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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
MRS. SOLOMON SAYS:
BY Helen Rowland
Being the Confessions of the Seventh
Hundredth Wife

My daughter, sweet are the uses of per-
versity; for, verify, verify, opposition is the
life of the love-game!
10, whose createth havoc among women, like
unto professed Woman Halter?
Whose piqueth the vanity of the Cuties and
arouseth the spirit of the chase among the
Highbrows and the Fluffy-heads, like unto him
that saith. eco away from mel"?
Even as "No trespassing" sign doth he in
trigue them Even as do not Touch" placard
upon spring hat doth he provoke their curioS-
ity and awaken their sporting blood
For, that thing which woman is denied,
that will she have, though she pursueth it unto
the uttermost ends of the earth, and the farther
most corners of the drawing-room.
What, therefore, do all his lodgings and his
struggling avail woman hater? For, while
one damsel lureth him with smiles and vanp-
ings, another stileth his alarms with promises
of platonic friendship.
And, in his madness to escape the one, he
plungeth into the arms of the other.
And she getteth him
Likewise whose kindleth the spirit of con-
quest in men, and inspireth their DESIRE like
unto her that hath foresworn love and mar
riage?
Lo. she sigheth, "My heart is in the grave! {"
And, thereupon doth each man rush forth in
search of a trowel and spade, that he may be
the first to dsinter her affections. Yea, with
kisses, they seek to dry her tears, and with
burnt offerings and proposals of marriage to
Salve her wounds.
She saith, 81 am welded unto mine art; and
no other marriage is for me! For why shall |
commit bigamy?"
And 10, each man yearneth to procure her
divorce, without delay, and their persuasions
are mighty and without end.
She declareth, 81 am an emancipated womanl
And never shall consent to be any mans rib,
his echo and his shadow"
And, behold, every man becometh, straight
way, a "reformer,' and striveth vaantly to
Convert" her from a desk into a kitchenette
and from typewriter unto a sewing machine.
Go to! There be these three: propinquity,
curiosity, and obstinacy.l
And the greatest of these is obStinacy.
Verify, the small boy clinlbeth always for
the fruit at the top of the tree; man yearn-
eth always to break the horse that bucketh
and pranceth; and woman dreameth always of
the unattainable.
Likewise, an easy conquest lacketh spirit
but little difficulty is the spice of love
Selah.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
DON'T BE A PHILlSTINE
BY H. Addington Bruce


X/OU confess to total lack of interest in
literature, art, and music. You are almost
inclined to pride yourself on this lack
which you so frankly acknowledge.
81 am practical man." you say; "a have no
time to bother with things remote from my
daily concerns. have my living to earn. That
keeps me busy enough"
No doubt it does keep you busy. And per-
hapS it keeps you buster than it would if you
did spare little time to cultivate love for
the fine things of life.
Certainly, at any rate, your failure to cult
vate such love lessons your chances for find
ing real happiness. Nay, it tends directly to
make life sngularly unsatisfactory to YOU
"The "philistine," wrote Arthur Schopenhauer,
to resist the attraction of the fame.
For. by your own admission, you belong to
the numerous company of phliStineS And,
however successful in a worldly sense phis-
tine may be- it is as impossible for him to
escape WEAKNESS of spirit as it is for the moth
is a passage of most accurate diagnosis, "iS a
man without Intellectual needs, hence without
intellectual pleasure. Having no intellectual
pleasures, he will inevitably be bored, despite
the fact that against boredom he has a great
many fancied remedies-balls, theaters, parties,
cards. gambling, horses, drinking, travelling, and
so
"Yet nothing really pleases, or excites, or in
hausted, the society of fellow phlistines soon
becomes burdensome, and one may even get
tired of cards.
"The great affliction of all phistines is that
they have no interest in ideas; and that to
escape being bored they are in constant need
of realities. But realities are either unsatisfac-
tory or dangerous; when they lose their inter-
est they become fatiguing. The ideal world is
iimtable and calnl.'
Literature, art, and music are gatewayS to the
ideal world. Fortunate is the man who opens
them for himself and passes through From
the pleasures that lie within them he can de-
rive-as never from the pleasures of philistin-
ism-a stimulus energizing him more fully for
even the routine tasks of his workday endeavor.
You know, as I do not, what pleasures you
now select as your particular means of evad-
ing boredom. One and all, l dare aver, you
have found them palling upon you-as all
philistine pleasures pail
Try the better way.
1t is not too late-it never is too late-to
make ones self lover of the ennoblng and
the beautiful Through love of the beautiful
one may justly hope to win to truly beautiful
life
Which the life OF the philistine never is
no matter how abundantly in dollars and cents
his practically" rewards him.
Copyright 1924, by the Associated Newspa-
perS)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
PARDON DEBS
Bv DIR. Frank Gran

