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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15
PERILS OF EXERCISE
BY H. Addington Bruce

WV ITH the young, the m1ddIe-aged, ana
w the elderly Fastening to take advan-
w tage of springtime's opportunities fol
outdoor exercise it will not be amiss to issue
a. few cautionary words. For, If exercise is
one of the real needs Of life, there are asso-
ciated with it perils which many do not sus-
pect until more or less serious harm has been
done to them
Commonest of all is the peril Of over
exercise.
Even young people may seriously injure
themselves by exercising too violently and
too long AS for the middle-aged and elderly
it is not only necessary to be moderate in
outdoor exercise, but to select forms of exer-
else which will not involve undue bodily
strains.
1t matters not that they may feel 'as
young and as vigorous as ever" Time mas
inevitably taken toll of their powers, and to
persist in exercises suitable only for younger
people, or to exercise violently in any form
of outdoor recreation, is to invite trouble,
perhaps to break down completely.
1 recall much-loved friend who thus cut
his life short When bicycling first became
popular he took to it enthusiastically, and
the waning of the so-called bicycle craze
left him as ardent a cyclist as ever. Year
after year saw him wheeling about-and al
ways at a good speed no matter how mlly
the road.
His family doctor warned him that he had
better ride shorter distances and less siren
uously. He laughed at the warning-untll
sudden difficulty with his breath sent him to
a heart specialist. By that time such damage
had been done that even powerful heart slim
ulants did not long avail him
And whatever mans age, 1t Is partlcu-
IarIy important that he be moderate when re-
Stunning exercise after a prolonged or COM
paratively prolonged period Of muscular I'M
activity.
Professional athletes know much better
than to exert themselves to the utmost i'm
mediatey after winters "lay-off." Yet
there are office workers who do not hesitate,
again playable, to exercise on them as Ugor-
ously as though the previous season were
still under way.
Happily they usually escape with no worse
penalty than muscular stiffness and soreness.
But they are risking ailments that may make
exercise long impossible to them-and not
exercise merely, but the doing Of their daily
work.
Then, too, there is what may be called the
post-exercise peril.
Common sense tells every one that after
exercise vigorous enough to induce persplra-
ton, it always is desirable to get rundown
and a change of clothing, and certainly is
risky to stand about in damp Clothes Many
men deliberately ignore this dictate of COM
mon sense, or fail to heed it through forget
fulness. With the result that exercise and
the catching of cold are often synonymous.
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15
THE BREAKING POINT
BY MARY ROB ERTS RINEHART

Fine. Now we'll go to the night Lucas
was shot. Was the Thorwald woman
there?"
"She had started home"
Leaving Mrs. Lucas packing alOne?"
Eyes. I hadn't thought of that. The
Thorwald woman heard the shot and came
back. I remember that, because she tainted
upstairs and I had to carry her to bed"
81 see Now about the revolver"
'T located it the first time 1 looked for
it. Donaldson and the others had searched
the billiard room, so 1 tried the big room
1t was under chair. l left it there and
concealed myself in the room. She, Mrs.
Lucas, came down late that night and hunt
ed for it. Then she hid it where I got it
later"
II wish I knew, Melis, why you didn't
bring these facts out at the highest
you must remember this, sir. I had
been with Mr.. Clark for long time. L
knew the situation. And I thought that he
had gone away that night to throw sus-
picion from her to himself. 1 was not GER
tain what to do. I would have told all in
court, but it never came for trial"
Bassett was satisfied and fairly content
After the Frenchman's departure he sat for
some timeS making careful notes and study
ing them. Supposing the man Melis had
seen were Clifton Hines, good many
things would be cleared up. Some new ele-
ment he had to have if Gregory's story was
to be disproved, some new and different
motive. Suppose, for instance
He got up and paced the floor back and
forward, forward and back There was just
one possibility, and just one way of verify
ing it, He sat down and wrote out long
telegram, and then got his hat, and carried
it to the telegraph office himself. He had
made his last throw.
He received a reply the following day.
and in a state of exhilaration bordering on
madness packed his bag, and as he packed
it addressed it, after the fashion of lonely
men the world over.
4Just one more trip, friend cowhide," he
said, "and then you and I are going to set
tie down again to work. But it's some
trip, old arm-breaker."
He put in his pajamas and handkerch1ets,
his clean socks and collars, and then he
got his revolver from a drawer and added
it. Just twenty-four hours later he knocked
at Dicks door in a boarding house on West
Ninth street, found it unlocked, and went
in. Dick was asleep, and Bassett stood
looking down at him. Finally he bent down
and touched his shoulder.
'Wake up, old top he said. wake up.
have some news for you.
Get I'D and put some cold water on your
head. I want you to get this"
Dick obeyed, but without. enthusiasm.
Some new clue some hope revived only to
die again, what did it matter? But he
stopped by Bassett and put hand on his
shoulder
''Why do you do 1t?" he asked. "Why
don't you let me go to the devil in my own
way?"
II started this, and by God, I've fin
ished it," was Bassett's exultant reply.
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MY FAVORITE STORIES
By Irwin Cobb

