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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06

frumpish mother and sister have a son and
brother who come down to spend the week
end with them who looketh like prince,
and is a real spender.
7. Brag not of thy exalted estates in So
ciety, nor of the palace wherein thou liYeth
at home. Tell not to any that the reason
thou wearest only cut glass necklaces and
imitation jade earrings is because thou fear
eth robbers and hast left it's tiaras and
stomachers, and robes of pearls in papa's
safe. Confide in none that thou dresseth
simply, in homemade frocks in summer be-
cause thou are a-wearied of Paris confec-
tions, lest the women arise and call thee
Saphira, and know thee for the liar thou
art.
Nor shalt thou boast myself of thy beaux,
and relate the story of how millionaires seek
thy hand, for the woman with the come
hither look in her eyes needest not to pro
claim her prowess, and she who hath it not
vaunteth herself in vain.
s. Be athletic, but not too athletic. Play
the game, but play it not too well, for the
woman whom a man liketh is the one who
playeth after him, not the one who setteth
the pace. Forget not, daughter, that the
one thing that no man endureth with pa
thence is to be beaten by woman.
Therefore, be not one of those foolish
virgins who standeth knee deep in the water
and playeth trout 18th skill, but sit thou
on the bank, and roll thy eyes helplessly,
at some man, whilst he baiteth thy hook,
and holdeth thy hand he showeth thee
how to cast, and great shall be thy reward,
according to thy wisdom.
8. Flirt not with married men, for the
love making of a married man is even as
the froth of soda fountain. 1t is sweet to
the taste and tickles the palate for the mo-
ment, but it hath no substance to it, nor
nourishment in it, and it leaveth one with a
sentimental indigestion, and dark brown
taste of remorse in the mouth Consider
that it profiteth maiden nothing to bar
ter her good name for an earful Of hot air
from one whose words are even as tinkling
brass and sounding cymbals.
10. Remember, oh, daughter, that in the
good old summer time things are seldom
what they seem. Forget not that he who
wears yachting cap may never have seen
salt water; that he who prateth to thee of
his imported cars, may not have even flfv-
yer, and that the lordly one with the grand
manner who calleth all of the four hundred
by their first names, is peradventure head
waiter.
Therefore, whilst thou listeneth to burning
words of love of moonlight night, dissem-
BILE and deal foxiy with thy wooer until thou
canst look him up in Bradstreet's. Thus
shall thou saveth myself from beating upon
thy breast with vain regrets, when thou rec
ognizeth the millionaire to whom thou en-
gageth myself in July is the floorwalker in
the five-and-ten cent stores at home
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06

of securing a genuine Reubens in London
not long ago. 1t was one of several old
masters discovered by British rector in
an old unusued room of his rectory. The rec
tor, according to the story, had come upon
this remarkable room through an ancient
sliding panel, which accidentally yielded to
his touch, revealing dark dingy room which
he had never suspected was part of his
home. Entering the room somewhat ginger
ly he had found the paintings, which Brit
ish art critics declared to be genuine One
of them was four-oak plaque, covered with
years of dust, which when brushed off, re-
vealed a perfect example of Reubens at his
greatest period.
Bargains in Old Masters
cit was a good story, said the dealer
dryly, "but I had heard plenty like it be-
fore. Nevertheless this particular one hap
pened to be true, and if I'd believed it I'd
have secured a great bargain. That plaque
is worth $3.50, 900 now.
"You know, that's what makes our busi-
ness so fascinating" he went on ruminative-
ly, "the chance in hundred that we'll get
hold Of something genuine for little or
nothing. Such things and do happen
even nowadays. real Gilbert Stuart has
come suddenly to light in the past month,
and I have a friend who recently bought
what he thought was Gezanne copy for a
small sum, only later to discover that it was
a valuable original. Among all the fakes
spread out like so many traps in Europe
there's apt to be one that is worth mint
of money. That's why so many f us are
practically European commuters now. If we
find one old master in life time, it's enough
to make or double our fortune
Take The Red Cap one of the most
important pictures If the Frick collie ton"
he said. '"That LECTURE was peddled through
the streets of London about ten years ago
by some unknown tramp, who carried it
under his arm, wrapped in newspaper. He
asked fifty pounds for it and was laughed
at. Finally, Sir Hugh Lane discovered it in
dingy London auction room, took it home
and cleaned it, and found it was a Titan.
The late Mr.. Frick bought it from him at a
stiff price.
"But Of course this sort of thing doesn't
happen so often as it used to. If we Ameri-
cans know what we're buying when we trade
with Europe now, the collectors over there
are also equally aware of the value of the
goods they're selling us. They may howl
about our going off with their historic
masterpieces, but, believe me, we pay for
them!'
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06

