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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
USEFUL BIRDS

The March that busters, March
that blows has surely been with us
for twJ days, and has borrowed No
vember's chilling rain. The heavens
opened, the floods descended and the
face of the earth seemed covered
with water.
The mountains are quite near us
and they let us have the torrents that
beat against them. The creek that
has a bridge not half a mile from
| this home both on the south and west
| of US was up so high that the school
| children were cut off for two days.
But the sun shone yesterday. There
| branches, and jaybird even called
attention to the other birds rashness
by scolding vigorously.
l wonder how many of you, who
read this, know the real value of
tho birds. Too many parents are ig-
norant, or indifferent, to their value;
| consequently they fail to teach their
children to be careful and to kill
only the few real enemies of the
farmer and fruit-grower. Only last
year I heard q woman say "the pes
tiverous birds are eating your straw
| berries, I see some of the largest
with one side gone. 7 quickly pick
ed one and showed her a big worm
sIIugly hidden just beneath it. I
SIlOW6u nST IIldI In6 O1ISH 116W
down and caught the worm and then
was blamed for the destruction it had
stopped.
Just because one happens to see
bird take berry or grape do
not get the idea that they get their
i*vi1g there. The crop of the aver
age biz will be filled with insects
and the wholesale slaughter of the
birds and the cowardly robbers of
1le two Of tho in
that we have to resort to insecticides
to protect fields and gardens.
Our bluebirds literally starve every
cold winter because there is not
enough food in the woods. Did it
ever occur to you that, aside from
tho Christianity there would be in
it, ii might be money in your pock-
ct later on to scatter oats or some
other small grain in snowy seasons.
The bluebird is one of, the garden
er's best friends. They eat the ear
lest beetles, consume immense. guam
titles OF grasshoppers and caterpil-
lars anC in payment for these an ell
derherry bush should be near every
garden, as the berries form an agree"
able winter fooC for the bluebirds.
And who can say that the robin
is not a friend to all of us? They
may ca a few cherries, but they pay
for every one ten times over, and as
we have to pay to spray and pick
tie bugs, why begrudgee the feath-
cred worker the fruit it eats as that
is all the pay demanded?
The brown thrasher is a shy bird,
but another friend to all of us. It
is not often seen in the open. We
had a pair that lived in the cedars
and the song was next in melody to
tie mockingbtrd. They have been
uniustly accused Of spelling the corn.
If 70 should let your temper get
the best of you and should kill one,
as matter of education, examine
its crop and you will find three bee
ties to every grain, and every farmer
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
HOW TO CLARITY FAT FOR KITCHEN
USE EXPLAINED BY EXPERT

fat. Boil vigorously; allow the mix
ture to cool and scrape off the i'm
ruritie3 which collect on the lower
surface of the cake of fat. To re-
move a slight burnt taste or other
Objectionable fIavors, melt the fat
add thick slices of raw potatoes and
heat gradually until it ceases to bub-
Tile and the potatoes have become
brown. A small pinch of baking soda
VIII tens the fat and helps to make
it sweet.
To remove the strong odor from
mutto or chicken fat, heat fat very
slowly in a double boiler with whole
milk, preferably sour. Use one-haIe
cup mil. to each pound of fat. Strain
the rendered fat through a cloth and
when it is set lift from the milk
which remains.
When using fat like beef drippings,
chicken fat, oil or clarified butter, in
place of butter in cooking, use only
four fifths az much as the recipe
calls for butter. These substitutes
are practically pure fat, whereas one
fifth of butter is water, curd and salt.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
Society Woman Named
As Govt Horse Expert

Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, a we'll
known horseWoman, has been ap-
pointed a specialist in horse hus-
handry in the United States depart
ment of agriculture, and as a rep
resentative of the department will
continue her work with the Genesee
Valley (New York; Horse Breeders
association, which she organized.
Mrs. Wadsworth's work in assisting
farmers of the Genesee Valley in
raising better horses, and the sup
port she has given the Livingstone
Count (New York; fair, impressed
officials of the federal agricultural
ana war departments as being so
practical that when she requested the
cooperation of the department of ag-
riculture in her enterprise it was
Immediately granted. The department
of agriculture feels that the sort OF
work Mrs. Wadsworth has done
should be encouraged because it is
materially improving the horse breed
ing industry in that section of New
York. In addition to directing the
work OF characterization in the Gene
see valley, Mrs. Wadsworth is sue
cessfully managing an estate of H.
600 acres.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