Near Durham, N. c., there formerly lived
typical old-time southerner. His body-serv-
ant had been his slave before the war and
the two of them scarcely had been separated
in all their lives for more than a week at a
time. When the young master went to the
Cevil war the negro had gone along, too, as
his personal attendant. After freedom came
the association continued.
In the latter years of his life the master
became interested in spiritualism. One day
as John, the negro, was chopping wood the
white man approached him and said
John, I've got a proposition to make to
you. Both of us are getting old and feeble.
am past seventy-fve and you must be some
where around the same age. In all fkeli-
hood neither Of us will live very much longer.
Now then, that being the case, want you
to promise me if you are called first that you
will come back, if you can, and tell me all
about the life hereafter. If [ go before you
do, I'll do the same thing for YOU"
"All right, Marse Dave" said John. I'll
do Jest whut you sez."
He thought minute: "But Marse Dave, "
he added, "they's jest one thing mo-. Eff you
does die fu'st an eff you does come back to
tawk wild me, please, sub, ez a favor to me
be sho dat you come in de day-tirne,'
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15
A Renaissance
Editor The Tri-Weekly Journal:

Editor The Tri-Weekly Journal:
I saw a paragraph in your paper which
read as follows: "Olar, S. C.-Hundreds cell
citrate the fifty eighth anniversary of the bat
tie of Rivers bridge, where less than 500 vail
ant soldiers of the Thirty-Second and Forty
Fifth Georgia regiments withstood for a
whole day, on February 8, 1865, 10000
union soldiers"
I wish to state that Captain EarIe's light
battery of Whit's battalion was in that battle
also, from start to finish. I was in charge
of the fourth piece of artillery which faced
the causeway that led through the swamps
on the left where the union soldiers attempt
ed to cross all day, and we must have killed
some 200 or 800 of them on this causeway.
Most of them were out of range of the in
fantry. The union soldiers had some sharp
shooters in the swamps, who killed some of
our men. We lost Lieutenant S. S. Kirby,
who was brave soldier-went from Furman
university to the army. About 4 o'clock in
the afternoon a regiment of South Carolina
reserves passed up the line, but never heard
any more of them. The two Georgia regi-
ments did fine work-the Thirty-Second was
next to my battery-and they were brave
soldiers.
If you will pardon me I will relate little
incident that happened during the day The
enemy had sharpshooter concealed in the
swamps, so near that he killed one of our
men occasionally. I could not show him to
our infantry brother, but told him to let me
have his gun and would fix him. So he
did, and we had no more trouble from that
source.
The writer of this is "a years old. will
appreciate your publishing this and sending
to the Greenville News and the Piedmont,
Greenville, S. c., and ask them to publish
also. am subscriber to your paper,
y Yours truly,
T. M. GLENN.
Greer S. c., May g.
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~ ASSET was having visitor. He sat IN
s his chair, while that visitor ranged ex-
A-~ citedly up and down the room, a short
stout man, we'll dressed and with mixture
of servility and importance. The Wallets
first words, he stood inside the door, had
been significant
II should like to know, first II am talk
Ing to the police
"No-and yes" Baesett said genially
Come and sit down, man. What 1 mean Is
this l am a friend of Judson Clarks, and
this may or may not be a police matter.
don't know yet.
"You are friend of Mr. Clark's? Then
the report was correct. He Is still alive,
sir"
Yes"
The valet got out a handkerchief and
wiped his face. He was clearly moved.
"I am glad of that Very glad, I saw
some months ago, in a newspaper-Where
is he?"
"In New York. Now Mels, I've an idea
that you know something about the crime
Judson Clark was accused Of. You init
mated that at the inquest
Mrs Lucas killed him."
$50 she says Bassett said easily,
The valet jumped and stared.
"She admits it, as the result Of an acct
dent She also admits hiding the revolver
where you found it"
'"Then you do not need me-"
"I'm not so sure OF that"
The valet was puzzled.
81 want you to think back, Melis. You
saw her go down the stairs, sometime be-
fore the shot Late you were confident
she had hidden the revolver, and you
made a second search for it. Why? You
hadn't heard her testimony at the inquest
them. Clark had run away. Why didn't
you think Clark had done it,"
Because I thought she was having an
affair with another man. I have always
thought she did it,"
Bassett nodded.
81 thought so. What made you think
that?"
"I'II tell you She went west without
a maid, and Mr.. Clark got a Swedish
woman from a ranch near to look after
her, a woman named Thorwald. She lived
at her own place and came over every
day. One night, after Mrs. Thorwald had
started home, l came across her down the
road near the irrigators house, and there
was man with her. They didn't hear me
behind them, and he was giving her note
for some one in the house"
"Why not for one of the servants?"
''That's what I thought then, sir. 1t
wasn't my business. But I saw the same
man later on, hanging about the place at
night, and once L saw him with her, with
Mrs. Lucas, I mean. That was in the
early evening. The gentlemen were out
riding, and I'd gone with one of the maids
to watch the sunrise from hill. They
were on some rocks, below in the canyon.
did you see him?"
II couldn't recognize him. If that's what
you mean. I knew something queer was
going on, after that, and I watched her.
She went out at night more than once. Then
L told Donaldson there was somebody hang
ing around the place. and he set a watch"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

