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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
DOROTHY DIX'S TALKS

! What the wife cannot endure is to have
her husband tell her that she is certainly
hard on the eyes when she comes to break
fast in soiled kimono, and a froWsy bou-
doir cap, and that she is punk mousse
keeper who poisons her family on canned
stuff, and delcatessen messes, instead of
giving them good food.
What the husband cannot stand is to
have his wife correct his grammar, and MS
pronunciation. and tell him that when she
has to listen to him eat soup, she has to
clinch her teeth to keep from screaming,
and that nobody in the wide world is in
terested in the kind Of an automobile he
has except himself.
The thing that old people cannot bear
is for their children to tell them that they
bore people to tears by telling the same
stories over and over again. and recalling
"reminiscences of their childhood, and that
their habit of butting into everybody elses
business, and continually handing out I'M
sought advice drives those who have to live
with them frantic.
| The thing that makes Mrs A. hate Mrs
B. to her dying day is for Mrs. B. to tell
Mrs A. that she makes figure of fun of
hefself by wearing hats ten years too young
for her, and that inasmuch as she has no
taste in clothes, she would do a wise thing
TO put herself into the hands of some COM
petent costumer, and let her dress her.
| cause they would make enemies for life if
they did, is that their daughter, who is
really good, sweet girl, is getting herself
talked about because she dresses so loud
! ly, and conducts herself so conspcuously
in public places that people think she isn't
! quite respectable
The thing nobody can tell Mr.. D. is that
that foolish little wife OF his needs little
| looking after because she is beginning to
spend too much time at tea dances Nor
can anyone warn Mrs. E. that she had bet
ter stay at home in summer and watch her
fences if she wants to keep that cookbook
ing husband of hers from jumping the bars.
| Neither does anyone dare to tell the
preacher how much better his sermons
would be if he would only stop when he
got through instead of saying it all over
| again.
All of us do the things that we should
| not do and leave undone the things we
should do. All of us have our secret vices,
our bad habits, our faults and weaknesses
! of which we are not ourselves conscious.
No one can tell us of them because none
dares to incur our enmity, but if we could
draw paper out of the Lions Mouth that
| turned a spotlight upon our faults, would
we not gladly correct them?
| believe we would.
| (Copyright, 1922, by the Wheeler Syndicate
| Incl
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06

" WASHINGTON, D. c., May 81
wv Thomas Riley Marshall former
W vice president, is authority for the
statement that what this country needs is a
good five-cent cigar.
Cigars of the old-time standard selling for
five cents would be long step back to nor
ma1cy, according to confirmed smokers of
this grade of tobacco. The nickel cigar was
long regarded as the poor mans luxury, and
he ought to have it back again.
Abolition of the luxury tax on cigars,
where the consumer paid directly to the re-
taller and he in turn to the government, so
many pennies, depending upon the price Of
the cigar purchased, I'D away somewhat with
the odd prices such seven and eight cents.
However, the stamp tax on cigars remains,
and is not considered low. Because Of this
and the high cost Of production, most of the
brands of five-cent cigars have never dropped
back to that price level.
According to manufacturers, this was
about to be realized when there was writ
ten into the tariff bill now in the senate a
duty of $2.35 on Sumatra tobacco from
which wrappers are made. Sumatra, cigar
makers say, is essential in combinations with
the American tobacco filler to make a fra
grant and acceptable cigar which will retail
at five cents.
There has long been a big tax on Suma-
ira, which must be imported. I started as
a war tax, and is one of the reasons why the
price of the former nickel cigar went soar
ing.
Some of the tobacco raisers are for and
others are against the high tariff on Srma-
ira at present in the tariff measure. Some
of them believe that the practical exclusion
of the Sumatra wrapper, and its disuse for
cheap cigars, will be benefit to them. An
all-American tobacco cigar would have to
be put on the market, and this would mean,
they think, the entire use of their crops at
a good price in order to supply the demand
which will spring up.
Opposed to these are some growers who
believe with the manufacturers that the quail
ity and fragrance given by the Sumatra wrap
per will turn many cheap cigar smokers to
more expensive brands using imported to-
baccos, or to cigarettes This would mean a
lessened demand for the American product
with consequent direct loss to the tobacco
growers. Using the imported wrapper in
spite of the high tariff on it would mean
there could be no nickel cigar of the old quail
ity unless the American grower of the filler
were paid much less for his product in order
to bring the price down to the old retail
figure.
Decline of Cigar Smoking
It is declared ~ the manufacturers that
fewer cigars are being smoked today in the
United States than were consumed five years
ago. They say this is due to the high prices
of cigars and that the tariff situation is re-
sponsible in large part for the higher costs
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
ANONYMOUS RELIGION
By DR.. Frank Crane

