
me as much as the physicians talk OF
the probable necessity of amputating
it. But I put up a stubborn fight, and
l saved my right limb. The doctors
soon had it under control, and by per-
sistent application succeeded in restor-
ing it to its normal state.
The year Our Lord. 1916, was ush-
cred in while / lay in the hospital AL
most Immediately upon my release our
company was sent to the rear for a
months rest in Beloye a village some
distance back of the fighting line We
were billcted with the peasants in
their homes There we enjoyed the
use of a bath-house and slept on the
peasants ovens. in true home fashion
We even had the opportunity to see
motion pictures, the apparatus being
carried from base to base in an auto
mobile of the Union of ZemstvOs We
also established our own theater and
staged a play. written by one of our
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13

the enemy. In places the pools reach
ed to our waists. Shells and bullets
played havoc with us. OF those that
fell wounded. many sank in the mud
and drowned. The German fire was
whitening. Our lines grew thinner and
thinner, and progress became so slow
that our doom was certain in the
event OF our further advance.
Ordered to Retreat.
The order TO retreat rang out. How
can one convey this march back
through the inferno that No Mans $
Land presented that night of March
Z. 1916? There were bleeding human
beings, all but their heads submerged,
calling plaintively for help. Save for
the sake of Christ" came from every
side. The trenches were filled with
them. too, reverberating with their
penetrating appeals. So long an we
were alive we could not remain deaf to
the pleadings of our comrades.
Fifty of us went out to do rescue
work. Never before had I worked in
such narrowing, hair-raising circum-
stances. One fellow was wounded In
the neck or face. and ] had to grip
him under the arms and drag his body
through the mud. Another had his
side torn by a she'll requiring many
difficult maneuvers before l could ex-
tricate him. Several sank so deep
that my own strength was not suffi-
cient to drag them out
1 finally broke down. just as L
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13

reached my trench with a burden. ]
was so exhausted that all my bones
ached. The soldiers got some drinking
water, a very hard thing to get there,
and made some tea for me Somehow
they obtained for me a dry overcoat
and put me to sleep in a protected cor
ner. l slept about four hours. and re-
sumed the fishing for wounded COM
rades.
ALI day the artillery doomed again,
as violently as the previous day. At
night. our ranks refilled with fresh
drafts, we climbed out again and
rushed for the enemy. Again we suf-
fered heavily, but our operation this
time was more successful. When the
Germans saw us push determinedly on
in their direction they came out for a
counter-attack. With bayonets fixed
and tremendous "Hurrah," we
bounced at them.
Charged with Bayonets
The Germans never did like the Rus
sian bayonets. As matter of fact
they dreaded them more than any
other arm of warfare, and so they
gave way and took to their heels. We
pursued them into their tenches. and
there followed a hot scramble. Many
of the Germans raised their hands in
sign OF surrender. They well under
stood that we were in a fierce, eXas-
perated mood. Others fought to the
end, and all this time time German
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13
Workers to Haze Voice
In Steel, Spillane Says
Noted American Economist Predicts Labor
Interests Will Be Cemented Into Huge
Corporation, With Board of Directors.

ers have $4,000 with market value
of $40. .7l6.000.
Broadly speaking, therefore. the
United States Steel employes-thai
is the approximately $4,000 who are
shareholders have $4,000, ,00t
stake in the corporation.
There are no figures obtainable
as to the number of employees of the
corporation at the present time. Ir
the rush days OF 1861 there wal
high mark of 2s6.05s names or
the payroll. That was the biggest
total in the history of the company
Since then there has been a gradual
decline. A fair estimate of the
March roster would be 225, 900
Necessarily the number of employees
changes with conditions in the stcel
trade.
Steel Empire Business.
Few persons appreciate the mag
nitude and scope of this giant cor
poration. Its volume of business in
one year has been $1,6s3,962.552-
that is in excess of $5,5o0.o0o q day
for every work day-and its profits In
one year have been as much as $347.
SO, 400
For employees. representative OF the
labor element in the corporation. to be
elected to the directorate of this
greatest and most successful of indus
trial concerns. would have a profound
effect in shaping opinion regarding the
future relationship of capital and la
Dor.
This is appreciated fully by leaders
in finance and labor leaders. Many
men of large influence in the Stee
Corporation are bitterly opposed &c
doing anything more toward cod
ding labor than has been done
Some important persons in the ranks
of labor also oppose the idea They
do not want to see capital and laboi
agree on anything. They contend
that labor has never gained anythins
from capital except through forc'
and the two elements cannot mi'
with benefit to labor.
But these men represent the reac
tionaries in the two camps. The dom
inant spirits in the corpora ton arr
committed to cementing the 1abol
interests into the organization al
strongly as the financial interest
are bound to il and II is their pur
pose to make the large stock own
ership of the employees effective b!
membership, in the directorate. The,
are certain to have their. way
Whether it will be this year or no
! remains to be seen.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-13

hand without touching iifeiess body.
We were hungry. We were cold Our
flesh era wled in the dreadful surround
ings ! wanted TO ee, UP. My hand
sought support. II fell on the face of
a corpse, stuck against the wall. 4
screamed, slipped and fell Ny fingers
buried themselves In the torn abdo-
men of a body.
| was seized with horror such as
had never experienced, and shrieked
Historically My cries were heard in
the officers dugout. and a man was
sent for me with an electric hand light
TO rescue Yashka, whom they had
taken for wounded. IL was warm and
comfortable in the dugout. as IL had
previously been used by the enemy 9
regimentaI staff. ! was given some
tea, and little by little regsined my
poise
The entrance Of the dugout was. nat
urally. facing the enemy now. lie
knew its exact position and concen-
trated fire on it. Although a bomb
proof. II soon began to give way under
a rain of shells. Some of these
blocked the entrance almost complete
ly with debris. Finally, a shell pene-
trated the roof putting out the light,
killing five and wounding several /
lay In corner. buried under wreck
age. soldiers and officers, some OF
whom were wounded and others dead.
The groarls were indescribable. AS the
screech of new shell would come
overhead l thought death was irnni-
, nent. There was no question Of MAX
ing an immediate effort TO extricate
myself and escape while the bombs
came crashing into the hole. When
the bomberdment finally ceased with
dawn, and I was saved, I could hardly
believe my own senses that was un-
hurt.
Pay Last Homage.
The following day l discovered the
( body OF Lieut. Bobrov. His premoni-
ton was right. after all A school
teacher. he was an intrepid fighter.
and a man of noble impulses. / full
filled his wish. and had his ring and
letter sent through the physician TO
his wife. Our own regiment had 2,OoI
| wounded. And when the dead were
gathered from the field and carried
out of the trenches. there were long
long rows of them stretched out in
the sun. awaiting eternal rest in the
immense fraternal grave that was be-
| ing dug for them in the rear.
With bowed heads and bleeding
hearts we paid lsst homage to oui
comrades. They had laid down theil
| lives like true heroes. without sus'
pecting that they were being sacrificed
| in vain by a monster-traitor.
On March 10. still suffering from tn,