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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
Man Kills Physician
Then Shoots Himself;
Police Are Bafflec

DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 19.-Dr. J..
j. Eklund, sixty, surgeon, was shot
and killed in his. Office here today
by John Magnusson, who then COM
mitted suicide. Police were unable
to advance any motive for the shoot
ing.
Magnusson, who was forty-one
and single, had just quilted the Of
flee" of DR.. w. J. Eklund, son of the
slain man, walked across the hall to
the surgeons office and fired three
shots into the elder Eklund's head
| as he sat with his back to the door.
Magnusson then fired a bullet into
his temple.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
Buffalo Labor Chief
Held for Instigating
Trolley Dynamitine

BUFFALO. N. Y, Aug. 20 Rob
ert c. Lacy, former president of the
Central Labor Council of Buffalo,
was arrested tonight accused OF hav.
ing furnished the explosives that
was used in the recent outrages
against the street railway property.
Four other men We're accused of
having explosives in their possession
without a. permit. They are: Ed
ward Blimm, Burt Wilson, John N
Simme and Frank, Reilly. All save
Lacy and Wilson were released on
bail.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22

sister told me if l would take your
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
/ would be relieved. After taking
the first bottle felt better, and me-
elected it awhile, but found I could
not do my work until I was stronger.
So l took the Vegetable Compound
again and now I am the mother of
10 months old boy. He is fat and
healthy and am sure could never
have carried him if it had not been
for your medicine. RECOMMEND your
medicine to all women although / am
young to be advising some one older. /"
Mrs. CHRIST. PETRoFF, 3l3W. Lib
erty St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22

uIarltleS before ]
took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Veg.
lie table Com.
pound. My back
|pained all the
time and l was
unfit for house,
work. / was worn
out if / cooked a
meal, and was I'M
able to do my
washing. My girl
friends and nv
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
our little town of Cullman next time il this
escapes the wastebasket. Your new cousin,
CLARA ALLEN.
Cullman, Ala, Route 4.

our little town of Cullman next time if this
escapes the wastebasket' YouP new cousin GN
Cullman, Ala, Route 4.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wonder
what all are doing these long, hot days. l
am a member of the canning club, so l
guess you all know / don't have much spare
time, if 1 keep up with the rest of my
class. ] sure do enjoy being a member,
for we are learning many interesting things
besides canning. We have lady teaching
US to make paper hats. You cousins may
not think a hat made of paper would look
we'll, but 1 am sure if you could see ours
you would want one. We meet at our
schoolhouse twice month, and have
sewing lesson, and some other lesson just
themselves just as much as -, do. We
are a jolly crowd. 1 believe all young girls
should have n club. 1 believe that it
would help them almost as much as
school. Don't you all agree with me? Some
of you please send me the songs, "Over the
Garden Wall'' and AFTER the Ball."
am between fourteen and, and twenty :crurD
Uvalda, Ga, Route HI.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please adj
init a jolly North Carolina girl into your
band 1 live six miles from Mooresville,
out in the country on large farm. We
have some of the .conveniences that the
people in town enjoy, the electric lights
farm should have them.
1 went to consolidated school last year
at the Farm Life. which is located at
the Southern railway. ten miles from
Salisbury and thirty-five from Charlotte.
China Grove is a progressive village of
$50 people. is a good farming section of
the Piedmont region. 1t is sixteen miles
from my home, so 1 stayed at the dormi-
tory. They have two, one for the girls and
one for the boys. They teach three courses.
agriculture, home economics and the high
school course.
You North Carolina girls and boys come
on with your letters. new cousin.
LULA SMITHDEAL.
Mooresville, N. c., Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here 1
come again knocking for admttance. 1t
has been quite a while since 1 have writ
ten to the letter box so I'm glad to be
with YOU once more. What are you Cou-
sins doing to occupy yourselves these sum-
mer days? I go in bathing, read, tat and
help mama with the house work. How many
of you Cousins like flowers? 1 do. I
have q lot of flowers and enjoy attending
to them very much. Bernice Beatty, what
has become of you? Your letters We're in
teresting. Audry Long, write to me,
haven't heard from you in quite a while.
tween IL and 16 years of age. Some OF
YOU Cousins write to me. am your niece
and Cousin, IT,.
RUBY LEE BARTON.
Triton, Ga, Route L.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
Birthplace of Lord Wilson
Is DESTROYED bV Fire