By DR.. Frank Crane
The best religion does not know 1t is re-
ligion.
The cleanest goodness is Inconsistencies.
Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow The very best type of the human
species that the race is now producing con
slider to be the man who is interpreting MS
religion by his business.
Snch a man was John H. Patterson. who
died not long ago. knew him somewhat
we'll He was not what would be conven-
tionally described as religious man. mat
is, he was in no sense mystic, nor partlcu-
larly identified with organized religious OPP
erations.
But he built up and conducted the Nation
al Cash Register company upon principles
which considered first Of all the welfare or
the human beings it touched. That is the
best kind of religion.
He made money at it, Instead OF proving
that he was selfish, this proves, on the con-
trary, that his principles were sound and
workable.
The idea that if man be just, merciful,
and altruistic he will be failure in affairs
is probably the nastiest piece of heresy now
current.
Patterson was no saint Of the conventional
type, but he was much better. He was a
man who had vision enough to perceive that
fair dealing honor and kindness have an
actual earthly value. That he made money
out of such things strengthens our belief in
the goodness of the universe.
I would like to mention in connection with
Patterson two other men who, happily, are
not yet dead. They have used the same
principles as Patterson, and have demon
strated similar success. One of them is the
Boston merchant, Edward A. Filene, who is
a worthy brother of Abou Ben Adhem, may
his tribe increase
The other is Lewis Solomon, the presiding
genius over the store of Worth, Inc, New
York.
All three of these men have touched in
Vulnerable lives have encouraged the man.
lier virtues in thousands, and have helped to
make American business as sound and whole
some as it is.
The notion that one can only be of spiritual
help to the world by withdrawing from 1t Is
passing. The better theory, that the world is
to be helped by going into it, and that the
simple virtues of kindness, honesty, and faith
can create something beautiful and strong
right here upon this planet-this theory is
rapidly gaining ground.
One form or another of labelled and COM
bative religious organization may be declin
ing but the great power of anonymous re-
ligion is surging upward in vital tides.
Copyright 1922, by Frank Crane.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Bv H. Addington Bruce


