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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-19
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR. ANDREW M. SOULE

vegetable matter remember that the
soil must be kept we'll sweetened
through the use of land plaster or
carbonate Of lime occasionally. 1t
must also contain an abundant sup
ply of quickly available nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash. If these
elements are supplied and the soil
is in sufficiently good filth to hold
can be grown even when seasonal
conditions are not as favorable as
one might desire. The following
table indicates the plant food re-
quirements of some Of our principal
truck crops and is printed so that
our readers may be better advised
as to the kind and amount of the, fer
tilizing constituents they should ap-
ply to the soil.
Food Requirements of Certain Truck Crops
Pounds Removed
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WOMEN DYE ANYTHING
WITH DIAMOND DYES
Southern Women can now
Dye old faded Garments,
Draperies and Everything

Buy Diamond Dyes" no other
kind, then perfect results are guar.
anteed. Each package of Diamond
Dyes" contains simple directions tc
diamond worn, shabby skirts
waists, dresses, coats, gloves, stock
ings, sweaters, draperies coverings
everything whether wool, silk, linen
cotton or mixed goods, new, rich.
fadeless colors. Druggist has Color
Card.-(Advt)
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The Tri-WeekIy Journals
Fashion Suggestions
Lady's Two-Piece Skirt.

A separate skirt of an unusually
becoming design is Nc. 1894. A
gathered tunic is cut with an irreg
ular outline and is a very attractive
feature of the skirt. The foundation
has two cores gathered at the slight
ly raised waistline.
The lady's two-piece skirt, No.
1884 is cut in sizes 26 to 80 inches
waist measure. Size &c requires IA
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OGfltH u%ulClIlS.
We are very fond
of children and for
q con side able
time after we mar
rie4rv / feared /
would not have
any owing to my
weak condition. !
b e'gan + a in
Lydia l.. in k
ham's Vegetable
Compound a md
pnwyT houa q Yoino
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-19
This YOUNG
Mother
Tells Childless Women what Lydia
E.Pinkham sVegetable Compound
Did for Her

Millston, Wis. -"I want to give
you a word of praise for your Won
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-19

L am writing you for a bit of ad.
I am a girl fifteen years of age
and made eighth grade last MAY
during examination.
Am 1 advanced far enough for my
I have been to high school two
terms, but did not get off this
term.
1 have decided to get me some
good books to read at home. What
books do you think would be good
for me to read? I do not care for
the boys only as friends.
boy asks her to be his best friend:
Should a girl follow a boy to the
door when he leaves at night?
Is there ay harm in dancink with
ing girls hands when talking tc
her?
Is there any harm in writing
Is theer any harm in writing
friendly letters to a boy first?
Hoping to see this in print,
BUBBLES"
"Bubbles."
1t depends much Oh che
school which you attend whether
you are advanced enough. And
also on yourself. You should
be going to high schol, at your
age. Your handwriting is very
good. If you will read Charles
Dickens, novels, and get some
idea of true character from him
they will help you, then Anne,
of Green Gables, and Anne, of
Abonlea. If you wish to write
to Head Librarian Of the
Carnegie library, Carnegie Way,
Atlanta, Ca" She will send you
a list of good books. Send
stamped envelope for reply.
1t depends on how a girl feels
about wanting to be :. the boys
best friend" A polite reply is
necessary. 1t is polite to show
the gentleman the door unless
one has a servant to do so. But
it is cordial to escort ones
guest to the door. Merely hold
ing hands is not harmful. It
must be rather tiresome. No
harm to dance with a boy pro-
vided you do not cheek dance
bunnyhug, and perform any
acrobatic stunts. No harm to
write friendly letters to a boy
but not first unless you have
been away on a visit and wish
to write.
am a girl Of seventeen years com
ing to you for advice.
I am in the eighth grade. How Is
my writing?
I know I am too young to be il
love, but I love a widower about
twenty-eight years old.
I am going with boy twenty years
old. He is a nice boy, but 1 JUS
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Peanuts Required to Plant an no,,s

Z. A. E.. Lafayette. Ga, writes:
HOW many peanuts does it take
TO plant an acre and what will
pc the yield and what will I get
for them? What will Irish no.
tatoes yield and how many will
1t take to plant an acre? How
many sweet potatoes will it take
to make enough slips to plant an
acre? Can l make a potato house
in a cellar that will be salts
factory?
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RULES

RULES
No unsigned letters printed.
No letter written both sides of paper printed
All letters not TO exceed l so to 200 words.
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Route +.