BELFAST, Aug. 19.-Currygane
House in Longford, birthplace of the
late Field Marshal Wilson, was de.
stroyed by fire Of incendiary origin
yesterday. The house lately has
been TIL Ii, me of Field Marshal Will
sons biother, James Mackay Will
son.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
WORKOUT after
SHE COOKED
A MEAL
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Read the Result

Cincinnati Ohio. -tT suffered for
a wear with f,ervoustroubles andirreg-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22

No unsigned letters printed.
No letter written on both sides OF
paper printed.
All letters not to exceed $50 to 200
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22
HIVAN "A
Nashville, Ca, Route 8.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: have
been a reader of the letter box for several
years and have been thinking Of writing be-
fore, but was afraid Cf the wastebasket.
For pastime l read. go swimming and work
in the field. I finished tho se"pnth grade
this year and expect to e. TO high school
soon. How many have NV birthday, Nav
10? My age is betwco1 el y and Fifteen.
Why don't more c"u''"s ". ~ ~.
bama? Wruld IKE . ~ , n.,.
state of the union. VIII wife m-re about
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-22

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here comes
another Georgia girl to join your happy
band. live in the country and like it
ed to the seventh grade. How many of
you cousins like to go to school? l do.
like to read good books. Ny father takes
The Journal and ! enjoy reading the let
tiers. How many of you cousins have ever
worked in tobacco? 1 have. l will not de-
scribe myself, only say I am fifteen
years old. 1 will not promise to answer
all letters received but will do my best
A new cousin.
EDNA GASKINS,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
GOLD-PLATED DOOR KNOBS
New York Apartment Hotel Would
Seem TO Be Last Word in
Height of Luxury.

Three hundred Park avenue, New
York, the new Sherry apartments just
opened, is probably the most luxurious
abode of wealth in the world. says
correspondent. 1t has gold-plated
dOorknObs, silver-plated chandeliers
and a separate set of elevators running
to each of the sixteen floors. The
apartments really are private homes.
The largest of thirty rooms has been
taken by Percy Rockefeller. The
yearly rentals range from $4,000 to
$4,000. There are ninety apartments.
Among the leading director tenants"
are Richard 7. Wilson, Gen. Coleman
du POnt, Col. b. B. McAlpin, Louis
J. Horowitz, f. c. B. Page. F. Colt
Johnson, Louis l.. Dunham and L. NJ.
Boomer. In furnishing the apartments
Europe and America have been search
ed for ideas and materials. Louis
Sherry has installed S25o,00O worth
of Thirteenth-century tapestries in
his apartment Mr. Boomer sent
To Norway for the wood used in his
apartment, Mrs. Boomer being a ma
tive Of that country.
Some of the walls in many of the
homes are huge canvaseS for paint
incS by noted artists. A magnificent
ballroom, a restaurant, Il grill, a tea
room and confectionery shop occupy
the first floor and mezzanine. IL YOU
want to locate at Three Hundred
Park avenue" YOU must be voted
upon by the director tenants" who
are particular, very particular, indeed.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
NOTED AS TROUBLE MAKERS
According to Historian, the Mop3ahs
Had Evil Reputation as Far
Back a5 1918.

Duarte Barbosa's Account OF the
Countries Bordering on the Indian
Ocean and Their Inhabitants" writ
ten about" t51S. contains a lengthy lie
scription Of the Mapulercs or Mop
labs, who even then were troubling
the peace much as they now are.
In this land Of Malabar." writes
Duarte BarboSa. there are Moors in
great numbers who speak the same
tongue as the heathens Of the land.
and go naked like the Nayres but is
token Of distinction from the heath
en- they wear little round caps on their
heads and Jong heardS Il and they are
So many and so rooted in the soil
throughout MaIahar that ii seems to
ne they are a fifth part Of its people
spread over all its Kingdoms and PROV
inces. They are rich and live we'll.
They hold all the sea trade and uayi-
cation. They Lelong to the sect
of Mafamede; their holy day is Fri
day. They marry rs many wives as
they can support. and keep, as VOL,
many heather concubines of low
caste If they have sons or daughters
Icy these they make them Moors. and
oritimeS the mother as well. and thus
this evil generation continues to in
crease in eAIaIabar; the people OF the
country call them Mapu.cres."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
Hope for the Middle AGED.