They were playing poker. There was a
small, thin, why, and delicate little man who
had upon previous occasions attached himself
to the company without exciting any other en-
thusiasm than an occasional grunt of con-
tempt.
Now, when he slipped quietly into the room
and asked for glass of water nobody paid
much attention to him. Presently he went
out, but came back again.
May have another glass of water?" lie
asked.
"Take it and get out" growled one of the
players.
Once more he returned. ~.
Another glass?"
GO on! Go ONT
He was back again. -5
MAY l.
Look here" shouted the biggest player.
You seem to have a frightful thirst"
mot at ALL" said the little man. but, you
see, the house is on fire"
The small boy came hurriedly down the
street and halted breathlessly in front of a
stranger who was walking in the same direC-
ton.
Have you lost half dollar?" he asked.
Yes, yes, believe l have" said the stran-
ger, feeling in his pockets. "Have you found
one?"
ooh, no." said the boy "I just want to
find out how many have been lost today,
Yours makes ifty-fve."
landlord in a certain town found 1t no
easy matter to collect his rent with unfailing
regularity.
Mrs. Cassidy was particularly bad in this
respect, and he thought himself lucky if he
only received from her part of the rent due.
One morning when he called at her houce
she offered him half dollar.
as that all you've got for me?" he IN
quired with scowl. you're so much in ar
Frears."
eco on, now, and be satisfied" vas the re-
ply. "You wouldn't have that if my old man
hadn't sold the back door, as.,sasa.. ~
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15
THE SUPERIOR SEX
BY HAZEL DEYO BACHELOR

What has gone before.-John Steele
marries Anne Temple, knowing that she
has a secret in her past which she re-
fuses to divulge. He knows, too, that
she does not love him, but during their
honeymoon they are swept irresistbly
together, and for a time are very happy.
Then Steele begins to think about Anne's
secret, the more so because at times she
disappears mysteriously and refuses to
say where she has been He finally yields
to the temptation to spy on her, and dis
covers that she is supporting a child.
His mind leaps to but one explanation
Of 1t, and when he accuses Anne of I'M
speakable things. she is too overwhelm-
ed to deny anything. That night she goes
to her child and finds her dangerously
i'll. During the night vigil, Anne goes
back over the past and in her magma
ton lives again those sordid days when
she was the wife of Stanley Barton. Her
first marriage has been such a horror
to her always that she has never been
able to contemplate it sanely.-NOw go
on with the story.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15

You may have noticed that we publish DR..
Hu1ls discussion Of the Sunday School lesson
In Tuesdays paper nearly every week. Only
occasionally do we fail. We have been get
ting many letters like these:
From VS. Ryan, Crescent City, Fla.
"some years ago picked up copy Of the
Tri-WeekIy Journal in another home. I read
the Sunday School lesson in it and when I
went home subscribed for it and as long as
it carries DIR. Hull's discussion I mean to
take it,
From w B. Gambler, Durmid, Va: ''Your
treatment of the Sunday School lesson is
fine, but you surely should always put it in
the Tuesday papeE so that we could all have
three or four days to study our lesson. I
teach the ladies' class at my church. Please
give us the lesson the first of the week"
Dr. Hull's articles are deservedly popular.
He has a brilliant intellect and is imbued
with fervent Christianity, as his articles
prove so ~convincingly. By the way, he is not
a doctor OF divinity, as many of you doubt
less assume. He is medical DOCTOR one of
the leaders of his profession in Atlanta, and
It is at quite a sacrifice Of his time that he
writes the Sunday School lesson for US. He
is not always able to give 1t to US in time
for our Tuesday issue, but manages to do
SO most Of the time.
W. T. Snipes, Nebo, N. c., writes; II think
the Tri-WeekIy journal Is splendid. Six OF
the apple trees are alive and put them in
their permanent places today. 1 received
today my first copy of the Alabama Times"
We have had thousands OF complaints
about non-receipt of the Alabama Times from
our patrons this year. The fault is with the
publishers of that paper, not with us. They
fell very far behind in entering names and
have not yet caught up, though re have pro-
tested to them many times.
We are very grateful for the patience most
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15
A BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Have mercy upon me, O God, according
to thy lopingkindneSS; according unto the
multitude Of thy tender mercieS blot out
my tranSgreSsions. Wash me thoroughly
from mine iniqHity, and cleanse me from
my sin; for / acknowledge my transgres-
sionS, aHd~my sin is ever before me- e. =. E.
Create in me clean heart. O God, and
renew right spirit Vithin me. Restore
unto me the Joy of thy salvation, and up
hold me NTH thy free spirit. O Lord,
open thou my lips; and my mouth shall
shew forth thy praise. For thou desireSt
not sacrifice; else pvou1d gipe it; thou
delghtest not in burnt offering. The sac
rTiceS Of God are a broken spirit: broken
and coHtrite heart, O God, thou WiH not
deSpiSe.-PSalmS ST.. ....-
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SHAKESPEARE SAYS