STARTED a small fire in the center of
the meat mouse, on the dirt floor,
and we kept that smoke going nearly
every day during January and Feb
ruary. When March came along we
took down The smoked joints, all but
the middlings, and packed them in
boxes and barrels. Some used dry
ashes, some made sacks and pasted
over the outside a plaster made of
course flour, to keep off flies in hot
weather. We always tried to get
the, meat properly in order during
tho early days of March each year.
We generally made the soap in
Marcel. All the bones and waste
meat scraps were saved during very
cold weather. The wood ashes were
carefully saved also. The I've was
drained out from big hoppers and
and bones were then fed to the boil
ing I've until the soap began to thick
en-. To make hard soap, we put in a
basin Of salt. when the soap was suf-
ficiently cooked, When it all got cold
we could cut out great blocks of
hard soap. We had rough shelves on
which these big soap squares were
placed and dried.
We also gave the bedsteads a thor
ough cleaning in March. All the beds
were taken out and aired and in my
home we used quicksilver beat into
the Wnlte OIL eggs. linen every part
of the mattresses and the woodwork
were anointed with the mixture to
prevent chinches. The old house
keepers always said, get a good
start in March with bed cleaning
and you will never be troubled with
bedbugs." I always tried to get ear
1y chickens Matched off in March.
Sometimes the March rains were very
ba6 in caring for the baby chicks,
but those thai did live made such
lovely fries early in the season. l
have been able to get very early ones
to fry in April. These early chicks
are ais healthier, not so subject to
poultry ailments, as midsummer
broods.
And March always served me best
to start a spring garden. l strove
to get Irish potatoes planted-a mus
tard and radish bed sown, and plenty
ct escholots for the table. March is
always a busy housekeeping month.
If you have finished up your sewing
during the very cold months, it is de-
lightful to get out of doors and smell
tie plowed earth and watch the young
plants start up for the poisoning.
I was watching some tulip beds
pushing out of the ground today. All
nature gets busy when the time of
year to start rolls around. 1t may
be cold and backward, but they new
err fail to get busy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
TWOO-OO! DODGE THAT MARCH
WIND! IT'S FRECKLE WEAT HER!

|, dOOrS-Of wear heaVy cnl1LOn VG4A--.
or both.
Especially for the exposure the
face skin suffers i'll motoring is the
chiffon veil to be recommended. 1t
not only protects the skin from
treckleS, but keeps out the dust, dirt
and Wind-drying which is so trying
to the best OF compilations. a light
colored, sWathing veil is real beauty
guard to the maiden who values a
nowerlike face, especially for March
and motors.
IT the damage has been done and
the freckleS already appear, treat
the sun-spots as follows: First battle
TIL face well with mild soap and
warm water. When dry dab it well
dipped in the following lotion: Mix
tC ether 1 drachm of pure glycerin
with l ounce of violet water. Add
slowly 70 drachm of tincture of BEN
zoir, and IA drachm of powdered
borax. Add the benzoin last. Use
the lotion night and morning, or, if
possible several times during the day.
Before going out into the wind and
sun cream the face well with a home
made coal cream made by melting in
a double boiler ounces of oil of
sweet almond, 1 ounce of lanolin, II
spermaceti. Mix we'll until ingre-
dents are dissolved. Remove from
the fire and beat thoroughly until
smooth and cool. While beating add
l teaspoonful of tincture9 of benzoin,
and l or 2 drops of altar of roses
or violet perfume. Pack in small glass
or china jars. cover, and keep in
cool place until used. After using this
cream rub off any excess cream and
lightly apply good face powder.
Another freckle lotion highly rec
commended is fresh buttermilk, APP
Piled night and morning with small
sponge and allowed to dry on. Re-
peat the applications every day for
a week. Buttermilk also keeps the
hands soft and white.
A simple whitening lotion is made
by merely pouring boiling water over
a muslin bag of oameal. Let stand
few moments, press the bag gently,
pour off the liquid. and add a little
bay rum and a few drops of tincture
OF benzoin. Apply to the face and
hands after bathing.
Cucumber cream is famous cure
for both sunburn and freckles. To
make, stew fresh cucumber until ten
der Press out the juice, strain, and
mix three tablespoonfuls of the GU
cumber juice with three tablespoon
fuls of pure alcohol. Let stand over
night. Next day add slowly 1 table
spoonful of oil of almond and 10
drops of tincture of benZoin. Apply to
the face and let dry.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
STOP MOMENT!
LISTEN TO THIS
Cincinnati man tells how to
lift off any corn without
hurting one bit