Deer Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes another Alabama boy tojoin your
happy band. I have been reading your Let
much. What are you cousins doing this
snowy day? l have been sitting by the
fire, reading. What are you cousins doing
these winter days for pastime? / have been
going to school and sure have a fine time.
study the eighth grade. Like most Of
the cousins, l live on farm, and like farm
life fine. l guess You cousins had nice
time Christmas. 1 surely did have a fine
time hunting. l will describe myself and
so: Blue eyes, black hair, fair complexion,
feet inches tall. l was seventeen years
young July 16. 1920. 1 would like very
much to hear from all of the cousins near
my age. Your new cousin,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-19

The yield of peanuts varies con-
slderably. The average yield would
probably be around forty or fifty
bushels per acre, but sixty or eighty
and even one hundred bushels per
acre are not uncommon. and [ think
could hardly be classed as extraordi-
nary. A good deal depends on the
character of the land and the skill
with which the crop is handled. I
imagine you wish to plant the Spanish
peanut. In that event. it will take
one or two bushels to plant an acre.
The market for peanuts is very badly
off now. and it is hard to tell what
they will bring next fall. but a re-
turn of from $40 to $50 per acre I
think would be moderate.
Irish potatoes will yield anywhere
from fifty to one hundred bushels per
acre. Of course, much larger yields
can be obtained. I think the average
yield for a spring crop put out under
favorable conditions would be about
ninety bushels Of merchantable pota-
toes. 1t will take from six to eight
plant them in three-foot rows and
space them eighteen inches in the
drill. A bushel of sweet potatoes
should yield three thousand plants,
enough to set an acre where the rows
are made three feet apart and the
plants are spaced eighteen to twenty
four inches in the drill. One hundred
bushels of sweet potatoes per acre
would be a relatively small yield. You
could not store this crop especially
we'll in a cellar. Such storage house
would not be in accordance with the
one designed and sent out by this in
stitution. nor would such location
keep potatoes as satisfactorily as
standard built house.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-19

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here come
two Georgia girls to join your happy bant
of boys and girls. We wonder what yor
cousins dc for amusement. We crochet AM
go to school. AS most of the cousins de
Lula is feet 5 inches tall, has blue eyes
light hal: and fair complexion, age fifteen
Maggie is 4 feet 5 inches tall, has brow:
eyes and dark hair and dark complexion
age fifteen. Both weigh ia pounds, study
the sixth grade. How did you cousins enjoy
Christmas? We surely enjoyed it zine
going to parties. Well, as this is our first
attempt to write to the Letter Box, we will
bid YOU all adieu. If any of you cookbook
ing cousins want to write to usS we will
answer all received. From
Two Georgia kids,
LULA YAUN.
MAGGIE EVANS.
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! am lonely little girl coming to
you for advice. I will be fourteen
in April. My mother died last Au-
gust. My father is mean to me and
my sister, older than me; we never
get to go anywhere, and papa is
anywhere on Sunday Away stay at
nome and keep the children. Can Won
tel me where l can get a good job
and what kind of job? Your ad-
vice will be highly appreciated
Lottie: I have a very great
sympathy for a motherless child.
was one myself, and it is very
pathetic to lose the touch Of
those gentle hands, and the
heart which understands" and
IL is up to you to become self
rellant"-to help yourself in lit
tie things; to figure out right
ana a wrong for yourself, Your
rather may appear unkind, but he
diesn't mean it, I am sure. He
is trying In mans fashion, to
raise you children right, and you
being so yourself. Try to find
happiness at home by being glad
of the little things; then, later
on, when your mind has devel-
poed, and your body has grown
into Womanhood. you will be bet
make a living for yourself. In
your dreams you imagine the
world a fairy place, and your
life on the broad highway" will
be touched with fairy fingers, but
little sister, stay at home and
so yourself. Don't forget your
prayers at night, and remember
your mother is watching over
you even now.
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ID
Bostie, n. c.. Route ..