Now the ten commandments for the sum-
mer girl are these:
1. When thou fareth forth on thy railway
journey be not one Of those foolish virgins
who cumbereth herself with a multitude of
boxes and bundles that overfloWeth her
neighbours seat, and blocketh the aisle of
teh Pullman, and causeth him who barketh
his shins thereon, to call vainly on the name
of his Maker. Neither be one of those &C
cursed damsels who monopolizeth the dress
ing room, and smeareth it all up with rice
powder whilst they put a permanent wave in
their hair, and executeth a handmade COM
plexion that is like unto an Old Master for
skill.
But be thou one who traveleth with single
bag, and dresseth quickly, and layeth light
hand on the towels, so shall thy sister tray
elers arise and bless thy name.
2. When thou hi!-est forth for thy sum-
mer outing spy out warily the place in
which thou pitcheth thy ten. In particular
shalt thou note whether the male inhabi-
tants be as plentiful as the sands of the
sea, or as rare as hens teeth, and thou shalt
give heed to whether they be GENTLE grand
pas, or callow jellybeans, or men ripe for the
altar, for what joy is there to a maiden in
sojourning in an Adamless Eden, and what
profit is there in angling in waters in which
there are nc fish?
8. Look we'll to thy raiment and see that
thy stepping-out clothes are snares for the
eyes of the beholder- and enhance thy pull
chritude for, verify, even green peach look
eth so luscious that men deSireth it, and
taketh it home when they behold it through
the allure of a pink mosquito netting.
4. Take he'd to thy weight, and if thou
tilteth the scales at more than a hundred
pounds let none beguile thee into a ham
mock, for a fat woman who saggeth down a
hammock like unto a sack of potatoes, and
hath to be hoisted therefrom with derrick
is a mock and a byword to the beholder
Also go not forth in bloomers and Knockers
until thou hast gotten the candid opinion of
thy dearest enemy as to the fairness of thy
underpihning.
For, behold, beloved, skirts are even like
the mantle of charity that covereth up a
multitude of sins, and the maiden who dis
cardeth them Outlines revealeth to the null
titude that which else ha- been a secret be-
tween her and her Creator.
5. Watch thy step in the summer hotel
and walk discreetly for the tabby cats who
knit as they sway ba>l and forth in rocking
chairs are like ravening lions, seeking whom
they may devour, and they will gladly tear
thy character to pieces, and roll it as sweet
morsel under their tongues.
6. Be civil to thine own sex. Scorn not
the elderly dame who stitch apart, and
weareth upon her head a couture of the
Mckinley vintage, and frock that looketh
as if her deadly foe had bought it. Snub
not it's maiden who looketh like one of those
virtuous damsels who will only reap their
reward in heaven. Verify, verify, life hath
strange surprises up it's sleeve, and many a
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06
The English Channel Tunnel

