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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-15

Dividing the population into three groups, we haVo
13500000 people of superior intellectual power 4IoOoooo
of average intellectual power and 4500OO00 of inferior IN
teectua power Though there statistics to prove IT,
undoubtedly the average intelligence of the nation mas
steadily declined since the foundation of the repubc-due
to the fact that persons of low intelligence are greater
breeders and to the admission of millions of undesirable
emgrants from all the world These hordes OF aenS
especially those of the last quarter of century comprise the
most unnteigen classes of their respective countries
Public schools were founded in America because OF the
recognition of that the OF democracy de-
pends upon the intelligence of the people But education
can not make brainswhch inherited and not acquired
Education can only change intellectual capacity slightly ana
unless common restrictions put into force bad
conditions will rapidly grow Race mixtures are oene
fca ony when amagamae and the lntermXture
with inferior races can only lower the average.
1t is time that congress dealt intelgenty with the I'M
migration problem substituted mental tests for literary
tests and barred people Of inferior intelligence Our immgra
ton must be seectve immigration if we have any regard
for the future the nation and would its degeneac
II is time also that dealt with the problem in our midst
by forbddng marriage Of feeble minded and diseased
persons Oregonians will be given chance to vote upon
measure at the special election requiring physical eX
amnaons and mental for persons seeking marriage
licenses.
While we cannot remedy the harm already done to lower
the standard of national intelligence we can at least 90 our
mart in remedyng conditions that will eventually il ull-
checked make feeble minded nation
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-15
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
Hot Weather Tips
To Shippers Of Hogs
Issued by Southern

ATLANTA, Cato prevent losses
tod hogs in transit during hot wealth
err, the live stock department of the
Southern railway system has issued
the following suggestions to ship
pers.
Haul or drive hogs to station in
ample time to allow them to be-
come rested and cool before loading.
When ordering a car for loading
hogs, insist upon a clean one bed
ded with sand, clay or earth.
Wet thoroughly the bedding and
interior of car before loading.
Give only a small feed of grain be-
fore shipping. Heavy feed means
more body heat generated.
Load not more than one hour be-
fore the train is to depart
Load slowly and carefully. Avoid
excitement and do not beat or
bruise the animals.
Load not to exceed $4,000 pounds
fat hogs and 5000 pounds stock
hogs in a standard 36-foot car dur
ing warm weather.
Have water applied to the bed
ding in the car at available points
Immediately after the train stops.
Use ice on floor of car whenever
possible, three blocks to a car.
Report inattention or neglect
promptly to superintendent of divis-
ion on which shipment originates.
Never throw water directly upon
hogs after they become heated Run
it on floor of car under hogs in
stead.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09

ly, and I certainly love him. But my
parents object to my going with
him. I don't think can live happy
without him. Do you think we are
too young to marry? My age Is
seventeen. What will take black
heads out of ones face? Please an
swer my questions. Thanking you
for advice.
BROWN EYES. /
You may not be too young to
marry, but you would be wiser I
to wait two or three years.
This boy is rather young and
it is a pity to have him take !
upon himself the burden of a
wife at his tender age. Let him !
see little bit of life first. Let
him realize what married life
means, it's responsibilities. Let
him watch others from afaf,
learn his lesson from them first.
before he settles down into dou-
BILE harness for life.
Will you please give me the name
Of some place where l can sell turf
making and selling them, tho 1 can't
find out where they sell them.
Thanking you for any help.
SUNFLOWER.
Write Mrs. L. c. Mckinney,
$50 Peachtree street, Atlanta.
She may be able to tell you !
whether you can place your work
in the needle work exchange at
the Atlanta Woman's Club. Also
write to the Woman's Exchange,
Connally building. They may be
able to give you some assistance.
Direct letters as above.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09

