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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09
IN THE WOODS
BY II. AddingtOn Bruce


NTOU are ending the week in tired dis
couraged mood. Things have not
gone with you as they should. You
lear that you are losing your business eff
cheney. You are restless, disconnected,
bored.
That is perhaps why you feverishly haunt
amusement places during your leisure hours
Or, mayhap, your feverish haunting of
amusement places is both an effect and a
cause of the boredom of which you COM
plain, of the inefficiency which you fear is
gaining on you.
The thing that it may very well be you
most need is to get f1rmer grip on reality.
Through the pressure and artificial diver
sions of your life you may unwittingly have
been drifting out of touch with the great
elementals of existence.
There is an experiment I would suggest as
worth your trying.
Instead of rushing off tonight to the
theater, the dance or the card game, stay
quietly at home. Read your evening news
paper, occupy yourself for an hour or so
with a good book or magazine, and go to
bed early
Arrange to have an early breakfast in the
morning and to have a lunch put up for you
After breakfast, taking a trolley car or a
train, journey out to the nearest point in the
country where you can find stretch of
deep, cool woods.
In this transition period between summer
and fall the woods are at their best.
Always vital, they are never more vital
than now. The life Astounding in them-the
| Life of the whispering pines, the rugged oaks
the sturdy NAPLES, the life of the fragrant
forest air, Of the quiet moss, of the far-reach-
Ing nQerDrnSh-SOR9< Of
fort and hope and strength Ineligible and
1nVlgorating to all who come to it with an
open soul.
Such a soul you must try to bring to It,
From a resting place in a wooded ravine,
where little brook sings it's song of peace
peer into the primordial depths of the for
est, and, in the happy phrase of Algernon
Blackwood, try to "feel with" nature
Let your mind become quiescent. For
the time let intellect yield wholly to emotion
Don't reason about the sights and sounds
that come to you. Don't question about
them. Simply welcome them with all your
heart.
Go back to the childhood mood of make
believe. Imagine that you are in the pres
ence OF great forces which you draw into
yourself for the fuller enjoyment of life the
better performing of your daily work.
Your imagining will not be far astray. In
deed, it will not be astray at all. For the
nature that is all about u.s. the nature
that is most about us in the quiet, outdoor
places, does contain a magic balm to give
new power to men.
There have been times in the past when
you have felt this-moments of aspiration
and uprush in the presence of some glorious
landscape, some wondrous sunsets, some
sweetly peaceful rural scene under the hush
of twilight.
But you have never deliberately set your
self to commune with nature. Begin tomor-
row. And let the morrow's pilgrimage be
the first of many that you will make to the
silences where heartenng forces of nature
are most available to human kind,
Copyright, 1919, by the Associated News
naDeCs1
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09

Yet the bards far-shooting words are none
the less prophetic of the corncobs rise to
riches and honor. Long regarded as good
only for a shortlived pipe bowl or a casual
stopper for the vinegar jug, the cob at last
is revealed in its true qualities and stands
forth in "mickle power and grace
'"Three billion bushels of corncobs every
year were thrown away" learnedly remarks
the Salt Lake Tribune, referring to the DAYS
ere the cob's Especial good" was discovered
For these figures we cannot vouch: indeed
we cannot imagine where or how they ever
were compiled. To take measure of all the
corncobs that are tossed away each twelve
month on this cluttered planet is a labor fit
Tor Hercules rather than ye humble scribe;
the mere fancy of it battles and wearies and
leases us out of thought.
But let that pass. The Importance of our
contemporaries tidings lies not in the cobs
formerly wasted but in the wide ingenuity
with which they now can be used. For eX-
ample if cooked for an hour in a closed tank
With water, at a temperature of about hun
dred degrees above boiling, corncobs will be-
come Thoroughly soft and saturated" and
this condition will yield upon being press
ed, LIQUID which can be eyapOiated in an
open kettle to thick syrup. "This syrup is
an excellent adhesive gum, suitable for use
in the paper box and similar industries, in
the manufacture of fibre board, for bill post
ing and for cumming labels its employment
III pIace OIL SIdrcn' deAtflhe and nouf paste
would effect an enormous saving" But this
is merely the beginning of the uses which the
translated cob will serve. The celulose
residue from the syrup makes good stock
feed, when ground coarsely and mixed with
molasses. Or, under chemical treatment it
will yield some seventy-five per cent of it's
weight in pure glucose. eff yeast be added, -
says the Salt Lake paper, "and the glucose
allowed to undergo fermentation, it will pro-
duce"-but, NO! Such secrets shall not out
in prohibition country! There can be no
harm in adding, however, that the solids from
the boiled cob disable in making artificial
silk and leather and also as an absorbent of
nltroglycerine in the manufacture of dyna-
mite.
Such are the potentialities of the ignored
nubbin which has been thrown away at the
rate of three billion bushels a year. Think of
it. Young man, collect corn cobs and get
rinh. -
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09