Hello, auntie and cousins! Will you let a
Tennessee boy come in for a few minutes
chat? As l am a new cousins, l will de-
scribe myself: Dark hair, medium complex
about eighty three pounds, ten years of age,
will be eleven January 80. 1 would like to
get cards that day. l will close with
love to all. VICTOR DAVIS.
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Fort Barnwell, n

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins are two
girls, age fourteen. l, Nellie, am feet
inches tall, fair complexion; will be fiji
teen the 18th Of June. Who has my birth
day? l have seven sisters and two broth
ers. am going to school now, and in the
sixth grade.
I, Sadie, am feet inches tall, fair com
plexion; will be fifteen January Z. W..
has my birthday? 1 have two sisters q -
one brother. l am going to school, and ala
in the sixth grade now. We will enjoy
reading letters from the girls. Best wishes
to Aunt Julia and Cousins.
NELLIE SUMMERALL.
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Cullman, Ala, Route s.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit three Georgia Crackers into
your happy band Of boys and girls? As ii
is raining. I'm sure you will. This is cur
first attempt to write to the Letter Box
and think it grand. What do you cousins
do for pastime? We play the organ and
crochet. We live in the country. nine miles
moth of BCena Vista. We don't like coun
try life SO we'll, as there are but few young
of you cousins lived near us. Guess YOU
cousins are wondering how we look but
Will come again and describe ourselves if we
see this in print. Claude B. Mallory come
again; your letter did remarkably well. As
orr letter is rather lengthy, we will dis.
continue, hoping to hear from all of you
Cousins. Wishing you all Happy New
Year, Sincerely.
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IDalyIDereditD59GiC2e
PIoDQly Girl5AtRomeo

I am coming to you again for
some advice L have written you be-
fore, and your advice was apprec1-
ated.
I am about 20 years old. 1 am in
love with a nice young girl near my
age, and when I say love l mean l
love her. I used to think 1 loved the
girls in my younger days but it was
not from the heart.
1 have been going with this girl
something over year and ! have
called to see her once a week ever
since that time. Do you think that
is too often? Now | love this girl
with all my heart and can never be
satisfied without her. She says she
loves me better than anyone on
earth but she won't say that she
ever will marry me. don't want to
some time in the future when L have
prepared a good home to take her
where L can treat her with all kind
ness and live a Christian life and
then when l come down to my death
bed 1 will be ready to meet God in
that beautiful city that he has pre-
pared for all who live for him.
Do you think she loves me we'll
enough to marry me, and live with
me as long as we both stay in this
world? She is Christian girl and
made confession since I have been
her caused me to become interested
about my condition and now and now
I have a hope in Christ, and thank
God / have.
Do I write plain hand? Do you
think [ would make a good penman
by practicing enough?
How often should 1 call to see this
girl IL have been speaking about?
She only lives a short distance from
me. Should we sit up at night as
long as it is convenient with both,
or. should we go to bed at some GER
tain hour?
Hoping to see this in print in the
next copy of the Tri-Weekly Jour
nal. Thanking you in advance,
LONESOME BOY.
This girl you love, must love
you in return to keep STEADY
company with you for more
than year. Perhaps she feels
you are both too young to con-
slider marriage just yet. Do not
give up hope for as you have
doubtlessly heard faint heart
ne'er won fair lady" L am sure
you will be rewarded by your
faith and patience Your hand
writing is very good. Once
week to call on a young ladV
is not too often. Do not sit up
too late, II o'clock is late
enough.
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Lexington, S. G.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit another Georgia boy into your happy
band? 1 live on a farm about ~ miles
from Forsyth, Ga. I like farm life fine |
here 1 go: Dark hair, brown eyes, fair
complexion weigh 141 pounds; my age is
between seventeen and twenty. Who can
guess it? Come again, Charles Blachard;
your letter was fine. l also think Aunt
Julia would divide the space with the boys.
Some of you good-ooking girls write to
mo. A new nephew,
WILBUR HEAD.
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NELLIE SUMMERALL.
SADIE SUMMERALL.
Bailey, Ga. Star Route.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins--I have been
a silent reader of the letter box for some
time, but when 1 read the letters in the
last issue of The Journal 1 wished to Join
The happy band of boys and girls.
Thanks to John W. Guy, of Pennsylvania,
for your suggestion for the New Year.
Cousins, we should all read the Bible more,
for when we fail to read His word, it is
easy to go astray.
1 live on the farm and like farm life
fine.
How many of you Cousins have my birth
day, December %? Am twenty-five years of
age.
With kindest regards to all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
THE NEWEST DRESSING GOWNS
BY ANNE RITrENHotsE.