Our public libraries have an indispensable
place in the general educational system,
There can be no doubt as to that. But are
those in charge of them-the trustees and
the librarians-doing all that they might to
familiarize the public with the possibilities
of the libraries as aids in the enriching and
charging of their lives?
Do librarians and library trustees system
atcally endeavor to Great in people desire
to make use of the libraries for self-develop-
ment? Or are they in the main content with
adopting an attitude of willingness to serve
those who chance to be aware Of the help
they may derive from library resources?
These questions inevitably frame them
selves when one considers how small a pro-
portion of the people in most communities
are library users.
Throughout the country, in fact, there
are multitudes who not merely never visit a
public library, but have not the faintest con-
ception of what public library could mean
to them. In proof of which one has only
to draw upon the testimony of librarians
themselves, giving, for example, their ex-
periences as workers in the army camp
libraries during the World war.
"Many soldiers" to quote a report by Mr..
Carl H. Milan, secretary of the American
Library Association "came into the camp
libraries out of curiosity and were amazed to
find so many books in one place. They could
hardly be made to believe that the books
could be used either in or out Of the library
free Of charge.
"Many of these men came from com
munities which do not support public IL
braries. But there were thousands or those
who came from good library cities who were
almost as ignorant Of libraries and their
ways as were those men who came from
rural districts. Libraries had been available
to them, but Libraries had not reached them:
Yet, having once learned how they might
make libraries of profit to themselves, iarge
numbers of these same men enthuslastlcal-
ly resorted to them. So numerously did tney
resort that within two years some 7,oOO'OOo
volumes were used in the camp libraries, anu
to a large extent fused up"
What is needed, clearly, is education OF the
public to more general appreciation Or no"
libraries can aid in the gaining OF happiness
and the winning of success From time 10
time librarians and trustees might well under
take library drives, providing their local
clergyman teachers and newspaper EDITORS
with Give and inspiring data for use In the
churches, schools and news or editorial
columns
Generous cooperation the libraries could
confidently count on. For, as every intel
ligent person knows well, the more effectlVe-
1v the need and the means Of self-improve-
ment are impressed upon the people of ma
ton the brighter the outlook for that ma
ton.
And If today suffering, poverty and misery
are much in evidence, one reason undoubt-
edly is that many people are unaware OF the
facilities available to them for making them
selves more competent and prosperous
facilities among which the public library is
of prime significance.
Copyright, 1922, by the Associated News
papers.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
MRS. SOLOMON SAYS
By Helen Rowland

MY daughter question me not, saying,
"Why is womans second marriage so often
happier than her frst?"
For unto damsel of twenty, marriage Is
blind experiment, whereto the only guides
are the moon and her own intuition.
But unto widow, it is a simple PROPOSE
ton, whereto she hath already placed her
@. e. D.
Lo, damsel sigheth for prince charm
ing-but widow prayeth only for an hus-
band who is not too charming for his souls
good.
For she hath learned, in her, wisdom, that
though masculine beauty may be only skin
deep, masculine vanity goeth to the backbone
and softeneth it.
A damsel demandeth polished" man;
but widow seeketh first regular man"
and guaranteeth to apply the polish, accorcs
ing to her own recipe.
A damsel longeth for a husband who will
understand her; but widow deslreth only
one who shall never find her OUT but shall
always keep his illusions concerning her.
damsel yearneth for lover who Will
never deceive her; but widow prayeth only
to find one man that will succeed in deceiy-
ing her.
For, in the light of her experience, she
knoweth that they will all try
A damsel sigheth to be worshipped and
set upon pedestal; but widow knoweth
the charms of foot-stool and all its com-
forts.
A damsel looketh only to see If mans
features be regular and his hair curly. and
his dance steps the latest; but widow pre-
ferreth one whose hours are regular. and
| whose morals are straight and whose dancing
is not perfect as to endear him to flappers.
| A damsel seeketh to be scintillating and all
Turing and dazzling; but widow is content
| to be comforting and sympathetic and anus
| ing.
| For, she knoweth that man who per-
ceiveth wave of emotion about to break
over him will dodge it; but companion
ability is an undertow which carryeth him
out toward the sea of matrimony, before he
hath suspected it.
A damsel saith: Darling. tell me the
whole truth" But widow knoweth that
to be little bluffed is sweeter than to be
too ''wise' and she would rather be flattered
than improved"
Why then, art thou filled with astonish-
ment, my daughter, when the Eligible Youth
preferreth the arms Of Wise-and-Thirty to the
charms of SYSTEMATICALLY?
For, when man seeketh kisses, he
seeketh the stimulant of beauty; but when
he seeketh wife, he seeketh understanding
and an anaesthetic.
Selah.
Copyright, 1922, by Helen Rowland) !
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
THE SWASTIKA