The sum of the digits in a palindrome using
the but once for central digit is equal to
the square of the central digit
plus plus 3 plus plus plus plus 7
plus plus plus 8 plus I plus plus plus
plus 3 plus plus 1 equals 81
The digitS in the Roman method are ex-
pressed by |, Y, X, L, c, D, M, and combina-
tons. These letters added represent a total
of 1866.
Take any row of mixed figures, reverse the
order and subtract the less from the greater
The answer will certainly be always or null
tiple of g. For example, take sou from 1905
leaves 1906: Add these dgits and you have
10. Try this with any number of figures and
the result Will always be the same
Take number consisting of three figures.
no two figures the same. Reverse, with larger
number above, and subtract The remainder
must have three figures, place a cipher if
needed. Reverse the remainder and add 1t
will give one thousand, eighty-nne (oS9)
every time.
Copyright 1919, by Frank Crane)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09

Failure to ratify the peace treaty is cost
ing the United States large sums of money
and much prestige IN South America, &C
cording to Beltrain Debussey, of Buenos
Ayres representing one of the largest i'm
porting concerns in South America, who is
now in New York. England and Japan, he
said, already were taking big steps to cap
ture trade of the South American republics.
ENGLAND speedily ratified the treaty." he
said, land her manufacturers were able to
get busy in our country at once. Japan has
opened up two new steamship lines. The
Germans themselves are the alert and Of
fer us anything we want. [ am here to at
Tempt to interest American manufacturers in
South American importing houses. We feel
Town there that the treaty should be rati
led as quickly as possible
The demand for American made goods is
so great in Germany that the American AS
ISOLATION of Commerce and Trade in Berlin
IS made representations to the American
Manufacturers Export Association of New
York, for renewal of pre-war connection at
the earliest possible moment. In the letter
the German organization expresses the opin-
ion that the greatest difficulty in bringing
this about will be arranging terms of pay
ment.
The conference between labor, capital and
agricultural interests called by President
situation will be held in Washington between
October and 10. The president has writ
ten to the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, representatives of the leading
agricultural associations, investment bank
ers and to Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, asking that
they submit nominations for delegates repre-
senting each group. After receiving this list
on the way to the Pacific coast the president
Will then select list of his own and combine
the two. Forty or forty-f1ve delegates will
| be chosen.
The government of German Bohemia has
sent a cablegram to United States Senators
Lodge and Knox, according to a Havas dis
patch received from Vienna by way of Basic,
begging them to defend the cause of self
determination of 100000 Germans in b.
hernia and the Silesian marches. The gov
eminent further asks that a hearing be in
sured for these Germans prior to ratification
of the peace treaty by the United States
senate.
preliminary report on the total value of
merchandise imported from and exported to
each of the principal countries during July
and the seven months ended with July
shows that the United States trade with Aus
tria-Hungary and Germany is resuming The
imports rom the former in July amounted to
$3.50, 1928, and the exports to $1,O16,518 I'M
ports from Germany were $291,166 and ex-
ports $2,426,742. The Department of Com
MERGE, which gave these figures out, has no
details as to the nature of the goods The full
report will be in about September 20.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09
WINDS
-
(FrOm Harnar's

(From Harper's Monthly)
Some winds, like robins, nest in trees.
And some like meadow larks, in grasses
While others cling to flowers, like bees
The gales that sweep the salt morasses,
Like petrels, brood on stormy seas;
And eagle-winds, as wild as these,
Their eyries made no beetling masses
Of crag in rugged mountain passes
But wiser is the nesting breeze
The laughing, elf1n breeze, that furls
It's fragrant wings among your curls!
Arthur Guiterman.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09
FREAKS OF THE DIGITs
By DR.. Frank Crane

H is commonly supposed, said the old pro-
lessor, that figures are cold, unromantic and
undressing fellows. AS a matter of fact thew
are very freakiSh, and some things about them
are strongly suggestive of witchcraft
For instance:
The squares of numbers composed of all rs
are peculiar as to producing the digits similar
to this number. Put the number of is for
the central figure, and then descend right
and left with the next lower digit, and the
number is squared thus: the square of
II is t2t
iii is 1891
t11t is t23432t
t1t11 is t2345432t
ttttt1 is t234565432t
tt1tttt is t23456765432t
tttttttt is 12345678765432t
tttt1tt1t is t234567808765432t
The square of ttt1ttt11 is t23456789 times
999999999. 123456789 times 99999oooo equals
1234567898765432t. 98765432l times equals &c
H23456789 times ~ plus As.
The only right-angled triangle possible in
Integral numbers whose sides and area are il
arithmetical progression is that composed of
the digitS ), 4, S, 6; perpendicular 8, base A.
hypOthenuSe S, area 6.
If the digitS in regular order (On1tting .the
8 be multiplied by and the mutipleS of g
49, II, So, IS, 81, 63, r. ST. the results are sue
ceSsively all is, rs, 3s, As, SIS, 6S, rs, 8's
9S, as follows.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09
TheRiches OF the Cormcob.

