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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-04
The Wau to Pros6eritn

~ ROUDLY recording that the farmers of
its county "did not give up when the
boil weevil appeared, but worked and
planned to make living anyway" and that
their pluck Is being we'll rewarded, the Ell
berton Star appeals for still lustier effort and
latent resources. Before the cotton destroyer
made it imperative that crops be diversified
many dollar that now stays at home stream
ed abroad for the purchase of foodstuffs and
many a spring of prosperity that now flows
free was neglected, il not undreamed Ebert
county, like scores of others, has found the
uses Of adversely profitable.
But the particularly admirable touch of
the story is that Ebert does not rest salts
fled. What already has been accomplished
by way of turning once idle resources to ac-
count is but incentive to wider plans and
sturdier efforts I'VE have an unlimited sup
ply Of the finest granite in the world" says
the Star: 1--WE have more undeveloped water
power than many other counties in Georgia;
we almost ready to claim that Ebert
farmers have learned to raise cotton under
boil weeyil conditions" AS for stock rails
ing, besides rich and abundant pasturage
NEARLY every farm has running water" Such
resources enough to quicken the pulse
and strengthen the arm of any community;
how much more of one whose people are
alert to their common interests and ready for
liberal co-working!
1t behooves every Georgia county to ia Ike
stock of it's opportunities as Ebert has done
The cost of an agricultural and industrial
survey by experts would be repaid many
times over in the new ideas and fruitful sug-
gestions thus to be acquired There is hard
ly an acre in this blest commonwealth, from
the mountains to the tides, that does not af-
ford some treasure of soil or ore or forest or
| stream. For a county to find wherein its
talents lie and to work in neighborly spirit
! for their best use-this is the way to pros
/ RaEity and progress. =, ..s........s
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MY FAVORITE STORIES
By Irwin S. Cobb


The late Charles E. Van Loan, a splendid
story-teIler in his own right and equally
adopt as a story-writer used to love to tell
this one:t
An ambitious promoter undertook to stage
a prize fight between two heayyweghts at a
little Mexican town just over the national
boundary from California. The fight was adj
yertised to go for twenty rounds
From both sides of the line a great crowd
ga thered the majority of those present being
Mexcans.
A somewhat inexperienced but quick-wit-
ted Texan acted referee. 1t subsequently
developed that contrary to the ethics, the
referee had private bet on one of the scrap
pers. Midway of the fight, it appeared highly
probable that his favorite shortly would be
knocked out and So to save his money, the
referee declared the bout a draw and ended
1t right there.
Enraged and disappointed, the audience
rose up, shouting threats. The native con-
tingent was especially vociferous. first
class riot was threatened.
But the imperled referee had smart no.
ton in reserve. BY waving his arms and
shouting that he had a statement to make,
he secured comparative silence. Then he
made his announcement and it proved emf
nently satisfactory. The Americans present
saw the point of the joke; the Mexicans were
appeased because the explanation seemed to
them perfectly sound.
"Gentlemen,' the referee said, this was
advertised as twenty-round fight and that's
exactly what it's been-twenty rounds Mex
or ten rounds American.
Copyright, 1929
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-04
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY

My bodsteSt thou thysef in mischief,
o mighty MANI The goodness of God
endureth continually. Thy tongue depiseth
mischiefs, like sharp razor working de-
ceitfuHy. Thou Lowest epH more than
good, and lying rather than to speak
righteousness. Thou lopest all-depouring
words, o thou deceitfuI tongue. God shall
LIKEWISE destroy thee forever; he shall take
thee away, and pluck thee opt Of thy
Dwelling place, and root thee out of the
land of the iping.-PSdInS 52:1-5.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-04

centrate for $1.15 so that L can keep my
mind on one subject despite Interruptions,
master the Science of Law and receive the
degree of LII. B. and money back if l don't
pass, find out how to unfold all my physfc
power by dropping line to Prof. Specknoo-
de- of Rochester, N. Y, prepare in a few
weeks time to become a prominent journal
list on one of New Yorks largest papers by
just sending my name and address to Dept
81 of the Great School of journalism of
Louisville, Kentucky, get a $12.95 genuine
German Mauser revolver for $685., become
short story writer in couple of days,
learn French at home, and finally for just
10 cents or one dime, receive from some
lady in Connecticut little book that will
enable me to become self-directing, to con-
troll conditions and get what we want from
life" And what could be fairer than that?
Copyright 1920
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-04