There is no need to grow old and
stin."
This is Sir James Cantlie's message
30 the man or woman whose. muscles
appear To be losing their earlier re-
silence. II was delivered at dem
cnsuation of Swedish gymnastics at
the Albert hall in London. Sir James
presided and after watching the grace
full movements of the athletic young
people OF both sexes said he hoped
they would continue their exercises
even when they were no longer young
in years. Some of u.s." he added.
''who are watching should be in the
arena doing what these young ones
are doing Their muscles are not
hard ana infIexibIe. ~ Ours probably
are" Sir James added that 50 per
cent of the people of the world were
imperfect. one leg was shorter than
the other by perhaps the eighth of
an inch or Il two hundredth part of an
inch. 1t was abnormal to be normal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
Quality Before Quantity.

Mere bigness, after all. is never q
sound criterion of value. Art cans
noisseurs know this They viii Jay
more for tiny painting by Nibert
than for huge canvases by painters
inferior to Vibert in ideas-and Elm
vision.
To think qualitatively is, and always
has been, a fundamental huEan need.
It will always be. Not how much we
possess, how much we prodace, how
much we export or import but the
quality of all our doing and feeling
and believing-that is the thing.
The wealthiest OF nations can at the
same time be the most discpnten.ed.
restless and unhappy. More, more,
more" is never the slogan of true
success. Think quality. not quantity.
is the dictate of truth to all Of us.-H.
Addington Bruce in the Chicago Daily
News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
WORLDS OLDEST MANI
"WrInkIed Meat" Claims to Have
Been on Earth 1874 Years, and
Is Said to Look it.

Ka-he-nah gwey wence (wrinkled
meat) better known to tourists of the
Northwest as plain John Smith, is al
legged to have recently celebrated his
one hundred and thirty-fourth birth
day, and any one who observes the
depth and number of wrinkles in his
face will have no reason to doubt that
his given age is correct, although
many will suspect him of Withholding
a number of birthdays from the total.
During a recent vacation trip in the
region of Cass Lake, Mimi, Earl L.
Evans. a writer in Leslies, twice Wis
tied "Wrin5led Meat at his home, on
the outskirts of the aforementioned
village. and, on both occasions, found
"Old John in the best of spirits and
willing to talk. so long as there was
any one to listen.
John began the routine story of his
one hundred thirty-fOur years chOoS-
ing IS the first subject his nine
squaws, who, John maintains, are re-
sponsible for his many wrinkles and
long nose. ME have nine squaws,"
said John. "All pretty face, but
crazy. Pretty quick me get tired Of
squaw; throw 'em in the woods. No
good"
Me big Injun," continued John.
Eight two wars, many battles. XIII
five Sioux and scalp EN-" At this
part of his story John points proudly
to his feathered headger, hanging on
the wall near his floor bed; and upon
which are arrayed the five feathers
representing the five unfortunate
Sioux Indians. Long Prairie and Pine
City were the two principal battles in
which John engaged.
Chicago is his great nightmare. and
he is not a trifie backward about eX-
pressing his opinion. Crazy town"
says John. MANY man, many squaw,
too many kids; all crazy. Money,
money. money. too much money. Ne
spend SO one day" and then he
signs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
Mechanism of Glaciers.

In tunneling through glaciers during
the Alpine operations of the war, OPP
portunity was offered for obserya-
tions OF inner structure. and move
Yaents. In shallow cuttings, character
istics only to be expected at much
greater depths were found The al
formation OF. lighter and denser layers
cannot here be caused by pressure,
but must be a primary, sedimentary
formation. Interior creyasses often
ended infa plane of stratifcation, thus
pointing to the Importance of such
planes in the glacier mechanism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
CANDY the Newest Industry.