~ HAKESPEARE was not thinking O.
corncobs, we concede, when he wrote,
o mickle Is the power of grace that lies
In plants, herbs, stones and their true
qualities;
For naught so vile upon the earth doth
live
But to the earth some special good doth
give.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09

President Wilson, on the eve of his de-
parture for tour of the country signed the
bill that confers on General Pershing
permanently the rank of general.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-09

Lieutenant Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS has
accepted the invitation of Viscount Burton
governor general of the Union of South Africa
to form a new cabinet. This is made neces
cary by the death of General Louis Botha, who
had held the office of premier.
Evening star., 1919-11-14

facturerS are here at Pala1S Royal
Violet (vi-o-lay) Ambre Royal
Extract, bottle, $3.45
Roger & Gallet Fleur de Armour
Extract, bottle, $3.50
Arly's La Boheme Extract, bottle,
$1.5O, $3.50 and $500
Ar1y's Fleur de France Extract,
bottle. $500
Arly's LilaS, bottle, $3.50
Arly's Rose and Violet Extract,
bottle, $3.50 and $500
Vivaudou Lady Mary Extract,
bottle, $1.5O and $4.O0
Vivaudou Mavis Extract, bottle,
soc, S1.25 and $3.50
Hudnut's Plaza, bottle. 81 and $3.50
Hudnut's Wood Violet, White
Lilac, Lily of the Valley, Gardenia
and White Rose, bottle, 7Jc and $1.50
PaIais RoyaI-Main Floor.
Evening star., 1919-11-14
Another Special Lot of Girls
Coats Worth tn SIS
Imported and Domestic Perfumes

The products of the best mani
Moderate Prices.
Lentheric Bouquet du President
Wilson, bottle. $3.50
Coty's L'Origan Extract, bottle
$S..5
Lentheric Mi Vida Extract, bot
tie, $3.50
Houbigant's Quelques Fleurs Ex-
tract, bottle. $1,000
Houbigant's Premier Mai Extract
bottle, $S.25
Houbigant's Ideal Extract, bot
tle S4.2S and SS.2d
Bourjois Manor Lescout Extract
bottle, S3.0t
Bourjois Marguerite Carre Ex-
tract, bottle, $3.50
Guerlin's Jickey Extract, bottle,
$3.25
Rigaud6 Lilas Extract. bottle,
$1.25, $3.50 and $4.25
Evening star., 1919-11-14

Women's Underwear, S1.00 and
$1.25-Carter fall weight vests, high
neck and long sleeves, Dutch neck
and elbow sleeves and low neck and
sleeveless styles. Also ankle and
knee length tights. Choice of reg
ular and extra sizes.
Women's Carter Union Suits,
$2.95-Fine weave and silk mixed
suits in low neck and sleeveless
style. Knee and ankle length.
Regular sizes only.
Evening star., 1919-11-14
iued-French Veilings, $3.50 to $2.25 Yd.

Just of
g
Royal
Evening star., 1919-11-14
Attractive Novelty Wells Priced $3.50 to So

vels brown and
Made wide ad aeta oker collar that fits sng
the
with a snap fastener At s1.5o to $3.50 each -
Evening star., 1919-11-14
Girls Dresses

A wonderful assortment from
which to select. There are dresses
of velvet. serge. cashmere. poplin
and wool jersey. trimmed with
hand-work, braid. silk and ribbon.
Attractive straight line. tunic and
waist models are shown. Sizes
13 to GO or to %2E M
16 p'%@/S &~~~O0
Evening star., 1919-11-14