! breakfast, Mana told her that every
one had departed for the day, and
Jean, suddenly filled with an mex
pressible joy of living, determined
to do what she had longed to do for
a long time.
When she was sure that Mana was
in the lean-to washing the dishes she
| slipped outof doors and hurried to
the outbuildings where the horses
were kept. There was no one about
and she opened the door of one of
| the shed-like barns with a sense of
| adventure thrilling through her
| veins.
The horses stood in rows and she
| hurried along the stalls until she
came to the brown mustang, Ginger.
{ She was busy with the rope that
| fastened him when she heard a noise
| behind her and Whirling about saw
| the man Frank standing in the door
way looking at her. For a moment
and then her chin went up and with
| characteristic self-possession she
| said calmly:
"oh, Frank, I am going to ride
this morning. Will you saddle Gin
ger for me? L was going to do it
were all out"
Jean had no idea whether Mark
had told Frank or any of. the men
that she was not to ride alone, that
| was d CIlctllCS BIC l4ClI " IdhC ID III
inasmuch as the man smiled and
came forward willingly enough, she
! drew long breath of relief.
| Ten minutes later she was riding
out of the corral and into the for
hidden land. The country stretched
light. The air was exhilarating, and
Jean urged the horse forward. He
responded and flew like the wind.
Never before had she known such
a delicious sense of freedom; She
rode for miles, it seemed, and when
! she finally refined up under a clump
of trees she was gloriously tired.
She ate her lunch, few pieces of
| bread and some fruit that she had
! saved from breakfast, and then teth-
er1ng Ginger to tree, she lay down
and fell asleep. When she awoke
and she rubbed her eyes in amaze
ment. Where had the time gone
and how had she happene@ to sleep
so long? She sat up and rubbed
her eyes dazedly and it was then
that she saw the ends of a rope
had tied Ginger. She sprang to her
feet a little sense of fear creeping
through her. She called as she might
have called to a dog, hoping that
Ginger might appear ,magically at
the sound of her voice. but there was
no sign of him. She had been care
less in tying him up and he would
return home without her. Frank
would know that she must be out
somewhere on the plains and would
tell Mark.
She looked about her trying to
form a sense Of direction, but there
was no distinguishing feature of the
landscape anywhere. If there had
been she had not taken the trouble
to remember, so certain had she
been that she would be able to re-
turn long before Mark. and the men
little sick feeling of apprehension
that she finally set off in what she
hoped was the right direction.
The sun set and it grew quickly
dark. The night was very still and
quiet and a million stars gemmed
the dark blue of the sky overhead.
Jean walked quickly on. She was
not tired, her body was too young
and strong for that, and if it had
not been for her thoughts she would
have enjoyed it all. But for the
first time since her arrival at the
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
BILL To PROHIBIT
WOMEN'S SMOKES

WASHINGTON. Washington
woman who enjoy a cigarette are
soon to be separated from the filthy
weed" and if they refuse, the judge
may announce 500 fine"-provided
Representative Paul B. Johnson, of
Mississippi, can have his way.
Mr.. johnson, who never smoked
in his life introduced bill, which
was referred to the house District
of Columbia committee, which seeks
to prohibit female persons in the
District of Columbia from smoking
cigarettes in, any public place and
to prohibit owners of public places
from permitting females to smoke"
It fixes a maximum penalty of .$25
for the first offense and not less
than 500 for the second.
Representative Johnson gave signs
over the condition of things in
Washington, women smoking on the
streets, in hotels and at public func-
tons.
"It is worse than whisky" he
said. 1.-THE girls at college learn how
to smoke and then they go home and
teach it to the other girls, so that
smoking by women is constantly on
the increase.
1T is a bad thing and is going to
contaminate the race. A woman who
smokes and nurses her child trans
mits the evil effects of smoking.
Regulating smoking by women
comes under police power, and, as in
we'll known, police powers are prac.
tically without limit Down in my
state we have a law that a man shall
not curse in the presence of wom-
en-. I have punished many a man
under that law, and it is held to be
constitutional.
1.-The women really don't want to
smoke They smoke because those
VINO are LOCKED upon d1 as as leaders set set
to follow, and they are in favor of
this legislation. I have a great
many letters from the people down
home saving So"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09

pounds or more and am now able to
do my work. recommend the Vege-
table Compound to my friends and
you may use these facts as testi-
monial. Mrs. SALL1E SIEFERT, 313
w. Fourth Street, Pottsville, Pa.
The everyday life of many house,
wives is continual struggle with
weakness and pain. There is nothing
more wearing than the ceaseless
round of household duties and they
become doubly hard when some fe-
male trouble makes every bone and
muscle ache, and nerves all on edge.
If you are one of these women do
not suffer for four or five years as
Mrs. Siefert did, but profit by her
experience and be restored to health.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
Doctor Files Suit to
Recover Money Lost in
Recent Poker Game