feed on gallberries. holly berries. 6ogwood
prefer them, but because they can find
nothing else in sufficient quantities, to sup
port life. And we'll it is for our wood lands
that they do, for the pits of these berries
are not digested, and, dropped, they keep
the species which they represent from dy-
ing out.
1t is the "chnaberry,'' from the tree
known as The Pride of India, with its large
kernel that gorges the robin to dizziness.
And not only the robin; even the dainty
mockingbird will dine on this berry when
his insects fall And so will the aristo-
cratic cardinal.
This theory of drunkenness among birds
is not at all new. Michaux in his Silva of
America the material of which was gathered
near 1890, refers to it among his Georgia
observations Our recollection is that Bar
tram, the first botanist to attempt CLASH
ficaton of the flora of this section, men
lions IL. MlcnauX tOl0 Il great many inter-
estng things about Georgia, one of which
was, that before cinchona bark became &C
quinine was derived from our dogwood tree,
the cornus, florida. Strange, is it not, that
no one has advanced the theory that the
birds which feed on these dogwood berries,
robins chiefly, realize that they are in the
far south and exposed to the damp night air
and are really seeking quinine. 1t would be
story. These are the things, after all, that
make birdlore so charming
While on this subject, The Journal desires
to suggest in place of the crude and UNI
poetical names, woodpecker and sapsucker,
name common up the Bayou Teche and else
where in Louisiana-the pretty little AGA
dian "Peekbois." Not only is it poetical
but it suggests at once in the sly little
bird who plays peek-a-boo with the travel
er-appearing and disappearing around the
trunk of tree, gay friend; not a preda-
tory enemdy. And is this where we got
"peeka-boo?"
1t would be interesting to follow back to-
the birth of this name. Did the friends OF
Eyangeline bring it out of the far north?
Or was it born of the Louisiana negro?
Andrews Wilkinson, of New Orleans, who
gave to the world the dainty little folklore
stories OF his state, is the only writer we
have known to use the peekbois. And how
charming1y he does use hint What south
ern child would fail to be fascinated with
the story of How the Woodpecker Got His
Red Head"
Cheer! Br-r-r-r-room" come loud
knock on dat hollow hoax tree where mister
Coon he come home so late an he slip
(sleep) so SCUM; Cheer! br-rr-r-r--room!"
Inside dat hollow tree dat drom SCUM
de same lax t'under, vas. Mister Coon he
tu'n over in his bed, he stretch out all his
leg, he open one eye an wild his head full
slip (sleep) he AK:
who dat knoc on my do? Who dat?"
dat me! Mr.. Woodpeck; tam TO- you
git up, Mister Coon; dawn come red an day
come soon,' answer Mister Peekbois, Cheer!
Br-r-r-r-room."
BY all means let us Danish woodpecker and
the unlovely name sapsucker and take to
our heart little peekbois!
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DESTINY'S CHILD
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

What has gone before-Courtney
Harrington induces Lorry Gren-
vile to marry him, just after she
has, discovered that Tom Ransome, the
man she really loves, is unworthy. Lor-
ry does not love her husband, and his
love is so intense that it frightens her.
After her marriage she still yearns over
Tom, and the knowledge that she is to
have child fills her with rebellion.
When Courtney realizes that he has
failed to win his wife's love. he plans
to go away for time.-Now go on with
the story
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The Peekbois Scandal