You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who
have at least once a week invited an
awful death from lockjaw or blood
poison are now told by a Cincinnati
authority to use drug called freez-
one. which the moment a few drops
are applied to any corn, the sore
ness is relieved and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts out with the
fingers.
It is a sticky substance which
dries the moment it is applied and
is said to simply shrivel the corn
without inflaming or even irritating
the surrounding tissue or skin. 1t
is claimed that a quarter of an
ounce of freezone will cost very lit
tie at any of the drug stores, but is
sufficient to rid ones feet of every
hard or soft corn or callus.
You are further warned that cut
ting at corn is a suicidal habit.
(AdVt) }
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

The world supply of fats is low,
especially the supply of animal fats,
and it is necessary that none be
wasted in this country or someone
in the world is going to lack this i'm
poEtant food substance.
Much fat is wasted because of lack
CT knowledge on how to prepare GER
tain kinds for cooking purposes. Beef
AMI mutton suet. have strong charac-
te1istic flavors, but these may be re-
moved by carefully clarifying all the
fat and it will be suitable for almost
any cooking purpose.
Suet Rendering
Put the suet through the food grin
der. If it mas an odor, soak it and
add pinch Of soda to it during the
rendering. Heat on the back of the
stove over hot water or in pan set
in the oven until the fat can be
squeezed from the cracklings. Avoid
overheating the fat, for this Injuries
it's keeping qualities and flavor Store
in clean tin pals or crooks which
are covered tightly and set in a
cool place.
To Clarity Fat
Mix boiling water with the cold
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

If the center of your lovely
linen tray cloth or dresseT-scarf
wears our, madame, why not use
the hemstitched ends for one of
t,hese chic new collars? The lines
of it are among the smartest coll
lar conceits of the season-and
the material is merely fine linen
double her1stitched. It's seam
less, "slip-over" collar, easy to
make, easy to launder, and decid-
eddy ''easy to look" at when worn
viii a simple serge or silk frock.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
French Pastry Restored
After Iona War Scarcity

Peace is coming, for French pas
try is reappearing in the windows Of
shops along the Rue Fauburg st.
Honore, in Paris. To those who love
cake and sweets this is sure sign,
anG at first gendarmes had trouble
with crowds which collected outside
The windows. Prices are very high.
All the patisserie windows have
been cleaned and small CONNECTIONS
anc. pastry as only the French know
how to make, the first sold since that
ftaeful August in 1914, are on dis
play Officials state the desire to
purchase sweets has reached the
point of being an ENDEMIC.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
BUDGET FOR HOME
EXPENSES WILL
PROVE ECONOMY

Economy in purchase and upkeep'
of clothing is easier when expendi-
lures are planned in advance. The
woman who so plans and classifies
her expenditures will set aside a sum
for clothing based on the clothing
she has on hand and the use she
can make of it, on her known needs,
and on her income. The clothing
budget should be her guide when she
Buys. Even if she does not do just
what she has planned, she will be
more likely to avoid mistakes than
she would # she acted without CIV
ing the purchase careful conSidera-
ton with respect to her expenditures
i'll general. Budgets we'll planned and
intelligentIy followed should enable
men and women-for the budget sys-
tenn is equally valuable for both--to
be better dressed for a given sum
thar when purchases are made hap
hazard, and frequently savings are
possible in the opinion of department
of agriculture home economics ex-
pPrts.
Shows the relative amount which
should be spent for clothing as COM
pared with other needs, and the rela-
ton of the probable purchases to
what one has on hand.
Should prevent unwtse spending.
for instance, at reduction sales"
since it considers ones needs as dis
tinguished from the temptation of
pu, chasing at bargain" prices some
thing one can do without.
Promotes saving, since a systemat-
IL stud. of what we have and what
we must buy necessarily implies act
Tag after due consideration rather
thar upon impulse.
Helps one to consider quality in
re1atio to price. since this is one
Of the fundamentals of good buy
ing, and economy does not mean get
ting the most in the way of tempo
rary appearance for as little mon
ey as possible regardless of the
character or suitability of the goods.
WOMEN IN FACTORIES
In the factories in Sweden there
are % women to every 100 men.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