BY DR.. Frank Crane
II were President of the United States
would pardon Eugene Debs.
But 1 would also pardon every other per-
son now in prison for evading or obstructing
the draft.
I would do this because the war is over
and we all want to forget it, Retaining these
people in prison keeps it alive il. our minds.
would clearly explain that these offenders
are not pardGned because they were Right
and the majority of their countrymen who
made the laws, and the laws themselves are
wrong; and lot because they were imprison-
cd Tor their Opinions and hence wrongfully.
But I would state in my pardon that their
punishment was just, because they had will
fully broker the law, and without obedience
to law there can be NO civilization; and that
they are pardoned for the simple reason that
IN my Judgment their imprisonment had last
ed long enough to vindicate the authority of
the government; and that they are to be let
out Of prison because they will be less likely
to be nuisances out OF Jail than in.
Keeping Debs, and all other. similarly of
Tending, in prison does no good. It prevents
nobody else from lodging the draft, because
there isn't any more draft.
1t does harm Because it makes martyrs
Of these folks.
1t enables them to appeal to the twisted
minds of the kind of people who read the
bellyache publications, and cry out that they
are being punished COR their opinions. They
are not. Those same opinions are being
belched vigorously forth daily by others
whom the police are protecting.
1t enables many to call thems elves victims
of autocracy, when they are simply cantank-
erous DIRECTORS to the majority, self-willed
bad sports who wouldn't play the game &C
cording to the rules.
There is a whole lot of yoL thful fire in
this country that would like to revolt against
something, just to be revolving. Having no
Gar or Kaiser here to rebel against, this in
discriminate and is GRANT passion tries to
make monster out of the will CT the Inf.iC
ity of their fellow citizens. Revolution in
the U. S. A., where al. the ways are open, is
pure crankiness.
Hence l would Let Debs and all his fellows
go in peace, or in as much peace as they are
able to keep.
Copyright, 1921, by Frank Crane.)
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Outlets for the U6roar;ous
? is the refreshingly original idea of a

III
writer n the Fargo North Dakota)
Forum that much which passes for Boil
shevism is nothing more nor less than the
unruly spirit of youth finding vent" By way
of illustration he points out that the recent
upflares in German cities were led, for the
most part, by mere striplings, boys from
fourteen to sixteen years of age who thronged
the streets scattering Communist literature,
singing the "Internationale, and shouting for
class war. Under more flexible and literally
organized political order, these youths, and
most of their elders as we'll. would have
found ample outlet for the pulse of adven.
ture through normal channels. Gin America.
twenty years ago." says the Forum writer,
"they would have been leading torchl1ght
professions and shouting for their respec-
tive candidates. or even indulging in fist fights
in their behalf with equally youthful and
equally vigorous followers of the opposing
candidate There was no political significance
to these youthful demonstrations in Amer
lea. The boy who was such an ardent partt-
san of one candidate one night, might change
within a week and support the opposing can
didate, If the other members of the gang
decided to do so. Outside Of one or two catch
phrases, the boys had no conception what
ever of the issue involved"
1t is no credit to America that so serious
field of the common interest as politics is,
or ought to be, should serve as playground
for youngsters to work off an excess OF AMI
NAL spirits and for old gameSters TO 1ndulge
pettily selfish ambitions; the former should
be provided with tennis courts, swimming
pools, baseball diamonds and the like, while
the latter, who make up considerable por-
ton of our so-called personages, should be
confined to checkers and fishing. But 1t does
make for the country's stability that the up
roariously inclined can vent their impulses
without attempting a revolution or aping
foreign rowdies. The larger contingent of
Lenine's followers probably have as vague
and meager a conception Of the issues and
principles involved as the American lads who
boom and fight for favorite candidate.
This is not to minimize those real and
terrible grievances which millions suffer, nor
the glory of the discomfort that stirs them to
struggle for human rights. The dictators
and wild doctrinaires of Petrograd could
never have mustered a formidable following
in land of liberty and upright government.
When radicals or terrorists get the upper
hand, it is because foolish tyrants or
oligarchies have been tolerated too long; the
real breeders of revolution are they who deny
men a square DEAL But it is not the ruffan
destructionist who rights the wrong, nor the
slave OF passion and prejudice, nor the fol-
lower Of political fads; 1t is the thinker and
lover of justice.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
OUIPS AND ,OUIDD1TIES