~ NE of the interesting reports of Science
J Service deals with the charge Of
drunkenness brought against our boy
hood friend the sapsucker, member of the
great woodpecker family. He is accused of
boring into certain Adirondack trees, to in
duce a flow of sap; on which sap, after it
has fermented, he proceeds to accomplish an
almost human jag. Just how the jag affects
him is not revealed. We know what certain
potations do for the human sucker; how it
fills them with hallucinations and tempts
them to essay to climb telephone poles in
the early morning hours and stand on their
heads in public parks; but none of these
things would be regarded as stunts in wood
pecker society. Walking up trees or down
headforemost is pastime. One observer de-
clares that he saw a woodpecker after i'm
bibing of the fermented juice of tree, light
on a mans arm thinking the arm was a
limb, which, by the way, it was. If this
amateur scientist had revealed how he knew
what the woodpecker was thinking he would
have added greatly to the value of his re-
port.
Dr. Adams, of The Roosevelt Wild Life
Forest Experiment Station is politely skepti-
cal of the jag story He has collected some
testimony on the subject and finds no foun-
dation for the charge of drunkenness. In
fact he declares that the bird could not get
enough of the juice in his bootlegging expe-
ditions to intoxicate him even if the juice
had really become alcoholic, which, too, he
refuses to concede. The Doctor adds, from
his own observation and experience, than
this woodpecker has many points = its
favor, including marked preference for
ants which destroy much wood"
The Doctors reference to ants brings him
In Georgia, which is, that the bird named,
does not drink the sap, but confines itself
entirely to an insect diet. The shape of its
bill, It's long sharp glutinous tongue, do not
suggest a sucking habit. And if it does eat
ants it may be taken true that it does
not suck sap. Nature isn't that way 1t is
likely that its boring is entirely for insects
and larvae, but it is not beyond the intelli-
gence OF bird to deliberately set up condi-
lions to nap the insects on which 1t feeds.
The well-known yellowhammer undoubted-
ly bores for larvae and has been time and
again observed plucking them from the holes
1t makes. Nor does the boring destroy any
trees; at least in this section.
All birds, in time of STRESS that is, when
their natural food cannot be had, will fill
their craws with berries; and if gorged be
come stupid; or as the country boys say
drunk Robins and blackbirds, in migrating
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OUIPS AND OUIDDITIES

When it rains in the Scottish Highlands,
if rains. A sportsman up from London for
the fishing was kept indoors by heavy
downpour and had to pass the day in the
parlor of the local inn. The landlord called
his attention to fine trout in the glass case,
venturing to express the hope that he might
catch one just like it.
Hum" replied the sportsman 81 might
try nv luck in the limekiln I see down the
road. But even if L did catch one like it,
I wouldn't know what 70 do with plaster
Of naris trout"
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TIL Pittsburg Teller that's alleged t. have
killed his wife an then had his legs cut off
by tn cars may go free, but he'll never be
able t. skate again. A ladies' handbag con-
tainin' powder an pistol awaits tn owner at
tn pust office.
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MUSINGS OF ABE MARTIN

Even with wheat down t IS cents a
bushel a farmer ought t. save little money
If he cuts his own hair an shaves himself.
One good thing-if theirs a player .pianner
in your block you won't need t buy one.
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Continued Tuesday. Renew your subscrip-
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A WOMAN OBSESSED
BY CAROLYN BEECHER
CHAPTER LXVI