bit flattered-for it's only the pretty
girl of delicate skin and healthy
blood who is most subject TO their
Visitations. They're not half so seri-
Gus as they seem, for they are rather
easily banished-and anyway they
indicate a proper amount of iron
present if the freckled ones system,
and are a sign that she does not need
al, unpleasant doses of sulphur and
mclasses!
The best way to treat freck1es
the only way to dodge them is to
apply cold cream and powder liber-
allv to the skin before going out Of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

F'recIlIe Weather!
That's what March is--and we'll
wager a Salvation Army doughnut
that it was the winds that blew
through his Whiskers and frecklod
mis- complexion that made the famous
March Hare mad!
The most ancient cure for March
freckles is April snow-but no mod
ern girl is going to put up with a
dash of freckles on her nose while
waiting around for April snow to
melt!
The spring sunshine and the bolster
Gus winds combine to sprinkle the
prettiest feminine faces with the lit,
tie brown sun-kisses. Really the pos
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
OUR HOUSEHOLD
CONDUCTED BY LIZZIE O. THOMAS

or market gardener knows what the
May beetle does to corn.
[ could fill many pages with good
things about birds, but the point l
wish to impress on each one of you
is this-do not expect to get some
thing for nothing, not even from the
birds. Have little consideration for
the vigilent friend that helps your
garden and teach your boys to be
kind to them.
"Only a bird! And a vagrant boy
Fits a pebble with boyish skill
into the folds of a supple sling.
Watch me hit him; 1 can and /
will"
Whirr! and a silence chill and sad
Falls like & pail on vibrant air,
From birchen tree, whence SHOW
er of song
Had fallen in ripples everywhere.
Only a bird! And tiny throat
With quaver and thrill and whis-
ties of flute,
bruised and bleeding and silent lies
There at his feet. 1t chords are
mute"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
MAKING GOOD
AT SIXTY FIVE

Don't worry about old age. A
sound man is good at any age. Keep
your body in good condition and
you can be as hale, and hearty and
able to do your bit" as when you
were q young fellow.
Affections of the kidneys and
bladder are among the leading
causes of early or helpless age. Keep
them clean and the other organs in
working condition, and you will have
nothing to fear.
Drive the poisonous wastes from
the system and avoid uric acid accu-
mutations. TAKE GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM OH Capsules periodically
and you will find that you are as good
as the next fellow. Your spirits will
be rejuvene ted, your muscles
strong and your mind keen enough
for any task.
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Cap
sules will do the work. But be sure
to get the original imported GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules 4snd s. They hey
YOU or your money will be refunded
For sale by most druggists. In
sealed packages, three sizes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
NKES1 NTs GRAETERS

Two mess sergeants, George W.
Stun, and Roy Jones, of Camp
Grant will be tried this week for
graft, in the sale of Government
meant at the cantonment. The ser
geants are said to have signed for
meat knowing that it was 200 to 800
pounds shorts and to have divided
the proceeds from the sale of the
unuelivered meat with the driver of
the packing company, who was in on
heir game
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
SPILLED GREASE

When grease is spilled on the
f,co~, dash very cold water on the
spot. This will harden it and pre-
vent it's being absorbed into the
floor. EcarY Pierce, Logan, Ala.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
Thrift Stamp Prize
For Helps for Home

For every household Ahelp &C
copied for publication in this col
umn the Household Editor will
give prize of a 25-cent Thrift
Stamp issued by the United States
government NO COOKING Reel
gES ARE ACCEPTED. Be sure
to write on one side of paper and
give your name and address.
HOUSEHOLD EDITOR.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