Father was giving the fair young daughter
lecture about her beau. He exclaimed, Does
he knew who pays the light bills? Doesn't ne
know enough to go home at the right time?"
The daughter replied, eyes, he knows enough
to CO. but he was sick last night"
With that father started in again. Don't tell
me that big husky fellow like him was sick.
What on earth was the matter with him?"
As the fair young daughter started for the
door, she sang back, "He has heart trouble"
In shutting down the lid Of his wife's
trunk, locking it and securing it with ropes
and leather straps for the purpose of making
the structure capable of being thrown about
in the luggage van, Mr.. McSwatt had spent
half an hour.
CHOW" Lobelia, he said, after he had load
ed the thing into the cab, "you have just
three-quarters of an hour to get to the sta
tion and have your trunk checked. Got your
ticket handy?"
"That's safe enough, Samuel. It's in the
bottom of the trunk
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
The South S Building Record

omens the South's building activities
continue to increase. The week end
ed March the twenty-1fth witnessed the
awarding of contracts for school plants to
the amount of nine hundred and thirty
three thousand four hundred and thirty
seven dollars, as against five hundred and
ffty-fve thousand eight hundred and sixty
seven in the week preceding. This is typical
of growth evident since the beginning OF
the year. In February the building permits
issued In forty-five Southern cities, as re-
ported by the Manufacturers Record. aggre-
gated, in round numbers, seventeen million
dollars, gain of nearly five million over
January. Georgia stood we'll in the general
record for February, Atlanta being credited
with two hundred and twenty-three con-
tracts totaling upwards of half million
dollars. Macon registered S113,S24; Savan-
nah, $S5,4S0; and Augusta, s49,336. Since
the compiling of these figures, there has
been a manifest quickening Of the construc-
ton pace, to which the full advent Of
spring will richly contribute. 1t means much
as evidence of the economic trend. that in
dustria1 activities involving so wide a range
of production, should thus go vigorously
forward,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
OUIPS AND QUIDDlTIES.

Among the instructions which mistress
had given her new maid from the country was
one to bring in glass of milk each evening at
O'Clock. The first evening Jane brought in
the glass clasped tightly in her hand.
"Dont do that again; it's bad etiquette, Jane, y
ordered the mistress, always bring it in on a
tray"
Next evening Jane appeared with tray full
of milk in her hand.
excuse me, ma'am" said the maid $40
you want spoon, or will you lap it upt"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Some Good Advice

The Franklin News and Banner, P. T. Nc
Cutcheon, editor and proprietor, gives the
following timely advice:
would yea be independent and prosper
Gus? If SO, raise your own food supplies
enough to last you till next season, with
some to spa e. This is always the best thing
to do, but this year it is imperative, unless
you want to run your neck into a moose for
the rest of your life'
This Is a good suggestion. Swat the prof.
teers with home products.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

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In ordering paper changed, be to mention your
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give the route number.
We cannot subscriptions begin with back num-
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Address all notices for this Department TO
THE TRI-WEEKLY JOURS AL. Atlanta. Ga.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
PRESS TALK IN GEORGIA
By JACK L. PATTERSON
The Dublin Courier.Herald

Dublin Courier-Herald appeared in green at
tire on Thursday, March II, St. Patricks day.
Editor Frank Lawson and F. w. Shopper, as
sistant editor are making the Courier-Her
aid one of the best small dailies in Geor-
gia-one which it is a genuine pleasure to
read.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07

Holding German cities will give the allies
excellent practice for their ultimate task of
holding the bag.-Baltimore Sun.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07

omy to invest capital in education or special
trainng?'"
Thus. you will see that thrift is no longer
to be REGARDED as a nliserly instinct, but
that it has become ascience, requiring study
and experience. For those who are interest
ed, the public libra. les contain many val
liable books which, unfortunately, have not
yet been added to the public school curri-
cula.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07

| Lenne should wash his handC before try
| ing to put them into other folks pockets
Washington Post.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07

The difference between a monarchy and
republic seems to be more a matter of
quantity than quality in government-Co-
lumbia Is. CO. Record.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Radiun Gift

President and Mrs. Harding will receive
Madame Curie in the White House on May
20 and present her with gramme of radium
valued at 100000 in behalf of women Of
America who contributed to fund for this
purpose in recognition of her scientific serv-
ices, particularly in the discovery of radium.
Officers and members of the women's COM
mittee which has provided for the purchase,
will be present at that time.
Madame Curie will come to this country
especially for the presentation, it was added,
and will be escorted here from Paris by Mrs.
Browne Meloney, Of New York, who will sail
for France fo1 that purpose April 20. Re-
turning she is due here with Madame Curie
about May II. The University Of Women OF
America will greet Madame Curie at meet
ing in Carnegie hall, New York, before she
comes here for the presentation.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Harding's Busy Day

President Harding's policy Of receiving
callers on only three days a week resulted
Monday in the heaviest engagement list
since he entered the White House. Forty
names were on the appointment schedule
which covered the day from 9:45 a. m.
to p. m. Eight of the forty were to
bring delegations with them to pay respects
to the chief executive and one of the eight
delegations numbered As persons.
A dozen of those on the list were men,
bers of the senate or house and the others
represented wide range of interests,
touching about every question of domestic
and foreign policy.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
The south's Representation

