Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-31
The Country Home
BY MRS. w. Ell. FELTON,
Have System in Your Work


daily experience who are always be-
hind in their work-and yet all the
time making frantic efforts to catch
up and get even with their daily OBJ
legations
It is needless to repeat here what
everybody knows, that they not only
make poor efforts but hinder every
body else that is connected with
them.
Of course you understand that help
may be scarce, or not possible, that
the most Industrious people can get
water-logged and unable to get
things done, but I am talking now
have no system and their work is al
ways piling up ahead. until they
don't know how to manage it.
Sometimes sickness hinders, and
that is unavoidable in the best ar
ranged households; but the home or
is continually in a state of chaos. In
my younger days, before l had a
sewing machine, 1 always tried to
cut out some, but no more garments
on Monday or the early part of the
week than 1 could finish up by Sat
each hook and eye in it's place. If
they dragged along over time, 1 took
a distaste to them, and the work be-
came positively irksome. However,
[ confess that I sometimes put off
the beginning much longer than I in
tended at the start, for the same
reason.
When the work table was cleaned
off and the house put in order for
Sunday, I found it hoped my spirits
greatly. So L put in all the spare
time in getting my work squared off
by Saturday night.
In this way I accomplished so
much more than by allowing my
work to drag on my hands.
Children should have some system
also with their little jobs, and espe-
cially in getting them over on Satur-
days if they go to school. 1t Is pos
itively necessary to give children
the doing of it in good time and or
der before they are allowed to play
and thus shirk their duties. 1t adds
so much to their happiness to nave
their allotted duties assigned and to
discipline them in doing 1t regular
ly. When 1 see a lot of school chill
dren idling their leisure time feel
sure they are making lot OF need
less work and worry for the mother
at home System and regular duties
are good for. US all. young ana ola:
Money is 9, great factor in our So
c1al fabric. The man or woman who
is rich in the common acceptat1on OF
the word. can do and dare great
many things that the poorer: classes
would be ostracized for doing, ana
their weaknesses are in many cases
overlooked; and they can be invited
to places, that would be locked
against humber crring members OF
society.
Nevertheless, there is a value In
good character, that will win out and
and which will be worth more to the
memory of "such good people after
death than all of a millionalre,s
money, who is lacking in that asset:
When people enter public life and
offer their services as representatives
of the constituents, 1t is meet ana
proper that such people should pass
in review before those who are to
vote for, or against them. 1t is need
less to say they should have educa-
tion-that goes without saying. Ihat
they should give evidence that they
are capable of managing their own
business. This is self-evident. But
it is just as necessary that our public
officials should be persons of good
and decent character first, because
they become examplars to younger
persons, and second, because an un-
upon either in church or state.
No bad man can be Self-respect-
ing man; and this alone makes him
unworthy to do your voting in mat
tiers pertaining to life, liberty or the
p pgoos s 9f pF p Therf Us wi
show itself Under strain. A com
munity is known by the people who
live in it, and who take part in its
public business. The Bible tells us,
mo man liveth to himself" We
might go further and say that COM
munity, A county or state, is estl-
mated by the people who are selected
to represent them.
If our voting population cannot gu
to the polls and select proper repre-
estimate their privileges in our free
republic, by the protecting power of
the Almighty Giver of all good. The
people have a choice and can express
it, in a tangible way, by the ballot.
heard man say, some days ago,
that politics had become SO rotten
that he had made up his mind not
to vote any more. I felt sorry for
his own weakness, but I felt more
ashamed than sorry for his cow
ardice. He should never be allowed
to vote again. In Georgia it is .es-
of our population is a voter-or is
endowed with the privilege of Sc
lecting the rulers or representatives
of the extra four. Women, chill
dren. the depedendent, the insane
and the idiotic; That man fell down
on his job, and not only failed to do
his duty, but left those he represent
ed as to number, perfectly helpless.
Every qualified voter owes it to him
self to stand up in his place and be
counted-for the sake of the four
fifths that are not allowed to pro-
tect themselves. In this year of all
sorts and conditions Of elections.
Every person, qualified to vote,
should make it his business to see
that good men, men of good char
acter, honest in their, convictions and
respected at home, should be elected
To nffina Good cha ntar should he