- HE oft-discussed, but ever deferred,
tunnel under the English Channel is
proposed anew by the French Minis
ter of Public Works, M. LIE Trocquer. Let
Germany furnish the materials and do the
construction, he suggests, and receive there
for a credit of four billion dollars on her
reparation debt.
Germany, no doubt, would accept, though
not, perhaps. in these particular terms. But
what of England? Could the tunnel have
been created in magic instant during the
World War, there would have been on both
sides of the Channel a shout of assent;
while the convenience and security of the
under-sea passage would have saved an i'm
mense deal of time and treasure, and posi-
bly, have turned the tide of great battles.
But relations between Gaul and Briton have
not been as cordial of late as when they
were fighting shoulder to shoulder in the
early, terrible days Of their struggle with
a common foe. 1t will be interesting to hear
the islands response, if M. LIE Trocquer's
proposition il actually presented. Insularity
is not wholly without its advantages. Yet,
the trade utility Of the tunnel will carry
strong appeal to the practical sense of the
English; and it's abolishing of physical bar
riers might do much to erase those unhappy
subconscious memories that survive from
the days of Crecy and Agincourt.
The mechanical progress that was dis
tinctive mark of the nineteenth century and
that still characterizes the twentieth has
given rise to so many human problems that
one is tempted at times to doubt whether its
net result is good. But while thus far it
has produced, or rather has been accompa-
MED by, strife and glazing ugliness, its ul-
innate influence, we may believe, will be TO
unity and harmonic and bring more beau
tiful world order to pass. For, when the
channels and chasms and sundering seas OF
humankind are bridged and linked and con-
auered, as they all undoubtedly will be by
engineering and scientific skill, then the CO.
operations of life will be easier and the mis-
understandings less likely. The proposed
tunnel beneath the immemorial waters that
divide England and France is but one amid
a host Of splendid adventures and splendid
achievements made possible by mechanical
and scientific progress-the airplane, for ex-
ample, or the celestial wonders OF wire
less.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06
REFLECTIONS OF A
BACHELOR GIRL
BY HELEN ROWLAND

There are foolish moments, when l envy the
Flapper.
l envy her freedom, her short skirts, her
knickerbockerS, her bobbed hair-even her
worldly wisdom and her premature SophiStica-
ton.
And yet-when think of all the things she
MISSES, Pm glad that my "flapper-dayS" are
safely laid away in the lavender of memory.
The Flapper faces life open-eyed and escapes
all its diSllusionmentS-bu she misses all its
illusions.
LIES Christmas tree holds no surprises for
HERR
She misses all the fun and excitement of be-
ing pursued. In the hide and-Seek game of
Love she is always "It"-and who wants to be
ut" in any game, all of the time?
She misses the suspense in the little drama of
hearts-all the thrill of lodging, of being elu-
Sive, of keeping man on his tiptoes-all the
uncertainty, and hope and doubt and fear and
magic fancieS. And what is drama without
its suspense?
She misses the lost art of firtation-the
little pastme of coquetry. She has never en-
ioyed the gentle art of fencing-of leading
man on, and Staving him off; of feintng and
foilS.
She is so farmland so obvious
She is good little pal-downright, and all
that; but she has never experienced the peatific
sensation of being "adored from diStance;"
of seeing man blush and stammer and treni-
Bile in her presence; of being crowned with
a halo and set on pedeStal-and reverenced
That sort of thing would make her laugh
Scornfully-yet, it was MUCH more Stimulat-
ing than being slapped or the back and called
"a good old scout" assure you.
She knows what kisses are-GoodneSs, yesl-
but she doesn't know what it is to be begged"
for kiss. Nobody has ever told her that the
sweetest part Of a kiss is BEFORE taking.
And she would probably drop in dead faint
If man should get down on his knees and
THANK her for letting him love her.
. She is quite accustomed to wearing smart
trockS and rushing about to dances in motor
cars; but she misses the thrill of putting on
her first "grown-up' party.
Her little, cool head is set firmly and tightly
on her ShoulderS-and that is splendid
But NOTHING "goes to her head"-and that
is little sad.
She is just premature blossom, that never
knows the real zeSt and gladness of unfolding
the delight of GROWING!
She is, alas, like the little boy who spied,
on Christmas Eve. For her, there is NO
Santa Clausl
copyright, 1922, by Helen Rowland)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS
By H. Addington Bruce