a FEW days after Muriel's visit to Nine
\ Orten's millinery establishment Bruce
had a telephone call from Lulu
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Tuesday-The Old Love. Renew you
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, 1923-02-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u. S.
Land Office at Douglas, Wyoming,
February Z, 1928.
Notice is hereby given that
Frank McKin of Casper, Wyoming,
who, on January %. 1920, made
homestead and additional home
stead entries, No. 022280, No.
O22281, for homestead 81 section
80, and additional homestead Ma
section 33, township 80 N, range
78 w, sixth principal meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
final three.year proof. to establish
claim to the land above described,
before Marion p. Wheeler, United
States Commissioner, at Casper,
Wyoming, on the goth day of
March, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George H. Averhoff, Jeremiah
Donovan, Charles W. Larsen, Frank
Patchen, all Of Casper, Wyoming.
B. j. ERWIN,
Register.
Publish February IL, 10, 26,
March 5, ~, 1929.
, 1923-02-12
BY O II. aINGA.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
ATLANTA. Ga. Feb. 12.-CUnited
Press).-With tho whole wide world
as u campus and. all races as text
Books. four hundred boys, students OF
the Gambler Floating Schools Inc!
of Atlanta. viii sail from Baltimore
September Is. on tho transport 10
gan as one of the most unique educa'
tionaI enterprises in history.
The first cruise of the floating col
lege which will take its students on
a 10000 mile jaunt over tho world,
will end June Z, 1924. under present
pans of officials. The chip will touch
at London. Antwerp. Gibraltar, Mar
settles. Cairo. Port Salt Singapore,
Calcutta Hong Kong, Yokohama,
Manilt, Honolulu. San Francisco,
Panama Canal, HAVANA. Bermuda,
winding up the first voyage at the
home port of Baltimore.
From IIavre the students will be
taken for n tour Of the World War
zone. From the ancient port of Haifa,
on tho western shores of the Mediter'
ranean sea. tho classes will be taken
, 1923-02-12
CONSOLIDATED NOTICE FOR
PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, Uni
ted States Land Office, Dou ;las,
Wyoming, February 7, 1923.
The following named entrymen
have filed notice of their intention
to make final proof upon their
homestead entries before Marion
P. Wheeler, United States Commits
sioner. at Casper, Wyoming, on the
2ist day of March, 1923:
John G. Miller, of SPLIT Rock,
Wyoming, on homestead entry Sc.
rial O249s4. allowed January 20,
1921, for ShNWh, NEANWA
NV hNEh, section 80, SEA, Eh
SWA, NWASWA ShNk, NEA
NEh section 90, township 80 N.
range SO W, sixth principal merid'
ian.
Witnesses; John J. Payne, Johr
B. Vice, John Nolan, and R. L. Hof
meister, oil Of Split Rock, Wyo
ming.
John B. Vice, of Spill! Rock, Wyo
, 1923-02-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, L.
S. Land Office at Douglas, Wyo.
ming, February 8, 1928.
Notice is hereby given that Lewis
Barker Of Casper, Wyoming, who,
on June IS, 1920, made homestead
entry No. 013425 for EhEh, VIZ
NEh, SWASEH, EhWk, WE
SWA, SWhNWA section /,
SEhSEh section 2, NEANEA
section II, township 81 N,
range 81 W., sixth principal
meridian, has filed notice of inten,
ton to make final three-year proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Marion P. Wheel
err, United States Commissioner, ut
Casper, Wyoming, on the 22nd day
of March, 1928.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Clearance d. Spicer, of Powder
River, Wyoming: Zachary W. Pot,
ter, of Casper, Wyoming; Cornelius
Shea, of Casper, Wyoming; /. Ed
ward Verdier, of Powder River,
Wyoming.
B. j. ERWIN,
Register.
Publish February IL, 10, &c,
March 5, ~, 1923.
, 1923-02-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior. U. S.
Land Office at Douglas, Wyoming.
January 10, 1928.
iIotice is hereby given that
IaIles C. Flevaris of Helper, Utah,
who, on June 2, 1920, September
10, 1921, made homestead and ad-
iitional homestead entries, No.
O25O90. 029SlO, for homestead SW
Z section 1. township SO n, range
81 W, and additional homestead
Lot 4, SW%NWA WhSEA Gee
ton 4, Lots l and 2, ShNEL,
SEH section 5, township SO N,
range Sd W. sixth principal merid-
an, has filed notice of intention to
make final three year. proof, to es-
tublish claim TO the land above de-
scribed, before Marion =. W'<aeler,
United States commissioner, at
Casper, Wyoming. on the 23rd day
of February, 1928.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Edward Pechacck, r. S. Hedding,
Hourd Price. Otto c.. Huber, ril
Of Powder River, Wyoming.
B. j. ERWIN,
Register.
Publish january Is, %, 20, and
February 8 and 10, 1923.
, 1923-02-12
T OF