MILDLY Blouses
Styles for women. misses and chill
dren. Various standard make MILDLY
Blouses of white Lonsdale jean with
sailor collar of navy blue all-wool
flannel: braid and emblem 50 Or
trimmed. Excellent values atty
A New Lot of Children's
Winter Coats, Worth
to $500
Twenty-Five more coats added to
our assortment Included are coats
of all-wool broadcloth. heathercloth,
silvertone, velour and polo cloth.
Smart styles with velvet, plush, seal
or fur collar. Colors are copen, rose.
henna, Pekin, brown and green
Sizes to-6 years. Tomor- Tf2 02
row at
Another Special Lot of Girls
Coats, Worth to S35
In sizes for girls up to 16 years
This lot comprises coats of heavy
silvertones, velour, melton and polo
cloth, also kersey and velvets. In
loose or pleated back styles with reg
ular or fitted sleeves. Select from
the seasons newest styles go 6A
and colors. Special at ~@~o
Evening star., 1919-11-14
slack Tar" Regulation

One and two piece models Of white
or blue poplin, linen, Lonsdale jean
or Palmers linen. Novel styles with
large fancy pockets, and belt piped
with contrasting colorS. Sizes q QQ
to IA years. %o-/o "
Palais Royal-Thfrd Floor.
Evening star., 1919-11-14

Boys Carter Union Suits, S1.50-
Gray ribbed fieeced union suits
with high neck and long sleeves;
ankle length. Sizes 4 to 12 years
at s1.50. Sizes IA to 16 years ay
$1.75.
Boys Carter Union Suits, Sz.z5-
Natural wool mixed union suits
with high neck and long sleeves;
ankle length. Sizes to 13 years
at $2.25; IA to 16 years at $3.50
Palais ROyal-Main Floor.
Evening journal., 1919-10-25
BILL NYE'S OLD
KOME is GONE
Birthplace of Humorist in
Maine Struck by Light
ming and Burned
CRACKED FIRST JOKE
IN THE PLACE

SHIBLE, Maine, Oct 25.-When the
old birthplace of the American humor-
list, Bill Nye, was burned a few days
ago at this place, IL blotted out one Of
the ancient landmarks Of Piscataquis
county. A late electric shower did its
destructive work. lightning struck the
buildings, which were owned by Mrs.
Dorcas Mitchell, and fire finished the
task, leaving only smouldering RUINS.
II was here that Bill Nye cracked
his first joke on his parents, when, at
three years OF age, as he told the story.
he took them by the hand" and told
them that Piscataquis county was no
place for them, leading them forth to
Wisconsin. Maine has lost consider
able advertising such as would have ac-
crued to the Stale had this humorist
remained in the Pine Tree State. Bul
he left his birthplace behind him, and
il was this OF which the town was just
ly proud, until now comes the end Of
the ancient dwelling. IT, was the old
home OF descendants of Benjamin Ny,e
who founded the family in the new land
Of freedom, having tome from England
in 1851.
Perhaps the fate OF MS birthplace IN
this little Maine hamlet would not be
regretted by the humorlst were he
alive. For he left directions that his
grave in the little cemetery of Arden,
N. c., should be marked by a simple
stone. Now there is nothing left Of the
spot on which he was born up here in
Maine save the traditions of the family
and few records in the towns books
Evening journal., 1919-10-25
MAYOR APPEALS
FOR FOR POLICE / OL|CE FUND FUND
Failure Would Be Reflection
on Civic Spirit, Off
cial Says
MEN FACE DANGER
IN LINE OF Duly