DIR. ]. ]. Hickman, of 80 Carnegie
Way, has filed suit in the Fulton
county superior court for the re-
covery of $225 said to have been lost
by him in a game of stud poker
about June Is.
DR.. Hickman states in his suit that
he engaged in the game of chance
with two men whose names are given
as "Red" KiIlian and "Lige" Bennett
and that due to fraudulent means,
employed in the game he lost $3.50,
of which 1925 he says has been re-
f11ndad
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
GIRLS! LEMONS
WHITEN SKIN AND
BLEACH FRECKLES

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
of Orchard White, which any drug
store will supply for a few cents,
shake we'll, and you have quarter
pint of harmless and delightful lem
on bleach Massage this sweetly
fragrant lotion into the face, neck,
arms and hands each day, then
shortly note the beauty and whites
Famous stage beauties use this
lemon lotion to bleach and bring that
soft, clear, rosy-white complexion,
also as a freckle, sunburn, and tan
bleach because it doesn't irritate.
(Advt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09

in honor of our dead heroes who so will
ingly gave their lives for our country
and "us?" 1t is q beautiful thought in
deed. No other flower would be as appro-
pirate as the red poppy to plant at their
graves l wish you good success in the
planting of them, and l am sure all Will
agree with me that it is a lovely thought
ard one that will be appreciated by many.
How many remember me? 1 wrote to the
corner about two years ago. I wonder what
you cousins are doing these warm days.
Well, as Aunt Julia says be brief, l had
better run along, but maybe she will have
petience with me this time. Much love to
Aunt Julia and cousins. Sincerely,
JULIA HOPKINS.
Calhoun, Ga, Route 5.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I am
again, worrying you to death. Say, cousins,
how many Of you love birds? 1 am just
crazy about all of them. 1 do love to watch
I think they are so pretty, but sometimes
can hardly get a glance of them. I
also think Nthe redbirda and the bluebirds
are pretty. 1 had rather hear the mocking
bird sing. The trouble with me is 1 don't
know the different kinds of birds like l
want to. Sometimes 1 go off in the woods
and listen to them sing; everything is so
quet and they sound SO sweet. I can hear
some little birds singing now. My aunt has
a coffee pot hanging out on the porch and
every year some little wrens make a nest
in it. This year } watched the big birds
come and feed the little birds. They would
come and feed them while we were out
there. l wanted to see them leave tn nest
and learn to fly, but I wasn't over there
when they left. All you girls and boys
that know something about birds write me
and tell me about them, for I am anxious
to learn. Cousins, my age is Ia years. Be
RUTH M'LEAN.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
The Country Home
BY MRS. w. Ell. FELTON,
HOW to Keep Cool in Hot weather

How to Keep Cool in Hot Weather
The newspapers are copiously
treating this subject during these
torrid June days. If they can fix
upon a treatment that the average
Georgian can appropriate for himself
Cor herself) and guarante the cool
ness" they should take out patent
and get stunningly rich by selling
the patent.
1t was said by a bystander who
heard Governor Hardwick make his
inauguration speech in the hot, broil-
ing sun on platform out Of doors,
that he was as wet with perspiration
creek" That might safely pass for
one risky adventure, but one time
ought to be sufficient in a lifetime
of public speaking. I feel sure one
time was enough for him. L would
prefer to follow a frogs example,
and hop about after the sun went
down, and where cool water had kept
the earth damp, once upon a time if
not now.
Hot weather goes hard with lone
frogs and dogs. 1t is trying on
farm mules and milch cows that
must get a living in hot grass
pasture with only one shade tree to
linger under. They will cling to the
shade, and risk it.
It is especially difficult for teeth
ing babies, and people confined to a
sick room. How they long for cool
ing breezes, and for the people who
have time to fan them, while they
can sleep, and get rested from the
torrid heat.
We are gravely told that the comet
is responsible for this "het-up SPELL
Maybe so, but I am inclined to doubt
the story. 1 saw a very big comet
once, just one. Nevertheless comets
in the heavens. May they continue
to keep away from u.s. is a pretty
good wish for ourselves and likely
for the comets. I remember seeing
are very strange affairs to look at
that great. blazing comet stretched
across the sky for several nights,
when I was so scared at it's gilt
tering glare that I hid my little
face in the folds Of mothers dress
skirts, the safest place in my child
hood days that 1 knew anything
about That comet was performing
in the sky nearly or quite eighty
years ago.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
Hardwick Declines to
Honor Requisition