The tremendous increase in the
number of confectionery shops, the
vast displays of sweet stun which
everywhere stagger the eye. mean
that caudy-eating has become one Of
our chief national Industries. Arthur
II Folv'ell. writes in Leslie'= Have
you laid in your winters supply of
candy" viii soon be as common a
question as. Have you laid in your
winters coaIt" Candy by the ton
must soon be. if it is not already, fhn
rule. and we shall have candy bins in
our cellars TO which chocolates and
honbons win merrily slide down iron
chutes from the candy trucks Send
us tlirea ton Of egg and mt tmiXed,'
Win be an ordinary telephone order
10 Il confectioner. Inevitably. too. we
shall read of rank eXtortion practiced
upon the poor, who have to buy their
candy by the pail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
NC q HousehoId pevotIons.

f. F. henson, son of the late arch
bishop of Canterbury, in a reminis-
cent record Of his family life, tells that
the Benson children grew rather weary
Of the rigors Of devotion established
in thev household Of The archbishop
and, when the latter was absent, of
Mrs. benson, mother of the brood, say
ing We won't have prayers tonight
COR . trcat."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
Womsn sIaverY in Sim.

Until recent years slavery, mainly
amongst girls, was firmly cstah-
Gshed in China. Ia 1912 a law was
passed that no girl need remain Il
slave who desired her freedom.
While very many girls availed them
selves of their legal free OH, many
Others remained in bondage, probably
willing slaves, inasmuch as their
Ibert- would have left them stranded
and without any means of earning a
livelihood. Although the law still
stands. it is a dead letter Women
and girls are more or less openly sold
every day. some as wives or concu-
bines, some as servants, others, frank
ly, to prostitution
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
Source Of stxle.

.s1our speeches do not display the
accuracy Of grammatical form which
used to distinguish them"
i've been afraid something Ike that
WON'T happen" replied Senator Sor.
ehun.. Il nave been obliged to depend
On 4 biand-new stenographer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
t1ellum in RaIloons.

Helium is an inert. monatomic, gasv-
GUS element occurring in the amos-
phere of the sun and stars and in
small quantities in the eearth's atmos-
mineral waters. It is used to initiate
balloons. because il is a nonintiam-
mable. uoneXplosiye gas sufficiently
light to function as does hydrogen
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
History in a Nutshell.

Some time after the school system
was adopted by the navy Filipino
was directed to write an essay on
George Washington. This, however,
was the first contribution, and was as
follows:
George Washington was sore be-
cause American persons was not free.
He sale for England on my ship and
sat To king: I express declaryations
of Independence for American per
sons King, he say 'Nothin' doin' and
Mr.. Washington tell Admiral Dewie
to shoot big guns at him. Bimeby
King. he say he viii not run over
American persons again. Let George
do it, he say, and today American
persons she is free. Great Lakes
Bulletin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
Prlnclple Follows Habit.

"Thrift is q matter of habit. To
act from principle is hard, until it
Gets 70 ls.a nlatseF Of habit; then it
is easy.''-Dr Frank-Grane. a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03

WANTED RAW FURS-C. L. Howe:
232-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03

IS hours continuous illumination per gal
lon OF fuel used 300 Candle Power of
Pure White Light Mere light than 20
old style oil lamps or lanterns. No wick
to trim; no chimney to wash; no smoke;
no scot; no OdOr; no dripping oil. Lights
with common match; no torch needed.
Makes its own gas from common motor
gasoline. Can't spill or explode if tipped
over Pays for itself i'm time and labor
saved. Handsomely designed Built of
durable brass and steel. VIII last a life
time.
PRI Els
LAMPS. With Plain Shades 49,. So. 90
LAMPS, With Decorated Shades. $3.50
Lanterns Observation-Disclosures. $50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03

NATURALIZATION doing housework.
Address Box 81, care Reformer. 260-262*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
WANTED.

WANTED-Odd jobs. Tel GOA Nj:
pa If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03

YOUNG MEN, WOMEN. over II. de-
string government positions. $3.50 MONTH
Iy, write for free list positions now open.
r. Terry (former Civil Service examiner q,
S53 Continental Bldg, Washington. d. G.
259-26l =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-03
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Parlor coal stove i'm Al
condition TeE 2S2-J ...e .fse 259-tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19