Quick work on the part Of PATROL
man Frank p. sullivan, rookie IA the
department. prevented what might
have been another murder last night
when he grabbed the hand OF Aaron
Neiverton. a Negro whom he had ar
rested at the request OF the Philadel-
phia police on a charge OF perjury. IN
doing his duty Onlcer sullivan demon
strated only too we'll the statement
made by Mayor Taylor yesterday IN
discussing the reasons why Whining
lonians should contribute TO the Police
Pension Fund campaign when he said
that while citizens might avoid all
danger the police officer was duty
bound TO face all danger in the line OF
duty.
Mayor TAYLOR in discussing the cam
paign for the patrolmens benefit That
begins on next Wednesday, said:
IN my opinion The Police Pension
FUND is a cause to which every citizen
should be anxious to contribute his
share. In the time Of trouble the FIRST
one we call is the policeman and he. Is
afso the first one whom we depend on
for protection OF our homes and fami-
lies
sHe IS at all times subject to unusual
dangers which every other citizen can
avoid
TO rail- In raising the Police Pension
Fund campaign OF 100000 Will certain
lv be a reflection on the civic spirit Of
Wilmington"
rhat some assistance Is due the po-
lice officers by the citizens is realized
by Mayor Taylor. members OF City
Council and the business men of the
city. The fact that The police records
for the past year show a total OF SIlS
arrests as compared with 66j5 for the
preceding year. despite the fact that at
times the department had thirty va
cancies in II, speaks volumes for the
efficiency OF the members Of the de-
partment.
Manufacturers Of the city have shown
considerable interest In the campalgn
and they will be represented by work.
ers on The various teams. The Manu-
facturers' Association win also be rep
resented, James r. stein, secretary Of
that organization being one Of the team
captains.
Citizens who desire bo cooperate with
he police in the drive are requested TO
report TO the Councilmen from their
wards who will have charge Of
The work Those who care to report
90 other workers may do so by applying
st the headquarters on the mezzanine
llnor Of the Hotel dupont.
The executive committee has prepared
hundreds OF invitations to the opening
banquet Of the campaign 10 be held at
fHs HnfhT HuDouf an newt ANadnaGday
evening These invitations VIII be sent
70 city officials, manufacturers, busi-
ness men and citizens here who are
connected iwlh the campaign. II Is
necessary, however. that acceptances
be sent 10 headquarters not later than
next Wednesday morning
Evening journal., 1919-10-25
MOTORS UP POINT AT
MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, oct. %. United Press
Leading 'ssues, with the exception of
General Motors were lower at the stock
market opening today.
General Motors opened at 33ik, up l.
L. S. Steel opened at i0S3s, off Is Re-
tail Stores, i161a, off u; American
Petroleum, 1924, off u; Bethlehem B.
i06, Off 5s Baldwin, 1i7, off IA; Stude-
baker, 1885,, off Il; New Haven, 81
Off Y; Marine, 6l1s, off rs; Central
Leather, l03a, off ts, and American
Tobacco, 33l24, off y.
Prices were lower during the first
half hour although at no time was the
market really weak. Some motor stocks
and oils registered the largest declines.
Studebaker was off points from the
opening and Mexican Petroleum sold
below 250: Columbia Graphophone at
20 was off five from the opening. Good
rich led the tire stocks above 90.
Stocks were sold freely up to the
close. Republic was off 10 from the
high OF the last four days. u. 5. Steel
sold at JOG, while Bethlehem 3, was
below i03
General Motors sold down to 1854, of
81 from the high.
The market closed weak.
In the closing hour violent reac-
tion took place, with heavy selling,
due to unrest over the labor situation.
All kinds Of shares figured in the
slump which was from to 10 points
in many issues. Columbia Graphophone,
which opened at 70 sold down to GO.
The motor shares figured in the drop,
too, as did most industrials.
Evening journal., 1919-10-25
BISHOP HARTZELL AT
WESTMINSTER CHURCa

AT Westminster Church, Pennsyl-
yania avenue and Rodney street, at the
morning service at 1890 o'clock, the
minister, the Rev. Charles L. Candee,
ID. D., will preach the sermon. The
double quartet, under the direction Of
Frederick w. Wyatt, will sing the an
thems, behold the Heaven of Heavens,
by Gaul, and peace / Leave With Iou," "
by Roberts. The organ numbers will
be "Jubilate Deo," by Silver and
March from Naaman,' by Costa.
The Graded Sunday school will meet
in the chapel at noon and the adult
Bible class at the same time in the
gallery of the church. Invitation IS
extended to all to attend any OF the
departments.
At the Vesper service at o'clock
Bishop Joseph C. Hartzell- Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will
preach the sermon. Bishop HartzeL is
| bishop of Africa and Is attending the
conference Of bishops now being held
/ in this city. The assisting soloist for
/ the afternoon will be Miss Mary Bray,
contralto. OF Philadelphia. Miss Bray
Twill sing the offertory number. THE
Aria from Judith" by Parry. The
double quartet will sing the anthem,
'vrhrough Peace to Light" by Hastings
The organ numbers will be "Serenade,
by Widor and "Postlude in g." by Sci
lfert
The Y. p. S. C. E. will hold Sunday
evening service in the chapel at ?
O'Clock. Miss Maud NJ. Abercromble
deaconess, will lead.
Evening journal., 1919-10-25
EPW0RTH LEAGUES'IN
UNION CHURCH RALLY

Tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'clock,
there VIII be a rally and mass meeting
Of the young people Of the Methodist
Episcopal Churches at Union Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Fifth and Wash
ington streets The principal speak
ers win be Bishop A. w. Leonard, OF
California, president of the Epworih
League, and also Youngest member Of
the Board OF Bishops. and Or Charles
+. Guthrie. general secretary of the
Epworth League. The Rev. w. G. Har-
ris, conference president Of the Epworth
League, viii preside
So large an attendance is expected
that an overflow meeting has been ar
ranged 10 be held in the Sunday school
room. The various Epworth Leagues
are planning to meet at their churches
and proceed In body to Union Church,
Although q young peoples rally. the
meeting is open TO the public generally