Here's large mouth indeed,
That spitS forth death and mountains,
rocks and seas;
Talks as Familiarity Of roaring lions
As maids of thirteen do of PUPPY dogs!
He speaks plain cannon fire, and smoke
and bounce;
He gipes the bastnado Nth his tongue
Our ears are cudgelPd; not a word of his
But buffets better than a fist of France.
BOUNDS! l was never so bethumped NTH
WOrdS
Since I first capd my brothers. father
dad,-King John. ..... z.,zssg s..l-+s = ~
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Just Among Ourselves

HAT we print under this heading, you
NJ know. Is little bit different from
the matter you generally find in
newspapers. We try to make of 1t little
corner where we can meet with our patrons
and talk things over; where we cal tell you
something about our troubles, where we can
discuss our problems and where we can Jet
our friends pat on the back.
We don't think that It Is space wasted.
Most of you, we are quite sure, like our paper,
feel like it is an old friend, and have warm
personal interest in it. Most of you, we
believe, are like the Georgia boy who wrote
the following letter which came NV days
ago: z.-a
''Boston, Mass, May 5.
"Dear Editor:
III wish to thank you for the good service
have been getting. We are back in the
q. S. now, but L received my Tri-Weekly
Journal three times week wherever went,
in Canada, Cuba and Panama, and hope ]
continue getting it, for we leave for Europe
the 9th of June, and I would hate to lose
my Journal.
sit certainly is fine to read it when you
can't see anything but water.
ST want to thank you for keeping me in
touch with dear old Georgia.
''E. F. WILSON,
'U. s, s. North Dakota"
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MUSINGS OF ABE MARTIN

II did think some O. advertisin fer a maid,
but hate t. stay at home an answer tn
phone" said Mrs. EN-. Pash t'day, as she
wuz takin a treatment fer her spine. He'd
better let we'll enough alone" said Agricul-
turalist Jake Bentley when he heard President
Hardin had bought a farm.
TIL popularity O. Home, Sweet Home" has
broken all song records an has jest about out
lived I'll home Tilford Moots, who was de-
feated fer constable on tn Republican ticket
last fall, has been promised a place on tn
jury if the L. S. goes in tn World Court.
Copyright, 1929
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of our patrons have shown in this matter,
and TO those who have not yet received that
paper we want to say that they will get 1t
sooner or later, and for the full term of their
subscription. Don't write to us again about
it If you have written once. We are doing
all we can to get 1t to you.
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During the courtship woman compliments
a man because Of his masterfulness, but after
marriage she sees that he loses it.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15

Education is all right in it's way, but the
best housekeepers never got theirs from cor
respondenCe school.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15

William Jennings Bryans weekly, The
COmmoner, founded twenty years ago, has
ceased publication. William himself, how
ever, continues to circulate considerably
Detroit Free Press.
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Next-What Marcia Said. Renew your
subscription now, so as not to miss a
chapter of this splendid story.
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After a girl has once made up her mind to
be spinster she won't change it unless some
man proposes.
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The average woman spends more time In
trying to improve her complexion than her In
tellect.
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Continued Thursday. Renew your .
subscription now, not to miss a44~
installment of this absorbing story.
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The man with crouch gets more sympathy
than he deserves.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-15

A woman always says that her shoes are
too big when they hurt her feet.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

You can make an enemy Of friend by con-
vincing him that he's fool.
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Many a coming man fails to arrive because
he got cold feet shortly after starting.
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You may have observed that satisfied peo-
pie, as rule, keep quiet about 1t.
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IT anything is wrong in the service you
are due to get from The Tri-Weekly Jour
nal LET lis know. Send a letter or postcard
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w "4" print s'::' BIT tn; ' s:';:' ':
the matter you generally find Il