Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-05
Tri-Weekly w ritter
Journal Reporter Paints
commandment Picture
fTOm U/atSOnatHO

| stores and looking through the cata-
! logueS of sellers of such books, and
in this way l found many rare vol
umes, and learned authentic facts of
history that had almost been forgot
| ten.
My actual writing began when I
started publishing a weekly paper in
Atlanta. CALLED the Peoples Party
Paper 1 began in it series of
sketches telling of the lives of great
starting with Romulus and Remus,
and concluding with Anthony and
Cleopatra. These sketches led me
gradually into the story Of France,
which l wrote at first chiefly for
young people.
THESE articles on French history
attracted the attention of the Nc
MILAN Publishing company. They
sent a representative to see me. Man.
uscript that 1 then had on hand. was
Yale Harvard and Princeton. It won
their Endorsement, and my history of
France was published. During the
time it was in McMillan's hands.
they reported on the sale of 10000
copies"
Trees of Hundred Sorts
The home of Mr.. Watson is on the
outskirts of Thomson, and is reached
by five minutes automobile ride
from the station. The house is sur
rounded by grove of trees which
must contain hundred different spe-
to a Himalsyan cedar, the native
| home of which is above the snow
! line. He seems to have sent to every
part of the world for seed with which
to plant this grove.
At the head of the long walk lead
ing to his house is a fountain in
which he causes fresh water to be
kept for the birds to drink. A sim
liar fountain is at the side of the
house. and on a side porch, crumbs
are spread for them to eat.
The grounds around his home real
ly are a sanctuary for birds. which
come there from all the surrounding
sections, and for gray squirrel,
which are so tame that they will ap-
proach close, even to visitors.
with high. white pillars. and is seen
Gown a vista of g.ee1 trees. sore of
them beginning to turn now with the
approach of autur1n. 1t is a partic-
ularly attractive dwelling. seen down
this long avenue, and suggests
After a glance at the grounds,
Mr.. Watson's visitors were shown
into the long hall that runs the
length of the house and then into a
parlor on the right. Tt is a big room
furniture. a cohinet filled with sea
shellsl. and n pleasant air of quaint
ness about it all,
The whole house is reminiscent of
a day when handmade furniture was
possible, waXen flowers in vases
were in style. and wood could be had
which had been cut from the heart
of oaks.
Scarcely room. upstairs or down,
but offers its allotment of books
new books, old books. magazines. On
the cluttered table in his study a
copy of THE New Republic" and
Phillip Gibbs "Now 1t Can Be Told"
rubbed shoulders with an ancient his
tory, a rare find made during 2 visit
one dav TO a sen0r" -hPnd bookshoN.
/ A good part of Mr. Watson's life
has been spent in reading, authors
new and old; in storing up knowl-
edge that aids him not only in his
writing, but makes him one of the
most interesting of takers.
HIS reading has been done by
lamplight. by candle light and by
the smoke flare. of pine knots, and
yet. at the age of sixty-fve his eye
ISight is so good that he doesn't have
to wear glasses-neyer has worn
them.
He seems feshier now than evel