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office, Douglas,
Wyoming, Jan. 80, 1928.
To Clarence l.. Edwards of Cas-
per. Wyoming, Contestee:
You r hereby notified that
Ruth Carrier, who gives Casper.
Wyoming, as her p~ostoffice address,
did on January 3, 1928, file in this
office her duly corroborated appli-
cation to contest and secur the
cancellation of your homestead en-.
try No. 025S56, made April IA.
1922, for hSWh; Sec. 90; NJ
sen NEA SWh; SW 4 NEA Ell
NWA section 27, township 90 N,
range 30 W, sixth principal merid
ian, and as grounds for his confess
he alleges that Clarence l.. Edward.
has never established residence or
nor placed any improvements on hi
above described homestead, that h.
has wholly abandoned same sine,
date Of filing his application 70.
said land. and his failure to rcsid.
upon and improve the land rs re
CURED by the homestead law wa
not and is not due to his being en-
ployed in the military or naval sery
ice Of the United States.
| You arc, therefore, further not,
, 1923-02-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior. U. S.
Land Office at Douglas, Wyoming,
January 8, 1928.
Notice is hereby given that
Zachary W. Potter, of Casper,
Wyoming, who, on May 8, 1914,
made additional homestead entry
No. O7374 for WhSEh, SEASEI
section IT. SEhSEA section s,
township So N, range SS W, sixth
principal meridian, has filed notice
Of intention to make final three.
year proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Marion
p. Wheeler, United States commits.
sioner, at Casper, Wyoming, on the
23d day of February. 1929.
Claimant names as witnesses
Jeremiah Longshore Of Bucknum,
Wyoming; Lewis Barker, of Casper,
Wyoming; William c. Brewer, OF
Powder River. Wyoming; George
Reynolds, Of Bucknum, Wyoming.
B. J ERWIN,
Register.
Publish January 10, 22. 20, and
February 5 and -, 1929.
, 1923-02-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Douglas, Wyoming,
January 6, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that David
G. Paterson of Kaycee. Wyoming,
who, on December 20, 1919, ma .e
additional homestead entry No.
0126l8 for NhNi5 sectio-- i.
WhSWA, SEASEA section Q,
WkSWA, SkNWA section 0,
township 40 N. range 80 W, sixth
principal meridian, has filed notice
Of intention to make final thee
ear proof. to establish claim to
the land above described, before
Marion P. Wheeler, United States
commissioner, at Casper, Wyoming,
on TIE 21st day of February, 1925.
Claimant names as witnesses
Albert Foster. James Hibbard.
Ralph Koestner, II. Humbel, all OF
Casper, Wyoming.
B. j. ERWIN,
Register.
Publish January Is, %, 20, and
February 5 and l2. 1923.
, 1923-02-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
ISOLATED TRACT

Public Land Sale, Department of
the Interior, u. S. Land Office at
Douglas, Wyoming, January %,
1923.
Notice is hereby given that, as
directed by the Commissioner Of
the General Land office, under pro-
visions of section 2,455, r. S. pur-
suant to the application OF Olga D.
Spicer, serial No. O27239, we will
7ffer at public sale, to the highest
bidder, but at not less than $3.50
per acre, at 10 o'clock .. m, on the
goth day of March, 1928, next, at
this office, the following tract OF
land: Lot 2, SWhNEH, SWi4
SEX section 4. NV 4 NEh section
8, township So north, range 81
West. sixth principal meridian
"Ikis tract is ordered into the mar
ket on a showing that the gr,"tel
rortion thereof is mountainous oil
too rough for cultivation"
The sale will not be kept open
but will be declared closed wher
those present at the hour named
have ceased bidding. The person
making the highest bid will be re.
1uired to Immediately pay to the
| Receiver the amount thereof.
Any persons claiming adversely
the above-described land are ad,
| vised to file their claims, or objec.
tons, on or before the time desig'
I ated for sale.
B. j. ERWIN,
Register.
Publish February u, 10, &c
March 5, IL, 1928.
, 1923-02-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, u. S.
Land Office ut Douglas, Wyoming.
January &c, 1928.
Notice is hereby given that Will
lam H. Cheney of Freeland, Wyo-
ming, who, on January 10, 1918,
January 20, 1920, made homestead
and additional homestead entries.
No. 0l5806, 015S13, for homestead
WhNW 4, NEANWL, NWh
NEA section SO, and additional
homestead SWASWA, EhSWA,
sen, ShNEA section %, S1k
NWA, NWASWH section Of,
township 81 N. range 10 w, sixth
principal meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final three
year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before
Marion P. Wheeler, United States
Commissioner, at Casper, Wyoming.
on the 7th day of March, 1923.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles N. Richards, William H.
Bird, Albert Huffard, Edward l..
McGraugh, Jr,, all Of Freeland,
Wyoming.
B. J. ERWIN,
Register.
Publish January 20 and February
3, 70, 10 and %. 1929.