Governor Hardwick on Thursday
declined to honor requisition by
the governor of Louisiana for An
drew J. Derbin, a soldier of the world
war now undergoing treatment in a
rehabilitation hospital near Atlanta,
who was wanted in Louisiana on a
charge Of obtaining money or goods
of value under false pretenses.
After hearing both sides of the
question, Governor Hardwick decided
that the real purpose of the warrant
sworn out against the soldier was
the collection of a debt. Therefore,
in accardonce with laf and with the
practice of his predecessors, Cover
nor Hardwick declined to honor the
reuuiSition.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09

classics, most of which Jean had
read, but which for sheer lack of
something to do she decided to read
again. She spent most of her time
wondering if her entire life were 10
be spent in this fashion.
Mark did not dream that she had
really meant never to ride Ginger,
but on the day after jeans expert
ment, when his suggestion that they
have a ride on the plains was met
with curt refusal he saw that she
was in earnest.
"You don't intend to ride at all,
then?" he asked brusquely.
She met his look evenly. mot II
my rides are to be doled out to me,
she returned.
1T won't ride with you unless I
can ride alone whenever 1 choose
He was silent and Jean knew that
he Intended to abide by his decision:
"All right" she said to herself
grimly, che shall see that two can
play at that game, 'and she never
mentioned riding again, although she
often thought longingly of Ginger.
Jean saw very little of Mark, as
he was out all day. She would see
him ride off with two or three of his
men every morning, and she looked
| longingly at the activities in the cor
raj, although she never went out to
watch what was going on. She knew
vaguely that Mark owned cattle and
horses and often when there was
branding to be done she could hard
| ly keep away from the scene of ac-
| ton so eager was she to break away
from her life of settled inertia. But
not by a word or action did she be-
| tray any interest in her husband
affairs.
Once during one. Of their quiet
| meals she asked if there were any
women near the ranch,
"There's a settler and his wife about
twenty-five miles away, and, OF
Galicia, but I don't imagine they're
your kind" he answered.
Jean knew that Galicia was the
nearest town and it was twenty
miles off. The knowledge that she
was the only woman with the ex..
ception of Mana for miles around
made her lonelier than ever.
The evenings were hardest to bear
| for after a silent meal there would
be the hours to kill before bedtime
Jean often sat with book on her
| lap pretending to read and watching
| Mark when she was sure he was alb
sorbed in whatever he was doing
| Generally he sat for a time at his
huge desk going over statements
| Sometimes he would read the papers
| that would arrive in huge packets
once week, but he never made any
attempt to talk to Jean or to interest
| her in anything.
| She grew to know just how he
looked at these times. He wore rid.
ing breeches and boots, and flame.
shirt open at the neck. His powerful,
frame was at its best in clothes OF
this kind and his head was SET
proudly on his splendid shoulders
He was an unusual looking man II
every way, but Jean persisted in
thinking him coarse and rough
"He simply doesn't speak my Ian
guage," she would say to herself
| land yet here we are chained togeth-
| er for life under the same roof!'
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
CHAPTER XIII
The Monotony of Life
To-. l,o Il oh o,r~a Sor1n


F Jean had shown some interest
in her home there would have
been plenty for her to do about
the place. Many Of her own pos
sessions which she had brought with
her from the east would nave help
cd to make the ranch attractive, but
Jean never took the trouble to I'M
pack them. Then, too, there were
things to be attended to in the k;tch-
en-. Mana was wasteful and extravd-
giant and could prepare only a limit
ed number Of dishes. If jean had
cared to interfere, the food might
have been better cooked and more
varied but Jean was not interested
enough to care.
Jean went over all the books that
Mark had in the house and found lit
tie that she cared to read. There
were technical books well thumbed.
few trashy novels and two sets of
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
1000 Years More