The Lyons Progress states that the only
Southern representatives in the new admin
istration at Washington are Aunt Inez Nc
WLorter, the colored cook at the White
House, and Link Johnson, the Atlanta negro,
member of the Republican national commit
tee.-Metter Advertiser
That being true, it cannot be denied that
the administration appreciates 4 good cook.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Hun Penalties

Hum PenaItleS
Allied ambassadors have been instructed
to prepare plans for further penalties to be
inflicted on Germany.
The penalties, to be drafted by the ambas-
sailors and Their experts, are to be submitted
soon.
The decision was reached following Ger
many's failure to complete disarmament by
April 1, as demanded.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07

Between cider and vinegar there is what
Mary Roberts Kinehart would call an Amaz-
ing Interlude To dry agents: Watch the in
Observation-Disclosures Times-Star.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
$1,000 for Horseshoe

A thousand dollars is offered at Albany,
n Y, for new horseshoe.
Winter after winter for hundreds and hun
dreds of years roadways have become icy and
horses have slipped. Horseshoe, no more
than the horse, has changed with passing
of time.
Now come organizations interested in
these things, each with it's hard cash not too
readily acquired to make up prize worth
working for.
The new shoe-or device-has just one
vital requirement. 1t must be ron-skid.
The American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals has put up $500 to-
ward the $1,000, and so have the Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts socetie for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the
New York Women's League for Animals The
Women's Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Animals and the West
ern Pennsylvania Humane Society have each
subscribed 500. Unwilling to be left out,
Red Acre Farm has come in for IS, while
$25 Is added by the American Humane AS
ISOLATION, which is receiving inquiries at it's
HEADQUARTERS here.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Around the World
Tri-WeekIy News Flashes From All Over
the Earth.
President "Docked"

President Harding has received his first
pay check. 1t was for s5,52o.84.
Ordinarily the monthly check sent to the
president by the treasury department is made
out for $6,25O, but Mr.. Harding was "dock-
ed for the three and a half days that Wood
row Wilson served as president last month.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Better Roads In Prospect

When the state highway department takes
over large part of the expense, heretofore
borne by the county. there is every reason
to believe better roads will result to the
benefit Of acknowledgements Tribune
News.
Money invested in improved highways will
return liberal profit.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07

Economic distress prevails in the western
Transvaal, North Africa, on account of the
great diamond slump, says the the Central
News Starvation is reported in some cases.
The government officials are powerless to
diminish the distress, for the few special al
lowances which the government has granted
have been swallowed up without appreciably
relieving the situation.
Although the living is comparatively
cheap, the moneyless diggers are unable to
purchase any goods. Stones formerly worth
$500 carat are gladly sold for $35, and
tiny stones are gladly swapped for bucket
Of maize or meal Some of the diamond dig
gings are deserted, as the inhabitants have
gone to the towns, where they are over
crowding the slums.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
ALL Aboard for Alaska

Reports reaching US indicate a heavy
travel to Alaska this year." says W. G.
Elgin general agent of the Union Pacific
system. Steamships sailing from Puget
sound ports for Alaska during the past
ger accommodation taken. One of the
steamship companies reports that up to
date approximately ten times the number
of inquiries have been received as up to the
same time last year.
Summer tourist travel is expected to
be unusually heavy, not only to Alaska, but
to Yellowstone Park and points in the
scenic west. Our Salt Lake City office
reports it will be necessary to make reserva-
lions early in Yellowstone Park in order to
be assured the best accommodations. Va
cation time is not so far distant, and l find
a surprisingly large number of people now
planning summer trips west"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Reducing AppetiteS

AS the result of investigation by the school
authorities at Westfeld, Mass, where it was
learned that young children are being given
sugar Jumps soaked in ether to reduce their
appetites, Superintendent Chester D. Stiles
took the matter up with state educational
and health authorities.
Ether may be purchased in any quantity
by child in any drug store. Children when
questioned were frank in saying that they
were given the ether by their parents to low
err the cost of living and also to quiet those
who got too boisterous.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
President to Sneak

Following custom Of many years stand
ing President HARDING has accepted an invi
tation to make the Memorial Day address al
Arlington National cemetery.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Editorial Echoes.

The onion is the scenter of population
Greenville IS. c. Piedmont
Credit Hungary with one vigorous anti
shimmytic protest-Boston Herald
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-07
Ships to Retire

Four of the largest freighters operated by
the Pacific Mail Steamship company in their
round-the- world service are to be withdrawn,
is announced at San Francisco They are
S,SO0-ton shipping board vessels
Lack of sufficient freight offerings In the
twenty-five ports of call is the reason given
by the company.