The Swastika is the oldest symbol in the
world. Also, it is the oldest mystery.
You find it engraved on primitive tools,
dug up in the mounds of Ohio, Tennessee
and Mississippi mound-builders, who in
habited America before the Indians.
The Swastika also is found in the most
ancient ruins of Alaska, Mexico, Brazil,
Egypt, Babylonia, China, Japan, India,
Assyria, Phoenicia, Tibet, Greece-and near
ly every other country in the world includ-
ing obscure islands.
Buddha according to myth, carved the
Swastika on the soles of his sandals, and
Oriental statues of him often have their
feet decorated to correspond
The Swastika is the international symbol
for good luck and general welfare--like our
horseshoe, the negro's rabbit-foot and the
''chung-meng-fui-goi" sign that is painted
on the door Of nearly every Chinese home.
The Swastika's origin Is unknown. But
archaeologsts, the ditch-diggers of science,
have traced it back to the beginning of the
Bronze Age, $500 years ago.
For all we know, the Swastika may have
been old then
How did it spread over the earth and be-
come known in countries that are supposed
to have had no knowledge of each other in
ancient times?
Christopher Columbus unquestionably
knew the Swastika, possibly had it painted
on his ships for luck. Yet, mark that it
was used by the mound-builders in America
centuries before Columbus was born. How
did they get It?
The only plausible explanation Of the uni
versal use of the Swastika comes from
China.
The Chinese-who claim that their ex-
plorer, Fu-sang, visited America 1860 years
before Coumbus-believe that civilization
travels in an endless wave-up $4,000 years,
then down 10000, so on forever. That's
why Chinese mythology tells Of flying men"
far back in antiquity.
The earth my be 1,700,00O,OOO years old,
says Prof William Duane, Of Harvard Medi7
cal School. He bases his calculation on
radio-activity.
Regardless Of the number of years, queer
things are buried back there in the past,
as shown by the Swastika, Oldest mystery.
N E, A,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
T;;,,,;,,q Athletes to a Second

"OR several generations, aS generations
go, and for many generations of
athletes the time of racing events
has been done by hand-the pressing of a
knob ON a split-second watch, known as a
"stop watch" which registered in fifths of a
second And lately they have devised stop
watch that splits the second into tenths.
But it all hinges on the human element
the delicate coordination of the timer, who
presses once with the "gun" and again with
the breaking Of the tape at the fnish-both
pressures being subject to human fallibility,
though corroborated by three or four other
watches in other hands.
Thus there has been great debate over the
real mark for the hundred-yard dash, set
years ago at AS seconds, and tit is claim
ED recently broken when timed with a
tenth-split watch and re-established at 81,
or midway between 3-5 and 4-5
This is not satisfactory to the thoughtful
sportsman, who wonders If perchance Bernie
Wefers of quarter of a century ago didn't
once or twice step his hundred in what would
have been 81 If only there had been tenths
instead of fifths on the watches of his timers
Now comes Professor Augustus Trowbridge,
department of physics Of Princeton, who per-
fected in the late war period battery de-
tector, which is sort Of rarely sensitive tim
ing device, and who has sons in college ath-
letics-he is, therefore, interested in both
ends of the business
Professor Trowbridge has devised an auto
matte timer, connected by microphone that
starts the machine with the exact crack of the
starters pistol, and not only records the time
of the winner of a race in hundredths Of a
second, but also shows the order of finishing
of other contestants and records the time
they achieve.
AS the runner breaks the tape across his
particular '1ane'' at the finish, his mark is
recorded on a film controlled by electrical and
reflecting devices, run somewhat on the or
der of a motion picture film. This can be
developed and the results read within five
minutes of the finish.
1t has been the opinion Of sportsmen for
years that the human element in the timing
of races, especially of sprints, should be
eliminated, and an infcllible mechanical timer,
like the Warner automobile race timer,
should be substituted.
At the speed at which the hundred yards is
run, about thirty feet to the second the fifth
split watches recorded only down to six feet
and the th-split-almost too delicate for
the best of human mekeepers-permitted a
margin of yard.
The mechanical timer if properly adjusted
would record the difference in time between
two sprinters who finished six inches apart
either in the same race or in separate races
This opens up new field for spectators as
to sprint records.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
OUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