of oriental Inspiration at the present
time. For it was the inventive Chi
nese who first invented padding. 1t
was a matter of economy to use two
thin fabrics with an interlining of
wadding. During the wool shortage
in France at the time of the war the
usefulness of this device became ap-
parent and the French dressmakers
were prompt in finding an artistic as
we'll as economic advantage in it.
Not the Old Sort.
Quite different from the padded
dressing gowns that we have known
for years and that have been a stand
by for US when we sought a substan-
tial Christmas present for cold-blood-
ed old ladies are these new quilted
gowns that are being shown by the
shops to meet the demand of the
women. young and old. who feel that
they have found something new un-
der the sun In the way of negleges.
They are wearing them with the
same readiness that they have worn
the other types OF negliges. They
slip them on for tea at home and sit
about In them till time to dress for
dinner, breakfast in them and sofne-
times keep them on half the morning.
In the sketch you may see one Of
thasn dressing gowns of gray taffeta
lined with gold celored satin and
qu..,ed with rising suns in delicate
gold thread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
Consider Your Laundry.

One way to reduce the amount of
your mending is to plan your wash
clothes with special view to the
whims and caprices of your laundry
machinery 1t is all very well to say
that laundresses and steam laundries
and hand and electric wringers ought
not to snap off even an occasional
button. but the fact is that they do.
For this reason it is good idea to
have young children's clothes that
need constant washing contain a
limited number of well placed but
tons; very small buttons, especially
If they are of the four-hole variety,
seldom are pulled off. In fact. al
ter than a two-hole button. Buttons
are less likely to pull of if they are
re-enforced at the back. A good sort
of suit for little boys in the sort that
have no buttons on the trouser sec
ton. Instead. there are. buttonholes
underwaist buttons, reinforced with
tapes, are always pretty sure to stay
on.
White material for the wash clothes
of babies and very small children al
ways has this advantage, that it can
washing without injury. Many moth
ers dislike white stockings because
they show the soil SO much more
readily than those Of darker color
or black. But at the same time white
stockings may be washed very vigor-
ously, and, unless htey are made of
wool. they may be boiled without
injury.
Clothes of colors that run always
are more trouble in the wash than
white clothes or clothes of fast col
ors. For naturally you do not want
the colors to come of on other clothes
and this sometimes means that they
must be washed in separate tub of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

The best way know of making your
self solid with other humans Is to
acknowledge right at the start that
you're fool This scheme has several
advantages.
In the first place, you beat 'em to it.
They think you're one at any rate. and
by frankly acknowledging 1t, you'll save
them the trouble of Informing you of
the fact.
Then 1t gives them such pleasant
feeling of superiority. They feel that
they're not fools, of course. and they're
duly grateful to you fer emphasizing the
, fact
Also 1t lets you out of a lot of trou-
BILE It's the one best method of play
ing that great American game of Pass
ing the Buck. If you're a fool no one
can blame you nohow. for nothing.
Which is a grand. large feeling to have.
And, lastly, 1t has the inestimable
value of being the truth. You are a
fool So am l. So are we ALL Beside
the mystery and Joy and power of the
natural world, our deepest knowledge Is
but so much scalloped shelf paper. The
sooner we realize IL and confess 1t. the
sooner we shall arrive at eofitentment
and the beginning of true wisdom "Ex-
cent We become at little children you
know the rest. World. It's long way
back to being children again. and hum
BILE pie makes bitter eating. But it's
good at last to lift your eyes and stand
right up and say
I'm ready now to start afresh.. Here
stands a Fool"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
GRAPEFRUIT.