LONDON.-George Bernard Shaw
wants mankind to live 10 years. In
wen book, which hesays is meta
biological Pentateuch," he tells the
story Of five periods, beginning with
Adam and Eve, and ending on sum-
mer afternoon in the year 1892 A. D.
The title is Back to Methuselah"
and G. B. S. demands a 1,000-year
life so that we can do our jobs
thoroughly
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
CHAPTER XII

reQ-OrOWn eyes, jean was
conscious that g group OF
men had gathered and were prepar-
| ing to watch the fun. She was hope
| lessly frightened now, but none the
| less determined to go through with
it. When Mark took the horse
| animal. Jean leaned forward and
touched the smooth neck caressing-
The mustang twitched nervously
"Not afraid, are your Mark ask
| ed tGaSingIy.
| forward, put the toe Of her smart
| boot into the stirrup and swung her
| self up. From her height she looked
| down at her husband, her gray eyes
''.All right she said smoothly, and
The horse ieaped forward, and Jean
set her teeth, and pulled the re1ns
taur.
| Mark call, but she was too busy try
| ing to keep her seat as the mustang
| flew around the wide enclosure. She
| saw a sea of faces as she swept by
| the group of men and her head went
up, she'd show them! Then as she
| began to settle into the horses gait,
| she found it not SO difficult as she
She leaned forward and spoke
soothingly to the horse; she let out
| the reins and gave him his head, and
| around and around she rode. Final
| ", with a little flourish, she refined
UP beside Mark, her face flushed and
her bronze hair hanging, loose about
her She looked down at him proud
ly, disdainfully, and he met her look
| steadily.
swung her off. His own heart was
| beating with a strange triumph. He
had not been disappointed in her, she
was a thoroughbred, for in spite OF
har effort to hide the fact, Mark had
known that Jean was frightened, and
he had made no attempt to make II
easy for her.
"Thanks," she said lightly.
This is your horse,' Mark inform
ed her, ITO do what you like with
from now on. His name is Ginger
THANK, you" Jean SAID s1mply
of this new possession, and already
| she was looking forward to getting
away from the ranch as much as pos
| sible, of taking long rides out or
the plains with no one to watch hei
and spy on her
"We;ll ride together Mark said
breaking in on her reflections rude.
". at wouldn't do for you to lose
yourself on the plains, and besides
you might be thrown and hurt, sc
for the present you mustn't ride
alone"
you" Jean said quickly. II didn't
know that 1 was to be prisoner,
Her voice shook in spite of herself
so great was her disappointment: =,
Don't be such a little FOOL Marx
said sharply. tits for your owl
protection until you know the coin
try and can take care of yourself"
"You didn't think of that Whe1
you took the chance Of letting ms
ride a few minutes ago, did you?
she asked evenly. And then with al
insolent shrug of her shoulders, sh'
turned and walked back toward the
house She walked slowly, forcing
herself to show no emotion, but Wher
she had climbed the veranda ant
pushed open the screen door of the
living room, she flew into her owl
room and slammed the door behint
her. There she INDUCED in a fur!
of rage, crying until she was breath
less. At first she felt passion o.
resentment towards this man VIII
seemed bent on ruling her life, bu
finally she cried like disappolntet
child because she was not to be al
lowed to ride alone.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09

anu Was very II.
regular. / was not
fit to do my work
at times and took
medicine from a
doctor and got no
benefit. I saw
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound adver-
.tised in the news
papers and took
it and got alright.
~asn4I Axun~%xv
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ranch she did not feel sure of her
self, and the sudden sound of hoof
beats half muffIed on the soft
ground brought her to a quick reali-
cation of the fact that she was actu-
ally afraid of what Mark might do
and say.
Go be Continued)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-09
SnapIeE AAN
An Adventure

TN spite of her utter loneliness
Jean felt physically better than
she had in a long time. The
air was delicious, and although
she did not go out of the corral, she
walked about inside whenever she
was sure that Mark and the men