A famous judge, while trying a case, was
disturbed by a young man who kept moving
about in the rear Of the court, lifting chairs
and peering under seats.
young man." exclaimed the learned
judge at last, "you are making a good deal
of unnecessary noise. What are you doing?"
"Your honor" replied the offender, IT
have lost my overcoat and am trying to
find it,
"Well," came the reply, people often lose
whole suits here without making all that
fuss"
Frederick Niven's ga Tale That Is Told"
has a note for library ladies who want "the
very latest.'' Two in Glasgow asked in
turn and in duet for half a dozen novels,
all of which were announced unprocurable
with the stereotyped, ''Im sorry, there is
not copy in at present" At last the youth
who attended to them came triumphantly
back with volume they had asked for
"Oh,' said one. 1--WE won't have it, since
it is in. 1t can't be any good. We want
books that every one is reading" The other
agreed eff it's in, we don't want it,
For three hours the auctioneer had tried
to arouse his listeners to the proper pitch
of enthusiasm
But either the weather or their lunch had
disagreed with them, and they simply would
not be reused The sale was one of horses,
and lot after lot went for very low prices.
At last the high-water mark was reached
when a sad and sorry animal was led into
the ring.
''Now. gentlemen" shouted the zuctioneer,
what offers for this lot? Will somebody
start the bidding?"
There was a pause. Then voice came
from somewhere in the middle of the crowd:
1.-TWO dollars!"
Gentlemen! Gentlemen" protested the
auctioneer tearfully. 1.-THE horse is alive!"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
4 Great Baptist anniversary
THE hundredth anniversary of the Geor-
gia Baptist Convention is a shining

landmark, not alone in the history of
a great church but in that also of the entire
Commonwealth. Since Jesse Mercer and his
high-souled co-workers formed their league
of faith century ago. changes far and won
drous have come to pass. Forest solitudes
have broken into the song Of towering cities
Indian trails have turned to highways ever
athrob with commerce, while saddle and
stagecoach long ago have given place to
giants of steam and to genii of electricity
and petrol; waste places have been made to
bloom and bear royal harvests; battles have
been fought, sorrows endured, victories of
patience and intrepid labor achieved.
Another race hath been and other
palms are won.''
But the vision that lighted and the truth
that led those Georgians of the Baptist
frontier have lived unchanged, "the same
yesterday, and today, and forever" And
because of the quickeuing faith in which
they labored for that which transcends and
outlives the mutable our Commonwealth is
the nobler. Warm greetings from the
church universal and from good citizens al
flow forth to the Baptists on this gracious
anniversary in their own and Georgia's for
ward-going.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
PRESS TALK IN GEORGIA
BY JACK l.. PATTERSON.
Construction Work in Marriott

A dozen more buildings now under
construction within the city limits. 1t looks
like prosperity is coming. Marietta is due to
expand and we believe her population will
double in the next Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
Marietta is one of Georgia's most progress
sive cities; may the belief of Edior Harris
be realized
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
Local School Tax in Worth

Bridgeborl district Worth county, voted
for local school tax last week, the vote being
81 for the measure and 1 against Somehow
or another you will always find that one
everywhere you go. Worth will soon have
local tax throughout the county, winning by
one district at time.-Tifton Gazette.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
Locating Perdition

A New Jersey preacher having quit the
pulpit because he doesn't know where hell
is prompts Editor Rainey, of the Dawson
News to remark that he ought to run a news
paper for while.-Commerce Observer.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06
Another race hath been and other
palms are won"

Small water fleas have been known to
lie for forty years in dried mud, without
losing their power Of actively living when
the mud was again moistened.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06

If the miscoscopic blood cells of healthy
adult were arranged side by side they
would make a ribbon that would completely
encircle the earth.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-06

While we think of cave-men as rough,
customers, naturalists tell us that most of
the cave dwelling animals are weakly, nerv-
Gus and delicate.