Under the leadership of Lady Lon
doIderry the English domestic serV-
ants recently employed in munition
factories have been organized into a
household section of the Women's
league, which provided ambulance
drivers, cooks and various other help
erS during the war
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

OHC al J6TQOOn |
had a date with
him and talked
with another boy
My friend seemeJ
not to like it ano
took another girl
and came back
with her. The boy
L was talking tc
asked if he coulo
--SA7e the neXi
Sunday and take
me for a ride. /
consented and ne
came very late
and brought an,
H.A
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

Practically wrecked, the French
auxiliary schooner that put out fol
Brest, France, is back in port in Sa'
vannah, Ga. Her engines, twins, al
ternately refused to work, her star
board pumps are dead and she is
taking water badly.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
THE COUNTRY HOME
CONDUCTED BY MRS W. n. FELTON,
MARCH DAYS

In ante Dellum
times there were
'some domestic ac-
|tivities that were
peculiar to the
'month of March.
Where a great
ideal of pork had
been killed and
sailed down, the
Imeat rested in salt
for some weeks.
then it was taken
up and hung up in
the meat house
we smoked meat
with h i C k or v
smok when we had
choice. But clean
oak chips WEI e
IyprXy I1cof,1J W.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

months old weighed 19. pounds and
l feel better than L have for long
time. L never had any medicine do
me so much good. Mrs. Eeal
Monyhan, Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity is q
most important factor to both mother
and child, and many letters lave
been received by the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, tell
ing of health restored during this
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
FOE EcRU CURTAINS

When washing ecru lace or cur
tains, rinse them in coffee, weak or
strc -. as you wish the tint, lighter
or darker. Miss Grace Harris, Route
g. Box 81 MonteZuma GA,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

ether girl with him. Please advise
Itie what to do.
The boy, no doubt. returned with
Ire other gill in order to show YOU
that he also had other friends. Sill
ly wasn't it? 1 Sc emo reason why
the other 10y should not have
brought one Of his girl friends to go
riding with you. 1 can't suggest any
thing for You to do about it.
am lonely girl and am asking
YOUR advice. L have been keeping
company with young man who says
ne loves me and we have become en-
Sased. There is a girl whom he sees
often as a friend and she tells him
things which she says 1 tell her. He
comes to me and wants to know if
| have said those things. l tell him
did not and he is all right until
FUTURE prospects seen in your hand
writing. Individual reading
with chart, 25c. CLARA J. FAIR, 5S7 W.
Peacfltree, Atlanta.
"a Raise Hares for Us
NE Immense profits easily and quick
AN ly made. We furnish stock and
M(IhHA pay $200 each and expressage
kSEAyaSA when three months old. Con-
6&aaEF tracts. booklets, ETC.. 10c. Moth
ing free.
Thorson Rabbit Co., Dept. 81 Aurora. Colorado
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
EGG OMELETS

A little boiling water added to an
egg omelet as it thickens will pre-
vent it being tough. Miss Leo Las
& II. r. z. D. 2. Marietta. Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

Buffalo women have turned thel1
thrift kitchen into a home bureau fol-
information ard cooked food center
which it is expected will be self-sup-
D0rting
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
5000 PRIs oNERs ESCAPE

Will soldiers were called away to
suppress rioting in a German town,
5000 Russian prisoners escaned from
the German prison camp, Rublebe1.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
FOR sroRERooM OR PANTRY

A bucket of lime with hand full
of charcoal in it placed in a cellar,
pantry or storeroom will insure it
against Objectionable odors so COM
mon in places where much food is
stored. Mrs. Ruby Price DeBoe,
IC ID City, Va.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
GTRJs MAKE MONE3

lrcomD tax reports have revealed
ne fac. tina. chorus girls and caba-
ret singers i, New York are earn
ing from $50 to $40 a week.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
FEMALE PASTORS

1t is no rare thing now to see
women preachers in England, where
many of the churches have replaced
their naStOrS with females.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14
WOMAN BOOTRLACK
HELPERS NE1;DED

New York City has a woman shoe
sh;rer who is making a comfortable
living from her enterprise.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-14

ha~- been going with a young man
for one year. We were just friends.