Grapefruit is the third acid fruit
Of great Importance in the winter
diet. In acidity it lies between the
TWO others. the orange and the lemon.
Its peculiar flavor is du" to ma
tnrial in 1t like glucoside-that is,
the peculiar sugar of the fruit. In
other respects. as to amount of sugar,
water and mineral salts. it is mucl,
the same as the orange. Its chief
value, as with the orange and lemon
is an aid to appetite and digestion.
Grapefruit. to be prepared for the
table. should be cut across IN half
and one-half of a large fruit Is suf-.
ficient for one portion. With sharp
pairing knife each portion of pulp
after all the seeds have been re-
moved, should be loosed entirely from
the rind and from the tough di-
viding fibers. and left in its com.
partment. If the rind is to be used
as a cup in which to serve the fruit
the tough divisions can be severed
from the rind and removed with the
thick white core, which is cut from
the end of the fruit with sharp scis-
sors. The edge of the rind may be
scalloped or toothed. Honey rather
than sugar should be used to sweet
en- grapefruit.
Grapefruit cocktails, to be served
as a first course for luncheon, may
be prepared this way in the rind or
in tall glasses. Orange. pineapple,
Strawberries, white grapes. or ba-
nanas, may be combined with it. and
cider or lemon juice added instead
of wine. Grapefruit salad is whole.
pulp. with white grapes. or diced
celery. in French dressing, is served
on lettuce.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
BroWs and Lashes.

There's nothing that adds more beauty
to the face than well shaped brows and
long. slightly curving lashes: That
statement Is a bromide, but true. as
bromides usually are: I was reminded
of 1t recently because of some letters
that asked for eyebrow and eyAlish
tonics
OF course. there are all sorts of things
sold to make one have lashes rivaliHg
those of the greatest movie vampire!
Most of them have vaseline as a basa
Most advice about eyelashes to Rub
them with vaseline'-and if it's a choice
between that and some fancy labeled.
highly performed and costly article. I'd
be tempted to say "vaseline' also.
But vaseline Is mineral product
that Is. 1t is made from mineral ell, as
we all Know. And the body does not
take up mineral oil. You know that.
because mineral oil is such a fine laxa-
tive for that very reason-the body will
not absorb 1t, SO 1t must pass through.
Cold creams made with mineral oil are
not nourishing for the same reason.
though they are cleansing.
To be really nourishing. then. an eye
brow and eyelash tonic must be made
from something the skin will take up-a
vegetable oil, in other words So you
can use castor oil-this makes the hairs
shade darker. but not much; or olive
oili or. if you want something quite
special, combination of almond oil,
olive oil and lanoline. which grows hair.
Do you want this formula? If you do,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
Economical Bacon.

Bacon could be. made an economical
asset to our daily diet, II we would
have It. To be sure, 1t is not espe-
cially cheap. 1t Is extravagant when
it is cooked as many cook it-care-
a crisp and has to be thrown away
And it is unpalatable and unhealth-
full when 1t is soggily fried. But 1t Il
appetizing and palatable when It Is
properly cooked, and If it Is carefully
cooked and carefully cut there Is lit
tie waste and SO no undue expense
connected with 1t.
To begin with. always order and see
that you get lean bacon. There is
much less waste to this. Buy 1t by
the pound, uncut. This way OF buy
ing it is cheaper. Then cut = with a
very sharp knife. Place the rind side
flat on a board and cut in thin strips
to the rind. When the needed mum
Der Of slices have been cut, cut of the
rind with the same sharp knife, by
holding the strips securely with the
left hand and cutting under them
along the. rind with a knife in the
right hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
To Mend a Rug.

To patch hole in a cotton rug lay a
piece of wooden under it as a patch and
with a large embroidery needle darn cot
ton in harmoniZing colors over the
wooden. Often it is possible thus to
cover hole SO that it will not show.
Small holes can be darned with soft
cotton without the wooden backing.
Threads drawn from old Brussels carpet
can be used for mending rugs. Wool,
OF course, should be used for mending a
wooden rug. A worn or faded rug cat,
have it's usefulness extended by stitch
ing a piece of burlap smoothly on TOP
and fringing the enGs.