powder and then with alcohol.
j. How IS lime water prepared
VIVA, - II used for?
A. Take one-half pound Of IN
s.aked lime and three-quarters OF u
pint Of water; put the lime into an
earthen pot. and pour a little Of
the water upon it, and asethe lime
stakes, pour the water on by little
and little. and stir up with a stick.
The water must be added very s!oy-
~. otherwise the lime VIII fy about
in all directions. and may break
vessel In three or four hours time,
when the s.aked lime has sunk to
the bottom pour the clear fluid off.
and put it in stoppered bottles
away from the light II good milk
disa sreeIs with child or grown per
son. lime water at the rate Of three
or four leSpoonfu,s 10 the pint.
mixed with the milk or taken after
IL. viii usually help digestion and
prevent fiatulence. Lime water is a
simple anti-acid and is little
tonic It often counteracts pain from
acid fruits. from wind IN the sto-
mdcn, anu 1rOm dc.uS produced by
eating candies and other sweets: al
30 "stomach-ache' indigestion
from overeat.ng Of any kind. A
tablespoonful for a child Of two
years old, 10 a gill or more for an
adult, IS an ordinary dose.
O. Who wrote the hymn Holy
Night. Silent N!ght?" Please give
hiI biography.
4 The author OF the words was
Joseph Mohr, who was born al
Salz5urs. Austria. OH Dec. Il, 1892.
After being ordained priest on
August p. 1915, 10y the Roman
Catholic Bishop OF Salzburg. he was
successfully assistant at Ramsau.
and Laufen. and then coadjutor az
Calling. KuShel. Negaun, and Adnet.
In 1925 he was appointed vicar AT
Thutersee. He died at WaErein.
Dec. I. 1S4S. The hymn "Stllle
Nacht. HelUge Nachtp was written
for Christmas in 1918 while Mehr
was assistant clergyman at Laufen
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
OtherEd TkanOur:c
\ SCHOOL FOR TAXPAYERS.
CNew Orleans Times-Picayune.l

IF the revenue bureau succeeds in making the
governments tax lore more understandable to tax
PAYERS its efforts keeping school, will be very
well spent Comparatively few persons pay their
taxes into Uncle SANS Golfers intelligenty, large
proportion having idea at all what they are
doing or what is being done to them They know
neither their statutory obligations their rights
under exemption rules Such ignorance is bad bust
ness for the taXTayer and bad for the government
and consequently any process through which 1t may
be mninized is always welcome.
The revenue bureau has adopted a slogan: Every
Collector "a Teacher" and is sending experts TO
take the nations 5000 deputy collectors through
course of normal" training between and
March Is. when the next returns to be filed
Thereafter the plan is TO conduct a school" for
citizens In other words part Of the deputy col
,ectors business VIII be 10 do ali possible to familiar
ize the taxpayer with the revenue laws affecting
him personally.
Getting il through his own head will be much
better for citizen than leaving il to his lawyer
Not only viii lac be able thus TO eliminate fee for
professional services but he will reap the great sat
isfaction Of understanding what he is doing. At
She same time the government will be develoring
better citizenship The revenue bureaus plan is 4
GOOD one but il probably will require endless pa
Jieuce The part OF deputy collectors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-19
UNDELIVERED MAILS

1t seems to be second nature with many people
TO address their letters hurrledly. Just why they
think It necessary to step the gas" at that par
tlcular moment has never been made clear one
OF the postal officials at Washington reasons that
after the letter itself has been finished the writer
proceeds upon the theory that the most important
rart of the performance has received attention and
that the memorandum on the back OF the envelope
is minor detail LIKELY this often is the case but
what illogical thinking. Writing on the envelope
clearly and correctly-the name and address OF the
addressed is fully as important exercising caro-
20 say the right thing in the letter.
CareIessness. thoushtlczsnesS -rnindedncss,
or whatever you may cali it, was responsible IN the
last fiscal year for the accumulation of 16,5S6,4I9
undelvered nlissves ut the dead letter Office so
report informs u.s. For the same reason more than
100000 parcels mostly products OF last Yulede
son. did not reach their destinations. The dead
letter office reports reduction Of FER cent under
the accumulation OF the preceding fiscal year but
there IS opportunity for further cutting. one hun
drcd and forty thousand letters not addressed at
all. recently reposeG in hles at the capital one
hundred ana forty thousand cases Of nobody
Eomc,'
We mention ,his matter az present because the
annua, holiday rush is here with the heaviest mails
or tho entire year some slime aftor Christmas
mountains os this holiday mail viii be in the dead
letter ONCE. Doa the letter card or parcel YOU
send he,r swell the mortality list" BE careful.
Ee accurate. Write plainly Avoid an possibly
confusing a5brevtauous. And Ias,Iy--checIl up
,houshtfuuy before dropping your offerings in the