TT rs welcome news that national organ
ization has been formed with he? S-Iart-
ers in New York City, having as its main
obsc"t tive popular education in ways and
means Of preventing accidents. Already edu-
cation and the application of safety devices
have done much to len the number of
accidents il the field of industry. But the
general accident toll remains as high as
ever, and in some particulars is steadily ris-
ing.
Automobile accidents, for example, have
increased tenfold during the past decade
And while it may be deemed not at all sur
prising that the rapidly increasing use of
automobiles should be accompanied by an
accident increase, the fact remains that most
automobile accidents are eminently pre-
ventable.
In the main, to put it frankly, they are
due to carelessness, observation-disclosures
ignorance, selfishness, recklessness, and will
full neglect. These factors, it may be added,
figure more largely in accident causation in
general than most people suspect.
Even in the industrial field, it has been
! 1finitely established, the introduction of
safety devices must be accompanied by
systematic education of the workers if
worthwhile results are to be obtained. Some
figures made public by a large steel corpora
zion pear 1llumlndClnSIy on Cn1S point.
The corporation was a pioneer in safety
work. 1t made large expenditures in the
installing of devices to protect against &C
c;dents, and it obtained gratifying reduc-
ton in the accident rate among is en-
ployes.
But when 1t came to analyZe this reduction
it found that not more than II ID per cent
could be attributed to the mechanical ap-
planes installed, as compared with 20 per
cent attributable to the organization of
safety committees and 80 per cent to educa-
ton of the workers.
Similar results wou.I doubtless be re-
ported by other corporations were they like
wise to analyze the factors in accident re-
duction in their plants. Always an aug
menting of knowledge, an instilling of pru-
dence, and an awakening of conscience count
for most in the saving Of life and limb.
Hence the wisdom of the new national So
cietys decision to concentrate on anti-ac-
cident education of the public AS an
nounced by it's founders, who include a num-
Der OF we.l-known medical men in New York
Boston, and elsewhere:
''The society will study the mental and
physical causes of all kinds of accidents
and the various ways and means of avoid
ing them, and will spread this knwoledge
thro~o- - men-~~-s and through the various
channels OF nationwide pu~-4o4ty, including
the IS, screen, and raG-u.'
This, OF course, means that the D~~.o.y
takes it for granted that II Will have the
hearty cooperation of "the press, screen
and radio" That it will have such CO.
operation there cannot indeed, be moments
doubt
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paperS)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06
QUIPS AND QUlDDITIES

lecturer was talking on the drink ques-
ton.
"Now, supposing a pail of water and a
pail of beer were placed on this platform,
and then a donkey was brought on, which
Of the two would he take?"
He'd take the water came a voice from
the gallery
"And why would he take the water?"
asked the lecturer.
"Bec use you would beat him to the
beer!" was the reply.
Private Abraham Washington Jackson was on
sentry duty his first night in the new camp.
In the cold early morning hours the lieutenant
colonel showed up.
"Haltl Who all dere?" beloved Private
Jackson.
"Officer of the post"
Followed painfully long silence while the
sentry racked his brain for the proper retort.
Finally the officer of the post lost all Semblance
of patience. After a period of vehemence he
became artculate enough to say:
"Why don't you say something? Are you
going to let me stand like this all night?'
mo, Suh,' answered the private. "No, indeed,
sub. At ease.''
The play was of the most mildly melo-
dramatic character, but the great scene was
+ in which the hero, Oppressed but in
domitable,' confronts the sneeringly, tri-
umphant villa: "Sir Marmaduke" he ex-
claimed, you have reduced me to beggary,
broken the heart of my aged mother and
eloped with my wife, but don't go too far"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06
MY FAVORITE STORIES
BY Irwin Cobb

Only too often does the average after-din-
ner speaker reach point where he has moth
ing to say and yet feels that he must say it.
Usually he does, too, at great length.
know, because in my time, before l reform
ed, as addicted to the vice of after-dinner
speaking myself.
To those offenders who still persist in
their wicked ways of trying to be humorous
to order across the dinner table, without
having the proper materials in stock, I re-
spectfully would recommend the following
highly illustrative little anecdote:
A New England husbandman was driving
up a steep hill with / load of provender and
gardening implements in his motor truck
In a rough place on the grade the tail-gate
slipped from its catches and, item by item,
the cargo spilled out. The farmer steered
along oblivious of his losses. He reached
the crest of the hill, coasted down into the
alley and there, in a miry place, he stuck
fast. He climbed down from his seat, and
then, for the first time realizing the full
depth of his misfortune, he exclaimed to
himself:
"stuck, gol darn it! Stuck in the mud
and nothin' to unload"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06
The Second Half Of the Year
IT. HE first half of the year 1922 has
proved to be so much better for bus

proved to be so much better for bust
ness than was expected by even the
most sanguine twelvemonth ago that most
observers now look confidently forward.
The weeks just ahead give promise of ex-
ceeding activity because of the general re-
duction in freight rates. Shippers who de-
ferred placing orders to take advantage of
the lower tariffs are pouring into the mar
kets, with The result that manufacturers, as
well as merchants and carriers, will probably
find their hands overlooking. But this slim
illus cannot be altogether permanent. When
its edge has worn off, in consequence of the
accumulated orders being filled, what then?
1t is reassuring to hear so careful a watch
er as Mr.. j. c. Royle forecast, in his weekly
outlook for The Journal, that business will
settle down TO steady, healthy, consistent
progress" This will be but a continuing of
he trend of the six good months that Ii
behind; and why should not the groWths and
gains which they engendered go on? Indeed,
with anything like satisfactory harvests,
should not the latter half of the year be even
better than the first, profiting by the i'm
petus already won?
There are but three untoward possibilities
thinks Mr.. Royle: 1.-THE first is the continual
ton Of the spread of labor disputes, which
menace production and distribution. The
second is inflation-the temptation, in home
ly phrase, to bite off more than one can
chew. The third is speculation; not necessa-
rily gambling in stocks and bonds, but specu-
latlon in goods, materials, commodities or
building construction" 1t is not considered
probable, however, that the two latter dan
gers will reach serious proportions, if they
develop at all; conservative banking will
frown them down. Nor is it generally ex-
pected that the pending labor disputes will
be suffered to go the length of wrecking or
gravely jeopardizing the country's newly
sprung prosperity.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06
A BETTER NATIONAL MOTTO
By DR.. Frank Crane

A national toast much in favor is that which
is attributed to Stephen Decatur.
"My country, right or wrong; but, right or
wrong, my country"
At the present stage of world thought this
motto is peculiarly vicious, as the spirit of it is
such as to elevate the claim of patriotism over
that of humanity and the individual conscience
Patriotism has its place. but it also has its
distinct dangers.
subordinated. 1t becomes unwholesome and
| criminal when it is carried to excess
1t is like fire. which is good servant but
terrible master
What allied Germany during the last war was
patriotism run mad.
And what ails France today, and is doing
more than any other one element to prevent
the work of reconstruction, is an abnormal
patriotism
The coming problem is not how to make cit
liens good nationals, but how to make nations
decent and reasonable members of the body
| Of humanity.
The world today is slowly passing through
| the transition from supremacy of nationaSm
to the supremacy of humanity, just as in the
days Of Rchelieu and Bismarck it passed from
| the supremacy of feudaliSm to that of the ma
| ton.
The intelligent and humane people are con-
cerned most of all in how to escape the horrors
of war. They understand perfectly we'll that
war cannot cease until we have some sort of
world government, with responsible force be-
hind it.
But they do not wish to be lost in imprac-
tical dealism. They wish to keep hold of the
| people and to attain this world unity without
destroying the advantage of separate nation
alities
The intelligent man of today sees that inter-
national cooperation is necessary. But he does
not want to engage in any movement to attain
this which shall jeopardize those advantages the
world has already gained through nationaliSm.
The best motto, therefore, for all nations is
the one so finely phrased by Talleyrand
"The true interests of my country are never
in opposition to the true interests of the
| world"
1t is this idea that needs to be inculcated
into the minds of the people of earth. 1t
| should be insisted upon and taught with pa
| thence and persistence: cline upon line pre-
cept upon precept, here little and there a
little" until we form that sound public
opinion upon which an abiding world unity can
| be based.
Copyright, 1922, by Frank Crane)